ESPERANZA SPALDING WINS BEST NEW ARTIST GRAMMY® AWARD
First Jazz Musician To Ever Win Best New Artist Award
Cleveland, OH – Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group, is proud to announce that bassist, singer and composer Esperanza Spalding has won the GRAMMY® Award for Best New Artist.
Chef
to the Stars Wolfgang Puck to Cater and Along Came Mary Productions to
Produce The Recording Academy®’s Official GRAMMY Awards After-Party
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — GRAMMY®-nominated R&B/pop singer/songwriter Keri Hilson, GRAMMY-winning and current GRAMMY nominee hip-hop/neo-soul band the Roots, and DJ Wayne G are scheduled to perform at the 2011 GRAMMY Celebration® — The
Recording Academy®’s official after-party. Additionally, in the
celebration’s MasterCard Jazz Lounge, the exclusive invitation-only
event will feature performances by members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and the GRAMMY® Jazz Ensembles.
Inspired by images of Studio 54, this year’s all-star gathering will
hearken back to one of the most stylized eras in music history with a
chic disco nightclub theme. The event will be catered by chef
extraordinaire Wolfgang Puck and produced by Along Came Mary Productions.
One of the year’s most anticipated events attracting GRAMMY winners,
nominees and celebrities, the 2011 GRAMMY Celebration will take place at
the Los Angeles Convention Center on Feb. 13 immediately following the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards. To continue, please click “MORE”!
Marc Anthony, Jamie Foxx, Jewel, John Mayer,
Pauley Perrette, and Donnie Wahlberg Added as Presenters to the
Superstar Lineup for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards®
Music’s Biggest Night® Airs Live Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, 8 P.M. ET/PT, Only on CBS
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — As a “valentine” and “get-well card” to Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award and GRAMMY® Legend Award recipient Aretha Franklin, four-time GRAMMY winner Yolanda Adams, four-time GRAMMY winner and Latin GRAMMY® winner Christina Aguilera, GRAMMY winner Jennifer Hudson, country superstar Martina McBride, and current nominee Florence Welch will join together on the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards®
in celebration of the 18-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee’s music
and ongoing legacy. The special segment will feature individual and
collective performances of some of the Queen of Soul’s classic hits and
will add to the stellar lineup for Music’s Biggest Night®. Current
nominee Esperanza Spalding will also perform in a special number with members of the GRAMMY Jazz Ensembles and GRAMMY Camp. Two-time GRAMMY and three-time Latin GRAMMY winner Marc Anthony, GRAMMY and Academy Award® winner Jamie Foxx, seven-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee John Mayer, actor Pauley Perrette, and actor/singer Donnie Wahlberg have been added as presenters to the music industry’s premier event. The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in high definition and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). The show also will be supported on radio worldwide via Westwood One, and covered online at GRAMMY.com and CBS.com, and on YouTube at www.youtube.com/thegrammys. To continue, Please click “MORE”!
NOMINATED FOR A 2011 NAACP IMAGE AWARD –
GERI ALLEN & TIMELINE – LIVE – “OUTSTANDING JAZZ ALBUM”
Composer/pianist Geri Allen has been nominated for a 2011 NAACP Image Award in the category of “Outstanding Jazz Album” for her most recent Motéma Music release, Geri Allen & Timeline – Live.
The NAACP Image Awards, currently celebrating its 42nd anniversary, are presented each year to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music and literature. In conjunction, the ceremony offers awards to individuals or groups who help promote social injustice through creative efforts. Members of the NAACP vote on the awards and the process is similar to that of the Grammy and Oscar awards.
For Allen, who is an Associate Professor of Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation at the University of Michigan’s School Of Music Theatre & Dance, the nomination comes after a banner year in 2010, with two debut releases for Motéma Music: Flying Toward The Sound, a solo piano work inspired by Cecil Taylor, McCoy Tyner and Herbie Hancock, as well as Geri Allen & Timeline – Live. The releases collectively have garnered critical acclaim from the media, selected on the “Best Jazz CDs of 2010” lists from outlets such as the Village Voice, Detroit Free Press, JazzTimes and National Public Radio’s “50 Favorite Albums of 2010,” among others. To continue, Please click “MORE”!
ESPERANZA SPALDING to perform at the GRAMMY Awards
Best New Artist GRAMMY nominee ESPERANZA SPALDING will perform on the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards. The show will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 13, 2011. The GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast live on the CBS Television Network from 8 – 11:30 p.m. ET/PT.
ESPERANZA SPALDING also to Co-Host GRAMMY Pre-Telecast Ceremony
The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards Pre-Telecast Ceremony will take place on Sunday, February, 13 from 1 – 4 p.m. PT at the Los Angeles Convention Center and will be streamed live internationally on www.grammy.com/live and www.youtube.com/thegrammys beginning at 1 p.m. PT. Well-attended by nominees and industry VIPs, the star-studded ceremony with be co-hosted by current GRAMMY nominees ESPERANZA SPALDING and Bobby McFerrin, and will feature performances by nominees including Afro-Colombian hip hop trio ChocQuibTown, blues musician Buddy Guy, singer/songwriter Cyndi Lauper, American roots interpreter Maria Muldaur, contemporary blues artist Kenny Wayne Shepherd, trombone and trumpet player Trombone Shorty, legendary gospel singer Mavis Staples, jazz musician Kirk Whalum, and R&B singer/songwriter Betty Wright. Presenting the first GRAMMY Awards of the night in 98 categories will be current nominees Laurie Anderson, Sara Bareilles, BT, Kathy Griffin, and Wayne Wallace. To continue, Please click “MORE”!
