John Waters, Grammy Nominee !This isn't The Music Experience but we should glance toward the Grammy nominees. Among the "record" and "song" of the year categories, which are kind of like the actress and actor to "album of the year"'s best picture --it's a tortured analogy, just go with it -- my votes would go to... no, I can't do it. No preferences. I like most of them but, frankly, they all remind me of other better songs especially "Chandelier" which is like "Umbrella: The Sequel" and "Fancy" which is like a weaker and more annoying Stefani track. Plus I thought "All About the Bass" was a two-for-one Novelty Song download deal with Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" -- I had no idea it was respectable music! What would the Best Picture equivalent be at the Oscars? I can't even imagine...
But, again, not a music guy. Outside of movie music as an extension of a my cinephilia and musical theater as an extension of my inner soul (Proud Show Queen and I don't care who knows it... Haters gonna hate hate hate. Shake it off!) I don't think about music that much except to think "What should i put on my gym playlist to help motivate the exercize that I'm not going to do no matter how great the playlist is?!?"
Actors or Directors among the Grammy-nominated this year
- James Franco (Spoken Word nominee for "Actors Anonymous")
I think it's worth noting that Franco has yet to win a major prize beyond a Golden Globe but he has now been nominated for the Oscar, the Emmy, and the Grammy Clearly has his sights set on a Tony at some point, too. - Cheyenne Jackson (Principal Soloist for San Francisco Symphony's version of "West Side Story" nominated for Musical Theater Album)_
- Neil Patrick Harris (Principal Soloist for "Hedwig" revival nominated for Musical Theater Album)
- John Waters (Spoken Word nominee for "Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America")
MOVIE RELATED CATEGORIES which are always a curious mix of Oscar years given differing eligiblity periods are after the jump...
Compilation Soundtrack
- American Hustle
- Frozen
- Get On Up: The James Brown Story
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1
- The Wolf of Wall Street
The Wolf of Wall Street really? With hundreds of tv/movie records to choose from?
Score/Soundtrack
- Frozen, Christoph Beck
- Gone Girl, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
- The Grand Budapest Hotel, Alexandre Desplat
- Gravity, Steven Price (Oscar winner 2013)
- Saving Mr Banks, Thomas Newman (Oscar nominee 2013)
Should be curious to see who wins this one right? Frozen is beloved for its songs not its score... and Gone Girl and Grand Budapest dont seem like the behemoths that Gravity was in this regard? But Gravity is now really old in terms of awardage.
Song for Visual Media
- Everything is Awesome, The LEGO Movie
- I See Fire, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- I'm Not Gonna Miss You, Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
(Are we underestimating this final song from the music legend - recorded for the documentary about him -- in the Oscar race for song this year? With Oscar you never know about eligibility until that long list is revealed but we shall see.) - Let It Go, Frozen (Oscar winner 2013)
- The Moon Song, Her (Oscar nominee 2013)
Can "Let it Go" continue its cultural dominance a year past its oppressive ubiquity? Or will "Everything is Awesome"or "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" surprise?
Music Film
- Beyoncé & Jay Z: On the Run Tour
- Ghost Stories (Coldplay)
- 20 Feet From Stardom (Oscar winner 2013, Best Documentary)
- Metallica Through The Never
- The Truth About Love: Live From Melbourne (P!nk)
I love P!nk. I think I've made this clear. I expect that 20 Feet will repeat its Oscar win unless the Grammys need to hand Beyoncé an 18th Grammy.
Exit Music
Since it's Post-Thanksgiving we're allowed to listen to Christmas music now. So here you go with multiple-nominee Sam Smith doing a little Judy G since out gay performers are required to.