50th Grammy Awards
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| Date | February 10, 2008 | ||
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| Venue | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California | ||
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| Network: | CBS | ||
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The 50th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on February 10, 2008, starting at 8PM EST. It honored musical achievement of the 2007 year in which albums were released between October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007. The primary ceremonies were televised in the United States on CBS; however, most of the awards were handed out during a pre-telecast portion of the show held at the Los Angeles Convention Center and broadcast on XM Satellite Radio. Two nights prior to the show Aretha Franklin was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year.
This year's big winner was Amy Winehouse. The 24-year-old singer had recently entered a drug rehabilitation program and did not come to Los Angeles. American officials initially refused her a work visa; they reversed the decision, but by then it was too late for her to make the trip from the UK.[1] She became the fifth female solo artist to get five awards in one night, behind Lauryn Hill, Norah Jones, Alicia Keys, and Beyoncé.
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.
[edit] Performers
The following is an alphabetical list of performers.
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[edit] Presenters
The following is an alphabetical list of presenters.
[edit] General Field
[edit] Record of the Year
- "Irreplaceable" - Beyoncé
- "The Pretender" - Foo Fighters
- Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers
- "Umbrella" - Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
- Kuk Harrell & C. "Tricky" Stewart, producers; Kuk Harrell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers
- "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around" - Justin Timberlake
- Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland, engineers/mixers
- "Rehab" - Amy Winehouse
- Mark Ronson, producer; Tom Elmhirst, engineer/mixer
[edit] Album of the Year
- Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace - Foo Fighters
- Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer
- These Days - Vince Gill
- John Anderson, Guy Clarke, Rodney Crowell, Diana Krall & The Del McCoury Band, featured artists; Vince Gill, John Hobbs & Justin Niebank, producers; Neal Cappellino & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer
- River: The Joni Letters - Herbie Hancock
- Leonard Cohen, Norah Jones, Joni Mitchell, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza & Tina Turner, featured artists; Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, producers; Helik Hadar, engineer/mixer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer
- Graduation - Kanye West
- Dwele, Lil Wayne, Mos Def & T-Pain, featured artists; Daft Punk, Chris Martin, Douglas Vale, Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Eric Hudson, Brian "Allday" Miller, Nottz, Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds, Gee Roberson, Toomp & Kanye West, producers; Bruce Beuchner, Andrew Dawson, Mike Dean, Anthony Kilhoffer, Greg Koller, Manny Marroquin, Nottz Raw, Tony Rey, Seiji Sekine, Paul Sheehy & D. Sloan, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
- Back to Black - Amy Winehouse
- Mark Ronson & Salaamremi, producers; Tom Elmhirst, Gary Noble & Franklin Socorro, engineers/mixers; Mark Ronson, mastering engineer
[edit] Song of the Year
(Note: The songwriters are the actual nominees. The artists are included in parentheses for identification only.)
