thumb|right| De Amerikaanse countrygroep Lady Antebellum werden de grote winnaars met vijf prijzen, inclusief Song of the Year en Record of the Year voor de wereldhit Need You Now. thumb|right| Rapper Eminem was vooraf de grootste kanshebber van de Grammy's met maar liefst 10 nominaties, maar wist uiteindelijk 'maar' twee prijzen te winnen in de categorie rap De 53e editie van de jaarlijkse Grammy Awards, waarbij prijzen werden uitgereikt in verschillende categorieën voor de beste Amerikaanse muzikanten, vond plaats op 13 februari 2011 in het Staples Center in Los Angeles, Californië.
Optredens Tijdens de 53e Grammy Awards werden meerderen opteredens gegeven door:
ArtiestSongYolanda AdamsChristina AguileraJennifer HudsonMartina McBrideFlorence WelchTribute to Aretha Franklin"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman""Ain't No Way" (Aguilera)"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (McBride)"Think" (Welch)"Respect" (Hudson)"Spirit in the Dark" (Adams)"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"Lady Gaga"Born This Way"Miranda Lambert"The House That Built Me"Muse"Uprising"B.o.BBruno MarsJanelle Monáe"Nothin' on You""Grenade""Cold War"Justin Bieber Jaden Smith"Baby""Never Say Never"Usher"OMG"Mumford & Sons The Avett Brothers Bob Dylan"The Cave""Head Full of Doubt""Maggie's Farm"Lady Antebellum"If You Don't Know Me By Now""American Honey""Need You Now"Cee Lo GreenGwyneth PaltrowThe Muppets"Fuck You!"Katy Perry"Not Like the Movies""Teenage Dream"Norah JonesJohn MayerKeith Urban"Jolene"Eminem Adam LevineRihannaSkylar GreyDr. Dre"Love the Way You Lie""I Need a Doctor"Mick Jagger Raphael Saadiq"Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" Tribute to Solomon BurkeBarbra Streisand"EvergreenRihannaDrake "What's My Name?"Arcade Fire "Month of May""Ready to Start"
Uitreikers Uitreikers voor de ceremonie BT Kathy Griffin Wayne Wallace Laurie Anderson Sara Bareilles
Telecast ceremonie LL Cool J — kondigde het Aretha Franklin-tribuut aan Ricky Martin — kondigde Lady Gaga aan Blake Shelton —kondigde Miranda Lambert aan Lenny Kravitz — kondigde Muse aan Ryan Seacrest — kondigde Bruno Mars, B.o.B, en Janelle Monáe aan Dierks Bentley en Zac Brown — Best Female Country Vocal Performance Eva Longoria — kondigde Justin Bieber, Jaden Smith en Usher aan Paramore en Pauley Perrette — Best Rock Album Selena Gomez en Donnie Wahlberg — Best Pop Vocal Album David Letterman — introduced Bob Dylan, Mumford & Sons en The Avett Bros Clay Matthews en Lea Michele — Kondigde Lady Antebellum aan Kings of Leon en Miley Cyrus — Best Country Album Jamie Foxx — Kondigde Cee Lo Green, Gwyneth Paltrow en "The Puppets" aan Neil Patrick Harris — kondigde Katy Perry aan John Mayer, Norah Jones and Keith Urban — Song of the Year Seth Rogen — kondigde Eminem, Dr. Dre, en Rihanna aan Jewel en John Legend — Best New Artist Matthew Morrison — kondigde Recording Academy President Neil Portnow aan Kris Kristofferson — kondigde Barbra Streisand aan Nicki Minaj en will.i.am — Best Rap Album Diddy — kondigde Drake en Rihanna aan Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez — =Record of the Year Jason Segel — kondigde Arcade Fire aan Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson — Album of the Year
Prijzen Special Merit Awards MusiCares Person of the Year Barbra Streisand
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Julie Andrews, Roy Haynes, Juilliard String Quartet, The Kingston Trio, Dolly Parton, Ramones, George Beverly Shea
Algemene prijzen Plaat van het jaar Record of the Year "Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer "Nothin' on You" – B.o.B & Bruno Mars The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine, engineer/mixer "Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem & Rihanna Alex da Kid & Makeba Riddick, producers; Alex da Kid, Eminem & Mike Strange, engineers/mixers "Fuck You!" – Cee Lo Green The Smeezingtons, producers "Empire State of Mind" – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys Angela Hunte, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Shux, producers; Ken "Duro" Ifill, Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton & Ann Mincieli, engineers/mixers
