Who Won 50th Annual Grammy Awards?
The 50th Annual Grammy Awards were held February 10, 2008 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
Newcomer Amy Winehouse had six nominations and took home five Grammys including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Winehouse performed her song "Rehab" via satellite from London. The only nomination she didn't win was Album of the Year, which went to surprise winner Herbie Hancock for 'River: The Joni Letters'.
Kanye West led in nominations with eight and took home four Grammy Awards.
2008 Grammy Award Winners
| Grammy for Album of the Year | |
| Herbie Hancock (River: The Joni Letters) |
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| Other Nominees: Foo Fighters (Echoes Silence Patience & Grace); Vince Gill (These Days); Kanye West (Graduation); Amy Winehouse (Back To Black) | |
| Grammy for Record of the Year | |
| Amy Winehouse (Rehab) |
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| Mark Ronson - Producer | |
| Other Nominees: Beyonce (Irreplaceable); Foo Fighters (The Pretender); Rihanna (Umbrella); Justin Timberlake (What Goes Around Comes Around) | |
| Grammy for Song of the Year | |
| Amy Winehouse (Rehab) |
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| Amy Winehouse (Songwriter) | |
| Other Nominees: Before He Cheats (Carrie Underwood); Hey There Delilah (Plain White Ts); Like A Star (Corinne Bailey Rae); Umbrella (Rihanna) | |
| Grammy for Best New Artist | |
| Amy Winehouse | |
| Other Nominees: Feist; Ledisi; Paramore; Taylor Swift | |
| Grammy for Pop Collaboration | |
| Robert Plant (Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)) |
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| and Alison Krauss | |
| Other Nominees: Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera; Beyonce & Shakira; Gwen Stefani & Akon; Timbaland Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake | |
| Grammy for Pop Duo or Group with Vocal | |
| Maroon 5 (Makes Me Wonder) |
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| Other Nominees: Bon Jovi (You Want To Make A Memory); Daughtry (Home); Plain White T's (Hey There Delilah); U2 (Window In the Skies) | |
| Grammy for Pop Female Vocal Performance | |
| Amy Winehouse (Rehab) |
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| Other Nominees: Christina Aguilera (Candyman); Feist (1234); Fergie (Big Girls Don't Cry); Nelly Furtado (Say It Right) | |
| Grammy for Pop Instrumental | |
| Joni Mitchell (One Week Last Summer) |
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| Other Nominees: Beastie Boys (Off The Grid); Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals (Paris Sunrise #7); Dave Koz (Over The Rainbow); Spyro Gyra (Simple Pleasures) | |
| Grammy for Pop Instrumental Album | |
| Beastie Boys (The Mix-Up) |
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| Other Nominees: Chris Botti (Italia); Dave Koz (At the Movies); Spyro Gyra (Good To Go-Go); Kirk Whalum (Roundtrip) | |
| Grammy for Pop Male Vocal Performance | |
| Justin Timberlake (What Goes Around...Comes Around) |
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| Other Nominees: Michael Buble (Everything); John Mayer (Belief); Paul McCartney (Dance Tonight); Seal (Amazing) | |
| Grammy for Pop Vocal Album | |
| Amy Winehouse (Back To Black) |
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| Other Nominees: Bon Jovi (Lost Highway); Feist (The Reminder); Maroon 5 (It Won't Be Soon Before Long); Paul McCartney (Memory Almost Full) | |
| Grammy for Country Album | |
| Vince Gill (These Days) |
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| Other Nominees: Dierks Bentley (Long Trip Alone); Tim McGraw (Let It Go); Brad Paisley (5th Gear); George Strait (It Just Comes Natural) | |
| Grammy for Country Collaboration | |
| Willie Nelson (Lost Highway) |
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| & Ray Price | |
