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Madonna And Lourdes Ga-Ga For Lady Gaga?

Josh loposer — Mon, 04 May 2009 19:30:00 GMT

Madonna and her daughter Lourdes, 12, showed up at Lady G's concert in New York this weekend at Terminal 5.

Reportedly, Madonna wasn't just there to humor Lourdes or anything. In fact, it may have been the other way around, as it turns out that Madge is a big fan.

“Madonna loved Gaga’s show,” a source told the New York Daily News. “Especially when Gaga played Future Love on the piano. Lourdes was singing along to every word.” The source adds that Madonna and Lourdes left halfway through the show, “probably because Gaga went on late, around 1 a.m., and Madge is a good mom!”

You can't hardly scan a gossip site these days without running across headlines about either Madonna or Lady Gaga, so how fitting is it that they end up crossing paths in real life? Or course, Madonna is making headlines mostly for her unsuccessful attempts to adopt Mercy James. Sad.

This isn't the first time the pop divas have been discussed in the same sentence either. When compared to the queen of pop in the past, this is what Gaga had to say:

“We’re both Italian-American women, we both started out in the New York underground scene — and we both became famous when we dyed our hair blonde... I think what Madonna and I share is that we’re both fearless, we both have a lot of nerve.”

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The Complete List of Grammy Winners

Whit Honea — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 04:37:00 GMT

Here's the updated list:

Album of the Year

WINNER: Herbie Hancock - River: The Joni Letters

· Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
· Vince Gill - These Days
· Kanye West - Graduation
· Amy Winehouse - Back to Black

Record of the Year

WINNER: Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"

· Beyoncé - "Irreplaceable"
· Foo Fighters - "The Pretender"
· Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z) - "Umbrella"
· Justin Timberlake - "What Goes Around ... Comes Around"

Song of the Year

WINNER: Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"

· Carrie Underwood - "Before He Cheats"
· Plain White T's - "Hey There Delilah"
· Corinne Bailey Rae - "Like a Star"
· Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z) - "Umbrella"

Best New Artist

WINNER: Amy Winehouse

· Feist
· Ledisi
· Paramore
· Taylor Swift

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

WINNER: Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"

· Christina Aguilera - "Candyman"
· Feist - "1234"
· Fergie - "Big Girls Don't Cry"
· Nelly Furtado - "Say It Right"

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

WINNER: Justin Timberlake - "What Goes Around ... Comes Around"

· Michael Bublé - "Everything"
· John Mayer - "Belief"
· Paul McCartney - "Dance Tonight"
· Seal - "Amazing"

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals

WINNER: Maroon 5 - "Makes Me Wonder"

· Bon Jovi - "(You Want To) Make a Memory"
· Daughtry - "Home"
· Plain White T's - "Hey There Delilah"
· U2 - "Window in the Skies"

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

WINNER: "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)"
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

· "Steppin' Out"
Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera
· "Beautiful Liar"
Beyoncé & Shakira

· "The Sweet Escape"
Gwen Stefani & Akon

· "Give It to Me"
Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake

Best Pop Vocal Album

WINNER: Back to Black
Amy Winehouse

· Lost Highway
Bon Jovi

· The Reminder
Feist

· It Won't Be Soon Before Long
Maroon 5
· Memory Almost Full
Paul McCartney

Best Dance Recording

WINNER: "LoveStoned/I Think She Knows"
Justin Timberlake
Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland, mixers
Track from: FutureSex/LoveSounds

· "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

· "Do It Again"
The Chemical Brothers
Tom Rowlands & Ed Simons, producers
Track from: We Are the Night

Best Electronic/Dance Album

WINNER: We Are The Night
The Chemical Brothers

· †
Justice

· Sound Of Silver
LCD Soundsystem

· We Are Pilots
Shiny Toy Guns

· Elements Of Life
Tiësto

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

WINNER: "Radio Nowhere"
Bruce Springsteen
Track from: Magic

· "Timebomb"
Beck

· "Only Mama Knows"
Paul McCartney
Track from: Memory Almost Full

· "Our Country"
John Mellencamp
Track from: Freedom's Road

· "Come On"
Lucinda Williams
Track from: West

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals

WINNER: The White Stripes - "Icky Thump"

