The Recording Academy, the people who are behind The Grammys, has released a statement regarding the death of Michael Jackson. CEO/President Neil Portnow said in the statement “Rarely has the world received a gift with the magnitude of artistry, talent and vision as Michael Jackson. He was a true musical icon whose identifiable voice, innovative dance moves, stunning musical versatility and sheer star power carried him from childhood to worldwide claim. A 13-time Grammy recipient, Michael’s career transcends musical and cultural genres, and his contributions will always keep him in our hearts and memories. We are deeply saddened by this tragic news, and our hearts go out to his family and to music lovers around the globe who mourn this great loss.”
This year’s Grammys may be laden with issues but the viewership saw an improvement of 10% as compared from last year. A healthy 19 million people tuned in. I guess the diverse line up and hard marketing push did some good for this year’s show. In a statement, a CBS exec said “It was a broadcast with something for every generation and, importantly, it was supported by a marketing campaign for every platform.” According to reports, everything from a Katie Couric prime time special earlier last week to a marketing push on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter were used to get the message out.
Questo from the Roots was at an LA Grammy party this past weekend where Radiohead performed. It looks like the band’s front man was having lots of fun up on stage as Questo was quoted in saying “haaaaaaaa! thom yorke is jammin! he dancin like a muppet on acid. i love it. how he got more soul than 10 of post modern rnb artists?” If that was the case, I bet everyone at that party had just as much fun as those two rockers. Radiohead performed at the 2009 Annual Grammy Awards the next night with the USC marching band.
The Grammy was more than exciting; it was like a reality show. So now that you know what happened to Rihanna, Chris Brown and Usher–all of whom did not make it as Grammy performers for one reason or another, here’s one tidbit that would also be of interest. Here’s one celebrity who made it to the Grammy come hell and high water. Travis Barker did not want to miss the Grammy night that he went anyway despite having his arm on a sling. Barker just had surgery after his arms suffered injuries due to last September’s plane crash which killed four people.
Barker, who came with ex-wife Shanna Moakler, said he literally jumped out of his hospital bed numb hand and all just to be at the Grammy. He is suffering from bad nerve damage which explains the surgery and supposedly the 8 to 10 weeks recovery period. The Blink 182 drummer suffered second and third degree burns due the plane crash. He is set for a couple more surgeries in the near future.
Next to Jennifer Aniston, his two Grammys may well be John Mayer’s most precious possessions these days. Or is it the other way around and his two Grammy Awards his gift to girlfriend Aniston who just celebrated her 40th birthday? Whichever way it goes, John Mayer is now a certified Grammy winner. Mayer won over music greats Kid Rock and Paul McCartney for the 2009 Grammy’s best male pop vocal performance for “Say”. He also won over Neil Young for the Grammy’s best solo rock vocal performance award for “Gravity”.
Mayer had his pre-Grammy night full at Aniston birthday bash which was held at her Beverly Hills home. The two were unmindful of the guests, mostly close friends anyway, and danced and huddled the night away. Among the birthday girl’s guests were Courteney Cox and husband David Arquette, Sheryl Crow, Tobey Maguire and wife Jen, Oprah Winfrey, Kevin Nealon, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson and Sheryl Crow.
2009 Grammy Awards winners
Who were the night big winners at The 51st Annual Grammy Awards?
