Edizione 51 dei Grammy Award

51esima edizione dei premi musicale più importanti al mondo i GRAMMY AWARDS

E' possibile seguire la diretta in Italia alle 02.00 stanotte sul canale di SKY 717 MUSIC BOX.

__CURIOSITA'__

- Negli Stati Uniti la diretta andrà in onda alle 20.00
- Le nomination sono state annunciate il 3 dicembre 2008
- Per il sesto anno di fila, la cerimonia si terrà allo STAPLES CENTER di Los Angeles
- Per essere nominabile un album deve essere stato pubblicato tra il 1 ottobre 2007 e il 30 settembre 2008
- Ogni categoria ha 5 nomination
- In totale le categorie sono 110
- Ci sono più di sette mila persone, tra artisti, produttori, tecnici e mixer che scelgono le nomination
- Tom Delonge, Mark Hoppus e Travis Barker dei Blink 182 si riuniranno per l'occasione e presenteranno un award
- Il rapper Lil Wayne (conosciuto anche come Weezy F. Baby, Birdman Jr., Raw Tunes, all'anagrafe Dwayne Michael Carter) ha ricevuto ben otto nomination. A seguire i Coldplay con sette nomination. Subito dopo, Jay-Z, Ne-Yo e Kanye West con sei nomination. Alison Krauss, John Mayer, Robert Plant, Radiohead e Jazmine Sullivan, cinque nomination ognuno. Adele, Danger Mouse, Eagles, Lupe Fiasco, George Strait, e T.I. hanno ricevuto quattro nomination ciascuno
- La Recording Academy ha appena confermato la presenza alla 51esima edizione dei Grammy Awards di: Paul McCartney (con la special guest Dave Grohl), Radiohead e T.I. con Justin Timberlake. Inoltre, ha comunicato che Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, T.I. e Kanye West si esibiranno in una speciale performance, cantando l’hit "Swagga Like Us". Questi gli artisti che si aggiungono ai già nominati: Kenny Chesney, Coldplay, Jonas Brothers, Lil Wayne, Katy Perry, Jennifer Hudson e Carrie Underwood

__CHI VINCERA'? TOTO-AWARD...secondo me!__

Record Of The Year:

• Chasing Pavements di Adele
• Viva La Vida dei Coldplay,
• Bleeding Love di Leona Lewis,
• Paper Planes di M.I.A,
• Please Read The Letter di Robert Plant & Alison Krauss.


Album Of The Year

• Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends dei Coldplay
• Tha Carter III di Lil Wayne
• Year Of The Gentleman di Ne-Yo
• Raising Sand di Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
• In Rainbows dei Radiohead

Song Of The Year

• American Boy (William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West))
• Chasing Pavements (Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele))
• I'm Yours (Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz))
• Love Song (Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles))
• Viva La Vida (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay))

Best New Artist

• Adele
• Duffy
• Jonas Brothers
• Lady Antebellum
• Jazmine Sullivan

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

• Chasing Pavements di Adele
• Love Song di Sara Bareilles
• Mercy di Duffy
• Bleeding Love di Leona Lewis
• I Kissed A Girl di Katy Perry
• So What di Pink

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

• All Summer Long di Kid Rock
• Say di John Mayer
• That Was Me di Paul McCartney
• I'm Yours di Jason Mraz
• Closer di Ne-Yo
• Wichita Lineman di James Taylor

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

• Viva La Vida dei Coldplay
• Waiting In The Weeds degli Eagles
• Going On di Gnarls Barkley
• Won't Go Home Without You dei Maroon 5
• Apologize dei OneRepublic


Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

• Lesson Learned di Alicia Keys & John Mayer
• 4 Minutes di Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
• Rich Woman di Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
• If I Never See Your Face Again di Rihanna & Maroon 5
• No Air di Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

• Love Appetite di Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere
• I Dreamed There Was No War degli Eagles
• Fortune Teller dei Fourplay
• Steppin' Out di Stanley Jordan
• Blast! di Marcus Miller

Best Pop Instrumental Album

• Sax For Stax di Gerald Albright
• Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One di Larry Carlton
• Jingle All The Way di Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
• The Spice Of Life di Earl Klugh
• A Night Before Christmas di Spyro Gyra

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Detours di Sheryl Crow
• Rockferry di Duffy
• Long Road Out Of Eden degli Eagles
• Spirit di Leona Lewis
• Covers di James Taylor

Best Dance Recording

• Harder Better Faster Stronger (Daft Punk)
Thomas Bangalter & Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo, producers; Thomas Bangalter & Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo, mixers
• Ready For The Floor (Hot Chip)
Hot Chip, producers; Dan Carey, mixer
• Just Dance (Lady Gaga & Colby O'Donis)
RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, mixer
• Give It 2 Me (Madonna)
Madonna & The Neptunes, producers; Andrew Coleman & Spike Stent, mixers
• Disturbia (Rihanna)
Brian Kennedy, producer; Phil Tan, mixer
• Black & Gold (Sam Sparro)
Jesse Rogg & Sam Sparro, producers; Jeremy Wheatley, mixer

Best Electronic/Dance Album

• New York City delle Brazilian Girls
• Alive 2007 di Daft Punk
• Bring Ya To The Brink di Cyndi Lauper
• X di Kylie Minogue
• Last Night di Moby
• Robyn di Robyn

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• Still Unforgettable di Natalie Cole
• The Sinatra Project di Michael Feinstein
• Noël di Josh Groban
• In The Swing Of Christmas di Barry Manilow
• Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall di Rufus Wainwright

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

• Gravity di John Mayer
• I Saw Her Standing There di Paul McCartney
• Girls In Their Summer Clothes di Bruce Springsteen
• Rise di Eddie Vedder
• No Hidden Path di Neil Young

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

• Rock N Roll Train dei AC/DC
• Violet Hill dei Coldplay
• Long Road Out Of Eden degli Eagles
• Sex On Fire dei Kings Of Leon
• House Of Cards dei Radiohead

Best Hard Rock Performance

• Inside The Fire (Disturbed)
• Visions (Judas Priest)
• Wax Simulacra (The Mars Volta)
• Saints Of Los Angeles (Mötley Crüe)
• Lords Of Salem (Rob Zombie)

Best Metal Performance

• Heroes Of Our Time (DragonForce)
• Nostradamus (Judas Priest)
• My Apocalypse (Metallica)
• Under My Thumb (Ministry)
• Psychosocial (Slipknot)

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

• Castellorizon (David Gilmour)
• Suicide & Redemption (Metallica)
• 34 Ghosts I-IV (Nine Inch Nails)
•Hope (Live For The Art Of Peace) (Rush)
• Peaches En Regalia (Zappa Plays Zappa)

Best Rock Song

• Girls In Their Summer Clothes (Bruce Springsteen)
• House Of Cards (Radiohead)
• I Will Possess Your Heart (Death Cab For Cutie)
• Sex On Fire (Kings Of Leon)
• Violet Hill (Coldplay)

Best Rock Album

• Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends dei Coldplay
• Rock N Roll Jesus di Kid Rock
• Only By The Night dei Kings Of Leon
• Death Magnetic dei Metallica
• Consolers Of The Lonely dei The Raconteurs

Best Alternative Music Album

• Modern Guilt (Beck)
• Narrow Stairs (Death Cab For Cutie)
• The Odd Couple (Gnarls Barkley)
• Evil Urges (My Morning Jacket)
• In Rainbows (Radiohead)

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

• Me, Myself And I (Beyoncé)
• Heaven Sent (Keyshia Cole)
• Spotlight (Jennifer Hudson)
• Superwoman (Alicia Keys)
• Need U Bad (Jazmine Sullivan)

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

• You're The Only One (Eric Benét)
• Take You Down (Chris Brown)
• Miss Independent (Ne-Yo)
• Can't Help But Wait (Trey Songz)
• Here I Stand (Usher)

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

• Ribbon In The Sky (Boyz II Men)
• Words (Anthony David Featuring India.Arie)
• Stay With Me (By The Sea) (Al Green Featuring John Legend)
• I'm His Only Woman(Jennifer Hudson Featuring Fantasia)
• Never Give You Up (Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton)

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

• A Change Is Gonna Come (Wayne Brady)
• You've Got The Love I Need (Al Green Featuring Anthony Hamilton)
• Baby I Know (Linda Jones With Helen Bruner & Terry Jones)
• Love That Girl (Raphael Saadiq)
• In Love With Another Man (Jazmine Sullivan)

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

• Say Goodbye To Love (Kenna)
• Wanna Be (Maiysha)
• Be OK (Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am)
• Many Moons (Janelle Monae)
• Lovin You (Music) (Wayna Featuring Kokayi)

Best R&B Song

• Bust Your Windows (Jazmine Sullivan)
• Customer (Raheem DeVaughn)
• Heaven Sent (Keyshia Cole)
• Miss Independent (Ne-Yo)
• Spotlight (Jennifer Hudson)

Best R&B Album

• Love & Life (Eric Benét)
• Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA (Boyz II Men)
• Lay It Down(Al Green)
• Jennifer Hudson (Jennifer Hudson)
• The Way I See It (Raphael Saadiq)

Best Contemporary R&B Album

• Growing Pains (Mary J. Blige)
• Back Of My Lac'(J. Holiday)
• First Love (Karina)
• Year Of The Gentleman (Ne-Yo)
• Fearless (Jazmine Sullivan)