55th Annual Grammy Nominees List

2013 Grammy Nominees This year’s list of Grammy nominees is a mixed bag for sure, it’s got a lot of the usual suspects of course (Bruce Springsteen, Adele, Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Swift, Jay-Z, and Coldplay) as well as some pleasant surprises (The Black Keys, Frank Ocean, Jack White, Alabama Shakes, Avett Brothers and M83, just…

2012 Grammy Winners

Adele As predicted, Adele was the big winner tonight sweeping all the major categories (Album, Song, and Record) and winning everything she was nominated for, including a bonus Grammy for Paul Epworth for Producer of the Year (non-classical) for 21. The Woody Allen of the Grammys (aka Bon Iver) didn’t do too bad either, taking…

2012 Grammy Nominations Announced

Bon Iver at Sasquatch! 2009 Photo: Drake Lelane (more) Skrillex at SXSW 2011 Photo: Jon Klemm (more) Hey folks, the big excitement in the music industry tonight was of course, the announcement of the nominations for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards. Following are the nominations in the General Field categories: Record Of The Year: “Rolling…

Florence and The Machine Playing SummerStage

Florence Welch at the 53rd Annual Grammys Photo: Wire Image The first announced benefit show of the 2011 SummerStage season is none other than Best New Artist nominee and 2011 Grammy performer Florence and the Machine. Florence will play the the Rumsey Playfield at Central Park on June 24, tickets go on sale Friday, Feb…

Arcade Fire Win Album of The Year!

Arcade Fire Win Album of The Year at 53rd Annual Grammys! (02/13/11) Holy Shit! OK, never in a million years would I have expected the Arcade Fire to win a Grammy for Album of The Year. Sure, it was a number one record the week it came out, but its sales have paled in comparison…

52nd Annual Grammys: The Televised Award Winners

Phoenix Red Carpet Interview at 52nd Annual Grammy Awards (Jan 31, 2010) Reviews of last night’s show range from “worst Grammys ever” to “boring and irrelevant”, in other words, the show lived up to its reputation. Despite the parade of familiar faces during the televised portion of the show, Grammy history was made last night…