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  Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1966.
In 1967 the award was combined with the equivalent award for women as the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary (RandR) Solo Vocal Performance - Male or Female
A similar award for Best Vocal Performance, Male was awarded from 1959 to 1968.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Male_Pop_Vocal_Performance   (322 words)

  
 Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Male - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Male was awarded from 1959 to 1968.
From 1959 to 1960 the award was known as Best Vocal Performance, Male
Allthough in the "pop" field the award did not specify pop music performances and, in some years, ran alongside the award now presented as the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Vocal_Performance,_Male   (213 words)

  
 Ladies of soul dominate AMAs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Jackson was in a bind because acts that perform at the AMA do not generally get invited to the more prestigious Grammy Awards.
Pop group 'N Sync won favorite pop/rock album, but was greeted with a spattering of boos and jeers while approaching the stage to accept their award.
Lenny Kravitz was the favorite male and Janet Jackson was the favorite female in the pop/rock category.
www.hollywood.com /news/detail/article/1099730   (569 words)

  
 Justin Timberlake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
His co-stars on the show included fellow pop singers Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, actors Ryan Gosling and Keri Russell as well as *NSYNC bandmate JC Chasez.
In the course of the performance, as Jackson sung the lyrics "gonna have you naked by the end of this song," he tore off a part of her costume, briefly baring most of her right breast.
Timberlake issued a scripted apology of his own while accepting his first of two Grammy Awards in early 2004 (one for Best Pop Vocal Album for Justified, and the other for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for Cry Me a River).
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Justin_Timberlake   (889 words)

  
 CBS
Rapper 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) is currently nominated for five Grammy Awards: Best New Artist, Best Male Rap Solo Performance, Best Rap Song, Best Rap Performance By A Duo or Group (with Lil' Kim) and Best Rap Album.
Christina Aguilera is a two-time Grammy Award-winner and is currently nominated for three Grammy Awards: Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals (with Lil' Kim) and Best Pop Vocal Album.
The White Stripes are nominated for Album of the Year, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Best Alternative Music Album.
www.cbs.com /specials/46grammys/performers.shtml   (389 words)

  
 VH1.com : Elton John : Biography
Unlike many pop stars, John was able to sustain his popularity, charting a Top 40 single every single year from 1970 to 1996.
After 1976, John cut his performance schedule drastically, announcing that he was retiring from live performances in 1977 and started recording only one album a year.
In late 2000, John landed a TV special with CBS, performing a selection of his greatest hits at Madison Square Garden; a companion album drawn from those performances, One Night Only, was issued shortly before the special aired.
www.vh1.com /artists/az/john_elton/bio.jhtml   (1827 words)

  
 Norah walks away with five Grammys   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance—Your Body Is A Wonderland, John Mayer, Aware Records/Columbia Records.
She also won for best female pop vocal, best new artist and for record of the year for Don't Know Why, written by Jesse Harris, who won the song of the year Grammy.
His September 11-inspired The Rising was honoured for male rock vocal, rock album and rock song, although the Boss lost out for album and song of the year.
www.expressindia.com /fullstory.php?newsid=19366   (893 words)

  
 glamour models gone, Performance Royalties, playgirl models, Open Casting Call, aftra, opera auditions, vocal ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Despite a tightly scripted show devoid of outrageousness or spontaneity — a marked contrast to today's pop scene — Jackson's breast-baring at the hands of dance partner Justin Timberlake remained the major subplot, as CBS and Jackson offered conflicting reports about why she was not at the show.
Vandross won for best song, best RandB album and best male RandB performance for "Dance With My Father"; and best RandB performance by a duo or group with vocals for "The Closer I Get to You," a remake he did with Beyonce.
Beyonce also won best female RandB performance and best contemporary RandB album for "Dangerously in Love," and best RandB performance by a duo or group for her song with Vandross.
exploretalent.com /add/f0000000162/profile_0000162695.html   (1245 words)

  
 An appreciation of Warren Zevon Grammys give belated recognition to an enigmatic pop musician
Failing to understand, and in many cases unwilling to penetrate the façade, the performers participate in the creation of an imaginary reality (supported by all of the merchandising, cross-promotions and so on) to which the largely youthful audience aspires.
Somehow, the best qualities of pop music poke through the cracks in the thick crust of publicity and advertising from time to time.
He was one of a generation of folk and rock musicians to emerge in the 1960s who were influenced by Bob Dylan and thought deeply about the authenticity of their expression.
www.wsws.org /articles/2004/feb2004/zevo-f07.shtml   (2245 words)

  
 Grammy Nominations for Latinos
Three for Best Instrumental Arrangement and one for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.
For a collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together.
For a solo, duo or group vocal performance.
www.lasculturas.com /aa/aa010301a.htm   (438 words)

