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| Swift and GaGa win Grammy Awards | Swift and GaGa win Grammy Awards |
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| Pop stars Lady GaGa and Taylor Swift have each picked up two early Grammy Awards at the start of the prestigious music ceremony in Los Angeles. | Pop stars Lady GaGa and Taylor Swift have each picked up two early Grammy Awards at the start of the prestigious music ceremony in Los Angeles. |
| Risque singer Lady GaGa won best dance recording for Poker Face and best electronic/dance album for The Fame. | Risque singer Lady GaGa won best dance recording for Poker Face and best electronic/dance album for The Fame. |
| Taylor Swift won best country song and best female country vocal performance, both for her track White Horse. | Taylor Swift won best country song and best female country vocal performance, both for her track White Horse. |
| Both artists could add to their hauls later. Their main competition comes from Beyonce, who has 10 nominations. | Both artists could add to their hauls later. Their main competition comes from Beyonce, who has 10 nominations. |
| Beyonce's first award of the night came for best female R&B vocal performance for her track Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It). | |
| Winners in 100 of the 109 categories are being announced before the main televised ceremony begins. | Winners in 100 of the 109 categories are being announced before the main televised ceremony begins. |
| Beyonce, Swift and Lady GaGa are all nominated in the main three categories - song, record and album of the year - which will be announced during the main ceremony. | Beyonce, Swift and Lady GaGa are all nominated in the main three categories - song, record and album of the year - which will be announced during the main ceremony. |
| Other early winners included Indian composer AR Rahman, who won two trophies for his soundtrack to the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire. | Other early winners included Indian composer AR Rahman, who won two trophies for his soundtrack to the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire. |
| Neil Young won the first Grammy Award of his career | Neil Young won the first Grammy Award of his career |
| Rahman won best compilation soundtrack for a motion picture, while his hit Jai Ho won best motion picture song. | Rahman won best compilation soundtrack for a motion picture, while his hit Jai Ho won best motion picture song. |
| Film composer Michael Giacchino also won a pair, for best score soundtrack album and best instrumental composition for his work on the Pixar animation Up. | Film composer Michael Giacchino also won a pair, for best score soundtrack album and best instrumental composition for his work on the Pixar animation Up. |
| Neil Young won the first Grammy of his career, taking best art direction on a boxed or special limited edition package for Neil Young Archives Vol. 1 (1963-1972). | Neil Young won the first Grammy of his career, taking best art direction on a boxed or special limited edition package for Neil Young Archives Vol. 1 (1963-1972). |
| And two of Bob Marley's sons triumphed. Stephen Marley won best reggae album for Mind Control - Acoustic - the fourth time a member of the Marley family has won that category in the last five years. | And two of Bob Marley's sons triumphed. Stephen Marley won best reggae album for Mind Control - Acoustic - the fourth time a member of the Marley family has won that category in the last five years. |
| He beat his half-brother Julian Marley, who was also up for the award. | He beat his half-brother Julian Marley, who was also up for the award. |
| Ziggy Marley picked up the fifth Grammy of his career in the children's musical album category for Family Time. | Ziggy Marley picked up the fifth Grammy of his career in the children's musical album category for Family Time. |
| Comedian Steve Martin was the winner of best bluegrass album for The Crow/New Songs For The Five-String Banjo. | Comedian Steve Martin was the winner of best bluegrass album for The Crow/New Songs For The Five-String Banjo. |
| French dance star David Guetta won an award for best remixed recording for When Love Takes Over. | French dance star David Guetta won an award for best remixed recording for When Love Takes Over. |
| "Finally the DJ culture and the dance culture is growing in America," he said. | "Finally the DJ culture and the dance culture is growing in America," he said. |
| One of the most anticipated moments of the night will be a tribute to Michael Jackson, featuring 3D footage of the King of Pop as well as performances by Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson, Celine Dion, Smokey Robinson and Usher. |