2008 Grammy Winners List
For recordings released during the Eligibility Year October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007
Note: More or less than 5 nominations in a category is the result of ties.
The following lists the general field categories and fields 1 through 10.
For fields 9 through 26, click here.
Winners are shown in BOLD (will be updated throughout the show).
Category 1 - Record Of The Year
(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)
• Irreplaceable
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles, S. Smith & Stargate, producers; Jim Caruana, Jason Goldstein & Geoff Rice, engineers/mixers
Track from: B'Day
Click here to preview.
Photos: Beyonce
• The Pretender
Foo Fighters
Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers
Track from Foo Fighters:
Click here to preview.
• Umbrella
Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
Kuk Harrell & C. "Tricky" Stewart, producers; Kuk Harrell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers
Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
Click here to preview.
• What Goes Around…Comes Around
Justin Timberlake
Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland, engineers/mixers
Track from: What goes around...comes around:
Click here to preview.
• Rehab
Amy Winehouse
Mark Ronson, producer; Tom Elmhirst, engineer/mixer
Track from: Back To Black
Click here to preview.
Photos: Amy Winehouse
Category 2 - Album Of The Year
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.)
• Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Foo Fighters:
Click here to preview.
Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer
• These Days
Vince Gill:
Click here to preview.
John Anderson, Guy Clarke, Rodney Crowell, Diana Krall & The Del McCoury Band, featured artists; Vince Gill, John Hobbs & Justin Niebank, producers; Neal Cappellino & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer
• River: The Joni Letters
Herbie Hancock
Click here to preview.
Leonard Cohen, Norah Jones, Joni Mitchell, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza & Tina Turner, featured artists; Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, producers; Helik Hadar, engineer/mixer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer
• Graduation
Kanye West:
Click here to preview.
Dwele, Lil Wayne, Mos Def & T-Pain, featured artists; Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Eric Hudson, Brian "Allday" Miller, Nottz, Patrick "Plain Pat"
Reynolds, Gee Roberson, Toomp & Kanye West, producers; Bruce Beuchner, Andrew Dawson, Mike Dean, Anthony Kilhoffer, Greg Koller, Manny Marroquin, Nottz Raw, Tony Rey, Seiji Sekine, Paul Sheehy & D. Sloan, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
• Back To Black
Amy Winehouse:
Click here to preview.
Mark Ronson & Salaamremi, producers; Tom Elmhirst, Gary Noble & Franklin Socorro, engineers/mixers; Mark Ronson, mastering engineer
Category 3 - Song Of The Year
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• Before He Cheats
Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
Track from: Some Hearts
Click here to preview.
• Hey There Delilah
Tom Higgenson, songwriter (Plain White T's)
Track from: Every Second Counts
Click here to preview.
• Like A Star
Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriter (Corinne Bailey Rae)
Track from: Corinne Bailey Rae
Click here to preview.
• Rehab
Amy Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse)
Track from: Back To Black
Click here to preview.
• Umbrella
Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius "Dream" Nash & Christopher Stewart,
songwriters (Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z)
Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
Click here to preview.
Category 4 - Best New Artist
(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.)
• Feist
• Ledisi
• Paramore
• Taylor Swift
• Amy Winehouse
Category 5 - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Candyman
Christina Aguilera
Click here to preview.
• 1234
Feist
Track from: The Reminder
Click here to preview.
• Big Girls Don't Cry
Fergie
Track from: The Dutchess
Click here to preview.
• Say It Right
Nelly Furtado
Track from: Loosehttp:
Click here to preview.
• Rehab
Amy Winehouse
Track from: Back To Black
Click here to preview.
Category 6 - Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Everything
Michael Bublé
Track from: Call Me Irresponsible
Click here to preview.
• Belief
John Mayer
Track from: The Village Sessions
Click here to preview.
• Dance Tonight
Paul McCartney
Track from: Memory Almost Full
Click here to preview.
• Amazing
Seal
Click here to preview.
• What Goes Around...Comes Around
Justin Timberlake
Click here to preview.
Category 7 - Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• (You Want To) Make A Memory
Bon Jovi
Track from: Lost Highway
Click here to preview.
• Home
Daughtry
Click here to preview.
• Makes Me Wonder
Maroon 5
Track from: It Won't Be Soon Before Long
Click here to preview.
• Hey There Delilah
Plain White T's
Track from: Every Second Counts
Click here to preview.
• Window In The Skies
U2
Track from: U218 - Singles
Click here to preview.
Category 8 - Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Steppin' Out
Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera
Track from: Duets: An American Classic
Click here to preview.
• Beautiful Liar
Beyoncé & Shakira
Track from: B'Day (Deluxe Edition)
Click here to preview.
• Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
• The Sweet Escape
Gwen Stefani & Akon
Track from: The Sweet Escape
Click here to preview.
• Give It To Me
Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake
Track from: Timbaland Presents: Shock Value
Click here to preview.
Category 9 - Best Pop Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Off The Grid
Beastie Boys
Track from: The Mix-Up
Click here to preview.
• Paris Sunrise #7
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Track from: Lifeline
Click here to preview.
• Over The Rainbow
Dave Koz
Track from: At The Movies
• One Week Last Summer
Joni Mitchell
Track from: Shine
Click here to preview.
• Simple Pleasures
Spyro Gyra
Track from: Good To Go-Go
Category 10 - Best Pop Instrumental Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
• The Mix-Up
Beastie Boys
Click here to preview.
• Italia
Chris Botti
• At The Movies
Dave Koz
• Good To Go-Go
Spyro Gyra
• Roundtrip
Kirk Whalum
Category 11 - Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
• Lost Highway
Bon Jovi
Click here to preview.
• The Reminder
Feist
Click here to preview.
• It Won't Be Soon Before Long
Maroon 5
Click here to preview.
• Memory Almost Full
Paul McCartney
• Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
Click here to preview.
Category 12 - Best Dance Recording
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)
• Do It Again
The Chemical Brothers
Tom Rowlands & Ed Simons, producers
Track from: We Are The Night
• D.A.N.C.E.
Justice
Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay, producers; Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay, mixers
Track from: †
• Love Today
Mika
Jodi Marr, John Merchant, Mika & Greg Wells, producers; Greg Wells, mixer
Track from: Life In Cartoon Motion
• Don't Stop The Music
Rihanna
StarGate, producer; Phil Tan, mixer
Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
• LoveStoned/I Think She Knows
Justin Timberlake
Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland, mixers
Track from: FutureSex/LoveSounds
Category 13 - Best Electronic/Dance Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)
• We Are The Night
The Chemical Brothers
• †
Justice
• Sound Of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
• We Are Pilots
Shiny Toy Guns
• Elements Of Life
Tiësto
Category 14 - Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
• Call Me Irresponsible
Michael Bublé
• Cool Yule
Bette Midler
• Trav'lin' Light
Queen Latifah
• Live In Concert 2006
Barbra Streisand
• James Taylor At Christmas
James Taylor
Category 15 - Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Timebomb
Beck
Click here to preview.
• Only Mama Knows
Paul McCartney
Track from: Memory Almost Full
Click here to preview.
Photos: Paul McCartney
• Our Country
John Mellencamp
Track from: Freedom's Road
Click here to preview.
• Radio Nowhere
Bruce Springsteen
Track from: Magic
Click here to preview.
Photos: Bruce Springsteen
• Come On
Lucinda Williams
Track from: West
Click here to preview.
Category 16 - Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• It's Not Over
Daughtry
Click here to preview.
• Working Class Hero
Green Day
Track from: Instant Karma - The Campaign To Save Darfur
Click here to preview.
• If Everyone Cared
Nickelback
Track from: All The Right Reasons Special Edition
• Instant Karma
U2
Track from: Instant Karma - The Campaign To Save Darfur
Click here to preview.
Photos: U2 In 3D
• Icky Thump
The White Stripes
Track from: Icky Thump
Category 17 - Best Hard Rock Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Sweet Sacrifice
Evanescence
Track from: The Open Door
• The Pretender
Foo Fighters
• I Don't Wanna Stop
Ozzy Osbourne
Track from: Black Rain
• Sick, Sick, Sick
Queens Of The Stone Age
Track from: Era Vulgaris
• The Pot
Tool
Track from: 10,000 Days
Category 18 - Best Metal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Nothing Left
As I Lay Dying
Track from: An Ocean Between Us
• Never Ending Hill
King Diamond
Track from: Give Me Your Soul...Please
• Aesthetics Of Hate
Machine Head
Track from: The Blackening
• Redemption
Shadows Fall
Track from: Threads Of Life
• Final Six
Slayer
Track from: Christ Illusion
Category 19 - Best Rock Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.)
• The Ecstasy Of Gold
Metallica
Track from: We All Love Ennio Morricone
• Malignant Narcissism
Rush
Track from: Snakes & Arrows
• Always With Me, Always With You
Joe Satriani
Track from: Satriani Live!
• Once Upon A Time In The West
Bruce Springsteen
Track from: We All Love Ennio Morricone
Photos: Bruce Springsteen
• The Attitude Song
Steve Vai
Track from: Sound Theories Vol. I & II
Category 20 - Best Rock Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• Come On
Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams)
Track from: West
• Icky Thump
Jack White, songwriter (The White Stripes)
Track from: Icky Thump
Click here to preview.
