Brits dominate at Grammys with Coldplay, Duffy and Adele honoured
The British music industry was alive and kicking last night as UK artists, from Coldplay to Adele, dominated the winners’ list at the 51st Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
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Coldplay scored a hattrick, winning Best Pop Performance, Song Of The Year and Best Rock Album for their 2008 hit album, Viva La Vida.
Frontman Chris Martin – whose band duetted with rapster Jay-Z – joked: ‘We’re not the heaviest of rock bands, as you may have noticed… we’re more of a limestone rock band. A little softer but just as charming.’
Meanwhile, blast from the past Led Zeppelin frontman, Robert Plant, had a huge resurgence bagging five awards for his work collaborating with bluegrass singer Alison Krauss on their album Raising Sand.
The album won the prestigious Album of the Year award and Please Read The Letter took home Single of the Year.
Plant led the British stampede and was followed by relative newcomer singer/songwriter, Adele, who won the coveted Best New Artist gong and Best Pop Vocal performance for Chasing Pavements.
The audience was treated to a standout performance from heavyweights Radiohead, who were accompanied by a marching band. The band won Best Alternative Album for In Rainbows as well as Best Boxed or Special Edition Album.
The GB gongs just kept on coming as Welsh warbler Duffy, clad in Alberta Ferretti, proved she’s cracked it Stateside winning Best Pop Vocal Album for Rockferry. Meanwhile Estelle was beaming after collecting the Best Rap Collaboration for her duet American Boy with Kanye West.
The crowd bowed down to Sir Paul McCartney, whose performance of Beatles’ hit I Saw Her Standing There received a standing ovation. McCartney thanked the 20,000-strong crowd saying: ‘We have never had so many Grammys in our lives. I feel so grateful to be here, I’m going to tear up. Thank you so much.’
R&B singer Rihanna was set to open the star-studded evening but was forced to pull out of her performance after her singer boyfriend, Chris Brown, was arrested in connection with an alleged domestic violence incident over the weekend.
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Grammy Awards 2009 Winners’ List:
Album of the Year
Raising Sand – Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Rap Album
Tha Carter III – Lil Wayne
Male Pop Vocal Performance
Say – John Mayer
Record of the Year
Please Read The Letter – Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
New Artist
Adele
Rock Album
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends – Coldplay
Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Rich Woman – Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Song of the Year
Viva La Vida – Coldplay
Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Stay – Sugarland
R&B Album
Jennifer Hudson – Jennifer Hudson
Female Pop Vocal Performance
Chasing Pavements – Adele
Pop Vocal Album
Rockferry – Duffy
Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Viva La Vida – Coldplay
Alternative Music Album
In Rainbows – Radiohead
Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Gravity – John Mayer
Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Sex on Fire – Kings of Leon
Rock Song
Girls in Their Summer Clothes – Bruce Springsteen
Rap Solo Performance
A Milli – Lil Wayne
Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
Swagga Like Us – Jay-Z and T.I. featuring Kanye West and Lil Wayne
Rap/Sung Collaboration
American Boy – Estelle featuring Kanye West
Rap Song
Lollipop – Dwayne Carter, Darius Harrison, James Scheffer, Stephen Garrett and Rex Zamor,
Country Song
Stay – Sugarland
Female Country Vocal Performance
Last Name – Carrie Underwood
Male Country Vocal Performance
Letter to Me – Brad Paisley
R&B Song
Miss Independent – Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Shaffer Smith
Contemporary R&B Album
Growing Pains – Mary J. Blige
Female R&B Vocal Solo
Superwoman – Alicia Keys
Male R&B Vocal Solo
Miss Independent – Ne-Yo
R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Stay With Me (By the Sea), Al Green featuring John Legend
Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
You’ve Got the Love I Need – Al Green featuring Anthony Hamilton
