The 51st Annual Grammy Awards have been held in a glittering ceremony at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. Big winners on the night included British supergroup Coldplay, who picked up three gongs (for ‘Song Of The Year’, ‘Best Pop Performance By A Group Or Duo’ and ‘Best Rock Album’). Kylie’s ‘X’ was beaten to the ‘Best Electronic/Dance Album’ gong by the Daft Punk album ‘Alive 2007’. Sam Sparro also lost out to Daft Punk in the category of ‘Best Dance Recording’. In accepting her award for ‘Best R&B Album’ from superstar Whitney Houston, Jennifer Hudson made an emotional speech, thanking her family ‘in heaven’.
Here are some of the big categories on the night (winners names in BOLD), with a full list of those who picked up the gongs available at the OFFICIAL GRAMMY’S WEBSITE.
RECORD (SINGLE) OF THE YEAR
Adele – Chasing Pavements
Coldplay – Viva La Vida
Leona Lewis – Bleeding Love
M.I.A. – Paper Planes
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Please Read The Letter
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Coldplay – Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III
Ne-Yo – Year Of The Gentleman
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Raising Sand
Radiohead – In Rainbows
SONG OF THE YEAR
Estelle ftg. Kanye West – American Boy
Adele – Chasing Pavements
Jason Mraz – I’m Yours
Sarah Bareilles – Love Song
Coldplay – Viva La Vida
BEST NEW ARTIST
Jonas Brothers
Adele
Duffy
Jazmine Sullivan
Lady Antebellum
BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Adele – Chasing Pavements
Sara Bareilles – Love Song
Duffy – Mercy
Leona Lewis – Bleeding Love
Katy Perry – I Kissed A Girl
Pink – So What
BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Kid Rock – All Summer Long
John Mayer – Say
Paul McCartney – That Was Me
Jason Mraz – I’m Yours
Ne-Yo – Closer
James Taylor – Wichita Lineman
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