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Meet the 2010 Grammy Award winners

Last updated on: February 1, 2010 12:36 IST
Taylor Swift reacts as she accepts the award for best female country vocal performance

Country star Taylor Swift bagged four Grammy Awards at the prestigious US music ceremony in Los Angeles.

 

The 20-year-old won Best Country Album as well as the Album of the Year for Fearless, and Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance for the track White Horse.

Meet the 2010 Grammy Award winners

Last updated on: February 1, 2010 12:36 IST
Beyonce blows a kiss as she arrives for the Grammy Awards

Beyonce Knowles' six awards included Song of the Year, Best R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song -- all for Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It). 

 

She also won Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance award for At Last and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for Halo. Beyonce was additionally honoured for contemporary the R&B album with I Am... Sasha Fierce.

Meet the 2010 Grammy Award winners

Last updated on: February 1, 2010 12:36 IST
A R Rahman accepts the award for best compilation soundtrack album from Tia Carrere

A R Rahman couldn't ask for more as he scooped two awards at the awards ceremony. Congratulate him here on his own Fan Page.

Rahman landed awards for Best Film Song and Best Soundtrack, both compositions for the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire.

Want to listen to the songs? Click here to listen to Jai Ho and O Saya.

His Jai Ho song in the film also won in the Best Motion Picture Song. The song was sung by Sukhvinder Singh, Mahalaxmi Iyer, Vijay Prakash, Tanvi Shah along with Rahman.

Video: Rahman thanks his audience

Meet the 2010 Grammy Award winners

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Rihanna and Jay-Z take the stage to accept a Grammy for best rap collaboration

In rap, Jay-Z, D.O.A won Best Rap Solo Performance for Death of Auto-Tune.

 

The other winners in the rap category include:

 

Eminem, Dr Dre, 50 Cent -- Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group for Crack A Bottle.

 

Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West -- Best Rap/Song Collaboration for Run This Town

 

Eminem -- Best Rap Album for Relapse

Meet the 2010 Grammy Award winners

Last updated on: February 1, 2010 12:36 IST
T-Pain licks his award for best R and B performance

In the R&B category the winners are:

 

Maxwell -- Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for Pretty Wings

 

Jamie Foxx and T-Pain -- Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for Blame It

Meet the 2010 Grammy Award winners

Last updated on: February 1, 2010 12:36 IST
Colbie Caillat holds her award for Best Pop Collaboration

In the pop category the winners are:

 

Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat -- Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals for Lucky

 

Jason Mraz -- Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for Make it Mine

 

Meet the 2010 Grammy Award winners

Last updated on: February 1, 2010 12:36 IST
Zac Brown of the Zac Brown Band performs

Atlanta-based country Zac Brown Band won the Grammy for Best New Artist beating fellow nominees Keri Hilson, MGMT, Silversun Pickups and the Ting Tings.

Meet the 2010 Grammy Award winners

Last updated on: February 1, 2010 12:36 IST
Kings of Leon members (from left) Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill and Nathan Followill hold their awards backstage

One of the biggest awards of the night went to Kings of Leon. The band won Best Record of The Year for Use Somebody.

Meet the 2010 Grammy Award winners

Last updated on: February 1, 2010 12:36 IST
Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool pose backstage with their award

In rock, Green Day took home the Best Rock Album award for 21st Century Breakdown.

Meet the 2010 Grammy Award winners

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Lady Gaga arrives

In dance, Lady Gaga won Best Dance Recording for Poker Face and electronic/dance album for The Fame.

Meet the 2010 Grammy Award winners

Last updated on: February 1, 2010 12:36 IST
Keith Urban holds his award backstage

Taylor's male counterpart in the Best Country Vocal Performance award went to Keith Urban for Sweet Thing.

 

Meanwhile, Lady Antebellum won Best Country Performance By Duo or Group With Vocals for I Run To You.

Source: ANI