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- 50th annual Grammy Awards
- On CBS
- Date: February 10, 2008
- Venue: Staples Center
- City: Los Angeles, California
- Winner: The White Stripes for Icky Thump
- 2008 Grammy Nominees announced Thursday, December 6, 2007
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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.
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Critical Response
- "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 MagazinePaste Magazine:Icky Thump Review (June 27, 2007)
- "'The new album manages to hone the at-points-aimless progressive aspirations of Get Behind Me Satan into sharp, clear-cut musical growth."—PopMattersPopMatters:Icky Thump Review (June 18, 2007)
- "Icky Thump' is brilliant, there's no way around that. —New Musical ExpressNew Musical Express:Icky Thump Review (June 18, 2007)
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Best Alternative Music Album 2008 Grammys Questions
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