50th Grammy Awards

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50th Grammy Awards

Date February 10, 2008
Venue Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
TV in the United States
Network CBS
 < 2007 Grammy Awards 2009 > 

The 50th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on February 10, 2008. Amy Winehouse was the big winner; winning a total of five awards. Herbie Hancock's River: The Joni Letters won Album of the Year, marking the first time in 43 years that a jazz album received the award. The honor was given to Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz and João Gilberto in 1965.

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[edit] Performers

The following is an alphabetical list of performers.

[edit] Presenters

The following is an alphabetical list of presenters.

[edit] Specialized awards

[edit] MusiCares Person of the Year

[edit] Lifetime Achievement Award Winners

[edit] Trustees Award Winners

[edit] Technical GRAMMY Award Winners

[edit] General Field

[edit] Record of the Year

[edit] Album of the Year

[edit] Song of the Year

[edit] Best New Artist

[edit] Pop Field

[edit] Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

[edit] Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

[edit] Best Pop Performance by a Duo/Group w/ Vocals

[edit] Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

[edit] Best Pop Instrumental Performance

[edit] Best Pop Instrumental Album

[edit] Best Pop Vocal Album

[edit] Dance Field

[edit] Best Dance Recording

Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland, mixers

[edit] Best Electronic/Dance Album

[edit] Traditional Pop Field

[edit] Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

[edit] Rock Field

[edit] Best Rock Solo Vocal Performance

[edit] Best Rock Performance By a Duo/Group w/ Vocals

[edit] Best Hard Rock Performance

[edit] Best Metal Performance

[edit] Best Rock Instrumental Performance

[edit] Best Rock Song

[edit] Best Rock Album

[edit] Alternative Field

[edit] Best Alternative Music Album

[edit] R&B Field

[edit] Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

[edit] Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

[edit] Best R&B Performance By a Duo/Group W/ Vocals

[edit] Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

[edit] Best Urban/Alternative Performance

[edit] Best R&B Song

[edit] Best R&B Album

[edit] Best Contemporary R&B Album

[edit] Rap Field

[edit] Best Rap Solo Performance

[edit] Best Rap Performance By a Duo/Group

[edit] Best Rap/Song Collaboration

[edit] Best Rap Song

[edit] Best Rap Album

[edit] Country Field

[edit] Best Female Country Vocal Performance

[edit] Best Male Country Vocal Performance

[edit] Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

[edit] Best Country Collaboration w/ Vocals

[edit] Best Country Instrumental Performance

[edit] Best Country Song

[edit] Best Country Album

[edit] Best Bluegrass Album

[edit] New Age Field

[edit] Best New Age Album

[edit] Jazz Field

[edit] Best Contemporary Jazz Album

[edit] Best Jazz Vocal Album

[edit] Best Jazz Instrumental Solo Performance

[edit] Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

[edit] Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

[edit] Best Latin Jazz Album

  • Funk Tango - Paquito Rivera Quintet

[edit] Gospel Field

[edit] Best Gospel Performance

Tie

[edit] Best Gospel Song

[edit] Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album

[edit] Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

[edit] Best Southern/Country/Bluegrass Album

[edit] Best Traditional Gospel Album

[edit] Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

[edit] Latin Field

[edit] Best Latin Pop Album

[edit] Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

[edit] Best Latin Urban Album

[edit] Best Tropical Latin Album

[edit] Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album

[edit] Best Tejano Album

[edit] Best Norteño Album

[edit] Best Banda Album

[edit] Blues Field

[edit] Best Traditional Blues Album

[edit] Best Contemporary Blues Album

[edit] Folk Field

[edit] Best Traditional Folk Album

[edit] Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album

[edit] Best Native American Music Album

  • Totemic Flute Chants - Johnny Whitehorse

[edit] Best Hawaiian Music Album

  • Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Various Artists (Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers)

