Feb 13, 2011
The 53rd annual Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2011 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. They were broadcast on CBS.
Going into the awards, Eminem had the most nominations with ten. Bruno Mars had seven.
Lady Antebellum had a great night, with "Need You Now" winning Record of the Year and Song of the Year. A surprise win was Arcade Fire winning Album of the Year for The Suburbs.
2011 Grammy Award Winners
| Grammy for Album of the Year | |
| Arcade Fire (The Suburbs) | |
| Other Nominees: Eminem (Recovery); Lady Antebellum (Need You Now); Lady Gaga (The Fame Monster); Katy Perry (Teenage Dream) | |
| Grammy for Record of the Year | |
| Lady Antebellum (Need You Now) | |
| Other Nominees: B.o.B (Nothin' On You); Eminem (Love The Way You Lie); Cee Lo Green (F**k You); Jay-Z (Empire State Of Mind) | |
| Grammy for Song of the Year | |
| Lady Antebellum (Need You Now) | |
| Dave Haywood; Josh Kear; Charles Kelley; Hillary Scott (songwriters) | |
| Other Nominees: Beg Steal Or Borrow; F**k You; The House That Built Me; Love The Way You Lie | |
| Grammy for Best New Artist | |
| Esperanza Spalding | |
| Other Nominees: Justin Bieber; Drake; Florence + The Machine; Mumford & Sons | |
| Grammy for Pop Collaboration | |
| Herbie Hancock (Imagine) | |
| and Pink; India.Arie; Seal; Konono No 1; Jeff Beck; Oumou Sangare | |
| Other Nominees: B.o.B & Hayley Williams (Airplanes); Elton John & Leon Russell (If It Wasn't For Bad); Lady Gaga & Beyonce (Telephone); Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg (California Gurls) | |
| Grammy for Pop Duo or Group with Vocal | |
| Train (Hey Soul Sister) | |
| Other Nominees: Glee Cast (Don't Stop Believin'); Maroon 5 (Misery); Paramore (The Only Exception); Sade (Babyfather) | |
| Grammy for Pop Female Vocal Performance | |
| Lady Gaga (Bad Romance) | |
| Other Nominees: Sara Bareilles (King Of Anything); Beyonce (Halo Live); Norah Jones (Chasing Pirates); Katy Perry (Teenage Dream) | |
| Grammy for Pop Instrumental | |
| Jeff Beck (Nessun Dorma) | |
| Other Nominees: Laurie Anderson (Flow); Stanley Clarke (No Mystery); Gorillaz (Orchestral Intro); Brian Setzer Orchestra (Sleepwalk) | |
| Grammy for Pop Instrumental Album | |
| Larry Carlton (Take Your Pick) | |
| and Tak Matsumoto | |
| Other Nominees: Gerald Albright (Pushing The Envelope); Kenny G (Heart And Soul); Robby Krieger (Singularity); Kirk Whalum (Everything Is Everything) | |
| Grammy for Pop Male Vocal Performance | |
| Bruno Mars (Just The Way You Are) | |
| Other Nominees: Michael Buble (Haven't Met You Yet); Michael Jackson (This Is It); Adam Lambert (Whataya Want From Me); John Mayer (Half Of My Heart) | |
| Grammy for Pop Vocal Album | |
| Lady Gaga (The Fame Monster) | |
| Other Nominees: Justin Bieber (My World 2.0); Susan Boyle (I Dreamed A Dream); John Mayer (Battle Studies); Katy Perry (Teenage Dream) | |
| Grammy for Country Album | |
| Lady Antebellum (Need You Now) | |
| Other Nominees: Dierks Bentley (Up On The Ridge); Zac Brown Band (You Get What You Give); Jamey Johnson (The Guitar Song); Miranda Lambert (Revolution) | |
| Grammy for Country Collaboration | |
| Zac Brown Band (As She's Walking Away) | |
| and Alan Jackson | |
