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The 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards Roundup: Film/TV/Visual Media Field

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The GRAMMY Awards honor recordings in 108 categories across 31 fields, from rap to classical. To help readers get a better sense of the nominees and the wealth of recordings they’ve created over the past year, GRAMMY.com has prepared these field Roundups, which give quick details on the nominees in an easy-to-read format.

A controversial story about two cowboys in love comes face-to-face with a popular television show about the private lives of doctors and a poignant biopic of American legend Johnny Cash in the race for a GRAMMY Award in the BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK ALBUM FOR MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA category. The composer of scores for celebrated films such as The Motorcycle Diaries and Babel, Argentine-born and Los Angeles-based musician Gustavo Santaolalla won an Academy Award last year for his soundtrack to the Ang Lee film Brokeback Mountain. Santaolalla is now nominated for a GRAMMY on the strength of the album that compiles the music heard throughout Brokeback — including his own compositions, as well as songs such as Willie Nelson's "He Was A Friend Of Mine" and Linda Ronstadt's "It's So Easy." Contemporary soundscapes are cherished by Mitchell Leib and Alexandra Patsavas as producers of the Grey's Anatomy — Volume 2 compilation. The disc includes the bluesy alternative-rock sounds of Gomez ("How We Operate"), the lounge artistry of Ursula One Thousand ("Kaboom!"), and an acoustic version of Snow Patrol's "Chasing Cars." Directed with care and sensitivity by James Mangold, Walk The Line follows the career of Johnny Cash and his tempestuous relationship with June Carter. T Bone Burnett competes for a GRAMMY as producer of the soundtrack, which includes many Cash classics. Rounding up the nominations are Chris Montan and Randy Newman for their work on Cars, and Mychael Danna with Little Miss Sunshine.

The name of John Williams has become a tradition in the BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM FOR MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA category — and it is quite frequent to find the prolific composer of the Star Wars theme competing against himself with more than one nomination per year. This time, however, there are actually two musicians who can boast nominations for two different scores. Williams vies for the award with the moody scores to Memoirs Of A Geisha and Munich. And Hans Zimmer, a familiar name to those who follow movie soundtracks, is nominated for his work in two Hollywood blockbusters: The Da Vinci Code and Pirates Of The Caribbean — Dead Man's Chest. Finally, Harry Gregson-Williams' majestic music score for The Chronicles Of Narnia — The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe is also nominated. Narnia marks the third time that Gregson-Williams collaborates with director Andrew Adamson. They have worked together on the Shrek films.

A British chanteuse blessed with a remarkable vocal range, Imogen Heap gained fame throughout Europe and the United States in 2002 as a member of Frou Frou, the duo she founded with producer Guy Sigsworth. Since then, Heap has nurtured a successful solo career. She is now nominated for a GRAMMY Award in the BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA category for "Can't Take It In," a wistful song she wrote and performed for the movie The Chronicles Of Narnia — The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe. A bluesier kind of vocalist, Melissa Etheridge is nominated for "I Need To Wake Up," a soulful, mostly acoustic tune that she composed for the global warming documentary An Inconvenient Truth. A gentle ballad included in the Disney film Cars, "Our Town" brings together two giants of American pop: the song was written by Randy Newman and performed by James Taylor. Adding a dash of country to the procedures, Dolly Parton is nominated for "Travelin' Through," a song included in the film Transamerica. Rounding out the category with a bit of Broadway pizzazz, Mel Brooks vies for the award on the strength of "There's Nothing Like A Show On Broadway," a jazzy song performed by Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick in the smash musical The Producers.

 

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49th GRAMMY Awards Set

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Dec 2, 2014 - 4:06 pm

Telecast will air live on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007

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The 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards will air live on CBS from Los Angeles' Staples Center on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007, it was announced today by Recording Academy President Neil Portnow and CBS Executive Vice President, Specials, Music and Live Events, Jack Sussman. The show will be broadcast on the CBS Television Network at 8 p.m. (ET/PT), marking the 34th consecutive year the show will air on CBS. Additionally, the GRAMMY Awards was the first awards show to air in high-definition TV/5.1 surround sound, and will continue utilizing the latest technology to provide a more immersive viewing and listening experience for the show's global audience.

Kicking off GRAMMY season will be the announcement of nominations, which showcases who The Recording Academy's membership of music professionals believe are the best of the best during the eligibility period (Oct. 1, 2005 – Sept. 30, 2006). Announcements will be made at the Music Box @ Fonda in Hollywood on Dec. 7, 2006.

