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Superstar Gloria Estefan Added To FESTIVAL PEOPLE EN ESPANOL 2013 @peopleenespanol

Posted: April 25, 2013 by jdobypr in Events, Music, News, Press Releases
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TWO-DAY CELEBRATION OF HISPANIC ENTERTAINMENT, CULTURE AND COMMUNITY SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 AND SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

Higher (Gloria Estefan song)

Higher (Gloria Estefan song) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

NEW YORK, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Seven-time Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, actress and entrepreneur Gloria Estefan , Cuban-American pop/hip hop singer and songwriter Kat Dahlia, Grammy-winning musician and San Antonio native The Chris Perez Project, and Billboard Latin chart toppers 3BALL MTY are the latest additions to the line-up for FESTIVAL PEOPLE EN ESPANOL Presented by Target.  The multi-faceted celebration of Hispanic entertainment and culture is set to take place thisLabor Day weekend (Saturday, August 31 and Sunday, September 1) in San Antonio, Texas.  Concert  are available now through Ticketmaster.

These acts join a musical line-up that already includes Mexican singer and international superstarAlejandro Fernandez; award-winning and chart- topping Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin y Yandel; singer, songwriter and actress Demi Lovato ; award-winning singer/songwriter Jencarlos Canela; Texasnative Mexican-American Tejano musician Bobby Pulido ; and Mexican singer Frankie J.

“Performing in San Antonio for Festival People en Espanol is a true homecoming for me,” said Gloria Estefan .  “My roots run deep in San Antonio, and I’m looking forward to performing at Festival.  It gives me the opportunity to reconnect with my fans in San Antonio and from all across the country.”

The FESTIVAL PEOPLE EN ESPANOL 2013 performance breakdown is as follows:

Saturday, August 31 :
Gloria Estefan, Alejandro Fernandez, Bobby Pulido, and Jencarlos Canela .

Sunday, September 1 :
Demi Lovato, Wisin y Yandel, The Chris Perez Project, Frankie J, 3BALL MTY, and Kat Dahlia.

A mix of live performances each evening at the Alamodome and free open-to-the-public daytime activities at The Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, this year’s Festival PEOPLE EN ESPANOL Presented by Target will be produced by the legendary, 19-time Grammy Award-winning, musicianand producer, Emilio Estefan .  Festival PEOPLE EN ESPANOL’s free, open-to-the-public daytime events offer a wide range of activities that celebrate the best of Latino culture and community. Additional musical performances; Q&A sessions, celebrity meet & greets; sessions with leading industry experts on topics ranging from fashion to wellness; and a sampling of favorite brands through special on-site consumer experiences round out the day time events at the convention center.

TV hostess, model, actress Marycarmen Lopez will serve as host for all the daytime activities and Kat Dahlia will join night time performers Canela and Pulido who will all serve double duty also appearing at the festival’s daytime events.  In addition, Chiquis Marin, eldest daughter of the late, beloved banda and nortena singer-songwriter, actress, television producer, entrepreneur Jenni Rivera  and author/early childhood expert Jeannette Torres join previously announced daytime participants: journalist and talk show host Cristina Saralegui ; Mexican model, singer, actor Rafael Amaya ; Venezuelan model and actress Marjorie de Sousa ; actor, singer, rapper and dancer Adam Irigoyen , best known as Deuce Martinez on the Disney Channel original series “Shake It Up”; leading journalist and TV host Myrka Dellanos ; motivational speaker, columnist, author and radio host Maria Marin ; and celebrity trainerJose Fernandez . Festival PEOPLE EN ESPANOL daytime events are free of charge and tickets are not needed to attend.

