Music News: 2008 Grammy
Awards Winners
Another
year, another Awards ceremony (and amazingly - an Awards ceremony not
ruined by the Writers Strike!!). Yep - apprentley people used to get
paid to write the dreadfully awkard 'banter' between presenters...
2008 seems to have been the year of the drug addict. With more stars
checking in and out of rehab than ever before (seriously, it must be
like one big party within those walls) it's no surprise that everyones
favourite bee-hived heroin addict, Amy Winehouse, blew the competition
away.
Winehouse and Kanye
West
were the big winners at the 50th annual Grammy Awards, each scoring
multiple awards.
Winehouse,
who performed I'm
No Good and Rehab
from London via satellite came damn close to sweeping the
event winning at total of 5 Grammys (inc. Best New
Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album, Record of the
Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance).
West,
who started the night with eight nominations, picked up
a respectable 4 Grammy Awards: Best Rap Solo Performance, Best Rap
Performance by a Duo or Group, Best Rap
Song and Best Rap Album (for Graduation).
The big surprise, however, was the Album of
the Year going to Herbie Hancock. Seriously... what's that about?
Here
are the Winners in the major categories:
ALBUM
OF THE YEAR
River
- The Joni Letters, Herbie Hancock
RECORD
OF THE YEAR
Rehab
- Amy Winehouse
SONG OF
THE YEAR
Rehab
- Amy Winehouse
NEW
ARTIST
Amy Winehouse
RAP
ALBUM
Graduation
- Kanye West
ROCK
ALBUM
Echoes,
Silence, Patience & Grace - Foo
Fighters
ALTERNATIVE
MUSIC ALBUM
Icky
Thump - The White Stripes
POP
VOCAL ALBUM
Back
to Black - Amy Winehouse
COUNTRY
ALBUM
These
Days - Vince Gill
R&B
ALBUM
Funk
This - Chaka Khan
CONTEMPORARY
R&B ALBUM
Because
of You - Ne-Yo
FEMALE
POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Rehab
- Amy Winehouse
MALE
POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
What
Goes Around, Comes Around - Justin
Timberlake
POP
PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL
Makes
Me Wonder - Maroon 5
SOLO
ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Radio
Nowhere - Bruce Springsteen
ROCK
PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL
Icky
Thump - The White Stripes
HARD
ROCK PERFORMANCE
The
Pretender - Foo
Fighters
ROCK
SONG
Radio
Nowhere - Bruce Springsteen
FEMALE
R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
No One
- Alicia Keys
MALE
R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Future
Baby Mama - Prince
R&B
PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
Disrespectful
- Chaka Khan Featuring Mary J. Blige
R&B
SONG
No One
- Alicia Keys
RAP
SOLO PERFORMANCE
Stronger
- Kanye
West
RAP/SUNG
COLLABORATION
Umbrella
- Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
FEMALE
COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Before
He Cheats - Carrie Underwood
MALE
COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Stupid
Boy - Keith Urban
COUNTRY
PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
How
Long - The Eagles
BEST
COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK ALBUM FOR MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION OR OTHER
VISUAL MEDIA
Love -
The
Beatles
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