2010 Grammy Awards - All Flash, Few Awards, but Taylor Swift & Beyonce Big Winners

The 2010 Grammy Awards were held Sunday, January 31st, with pre-show awards being handed out at 5 p.m. EST and the CBS live broadcast starting at 8 p.m. EST. This year's list has some newer, more trendy names included, such as America's sweetheart, Taylor Swift. But reading through the rest of the nominations feels like going home, with classic musical artists, such as Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson also up for awards. Then there were some surprising blasts from the past, whom we thought had gone to musical-act heaven, such as Megadeth, and 80s pop rockers Daryl Hall & John Oates.

For weeks ahead of time, a few performances were advertised again and again. Viewers got to vote for which song Bon Jovi sang for their first Grammy performance ever ("Living on a Prayer"). Viewers could send in videos to be played during the omnipresent Black Eyed Peas performance, though it was difficult to see any of the videos. And, of course, Target was providing 3-D glasses for the Michael Jackson tribute, which was a performance of "The Earth Song" by Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson, Carrie Underwood, and Usher. Following the performance, Jackson's children came out to thank the fans and to assure them that they would follow in their father's philanthropic footsteps.

Lady Gaga added to her flamboyant nature by doing a duet with Sir Elton John, who is notorious for surprising Grammy duets (Anyone remember Eminem?). Other notable big performances included Beyonce, Pink dangling from a trapeeze, the ubiquitous Black Eyed Peas and Slash joining Jay-Z and Jamie Foxx. Green Day performed music from their upcoming Broadway production. Dave Matthews brought out about 50 extra performers for his band's set. The name of the game this year was to be as big and theatrical as possible. Only a handful of awards were actually passed out live this year. They are listed first.

Many awards were passed out ahead of time. As that list is highly extensive, winners only are listed following the presenters, performers, and awards from the live broadcast.

LIVE BROADCAST AWARDS

Song Of The Year [This award is given to the songwriter.] ~~ Presenter was Stephen Colbert

*Poker Face ~~ Lady Gaga & RedOne, songwriters (Lady Gaga) ~~ Track from: The Fame
*Pretty Wings ~~ Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell) ~~ Track from: Blacksummers' Night
*Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) ~~ Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé) ~~ Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce
*Use Somebody ~~ Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
*You Belong With Me ~~ Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift) ~~ Track from: Fearless

Best Country Album [This award is given to a vocal or instrumental album.] ~~ Presenters were Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel

*The Foundation ~~Zac Brown Band
*Twang ~~ George Strait
*Fearless ~~ Taylor Swift
*Defying Gravity ~~ Keith Urban
*Call Me Crazy ~~ Lee Ann Womack

Best New Artist [This award goes to a new artist who breaks through during the Eligibility Year.] ~~ Presenters were Miranda Lambert and Keith Urban

*Zac Brown Band
*Keri Hilson
*MGMT
*Silversun Pickups
*The Ting Tings

Best Comedy Album [This award goes to a spoken or musical comedy album.] ~~ Presenters were Kaley Cuoco and Juanes

*Back From The Dead ~~ Spinal Tap
*A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All! ~~ Stephen Colbert
*Internet Leaks ~~ "Weird Al" Yankovic
*My Weakness Is Strong ~~ Patton Oswalt
*Suckin' It For The Holidays ~~ Kathy Griffin
*Tall, Dark & Chicano ~~ George Lopez

Record Of The Year [This award goes to the artist, producer, recording engineer, and mixer of a single or track.] ~~ Presented by Norah Jones and Ringo Starr

*Halo ~~ Beyonce ~~ Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce
*I Gotta Feeling ~~ The Black Eyed Peas
*Use Somebody ~~ Kings Of Leon
*Poker Face ~~ Lady Gaga ~~ Track from: The Fame
*You Belong With Me ~~ Taylor Swift

Best Rock Album [This award goes to a vocal or instrumental album.] ~~ Presenters were Katy Perry and Alice Cooper

*Black Ice ~~ AC/DC
*Live From Madison Square Garden ~~ Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
*21st Century Breakdown ~~ Green Day
*Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King ~~ Dave Matthews Band
*No Line On The Horizon ~~ U2

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration [This award is given to a rap/sung collaboration on a single or track by a group not normally recording together.] ~~ Presenters were Mos Def and Placido Domingo

