Beyonce does Alanis, GaGa and Elton do a duet, and Michael Jackson gets another tribute
Article by: Cait O’Callaghan

Records shattered and performances rocked the Staples Center in Los Angeles as the 52nd annual Grammy Awards took place on Sunday, Jan. 31, with 25.8 million viewers watching from home.

Beyoncé Knowles broke the record of most Grammy’s won in one night by a female artist, with a total of six. She took home Grammy’s for Song of the Year (Single Ladies), Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (Halo), Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (Single Ladies), Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance (At Last), Best R&B Song (Single Ladies) and Best Contemporary  R&B Album (I Am..Sasha Fierce).

Taylor Swift, 20, also broke the record of youngest person to ever win a Grammy for Album of the Year for her sophomore album Fearless. She also took home three other Grammy’s for Best Female Country Vocal Performance (White Horse), Best Country Song (White Horse), and Best Country Album (Fearless).

Many artists performed at this year’s Grammy’s, but only a couple captivated all viewers. Beyoncé, of course, shook the Staples Center, singing her hit “If I Were a Boy” and then suddenly bursting out a cover of Alanis Morrissette’s “You Oughta Know.”

You oughta know that Beyoncé gave the song a revved-up beat and sang it so well that Morisette really was given a run for her Canadian money.

Another interesting performance was Lady Gaga, but when isn’t Lady Gaga interesting? Her collaboration with Elton John started with Gaga coming out on stage singing her dance hit “Poker Face” and then being thrown into a fire pit by one of her dancers. She then came out from under the fire pit on a double piano with Elton John, and the two sang and switched between Gaga’s “Speechless” and Elton’s “Your Song.” Both of their faces were covered in black, chalky smears and they were wearing intense eye makeup, but their voices flowed really well together as the audience went wild. Lady Gaga took home two Grammy’s at the end of the night: one for Best Dance Recording (Poker Face), and one for Best Electronic/Dance Album (The Fame)

Of course, this year’s Grammy’s had to include a tribute to the late Michael Jackson, in honor of how he influenced the music industry and inspired most of the artists in the business today. Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson, Carrie Underwood and Usher all put their souls into singing Jackson’s “Earth Song” while a 3-D video played on the screens on stage with clips of rain forests and little children running through them. It truly moved all the artists in the crowd and all of the viewers watching from home, and made for yet another successful Grammy Awards.