Monday 1 February 2010

The 52nd Grammy Awards: Beyoncé Breaks Record With 6 Grammy Wins!!

So the Grammys build up was long and now it has been and gone...but what happened?
Well Beyoncé scooped a massive 6 awards last night breaking the record for the most awards won in a single year by a solo female artist. Hail Queen Bee!! I cannot believe it - I am so happy for her, she truly deserves it.
Lady Gaga did not do too bad herself as she managed to scoop 2 awards and Taylor Swift picked up 4 awards - very good!
So all in all, the night was not too bad and their were some winners that I believe were deserved and some not.

Below I have compiled a list of some of the winners. I have chosen the main ones I think you would want to know who won on:

Record Of The Year
Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody

Album Of The Year
Taylor Swift - Fearless

Song Of The Year
Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Beyoncé - Halo

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Jason Mraz - Make It Mine

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
The Black Eyed Peas - I Got A Feeling

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat - Lucky

Best Pop Vocal Album
The Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D.

Best Dance Recording
Lady Gaga - Poker Face

Best Electronic/Dance Album
Lady Gaga - The Fame

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Michael Buble - Michael Buble Meets Madison Square Garden

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody

Best Rock Song
Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody

Best Rock Album
Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Maxwell - Pretty Wings

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
Beyoncé - At Last

Best R&B Song
Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

Best Contemporary R&B Album
Beyonce - I Am...Sasha Fierce

Best Rap Solo Performance
Jay-Z - D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent - Crack A Bottle

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West - Run This Town

Best Rap Song
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West - Run This Town

Best Rap Album
Eminem - Relapse

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Taylor Swift - White Horse

Best Country Song
Taylor Swift - White Horse

Best Country Album
Taylor Swift - Fearless

Best Short Form Music Video
The Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow

Who Got The Most Amount Of Awards?
Beyoncé - 6
Taylor Swift - 4
The Black Eyed Peas - 3
Kings Of Leon - 3
Lady Gaga - 2
Eminem - 2
Jason Mraz - 2
Maxwell - 2

What did you think of the Grammys? Were you happy with the outcome?

The 52nd Grammy Awards Performances

I have found some very good quality videos of the performances on the Grammy Awards 2010. They come from this website so you can check it out if you want. Or watch them below:

-MJ Tribute: Celine Dion/Smokey Robinson/Carrie Underwood/Usher/Jennifer Hudson (3D)-

-Beyonce: If I Were A Boy/Oughta Know-

- Lady Gaga & Elton John: Poker Face/Speechless-

- The Black Eyed Peas: Imma Be/I Got A Feeling-

- Mary J. Blige & Bocelli: Bridge Over Troubled Water-

-Pink: Glitter In The Air-

- Taylor Swift: Medley-

What do you think? What performances did you like and dislike?

The 52nd Grammy Awards Red Carpet

Here are some pictures from The Grammy Awards red carpet. I will be posting some performances and an actual post later on today, so stay tuned. Click on read more to see the pictures.

Ke$ha's "Animal" Out In The UK Now! Go BUY!


Ke$ha's debut album "Animal" is now available to buy in the UK. You can buy it in all good shops and you can also buy it through iTunes.
This album is fantastic and I urge everyone to go out and buy it. I don't think you will be disappointed as it is a party album and is about to set things on fire. I am going out to get this today, so I can't wait to get my hands on a physical copy of it.

Please go and SUPPORT Ke$ha and BUY the album as it needs to hit the success that it deserves!