GRAMMY AWARDS

Results at the grammies, i had the privilege of watching the proceedings on the red carpet and the live show. It was indeed awesome

Album of the Year: Fearless, Taylor Swift

Record of the Year: "Use Somebody," Kings of Leon

Song of the Year: "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," Beyoncé

New Artist: Zac Brown Band

~POP

Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: The Black Eyed Peas, "I Gotta Feeling"

Pop Vocal Album: The E.N.D., The Black Eyed Peas

Female Pop Vocal Performance: Beyoncé, "Halo"

Male Pop Vocal Performance: Jason Mraz, "Make It Mine"

Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden, Michael Bublé

Pop Collaboration With Vocals: Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat, "Lucky"

Pop Instrumental Performance: Bela Fleck, "Throw Down Your Heart"

Pop Instrumental Album: Potato Hole, Booker T. Jones
Rihanna, Mos Def, Jay-Z Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images

~R&B

Female R&B Vocal Performance: Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"

Male R&B Vocal Performance: Maxwell, "Pretty Wings"

R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Jamie Foxx and T-Pain, "Blame It"

Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: Beyoncé, "At Last"

R&B Song: "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," Beyoncé

R&B Album: Blacksummers' Night, Maxwell

Contemporary R&B Album: I Am...Sasha Fierce, Beyoncé

~RAP

Rap/Sung Collaboration: "Run This Town," Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West

Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: "Crack a Bottle," Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent

Rap Song: "Run This Town," Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West

Rap Album: Relapse, Eminem

Rap Solo Performance: Jay-Z, "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)"

Urban/Alternative Performance: India.Arie and Dobet Gnahoré, "Pearls"
Taylor Swift Michael Caulfield/Getty Images

~COUNTRY

Country Album: Fearless, Taylor Swift

Female Country Vocal Performance: Taylor Swift, "White Horse"

Male Country Vocal Performance: Keith Urban, "Sweet Thing"

Country Song: "White Horse," Taylor Swift

Country Collaboration With Vocals: "I Told You So," Carrie Underwood and Randy Travis

Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Lady Antebellum, "I Run to You"

Country Instrumental Performance: Steve Wariner, "Producer's Medley"
Kings of Leon Steve Granitz/Getty Images

~ROCK

Rock Album: 21st Century Breakdown, Green Day

Solo Rock Vocal Performance: Bruce Springsteen, "Working on a Dream"

Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Kings of Leon, "Use Somebody"

Rock Song: "Use Somebody," Kings of Leon

Hard Rock Performance: AC/DC, "War Machine"

Metal Performance: Judas Priest, "Dissident Aggressor"

Rock Instrumental Performance: Jeff Beck, "A Day in the Life"
Lady Gaga John Shearer/Getty Images

~DANCE

Dance Recording: "Poker Face," Lady Gaga

Electronic/Dance Album: The Fame, Lady Gaga

~TRADITIONAL/ALTERNATIVE/WORLD

Alternative Music Album: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, Phoenix

Americana Album: Electric Dirt, Levon Helm

Bluegrass Album: The Crow/New Songs for the Five-String Banjo, Steve Martin

Traditional Blues Album: A Stranger Here, Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Contemporary Blues Album: Already Free, The Derek Trucks Band

Traditional Folk Album: High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project, Loudon Wainwright III

Contemporary Folk Album: Townes, Steve Earle

Hawaiian Music Album: Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Volume 2, Various Artists

Native American Music Album: Spirit Wind North, Bill Miller

Zydeco or Cajun Music Album: Lay Your Burden Down, Buckwheat Zydeco

Reggae Album: Mind Control—Acoustic, Stephen Marley

Traditional World Music Album: Douga Mansa, Mamadou Diabate

Contemporary World Music Album: Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From the Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3—Africa Sessions, Béla Fleck

New Age Album: Prayer for Compassion, David Darling

~VISUAL MEDIA

Short Form Music Video: "Boom Boom Pow," The Black Eyed Peas

Long Form Music Video: "The Beatles Love—All Together Now," Various Artists

Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling): Always Looking Up, Michael J. Fox

