A Grammy Award (originally called Gramophone Award) — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the USA to recognize outstanding achievement in the Music Industry. The annual awards ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and some of the awards of more popular interest are presented in a widely viewed televised ceremony. It is the music equivalent to the Emmy Awards for television, the Tony Award for stage and the Academy Awards for film.
The 1st Grammy Award Ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958.
The 2011 (or 53rd) Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2011, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles,USA, being Broadcast on CBS TV .
Winners are -
1)Record of the Year - Need You Know by Lady Antebellum
2)Album of the Year - The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
3)Song of the Year - Need You Know
4)Best New Artist - Esperanza Spalding
5)Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Bad Romance by lady Gaga
6)Best Male Pop Vocal Performance -Just the Way You Are by Bruno Mars
7)Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals -Hey,Soul Sister(Live) by Train
8)Best Pop Instrumental Performance - Imagine
9)Best Pop Instrumental Album - Take Your Pick by Lary Carlton and Tak Matsumoto
10)Best Pop Vocal Album -The Fame Monster by Lady Gaga
11)Best Dance Recording -Only Girl(in the world) by Rihanna
12)Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - Crazy Love by Michael Buble
13)Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance -Helter Skelter by Paul McCartney
14)Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals - Tighten Up by The Black Keys
15)Best Hard Rock Performance - New Fang -Them Crooked Vultures
16)Best Metal Performance -El Dorado -Iron Maiden
17)Best Rock Instrumental Performance - Hammer Head - Jeff Beck
18)Best Rock Song - Angry World -Neil Young
19)Best Rock Album - The Resistance - Muse
20)Best Female R&B Vocal Performance -Bittersweet -Fantasia
21)Best Male R&B Vocal Performance - There Goes My Baby -Usher
22)Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals -Soldier of Love -Sade
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