Ryman Auditorium Earns 3rd Consecutive Theatre of the Year Honor

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Ryman Auditorium


The Ryman Auditorium was named Theatre of the Year for the third consecutive year on Thursday (Feb. 7) at the 24th Annual Pollstar Awards, held in Los Angeles.
The 2,363-seat Ryman Auditorium was nominated along with five other theatres: Austin City Limits at the Moody Theater Austin (capacity: 2765), Beacon Theatre in New York City (capacity: 2829), Fox Theatre Atlanta (capacity: 4670), Nokia Theatre L.A. Live Los Angeles (capacity: 7100) and Radio City Music Hall New York City (capacity: 6013).
During the past 15 years, the Ryman Auditorium has won the title five times.
“Coming to a concert at the Ryman is an unparalleled experience–the rich history, the amazing sound and the intimacy of the room all make for a concert event that just can’t happen elsewhere,” says Ryman Auditorium General Manager Sally Williams. “We’re incredibly honored and grateful to our peers for naming us Theatre of the Year for a third year in a row. We like to say that we make history one night at a time and that’s just what we will continue to do in the year ahead.”
For more information, visit Ryman.com.

Live Nation To Launch New Country Music Festival in Michigan

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Brian O’Connell


Live Nation’s Brian O’Connell has created a new three-day country music and camping festival, Faster Horses, set to launch in Brooklyn, Mich. on July 18-21, according to Billboard.
The festival will be held in a field adjacent to the Brooklyn International Speedway.
Faster Horses is the second country music festival produced by Live Nation and O’Connell; the first festival, Watershed, launched in 2012 at the Gorge amphitheater in Quincy, Wash.
Twenty-five artists have been booked for the show so far, though a formal announcement of the talent lineup is not expected until next week. Live Nation represents artists including Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Tim McGraw, Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan and others.
 

Grammy Ratings and Weblinks

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Emmylou Harris and Mumford & Sons' Marcus Mumford at the 2013 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute to Bruce Springsteen on Feb. 8 in Los Angeles. Photo: Rick Diamond/WireImage.com

Emmylou Harris and Mumford & Sons’ Marcus Mumford at the 2013 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute to Bruce Springsteen on Feb. 8 in Los Angeles. Photo: Rick Diamond/WireImage.com


Grammy ratings fell from last year’s high of more than 39 million viewers to about 29 million for last night’s (Feb. 10) primetime show (8-11 p.m). The slip was expected due to 2012’s ceremony drawing a 30-year ratings high, spurred by the death of Whitney Houston the night before.
Last night’s show on CBS attracted 28.4 million viewers for the full show (8-11:30 p.m.), the second-highest since 1993. The show received a 10.1 rating among viewers in the advertiser coveted age group of 18 and 49, topping every Grammy telecast since 2004.
Ratings according to Zap2It.com.
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Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, Zac Brown, Kenny Chesney, Natalie Maines and Elton John were among the performers who saluted Bruce Springsteen as MusiCares Person of the Year at a Grammy week ceremony. More from EW.
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Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell recruited a slew of star guest performers for their Saturday (Feb. 9) night show at the Los Angeles Troubadour. They were joined by Joan Baez, Bonnie Raitt, the Zac Brown Band, J.D. Souther, Damien Rice, Joan Osborne, Shannon McNally, John Fullbright and Shawn Camp, reports the LA Times.

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Snoop Dogg decided the BMI panel “How I Wrote That Song” was a good place to light up a doobie on Saturday. He was a panelist at the Grammy week event at The Roxy alongside Luke Laird, Busta Rhymes, B.o.B. and Evan Bogart. Get the buzz from The Hollywood Reporter.

