A Lady took the most awards at Sunday night's Grammys - but not the one we're used to talking about. writes music critic Jim Farber at nydailynews.com.
Lady Antebellum, the harmony-based Nashville trio, snapped up the top Song and Record of the Year prizes for their lilting hit "Need You Now." The dual gender group also took Best Country Album, Best Country Song and Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group, bringing their total tally to five awards.
The down-home act triumphed over far more favored nominees, including Lady Gaga, Cee-Lo and - the seeming shoe-in winner - Eminem, who marched in with the most nominations (10).
Lady A's triumph was hardly Sunday night's only left-field decision.
No one expected the arty Canadian alt-rock band Arcade Fire to command the Album of the Year prize, least of all the group. "What the hell," commented lead singer Win Butler, upon receiving the prize.
Another jaw-dropper came in the Best New Artist category. The least known, and worst selling, performer in the pack got the win: jazz bassist/singer Esperanza Spalding. She took the coveted prize over names as commercially potent as Justin Bieber and the rapper Drake.
Lady Antebellum's big win marks the second year in a row that country lassoed major honors. Last year, Taylor Swift won four big statuettes, including "Album of the Year."
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The Winners:
Album of the Year: The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
Record of the Year: "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
Rap Album: Recovery, Eminem
New Artist: Esperanza Spalding
Song of the Year: "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
POP:
Pop Vocal Album: Lady Gaga, The Fame Monster
Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Train, "Hey, Soul Sister (Live)"
Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Michael Bublé, Crazy Love
Female Pop Vocal Performance: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance," The Fame Monster
Male Pop Vocal Performance: Bruno Mars, "Just The Way You Are," Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Pop Collaboration With Vocals: "Imagine," Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare, The Imagine Project
Pop Instrumental Performance: "Nessun Dorma," Jeff Beck, Emotion & Commotion
Pop Instrumental Album: Take Your Pick, Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto
R&B:
Female R&B Vocal Performance: Fantasia, "Bittersweet," Back to Me
Male R&B Vocal Performance: Usher, "There Goes My Baby," Raymond V Raymond
R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Sade, "Soldier of Love," Soldier of Love
Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: John Legend & The Roots, "Hang On In There," Wake Up!
R&B Song: John Legend & The Roots, "Shine," Wake Up!
R&B Album: Wake Up!, John Legend & The Roots
Contemporary R&B Album: Raymond V Raymond, Usher
RAP:
Rap Song: Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, "Empire State of Mind," The Blueprint 3
Rap/Sung Collaboration: Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, "Empire State of Mind," The Blueprint 3
Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz, "On to the Next One," The Blueprint 3
Rap Solo Performance: Eminem, "Not Afraid," Recovery
Urban/Alternative Performance: "F*** You," Cee Lo Green
ROCK:
Rock Album: Muse, The Resistance
Solo Rock Vocal Performance: Paul McCartney, "Helter Skelter," Good Evening New York City
Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: The Black Keys, "Tighten Up," Brothers
Rock Song: "Angry World," Neil Young, Le Noise
Hard Rock Performance: New Fang, "Them Crooked Vultures," Them Crooked Vultures
Metal Performance: "El Dorado," Iron Maiden, The Final Frontier
Rock Instrumental Performance: Jeff Beck, "Hammerhead," Emotion & Commotion
COUNTRY:
Country Album: Lady Antebellum, Need You Now
Female Country Vocal Performance: Miranda Lambert, " The House That Built Me," Revolution
Male Country Vocal Performance: Keith Urban, "'Til Summer Comes Around"
Country Song: "Need You Now," Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum) (Need You Now)
Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Lady Antebellum, "Need You Now"
Country Instrumental Performance: Marty Stuart, "Hummingbyrd" (Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions)Studio B Sessions)
2011 Grammy Performance - Aretha Franklin Tribute
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