*Ego ~~ Beyoncé & Kanye West
*Knock You Down ~~ Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo ~~ Track from: In A Perfect World...
*Run This Town ~~ Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
*I'm On A Boat ~~ The Lonely Island & T-Pain ~~ Track from: Incredibad
*Dead And Gone ~~ T.I. & Justin Timberlake ~~ Track from: Paper Trail

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance [This award goes to a solo vocal performance on a single or track.] ~~ Presenters were Ricky Martin and [mystery person whose name I missed]

*Glory ~~ Adele ~~ Track from: 19
Halo ~~ Beyoncé ~~ Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce
*Hot N Cold ~~ Katy Perry
*Sober ~~ Pink ~~ Track from: Funhouse
*You Belong With Me ~~ Taylor Swift ~~ Track from: Fearless

Album Of The Year [This award goes to the artist, album producer, recording engineer, mixer, mastering engineer.] ~~ Presented by John Legend and Carlos Santana

*I Am... Sasha Fierce ~~ Beyoncé
*The E.N.D. ~~ The Black Eyed Peas
*The Fame ~~ Lady Gaga
*Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King ~~ Dave Matthews Band
*Fearless ~~ Taylor Swift

PRE-SHOW AWARDS NOT BROADCAST ON CBS

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance [This award goes to a solo vocal single or track.] **Make It Mine ~~ Jason Mraz ~~ Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.**

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals [This award goes to an established group or duo to a single or track with vocals.] **I Gotta Feeling ~~ The Black Eyed Peas ~~ Track from: The E.N.D.**

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals [This award goes to a unique collaboration for a single or track with vocals.]
**Lucky ~~ Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat ~~ Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.**

Best Pop Instrumental Album [This award goes to an album that has at least 51% or more instrumental tracks.] **Potato Hole ~~ Booker T. Jones**

Best Pop Vocal Album [This award goes to an album that has at least 51% or more tracks with vocals.] **The E.N.D. ~~ The Black Eyed Peas**

Best Dance Recording [This award is given to solo, duo, group, or collaborative performers for either vocal or instrumental singles or tracks.] **Poker Face ~~ Lady Gaga ~~ Track from: The Fame **

Best Electronic/Dance Album [This award is given for vocal or instrumental albums.] ** The Fame ~~ Lady Gaga **

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album [This award goes to an album containing at least 51% of vocal tracks.] **Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden ~~ Michael Bublé **

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance [This award goes to a solo vocal performance on a single or track.] **Working On A Dream ~~ Bruce Springsteen ~~ Track from: Working On A Dream

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals [This award goes to a duo, group, or collaborative performance on a single or track with vocals.] ** Use Somebody ~~ Kings Of Leon**

Best Hard Rock Performance [This award goes to a solo, duo, group, or collaborative performance on a single or track with vocals.] **.War Machine ~~ AC/DC ~~ Track from: Black Ice

Best Metal Performance [This award goes to a solo, duo, group, or collaborative performance on a single or track with vocals.] **Dissident Aggressor ~~ Judas Priest ~~ Track from: A Touch Of Evil - Live**

Best Rock Instrumental Performance [This award goes to a solo, duo, group, or collaborative performance on a single or track without vocals.] **.A Day In The Life ~~ Jeff Beck ~~ Track from:Performing This Week...Live At Ronnie Scott's

Best Rock Song [This award goes to the songwriter.] **Use Somebody ~~ Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)

Best Alternative Music Album [This award goes to a vocal or instrumental album.] **Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix ~~ Phoenix**

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance [This award goes to a solo vocal performance of a single or track.] **Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) ~~ Beyoncé ~~ Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce**

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance [This award goes to a solo vocal performance of a single or track.] **Pretty Wings ~~ Maxwell ~~ Track from: Blacksummers' Night **

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals [This award goes toa duo, group, or collaboration on a single or track with vocals.] **Blame It ~~ Jamie Foxx & T-Pain **

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance [This award goes to a solo, duo, group, or collaboration on a single or track with vocals.] **At Last ~~ Beyoncé ~~ Track from: Cadillac Records Music From The Motion Picture

Best R&B Song [This award goes to the songwriter.] **.Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) ~~ Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé) ~~ Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce**

Best R&B Album [This award goes to an album containing at least 51% vocal tracks.] **Blacksummers' Night ~~ Maxwell **

Best Contemporary R&B Album [This award goes to an album that contains at least 51% vocal tracks.] **.I Am... Sasha Fierce ~~Beyoncé**

