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grammy award
The show was opened with a duet performance by Lady Gaga and Elton John. It was hosted by comedian Stephen Colbert who incidentally also won the Grammy for Best Comedy Album for A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
Prince and Paris Jackson accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award for their father Michael Jackson who was given a tribute via a 3D movie clip.
Beyonce who led the nominations at ten took home six including Song of the Year for Single Ladies. She set the new record for most awards in a single night for a female artist. Taylor Swift took home four including Album of the Year for Fearless. She became the youngest person and the first country music singer to ever win the top award.
The other two remaining Big Four awards were won by Zac Brown Band as Best New Artist and Use Somebody by Kings of Leon took Record of the Year.
Here’s the full list of winners:
Special Merit Awards
MusiCares Person of the Year
Neil Young
Lifetime Achievement Award Winners
Leonard Cohen
Bobby Darin
David “Honeyboy” Edwards
Michael Jackson
Loretta Lynn
André Previn
Clark Terry
Trustees Award Winners
Harold Bradley
Florence Greenberg
Walter C. Miller
Technical Grammy Award Winners
AKG
Thomas Alva Edison
President’s Merit Award
Doug Morris
Kenny Burrell
Plácido Domingo
General – Big Four
Record of the Year
“Use Somebody” – Kings of Leon
Jacquire King & Angelo Petraglia, producers; Jacquire King, engineer/mixer
Album of the Year
Fearless – Taylor Swift
Colbie Caillat, featured artist; Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson, Nathan Chapman & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Hank Williams, mastering engineer
Song of the Year
“Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” – Beyoncé
Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters
Best New Artist
Zac Brown Band
Pop
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
“Halo” - Beyoncé
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
“Make It Mine” - Jason Mraz
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
“I Gotta Feeling” - Black Eyed Peas
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
“Lucky - Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
“Throw Down Your Heart” - Béla Fleck
Best Pop Instrumental Album
Potato Hole - Booker T. Jones
Best Pop Vocal Album
The E.N.D. - Black Eyed Peas
Dance
Best Dance Recording
“Poker Face” - Lady Gaga
RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, mixers
Best Electronic/Dance Album
The Fame - Lady Gaga
Traditional Pop
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
“Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden” - Michael Bublé
Rock
Best Rock Solo Vocal Performance
“Working On A Dream” - Bruce Springsteen
Best Rock Performance By a Duo/Group w/ Vocals
“Use Somebody” - Kings of Leon
Best Hard Rock Performance
“War Machine” - AC/DC
Best Metal Performance
“Dissident Aggressor” - Judas Priest
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
“A Day in the Life” - Jeff Beck
Best Rock Song
“Use Somebody” - Kings of Leon
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters
Best Rock Album
21st Century Breakdown - Green Day
Alternative
Best Alternative Music Album
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - Phoenix
R&B
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
“Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” - Beyoncé
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
“Pretty Wings” - Maxwell
Best R&B Performance By a Duo/Group W/ Vocals
“Blame It” - Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
“At Last” - Beyoncé
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
“Pearls” - India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore
Best R&B Song
“Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” - Beyoncé
Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart songwriters
Best R&B Album
BLACKsummers’night - Maxwell
Best Contemporary R&B Album
I Am… Sasha Fierce - Beyoncé
Rap
Best Rap Solo Performance
“D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)” - Jay-Z
Best Rap Performance By a Duo/Group
“Crack A Bottle” - Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
“Run This Town” - Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
Best Rap Song
“Run This Town” - Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
Shawn Carter, R. Fenty, M. Riddick, Kanye West & E. Wilson, songwriters
Best Rap Album
Relapse - Eminem
Country
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
“White Horse” - Taylor Swift
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
“Sweet Thing” - Keith Urban
Best Country Performance by a Duo/Group With Vocals
