The 55th Grammy awards was a spectacular event with some of the hottest musical acts in the country taking the stage or winning awards. Three top awards went to Mumford & Sons for Album of the Year, Gotye, and Fun.
Gotye, whose catchy song "Somebody That I Used to Know" was heard around the world, went home with the Record of the Year Award, Alternative Album and Best Pop/Duo Group Performance.
New York based Fun also went home with a number of awards including Song of the Year, and Best New Artist. Their song "We Are Young" had widespread popularity.
Frank Ocean was nominated for a number of awards and gave his Grammy debut in a performance. He went home with Best Urban Contemporary Album for Channel ORANGE and xBest Rap/Sung Collaboration which he shared with Jay-Z and Kanye West and The-Dream for "No Church in the Wild."
The Black Keys also took home three big awards: Rock Album, Best Rock Performance of the Year and Rock Song.
Here is the full list of winners:
Record of the Year: Gotye - "Somebody That I Used to Know"
Song of the Year: fun. - "We Are Young"
Best Pop Vocal Album: Kelly Clarkson - Stronger
Best Pop Solo Performance: Adele - "Set Fire to the Rain" [Live]
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Gotye - "Somebody That I Used to Know" feat. Kimbra
Best Alternative Music Album: Gotye - Making Mirrors
Best Rap Album: Drake - Take Care
Best Rap Song: Jay-Z and Kanye West - "Niggas in Paris"
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: Jay-Z and Kanye West feat. Frank Ocean and The-Dream - "No Church in the Wild"
Best Rap Performance: Jay-Z and Kanye West - "Niggas in Paris"
Best Urban Contemporary Album: Frank Ocean - Channel ORANGE
Best Traditional R&B Performance: Beyoncé - "Love on Top"
Best R&B Song: Miguel - "Adorn"
Best R&B Album: Robert Glasper Experiment - Black Radio
Best Rock Album: The Black Keys - El Camino
Best Rock Performance: The Black Keys - "Lonely Boy"
Best Dance Recording: Skrillex - "Bangarang" feat. Sirah
Best Dance/Electronica Album: Skrillex - Bangarang
Best Country Solo Performance: Carrie Underwood - "Blown Away"
Best Country Album: Zac Brown Band - Uncaged
Best Spoken Word Album: Janis Ian - Society's Child: My Autobiography
Best Comedy Album: Jimmy Fallon - Blow Your Pants Off
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