Grammy Awards 2006

It was a night of multiple winners with no particular singer dominating the 2006 Grammy Awards. The biggest winner was U2, who picked up 5 Grammys including 2 major ones for Best Album (How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb) and Best Song.

Madonna opened the show with her hit "Hung Up" with Gorillaz, and Mariah sang a "We Belong Together/Fly Like a Bird" medley with a gospel choir.





If you watch the program, you might walk away thinking that Kelly Clarkson who picked up 2 Grammys was one of the big winners but John Legend, Kanye West and yes, Mariah Carey who were all nominated for 8 Grammys took back 3 gold statuettes each.

So, Mariah's the queen of the Grammys though she never did collect her Grammys personally because they were all presented in the pre-award show. She won Best R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B song for "We Belong Together" and Best R&B Album for "The Emancipation of Mimi", wiping her disappointment in 1996 when she walked away empty handed ...


Full list of winners here