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Grammys 2011: Winners

7:20 p.m. · February 13, 2011 · by Andrew Winistorfer

Indie culture is still spinning with the news that Arcade Fire won the Album of the Year. I guess we did it? We've won, somehow? In a world of collapsing record sales, decreased artistic risk, and let's face it, weak competition, we've risen to the top. Let's go riot or some shit!

But there were plenty of other awards given out (allegedly), and some of them didn't go to Arcade Fire. Something named Esperanza Spalding won best new artist, which is a stick in the eye to Drake and Florence and the Machine, both of whom who have faults, but are Best New Artist worthy. Muse won best rock album, which is good, since they could have been nominated for best alternative album in an alternate universe. You're about to see a bunch of stories about Lady Antebellum now, too, folks: Time to play catch up on country pop. Check the rest of the winners below. 

Also, check out our live blog of the show. Winners bolded below.

Album of the Year 

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

Eminem - Recovery

Lady Antebellum - Need You Now

Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream

Record of the Year

B.o.B (featuring Bruno Mars) - "Nothin' on You"

Eminem (featuring Rihanna) - "Love the Way You Lie"

Cee Lo Green - "F--- You"

Jay-Z and Alicia Keys - "Empire State of Mind"

Lady Antebellum - "Need You Now"

Best Rap Album

B.o.B - The Adventures of Bobby Ray

Drake - Thank Me Later

Eminem - Recovery

Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3

The Roots - How I Got Over

Best New Artist

Justin Bieber

Drake

Florence & The Machine

Mumford & Sons

Esperanza Spalding 

Song Of The Year

Eminem feat. Rihanna, “Love the Way You Lie”

Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys, “Empire State Of Mind”

Lady Antebellum, “Need You Now”
Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”

Train, “Hey, Soul Sister”

Best Country Album

Dierks Bentley - Up on the Ridge

Zac Brown Band - You Get What You Give

Jamey Johnson - The Guitar Song

Lady Antebellum - Need You Now

Miranda Lambert - Revolution

Best Pop Vocal Album

“My World 2.0,” Justin Bieber

“I Dreamed a Dream,” Susan Boyle

“The Fame Monster,” Lady Gaga

“Battle Studies,” John Mayer

“Teenage Dream,” Katy Perry

Best Performance by Pop Duo or Group

“Don’t Stop Believin’ (Regionals Version)” – Glee Cast

“Misery” – Maroon 5

“The Only Exception” – Paramore

“Babyfather” – Sade

“Hey, Soul Sister (Live)” – Train

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

‘Satisfied’ — Jewel

‘The House That Built Me’ — Miranda Lambert

‘Swingin” — LeAnn Rimes

‘Temporary Home’ — Carrie Underwood

‘I’d Love to Be Your Last’ — Gretchen Wilson

Best Rock Album

Jeff Beck — Emotion and Commotion

Muse — The Resistance

Pearl Jam — Backspacer

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — Mojo

Neil Young — Le Noise

Best Contemporary R&B Album

Chris Brown: Graffiti

R. Kelly: Untitled

Ryan Leslie: Transition

Janelle Monáe: The ArchAndroid

Usher: Raymond V Raymond

Best Rap Solo Performance

Drake: "Over"

Eminem: "Not Afraid"

Ludacris: "How Low"

T.I.: "I'm Back"

Kanye West: "Power"

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

Big Boi, Bosko, Cutty & Mouche: "Shutterbugg"

Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz: "Fancy"

Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz: "On To The Next One"

Ludacris & Nicki Minaj: "My Chick Bad"

Young Jeezy & Plies: "Lose My Mind"

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Arcade Fire: "Ready To Start"

Jeff Beck & Joss Stone: "I Put A Spell On You"

The Black Keys: "Tighten Up"

Kings Of Leon: "Radioactive"

Muse: "Resistance"

Best Alternative Music Album

Arcade Fire: The Suburbs

Band Of Horses: Infinite Arms

The Black Keys: Brothers

Broken Bells: Broken Bells

Vampire Weekend: Contra

Best Dance Recording

Goldfrapp: "Rocket"

La Roux: "In For The Kill"

Lady Gaga: "Dance In The Dark"

Rihanna: "Only Girl (In The World)"

Robyn: "Dancing On My Own"

Best Electronic/Dance Album

BT: These Hopeful Machines

The Chemical Brothers: Further

Goldfrapp: Head First

Groove Armada: Black Light

La Roux: La Roux

Best Alternative Music Album

Arcade Fire: The Suburbs

Band Of Horses: Infinite Arms

The Black Keys: Brothers

Broken Bells: Broken Bells

Vampire Weekend: Contra

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

Bilal: "Little One"

Cee Lo Green: "Fuck You"

Carolyn Malachi: "Orion"

Janelle Monáe & Big Boi: "Tightrope"

Eric Roberson: "Still"

Producer Of The Year

Rob Cavallo

Danger Mouse

Dr. Luke

RedOne

The Smeezingtons (Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine)

Best Short Form Music Video

Johnny Cash: "Ain't No Grave / The Johnny Cash Project"

Eminem & Rihanna: "Love The Way You Lie" 

Gorillaz, Mos Def & Bobby Womack: "Stylo"

Cee Lo Green: "F*** You"

Lady Gaga: "Bad Romance"

View the rest of the winners below:

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)
New Age Album:Miho: Journey to the Mountain, Paul Winter Consort
Contemporary Jazz Album:The Stanley Clarke Band, The Stanley Clarke Band
Jazz Vocal Album:Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee, Dee Dee Bridgewater

