52nd Grammys: Taylor Swift Wins Top Honor, Album of the Year

John Legend and Carlos Santana mention Taylor Swift as the winner for Album of the Year at the 2010 Grammy Awards.

Taylor Swift adds another Golden Gramophone to her trophy collection as she picks up Album of the Year. The announcement is made by John Legend who takes the stage of Staples Center with the companion of Carlos Santana.

"I hope that you know how much this means to me," she says when collecting the top honor, putting a smile on her face. "This is the story we're going to be telling over and over again." She successfully beats such heavy contenders as Beyonce Knowles, Black Eyed Peas and Lady GaGa. It's her fourth victory, putting her behind Beyonce who leads the winners list with six gongs.

Before the awards show is wrapped, Lil Wayne, Eminem, Drake and Travis Barker deliver their special duet performance. The live act is introduced by "Inglourious Basterds" director Quentin Tarantino.

Full winners of 2010 Grammy Awards can be obtained on Grammy Awards official site, while some of them can be seen on the following list.

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)" - Beyonce Knowles
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: "I Gotta Feeling" - Black Eyed Peas
Best Rap Solo Performance: "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" - Jay-Z
Best Rock Album: "21st Century Breakdown" - Green Day
Best New Artist: Zac Brown Band
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: Beyonce Knowles - "Halo"
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: Jason Mraz - "Make It Mine"
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals: Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat - "Lucky"
Best Pop Vocal Album: "The E.N.D." - Black Eyed Peas
Best Dance Recording: "Poker Face" - Lady GaGa
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: Beyonce Knowles - "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)"
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: Maxwell - "Pretty Wings"
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Jamie Foxx & T-Pain - "Blame It"
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: Beyonce Knowles - "At Last"
Best R&B Song: Beyonce Knowles - "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)"
Best R&B Album: Maxwell - "BLACKsummers'night"
Best Contemporary R&B Album: Beyonce Knowles - "I Am...Sasha Fierce"
Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group: Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent - "Crack a Bottle"
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West - "Run This Town"
Best Rap Song: "Run This Town" - Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
Best Rap Album: "Relapse" - Eminem
Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media: A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash - "Jai Ho" (From "Slumdog Millionaire")


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