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The 53rd Grammy Awards 2011 winners has just been named at the Los Angeles’ Staples Center. Check out the full list of winners below:

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

Esperanza Spalding

POP

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 Bublé, 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

R&B

Female R&B Vocal Performance
Fantasia, “Bittersweet,” Back to Me

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

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

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

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

Latin Pop Album
Paraiso Express, Alejandro Sanz

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

Tropical Latin Album
Viva La Tradición, Spanish Harlem Orchestra

Tejano Album
Recuerdos, Little Joe & La Familia

Norteño Album
Classic, Intocable

Banda Album
Enamórate De Mí, El Güero Y Su Banda Centenario

JAZZ

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 Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers

GOSPEL

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

Dance Recording
Only Girl (in the World), Rihanna

Electronic/Dance Album
La Roux, La Roux

TRADITIONAL/ALTERNATIVE WORLD

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 Touré & Toumani Diabaté

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

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

VISUAL MEDIA

Short Form Music Video
“Bad Romance,” Lady Gaga

Long Form Music Video
“When You’re Strange,” The Doors

Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling)
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook)

Musical Show Album
American Idiot (Featuring Green Day)

Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Crazy Heart (Various Artists)

Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Toy Story 3, Randy Newman, composer

Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
“The Weary Kind” (From Crazy Heart), Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett, songwriters

Instrumental Composition
“The Path Among the Trees,” Billy Childs, composer (Billy Childs Ensemble), Autumn: In Moving Pictures Jazz—Chamber Music Vol. 2

Instrumental Arrangement
“Carlos,” Vince Mendoza, arranger (John Scofield, Vince Mendoza & Metropole Orkest), 54

CLASSICAL

Engineered Album, Classical
Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony Orchestra

Producer of the Year, Classical
David Frost

Classical Album
Verdi: Requiem, Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus

Orchestral Performance
Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina, Nashville Symphony

Opera Recording
Saariaho: L’Amour De Loin, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Choral Performance
Verdi: Requiem, Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus

Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra)
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 24, Mitsuko Uchida (The Cleveland Orchestra)

Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra)
Paul Jacobs, Messiaen: Livre Du Saint-Sacrement

Chamber Music Performance
Ligeti: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2, Parker Quartet

Small Ensemble Performance
Dinastia Borja, Jordi Savall, conductor; Hespèrion XXI & La Capella Reial De Catalunya

Classical Vocal Performance
Sacrificium, Cecilia Bartoli (Giovanni Antonini; Il Giardino Armonico)

Classical Contemporary Composition
Michael Daugherty: Deus Ex Machina, Michael Daugherty (Giancarlo Guerrero), Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony

Classical Crossover Album
Christopher Tin: Calling All Dawns

Surround Sound Album
Britten’s Orchestra, Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony

CHILDREN

Musical Album for Children
Tomorrow’s Children, Pete Seeger with the Rivertown Kids and Friends

Spoken Word Album for Children
Julie Andrews’ Collection of Poems, Songs, and Lullabies, Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton

OTHER

Comedy Album
Lewis Black, Stark Raving Black

Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
“Baba Yetu,” Christopher Tin, Soweto Gospel Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Calling All Dawns

Recording Package
Brothers, The Black Keys

Boxed or Special Limited-Edition Package
Under Great White Northern Lights (Limited Edition Box Set), The White Stripes

Album Notes
Keep An Eye On The Sky, Big Star

Historical Album
The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings), The Beatles

Engineered Album, Nonclassical
Battle Studies, John Mayer

Producer of the Year, Nonclassical
Danger Mouse

Remixed Recording, Nonclassical
Revolver (David Guetta’s One Love Club Remix), Madonna

So, what do you think of the winners?

As for me, I still can’t believe Justin Bieber did not win the Best New Artist!

Oh well – let’s just wait and see then on how the talented jazz musician Esmeralda Spalding will conquer the hearts of a much wider public.

Cheers,

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