53rd Annual Grammy Awards


The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2011, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. They were broadcast on CBS with a rating of 26.6 million viewers. Barbra Streisand was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year two nights prior to the telecast on February 11. Nominations were announced on December 1, 2010 and a total of 108 awards were presented. Most of the awards were presented during the pre-telecast, which took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center next to the Staples Center, where the main telecast took place. The eligibility period was October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010.
For the third year, nominations were announced on prime-time television as part of "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown to Music's Biggest Night" a one-hour special broadcast live on CBS from Club Nokia at L.A. Live.
Arcade Fire won Album of the Year for The Suburbs becoming the first indie act to do so, and surprising many viewers and critics. Baba Yetu composed and arranged by Christopher Tin won Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist, the first Grammy given to a piece of music written for a video game. Esperanza Spalding was awarded Best New Artist. Lady Antebellum won five awards including Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Need You Now". Other multiple winners include: David Frost, John Legend, Lady Gaga, Jay-Z, and Jeff Beck with three awards each. The Black Keys, Eminem, Herbie Hancock, Alicia Keys, The Roots, Usher, Christopher Tin and BeBe Winans won two awards each.
The television broadcast of the 53rd Grammy Awards marked the last awards show for the Grammy's executive producer, John Cossette, before his death on April 26, 2011.
At the request of manager and music impresario, Lisa Roy, the album was compiled and mastered by music producer, Stewart Cararas. All attendees of the 2011 Academy Awards received the CD in their gift bags.

Performers

Pre-telecast ceremony

The following performed:
ArtistSong
Yolanda Adams
Christina Aguilera
Jennifer Hudson
Martina McBride
Florence Welch		Tribute to Aretha Franklin:
" A Natural Woman"
"Ain't No Way"
"Until You Come Back to Me "
"Think"
"Respect"
"Spirit in the Dark"
"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"
Lady Gaga"Born This Way"
Miranda Lambert"The House That Built Me"
Muse"Uprising"
B.o.B
Bruno Mars
Janelle Monáe		"Nothin' on You"
"Grenade"
"Cold War"
Justin Bieber
Jaden Smith		"Baby"
"Never Say Never"
Usher
Justin Bieber		"OMG"
Mumford & Sons
The Avett Brothers
Bob Dylan		"The Cave"
"Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise"
"Maggie's Farm"
Lady Antebellum"If You Don't Know Me By Now"
"American Honey"
"Need You Now"
Cee-Lo Green
Gwyneth Paltrow
Henson Company Puppets		"Forget You"
Katy Perry"Not Like the Movies"
"Teenage Dream"
Norah Jones
John Mayer
Keith Urban		Tribute to Dolly Parton
"Jolene"
Eminem
Adam Levine
Rihanna
Skylar Grey
Dr. Dre		"Love the Way You Lie "
"I Need a Doctor"
Mick Jagger
Raphael Saadiq		Tribute to Solomon Burke
"Everybody Needs Somebody to Love"
Barbra Streisand"Evergreen"
Rihanna
Drake		"What's My Name?"
Arcade Fire"Month of May"
"Ready to Start"

Presenters

;Pre-telecast ceremony
  • BT
  • Kathy Griffin
  • Wayne Wallace
  • Laurie Anderson
  • Sara Bareilles
;Telecast ceremony
The following presented:
  • LL Cool J — presented the Aretha Franklin-tribute
  • Ricky Martin — introduced Lady Gaga
  • Blake Shelton — introduced Miranda Lambert
  • Lenny Kravitz — introduced Muse
  • Ryan Seacrest — introduced Bruno Mars, B.o.B, and Janelle Monáe
  • Dierks Bentley and Zac Brown — presented Best Female Country Vocal Performance
  • Eva Longoria — introduced Justin Bieber, Jaden Smith and Usher
  • Paramore and Pauley Perrette — presented Best Rock Album
  • Selena Gomez and Donnie Wahlberg — presented Best Pop Vocal Album
  • David Letterman — introduced Bob Dylan, Mumford & Sons, and The Avett Bros.
  • Clay Matthews and Lea Michele — introduced Lady Antebellum
  • Kings of Leon and Miley Cyrus — presented Best Country Album
  • Jamie Foxx — introduced Cee Lo Green, Gwyneth Paltrow and The Jim Henson Company Puppets
  • Neil Patrick Harris — introduced Katy Perry
  • John Mayer, Norah Jones and Keith Urban — presented Song of the Year
  • Seth Rogen — introduced Eminem, Dr. Dre, and Rihanna
  • Jewel and John Legend — presented Best New Artist
  • Matthew Morrison — introduced Recording Academy President Neil Portnow
  • Kris Kristofferson — introduced Barbra Streisand
  • Nicki Minaj and will.i.am — presented Best Rap Album
  • Diddy — introduced Drake and Rihanna
  • Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez — presented Record of the Year
  • Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson — presented Album of the Year
  • Jason Segel — introduced Arcade Fire

