Grammy Award

. However, there are rumors of the letter 'H' being on Blink-182's 2003 untitled album.See Image. Years reflect the year in which the awards were presented, for music released in the previous year. Mark Hoppus stated that the covers with A through F were just a coincidence, but they intentionally added the G on the TOYPAJ cd. World. The band continued this with the greatest hits CD (the letter I in the word blink). Traditional Pop. The cover art of Flyswatter is an A, the starting letters of Buddha, Cheshire Cat, Dude Ranch and Enema of the State follow the alphabet, on the drum kit on the cover art of The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show: The Enema Strikes Back you can see an F on the bass drum, and on the jacket pocket of the green version of Take off Your Pants and Jacket is a G.

Spoken. Up to the untitled album of 2003 all albums were running in alphabetical order. Surround Sound. Their very first podcast introduced Angels and Airwaves to the world, featuring music, an interview with the band's members, and a preview to the movie. Rock. Following in Mark's footsteps, Macbeth Footwear soon created a podcast. Reggae. Mark even won the "Best Podcast" award for 2005.

Rap. Every two weeks Mark plays songs from underground artists, interviews some of his favourite bands, and informs the listeners about happenings in his life. R&B. Since the hiatus of blink-182, Mark Hoppus has set up his very own podcast called "Hi, My Name Is Mark" (www.himynameismark.com). Production and engineering. For full discography, see blink-182 discography.. Pop. Tom claimed that the last words said by his band mates were "If your family is going to be your priority, then you better be cool with the repercussions.".

Polka. To retaliate he created Plus 44. Packaging and notes. Mark, reportedly, heard only half the story and became very upset. New Age. Geffen Records immediately offered Tom a solo album, but he declined. Music Video. At the end of their European tour in 2005, Tom wanted to return home to be with his family.

Musical Show. While on tour, Tom had an epiphany and knew he was destined to do something great in his life. Latin. It was stated that the side project Box Car Racer created a rift between Tom and Mark. Jazz. In an interview with Kerrang! Tom discussed blink-182's hiatus. Historical. Many credit the growing tensions between Tom Delonge and Mark Hoppus as the reason for the "indefinite hiatus".

Gospel. The album immediately climbed to the top of the chart and reached #6 on the United States top selling records. Folk. From Cheshire Cat to the untitled album, the album chronologically holds the band, most famous, and most important songs in their career, including the two previously unreleased tracks "Not Now" (from the European version of the untitled album) and "Another Girl Another Planet" (a cover song originally by The Only Ones, recorded for its use as the theme song to reality show Meet the Barkers). Film/TV/Media. In the wake of the hiatus, Geffen Records released blink-182's "Greatest Hits". Disco. Kerrang! soon printed an article that confirmed worried fans' fears, but Tom denounced it on his "In-studio journal on MacBeth, and told no one to trust any article unless it came straight from the band members' mouths.

Dance. Fans soon began to say there was a fight that separated Tom and Mark. Country. The only band member to speak up right away was Travis, but he soon stated that he was not the only person in the band and there were two other people reporters could question. Composing and arranging. Rumors soon began to swirl about the band breaking up. Comedy. Fans were distraught and the announcement was soon removed from the band's official site.

Classical. On February 22, 2005, many fans were shocked when blink-182 announced they were going on an "indefinite hiatus". Children's. blink-182 were now on a pedestal next to Green Day overlooking the genre they helped to create despite the album's lack of commercial success. Blues. In many ways it also helped blink-182 break away from the common pop punk genre, dismissing predictable similarities that could be seen from band to band. Alternative. A tour with No Doubt in the summer of 2004 was very successful.

Béla Fleck has been nominated in more categories than any other musician, namely country, pop, jazz, bluegrass, classical, folk, and spoken word, as well as composition and arranging. The lyrical content of their songs is often humorous and uplifting. Christopher Cross (Grammy Awards of 1981) and Norah Jones (Grammy Awards of 2003) are the only artists to receive the "Big Four" (Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist) in a single ceremony. Listeners called the riffs heavier and the lyrics more profound. The most Grammys won in a single night is eight -- a record shared by Michael Jackson (1984), and Carlos Santana (2000). Critics have deemed their sound similar to that of The Police and U2, although members of the band claim they took most of their influence from The Cure, whose front man Robert Smith had appeared on "All of This". Conductor Sir Georg Solti holds the record for most Grammys won, having won a total of thirty-eight awards before his death in 1997. It showcased a style of music deeper than anything blink-182 had done previously, but still got a good deal of play on pop stations and MTV.

