2008 Grammy Nominees Announced
2008 Grammy Nominees Announced
It would appear that personal turmoil equals Grammy nods this year. At least that’s the case for Kanye West and Amy Winehouse. Between his mother dying and her husband being thrown in the slammer, these two were pretty desperate for some good news.
Between the two of them, the “Jesus Walks” rapper and the “Rehab” singer have a total of fourteen nominations (8 for him, 6 for her). And they’re not the only ones with multiple chances to take home an award.
On the next tier down, there were four artists with 5 nominations each: Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, T-Pain, and Foo Fighters. And Akon, Dierks Bentley, Feist, Chris Daughtry, Tim McGraw, Rihanna, Ne-Yo, Bruce Springsteen, and John Newton all have four chances.
Here’s the list of Top Categories:
Album of the Year
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, Foo Fighters
These Days, Vince Gill
River: The Joni Letters, Herbie Hancock
Graduation, Kanye West
Back to Black, Amy Winehouse
Record of the Year
“Irreplaceable,” Beyoncé
“The Pretender,” Foo Fighters
“Umbrella,” Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z)
“What Goes Around . . . Comes Around,” Justin Timberlake
“Rehab,” Amy Winehouse
Song of the Year
“Before He Cheats,” John Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
“Hey There Delilah,” Tom Higgenson, songwriters (Plain White T’s)
“Like A Star,” Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriter (Corinne Bailey Rae)
“Rehab,” Amy Winehouse
“Umbrella,” Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius “Dream” Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z)
Best New Artist
Feist
Ledisi
Paramore
Taylor Swift
Amy Winehouse
Pop Vocal Album
Lost Highway, Bon Jovi
The Reminder, Feist
It Won’t Be Soon Before Long, Maroon 5
Memory Almost Full, Paul McCartney
Back To Black, Amy Winehouse
Rap Album
Finding Forever, Common
Kingdom Come, Jay-Z
Hip Hop Is Dead, Nas
T.I. vs T.I.P., T.I.
Graduation, Kanye West
Rock Album
Daughtry, Daughtry
Revival, John Fogerty
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, Foo Fighters
Magic, Bruce Springsteen
Sky Blue Sky, Wilco
Country Album
Long Trip Alone, Dierks Bentley
These Days, Vince Gill
Let It Go, Tim McGraw
5th Gear, Brad Paisley
It Just Comes Natural, George Strait
Contemporary R&B Album
Konvicted, Akon
Just Like You, Keyshia Cole
Fantasia, Fantasia
East Side Story, Emily King
Because Of You, Ne-Yo
Amy Winehouse, Kanye West Top Grammy Winners
Amy Winehouse, Kanye West Top Grammy Winners
Both recovering from personal tragedies in the past year, British soul singer Amy Winehouse and hip-hop star Kanye West were the highlights of this year’s Grammy awards.
Winehouse scored big wins, grabbing trophies for record of the year, song of the year and best new artist, while putting on a moving performance via satellite from London.
Meanwhile, in one of the night’s most anticipated performances, Kanye paid an emotional tribute to his late mother Donda West, performing his hit song “Hey Mama”.
The complete list of winners at the 2008 Grammy Awards is as follows:
Record Of The Year
* Irreplaceable, Beyoncé
* The Pretender, Foo Fighters
* Umbrella, Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
* What Goes Around. . .Comes Around, Justin Timberlake
* WINNER Rehab, Amy Winehouse
Album Of The Year
* Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, Foo Fighters
* These Days, Vince Gill
* WINNER River: The Joni Letters, Herbie Hancock
* Graduation, Kanye West
* Back To Black, Amy Winehouse
Song Of The Year
* Before He Cheats (Carrie Underwood)
* Hey There Delilah (Plain White T’s)
* Like A Star(Corinne Bailey Rae)
* WINNER Rehab (Amy Winehouse)
* Umbrella (Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z)
Best New Artist
* Feist
* Ledisi
* Paramore
* Taylor Swift
* WINNER Amy Winehouse
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
* Candyman, Christina Aguilera
* 1234, Feist
* Big Girls Don’t Cry, Fergie
* Say It Right, Nelly Furtado
* WINNER Rehab, Amy Winehouse
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
* Everything, Michael Bublé
* Belief, John Mayer
* Dance Tonight, Paul McCartney
* Amazing, Seal
* WINNER What Goes Around…Comes Around, Justin Timberlake
Best Pop Vocal Album
* Lost Highway, Bon Jovi
* The Reminder, Feist
* It Won’t Be Soon Before Long, Maroon 5
* Memory Almost Full, Paul McCartney
* WINNER Back To Black, Amy Winehouse
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
* (You Want To) Make A Memory, Bon Jovi
* Home, Daughtry
* WINNER Makes Me Wonder, Maroon 5
* Hey There Delilah, Plain White T’s
* Window In The Skies, U2
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
* It’s Not Over, Daughtry
* Working Class Hero, Green Day
* If Everyone Cared, Nickelback
* Instant Karma, U2
* WINNER Icky Thump, The White Stripes
Best Rap Solo Performance
* The People, Common
* I Get Money, 50 Cent
* Show Me What You Got, Jay-Z
* Big Things Poppin’ (Do It), T.I.
