Sunday's 50th annual Grammy Awards [1] were packed with powerful performances — including Kanye West's tribute to his mother and Beyonce's duet with Tina Turner — and musical luminaries from both the past and the present. But awards-wise, the night belonged to Amy Winehouse. Winehouse, who performed via satellite from London after being denied a visa [2], won five of the six awards she was nominated for, including Best New Artist and both Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Rehab."
West also had a big night, picking up four awards including Best Rap Album and performing both a stirring tribute to his mother and a glow-in-the-dark rendition of "Stronger" featuring Daft Punk's first TV appearance ever. But one of the biggest surprises came in the Album of the Year category, where both West and Winehouse were beaten by 11-time Grammy winner Herbie Hancock and his album River: The Joni Letters.
You can see a full list of honorees over here [3], but to see the major winners, .
RECORD OF THE YEAR
"Rehab" — Amy Winehouse
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
River: The Joni Letters — Herbie Hancock
SONG OF THE YEAR
"Rehab" — Amy Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse)
BEST NEW ARTIST
Amy Winehouse
BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Rehab" — Amy Winehouse
BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"What Goes Around...Comes Around" — Justin Timberlake
BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
"Makes Me Wonder" — Maroon 5
BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
"Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" — Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE
"One Week Last Summer" — Joni Mitchell
BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
The Mix-Up — Beastie Boys
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Back To Black — Amy Winehouse
BEST DANCE RECORDING
"LoveStoned/I Think She Knows" — Justin Timberlake
BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM
We Are The Night — The Chemical Brothers
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
Call Me Irresponsible — Michael Bublé
BEST SOLO ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Radio Nowhere" — Bruce Springsteen
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
"Icky Thump" — The White Stripes
BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE
"The Pretender" — Foo Fighters
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
"Final Six" — Slayer
BEST ROCK INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE
"Once Upon A Time In The West" — Bruce Springsteen
BEST ROCK SONG
"Radio Nowhere" — Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
BEST ROCK ALBUM
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace — Foo Fighters
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
Icky Thump — The White Stripes
BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"No One" — Alicia Keys
BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Future Baby Mama" — Prince
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
"Disrespectful" — Chaka Khan Featuring Mary J. Blige
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"In My Songs" — Gerald Levert
BEST URBAN/ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE
"Daydreamin'" — Lupe Fiasco Featuring Jill Scott
BEST R&B SONG
"No One" — Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers & Alicia Keys, songwriters (Alicia Keys)
BEST R&B ALBUM
Funk This — Chaka Khan
BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM
Because Of You — Ne-Yo
BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE
"Stronger" — Kanye West
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
"Southside" — Common Featuring Kanye West
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
"Umbrella" — Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
BEST RAP SONG
"Good Life" — A. Davis, F. Najm & K. West, songwriters (J. Ingram & Q. Jones, songwriters) (Kanye West Featuring T-Pain)
BEST RAP ALBUM
Graduation — Kanye West
BEST FEMALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Before He Cheats" — Carrie Underwood
BEST MALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORAMNCE
"Stupid Boy" — Keith Urban
BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
"How Long" — Eagles
BEST COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
"Lost Highway" — Willie Nelson & Ray Price
BEST COUNTRY INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE
"Throttleneck" — Brad Paisley
BEST COUNTRY SONG
"Before He Cheats" — Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
These Days — Vince Gill
BEST TRADITIONAL FOLK ALBUM
Dirt Farmer — Levon Helm
BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK/AMERICANA ALBUM
Washington Square Serenade — Steve Earle
BEST CONTEMPORARY WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
Djin Djin — Angelique Kidjo
BEST COMEDY ALBUM
The Distant Future — The Flight of the Conchords
BEST MUSICAL SHOW ALBUM
Spring Awakening
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION, OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA
Love
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM FOR MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION, OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA
Ratatouille
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Mark Ronson
BEST SHORT FORM MUSIC VIDEO
"God's Gonna Cut You Down" — Johnny Cash
BEST LONG FORM MUSIC VIDEO
"The Confessions Tour" — Madonna
Source [4]