ADELE WINS BIG AT THE GRAMMYS

Soul singer Adele triumphed in her return to music's stage on Sunday (February 12), scooping up six Grammys and winning every category in which she was nominated including album of the year for "21" and best record with "Rolling In the Deep." .

She was remembered by fellow artists in acceptance speeches and songs. Jennifer Hudson sang Houston's signature hit "I Will Always Love You," and Grammy host LL Cool J offered a prayer for Houston's family, friends and fans. But it was Adele who stole the show.

The 23-year-old, who has taken the music world by storm, underwent surgery on her vocal cords late last year and had been resting her voice on doctor's orders until music's biggest night. The British singer took the stage to belt out "Rolling In the Deep," and finished to a standing ovation. Adele claimed three of the music industry's top awards, album, record and song of the year, and added best pop solo performance, pop vocal and short video to her stack of trophies.

 "Thank you so much. This is ridiculous," she said upon accepting the record of the year Grammy. "I want to say thank you to every radio programmer and broadcaster that has been playing 'Rolling in the Deep' ... because I know it's not really a pop record." 

 She flashed a big smile and a thumbs up. Rockers Foo Fighters were the other big winners, picking up five Grammys including best rock performance for the hit "Walk."

 "This record was a special record for our band, rather than go to the best studio in the world down the street in Hollywood, and rather than use all the fanciest computers that you can buy, we made this one in my garage with some microphones and a tape machine," said Grohl, before he took his speech as a chance to slam music industry trends like autotune and pitch-correction. 

 "To me, this award means a lot because it shows that the human element of making music is what's most important, singing into a microphone and learning to play an instrument, and learning to do your craft, that's the most important thing for people to do, it's not about being perfect, it's not about sounding absolutely correct, it's not about what goes on in a computer, it's about what goes on in here, and it's about what goes on in here," says Grohl.
As joyous as the show was for Adele, it was equally as serious with tributes to late pop star Whitney Houston, who died suddenly on Saturday, and was found in the bathtub of her Beverly Hills hotel room.
The cause is still unknown.
Other winners at the Grammys include Chris Brown, whose album "F.A.M.E." won best R&B album. The win was a comeback of sorts for Brown, after a four year period of a tarnished public image from fallout for his domestic violence against ex-girlfriend Rihanna, which fell on the weekend of the 2008 Grammy Awards.

New comer Bon Iver took home the prize for best new artist, and Lady Antebellum took the award for best country album.
Kanye West won for best rap album, for "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy." West did not attend the ceremony.
The full list of winners Record of the Year: –
Rolling In The Deep, Adele Album of the Year – 21,
Adele Song of the Year – Rolling In The Deep,
Adele Best New Artist –
Bon Iver Best Pop Solo Performance –Someone Like You,
Adele Best Pop Duo/Group Performance – Body And Soul ,
Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse Best Pop Vocal Album – 21,
Adele Best Dance Recording ­- Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites,
Skrillex Best Dance/ Electronica Album - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites,
Skrillex Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album – Duets II,
Tony Bennett & Various Artists Best Rock Performance – Walk,
Foo Fighters Best Rock Song – Walk, Foo Fighters Best Rock Album - Waiting Light,
Foo Fighters Best R&B Performance – Is This Love,
Corinne Bailey Rae Best R&B Song – Fool For You Best R&B Album – F.A.M.E.,
Chris Brown Best Rap Performance – Otis,
Jay-Z and Kanye West Best Country Solo Performance – Mean,
Taylor Swift Best Country Song – Mean,
Taylor Swift Best Short Form Music Video – Adele