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2008 Grammy Awards:
 
(The Grammys aired February 8, 2009 from L.A.'s Staples Center on CBS)
 

Record Of The Year - Please Read The Letter - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Album Of The Year - Raising Sand - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Song Of The Year - Viva La Vida - Coldplay
Best New Artist - Adele
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Chasing Pavements - Adele
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Say - John Mayer
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals - Viva La Vida - Coldplay
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals - Rich Woman - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Best Pop Instrumental Performance - I Dreamed There Was No War - Eagles
Best Pop Instrumental Album - Jingle All The Way - Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
Best Pop Vocal Album - Rockferry - Duffy
Best Dance Recording - Harder Better Faster Stronger - Daft Punk
Best Electronic/Dance Album - Alive 2007 - Daft Punk
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - Still Unforgettable - Natalie Cole
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance - Gravity - John Mayer
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals - Sex On Fire - Kings Of Leon
Best Hard Rock Performance - Wax Simulacra - The Mars Volta
Best Metal Performance - My Apocalypse - Metallica
Best Rock Instrumental Performance - Peaches En Regalia - Zappa Plays Zappa
Best Rock Song - Girls In Their Summer Clothes - Bruce Springsteen
Best Rock Album - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends - Coldplay
Best Alternative Music Album - In Rainbows - Radiohead
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance - Superwoman - Alicia Keys
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance - Miss Independent - Ne-Yo
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals - Stay With Me (By The Sea) - Al Green Featuring John Legend
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance - You've Got The Love I Need - Al Green Featuring Anthony Hamilton
Best Urban/Alternative Performance - Be OK - Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am
Best R&B Song - Miss Independent - Ne-Yo
Best R&B Album - Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson
Best Contemporary R&B Album - Growing Pains - Mary J. Blige
Best Rap Solo Performance -  A Milli - Lil Wayne
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group - Swagga Like Us - Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration - American Boy - Estelle Featuring Kanye West
Best Rap Song - Lollipop - Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major
Best Rap Album - Tha Carter III - Lil Wayne
Best Female Country Vocal Performance - Last Name - Carrie Underwood
Best Male Country Vocal Performance - Letter To Me - Brad Paisley
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals - Stay - Sugarland
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals - Killing The Blues - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Best Country Instrumental Performance - Cluster Pluck - Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner
Best Country Song - Stay - Sugarland
Best Country Album - Troubadour - George Strait
Best Bluegrass Album - Honoring The Fathers Of Bluegrass: Tribute To 1946 And 1947 - Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Best Short Form Music Video - Pork And Beans - Weezer
Best Long Form Music Video - Runnin' Down A Dream - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Peter Bogdanovich, video director; Skot Bright, video producer)


2008 Emmy Awards

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES - JEREMY PIVEN as Ari Gold - HBO Entourage
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES - JEAN SMART as Regina Newly - ABC Samantha Who?
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES - ŽELJKO IVANEK as Ray Fiske - FX Damages
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM - LOUIS J. HORVITZ - ABC 80th Annual Academy Awards
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES - DIANNE WIEST as Dr. Gina Toll HBO In Treatment
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM - COMEDY CENTRAL The Colbert Report
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE - LAURA LINNEY as Abigail Adams HBO John Adams
OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES - THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART - COMEDY CENTRAL
OUTSTANDING MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE - RECOUNT HBO
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE - TOM WILKINSON as Benjamin Franklin - HBO John Adams
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE - DAME EILEEN ATKINS as Miss Deborah Jenkyns - PBS Cranford (Masterpiece)
OUTSTANDING REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM - THE AMAZING RACE - CBS
OUTSTANDING MINISERIES - JOHN ADAMS HBO
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE IN A VARIETY OR MUSIC PROGRAM - DON RICKLES - HBO Mr. Warmth:  The Don Rickles Project
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE - PAUL GIAMATTI as John Adams - HBO John Adams
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES - ALEC BALDWIN as Jack Donaghy - NBC 30 Rock
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES - GLENN CLOSE as Patty Hewes - FX NETWORKS Damages
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES - BRYAN CRANSTON as Walt White - AMC Breaking Bad
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES - TINA FEY as Liz Lemon - NBC 30 Rock
OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM - JEFF PROBST - CBS Survivor
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES - 30 ROCK - NBC
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES - MAD MEN - AMC


