Monday, February 2, 2015
DE GIST GURU: WHO IS AFRAID OF GMB? ‘Woe to thee that spoilest, ...
DE GIST GURU: WHO IS AFRAID OF GMB? ‘Woe to thee that spoilest, ...: WHO IS AFRAID OF GMB? ‘Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously wi...
WHO IS AFRAID OF GMB?
‘Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.’Isaiah 33:1 ( KJV)
Lately, having watched the Nigerian political scene with keen interest, especially since the emergence of (Rtd.) General Muhammudu Buhari as the presidential flag bearer of the APC, curiously the diabolical frenzied attack on Buhari’s candidature and personality have been at an all time high by the ruling PDP. But rather than the shenanigans and immature antics of the ruling party to diminish Buhari’s popularity, the reverse seem to be the case, as the ‘Buhari-Brand’ seem to be breaking newer grounds of acceptance by even the most cynical critic.
From a man perceived as being an Islamic fundamentalist, but when it came to the public domain that one of Buhari’s beautiful urban daughter is married to an Igbo man who is a Christian, even residing among the Igbo folks somewhere in Anambra state. The goons branded GMB as a religious bigot, yet it is on record that most of his domestic staffs are Christians. As a military Head of State in 1983-4 Buhari is famed to be someone who gives his Christians staffs off days on Sundays and during Christian holidays. The eighteen months Buhari held sway as head of state, is characterized as even a period when Nigeria had more Christians in any regime cabinet as serving ministers and military governors.
Perhaps, the unrelenting traducers of GMB are still at a loss to be seeing a rebranded Buhari, who has done away with the old ways of doing things.They woke up one morning to see GMB in designer suit with pencil pant, ‘Hi-Fiving’ a five year old boy in a cozy executive office only fit for a president like president Obama, very fit, suave without air but someone who is ready for the job at hand ,to deliver the dividends of democracy.
The guess is that the traducers areshell-shocked and pained that the Old horse is doing things differently; this has even made him to look younger and to be more appealing to all and sundry. Blogs and sites became awash with lovely eye-popping family picture of the Buhari’s, the pictures became the hot topic in places, offices, people Google for the pictures, enjoyed looking at the pictures and even shared the album on popular social net works. Even the campaign posters and ads are in tune with today’s reality. Have you seen GMB lookingdapper in Efik attire, the lovely Igbo wears matched with the famed Igbo red cap and ensemble, all these add up to the fact that over the years general Buhari had learned lots of experience on the political terrain.
Rather than do the work of their own principal by selling his candidature to the teeming populace, the PDPgoons political garb and even intellectual pests who have continually fester on our collective wealth within the corridor of power at the center, go to town to use all sort of underhand antics by engaging in rumour, out-right falsehoods and mudslinging to do the hatchet job, for their pay master.
They first started, with the age thing, thinking the septuagenarian toga will destabilize GMB, but Alas! That didn’t fly. Annoyingly, they changed tactics desperately started asking for Buhari’s certificateat the bemusement of a laughing global world, even the western world is shell-shocked about the kind of desperatepolitics we play in this clime, they called the gentle General an illiterate jackboot. When they noticed that no one bought that hug-wash Nigerians, even told these jobless peddlers of falsehood that even if GMB presents PHCN bill or bread label as certificate they will vote for him.
The peddlers of falsehood asked for Buhari’s wife, GMB shot them-up, when majestically Hajiah Aishat Buhari stepped on the podium oozing class and elegance she held Nigerians spell bound with her charm and carriage. Not done with that, even president Jonathan in a very brazen unpresidential manner have used such demining terms in a desperate bid to make Buhari’s look unelectable to Nigerians, he called the General all sort of names like; methuselah, and a sufferer of dementia who cannot remember his phone numbers. The seeming attitudes of Mr. Jonathan smirk of a failed captain, who seems to be sinking with failure staring him in the face. The immature utterances of, serving ministers like Dayo Adeyeye, aides like Doyin Okupe, Rueben Abati, Olisa Metuh, Reno Omokri, the loquacious Femi Fani-Kayode even serving Governors like the ever fickle Ayo Fayose ,Olusegun Mimiko, and even top hierarchy of the ruling People’s Democratic Party leaves much to be desired, rather than talk about issues in their campaigns and looking for ways to mend their much maligned umbrella of incompetence, mediocrity a perceived haven for corrupt people with shady characters.
The goons will stop at nothing, they went as far as digging into the lifestyle of Zarah, Buhari’s pretty under graduate daughter who is schooling in U.K, talking about her octane life style, within seconds the pretty Zarah became social network trend setter, pulled loads of followers on twitter and Facebook, became the most soughed new kid on the block on Google with several young dudes ogling wishing she was their date even the ever critical ladies out their have lauded Zarah as someone who will make a good first daughter.
Not weary the GMB traducers latest antics is to brandish the health status of the APC presidential contestant as someone suffering from prostrate cancer; this has been debunked by Buhari, who admonished the perpetrators of falsehood, that he is hale and hearty, rather asking the Jonathanians to engage in issue based campaigns rather than campaigns of calumny and mudslinging. Even the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital the source through which the perpetrators of falsehood claim put the health Question mark on Buhari has come out to categorically called the disclaimed that such falsehood never ever emanated from her records.The Bible made us to understand that ‘the heart of men of perpetually wicked’ how could any sane human wish a fellow human being sick or falsely brand him as carrier of a terminal illness? By now have these perpetrators of falsehood not realized that all they have done so far had only continued to further the presidential cause of Muhammudu Buhari, the vilification they spewed is not even helping Goodluck Jonathan in his re-election bid. Rather all the antics are even making the opposition, especially Muhammudu Buhari to be more popular public eye.
So who is afraid of the Muhammudu Buhari? From his antecedents Buhari has been known to be a man with strong contempt for indiscipline and corruption, a loyal lover of truth synonymous with ‘Sai-Gaskia!’ as GMB is branded in all the Northern states. There is a certain jittery corrupt school of thought and their mentors who are scared of even their own shadows. They have been going to town to pre-empt future rise in jail house in the country.
Suddenly, our dear Mr. President Jonathan suddenly reminded us how he hopes to fight corruption if he is re-elected. He said he will build and fortify institutions to fight corruption the hydra-headed monster which remains Nigerian Achilles heel, has he forgotten institutions like almost moribund NAFDAC,EFFC,ICPC,BPE ?,etc….
Machiavelli argues that every ruler needs to be Bold, Competent, Tactful, Intelligent, Posses leadership skills, Command respect and must not lack Charisma. He said further that a ruler must learn how to conceal his intention, he should not give room (Negatively) for anybody to become more powerful than him lest he ruins himself. He argues that a ruler must 'sometimes' act as a lion and as cunning as a fox and must also have a foresight. In addition, he advice a ruler to understand vices as rulers virtues and vice-versa.
Suddenly, Jonathan is desperately imposing his candidature on us with little or no form of tangible achievements in six years?
Suddenly, the foot soldiers of JEG are swarming all over Nigerians to open books to show us the achievements of this administration which in most cases doesn’t translate to reality that really affects the average Nigerian on the street. The point must be noted, that JEG look like a nice fella being driven by ambition. But he is surrounded by lots of hypocrites and people of shady characters.
Suddenly, religion has become a huge issue being bandied by the political folks to sway voters?
Suddenly, it occurred to Mr. President to say that his generation has failed, rather that owning up to his own failings he generalized by trying to drag everyone on the fast dwindling JEG project?
Suddenly, the ruling class at the federal level are afraid of change and the popularity of the opposition APC seem to have stung them in their stride, so much that they seem to have abandoned campaigning for the re-election of their principal, rather they keep engaging in blatant hate, mudslinging and falsehood all in a bid to the make the electorates not see anything good in the APC candidate.
What the ignorant traducers of GMB don’t realize is that the electorates have made up their minds to vote for a presidential candidate with leadership quality to tame the serious security issues we have in the land, make corruption less attractive to the populace especially from those whom have been vested with the people’s trust to lead them for the next four years. Nigerians from all walks of life are saying their life isn’t any better than it was in 2010.
Suddenly, the president Jonathan remembered the road leading to the North-east to empathize with our unfortunate folks who have in the last three years been pummeled, plundered and traumatized by Boko Haram insurgents, close to 300 days now the Chibok girls and several others whom the government cannot account for are missing, yet this government has not inspired hope in the world about the safe return of all those who have been abducted. Now several Nigerians are living within Nigeria and some niegbouring countries as Internally Displaced Persons, victims of unwholesome circumstances groping on hope that someday soon their will be a better tomorrow. In this year’s presidential election, Nigerians will be more interested in a leader with the capacity to take responsibility, a leader who will be sensitive to the feelings and yearnings of the teeming populace.
Suddenly, this administration wants public goodwill by removing N10 from the pump price, after several hues and cries from members of the public and when governments in more sensible clime had already done the needful. THE QUESTION IS; IS N10 THE WORTH THE AVERAGE NIGERIAN?
Talking about goodwill, president Jonathan rode to power on the back of avalanche of goodwill cum stroke of divine posterity four years ago, but through his actions, comportment and the clownish antics of desperate politicians, and certain morally bankrupt men and women, he surrounds himself with president Jonathan squandered all the trust and good will Nigerians bestow on him, by always looking to make the opposition the fall guy for his failings.
Those who are verse in psychology will adduce the present state of our democratic practice and the way politicians especially the ruling party go about doing their thing as the Fear-Factor. Palpable fear is what makes a marketer not talk about his own product or brand rather engaging in talking about rival brand even to prospective buyer. Fear of inferiority is what will make a lady talk endlessly about her perceived rival rather than working on making herself more desirable for her man. Fear is what will make an organization to express desperate traits by engaging in mudslinging rival brand that is doing well in the market, fear is what will make you dwell by talking more about your rival. It is fear that will make a man engage in idle talk these and many other perennial childish traits.
Nigerians please wake up to your civic responsibility, ensure you pick up your permanent voters card, on election days February 14th-28th play your part by electing credible persons into political office across board. Do not engage in electoral violence.
God bless Nigeria!!!
Solomon Omotoye is the Publisher/Editor–in-Chief
(Pivot Geest International Magazine)
A Media Executive, Seasoned Public Commentator and Poet.
SOC27KILO@GMAIL.COM
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how witches claim they madeDagrin succeed
Confession of a witch
We helped Dagrin succeed
•It’s fake –Ope Banwo
By Samuel Olatunji
Sunday, February , 2011
Late Da-grin
Photo: Sun News Publishing
What do you get when a witch is on Youtube (a video sharing website where users can share, upload and watch videos)? She confesses about many things especially about late rapper, Dagrin. You also get mixed reactions in the form of “authoritative” analysis, illogical explanations, denials etc.
Lately, twitter was awash with info from Nigerians about “a witch” who claimed to be helping some Nigerians in climbing the ladder of success .
The “witch” (Esther Falodun) mentioned many notable Nigerians from Obasanjo to Babaginda but what caught many people’s attention was that Dagrin’s name is on her list as well as Fathia’s and Saidi Balogun in the video titled Asiri Nla.
Sources said the alleged “witch” died immediately after her confession in which she claimed to belong to the same group as Fathia Balogun and that she helped Dagrin to attain fame and popularity. Falodun said she had to cut him “short” when he did not honor his part of the deal.
Dagrin’s name in her list of beneficiaries surprised quite some people, because the deceased rapper died within six months of his rise to stardom. It’s indisputable that the late rapper became famous by featuring in YQ’s album in 2009. He established himself as an artist of note with lyrical rhythms and many collabos . His second album was a classic hit and many predicted he would rule 2010, but just when the fame and money started rolling in, Dagrin, whose real name is Olaitan Olaonipekun died few days after a ghastly motor accident at a Lagos hospital.
Falodun’s confession which is on CD is selling in Lagos and has resulted in a controversy about the authenticity of her confessions. Many believe her confessions were stage-managed.
Tunde, Dagrin’s manager, said the woman lied. “The whole thing was cooked-up . We don’t have time for people like that. The young woman also alleged she helped Obasanjo and Babaginda. How old was she to have helped these people? Secondly, she confessed in a room privately. A confession is not done in a room, it is done publicly. They are looking for what to eat” he concluded.
Ope Banwo said the video and confession CD is “riddled with inaccuracies, production and factual flaws” . “To be honest with you, the whole thing is fake. I have watched the video and I’m sure the whole thing is fake. The video depicted a woman who had been beaten . A chicken was beside the woman and it didn’t move for one hour. Does that look real to you…?
Monday, February 7, 2011
love story of dokore and olumide akande
BN Exclusive: Dakore & Olumide Akande share sizzling details of their fairytale romance exclusively with TW Magazine
Posted on Monday, February 7th, 2011 at 5:49 PM
By BellaNaija.com
They did it! Dakore Egbuson and Lou Akande finally jumped the broom, becoming husband and wife on the 16th of January 2011. You’ve seen the gorgeous wedding dress, oohed and aahed over the glowing bride, chatted about the fashionable guests and congratulated the beaming groom. Now it is time to get to the “heart” of their story, and TW Magazine has the exclusive interview. Find out how a chance meeting led to one of the most talked about weddings in Lagos. Lou and Dakore open up about their relationship—their past, their present, and their very bright future. Here is an excerpt:
“Neither Dakore nor Lou shies away from the fact that to make their relationship work, they have each had to make sacrifices. “You have to thank God again that you’re lucky enough to find someone that you feel that passionately about. We were lucky enough to find each other and it just works,” Lou says, frankly. And they definitely work at making sure that their relationship thrives. “We talk about things, we read books—psychology, religion—and try to make sure we are on the same page all the time.”
This very special February edition of TW Magazine, appropriately themed, “The Way Love Is” also features a charming fashion spread following the course of a romance—from, ‘boy meets girl’ to ‘happily ever after’.
Credits
Photography: Isaac Emokpae
Make-up: Rachel @ MUD Cosmetics
Hair: Emmanuel @ Bobby’s Signature
Styling: Tayo Shonekan
Story by: Tolu Orekoya
Posted on Monday, February 7th, 2011 at 5:49 PM
By BellaNaija.com
They did it! Dakore Egbuson and Lou Akande finally jumped the broom, becoming husband and wife on the 16th of January 2011. You’ve seen the gorgeous wedding dress, oohed and aahed over the glowing bride, chatted about the fashionable guests and congratulated the beaming groom. Now it is time to get to the “heart” of their story, and TW Magazine has the exclusive interview. Find out how a chance meeting led to one of the most talked about weddings in Lagos. Lou and Dakore open up about their relationship—their past, their present, and their very bright future. Here is an excerpt:
“Neither Dakore nor Lou shies away from the fact that to make their relationship work, they have each had to make sacrifices. “You have to thank God again that you’re lucky enough to find someone that you feel that passionately about. We were lucky enough to find each other and it just works,” Lou says, frankly. And they definitely work at making sure that their relationship thrives. “We talk about things, we read books—psychology, religion—and try to make sure we are on the same page all the time.”
This very special February edition of TW Magazine, appropriately themed, “The Way Love Is” also features a charming fashion spread following the course of a romance—from, ‘boy meets girl’ to ‘happily ever after’.
Credits
Photography: Isaac Emokpae
Make-up: Rachel @ MUD Cosmetics
Hair: Emmanuel @ Bobby’s Signature
Styling: Tayo Shonekan
Story by: Tolu Orekoya
Monday, January 24, 2011
From Sharing A School Bag With 2 Siblings to the Top Spot at UNILAG! Meet Babatunde Alawode – University of Lagos Top Graduate 2010 with a 4.93 GPA/Fi
From Sharing A School Bag With 2 Siblings to the Top Spot at UNILAG! Meet Babatunde Alawode – University of Lagos Top Graduate 2010 with a 4.93 GPA/First Class in Mechanical Engineering
Posted on Monday, January 24th, 2011 at 12:00 PM
By Gbenga Awomodu
Thursday 21 January 2011 was indeed a memorable one for thousands at the University of Lagos, as they received various degrees from the University after years of rigorous academic training. It was time to reward students who had put varying degrees of efforts into their respective programmes. Of the several thousands of first degree recipients were 119 First-Class graduates, among whom a particular student stood out. 21-year old Babatunde Olusegun Alawode, a graduate of Mechanical Engineering, emerged the Best Graduating Student with a Cumulative Grade Point Average of 4.93/5.00. In this exclusive interview with BN Editorial Assistant, Gbenga Awomodu, this young man who wants to solve Nigeria’s energy problems, shares interesting bits about his childhood, friendship, education, and, of course, Nigeria.