“I Run to You” - Lady Antebellum
Best Country Collaboration w/ Vocals
“I Told You So” - Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis
Best Country Instrumental Performance
“Producer’s Medley” - Steve Wariner
Best Country Song
“White Horse” - Taylor Swift
Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters
Best Country Album
Fearless - Taylor Swift
New Age
Best New Age Album
Prayer For Compassion - David Darling
Jazz
Best Contemporary Jazz Instrumental Album
75 - Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman - Kurt Elling
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo Performance
“Dancin’ 4 Chicken” - Terence Blanchard soloist
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Five Peace Band — Live - Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace Band
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Book One - New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
Best Latin Jazz Album
Juntos Para Siempre - Bebo Valdés And Chucho Valdés
Gospel
Best Gospel Performance
“Wait On The Lord” - Donnie McClurkin & Karen Clark Sheard
Best Gospel Song
“God in Me” - Mary Mary Featuring Kierra Sheard
Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album
Live Revelations - Third Day
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
The Power Of One - Israel Houghton
Best Southern/Country/Bluegrass Album
Jason Crabb - Jason Crabb
Best Traditional Gospel Album
Oh Happy Day – (Various Artists)
Bill Hearn, Ken Levitan, Ken Pennell, Jack Rovner & Cedric Thompson, producers
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
Audience Of One - Heather Headley
Latin
Best Latin Pop Album
Sin Frenos - La Quinta Estación
Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album
Los de Atras Vienen Conmigo - Calle 13
Best Tropical Latin Album
Ciclos - Luis Enrique
Best Regional Mexican Album
Necesito de Ti - Vicente Fernández
Best Tejano Album
Borders y Bailes - Los Texmaniacs
Best Norteno Album
Tu Noche con… Los Tigres del Norte - Los Tigres del Norte
Best Banda Album
Tu Esclavo y Amo - Lupillo Rivera
American Roots
Best Americana Album
Electric Dirt - Levon Helm
Best Bluegrass Album
The Crow/New Songs For The Five-String Banjo - Steve Martin
Best Traditional Blues Album
A Stranger Here - Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Already Free - The Derek Trucks Band
Best Traditional Folk Album
High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project - Loudon Wainwright III
Best Contemporary Folk Album
Townes - Steve Earle
Best Hawaiian Music Album
Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Volume 2 – Various Artists
Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers
Best Native American Music Album
Spirit Wind North - Bill Miller
Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album
Lay Your Burden Down - Buckwheat Zydeco
Reggae
Best Reggae Album
Mind Control – Acoustic - Stephen Marley
World Music
Best Traditional World Music Album
Douga Mansa - Mamadou Diabate
Best Contemporary World Music Album
Throw Down Your Heart: Tales from the Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 – Africa Sessions - Béla Fleck
Children’s
Best Children’s Music Album
Family Time - Ziggy Marley
Best Children’s Spoken Word Album
Aaaaah! Spooky, Scary Stories & Songs - Buck Howdy
Spoken Word
Best Spoken Word Album
Always Looking Up - Michael J. Fox
Comedy
Best Comedy Album
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! – Stephen Colbert
Musical Show
Best Musical Show Album
West Side Story
Film/TV/Visual Media
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Score Soundtrack Album
Up – Michael Giacchino
Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
“Jai Ho” (From Slumdog Millionaire)
A. R. Rahman, Sukhwinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash, songwriters (A. R. Rahman, Gulzar & Sukhwinder Singh)
Composing/Arranging
Best Instrumental Composition
“Married Life” (From Up)
Michael Giacchino, composer (Michael Giacchino)
Best Instrumental Arrangement
“West Side Story Medley”
Bill Cunliffe, arranger (Resonance Big Band)
Best Instrumental Arangment Accompanying Vocalist(s)
“Quiet Nights”
Claus Ogerman, arranger (Diana Krall)
Package
Best Recording Package
“Everything That Happens Will Happen Today”
Stefan Sagmeister, art director (David Byrne & Brian Eno)
Best Boxed/Special Limited Edition
“Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963-1972)”
Gary Burden, Jenice Heo & Neil Young, art directors (Neil Young)
Album Notes
Best Album Notes
The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946)
Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong)
Historical
Best Historical Album
The Complete Chess Masters (1950-1967)