Meanwhile, Festival PEOPLE EN ESPANOL is looking for bloggers to report on the weekend’s activities.  One confirmed winner will receive a trip for two to festival including hotel accommodations and airfare.  The winning blogger will also receive two standard concert tickets for each night of the festival; front of stage access to live tweet one artists’ performance; one video interview with a selected artist, which will be posted on PeopleEnEspanol.com with a link back to blogger’s site; one press Credential granting access to Festival PEOPLE EN ESPANOL Press Room to conduct red carpet interviews; and promotion of the blogger’s web site/blog via the brand’s Twitter, Facebook and Instagram pages with messaging. Note: The winner’s blog posts and festival activities will be managed by a PeopleEnEspanol.com editor.  Full details on the blogger contest and all rules and regulations can be found at http://www.peopleenespanol.com/festival/festivalblogger

The presenting sponsor for Festival PEOPLE EN ESPANOL 2013 is Target and major sponsors includeCoca-Cola, Jeep and Mundo Fox. Official sponsors areHBO Latino, Pine Sol, the City of San Antonio, and the San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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About PEOPLE EN ESPANOL :

PEOPLE EN ESPANOL was launched in 1996 as a special issue, and today has become the top-selling Hispanic magazine in the United States.  Published 11 times a year, PEOPLE EN ESPANOL’s guaranteed circulation is 540,000 and reaches over six million readers every month with its editorial mix of Hispanic and popular entertainment, fashion and beauty trends, and compelling human-interest stories. PEOPLE EN ESPANOL delivers original editorial content that captures the values, contributions and impact of today’s Hispanics in the U.S. PEOPLE EN ESPANOL celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2011. For daily news, photos, exclusive behind-the-scenes video and celebrity scoops, visit www.PeopleEnEspanol.com.

SOURCE PEOPLE EN ESPANOL

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Chris Cornell of Soundgarden gives fan Arnie Sallan a HUGE surprise! @BruceSallan @aDadsPov

Posted: April 16, 2013 by jdobypr in Events, Music, Music Videos, News
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Chris Cornell of Soundgarden and Audioslave

Chris Cornell of Soundgarden and Audioslave (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

Chris Cornell, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the group Soundgarden surprised a young fan sitting in the audience during a performance at the Roxy Theatre.  Fan Arnie Sallan, 16 years old at the time was called onstage by Cornell to accompany him on the Soundgarden song “Fell on Black Days,” written by Cornell.

The impromptu “jam session” with the young fan made it to YouTube and received thousands of views.  Young Sallan maintained his composure while rocking the stage with the mega star who said “He was on it,” to the cheering audience.  In truth, this young man by his sheer ability to maintain his cool and play along with the song (no missteps either), gained the respect of who knows how many people in the audience as well as Cornell himself.  Great song and great performance by the “trio” completed by young Sallan.

Why am I even writing about this?!  Well, we talk about mega star performers and their crappy attitudes and mistreatment of fans or simply not acknowledging the worth of the fan, quite a bit.  Yes there are some performers that forget the fan is what actually makes them huge in the first place.  THIS particular event is a shining example on HOW mega stars become so AND how they make their fans feel special.  Cornell didn’t have to speak to this young fan, didn’t have to bring him on stage and DEFINITELY didn’t have to let him jam live with him during his performance.  This was some very cool stuff and I don’t understand why none of the media outlets picked up the story…it’s a great human interest piece…great fan engagement story…a great “dream come true” story…simple as that and deserves some shine.

Lastly, it doesn’t matter that this event happened in 2010, yes three years ago, it is still one of the best examples I can find of artist engagement with their fans which we as publicists preach about to our clients on a daily basis.

Besides, Arnie Sallan held his own on stage with 2x Grammy Award winner Chris Cornell of Soundgarden, one of the seminal bands in the creation of “grunge,” isn’t that a good fan story?  Hell yes it is!

Here’s a quote about Arnie from his  dad Bruce Sallan, creator of “A Dad’s Point of View,” “…He’s a freshman at The Berklee College of Music. When he was sixteen, he talked his way on stage with his idol – Chris Cornell – at a small benefit concert at The Roxy on Sunset. I think THAT video on YouTube is what helped him get accepted to Berklee, given he had NO grades and didn’t even take the SATs! He did audition – on drums – which has become his primary instrument though now he’s playing around being a DJ. He is multi-faceted, to say the least.” Congrats Bruce on such a great young man…he’s obviously a motivated go-getter like his dad.

