The ceremony every musician awaits for annually – The 54th Grammy Awards – took place last night at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. Here’s a list of the award-winners.
Incidentally, Adele swept the ceremony having won 6 Grammys, thus tying with Beyonce Knowles for most Grammy wins in a night by a female act.
THE AWARDEES
Record of the Year
Rolling In The Deep (Adele)
Album of the Year
21 (Adele)
Best Pop Solo Performance
Adele for Someone Like You
Best Rap Performance
Jay Z and Kanye West for Otis
Best Rock Performance
Foo Fighters for Walk
Best R&B Album
Chris Brown for F.A.M.E.
Song of the Year
Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth for Rolling In The Deep
Best Country Album
Lady Antebellum for Own The Night
Best Dance/Electronica Album
Skrillex for Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse for Body And Soul (Amy Winehouse’s parents accepted the award on her behalf)
Best Pop Instrumental Album
Booker T. Jones for The Road From Memphis
Best Pop Vocal Album
Adele for 21
Best Dance Recording
Skrillex for Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
Foo Fighters for White Limo
Best Rock Song
Foo Fighters for Walk
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Tony Bennett & Various Artists for Duets II
Best Rock Album
Foo Fighters for Wasting Light
Best R&B Performance
Corinne Bailey Rae for Is This Love
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona for Fool For You
Best R&B Song
Cee Lo Green, Melanie Hallim, Jack Splash for Fool For You
Best Country Solo Performance
Taylor Swift for Mean
Best Country Song
Taylor Swift for Mean
Best Rap Song
Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter and Kanye West for All Of The Lights
Best Rap Album
Kanye West for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
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