Grammy Awards 2012 Winners
Staples Center in LA hosted the 54th Grammy Awards 2012, and it was a finale to the nominations that were announced on the 30th of November last year. Bruce Springsteen opened the performances and LL Cool J lead a prayer for Whitney Houston who passed away just a day before the most important music night of the year. In all, there were 78 Grammys given out, and English sensation Adele swept the awards with 6 Grammys to herself. Over here, we will have a look at the important category winners of the Grammy Awards 2012.
These were some of the noteworthy winners who came out tops in all the tough competition, of the 54th Grammy Awards finale that was held in LA.
| 54th Grammy Awards 2012 Winners | |
| Category | Winner |
| Record of the Year | Rolling in the Deep – Adele |
| Album of the Year | 21 – Adele |
| Song of the Year | Rolling in the Deep – Adele |
| Best New Artist | Bon Iver |
| Best Pop Solo | Someone Like You – Adele |
| Best Pop Duo/Group | Body & Soul – Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse |
| Best Pop Instrumental Album | The Road From Memphis – Booker Jones |
| Best Pop Vocal Album | 21 – Adele |
| Best Rock Performance | Walk – Foo Fighters |
| Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance | White Limo – Foo Fighters |
| Best Rock Song | Walk – Foo Fighters |
| Best Rock Album | Wasting Light – Foo Fighters |
| Best Alternative Music Album | Bon Iver – Bon Iver |
| Best R&B Performance | Is This Love – Corrine Bailey Rae |
| Best R&B Album | FAME – Chris Brown |
| Best Rap Performance | Otis – Jay Z & Kayne West feat. Otis Redding |
| Best Rap Album | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kayne West |
| Best Country Solo | Mean – Taylor Swift |
| Best Country Duo/Group | Barton Hollow – The Civil Wars |
| Best Country Song | Mean – Taylor Swift |
| Best Country Album | What’s It All About – Pat Metheny |
| Best Blues Album | Revelator – Tedeschi Trucks Band |
| Best Folk Album | Barton Hollow – The Civil Wars |
| Best Reggae Album | Revelation: The Root of Life – Stephen Marley |
| Best Comedy Album | Hilarious – Louis CK |
| Record of the Year | Rolling in the Deep – Adele |
All in all, the 54th Grammy Awards was a night that was all about a tribute to the legend, Whitney Houston, and of course the big winner, Adele, with 6 Grammy Awards to her name.