  
 Grammy Picks - Wednesday February 21, 2001 - The Arizona Daily Wildcat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
When Madonna is ready to hang up her cone bra and rhinestone cowboy hat, then her lip-glossed protŽgŽ, Britney Spears, can carry on the pop-tart torch.
Oddly, this year's crop of newbies, with the exception of Sisq—, are surprisingly not groundbreaking in terms of image and sound.
Although none seem to be future inductees to the Hall of Fame, Shelby Lynne's smooth transition from country to pop provides breezy, unassuming songs to an appreciative audience.
wildcat.arizona.edu /papers/94/104/04_3_m.html   (973 words)

  
 Keynote Speakers hire book best keynote speaker
One of Anthony's electrifying live performances was lensed for an exclusive HBO special, "Marc Anthony: The Concert from Madison Square Garden," which debuted on Valentine's Day 2000.
His RIAA gold (standard) greatest hits album, Desde El Principio: From the Beginning, held the #1 slot on the Billboard Latin 50 for seven weeks and was the #1 album for the year 2000 on that chart.
He not only remains true to his Latin roots, but shows how much his evolution in the pop scene can be a great commodity when it comes to creating new ways to reach more people.
www.brooksinternational.com /marc_anthony.htm   (1941 words)

  
 Michigan Daily Online
A surprised Annie Lennox said she was honored to win a Grammy for the best female pop vocal performance in a year of so many strong performances by women artists.
Coolio won best rap solo for "Gangsta's Paradise." In perhaps the most meaningful acceptance speech, he addressed fl and Hispanic students who have been engaged in brawls on a Los Angeles high school campus.
In the rhythm and blues competition, TLC won group vocal performance for "Creep" and best album for "Crazysexycool." Stevie Wonder's "For Your Love" claimed best male vocal performance and best song.
www.pub.umich.edu /daily/1996/feb/02-29-96/news/grammy.html   (757 words)

  
 MTVAsia.com - Eric Clapton - Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton
Included in this compilation are also hits like "Bad Love," which won his first Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal, the phenomenal "Change the World" which earned Clapton two Grammys for Record Of The Year and Best Male Pop in 1997.
And of course, another Grammy for "Best Male Pop Vocal Performance" for the hit song "My Father's Eyes" in 1998 -- also on this album.
Despite the CD's claim to be "The Best of Eric Clapton," I still believe that for a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legend like Eric Clapton, a boxed set is more befitting.
v4.mtvasia.com /reviews/cds/Items/1999000061.html   (328 words)

  
 BBC News | ENTERTAINMENT | Ricky's world tour setback
The 28-year-old chart-topper was due to perform in March and April but equipment needed for his elaborate stage shows was not loaded on to a ship bound for Australia, said a spokesperson.
Martin is renowned for his dramatic live performances and he shot to superstardom in the US following his hip-swivelling debut at the 1999 Grammy awards.
He is nominated for an international artist prize in the forthcoming Brit awards and is scheduled to perform in the UK for two nights at Earls Court on the 12th and 13th of May.
news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/entertainment/newsid_656000/656543.stm   (335 words)

  
 Grammy-nominated Craig David riding a new wave of R&B   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
David is nominated for a Grammy Award for best male pop vocal performance, where he's up against nearly a half-dozen heavyweights, including John ("I Want Love"), Michael Jackson ("You Rock My World"), Brian McKnight ("Still") and James Taylor ("Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight").
David, who grew up in a multiethnic section of Southampton, an English coastal town, is the son of a Grenada-born father who played bass in a number of British reggae bands, including a group called Ebony Rockers that was signed to EMI Records for a time.
Craig performed several songs with the accompaniment of guitarist Fraser T. Smith, a member of his eight-piece touring band.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /pop/59251_craig22.shtml   (997 words)

  
 Definition of Grammy award
Like the Oscars, the Grammys, which currently have 105 categories within 30 genres of music (such as pop, gospel, and rap), are voted upon by peers - voting members of the Recording Academy - rather than being based upon popularity (as with the BMAs and the AMAs).
Best Gospel Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra - Primarily Not Jazz or for Dancing
www.wordiq.com /definition/Grammy_award   (872 words)

  
 News on Yahoo! Music
The Pop Female Performance category consists of such multiple nominees as Sheryl Crow, Celine Dion, Lauryn Hill, and Natalie Imbruglia; as well as Lilith queen Sarah McLachlan, with her sole nomination.
Elsewhere, the pop field of categories offers an odd mix of fringe artists and longtime favorites who don't fit snugly into other categories--meaning they don't rock hard enough for the rock categories, they aren't edgy enough for alternative, or aren't pure enough for an RandB and hip-hop slot.
The Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals is composed entirely of veterans, with Babyface and Stevie Wonder up against Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach, Van Morrison and the Chieftains, and current pop phenomena R.
music.launch.com /read/news/12045351   (632 words)

