Τα Grammy Awards πραγματοποιήθηκαν την περασμένη Κυριακή και παρουσιάστηκαν ζωντανά από το τηλεοπτικό δίκτυο CBS με παρουσιαστή τoν LL Cool J. Μεγάλη νικήτρια της βραδιάς η Adele με συνολικά 6 βραβεία και ακολούθησαν από κοντά οι Foo Fighters που κέρδισαν 5 βραβεία.
Η Adele που εμφανίστηκε για πρώτη φορά Live μετά το γνωστό πρόβλημα που είχε στις φωνητικές της χορδές,
σάρωσε τα φετινά Grammy καθώς κέρδισε τα σημαντικότερα βραβεία, όπως αυτά του Record of the Year, Song of the Year και Album of the Year.
Οι νικητές των σημαντικότερων κατηγοριών των Grammy Awards 2012
Album of the Year: Adele «21»
Record of the Year: Adele «Rolling in the Deep»
Song of the Year: Adele «Rolling in the Deep»
Best New Artist: Bon Iver
Best Pop Solo Performance: Adele «Someone Like You»
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Amy Winehouse-Tony Bennett «Body & Soul»
Best Pop Instrumental Album: Booker T. Jones «The Road from Memphis»
Best Pop Vocal Album: Adele «21»
Best R&B Album: Chris Brown «F.A.M.E.»
Best R&B Performance: Corinne Bailey Rae «Is This Love»
Best R&B Song: Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona «Fool for You»
Best Traditional R&B Performance: Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona «Fool for You»
Best Country Solo Performance: Taylor Swift «Mean»
Best Country Song: Taylor Swift «Mean»
Best Country Duo/Group Performance: The Civil Wars «Barton Hollow»
Best Country Album: Lady Antebellum «Own The Night»
Best Dance/Electronica Album: Skrillex «Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites»
Best Dance Recording: Skrillex «Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites»
Best Rap Performance: Jay-Z & Kanye West «Otis»
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: Kanye West, Rihanna, Fergie & Kid Kudi «All of the lights»
Best Rap Song: Kanye West, Rihanna, Fergie & Kid Kudi «All of the lights»
Best Rock Performance: Foo Fighters «Walk»
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance: Foo Fighters «White Limo»
Best Rock Song: Foo Fighters Walk
Best Rock Album: Foo Fighters «Wasting Light»
Best Alternative Music Album: Bon Iver «Bon Iver»
Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album: Mana «Drama Y Luz»
Best Rap Album: Kanye West «My beautiful dark twisted fantasy»
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Tony Bennett «Duets II»
Οσον αφορά τα ‘τεχνικά’ βραβεία που ενδιαφέρουν περισσότερο τους αναγνώστες ενός πιο τεχνικού site όπως το aLive είναι τα εξής:
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Paper Airplane
Neal Cappellino & Mike Shipley, engineers; Brad Blackwood, mastering engineer (Alison Krauss & Union Station)
[Rounder]
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Paul Epworth
Call It What You Want (Foster The People) (T)
I Would Do Anything For You (Foster The People) (T)
I'll Be Waiting (Adele) (T)
Life On The Nickel (Foster The People) (T)
No One's Gonna Love You (Cee-Lo Green) (S)
Rolling In The Deep (Adele) (T)
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Cinema (Skrillex Remix)
Sonny Moore, remixer (Benny Benassi)
Track from: Electroman
[Ultra Records]
Best Surround Sound Album
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs (Super Deluxe Edition)
Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Bill Levenson & Elliot Scheiner, surround producers (Derek & The Dominos)
[USM/UMe/Polydor]
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Aldridge: Elmer Gantry
Byeong-Joon Hwang & John Newton, engineers; Jesse Lewis, mastering engineer (William Boggs, Keith Phares, Patricia Risley, Vale Rideout, Frank Kelley, Heather Buck, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
[Naxos]
Producer Of The Year, Classical
Judith Sherman
Adams: Son Of Chamber Symphony; String Quartet (John Adams, St. Lawrence String Quartet & International Contemporary(Ensemble)
Capricho Latino (Rachel Barton Pine)
85th Birthday Celebration (Claude Frank)
Insects & Paper Airplanes - Chamber Music Of Lawrence Dillon (Daedalus Quartet & Benjamin Hochman)
Midnight Frolic - The Broadway Theater Music Of Louis A. Hirsch (Rick Benjamin & Paragon Ragtime Orchestra)
Notable Women - Trios By Today's Female Composers (Lincoln Trio)
The Soviet Experience, Vol. 1 - String Quartets By Dmitri Shostakovich & His Contemporaries (Pacifica Quartet)
Speak! (Anthony De Mare)
State Of The Art - The American Brass Quintet At 50 (The American Brass Quintet)
Steve Reich: WTC 9/11; Mallet Quartet; Dance Patterns (Kronos Quartet, Steve Reich Musicians & So Percussion)
Winging It - Piano Music Of John Corigliano (Ursula Oppens)
