Grammys 2011: The Winners

Hours ago, the music industry celebrated a year of excellence in music at the Grammy Awards 2011. Aside from the few very surprising and well received performances, the gala also included some surprises in the winners category.

Lady Antebellum was definitely the big winner of the night, taking home awards for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year with “Need You Now” and the single by the same name.

Given that competition in both categories included names like Eminem, Jay Z and Alicia Keys and Bruno Mars, the win was somewhat unexpected.

Rapper Eminem too took home an award for Best Rap Solo Performance (“Not Afraid”) and Best Rap Album (“Recovery”), while fellow Jay-Z also won two statuettes for Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for “Empire State Of Mind” with Alicia Keys.

Justin Bieber was perhaps the biggest “loser” of the night, in the sense that he didn’t win for Best New Artist, an award that many considered his due.

The Grammy went instead to Esperanza Spalding, described in the media as a “relative unknown.” The Biebs was robbed, many said on Twitter as the Grammys were still taking place.

However, he doesn’t necessarily see it that way: shortly after the ceremony ended, the teen idol took to his Twitter page to say that, yes, he may not have won but it’s not like this is the last time he will get a nomination.

In other words, there’s always next year.

“Someone said to me tonight it’s not your successes that define u but your failures. I lost.. but I don’t plan on this being my last chance...,” Bieber tweeted.

Lady Gaga was also at hand to scoop up some awards, including one for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for “Bad Romance” and Best Pop Vocal Album for “The Fame Monster.”

Bruno Mars won Best Male Pop Vocal Performance with the smashing hit “Just the Way You Are.”

For a list of the winners in the major categories, see below. For the complete list, please refer here.

Record of the Year: “Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum

Album of the Year: “The Suburbs,” Arcade Fire

Song of the Year: “Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum

Best New Artist: Esperanza Spalding

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: “Bad Romance,” Lady Gaga

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: “Just The Way You Are,” Bruno Mars

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: “Hey, Soul Sister (Live),” Train

Best Pop Instrumental Performance: “Nessun Dorma,” Jeff Beck

Best Pop Vocal Album: “The Fame Monster,” Lady Gaga

Best Dance Recording: “Only Girl (In The World),” Rihanna

Best Electronic/Dance Album: “La Roux,” La Roux

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: “Crazy Love,” Michael Bublé

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance: “Helter Skelter,” Paul McCartney

Best Metal Performance: “El Dorado,” Iron Maiden

Best Rock Song: “Angry World,” Neil Young

Best Rock Album: “The Resistance,” Muse

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: “Bittersweet,” Fantasia

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: “There Goes My Baby,” Usher

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: “Soldier of Love,” Sade

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: “Hang on in There,” John Legend & The Roots

Best Urban/Alternative Performance: “F*** You,” Cee Lo Green

Best R&B Song: “Shine,” John Stephens

Best R&B Album: “Wake Up!” John Legend & The Roots

Best Contemporary R&B Album: “Raymond V Raymond,” Usher

Best Rap Solo Performance: “Not Afraid,” Eminem

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: “On To The Next One,” Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: “Empire State of Mind,” Jay-Z & Alicia Keys

Best Rap Song: “Empire State of Mind,” Jay-Z & Alicia Keys

Best Rap Album: “Recovery,” Eminem

Best Female Country Vocal Performance: “The House That Built Me,” Miranda Lambert

Best Male Country Vocal Performance: “‘Til Summer Comes Around,” Keith Urban