Pemenang Grammy Awards 2013

Ajang music tertinggi dunia, Grammy Awards 2013 yang ke 55 telah sukses di gelar pada Minggu Malam, 10/2 di Staples Center, Los Angeles Amerika.

fun. , Mumford & Sons, Adele, Gotye, Frank Ocean menjadi nama-nama besar yang meraih Grammy tahun ini.

The Grammy Award Winners 2013 :

• Album of the year: Babel, Mumford & Sons
• Record of the year: Somebody That I Used to Know, Gotye featuring Kimbra
• Song of the year: We Are Young, fun
• New artist: fun
• Pop solo performance: Set Fire to the Rain (Live), Adele
• Pop vocal album: Stronger, Kelly Clarkson
• Rock performance: Lonely Boy, The Black Keys
• Urban contemporary album: “Channel Orange,” Frank Ocean
• Rap/sung collaboration: No Church in the Wild, Jay-Z, Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean, The-Dream
• Country solo performance: Blown Away, Carrie Underwood
• Country album: Uncaged, Zac Brown Band
• Pop/duo group performance: “Somebody That I Used to Know,” Gotye featuring Kimbra
• Traditional pop vocal album: Kisses on the Bottom, Paul McCartney
• Rap performance: N****s in Paris, Jay-Z, Kanye West
• Rap song: N****s in Paris,” Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis, Kanye West
• Rap album: Take Care, Drake
• R&B performance: Climax, Usher
• Traditional R&B performance: Love on Top, Beyonce.
• R&B song: Adorn, Miguel Pimentel
• R&B album: Black Radio, Robert Glasper Experiment
• Rock song: Lonely Boy, The Black Keys
• Rock album: El Camino, The Black Keys
• Hard rock/metal performance: Love Bites (So Do I), Halestorm
• Alternative music album: Making Mirrors, Gotye
• Dance recording: Bangarang, Skrillex featuring Sirah
• Dance/electronica album: Bangarang, Skrillex
• Latin pop album: MTV Unplugged Deluxe Edition, Juanes
• Latin rock, urban or alternative album: Imaginares, Quetzal
• Latin jazz album: Ritmo!, The Clare Fisher Latin Jazz Big Band
• Tropical Latin album: Retro, Marlow Rosado Y La Riquena
• Country duo/group performance: Pontoon, Little Big Town
• Country song: Blown Away, Josh Kear, Chris Tompkins
• Gospel song: Go Get It, Mary Mary
• Gospel album: Gravity, Leerae
• Blues album: Locked Down, Dr. John
• Folk album: The Goat Rodeo Sessions, Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile
• Americana album: Slipstream, Bonnie Raitt
• Bluegrass album: Nobody Knows You, Steep Canyon Rangers
• Reggae album: Rebirth, Jimmy Cliff
• World music album: The Living Room Sessions Part 1, Ravi Shankar
• Children’s album: Can You Canoe?, The Okee Dokee Brothers
• Spoken word album: Society’s Child: My Autobiography, Janis Ian
• Comedy album: Blow Your Pants Off, Jimmy Fallon
• New age album: Echoes of Love, Omar Akram
• Jazz vocal album: Radio Music Society, Esperanza Spalding
• Jazz instrumental album: Unity Band, Pat Metheny Unity Band
• Large jazz ensemble album: Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You), Arturo Sandoval
• Pop instrumental album: Impressions, Chris Botti
• Compilation soundtrack album: Midnight in Paris, various artists
• Score soundtrack album: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
• Song written for visual media: Safe & Sound (From “The Hunger Games”), Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams
• Musical theater album: Once: A New Musical, Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti
• Producer of the year, classical: Blanton Alspaugh
• Producer of the year, non-classical: Dan Auerbach
• Instrumental composition: Mozart Goes Dancing, Chick Corea
• Orchestral performance: Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride in a Fast Machine, Michael Tilson Thomas (San Francisco Symphony)
• Opera recording: Wagner, Der Ring des Nibelungen, James Levine and Fabio Luisi
• Choral performance: Life & Breath: Choral Works by Rene Clausen, Charles Bruffy
• Short-form music video: We Found Love, Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris
• Long-form music video: Big Easy Express, Mumford & Sons
• Historical album: The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Box Set), Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson, Dennis Wolfe

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Album 21 Adele Terlaris Di Amerika

Album '21' milik penyanyi Inggris, Adele kembali mencetak rekor penjualan terbaik di Amerika. 

