No Full Length Album from Robyn

Ξ February 17th, 2011 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Grammy Awards, Robyn |

After being nominated for a Grammy this past weekend, sources caught up with Robyn to ask her about any upcoming music that she might be releasing. The success of her previous EPs would lead one to believe that the pop singer can handle putting out a full-length album. However, Robyn doesn’t really see the point. She said “The plan is to keep going and recording shorter albums so that I can keep my touring and my recording processes equal. I just want to keep a flow, just stay inspired and keep working, and it feels like it’s possible with this way of working. I wasn’t sure in the beginning if people would get it, but they did, which is really cool. I’m touring a lot more than I thought I would, so I’m very happy about how I’ve been able to connect to my audience.” If that works for her, who am I to argue?

 

Eminem’s Epic Grammy Performance

Ξ February 14th, 2011 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Eminem, Grammy Awards, Music, Music Bands, Photos, Rihanna |

If you thought Lady Gaga’s performance at the 2011 Grammy Awards was epic, then you obviously missed out on Eminem’s time on the stage. The Grammy-award winning rapper wasn’t alone though. Rihanna, with Adam Levine on piano and backup vocals, opened up the set with “Love the Way You Lie (Part 2)”. After the R&B superstar did her thing, they quickly transitioned into “I Need a Doctor” with Skylar Grey and rap legend Dr. Dre. With the song, video and the performance, could Dr. Dre’s return be upon us? I’m really hoping it is. And if the reaction of the crowd was anything to go by, he’s definitely got a huge welcome waiting for him.

Grammy Performances

Eminem ft Rihanna – Love the way you lie & Dr dre I need a doctor Performance Grammy Awards 2011
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Justin Bieber ft Usher & Jaden smith – Never say never and OMG 53rd Grammy Awards 2011 performance
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Lady Gaga – Born this Way Live Performance 53rd Grammy’s Awards 2011 EGG
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Rihanna ft Drake – Whats My Name 2011 live Performance at the 53rd Grammy Awards HD 2011
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Bruno Mars Ft B.o.B & Janelle Monáe – Nothing on you Performance at the 53rd Grammy Awards 2011
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Cee Lo Green, Gwyneth Paltrow & Muppets at 2011 Grammys
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Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Florence Welch, Martina McBride and Yolanda Adams – Grammy Performance

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Grammy Awards 2011 Miranda Lambert The House The Built Me
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Grammy Awards The Resistence Muse
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Grammy Awards 2011 Avett Brothers Bob Dylan
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Grammy Awards 2011 Lady Antebellum If you don`t know me
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Grammy Awards 2011 Mick Jagger
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Grammy Awards 2011 Arcade Fire The Suburbes
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2011 GRAMMY AWARDS WINNERS Full List

Ξ February 14th, 2011 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Bruno Mars, Grammy Awards, Rihanna |

 

1. Record Of The Year

WINNER
Need You Now

Lady Antebellum
Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer
Track from: Need You Now
[Capitol Records Nashville]
Nothin’ On You

B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine & Mike Wilson, engineer/mixers
Track from: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray
[Rebel Rock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic]
Love The Way You Lie

Eminem Featuring Rihanna
Alex Da Kid & Makeba Riddick, producers; Alex Da Kid, Eminem, Mike Strange & Marcos Tovar, engineers/mixers
Track from: Recovery
[Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope]
F*** You

Cee Lo Green
The Smeezingtons, producers; Manny Marroquin & Graham Marsh, engineers/mixers
[Elektra]
Empire State Of Mind

Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Angela Hunte, Jane’t "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Shux, producers; Ken "Duro" Ifill, Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton & Ann Mincieli, engineers/mixers
Track from: The Blueprint 3
[Roc Nation]

2. Album Of The Year

WINNER
The Suburbs

Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire & Markus Dravs, producers; Arcade Fire, Markus Dravs, Mark Lawson & Craig Silvey, engineers/mixers; George Marino, mastering engineer
[Merge Records]
Recovery

Eminem
Kobe, Lil Wayne, Pink, Rihanna & Slaughterhouse, featured artists; Alex Da Kid, Mark Batson, Boi-1da, Nick Brongers, Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, DJ Khalil, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Jason Gilbert, Havoc, Emile Haynie, Jim Jonsin, Just Blaze, Magnedo7, Mr. Porter, Robert Reyes, Makeba Riddick & Script Shepherd, producers; Alex Da Kid, Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, Kal "Boogie" Dellaportas, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Just Blaze, Brent Kolatalo, Ken Lewis, Robert Marks, Alex Merzin, Matthew Samuels, Joe Strange, Mike Strange, Marcos Tovar & Ryan West, engineers/mixers; Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, mastering engineer
[Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope]
Need You Now

Lady Antebellum
Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer; Andrew Mendelson, mastering engineer
[Capitol Records Nashville]
The Fame Monster

Lady Gaga
Beyoncé, featured artist; Ron Fair, Fernando Garibay, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jerkins, Lady Gaga, RedOne, Teddy Riley & Space Cowboy, producers; Eelco Bakker, Christian Delano, Mike Donaldson, Paul Foley, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jerkins, Hisashi Mizoguchi, Robert Orton, Dan Parry, Jack Joseph Puig, RedOne, Teddy Riley, Dave Russel, Johnny Severin, Space Cowboy, Mark Stent, Jonas Westling & Frank Wolf, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
[Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope]
Teenage Dream

Katy Perry
Snoop Dogg, featured artist; Ammo, Benny Blanco, Dr. Luke, Kuk Harrell, Max Martin, Stargate, Chris "Tricky" Stewart, Sandy Vee & Greg Wells, producers; Nick Chahwala, Steve Churchyard, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland, Jaycen-Joshua, Damien Lewis, Ian MacGregor, Chris O’Ryan, Carlos Oyanedel, Paris, Phil Tan, Brian Thomas, Pat Thrall, Lewis Tozour, Miles Walker, Emily Wright & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer
[Capitol Records]

3. Song Of The Year

WINNER
Need You Now

Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady
Antebellum)
Track from: Need You Now
[Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/DWHaywood Music/Radiobulletspublishing, EMI Foray Music/Hillary Dawn Songs, Year of the Dog Music, Darth Buddha Music]
Beg Steal Or Borrow

Ray LaMontagne, songwriter (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
Track from: God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise
[RCA Records; Publishers: Sweet Mary Music/Chrysalis Music]
F*** You

Brody Brown, Cee Lo Green, Ari Levine, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Cee Lo Green)
[Elektra]
The House That Built Me

Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
Track from: Revolution
[Columbia Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Tomdouglasmusic, Built On Rock Music]
Love The Way You Lie

Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem
Featuring Rihanna)
Track from: Recovery
[Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope; Publishers: Songs of Universal/Shroom Shady Music/Universal Music Publishing/Universal Music-Z Songs/Hotel Bravo Music/M. Shop Publishing]

4. Best New Artist

WINNER
Esperanza Spalding

Justin Bieber

Drake

Florence & The Machine

Mumford & Sons

5. Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

WINNER
Bad Romance

Lady Gaga
Track from: The Fame Monster
[Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope]
King Of Anything

Sara Bareilles
Track from: Kaleidoscope Heart
[Epic]
Halo (Live)

Beyoncé
Track from: I Am…Yours: An Intimate Performance At Wynn Las Vegas
[Columbia Records/Music World Music]
Chasing Pirates

Norah Jones
Track from: The Fall
[Blue Note Records]
Teenage Dream

Katy Perry
Track from: Teenage Dream
[Capitol Records]

6. Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

WINNER
Just The Way You Are

Bruno Mars
[Elektra]
Haven’t Met You Yet

Michael Bublé
Track from: Crazy Love
[143/Reprise]
This Is It

Michael Jackson
Track from: This Is It
[Epic]
Whataya Want From Me

Adam Lambert
Track from: For Your Entertainment
[RCA Records / 19 Recordings LLC.]
Half Of My Heart

John Mayer
Track from: Battle Studies
[Columbia Records]

7. Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

WINNER
Hey, Soul Sister (Live)

Train
[Columbia Records]
Don’t Stop Believin’ (Regionals Version)

Glee Cast
Glee Cast Featuring Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Amber Riley, Kevin McHale, Chris Colfer & Jenna Ushkowitz
Track from: Journey To Regionals
[Columbia Records]
Misery

Maroon 5
Track from: Hands All Over
[A&M/Octone]
The Only Exception

Paramore
Track from: Brand New Eyes
[Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic]
Babyfather

Sade
Track from: Soldier Of Love
[Epic]

8. Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

WINNER
Imagine

Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
Track from: The Imagine Project
[Hancock Records]
Airplanes, Part II

B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams
Track from: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray
[Rebel Rock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic]
If It Wasn’t For Bad

Elton John & Leon Russell
[Decca]
Telephone

Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
Track from: The Fame Monster
[Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope]
California Gurls

Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg
Track from: Teenage Dream
[Capitol Records]

9. Best Pop Instrumental Performance

WINNER
Nessun Dorma

Jeff Beck
Track from: Emotion & Commotion
[Rhino]
Flow

Laurie Anderson
Track from: Homeland
[Nonesuch]
No Mystery

Stanley Clarke
Track from: The Stanley Clarke Band
[Heads Up International]
Orchestral Intro

Gorillaz
Track from: Plastic Beach
[Virgin Records]
Sleepwalk

The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Track from: Don’t Mess With A Big Band
[Surfdog Records]

10. Best Pop Instrumental Album

WINNER
Take Your Pick

Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto
[335 Records, Inc.]
Pushing The Envelope

Gerald Albright
[Heads Up International]
Heart And Soul

Kenny G
[Concord Records]
Singularity

Robby Krieger
[Oglio Records]
Everything Is Everything: The Music Of Donny Hathaway

Kirk Whalum
[Rendezvous Music/Mack Avenue]

11. Best Pop Vocal Album

WINNER
The Fame Monster

Lady Gaga
[Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope]
My World 2.0

Justin Bieber
[Island]
I Dreamed A Dream

Susan Boyle
[Sony/SYCO Music/Columbia Records]
Battle Studies

John Mayer
[Columbia Records]
Teenage Dream

Katy Perry
[Capitol Records]

12. Best Dance Recording

WINNER
Only Girl (In The World)

Rihanna
Kuk Harrell, Stargate & Sandy Vee, producers; Phil Tan & Sandy Vee, mixers
[Island Def Jam]
Rocket

Goldfrapp
Alison Goldfrapp & Will Gregory, producers; Mark ‘Spike’ Stent, mixer
Track from: Head First
[Mute]
In For The Kill

La Roux
Elly Jackson & Ben Langmaid, producers; Serban Ghenea & John Hanes, mixers
Track from: La Roux
[Cherrytree/Interscope/Polydor/Big Life]
Dance In The Dark

Lady Gaga
Fernando Garibay & Lady Gaga, producers; Robert Orton, mixer
Track from: The Fame Monster
[Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope]
Dancing On My Own

Robyn
Patrik Berger & Robyn, producers; Niklas Flyckt, mixer
Track from: Body Talk Pt. 1
[Konichiwa Records/Cherrytree/Interscope]

13. Best Electronic/Dance Album

WINNER
La Roux

La Roux
[Cherrytree/Interscope/Polydor/Biglife]
These Hopeful Machines

BT
[Nettwerk Records]
Further

The Chemical Brothers
[Astralwerks]
Head First

Goldfrapp
[Mute]
Black Light

Groove Armada
[OM Records]

14. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

WINNER
Crazy Love

Michael Bublé
[143/Reprise]
The Greatest Love Songs Of All Time

Barry Manilow
[Arista Records]
Let It Be Me: Mathis In Nashville

Johnny Mathis
[Columbia Records]
Fly Me To The Moon…The Great American Songbook: Volume V

Rod Stewart
[J Records]
Love Is The Answer

Barbra Streisand
[Columbia Records]

15. Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

WINNER
Helter Skelter

Paul McCartney
Track from: Good Evening New York City
[Hear Music/Universal/Concord]
Run Back To Your Side

Eric Clapton
Track from: Clapton
[Duck/Reprise]
Crossroads

John Mayer
Track from: Battle Studies
[Columbia Records]
Silver Rider

Robert Plant
Track from: Band Of Joy
[Rounder]
Angry World

Neil Young
Track from: Le Noise
[Reprise]

16. Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

WINNER
Tighten Up

The Black Keys
Track from: Brothers
[Nonesuch]
Ready To Start

Arcade Fire
Track from: The Suburbs
[Merge Records / Sonovox]
I Put A Spell On You

Jeff Beck & Joss Stone
Track from: Emotion & Commotion
[Rhino/ATCO]
Radioactive

Kings Of Leon
[RCA Records]
Resistance

Muse
Track from: The Resistance
[Warner Bros.]

