The Grammy Nominations
Adele in second place with 6 and Kanye West in first with 7. He is probably ticked off that he does not have a huge lead and will probably rush the stage at some point. Look at Barbra Streisand with a dance song nomination.
Album Of The Year:
21— Adele
Wasting Light— Foo Fighters
Born This Way— Lady Gaga
Doo-Wops & Hooligans — Bruno Mars
Loud — Rihanna
Record Of The Year:
"Rolling In The Deep" — Adele
"Holocene" — Bon Iver
"Grenade" — Bruno Mars
"The Cave" — Mumford & Sons
"Firework" — Katy Perry
Best New Artist:
The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex
Song Of The Year:
"All Of The Lights" — Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters
(Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
"The Cave" — Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
"Grenade" — Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt,
songwriters (Bruno Mars)
"Holocene" — Justin Vernon, songwriter (Bon Iver)
"Rolling In The Deep" — Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)
Best Pop Solo Performance
"Someone Like You" — Adele
"Yoü And I" — Lady Gaga
"Grenade" — Bruno Mars
"Firework" — Katy Perry
"F***in' Perfect" — Pink
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
"Body And Soul" — Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
"Dearest" — The Black Keys
"Paradise" — Coldplay
"Pumped Up Kicks" — Foster The People
"Moves Like Jagger" — Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera
Best Dance Recording:
"Raise Your Weapon" — Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo Bech
"Barbra Streisand" — Duck Sauce
"Sunshine" — David Guetta & Avicii
"Call Your Girlfriend" — Robyn
"Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites" — Skrillex
"Save The World" — Swedish House Mafia
Best Rock Performance:
"Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall" — Coldplay
"Down By The Water" — The Decemberists
"Walk" — Foo Fighters
"The Cave" — Mumford & Sons
"Lotus Flower" — Radiohead
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance:
"On The Backs Of Angels" — Dream Theater
"White Limo" — Foo Fighters
"Curl Of The Burl"— Mastodon
"Public Enemy No. 1" — Megadeth
"Blood In My Eyes"— Sum 41
Best Rock Album:
Rock 'N' Roll Party Honoring Les Paul— Jeff Beck
Wasting Light— Foo Fighters
Come Around Sundown— Kings Of Leon
I'm With You— Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Whole Love— Wilco
Best Alternative Music Album
Bon Iver— Bon Iver
Codes And Keys— Death Cab For Cutie
Torches— Foster The People
Circuital — My Morning Jacket
The King Of Limbs— Radiohead
Best Traditional R&B Performance:
"Sometimes I Cry" — Eric Benét
"Fool For You" — Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona
"Radio Message" — R. Kelly
"Good Man" — Raphael Saadiq
"Surrender" — Betty Wright & The Roots
Best R&B Album:
F.A.M.E.— Chris Brown
Second Chance — El DeBarge
Love Letter — R. Kelly
Pieces Of Me— Ledisi
Kelly— Kelly Price
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
"Party" — Beyoncé & André 3000
"I'm On One" — DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
"I Need A Doctor" — Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey
"What's My Name?" — Rihanna & Drake
"Motivation" — Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne
"All Of The Lights" — Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie
Best Rap Performance:
"Look At Me Now" — Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
"Otis" — Jay-Z & Kanye West
"The Show Goes On" — Lupe Fiasco
"Moment 4 Life" — Nicki Minaj & Drake
"Black And Yellow" — Wiz Khalifa
Best Country Solo Performance:
"Dirt Road Anthem" — Jason Aldean
"I'm Gonna Love You Through It" — Martina McBride
"Honey Bee" — Blake Shelton
"Mean" — Taylor Swift
"Mama's Song" — Carrie Underwood
Best Country Song:
"Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not" — Jim Collins & David Lee Murphy, songwriters (Thompson Square)
"God Gave Me You" — Dave Barnes, songwriter (Blake Shelton)
"Just Fishin'" — Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell & Ed Hill, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
"Mean" — Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
"Threaten Me With Heaven" — Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will Owsley & Dillon O'Brian, songwriters (Vince Gill)
"You And Tequila" — Matraca Berg & Deana Carter, songwriters (Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter)
Best Americana Album:
Emotional Jukebox— Linda Chorney
Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down— Ry Cooder
Hard Bargain— Emmylou Harris
Ramble At The Ryman— Levon Helm
Blessed— Lucinda Williams
Best Blues Album:
Low Country Blues — Gregg Allman
Roadside Attractions— Marcia Ball
Man In Motion— Warren Haynes
The Reflection — Keb'Mo'
Revelator— Tedeschi Trucks Band
Best Folk Album:
Barton Hollow— The Civil Wars
I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive— Steve Earle
Helplessness Blues— Fleet Foxes
Ukulele Songs— Eddie Vedder
The Harrow & The Harvest— Gillian Welch
I love the song Pumped Up Kicks - I haven't listened to the rest of their album, but if it all sounds like that though, it may get a little tired.
