Irish rockers U2 won four accolades at the Grammy awards ceremony in Los Angeles.
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The group won the best rock album title for
All That You Can't Leave Behind
, best rock performance by a duo or group with vocal for
Elevation
, best pop performance by a duo or group for
Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of
and record of the year for
Walk On
.
Irish songstress Enya won best new-age album for A Day Without Rain.
"Being Irish, if you get eight nominations and got no awards they wouldn't let you back in the country," U2's Bono said. "So this is a public safety issue".
However, oldtime country and neosoul were the big winners at the awards, with the O Brother, Where Art Thou?soundtrack and R&B newcomer Alicia Keys each winning five awards.
The O Brothersoundtrack scored a surprise victory by beating Keys and U2 for album of the year.
Eric Clapton's Reptilewon best pop instrumental performance. Coldplay were also winners, taking the alternative music album award for Parachutes.
Radiohead took the best recording package award with Amnesiac(Special Limited Edition), and Dido won the remixed of the year, non-classical title, with Deep Dish, Thank You (Deep Dish Vocal Remix). Sade won the pop vocal album award with Lovers Rock.
PA