On a night that was marked by the loss of singer Whitney Houston, Adele won six Grammy awards, sweeping the major categories of song, record and album of the year.
Adele’s “21” was named album of the year, and “Rolling in the Deep” won song and record of the year at the 54th Grammy Awards, broadcast on CBS Corp.’s network tonight from Los Angeles. Foo Fighters won five awards including best rock album, and Kanye West won four including best rap album for “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.”
Houston’s death at 48 yesterday in Beverly Hills, California, sent a shock through the music industry and muted the celebratory nature of the year’s biggest awards show. Artists honored her from the stage, and Jennifer Hudson performed a simple tribute with “I Will Always Love You” on a stage darkened except for a soft spotlight.
“We have had a death in our family,” host LL Cool J said from the stage. “The only thing that feels right is to begin with a prayer, for a woman who we loved, for our fallen sister, Whitney Houston.”
Adele’s “21” also won best pop vocal album and the singer won best pop solo performance for “Someone Like You.” On the show, Adele sang “Rolling in the Deep,” her first performance since undergoing vocal cord surgery last year.
West and Jay-Z won best rap performance for “Otis.” Foo Fighters took best rock performance for “Walk.” Chris Brown’s “F.A.M.E.” was named best R&B album.
West’s “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” was named the top rap album and the Foo Fighters’ “Wasting Light” best rock album at the Recording Academy event.
“We have had a death in our family,” host LL Cool J said from the stage. “The only thing that feels right is to begin with a prayer, for a woman who we loved, for our fallen sister, Whitney Houston.”
West has 7 nominations, most of any artist. Adele, with six nominations including best album for “21,” will perform for the first time since throat surgery last year.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band opened the live show with the single “We Take Care of Our Own,” from the album “Wrecking Ball,” due out in the U.S. on March 6. The Beach Boys, reuniting for a 50th anniversary tour, will perform with Foster the People and Maroon 5, fellow acts from Southern California. Last year’s show drew the most viewers since 2001, according to data from Nielsen.
Houston, a natural talent who won six Grammy awards in a career slowed by drugs and alcohol, was found unresponsive yesterday afternoon in her room at the Beverly Hilton hotel, where she was planning to attend the annual pre-Grammys party held by Clive Davis, the Arista Records founder.
Sales of Houston’s albums soared with her death. “Whitney – The Greatest Hits” was the top album at Apple Inc.’s I-Tunes online store. Two other Houston albums were in the top 10, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Houston’s first Grammy came in 1985 for her vocal performance of “Saving All My Love for You.” She won the same award in 1987 for “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me).” Her soundtrack for the movie “The Bodyguard” and the album’s single, “I Will Always Love You,” earned her three Grammys in 1993, including album of the year.
List of Major Grammy Award Winners
Winners in selected major categories at Sunday’s 54th Annual Grammy Awards:
Album of the Year: “21,” Adele
Record of the Year: “Rolling in the Deep,” Adele
Song of the Year: “Rolling in the Deep,” Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth
New Artist: Bon Iver
Pop Solo Performance: “Someone Like You,” Adele
Pop Performance by a Duo or Group: “Body and Soul,” Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
Pop Vocal Album: “21,” Adele
Alternative Album: “Bon Iver,” Bon Iver
Rock Song: “Walk,” Foo Fighters
Rock Album: “Wasting Light,” Foo Fighters
Rock Performance: “Walk,” Foo Fighters
Hard Rock/Metal Performance: “White Limo,” Foo Fighters
R&B Album: “F.A.M.E.,” Chris Brown
R&B Song: “Fool For You,” Cee Lo Green, Melanie Hallim & Jack Splash
R&B Performance: “Is This Love,” Corrine Bailey Rae
Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: “Fool For You,” Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona
Rap Album: “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” Kanye West
Rap Performance: “Otis,” Jay-Z and Kanye West
Rap Song: “All of the Lights,” Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West
Rap/Sung Collaboration: “All of the Lights,” Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie
Dance Recording: “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites,” Skrillex
Dance/Electronica Album: “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites,” Skrillex
Musical Theater Album: “The Book of Mormon,” Robert Lopez, Trey Parker & Matt Stone
World Music Album: “Tassili,” Tinariwen
Latin Pop Rock, Rock or Urban Album: “Drama y Luz,” Mana
Tropical Latin Album: “Last Mambo,” Cachao
Banda or Norteno Album: “Los Tigres Del Norte and Friends,” Los Tigres Del Norte
Regional Mexican or Tejano Album: “Bicentenario,” Pepe Aguilar
Country Solo Performance: “Mean,” Taylor Swift
Country Album: “Own the Night,” Lady Antebellum
Country Performance by a Duo or Group: “Barton Hollow,” The Civil Wars
Country Song: “Mean,” Taylor Swift
Jazz Vocal Album: “The Mosaic Project,” Terri Lyne Carrington & various artists
Jazz Instrumental Album: “Forever,” Corea, Clark & White
Improvised Jazz Solo: “500 Miles High,” Chick Corea
Large Ensemble Jazz Album: “The Good Feeling,” Christian McBride Big Band
Blues Album: “Revelator,” Tedeschi Trucks Band
Folk Album: “Barton Hollow,” The Civil Wars
Pop Instrumental Album: “The Road From Memphis,” Booker T. Jones
Bluegrass Album: “Paper Airplane,” Alison Krauss & Union Station
Americana Album: “Ramble at the Ryman,” Levon Helm
Reggae Album: “Revelation Pt. 1: The Root of Life,” Stephen Marley
New Age Album: “What’s It All About,” Pat Metheny
Children’s Album: “All About Bullies… Big and Small,” various artists
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Paul Epworth
Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: “Cinema (Skrillex remix),” Sonny Moore
Gospel Song: “Hello Fear,” Kirk Franklin
Gospel/Contemporary Christian Performance: “Jesus,” L’Andria Johnson
Gospel Album: “Hello Fear,” Kirk Franklin
Choral Performance: “Light & Gold,” Eric Whitacre
Classical Contemporary Composition: “Elmer Gantry,” Robert Aldridge & Herschel Garfein
Producer of the Year, Classical: Judith Sherman
Orchestral Performance: “Brahms: Symphony No. 4,” Gustavo Dudamel
Opera Recording: “Adams: Doctor Atomic,” Alan Gilbert, conductor
Spoken Word Album: “If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t),” Betty White
Comedy Album: “Hilarious,” Louis C.K.
Compilation Soundtrack Album For Visual Media: “Boardwalk Empire,” various artists
Score Soundtrack Album For Visual Media: “The King’s Speech,” Alexandre Desplat
Song Written For Visual Media: “I See the Light,” Alan Menken & Glenn Slater
Historical Album: “Band on the Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection – Deluxe Edition),” Paul McCartney
Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists: “Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me),” Jorge Calandrelli
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The full winners list in all categories will be available at http://www.grammy.com
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