The 53rd Grammy Award Winners

The Grammy Awards came and it did so with its regular surprises and intrigues. Over all it wasn't a bad show.

Below is a list of winners at this grand event.

I actually took out time to listen to Lady Antebellum, and their song Need You Now is my official Valentine Soundtrack (lol..).


So ladies and Gentlemen I present to you the list of nominees and winners (bold font) of the 53rd Grammy Awards 2011:

Record of the Year

• NOTHIN' ON YOU - B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
• LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE - Eminem Featuring Rihanna
• F*** YOU - Cee Lo Green
• EMPIRE STATE OF MIND - Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
• NEED YOU NOW - Lady Antebellum

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

• BEG STEAL OR BORROW - Ray LaMontagne, songwriter (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
• F*** YOU - Cee Lo Green, 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, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem Featuring Rihanna)
• NEED YOU NOW - Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)

Best New Artist

• JUSTIN BIEBER
• DRAKE
• FLORENCE & THE MACHINE
• MUMFORD & SONS
• ESPERANZA SPALDING
[Do you know her?] Please take our poll.

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

• KING OF ANYTHING - Sara Bareilles
• HALO (LIVE) - Beyoncé
• CHASING PIRATES - Norah Jones
• BAD ROMANCE - Lady Gaga
• TEENAGE DREAM - Katy Perry

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

• HAVEN'T MET YOU YET - Michael Bublé
• THIS IS IT - Michael Jackson
• WHATAYA WANT FROM ME - Adam Lambert
• JUST THE WAY YOU ARE - Bruno Mars
• HALF OF MY HEART - John Mayer

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

• DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' (REGIONALS VERSION) - Glee Cast
• MISERY - Maroon 5
• THE ONLY EXCEPTION - Paramore
• BABYFATHER - Sade
• HEY, SOUL SISTER (LIVE) - Train

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

• AIRPLANES, PART II - B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams
• IMAGINE - Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
• IF IT WASN'T FOR BAD - Elton John & Leon Russell
• TELEPHONE - Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
• CALIFORNIA GURLS - Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

• FLOW - Laurie Anderson
• NESSUN DORMA - Jeff Beck
• NO MYSTERY - Stanley Clarke
• ORCHESTRAL INTRO - Gorillaz
• SLEEPWALK - The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Best Pop Instrumental Album

• TAKE YOUR PICK - Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto
• PUSHING THE ENVELOPE - Gerald Albright
• HEART AND SOUL - Kenny G
• SINGULARITY - Robby Krieger
• EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING: THE MUSIC OF DONNY HATHAWAY - Kirk Whalum

Best Pop Vocal Album

• MY WORLD 2.0 - Justin Bieber
• I DREAMED A DREAM - Susan Boyle
• THE FAME MONSTER - Lady Gaga
• BATTLE STUDIES - John Mayer
• TEENAGE DREAM - Katy Perry

Best Dance Recording

• ROCKET - Goldfrapp
• IN FOR THE KILL - La Roux
• DANCE IN THE DARK - Lady Gaga
• ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) - Rihanna
• DANCING ON MY OWN - Robyn

Best Electronic/Dance Album

• THESE HOPEFUL MACHINES - BT
• FURTHER - The Chemical Brothers
• HEAD FIRST - Goldfrapp
• BLACK LIGHT - Groove Armada
• LA ROUX - La Roux

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• CRAZY LOVE - Michael Bublé
• 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

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

• RUN BACK TO YOUR SIDE - Eric Clapton
• CROSSROADS - John Mayer
• HELTER SKELTER - Paul McCartney
• SILVER RIDER - Robert Plant
• ANGRY WORLD - Neil Young

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

• READY TO START - Arcade Fire
• I PUT A SPELL ON YOU - Jeff Beck & Joss Stone
• TIGHTEN UP - The Black Keys
• RADIOACTIVE - Kings Of Leon
• RESISTANCE - Muse

Best Hard Rock Performance

• A LOOKING IN VIEW - Alice In Chains
• LET ME HEAR YOU SCREAM - Ozzy Osbourne
• BLACK RAIN - Soundgarden
• BETWEEN THE LINES - Stone Temple Pilots
• NEW FANG - Them Crooked Vultures

Best Metal Performance

• EL DORADO - Iron Maiden
• LET THE GUILT GO - Korn
• IN YOUR WORDS - Lamb Of God
• SUDDEN DEATH - Megadeth
• WORLD PAINTED BLOOD - Slayer

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

• HAMMERHEAD - Jeff Beck
• BLACK MUD - The Black Keys
• DO THE MURRAY - Los Lobos
• KUNDALINI BONFIRE - Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
• THE DEATHLESS HORSIE - Dweezil Zappa

Best Rock Song

• ANGRY WORLD - Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
• 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)

