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Written by Mike Stahl
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Thursday, 09 February 2006 |
 U2 cruised by leading contenders Mariah Carey and Kanye West to win five awards at the 48th annual Grammy Awards, held last night (Feb. 8) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The band surprised many by winning album of the year and rock album of the year for "How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" as well as song of the year and best rock performance by a duo or group with vocal for "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own."
The veteran Irish rock act's other trophy came for "City of Blinding Lights" (best rock song). "This is really a big, big night for our band," frontman Bono said while accepting album of the year, making sure to acknowledge the other nominees in the category. The "Atomic Bomb" single "Vertigo" won three Grammys at last year's ceremony, including best rock song.
Asked backstage if U2 truly are the best rock'n'roll band in the world, guitarist the Edge replied, "We are tonight," to which Bono retorted, "You can't ask me to be humble at a moment like this."
It was also a big night for West protege John Legend, who was named best new artist. Additionally, took home best male R&B vocal performance for "Ordinary People" and best R&B album for his debut, "Get Lifted," released on West's G.O.O.D. Music label via Columbia. "It doesn't sound like anything else and we made it a hit," Legend said of "Ordinary People."
Carey and West came into the evening with eight nominations and wound up winning three each. Carey won best contemporary R&B album for "The Emancipation of Mimi," best R&B song for "We Belong Together" and best female R&B vocal performance for the same tune, none of which were handed out during the CBS telecast. The artist had not won a Grammy since being named best new artist in 1990. Full Story
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