charismatic
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Post by charismatic on Dec 5, 2012 23:43:20 GMT -5
It's sad that they ignored Pitbull once again. The boy has 12 years of trajectory, is a global superstar, gold album seller and platinum single seller. I'll never understand the grammy's discrimination towards him :'(.
"Hey baby' or Give me everything deserved a Grammy nomination, specially 'give me everything' which created a revolution of sound on the radio.. Because of 'give me everything, 'we have 'we found love', 'let's go', 'finally found you' and other songs that sound like give me everything... :'(
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Post by Verisimilitude on Dec 5, 2012 23:45:03 GMT -5
Well, you get an A for effort.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Dec 5, 2012 23:48:03 GMT -5
In terms of Country music, since Hunter is the only artist nominated for any of the big ones, he's a guaranteed performer! The rest of the slots for Country are up for grabs.
I predict; Taylor, Carrie, Hunter, and one other Country artist.
He's not "guaranteed", but his people should probably be expecting a call from the Grammys with an invitation to perform, I'm sure! ;)
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Post by when the pawn... on Dec 5, 2012 23:49:51 GMT -5
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting a 6-way tie for most nominations (6)...
Dan Auerbach- Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Rock Performance, Rock Song, Rock Album, Producer of the Year Kanye West - Rap Performance (2), Rap/Sung Collaboration, Rap Song (2), Short Form Music Video fun. - Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, Pop Duo/Group Performance, Pop Vocal Album Mumford & Sons- Album of the Year, Rock Performance, Rock Song, Americana Album, Song for Visual Media, Long Form Music Video Jay-Z - Rap Performance, Rap/Sung Collaboration (2), Rap Song, Short Form Music Video, ...? Frank Ocean - Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Best New Artist, Urban Contemporary Album, Rap/Sung Collaboration, Short Form Music Video
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Post by brucelover on Dec 5, 2012 23:50:57 GMT -5
It's sad that they ignored Pitbull once again. The boy has 12 years of trajectory, is a global superstar, gold album seller and platinum single seller. I'll never understand the grammy's discrimination towards him :'(."Hey baby' or Give me everything deserved a Grammy nomination, specially 'give me everything' which created a revolution of sound on the radio.. Because of 'give me everything, 'we have 'we found love', 'let's go', 'finally found you' and other songs that sound like give me everything... :'( Bye, Pitbull's music is some of the worst in the mainstream...mediocre and generic with no redeeming qualities.
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Post by Verisimilitude on Dec 5, 2012 23:54:04 GMT -5
2013 Grammy Nominations announced (full list)
-- General Field
Record Of The Year
Lonely Boy - The Black Keys Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) - Kelly Clarkson We Are Young - Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye Featuring Kimbra Thinkin Bout You - Frank Ocean We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift
Album Of The Year
El Camino - The Black Keys Some Nights - Fun. Babel - Mumford & Sons Channel Orange - Frank Ocean Blunderbuss - Jack White
Song Of The Year
The A Team - Ed Sheeran, songwriter (Ed Sheeran) Adorn - Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel) Call Me Maybe - Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen & Josh Ramsay, songwriters (Carly Rae Jepsen) Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) - Jörgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin & Ali Tamposi, songwriters (Kelly Clarkson) We Are Young - Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe)
Best New Artist
Alabama Shakes Fun. Hunter Hayes The Lumineers Frank Ocean Pop Field
Best Pop Solo Performance
Set Fire To The Rain [live] - Adele Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) - Kelly Clarkson Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen Wide Awake - Katy Perry Where Have You Been - Rihanna
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Shake It Out - Florence & the Machine We Are Young - Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye Featuring Kimbra Sexy And I Know It - Lmfao Payphone - Maroon 5 & Wiz Khalifa
Best Pop Instrumental Album
24/7 - Gerald Albright & Norman Brown Impressions - Chris Botti Four Hands & A Heart Volume One - Larry Carlton Live At The Blue Note Tokyo - Dave Koz Rumbadoodle - Arun Shenoy
Best Pop Vocal Album
Stronger - Kelly Clarkson Ceremonials - Florence & the Machine Some Nights - Fun. Overexposed - Maroon 5 The Truth About Love - Pink
Dance / Electronica field
Best Dance Recording
Levels - Avicii Let's Go - Calvin Harris Featuring Ne-yo Bangarang - Skrillex Featuring Sirah Don't You Worry Child - Swedish House Mafia Featuring John Martin I Can't Live Without You - Al Walser
Best Dance/Electronica Album
Wonderland - Steve Aoki Don't Think - The Chemical Brothers &rt;Album Title Goes Here< - Deadmau5 Fire & Ice - Kaskade Bangarang - Skrillex
Traditional Pop Field
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Christmas - Michael Bublé A Holiday Carole - Carole King Kisses On The Bottom - Paul Mccartney
Rock Field
Best Rock Performance
Hold On - Alabama Shakes Lonely Boy - The Black Keys Charlie Brown - Coldplay I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons We Take Care Of Our Own - Bruce Springsteen
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
I'm Alive - Anthrax Love Bites (So Do I) - Halestorm Blood Brothers - Iron Maiden Ghost Walking - Lamb Of God No Reflection - Marilyn Manson Whose Life (Is It Anyways?) - Megadeth
Best Rock Song
Freedom At 21 - Jack White, songwriter (Jack White) I Will Wait - Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall & Marcus Mumford, songwriters (mumford & Sons) Lonely Boy - Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton & Patrick Carney, songwriters (the Black Keys) Madness - Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse) We Take Care Of Our Own - Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
Best Rock Album
El Camino - The Black Keys Mylo Xyloto - Coldplay The 2nd Law - Muse Wrecking Ball - Bruce Springsteen Blunderbuss - Jack White
Alternative Field
Best Alternative Music Album
The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do - Fiona Apple Biophilia - Björk Making Mirrors - Gotye Hurry Up, We're Dreaming. - M83 Bad As Me - Tom Waits
R&B Field
Best R&B Performance
Thank You - Estelle Gonna Be Alright (f.t.b.) - Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Ledisi I Want You - Luke James Adorn - Miguel Climax - Usher
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Lately - Anita Baker Love On Top - Beyoncé Wrong Side Of A Love Song - Melanie Fiona Real Good Hands - Gregory Porter If Only You Knew - Swv
Best R&B Song
Adorn - Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel) Beautiful Surprise - Tamia Hill, Claude Kelly & Salaam Remi, songwriters (Tamia) Heart Attack - Benjamin Levin, Rico Love & Tremaine Neverson, songwriters (Trey Songz) Pray For Me - Antonio Dixon, Kenny Edmonds, Anthony Hamilton & Patrick "jque" Smith, songwriters (Anthony Hamilton) Refill - Darhyl "dj" Camper, Elle Varner & Andrew "pop" Wansel, songwriters (Elle Varner)
