AMERICAN RAPPER "WALE" THREATEN MAGAZINE FOR EXCLUDING HIS ALBUM FROM LISTS.

Words:Adedosu 'kenzy' Adekunle

Rapper Wale has reportedly threatened a Complex.com staff after the website omitted his new album ‘The Gifted’ from its ‘50 Best Albums of 2013’ publication.

Wale says the omission is ‘an indication of a petty grudge against him’. Complex.com’s staff Insanul Ahmed was the person who received the phone call (and badgering). The audio of the conversation has also been released.

‘Do you think y’all being a responsible publication by continuously to fuckin’ like…do all that petty shit?’, Wale allegedly said in the phone recording of the conversation,

‘At this point, you know it’s got to be personal. You tellin’ me it’s not personal is like a bold face lie. To be omitted from every type of list that y’all do or be at the bottom of it or every type of way that y’all can omit me, y’all will’.

Wale even goes ahead to question rapper Juicy J’s album ‘Stay Trippy’ appearing on the list. ‘You mean to tell me Juicy J’s album [Stay Trippy] is better than mine?’.

Then the MMG rapper went all out threatening the staff writer.

‘Fuck you, dog. You know it’s disrespect. I swear to God I’ll come to that office and start knocking niggas the fuck out. Y’all wanna see some ghetto ignorant shit? That’s what y’all promote. That’s the only thing y’all promote from niggas. I’ll see y’all tomorrow. How about that? Get the security ready’.

NIGERIAN FEMALE RAPPER "SASHA" JOINS ICE-PRINCE AS THE NEW AMBASSADOR FOR ETISALAT.

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Yetunde ‘Sasha P‘ Alabi is the newest Etisalat ambassador, having signed an endorsement deal with the telecommunications company.

‘Well I’m excited , grateful and looking forward to doing big things in 2014‘, Sasha told our correspondent over the telephone.

Sasha now joins the likes of earlier announced ambassadors Ice Prince, Olamide and Seyi Shay.

The female rapper/fashion designer also tells KREST she will be putting out her sophomore record in 2014, seven years after her debut ‘First Lady‘ was released.

US WEBSITE BLAST "MARIAH CAREY" FOR PERFORMING IN NIGERIA,' HOME OF TERROR, DEATH AND FRAUD'.

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Popular US website Radar Online has blasted Mariah Carey for ‘performing for money men in Nigeria’ describing the country as the ‘World’s centre of bank fraud and human trafficking’.

The US singer performed in Nigeria Over the weekend, at the Access Bank’s annual Christmas gig on Saturday, December 14, 2013. The night was also dedicated the bank’s outgoing Managing Director Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede.

Well a writer (who clearly failed to include his/her name and used the pseudo ‘Radar Staff’) at Radar Online feels Mariah Carey’s trip to the West African country was unwarranted alleging that Nigeria is ‘well-known as the center of the world’s email financial crimes’ and is a country ‘well known for terror, death and fraud’.

The writer even goes on to say that the United Nations has described Nigeria as THE  ’hub of human trafficking, a source, destination and transit country’.

And if that’s not enough, the website says ‘there are mass killings going on in two Nigerian states right now, and according to Human Rights Watch, the violence is being ignored by federal authorities’.

Mariah Carey’s camp haven’t responded to the report neither have they gotten back to our queries.

NIGERIAN ARTISTE THREATEN TO BOYCOTT CHRISTMAS EVENTS.

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 Nigerian musicians have threatened to boycott events holding this Christmas and afterwards.

Following the ongoing feud between Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) and the joint alliance of theIndependence Broadcast Association of Nigeria (IBAN) and Broadcast Organization of Nigeria(BON) which has led to the ban of 96 musicians on radio and TV, COSON and its members have reacted.

Rising from a stakeholders interactive session that was recently held on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 atRumours Night Club, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos to declare its stance, the members amongst other things declared that it is not going to change its position on the issue of royalties even if their message will be driven with series of boycotts of events this Christmas season.

Since the ban, many musicians have begun to make their positions known. Banky W, co-owner of Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E) threatened to pull out of all events if the feud is not resolved soon.

‘You claim to have banned my artistes and you want them to perform at your events, I am categorically stating that if this issue is not resolved by the meeting with Nigeria Broadcast Commission, then I don’t have a choice than to pull out all E.M.E artistes from these events‘ Banky said.

Also not happy with the situation, Pop icon, 2face Idibia bared his mind on the issue. ‘it is sad that some group of people do not want things to work the way it works every where in the world’, the ‘African Queen’singer said. ‘It is not about me but about the respect for the rule of law and intellectual property and that’s what we artistes are demanding for, they pay for everything why not the music’

Making reference to the boycott, 2face said, ‘This ban will cost them something, I mean Rhythm Unplugged. The organisers of Rhythm Unplugged are part of the people that banned artistes, they have radio and TV stations.’

Also in a similar development, a COSON board member and CEO of Now Music Efe Omorogbe also threatened to pull out of events beginning with the ‘Rhythm Unplugged’ event which is a brainchild ofFlytime Promotions and the Silverbird Group, owners of Rhythm FM and Silverbird TV.

Omorogbe threatened to disassociate with the yearly event because Guy Murray Bruce happens to be an executive at Silverbird Group and is also the secretary of IBAN. He said ‘If the whole ban issue is not resolved by the meeting with NBC, I am saying it here that I will pull out of Rhythm Unplugged an event which I have been associated with over the last few years’.

The highly anticipated Headies Awards may also suffer the same fate as musicians may extend the boycott to the event. Omorogbe stated that musicians under COSON will give Ayo Animashaun, owner ofHiphop World Magazine/HipTV a few days to make public his stand on the ongoing feud or risk boycott of the highly revered awards.

Responding to the threat, Ayo Animashaun told NET, ‘I have no comment on that for now. I don’t want to put my channel on the spotlight on this. You know it is a young platform’.

The ongoing battle between COSON and BON/IBAN is heightening as COSON has reiterated its resolve to enforce broadcast stations to respect Nigeria’s copyright law by paying royalties and license fees for the works of artistes.  Now in the season of festivities, fans are no doubt expecting to have fun and entertainment, but only time will tell how far musicians are willing to go with the threat.

96 MUSICIANS BANNED FROM RADIO AND TV AS COSON/BON WAR GET MESSIER.

 Words: Adedosu 'kenzy' Adekunle

The Broadcast Organisation of Nigeria (BON) and Independent Broadcast Association of Nigeria (IBAN) have pronounced a ban on the airing of the musical works of 2face Idibia, D’banj, Omawumi and Onyeka Onwenu. Their music has been suspended from airing on the country’s TV and radio stations with immediate effect.

Also affected by the ban are Iyanya, Olamide, Dr Sid, Sammie Okposo, Banky W, Wizkid, 9ice, Flavour, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Ice Prince, Timaya, Sound Sultan, Sir Shina Peters, Ras Kimono, Wale Thompson, Kollington Ayinla, Adewale Ayuba, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal and many other artistes registered under the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON).

The ban was pronounced on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 in a press release jointly signed by Sonny Adun and Guy Murray-Bruce who are IBAN Chairman and Secretary respectively.

