FYI....the Grammy nomination concert will only announce six categories. They will announce the nominations for Record, Song, Album, Best New Artist, and two others that I am not sure of on Wednesday night. The other categories will be announced off-screen but I do not know whether those will be done in the morning or before/after the concert. So, we won't know whether or not Coldplay is nomianted for the major categories (Record, Song, and Album) until Wednesday night starting at 9 pm eastern time.

 

I'm keeping my fingers cross that they'll get nominated in those categories. Too bad that I have to sit and watch artists that I don't like sing their songs just to find out whether or not Coldplay gets nominated.

Awesome!

They deserve to be jnominated in all of those and win EVERYTHING!

They won't win anything.

^ Very much agreed. The favourite ones never win. Believe me.

MTV can go to hell ¬¬!!!

 

I hope Coldplay win the grammys!

they deserve it!

MTV can go to hell ¬¬!!!

 

I hope Coldplay win the grammys!

they deserve it!

I second that but in awards, the ones that deserve it don't necessary win :confused:

the ones that deserve it don't necessary win

 

Yeah. That's what I mean. :wink2:

the ones that deserve it don't necessary win

 

Yeah. That's what I mean. :wink2:

wow thats crazy..hopefully they win some!

MTV can go to hell ¬¬!!!

 

I hope Coldplay win the grammys!

they deserve it!

 

your siggy is amazing :o

^ :uhoh: :confused:

 

It's just a dot, eh?

Yeah they better win atleast 1 award...or 2....... and yeah British have been very good in music for the last 50 yrs........I think The British are the main thing in music...... its where the large acts always come from/.............

 

Beatles.....Oasis(for a short period)....,and now Coldplay the bigggest of now..

They can win the best Alternative album for parachutes, so why wont they win for vlvodaahf? :wink2:

TODAY PEOPLE!!!!!!!

 

Grammy nominations: The anniversary party is over. Time to get risky.

07:13 PM PT, Dec 2 2008

 

 

The 50th anniversary is out of the way. The museum opens this week. It's time for the Grammy Awards to leave the past in the display cases.

 

No more "Rhapsody in Blue" performances on the telecast, and no more duets with dead legends. But most important: no more nominating heritage acts for inferior works to make up for past mistakes. It's time to get the album of the year right on the first go-around.

The Grammy Awards will announce nominations at 9 p.m. Wednesday on CBS, live for the East Coast. It's the first time, as has been noted before, that the Grammys will go prime time with the nomination news conference. Here's hoping the preempting of "Criminal Minds" wasn't all for naught.

 

One year ago, the Grammys played it safe. Its album of the year nominations read like a checklist. The most prestigious category wasn't a snapshot of the important music of the past 12 months. It was a multi-genre rundown -- the result of Grammy voters covering all their bases.

 

Rap? Kanye West. The newcomer? Amy Winehouse. Rock? The Foo Fighters. Country? Vince Gill. The legend? Herbie Hancock.You couldn't fault voters for a lack of diversity, but a lack of adventurousness? Absolutely.

 

Hancock's "River: The Joni Letters" is a fine record. There's nothing inherently wrong with it. Its jazzy-pop interpretations of Joni Mitchell songs are an enjoyable listen -- a jazz record that can comfortably appeal to fans of Norah Jones.

 

After Jones won the album of the year in 2003 for "Come Away with Me," Grammy voters responded with a relatively challenging album of the year field the following year. Big stars were there (see Justin Timberlake's "Justified"), and so was a middle-of-the-road rock act (see Evanescence's "Fallen"). But "Elephant" from the White Stripes sneaked in, and Missy Elliott snared a long-overdue nomination for "Under Construction." And the winner: OutKast's "Speakerboxx/The Love Below."

 

But if one is looking to the Grammy nomination special for inspiration, which is given the weighty title of "The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! -- Countdown to Music's Biggest Night," there's not necessarily reason to expect the unexpected.

 

To be sure, the Recording Academy has made the right move in going prime time with its nomination announcements, turning a news conference into an event. And the Grammy Museum is another positive step -- its interactive exhibits sure to be a worthy tourist destination. But must the nominations look just like a pared-down Grammy telecast? The usual suspects are all there: John Mayer, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera and the Foo Fighters.

 

It doesn't bode well for those hoping that the Grammys mix it up a bit when it comes to the album of the year. And that's why these are the Pop & Hiss best bets for album of the year:

 

Alicia Keys' "As I Am"

The Eagles' "Long Road out of Eden"

Radiohead's "In Rainbows"

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss' "Raising Sand"

Lil Wayne's "The Carter III"

 

But here's the problem: Even those picks seem to be more adventurous than the Grammys will go. With Coldplay's "Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends" in competition, can Radiohead get in, despite the fact that "In Rainbows" is one of the most acclaimed and culturally relevant records of this decade (see the straight-to-Web distribution model)?

 

And will Lil Wayne, despite having the best-selling album of 2008, be seen as too hard-core for Grammy voters? Maybe, especially when there are albums from B.B. King and Al Green to throw accolades upon. And don't forget British soul newcomer Duffy, who could be this year's Winehouse. But wait -- will major pop stars such as Leona Lewis and Mariah Carey be ignored? Finally, do the Eagles count as country? If not, add Sugarland.

