Complete 2008 Grammy Awards Results - Winehouse Wins Big
Complete 2008 Grammy Awards Results - Winehouse Wins Big
Posted by Ashish on 02.11.2008
Amy Winehouse leads Grammy winners while Herbie Hancock wins Album of the Year...
Despite her ongoing battles with drug addiction, Amy Winehouse was the big winner at the 2008 Grammy Awards. Winehouse won five awards including Record of the Year. Herbie Hancock pulled off a win for Album of the Year. Kanye West, The Foo Fighters, and The White Stripes all won two awards each. The night was highlighted by some strong live performances including Beyonce & Tina Turner performing together, Kanye West doing what he does, a powerhouse performance by Alicia Keys, and a special return of sorts for Winehouse who performed live from London.
Here are all the full results...
Album of the Year
WINNER: Herbie Hancock - River: The Joni Letters
· Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
· Vince Gill - These Days
· Kanye West - Graduation
· Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Record of the Year
WINNER: Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"
· Beyoncé - "Irreplaceable"
· Foo Fighters - "The Pretender"
· Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z) - "Umbrella"
· Justin Timberlake - "What Goes Around ... Comes Around"
Song of the Year
WINNER: Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"
· Carrie Underwood - "Before He Cheats"
· Plain White T's - "Hey There Delilah"
· Corinne Bailey Rae - "Like a Star"
· Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z) - "Umbrella"
Best New Artist
WINNER: Amy Winehouse
· Feist
· Ledisi
· Paramore
· Taylor Swift
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
WINNER: Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"
· Christina Aguilera - "Candyman"
· Feist - "1234"
· Fergie - "Big Girls Don't Cry"
· Nelly Furtado - "Say It Right"
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
WINNER: Justin Timberlake - "What Goes Around ... Comes Around"
· Michael Bublé - "Everything"
· John Mayer - "Belief"
· Paul McCartney - "Dance Tonight"
· Seal - "Amazing"
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
WINNER: Maroon 5 - "Makes Me Wonder"
· Bon Jovi - "(You Want To) Make a Memory"
· Daughtry - "Home"
· Plain White T's - "Hey There Delilah"
· U2 - "Window in the Skies"
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
WINNER: "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
· "Steppin' Out" - Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera
· "Beautiful Liar" - Beyoncé & Shakira
· "The Sweet Escape" - Gwen Stefani & Akon
· "Give It to Me" - Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake
Best Pop Vocal Album
WINNER: Back to Black - Amy Winehouse
· Lost Highway - Bon Jovi
· The Reminder - Feist
· It Won't Be Soon Before Long - Maroon 5
· Memory Almost Full - Paul McCartney
Best Dance Recording
WINNER: "LoveStoned/I Think She Knows" - Justin Timberlake - Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland, mixers, Track from: FutureSex/LoveSounds
· "D.A.N.C.E." - Justice, Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay, producers; Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay, mixers, Track from: †
· "Love Today" - Mika, Jodi Marr, John Merchant, Mika & Greg Wells, producers; Greg Wells, mixer
Track from: Life In Cartoon Motion,
· "Don't Stop The Music" - Rihanna, Stargate, producer; Phil Tan, mixer, Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
· "Do It Again" - The Chemical Brothers, Tom Rowlands & Ed Simons, producers, Track from: We Are the Night
Best Electronic/Dance Album
WINNER:We Are The Night - The Chemical Brothers
· † - Justice
· Sound Of Silver - LCD Soundsystem
· We Are Pilots - Shiny Toy Guns
· Elements Of Life - Tiësto
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
WINNER: Radio Nowhere" - Bruce Springsteen, Track from: Magic
· "Timebomb" - Beck
· "Only Mama Knows" - Paul McCartney, Track from: Memory Almost Full
· "Our Country" - John Mellencamp, Track from: Freedom's Road
· "Come On" - Lucinda Williams, Track from: West
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
WINNER: The White Stripes - "Icky Thump"
· Daughtry - "It's Not Over"
· Green Day - "Working Class Hero"
· Nickelback - "If Everyone Cared"
· U2 - "Instant Karma"
Best Hard Rock Performance
WINNER: Foo Fighters - "The Pretender"
· Evanescence - "Sweet Sacrifice"
· Ozzy Osbourne - "I Don't Wanna Stop"
· Queens of the Stone Age - "Sick, Sick, Sick"
· Tool - "The Pot"
Best Metal Performance
WINNER: "Final Six" - Slayer, Track from: Christ Illusion