Album yang sudah dirilis dua tahun lalu ini, terbukti masih laku di pasaran, sehingga membuat album ini untuk kedua kalinya secara berturut-turut, tahun 2011-2012, menjadi penjualan terbaik.

Album yang telah mencetak Hits seperti 'Somenone Like U', 'Set Fire To The Rain' ini laku terjual sebanyak 4,4 Juta Copy di tahun 2012 lalu, sementara di tahun 2011, album ini laku sebanyak 5,82 Juta Copy. Di posisi kedua ditempati album milik Taylor Swift, 'RED' yang laku sebanyak 3,1 Juta Copy , ditempat ketiga, ada album pertama Boyband One Direction 'Up All Night' yang laku sebanyak 1,6 Juta Copy. Nomor 4, album 'Babel' milik Mumford & Sons yang laku sebanyak 1,4 Juta Copy dan tempat kelima kembali di duduki oleh album One Direction yang kedua, 'Take Me Home' yang laku sebanyak 1,3 Juta Copy.

Pihak Billboard menyatakan bahwa album Adele ini memang layak jadi yang terbaik dalam dua tahun terakhir.

'Tak banyak album yang bisa laku keras dalam dua tahun berturut-turut seperti ini. Album ini merupakan kombinasi yang baik antara Lagu yang bagus dan nilai seni yang tinggi. Adele memang mampu menjangkau semua kalangan pecinta musik. Musiknya bisa didengar siapapun'.

Dulu, Michael Jackson dengan album 'Thriller' juga sukses jadi yang terbaik dalam dua tahun berturut-turut, 1983-1984. Adele yang saat ini sedang vakum karena hamil dan baru saja melahirkan, sudah cukup lama tak eksis di dunia musik, disaat ia meraih sukses secara luar biasa, Adele memutuskan untuk hamil dan ber-istirahat sejenak. Tapi terbukti, hal itu tak membuat penjualan album nya terhenti.

10 Album Terlaris di Amerika :

1. Adele - 21 - 4,4 Juta Copy
2. Taylor Swift - RED
3. One Direction - Up All Night - 1,6 Juta Copy
4. Mumford & Sons - Babel - 1,4 Juta Copy
5. One Direction - Take Me Home - 1,34 Juta Copy
6. Justin Bieber - Believe - 1,34 Juta Copy
7. Carrie Underwood - Blown Away - 1,2 Juta Copy
8. Luke Bryan - Tailgates & Tanlines - 1,1 Juta Copy
9. Lionel Richie - Tuskegee - 1, 07 Juta Copy
10. Jason Aldean - Night Train - 1,02 Juta Copy

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Nominasi Grammy 2013

Nominasi Ajang musik tertinggi, Grammy Awards ke 55 telah di umukan hari kemarin di Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Amerika, hari Rabu malam 5/12 lalu, dimana Taylor Swift dan Rapper LL.Cool.J menjadi pemandu acara.

Nama-nama besar dunia musik seperti Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Maroon 5, dll tahun ini masih masuk dalam unggulan yang bersaing untuk meraih Grammy. Tahun ini, nama-nama baru seperti Frank Ocean, fun., Gotye juga berhasil menjadi Nominator ajang tertinggi bagi insan musik dunia tersebut. Sementara grup Momford & Sons meraih Nominasi terbanyak tahun ini dengan 6 Nominasi. Malam itu Maroon 5 , Ne-Yo dan The Band Of Perry tampil di atas panggung menyanyikan Hits mereka.

