2011 Grammys

2011 Grammys

Aired

Feb 13, 2011

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Most Nominations

Eminem

2011 Grammys

About

53rd annual celebration of music which honored Barbra Streisand as MusiCares Person of the Year. Arcade Fire was the first indie act to win Album of the Year while Lady Antebellum won the most awards of the evening with five, including for Record of the Year.

Trivia

A seven-song tribute to Aretha Franklin was performed by Yolanda Adams, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Martina McBride and Florence Welch.

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2011 Grammys Winners

Eminem

Eminem, 52

Best Rap Solo Performance/Best Rap Album

1

Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars, 39

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

2

Rihanna

Rihanna, 36

Best Dance Recording

3

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga, 38

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance/Best Pop Vocal Album

4

Jay-Z

Jay-Z, 54

Best Rap Song/Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

5

Usher

Usher, 46

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

6

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney, 82

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

7

Michael Bublé

Michael Bublé, 49

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

8

John Legend

John Legend, 45

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance / Best R&B Song/Album

9

Julie Andrews

Julie Andrews, 89

Best Spoken Word Album For Children

10

Miranda Lambert

Miranda Lambert, 41

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

11

Keith Urban

Keith Urban, 57

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

12

David Guetta

David Guetta, 57

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

13

Fantasia Barrino

Fantasia Barrino, 40

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

14

Sade

Sade, 65

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals/Best Contemporary R&B Album

15

CeeLo Green

CeeLo Green, 49

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

16

Cece Winans

Cece Winans, 60

Best Gospel Performance/Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

17

Neil Young

Neil Young, 79

Best Rock Song

18

Afrojack

Afrojack, 37

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

19

Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart, 61

Best Spoken Word Album

20

Swizz Beatz

Swizz Beatz, 46

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

21

Buju Banton

Buju Banton, 51

Best Reggae Album

22

Alejandro Sanz

Alejandro Sanz, 55

Best Latin Pop Album

23

Tia Carrere

Tia Carrere, 57

Best Hawaiian Music Album

24

Lewis Black

Lewis Black, 76

Best Comedy Album

25

Jeff Beck

Jeff Beck (1944-2023)

Best Pop Instrumental Performance/Best Rock Instrumental Performance

26

Herbie Hancock

Herbie Hancock, 84

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

27

Israel Houghton

Israel Houghton, 53

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

28

Bebe Winans

Bebe Winans, 62

Best Gospel Performance/Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

29

Patty Loveless

Patty Loveless, 67

Best Bluegrass Album

30

Marty Stuart

Marty Stuart, 66

Best Country Instrumental Performance

31

Danger Mouse

Danger Mouse, 47

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

32

Buddy Guy

Buddy Guy, 88

Best Contemporary Blues Album

33

Mavis Staples

Mavis Staples, 85

Best Americana Album

34

Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger (1919-2014)

Best Musical Album for Children

35

Esperanza Spalding

Esperanza Spalding, 40

Best New Artist

36

Ray LaMontagne

Ray LaMontagne, 51

Best Contemporary Folk Album

37

Patty Griffin

Patty Griffin, 60

Best Traditional Gospel Album

38

Paul Jacobs

Paul Jacobs (1930-1983)

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)

39

James Moody

James Moody (1925-2010)

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

40

Pinetop Perkins

Pinetop Perkins (1913-2011)

Best Traditional Blues Album

41

Willie Smith

Willie Smith (1910-1967)

Best Traditional Blues Album

42

Chucho Valdés

Chucho Valdés, 83

Best Latin Jazz Album

43

Tak Matsumoto

Tak Matsumoto, 63

Best Pop Instrumental Album

44

Dee Dee Bridgewater

Dee Dee Bridgewater, 74

Best Jazz Vocal Album

45

Larry Carlton

Larry Carlton, 76

Best Pop Instrumental Album

46

Michael Daugherty

Michael Daugherty, 70

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

47

Christopher Tin

Christopher Tin, 48

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

48

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