Grammy Awards 2015 Nominations [Jimmy Carter, Elizabeth Warren nominated]

MJ's Big Blog ^ | 12/05/2014

[SeekAndFind]

Best New Artist

Iggy Azalea
Bastille
Brandy Clark
Haim
Sam Smith

Song of the Year

All About That Bass – Meghan Trainor (Kevin Kadish, Meghan Trainor)
Chandelier – Sia – (Sia Furler, Jesse Shatkin)
Shake it Off – Taylor Swift – (Max Martin, Shellback, Taylor Swift)
Stay With Me (Darkchild Version) – (James Napier, William Phillips, Sam Smith)
Take Me to Church – Hozier – (Andrew Hozier-Byrne)

Record of the Year

Fancy – Iggy Azalea – Fancy
Chandelier – Sia – Chandelier
Stay With Me (Darkchild Version) – Sam Smith
Shake it Off – Taylor Swift
All About That Bass – Meghan Trainor

Best Pop Vocal Album

Ghost Stories – Coldplay
Bangzerz – Miley Cyrus
My Everything – Ariana Grande
Prism – Katy Perry
X – Ed Sheeran
In the Lonely Hour – Sam Smith

Best Pop Solo Performance

All of Me (live version) – John Legend
Chandelier – Sia
Stay With Me – Sam Smith
Shake it Off – Taylor Swift
Happy – Pharrell

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Fancy – Iggy Azalea feat Charli XCX
A Sky Full of Stars – Coldplay
Say Something – A Great Big World feat Christina Aguilera
Bang Bang – Jesse J. Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
Dark Horse – Katy Perry feat Jesse J.

Best Country Album

Riser – Dierks Bentley
The Outsiders -Eric Church
12 Stories – Brandy Clark
Platinum – Miranda Lambert
The Way I’m Living – Lee Ann Womack

Best Country Song

American Kids – Kenny Chesney (Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally)
Automatic – Miranda Lambert – (Nicole Galyon, Natalie Hemby, Miranda Lambert)
Give Me Back my Home Town – Eric Church – (Eric Church, Luke Laird)
I’m Not Going to Miss You – Glen Campbell – (Glen Campbell, Julian Raymond)
Meanwhile Back at Mama’s – Tim McGraw feat Faith Hill – (Tom Douglas, Jaren Johnston, Jeffrey Steele)

Best Country Solo Performance

Give Me Back My Hometown – Eric Church
Invisible – Hunter Hayes
Automatic – Miranda Lambert
Something in the Water – Carrie Underwood
Cop Car – Keith Urban

Best Country Duo or Group Performance

Gentle On My Mind – The Band Perry
Meanwhile Back at Mama’s – Tim McGraw feat Faith Hill
Raise ‘em Up – Keith Urban feat Eric Church
Day Drinkin’ – Little Big Town
Somethin’ Bad – Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood

Best Rock Album

Ryan Adams – Ryan Adams
Morning Phase – Beck
Turn Blue – The Black Keys
Hypnotic Eye – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Songs of Innocence – U2

Best Rock Song

Ain’t if Fun – Paramore (Haley Williams & Taylor York)
Blue Moon – Beck (Beck Hansen)
Fever – The Black Keys (Dan Auerback, Brian Burton & Patrick Carney)
Gimme Something Good – Ryan Adams (Ryan Adams)
Lazaretto – Jack White – (Jack White III)

Best Rock Performance

Gimme Something Good – Ryan Adams
Do I Wanna Know? – Arctic Monkeys
Blue Moon – Beck
Fever – The Black Keys
Lazaretto – Jack White

Best Metal Performance

Neon Knights – Anthrax
High Road – Mastodon
Heartbreaker – Motorhead
The Negative One – Slipknot
The Last in Line – Tenacious D

Best Alt Music Album

Alt J – This is All Yours
Reflector – Arcade Fire
Melophobia – Cage the Elephant
St. Vincent – St. Vincent
Lazaretto – Jack White

Best Urban Contemporary Album

Sail Out – Jhene Aiko
Beyonce – Beyonce
X – Chris Brown
Mali Is… – Mali Music
GIRL – Pharrell Williams

Best R&B Album

Islander – Bernhoft
Lift Your Spirit – Aloe Blacc
Love, Marriage & Divorce – Toni Braxton & Babyface
Black Radio 2 – Robert Glasper Experiment
Give the People What They Want – Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

