The 53rd annual Grammy Awards winners

The 53rd annual Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2011, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Check out the winners inside.

The 53rd annual Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2011, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Here's a look at the winners:

SPECIAL MERIT AWARDS

MusiCares Person of the Year
Barbra Streisand

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President's Merit Award
David Geffen

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Julie Andrews, Roy Haynes, Juilliard String Quartet, the Kingston Trio, Dolly Parton, Ramones, George Beverly Shea

GENERAL

Record of the Year
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum

Album of the Year
The Suburbs – Arcade Fire

Song of the Year
Need You Now

Best New Artist

Esperanza Spalding

POP

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Bad Romance – Lady Gaga

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Just the Way You Are – Bruno Mars

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Hey, Soul Sister (Live) – Train

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
Imagine – Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono Nº1, Jeff Beck, & Oumou Sangaré

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Nessun Dorma – Jeff Beck

Best Pop Instrumental Album
Take Your Pick – Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto

Best Pop Vocal Album
The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga

Best Dance Recording

"Only Girl (In the World)" – Rihanna

DANCE

Best Dance Recording
Only Girl (In the World) – Rihanna

Best Electronic/Dance Album
La Roux – La Roux

TRADITIONAL POP

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Crazy Love – Michael Bublé

ROCK

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Helter Skelter – Paul McCartney

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Tighten Up – The Black Keys

Best Hard Rock Performance
New Fang – Them Crooked Vultures

Best Metal Performance
El Dorado – Iron Maiden

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Hammerhead – Jeff Beck

Best Rock Song
Angry World

Best Rock Album
The Resistance – Muse

ALTERNATIVE

Best Alternative Music Album

Brothers – The Black Keys

R&B

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Bittersweet – Fantasia

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
There Goes My Baby – Usher

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Soldier of Love – Sade

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
Hang On in There – John Legend & The Roots

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
Forget You – Cee Lo Green

Best R&B Song
Shine

Best R&B Album
Wake Up! – John Legend & The Roots

Best Contemporary R&B Album

Raymond vs. Raymond – Usher

RAP

Best Rap Solo Performance
Not Afraid – Eminem

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
On to the Next One – Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Empire State of Mind – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys

Best Rap Song
Empire State of Mind

Best Rap Album
Recovery – Eminem

COUNTRY

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
The House That Built Me – Miranda Lambert

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Til Summer Comes Around – Keith Urban

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum

Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
As She's Walking Away – Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson

Best Country Instrumental Performance
Hummingbyrd – Marty Stuart

Best Country Song
Need You Now

Best Country Album
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum