It was ladies night at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, with Lady Gaga, Beyonce and Taylor grabbing the gramophones.
She may have lost out to Kings Of Leon for the coveted Record of the Year category, but Beyonce, who was one of the early performers of the evening accompanied by a horde of men in riot gear, was the undisputed queen of the night with a record-breaking swag of six Grammys including the Song of the Year and Best R&B Song, both for ‘Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)’.
"This has been such an amazing night for me," B said while accepting her Best Female Pop award. "I'd like to thank my family, including my husband. I love you."
While her futuristic glittery leotard may be considered outrageous compared to other starlets, Lady Gaga played it relatively conservative for her Grammy performance with no blood, body parts or severed Kermit heads in sight.
Her performance with Elton John was the most eagerly anticipated of the night – and while smearing themselves with ash was as risqué as it got for the pair, there was little doubt that the 23-year-old songstress and the 62-year-old pop legend (who hasn’t appeared at the Grammys since he jammed with Eminem) blew it out of the water with a mash-up of her 'Speechless' and his 'Your Song.'
Meanwhile, cutie Taylor Swift turned the Grammy’s into the Glammies with a series of show-stopping, floor length gowns. Her outfits weren’t the only thing making jaws drop – the country ‘it girl’ performed a glorious mash-up with Stevie Nicks and also managed to walk away with four golden gramophones including Best Country album for her five-times platinum album ‘Fearless’.
"When we're 80 years old and we're telling the same stories over and over to our grandkids and they're so annoyed with us, this is the story we're going to be telling over and over again," she said. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
Black-Eyed Peas, who scored three Grammys including one for the futuristic vid ‘Boom Boom Pow,’ brought down the house with a performance of their latest hit, ‘I'mma Be,’ and I Gotta Feeling’ flaked by a dozen robot men, while Jaimie Fox was joined by T-Pain, Doug E. Fresh, and ex-Guns N Roses guitarist Slash for an on-stage mash-up.
A 3D performance of ‘Earth Song’ by Celine Deion, Usher, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson and Smokey Robinson kicked off the tribute to the late great Michael Jackson, while his children, Paris and Prince Jackson, accepted a lifetime achievement award on behalf of the King of Pop.
Prince told how his father’s message was one of hope and love, while Paris said, "Daddy was going to perform this year...Thank you we love you, Daddy."
Check out the full list of winners below, and be sure to get a gander at Lady Gaga and Elton Johns show-stopping performance!
Female Pop Vocal Performance: Beyoncé, ‘Halo
Rap/Sung Collaboration: ‘Run This Town,’ Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West
Rock Album: 21st Century Breakdown, Green Day
Record of the Year: ‘Use Somebody,’ Kings of Leon
New Artist: Zac Brown Band
Country Album: Fearless, Taylor Swift
Song of the Year: ‘Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It),’ Beyoncé
Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: The Black Eyed Peas, ‘I Gotta Feeling’
Pop Vocal Album: The E.N.D., The Black Eyed Peas
Male Pop Vocal Performance: Jason Mraz, ‘Make It Mine’
Female R&B Vocal Performance: Beyoncé, ‘Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)’
Male R&B Vocal Performance: Maxwell, ‘Pretty Wings’
R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Jamie Foxx and T-Pain, ‘Blame It’
Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: Beyoncé, ‘At Last’
R&B Song: ‘Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)’, Beyoncé
R&B Album: Blacksummers' Night, Maxwell
Contemporary R&B Album: I Am...Sasha Fierce, Beyoncé
Female Country Vocal Performance: ‘White Horse,’ Taylor Swift
Male Country Vocal Performance: ‘Sweet Thing,’ Keith Urban
Country Song: ‘White Horse,’ Taylor Swift
Country Collaboration With Vocals: ‘I Told You So,’ Carrie Underwood and Randy Travis
Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: ‘Crack a Bottle,’ Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent
Rap Song: ‘Run This Town,’ Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West
Rap Album: Relapse, Eminem
Rap Solo Performance: Jay-Z, ‘D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)’
Urban/Alternative Performance: India.Arie and Dobet Gnahore, ‘Pearls’
Solo Rock Vocal Performance: Bruce Springsteen, ‘Working on a Dream’
Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Kings of Leon, ‘Use Somebody’
Rock Song: ‘Use Somebody,’ Kings of Leon
Hard Rock Performance: AC/DC, ‘War Machine’
Metal Performance: Judas Priest, ‘Dissident Aggressor’
Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden, Michael Bublé
Pop Collaboration With Vocals: Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat, ‘Lucky’
Pop Instrumental Performance: Bela Fleck, ‘Throw Down Your Heart’
Dance Recording: ‘Poker Face,’ Lady Gaga
Electronic/Dance Album: The Fame, Lady Gaga
Short Form Music Video: ‘Boom Boom Pow,’ The Black Eyed Peas
She may have lost out to Kings Of Leon for the coveted Record of the Year category, but Beyonce, who was one of the early performers of the evening accompanied by a horde of men in riot gear, was the undisputed queen of the night with a record-breaking swag of six Grammys including the Song of the Year and Best R&B Song, both for ‘Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)’.
