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  Grammy Award for Best Rock Song - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Grammy Award for Best Rock Song has been awarded since 1992.
The award is presented to the writers of the song.
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rock_Song   (217 words)

  
 The White Stripes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The song was later released on December 7th as the Walking With a Ghost EP featuring four other live tracks.
The White Stripes is one of the few bands to perform on the show (on an earlier show, the group Tenacious D had performed a song after their interview).
In an interview, Jack White said that hearing the a cappella song "Grinning in Your Face" by American bluesman Son House "was a transformative moment".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_White_Stripes   (2841 words)

  
 Boston.com / A&E / Music / Rock Band Evanescence Wins Best New Artist Grammy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Rock band Evanescence, which created a storm in the Christian music community last year by disavowing its spiritual roots, won the Grammy Award for best new artist on Sunday, its second award at the event.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock band Evanescence, which created a storm in the Christian music community last year by disavowing its spiritual roots, won the Grammy Award for best new artist on Sunday, its second award at the event.
The 46th annual Grammy Awards were held at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.
www.boston.com /ae/music/articles/2004/02/09/rock_band_evanescence_wins_best_new_artist_grammy   (311 words)

  
 Grammy Award 2000 Preview by Seth Rogovoy
Best Pop Album: This is where Cher, the queen of comebacks, gets her due for yet another comeback, "Believe," a shameless throwback to the disco era.
Best Female Rock Vocal: Someday the Academy is going to ruin Ani DiFranco's reputation for fierce independence and actually pin an award on her.
Best Rock Song: The Berkshires' own John Shanks is co-credited for writing Melissa Etheridge's "Angels Would Fall," but he's up against venerable rock songwriters including Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty ("Room at the Top"), as well as the folks from Red Hot Chili Peppers and Garbage.
www.berkshireweb.com /rogovoy/interviews/feat000218.html   (1447 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music | Beyonce dominates Grammy Awards
George Harrison and Johnny Cash were honoured with posthumous awards, while UK group Coldplay won the record of the year title for their song Clocks.
Detroit rock group also The White Stripes won two awards - best rock song for Seven Nation Army and best alternative album for Elephant.
Cash won the prize for best short-form video for his single Hurt, while his wife won two prizes for her final album.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/music/3466475.stm   (745 words)

  
 Nirvana Bio - Nirvana Biography - Nirvana Stories   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Their rock anthem "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is described as "a wake-up call to a generation".
When Nirvana won their 1st award at the 1992 MTV Music Awards they had a Michael Jackson impersonator accept the award claiming he was the "King of Grunge".
Nirvanas thrashed their way into the 1992 MTV awards and soon were bogged down with controversy involving the song ‘Rape Me’.
www.tv.com /nirvana/person/91104/biography.html   (3773 words)

  
 The Long Road   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
THE LONG ROAD was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Rock Album.
"Someday" was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Rock Song.
Possessing one of the most powerful and distinctive voices in alternative rock, Chad Kroeger led Nickelback to the top of the post-grunge heap with a combination of Metallica-esque riffing and some of the hugest hooks this side of Nirvana.
musicstore.mymmode.com /album.do?albumID=6753638   (242 words)

  
 GoHastings.com Item Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
"Californication" was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and for Best Rock Song.
Songs such as "Otherside," "Scar Tissue" and "This Velvet Glove" overflow with background harmonies, while Frusciante's unadorned guitar provides support for Anthony Kiedis' emotive singing and broken-hearted lyrics.
The title track is one of the most impressive songs this quartet has written--It tells a tale of wandering souls who've lost their way searching for the American Dream in California.
www.gohastings.com /Catalog/Item/Item.asp?prodid=86598401   (376 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Minute by minute from the Grammys   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Among them: U2, for best rock song; Brian Wilson, for best rock instrumental performance; Ray Charles, for best pop vocal album; Kanye West for best rap song; and John Mayer, for best male pop vocal performance.
Grammy gold: A few of tonight's country winners during the pre-telecast: Gretchen Wilson, for best female country vocal performance; Tim McGraw, for best male country vocal performance; the Dixie Chicks, for best country performance by a duo or group with vocal; and Loretta Lynn and Jack White, for best country collaboration with vocals.
For Danny: Steve Earle just accepted his award for the best contemporary folk album with a brief, to-the-point acceptance speech: "This one is for Danny Goldberg." Goldberg is chairman of Earle's label, Artemis Records, which released Earle's latest release, The Revolution Starts...
www.usatoday.com /life/music/awards/grammys/2005-02-13-blog_x.htm   (4847 words)

