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Some Music publishing companies, who are represented
in Israel by MMG, won some categories at the 47th Annual Grammy
Awards in Los Angeles.
BMG-Zomba Music Publishing and their songwriters were represented
on 7 winners . Bug Music won in 8 categories, Peer Music won
in 3, International Music Network and Cherry Lane music won
in 1 category each.
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Usher
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Usher, the sexy and hip singer, won in 3 categories:
Best Contemporary R&B Album (For albums containing
51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.) for his album:
"Confessions" [Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label
Group]
Usher's "Confessions" featuring "Yeah!"
co-written by Bug's La Marquis Jefferson. This song won Best
Rap/Sung Collaboration (For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance
by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or
Tracks only.)
He also won Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group
With Vocals for his duet with Alicia Keys "My
Boo" (BMG)
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Music from motion picture
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The soundtrack of "Garden State"
[Epic/Sony Music Soundtrax/Fox Music] includes the songs "Garden
State" (BMG) and "Lebanese Blonde" by
Thievery Corporation (Bug) won Best Compilation Soundtrack
Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) of a majority of
the tracks on the album, or to the individual(s) actively
responsible for the concept and musical direction and for
the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable.)
The song "Into The West" (From
The Lord Of The Rings - The Return Of The King) by
Annie Lennox, Howard Shore & Fran Walsh, songwriters (Annie
Lennox)
won Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television
Or Other Visual Media (A Songwriter award For a song (melody
& lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television
or other visual media, and released for the first time during
the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.)
Singles or Tracks only.)
The Track from: The Lord Of The Rings - The Return Of The
King
[Reprise/WMG Soundtracks; Publishers: New Line Tunes/BMG
Music Publishing - UK.]
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Other BMG-Zomba Winners:
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Maroon5 won Best New Artist (For a
new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year,
the first recording which establishes the public identity
of that artist.)
Jay-Z won Best Rap Solo Performance
(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
for his song "99 Problems" from: The
Black Album [Roc-A-Fella Records]
Loretta Lynn's album "Van Lear Rose"
[Interscope Records] was selected as Best Country
Album Cuts on:"Live Like You Were Dying"
(Curb) Tim McGraw
Third Day's album "Wire" [Essential
Records] was selected as Best Rock Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL
tracks.)
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Other Bug Winners
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Best Alternative Music Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
A Ghost Is Born
Wilco
[Nonesuch Records]
Best Traditional Blues Album
Etta James's album "Blues to the Bone"
[RCA Victor]
Etta James "Blues to the Bone" contains "Lil'
Red Rooster" by Willie Dixon and "You Shook
Me" by Willie Dixon and J.B. Lenoir
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Keb' Mo's album Keep It Simple contains "Talk"
by BUG's writer Kevin So
(Epic/Okeh]
Best Traditional Folk Album
Beautiful Dreamer - The Songs Of Stephen Foster
Various Artists
Steve Fishell, David Macias & Tamara Saviano, producers
The Songs of Stephen Fosterincludes participation by
many Bug clients
Best Recording Package
A Ghost Is Born
Peter Buchanan-Smith & Dan Nadel, art directors
(Wilco)
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Other Peer Music Winners
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Best Bluegrass Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Brand New Strings [Skaggs Family Records]
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
(Peer Music)
Best Classical Vocal Performance
Ives: Songs (The Things Our Fathers Loved; The
Housatonic At Stockbridge, Etc.)
Susan Graham, mezzo soprano (Pierre-Laurent Aimard,
piano)
Track from: Ives: Concord Sonata; Songs
[Warner Classics]
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Other Winners
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Best Country Instrumental Performance (For solo,
duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals.
Singles or Tracks only.)
Earl's Breakdown
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Featuring Earl Scruggs, Randy
Scruggs, Vassar Clements & Jerry Douglas
Track from: Will The Circle Be Unbroken "The Trilogy"
[Capitol Records - Nashville]
(Bug Music / Peer Music)
Brian Wilson won Best Rock Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances,
without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal.
Singles or Tracks only, for his song "Mrs. O'Leary's
Cow" taken from his latest album "Smile"
[Nonesuch Records]
represented by International Music Network.
The group "The Black Eyed Peas" had
won for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
(For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap
only. Singles or Tracks only.) for the song "Let's
Get It Started" from the album "Elephunk"
[A&M Records] represented by Cherry Lane Music
Rod Stewart won for his album "Stardust...The
Great American Songbook Volume 3" [J Records]
as Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. represented
by Peer Music
Best Country Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances,
without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)"
Earl's Breakdown - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Featuring
Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements & Jerry
Douglas
Track from: Will The Circle Be Unbroken "The Trilogy"
[Capitol Records - Nashville]
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More Grammy News from Peer Music
Publishing
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Christian Walz Wins "Male POP Artist Of The
Year" - 2005 Swedish Grammy Awards
Peermusic Sweden composer/artist CHRISTIAN WALZ -- winner
of the Tom-A-Ward at EGM 1999 (we believe in people
for a long time!) -- won the Swedish Grammy for "Male
POP Artist of the year" last week. He is pictured
here with his partner Pom and Stockholm MD Hasse Skoog
at the post show celebrations. Congratulations Christian!
Juanes - Multy Grammy Winner
He is unquestionably the biggest success story in Latin
music over the last three years, with the The Los Angeles
Times declaring that: "(Juanes) has emerged as
the single most important figure on the Latin music
scene". Juanes' landmark album Un Dia Normal ("A
Normal Day")was the #1 selling Spanish-language
album of the year, and set the record for the longest
Top-10 cart run of any Latin album in history
Grammy Honors For Eddy Arnold
Recording artists Eddy Arnold, Art Blakey, the original
members of the Carter Family, Morton Gould, Janis Joplin,
Led Zeppelin, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jelly Roll Morton, Pinetop
Perkins, and the Staple Singers received lifetime achievement
awards from the Recording Academy during Grammy Week.
Additionally, composer Hoagy Carmichael, "Soul
Train" creator Don Cornelius, Blue Note Recordsco-founder
Alfred Lion and jazz ambassador Dr. Billy Taylor is
be honored with the Academy Trustees Award. Producer
Phil Ramone and loudspeaker company JBL Professional
received the Technical Grammy Award.
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