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Saturday, December 23, 2017
90th Academy Awards "Original Score" Nominations Race Has 141 Entrants
141 ORIGINAL SCORES IN 2017 OSCAR® RACE
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 141 scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2017 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 90th Academy Awards®.
The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below, in alphabetical order by film title:
“Alien: Covenant,” Jed Kurzel, composer
“All I See Is You,” Marc Streitenfeld, composer
“All the Money in the World,” Daniel Pemberton, composer
“Annabelle: Creation,” Benjamin Wallfisch, composer
“Band Aid,” Lucius, composer
“Battle of the Sexes,” Nicholas Britell, composer
“Baywatch,” Christopher Lennertz, composer
“Beauty and the Beast,” Alan Menken, composer
“The Big Sick,” Michael Andrews, composer
“Blade Runner 2049,” Benjamin Wallfisch and Hans Zimmer, composers
“The Book of Henry,” Michael Giacchino, composer
“Born in China,” Barnaby Taylor, composer
“The Boss Baby,” Hans Zimmer and Steve Mazzaro, composers
“Boston,” Jeff Beal, composer
“Brad’s Status,” Mark Mothersbaugh, composer
“Brawl in Cell Block 99,” Jeff Herriott and S. Craig Zahler, composers
“The Breadwinner,” Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna, composers
“Breathe,” Nitin Sawhney, composer
“Brigsby Bear,” David Wingo, composer
“Brimstone & Glory,” Dan Romer and Benh Zeitlin, composers
“Captain Underpants The First Epic Movie,” Theodore Shapiro, composer
“Cars 3,” Randy Newman, composer
“The Circle,” Danny Elfman, composer
“Coco,” Michael Giacchino, composer
“Cries from Syria,” Martin Tillman, composer
“A Cure for Wellness,” Benjamin Wallfisch, composer
“Darkest Hour,” Dario Marianelli, composer
“Despicable Me 3,” Heitor Pereira, composer
“The Disaster Artist,” Dave Porter, composer
“A Dog’s Purpose,” Rachel Portman, composer
“Downsizing,” Rolfe Kent, composer
“Drawing Home,” Ben Holiday, composer
“Dunkirk,” Hans Zimmer, composer
“Earth: One Amazing Day,” Alex Heffes, composer
“A Fantastic Woman,” Matthew Herbert, composer
“The Fate of the Furious,” Brian Tyler, composer
“Father Figures,” Rob Simonsen, composer
“Ferdinand,” John Powell, composer
“Fifty Shades Darker,” Danny Elfman, composer
“Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool,” J. Ralph, composer
“First They Killed My Father,” Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders, composers
“Get Out,” Michael Abels, composer
“A Ghost Story,” Daniel Hart, composer
“Gifted,” Rob Simonsen, composer
“The Glass Castle,” Joel P. West, composer
“Going in Style,” Rob Simonsen, composer
“Good Time,” Daniel Lopatin, composer
“Goodbye Christopher Robin,” Carter Burwell, composer
“Gook,” Roger Suen, composer
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” Tyler Bates, composer
“The Hitman’s Bodyguard,” Atli Ӧrvarsson, composer
“Hostiles,” Max Richter, composer
“Human Flow,” Karsten Fundal, composer
“An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power,” Jeff Beal, composer
“It,” Benjamin Wallfisch, composer
“Jane,” Philip Glass, composer
“Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” Henry Jackman, composer
“Justice League,” Danny Elfman, composer
“Kepler’s Dream,” Patrick Neil Doyle, composer
“King Arthur: Legend of the Sword,” Daniel Pemberton, composer
“Kingsman: The Golden Circle,” Henry Jackman and Matthew Margeson, composers
“Kong: Skull Island,” Henry Jackman, composer
“LA 92,” Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans, composers
“LBJ,” Marc Shaiman, composer
“Lady Bird,” Jon Brion, composer
“Lake of Fire,” Qutub-E-Kripa, composer
“Last Flag Flying,” Graham Reynolds, composer
“The Lego Batman Movie,” Lorne Balfe, composer
“The Lego Ninjago Movie,” Mark Mothersbaugh, composer
“The Leisure Seeker,” Carlo Virzì, composer
“Let It Fall,” Mark Isham, composer
“Life,” Jon Ekstrand, composer
“Logan,” Marco Beltrami, composer
“The Lost City of Z,” Christopher Spelman, composer
“Loveless,” Evgueni Galperine and Sacha Galperine, composers
“Loving Vincent,” Clint Mansell, composer
“The Man Who Invented Christmas,” Mychael Danna, composer
“Mark Felt - The Man Who Brought Down the White House,” Daniel Pemberton, composer
“Marshall,” Marcus Miller, composer
“Mary and the Witch’s Flower,” Takatsugu Muramatsu, composer
“Maudie,” Michael Timmins, composer
“Molly’s Game,” Daniel Pemberton, composer
“Moomins and the Winter Wonderland,” Łukasz Targosz, composer
“The Mountain between Us,” Ramin Djawadi, composer
“Mudbound,” Tamar-kali, composer
“The Mummy,” Brian Tyler, composer
“Murder on the Orient Express,” Patrick Doyle, composer
“My Cousin Rachel,” Rael Jones, composer
“Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer,” Jun Miyake, composer
“Okja,” Jaeil Jung, composer
“Oklahoma City,” David Cieri, composer
“The Only Living Boy in New York,” Rob Simonsen, composer
“Only the Brave,” Joseph Trapanese, composer
“Our Souls at Night,” Elliot Goldenthal, composer
“Paris Can Wait,” Laura Karpman, composer
“Patti Cake$,” Geremy Jasper and Jason Binnick, composers
“Phantom Thread,” Jonny Greenwood, composer
“The Pirates of Somalia,” Andrew Feltenstein and John Nau, composers
“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,” Geoff Zanelli, composer
“The Post,” John Williams, composer
“Professor Marston and the Wonder Women,” Tom Howe, composer
“The Promise,” Gabriel Yared, composer
“Pulimurugan,” Gopi Sundar, composer
“Raw,” Jim Williams, composer
“Roman J. Israel, Esq.,” James Newton Howard, composer
“Saban’s Power Rangers,” Brian Tyler, composer
“Same Kind of Different as Me,” John Paesano, composer
“The Second Coming of Christ,” Navid Hejazi, Ramin Kousha and Silvia Leonetti, composers
“Served Like a Girl,” Michael A. Levine, composer
“The Shack,” Aaron Zigman, composer
“The Shape of Water,” Alexandre Desplat, composer
“Slipaway,” Tao Liu, composer
“Smurfs: The Lost Village,” Christopher Lennertz, composer
“Spider-Man: Homecoming,” Michael Giacchino, composer
“Split,” West Dylan Thordson, composer
“The Star,” John Paesano, composer
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” John Williams, composer
“Step,” Laura Karpman and Raphael Saadiq, composers
“Stronger,” Michael Brook, composer
“Suburbicon,” Alexandre Desplat, composer
“Swing Away,” Tao Zervas, composer
“Thank You for Your Service,” Thomas Newman, composer
“Their Finest,” Rachel Portman, composer
“Thelma,” Ola Fløttum, composer
“Thor: Ragnarok,” Mark Mothersbaugh, composer
“Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Carter Burwell, composer
“Tickling Giants,” Paul Tyan, composer
“Tommy’s Honour,” Christian Henson, composer
“Trafficked,” David Das, composer
“Transformers: The Last Knight,” Steve Jablonsky, composer
“XXX: Return of Xander Cage,” Brian Tyler and Robert Lydecker, composers
“Victoria & Abdul,” Thomas Newman, composer
“Voice from the Stone,” Michael Wandmacher, composer
“Wakefield,” Aaron Zigman, composer
“War for the Planet of the Apes,” Michael Giacchino, composer
“Wilson,” Jon Brion, composer
“Wind River,” Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, composers
“Wonder,” Marcelo Zarvos, composer
“Wonder Woman,” Rupert Gregson-Williams, composer
“Wonderstruck,” Carter Burwell, composer
“Year by the Sea,” Alexander Janko, composer
A Reminder List of works submitted in the Original Score category will be made available with a nominations ballot to all members of the Music Branch, who shall vote in the order of their preference for not more than five achievements. The five achievements receiving the highest number of votes will become the nominations for final voting for the award.
To be eligible, the original score must be a substantial body of music that serves as original dramatic underscoring, and must be written specifically for the motion picture by the submitting composer. Scores diluted by the use of preexisting music, diminished in impact by the predominant use of songs or any music not composed specifically for the film by the submitting composer, or assembled from the music of more than one composer shall not be eligible.
Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 23, 2018.
The 90th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 141 scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2017 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 90th Academy Awards®.
The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below, in alphabetical order by film title:
“Alien: Covenant,” Jed Kurzel, composer
“All I See Is You,” Marc Streitenfeld, composer
“All the Money in the World,” Daniel Pemberton, composer
“Annabelle: Creation,” Benjamin Wallfisch, composer
“Band Aid,” Lucius, composer
“Battle of the Sexes,” Nicholas Britell, composer
“Baywatch,” Christopher Lennertz, composer
“Beauty and the Beast,” Alan Menken, composer
“The Big Sick,” Michael Andrews, composer
“Blade Runner 2049,” Benjamin Wallfisch and Hans Zimmer, composers
“The Book of Henry,” Michael Giacchino, composer
“Born in China,” Barnaby Taylor, composer
“The Boss Baby,” Hans Zimmer and Steve Mazzaro, composers
“Boston,” Jeff Beal, composer
“Brad’s Status,” Mark Mothersbaugh, composer
“Brawl in Cell Block 99,” Jeff Herriott and S. Craig Zahler, composers
“The Breadwinner,” Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna, composers
“Breathe,” Nitin Sawhney, composer
“Brigsby Bear,” David Wingo, composer
“Brimstone & Glory,” Dan Romer and Benh Zeitlin, composers
“Captain Underpants The First Epic Movie,” Theodore Shapiro, composer
“Cars 3,” Randy Newman, composer
“The Circle,” Danny Elfman, composer
“Coco,” Michael Giacchino, composer
“Cries from Syria,” Martin Tillman, composer
“A Cure for Wellness,” Benjamin Wallfisch, composer
“Darkest Hour,” Dario Marianelli, composer
“Despicable Me 3,” Heitor Pereira, composer
“The Disaster Artist,” Dave Porter, composer
“A Dog’s Purpose,” Rachel Portman, composer
“Downsizing,” Rolfe Kent, composer
“Drawing Home,” Ben Holiday, composer
“Dunkirk,” Hans Zimmer, composer
“Earth: One Amazing Day,” Alex Heffes, composer
“A Fantastic Woman,” Matthew Herbert, composer
“The Fate of the Furious,” Brian Tyler, composer
“Father Figures,” Rob Simonsen, composer
“Ferdinand,” John Powell, composer
“Fifty Shades Darker,” Danny Elfman, composer
“Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool,” J. Ralph, composer
“First They Killed My Father,” Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders, composers
“Get Out,” Michael Abels, composer
“A Ghost Story,” Daniel Hart, composer
“Gifted,” Rob Simonsen, composer
“The Glass Castle,” Joel P. West, composer
“Going in Style,” Rob Simonsen, composer
“Good Time,” Daniel Lopatin, composer
“Goodbye Christopher Robin,” Carter Burwell, composer
“Gook,” Roger Suen, composer
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” Tyler Bates, composer
“The Hitman’s Bodyguard,” Atli Ӧrvarsson, composer
“Hostiles,” Max Richter, composer
“Human Flow,” Karsten Fundal, composer
“An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power,” Jeff Beal, composer
“It,” Benjamin Wallfisch, composer
“Jane,” Philip Glass, composer
“Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” Henry Jackman, composer
“Justice League,” Danny Elfman, composer
“Kepler’s Dream,” Patrick Neil Doyle, composer
“King Arthur: Legend of the Sword,” Daniel Pemberton, composer
“Kingsman: The Golden Circle,” Henry Jackman and Matthew Margeson, composers
“Kong: Skull Island,” Henry Jackman, composer
“LA 92,” Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans, composers
“LBJ,” Marc Shaiman, composer
“Lady Bird,” Jon Brion, composer
“Lake of Fire,” Qutub-E-Kripa, composer
“Last Flag Flying,” Graham Reynolds, composer
“The Lego Batman Movie,” Lorne Balfe, composer
“The Lego Ninjago Movie,” Mark Mothersbaugh, composer
“The Leisure Seeker,” Carlo Virzì, composer
“Let It Fall,” Mark Isham, composer
“Life,” Jon Ekstrand, composer
“Logan,” Marco Beltrami, composer
“The Lost City of Z,” Christopher Spelman, composer
“Loveless,” Evgueni Galperine and Sacha Galperine, composers
“Loving Vincent,” Clint Mansell, composer
“The Man Who Invented Christmas,” Mychael Danna, composer
“Mark Felt - The Man Who Brought Down the White House,” Daniel Pemberton, composer
“Marshall,” Marcus Miller, composer
“Mary and the Witch’s Flower,” Takatsugu Muramatsu, composer
“Maudie,” Michael Timmins, composer
“Molly’s Game,” Daniel Pemberton, composer
“Moomins and the Winter Wonderland,” Łukasz Targosz, composer
“The Mountain between Us,” Ramin Djawadi, composer
“Mudbound,” Tamar-kali, composer
“The Mummy,” Brian Tyler, composer
“Murder on the Orient Express,” Patrick Doyle, composer
“My Cousin Rachel,” Rael Jones, composer
“Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer,” Jun Miyake, composer
“Okja,” Jaeil Jung, composer
“Oklahoma City,” David Cieri, composer
“The Only Living Boy in New York,” Rob Simonsen, composer
“Only the Brave,” Joseph Trapanese, composer
“Our Souls at Night,” Elliot Goldenthal, composer
“Paris Can Wait,” Laura Karpman, composer
“Patti Cake$,” Geremy Jasper and Jason Binnick, composers
“Phantom Thread,” Jonny Greenwood, composer
“The Pirates of Somalia,” Andrew Feltenstein and John Nau, composers
“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,” Geoff Zanelli, composer
“The Post,” John Williams, composer
“Professor Marston and the Wonder Women,” Tom Howe, composer
“The Promise,” Gabriel Yared, composer
“Pulimurugan,” Gopi Sundar, composer
“Raw,” Jim Williams, composer
“Roman J. Israel, Esq.,” James Newton Howard, composer
“Saban’s Power Rangers,” Brian Tyler, composer
“Same Kind of Different as Me,” John Paesano, composer
“The Second Coming of Christ,” Navid Hejazi, Ramin Kousha and Silvia Leonetti, composers
“Served Like a Girl,” Michael A. Levine, composer
“The Shack,” Aaron Zigman, composer
“The Shape of Water,” Alexandre Desplat, composer
“Slipaway,” Tao Liu, composer
“Smurfs: The Lost Village,” Christopher Lennertz, composer
“Spider-Man: Homecoming,” Michael Giacchino, composer
“Split,” West Dylan Thordson, composer
“The Star,” John Paesano, composer
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” John Williams, composer
“Step,” Laura Karpman and Raphael Saadiq, composers
“Stronger,” Michael Brook, composer
“Suburbicon,” Alexandre Desplat, composer
“Swing Away,” Tao Zervas, composer
“Thank You for Your Service,” Thomas Newman, composer
“Their Finest,” Rachel Portman, composer
“Thelma,” Ola Fløttum, composer
“Thor: Ragnarok,” Mark Mothersbaugh, composer
“Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Carter Burwell, composer
“Tickling Giants,” Paul Tyan, composer
“Tommy’s Honour,” Christian Henson, composer
“Trafficked,” David Das, composer
“Transformers: The Last Knight,” Steve Jablonsky, composer
“XXX: Return of Xander Cage,” Brian Tyler and Robert Lydecker, composers
“Victoria & Abdul,” Thomas Newman, composer
“Voice from the Stone,” Michael Wandmacher, composer
“Wakefield,” Aaron Zigman, composer
“War for the Planet of the Apes,” Michael Giacchino, composer
“Wilson,” Jon Brion, composer
“Wind River,” Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, composers
“Wonder,” Marcelo Zarvos, composer
“Wonder Woman,” Rupert Gregson-Williams, composer
“Wonderstruck,” Carter Burwell, composer
“Year by the Sea,” Alexander Janko, composer
A Reminder List of works submitted in the Original Score category will be made available with a nominations ballot to all members of the Music Branch, who shall vote in the order of their preference for not more than five achievements. The five achievements receiving the highest number of votes will become the nominations for final voting for the award.
To be eligible, the original score must be a substantial body of music that serves as original dramatic underscoring, and must be written specifically for the motion picture by the submitting composer. Scores diluted by the use of preexisting music, diminished in impact by the predominant use of songs or any music not composed specifically for the film by the submitting composer, or assembled from the music of more than one composer shall not be eligible.
Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 23, 2018.
The 90th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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Monday, February 13, 2017
59th Grammy Awards Winners Announced; Beyonce Wins Best "Urban Contemporary Album"
The Grammy Awards (or Grammys) are given out by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) of the United States. The Grammy is an accolade that recognizes outstanding achievement in the music industry. It is the music industry equivalent to the Academy Awards for film, the Emmy Awards for television, and the Tony Award for stage.
The nominees for The 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced Tuesday, December 6, 2016. The 59th Annual Grammy Awards recognize the best musical (and some spoken word and video) recordings, compositions, and artists for the eligibility year that began on October 1, 2015 and ended on September 30, 2016 in a total of 84 categories.
