British folk outfit Mumford and Sons emerged Sunday night’s big winner, walking away with the 55th annual Grammy Awards prize for album of the year. Frank Ocean, Fun. and The Black Keys were also big winners in an LL Cool J-hosted night that saw performances from Rihanna and Alicia Keys and a tribute to reggae legend Bob Marley.
Thanks to their second studio album, “Babel,” Mumford & Sons took home the Grammy for album of the year at the 55th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 10, in Los Angeles. This is the band’s second Grammy award.
Nominated for six Grammys, Fun. picked up the best new artist award as well as the song of the year honor for “We Are Young.” Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost and Jack Antonoff also performed their single “Carry On” earlier in the show.
Adele’s win for best pop solo performance marks the singer’s ninth Grammy to date, as she took home six awards in 2012 alone.
Carrie Underwood won best country solo performance for “Blown Away.” “Country music has always been so good to me,” said the “American Idol” alum, “and I thank the good Lord that I’m part of such a wonderful, talented, amazing family.”
Kelly Clarkson won best pop vocal album for “Stronger.” “I get nervous speaking in front of people,” she said accepting her Grammy. “Miguel, I don’t know who the hell you are, but we need to sing together.” This is Clarkson’s third Grammy.
The Black Keys picked up the Grammy award for best rock performance, the group’s third win of the night.
Frank Ocean nabbed the Grammy for best urban contemporary album, beating out Miguel and Chris Brown. The “Thinkin Bout You” singer was nominated for six awards in all.
The Grammy for best rap/sung collaboration was awarded to Kanye West (who wasn’t present), Jay-Z, Frank Ocean and The Dream for “No Church in the Wild.”
Zac Brown Band won the Grammy for best country album with “Uncaged.” This is the band’s third Grammy Award.
After declaring, “I love this song,” Prince presented Gotye and Kimbra the Grammy for record of the year for their earworm “Somebody That I Used To Know.”
Have a look at a full list of the night’s winners in the major categories below.
Best New Artist
Alabama Shakes
WINNER Fun.
Hunter Hayes
The Lumineers
Frank Ocean
Best Pop Solo Performance
WINNER Set Fire To The Rain [live], Adele
Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) Kelly Clarkson
Call Me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepsen
Wide Awake, Katy Perry
Where Have You Been, Rihanna
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Shake It Out, Florence & the Machine
We Are Young, Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe
WINNER Somebody That I Used To Know, Gotye Featuring Kimbra
Sexy And I Know It, Lmfao
Payphone, Maroon 5 & Wiz Khalifa
Best Pop Instrumental Album
24/7, Gerald Albright & Norman Brown
Impressions, Chris Botti
Four Hands & A Heart Volume One, Larry Carlton
Live At The Blue Note Tokyo, Dave Koz
Rumbadoodle, Arun Shenoy
Best Pop Vocal Album
WINNER Stronger, Kelly Clarkson
Ceremonials, Florence & the Machine
Some Nights, Fun.
Overexposed, Maroon 5
The Truth About Love, Pink
Best Dance Recording
Levels, Avicii
Let’s Go, Calvin Harris Featuring Ne-yo
WINNER Bangarang, Skrillex Featuring Sirah
Don’t You Worry Child, Swedish House Mafia Featuring John Martin
I Can’t Live Without You, Al Walser
Best Dance/Electronica Album
Wonderland, Steve Aoki
Don’t Think, The Chemical Brothers
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WINNER Fire & Ice, Kaskade
Bangarang, Skrillex
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Christmas, Michael Bublé
A Holiday Carole, Carole King
WINNER Kisses On The Bottom, Paul Mccartney
Best Rock Performance
Hold On, Alabama Shakes
WINNER Lonely Boy, The Black Keys
Charlie Brown, Coldplay
I Will Wait, Mumford & Sons
We Take Care Of Our Own, Bruce Springsteen
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
I’m Alive, Anthrax
WINNER Love Bites (So Do I), Halestorm
Blood Brothers, Iron Maiden
Ghost Walking, Lamb Of God
No Reflection, Marilyn Manson
Whose Life (Is It Anyways?), Megadeth
Best Rock Song
Freedom At 21, Jack White, songwriter (Jack White)
I Will Wait, Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall & Marcus Mumford, songwriters (mumford & Sons)
WINNER Lonely Boy, Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton & Patrick Carney, songwriters (the Black Keys)
Madness, Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
We Take Care Of Our Own, Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
Best Rock Album
WINNER El Camino, The Black Keys
Mylo Xyloto, Coldplay
The 2nd Law, Muse
Wrecking Ball, Bruce Springsteen
Blunderbuss, Jack White
Best Alternative Music Album
The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do, Fiona Apple
Biophilia, Björk
WINNER Making Mirrors, Gotye
Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, M83
Bad As Me, Tom Waits
Best R&B Performance
Thank You, Estelle
Gonna Be Alright (f.t.b.), Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Ledisi
I Want You, Luke James
Adorn, Miguel
WINNER Climax, Usher
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Lately, Anita Baker
WINNER Love On Top, Beyoncé
Wrong Side Of A Love Song, Melanie Fiona
Real Good Hands, Gregory Porter
If Only You Knew, Swv
Best R&B Song
WINNER Adorn, Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel)
Beautiful Surprise, Tamia Hill, Claude Kelly & Salaam Remi, songwriters (Tamia)
Heart Attack, Benjamin Levin, Rico Love & Tremaine Neverson, songwriters (Trey Songz)
Pray For Me, Antonio Dixon, Kenny Edmonds, Anthony Hamilton & Patrick “jque” Smith, songwriters (Anthony Hamilton)
Refill, Darhyl “dj” Camper, Elle Varner & Andrew “pop” Wansel, songwriters (Elle Varner)
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Fortune, Chris Brown
Kaleidoscope Dream, Miguel
WINNER Channel Orange, Frank Ocean
Best R&B Album
WINNER Black Radio, Robert Glasper Experiment
Back To Love, Anthony Hamilton
Write Me Back, R. Kelly
Beautiful Surprise, Tamia
Open Invitation, Tyrese
Best Rap Performance
Hyfr (Hell Ya … Right), Drake Featuring Lil’ Wayne
WINNER N—as In Paris, Jay-z & Kanye West
Daughters, Nas
Mercy, Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz
I Do, Young Jeezy featuring Jay-z & André 3000
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Wild Ones, Flo Rida Featuring Sia
WINNER No Church In The Wild, Jay-z & Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The-dream
Tonight (Best You Ever Had), John Legend Featuring Ludacris
Cherry Wine, Nas Featuring Amy Winehouse
Talk That Talk, Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
Best Rap Song
Daughters, Nasir Jones & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Patrick Adams, Gary Decarlo, Dale Frashuer & Paul Leka, songwriters) (Nas) Track From: Life Is Good
Lotus Flower Bomb, Olubowale Akintimehin, S. Joseph Dew, Jerrin Howard, Walker Johnson & Miguel Jontel Pimentel, songwriters (Wale Featuring Miguel)
Mercy, Sean Anderson, Tauheed Epps, Stephan Taft, James Thomas, Terrence Thornton & Kanye West, songwriters (Denzie Beagle, Winston Riley & Reggie Williams, songwriters) (Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)
The Motto, Dwayne Carter, Aubrey Graham & Tyler Williams, songwriters (Drake Featuring Lil’ Wayne)
WINNER N—as In Paris, Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West, Songwriters (W.A. Donaldson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
Young, Wild & Free, Calvin Broadus, Chris Brody Brown, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Peter Hernandez & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (t. Bluechel, M. Borrow, T. Griffin, K. Jackson, N. Lee & M. Newman, songwriters) (Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa featuring Bruno Mars)
Best Rap Album
WINNER Take Care, Drake
Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1, Lupe Fiasco
Life Is Good, Nas
Undun, The Roots
God Forgives, I Don’t, Rick Ross
Based On A T.r.u. Story, 2 Chainz
Best Country Solo Performance
Home, Dierks Bentley
Springsteen, Eric Church
Cost Of Livin’, Ronnie Dunn
Wanted, Hunter Hayes
Over, Blake Shelton
WINNER Blown Away, Carrie Underwood
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Even If It Breaks Your Heart, Eli Young Band
WINNER Pontoon, Little Big Town
Safe & Sound, Taylor Swift & The Civil Wars
On The Outskirts Of Town, The Time Jumpers
I Just Come Here For The Music, Don Williams Featuring Alison Krauss
Best Country Song
WINNER Blown Away, Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
Cost Of Livin’, Phillip Coleman & Ronnie Dunn, songwriters (Ronnie Dunn)
Even If It Breaks Your Heart, Will Hoge & Eric Paslay, songwriters (Eli Young Band)
So You Don’t Have To Love Me Anymore, Jay Knowles & Adam Wright, songwriters (Alan Jackson)
Springsteen, Eric Church, Jeff Hyde & Ryan Tyndell, songwriters (Eric Church)
Best Country Album
WINNER Uncaged, Zac Brown Band
Hunter Hayes, Hunter Hayes
Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochran, Jamey Johnson
Four The Record, Miranda Lambert
The Time Jumpers, The Time Jumpers
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