· "Nothing Left" - As I Lay Dying, Track from: An Ocean Between Us
· "Never Ending Hill" - King Diamond, Track from: Give Me Your Soul...Please
· "Aesthetics Of Hate" - Machine Head, Track from: The Blackening
· "Redemption" - Shadows Fall, Track from: Threads Of Life
Best Rock Song
WINNER: "Radio Nowhere" - Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen), Track from: Magic
· "Come On" - Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams), Track from: West
· "Icky Thump" - Jack White, songwriter (The White Stripes), Track from: Icky Thump
· "It's Not Over" - Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Wilkerson & Brett Young, songwriters (Daughtry), Track from: Daughtry
· "The Pretender" - Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel & Chris Shiflett, songwriters (Foo Fighters), Track from: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Best Rock Album
WINNER: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace - Foo Fighters
· Daughtry - Daughtry
· Revival - John Fogerty
· Magic - Bruce Springsteen
· Sky Blue Sky - Wilco
Best Alternative Music Album
WINNER: Icky Thump - The White Stripes
· Alright, Still... - Lily Allen
· Neon Bible - Arcade Fire
· Volta - Bjork
· Wincing The Night Away - The Shins
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
WINNER: "No One" - Alicia Keys, Track from: As I Am
· "Just Fine" - Mary J. Blige, Track from: Growing Pains
· "When I See You" - Fantasia, Track from: Fantasia
· "If I Have My Way" - Chrisette Michele, Track from: I Am
· "Hate On Me" - Jill Scott, Track from: The Real Thing
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
WINNER: "Future Baby Mama" - Prince, Track from: Planet Earth
· "Woman" - Raheem DeVaughn, Track from: Love Behind the Melody
· "B.U.D.D.Y." - Musiq Soulchild, Track from: Luvanmusiq
· "Because Of You" - Ne-Yo, Track from: Because of You
· "Please Don't Go" - Tank, Track from: Sex, Love & Pain
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
WINNER: "Disrespectful" - Chaka Khan (featuring Mary J. Blige), Track from: Funk This
· "Same Girl" - R. Kelly (featuring Usher), Track from: Double Up
· "Hate That I Love You" - Rihanna (featuring Ne-Yo), Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
· "Baby" - Angie Stone Featuring Betty Wright, Track from: The Art of Love & War
· "Bartender" - T-Pain Featuring Akon, Track from: Epiphany
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
WINNER: "In My Songs" - Gerald Levert, Track from: In My Songs
· "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" - Otis Clay, Track from: Walk A Mile In My Shoes
· "All Night Long" - Randy Crawford & Joe Sample, Track from: Feeling Good
· "I Apologize" - Ann Nesby, Track from: This Is Love
· "I Am Your Man" - Ryan Shaw, Track from: This Is Ryan Shaw
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
WINNER: "Daydreamin'" - Lupe Fiasco (featuring Jill Scott), Track from: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
· "Make A Baby" - Vikter Duplaix, Track from: Bold And Beautiful
· "That's The Way Of The World - Dwele, Track from: Interpretations: Celebrating The Music Of Earth, Wind & Fire
· "Fantasy" - Meshell Ndegeocello, Track from: Interpretations: Celebrating The Music Of Earth, Wind & Fire
· "Dream" - Alice Smith, Track from: For Lovers, Dreamers & Me
Best R&B Song
WINNER: "No One" - Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers & Alicia Keys, songwriters (Alicia Keys)
· "Beautiful Flower" - India.Arie & Joyce Simpson, songwriters (India.Arie)
· "Hate That I Love You" - Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo)
· "Teachme" - Ivan Barias, Adam W. Blackstone, Randall C. Bowland, Carvin Haggins, Johnnie Smith II & Corey Latif Williams, songwriters (Musiq Soulchild)
· "When I See U" - Louis Biancaniello, Waynne Nugent, Erika Nuri, Kevin Risto, Janet Sewel & Sam Watters, songwriters (Fantasia)
Best R&B Album
WINNER: Funk This - Chaka Khan
· Lost & Found - Ledisi
· Luvanmusiq - Musiq Soulchild
· The Real Thing - Jill Scott
· Sex, Love & Pain - Tank
Best Contemporary R&B Album
WINNER: Because Of You - Ne-Yo
· Konvicted - Akon
· Just Like You - Keyshia Cole
· Fantasia - Fantasia
· East Side Story - Emily King
Best Rap Solo Performance
WINNER: "Stronger" - Kanye West, Track from: Graduation
· "The People" - Common, Track from: Finding Forever
· "I Get Money" - 50 Cent, Track from: Curtis
· "Show Me What You Got" - Jay-Z, Track from: Kingdom Come
· "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" - T.I. Track from: T.I. vs. T.I.P.