Check the performance video, it’s really awesome:

 

 

 

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Hip Hop Weekly features “What Goes N Da Club” starring The @Barkays @GeorgeClinton @EDUBBlive @JazzePha

Posted: April 1, 2013 by jdobypr in Hip Hop, Music, News
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EDUBB, Legends Never Die album

EDUBB – Legends Never Die

April 1st is usually a day of jokes and pranks, who started it, I don’t have any idea but it’s now a permanent part of the American culture.  Needless to say when I saw the link in my inbox about “What Goes N Da Club” starring The Bar-Kays, George Clinton, our client EDUBB (TheHypeMagazine Media Group) and Grammy Award winner Jazze Pha being featured on the homepage of Hip Hop Weekly this morning…you KNOW what I was thinking. (Laugh)  I figured my ‘friends’ over there were having their fun but, I followed the link anyway and BAM!!!  It was true there it was right on the home page of HipHopWeekly.com with that nutty picture that shows off their personality…wild!

HipHopWeekly.com features EDUBB

EDUBB on HipHopWeekly.com

EDUBB continues to gain recognition as the next to blow from the Atlanta music community with high profile features and media placements.  These artist have also garnered the respect of music legends across a wide spectrum.  EDUBB’s new project “Legends Never Die” drops this April and includes a who’s who of the Funk and Hip Hop genres including The Bar-Kays; George Clinton; P-Funk and Grammy Award winning producer Jazze Pha.  The group was also able to facilitate a music first, with a collaboration between Bone Thugs N Harmony member Layzie Bone and Lord Infamous of 3-6 Mafia…the first time a member of each of those groups has been on the same record.

“Legends Never Die” is the 2nd offering of EDUBB’s “Legend” series, part 1 “Legends of the Fall” dropped in May of 2012 and sparked a global EDUBB frenzy.  Directly after the release of “Legends of the Fall,”  EDUBB left for Europe on a Jaegermeister sponsored tour and became the first American band to tour the home plant of the brand.  An official documentary surrounding their history making tour is in the works and is slated for release in 2013.  View the official trailer on Vevo.

Find out more about EDUBB on their official web site EDUBBtv and download “Legends” pt 1 “Legends of the Fall” for free.  EDUBB is an officially sponsored band of Jagermeister Music and will be touring throughout the United States and Europe during 2013.  EDUBB added T.E.A.C.H. Austin SXSW as one of their official tour stops in the U.S. this year, another first for the group.

Shoutout to HipHopWeekly.com and TheHypeMagazine.com
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EDUBB – Fun Comes Out ft. @ChuckisRite, @ElektroHorse @EDUBBlive @JagermeisterUSA

Posted: March 29, 2013 by jdobypr in Music
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Atlanta Hip Hop trio EDUBB sponsored by Jagermesiter

Jagermeister sponsored Hip Hop trio EDUBB

JAGERMEISTER presents this special look at hip/pop party trio, EDUBB, an official JÄGER sponsored band. Follow @EDUBBlive.

View their music artist profile at www.jager.com.

Fun Comes Out ft. Chuck Rite, Elektro Horse

Produced by Elektro Horse 

Available on ITUNES

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fun…

Get more information on EDUBB and their “Legends” series of albums.  Currently “Legends of the Fall” is EDUBB’s first full-length concept driven project and is available for free on their official website EDUBBtv.com.  Also stay tuned for their April release of “Legends Never Die” featuring Funk Legends The Bar-Kays, George Clinton, Layzie Bone, Lord Infamous and Grammy Award winner Jazze Pha.

