So packed was Kanye West's post-Grammy celebration, held at West Hollywood's The Lot, it wouldn't stop even after the local fire marshal shut it down.

West, who won three Grammys Wednesday night, presided over his G.O.O.D Music label's "Heavenly" themed over-attended by thousands of celebrities including Best New Artist winner John Legend, who also took three Grammys home.

"We're going to keep this party going. We're going to kill it!" said West accompanied by women in white bikinis and angel wings, and co-host Common.

It was a fitting end to an incredible ceremony that saw angel-voiced Mariah Carey perform before a choir before walking away with 3 awards for best female R&B vocal performance, best contemporary R&B album and best R&B song.

Held at Los Angeles' Staples Center, the ceremony's kick off witnessed Stevie Wonder and Alicia Keys sing impromptu bars of Wonder's hit "Higher Ground" in dedication to the late Coretta Scott King, whose Atlanta funeral was Tuesday.

From there on the night powered ahead with incredible performances by Jay-Z and Linkin Park, Madonna and Gorillaz, Mary J. Blige and U2 (who ruled the night with a total of 5 awards), and a mind-boggling tribute to Sly and the Family Stone.

During the tribute, funk legend Stone made his first major public appearance in more than a dozen years. Boasting a platinum blonde mohawk, shades and a silver robe, the reclusive 61-year-old uncomfortably sang along to his classic "I Want To Take You Higher," while surrounded by an enthusiastic chorus of stars such as Legend, Will.i.am, Aerosmith's Steve Tyler, Joss Stone and Maroon5, who all scrambled to cover for Stone's lack of engagement.

A few minutes passed before Stone semi-bowed to the audience and left the stage, returning to reclusivity before the tribute ended.

Ironically, Dave Chapelle, who introduced the funk icon, summed it up nicely when he said, "The only thing harder than leaving show business is coming back."

Grammy winners list:

Rap solo performance: Gold Digger, Kanye West

Rap performance by a duo or group: Don't Phunk With My Heart, the Black Eyed Peas

Rap song: Diamonds From Sierra Leone, D. Harris and Kanye West

Solo rock vocal performance: Devils & Dust, Bruce Springsteen

Rock performance by a duo or group: Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own, U2

Hard rock performance: B.Y.O.B., System of a Down

Metal performance: Before I Forget, Slipknot

Rock instrumental performance: 69 Freedom Special, Les Paul and Friends

Rock song: City of Blinding Lights, U2

Alternative music album: Get Behind Me Satan, the White Stripes

Female R&B vocal performance: We Belong Together, Mariah Carey

R&B performance by a duo or group with vocals: So Amazing, Beyoncé and Stevie Wonder

R&B song: We Belong Together, Mariah Carey

R&B album: Get Lifted, John Legend

Contemporary R&B album: The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey

Female country vocal performance: The Connection, Emmylou Harris

Male country vocal performance: You'll Think of Me, Keith Urban

Country performance by a duo or group: Restless, Alison Krauss and Union Station

Country collaboration: Like We Never Loved at All, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw

Traditional blues album: 80, B.B. King and Friends

Traditional folk album: Fiddler's Green, Tim O'Brien

Contemporary folk album: Fair & Square, John Prine

Reggae album: Welcome to Jamrock, Damian Marley

Traditional world music album: In the Heart of the Moon, Ali Farka Toure and Toumani Diabate

Comedy album: Never Scared, Chris Rock