Soul and R&B legend Aretha Franklin has won 11 awards for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, including 8 consecutive (and the first 8 ever awarded) awards in the category:. Travis Barker has confirmed that the band left the album untitled (rather than self-titled) to represent a new blink-182. Legendary Opera Diva Leontyne Price has won 18 awards. Described as a self-meditation on romantic decay, the album featured the hit singles "Feeling This" (previously named "Action"), "I Miss You", "Down", and the 1980s-influenced "Always". Session drummer Hal Blaine played on six consecutive records which won Record of the Year:. After taking some time off in 2002, following the record tour, the band released their fifth blink-182 (album) on November 18, 2003. Metheny, as of the 2004 Grammy Awards, holds the record for Grammy wins in the most different categories:. Travis recently just welcomed a second child Alabama Lorella was born on Christmas Eve 2005 at 12:22 at 7 pounds and 1 ounce.Shanna is very happy and doing very well.

Pat Metheny and the Pat Metheny Group have won 16 Grammys in total, including six consecutive awards for six consecutive albums. The Transplants are now a major punk-rock act and even toured on the Warped Tour. . Despite this fact, the song is now feature on the Garnier Fructis commercial. The Grammys are currently broadcast on CBS. But their second single was soon banned from the airwaves due to explicit lyrics. So, for example, John Lennon & Yoko Ono's album Double Fantasy was released in November, 1980, a month-and-a-half too late to qualify for the 1981 Grammys, and thus eligible for the 1982 awards (it eventually won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year). The fist single of the album was "DJ DJ", followed up by the wildly successful "Diamonds and Guns".

Unlike the Academy Awards, for which the eligibility period begins January 1, the eligibility period for the Grammys begins October 1, which results in September being considered the Christmas sales period for the music industry (in which artists generally release big albums to qualify for the next year's Grammy). Soon the Transplants debuted their first CD entitled "Transplants" on Tim's record label Hellcat Records. Of the "big three" music awards shows, the Grammys are the highest rated. Having already known Travis from Box Car Racer, Tim immediately asked Travis to assist in the side project. In fact, many artists who are placed in high regard, artistically, by many fans and critics (such as Elvis Presley, Mariah Carey, Garth Brooks, Pink Floyd, Kenny Rogers, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, ) have been awarded very few Grammys. It did not take long to realize that their punk rock fusion with rap had something special, but they really wanted to seal the deal. Hence, the Grammys are not taken seriously by some musicians and music fans. This band started as Tim Armstrong (Rancid and Operation Ivy) and Skinhead Rob just messing around in Tim's basement recording studio.

Some feel that because Grammy voters tend to vote conservatively, and are marketed to by record companies, the most widely-recognized Grammys tend to go to either well-established artists or those being hyped by the recording industry. After Box Car Racer, Travis decided to do a second side-project known as The Transplants. The awards ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and some of the more prominent Grammys are presented in a widely-viewed televised ceremony. However, according to recent interviews with Tom, Box Car Racer project caused much friction between him and Mark, which was one of the main reasons the band abruptly broke-up in 2005. The awards are named for the trophy which the winner receives - a small gilded statuette of a gramophone, handcrafted by Billings Artworks. The record included guest singers Tim Armstrong (Rancid, Operation Ivy, Transplants) on "Cat Like Thief" and Mark Hoppus (blink-182). Like the Oscars, the Grammys, which currently have 108 categories within 30 genres of music (such as pop, gospel, and rap), are voted upon by peers - voting members of the Recording Academy - rather than being based upon popularity (as with the AMAs) or sales and chart achievements (the BMAs). The first single of the self-titled album was "I Feel So", followed up by "There Is".

