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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Grammy Nominees With Georgia Connections
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The first ever prime time unveiling of the Grammy Awards nominations began Wednesday night on CBS with Atlanta R&B singer-songwriter Ne-Yo announcing that Lady Antebellum - a country group with Georgia members - was on the list for best new artist.
Then after Celine Dion perfomed, she told Ne-Yo his “Year of the Gentleman” CD was up for album of the year.
After that, the Foo Fighters played, and founder Dave Grohl revealed that Lady Antebellum and local duo Sugarland would battle each other for best country performance by a duo or group with vocals.
And co-host Taylor Swift took the stage, after which she told the Los Angeles audience four out of the five nominees for best rap performance by a duo or group included Atlantans: OutKast (with Raekwon for “Royal Flush”); T.I. (with Jay-Z, Lil Wayne and Kanye West for “Swagga Like Us”); Ludacris and T.I. (“Wish You Would”); and Young Jeezy (with Kanye West for “Put On”).
Any surprises among the broadcast nominees? Think an act got slighted?
As you contemplate your responses, here’s our list of many of the nominees with Georgia ties:
Andre 3000, rapper-singer (rap performance by a duo or group, rap/sung collaboration)
India Arie, R&B singer (R&B performance by a duo or group with vocals)
Big Boi, rapper (rap performance by a duo or group)
Michael Bishop, engineer (engineered album, classical)
The Blind Boys of Alabama, gospel group (traditional gospel album)
Casting Crowns, Christian group (gospel performance)
Keyshia Cole, R&B singer (female R&B vocal performance, R&B song)
Shondrae “Mr. Bangladesh” Crawford, producer (album of the year)
Danger Mouse, of Gnarls Barkley (producer of the year)
Anthony David, R&B singer-guitarist (R&B performance by a duo or group with vocals)
Dust-To-Digital, indie record label (album notes, historical album)
Gnarls Barkley, pop group (pop performance by a duo or group with vocals, alternative music album, short form music video)
J. Holiday, R&B singer (contemporary R&B album)
Earl Klugh, jazz guitarist (pop instrumental album)
Lady Antebellum, country group (best new artist, country performance by a duo or group with vocals)
Little Big Town, country group (country collaboration with vocals)
Patty Loveless, country singer (country collaboration with vocals, country album)
Ludacris, rapper (rap performance by a duo or group)
Janelle Monae, singer (urban/alternative performance)
Nas, rapper (rap solo performance, rap album)
Jennifer Nettles, of Sugarland (country song)
Ne-Yo, R&B singer-songwriter (album of the year, male pop vocal performance, male R&B vocal performance, R&B song - twice, contemporary R&B album)
Karen Peck & New River, Christian group (southern, country, or bluegrass gospel album)
Shawty Redd, songwriter-producer (rap song)
Trey Songz, R&B singer (male R&B vocal performance)
Sugarland, country duo (country performance by a duo or group with vocals, country collaboration with vocals)
Phil Tan, engineer (record of the year for Leona Lewis’s “Bleeding Love”, album of the year, dance recording)
T.I., rapper (rap performance by a duo or group-twice, rap song, rap album)
T-Pain, rapper-singer-producer (album of the year, rap/sung collaboration - twice, rap song)
Usher, R&B singer (male R&B vocal performance)
Bobby Valentino, R&B singer (album of the year)
CeCe Winans, contemporary gospel singer (gospel performance, pop/contemporary gospel album)
Trisha Yearwood, country singer (female country vocal performance, country collaboration with vocals, country album)
Young Jeezy, rapper (rap performance by a duo or group)
You can also view our local Grammy gallery or photos from the nomination show
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See Ludacris and Soulja Boy For Free
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta rap phenoms Ludacris and Soulja Boy will be performing at a free, post SEC Football Championship concert Saturday at the Tabernacle.
For a chance to win a mobile ticket good for two people, text ATTLUDA to 66937. Those tickets will be sent to the winners by the end of the day today. And the first 1,000 fans in line Saturday with that mobile ticket will be admitted. Doors open at 8 p.m. .
“I’m excited to be helping AT&T recognize and celebrate the SEC Championship, which is such a time-honored tradition,” Ludacris said in a press release.
“I receive an amazing amount of love from the South when it comes to supporting my projects — especially in college football games where I see some of the players and fans doing my dances when they score,” added Soulja Boy in the release. “We even tried to capture some of that excitement in the video for my new single, ‘Bird Walk.’ Performing a free show at an SEC Championship game afterparty is the least I can do to give some of that support and love back.”
And not just there — Soulja Boy is scheduled to appear at the AT&T Camp Creek store (3618 Marketplace Blvd. in East Point) Friday at 4 p.m. .
AT&T will carry exclusive ringtones from their new albums (“Theater of the Mind” and the “iSouljaBoyTellem”), available for download in the AT&T MEdia Mall directly from handsets and online at www.att.com/mediamall.
Also after the concert, AT&T will also have exclusive concert footage available for viewing through Cellular Video. Text ATTLUDA to 66937 to receive an alert when the footage is available for viewing.
Planning to go to the concert and/or the signing? Heard “Theater of the Mind” yet?
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The Prodigal Pogues Return to Atlanta
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Pogues are finally headed back to Atlanta. The London-formed band that first turned tin whistles and accordions into instruments of punk mayhem will start its 2009 U.S. tour here at the Tabernacle.
The March 9 date marks the band’s first Atlanta show with original frontman Shane MacGowan since 1989 (just a few years after that promo shot at the right was taken). The $38.50, general admission tickets are on sale through LiveNation, all Ticketmaster locations, or charge by phone at 404-249-6400.
MacGowan and the rest of the band parted ways in 1991, but regrouped in 2001 for some gigs on the other side of the Atlantic. Then, in 2006 the Pogues played their first U.S. dates with a re-installed MacGowan since the first George Bush was in the White House. Even with more U.S. jaunts in 2006 and 2007, the band never made it back to Atlanta.
Formed in 1982, the Pogues proved the compatibility — heck, it’s practically a kinship — of raucous punk and Irish folk. It’s a marriage that seems common now, but the Pogues did it first, spawning a whole mass of followers such as Black 47, Flogging Molly and the Dropkick Murphys. Even the Eastern European-flavored gypsy-punk of Gogol Bordello owes a huge debt to the Pogues.
The Pogues landed at No. 8 on British magazine Q’s 2002 list of 50 bands to see before you die. Here’s your chance.