"We are pleased to be here in our hometown and back on GRAMMY Sunday," said Portnow. "The Recording Academy is proud to offer a weeklong series of GRAMMY events that showcases various genres of music, educational programs and charitable activities. We look forward to working with the city of Los Angeles and our great partners at CBS and Staples Center to bring outstanding performances and amazing GRAMMY moments to millions of music fans."

"The GRAMMY Awards continue to be a proud tradition at CBS, the biggest night of the year for music and an event that generates water cooler conversation everywhere the next morning," said Sussman. "This annual telecast is without peer for its combination of live performances, interesting personalities, entertainment and surprises. We love creating memorable moments such as Elton John and Eminem, Prince and Beyoncé, and Simon and Garfunkel reuniting, which viewers look forward to and can only see on the GRAMMY telecast."

GRAMMY Week — a weeklong series of cultural events culminating in Music's Biggest Night — will again feature celebrations of music, fashion, education and philanthropy, including the "Salute To…" series, GRAMMY Style Studio, GRAMMY Career Day, the Entertainment Law Initiative Luncheon, and the annual MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute, among others.

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49th GRAMMY Nominees Announced

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Mary J. Blige leads with eight, Red Hot Chili Peppers garner six nominations

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Nominations for the 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced today by The Recording Academy, reflecting a year in which multiple genres were represented in top categories, new up-and-comers were nominated alongside established artists and a diverse array of producers and other creative professionals garnered multiple nominations. The 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on "GRAMMY Sunday," Feb. 11, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and once again will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).

The press event was held at The Music Box @ Fonda in Hollywood and was attended by national and international media, as well as key music industry executives. Artists reading nominations this morning included Mary J. Blige, James Blunt, Chris Brown, Evanescence's Amy Lee, Ludacris, Corinne Bailey Rae, Rascal Flatts, Justin Timberlake and KT Tunstall.

Mary J. Blige tops the nominations with eight, while Red Hot Chili Peppers garner six, James Blunt, the Dixie Chicks, John Mayer, Danger Mouse, Prince, Rick Rubin, and will.i.am each earn five nods. Beyoncé, Bryan-Michael Cox, Gnarls Barkley, Israel Houghton, Ludacris, T.I., Justin Timberlake and John Williams receive four each.

"These nominations truly reflect a diverse and vibrant community of music makers and creators who represent some of the most remarkable music of the year," said Recording Academy President Neil Portnow. "Once again, the GRAMMY Awards process has delivered a well-rounded group of excellent nominees, which promises music lovers a spectacular show filled with dynamic performances and 'GRAMMY Moments' that can only be seen on the GRAMMY Awards telecast."

In the General Field, nominees for Album Of The Year are Taking The Long Way by the Dixie Chicks, St. Elsewhere by Gnarls Barkley, Continuum by John Mayer, Stadium Arcadium by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and FutureSex/LoveSounds by Justin Timberlake. Nominees for Record Of The Year are "Be Without You" (Mary J. Blige), "You're Beautiful" (James Blunt), "Not Ready To Make Nice" (Dixie Chicks), "Crazy" (Gnarls Barkley) and "Put Your Records On" (Corinne Bailey Rae). The Best New Artist nominees are rock troubadour James Blunt, R&B singer Chris Brown, British singer/songwriter Imogen Heap, neo-soul singer Corinne Bailey Rae and country singer Carrie Underwood.

This year's Song Of The Year nominees represent multiple genres from pop to R&B to country. Nominated songwriters include Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox and Jason Perry for "Be Without You" (performed by Blige); Brett James, Hillary Lindsey and Gordie Sampson for "Jesus, Take The Wheel" (performed by Carrie Underwood); Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison and Dan Wilson for "Not Ready To Make Nice" (performed by the Dixie Chicks); John Beck, Steve Chrisanthou and Corinne Bailey Rae for "Put Your Records On" (performed by Rae); and James Blunt, Amanda Ghost and Sacha Skarbek for "You're Beautiful" (performed by Blunt).

Earning five of her eight nominations in the R&B Field, Mary J. Blige dominates the Field. Among her nods, in the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance category she earned a nomination for "Be Without You," along with Beyoncé ("Ring The Alarm"), Mariah Carey ("Don't Forget About Us"), Natalie Cole ("Day Dreaming") and India.Arie ("I Am Not My Hair"). In the Best R&B Album category, her Breakthrough album vies with Jamie Foxx's Unpredictable; India.Arie's Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship; Prince's 3121; and Lionel Richie's Coming Home. Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals nods go to George Benson & Al Jarreau for "Breezin'"; Jamie Foxx featuring Mary J. Blige for "Love Changes"; Chaka Khan, Gerald Levert, Yolanda Adams & Carl Thomas for "Everyday (Family Reunion)"; John Legend & Joss Stone with Van Hunt for "Family Affair" (Sly & The Family Stone); and Prince & Támar for "Beautiful, Loved And Blessed."