ReplyDeleteGo My Morning Jacket - second Grammy nod (right?)!
The song Barbara Streisand - Duck Sauce is a weird song. I listen alot to KidsPlaceLive because of my kids and KPL "changed it". So now I prefer the Lorenzo Llama - Duck Sauce. They took a goofy song and made it actually kinda funny.
ReplyDeleteYeah, the song title is Barbra Streisand. She isn't the performer.
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ReplyDeleteI can't believe people nominated "Firework." It's literally one of the most insipid songs of all time.
ReplyDeleteI predict Adele will trample over everyone, and rightly so.
Also, fuck the people who voted for Chris Brown.
When I first heard the Duck Sauce song, I thought to myself, I am surprised Babs hasn't sued since she is soooo anal about her name and image. It would be a hoot if they won, lol
ReplyDeleteIt's too bad that is a Chris Brown song because Busta Rhymes KILLS in it.
ReplyDeleteI guess I'm the only one, but I LOVE all of Katy's songs on that album. Sue me.
Look at the R&B album category - nominated are Chris Brown (woman beater) and R Kelly (child molester). Geesh, that disgusts me.
ReplyDeleteSomeone owed Chris Brown's publicist or manager a favor, they've totally set him up to win, which means we'll get another "see, I'm back" speech. In a way, this is great, because every time he talks he sticks his foot further in. He'll say something like "see, I didn't deserve NONE of that shit y'all put me through" which will ignite the web. Dumbass. In other news... it's terribly seeing these "rock" categories and realizing that this is the best they can do because it's all about (c)rap now. Ugh.
ReplyDeleteI don't get what Nicki Minaj is doing in the Best New Artist category? She's as new on the scene as Chris Brown is!
ReplyDeleteAnd yeah, co-sign everyone on Chris Brown. We're not helping him at all feeding his ego. The violent twit has no conscience.
I think it's interesting that Eddie Vedder went folk. I am rooting for Gillian Welch, though.
ReplyDeleteI also think it's weird that Kanye has gotten so many accolades. Outside of a few public appearances (and the VS fashion show the other night), you don't hear his music much out here in middle America. The Grammy's do kind of stay with old standby acts, so maybe it should be more surprising that some of the newer acts have worked their ways in to the nominations.
They're like those Ice Skating judges. No matter your true performance, they stick to their favorites, no matter how unpopular they've truly become with the public.
ReplyDeleteEverything trollslayer said. Every line.
ReplyDeleteI actually get homicidal when I hear "firework". A four year old could have written that shit. It has no business being nominated beside anything by Adele.
F*uck the people who nominated Chris Brown and R Kelly.
ReplyDeleteJessica, I also read the 'Rock' category and nearly choked on my breakfast. At least put AC/DC in there, give yourself a modicum of respectability in the category. Where are the new Led Zeppelin, The Who, AC/DC? We have no rock. When I go to the gym they have the music channel on and I catch up with all the latest acts. Yesterday when I went, every song sounded the same! All were bland, less than middle of the road pop folksy stuff that was sending me to sleep. I now wish to utilise my iPhone properly so I can have my own music.
Finally, go Adele because I love your voice, and go Taylor Swift because you are the only artist who wrote your song entirely on your own.
Katy Perry's sole purpose is to release songs that will subsequently be performed better by the cast of Glee, especially Darren Criss. Honestly, I think that is part of why she got nominated.
ReplyDeleteWhats the difference between record and and album of the year. Aren't they one in the same?
ReplyDeleteNo, record and song of the year are for individual songs, album is for the whole CD.
ReplyDeleteI love Adele. 21 is a really good reacord too. Now, if you want to be surprised, go and watch some Adele interviews on YouTube. Her music might make you cry, but she is HILARIOUS. Search for the "wardrobe malfunction" story. I kind of love it.
ReplyDelete1. Sum 41 and Foo Fighters are NOT hard rock or metal.
ReplyDelete2. Adele & Mumford and Sons deserve to win every category they're nominated for.
3. Since when has any awards show given acclaim where credit is due? Grammys are no different.
It appears that song also includes the writers whereas with record, only the performers.
ReplyDeleteAnd I think Foo is hard edged rock and would love to see them win. Dave Grohl was supposed to marry ME!
I don't understand Mumford and Sons appeal. Sorry for all you fans but to each his own.
I'm with you Sherry. Mumford and Sons should stay...MUM.
ReplyDeleteSKRILLEX and DEAD MAUS. Go techno/dance/dj/whatever music. These guys are so good!
ReplyDeleteHOORAY, Mumford & Sons (saw them in concert last spring!), Fleet Foxes, Bon Iver & The Decemberists! Great, great bands.
ReplyDeleteI ONLY know Duck Sauce b/c of GLEE!
The band Steve Martin is in was nominated for best bluegrass album.