"This has been such an amazing night for me," B said while accepting her Best Female Pop award. "I'd like to thank my family, including my husband. I love you."
While her futuristic glittery leotard may be considered outrageous compared to other starlets, Lady Gaga played it relatively conservative for her Grammy performance with no blood, body parts or severed Kermit heads in sight.
Her performance with Elton John was the most eagerly anticipated of the night – and while smearing themselves with ash was as risqué as it got for the pair, there was little doubt that the 23-year-old songstress and the 62-year-old pop legend (who hasn’t appeared at the Grammys since he jammed with Eminem) blew it out of the water with a mash-up of her 'Speechless' and his 'Your Song.'
Meanwhile, cutie Taylor Swift turned the Grammy’s into the Glammies with a series of show-stopping, floor length gowns. Her outfits weren’t the only thing making jaws drop – the country ‘it girl’ performed a glorious mash-up with Stevie Nicks and also managed to walk away with four golden gramophones including Best Country album for her five-times platinum album ‘Fearless’.
"When we're 80 years old and we're telling the same stories over and over to our grandkids and they're so annoyed with us, this is the story we're going to be telling over and over again," she said. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
Black-Eyed Peas, who scored three Grammys including one for the futuristic vid ‘Boom Boom Pow,’ brought down the house with a performance of their latest hit, ‘I'mma Be,’ and I Gotta Feeling’ flaked by a dozen robot men, while Jaimie Fox was joined by T-Pain, Doug E. Fresh, and ex-Guns N Roses guitarist Slash for an on-stage mash-up.
A 3D performance of ‘Earth Song’ by Celine Deion, Usher, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson and Smokey Robinson kicked off the tribute to the late great Michael Jackson, while his children, Paris and Prince Jackson, accepted a lifetime achievement award on behalf of the King of Pop.
Prince told how his father’s message was one of hope and love, while Paris said, "Daddy was going to perform this year...Thank you we love you, Daddy."
Check out the full list of winners below, and be sure to get a gander at Lady Gaga and Elton Johns show-stopping performance!
Female Pop Vocal Performance: Beyoncé, ‘Halo
Rap/Sung Collaboration: ‘Run This Town,’ Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West
Rock Album: 21st Century Breakdown, Green Day
Record of the Year: ‘Use Somebody,’ Kings of Leon
New Artist: Zac Brown Band
Country Album: Fearless, Taylor Swift
Song of the Year: ‘Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It),’ Beyoncé
Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: The Black Eyed Peas, ‘I Gotta Feeling’
Pop Vocal Album: The E.N.D., The Black Eyed Peas
Male Pop Vocal Performance: Jason Mraz, ‘Make It Mine’
Female R&B Vocal Performance: Beyoncé, ‘Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)’
Male R&B Vocal Performance: Maxwell, ‘Pretty Wings’
R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Jamie Foxx and T-Pain, ‘Blame It’
Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: Beyoncé, ‘At Last’
R&B Song: ‘Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)’, Beyoncé
R&B Album: Blacksummers' Night, Maxwell
Contemporary R&B Album: I Am...Sasha Fierce, Beyoncé
Female Country Vocal Performance: ‘White Horse,’ Taylor Swift
Male Country Vocal Performance: ‘Sweet Thing,’ Keith Urban
Country Song: ‘White Horse,’ Taylor Swift
Country Collaboration With Vocals: ‘I Told You So,’ Carrie Underwood and Randy Travis
Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: ‘Crack a Bottle,’ Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent
Rap Song: ‘Run This Town,’ Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West
Rap Album: Relapse, Eminem
Rap Solo Performance: Jay-Z, ‘D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)’
Urban/Alternative Performance: India.Arie and Dobet Gnahore, ‘Pearls’
Solo Rock Vocal Performance: Bruce Springsteen, ‘Working on a Dream’
Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Kings of Leon, ‘Use Somebody’
Rock Song: ‘Use Somebody,’ Kings of Leon
Hard Rock Performance: AC/DC, ‘War Machine’
Metal Performance: Judas Priest, ‘Dissident Aggressor’
Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden, Michael Bublé
Pop Collaboration With Vocals: Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat, ‘Lucky’
Pop Instrumental Performance: Bela Fleck, ‘Throw Down Your Heart’
Dance Recording: ‘Poker Face,’ Lady Gaga
Electronic/Dance Album: The Fame, Lady Gaga
Short Form Music Video: ‘Boom Boom Pow,’ The Black Eyed Peas
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