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Topic: Best Male Rock Vocal Performance


  
  Pop Rocks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
But if you're in a rock band, particularly one destined to be filed under "alternative," the numbers don't look good at all.
As for what is known as the "rock field" in Grammy parlance, boys with guitars have given way to middle-aged men with guitars, song doctors, and in some cases face paint.
So whether or not "rock" earns a place on future pie charts, rockers like Alexakis will be welcome for years to come.
www.bostonphoenix.com /archive/music/99/02/11/POP_ROCKS.html   (435 words)

  
 The 46th Annual Grammy Awards: No Janet, But Plenty of Boobs (NY Rock)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Gwen was snapping her fingers, trying to remember who else to thank when it dawned on her, "Oh yeah, the fans!" Drummer Adrienne Young's Mohawk-ed head closely resembled a horse from, um, behind.
Best Male Pop Vocal predictably went to Justin Timberlake for "Cry Me a River." He made a comment on the Janet Jackson nipple fiasco, but I didn't hear what he said.
Andre 3000 got the USC marching band to join in his performance of "Hey Ya!" While the kids in the marching band probably thought they were hot shit performing with Mr.
www.nyrock.com /features/2004/grammys2004.asp   (1173 words)

  
 Shawn Colvin, Dylan win top Grammys amid disruptions - Turkish Daily News Feb 27, 1998
His son Jakob also won a pair of Grammys, one as part of his band The Wallflowers for best rock performance by a duo or group with vocal for "One Headlight," and another for writing the song, which was named best rock song.
Best rock album was won by an John Fogerty for "Blue Moon Swamp" and Tool's "Aenema" was named best metal performance.
Best rap album went to Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs, for "No Way Out," while Puff Daddy and Faith Evans Featuring 112 won for best rap performance by a duo or group.
www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /archives.php?id=6203   (877 words)

  
 Rick Springfield Rock-of-life - Biography Pg 3
Well Rick's timing turned out to be perfect, not only did Jessie's Girl spend 22 weeks on the Billboard Top 40 topping off at number 1, but Rick was also being noticed as an actor as well.
And in February 1982 Rick would be handed a Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for Jessie's Girl.
The album did produce the top 40 single Bruce although Rick had recorded it solely as a joke and never intended for it to be released on an album.
www.rock-of-life.com /biography3.html   (999 words)

  
 Grammy Award - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 2005 she was nominated for Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal performance and Best Pop Vocal Album.
Lifetime Achievement Award is a Special Merit Award presented to performers (and some non-performers through 1972) who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artist significance to the field of recording.
Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra - Primarily Not Jazz or for Dancing
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grammy_Award   (1626 words)

  
 CBS
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL
BEST RandB PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL
www.cbs.com /specials/47grammys/past_winners.shtml   (195 words)

  
 Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1980.
From 1980 to 1993 the award was known as the Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male.
In 1988, 1992, 1994, and 2005 this award was combined with the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance into the Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Male_Rock_Vocal_Performance   (151 words)

  
 Britney Spears
Kentwood pop singer Britney Spears, 18, landed two high-profile nominations, for best new artist and best female pop vocal performance, thanks to her debut album, ".
His brother, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, is up for best spoken word album for children for "Listen To the Storyteller," his collaboration with Graham Greene and Kate Winslet.
Two compositions by former New Orleans resident Randy Newman are nominated in the best instrumental composition written for a motion picture, television or other visual media category and the best song written for a motion picture, television or other visual media category.
www.nola.com /spears/?spears1-05-00.html   (655 words)

  
 The Hammy Awards: The 44th Annual Grammy Awards, February 2002 (NY Rock)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The band also won Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal for "Elevation." I want to vote Bono's ass off the island already but resistance is futile.
She was five for six winning Best New Artist, Song of the Year ("Fallin'"), Best R&B Song, Best R&B Album (Songs in A Minor), and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
The other pop wonder, Nelly Furtado was one for four, winning Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "I'm Like a Bird." She had one of the more interesting acceptance speeches of the evening.
www.nyrock.com /features/2002/grammy2002.asp   (1049 words)

  
 Zildjian.com - en-US   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance - Brady Blade with Dave Matthews for Gravedigger
Best Rock Instrumental Performance - Jaimoe, Marc Quinones and Butch Trucks with the Allman Brothers Band for Instrumental Illness.
The Grammys also gave a special nod to The Beatles in recognition of the 40th Anniversary of their appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show with Ringo saying hello via telecast from London.
www.zildjian.com /en-US/news/newsDetail.ad2?newsID=1077   (553 words)

  
 The Johns Hopkins News-Letter
Best Duo or Group Vocal: "Maria Maria," Santana.
Best Duo or Group Country Performance: "Ready to Run," Dixie Chicks.
Best Mexican-American Performance: "100 Anos De Mariachi," Placido Domingo.
www.jhu.edu /~newslett/03-2-00/Arts/6.html   (503 words)

