nominated (2)

"FELA" nominated for Grammy award

Fela the Musical Broadway show has been nominated for the prestigious grammy award !

Musical Show Album

  • American Idiot (Featuring Green Day) - Billie Joe Armstrong, producer (Green Day, composers; Billie Joe Armstrong, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With John Gallagher, Jr., Michael Esper & Others)
  • Fela! - Robert Sher, producer (Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, composer; Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Sahr Ngaujah, Lillias White & Others)
  • A Little Night Music - Tommy Krasker, producer (Stephen Sondheim, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (2009 Broadway Revival Cast With Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury & Others)
  • Promises, Promises - David Caddick & David Lai, producers (Burt Bacharach, composer; Hal David, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast With Sean Hayes, Kristin Chenoweth & Others)
  • Sondheim on Sondheim - Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Barbara Cook , Vanessa Williams, Tom Wopat & Others)

Nominations were announced for the 53rd annual Grammy Awards on Wednesday night with the CBS special The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! While only five of the categories were announced during the show, the balance were made public shortly afterward.

Eminem leads the 2010 field with ten nominations followed by Bruno Mars with seven. Lady Antebellum, Jay-Z and Lady Gaga each received six. For veteran artists, Jeff Beck leads the way with five nods.

Here are the four major categories and the 47 other categories where veteran artist were nominated. There are 58 more categories that we have not listed that were either beyond our normal formats (Latin, Jazz, Classical, etc.) or had no veteran artists nominated. To see the entire list of all 109 categories, go to the Grammy site.

Record of the Year

  • Nothin' On You - B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
  • Love the Way You Lie - Eminem Featuring Rihanna
  • F*** You - Cee Lo Green
  • Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z Featuring Alicia Keys
  • Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
Album of the Year
  • The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
  • Recovery - Eminem
  • Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
  • The Fame Monster - Lady Gaga
  • Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
Song of the Year
  • Beg Steal Or Borrow - Ray LaMontagne, songwriter (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
  • F*** You - Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Cee Lo Green)
  • The House That Built Me - Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
  • Love The Way You Lie - Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers, songwriters
    (Eminem Featuring Rihanna)
  • Need You Now - Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
New Artist
  • Justin Bieber
  • Drake
  • Florence & The Machine
  • Mumford & Sons
  • Esperanza Spalding
Male Pop Vocal Performance
  • Haven't Met You Yet - Michael Buble
  • This is It - Michael Jackson
  • Whataya Want From Me - Adam Lambert
  • Just the Way You Are - Bruno Mars
  • Half of My Heart - John Mayer
Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
  • Don't Stop Believin' (Regionals Version) - "Glee" Cast
  • Misery - Maroon 5
  • The Only Exception - Paramore
  • Babyfather - Sade
  • Hey, Soul Sister (Live) - Train
Pop Collaboration With Vocals
  • Airplanes II - B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams
  • Imagine - Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No. 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
  • If It Wasn't For Bad - Elton John & Leon Russell
  • Telephone - Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
  • California Gurls - Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg
The balance of the nominations are after the cut.

Pop Instrumental Performance
  • Flow - Laurie Anderson
  • Nessun Dorma - Jeff Beck
  • No Mystery - Stanley Clark
  • Orchestral Intro - Gorillaz
  • Sleepwalk - Brian Setzer Orchestra
Pop Instrumental Album
  • Pushing the Envelope - Gerald Albright
  • Take Your Pick - Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto
  • Heart and Soul - Kenny G
  • Singularity - Robbie Krieger
  • Everything is Everything: The Music of Donny Hathaway - Kirk Whalum
Traditional Pop Vocal Album
  • Crazy Love - Michael Buble
  • The Greatest Love Songs of All Time - Barry Manilow
  • Let It Be Me: Johnny Mathis in Nashville - Johnny Mathis
  • Fly Me to the Moon: The Great American Songbook, Volume 5 - Rod Stewart
  • Love is the Answer - Barbra Streisand
Solo Rock Vocal Performance
  • Run Back to Your Side - Eric Clapton
  • Crossroads - John Mayer
  • Helter Skelter - Paul McCartney
  • Silver Rider - Robert Plant
  • Angry World - Neil Young
Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
  • Ready To Start - Arcade Fire
  • I Put A Spell On You - Jeff Beck & Joss Stone
  • Tighten Up - The Black Keys
  • Radioactive - Kings Of Leon
  • Resistance - Muse
Hard Rock Performance
  • A Looking In View - Alice In Chains
  • Let Me Hear You Scream - Ozzy Osbourne
  • Black Rain - Soundgarden
  • Between The Lines - Stone Temple Pilots
  • New Fang - Them Crooked Vultures
Metal Performance
  • El Dorado - Iron Maiden
  • Let the Guilt Go - Korn
  • In Your Words - Lamb of God
  • Sudden Death - Megadeath
  • World Painted Blood - Slayer
Rock Instrumental Performance
  • Hammerhead - Jeff Beck
  • Black Mud - Black Keys
  • Do the Murray - Los Lobos
  • Kundalini Bonfire - Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
  • The Deathless Horsie - Dweezil Zappa
Rock Song
  • Angry World - Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
  • Little Lion Man - Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters
    (Mumford & Sons)
  • Radioactive - Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters
    (Kings Of Leon)
  • Resistance - Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
  • Tighten Up - Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, songwriter (The Black Keys)
Rock Album
  • Emotion & Commotion - Jeff Beck
  • The Resistance - Muse
  • Backspacer - Pearl Jam
  • Mojo - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
  • Le Noise - Neil Young
Male R&B Performance
  • Second Chance - El DeBarge
  • Finding My Way Back - Jaheim
  • Why Would You Stay - Kem
  • We're Still Friends - (Kirk Whalum &) Music Soulchild
  • There Goes My Baby - Usher
R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
  • Take My Time - Chris Brown & Tank
  • Love - Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller
  • You've Got A Friend - Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin
  • Shine - John Legend & The Roots
  • Soldier Of Love - Sade
Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
  • When a Woman Loves - R. Kelly
  • Hang on In There - John Legend & the Roots
  • You're So Amazing - Calvin Richardson
  • In Between - Ryan Shaw
  • Go (Live) - Betty Wright
R&B Song
  • Bittersweet - Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly, songwriters (Fantasia)
  • Finding My Way Back - van "Orthodox" Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland & Miquel Jontel, songwriters (Jaheim)
  • Second Chance - E. Debarge & Mischke, songwriters (El DeBarge)
  • Shine - John Stephens, songwriter (John Legend & The Roots)
  • Why Would You Stay - K. Owens, songwriter (Kem)
Rap Song
  • Empire State Of Mind - Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Sylvia Robinson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)
  • Love The Way You Lie - Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem & Rihanna)
  • Not Afraid - M. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, L. Resto & M. Samuels, songwriters (Eminem)
  • Nothin' On You - Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Bobby Simmons Jr., songwriters (B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars)
  • On To The Next One - Shawn Carter, J. Chaton & K. Dean, songwriters (G. Auge & X. De Rosnay, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)
Country Collaboration With Vocals
  • Bad Angel - Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
  • Pride (In The Name Of Love) - Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
  • As She's Walking Away - Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
