[Jakarta, LTTW] Marked by the shocking and heartbreaking news of the death of Pop Diva Whitney Houston at 48, and the glorious return of young British singer, Adele, since having throat surgery last year, the prestigious awards GRAMMY Awards was held for the 54th time on February 12, 2012.
For those of us who missed it, here is a list of some of the award-winning names that you’ll probably love, questioned, or even despised it.
1. Best Album
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Adele
Jim Abbiss, Adele, Paul Epworth, Rick Rubin, Fraser T. Smith, Ryan Tedder & Dan Wilson, producers; Jim Abbiss, Philip Allen, Beatriz Artola, Ian Dowling, Tom Elmhirst, Greg Fidelman, Dan Parry, Steve Price, Mark Rankin, Andrew Scheps, Fraser T. Smith & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
[XL Recordings/Columbia Records]
2. Best New Artist
Bon Iver
3. Best Rock Album
Wasting Light
Foo Fighters
[RCA Records/ Roswell Records]
4. Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Forever
Corea, Clarke & White
[Concord Records]
5. Best New Age Album
What’s It All About
Pat Metheny
[Nonesuch]
6. Best R&B Album
F.A.M.E.
Chris Brown
[Jive Records]
7. Best Rap Album
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
[Roc-A-Fella]
8. Best Blues Album
Revelator
Tedeschi Trucks Band
[Masterworks]
9. Best Folk Album
Barton Hollow
The Civil Wars
[Sensibility Music LLC]
10. Best Regional Roots Music Album
Rebirth Of New Orleans
Rebirth Brass Band
[Basin Street Records]
11. Best Reggae Album
Revelation Pt 1: The Root Of Life
Stephen Marley
[Tuff Gong/Universal Republic]
12. Best World Music Album
Tassili
Tinariwen
[Anti Records]
13. Best Dance/Electronica Album
Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites
Skrillex
[Big Beat/Atlantic]
14. Best Comedy Album
Hilarious
Louis C.K.
[Comedy Central Records]
15. Best Musical Theater Album
The Book Of Mormon
Josh Gad & Andrew Rannells, artists; Anne Garefino, Robert Lopez,
Stephen Oremus, Trey Parker, Scott Rudin & Matt Stone, producers; Robert Lopez, Trey Parker & Matt Stone, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)
[Ghostlight Records]
16. Best Instrumental Composition
Life In Eleven
Béla Fleck & Howard Levy, composers (Béla Fleck & The Flecktones)
Track from: Rocket Science
[eOne Music]
17. Best Orchestral Performance
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
[Deutsche Grammaphon]
18. Best Choral Performance
Light & Gold
Eric Whitacre, conductor (Christopher Glynn & Hila Plitmann; The King’s Singers, Laudibus, Pavão Quartet & The Eric Whitacre Singers)
[Decca]
19. Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Schwantner: Concerto For Percussion & Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Christopher Lamb (Nashville Symphony)
Track from: Schwantner: Chasing Light…
[Naxos]
20. Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Aldridge, Robert: Elmer Gantry
Robert Aldridge & Herschel Garfein
[Naxos]
Source: http://www.grammy.com