  
 BIOGRAPHY - YEAR by YEAR - BOB DYLAN
Dylan himself is nominated for 'Best Male Rock Vocal Performance' for 'Honest With Me'.
The album reached No. 3 on the charts and the song 'Gotta Serve Somebody' earned Bob Dylan with his first Grammy award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.
Here he began to listen to the works of country, rock, and folk pioneers like Hank Williams, Robert Johnson and Woody Guthrie.
bobdylan.50g.com /bio-list.htm   (1374 words)

  
 Rolling Stone : EXILE ON MAIN STREET   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Celine Dion took home the award for album of the year, beating out the "Waiting to Exhale" soundtrack, and more critically acclaimed albums by Beck, Fugees, and the Smashing Pumpkins.
Eric Clapton-Babyface collaboration "Change the World," which won record of the year and song of the year (the award went to writers Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick, and Tommy Sims), earned Clapton the award for best male pop vocal performance, and helped Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds win producer of the year.
Even the Beatles -- which this year won for best pop performance by a duo or group with vocal for "Free as a Bird," and best short-form and long-form video -- only received four Grammys during their time as an active band.
www.rollingstone.com /news/story/5925083/exile_on_main_street   (481 words)

  
 ASCAP members lead Grammy Award nominations
Her hit single "Crazy in Love," with Jay-Z, was named Best RandB Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
Beyoncé shared Best Vocal RandB Performance by a Duo or Group for her collaboration with Luther Vandross on "The Closer I Get To You." Vandross also won Best Male RandB Vocal Performance and Best RandB Album for "Dance With My Father."
Cash won the prize for Best Short-Form Video for his single "Hurt," while his wife won Best Traditional Folk Album.
www.ascap.com /eventsawards/awards/grammy2004   (410 words)

  
 Norah Jones Tour Dates: Norah Jones sweeps 45th annual GRAMMY ceremony >> liveDaily
Almost one year to the day after it arrived in stores, Jones' debut, "Come Away With Me," was crowned Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album, while its lead-off track, "Don't Know Why," scored the newcomer the Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance awards.
Singer-songwriters Vanessa Carlton, John Mayer and James Taylor gave back-to-back performances, during which Mayer introduced Taylor as "the blueprint." Moments later, Mayer's "Your Body Is a Wonderland" beat out the title-track to James Taylor's "October Road" to claim the Best Male Pop Vocal Performance category.
One-time couple Sheryl Crow and Kid Rock hooked up to perform Crow's "You're an Original," and Avril Lavigne--who struck out in all five categories in which she was nominated--hit the crowd with her punk-pop hit "Sk8ter Boi."
www.livedaily.com /news/4668.html   (947 words)

  
 Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo was presented in 1988, 1992, 1994 and 2005.
For these years the award replaced the awards for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance and Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for music released in the previous year.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rock_Vocal_Performance,_Solo   (122 words)

  
 Grammy Awards: All
Best Traditional Blues Album or Best Traditional Blues Recording for the album, “Riding With The King” (2000).
Best Rock Instrumental Performance for “The Calling” (2000).
Best Rock Instrumental Performance for “SRV Shuffle” from the album, “A Tribute To Stevie Ray Vaughan” (1996).
www.whereseric.com /ecfaq/awards/grammy-awards-.html   (378 words)

  
 List of winners - theage.com.au
Male Pop Vocal Performance: Your Body Is a Wonderland, John Mayer.
Male Country Vocal Performance: Give My Love To Rose, Johnny Cash.
Male Rock Vocal Performance: The Rising, Bruce Springsteen.
www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/02/24/1045935327446.html   (1115 words)

  
 Kravitz and crew dig Gibson's Custom Shop
Kravitz is finishing up the final dates of his North American tour in support of his 6th album, Lenny.
The soulful, electrifying live performance Friday night left the frenzied Nashville concert-goers pumping their fists in the air, screaming for more, and showcased his skills on his custom Lenny Kravitz '67 Flying V and a custom mirrored Flying V (natural finish).
With a film crew chronicling his every move, Kravitz sat with us for a few minutes to talk about his music and why Gibson is his guitar of choice.
www.gibson.com /whatsnew/pressrelease/2002/sept16a.html   (1057 words)

  
 Epinions.com - The Grammys Are Coming And I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (Rock)
Evanescence may be seen as too new to snatch this trophy.
However, none of them are perceived as rock by critics who feel that THEY know music better than the people performing it, which leaves the title to Grammy fave Raitt and long-overdue alt-country queen Williams.
This category may be for an “alternative” performance, but usually the artist/band with the most popular/biggest selling record wins.
www.epinions.com /content_3760103556   (826 words)

  
 Billy Joel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In 1973 his song "Piano Man" went to the top of the charts and jump-started Joel's successful career as a singer-songwriter.
The 1978 Grammy-winning album 52nd Street, which went straight to number one, followed this.
Joel won another Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal performance in 1980 with Glass Houses.
www.ovationtv.com /rhythm/joel.html   (115 words)

