It turns out “OMG! Arcade Fire just won the album of the year Grammy Award! …Wait, who are they?!” was some people’s reaction last night (I’m looking right at you, Rosie O’Donnell…) when Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs took one of the most coveted Grammys of all. And their win is obviously getting a lot of attention today.
But let’s not forget some of the other winners. They included The Black Keys, who took two trophies home for last year’s Brothers album and their “Tighten Up.” They also won best recording package for Brothers‘ artwork.
Other winners of note included La Roux, Eminem, Muse, Them Crooked Vultures, The White Stripes… and Neil Young, who got his first ever Grammy for music. (He was honoured as MusiCares Person Of The Year last year, and won for best boxed or special limited edition package in 2010.)
With no further ado, here are some of this year’s Grammy Awards winners:
Album Of The Year: Arcade Fire — The Suburbs
Best New Artists — Esperanza Spalding
Best Pop Vocal Album: Lady Gaga — The Fame Monster
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: Lady Gaga — “Bad Romance”
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance: Paul McCartney — “Helter Skelter”
Best Short Form Music Video: Lady Gaga — “Bad Romance”
Best Dance/Electronic Album: La Roux — La Roux
Best Rap Album: Eminem — Recovery
Best Rap Song: Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys — “Empire State Of Mind”
Best Rock Album: Muse — The Resistance
Best Rock Song: Neil Young — “Angry World”
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: The Black Keys — “Tighten Up”
Best Hard Rock Performance: Them Crooked Vultures — “New Fang”
Best Alternative Music Album: The Black Keys — Brothers
Best Urban/Alternative Performance: Cee-Lo Green — “Fuck You”
Best Metal Performance: Iron Maiden — “El Dorado”
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys — “Empire State Of Mind”
Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album: Switchfoot — Hello Hurricane
Best Contemporary Folk Album: Ray LaMontagne And The Parish Dogs — God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise
Best Musical Show Album: American Idiot (featuring Green Day)
Best Recording Package: The Black Keys — Brothers (Michael Carney, art director)
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package: The White Stripes — Under Great White Northern Lights (Rob Jones and Jack White, art directors)
Best Historical Album: The Beatles — The Beatles (Original Studio Recordings)
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical: Danger Mouse
Best Long Form Music Video: The Doors — When You’re Strange
- Arcade Fire Performing At Grammys
- Arcade Fire Officially Mainstream, Nominated For Best Album Grammy
- Lady Gaga, Eminem, Black Keys, Muse, 30 Seconds To Mars Win MTV Video Music Awards
- Who’s Better: The Black Keys, Black Mountain Or The Black Angels?
- Black Keys Are Brothers In May
