NASHVILLE, Tenn. (December 12, 2005) — When the 48th Annual Grammy nominations were announced last week, Yamaha artists were recognized multiple times and across many different musical genres. Topping the nominations was Yamaha artist and newcomer
John Legend with eight, tying with fellow eight-time nominees Mariah Carey and Kanye West.
Legend, whose debut
Get Lifted has been certified platinum, was nominated for Song of the Year ("Ordinary People"), Best New Artist, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance ("Ordinary People"), Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals ("So High" featuring Lauryn Hill), Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance ("Stay With You"), Best R&B Song ("Ordinary People"), Best R&B Album (
Get Lifted) and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("They Say" by Common Featuring Kanye West and Legend).
Garnering six nominations was Yamaha artist
Stevie Wonder, five of those from his recently released album
A Time to Love, his first studio album in more than 10 years. Wonder's nominations included: Best R&B Album, Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals ("A Time to Love" with India.Arie), Best Male R&B Vocal Performance ("So What The Fuss"), Best Male Pop Vocal Performance ("From The Bottom Of My Heart"), and two nominations in the Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or A Group With Vocals ("How Will I Know" featuring Wonder's daughter Aisha Morris and from the
So Amazing – An All Star Tribute to Luther Vandross CD the song "So Amazing" with Beyoncé).
Yamaha artist
Alicia Keys, whose latest
Unplugged CD marked her third straight number one album debut, was honored with five nominations: Best R&B Album, Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance ("If I Was Your Woman"), Best Female R&B Vocal Performance ("Unbreakable"), Best R&B Song ("Unbreakable"), and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals ("If This World Were Mine" with Jermaine Paul from the CD
So Amazing – An All Star Tribute to Luther Vandross).
The legendary
Paul McCartney, a Yamaha piano artist, was nominated for the coveted Album of the Year with
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard. Other McCartney nominations were for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance ("Fine Line") and Best Pop Vocal Album.
Yamaha artist
Sheryl Crow's latest CD
Wildflower did not go unnoticed by Grammy as well. Her album was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album and the single "Good is Good" earned her a nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Crow's unique collaboration with Brooks & Dunn and Vice Gill earned her another nomination in the Best Country Collaboration With Vocals category for "Building Bridges."
Coldplay, with
Chris Martin playing Yamaha pianos and
Will Champion on Yamaha drums, was nominated for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ("Speed of Sound"), Best Rock Song ("Speed of Sound"), and Best Rock Album (
X&Y).
Eight-time Grammy Award winner and Yamaha artist
Norah Jones has a chance to add two more Grammys to her collection with some unique collaborations this year. She is nominated for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals for the song "Virginia Moon" with the Foo Fighters and for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for "Dreams Come True" with country legend Willie Nelson.
Nominated for his thirteenth Grammy, Yamaha artist
Eddie Palmieri could add to his already impressive collection of seven wins with a nomination for Best Latin Jazz Album for
Listen Here!. With his 50-year career as a bandleader of salsa and Latin jazz coming full circle, Palmieri won the very first Grammy in the Best Latin Album category in 1975.
Yamaha Gospel artists were well represented this year with a nomination going to
Michael W. Smith for
Healing Rain in the Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album. Two Yamaha artists are in the Best Gospel Performance category with
Kirk Franklin nominated with "Looking for You" and
CeCe Winans for "Pray." Winans was also nominated for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album with Purified.
In the music video categories Yamaha artist
Sarah McLachlan was nominated for Best Short Form Music Video ("World on Fire") and
Brian Wilson for Best Long Form Music Video ("Brian Wilson Presents Smile"). Also among the many Yamaha artists nominated was newcomer
Keane for Best New Artist, who will go head to head with fellow Yamaha artist Legend. A complete listing of all Yamaha artists nominated for a Grammy follows.
