Grammy Awards Wrap Up

The 50th annual Grammy Awards is officially in the books. Boasting
performances by Kanye West , his favorite guitar player John Mayer and
Amy Winehouse , the show may go down as one of the biggest in Grammy
history.

Winehouse , who performed live via satellite from a London recording
studio, took home several awards, including Best New Artist , Best
Female Pop Vocal Performance , Song Of The Year and Record Of The Year
for her breakout hit, Rehab .

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama picked up a Grammy for
Best Spoken Word Album for The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming
the American Dream . One of Hip Hop's earliest acts, The Beastie Boys
claimed the Best Pop Instrumental Album for The Mix Up .

Kanye West's GOOD Music  label fared well tonight, living up to
their moniker of Grammy Family , picking up several awards. Despite
multiple awards, West came up short in his quest for Album Of The Year
, which belonged to Herbie Hancock for River: The Jonie Letters.

Here are the Hip Hop and R&B winners:

Best Rap Solo Performance : Kanye West - Stronger

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group : Common featuring Kanye West -
Southside

Best Rap / Sung Collaboration : Rihanna featuring Jay-Z - Umbrella

Best Rap Song : Kanye West featuring T. Pain - Good Life

Best Rap Album: Kanye West- Graduation

Best Urban/Alternative Performance : Lupe Fiasco featuring Jill Scott -
Daydreamin'

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance : Alicia Keys - No One

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance : Prince - Future Baby Mama

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals : Chaka Kahn
featuring Mary J. Blige - Disrespectful

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance : Gerald Levert - In My Songs

Best R&B Song: Alicia Keys - No One

Best R&B Album : Chaka Kahn - Funk This

Best Contemporary R&B Album : NeYo - Because Of You