However, the Grammys, usually held in February, (last of what are considered the "big three" music awards shows, including the BMA and AMA shows) are considered the approximate equivalent to the Oscars, in the music world. The name of the band comes from the name of the airplane Bockscar, which dropped the second atomic bomb, Little Boy, on Japan. The Grammy Awards (originally the Gramophone Awards), presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music Awards, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, make up the rest). Instead of creating two separate bands the friends decided to fuse the two ideas together to create Box Car Racer. Best Contemporary World Music Album. Tom wanted to create an acoustic-emo sort of project, while Travis wanted to create a hard-core punk band like Fugazi. Best Traditional World Music Album. One of the first side-projects involving the members of Blink-182 was Box Car Racer, in which Tom and Travis functioned as band members and songwriters.

Best World Music Album. Both bands explored other musical styles. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. while Tom and Travis were involved in a side-project called Box Car Racer , in addition to this, Travis worked on The Transplants. Best Spoken Comedy Album. During this time the members of the band took different paths, Mark passed more time with his newborn son Jack, but Tom and Travis had other ideas. Best Spoken Word Album. After touring for the promotion of the widely successful Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, the band decided to take a break from the pop-punk world.

Best Surround Sound Album. After that month they only sold "Take Off Your Pants and Jacket: without any bonus tracks and with all three logos on the actual CD itself. Best Rock Album. Those bonus tracks were only out for a limited time, about a month or so. Best Rock Song. Since there were only two bonus tracks on each of the three versions, some long term fans wanted every one. Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental. The tracks were "Fuck a Dog", "Mothers Day" and "When You Fucked Grandpa", three joke songs, and the serious were "Time to Break Up", "Don't Tell Me That It's Over" and "What Went Wrong".

Best Metal Performance. Each version had two different bonus tracks. Best Hard Rock Performance. The actual CD had pictures of a red plane, yellow pants, or a green jacket. Best Rock Instrumental Performance. There were three versions, "Take off," "Pants," and "Jacket," each of which indicated by a different sticker on the CD. Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
When the CD first came out, there were several versions with different bonus tracks.

Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo. In 2001, blink-182 appeared on the cover of CosmoGirl, and won a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award. Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. 2001 saw blink-182 continue their commercial success, recording Take off Your Pants and Jacket (the strange title was a punning reference to masturbation), which followed the same basic formula of "Enema of the State". Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. The album also includes one new song, "Man Overboard," as well as a few joke songs. Best Reggae Album. Thee songs are from thy group's first threee albums: Cheshire Cat, Dude Ranch, and Enema of the State.

Best Rap Album. It is no longer in print, and it is sought after by collectors. Best Rap Song. blink-182's only live album, The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show: The Enema Strikes Back was released in 2000. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. Many original fans felt that the band had strayed from their punk rock roots. Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. The sound on Enema of the State was rooted in the same genre as earlier punk-rock bands such as NOFX, Green Day, and The Offspring, but it was more accessible to the mainstream, with a punky-feel.

Best Male Rap Solo Performance. They sold seven and a half million copies of the album worldwide, which made it their best-selling album up to that point. Best Female Rap Solo Performance. This was largely due to the commercial success of the songs "What's My Age Again?",which was a song dedicated to the group's very close friend Matthew Purcell, "Adam's Song", and "All the Small Things"; and particularly to the infamous music video for "What's My Age Again" which featured the band streaking. Best Rap Solo Performance. The CD was successful, propelling the band to pop punk fame, and gaining a large amount of airtime on MTV and Total Request Live (TRL). Best Rap Performance. On the album the band hired notorious Rancid and The Offspring producer Jerry Finn, who had produced every album since.

Best Contemporary R&B Album. In 1999 the album Enema of the State was released. Best R&B Album. Although Mark has stated, on the radio show "Loveline", that the song had nothing to do with the break up between them. Best R&B Song. It is widely believed that the single "Man Overboard" on the band's live album speaks directly to Raynor's rift with Mark and Tom. Best Rhythm & Blues Recording. He was replaced by Travis Barker, who had been playing with support band The Aquabats.

Best Urban/Alternative Performance. tour. Best R&B Instrumental Performance. Whatever the explanation, he left midway through a U.S. Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance. Raynor claims he agreed to go into drug rehab, but the rest of the band kicked him out over the phone because they didn't believe that he would do it. Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. Raynor, who had a serious drinking problem at the time, was reportedly asked to leave the band and go into rehab, although there are also reports that he decided to leave to go to college.

Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Male or Female. In 1998, the band met a slight setback. Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. airplay charts. Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. The album was a hit, and two singles from it ("Josie" and "Dammit") rose to the top of the U.S. Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical. After moving to Encinitas, California, the band recorded the album Dude Ranch with producer Mark Trombino.

Producer of the Year, Classical. During the pop punk boom of the 1990s, blink-182 were signed by MCA which later became Geffen Records which they stayed with. Producer of the Year, Non-Classical. radio codeword meaning 'homicide' (apparently confusing "182", the radio codeword for conspiracy, for "187"). Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical. In one interview, Travis stated that the "182" was the U.S. Best Engineered Recording - Special or Novel Effects. Although there are rumours as to why these numbers were chosen (for example, that it is the number of times Al Pacino utters the word "fuck" in Scarface, that they represent Hoppus' ideal weight, or the position in the alphabet of the letters R and B, referring to the northern San Diego suburb of Rancho Bernardo, making the meaning blink [possibly, fuck] RB.), all the band members but one have made it clear that the numbers were picked at random.

Best Engineered Album, Classical. In order to avoid a lengthy lawsuit, blink added the numbers 182 to the end of their name. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. Shortly after the release of Cheshire Cat, blink was threatened with legal action by a techno band in Ireland of the same name. Best Pop Instrumental Album. The album contained many new versions of songs that had appeared on the Buddha demo. Best Pop Vocal Album. In early 1994, blink released their first full-length album, Cheshire Cat, released on Grilled Cheese Records.

Best Contemporary Song. Around 1,000 copies of this were produced by Kung Fu Records. Best Pop Instrumental Performance with Vocal Coloring. Before the end of the year, the band released another demo tape known as Buddha. Best Pop Instrumental Performance. In an interview, Hoppus said that around eighty copies had originally been produced. Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra - Primarily Not Jazz or for Dancing. In May of 1993, blink releases a demo tape known as Flyswatter, recorded using a boom box in Raynor's bedroom resulting in poor sound quality.

Best Performance by an Orchestra - for Dancing. . Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. Although the band is labelled as Blink 182 on albums prior to Raynor's departure, the specific syntax for the band's current name is blink-182, as opposed to Blink-182 or their former name, blink. The numbers 182 were added to the band's name to prevent a copyright conflict with an Irish pop/rock group that calls itself "Blink". Best Contemporary Performance by a Chorus. The lyrical content of their songs, especially prior to their last album, is often humorous and uplifting. Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. Known as a band that plays up-tempo songs with prominent major-chord harmonies, often digitally mixed, to provide a much cleaner sound than typical punk/rock recordings generally employing distortion and ragged analogue mixes to achieve the opposite effect.

Best Contemporary (R&R) Solo Vocal Performance - Male or Female. The group is known for playing catchy melodies, as well as their satirical toilet humour. Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. The members of the band were Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus, and drummer Travis Barker. Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. blink-182 was a Southern-Californian punk rock band that was formed in 1992 by Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus, and Scott Raynor in the northern San Diego suburb of Poway, California. Best Instrumental Performance.
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Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus. Resting Bird Entertainment (Co-owned by Mark and Tom). Best Performance by a Chorus. Wahoo's Fish Tacos (one store in Northern California owned by Travis). Best Performance by a Vocal Group. La Salle Records (Owned by Travis). Best Vocal Performance, Male. Famous Stars and Straps Apparel Store (Owned by Travis).

Best Vocal Performance, Female. (Co-owned by Mark and Tom). Best Polka Album. Macbeth Shoe Co. Best Album Notes - Classical. Loserkids (Apparel Store). Best Album Notes. Atticus Clothing (Co-owned by Mark and Tom).

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package. Angels and Airwaves (Tom). Best Recording Package. Plus 44 (Mark and Travis). Best Album Cover, Photography. The Transplants (Travis). Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts. Box Car Racer (now defunct) (Tom and Travis).

Best Album Cover - Other Than Classical. Travis Barker appeared on the Boost Mobile (Where You At?) commercial in 2005. Best Album Cover - Classical. Their birthdays are: Mark, March 15, 1972; Tom, December 13, 1975; Travis, November 14, 1975; Scott, May 23, 1978. Best Album Cover. He was about 13 years old in 1992 when the band formed. Best New Age Album. Scott Raynor is the youngest member of the band.

