Fantasia and Chris Daughtry were each up for a handful of Grammy awards this years, but they had to settle for "it's an honor just to be nominated". In Fantasia's categories, she just couldn't get past the fact that Alicia Keys is a Grammy darling and will win every time she's nominated.
Daughtry got eclipsed by the the Foo Fighters who had the biggest Rock song on the charts in 2007 with The Pretender.
Then, of course, we have the Supreme Miss American Idol, Carrie Underwood. She was nominated a bunch of times and she won two this year just like she did last year. For the second year in a row she won Best Female Country Vocal Performance for Before He Cheats. The song also won the Songwriters award for Best Country Song of the Year.
In the category Best Country Collaboration with Vocals, the Supreme Miss American Idol was up against Season One Miss American Idol Kelly Clarkson. Turns out that they both lost out to Willie Nelson and Ray Price.
The big news around the 50th Annual Grammy awards was the multiple nominations for Kanye West and Amy Winehouse. For the third time Kanye had to settle for winning Best Rap Album and losing the top award of the night, Album of the Year. This time it was a quite a surprise to see Album of the Year go to Herbie Hancock and his jazz tribute to the folk music of Joni Mitchell. If you haven't heard of it yet, you will soon. It's the first time in 43 years that a jazz album has won the top award.
Amy Winehouse somehow ended up being the big winner of the night capturing the other three top categories. The song that has become an ironic joke as a result of her completely messed up personal life, Rehab, managed to win both Record and Song of the Year.
What annoys me most is that she has tarnished my vision of the Best New Artist award. Some of the best, most talented artists in history have won it in the past included last year's winner, the Supreme Miss American Idol, Carrie Underwood, along with Alicia Keys, Norah Jones, Leann Rimes, Toni Braxton, Sheryl Crow, and of course, the artist all American Idol contestants strive to be, Mariah Carey. Now, somehow, Amy Winehouse, has the distinction of being in their company.
She was a complete mess as she performed via satellite from London. She looked completely unstable both physically and mentally and it was a relief when she was finally done. She has supposedly finally gotten herself into rehab, but it is not evident from her behavior. In less than a year, Amy Winehouse has become a bigger train wreck than Britney Spears.
Hopefully she'll go away as quickly as she came.
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