NATIONAL NEWS
February 28, 2002
Keys Wins Five Grammys
Other big winners include rockers U2 and a bluegrass-music movie soundtrack
 Big Winner Alicia Keys |
Soul singer and musician Alicia Keys had all the keys to success Wednesday night, winning Grammy Awards in five of the six categories for which she was nominated. Capturing awards in three R&B categories, as well as song of the year for "Fallin'" and best new artist, Keys tied Lauren Hill’s 1999 record for most wins by a female artist.
Grammy Awards are given by the music industry's Recording Academy each year to outstanding performers and their music in over 100 categories!
Oh, Brother!
The soundtrack to the film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" also picked up five Grammys for its unique collection of country bluegrass music. The wins included album of the year, which went to producer T Bone Burnett. "I don't think of it as roots music," said Burnett after the win. "I think of it as southern music and every bit as rocking and way more in tune and free than anything anyone else is doing."
 |  U2's Bono, The Edge, and Adam Clayton feel the love as they collect their Grammy Award for record of the year. |
Legendary rock band U2 won four Grammys, including record of the year. Bono praised "the idea of America" in a heartfelt speech he later apologized for. "Sorry about the lecture," he said. "You win a few Grammys, you think you're very interesting."
Other Grammy Grabbers
Rap star Eve and No Doubt lead singer Gwen Stefani won the first-ever Grammy for best rap/song collaboration, a type of music that has become very popular as more musicians experiment with mixing pop, hip-hop, and rap music. Canadian Nelly Furtado won the pop female vocal Grammy for "I'm Like a Bird," while Train's "Drops of Jupiter" was voted best rock song.
