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| Beyonce and GaGa win Grammy gongs | Beyonce and GaGa win Grammy gongs |
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| Pop star Beyonce has won four early Grammy Awards at the start of the prestigious US music ceremony. | Pop star Beyonce has won four early Grammy Awards at the start of the prestigious US music ceremony. |
| Leading the field with 10 nominations, Beyonce received awards including best R&B song for Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) and best contemporary R&B album. | Leading the field with 10 nominations, Beyonce received awards including best R&B song for Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) and best contemporary R&B album. |
| The Black Eyed Peas picked up three prizes, while Lady GaGa, Taylor Swift, Kings of Leon, Jay-Z and Eminem are among the stars who have two trophies. | |
| Winners in 100 of the 109 categories have been announced so far. | |
| The victors in the top nine categories will be revealed during a glittering televised ceremony later. | |
| Beyonce, Taylor Swift and Lady GaGa are all shortlisted in the most coveted categories - song, record and album of the year. | |
| Beyonce also won best R&B female vocal for Single Ladies and best traditional R&B performance for At Last, from the movie Cadillac Records, which she performed at President Obama's inauguration. | |
| RECORD OF THE YEAR NOMINEES Beyonce - HaloBlack Eyed Peas - I Gotta FeelingKings of Leon - Use SomebodyLady GaGa - Poker FaceTaylor Swift (above) - You Belong With Me | |
| The Black Eyed Peas won best short video for Boom Boom Pow and best pop performance by a duo or group with vocals for I Gotta Feeling. | |
| And the group beat acts including Kelly Clarkson and Pink to win best pop vocal album for The END. | |
| Lady GaGa has two awards so far - 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 the track White Horse. | |
| The Kings of Leon beat Bruce Springsteen, U2, Pearl Jam and Green Day to win best rock song for Use Somebody. The same track won best rock performance by a duo or group with vocals. | |
| Jay-Z's track Run This Town was named best rap song, while he also picked up best rap solo performance for DOA (Death Of Auto-Tune). | |
| Fellow rapper Eminem, meanwhile, won best rap album for Relapse and best rap performance by a duo or group for Crack A Bottle, his comeback collaboration with Dr Dre and 50 Cent. | |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Neil Young won the first Grammy Award of his career | |
| 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. | 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. |