Here’s the complete list of winners:
Record of the Year
Chasing Pavements, Adele
Viva La Vida, Coldplay
Bleeding Love, Leona Lewis
Paper Planes, M.I.A. Please Read the Letter, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Album of the Year
Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, Coldplay
Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne
Year of the Gentleman, Ne-Yo Raising Sand, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
In Rainbows, Radiohead
Song of the Year
American Boy, Estelle feat. Kanye West
Chasing Pavements, Adele
I’m Yours, Jason Mraz
Love Song, Sarah Bareilles Viva La Vida, Coldplay
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Kid Rock, All Summer Long, John Mayer, Say
Paul McCartney, That Was Me
Jason Mraz, I’m Yours
Ne-Yo, Closer
James Taylor, Wichita Lineman
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Adele, Chasing Pavements
Sara Bareilles, Love Song
Duffy, Mercy
Leona Lewis, Bleeding Love
Katy Perry, I Kissed a Girl
Pink, So What
Best New Artist Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Coldplay, Viva La Vida
Eagles, Waiting in the Weeds
Gnarls Barkley, Going On
Maroon 5, Won’t Go Home Without You
One Republic, Apologize
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
Alicia Keys & John Mayer, Lesson Learned
Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland, Four Minutes Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Rich Woman
Rihanna & Maroon 5, If I Never See Your Face Again
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown, No Air
Best Pop Instrumental Album
Sax For Stax, Gerald Albright
Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One, Larry Carlton Jingle All The Way, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
The Spice Of Life, Earl Klugh
A Night Before Christmas, Spyro Gyra
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere, Love Appetite Eagles, I Dreamed There Was No War
Fourplay, Fortune Teller
Stanley Jordan, Steppin’ Out
Marcus Miller, Blast!
Best Pop Vocal Album
Detours, Sheryl Crow Rockferry, Duffy
Long Road Out Of Eden, Eagles
Spirit, Leona Lewis
Covers, James Taylor
Best Dance Recording Harder Better Faster Stronger, Daft Punk
Ready for the Flow, Hot Chip
Just Dance, Lady Gaga & Colby O’Donis
Give It 2 Me, Madonna
Disturbia, Rihanna
Black & Gold, Sam Sparro
Best Electronic or Dance Album
New York City, Brazilian Girls Alive 2007, Daft Punk
Bring Ya to the Brink, Cyndi Lauper
X, Kylie Minogue
Last Night, Moby
Robyn, Robyn
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Still Unforgettable, Natalie Cole
The Sinatra Project, Michael Feinstein
Noël, Josh Groban
In The Swing Of Christmas, Barry Manilow
Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall, Rufus Wainwright
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance John Mayer, Gravity
Paul McCartney, I Saw Her Standing There
Bruce Springsteen, Girls in Their Summer Clothes
Eddie Vedder, Rise Neil Young, No Hidden Path
Best Metal Performance
DragonForce, Heroes Of Our Time
Judas Priest, Nostradamus Metallica, My Apocalypse
Ministry, Under My Thumb
Slipknot, Psychosocial
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals AC/DC, Rock N Roll Train
Coldplay, Violet Hill
Eagles, Long Road Out of Eden Kings of Leon, Sex on Fire
Radiohead, House of Cards
Best Hard Rock Performance
Disturbed, Inside The Fire
Judas Priest, Visions The Mars Volta, Wax Simulacra
Mötley Crüe, Saints of Los Angeles
Rob Zombie, Lords of Salem
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
David Gilmour, Castellorizon
Metallica, Suicide & Redemption
Nine Inch Nails, 34 Ghosts I-IV
Rush, Hope (Live For The Art Of Peace) Zappa Plays Zappa, Peaches En Regalia
Best Rock Song Girls in Their Summer Clothes, Bruce Springsteen
House Of Cards, Radiohead
I Will Possess Your Heart, Death Cab For Cutie
Sex On Fire, Kings of Leon
Violet Hill, Coldplay
Best Rock Album Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, Coldplay
Rock N Roll Jesus, Kid Rock
Only By The Night, Kings of Leon
Death Magnetic, Metallica
Consolers Of The Lonely, The Raconteurs
Best Alternative Music Album
Modern Guilt, Beck
Narrow Stairs, Death Cab for Cutie
The Odd Couple, Gnarls Barkley
Evil Urges, My Morning Jacket In Rainbows, Radiohead