Musical Show Album: West Side Story

Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Slumdog Millionaire

Score Soundtrack Album tor Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Up, Michael Giacchino

Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: "Jai Ho" (from Slumdog Millionaire), A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer and Vijay Prakash

Instrumental Composition: Married Life (from Up), Michael Giacchino

Instrumental Arrangement: "West Side Story Medley," Bill Cunliffe

~GOSPEL

Gospel Performance: "Wait on the Lord," Donnie McClurkin featuring Karen Clark Sheard

Gospel Song: "God in Me," Mary Mary featuring Kierra "KiKi" Sheard

Rock or Rap Gospel Album: Live Revelations, Third Day

Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: The Power of One, Israel Houghton

Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album: Jason Crabb, Jason Crabb

Traditional Gospel Album: Oh Happy Day, Various Artists

Contemporary R&B Gospel Album: Audience of One, Heather Headley

~LATIN

Latin Pop Album: Sin Frenos, La Quinta Estación

Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album: Los De Atras Vienen Conmigo, Calle 13

Tropical Latin Album: Ciclos, Luis Enrique

Regional Mexican Album: Necesito De Ti, Vicente Fernández

Tejano Album: Borders y Bailes, Los Texmaniacs

Norteño Album: Tu Noche Con...Los Tigres Del Norte, Los Tigres Del Norte

Banda Album: Tu Esclavo y Amo, Lupillo Rivera

~JAZZ

Contemporary Jazz Album: 75, Joe Zawinul & the Zawinul Syndicate

Jazz Vocal Album: Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman, Kurt Elling

Improvised Jazz Solo: "Dancin' 4 Chicken," Terence Blanchard, soloist

Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group: Five Piece Band—Live, Chick Corea and John McLaughlin Five Peace Band

Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Book One, New Orleans Jazz Orchestra

Latin Jazz Album: Juntos Para Siempre, Bebo Valdés and Chucho Valdés

~CLASSICAL

Engineered Album, Classical: Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10, Michael Tilson Thomas and San Francisco Symphony

Producer of the Year, Classical: Steven Epstein

Classical Album: Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10

Orchestral Performance: Boston Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé

Opera Recording: Britten: Billy Budd, London Symphony Orchestra; Gentlemen of the London Symphony Chorus

Choral Performance: Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10, Laura Claycomb, Anthony Dean Griffey, Elza van den Heever, Katarina Karnéus, Quinn Kelsey, James Morris, Yvonne Naef and Erin Wall; San Francisco Symphony; Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Symphony Chorus and San Francisco Girls Chorus

Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra): Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3, Philharmonia Orchestra

Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra): Journey to the New World, Sharon Isbin

Chamber Music Performance: Intimate Letters, Emerson String Quartet

Small Ensemble Performance: Lang, David: The Little Match Girl Passion, Ars Nova Copenhagen & Theatre of Voices

Classical Vocal Performance: Renée Fleming, Verismo Arias

Classical Contemporary Composition: Higdon, Jennifer: Percussion Concerto, Jennifer Higdon

Classical Crossover Album: Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs of Joy and Peace, Yo-Yo Ma

Surround Sound Album: Transmigration, Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Choruses

~CHILDREN

Musical Album for Children: Family Time, Ziggy Marley

Spoken Word Album for Children: Aaaaah! Spooky, Scary Stories & Songs, Buck Howdy

~OTHER

Comedy Album: A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!, Stephen Colbert

Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): "Quiet Nights," Diana Krall

Recording Package: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, David Byrne and Brian Eno

Boxed or Special Limited-Edition Package: Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963–1972), Neil Young

Album Notes: The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946), Louis Armstrong

Historical Album: The Complete Chess Masters (1950-1967), Little Walter

Engineered Album, Nonclassical: Ellipse, Imogen Heap

Producer of the Year, Nonclassical: Brendan O'Brien

Remixed Recording, Nonclassical: "When Love Takes Over" (Electro Extended Remix), David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland