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Comedian igosave has welcomed a baby girl, on friday.  The daughter named Aliana is doing fine and he has called everyone to come thank GOD with him. Congratulation my brother,  keep our drink o!.

Beyonce to be studied as a Course in the University.

Queen Bee has joined other celebrities including Oprah and husband Jay Z, (who has a Georgetown University sociology course named after him), who are studied in the University. The course is called Politicizing Beyonce and can be taken at Rutgers University in New Jersey.

The University’s Department of Women’s and Gender Studies will be exploring the social & cultural significance of the songstress’s music and image.

The course will allow fans to explore Beyonce's alter ego Sasha Fierce, and debate the extent of control she has over her own image. They will also debate whether her red hot persona is an outlet of female sexual empowerment or merely complying with western gender stereotypes.
"This isn’t a course about Beyonce’s political engagement or how many times she performed during President Obama’s inauguration weekend. She certainly pushes boundaries. While other artists are simply releasing music, she’s creating a grand narrative around her life, her career, and her persona.’ Kevin Allred, the person in charge of the course at Rutgers University said

Man put up Seven Children for Sale

It was like a scene from a Nollywood movie recently in Owerri, Imo State capital when a father tied his seven children, including his triplet, to a wheelbarrow and was heading to an unknown destination before officials of the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development stopped him.It was observed that the 44-year-old man simply identified as Israel Dike is a native of Odenkume, Obowo Local Government Aarea of Imo State, but resides in Ugwu Ekwema, Egbu Road, Owerri.The children’s hands were firmly tied to a wheelbarrow while the man was soliciting for buyers for the children, saying he could no longer fend for them.A staff of the ministry told newsmen in Owerri that, “Following a tip off, a high powered team led by the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs. Nma Onyechere, quickly went and rescued the children. Apart from disclosing that he planned selling some of them with a view to enabling him take proper care of others, Dike equally lamented that Governor Rochas Okorocha put him in the present predicament.“Owelle Okorocha is the cause of what I am passing through today. He made me a promise in the past and has failed to redeem it till today,” Dike said.Speaking to newsmen at the scene, the Commissioner described Dike as a “depressed man, who is mentally derailed.”While urging Dike’s wife to go for family planning, the Commissioner however promised that government would carefully ascertain the level of the man’s mental problem.Onyechere told newsmen that the Ministry would take up the issue.

56th Grammy Award Winners' list.

1. RECORD OF THE YEAR

WINNER

Get Lucky

Daft Punk Featuring Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers

Thomas Bangalter & Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo, producers; Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta & Daniel Lerner, engineers/mixers; Antoine "Chab" Chabert & Bob Ludwig, mastering engineersTrack from: Random Access MemoriesLabel: Columbia Records

Radioactive

Imagine Dragons

Alex Da Kid, producer; Manny Marroquin & Josh Mosser, engineers/mixers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineerTrack from: Night VisionsLabel: Kidinakorner/ Interscope

Royals

Lorde

Joel Little, producer; Joel Little, engineer/mixer; Stuart Hawkes, mastering engineerTrack from: Pure HeroineLabel: Universal Music

Locked Out Of Heaven

Bruno Mars

Jeff Bhasker, Emile Haynie, Mark Ronson & The Smeezingtons, producers; Alalal, Josh Blair, Wayne Gordon, Ari Levine, Manny Marroquin & Mark Ronson, engineers/mixers; David Kutch, mastering engineerTrack from: Unorthodox JukeboxLabel: Atlantic

Blurred Lines

Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell

Pharrell, producer; Andrew Coleman & Tony Maserati, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineerTrack from: Blurred LinesLabel: Star Trak/ InterscopeBACK TO TOP

2. ALBUM OF THE YEAR

WINNER

Random Access Memories

Daft Punk

Julian Casablancas, DJ Falcon, Todd Edwards, Chilly Gonzales, Giorgio Moroder, Panda Bear, Nile Rodgers, Paul Williams & Pharrell Williams, featured artists; Thomas Bangalter, Julian Casablancas, Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo, DJ Falcon & Todd Edwards, producers; Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta, Guillaume Le Braz & Daniel Lerner, engineers/mixers; Antoine "Chab" Chabert & Bob Ludwig, mastering engineersLabel: Columbia Records

The Blessed Unrest

Sara Bareilles

Sara Bareilles, Mark Endert & John O'Mahony, producers; Jeremy Darby, Mark Endert & John O'Mahony, engineers/mixers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineerLabel: Epic Records

Good Kid, M.A.A.D City

Kendrick Lamar

Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre, Drake, Jay Rock, Jay Z, MC Eiht & Anna Wise, featured artists; DJ Dahi, Hit-Boy, Skhye Hutch, Just Blaze, Like, Terrace Martin, Dawaun Parker, Pharrell, Rahki, Scoop DeVille, Sounwave, Jack Splash, Tabu, Tha Bizness, THC & T-Minus, producers; Derek Ali, Dee Brown, Andrew Coleman, Dr. Dre, James Hunt, Mauricio 'Veto"" Iragorri, Mike Larson, Jared Scott, Jack Splash & Andrew Wright, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi & Brian 'Big Bass"" Gardner, mastering engineersLabel: TDE/Aftermath/Interscope Records

The Heist

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Ab-Soul, Ben Bridwell, Ray Dalton, Eighty4 Fly, Hollis, Mary Lambert, Baffalo Madonna, Evan Roman, Schoolboy Q, Allen Stone, The Teaching & Wanz, featured artists; Ryan Lewis, producer; Ben Haggerty, Ryan Lewis, Amos Miller, Reed Ruddy & Pete Stewart, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Brian Gardner, mastering engineersLabel: Macklemore LLC

Red

Taylor Swift

Gary Lightbody & Ed Sheeran, featured artists; Jeff Bhasker, Nathan Chapman, Dann Huff, Jacknife Lee, Max Martin, Shellback, Taylor Swift, Butch Walker & Dan Wilson, producers; Joe Baldridge, Sam Bell, Matt Bishop, Chad Carlson, Nathan Chapman, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland, Michael Ilbert, Tyler Johnson, Jacknife Lee, Steve Marcantonio, Manny Marroquin, Justin Niebank, John Rausch, Eric Robinson, Pawel Sek, Jake Sinclair, Mark ""Spike"" Stent & Andy Thompson, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Hank Williams, mastering engineersLabel: Big Machine RecordsBACK TO TOP

3. SONG OF THE YEAR

WINNER

Royals

Joel Little & Ella Yelich O'Connor, songwriters (Lorde)Track from: Pure HeroineLabel: Universal Music; Publishers: Copyright Control/Sony ATV

Just Give Me A Reason

Jeff Bhasker, Pink & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Pink Featuring Nate Ruess)Track from: The Truth About LoveLabel: RCA Records; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music, Inc./P!nk Inside Publishing/Way Above Music/Sony/ATV Songs LLC/WB Music Corp./FBR Music/Bearvon Music

Locked Out Of Heaven

Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Bruno Mars)Track from: Unorthodox JukeboxLabel: Atlantic; Publishers: Mars Force Songs, LLC/BMG Rights Management (US) LLC/BMG/Roc Nation Music/Music Famamanem LP/EMI April Music Inc./Toy Plane Music - Universal Music/Universal Music Corp.

Roar

Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry & Henry Walter, songwriters (Katy Perry)Label: Capitol; Publishers: When I'm Rich You'll Be My Bitch/Kasz Money Publishing/MXM/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, Inc./Bonnie McKee Music/Where Da Kasz At?/Songs Of Pulse Recording/Oneirology Publishing/Prescription Songs

Same Love

Ben Haggerty, Mary Lambert & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Mary Lambert)Track from: The HeistLabel: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis LLC; Publishers: Macklemore Publishing/Ryan Lewis PublishingBACK TO TOP

4. BEST NEW ARTIST

WINNER

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

James Blake

Kendrick Lamar

Kacey Musgraves

Ed Sheeran

BACK TO TOP

5. BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE

WINNER

Royals

Lorde

Track from: Pure HeroineLabel: Universal Republic

Brave

Sara Bareilles

Track from: The Blessed UnrestLabel: Epic Records

When I Was Your Man

Bruno Mars

Track from: Unorthodox JukeboxLabel: Atlantic

Roar

Katy Perry

Label: Capitol

Mirrors

Justin Timberlake

Track from: The 20/20 Experience - The Complete ExperienceLabel: RCA RecordsBACK TO TOP

6. BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE

WINNER

Get Lucky

Daft Punk Featuring Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers

Track from: Random Access MemoriesLabel: Columbia Records

Just Give Me A Reason

Pink Featuring Nate Ruess

Track from: The Truth About LoveLabel: RCA Records

Stay

Rihanna Featuring Mikky Ekko

Label: Def Jam Records

Blurred Lines

Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell

Track from: Blurred LinesLabel: Star Trak/ Interscope

Suit & Tie

Justin Timberlake & Jay Z

Track from: The 20/20 Experience - The Complete ExperienceLabel: RCA RecordsBACK TO TOP

7. BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM

WINNER

Steppin' Out

Herb Alpert

Label: Shout! Factory

The Beat

Boney James

Label: Concord Records

Handpicked

Earl Klugh

Label: Heads Up International

Summer Horns

Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair & Richard Elliot

Label: Concord Records

Hacienda

Jeff Lorber Fusion

Label: Heads Up InternationalBACK TO TOP

8. BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM

WINNER

Unorthodox Jukebox

Bruno Mars

Label: Atlantic

Paradise

Lana Del Rey

Label: Polydor UK / Interscope

Pure Heroine

Lorde

Label: Universal Republic

Blurred Lines

Robin Thicke

Label: Star Trak / Interscope

The 20/20 Experience - The Complete Experience

Justin Timberlake

Label: RCA RecordsBACK TO TOP

9. BEST DANCE RECORDING

WINNER

Clarity

Zedd Featuring Foxes

Zedd, producer; Zedd, mixerTrack from: ClarityLabel: Interscope Records

Need U (100%)

Duke Dumont Featuring A*M*E & MNEK

Adam Dyment & Tommy Forrest, producers; Adam Dyment & Tommy Forrest, mixersLabel: Downtown Records / Win Records

Sweet Nothing

Calvin Harris Featuring Florence Welch

Calvin Harris, producer; Calvin Harris, mixerTrack from: 18 MonthsLabel: Columbia Records/Ultra Music

Atmosphere

Kaskade

Finn Bjarnson & Ryan Raddon, producers; Ryan Raddon, mixerLabel: Ultra Records

This Is What It Feels Like

Armin Van Buuren Featuring Trevor Guthrie

Armin Van Buuren & Benno De Goeij, producers; Armin Van Buuren & Benno De Goeij, mixersLabel: Armada MusicBACK TO TOP

10. BEST DANCE/ELECTRONICA ALBUM

WINNER

Random Access Memories

Daft Punk

Label: Columbia Records

Settle

Disclosure

Label: Cherrytree/Interscope Records

18 Months

Calvin Harris

Label: Columbia Records/Ultra Music

Atmosphere

Kaskade

Label: Ultra Records

A Color Map Of The Sun

Pretty Lights

Label: 8 Minutes 20 Seconds RecordsBACK TO TOP

11. BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM

WINNER

To Be Loved

Michael Bublé

Label: 143/Reprise

Viva Duets

Tony Bennett & Various Artists

Label: Columbia Records

The Standards

Gloria Estefan

Label: Masterworks

Cee Lo's Magic Moment

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Label: Elektra

Now

Dionne Warwick

Label: Blue HorizonBACK TO TOP

12. BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE

WINNER

Radioactive

Imagine Dragons

Track from: Night VisionsLabel: Kidinakorner/ Interscope

Always Alright

Alabama Shakes

Track from: Silver Linings Playbook Original Motion Picture SoundtrackLabel: Sony Classical

The Stars (Are Out Tonight)

David Bowie

Track from: The Next DayLabel: Columbia Records

Kashmir

Led Zeppelin

Track from: Celebration DayLabel: Swan Song/Atlantic

My God Is The Sun

Queens Of The Stone Age

Track from: ...Like ClockworkLabel: Matador

I'm Shakin'

Jack White

Label: Columbia Records/ Third ManBACK TO TOP

13. BEST METAL PERFORMANCE

WINNER

God Is Dead?

Black Sabbath

Track from: 13Label: Vertigo/Republic

T.N.T.

Anthrax

Track from: AnthemsLabel: Megaforce

The Enemy Inside

Dream Theater

Track from: Dream TheaterLabel: Roadrunner Records

In Due Time

Killswitch Engage

Track from: Disarm The DescentLabel: Roadrunner Records

Room 24

Volbeat Featuring King Diamond

Track from: Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady LadiesLabel: Republic RecordsBACK TO TOP

14. BEST ROCK SONG

WINNER

Cut Me Some Slack

Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear, songwriters (Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear)Track from: Sound City - Real To ReelLabel: RCA Records / Roswell Records; Publishers: MPL Communications, Inc./M.J.-Twelve Music/Murky Slough Music/Kobalt Music/Ruthensmear Music/Bug Music

Ain't Messin 'Round

Gary Clark Jr., songwriter (Gary Clark Jr.)Label: Warner Bros. Records; Publisher: Hotwire Unlimited LLC

Doom And Gloom

Mick Jagger & Keith Richards, songwriters (The Rolling Stones)Label: Universal Music Enterprises; Publisher: Promopub B.V.

God Is Dead?

Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi & Ozzy Osbourne, songwriters (Black Sabbath)Track from: 13Label: Vertigo/Republic; Publishers: Aston Music/Blizzard Music Limited/Valallen Music

Panic Station

Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)Label: Warner Bros. Records; Publisher: Warner ChappellBACK TO TOP

15. BEST ROCK ALBUM

WINNER

Celebration Day

Led Zeppelin

Label: Swan Song/Atlantic

13

Black Sabbath

Label: Vertigo/Republic

The Next Day

David Bowie

Label: Columbia Records

Mechanical Bull

Kings Of Leon

Label: RCA Records

...Like Clockwork

Queens Of The Stone Age

Label: Matador

Psychedelic Pill

Neil Young With Crazy Horse

Label: RepriseBACK TO TOP

16. BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM

WINNER

Modern Vampires Of The City

Vampire Weekend

Label: XL Recordings

The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You

Neko Case

Label: Anti Records

Trouble Will Find Me

The National

Label: 4Ad

Hesitation Marks

Nine Inch Nails

Label: Columbia Records

Lonerism

Tame Impala

Label: Modular/InterscopeBACK TO TOP

17. BEST R&B PERFORMANCE

WINNER

Something

Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway

Track from: Family Dinner Volume OneLabel: Ropeadope Records

Love And War

Tamar Braxton

Label: Epic Records/Streamline Records

Best Of Me

Anthony Hamilton

Track from: Back To LoveLabel: RCA Records

Nakamarra

Hiatus Kaiyote Featuring Q-Tip

Track from: Tawk TomahawkLabel: Sony Music Ent./Flying Buddha

How Many Drinks?

Miguel Featuring Kendrick Lamar

Label: RCA Records / Bystorm EntertainmentBACK TO TOP

18. BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE

WINNER

Please Come Home

Gary Clark Jr.

Track from: Blak And BluLabel: Warner Bros Records

Get It Right

Fantasia

Track from: Side Effects Of YouLabel: RCA Records/19 Recordings Limited

Quiet Fire

Maysa

Label: Shanachie Entertainment

Hey Laura

Gregory Porter

Track from: Liquid SpiritLabel: Blue Note Records

Yesterday

Ryan Shaw

Track from: Real LoveLabel: Dynotone RecordsBACK TO TOP

19. BEST R&B SONG

WINNER

Pusher Love Girl

James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake)Track from: The 20/20 Experience - The Complete ExperienceLabel: RCA Records; Publishers: Tennman Tunes/Universal Music- Z - Tunes/Virginia Beach Music/WB Music Corp./Jerome Harmon Publishing/Warner-Chappell Music, Inc./James Fauntleroy Music/Almo Music

Best Of Me

Anthony Hamilton & Jairus Mozee, songwriters (Anthony Hamilton)Track from: Back To LoveLabel: RCA Records; Publishers: Tappy Whyte's Music LLC/Songs Of Universal, Inc./Spuggy Bug Music

Love And War

Tamar Braxton, Darhyl Camper, Jr., LaShawn Daniels & Makeba Riddick, songwriters (Tamar Braxton)Label: Epic Records/Streamline Records; Publishers: EMI April Music Inc./Miserable Girl Inc./Campstar Music/The Book Productions/EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Janice Combs Publishing/Yoga Flames Music

Only One

PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton Featuring Stevie Wonder)Label: Cash Money/Universal Republic; Publisher: Fly Nerd Music

Without Me

Fantasia Barrino, Missy Elliott, Al Sherrod Lambert, Harmony Samuels & Kyle Stewart, songwriters (Fantasia Featuring Kelly Rowland & Missy Elliott)Track from: Side Effects Of YouLabel: RCA Records/19 Recordings Limited; Publishers: H-Money Music/RJ Productions/EMI April Music, Inc./Aristocratic Destiny Music/Penmanship Publishing/Songs Of Universal, Inc./Jogloe Music Publishing/Mass Confusion Productions, Inc.BACK TO TOP

20. BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM

WINNER

Unapologetic

Rihanna

Label: Def Jam Records

Love And War

Tamar Braxton

Label: Epic Records/Streamline Records

Side Effects Of You

Fantasia

Label: RCA Records /19 Recordings Limited

One: In The Chamber

Salaam Remi

Label: Flying Buddha / Masterworks

New York: A Love Story

Mack Wilds

Label: Louder Than Life / Sony MusicBACK TO TOP

21. BEST R&B ALBUM

WINNER

Girl On Fire

Alicia Keys

Label: RCA Records

R&B Divas

Faith Evans

Label: Prolific Music Group/Eone Music

Love In The Future

John Legend

Label: Columbia Records

Better

Chrisette Michele

Label: Motown Records

Three Kings

TGT

Label: Atlantic RecordsBACK TO TOP

22. BEST RAP PERFORMANCE

WINNER

Thrift Shop

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz

Track from: The HeistLabel: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis LLC

Started From The Bottom

Drake

Label: Young Money/Cash Money

Berzerk

Eminem

Label: Aftermath/Interscope/Shady Records

Tom Ford

Jay Z

Track from: Magna Carta...Holy GrailLabel: Roc Nation

Swimming Pools (Drank)

Kendrick Lamar

Track from: Good Kid, M.A.A.D CityLabel: TDE/Aftermath/Interscope RecordsBACK TO TOP

23. BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION

WINNER

Holy Grail

Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake

Track from: Magna Carta...Holy GrailLabel: Roc Nation

Power Trip

J. Cole Featuring Miguel

Track from: Born SinnerLabel: Roc Nation/Columbia Records

Part II (On The Run)

Jay Z Featuring Beyoncé

Track from: Magna Carta...Holy GrailLabel: Roc Nation

Now Or Never

Kendrick Lamar Featuring Mary J. Blige

Track from: Good Kid, M.A.A.D CityLabel: TDE/Aftermath/Interscope Records

Remember You

Wiz Khalifa Featuring The Weeknd

Track from: O.N.I.F.C.Label: Rostrum/AtlanticBACK TO TOP

24. BEST RAP SONG

WINNER

Thrift Shop

Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz)Track from: The HeistLabel: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis LLC; Publishers: Macklemore Publishing/Ryan Lewis Publishing

F***in' Problems

Tauheed Epps, Aubrey Graham, Kendrick Lamar, Rakim Mayers & Noah Shebib, songwriters (ASAP Rocky Featuring Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar)Track from: Long.Live.ASAPLabel: RCA Records / Polo Grounds Music; Publishers: ASAP Rocky Music Publishing LLC/Sony/ATV Songs LLC/Mavor & Moses LLC/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, Inc./Herbilicious Music/Black Fountain Music/Livewrite/EMI Blackwood Music, Inc./Ty Epps Music/Top Dawg Music/Hard Working Black Folks, Inc./WB Music Corp

Holy Grail

Shawn Carter, Terius Nash, J. Harmon, Timothy Mosley, Justin Timberlake & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl & Krist Novoselic, songwriters) (Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake)Track from: Magna Carta...Holy GrailLabel: Roc Nation; Publishers: Carter Boys/Warner Chappell/WB Music Corp./2082 Music Publishing/Tennmann Tunes/Universal Music Z Tunes/VB Rising/ole/Jerome Harmon Publishing/Chrysalis Music/Let The Story Begin Publishing/EMI Virgin Songs Inc./Primary Wave Tunes/The End Of Music/MJ Twelve Music/Warner-Tamerlane PublishingCorp./Murky Slough Music

New Slaves

Christopher Breaux, Ben Bronfman, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Louis Johnson, Malik Jones, Sham Joseph, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, Travis Scott, Che Smith, Kanye West & Cydel Young, songwriters (Anna Adamis & Gabor Presser, songwriters) (Kanye West)Track from: YeezusLabel: Def Jam

Started From The Bottom

W. Coleman, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Bruno Sanfilippo, songwriter) (Drake)Label: Young Money/Cash Money; Publishers: Sandra Gale/EMI Music Publishing/Mavor & Moses Inc./KobaltBACK TO TOP

25. BEST RAP ALBUM

WINNER

The Heist

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Label: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis LLC

Nothing Was The Same

Drake

Label: Young Money/Cash Money

Magna Carta...Holy Grail

Jay Z

Label: Roc Nation

Good Kid, M.A.A.D City

Kendrick Lamar

Label: TDE/Aftermath/Interscope Records

Yeezus

Kanye West

Label: Def JamBACK TO TOP

26. BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE

WINNER

Wagon Wheel

Darius Rucker

Track from: True BelieversLabel: Capitol Records Nashville

I Drive Your Truck

Lee Brice

Track from: Hard 2 LoveLabel: Curb Records

I Want Crazy

Hunter Hayes

Track from: Hunter Hayes (Encore)Label: Atlantic

Mama's Broken Heart

Miranda Lambert

Label: RCA Records Label Nashville

Mine Would Be You

Blake Shelton

Track from: Based On A True StoryLabel: Warner Bros. RecordsBACK TO TOP

27. BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE

WINNER

From This Valley

The Civil Wars

Track from: The Civil WarsLabel: Sensibility Recordings / Columbia Records

Don't Rush

Kelly Clarkson Featuring Vince Gill

Track from: Greatest Hits: Chapter OneLabel: RCA Records / 19 Recordings Limited

Your Side Of The Bed

Little Big Town

Track from: TornadoLabel: Capitol Records Nashville

Highway Don't Care

Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift & Keith Urban

Label: Big Machine Records

You Can't Make Old Friends

Kenny Rogers With Dolly Parton

Label: Warner Music NashvilleBACK TO TOP

28. BEST COUNTRY SONG

WINNER

Merry Go 'Round

Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)Track from: Same Trailer Different ParkLabel: Mercury Records

Begin Again

Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)Label: Big Machine Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Taylor Swift Music

I Drive Your Truck

Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington & Jimmy Yeary, songwriters (Lee Brice)Track from: Hard 2 LoveLabel: Curb Records; Publishers: Vistaville Music/Happy Tears Music/EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Watch This Girl Publishing/Great Day At This Music/Beattyville Music

Mama's Broken Heart

Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)Label: RCA Records Label Nashville; Publishers: Tunes Of Bigger Picture/Vista Loma Music/Crazy Water Music/Little Blue Egg/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp/351 Music

Mine Would Be You

Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington & Deric Ruttan, songwriters (Blake Shelton)Track from: Based On A True StoryLabel: Warner Bros. Records; Publishers: WB Music Corp/Doc And Maggie Music/Get A Load Of This Music/Vistaville Music/Happy Tears MusicBACK TO TOP

29. BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

WINNER

Same Trailer Different Park

Kacey Musgraves

Label: Mercury Records

Night Train

Jason Aldean

Label: Broken Bow Records

Two Lanes Of Freedom

Tim McGraw

Label: Big Machine Records

Based On A True Story

Blake Shelton

Label: Warner Bros. Records

Red

Taylor Swift

Label: Big Machine RecordsBACK TO TOP

30. BEST NEW AGE ALBUM

WINNER

Love's River

Laura Sullivan

Label: Sentient Spirit Records

Lux

Brian Eno

Label: Warp Records

Illumination

Peter Kater

Label: Mysterium Music

Final Call

Kitaro

Label: Domo Records, Inc

Awakening The Fire

R. Carlos Nakai & Will Clipman

Label: Canyon RecordsBACK TO TOP

31. BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO

WINNER

Orbits

Wayne Shorter, soloistTrack from: Without A Net (The Wayne Shorter Quartet)Label: Blue Note Records

Don't Run

Terence Blanchard, soloistTrack from: MagneticLabel: Blue Note Records

Song For Maura

Paquito D'Rivera, soloistTrack from: Song For Maura (Paquito D'Rivera And Trio Corrente)Label: Sunnyside Records/Paquito Records

Song Without Words #4: Duet

Fred Hersch, soloistTrack from: Free Flying (Fred Hersch And Julian Lage)Label: Palmetto Records

Stadium Jazz

Donny McCaslin, soloistTrack from: Casting For GravityLabel: Greenleaf MusicBACK TO TOP

32. BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM

WINNER

Liquid Spirit

Gregory Porter

Label: Blue Note Records

The World According To Andy Bey

Andy Bey

Label: HighNote Records

Attachments

Lorraine Feather

Label: Jazzed Media

WomanChild

Cécile McLorin Salvant

Label: Mack Avenue Records

After Blue

Tierney Sutton

Label: BFM JazzBACK TO TOP

33. BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM

WINNER

Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue

Terri Lyne Carrington

Label: Concord Jazz

Guided Tour

The New Gary Burton Quartet

Label: Mack Avenue Records

Life Forum

Gerald Clayton

Label: Concord Jazz

Pushing The World Away

Kenny Garrett

Label: Mack Avenue Records

Out Here

Christian McBride Trio

Label: Mack Avenue RecordsBACK TO TOP

34. BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM

WINNER

Night In Calisia

Randy Brecker, Włodek Pawlik Trio & Kalisz Philharmonic

Label: Summit Records

Brooklyn Babylon

Darcy James Argue's Secret Society

Label: New Amsterdam Records

Wild Beauty

Brussels Jazz Orchestra Featuring Joe Lovano

Label: Half Note

March Sublime

Alan Ferber

Label: Sunnyside Records

Intrada

Dave Slonaker Big Band

Label: Origin RecordsBACK TO TOP

35. BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM

WINNER

Song For Maura

Paquito D'Rivera And Trio Corrente

Label: Sunnyside Records/Paquito Records

La Noche Más Larga

Buika

Label: Warner Music Spain S.L.

