Under nattens Grammy-utdeling vant Arcade Fire noe overraskende den prestisjetunge prisen for årets album. Arcade Fire vant kveldens hovedpris foran artister som Eminem, Lady Antebellum, Lady Gaga og Katy Perry. Arcade Fire toppet salgslistene i både Norge, USA og Canada i fjor med sitt album The Suburbs.

Den norske låtskriverduoen, Stargate, fikk prisen for beste danselåt med Rihannas «Only Girl (In the World). Mens Espen Lind og Amund Bjørklund også kunne feire etter at gruppa Train fikk en Grammy-pris for låten Hey, soul sister de har vært med på å skrive.

Flest priser var det Lady Antebellum som fikk. Countrytrioen var nominert i seks kategorier og vant i fem, deriblant årets innspilling og årets låt.

Den som hadde flest nominasjoner foran årets prisutdeling, var Eminem, men han endte med bare to priser. Jay-Z og Lady Gaga vant tre priser hver.

Gledelig var det også at The Black Keys også fikk prisen Alternative Album for sitt strålende album Brothers.

Vinnere:

Album of the Year: "The Suburbs," Arcade Fire

Record of the Year: "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum

Song of the Year: "Need You Now," Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)

New Arist: Esperanza Spalding

Female Pop Vocal Performance: "Bad Romance," Lady Gaga

Male Pop Vocal Performance: "Just The Way You Are," Bruno Mars

Pop Performance by a Duo or Group: "Hey Soul Sister," Train

Pop Vocal Album: "The Fame Monster," Lady Gaga

Alternative Album: "Brothers," The Black Keys

Traditional Pop Vocal Album: "Crazy Love," Michael Buble

Rock Song: "Angry World," Neil Young

Rock Album: "The Resistance," Muse

Rock Performance: "Tighten Up," The Black Keys

Solo Rock Vocal Performance: "Helter Skelter," Paul McCartney (from Good Evening New York City)

Hard Rock Performance: "New Fang," Them Crooked Vultures

Metal Performance: "El Dorado," Iron Maiden

R&B Album: "Wake up!" John Legend & The Roots

Contemporary R&B Album: "Raymond V Raymond," Usher

R&B Song: "Shine," John Legend & The Roots

R&B Performance: "Soldier Of Love," Sade

Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: "Hang On In There," John Legend and The Roots

Urban/Alternative Performance: "(Forget) You," Cee Lo Green

Rap Album: "Recovery," Eminem

Rap Solo Performance: "Not Afraid," Eminem

Rap Performance By A Duo or Group: "On To The Next One," Jay-Z and Swizz Beatz

Rap Song: "Empire State of Mind," Jay-Z and Alicia Keys

Rap/Sung Collaboration: "Empire State Of Mind," Jay-Z and Alicia Keys

Dance Recording: "Only Girl (In The World)," Rihanna

Electronic Dance Album: "La Roux," La Roux