Les Grammy Awards 2012 ont eu lieu ce 12 février et ont caonsacré la chanteuse britannique Adèle, remportant six trophées dont cinq des plus importants (enregistrement de l’année, album de l’année (21), album pop, interprétation pop, meilleure chanson, et vidéo courte). Les Foo Fighters ainsi que Kanye West, ont été récompensés dans leurs catégories.
La soirée a notamment été marquée par l’hommage des artistes à Whitney Houston, décédée la veille.
L’hommage de Jennifer Hudson à Whitney Houston :
Palmarès Grammy Awards 2012
ENREGISTREMENT DE L’ANNEE :
« Rolling In The Deep » — Adele
« Holocene » — Bon Iver
« Grenade » — Bruno Mars
« The Cave » — Mumford & Sons
« Firework » — Katy Perry
ALBUM DE L’ANNEE :
21 — Adele
Wasting Light — Foo Fighters
Born This Way — Lady Gaga
Doo-Wops & Hooligans — Bruno Mars
Loud — Rihanna
CHANSON DE L’ANNEE :
« All Of The Lights » — Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, auteurs-compositeurs (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
« The Cave » — Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, auteurs-compositeurs (Mumford & Sons)
« Grenade » — Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt, auteurs-compositeurs (Bruno Mars)
« Holocene » — Justin Vernon, auteur (Bon Iver)
« Rolling In The Deep » — Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, auteurs (Adele)
Révélation de l’année :
The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex
PERFORMANCE POP (Solo)
Someone Like You – Adele
Yoü And I – Lady Gaga
Grenade – Bruno Mars
F***in’ Perfect – Pink
PERFORMANCE POP (groupe)
Body And Soul – Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
Dearest – The Black Keys
Paradise – Coldplay
Pumped Up Kicks – Foster The People
Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera
ALBUM POP
21 – Adele
The Lady Killer – Cee Lo Green
Born This Way – Lady Gaga
Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars
Loud – Rihanna
MEILLEUR ENREGISTREMENT DANCE
Raise Your Weapon – Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo
Barbra Streisand – Duck Sauce
Sunshine – David Guetta & Avicii
Call Your Girlfriend – Robyn
Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites – Skrillex
Save The World – Swedish House Mafia
ALBUM DANCE / MUSIQUES ELECTRONIQUES
Zonoscope – Cut/Copy
4×4=12 – Deadmau5
Nothing But The Beat – David Guetta
Body Talk, Pt. 3 – Robyn
Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites – Skrillex
CHANSON ROCK
The Cave (Mumford & Sons)
Down By The Water (The Decemberists)
Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall (Coldplay)
Lotus Flower (Radiohead)
Walk (Foo Fighters)
ALBUM ROCK
Rock ‘N’ Roll Party Honoring Les Paul – Jeff Beck
Wasting Light – Foo Fighters
Come Around Sundown – Kings Of Leon
I’m With You – Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Whole Love – Wilco
ALBUM R’N’B
F.A.M.E. – Chris Brown
Second Chance – El DeBarge
Love Letter – R. Kelly
Pieces Of Me – Ledisi
Kelly – Kelly Price
ALBUM RAP
Watch The Throne – Jay-Z & Kanye West
Tha Carter IV – Lil Wayne
Lasers – Lupe Fiasco
Pink Friday – Nicki Minaj
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West
CHANSON RAP
All Of The Lights (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
Black And Yellow (Wiz Khalifa)
I Need A Doctor (Dr Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey)
Look At Me Now (Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)
Otis (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
The Show Goes On (Lupe Fiasco)
Meilleur album Country
My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean
Chief – Eric Church
Own The Night – Lady Antebellum
Red River Blue – Blake Shelton
Here A Good Time – George Strait
Speak Now – Taylor Swift
Meilleur Album Reggae
Harlem-Kingston Express Live! – Monty Alexander
Reggae Knights – Israel Vibration
Revelation Pt 1: The Root Of Life – Stephen Marley
Wild Free – Ziggy Marley
Summer In Kingston – Shaggy
WORLD MUSIC
AfroCubism – AfroCubism
Africa For Africa – Femi Kuti
Songs From A Zulu Farm – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Tassili – Tinariwen
B.O. FILM
Black Swan – Clint Mansell
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2 – Alexandre Desplat
The King’s Speech – Alexandre Desplat
The Shrine – Ryan Shore
Tron Legacy – Daft Punk
Alternative Album: “Bon Iver,” Bon Iver
Hard Rock/Metal Performance: “White Limo,” Foo Fighters
Rap Performance: “Otis,” Jay-Z and Kanye West
Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: “Fool For You,” Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona
Latin Pop Rock, Rock or Urban Album: “Drama y Luz,” Mana
Tropical Latin Album: “Last Mambo,” Cachao
Banda or Norteno Album: “Los Tigres Del Norte and Friends,” Los Tigres Del Norte
Regional Mexican or Tejano Album: “Bicentenario,” Pepe Aguilar
Country Solo Performance: “Mean,” Taylor Swift
Country Album: “Own the Night,” Lady Antebellum
Country Performance by a Duo or Group: “Barton Hollow,” The Civil Wars
Country Song: “Mean,” Taylor Swift
Jazz Vocal Album: “The Mosaic Project,” Terri Lyne Carrington & various artists
Jazz Instrumental Album: “Forever,” Corea, Clark & White
Improvised Jazz Solo: “500 Miles High,” Chick Corea
Large Ensemble Jazz Album: “The Good Feeling,” Christian McBride Big Band
Blues Album: “Revelator,” Tedeschi Trucks Band
Folk Album: “Barton Hollow,” The Civil Wars
Pop Instrumental Album: “The Road From Memphis,” Booker T. Jones
Bluegrass Album: “Paper Airplane,” Alison Krauss & Union Station
Americana Album: “Ramble at the Ryman,” Levon Helm
Reggae Album: “Revelation Pt. 1: The Root of Life,” Stephen Marley
New Age Album: “What’s It All About,” Pat Metheny
Children’s Album: “All About Bullies… Big and Small,” various artists
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Paul Epworth
Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: “Cinema (Skrillex remix),” Sonny Moore
Gospel Song: “Hello Fear,” Kirk Franklin
Gospel/Contemporary Christian Performance: “Jesus,” L’Andria Johnson
Gospel Album: “Hello Fear,” Kirk Franklin
Choral Performance: “Light & Gold,” Eric Whitacre
Classical Contemporary Composition: “Elmer Gantry,” Robert Aldridge & Herschel Garfein
Producer of the Year, Classical: Judith Sherman
Orchestral Performance: “Brahms: Symphony No. 4,” Gustavo Dudamel
Opera Recording: “Adams: Doctor Atomic,” Alan Gilbert, conductor
Spoken Word Album: “If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t),” Betty White
Comedy Album: “Hilarious,” Louis C.K.
Compilation Soundtrack Album For Visual Media: “Boardwalk Empire,” various artists
Score Soundtrack Album For Visual Media: “The King’s Speech,” Alexandre Desplat
Song Written For Visual Media: “I See the Light,” Alan Menken & Glenn Slater
Historical Album: “Band on the Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection – Deluxe Edition),” Paul McCartney
Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists: “Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me),” Jorge Calandrelli