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
WINNER: "Southside" - Common Featuring Kanye West, Track from: Finding Forever
· "Make It Rain" - Fat Joe Featuring Lil Wayne, Track from: Me, Myself & I
· "Party Like A Rockstar" - Shop Boyz, Track from: Rockstar Mentality
· "Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)" - UGK Featuring OutKast Track from: UGK (Underground Kingz
· "Better Than I've Ever Been" - Kanye West, Nas & KRS-One
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
"Umbrella" - Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z, Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
· "I Wanna Love You" - Akon Featuring Snoop Dogg, Track from: Konvicted
· "Kiss, Kiss" - Chris Brown & T-Pain, Track from: Exclusive
· "Let It Go" - Keyshia Cole Featuring Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim, Track from: Just Like You
· "Good Life" - Kanye West Featuring T-Pain, Track from: Graduation
Best Rap Song
WINNER: "Good Life" - Aldrin Davis, Mike Dean, Faheem Najm & Kanye West, songwriters (J. Ingram & Q. Jones, songwriters) (Kanye West Featuring T-Pain)
· "Ayo Technology" - Nate (Danja) Hills, Curtis Jackson, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (50 Cent Featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland)
· "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" - Clifford Harris & Byron Thomas, songwriters (T.I.)
· "Can't Tell Me Nothing" - Aldrin Davis & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West)
· "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" - Soulja Boy Tell'Em, songwriter (Soulja Boy Tell'Em)
Best Rap Album
WINNER: Graduation - Kanye West
· Finding Forever - Common
· Kingdom Come - Jay-Z
· Hip Hop Is Dead - Nas
· T.I. vs T.I.P. - T.I.
Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
WINNER: "Love You I Do" (From Dreamgirls) - Siedah Garrett & Henry Krieger, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)
· "Falling Slowly" (From Once) - Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, songwriters (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova)
· "Guaranteed" (From Into The Wild) - Eddie Vedder, songwriter (Eddie Vedder)
· "The Song Of The Heart" (From Happy Feet) - Prince Rogers Nelson, songwriter (Prince)
· "You Know My Name" (From Casino Royale) - David Arnold & Chris Cornell, songwriters (Chris Cornell)
Best Spoken Word Album
WINNER:·Barack Obama - "The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming The American Dream"
·Maya Angelou - "Celebrations"
·Bill Clinton - "Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World"
·Jimmy Carter - "Sunday Mornings in Plains: Bringing Peace to a Changing World"
·Alan Alda - "Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself"
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
WINNER: Love (The Beatles) - George Martin & Giles Martin, producers
· Across The Universe (Various Artists) - T Bone Burnett, Elliot Goldenthal & Teese Gohl, producers
· Dreamgirls (Beyoncé Knowles, Jennifer Hudson & Anika Noni Rose) - Harvey Mason, Jr., Randy Spendlove, Matt Sullivan & Damon Thomas, producers
· Hairspray (Various Artists) - Marc Shaiman, producer
· Once (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova) - Glen Hansard, producer
Best Score Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
WINNER: Ratatouille - Michael Giacchino, composer
· Babel - Gustavo Santaolalla, composer
· Blood Diamond - James Newton Howard, composer
· The Departed - Howard Shore, composer
· Happy Feet - John Powell, composer
· Pan's Labyrinth - Javier Navarrete, composer
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
WINNER: Mark Ronson - Back To Black (Amy Winehouse), "Littlest Things" (Lily Allen), "Rehab" (Amy Winehouse), Version (Mark Ronson), "You Know I'm No Good" (Amy Winehouse)
· Howard Benson - Daughtry (Daughtry), Devils & Angels (Mêlée), Direction (The Starting Line), Five Score And Seven Years Ago (Relient K), Stay Inside (Sound The Alarm)
· Joe Chiccarelli - Mercy (Burden Brothers), The Narcotic Story (Oxbow), Nightmoves (Kurt Elling), Wincing The Night Away (The Shins)
· Mike Elizondo - It Won't Be Soon Before Long (Maroon 5), Under The Blacklight (Rilo Kiley)
· Timbaland - "Come Around" (M.I.A. Featuring Timbaland), "Give It To Me" (Timbaland Featuring Nelly, Furtado & Justin Timberlake), "Make Me Better" (Fabolous Featuring Ne-Yo), Timbaland Presents: Shock Value (Timbaland), "The Way I Are" (Timbaland Featuring Keri Hilson & D.O.E.)
Best Short Form Music Video
WINNER: "God's Gonna Cut You Down" - Johnny Cash, Tony Kaye, video director; Rachel Curl, video producer
· "1234" - Feist, Patrick Daughters, video director; Geoff McLean, video producer
· "Gone Daddy Gone" - Gnarls Barkley, Chris Milk, video director; Barbara Benson, video producer
· "D.A.N.C.E." - Justice, Jonas & Francois & So-Me, video directors; Jonas & Francois & So-Me, video producers
· "Typical" - Mute Math, Israel Anthem, video director; Brandon Arolfo, video producer