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Tuesday 14 February 2012

ADELE & THE 54TH GRAMMY AWARDS


It was more than a golden moment for the Briton who stole away the show of the day at the just concluded 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Adele was just more than a superstar on that day but a six time Grammy winner for the most sought after part of the overall awards. She was able to beat her other contestants to clinch the best album of the year, record of the year, pop vocal album of the year, best pop solo performance of the year, best short-form music video of the year and most of all the Song of the year.
What a night for Adele who ties with Beyoncé for the most awards won by a female artist in one night.

This year Grammy was one of a kind as the pass away of Whitney Houston coincides with the award bringing about some emotional and collective mood to all the attendees for the loss of this one time 6 Grammy award winner. To honor her, Jennifer Hudson performed an acapella version of Whitney Houston’s Record Of The Year-winning “I Will Always Love You.”

Brief fact of this year Grammy:

This year’s Grammy was the second most-watched Grammy in the history, with an audience of over 39.9 million viewers
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

Signature: D'Prince

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