Grammys: Kanye, Winehouse, Springsteen Clean Up Early
Before the Grammys even kicked off, a whole bunch of big names won brand new decorations for their mantles. Kanye West took home three awards (including the prize for Best Rap Solo Performance), while Amy Winehouse won Best Pop Vocal for Back to Black. Other winners included Bruce Springsteen, Carrie Underwood, Willie Nelson, Justin Timberlake and the White Stripes. Check out the list after the jump. Be sure to check out the rest of tonight’s Grammy news and views over at Rock Daily’s live blog.
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: Amy Winehouse, “Rehab”
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: Justin Timberlake, “What Goes Around…Comes Around”
Best Pop Performance by A Duo or Group: Maroon 5, “Makes Me Wonder”
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, “Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)”
Best Pop Instrumental Performance: Joni Mitchell, “One Week Last Summer”
Best Pop Instrumental Album: Beastie Boys, The Mix-Up
Best Pop Vocal Album: Amy Winehouse, Back to Black
Best Dance Recording: Justin Timberlake, “Love Stoned/ I Think She Knows”
Best Electronic/Dance Album: The Chemical Brothers, We Are The Night
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance: Bruce Springsteen, “Radio Nowhere”
Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocals: the White Stripes, “Icky Thump”
Best Hard Rock Performance: Foo Fighters, “The Pretender”
Best Metal Performance: Slayer, “Final Six”
Best Rock Instrumental Performance: Bruce Springsteen, “Once Upon a Time in the West”
Best Rock Song: Bruce Springsteen, “Radio Nowhere”
Best Alternative Music Album: the White Stripes, Icky Thump
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: Prince, “Future Baby Mama”
Best R&B Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocals: Chaka Khan Featuring Mary J. Blige, “Disrespectful”
Best Urban/Alternative Performance: Lupe Fiasco Featuring Jill Scott, “Daydreamin'”
Best R&B Song: Alicia Keys, “No One” Best Contemporary R&B Album: Ne-Yo, Because of You
Best Rap Solo Performance: Kanye West, “Stronger”
Best Rap Performance By a Duo Or Group: Common Featuring Kanye West, “Southside”
Best Rap Song: Kanye West, “Good Life”
Best Female Country Vocal Performance: Carrie Underwood, “Before He Cheats”
Best Country Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocals: Eagles, “How Long”
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals: Willie Nelson & Ray Price, “Lost Highway”
Best Country Song: Kanye West, “Before He Cheats”
Best Contemporary Jazz Album: Herbie Hancock, River: The Joni Letters
Best Gospel Performance: Aretha Franklin & Mary J. Blige, “Never Gonna Break My Faith” tied with the Clark Sisters, “Blessed & Highly Favored”
Best Contemporary Blues Album: JJ Cale & Eric Clapton, The Road to Escondido
Best Reggae Album: Stephen Marley, Mind Control
Best Spoken Word Album: Barack Obama, The Audacity Of Hope: Thoughts On Reclaiming The American Dream
Best Comedy Album: Flight of the Conchords, The Distant Performance
Best Score Soundtrack Album: Ratatouille
Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media: “Love You I Do” (from Dreamgirls)
Best Recording Package: Bright Eyes, Cassadaga
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: What It Is!: Funky Soul And Rare Grooves
Best Historical Album: The Live Wire – Woody Guthrie In Performance 1949
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Mark Ronson
Best Surround Sound Album: Love
Best Short Form Music Video: Johnny Cash, “God’s Gonna Cut You Down”
Best Long Form Music Video: Madonna, The Confessions Tour