Album van het jaar Album of the Year The Suburbs – Arcade FireArcade Fire & Markus Dravs, producers; Arcade Fire, Mark Lawson & Craig Silvey, engineers/mixers; Mark Lawson, mastering engineerRecovery – Eminem Kobe, Lil Wayne, Pink & Rihanna, producers; Alex da Kid, Boi-1da, Nick Brongers, Supa Dups, DJ Khalil, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Havoc, Victor Alexander, Emile Haynie, Jim Jonsin, Just Blaze, Mr. Porter & Script Shepherd, engineers/mixers; Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, mastering engineer Need You Now – Lady Antebellum Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer; Andrew Mendelson, mastering engineer The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga Beyoncé, featured artist; Ron Fair, Fernando Garibay, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jerkins, Lady Gaga, RedOne, Teddy Riley & Space Cowboy, producers; Eelco Bakker, Christian Delano, Mike Donaldson, Paul Foley, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jenkins, Hisashi Mizoguchi, Robert Orton, Dan Parry, Jack Joseph Puig, RedOne, Teddy Riley, Dave Russel, Johnny Severin, Victor Alexander, Space Cowboy, Mark Stent, Jonas Wetling & Frank Wolff, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer Teenage Dream – Katy Perry Snoop Dogg, featured artist; Ammo, Benny Blanco, Dr. Luke, Kuk Harrell, Max Martin, Stargate, C. "Tricky" Stewart, Sandy Vee & Greg Wells, producers; Steve Churchyard, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland, Jaycen-Joshua, Victor Alexander, Damien Lewis, Chris O'Ryan, Carlos Oyanedel, Paris, Phil Tan, Brain Thomas, Lewis Tozour, Miles Walker, Emily Wright & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer
Lied van het jaar Song of the Year"Need You Now"Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)"Beg, Steal or Borrow" Ray LaMontagne, songwriter (Ray LaMontagne en de Pariah Dogs) "Fuck You!" Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Cee Lo Green) "The House That Built Me" Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert) "Love the Way You Lie" Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem en Rihanna)
Beste nieuwe artiest Best New ArtistEsperanza Spalding Justin Bieber Drake Florence & The Machine Mumford & Sons
Pop Beste vrouwelijke Pop optreden Best Female Pop Vocal Performance"Bad Romance" – Lady Gaga"King of Anything" – Sara Bareilles "Halo" (Live) – Beyoncé "Chasing Pirates" – Norah Jones "Teenage Dream" – Katy Perry
Beste mannelijke Pop optreden Best Male Pop Vocal Performance"Just the Way You Are" – Bruno Mars"Haven't Met You Yet" – Michael Bublé "This Is It" – Michael Jackson "Whataya Want from Me" – Adam Lambert "Half of My Heart" – John Mayer
Beste groep Pop optreden Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals"Hey, Soul Sister" (Live) – Train"Don't Stop Believin'" (Regionals Version) – Glee Cast "Misery" – Maroon 5 "The Only Exception" – Paramore "Babyfather" – Sade
Beste samenwerking Pop Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals"Imagine" – Herbie Hancock, P!nk, India.Arie, Seal, Konono Nº1, Jeff Beck, & Oumou Sangaré"Airplanes, Part II" – B.o.B, Eminem, & Hayley Williams "If It Wasn't for Bad" – Elton John & Leon Russell "Telephone" – Lady Gaga & Beyoncé "California Gurls" – Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg
Beste instrumentale Pop optreden Best Pop Instrumental Performance"Nessun Dorma" – Jeff Beck"Flow" – Laurie Anderson "No Mystery" – Stanley Clarke "Orchestral Intro" – Gorillaz "Sleepwalk" – The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Beste instrumentale Pop album Best Pop Instrumental AlbumTake Your Pick – Larry Carlton & Tak MatsumotoPushing the Envelope – Gerald Albright Heart and Soul – Kenny G Singularity – Robby Krieger Everything Is Everything: The Music of Donny Hathaway – Kirk Whalum
Beste Pop album Best Pop Vocal AlbumThe Fame Monster – Lady GagaMy World 2.0 – Justin Bieber I Dreamed a Dream – Susan Boyle Battle Studies – John Mayer Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
