55th Annual Grammy Awards

[WotUNeed]

Oct 14, 2012 19:39:46 GMT -5 Au$tin said:

Why was Talk That Talk not submitted for Album of the Year? Loud got nominated, why would they think Talk That Talk couldn't?

My best guess would be that Def Jam thinks it has a stronger contender in Frank Ocean's Channel Orange and does not want Talk That Talk to take away some of Channel Orange's potential voters.

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

I need the full lists like yesterday!

[forg]

Pop Solo Performances will be competitive although Adele will like win it. I hope Mraz makes it though

Still sucked that they merged the female and male vocal performances into one :(

[Kurt]

GRAFFITI6
apparently submitted for multiple fields, including:
Record of the Year (presumably "Free")

No way they'll win that and I don't expect them to get any nominations anyway, but it's a nice thought, haha.

[Forever ♥ Young]

BEYONCÉ
Record of the Year/R&B Performance/R&B Song: Love On Top
Best Short-Form Video: Love On Top/Dance For You
Best Long-Form Video: Beyoncé: Live at Roseland

[jenglisbe]

Adele better (and probably will) win Long-Form Video for her Royal Albert Hall DVD. It's one of the best things I've seen music-wise.

[Deleted]

Oct 16, 2012 10:28:57 GMT -5 Forever ♥ Young said:

BEYONCÉ
Record of the Year/R&B Performance/R&B Song: Love On Top
Best Short-Form Video: Love On Top/Dance For You
Best Long-Form Video: Beyoncé: Live at Roseland

They better make it up to Bey for the snub last year!! Still a shame, "4" didn't even get a nom :'( :'(

[when the pawn...]

I would say she's a lock for Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song nominations but after the disaster that was the R&B field last year, I can't say for sure. R&B should look good this year if they get it right between Frank Ocean, Beyonce, Usher and Miguel.

[kirby2725]

Oct 16, 2012 19:26:20 GMT -5 @jback said:

Oct 16, 2012 10:28:57 GMT -5 Forever ♥ Young said:

BEYONCÉ
Record of the Year/R&B Performance/R&B Song: Love On Top
Best Short-Form Video: Love On Top/Dance For You
Best Long-Form Video: Beyoncé: Live at Roseland

They better make it up to Bey for the snub last year!! Still a shame, "4" didn't even get a nom :'( :'(

Because the 2012 Grammys were the ONE YEAR without a Best Contemporary R&B Album category. Some bull :\

[George]

SWV better have some submissions for Album of the Year (not that they'd get it), R&B Album, and R&B Song ("Co-Sign").

Can't believe they've only received ONE nomination to their careers (Best New Artist) to date.

Additionally, I believe Tamia is long overdue for a win, although I'd be happy with another nomination.

[d.t.m]

I remember hearing SWV was royally pissed they lost BNA to Toni Braxton.

[fridayteenage]

I just realized that the last 3 years each had 2 albums with just okay-to-decent reviews but with multiple #1s (if you count If I Were a Boy's 2 weeks on top of the digital chart) in for Album of the Year: Rihanna, Katy, Black Eyed Peas, Bruno, Eminem, Beyonce.

But this year no eligible album fits that criteria because the Huge Songs have mostly been from artists on their 1st hit - Gotye, Fun, Carly. Interesting.

[Joe1240]

Taylor co-hosted the show back in 2008! Yay for Taylor doing it again!

Taylor Swift To Co-Host "The GRAMMY® Nominations Concert Live!! -- Countdown To Music's Biggest Night®" On Dec. 5

LUKE BRYAN TO PERFORM ON THE ONE-HOUR TELECAST
CBS Entertainment Special — Airing at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT — Will Announce Nominations for the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards® Live for the First Time Ever from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

Press Release: The Recording Academy – 37 minutes ago

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Six-time GRAMMY® winner Taylor Swift will co-host "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music's Biggest Night®," along with two-time GRAMMY winner LL COOL J. Additionally, country singer/songwriter Luke Bryan has been added to the lineup for the one-hour special, joining previously announced three-time GRAMMY-winning group Maroon 5. The show — which will announce nominations in several categories as well as feature performances by past GRAMMY winners and/or nominees — will take place live for the first time ever at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday, Dec. 5, and will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network (www.cbs.com) from 10 – 11 p.m. ET/PT (9 p.m. Central). Additional performers and presenters will be announced shortly. For updates and breaking news, please visit www.grammy.com, and The Recording Academy®'s social networks on Twitter and Facebook: www.twitter.com/thegrammys, www.facebook.com/thegrammys.