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Fortune - Chris Brown Kaleidoscope Dream - Miguel Channel Orange - Frank Ocean
Best R&B Album
Black Radio - Robert Glasper Experiment Back To Love - Anthony Hamilton Write Me Back - R. Kelly Beautiful Surprise - Tamia Open Invitation - Tyrese
Rap Field
Best Rap Performance
Hyfr (Hell Ya ... Right) - Drake Featuring Lil' Wayne ... In Paris - Jay-z & Kanye West Daughters - Nas Mercy - Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz I Do - Young Jeezy featuring Jay-z & André 3000
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Wild Ones - Flo Rida Featuring Sia No Church In The Wild - Jay-z & Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The-dream Tonight (Best You Ever Had) - John Legend Featuring Ludacris Cherry Wine - Nas Featuring Amy Winehouse Talk That Talk - Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
Best Rap Song
Daughters - Nasir Jones & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Patrick Adams, Gary Decarlo, Dale Frashuer & Paul Leka, songwriters) (Nas) Track From: Life Is Good Lotus Flower Bomb - Olubowale Akintimehin, S. Joseph Dew, Jerrin Howard, Walker Johnson & Miguel Jontel Pimentel, songwriters (Wale Featuring Miguel) Mercy - Sean Anderson, Tauheed Epps, Stephan Taft, James Thomas, Terrence Thornton & Kanye West, songwriters (Denzie Beagle, Winston Riley & Reggie Williams, songwriters) (Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz) The Motto - Dwayne Carter, Aubrey Graham & Tyler Williams, songwriters (Drake Featuring Lil' Wayne) ... In Paris - Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West, Songwriters (W.A. Donaldson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Kanye West) Young, Wild & Free - Calvin Broadus, Chris Brody Brown, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Peter Hernandez & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (t. Bluechel, M. Borrow, T. Griffin, K. Jackson, N. Lee & M. Newman, songwriters) (Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa featuring Bruno Mars)
Best Rap Album
Take Care - Drake Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1 - Lupe Fiasco Life Is Good - Nas Undun - The Roots God Forgives, I Don't - Rick Ross Based On A T.r.u. Story - 2 Chainz
Country Field
Best Country Solo Performance
Home - Dierks Bentley Springsteen - Eric Church Cost Of Livin' - Ronnie Dunn Wanted - Hunter Hayes Over - Blake Shelton Blown Away - Carrie Underwood
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Even If It Breaks Your Heart - Eli Young Band Pontoon - Little Big Town Safe & Sound - Taylor Swift & The Civil Wars On The Outskirts Of Town - The Time Jumpers I Just Come Here For The Music - Don Williams Featuring Alison Krauss
Best Country Song
Blown Away - Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood) Cost Of Livin' - Phillip Coleman & Ronnie Dunn, songwriters (Ronnie Dunn) Even If It Breaks Your Heart - Will Hoge & Eric Paslay, songwriters (Eli Young Band) So You Don't Have To Love Me Anymore - Jay Knowles & Adam Wright, songwriters (Alan Jackson) Springsteen - Eric Church, Jeff Hyde & Ryan Tyndell, songwriters (Eric Church)
Best Country Album
Uncaged - Zac Brown Band Hunter Hayes - Hunter Hayes Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochran - Jamey Johnson Four The Record - Miranda Lambert The Time Jumpers - The Time Jumpers
New Age Field
Best New Age Album
Echoes Of Love - Omar Akram Live Ananda - Krishna Das Bindu - Michael Brant Demaria Deep Alpha - Steven Halpern Light Body - Peter Kater Troubadours On The Rhine - Loreena McKennitt
Jazz Field
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Cross Roads - Ravi Coltrane, soloist Hot House - Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists Alice In Wonderland - Chick Corea, soloist J. Mac - Kenny Garrett, soloist Ode - Brad Mehldau, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Soul Shadows - Denise Donatelli 1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project - Kurt Elling Live - Al Jarreau (and The Metropole Orkest) The Book Of Chet - Luciana Souza Radio Music Society - Esperanza Spalding
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Further Explorations - Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez & Paul Motian Hot House - Chick Corea & Gary Burton Seeds From The Underground - Kenny Garrett Blue Moon - Ahmad Jamal Unity Band - Pat Metheny Unity Band
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Centennial: Newly Discovered Works Of Gil Evans - Gil Evans Project For The Moment - Bob Mintzer Big Band Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You) - Arturo Sandoval
Best Latin Jazz Album
Flamenco Sketches - Chano Domínguez ¡ritmo! - The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band Multiverse - Bobby Sanabria Big Band Duos Iii - Luciana Souza New Cuban Express - Manuel Valera New Cuban Express
Gospel Field
Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
Jesus, Friend Of Sinners - Casting Crowns Take Me To The King - Tamela Mann Go Get It - Mary Mary 10,000 Reasons (bless The Lord) - Matt Redman My Testimony - Marvin Sapp
Best Gospel Song
Go Get It - Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, Songwriters (Mary Mary) Hold On - Cheryl Fortune, James Fortune & Terence Vaughn, songwriters (James Fortune & Fiya, Monica & Fred Hammond) I Feel Good - Phillip Feaster, Fred Hammond, Jonathan Miller & Calvin Rodgers, songwriters (Fred Hammond) My Testimony - Aaron Lindsey & Marvin Sapp, songwriters (Marvin Sapp) Released - Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Bill Winston & Living Word Featuring Donald Lawrence)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
Jesus, Friend Of Sinners - Mark Hall & Matthew West, songwriters (Casting Crowns) 10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord) - Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman, songwriters (Matt Redman) When Mercy Found Me - Jeff Pardo & Rhett Walker, songwriters (Rhett Walker Band) White Flag - Jason Ingram, Matt Maher, Matt Redman & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Passion & Chris Tomlin) Your Presence Is Heaven - Israel Houghton & Micah Massey, songwriters (Israel & New Breed)
Best Gospel Album
Identity - James Fortune & Fiya Jesus At The Center Live - Israel & New Breed Gravity - Lecrae I Win - Marvin Sapp Worship Soul - Anita Wilson
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Come To The Well - Casting Crowns Where I Find You - Kari Jobe Gold - Britt Nicole Eye On It - Tobymac Into The Light - Matthew West
Latin Field
Best Latin Pop Album
Independiente - Ricardo Arjona Ilusión - Fonseca Kany Garcia - Kany Garcia ¿con Quién Se Queda El Perro? - Jesse Y Joy Mtv Unplugged Deluxe Edition - Juanes
Best Latin Rock, Urban Or Alternative Album
Campo - Campo Déjenme Llorar - Carla Morrison Imaginaries - Quetzal Electro-jarocho - Sistema Bomb La Bala - Ana Tijoux
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano)
Pecados Y Milagros - Lila Downs Sembrando Flores - Los Cojolites 365 Días - Los Tucanes De Tijuana Oye - Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea El Primer Ministro - Gerardo Ortiz
Best Tropical Latin Album
Cubano Soy - Raúl Lara Y Sus Soneros Desde Nueva York A Puerto Rico - Eddie Montalvo Retro - Marlow Rosado Y La Riqueña Formula Vol. 1 - Romeo Santos
American Roots
Best Americana Album
The Carpenter - The Avett Brothers From The Ground Up - John Fullbright The Lumineers - The Lumineers Babel - Mumford & Sons Slipstream - Bonnie Raitt