The 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards were held on Sunday, February 12, 2017, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The ceremony was broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
59th / (2015-2016) Annual GRAMMY Award winners:
Record of the Year
“Hello” — Adele
Album of the Year
25 — Adele (read our review)
Song of the Year
“Hello” — Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
New Artist
Chance the Rapper (read our review of “Coloring Book”)
Pop Solo Performance
“Hello” — Adele
Pop Duo/Group Performance:
“Stressed Out” — twenty one pilots
Traditional Pop Vocal Album
“Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin” — Willie Nelson
Pop Vocal Album
“25” — Adele
Dance Recording
“Don’t Let Me Down” — The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya
Dance/Electronic Album
Skin — Flume
Contemporary Instrumental Album
“Culcha Vulcha” — Snarky Puppy
Rock Performance
“Blackstar” — David Bowie
Metal Performance
“Dystopia” — Megadeth
Rock Song
“Blackstar” — David Bowie, songwriter (David Bowie)
Rock Album
Tell Me I’m Pretty — Cage the Elephant
Alternative Music Album
Blackstar — David Bowie
R&B Performance
“Cranes in the Sky” — Solange
Traditional R&B Performance
“Angel” — Lalah Hathaway
R&B Song
“Lake By the Ocean” — Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell) (read our interview)
Urban Contemporary Album
Lemonade — Beyoncé
R&B Album
Lalah Hathaway Live — Lalah Hathaway
Rap Performance
“No Problem” — Chance the Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
Rap/Sung Performance
“Hotline Bling” — Drake
Rap Song
“Hotline Bling” — Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies, songwriters (Drake)
Rap Album
Coloring Book — Chance the Rapper
Country Solo Performance
“My Church” — Maren Morris
Country Duo/Group Performance
“Jolene” — Pentatonix featuring Dolly Parton
Country Song
“Humble and Kind” — Lori McKenna, songwriter (Tim McGraw)
Country Album
A Sailor’s Guide to Earth — Sturgill Simpson (read our interview)
New Age Album
White Sun II — White Sun
Improvised Jazz Solo
“I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” — John Scofield, soloist
Jazz Vocal Album
Take Me to the Alley — Gregory Porter
Jazz Instrumental Album
Country for Old Men — John Scofield
Large Jazz Ensemble Album
“Presidential Suite: Eight Variations on Freedom” — Ted Nash Big Band
Latin Jazz Album
“Tribute to Irakere: Live in Marciac” — Chucho Valdés
Gospel Performance/Song
“God Provides” — Tamela Mann; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
“Thy Will” — Hillary Scott & the Scott Family; Bernie Herms, Hillary Scott & Emily Weisband, songwriters
Gospel Album
Losing My Religion — Kirk Franklin (read our interview)
Contemporary Christian Music Album
Love Remains — Hillary Scott & the Scott Family
Roots Gospel Album
Hymns — Joey + Rory
Latin Pop Album
Un Besito Mas — Jesse & Joy
Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
iLevitable — iLe
Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
Un Azteca En El Azteca, Vol. 1 (En Vivo) — Vicente Fernández
Tropical Latin Album
Donde Están? — Jose Lugo & Guasábara Combo
American Roots Performance
“House of Mercy” — Sarah Jarosz
American Roots Song
“Kid Sister” — Vince Gill, songwriter (The Time Jumpers)
Americana Album
This Is Where I Live — William Bell
Bluegrass Album
“Coming Home” — O’Connor Band With Mark O’Connor
Traditional Blues Album
“Porcupine Meat” — Bobby Rush
Contemporary Blues Album
The Last Days of Oakland — Fantastic Negrito
Folk Album
Undercurrent — Sarah Jarosz
Regional Roots Music Album
E Walea — Kalani Pe’a
Reggae Album
Ziggy Marley — Ziggy Marley
World Music Album
Sing Me Home — Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
Children’s Album
Infinity Plus One — Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
Spoken Word Album
In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox — Carol Burnett
Comedy Album
Talking for Clapping — Patton Oswalt
Musical Theater Album
The Color Purple
Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Miles Ahead (Miles Davis & Various Artists)
Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Star Wars: The Force Awakens — John Williams, composer
Song Written for Visual Media
“Can’t Stop The Feeling!” — Max Martin, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, James Corden, Zooey Deschanel, Walt Dohrn, Ron Funches, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Christopher Mintz-Plasse & Kunal Nayyar), Track from: “Trolls”
Instrumental Composition
“Spoken at Midnight” — Ted Nash, composer
Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
“You And I” — Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
“Flintstones” — Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
Recording Package
“Blackstar” — Jonathan Barnbrook, art director (David Bowie)
Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
Edith Piaf 1915-2015 — Gérard Lo Monaco, art director (Edith Piaf)
Album Notes
Sissle and Blake Sing Shuffle Along — Ken Bloom & Richard Carlin, album notes writers (Eubie Blake & Noble Sissle)
Historical Album
The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol.12 (Collector’s Edition), Steve Berkowitz & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Mark Wilder, mastering engineer (Bob Dylan)
Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Blackstar — David Bowie, Tom Elmhirst, Kevin Killen & Tony Visconti, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer (David Bowie)
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Greg Kurstin
Remixed Recording
“Tearing Me Up” (RAC Remix) — André Allen Anjos, remixer (Bob Moses)
Surround Sound Album
“Dutilleux: Sur Le Même Accord; Les Citations; Mystère De L’instant & Timbres, Espace, Mouvement” — Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, surround mix engineers; Dmitriy Lipay, surround mastering engineer; Dmitriy Lipay, surround producer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
Engineered Album, Classical
Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles — Mark Donahue & Fred Vogler, engineers (James Conlon, Guanqun Yu, Joshua Guerrero, Patricia Racette, Christopher Maltman, Lucy Schaufer, Lucas Meachem, LA Opera Chorus & Orchestra)
Producer of the Year, Classical
David Frost
Orchestral Performance
“Shostakovich: Under Stalin’s Shadow – Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9” — Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Opera Recording
“Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles” — James Conlon, conductor; Joshua Guerrero, Christopher Maltman, Lucas Meachem, Patricia Racette, Lucy Schaufer & Guanqun Yu; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (LA Opera Orchestra; LA Opera Chorus)
Choral Performance
“Penderecki Conducts Penderecki, Volume 1” — Krzysztof Penderecki, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, choir director (Nikolay Didenko, Agnieszka Rehlis & Johanna Rusanen; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Philharmonic Choir)
Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
“Steve Reich” — Third Coast Percussion
Classical Instrumental Solo
“Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway” — Zuill Bailey; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Nashville Symphony)
Classical Solo Vocal Album -TIE
– Schumann & Berg — Dorothea Röschmann; Mitsuko Uchida, accompanist
– Shakespeare Songs — Ian Bostridge; Antonio Pappano, accompanist (Michael Collins, Elizabeth Kenny, Lawrence Power & Adam Walker)
Classical Compendium
Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway; American Gothic; Once Upon A Castle — Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
Contemporary Classical Composition
Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway — Michael Daugherty, composer (Zuill Bailey, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
Music Video
“Formation” — Beyoncé
Music Film
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week the Touring Years — Ron Howard, video director; Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Scott Pascucci & Nigel Sinclair, video producers
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The nominees for The 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced Tuesday, December 6, 2016. The 59th Annual Grammy Awards recognize the best musical (and some spoken word and video) recordings, compositions, and artists for the eligibility year that began on October 1, 2015 and ended on September 30, 2016 in a total of 84 categories.
The 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards were held on Sunday, February 12, 2017, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The ceremony was broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
59th / (2015-2016) Annual GRAMMY Award winners:
Record of the Year
“Hello” — Adele
Album of the Year
25 — Adele (read our review)
Song of the Year
“Hello” — Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
New Artist
Chance the Rapper (read our review of “Coloring Book”)
Pop Solo Performance
“Hello” — Adele
Pop Duo/Group Performance:
“Stressed Out” — twenty one pilots
Traditional Pop Vocal Album
“Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin” — Willie Nelson
Pop Vocal Album
“25” — Adele
Dance Recording
“Don’t Let Me Down” — The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya
Dance/Electronic Album
Skin — Flume
Contemporary Instrumental Album
“Culcha Vulcha” — Snarky Puppy
Rock Performance
“Blackstar” — David Bowie
Metal Performance
“Dystopia” — Megadeth
Rock Song
“Blackstar” — David Bowie, songwriter (David Bowie)
Rock Album
Tell Me I’m Pretty — Cage the Elephant
Alternative Music Album
Blackstar — David Bowie
R&B Performance
“Cranes in the Sky” — Solange
Traditional R&B Performance
“Angel” — Lalah Hathaway
R&B Song
“Lake By the Ocean” — Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell) (read our interview)
Urban Contemporary Album
Lemonade — Beyoncé
R&B Album
Lalah Hathaway Live — Lalah Hathaway
Rap Performance
“No Problem” — Chance the Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
Rap/Sung Performance
“Hotline Bling” — Drake
Rap Song
“Hotline Bling” — Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies, songwriters (Drake)
Rap Album
Coloring Book — Chance the Rapper
Country Solo Performance
“My Church” — Maren Morris
Country Duo/Group Performance
“Jolene” — Pentatonix featuring Dolly Parton
Country Song
“Humble and Kind” — Lori McKenna, songwriter (Tim McGraw)
Country Album
A Sailor’s Guide to Earth — Sturgill Simpson (read our interview)
New Age Album
White Sun II — White Sun
Improvised Jazz Solo
“I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” — John Scofield, soloist
Jazz Vocal Album
Take Me to the Alley — Gregory Porter
Jazz Instrumental Album
Country for Old Men — John Scofield
Large Jazz Ensemble Album
“Presidential Suite: Eight Variations on Freedom” — Ted Nash Big Band
Latin Jazz Album
“Tribute to Irakere: Live in Marciac” — Chucho Valdés
Gospel Performance/Song
“God Provides” — Tamela Mann; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
“Thy Will” — Hillary Scott & the Scott Family; Bernie Herms, Hillary Scott & Emily Weisband, songwriters
Gospel Album
Losing My Religion — Kirk Franklin (read our interview)
Contemporary Christian Music Album
Love Remains — Hillary Scott & the Scott Family
Roots Gospel Album
Hymns — Joey + Rory
Latin Pop Album
Un Besito Mas — Jesse & Joy
Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
iLevitable — iLe
Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
Un Azteca En El Azteca, Vol. 1 (En Vivo) — Vicente Fernández
Tropical Latin Album
Donde Están? — Jose Lugo & Guasábara Combo
American Roots Performance
“House of Mercy” — Sarah Jarosz
American Roots Song
“Kid Sister” — Vince Gill, songwriter (The Time Jumpers)
Americana Album
This Is Where I Live — William Bell
Bluegrass Album
“Coming Home” — O’Connor Band With Mark O’Connor
Traditional Blues Album
“Porcupine Meat” — Bobby Rush
Contemporary Blues Album
The Last Days of Oakland — Fantastic Negrito
Folk Album
Undercurrent — Sarah Jarosz
Regional Roots Music Album
E Walea — Kalani Pe’a
Reggae Album
Ziggy Marley — Ziggy Marley
World Music Album
Sing Me Home — Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
Children’s Album
Infinity Plus One — Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
Spoken Word Album
In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox — Carol Burnett
Comedy Album
Talking for Clapping — Patton Oswalt
Musical Theater Album
The Color Purple
Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Miles Ahead (Miles Davis & Various Artists)
Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Star Wars: The Force Awakens — John Williams, composer
Song Written for Visual Media
“Can’t Stop The Feeling!” — Max Martin, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, James Corden, Zooey Deschanel, Walt Dohrn, Ron Funches, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Christopher Mintz-Plasse & Kunal Nayyar), Track from: “Trolls”
Instrumental Composition
“Spoken at Midnight” — Ted Nash, composer
Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
“You And I” — Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
“Flintstones” — Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
Recording Package
“Blackstar” — Jonathan Barnbrook, art director (David Bowie)
Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
Edith Piaf 1915-2015 — Gérard Lo Monaco, art director (Edith Piaf)
Album Notes
Sissle and Blake Sing Shuffle Along — Ken Bloom & Richard Carlin, album notes writers (Eubie Blake & Noble Sissle)
Historical Album
The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol.12 (Collector’s Edition), Steve Berkowitz & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Mark Wilder, mastering engineer (Bob Dylan)
Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Blackstar — David Bowie, Tom Elmhirst, Kevin Killen & Tony Visconti, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer (David Bowie)
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Greg Kurstin
Remixed Recording
“Tearing Me Up” (RAC Remix) — André Allen Anjos, remixer (Bob Moses)
Surround Sound Album
“Dutilleux: Sur Le Même Accord; Les Citations; Mystère De L’instant & Timbres, Espace, Mouvement” — Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, surround mix engineers; Dmitriy Lipay, surround mastering engineer; Dmitriy Lipay, surround producer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
Engineered Album, Classical
Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles — Mark Donahue & Fred Vogler, engineers (James Conlon, Guanqun Yu, Joshua Guerrero, Patricia Racette, Christopher Maltman, Lucy Schaufer, Lucas Meachem, LA Opera Chorus & Orchestra)
Producer of the Year, Classical
David Frost
Orchestral Performance
“Shostakovich: Under Stalin’s Shadow – Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9” — Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Opera Recording
“Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles” — James Conlon, conductor; Joshua Guerrero, Christopher Maltman, Lucas Meachem, Patricia Racette, Lucy Schaufer & Guanqun Yu; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (LA Opera Orchestra; LA Opera Chorus)
Choral Performance
“Penderecki Conducts Penderecki, Volume 1” — Krzysztof Penderecki, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, choir director (Nikolay Didenko, Agnieszka Rehlis & Johanna Rusanen; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Philharmonic Choir)
Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
“Steve Reich” — Third Coast Percussion
Classical Instrumental Solo
“Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway” — Zuill Bailey; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Nashville Symphony)
Classical Solo Vocal Album -TIE
– Schumann & Berg — Dorothea Röschmann; Mitsuko Uchida, accompanist
– Shakespeare Songs — Ian Bostridge; Antonio Pappano, accompanist (Michael Collins, Elizabeth Kenny, Lawrence Power & Adam Walker)
Classical Compendium
Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway; American Gothic; Once Upon A Castle — Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
Contemporary Classical Composition
Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway — Michael Daugherty, composer (Zuill Bailey, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
Music Video
“Formation” — Beyoncé
Music Film
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week the Touring Years — Ron Howard, video director; Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Scott Pascucci & Nigel Sinclair, video producers
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Thursday, December 29, 2016
"Star Wars: Rogue One" - A Negromancer Link-O-Rama - Update #189
Posted by Leroy Doureseaux - on Patreon.
From Variety: As of Tuesday, December 27, 2016, the worldwide box office for "Rogue One" is at $615 million.
CARRIE FISHER:
From BleedingCool: Carrie Fisher dies at the age of 60, Tuesday morning, December 27, 2016.
From THR: Debbie Reynolds, the mother of Carrie Fisher, has died at the age of 84, Wednesday, December 28, 2016, one day after the death of her daughter.
From People: "I want to be with Carrie" were Debbie Reynold's last words according to her son, Todd Fisher.
From YahooStyle: Why she really hated the gold metal bikini in "Return of the Jedi."
From YahooNews: Debbie Reynolds speaks about the death of her daughter, Carrie Fisher - our Princess Leia.
From Variety: Fisher reportedly finished her work on Star Wars Episode 8 before she died.
From TheWrap: Posted a little over an hour ago, Debbie Fisher, mother of Carrie Fisher, who suffered a heart attack about a day and a half ago, says that Carrie is in "stable condition."
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From Patreon: My review of "Rogue One."
From Deadline: "Rogue One" soars past $200 million.
From TheVerge: "Rogue One" had a different ending.
From ABC7: Gareth Edwards hopes for lasting cultural impact of "Rogue One."
From Polygon: Don't be afraid to talk about "Rogue One" and politics.
From Variety: "Rogue One" has $155 million opening weekend.
From CBR: Rebellions are built on hope. Why "Rogue One" matters now.
From YahooMovies: The inspiration for the "Star Wars" logo.
From Variety: $71 million in box office (North America) for "Rogue One" on Friday, Dec. 16th.
From Variety: "Rogue One" debuts with a massive $29 million Thursday night preview, the largest box office for a Thursday preview this year.
REVIEWS:
YahooMovies: From Variety by Peter Debruge.
YahooMovies - From AP by Lindsey Bahr - a dark exhilarating blast.
From Variety: "Rogue One" had its world premiere Saturday night, December 10, 2016 at Pantages Theatre in Hollywood.
From YahooMovies: George Lucas apparently like "Rogue One," cause he wasn't to crazy about "The Force Awakens."
From YahooMovies: Disney screens 28 minutes of "Rogue One" for select reporters. SPOILER ALERT
From YahooFinance: There is a Star Wars boycott that some Dump supporters... I mean Trump supporters have taken too - #DumpStarWars
From YouTube: Felicity Jones, "Jyn Erso" in Rogue One, was recently on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" showing off her martial arts moves.
From CNET: There will be new and weird creatures in "Rogue One."
From Variety: Advance ticket sales for "Rogue One" go on sale Monday, November 27, 2016.
From YouTube: Third and final (supposedly) official "Rogue One" trailer.
From YahooMovies: Spoilers in third Rogue One trailer.
From Gamespot: International "Rogue One" trailer with new Darth Vader footage.
From YouTube: New official trailer - released for the Olympics.
From YouTube: "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" - Celebration Reel.
From ThePlaylist: New "Rogue One" poster.
From ScreenRant: "Rogue One" gets an official synopsis.
From YahooMovies: Jimmy Smits confirms that he will play "Bail Organa" in a cameo in "Rogue One." He originated the performance in "Attack of the Clones" and "Revenge of the Sith."
SPOILER - From Vulture: Jiang Wen spoils the fate of a character... maybe.
From YahooTech: Darth Vader is rumored to have a cameo in "Rogue One."
From YahooMovies: First "Rogue One" trailer is here!!!
From Moviesdotcom: A new trailer for "Rogue One" to drop next week.
From ShadowandAct: James Earl Jones to voice Darth Vader in "Rogue One."
From Collider: 16 early images from "Rogue One."
From ScreenRant: More details about Darth Vader's appearance in "Rogue One."
From TheWrap: Forest Whitaker's character in "Rogue One" is Saw Gerrera, a character that first appeared in the CGI-animated TV series, "Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
From ScreenRant: Dave Filoni, showrunner for "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," expresses pride at the fact that Saw Gerrera will appear in Rogue One.
From YahooNews: Darth Vader looms large over "Rogue One."
From EntertainmentWeekly: The true and false concerning "Rogue One" reshoots rumors.
From ScreenRant: The "Rogue One" reshoots rumor breakdowns.
From WeGotThisCovered: Rumors say the reshoots will feature a watered-down version of Darth Vader whoopin' a Rebel squad. Rumors also suggest that director Gareth Edwards is livid about the reshoots on "Rogue One."
From Wired: A week of Star Wars news, including "Rogue One" reshoots.
From YahooMovies: "Rogue One" reshoots will involve veteran stunt coordinator and second unit director, Simon Crane, and also, screenwriter, Tony Gilroy, who wrote three "Jason Bourne" movies.
From BleedingCool: The Rogue One reshoots are apparently to address character moments rather than the tone of the film.
From YahooNews: Disney orders reshoots for "Rogue One." I thought they wanted it to look like a war movie...