  
 CED Timeline of Historical Events for 1981
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television-Series - Comedy/Musical
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra) (tie) Berg, "Concerto for Violin and Orchestra"; Stravinsky, "Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra," Itzhak Perlman; Seiji Ozawa conducting Boston Symphony Orchestra Brahms, "Concerto in A Minor for Violin and Cello" (Double Concerto), Itzhak Perlman and Mstislav Rostropovich; Bernard Haitink conducting Concertgebouw Orchestra
Best known for poignant folk-rock ballads like "Taxi" and "Cat's in the Cradle," his frequent benefit concerts raised funds for numerous causes and charities, including the campaign against world hunger.
www.cedmagic.com /museum/press/ced-timeline.html   (14154 words)

  
 glbtq >> arts >> John, Sir Elton
He was not only the biggest-selling pop superstar of the 1970s, but, more surprisingly, he continues to retain popularity among his fans and respect from music critics.
During this time Dwight had answered a Liberty Records advertisement for songwriters; and, though he failed the vocal audition, he was given a stack of lyrics written by Bernie Taupin, a young songwriter from Lincolnshire who had also answered the ad.
In 2001, John found himself embroiled in controversy by agreeing to perform on stage with controversial rapper Eminem at the 2001 Grammy Awards.
www.glbtq.com /arts/john1_e.html   (1608 words)

  
 Roy Orbison - The Man With The Golden Voice
Roy Orbison's vocal range was impressive (he had a three octave range) and his songs were melodically and rhythmically advanced and lyrically sophisticated.
Adopted by intensely loyal fans in Ireland, where he continued to perform despite the constant terrorist activities, his powerful rendition of the ancient Irish folk ballad "Danny Boy" on the 1972 Memphis album is considered one of the best recordings ever made of this much-recorded song.
He was the posthumous winner of the 1991 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and in 1992, the popular "I Drove All Night" and "Heartbreak Radio" appeared on the posthumous album, King Of Hearts, produced by Jeff Lynne.
www.jeffosretromusic.com /roy.html   (1695 words)

  
 Bryan Adams @ CanEHdian.com
His first assignment with the band was to record a new vocal over the instrumental tracks of "Roxy Roller" for a reissue of the single on London Records.
Adams and Vallance's "Back to Paradise," co-written by Pat Benatar and performed by.38 Special, was used in the film Revenge of the Nerds II in the summer of 1987 and became a singles chart entry, and in August Adams' co-composition "Hometown Hero" appeared on Loverboy's Wildside LP.
And he was rewarded with another number one hit on June 3, 1995, as well as a Grammy nomination for best male pop vocal performance and another Oscar nomination for best song.
www.canehdian.com /artistlinks/artists/bryanadams.html   (2839 words)

  
 craig david   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
craig was nominated for 6 brit awards including best british album, best british male, best british dance act, best british newcomer, best british single and best british video ("7 days").
craig was nominated for 3 brit awards including best british male, best british dance act, and best british album.
craig was nominated for a grammy award for best male pop vocal performance ("7 days").
craigdavidecr.blogspot.com   (2335 words)

  
 Grammy Award - Wikipédia
Meilleure chanteuse pop ou de variété (Best Female Pop Vocal Performance)
Meilleur chanteur pop ou de variété (Best Male Pop Vocal Performance)
Meilleur duo ou groupe pop ou de variété avec chant (Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal)
fr.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grammy_Award   (1545 words)

  
 GRAMMY.com
Sting is currently nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance ("Send Your Love") and Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals ("Whenever I Say Your Name" with Mary J. Blige).
Matthews is nominated for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance ("Gravedigger").
He is currently nominated for five GRAMMYs, including Song Of The Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance ("Keep Me In Your Heart"); Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal ("Disorder In The House" performed by Zevon and Bruce Springsteen); and Best Contemporary Folk Album (The Wind).
grammys.com /news/academy/2004/0202perf04.aspx   (464 words)

  
 Grammy 2005 - Categories
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
www.ndtv.com /ent/grammy2003.asp   (32 words)

  
 Beyoncé Nabs Five Grammys, OutKast Wins Best Album
While accepting the award for best male pop vocal performance for "Cry Me a River," Justin Timberlake addressed last week's uproar over his participation in Janet Jackson's breast-baring Super Bowl appearance.
Timberlake also won best pop vocal album for his Jive Records set, "Justified." Other multiple winners included Alison Krauss with three and the White Stripes' Jack White and rapper Eminem, with two each.
However, he did walk across the stage as Evanescence accepted the award for best new artist, a category many felt he was a lock to win.
www.billboard.com /bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=2086709   (460 words)

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