The talents of Local 47 members can be heard on an impressive number of nominated recordings of the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. We congratulate not only those musicians directly nominated, but also the many Los Angeles musicians behind the scenes who performed on these recording dates. The music owes much of its luster to your talents.
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RECORD OF THE YEAR
‘Radioactive’
Imagine Dragons
Alex Da Kid, producer; Manny Marroquin & Josh Mosser, engineers/mixers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer
Track from: “Night Visions”
Label: Kidinakorner/ Interscope
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
‘The Blessed Unrest’
Sara Bareilles
Sara Bareilles, Mark Endert & John O’Mahony, producers; Jeremy Darby, Mark Endert & John O’Mahony, engineers/mixers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer
Label: Epic Records
‘Good Kid, M.A.A.D City’
Kendrick Lamar
Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre, Drake, Jay Rock, Jay Z, MC Eiht & Anna Wise, featured artists; DJ Dahi, Hit-Boy, Skhye Hutch, Just Blaze, Like, Terrace Martin, Dawaun Parker, Pharrell, Rahki, Scoop DeVille, Sounwave, Jack Splash, Tabu, Tha Bizness & T-Minus, producers; Derek Ali, Dee Brown, Dr. Dre, James Hunt, Mauricio “Veto” Iragorri, Mike Larson, Jared Scott, Jack Splash & Andrew Wright, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi
& Brian “Big Bass” Gardner, mastering engineers
Label: TDE/Aftermath/Interscope
‘Red’
Taylor Swift
Gary Lightbody & Ed Sheeran, featured artists; Jeff Bhasker, Nathan Chapman, Dann Huff, Jacknife Lee, Max Martin, Shellback, Taylor Swift, Butch Walker & Dan Wilson, producers; Joe Baldridge, Sam Bell, Matt Bishop, Chad Carlson, Nathan Chapman, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland, Michael Ilbert, Taylor Johnson, Jacknife Lee, Steve Marcantonio, Manny Marroquin, Justin Niebank, John Rausch, Eric Robinson, Pawel Sek, Jake Sinclair, Mark “Spike” Stent & Andy Thompson, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Hank Williams, mastering engineers
Label: Big Machine Records
SONG OF THE YEAR
‘Just Give Me A Reason’
Jeff Bhasker, Pink & Nate Ruess, songwriters
(Pink Featuring Nate Ruess)
Track from: The Truth About Love
Label: RCA Records; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music, Inc./P!nk Inside Publishing/Way Above Music/Sony/ATV Songs LLC/WB Music Corp./FBR Music/Bearvon Music
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
‘Brave’
Sara Bareilles
Track from: “The Blessed Unrest”
Label: Epic Records
‘Mirrors’
Justin Timberlake
Track from: “The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience”
Label: RCA Records
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
‘Just Give Me A Reason’
Pink Featuring Nate Ruess
Track from: “The Truth About Love”
Label: RCA Records
‘Suit & Tie’
Justin Timberlake & Jay Z
Track from: “The 20/20 Experience –
The Complete Experience”
Label: RCA Records
BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
‘Steppin’ Out’
Herb Alpert
Label: Shout! Factory
*Winner
‘The Beat’
Boney James
Label: Concord Records
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
‘Paradise’
Lana Del Rey
Label: Polydor UK / Interscope
‘Blurred Lines’
Robin Thicke
Label: Star Trak / Interscope
‘The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience’
Justin Timberlake
Label: RCA Records
BEST DANCE RECORDING
‘Clarity’
Zedd Featuring Foxes
Zedd, producer; Zedd, mixer
Track from: “Clarity”
Label: Interscope Records
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
‘To Be Loved’
Michael Bublé
Label: 143/Reprise
*Winner
‘The Standards’
Gloria Estefan
Label: Masterworks
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
‘Radioactive’
Imagine Dragons
Track from: “Night Visions”
Label: Kidinakorner/ Interscope
*Winner
BEST ROCK SONG
‘Panic Station’
Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
Label: Warner Bros. Records; Publisher:
Warner Chappell
BEST ROCK ALBUM
‘Psychedelic Pill’
Neil Young With Crazy Horse
Label: Reprise
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
‘Hesitation Marks’
Nine Inch Nails
Label: Columbia Records
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
‘Please Come Home’
Gary Clark Jr.
Track from: “Blak and Blu”
Label: Warner Bros Records
*Winner
‘Get It Right’
Fantasia
Track from: “Side Effects of You”
Label: RCA Records/19 Recordings Limited
BEST R&B SONG
‘Pusher Love Girl’
James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake)
Track from: “The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience”
Label: RCA Records; Publishers: Tennman Tunes/Universal Music- Z – Tunes/Virginia Beach Music/WB Music Corp./Jerome Harmon Publishing/Warner-Chappell Music, Inc./James Fauntleroy Music/Almo Music
*Winner
BEST R&B ALBUM
‘Three Kings’
TGT
Label: Atlantic Records
BEST RAP ALBUM
‘Good Kid, M.A.A.D City’
Kendrick Lamar
Label: TDE/Aftermath/Interscope Records
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
‘I Want Crazy’
Hunter Hayes
Track from: “Hunter Hayes (Encore)”
Label: Atlantic
BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
‘Highway Don’t Care’
Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift & Keith Urban
Label: Big Machine Records
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
‘Two Lanes Of Freedom’
Tim McGraw
Label: Big Machine Records
‘Red’
Taylor Swift
Label: Big Machine Records
BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO
‘Orbits’
Wayne Shorter, soloist
Track from: “Without a Net”
(The Wayne Shorter Quartet)
Label: Blue Note Records
*Winner
BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
‘Attachments’
Lorraine Feather
Label: Jazzed Media
BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
‘Intrada’
Dave Slonaker Big Band
Label: Origin Records
BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
‘Faith, Hope Y Amor’
Frankie J
Label: Universal Music Latino
‘Vida’
Draco Rosa
Label: Sony Music Latin
*Winner
’12 Historias’
Tommy Torres
Label: Warner Music Latina
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
‘Argo’
Alexandre Desplat, composer
Label: WaterTower Music
‘Life Of Pi’
Mychael Danna, composer
Label: Sony Classical/Fox Music
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
‘Young And Beautiful’
Lana Del Rey & Rick Nowels, songwriters (Lana Del Rey)
Track from: “The Great Gatsby (Deluxe Edition)”
Label: WaterTower Music/Interscope; Publishers: EMI Music Publishing Ltd./ R-Rated Music/EMI April Music, Inc.
BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT
‘Invitation’
Kim Richmond, arranger (The Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra)
Track from: “Artistry: A Tribute to Stan Kenton”
Label: Mama Records
‘On Green Dolphin Street’
Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)
Track from: “NA”
Label: Telarc International
*Winner
BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT ACCOMPANYING VOCALIST(S)
‘What A Wonderful World’
Shelly Berg, arranger (Gloria Estefan)
Track from: “The Standards”
Label: Masterworks
BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
‘Lutosławski: Symphony No. 1’
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Track from: “Lutoslawski: The Symphonies”
Label: Sony Classical
This excerpted list of 56th Annual GRAMMY® Award nominees highlights recordings that feature AFM Local 47 musicians performing under contract currently on file with Local 47 that were released during the eligibility period Oct. 1, 2012 and Sept. 30, 2013. The complete list of nominees may be viewed at www.grammy.com/nominees. If you believe there are any errors or omissions, please let us know: (323) 993-3162, overture@promusic47.org