In the Pop Field, nominations for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal went to the Black Eyed Peas for "My Humps"; Death Cab For Cutie for "I Will Follow You Into The Dark"; the Fray for "Over My Head (Cable Car)"; Keane for "Is It Any Wonder?"; and the Pussycat Dolls for "Stickwitu." Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals nods go to Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder for "For Once In My Life"; Mary J. Blige & U2 for "One"; Sheryl Crow & Sting for "Always On Your Side"; Nelly Furtado & Timbaland for "Promiscuous"; and Shakira & Wyclef Jean for "Hips Don't Lie." And the nominees for Best Pop Vocal Album include Back To Basics by Christina Aguilera, Back To Bedlam by James Blunt, The River In Reverse by Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint, Continuum by John Mayer, and FutureSex/LoveSounds by Justin Timberlake.

Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Raconteurs, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and Neil Young earned nominations in the Rock Field. Vying for Best Rock Album are the John Mayer Trio's Try!; Tom Petty's Highway Companion; the Raconteurs' Broken Boy Soldiers; Red Hot Chili Peppers' Stadium Arcadium; and Neil Young's Living With War. Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal nominees are Coldplay with "Talk," the Fray for "How To Save A Life," the Raconteurs for "Steady, As She Goes," Red Hot Chili Peppers for "Dani California" and U2 & Green Day for "The Saints Are Coming." And Best Rock Solo Vocal Performance nominees are Beck ("Nausea"), Bob Dylan ("Someday Baby"), John Mayer ("Route 66"), Tom Petty ("Saving Grace") and Neil Young ("Lookin' For A Leader").

In the Rap Field, Missy Elliott competes with male rappers in the Best Rap Solo Performance category with "We Run This." Other nominations in this category are "Touch It" by Busta Rhymes, "Kick, Push" by Lupe Fiasco, "Undeniable" by Mos Def and "What You Know" by T.I. In the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, nominations go to Akon featuring Eminem ("Smack That"), Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z ("Deja Vu"), Eminem featuring Nate Dogg ("Shake That"), Jamie Foxx featuring Ludacris ("Unpredictable") and Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. ("My Love").

The Dixie Chicks earn two of their five nominations in the Country Field. In the Best Country Album category, their Taking The Long Way is nominated along with Like Red On A Rose by Alan Jackson, The Road To Here by Little Big Town, You Don't Know Me: The Songs Of Cindy Walker by Willie Nelson and Your Man by Josh Turner. For Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal, the Dixie Chicks' "Not Ready To Make Nice" is up against the Duhks' "Heaven's My Home," Little Big Town's "Boondocks," Rascal Flatts' "What Hurts The Most" and the Wreckers' "Leave The Pieces." Nods for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals go to Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles for "Who Says You Can't Go Home," Solomon Burke & Dolly Parton for "Tomorrow Is Forever," Kenny Rogers & Don Henley for "Calling Me," Rhonda Vincent & Bobby Osborne for "Midnight Angel" and Trisha Yearwood & Garth Brooks for "Love Will Always Win."

This year's Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical, nominations reflect established professionals across multiple genres with nods going to Howard Benson, T Bone Burnett, Danger Mouse, Rick Rubin and will.i.am.

In the newly re-named Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album category, the nominations are Solo Acoustic Vol. 1 by Jackson Browne; Black Cadillac by Rosanne Cash; Workbench Songs by Guy Clark; Modern Times by Bob Dylan; and All The Roadrunning by Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris.

Best Jazz Vocal Album nominees are Footprints by Karrin Allyson, Easy To Love by Roberta Gambarini, Live At Jazz Standard With Fred Hersch by Nancy King, From This Moment On by Diana Krall and Turned To Blue by Nancy Wilson.

The Best Gospel Performance category features nominees Yolanda Adams ("Victory"), Israel & New Breed ("Not Forgotten"), Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers ("The Blessing Of Abraham"), Chris Tomlin ("Made To Worship") and Tye Tribbett & G.A. ("Victory"). Vying for Best Traditional Gospel Album are An Invitation To Worship by Byron Cage, Paved The Way by the Caravans, Still Keeping It Real by the Dixie Hummingbirds, Alive In South Africa by Israel & New Breed and Finalé Act One by Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers. 