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Grammy Foundation Announces Grammy Camp 2013

Posted: March 11, 2013 by jdobypr in Awards, Events
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The Grammy Foundation® Announces Grammy Camp® To Be Held In Los Angeles And New York In Summer 2013 (via PR Newswire)

Camp Will Feature Performance Tracks And New Multimedia And Music Business Tracks Financial Assistance Available For Qualified Applicants — Deadline To Apply Is March 31, 2013 Download image SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The GRAMMY Foundation®(www.grammyfoundation.org) today…

THE GRAMMY FOUNDATION®’S 15TH ANNUAL MUSIC PRESERVATION PROJECT, PRESENTED BY SEAGATE®

Posted: January 11, 2013 by jdobypr in Awards, Events, Grammy News, Music, News
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Grammy In The Schools Career Day

Grammy In The Schools Career Day (Photo credit: gingerbydesign)

 

Prestigious GRAMMY® Week Event Highlights GRAMMY Foundation’s Ongoing Work To Safeguard Music’s History

 

WHO:
The GRAMMY Foundation® will host “Play It Forward: A Celebration Of Music’s Evolution And Influencers” — the 15th Annual GRAMMY Foundation Music Preservation Project — featuring live musical performances and archival footage from its preservation archives. Performers include GRAMMY® winners Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris, and LeAnn Rimes; current GRAMMY nominee Ed Sheeran; Mike Einziger of Incubus, singer/songwriter Lianne La Havas, violinist Ann Marie Simpson, and George Thorogood and the Destroyers, as well as other artists to be announced shortly. The evening’s musical director will be Darrell Brown, songwriter/producer, Recording Academy Trustee, and GRAMMY Foundation Board member. Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy® and the GRAMMY Foundation, will be in attendance, along with other prominent music industry leaders and members of The Recording Academy.

WHAT:
“Play It Forward: A Celebration Of Music’s Evolution And Influencers” — this year’s GRAMMY Foundation Music Preservation Project — will explore the history of legendary influencers in music and the invaluable contributions of those key players, the music they inspired and their impact on the American cultural landscape. This GRAMMY Week celebration promotes the GRAMMY Foundation’s mission of recognizing and preserving our musical past, so that future generations can continue to benefit from an appreciation and understanding of those contributions. General admission tickets are $35 per person and premium seating is $45. For tickets and information, visit http://www.grammyfoundation.org or http://wl.flavorus.com/sabantheatre/PlayItForward, or contact 855.235.2867. “Play It Forward” is sponsored in part by CenterStaging, the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Getty Images Music and Jackson Limousine.

WHERE:
Saban Theatre
8440 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90211

WHEN:
Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013
5:15 p.m. Media Check-in (Note: Please arrive promptly. Media using mult-box will
be able to plug in decks prior to carpet opening.)
6:15–7:15 p.m. Red-Carpet Arrivals
7:30–9 p.m. Guest Speakers and Performances
9 p.m. Reception

 

WHY:
Protecting our cultural legacy for future generations is a cornerstone of the GRAMMY Foundation mission. The Foundation recognizes and celebrates the innovation, perseverance and genius evidenced in the stories and music of the pioneers who have woven a rich and colorful cultural fabric. The GRAMMY Foundation Music Preservation Project highlights its year-round activities in support of that mission, from preservation grants to its Living Histories archive. The Project also draws the attention of a wider audience to those efforts, and to the imperiled condition of many of the most historically significant recordings. This concert and screening serves to reintroduce works from these major contributors to the public and educates them about the GRAMMY Foundation’s role in preserving our rich cultural heritage.

 

The GRAMMY Foundation was established in 1989 to cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music to American culture — from the artistic and technical legends of the past to the still unimagined musical breakthroughs of future generations of music professionals. The Foundation accomplishes this mission through programs and activities that engage the music industry and cultural community as well as the general public. The Foundation works in partnership year-round with its founder, The Recording Academy, to bring national attention to important issues such as the value and impact of music and arts education and the urgency of preserving our rich cultural heritage.

