Grammy Awards winners in main categories

Monday, February 01, 2010
LOS ANGELES: Following are the big winners at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday.

A complete list of winners in all 109 categories can be found at the website of Grammys.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR - Fearless - Taylor Swift
RECORD OF THE YEAR - Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
SONG OF THE YEAR- Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) -Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & ChristopherStewart, songwriters (Beyonce)
BEST NEW ARTIST -Zac Brown Band
BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE- Halo - Beyonce
BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE- If You Don't Know Me ByNow - Seal BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS - IGotta Feeling - The Black Eyed Peas
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM- The E.N.D. - The Black Eyed Peas
BEST DANCE RECORDING - Poker Face - Lady Gaga
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM- Michael Buble Meets Madison Square Garden - Michael Buble
BEST SOLO ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE - Working On A Dream -Bruce Springsteen
BEST ROCK ALBUM - 21st Century Breakdown - Green Day
BEST RAP SONG - Run This Town - Jeff Bhasker, Shawn Carter, Robyn Fenty, Kanye West & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West)
BEST FEMALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE- White Horse - TaylorSwift BEST MALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE - Sweet Thing - KeithUrban

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