The 56th annual Grammy awards were handed out today, January 26th, at a ceremony held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. Black Sabbathwon the ‘Best Metal Performance’ for their song “God Is Dead?“. The ‘Best Rock performance’ went home with Imagine Dragons for their song “Radiocative“.The ‘Best Rock Album’ was awarded to Led Zeppelin for “Celebration Day“. The other nominees for those categories can be found below while other nominees of note and the respective winners thus far can be found below
Best Metal Performance:
Black Sabbath – “God Is Dead?” (Winner)
Other nominees:
Anthrax – “T.N.T.” (AC/DC cover)
Dream Theater – “The Enemy Inside”
Killswitch Engage – “In Due Time”
Volbeat – “Room 24” (feat. King Diamond)
Best Rock Performance:
Imagine Dragons – “Radioactive” (Winner)
Other nominees:
Alabama Shakes – “Always Alright”
David Bowie – “The Stars (Are Out Tonight)”
Led Zeppelin – “Kashmir” (live from “Celebration Day“)
Queens Of The Stone Age – “My God Is The Sun”
Jack White – “I’m Shakin’”
Best Rock Album:
Led Zeppelin – “Celebration Day” (Winner)
Other nominees:
Black Sabbath – “13”
David Bowie – “The Next Day”
Kings Of Leon – “Mechanical Bull”
Queens Of The Stone Age – “…Like Clockwork”
Neil Young With Crazy Hose – “Psychedelic Pill”
Best Rock Song:
Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear – “Cut Me Some Slack” (winner)
Other nominees:
Gary Clark Jr. – “Ain’t Messin ‘Round”
Rolling Stones – “Doom And Gloom”
Black Sabbath – “God Is Dead?”
Muse – “Panic Station”
Best Alternative Music Album:
Vampire Weekend – “Modern Vampires Of The City” (Winner)
Other nominees:
Neko Case – “The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You”
The National – “Trouble Will Find Me”
Nine Inch Nails – “Hesitation Marks”
Tame Impala – “Lonerism”
Best Surround Album:
Paul McCartney – “Live Kisses” (Winner)
Other nominees:
Primus – “Sailing The Seas Of Cheese” (Deluxe Edition)
Various Artists – “Signature Sound Opus One”
Jane Ira Bloom – “Sixteen Sunsets”
Richard Scerbo & Inscape – “Sprung Rhythm”
Best Recording Package:
Reckless Kelly – “Long Night Moon” (Winner)
Other nominees:
Geneseo – “Automatic Music Can Be Fun”
Jay-Z – “Magna Carta…Holy Grail”
Metallica – “Through The Never (Music From The Motion Picture)”
David Bowie – “The Next Day”
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical:
Daft Punk – “Random Access Memories” (Winner)
Other nominees:
Pistol Annies – “Annie Up”
Madeleine Peyroux – “The Blue Room”
Alice In Chains – “The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here”
Queens Of The Stone Age – “…Like Clockwork”
Andrew Duhon – “The Moorings”
As seen below via MTV.com, Slipknot‘s M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan was in attendance at the event with his wife and daughter. As were Black Sabbath and Killswitch Engage (watch a red carpet interview with Killswitch Engage here.)
