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Dec

The 2012 Grammy Nominations have been announced.  Here they are:

Record Of The YearAdele – “Rolling In The Deep”Bon Iver – “Holocene”Bruno Mars – “Grenade”Mumford & Sons – “The Cave”Katy Perry – “Firework”
Album Of The YearAdele – “21″Foo Fighters – “Wasting Light”Lady Gaga – “Born This Way”Bruno Mars – “Doo-Wops & Hooligans”Rihanna – “Loud”
Song Of The Year“All Of The Lights” – Written by: Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West. Performed by: Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie.“Cave” – Written by: Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston. Performed by: Mumford & Sons.“Grenade” – Written by: Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters. Performed by: Bruno Mars.“Holocene” – Written by: Justin Vernon, songwriter Performed by: Bon Iver.“Rolling In The Deep” – Written by: Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters Performed by: Adele.
Best New ArtistThe Band PerryBon IverJ. ColeNicki MinajSkrillex
Best Pop Solo PerformanceAdele – “Someone Like You”Lady Gaga – “You And I”Bruno Mars – “Grenade”Katy Perry – “Firework”Pink – “[Expletive] Perfect”
Best Pop Duo/Group PerformanceTony Bennett & Amy Winehouse – “Body And Soul”The Black Keys – “Dearest”Coldplay – “Paradise”Foster The People – “Pumped Up Kicks”Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera – Moves Like Jagger
Best Pop Vocal AlbumAdele – “21″Cee Lo Green – “The Lady Killer”Lady Gaga – “Born This Way”Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans”Rihanna – “Loud”
Best Dance RecordingDeadmau5 & Greta Svabo Bech – “Raise Your Weapon”Duck Sauce – “Barbra Streisand”David Guetta & Avicii – “Sunshine”Robyn – “Call Your Girlfriend”Skrillex – “Scary Monsters And Nice SpritesSwedish House Mafia – “Save The World”
Best Dance/Electronica AlbumCut/Copy – “Zonoscope”Deadmau5 – “4×4=12″David Guetta – “Nothing But The BeatRobyn – “Body Talk, Pt. 3″Skrillex – “Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites”
Best Rock PerformanceColdplay – “Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall”The Decemberists – “Down By The Water”Foo Fighters – “Walk”Mumford & Sons – “The Cave”Radiohead – “Lotus Flower”
Best Hard Rock/Metal PerformanceDream Theater – “On The Backs Of Angels”Foo Fighters – “White Limo”Mastodon – “Curl Of The Burl”Megadeth – “Public Enemy No. 1″Sum 41 – “Blood In My Eyes”
Best Rock Song“The Cave” – Written by: Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston. Performed by: Mumford & Sons.“Down By The Water” – Written by: Colin Meloy. Performed by:The Decemberists.“Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall” – Written by: Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin. Performed by: Coldplay.“Lotus Flower” – Written by: Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Phil Selway & Thom Yorke. Performed by: Radiohead.“Walk” – Written by: Foo Fighters, Performed by: Foo Fighters.
Best Rock AlbumJeff Beck – “Rock ‘N’ Roll Party Honoring Les Paul”Foo Fighters – “Wasting Light”Kings Of Leon – “Come Around Sundown”Red Hot Chili Peppers – “I’m With You”Wilco – “The Whole Love”
Best Alternative Music AlbumBon Iver – “Bon Iver”Death Cab For Cutie – “Codes And Keys”Foster The People – “Torches”My Morning Jacket – “Circuital”Radiohead – “The King Of Limbs”
Best Rap PerformanceChris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look At Me Now”Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Otis”Lupe Fiasco – “The Show Goes On”Nicki Minaj & Drake – “Moment 4 Life”Wiz Khalifa – “Black And Yellow”
Best Rap/Sung CollaborationBeyonce & Andre 3000 – “Party”DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne- “I’m On One”Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey – “I Need A Doctor”Rihanna & Drake – “What’s My Name?”Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne – “Motivation”Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie – “All Of The Lights”
Best Rap Song“All Of The Lights” – Written By: Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West. Performed by: Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie.“Black And Yellow” – Written By: Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Cameron Thomaz. Performed by: Wiz Khalifa“I Need A Doctor” – Written By: Andre Young, Marshall Mathers III, Alexander Grant & Skylar Grey. Performed by: Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey.“Look At Me Now” – Written By: Jean Baptiste, Chris Brown, Ryan Buendia, Trevor Smith, Dwayne Carter, Jr. & Wesley Pentz. Performed by: Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes.“Otis” – Written By: Shawn Carter & Kanye West. Performed by: Jay-Z & Kanye West.“The Show Goes On” – Written By: Dustin William Brower, Jonathon Keith Brown, Daniel Johnson, Kane & Wasalu Muhammad Jaco. Performed by: Lupe Fiasco.
Best Rap AlbumJay-Z & Kanye West – “Watch The Throne”Lil Wayne – “Tha Carter IV”Lupe Fiasco – “Lasers”Nicki Minaj – “Pink Friday”Kanye West – “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”

