2011 Grammy Awards – Winners List

The 53rd annual Grammy Awards which took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles was as usual a memorable event for those who attended and watched worldwide.

With performances by Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Usher, Lady Antebellum, Rihana, Drake, Eminem, Dr. Dre and a long awaited tribute to the Queen of Soul – Aretha Franklin, the Grammys still ranks as one of the highest music awards show.

The biggest winners of the night were Lady Antebellum who won five awards.

View the list of major wins below:

Record of the Year:
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Nothin’ On You – B.o.B. feat. Bruno Mars
Love The Way You Lie – Eminem feat. Rihanna
F You – Cee Lo Green
Empire State of Mind – Jay-Z and Alicia Keyes

Album of the Year:
The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
Recovery – Eminem
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry

Song of the Year:
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Beg – Steal or Borrow – Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs
F You – Cee-Lo Green
The House That Built Me – Miranda Lambert
Love The Way You Lie – Eminem – feat. Rihanna

Best New Artist:
Esperanza Spalding
Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence and The Machine
Mumford & Sons

Best Pop Vocal Album
The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
My World 2.0 – Justin Bieber
I Dreamed a Dream – Susan Boyle
Battle Studies – John Mayer
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Lady Gaga – Bad Romance
Sara Bareilles – King of Anything
| Beyoncé – Halo (Live)
Norah Jones – Chasing Pirates
Katy Perry – Teenage Dream

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Bruno Mars – Just the Way You Are
Michael Bublé – Haven’t Met You Yet
Michael Jackson – This Is It
Adam Lambert – Whataya Want From Me
John Mayer – Half of My Heart

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
Hey – Soul Sister (Live) – Train
Don’t Stop Believin’ (Regionals Version) – Glee Cast
Misery – Maroon 5
The Only Exception – Paramore
Babyfather – Sade

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals:
Imagine – Herbie Hancock – Pink – India.Arie – Seal – Konono No. 1 – Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
Airplanes II – B.o.B – Eminem & Hayley Williams
If It Wasn’t For Bad – Elton John & Leon Russell
Telephone – Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
California Gurls – Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg

Best Dance Recording:
Only Girl (In The World) – Rihanna
Rocket – Goldfrapp
In For The Kill – La Roux
Dance In The Dark – Lady Gaga
Dancing On My Own – Robyn

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
Tighten Up – The Black Keys
Ready To Start – Arcade Fire
I Put A Spell On You – Jeff Beck & Joss Stone
Radioactive – Kings Of Leon
Resistance – Muse

Best Hard Rock Performance:
New Fang – Them Crooked Vultures
A Looking In View – Alice In Chains
Let Me Hear You Scream – Ozzy Osbourne
Black Rain – Soundgarden
Between The Lines – Stone Temple Pilots

Best Rock Song:
Angry World – Neil Young
Little Lion Man – (Mumford & Sons
Radioactive – Kings Of Leon
Resistance – Muse
Tighten Up – The Black Keys

Best Rock Album
The Resistance – Muse
Emotion & Commotion – Jeff Beck
Backspacer – Pearl Jam
Mojo – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Le Noise – Neil Young

Best Alternative Music Album
Brothers – The Black Keys
The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
Infinite Arms – Band Of Horses
Broken Bells – Broken Bells
Contra – Vampire Weekend

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
Wake Up! Everybody – John Legend – The Roots – Melanie Fiona & Commo
Nothin’ On You – B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
Deuces – Chris Brown – Tyga & Kevin McCall
Love The Way You Lie – Eminem & Rihanna
Empire State Of Mind – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys

Best Rap Song:
Empire State Of Mind – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Love The Way You Lie – Eminem & Rihanna
Not Afraid – Eminem
Nothin’ On You – B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars
On To The Next One – Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz

Best Rap Album:
Recovery – Eminem
The Adventures Of Bobby Ray – B.o.B
Thank Me Later – Drake
The Blueprint 3 – Jay-Z
How I Got Over – The Roots

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals:
As She’s Walking Away – Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
Bad Angel – Dierks Bentley – Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
Pride (In The Name Of Love) – Dierks Bentley – Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
Hillbilly Bone – Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins
I Run To You – Marty Stuart & Connie Smith

Best Country Song:
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
The Breath You Take – George Strait
Free – Zac Brown Band
The House That Built Me – Miranda Lambert
I’d Love To Be Your Last – Gretchen Wilson
If I Die Young – The Band Perry

Best Country Album:
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Up On The Ridge – Dierks Bentley
You Get What You Give – Zac Brown Band
The Guitar Song – Jamey Johnson
Revolution – Miranda Lambert