Grammy Awards 2010 winners - complete list

Beyonce accepts the award for best female pop vocal performance at the Grammy
Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

Grammy Awards 2010 winners - complete list - Below is a list of the performer/s, performance, song, and album winners of the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. Presented by the Recording Academy, the awards were televised on January 31, 2010 on CBS. There are actually 52 pages of Grammy Award nominees for all types of music and technical expertise categories. Even the major awards, given to high-profile artists for the most part, do not all make it to the 3-1/2 hour televised ceremony.

If you were disappointed in the awards ceremony because it seemed to focus on pop music almost exclusively and even then did not include all of the winners, read the listing below to find your favorite type of music or performance and see what artists, songs, and albums won in their categories.

Highlights of the ceremony itself, which took place in the Staples Center in Los Angeles, included performances by Lady Gaga and  Elton John, Taylor Swift and Stevie Nicks, and an aerial performance by the singer, Pink. Perhaps the most memorable part of the night was a special 3-D tribute to Michael Jackson, who won a Lifetime Achievement Award. Mr. Jackson died unexpectedly in 2009 at the age of 50. His award was accepted by his 2 eldest children, Prince and Paris Jackson.

Singer Beyonce won a record-breaking number of Grammy Awards for a female performer, with 6.

WINNERS OF THE 52ND ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS:

Record of the Year: "Use Somebody," Kings of Leon

Album of the Year: Fearless, Taylor Swift

Song of the Year: "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," Beyonce

Best New Artist: Zac Brown Band

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: "Halo," Beyonce

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: "Make It Mine," Jason Mraz

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: "I Gotta Feeling," Black-Eyed Peas

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals: "Lucky," Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat

Best Pop Instrumental Performance: "Throw Down Your Heart," Bela Fleck

Best Pop Instrumental Album: Potato Hole, Booker T. Jones

Best Pop Vocal Album: The E.N.D., Black-Eyed Peas

Best Dance Recording: "Poker Face," Lady Gaga

Best Electronic/Dance Album: The Fame, Lady Gaga

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Michael Buble Meets Madison Square Garden, Michael Buble

Best Solo Rock Performance: "Working On A Dream," Bruce Springsteen

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: "Use Somebody," Kings of Leon

Best Hard Rock Performance: "War Machine," AC/DC

Best Metal Performance: "Dissident Aggressor," Judas Priest

Best Rock Instrumental Performance: "A Day in the Life," Jeff Beck

Best Rock Song: "Use Somebody," Kings of Leon

Best Rock Album: 21st Century Breakdown, Green Day

Best Alternative Music Album: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, Phoenix

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)," Beyonce

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: "Pretty Wings," Maxwell

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: "Blame It," Jamie Foxx & T-Pain

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: "At Last," Beyonce

Best Urban/Alternative Performance: "Pearls," India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore

Best R&B Song: "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)," Beyonce

Best R&B Album: Blacksummers' Night, Maxwell

Best Contemporary R&B Album: I Am...Sasha Fierce, Beyonce

Best Rap Vocal Performance: "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)," Jay-Z

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or a Group: "Crack a Bottle," Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: "Run This Town," Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Kanye West

Best Rap Song: "Run This Town," Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kanye West

Best Rap Album: Relapse, Eminem

Best Female Country Vocal Performance: "White Horse," Taylor Swift

Best Male Country Vocal Performance: "Sweet Thing," Keith Urban

Best Country Performance by a Country Duo or Group With Vocals: "I Run to You," Lady Antebellum

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals: "I Told You So," Carrie Underwood and Randy Travis

Best Country Instrumental Performance: "Producer's Medley," Steve Wariner

Best Country Song: "White Horse," Taylor Swift

Best Country Album: Fearless, Taylor Swift

Best New Age Album: Prayer For Compassion, David Darling

Best Contemporary Jazz Album: 75, Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Sindicate

Best Jazz Vocal Album: Dedicated To You, Kurt Elling

Best Improvised Jazz Solo: "Dancin' for Chicken," Terence Blanchard

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group: Five-Peace Band - Live, Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace Band

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Book One, New Orleans Jazz Orchestra