Yo

Roberto Fonseca

Label: Concord Jazz/Montuno Producciones

Eggūn

Omar Sosa

Label: Otá Records

Latin Jazz-Jazz Latin

Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet

Label: Patois RecordsBACK TO TOP

36. BEST GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE

WINNER

Break Every Chain [Live]

Tasha Cobbs

Track from: Grace [Live]Label: EMI Gospel/ Motown Gospel

Hurricane

Natalie Grant

Label: Curb Records

Lord, I Need You

Matt Maher

Track from: All The People Said Amen [Live]Label: Essential Records

Overcomer

Mandisa

Track from: OvercomerLabel: Sparrow Records

If He Did It Before... Same God [Live]

Tye Tribbett

Track from: Greater Than [Live]Label: Motown GospelBACK TO TOP

37. BEST GOSPEL SONG

WINNER

If He Did It Before... Same God [Live]

Tye Tribbett, songwriter (Tye Tribbett)Track from: Greater Than [Live]Label: Motown Gospel; Publisher: Everything Fresh Entertainment LLC

Have Your Way

Calvin Frazier & Deitrick Haddon, songwriters (Deitrick Haddon)Label: RCA Inspiration; Publishers: Deitrick Vaughn Haddon Publishing/Calvin Frazier Publishing

If I Believe

Wirlie Morris, Michael Paran, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilson, songwriters (Charlie Wilson)Track from: Love, CharlieLabel: RCA Records / P Music Group Inc.; Publishers: Nephew Wirlie Music/EMI Music Publishing/Pacific Coast Pirate Publishing/Mamas Pebbly Publishing

A Little More Jesus

Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Erica Campbell)Label: My Block Inc / Eone Music; Publishers: That's Plum Song-EMI April/It's Tea Tyme-EMI April/Campbell Kids

Still

Percy Bady, songwriter (Percy Bady Featuring Lowell Pye)Track from: Kingdom InspirationsLabel: Maranatha! Music/K-Bizz Ent.; Publisher: Kingdom Bizz Songs BMIBACK TO TOP

38. BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC SONG

WINNER

Overcomer

David Garcia, Ben Glover & Christopher Stevens, songwriters (Mandisa)Track from: OvercomerLabel: Sparrow Records; Publishers: Ariose Music/9T One Songs/Meaux Mercy/LarryDavid Music/Capitol CMG Publishing/Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing/D Soul Music

Hurricane

Matt Bronleewe, Natalie Grant & Cindy Morgan, songwriters (Natalie Grant)Label: Curb Records; Publishers: SeeSee Bubba Songs/Tunes Of R And T Direct/Razor & Tie Music Publishing, LLC/Sony/ATV Timber Publishing/Forest For The Trees Music/Checkpointchicky Music/Seems Like Music/Music Services

Love Take Me Over

Steven Curtis Chapman, songwriter (Steven Curtis Chapman)Track from: The Glorious UnfoldingLabel: Reunion Records; Publishers: Chappy Campers Music/Primary Wave/Wizen Music

Speak Life

Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore & Ryan Stevenson, songwriters (Tobymac)Track from: Eye On ItLabel: Forefront Records; Publishers: Achtober Songs/EMI CMG Publishing/Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing/Songs Of Emack/Jamnu Music/Hole-Steen Music

Whom Shall I Fear (God Of Angel Armies)

Ed Cash, Scott Cash & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)Track from: Burning LightsLabel: sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records; Publishers: Sixsteps Songs/Worship Together Music/A Thousand Generations Publishing/EMI CMG Publishing/Alletrop Music/McTyeire MusicBACK TO TOP

39. BEST GOSPEL ALBUM

WINNER

Greater Than [Live]

Tye Tribbett

Label: Motown Gospel

Grace [Live]

Tasha Cobbs

Label: EMI Gospel/ Motown Gospel

Best For Last: 20 Year Celebration Vol. 1 [Live]

Donald Lawrence

Label: Quietwater Entertainment/EOne

Best Days Yet

Bishop Paul S. Morton

Label: Tehillah Music Group/EOne

God Chaser [Live]

William Murphy

Label: RCA Inspiration/ Verity Gospel Music GroupBACK TO TOP

40. BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM

WINNER

Overcomer

Mandisa

Label: Sparrow Records

We Won't Be Shaken

Building 429

Label: Essential Records

All The People Said Amen [Live]

Matt Maher

Label: Essential Records

Your Grace Finds Me (Live)

Matt Redman

Label: sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records

Burning Lights

Chris Tomlin

Label: sixstepsrecords/Sparrow RecordsBACK TO TOP

41. BEST LATIN POP ALBUM

WINNER

Vida

Draco Rosa

Label: Sony Music Latin

Faith, Hope Y Amor

Frankie J

Label: Universal Music Latino

Viajero Frecuente

Ricardo Montaner

Label: Sony Music Latin

Syntek

Aleks Syntek

Label: Sony Music Latin

12 Historias

Tommy Torres

Label: Warner Music LatinaBACK TO TOP

42. BEST LATIN ROCK, URBAN OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM

WINNER

Treinta Días

La Santa Cecilia

Label: Universal Music Latino Y Arju Productions, Inc.

El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco

Café Tacvba

Label: Universal Music Latino

Ojo Por Ojo

El Tri

Label: Warner Music Latina

Chances

Illya Kuryaki And The Valderramas

Label: Sony Music Latin

Repeat After Me

Los Amigos Invisibles

Label: Nacional RecordsBACK TO TOP

43. BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)

WINNER

A Mi Manera

Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea

Label: East Side Records/Shea Records

El Free

Banda Los Recoditos

Label: Disa

En Peligro De Extinción

Intocable

Label: Universal Music Latin

Romeo Y Su Nieta

Paquita La Del Barrio

Label: Balboa Records, Co./Musart

13 Celebrando El 13

Joan Sebastian

Label: FonovisaBACK TO TOP

44. BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM

WINNER

Pacific Mambo Orchestra

Pacific Mambo Orchestra

Label: Tumalanmusic / Stefrecords

3.0

Marc Anthony

Label: Sony Music Latin

Como Te Voy A Olvidar

Los Angeles Azules

Label: Sony Music Latin

Sergio George Presents Salsa Giants

Various Artists

Label: Top Stop Music

Corazón Profundo

Carlos Vives

Label: Sony Music LatinBACK TO TOP

45. BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG

WINNER

Love Has Come For You

Edie Brickell & Steve Martin, songwriters (Steve Martin & Edie Brickell)Track from: Love Has Come For YouLabel: Rounder; Publishers: LA Films Music/Brick Elephant Music

Build Me Up From Bones

Sarah Jarosz, songwriter (Sarah Jarosz)Label: Sugar Hill Records; Publisher: SoRaw Music

Invisible

Steve Earle, songwriter (Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses))Label: New West Records; Publisher: Exile On Jones St. Music

Keep Your Dirty Lights On

Tim O'Brien & Darrell Scott, songwriters (Tim O'Brien And Darrell Scott)Track from: Memories And MomentsLabel: Full Skies Records

Shrimp Po-Boy, Dressed

Allen Toussaint, songwriter (Allen Toussaint)Track from: SongbookLabel: Rounder; Publishers: Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc/Marsaint Music, Inc.BACK TO TOP

46. BEST AMERICANA ALBUM

WINNER

Old Yellow Moon

Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell

Label: Nonesuch Records

Love Has Come For You

Steve Martin & Edie Brickell

Label: Rounder

Buddy And Jim

Buddy Miller And Jim Lauderdale

Label: New West Records

One True Vine

Mavis Staples

Label: Anti Records

Songbook

Allen Toussaint

Label: RounderBACK TO TOP

47. BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM

WINNER

The Streets Of Baltimore

Del McCoury Band

Label: McCoury Music

It's Just A Road

The Boxcars

Label: Mountain Home Music Company

Brothers Of The Highway

Dailey & Vincent

Label: Rounder

This World Oft Can Be

Della Mae

Label: Rounder

Three Chords And The Truth

James King

Label: RounderBACK TO TOP

48. BEST BLUES ALBUM

WINNER

Get Up!

Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite

Label: Stax

Remembering Little Walter

Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Sugar Ray Norcia & James Harman

Label: Blind Pig Records

Cotton Mouth Man

James Cotton

Label: Alligator

Seesaw

Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa

Label: J&R Adventures

Down In Louisiana

Bobby Rush

Label: Deep Rush RecordsBACK TO TOP

49. BEST FOLK ALBUM

WINNER

My Favorite Picture Of You

Guy Clark

Label: Dualtone

Sweetheart Of The Sun

The Greencards

Label: Darling Street Records

Build Me Up From Bones

Sarah Jarosz

Label: Sugar Hill Records

The Ash & Clay

The Milk Carton Kids

Label: Anti Records

They All Played For Us: Arhoolie Records 50th Anniversary Celebration

(Various Artists)

Chris Strachwitz, producerLabel: Arhoolie RecordsBACK TO TOP

50. BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM

WINNER

Dockside Sessions

Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience

Label: Musicmatters Records

The Life & Times Of...The Hot 8 Brass Band

Hot 8 Brass Band

Label: Tru Thoughts

Hula Ku'i

Kahulanui

Label: Palm Records

Le Fou

Zachary Richard

Label: Avalanche Productions

Apache Blessing & Crown Dance Songs

Joe Tohonnie Jr.

Label: Cool Runnings MusicBACK TO TOP

51. BEST REGGAE ALBUM

WINNER

Ziggy Marley In Concert

Ziggy Marley

Label: Tuff Gong Worldwide

One Love, One Life

Beres Hammond

Label: VP Records

The Messiah

Sizzla

Label: VP Records

Reggae Connection

Sly & Robbie And The Jam Masters

Label: K'z Records

Reincarnated

Snoop Lion

Label: RCA Records/Berhane Sound System/Boss Lady Ent/Vice/Mad DecentBACK TO TOP

52. BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM

TIE

Savor Flamenco

Gipsy Kings

Label: Knitting Factory RecordsTIE

Live: Singing For Peace Around The World

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Label: Ladysmith Black Mambazo

No Place For My Dream

Femi Kuti

Label: Knitting Factory Records

The Living Room Sessions Part 2

Ravi Shankar

Label: East Meets West Music, Inc.BACK TO TOP

53. BEST CHILDREN'S ALBUM

WINNER

Throw A Penny In The Wishing Well

Jennifer Gasoi

Label: Sparkling Productions

Blue Clouds

Elizabeth Mitchell & You Are My Flower

Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

The Mighty Sky

Beth Nielsen Chapman

Label: BNC Records

Recess

Justin Roberts

Label: Carpet Square Records

Singing Our Way Through: Songs For The World's Bravest Kids

Alastair Moock & Friends

Label: Moockshake MusicBACK TO TOP

54. BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM (INCLUDES POETRY, AUDIO BOOKS & STORYTELLING)

WINNER

America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren't

Stephen Colbert

Label: Hachette Audio

Carrie And Me

Carol Burnett

Label: Simon & Schuster Audio

Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls

David Sedaris

Label: Hachette Audio

Still Foolin' 'Em

Billy Crystal

Label: Macmillan Audio

The Storm King

Pete Seeger

Label: Hachette AudioBACK TO TOP

55. BEST COMEDY ALBUM

WINNER

Calm Down Gurrl

Kathy Griffin

Label: Back Lot Music

I'm Here To Help

Craig Ferguson

Label: New Wave Dynamics

A Little Unprofessional

Ron White

Label: Organica Music Group

Live

Tig Notaro

Label: Secretly Canadian

That's What I'm Talkin' About

Bob Saget

Label: New Wave DynamicsBACK TO TOP

56. BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM

WINNER

Kinky Boots

Billy Porter & Stark Sands, principal soloists; Sammy James Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus & William Wittman, producers; Cyndi Lauper, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Stark Sands, Billy Porter & Others)Label: Masterworks Broadway

Matilda: The Musical

Bertie Carvel, Sophia Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon, Milly Shapiro & Lauren Ward, principal soloists; Michael Croiter, Van Dean & Chris Nightingale, producers; Tim Minchin, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)Label: Broadway Records / Yellow Sound Label

Motown The Musical

Brandon Victor Dixon & Valisia LeKae, principal soloists; Frank Filipetti & Ethan Popp, producers (Original Broadway Cast With Brandon Victor Dixon, Valisia LeKae & Others)Label: Universal Music EnterprisesBACK TO TOP

57. BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA

WINNER

Sound City: Real To Reel

Butch Vig, compilation producer

Label: RCA Records/Roswell Records

Django Unchained

Quentin Tarantino, compilation producer

Label: Loma Vista/Universal Republic

The Great Gatsby (Deluxe Edition)

Baz Luhrman, compilation producer

Label: WaterTower Music/ Interscope

Les Misérables (Deluxe Edition)

Cameron Mackintosh, Lee McCutcheon & Stephan Metcalfe, compilation producers

Label: Universal Republic

Muscle Shoals

Stephan Badger & Greg Camalier, compilation producers

Label: Universal RepublicBACK TO TOP

58. BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA

WINNER

Skyfall

Thomas Newman, composerLabel: Sony Classical

Argo

Alexandre Desplat, composerLabel: WaterTower Music

The Great Gatsby

Craig Armstrong, composerLabel: WaterTower Music/Interscope

Life Of Pi

Mychael Danna, composerLabel: Sony Classical/Fox Music

Lincoln

John Williams, composerLabel: Sony Classical

Zero Dark Thirty

Alexandre Desplat, composerLabel: Madison Gate RecordsBACK TO TOP

59. BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA

WINNER

Skyfall

Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)Track from: SkyfallLabel: Columbia Records/ XL Recordings; Publishers: Universal Music Publishing Ltd./EMI Music Publishing Ltd.

Atlas

Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)Track from: The Hunger Games: Catching FireLabel: Universal Republic; Publisher: Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.

Silver Lining

Diane Warren, songwriter (Jessie J)Track from: Silver Linings PlaybookLabel: Sony Classical; Publisher: Realsongs

We Both Know

Colbie Caillat & Gavin DeGraw, songwriters (Colbie Caillat Featuring Gavin DeGraw)Track from: Safe HavenLabel: Relativity Music Group/RCA/Universal Republic; Publishers: G Degraw Music Inc./Plummy Lou Music

Young And Beautiful

Lana Del Rey & Rick Nowels, songwriters (Lana Del Rey)Track from: The Great Gatsby (Deluxe Edition)Label: WaterTower Music/Interscope; Publishers: EMI Music Publishing Ltd./R-Rated Music/EMI April Music, Inc.

You've Got Time

Regina Spektor, songwriter (Regina Spektor)Track from: Orange Is The New BlackLabel: Sire; Publishers: Soviet Kitsch Music/EMI Blackwood Music Inc.BACK TO TOP

60. BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION

WINNER

Pensamientos For Solo Alto Saxophone And Chamber Orchestra

Clare Fischer, composer (The Clare Fischer Orchestra)Label: Clavo Records

Bound Away

Chuck Owen, composer (Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge)Track from: River Runs: A Concerto For Jazz Guitar, Saxophone & OrchestraLabel: Mama Records

California Pictures For String Quartet

Gordon Goodwin, composer (Quartet San Francisco)Track from: Pacific Premieres: New Works By California ComposersLabel: Violinjazz Recordings

Koko On The Boulevard

Scott Healy, composer (Scott Healy Ensemble)Track from: Hudson City SuiteLabel: Hudson City Records

String Quartet No. 1: Funky Diversions In Three Parts

Vince Mendoza, composer (Quartet San Francisco)Track from: Pacific Premieres: New Works By California ComposersLabel: Violinjazz RecordingsBACK TO TOP

61. BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT

WINNER

On Green Dolphin Street

Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)Label: Telarc International

Invitation

Kim Richmond, arranger (The Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra)Track from: Artistry: A Tribute To Stan KentonLabel: Mama Records

Side Hikes - A Ridge Away

Chuck Owen, arranger (Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge)Track from: River Runs: A Concerto For Jazz Guitar, Saxophone & OrchestraLabel: Mama Records

Skylark

Nan Schwartz, arranger (Amy Dickson)Track from: Dusk & DawnLabel: Sony Classical

Wild Beauty

Gil Goldstein, arranger (Brussels Jazz Orchestra Featuring Joe Lovano)Label: Half NoteBACK TO TOP

62. BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT ACCOMPANYING VOCALIST(S)

WINNER

Swing Low

Gil Goldstein, arranger (Bobby McFerrin & Esperanza Spalding)Label: Masterworks

La Vida Nos Espera

Nan Schwartz, arranger (Gian Marco)Track from: VersionesLabel: E35 Music & Caracola Records

Let's Fall In Love

Chris Walden, arranger (Calabria Foti Featuring Seth MacFarlane)Label: Moco Records

The Moon's A Harsh Mistress

John Hollenbeck, arranger (John Hollenbeck with Kate McGarry and Theo Bleckmann)Track from: Songs I Like A LotLabel: Sunnyside

What A Wonderful World

Shelly Berg, arranger (Gloria Estefan)Track from: The StandardsLabel: MasterworksBACK TO TOP

63. BEST RECORDING PACKAGE

WINNER

Long Night Moon

Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)Label: No Big Deal Records

Automatic Music Can Be Fun

Mike Brown, Zac DeCamp, Brian Grunert & Annie Stoll, art directors (Geneseo)Label: Temperamental Recordings

Magna Carta...Holy Grail

Brian Roettinger, art director (Jay Z)Label: Roc Nation

Metallica Through The Never (Music From The Motion Picture)

Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffat, Brian Steele & David Turner, art directors (Metallica)Label: Blackened Recordings

The Next Day

Jonathan Barnbrook, art director (David Bowie)Label: Columbia RecordsBACK TO TOP

64. BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE

WINNER

Wings Over America (Deluxe Edition)

Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney And Wings)Label: Hear Music

The Brussels Affair

Charles Dooher & Scott Sandler, art directors (The Rolling Stones)Label: Rolling Stones Records

How Do You Do (Limited Edition Box Set)

Mayer Hawthorne, art director (Mayer Hawthorne)Label: Universal Republic

The Road To Red Rocks (Special Edition)

Ross Stirling, art director (Mumford & Sons)Label: Glassnote Records

The Smith Tapes

Masaki Koike, art director (Various Artists)Label: The Smith TapesBACK TO TOP

65. BEST ALBUM NOTES

WINNER

Afro Blue Impressions (Remastered & Expanded)

Neil Tesser, album notes writer (John Coltrane)Label: Pablo/Concord Music Group

Call It Art 1964-1965

Ben Young, album notes writer (New York Art Quartet)Label: Triple Point Records

Electric Music For The Mind & Body

Alec Palao, album notes writer (Country Joe & The Fish)Label: Ace/Vanguard

Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps

Jonathan Cott, album notes writer (Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic)Label: Sony Classical

360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story

Sean Wilentz, album notes writer (Various Artists)Label: Columbia Records

Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard: Hard Time, Good Time & End Time Music, 1923-1936

Nathan Salsburg, album notes writer (Various Artists)Label: Tompkins SquareBACK TO TOP

66. BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM

TIE

Charlie Is My Darling - Ireland 1965

Teri Landi, Andrew Loog Oldham & Steve Rosenthal, compilation producers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (The Rolling Stones)Label: ABKCOTIE

The Complete Sussex And Columbia Albums

Leo Sacks, compilation producer; Joseph M. Palmaccio, Tom Ruff & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Bill Withers)Label: Columbia/Legacy Recordings

