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MLB preview: New York Yankees

I’m not certain we would have traded Jesus Montero for Michael Pineda … though doing so gave a offensively-reliant-lately Yankees a deepest, and maybe a best, starting revolution in a American League

2011 record: 97-65 (1st in AL East). Projected 2012 finish: 95-67 (1st in AL East).

Projected starters: C Russell Martin, 1B Mark Teixeira, 2B Robinson Cano, SS Derek Jeter, 3B Alex Rodriguez, LF Brett Gardner, CF Curtis Granderson, RF Nick Swisher, DH Raul Ibanez, SP CC Sabathia, SP Hiroki Kuroda, SP Ivan Nova, SP Michael Pineda, SP Phil Hughes, CL Mariano Rivera, RP Rafael Soriano, RP David Robertson.

Half-full outlook: The pitching should locate adult to, if not surpass, a offense in a Bronx, and that could equal a Yankees being frightful good. Sabathia is Sabathia, Kuroda is a unequivocally plain and unequivocally underrated and Pineda, during a age of 22, was flat-out widespread in a initial half of 2011. Rivera substantially has one some-more good deteriorate in him before (supposedly) walking away, and he’s flanked by a dominant-last-season Robertson and a can’t-be-that-bad-again Soriano. And any offense that has Cano, Granderson, Teixeira,  Rodriguez and Jeter is going to some-more than reason a own.

Half-empty outlook: Jeter and Rodriguez are entirely in decline, offensively and defensively. Teixeira’s OPS fell from 1.081 during his time with a Angels in 2008 to .835 final season. Gardner, Granderson, Swisher and Martin have had OK to bad seasons before. And a Yanks could use Montero, since we don’t trust a Ibanez/Andruw Jones crew of aged DHs. It’s not like a Yankees are going to be bad offensively, though they might tumble off a nick or two, and they have some defensive questions marks. If things unequivocally mangle badly for their offense, there’s a possibility a Yanks finish behind both a Red Sox and a Rays. A chance.

Halfway between a dual outlook: The Yankees are going to be good. In fact, usually a fact that they play in a installed AL East kept me from presaging them to win some-more than 95 games (I might have projected 120 if they were in a Central). They’ve got a starting pitching to compare a Rays’ and have a improved bullpen and offense, and they’re some-more well-rounded and deeper than a Red Sox. It’s a best collection of 3 teams in any singular multiplication in ball (and a Blue Jays aren’t a bad fourth-best team), though we consider a Yankees are a transparent favorite.



Posted on February 24, 2012 at 4:59 am Leave a Comment

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New York Yankees register extended by purpose personification veterans

The New York Yankees have had a intelligent offseason and this week they put a finishing touches on a roster. The Yankees go into stay with no vivid openings, exclusive injury. One would consider that given they are a organisation with a $200 million and payroll that should be an apparent statement. But we know all too good that a vast payroll doesn’t always proportion to winning a World Series. What has turn a new thesis is stuffing a finish of the roster with several role playing veterans. The Yankees have been means to find these players and pointer them to inexpensive contracts. The players still have something left to minister and some-more importantly have a enterprise to win a championship, that is a Yankees’ idea year in and year out.

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September 28, 2011; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; New York Yankees left fielder

General manager Brian Cashman has been around prolonged adequate to know how to arrange a championship team. He’s finished it 4 times. To outsiders, it has always seemed that a Yankees merely outspent a rest of a joining to get a best players. While there are many insanely high salaries on a team, a many successful Yankees teams came down to how good a purpose players and younger players performed. Seldom were they carried by one of a rarely paid stars.

When a Yankees had abyss around a register they prospered. In new years a growth of immature players in a complement has paid dividends to a Yankees’ fortunes. Robinson Cano, Melky Cabrera, Brett Gardner, Phil Hughes, Joba Chamberlain, and David Robertson have all been critical players in new years. They were mostly led by some of these players for durations of time in specific seasons. Their contributions as a whole were felt daily.

They have also found purpose players around a giveaway representative marketplace in new seasons who have complemented a starting patrol as replacements for days off or for extended durations due to injury. Last deteriorate it was Eric Chavez and Andruw Jones. This year Jones and Chavez are behind and Cashman combined a maladroit attack Raul Ibanez to be a other side of a DH crew with Jones.

