While Whitney Houston’s untimely death cast a dark cloud over the 54th Grammy Awards on Sunday (Feb 12), but that didn’t stop the show from go on.
There were some big winners and plenty leasers when the show pulled the curtain down. British songbird Adele, who walked away the Grammy’s big winner with six trophies, was the night’s biggest winner, including Record and album of the year.
Adele’s sophomore album, 21, was named album of the year — beating out the likes of Lady Gaga, the Foo Fighters, Bruno Mars, and Rihanna — while her single “Rolling in the Deep” won Song and Record of the year.
Foo Fighters went home second with five awards including Best Rock album, and rapper Kanye West came in third with four trophies, including Best Rap Album for his 2010 album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
See full list of winners below:
Record of the Year: “Rolling In The Deep,” Adele
Album of the Year: 21, Adele
Song of the Year: “Rolling In The Deep,” Adele
New Artist: Bon Iver
Pop Solo Performance: Adele, “Someone Like You”
Pop Vocal Album: Adele, 21
Rap Album: Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Dance Recording: Skrillex, Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
Dance/electronica Album: Skrillex, Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
R&B Performance: Corinne Bailey Rae, “Is This Love”
Traditional R&B performance: Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona, “Fool for You”
R&B Song: Cee Lo Green, Melanie Hallim, Jack Splash (songwriters), “Fool for You”
R&B Album: Chris Brown, F.A.M.E.
Rap Performance: Jay-Z & Kanye West, “Otis”
Rap/sung Collaboration: Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie, “All of the Lights”
Rap Song: Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West (songwriters), “All of the Lights”
Reggae Album: Stephen Marley, Revelation Pt. 1: The Root of Life
Pre-Show Winners:
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Kanye West featuring Fergie, Kid Cudi and Rihanna “All Of The Lights”
Best Rap Song
Kanye West “All of the Lights”
Best Rap Album
Kanye West “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Cee Lo and Melanie Fiona “Fool For You”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse “Body and Soul”
Best Pop Vocal Album
Adele “21”
Best Country Solo Performance
Taylor Swift “Mean”
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
The Civil Wars “Barton Hollow”
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
Foo Fighters “White Limo”
Best Rock Song
Foo Fighters “Walk”
Best Rock Album
Foo Fighters “Wasting Light”
Best Alternative Music Album
Bon Iver “Bon Iver”
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Paul Epworth