The 2012 Grammy Nominations have been announced.  Here they are:

Record Of The Year
Adele – “Rolling In The Deep”
Bon Iver – “Holocene”
Bruno Mars – “Grenade”
Mumford & Sons – “The Cave”
Katy Perry – “Firework”

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

Song Of The Year
All Of The Lights” – Written by: Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West. Performed by: Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie.
Cave” – Written by: Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston. Performed by: Mumford & Sons.
“Grenade” – Written by: Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters. Performed by: Bruno Mars.
Holocene” – Written by: Justin Vernon, songwriter Performed by: Bon Iver.
“Rolling In The Deep” – Written by: Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters Performed by: Adele.

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

Best Pop Solo Performance
Adele – “Someone Like You
Lady Gaga – “You And I
Bruno Mars – “Grenade”
Katy Perry – “Firework”
Pink – “[Expletive] Perfect”

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse – “Body And Soul”
The Black Keys – “Dearest”
Coldplay – “Paradise
Foster The People – “Pumped Up Kicks
Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera – Moves Like Jagger

Best Pop Vocal Album
Adele – “21″
Cee Lo Green – “The Lady Killer”
Lady Gaga – “Born This Way
Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans”
Rihanna – “Loud”

Best Dance Recording
Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo Bech – “Raise Your Weapon”
Duck Sauce – “Barbra Streisand
David Guetta & Avicii – “Sunshine”
Robyn – “Call Your Girlfriend”
Skrillex – “Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites
Swedish House Mafia – “Save The World”

Best Dance/Electronica Album
Cut/Copy – “Zonoscope”
Deadmau5 – “4×4=12″
David Guetta – “Nothing But The Beat
Robyn – “Body Talk, Pt. 3″
Skrillex – “Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites”

Best Rock Performance
Coldplay – “Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall
The Decemberists – “Down By The Water”
Foo Fighters – “Walk
Mumford & Sons – “The Cave
Radiohead – “Lotus Flower

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
Dream Theater – “On The Backs Of Angels”
Foo Fighters – “White Limo
Mastodon – “Curl Of The Burl
Megadeth – “Public Enemy No. 1″
Sum 41 – “Blood In My Eyes”

Best Rock Song
The Cave” – Written by: Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston. Performed by: Mumford & Sons.
“Down By The Water” – Written by: Colin Meloy. Performed by:The Decemberists.
Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall” – Written by: Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin. Performed by: Coldplay.
Lotus Flower” – Written by: Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Phil Selway & Thom Yorke. Performed by: Radiohead.
Walk” – Written by: Foo Fighters, Performed by: Foo Fighters.

