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MUMBAI:
Star World will air the 50th Annual Grammy Awards live on
Monday 11 February from LA.
Grammy's
2008 nominations include hip-hop whiz kid Kanye West with
eight nominations and British soul sensation Amy Winehouse
with six. Also in the running are alternative rockers Foo
Fighters, rapper Jay-Z and dance-pop singer Justin Timberlake,
who received five nominations each.
Other
popular contenders are R&B songstress Rihanna and American
Idol singer Chris Daughtry.
Star
World will also present My Night at the Grammys, an
episode that relives the best Grammy moments from the past,
on Friday 8 February. The two-hour special will feature some
of the unique pairings from the Grammys, including performances
by the Gorillaz and Madonna, Eminem and Elton John, and Jay-Z,
Linkin Park and Paul McCartney.
Grammy
winners Melissa Etheridge, Faith Hill and Alicia Keys will
count down the Top 25 favourite Grammy moments, as voted on
by viewers, with the stories behind the moments, as told by
the artists themselves.
The
telecast will also include a montage of acceptance speeches
over the years as well as reminisces from past winners such
as Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé, Mary J Blige, Bono,
Elvis Costello, Celine Dion, Ricky Martin and Usher.
Widely
recognised as music's most coveted prize, the Annual Grammy
Awards honours music industry's great artists.
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