The DH position is radically going to be a crew between Jones and Ibanez churned in with a occasional off-day for Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter and maybe Mark Teixeira. The signing of Chavez allows a Yankees to rest A-Rod and he might even get a few at-bats during DH depending on a pitching matchup. When measuring a signings we can demeanour during them individually, though a signings of Jones, Ibanez and Chavez should be noticed as a collective. See their 2011 stats below.

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Ibanez’s stats are opposite right-handed pitching usually as we do not see him removing many, if any, at-bats opposite southpaws. we generated this WAR figure using the elementary WAR calculator supposing by Lewie Pollis from Wahoo’s on First. His loyal WAR from 2011 was -1.3, though was significantly hampered by his awful instance of fielding that thankfully will not be an emanate in NY. I’m guessing a Yankees told Ibanez to leave his glove home. So, a WAR figure above also reflects a position change to DH. If we demeanour during a wRC+ mainstay we see that any actor creates a vital grant notwithstanding being a part-time player. As a contingent they have a ability to put adult some good stats for a Yankees.

Jones, Chavez and Ibanez are aging players who had measureless success during their best seasons in a large leagues. Now, Jones is used usually from a right-side of a image and radically as a DH, Ibanez is a vital wreckage in a margin so he’ll strike usually and Chavez has found a ability to stay healthy with reduction wear and rip on his body.

The Yankees’ income still comes into play in this situation, one where even fans who hatred a Yankees can't contend they are overpaying players. The Yankees, since of their wealth, can take on these forms of contracts brimful with incentives that if reached meant a actor played a incomparable purpose than approaching and achieved sufficient adequate to continue to get a personification time. Other teams would be incompetent to flare over $4 million (Jones is set to make $2 million this season, Ibanez $1.1 million and Chavez $900K) for 3 players who radically fill 2 roles.

If collectively they are means to transcribe their numbers detsiled above, they should beget over 2 WAR total. we trust that Ibanez will be closer to 1 WAR this deteriorate as his BABIP was really low last deteriorate when compared to his career symbol of .303. An uptick there and a few some-more HR into a brief porch in Yankee Stadium will move a value up. we would advise that a Yankees can design a sum of 2.5 WAR from a 3 players. At $5 million for each 1 WAR a opening value would be $12.5 million. This is some-more than 3 times a investment. Cashman knows that even a paltry 0.8 WAR sum is a breakeven mark. Any of them could do that on their own.

These are risks a Yankees are means to take since if one or some-more of these players doesn’t vessel out, they can implement their income to repair a problem. But, Cashman comparison them wisely. They are 3 proven winners who might be on a downside of their career, though have adequate talent to mix in with a organisation and make a disproportion when called upon. The Yankees are low and primed for a run during an rare 28th World Championship.

For some-more on a Yankees greatfully see Yanks Go Yard. Be certain to check out all of Call to a Pen’s transaction breakdowns for a 2011-12 offseason. You can follow Call to a Pen on Twitter during @FSCalltothePen or like us here on Facebook. You can also allow to the RSS feed. You can follow Chris Carelli on Twitter during @Chris_Carelli.

 

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Baseball: Former Oakland A’s star Eric Chavez signs with New York Yankees

Eric Chavez spent a offseason wondering where — and if — he competence play again.

There was usually one place he unequivocally had in mind.

Chavez was behind with a New York Yankees on Thursday after similar to a $900,000, one-year deal. Chavez, 34, pronounced retirement was a probability yet that he was happy to lapse to a Yankees after personification 58 games with them final season.

“If there was no seductiveness during all, in my mind we was substantially going to close it down,” Chavez said. “I wouldn’t contend ‘here or nowhere’ — yet this was apparently entrance behind to a place we was informed with. … we knew this was going to be a good team, apparently a organisation that was going to have an event to go behind to a playoffs.”

Once a centerpiece in Oakland, Chavez was already deliberation retirement after a 2010 season, his 13th with a Athletics. He finished adult signing a teenager joining understanding with New York and was means to work his approach into a part-time purpose for a Yankees.

Chavez strike .263 with dual homers and 26 RBIs final year, starting 33 games during third bottom and also personification a bit during first.

“He adds abyss to a club, and if we give Alex (Rodriguez) a day off, this guy’s a player,” manager Joe Girardi said. “You know he’s going to locate it. He’s got really good hands.”