  • Hillbilly Bone - Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins
  • I Run To You - Marty Stuart & Connie Smith
Country Instrumental Performance
  • Tattoo of a Smudge - Cherryholmes
  • Magic #9 - Infamous Stringdusters
  • New Chance Blues - Punch Brothers
  • Willow Creek - Darrell Scott
  • Hummingbird - Marty Stuart
Americana Album
  • The List - Rosanne Cash
  • Tin Can Trust - Los Lobos
  • Country Music - Willie Nelson
  • Band Of Joy - Robert Plant
  • You Are Not Alone - Mavis Staples
Bluegrass Album
  • Circles Around Me - Sam Bush
  • Mountain Soul II - Patty Loveless
  • Family Circle - Del McCoury Band
  • Legacy - Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band
  • Reckless - SteelDrivers
Traditional Blues Album
  • Giant - James Cotton
  • Memphis Blues - Cyndi Lauper
  • The Well - Charlie Musselwhite
  • Joined At The Hip - Pinetop Perkins & Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
  • Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites - Jimmie Vaughan
Contemporary Blues Album
  • Nothings Impossible - Solomon Burke
  • Tribal - Dr. John & the Lower 911
  • Living Proof - Buddy Guy
  • Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook - Bettye LaVette
  • Live in Chicago - Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Featuring Hubert Sumlin, Willie "Big Eye" Smith, Bryan Lee and Buddy Flett
Traditional Folk Album
  • Genuine Negro Jig - Carolina Chocolate Drops
  • Onward & Upward - Luther Dickinson & The Sons of Mudboy
  • Memories of John - The John Hartford Stringband
  • Maria Muldaur & Her Garden of Joy - Maria Muldaur
  • Ricky Skaggs Solo: Songs My Dad Loved - Ricky Skaggs
Contemporary Folk Album
  • Love is Strange: En Vivo Con Tino - Jackson Browne & David Lindley
  • The Age of Miracles - Mary Chapin Carpenter
  • Somedays the Song Writes You - Guy Clark
  • God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise - Ray LaMontagne & the Pariah Dogs
  • Dream Attic - Richard Thompson
Reggae Album
  • Before the Dawn - Buju Benton
  • Isaac Meets Isaac - Gregory Isaac & King Isaac
  • Revelation - Lee "Scratch" Perry
  • Made in Jamaica - Bob Sinclair with Sly & Robbie
  • One Pop Reggae + - Sly & Robbie and the Family Taxi
  • Legacy: An Acoustic Tribute to Peter Tosh - Andrew Tosh
Contemporary World Music Album
  • Throw Down Your Heart, Africa Sessions Part 2: Unreleased Tracks - Bela Fleck
  • All in One - Bebel Gilberto
  • OYO - Angelique Kidjo
  • Bom Tempo - Sergio Mendes
  • Om Namo Narayanaya: Soul Call - Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon
Gospel Album
  • He Wants It All - Forever Jones
  • You Hold My World - Israel Houghton
  • Nobody Greater - VaShawn Miller
  • He's Been Just That Good - Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway
  • Grace - BeBe & CeCe Winans
Gospel Song
  • Beautiful Things - Lisa Gungor & Michael Gungor, songwriters (Gungor)
  • Better Than a Hallelujah - Sarah Hart & Chapin Hartford, songwriters (Amy Grant)
  • It's What I Do - Jerry Peters & Kirk Whalum, songwriters (Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway)
  • Our God - Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman, Jesse Reeves & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris
  • Tomlin)
  • Return to Sender - Gordon Kennedy, songwriter (Ricky Skaggs)
Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
  • Beauty Will Rise - Stephen Curtis Chapman
  • Love God, Love People - Israel Houghton
  • Pieces of a Real Heart - Sanctus Real
  • Mosaic - Ricky Skaggs
  • Tonight - TobyMac
Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
  • Get Ready - Forever Jones
  • Love Unstoppable - Fred Hammond
  • Triumphant - VaShawn Mitchell
  • Aaron Sledge - Aaron Sledge
  • Still - BeBe & CeCe Winans
Musical Album For Children
  • Here Comes Science - They Might Be Giants
  • Jungle Jim - Justin Roberts
  • Sunny Days - Battersby Duo
  • Tomorrow's Children - Pete Seeger With the Rivertown Kids and Friends
  • Weird Things Are Everywhere! - Judy Pancoast
Musical Show Album
  • American Idiot (Featuring Green Day) - Billie Joe Armstrong, producer (Green Day, composers; Billie Joe Armstrong, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With John Gallagher, Jr., Michael Esper & Others)
  • Fela! - Robert Sher, producer (Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, composer; Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Sahr Ngaujah, Lillias White & Others)