Tell us a bit about yourself.
I am Tunde Alawode, a native of Abeokuta in Ogun State. I come from Semore in Imo, somewhere in Obafemi-Owode Local Government. I am from a polygamous home and I have 28 siblings. I am the 21st child, and seventh of eight from my mum. I recently graduated from the University of Lagos with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Your graduating CGPA of 4.93 translates to how many A’s and B’s?
I had one C and four B’s. Two of the B’s were in my first semester in Unilag, and the remaining two in the fourth and fifth semesters respectively. The C was in a physics laboratory course in my second semester -everyone in class had the same grade. I did, altogether 76, courses.
Please let us into your academic history, pre-university.
I started at High Class Nursery and Primary School, Ikotun, Lagos. Later, I followed my sister, Moji, to her school, Folem Private School (then God’s Time Is the Best Nursery & Primary School, Igando, Lagos). I started at the bottom of the class, but in primary three, I ‘suddenly’ came third. By primary five I was steadily in second position behind Moji. I was enrolled at St. Saviour’s High School, Ijegun, Lagos in September 1999. For the first two terms, I was again second position behind my sister until I came third in the third term of JSS 1, beaten by a girl named Nengi. At the beginning of the next term, the most brilliant students in the neighbouring class were brought to mine. I was scared of even performing worse, so I became more serious. I came first that term and haven’t looked back since then. However, there was a particular very disappointing incident during my JSCE examinations, which made me decide to prove a point – I had all A’s and a P (in IntroTech) in my JSCE. In the 2005 WASSCE, I had all (eight) A1’s and a B2 (in English Language). I heard that was the best result in Lagos State at that time.
Why did you study Mechanical Engineering?
In SS 2, I didn’t know what exactly I wanted to do with my life. I soon realized that I loved things engineering. I liked medicine too, but hated the sight of blood and disliked that drugs were too bitter. If I were a scientist that specializes in making drugs sweeter, I would be motivated! My favourite subjects were Physics, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Technical Drawing and Chemistry, so I thought I would not fare badly in Engineering. I read a copy of Awake! magazine which explained the bleak future of the world with current trends in energy demand and use, which would eventually make the world uninhabitable. I decided that my life must make a global impact in the area of energy. Imagine if you only required a litre of petrol to move from Lagos to Sokoto, or if your car could run on only water.
What were your goals at the beginning of your journey in UNILAG and how did you fare in achieving them?
I didn’t have any goal at the beginning because I simply wasn’t yet mature. I just thought it was still like secondary school. I was brought to reality after my first semester, when I had a CGPA of 4.58 – I had two B’s. I was so discouraged that I formulated my goal. Simply put: ‘success or failure will not affect me. When I am successful, I will not allow it get into my head, but look forward to conquering more ground next time. When I fail, I learn my lessons, erase all memories of the failure because I cannot afford to allow it weigh me down, and move on to do far better next time.’ Did I achieve my goal? I guess that’s why I am being interviewed today.
Share some of your favourite childhood experiences as well as the challenges you encountered in the university and how you overcame them?
I shared one khaki school bag with two of my siblings in primary school. We took turns carrying the bag to and from school. One day, I was not supposed to carry it, but it was left at home. Since I was the last person, I picked it up and ran to catch up with my brother (I think he was the one supposed to carry it), but he refused to carry it. I dropped it and left it in the middle of the road. The teacher caned me and asked to go pick it up from the road, so I had to walk half the way home! In the university, sometime in the middle of first semester year three, I lost all desire to study. I had had 5.00 and 4.95 the previous year. That I was not really learning much from the lecturers and could not set higher academic goals really irritated me. Thank God for my friend, Opeyemi (Ogunlade), who got me back on track.
How about your relationship with lecturers and other students, especially the girls? Any special one yet, or soon?
I wasn’t really known by my lecturers till the third year. I am one of the few students that can enter any lecturer’s office at any time, but my relationship with them wasn’t so cordial. I have only a few ladies in my life. I respect every other one. About the last question, I would make no comment.
In what ways did the relationships you built with people help or harm you in achieving your goals? What steps did you take to manage or end wrong relationships?
I actually had only a few friends while in school – Opeyemi Ogunlade, Jide Oshinkalu, Yetunde Alo, Akin Oyedele and Segun Bolarinwa. I had mentors (Bolaji Ayoade, Bola Ogunoiki, Kemi Ojo), fantastic roommates (Azeez Bakare, Mayowa Oyedere), and dozens of acquaintances. They shaped me to be who I am now. I met a lot of people, but only moved with those who had goals for themselves such that we rubbed off positively on one another.
What were the most important lessons you learnt from your university experience?
You can be who you want to be. Just put your mind to it! Another very important thing people overlook is that, most times, the thing that stands between us and our dreams is the fact that we do not believe we can do it.
What other activities did you take part in apart from academics?
I sometimes used my time to encourage junior students to be better in their academics and formally became a resource person to the Counselling Unit of the University of Lagos in my final year. I meet students with academic problems and try to help. I also speak at some events. I was elected as President of the Mechanical Engineering Students Association and we were arguably the best in interdepartmental events – 2nd place Dean’s Cup, 1st place ULES Prodigio, a faculty-wide quiz competition, and 1st place e-Ingenium, a faculty-wide final year students paper presentation contest. We also held several departmental events.
Are there things you would have loved to do while in school?
Yes! I wanted to learn French and another language. I also wanted to learn to swim.
What is the single most important decision you have made in life?
Giving my life to Christ and deciding to seek His help in transforming me to be a better person. My home was actually also a pagan one – my father just gave his life to Christ in December 2010. Yet, God gave all of us the wherewithal to resist his insistence that we should not go to church. God has truly kept me and my siblings, and is now keeping us as a family. In secondary school, I did not collect school allowance (by choice), but whenever I was in dire need, like when I broke or unintentionally destroyed laboratory equipment, I would pray to God and miraculously receive an amount (never from my patents) that would cover the cost. Also, during MEG 202 (fluid mechanics) test, I wrote poorly and forgot to write my name on the answer sheet. That should earn me a zero. Again, God came in through a roommate’s friend who took me to the lecturer. I not only located my script, but was given a high score in the test that I surely did not deserve. The friends that I have met have all been so wonderful and so positive in my life. Only God could bring your way such a wonderful person as Ogunlade Opeyemi, mentors like Bolaji Ayoade and room mates like Bakare Azeez. I don’t think I deserved them, but God used them to bring me to where I am now.
What are your thoughts about the Mechanical Engineering profession in Nigeria and the employability of engineering graduates in Nigeria, considering the total collapse of the manufacturing industry, a major employer of engineers in Nigeria?
Most things in Nigeria are collapsing or have collapsed because we do not have the right leaders in the right places. The right political structure alone cannot guarantee an improvement of Nigeria. If Nigerian scientists, engineers, accountants, entrepreneurs, politicians, administrators, law enforcers, lawyers, etc, are all quality professionals in their own right, how won’t we have a great country? What can the government do if it builds specialist hospitals, yet Nigerian doctors have not acquired the necessary capabilities to man them to world-class standards? I believe that a country full of successful people would invariably be successful. The onus lies on each person to play his part. Regarding employability of Nigerian engineering graduates, we should look inwards and create jobs rather than seeking them. Of course, one would need to first learn the ropes by being an employee. Developing the capability to function should be a priority for engineering graduates, so we can be relevant and develop the few industries available.
What do you think about the exodus of engineering graduates into other fields of endeavour after their undergraduate studies?
I think the economic realities dictate such. Truth is: engineers may be the most versatile people and are trained to be able to adapt to any task. I would only advise engineers not to forget their first love – there are still many things we are needed to do.
Any words of encouragement you want to share with young people still in the university?
Many university students have academic challenges, some due to no fault of theirs. I think the first thing for you to do is to recognise what the causes of the drawbacks are. Recognize and then take positive steps to put yourself back on the track to where you want to get to. Seek help from others, if need be. And most importantly, believe in yourself. Be consistent and be assured that things can only get better for you. School life is not all about academics, but the total development of the mind and body. Prioritizing is the key to an effective student life.
What do you plan to do next and where do you hope to be, ten years from now?
Service, then Masters and (most probably) doctorate degrees. In ten years’ time, by God’s grace, I would be preparing to enter into or already be in the business side of Energy.
How do you relax when you’re not working on some mechanical stuff?
I watch movies and read novels. I play table tennis, and I am above average at it. I still struggle to beat my elder brother, Oye, though.
Any other thing(s) you want to share with our esteemed readers?
For some readers only the statistics will stick while others will take in the useful parts – what made him successful in UNILAG? Does anything he has said apply to me? I encourage you to make what you read actually meaningful to you. That’s what makes an excellent student. Finally, you can be what you want to be. I still tell myself this too – I have not yet arrived oh!. We can be the best, if we decide to pay the price.
Photo credit: JO Photography
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
my kind of man: nikki LAOYE
The man I want for a husband –Nikky Laoye
By Adeola Balogun
Saturday, 26 Jul 2008
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Nikky Laoye
Anyone who is familiar with the artistry and stagecraft of Yinka Davies will appreciate another talented contemporary artiste called Nikky Laoye. What she lacks in frame, she compensates for with the energy and zeal in her music.
Interestingly the two have not met. Asked whether she had come across Yinka Davies, Laoye smiled and said she looked forward to meeting her one day.
“People always ask me this question,” she said. “They say we are the same in stature and that we are both loud when we perform. One day, I saw her picture and thought it was mine. On closer look, I realised that it was not mine. People say we are the same. I actually look forward to meeting her one day.”
On stage at her album launch last Saturday, Laoye held the audience at the ever-busy Shoprite supermarket in Lekki spellbound as she launched into number after number and the crowd kept asking for more.
A granddaughter of a professional musician raised in a family of notes and tunes, Nikki has always been surrounded by opportunities to develop her musical genes. She is a princess from the Laoye royal family of Ede in Osun State where the legendary master talking drummer, the late Timi of Ede, Oba John Adetoyese Laoye, reigned.
The late monarch is reputed for making the talking drum popular, which today makes Ede a reference point in the art of drumming. He together with his group of skilled drummers and poets entertained the Queen of England when she first visited Nigeria and thereafter in her palace in England. And until his death in the 70s, he remained an entertainer even while he held sway as the traditional ruler of Ede.
It was not surprising therefore that throughout high school, Nikky remained an active member of the school band. She later began her professional music career with the female group, Soul Sistas, comprising herself, Aboyowa Tene and Debola Kester), while studying Computer Science at the University of Ibadan.
She told Appetiser that her degree in Computer Science had greatly enhanced her musical talent. “I am also a producer and we use computers to do this. I work very closely with my younger brother, Xblaze, who is highly talented. Our outfit is called RocSteady ’86 Productions and that is where my debut album, Angel 4 Life, is coming from.”
Nikki is also a voice over/radio jingle artiste. Fidelity Bank’s No Greater Feeling, Reltel’s Make it Happen, The Palms’ Mall@Xmas and MTN’s Xmas GO are some of her creative outputs.
Besides, some recent Nigerian and Ghanaian home movies such as Where the Heart Lies, Mission 2 Nowhere and In the Eyes of my Husband have her vocal signature on their soundtracks.
Inasmuch as she would want to be seen as singing gospel, she prefers to describe her music as Christian contemporary music. Her unique sound is spiced up in an eclectic mix of influences such as alternative rock, R&B, soul and hip hop, as she shifts effortlessly between styles while demonstrating strength in songwriting.
According to her, “I am not restricted to any particular style of music.
All I want to do is talk about the great God who I love so much, speak words of life and truth to the soul of man and touch peoples’ lives through my music.”
Nikki’s debut, Angel 4 Life, features artistes such as Jeremiah Gyang, Lagimo stars, Rooftop MCs and Blaise, with tracks like Angel 4 Life, Believer, Get Ur Praise On, Eyin Loba, Taka Sufe (snap and whistle), Someone 2 Love, Never Felt This Way Before, Healing Waters, Whatever It Takes, Baba Loke and Nikki Praise.
The vivacious artiste told Appetiser that all she did now was music, but that when it is time for her to settle down, God would guide her.
“I am not in any serious relationship right now,” she said. “But when it is time, I surely will do so. I want to be a successful wife to a successful husband and have a successful home. But right now, I am still looking for the man and I will find him very soon. The man of my dream is somebody who loves God and loves me dearly. He can be tall or short, fair or dark but someone who is God-fearing.”
Asked whether she preferred an artiste like herself, she said she had left all that in the hand of God. “I am not restricting it to anything. I am not saying he must be a musician. God will decide that for me. We will meet and I know that I will get married to a man that loves God, because any man that fears God will love you; he will not treat you badly.
“I want a man that is crazy about me and successful. When I say successful, I am not talking in terms of money but someone who knows what he wants to do and how he wants to achieve it.
“But I know that whoever I want to marry will never ask me to stop music.
By Adeola Balogun
Saturday, 26 Jul 2008
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Nikky Laoye
Anyone who is familiar with the artistry and stagecraft of Yinka Davies will appreciate another talented contemporary artiste called Nikky Laoye. What she lacks in frame, she compensates for with the energy and zeal in her music.
Interestingly the two have not met. Asked whether she had come across Yinka Davies, Laoye smiled and said she looked forward to meeting her one day.
“People always ask me this question,” she said. “They say we are the same in stature and that we are both loud when we perform. One day, I saw her picture and thought it was mine. On closer look, I realised that it was not mine. People say we are the same. I actually look forward to meeting her one day.”
On stage at her album launch last Saturday, Laoye held the audience at the ever-busy Shoprite supermarket in Lekki spellbound as she launched into number after number and the crowd kept asking for more.
A granddaughter of a professional musician raised in a family of notes and tunes, Nikki has always been surrounded by opportunities to develop her musical genes. She is a princess from the Laoye royal family of Ede in Osun State where the legendary master talking drummer, the late Timi of Ede, Oba John Adetoyese Laoye, reigned.
The late monarch is reputed for making the talking drum popular, which today makes Ede a reference point in the art of drumming. He together with his group of skilled drummers and poets entertained the Queen of England when she first visited Nigeria and thereafter in her palace in England. And until his death in the 70s, he remained an entertainer even while he held sway as the traditional ruler of Ede.
It was not surprising therefore that throughout high school, Nikky remained an active member of the school band. She later began her professional music career with the female group, Soul Sistas, comprising herself, Aboyowa Tene and Debola Kester), while studying Computer Science at the University of Ibadan.
She told Appetiser that her degree in Computer Science had greatly enhanced her musical talent. “I am also a producer and we use computers to do this. I work very closely with my younger brother, Xblaze, who is highly talented. Our outfit is called RocSteady ’86 Productions and that is where my debut album, Angel 4 Life, is coming from.”
Nikki is also a voice over/radio jingle artiste. Fidelity Bank’s No Greater Feeling, Reltel’s Make it Happen, The Palms’ Mall@Xmas and MTN’s Xmas GO are some of her creative outputs.
Besides, some recent Nigerian and Ghanaian home movies such as Where the Heart Lies, Mission 2 Nowhere and In the Eyes of my Husband have her vocal signature on their soundtracks.
Inasmuch as she would want to be seen as singing gospel, she prefers to describe her music as Christian contemporary music. Her unique sound is spiced up in an eclectic mix of influences such as alternative rock, R&B, soul and hip hop, as she shifts effortlessly between styles while demonstrating strength in songwriting.
According to her, “I am not restricted to any particular style of music.
All I want to do is talk about the great God who I love so much, speak words of life and truth to the soul of man and touch peoples’ lives through my music.”
Nikki’s debut, Angel 4 Life, features artistes such as Jeremiah Gyang, Lagimo stars, Rooftop MCs and Blaise, with tracks like Angel 4 Life, Believer, Get Ur Praise On, Eyin Loba, Taka Sufe (snap and whistle), Someone 2 Love, Never Felt This Way Before, Healing Waters, Whatever It Takes, Baba Loke and Nikki Praise.
The vivacious artiste told Appetiser that all she did now was music, but that when it is time for her to settle down, God would guide her.
