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Grammy Nominees, My Nominees: And the "Best" Keep Coming...
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
The CDs keep coming. I've heard a good binful of marvelous recordings released in 2010. Yet hardly any are in the running for a Grammy. Neither are the way-too-many promising titles (some already in the 4-5 star category in published reviews) that I really plan to listen to in coming weeks. That pile is much more intimidating. I mean, I have yet to listen to what I know will be outstanding efforts from Matt Wilson, Chris Lightcap, Randy Weston, Bill ...
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The Indies Just Got 273 Grammy Nominations. but Will That Blend with Bieber?
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Digital Music News
Did you happen to catch the recently-broadcast “Life & Times of Justin Bieber"? It also went by another name—the “American Music Awards," does that now ring a bell? Sure, the teenagers stuck around, but the AMAs suffered its worst ratings performance in history. There was just too much Bieber, too many stale faces, and too many reasons to reach for the remote. Looks like the Recording Academy was paying attention. This year, over half the Grammy nominees are technically independent—though ...
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The One Grammy Nomination That Caught Our Eye
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We All Make Music
The nominees for the 53rd Grammy Awards were announced today, and as usual, people made fun of them. They made fun of them on Twitter, they made fun of them on blogs, they made fun of them in bars and everywhere else people mock stuff. And just like in years past, the stalest, most commonly deployed jokes were based on the idea that the Grammys are irrelevant. But just generally speaking, we think it's telling that, as A2IM pointed out, ...
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Grammy Nominees Announced
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Seattle Jazz Scene
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45. Best Jazz Vocal Album
Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee Dee Dee Bridgewater [Emarcy] Freddy Cole Sings Mr. B Freddy Cole [HighNote Records]
When Lights Are Low Denise Donatelli [Savant Records]
Ages Lorraine Feather [Jazzed Media]
Water Gregory Porter [Motéma Music]
46. Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Solar Alan Broadbent, soloist Track from: Live ...
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Indie Artists and Labels Grab 50% of Grammy Nominations
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HypeBot
Independent music labels and artists received 273 of the 542 or just over 50% of the nominations for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, according to indie trade group A2IM. Independent releases are nominated in 88 of the 108 Grammy categories including top categories Album of the Year (The Suburbs on Merge) and Best New Artist (Mumford & Sons on Glassnote and Esperanza Spalding on HeadsUp). Some categories were dominated by indies, including Best Pop Instrumental Album, Best Electronic/Dance Album, Best ...
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Lorraine Feather's "Ages" CD on Jazzed Media Nominated for 2011 Grammy
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Graham Carter
Jazzed Media is pleased to announce the 2011 Grammy Nomination of Lorraine Feather's Ages CD for Best Jazz Vocal Album. This is the third Grammy nomination for the Jazzed Media label. Lorraine Feather is a lyricist/singer whose latest Jazzed Media release, Ages, the follow-up to Feather's acclaimed 2008 release Language, debuted on February 9, 2010. The music on Feather's new album is by Russell Ferrante (Yellowjackets), Shelly Berg, Eddie Arkin, Béla Fleck, and Dick Hyman, who all guest as musicians ...
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Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Nominated For Best Contemporary Blues Album
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Roadrunner Records
Congratulations to the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, who last night received a GRAMMY nomination in the Best Contemporary Blues Album category for recent release, LIVE! In Chicago. The announcement also marks Roadrunner Records imprint, Loud & Proud Records, first GRAMMY nomination. This is Kenny's 5th GRAMMY nomination. The Kenny Wayne Shepherd band is honored to be nominated alongside acclaimed artists like the late Solomon Burke, Dr. John and The Lower 911, Bettye LaVette and the inimitable Buddy Guy. The 53rd ...
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