Grammy Awards 2008
The 50th Grammy Awards · Held February 10, 2008 · 74 categories · everything in 2008
Album of the Year
- Winner River: The Joni Letters · Herbie Hancock
- Nominee Back to Black · Amy Winehouse
- Nominee Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
- Nominee Graduation · Kanye West
- Nominee The Reason Why · Vince Gill
Record of the Year
- Winner Rehab · Amy Winehouse
- Nominee Irreplaceable · Beyoncé
- Nominee The Pretender · Foo Fighters
- Nominee Umbrella · Rihanna, Jay-Z
- Nominee What Goes Around... Comes Around · Justin Timberlake
Song of the Year
- Winner Rehab · Amy Winehouse
- Nominee Before He Cheats · Josh Kear, Chris Tompkins
- Nominee Hey There Delilah · Plain White T's
- Nominee Like a Star · Corinne Bailey Rae
- Nominee Umbrella · Jay-Z, Kuk Harrell, The-Dream, Christopher Stewart
Best New Artist
- Winner Amy Winehouse
- Nominee Feist
- Nominee Jazmine Sullivan
- Nominee Ledisi
- Nominee Paramore
- Nominee Taylor Swift
Best Alternative Music Album
- Winner Icky Thump · The White Stripes
- Nominee Alright, Still · Lily Allen
- Nominee Neon Bible · Arcade Fire
- Nominee Volta · Björk
- Nominee Wincing the Night Away · The Shins
Best Banda Album
- Winner Te Va a Gustar · El Chapo
- Nominee Conquistando Corazones · K-PAZ De La Sierra
- Nominee Entre Copas y Botellas · Lupillo Rivera
- Nominee Lobo Domesticado · Valentin Elizalde
- Nominee Los Mejores Corridos · El Potro De Sinaloa
Best Bluegrass Album
- Winner The Bluegrass Diaries · Jim Lauderdale
- Nominee Cherryholmes II: Black and White · Cherryholmes
- Nominee Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular · Tony Trischka
- Nominee Lefty's Old Guitar · J. D. Crowe, The New South
- Nominee Scenechronized · The Seldom Scene
Best Children's Music Album
- Winner A Green and Red Christmas · The Muppets
- Nominee Chickens · Buck Howdy
- Nominee Experience...101 · Sweet Honey in the Rock
- Nominee I Wanna Play · Bill Harley
- Nominee My Green Kite · Peter Himmelman
- Nominee The Velveteen Rabbit: Love Can Make You Real
Best Comedy Album
- Winner The Distant Future · Flight of the Conchords
- Nominee America's Mexican · George Lopez
- Nominee Dirty Girl · Lisa Lampanelli
- Nominee I Still Have a Pony · Steven Wright
- Nominee Songs Pointed & Pointless · Harry Shearer
Best Contemporary Blues Album
- Winner The Road to Escondido · J. J. Cale, Eric Clapton, Eric Clapton
- Nominee Into the Blues · Joan Armatrading
- Nominee Is It News · Doyle Bramhall
- Nominee The Scene of the Crime · Bettye LaVette
- Nominee Truth · Robben Ford
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
- Winner Off the Grid · Beastie Boys
- Nominee At the Movies · Dave Koz
- Nominee Good to Go-Go · Spyro Gyra
- Nominee Italia · Chris Botti
- Nominee Roundtrip · Kirk Whalum
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
- Winner River: The Joni Letters · Herbie Hancock
- Nominee Downright Upright · Brian Bromberg
- Nominee He Had a Hat · Jeff Lorber
- Nominee Party Hats · Will Bernard
- Nominee Re–imagination · Eldar
Best Contemporary R&B Album
- Winner Because of You · Ne-Yo
- Nominee East Side Story · Emily King
- Nominee Fantasia · Fantasia Barrino
- Nominee Just Like You · Keyshia Cole
- Nominee Konvicted · Akon
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
- Winner Free to Worship · Fred Hammond
- Nominee Alone But Not Alone · Marvin Winans
- Nominee Grateful · Coko
- Nominee T57 · Trin-i-tee 5:7
- Nominee V2 · J. Moss
Best Contemporary World Music Album
- Winner Djin Djin · Angelique Kidjo
