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 PERFORMANCENo One- Alicia Keys
BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCEFuture 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 PERFORMANCEIn My Songs - Gerald Levert
BEST URBAN/ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCEDaydreamin' - Lupe Fiasco Featuring Jill Scott
BEST R&B SONGNo One - Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers & Alicia Keys, songwriters (Alicia Keys, artist)
BEST R&B ALBUMFunk This - Chaka Khan
BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM
Because Of You - Ne-Yo
BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCEStronger - Kanye West
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUPSouthside - 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 COLLABORATIONUmbrella - Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
It was announced today that Kanye West, Chris Rock, Chris Brown, Mary J. Blige, Jill Scott, Morris Day and The Time, and Maze featuring Frankie Beverly will be performing at the 2008 Essence Festival.
