Kanye West leads the field of Grammy award contenders for 2012 with seven nominations, including for his album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, and his joint venture with Jay-Z, Watch the Throne. But Adele – whose album 21 is the biggest selling of 2011 – and Bruno Mars are close behind with six apiece, including nods for the three big awards of album, song and record of the year.
Other leading contenders for the major music industry awards show include the Foo Fighters, also with six nominations, while Lil Wayne and newcomer Skrillex have five nominations apiece. The nominations for the top awards were announced during a televised concert in Los Angeles featuring performances by Lady Gaga, Usher and up-and-coming country singers The Band Perry.
Album Of The Year Adele – 21 Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans Foo Fighters – Wasting Light Lady GaGa – Born This Way Rihanna – Loud
Record Of The Year Adele – ‘Rolling in the Deep’ Bon Iver – ‘Holocene’ Bruno Mars – ‘Grenade’ Mumford & Sons – ‘The Cave’ Katy Perry – ‘Firework’
Song Of The Year Kanye West, ‘All of the Lights’ Feat. Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie (Songwriters: Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West) Mumford & Sons, ‘The Cave’ (Songwriters: Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston) Bruno Mars, ‘Grenade’ (Songwriters: Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt) Bon Iver, ‘Holocene’ (Songwriter: Justin Vernon) Adele, ‘Rolling in the Deep’ (Songwriters: Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth)
Best New Artist Bon Iver The Band Perry J Cole Nicki Minaj Skrillex
Pop Field
Best Pop Solo Performance Adele – ‘Someone Like You’ Lady GaGa – ‘Yoü And I’ Bruno Mars – ‘Grenade’ Katy Perry – ‘Firework’ Pink – ‘F**kin’ Perfect’
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse – ‘Body and Soul’ The Black Keys – ‘Dearest’ Coldplay – ‘Paradise’ Foster The People – ‘Pumped Up Kicks’ Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera – ‘Moves Like Jagger’
Best Pop Vocal Album Adele – 21 Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans Cee Lo Green – The Ladykiller Lady GaGa – Born This Way Rihanna – Loud
Dance/Electronica Field
Best Dance Recording Deadmau5 and Greta Svabo Bech – ‘Raise Your Weapon’ Duck Sauce – ‘Barbra Streisand’ David Guetta and Avicii – ‘Sunshine’ Robyn – ‘Call Your Girlfriend’ Skrillex – ‘Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites’ Swedish House Mafia – ‘Save The World’
Best Dance/Electronica Album Cut/Copy – Zonoscope Deadmau5 – 4×4=12 David Guetta – Nothing But The Beat Robyn – Body Talk, Pt. 3 Skrillex – Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites
Rock Field
Best Rock Performance Coldplay – ‘Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall’ The Decemberists – ‘Down By The Water’ Foo Fighters – ‘Walk’ Mumford & Sons – ‘The Cave’ Radiohead – ‘Lotus Flower’
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Dream Theater – ‘On The Backs Of Angels’ Foo Fighters – ‘White Limo’ Mastodon – ‘Curl Of The Burl’ Megadeth – ‘Public Enemy No. 1′ Sum 41 – ‘Blood In My Eyes’
Best Rock Song Coldplay – ‘Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall’ The Decemberists – ‘Down By The Water’ Mumford & Sons – ‘The Cave’ Radiohead – ‘Lotus Flower’ Foo Fighters – ‘Walk’
Best Rock Album Jeff Beck – Rock ‘N’ Roll Party Honouring Les Paul Foo Fighters – Wasting Light Kings Of Leon – Come Around Sundown Red Hot Chili Peppers – I’m With You Wilco – The Whole Love
Alternative Field
Best Alternative Music Album Bon Iver – Bon Iver Death Cab For Cutie – Codes And Keys Foster The People – Torches My Morning Jacket – Circuital Radiohead – The King of Limbs
Rap Field
Best Rap Performance Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – ‘Look At Me Now’ Jay-Z and Kanye West – ‘Otis’ Lupe Fiasco – ‘The Show Goes On’ Nicki Minaj and Drake – ‘Moment 4 Life’ Wiz Khalifa – ‘Black and Yellow’
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Beyoncé and André 3000 – ‘Party’ DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne – ‘I’m On One’ Dr. Dre, Eminem and Skylar Grey – ‘I Need a Doctor’ Kelly Rowland and Lil Wayne – ‘Motivation’ Rihanna and Drake – ‘What’s My Name?’
