Singer Sam Smith Wins Big at the Grammys 2015-02-10

Soulful singer Sam Smith was the big winner Sunday night at the 57th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California. Smith took home four awards: Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album, Song of the Year and Record of the Year.

The British artist's 2014 album, "In the Lonely Hour," was about the painful break-up he experienced last year with someone he loved. But Smith noted the happy ending. He accepted his final award for Record of the Year by thanking the one who broke his heart, "cause you got me four Grammys," he said.

The big surprise of the night was in the Album of the Year category. Many expected Beyonce to win for her self-titled album. But musician Beck took home the award for his album "Morning Phase."

The recording was also honored with the Best Rock Album award.

Kanye West played a little trick on Beck and the crowd at the Staples Center. He jumped up on stage as Beck was accepting the award. The move was similar to the bad behavior he displayed at the 2009 Video Music Awards. At that event, West interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech to tell the crowd that Beyonce deserved the award that Swift had just received.

However, Sunday night, West left the stage immediately, laughing. The audience realized it was just a prank. West even fooled Beyonce's husband, Jay-Z, who gave a look of horror when West jumped on the stage.

Beyonce did not go home with empty hands Sunday night. She won three Grammys, including Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance for her song, "Drunk in Love."

Other Grammy winners included country singer Miranda Lambert and rapper-singer Pharell Williams. The show included a video message from President Barack Obama about ending domestic violence.

?Critical opinion was mixed about the musical performances at the Grammy Awards. Most critics praised Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett for their delivery of "Cheek to Cheek."

The combination of Paul McCartney, Kanye West and Rihanna performing her new song "FourFiveSeconds" was also well received.

And the crowd roared for the performance of Sia's song, "Chandelier." Actresses Kristen Wiig and Maddie Ziegler danced to the song.

Opinion was not as singular when it came to Beyonce's performance of the gospel song, "Take My Hand, Precious Lord." Many critics praised it, but social media posts show a mixed reaction.

Many tweets expressed anger that the Grammy Awards changed the plan for the song last week. Reports say Ledisi had been set to perform the song but Beyonce asked to take her place.

Other posts on social media had some fun with the clothing fashions of the night. Some wrote that Rihanna's large, bright pink dress looked like a "cake topper."