Best R&B Song

Drunk in Love – Beyonce feat Jay Z (Shawn Carter, Rasool Diaz, Noel Fisher, Jerome Harmon, Beyoncé Knowles, Timothy Mosely, Andre Eric Proctor & Brian Soko)
Good Kisser – Usher (Ronald “Flip” Colson, Warren “Oak” Felder, Usher Raymond IV, Jameel Roberts, Terry “Tru” Sneed & Andrew “Pop” Wansel)
New Flame – Chris Brown feat Usher & Rick Ross (Eric Bellinger, Chris Brown, James Chambers, Malissa Hunter, Justin Booth Johnson, Mark Pitts, Usher Raymond IV, William Roberts, Maurice “”Verse”” Simmonds & Keith Thomas)
Options – Luke James feat Rick Ross (Dominic Gordon, Brandon Hesson, William Roberts & Jamaica “”Kahn-Cept”” Smith)
The Worst – Jhené Aiko – (Jhené Aiko Chilombo)

Best R&B Performance

Drunk in Love – Beyonce feat Jay Z
New Flame – Chris Brown feat Usher & Rick Ross
It’s Your World – Jennifer Hudson feat R Kelly
Like This – Ledisi
Good Kisser – Usher

Best Traditional R&B Performance

As – Marsha Ambrosius & Anthony Hamilton
I.R.S – Angie Fisher
Jesus Children – Robert Glasper feat Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm Jamal Warner
Nobody – Kem
Hold Up Wait a Minute (Woo Woo) – Antonique Smith

Best Rap Performance

3,005 – Childish Gambino
0 to 100/The Catchup – Drake
Rap God – Eminem
I – Kendrick Lamar
All I Need is You – Lecrae

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Blak MagiK – Common feat Jhene Aiko
The Monster – Eminem feat Rihanna
Tuesday – I Love Makonnen feat Drake
Studio – Schoolboy Q feat DJ The Chicago Kid
Bound 2 – Kanye West and Charlie Wilson

Best Rap Album

The New Classic – Iggy Azalea
Because the Internet – Childish Gambino
Nobody’s Smiling – Common
The Marshall Mathers LP II – Eminem
Oxymoron – Schoolboy Q
Black Hollywood – Wiz Khalifa

Best Rap Song

Anaconda – Niki Minaj (Ernest Clark, Jamal Jones, Onika Maraj, Marcos Palacios & J. Solone-Myvett)
Bound 2 – Kanye West & Charlie Wilson (Mike Dean, Malik Jones, Che Pope, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, John Stephens, Kanye West, Charlie Wilson & Cydel Young)
I – Kendrick Lamar – (K. Duckworth & C. Smith)
We Dem Boyz – Wiz Khalifa – (N. Fisher & C. Thomaz)
0 To 100 / The Catch Up – Drake – (A. Feeney, Aubrey Graham, A. Hernandez, P. Jefferies, M. Samuels & Noah Shebib)

Best Dance Recording

Never Say Never – Basement Jaxx
Rather Be – Clean Bandit feat Jess Glynne
F for You – Disclosure feat Mary J. Blige
I Got You – Duke Dumong feat Jax Jones
Faded – Zhu

Best Dance/Electronica Album

Syro – Aphex Twin
While (1<2) – Deadmaus
Nabuma Rubberband – Little Dragon
Do It Again – Royksopp & Robin
Damage Control – Mat Zo

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappela

Beautiful Dreamer – The Pete McGuiness Jazz Orchestra – (Pete McGuiness, Arranger)
Daft Punk – Pentatonix (Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstie Maldonado & Kevin Olusola, arrangers)
Get Smart – Gordin Goodwin’s Big Phat Band (Gordon Goodwin, Arranger)
Guantanamera – Alfredo Rodríguez (Alfredo Rodríguez, arranger)
Moon River – Amy Dickson (Chris Walden, Arranger)

Best Gospel Album

Help – Erica Campbell
Amazing – Ricky Dillard & New G
Withholding Nothing – William McDowell
Forever Yours – Smokie Norful
Vintage Worship – Anita Wilson

Best Americana Album

The River & The Thread – Roseanne Cash
Terms of My Surrender – John Hiatt
Bluesamericana – Keb Mo
Nickel Creek – A Dotted Line
Metamodern Sounds in Country Music – Sturgill Simpson

Best Reggae Album

Ziggy Marley – Fly Rasta
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry – Back on the Controls
Sean Paul – Full Frequency
Shaggy – Out of Many, One Music
Sly & Robbie & Spicy Chocolate – The Reggae Power
Soja – Amid the Noise and the Haste

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Cheek to Cheek – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
Nostalgia by Annie Lennox
Night Songs – Barry Manilow
Sending You a Little Christmas – Johnny Mathis
Partners – Barbara Streisand and Various Artists

Best Latin Pop Album

Tangos – Rubén Blades
Elypse – Camila
Raíz – Lila Downs, Niña Pastori And Soledad
Loco De Amor – Juanes
Gracias Por Estar Aquí – Marco Antonio Solís

