52nd Grammy Awards
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards
took place on January 31, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles
, California. Neil Young
was honored as the 2010 MusiCares
Person of the Year on January 29, two days prior to the Grammy telecast. Only ten of the 109 awards were received during the broadcast. The remaining awards were given during the un-televised portion of the ceremony which preceded the broadcast.[1]
took place on January 31, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Neil Young was honored as the 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year on January 29, two days prior to the Grammy telecast. Only ten of the 109 awards were received during the broadcast. The remaining awards were given during the un-televised portion of the ceremony which preceded the broadcast.[1]Beyoncé
, who also received the most nominations, with ten, won a total of six awards breaking the record for most wins by a female artist in one night. Taylor Swift
won four while the Black Eyed Peas
, Jay-Z
and Kings of Leon
won three. Artists who won two awards include A. R. Rahman
, Colbie Caillat
, Eminem
, Kanye West
, Lady Gaga
, Maxwell
, Jason Mraz
and Rihanna
. Artists who won one award included Green Day
and Zac Brown Band
.Taylor Swift's Fearless
was awarded the Grammy Award for Album of the Year
, the youngest to win the award at age 20. "Use Somebody
" by rock band Kings of Leon
won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year, while "Single Ladies" by songwriters Thaddis Harrell
, Beyoncé Knowles
, Terius Nash and Christopher Stewart
, was honored with Grammy Award for Song of the Year. Zac Brown Band was presented with the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, becoming the third country music act to ever win the award. They follow behind LeAnn Rimes 
in 1997 and Carrie Underwood
in 2007.[2]