- "Before He Cheats" – Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins (Carrie Underwood)
- "Hey There Delilah" – Tom Higgenson (Plain White T's)
- "Like a Star" – Corinne Bailey Rae (Corinne Bailey Rae)
- "Rehab" – Amy Winehouse (Amy Winehouse)
- "Umbrella" – Jay-Z, Kuk Harrell, Terius "Dream" Nash, & Christopher Stewart (Rihanna featuring Jay-Z)
[edit] Best New Artist
[edit] Pop Field
[edit] Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- "Candyman" - Christina Aguilera
- "1234" – Feist
- "Big Girls Don't Cry" – Fergie
- "Say It Right" – Nelly Furtado
- "Rehab" – Amy Winehouse
[edit] Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- "Everything" – Michael Bublé
- "Belief" – John Mayer
- "Dance Tonight" – Paul McCartney
- "Amazing" – Seal
- "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around" – Justin Timberlake
[edit] Best Pop Performance by a Duo/Group w/ Vocals
- "(You Want to) Make a Memory" – Bon Jovi
- "Home" – Daughtry
- "Makes Me Wonder" – Maroon 5
- "Hey There Delilah" – Plain White T's
- "Window in the Skies" – U2
[edit] Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
- "Steppin' Out" – Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera
- "Beautiful Liar" – Beyoncé & Shakira
- "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
- "The Sweet Escape" – Gwen Stefani & Akon
- "Give It to Me" – Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake
[edit] Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- "Off the Grid" – Beastie Boys
- "Paris Sunrise #7" – Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
- "Over the Rainbow" – Dave Koz
- "One Week Last Summer" – Joni Mitchell
- "Simple Pleasures" – Spyro Gyra
[edit] Best Pop Instrumental Album
- The Mix-Up – Beastie Boys
- Italia – Chris Botti
- At the Movies – Dave Koz
- Good to Go-Go – Spyro Gyra
- Roundtrip – Kirk Whalum
[edit] 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
- Back to Black – Amy Winehouse
[edit] Dance Field
[edit] Best Dance Recording
- Tom Rowlands & Ed Simons, producers
- "D.A.N.C.E." - Justice
- Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay, producers; Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay, mixers
- "Love Today" - Mika
- Jodi Marr, John Merchant, Mika & Greg Wells, producers; Greg Wells, mixer
- StarGate, producer; Phil Tan, mixer
- Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland, mixers
[edit] Best Electronic/Dance Album
- We Are the Night – The Chemical Brothers
- † – Justice
- Sound of Silver – LCD Soundsystem
- We Are Pilots – Shiny Toy Guns
- Elements of Life – Tiësto
[edit] Traditional Pop Field
[edit] Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- Call Me Irresponsible - Michael Bublé
- Cool Yule - Bette Midler
- Trav'lin' Light - Queen Latifah
- Live in Concert 2006 - Barbra Streisand
- James Taylor at Christmas - James Taylor
[edit] Rock Field
[edit] Best Rock Solo Vocal Performance
- "Timebomb" - Beck
- "Only Mama Knows" - Paul McCartney
- "Our Country" - John Mellencamp
- "Radio Nowhere" - Bruce Springsteen
- "Come On" - Lucinda Williams
[edit] Best Rock Performance By a Duo/Group w/ Vocals
- "It's Not Over" - Daughtry
- "Working Class Hero" - Green Day
- "If Everyone Cared" - Nickelback
- "Instant Karma" - U2
- "Icky Thump" - The White Stripes
[edit] Best Hard Rock Performance
- "Sweet Sacrifice" - Evanescence
- "The Pretender" - Foo Fighters
- "I Don't Wanna Stop" - Ozzy Osbourne
- "Sick, Sick, Sick" - Queens of the Stone Age
- "The Pot" - Tool
[edit] Best Metal Performance
- "Nothing Left" - As I Lay Dying
- "Never Ending Hill" - King Diamond
- "Aesthetics of Hate" - Machine Head
- "Redemption" - Shadows Fall
- "Final Six" - Slayer
[edit] Best Rock Instrumental Performance
- "The Ecstasy of Gold" - Metallica
- "Malignant Narcissism" - Rush
- "Always with Me, Always with You" - Joe Satriani
- "Once Upon a Time in the West" - Bruce Springsteen
- "The Attitude Song" - Steve Vai
[edit] Best Rock Song
(Note: The songwriters are the actual nominees. The artists are included in parentheses for identification only.)
- "Come On" - Lucinda Williams (Lucinda Williams)
- "Icky Thump" - Jack White (The White Stripes)
- "It's Not Over" - Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Wilkerson & Brett Young (Daughtry)
- "The Pretender" - Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel & Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters)
- "Radio Nowhere" - Bruce Springsteen (Bruce Springsteen)
[edit] Best Rock Album
- Daughtry - Daughtry
- Revival - John Fogerty
- Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace - Foo Fighters
- Magic - Bruce Springsteen
- Sky Blue Sky - Wilco
[edit] Alternative Field
[edit] Best Alternative Music Album
- Alright, Still - Lily Allen
- Neon Bible - Arcade Fire
- Volta - Björk
- Wincing the Night Away - The Shins
- Icky Thump - The White Stripes
[edit] R&B Field
[edit] Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- "Just Fine" - Mary J. Blige
- "When I See U" - Fantasia
- "No One" - Alicia Keys
- "If I Have My Way"- Chrisette Michele
- "Hate on Me"- Jill Scott
[edit] Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
- "Woman" - Raheem DeVaughn
- "B.U.D.D.Y." - Musiq Soulchild
- "Because of You" - Ne-Yo
- "Future Baby Mama" - Prince
- "Please Don't Go" - Tank
[edit] Best R&B Performance By a Duo/Group W/ Vocals
- "Same Girl" - R. Kelly featuring Usher
- "Disrespectful" - Chaka Khan featuring Mary J. Blige
- "Hate That I Love You" - Rihanna featuring Ne-Yo
- "Baby"- Angie Stone featuring Betty Wright
- "Bartender" - T-Pain featuring Akon
[edit] Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
- "Walk a Mile In My Shoes" - Otis Clay
- "All Night Long" - Randy Crawford & Joe Sample
- "In My Songs" - Gerald Levert
- "I Apologize" - Ann Nesby
- "I Am Your Man" - Ryan Shaw
[edit] Best Urban/Alternative Performance
- "Make a Baby" - Vikter Duplaix
- "That's the Way of the World" - Dwele
- "Daydreamin'" - Lupe Fiasco featuring Jill Scott
- "Fantasy" - Meshell Ndegeocello
- "Dream" - Alice Smith
[edit] Best R&B Song
(Note: The songwriters are the actual nominees. The artists are included in parentheses for identification only.)
- "Beautiful Flower" - India.Arie & Joyce Simpson (India.Arie)
- "Hate That I Love You" - M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & Shaffer Smith (Rihanna featuring Ne-Yo)
- "No One" - Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers & Alicia Keys (Alicia Keys)
- "Teachme" - Ivan Barias, Adam W. Blackstone, Randall C. Bowland, Carvin Haggins, Johnnie Smith II & Corey Latif Williams (Musiq Soulchild)
- "When I See U" - Louis Biancaniello, Waynne Nugent, Erika Nuri, Kevin Risto, Janet Sewel & Sam Watters (Fantasia)
[edit] Best R&B Album
- Funk This - Chaka Khan
- Lost & Found - Ledisi
- Luvanmusiq - Musiq Soulchild
- The Real Thing - Jill Scott
- Sex, Love & Pain - Tank
[edit] Best Contemporary R&B Album
- Konvicted - Akon
- Just Like You - Keyshia Cole
- Fantasia - Fantasia
- East Side Story - Emily King
- Because of You - Ne-Yo
[edit] Rap Field
[edit] Best Rap Solo Performance
- "The People" - Common featuring Dwele
- "I Get Money" - 50 Cent
- "Show Me What You Got" - Jay-Z
- "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" - T.I.
- "Stronger" - Kanye West
[edit] Best Rap Performance By a Duo/Group
- "Southside" - Common featuring Kanye West
- "Make It Rain" - Fat Joe featuring Lil Wayne
- "Party Like a Rockstar" - Shop Boyz
- "International Player's Anthem (I Choose You)" - UGK featuring OutKast
- "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)" - Kanye West, Nas, KRS-One & Rakim
[edit] Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
- "I Wanna Love You" - Akon featuring Snoop Dogg
- "Kiss Kiss" - Chris Brown featuring T-Pain
- "Let It Go" - Keyshia Cole featuring Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim
- "Umbrella" - Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
- "Good Life" - Kanye West featuring T-Pain
[edit] Best Rap Song
(Note: The songwriters are the actual nominees. The artists are included in parentheses for identification only.)
- "Ayo Technology" - Nate "Danja" Hills, Curtis Jackson, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake (50 Cent featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland)
- "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" - Clifford Harris & Byron Thomas (T.I.)