Kenny Chesney performs at the MusiCares tribute to Bruce Springsteen. Photo: Mark Davis/WireImage.com

Kenny Chesney performs at the MusiCares tribute to Bruce Springsteen. Photo: Mark Davis/WireImage.com

Blake Shelton To Release 'Based On A True Story…' March 26

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blake shelton album cover1Blake Shelton will release his new album, Based On A True Story…, on March 26 on Warner Bros. Records. That same day, Shelton will perform on the Today Show to promote the project’s release. The album features his hit “Sure Be Cool If  You Did.”
Shelton will launch his Ten Times Crazier Tour on July 19 in Virginia Beach, Va. with guests Easton Corbin (Mercury) and Jana Kramer (Warner Bros. Records).
Based On A True Story… Full Track Listing

  1. Boys ‘Round Here
  2. Sure Be Cool If You Did
  3. Do You Remember
  4. Small Town Big Time
  5. Country On The Radio
  6. My Eyes
  7. Doing What She Likes
  8. Still Got A Finger
  9. Mine Would Be You
  10. Lay Low
  11. Ten Times Crazier
  12. Granddaddy’s Gun

For Ten Times Crazier Tour dates, visit: www.BlakeShelton.com/shows.

Artist News (2/11/13)

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Brett Eldredge


Atlantic Records recording artist Brett Eldredge will be the first featured artist on Warner Music Nashville’s new monthly interactive live concert stream, Live from Music Square, via StageIt. The hour-long session will kick off on Tuesday (Feb. 12). The live concert starts at 8 p.m./7 p.m. CT and will be broadcast from Studio B on Music Row in Nashville. The stream can be accessed here.
 

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parmalee1Stoney Creek Records’ Parmalee was a featured act in a CNN piece with correspondent Maggie Lake, sharing their story and perspective on the surge of Country music’s popularity. The profile aired internationally on CNN programming this weekend and is currently live across several online platforms. Watch the segment here.

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TSTaylor Swift was the first artist to be interviewed by Cumulus Media’s Nash FM in New York City a few weeks ago (Feb. 8). Swift chatted about opening the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards, New Year’s Eve in NYC, and her current Country single “Begin Again.” The new radio station, WNSH (94.7 FM), brings country music to the Big Apple for the first time in over 17 years. Listen to Swift’s clip here.

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Josey Milner. Photo: Shelly Milner

Josey Milner. Photo: Shelly Milner

On Friday (Feb. 8), Astar Promotions presented the Country At the Rock Concert Series at the Hard Rock Cafe, Nashville, Tenn. The show was broadcast live on Renegade Radio Nashville with performers including 17-year-old Josey Milner, who performed her anti-bullying anthem, “Not Pretty Enough.” This was Milner’s first official performance in Nashville.

Upcoming Nashville Shows: Valentine's Day Weekend

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Nashville has plenty of musical offerings for this Valentine’s Day weekend. Here are a few of the top shows to catch this weekend.
smokey robinsonSmokey Robinson at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Thursday and Friday, Feb. 14-15, 8 p.m. CT
Smokey Robinson, known for his soulful classics “I Second That Emotion” and “Cruisin'” will perform at Nashville’s Symphony Center, backed by the Nashville Symphony.
For more information, visit nashvillesymphony.org.

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corey smith1Corey Smith at the Cannery Ballroom
Thursday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m. CT

His album The Broken Record featured the songs “Twenty-One,” “I Love Everyone” and more.

For more information, visit ticketweb.com.

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jdh1John Driskell Hopkins with Balsam Range at The Basement
Thursday, Feb. 14, 7 p.m. CT
John Driskell Hopkins rooted himself in the Atlanta, Ga. music scene before becoming a founding member of Zac Brown Band. Hopkins teamed up with North Carolina bluegrass band Balsam Range, to record the project Daylight.
For more information, visit thebasementnashville.com.

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rickspringfield1Rick Springfield at the Wild Horse Saloon
Thursday, Feb. 14, 6 p.m. CT
Rick Springfield is best-known for his No. 1 hit “Jesse’s Girl” from 1981. He had four additional hit singles, including “I’ve Done Everything for You,” “Don’t Talk to Strangers,” “Affair of the Heart” and “Love Somebody.”
For more information, visit wildhorsesaloon.com.

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Kid Rock - Let's Ride1 Kid Rock at The Bridgestone Arena
Kid Rock has had five Grammy nominations and is best-known for the songs “Only God Knows Why,” “Picture” and “All Summer Long.”
Friday, Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m. CT
For more information, visit bridgestonearena.com.

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Josh Turner2012The Grand Ole Opry
Friday, Feb. 15, 7:00 p.m.
Josh Turner, Craig Morgan, Chris Janson, Ricky Skaggs and more.
For more information, visit opry.com.

