Trupa lady antebellum este marea castigatoare a galei premiilor Grammy 2011, desfasurata duminica seara la Staples Center din Los Angeles.

Trio-ul country-pop a plecat acasa cu patru trofee: Recording of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Country Album, Country Song si Country Performance by Duo or Group With Vocals.

La randul sau, Lady Gaga a fost recompensata cu trei premii: Best Pop Vocal Album - The Fame Monster, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance si Short-Form Music Video (pentru clipul “Bad Romance”)

Marea surpriza a seriii o constituie esecul lamentabil al lui Eminem. Desi nominalizat la zece categorii, Eminem a primit a trebuit sa se multumeasca doar cu doua premii:  Best Rap Performance  ("Not Afraid") si Best Rap Album  (“Recovery”)

Iata lista castigatorilor Grammy-urilor din acest an:

Album of the Year: The Suburbs, Arcade Fire

Record of the Year: "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum

Rap Album: Recovery, Eminem

New Artist: Esperanza Spalding

Song of the Year: "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum

Pop Vocal Album: Lady Gaga, The Fame Monster

Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Train, "Hey, Soul Sister (Live)"

Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Michael Buble, Crazy Love

Female Pop Vocal Performance: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance," The Fame Monster

Male Pop Vocal Performance: Bruno Mars, "Just The Way You Are," Doo-Wops & Hooligans

Pop Collaboration With Vocals: "Imagine," Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare, The Imagine Project

Pop Instrumental Performance: "Nessun Dorma," Jeff Beck, Emotion & Commotion

Pop Instrumental Album: Take Your Pick, Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto

Female R&B Vocal Performance: Fantasia, "Bittersweet," Back to M

Male R&B Vocal Performance: Usher, "There Goes My Baby," Raymond V Raymond

R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Sade, "Soldier of Love," Soldier of Love

Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: John Legend & The Roots, "Hang On In There," Wake Up!

R&B Song: John Legend & The Roots, "Shine," Wake Up!

R&B Album: Wake Up!, John Legend & The Roots

Contemporary R&B Album: Raymond V Raymond, Usher

Rap Song: Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, "Empire State of Mind," The Blueprint 3

Rap/Sung Collaboration: Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, "Empire State of Mind," The Blueprint 3

Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz, "On to the Next One," The Blueprint 3

Rap Solo Performance: Eminem, "Not Afraid," Recovery

Urban/Alternative Performance: "F*** You," Cee Lo Green

Rock Album: Muse, The Resistance

Solo Rock Vocal Performance: Paul McCartney, "Helter Skelter," Good Evening New York City

Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: The Black Keys, "Tighten Up," Brothers

Rock Song: "Angry World," Neil Young, Le Noise

Hard Rock Performance: New Fang, "Them Crooked Vultures," Them Crooked Vultures

Metal Performance: "El Dorado," Iron Maiden, the final frontier

Rock Instrumental Performance: Jeff Beck, "Hammerhead," Emotion & Commotion

Country Album: Lady Antebellum, Need You Now

Female Country Vocal Performance: Miranda Lambert, " The House That Built Me," Revolution

Male Country Vocal Performance: Keith Urban, "'Til Summer Comes Around"

Country Song: "Need You Now," Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum) (Need You Now)

Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Lady Antebellum, "Need You Now"

Country Instrumental Performance: Marty Stuart, "Hummingbyrd" (Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions)

New Age Album:Miho: Journey to the Mountain, Paul Winter Consort

Contemporary Jazz Album:The Stanley Clarke Band, The Stanley Clarke Band

Jazz Vocal Album:Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee, Dee Dee Bridgewater

Latin Pop Album: Paraiso Express, Alejandro Sanz

Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album: El Existential, Grupo Fantasma

Tropical Latin Album: Viva La Tradicin, Spanish Harlem Orchestra

Tejano Album: Recuerdos, Little Joe & La Familia

Norteno Album: Classic, Intocable

Banda Album: Enamorate De Mi, El Guero Y Su Banda Centenario

Contemporary Jazz Album: The Stanley Clarke Band, The Stanley Clarke Band

Jazz Vocal Album: Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee, Dee Dee Bridgewater

Improvised Jazz Solo: "A Change Is Gonna Come," Herbie Hancock (The Imagine Project)

Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group: Moody 4B, James Moody

Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Live at Jazz Standard, Mingus Big Band

Latin Jazz Album: Chucho's Steps, Chucho Vald's and the Afro-Cuban Messengers

Gospel Performance: "Grace," BeBe & CeCe Winans, Still

Gospel Song: "It's What I Do," Jerry Peters & Kirk Whalum, songwriters (Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway), The Gospel According to Jazz Chapter III

Rock or Rap Gospel Album: Hello Hurricane, Switchfoot

Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: Love God. Love People, Israel Houghton

Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album: The Reason, Diamond Rio

Traditional Gospel Album: Downtown Church, Patty Griffin

Contemporary R&B Gospel Album: Still, BeBe & CeCe Winans

Dance Recording: "Only Girl (in the World)," Rihanna

Electronic/Dance Album: La Roux, La Roux

Alternative Music Album: Brothers, The Black Keys

Americana Album: You Are Not Alone, Mavis Staples

Bluegrass Album: Mountain Soul II, Patty Loveless

Traditional Blues Album: Joined At The Hip, Pinetop Perkins & Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith

Contemporary Blues Album: Living Proof, Buddy Guy

Traditional Folk Album: Genuine Negro Jig, Carolina Chocolate Drops

Contemporary Folk Album: God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise, Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs

Hawaiian Music Album: Huana Ke Aloha, Tia Carrere

Native American Music Album: 2010 Gathering Of Nations Pow Wow: A Spirit's Dance, Various Artists

Zydeco or Cajun Music Album: Zydeco Junkie, Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band

Reggae Album: Before The Dawn, Buju Banton

Traditional World Music Album: Ali And Toumani, Ali Farka Tour? & Toumani Diabat?

Contemporary World Music Album: Throw Down Your Heart, Africa Sessions Part 2: Unreleased Tracks, B?la Fleck

New Age Album: Miho: Journey to the Mountain, Paul Winter Consort