Call It Art 1964-1965

Joe Lizzi & Ben Young, compilation producers; Steve Fallone, Joe Lizzi & Ben Young, mastering engineers (New York Art Quartet)Label: Triple Point Records

Pictures Of Sound: One Thousand Years Of Educed Audio: 980–1980

Patrick Feaster & Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)Label: Dust-To-Digital

Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen (Deluxe Edition)

Philip Siney, compilation producer; Ben Turner, mastering engineer (Sir Georg Solti)Label: DeccaBACK TO TOP

67. BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL

WINNER

Random Access Memories

Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta & Daniel Lerner, engineers; Antoine "Chab" Chabert, Bob Ludwig, mastering engineers (Daft Punk)Label: Columbia Records

Annie Up

Chuck Ainlay, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Pistol Annies)Label: RCA/Sony

The Blue Room

Helik Hadar & Leslie Ann Jones, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Madeleine Peyroux)Label: Decca/Universal

The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here

Paul Figueroa & Randy Staub, engineers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer (Alice In Chains)Label: Capitol Records

...Like Clockwork

Joe Barresi & Mark Rankin, engineers; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer (Queens Of The Stone Age)Label: Matador

The Moorings

Trina Shoemaker, engineer; Eric Conn, mastering engineer (Andrew Duhon)Label: Andrew DuhonBACK TO TOP

68. PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL

WINNER

Pharrell Williams

• BBC (Jay Z) (T) • Blurred Lines (Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell) (S) • Happy (Pharrell Williams) (T) • I Can't Describe (The Way I Feel) (Jennifer Hudson Featuring T.I.) (S) • Nuclear (Destiny's Child) (T) • Oceans (Jay Z Featuring Frank Ocean) (T) • Reach Out Richard (Mayer Hawthorne) (T) • The Stars Are Ours (Mayer Hawthorne) (T)

Rob Cavallo

• All That Echoes (Josh Groban) (A) • Bright Lights (Gary Clark Jr.) (T) • ¡Dos! (Green Day) (A) • If I Loved You (Delta Rae Featuring Lindsey Buckingham) (S) • Love They Say (Tegan And Sara) (T) • Things Are Changin' (Gary Clark Jr.) (T) • ¡Tré! (Green Day) (A) • When My Train Pulls In (Gary Clark Jr.) (T) • You've Got Time (Regina Spektor) (S)

Dr. Luke

• Bounce It (Juicy J Featuring Wale & Trey Songz) (S) • Crazy Kids (Kesha) (S) • Fall Down (will.i.am Featuring Miley Cyrus) (S) • Give It 2 U (Robin Thicke Featuring Kendrick Lamar) (S) • Play It Again (Becky G) (S) • Roar (Katy Perry) (S) • Rock Me (One Direction) (T) • Wrecking Ball (Miley Cyrus) (S)

Ariel Rechtshaid

• Days Are Gone (Haim) (A) • Everything Is Embarrassing (Sky Ferreira) (T) • Lost In My Bedroom (Sky Ferreira) (T) • Modern Vampires Of The City (Vampire Weekend) (A) • Reincarnated (Snoop Lion) (A) • True Romance (Charli XCX) (A) • You're No Good (Major Lazer Featuring Santigold, Vybz Kartel, Danielle Haim & Yasmin) (T)

Jeff Tweedy

• The Invisible Way (Low) (A) • One True Vine (Mavis Staples) (A) • Wassaic Way (Sarah Lee Guthrie And Johnny Irion) (A)BACK TO TOP

69. BEST REMIXED RECORDING, NON-CLASSICAL

WINNER

Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix)

Cedric Gervais, remixer (Lana Del Rey)Label: Interscope/Polydor UK

Days Turn Into Nights (Andy Caldwell Remix)

Andy Caldwell, remixer (Delerium Featuring Michael Logen)Track from: Days Turn Into Nights RemixesLabel: Nettwerk

If I Lose Myself (Alesso Vs. OneRepublic)

Alesso, remixer (OneRepublic)Label: Mosley Music Group/Interscope

Locked Out Of Heaven (Sultan + Ned Shepard Remix)

Ned Shepard & Sultan, remixers (Bruno Mars)Label: Atlantic Records

One Love/People Get Ready (Photek Remix)

Rupert Parkes, remixer (Bob Marley And The Wailers)Track from: Legend RemixedLabel: Universal Music Enterprises/Tuff GongBACK TO TOP

70. BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUM

WINNER

Live Kisses

Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; Tommy LiPuma, surround producer (Paul McCartney)Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment

Sailing The Seas Of Cheese (Deluxe Edition)

Les Claypool & Jason Mills, surround mix engineers; Stephen Marcussen, surround mastering engineer; Les Claypool & Jeff Fura, surround producers (Primus)Label: Universal Music Enterprises

Signature Sound Opus One

Leslie Ann Jones, surround mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, surround mastering engineer; Herbert Waltl, surround producer (Various Artists)Label: Media Hyperium 3 (Mh3)

Sixteen Sunsets

Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Jim Anderson & Jane Ira Bloom, surround producers (Jane Ira Bloom)Label: Pure Audio Records

Sprung Rhythm

Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, surround producer (Richard Scerbo & Inscape)Label: Sono LuminusBACK TO TOP

71. BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL

WINNER

Winter Morning Walks

David Frost, Brian Losch & Tim Martyn, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Dawn Upshaw, Maria Schneider, Australian Chamber Orchestra & St. Paul Chamber Orchestra)Label: ArtistShare

Hymn To The Virgin

Morten Lindberg, engineer (Tone Bianca Sparre Dahl & Schola Cantorum)Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

La Voie Triomphale

Morten Lindberg, engineer (Ole Kristian Ruud & Staff Band Of The Norwegian Armed Forces)Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

Roomful Of Teeth

Mark Donahue & Jesse Lewis, engineers (Brad Wells & Roomful Of Teeth)Label: New Amsterdam Records

Vinci: Artaserse

Hans-Martin Renz, Wolfgang Rixius & Ulrich Ruscher, engineers (Diego Fasolis, Philippe Jaroussky, Max Emanuel Cencic, Daniel Behle, Franco Fagioli, Valer Barna-Sabadus, Yuriy Mynenko & Concerto Köln)Label: Virgin ClassicsBACK TO TOP

72. PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL

WINNER

David Frost

• Andres: Home Stretch (Timo Andres, Andrew Cyr & Metropolis Ensemble) • Angel Heart, A Music Storybook (Matt Haimovitz & Uccello) • Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 (Jonathan Biss) • Ben-Haim: Chamber Works (ARC Ensemble) • Celebrating The American Spirit (Judith Clurman & Essential Voices USA) • Elgar: Enigma Variations; Vaughan Williams: The Wasps; Greensleeves (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony) • Guilty Pleasures (Renée Fleming, Sebastian Lang-Lessing & Philharmonia Orchestra) • Verdi: Otello (Riccardo Muti, Aleksandrs Antonenko, Krassimira Stoyanova, Carlo Guelfi, Chicago Symphony Chorus & Chicago Symphony Orchestra) • Winter Morning Walks (Dawn Upshaw, Maria Schneider, Australian Chamber Orchestra & St. Paul Chamber Orchestra)

Manfred Eicher

• Beethoven: Diabelli-Variationen (András Schiff) • Canto Oscuro (Anna Gourari) • Pärt: Adam's Lament (Tõnu Kaljuste, Latvian Radio Choir, Vox Clamantis, Sinfonietta Riga, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra) • Tabakova: String Paths (Maxim Rysanov)

Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin

• Bizet: Symphony In C; Jeux D'Enfants; Variations Chromatiques (Martin West & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra) • Traveling Sonata - European Music For Flute & Guitar (Viviana Guzmán & Jérémy Jouve) • Voyages (Conrad Tao) • Zia (Del Sol String Quartet)

James Mallinson

• Berlioz: Grande Messe Des Morts (Colin Davis, London Symphony Chorus, London Philharmonic Choir & London Symphony Orchestra) • Bloch: Symphony In C-Sharp Minor & Poems Of The Sea (Dalia Atlas & London Symphony Orchestra) • Fauré: Requiem; Bach: Partita, Chorales & Ciaccona (Nigel Short, Tenebrae & London Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble) • Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 (Colin Davis & London Symphony Orchestra) • Wagner: Das Rheingold (Valery Gergiev, René Pape, Stephan Rügamer, Nikolai Putilin & Mariinsky Orchestra) • Wagner: Die Walküre (Valery Gergiev, Anja Kampe, Jonas Kaufmann, René Pape, Nina Stemme & Mariinsky Orchestra) • Weber: Der Freischütz (Colin Davis, Christine Brewer, Sally Matthews, Simon O'Neill, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra)

Jay David Saks

• Adams: Nixon In China (John Adams, Russell Braun, Ginger Costa-Jackson, James Maddalena, Janis Kelly, Richard Paul Fink, Robert Brubaker, Kathleen Kim, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra) • Adès: The Tempest (Thomas Adès, Audrey Luna, Isabel Leonard, Alan Oke, Simon Keenlyside, Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra) • The Enchanted Island (William Christie, Joyce DiDonato, David Daniels, Danielle De Niese, Luca Pisaroni, Lisette Oropesa, Plácido Domingo, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus) • Handel: Rodelinda (Harry Bicket, Renée Fleming, Andreas Scholl, Joseph Kaiser, Stephanie Blythe, Iestyn Davies, Shenyang & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra) • Live At Carnegie Hall (James Levine, Evgeny Kissin & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra) • Verdi: Rigoletto (Michele Mariotti, Željko Lu_i_, Diana Damrau, Piotr Beczala, Oksana Volkova, Štefan Kocán, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)BACK TO TOP

73. BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE

WINNER

Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4

Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra)Label: BIS Records

Atterberg: Orchestral Works Vol. 1

Neeme Järvi, conductor (Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra)Label: Chandos

Lutosławski: Symphony No. 1

Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)Track from: Lutosławski: The SymphoniesLabel: Sony Classical

Schumann: Symphony No. 2; Overtures Manfred & Genoveva

Claudio Abbado, conductor (Orchestra Mozart)Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps

Simon Rattle, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker)Label: EMI ClassicsBACK TO TOP

74. BEST OPERA RECORDING

WINNER

Adès: The Tempest

Thomas Adès, conductor; Simon Keenlyside, Isabel Leonard, Audrey Luna & Alan Oke; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Britten: The Rape Of Lucretia

Oliver Knussen, conductor; Ian Bostridge, Peter Coleman-Wright, Susan Gritton & Angelika Kirchschlager; John Fraser, producer (Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble)Label: Virgin Classics

Kleiberg: David & Bathsheba

Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor; Anna Einarsson & Johannes Weisser; Morten Lindberg, producer (Trondheim Symphony Orchestra; Trondheim Symphony Orchestra Vocal Ensemble)Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

Vinci: Artaserse

Diego Fasolis, conductor; Valer Barna-Sabadus, Daniel Behle, Max Emanuel Cencic, Franco Fagioli & Philippe Jaroussky; Ulrich Ruscher, producer (Concerto Köln; Coro Della Radiotelevisione Svizzera, Lugano)Label: Virgin Classics

Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen

Christian Thielemann, conductor; Katarina Dalayman, Albert Dohmen, Stephen Gould, Eric Halfvarson & Linda Watson; Othmar Eichinger, producer (Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper; Chor Der Wiener Staatsoper)Label: Deutsche GrammophonBACK TO TOP

75. BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE

WINNER

Pärt: Adam's Lament

Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor (Tui Hirv & Rainer Vilu; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Sinfonietta Riga & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra; Latvian Radio Choir & Vox Clamantis)Label: ECM New Series

Berlioz: Grande Messe Des Morts

Colin Davis, conductor (Barry Banks; London Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Choir & London Symphony Chorus)Label: LSO Live

Palestrina: Volume 3

Harry Christophers, conductor (The Sixteen)Label: Coro

Parry: Works For Chorus & Orchestra

Neeme Järvi, conductor; Adrian Partington, chorus master (Amanda Roocroft; BBC National Orchestra Of Wales; BBC National Chorus Of Wales)Label: Chandos

Whitbourn: Annelies

James Jordan, conductor (Arianna Zukerman; The Lincoln Trio; Westminster Williamson Voices)Label: NaxosBACK TO TOP

76. BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE

WINNER

Roomful Of Teeth

Brad Wells & Roomful Of TeethLabel: New Amsterdam Records

Beethoven: Violin Sonatas

Leonidas Kavakos & Enrico PaceLabel: Decca

Cage: The 10,000 Things

Vicki Ray, William Winant, Aron Kallay & Tom PetersLabel: MicroFest Records

Duo

Hélène Grimaud & Sol GabettaLabel: Deutsche Grammophon

Times Go By Turns

New York PolyphonyLabel: BIS RecordsBACK TO TOP

77. BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO

WINNER

Corigliano: Conjurer - Concerto For Percussionist & String Orchestra

Evelyn Glennie; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)Track from: Corigliano: Conjurer; VocaliseLabel: Naxos

Bartók, Eötvös & Ligeti

Patricia Kopatchinskaja; Peter Eötvös, conductor (Ensemble Modern & Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra)Label: Naïve

The Edge Of Light

Gloria Cheng (Calder Quartet)Label: Harmonia Mundi

Lindberg: Piano Concerto No. 2

Yefim Bronfman; Alan Gilbert, conductor (New York Philharmonic)Track from: Magnus LindbergLabel: Dacapo Records

Salonen: Violin Concerto; Nyx

Leila Josefowicz; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra)Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 845 & D. 960

Maria João PiresLabel: Deutsche GrammophonBACK TO TOP

78. BEST CLASSICAL VOCAL SOLO

WINNER

Winter Morning Walks

Dawn Upshaw (Maria Schneider; Jay Anderson, Frank Kimbrough & Scott Robinson; Australian Chamber Orchestra & St. Paul Chamber Orchestra)Label: ArtistShare

Drama Queens

Joyce DiDonato (Alan Curtis; Il Complesso Barocco)Label: Virgin Classics

Mission

Cecilia Bartoli (Diego Fasolis; Philippe Jaroussky; I Barocchisti)Label: Decca

Schubert: Winterreise

Christoph Prégardien (Michael Gees)Label: Challenge

Wagner

Jonas Kaufmann (Donald Runnicles; Markus Brück; Chor Der Deutschen Oper Berlin; Orchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin)Label: DeccaBACK TO TOP

79. BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM

WINNER

Hindemith: Violinkonzert; Symphonic Metamorphosis; Konzertmusik

Christoph Eschenbach, conductorLabel: Ondine

Holmboe: Concertos

Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor; Preben Iwan, producerLabel: Dacapo Records

Tabakova: String Paths

Maxim Rysanov; Manfred Eicher, producerLabel: ECM New SeriesBACK TO TOP

80. BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION

WINNER

Schneider, Maria: Winter Morning Walks

Maria Schneider, composer (Dawn Upshaw, Jay Anderson, Frank Kimbrough, Scott Robinson & Australian Chamber Orchestra)Track from: Winter Morning WalksLabel: ArtistShare

Lindberg, Magnus: Piano Concerto No. 2

Magnus Lindberg, composer (Yefim Bronfman, Alan Gilbert & New York Philharmonic)Track from: Magnus LindbergLabel: Dacapo Records

Pärt, Arvo: Adam's Lament

Arvo Pärt, composer (Tõnu Kaljuste, Latvian Radio Choir, Vox Clamantis & Sinfonietta Riga)Track from: Arvo Pärt: Adam's LamentLabel: ECM New Series

Salonen, Esa-Pekka: Violin Concerto

Esa-Pekka Salonen, composer (Leila Josefowicz, Esa-Pekka Salonen & Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra)Track from: Out Of NowhereLabel: Deutsche Grammophon

Shaw, Caroline: Partita For 8 Voices

Caroline Shaw, composer (Brad Wells & Roomful Of Teeth)Track from: Roomful Of TeethLabel: New Amsterdam RecordsBACK TO TOP

81. BEST MUSIC VIDEO

WINNER

Suit & Tie

Justin Timberlake Featuring Jay Z

David Fincher, video director; Timory King, video producerLabel: RCA Records

Safe And Sound

Capital Cities

Grady Hall, video director; Buddy Enright, Javier Jimenez, Danny Lockwood & Daniel Weisman, video producersLabel: Capitol Records

Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film

Jay Z

Mark Romanek, video director; Shawn Carter & Aristides McGarry, video producersLabel: Roc Nation

Can't Hold Us

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton

Jon Jon Augustavo, Jason Koenig & Ryan Lewis, video directors; Tricia Davis, Honna Kimmerer & Jenny Koenig, video producersLabel: Macklemore LLC

I'm Shakin'

Jack White

Dori Oskowitz, video director; Saul Levitz & Candice OvaKnine, video producerLabel: Columbia RecordsBACK TO TOP

82. BEST MUSIC FILM

WINNER

Live Kisses

Paul McCartney

Jonas Åkerlund, video director; Violaine Etienne, Aron Levine & Scott Rodger, video producersLabel: Eagle Rock Entertainment

Live 2012

Coldplay

Paul Dugdale, video director; Jim Parsons, video producerLabel: Capitol Records

¡Cuatro!

Green Day

Tim Wheeler, video director; Tim Lynch, video producerLabel: Reprise

I'm In I'm Out And I'm Gone: The Making Of Get Up!

Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite

Danny Clinch, video director; Ben Harper, video producerLabel: Stax

The Road To Red Rocks

Mumford & Sons

Nicolas Jack Davies & Frederick Scott, video directors; Dan Bowen, video producerLabel:

INEC Releases Election Calendar

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced February 14 2015 as the date for Nigeria's presidential election as well as those for the members of the National Assembly.

Governorship and State House of Assembly elections are scheduled for February 28, 2015.

This was contained in statement released last night & signed by the Commission's secretary, Augusta Ogakwu. The commission also announced that the Ekiti State governorship election will hold on June 21, 2014 while that of Osun State will hold on August 9, 2014. Continue...

Since the inception of democratic government in Nigeria, Presidential and Governorship elections usually hold in April which would then be followed by the inauguration of the winners on  May 29th which is Democracy Day.

Temitayo is back and better

‘Temitayo’ WEST AFRICA’S OWN INSPIRATIONAL PERFORMING ARTIST

TEMITAYO GEORGE-BENSON stage name TEMITAYO
Temitayo is West Africa’s sensational R&B / Afro Pop Inspirational Performing Artist. She competed in the 1st Season of West African Idols and emerged 2nd runner.