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
Kenna, Say Goodbye to Love
Maiysha, Wanna Be Chrisette Michele feat. will.i.am, Be OK
Janelle Monae, Many Moons
Wayna feat. Kokayi, Lovin You (Music)
Best R&B Song
Bust Your Windows, Jazmine Sullivan
Customer, Raheem DeVaughn
Heaven Sent, Keyshia Cole Miss Independent, Ne-Yo
Spotlight, Jennifer Hudson
Best R&B Album
Love & Life, Eric Benet
Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA, Boyz II Men
Lay It Down,Al Green Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Hudson
The Way I See It, Raphael Saadiq
Best Contemporary R&B Album Growing Pains, Mary J. Blige
Back Of My Lac’, J. Holiday
First Love, Karina
Year Of The Gentleman, Ne-Yo
Fearless, Jazmine Sullivan
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Eric Benét, You’re The Only One
Chris Brown, Take You Down Ne-Yo, Miss Independent
Trey Songz, Can’t Help But Wait
Usher, Here I Stand
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Beyoncé, Me, Myself And I
Keyshia Cole, Heaven Sent
Jennifer Hudson, Spotlight Alicia Keys, Superwoman
Jazmine Sullivan, Need U Bad
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Boyz II Men, Ribbon In The Sky
Anthony David feat. India.Arie, Wordsl Al Green feat. John Legend, Stay With Me (By The Sea)
Jennifer Hudson feat. Fantasia, I’m His Only Woman
Raphael Saadiq feat. Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton, Never Give You Up
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
Wayne Brady, A Change Is Gonna Come Al Green feat. Anthony Hamilton, You’ve Got The Love I Need
(Linda Jones) With Helen Bruner & Terry Jones, Baby I Know
Raphael Saadiq, Love That Girl
Jazmine Sullivan, In Love With Another Man
Best Rap Solo Performance
Jay-Z, Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)… Lil Wayne, A Milli
Lupe Fiasco, Paris, Tokyo
Nas, N.i.-.-.e.r. (The Slave And The Master)
Snoop Dogg, Sexual Eruption
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
Big Boi feat. Raekwon And Andre 3000, Royal Flush Jay-Z & T.I. feat. Kanye West & Lil Wayne, Swagga Like Us
Lil Wayne feat. Jay-Z, Mr. Carter
Ludacris feat. T.I., Wish You Would
Young Jeezy feat. Kanye West, Put On
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Estelle feat. Kanye West, American Boy
Flo Rida feat. T-Pain, Low John Legend & Andre 3000, Green Light
Lil Wayne feat. T-Pain, Got Money
Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos, Superstar
Best Rap Song Lollipop, Lil Wayne feat. Static Major
Low, Flo Rida feat. T-Pain
Sexual Eruption, Snoop Dogg
Superstar, Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos
Swagga Like Us, Jay-Z & T.I. feat. Kanye West & Lil Wayne
Best Rap Album
American Gangster, Jay-Z Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne
The Cool, Lupe Fiasco
Nas, Nas
Paper Trail, T.I.
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Martina McBride, For These Times
LeAnn Rimes, What I Cannot Change Carrie Underwood, Last Name
Lee Ann Womack, Last Call
Trisha Yearwood, This Is Me You’re Talking To
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Trace Adkins, You’re Gonna Miss This
Jamey Johnson, In Color
James Otto, Just Got Started Lovin’ You Brad Paisley, Letter To Me
George Strait, Troubadour
Best Country Song
Dig Two Graves, Randy Travis
I Saw God Today, George Strait
In Color, Jamey Johnson Stay, Sugarland
You’re Gonna Miss This, Trace Adkins
Best Country Album
That Lonesome Song, Jamey Johnson
Sleepless Nights, Patty Loveless Troubadour, George Strait
Around The Bend, Randy Travis
Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love, Trisha Yearwood
Back in December, music man Joe Satriani is alleging that Coldplay’s ‘Viva La Vida’ is a rip off of his song ‘I Just Wanna Fly’. The iconic guitarist asserts that the band has dodged being served his plagiarism lawsuit but hopes that it won’t be the case much longer. He and his lawyer are planning to fill the Grammys with servers ready to pounce on Coldplay. The lawyer representing Joe said “We have warned their British lawyers that we have hired a fleet of process servers lined up to dog the band everywhere they go this weekend in the hopes of serving them.”
The nominations were announced for 51st Annual Grammy Awards. 2009 Grammy Award will take place on February 8, 2009.
