Yes, the much-awaited Grammy Awards were announced yesterday in a beautiful ceremony held in LA. This article lists the winners of the several categories…
The prestigious awards were announced in an electrifying atmosphere, with numerous star-studded performances, on Sunday, February 14, 2011, in Los Angeles. The beginning of the 53rd Grammy awards was marked by saluting the 18-time Grammy Award winner, the famous Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. The American rapper and actor, LL Cool J, spoke about Aretha and later introduced Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Florience Welch, Yolanda Adams, and Martina McBride, who charmed the audience with their sensational performances.
Grammy Awards 2011 Winners List
| Award | Winner Details |
|---|---|
| Best New Age Album | “Miho Journey to the Mountain” ~ Paul Winter Consort |
| Best Hawaiian Music Album | “Huana Ke Aloha” ~ Tia CarrereTia Carrere |
| Best Native American Music Album | “2010 Gathering of Nations Pow Wow A Spirit’s Dance” ~ Various Artists |
| Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album | “Zydeco Junkie” ~ Chubby Carrier and the BayouBayou Swamp Band |
| Best Musical Album for Children | “Tomorrow’s Children” ~ Pete Seeger with the Rivertown Kids and Friends |
| Best Spoken Word Album for Children | “Collection of Poems, Songs, and Lullabies” ~ Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton |
| Best Spoken Word Album | “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart; Jon Stewart Presents Earth” (an audio book) ~ Jon Stewart, Samantha Bee, Wyatt Cenac, Jason Jones, John Oliver, and Sigourney Weaver |
| Best Musical Show Album | “American Idiot” ~ Green Day and the Broadway Cast |
| Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media | “Crazy Heart” ~ Various Artists |
| Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media | “Toy Story 3” written by Randy Newman |
| Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media | “The Weary Kind” from “Crazy Heart” |
| Best Instrumental Composition | “The Path Among the Trees” composed by Billy Childs |
| Best Instrumental Arrangement | “Carlos” arranged ~ Vince Mendoza |
| Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) | “Baba Yetu” arranged ~ Christopher Tin |
| Best Recording Package | “Brothers” ~ The Black Keys |
| Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package | “under Great White Northern Lights” a limited edition set by The White Stripes |
| Best Album Notes | “Keep an Eye on the Sky” ~ Big Star |
| Best Historical Album | “The Original Studio Recordings of The Beatles” ~ The Beatles |
| Best Non-Classical Engineered Album | “Battle Studies” ~ John Mayer |
| Best Non-Classical Remixed Recording | “Revolver” ~ Madonna with David Guetta and Afrojack remixers |
| Best Surround Sound Album | “Britten’s Orchestra” ~ Michael Stern and the Kansas City Symphony |
| Best Short Form Music Video | “Bad Romance” ~ Lady Gaga |
| Best Long Form Music Video | “When You’re Strange” ~ The Doors |
| Best Dance Recording | “Only Girl (in the World)” ~ Rihanna |
| Best Electronic/Dance Album | “LaRoux” ~ LaRoux |
| Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album | “Crazy Love” ~ Michael Buble’ |
| Best Contemporary Jazz Album | “The Stanley Clarke Band” ~ The Stanley Clarke Band |
| Best Jazz Vocal Album | “Eleanora Fagan (1925-1959) To Billie with Love from Dee Dee” ~ Dee Dee Bridgewater |
| Best Gospel Performance | “Grace” ~ BeBe and CeCe Winans |
| Best Gospel Song | “It’s What I Do” by Kirk Whalum and Lalah Hathaway |
| Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album | “Hello Hurricane” ~ Switchfoot |
| Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album | “Love God, Love People” ~ Israel Houghton |
| Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album | “The Reason” ~ Diamond Rio |
| Best Traditional Gospel Album | “Downtown Church” ~ Patty Griffin |
| Best Contemporary RandB Gospel Album | “Still” ~ BeBe and CeCe Winans |
| Best Latin Pop Album | “Paraiso Express” ~ Alejandro Sanz |
| Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album | “El Existential” ~ Grupo Fantasma |
| Best Tropical Latin Album | “Viva La Tradicion” ~ the Spanish Harlem Orchestra |
| Best Tejano Album | “Recuerdos” ~ Little Joe and La Familia |
| Best Norteno Album | “Classic” ~ Intocable |
| Best Banda Album | “Enamorate De Mi” ~ El Guero Y Su Banda Centenario |
| Best Reggae Album | “Before the Dawn” ~ Buju Banton” |
| Best Traditional World Music Album | “Ali and Toumani” ~ Ali Farka Toure and Tourmani Diabate |
| Best Contemporary World Music Album | “Throw Down Your Heart, Africa Sessions part 2 Unreleased Tracks” ~ Bela Fleck |
| Best Comedy Album | “Stark Raving Black” ~ Lewis Black |
| Best Classical Engineered Album | “Daugherty Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina” ~ Giancarlo Guerrero and the Nashville Symphony Orchestra and Porter, Quincy Complete Viola Works ~ Eliesha Nelson and John McLaughlin |
| Classical Producer of the Year | David Frost |
| Best Classical Album | “Verdi Requiem” ~ Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli, Mario Seffiri, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the Chicago Symphony Chorus |
| Best Orchestral Performance | “Daugherty Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina” ~ Giancarlo Guerrero and the Nashville Symphony |
