Best Moments From The 2010 GRAMMYs: Taylor Swift, Beyonce, JayZ, Green Day, Kings of Leon, Zac Brown

The 52nd Grammy Awards, a night where music's biggest stars collided, with a new generation of superstars taking center stage. An evening filled with unforgettable performances, from music's biggest legends, from Lady Gaga and Elton John's epic show open, to Pink defying gravity, and a Taylor Swift, Stevie Nicks collaboration. There were the musical moments we'll never forget, and the wins that would help define the next decade of music. Let's relive the 2010 Grammys. Good evening and welcome to the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. What a cozy little cottage they've got us in. I want to extend a special welcome to my fellow nominees, like Taylor Swift, hello princess. Jay-Z, what up Z? How you doing? Congratulations to all the nominees. Congratulations. Come on, give it up for the nominees. They earned it. Folks, we are here tonight to celebrate what I believe is our most precious right. The right of celebrities to congratulate each other. One more time, come on. That feels good. I can't believe I'm here with you, the coolest people in the world, at the Grammys, music's biggest night. The highest honor the music industry can bestow, next to having your song covered by the cast of Glee. If I can make an introduction, I brought my teenage daughter. Hi, honey. I'm trying to explain to her who some of the legendary performers are who are here tonight. Honey, do you know who Jeff Beck is? Well, you know the game Guitar Hero? He has the all-time high score, and he's never played it. By the way, I'm guessing me being up here at the Grammys makes me seem kind of cool, huh? Okay, have a good time, honey. Stay away from Katy Perry. Hey, hey, how about that opening performance by Elton John and Lady Gaga? Come on. Yes. I did not even know they were dating. I love that about the Grammys. You never know who they're going to put together. I can't wait to see who we're going to get tonight. What combinations? Neil Young with Placido Domingo? Maybe Beyonce with Sasha Fierce? Or what about Pink, Green Day, and the Black Eyed Peas? The Pink-Eyed Green Peas. Oh, you know who I'd love to see on stage together just once? Adam Lambert and any sense of personal restraint. Could happen. Anything could happen at the Grammys. There are so many stars here tonight. I ran into the Jonas Brothers backstage. Or I went into one Jonas Brother three times. I'm not sure. But I do have, and I want to be serious here for a second, I do have one issue with the Grammys this year. I don't know why Susan Boyle isn't here. She achieved something huge this year. Sure, Justin Timberlake may have brought the sexy back. But this year, Susan Boyle sent it away again. Goodbye, sexy. We're going with really good singing this year. Remember, you may be the coolest people in the world, but this year, your industry was saved by a 48-year-old Scottish cat lady in sensible shoes. Congratulations to her. Give it up for Susan Boyle. But you know what? Enough congratulating each other. Let's start giving each other awards. And the Grammy goes to Thaddeus Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terrius Nash, and Christopher Stewart for Single Ladies. Put a ring on it. By 2010, Beyonce had already conquered the charts. But Single Ladies had become something bigger. A song, a dance, and a cultural phenomenon. One of the year's most inescapable songs was about to earn one of music's highest honors, Song of the Year. First off, I want to say that Beyonce couldn't be here to accept this award because she's getting ready for a fabulous performance right now. So let's get ready for that. I want to congratulate these guys to my left here. We work really hard at what we do. We love what we do, and I appreciate you guys. I love you guys. Mark Stewart, Judy Stewart, everybody that works on our behalf on a daily basis, we love you. And the Grammy goes to Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift came into Grammy night during the middle of a career-changing year. Her album, Fearless, had taken her from country breakout to crossover superstar. And before the night was over, the album would make Grammy history. But first, Taylor was headed to the stage to accept her win for Best Country Album. My first time walking up those stairs to accept a Grammy on national television. Thank you so much. I want to thank my record label for letting me write every song on my album. And I just keep thinking back to like, when you're in second grade and you sing at your talent show for the first time and people joke around and they say, oh, maybe we'll see you at the Grammy someday. But that just seems like an impossible dream. And I just feel like I'm standing here accepting an impossible dream right now. And I just thank you so much for that. Thank you. And the Grammy goes to Zac Brown Band. In 2008, Chicken Fried introduced millions of listeners to Zac Brown Band. By the 2010 Grammys, the Georgia group had turned that breakout success into one of country music's biggest arrivals. That put them in a Best New Artist category alongside Cary Hilson, MGMT, Silver Sun Pickups and the Ting Tings. And when Keith Urban opened the envelope, Zac Brown Band officially became Grammy winners. There's so many people that we want to thank and it's such an honor to be on the stage and then to be shared in this big amalgam of music here. Who was first? I want to thank our family for all the support, our fans and our wonderful crew. I want to thank the Recording Academy, Atlantic Records and our management company, Roar. I'd like to thank CAA, Belay Financial, Big Picture, Guerrilla Marketing, Brat Marketing and Shorefire Media. I want to thank Wyatt Duret, Keith Stegall, Reed Hunter and all of our folks. We're so honored and blessed to be here. Looking forward to playing for y'all in a little bit. Thank you so much. Grammy goes to Stephen Colbert, Christmas. In 2010, Stephen Colbert had already conquered late night TV and now he was adding Grammy winner to his resume. His holiday special had just earned Best Comedy Album and Colbert took the stage with grace and his signature style of humor to celebrate his win. Thank you very much. This is a Christmas album, so obviously I should thank Jesus Christ for having such a great birthday. But I also want to thank Comedy Central Records and I want to thank the composer and writer David Jaberbaum and Adam Schlesinger and I want to thank Steve Gold and Tob Kilponen and