GRAMMY WINNERS 2010

And the winners are...

Album Of The Year
I Am…Sasha Fierce, Beyoncé
The E.N.D., The Black Eyed Peas
The Fame, Lady Gaga
Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King, Dave Matthews Band
WINNER: Fearless, Taylor Swift


Best Female Pop Vocal
“Hometown Glory,” Adele
WINNER: “Halo,” Beyonce
“Hot N Cold,” Katy Perry
“Sober,” Pink
“You Belong With Me,” Taylor Swift


Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
“Ego,” Beyonce and Kanye West
“Knock You Down,” Keri Hilson, Kanye West, Ne-Yo
WINNER: “Run This Town,” Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Rihanna
“I’m on a Boat,” The Lonely Island and T-Pain
“Dead and Gone,” T.I. and Justin Timberlake


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Best Rock Album
Black Ice, AC/DC
Live From Madison Square Garden, Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
WINNER: 21st Century Breakdown, Green Day
Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King, Dave Matthews Band
No Line On The Horizon, U2


Best Pop Vocal Album
WINNER: The E.N.D., The Black Eyed Peas
Breakthrough, Colbie Caillat
All I Ever Wanted, Kelly Clarkson
The Fray, The Fray
Funhouse, Pink


Record of the Year
“Halo,” Beyoncé
“I Gotta Feeling,” The Black Eyed Peas
WINNER: “Use Somebody,” Kings Of Leon
“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga
“You Belong With Me,” Taylor Swift


Best Comedy Album
Back From The Dead, Spinal Tap
WINNER: A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All!, Stephen Colbert
Inernet Leaks, ”Weird Al” Yankovic
My Weakness Is Strong, Patton Oswalt
Suckin’ It For The Holidays, Kathy Griffin
Tall, Dark & Chicano, George Lopez


Best New Artist
WINNER: Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings


Best Dance Recording
“Boom Boom Pow,” The Black Eyed Peas
“When Love Takes Over,” David Guetta & Kelly Rowland
WINNER: “Poker Face,” Lady Gaga
“Celebration,” Madonna
“Womanizer,” Britney Spears


Best Electronic/Dance Album
WINNER: The Fame, Lady Gaga
Divided By Night, Crystal Method
One Love, David Guetta
Party Rock, LMFAO
Yes, Pet Shop Boys


Best Country Album
The Foundation, Zac Brown Band
Twang, George Strait
WINNER: Fearless, Taylor Swift
Defying Gravity, Keith Urban
Call Me Crazy, Lee Ann Womack


Song Of The Year
“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga & RedOne, songwriters
“Pretty Wings,” Hod David & Musze, Songwriters
WINNER: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It),” Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, Songwriters
“Use Somebody,” Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters
“You Belong With Me,” Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters


Best Alternative Music Album
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, David Byrne & Brian Eno
The Open Door, Death Cab For Cutie
Sounds Of The Universe, Depeche Mode
WINNER: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, Phoeni
It’s Blitz!, Yeah Yeah Yeahs


Best R&B Album
WINNER: Blacksummer’s Night, Maxwell
The Point of It All, Anthony Hamilton
Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics, India.Arie
Turn Me Loose, Ledisi
Uncle Charlie, Charlie Wilson

Best Contemporary R&B Album
WINNER: I Am…Sasha Fierce, Beyoncé
Intuition, Jamie Foxx
Te Introduction Of Marcus Cooper, Pleasure P
Ready, Trey Songz
Thr33 Ringz, T-Pain

Best Rap Album
Universal Mind Control, Common
WINNER: Relapse, Eminem
R.O.O.T.S., Flo Rida
The Ecstatic, Mos Def
The Renaissance, Q-Tip

Best Metal Performance
WINNER: “Dissident Aggressor,” Judas Priest
“Set to Fail,” Lamb of God
“Senior Peligro,” Ministry
“Hate Worldwide.” Slayer
“Head Crusher,” Megadeth


Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual Or Group
Quartet Live, Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow & Antonio Sanchez
Brother To Brother, Clayton Brothers
WINNER: Five Peace Band — Live, Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace Band
Remembrance, John Patitucci Trio
The Bright Mississippi, Allen Toussaint


Best Gospel Performance
”Free To Be Me,” Francesca Battistelli
”Jesus Is Love,” Heather Headley Featuring Smokie Norful
”I Believe,” Jonny Lang With Fisk Jubilee Singers
WINNER: "Wait On The Lord,” Donnie McClurkin Featuring Karen Clark Sheard
”Born Again,” Third Day Featuring Lacey Moseley


Best Latin Pop Album
5to Piso, Ricardo Arjona
Te Acuerdas…, Francisco Céspedes
WINNER: Sin Frenos, La Quinta Estación
Hu Hu Hu, Natalia Lafourcade
Gran City Pop, Paulina Rubio

Best Contemporary Blues Album
This Time, The Robert Cray Band
The Truth According To Ruthie Foster, Ruthie Foster
Live: Hope At The Hideout, Mavis Staples
Back To The River, Susan Tedeschi
WINNER: Already Free, The Derek Trucks Band


Best Reggae Album
Rasta Got Soul, Buju Banton
Brand New Me, Gregory Isaac
Awake, Julian Marley
WINNER: Mind Control — Acoustic, Stephen Marle
Imperial Blaze, Sean Paul

Best Americana Album
Together Through Life, Bob Dylan
WINNER: Electric Dirt, Levon Helm
Willie And The Wheel, Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel
Wilco (The Album), Wilco
Little Honey, Lucinda Williams


Best Contemporary World Music Album
Welcome To Mali, Amadou & Mariam
WINNER: Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 — Africa Sessions, Béla Fleck
Day By Day, Femi Kuti
Seya, Oumou Sangare
Across The Divide: A Tale Of Rhythm & Ancestry, Omar Sosa


Best Musical Album For Children
American Heroes #3, Jonathan Sprout
Banjo To Beatbox, Cathy & Marcy With Special Guest Christylez Bacon
WINNER: Family Time, Ziggy Marley
Great Day, Milkshake
Jumpin’ & Jammin’, Greg & Steve
Pete Seeger Tribute — Ageless Kids’ Songs, Buck Howdy


Best Classical Album
Bernstein: Mass, Marin Alsop, conductor
WINNER: Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé, James Levine, conductor
Ravel: L’Enfant Et Les Sortilèges, Alastair Willis, conductor
Shostakovich: The Nose, Valery Gergiev, conductor

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