NEW YORK,NY (Columbia Records) - Artists and recordings from the Columbia Records Group garnered 41 nominations in some 35 Grammy categories for recordings released during the Grammy Eligibility Year October 1, 2005 through
September 30, 2006. Nominations for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards were announced in Los Angeles today, Thursday, December 7 by the
National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. The 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on February 11, 2007, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8pm-11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
Columbia Records artists nominated for Grammys this year include the Dixie Chicks (5 nominations), John Mayer (5 nominations), Beyonce (5 nominations), Tony Bennett (3 nominations), Bob Dylan (3 nominations), John Legend (3 nominations), Tye Tribbett & G.A. (3 nominations), Bela Fleck & the Flecktones (2 nominations), Bruce Springsteen (2 nominations), Bette Midler, System of a Down, David Gilmour, Harry Connick Jr., Chris Botti, Ralph Stanley and T Bone Burnett.
Columbia Records and its artists made strong showings in a wide variety of categories including Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year as well as Pop, Rock, R&B, Rap, Country, Jazz, Gospel, Traditional and Contemporary Folk, Musical Show, Instrumental Arrangement, Recording Package, 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)
DIXIE CHICKS (5)
Record of the Year: "Not Ready To Make Nice" (track from: Taking The Long Way) - Rick Rubin, producer; Richard Dodd, Jim Scott & Chris Testa, engineers/mixers (Open Wide/Columbia)
Album of the Year: "Taking The Long Way" - Rick Rubin, producer; Richard Dodd, Jim Scott & Chris Testa, engineers/mixers; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer (Open Wide/Columbia)
Song of the Year: "Not Ready To Make Nice" (track from: Taking The Long Way) - Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Open Wide/Columbia)
Best Country Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocal: "Not Ready To Make Nice" (Open Wide/Columbia)
Best Country Album: "Taking The Long Way" (Open Wide/Columbia)
JOHN MAYER (5)
Album of the Year: "Continuum" - Steve Jordan & John Mayer, producers; John Alagia, Michael Brauer, Joe Ferla, Chad Franscoviak, Manny Marroquin & Dave O'Donnell, engineers/mixers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer (Aware/Columbia)
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: "Waiting On The World To Change" (track from: Continuum) (Aware/Columbia)
Best Pop Vocal Album: "Continuum" (Aware/Columbia)
Best Rock Album: "Try!" - John Mayer Trio (Aware/Columbia)
*Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance: "Route 66" (track from: Cars - Soundtrack - various artists [Disney])
BEYONCE (5)
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: "Ring The Alarm" (track from: B'Day [Sony Urban Music/Columbia])
Best R&B Song: "Deja Vu" - Beyonce featuring Jay-Z - Shawn Carter, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Beyonce Knowles, Makeba, Keli Nicole Price & Delisha Thomas, songwriters
Best Contemporary R&B Album: "B'Day" (Sony Urban Music/Columbia)
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: "Deja Vu" - Beyonce featuring Jay-Z
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: "Deja Vu" (Freemasons Club Mix - No Rap) - Russell Small and James Wilshire, remixers
TONY BENNETT (3)
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals: "For Once In My Life" - Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder (track from: Duets: An American Classic [RPM Records/Columbia])
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: "Duets: An American Classic" (RPM Records/Columbia)
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists: "For Once In My Life" - Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder (track from: Duets: An American Classic [RPM Records/Columbia]) - Jorge Calandrelli, arranger
JOHN LEGEND (3)
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: "Save Room" (track from: Once Again [Columbia/GOOD/Sony Urban])
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: "Heaven" (track from: Once Again [Columbia/GOOD/Sony Urban])
*Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: "Family Affair" - (Sly & the Family Stone) - John Legend, Joss Stone with Van Hunt (track from: Different Strokes by Different Folks [Epic/Legacy Recordings])
BOB DYLAN (3)
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance: "Someday Baby" (track from: Modern Times)
Best Rock Song: "Someday Baby" (track from: Modern Times) - Bob Dylan, songwriter
Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album: "Modern Times" (Columbia)
TYE TRIBBETT & G.A. (3)
Best Gospel Performance: "Victory" (track from: Victory Live! [Columbia/Sony Urban])
Best Gospel Song: "Victory" (track from: Victory Live! [Columbia/Sony Urban]) - Tye Tribbett, songwriter
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album: "Victory Live!" (Columbia/Sony Urban)
BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES (2)
Best Pop Instrumental Performance: "Subterfuge" (track from: The Hidden Land [Columbia])
Best Contemporary Jazz Album: "The Hidden Land" (Columbia)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (2)
Best Traditional Folk Album: "We Shall Overcome - The Seeger Sessions" (Columbia)
Best Long Form Music Video: "Wings For Wheels: The Making of Born To Run" - Thom Zimny, video director; Thom Zimny, video producer (Columbia)
BETTE MIDLER (1)
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: "Bette Midler Sings The Peggy Lee Songbook" (Columbia)
SYSTEM OF A DOWN (1)
Best Hard Rock Performance: "Lonely Day" (track from: Hypnotize) (American/Columbia)
DAVID GILMOUR (1)
Best Rock Instrumental Performance: "Catsellorizon" (track from: On An Island) (Columbia)
HARRY CONNICK, JR. (1)
Best Musical Show Album: "The Pajama Game" - Harry Connick, Jr. & Tracey Freeman, producers (Richard Adler & Jerry Ross, composers/lyricists) (New Broadway Cast with Harry Connick, Jr., Kelli O'Hara & others) (Columbia)
CHRIS BOTTI (1)
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): "Good Morning Heartache" - Chris Botti & Jill Scott (track from: To Love Again - The Duets) - Gil Goldstein & Greg Phillinganes, arrangers (Columbia)
RALPH STANLEY (1)
Best Traditional Folk Album: "A Distant Land To Roam" (Columbia/DMZ)
JOHNNY CASH (1)
Best Recording Package: "Personal File" - Randall Martin, art director (Columbia/Legacy Recordings)
MILES DAVIS (1)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: "The Cellar Door Sessions 1970" - Howard Fritzson, Dan Ichimoto & Seth Rothstein, art directors (Columbia/Legacy Recordings)
THE BYRDS (1)
Best Album Notes: "There Is A Season" - David Fricke, album notes writer (Columbia/Legacy Recordings)
T BONE BURNETT (1)
Columbia Records artist T Bone Burnett has been nominated for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical for his work on his Columbia album, "The True False Identity," as well as for the non-Columbia releases "Thunderbird" by Cassandra Wilson and the soundtrack to "Walk The Line" featuring Joaquin Phoenix & Various artists.
Rick Rubin was nominated for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical for his work on the Columbia albums "Taking The Long Way" by the Dixie Chicks and "12 Songs" by Neil Diamond as well as two Johnny Cash releases - "American V: A Hundred Highways" and "God's Gonna Cut You Down" - and the Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Stadium Arcadium."
