Mariah, U2 bask in Grammy glory

New Delhi: The 48th Grammy Awards have been announced. And though it brought disappointment to the Indian hopefuls, two popular international stars romped home with maximum Grammy glory.

At the award function held in Los Angeles, two big Indian names in the Contemporary World Music Album category, Anoushka Shankar's Rise and You've Stolen My Heart by Kronos Quartet and Asha Bhonsle have lost out.

The 48th Grammys were considered the one where Indians stood the strongest chance.

It was Mariah Carey's day this year as she bagged three Grammys at the non-televised preliminary level itself.

Her album The Emancipation of Mimi, which won in the Best Album category, is being described as the pop star’s comeback album.

Pop group U2 also won two Grammys - Best Rock Duo or Group performance for Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own and Best Rock Song for City of Blinding Lights.

The chosen ones

Record of the Year:

We Belong Together, Mariah Carey,
Feel Good Inc., Gorillaz featuring De La Soul,
Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Green Day,
Hollaback Girl, Gwen Stefani,
Gold Digger, Kanye West.

Album of the Year:

"The Emancipation of Mimi," Mariah Carey;
"Chaos and Creation in the Backyard," Paul McCartney;
"Love. Angel. Music. Baby.," Gwen Stefani;
"How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," U2;
"Late Registration," Kanye West.

Song of the Year:

"Bless the Broken Road," Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna & Marcus Hummon, (Rascal Flatts);
"Devils & Dust," Bruce Springsteen, (Bruce Springsteen);
"Ordinary People," W. Adams & J. Stephens, (John Legend);
"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own," U2;
"We Belong Together," J. Austin, M. Carey, J. Dupri & M. Seal

New Artist:

Ciara, Fall Out Boy, Keane, John Legend, SugarLand.

Pop Vocal Album:

"Extraordinary Machine," Fiona Apple;
"Breakaway," Kelly Clarkson;
"Wildflower," Sheryl Crow;
"Chaos and Creation in the Backyard," Paul McCartney;
"Love. Angel. Music. Baby.," Gwen Stefani.

Rock Album:

"X&Y," Coldplay;
"In Your Honor," Foo Fighters;
"A Bigger Bang," The Rolling Stones;
"How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," U2;
"Prairie Wind," Neil Young.

R&B Album:

"Illumination," Earth, Wind and Fire;
"Free Yourself," Fantasia;
"Unplugged," Alicia Keys;
"Get Lifted," John Legend;
"A Time to Love," Stevie Wonder.

Rap Album:

"Be," Common;
"The Cookbook," Missy Elliott;
"Encore," Eminem;
"The Massacre," 50 Cent;
"Late Registration," Kanye West.

Country Album:

"Fireflies," Faith Hill;
"Lonely Runs Both Ways," Alison Krauss and Union Station;
"Time Well Wasted," Brad Paisley;
"All Jacked Up," Gretchen Wilson;
"Jasper County," Trisha Yearwood.

Latin Pop Album:

"Solo," Ricardo Arjona;
"Eco," Jorge Drexler;
"Andrea Echeverri," Andrea Echeverri;
"Citi Zen," Kevin Johansen;
"Escucha," Laura Pausini.

* (Winners in red)

Nine-time Grammy winner Alicia Keyes is up for five more awards this year

Carey led the field - along with Kanye West and John Legend - with eight Grammy nominations for her comeback album, 'The Emancipation of Mimi.' She won for best contemporary R&B album, female R&B performance for 'We Belong Together' and best R&B song.

West won during the afternoon for best rap solo performance for 'Gold Digger' and best rap song, 'Diamonds from Sierra Leone.'

Legend's debut album 'Get Lifted' was named best R&B album.

Stevie Wonder, nominated for six Grammys this year, won two awards Wednesday. He won for best male pop vocal performance for From the bottom of my heart,' and best R&B performance by a duo or group with Beyonce Knowles for their duet on So Amazing.

(With inputs from Indira Kannan in Los Angeles and agencies)

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