| Other Nominees: Steve Earle & Allison Moorer; Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson; Tim McGraw & Faith Hill; Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood | |
| Grammy for Country Duo or Group with Vocal | |
| Eagles (How Long) |
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| Other Nominees: Brooks & Dunn (Proud of the House We Built); Emerson Drive (Moments); Montgomery Gentry (Lucky Man); The Time Jumpers (Sweet Memories) | |
| Grammy for Country Female Vocal Performance | |
| Carrie Underwood (Before He Cheats) |
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| Other Nominees: Alison Krauss (Simple Love); Miranda Lambert (Famous In A Small Town); LeAnn Rimes (Nothin' Better To Do); Trisha Yearwood (Heaven Heartache and the Power of Love) | |
| Grammy for Country Instrumental | |
| Brad Paisley (Throttleneck) |
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| Other Nominees: Russ Barenberg (Little Monk); The Greencards (Mucky the Duck); Andy Statman (Rawhide!); The Time Jumpers (Fidoodlin') | |
| Grammy for Country Male Vocal Performance | |
| Keith Urban (Stupid Boy) |
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| Other Nominees: Dierks Bentley (Long Trip Alone); Alan Jackson (A Woman's Love); Tim McGraw (If You're Reading This); George Strait (Give It Away) | |
| Grammy for Country Song | |
| Carrie Underwood (Before He Cheats) |
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| Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins (Songwriters) | |
| Other Nominees: George Strait (Give It Away); Tim McGraw (I Need You); Tim McGraw (If You're Reading This); Dierks Bentley (Long Trip Alone) | |
| Grammy for R&B Album | |
| Chaka Khan (Funk This) |
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| Other Nominees: Ledisi (Lost & Found); Music Soulchild (Luvanmusiq); Jill Scott (The Real Thing); Tank (Sex Love & Pain) | |
| Grammy for R&B Contemporary Album | |
| Ne-Yo (Because Of You) |
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| Other Nominees: Akon (Konvicted); Keyshia Cole (Just Like You); Fantasia (Fantasia); Emily King (East Side Story) | |
| Grammy for R&B Duo or Group with Vocal | |
| Chaka Khan (Disrespectful) |
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| featuring Mary J Blige | |
| Other Nominees: R Kelly & Usher (Same Girl); Rihanna & Ne-Yo (Hate That I Love You); Angie Stone & Betty Wright (Baby); Bartender (T-Pain & Akon) | |
| Grammy for R&B Female Vocal | |
| Alicia Keys (No One) |
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| Other Nominees: Mary J Blige (Just Fine); Fantasia (When I See You); Chrisette Michele (If I Have My Way); Jill Scott (Hate On Me) | |
| Grammy for R&B Male Vocal | |
| Prince (Future Baby Mama) |
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| Other Nominees: Raheem DeVaughn (Woman); Musiq Soulchild (B.U.D.D.Y.); Ne-Yo (Because Of You); Tank (Please Don't Go) | |
| Grammy for R&B Song | |
| Alicia Keys (No One) |
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| Diry Harry; Kerry Brothers; Alicia Keys (Songwriters) | |
| Other Nominees: India.Arie (Beautiful Flower); Rihanna (Hate That I Love You); Musiq Soulchild (Teachme); Fantasia (When I See U) | |
| Grammy for R&B Traditional Vocal Performance | |
| Gerald Levert (In My Songs) |
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| Other Nominees: Otis Clay (Walk A Mile In My Shoes); Randy Crawford & Joe Sample (All Night Long); Ann Nesby (I Apologize); Ryan Shaw (I Am Your Man) | |
| Grammy for Urban/Alternative Performance | |
| Lupe Fiasco (Daydreamin') |
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| featuring Jill Scott | |
| Other Nominees: Vikter Duplaix (Make A Baby); Dwele (That's The Way Of The World); Meshell Ndegeocello (Fantasy); Alice Smith (Dream) | |
| Grammy for Alternative Music Album | |
| The White Stripes | |
| Other Nominees: Lily Allen (Alright Still?); Arcade Fire (Neon Bible); Bjork (Volta); The Shins (Wincing The Night Away) | |
| Grammy for Hard Rock Performance | |
