Nessun premio per gli U2 nella cinquantesima edizione dei Grammy Awards svoltasi stanotte a Los Angeles. Gli U2 erano in lizza con “Window in the Skies” nella categoria 'Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals' e per la cover di “Instant Karma”, contenuta nell’omonima raccolta di Amnesty International, per la categoria 'Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals'.



Nessun premio anche  per la colonna sonora del film “Across The Universe” nella categoria 'Best Compilation Soundtrack Album' dove sono presenti le covers di Bono in 'I Am The Walrus' e con The Edge in 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds'.



Ecco le categorie in cui gli U2 erano in lizza con sottolineato in neretto i vincitori per ogni categoria:



Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)



    * (You Want To) Make A Memory

      Bon Jovi

      Track from: Lost Highway

      [Island/Mercury]



    * Home

      Daughtry

      [RCA Records/19 Recordings]



    * Makes Me Wonder

      Maroon 5

      Track from: It Won't Be Soon Before Long

      [Octone/A&M Records]



    * Hey There Delilah

      Plain White T's

      Track from: Every Second Counts

      [Hollywood Records]



    * Window In The Skies

      U2

      Track from: U218 - Singles

      [Interscope Records]



      

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)



    * It's Not Over

      Daughtry

      [RCA Records/19 Recordings]



    * Working Class Hero

      Green Day

      Track from: Instant Karma - The Campaign To Save Darfur

      [Warner Bros.]



    * If Everyone Cared

      Nickelback

      Track from: All The Right Reasons Special Edition

      [Roadrunner Records]



    * Instant Karma

      U2

      Track from: Instant Karma - The Campaign To Save Darfur

      [Warner Bros.]



    * Icky Thump

      The White Stripes

      Track from: Icky Thump

      [Third Man/Warner Bros.]





Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

(Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album, or to the individual(s) actively responsible for the concept and musical direction and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable.)



    * Across The Universe

      (Various Artists)

      T Bone Burnett, Elliot Goldenthal & Teese Gohl, producers

      [Interscope Records]



    * Dreamgirls

      (Beyoncé Knowles, Jennifer Hudson & Anika Noni Rose)

      Harvey Mason, Jr., Randy Spendlove, Matt Sullivan & Damon Thomas, producers

      [Music World Music/Sony Urban Music/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax]



    * Hairspray

      (Various Artists)

      Marc Shaiman, producer

      [New Line Records]



    * Love

      (The Beatles)

      George Martin & Giles Martin, producers

      [Apple Records/Capitol Records]



    * Once

      Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova

      Glen Hansard, producer

      [Canvasback/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax]