John Mayer Literally Shares Half His Grammy Award With Alicia Keys | My Grammy Performance

Watch John Mayer reflect on the night when he deconstructed his Grammy Award to share it with Alicia Keys after winning the Grammy for Song Of The Year for his chart-topping song "Daughters" at the 2005 Grammys.

Both Mayer and Keys were nominated for Song Of The Year that night; Mayer's "Daughters" ultimately beat out Keys' "If I Ain't Got You." "Both Alicia's song and my song, thankfully, stood the test of time," he reflects. "I gave the top half of the Grammy to the right person, because that song still works every time I hear it. It's a classic song."

That night, Mayer also performed "Daughters," which also won the Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, on the Grammy stage.

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