Monday, February 14, 2011

PICTURES AND LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 52nd GRAMMY AWARDS






Listed below are some of the nominees:

Record of the Year:
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Nothin’ On You – B.o.B. feat. Bruno Mars
Love The Way You Lie – Eminem feat. Rihanna
F You – Cee Lo Green
Empire State of Mind – Jay-Z and Alicia Keyes

Album of the Year:
The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
Recovery – Eminem
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry

Song of the Year:
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Beg – Steal or Borrow – Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs
F You – Cee-Lo Green
The House That Built Me – Miranda Lambert
Love The Way You Lie – Eminem – feat. Rihanna

Best New Artist:
Esperanza Spalding
Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence and The Machine
Mumford & Sons

Best Pop Vocal Album:
The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
My World 2.0 – Justin Bieber
I Dreamed a Dream – Susan Boyle
Battle Studies – John Mayer
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance:
Lady Gaga – Bad Romance
Sara Bareilles – King of Anything
| Beyoncé – Halo (Live)
Norah Jones – Chasing Pirates
Katy Perry – Teenage Dream

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance:
Bruno Mars – Just the Way You Are
Michael Bublé – Haven’t Met You Yet
Michael Jackson – This Is It
Adam Lambert – Whataya Want From Me
John Mayer – Half of My Heart

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
Hey – Soul Sister (Live) – Train
Don’t Stop Believin’ (Regionals Version) – Glee Cast
Misery – Maroon 5
The Only Exception – Paramore
Babyfather – Sade

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals:
Imagine – Herbie Hancock – Pink – India.Arie – Seal – Konono No. 1 – Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
Airplanes II – B.o.B – Eminem & Hayley Williams
If It Wasn’t For Bad – Elton John & Leon Russell
Telephone – Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
California Gurls – Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg

Best Dance Recording:
Only Girl (In The World) – Rihanna
Rocket – Goldfrapp
In For The Kill – La Roux
Dance In The Dark – Lady Gaga
Dancing On My Own – Robyn

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
Tighten Up – The Black Keys
Ready To Start – Arcade Fire
I Put A Spell On You – Jeff Beck & Joss Stone
Radioactive – Kings Of Leon
Resistance – Muse

Best Hard Rock Performance:
New Fang – Them Crooked Vultures
A Looking In View – Alice In Chains
Let Me Hear You Scream – Ozzy Osbourne
Black Rain – Soundgarden
Between The Lines – Stone Temple Pilots

Best Rock Song:
Angry World – Neil Young
Little Lion Man – (Mumford & Sons
Radioactive – Kings Of Leon
Resistance – Muse
Tighten Up – The Black Keys

Best Rock Album:
The Resistance – Muse
Emotion & Commotion – Jeff Beck
Backspacer – Pearl Jam
Mojo – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Le Noise – Neil Young

Best Alternative Music Album:
Brothers – The Black Keys
The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
Infinite Arms – Band Of Horses
Broken Bells – Broken Bells
Contra – Vampire Weekend

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
Wake Up! Everybody – John Legend – The Roots – Melanie Fiona & Commo
Nothin’ On You – B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
Deuces – Chris Brown – Tyga & Kevin McCall
Love The Way You Lie – Eminem & Rihanna
Empire State Of Mind – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys n

Best Rap Song:
Empire State Of Mind – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Love The Way You Lie – Eminem & Rihanna
Not Afraid – Eminem
Nothin’ On You – B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars
On To The Next One – Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz

Best Rap Album:
Recovery – Eminem
The Adventures Of Bobby Ray – B.o.B
Thank Me Later – Drake
The Blueprint 3 – Jay-Z
How I Got Over – The Roots

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals:
As She’s Walking Away – Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
Bad Angel – Dierks Bentley – Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
Pride (In The Name Of Love) – Dierks Bentley – Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
Hillbilly Bone – Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins
I Run To You – Marty Stuart & Connie Smith

Best Country Song:
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
The Breath You Take – George Strait
Free – Zac Brown Band
The House That Built Me – Miranda Lambert
I’d Love To Be Your Last – Gretchen Wilson
If I Die Young – The Band Perry

Best Country Album:
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Up On The Ridge – Dierks Bentley
You Get What You Give – Zac Brown Band
The Guitar Song – Jamey Johnson
Revolution – Miranda Lambert

....and the WINNERS are ;

