The Grammy Awards

DVR Alert: The Grammy Awards are this Sunday and if you were thinking of missing it, here are some reasons you shouldn’t.

The Beach Boys will share the stage with current Grammy nominees Foster The People and Maroon 5 for a special performance. Previously announced performers include The Civil Wars, Adele, Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson, Tony Bennett and Carrie Underwood, Chris Brown, Glen Campbell with The Band Perry and Blake Shelton, Coldplay and Rihanna, Deadmau5, and Foo Fighters.

LL Cool J is hosting the 54^th annual awards show and will be broadcast on CBS, on Grammy.com, CBS.com and YouTube. Check your local listings.

Turtle Island String Quartet wins Grammy

Turtle Island String Quartet won their second Grammy in three years on Sunday night for their recording of A Love Supreme:The Legacy of John Coltrane on the Telarc label, netting them the Best Classical Crossover Album. It is their second Grammy in three years.

You can congratulate them personally when they play here on April 26.

Soweto Gospel Choir, who we hosted just last year, also took home a Grammy for Best Traditional World Music Album and the original cast recording of Spring Awakening won for Best Musical Show Album.

See, there was a lot more going on than Kanye West talking about his mom or Amy Winehouse giving shout-outs to her incarcerated husband. Personally, I was happiest that Foo Fighters took home the trophies for Best Rock Album and Best Hard Rock Performance, and that The White Stripes nabbed Best Alternative Rock Album and Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

And the Grammy goes to...

Ok, I'm sure you were distracted with the performances by Kanye, Tina Turner and Ms. Winehouse, but for those of you interested... the winner of the 2008 Grammy for Best Musical Show Album went to Spring Awakening. The album was up against the revivals of A Chorus Line and Company, Grey Gardens and the 50th Anniversary Decca Broadway tribute to West Side Story.

We'd like to thank ...

NYC -- There are serious issues to be discussed this week at the League conference: media fragmentation, the art of the deal, costs of putting a show on the road. But, first, because it's NYC and because this is Broadway, first there are the awards presented specifically to Broadway shows touring the U.S.:

Touring Broadway Awards
People's Choice Awards -- "Wicked"
Best Production Design -- "Monty Python's Spamalot"
Best Play -- "Doubt"
Best Long-Running Musical -- "Chicago"
Best Choreography --Twyla Tharp
Best Direction --"Monty Python's Spamalot"
Best Musical Score -- "Light in the Piazza"
Touring Broadway Achievement Award -- Tom Hewitt
Best New Musical -- "Monty Python's Spamalot"

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And the winner is ...

Jersey Boys (In reference to our post from last week).

-Angela L.

And the nominees are ...

While you're catching the Grammy Awards this Sunday, make sure to pay attention to the category of Best Musical Show Album. This year's nominees include The Drowsy Chaperone, Jersey Boys, The Color Purple, The Pajama Game and Sweeney Todd. I know my pick. Who would get your vote?

And on a similar note, the 2005 Grammy Award winner in the category, Wicked, just saw their cast album go Platinum. With amazing and memorable songs like "Popular," "Defying Gravity" and "For Good" it's no wonder.

- Angela L.