GRAMMY ballots for the final round of voting will be mailed to the voting members of The Recording Academy on Dec. 13. They are due back to the accounting firm of Deloitte by Jan. 10, when they will be tabulated and the results kept secret until the telecast.

The 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards are produced by John Cossette Productions in association with Ken Ehrlich Productions for The Recording Academy. Ken Ehrlich and John Cossette are executive producers, Walter C. Miller is producer/director, Tisha Fein is the coordinating producer, David Wild is the writer, and Tzvi Small is supervising producer.

For information on the official 49th GRAMMY Awards art and artist, please click here.

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GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Inductees

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2007 inductees include "Brown Eyed Girl," "One Love," Star Wars — Motion Picture Soundtrack among others

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The Recording Academy announced the 2007 inductees to its GRAMMY Hall Of Fame, adding 44 recordings to a timeless list that now includes 728 titles. The Hall Of Fame serves as a celebration and reminder of the triumphs and achievements of the recording arts. Selected recordings are drawn from all major categories of music, acknowledging the diversity of musical expression for which The Recording Academy has become renowned.
 
"This year's GRAMMY Hall Of Fame inductees spotlight a diverse array of masterpiece recordings that have had a profound impact on our musical history," said Recording Academy President Neil Portnow. "They exemplify some of the best qualities that make the recording arts essential to our culture, and they all greatly deserve to be commemorated."

The selections range from 1924's "It Had To Be You" by Isham Jones & His Orchestra to 1980's "He Stopped Loving Her Today" by George Jones. Other recordings also chosen this year include Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl," Elvis Presley's "Are You Lonesome Tonight?," Star Wars — Motion Picture Soundtrack by John Williams cond. London Symphony Orchestra, Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You," Bob Marley & The Wailers' "One Love," The Miracles' "The Tracks Of My Tears," and Duke Ellington & His Orchestra's "Cocktails For Two." Other artists with selections include the Clash, Elvis Costello, Spike Jones & His City Slickers, Patsy Montana & The Prairie Ramblers, Bob Newhart, the Ramones, Bill Withers, and Led Zeppelin.

The Recording Academy's National Trustees established the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 1973 to honor recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance that are at least 25 years old. Hall Of Fame recordings are reviewed annually by a special member committee of eminent and knowledgeable professionals from all branches of the recording arts, and final approval is made by The Recording Academy Trustees.

To view a complete list of 2007 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame inductees, please click here. An entire list of GRAMMY Hall Of Fame recipients through 2006 can be found here.

The 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast live on Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CBS Television Network.

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The 49th Annual GRAMMYs Roundup: Production Fields

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The GRAMMY Awards honor recordings in 108 categories across 31 fields, from rap to rock to classical. To help readers get a better sense of the breadth of the nominees and the wealth of recordings they've created over the last year, GRAMMY.com has prepared these field Roundups, which provide quick but insightful comments on the nominees in an easy-to-read format.

Nominees for PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL, are a combination of veterans and newcomers this year. Howard Benson (who is both an aerospace engineer and a recording engineer) has contributed greatly to rock's recent renaissance, reflected in the records he’s nominated for including Hoobastank's Every Man For Himself, Papa Roach's The Paramour Sessions and Less Than Jake's In With The Out Crowd. Multiple GRAMMY winner T Bone Burnett returns with records for Cassandra Wilson (Thunderbird), the soundtrack for the Johnny Cash biopic Walk The Line and his own The True False Identity. Mash-master Danger Mouse reprises his nomination last year with productions for the Rapture and Gnarls Barkley's St. Elsewhere. Eclectic producer and entrepreneur Rick Rubin, who has been nominated three times previously in this category, is back for his work with the late Johnny Cash as well as with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Dixie Chicks and Neil Diamond. The first production nomination for triple-threat artist/composer/producer Will.i.am is a strong suite of pop and R&B with records for Mary J. Blige, Fergie, Justin Timberlake, Santana, Busta Rhymes and legendary instrumentalist Sergio Mendes.

For BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL, the ubiquitous Gary Paczosa, who has won eight GRAMMY Awards for engineering and production in the folk, country and bluegrass categories, was at the console when Linda Ronstadt and Ann Savoy paired for Adieu False Heart. Paczosa has a second nomination in conjunction with Brandon Bell and Terry Christian for helping Alan Jackson keep it country on Like Red On A Rose. The Flaming Lips joined forces with Dave Fridmann — often referred to as the "fifth Flaming Lip" — to engineer the band's At War With The Mystics. Marcelo Pennell, Dean Sharenow and Tommy Vicari joined forces on The Phat Pack for Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band. Rounding out the category are Rik Pekkonen and longtime Keb' Mo' collaborator John Porter for their work on the artist's Suitcase album.

