52nd Annual Grammy Awards
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards took place on January 31, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009. Neil Young was honored as the 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year on January 29, two days prior to the Grammy telecast. Nominations announced on December 2, 2009. The show was moved to January to avoid competing against the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Only ten of the 109 awards were received during the broadcast. The remaining 99 awards were given during the un-televised portion of the ceremony which preceded the broadcast.
Beyoncé, who also received the most nominations, with ten, won a total of six awards breaking the record for most wins by a female artist in one night. Taylor Swift won four while The Black Eyed Peas, Jay-Z and Kings of Leon won three. Artists who won two awards include A. R. Rahman, Colbie Caillat, Eminem, Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Maxwell, Jason Mraz and Rihanna. Judas Priest, AC/DC, and Imogen Heap each won a Grammy for the first time in their careers.
Taylor Swift's Fearless was awarded the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, at the time the youngest to win the award at age 20. "Use Somebody" by rock band Kings of Leon won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year, while "Single Ladies" by songwriters Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash and Christopher Stewart, was honored with Grammy Award for Song of the Year. Zac Brown Band was presented with the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, becoming the fourth country music act to ever win the award. They follow behind LeAnn Rimes in 1997, Shelby Lynne in 2001 and Carrie Underwood in 2007.
Performers
The following performed:| Artist | Song |
| Lady Gaga Elton John | "Poker Face" "Speechless" "Your Song" |
| Green Day American Idiot cast | "21 Guns" |
| Beyoncé | "If I Were a Boy" "You Oughta Know" |
| P!nk | "Glitter in the Air" |
| The Black Eyed Peas | "Imma Be" "I Gotta Feeling" |
| Lady Antebellum | "Need You Now" |
| Jamie Foxx T-Pain Slash Doug E. Fresh | "Blame It" |
| Zac Brown Band Leon Russell | "America the Beautiful" "Dixie Lullaby" "Chicken Fried" |
| Taylor Swift Stevie Nicks Butch Walker | "Today Was a Fairytale" "Rhiannon" "You Belong with Me" |
| Michael Jackson Celine Dion Usher Carrie Underwood Jennifer Hudson Smokey Robinson | Tribute to Michael Jackson "Earth Song" |
| Bon Jovi Jennifer Nettles | "We Weren't Born to Follow" "Who Says You Can't Go Home" "Livin' on a Prayer" |
| Andrea Bocelli Mary J. Blige David Foster | Tribute to the victims of the Haiti earthquake "Bridge Over Troubled Water" |
| Dave Matthews Band | "You and Me" |
| Maxwell Roberta Flack | "Pretty Wings"/"Where Is the Love" |
| Jeff Beck Imelda May | Tribute to Les Paul "How High the Moon" |
| Drake Lil Wayne Eminem Travis Barker | "Drop the World" "Forever" |
Presenters
The following presented:- Stephen Colbert - presented Song of the Year.
- Jennifer Lopez - introduced Green Day.
- Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel - presented Best Country Album.
- Simon Baker - introduced Beyonce.
- Seal - paid tribute to Leonard Cohen as a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement and introduced P!nk.
- Miranda Lambert and Keith Urban - paid tribute to Loretta Lynn as a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement and presented Best New Artist.
- Miley Cyrus - introduced The Black Eyed Peas.
- The Jonas Brothers - introduced Lady Antebellum.
- Kaley Cuoco and Juanes - presented Best Comedy Album.
- Norah Jones and Ringo Starr - paid tribute to Bobby Darin as a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement and presented Record of the Year.
- Robert Downey Jr. - introduced Jamie Foxx and T-Pain.
- Justin Bieber - talks about the audience-voted performance.
- Katy Perry and Alice Cooper - paid tribute to Florence Greenberg as a recipient of the Trustee's Award and presented Best Rock Album.
- Chris O'Donnell - paid tribute to Harold Bradley as a recipient of the Trustee's Award and introduced the Zac Brown Band and Leon Russell.
- Ryan Seacrest - introduced Taylor Swift.
- Lionel Richie - paid tribute to Michael Jackson as a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award and introduced Celine Dion, Smokey Robinson, Jennifer Hudson, and Usher.
- Sheryl Crow - paid tribute to Doug Morris and introduced Bon Jovi.
- Placido Domingo and Mos Def - presented Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
- Wyclef Jean - introduced Mary J. Blige, Andrea Bocelli, and David Foster.
- Adam Sandler - introduced Dave Matthews Band.
- Ricky Martin and Lea Michele - presented Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
- LL Cool J - paid tribute to David "Honeyboy" Edwards and introduced Maxwell and Roberta Flack.
- Jeff Bridges - introduced Jeff Beck and Imelda May.
- Quentin Tarantino - paid tribute to Clark Terry and introduced Drake, Eminem, and Lil Wayne.
- Carlos Santana and John Legend - presented Album of the Year.