17. Best Hard Rock Performance

WINNER
New Fang

Them Crooked Vultures
Track from: Them Crooked Vultures
[DGC/Interscope]
A Looking In View

Alice In Chains
[Virgin Records]
Let Me Hear You Scream

Ozzy Osbourne
Track from: Scream
[Epic]
Black Rain

Soundgarden
Track from: Telephantasm
[A&M/UMe]
Between The Lines

Stone Temple Pilots
Track from: Stone Temple Pilots
[Atlantic]

18. Best Metal Performance

WINNER
El Dorado

Iron Maiden
Track from: The Final Frontier
[UMe]
Let The Guilt Go

Korn
Track from: Korn III: Remember Who You Are
[Roadrunner Records]
In Your Words

Lamb Of God
Track from: Wrath
[Epic]
Sudden Death

Megadeth
[Roadrunner Records]
World Painted Blood

Slayer
Track from: World Painted Blood
[Columbia Records/American Records]

19. Best Rock Instrumental Performance

WINNER
Hammerhead

Jeff Beck
Track from: Emotion & Commotion
[Rhino]
Black Mud

The Black Keys
Track from: Brothers
[Nonesuch]
Do The Murray

Los Lobos
Track from: Tin Can Trust
[Shout! Factory]
Kundalini Bonfire

Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
Track from: Live In Las Vegas
[RCA Records/Bama Rags Recordings LLC]
The Deathless Horsie

Dweezil Zappa
Track from: Return Of The Son Of…
[Z Tornado/Razor & Tie Entertainment]

20. Best Rock Song

WINNER
Angry World

Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
Track from: Le Noise
[Reprise; Publisher: Silver Fiddle Music]
Little Lion Man

Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford &
Sons)
Track from: Sigh No More
[Glassnote Records]
Radioactive

Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill,
songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
[RCA Records]
Resistance

Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
Track from: The Resistance
[Warner Bros.; Publisher: Warner Chappell]
Tighten Up

Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)
Track from: Brothers
[Nonesuch; Publisher: McMoore McLeest Publishing]

21. Best Rock Album

WINNER
The Resistance

Muse
[Warner Bros.]
Emotion & Commotion

Jeff Beck
[Rhino/ATCO]
Backspacer

Pearl Jam
[Monkeywrench]
Mojo

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
[Reprise]
Le Noise

Neil Young
[Reprise]

22. Best Alternative Music Album

WINNER
Brothers

The Black Keys
[Nonesuch]
The Suburbs

Arcade Fire
[Merge Records / Sonovox]
Infinite Arms

Band Of Horses
[Columbia Records/Brown/FatPossum]
Broken Bells

Broken Bells
[Columbia Records]
Contra

Vampire Weekend
[XL Recordings]

23. Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

WINNER
Bittersweet

Fantasia
Track from: Back To Me
[J Records / 19 Recordings LLC / S Records]
Gone Already

Faith Evans
[E1 Music]
Everything To Me

Monica
Track from: Still Standing
[J Records]
Tired

Kelly Price
[My Block/ Sang Girl!/ Malaco]
Holding You Down (Going In Circles)

Jazmine Sullivan
[J Records]

24. Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

WINNER
There Goes My Baby

Usher
Track from: Raymond V Raymond
[LaFace/Jive]
Second Chance

El DeBarge
[Geffen]
Finding My Way Back

Jaheim
Track from: Another Round
[Atlantic]
Why Would You Stay

Kem
[Universal Motown]
We’re Still Friends

(Kirk Whalum &) Musiq Soulchild
Track from: Everything Is Everything
[Rendezvous Music/Mack Avenue]

25. Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

WINNER
Soldier Of Love

Sade
Track from: Soldier Of Love
[Epic/Sony Music]
Love

Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller
Track from: We Got This
[Raw Venture Records & Tapes, Inc.]
Take My Time

Chris Brown & Tank
Track from: Graffiti
[Jive Records]
You’ve Got A Friend

Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin
[Island/Def Jam Recordings]
Shine

John Legend & The Roots
Track from: Wake Up!
[G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia Records/Home School Records]

26. Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

WINNER
Hang On In There

John Legend & The Roots
Track from: Wake Up!
[G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia Records/Home School Records]
When A Woman Loves

R. Kelly
[Jive Records]
You’re So Amazing

Calvin Richardson
[Shanachie Entertainment/Numo Records]
In Between

Ryan Shaw
Track from: In Between
[45 Records/Form Records]
Go [Live]

Betty Wright
[MsB Records]

27. Best Urban/Alternative Performance

WINNER
F*** You

Cee Lo Green
[Elektra]
Little One

Bilal
Track from: Airtight’s Revenge
[Plug Research Music]
Orion

Carolyn Malachi
[Carolyn Malachi/Smart Chicks Inc.]
Tightrope

Janelle Monáe & Big Boi
Track from: The ArchAndroid
[Bad Boy/Wondaland/Atlantic]
Still

Eric Roberson
[Blue Erro Soul]

28. Best R&B Song

WINNER
Shine

John Stephens, songwriter (John Legend & The Roots)
Track from: Wake Up!
[G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia Records/Home School Records; Publisher: John Legend Publishing]
Bittersweet

Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly, songwriters (Fantasia)
Track from: Back To Me
[J Records/19 Recordings/S Records; Publishers: Chuck Harmony's House/Normaharris Music Publishing/Strauss Co./EMI April Music,Studio Beast Music/Warner Tamerlane Publishing, 3M Holdings]
Finding My Way Back

Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland
& Miguel Jontel, songwriters (Jaheim)
Track from: Another Round
[Atlantic; Publishers: Tetragrammation Music/Universal Music, Nivrac Tyke Publishing, Miquel Jontel Publishing, Curt Chambers Publishing, Jasane Dramma Publishing]
Second Chance

E. DeBarge & Mischke, songwriters (El DeBarge)
[Geffen; Publishers: myElmusic, mischemusic/Universal Music]
Why Would You Stay

K. Owens, songwriter (Kem)
[Universal Motown]

29. Best R&B Album

WINNER
Wake Up!

John Legend & The Roots
[G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia Records/Home School Records]
The Love & War Masterpeace

Raheem DeVaughn
[Jive]
Back To Me

Fantasia
[J Records / 19 Recordings LLC / S Records]
Another Round

Jaheim
[Atlantic]
Still Standing

Monica
[J Records]

30. Best Contemporary R&B Album

WINNER
Raymond V Raymond

Usher
[Jive]
Graffiti

Chris Brown
[Jive]
Untitled

R. Kelly
[Jive]
Transition

Ryan Leslie
[Universal Motown/Casablanca]
The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe
[Bad Boy/Wondaland/Atlantic]

31. Best Rap Solo Performance

WINNER
Not Afraid

Eminem
Track from: Recovery
[Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope]
Over

Drake
Track from: Thank Me Later
[Cash Money/Young Money/Universal Motown]
How Low

Ludacris
Track from: Battle Of The Sexes
[DTP/Def Jam Recordings]
I’m Back

T.I.
[Grand Hustle/Atlantic]
Power

Kanye West
[Def Jam Recordings/Roc-A-Fella]

32. Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

WINNER
On To The Next One

Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
Track from: The Blueprint 3
[Roc Nation]
Shutterbugg

Big Boi, Bosko, Cutty & Mouche
Track from: Sir Lucious Left Foot…The Son Of Chico Dusty
[Def Jam Recordings]
Fancy

Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz
Track from: Thank Me Later
[Cash Money/Young Money/Universal Motown]
My Chick Bad

Ludacris & Nicki Minaj
Track from: Battle Of The Sexes
[DTP/ Def Jam Recordings]
Lose My Mind

Young Jeezy & Plies
[Def Jam Recordings]

33. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

WINNER
Empire State Of Mind

Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Track from: The Blueprint 3
[Roc Nation]
Nothin’ On You

B.o.B & Bruno Mars
Track from: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray
[Rebel Rock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic]
Deuces

Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall
[Jive Records]
Love The Way You Lie

Eminem & Rihanna
Track from: Recovery
[Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope]
Wake Up Everybody

John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common
[G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia Records/Home School Records]

34. Best Rap Song

WINNER
Empire State Of Mind

Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Alicia Keys, Jane’t "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Burt Keyes & Sylvia Robinson, songwriters)
(Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)
Track from: The Blueprint 3
[Roc Nation; Publishers: Carter Boys Music/Al Shuckburgh/Global Talent Publishing/Foray Music/Masani Elshabazz Music/EMI April Music/J Sewell Publishing/Lellow Productions/Twenty Nine Black Music/Gambi Music]
Love The Way You Lie

Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem & Rihanna)
Track from: Recovery
[Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope; Publishers: Songs of Universal/Shroom Shady Music/Universal Music Publishing/Universal Music-Z Songs/Hotel Bravo Music/M. Shop Publishing]
Not Afraid

M. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, Luis Resto & M. Samuels, songwriters
(Eminem)
Track from: Recovery
[AftermathShady Records/Interscope; Publishers: Songs of Universal/Shroom Shady Music/Resto World Music/1damentional Publishing/Sony ATV Tunes/1daniable Publishing]
Nothin’ On You

Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Bobby Simmons Jr., songwriters (B.o.B
& Bruno Mars)
Track from: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray
[Rebel Rock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic; Publishers: Ham Squad Music/Songs of Universal/Shady Music Publishing/Mars Force Music/Northside Independent Music/Bug House/Roc Cor Publishing/Music Famamanem/Toy Plane Music/Art For Arts Sake Music/Bughouse]
On To The Next One

Shawn Carter, J. Chaton & K. Dean, songwriters (G. Auge & X. De Rosnay,
songwriters) (Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)
Track from: The Blueprint 3
[Roc Nation; Publishers: Carter Boys Music/Swizz Beatz/Universal Tunes/Irish Town Songs/Blue Mountain Music/Universal Music-MGB Songs]

35. Best Rap Album

WINNER
Recovery

Eminem
[Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope]
The Adventures Of Bobby Ray

B.o.B
[Rebel Rock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic]
Thank Me Later

Drake
[Cash Money/Young Money/Universal Motown]
The Blueprint 3

Jay-Z
[Roc Nation]
How I Got Over

The Roots
[Def Jam Recordings]

36. Best Female Country Vocal Performance

WINNER
The House That Built Me

Miranda Lambert
Track from: Revolution
[Columbia Records]
Satisfied

Jewel
Track from: Sweet And Wild
[The Valory Music Company]
Swingin’

LeAnn Rimes
[Curb]
Temporary Home

Carrie Underwood
Track from: Play On
[Arista]
I’d Love To Be Your Last

Gretchen Wilson
Track from: I Got Your Country Right Here
[Redneck Records]

37. Best Male Country Vocal Performance

WINNER
‘Til Summer Comes Around

Keith Urban
[Capitol Records Nashville]
Macon

Jamey Johnson
[Mercury Records]
Cryin’ For Me (Wayman’s Song)

Toby Keith
Track from: American Ride
[Show Dog-Universal Music]
Turning Home

David Nail
Track from: I’m About To Come Alive
[MCA Nashville]
Gettin’ You Home

Chris Young
Track from: The Man I Want To Be
[RCA Records Label]

38. Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

WINNER
Need You Now

Lady Antebellum
Track from: Need You Now
[Capitol Records Nashville]
Free

Zac Brown Band
Track from: The Foundation
[Home Grown/Big Picture/Atlantic]
Elizabeth

Dailey & Vincent
Track from: Dailey & Vincent Sing The Statler Brothers
[Rounder]
Little White Church

Little Big Town
[Capitol Records Nashville]
Where Rainbows Never Die

The SteelDrivers
Track from: Reckless
[Rounder]

39. Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

WINNER
As She’s Walking Away

Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
Track from: You Get What You Give
[Southern Ground/Atlantic]
Bad Angel

Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
Track from: Up On The Ridge
[Capitol Records Nashville]
Pride (In The Name Of Love)

Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
Track from: Up On The Ridge
[Capitol Records]
Hillbilly Bone

Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins
Track from: Hillbilly Bone
[Warner Bros.]
I Run To You

Marty Stuart & Connie Smith
Track from: Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions
[Sugar Hill Records]

40. Best Country Instrumental Performance

WINNER
Hummingbyrd

Marty Stuart
Track from: Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions
[Sugar Hill Records]
Tattoo Of A Smudge

Cherryholmes
Track from: Cherryholmes IV Common Threads
[Skaggs Family Records]
Magic #9

The Infamous Stringdusters
Track from: Things That Fly
[Sugar Hill Records]
New Chance Blues

Punch Brothers
[Nonesuch]
Willow Creek

Darrell Scott
Track from: A Crooked Road
[Full Light]

41. Best Country Song

WINNER
Need You Now

Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady
Antebellum)
Track from: Need You Now
[Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/DWHaywood Music/Radiobulletspublishing, EMI Foray Music/Hillary Dawn Songs, Year of the Dog Music, Darth Buddha Music]
The Breath You Take

Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon & Jessie Jo Dillon, songwriters (George Strait)
Track from: Twang
[MCA Nashville; Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing/Unwound Music, Immokalee Music/Bluebird In My Heart Music, Revelry Music/Nettwerk One Music (Canada) Ltd., Six Ring Circus]
Free

Zac Brown, songwriter (Zac Brown Band)
Track from: The Foundation
[Home Grown/Big Picture/Atlantic; Publisher: Weimerhound Music]
The House That Built Me

Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
Track from: Revolution
[Columbia Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Tomdouglasmusic, Built On Rock Music]
I’d Love To Be Your Last

Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate & Sam Tate, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
Track from: I Got Your Country Right Here
[Redneck Records]
If I Die Young

Kimberly Perry, songwriter (The Band Perry)
[Republic Nashville; Publisher: Pearlfeather Publishing]

42. Best Country Album

WINNER
Need You Now

Lady Antebellum
[Capitol Records Nashville]
Up On The Ridge

Dierks Bentley
[Capitol Records Nashville]
You Get What You Give

Zac Brown Band
[Southern Ground/Atlantic]
The Guitar Song

Jamey Johnson
[Mercury Nashville]
Revolution

Miranda Lambert
[Columbia Records]

43. Best New Age Album

WINNER
Miho: Journey To The Mountain

Paul Winter Consort
[Living Music]
Ocean

Michael Brant DeMaria
[Ontos Music]
Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai, Volume 4

Kitaro
[Domo Records]
Dancing Into Silence

R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton & Will Clipman
[Canyon Records]
Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 4

Zamora
[Z-Records]

44. Best Contemporary Jazz Album

WINNER
The Stanley Clarke Band

The Stanley Clarke Band
[Heads Up International]
Never Can Say Goodbye

Joey DeFrancesco
[HighNote Records]
Now Is The Time

Jeff Lorber Fusion
[Heads Up International]
To The One

John McLaughlin
[Abstract Logix]
Backatown

Trombone Shorty
[Verve Forecast]

45. Best Jazz Vocal Album

WINNER
Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee

Dee Dee Bridgewater
[Emarcy]
Freddy Cole Sings Mr. B

Freddy Cole
[HighNote Records]
When Lights Are Low

Denise Donatelli
[Savant Records]
Ages

Lorraine Feather
[Jazzed Media]
Water

Gregory Porter
[Motéma Music]

46. Best Improvised Jazz Solo

WINNER
A Change Is Gonna Come

Herbie Hancock, soloist
Track from: The Imagine Project
[Hancock Records]
Solar

Alan Broadbent, soloist
Track from: Live At Giannelli Square: Volume 1
[Chilly Bin Records]
Body And Soul

Keith Jarrett, soloist
Track from: Jasmine
[ECM]
Lonely Woman

Hank Jones, soloist
Track from: Pleased To Meet You
[Justin Time Records]
Van Gogh

Wynton Marsalis, soloist
Track from: Portrait In Seven Shades (Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra)
[Jazz At Lincoln Center]

47. Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

WINNER
Moody 4B

James Moody
[IPO Recordings]
Positootly!

