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53rd Annual Grammy Awards Winners
By: missinfo.tvPosted On: 02/14/2011 9:05 A
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While Eminem came into the 2011 Grammy’s leading with 10 nominations, unfortunately he only came away with two victories for best rap album with Recovery and best rap solo for “Not Afraid”. This marked Em’s third time losing out on album of the year, this time falling to The Suburbs from Arcade of Fire. Slim Shady wasn’t the only one to come away with multiple awards last night, John Legend & The Roots both came away with three awards for their collaborative Wake Up! album, while Jay-Z also added three wins to his collection even though his latest effort; The Blueprint 3 dropped in 2009. Other winners included Sade, Usher, Rihanna, Cee-Lo Green, The Black Keys & Fantasia.
While Eminem came into the 2011 Grammy’s leading with 10 nominations, unfortunately he only came away with two victories for best rap album with Recovery and best rap solo for “Not Afraid”. This marked Em’s third time losing out on album of the year, this time falling to The Suburbs from Arcade of Fire. Slim Shady wasn’t the only one to come away with multiple awards last night, John Legend & The Roots both came away with three awards for their collaborative Wake Up! album, while Jay-Z also added three wins to his collection even though his latest effort; The Blueprint 3 dropped in 2009. Other winners included Sade, Usher, Rihanna, Cee-Lo Green, The Black Keys & Fantasia.
2011 Grammy Awards Winners:
Album of the Year: The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
Record of the Year: “Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum
Rap Album: Recovery, Eminem
New Artist: Esperanza Spalding
Song of the Year: “Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum
POP:
Pop Vocal Album: Lady Gaga, The Fame Monster
Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Train, “Hey, Soul Sister (Live)”
Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Michael Bublé, Crazy Love
Female Pop Vocal Performance: Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance,” The Fame Monster
Male Pop Vocal Performance: Bruno Mars, “Just The Way You Are,” Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Pop Collaboration With Vocals: “Imagine,” Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare, The Imagine Project
Pop Instrumental Performance: “Nessun Dorma,” Jeff Beck, Emotion & Commotion
Pop Instrumental Album: Take Your Pick, Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto
R&B:
Female R&B Vocal Performance: Fantasia, “Bittersweet,” Back to Me
Male R&B Vocal Performance: Usher, “There Goes My Baby,” Raymond V Raymond
R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Sade, “Soldier of Love,” Soldier of Love
Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: John Legend & The Roots, “Hang On In There,” Wake Up!
R&B Song: John Legend & The Roots, “Shine,” Wake Up!
R&B Album: Wake Up!, John Legend & The Roots
Contemporary R&B Album: Raymond V Raymond, Usher
RAP:
Rap Song: Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, “Empire State of Mind,” The Blueprint 3
Rap/Sung Collaboration: Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, “Empire State of Mind,” The Blueprint 3
Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz, “On to the Next One,” The Blueprint 3
Rap Solo Performance: Eminem, “Not Afraid,” Recovery
Urban/Alternative Performance: “F*** You,” Cee Lo Green
DANCE:
Dance Recording: “Only Girl (in the World),” Rihanna
Electronic/Dance Album: La Roux, La Roux
For the full recap of nominations and winners, head over to Grammy.com
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