Excerpts from the statement read thus, ‘The Independent Broadcasting Association of Nigeria (IBAN), in alignment with Broadcasters Organization of Nigeria (BON) hereby informs the general public that the music of the following Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) Registered Artistes/Members is hereby suspended from airing on our stations with immediate effect.’

While BON comprises of all the broadcast stations, both government and privately owned, IBAN is made up of independent (privately owned) stations, and have both frequently questioned COSON’s tactics. COSON had earlier instituted a suit against BON. The case is still pending at the Federal High Court.

A battle has been ongoing between IBAN and COSON over payment of royalties for broadcast music by radio stations in the country. According to IBAN, the action was taken ‘principally as a result of COSON’s attitude of antagonism and harassment under the leadership of Tony Okoroji‘. In the last few months, COSON has been very insistent on the enforcement of royalty fees for the airing of musical works belonging to its members and affiliates; although some continue to question their tactics, as well as the workability of having a solely collecting society.

Speaking to a group of journalists in Abuja, the Chairman of BON, Abubakar Jijiwa said, ‘No person or organisation, particularly a collecting society such as COSON, has a monopoly of authority over any other, especially at the time when all hands should be on deck in building a sustainable copyright system.’

On numerous occasions, Tony Okoroji led COSON had instituted various suits against some government and private owned broadcast stations for failure to respect Nigeria’s copyright law by not paying royalties or license fees for the use of their musical works and intellectual property.

According to Okoroji the actions of BON and IBAN is laughable. ‘I don’t know anywhere in the world where a broadcast organization can just wake up an place a ban on musical works without a tangible reason’, Okoroji said. ‘What we simply asked for is what is due to our artistes and this is no different from how it works in other parts of the world’

Many radio stations have since adhered to the instructions given by the broadcast organisation. An OAP on one of the popular Lagos radio stations who pled anonymity told KREST in a chat, ‘I am just a staff here, so if my employers say I should not play a song, then I do not play that song. So for now, we are staying clear off those artistes until this whole thing is sorted out.’

Deji Awokoya, General Manager of urban radio stations, Beat FM, Classic FM and Naija FM declined making a direct comment on the issue. ‘It is not in my place to speak about it. I think BON and IBAN would better address your enquiry’, Awokoya told KREST.

Since the declaration, there have been series of reactions from various stakeholders.

Many like DJ Jimmy Jatt, Sound Sultan and Timaya have chosen not to comment when contacted by our correspondent. Producer/artiste eLDee tha Don made his thought known on twitter as he wrote, ‘The music will reach its audience regardless, and the already dwindling traditional radio listenership will suffer a more dramatic decline’

Reacting to the suspension, a member of the board of COSON and CEO of Now Muzik, Efe Omorogbe maintains that broadcast stations are yet to come to terms with the payment for the use of artistes’ works. ‘It has been obvious for a while now that a good number of operators of broadcast stations (radio and television) in Nigeria would do anything to avoid paying royalties for the commercial exploitation of music.

 ’The Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) threat presents proof and it is indeed unfortunate. In line with the regrettable tendency to create a ‘Nigerian standard’ that is clearly self-serving and retrogressive, the broadcast industry’

While addressing a group at a convergence of major industry stakeholders, Omorogbe presented a seven-point resolution reached by the musicians. Amongst other things, the resolution stated that every self-respecting artiste ignore the IBAN/BON ban while also encouraging broadcast stations to comply with the copyright law protecting musicians rights.

Obi Asika, CEO of Storm 360, who is also a board member of COSON says that the action of BON and IBAN only reveals the ignorance on which they operate. ‘It is a total absurdity that broadcasters whose actual entire income is derived from playing music could wake up one day and try to ban the very same music that sustains them. At the end of the day if you are not playing music what are we going to listen to…the generator?

Ayo Animashaun, CEO of Smooth Promotions, owners of Hip TV told NET, ‘The issue on ground is not an option to ban artistes. It is just another way of bullying COSON and I don’t think that is the right step to go’.

Collecting societies exist to monitor the broadcasting of their clients/members songs on various platforms. From the number of broadcasts, the broadcast stations pay a negotiated amount to the collecting society on behalf of the musician whose work is being used. These amounts is what is being referred to as mechanical royalties.

Established in 2000, COSON is a product of the coalition of several collection societies, prominent of which was the Performing and Mechanical Rights Society (PMRS). Prior to this time, the PMRS had been in a long drawn battle with the Orits Wiliki-led Musical Collecting Society of Nigeria (MCSN).

In April 2010, the NCC on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria announced COSON as the sole copyright collective management organization (CMO) for music and sound recordings in the country; following years of media and legal battles between MCSN and PMRS.

IBAN and BON however noted in the statement that they are willing to pay the royalties but on a more agreeable standard. ‘IBAN  and  BON wish to reiterate that its members are ready and willing to pay royalties for works used but will not be railroaded into arbitrarily imposed and concocted fees which are not based on any agreeable and verifiable tariff and standards’

Over the weekend the Zonal Manager of the Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC), Chris Nkwocha commented on the ensuing crisis, stating that as much as the broadcast stations have a right to argue the terms of the royalties being demanded of them, they must recognize COSON’s position as the nation’s sole approving collecting society for music.

‘Where there is a dispute on the amount of money to be paid as copyright royalties, any of the broadcast station unhappy with what was being demanded of them has the right to apply to the NCC to set up a panel to review the fees under the Copyright Regulations 2007′, Nkwocha said.

Since the announcement of the ban, Emeka Mba led National Broadcasting Commission is yet to make its position on the issue known, although sources have reported that the NBC has been making efforts to get the parties involved to sit and dialogue in order to reach an amicable settlement.

Can the radio stations do without playing the music of these artistes? Will COSON and these artistes continue to sit back and watch how their intellectual works get used with no royalty checks from the broadcast stations? How effective will the ban be? These and more questions pundits and entertainment enthusiasts are waiting to find out as the event unfolds.

YQ UNFOLLOWS EVERYONE ON TWITTER EXCEPT DAGRIN.

Words: Adedosu 'kenzy' Adekunle

Call it hitting the reset button but this young singer does need a career reboot. YQ is looking at restarting his music career as it seems to have plummeted in the last few years.

The Pop singer over the weekend changed his Twitter handle from @YQJUBRIL to @iam_YQ and then unfollowed all his followers on the social network except the late Dagrin (who was until his death, a very close friend).

