Tuesday, February 12, 2008

It's all about the music...isn't it?

Finally getting around to checking out ALL the winners from this past weekend's Grammy Awards. Here's a few that i'm glad were winners...

Record Of The Year
Rehab
Amy Winehouse

Mark Ronson, producer; Tom Elmhirst, Vaughan Merrick, Dom Morley, Mark Ronson & Gabriel Roth, engineers/mixers
Track from: Back To Black
[Universal Republic Records]

Album Of The Year
River: The Joni Letters
Herbie Hancock

Leonard Cohen, Norah Jones, Joni Mitchell, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza & Tina Turner, featured artists; Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, producers; Helik Hadar, engineer/mixer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer
[Verve]

Song Of The Year
Rehab
Amy Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse)
Track from: Back To Black


Best New Artist

Amy Winehouse

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Rehab
Amy Winehouse
Track from: Back To Black


Best Pop Instrumental Album
* The Mix-Up
Beastie Boys
[Capitol Records]


Best Pop Vocal Album
Back To Black
Amy Winehouse


Best Electronic/Dance Album
We Are The Night
The Chemical Brothers
[Astralwerks]


Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Radio Nowhere
Bruce Springsteen
Track from: Magic
[Columbia]


Best Hard Rock Performance

The Pretender
Foo Fighters


Best Metal Performance

Final Six
Slayer
Track from: Christ Illusion


Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Once Upon A Time In The West
Bruce Springsteen
Track from: We All Love Ennio Morricone


Best Rock Song
Radio Nowhere
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
Track from: Magic


Best Rock Album
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Foo Fighters


Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
No One
Alicia Keys


Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Future Baby Mama
Prince
Track from: Planet Earth


Best Urban/Alternative Performance
Daydreamin'
Lupe Fiasco Featuring Jill Scott
Track from: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor


Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
Lost Highway
Willie Nelson & Ray Price
Track from: Last Of The Breed


Best Contemporary Jazz Album
River: The Joni Letters
Herbie Hancock
[Verve]


Best Comedy Album
The Distant Future
Flight Of The Conchords
[Sub Pop]


Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
What It Is!: Funky Soul And Rare Grooves (1967-1977)
Masaki Koike, art director (Various Artists)
[Rhino]


One question...
How did Trapped In The Closet Chapters 13-22 by R. Kelly get beat by Madonna's Confessions Tour for Best Long Form Video?

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