 

For more information, please visit www.grammyintheschools.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, please like “GRAMMY in the Schools” on Facebook at www.facebook.com/grammyintheschools and follow @GRAMMYFdn on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/GRAMMYFdn.

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From creating Hollywood blockbuster movies and the music that’s the soundtrack of people’s lives, to sharing photos and videos on social networks, Seagate storage devices are an integral part of modern life. Seagate is a worldwide leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions. Learn, discuss, and share the creative process at Facebook.com/SeagateCreative.

 

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Grammy Award Winning Producer Teddy Riley Announces Global Talent Search – Yahoo! Voices – voices.yahoo.com

Posted: December 8, 2012 by jdobypr in Music, News, Yahoo! Voices
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Teddy Riley creator of New Jack Swing genre

The King of New Jack Swing, Teddy Riley announces global talent search.

Grammy Award winning and multi-platinum music producer/composer/arranger/songwriter and recording artist Teddy Riley has begun his global talent search for songwriters and producers to come aboard his powerful and far-reaching movement, TR Music Group. His company, a partnership with crooner Keith Sweat, boasts a record label, publishing department and talent agency.

2012 marked the 25-year anniversary for Teddy Riley being the creator/architect of the “New Jack Swing” genre of music, according to his bio. In recent years, Teddy expanded his global movement by successfully delving into the K-Pop genre, and is credited for being the first African American to bring Korean Pop Music (K-Pop) to the USA.

One of his recent K-Pop success came with his hand-picked girl group “Girls Generation,” who made their US debut to a sellout crowd at Madison Square Garden in October of 201ll. Under his leadership, the group sold nearly 500,000 unites of their No.1 hit LP “The Boys” and logged more than 40 million YouTube views.

A little known fact is that Teddy Riley produced the “Dangerous” LP by Michael Jackson which sold more than 32 million copies worldwide, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and remained on the Billboard 200 chart for 117 weeks! He won a Grammy for Best Engineered Album Non-Classical and the album received three Grammy nominations for Best Pop Vocal Male, Best R&B Vocal male and “Jam” as Best R&B Song. Riley was only 23 at the time.

via Grammy Award Winning Producer Teddy Riley Announces Global Talent Search – Yahoo! Voices – voices.yahoo.com.

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Grammy Award Nominations are in!!! Who made it to the big show?!

Posted: December 5, 2012 by jdobypr in Awards, Grammy News, Music, News
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DAN AUERBACH (THE BLACK KEYS), FUN., JAY-Z,
MUMFORD & SONS, FRANK OCEAN, AND
KANYE WEST LEAD GRAMMY® NOMINATIONS
WITH SIX EACH; THE BLACK KEYS, CHICK COREA
AND MIGUEL EACH EARN FIVE 

THE BLACK KEYS, FUN., MUMFORD & SONS, FRANK OCEAN,
AND JACK WHITE VIE FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR AT
55TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS® 
FEB. 10, 2013, LIVE ON CBS

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 05, 2012) — Nominations for the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards® (www.grammy.com) were announced tonight by The Recording Academy®and reflected an eclectic mix of the best and brightest in music over the past year, as determined by the voting members of The Academy. For the fifth year, nominations for the annual GRAMMY Awards were announced on primetime television as part of “The GRAMMY® Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night®,“a one-hour CBS (www.cbs.com) entertainment special broadcast live for the first time ever from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The 55th Annual GRAMMY Awardswill be held on “GRAMMY Sunday,” Feb. 10, 2013, 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). For updates and breaking news, please visit The Recording Academy’s social networks on Twitter and Facebook:www.twitter.com/thegrammys, www.facebook.com/thegrammys. For a complete nominations list, please visit www.grammy.com.

Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys), FUN., Jay-Z, Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean, and Kanye West top the nominations with six each; The Black Keys, Chick Corea, and Miguel each garner five nods; and producer Jeff Bhasker, mastering engineer Bob Ludwig and Nas are each up for four awards.

