The 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners List:
RECORD OF THE YEAR:
“Rehab” – Amy Winehouse (Mark Ronson, producer; Tom Elmhirst, engineer/mixer)
ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
River: The Joni Letters – Herbie Hancock
SONG OF THE YEAR (a songwriter(s) award):
“Rehab” – Amy Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse)
BEST NEW ARTIST:
Amy Winehouse
BEST ROCK SONG (a songwriter(s) award):
“Radio Nowhere” – Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
BEST ROCK ALBUM:
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace – Foo Fighters
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL:
“Icky Thump” – The White Stripes
BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE:
“The Pretender” – Foo Fighers
BEST ROCK INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE:
“Once Upon A Time In The West” – Bruce Springsteen
BEST SOLO ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE:
“Radio Nowhere” – Bruce Springsteen
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE:
“Final Six” – Slayer
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM:
Icky Thump – The White Stripes
BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS:
“Gone Gone Gone” – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL:
“Makes Me Wonder” – Maroon 5
BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE:
“Rehab” – Amy Winehouse
BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE:
“What Goes Around…Comes Around” – Justin Timberlake
BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE:
“One Week Last Summer” – Joni Mitchell
BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM:
The Mix-Up – Beastie Boys
BEST DANCE RECORDING:
“LoveStoned/I Think She Knows” – Justin Timberlake
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM:
Back To Black – Amy Winehouse
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM:
Call Me Irresponsible – Michael Buble
BEST R&B ALBUM:
Funk This – Chaka Khan
BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM:
Because of You – Ne-Yo
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS:
“Disrepectful” – Chaka Khan featuring Mary J. Blige
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE:
“In My Songs” – Gerard Levert
BEST R&B SONG (a songwriter(s) award):
“No One” – Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers & Alicia Keys, songwriters (Alicia Keys)
BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE:
“No One” – Alicia Keys
BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE:
“Future Baby Mama” – Prince
BEST URBAN/ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE:
“Daydreamin’” – Lupe Fiasco featuring Jill Scott
BEST RAP ALBUM:
Graduation – Kanye West
BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE:
“Stronger” – Kanye West
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP:
“Southside” – Common featuring Kanye West
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION:
“Umbrella” – Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
BEST RAP SONG (a songwriter(s) award):
“Good Life” – A. Davis, F. Najm & K. West, songwriters (J. Ingram & Q. Jones) (Kanye West featuring T-Pain)
BEST COUNTRY INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE:
“Throttleneck” – Brad Paisley
BEST COUNTRY SONG (a songwriter(s) award):
“Before He Cheats” – Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM:
These Days – Vince Gill
BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK/AMERICANA ALBUM:
Washington Square Serenade – Steve Earle
BEST FEMALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE:
“Before He Cheats” – Carrie Underwood
BEST MALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE:
“Stupid Boy” – Keith Urban
BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL:
“How Long” – Eagles
BEST COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS:
“Lost Highway” – Willie Nelson & Ray Price
BEST COMEDY ALBUM:
The Distant Future – Flight Of The Conchords
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK ALBUM:
Love – (The Beatles)
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM:
Ratatouille
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR A MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA (a songwriter(s) award):
“Love You I Do” (From Dreamgirls) – Siedah Garrett & Henry Krieger, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL:
Beauty & Crime – Tchad Blake, Cameron Craig, Emery Dobyns & Jimmy Hogarth, engineers (Suzanne Vega)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL:
Mark Ronson
BEST SHORT FORM MUSIC VIDEO:
“God’s Gonna Cut You Down” – Johnny Cash
BEST LONG FORM MUSIC VIDEO:
The Confessions Tour – Madonna
BEST MUSICAL SHOW ALBUM:
Spring Awakening
BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE:
What It Is!: Funky Soul And Rare Grooves 1967 – 1977) (V/A)
BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM:
The Audacity Of Hope: Thoughts On Reclaiming The American Dream – Barack Obama