LATIN: 
Latin Pop Album: Paraiso Express, Alejandro Sanz
Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album: El Existential, Grupo Fantasma
Tropical Latin Album: Viva La Tradición, Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Tejano Album: Recuerdos, Little Joe & La Familia
Norteño Album: Classic, Intocable
Banda Album: Enamórate De Mí, El Güero Y Su Banda Centenario

JAZZ: 
Contemporary Jazz Album: The Stanley Clarke Band, The Stanley Clarke Band
Jazz Vocal Album: Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee, Dee Dee Bridgewater
Improvised Jazz Solo: "A Change Is Gonna Come," Herbie Hancock (The Imagine Project)
Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group: Moody 4B, James Moody
Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Live at Jazz Standard, Mingus Big Band
Latin Jazz Album: Chucho's Steps, Chucho Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers

GOSPEL: 
Gospel Performance: "Grace," BeBe & CeCe Winans, Still
Gospel Song: "It's What I Do," Jerry Peters & Kirk Whalum, songwriters (Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway), The Gospel According to Jazz Chapter III
Rock or Rap Gospel Album: Hello Hurricane, Switchfoot
Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: Love God. Love People, Israel Houghton
Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album: The Reason, Diamond Rio
Traditional Gospel Album: Downtown Church, Patty Griffin 
Contemporary R&B Gospel Album: Still, BeBe & CeCe Winans

DANCE: 
Dance Recording: "Only Girl (in the World)," Rihanna
Electronic/Dance Album: La Roux, La Roux

TRADITIONAL/ALTERNATIVE/WORLD: 
Alternative Music Album: Brothers, The Black Keys
Americana Album: You Are Not Alone, Mavis Staples
Bluegrass Album: Mountain Soul II, Patty Loveless
Traditional Blues Album: Joined At The Hip, Pinetop Perkins & Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith
Contemporary Blues Album: Living Proof, Buddy Guy
Traditional Folk Album: Genuine Negro Jig, Carolina Chocolate Drops
Contemporary Folk Album: God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise, Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs
Hawaiian Music Album: Huana Ke Aloha, Tia Carrere
Native American Music Album: 2010 Gathering Of Nations Pow Wow: A Spirit's Dance, Various Artists
Zydeco or Cajun Music Album: Zydeco Junkie, Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band
Reggae Album: Before The Dawn, Buju Banton
Traditional World Music Album: Ali And Toumani, Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté
Contemporary World Music Album: Throw Down Your Heart, Africa Sessions Part 2: Unreleased Tracks, Béla Fleck
New Age Album: Miho: Journey to the Mountain, Paul Winter Consort

VISUAL MEDIA: 
Short Form Music Video: "Bad Romance," Lady Gaga
Long Form Music Video: "When You're Strange," The Doors
Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling): The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook)
Musical Show Album: American Idiot (Featuring Green Day)
Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Crazy Heart (Various Artists)
Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Toy Story 3, Randy Newman, composer
Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: "The Weary Kind" (From Crazy Heart), Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett, songwriters 
Instrumental Composition: "The Path Among the Trees," Billy Childs, composer (Billy Childs Ensemble), Autumn: In Moving Pictures Jazz—Chamber Music Vol. 2
Instrumental Arrangement: "Carlos," Vince Mendoza, arranger (John Scofield, Vince Mendoza & Metropole Orkest), 54

CLASSICAL:
Engineered Album, Classical:Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina, Giancarlo Guerrero &Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Producer of the Year, Classical: David Frost
Classical Album:Verdi: Requiem, Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus
Orchestral Performance:Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina, Nashville Symphony
Opera Recording:Saariaho: L'Amour De Loin, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Choral Performance:Verdi: Requiem, Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus
Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra):Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 24, Mitsuko Uchida (The Cleveland Orchestra)
Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra): Paul Jacobs, Messiaen: Livre Du Saint-Sacrement
Chamber Music Performance:Ligeti: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2, Parker Quartet
Small Ensemble Performance:Dinastia Borja, Jordi Savall, conductor; Hespèrion XXI & La Capella Reial De Catalunya 
Classical Vocal Performance:Sacrificium, Cecilia Bartoli (Giovanni Antonini; Il Giardino Armonico)
Classical Contemporary Composition: Michael Daugherty: Deus Ex Machina, Michael Daugherty (Giancarlo Guerrero), Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony
Classical Crossover Album:Christopher Tin: Calling All Dawns
Surround Sound Album:Britten's Orchestra, Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony

CHILDREN: 
Musical Album for Children: Tomorrow's Children, Pete Seeger with the Rivertown Kids and Friends
Spoken Word Album for Children: Julie Andrews' Collection of Poems, Songs, and Lullabies, Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton 

OTHER: 

Comedy Album: Lewis Black, Stark Raving Black 
Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): "Baba Yetu," Christopher Tin, Soweto Gospel Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Calling All Dawns
Recording Package: Brothers, The Black Keys
Boxed or Special Limited-Edition Package: Under Great White Northern Lights (Limited Edition Box Set), The White Stripes
Album Notes: Keep An Eye On The Sky, Big Star
Historical Album: The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings), The Beatles
Engineered Album, Nonclassical: Battle Studies,, John Mayer
Producer of the Year, Nonclassical: Danger Mouse
Remixed Recording, Nonclassical: "Revolver" (David Guetta's One Love Club Remix), Madonna

[Source: E Online]