Best Rap Song Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – ‘Look At Me Now’ Dr. Dre, Eminem and Skylar Grey – ‘I Need a Doctor’ Jay-Z and Kanye West – ‘Otis’ Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie – ‘All of the Lights’ Wiz Khalifa – ‘Black and Yellow’
Best Rap Album Jay-Z and Kanye West – Watch the Throne Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV Lupe Fiasco – Lasers Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday
Production Field
Producer of the Year (Non Classical) Danger Mouse Paul Epworth The Smeezingtons Ryan Tedder Butch Vig
Music Video Field
Best Short Form Music Video Adele – ‘Rolling in the Deep’ Memory Tapes – ‘Yes I Know’ OK Go – ‘All Is Not Lost’ Radiohead – ‘Lotus Flower’ Skrillex – ‘First Of The Year (Equinox)’ Al Yankovic – ‘Perform This Way’
Best Long Form Music Video Beyoncé – I Am…World Tour Foo Fighters – Foo Fighters: Back and Forth Kings of Leon – Talihina Sky: The Story Of Kings Of Leon A Tribe Called Quest – Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest TV on the Radio – Nine Types Of Light
WATCH OUT! With the 2012 Grammy Award nominations set to be announced next month, buzz for the industry’s most prestigious night continues to intensify.
And though the noms are undeniably the main driver of the show itself, the list of label-submissions for each category makes for a compelling read.
What categories is your favourite hoping to be featured in? Find out after the jump!
ADELE Album of the Year - 21 Record of the Year – “Rolling in the Deep” Song of the Year – “Rolling in the Deep” Best Pop Solo – “Someone Like You” Best Pop Album - 21 Best Short Form Music Video – “Rolling in the Deep”
B.O.B
Best Rap Performance – “Don’t Let Me Fall”
Best Rap/Sung – “Sanford and Son”
Best Rap/Sung – “So High”
Best Rap Song – “Don’t Let Me Fall”
Best Rap Song – “So High”
BEYONCE
Album of the Year - 4
Album of the Year - Watch the Throne
Record of the Year – “I Was Here”
Song of the Year “I Was Here” (written by Diane Warren)
Best Pop Solo – “Best Thing I Never Had”
Best R&B Album - 4
Traditional R&B Performance – “1+1”
Best R&B Solo – “Countdown”
Best R&B Song – “1+1”
Best Rap/Sung – “Party”
Best Short Form Music Video – “Run the World (Girls)”
Best Long Form Music Video - I Am… World Tour
BON IVER
Album of the Year - Bon Iver
Album of the Year - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Album of the Year - Watch the Throne
Record of the Year – “Holocene”
Song of the Year – “Holocene”
Best New Artist
Best Pop Group – “Beth/Rest”
Best Rock Performance – “Perth”
Best Rock Song – “Perth”
Alternative Album - Bon Iver
BRITNEY SPEARS
Album of the Year - Femme Fatale
Record of the Year – “Till the World Ends”
Song of the Year – “Till the World Ends”
Best Pop Album - Femme Fatale
Best Pop Solo – “Till the World Ends”
BRUNO MARS
Album of the Year - Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Record of the Year – “Grenade”
Song of the Year – “Grenade”
Best Pop Solo – “Grenade”
Best Rap/Sung – “Lighters”
Best Rap Song – “Lighters”
CARRIE UNDERWOOD
Record of the Year – “Mama’s Song”
Record of the Year – “Remind Me”
Song of the Year – “Mama’s Song”
Best Pop Solo – “There’s A Place For Us”
Best Country Song – “Mama’s Song”
Best Country Group – “Remind Me”
Best Country Solo – “Mama’s Song”
CHRIS BROWN
Best Pop Solo – “Yeah 3X”
Best Rap Performance – “Look At Me Now”
Best Rap/Sung – “Body 2 Body”
Best Rap/Sung – “My Last”
Best Rap/Sung – “Yesterday”
Best Rap/Sung – “Pot of Gold”
Best Rap/Sung – “Get Back Up”
Best Rap Song – “Look At Me Now”
Best Rap Song – “My Last”
Best Dance Recording – “Beautiful People”
CHRISTINA AGUILERA
Record of the Year – “Bound to You”
Record of the Year – “Moves Like Jagger”
Song of the Year – “Bound to You”
Best Pop Solo – “Bound to You”
Best Pop Group – “Moves Like Jagger”
Best Song Written for Visual Media – “Bound to You”
Best Compilation Soundtrack - Burlesque
DAVID GUETTA
Best Dance Album - Nothing But the Beat
Best Dance Recording – “Sunshine”
Best Short Form Music Video – “Where Them Girls At”
DEV
Best Dance Recording – “In the Dark ”
DRAKE
Best Rap Performance – “She Will”
Best Rap Performance – “Moment 4 Life”
Best Rap/Sung – “Loving You No More”
Best Rap/Sung – “I’m On One”
Best Rap/Sung – “Fall for Your Type”
Best Rap/Sung – “What’s My Name?”
