Grammys 2007 Biography
The 2008 Grammy's are set to be a huge event, with the Recording Academy celebrating 50 years of Grammy Awards. The ceremony will be held on February 10, at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles.
Rapper/producer Kanye West leads the nominations with 8, including 'Best Rap Album' and 'Album of the Year' for his latest 'Graduation'. UK train-wreck singer Amy Winehouse is a close second, receiving 6 nominations for her 'Back to Black' album, including the three big ones, 'Album of the Year', 'Record of the Year' and 'Song of the Year' (both for 'Rehab').
Other stars nominated include the Foo Fighters, Rihanna, Timbaland, and Justin Timberlake.
Here's the list of the big awards:
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
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
Song Of The Year
Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood)
Hey There Delilah - Plain White T's
Like A Star - Corinne Bailey Rae
Rehab - Amy Winehouse
Umbrella - Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
Best New Artist
Feist
Ledisi
Paramore
Taylor Swift
Amy Winehouse
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Candyman - Christina Aguilera
1234 - Feist
Big Girls Don't Cry - Fergie
Say It Right - Nelly Furtado
Rehab - Amy Winehouse
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Everything - Michael Bubl
Belief - John Mayer
Dance Tonight - Paul McCartney
Amazing - Seal
What Goes Around...Comes Around - Justin Timberlake
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
Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Steppin' Out - Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera
Beautiful Liar - Beyonc & 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
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
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
Best Rock Performance 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
Best Hard Rock Performance
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
Best Rock Song
Come On - Lucinda Williams
Icky Thump - The White Stripes
It's Not Over - Daughtry
The Pretender - Foo Fighters
Radio Nowhere - Bruce Springsteen
Best Rock Album
Daughtry - Daughtry
Revival - John Fogerty
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace - Foo Fighters
Magic - Bruce Springsteen
Sky Blue Sky - Wilco
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
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Just Fine - Mary J. Blige
When I See You - Fantasia
No One - Alicia Keys
If I Have My Way - Chrisette Michele
Hate On Me - Jill Scott
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Woman - Raheem DeVaughn
B.U.D.D.Y. - Musiq Soulchild
Because Of You - Ne-Yo
Future Baby Mama - Prince
Please Don't Go - Tank
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Same Girl - R. Kelly Featuring Usher
Disrespectful - Chaka Khan Featuring Mary J. Blige
Hate That I Love You - Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo
Baby - Angie Stone Featuring Betty Wright
Bartender - T-Pain Featuring Akon
Best R&B Song
Beautiful Flower - India.Arie
Hate That I Love You - Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo
No One - Alicia Keys
Teachme - Musiq Soulchild
When I See U - Fantasia
Best Contemporary R&B Album
Konvicted - Akon
Just Like You - Keyshia Cole
Fantasia - Fantasia
East Side Story - Emily King
Because Of You - Ne-Yo
Best Rap Solo Performance
The People - Common
I Get Money - 50 Cent
Show Me What You Got - Jay-Z
Big Things Poppin' (Do It) - T.I.
Stronger - Kanye West
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
Southside - Common Featuring Kanye West
Make It Rain - Fat Joe Featuring Lil Wayne
Party Like A Rockstar - Shop Boyz
Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You) - UGK Featuring OutKast
Better Than I've Ever Been - Kanye West, Nas & KRS-One
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
I Wanna Love You - Akon Featuring Snoop Dogg
Kiss, Kiss - Chris Brown & T-Pain
Let It Go - Keyshia Cole Featuring Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim
Umbrella - Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
Good Life - Kanye West Featuring T-Pain
Best Rap Song
Ayo Technology - 50 Cent Featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
Big Things Poppin' (Do It) - T.I.
Can't Tell Me Nothing - Kanye West
Crank That - Soulja Boy
Good Life - Kanye West feat. T-Pain
Best Rap Album
Finding Forever - Common
Kingdom Come - Jay-Z
Hip Hop Is Dead - Nas
T.I. vs T.I.P. - T.I.
Graduation - Kanye West
