Grammys: Plant/Krauss, Coldplay Radiohead, Volta, Béla, Hart

51st Annual Grammy Awards

Plant/Krauss

The 51st Annual Grammy Awards ceremony offered a few musical treats mixed in with the regular bunch of not-so-inspiring collaborations. What stood out was a pretty good kick-off from U2 doing “Get on Your Boots”, a decent showing of Coldplay with Jay-Z doing an acoustic “Lost”, Kanye and Estelle doing their huge hit “American Boy,” a solid reading of “15 Steps” with tons of horns and drums courtesy of the USC Trojan Marching Band with Radiohead, a super-pregnant M.I.A. taking part in the very impressive “Swagga Like Us” with Kanye West, Jay, T.I. and Lil’ Wayne. But in the end, it was all about who took home the lil gold guy.

A Selection of Winners

Record of the Year: Please Read the Letter, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Album of the Year: Raising Sand, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Song of the Year: “Viva La Vida,” Coldplay
Best New Artist: Adele
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: “Chasing Pavements,” Adele
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: “Say,” John Mayer
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: “Viva La Vida,” Coldplay
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals: “Rich Woman,” Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Best Pop Vocal Album: Rockferry, Duffy
Best Dance Recording: “Harder Better Faster Stronger,” Daft Punk
Best Electronic/Dance Album: Alive 2007, Daft Punk
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Still Unforgettable, Natalie Cole
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance: “Gravity,” John Mayer
Best Rock Performance by a Duo Or Group With Vocals: “Sex On Fire,” Kings of Leon
Best Hard Rock Performance: “Wax Simulacra,” The Mars Volta
Best Metal Performance: “My Apocalypse,” Metallica
Best Rock Song: “Girls in Their Summer Clothes,” Bruce Springsteen
Best Rock Album: Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, Coldplay
Best Alternative Music Album: In Rainbows, Radiohead
Best Pop Instrumental Album: Jingle All The Way Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
Best Rock Instrumental Performance: “Peaches En Regalia,” Zappa Plays Zappa Featuring Steve Vai & N. Murphy Brock
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: “Superwoman,” Alicia Keys
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: “Miss Independent,” Ne-Yo
Best Rap Solo Performance: “A Milli” – Lil Wayne
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group: “Swagga Like Us” – Jay-Z & T.I. featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: “American Boy,” Estelle featuring Kanye West
Best Rap Song: “Lollipop,” Lil Wayne featuring Static Major
Best Rap Album: Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group: The New Crystal Silence, Chick Corea & Gary Burton
Best Traditional Gospel Album: Down In New Orleans, The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Best Traditional Blues Album: One Kind Favor, B.B. King
Best Contemporary Blues Album: City That Care Forgot, Dr. John And The Lower 911
Best Traditional Folk Album: At 89, Pete Seeger
Best Reggae Album: Jah Is Real, Burning Spear
Best Contemporary World Music Album: Global Drum Project, Mickey Hart, Z. Hussain, S. A. & G. Hidalgo
Best Comedy Album: It’s Bad For Ya, George Carlin
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: “Electric Feel” (Justice Remix) Justice, remixers (MGMT)

For a complete list of nominees and winners go to www.grammy.com/grammy_awards.