The 53rd Grammy Winners (Part 1)
I am sure most of you watched the Grammys on Sunday night, but if you happen to have missed them here are the winners and nominees!
Winner
Need You NowLady-Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley
Nominees
Nothin’ On You – B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
Love The Way You Lie – Eminem Featuring Rihanna
____ You – Cee Lo Green
2. Album Of The Year
Winner
The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
Nominees
Recovery- Eminem
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster - Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
3. Song Of The Year
Winner
Need You Now – Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters for (Lady Antebellum)
Nominees
Beg Steal Or Borrow – Ray LaMontagne, songwriter (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
____You – Brody Brown, Cee Lo Green, Ari Levine, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Cee Lo Green)
The House That Built Me – Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
Love The Way You Lie – Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem Featuring Rihanna)
4. Best New Artist
Winner
Esperanza Spalding
Nominees
Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence & The Machine
Mumford & Sons
5. Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Winner
Bad Romance – Lady Gaga
Nominees
King Of Anything – Sara Bareilles
Halo – Beyoncé
Chasing Pirates – Norah Jones
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
6. Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Winner
Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars
Nominees
Haven’t Met You Yet – Michael Bublé
This Is It – Michael Jackson
Whataya Want From Me – Adam Lambert
Half Of My Heart – John Mayer
7. Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Winner
Hey, Soul Sister – Train
Nominees
Don’t Stop Believin’ (Regionals Version)Glee Cast – Glee Cast Featuring Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Amber Riley, Kevin McHale, Chris Colfer & Jenna Ushkowitz
Misery – Maroon 5
The Only Exception – Paramore
Babyfather - Sade
8. Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Winner
Imagine – Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
Nominees
Airplanes Part 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
9. Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Winner
Nessun Dorma – Jeff Beck
Nominees
Flow – Laurie Anderson
No Mystery – Stanley Clarke
Orchestral Intro – Gorillaz
Sleepwalk – The Brian Setzer Orchestra
10. Best Pop Instrumental Album
Winner
Take Your Pick – Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto
Nominees
Pushing The Envelope – Gerald Albright
Heart And Soul – Kenny G
Singularity – Robby Krieger
Everything Is Everything The Music Of Donny Hathaway – Kirk Whalum
11. Best Pop Vocal Album
Winner
The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
Nominees
My World 2.0 – Justin Bieber
I Dreamed A Dream – Susan Boyle
Battle Studies – John Mayer
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
12. Best Dance Recording
Winner
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
13. Best Electronic/Dance Album
Winner
La Roux – La Roux
Nominees
These Hopeful Machines – BT
Further – The Chemical Brothers
Head First – Goldfrapp
Black Light – Groove Armada
14. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Winner
Crazy Love – Michael Bublé
Nominees
The Greatest Love Songs Of All Time – Barry Manilow
Let It Be Me: Mathis In Nashville – Johnny Mathis
Fly Me To The Moon…The Great American Songbook: Volume V – Rod Stewart
Love Is The Answer – Barbra Streisand
15. Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Winner
Helter Skelter – Paul McCartney
Nominees
Run Back To Your Side – Eric Clapton
Crossroads – John Mayer
Silver Rider – Robert Plant
Angry World – Neil Young
16. Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Winner
Tighten Up – The Black Keys
Nominees
Ready To Start – Arcade Fire
I Put A Spell On You – Jeff Beck & Joss Stone
Radioactive – Kings Of Leon
Resistance – Muse
17. Best Hard Rock Performance
Winner
New Fang – Them Crooked Vultures
Nominees
A Looking In View – Alice In Chains
Let Me Hear You Scream – Ozzy Osbourne
Black Rain – Soundgarden
Between The Lines – Stone Temple Pilots
18. Best Metal Performance
Winner
El Dorado – Iron Maiden
Nominees
Let The Guilt Go – Korn
In Your Words – Lamb Of God
Sudden Death – Megadeth
World Painted Blood – Slayer
19. Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Winner
Hammerhead – Jeff Beck
Nominees
Black Mud – The Black Keys
Do The Murray – Los Lobos
Kundalini Bonfire – Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
The Deathless Horsie – Dweezil Zappa
20. Best Rock Song
Winner
Angry World – Neil Young
Nominees
Little Lion Man – Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston – songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
Radioactive – Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill – songwriters (Kings of Leon)
Resistance – Matthew Bellamy – songwriter (Muse)
Tighten Up – Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney- songwriters (The Black Keys)
21. Best Rock Album
Winner
The Resistance – Muse
Nominees
Emotion & Commotion – Jeff Beck
Backspacer – Pearl Jam
Mojo – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Le Noise – Neil Young
22. Best Alternative Music Album
Winner
Brothers – The Black Keys
Nominees
The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
Infinite Arms – Band Of Horses
Broken Bells – Broken Bells
Contra – Vampire Weekend
23. Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Winner
Bittersweet – Fantasia
Nominees
Gone Already – Faith Evans
Everything To Me – Monica
Tired - Kelly Price
Holding You Down (Going In Circles) – Jazmine Sullivan
24. Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Winner
There Goes My Baby – Usher
Nominees
Second Chance – El DeBarge
Finding My Way Back – Jaheim
Why Would You Stay – Kem
We’re Still Friends – (Kirk Whalum &) Musiq Soulchild
25. Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Winner
Soldier Of Love – Sade
Nominees
Love – Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller
Take My Time – Chris Brown & Tank
You’ve Got A Friend – Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin
Shine – John Legend & The Roots
26. Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
Winner
Hang On In There – John Legend & The Roots
Nominees
When A Woman Loves – R. Kelly
You’re So Amazing – Calvin Richardson
In Between – Ryan Shaw
Go – Betty Wright
27. Best Urban/Alternative Performance
Winner
____You – Cee Lo Green
Nominees
Little One – Bilal
Orion – Carolyn Malachi
Tightrope – Janelle Monáe & Big Boi
Still – Eric Roberson
28. Best R&B Song
Winner
Shine – John Stephens – songwriter (John Legend & The Roots)
Nominees
Bittersweet – Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly – songwriters (Fantasia)
Finding My Way Back – Ivan “Orthodox” Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin “Ransum” Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland & Miguel Jontel – songwriters (Jaheim)
Second Chance - El DeBarge & Mischke - songwriters (El DeBarge)
Why Would You Stay – K. Owens – songwriter (Kem)
29. Best R&B Album
Winner
Wake Up! – John Legend & The Roots
Nominees
The Love & War Masterpeace – Raheem DeVaughn
Back To Me – Fantasia
Another Round – Jaheim
Still Standing – Monica
30. Best Contemporary R&B Album
Winner
Raymond V Raymond – Usher
Nominees
Graffiti – Chris Brown
Untitled – R. Kelly
Transition – Ryan Leslie
The ArchAndroid – Janelle Monáe
31. Best Rap Solo Performance
Winner
Not Afraid – Eminem
Nominees
Over – Drake
How Low – Ludacris
I’m Back – T.I.
