Several other Shure endorsers walked away with Grammy awards on Sunday night, including:John Mayer, who won Song of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the song 'Daughters' from his album 'Heavier Things'; Ozomatli received the Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album award for 'Street Signs'; Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder won Best Bluegrass Album for their album 'Brand New Strings'; Velvet Revolver was awarded Best Hard Rock Performance for 'Slither' from their debut album, 'Contraband'.
In the tribute to the late Ray Charles, who posthumously won eight awards on Sunday night, Jamie Foxx and Alicia Keys sang 'Georgia on My Mind'. Both performers used U2/58 microphone systems for the duet. Overall, Shure wired and wireless microphones were used during 18 of the evening's 24 performances by several artists, including James Brown, Green Day, Queen Latifah, Bonnie Raitt, Mavis Staples, U2, Keith Urban, Usher and Kanye West.
(Lee Baldock)
