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Kanye West, Amy Winehouse win early Grammies
Feb 11, 2008, 2:23 GMT
Amy Winehouse -Daniel Locke / PR Photos
Los Angeles - Troubled retro-soul singer Amy Winehouse and Rapper Kanye West won early Grammies as the most prestigious US music awards show got under way Sunday night.
Winehouse won two prizes in the pre-broadcast show. She was due to appear live via satellite in the televised segment, after her visa application was delayed because of her widely documented drug problems.
Winehouse won for best pop vocal album for Back to Black and best female pop vocal. West, who received eight nominations, won three early Grammies including best rap solo performance for Stronger.
Show opener Alicia Keys, who performed with a virtual version of the late crooner Frank Sinatra, won an award for best R&B singer.
Bruce Springsteen also won three Grammies including best rock song for Radio Nowhere; the White Stripes, Justin Timberlake and Mary J Blige all had two each.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won a Grammy for best spoken-word album for his book The Audacity Of Hope: Thoughts On Reclaiming The American Dream.
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