“I am not in any serious relationship right now,” she said. “But when it is time, I surely will do so. I want to be a successful wife to a successful husband and have a successful home. But right now, I am still looking for the man and I will find him very soon. The man of my dream is somebody who loves God and loves me dearly. He can be tall or short, fair or dark but someone who is God-fearing.”
Asked whether she preferred an artiste like herself, she said she had left all that in the hand of God. “I am not restricting it to anything. I am not saying he must be a musician. God will decide that for me. We will meet and I know that I will get married to a man that loves God, because any man that fears God will love you; he will not treat you badly.
“I want a man that is crazy about me and successful. When I say successful, I am not talking in terms of money but someone who knows what he wants to do and how he wants to achieve it.
“But I know that whoever I want to marry will never ask me to stop music.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Becoming Mrs Akande…Dakore Egbuson opens up on her career, life, love & upcoming wedding in Genevieve Magazine’s “Bridal Issue”
Becoming Mrs Akande…Dakore Egbuson opens up on her career, life, love & upcoming wedding in Genevieve Magazine’s “Bridal Issue”
Posted on Monday, December 20th, 2010 at 3:39 PM
By BellaNaija.com
The December 2010 issue of Genevieve Magazine is gloriously festive! The issue is tagged “The Exclusive Bridal Edition” and features bride-to-be superstar Nollywood actress, musician and soon to be Talkshow host, Dakore Egbuson on the cover.
Dakore is engaged and will soon be married to her longtime love, Olumide Akande. Here is an excerpt from the magazine.
However, Dakore has been grabbing all the headlines lately for something a little more personal: her four-and-a-half year old romance with her beau, Olumide Akande. She grins and wriggles her left fingers playfully, revealing her exquisite ring when Genevieve touched on the exciting subject of her engagement and imminent marriage.
“We just connected intellectually and we have a lot in common, too,” Dakore says of the initial attraction. “He really loves music as I do; and he knows those little things that make me relaxed around him. We have each other’s back, which is really great because that is usually the foundation of a good marriage.”
Dakore also chats about her career and what her fans can expect from her in 2011. For the photoshoot, Dakore wore pieces by Nigerian designer, Ituen Basi and rather than her signature locs, we see her hair in sexy ringlets.
The issue also features an exclusive bridalwear photoshoot and other exciting wedding themed stories
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Role Reversal: Women take Charge!
Role Reversal: Women take Charge!
Posted on Thursday, December 9th, 2010 at 12:30 PM
By TJ O'Karo
A few weeks ago, my cousin put up a status update on her facebook page. I can’t remember her exact words but it read something like this, “Today my pastor gave an example of a girl who had sex with a guy she had only been seeing for three weeks. He expressed shock at this, wondering what kind of girl would do something like that, but I’m thinking maybe she just wanted sex.”
As I read that status update, I couldn’t help but think it was rather blunt, but in a funny and ironic sort of way. The girl was just expressing a fact that most men (and some women) this side of 21st century Africa have not come to terms with yet: the fact that a woman can choose to have sex with whomever she wants to, however she wants to and whenever she wants to.
You see as a man, and an African man at that, the idea that we have is that women are to remain passive regarding affairs of sexual activity. Yes, I know that the women in the West have been liberated sexually for years but we aren’t in the West now, are we? The way it works around here is that a guy spots a woman that he finds attractive then toasts her. Whether or not he is really interested in going into a relationship with her or not, is moot when sex is involved because as we do know having sex and being in a relationship with that person we’re sleeping with is not always mutually inclusive. Now the truth is most guys wouldn’t mind if they can have all the sex they want without the added strings of a serious commitment. It is seen as a normal thing, right guys? But why do we find it difficult to grasp that the same can apply to women? Picture this, women behaving like men and sowing their wild oats about! Shudder! Shudder or not, this is something that has been going on surreptitiously for years in our society. While the guys reading this might be in denial, I know the women know what I’m talking about. Guys foolishly think that they hold all the cards when it comes to getting it on. For real mates, do you think that booty call, friends-with-benefits classmate, or neighbour or colleague is just sitting around twiddling her thumbs, waiting for you to cycle back to her? Yeah, perhaps if you are doing the job properly, and as often as she wants it; if not, dude, she’s getting it on with one or two other guys.
It is not the intention of this article to highlight the promiscuity of women o! Far from it. I only intend to bring to light the fact that women now make their own choices as regards sexual encounters and escapades. Allow me to illustrate. Once upon a time, many years ago when yours truly was just out of secondary school, and was at the University of House, there was this neighbour that would come and help about the house.
You see, I was the only one at home at the time and we did not have a house-help and so she volunteered/was co-opted by my mum to come clean the house, fetch water etc. Now I was still largely a very good boy then and it took me a while to notice how lovely looking this girl was. Never mind that she was exotic and was older than I was, the girl was what I have now learnt to describe as voluptuous. I’d wake up and walk to the kitchen where she would be doing one thing or the other and just scope her until she either noticed me or I broke the silence. We began to chat and I generally used to keep her company and make her laugh while she was doing her chores. Before long I started making moves, trying to get a kiss here and there etc. Her initial reaction was to discourage me but I was having none of it; I was bored out of my mind and it was rather exciting to seduce a woman. With time she’d kiss me back and all that but she never let things go beyond that, try as I may. This went on, on and off for about three months and I had already given up the idea of getting any when one Sunday evening (I was home alone of course) I heard a knock on the door. I opened it and there she was with a smile on her face. She asked if anyone else was home and she came in. However, I was not in the mood to get turned again so I invited her to sit while I went ahead to finish my movie. I offered her something to drink but she was not interested. Every now and again I’d look back at her and she would smile and give me a look. Then I noticed her sitting position and that sent a clear message that things were going to be different this time round. And they were! It baffled me for months after that as to why the day she chose to get down I didn’t have to psych, persuade, or trick her into it; she did it because she wanted to and not because of my seduction skills. Period.
Come on guys! Do you remember how in school you thought you were the bad guy, the one making all the moves, toasting, macking and seducing women left, right and centre? It might come as a shock to you but maybe you weren’t as bad as you think you were; maybe the women wanted it just as much as you did! It was very easy for us to think of the girls as passive creatures waiting to be blocked by us, and then toasted over a few weeks, then invited over to the our place and then due to our Art of Seduction skills, she yields to us. Wrong! Haven’t you figured it out yet that the occurrence of sex is all down to the woman? She chooses the time, the place and how often it occurs. Ask married men, they will tell you.
The issue of frequency depends on how good you are at it, because if it was not good for her, then you would probably never see her again (except she’s run out of options of course!). Dudes, didn’t you ever have that female friend who would just turn up at your place uninvited, or who would call you out of the blues knowing full well that eventually one of you was going to get invited over, even across state lines?! Hope you are getting the picture now? Yup, you were the booty call not her! (Note: if you were that good, over time you would not have to work so had to get her to come around or get invited over. You feel me?) Guys are highly predictable and girls have used this to their advantage for years, not bothering to correct the erroneous notion that men call the shots. Men need to realize that women are creatures of discretion. They cloak their sexual activeness behind a veil of discretion, which dresses them up as innocent damsels caught in the wily snares of debauched men.
Even in areas of sexual specifics, women dominate, they tell us what they want, how they want it and in our aim to please we obey them. The men that can’t get with the programme get moved over for more obedient and willing participants. Women have broken up with boyfriends, changed their minds about their life partners, cheated on their partners and even gotten divorced on account of this. I know too many examples. Women today have no patience for such sexual ineptitudes.
Thus, is the sexual revolution and liberation that has been going on behind the scenes for years. Women are in charge, whether they come off as passive or aggressive in such matters. It may come as a shock if you are a traditional African man. Guys, my advice to you is to get with the programme; it might be more of a benefit than a cultural anomaly at the end of the day.
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Posted on Thursday, December 9th, 2010 at 12:30 PM
By TJ O'Karo
A few weeks ago, my cousin put up a status update on her facebook page. I can’t remember her exact words but it read something like this, “Today my pastor gave an example of a girl who had sex with a guy she had only been seeing for three weeks. He expressed shock at this, wondering what kind of girl would do something like that, but I’m thinking maybe she just wanted sex.”
As I read that status update, I couldn’t help but think it was rather blunt, but in a funny and ironic sort of way. The girl was just expressing a fact that most men (and some women) this side of 21st century Africa have not come to terms with yet: the fact that a woman can choose to have sex with whomever she wants to, however she wants to and whenever she wants to.
You see as a man, and an African man at that, the idea that we have is that women are to remain passive regarding affairs of sexual activity. Yes, I know that the women in the West have been liberated sexually for years but we aren’t in the West now, are we? The way it works around here is that a guy spots a woman that he finds attractive then toasts her. Whether or not he is really interested in going into a relationship with her or not, is moot when sex is involved because as we do know having sex and being in a relationship with that person we’re sleeping with is not always mutually inclusive. Now the truth is most guys wouldn’t mind if they can have all the sex they want without the added strings of a serious commitment. It is seen as a normal thing, right guys? But why do we find it difficult to grasp that the same can apply to women? Picture this, women behaving like men and sowing their wild oats about! Shudder! Shudder or not, this is something that has been going on surreptitiously for years in our society. While the guys reading this might be in denial, I know the women know what I’m talking about. Guys foolishly think that they hold all the cards when it comes to getting it on. For real mates, do you think that booty call, friends-with-benefits classmate, or neighbour or colleague is just sitting around twiddling her thumbs, waiting for you to cycle back to her? Yeah, perhaps if you are doing the job properly, and as often as she wants it; if not, dude, she’s getting it on with one or two other guys.
It is not the intention of this article to highlight the promiscuity of women o! Far from it. I only intend to bring to light the fact that women now make their own choices as regards sexual encounters and escapades. Allow me to illustrate. Once upon a time, many years ago when yours truly was just out of secondary school, and was at the University of House, there was this neighbour that would come and help about the house.
You see, I was the only one at home at the time and we did not have a house-help and so she volunteered/was co-opted by my mum to come clean the house, fetch water etc. Now I was still largely a very good boy then and it took me a while to notice how lovely looking this girl was. Never mind that she was exotic and was older than I was, the girl was what I have now learnt to describe as voluptuous. I’d wake up and walk to the kitchen where she would be doing one thing or the other and just scope her until she either noticed me or I broke the silence. We began to chat and I generally used to keep her company and make her laugh while she was doing her chores. Before long I started making moves, trying to get a kiss here and there etc. Her initial reaction was to discourage me but I was having none of it; I was bored out of my mind and it was rather exciting to seduce a woman. With time she’d kiss me back and all that but she never let things go beyond that, try as I may. This went on, on and off for about three months and I had already given up the idea of getting any when one Sunday evening (I was home alone of course) I heard a knock on the door. I opened it and there she was with a smile on her face. She asked if anyone else was home and she came in. However, I was not in the mood to get turned again so I invited her to sit while I went ahead to finish my movie. I offered her something to drink but she was not interested. Every now and again I’d look back at her and she would smile and give me a look. Then I noticed her sitting position and that sent a clear message that things were going to be different this time round. And they were! It baffled me for months after that as to why the day she chose to get down I didn’t have to psych, persuade, or trick her into it; she did it because she wanted to and not because of my seduction skills. Period.
Come on guys! Do you remember how in school you thought you were the bad guy, the one making all the moves, toasting, macking and seducing women left, right and centre? It might come as a shock to you but maybe you weren’t as bad as you think you were; maybe the women wanted it just as much as you did! It was very easy for us to think of the girls as passive creatures waiting to be blocked by us, and then toasted over a few weeks, then invited over to the our place and then due to our Art of Seduction skills, she yields to us. Wrong! Haven’t you figured it out yet that the occurrence of sex is all down to the woman? She chooses the time, the place and how often it occurs. Ask married men, they will tell you.
The issue of frequency depends on how good you are at it, because if it was not good for her, then you would probably never see her again (except she’s run out of options of course!). Dudes, didn’t you ever have that female friend who would just turn up at your place uninvited, or who would call you out of the blues knowing full well that eventually one of you was going to get invited over, even across state lines?! Hope you are getting the picture now? Yup, you were the booty call not her! (Note: if you were that good, over time you would not have to work so had to get her to come around or get invited over. You feel me?) Guys are highly predictable and girls have used this to their advantage for years, not bothering to correct the erroneous notion that men call the shots. Men need to realize that women are creatures of discretion. They cloak their sexual activeness behind a veil of discretion, which dresses them up as innocent damsels caught in the wily snares of debauched men.
Even in areas of sexual specifics, women dominate, they tell us what they want, how they want it and in our aim to please we obey them. The men that can’t get with the programme get moved over for more obedient and willing participants. Women have broken up with boyfriends, changed their minds about their life partners, cheated on their partners and even gotten divorced on account of this. I know too many examples. Women today have no patience for such sexual ineptitudes.
Thus, is the sexual revolution and liberation that has been going on behind the scenes for years. Women are in charge, whether they come off as passive or aggressive in such matters. It may come as a shock if you are a traditional African man. Guys, my advice to you is to get with the programme; it might be more of a benefit than a cultural anomaly at the end of the day.
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romance: The Best Break Up Ever!
BN Hot Topic: The Best Break Up Ever!
Posted on Friday, December 3rd, 2010 at 10:17 AM
By Glory Edozien
In today’s world where people are jumping off bridges to meet the mate of their dreams, people are still breaking up! Believe it or not, but not everyone you see holding hands at the cinema is actually in a loving committed relationship. Some people are actually plotting for the best time to wave goodbye to their partner.
A friend of mine recently split up with her boyfriend of 3 months. According to her, he had way too many annoying habits and she just couldn’t put up with them any longer. While I don’t begrudge her reasons for breaking up with the said boyfriend, I did find her break up tactics a bit novel. She just stopped picking up his calls. The poor guy even tried coming to see her at home and she instructed everyone in her house to always tell him she was out! Two weeks later and the dude got the message. The phone calls and unannounced visits stopped. When I questioned her further about what seemed to me an unfair way to sever ties with another human being, she informed me that her method of breaking up was the best because it avoids the unnecessary emotional discussion of “it’s not you, it’s me”. I disagreed.
However, after my conversation with my friend, I started thinking about what really is the best way to break up with someone? Technically, a breakup usually affects parties differently. The person initiating the breakup, in most cases, is usually in a better position than the one receiving the breakup news. Particularly in situations when the other party assumed things were going on well. So given that at least one party will always walk away from a broken relationship hurt, is there really a ‘good’ way of delivering bad news?
Personally, I always believe in communication. I think it’s always good to give the other party a chance to know why you have reached the decision and as well give them a chance to say their own two cents. I also think breakups should always, where possible, be done in person. No over-the-phone, e-mail or BB breakups! That’s just plain rude! But I am an idealist, and I know not everyone agrees with me.
So what do you guys think? Is there really a good way of breaking up with someone? Have any of your exes been less than generous in their methods of ending your relationship? Have any of your breakup plans backfired?
Posted on Friday, December 3rd, 2010 at 10:17 AM
By Glory Edozien
In today’s world where people are jumping off bridges to meet the mate of their dreams, people are still breaking up! Believe it or not, but not everyone you see holding hands at the cinema is actually in a loving committed relationship. Some people are actually plotting for the best time to wave goodbye to their partner.
A friend of mine recently split up with her boyfriend of 3 months. According to her, he had way too many annoying habits and she just couldn’t put up with them any longer. While I don’t begrudge her reasons for breaking up with the said boyfriend, I did find her break up tactics a bit novel. She just stopped picking up his calls. The poor guy even tried coming to see her at home and she instructed everyone in her house to always tell him she was out! Two weeks later and the dude got the message. The phone calls and unannounced visits stopped. When I questioned her further about what seemed to me an unfair way to sever ties with another human being, she informed me that her method of breaking up was the best because it avoids the unnecessary emotional discussion of “it’s not you, it’s me”. I disagreed.
However, after my conversation with my friend, I started thinking about what really is the best way to break up with someone? Technically, a breakup usually affects parties differently. The person initiating the breakup, in most cases, is usually in a better position than the one receiving the breakup news. Particularly in situations when the other party assumed things were going on well. So given that at least one party will always walk away from a broken relationship hurt, is there really a ‘good’ way of delivering bad news?