  
 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance: Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Grammy Award (Grammy Award: more facts about this subject) for Best Hard Rock Performance has been awarded since 1990.
From 1992 to 1994 the award was presented as the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal.
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for music released in the previous year.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/grammy_award_for_best_hard_rock_performance   (705 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | U2 steal Grammys glory from Carey
The Irish band won every award they were nominated for, including song of the year and album of the year.
Carey, who last won a Grammy in 1990, was denied the night's main awards despite a successful comeback in the last 12 months.
Carey's awards came four years after she hit rock bottom when she was dumped by her record label EMI, saw her singing and acting efforts flop and was admitted to hospital with exhaustion.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/4692222.stm   (765 words)

  
 MTV Grammy News - Kanye Steals The Show, But Ray Dominates Grammy Winners' Circle
Grammy voters smiled on Ray Charles, showering him with eight awards — including Record of the Year and Album of the Year — and musicians paid tribute to the late R&B artist's songs throughout the night.
It was the second Grammy Lynn took home for the LP, having already won earlier in the night for the track "Portland Oregon," her duet with the White Stripes frontman.
The award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals went to U2 for "Vertigo," and a somewhat stunned Bono thanked the crowd before turning the mic over to Larry Mullen Jr., who apologized to U2's fans for their Internet ticket presale snafu.
mtv.com /news/articles/1496909/20050213/charles_ray.jhtml?...   (1747 words)

  
 GRAMMY.com - 48th Annual Grammy Awards Nominee List
(Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.)
(Award to the Ensemble (and to the Conductor.))
(Award to the Artist(s) and/or to the Conductor.)
www.grammy.com /Grammy_Awards/Annual_Show/48_nominees.aspx   (4123 words)

  
 PALACENET.COM - The Official Site of Palace Sports & Entertainment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Grammy Award-winning alternative rock group Red Hot Chili Peppers with special guests Queens of the Stone Age and French Toast will perform at The Palace on Thursday, September 18 at 7 p.m.
The release was certified platinum five times, with the help of the Grammy Award-winning Best Rock SongScar Tissue,” Grammy Award-nominated “Californication” and the single “Otherside,” which stayed a top the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks Chart for 13 weeks.
Their next singles, “The Zephyr Song” and “Can’t Stop,” which also topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks, helped propel the platinum album to number two on Billboard’s Top 200 chart.
www.palacenet.com /prdetail.cfm?pressreleaseID=2221&category=9   (587 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Juanes, Sanz lead slate of Latin Grammy winners   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Colombian rocker Juanes won three awards and Spanish crooner Alejandro Sanz won two at Thursday's revamped Latin Grammys, which was broadcast in Spanish for the first time and showcased an expanding range of genres including pop, salsa, reggaeton and rock.
Juanes, a Latin Grammys favorite who dominated the awards in 2003 with five trophies and had nine coming into Thursday's show, collected honors for best rock song, Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor, best music video for Volverte a Ver, and best rock solo vocal for Mi Sangre.
In awards presented before the telecast, Mexican rockers Molotov collected the best rock album by a group or duo.
www.usatoday.com /life/music/news/2005-11-03-latin-grammy-winners_x.htm   (904 words)

  
 The Hammy Awards: The 44th Annual Grammy Awards, February 2002 (NY Rock)
Opening the 44th Grammy Awards was seminal band U2 singing the song that eventually won Record of the Year, "Walk On," from their critically adored album All That You Can't Leave Behind.
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.
The Latin Grammy Awards were originally scheduled for September 11, 2001, but the universe had other plans.
www.nyrock.com /features/2002/grammy2002.asp   (1049 words)

  
 The White Stripes -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The White Stripes are a minimalist blues-rock duo from Detroit, composed of Jack White on guitar and lead vocals, and Meg White on drums.
The band's manager Ian Montone was the best man and Meg was the maid of honor.
Meanwhile, The Big Three Killed My Baby, could be considered as a political song because the lyrics are an attack on the automotive industry's poor workmanship and the fall of the major labor unions of the 1960s to 1980s.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/White_Stripes   (2652 words)

  
 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - CANDLEMASS Win Swedish 'GRAMMY' Award For 'Best Hard Rock' Album
The "Grammis" awards ceremony was held Tuesday night, February 7 at Cirkus in Stockholm.
Songs like, Born in a Tank, Mars and Volcanoes, and Witches are true Metal Masterpieces.
If you can't tell one Meshuggah song from another, you either never heared their discography or have an attention span of an average pop music fan.
www.roadrunnerrecords.com /blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=48054   (1062 words)

  
 Sunset Sound - Studio 3 Legendary Recordings
A knit of funk and rock, a heavily stylized Hendrix guitar lick here and there, and a wilfully danceable backbeat all made for a huge commercial smash, and the first real international introduction for many people to a star-in-waiting.
"6th Avenue Heartache" was nominated for 1997 Grammy Awards for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.
Yellowcard's major-label debut is that rarity in latter-day punk-rock--a nuanced, almost subtle collection of distinctive songs with lyrics sensitive enough to reference moonlight, the ocean, and DEATH OF A SALESMAN, amongst its more usual expressions of post-teen angst.
www.sunsetsound.com /studio_3/studio_3_recordings.html   (407 words)

