KANYE WEST

Kanye West a fost nominalizat in cadrul a opt categorii Grammy, au anuntat in aceasta seara (6 noiembrie) organizatorii evenimentului.

Amy Winehouse a primit 6 nominalizari, iar Foo Fighters , Jay-Z, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake si T-Pain urmeaza cu cate 5 nominalizari fiecare.

Akon, Dierks Bentley , Chris Daughtry , Feist , Tim Mcgraw , John Newton, Ne-Yo , Rihanna si Bruce Springsteen au intrat in cursa cu cate 4 nominalizari fiecare.

Amy Winehouse (24 de ani) a fost numita in cadrul celor mai importante categorii: albumul anului, inregistrarea anului, cantecul anului si cel mai bun artist debutant. LP-ul solistei britanice `Back to Black` se va intrece printre altele cu `Graduation` - Kanye West sau `Echoes` - al celor de la Foo Fighters.

Favorite pentru inregistrarea anului sunt piesele unor artisti precum Foo Fighters (`The Pretender`), Justin Timberlake (`What Goes Around ... Comes Around`), dar si Beyonce cu al sau hit `Irreplaceable` sau Rihanna - `Umbrella`.

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Din pacate, artistul roman A.G. Weinberger, aflat de asemenea pe lista de propuneri pentru nominalizari in cadrul a 6 categorii, nu s-a numarat printre favoritii din acest an.

Castigatorii vor fi anuntati in cadrul unei ceremonii ce va avea loc in Los Angeles, pe 10 februarie.

Vezi aici `Favoritii Grammy 2008 in imagini`.

Iata cele mai importante categorii:

Record of the Year:

• "Irreplaceable," Beyonce ; "The Pretender," Foo Fighters;
• "Umbrella," Rihanna featuring Jay-Z ;
• "What Goes Around ... Comes Around," Justin Timberlake ;
• " Rehab ," Amy Winehouse .

Album of the Year:

• "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace," Foo Fighters ;
• "These Days," Vince Gill;
• "River: The Joni Letters," Herbie Hancock ;
• "Graduation," Kanye West ;
• "Back to Black," Amy Winehouse .

Song of the Year:

• "Before He Cheats," Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins ( Carrie Underwood );
• "Hey There Delilah," Tom Higgenson (Plain White T's);
• "Like a Star," Corinne Bailey Rae ( Corinne Bailey Rae );
• " Rehab ," Amy Winehouse ( Amy Winehouse );
• "Umbrella," Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius " Dream " Nash & Christopher Stewart ( Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z ).

New Artist:

• Feist ;
• Ledisi;
• Paramore;
• Taylor Swift;
• Amy Winehouse .

Pop Vocal Album:

• "Lost Highway," Bon Jovi ;
• "The Reminder," Feist ;
• "It Won't Be Soon Before Long," Maroon 5 ;
• "Memory Almost Full," Paul McCartney ;
• "Back to Black," Amy Winehouse .

Rock Album:

• " Daughtry ," Daughtry ;
• "Revival," John Fogerty ;
• "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace," Foo Fighters ;
• "Magic," Bruce Springsteen ;
• "Sky Blue Sky," Wilco .

R&B Album:

• "Funk This," Chaka Khan ;
• "Lost & Found," Ledisi;
• "Luvanmusiq," Musiq Soulchild;
• "The Real Thing," Jill Scott ;
• "Sex, Love & Pain," Tank .

Rap Album:

• "Finding Forever," Common ;
• "Kingdom Come," Jay-Z ,
• "Hip Hop Is Dead," Nas ;
• " T.I. http://www.bestmusic.ro/Artist_Vs_2919.html T.I.P.," T.I. ;
• "Graduation," Kanye West .

Country Album:

• "Long Trip Alone," Dierks Bentley ;
• "These Days," Vince Gill;
• "Let It Go," Tim McGraw;
• "5th Gear," Brad Paisley ;
• "It Just Comes Natural ," George Strait.

Latin Pop Album:

• "Papito," Miguel Bose & Varios Artistas;
• "12 Segundos De Oscuridad," Jorge Drexler;
• "Navidades Luis Miguel ," Luis Miguel ;
• "Dicen Que El Tiempo," Jennifer Pena;
• "El Tren De Los Momentos," Alejandro Sanz .

Contemporary Jazz Album:

• "Party Hats," Will Bernard;
• "Downright Upright," Brian Bromberg;
• "Re-imagination," Eldar;
• "River: The Joni Letters," Herbie Hancock ;
• "He Had a Hat," Jeff Lorber.

Classical Album:

• "Cherubini: Missa Solemnis in E," Riccardo Muti, conductor, Wilhelm Meister, producer (Ildar Abdrazakov, Herbert Lippert, Marianna Pizzolato & Ruth Ziesak (Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks);
• "Grechaninov: Passion Week," Charles Bruffy, conductor, Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Kansas City Chorale & Phoenix Bach Choir);
• "Homage: The Age of the Diva," Renee Fleming, David Frost, producer (Valery Gergiev, Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre);
• "Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs," Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Dirk Sobotka, producer (James Levine; Boston Symphony Orchestra);
• "Tower: Made in America," Leonard Slatkin, conductor, Tim Handley, producer (Nashville Symphony).

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