Lil Wayne had the most nominations with eight. Coldplay was close seven nods, while Jay-Z, Ne-Yo, and Kanye West each had six.
2009 Grammy Awards Nominees:
Record Of The Year
Chasing Pavements
Adele
Viva La Vida
Coldplay
Bleeding Love
Leona Lewis
Paper Planes
M.I.A
Please Read The Letter
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Album Of The Year
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Coldplay
Tha Carter III
Lil Wayne
Year Of The Gentleman
Ne-Yo
Raising Sand
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
In Rainbows
Radiohead
Song Of The Year
American Boy
William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West)
Love Song
Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles)
Viva La Vida
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
Best New Artist
Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Chasing Pavements
Adele
Love Song
Sara Bareilles
Mercy
Duffy
Bleeding Love
Leona Lewis
I Kissed A Girl
Katy Perry
So What
Pink
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
All Summer Long
Kid Rock
Say
John Mayer
That Was Me
Paul McCartney
I’m Yours
Jason Mraz
Closer
Ne-Yo
Wichita Lineman
James Taylor
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Viva La Vida
Coldplay
Waiting In The Weeds
Eagles
Going On
Gnarls Barkley
Won’t Go Home Without You
Maroon 5
Apologize
OneRepublic
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Lesson Learned
Alicia Keys & John Mayer
4 Minutes
Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
Rich Woman
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
If I Never See Your Face Again
Rihanna & Maroon 5
No Air
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Love Appetite
Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere
I Dreamed There Was No War
Eagles
Fortune Teller
Fourplay
Steppin’ Out
Stanley Jordan
Blast!
Marcus Miller
Best Pop Instrumental Album
Sax For Stax
Gerald Albright
Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One
Larry Carlton
Jingle All The Way
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
The Spice Of Life
Earl Klugh
A Night Before Christmas
Spyro Gyra
Best Pop Vocal Album
Detours
Sheryl Crow
Rockferry
Duffy
Long Road Out Of Eden
Eagles
Spirit
Leona Lewis
Covers
James Taylor
Best Dance Recording
Harder Better Faster Stronger
Daft Punk
Thomas Bangalter & Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo, producers; Thomas Bangalter & Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo, mixers
Ready For The Floor
Hot Chip
Hot Chip, producers; Dan Carey, mixer
Just Dance
Lady Gaga & Colby O’Donis
RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, mixer
Give It 2 Me
Madonna
Madonna & The Neptunes, producers; Andrew Coleman & Spike Stent, mixers
Disturbia
Rihanna
Brian Kennedy, producer; Phil Tan, mixer
Black & Gold
Sam Sparro
Jesse Rogg & Sam Sparro, producers; Jeremy Wheatley, mixer
Best Electronic/Dance Album
New York City
Brazilian Girls
Alive 2007
Daft Punk
Bring Ya To The Brink
Cyndi Lauper
X
Kylie Minogue
Last Night
Moby
Robyn
Robyn
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Still Unforgettable
Natalie Cole
The Sinatra Project
Michael Feinstein
Noël
Josh Groban
In The Swing Of Christmas
Barry Manilow
Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall
Rufus Wainwright
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Gravity
John Mayer
I Saw Her Standing There
Paul McCartney
Girls In Their Summer Clothes
Bruce Springsteen
Rise
Eddie Vedder
No Hidden Path
Neil Young
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Rock N Roll Train
AC/DC
Violet Hill
Coldplay
Long Road Out Of Eden
Eagles
Sex On Fire
Kings Of Leon
House Of Cards
Radiohead
Best Hard Rock Performance
Inside The Fire
Disturbed
Visions
Judas Priest
Wax Simulacra
The Mars Volta
Saints Of Los Angeles
Mötley Crüe
Lords Of Salem
Rob Zombie
Best Metal Performance
Heroes Of Our Time
DragonForce
Nostradamus
Judas Priest
My Apocalypse
Metallica
Under My Thumb
Ministry
Psychosocial
Slipknot
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Castellorizon
David Gilmour
Suicide & Redemption
Metallica
34 Ghosts I-IV
Nine Inch Nails
Hope (Live For The Art Of Peace)
Rush
Peaches En Regalia
Zappa Plays Zappa
Best Rock Song
Girls In Their Summer Clothes