Temitayo is spectacular & energetic on stage.
Her glamorous style & sincere personality keeps endearing her to many more fans all across the globe. Her fans call her stunning and classy, a music star with a golden voice and electric stage performance of international standard. She’s fresh, attractive, aiming for the stars and set to stir positive emotions in people worldwide through her inspirational songs.

Her first mainstream video was titled ‘Love Revealed’. Song was written by Temitayo and produced by TheorySound. The video was shot by Joel Benson (JB Multimedia).

Now she has a new video out titled ‘In Your Hands’.
‘In Your Hands’ was produced by fast rising, music producer ‘Theorysound’. It was co written by Temitayo and Theorysound. It’s a song that reminds us all that God is in control of everything. In life, although we all face many trials, hardtimes, disappointments and failures, through it all we’re always in God Hands. No matter what we go through, all we have to do is turn to God, Seek His Face and He will turn things around in our favor. He will always show us a way where there seems to be no way.

Temitayo is the 2nd daughter of the founder of Little Saints Orphanage, Reverend Mrs Dele George, so apart from leaving a great legacy of Inspirational music, she is a devout Christian and humanitarian.

Her stage performance is both energetic and captivating. Expect to fall in love with her music & groove. 
Connect with Temitayo!
‘Temitayo’ is the perfect choice for product endorsements and for performances at special events or festive occasions. 
For more information on ‘Temitayo’ visit her website: www.temitayo.co.uk
facebook: iamtemitayo
twitter:@iam_temitayo

For Enquiries / Bookings:
You can contact her management at:
Tel: 08055463010 / 08171964348
Emails: chrisilems@yahoo.co.uk / theorysound@yahoo.com
Twitter: @chrisilems @theorysound

LASU ON FIRE AGAIN.

The Lagos State University authority has postponed the rain semester 2012/2013 examination and shut down the institution indefinitely, over protest by no fewer than 1,292 students of the university.

During the protest, the car of the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. John Obafunwa was stoned and he was reportedly rushed out of the faculty of sciences.

The students who took part in the protest, alleged that they were not allowed to register for the rain semester examination.

The decision to shut down the university was contained in an official bulletin posted on the school premises.

The bulletin read, “In the view of the violent protest by some affected students of LASU over the closure of the university portal for registration of courses for rain semester 2012/2013 examination, the university management has decided to shut down the university indefinitely.

“Also, examinations have been put off till further notice. With this decision, students of the university are expected to vacate the university premises until further notice.”

An official who decides to be anonymous, says she blames the Management of the institution for collecting part payment from students and then shut down the portal.
Lets hope something is done quickly about this issue.
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The grass isn't greener

Hi! I think this is a good read.  Enjoy....

The Grass Isn't Greener

Thursday, 23 January2014 00:14 '...Encourage and help each other...' 1 Thessalonians 5:11 CEV

Micca Monda Campbell writes: 'Have you ever secretly compared your spouse to another man or woman...or wished they were more thoughtful...more spiritual...a better dresser? If you have, let me reassure you the grass isn't greener on the other side. That man doesn't clip his toenails either...and that woman doesn't rub her husband's feet while feeding him grapes! Our spouses are the people we fell in love with, and often they just need a little encouragement. Instead of comparing and complaining...nurture your mate in the areas they need it most...I heard about a good-looking millionaire who married a plain-looking woman. It was the talk of the town. Why did he marry her? She's not up to his standard. It won't last! When they came back from an extended honeymoon, it looked like the millionaire was with another woman...one glowing with confidence and poise. Now that's the kind of wife he deserves, declared the town loud-mouth. Then she noticed something interesting: it was the same woman -completely transformed! Her new husband had taken her away, encouraged her...and built up her self-confidence till she started to see in herself what he'd always seen. So instead of walking around on your neighbour's grass, fertilise your own by looking for the good in your spouse. Speak encouraging words...acknowledge their efforts to improve...become their cheerleader. The Bible says, "Love...protects...trusts...hopes...perseveres." (1 Corinthians 13:4;7 NIV) Instead of making comparisons, ask God to help you see your partner like you once did.'

SoulFood: Jas 1-2, Mt 9:1-13, Ps 91, Prov 3:3-4

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For falling in Love, You are sentenced to being raped.

Police in India's West Bengal have held 13 people in connection with a gang rape of a woman allegedly on orders of village elders who objected to her relationship with a man.

The 20-year-old woman has been admitted to a hospital in a critical condition.

Unofficial courts in India's villages often sanction killings of couples deemed to have violated local codes.

Scrutiny of sexual violence in India has grown since the 2012 gang rape and murder of a student on a Delhi bus.

The government tightened laws on sexual violence last year after widespread protests following the attack.

But violence and discrimination against women remain deeply entrenched in India's staunchly patriarchal society.

Police said the latest incident on Monday night was prompted by the relationship between a tribal woman and a non-tribal man belonging to an adjoining village in Birbhum district.

'Crime of falling in love'

"The relationship was going on for almost five years. When the man visited the woman's home on Monday with the proposal of marriage, villagers spotted him and organised a kangaroo court. During the 'proceedings' both the couple were made to sit with hands tied," Birbhum police chief C Sudhakar told the BBC.

He said the headman of the woman's village fined the couple 25,000 ($400; £240) rupees for "the crime of falling in love".

The man paid up, but the woman's family were unable to pay, police said.

The headman, who is a distant relative of the woman, then allegedly ordered the rape, Mr Sudhakar said.

"Her family could not pay, so go enjoy the girl and have fun," the headman reportedly told villagers, according to a complaint filed by the woman's family.

Police have arrested 13 men, including the headman, in connection with the incident.

Although the incident took place on Monday night, the family of the woman gathered courage to go to the police on Wednesday afternoon. The woman was admitted to a hospital only on Wednesday night.

In 2010, village elders in Birbhum had ordered at least three tribal women to strip and walk naked in front of large crowds in the Indian state of West Bengal, police say.

The women were being punished for "having close relations" with men from other communities.

Correspondents say rape is a common occurrence in India with many cases going unreported.

Although India has tightened its anti-rape laws and society is more openly discussing cases of violence against women, women across India still live with the daily fear of sexual assault and victims still often have to deal with police apathy.

Jungle justice for two Young Men who Stole in Lagos.

Two unidentified persons were stoned to death in the Sabo, Yaba area of Lagos State after being apprehended by youths for allegedly robbing a resident of his phones.

Punch reports that their correspondent, who visited McNeil Road, where the incident occurred, learnt that the alleged robbers attacked a 79-year-old man, Pa Emmanuel Thomas, in his apartment around 4am on Saturday. The elderly man told PUNCH Metro that the robbers beat up his guest and demanded that he gave them all his money. He said:
“I was in my room and a guest was in my sitting room. But because there was no electricity, I opened the main doors for cross ventilation. A few minutes later, two young guys barged into the house.“One of them slapped my female guest who was in the sitting room and snatched her phone and charger, the other guy told me to give him all my money and I told him all I had was N30 which was kept inside my Bible. They also snatched my telephone and wristwatch.”

Prior to the robbery, youths in the area had been suspicious of the alleged robbers, wondering what the strange men wanted on their street at that odd hour. One of the youths, who craved anonymity, said:
“Around 3.30am, I was returning from a carnival when I noticed two strange faces on Little Road. When the guys saw me, they pretended to be fixing an abandoned bus and were talking as if they were a bus driver and his conductor waiting for daybreak. When I walked past, they continued to roam the street, so I informed one of my friends and together, we tailed them. Suddenly, they entered Pa Thomas’s house and then I heard the elderly man screamed for help. We quickly surrounded the house and dared the robbers to come out. When they saw that they were trapped, one of them jumped the fence into the next compound which is on Little Road. I was able to arrest one, while the other one escaped.”

PUNCH Metro learnt that the arrested robber was beaten up to a pulp. Then an hour later, the second robber, who hid inside another compound, was exposed by a resident and was also handed over to the irate youths.
The youths beat up the two robbers mercilessly.
When the residents were asked why they did not involve the police, one of them said:
“On that day, there was a serious crisis at a neighbouring community, Iwaya, and most of the policemen from Sabo Division had diverted all their attention to the area. Also, these robbers usually hang around a brothel located on a neighbouring street. If we hand them over to the police, they will be released and come back to terrorise us.”

The alleged robbers, who were still alive, were stripped naked and dumped on the Sabo end of the Herbert Macaulay Way, about 200 metres from the Sabo Police Division but passers-by pelted the alleged robbers with stones until they died.
A resident of McNeil, Sola, said:
“It was not our intention to kill the robbers, we only beat them up and dumped them by the road side. However, when passers-by learnt of what they had done, many of them picked up rocks and stoned them to death.”

By the time policemen arrived around 9am, the alleged robbers were already dead. Attempts to contact the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, were not sucessful as calls made to her telephone rang out, while a text message sent to the phone was also not replied as of the time of going to the press.

Actress Lesego Motsepe passes on.

Actress Lesego Motsepe best known as "Letti Matabane" on South African/Mnet soap Isidingo has passed away.

The motivational speaker and AIDS ambassador died today Monday January 20th, according to a statement released by her family. She was found dead at her home in Randburg, South Africa by her brother, Moemise, this morning at 11:00 and paramedics confirmed that she died of natural causes at about 13:00. She was aged 39.

The actress has been living with HIV/AIDS since 1998. She is survived by family and friends. May her soul rest in peace, Amen.