Personally, I always believe in communication. I think it’s always good to give the other party a chance to know why you have reached the decision and as well give them a chance to say their own two cents. I also think breakups should always, where possible, be done in person. No over-the-phone, e-mail or BB breakups! That’s just plain rude! But I am an idealist, and I know not everyone agrees with me.
So what do you guys think? Is there really a good way of breaking up with someone? Have any of your exes been less than generous in their methods of ending your relationship? Have any of your breakup plans backfired?
Wizkid – Don’t Dull
Wizkid – Don’t Dull
Posted on Monday, December 6th, 2010 at 4:34 PM
By BellaNaija.com
Wizkid is part of a new crop of young musicians who are swiftly climbing up the charts. His video for the track “Holla At Your Boy” is a teen favorite, he delivered at hot performance at the 2010 Soundcity Music Video Awards a few weeks ago and the video for “Tease Me” has been filmed and will be released soon.
As he prepares to debut his freshman album in 2011, Wizkid has released a brand new single – “Don’t Dull“. The track was produced by Samklef.
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A Beautiful Day for A Blessed Couple: Superstar Producer Cobhams Asuquo weds his sweetheart Ojuola Olukanni
Posted on Friday, December 3rd, 2010 at 10:32 PM
By BellaNaija.com
It was a day filled with blessings, joy, music and love as Nigerian music maestro Cobhams Emmanuel Asuquo wed Ojuolape Veronica Olukanni on the 2nd of December 2010.
For Cobhams and Ojuola, it was truly a blessing to celebrate their union surrounded by their close family and friends. Their marriage was solemnized at the Redeemed Christian Church of God – The King is Coming Parish at the Redemption Camp. The General Overseer of the RCCG – Pastor Enoch Adeboye along with his wife were present at the ceremony and played a major role in the proceedings as they prayed for the couple and helped usher them into married life.
After their church ceremony, Cobhams and Ojuola proceeded to their wedding reception at the Redemption Resort. The theme of the reception was “Pray, Eat, Love & Dance” and they did that and more! Ojuola reminiscent of a Victorian-era princess in her elegant lace wedding dress and Coby perfectly complemented his wife in his three-piece grey-blue wedding suit.
It was an absolutely beautiful event, the reception hall was decked in orange, silver and white, with twinkling fairy lights and beautiful swaths which created an intimate yet festive ambiance. As expected, music played a major role in the proceedings; there were performances from artistes including Bez and Timi Dakolo serenaded the couple during their first dance. Cobhams and Ojuola’s first dance was thrilling and romantic, they held each close and savoured this special moment – then Cobhams twirled his bride and then whipped her up into his arms! It was a thoroughly romantic moment.
A Beautiful Day for A Blessed Couple. BN wishes Cobhams and Ojuola a blessed life together as one!
ALL THE WAY 9ICE VS P. SQUARE
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ALL THE WAY 9ICE VS P. SQUARE
intro
You do me i do you
Fagekulili,
Ogini di
Fagazilili
CHORUS
All the way, the way
No delay, delay
We are going higher, getting stronger
All the way
1st VERSE
Won’se ko’baje gbinrin mon dan bi Oyin
MEANING:
People are looking forward for my downfall but the opposite what is happening, progression, success and breakthrough
Won dite ala’digun kile ni mose la’gbole Orin
MEANING:
Many plan evil against me but the better I get
All the way baba, sadankata foruko re
All the way God I give thanks to You
All the way baba moshi fila fun idajo re
All the way God I raise my Cap for your judgement
No be my power no be Might
No be by choice na by my Right
Kori fun e bi ero re simi
MEANING:
Let it happen to you as you wish it happens to Me
You can never take what belongs to Me
Everlasting father glory be to Thee
REPEAT CHORUS
2ND VERSE P. SQUARE
All the way see as we deh grow
See as we deh blow no ending
But whether you like am or you no like am
Na osondi owendili
Fagazilili oginidi fagekulili ndinwo
But as a microphone hero
I dont give a damn if you no like me seal o
So dont put the blame on me
Baba God don bless me blame on Him
And if you try put the blame on Him
Brother holy ghost fire go deh reign on you
fagazilili ogini di, fagekulili ndinwo
fagazilili ogini di, ogini di
REPEAT CHORUS
3RD VERSE
All the way baba iwo lon toju mi
All the way you are the one taking care of me
All the way baba iwo lon pese fun mi
All the way God you provide for me
All the way baba iwo on shike mi
All the way God you Care for me
Awon abinu eni ti poto
Iwo lon’gbemi bori Won
Awon afoju feni mafo’kan Feni
Won ti rogba yimika to
Iwo lon ni kin ma selo
Iwo loni kin ma selo
Mon selo, mon selo, mon selo
Baba ma wehin mi,
Iwo loni kin ma selo
MEANING:
No matter how the enemies are you help me conquer.
Including those that pretend they love me.
You instruct me to continue doing what i do
and lead the way for me
REPEAT CHORUS TILL IT FADES
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ENERGY VIDEO LINK
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LYRICS
ALL THE WAY 9ICE VS P. SQUARE
intro
You do me i do you
Fagekulili,
Ogini di
Fagazilili
CHORUS
All the way, the way
No delay, delay
We are going higher, getting stronger
All the way
1st VERSE
Won’se ko’baje gbinrin mon dan bi Oyin
MEANING:
People are looking forward for my downfall but the opposite what is happening, progression, success and breakthrough
Won dite ala’digun kile ni mose la’gbole Orin
MEANING:
Many plan evil against me but the better I get
All the way baba, sadankata foruko re
All the way God I give thanks to You
All the way baba moshi fila fun idajo re
All the way God I raise my Cap for your judgement
No be my power no be Might
No be by choice na by my Right
Kori fun e bi ero re simi
MEANING:
Let it happen to you as you wish it happens to Me
You can never take what belongs to Me
Everlasting father glory be to Thee
REPEAT CHORUS
2ND VERSE P. SQUARE
All the way see as we deh grow
See as we deh blow no ending
But whether you like am or you no like am
Na osondi owendili
Fagazilili oginidi fagekulili ndinwo
But as a microphone hero
I dont give a damn if you no like me seal o
So dont put the blame on me
Baba God don bless me blame on Him
And if you try put the blame on Him
Brother holy ghost fire go deh reign on you
fagazilili ogini di, fagekulili ndinwo
fagazilili ogini di, ogini di
REPEAT CHORUS
3RD VERSE
All the way baba iwo lon toju mi
All the way you are the one taking care of me
All the way baba iwo lon pese fun mi
All the way God you provide for me
All the way baba iwo on shike mi
All the way God you Care for me
Awon abinu eni ti poto
Iwo lon’gbemi bori Won
Awon afoju feni mafo’kan Feni
Won ti rogba yimika to
Iwo lon ni kin ma selo
Iwo loni kin ma selo
Mon selo, mon selo, mon selo
Baba ma wehin mi,
Iwo loni kin ma selo
MEANING:
No matter how the enemies are you help me conquer.
Including those that pretend they love me.
You instruct me to continue doing what i do
and lead the way for me
REPEAT CHORUS TILL IT FADES
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
pivotgeest publisher marries in grand style
likable dude and man about town, the indefactable pivotgeest publisher marries his sweet heart mojisola fowope in grand style in ogere ogun state.
Friday, April 23, 2010
TRAGDY HIT 9JA HIP-HOP: DA GRIN IS DEAD!!!
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE FROM DAGRIN’S FAMILY
OLAITAN ‘DAGRIN’ OLAONIPEKUN IS DEAD
We regret to announce the passing of our son, friend, partner and brother Mr. Olaitan Oladapo Olaonipekun A.K.A. Dagrin.
He died at 6:00pm on Thursday April 22 – exactly eight days after he was involved in a ghastly accident in front of Alakara Police station, off Agege motor road, Mushin, Lagos.
He survived a serious head injury, as a result of the crash.
He was initially admitted at Tai Solarin Hospital, Baba Olosha Bus stop, Mushin before he was transferred to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Idi Araba where Doctors made serious efforts to save his life. He was admitted at the Intensive Care Unit and operated upon, and later moved to the private wing of the hospital.
Doctors worked day and night; we fasted and prayed, but all efforts to save his life proved abortive. We lost him on Thursday April 22, 2010 at 6:00PM.
Dagrin, 26, was a recording artiste, songwriter, rapper and performer. He was signed to his own label Missofunyin Entertainment and managed by Edlyne Records.
Burial arrangements will be announced by his family soonest.
While we pray the Almighty God grant him eternal rest, we wish to thank his numerous fans and supporters, as well as the media for their unflinching support at this trying period.
We ask that you please continue to pray for his family, especially his parents and siblings. And please only the details contained in this release –jointly issued by his parents and management – should be considered as fact.
We the entire crew of Pivotgeest magazine commiserate with family, friends and fans of Da grin over this sad loss. IT IS WELL!
OLAITAN ‘DAGRIN’ OLAONIPEKUN IS DEAD
We regret to announce the passing of our son, friend, partner and brother Mr. Olaitan Oladapo Olaonipekun A.K.A. Dagrin.
He died at 6:00pm on Thursday April 22 – exactly eight days after he was involved in a ghastly accident in front of Alakara Police station, off Agege motor road, Mushin, Lagos.
He survived a serious head injury, as a result of the crash.
He was initially admitted at Tai Solarin Hospital, Baba Olosha Bus stop, Mushin before he was transferred to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Idi Araba where Doctors made serious efforts to save his life. He was admitted at the Intensive Care Unit and operated upon, and later moved to the private wing of the hospital.
Doctors worked day and night; we fasted and prayed, but all efforts to save his life proved abortive. We lost him on Thursday April 22, 2010 at 6:00PM.
Dagrin, 26, was a recording artiste, songwriter, rapper and performer. He was signed to his own label Missofunyin Entertainment and managed by Edlyne Records.
Burial arrangements will be announced by his family soonest.
While we pray the Almighty God grant him eternal rest, we wish to thank his numerous fans and supporters, as well as the media for their unflinching support at this trying period.
We ask that you please continue to pray for his family, especially his parents and siblings. And please only the details contained in this release –jointly issued by his parents and management – should be considered as fact.
We the entire crew of Pivotgeest magazine commiserate with family, friends and fans of Da grin over this sad loss. IT IS WELL!
Monday, January 11, 2010
hip-hop act 9ICE DUMPS WIFE TONY PAYNE
“We are separating” – 9ice confirms marital split from wife Toni Payne
Posted on Friday, January 8th, 2010 at 4:56 pm
By Nolita
9icetoni
Sad news filtered through the entertainment community today. Just as speculation was mounting, an official press release from 9ice’s PR representatives confirmed the news. Nigerian musician 9ice and his wife of one and half years, beauty entrepreneur Toni Payne have broken up.
According to the press release, “The couple have agreed to separate for a while, even though they continue to remain good friends and business partners…And it is their wish that we all respect their privacy at this period”.
The couple who wed in July 2008 began dating before the musician attained widespread acclaim and success. toni-payne-pregnant-with-9ices-baby
Many credit the combination of 9ice’s talent and Toni’s managerial and publicity skills as the formula for the singer’s success. The couple is blessed with a son – Zion. According to the press release, Toni Payne will retain primary custody of their child.
This is truly an unfortunate development. As we all know, marriage is a tough journey and only the two people within that relationship can paint the full picture of the situation. We wish both 9ice and Toni Payne the best in this difficult time.
Photo Credit: Bella Naija | Suby & Sinem
Posted on Friday, January 8th, 2010 at 4:56 pm
By Nolita
9icetoni
Sad news filtered through the entertainment community today. Just as speculation was mounting, an official press release from 9ice’s PR representatives confirmed the news. Nigerian musician 9ice and his wife of one and half years, beauty entrepreneur Toni Payne have broken up.
According to the press release, “The couple have agreed to separate for a while, even though they continue to remain good friends and business partners…And it is their wish that we all respect their privacy at this period”.
The couple who wed in July 2008 began dating before the musician attained widespread acclaim and success. toni-payne-pregnant-with-9ices-baby
Many credit the combination of 9ice’s talent and Toni’s managerial and publicity skills as the formula for the singer’s success. The couple is blessed with a son – Zion. According to the press release, Toni Payne will retain primary custody of their child.
This is truly an unfortunate development. As we all know, marriage is a tough journey and only the two people within that relationship can paint the full picture of the situation. We wish both 9ice and Toni Payne the best in this difficult time.
Photo Credit: Bella Naija | Suby & Sinem
Friday, December 4, 2009
Femi Kuti's nominated for a Grammy.PLUS THE FULL LIST OF ALL 52ND GRAMMY NOMINESS
Femi Kuti's nominated for a Grammy
Posted by ... Olamild On Thursday, December 03, 2009
Son of the Afro beat Legend, Femi Kuti has been nominated for a Grammy again. He got his first Grammy nomination in 2003 – for the critically-acclaimed album ‘Fight To Win’ but lost the prestigious plaque to Ruben Blade. This time around He has been nominated for the 2008 album – Day By Day alongside Amadou & Mariam, Bella Fleck, Oumou Sangare and Omar Sosar for the World music category. The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards would hold on January 21, 2010.
For recordings released during the Eligibility Year
October 1, 2008 through August 31, 2009
Note: More or less than 5 nominations in a category is the result of ties.
General Field
Category 1
Record Of The Year
(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)
• Halo
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles & Ryan Tedder, producers; Jim Caruana, Mark "Spike" Stent & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers
Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce
[Music World Music / Columbia]
• I Gotta Feeling
The Black Eyed Peas
David Guetta & Frederick Riesterer, producers; will.i.am, Dylan "3-D" Dresdow & Padraic "Padlock" Kerin, engineers/mixers
[Interscope]
• Use Somebody
Kings Of Leon
Jacquire King & Angelo Petraglia, producers; Jacquire King, engineer/mixer
[RCA Records]
• Poker Face
Lady Gaga
RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, engineers/mixers
Track from: The Fame
[Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree]
• You Belong With Me
Taylor Swift
Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers
[Big Machine Records]
Category 2
Album Of The Year
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.)
• I Am... Sasha Fierce
Beyoncé
Shondrae "Mr. Bangledesh" Crawford, Ian Dench, D-Town, Toby Gad, Sean "The Pen" Garrett, Amanda Ghost, Jim Jonsin, Beyoncé Knowles, Rico Love, Dave McCracken, Terius "The Dream" Nash, Radio Killa, Stargate, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Ryan Tedder & Wayne Wilkins, producers; Jim Caruana, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Toby Gad, Kuk Harrell, Jim Jonsin, Jaycen Joshua, Dave Pensado, Radio Killa, Mark "Spike" Stent, Ryan Tedder, Brian "B-LUV" Thomas, Marcos Tovar, Miles Walker & Wayne Wilkins, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
[Music World Music / Columbia]
• The E.N.D.
The Black Eyed Peas
Apl.de.ap, Jean Baptiste, Printz Board, DJ Replay, Funkagenda, David Guetta, Keith Harris, Mark Knight, Poet Name Life, Frederick Riesterer & will.i.am, producers; Dylan "3D" Dresdow, Padraic "Padlock" Kerin & will.i.am, engineers/mixers; Chris Bellman, mastering engineer
[Interscope Records]
• The Fame
Lady Gaga
Flo Rida, Colby O'Donis & Space Cowboy, featured artists; Brian & Josh, Rob Fusari, Martin Kierszenbaum, RedOne & Space Cowboy, producers; 4Mil, Robert Orton, RedOne, Dave Russell & Tony Ugval, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
[Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree]
• Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King
Dave Matthews Band
Rob Cavallo, producer; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer
[RCA Records / Bama Rags Recordings, LLC.]
• Fearless
Taylor Swift
Colbie Caillat, featured artist; Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson, Nathan Chapman & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Hank Williams, mastering engineer
[Big Machine Records]
Category 3
Song Of The Year
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• Poker Face
Lady Gaga & RedOne, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
Track from: The Fame
[Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree; Publishers: Stefani Germanotta p/k/a Lady Gaga, Sony/ATV Songs/House of Gaga Publishing/GloJoe Music, Sony/ATV Songs/RedOne Productions.]
• Pretty Wings
Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
Track from: Blacksummers' Night
[Columbia; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes/Muszewell, EMI April Music, Ben Ami Music.]
• Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce
[Music World Music / Columbia; Publishers: Songs of Peer/March 9th Publishing, 2082 Music/WB Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Tunes, Suga Wuga Music, B-Day Publishing/EMI April Music.]
