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December 2, 2008 10:01:40 AM CST



Winehouse Sweeps Grammys

Posted Feb 11, 08 4:18 AM CST in Gossip Arts & Living 

(Newser) – Troubled Brit Amy Winehouse was the big winner at last night's Grammys, taking five awards for her album Rehab and beaming in to perform via satellite from Britain, where she's in rehab. The upset of the night was 67-year-old Herbie Hancock's win for best album.

The most emotional moment came when rapper Kanye West, with the word "Mama" shaved into his head, mourned his late mother on stage. West grabbed awards for best rap album and song. The awards show also had a political touch: Barack Obama edged out fellow nominee Bill Clinton to win his second spoken-word Grammy, for "The Audacity of Hope."

Sources Los Angeles Times, People

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Amy Winehouse performs live via satellite in London at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)   (Associated Press)
Amy Winehouse performs live via satellite in London at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)   (Associated Press)
Amy Winehouse performs at Lollapalooza in Chicago in this Aug. 5, 2007 file photo. Winehouse, up for six Grammy awards including album of the year, is due to perform via satellite from her home country,...   (Associated Press)
Singer Amy Winehouse, left, is joined by her mother Janis after receiving the award for record of the year for "Rehab" at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008, in Los Angeles. Winehouse...   (Associated Press)
Herbie Hancock poses with the awards for best album of the year and best contemporary jaz album at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)   (Associated Press)
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