Lady Gaga Wins Three Grammys, Exits Giant Egg To Perform New Single
Written on February 13, 2011 by Lucy Coughlan
Lady Gaga took home 3 awards at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles Sunday night, including Best Pop Vocal Album for The Fame Monster. She bested Justin Bieber, Susan Boyle, John Mayer and Katy Perry for the award.
Gaga also performed “Born this Way,” the first single and title track from her upcoming album, early on in the show. It was a relatively tame performance, by Lady Gaga standards, save for the giant egg thing and that funny hat she wore during the song.
See a complete list of Grammy winners below!
“I had this dream when I was really young that I could be whoever I wanted to be,” Gaga said when she accepted the Grammy for Pop Vocal Album. No sign of a meat dress anywhere, just a black-leather number that was mildly titillating.
Before exiting the stage, Gaga also had some kind words for Whitney Houston.
“I wanted to thank Whitney because when I wrote ‘Born This Way,’ I imagined she was singing it because I wasn’t secure enough in myself to imagine I was a superstar.
So Whitney, I imagined you were singing ‘Born This Way’ when I wrote it. Thank you.”
Besides Best Pop Vocal Album, Gaga also scored wins for Best Female Pop Vocal and Best Short Form Music Video (for “Bad Romance”). She had been nominated for six awards.
Her new album, Born This Way, is due out May 23rd. The first single debuted last week to a barrage of Gaga hype. There was also much chatter about how similar “Born This Way” is to Madonna’s 1989 hit “Express Yourself.”
Gaga’s big night was preceded by a somewhat bizarre 60 Minutes interview.
“I smoke a lot of pot when I write music. I’m not gonna sugarcoat it for ‘60 Minutes,’ ” Gaga said, who sported a revealing, flesh-toned leotard in parts of the interview.
Later in the interview Gaga stated: “What artists do wrong is they lie, and I don’t lie. I’m not a liar.”
53rd Annual Grammy Awards:
- Album of the Year: Arcade Fire, The Suburbs
- Song of the Year: “Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum
- Rap Album: Recovery, Eminem
- Country Album: Lady Antebellum, Need You Now
- New Artist: Esperanza Spalding
- Pop Vocal Album: Lady Gaga, The Fame Monster
- Rock Album: Muse, The Resistance
POP:
- Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Train, “Hey, Soul Sister (Live)”
- Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Michael Bublé, Crazy Love
- Female Pop Vocal Performance: Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance,” The Fame Monster
- Male Pop Vocal Performance: Bruno Mars, “Just The Way You Are,” Doo-Wops & Hooligans
- Pop Collaboration With Vocals: “Imagine,” Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare, The Imagine Project?
- Pop Instrumental Performance: “Nessun Dorma,” Jeff Beck, Emotion & Commotion
- Pop Instrumental Album: Take Your Pick, Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto
R&B:
- Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: Fantasia, “Bittersweet,” Back to Me
- Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: Usher, “There Goes My Baby,” Raymond V Raymond
- Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Sade, “Soldier of Love,” Soldier of Love
- Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: John Legend & The Roots, “Hang On In There,” Wake Up!
- Best R&B Song: John Legend & The Roots, “Shine,” Wake Up!
- Best R&B Album: Wake Up!, John Legend & The Roots
- Contemporary R&B Album: Raymond V Raymond, Usher
RAP:
- Rap Album: Recovery, Eminem
- Rap Song: Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, “Empire State of Mind,” The Blueprint 3
- Rap/Sung Collaboration: Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, “Empire State of Mind,” The Blueprint 3
- Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz, “On to the Next One,” The Blueprint 3
- Rap Solo Performance: Eminem, “Not Afraid,” Recovery
- Urban/Alternative Performance: “F*** You,” Cee Lo Green
ROCK:
- Solo Rock Vocal Performance: Paul McCartney, “Helter Skelter,” Good Evening New York City
- Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: The Black Keys, “Tighten Up,” Brothers
- Rock Song: “Angry World,” Neil Young, Le Noise
- Hard Rock Performance: New Fang, “Them Crooked Vultures,” Them Crooked Vultures
- Metal Performance: “El Dorado,” Iron Maiden, The Final Frontier
- Rock Instrumental Performance: Jeff Beck, “Hammerhead,” Emotion & Commotion
- Rock Album: Muse, The Resistance
COUNTRY:
- Female Country Vocal Performance: Miranda Lambert, ” The House That Built Me,” Revolution
- Male Country Vocal Performance: Keith Urban, “‘Til Summer Comes Around”
- Country Song: “Need You Now,” Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum) (Need You Now)
- Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Lady Antebellum, “Need You Now”
- Country Instrumental Performance: Marty Stuart, “Hummingbyrd” (Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions)
- New Age Album: Miho: Journey to the Mountain, Paul Winter Consort
- Contemporary Jazz Album: The Stanley Clarke Band, The Stanley Clarke Band
- Jazz Vocal Album: Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee, Dee Dee Bridgewater
LATIN:
- Latin Pop Album: Paraiso Express, Alejandro Sanz
- Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album: El Existential, Grupo Fantasma
- Tropical Latin Album: Viva La Tradición, Spanish Harlem Orchestra
- Tejano Album: Recuerdos, Little Joe & La Familia
- Norteño Album: Classic, Intocable
- Banda Album: Enamórate De Mí, El Güero Y Su Banda Centenario
DANCE:
- Dance Recording: “Only Girl (in the World),” Rihanna
- Electronic/Dance Album: La Roux, La Roux
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