Grammy Awards 2010

The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards were held on Sunday, January 31, 2010, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

The late Michael Jackson was honored in one of the more notable performances of the night including Jennifer Hudson, Celine Dion, Smokey Robinson, Usher and Carrie Underwood singing "Earth Song." Jackson's children Paris and Prince Michael Jackson took the stage following the performance to accept a lifetime achievement award on behalf of their father.

On Wednesday, December 2, the 2010 Grammy nominations were announced. Singer and songwriter Beyonce led all nominees with 10 nominations, including for a song she helped write for the film Cadillac Records. Taylor Swift was also on top receiving eight nominations this year. Jason Mraz, Colbie Caillat, Dave Matthews Band and Maxwell were also among Grammy Awards Nominees.

RECORD OF THE YEAR

• "Halo," Beyonce
• "I Gotta Feeling," The Black Eyed Peas
• "Use Somebody," Kings of Leon - WINNER
• "Poker Face," Lady Gaga
• "You Belong With Me," Taylor Swift

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• "I Am...Sasha Fierce," Beyonce
• "The E.N.D.," The Black Eyed Peas
• "The Fame," Lady Gaga
• "Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King," Dave Matthews Band
• "Fearless," Taylor Swift - WINNER

SONG OF THE YEAR

• "Poker Face," Lady Gaga & RedOne
• "Pretty Wings," Hod David & Musze
• "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)," Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart - WINNER
• "Use Somebody," Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon)
• "You Belong With Me," Liz Rose & Taylor Swift

BEST NEW ARTIST

• Zac Brown Band - WINNER
• Keri Hilson
• MGMT
• Silversun Pickups
• The Ting Tings

BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE

• "Hometown Glory," Adele
• "Halo," Beyonce - WINNER
• "Hot N Cold," Katy Perry
• "Sober," Pink
• "You Belong With Me," Taylor Swift

BEST ROCK ALBUM

• "Black Ice," AC/DC
• "Live From Madison Square Garden," Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
• "21st Century Breakdown," Green Day - WINNER
• "Big Whiskey And the Groogrux King," Dave Matthews Band
• "No Line On The Horizon," U2

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION

• "Ego," Beyonce & Kanye West
• "Know You Down," Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo - WINNER
• "Run This Town," Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
• "I'm On A Boat," The Lonely Island & T-Pain
• "Dead And Gone," T.I. & Justin Timberlake

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

• "The Foundation," Zac Brown Band
• "Twang," George Strait
• "Fearless," Taylor Swift - WINNER
• "Defying Gravity," Keith Urban
• "Call Me Crazy," Lee Ann Womack

BEST COMEDY ALBUM

• Back From The Dead, Spinal Tap
• A Colbert Christmas The Greatest Gift Of All, Stephen Colbert - WINNER
• Internet Leaks, Weird Al Yankovic
• My Weakness Is Strong, Patton Oswalt
• Suckin’ It For The Holidays, Kathy Griffin
• Tall, Dark & Chicano, George Lopez

BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE

• "This Time," John Legend
• "Love You," Maxwell
• "Make It Mine," Jason Mraz - WINNER
• "If You Don't Know Me by Now," Seal
• "All About the Love Again," Stevie Wonder

BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS

• "I Gotta Feeling," The Black Eyed Peas - WINNER
• "We Weren't Born to Follow," Bon Jovi
• "Never Say Never," The Fray
• "Sara Smile," Daryl Hall & John Oates
• "Kids," MGMT

BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS

• "Sea of Heartbreak," Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen
• "Love Sex Magic," Ciara & Justin Timberlake
• "Lucky," Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat - WINNER
• "Baby, It's Cold Outside," Willie Nelson & Norah Jones
• "Breathe," Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat

BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE

• "Besame Mucho," Herb Alpert
• "Throw Down Your Heart," Bela Fleck - WINNER
• "The Fire," Imogen Heap
• "Phoenix Rise," Maxwell
• "Funk Joint," Marcus Miller

BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM

• "In Boston," Chris Botti
• "Legacy," Hiroshima
• "Potato Hole," Booker T. Jones - WINNER
• "Modern Art," The Rippingtons Featuring Russ Freeman
• "Down The Wire," Spyro Gyra

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM

• "The E.N.D.," The Black Eyed Peas - WINNER
• "Breakthrough," Colbie Caillat
• "All I Ever Wanted," Kelly Clarkson
• "The Fray," The Fray
• "Funhouse," Pink

BEST DANCE RECORDING

• "Boom Boom Pow," The Black Eyed Peas
• "When Love Takes Over," David Guetta & Kelly Rowland
• "Poker Face," Lady Gaga - WINNER
• "Celebration," Madonna
• "Womanizer," Britney Spears

BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM

• "Divided By Night," The Crystal Method
• "One Love," David Guetta
• "The Fame," Lady Gaga - WINNER
• "Party Rock," LMFAO
• "Yes," Pet Shop Boys

BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM

• "A Swingin' Christmas," Tony Bennett
• "Michael Buble Meets Madison Square Garden," Michael Buble - WINNER
• "Your Songs," Harry Connick, Jr.
• "Liza's At the Palace," Liza Minnelli
• "American Classic," Willie Nelson

BEST SOLO ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE

• "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'," Bob Dylan
• "Change In the Weather," John Fogerty
• "Dreamer," Prince
• "Working On a Dream," Bruce Springsteen - WINNER
• "Fork in the Road," Neil Young

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS

• "Can't Find My Way Home," Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
• "Life In Technicolor II," Coldplay
• "21 Guns," Green Day
• "Use Somebody," Kings of Leon - WINNER
• "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight," U2

BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE

• "War Machine," AC/DC - WINNER
• "Check My Brain," Alice In Chains
• "When I've Done," Linkin Park
• "The Unforgiven III," Metallica
• "Burn It To The Ground," Nickelback

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE

• "Dissident Aggressor," Judas Priest - WINNER
• "Set To Fail," Lamb of God
• "Head Crusher," Megadeth
• "Senor Peligro," Ministry
• "Hate Worldwide," Slayer

BEST ROCK INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE

• "A Day In The Life," Jeff Beck - WINNER
• "Warped Sister," Booker T. Jones
• "Playing With Fire," Brad Paisley
• "Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin'," Brian Setzer Orchestra
• "Now We Run," Steve Vai

BEST ROCK SONG

• "The Fixer," Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready & Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)
• "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight," Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr. (U2)
• "21 Guns," Billy Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tre Cool (Green Day)
• "Use Somebody," Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon) - WINNER
• "Working On A Dream," Bruce Springsteen

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM

• "Everything That Happens Will Happen Today," David Byrne & Brian Eno
• "The Open Door," Death Cab For Cutie
• "Sounds of the Universe," Depeche Mode
• "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix," Phoenix - WINNER
• "It's Blitz!," Yeah Yeah Yeahs

BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE

• "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" Beyonce - WINNER
• "It Kills Me," Melanie Fiona
• "That Was Then," Lalah Hathaway
• "Goin' Thru Changes," Ledisi
• "Lions, Tigers & Bears," Jazmine Sullivan

BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE

• "The Point Of It All," Anthony Hamilton
• "Pretty Wings," Maxwell - WINNER
• "Sobeautiful," Musiq Soulchild
• "Under," Pleasure P
• "There Goes My Baby," Charlie Wilson

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS

• "Blame It," Jamie Foxx & T-Pain - WINNER
• "Chocolate High," India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild
• "Ifuleave," Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige
• "Higher Ground," Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters
• "Love Has Finally Come At Last," Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby

BEST TRADITIONAL R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE

• "At Last," Beyonce - WINNER
• "Soul Music," Anthony Hamilton
• "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight," Boney James & Quinn
• "Sow Love," Ann Nesby
• "Woman Gotta Have It," Calvin Richardson

BEST URBAN/ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE

• "Daykeeper," The Foreign Exchange
• "All Matter," Robert Glasper & Bilal
• "Pearls," India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore - WINNER
• "A Tale of Two," Eric Roberson, Ben O'Neill & Michelle Thompson
• "Blend," Tonex

BEST R&B SONG

• "Blame It," James T. Brown, John Conte, Jr., Jamie Foxx, Christopher Henderson, Brandon R. Melachon, Breyon Prescott, T-Pain & Nathan L. Walker (Jamie Foxx & T-Pain)
• "Lions, Tigers & Bears," Salaam Remi & Jazzmine Sullivan (Jazmine Sullivan)
• "Pretty Wings," Hod David & Musze (Maxwell)
• "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)," Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart (Beyonce) - WINNER
• "Under," D. Babbs, L. Bereal, M. Cooper, A. Dixon, J. Franklin, T. Jones, R. New & K. Stephens (Pleasure P)

BEST R&B ALBUM

• "The Point Of It All," Anthony Hamilton
• "Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics," India.Arie
• "Turn Me Loose," Ledisi
• "Blacksummers' Night," Maxwell - WINNER
• "Uncle Charlie," Charlie Wilson

BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM

• "I Am...Sasha Fierce," Beyonce - WINNER
• "Intuition," Jamie Foxx
• "The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper," Pleasure P
• "Ready," Trey Songs
• "Thr33 Rings," T-Pain

BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE

• "Best I Ever Had," Drake
• "Beautiful," Eminem
• "D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)," Jay-Z - WINNER
• "Day 'N' Nite," Kid Cudi
• "Casa Bey," Mos Def

