Grammy Winners: You Heard Them on NPR
Grammy was especially kind to Kanye West, U2, Alison Krauss and Kelly Clarkson Wednesday night. Comeback kid Mariah Carey didn't go home empty-handed, but she might have been a tad disappointed. Recent NPR coverage has featured a broad variety of Wednesday night's award winners through interviews, reviews and performances. Here are some highlights of past coverage of selected stars:
Kanye West had his arms full of awards at Wednesday night's Grammys. Getty Images hide caption
Best Alternative Music Album
Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes
Best Traditional Blues Album
80 by B.B. King & Friends
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Cost Of Living by Delbert McClinton
Best Comedy Album
Never Scared by Chris Rock
Best Country Album
Lonely Runs Both Ways by Alison Krauss And Union Station
Best Bluegrass Album
The Company We Keep by The Del McCoury Band
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
"The Connection" by Emmylou Harris, from the album The Very Best Of Emmylou Harris: Heartaches & Highways
Best Traditional Folk Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Fiddler's Green by Tim O'Brien
Best Contemporary Folk Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Fair & Square by John Prine
Best Jazz Vocal Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Good Night, And Good Luck by Dianne Reeves
Best Contemporary Jazz Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
The Way Up by Pat Metheny Group
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance (For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
"From The Bottom Of My Heart" by Stevie Wonder, from the album A Time To Love
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals (For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
"Feel Good Inc." by Gorillaz Featuring De La Soul, from Demon Days
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance (For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
"Devils & Dust" by Bruce Springsteen, from the album Devils & Dust
Best Traditional World Music Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
In The Heart Of The Moon by Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate
Traditional Tropical Latin Album
Bebo Valdes, Bebo De Cuba
Traditional Pop
Tony Bennett, The Art of Romance
Polka Album
Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra, Shake, Rattle and Polka!
Best Pop Instrumental
Les Paul, Caravan
Pop Instrumental Album
Burt Bacharach, At This Time
Rap Solo Performance
Kanye West, "Gold Digger"
Hard Rock
System of a Down, B.Y.O.B.