Les Grammy Awards 2012 ont eu lieu ce 12 février et ont caonsacré la chanteuse britannique Adèle, remportant six trophées dont cinq des plus importants (enregistrement de l’année, album de l’année (21), album pop, interprétation pop, meilleure chanson, et vidéo courte). Les Foo Fighters ainsi que Kanye West, ont été récompensés dans leurs catégories.

La soirée a notamment été marquée par l’hommage des artistes à Whitney Houston, décédée la veille.
L’hommage de Jennifer Hudson à Whitney Houston :

Palmarès Grammy Awards 2012

ENREGISTREMENT DE L’ANNEE :
« Rolling In The Deep » — Adele
« Holocene » — Bon Iver
« Grenade » — Bruno Mars
« The Cave » — Mumford & Sons
« Firework » — Katy Perry

ALBUM DE L’ANNEE :
21 — Adele
Wasting Light — Foo Fighters
Born This Way — Lady Gaga
Doo-Wops & Hooligans — Bruno Mars
Loud — Rihanna

CHANSON DE L’ANNEE :
« All Of The Lights » — Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, auteurs-compositeurs (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
« The Cave » — Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, auteurs-compositeurs (Mumford & Sons)
« Grenade » — Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt, auteurs-compositeurs (Bruno Mars)
« Holocene » — Justin Vernon, auteur (Bon Iver)
« Rolling In The Deep » — Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, auteurs (Adele)

Révélation de l’année :
The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex

PERFORMANCE POP (Solo)
Someone Like You – Adele
Yoü And I – Lady Gaga
Grenade – Bruno Mars
F***in’ Perfect – Pink

PERFORMANCE POP (groupe)
Body And Soul – Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
Dearest – The Black Keys
Paradise – Coldplay
Pumped Up Kicks – Foster The People
Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera

ALBUM POP
21 – Adele
The Lady Killer – Cee Lo Green
Born This Way – Lady Gaga
Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars
Loud – Rihanna

MEILLEUR ENREGISTREMENT DANCE
Raise Your Weapon – Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo
Barbra Streisand – Duck Sauce
Sunshine – David Guetta & Avicii
Call Your Girlfriend – Robyn
Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites – Skrillex
Save The World – Swedish House Mafia

ALBUM DANCE / MUSIQUES ELECTRONIQUES
Zonoscope – Cut/Copy
4×4=12 – Deadmau5
Nothing But The Beat – David Guetta
Body Talk, Pt. 3 – Robyn
Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites – Skrillex

CHANSON ROCK
The Cave (Mumford & Sons)
Down By The Water (The Decemberists)
Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall (Coldplay)
Lotus Flower (Radiohead)
Walk (Foo Fighters)

ALBUM ROCK
Rock ‘N’ Roll Party Honoring Les Paul – Jeff Beck
Wasting Light – Foo Fighters
Come Around Sundown – Kings Of Leon
I’m With You – Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Whole Love – Wilco

ALBUM R’N'B
F.A.M.E. – Chris Brown
Second Chance – El DeBarge
Love Letter – R. Kelly
Pieces Of Me – Ledisi
Kelly – Kelly Price

ALBUM RAP
Watch The Throne – Jay-Z & Kanye West
Tha Carter IV – Lil Wayne
Lasers – Lupe Fiasco
Pink Friday – Nicki Minaj
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West

CHANSON RAP
All Of The Lights (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
Black And Yellow (Wiz Khalifa)
I Need A Doctor (Dr Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey)
Look At Me Now (Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)
Otis (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
The Show Goes On (Lupe Fiasco)

Meilleur album Country
My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean
Chief – Eric Church
Own The Night – Lady Antebellum
Red River Blue – Blake Shelton
Here A Good Time – George Strait
Speak Now – Taylor Swift

Meilleur Album Reggae
Harlem-Kingston Express Live! – Monty Alexander
Reggae Knights – Israel Vibration
Revelation Pt 1: The Root Of Life – Stephen Marley
Wild Free – Ziggy Marley
Summer In Kingston – Shaggy

WORLD MUSIC
AfroCubism – AfroCubism
Africa For Africa – Femi Kuti
Songs From A Zulu Farm – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Tassili – Tinariwen

B.O. FILM
Black Swan – Clint Mansell
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2 – Alexandre Desplat
The King’s Speech – Alexandre Desplat
The Shrine – Ryan Shore
Tron Legacy – Daft Punk

Alternative Album: “Bon Iver,” Bon Iver

Hard Rock/Metal Performance: “White Limo,” Foo Fighters

Rap Performance: “Otis,” Jay-Z and Kanye West

Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: “Fool For You,” Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona

Latin Pop Rock, Rock or Urban Album: “Drama y Luz,” Mana

Tropical Latin Album: “Last Mambo,” Cachao

Banda or Norteno Album: “Los Tigres Del Norte and Friends,” Los Tigres Del Norte

Regional Mexican or Tejano Album: “Bicentenario,” Pepe Aguilar

Country Solo Performance: “Mean,” Taylor Swift

Country Album: “Own the Night,” Lady Antebellum

Country Performance by a Duo or Group: “Barton Hollow,” The Civil Wars

Country Song: “Mean,” Taylor Swift

Jazz Vocal Album: “The Mosaic Project,” Terri Lyne Carrington & various artists

Jazz Instrumental Album: “Forever,” Corea, Clark & White

Improvised Jazz Solo: “500 Miles High,” Chick Corea

Large Ensemble Jazz Album: “The Good Feeling,” Christian McBride Big Band

Blues Album: “Revelator,” Tedeschi Trucks Band

Folk Album: “Barton Hollow,” The Civil Wars

Pop Instrumental Album: “The Road From Memphis,” Booker T. Jones

Bluegrass Album: “Paper Airplane,” Alison Krauss & Union Station

Americana Album: “Ramble at the Ryman,” Levon Helm

Reggae Album: “Revelation Pt. 1: The Root of Life,” Stephen Marley

New Age Album: “What’s It All About,” Pat Metheny

Children’s Album: “All About Bullies… Big and Small,” various artists

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Paul Epworth

Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: “Cinema (Skrillex remix),” Sonny Moore

Gospel Song: “Hello Fear,” Kirk Franklin

Gospel/Contemporary Christian Performance: “Jesus,” L’Andria Johnson

Gospel Album: “Hello Fear,” Kirk Franklin

Choral Performance: “Light & Gold,” Eric Whitacre

Classical Contemporary Composition: “Elmer Gantry,” Robert Aldridge & Herschel Garfein

Producer of the Year, Classical: Judith Sherman

Orchestral Performance: “Brahms: Symphony No. 4,” Gustavo Dudamel

Opera Recording: “Adams: Doctor Atomic,” Alan Gilbert, conductor

Spoken Word Album: “If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t),” Betty White

Comedy Album: “Hilarious,” Louis C.K.

Compilation Soundtrack Album For Visual Media: “Boardwalk Empire,” various artists

Score Soundtrack Album For Visual Media: “The King’s Speech,” Alexandre Desplat

Song Written For Visual Media: “I See the Light,” Alan Menken & Glenn Slater

Historical Album: “Band on the Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection – Deluxe Edition),” Paul McCartney

Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists: “Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me),” Jorge Calandrelli