Sunday, February 10, 2008

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

Gossip Girls

To watch Amy’s GRAMMY thank you speech - Click Here!

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