Best New Age Album

Bhkati – Paul Avgerinos
Ritual – Peter Kater & R. Carlos Nakai
Winds of Samsara – Ricky Kej & Wouter Kellerman
Symphony Live In Istanbul – Kitaro
In Love And Longing – Silvia Nakkach & David Darling

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

American Hustle – Various Artists
Frozen – Various Artists
Get on Up: The James Brown Story – James Brown
Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol 1 – Various Artists
The Wolf of Wall Street – Various Artists

Best Music Video

We Exist – Arcade Fire
Turn Down for What – DJ Snake & Little Jon
Chandelier – Sia
Happy – Pharrell
The Golden Age – Woodkid feat Max Richter

Spoken Word Album

Actors Anonymous – James Franco
A Call to Action – Jimmy Carter
Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America – John Waters
Diary of a Mad Diva – Joan Rivers
A Fighting Chance – Elizabeth Warren
We Will Survive: True Stories of Encouragement, Inspiration and the Power of Song – Gloria Gaynor

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Wild Heart – Mindi Abair
Slam Dunk – Gerald Albright
Nathan East – Nathan East
Jazz Funk Soul – Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb, Everette Harp
Bass & Mandolin – Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer

Producer of the Year – Non Classical

Paul Epworth
John Hill
Jay Joyce
Greg Kurstin
Max Martin

[SeekAndFind]

Only if it interests you.

Snide remarks welcome :)

[SkyDancer]

They sing? Tap dance around things but sing? Play the public?

[Slyfox]

[skeeter]

Proud to declare that I don’t recognize a single song or album on that entire list.

[SeekAndFind]

How about the singers/performers? Do you recognize any of the names?

[PGalt]

Snide remarks welcome :)

Keep ya doped with dope and sex and tv. Government entertainers BUMP! Another self-aggrandizement awards show? What are there 10-20 of them?

[al baby]

I am on double secret probation with comment review maybe next week

[skeeter]

A half dozen.

Music used to be a much bigger part of my life. Maybe its age thats made me lose interest but I must say everything I hear lately leaves me unimpressed. To put it nicely.

[machogirl]

For best Native American reading?

[dfwgator]

Sam Smith is gay, so you know he’s going to clean up all the awards.

[x]

Spoken Word Album

Just an opportunity to promote liberal politicians.

The Audie awards are given out by the audiobook industry in over 20 categories. That's where you'd go if you were looking for the best spoken word recordings.

[VTenigma]

Everybody gets a trophy.

[nascarnation]

[Norm Lenhart]

So many names. So little actual music. A couple of those categories have Jethro Tull/Metallica levels of WTF going on besides. The Dance/Electronica one is really impressive for it’s tone deafness.

So pretty much standard fare for modern music at the top of the food chain unfortunately.

[BigEdLB]

Don't forget classical


Engineered Album, Classical

“Adams, John: City Noir,” Richard King, engineer; Wolfgang Schiefermair, mastering engineer (David Robertson & St. Louis Symphony)

“Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean,” Dmitriy Lipay & Nathaniel Reichman, engineers; Nathaniel Reichman, mastering engineer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)

“Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows Of Time,” Dmitriy Lipay, engineer; Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
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“Riccardo Muti Conducts Mason Bates & Anna Clyne,” David Frost & Christopher Willis, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)

“Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending,” Michael Bishop, engineer; Michael Bishop, mastering engineer (Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus)

Producer Of The Year, Classical

Morten Lindberg
Dmitriy Lipay
Elaine Martone
Judith Sherman
David Starobin

Orchestral Performance

“Adams, John: City Noir,” David Robertson, conductor (St. Louis Symphony)

“Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows Of Time,” Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)

“Dvorak: Symphony No. 8; Janacek: Symphonic Suite From Jenufa,” Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

“Schumann: Symphonien 1-4,” Simon Rattle, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker)

“Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7; Tapiola,” Robert Spano, conductor (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)

Opera Recording

“Charpentier: La Descente D’Orphée Aux Enfers,” Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Aaron Sheehan; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble; Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble)

“Milhaud: L’Orestie D’Eschyle,” Kenneth Kiesler, conductor; Dan Kempson, Jennifer Lane, Tamara Mumford & Brenda Rae; Tim Handley, producer (University Of Michigan Percussion Ensemble & University Of Michigan Symphony Orchestra; University Of Michigan Chamber Choir, University Of Michigan Orpheus Singers, University Of Michigan University Choir & UMS Choral Union)

“Rameau: Hippolyte Et Aricie,” William Christie, conductor; Sarah Connolly, Stéphane Degout, Christiane Karg, Ed Lyon & Katherine Watson; Sébastien Chonion, producer (Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment; The Glyndebourne Chorus)

“Schönberg: Moses Und Aron,” Sylvain Cambreling, conductor; Andreas Conrad & Franz Grundheber; Reinhard Oechsler, producer (SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden Und Freiburg; EuropaChorAkademie)

