CONCORD MUSIC GROUP SCORES 18 GRAMMY NOMINATIONS

Concord Music Group, one of the largest independent recorded music and publishing companies in the world collected a total of 18 GRAMMY Award nominations, as announced today by the Recording Academy in anticipation of the 59^th Annual GRAMMY Awards set for Sunday, February 12^th, 2017.
 

 The diverse set of nominations epitomizes Concord’s deep commitment to artistry across an array of categories including rock, alternative, blues, folk, R&B, Bluegrass, Americana and jazz.  The company’s celebrated family of labels includes Bicycle, Concord, Concord Jazz, Fantasy, Fearless, Kidz Bop, Loma Vista, Razor & Tie, Rounder, Stax, Sugar Hill and Vanguard.

Below is the complete list of nominations for the Concord Music Group:

Best Alternative Music Album
Post Pop Depression
Iggy Pop
Label: Loma Vista Recordings

Best Contemporary Blues Album
Give It Back To You
The Record Company
Label: Concord Records

Best Folk Album
Undercurrent
Sarah Jarosz
Label: Sugar Hill Records

Best American Roots Performance
House Of Mercy
Sarah Jarosz
Track from: Undercurrent
Label: Sugar Hill Records

Best Traditional R&B Performance
The Three Of Me
William Bell
Track from: This Is Where I Live
Label: Stax Records

Best Americana Album
This Is Where I Live
William Bell
Label: Stax

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Are You Serious
Tchad Blake & David Boucher, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Andrew Bird)
Label: Loma Vista Recordings

Best Traditional Blues Album
Porcupine Meat
Bobby Rush
Label: Rounder Records

Best American Roots Song
Kid Sister
Vince Gill, songwriter (The Time Jumpers)
Track from: Kid Sister
Label: Rounder Records

Best Bluegrass Album
Original Traditional
Blue Highway
Label: Rounder Records

Best Bluegrass Album
Coming Home
O'Connor Band With Mark O'Connor
Label: Rounder Records

Best Folk Album
Weighted Mind
Sierra Hull
Label: Rounder Records

Best Americana Album
Kid Sister
The Time Jumpers
Label: Rounder Records

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Good "Swing" Wenceslas
Sammy Nestico, arranger (The Count Basie Orchestra)
Track from: A Very Swingin' Basie Christmas!
Label: Concord Jazz

Best Arrangement, Instrument and Vocals
I'm A Fool To Want You
Alan Broadbent, arranger (Kristin Chenoweth)
Track from: The Art Of Elegance
Label: Concord Records

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Undercurrent
Shani Gandhi & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Sarah Jarosz)
Label: Sugar Hill Records

Best Remixed Recording
Only (Kaskade x Lipless Remix)
Ryan Raddon, remixer (Ry X)
Label: Loma Vista Recordings

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
Tug Of War (Deluxe Edition)
Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney)
Label: Concord Records

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