2011 Grammy Awards Winner List

 For those of you who did not get the chance to watch the award show in its entirety, see the list below to find out who won the most precious awards of the night:

Album of the Year
Arcade Fire, The Suburbs

Record of the Year
Lady Antebellum, “Need You Now”

Best Rap Album
Eminem, Recovery

Best New Artist
Esperanza Spalding

Song of the Year
Lady Antebellum, “Need You Now”

Best Country Album
Lady Antebellum, Need You Now

Best Pop Vocal Album
Lady Gaga, The Fame Monster

Best Rock Album
Muse, The Resistance

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Miranda Lambert, “The House That Built Me”

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group
Train, “Hey Soul Sister”

Female Pop Vocal Performance
Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”

Male Pop Vocal Performance
Bruno Mars, “Just the Way You Are”

Alternative Album
the Black Keys, Brothers

Country Performance by a Duo or Group
Lady Antebellum, “Need You Now”

Rap Song
Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, “Empire State of Mind”

Rap Solo Performance
Eminem, “Not Afraid”

Dance Recording
Rihanna, “Only Girl (In the World)

Electronic Dance Album
La Roux, La Roux

If you wish to check the complete list of winners, you can visit http://www.grammy.com/

Best Grammy Awards Performances

 Once again, the 2011 Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center left us with some of the best performances of todays most successful artists in the music industry. Radio Pop Action! has collected some of the most memorable ones in this post:

 Among the best performances this year, the most theatrical one goes to Lady Gaga´s Born This Way with the singer being reborn out of a giant alien-like egg.

 Bruno Mars proved to us once again that he is capable of doing absolutely anything musically by transforming his number one hit song, Grenade, into a 50´s pop tune or playing drums for fellow artist Janelle Monae.

 

 Cee Lo Green stole the show with his performance of Forget You which featured the muppets as background singers and a duet with none other than Academy Award winner Gwyneth Paltrow.

 Rapper Eminem and Rihanna teamed up once again to perform their smash hit Love The Way You Lie Part 2, joined by Dr Dre on stage and Maroon 5´s Adam Levine on the keys.

 Perhaps the most emotional moment of the awards show was Aretha Franklin´s all star tribute featuring Jennifer Hudson, Christina Aguilera, Yolanda Adams, Florence Welch, Yolanda Adams & Martina Mcbride.

 What was your favourite moment of the night? Sound off in the comments below!

Bruno Mars eyes Alicia Keys collaboration

 Bruno Mars was recently asked what artists he would like to collaborate with in the future and the singer admitted to feeling an admiration for Alicia Keys.

During an interview with Kiss FM, the Grenade singer said: "I always say I wanna work with Alicia Keys. I'm in awe of her. I'm a big fan of her: how she carries herself, her great music and her artistry."

  Mars wasn´t going to limit himself at one particular musical genre, so he mentioned a varied list of artists as well whom he wishes to do music with. He explained: "I'd love to get in with Jack White, of course Kanye West, and Kings Of Leon - that would be fun! I'm a big fan of the UK's Jessie J and The Saturdays too."

 The singer definitely started 2011 on a high note with seven Grammy Award nominations, scoring his second number one hit single, and was named the best songwriter of 2010 by Musicweek. Just recently, it has been confirmed that Mars will perform live at the upcoming 53rd annual Grammy Awards.

 I´m sure he won´t have any problems convincing any of those artists to work with him anytime soon! Who would you rather see Bruno work with on a future release?

Eminem and Bruno Mars lead Grammy Awards nominations

 The 2011 Grammy Awards are sure going to be exciting! The nominations have been announced and Eminem leads them with ten nods, including 'Song Of The Year' and 'Record Of The Year' for Love The Way You Lie, as well as 'Best Rap Album' and overall 'Best Album' for Recovery.

 Newcomer Bruno Mars received the second-highest number of nominations, with seven nods. This came unexpectedly as the release date of his debut album, "Doo-Wops & Hooligans," fell outside of the Grammy eligibility period by one week. However, Mars has proven once again that his talent knows no boundaries, and has been nominated mainly for his collaborations with other artists such as B.O.B's Nothing On You, (nominated for record of the year) and Cee Lo Green's F***k You (nominated for both record and song of the year) which Mars wrote himself.

 Other nominees include Lady Gaga (The Fame Monster, Album of the year), Jay Z (Empire State of Mind, Record of the year), and Lady Antebellum (Need You Now, Album of the year) with six nods each.

 Katy Perry who is also on the run for Album of the year with Teenage Dream expressed her happiness for her nomination: "It's like no other award show, because I feel like you're being recognized by your peers... When they nominate you, it's kind of like a win."

 Click on the video above to watch Bruno Mars perform a beautiful live orchestral version of his hit, Just The Way You Are (nominated for best male pop vocal performance), at the Grammy Nominations Show.  Don't you just love his natural curly hair?

 The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards will air on CBS on Feb. 13, 2011. Will you watch?