• Use Somebody
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
[RCA Records; Publishers: Martha Street Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, Followill Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, McFearless Music/Bug Music, Coffee, Tea or Me Publishing/Bug Music.]
• You Belong With Me
Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
Track from: Fearless
[Big Machine Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, Taylor Swift Music/Potting Shed Music, Barbara Orbison World Publishing.]
Category 4
Best New Artist
(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.)
• Zac Brown Band
• Keri Hilson
• MGMT
• Silversun Pickups
• The Ting Tings
Field 1 — Pop
Category 5
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Hometown Glory
Adele
Track from: 19
[XL/Columbia]
• Halo
Beyoncé
Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce
[Music World Music / Columbia]
• Hot N Cold
Katy Perry
[Capitol]
• Sober
Pink
Track from: Funhouse
[LaFace Records]
• You Belong With Me
Taylor Swift
Track from: Fearless
[Big Machine Records]
Category 6
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• This Time
John Legend
Track from: Evolver
[G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia]
• Love You
Maxwell
Track from: Blacksummers' Night
[Columbia]
• Make It Mine
Jason Mraz
Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
[Atlantic]
• If You Don't Know Me By Now
Seal
Track from: Soul
[143/Warner Bros.]
• All About The Love Again
Stevie Wonder
[Hidden Beach Records]
Category 7
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• I Gotta Feeling
The Black Eyed Peas
Track from: The E.N.D.
[Interscope Records]
• We Weren't Born To Follow
Bon Jovi
[Island]
• Never Say Never
The Fray
Track from: The Fray
[Epic]
• Sara Smile
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Track from: Live At The Troubadour
[Shout! Factory]
• Kids
MGMT
Track from: Oracular Spectacular
[Columbia]
Category 8
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Sea Of Heartbreak
Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen
[Manhattan]
• Love Sex Magic
Ciara & Justin Timberlake
Track from: Fantasy Ride
[LaFace Records]
• Lucky
Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
[Atlantic]
• Baby, It's Cold Outside
Willie Nelson & Norah Jones
Track from: American Classic
[Blue Note]
• Breathe
Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat
Track from: Fearless
[Big Machine Records]
Category 9
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Besame Mucho
Herb Alpert
Track from: Anything Goes — Live
[Concord Jazz]
• Throw Down Your Heart
Béla Fleck
Track from: Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 — Africa Sessions
[Rounder]
• The Fire
Imogen Heap
Track from: Ellipse
[RCA Records / Megaphonic Records]
• Phoenix Rise
Maxwell
Track from: Blacksummers' Night
[Columbia]
• Funk Joint
Marcus Miller
Track from: Marcus
[Concord Jazz/3 Dueces Records]
Category 10
Best Pop Instrumental Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
• In Boston
Chris Botti
[Columbia]
• Legacy
Hiroshima
[Heads Up International]
• Potato Hole
Booker T. Jones
[Anti]
• Modern Art
The Rippingtons Featuring Russ Freeman
[Hear Music]
• Down The Wire
Spyro Gyra
[Heads Up International]
Category 11
Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
• The E.N.D.
The Black Eyed Peas
[Interscope Records]
• Breakthrough
Colbie Caillat
[Universal Republic Records]
• All I Ever Wanted
Kelly Clarkson
[RCA Records / 19 Recordings LLC./ S Records]
• The Fray
The Fray
[Epic]
• Funhouse
Pink
[LaFace Records]
Field 2 — Dance
Category 12
Best Dance Recording
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)
• Boom Boom Pow
The Black Eyed Peas
will.i.am & Jean Baptiste, producers; Dylan Dresdow, mixer
Track from: The E.N.D.
[Interscope Records]
• When Love Takes Over
David Guetta & Kelly Rowland
David Guetta & Frederic Riesterer, producers; Veronica Ferraro, mixer
Track from: One Love
[Astralwerks]
• Poker Face
Lady Gaga
RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, mixers
Track from: The Fame
[Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree]
• Celebration
Madonna
[Warner Bros.]
• Womanizer
Britney Spears
K. Briscoe, producer; Serban Ghenea, mixer
Track from: Circus
[Jive/Zomba]
Category 13
Best Electronic/Dance Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)
• Divided By Night
The Crystal Method
[Tiny E Records]
• One Love
David Guetta
[Astralwerks]
• The Fame
Lady Gaga
[Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree]
• Party Rock
LMFAO
[Party Rock/Will.i.am/Cherrytree/Interscope]
• Yes
Pet Shop Boys
[Astralwerks]
Field 3 — Traditional Pop
Category 14
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
• A Swingin' Christmas
Tony Bennett
[Columbia]
• Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden
Michael Bublé
[143/Reprise]
• Your Songs
Harry Connick, Jr.
[Columbia]
• Liza's At The Palace
Liza Minnelli
[Hybrid Recordings]
• American Classic
Willie Nelson
[Blue Note]
Field 4 — Rock
Category 15
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Beyond Here Lies Nothin'
Bob Dylan
Track from: Together Through Life
[Columbia]
• Change In The Weather
John Fogerty
Track from: The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again
[Verve Forecast]
• Dreamer
Prince
Track from: LotusFlow3r
[NPG Records]
• Working On A Dream
Bruce Springsteen
Track from: Working On A Dream
[Columbia]
• Fork In The Road
Neil Young
Track from: Fork In The Road
[Reprise]
Category 16
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Can't Find My Way Home
Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
Track from: Live From Madison Square Garden
[Reprise]
• Life In Technicolor II
Coldplay
Track from: Prospekt's March EP
[Capitol]
• 21 Guns
Green Day
Track from: 21st Century Breakdown
[Reprise]
• Use Somebody
Kings Of Leon
[RCA Records]
• I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
U2
Track from: No Line On The Horizon
[Interscope]
Category 17
Best Hard Rock Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• War Machine
AC/DC
Track from: Black Ice
[Columbia]
• Check My Brain
Alice In Chains
[Virgin]
• What I've Done
Linkin Park
Track from: Road To Revolution: Live At Milton Keynes
[Warner Bros.]
• The Unforgiven III
Metallica
Track from: Death Magnetic
[Warner Bros.]
• Burn It To The Ground
Nickelback
Track from: Dark Horse
[Roadrunner Records]
Category 18
Best Metal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Dissident Aggressor
Judas Priest
Track from: A Touch Of Evil — Live
[Epic]
• Set To Fail
Lamb Of God
Track from: Wrath
[Epic]
• Head Crusher
Megadeth
Track from: Endgame
[Roadrunner Records]
• Señor Peligro
Ministry
Track from: Adios...
[13th Planet]
• Hate Worldwide
Slayer
[American / Columbia]
Category 19
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.)
• A Day In The Life
Jeff Beck
Track from: Performing This Week...Live At Ronnie Scott's
[Eagle Records]
• Warped Sister
Booker T. Jones
Track from: Potato Hole
[ANTI]
• Playing With Fire
Brad Paisley
Track from: Play
[Arista Nashville]
• Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin'
Brian Setzer Orchestra
[Surfdog Records]
• Now We Run
Steve Vai
[Favored Nations Entertainment]
Category 20
Best Rock Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• The Fixer
Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready & Eddie Vedder, songwriters (Pearl Jam)
[Monkeywrench; Publishers: Innocent Bystander, Jumpin' Cat Music, Theory of Color, Write Treatage Music.]
• I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr., songwriters (U2)
Track from: No Line On The Horizon
[Interscope; Publishers: Universal Music Publishing, Upala Music.]
• 21 Guns
Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day)
Track from: 21st Century Breakdown
[Reprise; Publishers: WB Music Corp./Green Daze Music.]
• Use Somebody
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
[RCA Records; Publishers: Martha Street Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, Followill Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, McFearless Music/Bug Music, Coffee, Tea or Me Publishing/Bug Music.]
• Working On A Dream
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
Track from: Working On A Dream
[Columbia; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen]
Category 21
Best Rock Album
(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)
• Black Ice
AC/DC
[Columbia]
• Live From Madison Square Garden
Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
[Reprise/Duck]
• 21st Century Breakdown
Green Day
[Reprise]
• Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King
Dave Matthews Band
[RCA Records / Bama Rags Recordings, LLC.]
• No Line On The Horizon
U2
[Interscope]
Field 5 — Alternative
Category 22
Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
David Byrne & Brian Eno
[Yep Roc Records]
• The Open Door
Death Cab For Cutie
[Atlantic]
• Sounds Of The Universe
Depeche Mode
[Capitol]
• Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Phoenix
[Loyaute/Glassnote Records]
• It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
[DGC Records/Interscope]
Field 6 — R&B
Category 23
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Beyoncé
Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce
[Music World Music/Columbia]
• It Kills Me
Melanie Fiona
[SRC/Universal Motown]
• That Was Then
Lalah Hathaway
Track from: Self Portrait
[Stax Records/Concord Music Group]
• Goin' Thru Changes
Ledisi
Track from: Turn Me Loose
[Verve Forecast]
• Lions, Tigers & Bears
Jazmine Sullivan
[J Records]
Category 24
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• The Point Of It All
Anthony Hamilton
Track from: The Point Of It All
[So So Def]
• Pretty Wings
Maxwell
Track from: Blacksummers' Night
[Columbia]
• Sobeautiful
Musiq Soulchild
Track from: OnMyRadio
[Atlantic]
• Under
Pleasure P
Track from: The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper
[Swagga Ent./Atlantic]
• There Goes My Baby
Charlie Wilson
Track from: Uncle Charlie
[Jive Records]
Category 25
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Blame It
Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
[J Records]
• Chocolate High
India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild
Track from: Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
[Soulbird/Universal Republic]
• Ifuleave
Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige
Track from: OnMyRadio
[Atlantic]
• Higher Ground
Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters
Track from: Oh Happy Day
[EMI Gospel]
• Love Has Finally Come At Last
Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby
Track from: Facts Of Life The Soul Of Bobby Womack
[Shanachie Entertainment Corp.]
Category 26
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• At Last
Beyoncé
Track from: Cadillac Records Music From The Motion Picture
[Music World Music/Columbia]
• Soul Music
Anthony Hamilton
Track from: Soul Men Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
[Stax/Concord]
• Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
Boney James & Quinn
Track from: Send One Your Love
[Concord Records]
• Sow Love
Ann Nesby
Track from: The Lula Lee Project
[It's Time Child Records/Tyscot]
• Woman Gotta Have It
Calvin Richardson
Track from: Facts Of Life The Soul Of Bobby Womack
[Shanachie Entertainment Corp.]
Category 27
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Daykeeper
The Foreign Exchange
Track from: Leave It All Behind
[Hard Boiled Records]
• All Matter
Robert Glasper & Bilal
Track from: Double Booked
[Blue Note]
• Pearls
India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore
Track from: Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
[Soulbird/Universal Republic]
• A Tale Of Two
Eric Roberson, Ben O'Neill & Michelle Thompson
Track from: Music Fan First
[Blue Erro Soul]
• Blend
Tonex
Track from: Unspoken
[Battery Records]
Category 28
Best R&B Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• Blame It
James T. Brown, John Conte, Jr., Jamie Foxx, Christopher Henderson, Brandon R. Melanchon, Breyon Prescott, T-Pain & Nathan L. Walker, songwriters (Jamie Foxx & T-Pain)
[J Records; Publishers: Sly As A Foxx Music/Bug Music, Gifted Source Music/EMI April Music, It's N8 Publishing, James T. Brown, Brandon R. Melanchon, John Conte, Jr., Nappypub Music/Universal Music Z Songs, Chameleon Publishing.]
• Lions, Tigers & Bears
Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
[J Records; Publishers: Nappy Puddy Music/Universal Music-Z Tunes, Salaam Remi Music/EMI April Music.]
• Pretty Wings
Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
Track from: Blacksummers' Night
[Columbia; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes/Muszewell, EMI April Music, Ben Ami Music.]
• Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce
[Music World Music / Columbia; Publishers: Songs of Peer/March 9th Publishing, 2082 Music/WB Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Tunes, Suga Wuga Music, B-Day Publishing/EMI April Music.]
• Under
D. Babbs, L. Bereal, M. Cooper, A. Dixon, J. Franklin, T. Jones, R. New & K. Stephens, songwriters (Pleasure P)
Track from: The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper
[Swagga Ent./Atlantic; Publishers: Tank1176Music/Blackfountain/Antonio Dixon's Muzik/EMI April Music/Notting Dale Songs/Lonnalistic/Songs4ronnie/Doverland 301 Music/Thailand Music/K.Stephens Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, Silverplatinumy2k.]
Category 29
Best R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
• The Point Of It All
Anthony Hamilton
[So So Def]
• Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
India.Arie
[Soulbird/Universal Republic]
• Turn Me Loose
Ledisi
[Verve Forecast]
• Blacksummers' Night
Maxwell
[Columbia]
• Uncle Charlie
Charlie Wilson
[Jive Records]
Category 30
Best Contemporary R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
• I Am... Sasha Fierce
Beyoncé
[Music World Music/Columbia]
• Intuition
Jamie Foxx
[J Records]
• The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper
Pleasure P
[Swagga Ent./Atlantic]
• Ready
Trey Songz
[Songbook/Atlantic]
• Thr33 Ringz
T-Pain
[Jive Records]
Field 7 — Rap
Category 31
Best Rap Solo Performance
(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Best I Ever Had
Drake
[Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown]
• Beautiful
Eminem
Track from: Relapse
[Aftermath/Interscope Records]
• D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)
Jay-Z
[Roc Nation]
• Day 'N' Nite
Kid Cudi
[Universal Motown/Good/Fool's Gold]
• Casa Bey
Mos Def
Track from: The Ecstatic
[Downtown Records]
Category 32
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
(For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Too Many Rappers
Beastie Boys & Nas
[Capitol]
• Crack A Bottle
Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
Track from: Relapse
[Aftermath/Interscope]
• Money Goes, Honey Stay
Fabolous & Jay-Z
Track from: Loso's Way
[Def Jam]
• Make Her Say
Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common
[Universal Motown/GOOD Music]
• Amazing
Kanye West & Young Jeezy
Track from: 808s & Heartbreak
[Roc-A-Fella]
Category 33
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
(For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Ego
Beyoncé & Kanye West
[Music World Music/Columbia]
• Knock You Down
Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo
Track from: In A Perfect World...
[MMG/Zone 4/Interscope Records]
• Run This Town
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
[Roc Nation]
• I'm On A Boat
The Lonely Island & T-Pain
Track from: Incredibad
[Universal Republic Records]
• Dead And Gone
T.I. & Justin Timberlake
Track from: Paper Trail
[Grand Hustle/Atlantic]
Category 34
Best Rap Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• Best I Ever Had
Aubrey Drake Graham, D. Hamilton & M. Samuels, songwriters (Drake)
[Aspire/Young Money/Cash Money; Publisher: Sony/ATV Tunes.]
• Day 'N' Nite
S. Mescudi & O. Omishore, songwriters (Kid Cudi)
[Universal Motown/Good/Fool's Gold; Publishers: Elsie's Baby Boy, Owo Olorun, Universal Music Publishing.]
• Dead And Gone
C. Harris, R. Tadross & J. Timberlake, songwriters (T.I. & Justin Timberlake)
Track from: Paper Trail
[Grand Hustle/Atlantic; Publishers: Crown Club Publishing/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/Tenman Tunes/Universal Z Tunes/Cleopatra's Sons Music/EMI April Music.]
• D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)
Shawn Carter & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer, Paul Leka, Janko Nilovic & Dave Sucky, songwriters) (Jay-Z)
[Atlantic; Publishers: EMI April Music, Carter Boys Music/Chrysalis Songs/No ID Music, Unichappell Music, APM Music.]
• Run This Town
Shawn Carter, R. Fenty, M. Riddick, Kanye West & E. Wilson, songwriters (Athanasios Alatas, songwriter) (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West)
[Roc Nation; Publishers: EMI April Music, Carter Boys Music/Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood/Chrysalis Songs/No ID Music/All The Above Publishing/Sony ATV/Annauhi Music/Athanasios Alatas Publishing.]
Category 35
Best Rap Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
• Universal Mind Control
Common
[Geffen]
• Relapse
Eminem
[Aftermath/Interscope]
• R.O.O.T.S.
