Rap mogul Jay-Z's three-award Grammy juggernaut rolled early: At the afternoon ceremony he collected awards for best rap/sung collaboration and best rap song (for his duet with Alicia Keys, "Empire State of Mind") and best rap performance by a duo or group (for "On to the Next One," with Swizz Beatz).
Eminem - the year's comeback kid (his album "Recovery" has sold 3.5 million) and the day's top nominee, with 10 nods - took best rap album, and in the early going as "Not Afraid" pulled in best rap solo performance honors.
Other winners include Usher (Best Male R&B Vocal Performance) for "There Goes My Baby,", and Best Contemporary R&B Album for Raymond v Raymond, Lady Gaga (Best Female Pop Vocal Performance) for "Bad Romance", Bruno Mars (Best Male Pop Vocal Performance) for "Just the Way You Are", Fantasia (Best Female R&B Vocal Performance) for "Bittersweet", John Legend and the Roots (Best R&B Song) for "Shine" and Cee Lo Green (Best Urban/Alternative Performance) for "F*** You"
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