Eminem won three awards at last nights 43rd annual Grammy Awards. He won
Best Rap Solo Performance for The Real Slim Shady, Best Rap Performance by a Duo
or Group for Forgot About Dre and Best Rap Album for The Marshall Mathers
LP. He said, "I want to thank everybody who could look past the controversy to see the
album for what it was...and what it isn't."
He also performed Stan with Elton John - a controversial partner to duet
with because Eminem's lyrics have been criticized for being homophobic.
Surprisingly, Steely Dan won Album of the Year for their Two Against
Nature.
U2 were awarded Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Rock
Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal for Beautiful Day.
British winners included Radiohead (Best Alternative Music Album; Kid A)
and Sting (Best Male Pop Vocal Performance; She Walks This Earth).
Another surprise winner was Baha Men who beat Moby's Natural Blues for
Best Dance Recording with Who Let The Dogs Out. Moby said, "I'd rather
lose to a novelty act than a serious act, 'cause it feels like less of a slight."
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