From YahooNews: Rumors say that Disney is not happy with "Rogue One."
From YahooMovies: A book preview allows details about characters to emerge.
From Collider: Mads Mikkelson reveals who is playing in "Rogue One."
From YahooNews: Boba Fett might be in Rogue One?
From MakingStarWars: The rumors about Forest Whitaker's character in "Rogue One" include that he might be a bounty hunter.
From Esquire: Union issues could further delay Episode 8.
From THR: Star Wars 8 moves from May 2017 to December 2017, which gives Rogue One more box office breathing room.
From YahooTech: Rumors of Darth Vader's return for "Rogue One," and even a CGI Tarkin.
From TMZ: Possible classic X-wings.
From StarWarsTime: Rogue One trailer to debut on "Captain America: Civil War."
From StarWarsSite: "Rogue One" page.
From SlashFilm: Rumors about specific Rogue One characters and more.
From Variety: "Rogue One" is the most anticipated movie of 2016, according to survey.
From ScreenRant: Ben Mendelsohn talks about being in this film.
From HitFix: What we know about Rogue One so far... not much really.
From Wikipedia: Rogue One page.
Apparently, the title is actually, "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."
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Still talking about "The Force Awakens," Episode VIII and more:
From TMZ: Carrie Fisher suffers a heart attack on a plane.
From YahooMovies: 10 actors who have played Darth Vader.
From BleedingCool: Peter Sumner, an actor in the original Star Wars film, has died at the age of 74. He played Imperial officer, Lt. Pol Treidum.
From Variety: Emilia Clarke is the female lead in the "young Han Solo" spinoff Star Wars movie.
YahooNews: Darth Maul will get his first Star Wars comic book published by Marvel. He had a least a few when Dark Horse had the license to produce Star Wars comics.
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YahooMovies: Carrie Fisher reveals that she had an affair with Harrison Ford during the making of the original Star Wars film. Ford was 14 years older than Fisher and also married.
YahooCelebrity: Harrison Ford had an interesting reaction when Carrie Fisher told him that she was going to reveal their affair.
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From CinemaBlend: Han Solo movie may break some rules.
From ScreenRant: Rumors about Finn's recovery in Episode 8.
From SlashFilm: Warwick Davis to appear in Episode VIII, as he did in VII, and as he will in "Rogue One."
From YahooMovies: See rare concept art for the original "Star Wars" film.
From EW: TNT and TBS will have exclusive cable broadcast rights to "Star Wars" films for some time.
From Vulture: Disney CEO Bob Iger confirms a Star Wars anthology film for 2020.
From CinemaBlend: Lupita Nyong'o says that her character, Maz Kanata, will be in Episode 8.
From YahooNews: Adam Driver (Kylo Ren) praises director Rian Johnson on Episode 8.
From FlickeringMyth: Katee Sackhoff reprising her role on "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" for "Star Wars Rebels" Season 3.
From YouTube: Lucasfilm gifts this four-minute-plus VFX reel from "The Force Awakens."
From YahooNews: Mark Hamill lets a spoiler slip... Luke will be back for Episode 9.
From IndieWire: John Williams says that he will begin composing the score for Episode 8 in a few weeks.
From TheWrap: There is apparently a casting search for a young Lando Calrissian who will appear in the Han Solo spinoff movie.
From YahooMovies: The original Darth Vader - David Prowse - is not happy.
From CBR: From 2016 San Diego Comic-Con comes news that Episode VIII has officially wrapped production.
From YahooMovies: What we've learned about Episode VIII and Han Solo at "Star Wars Celebration" London.
From ThePlaylist: Rian Johnson talks Episode 8 at the "Star Wars Celebration" in London.
From BleedingCool: "Star Wars Rebels" Season 3 expands the universe.
From ScreenRant: Episode 8 almost finish production.
From VanityFair: Samuel L. Jackson talks about Mace Windu fan theories.
From DenofGeek: Mark Hamill hints at his future with Star Wars.
From ChicagoTribune: The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is not happening in Chicago.
From YahooTech: Script lead for Episode 8 teases who Rey might be...
From ScreenRant: That Star Wars live-action series that never came to be was to be Emperor Palpatine's origin story.
From YahooMovies: Candace Payne a.k.a. "Chewbacca Mom" has her own custom made action figure.
From iDigitalTimes: Rian Johnson posts a picture of Luke's robe to Instagram.
From Collider: After six months, TFA has finished its domestic theatrical run, with a total box office of $936,662,225 million. That's good for #1 all-time (not adjusted for inflation, of course).
From YahooNews: "Chewbacca Mom" (Candace Payne) meets the real Chewbacca, actor Peter Mayhew.
From YahooNews: 3D-printed replicas of props from "The Force Awakens" to go on sale.
From CinemaBlend: A theory about the classic character who may have hurt the narrative of TFA.
From DenofGeek: The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (the Oscars people) have released on the web what may be the first trailer for "Return of the Jedi," then known as "Revenge of the Jedi."
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From HitFix: 39 years ago, Star Wars landed in movie theatres.
From YahooTV: Viral star, "Chewbacca Mom" (Candace Payne) joins J.J. Abrams on "The Late, Late Show" with James Corden.
From CNBC: This Chewbacca mask is selling out, perhaps because of a viral video.
From ScreenRant: Rumors about a confrontation between Luke and Rey against Kylo and the Knights of Ren.
From DenOfGeek: Episode 8 will be bigger and darker... according to cast members who are talking.
From YahooMovies: Jack O'Connell, one of the young actors interviewed for the role of young Han Solo, frustrated by the audition process.
From TheWrap: Young Han Solo is 26-year-old Aiden Ehrenreich ("Hail, Ceasar").
From YahooMovies: Harrison Ford says "wookie cookies" in new Star Wars Lego game.
From CinemaBlend: Boba Fett was originally going to have a much larger Star Wars role.
From YahooNews: President and Mrs. Obama shake their money-makers for Star Wars Day.
From TIME: A history of May the Fourth.
From YahooMovies: J.J. Abrams and "Hamilton's" Lin-Manuel Miranda sing "Jabba Flow" for May the Fourth.
From YahooMovie: Jeremy Bulloch, the original Boba Fett, has given an interview.
From YahooTech: More set photos from Episode VIII - of the Millennium Falcon!
From Variety: GLAAD wants an openly gay character in the "Star Wars" film franchise.
From TheDailyBeast: Darth Vader is persona non grata at Star Wars event.
From ScreenRant: Episode VIII halfway through shooting.
From CNET: Director Rian Johnson posts two pics from the set of Episode VIII.
From YahooMovies: Daisy Ridley posts some of "Jedi training" for Episode 8 on Facebook.
From YahooMovies: In a Blu-ray extra for "The Force Awakens," see Ridley and Boyega in training.
From HelloGiggles: George Lucas has a theory that R2-D2 is the narrator of the entire Star Wars saga.
From iDigitalTimes: In Episode 8, Luke may be ditching the Jedi robes.
From EW: Dave Franco describes auditioning for young Han Solo.
From Deadline: Disney's search for an actor to play a young Han Solo may be down to one candidate, Alden Ehrenreich.
From: ScreenDaily: J.J. Abrams offers vague stuff on Rey's parents.
From HitFix: Obi-Wan wasn't supposed to do... originally.
From HitFix: Dinsey breaks ground on Star Wars theme parks.
From TheVerge: Mark Hamill was Daisy Ridley's "Yoda" during the filming of Episode 8.
From CBR: The Force Awakens was screen for about two dozen terminally ill fans.
From YahooNews: Adam Driver reveals why Kylo Ren went to the Dark Side.
From EW: J.J. Abrams explain's Kylo's table of ashes.
From Esquire: Everything that is known about Episode 8 so far.
From YahooNews: Oscar Isaac photo bombs Mark Hamill and Lupita Nyong'o.
From BuzzFeed: Star Wars baby names on the rise.
From HitFix: Did John Boyega drop a spoiler about Kelly Marie Tran in Episode 8.
From CBRSpinoff: In this clip from "The Force Awakens" blu-ray, John Boyega enters the Millennium Falcon for the first time.
From BusinessInsider: Here are descriptions of the scenes during Rey's strange vision with a transcription of the dialogue.
From YahooMovies: The documentary "Elstree 1976" interviews 10 "unsung heroes" who were there at the beginning of the original "Star Wars."
From EntertainmentWeekly: Darth Maul returns in "Star Wars Rebels."
From Variety: Harrison Fords says, "Don't do it!"
From Facebook: See Maz Kanata Blu-ray bonus clip.
From IndieWire: TFA is big at the Jameson Empire Awards.
From FTWCulture: Mark Hamill's birthday wishes to John Boyega causes freak-out.
From Movieweb: The search for "young Han Solo" is down to a handful of actors.
From SlashFilm: John Boyega visits a children's hospital in London in character as Finn.
From YahooMovies: Teaser for Blu-ray release reveals first table-read of script.
From Esquire: J.J. Abrams says this scene was a mistake. I thought it was odd at the time I saw it, but I didn't think of it as a mistake.
From Newsweek: Disney is planning many new Star Wars films - including Obi-Wan and Mace Windu films.
From BleedingCool: BB-8 will have his own comic strip, that will fun as a back-up feature in Marvel's Star Wars: Poe Dameron.
From TheWrap: Tony Dyson, one of the creators of R2-D2, dies at 68.
From CinemaBlend: Daisy Ridley talks filming with Mark Hamill.
From YahooMovies: New Han Solo and Maz Kanata details.
From Variety: Benecio del Toro and Laura Dern added to the cast of Episode VIII.
From USMagazine: The possible first scene of Episode 8 is teased.
From YahooMovies: John Boyega wins "Rising Star Award" at the 69th EE British Academy Film Awards.
From YahooNews: A Finn-Poe bromance?
From FlickeringMyth: Episode VIII begins filming; more Obi-Wan rumors.
From BoxOfficeMojo: "The Force Awakens" crosses $900 million domestically, the first film to do so.
From Variety: "The Force Awakens" passed $2 billion in total global box office.
From CinemaBlend: Yoda almost made a cameo in "The Force Awakens."
From TheGuardian: Gwendoline Christie says Capt. Phasma is coming back.
From YahooMovies: "The Force Awakens" arrives on Blu-ray April 5th, 2016.
From RollingStone: Rock musician/actor Rick Springfield has one of the largest Star Wars action figure collections in the world.
From SideshowToys: In case you haven't seen it, here is Adam Driver as Kylo Ren on "Saturday Night Live."
From TOH: Daisy Ridley has signed on to executive produce the documentary, "The Eagle Huntress."
From YahooMovies: TFA crosses $1 billion internationally.
From Polygon: See some of "The Force Awakens" without visual effects.
From YahooMovies: The director of Star Wars Episode 9 (Colin Trevorrow) drops hints about Rey's parentage.
From CinemaBlend: John Boyega is hitting the gym for Episode VIII.
From Variety: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" sets a few records as it opens in China.
From Collider: Controversy ensues when "The Force Awakens" gets a best film nomination.
From CinemaBlend: A Poe/Finn romance?
From THR: J.J. Abrams responds to critics (kind of) who claim that TFA is a rip-off of the original Star Wars.
From YahooMovies: Lucasfilm confirms the identity of the First Order stormtrooper who yelled "Traitor" at Finn.
From MoviesdotCom: "The Force Awakens" has passed "Avatar" as the domestic box office champ.
From YahooNews: Samuel L. Jackson seems only mildly entertained by TFA.
From YahooMovies: It will happen today. "The Force Awakens" earned an estimated $8 million at the box office on Tues., Jan. 5th, giving it a North American haul of $758.2 million. The domestic box office record-holder is Avatar with $760 million. So being behind Avatar by less than $2 million means that TFA should become the record holder today, Wed., Jan. 6th, 2016.
From YahooNews: Because of Peter Mayhew's age (71), Lucasfilm had to cast a younger actor to play Chewbacca in more physically demanding scenes. Meet 29-year old basketball player, Joonas Suotamo.
From Variety: "The Force Awakens" moves past "Furious 7" and "Marvel's The Avengers."
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From HitFix: See "The Force Awakens" free this Wednesday, Jan. 6th.
From YahooMovies: Rare Instagram photos from Dan Mindel, the cinematographer of "The Force Awakens."
From ThePlaylist: More script reveals - a Jedi temple on fire.
From Polygon: "Ahch-To" is the name of the planet upon which Rey finds Luke.
From YahooMovies: TFA is within a day or so of passing "Avatar" as the highest grossing movie in domestic box office history (not adjusting for inflation).
From EntertainmentWeekly: New images of Kanata and Snope.
From YahooMovies: TFA sets a New Year's Day box office record with an estimated haul of $34.5 million. That beats the previous record holder, Avatar, which had $25.3 million on a New Year's Day that also happened to fall on a Friday.
From CinemaBlend: What Rey saw in her "vision."
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From Variety: Lucas backpedals on "white slavers" comments.
From SlashFilm: See the full Charlie Rose interview with George Lucas that includes "white slavers" and "retro movie" comments.
From Variety: As of Tuesday, December 27, 2016, the worldwide box office for "Rogue One" is at $615 million.
CARRIE FISHER:
From BleedingCool: Carrie Fisher dies at the age of 60, Tuesday morning, December 27, 2016.
From THR: Debbie Reynolds, the mother of Carrie Fisher, has died at the age of 84, Wednesday, December 28, 2016, one day after the death of her daughter.
From People: "I want to be with Carrie" were Debbie Reynold's last words according to her son, Todd Fisher.
From YahooStyle: Why she really hated the gold metal bikini in "Return of the Jedi."
From YahooNews: Debbie Reynolds speaks about the death of her daughter, Carrie Fisher - our Princess Leia.
From Variety: Fisher reportedly finished her work on Star Wars Episode 8 before she died.
From TheWrap: Posted a little over an hour ago, Debbie Fisher, mother of Carrie Fisher, who suffered a heart attack about a day and a half ago, says that Carrie is in "stable condition."
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From Patreon: My review of "Rogue One."
From Deadline: "Rogue One" soars past $200 million.
From TheVerge: "Rogue One" had a different ending.
From ABC7: Gareth Edwards hopes for lasting cultural impact of "Rogue One."
From Polygon: Don't be afraid to talk about "Rogue One" and politics.
From Variety: "Rogue One" has $155 million opening weekend.
From CBR: Rebellions are built on hope. Why "Rogue One" matters now.
From YahooMovies: The inspiration for the "Star Wars" logo.
From Variety: $71 million in box office (North America) for "Rogue One" on Friday, Dec. 16th.
From Variety: "Rogue One" debuts with a massive $29 million Thursday night preview, the largest box office for a Thursday preview this year.
REVIEWS:
YahooMovies: From Variety by Peter Debruge.
YahooMovies - From AP by Lindsey Bahr - a dark exhilarating blast.
From Variety: "Rogue One" had its world premiere Saturday night, December 10, 2016 at Pantages Theatre in Hollywood.
From YahooMovies: George Lucas apparently like "Rogue One," cause he wasn't to crazy about "The Force Awakens."
From YahooMovies: Disney screens 28 minutes of "Rogue One" for select reporters. SPOILER ALERT
From YahooFinance: There is a Star Wars boycott that some Dump supporters... I mean Trump supporters have taken too - #DumpStarWars
From YouTube: Felicity Jones, "Jyn Erso" in Rogue One, was recently on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" showing off her martial arts moves.
From CNET: There will be new and weird creatures in "Rogue One."
From Variety: Advance ticket sales for "Rogue One" go on sale Monday, November 27, 2016.
From YouTube: Third and final (supposedly) official "Rogue One" trailer.
From YahooMovies: Spoilers in third Rogue One trailer.
From Gamespot: International "Rogue One" trailer with new Darth Vader footage.
From YouTube: New official trailer - released for the Olympics.
From YouTube: "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" - Celebration Reel.
From ThePlaylist: New "Rogue One" poster.
From ScreenRant: "Rogue One" gets an official synopsis.
From YahooMovies: Jimmy Smits confirms that he will play "Bail Organa" in a cameo in "Rogue One." He originated the performance in "Attack of the Clones" and "Revenge of the Sith."
SPOILER - From Vulture: Jiang Wen spoils the fate of a character... maybe.
From YahooTech: Darth Vader is rumored to have a cameo in "Rogue One."
From YahooMovies: First "Rogue One" trailer is here!!!
From Moviesdotcom: A new trailer for "Rogue One" to drop next week.
From ShadowandAct: James Earl Jones to voice Darth Vader in "Rogue One."
From Collider: 16 early images from "Rogue One."
From ScreenRant: More details about Darth Vader's appearance in "Rogue One."
From TheWrap: Forest Whitaker's character in "Rogue One" is Saw Gerrera, a character that first appeared in the CGI-animated TV series, "Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
From ScreenRant: Dave Filoni, showrunner for "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," expresses pride at the fact that Saw Gerrera will appear in Rogue One.
From YahooNews: Darth Vader looms large over "Rogue One."
From EntertainmentWeekly: The true and false concerning "Rogue One" reshoots rumors.
From ScreenRant: The "Rogue One" reshoots rumor breakdowns.
From WeGotThisCovered: Rumors say the reshoots will feature a watered-down version of Darth Vader whoopin' a Rebel squad. Rumors also suggest that director Gareth Edwards is livid about the reshoots on "Rogue One."
From Wired: A week of Star Wars news, including "Rogue One" reshoots.
From YahooMovies: "Rogue One" reshoots will involve veteran stunt coordinator and second unit director, Simon Crane, and also, screenwriter, Tony Gilroy, who wrote three "Jason Bourne" movies.
From BleedingCool: The Rogue One reshoots are apparently to address character moments rather than the tone of the film.
From YahooNews: Disney orders reshoots for "Rogue One." I thought they wanted it to look like a war movie...
From YahooNews: Rumors say that Disney is not happy with "Rogue One."
From YahooMovies: A book preview allows details about characters to emerge.
From Collider: Mads Mikkelson reveals who is playing in "Rogue One."
From YahooNews: Boba Fett might be in Rogue One?
From MakingStarWars: The rumors about Forest Whitaker's character in "Rogue One" include that he might be a bounty hunter.
From Esquire: Union issues could further delay Episode 8.
From THR: Star Wars 8 moves from May 2017 to December 2017, which gives Rogue One more box office breathing room.
From YahooTech: Rumors of Darth Vader's return for "Rogue One," and even a CGI Tarkin.
From TMZ: Possible classic X-wings.
