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Grammys Lose Glitter For Maz
Mariah Carey ended her 16-year Grammy drought, but with a disappointing haul of trophies.
She kept on smiling - but must have been cursing U2 under her breath.
Having been nominated for a leading eight awards at the US equivalent to our Brits, the comeback queen only picked up three.
Her awards - contemporary R 'n' B album for The Emancipation Of Mimi and R 'n' B song and female R 'n' B performance for We Belong Together - were handed out before the show.
Mimi was the best-selling album of 2005 in the States, but it was U2 who stole the night.
They won in all five categories in which they were nominated, and took the coveted best album and best song.
Kanye West also started the night with eight nods but had to settle for three rap awards, including best rap album for Late Registration.
It was a repeat of last year for him, when a leading 10 noms fell to three trophies on the night.
Bono had kind words for his rivals. He told Mariah she sung "like an angel" and to Kanye West - who recently toured with U2 - "Kanye, you're next."
The Edge later confessed that the band had worked out what to say if they missed out on every award. "So the prospect of winning all of them never entered our heads," he said.
"In our wildest dreams we never imagined that we'd win everything."
Mariah also lost out to American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson for best female pop performance.
Main awards of the night:
Record of the Year Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Green Day.
Album of the Year How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, U2.
Song of the Year Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, U2.
Best New Artist John Legend.
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Since U Been Gone, Kelly Clarkson.
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance From the Bottom of My Heart, Stevie Wonder.
Best Pop Vocal Album Breakaway, Kelly Clarkson.
Best Rock Album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, U2.
Best R'n'B Album Get Lifted, John Legend.
Best Rap Album Late Registration, Kanye West.
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