NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Columbia Records) - Artists and recordings from the Columbia Records Group garnered 29 nominations in some 25 Grammy categories for recordings released during the Grammy Eligibility Year October 1, 2007 through
September 30, 2008. Nominations for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards were announced in Los Angeles on Tuesday, December 3 by the
National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. The 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on "GRAMMY Sunday," Feb. 8, 2009, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and once again will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8-11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
Columbia Records artists nominated for Grammys this year include John Mayer (5 nominations), first-time nominee Adele (4 nominations including Best New Artist as well as Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Chasing Pavements"), Raphael Saadiq (3 nominations), Mary Mary (3 nominations), Bruce Springsteen (2 nominations), John Legend (2 nominations), AC/DC, David Gilmour, Beyonce, Tye Tribbett & GA, Kathy Griffin, soundtracks for "August Rush" and "Walk Hard," Miles Davis, MGMT and producer Rick Rubin.
Columbia Records and its artists made strong showings in a wide variety of categories including Record of the Year and Song of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Female Vocal Performance and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance as well as nominations for Best Rock, R&B, Rap, Gospel, Comedy, Motion Picture Soundtracks, Album Notes, Producer of the Year, Remix and Long Form Music Video.
COLUMBIA RECORDS GRAMMY NOMINATIONS
(* denotes a non-label nomination for a recording by a Columbia Records artist)
JOHN MAYER (5)
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: "Say" (track from "Continuum")
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance: "Gravity" (track from "Where The Light Is - Live In Los Angeles")
Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media: "Say" (from "The Bucket List") (John Mayer - track from "Continuum")
Best Long Form Music Video: "Where The Light Is - Live In Los Angeles" (Danny Clinch, video director; Lindha Narvaez, video producer)
* Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals: "Lesson Learned" - Alicia Keys & John Mayer (track from "As I Am")
ADELE (4)
Record Of The Year: "Chasing Pavements" (track from "19" - XL Recordings/Columbia) (Eg White, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Steve Price, engineers/mixers)
Song Of The Year: "Chasing Pavements" (track from "19" - Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters)
Best New Artist
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: "Chasing Pavements" (track from "19")
RAPHAEL SAADIQ (3)
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: "Never Give You Up" - Raphael Saadiq featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton (track from "The Way I See It")
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: "Love That Girl" (track from "The Way I See It")
Best R&B Album: "The Way I See It"
MARY MARY (3)
Best Gospel Performance: "Get Up" (track from "The Sound")
Best Gospel Song: "Get Up" (track from "The Sound")
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album: "The Sound"
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (2)
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance: "Girls In Their Summer Clothes" (track from "Magic")
Best Rock Song: "Girls In Their Summer Clothes" (from "Magic")
JOHN LEGEND (2)
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: "Green Light" - John Legend & Andre 3000 (track from "Evolver")
*Best R&B Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocals: "Stay With Me (By The Sea)" Al Green Featuring John Legend (track from "Lay It Down")
AC/DC
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: "Rock N Roll Train" (track from "Black Ice")
DAVID GILMOUR
Best Rock Instrumental Performance: "Castellorizon" (track from "Live In Gdansk")
BEYONCE
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: "Me, Myself and I" (track from: The Beyonce Experience Live Audio) [Columbia/Music World Music]
TYE TRIBBETT & G.A.
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album: Stand Out
KATHY GRIFFIN
Best Comedy Album: "For Your Consideration" [Columbia/Music With A Twist]
AUGUST RUSH - SOUNDTRACK
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media: August Rush (Various Artists) [Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax]
WALK HARD - SOUNDTRACK
Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media: "Walk Hard" (From Walk Hard - The Dewey Cox Story) (track from: "Walk Hard - The Dewey Cox Story")
MILES DAVIS
Best Album Notes: Kind Of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition (Francis Davis, album notes writer) [Columbia/Legacy Recordings]
MGMT
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: Electric Feel (Justice Remix) Justice, remixers (track from "Oracular Spectacular")
Rick Rubin was nominated for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical for his work on the Columbia albums "Home Before Dark" by Neil Diamond, "Mercy (Dancing For The Death Of An Imaginary Enemy)" by Ours and "Seeing Things" by Jakob Dylan as well as non-Columbia releases.
