Grammy Awards

Guide Note

The Grammy Awards are an annual televised awards show that are put on by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and designed to recognize achievements in the music recording industry. Taking their name from the Gramophone that adorns the award statue, the Grammys have become the most prominent musical award show and the most prestigious award that can be bestowed upon performers in the medium of music.

Fast Facts

First Grammys: 1959
First live telecast: 1971
Presented by: NARAS
Grammy is short for Gramophone
Eligibility for being honored at the awards show begins on October 1st of the previous year
Members of the Academy can vote in the four general categories, as well as 8 of the 31 additional categories
2008 Grammys were held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California

Major Categories

Record of the Year
Album of the Year
Song of the Year
Best New Artist

2008 Grammy Performances

Also try: Grammy Winners 2008 | 2008 Grammy Performances | Grammy 2008 Live Coverage

The Mahalo Top 7

Official Site: Grammy.com
AOL Music: Grammy Coverage
Wikipedia: Grammy Awards
Infoplease: Grammy Awards Info
The Los Angeles Times: The Envelope: Grammy Awards Insider
Yahoo! Music: 50th Grammy Awards
MTV: Grammy Hub

Grammy Awards News

AOL Music: Grammy Coverage
New York Times: Amy Winehouse Wins Big at Grammy Awards (February 11, 2008)
CNN.com: Winehouse wins best new artist (February 10, 2008)
ABC News: Herbie Hancock Wins Album of the Year (February 10, 2008)
Detroit Free Press: Grammy Awards promise edgy nominees, eclectic duets (February 10, 2008)
msnbc.com: WGA says its members can work on Grammys (January 28, 2008)
Muckety.com: 2008 Grammy Awards large relationship map

Grammy Awards Criticism and Controversy

Los Angeles Times: Grammys at 50: Bring the magic back (February 10, 2008)
SignOnSanDiego.com: No way, baby – awards show is out-of-touch, embarrassing (February 10, 2008)
Newsday.com: The Grammys at 50 are showing their age (February 10, 2008)

Album of the Year

2007: River: The Joni Letters, Herbie Hancock
2006: Taking the Long Way, Dixie Chicks
2005: How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, U2
2004: Genius Loves Company, Ray Charles & Various Artists
2003: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, OutKast
2002: Come Away with Me, Norah Jones

Record of the Year

2007: "Rehab", Amy Winehouse
2006: "Not Ready to Make Nice", Dixie Chicks
2005: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", Green Day
2004: "Here We Go Again", Ray Charles & Norah Jones
2003: "Clocks", Coldplay
2002: "Don't Know Why", Norah Jones

Song of the Year

2007: "Rehab", Amy Winehouse
2006: "Not Ready to Make Nice", Dixie Chicks
2005: "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own", U2
2004: "Daughters", John Mayer
2003: "Dance with My Father", Luther Vandross
2002: "Don't Know Why", Norah Jones

Best New Artist

2007: Feist
2006: Carrie Underwood
2005: John Legend
2004: Maroon5
2003: Evanescence
2002: Norah Jones

Best Pop Vocal Album

2007: "Rehab", Amy Winehouse
2006: Continuum, John Mayer
2005: Breakaway, Kelly Clarkson
2004: Genius Loves Company, Ray Charles & Various Artists
2003: Justified, Justin Timberlake
2002: Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues, Tony Bennett

Best Rock Album

2007: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, Foo Fighters
2006: Stadium Arcadium, Red Hot Chili Peppers
2005: How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, U2
2004: American Idiot, Green Day
2003: One By One, Foo Fighters
2002: The Rising, Bruce Springsteen

Best R&B Album

2007: Funk This, Chaka Khan
2006: The Breakthrough, Mary J. Blige
2005: Get Lifted, John Legend
2004: The Diary of Alicia Keys, Alicia Keys
2003: Dance With My Father, Luther Vandross
2002: Voyage to India, India.Arie

Best Rap Album

2007: Graduation, Kanye West
2006: Release Therapy, Ludacris
2005: Late Registration, Kanye West
2004: The College Dropout, Kanye West
2003: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, OutKast
2002: The Eminem Show, Eminem

Best Country Album

2007: These Days, Vince Gill
2006: Taking the Long Way, Dixie Chicks
2005: Lonely Runs Both Ways, Alison Krauss and Union Station
2004: Van Lear Rose, Loretta Lynn
2003: Livin', Lovin', Losin' - Songs of the Louvin Brothers, Various Artists
2002: Home, Dixie Chicks

Best Alternative Music Album

2007 Icky Thump, The White Stripes
2006: St. Elsewhere, Gnarls Barkley
2005: Get Behind Me Satan, The White Stripes
2004: A Ghost Is Born, Wilco
2003: Elephant, The White Stripes
2002: A Rush of Blood to the Head, Coldplay

Best Short Form Music Video

2007: "God's Gonna Cut You Down" , Johnny Cash
2006: "Here It Goes Again", OK Go
2005: "Lose Control", Missy Elliott featuring Ciara and Fat Man Scoop
2004: "Vertigo", U2
2003: "Hurt", Johnny Cash
2002: "Without Me", Eminem