| Other Nominees: Dierks Bentley/Miranda Lambert/Jamey Johnson (Bad Angel); Dierks Bentley/Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers (Pride In The Name Of Love); Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins (Hillbilly Bone); Marty Stuart & Connie Smith (I Run To You) | |
| Grammy for Country Duo or Group with Vocal | |
| Lady Antebellum (Need You Now) | |
| Other Nominees: Zac Brown Band (Free); Dailey & Vincent (Elizabeth); Little Big Town (Little White Church); The SteelDrivers (Where Rainbows Never Die) | |
| Grammy for Country Female Vocal Performance | |
| Miranda Lambert (The House That Built Me) | |
| Other Nominees: Jewel (Satisfield); LeAnn Rimes (Swingin'); Carrie Underwood (Temporary Home); Gretchen Wilson (I'd Love To Be Your Last) | |
| Grammy for Country Instrumental | |
| Marty Stuart (Hummingbyrd) | |
| Other Nominees: Cherryholmes (Tattoo Of A Smudge); The Infamous Stringdusters (Magic #9); Punch Brothers (New Chance Blues); Darrell Scott (Willow Creek) | |
| Grammy for Country Male Vocal Performance | |
| Keith Urban (Til Summer Comes Around) | |
| Other Nominees: Jamey Johnson (Macon); Toby Keith (Cryin' For Me); David Nail (Turning Home); Chris Young (Gettin' You Home) | |
| Grammy for Country Song | |
| Lady Antebellum (Need You Now) | |
| Dave Haywood; Josh Kear; Charles Kelley; Hillary Scott (songwriters) | |
| Other Nominees: George Strait (Twang); Zac Brown Band (Free); Miranda Lambert (The House That Built Me); Gretchen Wilson (I'd Love To Be Your Last); The Band Perry (If I Die Young) | |
| Grammy for R&B Album | |
| John Legend (Wake Up!) | |
| and The Roots | |
| Other Nominees: Raheem DeVaughn (The Love & War Masterpeace); Fantasia (Back To Me); Jaheim (Another Round); Monica (Still Standing) | |
| Grammy for R&B Contemporary Album | |
| Usher (Raymond V Raymond) | |
| Other Nominees: Chris Brown (Graffiti); R Kelly (Untitled); Ryan Leslie (Transition); Janelle Monae (The ArchAndroid) | |
| Grammy for R&B Duo or Group with Vocal | |
| Sade (Soldier Of Love) | |
| Other Nominees: Chuck Brown/Jill Scott/Marcus Miller (Love); Chris Brown & Tank (Take My Time); Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin (You've Got A Friend); John Legend & The Roots (Shine) | |
| Grammy for R&B Female Vocal | |
| Fantasia (Bittersweet) | |
| Other Nominees: Faith Evans (Gone Already); Monica (Everything To Me); Kelly Price (Tired); Jazmine Sullivan (Holding You Down) | |
| Grammy for R&B Male Vocal | |
| Usher (There Goes My Baby) | |
| Other Nominees: El DeBarge (Second Chance); Jaheim (Finding My Way Back); Kem (Why Would You Stay); Musiq Soulchild (We're Still Friends) | |
| Grammy for R&B Song | |
| John Legend (Shine) | |
| and The Roots | |
| Other Nominees: Fantasia (Bittersweet); Jaheim (Finding My Way Back); El DeBarge (Second Chance); Kem (Why Would You Stay) | |
| Grammy for R&B Traditional Vocal Performance | |
| John Legend (Hang On In There) | |
| and The Roots | |
| Other Nominees: R Kelly (When A Woman Loves); Calvin Richardson (You're So Amazing); Ryan Shaw (In Between); Betty Wright (Go) | |
| Grammy for Alternative Music Album | |
| The Black Keys | |
| Other Nominees: Arcade Fire (The Suburbs); Band Of Horses (Infinite Arms); Broken Bells (Broken Bells); Vampire Weekend (Contra) | |
| Grammy for Hard Rock Performance | |