“The GRAMMY Awards process once again has produced a diverse and impressive list of nominations across multiple genres,” said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. “This year’s nominees truly represent an exceptional and vibrant creative community that exemplifies some of the highest levels of artistry and excellence in their respective fields. Combined with the fifth year of our primetime nominations special, we’re off to an exciting start on the road to Music’s Biggest Night, the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards, on February 10.”

Following is a sampling of nominations in 81 categories from the GRAMMY Awards’ 30 Fields:

GENERAL FIELD
Album Of The Year:
El Camino — The Black Keys
Some Nights — FUN.
Babel — Mumford & Sons
Channel Orange — Frank Ocean
Blunderbuss — Jack White

Record Of The Year:
“Lonely Boy” — The Black Keys
“Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” — Kelly Clarkson
“We Are Young” — FUN. Featuring Janelle Monáe
“Somebody That I Used To Know” — Gotye Featuring Kimbra
“Thinkin Bout You” — Frank Ocean
“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” — Taylor Swift

Best New Artist:
Alabama Shakes
FUN.
Hunter Hayes
The Lumineers
Frank Ocean

Song Of The Year:
“The A Team” — Ed Sheeran, songwriter (Ed Sheeran)
“Adorn” — Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel)
“Call Me Maybe” — Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen & Josh Ramsay, songwriters (Carly Rae Jepsen)
“Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” — Jörgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin & Ali Tamposi,
songwriters (Kelly Clarkson)
“We Are Young” — Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters (FUN. Featuring
Janelle Monáe)

POP FIELD
Best Pop Solo Performance
“Set Fire To The Rain (Live)” — Adele
“Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” — Kelly Clarkson
“Call Me Maybe” — Carly Rae Jepsen
“Wide Awake” — Katy Perry
“Where Have You Been” — Rihanna

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
“Shake It Out” — Florence & The Machine
“We Are Young” — FUN. Featuring Janelle Monáe
“Somebody That I Used To Know” — Gotye Featuring Kimbra
“Sexy And I Know It” — LMFAO
“Payphone” — Maroon 5 & Wiz Khalifa

DANCE FIELD
Best Dance/Electronica Album:
Wonderland — Steve Aoki
Don’t Think — The Chemical Brothers
> Album Title Goes Here < — Deadmau5
Fire & Ice — Kaskade
Bangarang — Skrillex

ROCK FIELD
Best Rock Performance:
“Hold On” — Alabama Shakes
“Lonely Boy” — The Black Keys
“Charlie Brown” — Coldplay
“I Will Wait” — Mumford & Sons
“We Take Care Of Our Own” — Bruce Springsteen

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance:
“I’m Alive” — Anthrax
“Love Bites (So Do I)” — Halestorm
“Blood Brothers” — Iron Maiden
“Ghost Walking” — Lamb Of God
“No Reflection” — Marilyn Manson
“Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)” — Megadeth

Best Rock Album:
El Camino — The Black Keys
Mylo Xyloto — Coldplay
The 2nd Law — Muse
Wrecking Ball — Bruce Springsteen
Blunderbuss — Jack White

ALTERNATIVE FIELD
Best Alternative Music Album
The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes 
Will Ever Do — Fiona Apple
Biophilia — Björk
Making Mirrors — Gotye
Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming — M83
Bad As Me — Tom Waits

R&B FIELD
Best R&B Performance:
“Thank You” — Estelle
“Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)” — Robert Glasper Experiment Featuring Ledisi
“I Want You” — Luke James
“Adorn” — Miguel
“Climax” — Usher

Best Urban Contemporary Album
Fortune — Chris Brown
Kaleidoscope Dream — Miguel
Channel Orange — Frank Ocean

Best R&B Album:
Black Radio — Robert Glasper Experiment
Back To Love — Anthony Hamilton
Write Me Back — R. Kelly
Beautiful Surprise — Tamia
Open Invitation — Tyrese