From StarWarsTime: Rogue One trailer to debut on "Captain America: Civil War."
From StarWarsSite: "Rogue One" page.
From SlashFilm: Rumors about specific Rogue One characters and more.
From Variety: "Rogue One" is the most anticipated movie of 2016, according to survey.
From ScreenRant: Ben Mendelsohn talks about being in this film.
From HitFix: What we know about Rogue One so far... not much really.
From Wikipedia: Rogue One page.
Apparently, the title is actually, "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."
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Still talking about "The Force Awakens," Episode VIII and more:
From TMZ: Carrie Fisher suffers a heart attack on a plane.
From YahooMovies: 10 actors who have played Darth Vader.
From BleedingCool: Peter Sumner, an actor in the original Star Wars film, has died at the age of 74. He played Imperial officer, Lt. Pol Treidum.
From Variety: Emilia Clarke is the female lead in the "young Han Solo" spinoff Star Wars movie.
YahooNews: Darth Maul will get his first Star Wars comic book published by Marvel. He had a least a few when Dark Horse had the license to produce Star Wars comics.
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YahooMovies: Carrie Fisher reveals that she had an affair with Harrison Ford during the making of the original Star Wars film. Ford was 14 years older than Fisher and also married.
YahooCelebrity: Harrison Ford had an interesting reaction when Carrie Fisher told him that she was going to reveal their affair.
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From CinemaBlend: Han Solo movie may break some rules.
From ScreenRant: Rumors about Finn's recovery in Episode 8.
From SlashFilm: Warwick Davis to appear in Episode VIII, as he did in VII, and as he will in "Rogue One."
From YahooMovies: See rare concept art for the original "Star Wars" film.
From EW: TNT and TBS will have exclusive cable broadcast rights to "Star Wars" films for some time.
From Vulture: Disney CEO Bob Iger confirms a Star Wars anthology film for 2020.
From CinemaBlend: Lupita Nyong'o says that her character, Maz Kanata, will be in Episode 8.
From YahooNews: Adam Driver (Kylo Ren) praises director Rian Johnson on Episode 8.
From FlickeringMyth: Katee Sackhoff reprising her role on "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" for "Star Wars Rebels" Season 3.
From YouTube: Lucasfilm gifts this four-minute-plus VFX reel from "The Force Awakens."
From YahooNews: Mark Hamill lets a spoiler slip... Luke will be back for Episode 9.
From IndieWire: John Williams says that he will begin composing the score for Episode 8 in a few weeks.
From TheWrap: There is apparently a casting search for a young Lando Calrissian who will appear in the Han Solo spinoff movie.
From YahooMovies: The original Darth Vader - David Prowse - is not happy.
From CBR: From 2016 San Diego Comic-Con comes news that Episode VIII has officially wrapped production.
From YahooMovies: What we've learned about Episode VIII and Han Solo at "Star Wars Celebration" London.
From ThePlaylist: Rian Johnson talks Episode 8 at the "Star Wars Celebration" in London.
From BleedingCool: "Star Wars Rebels" Season 3 expands the universe.
From ScreenRant: Episode 8 almost finish production.
From VanityFair: Samuel L. Jackson talks about Mace Windu fan theories.
From DenofGeek: Mark Hamill hints at his future with Star Wars.
From ChicagoTribune: The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is not happening in Chicago.
From YahooTech: Script lead for Episode 8 teases who Rey might be...
From ScreenRant: That Star Wars live-action series that never came to be was to be Emperor Palpatine's origin story.
From YahooMovies: Candace Payne a.k.a. "Chewbacca Mom" has her own custom made action figure.
From iDigitalTimes: Rian Johnson posts a picture of Luke's robe to Instagram.
From Collider: After six months, TFA has finished its domestic theatrical run, with a total box office of $936,662,225 million. That's good for #1 all-time (not adjusted for inflation, of course).
From YahooNews: "Chewbacca Mom" (Candace Payne) meets the real Chewbacca, actor Peter Mayhew.
From YahooNews: 3D-printed replicas of props from "The Force Awakens" to go on sale.
From CinemaBlend: A theory about the classic character who may have hurt the narrative of TFA.
From DenofGeek: The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (the Oscars people) have released on the web what may be the first trailer for "Return of the Jedi," then known as "Revenge of the Jedi."
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From HitFix: 39 years ago, Star Wars landed in movie theatres.
From YahooTV: Viral star, "Chewbacca Mom" (Candace Payne) joins J.J. Abrams on "The Late, Late Show" with James Corden.
From CNBC: This Chewbacca mask is selling out, perhaps because of a viral video.
From ScreenRant: Rumors about a confrontation between Luke and Rey against Kylo and the Knights of Ren.
From DenOfGeek: Episode 8 will be bigger and darker... according to cast members who are talking.
From YahooMovies: Jack O'Connell, one of the young actors interviewed for the role of young Han Solo, frustrated by the audition process.
From TheWrap: Young Han Solo is 26-year-old Aiden Ehrenreich ("Hail, Ceasar").
From YahooMovies: Harrison Ford says "wookie cookies" in new Star Wars Lego game.
From CinemaBlend: Boba Fett was originally going to have a much larger Star Wars role.
From YahooNews: President and Mrs. Obama shake their money-makers for Star Wars Day.
From TIME: A history of May the Fourth.
From YahooMovies: J.J. Abrams and "Hamilton's" Lin-Manuel Miranda sing "Jabba Flow" for May the Fourth.
From YahooMovie: Jeremy Bulloch, the original Boba Fett, has given an interview.
From YahooTech: More set photos from Episode VIII - of the Millennium Falcon!
From Variety: GLAAD wants an openly gay character in the "Star Wars" film franchise.
From TheDailyBeast: Darth Vader is persona non grata at Star Wars event.
From ScreenRant: Episode VIII halfway through shooting.
From CNET: Director Rian Johnson posts two pics from the set of Episode VIII.
From YahooMovies: Daisy Ridley posts some of "Jedi training" for Episode 8 on Facebook.
From YahooMovies: In a Blu-ray extra for "The Force Awakens," see Ridley and Boyega in training.
From HelloGiggles: George Lucas has a theory that R2-D2 is the narrator of the entire Star Wars saga.
From iDigitalTimes: In Episode 8, Luke may be ditching the Jedi robes.
From EW: Dave Franco describes auditioning for young Han Solo.
From Deadline: Disney's search for an actor to play a young Han Solo may be down to one candidate, Alden Ehrenreich.
From: ScreenDaily: J.J. Abrams offers vague stuff on Rey's parents.
From HitFix: Obi-Wan wasn't supposed to do... originally.
From HitFix: Dinsey breaks ground on Star Wars theme parks.
From TheVerge: Mark Hamill was Daisy Ridley's "Yoda" during the filming of Episode 8.
From CBR: The Force Awakens was screen for about two dozen terminally ill fans.
From YahooNews: Adam Driver reveals why Kylo Ren went to the Dark Side.
From EW: J.J. Abrams explain's Kylo's table of ashes.
From Esquire: Everything that is known about Episode 8 so far.
From YahooNews: Oscar Isaac photo bombs Mark Hamill and Lupita Nyong'o.
From BuzzFeed: Star Wars baby names on the rise.
From HitFix: Did John Boyega drop a spoiler about Kelly Marie Tran in Episode 8.
From CBRSpinoff: In this clip from "The Force Awakens" blu-ray, John Boyega enters the Millennium Falcon for the first time.
From BusinessInsider: Here are descriptions of the scenes during Rey's strange vision with a transcription of the dialogue.
From YahooMovies: The documentary "Elstree 1976" interviews 10 "unsung heroes" who were there at the beginning of the original "Star Wars."
From EntertainmentWeekly: Darth Maul returns in "Star Wars Rebels."
From Variety: Harrison Fords says, "Don't do it!"
From Facebook: See Maz Kanata Blu-ray bonus clip.
From IndieWire: TFA is big at the Jameson Empire Awards.
From FTWCulture: Mark Hamill's birthday wishes to John Boyega causes freak-out.
From Movieweb: The search for "young Han Solo" is down to a handful of actors.
From SlashFilm: John Boyega visits a children's hospital in London in character as Finn.
From YahooMovies: Teaser for Blu-ray release reveals first table-read of script.
From Esquire: J.J. Abrams says this scene was a mistake. I thought it was odd at the time I saw it, but I didn't think of it as a mistake.
From Newsweek: Disney is planning many new Star Wars films - including Obi-Wan and Mace Windu films.
From BleedingCool: BB-8 will have his own comic strip, that will fun as a back-up feature in Marvel's Star Wars: Poe Dameron.
From TheWrap: Tony Dyson, one of the creators of R2-D2, dies at 68.
From CinemaBlend: Daisy Ridley talks filming with Mark Hamill.
From YahooMovies: New Han Solo and Maz Kanata details.
From Variety: Benecio del Toro and Laura Dern added to the cast of Episode VIII.
From USMagazine: The possible first scene of Episode 8 is teased.
From YahooMovies: John Boyega wins "Rising Star Award" at the 69th EE British Academy Film Awards.
From YahooNews: A Finn-Poe bromance?
From FlickeringMyth: Episode VIII begins filming; more Obi-Wan rumors.
From BoxOfficeMojo: "The Force Awakens" crosses $900 million domestically, the first film to do so.
From Variety: "The Force Awakens" passed $2 billion in total global box office.
From CinemaBlend: Yoda almost made a cameo in "The Force Awakens."
From TheGuardian: Gwendoline Christie says Capt. Phasma is coming back.
From YahooMovies: "The Force Awakens" arrives on Blu-ray April 5th, 2016.
From RollingStone: Rock musician/actor Rick Springfield has one of the largest Star Wars action figure collections in the world.
From SideshowToys: In case you haven't seen it, here is Adam Driver as Kylo Ren on "Saturday Night Live."
From TOH: Daisy Ridley has signed on to executive produce the documentary, "The Eagle Huntress."
From YahooMovies: TFA crosses $1 billion internationally.
From Polygon: See some of "The Force Awakens" without visual effects.
From YahooMovies: The director of Star Wars Episode 9 (Colin Trevorrow) drops hints about Rey's parentage.
From CinemaBlend: John Boyega is hitting the gym for Episode VIII.
From Variety: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" sets a few records as it opens in China.
From Collider: Controversy ensues when "The Force Awakens" gets a best film nomination.
From CinemaBlend: A Poe/Finn romance?
From THR: J.J. Abrams responds to critics (kind of) who claim that TFA is a rip-off of the original Star Wars.
From YahooMovies: Lucasfilm confirms the identity of the First Order stormtrooper who yelled "Traitor" at Finn.
From MoviesdotCom: "The Force Awakens" has passed "Avatar" as the domestic box office champ.
From YahooNews: Samuel L. Jackson seems only mildly entertained by TFA.
From YahooMovies: It will happen today. "The Force Awakens" earned an estimated $8 million at the box office on Tues., Jan. 5th, giving it a North American haul of $758.2 million. The domestic box office record-holder is Avatar with $760 million. So being behind Avatar by less than $2 million means that TFA should become the record holder today, Wed., Jan. 6th, 2016.
From YahooNews: Because of Peter Mayhew's age (71), Lucasfilm had to cast a younger actor to play Chewbacca in more physically demanding scenes. Meet 29-year old basketball player, Joonas Suotamo.
From Variety: "The Force Awakens" moves past "Furious 7" and "Marvel's The Avengers."
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From HitFix: See "The Force Awakens" free this Wednesday, Jan. 6th.
From YahooMovies: Rare Instagram photos from Dan Mindel, the cinematographer of "The Force Awakens."
From ThePlaylist: More script reveals - a Jedi temple on fire.
From Polygon: "Ahch-To" is the name of the planet upon which Rey finds Luke.
From YahooMovies: TFA is within a day or so of passing "Avatar" as the highest grossing movie in domestic box office history (not adjusting for inflation).
From EntertainmentWeekly: New images of Kanata and Snope.
From YahooMovies: TFA sets a New Year's Day box office record with an estimated haul of $34.5 million. That beats the previous record holder, Avatar, which had $25.3 million on a New Year's Day that also happened to fall on a Friday.
From CinemaBlend: What Rey saw in her "vision."
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From Variety: Lucas backpedals on "white slavers" comments.
From SlashFilm: See the full Charlie Rose interview with George Lucas that includes "white slavers" and "retro movie" comments.
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
59th Grammy Award Nominations Announced - Complete Nominees List
The Grammy Awards (or Grammys) are given out by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) of the United States. The Grammy is an accolade that recognizes outstanding achievement in the music industry. It is the music industry equivalent to the Academy Awards for film, the Emmy Awards for television, and the Tony Award for stage.
The nominees for The 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced Tuesday, December 6, 2016. The 59th Annual Grammy Awards recognize the best musical (and some spoken word and video) recordings, compositions, and artists for the eligibility year that began on October 1, 2015 and ended on September 30, 2016 in a total of 84 categories.
The 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on Monday, February 12, 2017, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The ceremony will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
59th / (2015-2016) Annual GRAMMY Award nominations:
GENERAL FIELD
Album Of The Year:
25 - Adele
Lemonade - Beyoncé
Purpose - Justin Bieber
Views - Drake
A Sailor's Guide To Earth - Sturgill Simpson
Record Of The Year:
"Hello" - Adele
"Formation" - Beyoncé
"7 Years" - Lukas Graham
"Work" - Rihanna Featuring Drake
"Stressed Out" - Twenty One Pilots
Song Of The Year:
"Formation" - Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé Knowles & Michael L. Williams II, songwriters (Beyoncé)
"Hello" - Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
"I Took A Pill In Ibiza" - Mike Posner, songwriter (Mike Posner)
"Love Yourself" - Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Justin Bieber)
"7 Years" - Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard & Morten Ristorp, songwriters (Lukas Graham)
Best New Artist:
Kelsea Ballerini
The Chainsmokers
Chance The Rapper
Maren Morris
Anderson .Paak
POP FIELD
Best Pop Vocal Album:
25 - Adele
Purpose - Justin Bieber
Dangerous Woman - Ariana Grande
Confident - Demi Lovato
This Is Acting - Sia
Best Pop Solo Performance:
"Hello" - Adele
"Hold Up" - Beyonce
"Love Yourself" - Justin Bieber
"Piece By Piece (Idol Version)" - Kelly Clarkson
"Dangerous Woman" - Ariana Grande
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
"Closer" - The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey
"7 Years" - Lukas Graham
"Work" - Rihanna Featuring Drake
"Cheap Thrills" - Sia Featuring Sean Paul
"Stressed Out" - Twenty One Pilots
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
Cinema - Andrea Bocelli
Fallen Angels - Bob Dylan
Stages Live - Josh Groban
Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin - Willie Nelson
Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway - Barbra Streisand
DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC FIELD
Best Dance Recording:
"Tearing Me Up" - Bob Moses
"Don't Let Me Down" - The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya
"Never Be Like You" - Flume Featuring Kai
"Rinse & Repeat" - Riton Featuring Kah-Lo
"Drinkee" - Sofi Tukker
Best Dance/Electronic Album:
Skin - Flume
Electronica 1: The Time Machine - Jean-Michel Jarre
Epoch - Tycho
Barbara Barbara, We Face A Shining Future - Underworld
Louie Vega Starring…XXVIII - Louie Vega
CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC FIELD
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album:
Human Nature - Herb Alpert
When You Wish Upon a Star - Bill Frisell
Way Back Home: Live From Rochester, NY - Steve Gadd Band
Unpsoken - Chuck Loeb
Culcha Vulcha - Snarky Puppy
ROCK FIELD
Best Rock Performance:
"Joe (Live From Austin City Limits)" - Alabama Shakes
"Don't Hurt Yourself" - Beyoncé Featuring Jack White
"Blackstar" - David Bowie
"The Sound Of Silence" - Disturbed
"Heathens" - Twenty One Pilots
Best Metal Performance:
"Shock Me" - Baroness
"Slivera" - Gojira
"Rotting in Vain" - Korn
"Dystopia" - Megadeth
"The Price Is Wrong" - Periphery
Best Rock Song:
"Blackstar" - David Bowie, songwriter (David Bowie)
"Burn the Witch" - Radiohead, songwriters (Radiohead)
"Hardwired" - James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich, songwriters (Metallica
"Heathens" - Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots)
"My Name Is Human" - Rich Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters (Highly Suspect)
Best Rock Album:
California - Blink-182
Tell Me I'm Pretty - Cage The Elephant
Magma - Gojira
Death Of A Bachelor - Panic! At The Disco
Weezer - Weezer
ALTERNATIVE FIELD
Best Alternative Music Album:
22, A Million - Bon Iver
Blackstar - David Bowie
The Hope Six Demolition Project - PJ Harvey
Post Pop Depression - Iggy Pop
A Moon Shaped Pool - Radiohead
R&B FIELD
Best R&B Performance:
"Turnin' Me Up" - BJ The Chicago Kid
"Permission" - Ro James
"I Do" - Musiq Soulchild
"Needed Me" - Rihanna
"Cranes in the Sky" - Solange
Best Traditional R&B Performance:
"The Three Of Me" - William Bell
"Woman's World" - BJ The Chicago Kid
"Sleeping With The One I Love" - Fantasia
"Angel" - Lalah Hathaway
"Can't Wait" - Jill Scott
Best R&B Song:
"Come and See Me" - J. Brathwaite, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters (PartyNextDoor Featuring Drake)
"Exchange" - Michael Hernandez & Bryson Tiller, songwriters (Bryson Tiller)
"Kiss It Better" - Jeff Bhasker, Robyn Fenty, John-Nathan Glass & Natalia Noemi, songwriters (Rihanna)
"Lake By the Ocean" - Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
"Luv" - Magnus August Høiberg, Benjamin Levin & Daystar Peterson, songwriters (Tory Lanez)
Best Urban Contemporary Album:
Lemonade - Beyoncé
Ology - Gallant
We Are King - KING
Malibu - Anderson .Paak
Anti - Rihanna
Best R&B Album:
In My Mind - BJ The Chicago Kid
Lalah Hathaway Live - Lalah Hathaway
Velvet Portraits - Terrace Martin
Healing Season - Mint Condition
Smoove Jones - Mya
RAP FIELD
Best Rap Performance:
"No Problem" - Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
"Panda" - Desiigner
"Pop Style" - Drake Featuring The Throne
"All The Way Up" - Fat Joe & Remy Ma Featuring French Montana & Infared
"That Part" - ScHoolboy Q Featuring Kanye West
Best Rap/Sung Performance:
"Freedom" - Beyoncé Featuring Kendrick Lamar
"Hotline Bling" - Drake
"Broccoli" - D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty
"Ultralight Beam" - Kanye West Featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream
"Famous" - Kanye West Featuring Rihanna
Best Rap Song:
"All The Way Up" - Joseph Cartagena, Edward Davadi, Shandel Green, Karim Kharbouch, Andre Christopher Lyon, Reminisce Mackie & Marcello Valenzano, songwriters (Fat Joe & Remy Ma Featuring French Montana & Infared)
"Famous" - Chancelor Bennett, Ross Birchard, Ernest Brown, Andrew Dawson, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Kejuan Muchita, Patrick Reynolds, Kanye West & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Rihanna)
"Hotline Bling" - Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies, songwriters (Drake)
"No Problem" - Chancelor Bennett, Dwayne Carter & Tauheed Epps, songwriters (Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz)
"Ultralight Beam" - Chancelor Bennett, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Kirk Franklin, Noah Goldstein, Samuel Griesemer, Terius Nash, Jerome Potter, Kelly Price, Nico "Donnie Trumpet" Segal, Derek Watkins, Kanye West & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream)
Best Rap Album:
Coloring Book - Chance The Rapper
And the Anonymous Nobody - De La Soul
Major Key - DJ Khaled
Views - Drake
Blank Face LP - ScHoolboy Q
The Life of Pablo - Kanye West
COUNTRY FIELD
Best Country Solo Performance:
"Love Can Go To Hell" - Brandy Clark
"Vice" - Miranda Lambert
"My Church" - Maren Morris
"Church Bells" - Carrie Underwood
"Blue Ain't Your Color" - Keith Urban
Best Country Duo/Group Performance:
"Different for Girls" - Dierks Bentley Featuring Elle King
"21 Summer" - Brothers Osborne
"Setting The World On Fire" - Kenny Chesney & P!nk
"Jolene" - Pentatonix Featuring Dolly Parton
"Think Of You" - Chris Young With Cassadee Pope
Best Country Song:
"Blue Ain't Your Color" - Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey & Steven Lee Olsen, songwriters (Keith Urban)
"Die A Happy Man" - Sean Douglas, Thomas Rhett & Joe Spargur, songwriters (Thomas Rhett)
"Humble and Kind" - Lori McKenna, songwriter (Tim McGraw)
"My Church" - busbee & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris)
"Vice" - Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
Best Country Album:
Big Day In A Small Town - Brandy Clark
Full Circle - Loretta Lynn
Hero - Maren Morris
A Sailor's Guide To Earth - Sturgill Simpson
Ripcord - Keith Urban
NEW AGE FIELD
Best New Age Album:
Orogen - John Burke
Dark Sky Island - Enya
Inner Passion - Peter Kater & Tina Guo
Rosetta - Vangelis
White Sun II - White Sun
JAZZ FIELD
Best Improvised Jazz Solo:
"Countdown" - Joey Alexander, soloist
"In Movement" - Ravi Coltrane, soloist
"We See" - Fred Hersch, soloist
"I Concentrate On You" - Brad Mehldau, soloist
"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" - John Scofield, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album:
Sound Of Red - René Marie
Upward Spiral - Branford Marsalis Quartet With Special Guest Kurt Elling
Take Me To The Alley - Gregory Porter
Harlem On My Mind - Catherine Russell
The Sting Variations - The Tierney Sutton Band
Best Jazz Instrumental Album:
Book of Intuition - Kenny Barron Trio
Dr. Um - Peter Erskine
Sunday Night At The Vanguard - The Fred Hersch Trio
Nearness - Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau
Country For Old Men - John Scofield
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album:
Real Enemies - Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
Presents Monk'estra, Vol. 1 - John Beasley
Kaleidoscope Eyes: Music of the Beatles - John Daversa
All L.A. Band - Bob Mintzer
Presidential Suite: Eight Variations On Freedom - Ted Nash Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album:
Entre Colegas - Andy González
Madera Latino: A Latin Jazz Perspective On The Music Of Woody Shaw - Brian Lynch & Various Artists
Canto América - Michael Spiro/Wayne Wallace La Orquesta Sinfonietta
30 - Trio Da Paz
Tribute To Irakere: Live In Marciac - Chucho Valdés
GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC FIELD
Best Gospel Performance/Song:
"It's Alright, It's OK" - Shirley Caesar Featuring Anthony Hamilton; Stanley Brown & Courtney Rumble, songwriters
"You're Bigger [Live]" - Jekalyn Carr; Allundria Carr, songwriter
"Made A Way [Live]" - Travis Greene; Travis Greene, songwriter
"God Provides" - Tamela Mann; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
"Better" - Hezekiah Walker; Jason Clayborn, Gabriel Hatcher & Hezekiah Walker, songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song:
"Trust In You" - Lauren Daigle; Lauren Daigle, Michael Farren & Paul Mabury, songwriters
"Priceless" - For King & Country; Benjamin Backus, Seth Mosley, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters
"King of the World" - Natalie Grant; Natalie Grant, Becca Mizell & Samuel Mizell, songwriters
"Thy Will" - Hillary Scott & The Scott Family; Bernie Herms, Hillary Scott & Emily Weisband, songwriters Track from: Love Remains
"Chain Breaker" - Zach Williams; Mia Fieldes, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters
Best Gospel Album:
Listen - Tim Bowman Jr.