John Beasley
[Resonance Records]
The New Song And Dance

Clayton Brothers
[ArtistShare]
Historicity

Vijay Iyer Trio
[ACT Music + Vision]
Providencia

Danilo Perez
[Mack Avenue Records]

48. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

WINNER
Mingus Big Band Live At Jazz Standard

Mingus Big Band
[Jazz Workshop, Inc./Jazz Standard]
Infernal Machines

Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society
[New Amsterdam Records]
Autumn: In Moving Pictures Jazz – Chamber Music Vol. 2

Billy Childs Ensemble Featuring The Ying String Quartet
[ArtistShare]
Pathways

Dave Holland Octet
[Dare2 Records]
54

Metropole Orkest, John Scofield & Vince Mendoza
[Emarcy/Universal]

49. Best Latin Jazz Album

WINNER
Chucho’s Steps

Chucho Valdés And The Afro-Cuban Messengers
[Four Quarters Entertainment]
Tango Grill

Pablo Aslan
[Zoho]
Second Chance

Hector Martignon
[Zoho]
Psychedelic Blues

Poncho Sanchez
[Concord Picante]
¡Bien Bien!

Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet
[Patois Records]

50. Best Gospel Performance

WINNER
Grace

BeBe & CeCe Winans
Track from: Still
[B&C/Malaco]
He Wants It All

Forever Jones
Track from: Get Ready
[EMI Gospel]
You Hold My World

Israel Houghton
Track from: Love God. Love People.
[Integrity Music]
Nobody Greater

VaShawn Mitchell
Track from: Triumphant
[EMI Gospel]
He’s Been Just That Good

Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway
Track from: The Gospel According To Jazz Chapter III
[Rendezvous Music/ Mack Avenue Records]

51. Best Gospel Song

WINNER
It’s What I Do

Jerry Peters & Kirk Whalum, songwriters (Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway)
Track from: The Gospel According To Jazz Chapter III
[Rendezvous Music/ Mack Avenue Records; Publishers: Whalumusic/Jerry Peters Music]
Beautiful Things

Lisa Gungor & Michael Gungor, songwriters (Gungor)
Track from: Beautiful Things
[Brash Music]
Better Than A Hallelujah

Sarah Hart & Chapin Hartford, songwriters (Amy Grant)
Track from: Somewhere Down The Road
[Amy Grant Productions/ Sparrow Records; Publishers: River Oaks Music, spiritandsong.com Publishing, Sony/Tree Music Publishing, Michael Puryear Music]
Our God

Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman, Jesse Reeves & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris
Tomlin)
Track from: Passion: Awakening
[Sparrow Records / sixstepsrecords; Publishers: Thankyou Music, sixsteps Music/worshiptogether.com Songs/Said And Done Music/Vamos Publishing/Jonas Myrin/SHOUT! Publishing]
Return To Sender

Gordon Kennedy, songwriter (Ricky Skaggs)
Track from: Mosaic
[Skaggs Family Records; Publisher: GlennJoy Music]

52. Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album

WINNER
Hello Hurricane

Switchfoot
[Atlantic Recording Corp/ Credential Recordings]
Church Music

David Crowder Band
[Sparrow Records / Sixstepsrecords]
For Those Who Wait

Fireflight
[Flicker Records]
Beautiful Things

Gungor
[Brash Music]
Rehab

Lecrae
[Reach Records]

53. Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

WINNER
Love God. Love People.

Israel Houghton
[Integrity Music]
Beauty Will Rise

Steven Curtis Chapman
[Sparrow Records]
Pieces Of A Real Heart

Sanctus Real
[Sparrow Records]
Mosaic

Ricky Skaggs
[Skaggs Family Records]
Tonight

TobyMac
[ForeFront Records]

54. Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album

WINNER
The Reason

Diamond Rio
[Word]
Times Like These

Austins Bridge
[Daywind Records]
Expecting Good Things

Jeff & Sheri Easter
[Spring Hill Music Group/She Loved Music]
Journey On

Ty Herndon
[FUNL Music]
Live At Oak Tree: Karen Peck & New River

Karen Peck & New River
[Daywind Records]

55. Best Traditional Gospel Album

WINNER
Downtown Church

Patty Griffin
[Credential Recordings]
The Experience

Vanessa Bell Armstrong
[EMI Gospel]
A City Called Heaven

Shirley Caesar
[Light Records]
Here I Am

Marvin Sapp
[Verity]
All In One

Karen Clark Sheard
[KaRew Records/ EMI Gospel]

56. Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

WINNER
Still

BeBe & CeCe Winans
[B&C/Malaco]
Get Ready

Forever Jones
[EMI Gospel]
Love Unstoppable

Fred Hammond
[Verity]
Triumphant

VaShawn Mitchell
[EMI Gospel]
Aaron Sledge

Aaron Sledge
[EMI Gospel]

57. Best Latin Pop Album

WINNER
Paraiso Express

Alejandro Sanz
[Warner Music Latina]
Poquita Ropa

Ricardo Arjona
[Warner Music Latina]
Alex Cuba

Alex Cuba
[Caracol Records]
Boleto De Entrada

Kany Garcia
[Sony Music Latin]
Otra Cosa

Julieta Venegas
[Sony Music]

58. Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album

WINNER
El Existential

Grupo Fantasma
[Nat Geo Music]
Oro

ChocQuibTown
[Nacional Records]
Amor Vincit Omnia

Draco
[Sony Music Latin]
Bulevar 2000

Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich+Fussible
[Nacional Records]
1977

Ana Tijoux
[Nacional Records]

59. Best Tropical Latin Album

WINNER
Viva La Tradición

Spanish Harlem Orchestra
[Concord Picante]
Sin Salsa No Hay Paraiso

El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico
[Sony Music Latin]
Asondeguerra

Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
[Capitol Latin]
Irrepetible

Gilberto Santa Rosa
[Sony Music Latin]
100 Sones Cubanos

(Various Artists)
Edesio Alejandro, Nelson Estevez & Juan Hidalgo, producers
[J&N Records]

60. Best Regional Mexican Album
NO NOMINEES

There were fewer than ten artists entered into this category, so per Academy rules The Recording Academy will not be announcing nominations or presenting a GRAMMY Award in this category this year.

61. Best Tejano Album

WINNER
Recuerdos

Little Joe & La Familia
[TDI Records]
Sabes Bien

Juan P. Moreno
[Q-Vo Records]
In The Pocket

Joe Posada
[Baby Dude Records]
Homenaje A Mi Padre

Sunny Sauceda Y Todo Eso
[Solstice Records]
Cookin

Tortilla Factory
[Tortilla Records]

62. Best Norteño Album

WINNER
Classic

Intocable
[Sony Music Latin]
Indispensable

Angel Fresnillo
[Disa Universal Music]
Ni Hoy Ni Mañana

Gerardo Ortiz
[Sony Music Latin]
Desde La Cantina Volumen 1

Pesado
[Disa Universal]
Intensamente

Principez De La Musica Norteña
[A.R.C. Discos]

63. Best Banda Album

WINNER
Enamórate De Mí

El Güero Y Su Banda Centenario
[A.R.C. Discos]
Ando Bien Pedo

Banda Los Recoditos
[Disa Records]
Caricias Compradas…

Cuisillos
[Balboa Records, Co.]
Con La Fuerza Del Corrido

El Chapo
[Disa Universal]
Todo Depende De Ti

La Arrolladora Banda El Limon
[Disa]

64. Best Americana Album

WINNER
You Are Not Alone

Mavis Staples
[ANTI-]
The List

Rosanne Cash
[Manhattan Records]
Tin Can Trust

Los Lobos
[Shout! Factory]
Country Music

Willie Nelson
[Rounder]
Band Of Joy

Robert Plant
[Rounder]

65. Best Bluegrass Album

WINNER
Mountain Soul II

Patty Loveless
[Saguaro Road]
Circles Around Me

Sam Bush
[Sugar Hill Records]
Family Circle

The Del McCoury Band
[McCoury Music]
Legacy

Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band
[Compass Records]
Reckless

The SteelDrivers
[Rounder]

66. Best Traditional Blues Album

WINNER
Joined At The Hip

Pinetop Perkins & Willie ‘Big Eyes’ Smith
[Telarc]
Giant

James Cotton
[Alligator]
Memphis Blues

Cyndi Lauper
[Mercer Street Records]
The Well

Charlie Musselwhite
[Alligator]
Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites

Jimmie Vaughan
[Shout! Factory]

67. Best Contemporary Blues Album

WINNER
Living Proof

Buddy Guy
[Silvertone/Jive]
Nothing’s Impossible

Solomon Burke
[E1 Music]
Tribal

Dr. John And The Lower 911
[429 Records]
Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook

Bettye LaVette
[ANTI-]
Live! In Chicago

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Featuring Hubert Sumlin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith,
Bryan Lee, And Buddy Flett
[Roadrunner/Loud & Proud Records]

68. Best Traditional Folk Album

WINNER
Genuine Negro Jig

Carolina Chocolate Drops
[Nonesuch]
Onward And Upward

Luther Dickinson & The Sons Of Mudboy
[Memphis International]
Memories Of John

The John Hartford Stringband
[Compass Records/Red Clay Records]
Maria Muldaur & Her Garden Of Joy

Maria Muldaur
[Stony Plain Records]
Ricky Skaggs Solo: Songs My Dad Loved

Ricky Skaggs
[Skaggs Family Records]

69. Best Contemporary Folk Album

WINNER
God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise

Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs
[RCA Records]
Love Is Strange – En Vivo Con Tino

Jackson Browne & David Lindley
[Inside Recordings]
The Age Of Miracles

Mary Chapin Carpenter
[Zoe Records]
Somedays The Song Writes You

Guy Clark
[Dualtone]
Dream Attic

Richard Thompson
[Shout! Factory]

70. Best Hawaiian Music Album

WINNER
Huana Ke Aloha

Tia Carrere
[Daniel Ho Creations]
Amy Hanaiali’i And Slack Key Masters Of Hawaii

Amy Hanaiali‘i And Slack Key Masters Of Hawaii
[Peterson Productions]
Polani

Daniel Ho
[Daniel Ho Creations]
The Legend

Ledward Kaapana
[Rhythm & Roots Records]
Maui On My Mind – Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar

Jeff Peterson
[Peterson Productions]

71. Best Native American Music Album

WINNER
2010 Gathering Of Nations Pow Wow: A Spirit’s Dance

(Various Artists)
Derek Mathews, Dr. Lita Mathews & Melonie Mathews, producers
[Gathering Of Nations Records]
XI

Bear Creek
[Canyon Records]
Temptations: Cree Round Dance Songs

Northern Cree
[Canyon Records]
Woodnotes Wyld: Historic Flute Sounds From The Dr. Richard W. Payne Collection

Peter Phippen
[INAFA Productions]

72. Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album

WINNER
Zydeco Junkie

Chubby Carrier And The Bayou Swamp Band
[Swampadellic Records]
En Couleurs

Feufollet
[Feufollet Records]
Happy Go Lucky

D.L. Menard
[Swallow Records]
Back Home

The Pine Leaf Boys
[Valcour Records]
Creole Moon: Live At The Blue Moon Saloon

Cedric Watson et Bijou Créole
[Valcour Records]

73. Best Reggae Album

WINNER
Before The Dawn

Buju Banton
[Gargamel Music, Inc.]
Isaacs Meets Isaac

Gregory Isaacs & King Isaac
[King Isaac Music]
Revelation

Lee "Scratch" Perry
[Megawave Records]
Made In Jamaica

Bob Sinclar And Sly & Robbie
[Yellow Productions/Universal Music France]
One Pop Reggae +

Sly & Robbie And The Family Taxi
[Phase One Communications/Taxi Records]
Legacy: An Acoustic Tribute To Peter Tosh

Andrew Tosh
[Box10/Tuff Gong]

74. Best Traditional World Music Album

WINNER
Ali And Toumani

Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté
[World Circuit/Nonesuch]
Pure Sounds

Gyuto Monks Of Tibet
[New Earth Records]
I Speak Fula

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
[Sub Pop / Next Ambiance]
Grace

Soweto Gospel Choir
[Shanachie Entertainment]
Tango Universal

Vayo
[Big Dream Music]

75. Best Contemporary World Music Album

WINNER
Throw Down Your Heart , Africa Sessions Part 2: Unreleased Tracks

Béla Fleck
[Acoustic Planet Records]
All In One

Bebel Gilberto
[Verve]
ÕŸÖ

Angelique Kidjo
[Razor & Tie Entertainment]
Bom Tempo

Sergio Mendes
[Concord Records]
Om Namo Narayanaya: Soul Call

Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon
[Soul Chants Music]

76. Best Musical Album For Children

WINNER
Tomorrow’s Children

Pete Seeger With The Rivertown Kids And Friends
[Appleseed]
Here Comes Science

They Might Be Giants
[Disney Sound]
Jungle Gym

Justin Roberts
[Carpet Square Records]
Sunny Days

Battersby Duo
[TBD 2010]
Weird Things Are Everywhere!

Judy Pancoast
[Mamanook Music]

77. Best Spoken Word Album For Children

WINNER
Julie Andrews’ Collection Of Poems, Songs, And Lullabies

Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton
[Hachette Audio]
Anne Frank: The Diary Of A Young Girl: The Definitive Edition

Selma Blair
[Random House Audio/Listening Library]
The Best Candy In The Whole World

Bill Harley
[Round River Records]
Healthy Food For Thought: Good Enough To Eat

(Various Artists)
Jim Cravero, Paula Lizzi, Kevin Mackie & Steve Pullara, producers
[East Coast Recording Company]
Nanny McPhee Returns

Emma Thompson
[Macmillan Audio With Universal Studios]

78. Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)

WINNER
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook)

Jon Stewart (With Samantha Bee, Wyatt Cenac, Jason Jones, John Oliver &
Sigourney Weaver)
[Hachette Audio]
American On Purpose

Craig Ferguson
[HarperAudio]
The Bedwetter

Sarah Silverman
[HarperAudio]
A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To The Future…

Michael J. Fox
[Hyperion Audio]
This Time Together: Laughter And Reflection

Carol Burnett
[Random House Audio]
The Woody Allen Collection: Mere Anarchy, Side Effects, Without Feathers, Getting Even

Woody Allen
[Audible Inc. and Dylan & Satchel Productions]

79. Best Comedy Album

WINNER
Stark Raving Black

Lewis Black
[Comedy Central Records]
Cho Dependent

Margaret Cho
[Clownery Records]
I Told You I Was Freaky

Flight Of The Conchords
[Sub Pop]
Kathy Griffin Does The Bible Belt

Kathy Griffin
[Donut Run, Inc.]
Weapons Of Self Destruction

Robin Williams
[Columbia Records]

80. Best Musical Show Album

WINNER
American Idiot (Featuring Green Day)

Billie Joe Armstrong, producer (Green Day, composers; Billie Joe Armstrong,
lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With John Gallagher, Jr., Michael Esper & Others)
[Reprise]
Fela!

