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Krauss, Plant Win Big at Grammys

Telecast short on awards, long on performances

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 9, 2009 3:55 AM CST

(Newser) – Alison Krauss and Robert Plant boasted the highest number of Grammys last night, grabbing five awards, including honors for Album of the Year for Raising Sand, E! reports. Other big winners included Lil Wayne, who scooped up four Grammys, and Coldplay, which snagged three awards, including one for Best Rock Album, after band member Will Champion apologized to Paul McCartney for ripping off the Sgt. Pepper look on the group's last album.

For the second year running, a Brit—this time Adele, not Amy—won the nod for Best New Artist. Only 10 of the more than 170 awards were handed out during prime time—the rest of the lengthy ceremony was devoted to live performances that brought together a Foo Fighter and a Beatle, a country superstar and a soul legend, and Radiohead and the USC marching band.

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Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker, and Tom DeLonge of Blink 182 announce they will re-form the band during their appearance at the Grammys. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift perform at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles yesterday. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Alison Krauss and Robert Plant perform at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards yesterday. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

TI and Kanye West perform at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles yesterday. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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Krauss, Plant Win Big at Grammys