Video of the Year. Tom Delonge was #15 on Cosmogirl's top fifty hottest rockers. Best Performance Music Video. It is apparantly an homage to "real punk rock" according to Travis. Best Concept Music Video. The cover of Blink-182's Greatest Hits looks similar to The Offspring's Greatest Hits' cover. Best Long Form Music Video. He was incorrectly credited as Scott Raynor.).

Best Short Form Music Video. (Travis was not credited, although he does appear on screen. Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Original Cast From a Motion Picture or Television. Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus, and Travis Barker made up the "garage band" in the "Nadia strips on the net" scene from the movie "American Pie (movie)". Best Musical Show Album. Tom DeLonge appeared in the film Idle Hands as a fast-food worker; he only had one line. Best Salsa/Merengue Album. Travis Barker currently co-stars in a new MTV reality television show, Meet the Barkers, with his wife, Shanna Moakler.

Best Merengue Album. (Untitled) (2003). Best Salsa Album. Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001). Best Tejano Album. Enema of the State (1999). Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album. Dude Ranch (1997).

Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album. Cheshire Cat (1994). Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album. Best Latin Pop Album. Best Latin Recording.

Best Latin Jazz Album. Best Contemporary Jazz Album. Best Jazz Vocal Album. Best Original Jazz Composition.

Best Jazz Fusion Performance. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group. Best Jazz Instrumental Solo.

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group. Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male. Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female. Best Historical Album.

Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album. Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album. Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album. Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album.

Best Rock Gospel Album. Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album. Best Inspirational Performance. Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus.

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male or Female. Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male. Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female. Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary.

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional. Best Soul Gospel Performance. Best Gospel Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus. Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Male.

Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Female. Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary. Best Gospel Performance, Traditional. Best Gospel Performance.

Best Hawaiian Music Album. Best Native American Music Album. Best Contemporary Folk Album. Best Traditional Folk Album.

Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording. Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (previously in the "composing and arranging" field). Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (previously in the "composing and arranging" field). Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.

Best Disco Recording. Best Electronic/Dance Album. Best Dance Recording (previously in "Pop"). Best New Country & Western Artist.

Best Bluegrass Album. Best Country Album. Best Country Song. Best Country & Western Single.

Best Country & Western Recording. Best Country Instrumental Performance. Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

Best Country Performance, Duo or Group - Vocal or Instrumental. Best Male Country Vocal Performance. Best Female Country Vocal Performance. Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices.

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s). Best Instrumental Arrangement. Best Arrangement. Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (now in the "film/TV/media" field).

Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (now in the "Film/TV/Media" field). Best Instrumental Composition. Best Spoken Comedy Album. Best Comedy Album.

Best New Classical Artist. Best Classical Crossover Album. Best Classical Album. Best Classical Contemporary Composition.

Best Chamber Music Performance. Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor). Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra). Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra).

Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with or without orchestra). Best Choral Performance. Best Opera Recording. Best Classical Performance, Operatic or Choral.

Best Classical Vocal Performance. Best Orchestral Performance. Best Spoken Word Album for Children. Best Musical Album for Children.

Best Album for Children. Best Contemporary Blues Album. Best Traditional Blues Album. Best Alternative Music Album.

Grammy Trustees Award. Grammy Tech Award. Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Grammy Legend Award.

Grammy Hall of Fame. Best New Artist. Song of the Year. Album of the Year.

Record of the Year. 1988 - Aretha. 1986 - "Freeway of Love". 1982 - "Hold On, I'm Comin'".

1975 - "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing". 1974 - "Master of Eyes". 1973 - Young, Gifted, and Black. 1972 - "Bridge Over Troubled Water".

1971 - "Don't Play That Song". 1970 - "Share Your Love With Me". 1969 - "Chain of Fools". 1968 - "Respect".

1971 Simon & Garfunkel - "Bridge Over Troubled Water". 1970 5th Dimension - "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In". Robinson". 1969 Simon & Garfunkel - "Mrs.

1968 5th Dimension - "Up, Up and Away". 1967 Frank Sinatra - "Strangers in the Night". 1966 Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass - "A Taste of Honey". Best New Age Album (2004).

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo (2001). Best Rock Instrumental Performance (1999). Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group (1998, 2000). Best Contemporary Jazz Performance/Album (1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2003).

Best Instrumental Composition (1991). Best Jazz Fusion Performance (1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990).