U2 Upstages Mariah Carey With Five Grammys

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U2 Upstages Carey With Five Grammy Awards

LOS ANGELES - Mariah Carey ended her 16-year Grammy drought, but rock gods U2 smashed her comeback queen dreams by snatching five trophies Wednesday, including song and album of the year.

Other winners:

• Carey, along with rapper Kanye West and R&B newcomer John Legend, leads the contenders with eight nominations each. West and Legend each snagged an award.

http://www.comcast.net/entertainment/index.../08/322252.html

• U2 won Grammys for rock performance by a duo or group with vocal (Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own) and best rock song (City of Blinding Lights). The band will vie for three awards during the main ceremony, including album of the year.

• Other double-winners included rock singer Bruce Springsteen, bluegrass combo Alison Krauss + Union Station, reggae star Damian Marley, electronica act the Chemical Brothers, and gospel singer CeCe Winans.

• French classical conductor Pierre Boulez won his 26th Grammy, and now ranks as No.3 on the all time list of Grammy winners, pulling ahead of late Russian pianist Vladimir Horowitz, with whom he was tied. The only people ahead of him are late conductor Georg Solti with 31, and producer Quincy Jones with 27.

• Bluesman BB King won the 14th Grammy of his career, in the traditional blues album category for "80," an all-star collaboration that marked his 80th birthday.

• Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler won the sixth Grammy of his career in the surround sound category for the 20th anniversary reissue of the band's album Brothers in Arms. The award was accepted by mastering engineer, who accidentally thanked his collaborators on another album where he was nominated, the Foo Fighters' In Your Honor.

• While Martin Scorsese has famously yet to win an Academy Award, he did pick up his first Grammy, in his capacity as a director of the Bob Dylan documentary, No Direction Home, which won the category for long form music video. Dylan himself does not share in the award since had little involvement with the acclaimed project.

[method77]

awful. Just awful.

[method77]

btw this is the complete list as I copied it from Times

Album of the Year: ''How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb,'' U2.

Record of the Year: ''Boulevard of Broken Dreams,'' Green Day.

New Artist: John Legend

Male R&B Vocal Performance: ''Ordinary People,'' John Legend.

Pop Vocal Album: ''Breakaway,'' Kelly Clarkson.

Rap/Sung Collaboration: ''Numb/Encore,'' Jay-Z featuring Linkin Park.

Song of the Year: ''Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own,'' U2.

Female Pop Vocal Performance: ''Since U Been Gone,'' Kelly Clarkson.

Country Album: ''Lonely Runs Both Ways,'' Alison Krauss and Union Station.

Rap Album: ''Late Registration,'' Kanye West.

Rock Album: ''How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb,'' U2.

Rap Solo Performance: ''Gold Digger,'' Kanye West.

Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: ''Don't Phunk With My Heart,'' The Black Eyed Peas.

Rap Song: ''Diamonds From Sierra Leone,'' D. Harris and Kanye West.

Solo Rock Vocal Performance: ''Devils & Dust,'' Bruce Springsteen.

Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: ''Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own,'' U2.

Hard Rock Performance: ''B.Y.O.B.,'' System of a Down.

Metal Performance: ''Before I Forget,'' Slipknot.

Rock Instrumental Performance: ''69 Freedom Special,'' Les Paul and Friends.

Rock Song: ''City of Blinding Lights, U2, (U2).

Alternative Music Album: ''Get Behind Me Satan,'' The White Stripes.

Female R&B Vocal Performance: ''We Belong Together,'' Mariah Carey.

R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: ''So Amazing,'' Beyonce and Stevie Wonder.

Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: ''A House Is Not a Home,'' Aretha Franklin.

Urban/Alternative Performance: ''Welcome to Jamrock,'' Damian Marley.

R&B Song: ''We Belong Together,'' J. Austin, M. Carey, J. Dupri & M. Seal, (D. Bristol, K. Edmonds, S. Johnson, P. Moten, S. Sully & B. Womack, (Mariah Carey).

R&B Album: ''Get Lifted,'' John Legend.

Contemporary R&B Album: ''The Emancipation of Mimi,'' Mariah Carey.

Male Pop Vocal Performance: ''From the Bottom of My Heart,'' Stevie Wonder.

Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: ''This Love,'' Maroon 5.