 

Perhaps this is the safer bet:

 

Alicia Keys' "As I Am"

The Eagles' "Long Road out of Eden"

Coldplay's "Viva La Vida Or Death and All His Friends"

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss' "Raising Sand"

B.B. King's "One Kind Favor"

 

But one can hope. After all, we're only two years removed from Gnarls Barkley's "St. Elsewhere" being nominated. And speaking of, the duo of Cee-Lo and Danger Mouse returned this year with the delightfully demented "The Odd Couple," a better record, and one that makes our album of the year wish list:

 

Gnarls Barkley's "The Odd Couple"

Lupe Fiasco's "The Cool"

Radiohead's "In Rainbows"

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss' "Raising Sand"

TV On the Radio's "Dear Science"

 

From Lupe Fiasco's cultural critiques to TV on the Radio's electronic-enhanced panic attack, the above lists represents artists that are challenging pop perceptions, yet still providing melodic work. And it's music that's finding a large audience, even if Lupe Fiasco isn't filling Foo Fighter-sized arenas.

 

And hey, why not? Playing it safe didn't work. Grammy ratings were off 12% last year from the prior year, mirroring the general decline of CD sales. This year -- the Grammys have some fancy new digs to show off in a museum. Here's hoping the Grammy Awards don't become just another relic inside them.

 

Pop & Hiss will be covering the Grammy nominations as they happen, beginning with red carpet arrivals.

 

-- Todd Martens

 

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2008/12/grammys-the-ann.html

Grammy Nominations Air Tonight On CBS

 

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show To Follow Music Announcement Special

 

LOS ANGELES (CBS) ― In an era where awards shows are as commonplace as reality shows, even the top-tier events are finding it hard to stand out.

 

So the Recording Academy is trying something different when it announces its nominees for its upcoming Grammys. Instead of its traditional morning roll call of nominee names at a staid press conference, top nominees will be revealed during a prime-time concert special to air live Wednesday on CBS.Among the performers are Mariah Carey, John Mayer and Taylor Swift — a potential nominee.

 

“This gives us an opportunity to have more music on television and … really bring the ultimate amount of attention to the beginning of Grammy season,” Neil Portnow, president and chief executive of the Recording Academy, said in an interview. “It’s a more grand way to initiate Grammy season for us.”

 

Swift and LL Cool J are set to host the Grammy show, which will announce nominees in just a handful of the Grammy Awards’ 110 categories. The nominations special — also set to include performances by Foo Fighters, Celine Dion and B.B. King — “has great potential” to become an annual event, Portnow said, adding that artists will perform classic recordings recently inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Portnow also hinted that several newly nominated artists would be on hand Wednesday to talk about their nominations.

 

Swift is likely to be among them. The 18-year-old was nominated last year for a best new artist Grammy and was named favorite female country artist at last month’s American Music Awards. Her debut album, released in 2006, has sold more than 3 million copies and her new CD, “Fearless,” topped the charts when it was releases last month.

 

Carey is another Grammy darling — she scooped up three awards in 2005 — who could be nominated for her latest CD, “EMC2.”

 

Dion will pay tribute to classics like Janis Ian’s “At Seventeen,” which she will perform.

 

“It’s a very deep, extremely sad song,” Dion told CBS Early Show anchor Julie Chen. “The kids today go through so much. You have to look that way, you have dress that way and you have to be that thin. I think that’s why I always hated school. I didn’t fit in. I didn’t look pretty. I didn’t feel pretty. And I think that’s why I can sing that song.”

 

Other potential nominees include Coldplay, Radiohead, Lil Wayne and Rihanna, who won a Grammy last year for best rap/sung collaboration with Jay Z on the smash “Umbrella.” Her hit-filled 2007 album, “Good Girl Gone Bad,” was rereleased over the summer with additional hits, giving her another shot at Grammy love.

 

Welsh singer Duffy, who shot to No. 1 with her catchy single, “Mercy,” is likely to be among best new artist nominees, along with fellow Brit Estelle, who raked in accolades for her track, “American Boy,” with Kanye West.

 

“The Grammy Nominations Concert Live! — Countdown to Music’s Biggest Night,” held at the Nokia Theatre, will also celebrate the opening of the new Grammy Museum next door.

 

The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, which was held in Miami Beach last month, will air in the hour following the Grammy special.

 

The Grammy Awards are scheduled for live broadcast on CBS on Feb 8.

 

http://cbs2chicago.com/

I'm scared :uhoh:

*peeks through fingers* I hate these award shows, they're so nerve-wracking!

 

I'm definitely not watching the concert/nomination spiel tonight, hope someone here posts as they announce...

Well, I'm watching. It's on now.

Best New Artist category:

 

Adele

Duffy

Jonas Brothers -YUCK!!

Lady Antebellum

Jasmine Sullivan

EDIT: ^ beat me to it!

 

Best New Artist:

 

Adele

Duffy

The Jonas Brothers (why ???)

Lady Antebellum

Jasmine Sullivan

I can not believe that Leona Lewis or Katy Perry were not nominated for Best New Artist. I don't care for either one but leaving those two out is unbelievable. Man, I think the Jonas Bros might get an award.

Go Adele!

WHAT THE HELL?! Jonas Brothers are nominated for a GRAMMY?

 

 

If the Jonas Brothers win a Grammy and Coldplay don't, like what happened at the AMAs, I will lose all faith in humanity.

i want adele to win

she's amazing :D

I'd be happy with either Duffy or Adele. Preferably Duffy. But NOT the Jonas Brothers

*clutches the side of her chair in anticipation*

 

:uhoh: I hope they get at least get a nomination for Best Rock Album, Album of the Year and Record of the Year.

 

And win them ;)