2008 Oscar Winners:


Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Sean Penn, Milk
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Kate Winslet, The Reader
Best Directing: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Documentary Short: Smile Pinki
Best Documentary Feature: Man on Wire
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Animated Short: La Maison en Petits Cubes
Best Animated Feature: WALL-E


Tuesday 03-03-2009 3:11pm MT



From Heath Ledger's death to Tina Fey's now infamous impersonations of Sarah Palin, 2008 marked an unforgettable year for Hollywood.

Prince performs in the rain for the Superbowl Halftime show in Miami.

After crafting a fantastic performance in The Dark Night, Heath Ledger is found dead in a New York Apartment.

Tina Fey's Sarah Palin impression brings her into the national spotlight. 

Barack Obama wins the presidential election becoming the first African American President Elect in the Country's history.

Heath Ledger is postumosly is nominated for both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for his performance as The Joker.




Top 40 of 2008


1.  Single Ladies (Put A Ring On it) - Beyonce
2.  Womanizer - Britney Spears 
3.  Just Dance - Lady Gaga (PCM Interview) 
4.  It's Over - Jesse McCartney
5.  Gives You Hell - All-American Rejects (PCM interview)
6.  Live Your Life - T.I. featuring Rihanna
7.  Let It Rock - Kevin Rudolf (PCM interview) Featuring Lil Wayne 
8.  Love Story - Taylor Swift
9.  I Hate This part - Pussycat Dolls
10.  Right Now (Na Na Na) - Akon
11.  Seventeen Forever - Metro Station
12.  Burnin' Up - Jonas Brothers
13.  Circus - Britney Spears
14.  If I Were A Boy - Beyonce
15.  Disturbia - Rihanna
16.  So What - Pink
17.  Scream - Chris Cornell
18.  Lovebug - Jonas Brothers
19.  I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
20.  Hot N Cold - Katy Perry
21.  Keeps Gettin' Better - Christina Aguilera 
22.  American Boy - Estelle Feat. Kanye West 
23.  T-Shirt - Shontelle (PCM Interview)
24.  Viva La Vida - Coldplay
25.  Whatever You Like - T.I.
26.  Fall For You - Secondhand Serenade 
27.  Untouched - Veronicas (PCM Interview)
28.  When You Look Me In The Eyes - Jonas Brothers
29.  Your Gonna Go Far, Kid - The Offspring
30.  Closer - Ne-Yo
31.  Spotlight - Jennifer Hudson
32.  Rehab - Rihanna
33.  Leavin' - Jesse McCartney
34.  Shattered (Turn The Car Around) - O.A.R.
35.  When I Grow Up - Pussycat Dolls
36.  Damaged - Danity Kane
37.  Shut Up and Let Me Go - The Ting Tings
38.  Dangerous - Kardinal Offishall Featuring Akon 
39.  Human - The Killers
40.  Addicted - Saving Abel




Number one song timeline 2008


December 30 – January 26  Alicia Keys – No One
January 26 – March 8   Flo-rida – Low
March 8 – March 22   Chris Brown – With You
March 22 – April 12   Sara Bareilles – Love Song
April 12 – April 19   Jordan Sparks f. Chris Brown – No Air
April 19 – May 31   Leona Lewis – Bleeding Love
May 31 – July 5   Rihanna – Take A Bow
July 5 – August 16  Katy Perry – I Kissed A Girl
August 16 – September 13 Chris Brown – Forever
September 13 – October 11 Rihanna – Disturbia
October 11 – November 8  Pink – So What
November 8 – December 6 Katy Perry – Hot & Cold
December 6 – December 27 T.I. Featuring Rihanna – Live Your Life