Indie pop band Fun won two major awards - Song of the

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Last Updated : Feb 11 2013 | 11:45 AM IST
Year for 'We Are Young' and Best New Artist. Kelly Clarkson's 'Stronger' was named the Best Pop vocal Album, while Chris Botti's 'Impressions' was given the Best pop instrumental album trophy. The Best dance recording Grammy went to 'Bangarang' by Skrillex. In the R&B section, superstar Beyonce was awarded with the best traditional R&B performance Grammy, while her husband Jay-Z emerged winner in three categories - best rap performance and best rap song with Kanye West in 'N****s In Paris' and best rap/sung collaboration 'No Church In The Wild' (Jay-Z & Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream). Drake won the best rap album Grammy for his 'Take Care', while Usher clinched the best R&B performance trophy for 'Climax'. Miguel's 'Adorn' was named the best R&B song. Chris Brown lost out to rival Frank Ocean in the best contemporary album category, who won the Grammy for 'Channel Orange'. Rihanna's sole win in the night came in the form of best short form music video for her 'We Found Love', featuring Calvin Harris. Two Hollywood films, 'Midnight In Paris' and 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo', were awarded the best compilation soundtrack and best score soundtrack respectively in the visual media category. Singer Carrie Underwood enjoyed two wins - country song and country solo performance for 'Blown Away'. Bonnie Raitt was named the best Americana album winner - her first Grammy after 16 years - for 'Slipstream'. The best country album Grammy went to Zac Brown Band for 'Uncaged'. Esperanza Spalding was named the best Jazz vocal album winner for her 'Radio Music Society'.
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First Published: Feb 11 2013 | 11:45 AM IST

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