54th Grammy Awards was held today on 6:45 AM (NST) at Staples Center, Los Angeles. Nominations for the event were previously announced on November 30, 2011. A total of 78 awards were announced following the Academy's decision to restructure the Grammy Awards Categories. Adele was the biggest winner with altogether of 6 awards. Lil Wayne and Bruno Mars were empty hand though they got 6 and 5 nominations respectively.
Here is the list of Nominations and Winners:
Record of the Year
“Rolling In The Deep” – Adele – winner
“Holocene” – Bon Iver
“Grenade” – Bruno Mars
“The Cave” – Mumford & Sons
“Firework” – Katy Perry
Album of the Year
“21″ – Adele – winner
“Wasting Light” – Foo Fighters
“Born This Way” – Lady Gaga
“Doo-Wops & Hooligans” – Bruno Mars
“Loud” – Rihanna
Song of the Year
“All Of The Lights” – Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
“The Cave” – Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
“Grenade” – Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
“Holocene” – Justin Vernon, songwriter (Bon Iver)
“Rolling In The Deep” – Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele) – winner
Best New Artist
The Band Perry
Bon Iver – winner
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex
Best Pop Solo Performance
“Someone Like You” – Adele – winner
“Yoü And I” – Lady Gaga
“Grenade” – Bruno Bars
“Firework” – Katy Perry
“… Perfect” – Pink
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Body And Soul” – Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse – winner
“Dearest” – The Black Keys
“Paradise” – Coldplay
“Pumped Up Kicks” – Foster the People
“Moves Like Jagger” – Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera
Best Pop Instrumental Album
“Wish Upon A Star” – Jenny Oaks Baker
“E Kahe Malie” – Daniel Ho
“The Road From Memphis” – Booker T. Jones – winner
“Hello Tomorrow” – Dave Koz
“Setzer Goes Instru-Mental!” – Brian Setze
Best Pop Vocal Album
“21″ – Adele – winner
“The Lady Killer” – Cee Lo Green
“Born This Way” – Lady Gaga
“Doo-Wops & Hooligans” – Bruno Mars
“Loud” – Rihanna
Best Dance Recording
“Raise Your Weapon” – Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo Bech
“Barbra Streisand” – Duck Sauce
“Sunshine” – David Guetta & Avicii
“Call Your Girlfriend” – Robyn
“Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites” – Skrillex – winner
“Save The World” – Swedish House Mafia
Best Dance/Electronica Album
“Zonoscope” – Cut/Copy
“4×4=12″ – Deadmau5
“Nothing But The Beat” – David Guetta
“Body Talk, Pt. 3″ – Robyn
“Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites” – Skrillex – winner
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
“Duets II” – Tony Bennett & Various Artists – winner
“The Gift” – Susan Boyle
“In Concert On Broadway” – Harry Connick Jr.
“Music Is Better Than Words” – Seth MacFarlane
“What Matters Most – Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman” – Barbra Streisand
Best Rock Performance
“Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall” – Coldplay
“Down By The Water” – The Decemberists
“Walk” – Foo Fighters – winner
“The Cave” – Mumford & Sons
“Lotus Flower” – Radiohead
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
“On The Backs Of Angels” – Dream Theater
“White Limo” – Foo Fighters – winner
“Curl Of The Burl” – Mastodon
“Public Enemy No. 1″ – Megadeth
“Blood In My Eyes” – Sum 41
Best Rock Song
“The Cave” – Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
“Down By The Water” – Colin Meloy, songwriter (The Decemberists)
“Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall” – Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
“Lotus Flower” – Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Phil Selway & Thom Yorke, songwriters (Radiohead)
“Walk” – Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters) - winner
Best Rock Album
“Rock ‘N’ Roll Party Honoring Les Paul” – Jeff Beck
“Wasting Light” – Foo Fighters – winner
“Come Around Sundown” – Kings of Leon
“I’m With You” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
“The Whole Love” – Wilco
Foo fighters pretty much owned the Rock category seeing as they won every single award in it
ALTERNATIVE FIELD
Best Alternative Music Album
“Bon Iver” – Bon Iver – winner
“Codes And Keys” – Death Cab For Cutie
“Torches” – Foster The People
“Circuital” – My Morning Jacket
“The King of Limbs” – Radiohead
R&B FIELD
Best R&B Performance
“Far Away” – Marsha Ambrosius
“Pieces Of Me” – Ledisi
“Not My Daddy” – Kelly Price & Stokley
“Is This Love” – Corinne Bailey Rae – winner
“You Are” – Charlie Wilson
Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Sometimes I Cry” – Eric Benét
“Fool For You” – Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona – winner
“Radio Message” – R. Kelly
“Good Man” – Raphael Saadiq
“Surrender” – Betty Wright & The Roots
Best R&B Song
“Far Away” – Marsha Ambrosius, Sterling Simms & Justin Smith, songwriters (Marsha Ambrosius)
“Fool For You” – Cee Lo Green & Jack Splash, songwriters (Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona) – winner
“Not My Daddy” – Kelly Price, songwriter (Kelly Price & Stokley)
“Pieces Of Me” – Charles Harmon, Claude Kelly & Ledisi Young, songwriters (Ledisi)
“You Are” – Dennis Bettis, Carl M. Days, Jr., Wirlie Morris, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilson, songwriters (Charlie Wilson)
Best R&B Album
“F.A.M.E.” – Chris Brown – winner
“Second Chance” – El DeBarge
“Love Letter” – R. Kelly
“Pieces Of Me” – Ledisi
“Kelly” – Kelly Price
RAP FIELD
Best Rap Performance
“Look At Me Now” – Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
“Otis” – Jay-Z & Kanye West – winner
“The Show Goes On” – Lupe Fiasco
“Moment 4 Life” – Nicki Minaj & Drake
“Black And Yellow” – Wiz Khalifa
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
“Party” – Beyoncé & André 3000
“I’m On One” – DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
“I Need A Doctor” – Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey
