Sir Paul McCartney, Gotye, FUN., And Mumford And Sons All Win Big At Grammy Awards
Monday, 11 February 2013
Written by Elliott Batte
Mumford and Sons, FUN., and Gotye all picked up prestigious accolades at the Grammy Awards last night, but Sir Paul McCartney was the biggest winner after grabbing what is his 16th Grammy and earning a spot in the Hall of Fame.
Paul McCartney’s ‘Kisses on the Bottom’ (via Concord/Hear Music) managed to win Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 55th annual Grammy Awards last night, while his track ‘Band on the Run’ with Wings, a previous winner both as last year’s Best Historical Album and for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus in 1974, has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Indie-pop threesome FUN. picked up two highly sought-after gongs too, seeing their track ‘We Are Young’ (featuring Janelle Monae) earn Song of the Year, as well as being named as Best New Artist.
Belgian-Australian star Gotye unsurprisingly saw success, grabbing himself a trio of awards. His smash-hit track ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’ ft Kimbra picked up Record of the Year as well as Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, while his album ‘Making Mirrors’ won Best Alternative Music Album.
Folk rock stars Mumford and Sons won the coveted Album of the Year award for ‘Babel’, while they also got the Best Long Form Video award for ‘Big Easy Express’. Skrillex dominated the dance music awards, picking up both the Best Dance Recording and Best Dance/Electronica Album award for single and album ‘Bangarang’.
Superstar singer Adele didn’t manage to leave the ceremony empty handed, picking up the Pop Solo award for ‘Set Fire to the Rain’ (live), while Canadian man Drake somehow managed to win Best Rap Album. The Black Keys’ ‘El Camino’ was given the nod for Best Rock Album.
You can check out a full list of winners below - as well as a special playlist full of the Grammy winners for your entertainment.
Record of the Year: ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’ - Gotye feat. Kimbra
Album of the Year: ‘Babel’ - Mumford & Sons
Song of the Year: ‘We Are Young’ - (Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost and Nate Ruess, songwriters (FUN. feat. Janelle Monae)
Best New Artist: Fun.
Best Pop Solo Performance: ‘Set Fire to the Rain’ (Live) - Adele
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’ - Gotye feat. Kimbra
Best Pop Vocal Album: Stronger - Kelly Clarkson
Best Dance/Electronica Album: Bangarang - Skrillex
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Kisses on the Bottom - Paul McCartney
Best Rock Performance: 'Lonely Boy -' Black Keys
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance: 'Love Bites (So Do I)’ - Halestorm
Best Rock Song: 'Lonely Boy' - Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton and Patrick Carney (Black Keys)
Best Rock Album: ‘El Camino’ - Black Keys
Best Alternative Music Album: ‘Making Mirrors’ - Gotye
Best R&B Performance: 'Climax' - Usher
Best Traditional R&B Performance: 'Love on Top' - Beyoncé
Best R&B Song: 'Adorn' - Miguel
Best Urban Contemporary Album: ‘Channel Orange’ - Frank Ocean
Best R&B Album: ‘Black Radio’ - Robert Glasper Experiment
Best Rap Performance: 'N****s in Paris' - Jay-Z and Kanye West
Best Rap Song: 'N****s in Paris' - Jay-Z and Kanye West
Best Rap Album: ‘Take Care’ - Drake
Best Country Solo Performance: 'Blown Away' - Carrie Underwood
Best Country Album: ‘Uncaged’ - Zac Brown Band
Best Blues Album: ‘Locked Down’ - Dr. John
Best Reggae Album: ‘Rebirth’ - Jimmy Cliff
Best Comedy Album: ‘Blow Your Pants Off’ - Jimmy Fallon
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Best Historical Album: ‘The Smile Sessions’ (Deluxe Boxed Set) - Beach Boys
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Dan Auerbach
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