He then went on a lengthy explanation…

First, let me start by saying a very big thank you to everyone who’s been there from the start, y’all are the reason we’re still here. Next, thank you also to all the principalities/obstacles/haters and co. Y’all are the reason we’re a million times stronger now. Not forgetting of cos d spectators who reside on the fence. Y’all are the reason we’re smarter. Keep looking, d show is just about to start. In summary, everyone has contributed to the journey in a way or the other. We appreciate you all. Growth and Progress are the new favourite words to me and my team. We therefore decided to evaluate ourselves and chart a way forward. When you sleep and wake up everyday, it’s a fresh start. Unless you don’t see it as one. So we are at this point identifying and taking control of our own fresh start… A new beginning, new possibilities, new energy, new YQ! They say sometimes you need to go back for you to move forward, so today I unfollowed all my followers on Twitter. And I make a humble appeal to everyone to please accept it as a move to create a better YQ for everyone. As this isn’t cos I got tired of seeing all your tweets, but cos we’re building this house all over again from the foundation for the better. Before you take it personal, remember I unfollowed my siblings, friends, manager, fans as well. But of course if you still find it offensive after that, please feel free to use the unfollow button too. Big s/o to the only guy I couldn’t find the b*lls to unfollow @Dagrinfimile. In my heart always! GOD bless you all as I welcome y’all to the new beginning! 

 

Nigerian music enthusiasts will tell you that the last few years have been very tough for YQ. After releasing his lukewarm debut ‘I Am YQ‘ under a JV deal with Storm Records and 2koncept Entertainment in August 2012, the Pop singer failed to sustain the hype. 2011 saw the likes of Wizkid, Davido, taking the centre stage.

We’d love to see YQ (who’s pretty talented by the way) bounce back with his new single featuring Olamide. We aren’t sure about his new Twitter policy, but remember Dr SID did the same a few months ago? Now look where that got him this year – a potential hit single ‘Surulere’, an upcoming album and a most interestingly, a wife.

TOP 10 MOST VIEWED NIGERIAN MUSIC VIDEOS

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Courtesy YouTube Rewind, we get to know the top 10 Nigerian music videos on YouTube in 2013.

Now according to the video ranking website, you don’t just watch videos – you share, like, make responses and more. So they looked at the many ways you interact with videos to identify the top trending Nigerian videos that everybody was talking about in 2013.

While Flavour‘s wedding-themed video ‘Ada Ada‘ ranks as number one, Wizkid is the only artiste to appear in more than a video – four actually.

Check out the list below…

Top 10 Videos watched in Nigeria in 2013 excluding Music
Last Flight To Abuja – The full movie (Nollywood Movies 2013)
Civil Defence Commandant Can’t Tell His Organisation’s Web Address
EDIDI-(The Bond) – Latest Yoruba Movie 2013 Starring Iyabo Ojo
Stella Damasus and Senator Yerima on Al-Jazeera Network THE STREAM
The Leaked Video Of Gen. Diya Oladipo Pleading With Gen. Sanni Abacha – Oputa Panel
THE LAGOS BIG GIRL’S GAME ( Reanne Opia)
Bling!
How to get married; ‘Naija’ style by Toke Makinwa
The Interview – A tale of Frank Donga
Nigeria – Burkina Faso | CAN Orange 2013 | 21.01.2013

Top 10 Channels in Nigeria in 2013
AYTVAYTV
channelsweb
yorubamagic
mynaijalove
TVNolly
nollywood5star
ndaniTV
DavidoHKNTV
Nollywood5ive
officialiyanya

Top 10 Music Videos watched by Nigerians
Ada Ada [Official Video] by Flavour
PULL OVER (OFFICIAL VIDEO) by KCEE Ft. Wizkid
Personally by P-Square
CARO – (Official Video) by Starboy Ft. L.A.X & Wizkid
Jaiye Jaiye (Official Video) by WizKid Ft. Femi Kuti
Sexy Mama [Official Video] by Iyanya Ft. Wizkid
Eminado [Official Video] by Tiwa Savage Ft. Don Jazzy
Stupid love by Olamide
Skelewu (Official Video) by Davido
Emi ni baller (Official Video) by Chidinma Ft. Tha Suspect & IllBliss

Global Top Trending Videos for 2013
Ylvis – The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) by tvnorge
Harlem Shake (original army edition) by kennethaakonsen
How Animals Eat Their Food | MisterEpicMann by MisterEpicMann
Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball (Chatroulette Version) by SteveKardynal
baby&me / the new evian film by EvianBabies
Volvo Trucks – The Epic Split feat. Van Damme by VolvoTrucks
YOLO (feat. Adam Levine & Kendrick Lamar) by thelonelyisland
Telekinetic Coffee Shop Surprise by CarrieNYC
THE NFL : A Bad Lip Reading by BadLipReading
Mozart vs Skrillex. Epic Rap Battles of History Season 2 by ERB

Global Top Music Videos for 2013
PSY – GENTLEMAN M/V by officialpsy
Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball by MileyCyrusVEVO
Miley Cyrus – We Can’t Stop by MileyCyrusVEVO
Katy Perry – Roar (Official) by KatyPerryVEVO
P!nk – Just Give Me A Reason ft. Nate Ruess, PinkVEVO
Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines ft. T.I., Pharrell by RobinThickeVEVO
Rihanna – Stay ft. Mikky Ekko by RihannaVEVO
Naughty Boy – La La La ft. Sam Smith by NaughtyBoyVEVO
Selena Gomez – Come & Get It by SelenaGomezVEVO
Avicii – Wake Me Up (Official Video) by AviciiOfficialVEVO

THE NIGERIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION (NBC) BANS THE AIR PLAY OF ARTISTE ON RADIO

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The Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has reportedly placed a ban on 25 of your favourite songs including hits from top Nigerian artiste like D’banj, Wizkid, Davido, Olamide and Timaya.

The commission allegedly sent out a circular to media houses this week. On December 6, 2013, on-air-personality Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi named a list of affected songs stating that NBC placed the ban on them because they contain ‘obscene lyrics or visuals’.

The ban also extends to a number of foreign songs including Rihanna‘s ‘Pour it up‘, Kelly Rowland‘s ‘Ice‘, Miley Cyrus‘ ‘Wrecking ball‘, 2chainz‘s ‘Birthday‘ and Dubai singer Ash Hamman‘s ‘Thirsty for you’.

Earlier in the year, the NBC banned eight videos claiming their contents were not suitable for broadcast.

NET has reached out to the commission but is yet to get a response.

Check out the full list of newly banned songs.

‘Voom Va’ by Skuki
‘Ngelele Dance’ by Baby Rhymz
‘Birthday’ by 2chainz
‘Jack Sparrow’ by Rayce
‘Your Number’ by Ayo Jay
‘Caro’ by Wizkid
‘Wrecking ball’ by Miley Cyrus
‘Thirsty for you’ by Ash Hamman
‘Pour It Up’ by Rihanna
‘Ukwu’ by Timaya
‘Coupe Dekale’ by Minjin
‘Oluwa loni disco’ by Quest
‘Kosere’ by LNC
‘Stupid Love’ by Olamide
‘Tony Montana’ by D’banj
‘Ghost mode’ by Phyno
‘Gobe’ by Davido
‘Afefe’ by Dr Sid
‘The Matter’ by Maleek Berry,
‘Voice of the street’ by Olamide
‘Paper Remix’ by Sheyman
‘Nawti’ by Olu Maintain
‘Sunmomi’ by Shaydee,
‘Ice’ by Kelly Rowland
‘Sexy Ladies’ by Timaya

AFRO-BEAT KING "FEMI KUTI" NOMINATED FOR THE 4TH TIME AT THE GRAMMY AWARDS, AS JAY Z AND KENDRICK LEMAR TOP LIST.