Best Bluegrass Album
The Gospel Side Of - Dailey & Vincent Life Finds A Way - The Grascals Beat The Devil And Carry A Rail - Noam Pikelny Scratch Gravel Road - Special Consensus Nobody Knows You - Steep Canyon Rangers
Best Blues Album
33 1/3 - Shemekia Copeland Locked Down - Dr. John Let It Burn - Ruthie Foster And Still I Rise - Heritage Blues Orchestra Bring It On Home - Joan Osborne
Best Folk Album
Leaving Eden - Carolina Chocolate Drops Election Special - Ry Cooder Hambone's Meditations - Luther Dickinson The Goat Rodeo Sessions - Yo-yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile This One's For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark - (Various Artists) Shawn Camp & Tamara Saviano, producers
Best Regional Roots Music Album
Malama Ko Aloha (Keep Your Love) - Keola Beamer Shi Kéyah Songs For The People - Radmilla Cody Pilialoha - Weldon Kekauoha Nothin' But The Best - Corey Ledet With Anthony Dopsie, Dwayne Dopsie And André Thierry The Band Courtbouillon - Wayne Toups, Steve Riley & Wilson Savoy
Reggae Field
Best Reggae Album
Rebirth - Jimmy Cliff Miracle - The Original Wailers Tomahawk Technique - Sean Paul New Legend - Jamaica 50th Edition - Sly & Robbie & The Jam Masters Reggae Got Soul: Unplugged On Strawberry Hill - Toots And The Maytals
World Music Field
Best World Music Album
Folila - Amadou & Mariam On A Gentle Island Breeze - Daniel Ho Jabulani - Hugh Masekela Traveller - Anoushka Shankar The Living Room Sessions Part 1 - Ravi Shankar
Children's Field
Best Children's Album
Can You Canoe? - The Okee Dokee Brothers High Dive And Other Things That Could Have Happened ... - Bill Harley Jumpinjazz Kids - A Swinging Jungle Tale - Featuring Al Jarreau, Hubert Laws And Dee Dee Bridgewater - James Murray & Various Artists Little Seed: Songs For Children By Woody Guthrie - Elizabeth Mitchell Radio Jungle - The Pop Ups
Spoken Word Field
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
American Grown (Michelle Obama) - (Various Artists) Scott Creswell & Dan Zitt, producers Back To Work: Why We Need Smart Government For A Strong Economy - Bill Clinton Drift: The Unmooring Of American Military - Rachel Maddow Seriously... I'm Kidding - Ellen Degeneres Society's Child: My Autobiography - Janis Ian
Comedy Field
Best Comedy Album
Blow Your Pants Off - Jimmy Fallon Cho Dependent (live In Concert) - Margaret Cho In God We Rust - Lewis Black Kathy Griffin: Seaman 1st Class - Kathy Griffin Mr. Universe - Jim Gaffigan Rize Of The Fenix - Tenacious D
Musical Theater Field
Musical Theater Album
Follies - Danny Burstein, Jan Maxwell, Elaine Paige, Bernadette Peters & Ron Raines, Principal Soloists; Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, producers (Stephen Sondheim, Composer/lyricist) (New Broadway Cast With Danny Burstein, Jan Maxwell, Elaine Paige, Bernadette Peters, Ron Raines & Others) The Gershwins' Porgy And Bess - David Alan Grier, Norm Lewis & Audra Mcdonald, Principal Soloists; Tommy Krasker, producer (George Gershwin, Composer; Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward & Dubose Heyward, Lyricists) (New Broadway Cast With Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis, David Alan Grier & Others) Newsies - Jeremy Jordan & Kara Lindsay, principal soloists; Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken & Chris Montan, Producers (Alan Menken, Composer; Jack Feldman, Lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Jeremy Jordan, Kara Lindsay & Others) Nice Work If You Can Get It - Matthew Broderick & Kelli O'Hara, principal soloists; David Chase, Bill Elliott & Robert Sher, producers (George Gershwin, Composer; Ira Gershwin, Lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Matthew Broderick, Kelli O'Hara & Others) Once: A New Musical - Steve Kazee & Cristin Milioti, Principal Soloists; Steven Epstein & Martin Lowe, producers (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, Composers/lyricists) (Original Broadway Cast With Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti & Others)
Music For Visual Media
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
The Descendants - (Various Artists) Marley- (Bob Marley & The Wailers) Midnight In Paris- (Various Artists) He Muppets- (Various Artists) Rock Of Ages- (Various Artists)
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
The Adventures Of Tintin - The Secret Of The Unicorn - John Williams, Composer The Artist - Ludovic Bource, Composer The Dark Knight Rises - Hans Zimmer, Composer The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Composers Hugo - Howard Shore, Composer Journey - Austin Wintory, Composer
Best Song Written For Visual Media
Abraham's Daughter (from The Hunger Games) - T Bone Burnett, Win Butler & Régine Chassagne, Songwriters (Arcade Fire) Learn Me Right (from Brave) - Mumford & Sons, Songwriters (Birdy & Mumford & Sons) Let Me Be Your Star (from Smash) - Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman, Songwriters (Katharine Mcphee & Megan Hilty) Man Or Muppet (from The Muppets) Bret Mckenzie, Songwriter (Jason Segel & Walter) Safe & Sound (from The Hunger Games) - T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White & Joy Williams, Songwriters (Taylor Swift Featuring The Civil Wars)
Composing / Arranging Field
Best Instrumental Composition
December Dream - Chuck Loeb, Composer (fourplay) Mozart Goes Dancing - Chick Corea, Composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton) Music Of Ansel Adams: America - Chris Brubeck & Dave Brubeck, Composers (Temple University Symphony Orchestra) Overture, Waltz And Rondo - Bill Cunliffe, Composer (Temple University Symphony Orchestra) Without A Paddle - Bill Holman, Composer (Tall & Small) Best Instrumental Arrangement
Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite For Ellington - Michael Philip Mossman, Arranger (Bobby Sanabria Big Band) How About You - Gil Evans, Arranger (Gil Evans Project) Irrequieto - Bob Mintzer, Arranger (Bob Mintzer Big Band) A Night In Tunisia (Actually An Entire Weekend!) - Wally Minko, Arranger (Arturo Sandoval) Salt Peanuts! (Mani Salado) - Gordon Goodwin, Arranger (Arturo Sandoval)
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
City Of Roses - Thara Memory & Esperanza Spalding, Arrangers (Esperanza Spalding) Look To The Rainbow - Gil Evans, Arranger (Gil Evans Project And Luciana Souza) Out There - Shelly Berg, Arranger (Lorraine Feather) Spain (I Can Recall) - Vince Mendoza, Arranger (Al Jarreau And The Metropole Orkest) Wild Is The Wind - Nan Schwartz, Arranger (Whitney Claire Kaufman And Andrew Playfoot)
Package Field
Best Recording Package
Biophilia - Michael Amzalag & Mathias Augustyniak, Art Directors (Björk) Boys & Girls - Brett Kilroe, Art Director (Alabama Shakes) Charmer - Gail Marowitz, Art Director (aimee Mann) Love This Giant - Noah Wall, Art Director (David Byrne & St. Vincent) Swing Lo Magellan - David Longstreth, Art Director (Dirty Projectors)
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (soundtrack From The Motion Picture) - Rob Sheridan, Art Director (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) Go Fly A Kite - Liz Kweller, Art Director (Ben Kweller) Ram - Paul McCartney Archive Collection (Deluxe Edition) - Simon Earith & James Musgrave, Art Directors (Paul And Linda McCartney) Some Girls: Super Deluxe Edition - Stephen Kennedy, Art Director (The Rolling Stones) Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection - Fritz Klaetke, Art Director (Woody Guthrie)
Album Notes Field
Best Album Notes
