Adele scores early Grammy wins

Adele, the presumed major winner at tonight's 54th annual GrammyAwards kudocast, scored early at the pre-telecast show at the L.A. Convention Center on Sunday.The English vocalist's mega-selling album "21" was selected as best pop vocal album, while her clip for her smash hit "Rolling in the Deep" - up for record and song of the year tonight - took best short-form video.On a day when the music biz mourned the loss of Whitney Houston, an emotional moment came when Tony Bennett collected a Grammy for best pop performance by a duo or group, for "Body and Soul," recorded with Amy Winehouse. The British singer died last year at age 27 after publicly struggling with substance abuse. Introduced by Bennett, Winehouse's father Mitch, who appeared onstage with his wife, said, "We shouldn't be here - our darling daughter should be here. These are the cards we're dealt."Bennett also won the traditional pop album trophy "Duets II," his all-star No. 1 album. He received his first Grammy 49 years ago: a record of the year honor, for "I Left My Heart in San Francisco."Another possible harbinger of a big night for Adele was Paul Epworth's win as non-classical producer of the year. Epworth helmed and co-wrote "Rolling in the Deep." Holding his trophy wonderingly, the producer said, "I never thought I'd hold one of these."Electronic/dance artist Skrillex, one of the day's top nominees with five nods, had a breakthrough afternoon with three wins, taking best dance/electronica album (for "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprights"), best dance recording (for the album's title track) and best remixed recording (for Benny Benassa's "Cinema").Skrillex (born Sonny Moore) - who noted he had been bounced out of his L.A. apartment for living there illegally just a year ago - said of his awards, "I guess there's no formula or format anymore, and we can do anything that we want."Recording Academy favorites Foo Fighters topped four slots: best rock album (for their "Wasting Light") best hard rock/metal performance (for "White Limo"), best rock song (for "Walk," from the same set) and best long form video (for "Foo Fighters: Back and Forth," directed and co-produced by James Moll).Volatile rapper Kanye West captured three awards to add to his 14 previous wins, for best rap/sung collaboration and best rap song (for "All of the Lights") and best rap album ("My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy").Taylor Swift added two Grammy awards to her career total of four, winning best country solo performance and best country song for "Mean." The young star is also up for best country album, for her 2010 bestseller "Speak Now."Americana duo the Civil Wars' "Barton Hollow" won as both best folk album, while its title track won best country duo/group performance.As ever, some old favorites prevailed at the p.m. show.Paul McCartney, who was honored as MusiCares' person of the year on Friday, collected his 15th Grammy - a best historical album honor, for last year's reissue of his 1973 album "Band On the Run."Alison Krauss, the most rewarded female performer in Grammy history, received her 27th trophy for "Paper Airplane," her latest release with her group Union Station, which was named best bluegrass album.Complete list of winners (so far):6. Best Pop Duo/Group PerformanceBody And Soul, Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse7. Best Pop Instrumental AlbumThe Road From Memphis, Booker T. Jones8. Best Pop Vocal Album21, Adele 9. Best Dance RecordingScary Monsters And Nice Sprites, Skrillex 10. Best Dance/Electronica AlbumScary Monsters And Nice Sprites, Skrillex11. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Duets II, Tony Bennett & Various Artists13. Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance White Limo, Foo Fighters 14. Best Rock SongWalk, Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters)*** 15. Best Rock AlbumWasting Light, Foo Fighters16. Best Alternative Music Album Bon Iver, Bon Iver 17. Best Traditional R&B PerformanceFool For You, Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona18. Best R&B PerformanceIs This Love, Corinne Bailey Rae19. Best R&B SongFool For You, Cee Lo Green, Melanie Hallim, Jack Splash, songwriters (Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona)22. Best Rap/Sung CollaborationAll Of The Lights, Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie23. Best Rap SongAll Of The Lights, Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)24. Best Rap AlbumMy Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West25. Best Country Solo PerformanceMean, Taylor Swift26. Best Country Duo/Group PerformanceBarton Hollow, The Civil Wars27. Best Country SongMean, Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)29. Best New Age AlbumWhat's It All About, Pat Metheny30. Best Improvised Jazz Solo500 Miles High, Chick Corea, soloist31. Best Jazz Vocal AlbumThe Mosaic Project, Terri Lyne Carrington & Various Artists32. Best Jazz Instrumental AlbumForever, Corea, Clarke & White33. Best Large Jazz Ensemble AlbumThe Good Feeling, Christian McBride Big Band34. Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music PerformanceJesus, Le'Andria Johnson35. Best Gospel SongHello Fear, Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)36. Best Contemporary Christian Music SongBlessings, Laura Story, songwriter (Laura Story)37. Best Gospel AlbumHello Fear, Kirk Franklin38. Best Contemporary Christian Music AlbumAnd If Our God Is For Us..., Chris Tomlin39. Best Latin Pop, Rock, Or Urban AlbumDrama Y Luz, Man40. Best Regional Mexican Or Tejano AlbumBicentenario, Pepe Aguilar41. Best Banda Or Norteo AlbumLos Tigres Del Norte And Friends, Los Tigres Del Norte42. Best Tropical Latin AlbumThe Last Mambo, Cachao43. Best Americana AlbumRamble At The Ryman, Levon Helm44. Best Bluegrass AlbumPaper Airplane, Alison Krauss & Union Station45. Best Blues AlbumRevelator, Tedeschi Trucks Band46. Best Folk AlbumBarton Hollow, The Civil Wars47. Best Regional Roots Music AlbumRebirth Of New Orleans, Rebirth Brass Band48. Best Reggae AlbumRevelation Pt 1: The Root Of Life, Stephen Marley49. Best World Music AlbumTassili, Tinariwen50. Best Children's AlbumAll About Bullies... Big And Small(Various Artists), Jim Cravero, Gloria Domina, Kevin Mackie, Steve Pullara & Patrick Robinson, producers51. Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won't), Betty White52. Best Comedy AlbumHilarious, Louis C.K.53. Best Musical Theater AlbumThe Book Of Mormon54. Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual MediaBoardwalk Empire: Volume 1, (Various Artists) Stewart Lerman, Randall Poster & Kevin Weaver, producers55. Best Score Soundtrack For Visual MediaThe King's Speech, Alexandre Desplat56. Best Song Written For Visual MediaI See The Light (From Tangled), Alan Menken & Glenn Slater, songwriters (Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi)57. Best Instrumental CompositionLife In Eleven, Bla Fleck & Howard Levy, composers (Bla Fleck & The Flecktones)58. Best Instrumental ArrangementRhapsody In Blue, Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)59. Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me), Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Tony Bennett & Queen Latifah)60. Best Recording PackageScenes From The Suburbs, Caroline Robert, art director (Arcade Fire)61. Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition PackageThe Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story62. Best Album NotesHear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads & Beyond As Recorded By The San Francisco Bay By Chris Strachwitz In The 1960s63. Best Historical AlbumBand On The Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection - Deluxe Edition)64. Best Engineered Album, Non-ClassicalPaper Airplane, Neal Cappellino & Mike Shipley, engineers; Brad Blackwood, mastering engineer (Alison Krauss & Union Station)65. Producer Of The Year, Non-ClassicalPaul Epworth66. Best Remixed Recording, Non-ClassicalCinema (Skrillex Remix), Sonny Moore, remixer (Benny Benassi)67. Best Surround Sound AlbumLayla And Other Assorted Love Songs (Super Deluxe Edition)68. Best Engineered Album, ClassicalAldridge: Elmer Gantry69. Producer Of The Year, ClassicalJudith Sherman70. Best Orchestral PerformanceBrahms: Symphony No. 4Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)71. Best Opera RecordingAdams: Doctor AtomicAlan Gilbert, conductor; Meredith Arwady, Sasha Cooke, Richard Paul Fink, Gerald Finley, Thomas Glenn & Eric Owens; Jay David Saks, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)72. Best Choral PerformanceLight & GoldEric Whitacre, conductor (Christopher Glynn & Hila Plitmann; The King's Singers, Laudibus, Pavo Quartet & The Eric Whitacre Singers)73. Best Small Ensemble PerformanceMackey: Lonely Motel - Music From SlideRinde Eckert & Steven Mackey; Eighth Blackbird74. Best Classical Instrumental SoloSchwantner: Concerto For Percussion & OrchestraGiancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Christopher Lamb (Nashville Symphony)75. Best Classical Vocal SoloDiva DivoJoyce DiDonato (Kazushi Ono; Orchestre De L'Opra National De Lyon; Choeur De L'Opra National De Lyon)76. Best Contemporary Classical CompositionAldridge, Robert: Elmer GantryRobert Aldridge & Herschel Garfein77. Best Short Form Music VideoRolling In The DeepAdeleSam Brown, video director; Hannah Chandler, video producer78. Best Long Form Music VideoFoo Fighters: Back And ForthFoo FightersJames Moll, video director; James Moll & Nigel Sinclair, video producers Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com