The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards was a night of exhilarating performances, inspired tributes, and emotional acceptance speeches. Big winners included British singer Adele and country superstar Taylor Swift; both of whom paused momentarily in their speeches to say a few words in late Whitney Houston’s memory.Adele brought home six GRAMMYs, tying Beyoncé for the most awards won by a female artist in one night. Adele won for Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for 21, Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Short Form Music Video for “Rolling In The Deep,” and Best Pop Solo Performance for “Someone Like You.”
Returning to live performance for the first time since vocal cord surgery, Adele wowed the audience with the stunning “Rolling In The Deep,”.
The GRAMMYs’ collective mood was tempered by the passing of Whitney Houston, who was honored throughout the night by several artists. “We’ve had a death in the family,” said host LL Cool J, who also offered a prayer to “our fallen sister.”
Jennifer Hudson gave arguably the most emotionally charged performance of the evening with an acapella version of Whitney Houston’s Record Of The Year-winning “I Will Always Love You.”
Here is a list of winners at the 2012 Grammy Awards.
Pop vocal album: Adele’s 21
Album of the year: Adele’s 21
Record of the year: Adele’s Rolling the Deep
Best pop solo performance: Adele’s Someone Like You
Song of the year: Adele’s Rolling in the Deep
Short-form music video: Adele’s Rolling in the Deep
Best rock performance: Foo Fighters’ Walk
Long-form music video: Foo Fighters’ Back and Forth
Hard rock/metal performance: Foo Fighters’ White Limo
Rock song: Foo Fighters’ Walk
Rock Album: Foo Fighters’ Wasting Light
Best rap performance: Otis, by Kanye West and Jay-Z
Rap performance: Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Otis
Best new artist: Bon Iver
Alternative music album: Bon Iver’s Bon Iver
Country duo/group performance: The Civil Wars’ Barton Hollow
Folk album: The Civil Wars’ Barton Hollow
Country solo performance: Taylor Swift’s Mean
Country song: Taylor Swift’s Mean
Dance recording: Skrillex’s Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
Dance/electronica album: Skrillex’s Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
R&B album: Chris Brown’s F.A.M.E.
Country album: Lady Antebellum’s Own the Night
Recording package: Caroline Robert’s Scenes from The Suburbs, for Arcade Fire
Pop duo/group performance: Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse’s Body and Soul
Pop instrumental album: Booker T. Jones’ The Road from Memphis
Traditional pop vocal album: Tony Bennett and various artists’ Duets II
R&B performance: Corinne Bailey Rae’s Is This Love
Traditional R&B performance: Cee Lo Green and Melanie Fiona’s Fool for You
R&B song: Cee Lo Green and Co.’s Fool for You
Rap/sung collaboration: Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie’s All of the Lights
Rap song: All of the Lights
Rap album: Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
New age album: Pet Metheny’s What’s It All About
Improvised jazz solo: Chick Corea’s 500 Miles High
Jazz vocal album: Terri Lyne Carrington and various artists’ The Mosaic Project
Jazz instrumental: Corea, Clarke and White’s Forever
Large jazz ensemble: Christian McBride Big Band’s The Good Feeling
Gospel/contemporary Christian music performance: Le’Andria Johnson’s Jesus
Gospel song: Kirk Franklin’s Hello Fear
Contemporary Christian music song: Laura Story’s Blessings
Gospel album: Kirk Franklin’s Hello Fear
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