Andy McKaie, compilation producer; Erick Labson, mastering engineer (Little Walter)
Production, Non Classical
Best Engineered Album, Non Classical
Ellipse
Imogen Heap, engineer (Imogen Heap)
Producer of the Year, Non Classical
Brendan O’Brien
Black Ice (AC/DC) (A)
Crack The Skye (Mastodon) (A)
The Fixer (Pearl Jam) (S)
Killswitch Engage (Killswitch Engage) (A)
Working On A Dream (Bruce Springsteen) (A)
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
“When Love Takes Over” (Electro Extended Remix) – David Guetta, remixer (David Guetta Featuring Kelly Rowland)
Production, Surround Sound
Best Surround Sound Album
Transmigration
Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Elaine Martone, surround producer (Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Choruses)
Production, Classical
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10 - Peter Laenger, engineer (Michael Tilson Thomas & San Francisco Symphony)
Producer of the Year, Classical
Steven Epstein
Adams: Doctor Atomic Symphony (David Robertson & Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra)
Bernstein: Mass (Marin Alsop, Jubilant Sykes, Asher Edward Wulfman, Morgan State University Choir, Peabody Children’s Chorus & Baltimore Symphony Orchestra)
Corigliano: A Dylan Thomas Trilogy (Leonard Slatkin, George Mabry, Sir Thomas Allen, Nashville Symphony Chorus & Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
Fauré: Piano Quintets (Fine Arts Quartet & Cristina Oritz)
Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs Of Joy And Peace (Yo-Yo Ma & Various Artists)
Classical
Best Classical Album
Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Ragnar Bohlin, Kevin Fox & Susan McMane, choir directors; Andreas Neubronner, producer; Peter Laenger, engineer/mixer; Andreas Neubronner, mastering engineer (Laura Claycomb, Anthony Dean Griffey, Katarina Karnéus, Quinn Kelsey, James Morris, Yvonne Naef, Elza van den Heever & Erin Wall; San Francisco Symphony; Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Girls Chorus & San Francisco Symphony Chorus)
Best Orchestra Performance
“Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé”
James Levine, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus)
Best Opera Recordimg
“Britten: Billy Budd”
Daniel Harding, conductor; Ian Bostridge, Neal Davies, Nathan Gunn, Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose & Gidon Saks; John Fraser, producer (London Symphony Orchestra; Gentlemen Of The London Symphony Chorus)
Best Choral Performance
“Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10″
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Ragnar Bohlin, Kevin Fox & Susan McMane, choir directors (Laura Claycomb, Anthony Dean Griffey, Elza van den Heever, Katarina Karnéus, Quinn Kelsey, James Morris, Yvonne Naef & Erin Wall; San Francisco Symphony; Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Symphony Chorus & San Francisco Girls Chorus)
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra)
“Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3″
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor; Evgeny Kissin (Philharmonia Orchestra)
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra)
“Journey To The New World” - Sharon Isbin (Joan Baez & Mark O’Connor)
Best Chamber Music Performance
“Intimate Letters” - Emerson String Quartet
Best Small Ensemble Performance
“Lang, David: The Little Match Girl Passion”
Paul Hillier, conductor; Ars Nova Copenhagen & Theatre Of Voices
Best Classical Vocal Performance
“Verismo Arias” - Renée Fleming (Marco Armiliato; Jonas Kaufmann; Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppi Verdi; Coro Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppi Verdi)
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
“Higdon, Jennifer: Percussion Concerto” - Jennifer Higdon (Marin Alsop)
Best Classical Crossover Album
Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs of Joy and Peace - Yo-Yo Ma (Odair Assad, Sergio Assad, Chris Botti, Dave Brubeck, Matt Brubeck, John Clayton, Paquito d’Rivera, Renée Fleming, Diana Krall, Alison Krauss, Natalie McMaster, Edgar Meyer, Cristina Pato, Joshua Redman,Jake Shimabukuro, Silk Road Ensemble, James Taylor, Chris Thile, Wu Tong, Alon Yavnai & Amelia Zirin-Brown)
Music Video
Best Short Form Music Video
“Boom Boom Pow” - The Black Eyed Peas
Mat Cullen & Mark Kudsi, video directors; Anna Joseph & Patrick Nugent, video producers
Best Long Form Music Video
“The Beatles Love — All Together Now” - Various Artists
Adrian Wills, video director; Martin Bolduc & Jonathan Clyde, video producers
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Keep this as a resource for future reference in case you need the tabs of your favourite song.
