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| Grammy awards get under way in Los Angeles | |
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| The 55th Grammy Awards have kicked off with Taylor Swift singing her hit We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together. | The 55th Grammy Awards have kicked off with Taylor Swift singing her hit We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together. |
| The 23-year-old star was joined by performers on stilts, the White Rabbit and human puppets for the Alice in Wonderland-themed performance. | The 23-year-old star was joined by performers on stilts, the White Rabbit and human puppets for the Alice in Wonderland-themed performance. |
| "Welcome to the greatest music show on earth," said rapper LL Cool J in his role as host of the ceremony. | "Welcome to the greatest music show on earth," said rapper LL Cool J in his role as host of the ceremony. |
| Ed Sheeran and Sir Elton John appeared next at Los Angeles' Staples Center to perform Sheeran's single The A Team. | Ed Sheeran and Sir Elton John appeared next at Los Angeles' Staples Center to perform Sheeran's single The A Team. |
| The event was preceded by a pre-awards ceremony at which the majority of this year's prizes were handed out. | The event was preceded by a pre-awards ceremony at which the majority of this year's prizes were handed out. |
| Adele was the first winner at the main Grammy event, picking up the prize for best pop solo performance for her live version of Set Fire to the Rain. | Adele was the first winner at the main Grammy event, picking up the prize for best pop solo performance for her live version of Set Fire to the Rain. |
| The British singer paid tribute to her fellow all-female nominees, among them Rihanna and Katy Perry, saying "we work so hard and make it look so easy". | The British singer paid tribute to her fellow all-female nominees, among them Rihanna and Katy Perry, saying "we work so hard and make it look so easy". |
| Winners announced ahead of the main ceremony included the late Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar, whose award for best world music album was collected by his daughter Anoushka. | |
| "I wish he was here to do it himself," said Shankar. The 31-year-old had been nominated in the same category alongside her father, who died in December. |