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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' unorthodox partnership yielded rich
rewards on Grammy night, as the pair nabbed five awards for their haunting
"Raising Sand," including Record and Album of the Year honors.
See full list of winners
But their sweep was overshadowed before the show even began when police
announced that Chris Brown, himself a double nominee and
scheduled performer, was being investigated for allegedly assaulting an
unidentified woman the night before. Brown turned himself in to authorities and
was briefly held before posting $50,000 bail Sunday night, jail records
showed.
Brown and longtime girlfriend Rihanna, also nominated, were both slated to
perform in different slots of the show, but separately dropped out at the last
minute. The victim of Brown's alleged assault wasn't identified, and it wasn't
immediately clear whether Rihanna's absence was related to Brown's.
Lil Wayne entered the evening with the most
nominations with eight, and went home with four, including Rap Album of the
Year.
The pairing of the former Led Zeppelin rocker and Krauss, a bluegrass queen,
may have seemed downright weird on paper, but the T Bone Burnett-produced album
was universally acclaimed and highlighted Krauss' unique mastery of different
musical styles. Subdued but emotionally stirring, "Raising Sand" was an artistic
triumph for both artists, and perhaps demonstrated why Krauss is the most
decorated female artist in Grammy history with 26 trophies.
"We ostensibly come from such different places on the musical map. There are
radical differences in the ways we've gone about enjoying our lives as
musicians," Plant said backstage after the show. "Alison has shown me so much of
the America I've never been exposed to. There's so many songs in the air.
America needs to know what its songs are all about."
Plant and Krauss had already won a Grammy last year for "Gone Gone Gone (Done
Moved On)" from "Raising Sand," bringing the record's haul to six. (Story Continues On Next Page...) |
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