Jeff Sonoff and everybody back at the show who worked on it. Meredith Bennett and Rich Dom and Mike Brom and Peter Gwynn and I want to thank my wife Evy for being patient with me and I want to ask my daughter now, am I cool now? And did we hear what they said? And the Grammy goes to... Let's open up then. It goes to... You Somebody. Kings of Leon. It was the song that turned Kings of Leon into global stars. You Somebody had already earned the band two Grammys earlier in the night. Before the Nashville rockers nabbed the trophy for record of the year, beating out Beyonce, the Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift for the honor. It's crazy. Thank you. I'm not gonna lie, we're all a little drunk but we're happy drunk. So we have a lot of people we're supposed to thank but I'm not good at it so I'm gonna let him... Hey, you guys made it up here. Hey, Jakir made it up here. All right. Man, thank you fans. First of all, amazing. We have the best fans in the world. Thank you, God. Thank you, family. Jakir and Angelo, our wonderful producers. RCA, our great label. Big Hassle and whoever else I forgot, I'll buy you shots afterwards. So... And the Grammy goes to... Green Day. Five years after American Idiot took home the Grammy for Best Rock Album, Green Day was back with another ambitious rock epic. 21st Century Breakdown continued a remarkable second act for a band already two decades into its career. Now, Billy Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Trey Coole were headed back to the Grammy stage with another Best Rock Album win. Oh, thanks a lot. Thank you. Well, first you gotta thank my family, Miss Adrienne, Joey and Jacob and Tom Wally. And I also really want to thank Butch Vig for really helping us put this together, this album. So, Butch, you're awesome. Chris Dugan for engineering and Chris Lord-Alge for mixing this bastard. And now I'm gonna go have shots with Kings of Leon. So, thank you very much. Michael Jackson was gone too soon, but he left with us a lifetime of music. And now it is my honor to present the Michael Jackson's Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award. Joined by their cousins, please welcome Prince and Paris Jackson, everybody. The music world had lost icon Michael Jackson just seven months earlier. On Grammy night, some of music's biggest voices, including Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson and more, came together with a tribute to Earth Song. Then an even more personal moment when Michael's children, Prince and Paris Jackson, took the stage to accept their father's Lifetime Achievement Award. We are proud to be here to accept this award on behalf of our father, Michael Jackson. First of all, we'd like to thank God for watching over us for these past seven months and our grandma and grandpa for their love and support. We'd also like to thank the fans. Our father loved you so much because you're always there for him. Our father was always concerned about the planet and humanity. Through all his hard work and dedication, he has helped through many charities and donated to all of them. We'd also like, through all his songs, his message was simple, love. We will continue to spread his message and help the world. Thank you. We love you, daddy. Daddy was supposed to be here. Daddy was going to perform this year, but he couldn't perform last year. Thank you. We love you, daddy. And the Grammy goes to... Okay. Run This Town, Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Kanye West. In 2009, Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Kanye West had created one of the defining musical collaborations of the year with Run This Town. On Grammy night, the track was already a winner, picking up the year's award for best rap song, but it also picked up the award for best rap-sung collaboration, sending Jay-Z and Rihanna to the stage to accept the honor. Joined by a very special guest, Jay-Z's nephew Jules, who steals the show in this unforgettable and adorable Grammy moment. Thank you. Thank you. I want to thank Jules because his tuxedo is super fresh and he got on Nike dunks. I want to thank Rihanna for her contribution. She made the song everything it is. I want to thank the genius that is Kanye West, who also the executive producer of Blueprint 3. I just want to thank Kanye and Jay-Z for giving me the opportunity to be a part of such a wonderful song. Jules, you want to say anything? No, thanks. Thank you. And the Grammy goes to Halo, Beyoncé. Beyoncé came into the 2010 Grammys with a staggering 10 nominations, the most of any artist that year. And by this point in the night, the trophies were adding up. Next came another win, this time for her powerhouse performance of Halo. Wow. Thank you so much. Oh, this has been such an amazing night for me and I'd love to thank the Grammys. I'm sorry, I'm nervous. I'd love to thank my family for all of their support, including my husband. I love you. And I'd like to thank all of the fans for their support over the years. Good night. Thank you. And the Grammy goes to... You guys better be nice to me, otherwise I won't tell you. Taylor Swift, Nathan Chapman. Taylor Swift was only 20 years old in 2010, but her album, Fearless, had already transformed her career, becoming the best-selling album in America in 2009. It had taken Swift from country star to global phenomenon. During the final award, Taylor, nominated alongside industry heavyweights like Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, The Black Eyed Peas, and Dave Matthews Band, picked up her first ever Album of the Year award. At the time, it made Taylor the youngest artist ever to win the Grammys top prize. I just hope that you know how much this means to me and to Nathan, my producer, and to all these musicians you see on this stage that we get to take this back to Nashville. And families are freaking out in their living rooms. My dad and my little brother are losing their minds in the living room right now. And this is for my dad. Thank you for all those times that you just, you said I could do whatever I wanted in life. And my mom, you're my best friend. And this is the story, all of us, when we're 80 years old and we are telling the same stories over and over again to our grandkids and they're so annoyed with us, this is the story we're gonna be telling over and over again in 2010 how we got to win Album of the Year at the Grammys. Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. It's been a great night at the Grammys. We'll see you next year. Take care.