Grammy Highlights and Winners
Beyonce was the biggest winner at this years Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, going home with 6 awards.
She began the night with 10 nominations, the awards she won included song of the year and best R&B song, both for Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It).
20 year old country star Taylor Swift was awarded four prizes, including the most coveted album of the year title.
The Black Eyed Peas, Jay-Z and Kings of Leon all departed with 3 awards each, while Lady GaGa and Eminem won two.
Beyonce also set a new record for the number trophies won in a year by a solo female singer, also took her career tally to 16.
The other awards she went home with included best contemporary R&B album, best R&B female vocal for Single Ladies and best traditional R&B performance for At Last. She was victorious in the category for best pop vocal performance for Halo.
“I’d like to thank my family including my husband, I love you,” she added, referring to Jay-Z.
But in a massive upset she lost to rock band Kings of Leon in the prestigious record of the year category.
In a big surprise result, their song Use Somebody won the prize, also beating songs by Lady GaGa, Taylor Swift and The Black Eyed Peas.
The same song also won the award for best rock song – triumphing over tracks by giants of the industry such as Bruce Springsteen, U2 and Green Day – while the band also picked up the award for best rock performance by a duo or group with vocals.
The group The Black Eyed Peas won the trophy for best short video for the song Boom Boom Pow and won best pop performance by a duo or group with the vocals for I Gotta Feeling.
The group were victorious over acts such as Clarkson and Pink in winning best pop vocal album for their album The END.