Album of the Year: "The Suburbs," Arcade Fire
Record of the Year: "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
Song of the Year: "Need You Now," Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
New Arist: Esperanza Spalding
Female Pop Vocal Performance: "Bad Romance," Lady Gaga
Male Pop Vocal Performance: "Just The Way You Are," Bruno Mars
Pop Performance by a Duo or Group: "Hey Soul Sister," Train
Pop Vocal Album: "The Fame Monster," Lady Gaga
Alternative Album: "Brothers," The Black Keys
Traditional Pop Vocal Album: "Crazy Love," Michael Buble
Rock Song: "Angry World," Neil Young
Rock Album: "The Resistance," Muse
Rock Performance: "Tighten Up," The Black Keys
Solo Rock Vocal Performance: "Helter Skelter," Paul McCartney (from Good Evening New York City)
Hard Rock Performance: "New Fang," Them Crooked Vultures
R&B Album: "Wake up!" John Legend & The Roots
Contemporary R&B Album: "Raymond V Raymond," Usher
R&B Song: "Shine," John Legend & The Roots
R&B Performance: "Soldier Of Love," Sade
Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: "Hang On In There," John Legend and The Roots
Urban/Alternative Performance: "(Forget) You," Cee Lo Green
Rap Album: "Recovery," Eminem
Rap Solo Performance: "Not Afraid," Eminem
Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group: "On To The Next One," Jay-Z and Swizz Beatz
Rap Song: "Empire State of Mind," Jay-Z and Alicia Keys
Rap/Sung Collaboration: "Empire State Of Mind," Jay-Z and Alicia Keys
Dance Recording: "Only Girl (In The World)," Rihanna
Electronic Dance Album: "La Roux," La Roux
Musical Show Album: "American Idiot," (Featuring Green Day)
Traditional World Music Album: "Ali And Toumani," Ali Farka Toure and Toumani Diabate
Contemporary World Music Album: "Throw Down Your Heart, Africa Sessions Part 2," Bela Fleck
Latin Pop Album: "Paraiso Express," Alejandro Sanz
Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album: "El Existenial," Grupo Fantasma.
Tropical Latin Album: Viva La Tradicion, Spanish Harlem Orchestra.
Norteno Album: "Classic," Intocable.
Banda Album: "Enamorate De Mi," El Guero y su Banda Centenario.
Latin Jazz Album: "Chucho's Steps," Chucho Valdes and The Afro-Cuban Messengers.
Tejano Album: "Recuerdos," Little Joe y La Familia.
Male Country Vocal Performance: "'Til Summer Comes Around," Keith Urban
Female Country Vocal Performance: "The House That Built Me," Miranda Lambert
Country Album: "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
Country Performance by a Duo or Group: "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
Country Song: "Need You Now," Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
Country Collaboration With Vocals: "As She's Walking Away," Zac Brown Band and Alan Jackson
Contemporary Jazz Album: "The Stanley Clarke Band," The Stanley Clarke Band
Jazz Vocal Album: "Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee," Dee Dee Bridgewater
Jazz Instrumental Album: "Moody 4B," James Moody
Improvised Jazz Solo: "A Change is Gonna Come," Herbie Hancock
Large Ensemble Jazz Album: "Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard," Mingus Big Band
Traditional Blues Album: "Joined At The Hip," Pinetop Perkins & Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith
Contemporary Blues Album: "Living Proof," Buddy Guy
Traditional Folk Album: "Genuine Negro Jig," Carolina Chocolate Drops
Contemporary Folk Album: "God Willin' and The Creek Don't Rise," Ray LaMontagne and The Pariah Dogs
Pop Collaboration With Vocals: "Imagine," Herbie Hancock and Larry Klein, arrangers (Herbie Hancock, Pink, Seal, Jeff Beck, India.Arie, Konono No 1 & Oumou Sangare)
Pop Instrumental Album: "Take Your Pick," Larry Carlton and Tak Matsumoto
Pop Instrumental Performance: "Nessun Dorma," Jeff Beck
Rock Instrumental Performance: "Hammerhead," Jeff Beck
Bluegrass Album: "Mountain Soul II," Patty Loveless
Americana Album: "You Are Not Alone," Mavis Staples
Hawaiian Music Album: "Huana Ke Aloha," Tia Carrere
Native American Music Album: "2010 Gathering Of Nations Pow Wow: A Spirit's Dance,"(Various Artists) Derek Mathews, Dr. Lita Mathews & Melonie Mathews, producers (Gathering Of Nations Records)
Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album: "Zydeco Junkie," Chubby Carrier and The Bayou Swamp Band
Reggae Album: "Before The Dawn," Buju Banton
Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album: "The Reason," Diamond Rio
New Age Album: "Miho: Journey To The Mountain,"Paul Winter Consort
Metal Performance: "El Dorado," Iron Maiden
Country Instrumental Performance: "Hummingbyrd," Marty Stuart
Musical Album For Children: "Tomorrow's Children," Pete Seeger with The Rivertown Kids and Friends
Spoken Word Album For Children: "Julie Andrews' Collection Of Poems, Songs, And Lullabies," Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Danger Mouse, for Broken Bells
Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: "One Love Club," David Guetta and Afrojack's remix of Madonna's Revolver
Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: "Love God. Love People," Israel Houghton
Gospel Song: "It's What I Do," Jerry Peters & Kirk Whalum, songwriters
Gospel Performance: "Grace," BeBe and CeCe Winans
Traditional Gospel Album: "Downtown Church," Patty Griffin
Rock Or Rap Gospel Album: "Hello Hurricane," Switchfoot
Contemporary R&B Gospel Album: "Still," BeBe and CeCe Winans
Classical Album: "Verdi: Requiem," Riccardo Muti, conductor; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus
Choral Performance: "Verdi: Requiem" Riccardo Muti, conductor; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus
Classical Contemporary Composition: "Michael Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony / Deus Ex Machina," Giancarlo Guerrero
Classical Producer: David Frost
Orchestral Performance: "Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina," Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Nashville Symphony
Opera Recording: "Saariaho: L'Amour De Loin," Kent Nagano, conductor; Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Rundfunkchor Berlin
Spoken Word Album: "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook)," Jon Stewart
Comedy Album: "Stark Raving Black," Lewis Black
Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media: "Crazy Heart," (Various Artists) Stephen Bruton & T Bone Burnett, producers
Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media: "Toy Story 3," Randy Newman, composer
Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media: The Weary Kind (From Crazy Heart) Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett, songwriters
Historical Album: The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings)