2008 Grammy Awards Recap

GRAMMY RECAP: KANYE WEST, BEYONCE, RIHANNA, ALICIA KEYS, ETC.

The best performance of the evening would have to go to Kanye West. He gets an "A" for Attire as well as for his moving tribute to his late mother. Later that evening, when accepting his award, the award show producers began to run the "wrap up" music that leads into a commercial. He continued to talk over the music until he began to pay homage to his mother. At that point, he asked if they were going to continue to run the music while he talked, and remarkably they stopped the music. In appreciation for their thoughtfulness, an growing applause grew in the Staples Center.

Beyonce gave a great performance, sharing the stage with the eternally young Diva, Tina Turner. Their performance gives you a glimpse of what Beyonce will look like if she continues to perform well into her sixties.

Other winners included:

BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
No One- Alicia Keys
BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Future Baby Mama - Prince
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
Disrespectful - Chaka Khan Featuring Mary J. Blige
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
In My Songs - Gerald Levert
BEST URBAN/ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE
Daydreamin' - Lupe Fiasco Featuring Jill Scott
BEST R&B SONG
No One - Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers & Alicia Keys, songwriters (Alicia Keys, artist)
BEST R&B ALBUM
Funk This - Chaka Khan
BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM
Because Of You - Ne-Yo
BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Stronger - Kanye West
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
Southside - Common Featuring Kanye West
BEST RAP SONG- Good Life - Aldrin Davis, Mike Dean, Faheem Najm & Kanye West, songwriters
BEST RAP ALBUM- Graduation - Kanye West
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
Umbrella - Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z