Coldplay performed "Viva La Vida" at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards with an appearance from Jay-Z. This is one of the many great collaborations of the night. Coldplay may have not won the Grammy for Record of the Year, but we all know Coldplay has not lost. Viva La Vida Coldplay.
Country duo, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss dominated the 51st Annual Grammy awards by winning five out of five of the categories they were nominated including the coveted Album of the Year beating the likes of Coldplay, Adele, M.I.A. and Leona Lewis. They won Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals, Best Country Collaboration With Vocals, Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album.
Coldplay, meanwhile won Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals, Song of the Year, and Best Rock Album.
In the Rap category, Lil Wayne won Best Rap Album, Best Rap Song, Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.
The night was filled with great performance and collaborations with the highlight goes to the performance of Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, T.I., Kanye West and a pregnant M.I.A.
Dixie Chicks received five GRAMMYs while Red Hot Chili Peppers got only four and Mary J. Blige took home three. Dixie Chicks received the Album Of The Year, Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal GRAMMY Awards. Meanwhile, Mary J. Blige won the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Song and Best R&B Album. Rock band, Red Hot Chili Peppers swept the awards for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal, Best Rock Song, Best Rock Album and Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package!
The 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards contained mixes of sounds from legendary artists as well as new faces made the an event that was full of surprises. Former American Idol winner, Carrie Underwood took home the New Artist GRAMMY, beating the likes of the more popular James Blunt and Chris Brown. Some of the performers of the night include The Police, Christina Aguilera, Shakira, Beyonce, Smokey Robinson, Lionel Richie and Justin Timberlake.
For a complete list of 49th GRAMMY Awards winners, please click here.