- Nominee An Ancient Muse · Loreena McKennitt
- Nominee CéU · Céu
- Nominee Gil Luminoso · Gilberto Gil
- Nominee Momento · Bebel Gilberto
Best Country Album
- Winner The Reason Why · Vince Gill
- Nominee It Just Comes Natural · George Strait
- Nominee Let It Go · Tim McGraw
- Nominee Long Trip Alone · Dierks Bentley
- Nominee Throttleneck · Brad Paisley
Best Country Instrumental Performance
- Winner Throttleneck · Brad Paisley
- Nominee Fidoodlin · The Time Jumpers
- Nominee Little Monk · Russ Barenberg
- Nominee Mucky the Duck · The Greencards
- Nominee Rawhide! · Andy Statman
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Winner How Long · Eagles
- Nominee Lucky Man · Montgomery Gentry
- Nominee Moments · Emerson Drive
- Nominee Proud of the House We Built · Brooks & Dunn
- Nominee Sweet Memories · The Time Jumpers
Best Country Song
- Winner Before He Cheats · Josh Kear, Chris Tompkins
- Nominee Give It Away
- Nominee I Need You
- Nominee If You're Reading This · Tim McGraw
- Nominee Long Trip Alone · Dierks Bentley
Best Dance/Electronic Album
- Winner We Are the Night · The Chemical Brothers
- Nominee Elements of Life · Tiësto
- Nominee Sound of Silver · LCD Soundsystem
- Nominee We Are Pilots · Shiny Toy Guns
- Nominee † · Justice
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
- Winner LoveStoned/I Think She Knows Interlude · Justin Timberlake
- Nominee D.A.N.C.E. · Justice
- Nominee Do It Again · The Chemical Brothers
- Nominee Don't Stop the Music · Rihanna
- Nominee Love Today · Mika
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
- Winner Before He Cheats · Carrie Underwood
- Nominee Famous in a Small Town · Miranda Lambert
- Nominee Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love · Trisha Yearwood
- Nominee Nothin' Better to Do · LeAnn Rimes
- Nominee Simple Love · Alison Krauss
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- Winner Rehab · Amy Winehouse
- Nominee 1234 · Feist
- Nominee Big Girls Don't Cry · Fergie
- Nominee Candyman · Christina Aguilera
- Nominee Say It Right · Nelly Furtado
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- Winner No One · Alicia Keys
- Nominee Hate on Me · Jill Scott
- Nominee If I Have My Way · Chrisette Michele
- Nominee Just Fine · Mary J. Blige
- Nominee When I See U · Fantasia Barrino
Best Folk Album
- Winner Washington Square Serenade · Steve Earle
- Nominee Children Running Through · Patty Griffin
- Nominee My Name Is Buddy · Ry Cooder
- Nominee Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards · Tom Waits
- Nominee The Calling · Mary Chapin Carpenter
Best Hard Rock Performance
- Winner The Pretender · Foo Fighters
- Nominee I Don't Wanna Stop · Ozzy Osbourne
- Nominee Sick, Sick, Sick · Queens of the Stone Age
- Nominee Sweet Sacrifice · Evanescence
- Nominee The Pot · Tool
Best Hawaiian Music Album
- Winner Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar
- Nominee Hawaiian Blossom
- Nominee Hawaiiana · Tia Carrere
- Nominee He'eia
- Nominee Ka Hikina O Ka Hau (The Coming of the Snow) · Keola Beamer
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- Winner Anagram · Michael Brecker
- Nominee Back East · Joshua Redman
- Nominee Kids: Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola · Joe Lovano, Hank Jones
- Nominee Line by Line · John Patitucci
- Nominee Live at the Village Vanguard · Bill Charlap
Best Jazz Performance
- Winner Anagram · Michael Brecker
- Nominee 1000 Kilometers · Paul McCandless
- Nominee Both Sides Now · Herbie Hancock
