[ti:Singer Sam Smith Wins Big at the Grammys] [ar:Caty Weaver] [al:American Mosaic] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]Soulful singer Sam Smith was the big winner Sunday night [00:14.59]at the 57th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California. [00:20.57]Smith took home four awards: Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album, [00:38.65]Song of the Year and Record of the Year. [00:42.39]The British artist's 2014 album, "In the Lonely Hour," [00:49.09]was about the painful break-up he experienced [00:53.76]with someone he loved. [00:55.66]But Smith noted the happy ending. [00:59.41]He accepted his final award for Record of the Year [01:04.49]by thanking the one who broke his heart, [01:07.66]"cause you got me four Grammys," he said. [01:11.54]The big surprise of the night was in the Album of the Year category. [01:17.09]Many expected Beyonc¨¦ to win for her self-titled album. [01:22.90]But musician Beck took home the award for his album "Morning Phase." [01:29.39]The recording was also honored with the Best Rock Album award. [01:35.31]Kanye West played a little trick on Beck [01:39.75]and the crowd at the Staples Center. [01:42.45]He jumped up on stage as Beck was accepting the award. [01:48.20]The move was similar to the bad behavior [01:52.20]he displayed at the 2009 Video Music Awards. [01:56.80]At that event, [01:58.92]West interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech [02:03.09]to tell the crowd that Beyonc¨¦ deserved the award [02:07.74]that Swift had just received. [02:10.11]However, Sunday night, [02:13.75]West left the stage immediately, laughing. [02:17.34]The audience realized it was just a prank. [02:21.45]West even fooled Beyonc¨¦'s husband, Jay-Z, [02:26.54]who gave a look of horror when West jumped on the stage. [02:30.89]Beyonc¨¦ did not go home with empty hands Sunday night. [02:47.77]She won three Grammys, including Best R&B Song [02:52.97]and Best R&B Performance for her song, "Drunk in Love." [02:59.01]Other Grammy winners included country singer Miranda Lambert [03:09.88]and rapper-singer Pharell Williams. [03:13.16]The show included a video message from President Barack Obama [03:19.49]about ending domestic violence. [03:22.88]Critical opinion was mixed about the musical performances [03:28.61]at the Grammy Awards. [03:29.85]Most critics praised Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett [03:35.00]for their delivery of "Cheek to Cheek." [03:38.48]The combination of Paul McCartney, [03:42.02]Kanye West and Rihanna performing her new song [03:46.91]"FourFiveSeconds" was also well received. [03:51.31]And the crowd roared for the performance of Sia's song, "Chandelier." [03:57.50]Actresses Kristen Wiig and Maddie Ziegler danced to the song. [04:02.64]Opinion was not as singular [04:17.44]when it came to Beyonc¨¦'s performance of the gospel song, [04:21.89]"Take My Hand, Precious Lord." [04:25.09]Many critics praised it, but social media posts show a mixed reaction. [04:31.97]Many tweets expressed anger [04:34.92]that the Grammy Awards changed the plan for the song last week. [04:39.85]Reports say Ledisi had been set to perform the song [04:45.23]but Beyonc¨¦ asked to take her place. [04:48.17]Other posts on social media [04:51.98]had some fun with the clothing fashions of the night. [04:55.62]Some wrote that Rihanna's large, [04:59.17]bright pink dress looked like a "cake topper."