Taylor Swift wins Album of the Year at the 2010 Grammy Awards

February 1, 2010 · Posted in Entertainment

Taylor Swift won the highly contested category for her album, Fearless, beating Beyonce’s I Am…Sasha Fierce, in their stunning showdown at the televised event. Full list of winners after the jump.

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Swift started the night with eight nominations and went home with four trophies while Beyonce collected six awards from 10 nominations.

Beyonce, 28, won Song of the Year, Best Female R&B Vocal and Best R&B Song all for Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It); Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for her hit Halo; Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance with the song At Last, and Best Contemporary R&B Album for I Am … Sasha Fierce.

In addition to the top prize, Swift won Best Country Album – also for Fearless – plus Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song, both for her single White Horse.

(** – Winners)

Album of the Year
Beyoncé – I Am… Sasha Fierce
Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D.
Lady Gaga – The Fame
Dave Matthews Band – Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King
** Taylor Swift – Fearless

Record of the Year
Beyoncé – Halo
Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling
** Kings of Leon – Use Somebody
Lady Gaga – Poker Face
Taylor Swift – You Belong With Me

Song of the Year
** Beyoncé – Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)
Lady Gaga – Poker Face
Maxwell – Pretty Wings
Kings of Leon – Use Somebody
Taylor Swift – You Belong With Me

Best Rock Album
AC/DC – Black Ice
Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood – Live From Madison Square Garden
** Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown
Dave Matthews Band – Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King
U2 – No Line on the Horizon

Best New Artist
** Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings

Best Pop Vocal Album
** Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D.
Colbie Caillat – Breakthrough
Kelly Clarkson – All I Ever Wanted
The Fray – The Fray
Pink – Funhouse

Best Dance Recording
Black Eyed Peas – Boom Boom Pow
David Guetta & Kelly Rowland – When Love Takes Over
** Lady Gaga – Poker Face
Madonna – Celebration
Britney Spears – Womanizer

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
** Beyoncé – Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)
Melanie Fiona – It Kills Me
Lalah Hathaway – That Was Then
Ledisi – Goin’ Thru Changes
Jazmine Sullivan – Lions, Tigers & Bears

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
** Beyoncé – At Last
Anthony Hamilton – Soul Music
Boney James & Quinn – Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
Ann Nesby – Sow Love
Calvin Richardson – Woman Gotta Have It

Best Electronic/Dance Album
The Crystal Method – Divided By Night
David Guetta – One Love
** Lady GaGa – The Fame
LMFAO – Party Rock
Pet Shop Boys – Yes

Best Hard Rock Performance
** AC/DC – War Machine
Alice In Chains – Check My Brain
Linkin Park – What I’ve Done
Metallica – The Unforgiven III
Nickelback – Burn It To The Ground

Best Rock Song
Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready & Eddie Vedder, songwriters (Pearl Jam) – The Fixer
Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr., songwriters (U2) – I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight
Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day) – 21 Guns
** Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon) – Use Somebody
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen) – Working On A Dream

Best Alternative Music Album
David Byrne & Brian Eno – Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Death Cab For Cutie – The Open Door
Depeche Mode – Sounds Of The Universe
** Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!

Best Country Album
Zac Brown Band – The Foundation
George Strait – Twang
** Taylor Swift – Fearless
Keith Urban – Defying Gravity
Lee Ann Womack – Call Me Crazy