14 DAY TRIAL // The 2012 Grammy Awards will go down in history as the “Adele Awards.” The British singer capped off a rather desolate 2011 (health-wise) with the most amazing beginning for a new year: she won 6 out of 6 awards.
Adele was nominated in 6 major categories at the Grammys and, contrary to even the most optimistic estimates, walked home with 6 awards.
Obviously, it was a very emotional night for the singer.
Not only did it mark her comeback to live performing after November's laser surgery on her vocal chords, but it was also the night when her wildest dreams came true, even though she didn't dare to dream to actually win all 6 statuettes.
This probably explains why she started to lose her cool after the second win, bursting into tears repeatedly.
After the Grammys she was still having some trouble with wrapping her brain around what had just happened, telling journalists in the press room that the wins hadn't yet “sunk in.”
In short, Adele won Record of the Year for “Rolling in the Deep,” Album of the Year for “21,” Best Pop Solo Performance for “Someone Like You,” Song of the Year for “Rolling in the Deep,” Best Pop Vocal Album for “21,” and Best Short Form Music Video for “Rolling in the Deep” again.
She wasn't the only big winner of the night though: the Foo Fighters took home five awards (so they came pretty close to Adele), while Kanye West won four, and Taylor Swift two.
The ceremony also included sad moments, when some of the biggest names in the industry remembered and honored artists who had died in 2011.
Amy Winehouse was one of them. She also won a posthumous Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “Body and Soul,” a duet with Tony Bennet.
Whitney Houston was another great singer who was remembered during the festivities, with Jennifer Hudson performing her “I Will Always Love You” ballad while trying desperately to fight back tears.
Etta James, who passed away a short while ago, was also remembered.
Below is the complete list of winners. Check it out to see if your favorite made the cut.
Album of the Year – Adele, “21” Record of the Year – Adele, “Rolling in the Deep” Song of the Year – Adele, “Rolling in the Deep” Best New Artist – Bon Iver Best Pop Solo Performance – Adele, “Someone Like You” Best Pop Duo/Group Performance – Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse, “Body and Soul” Best Pop Instrumental Album – Booker T. Jones, “The Road From Memphis” Best Pop Vocal Album – Adele, “21” Best Dance Recording – Skrillex, “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” Best Dance/Electronica Album – Skrillex, “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album – Tony Bennett & Various Artists, “Duets II” Best Rock Performance – Foo Fighters, “Walk” Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance – Foo Fighters, “White Limo” Best Rock Song – Foo Fighters, “Walk” Best Rock Album – Foo Fighters, “Wasting Light” Best Alternative Music Album – Bon Iver, “Bon Iver” Best R&B Performance – Corinne Bailey Rae, “In This Love” Best Traditional R&B Performance – Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona, “Fool For You” Best R&B Song – “Fool For You” (Performed by Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona) Best R&B Album – Chris Brown, “F.A.M.E.” Best Rap Performance – Kanye West & Jay-Z, “Otis” Best Rap/Sung Collaboration – Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie, “All Of The Lights” Best Rap Song – “All Of The Lights” (Performed by Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie) Best Rap Album – Kanye West, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” Best Country Solo Performance – Taylor Swift, “Mean” Best Country Duo/Group Performance – The Civil Wars, “Barton Hollow” Best Country Song – Taylor Swift, “Mean” Best Country Album – Lady Antebellum, “Own The Night” Best Spoken Word Album – Betty White, “If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t)” Best Comedy Album – Louis C.K., “Hilarious” Best Musical Theater Album – “The Book of Mormon” Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media – “Boardwalk Empire: Volume 1” Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media – Alexandre Desplat, “The King’s Speech” Best Song Written For Visual Media – Tangled, “I See The Light” Best Historical Album – Paul McCartney, “Band On The Run” Best Short Form Music Video – Adele, “Rolling in the Deep” Best Long Form Music Video – Foo Fighters, “Foo Fighters: Back And Forth”