Sono passati gli anni, i Beatles oggi festeggiano i 50 anni che sono trascorsi dal loro sbarco sul continente americano e nonostante tutto, dopo 50 anni, Beatles e Rolling Stones sono ancora rivali. Paul McCartney e gli Stones erano stati nominati per la stessa categoria, migliore brano rock, ai Grammy Awards che si sono tenuti domenica sera a Los Angeles.
Per i Beatles anche uno speciale riconoscimento alla carriera, a 50 anni esatti dallo ‘sbarco’ in America della band di Liverpool.
La voce naturalmente giunge dall’ANSA.
A parte questo allo Staples Center di Los Angeles, Paul McCartney e Ringo Starr, per la prima volta dal 2010 sono tornati ad esibirsi insieme dal vivo. Ai grammy Awards si sono esibiti anche Madonna, Jay Z, Daft Punk con Nile Rodgers, Pharrell Williams e Stevie Wonder, i Metallica con Lang Lang e un supergruppo composto da elementi di Nine Inch Nails e Queens Of The Stone Age con Dave Grohl e Lindsey Buckingham. Ed ancora: Beyoncé, provocante più che mai con il marito Jay Z. ed i premiati come Best new Artist Macklemore & Ryan Lewis che hanno portato a casa ben 4 statuette.
Tante le esibizioni dunque tante le emozioni che hanno avuto come finale l’esibisione dei Daft Punk – con Pharrell Williams alla voce, Nile Rodgers alla chitarra e Stevie Wonder al piano sulla scenografia di uno studio di registrazione anni Settanta che più anni Settanta non si poteva – hanno scelto di materializzarsi alla fine del primo brano in scaletta, “Get lucky”, che subito ha lasciato spazio all’omaggio a Rodgers “Freak out” degli Chic, sapientemente medleyzzata alla hit dell’anno (Rockol)
Song of the Year
Lorde, “Royals” (Joel Little & Ella Yelich O’Connor)
Record of the Year
Daft Punk, “Get Lucky”
Album of the Year
Daft Punk, “Random Access Memory”
Best New Artist
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Daft Punk, “Get Lucky”
Best Rock Song
Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear, “Cut Me Some Slack”
Best Pop Solo Performance
Lorde, “Royals”
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake, “Holy Grail”
Best Pop Vocal Album
Bruno Mars, “Unorthodox Jukebox”
Best Country Album
Kacey Musgraves, “Same Trailer, Different Park”
Best Dancing Recording
Zedd featuring Foxes, “Clarity”
Best Dance/Electronica Album
Daft Punk, “Random Access Memories”
Best Comedy Album
Kathy Griffin, “Calm Down Gurrl”
Best Rap Performance
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz, “Thrift Shop”
Best Rap Song
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz, “Thrift Shop” (Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis)
Best Rap Album
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, “The Heist”
Best R&B Performance
Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway, “Something”
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Gary Clark Jr, “Please Come Home”
Best R&B Song
Justin Timberlake, “Pusher Love Girl” (James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake)
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Rihanna, “Unapologetic”
Best R&B Album
Alicia Keys, “Girl On Fire”
Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance:
Tasha Cobbs - ”Break Every Chain [Live]“
Best Gospel Song:
Tye Tribbett, ”If He Did It Before… Same God [Live]“
Best Gospel Album:
Tye Tribbet, Greater Than [Live]
Best Blues Album
Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite, “Get Up!”
Best Music Video
Justin Timberlake featuring Jay Z, “Suit & Tie,” (David Fincher, video director; Timory King, video producer)
Best Music Film
Paul McCartney, “Live Kisses” (Jonas Åkerlund, video director; Violaine Etienne, Aron Levine & Scott Rodger, video producers)
Best Country Solo Performance
Darius Rucker, “Wagon Wheel”
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
The Civil Wars, “From This Valley”
Best Country Song
Kacey Musgraves, “Merry Go ‘Round” (Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne)
Best Rock Performance
Imagine Dragons, “Radioactive”
Best Metal Performance
Black Sabbath, “God Is Dead”
Best Rock Album
Led Zeppelin, “Celebration Day”
Best Alternative Music Album
Vampire Weekend, “Modern Vampires of the City”
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Pharrell Williams
Best Pop Instrumental Album
Herb Alpert, “Steppin’ Out”
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Michael Buble, “To Be Loved”
Best Reggae Album
Ziggy Marley, “Ziggy Marley in Concert”
Best World Music Album
Gipsy Kings, “Savor Flamenco” & Ladysmith Black Mambazo, “Live: Singing For Peace Around The World”
Best Children’s Album
Jennifer Gasoi, “Throw A Penny in the Wishing Well”
Best Spoken Word Album
Stephen Colbert, “America Again: Re-Becoming The Greatness We Never Weren’t”
Best Instrumental Composition
Claire Fischer, “Samientos For Solo Alto Saxophone And Chamber Orchestra”
Best Latin Pop Album
Draco Rosa, “Vida”
Best Tropical Latin Album
Pacific Mambo Orchestra, “Pacific Mambo Orchestra”
Best New Age Album
Laura Sullivan, “Love’s River”
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Gregory Porter, “Liquid Spirit”
Best Song Written From Visual Media
Adele & Paul Epworth, “Skyfall”
Best Musical Theater Album
Cyndi Lauper, “Kinky Boots”
Best American Roots Album
Edie Bickell & Steve Martin, “Love Has Come For You”
Best Americana Album
EmmyLou Harris & Rodney Crowell, “Old Yellow Moon”
Best Bluegrass Album
Del McCoury Band, “The Streets of Baltimore”
Best Folk Album
Guy Clark, “My Favorite Picture of You”
Fonte: http://www.grammy.com/nominees
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