Fill This House - Shirley Caesar
A Worshipper's Heart [Live] - Todd Dulaney
Losing My Religion - Kirk Franklin
Demonstrate [Live] - William Murphy
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album:
Poets & Saints - All Sons & Daughters
American Prodigal - Crowder
Be One - Natalie Grant
Youth Revival [Live] - Hillsong Young & Free
Love Remains - Hillary Scott & The Scott Family
Best Roots Gospel Album:
Better Together - Gaither Vocal Band
Nature's Symphony In 432 - The Isaacs
Hymns - Joey+Rory
Hymns And Songs Of Inspiration - Gordon Mote
God Don't Ever Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson - (Various Artists)
LATIN FIELD
Best Latin Pop Album:
Un Besito Mas - Jesse & Joy
Ilusión - Gaby Moreno
Similares - Laura Pausini
Seguir Latiendo - Sanalejo
Buena Vida - Diego Torres
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album:
iLevitable - ile
L.H.O.N. (La Humanidad O Nosotros) - Illya Kuryaki & The Valderamas
Buenaventura - La Santa Cecilia
Los Rakas - Los Rakas
Amor Supremo - Carla Morrison
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano):
Raíces - Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizárraga
Hecho A Mano - Joss Favela
Un Azteca En El Azteca, Vol. 1 (En Vivo) - Vicente Fernández
Generación Maquinaria Est. 2006 - La Maquinaria Norteña
Tributo A Joan Sebastian Y Rigoberto Alfaro - Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
Best Tropical Latin Album:
Conexión - Fonseca
La Fantasia Homenaje A Juan Formell - Formell Y Los Van Van
35 Aniversario - Grupo Niche
La Sonora Santanera En Su 60 Aniversario - La Sonora Santanera
Donde Están? - Jose Lugo & Guasábara Combo
AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC FIELD
Best American Roots Performance:
"Ain't No Man" - The Avett Brothers
"Mother's Children Have A Hard Time" - Blind Boys Of Alabama
"Factory Girl" - Rhiannon Giddens
"House Of Mercy" - Sarah Jarosz
"Wreck You" - Lori McKenna
Best American Roots Song:
"Alabama At Night" - Robbie Fulks, songwriter (Robbie Fulks)
"City Lights" - Jack White, songwriter (Jack White)
"Gulfstream" - Eric Adcock & Roddie Romero, songwriters (Roddie Romero And The Hub City All-Stars)
"Kid Sister" - Vince Gill, songwriter (The Time Jumpers)
"Wreck You" - Lori McKenna & Felix McTeigue, songwriters (Lori McKenna)
Best Americana Album:
True Sadness - The Avett Brothers
This Is Where I Live - William Bell
The Cedar Creek Sessions - Kris Kristofferson
The Bird & The Rifle - Lori McKenna
Kid Sister - The Time Jumpers
Best Bluegrass Album:
Original Traditional - Blue Highway
Burden Bearer - Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
The Hazel Sessions - Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands
North And South - Claire Lynch
Coming Home - O'Connor Band With Mark O'Connor
Best Traditional Blues Album:
Can't Shake The Feeling - Lurrie Bell
Live At The Greek Theatre - Joe Bonamassa
Blues & Ballads (A Folksinger's Songbook: Volumes I & II) - Luther Dickinson
The Soul of Jimmie Rodgers - Vasti Jackson
Porcupine Meat - Bobby Rush
Best Contemporary Blues Album:
The Last Days Of Oakland - Fantastic Negrito
Love Wins Again - Janiva Magness
Bloodline - Kenny Neal
Give It Back To You - The Record Company
Everybody Wants A Piece - Joe Louis Walker
Best Folk Album:
Silver Skies Blue - Judy Collins & Ari Hest
Upland Stories - Robbie Fulks
Factory Girl - Rhiannon Giddens
Weighted Mind - Sierra Hull
Undercurrent - Sarah Jarosz
Best Regional Roots Music Album:
Broken Promised Land - Barry Jean Ancelet & Sam Broussard
It's A Cree Thing - Northern Cree
E Walea - Kalani Pe'a
Gulfstream - Roddie Romero And The Hub City All-Stars
I Wanna Sing Right: Rediscovering Lomax In The Evangeline Country - (Various Artists)
REGGAE FIELD
Best Reggae Album:
Sly & Robbie Presents... Reggae For Her - Devin Di Dakta & J.L
Rose Petals - J Boog
Ziggy Marley - Ziggy Marley
Everlasting - Raging Fyah
Falling Into Place - Rebelution
Soja: Live In Virginia - Soja
WORLD MUSIC FIELD
Best World Music Album:
Destiny - Celtic Woman
Walking In The Footsteps Of Our Fathers - Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Sing Me Home - Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
Land Of Gold - Anoushka Shankar
Dois Amigos, Um Século De Música: Multishow Live - Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil
CHILDREN'S FIELD
Best Children's Album:
Explorer Of The World - Frances England
Infinity Plus One - Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
Novelties - Recess Monkey
Press Play - Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could
Saddle Up - The Okee Dokee Brothers
SPOKEN WORD FIELD
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling):
The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo - Amy Schumer
In Such Good Company: Eleven Years Of Laughter, Mayhem, And Fun In The Sandbox - Carol Burnett
M Train - Patti Smith
Under The Big Black Sun: A Personal History Of L.A.Punk (John Doe With Tom DeSavia) - (Various Artists)
Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink - Elvis Costello
COMEDY FIELD
Best Comedy Album:
...America...Great... - David Cross
American Myth - Margaret Cho
Boysih Girl Interrupted - Tig Notaro
Live At The Apollo - Amy Schumer
Talking For Clapping - Patton Oswalt
MUSICAL THEATER
Best Musical Theater Album:
Bright Star - Carmen Cusack, principal soloist; Jay Alix, Peter Asher & Una Jackman, producers; Steve Martin, composer; Edie Brickell, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
The Color Purple - Cynthia Erivo & Jennifer Hudson, principal soloists; Stephen Bray, Van Dean, Frank Filipetti, Roy Furman, Scott Sanders & Jhett Tolentino, producers (Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell & Allee Willis, composers/lyricists) (New Broadway Cast)
Fiddler On The Roof - Danny Burstein, principal soloist; Louise Gund, David Lai & Ted Sperling, producers (Jerry Bock, composer; Sheldon Harnick, lyricist) (2016 Broadway Cast)
Kinky Boots - Killian Donnelly & Matt Henry, principal soloists; Sammy James, Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus & William Wittman, producers (Cyndi Lauper, composer & lyricist) (Original West End Cast)
Waitress - Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Neal Avron, Sara Bareilles & Nadia DiGiallonardo, producers; Sara Bareilles, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA FIELD
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media:
Amy - (Various Artists)
Miles Ahead - Miles Davis & Various Artists)
Straight Outta Compton - (Various Artists)
Suicide Squad (Collector's Edition) - (Various Artists)
Vinyl: The Essentials Season 1 - (Various Artists)
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media:
Bridge of Spies - Thomas Newman, composer
Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight - Ennio Morricone, composer
The Revenant - Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto, composers
Star Wars: The Force Awakens - John Williams, composer
Stranger Things Volume 1 - Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers
Stranger Things Volume 2 - Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers
Best Song Written For Visual Media:
"Can't Stop The Feeling!" - Max Martin, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, James Corden, Zooey Deschanel, Walt Dohrn, Ron Funches, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Christopher Mintz-Plasse & Kunal Nayyar), Track from: Trolls
"Heathens" - Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots), Track from: Suicide Squad
"Just Like Fire" - Oscar Holter, Max Martin, P!nk & Shellback, songwriters (P!nk), Track from: Alice Through The Looking Glass
"Purple Lamborghini" - Shamann Cooke, Sonny Moore & William Roberts, songwriters (Skrillex & Rick Ross), Track from: Suicide Squad
"Try Everything" - Mikkel S. Eriksen, Sia Furler & Tor Erik Hermansen, songwriters (Shakira), Track from: Zootopia
"The Veil" - Peter Gabriel, songwriter (Peter Gabriel), Track from: Snowden
COMPOSING/ARRANGING FIELD
Best Instrumental Composition:
"Bridge of Spies (End Title)" - Thomas Newman, composer (Thomas Newman)
"The Expensive Train Set (An Epic Sarahnade For Big Band)" - Tim Davies, composer (Tim Davies Big Band)
"Flow" - Alan Ferber, composer (Alan Ferber Nonet)
"L'Ultima Diligenza Di Red Rock - Verisione Integrale" - Ennio Morricone, composer (Ennio Morricone)
"Spoken At Midnight" - Ted Nash, composer (Ted Nash Big Band)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella:
"Ask Me Now" - John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley)
"Good 'Swing' Wenceslas" - Sammy Nestico, arranger (The Count Basie Orchestra)
"Linus & Lucy" - Christian Jacob, arranger (The Phil Norman Tentet)
"Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" - John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa)
"We Three Kings" - Ted Nash, arranger (Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis)
"You And I" - Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals:
"Do You Hear What I Hear?" - Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Featuring Take 6)
"Do You Want To Know A Secret" - John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa Featuring Renee Olstead)
"Flintstones" - Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
"I'm A Fool To Want You" - Alan Broadbent, arranger (Kristin Chenoweth)
"Somewhere (Dirty Blvd) (Extended Version)" - Billy Childs & Larry Klein, arrangers (Lang Lang Featuring Lisa Fischer & Jeffrey Wright)
PACKAGE FIELD
Best Recording Package:
Anti (Deluxe Edition) - Ciarra Pardo & Robyn Fenty, art directors (Rihanna)
Blackstar - Jonathan Barnbrook, art director (David Bowie)
Human Performance - Andrew Savage, art director (Parquet Courts)
Sunset Motel - Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)
22, A Million - Eric Timothy Carlson, art director (Bon Iver)
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package:
Edith Piaf 1915-2015 - Gérard Lo Monaco, art director (Edith Piaf)
401 Days - Jonathan Dagan & Mathias Høst Normark, art directors (J.Views)
I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It - Samuel Burgess-Johnson & Matthew Healy, art directors (The 1975)
Paper Wheels (Deluxe Limited Edition) - Matt Taylor, art director (Trey Anastasio)
Tug of War (Deluxe Edition) - Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney)
NOTES FIELD
Best Album Notes:
The Complete Monument & Columbia Albums Collection - Mikal Gilmore, album notes writer (Kris Kristofferson)
The Knoxville Sessions, 1929-1930: Knox County Stomp - Ted Olson & Tony Russell, album notes writers (Various Artists)
Ork Records: New York, New York - Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, album notes writers (Various Artists)
Sissle And Blake Sing Shuffle Along - Ken Bloom & Richard Carlin, album notes writers (Eubie Blake & Noble Sissle)
Waxing The Gospel: Mass Evangelism & The Phonograph, 1890-1990 - Richard Martin, album notes writer (Various Artists)
HISTORICAL FIELD
Best Historical Album:
The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12 (Collector's Edition) - Steve Berkowitz & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Mark Wilder, mastering engineer (Bob Dylan)
Music Of Morocco From The Library Of Congress: Recorded By Paul Bowles, 1959 - April G. Ledbetter, Steven Lance Ledbetter, Bill Nowlin & Philip D. Schuyler, compilation producers; Rick Fisher & Michael Graves, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
Ork Records: New York, New York - Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
Vladimir Horowitz: The Unreleased Live Recordings 1966-1983 - Bernard Horowitz, Andreas K. Meyer & Robert Russ, compilation producers; Andreas K. Meyer & Jeanne Montalvo, mastering engineers (Vladimir Horowitz)
Waxing The Gospel: Mass Evangelism & The Phonograph, 1890 - 1900 - Michael Devecka, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Michael Devecka, David Giovannoni, Michael Khanchalian & Richard Martin, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL FIELD
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical:
Are You Serious - Tchad Blake & David Boucher, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Andrew Bird)
Blackstar - David Bowie, Tom Elmhirst, Kevin Killen & Tony
Dig In Deep - Ryan Freeland, engineer; Kim Rosen, mastering engineer (Bonnie Raitt)
Hit N Run Phase Two - Booker T., Dylan Dresdow, Chris James, Prince & Justin Stanley, engineers; Dylan Dresdow, mastering engineer (Prince)
Undercurrent - Shani Gandhi & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Sarah Jarosz)
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical:
Benny Blanco
Greg Kurstin
Max Martin
Nineteen85
Ricky Reed
Best Remixed Recording:
"Cali Coast (Psionics Remix)" - Josh Williams, remixer (Soul Pacific)
"Heavy Star Movin' (staRo Remix)" - staRo, remixer (The Silver Lake Chorus)
"Nineteen Hundred Eighty-Five (Timo Maas & James Teej Remix)" - Timo Maas & James Teej, remixers (Paul McCartney & Wings)
"Only" (Kaskade X Lipless Remix) - Ryan Raddon, remixer (Ry X)
"Tearing Me Up (RAC Remix)" - André Allen Anjos, remixer (Bob Moses)
"Wide Open (Joe Goddard Remix)" - Joe Goddard, remixer (The Chemical Brothers)
SURROUND SOUND FIELD
Best Surround Sound Album:
Dutilleux: Sur La Mêe Accord; Les Citations; Mystère De L'Instant & Timbres, Espace, Mouvement - Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, surround mix engineers; Dmitriy Lipay, surround mastering engineer; Dmitriy Lipay, surround producer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
Johnson: Considering Matthew Shephard - Brad Michel, surround mix engineer; Brad Michel, surround mastering engineer; Robina G. Young, surround producer (Craig Hella Johnson & Conspirare)
Maja S.K. Ratkje: And Sing ... - Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Maja S.K. Ratkje, Cikada & Oslo Sinfonietta)
Primus & The Chocolate Factory - Les Claypool, surround mix engineer; Stephen Marcussen, surround mastering engineer; Les Claypool, surround producer (Primus)
Reflections - Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg & Trondheimsolistene)
PRODUCTION, CLASSICAL FIELD
Best Engineered Album, Classical:
Corigliano: The Ghosts Of Versailles - Mark Donahue & Fred Vogler, engineers (James Conlon, Guanqun Yu, Joshua Guerrero, Patricia Racette, Christopher Maltman, Lucy Schaufer, Lucas Meachem, LA Opera Chorus & Orchestra)
Dutilleux: Sur La Mêe Accord; Les Citations; Mystère De L'Instant & Timbres, Espace, Mouvement - Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
Reflections - Morten Lindberg, engineer (Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg & Trondheimsolistene)
Shadow of Sirius - Silas Brown & David Frost, engineers; Silas Brown,
Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9 - Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Andris Nelsons & Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Producer of the Year, Classical:
Blanton Alspaugh
David Frost
Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
Judith Sherman
Robina G. Young
CLASSICAL FIELD
Best Orchestral Field:
Bates: Works For Orchestra - Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
Ibert: Orchestral Works - Neeme Järvi, conductor (Orchestre De La Suisse Romande)
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 In B-Flat Major, Op. 100 - Mariss Jansons, conductor (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
Rouse: Odna Zhizn; Symphonies 3 & 4; Prospero's Rooms - Alan Gilbert, conductor (New York Philharmonic)
Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9 - Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Best Opera Recording:
Corigliano: The Ghosts Of Versailles - James Conlon, conductor; Joshua Guerrero, Christopher Maltman, Lucas Meachem, Patricia Racette, Lucy Schaufer & Guanqun Yu; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (LA Opera Orchestra; LA Opera Chorus)
