Monday, February 11, 2013

2013 Grammy Winners

Last night's Grammy Awards ceremony was a celebration of all that was in the year of music, and everybody felt the Grammy love in full force. Gotye was among the night's big winners, taking home 3 awards including Best Alternative Album for "Making Mirrors", Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Somebody That I Used To Know", and for Record of the Year for the aforementioned track. The Black Keys took home the most trophies with 4 Grammys, sweeping all of the rock categories for Best Rock Album in "El Camino", and for Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song in "Lonely Boy".

fun. took home 2 awards for Best New Artist and Song of the Year for "We Are Young". But the night's biggest prize belonged to Mumford & Sons, who took home the Album of the Year trophy for "Babel". Arguably the band's biggest achievement yet and a testament to the exquisite talent coming out of England and a coronation ceremony for a band who took the fast path to success, and it all paid off with a Grammy. Here is a recap of some of the major winners:

Album of The Year:   Mumford & Sons - Babel
Record of The Year:   Gotye f/ Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
Song of The Year:   fun. f/ Janelle Monae - We Are Young
Best New Artist:  fun.
Best Pop Vocal Album:  Kelly Clarkson - Stronger
Best Pop Solo Performance:  Adele - Set Fire To The Rain
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:  Gotye f/ Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
Best Alternative Album:  Gotye - Making Mirrors
Best Rock Performance:  The Black Keys - Lonely Boy
Best Rock Song:  The Black Keys - Lonely Boy
Best Rock Album:  The Black Keys - El Camino

For a full list of all of last night's winners, head on over to the Grammy's official website here.

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