THE 55TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS: NOTHING BUT WINNERS

Mumford & Sons defied the odds and seized Album of the Year. Fun. beat out some incredibly fierce competition for Best New Artist and Song of the Year ("We Are Young"). And Gotye’s ubiquitous “Somebody That I Used to Know” earned Record of the Year honors (not to mention Best Pop Duo/Group Performance) and his album Making Mirrors took home Best Alternative Music Album.

The Black Keys kicked up some powerful early momentum, grabbing trophies for Rock Song, Rock Album and Rock Performance—not to mention Producer of the Year for the duo’s Dan Auerbach, who also shared Dr. John’s win for Blues Album, which he helmed.

And Frank Ocean, a favorite for several top prizes, walked away with Best Urban Contemporary Album and shared in the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Grammy for “No Church in the Wild.”

Taylor Swift (who shared a Best Song Written for Visual Media win with her Hunger Games collaborators Civil Wars) deserves a shout-out from multiple fellow nominees, since nearly every time there was a cutaway from a performance to her, she was singing along with aplomb.

Speaking of performances, the live segments by Justin Timberlake, The Lumineers, Bruno Mars (with Sting, Rihanna and multiple Marleys), Mumford, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, the all-star tribute to Levon Helm (with Elton John, Alabama Shakes' Brittany Howard, Zac Brown, Mumford, et al) and LL Cool J/Chuck D, among others, got folks chattering. In fact, we'd go so far as to say it was a pretty stellar show. (Ken Ehrlich, holla!)

We’ll go over the perfs, the parties, the predictions (Paul Grein, holla!) and the sales peaks very soon, so watch this space. In the meantime, here are the winners in the key categories.

THE BIGGIES
Album of the Year
Mumford & Sons, Babel

Record of the Year
Gotye “Somebody That I Used To Know”

Song of the Year
“We Are Young,” Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters (fun. f/Janelle Monáe)

Best New Artist
fun.

Producer of the Year
Dan Auerbach

POP
Best Pop Solo Performance
“Set Fire To The Rain (Live),” Adele

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Somebody That I Used To Know,” Gotye f/Kimbra

Best Pop Vocal Album
Stronger, Kelly Clarkson

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Kisses on the Bottom, Paul McCartney

DANCE
Best Dance Recording
“Bangarang,” Skrillex f/Sirah

Best Dance/Electronica Album
Bangarang, Skrillex

ROCK
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

R&B
Best R&B Performance
“Climax,” Usher

Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Love on Top,” Beyoncé

Best R&B Song
“Adorn,” Miguel

Best Urban Contemporary Album
Channel Orange, Frank Ocean

Best R&B Album
Black Radio, Robert Glasper Experiment

RAP
Best Rap Performance
“N----s in Paris,” Kanye West and Jay-Z

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
“No Church in the Wild,” Kanye West and Jay-Z f/Frank Ocean and The-Dream

Best Rap Song
“N----s in Paris,” Kanye West and Jay-Z

Best Rap Album
Take Care, Drake

COUNTRY
Best Country Solo Performance
“Blown Away,” Carrie Underwood

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“Pontoon,” Little Big Town

Best Country Song
“Blown Away,” Carrie Underwood

Best Country Album
Uncaged, Zac Brown Band

AMERICAN ROOTS
Best Americana Album
Slipstream, Bonnie Raitt

Best Blues Album
Locked Down, Dr. John

Best Folk Album
The Great Rodeo Sessions, Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile

Best Remixed Recording
“Promises (Skrillex and Nero Mix),” Skrillex

COMEDY
Best Comedy Album
Blow Your Pants Off, Jimmy Fallon

VISUAL MEDIA
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,” from The Hunger Games, Taylor Swift and The Civil Wars

MUSICAL SHOW
Best Musical Theater Album
Once: A New Musical

PACKAGING
Best Recording Package
Biophilia, Bjork

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
Woody at 100, Fritz Klaetke

Best Album Notes
Singular Genius: Complete ABC Singles, Billy Vera

HISTORICAL
Best Historical Album
The Smile Sessions, Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson and Dennis Wolfe

ENGINEER
Best Engineered Album
The Goat Rodeo Sessions, Richard King

VIDEO
Best Short Form Music Video
“We Found Love,” Rihanna f/Calvin Harris

Best Long Form Music Video
Big Easy Express, Mumford & Sons