Handel: Giulio Cesare - Giovanni Antonini, conductor; Cecilia Bartoli, Philippe Jaroussky, Andreas Scholl & Anne-Sofie von Otter; Samuel Theis, producer (Il Giardino Armonico)
Higdon: Cold Mountain - Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor; Emily Fons, Nathan Gunn, Isabel Leonard & Jay Hunter Morris; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer (The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra; Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Program For Singers)
Mozart: Le Nozze De Figaro - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Thomas Hampson, Christiane Karg, Luca Pisaroni & Sonya Yoncheva; Daniel Zalay, producer (Chamber Orchestra Of Europe; Vocalensemble Rastatt)
Szymanowski: Król Roger - Antonio Pappano, conductor; Georgia Jarman, Mariusz Kwiecień & Saimir Pirgu; Jonathan Allen, producer (Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus)
Best Choral Performance:
Himmerland - Elisabeth Holte, conductor (Marianne Reidarsdatter Eriksen, Ragnfrid Lie & Matilda Sterby; Inger-Lise Ulsrud; Uranienborg Vokalensemble)
Janáček: Glagolitic Mass - Edward Gardner, conductor; Håkon Matti Skrede, chorus master (Susan Bickley, Gábor Bretz, Sara Jakubiak & Stuart Skelton; Thomas Trotter; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Bergen Cathedral Choir, Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Choir Of Collegium Musicum & Edvard Grieg Kor)
Lloyd: Bonhoeffer - Donald Nally, conductor (Malavika Godbole, John Grecia, Rebecca Harris & Thomas Mesa; The Crossing)
Penderecki Conducts Penderecki, Volume 1 - Krzystof Penderecki, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, choir director (Nikolay Didenko, Agnieszka Rehlis & Johanna Rusanen; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Philharmonic Choir)
Steinberg: Passion Week - Steven Fox, conductor (The Clarion Choir)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance:
Fitelberg: Chamber Works - ARC Ensemble
Reflections - Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg & Trondheimsolistene
Serious Business - Spektral Quartet
Steve Reich - Third Coast Percussion
Trios From Our Homelands - Lincoln Trio
Best Classical Instrumental Solo:
Adams, J.: Scheherazade.2 - Leila Josefowicz; David Robertson, conductor (Chester Englander; St. Louis Symphony)
Daugherty: Tales Of Hemingway - Zuill Bailey; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Nashville Symphony)
Dvorák: Violin Concerto & Romance; Suk: Fantasy - Christian Tetzlaff; John Storgårds, conductor (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vols. 8 & 9 - Kristian Bezuidenhout
1930's Violin Concertos, Vol. 2 - Gil Shaham; Stéphane Denève, conductor (The Knights & Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra)
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album:
Monteverdi - Magdalena Kožená; Andrea Marcon, conductor (David Feldman, Michael Feyfar, Jakob Pilgram & Luca Tittoto; La Cetra Barockorchester Basel)
Mozart: The Weber Sisters - Sabine Devieilhe; Raphaël Pichon, conductor (Pygmalion)
Schumann & Berg - Dorothea Röschmann; Mitsuko Uchida, accompanist
Shakespeare Songs - Ian Bostridge; Antonio Pappano, accompanist (Michael Collins, Elizabeth Kenny, Lawrence Power & Adam Walker)
Verismo - Anna Netrebko; Antonio Pappano, conductor (Yusif Eyvazov; Coro Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia; Orchestra Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia)
Best Classical Compendium:
Daugherty: Tales Of Hemingway; American Gothic; Once Upon A Castle - Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
Gesualdo - Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor; Manfred Eicher, producer
Vaughan Williams: Discoveries - Martyn Brabbins, conductor; Andrew Walton, producer
Wolfgang: Passing Through - Judith Farmer & Gernot Wolfgang, producers
Zappa: 200 Motels - The Suites - Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Frank Filipetti & Gail Zappa, producers
Best Contemporary Classical Composition:
Bates: Anthology Of Fantastic Zoology - Mason Bates, composer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
Daugherty: Tales Of Hemingway - Michael Daugherty, composer (Zuill Bailey, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
Higdon: Cold Mountain - Jennifer Higdon, composer; Gene Scheer, librettist
Theofanidis: Bassoon Concerto - Christopher Theofanidis, composer (Martin Kuuskmann, Barry Jekowsky & Northwest Sinfonia)
Winger: Conversations With Nijinsky - C. F. Kip Winger, composer (Martin West & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra)
MUSIC VIDEO/FILM FIELD
Best Music Video:
"Formation" - Beyoncé
"River" - Leon Bridges
"Up & Up" - Coldplay
"Gosh" - Jamie XX
"Upside Down & Inside Out" - OK Go
Best Music Film:
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead - Steve Aoki
The Beatles: Eight Days A Week The Touring Years - (The Beatles)
Lemonade - Beyoncé
The Music Of Strangers - Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
American Saturday Night: Live From The Grand Ole Opry - (Various Artists)
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The nominees for The 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced Tuesday, December 6, 2016. The 59th Annual Grammy Awards recognize the best musical (and some spoken word and video) recordings, compositions, and artists for the eligibility year that began on October 1, 2015 and ended on September 30, 2016 in a total of 84 categories.
The 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on Monday, February 12, 2017, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The ceremony will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
59th / (2015-2016) Annual GRAMMY Award nominations:
GENERAL FIELD
Album Of The Year:
25 - Adele
Lemonade - Beyoncé
Purpose - Justin Bieber
Views - Drake
A Sailor's Guide To Earth - Sturgill Simpson
Record Of The Year:
"Hello" - Adele
"Formation" - Beyoncé
"7 Years" - Lukas Graham
"Work" - Rihanna Featuring Drake
"Stressed Out" - Twenty One Pilots
Song Of The Year:
"Formation" - Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé Knowles & Michael L. Williams II, songwriters (Beyoncé)
"Hello" - Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
"I Took A Pill In Ibiza" - Mike Posner, songwriter (Mike Posner)
"Love Yourself" - Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Justin Bieber)
"7 Years" - Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard & Morten Ristorp, songwriters (Lukas Graham)
Best New Artist:
Kelsea Ballerini
The Chainsmokers
Chance The Rapper
Maren Morris
Anderson .Paak
POP FIELD
Best Pop Vocal Album:
25 - Adele
Purpose - Justin Bieber
Dangerous Woman - Ariana Grande
Confident - Demi Lovato
This Is Acting - Sia
Best Pop Solo Performance:
"Hello" - Adele
"Hold Up" - Beyonce
"Love Yourself" - Justin Bieber
"Piece By Piece (Idol Version)" - Kelly Clarkson
"Dangerous Woman" - Ariana Grande
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
"Closer" - The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey
"7 Years" - Lukas Graham
"Work" - Rihanna Featuring Drake
"Cheap Thrills" - Sia Featuring Sean Paul
"Stressed Out" - Twenty One Pilots
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
Cinema - Andrea Bocelli
Fallen Angels - Bob Dylan
Stages Live - Josh Groban
Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin - Willie Nelson
Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway - Barbra Streisand
DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC FIELD
Best Dance Recording:
"Tearing Me Up" - Bob Moses
"Don't Let Me Down" - The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya
"Never Be Like You" - Flume Featuring Kai
"Rinse & Repeat" - Riton Featuring Kah-Lo
"Drinkee" - Sofi Tukker
Best Dance/Electronic Album:
Skin - Flume
Electronica 1: The Time Machine - Jean-Michel Jarre
Epoch - Tycho
Barbara Barbara, We Face A Shining Future - Underworld
Louie Vega Starring…XXVIII - Louie Vega
CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC FIELD
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album:
Human Nature - Herb Alpert
When You Wish Upon a Star - Bill Frisell
Way Back Home: Live From Rochester, NY - Steve Gadd Band
Unpsoken - Chuck Loeb
Culcha Vulcha - Snarky Puppy
ROCK FIELD
Best Rock Performance:
"Joe (Live From Austin City Limits)" - Alabama Shakes
"Don't Hurt Yourself" - Beyoncé Featuring Jack White
"Blackstar" - David Bowie
"The Sound Of Silence" - Disturbed
"Heathens" - Twenty One Pilots
Best Metal Performance:
"Shock Me" - Baroness
"Slivera" - Gojira
"Rotting in Vain" - Korn
"Dystopia" - Megadeth
"The Price Is Wrong" - Periphery
Best Rock Song:
"Blackstar" - David Bowie, songwriter (David Bowie)
"Burn the Witch" - Radiohead, songwriters (Radiohead)
"Hardwired" - James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich, songwriters (Metallica
"Heathens" - Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots)
"My Name Is Human" - Rich Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters (Highly Suspect)
Best Rock Album:
California - Blink-182
Tell Me I'm Pretty - Cage The Elephant
Magma - Gojira
Death Of A Bachelor - Panic! At The Disco
Weezer - Weezer
ALTERNATIVE FIELD
Best Alternative Music Album:
22, A Million - Bon Iver
Blackstar - David Bowie
The Hope Six Demolition Project - PJ Harvey
Post Pop Depression - Iggy Pop
A Moon Shaped Pool - Radiohead
R&B FIELD
Best R&B Performance:
"Turnin' Me Up" - BJ The Chicago Kid
"Permission" - Ro James
"I Do" - Musiq Soulchild
"Needed Me" - Rihanna
"Cranes in the Sky" - Solange
Best Traditional R&B Performance:
"The Three Of Me" - William Bell
"Woman's World" - BJ The Chicago Kid
"Sleeping With The One I Love" - Fantasia
"Angel" - Lalah Hathaway
"Can't Wait" - Jill Scott
Best R&B Song:
"Come and See Me" - J. Brathwaite, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters (PartyNextDoor Featuring Drake)
"Exchange" - Michael Hernandez & Bryson Tiller, songwriters (Bryson Tiller)
"Kiss It Better" - Jeff Bhasker, Robyn Fenty, John-Nathan Glass & Natalia Noemi, songwriters (Rihanna)
"Lake By the Ocean" - Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
"Luv" - Magnus August Høiberg, Benjamin Levin & Daystar Peterson, songwriters (Tory Lanez)
Best Urban Contemporary Album:
Lemonade - Beyoncé
Ology - Gallant
We Are King - KING
Malibu - Anderson .Paak
Anti - Rihanna
Best R&B Album:
In My Mind - BJ The Chicago Kid
Lalah Hathaway Live - Lalah Hathaway
Velvet Portraits - Terrace Martin
Healing Season - Mint Condition
Smoove Jones - Mya
RAP FIELD
Best Rap Performance:
"No Problem" - Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
"Panda" - Desiigner
"Pop Style" - Drake Featuring The Throne
"All The Way Up" - Fat Joe & Remy Ma Featuring French Montana & Infared
"That Part" - ScHoolboy Q Featuring Kanye West
Best Rap/Sung Performance:
"Freedom" - Beyoncé Featuring Kendrick Lamar
"Hotline Bling" - Drake
"Broccoli" - D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty
"Ultralight Beam" - Kanye West Featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream
"Famous" - Kanye West Featuring Rihanna
Best Rap Song:
"All The Way Up" - Joseph Cartagena, Edward Davadi, Shandel Green, Karim Kharbouch, Andre Christopher Lyon, Reminisce Mackie & Marcello Valenzano, songwriters (Fat Joe & Remy Ma Featuring French Montana & Infared)
"Famous" - Chancelor Bennett, Ross Birchard, Ernest Brown, Andrew Dawson, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Kejuan Muchita, Patrick Reynolds, Kanye West & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Rihanna)
"Hotline Bling" - Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies, songwriters (Drake)
"No Problem" - Chancelor Bennett, Dwayne Carter & Tauheed Epps, songwriters (Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz)
"Ultralight Beam" - Chancelor Bennett, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Kirk Franklin, Noah Goldstein, Samuel Griesemer, Terius Nash, Jerome Potter, Kelly Price, Nico "Donnie Trumpet" Segal, Derek Watkins, Kanye West & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream)
Best Rap Album:
Coloring Book - Chance The Rapper
And the Anonymous Nobody - De La Soul
Major Key - DJ Khaled
Views - Drake
Blank Face LP - ScHoolboy Q
The Life of Pablo - Kanye West
COUNTRY FIELD
Best Country Solo Performance:
"Love Can Go To Hell" - Brandy Clark
"Vice" - Miranda Lambert
"My Church" - Maren Morris
"Church Bells" - Carrie Underwood
"Blue Ain't Your Color" - Keith Urban
Best Country Duo/Group Performance:
"Different for Girls" - Dierks Bentley Featuring Elle King
"21 Summer" - Brothers Osborne
"Setting The World On Fire" - Kenny Chesney & P!nk
"Jolene" - Pentatonix Featuring Dolly Parton
"Think Of You" - Chris Young With Cassadee Pope
Best Country Song:
"Blue Ain't Your Color" - Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey & Steven Lee Olsen, songwriters (Keith Urban)
"Die A Happy Man" - Sean Douglas, Thomas Rhett & Joe Spargur, songwriters (Thomas Rhett)
"Humble and Kind" - Lori McKenna, songwriter (Tim McGraw)
"My Church" - busbee & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris)
"Vice" - Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
Best Country Album:
Big Day In A Small Town - Brandy Clark
Full Circle - Loretta Lynn
Hero - Maren Morris
A Sailor's Guide To Earth - Sturgill Simpson
Ripcord - Keith Urban
NEW AGE FIELD
Best New Age Album:
Orogen - John Burke
Dark Sky Island - Enya
Inner Passion - Peter Kater & Tina Guo
Rosetta - Vangelis
White Sun II - White Sun
JAZZ FIELD
Best Improvised Jazz Solo:
"Countdown" - Joey Alexander, soloist
"In Movement" - Ravi Coltrane, soloist
"We See" - Fred Hersch, soloist
"I Concentrate On You" - Brad Mehldau, soloist
"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" - John Scofield, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album:
Sound Of Red - René Marie
Upward Spiral - Branford Marsalis Quartet With Special Guest Kurt Elling
Take Me To The Alley - Gregory Porter
Harlem On My Mind - Catherine Russell
The Sting Variations - The Tierney Sutton Band
Best Jazz Instrumental Album:
Book of Intuition - Kenny Barron Trio
Dr. Um - Peter Erskine
Sunday Night At The Vanguard - The Fred Hersch Trio
Nearness - Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau
Country For Old Men - John Scofield
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album:
Real Enemies - Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
Presents Monk'estra, Vol. 1 - John Beasley
Kaleidoscope Eyes: Music of the Beatles - John Daversa
All L.A. Band - Bob Mintzer
Presidential Suite: Eight Variations On Freedom - Ted Nash Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album:
Entre Colegas - Andy González
Madera Latino: A Latin Jazz Perspective On The Music Of Woody Shaw - Brian Lynch & Various Artists
Canto América - Michael Spiro/Wayne Wallace La Orquesta Sinfonietta
30 - Trio Da Paz
Tribute To Irakere: Live In Marciac - Chucho Valdés
GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC FIELD
Best Gospel Performance/Song:
"It's Alright, It's OK" - Shirley Caesar Featuring Anthony Hamilton; Stanley Brown & Courtney Rumble, songwriters
"You're Bigger [Live]" - Jekalyn Carr; Allundria Carr, songwriter
"Made A Way [Live]" - Travis Greene; Travis Greene, songwriter
"God Provides" - Tamela Mann; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
"Better" - Hezekiah Walker; Jason Clayborn, Gabriel Hatcher & Hezekiah Walker, songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song:
"Trust In You" - Lauren Daigle; Lauren Daigle, Michael Farren & Paul Mabury, songwriters
"Priceless" - For King & Country; Benjamin Backus, Seth Mosley, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters
"King of the World" - Natalie Grant; Natalie Grant, Becca Mizell & Samuel Mizell, songwriters
"Thy Will" - Hillary Scott & The Scott Family; Bernie Herms, Hillary Scott & Emily Weisband, songwriters Track from: Love Remains
"Chain Breaker" - Zach Williams; Mia Fieldes, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters
Best Gospel Album:
Listen - Tim Bowman Jr.