Best Rock Album

• EMOTION & COMMOTION - Jeff Beck
• THE RESISTANCE - Muse
• BACKSPACER - Pearl Jam
• MOJO - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
• LE NOISE - Neil Young

Best Alternative Music Album

• THE SUBURBS - Arcade Fire
• INFINITE ARMS - Band Of Horses
• BROTHERS - The Black Keys
• BROKEN BELLS - Broken Bells
• CONTRA - Vampire Weekend

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

• GONE ALREADY - Faith Evans
• BITTERSWEET - Fantasia
• EVERYTHING TO ME - Monica
• TIRED - Kelly Price
• HOLDING YOU DOWN (GOING IN CIRCLES) - Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

• SECOND CHANCE - El DeBarge
• FINDING MY WAY BACK - Jaheim
• WHY WOULD YOU STAY - Kem
• WE'RE STILL FRIENDS - (Kirk Whalum &) Musiq Soulchild
• THERE GOES MY BABY - Usher

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

• 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
• SOLDIER OF LOVE - Sade

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

• WHEN A WOMAN LOVES - R. Kelly
• HANG ON IN THERE - John Legend & The Roots
• YOU'RE SO AMAZING - Calvin Richardson
• IN BETWEEN - Ryan Shaw
• GO [LIVE] - Betty Wright

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

• LITTLE ONE - Bilal
• F*** YOU - Cee Lo Green
• ORION - Carolyn Malachi
• TIGHTROPE - Janelle Monáe & Big Boi
• STILL - Eric Roberson

Best R&B Song

• BITTERSWEET - Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly, songwriters (Fantasia)
• FINDING MY WAY BACK - Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland & Miquel Jontel, songwriters (Jaheim)
• SECOND CHANCE - E. Debarge & Mischke, songwriters (El DeBarge)
• SHINE - John Stephens, songwriter (John Legend & The Roots)
• WHY WOULD YOU STAY - K. Owens, songwriter (Kem)

Best R&B Album

• THE LOVE & WAR MASTERPEACE - Raheem DeVaughn
• BACK TO ME - Fantasia
• ANOTHER ROUND - Jaheim
• WAKE UP! - John Legend & The Roots
• STILL STANDING - Monica

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• NOTHIN' ON YOU - B.o.B & Bruno Mars
• DEUCES - Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall
• LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE - Eminem & Rihanna
• EMPIRE STATE OF MIND - Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
• WAKE UP! EVERYBODY - John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common

Best Rap Song

• EMPIRE STATE OF MIND - Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Sylvia Robinson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)
• LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE - Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem & Rihanna)
• NOT AFRAID - M. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, L. 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)

Best Rap Album

• THE ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY - B.o.B
• THANK ME LATER - Drake
• RECOVERY - Eminem
• THE BLUEPRINT 3 - Jay-Z
• HOW I GOT OVER - The Roots

Best Contemporary R&B Album

• GRAFFITI - Chris Brown
• UNTITLED - R. Kelly
• TRANSITION - Ryan Leslie
• THE ARCHANDROID - Janelle Monáe
• RAYMOND V RAYMOND - Usher

Best Rap Solo Performance

• OVER - Drake
• NOT AFRAID - Eminem
• HOW LOW - Ludacris
• I'M BACK - T.I.
• POWER - Kanye West

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

• SHUTTERBUGG - Big Boi & Cutty
• FANCY - Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz
• ON TO THE NEXT ONE - Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
• MY CHICK BAD - Ludacris & Nicki Minaj
• LOSE MY MIND - Young Jeezy & Plies

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

• SATISFIED - Jewel
• THE HOUSE THAT BUILT ME - Miranda Lambert
• SWINGIN' - LeAnn Rimes
• TEMPORARY HOME - Carrie Underwood
• I'D LOVE TO BE YOUR LAST - Gretchen Wilson

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

• MACON - Jamey Johnson
• CRYIN' FOR ME (WAYMAN'S SONG) - Toby Keith
• TURNING HOME - David Nail
• 'TIL SUMMER COMES AROUND - Keith Urban
• GETTIN' YOU HOME - Chris Young

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

• FREE - Zac Brown Band
• ELIZABETH - Dailey & Vincent
• NEED YOU NOW - Lady Antebellum
• LITTLE WHITE CHURCH - Little Big Town
• WHERE RAINBOWS NEVER DIE - The SteelDrivers

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

• BAD ANGEL - Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
• PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE) - Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
• AS SHE'S WALKING AWAY - Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
• HILLBILLY BONE - Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins
• I RUN TO YOU - Marty Stuart & Connie Smith

Best Country Instrumental Performance

• TATTOO OF A SMUDGE - Cherryholmes
• MAGIC #9 - The Infamous Stringdusters
• NEW CHANCE BLUES - Punch Brothers
• WILLOW CREEK - Darrell Scott
• HUMMINGBYRD - Marty Stuart