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Norah Comes Away with Grammy Sweep

By Stephen M. Silverman

Sunday February 23, 2003 01:00 PM EST

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9:45 p.m.: Eminem, John Mayer in Grammy Wonderland The first hour of the Grammys wrapped up with a multi-generational medley of singer-songwriters -- and a brief thank-you from winner Eminem.

Taking the Grammy stage 40 minutes into the ceremony, "Late Show" musical conductor Paul Shaffer nervously introduced the first of three singer-songwriters: Vanessa Carlton, who took to the piano to deliver her Grammy-nominated hit, "A Thousand Miles."

She then introduced heartthrob singer John Mayer, who did his "Your Body is a Wonderland" before turning the stage over to James Taylor who, accompanied by Yo Yo Ma on cello, did his "Sweet Baby James."

It was Taylor who got the standing ovation, led by Tony Bennett and -- sitting in the same row -- actress Faye Dunaway.

P. Diddy, wearing diamond earrings, and "Sex and the City" star Kim Cattrall, wearing a low-cut '20s-style flapper dress, handled male performance. The Grammy for it, that is. They traded a lot of innuendoes about that too.

The award for best pop male vocal went to Mayer for "Your Body Is a Wonderland."

"I'm just a 16-year-old in this moment, and this moment is kicking my ass," he said. "I just want to tell the people at home, this is very, very fast -- and I promise to catch up."

Cattrall and Diddy then presented the best rap album honor to Eminem, for "The Eminem Show."

The unsmiling winner appeared onstage accompanied by the requisite entourage, and he thanked a host of rappers who inspired him in hip-hop, including Run-DMC and Tupac Shakur, among many others.