"It would be in good taste to stop the music," West said - and the music stopped.
"I know you're really proud of me right now and I know you want me to be the No. 1 artist in the world and Mama," West continued, "all I'm going to do is keep making you proud. We run this." The Grammys, celebrating its 50th year, emphasized its history from the first performance. Alicia Keys, glammed-up with a 1950s style, sat at the piano and sang Learnin' the Blues along with a black-and-white video performance from the late Frank Sinatra.
Later, the casts from Cirque Du Soleil's Love Beatles' show and the Beatles-inspired movie Across the Universe paid tribute to the Fab Four as Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono and George Harrison's widow Olivia Harrison watched from the audience.
It was a hot-legs competition when Tina Turner teamed up with Beyonce on Proud Mary. The senior citizen kept up with her younger counterpart, showcasing her famous dance moves while wearing a tight-fitting silver bustier and pantsuit.
Carrie Underwood's Before He Cheats earned two Grammys, including for best female country vocal performance. Bruce Springsteen took three awards, including best rock song for Radio Nowhere. Other winners included the White Stripes, Justin Timberlake and Mary J. Blige with two each, the Foo Fighters and even Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama for best spoken-word album.
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