| Them Crooked Vultures (New Fang) | |
| Other Nominees: Alice In Chains (A Looking In View); Ozzy Osbourne (Let Me Hear You Scream); Soundgarden (Black Rain); Stone Temple Pilots (Between The Lines) | |
| Grammy for Metal Performance | |
| Iron Maiden (El Dorado) | |
| Other Nominees: Korn (Let The Guilt Go); Lamb Of God (In Your Words); Megadeth (Sudden Death); Slayer (World Painted Blood) | |
| Grammy for Rock Album | |
| Muse (The Resistance) | |
| Other Nominees: Jeff Beck (Emotion & Commotion); Pearl Jam (Backspacer); Tom Petty (Mojo); Neil Young (Le Noise) | |
| Grammy for Rock Group Performance | |
| Black Keys (Tighten Up) | |
| Other Nominees: Arcade Fire (Ready To Start); Jeff Beck (I Put A Spell On You); Kings Of Leon (Radioactive); Muse (Resistance) | |
| Grammy for Rock Instrumental Performance | |
| Jeff Beck (Hammerhead) | |
| Other Nominees: The Black Keys (Black Mud); Los Lobos (Do The Murray); Dave Matthews (Kundallnl Bonfire); Dweezil Zappa (The Deathless Horsle) | |
| Grammy for Rock Solo Performance | |
| Paul McCartney (Helter Skelter) | |
| Other Nominees: Eric Clapton (Run Back To Your Side); John Mayer (Crossroads); Robert Plant (Silver Rider); Neil Young (Angry World) | |
| Grammy for Rock Song | |
| Neil Young (Angry World) | |
| Neil Young (songwriter) | |
| Other Nominees: Mumford & Sons (Little Lion Man); Kings Of Leon (Radioactive); Muse (Resistance); The Black Keys (Tighten Up) | |
| Grammy for Dance Recording | |
| Rihanna (Only Girl (In The World)) | |
| Other Nominees: Goldfrapp (Rocket); La Roux (In For The Kill); Lady Gaga (Dance In The Dark); Robyn (Dancing On My Own) | |
| Grammy for Electronic/Dance Album | |
| La Roux | |
| Other Nominees: BT (These Hopeful Machines); The Chemical Brothers (Further); Goldfrapp (Head First); Groove Armada (Black Light) | |
| Grammy for Rap Album | |
| Eminem (Recovery) | |
| Other Nominees: B.o.B (Adventures Of Bobby Ray); Drake (Thank Me Later); Jay-Z (Blueprint 3); The Roots (How I Got Over) | |
| Grammy for Rap Duo or Group Performance | |
| Jay-Z (On To The Next One) | |
| and Swizz Beatz | |
| Other Nominees: Big Boi & Cutty (Shutterbugg); Drake/T.I./Swizz Beatz (Fancy); Lucacris & Nicki Minaj (My Chick Bad); Young Jeezy & Plies (Lose My Mind) | |
| Grammy for Rap Solo Performance | |
| Eminem (Not Afraid) | |
| Other Nominees: Drake (Over); Ludacris (How Low); T.I. (I'm Back); Kanye West (Power) | |
| Grammy for Rap Song | |
| Jay-Z (Empire State Of Mind) | |
| Shawn Carter; Angela Hunte; Alicia Keys; Jane't Sewell-Ulepic; Alexander Shuckburgh (songwriters) | |
| Other Nominees: Eminem (Love The Way You Lie); Eminem (Not Afraid); B.o.B (Nothin' On You); Jay-Z (On To The Next One) | |
| Grammy for Rap/Sung Collaboration | |
| Jay-Z (Empire State Of Mind) | |
| with Alicia Keys | |
| Other Nominees: B.o.B & Bruno Mars (Nothin' On You); Chris Brown/Tyga/Kevin McCall (Deuces); Eminem & Rihanna (Love The Way You Lie); John Legend/Roots/Common (Wake Up! Everybody) | |
| Grammy for Traditional Pop Vocal | |
| Michael Buble (Crazy Love) | |
| Other Nominees: Barry Manilow (Greatest Love Songs Of All Time); Johnny Mathis (Let It Be Me); Rod Stewart (Fly Me To The Moon); Barbra Streisand (Love Is The Answer) | |
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