  • A Little Night Music - Tommy Krasker, producer (Stephen Sondheim, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (2009 Broadway Revival Cast With Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury & Others)
  • Promises, Promises - David Caddick & David Lai, producers (Burt Bacharach, composer; Hal David, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast With Sean Hayes, Kristin Chenoweth & Others)
  • Sondheim on Sondheim - Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Barbara Cook , Vanessa Williams, Tom Wopat & Others)
Song Written For Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
  • Down in New Orleans (From The Princess & the Frog) - Randy Newman, songwriter (Dr. John)
  • I See You (From Avatar) - Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell & James Horner, songwriters (Leona Lewis)
  • Kiss Like Your Kiss (From True Blood) - Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams & Elvis Costello)
  • This City (From Tremé) - Steve Earle, songwriter (Steve Earle)
  • The Weary Kind (From Crazy Heart) - Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett, songwriters (Ryan Bingham)
Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals
  • Baba Yetu - Christopher Tin, arranger (Christopher Tin, Soweto Gospel Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
  • Baby - Roger Treece, arranger (Bobby McFerrin)
  • Based On A Thousand True Stories - Vince Mendoza, arranger (Silje Nergaard & Metropole Orchestra Strings)
  • Don't Explain - Geoffrey Keezer, arranger (Denise Donatelli)
  • Imagine - Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, arrangers (Herbie Hancock, Pink, Seal, Jeff Beck, India.Arie, Konono No 1 & Oumou Sangare)
Recording Package
  • Brothers - Michael Carney, art director (The Black Keys)
  • Eggs - Malene Mathiasson, Malthe Fischer, Kristoffer Rom, Nis Svoldgård & Aske Zidore, art directors (Oh No Ono)
  • Hadestown - Brian Grunert, art director (Anaïs Mitchell)
  • What Will We Be - Devendra Banhart & Jon Beasley, art directors (Devendra Banhart)
  • Yonkers NY - Andrew Taray, art director (Chip Taylor)
Boxed or Special Limited Edition Packaging
  • Light: On The South Side - Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists)
  • Minotaur (Deluxe Edition) - Jeff Anderson & Vaughan Oliver, art directors (The Pixies)
  • A Sideman's Journey (Limited Collector's Super Deluxe Box Set) - Daniel Reiss & Klaus Voormann, art directors (Voormann & Friends)
  • Story Island - Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (Various Artists)
  • Under Great White Northern Lights (Limited Edition Box Set) - Rob Jones & Jack White III, art directors (The White Stripes)
Album Notes.....
  • Alan Lomax In Haiti: Recordings For The Library Of Congress, 1936-1937 - Gage Averill, album notes writer (Various Artists)
  • Keep An Eye On The Sky - Robert Gordon, album notes writer (Big Star)
  • Side Steps - Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (John Coltrane)
  • There Breathes A Hope: The Legacy Of John Work II And His Fisk Jubilee Quartet, 1909-1916 - Doug Seroff, album notes writer (Fisk University Jubilee Quartet)
  • True Love Cast Out All Evil - Will Sheff, album notes writer (Roky Erickson With Okkervil River)
Historical Album
  • Alan Lomax In Haiti: Recordings For The Library Of Congress, 1936-1937 - Jeffrey A. Greenberg, David Katznelson & Anna Lomax Wood, compilation producers; Steve Rosenthal & Warren Russell-Smith, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
  • The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings) - Jeff Jones, compilation producer; Paul Hicks, Sean Magee, Guy Massey, Sam Okell & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (The Beatles)
  • The Complete Mother's Best Recordings...Plus! - Colin Escott, Mike Jason & Jett Williams, compilation producers; Joseph M. Palmaccio, mastering engineer (Hank Williams)
  • Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings And More - Andy McKaie, compilation producer; Erick Labson, mastering engineer (Buddy Holly)
  • Where The Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968 - Alec Palao, Cheryl Pawelski & Andrew Sandoval, compilation producers; Dan Hersch & Andrew Sandoval, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
Engineered Album, Non-Classical
  • Battle Studies - Michael H. Brauer, Joe Ferla, Chad Franscoviak & Manny Marroquin, engineers (John Mayer)
  • Dirty Side Down - John Keane, engineer (Widespread Panic)
