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| Grammy Awards honour music stars | Grammy Awards honour music stars |
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| Mary J Blige, James Blunt, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Justin Timberlake are among the stars doing battle at this year's Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. | Mary J Blige, James Blunt, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Justin Timberlake are among the stars doing battle at this year's Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. |
| The Red Hot Chili Peppers picked up three early prizes, while Timberlake, Blige and Gnarls Barkley won two each. | The Red Hot Chili Peppers picked up three early prizes, while Timberlake, Blige and Gnarls Barkley won two each. |
| The ceremony was opened by reformed pop group The Police - one day before they are expected to announce a world tour. | The ceremony was opened by reformed pop group The Police - one day before they are expected to announce a world tour. |
| Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland played their 1979 hit Roxanne to a standing ovation from 12,000 fans. | Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland played their 1979 hit Roxanne to a standing ovation from 12,000 fans. |
| Sting began with the words: "Ladies and gentlemen, we are The Police and we are back." | Sting began with the words: "Ladies and gentlemen, we are The Police and we are back." |
| Justin Timberlake won best dance recording for Sexy BackThe band are expected to confirm their tour at a press conference on Monday. | |
| The Grammy Awards are the most prestigious honours in the global music calendar, with 108 categories ranging from pop to jazz to gospel to polka. | |
| Blige had received the most nominations, with eight, followed by the Red Hot Chili Peppers with six. | Blige had received the most nominations, with eight, followed by the Red Hot Chili Peppers with six. |
| The Chili Peppers' single Dani California scooped both best rock song and best rock performance by a duo or group. | The Chili Peppers' single Dani California scooped both best rock song and best rock performance by a duo or group. |
| Justin Timberlake was also among the early victors, picking up best dance recording for Sexy Back and best rap/sung collaboration for My Love, featuring TI. | Justin Timberlake was also among the early victors, picking up best dance recording for Sexy Back and best rap/sung collaboration for My Love, featuring TI. |
| MOST NOMINATED ACTS Mary J Blige (above) - 8Red Hot Chili Peppers - 6James Blunt - 5Dixie Chicks - 5John Mayer - 5Danger Mouse - 5Prince - 5Rick Rubin - 5will.i.am - 5 TI also won best solo rap performance for What You Know, while best rap song went to Ludacris featuring Pharrell for Money Maker. | |
| Gnarls Barkley's smash hit Crazy was named best urban/alternative performance, while their album St Elsewhere was judged best alternative album. | Gnarls Barkley's smash hit Crazy was named best urban/alternative performance, while their album St Elsewhere was judged best alternative album. |
| American Idol winner Carrie Underwood celebrated best country song and best female country vocal performance for Jesus, Take The Wheel. | American Idol winner Carrie Underwood celebrated best country song and best female country vocal performance for Jesus, Take The Wheel. |
| Bruce Springsteen also won two awards, scooping best traditional folk album for We Shall Overcome - The Seeger Sessions and best long form video for Wings For Wheels: The Making of Born To Run. | |
| Madonna picked up best dance/electronic album for Confessions On A Dance Floor, while Christina Aguilera, John Mayer and The Black Eyed Peas took home pop prizes. | Madonna picked up best dance/electronic album for Confessions On A Dance Floor, while Christina Aguilera, John Mayer and The Black Eyed Peas took home pop prizes. |
| Mary J Blige's night kicked off with the award for Best R&B song, rewarding her track Be Without You, which is also up for record of the year and song of the year. | Mary J Blige's night kicked off with the award for Best R&B song, rewarding her track Be Without You, which is also up for record of the year and song of the year. |
| And her album The Breakthrough was named best R&B album. | And her album The Breakthrough was named best R&B album. |
| The main British hopes ride with Blunt, with five nominations, and Corinne Bailey Rae, who is up for three prizes. | The main British hopes ride with Blunt, with five nominations, and Corinne Bailey Rae, who is up for three prizes. |
| In the record of the year category, Blige will face James Blunt's You're Beautiful, Put Your Records On by Corinne Bailey Rae, Not Ready To Make Nice by the Dixie Chicks and Crazy by Gnarls Barkley. | In the record of the year category, Blige will face James Blunt's You're Beautiful, Put Your Records On by Corinne Bailey Rae, Not Ready To Make Nice by the Dixie Chicks and Crazy by Gnarls Barkley. |
| New artists | New artists |
| The same nominees are up for best song - except Gnarls Barkley, who are replaced by American Idol winner Carrie Underwood with Jesus, Take The Wheel. | The same nominees are up for best song - except Gnarls Barkley, who are replaced by American Idol winner Carrie Underwood with Jesus, Take The Wheel. |
| Gnarls Barkley are up for best album, as are the Dixie Chicks, John Mayer, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Justin Timberlake. | Gnarls Barkley are up for best album, as are the Dixie Chicks, John Mayer, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Justin Timberlake. |
| The award for best new artist will be contested by Blunt, Bailey Rae, Underwood, Chris Brown and Imogen Heap. | The award for best new artist will be contested by Blunt, Bailey Rae, Underwood, Chris Brown and Imogen Heap. |
| Last year, U2 led the winners with five prizes, eclipsing the pre-ceremony favourites Mariah Carey and Kanye West. | Last year, U2 led the winners with five prizes, eclipsing the pre-ceremony favourites Mariah Carey and Kanye West. |