R&B singer Maxwell walked away with two trophies at the 2010 Grammy Awards. Both came during the afternoon, non-televised portion of the ceremony.
Maxwell claimed Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "Pretty Wings" and noted his excitement in his acceptance speech: "I'm trying to keep it together. I'm a little bit chocked up right now. This is my first Grammy and it means a lot to me."
"Thank you everybody who's waited for this record," Maxwell added, acknowledging the 8-year gap between his album releases.
Though Maxwell didn't win anything on the televised portion of the broadcast, he gave the evening's classiest performance, a medley of his Song of the Year-nominated "Pretty Wings" and "Where is the Love," which featured legendary singer Roberta Flack. All in all, not a bad night for Maxwell.
VIDEO: Maxwell's Grammy acceptance speech for "Pretty Wings"
Maxwell didn't have to wait as long to win his second Grammy. Just minutes later, he claimed the award for Best Traditional R&B Album for Blacksummers'night.
VIDEO: Maxwell's Grammy acceptance speech for Blacksummers'night
Check out our live blog of the 2010 Grammy Awards as they happened.
Recent Grammy winners for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance:
2010: Pretty Wings, Maxwell
2009: Miss Independent, Ne-Yo
2008: Future Baby Mama, Prince
2007: Heaven, John Legend
2006: Ordinary People, John Legend
Check out more of my Grammy articles.
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Maxwell, I love you, keep growing in the light and sharing such a wonderful expression with the world. You are a part of the pulse, keep expressing.
Peace
Maxwell has received 6 nominations for the 2010 Grammy Awards, including "Best R&B Album" for BLACKsummers'night and "Best Males R&B Vocal Performance" for "Pretty Wings". "Pretty Wings" was nominated for the Song of the Year which was written by Maxwell under his publishing moniker Muszu. InSeats.com offers premier tickets to Maxwell's tour that is featuring hits off his new album.
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