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Rockers upstage Mariah and Kanye at forty-eighth annual awards show

U2 upstaged major nominees Mariah Carey and Kanye West last night at the forty-eighth annual Grammy Awards, winning five awards, including Song and Album of the Year.

“If you think this is gonna go to our head — too late,” joked the band’s singer Bono after accepting the award for Song of the Year for “Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own.” Both the song and the album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, Bono said, were dedicated to his late father, whom he thanked “for giving me the voice and a bit of attitude to use it.” The band also won awards for Best Rock Song, Best Rock Album and Rock Performance by a Duo or Group, and colleague Steve Lillywhite was honored as Producer of the Year. Read the rest of this entry »

The Killers have been nominated for three 2005 Grammy Awards:

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group – “All These Things That I’ve Done”
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group w/ vocal – “Mr. Brightside”
Best Remixed Recording (Jacques Lu Cont) – “Mr. Brightside (Jacques Lu Cont’s Thin White Duke Remix)”

This is the second year in a row the band has been recognized by the industry. Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group are two of the biggest categories at the awards ceremony, and they are nominated in one category [Best Pop Performance] against their heroes, U2. We congratulate the band, and also Jacques Lu Cont for his fantastic remix of “Mr. Brightside”. The awards ceremony will be held in Los Angeles on February 8, 2006.