Bobby Karl Works the Nashville Grammy Viewing Party

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Photo: Grammy.com

Taylor Swift opens the show.


The Hard Rock rocked on Sunday night.
The Lower Broadway nightclub hosted the Nashville Grammy party in style (Feb. 10). The multi-tattooed bartending squad kept the beverages flowing and the kitchen staff really turned on the talent.
We dined on burger sliders with blue cheese and hot sauce, pulled-pork barbecue sandwiches and excellent French fries plus tortellini and/or bowtie pasta tossed with mushrooms, sundried tomatoes, spinach and parmesan. And that was just the downstairs menu. Folks upstairs munched on Chinese creations – vegetarian egg rolls and/or beef, fried rice and stir-fried veggies. The wait staff circulated with bruchetta on toast points, spicy shrimp, fried chicken, salmon on toast and other delish dishes.
Dozens of viewing screens were stationed throughout the venue, the better to watch the 55th annual Grammy Awards telecast. Nashville’s own Taylor Swift was the opening act, performing “We Are Never, Ever Getting Back Together” with a colorful troupe of circus-themed dancers. She also picked up a Grammy for best song written for a motion picture (“Safe & Sound” from The Hunger Games).
Nashville’s Kelly Clarkson saluted Patti Page and Carole King and picked up a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album. Also in the performing spotlight were Dierks Bentley, Carrie Underwood in her video satin dress, Hunter Hayes and Miranda Lambert. Multiple Grammy winners The Black Keys rocked “Lonely Boy” with Dr. John and The Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Notable Nashvillian Jack White rocked. Album of the Year winners Mumford & Sons rocked, too. Grammy presenters included Clarkson, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw and a gorgeous Faith Hill.
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Faith Hill and Tim McGraw present at the Grammy Awards.


The show was characterized by well-executed tribute segments. Best Country Album winners The Zac Brown Band joined Elton John, Mavis Staples, Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes, the Mumfords and more in saluting Levon Helm. Bruno Mars, Sting, Rihanna and Ziggy Marley were outstanding in saluting Bob Marley. Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Kenny Garrett performed “Take Five” in honor of Dave Brubeck. Show host LL Cool J joined Chuck D, Tom Morello, Travis Barker and more to salute Adam Yauch of The Beastie Boys.
In pre-telecast ceremonies, Music City’s Little Big Town, TobyMac, Janis Ian, Josh Kear, Chris Tompkins, The Civil Wars and Old Crow Medicine Show won Grammys. At the Hard Rock, cheers went up whenever a Nashvillian such as Underwood was announced as winning. The evening’s biggest Grammy collector was our own Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, who picked up four trophies and thanked Music City each time.
Schmoozing and enjoying the telecast at the Hard Rock were Karen Clark, Kathy Anderson, Raeanne Rubenstein, Rebecca Luxford, Bryan Cumming, Bill VornDick, Barry Landis, Ashley Ernst, Alicia Warwick, Dale Bobo, Charles Dorris, Steve O’Brien, Marty Evans, Debbie Hupp, Jimmie “Jaz” Dorsey, Laura Crawford and many of the Nashville Chapter’s younger rock and CCM members.
Photos: Grammy.com
Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert had a front row seat.

Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert had a front row seat.

Nashville Gets Grammy Love: Show Highlights and Winners

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Taylor Swift opens the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. Photo: Kevin Winter/WireImage

Taylor Swift opens the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. Photo: Kevin Winter/WireImage


Tons of Grammy trophies are on their way home to Nashville today (Feb. 11). For the fifth year running, Music City’s acclaimed all-genre talent pool was on display at the three-hour-plus performance-fest.
Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys emerged the big winner at last night’s show, taking home four Grammys, including Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical, and three with bandmate and fellow Nashvillian Patrick Carney for Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for “Lonely Boy,” and Best Rock Album for El Camino. Though Auerbach’s acceptance speech for Best Rock Performance wasn’t the evening’s most enthusiastic, he redeemed himself by giving a shout-out to his adopted hometown, and then proved why The Black Keys won the award by rocking the socks off the audience during a set with Dr. John.
Taylor Swift’s captivating opening number of “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” set the tone for a night of outstanding performances when she fell down the rabbit hole into a magical Alice-In-Circus-Wonderland parade of outrageous characters. Proving that red is so 2012, she donned all-white for last night’s show, red carpet and the recent People’s Choice Awards. Swift, The Civil Wars and T Bone Burnett won the award for Best Song Written For Visual Media “Safe & Sound” (From The Hunger Games).
Carrie Underwood performs during the Grammys. Photo: Kevin Winter/WireImage