- Nominee Levees · Terence Blanchard
- Nominee Lullaby · Hank Jones
Best Jazz Vocal Album
- Winner Avant Gershwin · Patti Austin
- Nominee Music Maestro Please · Freddy Cole
- Nominee Nightmoves · Kurt Elling
- Nominee On the Other Side · Tierney Sutton
- Nominee Red Earth: A Malian Journey · Dee Dee Bridgewater
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- Winner A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina) · Terence Blanchard
- Nominee Eternal Licks & Grooves: Limited Edition · Bob Florence
- Nominee Hommage · Bill Holman
- Nominee Sky Blue · Maria Schneider Orchestra
- Nominee With Love
Best Latin Jazz Album
- Winner Funk Tango · Paquito D'Rivera
- Nominee Big Band Urban Folktales
- Nominee Borrowed Time · Steve Khan
- Nominee Refugee · Hector Martignon
- Nominee The Magician · Sammy Figueroa
Best Latin Pop Album
- Winner El Tren de los Momentos · Alejandro Sanz
- Nominee 12 Segundos de Oscuridad · Jorge Drexler
- Nominee Dicen Que El Tiempo · Jennifer Peña
- Nominee Navidades · Luis Miguel
- Nominee Papito · Miguel Bosé
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
- Winner No Hay Espacio · Black Guayaba
- Nominee Adelantando · Jarabe De Palo
- Nominee Amantes Sunt Amentes · Panda
- Nominee Kamikaze · Los Rabanes
- Nominee Memo Rex Commander y el Corazón Atómico de la Vía Láctea · Zoé
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
- Winner Stupid Boy · Keith Urban
- Nominee A Woman's Love · Alan Jackson
- Nominee Give It Away · George Strait
- Nominee If You're Reading This · Tim McGraw
- Nominee Long Trip Alone · Dierks Bentley
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Winner What Goes Around... Comes Around · Justin Timberlake
- Nominee Amazing · Seal
- Nominee Belief · John Mayer
- Nominee Dance Tonight · Paul McCartney
- Nominee Everything · Michael Bublé
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
- Winner Future Baby Mama · Prince
- Nominee B.U.D.D.Y. · Musiq Soulchild
- Nominee Because of You · Ne-Yo
- Nominee Please Don't Go · Tank
- Nominee Woman · Raheem DeVaughn
Best Melodic Rap Performance
- Winner Umbrella · Rihanna, Jay-Z
- Nominee Good Life · Kanye West, T-Pain
- Nominee I Wanna Love You · Akon, Snoop Dogg
- Nominee Kiss Kiss · Chris Brown, T-Pain
- Nominee Let It Go · Keyshia Cole, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Lil' Kim
Best Metal Performance
- Winner Final Six · Slayer
- Nominee Aesthetics of Hate · Machine Head
- Nominee Never Ending Hill · King Diamond
- Nominee Nothing Left · As I Lay Dying
- Nominee Redemption · Shadows Fall
Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
- Winner 100% Mexicano · Pepe Aguilar
- Nominee El Indomable · Cristian Castro
- Nominee Esta Tierra Es Tuya (This Land Is Your Land)
- Nominee Para Siempre · Vicente Fernández
- Nominee Puro Dolor · Paquita la del Barrio
Best Native American Music Album
- Winner Totemic Flute Chants
- Nominee Oklahoma Style
- Nominee Reconnections · Cliff Sarde
- Nominee The Ballad of Old Times
- Nominee Watch This Dancer! · Black Lodge
Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album
- Winner Crestone · Paul Winter Consort
- Nominee Faces of the Sun · Peter Kater
- Nominee One Guitar · Ottmar Liebert
- Nominee Sacred Journey of Ku–Kai, Volume 3 · Kitarō
- Nominee Southwest · Eric Tingstad
Best Polka Album
- Winner Come Share the Wine · Jimmy Sturr, his Orchestra
- Nominee Bulletproof Polkas
- Nominee Dueling Polkas · His Band, Walter Ostanek
- Nominee Polka Freak Out