The category of BEST REMIXED RECORDING, NON-CLASSICAL, recognizes that an entirely new cohort of technically and creatively gifted engineers has emerged that illustrate how flexible music can be. This year remixer Moto Blanco is nominated for his version of Mary J. Blige's “Be Without You (Moto Blanco Vocal Mix).” Buick Project lends their name and their talent to their take on the Tiefschwarz & Tracey Thorn track “Damage Thorn (Buick Project Remix).” Russell Small and James Wiltshire worked their magic on “Deja Vu (Freemasons Club Mix — No Rap)” for Beyoncé. Jacques Lu Cont, who won in this category at the 47th GRAMMY Awards in 2004, is nominated again, this time for his remix of Coldplay's “Talk (Thin White Duke Mix).” E-Smoove appears for the remix of Bob Sinclair's “World On Hold (E-Smoove Remix).”

The BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUM category is now in its third year of recognizing multichannel sound as its own art form, and this year's nominations underscore how the surround concept attracts artists across the spectrum from classical and pop to jazz and world music — and even a little comedy. Surround mix engineers for the Ensemble 96 recording of Immortal Nystedt, conducted by Øystein Fevang, were Hans Peter L'Orange and Morten Lindberg. The latter is also nominated for his work as a surround mastering engineer and surround producer on the album. On Ladysmith Black Mambazo's Long Walk To Freedom, Martin Walters performs a hat trick as the surround mix engineer, surround mastering engineer and surround producer. Surround evangelist and multiple GRAMMY-winner Elliot Scheiner is nominated this year for the latest of his many collaborations with Steely Dan alumnus and surround producer Donald Fagen, Morph The Cat, for which Darcy Proper is nominated as surround mastering engineer. Alan Parsons' album A Valid Path has bought a shared nomination for the visionary auteur and P.J. Olsson for the album’s surround mix and to Bob Michaels as surround mastering engineer. Parsons is also the surround producer. Parody king and two-time GRAMMY winner "Weird Al" Yankovic is the surround producer of his album Straight Outta Lynnwood, with the surround mix by Tony Papa and surround mastering by Bernie Grundman.

For BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL, multiple GRAMMY winner and Telarc Records chief engineer Michael Bishop returns with a nomination for his engineering on Elgar: Enigma Variations; Britten: The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra, Four Sea Interludes, by Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Another very familiar name is Skywalker Sounds' Leslie Ann Jones, who this year is nominated with Judy Kirschner for their work on the Quartet San Francisco's Látigo. The engineering team of Wolf-Dieter Karwatky and Rainer Maillard tamed Mahler's challenging Symphony No. 2, performed by the Wiener Philharmonike. Previous nominee in this category, John Newton, a pioneer in digital recording and in musical technology academia, is nominated for Requiem (Craig Hella Johnson & Conspirare). Jack Renner, who has won in this category seven times in the past, is nominated once again for his work on Vaughn Williams: Mass In G Min., And Other A Cappella Works, performed by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus.

In the category of PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL, legendary ECM label founder Manfred Eicher is nominated for his work on Honegger/Martinù/Bach/Pintscher/Ravel (Frank Peter Zimmermann & Heinrich Schiff) and Kurtág: Kafka-Fragmente (Juliane Banse & András Keller); Nuove Musiche (Rolf Lislevand, Arianna Savall, Pedro Estevan, Bjørn Kjellemyr, Guido Morini, Marco Ambrosini & Thor-Harald Johnsen), among others. Producer Stephen Johns, who works regularly with Simon Rattle, is nominated for the latter's Holst: The Planets (with the Berliner Philharmoniker) as well as Angel Dances (12 Cellists Of Berliner Philharmoniker) and others. Three-time GRAMMY Award winner James Mallinson is nominated this year for his productions of Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 (Bernard Haitink & London Symphony Orchestra) and Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius (Sir Colin Davis, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Alastair Miles, David Rendall, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra) among several other works. Elaine Martone, whose oeuvre spans classical and jazz, is nominated for the first time in this category for her work on, among other titles, Del Tredici: Paul Revere's Ride; Theofanidis: The Here And Now; Bernstein: Lamentation (Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Hila Plitmann & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra And Chorus) and Elgar: Enigma Variations; Britten: The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra, Four Sea Interludes (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra). Deutsche Grammophon producer Sid McLauchlan earns a nomination for his work on several recordings, including Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 (Gustavo Dudamel & Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra Of Venezuela) and Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears (Robert Spano, Kelley O'Connor, Women Of The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Dawn Upshaw).

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