50th Grammy Awards 2008

50th Grammy Awards 2008

For recordings released during the Eligibility Year
October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007

Οι νικητές ανακοινώθηκαν στις 10 Φεβρουαρίου στο Staples Center του Λος Άντζελες

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RECORD OF THE YEAR

Irreplaceable - Beyonce

The Pretender- Foo Fighters

Umbrella - Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z

What Goes Around... Comes Around - Justin Timberlake

* Rehab - Amy Winehouse

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ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace - Foo Fighters

These Days - Vince Gill

* River: The Joni Letters - Herbie Hancock

Graduation - Kanye West

Back To Black - Amy Winehouse

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SONG OF THE YEAR

Before He Cheats - Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)

Hey There, Delilah - Tom Higgenson, songwriter (Plain White T's)

Like A Star - Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriter (Corinne Bailey Rae)

* Rehab - Amy Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse)

Umbrella - Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius "Dream" Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters

(Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z)

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BEST NEW ARTIST

Feist

Ledisi

Paramore

Taylor Swift

* Amy Winehouse

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BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE

Candyman - Christina Aguilera

1234 - Feist

Big Girls Don't Cry - Fergie

Say It Right - Nelly Furtado

* Rehab - Amy Winehouse

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BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE

Everything - Michael Buble

Belief - John Mayer

Dance Tonight - Paul McCartney

Amazing - Seal

* What Goes Around... Comes Around - Justin Timberlake

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BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH 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

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BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS

Steppin' Out - Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera

Beautiful Liar - Beyonce & 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

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BEST POP INSTRUMENTALPERFORMANCE

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

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BEST POP INSTRUMENTALALBUM

* The Mix-Up - Beastie Boys
Italia - Chris Botti
At The Movies - Dave Koz
Good To Go-Go - Spyro Gyra
Roundtrip - Kirk Whalum

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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

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BEST DANCE RECORDING

Do It Again - The Chemical Brothers

D.A.N.C.E. - Justice

Love Today - Mika

Don't Stop The Music - Rihanna

* LoveStoned/ I Think She Knows - Justin Timberlake

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BEST ELECTRONIC / DANCEALBUM

* We Are The Night - The Chemical Brothers
† - Justice
Sound Of Silver - LCD Soundsystem
We Are Pilots - Shiny Toy Guns
Elements Of Life - Tiësto

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BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCALALBUM

* 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

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BEST SOLO ROCK VOCALPERFORMANCE

Timebomb - Beck
Only Mama Knows - Paul McCartney
Our Country - John Mellencamp
* Radio Nowhere - Bruce Springsteen
Come On - Lucinda Williams

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BESTROCKPERFORMANCE By A DUO Or GROUP With VOCALS

It's Not Over - Daughtry
Working Class Hero - Green Day
If Everyone Cared - Nickelback
Instant Karma - U2
* Icky Thump - The White Stripes

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BEST HARD ROCKPERFORMANCE

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

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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

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BEST ROCK INSTRUMENTALPERFORMANCE

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

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BEST ROCK SONG

Come On - Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams)
Icky Thump - Jack White, songwriter (The White Stripes)
It's Not Over - Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Wilkerson & Brett Young, songwriters (Daughtry)
The Pretender - Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel & Chris Shiflett, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
* Radio Nowhere - Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)

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BEST ROCK ALBUM

Daughtry - Daughtry
Revival - John Fogerty
* Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace - Foo Fighters
Magic - Bruce Springsteen
Sky Blue Sky - Wilco

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BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM

Alright, Still... - Lily Allen
Neon Bible - Arcade Fire
Volta - Bjork
Wincing The Night Away - The Shins
* Icky Thump - The White Stripes

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Οι υποψηφιότητες των 50ων βραβείων Grammy ανακοινώθηκαν την Πέμπτη, 6 Δεκεμβρίου

στο Λος Άντζελες. Την παρουσίαση των υποψηφιοτήτων ανέλαβαν οι: Akon, Fergie, Vince Gill,

Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), Herbie Hancock, Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters), George Lopez,

Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park) και Taylor Swift.