  • Emotion & Commotion - Steve Lipson, engineer (Jeff Beck)
  • God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise - Ryan Freeland, engineer (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
  • Pink Elephant - Seth Presant & Leon F. Sylvers III, engineers (N'dambi)
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
  • Rob Cavallo
    • Brand New Eyes (Paramore) (A)
    • Hang Cool Teddy Bear (Meat Loaf) (A)
    • Happy Hour (Uncle Kracker) (A)
    • Music Again (Adam Lambert) (T)
    • Soaked (Adam Lambert) (T)
    • Sure Fire Winners (Adam Lambert) (T)
    • Time For Miracles (Adam Lambert) (T)
    • When It's Time (Green Day) (T)
  • Danger Mouse
    • Broken Bells (Broken Bells) (A)
    • Dark Night Of The Soul (Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse) (A)
    • Tighten Up (The Black Keys) (T)
  • Dr. Luke
    • California Gurls (Katy Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg) (T)
    • For Your Entertainment (Adam Lambert) (T)
    • Hungover (Kesha) (T)
    • Kiss N Tell (Kesha) (T)
    • Magic (B.o.B. Featuring Rivers Cuomo) (T)
    • Take It Off (Kesha) (T)
    • Teenage Dream (Katy Perry) (T)
    • Your Love Is My Drug (Kesha) (T)
  • RedOne
    • Alejandro (Lady Gaga) (S)
    • Bad Romance (Lady Gaga) (S)
    • The Fame Monster (Lady Gaga) (A)
    • I Like It (Enrique Iglesias Featuring Pitbull) (S)
    • More (Usher) (T)
    • We Are The World 25 For Haiti (Artists For Haiti) (S)
    • Whole Lotta Love (Mary J. Blige) (S)
  • The Smeezingtons (Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine)
    • Billionaire (Travie McCoy Featuring Bruno Mars) (T)
    • Bow Chicka Wow Wow (Mike Posner) (T)
    • F*** You (Cee Lo Green) (S)
    • Island Queen (Sean Kingston) (T)
    • Just The Way You Are (Bruno Mars) (S)
    • Nothin' On You (B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars) (T)
Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
  • Fantasy (Morgan Page Remix) - Morgan Page, remixer (Nadia Ali)
  • Funk Nasty (Wolfgang Gartner Remix Edit) - Wolfgang Gartner, remixer (Andy Caldwell Featuring Gram'ma Funk)
  • Orpheus (Quiet Carnival) (Funk Generation Mix) - Mike Rizzo, remixer (Sergio Mendes)
  • Revolver (David Guetta's One Love Club Remix) - David Guetta, remixer (Madonna)
  • Sweet Disposition (Axwell & Dirty South Remix) - Axel Hedfors & Dragan Roganovic, remixers (The Temper Trap)
Surround Sound Album
  • Britten's Orchestra - Keith O. Johnson, surround mix engineer; Keith O. Johnson, surround mastering engineer; David Frost, surround producer (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
  • The Incident - Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround producer (Porcupine Tree)
  • Parallax Eden - David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber)
  • Songs And Stories (Monster Music Version) - Don Murray, surround mix engineer; Sangwook Nam & Doug Sax, surround mastering engineers; John Burk, Noel Lee & Marcus Miller, surround producers (George Benson)
  • Trondheimsolistene - In Folk Style - Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (TrondheimSolistene)
Classical Crossover Album
  • Meeting Of The Spirits - Matt Haimovitz (Amaryllis Jarczyk, Jan Jarczyk, John McLaughlin, Dominic Painchaud, Leanna Rutt & Matt Wilson)
  • Off The Map - The Silk Road Ensemble
  • Roots - My Life, My Song - Jessye Norman (Ira Coleman, Steve Johns, Mike Lovatt, Mark Markham & Martin Williams)
  • Tin, Christopher: Calling All Dawns - Lucas Richman, conductor (Sussan Deyhim, Lia, Kaori Omura, Dulce Pontes, Jia Ruhan, Aoi Tada & Frederica von Stade; Anonymous 4 & Soweto Gospel Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
  • Vocabularies - Bobby McFerrin
Short Form Music Video
  • Ain't No Grave - Johnny Cash
  • Love the Way You Lie (Explicit Version) - Eminem & Rihanna
  • Stylo - Gorillaz, Mos Def & Bobby Womack
  • F*** You - Cee Lo Green
  • Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
Long Form Video
  • No Distance Left to Run - Blur
  • When You're Strange - Doors
  • The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story
  • Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage - Rush
  • Under Great White Northern Lights - White Stripes
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Last year, the nominees list for the Hip Hop World Awards (HHWA) caused a barrage of controversy. This year, the organizers of the event have reviewed the nomination and voting process and here is the result!