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
House Of Cards
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway & Thom Yorke, songwriters (Radiohead)
I Will Possess Your Heart
Benjamin Gibbard, Nicholas Harmer, Jason McGerr & Christopher Walla, songwriters (Death Cab For Cutie)
Sex On Fire
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
Violet Hill
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
Best Rock Album
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Coldplay
Rock N Roll Jesus
Kid Rock
Only By The Night
Kings Of Leon
Death Magnetic
Metallica
Consolers Of The Lonely
The Raconteurs
Best Alternative Music Album
Modern Guilt
Beck
Narrow Stairs
Death Cab For Cutie
The Odd Couple
Gnarls Barkley
Evil Urges
My Morning Jacket
In Rainbows
Radiohead
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Me, Myself And I
Beyoncé
Heaven Sent
Keyshia Cole
Spotlight
Jennifer Hudson
Superwoman
Alicia Keys
Need U Bad
Jazmine Sullivan
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
You’re The Only One
Eric Benét
Take You Down
Chris Brown
Miss Independent
Ne-Yo
Can’t Help But Wait
Trey Songz
Here I Stand
Usher
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Ribbon In The Sky
Boyz II Men
Words
Anthony David Featuring India.Arie
Stay With Me (By The Sea)
Al Green Featuring John Legend
I’m His Only Woman
Jennifer Hudson Featuring Fantasia
Never Give You Up
Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
A Change Is Gonna Come
Wayne Brady
You’ve Got The Love I Need
Al Green Featuring Anthony Hamilton
Baby I Know
(Linda Jones) With Helen Bruner & Terry Jones
Love That Girl
Raphael Saadiq
In Love With Another Man
Jazmine Sullivan
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
Say Goodbye To Love
Kenna
Wanna Be
Maiysha
Be OK
Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am
Many Moons
Janelle Monae
Lovin You (Music)
Wayna Featuring Kokayi
Best R&B Song
Bust Your Windows
Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Deandre Way, songwriter) (Jazmine Sullivan)
Customer
I. Barias, Raheem DeVaughn, C. Haggins, K. Oliver & J. Smith, songwriters (Raheem DeVaughn)
Heaven Sent
Keyshia Cole, Jason Farmer & Alex Francis, songwriters (Keyshia Cole)
Miss Independent
M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & S. Smith, songwriters (Ne-Yo)
Spotlight
Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)
Best R&B Album
Love & Life
Eric Benét
Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA
Boyz II Men
Lay It Down
Al Green
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson
The Way I See It
Raphael Saadiq
Best Contemporary R&B Album
Growing Pains
Mary J. Blige
Back Of My Lac’
J. Holiday
First Love
Karina
Year Of The Gentleman
Ne-Yo
Fearless
Jazmine Sullivan
Best Rap Solo Performance
Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)…
Jay-Z
A Milli
Lil Wayne
Paris, Tokyo
Lupe Fiasco
N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave And The Master)
Nas
Sexual Eruption
Snoop Dogg
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
Royal Flush
Big Boi Featuring Raekwon And Andre 3000
Swagga Like Us
Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne
Mr. Carter
Lil Wayne Featuring Jay-Z
Wish You Would
Ludacris Featuring T.I.
Put On
Young Jeezy Featuring Kanye West
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
American Boy
Estelle Featuring Kanye West
Low
Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain
Green Light
John Legend & Andre 3000
Got Money
Lil Wayne Featuring T-Pain
Superstar
Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos
Best Rap Song
Lollipop
D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters (Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major)
Low
T. Dillard, M. Humphrey & T-Pain, songwriters (Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain)
Sexual Eruption
Calvin Broadus, S. Lovejoy & D. Stewart, songwriters (Snoop Dogg)
Swagga Like Us
D. Carter, S. Carter, Clifford Harris & Kanye West, songwriters (M. Arulpragasam, N. Headon, M. Jones, J. Mellor, T. Pentz & P. Simonon, songwriters) (Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne)
Best Rap Album
American Gangster
Jay-Z
Tha Carter III
Lil Wayne
The Cool
Lupe Fiasco
Nas
Nas
Paper Trail
T.I.
