Monday, February 9, 2009

And The Grammy Goes To...


Last night's Grammy awards was one of the most watchable in recent memory. Before we get to the winners, here is a list of the night's top performers.

Kanye West, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, T.I., and M.I.A.- “Swagga Like Us." This must have been like watching The Rolling Stones, Nirvana, and Radiohead for black guys. I gotta admit I thought it was cool.


Paul McCartney and Dave Grohl- “I Saw Her Standing There.” How cool was it to see Grohl bashing away on the drums like the good ole days?


The Jonas Brothers and Stevie Wonder- “Burning Up” and “Superstition.” Not so much Burning Up but the brothers looked like they were having a ball singing Superstition with Wonder.


Kid Rock- "Amen", "All Summer Long", and "Rock N Roll Jesus." This was the best one of the show. Well, at least it rocked.


The Winners
We won't list all the winners, just the ones we care about

Record Of The Year. Adele- Chasing Pavements, Coldplay- Viva La Vida, Leona Lewis- Bleeding Love, M.I.A.- Paper Planes, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss- Please Read The Letter

And the winner is Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
TIGO's Pick Coldplay- Viva La Vida

Album Of The Year. Coldplay- Viva La Vida, Lil Wayne- Tha Carter III, Ne-Yo- Year Of The Gentleman, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss- Raising Sand, Radiohead- In Rainbows

And the winner is Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
TIGO's Pick Coldplay- Viva La Vida

Song Of The Year. Estelle Featuring Kanye West- American Boy, Adele- Chasing Pavements, Jason Mraz- I'm Yours, Sara Bareilles- Love Song, Coldplay- Viva La Vida

And the winner is Coldplay- Viva La Vida
TIGO's Pick Coldplay- Viva La Vida

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Adele- Chasing Pavements, Sara Bareilles- Love Song, Duffy- Mercy, Leona Lewis- Bleeding Love, Katy Perry- I Kissed A Girl, Pink- So What

And the winner is Adele- Chasing Pavements
TIGO's Pick Sara Bareilles- Love Song

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Kid Rock- All Summer Long, John Mayer- Say, Paul McCartney- That Was Me, Jason Mraz- I'm Yours, Ne-Yo- Closer, James Taylor- Wichita Lineman

And the winner is John Mayer- Say
TIGO's Pick Kid Rock- All Summer Long

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance. John Mayer- Gravity, Paul McCartney- I Saw Her Standing There, Bruce Springsteen- Girls In Their Summer Clothes, Eddie Vedder- Rise, Neil Young- No Hidden Path

And the winner is John Mayer- Say
TIGO's Pick Eddie Vedder- Rise

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals. AC/DC- Rock N Roll Train, Coldplay- Violet Hill, Eagles- Long Road Out Of Eden, Kings Of Leon- Sex On Fire, Radiohead- House Of Cards

And the winner is Kings Of Leon- Sex On Fire
TIGO's Pick Kings Of Leon- Sex On Fire

Best Rock Album. Coldplay- Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, Kid Rock- Rock N Roll Jesus, Kings Of Leon- Only By The Night, Metallica- Death Magnetic, The Raconteurs- Consolers Of The Lonely

And the winner is Coldplay- Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
TIGO's Pick Kings Of Leon- Only By The Night

Best Alternative Music Album. Beck- Modern Guilt, Death Cab For Cutie- Narrow Stairs, Gnarls Barkley- The Odd Couple, My Morning Jacket- Evil Urges, Radiohead- In Rainbows

And the winner is Radiohead- In Rainbows
TIGO's Pick My Morning Jacket- Evil Urges


Other Winners- Hard Rock Performance- Mars Volta, Wax Simulacra. Metal Performance-Metallica- My Apocalypse. Best Rock Song- Bruce Springsteen- Girls In Their Summer Clothes. Best Blues Album- B.B. King- One Kind Favor. Best Musical Album For Children- They Might Be Giants- Here Comes The 123s. Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media- Juno. Rick Rubin gets Producer of the year over Danger Mouse.

Closing Points
How cool to see Kings Of Leon get the credit they deserve. Justin Timerlake is the coolest person I have never met. Danger Mouse got screwed. Too many performers and not enough awards given out to the live audience. Now go buy KOL's Only By The Night!

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