Best Urban/Alternative Performance [This award goes to a solo, duo, group, or collaborative performance of a single or track with vocals.] **Pearls ~~ India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore ~~ Track from: Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics**

Best Pop Instrumental Performance [This award goes to a solo, duo, group, or collaboration on a single or track without vocals.] **Throw Down Your Heart ~~ Béla Fleck ~~ Track from: Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 - Africa Sessions**

Best Rap Solo Performance [This award goes to a solo rap performance of a single or track.] **D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune) ~~ Jay-Z **

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group [This award goes to a duo, group, or collaboration of a rap single or track.] **Crack A Bottle ~~ Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent ~~ Track from: Relapse **

Best Rap Song [This award goes to the songwriter.] **Run This Town ~~ Jeff Bhasker, Shawn Carter, Robyn Fenty, Kanye West & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Athanasios Alatas, songwriter) (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West)**

Best Rap Album [This award goes to an album that contains at least 51% vocal tracks.] **Relapse ~~ Eminem**

Best Female Country Vocal Performance [This award is given to a solo vocal performer for either a single or a track.] ** White Horse ~~ Taylor Swift ~~ Track from: Fearless **

Best Male Country Vocal Performance [This award is given to a solo vocal performer for either a single or a track.] ** Sweet Thing ~~ Keith Urban ~~ Track from: Defying Gravity **

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals [This award is given to an established country duo or group for singles or tracks with vocals.] ** I Run To You ~~ Lady Antebellum ~~ Track from: Lady Antebellum **

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals [This award is given to country artist combinations who are not usual collatorators for a vocal single or track.] ** I Told You So ~~ Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis **

Best Country Instrumental Performance [This award is given to a solo, duo, group, or other collaborative perfomance that is a single or track without vocals.] ** Producer's Medley ~~ Steve Wariner ~~ Track from: Steve Wariner c.g.p. My Tribute To Chet Atkins **

Best Country Song [This award is given to the songwriter.] ** White Horse ~~ Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift) ~~ Track from: Fearless **

Best New Age Album **Prayer For Compassion ~~ David Darling**

Best Contemporary Jazz Album [This award is given to a jazz album that contains at least 51% or more instrumental tracks.] ** 75 ~~ Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate **

Best Jazz Vocal Album [This award is given to a jazz album that contains at least 51% or more vocal tracks.] ** Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman ~~ Kurt Elling **

Best Improvised Jazz Solo {This award is given to a performer with an instrumental jazz solo on a single or track.] ** Dancin' 4 Chicken ~~ Terence Blanchard, soloist ~~ Track from: Watts (Jeff "Tain" Watts) **

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual Or Group {This award is given to an individual or group whose album contains 51% or more instrumental tracks.] ** Five Peace Band - Live ~~ Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace Band **

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album [This award is given to a large jazz ensemble, which can include big band sounds, whose album comtains at least 51% or more instrumental tracks.] ** Book One ~~ New Orleans Jazz Orchestra **

Best Latin Jazz Album [ This award is given to either a vocal or an instrumental album.] **Juntos Para Siempre ~~ Bebo Valdés And Chucho Valdés**

Best Traditional Blues Album [This award goes to a vocal or instrumental album.] **A Stranger Here ~~ Ramblin' Jack Elliott **

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical [This award goes to a producer.] **Brendan O'Brien [Black Ice (AC/DC) (A) ....Crack The Skye (Mastodon) (A) ....The Fixer (Pearl Jam) (S) ....Killswitch Engage (Killswitch Engage) (A) ....Working On A Dream (Bruce Springsteen) (A) ]**

Best Short Form Music Video [This award goes to the artist and video director and/or producer for a promotional clip for a track or single.] **Boom Boom Pow ~~ The Black Eyed Peas ~~ Mathew Cullen & Mark Kudsi, video directors; Javier Jimenez, Anna Joseph & Patrick Nugent, video producers**

Best Long Form Music Video [This award goes to a the artist and video director/producer of at least 51% of a video album.] **The Beatles Love - All Together Now ~~ (Various Artists) ~~ Adrian Wills, video director; Martin Bolduc & Jonathan Clyde, video producers**

Resources:

"Nominees" The Grammys Website. Retrieved 1-31-10 from http://www.grammys.com/nominees.

'52nd Grammy Awards" Broadcast on CBS on January 31, 2010.