Monday, February 11, 2008

THE 2008 GRAMMY'S = )

LAST NIGHT THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GRAMMY AWARDS WAS CELEBRATED. THE GRAMMY’S TOOK PLACE IN LOS ANGELES AND WAS HOSTED BY THE VERY TALENTED ACTOR TOM HANKS. THE AWARDS THAT THE CELEBERITES RECEIEVED ARE PRESENTED BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS AND SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE RECORD INDUSTRY. THIS NIGHT IS A TIME FOR MANY CELEBRITY ICONS TO LOOK THEIR BEST AND BE REWARDED FOR THE TALENTS THEY POSSESS IN MUSIC. IN ADDITION, THE NIGHT FEATURED PERFOMANCES BY PROMINIENT ARTISTS SUCH RHIANNA, CARRIE UNDERWOOD, ALICIA KEYES, KANYE WEST, AMY WINEHOUSE, FOO FIGHTERS, ARETHA FRANKLIN (etc.)

AND THE GRAMMY GOES TO …..
AS WE ALL KNOW THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE WINNER WHICH LEFT MANY NOMINIES HEARTBROKEN KNOWING THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SECONDS AWAY FROM RECIEVEING A GRAMMY! HOWEVER, THE GRAMMY WINNERS WHERE FILLED WITH EXCITEMENT AND ENJOYED THEIR MAGIFICENT MOMENT IN THE SPOTLIGHT. MOREOVER, SOME OF THE WINNERS WHERE SPEECHLESS, AND OTHER COULD NOT STOP TALKING AND WHERE LITERALLY BEING KICKED OFF STAGE BY THE PRODUCERS!!!(when they played the music during their speeches)

SOME OF THE AWARDS RECEIVED WHERE AS FOLLOWED:
BEST FEMALE COUNTRY VOCALIST: CARRIE UNDERWOOD
BEST FEMALE R&B PERFORMANCE: ALICIA KEYES
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK ALBUM: RINGO STARR
BEST COUNTRY INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE: BRAD PAISLEY
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: HERBIE HANCOCK
RECORD OF THE YEAR: AMY WINEHOUSE
SONG OF THE YEAR: AMY WINEHOUSE
BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE: JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY GROUP: MAROON 5
BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS: GONE GONE GONE ( DONE MOVED ON )” ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS
BEST DANCE RECORDING: JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM: CHEMICAL BROTHERS