Se realizó la 54 entrega de los Premios Grammy 54° en el Staples Center de Los Ángeles . Los más prestigiosos premios de la industria musical iniciaron con un sentido homenaje a la recién fallecida cantante, productora y actriz Whitney Houston. Adele y Foo Fighters los grandes ganadores.Adele logró el premio como mejor canción del año por “Rolling In The Deep” en la54 versión de los Premios Grammy mientras los Foo Fighters lograron llevarse cuatro galardones de los seis a los que aspiraban, incluído mejor álbum de rock por “Wasting Light”.He aquí los ganadores en las principales categorías.
Album of the Year: “21,” AdeleRecord of the Year: “Rolling in the Deep,” AdeleSong of the Year: “Rolling in the Deep,” Adele Adkins & Paul EpworthNew Artist: Bon IverPop Solo Performance: “Someone Like You,” AdelePop Performance by a Duo or Group: “Body and Soul,” Tony Bennett & Amy WinehousePop Vocal Album: “21,” AdeleAlternative Album: “Bon Iver,” Bon IverRock Song: “Walk,” Foo FightersRock Album: “Wasting Light,” Foo FightersRock Performance: “Walk,” Foo FightersHard Rock/Metal Performance: “White Limo,” Foo FightersR&B Album: “F.A.M.E.,” Chris BrownR&B Song: “Fool For You,” Cee Lo Green, Melanie Hallim & Jack SplashR&B Performance: “Is This Love,” Corrine Bailey RaeTraditional R&B Vocal Performance: “Fool For You,” Cee Lo Green & Melanie FionaRap Album: “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” Kanye WestRap Performance: “Otis,” Jay-Z and Kanye WestRap Song: “All of the Lights,” Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye WestRap/Sung Collaboration: “All of the Lights,” Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & FergieDance Recording: “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites,” Skrillex
Dance/Electronica Album: “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites,” SkrillexMusical Theater Album: “The Book of Mormon,” Robert Lopez, Trey Parker & Matt StoneWorld Music Album: “Tassili,” TinariwenLatin Pop Rock, Rock or Urban Album: “Drama y Luz,” ManaTropical Latin Album: “Last Mambo,” CachaoBanda or Norteno Album: “Los Tigres Del Norte and Friends,” Los Tigres Del NorteRegional Mexican or Tejano Album: “Bicentenario,” Pepe AguilarCountry Solo Performance: “Mean,” Taylor SwiftCountry Album: “Own the Night,” Lady AntebellumCountry Performance by a Duo or Group: “Barton Hollow,” The Civil WarsCountry Song: “Mean,” Taylor SwiftJazz Vocal Album: “The Mosaic Project,” Terri Lyne Carrington & various artistsJazz Instrumental Album: “Forever,” Corea, Clark & WhiteImprovised Jazz Solo: “500 Miles High,” Chick CoreaLarge Ensemble Jazz Album: “The Good Feeling,” Christian McBride Big BandBlues Album: “Revelator,” Tedeschi Trucks BandFolk Album: “Barton Hollow,” The Civil WarsPop Instrumental Album: “The Road From Memphis,” Booker T. JonesBluegrass Album: “Paper Airplane,” Alison Krauss & Union StationAmericana Album: “Ramble at the Ryman,” Levon HelmReggae Album: “Revelation Pt. 1: The Root of Life,” Stephen MarleySouthern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album:
New Age Album: “What’s It All About,” Pat MethenyChildren’s Album: “All About Bullies… Big and Small,” various artistsProducer of the Year, Non-Classical: Paul EpworthRemixed Recording, Non-Classical: “Cinema (Skrillex remix),” Sonny MooreGospel Song: “Hello Fear,” Kirk FranklinGospel/Contemporary Christian Performance: “Jesus,” L’Andria JohnsonGospel Album: “Hello Fear,” Kirk FranklinChoral Performance: “Light & Gold,” Eric WhitacreClassical Contemporary Composition: “Elmer Gantry,” Robert Aldridge & Herschel GarfeinProducer of the Year, Classical: Judith ShermanOrchestral Performance: “Brahms: Symphony No. 4,” Gustavo DudamelOpera Recording: “Adams: Doctor Atomic,” Alan Gilbert, conductorSpoken Word Album: “If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t),” Betty WhiteComedy Album: “Hilarious,” Louis C.K.
Compilation Soundtrack Album For Visual Media: “Boardwalk Empire,” various artistsScore Soundtrack Album For Visual Media: “The King’s Speech,” Alexandre DesplatSong Written For Visual Media: “I See the Light,” Alan Menken & Glenn SlaterHistorical Album: “Band on the Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection – Deluxe Edition),” Paul McCartneyInstrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists: “Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me),” Jorge Calandrelli