Robert Sher, producer (Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, composer; Fela Anikulapo-Kuti,
lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Sahr Ngaujah, Lillias White & Others)
[Knitting Factory]
A Little Night Music

Tommy Krasker, producer (Stephen Sondheim, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist)
(2009 Broadway Revival Cast With Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury & Others)
[Nonesuch - PS Classics]
Promises, Promises

David Caddick & David Lai, producers (Burt Bacharach, composer; Hal David,
lyricist) (New Broadway Cast With Sean Hayes, Kristin Chenoweth & Others)
[Masterworks Broadway]
Sondheim On Sondheim

Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer; Stephen
Sondheim, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Barbara Cook , Vanessa Williams, Tom Wopat & Others)
[PS Classics]

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

WINNER
Crazy Heart

(Various Artists)
Stephen Bruton & T Bone Burnett, producers
[New West Records]
Glee: The Music, Volume 1

(Glee Cast)
Adam Anders, Peer Astrom & Ryan Murphy, producers
[Columbia Records]
Tremé

(Various Artists)
Blake Leyh & Tony Seyler, producers
[Geffen]
True Blood – Volume 2

(Various Artists)
Alan Ball, Gary Calamar & Kevin Weaver, producers
[Elektra]
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

(Various Artists)
Paul Katz & Alexandra Patsavas, producers
[Summit Ent/Chop Shop/Atlantic]

82. Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

WINNER
Toy Story 3

Randy Newman, composer
[Walt Disney Records]
Alice In Wonderland

Danny Elfman, composer
[Walt Disney Records]
Avatar

James Horner, composer
[Fox Music/Atlantic Records]
Inception

Hans Zimmer, composer
[Reprise/WaterTower Music]
Sherlock Holmes

Hans Zimmer, composer
[WaterTower Music]

83. Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

WINNER
The Weary Kind (From Crazy Heart)

Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett, songwriters (Ryan Bingham)
Track from: Crazy Heart
[New West Records; Publishers: Lost Bound Rails Publishing/Henry Burnett Music/Bug Music]
Down In New Orleans (From The Princess And The Frog)

Randy Newman, songwriter (Dr. John)
Track from: The Princess And The Frog
[Walt Disney Records; Publisher: Walt Disney Music]
I See You (From Avatar)

Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell & James Horner, songwriters (Leona Lewis)
Track from: Avatar
[Fox Music/Atlantic Records; Publishers: Franglen Lupino Music, Horner Music in Motion, Suga Wuga Music, Sony/ATV Harmony & TCF Music]
Kiss Like Your Kiss (From True Blood)

Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams & Elvis Costello)
Track from: True Blood: Music From The HBO Original Series – Volume 2
[Elektra; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane, Lucy Jones Music]
This City (From Tremé)

Steve Earle, songwriter (Steve Earle)
Track from: Treme Soundtrack
[Geffen; Publisher: Exile On Jones Street Music]

84. Best Instrumental Composition

WINNER
The Path Among The Trees

Billy Childs, composer (Billy Childs Ensemble)
Track from: Autumn: In Moving Pictures Jazz – Chamber Music Vol. 2
[ArtistShare]
Aurora

Patrick Williams, composer (Patrick Williams The Big Band)
Track from: Aurora
[ArtistShare]
Battle Circle

Gerald Clayton, composer (Clayton Brothers)
[ArtistShare]
Box Of Cannoli

Tim Hagans, composer (The Norrbotten Big Band)
Track from: The Avatar Sessions
[Fuzzy Music]
Fourth Stream…La Banda

Bill Cunliffe, composer (Temple University Symphony Orchestra)
[Boyer College Of Music And Dance]

85. Best Instrumental Arrangement

WINNER
Carlos

Vince Mendoza, arranger (John Scofield, Vince Mendoza & Metropole Orkest)
Track from: 54
[Emarcy/Universal]
Fanfare For A New Day

Patrick Williams, arranger (Patrick Williams The Big Band)
Track from: Aurora
[ArtistShare]
Itsbynne Reel

Gil Goldstein, arranger (Dave Eggar)
Track from: Kingston Morning
[Domo Records]
Monet

Ted Nash, arranger (Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra)
Track from: Portrait In Seven Shades
[Jazz At Lincoln Center]
Skip To My Lou

Frank Macchia, arranger (Frank Macchia)
Track from: Folk Songs For Jazzers
[Cacophony]

86. Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

WINNER
Baba Yetu

Christopher Tin, arranger (Christopher Tin, Soweto Gospel Choir & Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra)
Track from: Calling All Dawns
[Tin Works Publishing]
Baby

Roger Treece, arranger (Bobby McFerrin)
Track from: Vocabularies
[Emarcy]
Based On A Thousand True Stories

Vince Mendoza, arranger (Silje Nergaard & Metropole Orchestra Strings)
Track from: A Thousand True Stories
[Sony]
Don’t Explain

Geoffrey Keezer, arranger (Denise Donatelli)
Track from: When Lights Are Low
[Savant Records]
Imagine

Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, arrangers (Herbie Hancock, Pink, Seal, Jeff Beck,
India.Arie, Konono No 1 & Oumou Sangare)
Track from: The Imagine Project
[Hancock Records]

87. Best Recording Package

WINNER
Brothers

Michael Carney, art director (The Black Keys)
[Nonesuch]
Eggs

Malene Mathiasson, Malthe Fischer, Kristoffer Rom, Nis Svoldgård & Aske Zidore,
art directors (Oh No Ono)
[Friendly Fire Recordings]
Hadestown

Brian Grunert, Anaïs Mitchell, Peter Nevins, art directors (Anaïs Mitchell)
[Righteous Babe Records]
What Will We Be

Devendra Banhart & Jon Beasley, art directors (Devendra Banhart)
[Warner Bros.]
Yonkers NY

Andrew Taray, art director (Chip Taylor)
[Train Wreck Records]

88. Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

WINNER
Under Great White Northern Lights (Limited Edition Box Set)

Rob Jones & Jack White III, art directors (The White Stripes)
[Third Man/Warner Bros.]
Light: On The South Side

Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists)
[The Numero Group]
Minotaur (Deluxe Edition)

Jeff Anderson & Vaughan Oliver, art directors (The Pixies)
[Artist In Residence]
A Sideman’s Journey (Limited Collector’s Super Deluxe Box Set)

Daniel Reiss & Klaus Voormann, art directors (Voormann & Friends)
[UMe/USM/Mercury]
Story Island

Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (Various Artists)
[Wind Music]

89. Best Album Notes

WINNER
Keep An Eye On The Sky

Robert Gordon, album notes writer (Big Star)
[Rhino]
Alan Lomax In Haiti: Recordings For The Library Of Congress, 1936-1937

Gage Averill, album notes writer (Various Artists)
[Harte Recordings]
Side Steps

Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (John Coltrane)
[Prestige Records]
There Breathes A Hope: The Legacy Of John Work II And His Fisk Jubilee Quartet, 1909-1916

Doug Seroff, album notes writer (Fisk University Jubilee Quartet)
[Archeophone Records]
True Love Cast Out All Evil

Will Sheff, album notes writer (Roky Erickson With Okkervil River)
[ANTI-]

90. Best Historical Album

WINNER
The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings)

Jeff Jones & Allan Rouse, compilation producers; Paul Hicks, Sean Magee, Guy Massey, Sam Okell
& Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (The Beatles)
[Capitol/Apple]
Alan Lomax In Haiti: Recordings For The Library Of Congress, 1936-1937

Jeffrey A. Greenberg, David Katznelson & Anna Lomax Wood, compilation producers;
Steve Rosenthal & Warren Russell-Smith, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
[Harte Recordings]
The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!

Colin Escott, Mike Jason & Jett Williams, compilation producers; Joseph M.
Palmaccio, mastering engineer (Hank Williams)
[Time Life]
Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings And More

Andy McKaie, compilation producer; Erick Labson, mastering engineer (Buddy
Holly)
[UMe/Hip-O Select/Geffen]
Where The Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968

Alec Palao, Cheryl Pawelski & Andrew Sandoval, compilation producers; Dan Hersch
& Andrew Sandoval, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
[Rhino]

91. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

WINNER
Battle Studies

Michael H. Brauer, Joe Ferla, Chad Franscoviak & Manny Marroquin, engineers
(John Mayer)
[Columbia Records]
Dirty Side Down

John Keane, engineer (Widespread Panic)
[ATO Records]
Emotion & Commotion

Steve Lipson, engineer (Jeff Beck)
[Rhino/Atco]
God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise

Ryan Freeland, engineer (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
[RCA Records]
Pink Elephant

N’dambi, Seth Presant & Leon F. Sylvers III, engineers (N’dambi)
[Stax Records]

92. Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

WINNER
Danger Mouse

Broken Bells (Broken Bells) (A)
Dark Night Of The Soul (Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse) (A)
Tighten Up (The Black Keys) (T)
Rob Cavallo

Brand New Eyes (Paramore) (A)
Hang Cool Teddy Bear (Meat Loaf) (A)
Happy Hour (Uncle Kracker) (A)
Music Again (Adam Lambert) (T)
Soaked (Adam Lambert) (T)
Sure Fire Winners (Adam Lambert) (T)
Time For Miracles (Adam Lambert) (T)
When It’s Time (Green Day) (T)
Dr. Luke

California Gurls (Katy Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg) (T)
For Your Entertainment (Adam Lambert) (T)
Hungover (Kesha) (T)
Kiss N Tell (Kesha) (T)
Magic (B.o.B. Featuring Rivers Cuomo) (T)
Take It Off (Kesha) (T)
Teenage Dream (Katy Perry) (T)
Your Love Is My Drug (Kesha) (T)
RedOne

Alejandro (Lady Gaga) (S)
Bad Romance (Lady Gaga) (S)
The Fame Monster (Lady Gaga) (A)
I Like It (Enrique Iglesias Featuring Pitbull) (S)
More (Usher) (T)
We Are The World 25 For Haiti (Artists For Haiti) (S)
Whole Lotta Love (Mary J. Blige) (S)
The Smeezingtons (Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine

Billionaire (Travie McCoy Featuring Bruno Mars) (T)
Bow Chicka Wow Wow (Mike Posner) (T)
F*** You (Cee Lo Green) (S)
Island Queen (Sean Kingston) (T)
Just The Way You Are (Bruno Mars) (S)
Nothin’ On You (B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars) (T)

93. Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

WINNER
Revolver (David Guetta’s One Love Club Remix)

David Guetta & Afrojack, remixers (Madonna)
[Warner Bros.]
Fantasy (Morgan Page Remix)

Morgan Page, remixer (Nadia Ali)
[Smile In Bed]
Funk Nasty (Wolfgang Gartner Remix Edit)

Wolfgang Gartner, remixer (Andy Caldwell Featuring Gram’ma Funk)
[Uno Recordings]
Orpheus (Quiet Carnival) (Funk Generation Mix)

Mike Rizzo, remixer (Sergio Mendes)
[Concord]
Sweet Disposition (Axwell & Dirty South Remix)

Axel Hedfors & Dragan Roganovic, remixers (The Temper Trap)
[Glassnote/Columbia Records]

94. Best Surround Sound Album

WINNER
Britten’s Orchestra

Keith O. Johnson, surround mix engineer; Keith O. Johnson, surround mastering
engineer; David Frost, surround producer (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
[Reference Recordings]
The Incident

Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer;
Steven Wilson, surround producer (Porcupine Tree)
[Roadrunner Records]
Parallax Eden

David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering
engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber)
[51bpm]
Songs And Stories (Monster Music Version)

Don Murray, surround mix engineer; Sangwook Nam & Doug Sax, surround mastering
engineers; John Burk, Noel Lee & Marcus Miller, surround producers (George Benson)
[Concord Records/Monster Music]
Trondheimsolistene – In Folk Style

Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering
engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (TrondheimSolistene)
[2L]

95. Best Engineered Album, Classical

TIE
Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina

Mark Donahue, John Hill & Dirk Sobotka, engineers (Giancarlo Guerrero &
Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
[Naxos]

TIE
Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works

Leslie Ann Jones, Kory Kruckenberg, Brandie Lane & David Sabee, engineers (Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams)
[Dorian Sono Luminus]
Have You Ever Been…?

Robert Friedrich, engineer (Turtle Island Quartet, Stefon Harris & Mike
Marshall)
[Telarc]
Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse

Mark Donahue, David Frost, Tom Lazarus, Steven Mackey & Dirk Sobotka, engineers (Gil Rose, Rinde Eckert, Catch Electric Guitar Quartet, Synergy Vocals & Boston Modern Orchestra Project)
[BMOP/sound]
Vocabularies

Steven Miller, Allen Sides & Roger Treece, engineers (Bobby McFerrin)
[Emarcy]

96. Producer Of The Year, Classical

WINNER
David Frost

Britten’s Orchestra (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
Chambers, Evan: The Old Burying Ground (Kenneth Kiesler & The University Of Michigan Symphony Orchestra)
Dorman, Avner: Concertos For Mandolin, Piccolo, Piano And Concerto Grosso (Andrew Cyr, Eliran Avni, Mindy Kaufman, Avi Avital & Metropolis Ensemble)
The 5 Browns In Hollywood (5 Browns)
Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse (Gil Rose, Rinde Eckert, Catch Electric Guitar Quartet, Synergy Vocals & Boston Modern Orchestra Project)
Meeting Of The Spirits (Matt Haimovitz)
Two Roads To Exile (ARC Ensemble)
Blanton Alspaugh

Corigliano: Violin Concerto ‘The Red Violin’ (Michael Ludwig, JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 (Leonard Slatkin & Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
Tower Of The Eight Winds – Music For Violin & Piano By Judith Shatin (Borup-Ernst Duo)
Tyberg: Symphony No. 3; Piano Trio (JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
Wind Serenades (Gregory Wolynec & Gateway Chamber Ensemble)
Tim Handley

Adams: Nixon In China (Marin Alsop, Tracy Dahl, Marc Heller, Thomas Hammons, Maria Kanyova, Robert Orth, Chen-Ye Yan, Opera Colorado Chorus & Colorado Symphony Orchestra)
Debussy: Le Martyre De Saint Sébastien (Jun Märkl & Orchestre National De Lyon)
Dohnányi: Variations On A Nursery Song (JoAnn Falletta, Eldar Nebolsin & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
Harris: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 (Marin Alsop & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
Hubay: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 And 2 (Chloë Hanslip, Andrew Mogrelia & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
Messiaen: Poèmes Pour Mi (Anne Schwanewilms, Jun Märkl & Orchestre National De Lyon)
Piazzolla: Sinfonía Buenos Aires (Daniel Binelli, Tianwa Yang, Giancarlo Guerro & Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
Ries: Works For Flute And Piano (Uwe Grodd & Matteo Napoli)
Roussel: Symphony No. 1 (Stéphane Denève & Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
Shchedrin: Concertos For Orchestra Nos. 4 & 5 (Kirill Karabits & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
Stamitz: Flute Concertos (Robert Aitken, Donatas Katkus & St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra)
Strauss, R: Josephs-Legende; Rosenkavalier; Die Frau Ohne Schatten (Orchestral Suites) (JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin

Brubeck: Songs Of Praise (Lynne Morrow, Richard Grant, Quartet San Francisco & The Pacific Mozart Ensemble)
Cascade Of Roses (Janice Weber)
Gnattali: Solo & Chamber Works For Guitar (Marc Regnier)
If I Were A Bird (Michael Lewin)
Kletzki: Piano Concerto (Joseph Banowetz, Thomas Sanderling & Russian Philharmonic Orchestra)
Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works (Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams)
Rubinstein: Piano Music (1852-1894) (Joseph Banowetz)
Rubinstein: Piano Music (1871-1890) (Joseph Banowetz)
20th Century Harp Sonatas (Sarah Schuster Ericsson)
James Mallinson

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (Bernard Haitink, Duain Wolfe, Miah Persson, Christianne Stotijn, Chicago Symphony Chorus & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet (Valery Gergiev & London Symphony Orchestra)
Shchedrin: The Enchanted Wanderer (Valery Gergiev, Evgeny Akimov, Sergei Aleksashkin, Kristina Kapustinskaya, Mariinsky Chorus & Mariinsky Orchestra)
Strauss, R: Ein Heldenleben; Webern: Im Sommerwind (Bernard Haitink & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
Strauss, R: Eine Alpensinfonie (Bernard Haitink & London Symphony Orchestra)
Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations; Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante (Gautier Capuçon, Valery Gergiev & Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
Wagner: Parsifal (Valery Gergiev, Gary Lehman, Violeta Urmana, René Pape, Evgeny Nikitin, Alexei Tanovitski, Nikolai Putilin, Mariinsky Chorus & Mariinsky Orchestra)

97. Best Classical Album

WINNER
Verdi: Requiem

Riccardo Muti, conductor; Duain Wolfe, chorus master; Christopher Alder,
producer; David Frost, Tom Lazarus & Christopher Willis, engineers/mixers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli & Mario Zeffiri; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus)
[CSO Resound]
Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4

Mariss Jansons, conductor; Everett Porter, producer; Everett Porter, mastering
engineer (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
[RCO Live]
Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina

Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; Mark Donahue, John
Hill & Dirk Sobotka, engineers/mixers (Terrence Wilson; Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
[Naxos]
Gil Rose, Rinde Eckert, Mark Donahue, David Frost, David Frost, Tom Lazarus, Steven Mackey & Dirk Sobotka, Silas Brown; Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse

Gil Rose, conductor; Rinde Eckert; Catch Electric Guitar Quartet; Mark Donahue, David Frost, producer; David Frost, Tom Lazarus, Steven Mackey & Dirk Sobotka, engineers/mixers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer; Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse
[BMOP/sound]
Sacrificium

Giovanni Antonini, conductor; Cecilia Bartoli; Arend Prohmann, producer; Philip
Siney, engineer/mixer (Il Giardino Armonico)
[Decca]

98. Best Orchestral Performance

WINNER
Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina

Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Terrence Wilson; Nashville Symphony)
[Naxos]
Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4

Mariss Jansons, conductor (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
[RCO Live]
Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse

Gil Rose, conductor; Rinde Eckert (Catch Electric Guitar Quartet; Boston Modern
Orchestra Project; Synergy Vocals)
[BMOP/sound]
Salieri: Overtures & Stage Music

Thomas Fey, conductor (Mannheimer Mozartorchester)
[Haenssler Classic]
Stravinsky: Pulcinella; Symphony In Three Movements; Four Études

Pierre Boulez, conductor (Roxana Constantinescu, Kyle Ketelsen & Nicholas Phan;
Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
[CSO Resound]

99. Best Opera Recording

WINNER
Saariaho: L’Amour De Loin

Kent Nagano, conductor; Daniel Belcher, Ekaterina Lekhina & Marie-Ange
Todorovitch; Martin Sauer, producer (Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Rundfunkchor Berlin)
[Harmonia Mundi]
Berg: Lulu

Antonio Pappano, conductor; Agneta Eichenholz, Jennifer Larmore, Klaus Florian
Vogt & Michael Volle; David Groves, producer (Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House)
[Opus Arte]
Hasse: Marc’ Antonio E Cleopatra

Matthew Dirst, conductor; Jamie Barton & Ava Pine; Keith Weber, producer (Ars
Lyrica Houston)
[Dorian Sono Luminus]
Shchedrin: The Enchanted Wanderer

Valery Gergiev, conductor; Evgeny Akimov, Sergei Aleksashkin & Kristina
Kapustinskaya; James Mallinson, producer (Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre; Chorus Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
[Mariinsky]
Sullivan: Ivanhoe

David Lloyd-Jones, conductor; Neal Davies, Geraldine McGreevy, James Rutherford,
Toby Spence & Janice Watson; Brian Pidgeon, producer (BBC National Orchestra Of Wales; Adrian Partington Singers)
[Chandos]

100. Best Choral Performance

WINNER
Verdi: Requiem

Riccardo Muti, conductor; Duain Wolfe, chorus master (Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga
Borodina, Barbara Frittoli & Mario Zeffiri; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus)
[CSO Resound]
Bach: Cantatas

Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor; Erwin Ortner, chorus master (Bernarda Fink,
Gerald Finley, Christian Gerhaher, Werner Güra, Julia Kleiter, Christine Schäfer, Anton Scharinger & Kurt Streit; Concentus Musicau Wien; Arnold Schoenberg Chor)
[Deutsche Harmonia Mundi]
Baltic Runes

Paul Hillier, conductor (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)
[Harmonia Mundi]
Haydn: The Creation

René Jacobs, conductor; Hans-Christoph Rademann, choir director (Julia Kleiter,
Maximilian Schmitt & Johannes Weisser; Freiburger Barockorchester; RIAS Kammerchor)
[Harmonia Mundi]
Martin: Golgotha

Daniel Reuss, conductor (Judith Gauthier, Marianne Beate Kielland, Adrian
Thompson, Mattijs Van De Woerd & Konstantin Wolff; Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; Cappella Amsterdam & Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)
[Harmonia Mundi]

101. Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)

WINNER
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 24

Mitsuko Uchida (The Cleveland Orchestra)
[Decca]
Daugherty: Deus Ex Machina

Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Terrence Wilson (Nashville Symphony)
Track from: Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony
[Naxos]
Dorman, Avner: Mandolin Concerto

Andrew Cyr, conductor; Avi Avital (Metropolis Ensemble)
Track from: Dorman, Avner: Mandolin Concerto; Piccolo Concerto; Concerto Grosso; Piano Concerto
[Naxos]
Kletzki: Piano Concerto In D Minor, Op. 22

Thomas Sanderling, conductor; Joseph Banowetz (Russian Philharmonic Orchestra)
Track from: Kletzki: Piano Concerto
[Naxos]
Porter, Quincy: Concerto For Viola & Orchestra

John McLaughlin Williams, conductor; Eliesha Nelson (Northwest Sinfonia)
Track from: Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works
[Dorian Sono Luminus]

102. Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)

WINNER
Messiaen: Livre Du Saint-Sacrement

Paul Jacobs
[Naxos]
Chopin: The Nocturnes

Nelson Freire
[Decca]
Hamelin: Études

Marc-André Hamelin
[Hyperion Records]
Paganini: 24 Caprices

Julia Fischer
[Decca]
20th Century Harp Sonatas

Sarah Schuster Ericsson
[Dorian Sono Luminus]

103. Best Chamber Music Performance

WINNER
Ligeti: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2

Parker Quartet
[Naxos]
Beethoven: Complete Sonatas For Violin & Piano

Isabelle Faust & Alexander Melnikov
[Harmonia Mundi]
Gnattali: Solo & Chamber Works For Guitar

Marc Regnier (Tacy Edwards, Natalia Khoma & Marco Sartor)
[Dorian Sono Luminus]
Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works

Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams (Douglas Rioth; Northwest Sinfonia)
[Dorian Sono Luminus]
Schoenberg: String Quartets Nos. 3 & 4

Fred Sherry String Quartet (Christopher Oldfather & Rolf Schulte)
[Naxos]

104. Best Small Ensemble Performance

WINNER
Dinastia Borja

Jordi Savall, conductor; Hespèrion XXI & La Capella Reial De Catalunya (Pascal
Bertin, Daniele Carnovich, Lior Elmalich, Montserrat Figueras, Driss El Maloumi, Marc Mauillon, Lluís Vilamajó & Furio Zanasi; Pascal Bertin, Daniele Carnovich, Josep Piera & Francisco Rojas)
[Alia Vox]
Ceremony And Devotion – Music For The Tudors

Harry Christophers, conductor; The Sixteen
[CORO]
Trondheimsolistene – In Folk Style

Øyvind Gimse & Geir Inge Lotsberg, conductors (Emilia Amper & Gjermund Larsen;
TrondheimSolistene)
[2L (Lindberg Lyd)]
Victoria: Lamentations Of Jeremiah

Peter Phillips, conductor; The Tallis Scholars
[Gimell]
Whitacre, Eric: Choral Music

Noel Edison, conductor; Elora Festival Singers (Carol Bauman & Leslie De’Ath)
[Naxos]

105. Best Classical Vocal Performance

WINNER
Sacrificium

Cecilia Bartoli (Giovanni Antonini; Il Giardino Armonico)
[Decca]
Ombre De Mon Amant – French Baroque Arias

Anne Sofie Von Otter (William Christie; Les Arts Florissants)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Turina: Canto A Sevilla

Lucia Duchonová (Celso Antunes; NDR Radiophilharmonie)
[Haenssler Classic]
Vivaldi: Opera Arias – Pyrotechnics

Vivica Genaux (Fabio Biondi; Europa Galante)
[Virgin Classics]
Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder

Measha Brueggergosman (Franz Welser-Möst; The Cleveland Orchestra)
Track from: Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder; Preludes & Overtures
[Deutsche Grammophon]

106. Best Classical Contemporary Composition

WINNER
Daugherty, Michael: Deus Ex Machina

Michael Daugherty (Giancarlo Guerrero)
Track from: Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony
[Naxos]
Henze, Hans Werner: Appassionatamente Plus

Hans Werner Henze (Stefan Soltesz)
Track from: Appassionatamente Plus Lulu-Suite
[Cybele Records]
Lindberg, Magnus: Graffiti

Magnus Lindberg (Sakari Oramo)
Track from: Lindberg: Graffiti; Seht Die Sonne
[Ondine]
Pärt, Arvo: Symphony No. 4

Arvo Pärt (Esa-Pekka Salonen)
Track from: Pärt: Symphony No. 4
[ECM New Series]
Shchedrin, Rodion Konstantinovich: The Enchanted Wanderer

Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin (Valery Gergiev)
Track from: Shchedrin: The Enchanted Wanderer
[Mariinsky]

107. Best Classical Crossover Album

WINNER
Tin, Christopher: Calling All Dawns

Lucas Richman, conductor (Sussan Deyhim, Lia, Kaori Omura, Dulce Pontes, Jia
Ruhan, Aoi Tada & Frederica von Stade; Anonymous 4 & Soweto Gospel Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
[Tin Works Publishing]
Meeting Of The Spirits

Matt Haimovitz (Amaryllis Jarczyk, Jan Jarczyk, John McLaughlin, Dominic
Painchaud, Leanna Rutt & Matt Wilson)
[Oxingale Records]
Off The Map

The Silk Road Ensemble
[World Village]
Roots – My Life, My Song

Jessye Norman (Ira Coleman, Steve Johns, Mike Lovatt, Mark Markham & Martin
Williams)
[Sony Classical]
Vocabularies

Bobby McFerrin
[Emarcy/Universal]

108. Best Short Form Music Video

WINNER
Bad Romance

Lady Gaga
Francis Lawrence, video director; Kathy Angstadt, Nicole Ehrlich &Heather Heller, video producers
[Streamline/Interscope/KonLive/Cherrytree]
Ain’t No Grave / The Johnny Cash Project

(Johnny Cash)
Chris Milk, video director; Jennifer Heath, Aaron Koblin & Rick Rubin, video producers
[American/Universal]
Love The Way You Lie (Explicit Version)

Eminem & Rihanna
Joseph Kahn, video director; MaryAnn Tanedo, video producer
[Aftermath]
Stylo

Gorillaz, Mos Def & Bobby Womack
Jamie Hewlett & Pete Candeland, video directors; Cara Speller, video producer
[Virgin Records]
F*** You

Cee Lo Green
Matt Stawski, video director; Paul Bock, video producer
[Elektra]

109. Best Long Form Music Video

WINNER
When You’re Strange

(The Doors)
Tom Dicillo, video director; John Beug, Jeff Jampol, Peter Jankowski & Dick Wolf, video producers
[Eagle Vision]
No Distance Left To Run

Blur
Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern & Giorgio Testi, video directors; Thomas Benski, Laura Collins, Stefan Demetriou, Terry Felgate, Steve Heaver, Chris Morrison & Lucas Ochoa, video producers
[Parlophone/EMI]
The Greatest Ears In Town: The Arif Mardin Story

(Arif Mardin)
Doug Biro & Joe Mardin, video directors; Doug Biro & Joe Mardin, video producers
[Nunoise Records]
Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage

Rush
Sam Dunn & Scot McFadyen, video directors; Sam Dunn & Scot McFadyen, video producers
[Zoe]
Under Great White Northern Lights

The White Stripes
Emmett Malloy, video director; Ian Montone & Mike Sarkissian, video producers
[Third Man/Warner Bros.]

 

Chris Brown hopes to be at the Grammys

Ξ January 31st, 2011 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Chris Brown, Grammy Awards |

The singer who has supposedly been doing exemplary with his probation is apparently trying to push his luck a bit. So Chris Brown has tried asking a judge to modify his restraining order a bit so that he might be able to attend the Grammys even though Rihanna is going to be there. However Chris Brown’s representative, Tammy Brook, has stated otherwise: “This court date and the lifting of the restraining order is part of the planned ongoing legal proceedings. The date was scheduled months ago. Chris Brown is very thankful for his Grammy nominations, but due to scheduling conflicts, he will not be attending the Grammys.” Maybe Chris Brown should actually get the chance to go to the Grammys. After all, resolving his conflict with Rihanna won’t ever happen without a bit of contact at least… and he can prove that the courses he has graduated were not in vain.

 

New Taylor Swift Video

Ξ February 22nd, 2010 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Concert, Grammy Awards, Taylor Swift, Video |

Taylor Swift?s latest music video for her song ?Fearless? has finally come out. The 20-year old Grammy award winning singer gave viewers a chance to see footage from both backstage and from her actually shows from all over the world. The country cutie also talked about her song saying ?When I wrote ?Fearless,? I wasn?t dating anyone. I wasn?t even in the beginning stages of dating anybody. I really was all by myself out on tour and I got this idea for a song about the best first date. I think sometimes when you?re writing love songs, you don?t write them about what you?re going through at the moment, you write about what you wish you had. So, this song is about the best first date I haven?t had yet.?

 

Beyonce: Jay-Z was shocked when I thanked him as my husband at Grammys

Ξ February 8th, 2010 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Beyonce, Grammy Awards, Jay-Z |

Beyonce says Jay-Z was “shocked” when she thanked him as her husband at the Grammy Awards.

The couple have tried to keep their marriage top-secret, but collecting her sixth Grammy of the night, Beyonce said: ?I’d love to thank my family for all their love and support, including my husband.?

After her speech, rapper Jay-Z could be seen in the audience making gestures with his hands to the star.

?He was shocked!? Beyonce said of the speech. ?He was just like, ?What did you say?’ I was just like, ?What did I just do? No, I didn’t just say that.?

Beyonce said the speech was completely on the spur of the moment and unplanned.

?I was so happy, I could’ve said anything,? she said. ?That’s why I ran off the stage.?

 

Kelly Clarkson Responds to Bashing

Ξ February 8th, 2010 | → 0 Comments | ∇ American Idol, Blogger, Grammy Awards, Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Swift |

Big Machine Records CEO Scott Borchetta recently defended Taylor Swift?s Grammy performance as it has been on the receiving end of some criticism. The music exec blamed a technical difficulty but also said ?This is not American Idol. This is not a competition of getting up and seeing who can sing the highest note. This is about a true artist and writer and communicator. It’s not about that technically perfect performance.? The original AI champ, Kelly Clarkson, isn?t going to take that comment lying down and she wrote Scott an open letter on her blog in response to his comment. The singer said ?Every artist has a bad performance or two and that is understandable, but throwing blame will not make the situation at hand any better. I have been criticized left and right for having shaky performances before and what my manager or label executives say to me and the public is ?I?ll kick butt next time? or ?every performance isn?t going to be perfect??I bring this up because you should take a lesson from these people and instead of lashing out at other artists (that in your ?humble? opinion lack true artistry).?

 

Lady GaGa?s Grammy emotions

Ξ February 3rd, 2010 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Grammy Awards, Lady Gaga |

The singer who landed two Grammy awards this year recently admitted that she was driven to tears before performing with Elton John at the ceremony. This is what Lady GaGa related on the matter: “I’m just so happy, I can’t say enough and Elton was so amazing and the performance was really truly magical. I had been fantasizing about this performance piece for a while and we got to do it… and I’m just really truly floored. I ruined all of my make-up right before the show. Crying? I was just so happy.” Considering the type of look that Lady GaGa usually goes for, nobody probably even noticed that she had altered her make-up. It might have freaked Elton John out a bit, though.

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Beyonce Wins Big at the Grammys

Ξ February 2nd, 2010 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Beyonce Knowles, Grammy Awards |

Beyonce made an amazing sweep at the 2010 Grammy Awards as the 28-year old powerhouse singer picked up a record six Grammy awards this past Sunday. That?s the most wins by a female in one night at the Grammys! She won Song of the Year for ?Single Ladies?, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for ?Halo?, Best Female R&B Performance for ?Single Ladies?, Best Traditional R&B Performance for ?At Last?, Best R&B Song for ?Single Ladies? and Best Contemporary R&B Album for ?I Am? Sasha Fierce?. Congratulations to Beyonce! I wonder where she?s going to put all of those Grammy awards.

 

The Pope Loves Rap Music

Ξ December 11th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Grammy Awards |

Who would have thought that the Pope likes rap music? Finally, after years of thanking God for Grammy?s and BET Awards, it paid off. The Vatican recently released an official music playlist selected by the Pope himself. Among the selections were music by Mozart, Muse and Tupac Shakur. Times are definitely changing. Maybe that?s why the late rapper?s most recognizable song, ?Changes?, made the cut. It?s definitely an honor and totally unexpected. I wonder if Tupac is throwing back a couple of shots with the angels upstairs in celebration of the fact. It?s going to be a while before I get over this one.

 

Grammy Rule Change

Ξ December 4th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Grammy Awards, Jennifer Hudson, Lady Gaga, Soundtrack |

Lady Gaga has sold over 1.5 million copies of her debut album ?The Fame? but is ineligible for the Best New Artist category at this year?s Grammy Awards due to her nomination for ?Just Dance? last year in the Best Dance Recording category. Jennifer Hudson also suffered a similar fate last year as she was snubbed for the Best New Artist category as she was previously nominated in the Outstanding Motion Picture Soundtrack Compilation category for ?Dreamgirls?. Now, Grammy president Neil Portnow is addressing the problem, saying ?This particular issue in the Best New Artist category is on our radar and I would expect changes to address it in next year’s voting.?

 

Beyonce nominated for 10 Grammys

Ξ December 3rd, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Beyonce, Grammy Awards, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift |

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Beyonc? is on course for a bumper haul at the Grammys after receiving 10 nominations.

The sexy diva topped the list as the nominees were announced in Los Angeles on Wednesday night, ahead of country music starlet Taylor Swift with eight nominations and Lady GaGa with five.

Beyonc? is up for album of the year for I Am … Sasha Fierce, song of the year for her anthem Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) and record of the year for Halo.

Swift and Lady GaGa are also nominated in the album, song and record of the year categories.

The Black Eyed Peas, singer Maxwell and rapper Kanye West – notorious for his behaviour at awards shows – have six nominations each.

The nominees were revealed at an event featuring live performances from acts including The Black Eyed Peas and Jonas Brother Nick Jonas’s solo project, Nick Jonas and the Administration.

The winners will be announced at the Grammys on January 31.

 

2010 grammy awards nominees

Ξ December 3rd, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Beyonce Knowles, Black Eyed Peas, Britney Spears, Grammy Awards, Kings of Leon, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Maxwell, Taylor Swift |

Full List:

Album of the Year:

* “I Am…Sasha Fierce” – Beyonce Knowles
* “The E.N.D.” – Black Eyed Peas
* “The Fame” – Lady GaGa
* “Fearless” – Taylor Swift

Record of the year:

* “Halo” – Beyonce Knowles
* “I Gotta Feeling” – Black Eyed Peas
* “Use Somebody” – Kings of Leon
* “Poker Face” – Lady GaGa
* “You Belong with Me” – Taylor Swift

Song of the Year:

* “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” – Beyonce Knowles
* “Poker Face” – Lady GaGa
* “Pretty Wings” – Maxwell
* “Use Somebody” – Kings of Leon
* “You Belong with Me” – Taylor Swift

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals:

* “I Gotta Feeling” – Black Eyed Peas
* ” We Weren’t Born to Follow” – Bon Jovi
* “Never Say Never” – The Fray
* “Sara Smile” – Daryl Hall & John Oates
* “Kids” – MGMT

Best Rap Solo Performance:

* “Best I Ever Had” – Drake
* “Beautiful” – Eminem
* “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)” – Jay-Z
* “Day ‘N’ Nite” – Kid Cudi
* “Casa Bey” – Mos Def

Best Rock Album:

* “Black Ice” – AC/DC
* “Live From Madison Square Garden” – Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
* “21st Century Breakdown” – Green Day
* “Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King” – Dave Matthews Band
* “No Line on the Horizon” – U2

Best New Artist:

* Zac Brown Band
* Keri Hilson
* MGMT
* Silversun Pickups
* The Ting Tings

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance:

* Adele – “Hometown Glory”
* Beyonce Knowles – “Halo”
* Katy Perry – “Hot N Cold”
* Pink – “Sober”
* Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me”

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance:

* John Legend – “This Time”
* Maxwell – “Love You”
* Jason Mraz – “Make It Mine”
* Seal – “If You Don’t Know Me By Now”
* Stevie Wonder – “All About the Love Again”

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals:

* Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen – “Sea of Heartbreak”
* Ciara & Justin Timberlake – “Love Sex Magic”
* Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat – “Lucky”
* Willie Nelson & Norah Jones – “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”
* Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat – “Breathe”

Best Pop Vocal Album:

* Black Eyed Peas – “The E.N.D.”
* Colbie Caillat – “Breakthrough”
* Kelly Clarkson – “All I Ever Wanted”
* The Fray – “The Fray”
* Pink – “Funhouse”

Best Dance Recording:

* Black Eyed Peas – “Boom Boom Pow”
* David Guetta & Kelly Rowland – “When Love Takes Over”
* Lady GaGa – “Poker Face”
* Madonna – “Celebration”
* Britney Spears – “Womanizer”

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance:

* Beyonce Knowles – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)”
* Melanie Fiona – “It Kills Me”
* Lalah Hathaway – “That Was Then”
* Ledisi – “Goin’ Thru Changes”
* Jazmine Sullivan – “Lions, Tigers & Bears”

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance:

* Anthony Hamilton – “The Point of It All”
* Maxwell – “Pretty Wings”
* Musiq Soulchild – “Sobeautiful”
* Pleasure P – “Under”
* Charlie Wilson – “There Goes My Baby”

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals:

* Jamie Foxx & T-Pain – “Blame It”
* India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild – “Chocolate High”
* Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige – “Ifuleave”
* Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters – “Higher Ground”
* Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby – “Love Has Finally Come at Last”

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance:

* Beyonce Knowles – “At Last”
* Anthony Hamilton – “Soul Music”
* Boney James & Quinn- “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight”
* Ann Nesby – “Sow Love”
* Calvin Richardson – “Woman Gotta Have It”

Best R&B Song:

* Jamie Foxx & T-Pain – “Blame It”
* Jazmine Sullivan – “Lions, Tigers & Bears”
* Maxwell – “Pretty Wings”
* Beyonce Knowles – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)”
* Pleasure P – “Under”

Best R&B Album:

* Anthony Hamilton – “The Point of It All”
* India.Arie – “Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics”
* Ledisi – “Turn Me Loose”
* Maxwell – “BLACKsummers’night”
* Charlie Wilson – “Uncle Charlie”

Best Contemporary R&B Album:

* Beyonce Knowles – “I Am…Sasha Fierce”
* Jamie Foxx – “Intuition”
* Pleasure P – “The Introduction of Marcus Cooper”
* Trey Songz – “Ready”
* T-Pain – “Thr33 Ringz”

Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group:

* Beastie Boys & Nas – “Too Many Rappers”
* Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent – “Crack A Bottle”
* Fabolous & Jay-Z – “Money Goes, Honey Stay”
* Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common – “Make Her Say”
* Kanye West & Young Jeezy – “Amazing”

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:

* Beyonce Knowles & Kanye West – “Ego”
* Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo – “Knock You Down”
* Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West – “Run This Town”
* The Lonely Island & T-Pain – “I’m On A Boat”
* T.I. & Justin Timberlake – “Dead And Gone”

Best Rap Song:

* “Best I Ever Had” – Drake
* “Day ‘N’ Nite” – Kid Cudi
* “Dead And Gone” – T.I. & Justin Timberlake
* “D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)” – Jay-Z
* “Run This Town” – Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West

Best Rap Album:

* “Universal Mind Control” – Common
* “Relapse” – Eminem
* “R.O.O.T.S.” – Flo Rida
* “The Ecstatic” – Mos Def
* “The Renaissance” – Q-Tip

Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media

* Miley Cyrus – “The Climb” (From “Hannah Montana: The Movie”)
* Paramore – “Decode” (From “Twilight)
* A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash – “Jai Ho” (From “Slumdog Millionaire”)
* Beyonce Knowles – “Once in a Lifetime” (From “Cadillac Records”)
* Bruce Springsteen – “The Wrestler” (From “The Wrestler”)

 

No Grammy for Lady Gaga

Ξ November 20th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Grammy Awards, Lady Gaga |

Due to some stupid rule, Lady Gaga is ineligible to be nominated for the Grammy?s Best New Artist when it?s pretty clear that she is the best new artist of the year. The reason is that the princess of pop was nominated for ?Just Dance? last year in the dance recording category rendering her unable to be nominated under the Best New Artist category this year by Grammy regulations. Oh well. The singer has had multiple singles reach the top spot off of her debut album ?The Fame? which has sold over 1.53 million copies. Those facts are much greater than a Grammy statue!

