Ms. Winehouse, who earned acclaim for her retro-tinged musical style, found herself facing a challenge for the top awards from Mr. West, the innovative Chicago rapper who had twice before been nominated for album of the year and told viewers he considered the Grammy Awards his “new place of residence.” Mr. West ended up with four awards.
Even the typically confident Mr. West, whose “Graduation” was named best rap album, offered a nod to the uncertainty when he took the stage for the award, telling Ms. Winehouse’s producer, Mark Ronson, that if she won for album of the year: “You deserve it just as much as me. I deserve it too.”