This years Grammys was more performance than it was awards. This year Rap & R&B stood out with Lil Wayne grapping 8 nods, Neyo 6 nods and Jay Z 5 nods. Not only did Rap and R&B grap up nominations, we also took the Grammys by storm with our performaces. I can say this year was the most entertaining Grammys I've seen. Even after having to catch myself from falling asleep at moments, the other moments were captivating. Hats off to T.I, Jay Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and M.I.A, they stole the show. Lil Wayne, Estelle, M.I.A and Jennifer Hudson snatched their first Grammy award win. Congratulations to all the winners.
RECORD OF THE YEAR
"Chasing Pavements," Adele
"Viva La Vida," Coldplay
"Bleeding Love," Leona Lewis
"Paper Planes," M.I.A
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
"Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends," Coldplay
"Tha Carter III," Lil Wayne
"Year of the Gentleman," Ne-Yo
"In Rainbows," Radiohead
BEST NEW ARTIST
Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan
SONG OF THE YEAR
"American Boy," (Estelle Featuring Kanye West) William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters
"Chasing Pavements" (Adele) Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters
"I'm Yours" (Jason Mraz) Jason Mraz, songwriter
"Love Song" (Sara Bareilles) Sara Bareilles, songwriter
"Viva La Vida" (Coldplay) Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters
Field 6 - R&B
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 PERFORMANCES
"You're The Only One," Eric Benét
"Take You Down," Chris Brown
"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
"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)
Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Deandre Way, songwriter)
"Customer," (Raheem DeVaughn)
I. Barias, Raheem DeVaughn, C. Haggins, K. Oliver & J. Smith, songwriters
"Heaven Sent," (Keyshia Cole)
Keyshia Cole, Jason Farmer & Alex Francis, songwriters
"Miss Independent," (Ne-Yo)
M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & S. Smith, songwriters
"Spotlight," (Jennifer Hudson)
Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters
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
Field 7 - Rap
BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE
"Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)...," Jay-Z
"A Milli," Lil Wayne
"Paris, Tokyo," Lupe Fiasco
"N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave And The Master)," Nas
"Sexual Eruption," Snoop Dogg
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
"Royal Flush," Big Boi Featuring Raekwon And Andre 3000
"Swagga Like Us," Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne
"Mr. Carter," Lil Wayne Featuring Jay-Z
"Wish You Would," Ludacris Featuring T.I.
"Put On," Young Jeezy Featuring Kanye West
BEST RAP / SUNG COLLABORATION
"American Boy," Estelle Featuring Kanye West
"Low," Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain
"Green Light," John Legend & Andre 3000
"Got Money," Lil Wayne Featuring T-Pain
"Superstar," Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos
BEST RAP SONG
"Lollipop," (Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major)
D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters
"Low," (Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain)
T. Dillard, M. Humphrey & T-Pain, songwriters
"Sexual Eruption," (Snoop Dogg)
Calvin Broadus, S. Lovejoy & D. Stewart, songwriters
"Superstar," (Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos)
Lupe Fiasco & Soundtrakk, songwriters
"Swagga Like Us," (Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne)
D. Carter, S. Carter, Clifford Harris & Kanye West, songwriters (M. Arulpragasam, N. Headon, M. Jones, J. Mellor, T. Pentz & P. Simonon, songwriters)
BEST RAP ALBUM
"American Gangster," Jay-Z
"Tha Carter III," Lil Wayne
"The Cool," Lupe Fiasco
"Nas," Nas
"Paper Trail," T.I.
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