  
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BFCA Award for Best Song - 2001 (EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE, THE)
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Group - the Police - 1983
Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration - Sting and Mary J. Blige - 2003
www.songwritershalloffame.org /discog_detail.asp?exhibitId=180   (570 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features
"Ordinary," one of the featured songs in the summer blockbuster "Spider-Man 2," is a Train song specifically written with the Parker character in mind, with such lyrics as "I'm anything but ordinary" and "I'm trying to save the world for you," "you" meaning love interest Mary Jane Watson.
But when we were nominated for five Grammies for 'Drops of Jupiter,' I admit that it was overwhelming, being four times more than we thought we would get.
When it comes to being in a rock band, and my going through a divorce right now, it's difficult to be a normal guy.
starbulletin.com /2004/07/02/features/story2.html   (753 words)

  
 Rock On The Net: Nirvana
In Seattle, on January 7th, Nirvana played what would be their last show U.S. together, and then began touring Europe in February.
Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
A court fight developed between the remaining members of Nirvana and Cobain's widow, Courtney Love, over the rights of Cobain's final recordings before his death.
www.rockonthenet.com /artists-n/nirvana_main.htm   (1297 words)

  
 U2 wins Album, Song of Year Grammys - 2006 GRAMMY AWARDS - MSNBC.com
Mark J. Terrill / AP U2 accepted five Grammy Awards on Wednesday night, including Song of the Year for “Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own” and Album of the Year for “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.” U2 are (from left)The Edge, Bono, Larry Mullen and Adam Clayton.
Carey, one of the best-selling artists of all time, was nominated for a leading eight awards for “The Emancipation of Mimi.” She won three in the pre-telecast ceremony; no woman had ever won more than five in one night.
Besides losing album of the year to U2, she lost best female pop vocal performance to Kelly Clarkson’s triumphant “Since U Been Gone,” song of the year to U2 and record of the year to Green Day.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/11242449   (1005 words)

  
 Montgomery Advertiser : : GO! - An Entertainment Weekly
With the help of an older couple who took him in, when he was a homeless 16-year-old who asked them if he could mow their lawn, he graduated from high school, college and then into the ranks of Nashville’s finest singer/songwriters.
The Memphis minister refused to sing the song for eight years until last year, when he said God told him it was all right not to just sing gospel, but all his R&B hits.
The single won the Grammy as best rock song, was certified platinum and by April 2002 had spent almost an entire year in Billboard’s Hot 100.
go.montgomeryadvertiser.com /fe/Features/jubileeActs.asp   (2177 words)

  
 Clarksdale Press Register
Kicked back in their sleek tour bus, decked out with all the amenities one would expect for a group of traveling rock stars, the young couple says that the pressure of the music business is nothing compared to the strength of their marriage.
The song hit the top slot last month on the Billboard Top 40 chart, as well as taking the number-one spot on MTV's and VH1's video countdown for six weeks in a row.
In 2001, the band won an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song for their hit song, Kryptonite, from the first album Away From The Sun.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=7920997&brd=2038&PAG=461&dept_id=230617&MaxRows=2&StartRow=1   (918 words)

  
 Antonio Pontarelli - Prodigy Rock Violinist
News Release- April 2006- Antonio's song, “Things Fall Apart” won for “Best Song” in the “Songwriters Universe” competition and was the Peoples Voice Teen Winner in The International Songwriting Competition.
Antonio recently won for 'Best Song" in the prestigious SongwriterUniverse and was the Peoples Voice Teen Winner in the International Songwriting Competition.
Antonio held them captive until his theatrical finale and was crowned the “Grand Champion.” In April 2005, Antonio had the honor of being the “Young Artist Awards” winner for “Outstanding Young Rock Musician.” The awards are helmed as the Oscars for talented young people in film, television and music.
www.antoniomusic.com   (417 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
It is his 2nd marriage -Kurt produced 6 songs out of 13 songs on the Melvins 1993 major label debut titled Houdini released by Atlantic records -Kurt had the Fender company create a new guitar for him based off of his own custom design called the Fender Jag-Stang.
The Backbeat band performed at the the MTV Movie Awards in 1994 with Dave, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, Don Flemming of Gumball, Mike Mills of R.E.M., Greg Dulli of Afghan Whigs & David Pirner of Soul Asylum.
Trust me, that feeling will come back to you one day" -MTV wanted Nirvana to open the 92' MTV Music Awards by playing Smells Like Teen Spirit but the band declined and instead played Lithium midway through -The first poem Kurt is known to have written was after an argument when he was a child.
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