Grammy Awards Through the Years

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Actress-singer Barbra Streisand and jazz trumpeter-singer Louis Armstrong hold their Grammy trophies at the 7th Grammy Awards in New York City on April 13, 1965.

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Duke Ellington holds the two Grammy awards he won in New York on Feb. 29, 1968.

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Paul McCartney of the Beatles and his wife Linda make a surprise appearance at the Grammy Awards in Hollywood on March 16, 1971.

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Karen and Richard Carpenter pose with their Grammys during the 14th Grammy Awards in New York on March 14, 1972.

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Singer Aretha Franklin poses with her award at the 17th Grammy Awards in New York on March 3, 1975.

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Members of Fleetwood Mac pose with their Grammys at the annual awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 23, 1978. The group won in the category of Album of the Year for "Rumours."

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Pat Benatar holds her Grammy at the 23rd Grammy Awards in New York City on Feb. 25, 1981. Benatar won Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for "Fire and Ice."

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Singer Chaka Khan holds up her Grammy at the 27th Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Feb. 27, 1985. Khan won for Best Female Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance.

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American singer Mariah Carey poses with her first two Grammy Awards that she won on Feb. 20, 1991. Carey won in Best New Artist category and for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Vision of Love."

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Singers Tony Bennett and Natalie Cole perform "Lady is a Tramp" during the 35th Grammy Awards Show on Feb. 25, 1993, in Los Angeles.

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Singer Bono, of the group U2, holds up his Grammy Award on March 1, 1994. U2 won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album for "Zooropa."

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Will Smith holds up his Grammy after winning in the Best Rap Solo category for his hit song "Men in Black" during the 40th Grammy Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Feb. 25, 1998.

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Aretha Franklin rehearses with the Blues Brothers during the Grammy Awards on Feb. 22, 1998.

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Madonna performs during the 41st Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 24, 1999.

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The Dixie Chicks play around with their Grammy awards for Best Country Album and Best Country Performance at the 42nd Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb 23, 2000.

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Whitney Houston poses with her award at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 23, 2000.

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Adam Levine and Jesse Carmichael of Maroon 5 pose backstage with their award for Best New Artist during the 47th Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Feb. 13, 2005 in Los Angeles.

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Singer Kanye West performs "Jesus Walks" on stage during the 47th Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Feb. 13, 2005, in Los Angeles.

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Rihanna and Jay-Z accept the award for Best Rap Song collaboration for "Umbrella" at the 50th Grammy Awards on Feb. 10, 2008, in Los Angeles.

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Adele accepts the award for Record of the Year for "Rolling in the Deep" during the 54th Grammy Awards on Feb. 12, 2012 in Los Angeles.