Saturday, February 21, 2009

Listen Up!

The winners are in for the 51st Grammy Awards. Have you ever asked yourself, what is the difference between song of the year, record of the year, and album of the year?

1. Song of the year goes to the composer(s) of the song.
2. Record of the year is awarded for a single or for one track from an album. The award goes to the performing artist, the producer, recording engineer, and mixer for that song.
3. Album of the year is awarded for an entire album. The award is presented to the artist, producer, record engineer, and mastering engineer for that album.

The nominees for song of the year:
1. "American Boy" by Estelle on her compact disc Shine.
2. "Chasing Pavements" by Adele Adkins on her compact disc 19.
3. "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz on his compact disc We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
4. "Love Song" by Sara Bareilles on her compact disc Little Voice.
5. "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay on their disc Viva La Vida or, Death and All His Friends.

***The winner for song of the year is "Viva La Vida"

The nominess for record of the year:
1. "Chasing Pavements" by Adele Adkins on her compact disc 19.
2. "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay on their disc Viva La Vida or, Death and All His Friends.
3. "Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis on her disc Spirit.
4. "Paper Planes" by M.I.A. a track off of Slumdog Millionare: Music From the Motion Picture.
5. "Please Read The Letter" by Robert Plant and Alison Kraus on Raising Sand.

***The winner for record of the year is "Please Read The Letter".

The nominees for album of the year:
2. Tha Carter III -- Lil Wayne
4. Raising Sand -- Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
5. In Rainbows -- Radiohead

***The winner for album of the year is Raisng Sand.

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