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
For These Times
Martina McBride
What I Cannot Change
LeAnn Rimes
Last Name
Carrie Underwood
Last Call
Lee Ann Womack
This Is Me You’re Talking To
Trisha Yearwood
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
You’re Gonna Miss This
Trace Adkins
In Color
Jamey Johnson
Just Got Started Lovin’ You
James Otto
Letter To Me
Brad Paisley
Troubadour
George Strait
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
God Must Be Busy
Brooks & Dunn
Love Don’t Live Here
Lady Antebellum
Every Day
Rascal Flatts
Blue Side Of The Mountain
The SteelDrivers
Stay
Sugarland
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
Shiftwork
Kenny Chesney & George Strait
Killing The Blues
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
House Of Cash
George Strait & Patty Loveless
Life In A Northern Town
Sugarland, Jake Owen & Little Big Town
Let The Wind Chase You
Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban
Best Country Instrumental Performance
Sumatra
Cherryholmes
Two Small Cars In Rome
Jerry Douglas & Lloyd Green
Sleigh Ride
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
Is This America? (Katrina 2005)
Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas & Bruce Hornsby
Cluster Pluck
Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner
Best Country Song
Dig Two Graves
Ashley Gorley & Bob Regan, songwriters (Randy Travis)
I Saw God Today
Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell & Wade Kirby, songwriters (George Strait)
In Color
Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller & James Otto, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)
Stay
Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland)
You’re Gonna Miss This
Ashley Gorley & Lee Thomas Miller, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
Best Country Album
That Lonesome Song
Jamey Johnson
Sleepless Nights
Patty Loveless
Troubadour
George Strait
Around The Bend
Randy Travis
Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love
Trisha Yearwood
Some very lucky Katy Perry fans will get the opportunity of a lifetime and perform with the singer on stage at the Grammys! Katy is set to perform at the awards ceremony which will air on February 8th. Fans can have the opportunity to perform with her by uploading a video of themselves singing a part of her hit song ‘I Kissed a Girl’ at cbs.com/grammys. The Recording Academy President and CEO Neil Portnow says “We are very excited that this year’s installment of My Grammy Moment allows numerous online fans to be an integral part of a performance.” Videos can be submitted up until February 6th.
A dozen years after the breakthrough debut of Jagged Little Pill, an album which earned four Grammys and spawned a dedicated worldwide fan base, Alanis Morissette remains not only an enduringly popular artist, but one whose success stems from a fierce commitment to authenticity and, to an equal extent, vulnerability. Both of these traits enable her to climb to new ground with her forthcoming album, Flavors of Entanglement, due June 10, 2008 in the United States and June 2, 2008 internationally from Warner Bros. Records.
Beyonce flaunted her dangerous curves at the Sony BMG Music 2008 Grammy Awards After Party at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday night. The Bootylicious singer showed off more skin than her usual flashy armpits with her dress?s plunging back. However, she knew how much to keep hidden when she kept things covered up in all the right places. I may be getting sick of her being all over the place these days but I can?t help but envy the fact that her body was made for evening gowns. If only she was made for not getting us saturated with her face and music then she?d be perfect.
This was perhaps my favorite moment of the Grammys, although Beyonce and Tina Turner rocked. Rihanna and Jay-Z won for best rap/song collaboration for “Umbrella”.
When the two made it up on stage, Rihanna made it clear that SHE was there to accept the award. As Jay-Z approached her side at the microphone, she held up a hand and kept him at a distance while she made her speech.
Nice way to thank the person who helped you win, huh?
Did you see the hair? Frankly, that was my favorite part. Or was it the glowing glasses?
Either way, Kanye paid a touching tribute to his mom, Donda West who died suddenly last year. He hit his knees while performing his song, “Hey Mama” and showcasing her name shaved into the back of his head.
