album of the year

Soul singer Adele triumphed in her return to music's stage on Sunday, scooping up six Grammys and winning every category in which she was nominated including album of the year for "21" and best record with "Rolling In the Deep."

The biggest shock to come out of this year's Grammy nominations was that both Taylor Swift and Kanye West were snubbed for Album of the Year (horrors!).

But we're a little more surprised by who WAS nominated.

Adele scored six Grammy nominations on Wednesday, including for record, song and album of the year, but the owner of the 2011's best-selling album with "21" wasn't the night's top nominee -- and that wasn't the evening's only surprise.

Winners of 32 non-televised Juno awards were announced Saturday night in Toronto, with Neil Young winning for adult alternative album of the year.

Two days after their surprise Grammy win for album of the year, the Montreal band has won two prominent BRIT Awards: best international group and best international album (for their critically-acclaimed effort The Suburbs).

Lady Antebellum was the big winner at the Grammys with five awards, including record and song of the year for the band's yearning crossover ballad "Need You Now," but rockers Arcade Fire won Sunday's biggest prize, album of the year, for their highly acclaimed "The Suburbs." A Arcade Fire's Win Butler was visibly stunned as the group accepted their ...

The Country trio lost out on Album of the Year to Arcade Fire.

In a surprise win, Montreal indie-rock superstars Arcade Fire nabbed one of the music world's most coveted prizes: The Grammy Award for Album of the Year, for The Suburbs.

In a major Grammys upset, Canadian rock band Arcade Fire won the coveted album of the year on Sunday, helping reduce favored contender Eminem to also-ran status.

With his 10 nominations, Eminem has the potential to sweep Sunday night's Grammy Awards - as well as win that elusive album of the year trophy, a category for which he's had three nominations but never a win.