Following the one-hour live telecast, guests will experience a one-hour exclusive concert by one of the evening's performers. (Artist to be announced shortly.) Tickets for "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music's Biggest Night" are on sale now and are available online at www.ticketmaster.com or via Ticketmaster charge-by-phone lines at 800.745.3000.

This concert special marks the fifth time nominations for the annual GRAMMY Awards® will be announced live on primetime television. Last year's airing of the nominations special helped lead to increased ratings for the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards, which attracted 39.9 million viewers, the largest GRAMMY audience since 1984 and the second largest in history. The telecast was also the biggest social event in the history of television at that time, drawing 13 million social media comments with the conversation on Twitter reaching a record high at 160,341 tweets per minute during the live telecast.

LL COOL J has hosted "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music's Biggest Night" since its inception, and also hosted the annual GRAMMY Awards telecast for the first time earlier this year. Swift co-hosted the first GRAMMY nominations special with LL COOL J in December 2008.

The road to Music's Biggest Night begins with "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!!" and culminates with the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards, live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, and broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

"The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music's Biggest Night" is produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures, LLC. Ken Ehrlich is the executive producer. LL COOL J is producer.

Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, songwriters, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards — the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music — The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, follow @thegrammys on Twitter, like "The GRAMMYs" on Facebook, and join The GRAMMYs' social communities on YouTube, Tumblr, Foursquare, GetGlue, and Instagram

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[cjay]

Oct 18, 2012 21:27:29 GMT -5 d.t.m said:

I remember hearing SWV was royally pissed they lost BNA to Toni Braxton.

Tooni was more deserving of that award ;) ;)

[kml567]

Luke Bryan is performing at the Grammy concert. Does that mean he will get nominations? Not sure if invited artists have ever been snubbed by the Grammy committee.

His album "Tailgates and Tanlines" was released in August 2011, so is it eligible for Country Album of the Year?

If not, the other possibility is Best New Artist? Though this is his 3rd album, it is his breakthrough album and he's never been nominated before. Does Luke fit the criteria for Best New Artist category?

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Oct 29, 2012 16:57:48 GMT -5 kml567 said:

Luke Bryan is performing at the Grammy concert. Does that mean he will get nominations? Not sure if invited artists have ever been snubbed by the Grammy committee.

His album "Tailgates and Tanlines" was released in August 2011, so is it eligible for Country Album of the Year?

If not, the other possibility is Best New Artist? Though this is his 3rd album, it is his breakthrough album and he's never been nominated before. Does Luke fit the criteria for Best New Artist category?

They invited Train there 2 years ago, and they only received one nod despite their massive comeback year with Hey, Soul Sister and If It's Love.

As for Luke Bryan, he is not eligible for Country Album because the 2012 Grammy Awards eligibility period was October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011, and thus would've fallen under last year's blanket as opposed to this year's. As for Best New Artist? I don't know. The Grammys' BNA rules are always so sketchy and strange because there's always one or two nominees that pop up every year that have been in the business prior to their nomination for years and years, i.e. Esperanza Spalding (releasing music since 2001).

[Verisimilitude]

Oct 29, 2012 19:04:10 GMT -5 @14887fan said:

Oct 29, 2012 16:57:48 GMT -5 kml567 said:

Luke Bryan is performing at the Grammy concert. Does that mean he will get nominations? Not sure if invited artists have ever been snubbed by the Grammy committee.

His album "Tailgates and Tanlines" was released in August 2011, so is it eligible for Country Album of the Year?