Rihanna bersaing dengan Katy Perry, Adele, Kelly Clarkson dan pendatang baru, Carly Rae Jepsen untuk menjadi yang terbaik di kategori 'Best Pop Solo Performance'. Sementara kategori album terbaik juga akan terjadi persaingan ketat antara P!nk, Kelly Clarkson, Florence+The Machine, fun. dan Maroon 5.

Malam puncak Grammy akan diadakan pada 10 Februari 2013 di Staples Center, Los Angeles dan akan disiarkan secara Live oleh chanel CBS.

Nominasi Grammy Awards ke-55 :

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

Album Of The Year

'El Camino' - The Black Keys
'Some Nights' - Fun.
'Babel' - Mumford & Sons
'Channel Orange' - Frank Ocean
'Blunderbuss' - Jack White

Song Of The Year

'The A Team' - Ed Sheeran
'Adorn' - Miguel Pimentel
'Call Me Maybe' - Carly Rae Jepsen
'Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)' - Kelly Clarkson
'We Are Young' - Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe

Best New Artist

 
Alabama Shakes
Fun.
Hunter Hayes
The Lumineers
Frank Ocean

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 Vocal Album

'Stronger' - Kelly Clarkson
'Ceremonials' - Florence & the Machine
'Some Nights' - Fun.
'Overexposed' - Maroon 5
'The Truth About Love' - Pink

Best Dance Recording

'Levels' - Avicii
'Let's Go' - Calvin Harris Featuring Ne-yo
'Bangarang' - Skrillex Featuring Sirah
'Don't You Worry Child' - Swedish House Mafia Featuring John Martin
'I Can't Live Without You' - Al Walser

Best Dance/Electronica Album

'Wonderland' - Steve Aoki
'Don't Think' - The Chemical Brothers
'>Album Title Goes Here<' - Deadmau5
'Fire & Ice' - Kaskade
'Bangarang' - Skrillex

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 Song

 
'Freedom at 21' - Jack White
'I Will Wait' - Mumford & Sons
'Lonely Boy' - The Black Keys
'Madness' - Muse
'We Take Care of Our Own' - Bruce Springsteen

Best Rock Album

'El Camino' - The Black Keys
'Mylo Xyloto' - Coldplay
'The 2nd Law' - Muse
'Wrecking Ball' - Bruce Springsteen
'Blunderbuss' - Jack White

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

Best R&B Song

'Adorn' - Miguel Pimentel
'Beautiful Surprise' - Tamia
'Heart Attack' - Trey Songz
'Pray For Me' - Anthony Hamilton
'Refill' - Elle Varner

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

Best Rap Performance

'Hyfr (Hell Ya ... Right)' - Drake Featuring Lil' Wayne
'... 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 Song

'Daughters' - Nas
'Lotus Flower Bomb' - Wale
'Mercy' - Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz
'The Motto' - Drake Featuring Lil' Wayne
'... In Paris' - Jay-Z & Kanye West
'Young, Wild & Free'  - Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa featuring Bruno Mars

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

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 Featuring Alison Krauss

Best Country Song

 
'Blown Away' - Carrie Underwood
'Cost Of Livin' - Ronnie Dunn
'Even If It Breaks Your Heart' - Eli Young Band
'So You Don't Have To Love Me Anymore' - Alan Jackson
'Springsteen' -Eric Church

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

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Adele : Artist Of The Year

Ga salah kalo Billboard menobatkan Adele sebagai Artist Of The Year 2011, dari sekian banyak kategori, Adele memimpin sebagai yang terbaik. Ditambah, penghargaan demi penghargaan diraihnya di tahun keemasan bagi Adele ini. Selain Billboard, Adele juga meraih 6 nominasi dalam Grammy Awards 2012 nanti. 

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