Grammy Award winners for 2012

Mon 13th Feb, 2012 in International News

The 2012 Grammy Award presentation is likely to be one of the few awards ceremonies that doesn’t feature Gotye this year, but there was still a chance for an Australian win to take some of the attention away from Skrillex, Adele and the Whitney Houston tributes.

Without Gotye in the running, Cut Copy were the flag bearers for Australia but were up against some big name competition for the Best Dance/Electronica Album award battling Deadmau5, David Guetta, Robyn and Skrillex for the prize. Sadly Skrillex took the award – denying the Cutters crew the chance to cash in by releasing a line of ‘Who the hell are Cut Copy?’ t-shirts.

Bon Iver won the Best Alternative Music Album ahead of records from Death Cab for Cutie, Foster the People, My Morning Jacket and Radiohead.

Grammy Awards 2012 winners

Album of the Year – Adele 21
Record of the Year – Adele Rolling in the Deep
Best New Artist – Bon Iver
Song of the Year – Adele/Paul Epworth Rolling in the Deep
Best Rock Album – Foo Fighters Wasting Light
Best Rock Song – Foo Fighters Walk
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance – Foo Fighters White Limo
Best Alternative Album – Bon Iver – Bon Iver
Best Rap Album – Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Best Rap Collaboration – Kanye West, Rihanna, Fergie & Kid Cudi All of the Lights
Best Rap Song – Kanye West All of the Lights
Best Rap Performance – Jay-Z & Kanye West (featuring Otis Redding) Otis
Best Dance/Electronica Album – Skrillex Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
Best Dance Recording – Skrillex Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical – Skrillex remix of Benny Benassi’s Cinema
Best R&B Song – Cee Lo Green/Jack Splash Fool for You
Best Traditional R&B Performance – Cee Lo Green/Melanie Fiona Fool for You
Best R&B Performance – Corinne Bailey Rae Is This Love
Best R&B Album – Chris Brown F.A.M.E.
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance – Tony Bennett/Amy Winehouse Body and Soul
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album – Tony Bennett Duets II
Best Country Solo Performance – Taylor Swift Mean
Best Country Song – Taylor Swift Mean
Best Country Album – Lady Antebellum Own the Night
Best Spoken Word Album – Betty White If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t)
Best Comedy Album – Louis C.K. Hilarious
Best Pop Vocal Album – Adele 21
Best Pop Solo Performance – Adele Someone Like You
Best Pop Instrumental Album – Booker T Jones The Road from Memphis
Best World Music Album – Tinariwen_Tassili_
Best Reggae Album – Stephen Marley Revelation Pt 1: The Root of Life
Best Regional Roots Music Album – Rebirth Brass Band Rebirth of New Orleans
Best Folk Album – The Civil Wars Barton Hollow
Best Blues Album – Tedeschi Trucks Band Revelator
Best Bluegrass Album – Alison Krauss & Union Station Paper Airplane
Best Americana Album – Levon Helm Ramble at the Ryman
Best Long Form Music Video – Foo Fighters Back and Forth
Best Short Form Music Video – Adele Rolling in the Deep
Best Recording Package – Arcade Fire Scenes from The Suburbs
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package – Bruce Springsteen The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical – Paul Epworth