Flo Rida
[Poe Boy/Atlantic]
• The Ecstatic
Mos Def
[Downtown Records]
• The Renaissance
Q-Tip
[Universal Motown]
Field 8 — Country
Category 36
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Dead Flowers
Miranda Lambert
[Columbia Records]
• I Just Call You Mine
Martina McBride
Track from: Shine
[RCA Records]
• White Horse
Taylor Swift
Track from: Fearless
[Big Machine Records]
• Just A Dream
Carrie Underwood
Track from: Carnival Ride
[Arista Nashville]
• Solitary Thinkin'
Lee Ann Womack
Track from: Call Me Crazy
[MCA Nashville]
Category 37
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• All I Ask For Anymore
Trace Adkins
Track from: X (Ten)
[Capitol Records Nashville]
• People Are Crazy
Billy Currington
Track from: Little Bit Of Everything
[Mercury Records]
• High Cost Of Living
Jamey Johnson
Track from: That Lonesome Song
[Mercury Records]
• Living For The Night
George Strait
Track from: Twang
[MCA Nashville]
• Sweet Thing
Keith Urban
Track from: Defying Gravity
[Capitol Records Nashville]
Category 38
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Cowgirls Don't Cry
Brooks & Dunn
Track from: Cowboy Town
[Arista Nashville]
• Chicken Fried
Zac Brown Band
Track from: The Foundation
[Home Grown/Big Picture/Atlantic]
• I Run To You
Lady Antebellum
Track from: Lady Antebellum
[Capitol Records Nashville]
• Here Comes Goodbye
Rascal Flatts
Track from: Unstoppable
[Lyric Street Records]
• It Happens
Sugarland
Track from: Love On The Inside
[Mercury Records]
Category 39
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Beautiful World
Dierks Bentley & Patty Griffin
Track from: Feel That Fire
[Capitol Records Nashville]
• Down The Road
Kenny Chesney & Mac McAnally
Track from: Lucky Old Sun
[BNA Records Label]
• Start A Band
Brad Paisley & Keith Urban
Track from: Play
[Arista Nashville]
• I Told You So
Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis
[19/Arista Nashville]
• Everything But Quits
Lee Ann Womack & George Strait
Track from: Call Me Crazy
[MCA Nashville]
Category 40
Best Country Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Under The (Five) Wire
Alison Brown
Track from: The Company You Keep
[Compass Records]
• The Crystal Merchant
The Greencards
Track from: Fascination
[Sugar Hill Records]
• Mansinneedof
Sarah Jarosz
Track from: Song Up In Her Head
[Sugar Hill Records]
• Producer's Medley
Steve Wariner
Track from: Steve Wariner c.g.p. My Tribute To Chet Atkins
[SelecTone Records]
Category 41
Best Country Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• All I Ask For Anymore
Casey Beathard & Tim James, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
Track from: X (Ten)
[Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, T-Bird's Music.]
• High Cost Of Living
Jamey Johnson & James Slater, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)
Track from: That Lonesome Song
[Mercury Records; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music/Big Gassed Hitties, Hope-N-Cal Music/Pick Them Maters Music/Diversion Music.]
• I Run To You
Tom Douglas, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
Track from: Lady Antebellum
[Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/DWHaywood Music/Radiobulletspublishing/Hillary Dawn Publishing/Shaw Enuff Songs/Sony/ATV Music Publishing/Tomdouglasmusic.]
• People Are Crazy
Bobby Braddock & Troy Jones, songwriters (Billy Currington)
Track from: Little Bit Of Everything
[Mercury Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Tiltawhirl Music/Crozier Music Enterprise.]
• White Horse
Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
Track from: Fearless
[Big Machine Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, Taylor Swift Music/Sony/ATV Timber Publishing, Hillsboro Valley Songs.]
Category 42
Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• The Foundation
Zac Brown Band
[Home Grown/Big Picture/Atlantic]
• Twang
George Strait
[MCA Nashville]
• Fearless
Taylor Swift
[Big Machine Records]
• Defying Gravity
Keith Urban
[Capitol Records Nashville]
• Call Me Crazy
Lee Ann Womack
[MCA Nashville]
Field 9 — New Age
Category 43
Best New Age Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Faith
Jim Brickman
[Compass Productions]
• Prayer For Compassion
David Darling
[Wind Over The Earth]
• Laserium For The Soul
Henta
[henta.co.uk]
• In A Dream
Peter Kater, Dominic Miller, Kenny Loggins & Jaques Morelenbaum
[Point Of Light Records]
• Impressions Of The West Lake
Kitaro
[Domo Records]
Field 10 — Jazz
Category 44
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
• Urbanus
Stefon Harris & Blackout
[Concord Jazz]
• Sounding Point
Julian Lage
[Emarcy/Decca]
• At World's Edge
Philippe Saisse
[E1 Music]
• Big Neighborhood
Mike Stern
[Heads Up International]
• 75
Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate
[Heads Up International]
Category 45
Best Jazz Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
• No Regrets
Randy Crawford (& Joe Sample)
[PRA Records]
• Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman
Kurt Elling
[Concord Jazz]
• So In Love
Roberta Gambarini
[Groovin' High/Emarcy]
• Tide
Luciana Souza
[Verve]
• Desire
Tierney Sutton (Band)
[Telarc Jazz]
Category 46
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
(For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Dancin' 4 Chicken
Terence Blanchard, soloist
Track from: Watts (Jeff "Tain" Watts)
[Dark Key Music]
• All Of You
Gerald Clayton, soloist
Track from: Two-Shade
[ArtistShare]
• Ms. Garvey, Ms. Garvey
Roy Hargrove, soloist
Track from: Emergence
[Groovin' High/Emarcy]
• On Green Dolphin Street
Martial Solal, soloist
Track from: Live At The Village Vanguard
[CamJazz]
• Villa Palmeras
Miguel Zenón, soloist
Track from: Esta Plena
[Marsalis Music]
Category 47
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
• Quartet Live
Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow & Antonio Sanchez
[Concord Jazz]
• Brother To Brother
Clayton Brothers
[ArtistShare]
• Five Peace Band — Live
Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace Band
[Concord Records]
• Remembrance
John Patitucci Trio
[Concord Jazz]
• The Bright Mississippi
Allen Toussaint
[Nonesuch]
Category 48
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
(For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
• Legendary
Bob Florence Limited Edition
[MAMA Records]
• Eternal Interlude
John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
[Sunnyside]
• Fun Time
Sammy Nestico And The SWR Big Band
[Hänssler Classic]
• Book One
New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
[World Village]
• Lab 2009
University Of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band
[North Texas Jazz]
Category 49
Best Latin Jazz Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Things I Wanted To Do
Chembo Corniel
[Chemboro Records]
• Áurea
Geoffrey Keezer
[ArtistShare]
• Brazilliance X 4
Claudio Roditi
[Resonance Records]
• Juntos Para Siempre
Bebo Valdés And Chucho Valdés
[Sony Music/Calle 54]
• Esta Plena
Miguel Zenón
[Marsalis Music]
Field 11 — Gospel
Category 50
Best Gospel Performance
(For solo, duo, group as collaborative performances. Singles or tracks with vocal containing Gospel lyrics. All genres of Gospel music are eligible.)
• Free To Be Me
Francesca Battistelli
[Fervent Records/ Word Entertainment]
• Jesus Is Love
Heather Headley Featuring Smokie Norful
Track from: Audience Of One
[EMI Gospel]
• I Believe
Jonny Lang With Fisk Jubilee Singers
Track from: Oh Happy Day
[Vector Recordings/EMI Gospel]
• Wait On The Lord
Donnie McClurkin Featuring Karen Clark Sheard
Track from: We All Are One (Live In Detroit)
[Verity]
• Born Again
Third Day
Track from: Revelation
[Essential Records]
Category 51
Best Gospel Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• Born Again
Tai Anderson, David Carr, Mark Lee & Mac Powell, songwriters (Third Day)
Track from: Revelation
[Essential Records; Publisher: Consuming Fire Music.]
• City On Our Knees
Cary Barlowe, Toby McKeehan & Jaime Moore, songwriters (TobyMac)
[Forefront Records; Publishers: Achtober Songs, Emack Music, Jamnu Music, Castle Bound, Bummerman Music.]
• Every Prayer
Dayna Caddell, Israel Houghton, Aaron Lindsey & Ricardo Sanchez, songwriters (Israel Houghton & Mary Mary)
Track from: The Power Of One
[Integrity Music; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, Aaron Lindsey Publishing, Integrity's Praise! Music, Sound of the New Breed, gnidybab music, Ricardo Music Dot Com.]
• God In Me
Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Mary Mary Featuring Kierra "KiKi" Sheard)
Track from: The Sound
[Columbia Records; Publishers: EMI April Music, Wet Ink Red Music, That's Plum Song, It's Tea Tyme.]
• The Motions
Jason Houser, Sam Mizell & Matthew West, songwriters (Matthew West)
Track from: Something To Say
[Sparrow Records; Publishers: Word Music/Songs For Lulu/Simple Tense Songs/Wyzell Music/Songs of Extreme/Cedar Sides.]
Category 52
Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
• The Big Picture
Da' T.R.U.T.H.
[Cross Movement Records]
• Crash
Decyfer Down
[INO Records]
• Innocence & Instinct
Red
[Essential Records]
• Live Revelations
Third Day
[Essential Records]
• The Dash
John Wells-The Tonic
[Cross Movement Records]
Category 53
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
• Speaking Louder Than Before
Jeremy Camp
[BEC Recordings]
• The Power Of One
Israel Houghton
[Integrity Music]
• The Long Fall Back To Earth
Jars Of Clay
[Gray Matters/Essential Records]
• Love Is On The Move
Leeland
[Essential Records]
• Freedom
Mandisa
[Sparrow Records]
Category 54
Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
• Jason Crabb
Jason Crabb
[Spring Hill Music Group]
• Dream On
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
[Gaither Music Group]
• The Rock
Tracy Lawrence
[Rocky Comfort Records/Artist2Market Distribution]
• In God's Time
Barry Scott & Second Wind
[Rebel Records]
• Everyday
Triumphant Quartet
[Daywind Records]
Category 55
Best Traditional Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
• God Don't Never Change
Ashley Cleveland
[E1 Music]
• The Law Of Confession, Part I
Donald Lawrence & Co.
[Quiet Water/Verity]
• Oh Happy Day
(Various Artists)
Bill Hearn, Ken Levitan, Ken Pennell, Jack Rovner & Cedric Thompson, producers
[EMI Gospel/Vector Recordings]
• The Journey Continues
The Williams Brothers
[Blackberry Records]
• How I Got Over
Vickie Winans
[Destiny Joy Records]
Category 56
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
• Audience Of One
Heather Headley
[EMI Gospel]
• Renewed
Sheri Jones-Moffett
[EMI Gospel]
• Just James
J Moss
[GospoCentric/ Verity]
• Smokie Norful: Live
Smokie Norful
[EMI Gospel]
• Bold Right Life
Kierra Sheard
[EMI Gospel]
Field 12 — Latin
Category 57
Best Latin Pop Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• 5to Piso
Ricardo Arjona
[Warner Music Latina]
• Te Acuerdas...
Francisco Céspedes
[Warner Music Latina]
• Sin Frenos
La Quinta Estación
[Sony Music Latin]
• Hu Hu Hu
Natalia Lafourcade
[Sony Music Latin]
• Gran City Pop
Paulina Rubio
[Universal Music Latino]
Category 58
Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Rio
Aterciopelados
[Nacional Records]
• Y.
Bebe
[EMI Spain]
• Los De Atras Vienen Conmigo
Calle 13
[Sony Music Norte]
• La Luz Del Ritmo
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
[Nacional Records]
• La Revolucion
Wisin Y Yandel
[Machete Music/Wy Records]
Category 59
Best Tropical Latin Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Asi Soy
Isaac Delgado
[Machete Music]
• Ciclos
Luis Enrique
[Top Stop Music]
• Guasábara
José Lugo Orchestra
[Caminalo Discos Inc./Sony Music Norte]
• Gracias
Omara Portuondo
[World Village]
• Bach In Havana
Tiempo Libre
[Sony Classical]
Category 60
Best Regional Mexican Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Corazón Ranchero
Shaila Dúrcal
[EMI Mexico]
• Necesito De Ti
Vicente Fernández
[Sony Music Norte]
• Compañeras
Mariachi Reyna De Los Angeles
[Serenata Records]
• 10 Aniversario
Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
[Shea Records/East Side Records]
• Pegadito Al Corazón
Joan Sebastian
[Balboa Records Co. & Discos Musart]
Category 61
Best Tejano Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Borders Y Bailes
Los Texmaniacs
[Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]
• Divina
Stefani Montiel
[Ro Records/World Records]
• All The Way Live
Jay Perez
[Tejas Records]
• Point Of View
Joe Posada
[Baby Dude Records]
• Radiación Musical
Sunny Sauceda Y Todo Eso
[Tejas Records]
Category 62
Best Norteño Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Dejame Soñar
Cumbre Norteña
[Sony Music Latin]
• El Niño De Oro
El Compa Chuy
[Sony Music Norte]
• Pese A Quien Le Pese
Los Rieleros Del Norte
[Fonovisa]
• Tu Noche Con...Los Tigres Del Norte
Los Tigres Del Norte
[Fonovisa]
• Soy Todo Tuyo
Los Tucanes De Tijuana
[Fonovisa]
Category 63
Best Banda Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Se Nos Murio El Amor
El Güero Y Su Banda Centenario
[A.R.C. Discos]
• Mas Adelante
La Arrolladora Banda El Limón De Rene Camacho
[Disa]
• Derecho De Antiguedad
La Original Banda El Limón De Salvador Lizárraga
[Fonovisa]
• Tu Esclavo Y Amo
Lupillo Rivera
[Disa]
Field 13 — American Roots
Category 64
Best Americana Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Together Through Life
Bob Dylan
[Columbia]
• Electric Dirt
Levon Helm
[Dirt Farmer Music/Vanguard Records]
• Willie And The Wheel
Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel
[Bismeaux Records]
• Wilco (The Album)
Wilco
[Nonesuch]
• Little Honey
Lucinda Williams
[Lost Highway Records]
Category 65
Best Bluegrass Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Could We Get Any Closer?
Jim Lauderdale
[Sky Crunch Records]
• The Crow / New Songs For The Five-String Banjo
Steve Martin
[Rounder]
• Buckaroo Blue Grass
Michael Martin Murphey
[Rural Rhythm Records]
• Almost Live
Bryan Sutton And Friends
[Sugar Hill Records]
• Destination Life
Rhonda Vincent
[Rounder]
Category 66
Best Traditional Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• A Stranger Here
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
[ANTI]
• Blue Again
The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band Featuring Rick Vito
[429 Records]
• Rough & Tough
John Hammond
[Chesky Records]
• Stomp! The Blues Tonight
Duke Robillard
[Stony Plain Records]
• Chicago Blues: A Living History
(Various Artists)
Larry Skoller, producer
[Raisin' Music]
Category 67
Best Contemporary Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• This Time
The Robert Cray Band
[Nozzle Records/Vanguard]
• The Truth According To Ruthie Foster
Ruthie Foster
[Blue Corn Music]
• Live: Hope At The Hideout
Mavis Staples
[ANTI]
• Back To The River
Susan Tedeschi
[Verve Forecast]
• Already Free
The Derek Trucks Band
[Victor Records]
Category 68
Best Traditional Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Cutting Loose
David Holt And Josh Goforth
[High Windy Audio]
• Naked With Friends
Maura O'Connell
[Sugar Hill Records]
• Polka Cola: Music That Refreshes
Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra
[Starr Records]
• Singing Through The Hard Times: A Tribute To Utah Phillips
(Various Artists)
Jacqui Morse, Kendall Morse & Dan Schatz, producers
[righteous babe records, inc.]
• High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project
Loudon Wainwright III
[2nd Story Sound Records]
Category 69
Best Contemporary Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Middle Cyclone
Neko Case
[ANTI]
• Our Bright Future
Tracy Chapman
[Elektra]
• Live
Shawn Colvin
[Nonesuch]
• Secret, Profane & Sugarcane
Elvis Costello
[Hear Music]
• Townes
Steve Earle
[New West Records]
Category 70
Best Hawaiian Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• He Nani
Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho
[Daniel Ho Creations]
• Friends & Family Of Hawai`i
Amy Hanaiali`i
[UA Records]
• Nani Mau Loa: Everlasting Beauty
Ho`okena
[Ho`omau Inc.]