 

Recording Academy Calls Michael Jackson an Icon

Ξ June 30th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Grammy Awards, Michael Jackson |

The Recording Academy, the people who are behind The Grammys, has released a statement regarding the death of Michael Jackson. CEO/President Neil Portnow said in the statement ?Rarely has the world received a gift with the magnitude of artistry, talent and vision as Michael Jackson. He was a true musical icon whose identifiable voice, innovative dance moves, stunning musical versatility and sheer star power carried him from childhood to worldwide claim. A 13-time Grammy recipient, Michael’s career transcends musical and cultural genres, and his contributions will always keep him in our hearts and memories. We are deeply saddened by this tragic news, and our hearts go out to his family and to music lovers around the globe who mourn this great loss.?

 

Grammy Ratings are Up

Ξ February 13th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Grammy Awards |

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This year?s Grammys may be laden with issues but the viewership saw an improvement of 10% as compared from last year. A healthy 19 million people tuned in. I guess the diverse line up and hard marketing push did some good for this year?s show. In a statement, a CBS exec said ?It was a broadcast with something for every generation and, importantly, it was supported by a marketing campaign for every platform.? According to reports, everything from a Katie Couric prime time special earlier last week to a marketing push on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter were used to get the message out.

 

Radiohead on Acid

Ξ February 12th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Grammy Awards, Radiohead |

Questo from the Roots was at an LA Grammy party this past weekend where Radiohead performed. It looks like the band?s front man was having lots of fun up on stage as Questo was quoted in saying ?haaaaaaaa! thom yorke is jammin! he dancin like a muppet on acid. i love it. how he got more soul than 10 of post modern rnb artists?? If that was the case, I bet everyone at that party had just as much fun as those two rockers. Radiohead performed at the 2009 Annual Grammy Awards the next night with the USC marching band.

 

Arm-slinging Travis Barker at the Grammys

Ξ February 11th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Blink 182, Grammy Awards, Travis Barker |


The Grammy was more than exciting; it was like a reality show. So now that you know what happened to Rihanna, Chris Brown and Usher–all of whom did not make it as Grammy performers for one reason or another, here’s one tidbit that would also be of interest. Here’s one celebrity who made it to the Grammy come hell and high water. Travis Barker did not want to miss the Grammy night that he went anyway despite having his arm on a sling. Barker just had surgery after his arms suffered injuries due to last September’s plane crash which killed four people.

Barker, who came with ex-wife Shanna Moakler, said he literally jumped out of his hospital bed numb hand and all just to be at the Grammy. He is suffering from bad nerve damage which explains the surgery and supposedly the 8 to 10 weeks recovery period. The Blink 182 drummer suffered second and third degree burns due the plane crash. He is set for a couple more surgeries in the near future.

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John Mayer is certified Grammy winner

Ξ February 10th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Grammy Awards, John Mayer |

Next to Jennifer Aniston, his two Grammys may well be John Mayer’s most precious possessions these days. Or is it the other way around and his two Grammy Awards his gift to girlfriend Aniston who just celebrated her 40th birthday? Whichever way it goes, John Mayer is now a certified Grammy winner. Mayer won over music greats Kid Rock and Paul McCartney for the 2009 Grammy’s best male pop vocal performance for “Say”. He also won over Neil Young for the Grammy’s best solo rock vocal performance award for “Gravity”.

Mayer had his pre-Grammy night full at Aniston birthday bash which was held at her Beverly Hills home. The two were unmindful of the guests, mostly close friends anyway, and danced and huddled the night away. Among the birthday girl’s guests were Courteney Cox and husband David Arquette, Sheryl Crow, Tobey Maguire and wife Jen, Oprah Winfrey, Kevin Nealon, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson and Sheryl Crow.

 

2009 Grammy Awards winners – Full List

Ξ February 9th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Adele, Award, Coldplay, Grammy Awards, Lil Wayne |

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Who were the night big winners at The 51st Annual Grammy Awards?

Here?s the complete list of winners:

Record of the Year
Chasing Pavements, Adele
Viva La Vida, Coldplay
Bleeding Love, Leona Lewis
Paper Planes, M.I.A.
Please Read the Letter, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Album of the Year
Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, Coldplay
Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne
Year of the Gentleman, Ne-Yo
Raising Sand, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
In Rainbows, Radiohead

Song of the Year
American Boy, Estelle feat. Kanye West
Chasing Pavements, Adele
I?m Yours, Jason Mraz
Love Song, Sarah Bareilles
Viva La Vida, Coldplay

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Kid Rock, All Summer Long,
John Mayer, Say
Paul McCartney, That Was Me
Jason Mraz, I?m Yours
Ne-Yo, Closer
James Taylor, Wichita Lineman

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Adele, Chasing Pavements
Sara Bareilles, Love Song
Duffy, Mercy
Leona Lewis, Bleeding Love
Katy Perry, I Kissed a Girl
Pink, So What

Best New Artist
Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Coldplay, Viva La Vida
Eagles, Waiting in the Weeds
Gnarls Barkley, Going On
Maroon 5, Won?t Go Home Without You
One Republic, Apologize

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
Alicia Keys & John Mayer, Lesson Learned
Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland, Four Minutes
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Rich Woman
Rihanna & Maroon 5, If I Never See Your Face Again
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown, No Air

Best Pop Instrumental Album
Sax For Stax, Gerald Albright
Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One, Larry Carlton
Jingle All The Way, B?la Fleck & The Flecktones
The Spice Of Life, Earl Klugh
A Night Before Christmas, Spyro Gyra

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere, Love Appetite
Eagles, I Dreamed There Was No War
Fourplay, Fortune Teller
Stanley Jordan, Steppin? Out
Marcus Miller, Blast!

Best Pop Vocal Album
Detours, Sheryl Crow
Rockferry, Duffy
Long Road Out Of Eden, Eagles
Spirit, Leona Lewis
Covers, James Taylor

Best Dance Recording
Harder Better Faster Stronger, Daft Punk
Ready for the Flow, Hot Chip
Just Dance, Lady Gaga & Colby O?Donis
Give It 2 Me, Madonna
Disturbia, Rihanna
Black & Gold, Sam Sparro

Best Electronic or Dance Album
New York City, Brazilian Girls
Alive 2007, Daft Punk
Bring Ya to the Brink, Cyndi Lauper
X, Kylie Minogue
Last Night, Moby
Robyn, Robyn

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Still Unforgettable, Natalie Cole
The Sinatra Project, Michael Feinstein
No?l, Josh Groban
In The Swing Of Christmas, Barry Manilow
Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall, Rufus Wainwright

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
John Mayer, Gravity
Paul McCartney, I Saw Her Standing There
Bruce Springsteen, Girls in Their Summer Clothes
Eddie Vedder, Rise
Neil Young, No Hidden Path

Best Metal Performance
DragonForce, Heroes Of Our Time
Judas Priest, Nostradamus
Metallica, My Apocalypse
Ministry, Under My Thumb
Slipknot, Psychosocial

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
AC/DC, Rock N Roll Train
Coldplay, Violet Hill
Eagles, Long Road Out of Eden
Kings of Leon, Sex on Fire
Radiohead, House of Cards

Best Hard Rock Performance
Disturbed, Inside The Fire
Judas Priest, Visions
The Mars Volta, Wax Simulacra
M?tley Cr?e, Saints of Los Angeles
Rob Zombie, Lords of Salem

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
David Gilmour, Castellorizon
Metallica, Suicide & Redemption
Nine Inch Nails, 34 Ghosts I-IV
Rush, Hope (Live For The Art Of Peace)
Zappa Plays Zappa, Peaches En Regalia

Best Rock Song
Girls in Their Summer Clothes, Bruce Springsteen
House Of Cards, Radiohead
I Will Possess Your Heart, Death Cab For Cutie
Sex On Fire, Kings of Leon
Violet Hill, Coldplay

Best Rock Album
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, Coldplay
Rock N Roll Jesus, Kid Rock
Only By The Night, Kings of Leon
Death Magnetic, Metallica
Consolers Of The Lonely, The Raconteurs

Best Alternative Music Album
Modern Guilt, Beck
Narrow Stairs, Death Cab for Cutie
The Odd Couple, Gnarls Barkley
Evil Urges, My Morning Jacket
In Rainbows, Radiohead

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
Kenna, Say Goodbye to Love
Maiysha, Wanna Be
Chrisette Michele feat. will.i.am, Be OK
Janelle Monae, Many Moons
Wayna feat. Kokayi, Lovin You (Music)

Best R&B Song
Bust Your Windows, Jazmine Sullivan
Customer, Raheem DeVaughn
Heaven Sent, Keyshia Cole
Miss Independent, Ne-Yo
Spotlight, Jennifer Hudson

Best R&B Album
Love & Life, Eric Benet
Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA, Boyz II Men
Lay It Down, Al Green
Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Hudson
The Way I See It, Raphael Saadiq

Best Contemporary R&B Album
Growing Pains, Mary J. Blige
Back Of My Lac?, J. Holiday
First Love, Karina
Year Of The Gentleman, Ne-Yo
Fearless, Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Eric Ben?t, You?re The Only One
Chris Brown, Take You Down
Ne-Yo, Miss Independent
Trey Songz, Can?t Help But Wait
Usher, Here I Stand

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Beyonc?, Me, Myself And I
Keyshia Cole, Heaven Sent
Jennifer Hudson, Spotlight
Alicia Keys, Superwoman
Jazmine Sullivan, Need U Bad

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Boyz II Men, Ribbon In The Sky
Anthony David feat. India.Arie, Wordsl
Al Green feat. John Legend, Stay With Me (By The Sea)
Jennifer Hudson feat. Fantasia, I?m His Only Woman
Raphael Saadiq feat. Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton, Never Give You Up

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
Wayne Brady, A Change Is Gonna Come
Al Green feat. Anthony Hamilton, You?ve Got The Love I Need

(Linda Jones) With Helen Bruner & Terry Jones, Baby I Know
Raphael Saadiq, Love That Girl
Jazmine Sullivan, In Love With Another Man

Best Rap Solo Performance
Jay-Z, Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)?
Lil Wayne, A Milli
Lupe Fiasco, Paris, Tokyo
Nas, N.i.-.-.e.r. (The Slave And The Master)
Snoop Dogg, Sexual Eruption

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
Big Boi feat. Raekwon And Andre 3000, Royal Flush
Jay-Z & T.I. feat. Kanye West & Lil Wayne, Swagga Like Us
Lil Wayne feat. Jay-Z, Mr. Carter
Ludacris feat. T.I., Wish You Would
Young Jeezy feat. Kanye West, Put On

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Estelle feat. Kanye West, American Boy
Flo Rida feat. T-Pain, Low
John Legend & Andre 3000, Green Light
Lil Wayne feat. T-Pain, Got Money
Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos, Superstar

Best Rap Song
Lollipop, Lil Wayne feat. Static Major
Low, Flo Rida feat. T-Pain
Sexual Eruption, Snoop Dogg
Superstar, Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos
Swagga Like Us, Jay-Z & T.I. feat. Kanye West & Lil Wayne

Best Rap Album
American Gangster, Jay-Z
Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne
The Cool, Lupe Fiasco
Nas, Nas
Paper Trail, T.I.

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Martina McBride, For These Times
LeAnn Rimes, What I Cannot Change
Carrie Underwood, Last Name
Lee Ann Womack, Last Call
Trisha Yearwood, This Is Me You?re Talking To

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Trace Adkins, You?re Gonna Miss This
Jamey Johnson, In Color
James Otto, Just Got Started Lovin? You
Brad Paisley, Letter To Me
George Strait, Troubadour

Best Country Song
Dig Two Graves, Randy Travis
I Saw God Today, George Strait
In Color, Jamey Johnson
Stay, Sugarland
You?re Gonna Miss This, Trace Adkins

Best Country Album
That Lonesome Song, Jamey Johnson
Sleepless Nights, Patty Loveless
Troubadour, George Strait
Around The Bend, Randy Travis
Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love, Trisha Yearwood

 

Coldplay to Get Served at the Grammys

Ξ February 6th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Coldplay, Grammy Awards |


Back in December, music man Joe Satriani is alleging that Coldplay?s ?Viva La Vida? is a rip off of his song ?I Just Wanna Fly?. The iconic guitarist asserts that the band has dodged being served his plagiarism lawsuit but hopes that it won?t be the case much longer. He and his lawyer are planning to fill the Grammys with servers ready to pounce on Coldplay. The lawyer representing Joe said ?We have warned their British lawyers that we have hired a fleet of process servers lined up to dog the band everywhere they go this weekend in the hopes of serving them.?

 

2009 Grammy Awards Nominees

Ξ February 5th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Grammy Awards, Music |


The nominations were announced for 51st Annual Grammy Awards. 2009 Grammy Award will take place on February 8, 2009.

Lil Wayne had the most nominations with eight. Coldplay was close seven nods, while Jay-Z, Ne-Yo, and Kanye West each had six.

