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A.R. Rahman accepts the award for best song written for motion picture, television or other visual media at the Grammy Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles. Photo: AP

Indian music maestro A.R Rahman has bagged two awards at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony here Sunday.

The double Oscar winning composer was honoured for his compositions in Danny Boyle’s rags-to-riches film “Slumdog Millionaire”, getting the awards for best compilation soundtrack for a motion picture and “Jai ho” being the best motion picture song. Rahman shares the Grammy with lyricist Gulzar who penned “Jai ho”.

“This is insane, god is great again,” Rahman said as he accepted his second award.

“Jai ho” has been sung by Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer, Vijay Prakash and Rahman himself. This is the first time Rahman has been nominated for a Grammy. He joins other Indian music greats like Pandit Ravi Shankar, Zakir Jussain, Vikku Vinayak and Vishvamohan Bhatt who have won a Grammy in the past.

Rahman’s rivals in the soundtrack category included Steve Jordan for “Cadillac Records,” Quentin Tarantino for “Inglourious Basterds”, and the producers of “Twilight” and “True Blood.”

In the best song category Rahman’s beaten rivals included Bruce Springsteen for his song “The Wrestler”, from the Oscar—nominated movie of the same name.

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Taylor wins Grammy best album; Beyonce wins 6

AP Beyonce performs at the Grammy Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles. Photo: AP

Beyonce became the most decorated female on a Grammy night as she collected six trophies, including song of the
year for her anthem ``Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It),'' but it was another diva _ Taylor Swift _ who nabbed the top honor, album of the year, for her best-selling ``Fearless.''

Swift, who won a total of four awards, jumped around like the 20-year-old kid that she is when beat out Beyonce, the Dave Matthews Band, Lady Gaga and the Black Eyed Peas for the honor.

``Oh wow _ thank you so much! I just hope that you know how much this means to me.... that we get to take this back to Nashville,'' said Swift, whose ``Fearless'' was last year's best-selling album of any genre.

``Oh my God, our families are freaking out in their living rooms,'' she added. ``My dad and my little brother are losing their
minds in the living room right now.''

Although Beyonce also lost out on record of the year, which went to the Kings of Leon's ``Use Somebody,'' the entertainer still owned the most awards of the evening.

Beyonce, who in 2004 won five Grammys on the strength of her debut album ``Dangerously in Love,'' a mark tied by the likes of Alicia Keys, Norah Jones and Lauryn Hill, Amy Winehouse and Alison Krauss, reached that milestone again Sunday en route to the new record. She is the first to reach that mark twice.

She shared the song of the year trophy with three writers for ``Single Ladies'' and also won best R&B contemporary album for ``I Am ... Sasha Fierce.''

``This has been such an amazing night for me and I'd love to thank the Grammys,'' Beyonce said after winning best female pop vocal for ``Halo.''
The Kings of Leon were a bit more entertaining when they picked up their record of the year trophy, the family quartet's third of the night.

``I'm not going to lie, we're all a little drunk. But we're happy drunks,'' said lead singer Caleb Followill.

Lady Gaga won two Grammys during the pre-telecast ceremony but didn't get a chance to show her multitude of outrageous dresses during the primetime show, losing out on record, song and album of the year. But she made her presence felt when she kicked off the night with a sequined green leotard with massive shoulders as she sang her Grammy-nominated hit ``Poker Face,'' then brought out Elton John as they melded her song ``Speechless'' and his classic ``Your Song'' together in a performance that featured dueling pianos, and glitter-painted faces.

Swift, who was second to Beyonce in Grammy nominations with eight nods, also won best country album among her other awards. The victory capped an amazing run for Swift, whose ``Fearless'' is only her second album. Her self-titled debut was a platinum success but ``Fearless,'' with songs like ``You Belong With Me,'' took her into the superstar stratosphere, as she won accolades across genres.

Another country act to take a top award was the Zac Brown Band, which won best new artist.
The Black Eyed Peas also had three trophies, as well as Jay-Z, who won for best rap solo performance and two awards for ``Run This Town'' with Rihanna and Kanye West.

Rihanna _ who was forced to bow out of last year's awards as a performer after being assaulted by then-boyfriend Chris Brown, accepted the trophy along with Jay-Z and with Beyonce's young nephew in tow. West _ who has kept a relatively low profile since his dustup with Swift a few months back _ was a notable no-show.

Maxwell, up for six awards, also won his first Grammys _ best R&B male vocal for the ballad ``Pretty Wings'' and best R&B album for ``BLACKsummers' night.'' The album marked the R&B crooner's return after an absence of eight years from the music business.
Many participants in the program wore red cross ****ons in support of Haiti earthquake relief. Mary J. Blige joined Andrea
Bocelli in a rousing rendition of ``Bridge Over Troubled Water,'' which was not only designed to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the song's big Grammy wins, but to raise money for the people in Haiti.
The performance, introduced by Haitian native Wyclef Jean, will be available via iTunes.com/target, with the funds going to earthquake relief.

The show also included a special 3-D tribute to Michael Jackson featuring a video clip he made of ``Earth Song'' as Usher, Carrie Underwood, Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson and Smokey Robinson sang along.

Jackson's young children, Prince and Paris, accepted a lifetime achievement award for their late father.
``Through all his songs his message was simple, love. We will continue to spread his message and help the world,'' Prince said.

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Michael Jackson's children Prince (L) and Paris (C) accept their father's Lifetime Achievement Award from Lionel Richie (R) at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. (Photo: AFP)

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Lionel Richie, right, hugs Michael Jackson's daughter Paris as he presents her with the Lifetime Achievement award for her father at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, January 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. Looking on at left is Prince Michael Jackson II.