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:
ArtistSong
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:

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
;Album of the Year
;Song of the Year
;Best New Artist
;Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
  • "Halo" - Beyoncé
  • "Hometown Glory" - Adele
  • "Hot n Cold" - Katy Perry
  • "Sober" - P!nk
  • "You Belong with Me" - Taylor Swift
;Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
  • "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
;Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
  • "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
;Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
;Best Pop Instrumental Performance
;Best Pop Instrumental Album
;Best Pop Vocal Album
  • 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

;Best Dance Recording
  • "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
;Best Electronic/Dance Album