Carrie Underwood performs during the Grammys. Photo: Kevin Winter/WireImage


Carrie Underwood’s hit “Blown Away” received two honors. She won her sixth Grammy, for Best Country Solo Performance, while songwriters Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins took home Best County Song. It is the fourth Grammy for Kear and second for Tompkins; they also won in 2008 for Underwood’s “Before He Cheats.” For last night’s performance of “Blown Away” and new single “Two Black Cadillacs,” Underwood donned a silvery ball gown that shone with a montage of video projections. The downside was that it prevented her from moving around the stage. Newcomer Frank Ocean (Best Urban Contemporary Album) also made good use of video during his set, too bad the song “Forrest Gump” couldn’t keep pace.
Rounding out the country winners were Little Big Town for Best Country Duo/Group Performance (“Pontoon”) and Zac Brown Band for Best Country Album (Uncaged). Zac Brown also teamed with Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes, Elton John, Mumford & Sons and Mavis Staples, for a stellar take on The Band’s classic “The Weight” during a salute to the late Levon Helm. 
Nominees Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley teamed up for their respective hits “Over You” and “Home.”
As always, Kelly Clarkson was in amazing voice during a tribute to Lifetime Achievement Award winners Patti Page and Carole King by performing their songs “The Tennessee Waltz” and “(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman.” Clarkson’s excitement was infectious when accepting the award for Best Pop Vocal Album for “Stronger.”
Nashville-based rocker Jack White utilized both of his backing bands during a segment that was a rousing success when he played one song with the female musicians and another with the male musicians.
Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman and Blake Shelton made appearances. Hunter Hayes scored three nominations and a performance slot. Plus, his new partnership with Pepsi was highlighted prominently during a commercial break.
Justin Timberlake performs at the Grammy Awards. Photo: Kevin Winter

Justin Timberlake performs at the Grammy Awards. Photo: Kevin Winter


After a long hiatus from music, Justin Timberlake offered his smokin’ hot new single “Suit & Tie,” in one of the Grammy’s coolest moments. Part of his big-band-style performance featuring Jay-Z was broadcast in black-and-white to at-home viewers, before bursting into living color.
Superstar pairings have long been a Grammy hallmark, with last night’s highlights including newbie Ed Sheerhan with icon Elton John; Alicia Keys with Maroon 5; and Bruno Mars with Sting, Rihanna and Ziggy Marley.
Nashville’s Grammy winning streak started in 2009 when Raising Sand, the Alison Krauss/Robert Plant collaboration, was the top winner. The most-honored torch was carried by Swift in 2010 and Lady Antebellum in 2011. Last year, Nashville was well-represented with wins by Swift, Lady A, Alison Krauss and Union Station, and The Civil Wars.
—Sarah Skates
A full list of televised award recipients is below.
Click here for MusicRow’s list of the 2013 pre-telecast Grammy award winners.
Miranda Lambert performs alongside tour mate Dierks Bentley during the Grammy telecast. Photo: Kevin Winter (Lambert) and Kevin Mazur (Bentley)

Miranda Lambert performs alongside tourmate Dierks Bentley during the Grammy telecast. Photo: Kevin Winter (Lambert) and Kevin Mazur (Bentley)


BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
Blown Away
Carrie Underwood
Track from: Blown Away
Label: 19 Recordings Limited/Arista Nashville
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Uncaged
Zac Brown Band
Label: Southern Ground/Atlantic
Kelly Clarkson and manager fiance Brandon Blackstock.

Kelly Clarkson and manager fiance Brandon Blackstock.


BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Stronger
Kelly Clarkson
Label: RCA Records/19 Recordings LLC
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
Lonely Boy
The Black Keys
Track from: El Camino
Label: Nonesuch
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Babel
Mumford & Sons
Markus Dravs, producer; Robin Baynton & Ruadhri Cushnan, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
Label: Glassnote
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Set Fire To The Rain [Live]
Adele
Track from: Live At The Royal Albert Hall
Label: XL/Columbia
SONG OF THE YEAR
We Are Young
Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Fun. Featuring Janelle Monáe)
Track from: Some Nights
Label: Fueled By Ramen; Publishers: WB Music, FBR Music, Bearvon Music/Rough Art/Shira Lee Lawrence Rick Music/Way Above Music/Sony ATV Songs
BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
Label: Def Jam
BEST NEW ARTIST
Fun.
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Somebody That I Used To Know
Gotye Featuring Kimbra
Wally De Backer, producer; Wally De Backer & Francois Tetaz, engineers/mixers; William Bowden, mastering engineer
Track from: Making Mirrors
Label: Universal Republic

Pre-Telecast: 2013 Grammy Award Winners

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Taylor Swift onstage at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards Pre-Telecast Ceremony. Photo: Mark Davis/WireImage

Taylor Swift onstage at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards Pre-Telecast Ceremony. Photo: Mark Davis/WireImage


Bonnie Raitt and George J. Flanigen IV (Recording Academy Chair) backstage at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards Pre-Telecast Ceremony. Photo: Rick Diamond/WireImage

Bonnie Raitt and George J. Flanigen IV (Recording Academy Chair) backstage at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards Pre-Telecast Ceremony. Photo: Rick Diamond/WireImage