Fill This House - Shirley Caesar
A Worshipper's Heart [Live] - Todd Dulaney
Losing My Religion - Kirk Franklin
Demonstrate [Live] - William Murphy
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album:
Poets & Saints - All Sons & Daughters
American Prodigal - Crowder
Be One - Natalie Grant
Youth Revival [Live] - Hillsong Young & Free
Love Remains - Hillary Scott & The Scott Family
Best Roots Gospel Album:
Better Together - Gaither Vocal Band
Nature's Symphony In 432 - The Isaacs
Hymns - Joey+Rory
Hymns And Songs Of Inspiration - Gordon Mote
God Don't Ever Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson - (Various Artists)
LATIN FIELD
Best Latin Pop Album:
Un Besito Mas - Jesse & Joy
Ilusión - Gaby Moreno
Similares - Laura Pausini
Seguir Latiendo - Sanalejo
Buena Vida - Diego Torres
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album:
iLevitable - ile
L.H.O.N. (La Humanidad O Nosotros) - Illya Kuryaki & The Valderamas
Buenaventura - La Santa Cecilia
Los Rakas - Los Rakas
Amor Supremo - Carla Morrison
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano):
Raíces - Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizárraga
Hecho A Mano - Joss Favela
Un Azteca En El Azteca, Vol. 1 (En Vivo) - Vicente Fernández
Generación Maquinaria Est. 2006 - La Maquinaria Norteña
Tributo A Joan Sebastian Y Rigoberto Alfaro - Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
Best Tropical Latin Album:
Conexión - Fonseca
La Fantasia Homenaje A Juan Formell - Formell Y Los Van Van
35 Aniversario - Grupo Niche
La Sonora Santanera En Su 60 Aniversario - La Sonora Santanera
Donde Están? - Jose Lugo & Guasábara Combo
AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC FIELD
Best American Roots Performance:
"Ain't No Man" - The Avett Brothers
"Mother's Children Have A Hard Time" - Blind Boys Of Alabama
"Factory Girl" - Rhiannon Giddens
"House Of Mercy" - Sarah Jarosz
"Wreck You" - Lori McKenna
Best American Roots Song:
"Alabama At Night" - Robbie Fulks, songwriter (Robbie Fulks)
"City Lights" - Jack White, songwriter (Jack White)
"Gulfstream" - Eric Adcock & Roddie Romero, songwriters (Roddie Romero And The Hub City All-Stars)
"Kid Sister" - Vince Gill, songwriter (The Time Jumpers)
"Wreck You" - Lori McKenna & Felix McTeigue, songwriters (Lori McKenna)
Best Americana Album:
True Sadness - The Avett Brothers
This Is Where I Live - William Bell
The Cedar Creek Sessions - Kris Kristofferson
The Bird & The Rifle - Lori McKenna
Kid Sister - The Time Jumpers
Best Bluegrass Album:
Original Traditional - Blue Highway
Burden Bearer - Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
The Hazel Sessions - Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands
North And South - Claire Lynch
Coming Home - O'Connor Band With Mark O'Connor
Best Traditional Blues Album:
Can't Shake The Feeling - Lurrie Bell
Live At The Greek Theatre - Joe Bonamassa
Blues & Ballads (A Folksinger's Songbook: Volumes I & II) - Luther Dickinson
The Soul of Jimmie Rodgers - Vasti Jackson
Porcupine Meat - Bobby Rush
Best Contemporary Blues Album:
The Last Days Of Oakland - Fantastic Negrito
Love Wins Again - Janiva Magness
Bloodline - Kenny Neal
Give It Back To You - The Record Company
Everybody Wants A Piece - Joe Louis Walker
Best Folk Album:
Silver Skies Blue - Judy Collins & Ari Hest
Upland Stories - Robbie Fulks
Factory Girl - Rhiannon Giddens
Weighted Mind - Sierra Hull
Undercurrent - Sarah Jarosz
Best Regional Roots Music Album:
Broken Promised Land - Barry Jean Ancelet & Sam Broussard
It's A Cree Thing - Northern Cree
E Walea - Kalani Pe'a
Gulfstream - Roddie Romero And The Hub City All-Stars
I Wanna Sing Right: Rediscovering Lomax In The Evangeline Country - (Various Artists)
REGGAE FIELD
Best Reggae Album:
Sly & Robbie Presents... Reggae For Her - Devin Di Dakta & J.L
Rose Petals - J Boog
Ziggy Marley - Ziggy Marley
Everlasting - Raging Fyah
Falling Into Place - Rebelution
Soja: Live In Virginia - Soja
WORLD MUSIC FIELD
Best World Music Album:
Destiny - Celtic Woman
Walking In The Footsteps Of Our Fathers - Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Sing Me Home - Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
Land Of Gold - Anoushka Shankar
Dois Amigos, Um Século De Música: Multishow Live - Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil
CHILDREN'S FIELD
Best Children's Album:
Explorer Of The World - Frances England
Infinity Plus One - Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
Novelties - Recess Monkey
Press Play - Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could
Saddle Up - The Okee Dokee Brothers
SPOKEN WORD FIELD
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling):
The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo - Amy Schumer
In Such Good Company: Eleven Years Of Laughter, Mayhem, And Fun In The Sandbox - Carol Burnett
M Train - Patti Smith
Under The Big Black Sun: A Personal History Of L.A.Punk (John Doe With Tom DeSavia) - (Various Artists)
Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink - Elvis Costello
COMEDY FIELD
Best Comedy Album:
...America...Great... - David Cross
American Myth - Margaret Cho
Boysih Girl Interrupted - Tig Notaro
Live At The Apollo - Amy Schumer
Talking For Clapping - Patton Oswalt
MUSICAL THEATER
Best Musical Theater Album:
Bright Star - Carmen Cusack, principal soloist; Jay Alix, Peter Asher & Una Jackman, producers; Steve Martin, composer; Edie Brickell, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
The Color Purple - Cynthia Erivo & Jennifer Hudson, principal soloists; Stephen Bray, Van Dean, Frank Filipetti, Roy Furman, Scott Sanders & Jhett Tolentino, producers (Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell & Allee Willis, composers/lyricists) (New Broadway Cast)
Fiddler On The Roof - Danny Burstein, principal soloist; Louise Gund, David Lai & Ted Sperling, producers (Jerry Bock, composer; Sheldon Harnick, lyricist) (2016 Broadway Cast)
Kinky Boots - Killian Donnelly & Matt Henry, principal soloists; Sammy James, Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus & William Wittman, producers (Cyndi Lauper, composer & lyricist) (Original West End Cast)
Waitress - Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Neal Avron, Sara Bareilles & Nadia DiGiallonardo, producers; Sara Bareilles, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA FIELD
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media:
Amy - (Various Artists)
Miles Ahead - Miles Davis & Various Artists)
Straight Outta Compton - (Various Artists)
Suicide Squad (Collector's Edition) - (Various Artists)
Vinyl: The Essentials Season 1 - (Various Artists)
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media:
Bridge of Spies - Thomas Newman, composer
Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight - Ennio Morricone, composer
The Revenant - Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto, composers
Star Wars: The Force Awakens - John Williams, composer
Stranger Things Volume 1 - Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers
Stranger Things Volume 2 - Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers
Best Song Written For Visual Media:
"Can't Stop The Feeling!" - Max Martin, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, James Corden, Zooey Deschanel, Walt Dohrn, Ron Funches, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Christopher Mintz-Plasse & Kunal Nayyar), Track from: Trolls
"Heathens" - Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots), Track from: Suicide Squad
"Just Like Fire" - Oscar Holter, Max Martin, P!nk & Shellback, songwriters (P!nk), Track from: Alice Through The Looking Glass
"Purple Lamborghini" - Shamann Cooke, Sonny Moore & William Roberts, songwriters (Skrillex & Rick Ross), Track from: Suicide Squad
"Try Everything" - Mikkel S. Eriksen, Sia Furler & Tor Erik Hermansen, songwriters (Shakira), Track from: Zootopia
"The Veil" - Peter Gabriel, songwriter (Peter Gabriel), Track from: Snowden
COMPOSING/ARRANGING FIELD
Best Instrumental Composition:
"Bridge of Spies (End Title)" - Thomas Newman, composer (Thomas Newman)
"The Expensive Train Set (An Epic Sarahnade For Big Band)" - Tim Davies, composer (Tim Davies Big Band)
"Flow" - Alan Ferber, composer (Alan Ferber Nonet)
"L'Ultima Diligenza Di Red Rock - Verisione Integrale" - Ennio Morricone, composer (Ennio Morricone)
"Spoken At Midnight" - Ted Nash, composer (Ted Nash Big Band)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella:
"Ask Me Now" - John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley)
"Good 'Swing' Wenceslas" - Sammy Nestico, arranger (The Count Basie Orchestra)
"Linus & Lucy" - Christian Jacob, arranger (The Phil Norman Tentet)
"Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" - John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa)
"We Three Kings" - Ted Nash, arranger (Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis)
"You And I" - Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals:
"Do You Hear What I Hear?" - Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Featuring Take 6)
"Do You Want To Know A Secret" - John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa Featuring Renee Olstead)
"Flintstones" - Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
"I'm A Fool To Want You" - Alan Broadbent, arranger (Kristin Chenoweth)
"Somewhere (Dirty Blvd) (Extended Version)" - Billy Childs & Larry Klein, arrangers (Lang Lang Featuring Lisa Fischer & Jeffrey Wright)
PACKAGE FIELD
Best Recording Package:
Anti (Deluxe Edition) - Ciarra Pardo & Robyn Fenty, art directors (Rihanna)
Blackstar - Jonathan Barnbrook, art director (David Bowie)
Human Performance - Andrew Savage, art director (Parquet Courts)
Sunset Motel - Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)
22, A Million - Eric Timothy Carlson, art director (Bon Iver)
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package:
Edith Piaf 1915-2015 - Gérard Lo Monaco, art director (Edith Piaf)
401 Days - Jonathan Dagan & Mathias Høst Normark, art directors (J.Views)
I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It - Samuel Burgess-Johnson & Matthew Healy, art directors (The 1975)
Paper Wheels (Deluxe Limited Edition) - Matt Taylor, art director (Trey Anastasio)
Tug of War (Deluxe Edition) - Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney)
NOTES FIELD
Best Album Notes:
The Complete Monument & Columbia Albums Collection - Mikal Gilmore, album notes writer (Kris Kristofferson)
The Knoxville Sessions, 1929-1930: Knox County Stomp - Ted Olson & Tony Russell, album notes writers (Various Artists)
Ork Records: New York, New York - Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, album notes writers (Various Artists)
Sissle And Blake Sing Shuffle Along - Ken Bloom & Richard Carlin, album notes writers (Eubie Blake & Noble Sissle)
Waxing The Gospel: Mass Evangelism & The Phonograph, 1890-1990 - Richard Martin, album notes writer (Various Artists)
HISTORICAL FIELD
Best Historical Album:
The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12 (Collector's Edition) - Steve Berkowitz & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Mark Wilder, mastering engineer (Bob Dylan)
Music Of Morocco From The Library Of Congress: Recorded By Paul Bowles, 1959 - April G. Ledbetter, Steven Lance Ledbetter, Bill Nowlin & Philip D. Schuyler, compilation producers; Rick Fisher & Michael Graves, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
Ork Records: New York, New York - Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
Vladimir Horowitz: The Unreleased Live Recordings 1966-1983 - Bernard Horowitz, Andreas K. Meyer & Robert Russ, compilation producers; Andreas K. Meyer & Jeanne Montalvo, mastering engineers (Vladimir Horowitz)
Waxing The Gospel: Mass Evangelism & The Phonograph, 1890 - 1900 - Michael Devecka, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Michael Devecka, David Giovannoni, Michael Khanchalian & Richard Martin, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL FIELD
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical:
Are You Serious - Tchad Blake & David Boucher, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Andrew Bird)
Blackstar - David Bowie, Tom Elmhirst, Kevin Killen & Tony
Dig In Deep - Ryan Freeland, engineer; Kim Rosen, mastering engineer (Bonnie Raitt)
Hit N Run Phase Two - Booker T., Dylan Dresdow, Chris James, Prince & Justin Stanley, engineers; Dylan Dresdow, mastering engineer (Prince)
Undercurrent - Shani Gandhi & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Sarah Jarosz)
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical:
Benny Blanco
Greg Kurstin
Max Martin
Nineteen85
Ricky Reed
Best Remixed Recording:
"Cali Coast (Psionics Remix)" - Josh Williams, remixer (Soul Pacific)
"Heavy Star Movin' (staRo Remix)" - staRo, remixer (The Silver Lake Chorus)
"Nineteen Hundred Eighty-Five (Timo Maas & James Teej Remix)" - Timo Maas & James Teej, remixers (Paul McCartney & Wings)
"Only" (Kaskade X Lipless Remix) - Ryan Raddon, remixer (Ry X)
"Tearing Me Up (RAC Remix)" - André Allen Anjos, remixer (Bob Moses)
"Wide Open (Joe Goddard Remix)" - Joe Goddard, remixer (The Chemical Brothers)
SURROUND SOUND FIELD
Best Surround Sound Album:
Dutilleux: Sur La Mêe Accord; Les Citations; Mystère De L'Instant & Timbres, Espace, Mouvement - Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, surround mix engineers; Dmitriy Lipay, surround mastering engineer; Dmitriy Lipay, surround producer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
Johnson: Considering Matthew Shephard - Brad Michel, surround mix engineer; Brad Michel, surround mastering engineer; Robina G. Young, surround producer (Craig Hella Johnson & Conspirare)
Maja S.K. Ratkje: And Sing ... - Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Maja S.K. Ratkje, Cikada & Oslo Sinfonietta)
Primus & The Chocolate Factory - Les Claypool, surround mix engineer; Stephen Marcussen, surround mastering engineer; Les Claypool, surround producer (Primus)
Reflections - Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg & Trondheimsolistene)
PRODUCTION, CLASSICAL FIELD
Best Engineered Album, Classical:
Corigliano: The Ghosts Of Versailles - Mark Donahue & Fred Vogler, engineers (James Conlon, Guanqun Yu, Joshua Guerrero, Patricia Racette, Christopher Maltman, Lucy Schaufer, Lucas Meachem, LA Opera Chorus & Orchestra)
Dutilleux: Sur La Mêe Accord; Les Citations; Mystère De L'Instant & Timbres, Espace, Mouvement - Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
Reflections - Morten Lindberg, engineer (Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg & Trondheimsolistene)
Shadow of Sirius - Silas Brown & David Frost, engineers; Silas Brown,
Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9 - Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Andris Nelsons & Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Producer of the Year, Classical:
Blanton Alspaugh
David Frost
Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
Judith Sherman
Robina G. Young
CLASSICAL FIELD
Best Orchestral Field:
Bates: Works For Orchestra - Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
Ibert: Orchestral Works - Neeme Järvi, conductor (Orchestre De La Suisse Romande)
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 In B-Flat Major, Op. 100 - Mariss Jansons, conductor (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
Rouse: Odna Zhizn; Symphonies 3 & 4; Prospero's Rooms - Alan Gilbert, conductor (New York Philharmonic)
Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9 - Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Best Opera Recording:
Corigliano: The Ghosts Of Versailles - James Conlon, conductor; Joshua Guerrero, Christopher Maltman, Lucas Meachem, Patricia Racette, Lucy Schaufer & Guanqun Yu; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (LA Opera Orchestra; LA Opera Chorus)
Handel: Giulio Cesare - Giovanni Antonini, conductor; Cecilia Bartoli, Philippe Jaroussky, Andreas Scholl & Anne-Sofie von Otter; Samuel Theis, producer (Il Giardino Armonico)
Higdon: Cold Mountain - Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor; Emily Fons, Nathan Gunn, Isabel Leonard & Jay Hunter Morris; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer (The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra; Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Program For Singers)
Mozart: Le Nozze De Figaro - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Thomas Hampson, Christiane Karg, Luca Pisaroni & Sonya Yoncheva; Daniel Zalay, producer (Chamber Orchestra Of Europe; Vocalensemble Rastatt)
Szymanowski: Król Roger - Antonio Pappano, conductor; Georgia Jarman, Mariusz Kwiecień & Saimir Pirgu; Jonathan Allen, producer (Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus)
Best Choral Performance:
Himmerland - Elisabeth Holte, conductor (Marianne Reidarsdatter Eriksen, Ragnfrid Lie & Matilda Sterby; Inger-Lise Ulsrud; Uranienborg Vokalensemble)
Janáček: Glagolitic Mass - Edward Gardner, conductor; Håkon Matti Skrede, chorus master (Susan Bickley, Gábor Bretz, Sara Jakubiak & Stuart Skelton; Thomas Trotter; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Bergen Cathedral Choir, Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Choir Of Collegium Musicum & Edvard Grieg Kor)
Lloyd: Bonhoeffer - Donald Nally, conductor (Malavika Godbole, John Grecia, Rebecca Harris & Thomas Mesa; The Crossing)
Penderecki Conducts Penderecki, Volume 1 - Krzystof Penderecki, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, choir director (Nikolay Didenko, Agnieszka Rehlis & Johanna Rusanen; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Philharmonic Choir)
Steinberg: Passion Week - Steven Fox, conductor (The Clarion Choir)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance:
Fitelberg: Chamber Works - ARC Ensemble
Reflections - Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg & Trondheimsolistene
Serious Business - Spektral Quartet
Steve Reich - Third Coast Percussion
Trios From Our Homelands - Lincoln Trio
Best Classical Instrumental Solo:
Adams, J.: Scheherazade.2 - Leila Josefowicz; David Robertson, conductor (Chester Englander; St. Louis Symphony)
Daugherty: Tales Of Hemingway - Zuill Bailey; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Nashville Symphony)
Dvorák: Violin Concerto & Romance; Suk: Fantasy - Christian Tetzlaff; John Storgårds, conductor (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vols. 8 & 9 - Kristian Bezuidenhout
1930's Violin Concertos, Vol. 2 - Gil Shaham; Stéphane Denève, conductor (The Knights & Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra)
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album:
Monteverdi - Magdalena Kožená; Andrea Marcon, conductor (David Feldman, Michael Feyfar, Jakob Pilgram & Luca Tittoto; La Cetra Barockorchester Basel)
Mozart: The Weber Sisters - Sabine Devieilhe; Raphaël Pichon, conductor (Pygmalion)
Schumann & Berg - Dorothea Röschmann; Mitsuko Uchida, accompanist
Shakespeare Songs - Ian Bostridge; Antonio Pappano, accompanist (Michael Collins, Elizabeth Kenny, Lawrence Power & Adam Walker)
Verismo - Anna Netrebko; Antonio Pappano, conductor (Yusif Eyvazov; Coro Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia; Orchestra Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia)
Best Classical Compendium:
Daugherty: Tales Of Hemingway; American Gothic; Once Upon A Castle - Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
Gesualdo - Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor; Manfred Eicher, producer
Vaughan Williams: Discoveries - Martyn Brabbins, conductor; Andrew Walton, producer
Wolfgang: Passing Through - Judith Farmer & Gernot Wolfgang, producers
Zappa: 200 Motels - The Suites - Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Frank Filipetti & Gail Zappa, producers
Best Contemporary Classical Composition:
Bates: Anthology Of Fantastic Zoology - Mason Bates, composer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
Daugherty: Tales Of Hemingway - Michael Daugherty, composer (Zuill Bailey, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
Higdon: Cold Mountain - Jennifer Higdon, composer; Gene Scheer, librettist
Theofanidis: Bassoon Concerto - Christopher Theofanidis, composer (Martin Kuuskmann, Barry Jekowsky & Northwest Sinfonia)
Winger: Conversations With Nijinsky - C. F. Kip Winger, composer (Martin West & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra)
MUSIC VIDEO/FILM FIELD
Best Music Video:
"Formation" - Beyoncé
"River" - Leon Bridges
"Up & Up" - Coldplay
"Gosh" - Jamie XX
"Upside Down & Inside Out" - OK Go
Best Music Film:
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead - Steve Aoki
The Beatles: Eight Days A Week The Touring Years - (The Beatles)
Lemonade - Beyoncé
The Music Of Strangers - Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
American Saturday Night: Live From The Grand Ole Opry - (Various Artists)
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Saturday, December 17, 2016
Academy Announces Eligible Music for 2016 "Best Original Score" Oscar
145 ORIGINAL SCORES IN 2016 OSCAR RACE
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 145 scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2016 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 89th Academy Awards®.
