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2011 Grammy Awards

Lady Antebellum performing at the Grammys
Feb 14, 2011 Updated Mar 16, 2011

Country talent shines at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards as the all-conquering Lady Antebellum take home five awards.

Lady Antebellum beat mainstream and hip hop artists B.o.B, Cee Lo Green, Eminem, Jay-Z and Alicia Keys to pick up the Record of the Year for Need You Now. The trio were also awarded Song of the Year, Country Album, Country Song and Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

Australian fans will get a chance to see the band in action when they support Keith Urban on his Australian tour in April. The Aussie star also had a good night, he fought off tough competition from Jamey Johnson, Toby Keith, David Nail and Chris Young for Male Country Performance.

Meanwhile, Miranda Lambert, visiting our shores in March with Alan Jackson, performed a striped back version of her hit The House That Built Me during the ceremony and took out the Grammy for Best Female Country Performance.

Here’s the list of nominees and winners in the country categories plus the four major all genre categories. Click here for the full list of Grammy winners.

Female Country Vocal Performance

Jewel - 'Satisfied'
Miranda Lambert -'The House That Built Me' - WINNER
LeAnn Rimes - 'Swingin'
Carrie Underwood - 'Temporary Home'
Gretchen Wilson - 'I'd Love To Be Your Last'

Male Country Performance

Jamey Johnson - 'Macon'
Toby Keith-  'Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song)'
David Nail-  'Turning Home'
Keith Urban-  'Til Summer Comes Around' - WINNER
Chris Young - 'Gettin' You Home'

Country Song (Songwriter award)

'The Breath You Take,' George Strait
'Free,' Zac Brown Band
'The House That Built Me,' Miranda Lambert
'I'd Love To Be Your Last,' Gretchen Wilson
'If I Die Young,' The Band Perry
'Need You Now,' Lady Antebellum - WINNER

Country Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocals

Zac Brown Band, 'Free'
Dailey & Vincent, 'Elizabeth'
Lady Antebellum, 'Need You Now' - WINNER
Little Big Town, 'Little White Church'
SteelDrivers, 'Where Rainbows Never Die'

Country Album

'Up On The Ridge,' Dierks Bentley
'You Get What You Give,' Zac Brown Band
'The Guitar Song,' Jamey Johnson
'Need You Now,' Lady Antebellum - WINNER
'Revolution,' Miranda Lambert

Country Collaboration With Vocals

'Pride (In The Name of Love),' Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
'As She's Walking Away,' Zac Brown Band and Alan Jackson - WINNER
'Bad Angel,' Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert and Jamey Johnson
'Hillbilly Bone,' Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins
'I Run To You,' Marty Stuart and Connie Smith

New Artist

Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence + The Machine
Mumford and Sons
Esperanza Spalding - WINNER

Song of the Year (Songwriter award)

'Beg Steal or Borrow,' Ray LaMontagne
'Forget You,' Cee Lo Green
'Love The Way You Lie,' Eminem
'Need You Now,' Lady Antebellum - WINNER
'The House That Built Me,' Miranda Lambert

Record of the Year

'B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray,' B.o.B.
'Empire State of Mind,' Jay-Z and Alicia Keys
'Forget You,' Cee Lo Green
'Love The Way You Lie,' Eminem
'Need You Now,' Lady Antebellum - WINNER

Album of the Year

'The Fame Monster,' Lady Gaga
'The Suburbs,' Arcade Fire - WINNER
'Need You Now,' Lady Antebellum
'Recovery,' Eminem
'Teenage Dream,' Katy Perry

Source: Grammy Awards website external link

Artist Biography

Fromwikipedia

Lady Antebellum is an American country pop music group formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2006. The trio is composed of Hillary Scott (lead and background vocals), Charles Kelley (lead and background vocals) and Dave Haywood. The group made its debut in 2007 as guest vocalists on Jim Brickman's single "Never Alone", before signing to Capitol Records Nashville and releasing "Love Don't Live Here"....

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