Pop Collaboration With Vocals: ''Feel Good Inc.,'' Gorillaz Featuring De La Soul.

Pop Instrumental Performance: ''Caravan,'' Les Paul.

Pop Instrumental Album: ''At This Time,'' Burt Bacharach.

Traditional Pop Vocal Album: ''The Art of Romance,'' Tony Bennett.

Female Country Vocal Performance: ''The Connection,'' Emmylou Harris.

Male Country Vocal Performance: ''You'll Think of Me,'' Keith Urban.

Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: ''Restless,'' Alison Krauss and Union Station.

Country Collaboration With Vocals: ''Like We Never Loved at All,'' Faith Hill and Tim McGraw.

Country Instrumental Performance: ''Unionhouse Branch,'' Alison Krauss and Union Station.

Country Song: ''Bless the Broken Road,'' Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna and Marcus Hummon, (Rascal Flatts).

Latin Pop Album: ''Escucha,'' Laura Pausini.

Latin Rock/Alternative Album: ''Fijacion Oral Vol. 1,'' Shakira.

Traditional Tropical Latin Album: ''Bebo De Cuba,'' Bebo Valdes.

Salsa/Merengue Album: ''Son Del Alma,'' Willy Chirino.

Mexican/Mexican-American Album: ''Mexico En La Piel,'' Luis Miguel.

Tejano Album: ''Chicanisimo,'' Little Joe Y La Familia.

Engineered Album, Classical: ''Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets,'' Da-Hong Seetoo, engineer (Emerson String Quartet).

Producer of the Year, Classical: Tim Handley.

Classical Album: ''Bolcom: Songs of Innocence and of Experience,'' Leonard Slatkin, conductor (Christine Brewer and Joan Morris, University of Michigan School of Music Symphony Orchestra).

Orchestral Performance: ''Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13,'' Mariss Jansons, conductor (Sergei Aleksashkin, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus).

Opera Recording: ''Verdi: Falstaff,'' Sir Colin Davis, conductor (London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra).

Choral Performance: ''Bolcom: Songs of Innocence and of Experience,'' Leonard Slatkin, conductor (Christine Brewer, Measha Brueggergosman, Ilana Davidson, Nmon Ford, Linda Hohenfeld, Joan Morris, Carmen Pelton, Marietta Simpson and Thomas Young, Michigan State University Children's Choir, University of Michigan Chamber Choir, University of Michigan Orpheus Singers, University of Michigan University Choir and University Musical Society Choral Union, University of Michigan School of Music Symphony Orchestra).

Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra): ''Beethoven: Piano Cons. Nos. 2 & 3,'' Claudio Abbado, conductor; Martha Argerich (Mahler Chamber Orchestra).

Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra): ''Scriabin, Medtner, Stravinsky,'' Evgeny Kissin.

Chamber Music Performance: ''Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets,'' Emerson String Quartet.

Small Ensemble Performance: ''Boulez: Le Marteau Sans Maitre, Derive 1 & 2,'' Pierre Boulez, conductor, Hilary Summers, Ensemble Intercontemporain.

Classical Vocal Performance: ''Bach: Cantatas,'' Thomas Quasthoff (Rainer Kussmaul, Members of the RIAS Chamber Choir, Berlin Baroque Soloists).

Classical Contemporary Composition: ''Bolcom: Songs of Innocence and of Experience,'' William Bolcom (Leonard Slatkin).

Classical Crossover Album: ''4 plus Four,'' Turtle Island String Quartet and Ying Quartet.

Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: ''Ray,'' Ray Charles.

Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: ''Ray,'' Craig Armstrong, composer.

Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: ''Believe,'' Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri, songwriters, from ''The Polar Express.''

Instrumental Composition: ''Into the Light,'' Billy Childs, composer.

Instrumental Arrangement: ''The Incredits,'' Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Various Artists).

Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): ''What Are You Doing for the Rest of Your Life?'' Billy Childs, Gil Goldstein and Heitor Pereira, arrangers (Chris Botti and Sting).

Traditional Blues Album: ''80,'' B.B. King and Friends.

Traditional Folk Album: ''Fiddler's Green,'' Tim O'Brien.

Contemporary Folk Album: ''Fair & Square,'' John Prine.