• Masters Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Volume 2
(Various Artists)
Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers
[Daniel Ho Creations]
Category 71
Best Native American Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Siyotanka
Michael Brant DeMaria
[Ontos Music]
• Spirit Wind North
Bill Miller
[Cool Springs Music Group]
• True Blue
Northern Cree
[Canyon Records]
• Wind Songs — Native American Flute Solos
John Two-Hawks
[Circle Studios]
• Riders Of The Healing Road
Johnny Whitehorse
[Silver Wave Records]
Category 72
Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Alligator Purse
Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet
[Yep Roc Records]
• Lay Your Burden Down
Buckwheat Zydeco
[Alligator]
• Stripped Down
The Magnolia Sisters
[Arhoolie Records]
• Live At 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Pine Leaf Boys
[MunckMix, Inc.]
• L'Ésprit Créole
Cedric Watson et Bijou Créole
[Valcour Records]
Field 14 — Reggae
Category 73
Best Reggae Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Rasta Got Soul
Buju Banton
[Gargamel Music, Inc.]
• Brand New Me
Gregory Isaacs
[Tad's Record]
• Awake
Julian Marley
[Ghetto Youths/Tuff Gong/Universal Republic]
• Mind Control — Acoustic
Stephen Marley
[Ghetto Youths/Tuff Gong/Universal Republic]
• Imperial Blaze
Sean Paul
[VP/Atlantic]
Field 15 — World Music
Category 74
Best Traditional World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Ancient Sounds
Rahim Alhaj And Amjad Ali Khan
[UR Music]
• Double Play
Liz Carroll & John Doyle
[Compass Records]
• Douga Mansa
Mamadou Diabate
[World Village]
• La Guerra No
John Santos Y El Coro Folklórico Kindembo
[Machete Records]
• Drum Music Land
Ten Drum Art Percussion Group
[Wind Music]
Category 75
Best Contemporary World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Welcome To Mali
Amadou & Mariam
[Nonesuch]
• Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 — Africa Sessions
Béla Fleck
[Rounder]
• Day By Day
Femi Kuti
[Mercer Street Records]
• Seya
Oumou Sangare
[Nonesuch]
• Across The Divide: A Tale Of Rhythm & Ancestry
Omar Sosa
[Half Note Records]
Field 16 — Children's
Category 76
Best Musical Album For Children
(For albums consisting of predominantly music or song vs. spoken word.)
• American Heroes #3
Jonathan Sprout
[Sprout Recordings]
• Banjo To Beatbox
Cathy & Marcy With Special Guest Christylez Bacon
[Community Music, Inc.]
• Family Time
Ziggy Marley
[Tuff Gong Worldwide]
• Great Day
Milkshake
[Milkshake Music]
• Jumpin' & Jammin'
Greg & Steve
[Greg & Steve Productions]
• Pete Seeger Tribute — Ageless Kids' Songs
Buck Howdy
[Prairie Dog Entertainment]
Category 77
Best Spoken Word Album For Children
(For albums consisting of predominantly spoken word vs. music or song.)
• Aaaaah! Spooky, Scary Stories & Songs
Buck Howdy
[Prairie Dog Entertainment]
• Captain Nobody
Dean Pitchford
[Random House Audio/Listening Library]
• Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales
(Various Artists)
Sharon Gelman, Michele McGonigle & Alfre Woodard, producers
[Hachette Audio]
• The Phantom Tollbooth
David Hyde Pierce
[Harper Children's Audio]
• Scat
Ed Asner
[Random House Audio/Listening Library]
• Through The Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There
Harlan Ellison
[Blackstone Audio Inc.]
Field 17 — Spoken Word
Category 78
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)
• Always Looking Up
Michael J. Fox
[Hyperion Audio]
• Jonathan Winters — A Very Special Time
Jonathan Winters (Music By Verne Langdon & Skip Edwards)
[Dejavu Record Company/The Orchard]
• The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Richard Dreyfuss & David Strathairn
[BBC Audiobooks America]
• The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
Various Artists Including Michael Madsen, Sandra Oh, Edward Herrmann & Others
Yuri Rasovsky & Josh Stanton, producers
[Blackstone Audio Inc.]
• We Can Have Peace In The Holy Land
Jimmy Carter
[Simon & Schuster Audio]
• Wishful Drinking
Carrie Fisher
[Simon & Schuster Audio]
Field 18 — Comedy
Category 79
Best Comedy Album
(For comedy recordings, spoken or musical)
• Back From The Dead
Spinal Tap
[The Label Industry/Artist2Market Distribution]
• A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All!
Stephen Colbert
[Comedy Central Records]
• Internet Leaks
"Weird Al" Yankovic
[Volcano]
• My Weakness Is Strong
Patton Oswalt
[Degenerate/Warner Bros.]
• Suckin’ It For The Holidays
Kathy Griffin
[Music With A Twist]
• Tall, Dark & Chicano
George Lopez
[Comedy Central Records]
Field 19 — Musical Show
Category 80
Best Musical Show Album
(Award to the Album Producer(s), and to the Lyricist(s) & Composer(s) of 51% or more of a new score. (Artist, Lyricist & Composer names appear in parentheses.))
• Ain't Misbehavin'
Robert Sher, producer (Various, composer; Various, lyricist) (30th Anniversary Cast Recording With Ruben Studdard, Frenchie Davis & Others)
[Rhino]
• Hair
Noah Cornman, Kurt Deutsch, Joel Moss & Steve Norman, producers (Galt MacDermot, composer; James Rado & Gerome Ragni, lyricists) (New Broadway Cast With Sasha Allen, Gavin Creel & Others)
[Razor & Tie Entertainment/Ghostlight Records]
• 9 To 5 The Musical
Frank Filipetti, producer; Dolly Parton, composer; Dolly Parton, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty & Others)
[Dolly Records/Artist2Market Distribution]
• Shrek The Musical
Peter Hylenski & Jeanine Tesori, producers; Jeanine Tesori, composer; David Lindsay-Abaire, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Brian d'Arcy James, Sutton Foster & Others)
[Decca Broadway]
• West Side Story
David Caddick & David Lai, producers (Leonard Bernstein, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast with Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione & Others)
[Masterworks Broadway]
Field 20 — Film/TV/Visual Media
Category 81
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album, or to the individual(s) actively responsible for the concept and musical direction and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable.)
• Cadillac Records
(Various Artists)
[Music World Music/Columbia]
• Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds
(Various Artists)
[A Band Apart/Warner Bros.]
• Slumdog Millionaire
(Various Artists)
[N.E.E.T./Interscope Records]
• True Blood
(Various Artists)
[Elektra]
• Twilight
(Various Artists)
[Summit Ent./Chop Shop/Atlantic]
Category 82
Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series or other visual media.)
• The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (Disc 1)
Alexandre Desplat, composer
[Concord Records]
• Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
Nicholas Hooper, composer
[New Line Records]
• Milk
Danny Elfman, composer
[Decca]
• Star Trek
Michael Giacchino, composer
[Varèse Sarabande]
• Up
Michael Giacchino, composer
[Walt Disney Records]
Category 83
Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• The Climb (From Hannah Montana: The Movie)
Jessi Alexander & Jon Mabe, songwriters (Miley Cyrus)
[Walt Disney Records; Publishers: Vistaville Music, Hopeless Rose Music, Music Of Stage Three, Mabe It Big Music.]
• Decode (From Twilight)
Josh Farro, Hayley Williams & Taylor York, songwriters (Paramore)
[Summit Ent./Chop Shop/Atlantic; Publishers: WB Music Corp/But Father, I Just Want To Sing Music/Josh's Music/FBR Music, Meaux Hits/Hunterboro Music, Rimutaka Music.]
• Jai Ho (From Slumdog Millionaire)
Gulzar, A.R. Rahman & Tanvi Shah, songwriters (A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash)
[N.E.E.T./Interscope Records; Publisher: KM Musiq.]
• Once In A Lifetime (From Cadillac Records)
Ian Dench, James Dring, Amanda Ghost, Beyoncé Knowles, Scott McFarnon & Jody Street, songwriters (Beyoncé)
[Music World Music/Columbia; Publishers: B-Day Publishing/EMI April Music, Amanda Ghost Bucks Music Group Ltd./EMI Blackwood, Red Ink Music Ltd., Ian Dench Music/Songs of Kobalt Music, Chrysalis Music.]
• The Wrestler (From The Wrestler)
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
[Columbia; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen.]
Field 21 — Composing/Arranging
Category 84
Best Instrumental Composition
(A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Borat In Syracuse
Paquito D'Rivera, composer (Paquito D'Rivera Quintet)
Track from: Jazz-Clazz
[Timba Records]
• Counting To Infinity
Tim Davies, composer (Tim Davies Big Band)
Track from: Dialmentia
[Origin Records]
• Fluffy
Bob Florence, composer (Bob Florence Limited Edition)
Track from: Legendary
[MAMA Records]
• Ice-Nine
Steve Wiest, composer (University Of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band)
Track from: Lab 2009
[North Texas Jazz]
• Married Life (From Up)
Michael Giacchino, composer (Michael Giacchino)
Track from: Up — Soundtrack
[Walt Disney Records]
Category 85
Best Instrumental Arrangement
(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• Emmanuel
Jeremy Lubbock, arranger (Chris Botti & Lucia Micarelli)
Track from: In Boston
[Columbia]
• Hope
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Jim Beard With Vince Mendoza & The Metropole Orchestra)
Track from: Revolutions
[Sunny Side Records]
• Slings And Arrows
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge)
Track from: The Comet's Tail: Performing The Compositions Of Michael Brecker
[MAMA Records]
• Up With End Credits (From Up)
Michael Giacchino, arranger (Michael Giacchino)
Track from: Up — Soundtrack
[Walt Disney Records]
• West Side Story Medley
Bill Cunliffe, arranger (Resonance Big Band)
Track from: Resonance Big Band Plays Tribute To Oscar Peterson
[Resonance Records]
Category 86
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• A Change Is Gonna Come
David Foster & Jerry Hey, arrangers (Seal)
Track from: Soul
[143/Warner Bros.]
• Dedicated To You
Laurence Hobgood, arranger (Kurt Elling)
Track from: Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman
[Concord Jazz]
• In The Still Of The Night
Thomas Zink, arranger (Anne Walsh)
Track from: Pretty World
[AtoZink Music]
• My One And Only Thrill
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Melody Gardot)
Track from: My One And Only Thrill
[Verve]
• Quiet Nights
Claus Ogerman, arranger (Diana Krall)
Track from: Quiet Nights
[Verve]
Field 22 — Package
Category 87
Best Recording Package
• Back From The Dead
Brian Porizek, art director (Spinal Tap)
[The Label Industry/Artist2Market Distribution]
• Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Stefan Sagmeister, art director (David Byrne & Brian Eno)
[Todomundo/Opal]
• Middle Cyclone
Neko Case & Judge, art directors (Neko Case)
[ANTI]
• Splitting Adam
Jeff Harrison, art director (Splitting Adam)
[Independent]
• Tathagata
Szu Wei Cheng & Hui Chen Huang, art directors (Various Artists)
[Wind Music]
Category 88
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
• A Cabinet Of Curiosities
Mathieu Bitton & Scott Webber, art directors (Jane's Addiction)
[Warner Bros./Rhino]
• The Clifford Ball
Masaki Koike, art director (Phish)
[Rhino]
• Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Stefan Sagmeister, art director (David Byrne & Brian Eno)
[Todomundo/Opal]
• Lost In The Sound Of Separation (Deluxe Edition)
Jordan Butcher, art director (Underoath)
[Tooth & Nail Records]
• Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963–1972)
Gary Burden, Jenice Heo & Neil Young, art directors (Neil Young)
[Reprise]
Field 23 — Album Notes
Category 89
Best Album Notes
• The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935–1946)
Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong)
[Mosaic Records]
• Dance-O-Mania: Harry Yerkes And The Dawn Of The Jazz Age, 1919–1923
Mark Berresford, album notes writer (The Happy Six)
[Rivermont Records]
• Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson — Music From The Film
Douglas Brinkley & Johnny Depp, album notes writers (Various Artists)
[Legacy Recordings]
• My Dusty Road
Ed Cray & Bill Nowlin, album notes writers (Woody Guthrie)
[Rounder]
• Origins Of The Red Hot Mama, 1910–1922
Lloyd Ecker & Susan Ecker, album notes writers (Sophie Tucker)
[Archeophone Records]
Field 24 — Historical
Category 90
Best Historical Album
• The Complete Chess Masters (1950–1967)
Andy McKaie, compilation producer; Erick Labson, mastering engineer (Little Walter)
[Hip-O Select/Geffen Records]
• My Dusty Road
Scott Billington, Michael Creamer & Bill Nowlin, compilation producers; Doug Pomeroy, mastering engineer (Woody Guthrie)
[Rounder]
• Origins Of The Red Hot Mama, 1910–1922
Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Sophie Tucker)
[Archeophone Records]
• Take Me To The Water: Immersion Baptism In Vintage Music And Photography 1890–1950
Steven Lance Ledbetter & Jim Linderman, compilation producers; Robert Vosgien, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
[Dust-To-Digital]
• Woodstock — 40 Years On: Back To Yasgur's Farm
Cheryl Pawelski, Mason Williams & Andy Zax, compilation producers; Dave Schultz, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
[Rhino]
Field 25 — Production, Non-Classical
Category 91
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
(An Engineer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.))
• Ellipse
Imogen Heap, engineer (Imogen Heap)
[RCA/Megaphonic Records]
• Gossip In The Grain
Ethan Johns & Dominic Monks, engineers (Ray LaMontagne)
[RCA Records]
• My One And Only Thrill
Helik Hadar & Al Schmitt, engineers (Melody Gardot)
[Verve]
• Safe Trip Home
Jon Brion, Grippa, Greg Koller & Jim Scott, engineers (Dido)
[Arista]
• Swan Feathers
Richard Alderson, Chris Allen, Roman Klun, Lawrence Manchester, Rob Mounsey, Jay Newland & Gordie Sampson, engineers (Leslie Mendelson)
[Rykodisc]
Category 92
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
(A Producer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.))
• T Bone Burnett
• Moonalice (Moonalice) (A)
• Secret, Profane & Sugarcane (Elvis Costello) (A)
• Ethan Johns
• Gossip In The Grain (Ray LaMontagne) (A)
• Larry Klein
• Acadian Driftwood (Zachary Richard) (T)
• Bare Bones (Madeleine Peyroux) (A)
• My One And Only Thrill (Melody Gardot) (A)
• Our Bright Future (Tracy Chapman) (A)
• Tide (Luciana Souza) (A)
• Greg Kurstin
• It's Not Me, It's You (Lily Allen) (A)
• Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future (The Bird And The Bee) (A)
• Brendan O'Brien
• Black Ice (AC/DC) (A)
• Crack The Skye (Mastodon) (A)
• The Fixer (Pearl Jam) (S)
• Killswitch Engage (Killswitch Engage) (A)
• Working On A Dream (Bruce Springsteen) (A)
Category 93
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
(A Remixer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• Don't Believe In Love (Dennis Ferrer Objektivity Mix)
Dennis Ferrer, remixer (Dido)
[Arista]
• The Girl And The Robot (Jean Elan Remix)
Jean Elan, remixer (Röyksopp)
[Astralwerks]
• I Want You (Dave Aude Remix)
Dave Aude, remixer (Dean Coleman Featuring DCLA)
Track from: I Want You
[Yoshitoshi Recordings]
• No You Girls (Trentemøller Remix)
Anders Trentemøller, remixer (Franz Ferdinand)
Track from: Blood: Franz Ferdinand
[Domino]
• When Love Takes Over (Electro Extended Remix)
David Guetta, remixer (David Guetta Featuring Kelly Rowland)
[Astralwerks]
Field 26 — Surround Sound
Category 94
Best Surround Sound Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)
• Colabs
David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber, Allen Hart, DJ Muad'Deep, Seren Wen, Musetta, Henta, Marcell Marias & Gail Pettis)
[51bpm]
• Flute Mystery
Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter L'Orange, surround mix engineers; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Emily Beynon, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Fred Johnny Berg, Catherine Beynon & Philharmonia Orchestra)
[2L/Lindberg Lyd]
• Kleiberg: Treble & Bass
Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter L'Orange, surround mix engineers; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Daniel Reuss, Trondheim Symfoniorkester, Marianne Thorsen & Göran Sjölin)
[2L/Lindberg Lyd]
• 1970 – 1975
Nick Davis, surround mix engineer; Tony Cousins, surround mastering engineer; Nick Davis, surround producer (Genesis)
[Atlantic/Rhino]
• Transmigration
Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Elaine Martone, surround producer (Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Choruses)
[Telarc]
Field 27 — Production, Classical
Category 95
Best Engineered Album, Classical
(An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.))