Photo Below:Jesse Jagz, DaGrin, Ice Prince & MI at the 2010 HHMA Nominees Unveiling









ALBUM OF THE YEAR


Best album (solo or group) in year under review, that meets judges’ requirements of excellence (in every realms: songwriting, production, rendition and promotion) and acceptability (sales, popularity)

C.E.O
Artiste: DAGRIN
Producer(s): Sossick, Sars, T-Frizzle and Dokta Frabz
Record Label: Missofunyin Entertainment

MUSHIN 2 MO’HITS
Artiste: WANDE COAL
Producer(s): Don Jazzy
Record Label: Mo’Hits Records

UN-DAREY-TED
Artiste: DAREY
Producer(s): Tee-Y Mix and Cobhams
Record Label: Soul Muzik

DANGER
Artiste: PSQUARE
Producer(s) – Paul Okoye, Peter Okoye, J Martins, Effrenzy
Record Label – Square Records

LEAST EXPECTED
Artiste: BRACKET
Producer(s): Dekumzy, J Martins, Phino
Record Label: Ape Planet


ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Most critically and commercially adjudged artiste in the year under review Overall most successful artiste for the year under review.

WANDE COAL
Real Name(s): OJOSHIPE WANDE JNR.
Album Title: Mushin 2 Mo’Hits
Record Label: Mo’Hits Records

TERRY G
Real Name(s): GABRIEL AMANYI
Album Title: Ginjah Ur Swaggah – Season 1
Record Label: Bluemoon Entertainment, TGP Recordz

DAREY
Real Name(s): DARE ART ALADE
Album Title: Un.Darey.Ted
Record Label: Soul Muzik

BRACKET
Real Name(s): NWACHUKWU OZIOKO and ALI OBUMNEME
Album Title: Least Expected
Record Label: Ape Planet

DAGRIN
Real Name(s): OLAITAN OLAONIPEKUN
Album Title: C.E.O
Record Label: Missofunyin Entertainment

SONG OF THE YEAR
Most popular song from an album in year under review. Decided by voting

“YORI YORI”
Artiste: BRACKET
Album: Least Expected
Producer: Dekumzy
Record Label Ape Planet

“KOKOROKO”
Artiste: KEFEE
Album: A Piece Of Me
Producer: K Solo
Record Label Branama Afrique

“YOU BAD”
Artiste: Wande Coal
Album: Mushin 2 Mo’Hits
Producer: Don Jazzy
Record Label: Mo’Hits Records

“FREE MADNESS Pt. 2”
Artiste: Terry G
Album: Ginjah Ur Swaggah – Season 1
Producer: Terry G
Record Label: Bluemoon Entertainment, TGP Recordz

“ALANTA”
Artiste: Art Quake
Album: Art Work
Producer(s): Puffy T, Del B, Austin Beat, Cheefo & Soso Beats
Record Label: K.I.P Entertainment

RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Best single recording (on-air only or released) by artiste or group in year under review. Originality and production very essential

“STRONG TING”
Album – THE W EXPERIENCE
Artiste – Banky W
Producer – Cobhams Asuquo
Record Label – Empire Mates Entertainment

“I LOVE U”
Album – DANGER
Artiste – P-Square
Producer(s) – Paul Okoye
Record Label – Square Records

“HEAVEN PLEASE”
Album – TIMI (Unreleased)
Artiste – Timi Dakolo
Producer – Cobhams Asuquo
Record Label – (Unreleased)

“KEEPER OF MY DREAMS”
Album – Lara George
Artiste – Lara George
Producer(s) – Wole Oni
Record Label – Soforte Entertainment

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
The individual responsible for producing the most acclaimed songs/album in the year under review. His CV for the year includes top notch tracks and production credits no one can fault.

