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Legend, for his part, made good on three of his nominations with a best R&B album statuette before the telecast, a male R&B vocal performance Grammy for "Ordinary People" and a best new artist trophy late in the evening. West also pulled three awards, landing best rap solo performance, best rap album for Late Registration and best rap song.

Hamilton-bred two-time nominee Daniel Lanois missed out on a production award (ironically, for the U2 record) and lost an instrumental pop album nod for his Belladonna to Burt Bacharach. Neil Young's Prairie Wind was a sentimental choice for best rock album, given the Winnipeg expat's recent brush with a near-fatal aneurysm. Nevertheless, it was passed over for U2.

mark j. terrill AP [Sly Stone] stole the show by coming out of seclusion to perform in a tribute to his group, the Family Stone.mark j. terrill ap [Bono] and The Edge from five-time winners U2 perform with [Mary J. Blige] at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards last night.mark j. terrill AP A shocked and tearful [Kelly Clarkson] accepts the award for best female pop vocal performance for "Since U Been Gone." mark j. terrill AP A shocked and tearful Kelly Clarkson accepts the award for best female pop vocal performance for "Since U Been Gone."