E85 Tahoe Big Grammy Winner For Chevrolet

This year’s Grammy award winners included Amy Winehouse, who took home five awards, Kanye West, who picked up four trophies, and Chevrolet, who cornered the market on transportation for the event.  Chevrolet provided fuel-efficient elite transportation for the awards and came away from the event a winner.”This is an unprecedented venture for an automotive manufacturer to provide a fleet of so many ‘fuel-friendly’ vehicles at a major awards show,”

Jay Flaherty, regional divisional marketing manager for Chevrolet in GM’s Western Region, told Reuters.  “We’re delighted to celebrate our partnership with the 50^th Annual GRAMMY Awards by providing fuel-friendly transportation for the music industry’s hottest talent.”  Those interested in learning more about the flex fuel E85 SUVs provided to the Grammy Awards by Chevy can check out an excellent article on them by the how stuff works folks.

 

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Amy Winehouse, who picked up honors for Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Vocal Performance, did not attend the performance in person.  According to Entertainment Weekly, “In her acceptance speech for Record of the Year, an ecstatic Winehouse thanked, among others, her label, her parents, and ”my Blake, incarcerated” (referring to her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil); she dedicated the award to London, as the crowd cheered.”

Entertainment Weekly also described the emotional evening for Kanye West:  “West, who went into the night with the most nominations (eight), picked up four trophies: Best Rap Solo Performance (for ”Stronger”), Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (”Southside,” with Common), Best Rap Song (for ”Good Life”), and Best Rap Album (for Graduation). After ripping through his hit ”Stronger” with Daft Punk, the rapper paid tribute to his late mother, Donda, with an emotional performance of ”Hey Mama.” According the entertainment weekly, “He again recognized her in his acceptance speech for Best Rap Album, and admonished the band for attempting to play him off.”

Along with the awards given to Winehouse and West, Chevrolet came away with a valuable prize.  The automaker placed its products in the hands of the artists who influence the tastes and brand preferences of their listeners. We will have to see if that pays dividends as the Chevrolet begins to bring its eco-friendly cars to showrooms in the coming years.

Kate Miller-Wilson is a freelance writer living in the Twin Cities.  Visit her website or email her for information about her freelance writing services.