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Taylor Swift shines at Grammys

2010-02-01 09:26
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LOS ANGELES - Taylor Swift nabbed the top honour, album of the year, for her best-selling Fearless at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night.

Swift, who won a total of four awards, jumped around like the 20-year-old kid that she is when she beat Beyoncé, the Dave Matthews Band, Lady Gaga and the Black Eyed Peas for the honour.

"Oh wow - thank you so much! I just hope that you know how much this means to me.... that we get to take this back to Nashville," said Swift, whose Fearless was last year's best-selling album of any genre.

"Oh my God, our families are freaking out in their living rooms," she added. "My dad and my little brother are losing their minds in the living room right now."

Beyoncé, who lost out on record of the year, which went to the Kings of Leon's Use Somebody, still owned the most awards of the evening.

She shared the song of the year trophy with three writers for Single Ladies and also won best RnB contemporary album for I Am ... Sasha Fierce.

"This has been such an amazing night for me and I'd love to thank the Grammys," Beyonce said after winning best female pop vocal for Halo.

Swift, who was second to Beyoncé in Grammy nominations with eight nods, also won best country album among her other awards. The victory capped an amazing run for Swift, whose Fearless is only her second album. Her self-titled debut was a platinum success but Fearless, with songs like You Belong With Me, took her into the superstar stratosphere, as she won accolades across genres.

Dreams come true

Luis Enrique won best tropical Latin album for Ciclos.

"I came to the United States in 1978 with a bag full of dreams, running away from the war in my country, Nicaragua, and here I am," he said. "So dreams do come true. I want to dedicate this Grammy to all the people in my country still struggling to make a better life."

La Quinta Estacion won best Latin pop album for Sin Frenos, while Calle 13 won best Latin rock, alternative or urban album for Los De Atras Vienen Conmigo.

Two sons of reggae master Bob Marley earned acclaim. Stephen Marley won best reggae album for Mind Control - Acoustic, while Ziggy Marley captured best musical album for children for Family Time.

Best traditional world music album went to Malian kora player Mamadou Diabate for Douga Mansa. Bela Fleck won best contemporary world music album for Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 - Africa Sessions.

French rock band Phoenix won best alternative music album for Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix.


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