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Kanye's three-peat: U2 winds up as night's big winner with 5

While many handicappers predicted a major sweep by Mariah Carey - - and the media seemed eager to follow a preordained script heralding the diva's return from the brink of a personal breakdown - - the glory was actually spread out among several artists (including some surprising winners) as the 48th annual Grammy Awards were handed out Wednesday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

R&B butterfly Carey did win three of the eight Grammys she was nominated for, including best R&B song ("We Belong Together") and best contemporary R&B album ("The Emancipation of Mimi").

But Chicago's superstar rapper Kanye West, who also had eight nods, won three prizes, as well, including best rap solo performance and best rap song for "Gold Digger" and best rap album for "Late Registration."

In two surprising upsets, West and Carey were both shut out of the top two Grammy categories of album and record of the year. Album of the year went to Recording Academy favorites U2 for "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb." And record of the year was awarded to pop- punks Green Day for their disappointingly lame and tepid ballad, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams."(Continue Reading)

Kanye's three-peat: U2 winds up as night's big winner with 5
While many handicappers predicted a major sweep by Mariah Carey - - and the media seemed eager to follow a preordained script heralding the diva's return from the brink of a personal breakdown - -(Continue Reading)

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