• It's Not Over
Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Wilkerson & Brett Young, songwriters (Daughtry)
Click here to preview.
• The Pretender
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel & Chris Shiflett, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
Click here to preview.
• Radio Nowhere
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
Track from: Magic
Click here to preview.
Category 21 - Best Rock Album
(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)
• Daughtry
Daughtry
Click here to preview.
• Revival
John Fogerty
Click here to preview.
• Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Foo Fighters
Click here to preview.
• Magic
Bruce Springsteen
Click here to preview.
Photos: Bruce Springsteen
• Sky Blue Sky
Wilco
Click here to preview.
Category 22 - Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Alright, Still...
Lily Allen
• Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
• Volta
Bjork
Click here to preview.
• Wincing The Night Away
The Shins
Click here to preview.
• Icky Thump
The White Stripes
Category 23 - Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Just Fine
Mary J. Blige
• When I See You
Fantasia
Track from: Fantasia
• No One
Alicia Keys
• If I Have My Way
Chrisette Michele
Track from: I Am
• Hate On Me
Jill Scott
Track from: The Real Thing
Category 24 - Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Woman
Raheem DeVaughn
• B.U.D.D.Y.
Musiq Soulchild
Track from: Luvanmusiq
Click here to preview.
• Because Of You
Ne-Yo
Click here to preview.
• Future Baby Mama
Prince
Track from: Planet Earth
• Please Don't Go
Tank
Track from: Sex, Love & Pain
Category 25 - Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Same Girl
R. Kelly Featuring Usher
Track from: Double Up
• Disrespectful
Chaka Khan Featuring Mary J. Blige
Click here to preview.
Photos: Mary J. Blige
• Hate That I Love You
Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo
Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
Click here to preview.
• Baby
Angie Stone Featuring Betty Wright
Click here to preview.
• Bartender
T-Pain Featuring Akon
Click here to preview.
Category 26 - Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Walk A Mile In My Shoes
Otis Clay
Track from: Walk A Mile In My Shoes
Click here to preview.
• All Night Long
Randy Crawford & Joe Sample
Track from: Feeling Good
• In My Songs
Gerald Levert
Track from: In My Songs
Click here to preview.
• I Apologize
Ann Nesby
Track from: This Is Love
Click here to preview.
• I Am Your Man
Ryan Shaw
Track from: This Is Ryan Shaw
Click here to preview.
Category 27 - Best Urban/Alternative Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Make A Baby
Vikter Duplaix
Track from: Bold And Beautiful
Click here to preview.
• That's The Way Of The World
Dwele
Track from: Interpretations: Celebrating The Music Of Earth, Wind & Fire
Click here to preview.
• Daydreamin'
Lupe Fiasco Featuring Jill Scott
Track from: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Click here to preview.
• Fantasy
Meshell Ndegeocello
Track from: Interpretations: Celebrating The Music Of Earth, Wind & Fire
Click here to preview.
• Dream
Alice Smith
Track from: For Lovers, Dreamers & Me
Click here to preview.
Category 28 - Best R&B Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• Beautiful Flower
India.Arie & Joyce Simpson, songwriters (India.Arie)
Click here to preview.
• Hate That I Love You
M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo)
Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
Click here to preview.
• No One
Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers & Alicia Keys, songwriters (Alicia Keys)
Click here to preview.
Photos: Behind The Scenes: Alicia Keys
• Teachme
Ivan Barias, Adam W. Blackstone, Randall C. Bowland, Carvin Haggins, Johnnie Smith II & Corey Latif Williams, songwriters (Musiq Soulchild)
Track from: Luvanmusiq
Click here to preview.
• When I See U
Louis Biancaniello, Waynne Nugent, Erika Nuri, Kevin Risto, Janet Sewel & Sam Watters, songwriters (Fantasia)
Track from: Fantasia
Click here to preview.
Category 29 - Best R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
• Funk This
Chaka Khan
Click here to preview.
• Lost & Found
Ledisi
Click here to preview.
• Luvanmusiq
Musiq Soulchild
Click here to preview.
• The Real Thing
Jill Scott
Click here to preview.
• Sex, Love & Pain
Tank
Click here to preview.
Category 30 - Best Contemporary R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
• Konvicted
Akon
Click here to preview.
• Just Like You
Keyshia Cole
Click here to preview.
• Fantasia
Fantasia
Click here to preview.
• East Side Story
Emily King
Click here to preview.