Words:Adedosu 'kenzy' Adekunle

Son of the legendary Afro-Beat king "Femi Kuti" could be probably be walking to the final fame of his long awaited glory, as the saxophonist again has been nominated for the fourth time in the space of 10 years for the Grammy Awards 2014.
 

The Nigerian Afro-beat singer and saxophonist has been nominated in the ‘World Music‘ category for his 2013 ‘No Place For My Dream‘ album released under Knitting Factory Records.

Others in the category include French group Gipsy Kings, SA male choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Indian musician Ravi Shankar.

In 2003, Kuti picked up his first Grammy Award nomination but lost out to Panamanian salsa singer Rubén Blades. He similarly lost in 2010 when he was nominated in the same category. US banjo player  Bela Fleck walked away with the award.

In 2011, Kuti once again lost the award to Malian band Tinariwen for the album Tassili.

Femi Kuti has been swarmed with congratulatory messages on Twitter where he supposedly received the news.  ’Really haven’t heard. Thanks‘, he wrote while replying a congratulatory tweet.

Kuti has however grown less optimistic about getting a Grammy Award. In 2011, Femi Kuti deliberately skipped out on attending the awards show stating that he ‘didn’t want to raise his hopes high’.

Meanwhile, rapper Jay Z leads the list with nine nominations including best rap album, Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore n Ryan Lewis, Justin Timberlake, and Pharrell Williams follow closely with seven nods. Drake is up for five awards.

Check out the full list here.

GENERAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
‘The Blessed Unrest’ — Sara Bareilles
‘Random Access Memories’ — Daft Punk
‘Good Kid, M.A.A.D City’ — Kendrick Lamar
‘The Heist’ — Macklemore n Ryan Lewis
‘Red’ — Taylor Swift

RECORD OF THE YEAR
‘Get Lucky’ — Daft Punk n Pharrell Williams
‘Radioactive’ — Imagine Dragons
‘Royals’ — Lorde
‘Locked Out Of Heaven’ — Bruno Mars
‘Blurred Lines’ — Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. n Pharrell Williams

SONG OF THE YEAR
‘Just Give Me A Reason’ — Jeff Bhasker, Pink n Nate Ruess, songwriters (Pink Featuring Nate Ruess)
‘Locked Out Of Heaven’ — Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine n Bruno Mars, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
‘Roar’ — Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry n Henry Walter, songwriters (Katy Perry)
‘Royals’ — Joel Little n Ella Yelich O’Connor, songwriters (Lorde)
‘Same Love’ — Ben Haggerty, Mary Lambert n Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore n Ryan Lewis Featuring Mary Lambert)

BEST NEW ARTIST
James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore n Ryan Lewis
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran

POP BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
‘Brave’ — Sara Bareilles
‘Royals’ — Lorde
‘When I Was Your Man’ — Bruno Mars
‘Roar’ — Katy Perry
‘Mirrors’ — Justin Timberlake

BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
‘Get Lucky’ — Daft Punk n Pharrell Williams
‘Just Give Me A Reason’ — Pink Featuring Nate Ruess
‘Stay’ — Rihanna Featuring Mikky Ekko
‘Blurred Lines’ — Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. n Pharrell Williams
‘Suit n Tie’ — Justin Timberlake n Jay Z

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
‘Paradise’ — Lana Del Rey
‘Pure Heroine’ — Lorde
‘Unorthodox Jukebox’ — Bruno Mars
‘Blurred Lines’ — Robin Thicke
‘The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience’ — Justin Timberlake

BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
‘Steppin’ Out’ — Herb Alpert
‘The Beat’ — Boney James
‘Handpicked’ — Earl Klugh
‘Summer Horns’ — Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair n Richard Elliot
‘Hacienda’ — Jeff Lorber Fusion

BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
‘Viva Duets’ — Tony Bennett n Various Artists
‘To Be Loved’ — Michael Bublé
‘The Standards’ — Gloria Estefan
‘Cee Lo’s Magic Moment’ — Cee Lo Green
‘Now’ — Dionne Warwick

DANCE BEST DANCE/ELECTRONICA ALBUM
Random Access Memories — Daft Punk
Settle — Disclosure
18 Months — Calvin Harris
Atmosphere — Kaskade
A Color Map Of The Sun — Pretty Lights

BEST DANCE RECORDING
‘Need U (100%)’ — Duke Dumont Featuring A*M*E n MNEK
‘Sweet Nothing’ — Calvin Harris Featuring Florence Welch
‘Atmosphere’ — Kaskade
‘This Is What It Feels Like’ — Armin Van Buuren Featuring Trevor Guthrie
‘Clarity’ — Zedd Featuring Foxes

ROCK BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
‘Always Alright’ — Alabama Shakes
‘The Stars (Are Out Tonight)’ — David Bowie
‘Radioactive’ — Imagine Dragons
‘Kashmir’ (Live) — Led Zeppelin
‘My God Is The Sun’ — Queens Of The Stone Age
‘I’m Shakin’’ — Jack White

BEST ROCK ALBUM
‘13’ — Black Sabbath
‘The Next Day’ — David Bowie
‘Mechanical Bull’ — Kings Of Leon
‘Celebration Day’ — Led Zeppelin
‘…Like Clockwork’ — Queens Of The Stone Age
‘Psychedelic Pill’ — Neil Young With Crazy Horse

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
‘T.N.T.’ — Anthrax
‘God Is Dead?’ — Black Sabbath
‘The Enemy Inside’ — Dream Theater
‘In Due Time’ — Killswitch Engage
‘Room 24’ — Volbeat Featuring King Diamond

BEST ROCK SONG
‘Ain’t Messin ‘Round’ — Gary Clark Jr., songwriter (Gary Clark Jr.)
‘Cut Me Some Slack’ — Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic n Pat Smear, songwriters (Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear)
‘Doom And Gloom’ — Mick Jagger n Keith Richards, songwriters (The Rolling Stones)
‘God Is Dead?’ — Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi n Ozzy Osbourne, songwriters (Black Sabbath)
‘Panic Station’ — Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)

ALTERNATIVE BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
‘The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You’ — Neko Case
‘Trouble Will Find Me’ — The National
‘Hesitation Marks’ — Nine Inch Nails
‘Lonerism’ — Tame Impala
‘Modern Vampires Of The City’ — Vampire Weekend

RnB BEST RnB PERFORMANCE
‘Love And War’ — Tamar Braxton
‘Best Of Me’ — Anthony Hamilton
‘Nakamarra’ — Hiatus Kaiyote Featuring Q-Tip
‘How Many Drinks?’ — Miguel Featuring Kendrick Lamar
‘Something’ — Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway

BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
‘Love And War’ — Tamar Braxton
‘Side Effects Of You’ — Fantasia
‘One: In The Chamber’ — Salaam Remi
‘Unapologetic’ — Rihanna
‘New York: A Love Story’ — Mack Wilds

BEST RnB ALBUM
RnB Divas — Faith Evans
Girl On Fire — Alicia Keys
Love In The Future — John Legend
Better — Chrisette MicheleThree Kings — TGT

