Arcade Fire, Jay-Z And Lady Gaga Take Home Grammy Awards
Monday, 14 February 2011
Written by James Conlon
Jay-Z, Arcade Fire and Lady Gaga all won big at last night’s Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
Canadian rockers Arcade Fire won the night’s biggest award, earning ‘Best Album’ for their chart-topping release ‘The Suburbs’.
Lady Gaga maintained her usual controversial style by arriving at the ceremony inside an egg, carried by a team of barely-dressed men. The singer won three awards including the coveted ‘Best Pop Vocal Album’ for her smash release ‘The Fame Monster’.
Jay-Z took home three awards, winning in the ‘Rap Performance By A Duo or Group’,‘Rap/Sung Collaboration’ and ‘Rap Song’ categories, the last of which he won with ‘Empire State of Mind’ featuring Alicia Keys.
The main surprise of the night undoubtedly came in the form of country trio Lady Antebellum, who won five awards including ‘Record Of The Year’ and ‘Song Of The Year’. The band beat off competition from the likes of Eminem, Lady Gaga and Cee Lo Green to become the surprise victors of the evening.
There were two winners from this side of the Atlantic: Muse won ‘Best Rock Album’ for their 2010 effort ‘The Resistance’, while La Roux was awarded ‘Best Electronic Dance Album’ for her 2010 eponymous release.
Grammy Awards 2011 winners list:
Album of the Year - Arcade Fire, 'The Suburbs'
Record of the Year - Lady Antebellum, 'Need You Now'
Song of the Year - Lady Antebellum, 'Need You Now'
New Artist - Esperanza Spalding
Female Pop Vocal Performance – Lady Gaga, 'Bad Romance'
Male Pop Vocal Performance – Bruno Mars, 'Just The Way You Are'
Pop Vocal Album - Lady Gaga, 'The Fame Monster'
Alternative Album – The Black Keys, 'Brothers'
Traditional Pop Vocal Album – Michael Buble, 'Crazy Love'
Rock Song – Neil Young, 'Angry World'
Rock Album – Muse, 'The Resistance'
Rock Performance – The Black Keys, 'Tighten Up'
Solo Rock Vocal Performance – Paul McCartney - 'Helter Skelter'
Hard Rock Performance – Them Crooked Vultures - 'New Fang'
Metal Performance – Iron Maiden, 'El Dorado'
R&B Album – John Legend & The Roots, 'Wake up!'
Contemporary R&B Album - Usher 'Raymond V Raymond'
R&B Song - John Legend & The Roots, 'Shine'
R&B Performance - Sade, 'Soldier Of Love'
Traditional R&B Vocal Performance - John Legend & The Root, 'Hang On In There'
Urban/Alternative Performance - Cee Lo Green, '(Forget) You'
Rap Album – Eminem, 'Recovery'
Rap Solo Performance – Eminem, 'Not Afraid'
Rap Performance By A Duo or Group - Jay-Z and Swizz Beatz, 'On To The Next One'
Rap Song – Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, 'Empire State of Mind'
Rap/Sung Collaboration - Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, 'Empire State Of Mind'
Dance Recording – Rihanna, 'Only Girl (In The World)'
Electronic Dance Album – La Roux, 'La Roux'
Musical Show Album – Green Day, 'American Idiot'
Country Album - Lady Antebellum, 'Need You Now'
Country Performance by a Duo or Group - Lady Antebellum, 'Need You Now'
Country Song – Lady Antebellum, 'Need You Now'
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