2011 Grammy nominations

http://www.grammy.com/NOMINEES

check it

i look forward to the wonders of this thread

most notable entry to me: category 97, the conductor of BMOP, who played on this album, is also the conductor of Opera Boston and I have worked with him multiple times

whoa hey goldfrapp nom!

oh lol he's also in category 98

GO GIL

the Katy Perry AOTY nod is kind of a hilarious overcorrection from when they still got flak for filling the big categories with old people music nobody listens to just a few years ago... Gaga in that category was like fine, OK, that makes sense, then KP being there is like wtf jesus you guys you've gone too far in the other direction now

having grazed thru that list for about 40 categories I have no compunction in saying that this is Satan's work

yes but you say that about everything

like, the entire list could be pictures of boobs and you'd still be all "nope, Satan"

if this isnt the most depressing list ever i i just dont know:

15. Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

Run Back To Your Side
Eric Clapton
Track from: Clapton

Crossroads
John Mayer
Track from: Battle Studies

Helter Skelter
Paul McCartney
Track from: Good Evening New York City

Silver Rider
Robert Plant
Track from: Band Of Joy

Angry World
Neil Young
Track from: Le Noise

pictures of boobs in which Muse's The Resistance is one of five nominations for Best Rock Boobs

lol at Gorillaz, Laurie Anderson, and Brian Setzer all nommed in the same category (Pop Instrumental)

I like that Neil got nommed for this great new record!

11. Best Pop Vocal Album
For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.

My World 2.0
Justin Bieber
[Island]

I Dreamed A Dream
Susan Boyle
[Sony/SYCO Music/Columbia Records]

The Fame Monster
Lady Gaga
[Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope]

Battle Studies
John Mayer
[Columbia Records]

Teenage Dream
Katy Perry
[Capitol Records]

I kind of can't believe I'm saying this but... Gaga or Boyle?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! ftw

hey that solo rock vocal category means LOW is kinda indirectly nominated. and it is a pretty great version.

pleasantly surprised to see "The House That Built Me" nommed for Song of the Year.

multiple people in this world think "i guess that's why they call it windowpane" is worthy of a songwriting nomination ;_;

Best Rap Album
THE ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY - B.o.B
THANK ME LATER - Drake
RECOVERY - Eminem
THE BLUEPRINT 3 - Jay-Z
HOW I GOT OVER - The Roots

smh.

(xp) tbf there are other lines in that song

of course, some of them are about tying ppl to beds and setting them on fire so I don't know that it contradicts your overall sentiment

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
GONE ALREADY - Faith Evans
BITTERSWEET - Fantasia
EVERYTHING TO ME - Monica
TIRED - Kelly Price
HOLDING YOU DOWN (GOING IN CIRCLES) - Jazmine Sullivan

Best R&B Album
THE LOVE & WAR MASTERPEACE - Raheem DeVaughn
BACK TO ME - Fantasia
ANOTHER ROUND - Jaheim
WAKE UP! - John Legend & The Roots
STILL STANDING - Monica

not bad

Song of the Year really should go to Cee-Lo or Lady Antebellum, of the songs I've heard

The Roots better fucking walk that category (words I never thought I'd say).

you guys all need to prepare yourselves for Grammy award-winning artist DRAKE

I am preparing by purchasing a pistol with one bullet with my initials on it

good to see fantasia getting props for her album, it was soooo underrated (or more just completely ignored) this year

I am preparing by purchasing a pistol with one bullet with my initials on it

would rather acquire pistol with drake's initials on it

yeah even tho R&B in 2010 has been kind of lackluster I'm glad my two fave new school vocalists Fantasia and Jazmine both delivered excellent albums

New age album "Ocean," Michael Brant DeMaria "Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Volume 4," Kitaro "Dancing into Silence," R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton & Will Clipman "Miho: Journey To The Mountain," Paul Winter Consort "Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 4," Zamora

The nomination of Graffiti prompted me to apply for voting membership.

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

King Of Anything - Sara Bareilles
Halo (Live) - Beyoncé
Chasing Pirates - Norah Jones
Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream - Katy Perry

loooooooooool

GONE ALREADY - Faith Evans
BITTERSWEET - Fantasia
EVERYTHING TO ME - Monica
TIRED - Kelly Price
HOLDING YOU DOWN (GOING IN CIRCLES) - Jazmine Sullivan

Good list

haha whole thing is a mess. if lady antebellum doesn't get record of the year...

GONE ALREADY - Faith Evans
BITTERSWEET - Fantasia
EVERYTHING TO ME - Monica
TIRED - Kelly Price
HOLDING YOU DOWN (GOING IN CIRCLES) - Jazmine Sullivan

That's OK. Erykah didn't want nobody next to her.

the Katy Perry AOTY nod is kind of a hilarious overcorrection from when they still got flak for filling the big categories with old people music nobody listens to just a few years ago... Gaga in that category was like fine, OK, that makes sense, then KP being there is like wtf jesus you guys you've gone too far in the other direction now

Kinda like in 2000 when I think they managed to fit Ricky Martin, Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears all in the album category (?)

Nice to see Merge Records geting an Album of the Year nom.

I like that "Best Album Notes" is a category.

Hey Dan, do you know if that Bach cantatas collection is any good?

The Jeff Beck album is really good btw. I need to hear the Henze and Lindberg pieces and the John McLaughlin album.

I haven't heard that Bach cantatas collection but IIRC that choir is badass

Aren't you folks excited about Eminem getting so many nominations!!!
smh

Nice to see both Janelle Monae and Ryan Leslie in the "Contemporary R&B" (whatevertf that means) album category.

yay at Numero Group for best album packaging. that record pretty much singlehandedly started me collecting vinyl in 2009!