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Grammy Awards 2006: Key winners The Grammy Awards, the music industry's ceremony of the year, are taking place in Los Angeles. Here are some of the key categories, with winners first: Record of the year Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day Also nominated: We Belong Together - Mariah Carey Feel Good Inc - Gorillaz Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani Gold Digger - Kanye West Album of the year How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb - U2 Also nominated: The Emancipation of Mimi - Mariah Carey Chaos and Creation in the Backyard - Paul McCartney Love.Angel.Music.Baby - Gwen Stefani Late Registration - Kanye West Song of the year Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own - U2 Also nominated: Bless The Broken Road - Rascal Flatts Devils & Dust - Bruce Springsteen Ordinary People - John Legend We Belong Together - Mariah Carey Best new artist John Legend Also nominated: Ciara Fall Out Boy Keane Sugarland Best female pop vocal performance Since U Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson Also nominated: It's Like That - Mariah Carey Good is Good - Sheryl Crow I Will Not Be Broken - Bonnie Raitt Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani Best male pop vocal performance From the Bottom of My Heart - Stevie Wonder Also nominated: Sitting, Waiting, Wishing - Jack Johnson Fine Line - Paul McCartney Walk on By - Seal Lonely No More - Rob Thomas Best pop performance by a duo or group with vocal This Love - Maroon 5 Also nominated: Don't Lie - The Black Eyed Peas Mr Brightside - The Killers More Than Love - Los Lonely Boys My Doorbell - The White Stripes Best pop collaboration with vocals Feel Good Inc - Gorillaz featuring De La Soul Also nominated: Gone Going - The Black Eyed Peas & Jack Johnson Virginia Moon - Foo Fighters featuring Norah Jones A Song For You - Herbie Hancock featuring Christina Aguilera A Time To Love - Stevie Wonder Featuring India.Arie Best pop vocal album Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson Also nominated: Extraordinary Machine - Fiona Apple Wildflower - Sheryl Crow Chaos and Creation in the Backyard - Paul McCartney Love.Angel.Music.Baby - Gwen Stefani Best dance song Galvanize - The Chemical Brothers Also nominated: Say Hello - Deep Dish Wonderful Night - Fatboy Slim and Lateef Daft Punk is Playing at My House - LCD Soundsystem I Believe in You - Kylie Minogue Guilt is a Useless Emotion - New Order Best electronic/dance album Push the Button - The Chemical Brothers Also nominated: Human After All - Daft Punk Palookaville - Fatboy Slim Minimum/Maxium - Kraftwerk LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem Best rock solo vocal performance Devils and Dust - Bruce Springsteen Also nominated: Revolution - Eric Clapton Shine it All Around - Robert Plant This is How a Breaks - Rob Thomas The Painter - Neil Young Best rock performance by a duo or group with vocal Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own - U2 Also nominated: Speed of Sound - Coldplay Best of You - Foo Fighters Do You Want To - Franz Ferdinand All These Things That I've Done - The Killers Best rock song City of Blinding Lights - U2 Also nominated: Best Of You - Foo Fighters Beverly Hills - Weezer Devils & Dust - Bruce Springsteen Speed of Sound - Coldplay Best rock album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb - U2 Also nominated: X&Y - Coldplay In Your Honor - Foo Fighters A Bigger Bang - The Rolling Stones Prairie Wind - Neil Young Best alternative album Get Behind Me Satan - The White Stripes Also nominated: Funeral - The Arcade Fire Guero - Beck Plans - Death Cab For Cutie You Could Have It So Much Better - Franz Ferdinand Best R&B song We Belong Together - Mariah Carey Also nominated: Cater 2 U - Destiny's Child Free Yourself - Fantasia Ordinary People - John Legend Unbreakable - Alicia Keys Best R&B album Get Lifted - John Legend Also nominated: Illumination - Earth, Wind and Fire Free Yourself - Fantasia Unplugged - Alicia Keys A Time to Love - Stevie Wonder Best solo rap performance Gold Digger - Kanye West Also nominated: Testify - Common Mockingbird - Eminem Disco Inferno - 50 Cent Number One Spt - Ludacris U Don't Know Me - TI Best rap song Diamonds From Sierra Leone - Kanye West Also nominated: Candy Shop - 50 Cent featuring Olivia Don't Phunk With My Heart - The Black Eyed Peas Hate It Or Love It - The Game featuring 50 Cent Lose Control - Missy Elliott Featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop Best rap album Late Registration - Kanye West Also nominated: Be - Common The Cookbook - Missy Elliot The Massacre - 50 Cent Encore - Eminem Best short form music video Lose Control - Missy Elliott ft Ciara and Fat Man Scoop Also nominated: Feel Good Inc - Gorillaz ft De La Soul Feels Just Like it Should - Jamiroquai God's Will - Martina McBride World on Fire - Sarah McLaclan Story from BBC NEWS: |
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| Westlife win 'worst' music award Westlife and Lisa Scott-Lee were among the winners at the Naomi awards, an alternative to the Brits, which give prizes for the worst acts in pop. The light-hearted awards, run by digital channel Music Choice, are voted for by music industry experts. Former Steps singer Scott-Lee won worst British female solo artist, worst British single and worst pop act. Westlife picked up worst international album and group and outstandingly bad contribution to music. The awards are named after supermodel Naomi Campbell's short-lived music career. She released a single called Love and Tears in 1994. Pete Doherty's band Babyshambles picked up the dubious honour of worst live act for the second year running. Named and shamed X-Factor winner Steve Brookstein won worst British album while Lee Ryan narrowly beat James Blunt to the worst British male solo award. "The Naomi Awards are a chance for true music aficionados to point the finger at those artists who have made truly awful music in the past year," said Music Choice director Simon George. Ms Dynamite picked up worst urban act. The singer was recently ordered to complete 60 hours of community service for assaulting a police officer outside a London nightclub. Six-strong US dance troupe Pussycat Dolls were named worst international breakthrough act. Winners in full: Worst British Male Solo Artist - Lee Ryan Worst British Female Solo Artist - Lisa Scott-Lee Worst British Album - Steve Brookstein, Heart and Soul Worst British Single - Lisa Scott-Lee, Electric Worst Attempt at Rock - Son of Dork Worst Urban Act - Ms Dynamite Worst Live Act - Babyshambles Worst Pop Act - Lisa Scott-Lee Worst International Male Solo Artist - Jack Johnson Worst International Female Solo Artist - Jessica Simpson Worst International Album - Westlife, Face to Face Worst International Group - Westlife Worst International Breakthrough Artist - Pussycat Dolls Outstandingly Bad Contribution to Music - Westlife Story from BBC NEWS: |