Grammy Awards 2012: The Winners and Nominees List

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards take place tonight February 12 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Kanye West led the field at the 2012 Grammys with seven nominations, though he was not nominated for Best Album. Adele was nominated for six awards, including Best Album, Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Solo Performance.
Adele and Mars also will compete for record of the year honors with „Rolling in the Deep“ and „Grenade,“ respectively. Also nominated in that category were Bon Iver („Holocene“), Mumford & Sons („The Cave“) and Katy Perry („Firework“).

The Grammys are a night to celebrate musical excellence — something Houston emodied and defined at her highest heights. Among the inevitable tributes tonight, the Grammys have officially announced a perfomance from Jennifer Hudson honoring Houston.Heralded as one of the best female vocalists of all time, Houston was staging another return to the spotlight with a starring role in the big-screen remake of „Sparkle“ and a potential seat on „The X Factor“ judges’ panel. Sony TriStar will release „Sparkle,“ which includes two of her final recorded tracks, on Aug. 17.

The first Grammy of the prime-time show went to Adele for her song “Someone Like You“. She won all six of her nominations at the 2012 Grammy Awards, topping the ceremony with Album of the Year for „21“ and taking home both Song and Record of the Year for „Rolling in the Deep.

Here’s the list of 2012 winners:

Album Of The Year:
*WINNER: 21— Adele
Wasting Light— Foo Fighters
Born This Way— Lady Gaga
Doo-Wops & Hooligans — Bruno Mars
Loud — Rihanna

Record Of The Year:
*WINNER: „Rolling In The Deep“ — Adele
„Holocene“ — Bon Iver
„Grenade“ — Bruno Mars
„The Cave“ — Mumford & Sons
„Firework“ — Katy Perry

Best New Artist:
The Band Perry
*WINNER: Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex

Best Country Album
My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean
Chief – Eric Church
*WINNER: Own The Night – Lady Antebellum
Red River Blue – Blake Shelton
Here For A Good Time – George Strait
Speak Now – Taylor Swift

Song Of The Year:
„All Of The Lights“ — Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
„The Cave“ — Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
„Grenade“ — Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
„Holocene“ — Justin Vernon, songwriter (Bon Iver)
*WINNER: „Rolling In The Deep“ — Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)

Best R&B Album:
*WINNER: F.A.M.E.— Chris Brown
Second Chance — El DeBarge
Love Letter — R. Kelly
Pieces Of Me— Ledisi
Kelly— Kelly Price

Best Rock Performance:
„Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall“ — Coldplay
„Down By The Water“ — The Decemberists
„Walk“ — Foo Fighters (Winners)
„The Cave“ — Mumford & Sons
„Lotus Flower“ — Radiohead

Best Rap Performance:
„Look At Me Now“ — Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
*WINNER: „Otis“ — Jay-Z & Kanye West 
„The Show Goes On“ — Lupe Fiasco
„Moment 4 Life“ — Nicki Minaj & Drake
„Black And Yellow“ — Wiz Khalifa

Best Pop Solo Performance
*WINNER:„Someone Like You“ — Adele 
„Yoü And I“ — Lady Gaga
„Grenade“ — Bruno Mars
„Firework“ — Katy Perry
„F***in’ Perfect“ — Pink

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
*WINNER: „Body And Soul“ — Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
„Dearest“ — The Black Keys
„Paradise“ — Coldplay
„Pumped Up Kicks“ — Foster The People
„Moves Like Jagger“ — Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance:
„On The Backs Of Angels“ — Dream Theater
*WINNER „White Limo“ — Foo Fighters
„Curl Of The Burl“— Mastodon
„Public Enemy No. 1“ — Megadeth
„Blood In My Eyes“— Sum 41

Best Rock Album:
Rock ‘N’ Roll Party Honoring Les Paul— Jeff Beck
*WINNER: Wasting Light— Foo Fighters
Come Around Sundown— Kings Of Leon
I’m With You— Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Whole Love— Wilco

Best Alternative Music Album
*WINNER: Bon Iver— Bon Iver
Codes And Keys— Death Cab For Cutie
Torches— Foster The People
Circuital — My Morning Jacket
The King Of Limbs— Radiohead

