Wednesday 31 August 2011

52nd Grammy Awards: Winners



A.R. Rahman (R) accepts the award for best compilation soundtrack album for 'Slumdog Millionaire' from presenter Tia Carrere during the pre-telecast of the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Danny Moloshok)
Singer Taylor Swift speaks onstage with her award for best female country vocal performance for 'White Horse' during the pre-telecast of the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Danny Moloshok)
Tia Carrere presents the Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media award to Producer A.R. Rahman for Slumdog Millionaire during the award presentations at the 52nd Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (AFP Photo/Robyn Beck)
Taylor Swift reacts as she accepts the award for best female country vocal performance for 'White Horse' during the pre-telecast of the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Danny Moloshok)
Tia Carrere presents A.R. Rahman with the Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media award for Jai Ho from the movie Slumdog Millionaire during the award presentations at the 52nd Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (AFP Photo/Robyn Beck)
Karen Clark Sheard (L) and Donnie McClurkin accept their award for best gospel performance for 'Wait on the Lord' during the pre-telecast of the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Danny Moloshok)
Bela Fleck (L) accepts the award for best contemporary world music album for 'Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 - Africa Sessions' while onstage with his brother Sasha Fleck during the pre-telecast of the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Danny Moloshok)
Colbie Caillat holds her award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for 'Lucky' that she won with Jason Mraz at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)
French band Phoenix accepts best alternative music album for 'Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix' during the pre-telecast of the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Danny Moloshok)
Director Adrian Wills (L) and producers Martin Bolduc (C) and Jonathan Clyde pose with their award for best long form music video for 'The Beatles Love - All Together Now' at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)
French producer David Guetta accepts the award for best remixed recording, non-classical for 'When Love Takes Over' during the pre-telecast of the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Danny Moloshok)
Rob Halford (L) and Scott Travis of British rock band Judas Priest hold their awards for best metal performance for 'Dissident Aggressor' while backstage at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)
(From L-R) Jeff Peterson, Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Paul Konziser and Wayne Wong pose backstage with their awards for best Hawaiian music album for 'Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Vol. 2' at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)
Booker T Jones holds his award backstage for best pop instrumental album for 'Potato Hole' at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)
Tina Campbell poses with her award for best gospel song for 'God In Me' at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)
Choir director Kevin Fox poses with the awards for best classical album and best choral performance at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)
Colbie Caillat holds her award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for 'Lucky' that she won with Jason Mraz at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)
British recording artist Imogen Heap poses with her award for best engineered album, non-classical for 'Ellipse' at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)
British rock band Judas Priest members Rob Halford (L) and Scott Travis hold their awards for best metal performance for 'Dissident Aggressor' while backstage at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)
David Caddick (L) and David Lai, producers for West Side Story, pose backstage with their awards for best musical show at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)
Kurt Elling holds his award for best jazz vocal album for 'Dedicated to You: Kurt Eling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman' while backstage at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)
A.R. Rahman accepts the award for best compilation soundtrack album for 'Slumdog Millionaire' during the pre-telecast of the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Danny Moloshok)
A.R. Rahman (L) and singer Tanvi Shah accept the award for best song written for motion picture, tv or other visual media for 'Jai Ho' from 'Slumdog Millionaire' during the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Danny Moloshok)
Tia Carrere (L) presents A.R. Rahman with the best song written For motion picture, television or other visual media award at the Grammy Awards on January 31, 2010 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

52nd Grammy Awards: Red carpet



Beyonce arrives at the Grammy Awards on January 31, 2010 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Heidi Klum and Seal arrive at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Pleasure P and Bria Murphy, daughter of Eddie Murphy, kiss as they arrive on the red carpet at the 52nd Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (AFP Photo/Gabriel Bouys)
Heidi Klum arrives at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Nominees A.R. Rahman (C), Vijay Prakash, and Tanvi Shah (L) pose on the red carpet at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)
Singer Chantel 'Chani' Christie poses on the red carpet at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)
Phoebe Price on the red carpet at the 52nd Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (AFP Photo/Gabriel Bouys)
Mayra Veronica arrives at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Paloma arrives on the red carpet at the 52nd Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California on January 31, 2010. (AFP Photo/Gabriel Bouys)
Colbie Caillat arrives at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Stefani Montiel arrives on the red carpet at the 52nd Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California on January 31, 2010. (AFP Photo/Gabriel Bouys)
Quentin Tarantino, left, and Tia Carrere arrive at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Adrienne Lau arrives at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Miley Cyrus arrives at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Fergie arrives at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Kristen Bell arrives at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Taylor Swift arrives at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Rihanna arrives at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Olivia Fox poses on the red carpet at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)
Television personality Olivia Munn poses on the red carpet at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni )
Actress Niecy Nash poses on the red carpet at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)
Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino from the television show 'The Jersey Shore' arrives at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)
Barbara Orbison and son Roy Orbison Jr arrive on the red carpet at the 52nd Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California on January 31, 2010. (AFP Photo/Gabriel Bouys)
Marisa Miller arrives at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Kathryn Le arrives at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Karen Clark Sheard of the Clark Sisters arrives at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
India.Arie arrives at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Jasmine Alveran from the movie 'This Is It' arrives on the red carpet at the 52nd Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (AFP Photo/Gabriel Bouys)
Mexican singer Natalia Lafourcade arrives at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)
Shaila Durcal arrives at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Kitaro, left, and Jane Zhang arrive at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Sarah Jarosz arrives at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Canadian television personalities Kim D'Eon (L) and Cheryl Hickey (R) arrive with model Coco Rocha at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)
Musician Kristine Elezaj arrives on the red carpet at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)
Nominee Jason Crabb poses on the red carpet at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)
The Mariachi Divas arrive at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
(From left) Tim Duncan, Devin McGlamery, Ernie Haase and Doug Anderson of Earnie Haase and Signature sound arrive at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Snooki of reality television series Jersey Shore arrives on the red carpet at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)
Pink arrives at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Ne-Yo (C) and companions arrive on the red carpet at the 52nd Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (AFP Photo/Gabriel Bouys)
Katy Perry arrives at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Nadeea arrives at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Imogen Heap arrives at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Pleasure P and Bria Murphy, daughter of actor Eddie Murphy, arrive on the red carpet at the 52nd Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (AFP Photo/Gabriel Bouys)
Jennifer Nettles (L) and Kristian Bush of Sugarland arrive at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Carrie Ann Inaba, left, and Chris Harrison arrive at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Hillary Scott, of Lady Antebellum, arrives at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
R&B singer Melody Thornton poses on the red carpet at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)
Lady Gaga arrives at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
R&B singer Melody Thornton poses on the red carpet at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles January 31, 2010. (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)