THE 54th GRAMMYs Thread
 

Nominations for this year's show (Feb 12) are out:


Record Of The Year:
"Rolling In The Deep" — Adele
"Holocene" — Bon Iver
"Grenade" — Bruno Mars
"The Cave" — Mumford & Sons
"Firework" — Katy Perry

Album Of The Year:
21 — Adele
Wasting Light — Foo Fighters
Born This Way — Lady Gaga
Doo-Wops & Hooligans — Bruno Mars
Loud — Rihanna

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 New Artist:
The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex

Following is a sampling of nominations in the GRAMMY Awards' other 29 Fields:

For Best Pop Solo Performance, the nominees are
"Someone Like You" by Adele;
"Yoü And I" by Lady Gaga;
"Grenade" by Bruno Mars;
"Firework" by Katy Perry;
and "*******in' Perfect" by Pink.

The nominees for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance are
"Body And Soul" by Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse;
"Dearest" by the Black Keys;
"Paradise" by Coldplay;
"Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster The People;
and "Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera.

For Best Dance Recording the nominees are
"Raise Your Weapon" by Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo Bech;
"Barbra Streisand" by Duck Sauce;
"Sunshine" by David Guetta & Avicii;
"Call Your Girlfriend" by Robyn;
"Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites" by Skrillex;
and "Save The World" by Swedish House Mafia.

For Best Alternative Music Album, the nominees are
Bon Iver by Bon Iver;
Codes And Keys by Death Cab For Cutie;
Torches by Foster The People;
Circuital by My Morning Jacket;
and The King Of Limbs by Radiohead.

The nominees for Best R&B Album are
F.A.M.E. by Chris Brown;
Second Chance by El DeBarge;
Love Letter by R. Kelly;
Pieces Of Me by Ledisi;
and Kelly by Kelly Price.

For Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, the nominees are
"Party" by Beyoncé & André 3000;
"I'm On One" by DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne;
"I Need A Doctor" by Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey;
"What's My Name?" by Rihanna & Drake;
"Motivation" by Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne;
and "All Of The Lights" by Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie.

For Best Country Solo Performance, the nominees are "Dirt Road Anthem" by Jason Aldean; "I'm Gonna Love You Through It" by Martina McBride; "Honey Bee" by Blake Shelton; "Mean" by Taylor Swift; and "Mama's Song" by Carrie Underwood.

The nominees for Best Americana Album are Emotional Jukebox by Linda Chorney; Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down by Ry Cooder; Hard Bargain by Emmylou Harris; Ramble At The Ryman by Levon Helm; and Blessed by Lucinda Williams.

The nominees for Best Folk Album are Barton Hollow by the Civil Wars; I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive by Steve Earle; Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes; Ukulele Songs by Eddie Vedder; and The Harrow & The Harvest by Gillian Welch.

The Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical nominees are Danger Mouse, Paul Epworth, the Smeezingtons (Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars), Ryan Tedder, and Butch Vig.

Source:http://www.grammy.com

I don't think any of these are mind-blowing creations that should receive titles such as "anything of the year", but for the sake of talent, I hope the ones who do win will be the ones who have written their own material.

^ I agree with you. I actually don't know half of these things, but Grenade and Firework rllllly nao?

I don't agree with any of the Bruno Mars nominations, even though I love his voice and his face and his stage name. His album was chock full of filler and there are only 10 tracks on it to begin with. >_> Still, I guess I'll root for him, since I like him more than anyone else on this list.

What's the difference between Record of the Year and Song of the Year? I'm guessing Record is for the finished product and Song is for the composition and lyrics?

Record of the Year is for the nature of the recording--production and sound, overall. Song of the Year is strictly for lyrics and melody.

As for the nominees, I'm a bit surprised at all the nods to Bruno Mars, yes, but I guess it was just a matter of good timing. I doubt he'll win any of the Big Three and it seems as if the 54th GRAMMY Awards Ceremony is shaping up to be The Adele Show. But, all the other nominees considered, I wouldn't mind that so much. I'm thinking I might be down for Bon Iver and Mumford & Sons, but Katy Perry is a total waste of a nomination, in my opinion.

Also, I really enjoy Gaga for the most part, but Born This Way has no business being nominated for Album of the Year. The single itself probably deserved a Record of the Year nomination, since the production for that record was phenomenal. Song of the Year would be blasphemous since the lyrics to that song are atrocious. But the sound? Totally worth a Record of the Year nod. The album as a whole? Too eclectic and unoriginal in sound/lyrically cliche in comparison with its predecessor, The Fame Monster, to be equated with an Album of the Year nomination.

If Skrillex wins anything I will promptly be destroying my TV in a fit of rage.

I have a feeling that Adele will win everything. Although I don't really listen to her music, she is a decent singer. I'll just wait for the winners to be announced the next day in the news. Don't think I'll be watching this one. Now if for some strange reason some of my fav international artists were performing or nominated, then I might actually watch.

While I don't dislike songs just because the singers didn't have a hand in creating them, or singers who in general don't help with making their music (I do love to shake my stuff to Britney Spears and I love her), I have to agree with you.

Also, I have nothing against Katy, but Firework has the world's cheesiest lyrics.

^ew whenever I listen to that song I feel my brain cells dying.

I think Adele will probably get album of the year...I hope Nicki Minaj gets artist of the year...just cause :shrug lol

idk I like Grenade...but I don't know if it really warrants all these nominations... his voice is :luv2 though yeah.

I do hope they don't give everything to Adele though... I mean, she's good... but, idk I think she needs to be better to warrant all wins.

aw @ J cole for being nominated. Im so proud.

21 is really, really boring to listen to minus the single songs + Turning Tables & Set Fire to the Rain. I honestly only remember those 5 songs and nothing else. Just too unmemorable of an album if you tell me. Which is a shame because I like her voice. Same with 19. I only remember Chasing Pavements, Cold Shoulder, and Hometown Glory. I literally cannot remember the rest of the entire album because it's just filler lol. But Adele should get artist of the year ngl

WHERE IS "MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANTASY" FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR?
that's my only complaint. :laugh

oh, and Bon Iver for Best New Artist...really now? no one who nominated these things has heard of "Skinny Love" before?

I think everything about Bruno Mars screams trying too hard. His album's title is so lame, I really don't like him lol.

Nicki should get best new artist... I don't care about the other categories haha.

This x130592035901. I really want to like him but he tries WAY TOO HARD which is so off putting. ;_;

I only hope Firework will win the record of the year

^I kind of like that song but it's so incredibly cheesy.

I mean, the first line is "Do you ever feel like a plastic bag".

I love Bon Iver! I actually bought their debut album 2 years ago or so... which is why I think it's surprising they are nominated for best new artist.. I still hope they win though :yes

amen

sorry for double post but, maybe it was only available to purchase in the US as of this year, and thats why it's new artist?

I really hope Mumford and Sons win something. That album was amazing to me.