The prospects for this year’s Grammy Awards were looking surprisingly good. With nominations and performances from artists such as Radiohead, Paul McCartney, and Lil Wayne, it seemed like the yearly awards show was finally getting something right. That is, until they announced the winner for album and record of the year. Could they be any more predictable then picking Robert Plant and Krauss? Evidently not, seeing as they took top honors.
Especially a shame when one sees the stark contrast between the roaring performance from Radiohead backed by the USC marching band and Plant and Krauss’s boring performance. This only further served proof of how out of touch the Grammys are. Radiohead did however snag Alternative Album of the Year (which wasn’t televised). Daft Punk also picked up two Grammys in different Dance categories.
List of Top Grammy Winners After the Jump:
Album Of The Year:
Raising Sand – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Record Of The Year:
Please Read The Letter – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Song Of The Year:
Viva La Vida – Coldplay (Disappointingly, Coldplay were not served with a lawsuit on the red carpet by Joe Satriani)
Rock Album Of The Year:
Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends – Coldplay
Rap Album Of The Year:
Tha Carter III – Lil Wayne
Alternative Album Of The Year:
In Rainbows – Radiohead
Dance Album Of The Year:
Alive 2007 – Daft Punk
Best New Artist:
Adele
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
Viva La Vida – Coldplay
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals:
Rich Woman – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Best Pop Vocal Album:
Rockferry – Duffy
Best Dance Recording:
Harder Better Faster Stronger – Daft Punk
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
Sex On Fire – Kings of Leon
Best Hard Rock Performance:
Wax Simulacra – The Mars Volta
Best Rock Song:
Girls In Their Summer Clothes – Bruce Springsteen
– Brent Koepp
