Showing posts with label Herbie Hancock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Herbie Hancock. Show all posts

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?