    Awards

General

;Record of the Year
  • "Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum
  • * Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer
  • "Nothin' on You" – B.o.B & Bruno Mars
  • *The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine, engineer/mixer
  • "Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem featuring Rihanna
  • *Alex da Kid & Makeba Riddick, producers; Alex da Kid, Eminem & Mike Strange, engineers/mixers
  • "F*** You" – Cee-Lo Green
  • *The Smeezingtons, producers; Manny Marroquin & Graham Marsh, engineers/mixers
  • "Empire State of Mind" – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
  • *Angela Hunte, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Shux, producers; Ken "Duro" Ifill, Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton & Ann Mincieli, engineers/mixers
;Album of the Year
  • The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
  • *Arcade Fire & Markus Dravs, producers; Arcade Fire, Mark Lawson & Craig Silvey, engineers/mixers; Mark Lawson, mastering engineer
  • Recovery – Eminem
  • * Kobe, Lil Wayne, Pink & Rihanna, featured artists; Alex da Kid, Victor Alexander, Boi-1da, Nick Brongers, Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, DJ Khalil, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Jason Gilbert, Havoc, Emile Haynie, Jim Jonsin, Just Blaze, Magnedo7, Mr. Porter, Robert Reyes, Makeba Riddick & Script Shepherd, producers; Alex Da Kid, Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, Kal "Boogie" Dellaportas, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Just Blaze, Robert Marks, Alex Merzin, Matthew Samuels, Joe Strange, Mike Strange & Ryan West, engineers/mixers; Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, mastering engineer
  • Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
  • *Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer; Andrew Mendelson, mastering engineer
  • The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
  • *Beyoncé, featured artist; Ron Fair, Fernando Garibay, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jerkins, Lady Gaga, RedOne, Teddy Riley & Space Cowboy, producers; Victor Alexander, Eelco Bakker, Christian Delano, Mike Donaldson, Paul Foley, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jenkins, Hisashi Mizoguchi, Robert Orton, Dan Parry, Jack Joseph Puig, RedOne, Teddy Riley, Dave Russel, Johnny Severin, Space Cowboy, Mark Stent, Jonas Wetling & Frank Wolff, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
  • Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
  • *Snoop Dogg, featured artist; Ammo, Benny Blanco, Dr. Luke, Kuk Harrell, Max Martin, Stargate, C. "Tricky" Stewart, Sandy Vee & Greg Wells, producers; Victor Alexander, Steve Churchyard, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland, Jaycen-Joshua, Damien Lewis, Chris O'Ryan, Carlos Oyanedel, Paris, Phil Tan, Brain Thomas, Lewis Tozour, Miles Walker, Emily Wright & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer
;Song of the Year
;Best New Artist
  • Esperanza Spalding
  • Justin Bieber
  • Drake
  • Florence & The Machine
  • Mumford & Sons

    Pop

;Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
  • "Bad Romance" – Lady Gaga
  • "King of Anything" – Sara Bareilles
  • "Halo" – Beyoncé
  • "Chasing Pirates" – Norah Jones
  • "Teenage Dream" – Katy Perry
;Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
;Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
;Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
;Best Pop Instrumental Performance
;Best Pop Instrumental Album
;Best Pop Vocal Album
  • The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
  • My World 2.0 – Justin Bieber
  • I Dreamed a Dream – Susan Boyle
  • Battle Studies – John Mayer
  • Teenage Dream – Katy Perry