For those of you that missed the Grammy Awards I got you covered, overall it was a good show, chocked full of industry stars and insiders, from industry newcomers to long time veterans. It was a crazy night but it eventually downshifted to a more somber and wistful tone in the middle when Prince and Paris Jackson, the two oldest children of the late Michael Jackson, accepted a lifetime achievement award on his behalf and a heartfelt tribute to him was performed. Here is a quick recap of events, followed by pics and winners:
8:02 Lady Gaga opens the show with Poker Face, Jumps in a pit of flames then reappears on stage covered in ashes with Elton John for a duet ( best performance of the night).
8:10 Long speech from Stephen Colbert just to promote the new apple ipad
8:13 Beyonce wins Best Song of The Year for Single Ladies. She isn’t there to accept because she is backstage getting ready for a performance. The Dream and Tricky accept for her. )
8:26 Taylor Swift wins Best Country Album for Fearless. Sorry guys no Yeezy this time
8: 40 Beyonce is singing “If I Were A Boy” followed by Alanis Morissette’s “You Outta Know”. Super sexy followed by boringly bland.
8:45
Pink almost naked swinging upside down over the audience. Same performance from the MTV Awards
8:50 Best New Artist award goes to Zach Brown Band. Who?!?
8:56 Black Eyed Peas has this crowd going crazy…well just the people in the mosh pit up front
9:30 Jamie Foxx comes out and performs “Blame It” with T-Pain. Brings out Doug E. Fresh
9:55 Taylor Swift performs and brings out Stevie Nicks (yawnfest)
9:58 Michael Jackson tribute with Usher, Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson and others. Weird because it was in 3D and basically no one had 3d glasses with them except a select few in the audience.
10:20 Rihanna, Jay-z and Kanye win for “Run This Town”. Guess who is not there? Thats right Kanye I think he might be banned forever.
10:30 Mary J is performing Bridge Over Troubled Waters.
10:49 Beyonce accepts her 6th Grammy award and thanks Jay Z this time.
10:59 Maxwell performs “Pretty Wings” then brings out Roberta Flack for “Where Is The Love”
11:13 Lil Wayne, Eminem, Drake performing a rock version of Forever with Travis Barker.
11:27 Taylor Swift wins Album of The Year. Sad day when she wins over Lady Gaga.
2010 Grammy Awards Winners
Best Hard Rock Performance: “War Machine” — AC/DC
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: “Run This Town” — Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
Best Dance Recording: “Poker Face” — Lady Gaga
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “Use Somebody” — Kings of Leon
Best New Artist: Zack Brown Band
Best Electronic/Dance Album: The Fame — Lady Gaga
Best Alternative Music Album: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix — Phoenix
Best Contemporary R&B Album: I Am… Sasha Fierce — Beyoncé
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” — Beyoncé
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “I Gotta Feeling” — The Black Eyed Peas
Best Rock Song: “Use Somebody” — Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
Best Pop Vocal Album: The E.N.D. — The Black Eyed Peas
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: “Pretty Wings” — Maxwell
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “Blame It” — Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: “At Last” — Beyoncé
Best Rock Instrumental Performance: “A Day in the Life” — Jeff Beck
Best Urban/Alternative Performance: “Pearls” — India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore
Best R&B Song: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” — Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Best Rap Solo Performance: “D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)” — Jay-Z
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group: “Crack a Bottle” — Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
Best Rap Song: “Run This Town” — Jeff Bhasker, Shawn Carter, Robyn Fenty, Kanye West & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Athanasios Alatas, songwriter) (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West)
Best Rap Album: Relapse — Eminem
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: “Make It Mine” — Jason Mraz
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals: “Lucky” — Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
Best Female Country Vocal Performance: “White Horse” — Taylor Swift
Best Male Country Vocal Performance: “Sweet Thing” — Keith Urban
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Michael Bublé Meets Madison square Garden— Michael Bublé
Best Metal Performance: “Dissident Aggressor” — Judas Priest
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “I Run to You” — Lady Antebellum
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals: “I Told You So” — Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis
Best Country Song: “White Horse” — Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
Best Americana Album: Electric Dirt — Levon Helm
Best Contemporary Blues Album: Already Free — The Derek Trucks Band
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media: Slumdog Millionaire — Various Artists, A.R. Rahman, producer
Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media: “Jai Ho” (From Slumdog Millionaire) — Gulzar, A.R. Rahman & Tanvi Shah, songwriters (A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash)
Best Recording Package: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today — Stefan Sagmeister, art director (David Byrne & Brian Eno)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963-1972) — Gary Burden, Jenice Heo & Neil Young, art directors (Neil Young)
Best Short Form Music Video: “Boom Boom Pow” — The Black Eyed Peas
Best Long Form Music Video: “The Beatles Love – All Together Now” — (Various Artists)
Best Comedy Album: A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All! — Stephen Colbert
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