The 52nd Annual Grammys aired tonight on CBS and Beyonce was the big winner of the night leading the pack with six wins, the most for a female artist in one night. The songstress took home Grammys for song of the year for “Single Ladies (Put A Ring on It)”, best female R&B vocal solo and best R&B song for “Single Ladies,”, best contemporary R&B album for “I Am…Sasha Fierce.
Taylor Swift took away four Grammys and was the surprise of the night when she won the Grammy for album of the year for “Fearless.”
Swift’s other wins included best country album for “Fearless”, best country song for “White Horse.”
Kings of Leon won record of the year for “Use Somebody.” And won three other awards for best rock song and best rock duo or group with vocals.
Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” won for best dance recording and “The Fame” won a Grammy for best electronic/dance album.
Georgia natives, the Zac Brown Band won for best new artist, and the Black Eyed Peas took home three awards, including best pop vocal album for “The E.N.D.” and best pop performance by a duo or group with vocals for “I Gotta Feeling.”
Grammy Winners:
Album of the year
“I Am…Sasha Fierce,” Beyoncé
“The E.N.D.,” The Black Eyed Peas
“The Fame,” Lady Gaga
“Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King,” Dave Matthews Band
“Fearless,” Taylor Swift *
Record of the year
“Halo,” Beyoncé
“I Gotta Feeling,” The Black Eyed Peas
“Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon *
“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga
“You Belong With Me,” Taylor Swift
Song of the year
“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga and RedOne, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
“Pretty Wings,” Hod David and Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
“Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It),” Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash and Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé) *
“Use Somebody,” Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill, Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings of Leon)
“You Belong With Me,” Liz Rose and Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
Best new artist
Zac Brown Band *
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings
Best female pop vocal performance
“Hometown Glory,” Adele
“Halo,” Beyoncé *
“Hot N Cold,” Katy Perry
“Sober,” Pink
“You Belong With Me,” Taylor Swift
Best rock album
“Black Ice,” AC/DC
“Live from Madison Square Garden,” Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
“21st Century Breakdown,” Green Day *
“Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King,” Dave Matthews Band
“No Line on the Horizon,” U2
Best rap/sung collaboration
“Ego,” Beyonce and Kanye West
“Knock You Down,” Keri Hilson, Kanye West and Ne-Yo
“Run This Town,” Jay-Z, Kanye West and Rihanna *
“I’m On a Boat,” The Lonely Island and T-Pain
“Dead and Gone,” T.I. and Justin Timberlake
Best country album
“The Foundation,” Zac Brown Band
“Twang,” George Strait
“Fearless,” Taylor Swift *
“Defying Gravity,” Keith Urban
“Call Me Crazy,” Lee Ann Womack
Best comedy album
“Back From the Dead,” Spinal Tap
“A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All,” Stephen Colbert *
“Internet Leaks,” Weird Al Yankovich
“My Weakness is Strong,” Patton Oswalt
“Suckin’ It for the Holidays,” Kathy Griffin
“Tall, Dark and Chicano,” Geroge Lopez
Other winners:
Best male pop vocal performance:
Jason Mraz, “Make It Mine”
Best pop performance by a duo or group with vocals:
The Black Eyed Peas, “I Gotta Feeling”
Best pop collaboration with vocals:
Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat, “Lucky”
Best pop vocal album:
The Black Eyed Peas, “The E.N.D.”
Best traditional pop vocal album:
Michael Buble, “Michael Buble Meets Madison Square Garden”
Best dance recording:
Lady Gaga, “Poker Face”
Best electronic/dance album:
Lady Gaga, “The Fame”
Best solo rock vocal performance:
Bruce Springsteen, “Working On A Dream”
Best rock performance by a duo or group with vocals:
Kings of Leon, “Use Somebody”
Best hard rock performance:
AC/DC, “War Machine”
Best rock song:
Kings of Leon, “Use Somebody”
Best alternative music album:
Phoenix, “Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix”
Best female R&B vocal performance:
Beyonce, “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”
Best male R&B vocal performance:
Maxwell, “Pretty Wings”
Best R&B album:
Maxwell, “Blacksummers’ Night”
Best contemporary R&B album:
Beyonce, “I Am … Sasha Fierce”
Best R&B song:
Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters, “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”
Best rap solo performance:
Jay-Z, “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)”
Best rap performance by a duo or group:
Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent, “Crack A Bottle”
Best rap song:
Jeff Bhasker, Shawn Carter, Robyn Fenty, Kanye West & Ernest Wilson, songwriters, “Run This Town” (Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West)
Best rap album:
Eminem, “Relapse”
Best female country vocal performance:
Taylor Swift, “White Horse”
Best male country vocal performance:
Keith Urban, “Sweet Thing”
Best country performance by a duo or group with vocals:
Lady Antebellum, “I Run To You”
Best country collaboration with vocals:
Carrie Underwood and Randy Travis, “I Told You So”
Best country song:
Liz Rose and Taylor Swift, songwriters, “White Horse”
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