Pop Declared the New Electronic Music at 49th Grammy Awards
Author: NewZfusion
Monday, February 19, 2007
Despite there being a total 108 Grammy's awarded it was a pair of pop stars who received the two awards for electronic music. Madonna was awarded a Grammy for her album 'Confessions On A Dancefloor', in the category of 'Best Electronic/Dance Album', beating out The Pet Shop Boys, Zero 7 and Paul Oakenfold (an artist on Madonna's Maverick label)..
Justin Timberlake won in the category of 'best Dance Recording', winning over Depeche Mode, Goldfrapp and (again) the Pet Shop Boys.
For Madonna, the Midas touch was provided by Stuart Price AKA Jacques Lu Cont who produced the album while Timberlake's track Sexyback is a co-production with hiphop's Timbaland.
Price claimed some limelight of his own, winning the Grammy for 'Best Remixed Recording' for his reworking of Coldplay's 'Talk'
Interesting Grammy Info:
The latest Grammy Awards, held in Los Angeles, attracted its largest television audience in three years. The ceremony garnered an estimated 20 million viewers across the United States, according to Nielsen ratings data.
Just hours after the Grammys global telecast after the Dixie Chicks' multi-win, Amazon.com was reporting that sales for the Dixies had leaped 1500%.
Winners of interest to TranZfusion readers include:
Rap Album: "Release Therapy," Ludacris.
Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: "My Humps," Black Eyed Peas.
Alternative Music Album: "St. Elsewhere," Gnarls Barkley.
Dance Recording: "Sexy Back," Justin Timberlake and Timbaland.
Electronic/Dance Album: "Confessions on a Dance Floor," Madonna.
Rap Solo Performance: "What You Know," T. I.
Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: "Ridin," Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone.
Rap/Sung Collaboration: "My Love," Justin Timberlake featuring T.I.
Rap Song: "Money Maker," Christopher Bridges and Pharrell Williams (Ludacris featuring Pharrell).
Urban/Alternative Performance: "Crazy," Gnarls Barkley.
Contemporary R&B Album: "B'Day," Beyonce.
Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: "Talk (Thin White Duke Mix)," Jacques Lu Cont, remixer (Coldplay). Tags