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AMY TOPS GRAMMY WINNERS

11 February 2008

AMY TOPS GRAMMY WINNERS

Amy Winehouse wins five awards at the 2008 Grammy Awards


Amy Winehouse has won five awards at the 2008 Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles on February 10.

Amy was nominated in six categories and won Song of the Year award for her single 'Rehab', Record of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album for 'Back To Black' and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.  She lost out on the prize for album of the year, which went to US jazz musician Herbie Hancock

Amy didn't attend the awards but performed and made an acceptance speech by satellite.

Other winners on the night included Kanye West , who won four awards and The White Stripes, Justin Timberlake and Mary J Blige who all picked up two.

See the full list of winners below: 

Record of the year
Amy Winehouse - Rehab

Album of the year
Herbie Hancock - River: The Joni Letters

Song of the year
Amy Winehouse - Rehab

Best new artist
Amy Winehouse

Best female pop vocal performance
Rehab - Amy Winehouse

Best male pop vocal performance
What Goes Around...Comes Around - Justin Timberlake

Best pop performance by a duo or group with vocals
Makes Me Wonder - Maroon 5

Best pop vocal album
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black

Best dance recording
LoveStoned/I Think She Knows - Justin Timberlake

Best rock song
Radio Nowhere - Bruce Springsteen

Best rock album
Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

Best solo rock vocal performance
Radio Nowhere - Bruce Springsteen

Best rock performance by a duo or group with vocals
Icky Thump - The White Stripes

Best alternative music album
Icky Thump - The White Stripes

Best female R&B vocal performance
No One - Alicia Keys

Best male R&B vocal performance
Future Baby Mama - Prince

Best R&B performance by a duo or group with vocals
Disrespectful - Chaka Khan Featuring Mary J Blige

Best R&B song
No One - Alicia Keys

Best R&B album
Chaka Khan - Funk This

Best contemporary R&B album
Ne-Yo - Because Of You

Best rap solo performance
Stronger - Kanye West

Best rap performance by a duo or group
Southside - Common Featuring Kanye West

Best rap song
Good Life - Kanye West Featuring T-Pain

Best rap album
Kanye West - Graduation

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 vocals
How Long - Eagles

Best country song
Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood

Best country album
Vince Gill - These Days

Best electronic/dance album
The Chemical Brothers - We Are The Night

Producer of the year, non-classical
Mark Ronson

Best short form music video
Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down

 

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