Power – Kanye West
32. Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
Winner
On To The Next One – Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
Nominees
Shutterbugg – Big Boi, Bosko, Cutty & Mouche
Fancy – Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz
My Chick Bad – Ludacris & Nicki Minaj
Lose My Mind - Young Jeezy & Plies
33. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Winner
Empire State Of Mind – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Nominees
Nothin’ On You – B.o.B & Bruno Mars
Deuces – Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall
Love The Way You Lie – Eminem & Rihanna
Wake Up Everybody – John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common
34. Best Rap Song
Winner
Empire State Of Mind – Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Alicia Keys, Jane’t “Jnay” Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh- songwriters (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)
Nominees
Love The Way You Lie – Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers – songwriters (Eminem & Rihanna)
Not Afraid – M. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, Luis Resto & M. Samuels – songwriters (Eminem)
Nothin’ On You – Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Bobby Simmons Jr. – songwriters (B.o.B & Bruno Mars)
On To The Next One – Shawn Carter, J. Chaton & K. Dean, songwriters (G. Auge & X. De Rosnay,songwriters) (Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)
35. Best Rap Album
Winner
Recovery – Eminem
Nominees
The Adventures Of – Bobby RayB.o.B
Thank Me Later – Drake
The Blueprint 3 – Jay-Z
How I Got Over – The Roots
36. Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Winner
The House That Built Me – Miranda Lambert
Nominees
Temporary Home – Carrie Underwood
Satisfied – Jewel
Swingin’ – LeAnn Rimes
I’d Love To Be Your Last – Gretchen Wilson
37. Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Winner
‘Til Summer Comes Around – Keith Urban
Nominees
Macon – Jamey Johnson
Cryin’ For Me (Wayman’s Song) – Toby Keith
Turning Home – David Nail
Gettin’ You Home – Chris Young
38. Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Winner
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Free – Zac Brown Band
Elizabeth – Dailey & Vincent
Little White Church – Little Big Town
Where Rainbows Never Die – The SteelDrivers
39. Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
Winner
As She’s Walking Away – Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
Nominees
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
40. Best Country Instrumental Performance
Winner
Hummingbyrd – Marty Stuart
Nominees
Tattoo Of A Smudge - Cherryholmes
Magic #9 – The Infamous Stringdusters
New Chance Blues – Punch Brothers
Willow Creek – Darrell Scott
41. Best Country Song
Winner
Need You Now – Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott – songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
Nominees
The Breath You Take – Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon & Jessie Jo Dillon – songwriters (George Strait)
Free – Zac Brown – songwriter (Zac Brown Band)
The House That Built Me – Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin – songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
I’d Love To Be Your Last – Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate & Sam Tate, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
If I Die Young – Kimberly Perry, songwriter (The Band Perry)
42. Best Country Album
Winner
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Nominees
Up On The Ridge – Dierks Bentley
You Get What You Give – Zac Brown Band
The Guitar Song – Jamey Johnson
Revolution – Miranda Lambert
43. Best New Age Album
Winner
Miho: Journey To The Mountain – Paul Winter Consort
Nominees
Ocean – Michael Brant DeMaria
Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai, Volume 4 – Kitaro
Dancing Into Silence – R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton & Will Clipman
Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 4 – Zamora
44. Best Contemporary Jazz Album
Winner
The Stanley Clarke Band – The Stanley Clarke Band
Nominees
Never Can Say Goodbye – Joey DeFrancesco
Now Is The Time – Jeff Lorber Fusion
To The One – John McLaughlin
Backatown – Trombone Shorty
45. Best Jazz Vocal Album
Winner
Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee – Dee Dee Bridgewater
Freddy Cole Sings Mr. B – Freddy Cole
When Lights Are Low – Denise Donatelli
Ages – Lorraine Feather
Water – Gregory Porter
46. Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Winner
A Change Is Gonna Come – Herbie Hancock, soloist
Nominees
Solar – Alan Broadbent, soloist
Body And Soul - Keith Jarrett- soloist
Lonely Woman – Hank Jones- soloist
Van Gogh - Wynton Marsalis- soloist
47. Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
Winner
Moody 4 – BJames Moody
Nominees
Positootly! – John Beasley
The New Song And Dance – Clayton Brothers
HistoricityVijay - Iyer Trio
Providencia – Danilo Perez
48. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Winner
Mingus Big Band Live At Jazz Standard – Mingus Big Band
Nominees
Infernal Machines – Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society
Nomineese
Autumn: In Moving Pictures Jazz – Chamber Music Vol. 2Billy Childs Ensemble Featuring The Ying String Quartet
Pathways – Dave Holland Octet
54 -Metropole Orkest, John Scofield & Vince Mendoza
49. Best Latin Jazz Album
Winner
Chucho’s Steps -Chucho Valdés And The Afro-Cuban Messengers
Tango Grill – Pablo Aslan
Second Chance – Hector Martignon
Psychedelic Blues – Poncho Sanchez
¡Bien Bien! – Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet
This is only half the Grammy nominations and winners so stay tunned for part 2!!!
~Alexandra~
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