| Best Opera Recording | “Saariaho L’Amour De Loin” ~ the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin |
| Best Choral Performance | “Verdi Requiem” ~ Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli, Mario Seffiri, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the Chicago Symphony Chorus |
| Best Instrumental Soloist Performance with an Orchestra | “Mozart Piano Concertos Nos. 23 and 24” ~ The Cleveland Orchestra |
| Best Instrumental Soloist Performance without an Orchestra | “Messiaen Livre Du Saint-Sacrement” ~ Paul Jacobs |
| Best Chamber Music Performance | “Ligeti String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2” ~ the Parker Quartet |
| Best Small Ensemble Performance | “Dinastia Borja” ~ Pascal Bertin, Daniele Carnovich, Lior Elmalich, Montserrat Figueras, Driss El Maloumi, Marc Mauillon, Lluis Vilamajo, Furio Zanasi, Josep Piera, and Francisco Rojas |
| Best Classical Vocal Performance | “Sacrificium” ~ Giovanni Antonini and Giardino Armonico |
| Best Classical Contemporary Composition | “Daugherty Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina” ~ Giancarlo Guerrero |
| Best Classical Crossover Album | “Calling at Dawn” by Christopher Tin |
| Best Alternative Music Album | “Brothers” ~The Black Keys |
| Best Female RandB Vocal Performance | “Bittersweet” ~ Fantasia |
| Best Male RandB Vocal Performance | “There Goes My Baby” ~ Usher |
| Best RandB Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | “Soldier of Love” ~ Sade |
| Best Traditional RandB Vocal Performance | “Hang on in There” ~ John Legend and The Roots |
| Best Urban/Alternative Performance | “F*** You” (Forget You) ~ Cee Lo Green |
| Best RandB Song | “Shine” ~ John Legend and The Roots |
| Best RandB Album | “Wake Up!” ~ John Legend and The Roots |
| Best Contemporary RandB Album | “Raymond V Raymond” ~ Usher |
| Best Rap Solo Performance | “Not Afraid” ~ Eminem |
| Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group | “On to the Next One” ~ Ja-Z and Swizz Beatz |
| Best Rap/Sung Collaboration | “Empire State of Mind” ~ Jay-Z and Alicia Keys |
| Best Rap Song | “Empire State of Mind” ~ Jay-Z and Alicia Keys |
| Best Male Country Vocal Performance | “‘Til Summer Comes Around” ~ Keith Urban |
| Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | “Need You Now” ~ Lady Antebellum |
| Best Country Collaboration with Vocals | “As She’s Walking Away” ~ the Zac Brown Band and Alan Jackson |
| Best Country Instrumental Performance | “Hummingbyrd” ~ Marty Stuart |
| Best Country Song | “Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum |
| Best Improvised Jazz Solo | “A Change is Gonna Come” ~ Herbie Hannock |
| Best Jazz Instrumental Album | “Moody 4B” ~ James Moody |
| Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album | “Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard” ~ the Mingus Big Band |
| Best Latin Jazz Album | “Chucho’s Steps” ~ Chucho Valdes and the Afro-Cuban Messengers |
| Best Americana Album | “You are not Alone” ~ Mavis Staples |
| Best Bluegrass Album | “Mountain Soul II” ~ Patty Loveless |
| Best Traditional Blues Album | “Joined at the Hip” ~ Pinetop Perkins and Willie “Big Eyes” Smith |
| Best Contemporary Blues Album | “Living Proof” ~ Buddy Guy |
| Non-Classical Producer of the Year | Danger Mouse |
| Best Contemporary Folk Album | “God Willin’ and the Creek Don’t Rise” ~ Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs |
| Best Traditional Folk Album | “Genuine Negro Jog” ~ Carolina Chocolate Drops |
| Best Rock Song | “Angry World” ~ Neil Young |
| Bet Rock Instrumental Performance | “Hammerhead” ~ Jeff Beck |
| Best Metal Performance | “El Dorado” ~ Iron Maiden |
| Best Hard Rock Performance | “New Fang” ~ Them Crooked Vultures |
| Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals |
“Tighten Up” ~ The Black Keys |
| Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance | “Helter Skelter” ~ Sir Paul McCartney |
| Best Pop Instrumental Album | “Take Your Pick” ~ Larry Carlton and Tak Matsumoto |
| Best Pop Instrumental Performance | “Nessun Dorma” ~ Jeff Beck |
| Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals | “Imagine” ~ Herbie Hancock, Pink, India Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck, and Oumou Sangare |
| Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | “Just the Way You Are” ~ Bruno Mars |
| Best Female Pop Vocal Performance | “Bad Romance” ~ Lady Gaga |
| Best Rock Album | “The Resistance” ~ Muse |
| Best Pop vocal Album | “Fame Monster” ~ Lady Gaga |
| Best Country Album | “Need You Now” ~ Lady Antebellum |
| Song of the Year | “Need You Now” ~ Lady Antebellum |
| New Artist of the Year | Esperanza Spalding |
| Best Rap Album | “Recovery” ~ Eminem |
| Record of the Year | “Need You Now” ~ Lady Antebellum |
| Album of the Year | “The Suburbs” ~ Arcade Fire |
The exhaustive list of Grammy Awards winners of 2011 must have provided you with information about your favorite stars who were able to make a mark on this year’s award ceremony. With some popular names like Eminem, Lady Gaga, and Lady Antebellum grabbing many awards, the end of the ceremony was a real treat for many fans, who saw their favorites winning many awards as well as performing in their unique styles.
