Tune Into the Grammy Awards!
January 29, 2010 by Nikki Katz
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards air Sunday night (January 31st) at 8:00 pm with several great performances. The classic “Bridge Over Troubled Waters” will be sung by Mary J. Blige and opera’s Andrea Bocelli to help with the Haiti relief efforts (you can purchase the song on iTunes and all proceeds will go to Haiti). Also performing are the Black Eyed Peas, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Bon Jovi, the Dave Matthews Band, Green Day, Lady Antebellum, Lady Gaga, Maxwell, P!nk, and the Zac Brown Band.

Of course there are several awards/groups up for Rock Music awards! Here are some of the hightlights:
Record Of The Year
Halo: Beyoncé
I Gotta Feeling: The Black Eyed Peas
Use Somebody: Kings Of Leon
Poker Face: Lady Gaga
You Belong With Me: Taylor Swift
Album Of The Year
I Am… Sasha Fierce: Beyoncé
The E.N.D.: The Black Eyed Peas
The Fame: Lady Gaga
Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King: Dave Matthews Band
Fearless: Taylor Swift
Song Of The Year
Poker Face: Lady Gaga & RedOne, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
Pretty Wings: Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It): Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Use Somebody: Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
You Belong With Me: Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
Best New Artist
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Beyond Here Lies Nothin’: Bob Dylan
Change In The Weather: John Fogerty
Dreamer: Prince
Working On A Dream: Bruce Springsteen
Fork In The Road: Neil Young
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Can’t Find My Way Home: Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
Life In Technicolor II: Coldplay
21 Guns: Green Day
Use Somebody: Kings Of Leon
I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight: U2
Best Hard Rock Performance
War Machine: AC/DC
Check My Brain: Alice In Chains
What I’ve Done: Linkin Park
The Unforgiven III: Metallica
Burn It To The Ground: Nickelback
Best Metal Performance
Dissident Aggressor: Judas Priest
Set To Fail: Lamb Of God
Head Crusher: Megadeth
Señor Peligro: Ministry
Hate Worldwide: Slayer
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
A Day In The Life: Jeff Beck
Warped Sister: Booker T. Jones
Playing With Fire: Brad Paisley
Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin’: Brian Setzer Orchestra
Now We Run: Steve Vai
Best Rock Song
The Fixer: Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready & Eddie Vedder, songwriters (Pearl Jam)
I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight: Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr., songwriters (U2)
21 Guns: Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day)
Use Somebody: Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
Working On A Dream: Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
Best Rock Album
Black Ice: AC/DC
Live From Madison Square Garden: Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
21st Century Breakdown: Green Day
Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King: Dave Matthews Band
No Line On The Horizon: U2













