The annual 52nd Grammy Awards, the biggest music award show in the USA, was last night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Sony Music Entertainment and its various artists is one of the largest recorded music companies in the world and of course won really big – a total of 31 awards. But it wasn’t just about who won and who lost – there is so much more to the Grammys.
There were many interesting artists, fashions (check it all out at daylife), live performances, and also tributes, including one for Michael Jackson and his amazing Earth Song.
The sequence featured a 3D mini movie that was designed for his This is It Tour of his song Earth Song. Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson, Carrie Underwood, Usher all performed during various parts of the song.
Michael’s children Prince and Paris Jackson received the Michael Jackson Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of their father.
Here are some of the Sony artists who won big (courtesy of Sony’s Facebook page). Beyoncé won a total of six awards breaking the record for most wins by a female artist in one night.
Beyonce – I Am… Sasha Fierce
- Song Of The Year – Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
- Best Female Pop Vocal Performance – Halo
- Best Female R&B Vocal Performance – Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
- Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance – At Last
- Best R&B Song – Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
- Best Contemporary R&B Album
Kings Of Leon – Only by the Night
- Record Of The Year – (Use Somebody)
- Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals – (Use Somebody)
- Best Rock Song – (Use Somebody)
Maxwell – Blacksummers’ Night
- Best Male R&B Vocal Performance – Pretty Wings
- Best R&B Album
Bruce Springsteen – Working On A Dream
- Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance – Working On A Dream
AC/DC – Black Ice
- Best Hard Rock Performance – (War Machine)
Judas Priest – A Touch Of Evil (Live)
- Best Metal Performance – Dissident Aggressor
Jamie Foxx & T-Pain – Intuition
- Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals – Jamie Foxx & T-Pain – Blame It
Carrie Underwood – Play On
- Best Country Collaboration With Vocals – Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis – I Told You So
Mary Mary – The Sound
- Best Gospel Song – God In Me
Best Latin Jazz Album: Bebo Valdés And Chucho Valdés – Juntos Para Siempre
Best Gospel Performance: Donnie McClurkin Featuring Karen Clark Sheard – Wait On The Lord
Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album: Third Day – Live Revelations
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: Israel Houghton – The Power Of One
Best Latin Pop Album: La Quinta Estación – Sin Frenos
Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album: Calle 13 – Los De Atras Vienen Conmigo
Best Regional Mexican Album: Vicente Fernández – Necesito De Ti
Best Contemporary Blues Album: The Derek Trucks Band – Already Free
Best Musical Show Album – West Side Story
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: Imogen Heap, engineer (Imogen Heap) – Ellipse
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical – Brendan O’Brien
- Black Ice (AC/DC) (A)
- Working On A Dream (Bruce Springsteen) (A)
Producer Of The Year, Classical – Steven Epstein
- Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs Of Joy And Peace (Yo-Yo Ma & Various Artists)
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra): Sharon Isbin (Joan Baez & Mark O’Connor) – Journey To The New World
Best Classical Crossover Album – Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs Of Joy And Peace
