UB40

UB40's music has often tackled social issues such as racism and unemployment. Plus Janet Jackson's "I Want You" produced by West nominated in Best Female Recording (R&B). Their new injection of life into so many old Jamaican hits has resulted in many musicians and producers renewed popularity and income.
His complete Grammy nominations included:. Many of UB40's later recordings were inspired by 1960's ska and early lovers rock songs that would have otherwise been forgotten in the public eye. At the 47th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony held on February 13, 2005, his album The College Dropout won for Best Rap Album; and his single "Jesus Walks" won for Best Rap Song. Somewhat surprisingly, he did not go home with the Best New Artist Grammy (which instead went to Maroon 5); this snub was a repeat of the shut-out he received at the 2004 American Music Awards, where he lost to Gretchen Wilson. They have had a number of hits, most commercially and to amusement of the band, "Red Red Wine", a cover version of a Neil Diamond song (in an arrangement similar to that of Tony Tribe's version). His work with pop icon Janet Jackson also earned a nomination for her single I Want You, produced by West, was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.

The band purchased its first instruments with compensation money Ali Campbell received after a bar fight. He received two nominations in the Album of the Year category, one for The College Dropout, and one for his work on Alicia Keys's album The Diary of Alicia Keys. Its members include:. In 2004, Kanye West received ten Grammy Award nominations, making him the most nominated artist of 2004. Other artists that UB40 have collaborated with include: Pato Banton, Bitty McLean, Chrissie Hynde and Afrika Bambaataa. His other collaborations with other artists include Dilated Peoples, Mariah Carey and John Legend. Their early music style was unique, with a heavy influence of analogue synthesizers, psychedelic rock guitar, saxophone and Dub Reggae producer techniques which were later perfected by the late Pablo Falconer. He also appears on Brandy's single, "Talk About Our Love".

UB40 were influenced by the many Blues Parties they attended as teenagers in multiracial Birmingham, their love of ska and reggae inspired such original tracks as "King", "Madam Medusa", "Ivory Madonna", "Signing Off" and "One in Ten", later covered by 808 State. He has also collaborated with Twista on a couple of his songs, such as "Overnight Celebrity" and "Slow Jamz" (also featuring Jamie Foxx) which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. for claiming unemployment benefits (UB40 = Unemployment Benefits, Form 40). "Jesus Walks" as of late has been subject for controversy, as the fact that the song was bought from Indianapolis-based MC Rhymefest and re-recorded has infuriated some hip-hop fans who decry such practices. The band is named from the paper form issued by the U.K. In the UK, "Through The Wire" peaked at #9 on the official singles sales chart, "All Falls Down" peaked at #10, and "Jesus Walks" peaked at #16. The band may be the world's most culturally diverse dub reggae band with English, Turkish, Welsh, African and Jamaican parentage musicians. The third single from the album, the inspirational quasi-epic "Jesus Walks" peaked at #11 on the Hot 100, while a fourth extract, "The New Workout Plan", made a minor impression on the US R&B / Hip-Hop charts (see list of Billboard chart positions below).

UB40 is a popular dub reggae / reggae pop music band formed in 1978 in Birmingham, England. "Through The Wire" peaked at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart, and its successor "All Falls Down", which features R&B singer Syleena Johnson, peaked at #7. Homegrown (2003),UK #49. The College Dropout reached #1 on Billboard magazine's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Chart, and reached #2 on the Billboard 200 - it also peaked at #12 on the UK album chart, where it spent several months in the Top 20 during 2004. Cover Up (2001), UK #29. The album received almost universal acclaim for its balance of mainstream commercial appeal and conscious (at times verging on Afrocentric) lyrics, along with Kanye's signature style of taking samples from sped-up classic soul and R&B tracks. The Very Best of UB40 (2000), UK #7. "Through The Wire", which sampled Chaka Khan's classic track "Through The Fire", would eventually become his lead single off The College Dropout in 2004, released on Roc-a-Fella Records.

Labour of Love III (1998), UK #8. With his mouth still wired shut and only weeks after having an encounter with death, Kanye West began recording "Through The Wire," reliving his near-fatal accident. UB40 Present the Dancehall Album (1998). A car crash in October 2002 left his jaw fractured in three places. Guns in the Ghetto (1997), UK #7. Previously best known for producing hit singles for Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, and Ludacris, Kanye himself worked on a solo album for a long period of time, having the release pushed back time and time again. The Best of UB40 - Volume Two (1995), UK #12. Kanye West (pronounced CON-yay) (born June 8, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American music producer and rapper from Chicago, Illinois.

Promises and Lies (1993), UK #1. The New Workout Plan, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks, #60. Labour of Love II (1989), UK #3. Through the Wire, Top 40 Tracks, #25. UB40 (album)|UB40 (1988), UK #12. Through the Wire, Top 40 Mainstream, #32. The Best of UB40 - Volume One (1987), UK #3. Through the Wire, Hot 100, #15.

UB40 CCCP: Live in Moscow (1987); Live in Moscow, Russia 1986. Through the Wire, Rhythmic Top 40, #10. Rat in the Kitchen (1986), UK #8. Through the Wire, Hot Rap Tracks, #4. Baggariddim (1985), UK #14. Through the Wire, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks, #8. Geffery Morgan (1984), UK #3. Jesus Walks, Hot 100, #11.

Labour of Love (1983), UK #1. Jesus Walks, Rhythmic Top 40, #16. UB40 Live (1983), UK #44. Jesus Walks, Hot Rap Tracks, #3. UB44 (1982), UK #4. Jesus Walks, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks, #2. Present Arms in Dub (1981), UK #38. All Falls Down, Top 40 Tracks, #12.

Present Arms (1981), UK #2. All Falls Down, Top 40 Mainstream, #22. Signing Off (1980), UK #2. All Falls Down, Hot 100, #7. Pablo Falconer (producer). All Falls Down, Rhythmic Top 40, #7. Astro (toasting vocals). All Falls Down, Hot Rap Tracks, #2.

Terence Wilson (percussion, trumpet). All Falls Down, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks, #4. Mickey Virtue (keyboards). Best Rap Album for The College Dropout. Brian Travers (saxophone). Best Rap Song for Jesus Walks. Norman Hassan (percussion). Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for Slow Jamz.

Earl Falconer (Bass guitar, vocals). Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for All Falls Down. Robin Campbell (lead guitar, vocals). Best Rap Solo Performance for Through The Wire. Ali Campbell (guitar, lead vocals). Best R&B Song for You Don't Know My Name (as a songwriter). Jim Brown (drums). Best New Artist.

Song of the Year for Jesus Walks. Album of the Year for The College Dropout. Album of the Year for The Diary Of Alicia Keys (as a producer).