2009 Grammy Awards Nominees:

Record Of The Year

Chasing Pavements
Adele

Viva La Vida
Coldplay

Bleeding Love
Leona Lewis

Paper Planes
M.I.A

Please Read The Letter
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Album Of The Year

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Coldplay

Tha Carter III
Lil Wayne

Year Of The Gentleman
Ne-Yo

Raising Sand
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

In Rainbows
Radiohead

Song Of The Year

American Boy
William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West)

Chasing Pavements
Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele)

I?m Yours
Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz)

Love Song
Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles)

Viva La Vida
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)

Best New Artist

Adele

Duffy

Jonas Brothers

Lady Antebellum

Jazmine Sullivan

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Chasing Pavements
Adele

Love Song
Sara Bareilles

Mercy
Duffy

Bleeding Love
Leona Lewis

I Kissed A Girl
Katy Perry

So What
Pink

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

All Summer Long
Kid Rock

Say
John Mayer

That Was Me
Paul McCartney

I?m Yours
Jason Mraz

Closer
Ne-Yo

Wichita Lineman
James Taylor

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Viva La Vida
Coldplay

Waiting In The Weeds
Eagles

Going On
Gnarls Barkley

Won?t Go Home Without You
Maroon 5

Apologize
OneRepublic

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

Lesson Learned
Alicia Keys & John Mayer

4 Minutes
Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland

Rich Woman
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

If I Never See Your Face Again
Rihanna & Maroon 5

No Air
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Love Appetite
Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere

I Dreamed There Was No War
Eagles

Fortune Teller
Fourplay

Steppin? Out
Stanley Jordan

Blast!
Marcus Miller

Best Pop Instrumental Album

Sax For Stax
Gerald Albright

Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One
Larry Carlton

Jingle All The Way
B?la Fleck & The Flecktones

The Spice Of Life
Earl Klugh

A Night Before Christmas
Spyro Gyra

Best Pop Vocal Album

Detours
Sheryl Crow

Rockferry
Duffy

Long Road Out Of Eden
Eagles

Spirit
Leona Lewis

Covers
James Taylor

Best Dance Recording

Harder Better Faster Stronger
Daft Punk
Thomas Bangalter & Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo, producers; Thomas Bangalter & Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo, mixers

Ready For The Floor
Hot Chip
Hot Chip, producers; Dan Carey, mixer

Just Dance
Lady Gaga & Colby O?Donis
RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, mixer

Give It 2 Me
Madonna
Madonna & The Neptunes, producers; Andrew Coleman & Spike Stent, mixers

Disturbia
Rihanna
Brian Kennedy, producer; Phil Tan, mixer

Black & Gold
Sam Sparro
Jesse Rogg & Sam Sparro, producers; Jeremy Wheatley, mixer

Best Electronic/Dance Album

New York City
Brazilian Girls

Alive 2007
Daft Punk

Bring Ya To The Brink
Cyndi Lauper

X
Kylie Minogue

Last Night
Moby

Robyn
Robyn

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Still Unforgettable
Natalie Cole

The Sinatra Project
Michael Feinstein

No?l
Josh Groban

In The Swing Of Christmas
Barry Manilow

Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall
Rufus Wainwright

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

Gravity
John Mayer

I Saw Her Standing There
Paul McCartney

Girls In Their Summer Clothes
Bruce Springsteen

Rise
Eddie Vedder

No Hidden Path
Neil Young

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Rock N Roll Train
AC/DC

Violet Hill
Coldplay

Long Road Out Of Eden
Eagles

Sex On Fire
Kings Of Leon

House Of Cards
Radiohead

Best Hard Rock Performance

Inside The Fire
Disturbed

Visions
Judas Priest

Wax Simulacra
The Mars Volta

Saints Of Los Angeles
M?tley Cr?e

Lords Of Salem
Rob Zombie

Best Metal Performance

Heroes Of Our Time
DragonForce

Nostradamus
Judas Priest

My Apocalypse
Metallica

Under My Thumb
Ministry

Psychosocial
Slipknot

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

Castellorizon
David Gilmour

Suicide & Redemption
Metallica

34 Ghosts I-IV
Nine Inch Nails

Hope (Live For The Art Of Peace)
Rush

Peaches En Regalia
Zappa Plays Zappa

Best Rock Song

Girls In Their Summer Clothes
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)

House Of Cards
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O?Brien, Philip Selway & Thom Yorke, songwriters (Radiohead)

I Will Possess Your Heart
Benjamin Gibbard, Nicholas Harmer, Jason McGerr & Christopher Walla, songwriters (Death Cab For Cutie)

Sex On Fire
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)

Violet Hill
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)

Best Rock Album

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Coldplay

Rock N Roll Jesus
Kid Rock

Only By The Night
Kings Of Leon

Death Magnetic
Metallica

Consolers Of The Lonely
The Raconteurs

Best Alternative Music Album

Modern Guilt
Beck

Narrow Stairs
Death Cab For Cutie

The Odd Couple
Gnarls Barkley

Evil Urges
My Morning Jacket

In Rainbows
Radiohead

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Me, Myself And I
Beyonc?

Heaven Sent
Keyshia Cole

Spotlight
Jennifer Hudson

Superwoman
Alicia Keys

Need U Bad
Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

You?re The Only One
Eric Ben?t

Take You Down
Chris Brown

Miss Independent
Ne-Yo

Can?t Help But Wait
Trey Songz

Here I Stand
Usher

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Ribbon In The Sky
Boyz II Men

Words
Anthony David Featuring India.Arie

Stay With Me (By The Sea)
Al Green Featuring John Legend

I?m His Only Woman
Jennifer Hudson Featuring Fantasia

Never Give You Up
Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

A Change Is Gonna Come
Wayne Brady

You?ve Got The Love I Need
Al Green Featuring Anthony Hamilton

Baby I Know
(Linda Jones) With Helen Bruner & Terry Jones

Love That Girl
Raphael Saadiq

In Love With Another Man
Jazmine Sullivan

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

Say Goodbye To Love
Kenna

Wanna Be
Maiysha

Be OK
Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am

Many Moons
Janelle Monae

Lovin You (Music)
Wayna Featuring Kokayi

Best R&B Song

Bust Your Windows
Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Deandre Way, songwriter) (Jazmine Sullivan)

Customer
I. Barias, Raheem DeVaughn, C. Haggins, K. Oliver & J. Smith, songwriters (Raheem DeVaughn)

Heaven Sent
Keyshia Cole, Jason Farmer & Alex Francis, songwriters (Keyshia Cole)

Miss Independent
M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & S. Smith, songwriters (Ne-Yo)

Spotlight
Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)

Best R&B Album

Love & Life
Eric Ben?t

Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA
Boyz II Men

Lay It Down
Al Green

Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson

The Way I See It
Raphael Saadiq

Best Contemporary R&B Album

Growing Pains
Mary J. Blige

Back Of My Lac?
J. Holiday

First Love
Karina

Year Of The Gentleman
Ne-Yo

Fearless
Jazmine Sullivan

Best Rap Solo Performance

Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)?
Jay-Z

A Milli
Lil Wayne

Paris, Tokyo
Lupe Fiasco

N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave And The Master)
Nas

Sexual Eruption
Snoop Dogg

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

Royal Flush
Big Boi Featuring Raekwon And Andre 3000

Swagga Like Us
Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne

Mr. Carter
Lil Wayne Featuring Jay-Z

Wish You Would
Ludacris Featuring T.I.

Put On
Young Jeezy Featuring Kanye West

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

American Boy
Estelle Featuring Kanye West

Low
Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain

Green Light
John Legend & Andre 3000

Got Money
Lil Wayne Featuring T-Pain

Superstar
Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos

Best Rap Song

Lollipop
D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters (Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major)

Low
T. Dillard, M. Humphrey & T-Pain, songwriters (Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain)

Sexual Eruption
Calvin Broadus, S. Lovejoy & D. Stewart, songwriters (Snoop Dogg)

Superstar
Lupe Fiasco & Soundtrakk, songwriters (Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos)

Swagga Like Us
D. Carter, S. Carter, Clifford Harris & Kanye West, songwriters (M. Arulpragasam, N. Headon, M. Jones, J. Mellor, T. Pentz & P. Simonon, songwriters) (Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne)

Best Rap Album

American Gangster
Jay-Z

Tha Carter III
Lil Wayne

The Cool
Lupe Fiasco

Nas
Nas

Paper Trail
T.I.

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

For These Times
Martina McBride

What I Cannot Change
LeAnn Rimes

Last Name
Carrie Underwood

Last Call
Lee Ann Womack

This Is Me You?re Talking To
Trisha Yearwood

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

You?re Gonna Miss This
Trace Adkins

In Color
Jamey Johnson

Just Got Started Lovin? You
James Otto

Letter To Me
Brad Paisley

Troubadour
George Strait

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

God Must Be Busy
Brooks & Dunn

Love Don?t Live Here
Lady Antebellum

Every Day
Rascal Flatts

Blue Side Of The Mountain
The SteelDrivers

Stay
Sugarland

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

Shiftwork
Kenny Chesney & George Strait

Killing The Blues
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

House Of Cash
George Strait & Patty Loveless

Life In A Northern Town
Sugarland, Jake Owen & Little Big Town

Let The Wind Chase You
Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban

Best Country Instrumental Performance

Sumatra
Cherryholmes

Two Small Cars In Rome
Jerry Douglas & Lloyd Green

Sleigh Ride
B?la Fleck & The Flecktones

Is This America? (Katrina 2005)
Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas & Bruce Hornsby

Cluster Pluck
Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner

Best Country Song

Dig Two Graves
Ashley Gorley & Bob Regan, songwriters (Randy Travis)

I Saw God Today
Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell & Wade Kirby, songwriters (George Strait)

In Color
Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller & James Otto, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)

Stay
Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland)

You?re Gonna Miss This
Ashley Gorley & Lee Thomas Miller, songwriters (Trace Adkins)

Best Country Album

That Lonesome Song
Jamey Johnson

Sleepless Nights
Patty Loveless

Troubadour
George Strait

Around The Bend
Randy Travis

Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love
Trisha Yearwood

 

Perform with Katy Perry

Ξ January 13th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Grammy Awards, Katy Perry |


Some very lucky Katy Perry fans will get the opportunity of a lifetime and perform with the singer on stage at the Grammys! Katy is set to perform at the awards ceremony which will air on February 8th. Fans can have the opportunity to perform with her by uploading a video of themselves singing a part of her hit song ?I Kissed a Girl? at cbs.com/grammys. The Recording Academy President and CEO Neil Portnow says ?We are very excited that this year’s installment of My Grammy Moment allows numerous online fans to be an integral part of a performance.? Videos can be submitted up until February 6th.

 

Alanis Morissette new album “Flavors of Entanglement”

Ξ April 16th, 2008 | → 1 Comments | ∇ Alanis Morissette, Album Release, Grammy Awards, Record Sale |


A dozen years after the breakthrough debut of Jagged Little Pill, an album which earned four Grammys and spawned a dedicated worldwide fan base, Alanis Morissette remains not only an enduringly popular artist, but one whose success stems from a fierce commitment to authenticity and, to an equal extent, vulnerability. Both of these traits enable her to climb to new ground with her forthcoming album, Flavors of Entanglement, due June 10, 2008 in the United States and June 2, 2008 internationally from Warner Bros. Records.

“Underneath”
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Beyonce After the Grammy?s

Ξ February 13th, 2008 | → 10 Comments | ∇ Award, Beyonce, Grammy Awards |

Beyonce After the Grammy?s

Beyonce flaunted her dangerous curves at the Sony BMG Music 2008 Grammy Awards After Party at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday night. The Bootylicious singer showed off more skin than her usual flashy armpits with her dress?s plunging back. However, she knew how much to keep hidden when she kept things covered up in all the right places. I may be getting sick of her being all over the place these days but I can?t help but envy the fact that her body was made for evening gowns. If only she was made for not getting us saturated with her face and music then she?d be perfect.

 

Rihanna Backs Up Jay-Z at Grammys

Ξ February 12th, 2008 | → 5 Comments | ∇ Award, Grammy Awards, Hip-Hop, Jay-Z, Performance, Photos, Politics, R&B, Rap Music, Rihanna |

Rihanna Backs Up Jay-Z

This was perhaps my favorite moment of the Grammys, although Beyonce and Tina Turner rocked. Rihanna and Jay-Z won for best rap/song collaboration for “Umbrella”.

When the two made it up on stage, Rihanna made it clear that SHE was there to accept the award. As Jay-Z approached her side at the microphone, she held up a hand and kept him at a distance while she made her speech.

Nice way to thank the person who helped you win, huh?

 

Kanye’s Tribute to Mama

Ξ February 11th, 2008 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Grammy Awards, Kanye West, Performance, Photos, Songs |

Kanye's Tribute to Mama

Did you see the hair? Frankly, that was my favorite part. Or was it the glowing glasses?

Either way, Kanye paid a touching tribute to his mom, Donda West who died suddenly last year. He hit his knees while performing his song, “Hey Mama” and showcasing her name shaved into the back of his head.

When he won his grammy, he also gave props to Mama. As he used up his time, the music started playing. When he started talking about his mother, he quickly told them that the proper thing to do would be to stop the music. They did, and he continued.

He didn’t win Album of the Year, but it was a great night for Kanye after all.

 

Leona Lewis has Landed

Ξ February 11th, 2008 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Grammy Awards, Leona Lewis, News, Photos |

Leona Lewis has Landed

The very beautiful and talented Leona Lewis is in Los Angeles. The X Factor champ is slated to perform at music mogul Clive Davis? annual pre-Grammy party this weekend. The ?Bleeding Love? singer was at her rehearsal on Thursday where she revealed that we should expect something juicy at the Brit Awards for which she received 4 nominations. The Brit Awards will be on later this month and I wish Leona all the best. But in the meantime, she looks like she?s getting ready to take over this side of the pond. Next on her list, the rest of the world!

 

Amy?s Grammy Dream is over

Ξ February 8th, 2008 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Amy Winehouse, Award, Drugs, Grammy Awards, Los Angeles, News |

Amy?s Grammy Dream is over

Amy Winehouse has been banned from America after failing a drug test.

The singer applied for a visa to attend Sunday?s Grammys bash, but was denied as officials found traces of an un-named illegal drug in her blood following the test at the US Embassy in central London. Pals said Amy, 24, was ?gutted? by the news yesterday, and fear it will affect her battle with drugs.

A spokesman said she accepts the ban. But a pal said she was ?desperate? to perform at the Los Angeles bash – where she is up for six awards – adding: ?It was her main incentive to get clean. It?s a blow.?

Amy is now expected to perform via a live satellite link to the awards ceremony.

 

Alicia Keys to perform Grammies

Ξ February 5th, 2008 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Amy Winehouse, Award, Beyonce, Foo Fighters, Grammy Awards, Mary J. Blige, Review |

Alicia Keys to perform Grammies

Alicia Keys is set to perform at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. The Grammy award-winning singer is the latest addition to the star-studded line-up, which also includes Beyonc?, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, the Foo Fighters and Tina Turner. The Grammy awards are famous for their unusual pairings, and this year is no exception

While Beyonc? and Tina Turner are expected to duet, ‘Umbrella’ star Rihanna is set to team up with reunited group The Time to commemorate the ceremony’s 50th anniversary. In addition, Aretha Franklin and Mary J. Blige will appear on stage with The Clark Sisters, Israel and New Breed, and Trin-i-Tee 5:7 for a one-off gospel performance.

The ceremony, which is being held in Los Angeles’ Staples Center on February 10, will also feature a special tribute to British band The Beatles. Casts from Las Vegas’ Beatles tribute show ‘LOVE by Cirque du Soleil’ and film musical ‘Across The Universe’ will join forces in an exclusive tribute to the late John Lennon and George Harrison and the band’s surviving members Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. Presenters at the ceremony include Cyndi Lauper, Bette Midler and Nat King Cole’s daughter Natalie

One act I doubt will be appearing is Amy Winehouse?

 

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