If not, the other possibility is Best New Artist? Though this is his 3rd album, it is his breakthrough album and he's never been nominated before. Does Luke fit the criteria for Best New Artist category?

They invited Train there 2 years ago, and they only received one nod despite their massive comeback year with Hey, Soul Sister and If It's Love.

As for Luke Bryan, he is not eligible for Country Album because the 2012 Grammy Awards eligibility period was October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011, and thus would've fallen under last year's blanket as opposed to this year's. As for Best New Artist? I don't know. The Grammys' BNA rules are always so sketchy and strange because there's always one or two nominees that pop up every year that have been in the business prior to their nomination for years and years, i.e. Esperanza Spalding (releasing music since 2001).

And Shelby Lynne was releasing music since 1989 when she won for Best New Artist in 2001!

[Living Legend]

Oct 29, 2012 16:57:48 GMT -5 kml567 said:

Luke Bryan is performing at the Grammy concert. Does that mean he will get nominations? Not sure if invited artists have ever been snubbed by the Grammy committee.

His album "Tailgates and Tanlines" was released in August 2011, so is it eligible for Country Album of the Year?

If not, the other possibility is Best New Artist? Though this is his 3rd album, it is his breakthrough album and he's never been nominated before. Does Luke fit the criteria for Best New Artist category?

They snubbed Taylor when she hosted the first special in 2008. She didn't receive a single nomination.

[kml567]

Do we know if Capitol submitted Luke Bryan for BNA? Not sure if there's a list out there of all the candidates.

Good point about Train. I googled search and feel so bad for them. MTV interviewed them and they definitely felt hurt and embarrassed. I wish Grammy committee would make sure to choose artists that would end up getting nominations so that they won't feel upset afterwards.

[kingofpain]

Let's not forget Bon Iver winning. I do love them, but for crying out loud, they had put out an album before their "BEST NEW ARTIST" nomination/win. I have no idea what the GRAMMY's idea of meeting criteria is. They let Bon Iver/Shelby Lynne/Esperanza etc get nominated for BNA, yet strike down Lady GaGa because her song got a single nomination the previous year in the dance category.

They make zero sense.

[swim]

I don't know what the rule has always been, but you can release up to three albums and still get nominated for BNA.

[jenglisbe]

The rule says something about it being the year they make an impact. That's easier when someone has a big hit or something, but less clear when they are more indie/underground. I also don't know if they get submitted for BNA but aren't nominated, does that mean they can't be submitted again?

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Why have the full lists not come out yet? All I can find are the submissions by the big names which I'm less interested in. I want to see if some of my lesser known favs submitted stuff.

[forg]

still no full list leaks?

[reidster]

Oct 17, 2012 9:33:11 GMT -5 when the pawn... said:

I would say she's a lock for Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song nominations but after the disaster that was the R&B field last year, I can't say for sure.

I'm sure she'll be fine in Pop. She must have sang "Halo" live at least once this year, right?

[layne]

I'm guessing one of Luke Bryan's songs "I Don't Want This Night To End" or "Drunk On You" could be nominated. Both were multi platinum hits.

[Sara]

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[ILLUSION]

I don't care what happens at the Grammys this year as long as Lana Del Rey's "Born To Die" and Mumford & Sons "Babel" got AOTY noms!

[bat1990]

Oct 16, 2012 19:26:20 GMT -5 @jback said:

Oct 16, 2012 10:28:57 GMT -5 Forever ♥ Young said:

BEYONCÉ
Record of the Year/R&B Performance/R&B Song: Love On Top
Best Short-Form Video: Love On Top/Dance For You
Best Long-Form Video: Beyoncé: Live at Roseland

They better make it up to Bey for the snub last year!! Still a shame, "4" didn't even get a nom :'( :'(

Seriously. 4 is miles away her best album from a musical standpoint and barely gets any noms, while the radio-hit-seeking Sasha Fierce gets the AOTY nom.

[JamaicaFunk²]

I don't know if it's been discussed, but I think Phillip Phillips' "Home" will walk away with a few nominations. I wouldn't be surprised to see it pop up in the Song and/or Record of the Year categories.