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com
http://www.mxtabs.net/home/guitar
They all have a large database of the hottest tabs all free!
Just go there and type in your song and it should come up with a list of tabs for you.
Hope this helps!
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Translating Emotion Into A Beautiful Song
NOTE: Finger pick your way to a beautiful song with Finger Picking Techniques
It has been said that music is the universal language of love.
Regardless of your background, most of us can relate to music as a sensual art.
In this article we will take a look at translating emotion into a beautiful song using a few simple techniques.
First off, throw your speedy hands out the window. Technique is a fantastic thing for every guitarist to master, and you will be using it for playing this style of music.
However, some of the most thought provoking music comes from slow and deliberate notes. Moving around your fretboard at lightning speed won't get you the sound you are looking for.
Why would slower music be harder?
This is where the art aspect of romantic music comes in... you feel it. When you're playing notes slowly, you hear the tone with clarity and notice if the musician is sincere with what he or she is playing.
The first thing you can do to work on your tone, is to brush up on some important techniques.
For starters, you want to master the vibrato technique. Take your finger and place it on any fret you wish. Then pluck the string and shake it!
Yes I said shake it (your finger that is.) If you played the technique correctly, it should make the note "wobble."
In its purest form, vibrato gives the impression of your guitar singing. Vocalists do the same thing with their voices on long tones.
Your guitar's purpose is going to change when you play romantic guitar. Usually, the guitar's function is to set a rhythm and lay down a lead to enhance the vocals of the song. Now your guitar is the vocalist. See the difference?
Your guitar will become the melody of the song and tell the listener a story. The guitar shifts from supporting the vocals to being the star of the show.
A great way to hear this is to listen to vocalists such as Andre Bocelli and Josh Groban.
They use their voices to evoke emotion from their audience and you want to have the same affect with your guitar. Listen to the similarities between their voices and your guitar.
For instance, your guitar can use dynamic swells (gradually get louder or softer). You can slide to various notes, they can slur notes together. They can sing short and detached (staccato) and you can play notes short and detached. The list goes on.
Here are the basic techniques you will need to transform your guitar into a soloist:
- Vibrato
- Hammer On's / Pull Off's
- Slides
- Bends
- Trills
Friday, August 28, 2009
Tips For Memorizing Notes On A Staff
When learning about the different notes on a staff for guitar theory, it can boring and difficult to remember.
For this lesson we have tried to make it simple and easy by adding a little saying to help you remember where things go.
The notes on the staff for treble clef are as follows:
The notes on the staff for bass clef are as follows:
Here are some easier ways to remember the above. They may sound a bit silly at first but it really will help you as you move into more complex theory.
Tip 1: You may notice that bass clef is the same as treble, just moved down one whole space. If you have already learned treble this might be the easier way to remember the notes for bass clef.
Tip 2: There are two helpful sayings you can apply to the above. There is two for treble and two for bass.
For treble clef use the acronym FACE followed by Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge.
To remember the notes on the spaces on treble clef, use the acronym FACE.
If you play bass, to remember the notes on the spaces, try the phrase All Cows Eat Grass.
To remember the notes on the lines, remember the phrase Golf Balls Don't Fly Away.
You don't have to use these as you may think up another phrase or saying that you might find easier to remember.