Best Rock Album
Jeff Beck – “Rock ‘N’ Roll Party Honoring Les Paul”
Foo Fighters – “Wasting Light”
Kings Of Leon – “Come Around Sundown”
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “I’m With You”
Wilco – “The Whole Love”

Best Alternative Music Album
Bon Iver – “Bon Iver”
Death Cab For Cutie – “Codes And Keys”
Foster The People – “Torches”
My Morning Jacket – “Circuital”
Radiohead – “The King Of Limbs”

Best Rap Performance
Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look At Me Now”
Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Otis
Lupe Fiasco – “The Show Goes On
Nicki Minaj & Drake – “Moment 4 Life”
Wiz Khalifa – “Black And Yellow

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Beyonce & Andre 3000 – “Party”
DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne- “I’m On One”
Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey – “I Need A Doctor”
Rihanna & Drake – “What’s My Name?”
Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne – “Motivation”
Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie – “All Of The Lights”

Best Rap Song
All Of The Lights” – Written By: Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West. Performed by: Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie.
Black And Yellow” – Written By: Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Cameron Thomaz. Performed by: Wiz Khalifa
I Need A Doctor” – Written By: Andre Young, Marshall Mathers III, Alexander Grant & Skylar Grey. Performed by: Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey.
“Look At Me Now” – Written By: Jean Baptiste, Chris Brown, Ryan Buendia, Trevor Smith, Dwayne Carter, Jr. & Wesley Pentz. Performed by: Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes.
Otis” – Written By: Shawn Carter & Kanye West. Performed by: Jay-Z & Kanye West.
The Show Goes On” – Written By: Dustin William Brower, Jonathon Keith Brown, Daniel Johnson, Kane & Wasalu Muhammad Jaco. Performed by: Lupe Fiasco.

Best Rap Album
Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Watch The Throne”
Lil Wayne – “Tha Carter IV”
Lupe Fiasco – “Lasers”
Nicki Minaj – “Pink Friday”
Kanye West – “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”

23

Nov

More brilliance from Gotye.  This time he is joined by the beautiful Kimbra in his newest single, Somebody I Used To Know.  Beautiful - artistic - awesome.  Could music be finally returning to its roots?

09

Nov

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Latest obsession: Birdy cover of Postal Service District Sleeps Alone

This amazingly talented singer-songwriter from England is only 15 years old and already wowing critics and audiences across the globe.  She’s got one of those ‘old-soul voices’ that will have your heart melting and tears falling from your eyes.  Her first self-titled debut album was just released on November 4, 2011.  It’s absolutely brilliant!

Favorite tracks: Comforting Sounds, People Help the People, White Winter Hymnal, Fire & Rain (cover of James Taylor)

09

Mar

absolutely LOVING this latest discovery — Selah Sue.  Her debut album was just released Monday.

21

Sep

Download/Introducing Alex Kemp!


How can it be bad if we both feel good? That’s right sir, you tell it. I love a good constant beat that drives a great song. Alex Kemp keeps the beat going with the his new EP Rat D’hotel - Part II - Rat Hears Love Through Thin Walls.  Kemp moved from New York to Rhode Island to for the band Small Factory back in ‘91, then later on in his career formed the bands Godrays and Assassins.

It’s really refreshing to see such thoughtful lyrics that come from the heart. Don’t close your eyes, don’t hide within….. don’t build the bomb that blows us away (Song: Better Yet). All I’m saying is that radioactive-acid-fueled-garbage-pop songs can be catchy as SHIT, but it’s hard to appreciate them when you randomly sing/blurt out In the morning buy me eggs completely out of any sort of breakfast context. And I don’t mess around with breakfast.

I always manage to get off topic. I never seem to be able to focus. My two favorite songs are Better Yet and Heart Goes Boom. They both have similar key elements that keep it interesting, yet they present different characteristics that display Kemp’s diversity and range, while simultaneously distinguishing and defining his own unique sound.

Kemp plans to release a total of 4 EP’s. The first one is available on iTunes now (Rat d’hôtel, Pt. 1 - Rat Walks Into a Bar), and the SECOND RELEASE CAME OUT TODAY! Get your $3.96 out of your piggy bank and spoil yourself rotten! ROTTEN! You won’t regret it. Out of all the weird things you spend your money on, you won’t regret this.

Listen below to Better Yet, watch the Heart Goes Boom official video, and/or download Heart Goes Boom FOR FREE! So many choices!

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DOWNLOAD: Alex Kemp - Heart Goes Boom


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