MCA Music Artists Shine at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards

Big winners of the night include Taylor Swift and the Black Eyed Peas

The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards were held last night in Los Angeles. The show jump started with a phenomenal performance by international superstar Lady Gaga and the legendary Elton John. Lady Gaga opened the telecast with her mega hit, "Pokerface" and then disappeared into a pit of fire, only to return to a piano decorated with disfigured arms opposite Elton John. They sang a medley of "Speechless" and John's own "Your Song." By the end of the night, Lady Gaga's had won Best Dance Recording for "Poker Face" and Best Electronic Dance Album for her debut, The Fame.

The show had a number of artistic collaborations including Mary J. Blige and classical recording artist Andrea Bocelli who sang a rendition of "Bridge Over Troubled Water." The proceeds from the song, available exclusively on iTunes, will go towards the much needed relief efforts in Haiti.

MCA Music's Smokey Robinson joined Celine Dion, Usher, Carrie Underwood and Jennifer Hudson to sing "Earth Song" in the highly anticipated 3-D tribute to Michael Jackson. The Black Eyed Peas put on an energy-filled spectacle for their hits "Imma Be" and "I Gotta Feeling." The pop group took home three awards for Best Pop Performance ("I Gotta Feeling"), Best Pop Album (The E.N.D.) and Best Short Form Music Video ("Boom Boom Pow"). 

One of the night's big winners was Universal Republic/Big Machine artist Taylor Swift who received a total of four awards including the coveted Album of the Year for Fearless, an incredible accomplishment for the young country singer. Other wins for Swift included Best Female Country Performance and Best Country Song for "White Horse" and Best Country Album. Swift also took to the stage for a special duet with Stevie Nicks.

The show concluded with newcomer Drake performing his smash "Forever" alongside hip-hop heavyweights Lil Wayne and Eminem. Eminem returned to the spotlight last year with Relapse and he took home Best Rap Album (Relapse) and Best Rap Performance ("Crack A Bottle") at the ceremony. His follow-up album, Relapse 2 is due later this year.

Read below for the complete list of Winners!

52^nd Annual Grammy Awards – UMG Winners

Note: An asterisk (*) denotes a nomination for a UMG artist appearing on a non-UMG recording.   
 

Category 2

Album Of The Year 

Fearless 
Taylor Swift 
[Big Machine Records]  
 

Category 7

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals 

I Gotta Feeling 
The Black Eyed Peas 
Track from: The E.N.D. 
[Interscope Records] 
 

Category 8

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals  

Lucky 
Jason Mraz & *Colbie Caillat* 
Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. 
[Atlantic]  
 

Category 9

Best Pop Instrumental Performance  

Throw Down Your Heart 
Béla Fleck 
Track from: Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 — Africa Sessions 
[Rounder]  

Category 11 
Best Pop Vocal Album

The E.N.D. 
The Black Eyed Peas 
[Interscope Records]  
 

Category 12

Best Dance Recording

Poker Face 
Lady Gaga 
Track from: The Fame 
[Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree]   
 

Category 13

Best Electronic/Dance Album  

The Fame 
Lady Gaga 
[Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree]  

Category 19

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

A Day In The Life 
Jeff Beck 
Track from: Performing This Week...Live At Ronnie Scott's 
[Eagle Records]  

Category 27

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

Pearls 
India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore 
Track from: Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics 
[Soulbird/Universal Republic] 

Category 32 
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

Crack A Bottle 
Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent 
Track from: Relapse 
[Aftermath/Interscope] 

Category 33 
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Run This Town 
Jay-Z, *Rihanna & Kanye West* 
[Roc Nation] 

Category 34 
Best Rap Song

Run This Town 
Jay-Z, *Rihanna & Kanye West* 
[Roc Nation]   

Category 35

Best Rap Album

Relapse 
Eminem 
[Aftermath/Interscope]  

Category 36

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

White Horse 
Taylor Swift 
Track from: Fearless 
[Big Machine Records]  

Category 41

Best Country Song

White Horse 
Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift) 
Track from: Fearless 
[Big Machine Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, Taylor Swift Music/Sony/ATV Timber Publishing, Hillsboro Valley Songs.]   

Category 42

Best Country Album

Fearless 
Taylor Swift 
[Big Machine Records]  

Category 44

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

75 
Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate 
[Heads Up International]  

Category 45

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman 
Kurt Elling 
[Concord Jazz]    

Category 47

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

Five Peace Band — Live 
Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace Band 
[Concord Records]  

Category 62

Best Norteño Album

Tu Noche Con...Los Tigres Del Norte 
Los Tigres Del Norte 
[Fonovisa]  

Category 63

Best Banda Album

Tu Esclavo Y Amo 
Lupillo Rivera 
[Disa] 

Category 65

Best Bluegrass Album

Destination Life 
Rhonda Vincent 
[Rounder] 

Category 73

Best Reggae Album

Mind Control — Acoustic 
Stephen Marley 
[Ghetto Youths/Tuff Gong/Universal Republic]

Category 75

Best Contemporary World Music Album

Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 — Africa Sessions 
Béla Fleck 
[Rounder]

 
Category 81

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

Slumdog Millionaire 
(Various Artists) 
[N.E.E.T./Interscope Records]  

Category 82

Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media  

Up 
Michael Giacchino, composer 
[Walt Disney Records] 

Category 83

Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

Jai Ho (From Slumdog Millionaire) 
Gulzar, A.R. Rahman & Tanvi Shah, songwriters (A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash) 
[N.E.E.T./Interscope Records; Publisher: KM Musiq.] 
 

Category 84

Best Instrumental Composition  

Married Life (From Up) 
Michael Giacchino, composer (Michael Giacchino) 
Track from: Up — Soundtrack 
[Walt Disney Records] 

Category 86

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

Quiet Nights 
Claus Ogerman, arranger (Diana Krall) 
Track from: Quiet Nights 
[Verve] 

Category 90

Best Historical Album

The Complete Chess Masters (1950–1967) 
Andy McKaie, compilation producer; Erick Labson, mastering engineer (Little Walter) 
[Hip-O Select/Geffen Records]     
 

Category 103

Best Chamber Music Performance

Intimate Letters 
Emerson String Quartet 
[Deutsche Grammophon] 

Category 105

Best Classical Vocal Performance

Verismo Arias 
Renée Fleming (Marco Armiliato; Jonas Kaufmann; Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppi Verdi; Coro Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppi Verdi) 
[Decca] 
 

Category 108

Best Short Form Music Video

Boom Boom Pow 
The Black Eyed Peas 
Mat Cullen & Mark Kudsi, video directors; Anna Joseph & Patrick Nugent, video producers 
[Interscope Records]