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
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
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