Bruce ha vinto il Grammy Awards nella categoria "Best Solo Rock Performance" con la canzone "Working On A Dream".
Questi tutti i premi assegnati :
Album Of The Year: “Fearless” - Taylor Swift Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: “Halo”- Beyoncé Song of the Year: “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” — Thaddis Harrell, Beyonc— Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyonc—) Best Solo Rock Performance: “Working on a Dream” — Bruce Springsteen Record of the Year: “Use Somebody” — Kings of Leon Best Country Album: Fearless — Taylor Swift Best Rock Album: 21st Century Breakdown — Green Day Best Hard Rock Performance: “War Machine” — AC/DC Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: “Run This Town” — Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West Best Dance Recording: “Poker Face” — Lady Gaga Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “Use Somebody” — Kings of Leon Best New Artist: Zac Brown Band Best Electronic/Dance Album: The Fame — Lady Gaga Best Alternative Music Album: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix — Phoenix Best Contemporary R&B Album: I Am… Sasha Fierce — Beyoncé Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” — Beyoncé Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “I Gotta Feeling” — The Black Eyed Peas Best Rock Song: “Use Somebody” — Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon) Best Pop Vocal Album: The E.N.D. — The Black Eyed Peas Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: “Pretty Wings” — Maxwell Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “Blame It” — Jamie Foxx & T-Pain Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: “At Last” — Beyoncé Best Rock Instrumental Performance: “A Day in the Life” — Jeff Beck Best Urban/Alternative Performance: “Pearls” — India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore Best R&B Song: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” — Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé) Best Rap Solo Performance: “D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)” — Jay-Z Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group: “Crack a Bottle” — Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent Best Rap Song: “Run This Town” — Jeff Bhasker, Shawn Carter, Robyn Fenty, Kanye West & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Athanasios Alatas, songwriter) (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West) Best Rap Album: Relapse — Eminem Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: “Make It Mine” — Jason Mraz Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals: “Lucky” — Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat Best Female Country Vocal Performance: “White Horse” — Taylor Swift Best Male Country Vocal Performance: “Sweet Thing” — Keith Urban Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden — Michael Bublé Best Metal Performance: “Dissident Aggressor” — Judas Priest Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “I Run to You” — Lady Antebellum Best Country Collaboration With Vocals: “I Told You So” — Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis Best Country Song: “White Horse” — Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift) Best Americana Album: Electric Dirt — Levon Helm Best Contemporary Blues Album: Already Free — The Derek Trucks Band Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media: Slumdog Millionaire — Various Artists, A.R. Rahman, producer Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media: “Jai Ho” (From Slumdog Millionaire) — Gulzar, A.R. Rahman & Tanvi Shah, songwriters (A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash) Best Recording Package: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today — Stefan Sagmeister, art director (David Byrne & Brian Eno) Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963-1972) — Gary Burden, Jenice Heo & Neil Young, art directors (Neil Young) Best Short Form Music Video: “Boom Boom Pow” — The Black Eyed Peas Best Long Form Music Video: “The Beatles Love – All Together Now” — (Various Artists) Best Comedy Album: A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All! — Stephen Colbert
Bruce in TV
Mercoledì 27 Sundance Channel trasmetterà la puntata di “Spectacle: Elvis Costello With… ” che ha come ospite Bruce Elvis Costello presenta Bruce cantando “She’s the One”. Oltre al padrone di casa e all'ospite della serata, sul palco anche Nils Lofgren e Roy Bittan, (il tastierista Steve Nieve e il batterista Pete Thomas. Questi i brani che vedremo : “The Rising”, “Seeds”, “I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down” (duetto Bruce ed Elvis) e un medley “Radio Nowhere”/”Radio Radio”. “Wild Billy’s Circus Story”, “Galveston Bay” e “American Skin (41 Shots)” e “Black Ladder” cantata da Costello canta con Patti Scialfa.
Lo scorso 23 gennaio Bruce ha suonato allo Stone Pony di Asbury Park in occasione dell'annuale concerto benefico a favore della Ranney School. Sul palco anche la moglie Patti, Bobby Bandiera e la sua band e Southside Johnny.
La setlist della serata :
634-5789 Out in the Street Cover Me Seven Nights to Rock Spirit in the Night Talk to Me (with SSJ) Proud Mary (with SSJ) Tell Him (with Patti) Two Hearts Jambalaya (On the Bayou) You Really Got a Hold on Me Radio Nowhere Waitin; on a Sunny Day Sherry Darling The Fever (with SSJ) Darlington County Pretty Woman Brilliant Disguise Boy From New York City (with Patti) Pink Cadillac Dancing in the Dark Havin' a Party ((with SSJ) Detroit Medley ((with SSJ) Tenth Avenue Freeze-out Glory Days Higher and Higher Twist and Shout
WE SHALL OVERCOME
Come anticipato , Bruce ha partecipato maratona tv benefica per aiutare le popolazioni di Haiti.
WE SHALL OVERCOME il brano proposto da Bruce. Versione arricchita da 4 voci al coro, tromba e fisarmonica.
"Hope for Haiti"
Anche Bruce ha dato la sua adesione alla maratona tv benefica per aiutare le popolazioni di Haiti, promossa da George Clooney e Wyclef Jean e prevista per il 22 gennaio. Andrà in onda in staffetta su diversi canali tv statunitensi tra cui Abc, Cbs, Nbc, Fox, Hbo, Vh1 e Mtv. Il cast "americano" sarà così diviso. Jean presenterà a New York dove saranno presenti Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, Jean e Sting. A Los Angeles, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Kid Rock con Sheryl Crow, Justin Timberlake, Dave Matthews, John Legend e Stevie Wonder saranno presentati da Clooney. A Londra ci saranno Jay-Z, Bono, The Edge, Rihanna e Coldplay. Bono e The Edge degli U2 suoneranno una canzone scritta appositamente per l'evento. I proventi del telethon andranno a diverse organizzazioni: Croce Rossa, Oxfam, Unicef, Partners in Health and Jean's Yele Haiti Foundation Tutte le performance eseguite durante la serata saranno acquistabili su iTunes a 99 cents a partire da sabato 23 gennaio: tutto il ricavato sarà devoluto alle associazioni benefiche scelte da Hope for Haiti. L'evento sarà in streaming online su MTV.it, ma anche su diversi altri siti - YouTube, Hulu, MySpace, Fancast, AOL, MSN.com, Yahoo, Bing.com, BET.com, CNN.com, MTV.com, VH1.com e Rhapsody
Altre iniziative stanno nascendo in aiuto alle popolazioni di Haiti. I Linkin Park si attivano con la loro organizzazione Music For Relief lanciando una compilation dowload a offerta libera, con il loro inedito "Not Alone" e canzoni di Dave Matthews Band, Slash, Lupe Fiasco e Peter Gabriel. Venerdì, James Taylor terrà un concerto benefit a Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Domenica 24, Lady Gaga donerà per Haiti tutti i soldi ricavati dalle vendite di biglietti, dischi e merchandising sul suo sito ufficiale.