* WINNER Stronger, Kanye West
Best Rap Album
* Finding Forever, Common
* Kingdom Come, Jay-Z
* Hip Hop Is Dead, Nas
* T.I. vs T.I.P., T.I.
* WINNER Graduation, Kanye West
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
* Simple Love, Alison Krauss
* Famous In A Small Town, Miranda Lambert
* Nothin’ Better To Do, LeAnn Rimes
* WINNER Before He Cheats, Carrie Underwood
* Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love, Trisha Yearwood
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
* Long Trip Alone, Dierks Bentley
* A Woman’s Love, Alan Jackson
* If You’re Reading This, Tim McGraw
* Give It Away, George Strait
* WINNER Stupid Boy, Keith Ur
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Grammys Staple a Date
People might still be talking about “my Blake incarcerated” and Herbie Hancock’s surprise Album of the Year victory, but the Recording Academy has started looking ahead to next year.
The Academy has penciled in Feb. 8, 2009, as the date of the 51st Annual Grammy Awards. CBS will once again air the ceremony live from Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.
“The next 50 are here, and we are delighted to be in our hometown,” Recording Academy President Neil Portnow said in a statement. “We will continue to offer a weeklong series of Grammy events that showcase various genres of music, educational programs and charitable activities.”
Scheduled to open later this year in the L.A. Live entertainment complex that also includes Staples is the 30,000 square-foot Grammy Museum celebrating the history of the music industry’s highest honor.
Nominations will be announced Dec. 4, with consideration going to albums released between Oct. 1, 2007, and Sept. 30, 2008.
Jackson’s Thriller a National Treasure
HIStory, indeed.
Michael Jackson's Thriller, the 1982 album that turned the Gloved One into a pop superstar and went on to become the biggest-selling record of all time, is among 25 musical works selected today by the Library of Congress to be preserved in perpetuity.
Thriller and the two dozen other recordings added the National Recording Registry were deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" to America's aural history.Thriller spent a year in the Top 10 of the Billboard album charts, spawned seven Top 10 singles and sold upwards of 100 million copies worldwide. A 25th anniversary edition was released last year.
Other notable inductees: the 1956 original cast recording of My Fair Lady; Roy Orbison's 1964 signature hit, "Oh, Pretty Woman"; Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' 1965 gem "Tracks of My Tears"; Joni Mitchell's 1972 album For the Roses; and Herbie Hancock's 1973 jazz fusion smash, Headhunters.
The latest batch brings to 250 the number of recordings contained in the registry. The full list of new additions after the jump.
- The first trans-Atlantic broadcast (March 14, 1925)
- "Allons a Lafayette," Joseph Falcon (1928)
- "Casta Diva," from Bellini's "Norma"; Rosa Ponselle, accompanied by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Giulio Setti. (recorded Dec. 31, 1928, and Jan. 30, 1929)
- "If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again," Thomas A. Dorsey (1934)
- "Sweet Lorraine," Art Tatum (Feb. 22, 1940)
- "Fibber's Closet Opens for the First Time," Fibber McGee and Molly radio program (March 4, 1940)
- Wings Over Jordan, Wings Over Jordan (1941)
- Fiorello LaGuardia reading the comics (1945)
- "Call It Stormy Monday, but Tuesday Is Just As Bad," T-Bone Walker (1947)
- Harry S. Truman speech at the 1948 Democratic National Convention (July 15, 1948)
- The Jazz Scene, various artists (1949)
- "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky-Tonk Angels," Kitty Wells (May 30, 1952)
- My Fair Lady, original cast recording (1956)
- Navajo Shootingway Ceremony Field Recordings, recorded by David McAllester (1957-1958)
- Freight Train and Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes, Elizabeth Cotten (1959)
- Marine Band Concert Album to Help Benefit the National Cultural Center (1963)
- "Oh, Pretty Woman," Roy Orbison (1964)
- "Tracks of My Tears," Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (1965)
- "You'll Sing a Song, and I'll Sing a Song," Ella Jenkins (1966)
- Music from the Morning of the World, various artists; recorded by David Lewiston (1966)
- For the Roses, Joni Mitchell (1972)
- Headhunters, Herbie Hancock (1973)
- Ronald Reagan Radio Broadcasts (1976-1979)
- "The Sounds of Earth," disc prepared for the Voyager spacecraft (1977)
- Thriller, Michael Jackson (1982)