• Because Of You
Ne-Yo
Click here to preview.
Category 31 - Best Rap Solo Performance
(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• The People
Common
Track from: Finding Forever
• I Get Money
50 Cent
Track from: Curtis
• Show Me What You Got
Jay-Z
Track from: Kingdom Come
• Big Things Poppin' (Do It)
T.I.
• Stronger
Kanye West
Track from: Graduation
Category 32 - Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
(For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Southside
Common Featuring Kanye West
Track from: Finding Forever
• Make It Rain
Fat Joe Featuring Lil Wayne
Track from: Me, Myself & I
• Party Like A Rockstar
Shop Boyz
Track from: Rockstar Mentality
• Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)
UGK Featuring OutKast
• Better Than I've Ever Been
Kanye West, Nas & KRS-One
Category 33 - Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
(For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
• I Wanna Love You
Akon Featuring Snoop Dogg
Track from: Konvicted
Click here to preview.
• Kiss, Kiss
Chris Brown & T-Pain
Click here to preview.
• Let It Go
Keyshia Cole Featuring Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim
Track from: Just Like You
Click here to preview.
• Umbrella
Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
Click here to preview.
• Good Life
Kanye West Featuring T-Pain
Track from: Graduation
Click here to preview.
Category 34 - Best Rap Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• Ayo Technology
Nate (Danja) Hills, Curtis Jackson, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake,
songwriters (50 Cent Featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland)
Track from: Curtis
• Big Things Poppin' (Do It)
Clifford Harris & Byron Thomas, songwriters (T.I.)
• Can't Tell Me Nothing
A. Davis & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West)
Track from: Graduation
• Crank That (Soulja Boy)
Soulja Boy Tell'Em, songwriter (Soulja Boy Tell'Em)
• Good Life
A. Davis, F. Najm & K. West, songwriters (J. Ingram & Q. Jones, songwriters)
(Kanye West Featuring T-Pain)
Track from: Graduation
Category 35 - Best Rap Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
• Finding Forever
Common
• Kingdom Come
Jay-Z
• Hip Hop Is Dead
Nas
• T.I. vs T.I.P.
T.I.
• Graduation
Kanye West
Category 36 - Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Simple Love
Alison Krauss
Track from: A Hundred Miles Or More: A Collection
• Famous In A Small Town
Miranda Lambert
Track from: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
• Nothin' Better To Do
LeAnn Rimes
• Before He Cheats
Carrie Underwood
Track from: Some Hearts
• Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love
Trisha Yearwood
Category 37 - Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Long Trip Alone
Dierks Bentley
Track from: Long Trip Alone
• A Woman's Love
Alan Jackson
Track from: Like Red On A Rose
• If You're Reading This
Tim McGraw
Track from: Let It Go
• Give It Away
George Strait
Track from: It Just Comes Natural
• Stupid Boy
Keith Urban
Track from: Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing
Category 38 - Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Proud Of The House We Built
Brooks & Dunn
• How Long
Eagles
• Moments
Emerson Drive
Track from: Countrified
• Lucky Man
Montgomery Gentry
Track from: Some People Change
• Sweet Memories
The Time Jumpers
Track from: Jumpin' Time
Category 39 - Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Days Aren't Long Enough
Steve Earle & Allison Moorer
Track from: Washington Square Serenade
• Because Of You
Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson
• I Need You
Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
Track from: Let It Go
• Lost Highway
Willie Nelson & Ray Price
Track from: Last Of The Breed
• Oh Love
Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood
Track from: 5th Gear
Category 40 - Best Country Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Little Monk
Russ Barenberg
Track from: When At Last
• Mucky The Duck
The Greencards
Track from: Viridian
• Throttleneck
Brad Paisley
Track from: 5th Gear
• Rawhide!
Andy Statman
Track from: East Flatbush Blues
• Fidoodlin'
The Time Jumpers
Track from: Jumpin' Time
Category 41 - Best Country Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• Before He Cheats
Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
Track from: Some Hearts
• Give It Away
Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon & Jamey Johnson, songwriters (George Strait)
Track from: It Just Comes Natural
• I Need You
Tony Lane & David Lee, songwriters (Tim McGraw & Faith Hill)
Track from: Let It Go
• If You're Reading This
Tim McGraw, Brad Warren & Brett Warren, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
Track from: Let It Go
• Long Trip Alone
Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard, songwriters (Dierks Bentley)
Track from: Long Trip Alone
Category 42 - Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Long Trip Alone
Dierks Bentley
• These Days
Vince Gill
• Let It Go
Tim McGraw
• 5th Gear
Brad Paisley
• It Just Comes Natural
George Strait