When he won his grammy, he also gave props to Mama. As he used up his time, the music started playing. When he started talking about his mother, he quickly told them that the proper thing to do would be to stop the music. They did, and he continued.
He didn’t win Album of the Year, but it was a great night for Kanye after all.
The very beautiful and talented Leona Lewis is in Los Angeles. The X Factor champ is slated to perform at music mogul Clive Davis? annual pre-Grammy party this weekend. The ?Bleeding Love? singer was at her rehearsal on Thursday where she revealed that we should expect something juicy at the Brit Awards for which she received 4 nominations. The Brit Awards will be on later this month and I wish Leona all the best. But in the meantime, she looks like she?s getting ready to take over this side of the pond. Next on her list, the rest of the world!
Amy Winehouse has been banned from America after failing a drug test.
The singer applied for a visa to attend Sunday?s Grammys bash, but was denied as officials found traces of an un-named illegal drug in her blood following the test at the US Embassy in central London. Pals said Amy, 24, was ?gutted? by the news yesterday, and fear it will affect her battle with drugs.
A spokesman said she accepts the ban. But a pal said she was ?desperate? to perform at the Los Angeles bash – where she is up for six awards – adding: ?It was her main incentive to get clean. It?s a blow.?
Amy is now expected to perform via a live satellite link to the awards ceremony.
Alicia Keys is set to perform at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. The Grammy award-winning singer is the latest addition to the star-studded line-up, which also includes Beyonc?, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, the Foo Fighters and Tina Turner. The Grammy awards are famous for their unusual pairings, and this year is no exception
While Beyonc? and Tina Turner are expected to duet, ‘Umbrella’ star Rihanna is set to team up with reunited group The Time to commemorate the ceremony’s 50th anniversary. In addition, Aretha Franklin and Mary J. Blige will appear on stage with The Clark Sisters, Israel and New Breed, and Trin-i-Tee 5:7 for a one-off gospel performance.
The ceremony, which is being held in Los Angeles’ Staples Center on February 10, will also feature a special tribute to British band The Beatles. Casts from Las Vegas’ Beatles tribute show ‘LOVE by Cirque du Soleil’ and film musical ‘Across The Universe’ will join forces in an exclusive tribute to the late John Lennon and George Harrison and the band’s surviving members Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. Presenters at the ceremony include Cyndi Lauper, Bette Midler and Nat King Cole’s daughter Natalie
One act I doubt will be appearing is Amy Winehouse?
Justin Timberlake was spotted as he went out for dinner at Italian restaurant Madeo on Beverly Hills in Los Angeles on Monday. Noticeably missing was actress girlfriend Jessica Biel who is currenly busy in the UK filming her new movie ?Easy Virtue?.
Be on the look-out for Justin?s new Pepsi commercial which will debut the Sunday after next during Super Bowl XLII. The Grammy Award-winning R&B singer will also promote a yearlong $1 billion giveaway of MP3s, CDs, videos, consumer electronics and other items on Amazon.com. Amazon is sure to give Apple a run for its money with its MP3-format tunes.
Foo Fighter?s founder, primary songwriter, and front man David Grohl has credited his new writing style to becoming a father. His little girl Violet was born in 2006 and Grohl said, he felt like “superman in a way because I had to be.”
He adds he “can’t be scared of writing things that I really feel.” It seems to have done the trick too. Foo Fighter?s current album has five Grammy nominations, including album of the year.
The first single, “The Pretender,” spent a record 17 weeks at number one on Billboard’s Modern Rock chart. The Foo Fighters will play the song at the 50th anniversary Grammy Awards on February 10th.
Pete Wentz and the rest of his band Fall Out Boy attended People magazine?s Grammy nominations party at Avalon Hollywood in Hollywood on Thursday night. And he was not a happy camper.
It appears that Pete is one very sore loser especially since he and the band attended the party and even had to perform at the party yet they had no Grammy nominations to show for it. And Pete had no problem letting the audience know his displeasure. He pitched a fit, threw his mic stand in the air and flung his bass against the speakers. Was that a fit or just part of the show?
