Guide Note

The 2008 nominees for Best Alternative Music Album included Lily Allen, Arcade Fire, Bjork, The Shins and The White Stripes. The White Stripes won for Icky Thump.

Fast Facts

1. 50th annual Grammy Awards
2. On CBS
3. Date: February 10, 2008
4. Venue: Staples Center
5. City: Los Angeles, California
6. Winner: The White Stripes for Icky Thump
7. 2008 Grammy Nominees announced Thursday, December 6, 2007

• "Such arty, at times enervating, digressions highlight Icky Thump’s curious weight; whereas Elephant’s dinosaur-rock stomp got cut with fragile acoustic turns, there is little reprieve here."—Paste Magazine¹

• "'The new album manages to hone the at-points-aimless progressive aspirations of Get Behind Me Satan into sharp, clear-cut musical growth."—PopMatters²

• "Icky Thump' is brilliant, there's no way around that. —New Musical Express³