Banjo Diary: Lessons From Tradition - Stephen Wade, Album Notes Writer (Stephen Wade) First Recordings: 50th Anniversary Edition - Hans Olof Gottfridsson, Album Notes Writer (The Beatles With Tony Sheridan) The Pearl Sessions - Holly George-warren, Album Notes Writer (Janis Joplin) Piazzolla In Brooklyn - Fernando Gonzalez, Album Notes Writer (deleted Aslan Quintet)
Historical Notes
Best Historical Album
He Is My Story: The Sanctified Soul Of Arizona Dranes - Josh Rosenthal, Compilation Producer; Bryan Hoffa & Christopher King, Mastering Engineers (Arizona Dranes) Old-time Smoky Mountain Music: 34 Historic Songs, Ballads, And Instrumentals Recorded In The Great Smoky Mountains By "song Catcher" Joseph S. Hall - Kent Cave, Michael Montgomery & Ted Olson, Compilation Producers; John Fleenor & Steve Kemp, Mastering Engineers (Various Artists) Opika Pende: Africa At 78 Rpm - Steven Lance Ledbetter & Jonathan Ward, Compilation Producers; Michael Graves, Mastering Engineer (Various Artists) Ram - Paul McCartney Archive Collection (Deluxe Edition) - Paul McCartney, Compilation Producer; Simon Gibson, Guy Massey & Steve Rooke, Mastering Engineers (Paul And Linda McCartney) The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Box Set) - Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson & Dennis Wolfe, Compilation Producers; Mark Linett, Mastering Engineer (The Beach Boys) Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection - Jeff Place & Robert Santelli, Compilation Producers; Pete Reiniger, Mastering Engineer (Woody Guthrie)
Production, Non-classical Field
Best Engineered Album, Non-classical
The Absence - Moogie Canazio & Al Schmitt, Engineers; Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer (Melody Gardot) Ashes & Fire - Glyn Johns, Engineer; Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer (Ryan Adams) The Goat Rodeo Sessions - Richard King, Engineer; Richard King, Mastering Engineer (Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile) Love Is A Four Letter Word - Joe Chiccarelli, Steve Churchyard, Lars Fox, Graham Hope, Tony Maserati & Morgan Stratton, Engineers; Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer (Jason Mraz) Slingshot - Helik Hadar, Engineer; Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer (Rebecca Pidgeon)
Producer Of The Year, Non-classical
Dan Auerbach Jeff Bhasker Diplo Markus Dravs Salaam Remi
Best Remixed Recording, Non-classical
In My Mind (Axwell Remix) - Axel Hedfors, Remixer (Ivan Gough & Feenixpawl Featuring Georgi Kay) Lie Down In Darkness (Photek Remix) - Photek, Remixer (Moby) Midnight City (eric Prydz Private Remix) Eric Prydz, Remixer (m83) - - Promises (Skrillex & Nero Remix) - Skrillex, Remixer (nero) The Veldt (Tommy Trash Remix) - Thomas Olsen, Remixer (deadmau5 Featuring Chris James)
Surround Sound Field
Best Surround Sound Album
Chamberland - David Miles Huber, Surround Mix Engineer; David Miles Huber, Surround Mastering Engineer; David Miles Huber, Surround Producer (David Miles Huber) Modern Cool - Jim Anderson, Surround Mix Engineer; Darcy Proper, Surround Mastering Engineer; Michael Friedman, Surround Producer (Patricia Barber) Quiet Winter Night - Morten Lindberg, Surround Mix Engineer; Morten Lindberg, Surround Mastering Engineer; Morten Lindberg, Surround Producer (Hoff Ensemble) Rupa-khandha - Daniel Shores, Surround Mix Engineer; Daniel Shores, Surround Mastering Engineer; Marina Ledin & Victor Ledin, Surround Producers (Los Angeles Percussion Quartet) Storm Corrosion - Steven Wilson, Surround Mix Engineer; Steven Wilson, Surround Mastering Engineer; Steven Wilson, Surround Producer (Storm Corrosion) Production, Classical Field
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Americana - Daniel Shores, Engineer; Daniel Shores, Mastering Engineer (Modern Mandolin Quartet) Beethoven: The Late String Quartets, Op. 127 & 131 - Bruce Egre, Engineer (Brentano String Quartet) Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen - Tom Caulfield & John Newton, Engineers; Mark Donahue, Mastering Engineer (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale) Music For A Time Of War - Jesse Lewis & John Newton, Engineers; Jesse Brayman, Mastering Engineer (Carlos Kalmar & The Oregon Symphony) Souvenir - Morten Lindberg, Engineer; Morten Lindberg, Mastering Engineer (trondheimsolistene)
Producer Of The Year, Classical
Blanton Alspaugh Tim Handley Marina Ledin, Victor Ledin James Mallinson Dan Merceruio Classical Field
Best Orchestral Performance
Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride In A Fast Machine - Michael Tilson Thomas, Conductor (San Francisco Symphony) Mahler: Symphony No. 1 - Iván Fischer, Conductor (Budapest Festival Orchestra) Music For A Time Of War - Carlos Kalmar, Conductor (Oregon Symphony) Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances - Valery Gergiev, Conductor (London Symphony Orchestra)
Best Opera Recording
Berg: Lulu - Michael Boder, Conductor; Paul Groves, Ashley Holland, Julia Juon & Patricia Petibon; Johannes Müller, Producer (Symphony Orchestra Of The Gran Teatre Del Liceu) Handel: Agrippina - René Jacobs, Conductor; Marcos Fink, Sunhae Im, Bejun Mehta, Alexandrina Pendatchanska & Jennifer Rivera (Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin) Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress - Vladimir Jurowski, Conductor; Topi Lehtipuu, Miah Persson & Matthew Rose; Johannes Müller, Producer (London Philharmonic Orchestra; Glyndebourne Chorus) Vivaldi: Teuzzone - Jordi Savall, Conductor; Delphine Galou, Paolo Lopez, Roberta Mameli, Raffaella Milanesi & Furio Zanasi (Le Concert Des Nations) Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen - James Levine & Fabio Luisi, Conductors; Hans-peter König, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel & Deborah Voigt; Jay David Saks, Producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Best Choral Performance
Handel: Israel In Egypt - Julian Wachner, Conductor (Trinity Baroque Orchestra; Trinity Choir Wall Street) Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen - Charles Bruffy, Conductor (Matthew Gladden, Lindsey Lang, Rebecca Lloyd, Sarah Tannehill & Pamela Williamson; Kansas City Chorale) Ligeti: Requiem; Apparitions; San Francisco Polyphony - Peter Eötvös, Conductor (Barbara Hannigan & Susan Parry; Wdr Sinfonieorchester Köln; Swr Vokalensemble Stuttgart & Wdr Rundfunkchor Köln) The Nightingale - Stephen Layton, Conductor (Michala Petri; Danish National Vocal Ensemble) Striggio: Mass For 40 & 60 Voices - Hervé Niquet, Conductor (Le Concert Spirituel)
Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Americana - Modern Mandolin Quartet Meanwhile - Eighth Blackbird Mind Meld - Zofo Duet Profanes Et Sacrées - Boston Symphony Chamber Players Rupa-khandha - Los Angeles Percussion Quartet
Classical Instrumental Solo
Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Clavier - András Schiff The Complete Harpsichord Works Of Rameau - Jory Vinikour Gál & Elgar: Cello Concertos - Claudio Cruz, Conductor; Antonio Meneses (Northern Sinfonia) Holst: The Planets - Hansjörg Albrecht Kurtág & Ligeti: Music For Viola - Kim Kardashian
Classical Vocal Solo
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Post by Joe1240 on Dec 6, 2012 0:00:06 GMT -5
Awesome that Taylor got 3 nominations.I never throught We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together would be nominated for ROTY.I never saw that coming. Hopefully that means Taylor is gonna perform it at the Grammys.