TEE-Y MIX
Album/Song Title – “More”, “Love Truly
Artiste(s) – DAREY ART ALADE, IYANYA

COBHAMS
Album/Song Title – “Strong Ting”, “No Stars”
Artiste(s) – Banky W, Darey Art Alade

DON JAZZY
Album/Song Title – “Banana”, “U Bad”
Artiste(s) – Wande Coal

SOSSICK
Album/Song Title – “Everyday”, “Igboro”
Artiste(s) – Dagrin

DOKTA FRABZ
Album/Song Title – “Thank God”, “Ako Mi Ti Poju”
Artiste(s) – Dagrin, Naeto C

BEST MUSIC VIDEO (AWARD GOES TO DIRECTOR)
Best conceptualised, best edited, best picture, best directed and most exciting video in year under review as voted by fans and decided by the jury.

JUDE OKOYE
Music Video Title – “DANGER”
Artiste – P Square

WUDI AWA
Music Video Title – “Kokoroko”
Artiste – Keffe

CLARENCE PETERS
Music Video Title – “Finest”
Artiste – Knight House Ft. Sauce Kid & Teeto

BOBBY BOULDERS
Music Video Title – Ako Mi Ti Poju
Artiste – Naeto C

MEX
Music Video Title – “Safe”
Artiste – M.I

BEST R ‘N’ B SINGLE
Best R&B single in year under review (by single individual or group)

“STRONG TING”
Artiste(s) – Banky W
Producer – Cobhams Asuquo

“NEVER FELT A LOVE”
Artiste(s) – Femi
Producer – Sure Fire Group USA.

“I LOVE YOU”
Artiste(s) – P-Square
Producer – Paul Okoye

“NO STARS”
Artiste(s) – Darey Art Alade
Producer – Cobhams Asuquo

“OVERKILLIN”
Artiste(s) – Djinee
Producer – Jesse Jagz

BEST POP SINGLE
Best pop single in year under review (by single individual or group)

“YORI YORI”
Artiste(s) – Bracket
Producer – Dekumzy

“U BAD”
Artiste(s) – Wande Coal
Producer – Don Jazzy

“KOKOROKO”
Artiste(s) – Keffe
Producer – K Solo

“DANGER”
Artiste(s) – P-Square
Producer – Paul Okoye

“HOTTER THAN FIRE”
Artiste(s) – Dr. Pat and Sheyman
Producer – Sheyman

BEST R ‘N’ B/ POP ALBUM
Best R&B or pop album in year under review (by single individual or group)

MUSHIN 2 MO’HITS
Artiste- Wande Coal
Producer(s) – Don Jazzy
Record Label- Mo Hits Records

DANGER
Artiste- P-Square
Producer(s) – Paul Okoye, Peter Okoye, J Martins, Effrenzy
Record Label – Square Records

LEAST EXPECTED
Artiste- Bracket
Producer(s) – Dekumzy, J Martins, Phino
Record Label- Ape Planet

UN.DAREY.TED
Artiste – Darey Art Alade
Producer(s) – Tee Y-Mix, Cobhams
Record Label – Soul Muzik

BEST RAP SINGLE
Best single released on-air recording of a rap song

“AKO MI TI POJU”
Artiste(s) – Naeto C
Producer – Dokta Frabz

“OWO ATI SWAGGER”
Artiste(s) – Catiair
Producer – J Sleek

“FINEST”
Artiste(s) – Knight House ft. Sauce Kid & Teeto
Producer – Knight House

“SAMPLE Remix”
Artiste(s) – Terry Tha Rapman Ft. Stereo Man & Pherowshuz
Producer – Pherowshuz

“SOMEBODY WANTS TO DIE”
Artiste(s) – M.I
Producer – M.I

BEST RAP ALBUM
Best album by a rap artiste or group in year under review

CEO
Artiste – Dagrin
Producer(s) – Sossick, T-Frizzle, Dokta Frabz, Sarz
Record Label – Missofunyin Entertainment

DAT IBO BOY
Artiste – Ill Bliss
Producer(s) – Micworx, Osh, Suspect, Terry G, Frenzy, Tee Y-Mix, Elajoe, Paul Play, XYZ, Wazbeat, M.I, Jonah the Monarch
Record Label – Gorretti Records

