50th Annual Grammy Winners Announced!

Amy Winehouse has won five prizes at the Grammy Awards, including song and record of the year and best new artist.But the troubled singer was not at the prestigious Los Angeles ceremony to collect them due to visa problems.Kanye West scooped four awards, including best rap song and best rap album. Bruce Springsteen won three, including best rock song.The White Stripes, Justin Timberlake and Mary J Blige were among the acts who picked up two awards.Winehouse is the first Briton to win the Grammy for best new artist since soul singer Sade in 1986.

The other accolades for West, who led the field with eight nominations, were best rap solo performance and best rap performance by a duo or group.The hip-hop star paid tribute to his mother Donda, who died in November, from the ceremony stage.Other major awards yet to be announced include record of the year, which is between Beyonce's Irreplaceable, Foo Fighters' The Pretender, Rihanna's Umbrella, Justin Timberlake's What Goes Around Comes Around and Rehab by Winehouse.Songwriter Burt Bacharach received a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement at a separate ceremony on Saturday.The show opened with a duet between Alicia Keys and footage of the late Frank Sinatra singing Learnin' the Blues.