- Nominee Polka's Revenge · Brave Combo
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- Winner One Week Last Summer · Joni Mitchell
- Nominee Off the Grid · Beastie Boys
- Nominee Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz · Dave Koz
- Nominee Paris Sunrise #7 · Ben Harper
- Nominee Simple Pleasures · Spyro Gyra
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
- Winner Makes Me Wonder · Maroon 5
- Nominee (You Want to) Make a Memory · Bon Jovi
- Nominee Hey There Delilah · Plain White T's
- Nominee Home · Daughtry
- Nominee Window in the Skies · U2
Best Pop Vocal Album
- Winner Back to Black · Amy Winehouse
- Nominee It Won't Be Soon Before Long · Maroon 5
- Nominee Lost Highway · Bon Jovi
- Nominee Memory Almost Full · Paul McCartney
- Nominee The Reminder · Feist
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
- Winner A Deeper Level · Israel Houghton, Israel Breed, New Breed
- Nominee Portable Sounds · TobyMac
- Nominee Stand · Michael W. Smith
- Nominee The Altar and the Door · Casting Crowns
- Nominee True Beauty · Mandisa
Best R&B Album
- Winner Funk This · Chaka Khan
- Nominee Lost & Found · Ledisi
- Nominee Luvanmusiq · Musiq Soulchild
- Nominee Sex, Love & Pain · Tank
- Nominee The Real Thing · Jill Scott
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
- Winner Disrespectful · Chaka Khan, Mary J. Blige
- Nominee Baby · Angie Stone, Betty Wright
- Nominee Bartender · T-Pain, Akon
- Nominee Hate That I Love You · Rihanna, Ne-Yo
- Nominee Same Girl · R. Kelly, Usher
Best R&B Song
- Winner No One · Kerry Brothers, Alicia Keys
- Nominee Beautiful Flower · India.Arie
- Nominee Hate That I Love You · M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen, Ne-Yo
- Nominee Teachme
- Nominee When I See U · Louis Biancaniello, Sam Watters
Best Rap Album
- Winner Graduation · Kanye West
- Nominee Hip Hop Is Dead · Nas
- Nominee Kingdom Come · Jay-Z
- Nominee Southside · Common
- Nominee T.I. vs. T.I.P. · T.I.
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
- Winner Southside · Common, Kanye West
- Nominee Better Than I've Ever Been · Kanye West, Nas, KRS-One
- Nominee Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You) · UGK, Outkast
- Nominee Make It Rain · Fat Joe, Lil Wayne
- Nominee Party Like A Rockstar · Shop Boyz
Best Rap Solo Performance
- Winner Stronger · Kanye West
- Nominee Big Things Poppin' (Do It) · T.I.
- Nominee I Get Money · 50 Cent
- Nominee Show Me What You Got · Jay-Z
- Nominee The People · Common
Best Rap Song
- Winner Good Life · Aldrin Davis, T-Pain, Kanye West
- Nominee Ayo Technology · Nate (Danja) Hills, 50 Cent, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake
- Nominee Big Things Poppin' (Do It) · T.I., Byron Thomas
- Nominee Can't Tell Me Nothing · Aldrin Davis, Kanye West
- Nominee Crank That (Soulja Boy) · Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
Best Reggae Album
- Winner Mind Control · Stephen Marley
- Nominee Anniversary
- Nominee Light Your Light
- Nominee The Burning Spear Experience · Burning Spear
- Nominee The End of an American Dream · Lee "Scratch" Perry
Best Rock Album
- Winner Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace · Foo Fighters
- Nominee Daughtry · Daughtry
- Nominee Magic · Bruce Springsteen
- Nominee Revival · John Fogerty
- Nominee Sky Blue Sky · Wilco
Best Rock Gospel Album
- Winner Before the Daylight's Shot · Ashley Cleveland
- Nominee Comatose · Skillet
- Nominee HIStory: Our Place In His Story · The Cross Movement
- Nominee Open Book · Da' T.R.U.T.H.