· Daughtry - "It's Not Over"
· Green Day - "Working Class Hero"
· Nickelback - "If Everyone Cared"
· U2 - "Instant Karma"

Best Hard Rock Performance

WINNER: Foo Fighters - "The Pretender"

· Evanescence - "Sweet Sacrifice"
· Ozzy Osbourne - "I Don't Wanna Stop"
· Queens of the Stone Age - "Sick, Sick, Sick"
· Tool - "The Pot"

Best Metal Performance

WINNER: "Final Six"
Slayer
Track from: Christ Illusion

· "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

Best Rock Song

WINNER: "Radio Nowhere"
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
Track from: Magic

· "Come On"
Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams)
Track from: West

· "Icky Thump"
Jack White, songwriter (The White Stripes)
Track from: Icky Thump

· "It's Not Over"
Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Wilkerson & Brett Young, songwriters (Daughtry)
Track from: Daughtry

· "The Pretender"
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel & Chris Shiflett, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
Track from: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

Best Rock Album

WINNER: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Foo Fighters

· Daughtry
Daughtry

· Revival
John Fogerty

· Magic
Bruce Springsteen

· Sky Blue Sky
Wilco

Best Alternative Music Album

WINNER: Icky Thump
The White Stripes

· Alright, Still...
Lily Allen

· Neon Bible
Arcade Fire

· Volta
Bjork

· Wincing The Night Away
The Shins

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

WINNER: "No One"
Alicia Keys
Track from: As I Am

· "Just Fine"
Mary J. Blige
Track from: Growing Pains

· "When I See You"
Fantasia
Track from: Fantasia

· "If I Have My Way"
Chrisette Michele
Track from: I Am

· "Hate On Me"
Jill Scott
Track from: The Real Thing

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

WINNER: "Future Baby Mama"
Prince
Track from: Planet Earth

· "Woman"
Raheem DeVaughn
Track from: Love Behind the Melody

· "B.U.D.D.Y."
Musiq Soulchild
Track from: Luvanmusiq

· "Because Of You"
Ne-Yo
Track from: Because of You

· "Please Don't Go"
Tank
Track from: Sex, Love & Pain

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals

WINNER: "Disrespectful"
Chaka Khan (featuring Mary J. Blige)
Track from: Funk This

· "Same Girl"
R. Kelly (featuring Usher)
Track from: Double Up

· "Hate That I Love You"
Rihanna (featuring Ne-Yo)
Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad

· "Baby"
Angie Stone (featuring Betty Wright)
Track from: The Art of Love & War

· "Bartender"
T-Pain (featuring Akon)
Track from: Epiphany

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

WINNER: "In My Songs"
Gerald Levert
Track from: In My Songs

· "Walk A Mile In My Shoes"
Otis Clay
Track from: Walk A Mile In My Shoes
· "All Night Long"
Randy Crawford & Joe Sample
Track from: Feeling Good

· "I Apologize"
Ann Nesby
Track from: This Is Love

· "I Am Your Man"
Ryan Shaw
Track from: This Is Ryan Shaw

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

WINNER: "Daydreamin'"
Lupe Fiasco (featuring Jill Scott)
Track from: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor

· "Make A Baby"
Vikter Duplaix
Track from: Bold And Beautiful

· "That's The Way Of The World
Dwele
Track from: Interpretations: Celebrating The Music Of Earth, Wind & Fire

· "Fantasy"
Meshell Ndegeocello
Track from: Interpretations: Celebrating The Music Of Earth, Wind & Fire

· "Dream"
Alice Smith
Track from: For Lovers, Dreamers & Me

Best R&B Song

WINNER: "No One"
Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers & Alicia Keys, songwriters (Alicia Keys)

· "Beautiful Flower"
India.Arie & Joyce Simpson, songwriters (India.Arie)
· "Hate That I Love You"
Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo)

· "Teachme"
Ivan Barias, Adam W. Blackstone, Randall C. Bowland, Carvin Haggins, Johnnie Smith II & Corey Latif Williams, songwriters (Musiq Soulchild)

· "When I See U"
Louis Biancaniello, Waynne Nugent, Erika Nuri, Kevin Risto, Janet Sewel & Sam Watters, songwriters (Fantasia)

Best R&B Album

WINNER: Funk This
Chaka Khan

· Lost & Found
Ledisi

· Luvanmusiq
Musiq Soulchild

· The Real Thing
Jill Scott

· Sex, Love & Pain
Tank

Best Contemporary R&B Album

WINNER: Because Of You
Ne-Yo

· Konvicted
Akon

· Just Like You
Keyshia Cole

· Fantasia
Fantasia

· East Side Story
Emily King

Best Rap Solo Performance

WINNER: "Stronger"
Kanye West
Track from: Graduation

· "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.
Track from: T.I. vs. T.I.P.

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

WINNER: "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
Track from: UGK (Underground Kingz
· "Better Than I've Ever Been"
Kanye West, Nas & KRS-One

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

WINNER: "Umbrella"
Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad

· "I Wanna Love You"
Akon Featuring Snoop Dogg
Track from: Konvicted

· "Kiss, Kiss"
Chris Brown & T-Pain
Track from: Exclusive

· "Let It Go"
Keyshia Cole Featuring Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim
Track from: Just Like You

· "Good Life"
Kanye West Featuring T-Pain
Track from: Graduation

Best Rap Song

WINNER: "Good Life"
Aldrin Davis, Mike Dean, Faheem Najm & Kanye West, songwriters (J. Ingram & Q. Jones, songwriters) (Kanye West Featuring T-Pain)

· "Ayo Technology"
Nate (Danja) Hills, Curtis Jackson, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (50 Cent Featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland)

· "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)"
Clifford Harris & Byron Thomas, songwriters (T.I.)

· "Can't Tell Me Nothing"
Aldrin Davis & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West)

· "Crank That (Soulja Boy)"
Soulja Boy Tell'Em, songwriter (Soulja Boy Tell'Em)

Best Rap Album

WINNER: Graduation
Kanye West

· Finding Forever
Common

· Kingdom Come
Jay-Z

· Hip Hop Is Dead
Nas

· T.I. vs T.I.P.
T.I.

Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

WINNER: "Love You I Do" (From Dreamgirls)
Siedah Garrett & Henry Krieger, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)

· "Falling Slowly" (From Once)
Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, songwriters (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova)
· "Guaranteed" (From Into The Wild)
Eddie Vedder, songwriter (Eddie Vedder)

· "The Song Of The Heart" (From Happy Feet)
Prince Rogers Nelson, songwriter (Prince)

· "You Know My Name" (From Casino Royale)
David Arnold & Chris Cornell, songwriters (Chris Cornell)

Best Spoken Word Album

WINNER:·Barack Obama
"The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming The American Dream"

·Maya Angelou
"Celebrations"
·Bill Clinton
"Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World"
·Jimmy Carter
"Sunday Mornings in Plains: Bringing Peace to a Changing World"
·Alan Alda
"Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself"

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

WINNER: Love
(The Beatles)
George Martin & Giles Martin, producers

· Across The Universe
(Various Artists)
T Bone Burnett, Elliot Goldenthal & Teese Gohl, producers

· Dreamgirls
(Beyoncé Knowles, Jennifer Hudson & Anika Noni Rose)
Harvey Mason, Jr., Randy Spendlove, Matt Sullivan & Damon Thomas, producers

· Hairspray
(Various Artists)
Marc Shaiman, producer

· Once
Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
Glen Hansard, producer

Best Score Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

WINNER: Ratatouille
Michael Giacchino, composer

· Babel
Gustavo Santaolalla, composer

· Blood Diamond
James Newton Howard, composer

· The Departed
Howard Shore, composer

· Happy Feet
John Powell, composer

· Pan's Labyrinth
Javier Navarrete, composer

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

WINNER: Mark Ronson
· Back To Black (Amy Winehouse)
· "Littlest Things" (Lily Allen)
· "Rehab" (Amy Winehouse)
· Version (Mark Ronson)
· "You Know I'm No Good" (Amy Winehouse)

Howard Benson
· Daughtry (Daughtry)
· Devils & Angels (Mêlée)
· Direction (The Starting Line)
· Five Score And Seven Years Ago (Relient K)
· Stay Inside (Sound The Alarm)

Joe Chiccarelli
· Mercy (Burden Brothers)
· The Narcotic Story (Oxbow)
· Nightmoves (Kurt Elling)
· Wincing The Night Away (The Shins)

Mike Elizondo
· It Won't Be Soon Before Long (Maroon 5)
· Under The Blacklight (Rilo Kiley)

Timbaland
· "Come Around" (M.I.A. Featuring Timbaland)
· "Give It To Me" (Timbaland Featuring Nelly
Furtado & Justin Timberlake)
· "Make Me Better" (Fabolous Featuring Ne-Yo)
· Timbaland Presents: Shock Value (Timbaland)
· "The Way I Are" (Timbaland Featuring Keri Hilson & D.O.E.)

Best Short Form Music Video

WINNER: "God's Gonna Cut You Down"
Johnny Cash
Tony Kaye, video director; Rachel Curl, video producer

· "1234"
Feist
Patrick Daughters, video director; Geoff McLean, video producer

· "Gone Daddy Gone"
Gnarls Barkley
Chris Milk, video director; Barbara Benson, video producer

· "D.A.N.C.E."
Justice
Jonas & Francois & So-Me, video directors; Jonas & Francois & So-Me, video producers

· "Typical"
Mute Math

Source: MTV

Early Grammy Winners!

Whit Honea — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:30:00 GMT

Here is a list of the early winners at the Grammys tonight. An updated list will be provided once the show is complete.

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

WINNER: Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"

· Christina Aguilera - "Candyman"
· Feist - "1234"
· Fergie - "Big Girls Don't Cry"
· Nelly Furtado - "Say It Right"

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

WINNER: Justin Timberlake - "What Goes Around ... Comes Around"

· Michael Bublé - "Everything"
· John Mayer - "Belief"
· Paul McCartney - "Dance Tonight"
· Seal - "Amazing"

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals

WINNER: Maroon 5 - "Makes Me Wonder"

· Bon Jovi - "(You Want To) Make a Memory"
· Daughtry - "Home"
· Plain White T's - "Hey There Delilah"
· U2 - "Window in the Skies"

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

WINNER: "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)"
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

· "Steppin' Out"
Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera
· "Beautiful Liar"
Beyoncé & Shakira

· "The Sweet Escape"
Gwen Stefani & Akon

· "Give It to Me"
Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake

Best Pop Vocal Album

WINNER: Back to Black
Amy Winehouse

· Lost Highway
Bon Jovi

· The Reminder
Feist

· It Won't Be Soon Before Long
Maroon 5
· Memory Almost Full
Paul McCartney

Best Dance Recording

WINNER: "LoveStoned/I Think She Knows"
Justin Timberlake
Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland, mixers
Track from: FutureSex/LoveSounds

· "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

· "Do It Again"
The Chemical Brothers
Tom Rowlands & Ed Simons, producers
Track from: We Are the Night

Best Electronic/Dance Album

WINNER:We Are The Night
The Chemical Brothers

· †
Justice

· Sound Of Silver
LCD Soundsystem

· We Are Pilots
Shiny Toy Guns

· Elements Of Life
Tiësto

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

WINNER: Radio Nowhere"
Bruce Springsteen
Track from: Magic

· "Timebomb"
Beck

· "Only Mama Knows"
Paul McCartney
Track from: Memory Almost Full

· "Our Country"
John Mellencamp
Track from: Freedom's Road

· "Come On"
Lucinda Williams
Track from: West

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals

WINNER: The White Stripes - "Icky Thump"

· Daughtry - "It's Not Over"
· Green Day - "Working Class Hero"
· Nickelback - "If Everyone Cared"
· U2 - "Instant Karma"

Best Hard Rock Performance

WINNER: Foo Fighters - "The Pretender"

· Evanescence - "Sweet Sacrifice"
· Ozzy Osbourne - "I Don't Wanna Stop"
· Queens of the Stone Age - "Sick, Sick, Sick"
· Tool - "The Pot"

Best Metal Performance

WINNER: "Final Six"
Slayer
Track from: Christ Illusion

· "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

Best Rock Song

WINNER: "Radio Nowhere"
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
Track from: Magic

· "Come On"
Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams)
Track from: West

· "Icky Thump"
Jack White, songwriter (The White Stripes)
Track from: Icky Thump

· "It's Not Over"
Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Wilkerson & Brett Young, songwriters (Daughtry)
Track from: Daughtry

· "The Pretender"
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel & Chris Shiflett, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
Track from: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

Best Rock Album

· Daughtry
Daughtry

· Revival
John Fogerty

· Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Foo Fighters

· Magic
Bruce Springsteen

· Sky Blue Sky
Wilco

Best Alternative Music Album

WINNER: Icky Thump
The White Stripes

· Alright, Still...
Lily Allen

· Neon Bible
Arcade Fire

· Volta
Bjork

· Wincing The Night Away
The Shins

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

WINNER: "No One"
Alicia Keys
Track from: As I Am

· "Just Fine"
Mary J. Blige
Track from: Growing Pains

· "When I See You"
Fantasia
Track from: Fantasia

· "If I Have My Way"
Chrisette Michele
Track from: I Am

· "Hate On Me"
Jill Scott
Track from: The Real Thing

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

WINNER: "Future Baby Mama"
Prince
Track from: Planet Earth

· "Woman"
Raheem DeVaughn
Track from: Love Behind the Melody

· "B.U.D.D.Y."
Musiq Soulchild
Track from: Luvanmusiq

· "Because Of You"
Ne-Yo
Track from: Because of You

· "Please Don't Go"
Tank
Track from: Sex, Love & Pain

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals

WINNER: "Disrespectful"
Chaka Khan (featuring Mary J. Blige)
Track from: Funk This

· "Same Girl"
R. Kelly (featuring Usher)
Track from: Double Up

· "Hate That I Love You"
Rihanna (featuring Ne-Yo)
Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad

· "Baby"
Angie Stone Featuring Betty Wright
Track from: The Art of Love & War

· "Bartender"
T-Pain Featuring Akon
Track from: Epiphany

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

WINNER: "In My Songs"
Gerald Levert
Track from: In My Songs

· "Walk A Mile In My Shoes"
Otis Clay
Track from: Walk A Mile In My Shoes

· "All Night Long"
Randy Crawford & Joe Sample
Track from: Feeling Good

· "I Apologize"
Ann Nesby
Track from: This Is Love

· "I Am Your Man"
Ryan Shaw
Track from: This Is Ryan Shaw

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

WINNER: "Daydreamin'"
Lupe Fiasco (featuring Jill Scott)
Track from: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor

· "Make A Baby"
Vikter Duplaix
Track from: Bold And Beautiful

· "That's The Way Of The World
Dwele
Track from: Interpretations: Celebrating The Music Of Earth, Wind & Fire

· "Fantasy"
Meshell Ndegeocello
Track from: Interpretations: Celebrating The Music Of Earth, Wind & Fire

· "Dream"
Alice Smith
Track from: For Lovers, Dreamers & Me

Best R&B Song

· "Teachme"
Ivan Barias, Adam W. Blackstone, Randall C. Bowland, Carvin Haggins, Johnnie Smith II & Corey Latif Williams, songwriters (Musiq Soulchild)

· "When I See U"
Louis Biancaniello, Waynne Nugent, Erika Nuri, Kevin Risto, Janet Sewel & Sam Watters, songwriters (Fantasia)

Best R&B Album

WINNER: Funk This
Chaka Khan

· Lost & Found
Ledisi

· Luvanmusiq
Musiq Soulchild

· The Real Thing
Jill Scott

· Sex, Love & Pain
Tank

Best Contemporary R&B Album

WINNER: Because Of You
Ne-Yo

· Konvicted
Akon

· Just Like You
Keyshia Cole

· Fantasia
Fantasia

· East Side Story
Emily King

Best Rap Solo Performance

WINNER: "Stronger"
Kanye West
Track from: Graduation

· "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. Track from: T.I. vs. T.I.P.

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

· "Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)"
UGK Featuring OutKast Track from: UGK (Underground Kingz

· "Better Than I've Ever Been"
Kanye West, Nas & KRS-One

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

· "I Wanna Love You"
Akon Featuring Snoop Dogg
Track from: Konvicted

· "Kiss, Kiss"
Chris Brown & T-Pain
Track from: Exclusive

· "Let It Go"
Keyshia Cole Featuring Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim
Track from: Just Like You

· "Umbrella"
Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad

· "Good Life"
Kanye West Featuring T-Pain
Track from: Graduation

Best Rap Song

· "Can't Tell Me Nothing"
Aldrin Davis & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West)

· "Crank That (Soulja Boy)"
Soulja Boy Tell'Em, songwriter (Soulja Boy Tell'Em)

Best Rap Album

· Finding Forever
Common

· Kingdom Come
Jay-Z

· Hip Hop Is Dead
Nas

· T.I. vs T.I.P.
T.I.

· Graduation
Kanye West

Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

· "The Song Of The Heart" (From Happy Feet)
Prince Rogers Nelson, songwriter (Prince)

· "You Know My Name" (From Casino Royale)
David Arnold & Chris Cornell, songwriters (Chris Cornell)

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

· Across The Universe
(Various Artists)
T Bone Burnett, Elliot Goldenthal & Teese Gohl, producers

· Dreamgirls
(Beyoncé Knowles, Jennifer Hudson & Anika Noni Rose)
Harvey Mason, Jr., Randy Spendlove, Matt Sullivan & Damon Thomas, producers

· Hairspray
(Various Artists)
Marc Shaiman, producer

· Love
(The Beatles)
George Martin & Giles Martin, producers

· Once
Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
Glen Hansard, producer

Best Score Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

WINNER: Ratatouille
Michael Giacchino, composer

· Babel
Gustavo Santaolalla, composer

· Blood Diamond
James Newton Howard, composer

· The Departed
Howard Shore, composer

· Happy Feet
John Powell, composer

· Pan's Labyrinth
Javier Navarrete, composer

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Joe Chiccarelli
· Mercy (Burden Brothers)
· The Narcotic Story (Oxbow)
· Nightmoves (Kurt Elling)
· Wincing The Night Away (The Shins)

Mike Elizondo
· It Won't Be Soon Before Long (Maroon 5)
· Under The Blacklight (Rilo Kiley)

Best Short Form Music Video

WINNER: "God's Gonna Cut You Down"
Johnny Cash
Tony Kaye, video director; Rachel Curl, video producer

· "1234"
Feist
Patrick Daughters, video director; Geoff McLean, video producer

· "Gone Daddy Gone"
Gnarls Barkley
Chris Milk, video director; Barbara Benson, video producer

· "D.A.N.C.E."
Justice
Jonas & Francois & So-Me, video directors; Jonas & Francois & So-Me, video producers

· "Typical"
Mute Math
Israel Anthem, video director; Brandon Arolfo, video producer

Source: MTV

Writer's Will Work Grammy Awards

Whit Honea — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:49:00 GMT

The WGA has agreed to work the Grammy Awards, which they had previously said they would not picket.

This isn't an end to the strike, but it's a step in the right direction. Plus, Beyonce and Justin Timberlake won't be called scabs now, which I'm sure they'll enjoy.

I hope this is a positive sign regarding the Oscars.

Stop the Music! Victoria Beckham Wants Off

Whit Honea — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:04:00 GMT

Posh Spice doesn't see the Spice Girls reunion turning into a regular thing:

“What we are doing is fun - on tour, having a laugh with each other with our families around us.

“For me personally, I would not want to be in the music industry any more. It’s not a very nice industry to be in.”

You know, despite the records, the videos, the tours, I've never really considered the Spice Girls as being 'in' the music industry, but rather a product of it. I thought it was supposed to be funny, like Jessica Simpson being called an actress.

I'd want to quit that too.

Photo: Celebs, Inc

Christina Aguilera Plans On Being A Working Mom

Sassy Smith — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:04:00 GMT

Aguilera, who is married to music executive, Jordan Bratman, plans on being a working mom. You go girl!

Christina, who is due with their baby in the new year, has tamed her wild ways and has also gotten rid of her entourage that she used to have following her. She now chooses to surrond herself with only positive influences.

She tells Glamour magazine, "I want to get (motherhood) right, to balance that well with my career. When you get married and have a team mate in life, you don't have time for the people around you that are just going to weigh you down."

"I'm all about peace and keeping people that are honest and loving in my life, she says." You know I have to really give her credit, yes, she used to give off a sorta skanky-ish vibe with her "outfits" on stage and in videos but she really did change her image to be more classy and has let her talent, which she has alot of, shine through. I think Christina will show the world (and other, ahem, popstars) that you can be a good, hands on mom and still have a successful career.

Photo source: Splash News

Britney's Former Manager is Suing For Commissions Not Paid

Sassy Smith — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:01:00 GMT

Britney Spears is being sued by her former manager, Johnny Wright, claiming she hasn't paid commissions owed when she was famous-you know, famous in a good way that is.

Wright Entertainment Group (WEG) managed her until February of 2003 and were to receive commissions until February of 2008 for deals they negotiated on Spears' behalf.

The lawsuit which was filed on Monday, in Florida, alludes to Brit's erratic behavior lately, stating that WEG made a concerted effort to work with "the various business managers hired and fired by Spears."

Erractic behavior? By Britney Spears? Gosh, I hadn't noticed. If you're just sitting around twiddling your fingers, you can go HERE to read the court documents. Rivoting stuff.

I'm sure Brit's lawyers will just handle this stuff, just like they know when she'll see her kids again. No point in bothering herself with all that nonsense.

Photo Source: Judiciary Report

Britney Spears Interrupts Radio Interview With Ryan Seacrest To Take A Shower

Sassy Smith — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:50:00 GMT

Britney Spears called into KIIS-FM's, "On Air with Ryan Seacrest" but in the middle of the interview hands the phone to her cousin/assistant Alli, so she (Britney) could take a shower. Hey ya'll a girl has to clean the place that Whopper's fall from.

I will say Britney does sound ~~like a dumb rock~~ intelligent in parts of the interview, you know before she had to leave and go scrub the parts of her that we all hope to never see again.

Some of the things Britney said during the interview:

"Hi"

"I'm good"

"We had fried chicken"

Laughing

"Hello?"

Laughing

"Ummm. Oh. That's a good question."

"Oh gawd."

"The producer told me to say it."

See? Told you she sounds intelligent in the interview. Don't ever doubt me.

When asked by Ryan Seacrest when she'd see her kids, Brit had no clue, answering, "My lawyers know about all that." Like duh, why would she, THE MOTHER know about her children?

Click HERE to listen to the full audio.

Photo Source: Style Traxx