The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below, in alphabetical order by film title:
"The Abolitionists," Tim Jones, composer
"Absolutely Fabulous The Movie," Jake Monaco, composer
"The Accountant," Mark Isham, composer
"Alice through the Looking Glass," Danny Elfman, composer
"Allied," Alan Silvestri, composer
"Almost Christmas," John Paesano, composer
"American Pastoral," Alexandre Desplat, composer
"The Angry Birds Movie," Heitor Pereira, composer
"Anthropoid," Robin Foster, composer
"Armenia, My Love," Silvia Leonetti, composer
"Assassin's Creed," Jed Kurzel, composer
"Autumn Lights," Hugi Gudmundsson and Hjörtur Ingvi Jóhannsson, composers
"The BFG," John Williams, composer
"Believe," Michael Reola, composer
"Ben-Hur," Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders, composers
"Bilal," Atli Ӧrvarsson, composer
"Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk," Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna, composers
"The Birth of a Nation," Henry Jackman, composer
"Bleed for This," Julia Holter, composer
"The Boss," Christopher Lennertz, composer
"Bridget Jones's Baby," Craig Armstrong, composer
"The Bronze," Andrew Feltenstein and John Nau, composers
"Captain America: Civil War," Henry Jackman, composer
"The Charnel House," Todd Haberman, composer
"The Choice," Marcelo Zarvos, composer
"Collateral Beauty," Theodore Shapiro, composer
"The Conjuring 2," Joseph Bishara, composer
"Criminal," Brian Tyler and Keith Power, composers
"Deadpool," Tom Holkenborg, composer
"Deepwater Horizon," Steve Jablonsky, composer
"Denial," Howard Shore, composer
"Doctor Strange," Michael Giacchino, composer
"The Dressmaker," David Hirschfelder, composer
"Eddie the Eagle," Matthew Margeson, composer
"The Edge of Seventeen," Atli Ӧrvarsson, composer
"Elle," Anne Dudley, composer
"Eye in the Sky," Paul Hepker and Mark Kilian, composers
"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," James Newton Howard, composer
"Fences," Marcelo Zarvos, composer
"Finding Dory," Thomas Newman, composer
"The First Monday in May," Ian Hultquist and Sofia Hultquist, composers
"Florence Foster Jenkins," Alexandre Desplat, composer
"Floyd Norman: An Animated Life," Ryan Shore, composer
"The Founder," Carter Burwell, composer
"Free State of Jones," Nicholas Britell, composer
"Ghostbusters," Theodore Shapiro, composer
"The Girl on the Train," Danny Elfman, composer
"Gleason," Dan Romer and Saul Simon MacWilliams, composers
"Gold," Daniel Pemberton, composer
"Greater," Stephen Raynor-Endelman, composer
"Hacksaw Ridge," Rupert Gregson-Williams, composer
"Hail, Caesar!," Carter Burwell, composer
"The Handmaiden," Cho Young-wuk, composer
"Hands of Stone," Angelo Milli, composer
"Hell or High Water," Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, composers
"Hidden Figures," Pharrell Williams and Benjamin Wallfisch, composers
"High-Rise," Clint Mansell, composer
"How to Be Single," Fil Eisler, composer
"Hunt for the Wilderpeople," Lukasz Buda and Samuel Scott, composers
"The Huntsman: Winter's War," James Newton Howard, composer
"Ice Age: Collision Course," John Debney, composer
"Independence Day: Resurgence," Thomas Wander and Harald Kloser, composers
"Indignation," Jay Wadley, composer
"The Invitation," Theodore Shapiro, composer
"Ithaca," John Mellencamp, composer
"Jack Reacher: Never Go Back," Henry Jackman, composer
"Jackie," Mica Levi, composer
"Julieta," Alberto Iglesias, composer
"The Jungle Book," John Debney, composer
"Keeping Up with the Joneses," Jake Monaco, composer
"Kicks," Brian Reitzell, composer
"Krisha," Brian McOmber, composer
"Kubo and the Two Strings," Dario Marianelli, composer
"La La Land," Justin Hurwitz, composer
"Land of Mine," Sune Martin, composer
"Landfill Harmonic," Michael A. Levine, composer
"The Legend of Ben Hall," Ronnie Minder, composer
"The Legend of Tarzan," Rupert Gregson-Williams, composer
"Life, Animated," Dylan Stark and T. Griffin, composers
"The Light between Oceans," Alexandre Desplat, composer
"Lights Out," Benjamin Wallfisch, composer
"Lion," Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka, composers
"The Little Prince," Hans Zimmer and Richard Harvey, composers
"Live by Night," Harry Gregson-Williams, composer
"Loving," David Wingo, composer
"Maggie's Plan," Michael Rohatyn, composer
"Me before You," Craig Armstrong, composer
"The Meddler," Jonathan Sadoff, composer
"Midnight Special," David Wingo, composer
"Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates," Jeff Cardoni, composer
"Miracles from Heaven," Carlo Siliotto, composer
"Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children," Mike Higham and Matthew Margeson, composers
"Miss Sloane," Max Richter, composer
"Mr. Church," Mark Isham, composer
"Moana," Mark Mancina, composer
"Money Monster," Dominic Lewis, composer
"The Monkey King 2," Christopher Young, composer
"A Monster Calls," Fernando Velázquez, composer
"Moonlight," Nicholas Britell, composer
"Morgan," Max Richter, composer
"My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2," Christopher Lennertz, composer
"The Neon Demon," Cliff Martinez, composer
"The Nice Guys," John Ottman, composer
"No Letting Go," Alain Mayrand, composer
"Nocturnal Animals," Abel Korzeniowski, composer
"Now You See Me 2," Brian Tyler, composer
"O.J.: Made in America," Gary Lionelli, composer
"Off the Rails," Steve Gernes and Duncan Thum, composers
"The Other Side of the Door," Joseph Bishara, composer
"The Ottoman Lieutenant," Geoff Zanelli, composer
"Ouija: Origin of Evil," Taylor Stewart and John Andrew Grush, composers
"Our Kind of Traitor," Marcelo Zarvos, composer
"Passengers," Thomas Newman, composer
"Paterson," Carter Logan and Jim Jarmusch, composers
"Patriots Day," Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, composers
"Pelé: Birth of a Legend," A. R. Rahman, composer
"Pete's Dragon," Daniel Hart, composer
"Po," Burt Bacharach, composer
"Queen of Katwe," Alex Heffes, composer
"Race," Rachel Portman, composer
"The Red Turtle," Laurent Perez Del Mar, composer
"Ride Along 2," Christopher Lennertz, composer
"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," Michael Giacchino, composer
"Sausage Party," Alan Menken and Christopher Lennertz, composers
"The Secret Life of Pets," Alexandre Desplat, composer
"Silicon Cowboys," Ian Hultquist, composer
"Sing," Joby Talbot, composer
"Snowtime!," Eloi Painchaud and Jorane, composers
"Southside with You," Stephen James Taylor, composer
"Star Trek Beyond," Michael Giacchino, composer
"Storks," Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna, composers
"Suicide Squad," Steven Price, composer
"Sully," Christian Jacob, composer
"Swiss Army Man," Andy Hull and Robert McDowell, composers
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows," Steve Jablonsky, composer
"10 Cloverfield Lane," Bear McCreary, composer
"10 Days in a Madhouse," Jamie Hall, composer
"13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi," Lorne Balfe, composer
"Trolls," Christophe Beck, composer
"20th Century Women," Roger Neill, composer
"Warcraft," Ramin Djawadi, composer
"Whiskey Tango Foxtrot," Nick Urata, composer
"X-Men: Apocalypse," John Ottman, composer
"Zoolander 2," Theodore Shapiro, composer
"Zootopia," Michael Giacchino, composer
A Reminder List of works submitted in the Original Score category will be made available with a nominations ballot to all members of the Music Branch, who shall vote in the order of their preference for not more than five achievements. The five achievements receiving the highest number of votes will become the nominations for final voting for the award.
To be eligible, the original score must be a substantial body of music that serves as original dramatic underscoring, and must be written specifically for the motion picture by the submitting composer. Scores diluted by the use of preexisting music, diminished in impact by the predominant use of songs or any music not composed specifically for the film by the submitting composer, or assembled from the music of more than one composer shall not be eligible.
Nominations for the 89th Oscars® will be announced on Tuesday, January 24, 2017.
The 89th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 145 scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2016 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 89th Academy Awards®.
The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below, in alphabetical order by film title:
"The Abolitionists," Tim Jones, composer
"Absolutely Fabulous The Movie," Jake Monaco, composer
"The Accountant," Mark Isham, composer
"Alice through the Looking Glass," Danny Elfman, composer
"Allied," Alan Silvestri, composer
"Almost Christmas," John Paesano, composer
"American Pastoral," Alexandre Desplat, composer
"The Angry Birds Movie," Heitor Pereira, composer
"Anthropoid," Robin Foster, composer
"Armenia, My Love," Silvia Leonetti, composer
"Assassin's Creed," Jed Kurzel, composer
"Autumn Lights," Hugi Gudmundsson and Hjörtur Ingvi Jóhannsson, composers
"The BFG," John Williams, composer
"Believe," Michael Reola, composer
"Ben-Hur," Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders, composers
"Bilal," Atli Ӧrvarsson, composer
"Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk," Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna, composers
"The Birth of a Nation," Henry Jackman, composer
"Bleed for This," Julia Holter, composer
"The Boss," Christopher Lennertz, composer
"Bridget Jones's Baby," Craig Armstrong, composer
"The Bronze," Andrew Feltenstein and John Nau, composers
"Captain America: Civil War," Henry Jackman, composer
"The Charnel House," Todd Haberman, composer
"The Choice," Marcelo Zarvos, composer
"Collateral Beauty," Theodore Shapiro, composer
"The Conjuring 2," Joseph Bishara, composer
"Criminal," Brian Tyler and Keith Power, composers
"Deadpool," Tom Holkenborg, composer
"Deepwater Horizon," Steve Jablonsky, composer
"Denial," Howard Shore, composer
"Doctor Strange," Michael Giacchino, composer
"The Dressmaker," David Hirschfelder, composer
"Eddie the Eagle," Matthew Margeson, composer
"The Edge of Seventeen," Atli Ӧrvarsson, composer
"Elle," Anne Dudley, composer
"Eye in the Sky," Paul Hepker and Mark Kilian, composers
"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," James Newton Howard, composer
"Fences," Marcelo Zarvos, composer
"Finding Dory," Thomas Newman, composer
"The First Monday in May," Ian Hultquist and Sofia Hultquist, composers
"Florence Foster Jenkins," Alexandre Desplat, composer
"Floyd Norman: An Animated Life," Ryan Shore, composer
"The Founder," Carter Burwell, composer
"Free State of Jones," Nicholas Britell, composer
"Ghostbusters," Theodore Shapiro, composer
"The Girl on the Train," Danny Elfman, composer
"Gleason," Dan Romer and Saul Simon MacWilliams, composers
"Gold," Daniel Pemberton, composer
"Greater," Stephen Raynor-Endelman, composer
"Hacksaw Ridge," Rupert Gregson-Williams, composer
"Hail, Caesar!," Carter Burwell, composer
"The Handmaiden," Cho Young-wuk, composer
"Hands of Stone," Angelo Milli, composer
"Hell or High Water," Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, composers
"Hidden Figures," Pharrell Williams and Benjamin Wallfisch, composers
"High-Rise," Clint Mansell, composer
"How to Be Single," Fil Eisler, composer
"Hunt for the Wilderpeople," Lukasz Buda and Samuel Scott, composers
"The Huntsman: Winter's War," James Newton Howard, composer
"Ice Age: Collision Course," John Debney, composer
"Independence Day: Resurgence," Thomas Wander and Harald Kloser, composers
"Indignation," Jay Wadley, composer
"The Invitation," Theodore Shapiro, composer
"Ithaca," John Mellencamp, composer
"Jack Reacher: Never Go Back," Henry Jackman, composer
"Jackie," Mica Levi, composer
"Julieta," Alberto Iglesias, composer
"The Jungle Book," John Debney, composer
"Keeping Up with the Joneses," Jake Monaco, composer
"Kicks," Brian Reitzell, composer
"Krisha," Brian McOmber, composer
"Kubo and the Two Strings," Dario Marianelli, composer
"La La Land," Justin Hurwitz, composer
"Land of Mine," Sune Martin, composer
"Landfill Harmonic," Michael A. Levine, composer
"The Legend of Ben Hall," Ronnie Minder, composer
"The Legend of Tarzan," Rupert Gregson-Williams, composer
"Life, Animated," Dylan Stark and T. Griffin, composers
"The Light between Oceans," Alexandre Desplat, composer
"Lights Out," Benjamin Wallfisch, composer
"Lion," Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka, composers
"The Little Prince," Hans Zimmer and Richard Harvey, composers
"Live by Night," Harry Gregson-Williams, composer
"Loving," David Wingo, composer
"Maggie's Plan," Michael Rohatyn, composer
"Me before You," Craig Armstrong, composer
"The Meddler," Jonathan Sadoff, composer
"Midnight Special," David Wingo, composer
"Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates," Jeff Cardoni, composer
"Miracles from Heaven," Carlo Siliotto, composer
"Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children," Mike Higham and Matthew Margeson, composers
"Miss Sloane," Max Richter, composer
"Mr. Church," Mark Isham, composer
"Moana," Mark Mancina, composer
"Money Monster," Dominic Lewis, composer
"The Monkey King 2," Christopher Young, composer
"A Monster Calls," Fernando Velázquez, composer
"Moonlight," Nicholas Britell, composer
"Morgan," Max Richter, composer
"My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2," Christopher Lennertz, composer
"The Neon Demon," Cliff Martinez, composer
"The Nice Guys," John Ottman, composer
"No Letting Go," Alain Mayrand, composer
"Nocturnal Animals," Abel Korzeniowski, composer
"Now You See Me 2," Brian Tyler, composer
"O.J.: Made in America," Gary Lionelli, composer
"Off the Rails," Steve Gernes and Duncan Thum, composers
"The Other Side of the Door," Joseph Bishara, composer
"The Ottoman Lieutenant," Geoff Zanelli, composer
"Ouija: Origin of Evil," Taylor Stewart and John Andrew Grush, composers
"Our Kind of Traitor," Marcelo Zarvos, composer
"Passengers," Thomas Newman, composer
"Paterson," Carter Logan and Jim Jarmusch, composers
"Patriots Day," Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, composers
"Pelé: Birth of a Legend," A. R. Rahman, composer
"Pete's Dragon," Daniel Hart, composer
"Po," Burt Bacharach, composer
"Queen of Katwe," Alex Heffes, composer
"Race," Rachel Portman, composer
"The Red Turtle," Laurent Perez Del Mar, composer
"Ride Along 2," Christopher Lennertz, composer
"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," Michael Giacchino, composer
"Sausage Party," Alan Menken and Christopher Lennertz, composers
"The Secret Life of Pets," Alexandre Desplat, composer
"Silicon Cowboys," Ian Hultquist, composer
"Sing," Joby Talbot, composer
"Snowtime!," Eloi Painchaud and Jorane, composers
"Southside with You," Stephen James Taylor, composer
"Star Trek Beyond," Michael Giacchino, composer
"Storks," Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna, composers
"Suicide Squad," Steven Price, composer
"Sully," Christian Jacob, composer
"Swiss Army Man," Andy Hull and Robert McDowell, composers
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows," Steve Jablonsky, composer
"10 Cloverfield Lane," Bear McCreary, composer
"10 Days in a Madhouse," Jamie Hall, composer
"13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi," Lorne Balfe, composer
"Trolls," Christophe Beck, composer
"20th Century Women," Roger Neill, composer
"Warcraft," Ramin Djawadi, composer
"Whiskey Tango Foxtrot," Nick Urata, composer
"X-Men: Apocalypse," John Ottman, composer
"Zoolander 2," Theodore Shapiro, composer
"Zootopia," Michael Giacchino, composer
A Reminder List of works submitted in the Original Score category will be made available with a nominations ballot to all members of the Music Branch, who shall vote in the order of their preference for not more than five achievements. The five achievements receiving the highest number of votes will become the nominations for final voting for the award.
To be eligible, the original score must be a substantial body of music that serves as original dramatic underscoring, and must be written specifically for the motion picture by the submitting composer. Scores diluted by the use of preexisting music, diminished in impact by the predominant use of songs or any music not composed specifically for the film by the submitting composer, or assembled from the music of more than one composer shall not be eligible.
Nominations for the 89th Oscars® will be announced on Tuesday, January 24, 2017.
The 89th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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