MORE THAN RAP MUSIC
Artiste – Cartiair
Producer(s) – J Sleek, Spanky, Sossick, WC, Mic-On, Kid Connect
Record Label – Magic Records

THE INVESTMENT
Artiste – Kel
Producer(s) – Suspect, Jesse Jags, Tee Y-Mix
Record Label – Capital Hills

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL
Rap Artiste with best lyrical depth and performance on a single song or album

M.I
Song Title – Somebody Wants To Die
Album Title – (Unreleased)
Record Label – Chocolate City

MODENINE
Song Title – Bad Man
Album Title – Da Vinci Mode (Not released in year under review)
Record Label – Red Eye Music

OD
Song Title – Got To Love Me
Album Title – (Unreleased)
Record Label – X3M Music

PHEROWSHUZ
Song Title – Sample Remix (Featured by Terry Tha Rapman)
Album Title – Boys Are Not Smiling (Unreleased)
Record Label – Megaphunk

BEST COLLABO
Best R&B, Pop or hip hop collaborative track (including cameos) in year under review

“KOKOROKO”
Artistes – Kefee Ft. Timaya
Producer – K Solo

“FINEST”
Artistes – Knight House Ft. Sauce Kid & Teeto
Producer – Knight House

“AYE PO GAN”
Artistes – Ill Bliss Ft. Terry G
Producer – Terry G

“SAMPLE Remix”
Artistes – Terry Tha Rapman Ft. Stereo Man & Pherowshuz
Producer – Pherowshuz


BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (MALE)

Single male artiste with most outstanding vocal performance on a single song or album

DARE ART ALADE
Song Title – “NO STARS”
Producer- Cobhams

BANKY W
Song Title – “STRONG TING”
Producer- Cobhams

WANDE COAL
Song Title – “BANANA”
Producer- Don Jazzy

GT THE GUITARMAN
Song Title – “KINIMATISE”
Producer(s) – Gospelondebeat

TIMI DAKOLO
Song Title – “HEAVEN PLEASE”
Producer- Cobhams

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)
Single female act with most outstanding vocal performance on a single song or album

IBIYEMI
Song Title – “DON’T LEAVE ME”
Producer – Ross Oscar

KEFEE
Song Title – “KOKOROKO”
Producer – K Solo

LARA GEORGE
Song Title – “KEEPER OF MY DREAMS”
Producer – Wole Oni

WAJE
Song Title – “Kolo”
Producer – 37

EVA
Song Title – “NO CRY”
Producer – Wole Adesanya

BEST STREET HOP
The most popular street-hop single in year under review

“FREE MADNESS Pt. 2”
Artiste(s) – Terry G

“IGBORO TI DARU”
Artiste(s) – Klever J Ft. Eedris Abdul Kareem

“FILE BE”
Artiste(s) – Jaywon

“ALANTA”
Artiste(s) – Art Quake

“ONE BY ONE”
Artiste(s) – Side One

NEXT RATED
Most promising upcoming officially unreleased act in the year under review

GENERAL PYPE
Song Title – “CHAMPION”

MO CHEDDAH
Song Title – “IF YOU WANT ME”

JESSE JAGZ
Song Title – “WETIN DEY”

D’PRINCE
Song Title – “OMOBA”

SKUKI
Song Title – “BANGER”

HIPHOP WORLD REVELATION OF THE YEAR
Best New artiste in the year under review

WANDE COAL
Real Name(s): OJOSHIPE WANDE JNR.
Album Title: Mushin 2 Mo’Hits
Record Label: Mo’Hits Record

KEL
Real Name(s): KELECHI OHIA
Album Title: The Investment
Record Label: Capital Records

DJINEE
Real Name(s): NOSA OSAYAMWEN
Album Title: Djinee
Record Label: None

ILL BLISS
Real Name(s): Tobechukwu Ejiofor
Album Title: Dat Ibo Boy
Record Label: Gorretti

OMAWUMI
Real Name(s): Omawumi Megbele
Album Title: Super Woman
Record Label: OMA Records

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