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50th Grammy Awards

Date February 10, 2008
Venue Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Host none
Network: CBS
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The 50th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on February 10, 2008, starting at 8PM EST. It honored musical achievement of the 2007 year in which albums were released between October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007. The primary ceremonies were televised in the United States on CBS; however, as has become the custom, most of the awards were handed out during a pre-telecast portion of the show held at the Los Angeles Convention Center and broadcast on XM Satellite Radio. Two nights prior to the show Aretha Franklin was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year.

This year's big winner was Amy Winehouse, who won a total of five awards out of her six nominations. The 24-year-old singer had recently entered a drug rehabilitation program and did not come to Los Angeles. American officials initially refused her a work visa; they reversed the decision, but by then it was too late for her to make the trip from the UK.1 She became the fifth female solo artist to get five awards in one night, behind Lauryn Hill, Norah Jones, Alicia Keys, and Beyoncé.

Herbie Hancock's River: The Joni Letters won Album of the Year, marking the first time in 43 years that a jazz album received the award. The honor was given in 1965 for Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz and João Gilberto. Many were surprised by Hancock's victory over the likes of Winehouse and Kanye West.

The golden anniversary of the Grammys and NARAS was noted in references and performances throughout this year's ceremony. Alicia Keys was the evening's opening musician, singing and playing piano alongside archived video and audio of Frank Sinatra. Other collaborative performances linking contemporary and past musicians included Beyoncé with Tina Turner, Rihanna with The Time, classical pianist Lang Lang with jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, and inaugural Grammy winner Keely Smith with Kid Rock. Special recognition of the musical contributions of The Beatles was also featured.

Contents

Performers

The following is an alphabetical list of performers.

Presenters

The following is an alphabetical list of presenters.

Specialized awards

MusiCares Person of the Year

Lifetime Achievement Award Winners

Trustees Award Winners

Technical GRAMMY Award Winners

General Field

Record of the Year

Album of the Year

Song of the Year

Best New Artist

Pop Field

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Best Pop Performance by a Duo/Group w/ Vocals

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Best Pop Instrumental Album

Best Pop Vocal Album

Dance Field

Best Dance Recording

Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland, mixers

Best Electronic/Dance Album

Traditional Pop Field

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Rock Field

Best Rock Solo Vocal Performance

Best Rock Performance By a Duo/Group w/ Vocals

Best Hard Rock Performance

Best Metal Performance

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

Best Rock Song

Best Rock Album

Alternative Field

Best Alternative Music Album

R&B Field

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

Best R&B Performance By a Duo/Group W/ Vocals

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

Best R&B Song

Best R&B Album

Best Contemporary R&B Album

Rap Field

Best Rap Solo Performance

Best Rap Performance By a Duo/Group

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Best Rap Song

Best Rap Album

Country Field

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Best Country Collaboration w/ Vocals

Best Country Instrumental Performance

Best Country Song

Best Country Album

Best Bluegrass Album

New Age Field

Best New Age Album

Jazz Field

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo Performance

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Best Latin Jazz Album

Gospel Field

Best Gospel Performance

Tie

Best Gospel Song

Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

Best Southern/Country/Bluegrass Album

Best Traditional Gospel Album

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

Latin Field

Best Latin Pop Album

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

Best Latin Urban Album

Best Tropical Latin Album

Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album

Best Tejano Album

Best Norteño Album

Best Banda Album

Blues Field

Best Traditional Blues Album

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Folk Field

Best Traditional Folk Album

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album

Best Native American Music Album

Best Hawaiian Music Album

  • Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Various Artists (Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers)

Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album

Reggae Field

Best Reggae Album

World Music Field

Best Traditional World Music Album

Best Contemporary World Music Album

Polka Field

Best Polka Album

Children's Field

Best Children's Music Album

Best Children's Spoken Word Album

Spoken Word Field

Best Spoken Word Album

Comedy Field

Best Comedy Album

Musical Show Field

Best Musical Show Album

  • Spring Awakening - Duncan Sheik, producer; Duncan Sheik, composer; Steven Sater, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast with Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele & Others)

Film, Television And Other Visual Media Field

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album

Best Score Soundtrack Album

Best Song-Motion Picture, TV, Visual Media

Composing/Arranging Field

Best Instrumental Composition

Best Instrumental Arrangement

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

Package Field

Best Recording Package

Best Boxed/Special Limited Edition

  • What It Is!: Funky Soul and Rare Grooves (1967-1977) - Masaki Koike, art director (Various Artists)

Notes Field

Best Album Notes

  • John Work, III: Recording Black Culture - Bruce Nemerov (Various Artists)

Historical Field

Best Historical Album

  • The Live Wire: Woody Guthrie in Performance 1949
    • Nora Guthrie & Jorge Arévalo Mateus, compilation producers; Jamie Howarth, Steve Rosenthal, Warren Russell-Smith & Dr. Kevin Short, mastering engineers (Woody Guthrie)

Production, Non Classical Field

Best Engineered Album, Non Classical

Producer of the Year, Non Classical

Best Remixed Recording

Production, Surround Sound Field

Best Surround Sound Album

Production, Classical Field

Best Engineered Album, Classical

Producer of the Year, Classical

  • Judith Sherman
    • American Virtuosa: Tribute To Maud Powell (Rachel Barton Pine & Matthew Hagle)
    • From Barrelhouse To Broadway: The Musical Odyssey Of Joe Jordan (Rick Benjamin & The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra)
    • Górecki: String Quartet No. 3 '...Songs Are Sung' (Kronos Quartet)
    • Strange Imaginary Animals (Eighth Blackbird)
    • Tchaikovsky: Three String Quartets, Souvenir De Florence (Ying Quartet)

Classical Field

Best Classical Album

Best Orchestra Performance

Best Opera Recording

Best Choral Performance

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)

Best Chamber Music Performance

Best Small Ensemble Performance

  • "Stravinsky: Apollo, Concerto in D; Prokofiev: 20 Visions Fugitives" - Yuri Bashmet, conductor; Moscow Soloists

Best Classical Vocal Performance

  • "Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs"

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

Best Classical Crossover Album

Music Video Field

Best Short Form Music Video

Best Long Form Music Video

My Night at the Grammys

"My Night at the Grammys" was a special that CBS aired on November 30, 2007 at 8PM ET. It was part of NARAS' 50th anniversary celebration and featured the top 25 moments in Grammy history which was be determined by vote.

References

  1. ^ nytimes.com

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