Winners in selected major categories at Sunday’s 54th Annual Grammy Awards:

Album of the Year: “21,” Adele

Record of the Year: “Rolling in the Deep,” Adele

Song of the Year: “Rolling in the Deep,” Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth

New Artist: Bon Iver

Pop Solo Performance: “Someone Like You,” Adele

Pop Performance by a Duo or Group: “Body and Soul,” Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse

Pop Vocal Album: “21,” Adele

Alternative Album: “Bon Iver,” Bon Iver

Rock Song: “Walk,” Foo Fighters

Rock Album: “Wasting Light,” Foo Fighters

Rock Performance: “Walk,” Foo Fighters

Hard Rock/Metal Performance: “White Limo,” Foo Fighters

R&B Album: “F.A.M.E.,” Chris Brown

R&B Song: “Fool For You,” Cee Lo Green, Melanie Hallim & Jack Splash

R&B Performance: “Is This Love,” Corrine Bailey Rae

Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: “Fool For You,” Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona

Rap Album: “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” Kanye West

Rap Performance: “Otis,” Jay-Z and Kanye West

Rap Song: “All of the Lights,” Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West

Rap/Sung Collaboration: “All of the Lights,” Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie

Dance Recording: “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites,” Skrillex

Dance/Electronica Album: “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites,” Skrillex

Musical Theater Album: “The Book of Mormon,” Robert Lopez, Trey Parker & Matt Stone

World Music Album: “Tassili,” Tinariwen

Latin Pop Rock, Rock or Urban Album: “Drama y Luz,” Mana

Tropical Latin Album: “Last Mambo,” Cachao

Banda or Norteno Album: “Los Tigres Del Norte and Friends,” Los Tigres Del Norte

Regional Mexican or Tejano Album: “Bicentenario,” Pepe Aguilar

Country Solo Performance: “Mean,” Taylor Swift

Country Album: “Own the Night,” Lady Antebellum

Country Performance by a Duo or Group: “Barton Hollow,” The Civil Wars

Country Song: “Mean,” Taylor Swift

Jazz Vocal Album: “The Mosaic Project,” Terri Lyne Carrington & various artists

Jazz Instrumental Album: “Forever,” Corea, Clark & White

Improvised Jazz Solo: “500 Miles High,” Chick Corea

Large Ensemble Jazz Album: “The Good Feeling,” Christian McBride Big Band

Blues Album: “Revelator,” Tedeschi Trucks Band

Folk Album: “Barton Hollow,” The Civil Wars

Pop Instrumental Album: “The Road From Memphis,” Booker T. Jones

Bluegrass Album: “Paper Airplane,” Alison Krauss & Union Station

Americana Album: “Ramble at the Ryman,” Levon Helm

Reggae Album: “Revelation Pt. 1: The Root of Life,” Stephen Marley

Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album:

New Age Album: “What’s It All About,” Pat Metheny

Children’s Album: “All About Bullies… Big and Small,” various artists

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Paul Epworth

Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: “Cinema (Skrillex remix),” Sonny Moore

Gospel Song: “Hello Fear,” Kirk Franklin

Gospel/Contemporary Christian Performance: “Jesus,” L’Andria Johnson

Gospel Album: “Hello Fear,” Kirk Franklin

Choral Performance: “Light & Gold,” Eric Whitacre

Classical Contemporary Composition: “Elmer Gantry,” Robert Aldridge & Herschel Garfein

Producer of the Year, Classical: Judith Sherman

Orchestral Performance: “Brahms: Symphony No. 4,” Gustavo Dudamel

Opera Recording: “Adams: Doctor Atomic,” Alan Gilbert, conductor

Spoken Word Album: “If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t),” Betty White

Comedy Album: “Hilarious,” Louis C.K.

Compilation Soundtrack Album For Visual Media: “Boardwalk Empire,” various artists

Score Soundtrack Album For Visual Media: “The King’s Speech,” Alexandre Desplat

Song Written For Visual Media: “I See the Light,” Alan Menken & Glenn Slater

Historical Album: “Band on the Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection – Deluxe Edition),” Paul McCartney

Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists: “Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me),” Jorge Calandrelli

This is the definition of diva. Learn, children!

Leila has already released three albums, a trilogy if you will. In 2009 she started to write a body of work that felt different. Maybe it was being sober, but this one seemed to be about being more direct. Leila first met Mt. Sims at a fancy dress party way back in 2006. Leila went as Leila. Mt. Sims dressed as a Computer Processing Unit fashioned from a cardboard box with strategically placed slits. She had admired his music since his work on Gigolo Records, she was most happy when he introduced himself and said he was a fan.

Fast-Forward to 2009, Leila decided the man who had dressed as a C.P.U was the perfect voice for this new body of work.‘In Consideration’ was made within two hours of him arriving at her home studio, when it comes to noise she doesn’t like to waste any time. Then came an intense period of sonic interactions. ‘Welcome To Your Life’ was particularly fun in it’s inception. Backing track pretty complete, as Leila watched Countdown Mt. Sims casually wrote a song… Leila liked it a lot. Two visits and some acapella posting via Dropbox later ((both “Anyway” and “U&I” were done within 30 minutes of Leila receiving the acapellas), The album was complete. Leila does enjoy watching the TV a lot but is also rather prolific. Then she just needed to stitch these and some carefully chosen instrumentals from her arsenal to complete this new story.

One of the most anticipated releases from 2012′s rising star, Emeli Sande, has leaked onto the internet a few days before its official release date. The highly-touted new singer, who is going to join the ranks of Adele, Florence + The Machine and (Ekh) Jessie J by getting the Brit newcomer award, is ready for us to digest. Our Version Of Events is on multiple download sites, which you will have to find by yourself.

This track is not from the last album. We are not too sure where it came from, but its not strong enough to be a single in our humble opinion.

The two R&B powerhouses are back at it. The two divas have come together to give their fans another duet. The girls didn’t try to imitate their past hit, but tried to create something new. Although the track is not as robust as “The Boy Is Mine,” it still has its moments. Give it a listen.

This song is just amazing.

Did anyone teach Amelle not use derogatory terms?

Kate Havnevik is too slow for our liking. We love her but we need more and more. This is the new single from the eponymously titled album. Tell us if you like!

Okay, so there were many leaks that were a combination of tracks that weren’t the actual Born To Die album. This is it, allegedly. The album that everyone is waiting on from the newcomer that has been on everyone’s tongue Lana Del Rey has officially leaked. Now that a bunch of sharing sites have closed down or been forced to close down, it’ll be hard to get it. but it’s out there!

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We are still in love with him. Let’s hope the incumbency continues its reign.

Not sure if this is Jill Scott-approved, but it’s a new video for her cover of Bill Withers’ epic song “Lovely Day.”

Ani DiFranco

Asked ¿Which Side Are You On?

Just legendary.

Nerina Pallot is determined to release another single off of Year Of The Wolf. The lucky track is “All Bets Are Off.” The single will probably be the last from the album and will usher in 2012 nicely. All Nerina Pallot hits sound like they could be huge dance floor hits if speeded up, no?

We are so excited for the new album Which Side Are You On? It’s been way too long of a hiatus from a prolific artist like Ani DiFranco. We love everything she has ever done and have high hopes for this one. If you ain’t got the Do Re Mi, you better go back to your beautiful Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee.

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The queen of Boujetto is back and this is one of the only OK tracks on the sequel to My Life, My Life II…

Click below to listen to it.

“The celebration of decadence is the cherry on top.” Hmmm. Lady Gaga is going gaga.

6/10

We love us some Alesha Dixon, but the former Mis-Teeq member with a little Rosé is even better.