Surprised that Carly Rae Jepsen didn't get the Best New Artist nomination. I throught she had that in the bag.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Dec 6, 2012 0:00:27 GMT -5
This is the first year in some time that there is NOT a clear winner in a lot of categories. Various genres and musicians were represented excluding the Rap categories (where Jay-Z and Kanye still run The Throne). R&B alone is excellent!
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Post by when the pawn... on Dec 6, 2012 0:06:03 GMT -5
Agreed! Last year was so weighed down by obvious frontrunners (Adele in General/Pop, Foo Fighter in Rock, Kanye West in Rap). This year is more open. I want to say the easiest prediction is Black Keys have Best Rock Album sewn up.
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Post by wavey. on Dec 6, 2012 0:11:35 GMT -5
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Post by countrygirl918 on Dec 6, 2012 0:13:42 GMT -5
In terms of Country music, since Hunter is the only artist nominated for any of the big ones, he's a guaranteed performer! The rest of the slots for Country are up for grabs. I predict; Taylor, Carrie, Hunter, and one other Country artist. He's not "guaranteed", but his people should probably be expecting a call from the Grammys with an invitation to perform, I'm sure! ;) I could see Eric Church performing "Springsteen" as well. Perhaps Blake also?
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Post by vantiboy3 on Dec 6, 2012 0:17:01 GMT -5
Those Album of the Year nominations are PERFECT. The best in a looong while.
Very happy with the noms this year, a true reflection of what was 2012's biggest and best.
Lonnie!!! So glad for Frank Ocean.
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Post by Verisimilitude on Dec 6, 2012 0:34:08 GMT -5
Damn Estelle, what kind of Grammy comeback? :o
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Post by stunnedout on Dec 6, 2012 0:41:04 GMT -5
SOOO happy for Tamia's nominations. very well deserved and over due!!
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Post by musicalsoul on Dec 6, 2012 0:41:18 GMT -5
Yes for Pink, John Legend, and SWV (though I think they should have also received a nom in the Best R&B album category). Shout out to Tremaine and Elle for their nominations as well. The longtime fan in me wants Nas to win Best Rap Album. The Album of the Year nominations seem about right.
The Best R&B Performance and Best Urban Contemporary Album categories are going to be tough. A little surprised Fortune got a nom over Looking 4 Myself.
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Post by charismatic on Dec 6, 2012 0:58:05 GMT -5
At the end of the day, :) Pit doesn't need a grammy to prove his talent. The world knows his consistency and they know that he has lasted in the music industry more than many grammy winners.
Changing the topic, I think Nicky Minaj 'Starship' and 'As long as you love me by Bieber also deserved some nominations. :( :(
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Post by wavey. on Dec 6, 2012 1:05:28 GMT -5
At the end of the day, :) Pit doesn't need a grammy to prove his talent. The world knows his consistency and they know that he has lasted in the music industry more than many grammy winners.Changing the topic, I think Nicky Minaj 'Starship' and 'As long as you love me by Bieber also deserved some nominations. :( :( It's alright, girl. Pit's gonna keep striving.
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Post by charismatic on Dec 6, 2012 1:22:59 GMT -5
At the end of the day, :) Pit doesn't need a grammy to prove his talent. The world knows his consistency and they know that he has lasted in the music industry more than many grammy winners.Changing the topic, I think Nicky Minaj 'Starship' and 'As long as you love me by Bieber also deserved some nominations. :( :( It's alright, girl. Pit's gonna keep striving. You're right Waverly :), but you know 'Give me everything',Titanium, Starships are true party masterpieces. It's unfair 'cause these people work hard too.. .
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2012 1:36:35 GMT -5
I hope no one artist 'sweeps.' That annoys me. I'm curious to see if Bey will be able to win her one nomination. Objectively it seems like the strongest contender in that category but I'm not sure if she is back in the Grammys' good favor, especially since the song is from the same album the Grammys mostly snubbed last year. I was pissed at first that the urban contemporary category was shortened, but then I remembered that there is a minimum number of submissions each category must have to get five nominations (they raised it from 25 to 40 last year). If there are 25 to 39 submissions, there are only three nominations. That really sucks, and I have a feeling there are some people who submitted to Best R&B Album when they should have submitted to urban contemporary. Sigh. Annoyed that effing Fortune managed to be one of the three nominations rather than Looking 4 Myself, which probably would have been there if it had been a full five (and seriously, who the bleep was voting for Fortune?). Also would have been nice to see Melanie Fiona and/or Elle Varner get some more love here, though it's possible their labels submitted them to the regular r&b category. I was also initially surprised Gotye and fun. were submitted to pop categories - Gotye in particular since he did send his album to alternative - but then I suppose fun. would not have been a good fit for any of the rock categories. And the songs that made both acts popular did so on pop, so it makes sense. I guess I'm just miffed b/c I didn't want Kelly to have as much competition. People I'm pleasantly surprised to see get some love: Tamia, SWV, Estelle These are my tentative predictions, for the categories I felt familiar enough to take a stab at it: - Record of the Year - I want either "Somebody That I Used to Know" or "Stronger" to win; I think "Somebody That I Used to Know" will win - Album of the Year - I want Channel Orange to win; I think Babel will win - Song of the Year - I want "Adorn" to win; I think either "Adorn" or "The A-Team" will win, with Miguel having the slight edge - Best New Artist - I want Frank Ocean to win; I think Frank Ocean or fun. will win - Best Pop Solo Performance - I want "Stronger" to win; I think "Stronger" will win - Best Pop Duo/Group Performance - I want "Somebody That I Used to Know" to win; I think either "Somebody That I Used to Know" or "We Are Young" will win - Best Pop Vocal Album - I want Stronger to win; I think either Ceremonials or Some Nights will win, with Some Nights having the edge - Best Dance Recording - I want "Don't You Worry Child" to win; I think "Levels" will win, and honestly deserves it more since it got ripped off twice within the same year to produce a hit for someone else ("Good Feeling" and "Die Young" by proxy). - Best Rock Performance - I want "Hold On" to win; I think "I Will Wait" will win - Best R&B Performance - I want "Adorn" or "Climax" to win; I think "Adorn" will win - Best Traditional R&B Performance - I want either "Love On Top" or "Wrong Side of a Love Song" to win; I think either "Love On Top" or "Lately" will win - Best R&B Song - I want "Adorn" to win; I think "Adorn" will win - Best Urban Contemporary Album - I want Kaleidoscope Dream to win; I will throw things if Fortune wins - Best R&B Album - I haven't heard all these albums yet, but I think either Back to Love or Write Me Back will win, with R. Kelly having the edge - Best Rap Performance - I want "Negroes In Paris" to win; I think "Negroes in Paris" will win - Best Rap/Sung - I want either "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" or "Talk That Talk" to win; I think "No Church in the Wild" will win - Best Rap Song - I want either "The Motto" or "Negroes in Paris" to win; I think "Negroes in Paris" will win - Best Rap Album - I want Take Care to win; I think Take Care will win - Best Short Form Music Video - I want "We Found Love" to win; I think "We Found Love" will win
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Post by Grün on Dec 6, 2012 1:51:35 GMT -5
You know the bed feels warmer with 4 grammys by my side!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by timberlake on Dec 6, 2012 2:22:50 GMT -5
Who the hell is doing RnB i swear haha
I mean Frank is pretty much no where to be found!