BEST TRADITIONAL RnB PERFORMANCE
‘Please Come Home — Gary Clark Jr.
‘Get It Right’ — Fantasia
‘Quiet Fire’ — Maysa
‘Hey Laura’ — Gregory Porter
‘Yesterday’ — Ryan Shaw

BEST RnB SONG (A SONGWRITERS AWARD)
‘Best Of Me’ — Anthony Hamilton n Jairus Mozee, songwriters (Anthony Hamilton)
‘Love And War’ — Tamar Braxton, Darhyl Camper, Jr., LaShawn Daniels n Makeba Riddick, songwriters (Tamar Braxton)
‘Only One’ — PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton Featuring Stevie Wonder)
‘Pusher Love Girl’ — James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley n Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake)
‘Without Me’ — Fantasia Barrino, Missy Elliott, Al Sherrod Lambert, Harmony Samuels n Kyle Stewart, songwriters (Fantasia Featuring Kelly Rowland n Missy Elliot)

RAP BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
‘Started From The Bottom’ — Drake
‘Berzerk’ — Eminem
‘Tom Ford’ — Jay Z
‘Swimming Pools (Drank)’ — Kendrick Lamar
‘Thrift Shop’ — Macklemore n Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
‘Power Trip’ — J.Cole Featuring Miguel
‘Part II (On The Run)’ — Jay Z Featuring Beyoncé
‘Holy Grail’ — Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake
‘Now Or Never’ — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Mary J. Blige
‘Remember You’ — Wiz Khalifa Featuring The Weeknd

BEST RAP ALBUM
Nothing Was The Same — Drake
Magna Carta…Holy Grail — Jay Z
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City — Kendrick Lamar
The Heist — Macklemore n Ryan Lewis
Yeezus — Kanye West

BEST RAP SONG
‘F***in’ Problems’ — Tauheed Epps, Aubrey Graham, Kendrick Lamar, Rakim Mayers n Noah Shebib, songwriters (ASAP Rocky Featuring Drake, 2 Chainz n Kendrick Lamar)
‘Holy Grail’ — Shawn Carter, Terius Nash, J. Harmon, Timothy Mosley, Justin Timberlake n Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl n Krist Novoselic, songwriters) (Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake)
‘New Slaves’ — Christopher Breaux, Ben Bronfman, Mike Dean, Louis Johnson, Malik Jones, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, Che Smith, Kanye West n Cydell Young, songwriters (Anna Adamis n Gabor Presser, songwriters) (Kanye West)
‘Started From The Bottom’ — W. Coleman, Aubrey Graham n Noah Shebib, songwriters (Bruno Sanfilippo, songwriter) (Drake)
‘Thrift Shop’ — Ben Haggerty n Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore n Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz)

COUNTRY MUSIC BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
‘I Drive Your Truck’ — Lee Brice
‘I Want Crazy’ — Hunter Hayes
‘Mama’s Broken Heart’ — Miranda Lambert
‘Wagon Wheel’ — Darius Rucker
‘Mine Would Be You’ — Blake Shelton

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Night Train — Jason Aldean
Two Lanes Of Freedom — Tim McGraw
Same Trailer Different Park — Kacey Musgraves
Based On A True Story — Blake Shelton
Red — Taylor Swift

BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
‘From This Valley’ — The Civil Wars
‘Don’t Rush’ — Kelly Clarkson Featuring Vince Gill
‘Your Side Of The Bed’ — Little Big Town
‘Highway Don’t Care’ — Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift n Keith Urban
‘You Can’t Make Old Friends’ — Kenny Rogers With Dolly Parton

BEST COUNTRY SONG (A SONGWRITERS AWARD)
‘Begin Again’ — Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
‘I Drive Your Truck’ — Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington n Jimmy Yeary, songwriters (Lee Brice)
‘Mama’s Broken Heart’ — Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally n Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
‘Merry Go ‘Round’ — Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves n Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
‘Mine Would Be You’ — Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington n Deric Ruttan, songwriters (Blake Shelton)

NEW AGE BEST NEW AGE ALBUM
‘Lux’ — Brian Eno
‘Illumination’ — Peter Kater
‘Final Call’ — Kitaro
‘Awakening The Fire’ — R. Carlos Nakai n Will Clipman
‘Love’s River’ — Laura Sullivan

JAZZ BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Guided Tour — The New Gary Burton Quartet
Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue — Terri Lyne Carrington
Life Forum — Gerald Clayton
Pushing The World Away — Kenny Garrett
Out Here — Christian McBride Trio

BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO
‘Don’t Run’ — Terence Blanchard, soloist
‘Song For Maura’ — Paquito D’Rivera, soloist
‘Song Without Words #4: Duet’ — Fred Hersch, soloist
‘Stadium Jazz’ — Donny McCaslin, soloist
‘Orbits’ — Wayne Shorter, soloist

BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
‘The World According To Andy Bey’ — Andy Bey
‘Attachments’ — Lorraine Feather
‘Liquid Spirit’ — Gregory Porter
‘WomanChild’ — Cécile McLorin Salvant
‘After Blue’ — Tierney Sutton

BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
‘Brooklyn Babylon’ — Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society
‘Night In Calisia’ — Randy Brecker, Włodek Pawlik Trio n Kalisz Philharmonic
‘Wild Beauty’ — Brussels Jazz Orchestra Featuring Joe Lovano
‘March Sublime’ — Alan Ferber
‘Intrada’ — Dave Slonaker Big Band

BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
‘La Noche Más Larga’ — Buika
‘Song For Maura’ — Paquito D’Rivera And Trio Corrente
‘Yo’ — Roberto Fonseca
‘Eggūn’ — Omar Sosa
‘Latin Jazz-Jazz Latin’ — Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet

GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
Grace (Live) — Tasha Cobbs
Best For Last: 20 Year Celebration Vol. 1 — Donald Lawrence
Best Days Yet — Bishop Paul S. Morton
God Chaser (Live) — William Murphy
Greater Than (Live) — Tye Tribbett

BEST GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE
‘Break Every Chain [Live]’ –Tasha Cobbs
‘Hurricane’ — Natalie Grant
‘Lord, I Need You’ — Matt Maher
‘Overcomer’ — Mandisa
‘If He Did It Before… Same God [Live]’ — Tye Tribbett

BEST GOSPEL SONG
‘Have Your Way’ — Calvin Frazier n Deitrick Haddon, songwriters (Deitrick Haddon)
‘If He Did It Before… Same God [Live]’ — Tye Tribbett, songwriter (Tye Tribbett)
‘If I Believe’ — Wirlie Morris, Michael Paran, Charlie Wilson n Mahin Wilson, songwriters (Charlie Wilson)
‘A Little More Jesus’ — Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell n Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Erica Campbell)
‘Still’ — Percy Bady, songwriter (Percy Bady Featuring Lowell Pye)

BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC SONG
‘Hurricane’ — Matt Bronleewe, Natalie Grant n Cindy Morgan, songwriters (Natalie Grant)
‘Love Take Me Over’ — Steven Curtis Chapman, songwriter (Steven Curtis Chapman)
‘Overcomer’ — David Garcia, Ben Glover n Christopher Stevens, songwriters (Mandisa)
‘Speak Life’ — Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore n Ryan Stevenson, songwriters (Tobymac)
‘Whom Shall I Fear (God Of Angel Armies)’ — Ed Cash, Scott Cash n Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)

BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
‘We Won’t Be Shaken’ — Building 429
‘All The People Said Amen [Live]’ — Matt Maher
‘Overcomer’ — Mandisa
‘Your Grace Finds Me (Live)’ — Matt Redman
‘Burning Lights’ Chris Tomlin

LATIN BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
‘Faith, Hope Y Amor’ — Frankie J
‘Viajero Frecuente’ — Ricardo Montaner
‘Vida’ — Draco Rosa
‘Syntek’ — Aleks Syntek
‘12 Historias’ — Tommy Torres

BEST LATIN ROCK, URBAN OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
‘El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco’ — Café Tacvba
‘Ojo Por Ojo’ — El Tri
‘Chances’ — Illya Kuryaki And The Valderramas
‘Treinta Días’ — La Santa Cecilia
‘Repeat After Me’ — Los Amigos Invisibles

BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)
‘El Free’ — Banda Los Recoditos
‘En Peligro De Extinción’ — Intocable
‘A Mi Manera’ — Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
‘Romeo Y Su Nieta’ — Paquita La Del Barrio
‘13 Celebrando El 13’ — Joan Sebastian

BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
3.0 — Marc Anthony
Como Te Voy A Olvidar — Los Angeles Azules
Pacific Mambo Orchestra — Pacific Mambo Orchestra
Sergio George Presents Salsa Giants — Various Artists
Corazón Profundo — Carlos Vives

AMERICAN ROOTS BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
Old Yellow Moon — Emmylou Harris n Rodney Crowell’
Love Has Come For You — Steve Martin n Edie Brickell
Buddy And Jim — Buddy Miller And Jim Lauderdale
One True Vine — Mavis Staples
Songbook — Allen Toussaint

BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
‘It’s Just A Road’ — The Boxcars
‘Brothers Of The Highway’ — Dailey n Vincent
‘This World Oft Can Be’ — Della Mae
‘Three Chords And The Truth’ — James King
‘The Streets Of Baltimore’ — Del McCoury Band

BEST BLUES ALBUM
‘Remembering Little Walter’ — Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Sugar Ray Norcia n James Harman
‘Cotton Mouth Man’ — James Cotton
‘Get Up!’ — Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite
‘Seesaw’ — Beth Hart n Joe Bonamassa
‘Down In Louisiana’ — Bobby Rush

BEST FOLK ALBUM
‘My Favorite Picture Of You’ — Guy Clark
‘Sweetheart Of The Sun’ — The Greencards
‘Build Me Up From Bones’ — Sarah Jarosz
‘The Ash n Clay’ — The Milk Carton Kids
‘They All Played For Us: Arhoolie Records 50th Anniversary Celebration’ — (Various Artists) Chris Strachwitz, producer

BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM
‘The Life n Times Of…The Hot 8 Brass Band’ — Hot 8 Brass Band
‘Hula Ku’i’ — Kahulanui
‘Le Fou’ — Zachary Richard
‘Dockside Sessions’ — Terrance Simien n The Zydeco Experience
‘Apache Blessing n Crown Dance Songs’ — Joe Tohonnie Jr.

REGGAE
BEST REGGAE ALBUM
‘One Love, One Life’ — Beres Hammond
‘Ziggy Marley In Concert’ — Ziggy Marley
‘The Messiah’ — Sizzla
‘Reggae Connection’ — Sly n Robbie And The Jam Masters
‘Reincarnated’ — Snoop Lion

WORLD MUSIC BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
‘Savor Flamenco’ — Gipsy Kings
‘No Place For My Dream’ — Femi Kuti
‘Live: Singing For Peace Around The World’ — Ladysmith Black Mambazo
‘The Living Room Sessions Part 2’ — Ravi Shankar

CHILDREN’S BEST CHILDREN’S ALBUM
‘Blue Clouds’ Elizabeth Mitchell n You Are My Flower
‘The Mighty Sky’ — Beth Nielsen Chapman
‘Recess’ — Justin Roberts
‘Singing Our Way Through: Songs For The World’s Bravest Kids’ — Alastair Moock n Friends
‘Throw A Penny In The Wishing Well’ — Jennifer Gasoi

SPOKEN WORD BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM
‘America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren’t’ — Stephen Colbert
‘Carrie And Me’ — Carol Burnett
‘Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls’ — David Sedaris
‘Still Foolin’ ‘Em’ — Billy Crystal
‘The Storm King’ — Pete Seeger

COMEDY BEST COMEDY ALBUM
‘Calm Down Gurrl’ — Kathy Griffin
‘I’m Here To Help’ — Craig Ferguson
‘A Little Unprofessional’ — Ron White
‘Live’ — Tig Notaro
‘That’s What I’m Talkin’ About’ — Bob Saget

MUSICAL THEATER BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
‘Kinky Boots’
‘Matilda: The Musical’
‘Motown The Musical’

MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Django Unchained
The Great Gatsby (Deluxe Edition)
Les Misérables (Deluxe Edition)
Muscle Shoals
Sound City: Real To Reel

BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Argo — Alexandre Desplat, composer
The Great Gatsby — Craig Armstrong, composer
Life Of Pi — Mychael Danna, composer
Lincoln — John Williams, composer
Skyfall — Thomas Newman, composer
Zero Dark Thirty — Alexandre Desplat, composer

BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
‘Atlas’ from ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ — Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion n Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
‘Silver Lining’ from ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ — Diane Warren, songwriter (Jessie J)
‘Skyfall’ from ‘Skyfall’– Adele Adkins n Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)
‘We Both Know’ from ‘Safe Haven’ — Colbie Caillat n Gavin DeGraw, songwriters (Colbie Caillat Featuring Gavin DeGraw)
‘Young And Beautiful’ from ‘The Great Gatsby’ –Lana Del Rey n Rick Nowels, songwriters (Lana Del Rey)
‘You’ve Got Time’ from Orange Is The New Black — Regina Spektor, songwriter (Regina Spektor)

COMPOSING/ARRANGING
Best Instrumental Composition
Bound Away — Chuck Owen, composer (Chuck Owen n The Jazz Surge)
California Pictures For String Quartet — Gordon Goodwin, composer (Quartet San Francisco)
Koko On The Boulevard — Scott Healy, composer (Scott Healy Ensemble)
Pensamientos For Solo Alto Saxophone And Chamber Orchestra — Clare Fischer, composer (The Clare Fischer Orchestra)
String Quartet No. 1: Funky Diversion In Three Parts — Vince Mendoza, composer (Quartet San Francisco)

BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT
Invitation — Kim Richmond, arranger (The Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra)
On Green Dolphin Street– Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)
Side Hikes – A Ridge Away — Chuck Owen, arranger (Chuck Owen n The Jazz Surge)
Skylark — Nan Schwartz, arranger (Amy Dickson)
Wild Beauty — Gil Goldstein, arranger (Brussels Jazz Orchestra Featuring Joe Lovano)

BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT ACCOMPANYING VOCALIST(S)
La Vida Nos Espera — Nan Schwartz, arranger (Gian Marco)
Let’s Fall In Love
The Moon’s A Harsh Mistress — John Hollenbeck, arranger (John Hollenbeck)
Swing Low — Gil Goldstein, arranger (Bobby McFerrin n Esperanza Spalding)
What A Wonderful World — Shelly Berg, arranger (Gloria Estefan)

PACKAGE BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
Automatic Music Can Be Fun — Mike Brown, Zac Decamp, Brian Grunert n Annie Stoll, art directors (Geneseo)
Long Night Moon — Sarah Dodds n Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)
Magna Carta…Holy Grail — Brian Roettinger, art director (Jay Z)
Metallica Through The Never — Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffat n David Turner, art directors (Metallica)
The Next Day — Jonathan Barnbrook, art director (David Bowie)

BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
The Brussels Affair — Charles Dooher n Scott Sandler, art directors (The Rolling Stones)
How Do You Do (Limited Edition Box Set) — Mayer Hawthorne, art director (Mayer Hawthorne)
The Road To Red Rocks (Special Edition) — Ross Stirling, art director (Mumford n Sons)
The Smith Tapes — Masaki Koike, art director (Various Artists)
Wings Over America (Deluxe Edition) — Simon Earith n James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney And Wings)

NOTES BEST ALBUM NOTES
Afro Blue Impressions (Remastered n Expanded) — Neil Tesser, album notes writer (John Coltrane)
Call It Art 1964-1965 — Ben Young, album notes writer (New York Art Quartet)
Electric Music For The Mind n Body — Alec Palao, album notes writer (Country Joe n The Fish)
Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps — Jonathan Cott, album notes writer (Leonard Bernstein n New York Philharmonic)
360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story — Sean Wilentz, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard: Hard Time, Good Time n End Time Music, 1923-1936 — Nathan Salsburg, album notes writer (Various Artists)

HISTORICAL BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM
Call It Art 1964-1965
Charlie Is My Darling – Ireland 1965
The Complete Sussex And Columbia Albums
Pictures Of Sound: One Thousand Years Of Educed Audio: 980–1980
Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen (Deluxe Edition)

PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
Annie Up — Chuck Ainlay, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Pistol Annies)
The Blue Room — Helik Hadar n Leslie Ann Jones, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Madeleine Peyroux)
The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here — Paul Figueroa n Randy Staub, engineers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer (Alice In Chains)
…Like Clockwork — Joe Barresi n Mark Rankin, engineers; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer (Queens Of The Stone Age)
The Moorings — Trina Shoemaker, engineer; Eric Conn, mastering engineer (Andrew Duhon)
Random Access Memories — Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta n Daniel Lerner, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Daft Punk)

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Rob Cavallo
Dr. Luke
Ariel Rechtshaid
Jeff Tweedy
Pharrell Williams

BEST REMIXED RECORDING, NON-CLASSICAL
Days Turn Into Nights (Andy Caldwell Remix) — Andy Caldwell, remixer (Delerium Featuring Michael Logen)
If I Lose Myself (Alesso Vs. OneRepublic) — Alesso, remixer (OneRepublic)
Locked Out Of Heaven (Sultan + Ned Shepard Remix) — Ned Shepard n Sultan, remixers (Bruno Mars)
One Love/People Get Ready (Photek Remix) — Rupert Parkes, remixer (Bob Marley And The Wailers)
Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix) — Cedric Gervais, remixer (Lana Del Rey)

SURROUND SOUND BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUM
Live Kisses — Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; Tommy LiPuma, surround producer (Paul McCartney)
Sailing The Seas Of Cheese (Deluxe Edition) — Les Claypool n Jason Mills, surround mix engineers; Stephen Marcussen, surround mastering engineer; Les Claypool n Jeff Fura, surround producers (Primus)
Signature Sound Opus One — Leslie Ann Jones, surround mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, surround mastering engineer; Herbert Waltl, surround producer (Various Artists)
Sixteen Sunsets — Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Jim Anderson n Jane Ira Bloom, surround producers (Jane Ira Bloom)
Sprung Rhythm — Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, surround producer (Richard Scerbo n Inscape)

FIELD: PRODUCTION, CLASSICAL BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
Hymn To The Virgin — Morten Lindberg, engineer (Tone Bianca Sparre Dahl n Schola Cantorum)
La Voie Triomphale — Morten Lindberg, engineer (Ole Kristian Ruud n Staff Band Of The Norwegian Armed Forces)
Roomful Of Teeth — Mark Donahue n Jesse Lewis, engineers (Brad Wells n Roomful Of Teeth)
Vinci: Artaserse — Hans-Martin Renz, Wolfgang Rixius n Ulrich Ruscher, engineers (Diego Fasolis, Philippe Jaroussky, Max Emanuel Cencic, Daniel Behle, Franco Fagioli, Valer Barna-Sabadus, Yuriy Mynenko n Concerto Köln)
Winter Morning Walks — David Frost, Brian Losch n Tim Martyn, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Dawn Upshaw, Maria Schneider, Australian Chamber Orchestra n St. Paul Chamber Orchestra)

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
Manfred Eicher
David Frost
Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
James Mallinson
Jay David Saks

CLASSICAL BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
Atterberg: Orchestral Works Vol. 1 — Neeme Järvi, conductor (Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra)
Lutosławski: Symphony No. 1 — Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Schumann: Symphony No. 2; Overtures Manfred n Genoveva — Claudio Abbado, conductor (Orchestra Mozart)
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 n 4 — Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra)
Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps — Simon Rattle, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker)

BEST OPERA RECORDING
Adès: The Tempest
Britten: The Rape Of Lucretia
Kleiberg: David n Bathsheba
Vinci: Artaserse
Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen

BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Berlioz: Grande Messe Des Morts — Colin Davis, conductor (Barry Banks; London Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Choir n London Symphony Chorus)
Palestrina: Volume 3 — Harry Christophers, conductor (The Sixteen)
Parry: Works For Chorus n Orchestra — Neeme Järvi, conductor; Adrian Partington, chorus master (Amanda Roocroft; BBC National Orchestra Of Wales; BBC National Chorus Of Wales)
Pärt: Adam’s Lament — Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor (Tui Hirv n Rainer Vilu; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Sinfonietta Riga n Tallinn Chamber Orchestra; Latvian Radio Choir n Vox Clamantis)
Whitbourn: Annelies — James Jordan, conductor (Ariana Zukerman; The Lincoln Trio; Westminster Williamson Voices)

BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas — Leonidas Kavakos n Enrico Pace
Cage: The 10,000 Things — Vicki Ray, William Winant, Aron Kallay n Tom Peters
Duo — Hélène Grimaud n Sol Gabetta
Roomful Of Teeth — Brad Wells n Roomful Of Teeth
Times Go By Turns — New York Polyphony

BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
Bartók, Eötvös n Ligeti — Patricia Kopatchinskaja; Peter Eötvös, conductor (Ensemble Modern n Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra)
Corigliano: Conjurer – Concerto For Percussionist n String Orchestra — Evelyn Glennie; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)
The Edge Of Light — Gloria Cheng (Calder Quartet)
Lindberg: Piano Concerto No. 2 — Yefim Bronfman; Alan Gilbert, conductor (New York Philharmonic)
Salonen: Violin Concerto; Nyx — Leila Josefowicz; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra)
Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 845 n D. 960 — Maria João Pires

BEST CLASSICAL VOCAL SOLO
Drama Queens — Joyce DiDonato (Alan Curtis; Il Complesso Barocco)
Mission — Cecilia Bartoli (Diego Fasolis; Philippe Jaroussky; I Barocchisti)
Schubert: Winterreise — Christoph Prégardien (Michael Gees)
Wagner — Jonas Kaufmann (Donald Runnicles; Markus Brück; Chor Der Deutschen Oper Berlin; Orchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin)
Winter Morning Walks — Dawn Upshaw (Maria Schneider; Jay Anderson, Frank Kimbrough n Scott Robinson; Australian Chamber Orchestra n St. Paul Chamber Orchestra)

BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM
Hindemith: Violinkonzert; Symphonic Metamorphosis; Konzertmusik — Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Holmboe: Concertos — Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor; Preben Iwan, producer
Tabakova: String Paths — Maxim Rysanov; Manfred Eicher, producer
BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION
Lindberg, Magnus: Piano Concerto No. 2 — Magnus Lindberg, composer
Pärt, Arvo: Adam’s Lament — Arvo Pärt, composer
Salonen, Esa-Pekka: Violin Concerto — Esa-Pekka Salonen, composer
Schneider, Maria: Winter Morning Walks — Maria Schneider, composer
Shaw, Caroline: Partita For 8 Voices — Caroline Shaw, composer (Brad Wells n Roomful Of Teeth)

MUSIC VIDEO/FILM BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Safe And Sound — Capital Cities (Grady Hall, video director; Buddy Enright, video producer)
Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film — Jay Z (Mark Romanek, video director; Shawn Carter n Aristides McGarry, video producers)
Can’t Hold Us — Macklemore n Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton (Jon Jon Augustavo, Jason Koenig n Ryan Lewis, video directors; Tricia Davis, Honna Kimmerer n Jenny Koenig, video producers)
Suit n Tie — Justin Timberlake Featuring Jay Z (David Fincher, video director; Timory King, video producer)
I’m Shakin’ — Jack White (Dori Oskowitz, video director; Raquel Costello, video producer)

BEST MUSIC FILM
Live 2012 — Coldplay (Paul Dugdale, video director; Jim Parsons, video producer)
¡Cuatro! — Green Day (Tim Wheeler, video director; Tim Lynch, video producer)
I’m In I’m Out And I’m Gone: The Making Of Get Up! — Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite (Danny Clinch, video director; Ben Harper, video producer)
Live Kisses — Paul McCartney (Jonas Akerlund, video director; Violaine Etienne, Aron Levine n Scott Rodger, video producers)
The Road To Red Rocks — Mumford n Sons (Nicolas Jack Davies n Frederick Scott, video directors; Dan Bowen, video producer)

DOWNLOAD:- OSUN STATE TOP FAST RISING ARTISTE "WOLLYKAFFY" DROPS NEW TRACK FEATURING "SABI-SINGSONG"

Wollykaffy and Sabisingsong in the studio

Words:- Adedosu kenzy Adekunle

An osun state fast rising hiphop act Kareem Adewole aka "Wollykaffy" has drop a banging hit track featuring one of Nigeria greatest act based in Lagos "Sabisingsong" titled "OMG". 

The fantastic artiste who is signed under his own record label is actually trending in osun state where he is currently base, aside from this new banging joint which has been constantly rocking osun state, has other songs featuring top artiste like "Timaya, Terry G" and others. His management is currently working on his europe tour which will definitely be coming up next year. Download and listen to his song here and comment.

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Wollykaffy ft Sabisingsong "OMG"

PROJECT FAME 6.0 WINNER IS "OLAWALE OJO" AS HE BEATS OTHER TO WIN THE STAR PRIZE.

Words:Adedosu 'kenzy' Adekunle

Olawale Ojo has emerged winner of MTN Project Fame Season 6 beating five other finalists with his final performance of Asa’s song ‘Beautiful’.

Olawale was handed a cheque of N5m, a brand new car with a recording contract.  

Immaculate was named first runner-up, winning a cash prize of N3m and a car.

Margaret comes 3rd with N2m and a car, Eniola in the fourth position with N2m. Omolayo was fifth with N1m and in the sixth position was Roland with N500,000.

The show kicked off in June 2013 with a Project Fame tour held in three cities – Abuja, Port Harcourt and Lagos.

Olawale becomes the sixth winner of the popular TV show joining past winners Iyanya, iMyke, Chidinma, Monica and AYO.

SOLIDSTARS N22M ALBUM FAULT BY ALABA MARKETERS.

 Words:Adedosu 'kenzy' Adekunle

Solidstar will release his second album ‘Grace and Glory‘ this week.

In a statement to Journalists, the Pop artiste’s label Achievas Music announced they have already sold the distribution rights for the album for N22m. A few sources however say the deal is not achievable.

Achievas Music has been Solidstar’s label since he released his debut album ‘One in a Million‘. The company says the deal with Obaino Music means the popular Alaba marketers will have the sole rights to market and distribute the album throughout the nation.

The startling amount has raised questions, with many asking how possible the deal is, at a time when most marketers no longer give upfront payment.

‘It’s not possible that Solid Star sold his album for that amount. Marketers don’t pay upfront if you’re not an A-lister‘, a trader who has worked with the likes of Okeysonic Entertainment tells journalists.

‘Alaba marketers don’t buy albums anymore except you are Tiwa, Wizkid, or Burna Boy who have high demand for an album‘, Ademola ‘Bishop’ Adeyeni, a media practitioner who has worked with a few marketers as well as managed the likes of Terry tha Rapman, Gino, Sossickk and Morell says.

Recently it was reported that Burna Boy‘s label, Aristokrat Records, received N10m from Alaba marketers, UBA Pacific for his newly released album ‘L.I.F.E‘.

Obaino Music weren’t very helpful when we contacted them. A rep for the Alaba-based company declined speaking with KREST. ‘I cannot say anything online, thank you‘ he told our correspondent.

2009/2010 seems to have marked the end of upfront payments for Nigerian albums. Popular marketer T Joe, who once paid up to N20m for a Psquare album (‘Game Over‘ in 2008) was so successful that he launched his T Joe Records label, releasing 2shotz’ ’Music Business‘ also in the same year.

But when Bigiano‘s N1.5m ‘Shayo Master‘ and Modenine‘s N800k ’Paradigm Shift‘ album deals flunked in 2009, things changed. ‘M.I didn’t get a penny for an upfront for ‘Talk about it’ but sold the most then‘, a marketer close to  T Joe says.‘It would do everyone some good if Solidstar and his label made available the records showing this N22m deal‘.