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HAMILTON - Hit Broadway Musical Rocks the Grammys

In an awesome and historical performance, the brilliant Lin-Manuel Miranda and company from the hit, Broadway musical Hamilton just rocked the Grammy stage from the Richard Rodgers Theater and the went on to win Best Musical Theater Album to boot.

BRAVO!

THE 58^TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS will be telecast live on CBS, Monday February 15, 2016 at 8PM/EST – PM/PST.  For everything GRAMMY, including a Full List of this year’s Nominees visit their website at http://www.grammy.com/

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GRAMMY WATCH – Musical Theater Album, Soundtrack, Composition and Arranging Categories – My Picks and Predictions

Here are my picks and predictions for the above mentioned categories for The 58th Annual Grammy Awards.

Best Musical Theater Album
• An American In Paris
      Leanne Cope, Max Von Essen, Robert Fairchild, Jill Paice and Brandon Uranowitz, principal soloists; Rob Fisher and Scott Lehrer, producers (George Gershwin, composer; Ira Gershwin, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
      [Masterworks Broadway]

• Fun Home
      Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn, Sydney Lucas, Beth Malone and Emily Skeggs, principal soloists; Philip Chaffin and Tommy Krasker, producers (Jeanine Tesori, composer; Lisa Kron, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
      [PS Classics]

• Hamilton
      Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Christopher Jackson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom, Jr., Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos and Phillipa Soo, principal soloists; Alex Lacamoire, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bill Sherman, Ahmir Thompson and Tarik Trotter, producers; Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer and lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
      [Atlantic]

• The King And I
      Ruthie Ann Miles, Kelli O'Hara, Ashley Park, Conrad Ricamora and Ken Watanabe, principal soloists; David Caddick, David Lai and Ted Sperling, producers (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (2015 Broadway Cast)
      [Universal Music Classics]

• Something Rotten!
      Heidi Blickenstaff, Christian Borle, John Cariani, Brian d'Arcy James, Brad Oscar and Kate Reinders, principal soloists; Kurt Deutsch, Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Lawrence Manchester, Kevin McCollum and Phil Reno, producers; Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick, composers/lyricists (Originial Broadway Cast)
      [Ghostlight]

My Pick: THE KING AND I

My Prediction: FUN HOME

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Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
• Empire: Season 1
      (Various Artists)
      [Columbia]

• Fifty Shades Of Grey
      (Various Artists)
      [Republic Records]

• Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
      (Various Artists)
      [Big Machine Records]

• Pitch Perfect 2
      (Various Artists)
      [Universal Music Enterprises/Republic Records]

• Selma
      (Various Artists)
      [Paramount Pictures/Pathé Productions]

My Pick and Prediction: EMPIRE: SEASON 1

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Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
• Birdman
      Antonio Sanchez, composer
      [Milan Records]

• The Imitation Game
      Alexandre Desplat, composer
      [Sony Classical]

• Interstellar
      Hans Zimmer, composer
      [WaterTower Music]

• The Theory Of Everything
      Jóhann Jóhannsson, composer
      [Back Lot Music]

• Whiplash
      Justin Hurwitz, composer
      [Varèse Sarabande]

My Pick: WHIPLASH

My Prediction: BIRDMAN

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Best Song Written For Visual Media
• Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)
      Ahmad Balshe, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville and Abel Tesfaye, songwriters (The Weeknd)
      Track from: Fifty Shades Of Grey
      [Universal Studios/Republic Records; Publisher(s): SONGS Music Publishing, LLC, o/b/o Songs Of SMP, Songs Of Universal, Inc. and Sing Little Penguin, Universal Music Corp, CP Music Group, Inc., Universal Pictures Music and UPG Music Publishing]

• Glory
      Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith and John Stephens, songwriters (Common and John Legend)
      Track from: Selma
      [Def Jam/ARTium Records; Publisher(s): Paramount Pictures/Pathé Productions Limited]

• Love Me Like You Do
      Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Tove Nilsson, Ali Payami and Ilya Salmanzadeh, songwriters (Ellie Goulding)
      Track from: Fifty Shades Of Grey
      [Republic Records; Publisher(s): MXM admin. by Kobalt, Wolf Cousin/Warner/Chappell Music SCAND, Shellbeck Industries, Universal Pictures Music]