Awards
General
;Record of the Year- "Use Somebody" – Kings of Leon
- * Jacquire King & Angelo Petraglia, producers; Jacquire King, engineer/mixer
- "You Belong With Me" – Taylor Swift
- * Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers
- "Halo" – Beyoncé
- * Beyoncé Knowles & Ryan Tedder, producers; Jim Caruana, Mark "Spike" Stent & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers
- "I Gotta Feeling" – The Black Eyed Peas
- * David Guetta & Frederick Riesterer, producers; will.i.am, Dylan "3-D" Dresdow & Padraic "Padlock" Kerin, engineers/mixers
- "Poker Face" – Lady Gaga
- * Lady Gaga, RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, engineers/mixers
- Fearless – Taylor Swift
- * Colbie Caillat, featured artist; Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson, Nathan Chapman & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Hank Williams, mastering engineer
- I Am... Sasha Fierce – Beyoncé
- * Bangladesh, Ian Dench, D-Town, Toby Gad, Sean Garrett, Amanda Ghost, Jim Jonsin, Beyoncé Knowles, Rico Love, Dave McCracken, Terius Nash, Radio Killa, Stargate, Christopher Stewart, Ryan Tedder & Wayne Wilkins, producers; Jim Caruana, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Toby Gad, Kuk Harrell, Jim Jonsin, Jaycen Joshua, Dave Pensado, Radio Killa, Mark "Spike" Stent, Ryan Tedder, Brian Thomas, Marcos Továr, Miles Walker & Wayne Wilkins, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
- The E.N.D. – The Black Eyed Peas
- * apl.de.ap, Jean Baptiste, Printz Board, DJ Replay, Funkagenda, David Guetta, Keith Harris, & will.i.am, producers; Dylan Dresdow, Padraic Kerin & will.i.am, engineers/mixers; Chris Bellman, mastering engineer
- The Fame – Lady Gaga
- * Flo Rida, Colby O'Donis & Space Cowboy, featured artists; Brian & Josh, Rob Fusari, Martin Kierszenbaum, RedOne & Space Cowboy, producers; 4Mil, Robert Orton, RedOne, Dave Russell & Tony Ugval, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
- Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King – Dave Matthews Band
- * Jeff Coffin, Tim Reynolds & Rashawn Ross, featured artists; Rob Cavallo, producer; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer
- "Single Ladies "
- * Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters
- "Poker Face"
- * Lady Gaga & RedOne, songwriters
- "Pretty Wings"
- * Hod David & Musze, songwriters
- "Use Somebody"
- * Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters
- "You Belong with Me"
- * Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters
- Zac Brown Band
- Keri Hilson
- MGMT
- Silversun Pickups
- The Ting Tings
Pop
- "Halo" - Beyoncé
- "Hometown Glory" - Adele
- "Hot n Cold" - Katy Perry
- "Sober" - P!nk
- "You Belong with Me" - Taylor Swift
- "Make It Mine" - Jason Mraz
- "This Time" - John Legend
- "Love You" - Maxwell
- "If You Don't Know Me by Now" - Seal
- "All About the Love Again" - Stevie Wonder
- "I Gotta Feeling" - The Black Eyed Peas
- "We Weren't Born to Follow" - Bon Jovi
- "Never Say Never" - The Fray
- "Sara Smile" - Daryl Hall & John Oates
- "Kids" - MGMT
- "Lucky" - Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
- "Breathe" - Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat
- "Sea of Heartbreak" - Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen
- "Love Sex Magic" - Ciara & Justin Timberlake
- "Baby, It's Cold Outside" - Norah Jones & Willie Nelson
- "Throw Down Your Heart" - Béla Fleck
- "Bésame Mucho" - Herb Alpert
- "The Fire" - Imogen Heap
- "Phoenix Rise" - Maxwell
- "Funk Joint" - Marcus Miller
- Potato Hole - Booker T. Jones
- In Boston - Chris Botti
- Legacy - Hiroshima
- Modern Art - The Rippingtons & Russ Freeman
- Down the Wire - Spyro Gyra
- The E.N.D. - The Black Eyed Peas
- Breakthrough - Colbie Caillat
- All I Ever Wanted - Kelly Clarkson
- The Fray - The Fray
- Funhouse - P!nk
Dance
- "Poker Face" - Lady Gaga
- * RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, mixers
- "Boom Boom Pow" - The Black Eyed Peas
- * will.i.am, Jean Baptiste & Poet Name Life, producers; Dylan Dresdow, mixer
- "When Love Takes Over" - David Guetta & Kelly Rowland
- * David Guetta & Frédéric Riesterer, producers; Veronica Ferraro, mixer
- "Celebration" - Madonna
- * Madonna & Paul Oakenfold, producers; Demacio Castellon, mixer
- "Womanizer" - Britney Spears
- * The Outsyders, producer; Serban Ghenea, mixer
- The Fame - Lady Gaga
- Divided By Night - The Crystal Method
- One Love - David Guetta
- Party Rock - LMFAO
- Yes - Pet Shop Boys