GRAMMY Nominations Announced - SONDHEIM, AMERICAN IDIOT, NIGHT MUSIC, PROMISES, FELA!, GLEE & More
The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards will take place live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011 and broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Best Musical Show Album
Award to the Album Producer(s), and to the Lyricist(s) & Composer(s) of 51% or more of a new score. (Artist, Lyricist & Composer names appear in parentheses.)
1. AMERICAN IDIOT (FEATURING Green Day)
Billie Joe Armstrong, producer (Green Day, composers; Billie Joe Armstrong, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With John Gallagher, Jr., Michael Esper & Others) [Reprise]
2. FELA!
Robert Sher, producer (Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, composer; Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Sahr Ngaujah, Lillias White & Others) [Knitting Factory]
3. A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
Tommy Krasker, producer (Stephen Sondheim, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (2009 Broadway Revival Cast With Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury & Others) [Nonesuch - PS Classics]
4. PROMISES, PROMISES
David Caddick & David Lai, producers (Burt Bacharach, composer; Hal David, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast With Sean Hayes, Kristin Chenoweth & Others) [Masterworks Broadway]
5. SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM
Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Barbara Cook , Vanessa Williams, Tom Wopat & Others) [PS Classics]
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.
1. CRAZY LOVE
Michael Bublé
[143/Reprise]
2. THE GREATEST LOVE SONGS OF ALL TIME
Barry Manilow
[Arista Records]
3. LET IT BE ME: MATHIS IN NASHVILLE
Johnny Mathis
[Columbia Records]
4. FLY ME TO THE MOON...THE GREAT AMERICAN
SONGBOOK: VOLUME V Rod Stewart
[J Records]
5. LOVE IS THE ANSWER
Barbra Streisand
[Columbia Records]
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)
1. AMERICAN ON PURPOSE Craig Ferguson
[HarperAudio]
2. THE BEDWETTER Sarah Silverman
[HarperAudio]
3. THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART PRESENTS EARTH (THE AUDIOBOOK)
Jon Stewart (With Samantha Bee, Wyatt Cenac, Jason Jones, John Oliver & Sigourney Weaver) [Hachette Audio]
4. A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FUTURE...
Michael J. Fox
[Hyperion Audio]
5. THIS TIME TOGETHER: LAUGHTER AND REFLECTION Carol Burnett
[Random House Audio]
6. THE WOODY ALLEN COLLECTION: MERE ANARCHY, SIDE EFFECTS, WITHOUT FEATHERS, GETTING EVEN
Woody Allen
[Audible Inc.]
Best Pop Vocal Album
For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.
1. MY WORLD 2.0
Justin Bieber
[Island]
2. I DREAMED A DREAM
Susan Boyle
[Sony/SYCO Music/Columbia Records]
3. THE FAME MONSTER
Lady Gaga
[Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope]
4. BATTLE STUDIES
John Mayer
[Columbia Records]
5. TEENAGE DREAM
Katy Perry
[Capitol Records]
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album, or, in the absence of either, to the individual(s) actively responsible for the concept and musical direction and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable.
1. CRAZY HEART (Various Artists)
[New West Records]
2. GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOLUME 1
(Glee Cast)
[Columbia Records]
3. TREMÉ
(Various Artists)
[Geffen]
4. TRUE BLOOD - VOLUME 2
(Various Artists)
[Elektra]
5. THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE
(Various Artists)
[Summit Ent/Chop Shop/Atlantic]
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.
1. DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' (REGIONALS VERSION)
Glee Cast
Track from: Journey To Regionals [Columbia Records]
2. MISERY
Maroon 5
Track from: Hands All Over [Octone/A&M]
3. THE ONLY EXCEPTION Paramore
Track from: Brand New Eyes [Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic]
4. BABYFATHER
Sade
Track from: Soldier Of Love [Epic]
5. HEY, SOUL SISTER (LIVE) Train
[Columbia Records]
Eminem tops the nominations with 10; Bruno Mars garners seven; and Jay-Z, Lady Antebellum, and Lady Gaga each earn six nods. Jeff Beck, B.o.B, David Frost, Philip Lawrence, and John Legend receive five each; and Alex Da Kid, the Black Keys, Drake, Cee Lo Green, Ari Levine, Katy Perry, Rihanna, the Roots, Dirk Sobotka, and Zac Brown each have four nominations.
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