Native American Music Album: ''Sacred Ground -- A Tribute to Mother Earth,'' Various Artists.

Hawaiian Music Album: ''Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar -- Vol. 1,'' Various Artists.

Reggae Album: ''Welcome to Jamrock,'' Damian Marley.

Traditional World Music Album: ''In the Heart of the Moon,'' Ali Farka Toure and Toumani Diabate.

Contemporary World Music Album: ''Eletracustico,'' Gilberto Gil.

Polka Album: ''Shake, Rattle and Polka!'' Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra.

Musical Album for Children: ''Songs From the Neighborhood -- The Music of Mister Rogers,'' Various Artists.

Spoken Word Album for Children: ''Marlo Thomas & Friends: Thanks & Giving All Year Long,'' Various Artists.

Spoken Word Album: ''Dreams From My Father,'' Sen. Barack Obama.

Comedy Album: ''Never Scared,'' Chris Rock.

Musical Show Album: ''Monty Python's Spamalot.''

Gospel Performance: ''Pray,'' CeCe Winans.

Rock Gospel Song: ''Be Blessed,'' Yolanda Adams, James Harris III, Terry Lewis and James Q. Wright, (Yolanda Adams).

Rock Gospel Album: ''Until My Heart Caves In,'' Audio Adrenaline.

Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: ''Lifesong,'' Casting Crowns.

Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Album: ''Rock of Ages ... Hymns & Faith,'' Amy Grant.

Contemporary Soul Gospel Album: ''Purified,'' CeCe Winans.

Gospel Choir or Gospel Chorus: ''One Voice,'' Gladys Knight, choir director.

New Age Album: ''Silver Solstice,'' Paul Winter Consort.

Jazz Vocal Album: ''Good Night, and Good Luck,'' Dianne Reeves.

Jazz Instrumental Solo: ''Why Was I Born?'' Sonny Rollins.

Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group: ''Beyond the Sound Barrier,'' Wayne Shorter Quartet.

Contemporary Jazz Album: ''The Way Up,'' Pat Metheny Group.

Large Jazz Ensemble Album: ''Overtime,'' Dave Holland Big Band.

Latin Jazz Album: ''Listen Here!'' Eddie Palmieri.

Traditional Soul Gospel Album: ''Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs,'' Donnie McClurkin.

Dance Recording: ''Galvanize,'' The Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip.

Electronic/Dance Album: ''Push the Button,'' The Chemical Brothers.

Bluegrass Album: ''The Company We Keep,'' The Del McCoury Band.

Contemporary Blues Album: ''Cost of Living,'' Delbert McClinton.

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Steve Lillywhite.

Short Form Music Video: ''Control,'' Missy Elliott Featuring Ciara and Fat Man Scoop.

Best Long Form Music Video: ''No Direction Home'' (Bob Dylan).

Recording Package: ''The Forgotten Arm,'' Aimee Mann and Gail Marowitz, art directors (Aimee Mann).

Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: ''The Legend,'' Ian Cuttler, art director (Johnny Cash).

Album Notes: ''The Complete Library of Congress Recordings by Alan Lomax,'' John Szwed, album notes writer (Jelly Roll Morton).

Historical Album: ''The Complete Library of Congress Recordings by Alan Lomax,'' Jeffrey Greenberg and Anna Lomax Wood, compilation producers (Jelly Roll Morton).

Engineered Album, Non-Classical: ''Back Home,'' Alan Douglas and Mick Guzauski, engineers (Eric Clapton).

Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: ''Superfly (Louie Vega EOL Mix),'' Louie Vega, remixer (Curtis Mayfield).

Surround Sound Album: ''Brothers in Arms -- 20th Anniversary Edition,'' Chuck Ainlay, Bob Ludwig, Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits).

[DudeAsInCool]

Salon's Audiofile did a pretty good beat by beat breakdown of the evening. You can check out their recap here (but you must look at a short ad)

http://salon.com/ent/audiofile/

[Kooperman]

Here are my thoughts from last night as I watched it..

http://www.beatking.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=18268#

[DudeAsInCool]

Slate's recap:

http://www.slate.com/id/2135823/

[the70mphshit]

god

i hate u2

[bmc]

god

i hate u2

ditto

[Wolfie]

rock gods U2

Yea....whatever. <_>