EMI Music Publishing Songwriters Dominate at the 50th Grammy Awards

Kanye West and Amy Winehouse win big at 50th anniversary celebrations

Los Angeles, CA, February 11, 2008 -- Amy Winehouse and Kanye West dominated the 50th anniversary Grammy Awards and led an array of EMI Music Publishing's songwriters, producers and performers who scored big at the show in Los Angeles. Winehouse scored five Grammys and was the biggest winner of the night, while West garnered four.

Amy Winehouse’s ‘Back To Black’ became an international hit album on the back of the smash song Rehab, which won Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Back To Black also won Best Pop Album, while Winehouse picked up a Grammy for the year's Best New Artist. Back To Black was produced by EMI Music Publishing writers Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi. Ronson also won a Grammy for the coveted Producer of the Year category for his work with Winehouse and Lily Allen, as well as on his own album Version.

Winehouse brought the house down with a performance beamed live by satellite from London's famous Riverside Studios. Other EMI Music Publishing artists performing at the Grammy Awards show, broadcast on CBS, included Rihanna, Beyonce, Brad Paisley and Kanye West.

West marked the success of his latest album, Graduation, with Grammys for Best Rap Song (Good Life), Best Rap Album, Best Rap Solo Performance (Stronger) and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (Southside by Common featuring Kanye West).

EMI Music Publishing's long time writer Alicia Keys took home Grammy's for Best Female R&B Performance and Best R&B Song for No One. Ne-Yo’s album Because Of You, which featured songs co-written by EMI Music Publishing songwriter Tor Erik Hermansen, took the Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album.

EMI Music Publishing also garnered Grammy's in the field of country music with wins by Brad Paisley (Best Country Instrumental Performance, for Throttleback), and EMI writer JD Souther who won an award for his song How Long recorded by The Eagles. A Grammy was awarded to Lupe Fiasco for Daydreamin (featuring Jill Scott) for Best Urban/Alternative Performance, while Stephen Marley took home the trophy for Best Reggae Album.

The legendary Cab Calloway, whose catalog of songs including Hi De Ho and Minnie The Moocher is published by EMI Music Publishing, received a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

A full list of Grammy winners can be found at www.grammy.com

Source: EMI Music Publishing

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