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Dec 6, 2012 2:34:08 GMT -5
Awesome that Taylor got 3 nominations.I never throught We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together would be nominated for ROTY.I never saw that coming. Hopefully that means Taylor is gonna perform it at the Grammys. Surprised that Carly Rae Jepsen didn't get the Best New Artist nomination. I throught she had that in the bag. yea until This Kiss flopped. >:(
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2012 4:29:47 GMT -5
Okay, time for a super-duper long-winded post on my predictions, reactions, snubs, and surprises. I'm going to cover the General Field, Pop Field, and Country Field since those are the ones I have the most knowledge in. Sorry if it's "tl;dr," but I just love doing these. :awards show obsession probz: OVERALL SNUBS- Justin Bieber -- I'm not fond of him, but I don't mind him, and I was certainly expecting something of his to get some love. "Boyfriend" or "As Long As You Love Me" were a couple of big radio hits this past year, so I was definitely expecting, at the very least, "As Long As You Love Me" to get a nomination for Duo/Group/Collaboration Pop Vocal Performance with Big Sean. Other nominations I thought I'd see were Pop Vocal Album for Believe and a longshot push at Pop Solo Vocal Performance for "Boyfriend."
- Nicki Minaj -- Yikes at her not getting any love this year, especially with "Starships" and "Pound The Alarm" under her belt. I can see how she missed the cut for many of the categories because those hits weren't anywhere near as substantially large as the ones nominated in Pop Solo Vocal, but even "Turn Me On" with David Guetta, "Dance (A$$)" with Big Sean, and "Make Me Proud" with Drake (whom which I'm also shocked didn't get an Album of the Year nod for Take Care) could've gotten some love in the Pop or Rap categories that could've leaned into Minaj's accreditation.
- One Direction -- The mega-super-breakout hype of the year gets nothing. Can't say that I'm surprised, but I can't say that I was totally expecting a full shut-out. "What Makes You Beautiful" seemed like a shoe-in for Duo/Group/Collaboration Pop Vocal Performance.
GENERAL FIELDAlbum of the YearEl Camino, The Black Keys Some Nights, fun. Babel, Mumford & Sons Channel Orange, Frank Ocean Blunderbuss, Jack White Admittedly and somewhat shamefully, I haven't listened to two of these five nominated albums -- El Camino and Blunderbuss. I'll have to take a listen, but their critical reception and perfect blend of average relevance and average obscurity is the equivalent to a Grammys recipe of greatness, so I can't really bump those two. However, I was't expecting to see Jack White's name pop up in here, as I saw his slot to be the revolving door of possibilities to many -- the aforementioned Take Care by Drake, The Truth About Love by Pink, The Idler Wheel... by Fiona Apple, Making Mirrors by Gotye, Blown Away by Carrie Underwood [ugh, so mad at the snubbing of this album as a whole], Chief by Eric Church, Stronger by Kelly Clarkson... Needless to say, I wasn't expecting Jack White. I can't judge his placement in the category until I listen to the album, though. The same goes for The Black Keys. The other 3 -- fun., Mumford & Sons, and Frank Ocean -- all deserve their nominations with icing and candles, but, based off of the knowledge I have of the three I have heard, I think Frank Ocean will be the one blowing the candles out. Record of the Year"Lonely Boy", The Black Keys "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)", Kelly Clarkson "We Are Young", fun. feat. Janelle Monae "Somebody That I Used to Know", Gotye feat. Kimbra "Thinkin Bout You", Frank Ocean "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together", Taylor Swift Three of these six nominations shocked the hell out of me; two of them in a good way. "Lonely Boy" and "Thinkin Bout You" are such amazing songs and I'm so, so glad to see them receive some general field love, but "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"? Seriously? I'm honestly trying to understand the Grammys' logic behind this choice, but attempting to understand the logic of the recording academy is the equivalent to the purpose of spending your time watching wallpaper curl. Look: I've grown really fond of Taylor's music lately. I love Red, I've loved Speak Now since its release, and I like some of her older material tracking from 2009 and backwards, but WANEGBT was such a horrible misstep in her career. I enjoyed its character upon first listen, but I've grown so tired and abhorred of the song now. It's not well-written, and it's not a very good representation of this past year's selection of hit records. It shouldn't be here, but it won't win, so I'm not too concerned. I'm just puzzled, more than anything. In a perfect world of mine, Kelly would pick this award up from the podium. However, I see fun. taking the award in spades. Gotye could cause competition, but fun. received way more love than Gotye did this year, and the number of nominations an artist receives is a good example of measuring odds towards nominees. fun. will win. Song of the Year"The A Team", Ed Sheeran "Adorn", Miguel "Call Me Maybe", Carly Rae Jepsen "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)", Kelly Clarkson "We Are Young", fun. feat. Janelle Monae YES at those Ed Sheeran and Miguel nominations! Neither will win, but they're both great releases, and Ed's is one of my favorites of the year. To be quite honest, and I know I might seem totally crazy, I think Kelly Clarkson will win. To be quite honest, the only one of these five that are seemingly worthy of being honored as the Song of the Year, which is to encompass writing, is "The A Team." I find it funny how, ideally (and minus WANEGBT), I would've switched the ROTY and SOTY nominations to the alternate category of one another. But, since this is the crop we've been given, I think Kelly's will be the winner. Carly's, albeit being the biggest hit of the year, is far too generic and basic in lyrics. Don't get me wrong; Kelly's is certainly no lyrical gem, but I find its lyrics to be stronger (no pun intended, lol) than those of CMM. fun. could pose major competition to Kelly, but both have equal momentum with their respectively-nominated songs. I guess this one is just coming down to my own personal taste, and I want to see Kelly win in the general field. Best New ArtistAlabama Shakes fun. Hunter Hayes The Lumineers Frank Ocean I'm just now realizing that fun. is nominated in every category for the Big 4. When was the last time that happened? Amy Winehouse back in 2007? Crazy, but very deserving! Ugh, this category is always the worst to predict, and I never seem to pick it right, so if I pick your favorite, then accept his or their loss now so you can cope easier in February, lol. Alabama Shakes, albeit my personal liking towards them, are rather obscure in comparison to their four competitors, and that could easily work to their advantage (*rehashes the 2011 BNA fiasco*). Wow at the absence of both One Direction, Ellie Goulding, and Carly Rae Jepsen, by the way. The Lumineers are breaking out right in time for the Grammys. I don't see them winning, but I do love them. Personally, I think it's nice to see Hunter Hayes in there. I wasn't expecting Country to get any representation in the big four this year, but he's the lone torch-carrier this year. Doubtful that he wins, but he seems to have a backing strong enough to put him ahead of others, but has a race lagging in comparison to put him behind a couple others. I'd say he's very middle-of-the-pack, and that could easily result in his win. In case any of y'all haven't seemed to learn yet, the most popular acts usually never win. That leaves us with fun. and Frank Ocean, the two clear front runners and two biggest acts in the category. With that, I think either one will win, or both will lose. If Frank Ocean doesn't win, then I don't think fun. will, either. If fun. doesn't win, then I don't think Frank Ocean will, either. Does that make sense? Maybe it makes sense only in my mind, but it's 12:51am right now so my mind isn't exactly clear as day right now, lol. I say that fun. will win. POP FIELDPop Solo Vocal AlbumStronger, Kelly Clarkson Ceremonials, Florence + the Machine Some Nights, fun. Overexposed, Maroon 5 The Truth About Love, P!nk Take Maroon 5 out of the equation immediately. Then take P!nk out of there, as well. Maroon 5 is out because their album is the weakest of the five (in my opinion, of course). P!nk is out of there because she doesn't have very much love anywhere else in