54th Grammy Awards

The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards was a night of elating exhibitions, propelled tributes and passionate acknowledgment discourses. It was a night that saw the arrival of a harmed courageous woman, and one saturated with the pity of misfortune. Eventually, it was a night for the ages as almost 40 million viewers tuned into the broadcast and more than 13 million GRAMMY-related remarks resonated through online informal communities. At last, it was Music's Biggest Night in about 30 years, and a demonstrate that satisfied that grandiose title. 

Adele rose the enormous victor, not on the grounds that she reeled in a record-tying six GRAMMYs (coordinating Beyoncé for the most recompenses won by a female craftsman in one night), however her execution of "Coming In The Deep" denoted her first live execution since vocal-line surgery constrained her to cross out her visit in late 2011. 

In the mean time, 180 degrees far from Adele's triumph, the 54th GRAMMYs turned into the world's first open chance to grieve the loss of the colossal Whitney Houston. "We've had a demise in the family," said host LL Cool J of Houston, who passed on the day preceding the GRAMMY broadcast, before offering a request to God to "our fallen sister." Before the night was through, Jennifer Hudson would venture in on one-day's notification to pay tribute with a towering interpretation of Houston's mark hit from The Bodyguard, "I Will Always Love You." The execution mixed the group at Staples Center and doubtlessly the millions watching at home. 

Adele earned trophies for Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for 21; Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Short Form Music Video for "Coming In The Deep"; and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Somebody Like You." 

Foo Fighters won five of the six GRAMMYs for which they were selected, including Best Rock Album for Wasting Light and Best Rock Performance for "Stroll." In getting the last honor, frontman Dave Grohl noticed the "human component of making music is what's most vital … it's not about being flawless … it's about what goes ahead in here," he said, indicating his heart. 

Kanye West won four recompenses, including Best Rap Album for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and Best Rap Performance with Jay-Z for "Otis." 

Electronica craftsman Skrillex likewise had a major night, winning three recompenses, including Best Dance Recording for "Alarming Monsters And Nice Sprites" and Best Dance/Electronica Album for the collection of the same name. "This is the most strange snippet of my life," he said of his new status as a GRAMMY champ. "It implies a considerable measure for me, as well as for the entire electronic group." 

Best New Artist went to Bon Iver. The aggregate drove by Justin Vernon additionally grabbed Best Alternative Music Album for Bon Iver. 

Adele's maker Paul Epworth earned grants for Record Of The Year for "Coming In The Deep" and Album Of The Year for 21, and in addition Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical. 

In the interim, the GRAMMYs proceeded with its late subject of joining alluring solo and band exhibitions with open doors for abnormal and now and again improbable pairings. 

Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band hoisted the show from the begin, opening with the energizing new "We Take Care Of Our Own." Bruno Mars' energizing James Brown-motivated R&B execution additionally lifted everybody's spirits. Taylor Swift figured out how to convey a fun style to her against tormenting melody "Mean." 

The current year's show additionally included a touch of history. In their first live appearance together in over 20 years, the Beach Boys' unique lineup (less late siblings Carl and Dennis Wilson) was joined by Foster The People and Maroon 5 for a trio of melodies, including "Great Vibrations." 

Another capable minute came by means of a tribute to Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award beneficiary Glen Campbell, who a year ago reported he is doing combating Alzheimer's malady. Blake Shelton and the Band Perry joined the tribute, which shut with Campbell himself singing his diamond "Rhinestone Cowboy." 

Sir Paul McCartney performed his rich new anthem, "My Valentine," joined by Diana Krall on piano and guitarist Joe Walsh. Later, he would close the show with the Beatles mixture "Brilliant Slumbers"/"Convey That Weight"/"The End," completing with an unstable electric guitar solo fight with Grohl, Springsteen, Walsh, and Rusty Anderson, finishing a charging evening. 

At last, to quote McCartney, it was a night deserving of being called music's greatest.