The 2011 53rd Grammy Awards List of Winners

The 2011 53rd Grammy Awards was held on Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, USA last February 13, 2011. This prestigious award is presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States. Just having nominated to this big event is a big deal already, how much more if an artist won a Grammy award.


Here is the list of the nominees and winners of the 53rd Grammy Awards:
Record of the Year:

• Need You Now, Lady Antebellum – WINNER
• Nothin’ On You, B.o.B. feat. Bruno Mars
• Love The Way You Lie, Eminem feat. Rihanna
• F*** You, Cee Lo Green
• Empire State of Mind, Jay-Z and Alicia Keyes

Album of the Year:

• The Suburbs, Arcade Fire – WINNER
• Recovery, Eminem
• Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
• The Fame Monster, Lady Gaga
• Teenage Dream, Katy Perry

Song of the Year:

• Need You Now, Lady Antebellum – WINNER
• Beg, Steal or Borrow, Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs
• F*** You, Cee-Lo Green
• The House That Built Me, Miranda Lambert
• Love The Way You Lie, Eminem, feat. Rihanna

Best New Artist:

• Esperanza Spalding – WINNER
• Justin Bieber
• Drake
• Florence and The Machine
• Mumford & Sons

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

• Bittersweet, Fantasia – WINNER
• Gone Already, Faith Evans
• Everything To Me, Monica
• Tired, Kelly Price
• Holding You Down (Going In Circles), Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

• There Goes My Baby, Usher – WINNER
• Second Chance, El DeBarge
• Finding My Way Back, Jaheim
• Why Would You Stay, Kem
• We’re Still Friends, (Kirk Whalum &) Musiq Soulchild

Best R&B Song:

• Shine, John Legend & The Roots – WINNER
• Bittersweet, Fantasia
• Finding My Way Back, Jaheim
• Second Chance, El DeBarge
• Why Would You Stay, Kem

Best R&B Album:

• Wake Up!, John Legend & The Roots – WINNER
• The Love & War Masterpeace, Raheem DeVaughn
• Back To Me, Fantasia
• Another Round, Jaheim
• Still Standing, Monica

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

• Just The Way You Are, Bruno Mars – WINNER
• Haven’t Met You Yet, Michael Bublé
• This Is It, Michael Jackson
• Whataya Want From Me, Adam Lambert
• Half Of My Heart, John Mayer

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:

• Hey, Soul Sister (Live), Train – WINNER
• Don’t Stop Believin’ (Regionals Version), Glee Cast
• Misery, Maroon 5
• The Only Exception, Paramore
• Babyfather, Sade

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance:

• Bad Romance, Lady Gaga – WINNER
• King Of Anything, Sara Bareilles
• Halo (Live), Beyoncé
• Chasing Pirates, Norah Jones
• Teenage Dream, Katy Perry

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals:

• Imagine, Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No. 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare – WINNER
• Airplanes II, B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams
• If It Wasn’t For Bad, Elton John & Leon Russell
• Telephone, Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
• California Gurls, Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg

Best Dance Recording:

• Only Girl (In The World), Rihanna – WINNER
• Rocket, Goldfrapp
• In For The Kill, La Roux
• Dance In The Dark, Lady Gaga
• Dancing On My Own, Robyn

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance:

• Helter Skelter, Paul McCartney – WINNER
• Run Back To Your Side, Eric Clapton
• Crossroads, John Mayer
• Silver Rider, Robert Plant
• Angry World, Neil Young

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:

• Tighten Up, The Black Keys- WINNER
• Ready To Start, Arcade Fire
• I Put A Spell On You, Jeff Beck & Joss Stone
• Radioactive, Kings Of Leon
• Resistance, Muse

Best Hard Rock Performance:

• New Fang, Them Crooked Vultures – WINNER
• A Looking In View, Alice In Chains
• Let Me Hear You Scream, Ozzy Osbourne
• Black Rain, Soundgarden
• Between The Lines, Stone Temple Pilots

Best Rock Song:

• Angry World, Neil Young – WINNER
• Little Lion Man, (Mumford & Sons
• Radioactive, Kings Of Leon
• Resistance, Muse
• Tighten Up, The Black Keys

Best Alternative Music Album

• Brothers, The Black Keys – WINNER
• The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
• Infinite Arms, Band Of Horses
• Broken Bells, Broken Bells
• Contra, Vampire Weekend

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:

• Soldier Of Love, Sade – WINNER
• Take My Time, Chris Brown & Tank
• Love, Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller
• You’ve Got A Friend, Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin
• Shine, John Legend & The Roots

Best Contemporary R&B Album:

• Raymond V Raymond, Usher – WINNER
• Graffiti, Chris Brown
• Untitled, R. Kelly
• Transition, Ryan Leslie
• The ArchAndroid, Janelle Monáe

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:

• Empire State Of Mind, Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – WINNER
• Nothin’ On You, B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
• Deuces, Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall
• Love The Way You Lie, Eminem & Rihanna
• Wake Up! Everybody, John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common

Best Rap Song:

• Empire State Of Mind, Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – WINNER
• Love The Way You Lie, Eminem & Rihanna
• Not Afraid, Eminem
• Nothin’ On You, B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars
• On To The Next One, Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz

Best Rap Album:

• Recovery, Eminem – WINNER
• The Adventures Of Bobby Ray, B.o.B
• Thank Me Later, Drake
• The Blueprint 3, Jay-Z
• How I Got Over, The Roots

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals:

• As She’s Walking Away, Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson – WINNER
• Bad Angel, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
• Pride (In The Name Of Love), Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
• Hillbilly Bone, Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins
• I Run To You, Marty Stuart & Connie Smith

Best Country Song:

• Need You Now, Lady Antebellum – WINNER
• The Breath You Take, George Strait
• Free, Zac Brown Band
• The House That Built Me, Miranda Lambert
• I’d Love To Be Your Last, Gretchen Wilson
• If I Die Young, The Band Perry

Best Country Album:

• Need You Now, Lady Antebellum – WINNER
• Up On The Ridge, Dierks Bentley
• You Get What You Give, Zac Brown Band
• The Guitar Song, Jamey Johnson
• Revolution, Miranda Lambert

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