“What’s My Name?” – Rihanna & Drake
“Motivation” – Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne
“All Of The Lights” – Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie – winner
Best Rap Song
“All Of The Lights” – Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie) – winner
“Black And Yellow” – Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa)
“I Need A Doctor” – Andre Young, Marshall Mathers III, Alexander Grant & Skylar Grey, songwriters (Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey)
“Look At Me Now” – Jean Baptiste, Chris Brown, Ryan Buendia, Trevor Smith, Dwayne Carter, Jr. & Wesley Pentz, songwriters (Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)
“Otis” – Shawn Carter & Kanye West, songwriters (James Brown, Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Roy Hammond, J. Roach, Kirk Robinson & Harry Woods, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
“The Show Goes On” – Dustin William Brower, Jonathon Keith Brown, Daniel Johnson, Kane & Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, songwriters (Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci & Eric Judy, songwriters) (Lupe Fiasco)
Best Rap Album
“Watch The Throne” – Jay-Z & Kanye West
“Tha Carter IV” – Lil Wayne
“Lasers” – Lupe Fiasco
“Pink Friday” – Nicki Minaj
“My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” – Kanye West – winner
COUNTRY FIELD
Best Country Solo Performance
“Dirt Road Anthem” – Jason Aldean
“I’m Gonna Love You Through It” – Martina McBride
“Honey Bee” – Blake Shelton
“Mean” – Taylor Swift – winner
“Mama’s Song” – Carrie Underwood
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“Don’t You Wanna Stay” – Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson
“You And Tequila” – Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter
“Barton Hollow” – The Civil Wars – winner
“Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” – Thompson Square
Best Country Song
“Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” – Jim Collins & David Lee Murphy, songwriters (Thompson Square)
“God Gave Me You” – Dave Barnes, songwriter (Blake Shelton)
“Just Fishin’” – Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell & Ed Hill, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
“Mean” – Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift) – winner
“Threaten Me With Heaven” – Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will Owsley & Dillon O’Brian, songwriters (Vince Gill)
“You And Tequila” – Matraca Berg & Deana Carter, songwriters (Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter)
Best Country Album
“My Kinda Party” – Jason Aldean
“Chief” – Eric Church
“Own The Night” – Lady Antebellum – winner
“Red River Blue” – Blake Shelton
“Here For A Good Time” – George Strait
“Speak Now” – Taylor Swift
NEW AGE FIELD
Best New Age Album
“Northern Seas” – Al Conti
“Gaia” – Michael Brant DeMaria
“Wind, Rock, Sea & Flame” – Peter Kater
“What’s It All About” – Pat Metheny – winner
“Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 6″ – Zamora
JAZZ FIELD
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
“All Or Nothing At All” – Randy Brecker, soloist
“You Are My Sunshine” – Ron Carter, soloist
“500 Miles High” – Chick Corea, soloist – winner
“Work” – Fred Hersch, soloist
“Sonnymoon For Two” – Sonny Rollins, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album
“‘Round Midnight” – Karrin Allyson
“The Mosaic Project” – Terry Lyne Carrington & Various Artists – winner
“The Gate” – Kurt Elling
“American Road” – Tierney Sutton (Band)
“The Music of Randy Newman” – Roseanna Vitro
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
“Bond: The Paris Sessions” – Gerald Clayton
“Forever” – Corea, Clarke & White – winner
“Alone At The Vanguard” – Fred Hersch
“Bird Songs” – Joe Lovano/Us Five
“Road Shows Vol. 2″ – Sonny Rollins
“Timeline” – Yellowjackets
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
“The Jazz Ballad Song Book” – Randy Brecker With DR Big Band
“The Good Feeling” – Christian McBride Big Band – winner
“40 Acres And A Burro” – Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
“Legacy” – Gerald Wilson Orchestra
“Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook” – Miguel Zenón
GOSPEL FIELD
Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
“Do Everything” – Steven Curtis Chapman
“Alive (Mary Magdalene)” – Natalie Grant
“Your Love” – Brandon Heath
“Jesus” – Le’Andria Johnson – winner
“I Lift My Hands” – Chris Tomlin
Best Gospel Song
“Hello Fear” – Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin) – winner
“Sitting With Me” – Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Gerald Haddon & Tammi Haddon, songwriters (Mary Mary)
“Spiritual” – Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & Co. Featuring Blanche McAllister-Dykes)
“Trust Me” – Richard Smallwood, songwriter (Richard Smallwood & Vision)
“Window” – Canton Jones, songwriter (Canton Jones)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
“Blessings” – Laura Story, songwriter (Laura Story) – winners
“Hold Me” – Jamie Grace Harper, Toby McKeehan & Christopher Stevens, songwriters (Jamie Grace Featuring Tobymac)
“I Lift My Hands” – Louie Giglio, Matt Maher & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)
“Strong Enough” – Matthew West, songwriter (Matthew West)
“Your Love” – Brandon Heath & Jason Ingram, songwriters (Brandon Heath)
Best Gospel Album
“The Love Album” – Kim Burrell
“The Journey” – Andraé Crouch
“Hello Fear” – Kirk Franklin – winner
“Something Big” – Mary Mary
“Angel & Chanelle Deluxe Edition” – Trin-I-Tee 5:7
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
“Ghosts Upon The Earth” – Gungor
“Leaving Eden” – Brandon Heath
“The Great Awakening” – Leeland
“What If We Were Real” – Mandisa
“Black & White” – Royal Tailor
“And If Our God Is For Us…” – Chris Tomlin – winners
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