- "Can't Tell Me Nothing" - Kanye West & Aldrin Davis (Kanye West)
- "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" - DeAndre Way (Soulja Boy)
- "Good Life" - Alrin Davis, Faheem Najm & Kanye West (James Ingram & Quincy Jones) (Kanye West featuring T-Pain)
[edit] Best 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
[edit] Country Field
[edit] Best Female Country Vocal Performance
- "Simple Love" - Alison Krauss
- "Famous in a Small Town" - Miranda Lambert
- "Nothin' Better to Do" - LeAnn Rimes
- "Before He Cheats" - Carrie Underwood
- "Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love" - Trisha Yearwood
[edit] 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
- "Stupid Boy" - Keith Urban
[edit] Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
- "Proud of the House We Built" - Brooks & Dunn
- "How Long" - Eagles
- "Moments" - Emerson Drive
- "Lucky Man" - Montgomery Gentry
- "Sweet Memories" - The Time Jumpers
[edit] Best Country Collaboration w/ Vocals
- "Days Aren't Long Enough" - Steve Earle & Allison Moorer
- "Because of You" - Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson
- "I Need You" - Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
- "Lost Highway" - Willie Nelson & Ray Price
- "Oh Love" - Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood
[edit] Best Country Instrumental Performance
- "Little Monk" - Russ Barenberg
- "Mucky the Duck" - The Greencards
- "Throttleneck" - Brad Paisley
- "Rawhide!" - Andy Statman
- "Fidoodlin" - The Time Jumpers
[edit] Best Country Song
- "Before He Cheats" - Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
- "Give It Away" - Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon & Jamey Johnson, songwriters (George Strait)
- "I Need You" - Tony Lane & David Lee, songwriters (Tim McGraw & Faith Hill)
- "If You're Reading This" - Tim McGraw, Brad Warren & Brett Warren, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
- "Long Trip Alone" - Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard, songwriters (Dierks Bentley)
[edit] Best 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
[edit] Best Bluegrass Album
- Cherryholmes II: Black and White - Cherryholmes
- Lefty's Old Guitar - J. D. Crowe and The New South
- The Bluegrass Diaries - Jim Lauderdale
- Scenechronized - The Seldom Scene
- Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular - Tony Trischka
[edit] New Age Field
[edit] Best New Age Album
- Faces of the Sun - Peter Kater
- Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Volume 3 - Kitarō
- One Guitar - Ottmar Liebert
- Southwest - Eric Tingstad
- Crestone - Paul Winter Consort
[edit] Jazz Field
[edit] Best Contemporary Jazz Album
- Party Hats - Will Bernard
- Downright Upright - Brian Bromberg
- Re-imagination - Eldar
- River: The Joni Letters - Herbie Hancock
- He Had a Hat - Jeff Lorber
[edit] Best Jazz Vocal Album
- Avant Gershwin - Patti Austin
- Red Earth: A Malian Journey - Dee Dee Bridgewater
- Music Maestro Please - Freddy Cole
- Nightmoves - Kurt Elling
- On the Other Side - Tierney Sutton
[edit] Best Jazz Instrumental Solo Performance
- "Levees" - Terence Blanchard, soloist
- "Anagram" - Michael Brecker, soloist
- "Both Sides Now" - Herbie Hancock, soloist
- "Lullaby" - Hank Jones, soloist
- "1000 Kilometers" - Paul McCandless, soloist
[edit] Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
- Pilgrimage - Michael Brecker
- Live at the Village Vanguard - The Bill Charlap Trio
- Kids: Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola - Joe Lovano and Hank Jones
- Line by Line - John Patitucci
- Back East - Joshua Redman
[edit] Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina) - Terence Blanchard
