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44th Annual Grammy Awards

The 44th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 27, 2002, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The main recipient was Alicia Keys, winning five Grammys, including Best New Artist and Song of the Year for "Fallin'". U2 won four awards including Record of the Year and Best Rock Album,[1] while opening the show with a performance of "Walk On".

44th Annual Grammy Awards

February 27, 2002

U2 (8)

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and Britney Spears - Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

Matthew Perry

Dave Koz and P. Diddy - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Natalie Cole

Steve Vai and Nelly Furtado - Best Rap Album

Craig David

and Sarah Elizabeth Hughes - Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

Backstreet Boys

Pamela Anderson and Jamie Foxx - Best R&B Album

Ja Rule

and Trisha Yearwood - Best Rock Song

Don Henley

Rob Thomas and Kid Rock - Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

Jamie O'Neal

and Sheryl Crow - Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

Dixie Chicks

and Ray Romano - Best New Artist

Kevin James

Diana Krall and Gwen Stefani - Song of the Year

Elvis Costello

Celine Dion and Stevie Wonder - Record of the Year

Bonnie Raitt

Matthew McConaughey and Janet Jackson - Album of the Year

Gloria Estefan

"" – U2

Walk On

Mike Shipley

Kerry "Krucial" Brothers

Earthtone III

Brendan O'Brien

was supposed to perform his song "Whatever Happens" from his Invincible album, along with the legendary guitarist Carlos Santana. Unfortunately the performance was cancelled and blocked by Sony Music after conflicts with the company and Jackson.

Michael Jackson

won his fourth consecutive Grammy award in the Best Male Rock Vocal Performance category for "Dig In", breaking the record for most wins in that category (1999-2002).

Lenny Kravitz

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