| Foo Fighters (The Pretender) |
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| Other Nominees: Evanescence (Sweet Sacrifice); Ozzy Osbourne (I Don't Wanna Stop); Queens of the Stone Age (Sick Sick Sick); Tool (The Pot) | |
| Grammy for Metal Performance | |
| Slayer (Final Six) |
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| Other Nominees: As I Lay Dying (Nothing Left); King Diamond (Never Ending Hill); Machine Head (Aesthetics of Hate); Shadows Fall (Redemption) | |
| Grammy for Rock Album | |
| Foo Fighters (Echoes Silence Patience & Grace) |
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| Other Nominees: Daughtry (Daughtry); John Fogerty (Revival); Bruce Springsteen (Magic); Wilco (Sky Blue Sky) | |
| Grammy for Rock Group Performance | |
| The White Stripes | |
| Other Nominees: Daughtry (It's Not Over); Green Day (Working Class Hero); Nickelback (If Everyone Cared); U2 (Instant Karma) | |
| Grammy for Rock Instrumental Performance | |
| Bruce Springsteen (Once Upon A Time In The West) |
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| Other Nominees: Metallica (The Ecstasy of Gold); Rush (Malignant Narcissism); Joe Satriani (Always With Me Always With You); Steve Vai (The Attitude Song) | |
| Grammy for Rock Solo Performance | |
| Bruce Springsteen (Radio Nowhere) |
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| Other Nominees: Beck (Timebomb); Paul McCartney (Only Mama Knows); John Mellencamp (Our Country); Lucinda Williams (Come On) | |
| Grammy for Rock Song | |
| Bruce Springsteen (Radio Nowhere) |
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| Bruce Springsteen (Songwriter) | |
| Other Nominees: Lucinda Williams (Come On); The White Stripes (Icky Thump); Daughtry (It's Not Over); Foo Fighters (The Pretender) | |
| Grammy for Dance Recording | |
| Justin Timberlake (LoveStoned/I Think She Knows) |
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| Other Nominees: The Chemical Brothers (Do It Again); Justice (D.A.N.C.E.); Mika (Love Today); Rihanna (Don't Stop the Music) | |
| Grammy for Electronic/Dance Album | |
| The Chemical Brothers | |
| Other Nominees: Justice (t); LCD Soundsystem (Sound of Silver); Shiny Toy Guns (We Are Pilots); Tiesto (Elements Of Life) | |
| Grammy for Rap Album | |
| Kanye West (Graduation) |
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| Other Nominees: Common (Finding Forever); Jay-Z (Kingdom Come); Nas (Hip Hop Is Dead); T.I. (T.I. vs T.I.P.) | |
| Grammy for Rap Duo or Group Performance | |
| Common (Southside) |
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| featuring Kanye West | |
| Other Nominees: Fat Joe & Lil Wayne (Make It Rain); Shop Boyz (Party Like A Rockstar); UGK & OutKast (Int'l Players Anthem); Kanye West Nas & KRS-One (Better Than I've Ever Been) | |
| Grammy for Rap Solo Performance | |
| Kanye West (Stronger) |
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| Other Nominees: Common (The People); 50 Cent (I Get Money); Jay-Z (Show Me What You Got); T.I. (Big Things Poppin') | |
| Grammy for Rap Song | |
| Kanye West (Good Life) |
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| Aldrin Davis; Mike Dean; Faheem Najm & Kanye West (Songwriters) | |
| Other Nominees: 50 Cent (Ayo Technology); T.I. (Big Things Poppin'); Kanye West (Can't Tell Me Nothing); Soulja Boy Tell'em (Crank That) | |
| Grammy for Rap/Sung Collaboration | |
| Rihanna (Umbrella) |
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| featuring Jay-Z | |
| Other Nominees: Akon featuring Snoop Dogg (I Wanna Love You); Chris Brown & T-Pain (Kiss Kiss); Keyshia Cole-Missy Elliott & Lil Kim (Let It Go); Kanye West & T-Pain (Good Life) | |
| Grammy for Traditional Pop Vocal | |
| Michael Buble (Call Me Irresponsible) |
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| Other Nominees: Bette Midler (Cool Yule); Queen Latifah (Trav'lin' Light); Barbra Streisand (Live In Concert 2006); James Taylor (James Taylor at Christmas) | |