Lady Antebellum menang besar! Total 5 Grammy Awards disabetnya malam itu dari total 6 nominasi yang didapatnya. Sementara itu, Eminem harus cukup lega dengan membawa 2 Grammy Awards dari 10 nominasi yang diraihnya. Sedangkan, Lady Gaga dan John Legend & The Roots masing-masing membawa pulang 3 Grammy Awards. Dan kejutan di Grammy tahun ini jatuh kepada menangnya Album of The Year yang disabet Arcade Fire "The Suburbs" dan juga Best New Artist yaitu Esperanza Spalding!
Untuk liputan 53rd Grammy Performances silahkan baca disini
Album of the Year
* The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
o Arcade Fire & Markus Dravs, producers; Arcade Fire, Mark Lawson & Craig Silvey, engineers/mixers; Mark Lawson, mastering engineer
Record of the Year
Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum
* Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer
Song of the Year
"Need You Now"
Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
Best New Artist
Esperanza Spalding
Pop
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
"Bad Romance" – Lady Gaga
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
"Just the Way You Are" – Bruno Mars
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
"Hey, Soul Sister" (Live) – Train
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
"Imagine" – Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono Nº1, Jeff Beck, & Oumou Sangaré
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
"Nessun Dorma" – Jeff Beck
Best Pop Instrumental Album
Take Your Pick – Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto
Best Pop Vocal Album
The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
Dance
Best Dance Recording
"Only Girl (In the World)" – Rihanna
Crystal Johnson, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Sandy Wilhelm, producers: Stargate, Sandy Vee
Best Electronic/Dance Album
La Roux – La Roux
Traditional pop
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Crazy Love – Michael Bublé
Rock
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
"Helter Skelter" – Paul McCartney
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
"Tighten Up" – The Black Keys
Best Hard Rock Performance
"New Fang" – Them Crooked Vultures
Best Metal Performance
"El Dorado" – Iron Maiden
Best Rock Song
"Angry World" Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
Best Rock Album
"The Resistance" – Muse
Alternative
Best Alternative Music Album
Brothers – The Black Keys
R&B
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
"Bittersweet" – Fantasia
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
"There Goes My Baby" – Usher
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
"Soldier of Love" – Sade
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
"Hang On in There" – John Legend & The Roots
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
"Fuck You!" – Cee Lo Green
Best R&B Song
"Shine" John Stephens, songwriter (John Legend & The Roots)
Best R&B Album
Wake Up! – John Legend & The Roots
Best Contemporary R&B Album
Raymond vs. Raymond – Usher
Rap
Best Rap Solo Performance
"Not Afraid" – Eminem
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
"On to the Next One" – Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
"Empire State of Mind" – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Best Rap Song
"Empire State of Mind"
Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)
Best Rap Album
Recovery – Eminem
Country
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
"The House That Built Me" – Miranda Lambert
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
"'Til Summer Comes Around" – Keith Urban
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
"Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
"As She's Walking Away" – Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
Best Country Instrumental Performance
"Hummingbyrd" – Marty Stuart
Best Country Song
"Need You Now"
Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
Best Country Album
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album
Hello Hurricane – Switchfoot
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Crazy Heart
Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Toy Story 3 – Randy Newman
Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
"The Weary Kind" (From Crazy Heart)
Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett, songwriters (Ryan Bingham)