With all of the early concern that the Writer's Strike might ruin this year's Grammy's it seemed as strong as ever last night. The big winners of the night were Kanye West and Amy Winehouse picking up four and five awards respectively. Those two also may have shared the "moments of the night" with Amy Winehouse's utterly stunned response to winning Record of the Year for her ironic, "Rehab."
The other moment came from Kanye to-tha after receiving the Best Rap Album award. During his acceptance speech, the orchestra started playing that "wrap it up" music while he was talking about his mother but he was not having it. Check it out.
I also thought it was great that Barack Obama's audio verson of Audacity of Hope managed to beat Bill Clinton's Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World. Not exactly a delegate, but every little bit matters.
Here is a list of the important winners.
Album of the Year: "River: The Joni Letters," Herbie Hancock.
Record of the Year: "Rehab," Amy Winehouse.
Song of the Year: "Rehab," Amy Winehouse (Amy Winehouse).
New Artist: Amy Winehouse.
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Mark Ronson.
Rap Album: "Graduation," Kanye West.
Rap Solo Performance: "Stronger," Kanye West.
Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: "Southside," Common, featuring Kanye West.
Rap/Sung Collaboration: "Umbrella," Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z.
Rap Song: "Good Life," Kanye West Featuring T-Pain.
R&B Album: "Funk This," Chaka Khan.
R&B Song: "No One," Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers & Alicia Keys, songwriters (Alicia Keys).
Contemporary R&B Album: "Because of You," Ne-Yo.
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.t.
Urban/Alternative Performance: "Daydreamin'," Lupe Fiasco, featuring Jill Scott.
Dance Recording: "LoveStoned/I Think She Knows," Justin Timberlake, Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland, mixers.
Reggae: "Mind Control," Stephen Marley.
Pop Vocal Album: "Back to Black," Amy Winehouse.
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 Vocals: "Makes Me Wonder," Maroon 5.
Spoken Word: "The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream," Barack Obama
Comedy Album: "The Distant Future," Flight of the Conchords.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Grammy Wrap Up 2008
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I just downloaded the Herbie Hancock album to see what the deal was. Very soothing as you'd expect - I'll definitely be using it as study music from now on. I might try to get more into jazz, because i don't have too much to listen to right now - nice to see the art form getting some recognition yesterday
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