Little Big Town, Carrie Underwood, Bonnie Raitt, Taylor Swift and The Civil Wars were among today’s (2/10) winners at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards pre-telecast ceremony in Los Angeles. A full list of winners is below.
The official Grammy telecast on Feb. 10 revealed winners in further categories, listed here.
BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Pontoon
Little Big Town
Label: Capitol Records Nashville
BEST COUNTRY SONG
Blown Away
Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
Track from: Blown Away
Label: 19 Recordings Limited/Arista Nashville; Publishers: Global Dog Music/Lunalight Music, Big Loud Songs/Angel River Songs
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Safe & Sound (From The Hunger Games)
T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White & Joy Williams, songwriters
(Taylor Swift Featuring The Civil Wars)
Label: Big Machine Records/Universal Republic; Publishers: Sony ATV Tree Publishing, Taylor Swift Music, Sensibility Songs, Absurd Music, Shiny Happy Music, Baffle Music, Henry Burnett Music
BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
Slipstream
Bonnie Raitt
Label: Redwing Records
BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
Nobody Knows You
Steep Canyon Rangers
Label: Rounder
BEST ROCK ALBUM
El Camino
The Black Keys
Label: Nonesuch
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Dan Auerbach
El Camino (The Black Keys) (A)
Locked Down (Dr. John) (A)
Savage (Hacienda) (S)
Shakedown (Hacienda) (A)
BEST GOSPEL SONG
Go Get It
Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Mary Mary)
Label: Columbia; Publishers: EMI April Music, It’s Tea Tyme, That’s Plum Song, Wet Ink Red Music
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC SONG (TIE)
10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)
Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman, songwriters (Matt Redman)
Track from: 10,000 Reasons
Label: sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records; Publishers: Thankyou Music/sixsteps Music/worshiptogether.com Songs/Said And Done Music/Shout! Publishing
Your Presence Is Heaven
Israel Houghton & Micah Massey, songwriters (Israel & New Breed)
Track from: Jesus At The Center Live
Label: Integrity Music; Publishers: Integrity’s Praise! Music/Sound of the New Breed, Regenerate Music
BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
Gravity
Lecrae
Label: Reach Records
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
Eye On It
TobyMac
Label: ForeFront Records
BEST GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE
10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)
Matt Redman
Track from: 10,000 Reasons
Label: sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records
BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM
Society’s Child: My Autobiography
Janis Ian
Label: Audible, Inc.
BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM
Penderecki: Fonogrammi; Horn Concerto; Partita; The Awakening Of Jacob; Anaklasis
Antoni Wit, conductor; Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin, producers
Label: Naxos
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Somebody That I Used To Know
Gotye Featuring Kimbra
Track from: Making Mirrors
Label: Universal Republic
BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Impressions
Chris Botti
Label: Columbia
BEST DANCE RECORDING
Bangarang
Skrillex Featuring Sirah
Skrillex, producer; Skrillex, mixer
Track from: Bangarang
Label: OWSLA/Big Beat/Atlantic
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONICA ALBUM
Bangarang
Skrillex
Label: OWSLA/Big Beat/Atlantic
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
Kisses On The Bottom
Paul McCartney
Label: Hear Music
BEST HARD ROCK/METAL PERFORMANCE
Love Bites (So Do I)
Halestorm
Track from: The Strange Case Of…
Label: Atlantic
BEST ROCK SONG
Lonely Boy
Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)
Track from: El Camino
Label: Nonesuch; Publisher: McMoore McLesst Publishing
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
Making Mirrors
Gotye
Label: Universal Republic
BEST BLUES ALBUM
Locked Down
Dr. John
Label: Nonesuch
BEST FOLK ALBUM
The Goat Rodeo Sessions
Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile
Label: Sony Classical
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
Climax
Usher
Track from: Looking 4 Myself
Label: RCA Records
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
Love On Top
Beyoncé
Track from: 4
Label: Columbia Records
BEST R&B SONG
Adorn
Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel)
Label: RCA/Bystorm Entertainment; Publisher: Art Dealer Chic
BEST R&B ALBUM
Black Radio
Robert Glasper Experiment
Label: Blue Note
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
N****s In Paris
Jay-Z & Kanye West
Track from: Watch The Throne
Label: Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC
BEST RAP SONG
N****s In Paris
Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West, songwriters (W.A. Donaldson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
Track from: Watch The Throne
Label: Roc-A-Fella Records; Publishers: Hit-Boy Music/Very Good Beats, Hip Hop Since 1978, Dean’s List Productions, Unichappell Music
BEST RAP ALBUM
Take Care
Drake
Label: Cash Money Records
BEST NEW AGE ALBUM
Echoes Of Love
Omar Akram
Label: Real Music
BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO
Hot House
Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists
Track from: Hot House
Label: Concord Jazz
BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
Radio Music Society
Esperanza Spalding
Label: Heads Up International
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Unity Band
Pat Metheny Unity Band
Label: Nonesuch
BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You)
Arturo Sandoval
Label: Concord Jazz
BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
¡Ritmo!
The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band
Label: Clare Fischer Productions/Clavo Records
BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
MTV Unplugged Deluxe Edition
Juanes
Label: Universal Music Latino
BEST LATIN ROCK, URBAN OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
Imaginaries
Quetzal
Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)
Pecados Y Milagros
Lila Downs
Label: Sony Music
BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
Retro
Marlow Rosado Y La Riqueña
Label: Pink Chaos Productions
BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM
The Band Courtbouillon
Wayne Toups, Steve Riley & Wilson Savoy
Label: Valcour Records
BEST REGGAE ALBUM
Rebirth
Jimmy Cliff
Label: UMe/Sunpower
BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
The Living Room Sessions Part 1
Ravi Shankar
Label: East Meets West Music
BEST CHILDREN’S ALBUM
Can You Canoe?
The Okee Dokee Brothers
Label: Okee Dokee Music LLC
BEST COMEDY ALBUM
Blow Your Pants Off
Jimmy Fallon
Label: Warner Bros. Records/LoudMouth Entertainment
BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
Once: A New Musical
Steve Kazee & Cristin Milioti, principal soloists; Steven Epstein & Martin Lowe, producers (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, composers/lyricists) (Original Broadway Cast With Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti & Others)
Label: Masterworks
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Midnight In Paris
(Various Artists)
Label: Madison Gate Records, Inc.
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
Label: Null/Madison Gate
BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
Mozart Goes Dancing
Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton)
Track from: Hot House
Label: Concord Jazz
BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT
How About You
Gil Evans, arranger (Gil Evans Project)
Track from: Centennial – Newly Discovered Works Of Gil Evans
Label: ArtistShare
BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT ACCOMPANYING VOCALIST(S)
City Of Roses
Thara Memory & Esperanza Spalding, arrangers (Esperanza Spalding)
Track from: Radio Music Society
Label: Heads Up International
BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
Biophilia
Michael Amzalag & Mathias Augustyniak, art directors (Björk)
Label: One Little Indian / Nonesuch
BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection
Fritz Klaetke, art director (Woody Guthrie)
Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
BEST ALBUM NOTES
Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles
Billy Vera, album notes writer (Ray Charles)
Label: Concord
BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM
The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Box Set)
Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson & Dennis Wolfe, compilation producers; Mark Linett, mastering engineer (The Beach Boys)
Label: Capitol Records
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
The Goat Rodeo Sessions
Richard King, engineer; Richard King, mastering engineer (Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile)
Label: Sony Classical
BEST REMIXED RECORDING, NON-CLASSICAL
Promises (Skrillex & Nero Remix)
Skrillex, remixer (Nero)
Joseph Ray, Skrillex & Daniel Stephens, remixers
Label: Cherry Tree/Interscope
BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUM
Modern Cool
Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Michael Friedman, surround producer (Patricia Barber)
Label: Premonition Records
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen
Tom Caulfield & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)
Label: Chandos
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
Blanton Alspaugh
Chamber Symphonies (Gregory Wolynec & Gateway Chamber Orchestra)
Davis: Río De Sangre (Joseph Rescigno, Vale Rideout, Ava Pine, John Duykers, Kerry Walsh, Guido LeBron, The Florentine Opera Company & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
Gjeilo: Northern Lights (Charles Bruffy & Phoenix Chorale)
In Paradisum (Brian A. Schmidt & South Dakota Chorale)
Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)
Music For A Time Of War (Carlos Kalmar & The Oregon Symphony)
Musto: The Inspector (Glen Cortese & Wolf Trap Opera Company)
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Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride In A Fast Machine
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
Label: SFS Media
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Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen
James Levine & Fabio Luisi, conductors; Hans-Peter König, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel & Deborah Voigt; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen
Charles Bruffy, conductor (Matthew Gladden, Lindsey Lang, Rebecca Lloyd, Sarah Tannehill & Pamela Williamson; Kansas City Chorale)
Label: Chandos
BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
Meanwhile
Eighth Blackbird
Label: Cedille Records
BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
Kurtág & Ligeti: Music For Viola
Kim Kashkashian
Label: ECM New Series
BEST CLASSICAL VOCAL SOLO
Poèmes
Renée Fleming (Alan Gilbert & Seiji Ozawa; Orchestre National De France & Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France)
Label: Decca Records
BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION
Hartke, Stephen: Meanwhile – Incidental Music To Imaginary Puppet Plays
Stephen Hartke, composer (Eighth Blackbird)
Track from: Meanwhile
Label: Cedille Records
BEST SHORT FORM MUSIC VIDEO
We Found Love
Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris
Melina Matsoukas, video director; Juliette Larthe, Ben Sullivan, Candice Ouaknine & Inga Veronique video producers
Label: Def Jam
BEST LONG FORM MUSIC VIDEO
Big Easy Express
Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros & Old Crow Medicine Show
Emmett Malloy, video director; Bryan Ling, Mike Luba & Tim Lynch, video producers
Label: S2BN Films

MusicRow No. 1 Song

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mcgrawSo I’m not the only one who can’t stop listening to new music from Tim McGraw’s Big Machine album! It seems country radio has been enjoying the new tunes as well, evidenced by “One of Those Nights” spinning its way to the pinnacle of our MusicRow Chart.
“One of Those Nights” not only evokes a sense of nostalgia, but transcends to the present day — a smart and safe bet for country radio success.
Written by Luke Laird, Rodney Clawson, and Chris Tompkins, the recognizable-sounding McGraw song debuted during McGraw’s performance at the 2012 CMA Awards, following his single “Truck Yeah.” Both radio releases preceded this week’s (Feb. 5) album release, Two Lanes of Freedom. 

If you’re interested in previewing plenty of potential radio singles before they hit radio waves, take some friendly advice and get ahold of this album––and if you haven’t already, take a look at the official music video for the song below.
McGraw has been making the media rounds in support of the album, including a stop to The Ellen Degeneres Show, where he schemed against a guitarist with the show host. Additionally, McGraw and wife, Faith Hill, are scheduled to make a television appearance as presenters for this Sunday’s (Feb. 10) Grammy® Awards. The couple remains stationed at The Venetian in Las Vegas through April 2013.