The 48th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
Yamaha artists nominated for a Grammy include:
Album of the Year
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard – Paul McCartney
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb – U2 (Yamaha artist
Larry Mullen Jr. on drums)
Song of the Year
"Ordinary People" – John Legend from
Get Lifted
"Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" – U2 (Yamaha artist Larry Mullen Jr. on drums) from
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Best New Artist
John Legend
Keane
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
"Good is Good" – Sheryl Crow from
Wildflower
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
"Fine Line" – Paul McCartney from
Chaos and Creation in the Back Yard
"From the Bottom of my Heart" – Stevie Wonder from
A Time to Love
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
"Virginia Moon" – Foo Fighters Featuring Norah Jones from
In Your Honor
"A Time to Love" – Stevie Wonder Featuring India.Arie from
A Time to Love
Best Pop Vocal Album
Wildflower – Sheryl Crow
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard – Paul McCartney
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
The Art of Romance –
Tony Bennett
It's Time –
Michael Bublé
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
"Speed of Sound" – Coldplay (Yamaha artists Chris Martin and Will Champion) from
X&Y
"Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" – U2 (Yamaha artist Larry Mullen Jr. on drums) from
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Best Rock Song
"Speed of Sound" – Coldplay (Yamaha artists Chris Martin and Will Champion) from
X&Y
"City Of Blinding Lights" – U2 (Yamaha artist Larry Mullen Jr. on drums) from
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
Best Rock Album
X&Y – Coldplay (Yamaha artists Chris Martin and Will Champion)
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb – U2 (Yamaha artist Larry Mullen Jr. on drums)
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
"Unbreakable" – Alicia Keys from
Unplugged
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
"Ordinary People" – John Legend from
Get Lifted
"So What the Fuss" – Stevie Wonder from
A Time to Love
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
"So Amazing" – Beyoncé & Stevie Wonder from
So Amazing – An All Star Tribute to Luther Vandross
"If This World Were Mine" – Alicia Keys Featuring Jermaine Paul from
So Amazing – An All Star Tribute to Luther Vandross
"So High" – John Legend Featuring Lauryn Hill from Get Lifted
"How Will I Know" – Stevie Wonder Featuring Aisha Morris from A Time to Love
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
"If I Was Your Woman" – Alicia Keys from
Unplugged
"Stay With You" – John Legend from
Get Lifted
Best R&B Song
"Ordinary People" – John Legend from
Get Lifted
"Unbreakable" – Alicia Keys from
Unplugged
Best R&B Album
Unplugged – Alicia Keys
Get Lifted – John Legend
A Time to Love – Stevie Wonder
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
"They Say" – Common Featuring Kanye West & John Legend from
Be
Best Rap Song
"Don't Phunk With My Heart" – songwriters William Adams, Printz Board, Stacy Ferguson & Yamaha artist George Pajon, Jr. from
Monkey Business
Best Hard Rock Performance
"Little Sister" – Queens Of The Stone Age (Yamaha artist
Troy Van Leeuwen on guitar) from
Lullabies To Paralyze
Best Metal Performance
"The Great Satan" – Ministry (Yamaha artist
Al Jourgensen on guitar) from
Rantology
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
"Dreams Come True" – Willie Nelson & Norah Jones from
It Will Always Be
"Building Bridges" – Brooks & Dunn, Sheryl Crow & Vince Gill from
Hillbilly Deluxe
Best Gospel Performance
"Looking for You" – Kirk Franklin
"Pray" – CeCe Winans
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
Healing Rain – Michael W. Smith
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
Purified – CeCe Winans
Best Short Form Music Video
"World on Fire" – Sarah McLachlan
Best Long Form Music Video
"Brian Wilson Presents Smile" – Brian Wilson
Best Latin Jazz Album
Listen Here! – Eddie Palmieri
Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
Diez- Intocable (Yamaha artist
F'elix Salinas on bass)
Yamaha artists who played on a GRAMMY nominated song or album include:
Song of the Year
"Ordinary People" – John Legend (Yamaha artist
Swiss Chris on drums) from
Get Lifted
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
"Sitting, Waiting, Wishing" – Jack Johnson (Yamaha artist
Adam Topol on drums)
"Lonely No More" – Rob Thomas (Yamaha artist
Abe Fogle on drums)
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
"Gone Going" – The Black Eyed Peas (Yamaha artist
George Pajon Jr. on guitar) & Jack Johnson from
Monkey Business
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
"Don't Lie" – The Black Eyed Peas (Yamaha artist George Pajon Jr. on guitar)
from
Monkey Business
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
"Revolution" – Eric Clapton (Yamaha artist
Steve Gadd on drums) from
Back Home
"This Is How A Heart Breaks" – Rob Thomas (Yamaha artist Abe Fogle on drums) from…
Something To Be
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
"Ordinary People" – John Legend (Yamaha drummer Swiss Chris) from
Get Lifted
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
"So High" – John Legend Featuring Lauryn Hill (Yamaha drummer Swiss Chris) from
Get Lifted
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
"Stay With You" – John Legend (Yamaha drummer Swiss Chris) from
Get Lifted
Best R&B Song
"Ordinary People" – John Legend (Yamaha drummer Swiss Chris) from
Get Lifted
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
"Don't Phunk With My Heart" – The Black Eyed Peas (Yamaha artist George Pajon Jr. on guitar) from
Monkey Business
Best Metal Performance
"The Great Satan" – Ministry (Yamaha artist
Mark Baker on drums) from
Rantology
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
"As Good As I Once Was" – Toby Keith (Yamaha artist
Eddie Bayers on drums) from
Honkytonk University
Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album
Common Thread – The Oak Ridge Boys
Best Short Form Music Video
"Feels Just Like It Should" – Jamiroquai (with Yamaha artist
Derrick McKenzie on drums)
Best Latin Jazz Album
Here And Now – Live In Concert – Caribbean Jazz Project Featuring
Dave Samuels (Yamaha artist
Vince Cherico on drums)
Time Was – Time Is – Ray Barretto (Yamaha artist Vince Cherico on drums)
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
The Way Up – Pat Metheny Group (Yamaha artist
Antonio Sanchez on drums)
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
"The Source" – Herbie Hancock, soloist from Terence Blanchard's
Flow (Yamaha artist
Kendrick Scott on drums and composer)
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
Flow –
Terence Blanchard (Yamaha artist Kendrick Scott on drums)
Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album
Con Todo Respeto – Molotov (Yamaha artist
Randy Ebright on drums)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Back Home – Alan Douglas & Mick Guzauski, engineers (Eric Clapton) (Yamaha artist Steve Gadd on drums)
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
"What Is Hip? (T.O.P.R.M.X.)" – Tower Of Power (Yamaha artist
David Garibaldi on drums) from
What Is Hip? Remix Project Volume One (Various Artists)