  
 The Absolut Spirits Company, Inc. :: ABSOLUT Launches ABSOLUT KRAVITZ: A Groundbreaking Global Music Project Featuring ...
One of the pre-eminent rock musicians of our time, Lenny Kravitz is an icon whose bold, channelling sound has transcended genre, style, race and class.
Although this collaboration marks the first collaboration with an internationally recognised recording artist, the brief given to Kravitz was exactly the same as the one any world-class artist working with the brand would receive: present your personal interpretation of ABSOLUT and its core values.
The result is a track that is a transition from Kravitz's traditional rock and roll to a distinctly dance music sound, with minimal lyrics, a memorable melody and pulsating beat.
sev.prnewswire.com /fashion/20060117/NYTU13317012006-1.html   (728 words)

  
 Awards - Grammy
Song: Human Touch receives two nominations for best Best Male Rock Vocal Performance and Best Rock Song but doesn't win either.
Song: Thunder Road is nominated for Best Male Rock Vocal but does not win.
Song: The Promise is nominated for Best Rock Song and Best Male Rock Vocal but loses in both categories.
www.angelfire.com /ny5/bossfan/grammy.html   (544 words)

  
 bowieNet
A nice little early birthday present for DB is the news that he has been nominated for a GRAMMY Award.
David has been nominated for 'Slow Burn' in the Best Male Rock Vocal Performance category.
Tomorrow night's edition of TOTP2 is set to include David's performance of 'Ashes To Ashes' recorded in New York in June 2002.
www.davidbowie.com /news/newsContent.php?id=20030107   (376 words)

  
 Nothing Records' Nine Inch Nails Press Releases and Information on The NIN Hotline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
New York, NY, January 3, 2001 ­ nine inch nails have received a Grammy nomination for "Best Male Rock Vocal Performance" for "Into The Void" (from the multi-platinum release "THE FRAGILE").
In addition to the Grammy nod, nine inch nails are topping key magazine critics' and readers¹ polls as evidenced by the ROLLING STONE Annual Music Awards issue in which nine inch nails are named "Best Tour" in their Critics¹ Picks.
Reznor is profiled in an interview with A.P. Editor In Chief Robert Cherry and is featured on the cover of the issue which hits newsstands nationwide on January 5.
www.theninhotline.net /archives/press.releases/2001.01.03.html   (413 words)

  
 Book Bruce Springsteen - Booking Corporate Event, Meeting, Private Party - Your Booking Agent for Bruce Springsteen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In 1984, Bruce Springsteen released his best-selling LP, Born In The U.S.A., which eventually sold over 15 million copies in the U.S. and is the 7th best-selling LP in U.S. history.
In 1984, Bruce also won a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for "Dancing In The Dark." In 1985, Bruce's videos were awarded at the MTV Video Music Awards for Best Male Video ("I'm On Fire") and Best Stage Performance In A Video ("Dancing In The Dark").
In 1994, Bruce Springsteen recorded a song for Philadelphia about a gay man dying of AIDS: "Streets Of Philadelphia." The song was a Top 10 hit and won Bruce an Academy Award and gave the AIDS fight a lyrical voice on the radio.
www.grabow.biz /contemporary/BruceSpringsteen.htm   (653 words)

  
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 HTO / MELLENCAMP / AWARDS
Grammy nomination for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, "Your Life is Now"
Grammy nomination for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, "Key West Intermezzo"
Grammy nomination for Best Male Rock Performance, "Pink Houses"
www.heraldtimesonline.com /mellencamp/awards.html   (234 words)

  
 Lenny Kravitz Time line   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The song was performed with musicians from Iraq (Kadim Al Sahir), Palestine (Simon Shaheen), and Lebanon (Jamey Hadded).
- Kravitz won his 3rd Grammy Award in a row for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance and was also nominated for Best Rock Song (both for "Again").
- Kravitz talked with Rock Daily about such things as why he cut off his dreadlocks: "It was time for them to go, man...
www.lenny-kravitz.com /timeline.html   (1127 words)

  
 Rolling Stone : Dylan, OutKast Join Grammys   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Bob Dylan, Outkast, Joshua Bell, and the "Lady Marmalade" crew of Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and Pink are the latest artists to sign on as performers for the 44th Annual Grammy Awards on February 27th.
OutKast's five nominations are Album of the Year and Best Rap Album for the duo's critically acclaimed Stankonia, Record of the Year, Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group and Best Short Form Video for "Ms.
Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and Pink -- nominated for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals -- will be joined onstage by Missy Elliott, a nominee herself for Best Rap Solo Performance and Best RandB Song for "Get Ur Freak On" and Best Short Form Music Video for "One Minute Man" with Ludacris.
www.rollingstone.com /news/story/5933051/dylan_outkast_join_grammys   (248 words)

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