the nominations list this year, and as I said before, the amount of nominations an artist has can really foreshadow the results to be in or out of his/her/their favor. Now the category is left with Kelly, Florence, and fun. Although, objectively, the "best" of the five, I'd take Florence out of there because of the lack of commercial impact it has made. Kelly and fun. remain, and out of the two, based on other nominations, Kelly cannot compete, regardless of how much better her album is vocally in comparison to fun.'s. If I was able to pick the winner, I'd pick Kelly, but Some Nights is nominated for Album of the Year, essentially implying that, because it's the only one of these five listed in this category, a lessor of the Album of the Year category, then it has beaten out these four Pop albums to receive a nomination of the highest category pertaining to albums. So, fun. is my pick. Pop Solo Vocal Performance"Set Fire to the Rain [Live]", Adele "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)", Kelly Clarkson "Call Me Maybe", Carly Rae Jepsen "Wide Awake", Katy Perry "Where Have You Been", Rihanna This really is Kelly's award to lose. Katy and Rihanna are void and can sit down next to each other and gossip like they seem to always look like they do (on camera, at least) in the audience. They're just nomination fillers for this category, to be quite honest. Adele, albeit this being her only nomination and the Grammys loving her to death, won't win. CRJ just doesn't seem like much of a contender in comparison to Kelly for this award. Kelly Clarkson has WDKY nominated here, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year, whilst CRJ has CMM nominated here and Song of the Year. Kelly has one leg up on CRJ, and along with the facts that Kelly isn't a stranger to this award (she won for "Since U Been Gone" in 2006) and she's a much better vocalist than CRJ, I see no problem or issue with Kelly picking this up. My only request for this award is that it's aired during the actual telecast rather than the pre-telecast because I adore watching Kelly's previous Grammy acceptance speeches back from 2006 and I want another one, lol. Pop Duo/Group/Collaboration Vocal Performance"Shake it Out", Florence + the Machine "We Are Young", fun. feat. Janelle Monae "Somebody That I Used to Know", Gotye feat. Kimbra "Sexy and I Know It", LMFAO "Payphone", Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa Gross at LMFAO. They can leave now, and so can M5/Wiz. I'm going to keep this one short and say that fun. has this one locked up. They're clearly the Grammy favorites this year, and I don't think they'll be winning all too big in the big four categories that they've got stacked up, so I can see the Grammys consoling their losses in the general field with a win in the Pop field, and I see this being it. COUNTRY FIELDCountry Solo Vocal Performance"Home", Dierks Bentley "Springsteen", Eric Church "Cost of Livin'", Ronnie Dunn "Wanted", Hunter Hayes "Over", Blake Shelton "Blown Away", Carrie Underwood Let's disassociate Dierks Bentley and Ronnie Dunn altogether right off the bat, because they have no chance against these other four. I'm trying to compare these four against one another based on total nominations, and the only ones that work to that formatting are "Springsteen" and "Blown Away" (yes, I'm aware that Ronnie Dunn also has a nod for COL in Country Song, but I already excluded it from the running). I'm going to go ahead and knock Blake Shelton since his vocal is arguably the most basic vocal any male Country vocalist has given in all of 2012. I personally love the song, but there's absolutely nothing special about his vocal performance or execution on the song, nor does the song itself hold any sort of higher placement in comparison to "Wanted", "Springsteen", or "Blown Away". Taking all things into consideration, the largest parts of widdling the winner out of these three comes from two very large, large points: previous winners of this award and who is nomination in this year's crop. Take a good look at these 6 nominees for this category. See anything notable? Yeah, there's only one female. Not only does it show how little this genre has evolved into morphing male and female talents, but it also shows how much respect and approval Carrie Underwood received to be able to sneak into the all-boy's club that this award turned into this year. With that, Carrie has won this three times before -- 2007 for "Jesus, Take the Wheel", 2008 for "Before He Cheats", and 2009 for "Last Name". In addition, she's also been nominated the past three years -- 2010 for "Just A Dream", 2011 for "Temporary Home", and 2012 for "Mama's Song". This is both Hunter's and Eric's first appearance in this category. Adding all of this together and combining sales, commercial impact, and critical reception, Carrie Underwood should walk away with her sixth career Grammy with this award. Country Duo/Group/Collaboration Vocal Performance"Even if it Breaks Your Heart", Eli Young Band "Pontoon", Little Big Town "Safe & Sound", Taylor Swift feat. The Civl Wars "On the Outskirts of Town", The Time Jumpers "I Just Come Here For the Music", Don Williams feat. Alison Krauss Okay. Who the hell are The Time Jumpers? Eli Young Band serves no purpose when it comes to narrowing down this category to the winner. Little Big Town, albeit their massive, breakout year (yeah, thirteen years into their career), won't have enough to push themselves past the two Grammy darlings remaining in this category. Taylor Swift is the most relevant Grammy darling today, and that's pretty much undeniable. Her presence is massive, and this song, even with it not exactly being a major release, still went Platinum. For a promotional single to reach as far as 1 million + sales in the US and receive 2 Grammy Award nominations (the other being in the Visual Media field) is massive. Now, you also have Alison Krauss as a featured, but still nominated, artist in here. Alison holds the title for the most-awarded female artist of all time by the Grammys with 27 wins; a long, long, massive stretch ahead of 2nd placer Aretha Franklin of 18 wins, and miles and leagues ahead of Taylor Swift's 6. So, do the Grammys go with the veteran darling or the relevant darling? I say that, with this instance, relevance will not succumb to age. Taylor and The Civil Wars will both be adding another Grammy to their cabinets. Country AlbumUncaged, Zac Brown Band Hunter Hayes, Hunter Hayes Living For a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran, Jamey Johnson Four the Record, Miranda Lambert The Time Jumpers, The Time Jumpers OKAY. Pissed. Infuriated. Everything bad. First off, who the hell are The Time Jumpers? How they got into this category over other possibilities (namely Carrie Underwood's Blown Away, GRRR) is beyond me. Second, Hunter's album? Really? Eh. It was good, but nothing special. Third, none of these albums have made anywhere near the commercial impact that Blown Away has made. I mean, LORD: what will it take for Carrie to get nominated in this damn category? She should've won this year, as well as even once or twice more in the past for her previous efforts (Some Hearts, questionably Carnival Ride). The fact that the steaming pile of dogshit that was Own the Night by Lady Antebellum managed to not only receive a nomination but WIN this award last year is beyond me, but to then say that that album is more deserving of both a nomination and a win for the Grammy for Best Country Album than Blown Away? LOLOLOLOL no. No, no, no, no, Grammys. No. I pick Miranda Lambert to win. Fuck you, Grammys. Condolences to Carrie for yet another snub in this category. UGH OKAY. I apologize for how long-winded that was.
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Post by bornfearless2000 on Dec 6, 2012 5:18:57 GMT -5
WTF .
BLOWN AWAY is snubbed for Country Album. It's basically the best selling country album of the year (that's eligible) and it's got great review.
Happy to see Carrie is the only female in the Country solo and Country song tho. She will probably win Country solo.
The biggest snub in country field is Luke Bryan i think.
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Post by strikeleo on Dec 6, 2012 5:43:28 GMT -5
I saw Taylor post a picture of her nomination for record of the year and came here to see the full list, and omg, I'm so happy! Kelly wasn't snubbed, like I thought she would be, which leaves me very very happy. I hope she manages to take either Song or Record. That'd be a dream come true, see my girl up there after all this time, despite Clive's shadiness and all that.
