Katy Perry skated unbearably close to a wardrobe malfunction; Taylor Swift officially put in her audition tape for the role of the Mad Hatter in any future “Alice in Wonderland” remake; Justin Timberlake gave singing another shot; fun. won; and Mumford & Sons reminded the audience that live, well-written, beautiful music does not require bells and whistles.
The complete, unabridged rundown of the last night’s winners at the 55th Grammys is as follows:
-Record of the Year: “Somebody That I Used to Know,” Gotye featuring Kimbra
-Album of the Year: “Babel,” Mumford & Sons
-Song of the Year: “We Are Young,” fun.
-Best New Artist: fun.
-Best Pop Solo Performance: “Set Fire to the Rain” [live], Adele
-Best Pop Duo/Group Performance; “Somebody that I Used to Know,” Gotye featuring Kimbra
-Best Pop Instrumental Album: “Impressions,” Chris Botti
-Best Pop Vocal Album: “Stronger,” Kelly Clarkson
-Best Dance Recording: “Bangarang,” Skrillex featuring Sirah
-Best Dance/Electronica Album: “Bangarang,” Skrillex
-Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: “Kisses On the Bottom,” Paul McCartney
-Best Rock Performance: “Lonely Boy,” The Black Keys
-Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance: “Love Bites (So Do I),” Halestorm
-Best Rock Song: “Lonely Boy,” The Black Keys
-Best Rock Album: “El Camino,” The Black Keys
-Best Alternative Music Album: “Making Mirrors,” Gotye
-Best R&B Performance: “Climax,” Usher
-Best Traditional R&B Performance: “Love On Top,” Beyonce
-Best R&B Song: “Adorn,” Miguel Pimentel
-Best Urban Contemporary Album: “Channel Orange,” Frank Ocean
-Best R&B Album: “Black Radio,” Robert Glasper Experiment
-Best Rap Performance: “N****s in Paris,” Jay-Z and Kanye West
-Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: “No Church in the Wild,” Jay-Z and Kanye West, featuring Frank Ocean and The Dream
-Best Rap Song: “N****s in Paris,” Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis and Kanye West
-Best Rap Album: “Take Care,” Drake
-Best Country Solo Performance: “Blown Away,” Carrie Underwood
-Best Country Duo/Group Performance: “Pontoon,” Little Big Town
-Best Country Song: “Blown Away,” Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins
-Best Country Album: “Uncaged,” Zac Brown Band
-Best New Age Album: “Echoes of Love,” Omar Akram
-Best Improvised Jazz Solo: “Hot House,” Gary Burton and Chick Corea
-Best Jazz Vocal Album: “Radio Music Society,” Esperanza Spalding
-Best Jazz Instrumental Album: “Unity Band,” Pat Metheny Unity Band
-Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: “Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You),” Arturo Sandoval
-Best Latin Jazz Album: “Ritmo,” The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band
-Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance: “10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord),” Matt Redmand
-Best Gospel Song: “Go Get It,” Eric Campbell, Tina Campbell and Warryn Campbell
-Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Song, Tie between: “10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord),” Jonas Myrin and Matt Redman and “Your Presence is Heaven,” Israel Houghton and Micah Massey
-Best Gospel Album: “Gravity,” Lecrae
-Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: “Eye On It,” Toby Mac
-Best Latin Pop: “MTV Unplugged Deluxe Edition,” Juanes
-Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album: “Imaginaries,” Quetzal
-Best Regional Mexican Music Album: “Pecados Y Milagros,” Lila Downs
-Best Tropical Latin Album: “Retro,” Marlow Rosado Y La Riquena
-Best Americana Album: “Slipstream,” Bonnie Raitt
-Best Bluegrass Album: “Nobody Knows You,” Steep Canyon Rangers
-Best Blues Album: “Locked Down,” Dr. John
-Best Folk Album: “The Goat Rodeo Sessions,” Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile
-Best Regional Roots Music Album: “The Band Courtbouillon,” Wayne Toups, Steve Riley and Wilson Savoy
-Best Reggae Album: “Rebirth,” Jimmy Cliff
-Best World Music Album: “The Living Room Sessions Part 1,” Ravi Shankar
-Best Children’s Album: “Can You Canoe?” The Okee Dokee Brothers
-Best Spoken Word Album: “Society’s Child: My Autobiography,” Janis Ian
-Best Comedy Album: “Blow Your Pants Off,” Jimmy Fallon
-Best Musical Theater Album: “Once: A New Musical,” Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti
-Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: “Midnight in Paris,” various artists
-Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
-Best Song Written for Visual Media: “Safe and Sound,” T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White and Joy Williams
-Best Instrumental Composition: “Mozart Goes Dancing,” Chick Corea
-Best Instrumental Arrangement: “How About You,” Gil Evans
-Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): “City of Roses,” Thara Memory and Esperanza Spalding
-Best Recording Package: “Biophilia,” Michael Amzalag and Mathias Augustyniak
-Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: “Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection,” Fritz Klaetke
-Best Album Notes: “Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles,” Billy Vera
-Best Historical Album: “The Smile Sessions,” Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson and Dennis Wolfe
-Best Engineered Album, Non-classical: “The Goat Rodeo Sessions,” Richard King
-Producer of the Year: Dan Auerbach
-Best Remixed Recording, Non-classical: “Promises (Skrillex and Nero Remix),” Skrillex
-Best Surround Sound Album: “Modern Cool,” Jim Anderson
-Best Engineered Album, Classical: “Life and Breath-Choral Works by Rene Clausen,” Tom Caulfield and John Newton
-Producer of the Year, Classical: Blanton Alspaugh
-Best Orchestral Performance: “Adams: Harmonielehre and Short Ride in a Fast Machine,” Michael Tilson Thomas
-Best Opera Recording: “Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen,” James Levine and Fabio Luisi
-Best Choral Performance: “Life and Breath-Choral Works by Rene Clausen,” Charles Bruffy
-Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: “Meanwhile,” Eighth Blackbird
-Best Classical Instrumental Solo: “Kurtag and Ligeti: Music for Viola,” Kim Kashkashian
-Best Classical Vocal Solo: “Poemes,” Renee Fleming
-Best Classical Compendium: “Penderecki: Fonogrammi; Horn Concerto; Partita; The Awakening of Jacob; Anaklasis,” Antoni Wit
-Best Contemporary Classical Composition: “Hartke, Stephen: Meanwhile-Incidental Music to Imaginary Puppet Plays,” Stephen Hartke
-Best Short Form Music Video: “We Found Love,” Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris, Melina Matsoukas
-Best Long Form Music Video: “Big Easy Express,” Mumford and Sons, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and Old Crow Medicine Show, Emmett Malloy