GRAMMY AWARDS WINNWER 2013

Adele ?????Brit star adds a 9 to her Grammys 

A ninth to remember ... Adele

By TIM NIXON

Published: 3 hrs ago

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ADELE has added to her Grammys haul, picking up another award to bring her tally to nine.

The Brit star bagged the Best Pop Solo Performance prize for the live version of her hit Set Fire To The Rain.
She beat out competition in the category from Kelly Clarkson, Carly Rae Jepsen, Katy Perry and Rihanna.
Her win follows her phenomenal success at last year’s ceremony, where she scooped six gongs.
Embracing Rihanna on her way to the stage, Adele told the Staples Center audience in LA: "I just want to send big love to all of the other girls and all of us females doing this because we work so hard and we make it look so easy."

Grammys glory ... Mumford & Sons

Mumford & Sons took home the biggest award of the night – the coveted Album Of The Year prize for Babel.
They also scooped the Best Long Form Music Video for their documentary film Big Easy Express.
Ed Sheeran missed out on Song Of The Year to Fun.’s We Are Young, and Coldplay and Muse were beaten by The Black Keys to the Best Rock Album accolade.

Brit boys ... Elton John and Ed Sheeran

Coldplay and Mumford & Sons also lost out to The Black Keys in the Best Rock Performance category.
But there was more British success with Paul McCartney winning Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for Kisses On The Bottom, adding to the two Grammys he’s previously received for his solo work.
The night’s big winners were US rockers The Black Keys, Gotye and Jay-Z & Kanye West – who each took three awards.

Close couple ... Chris Brown and Rihanna

Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch The Throne collaboration earned the rappers’ victory for Best Rap Performance, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and Best Rap Song.

Triple triumph ... Jay-Z

Aussie singer Gotye won Record Of The Year for Somebody That I Used To Know, Best Alternative Music Album for Making Mirrors and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for Somebody That I Used to Know featuring Kimbra.

Making faces ... Gotye

Frank Ocean, who was nominated for six prizes, only ended up with two – Best Urban Contemporary Album for Channel Orange and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, for his appearance on Kanye West and Jay-Z track No Church In The Wild.

Three for two ... The Black Keys

Fun. celebrated their career-making year with two prizes – Song Of The Year for We Are Young and Best New Artist.
Skrillex also scored a double, taking Best Dance/Electronica Album for Bangarang and Best Dance Recording for Bangarang featuring Sirah.

Celebration ... Fun.

Other winners included Kelly Clarkson (Best Pop Vocal Album for Stronger), Usher (Best R&B Performance for Climax), Rihanna (Best Short Form Music Video for We Found Love featuring Calvin Harris) and Beyoncé (Best Traditional R&B Performance for Love On Top).

Winner ... Beyoncé

The event kicked off with Taylor Swift – who bagged the prize for Best Song Written For Visual Media – performing her monster hit We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.

Show starter ... Taylor Swift

Ed Sheeran then teamed up with fellow Brit Sir Elton John for a well-received version of his tune The A Team.
Their duet saw Elton sat at his piano while Ed took centre-stage on his acoustic guitar, with the pair sharing vocals.

Swing stars ... Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z

Show host LL Cool J followed up with his intro speech before the first award of the night was presented to Adele.
Beyoncé came onstage to present Justin Timberlake’s slick rendition of Suit & Tie, featuring a rap by her hubby Jay-Z, set amid a swing-era backdrop.

Duet ... Adam Levine and Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys and Maroon 5 also collaborated for a live performance, playing Girl On Fire and Daylight.
Kelly Clarkson unleashed her powerhouse vocals as she paid homage to Patti Page and Carol King, covering Tennessee Waltz and (You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman, respectively.

Cracking performance ... Kelly Clarkson

However, the highlight of the performances came near the end with a star-studded tribute to reggae king Bob Marley.
Bruno Mars and Sting kicked it off with Locked Out Of Heaven, before transitioning into Walking On The Moon by The Police – the band that shot the Brit to fame.

Marley tribute ... Rihanna and Bruno Mars

It reached its climax when Rihanna took to the stage with Bruno, Sting and Bob’s sons Ziggy and Damian for a moving rendition of Could You Be Loved.

Top job for Bob ... Rihanna, Bruno Mars, Sting and Ziggy and Damian Marley

Other live performers included Mumford & Sons, Fun., The Black Keys, Jack White, The Lumineers and Carrie Underwood – who donned the most spectacular stage outfit.

Lighting up the stage ... Carrie Underwood

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Grammy Awards 2013 winners

Record Of The Year
Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye Featuring Kimbra
Album Of The Year
Babel - Mumford & Sons
Song Of The Year
We Are Young - Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe
Best New Artist
Fun.
Best Pop Solo Performance
Set Fire To The Rain (live) - Adele
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye feat. Kimbra
Best Pop Vocal Album
Stronger - Kelly Clarkson
Best Dance Recording
Bangarang - Skrillex Featuring Sirah
Best Dance/Electronica Album
Bangarang – Skrillex
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Kisses On The Bottom - Paul McCartney
Best Rock Performance
Lonely Boy - The Black Keys
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
Love Bites (So Do I) - Halestorm
Best Rock Song
Lonely Boy - The Black Keys
Best Rock Album
El Camino - The Black Keys
Best Alternative Music Album
Making Mirrors - Gotye
Best R&B Performance
Climax – Usher
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Love On Top - Beyoncé
Best R&B Song
Adorn - Miguel
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Channel Orange - Frank Ocean
Best R&B Album
Black Radio - Robert Glasper Experiment
Best Rap Performance
N***** In Paris - Jay-Z & Kanye West
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
No Church In The Wild - Jay-Z & Kanye West feat. Frank Ocean & The-dream
Best Rap Song
N***** In Paris - Jay-Z & Kanye West
Best Rap Album
Take Care - Drake
Best Country Solo Performance
Blown Away - Carrie Underwood
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Pontoon - Little Big Town
Best Country Song
Blown Away - Carrie Underwood
Best Country Album
Uncaged - Zac Brown Band
Best Americana Album
Slipstream - Bonnie Raitt
Best Reggae Album
Rebirth - Jimmy Cliff
Best Song Written For Visual Media
Safe & Sound – Taylor Swift feat. The Civil Wars (from The Hunger Games)
Best Short Form Music Video
We Found Love – Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris
Best Long Form Music Video
Big Easy Express – Mumford & Sons