Taylor being nominated was definitely a surprise for me, and while WANEGBT isn't the strongest track in her catalogue, it is well crafted, even if a bit juvenile. It's a matter of perspective, really. She chose to reach the teens with the record, which doesn't necessarily mean it's not well written. I know she won't win, but I'm glad for her either way (In a perfect world, she'd be nominated for All Too Well next year - truth? Not happening :().
I'm also a bit surprised Carrie wasn't nominated for Country Album, but to be honest, her record really isn't up to par. Despite what people were claiming, I found this to be her weakest effort so far (seriously, Thank God For Hometowns is a disaster). I hope whenever she releases her next record she does something different - writes a bit about her life, rather then trying to be dark and what not.
Overall, very glad with these nominations. Pleasantly surprised with a few of them (especially Kelly!). If Kelly doesn't manage to take one of the main categories, I hope she takes her pop ones.
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Post by junico11 on Dec 6, 2012 5:57:18 GMT -5
WTF is Sexy And I Know It doing even doing there?
Very happy to see Sia getting a nomination for Wild Ones.
Great to see Katy getting her 5th consecutive nomination in Best Pop Vocal.
Glad to see M.I.A. getting a nomination for the Bad Girls music video, hope she gets it.
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Post by bornfearless2000 on Dec 6, 2012 5:59:54 GMT -5
I'm also a bit surprised Carrie wasn't nominated for Country Album, but to be honest, her record really isn't up to par. Despite what people were claiming, I found this to be her weakest effort so far (seriously, Thank God For Hometowns is a disaster). I hope whenever she releases her next record she does something different - writes a bit about her life, rather then trying to be dark and what not.
. yeah yeah, you said you liked Carrie in her thread and you bashed Carrie on other singer's thread. yeah yeah. you said it was her 'weakest' album but then again, you're surprised it wasn't nominated. YEAH YEAH
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Post by strikeleo on Dec 6, 2012 6:06:21 GMT -5
I'm also a bit surprised Carrie wasn't nominated for Country Album, but to be honest, her record really isn't up to par. Despite what people were claiming, I found this to be her weakest effort so far (seriously, Thank God For Hometowns is a disaster). I hope whenever she releases her next record she does something different - writes a bit about her life, rather then trying to be dark and what not.
. yeah yeah, you said you liked Carrie in her thread and you bashed Carrie on other singer's thread. yeah yeah. you said it was her 'weakest' album but then again, you're surprised it wasn't nominated. YEAH YEAH Perhaps you should learn not to take things so personally? Liking an artist doesn't exactly mean you'll like all they do by default. I love Carrie's music, though I wasn't too big on this record (I can address you to the time where we discussed this, where you can see I wasn't that into it). I'm really hoping she releases something a bit more similar to Some Hearts next, because that's still my jam and I'd love for her to be that big again. My opinion isn't popular but I really loved Play On, and thought it was stronger than Blown Away. Also, just because I didn't think it was as strong as people claimed, doesn't mean that my opinion makes much of a difference in the Grammy's. I still expected her to be nominated, especially because a lot of people seemed to love the album and thought it was her best. And Carrie has been known to be a grammy's darling. Perhaps you should stop stanning and learn to read and respect other's take on an artist you love, even if you don't agree with them.
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Post by HEADOFTHEPACK on Dec 6, 2012 6:06:46 GMT -5
A lot of those nominations seem quite lazy.
Genuinely surprised 'We Found Love' didn't get any... well, love, to be honest.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2012 6:07:22 GMT -5
I love reading long-winded posts like those, 14887:). I'll respond to some of your points, though for length reasons I won't directly quote you: - 1D and Justin's snubs are completely unsurprising to me. I think the Grammy voters finally got over their 'obligatory bubblegum-pop nominee in a big 4 category' phase and/or were tired of catching flak for it in previous years and decided to leave it alone this year. This unfortunately screwed 1D over completely, as normally that would be their spot to occupy (and lose, like Bieber and the JoBros before them). But I just don't think anyone sees them as more than a craze right now. They don't catch as much animosity as Bieber did for it, but they're not taken seriously. As for Biebs himself, he is in a sort of transitional phase right now; he is attempting to grow up and move beyond the teen-act phase, and he's making strides, but he's still not fully there yet in everyone's minds. Right now just managing to secure radio success is a big step for him. The awards and begrudging critic approval will have to come later. - Nicki doesn't surprise me because a) her pop hits were not substantial enough to hang with the big contenders (even aside from the five nominated in pop vocal, I think there are several other songs that would have been ahead of Nicki); and b) she's lost a lot of goodwill in the urban community, and that is reflected in the lack of votes she got in the urban categories. - Take Care came out really early in the eligibility period and may have lost an AOTY nod because of that. I know I had it pegged as an early AOTY contender this time last year, but had completely forgotten about it some months after that And also, the AOTY category is so rock and alt-heavy - even Frank could arguably be considered "alternative" r&b, and fun "alt"-pop - that I get the feeling Drake didn't have a chance. It's like last year when four of the five AOTY contenders were pop albums. Grammy voters sometimes get stuck on a trend or pattern and there's really no sense to be made out of their reasoning. - I'm going to change my mind twenty times between now and February 10 on who I think will win ROTY and SOTY. I don't know how WANEGBT got in the ROTY category. That's nothing against Taylor or the song, I just think that is a spot that should have gone to "Call Me Maybe." I had STIUTK pegged as the runaway ROTY and SOTY favorite but that was before fun. cleaned up with nominations in all four major categories and Gotye didn't even get a a SOTY nod, shockingly. I'm also really surprised at CMM getting a SOTY nom, but then no ROTY spot. That should be the other way around, for sure. I tend to let my biases about what the SOTY category should be about get in my way of accurately predicting it, which is why I guessed Ed or Miguel would win it. I forget that my definition of a "writer's song" and the Grammy voters' definition of such are...extremely divergent. I guess I'll suck it up and get used to the idea of WAY winning this. - I noted in Kelly's thread that WDKY and WAY are the only two songs nominated in both ROTY and SOTY, so maybe these are indeed the two frontrunners for these categories. However, if that is the case I really think (and hope) that WDKY would be the one to get ROTY, while WAY would take SOTY. Kelly doesn't have a co-write on "Stronger" and I want to see HER win. And with the seeming emphasis that was placed on her nominations, I have a feeling Grammy voters may feel the same way. This really does feel like it's Kelly's year, in terms of peer recognition. I don't think they'd renege on that sentiment by awarding the songwriters but not her. - BNA: Lumineers feel too new, Alabama Shakes feel too obscure, and Hunter Hayes feels too overlooked by non-country fans. I agree that fun. and Frank are the two major contenders here and it's one or the other. I'm still pretty convinced it's Frank's, but it depends on how much of the fun. kool-aid Grammy voters are drinking. That, we won't be able to tell at all until the actual show. - Completely agreed on pop solo performance and pop vocal album. Of course there is the possibility fun. could get the Daydream/ Acoustic Soul treatment in the album category, but that isn't common and hopefully won't happen to anyone this year. I'm not a huge fan of theirs but I hate to see people get a bunch of nominations only to be snubbed out in the end. @headofthepack - WFL got submitted to stuff last year, so was ineligible this year. I think that was very unfortunate, it would have been a strong competitor this year.
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