• Britten: Billy Budd
Neil Hutchinson & Jonathan Stokes, engineers (Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, Ian Bostridge, Gidon Saks, Neal Davies, Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra)
[Virgin Classics]
• Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10
Peter Laenger, engineer (Michael Tilson Thomas & San Francisco Symphony)
[SFS Media]
• QSF Plays Brubeck
Judy Kirschner, engineer (Quartet San Francisco)
[Violinjazz Recordings]
• Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé
Jesse Lewis & John Newton, engineers (James Levine, Tanglewood Festival Chorus & Boston Symphony Orchestra)
[BSO Classics]
• Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15
John Newton & Dirk Sobotka, engineers (Valery Gergiev & Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
[Mariinsky]
Category 96
Producer Of The Year, Classical
(A Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.))
• Blanton Alspaugh
• Carlson, David: Anna Karenina (Stewart Robertson, Christine Abraham, Sarah Colburn, Robert Gierlach, Christian Van Horn, Kelly Kaduce, Opera Theatre Of Saint Louis & Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra)
• Menotti: Amahl And The Night Visitors; My Christmas (Alastair Willis, Ike Hawkersmith, Kirsten Gunlogson, Dean Anthony, Todd Thomas, Kevin Short, Bart LeFan, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Nashville Symphony Chorus & Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
• Ravel: L'Enfant Et Les Sortilèges (Alastair Willis, Julie Boulianne, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chattanooga Boys Choir, Nashville Symphony Chorus & Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
• Schubert: Death And The Maiden (JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
• Sierra, Roberto: Missa Latina 'Pro Pace' (Andreas Delfs, Nathaniel Webster, Heidi Grant Murphy, Milwaukee Symphony Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
• Steven Epstein
• Adams: Doctor Atomic Symphony (David Robertson & Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra)
• Bernstein: Mass (Marin Alsop, Jubilant Sykes, Asher Edward Wulfman, Morgan State University Choir, Peabody Children's Chorus & Baltimore Symphony Orchestra)
• Corigliano: A Dylan Thomas Trilogy (Leonard Slatkin, George Mabry, Sir Thomas Allen, Nashville Symphony Chorus & Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
• Fauré: Piano Quintets (Fine Arts Quartet & Cristina Oritz)
• Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs Of Joy And Peace (Yo-Yo Ma & Various Artists)
• John Fraser
• Britten: Billy Budd (Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, Ian Bostridge, Gidon Saks, Neal Davies, Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra)
• Midsummer Night (Kate Royal, Edward Gardner, Crouch End Festival Chorus & Orchestra Of English National Opera)
• Schubert: Schwanengesang (Ian Bostridge & Antonio Pappano)
• Shadows Of Silence (Leif Ove Andsnes, Franz Welzer-Möst & Sinfonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)
• David Frost
• An American Journey (Eroica Trio)
• Journey To The New World (Sharon Isbin, Mark O'Connor & Joan Baez)
• Korngold: Violin Concerto; Schauspiel Overture; Much Ado About Nothing (Philippe Quint, Carlos Miguel Prieto & Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria)
• Mozart: Piano Concertos 21 & 22 (Jonathan Biss & Orpheus Chamber Orchestra)
• O'Connor, Mark: String Quartets Nos. 2 & 3 (Ida Kavafian, Mark O'Connor, Paul Neubauer & Matt Haimovitz)
• James Mallinson
• MacMillan, James: St. John Passion (Sir Colin Davis, Christopher Maltman, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra)
• Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Valery Gergiev, Choir Of Eltham College, Choral Arts Society Of Washington, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra)
• Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15 (Valery Gergiev & Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
• Shostakovich: The Nose (Valery Gergiev, Andrei Popov, Sergei Semishkur, Vladislav Sulimsky, Chorus Of The Mariinsky Theatre & Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
Field 28 — Classical
Category 97
Best Classical Album
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) if other than the Artist.)
• Bernstein: Mass
Marin Alsop, conductor; Jubilant Sykes; Steven Epstein, producer; Richard King, engineer/mixer (Asher Edward Wulfman; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Morgan State University Choir & Peabody Children's Chorus)
[Naxos]
• Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Ragnar Bohlin, Kevin Fox & Susan McMane, choir directors; Andreas Neubronner, producer; Peter Laenger, engineer/mixer; Andreas Neubronner, mastering engineer (Laura Claycomb, Anthony Dean Griffey, Katarina Karnéus, Quinn Kelsey, James Morris, Yvonne Naef, Elza van den Heever & Erin Wall; San Francisco Symphony; Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Girls Chorus & San Francisco Symphony Chorus)
[SFS Media]
• Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé
James Levine, conductor; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer; Jesse Lewis & John Newton, engineers/mixers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Boston Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus)
[BSO Classics]
• Ravel: L'Enfant Et Les Sortilèges
Alastair Willis, conductor; Julie Boulianne; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; Mark Donahue & John Hill, engineers/mixers (Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Chattanooga Boys Choir, Chicago Symphony Chorus & Nashville Symphony Chorus)
[Naxos]
• Shostakovich: The Nose
Valery Gergiev, conductor; Andrei Popov, Sergei Semishkur & Vladislav Sulimsky; James Mallinson, producer; John Newton & Dirk Sobotka, engineers/mixers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre; Chorus Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
[Mariinsky]
Category 98
Best Orchestral Performance
(Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.)
• Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
Simon Rattle, conductor (Susan Graham; Berliner Philharmoniker)
[EMI Classics]
• Bruckner: Symphony No. 5
Benjamin Zander, conductor (Philharmonia Orchestra)
[Telarc]
• Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé
James Levine, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus)
[BSO Classics]
• Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15
Valery Gergiev, conductor (Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
[Mariinsky]
• Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4
Antoni Wit, conductor (Jan Krzysztof Broja, Ewa Marczyk & Marek Marczyk; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra)
[Naxos]
Category 99
Best Opera Recording
(Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s) and Principal Soloists.)
• Britten: Billy Budd
Daniel Harding, conductor; Ian Bostridge, Neal Davies, Nathan Gunn, Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose & Gidon Saks; John Fraser, producer (London Symphony Orchestra; Gentlemen Of The London Symphony Chorus)
[Virgin Classics]
• Messiaen: Saint François D'Assise
Ingo Metzmacher, conductor; Armand Arapian, Hubert Delamboye, Rod Gilfry, Henk Neven, Tom Randle & Camilla Tilling; Karin Elzendoorn, producer (The Hague Philharmonic; Chorus Of De Nederlandse Opera)
[Opus Arte]
• Musto, John: Volpone
Sara Jobin, conductor; Lisa Hopkins, Joshua Jeremiah, Museop Kim, Jeremy Little, Rodell Rosel & Faith Sherman; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Wolf Trap Opera Company)
[Wolf Trap Recordings]
• Shostakovich: The Nose
Valery Gergiev, conductor; Andrei Popov, Sergei Semishkur & Vladislav Sulimsky; James Mallinson, producer (Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre; Chorus Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
[Mariinsky]
• Tan Dun: Marco Polo
Tan Dun, conductor; Stephen Bryant, Sarah Castle, Zhang Jun, Nancy Allen Lundy, Stephen Richardson & Charles Workman; Ferenc van Damme, producer (Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; Cappella Amsterdam)
[Opus Arte]
Category 100
Best Choral Performance
(Award to the Choral Conductor, and to the Orchestra Conductor if an Orchestra is on the recording, and to the Choral Director or Chorus Master if applicable.)
• Handel: Coronation Anthems
Harry Christophers, conductor (Alastair Ross; The Sixteen Orchestra; The Sixteen)
[CORO]
• Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Ragnar Bohlin, Kevin Fox & Susan McMane, choir directors (Laura Claycomb, Anthony Dean Griffey, Elza van den Heever, Katarina Karnéus, Quinn Kelsey, James Morris, Yvonne Naef & Erin Wall; San Francisco Symphony; Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Symphony Chorus & San Francisco Girls Chorus)
[SFS Media]
• Penderecki: Utrenja
Antoni Wit, conductor (Gennady Bezzubenkov, Iwona Hossa, Piotr Kusiewicz, Piotr Nowacki & Agnieszka Rehlis; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Boys' Choir & Warsaw Philharmonic Choir)
[Naxos]
• Song Of The Stars: Granados, Casals & Blancafort
Dennis Keene, conductor (Erica Kiesewetter; Mark Kruczek & Douglas Riva; Voices Of Ascension)
[Naxos]
• A Spotless Rose
Paul McCreesh, conductor (The Gabrieli Consort)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Category 101
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
(Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor.)
• Bartók: 3 Concertos
Pierre Boulez, conductor (Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Yuri Bashmet, Gidon Kremer, Neil Percy, Tamara Stefanovich & Nigel Thomas; Berliner Philharmoniker & London Symphony Orchestra)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
• Bermel, Derek: Voices For Solo Clarinet And Orchestra
Gil Rose, conductor; Derek Bermel (Boston Modern Orchestra Project)
Track from: Bermel, Derek: Voices
[BMOP/Sound]
• Korngold: Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 35
Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor; Philippe Quint (Orquesta Sinfónica de Mineria)
Track from: Korngold Violin Concerto; Schauspiel Overture; Much Ado About Nothing
[Naxos]
• Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor; Evgeny Kissin (Philharmonia Orchestra)
[EMI Classics]
• Salonen, Esa-Pekka: Piano Concerto
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Yefim Bronfman (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Track from: Salonen
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Category 102
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
(Award to the Instrumental Soloist.)
• Caroline Goulding
Caroline Goulding (Christopher O'Riley & Janine Randall)
[Telarc]
• Chopin
Maria João Pires
[Deutsche Grammophon]
• Journey To The New World
Sharon Isbin (Joan Baez & Mark O'Connor)
[Sony Classical]
• Oppens Plays Carter
Ursula Oppens
[Cedille Records]
• Sonatas & Etudes
Yuja Wang
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Category 103
Best Chamber Music Performance
(Award to the Artists.)
• Ginastera: String Quartets (Complete)
Enso Quartet (Lucy Shelton)
[Naxos]
• The Hungarian Album
Guarneri Quartet
[RCA Red Seal]
• Intimate Letters
Emerson String Quartet
[Deutsche Grammophon]
• Schumann/Bartók: The Berlin Recital
Martha Argerich & Gidon Kremer
[EMI Classics]
• Takemitsu, Toru: And Then I Knew 'Twas Wind
Yolanda Kondonassis, Cynthia Phelps & Joshua Smith
Track from: Debussy & Takemitsu: Air: Music For Harp, Flute & Strings
[TELARC]
Category 104
Best Small Ensemble Performance
(Award to the Ensemble (and to the Conductor.))
• Bach: Orchestral Suites For A Young Prince
Monica Huggett, conductor; Gonzalo X. Ruiz; Ensemble Sonnerie
[Avie Records]
• Josquin: Missa Malheur Me Bat
Peter Phillips, conductor; Tallis Scholars
[Gimell]
• Lang, David: The Little Match Girl Passion
Paul Hillier, conductor; Ars Nova Copenhagen & Theatre Of Voices
[Harmonia Mundi]
• Song Of Songs
Stile Antico (Alison Hill & Benedict Hymas)
[harmonia mundi]
• Vivaldi: Concertos
Daniel Hope & Anne Sofie von Otter; Chamber Orchestra Of Europe (Kristian Bezuidenhout)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Category 105
Best Classical Vocal Performance
(Award to the Vocal Soloist(s).)
• Bach
Anne Sofie von Otter (Lars Ulrik Mortensen; Anders J. Dahlin, Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Tomas Medici & Karin Roman; Concerto Copenhagen)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
• Bel Canto Spectacular
Juan Diego Flórez (Daniel Oren; Daniella Barcellona, Patrizia Ciofi, Plácido Domingo, Mariusz Kwiecien, Anna Netrebko & Fernando Piqueras; Orquestra De La Comunitat Valenciana; Cor De La Generalitat Valenciana)
[Decca]
• Recital At Ravinia
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Drew Minter; Peter Serkin)
[Harmonia Mundi]
• Un Frisson Français
Susan Graham (Malcom Martineau)
[Onyx Classics]
• Verismo Arias
Renée Fleming (Marco Armiliato; Jonas Kaufmann; Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppi Verdi; Coro Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppi Verdi)
[Decca]
Category 106
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
(A Composer's Award. (For a contemporary classical composition composed within the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year.) Award to the librettist, if applicable.)
• Crumb, George: The Winds Of Destiny
George Crumb (James Freeman)
Track from: Crumb: American Songbooks 2 & 4
[Bridge Records]
• Higdon, Jennifer: Percussion Concerto
Jennifer Higdon (Marin Alsop)
Track from: Alsop Conducts MacMillan, Adès, & Higdon
[London Philharmonic Orchestra]
• Pärt, Arvo: In Principio
Arvo Pärt (Tõnu Kaljuste)
Track from: Pärt, Arvo: In Principio
[ECM New Series]
• Sierra, Roberto: Missa Latina 'Pro Pace'
Roberto Sierra (Andreas Delfs)
[Naxos]
• Wyner, Yehudi: Piano Concerto "Chiavi In Mano"
Yehudi Wyner (Robert Spano)
Track from: Wyner, Yehudi: Orchestral Works
[Bridge Records]
Category 107
Best Classical Crossover Album
(Award to the Artist(s) and/or to the Conductor.)
• A Company Of Voices: Conspirare In Concert
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor; Conspirare (Tom Burritt, Ian Davidson & Bion Tsang)
[Harmonia Mundi]
• Jazz-Clazz
Paquito D'Rivera Quintet (Trio Clarone)
[TIMBA Records]
• The Melody Of Rhythm
Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer (Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
[E1 Music]
• QSF Plays Brubeck
Quartet San Francisco
[Violinjazz Recordings]
• Twelve Songs By Charles Ives
Theo Bleckmann; Kneebody
[Winter & Winter]
• Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs Of Joy And Peace
Yo-Yo Ma (Odair Assad, Sergio Assad, Chris Botti, Dave Brubeck, Matt Brubeck, John Clayton, Paquito d'Rivera, Renée Fleming, Diana Krall, Alison Krauss, Natalie McMaster, Edgar Meyer, Cristina Pato, Joshua Redman, Jake Shimabukuro, Silk Road Ensemble, James Taylor, Chris Thile, Wu Tong, Alon Yavnai & Amelia Zirin-Brown)
[Sony Classical]
Field 29 — Music Video
Category 108
Best Short Form Music Video
(For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.)
• Mr. Hurricane
Beast
Ben Steiger Levine, video director; Sach Baylin-Stern, video producer
[Verve Forecast]
• Boom Boom Pow
The Black Eyed Peas
Mat Cullen & Mark Kudsi, video directors; Anna Joseph & Patrick Nugent, video producers
[Interscope Records]
• Life In Technicolor II
Coldplay
Dougal Wilson, video director; Matthew Fone, video producer
[Capitol]
• Wrong
Depeche Mode
Patrick Daughters, video director; Jonathan Lia, video producer
[Capitol]
• Her Morning Elegance
Oren Lavie
[A Quarter Past Wonderful/Adrenaline]
Category 109
Best Long Form Music Video
(For video album packages consisting of more than one song or track. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer of at least 51% of the total playing time.)
• In Boston
Chris Botti
Jim Gable, video director; Bobby Colomby, video producer
[Columbia]
• Johnny Cash's America
(Johnny Cash)
Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video directors; Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video producers
[Columbia/Legacy]
• Anita O'Day — The Life Of A Jazz Singer
(Anita O'Day)
Robbie Cavolina & Ian McCrudden, video directors; Robbie Cavolina, Melissa Davis & Ian McCrudden, video producers
[AOD Productions]
• Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy World Tour Live
Keith Urban
Chris Hicky, video director; Blake Morrison, video producer
[Capitol Nashville]
• The Beatles Love — All Together Now
(Various Artists)
Adrian Wills, video director; Martin Bolduc & Jonathan Clyde, video producers
[Apple/Capitol]
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