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Monday 11 February 6:19 p.m.
THE BLACK KEYS, fun. and MUMFORD & SONS dominated the 55th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday (10Feb13), sweeping up eight of the top honours between them.
The Gold on the Ceiling rockers were already double winners as they headed into the Staples Center in Los Angeles after El Camino was named Best Rock Album and Lonely Boy Best Rock Song in the early announcements prior to the main ceremony, where they added Best Rock Performance for Lonely Boy, while frontman Dan Auerbach picked up a Producer of the Year trophy.
Pop stars fun. were crowned Best New Artist and took home Song of the Year for We Are Young, but Mumford & Sons trumped both bands to claim Album of the Year for Babel at the end of the glitzy ceremony.
Record of the Year went to Gotye and Kimbra for their infectious Somebody That I Used to Know, which also earned the pair the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance trophy.
The awards show was full of hot performances and collaborations - Taylor Swift kicked off proceedings as the sexy ringmaster of a circus-themed set while belting out her Record of the Year nominee We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.
Her new tour mate, British singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran, teamed up with Sir Elton John for a special duet on The A Team, while the Rocket Man also led the Zac Brown Band, Mumford & Sons, Alabama Shakes and T. Bone Burnett in a tribute to late The Band star Levon Helm.
Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z joined forces for the first TV performance of their new single Suit & Tie and the SexyBack hitmaker also debuted another track, Pusher Love Girl, on music's big night, while event host LL Cool J closed the show by returning to his rap roots and teaming up with Chuck D, drummer Travis Barker and Tom Morello for an explosive finale.
And the winners are...
Record Of The Year - Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye featuring Kimbra
Album Of The Year - Babel by Mumford & Sons
Song Of The Year - We Are Young by Fun. featuring Janelle Monae
Best New Artist - Fun.
Best Pop Solo Performance - Set Fire To The Rain (Live) by Adele
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance - Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye featuring Kimbra
Best Pop Vocal Album - Stronger by Kelly Clarkson
Best Dance Recording - Bangarang by Skrillex featuring Sirah
Best Dance/Electronica Album - Bangarang by Skrillex
Best Rock Performance - Lonely Boy by The Black Keys
Best Rock Song - Lonely Boy by The Black Keys
Best Rock Album - El Camino by The Black Keys
Best Alternative Music Album - Making Mirrors by Gotye
Best R&B Performance - Climax by Usher
Best Traditional R&B Performance - Love On Top by Beyonce
Best R&B Song - Adorn by Miguel
Best Urban Contemporary Album - Channel Orange by Frank Ocean
Best R&B Album - Black Radio by Robert Glasper Experiment
Best Rap Performance - N****s In Paris by Jay-Z & Kanye West
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration - No Church In The Wild by Jay-Z & Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream
Best Rap Song - N****s In Paris by Jay-Z & Kanye West
Best Rap Album - Take Care by Drake
Best Song Written For Visual Media - Safe & Sound (From The Hunger Games) by T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White & Joy Williams (Taylor Swift Featuring The Civil Wars)
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