Best Latin Jazz Album: Juntos Para Siempre, Bebo Valdés And Chucho Valdés

Best Gospel Performance: "Wait On The Lord," Donnie McClurkin Featuring Karen Clark Sheard

Best Gospel Song: "God In Me," Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell

Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album: Live Revelations, Third Day

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: The Power Of One, Israel Houghton

Best Southern/Country/Bluegrass Gospel Album: Jason Crab, Jason Crab

Best Traditional Gospel Album: Oh Happy Day, Various Artists

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album: Audience Of One, Heather Headley

Best Latin Pop Album: Sin Frenos, La Quinta Estación

Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album: Los De Atras Vienen Conmigo, Calle 13
 

Best Tropical Latin Album: Ciclos, Luis Enrique

Best Regional Mexican Album: Necesito De Ti, Vicente Fernández

Best Tejano Album: Borders Y Bailes, Los Texmaniacs

Best Norteño Album: Tu Noche Con...Los Tigres Del Norte, Los Tigres Del Norte

Best Banda Album: Tu Esclavo Y Amo, Lupillo Rivera

Best Americana Album: Electric Dirt, Levon Helm

Best Bluegrass Album: The Crow / New Songs For The Five-String Banjo, Steve Martin

Best Traditional Blues Album: A Stranger Here, Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Best Contemporary Blues Album: Already Free, The Derek Trucks Band

Best Traditional Folk Album: High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project, Loudon Wainwright III

Best Contemporary Folk Album: Townes, Steve Earle

Best Hawaiian Music Album: Masters Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Volume 2, (Various Artists)

Best Native American Music Album: Spirit Wind North, Bill Miller

Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album: Lay Your Burden Down, Buckwheat Zydeco

Best Reggae Album: Mind Control - Acoustic, Stephen Marley

Best Traditional World Music Album: Douga Mansa, Mamadou Diabate

Best Contemporary World Music Album: Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 - Africa Sessions, Béla Fleck

Best Musical Album for Children: Family Time, Ziggy Marley

Best Spoken Word Album for Children: Aaaaah! Spooky, Scary Stories & Songs, Buck Howdy

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling): Always Looking Up, Michael J. Fox

Best Comedy Album: A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All!, Stephen Colbert

Best Musical Show Album: West Side Story

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media: Slumdog Millionaire (Various Artists)

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

Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media: "Jai Ho" (from Slumdog Millionaire)

Best Instrumental Composition: "Married Life" (from UP), Michael Giacchino

Best Instrumental Arrangement: "West Side Story Medley," Bill Cunliffe arranger

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): "Quiet Nights"

Best Recording Package: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, Stefan Sagmeister, art director

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963-1972),
Gary Burden, Jenice Heo & Neil Young, art directors (Neil Young)

Best Album Notes: The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946)
Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong)

Best Historical Album: The Complete Chess Masters (1950-1967), Andy McKaie, compilation producer

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: Ellipse, Imogen Heap, engineer (Imogen Heap)

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Brendan O'Brien

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: When Love Takes Over (Electro Extended Remix), David Guetta, remixer (David Guetta Featuring Kelly Rowland)

Best Surround Sound Album, Non-Classical: Transmigration

Best Engineered Album, Classical: Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10,
Peter Laenger, engineer

Producer of the Year, Classical: Steven Epstein

Best Classical Album: Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10

Best Orchestral Performance: Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé, James Levine, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus)

Best Opera Recording: Britten: Billy Budd

Best Choral Performance: Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra): Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor; Evgeny Kissin (Philharmonia Orchestra)

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra): Journey To The New World
Sharon Isbin (Joan Baez & Mark O'Connor)

Best Chamber Music Performance: "Intimate Letters," Emerson String Quartet

Best Small Ensemble Performance: Lang, David: The Little Match Girl Passion,
Paul Hillier, conductor; Ars Nova Copenhagen & Theatre Of Voices

Best Vocal Classical Performance: Verismo Arias, Renée Fleming (Marco Armiliato; Jonas Kaufmann; Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppi Verdi; Coro Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppi Verdi)

If you would like to see a listing of winners with their fellow nominees, see the Grammy Awards website.

SEE ALSO:

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