RAP FIELD
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
“Wild Ones” — Flo Rida Featuring Sia
“No Church In The Wild” — Jay-Z & Kanye West Featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream
“Tonight (Best You Ever Had)” — John Legend Featuring Ludacris
“Cherry Wine” — Nas Featuring Amy Winehouse
“Talk That Talk” — Rihanna Feautring Jay-Z

Best Rap Performance:
“HYFR (Hell Ya F***ing Right)” — Drake Featuring Lil Wayne
“N****s In Paris” — Jay-Z & Kanye West
“Daughters” — Nas
“Mercy” — Kanye West Featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz
“I Do” — Young Jeezy Featuring Jay-Z & André 3000

Best Rap Album
Take Care — Drake
Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1 — Lupe Fiasco
Life Is Good — Nas
Undun — The Roots
God Forgives, I Don’t — Rick Ross
Based On A T.R.U. Story — 2 Chainz

COUNTRY FIELD
Best Country Solo Performance:
“Home” — Dierks Bentley
“Springsteen” — Eric Church
“Cost Of Livin’” — Ronnie Dunn
“Wanted” — Hunter Hayes
“Over” — Blake Shelton
“Blown Away” — Carrie Underwood

Best Country Album:
Uncaged — Zac Brown Band
Hunter Hayes — Hunter Hayes
Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochran — Jamey Johnson
Four The Record — Miranda Lambert
The Time Jumpers — The Time Jumpers

AMERICAN ROOTS FIELD
Best Americana Album:
The Carpenter — The Avett Brothers
From The Ground Up — John Fullbright
The Lumineers — The Lumineers
Babel — Mumford & Sons
Slipstream — Bonnie Raitt

Best Blues Album:
33 1/3 — Shemekia Copeland
Locked Down — Dr. John
Let It Burn — Ruthie Foster
And Still I Rise — Heritage Blues Orchestra
Bring It On Home — Joan Osborne

SPOKEN WORD FIELD
Best Spoken Word Album:
American Grown (Michelle Obama) — Scott Creswell & Dan Zitt, producers (Various Artists)
Back To Work: Why We Need Smart Government For A Strong Economy — Bill Clinton
Drift: The Unmooring Of American Military Power — Rachel Maddow
Seriously…I’m Kidding — Ellen DeGeneres
Society’s Child: My Autobiography — Janis Ian

COMEDY FIELD
Best Comedy Album
Blow Your Pants Off — Jimmy Fallon
Cho Dependent (Live In Concert) — Margaret Cho
In God We Rust — Lewis Black
Kathy Griffin: Seaman 1st Class — Kathy Griffin
Mr. Universe — Jim Gaffigan
Rize Of The Fenix — Tenacious D

This year’s Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical nominations go to Dan Auerbach, Jeff Bhasker, Diplo, Markus Dravs, and Salaam Remi.

This year’s GRAMMY Awards process registered more than 17,000 submissions over a 12-month eligibility period (Oct. 1, 2011 – Sept. 30, 2012). GRAMMY ballots for the final round of voting will be mailed on Dec. 19 to the voting members of The Recording Academy. They are due back to the accounting firm of Deloitte by Jan. 16, 2013, when they will be tabulated and the results kept secret until the 55th GRAMMY telecast.

The 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards are produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures for The Recording Academy. Ken Ehrlich is executive producer, and Louis J. Horvitz is director.

“The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night,” hosted by two-time GRAMMY winner LL COOL J and six-time GRAMMY winnerTaylor Swift, featured the announcement of nominations in several categories as well as performances by The Band Perry and Dierks Bentley in a special tribute to Johnny Cash; country artist Luke Bryan; pop/rock group FUN. with singer/songwriter JanelleMonáe; country artist Hunter Hayes; three-time GRAMMY-winning group Maroon 5; three-time GRAMMY winner Ne-Yo; and Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipients The Who. Presenters included nine-time GRAMMY winner Sheryl Crow, country group Little Big Town, Americana group The Lumineers, and country artist Chris Young.

Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, songwriters, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards — the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music — The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, follow @TheGRAMMYs on Twitter, like “The GRAMMYs” on Facebook, and join The GRAMMYs’ social communities on Foursquare, GetGlue, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, and YouTube.

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EDUBB – REDCUPLYFE VLOG #3 Ft. Jackie Chain & KSU Homecoming | @EDUBBlive

Posted: November 23, 2012 by jdobypr in Events, Hip Hop, Music Videos
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Atlanta Hip Hop trio EDUBB, best known for their risque brand of party music continue their successful U.S. tour in support of their newest album “Legends of the Fall” and prepares for the upcoming release of their “REDCUPLYFE” EP which features the legendary Bar-Kays, George Clinton and the P-Funk Allstars as well as Grammy Award winner Jazze Pha.

EDUBB appears on The Bar-Kays’ newest EP entitled “Grown Folks” along with Clinton and Jazze Pha on “What Goes N Da Club,” the remix of which will appear on the “REDCUPLYFE” EP.


via EDUBB – REDCUPLYFE VLOG #3 Ft. Jackie Chain & KSU Homecoming | Doby Communications, Inc..

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FUN. AND NE-YO ARE SET TO PERFORM ON “THE GRAMMY® NOMINATIONS CONCERT LIVE!!

Posted: November 13, 2012 by jdobypr in Awards, Grammy News
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COUNTDOWN TO MUSIC’S BIGGEST NIGHT®” ON DEC. 5

CBS Entertainment Special — Airing at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT — Will Announce  Nominations for the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards® Live for the First Time Ever from  Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

Musical group FUN. and three-time GRAMMY® winner Ne-Yo have been added to the lineup for “The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night®.” They join previously announced performers Luke Bryan and three-time GRAMMY-winning group Maroon 5. LL COOL J and Taylor Swift will co-host the one-hour concert special. The show — which will announce nominations in several categories as well as feature performances by past GRAMMY winners and/or nominees — will take place live for the first time ever at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday, Dec. 5, and will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network (www.cbs.com) from 10 – 11 p.m. ET/PT (9 p.m. Central). Additional performers and presenters will be announced shortly. For updates and breaking news, please visit http://www.grammy.com, and The Recording Academy®’s social networks on Twitter and Facebook: http://www.twitter.com/thegrammys, http://www.facebook.com/thegrammys.

Following the one-hour live telecast, guests will experience an exclusive one-hour concert by Maroon 5. Tickets for “The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night” are on sale now and are available online at http://www.ticketmaster.com or via Ticketmaster charge-by-phone lines at 800.745.3000.

This concert special marks the fifth time nominations for the annual GRAMMY Awards® will be announced live on primetime television. Last year’s airing of the nominations special helped lead to increased ratings for the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards, which attracted 39.9 million viewers, the largest GRAMMY audience since 1984 and the second largest in history. The telecast was also the biggest social event in the history of television at that time, drawing 13 million social media comments with the conversation on Twitter reaching a record high at 160,341 tweets per minute during the live telecast.

LL COOL J has hosted “The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night” since its inception, and also hosted the annual GRAMMY Awards telecast for the first time earlier this year. Swift co-hosted the first GRAMMY nominations special with LL COOL J in December 2008.

The road to Music’s Biggest Night begins with “The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!!” and culminates with the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards, live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, and broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

“The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night” is produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures, LLC. Ken Ehrlich is the executive producer. LL COOL J is producer.

Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, songwriters, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards — the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music — The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For more information about The Academy, please visit http://www.grammy.com . For breaking news and exclusive content, follow @TheGRAMMYs on Twitter, like “The GRAMMYs” on Facebook, and join The GRAMMYs’ social communities on YouTube, Tumblr, Foursquare, GetGlue, and Instagram.

 

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