- Eternal Licks & Grooves - The Bob Florence Limited Edition
- Hommage - The Bill Holman Band
- Sky Blue - Maria Schneider Orchestra
- With Love - Charles Tolliver Big Band
[edit] Best Latin Jazz Album
- Funk Tango - Paquito Rivera Quintet
- The Magician - Sammy Figueroa and his Latin Jazz Explosion
- Borrowed Time - Steve Khan
- Refugee - Hector Martignon
- Big Band Urban Folktales - Bobby Sanabria Big Band
[edit] Gospel Field
[edit] Best Gospel Performance
- "East to West" - Casting Crowns
- "Blessed & Highly Favored" - The Clark Sisters
- "Never Gonna Break My Faith" - Aretha Franklin & Mary J. Blige (Featuring The Harlem Boys Choir)
- "With Long Life" - Israel And New Breed Featuring T-Bone
- "He Set My Life to Music" - CeCe Winans
[edit] Best Gospel Song
- "Blessed & Highly Favored" - Karen Clark-Sheard, songwriter (The Clark Sisters)
- "East to West"- Mark Hall & Bernie Herms, songwriters (Casting Crowns)
- "Encourage Yourself" - Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers)
- "Made to Love" - Cary Barlowe, Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore & Aaron Rice, songwriters (TobyMac)
- "Praise on the Inside" - James L. Moss, songwriter (J. Moss)
[edit] Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album
- Before the Daylight's Shot - Ashley Cleveland
- HIStory: Our Place In His Story - The Cross Movement
- Open Book - Da' T.R.U.T.H.
- The Reckoning - Pillar
- Comatose - Skillet
[edit] Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
- The Altar and the Door - Casting Crowns
- A Deeper Level - Israel and New Breed
- True Beauty - Mandisa
- Stand - Michael W. Smith
- Portable Sounds - TobyMac
[edit] Best Southern/Country/Bluegrass Album
- Amazing Grace - Bill & Gloria Gaither and the Homecoming Friends
- Journey of Joy - Karen Peck & New River
- Everybody's Brother - Billy Joe Shaver
- Salt of the Earth - Ricky Skaggs & The Whites
- Tell Someone - Kenny & Amanda Smith Band
- I'll Fly Away: Country Hymns & Songs of Faith - Various Artists, Ed Cash, producer
[edit] Best Traditional Gospel Album
- Live: One Last Time - The Clark Sisters
- The Grand Finale': Encourage Yourself - Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers
- Life Changing - Smokie Norful
- Thirsty - Marvin Sapp
- Cherch - Bebe Winans
[edit] Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
- Grateful - Coko
- Free to Worship - Fred Hammond
- V2 …- J. Moss
- T57 - Trin-i-tee 5:7
- Alone But Not Alone - Marvin Winans
[edit] Latin Field
[edit] Best Latin Pop Album
- Papito - Miguel Bosé
- 12 Segundos de Oscuridad - Jorge Drexler
- Navidades - Luis Miguel
- Dicen Que el Tiempo - Jennifer Peña
- El Tren de los Momentos - Alejandro Sanz
[edit] Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
- No Hay Espacio - Black Guayaba
- Adelantando - Jarabe De Palo
- Amantes Sunt Amentes - Panda
- Kamikaze - Los Rabanes
- Memo Rex Commander y el Corazón Atómico de la Vía Láctea - Zoé
[edit] Best Latin Urban Album
- E.S.L. - Akwid
- El Abayarde Contraataca - Tego Calderón
- Residente O Visitante - Calle 13
- El Cartel: The Big Boss - Daddy Yankee
- Vacaneria! - Fulanito
[edit] Best Tropical Latin Album
- Greetings From Havana - Cubanismo
- En Primera Plana - Issac Delgado
- Arroz con Habichuela - El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico
- La Llave de mi Corazón - Juan Luis Guerra
- United We Swing - Spanish Harlem Orchestra
[edit] Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
- 100% Mexicano - Pepe Aguilar
- El Indomable - Cristian Castro
- Para Siempre - Vicente Fernández
- Puro Dolor - Paquita la del Barrio
- Esta Tierra Es Tuya (This Land Is Your Land) - Sones De México Ensemble
