It was a good night for Talor Swift & Beyonce at the 52nd Grammy Awards last night in the US. Swift, who turned 20 in December, took home four awards after being nominated eight times. She had never previously won any Grammys. Her second album, "Fearless," was the most popular release in the United States last year. U.S. sales to date stand at 5.4 million copies.
However she was overshadowed by Beyonce, who won six awards including song of the year -- the most ever won by a feamle singer at a single event!
"This has been such an amazing night for me," she said after picking up the latter award.
Beyonce would have won seven awards if her husband Jay-Z had not beaten her in the rap/sung category. He ended up with three Grammys overall, taking his career haul to 10. Beyonce's career tally rose to 16, including three with her former group Destiny's Child.
All these artists were eclipsed for record of the year by Tennessee rock band Kings of Leon, who were the surprise honorees for their pop-radio hit "Use Somebody."
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: "Fearless," Taylor Swift
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION: "Run This Town," Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West
BEST ROCK ALBUM: "21st Century Breakdown," Green Day
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM: "Fearless," Taylor Swift
SONG OF THE YEAR (songwriter's award): "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," Thaddis Harrell, Beyonc� Knowles, Terius Nash and Christopher Stewart
RECORD OF THE YEAR: "Use Somebody," Kings of Leon
BEST NEW ARTIST: Zac Brown Band
BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE: "Make It Mine," Jason Mraz
BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE: "Halo," Beyonc�
BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS: "I Gotta Feeling," the Black Eyed Peas
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM: "The E.N.D.," the Black Eyed Peas
BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE: "Pretty Wings," Maxwell
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS: "Blame It," Jamie Foxx and T-Pain
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE: "At Last," Beyonc�
BEST URBAN/ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE: "Pearls," India.Arie and Dobet Gnahore
BEST R&B SONG (songwriter's award): "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," Thaddis Harrell, Beyonc� Knowles, Terius Nash and Christopher Stewart
BEST R&B ALBUM: "Blacksummers' Night," Maxwell
BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM: "I Am . . . Sasha Fierce," Beyonc�
BEST RAP SONG (songwriter's award): "Run This Town," Jeff Bhasker, Shawn Carter, Robyn Fenty, Kanye West and Ernest Wilson
BEST RAP ALBUM: "Relapse," Eminem
BEST DANCE RECORDING: "Poker Face," Lady Gaga
BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM: "The Fame," Lady Gaga
BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE: "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)," Jay-Z
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP: "Crack a Bottle," Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent
BEST REGGAE ALBUM: "Mind Control -- Acoustic," Stephen Marley
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