The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards (see all the photos from the Red Carpet here) was a night of fantastic performances, inspired tributes and emotional and heart felt acceptance speeches. Sultry songstress' Adele won six Grammy's ties Beyoncé for most awards won by a female artist in one night.
Adele won for Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for 21, Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Short Form Music Video for "Rolling In The Deep," and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Someone Like You".
Foo Fighters, won five of the field-leading seven GRAMMYs for which they were nominated, including Best Rock Album for Wasting Light and Best Rock Performance for "Walk."
The GRAMMYs' collective mood was tempered by the passing of Whitney Houston, who was honored throughout the night by several artists. "We've had a death in the family," said host LL Cool J, who also offered a prayer to "our fallen sister."
Jennifer Hudson gave arguably the most emotionally charged performance of the evening with an a capella version of Whitney Houston's Record Of The Year-winning "I Will Always Love You."
The full list of winners are:
Album of the Year: 21, Adele
Record of the Year: "Rolling in the Deep," Adele
New Artist: Bon Iver
Country Album: Own the Night, Lady Antebellum
Song of the Year: "Rolling in the Deep," Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth, songwriters
R&B Album: F.A.M.E., Chris Brown
Rock Performance: "Walk," Foo Fighters
Rap Performance: "Otis," Jay-Z and Kanye West
Pop Solo Performance: "Someone Like You," Adele
Pop Vocal Album: 21, Adele
Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Duets Ii, Tony Bennett and Various Artists
Pop Duo/Group Performance: "Body and Soul," Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse
Short Form Music Video: "Rolling in the Deep," Adele
Long Form Music Video: "Foo Fighters: Back and Forth," Foo Fighters
Rap/Sung Collaboration: "All of the Lights," Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie
Rap Song: "All of the Lights," Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter and Kanye West
Rap Album: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West
R&B Performance: "Is This Love," Corinne Bailey Rae
Traditional R&B Performance: "Fool for You," Cee Lo Green and Melanie Fiona
R&B Song: "Fool for You," Cee Lo Green and Jack Splash
Pop Instrumental Album: The Road From Memphis, Booker T. Jones
Country Solo Performance: "Mean," Taylor Swift
Country Duo/Group Performance: "Barton Hollow," The Civil Wars
Country Song: "Mean," Taylor Swift
Folk Album: Barton Hollow, The Civil Wars
Hard Rock/Metal Performance: "White Limo," Foo Fighters
Rock Song: "Walk," Foo Fighters, Songwriters (Foo Fighters)
Rock Album: Wasting Light, Foo Fighters
Alternative Music Album: Bon Iver, Bon Iver
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Paul Epworth
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: Boardwalk Empire: Volume 1
Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: The King's Speech
Song Written for Visual Media: "I See the Light" (From Tangled)
Recording Package: Scenes From the Suburbs
Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story
Album Notes: Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads & Beyond As Recorded by the San Francisco Bay
Historical Album: Band on the Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection—Deluxe Edition)
Engineered Album, Non-Classical: Paper Airplane
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: Cinema (Skrillex Remix)
Surround Sound Album: Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
Instrumental Composition: Life in Eleven
Instrumental Arrangement: Rhapsody in Blue
Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance: "Jesus," Le'andria Johnson
Gospel Song: "Hello Fear," Kirk Franklin, Songwriter (Kirk Franklin)
Contemporary Christian Music Song: "Blessings," Laura Story
Gospel Album: Hello Fear, Kirk Franklin
Contemporary Christian Music Album: And If Our God Is for Us..., Chris Tomlin
Latin Pop, Rock, or Urban Album: Drama Y Luz, Maná
Regional Mexican or Tejano Album: Bicentenario, Pepe Aguilar
Banda or Norteño Album: Los Tigres Del Norte and Friends, Los Tigres Del Norte
Tropical Latin Album: The Last Mambo, Cachao
Engineered Album, Classical: Aldridge: Elmer Gantry
Producer of the Year, Classical: Judith Sherman
Orchestral Performance: "Brahms: Symphony No. 4," Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Opera Recording: John Adams, Doctor Atomic, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Choral Performance: "Light and Gold," Eric Whitacre, Conductor
Small Ensemble Performance: "Lonely Motel, Music From Slide," Rinde Eckert and Steven Mackey; Eighth Blackbird
Classical Instrumental Solo: "Schwantner: Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra," Giancarlo Guerrero, Conductor; Christopher Lamb (Nashville Symphony)
Classical Vocal Solo: "Diva Divo," Joyce Didonato
Contemporary Classical Composition: "Elmer Gantry," Robert Aldridge and Herschel Garfein
New Age Album: What's It All About, Pat Metheny
Reggae Album: Revelation Pt 1: The Root of Life, Stephen Marley
Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Story Telling): If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't), Betty White
Musical Theater Album: The Book of Mormon
Dance Recording: "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites," Skrillex
Dance/Electronica Album: Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites, Skrillex
Children's Album: All About Bullies... Big and Small, Various Artists
Comedy Album: Hilarious, Louis C.K
Improvised Jazz Solo: "500 Miles High," Chick Corea
Jazz Vocal Album: The Mosaic Project, Terri Lyne Carrington and Various Artists
Large Jazz Ensemble Album: The Good Feeling, Christian McBride Big Band
Jazz Instrumental Album: Forever, Corea, Clarke and White
Americana Album: Ramble At the Ryman, Levon Helm
Bluegrass Album: Paper Airplane, Alison Krauss and Union Station
Blues Album: Revelator, Tedeschi Trucks Band
Regional Roots Music Album: Rebirth of New Orleans, Rebirth Brass Band
World Music Album: Tassili, Tinariwen
Words: Catherine Egan