Beyoncé, Taylor Swift Share Spotlight

Beyoncé sets record with 6 Grammys; Swift captures album of the year
By Marie Morris,  Newser Staff
Posted Jan 31, 2010 11:03 PM CST
Beyoncé, Taylor Swift Share Spotlight
Taylor Swift accepts the award for best country album at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

Beyoncé won six Grammy Awards tonight in Los Angeles, setting a record for a female performer, but was foiled in two high-profile categories. The R&B superstar captured song of the year for "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On it)," while Taylor Swift took home album of the year for "Fearless"—one of the 20-year-old pop-country star's four trophies—and Kings of Leon won Record of the Year for "Use Somebody."

Jay-Z and Rihanna accepted the Grammy for best rap song, "Run This Town," without any help from their collaborator, awards-show poison Kanye West. In addition to hosting, Stephen Colbert took home the best comedy album award for "A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All." To see a list of the winners in the major categories, click here.
(More Grammy Awards stories.)

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