Beyonce Knowles Tops At Grammy Awards With Six Awards  Beyonce Knowles |
Pop diva Beyonce Knowles took home six golden gramophones at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards and became the top winner at the star-studded event.
The singer was nominated in 10 categories and won six including song of the year, best R&B song and best female R&B vocal performance awards for the song 'Single Ladies' (Put A Ring On It).
American rock band Kings of Leon and teenage singing sensation Taylor Swift were the other top grabbers at the Grammys, the most prestigious event of the music industry that was held at Staples Centre Sunday.
Swift took home four Grammys, including the album of the year award for 'Fearless', and Kings of Leon's 'Use Somebody' earned the rockers prizes for record of the Year, best rock song and best rock performance by a duo or group with vocals.
Hip hop band the Black Eyed Peas and singer Jay-Z were also triple winners at the mega music event.
While Elton John and Lady Gaga collaborated to open the show, the event also witnessed terrific performances from acts like Green Day, Pink, Dave Matthews Band, Beyonce and the Black Eyed Peas.
But the event's highlight was a star-studded tribute to the late pop legend Michael Jackson. The stunning collaboration was accompanied by a 3-D version of the ‘Earth Song’ video that Jackson had planned to use as a backdrop during his ‘This Is It’ concerts last year.
Following the peformance, Jackson's children Prince and Paris came on the stage to receive Lifetime Achievement Awards on their father's behalf.
Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Usher, Smokey Robinson and Carrie Underwood teamed up to perform the King of Pop's Earth Song.
Indian presence was strongly felt at the awards ceremony with music maestro A.R. Rahman bagging two Grammys. He was honoured for his compositions in 'Slumdog Millionaire'. He won best compilation soundtrack for a motion picture award as well as the best motion picture song for 'Jai ho', which he shared with lyricist Gulzar and Tanvi Shah.