Dance Beste Dancenummer Best Dance Recording"Only Girl" – RihannaCrystal Johnson, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Sandy Wilhelm, producers: Stargate, Sandy Vee"Rocket" – Goldfrapp Alison Goldfrapp & Will Gregory, producers; Mark 'Spike' Stent, mixer "In for the Kill" – La Roux Elly Jackson & Ben Langmaid, producers; Serban Ghenea & John Hanes, mixers "Dance in the Dark" – Lady Gaga Fernando Garibay & Lady Gaga, producers; Robert Orton, mixer "Dancing on My Own" – Robyn Patrik Berger & Robyn, producers; Niklas Flyckt, mixer
Beste Dance album Best Electronic/Dance AlbumLa Roux – La RouxThese Hopeful Machines – BT Further – The Chemical Brothers Head First – Goldfrapp Black Light – Groove Armada
Traditional pop Beste Traditionele Pop album Best Traditional Pop Vocal AlbumCrazy Love – Michael Bublé The Greatest Love Songs of All Time – Barry Manilow Let It Be Me: Mathis in Nashville – Johnny Mathis Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V – Rod Stewart Love Is the Answer – Barbra Streisand
Rock Beste solo Rock optreden Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance"Helter Skelter" – Paul McCartney "Run Back to Your Side" – Eric Clapton "Crossroads" – John Mayer "Silver Rider" – Robert Plant en de Band of Joy "Angry World" – Neil Young
Beste groep Rock optreden Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals"Tighten Up" – The Black Keys "Ready to Start" – Arcade Fire "I Put a Spell on You" – Jeff Beck & Joss Stone "Radioactive" – Kings of Leon "Resistance" – Muse
Beste Hard Rock optreden Best Hard Rock Performance"New Fang" – Them Crooked Vultures "A Looking in View" – Alice in Chains "Let Me Hear You Scream" – Ozzy Osbourne "Black Rain" – Soundgarden "Between the Lines" – Stone Temple Pilots
Best Metal Performance"El Dorado" – Iron Maiden "Let the Guilt Go" – Korn "In Your Words" – Lamb of God "Sudden Death" – Megadeth "World Painted Blood" – Slayer
Beste Rock instrumentale optreden Best Rock Instrumental Performance"Hammerhead" – Jeff Beck "Black Mud" – The Black Keys "Do the Murray" – Los Lobos "Kundalini Bonfire" – Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds "The Deathless Horsie" – Dweezil Zappa
Beste Rock lied Best Rock Song"Angry World" Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young) "Little Lion Man" Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons) "Radioactive" Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings of Leon) "Resistance" Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse) "Tighten Up" Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)
Beste Rock album Best Rock AlbumThe Resistance – Muse Emotion & Commotion – Jeff Beck Backspacer – Pearl Jam Mojo – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Le noise – Neil Young
Alternate Beste Alternative album Best Alternative Music AlbumBrothers – The Black Keys The Suburbs – Arcade Fire Infinite Arms – Band of Horses Broken Bells – Broken Bells Contra – Vampire Weekend
R&B Beste vrouwelijke R&B optreden Best Female R&B Vocal Performance"Bittersweet" – Fantasia "Everything to Me" – Monica "Gone Already" – Faith Evans "Tired" – Kelly Price "Holding You Down" – Jazmine Sullivan
Beste mannelijke R&B optreden Best Male R&B Vocal Performance"There Goes My Baby" – Usher "Second Chance" – El DeBarge "Finding My Way Back" – Jaheim "Why Would You Stay" – Kem "We're Still Friends" – (Kirk Whalum &) Musiq Soulchild
Beste R&B groepoptreden Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals"Soldier of Love" – Sade"Love" – Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller "Take My Time" – Chris Brown & Tank "You've Got a Friend" – Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin "Shine" – John Legend & The Roots
Beste traditionele R&B optreden Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance"Hang On in There" – John Legend & The Roots"When a Woman Loves" – R. Kelly "You're So Amazing" – Calvin Richardson "In Between" – Ryan Shaw "Go" (Live) – Betty Wright
Beste Urban/Alternative optreden