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Los Angeles — Winners in selected major categories at Sunday's 54th Annual Grammy Awards:

Album of the Year: "21," Adele

Record of the Year: "Rolling in the Deep," Adele

Song of the Year: "Rolling in the Deep," Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth

New Artist: Bon Iver

Pop Solo Performance: "Someone Like You," Adele

Pop Performance by a Duo or Group: "Body and Soul," Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse

Pop Vocal Album: "21," Adele

Alternative Album: "Bon Iver," Bon Iver

Rock Song: "Walk," Foo Fighters

Rock Album: "Wasting Light," Foo Fighters

Rock Performance: "Walk," Foo Fighters

Hard Rock/Metal Performance: "White Limo," Foo Fighters

R&B Album: "F.A.M.E.," Chris Brown

R&B Song: "Fool For You," Cee Lo Green, Melanie Hallim & Jack Splash

R&B Performance: "Is This Love," Corrine Bailey Rae

Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: "Fool For You," Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona

Rap Album: "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy," Kanye West

Rap Performance: "Otis,...

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards, hosted by LL Cool J, took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday night, and -- no surprise -- Adele was the big winner of the evening! The 23-year-old Brit went 6-for-6, taking home every award she was nominated for, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Other big winners included Foo Fighters, Taylor Swift, Kanye West, Skrillex, Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse ... and Betty White! (Is there anything she can't do?!)See below for the list of winners!Album Of The Year"21" - AdeleRecord Of The Year"Rolling In The Deep" - AdeleSong Of The Year"Rolling In The Deep" - Adele; Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters Best Pop Solo Performance"Someone Like You" - AdeleBest New ArtistBon IverBest Rock Performance"Walk" - Foo FightersBest Rap Performance"Otis" - Jay-z & Kanye WestBest R&B Album"F.

Adele, Foo Fighters and Bruno Mars tie for six nods each, just falling short of West's seven nominations.

By Kelley L. Carter

Kanye West (file)

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For the second year in a row, a hip-hop artist is leading the pack in Grammy nominations.

Although his name was only called for one category during Wednesday's (November 30) "Grammy Nominations Concert Live!!," Kanye West walked away with a leading seven nods, following the hip-hop trend set by last year's leading nominee, Eminem. He's nominated for his Watch the Throne joint album with Jay-z and also picked up a few nominations — including Song of the Year — for his powerhouse collaborative track "All of the Lights," which features Rihanna, Fergie and Kid Cudi. He's even nominated against himself, with Watch the Throne and his own My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy nabbing Rap Album of the Year nods.

West was followed by this year's critical darling,...

The nominees for the 2011 Grammy Awards were announced live on CBS on Wednesday night.

Adele, the smash hit British retro soul singer, had a huge evening, earning nods for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Solo Performance.

Kanye West scored nods for both his solo work and his collaboration with Jay-z. The pair's song "Otis" was nominated for Best Rap Performance, where it will go up against tracks from Nicki Minaj & Drake; Lupe Fiasco; Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes; and Wiz Khalifa. West's song "All of the Lights" will compete against "Otis" for Best Rap Song. West, overall, had seven nominations, leading the pack.

Folk rockers Mumford & Sons were nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rock Performance, and Best Rock Song.

Indie singer-songwriter Bon Iver received recognition in the categories for Song of the Year,...

FX has another great show on their hands in the new boxing drama, Lights Out.

The show stars veteran character actor Holt McCallany as Patrick “Lights” Leary, an aging former heavyweight champion of the world. Holt’s been acting for 20 years working with some of the best directors around; David Fincher, David O. Russell, Lawrence Kasdan, Brian De Palma. His films have included Three Kings, Fight Club and many others.

This is his first opportunity at headlining a show and I have to say, he is absolutely wonderful.

I had a chance to speak to Holt and executive producer Warren Leight on a conference call where they talked about the show, his training regimen and his advice to actors.

For the full interview, click the audio link above or download from iTunes.

Holt, how did you get involved? What was it about the role that said, “I must do this?...