TROMBONE SHORTY CAPTURES NEW ORLEANS AND NATIONAL HONORS
Shorty, a 2010 GRAMMY nominee, is the big winner with five Offbeat magazine Best of the Beat awards; joins First Lady Michelle Obama and NBA superstar Kevin Durant as one of NBC News’ “Grio’s 100: History Makers in the Making”.
LOS
ANGELES, Calif. — Trombone Shorty’s star continues to rise as he is
honored with more local and national awards. The just-turned 25-year-old
New Orleans singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist and all-around
musical powerhouse was awarded five Best of the Beat Awards from New
Orleans’ OffBeat magazine. And Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews was named
among NBC News’ The Grio’s 100: History Makers in the Making, a list of
the top 100 African-American men and women who are writing the next
chapter of American history. To continue, Please click “MORE”!
Dierks Bentley,
Norah Jones, Selena Gomez, LL COOL J, Nicki Minaj and Blake Shelton are
the First Presenters Announced for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards®
Music’s Biggest Night® Airs Live Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, 8 P.M. ET/PT, Only on CBS
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — A performance by current GRAMMY® nominees Drake and Rihanna; and a once-in-a-lifetime performance with Cee Lo Green, Academy Award® winner Gwyneth Paltrow, and the Jim Henson Company Puppets are the latest additions to the superstar lineup for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards. They join previously announced performers and nominees Arcade Fire, Eminem, Green, Lady Antebellum, Lady Gaga, Miranda Lambert, Muse, and Katy Perry; nominees Justin Bieber and Usher, with Jaden Smith; and nominees B.o.B, Bruno Mars, and Janelle Monae. Current three-time GRAMMY nominee Dierks Bentley, nine-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee Norah Jones, singer/actor Selena Gomez, two-time GRAMMY winner and actor LL COOL J, current nominee Nicki Minaj, and current nominee Blake Shelton will appear as presenters. The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (www.grammy.com) will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in high definition and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). The show also will be supported on radio worldwide via Westwood One, and covered online at GRAMMY.com and CBS.com, and on YouTube at www.youtube.com/thegrammys. To continue, Please click “MORE”!
Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) February 1, 2011
This year, the trend-setter and figurehead of dance music will receive
the 2011 Golden Camera from Hoerzu in the category “Lifetime Achievement
Music.” Gaynor will personally accept the award from Europe’s leading
program magazine and then perform on stage at this year’s gala event
held in the Axel Springer House in Berlin. “We do not award Hoerzu’s
Golden Camera arbitrarily,” says Hoerzu editor-in-chief Christian
Hellmann, pointing out that the award has had 14 fixed categories since
2008. “It is important to us that the prize winners have moved the
public strongly and are not simply seen as passing fads.”
“I am deeply thrilled to be receiving this award, it is such an honor
and I’m very aware of it’s’ importance in Germany and throughout
Europe. I’m looking forward to personally accepting this with much
gratitude,” says Gaynor. To continue, please click “MORE”!
Dee Dee Bridgewater’s Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee Receives NAACP Image Award Nomination For “Outstanding Jazz Album”
NAACP Nod Follows Recent 2011 Grammy Nomination
Los Angeles, CA. Dee Dee Bridgewater’s stunning homage to Billie Holiday, Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee, has been nominated for a 2011 NAACP Image Award in the category of “Outstanding Jazz Album.” The CD, released this past Spring on DDB Records/Emarcy/Universal, was Executive Produced by Bridgewater. The 42nd Annual NAACP Image Awards will air live Friday, March 4th, on FOX.
It was recently announced that Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee has also been nominated for a 2011 Grammy Award in the category of “Best Jazz Vocal Album.” The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards will take place Sunday, February 13th in Los Angeles. To continue, Please click “MORE”!
ACCLAIMED COMPOSER/PIANIST/SCHOLAR GERI ALLEN
NOMINATED FOR A 2011 NAACP IMAGE AWARD –
GERI ALLEN & TIMELINE – LIVE – “OUTSTANDING JAZZ ALBUM”
Composer/pianist Geri Allen has been nominated for a 2011 NAACP Image Award in the category of “Outstanding Jazz Album” for her most recent Motéma Music release, Geri Allen & Timeline – Live.
The NAACP Image Awards,
currently celebrating its 42nd anniversary, are presented each year to
honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music and
literature. In conjunction, the ceremony offers awards to individuals or
groups who help promote social injustice through creative efforts.
Members of the NAACP vote on the awards and the process is similar to
that of the Grammys and Oscars. To continue, Please click “MORE”!
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