Best Rap/Sung – “Unusual”
Best Rap Song – “Loving You No More”
Best Rap Song – “Marvin’s Room”
EMINEM
Best Rap Performance – “That’s All She Wrote”
Best Rap/Sung – “I Need a Doctor”
Best Rap/Sung – “Lighters”
Best Rap Song – “I Need a Doctor”
Best Rap Song – “That’s All She Wrote”
Best Rap Song – “Lighters”
Best Rap Album - Hell: The Sequel (Deluxe Edition)
FOSTER THE PEOPLE
Album of the Year - Torches
Record of the Year – “Pumped Up Kicks”
Song of the Year – “Pumped Up Kicks”
Best New Artist
Best Pop Group – “Pumped Up Kicks”
Alternative Album - Torches
GLEE CAST
Best Pop Group – “Teenage Dream”
Best Pop Group – “Bills, Bills, Bills”
Best Pop Group – “Loser Like Me”
GWYNETH PALTROW
Best Country Solo – “Coming Home”
J. COLE
Best Rap Performance – “Work Out”
Best Rap/Sung – “Can’t Get Enough”
Best Rap/Sung – “All I Want is You”
Best Rap/Sung – “Only Wanna Give It to You”
Best Rap Song – “Mr. Nice Watch”
Best Rap Album - Cole World: The Sideline Story
JAY-Z
Album of the Year - Watch the Throne
Album of the Year - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Record of the Year – “Otis”
Song of the Year – “Otis”
Best Rap Performance – “Otis”
Best Rap Performance – “Boongie Drop”
Best Rap/Sung – “The Moon & The Sky”
Best Rap Song – “Mr. Nice Watch”
Best Rap Song – “Otis”
Best Rap Album - Watch the Throne
JENNIFER LOPEZ
Album of the Year - Love?
Record of the Year – “On the Floor”
Record of the Year – “Starting Over”
Best Pop Solo – “Papi”
Best Pop Album - Love?
Best Pop Group – “On the Floor”
JILL SCOTT
Album of the Year - The Light of the Sun
Record of the Year – “So In Love”
Song of the Year – “So In Love”
Best R&B Album - The Light of the Sun
Best R&B Song – “So In Love”
Traditional R&B Performance – “So In Love”
Best R&B Solo – “The Light“ (Piano Mix)
JOHN LEGEND
Album of the Year - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Best Rap/Sung – “Never Forget You”
Best Rap/Sung – “Eyez Closed”
Best Rap/Sung – “Blame Game”
KANYE WEST
Album of the Year - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Album of the Year - Watch the Throne
Record of the Year – “Otis”
Record of the Year – “All of the Lights”
Song of the Year – “Otis”
Song of the Year – “All of the Lights”
Best Pop Group – “E.T.”
Best Rap Performance – “Otis”
Best Rap Performance – “Start It Up”
Best Rap Performance – “Marvin and Chardonnay”
Best Rap/Sung – “Eyez Closed”
Best Rap/Sung – “All of the Lights”
Best Rap/Sung – “Blame Game”
Best Rap Song – “All of the Lights”
Best Rap Song – “Otis”
Best Rap Song – “Start It Up”
Best Rap Album - Watch the Throne
Best Rap Album - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
KATY PERRY
Record of the Year – “Firework”
Song of the Year – “Firework”
Best Pop Solo – “Firework”
Best Pop Group – “E.T.”
Best Short Form Music Video – “Firework”
KELLY CLARKSON
Record of the Year – “Mr. Know It All”
Record of the Year – “Don’t You Wanna Stay”
Song of the Year – “Mr. Know It All” [Kelly not credited as a writer]
Best Pop Solo – “Mr. Know It All”
Best Country Group – “Don’t You Wanna Stay”
KELLY ROWLAND
Best Rap/Sung – “Gone”
Best Rap/Sung – “Motivation”
Best Rap Song – “Gone”
LADY GAGA
Album of the Year - Born This Way
Album of the Year - Duets II
Record of the Year – “Judas”
Record of the Year – “You and I”
Record of the Year – “The Lady Is a Tramp”
Song of the Year – “Judas”
Song of the Year – “You and I”
Best Pop Solo – “Judas”
Best Pop Solo – “You and I”
Best Pop Album - Born This Way
Best Short Form Music Video – “Born This Way”
Best Short Form Music Video – “You and I”
Best Long Form Music Video - Inside the Outside
LIL’ WAYNE
Album of the Year - Tha Carter IV
Best Rap Performance – “Look At Me Now”
Best Rap Performance – “She Will”
Best Rap Performance – “6′7′”
Best Rap Performance – “Ballin”
Best Rap/Sung – “This is What Rock N Roll Looks Like”
Best Rap/Sung – “I’m On One”
Best Rap/Sung – “Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)”
Best Rap/Sung – “Motivation”
Best Rap/Sung – “Grapes on a Vine”
Best Rap Song – “Ballin”
Best Rap Song – “Look At Me Now”
Best Rap Song – “6′7′”
Best Rap Song – “Welcome to My Hood”
Best Rap Album - Tha Carter IV
MAROON 5
Record of the Year – “Moves Like Jagger”
Song of the Year – “Moves Like Jagger”
Best Pop Group – “Air I Breathe”
Best Pop Group – “Moves Like Jagger”
NICKI MINAJ
Album of the Year - Pink Friday
Album of the Year - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Record of the Year – “Super Bass”
Song of the Year – “Super Bass”
Best New Artist
Best Pop Group – “Fly”
Best R&B Song – “I Ain’t Thru”
Best Rap Performance – “Moment 4 Life”
Best Rap Performance – “Right Thru Me”
Best Rap Album - Pink Friday
Best Rap/Sung – “I Ain’t Thru”
Best Rap Song – “Right Thru Me”
Best Short Form Music Video – “Check it Out”
Best Short Form Music Video – “I Ain’t Thru”
Best Short Form Music Video – “Fly”
Best Short Form Music Video – “Where Them Girls At”
ROBYN
Best Dance Recording – “Call Your Girlfriend”
Best Dance Album - Body Talk, Part 3
RIHANNA
Album of the Year - Loud
Album of the Year - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Record of the Year – “We Found Love”
Record of the Year – “All of the Lights”
Song of the Year – “We Found Love”
Best Pop Solo – “S&M”
Best Pop Group – “Fly”
Best Pop Album - Loud
Best Rap/Sung – “What’s My Name?”
Best Rap/Sung – “All of the Lights”
Best Rap Song – “All of the Lights”
Best Short Form Music Video – “Man Down”
SNOOP DOGG
Best Rap Performance – “Get the Funk Out of My Face”
Best Rap Performance – “Winning!”
Best Rap Performance – “Boom”
Best Rap/Sung – “The Mack”
Best Rap/Sung – “Eyez Closed”
Best Rap/Sung – “Real Woman”
Best Rap Song – “Boom”
Best Rap Song – “Winning!”
Best Rap Album - Doggumentary
TAYLOR SWIFT
Album of the Year - Speak Now
Record of the Year – “Back to December”
Song of the Year – “Back to December”
Best Pop Solo – “Back to December”
Best Country Album - Speak Now
Best Country Solo – “Mean”
Best Country Song – “Mean”
TYLER, THE CREATOR
Best New Artist
Best Rap Performance – “Trouble on My Mind”
Best Rap Performance – “Yonkers”
Best Rap/Sung – “She”
Best Rap Song – “Trouble on My Mind”
Best Rap Song – “Yonkers”
Best Rap Album - Goblin
While meaty, it’s important to note the list may -in its absolute final form-have additions. What’s more, it details the submissions of largely Top 40 Pop/Urban acts – the Grammy’s cover much more ground than that.
Annual Latin Grammy Awards will be held in November 10, 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Irreverent hip-hop music duo Calle 13 got a record 10 Latin Grammy nominations Wednesday, including album, record and song of the year. The eligibility period for recordings to be nominated is July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011. The show will be aired on Univision. The nominees for the 12th Latin Grammy Awards were announced on Wednesday September 14, 2011 in Los Angeles. Here's the complete nominees :
Armildo Uzeda — "Umas Coisas do Coração (i- Agitado)" (Composer: Sergio Roberto de Oliveira)
Recording Package
Best Recording Package
Various Artists — Chico & Rita (Art director: Javier Mariscal)
Marta Gómez — El Corazón y El Sombrero (Art directors: Natalia Ayala, Carlos Dussan Gomez and Juliana Jaramillo)
Fangoria — El Paso Trascendental del Vodevil a la Astracanada (Art director: Juan Gatti)
Miki González — Fiesta Inkaterra (Art directors: Allan Castañeda and Sandra Masías)
Vicentico — Solo Un Momento (Art director: Alejandro Ros)
Production
Best Engineered Album
Gian Marco — Días Nuevos (Engineers: Rafo Arbulú, Carlos Castro, Humberto Gatica, Guillermo 'Memo' Gil, Allan Leschhorn, Cristian Robles, Andrés Saavedra and Rodolfo Vázquez; Mastering engineer: Bernie Grundman)
Carlinhos Brown — Diminuto (Engineers: Valter Costa, Beto Neves, Flávio Sena, Alê Siqueira, Flávio Souza and William Jr; Mastering engineer: Carlos Freitas)
Eminem comeback grabs 10 nods, followed by Bruno Mars with 7, Lady GaGa & Lady Antebellum each 6, also Katy Perry, Justin Bieber in Pop Field contender! Here's the complete list :
1. Record Of The Year
Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.
