Wednesday, 3 February 2010

52nd Grammy Awards

Mozart of Madras , A R Rahman has won 2 Grammy awards in the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards which took place on January 31, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Awards which Rahman won were :


  • Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media - Slumdog Millionaire
  • Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media - "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire

Some other notable points are:

  1. 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year - Neil Young
  2. Beyoncé won a total of six awards breaking the record for most wins by a female artist in one night.
  3. Taylor Swift won four awards
  4. Black Eyed Peas, Jay-Z and Kings of Leon won three awards
  5. Colbie Caillat, Eminem, Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Maxwell, Jason Mraz, A. R. Rahman and Rihanna each won two awards.
  6. Lifetime Achievement Award Winners
    Leonard Cohen
    Bobby Darin
    David "Honeyboy" Edwards
    Michael Jackson
    Loretta Lynn
    André Previn
    Clark Terry
  7. Beyonce won the following awards



"Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" : Song of the Year
"Halo" : Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
"Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" : Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
"At Last": Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
"Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" : Best R&B Song
I Am... Sasha Fierce : Best Contemporary R&B Album

Full list of awards is here

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