• See You Again
      Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth and Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth)
      Track from: Furious 7
      [Atlantic; Publisher(s): Artist Publishing Group West/J Franks Publishing/Andrew Cedar Publishing admin. by WB Music Corp./Wiz Khalifa Publishing admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Charlie Puth Music Publishing/Artist 101 Publishing Group admin. by Warner Chappell Music, Universal Pictures Music, UPG Music Publishing]

• Til It Happens To You
      Lady Gaga and Diane Warren, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
      Track from: The Hunting Ground
      [Streamline/Interscope; Publisher(s): Diane Warren Trust d/b/a REALSONGS/Sony ATV songs LLC/House of Gaga Publishing Inc./GloJoe Music Inc.]

My Pick: SEE YOU AGAIN …and I am mad that it isn’t nominated for an Oscar, damn it!

My Prediction: GLORY …after all, it did win the Oscar and it IS an anthem, no doubt – very deserved.

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Best Instrumental Composition
• The Afro Latin Jazz Suite
      Arturo O'Farrill, composer (Arturo O'Farrill and The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Featuring Rudresh Mahanthappa)
      Track from: Cuba: The Conversation Continues
      [Motema Music]

• Civil War
      Bob Mintzer, composer (Bob Mintzer Big Band)
      Track from: Get Up!
      [MCG Jazz]

• Confetti Man
      David Balakrishnan, composer (Turtle Island Quartet)
      Track from: Confetti Man
      [Azica Records]

• Neil
      Rich DeRosa, composer (University Of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band)
      Track from: Lab 2015
      [North Texas Jazz]

• Vesper
      Marshall Gilkes, composer (Marshall Gilkes and WDR Big Band)
      Track from: Köln
      [Alternate Side Records]

My Pick and Prediction: THE AFRO LATIN JAZZ SUITE

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Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
• Bruno Mars
      Paul Allen, Troy Hayes, Evin Martin and J Moss, arrangers (Vocally Challenged)
      [PMG Records]

• Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy
      Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado and Kevin Olusola, arrangers (Pentatonix)
      Track from: That's Christmas To Me
      [RCA Records]

• Do You Hear What I Hear?
      Armand Hutton, arranger (Committed)
      Track from: Home For Christmas
      [Mixed Bag Music Group, LLC.]

• Ghost Of A Chance
      Bob James, arranger (Bob James and Nathan East)
      Track from: The New Cool
      [Yamaha Entertainment Group Of America]

• You And The Night And The Music
      John Fedchock, arranger (John Fedchock New York Big Band)
      Track from: Like It Is
      [Mama Records]

My Pick and Prediction: DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY …come on, it’s Pentatonix already!

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Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
• Be My Muse
      Shelly Berg, arranger (Lorraine Feather)
      [Jazzed Media]

• 52nd & Broadway
      Patrick Williams, arranger (Patrick Williams Featuring Patti Austin)
      Track from: Home Suite Home
      [BFM Jazz]

• Garota De Ipanema
      Otmaro Ruiz, arranger (Catina DeLuna Featuring Otmaro Ruiz)
      Track from: Catina Deluna Lado B Brazilian Project Featuring Otmaro Ruiz
      [Catina DeLuna]

• Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)
      Maria Schneider, arranger (David Bowie)
      Track from: Nothing Has Changed
      [Legacy/Columbia]

• When I Come Home
      Jimmy Greene, arranger (Jimmy Greene With Javier Colon)
      Track from: Beautiful Life
      [Mack Avenue Records]

My Pick and Prediction: SUE (OR A SEASON OF CRIME) …David Bowie is a legend, as well as the elephant in the room in this category. Maria Schneider may as well clear her mantle-top to make room for it.

THE 58^TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS will be telecast live on CBS, Monday February 15, 2016 at 8PM/EST – PM/PST.  For everything GRAMMY, including a Full List of this year’s Nominees visit their website at http://www.grammy.com/

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