Grammy Nods For American Idol Champs
Four former American Idol alums and a judge have been nominated for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards.
Jennifer Hudson, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, Jordin Sparks and Randy Jackson have been recognized by The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences and the announcement came on Wednesday night on CBS.
The 51st Annual Grammy Awards are scheduled to take place at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 8, 2009 on CBS.
Jennifer Hudson is the shining star of the AGA, as it is her self-titled debut album that won three nominations: Best R&B Album, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (for “Spotlight,” one of the album’s singles) and Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals (for “I’m Only His Woman”, song that Hudson recorded with Barrino, her former fellow third-season Idol competitor). Moreover, “Spotlight,” (written by Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Shaffer Smith) also received a nomination for the Best R&B Song songwriters’ award.
Carrie Underwood, who has won three Grammies in the past two years, was nominated for one more award this year. “Last Name,” a single from her album “Carnival Ride,” was nominated for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. “Ever Ever After“(a song Underwood recorded for the soundtrack of the Disney film Enchanted) also received a nomination for Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television, Or Other Visual Media. Nevertheless, because the category is a songwriters award, the nomination went to Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, the song’s writers.
Jordin Sparks was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals along with Chris Brown for their performance of “No Air,” which was featured on Sparks’ self-titled debut album.
Randy Jackson’s “I Understand”, the track from Music Club, Volume One, was nominated for Best Gospel Performance.
In addition, Leona Lewis, who won the third season of Idol judge Simon Cowell’s The X Factor reality competition in the U.K. in 2006, also received three Grammy nominations. Her album, “Spirit” was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album and the album’s “Bleeding Love” single was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Record Of The Year.
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