Amy Winehouse, Kanye West and Herbie Hancock are the biggest winners of the 50th Grammy Awards, which were handed out in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 10, 2008.
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Amy Winehouse won five awards, including Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year for her now-prophetic Rehab, while Kanye West took home four, including the Best Rap Album award for \'Graduation\'. The Album Of The Year award went to longtime jazz great Herbie Hancock for his tribute to Joni Mitchell, \'River: The Joni Letters\'.
Other top winners included gospel star Karen Clark-Sheard and Bruce Springsteen with three trophies each. Here is a selection of the key winners:
Record of the year Amy Winehouse - Rehab
Also nominated:
Beyoncé - Irreplaceable
Foo Fighters - The Pretender
Rihanna - Umbrella
Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around... Comes Around
Album of the year Herbie Hancock - River: The Joni Letters
Also nominated:
Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Vince Gill - These Days
Kanye West - Graduation
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
Song of the year Amy Winehouse - Rehab
Also nominated:
Carrie Underwood - Before He Cheats
Plain White Ts - Hey There Delilah
Corinne Bailey Rae - Like a Star
Rihanna - Umbrella
Best new artist Amy Winehouse
Also nominated:
Feist
Ledisi
Paramore
Taylor Swift
Best female pop vocal performance Rehab - Amy Winehouse
Also nominated:
Candyman - Christina Aguilera
1234 - Feist
Big Girls Don\'t Cry - Fergie
Say It Right - Nelly Furtado
Best male pop vocal performance What Goes Around...Comes Around - Justin Timberlake
Also nominated:
Everything - Michael Bublé
Belief - John Mayer
Dance Tonight - Paul McCartney
Amazing - Seal
Best pop performance by a duo or group with vocals Makes Me Wonder - Maroon 5
Also nominated:
(You Want To) Make A Memory - Bon Jovi
Home - Daughtry
Hey There Delilah - Plain White T\'s
Window In The Skies - U2
Best pop vocal album Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Also nominated:
Bon Jovi - Lost Highway
Feist - The Reminder
Maroon 5 - It Won\'t Be Soon Before Long
Paul McCartney - Memory Almost Full
Best dance recording LoveStoned/I Think She Knows - Justin Timberlake
Also nominated:
Do It Again - The Chemical Brothers
D.A.N.C.E. - Justice
Love Today - Mika
Don\'t Stop The Music - Rihanna
Best rock song Radio Nowhere - Bruce Springsteen
Also nominated:
Come On - Lucinda Williams
Icky Thump - The White Stripes
It\'s Not Over - Daughtry
The Pretender - Foo Fighters
Best rock album Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Also nominated:
Daughtry - Daughtry
John Fogerty - Revival
Bruce Springsteen - Magic
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
Best solo rock vocal performance Radio Nowhere - Bruce Springsteen
Also nominated:
Timebomb - Beck
Only Mama Knows - Paul McCartney
Our Country - John Mellencamp
Come On - Lucinda Williams
Best rock performance by a duo or group with vocals Icky Thump - The White Stripes
Also nominated:
It\'s Not Over - Daughtry
Working Class Hero - Green Day
If Everyone Cared - Nickelback
Instant Karma - U2
Best alternative music album Icky Thump - The White Stripes
Also nominated:
Alright, Still... - Lily Allen
Neon Bible - Arcade Fire
Volta - Bjork
Wincing The Night Away - The Shins
Best female R&B vocal performance No One - Alicia Keys
Also nominated:
Just Fine - Mary J Blige
When I See You - Fantasia
If I Have My Way - Chrisette Michele
Hate On Me - Jill Scott
Best male R&B vocal performance Future Baby Mama - Prince
Also nominated:
Woman - Raheem DeVaughn
B.U.D.D.Y. - Musiq Soulchild
Because Of You - Ne-Yo
Please Don\'t Go - Tank
Best R&B performance by a duo or group with vocals Disrespectful - Chaka Khan Featuring Mary J Blige
Also nominated:
Same Girl - R Kelly Featuring Usher
Hate That I Love You - Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo
Baby - Angie Stone Featuring Betty Wright
Bartender - T-Pain Featuring Akon
Best R&B song No One - Alicia Keys
Also nominated:
Beautiful Flower - India.Arie
Hate That I Love You - Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo
Teachme - Musiq Soulchild
When I See U - Fantasia
Best R&B album Chaka Khan - Funk This
Also nominated:
Ledisi - Lost & Found
Musiq Soulchild - Luvanmusiq
Jill Scott - The Real Thing
Tank - Sex, Love & Pain
Best contemporary R&B album Ne-Yo - Because Of You
Also nominated:
Akon - Konvicted
Keyshia Cole - Just Like You
Fantasia - Fantasia
Emily King - East Side Story
Best rap solo performance Stronger - Kanye West
Also nominated:
The People - Common
I Get Money - 50 Cent
Show Me What You Got - Jay-Z
Big Things Poppin\' (Do It) - TI
Best rap performance by a duo or group Southside - Common Featuring Kanye West
Also nominated:
Make It Rain - Fat Joe Featuring Lil Wayne
Party Like A Rockstar - Shop Boyz
Int\'l Players Anthem (I Choose You) - UGK Featuring OutKast
Better Than I\'ve Ever Been - Kanye West, Nas & KRS-One
Best rap song Good Life - Kanye West Featuring T-Pain
Also nominated:
Ayo Technology - 50 Cent Featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
Big Things Poppin\' (Do It) - TI
Can\'t Tell Me Nothing - Kanye West
Crank That - Soulja Boy Tell\'Em
Best rap album Kanye West - Graduation
Also nominated:
Common - Finding Forever
Jay-Z - Kingdom Come
Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead
TI - TI vs TIP
Best female country vocal performance Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood
Also nominated:
Simple Love - Alison Krauss
Famous In A Small Town - Miranda Lambert
Nothin\' Better To Do - LeAnn Rimes
Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love - Trisha Yearwood
Best male country vocal performance Stupid Boy - Keith Urban
Also nominated:
Long Trip Alone - Dierks Bentley
A Woman\'s Love - Alan Jackson
If You\'re Reading This - Tim McGraw
Give It Away - George Strait
Best country performance by a duo or group with vocals How Long - Eagles
Also nominated:
Proud Of The House We Built - Brooks & Dunn
Moments - Emerson Drive
Lucky Man - Montgomery Gentry
Sweet Memories - The Time Jumpers
Best country song Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood
Also nominated:
Give It Away - George Strait
I Need You - Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
If You\'re Reading This - Tim McGraw
Long Trip Alone - Dierks Bentley
Best country album Vince Gill - These Days
Also nominated:
Dierks Bentley - Long Trip Alone
Tim McGraw - Let It Go
Brad Paisley - 5th Gear
George Strait - It Just Comes Natural
Best electronic/dance album The Chemical Brothers - We Are The Night
Also nominated:
Justice - Cross
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
Shiny Toy Guns - We Are Pilots
Tiesto - Elements Of Life
Producer of the year, non-classical Mark Ronson
Also nominated:
Howard Benson
Joe Chiccarelli
Mike Elizondo
Timbaland