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP

• "Too Many Rappers," Beastie Boys & Nas
• "Crack a Bottle," Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent - WINNER
• "Money Goes, Honey Stay," Fabolous & Jay-Z
• "Make Her Say," Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common
• "Amazing," Kanye West & Young Jeezy

BEST RAP SONG

• "Best I Ever Had," Aubrey Drake Graham, D. Hamilton & M. Samuels (Drake)
• "Day 'N' Nite," S. Mescudi, O. Omishore (Kid Cudi)
• "Dead And Gone," C. Harris, R. Tadross, J. Timberlake (T.I. & Justin Timberlake)
• "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)," Shawn Carter & Ernest Wilson (Jay-Z)
• "Run This Town," Shawn Carter, R. Fenty, M. Riddick, Kanye West & E. Wilson (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West) - WINNER

BEST RAP ALBUM

• "Universal Mind Control," Common
• "Relapse," Eminem - WINNER
• "R.O.O.T.S.," Flo Rida
• "The Ecstatic," Mos Def
• "The Renaissance," Q-Tip

BEST FEMALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE

• "Dead Flowers," Miranda Lambert
• "I Just Call You Mine," Martina McBride
• "White Horse," Taylor Swift - WINNER
• "Just A Dream," Carrie Underwood
• "Solitary Thinkin'," Lee Ann Womack

BEST MALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE

• "All I Ask For Anymore," Trace Adkins
• "People Are Crazy," Billy Currington
• "High Cost Of Living," Jamey Johnson
• "Living For The Night," George Strait
• "Sweet Thing," Keith Urban - WINNER

BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS

• "Cowgirls Don't Cry," Brooks & Dunn
• "Chicken Fried," Zac Brown Band
• "I Run To You," Lady Antebellum - WINNER
• "Here Comes Goodbye," Racal Flatts
• "It Happens," Sugarland

BEST COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS

• "Beautiful World," Dierks Bentley & Patty Griffin
• "Down The Road," Kenny Chesney & Mac McAnally
• "Start A Band," Brad Paisley & Keith Urban
• "I Told You So," Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis - WINNER
• "Everything But Quits," Lee Ann Womack & George Strait

BEST COUNTRY INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE

• "Under the (Five) Wire," Alison Brown
• "The Crystal Merchant," The Greencards
• "Mansinneedof," Sarah Jarosz
• "Producer's Medley," Steve Wariner - WINNER

BEST COUNTRY SONG

• "All I Ask For Anymore," Casey Beathard & Tim James (Trace Adkins)
• "High Cost of Living," Jamey Johnson & James Slater (Jamey Johnson)
• "I Run To You," Tom Douglas, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott (Lady Antebellum)
• "People Are Crazy," Bobby Braddock & Troy Jones (Billy Currington)
• "White Horse," Liz Rose & Taylor Swift (Taylor Swift) - WINNER

• Lady Gaga opens the show with a performance of "Poker Face," then is joined on stage by Elton John to sing "Your Song."

• Green Day and the Broadway cast of American Idiot sing "American Idiot."

• Beyonce, accompanied by a team of soldiers, performs "If I Were A Boy" combined with Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know."

• Pink comes out in a robe to sing "Glitter in the Air," then strips down to nearly nothing to perform a wet acrobatics act above the crowd.

• The Black Eyed Peas perform a remix of their popular hits "Imma Be" and "I Gotta Feeling."

• Lady Antebellum, introduced by The Jonas Brothers, sing "Need You Now."

• Jamie Foxx, along with some opera singers, perform "Blame It." He's later joined by T-Pain, Doug E Fresh and guitarist Slash, who plays the guitar solo from the Guns N Roses hit "November Rain."

• Leon Russell joins best new artist winner the Zac Brown Band to perform "America The Beautiful," Dixie Lullaby" and "Chicken Fried."

• Big winner Taylor Swift sings "Today Was A Fairytale" alone, then is joined by Stevie Nicks for "Rhiannon" and "We Belong Together."

• Lionel Richie introduces the Michael Jackson 3D tribute, which includes Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson, Carrie Underwood and Usher singing along with the original track of "Earth Song."

• Bon Jovi and Jennifer Nettles from Sugarland perform "We Weren't Born To Follow," "Who Says You Can't Go Home" and "Livin' on a Prayer," songs voted on by fans.

• Mary J. Blige and Andrea Bocelli sing "Bridge Over Troubled Water," which can be downloaded from iTunes to help with the relief efforts for the tragic earthquake in Haiti.

• The Dave Matthews Band performs "You and Me."

• Maxwell sings "Pretty Wings," then is joined by Roberta Flack for "Where Is The Love."

• Jeff Beck and Imelda May honor the late guitar legend Les Paul.

• Quentin Tarantino announces the hop-hop collaboration of Lil Wayne, Drake, Eminem and Travis Barker.