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
„Party“ — Beyoncé & André 3000
„I’m On One“ — DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
„I Need A Doctor“ — Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey
„What’s My Name?“ — Rihanna & Drake
„Motivation“ — Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne
*WINNER: „All Of The Lights“ — Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie

Best Country Solo Performance:
„Dirt Road Anthem“ — Jason Aldean
„I’m Gonna Love You Through It“ — Martina McBride
„Honey Bee“ — Blake Shelton
*WINNER: „Mean“ — Taylor Swift
„Mama’s Song“ — Carrie Underwood

Best Country Song:
„Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not“ — Jim Collins & David Lee Murphy, songwriters (Thompson Square)
„God Gave Me You“ — Dave Barnes, songwriter (Blake Shelton)
„Just Fishin'“ — Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell & Ed Hill, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
*WINNER: „Mean“ — Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
„Threaten Me With Heaven“ — Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will Owsley & Dillon O’Brian, songwriters (Vince Gill)
„You And Tequila“ — Matraca Berg & Deana Carter, songwriters (Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter)

Best Americana Album:
Emotional Jukebox— Linda Chorney
Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down— Ry Cooder
Hard Bargain— Emmylou Harris
*WINNER: Ramble At The Ryman— Levon Helm
Blessed— Lucinda Williams

Best Blues Album:
Low Country Blues — Gregg Allman
Roadside Attractions— Marcia Ball
Man In Motion— Warren Haynes
The Reflection — Keb’Mo’
*WINNER: Revelator— Tedeschi Trucks Band

Best Folk Album:
*WINNER: Barton Hollow— The Civil Wars
I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive— Steve Earle
Helplessness Blues— Fleet Foxes
Ukulele Songs— Eddie Vedder
The Harrow & The Harvest— Gillian Welch

Best Rock Song
„The Cave“ — Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston (Mumford & Sons)
„Down By The Water“ — Colin Meloy (The Decemberists)
„Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall“ — Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin (Coldplay)
„Lotus Flower“ — Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Phil Selway & Thomn Yorke (Radiohead)
*WINNER: „Walk“ — Foo Fighters 

This year’s Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical nominations go to Danger Mouse, Paul Epworth (WINNER), the Smeezingtons (Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars), Ryan Tedder, and Butch Vig.

*Previously Announced Awards *

Best Traditional R&B Performance:
„Sometimes I Cry“ — Eric Benét
*WINNER: „Fool For You“ — Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona
„Radio Message“ — R. Kelly
„Good Man“ — Raphael Saadiq
„Surrender“ — Betty Wright & The Roots

Best Pop Instrumental Album:
*WINNER: The Road From Memphis —Booker T. Jones 
Wish Upon A Star — Jenny Oaks Baker
E Kahe Malie — Daniel Ho
Hello Tomorrow — Dave Koz
Setzer Goes Instru-Mental! — Brian Setzer

Best Dance/Electronica Album
*WINNER:  Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites — Skrillex 
Zonoscope — Cut/Copy
4×4 = 12 — Deadmau5
Nothing But The Beat — David Guetta
Body Talk, Pt. 3 — Robyn

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
The Gift — Sussan Boyle
*WINNER: Duets II — Tony Bennett & Various Artists 
In Concert On Broadway — Harry Connick Jr.
Music Is Better Than Words — Seth MacFarlane
What Matters Most – Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan and Marilyn Bergman — Barbra Streisand

Best R&B Performance
„Is This Love“ — Corinne Bailey Rae (Winner)
„Far Away“ — Marsha Ambrosius
„Pieces Of Me“ — Ledisi
„Not My Daddy“ — Kelly Price & Stokley
„You Are“ — Charlie Wilson

Best Dance Recording:
„Raise Your Weapon“ — Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo Bech
„Barbra Streisand“ — Duck Sauce
„Sunshine“ — David Guetta & Avicii
„Call Your Girlfriend“ — Robyn
*WINNER: „Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites“ — Skrillex 
„Save The World“ — Swedish House Mafia

Best Pop Vocal Album
*WINNER: 21 — Adele
The Lady Killer — Cee Lo Green
Born This Way — Lady Gaga
Doo-Wops & Hooligans — Bruno Mars
Loud — Rihanna

 2012 Grammys  – Paul McCartney