“Strauss: Elektra,” Christian Thielemann, conductor; Evelyn Herlitzius, Waltraud Meier, René Pape & Anne Schwanewilms; Magdalena Herbst, producer (Staatskapelle Dresden; Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden)

Choral Performance

“Bach: Matthäus-Passion,” René Jacobs, conductor (Werner Güra & Johannes Weisser; Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin; Rias Kammerchor & Staats-Und Domchor Berlin)

“Dyrud: Out Of Darkness,” Vivianne Sydnes, conductor (Erlend Aagaard Nilsen & Geir Morten Øien; Sarah Head & Lars Sitter; Nidaros Cathedral Choir)

“Holst: First Choral Symphony; The Mystic Trumpeter,” Andrew Davis, conductor; Stephen Jackson, chorus master (Susan Gritton; BBC Symphony Orchestra; BBC Symphony Chorus)

“Mozart: Requiem,” John Butt, conductor (Matthew Brook, Rowan Hellier, Thomas Hobbs & Joanne Lunn; Dunedin Consort)

“The Sacred Spirit Of Russia,” Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare)

Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

“Dreams & Prayers,” David Krakauer & A Far Cry
“In 27 Pieces – The Hilary Hahn Encores,” Hilary Hahn & Cory Smythe
“Martinu: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1-3,” Steven Isserlis & Olli Mustonen
“Partch: Castor & Pollux,” Partch
“Sing Thee Nowell,” New York Polyphony

Classical Instrumental Solo

“All The Things You Are,” Leon Fleisher
“The Carnegie Recital,” Daniil Trifonov
“Dutilleux: Tout Un Monde Lointain,” Xavier Phillips; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
“Play,” Jason Vieaux
“Toccatas,” Jory Vinikour

Classical Solo Vocal Album

“Douce France,” Anne Sofie Von Otter; Bengt Forsberg, accompanist (Carl Bagge, Margareta Bengston, Mats Bergström, Per Ekdahl, Bengan Janson, Olle Linder & Antoine Tamestit)

“Porpora: Arias,” Philippe Jaroussky; Andrea Marcon, conductor (Cecilia Bartoli; Venice Baroque Orchestra)

“Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin,” Florian Boesch; Malcolm Martineau, accompanist

“Stella Di Napoli,” Joyce DiDonato; Riccardo Minasi, conductor (Chœur De L’Opéra National De Lyon; Orchestre De L’Opéra National De Lyon)

“Virtuoso Rossini Arias,” Lawrence Brownlee; Constantine Orbelian, conductor (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra)

Classical Compendium

“Britten To America,” Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor; Colin Matthews, producer

“Mieczyslaw Weinberg,” Giedre Dirvanauskaite, Daniil Grishin, Gidon Kremer & Daniil Trifonov; Manfred Eicher, producer

“Mike Marshall & The Turtle Island Quartet,” Mike Marshall & Turtle Island Quartet; Mike Marshall, producer

“Partch: Plectra & Percussion Dances,” Partch; John Schneider, producer

“The Solent – Fifty Years Of Music By Ralph Vaughan Williams,” Paul Daniel, conductor; Andrew Walton, producer

Contemporary Classical Composition

“Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean,” John Luther Adams (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
“Clyne, Anna: Prince Of Clouds,” Anna Clyne (Jaime Laredo, Jennifer Koh, Vinay Parameswaran & Curtis 20/21 Ensemble)

“Crumb, George: Voices From The Heartland,” George Crumb (Ann Crumb, Patrick Mason, James Freeman & Orchestra 2001)

“Paulus, Stephen: Concerto For Two Trumpets & Band,” Stephen Paulus (Eric Berlin, Richard Kelley, James Patrick Miller & UMASS Wind Ensemble)

“Sierra, Roberto: Sinfonía No. 4,” Roberto Sierra (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)

[pallmallman]

I have nothing at all to do with any of this shit.....the whole list shows how degenerate the whole music scene is today, IMO....all except for classical music, which is all I listen to, with the exception of some really retro type stuff that i grew up listening to.

[pallmallman]

Musical affirmative action.

[FlJoePa]

Wow - great to see Glen Campbell nominated. That song is powerful in a way that is hard to even describe (as is the documentary I'm told).

Here's a link to the video:

Glen Campbell - I'm Not Gonna Miss You

Link to documentary trailer here.

Link to documentary website w/ theaters and dates here.

I care nothing about the Grammys, but I sure hope he wins this award. I know it would mean a lot to his children - especially Ashley.

[trisham]

Imho, “Wichita Lineman” is Campbell’s most beautiful song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qoymGCDYzU

[FlJoePa]

Well there were a lot of good ones. None that he recorded with full blown Alzheimer’s though.