- Nominee The Reckoning · Pillar
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
- Winner Once Upon a Time in the West · Bruce Springsteen
- Nominee Always with Me, Always with You · Joe Satriani
- Nominee Malignant Narcissism · Rush
- Nominee The Attitude Song · Steve Vai
- Nominee The Ecstasy of Gold · Metallica
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Winner Icky Thump · The White Stripes
- Nominee If Everyone Cared · Nickelback
- Nominee Instant Karma · U2
- Nominee It's Not Over · Daughtry
- Nominee Working Class Hero · Green Day, Green Day
Best Rock Song
- Winner Radio Nowhere · Bruce Springsteen
- Nominee Come On
- Nominee Icky Thump · Jack White
- Nominee It's Not Over · Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Wilkerson, Brett Young
- Nominee The Pretender · David Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
- Winner Radio Nowhere · Bruce Springsteen
- Nominee Come On · Lucinda Williams
- Nominee Memory Almost Full · Paul McCartney
- Nominee Our Country · John Cougar
- Nominee Timebomb · Beck
Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
- Winner Salt of the Earth · Ricky Skaggs, The Whites
- Nominee Amazing Grace · Bill Gaither, Gloria Gaither
- Nominee Everybody's Brother · Billy Joe Shaver
- Nominee I'll Fly Away: Country Hymns & Songs of Faith
- Nominee Journey of Joy · Karen Peck
- Nominee Tell Someone
Best Spoken Word Album
- Winner The Audacity of Hope : Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream · Barack Obama
- Nominee Celebrations · Maya Angelou
- Nominee Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World · Bill Clinton
- Nominee Sunday Mornings in Plains: Bringing Peace to a Changing World · Jimmy Carter
- Nominee Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself · Alan Alda
Best Spoken Word Album for Children
- Winner Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows · Jim Dale
- Nominee Making the Heart Whole Again: Stories for a Wounded World
- Nominee The One and Only Shrek · Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci
- Nominee Who's Got Game? The Ant or the Grasshopper? The Lion or the Mouse? Poppy or the Snake? · Toni Morrison
- Nominee Wickety Whack: Brer Rabbit Is Back
Best Tejano Album
- Winner Before the Next Teardrop Falls · Little Joe y la Familia
- Nominee 35th Anniversary · Ruben Ramos
- Nominee Corazon de Oro
- Nominee Ram Herrera and the Outlaw Band 2007 · Ram Herrera
- Nominee Vagar Libremente · Sunny Sauceda
Best Traditional Blues Album
- Winner Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In Dallas · Henry James Townsend, Pinetop Perkins, Robert Lockwood Jr., David Honeyboy Edwards
- Nominee 10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads · Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band
- Nominee Live...and in Concert from San Francisco · Otis Rush
- Nominee Old School · Koko Taylor
- Nominee Pinetop Perkins on the 88's: Live in Chicago · Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins, Pinetop Perkins
Best Traditional Folk Album
- Winner Dirt Farmer · Levon Helm
- Nominee Banjo Talkin · Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
- Nominee Charlie Louvin
- Nominee Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John · Peter Case
- Nominee Try Me One More Time · David Bromberg
Best Traditional Gospel Album
- Winner Live: One Last Time · The Clark Sisters
- Nominee Cherch · BeBe Winans
- Nominee Life Changing · Smokie Norful
- Nominee The Grand Finale': Encourage Yourself · Donald Lawrence
- Nominee Thirsty · Marvin Sapp
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- Winner Call Me Irresponsible · Michael Bublé
- Nominee Cool Yule · Bette Midler
- Nominee James Taylor at Christmas · James Taylor, James Taylor
- Nominee Live in Concert 2006 · Barbra Streisand
- Nominee Trav'lin' Light · Queen Latifah
Best Traditional R&B Performance
- Winner In My Songs · Gerald Levert
- Nominee All Night Long · Randy Crawford, Joe Sample
- Nominee I Am Your Man · Ryan Shaw
- Nominee I Apologize · Ann Nesby
- Nominee Walk a Mile In My Shoes · Otis Clay
Best Traditional World Music Album
- Winner African Spirit · Soweto Gospel Choir
- Nominee From Mali to America · Bob Carlin
- Nominee Live at Couleur Café · Konono Nº1
- Nominee Singing for Life: Songs of Hope, Healing, and HIV/AIDS in Uganda
- Nominee When the Soul Is Settled: Music of Iraq · Rahim Al Haj
Best Tropical Latin Album
- Winner La Llave de mi Corazón · Juan Luis Guerra, Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
- Nominee Arroz con Habichuela · El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
- Nominee En Primera Plana · Issac Delgado
- Nominee Greetings From Havana
- Nominee United We Swing · Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
- Winner Daydreamin' · Lupe Fiasco, Jill Scott
- Nominee Dream · Alice Smith
- Nominee Fantasy · Meshell Ndegeocello
- Nominee Make a Baby · Vikter Duplaix
- Nominee That's the Way of the World · Dwele
Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album
- Winner Live! Worldwide · Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience, Terrance Simien, the Zydeco Experience
- Nominee Blues De Musicien · Pine Leaf Boys
- Nominee King Cake
- Nominee Le Cowboy Creole · Geno Delafose
- Nominee Live: Á La Blue Moon · Lost Bayou Ramblers
- Nominee Racines
- Nominee The La Louisianne Sessions