[edit] Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album

  • Live! Worldwide - Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience

[edit] Reggae Field

[edit] Best Reggae Album

[edit] World Music Field

[edit] Best Traditional World Music Album

[edit] Best Contemporary World Music Album

[edit] Polka Field

[edit] Best Polka Album

[edit] Children's Field

[edit] Best Children's Music Album

[edit] Best Children's Spoken Word Album

[edit] Spoken Word Field

[edit] Best Spoken Word Album

[edit] Comedy Field

[edit] Best Comedy Album

[edit] Musical Show Field

[edit] Best Musical Show Album

  • Spring Awakening - Duncan Sheik, producer; Duncan Sheik, composer; Steven Sater, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast with Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele & Others)

[edit] Film, Television And Other Visual Media Field

[edit] Best Compilation Soundtrack Album

[edit] Best Score Soundtrack Album

[edit] Best Song-Motion Picture, TV, Visual Media

[edit] Composing/Arranging Field

[edit] Best Instrumental Composition

[edit] Best Instrumental Arrangement

[edit] Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

[edit] Package Field

[edit] Best Recording Package

[edit] Best Boxed/Special Limited Edition

  • What It Is!: Funky Soul and Rare Grooves (1967-1977) - Masaki Koike, art director (Various Artists)

[edit] Notes Field

[edit] Best Album Notes

  • John Work, III: Recording Black Culture - Bruce Nemerov (Various Artists)

[edit] Historical Field

[edit] Best Historical Album

  • The Live Wire: Woody Guthrie in Performance 1949
    • Nora Guthrie & Jorge Arévalo Mateus, compilation producers; Jamie Howarth, Steve Rosenthal, Warren Russell-Smith & Dr. Kevin Short, mastering engineers (Woody Guthrie)

[edit] Production, Non Classical Field

[edit] Best Engineered Album, Non Classical

[edit] Producer of the Year, Non Classical

[edit] Best Remixed Recording

[edit] Production, Surround Sound Field

[edit] Best Surround Sound Album

[edit] Production, Classical Field

[edit] Best Engineered Album, Classical

[edit] Producer of the Year, Classical

  • Judith Sherman
    • American Virtuosa: Tribute To Maud Powell (Rachel Barton Pine & Matthew Hagle)
    • From Barrelhouse To Broadway: The Musical Odyssey Of Joe Jordan (Rick Benjamin & The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra)
    • Górecki: String Quartet No. 3 '...Songs Are Sung' (Kronos Quartet)
    • Strange Imaginary Animals (Eighth Blackbird)
    • Tchaikovsky: Three String Quartets, Souvenir De Florence (Ying Quartet)

[edit] Classical Field

[edit] Best Classical Album

[edit] Best Orchestra Performance

[edit] Best Opera Recording

[edit] Best Choral Performance

[edit] Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)

[edit] Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)

[edit] Best Chamber Music Performance

[edit] Best Small Ensemble Performance

  • "Stravinsky: Apollo, Concerto in D; Prokofiev: 20 Visions Fugitives" - Yuri Bashmet, conductor; Moscow Soloists

[edit] Best Classical Vocal Performance

  • "Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs"

[edit] Best Classical Contemporary Composition

[edit] Best Classical Crossover Album

[edit] Music Video Field

[edit] Best Short Form Music Video

[edit] Best Long Form Music Video

[edit] Trivia

  • The golden anniversary of the Grammys and NARAS was noted in references and performances throughout this year's ceremony. Alicia Keys was the evening's opening musician, singing and playing piano alongside archived video and audio of Frank Sinatra. Other collaborative performances linking contemporary and past musicians included Beyoncé with Tina Turner, Rihanna with The Time, classical pianist Lang Lang with jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, and inaugural Grammy winner Keely Smith with Kid Rock. Special recognition of the musical contributions of The Beatles was also featured.
  • Amy Winehouse became the fifth female solo artist to have won five Grammys in one evening. The others who won five in one night before her are Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys, Norah Jones, and Beyoncé Knowles. The following year Alison Krauss won five making her the sixth female artist to win five in one night.
  • CBS aired a special called "My Night at the Grammys" on November 30, 2007. It was part of NARAS' 50th anniversary celebration and featured the top 25 moments in Grammy history which was be determined by vote.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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