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Amy Winehouse: Will She Clean Up in Tomorrow's Grammy Nominations?
posted Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Tags: Amy Winehouse, Grammys


Tomorrow could be a rare good day for Amy Winehouse. The nominees for this year's Grammys will be announced on Thursday, and Winehouse is all but certain to be a multiple nominee. In a time in which albums that are both critically-acclaimed and commercially successful are few and far-between, Amy's Back to Black stands out. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA and boasts a score of 82 out of 100 on Metacritic. Her appeal is vast - she gets airplay on adult contemporary, pop, R&B, and alternative stations, which is nearly unheard of in these niche-driven days. Grammy voters have surely taken notice.

But could Amy even challenge Michael Jackson's long-standing Grammy records? The Gloved One famously steamrolled the 1984 ceremony, garnering 12 nominations and 8 wins. It would be a stretch certainly, but Winehouse has the top four categories - Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Best New Artist, Song of the Year - seemingly sewn up. If Grammy voters have trouble deciding if she's a pop or an R&B artist, she could find herself up for awards in both genres.

It will be interesting for her. While the Grammys are notoriously tin-eared and easily the worst of the major entertainment awards, they certainly have an impact on an artist's sales. Can Winehouse follow in the footsteps of Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, and Norah Jones, all of whom saw their fortunes rise after big wins? Only if the Grammy gods are smiling.

In other news:

• Amy Winehouse can't even go to the store for some Lucozade and ice lollies without being photographed. (Daily Mail)
• You can watch Amy's video for "Love Is a Losing Game" - which features her now-jailed husband Blake Fielder-Civil - over at NME.

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She should but it wouldn't be surprising if she didn't.

this made me go have a nose round the bbc america site

they show hollyoaks and green wing that's so weird

but WATCH THEM!!!!

winning best new artist is the usually the last stop before fading into obscurity, so i hope she takes that bullet.

that would be the best possible option. i'm worried she's going to die. she's overrated enough as it is. if she bites it, that will increase tenfold at least.

no, she won't get a nomination. maybe for something like best pop vocal performance, but jethro tull have a new album out this year so it won't happen.