50th Grammy Award Winners

Herbie Hancock RiverThe winners of the 50th Grammy awards are in. It was a huge night for Amy Winehouse. She won five Grammys including Song of the Year for "Rehab." Kanye West won four of the eight categories he was nominated in. Herbie Hancock surprised everyone by winning the Album of the Year Grammy for his album, River: The Joni Letters. Young female country sensation Carrie Underwood took home two Grammys for her hit "Before He Cheats."

Here are some of the winners in major categories (hat tip Singers Sing).

  • Album of the Year: River: The Joni Letters, Herbie Hancock
  • Record of the Year: "Rehab," Amy Winehouse
  • Song of the Year; "Rehab," Amy Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse)
  • New Artist: Amy Winehouse
  • Rap Album: Graduation, Kanye West
  • Rock Album: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, Foo Fighters
  • Alternative Album: Icky Thump, the White Stripes
  • Pop Vocal Album: Back to Black, Amy Winehouse
  • Country Album: These Days, Vince Gill
  • R&B Album: Funk This, Chaka Khan
  • Contemporary R&B Album: Because of You, Ne-Yo
  • Female Pop Vocal Performance: "Rehab," Amy Winehouse
  • Male Pop Vocal PERFORMANCE: '"What Goes Around...Comes Around," Justin Timberlake
  • Rock Song: "Radio Nowhere," Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
  • Female R&B Vocal Performance: "No One," Alicia Keys
  • Male R&B Vocal Performance: "Future Baby Mama," Prince
  • R&B Song: "No One," Alicia Keys
  • Rap Song: "Good Life," Kanye West Featuring T-Pain
  • Female Country Vocal Performance: "Before He Cheats," Carrie Underwood
  • Male Country Vocal Performance: "Stupid Boy," Keith Urban
  • Country Song: "Before He Cheats," Carrie Underwood

    You can see the big full list of all 110 categories here on the official Grammy.com website.


    Posted on February 11, 2008





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