Nothin' On You
B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine, engineer/mixer
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, engineers/mixers
Track from: Recovery
[Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope]
F*** You
Cee Lo Green
The Smeezingtons, producers
[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]
Need You Now
Lady Antebellum
Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer
Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.
The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire & Markus Dravs, producers; Arcade Fire, Mark Lawson & Craig Silvey, engineers/mixers; Mark Lawson, mastering engineer
[Merge Records]
Recovery
Eminem
Kobe, Lil Wayne, Pink & Rihanna, featured artists; Alex Da Kid, 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, Robert Marks, Alex Merzin, Matthew Samuels, Joe Strange, Mike Strange & 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 Jenkins, Hisashi Mizoguchi, Robert Orton, Dan Parry, Jack Joseph Puig, RedOne, Teddy Riley, Dave Russel, Johnny Severin, Space Cowboy, Mark Stent, Jonas Wetling & Frank Wolff, 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, C. "Tricky" Stewart, Sandy Vee & Greg Wells, producers; Steve Churchyard, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland, Jaycen-Joshua, Damien Lewis, Chris O'Ryan, Carlos Oyanedel, Paris, Phil Tan, Brain Thomas, Lewis Tozour, Miles Walker, Emily Wright & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
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
Cee Lo Green, 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, Holly Hafferman & 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]
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]
A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
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)
[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, Holly Hafferman & 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, L. 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]
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]
For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.
Solar
Alan Broadbent, soloist
Track from: Live At Giannelli Square: Volume 1
[Chilly Bin Records]
A Change Is Gonna Come
Herbie Hancock, soloist
Track from: The Imagine Project
[Hancock 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)
A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
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]
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.
Award to the Album Producer(s), and to the Lyricist(s) & Composer(s) of 51% or more of a new score. (Artist, Lyricist & Composer names appear in parentheses.)
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)
81. Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album, or, in the absence of either, to the individual(s) actively responsible for the concept and musical direction and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable.
82. Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series or other visual media.
83. Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
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]
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]
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)
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)
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; Mark Donahue, John
Hill & Dirk Sobotka, engineers/mixers (Terrence Wilson; Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
[Naxos]
Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse
Gil Rose, conductor; Rinde Eckert; Catch Electric Guitar Quartet; David Frost,
producer; David Frost, Tom Lazarus, Steven Mackey & Dirk Sobotka, engineers/mixers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Synergy Vocals)
[BMOP/sound]
Sacrificium
Giovanni Antonini, conductor; Cecilia Bartoli; Arend Prohmann, producer; Philip
Siney, engineer/mixer (Il Giardino Armonico)
[Decca]
Verdi: Requiem
Riccardo Muti, conductor; Duain Wolfe, chorus master; Christopher Alder,
producer; David Frost, Tom Lazarus & Christopher Willis, engineers/mixers (Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli & Mario Zeffiri; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus)
Award to the Choral Conductor, and to the Orchestra Conductor if an Orchestra is on the recording, and to the Choral Director or Chorus Master if applicable.
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]
Verdi: Requiem
Riccardo Muti, conductor; Duain Wolfe, chorus master (Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga
Borodina, Barbara Frittoli & Mario Zeffiri; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus)
A Composer's Award. (For a contemporary classical composition composed within the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year.) Award to the librettist, if applicable.
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
For video album packages consisting of more than one song or track. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer of at least 51% of the total playing time.
No Distance Left To Run
Blur
Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern & Giorgio Testi, video directors; Thomas Benski, Laura Collins & Lucas Ochoa, video producers
[Parlophone/EMI]
When You're Strange
(The Doors)
Tom Dicillo, video director; John Beug, Jeff Jampol, Peter Jankowski & Dick Wolf, video producers
[Eagle Vision]
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