Dodgers sale: Joe Torre’s organisation has forsaken out of behest for a broke organisation since stream owners Frank McCourt won’t embody a parking lots outward Dodger

Stadium. The decision, initial reported by The Los Angeles Times, was conveyed to Major League Baseball executive clamp boss Rob Manfred in a minute from organisation conduct Rick Caruso and Torre. The minute was performed by a Times and The Associated Press.

Caruso, a genuine estate developer, and Torre pronounced in a minute that “if a resources of a sale change, we are prepared to re-engage in a routine immediately.” The Dodgers declined to comment, mouthpiece Lyndsey Estin said.

Pirates: Club boss Frank Coonelly faces 4 inebriated driving-related charges after an occurrence Dec. 22 in suburban Pittsburgh. Police in Ross Township, Pa., charged Coonelly, 51, with one count any of inebriated driving, pushing a wrong way, drifting pushing and pushing with a blood ethanol calm of during slightest twice a state’s authorised extent of .08. Coonelly arrived during a Pirates’ training formidable yet did not pronounce with reporters.

Braves: Pitcher Tommy Hanson was behind in camp, feeling most improved after a frightful automobile collision on his approach to a opening examination for pitchers and catchers left him with a concussion.

On his approach to a Braves’ Disney World formidable early Monday morning, Hanson’s automobile unexpected blew a tire as he was creation a left turn. He skidded off a highway, down an dike and opposite a grassy margin before a automobile finally came to a stop. He was tossed around vigourously during a severe ride, circuitous adult with a concussion and several bruises even yet he was wearing his chair belt.

“I don’t remember how we strike my conduct or what we strike my conduct on,” Hanson pronounced “I only attempted to get my automobile to come to a stop.”

Etc.: Troubled former vital leaguer Elijah Dukes, 27, has been arrested again, this time on drug charges. Tampa, Fla., military contend Dukes was arrested during a trade stop early Thursday after officers beheld a tiny bag of pot on his lap. Authorities contend he afterwards attempted to hang a drug in his mouth as if he were going to feast it. They also beheld a pot cigarette tucked behind his ear.



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Train Goes Club Hopping in San Francisco

As Train prepares for the release of their new upcoming record, they have announced a special hometown tour of San Francisco.

The band will play six different venues in six nights in the California city, and the club hopping tour will begin April 10 at the Café du Nord. After that, the band will play the Great American Music Hall, Bimbo’s, Slim’s, Independent and the Fillmore. A portion of the proceeds from these shows will go to Family House, which is a San Francisco based charity that provides temporary housing for families with seriously ill children.

California 37, the band’s upcoming record, will be released shortly thereafter on April 17. The album will be Train’s sixth studio album, and is the first to be released since Save Me, San Francisco came out in 2009. The album’s first single, “Drive By” was released in January and has since sold over 200,000 copies.

In other Train news, lead singer Pat Monahan will sing the National Anthem before this year’s Daytona 500. The race will be held this Sunday, February 26.

Save Me, San Francisco sparked a renewed interest in Train’s career, primarily because of the single “Hey, Soul Sister,” which was the best-selling single of 2010. The song topped the singles charts in the United States, as well as 15 countries around the world. Monahan co-wrote the song with Espionage, a Norwegian songwriting duo and production team. “Drive By” also was written by Monahan and Espionage.

The band first came to prominence with the release of their self-titled debut that was released in 1998. That album contained the hit “Meet Virginia,” and the band followed the record with Drops of Jupiter, which has gone on to become their most commercially successful album to date. Released in 2001, it contained the hit title track that won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song.

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Nas, T.I., Norah Jones Join South by Southwest Roster

This year’s South By Southwest lineup seems to be growing by the day, and Nas, T.I. and Norah Jones are the latest additions to the list. The festival will be held March 13-18 in Austin, Texas, and the lineup is likely to grow almost until the first day. Often, the biggest artists aren’t announced until a few days before the festival begins. Other notable recent additions include Santigold, GZA, B.o.B., The Cult, Jimmy Cliff, Tom Morello, Ben Kweller, Keane and Kaiser Chiefs.

Norah Jones will play three shows at the festival, and is expected to preview songs from her upcoming album, Little Broken Hearts, which will be released May 1. She will play her own songs on March 17 at La Zona Rosa, and will play twice on March 15 with her country band, The Little Willies. Little Broken Hearts is produced by in-demand producer Danger Mouse, and inspired by the music of spaghetti westerns. Though Jones has announced a handful of dates throughout the summer, a more extensive set of dates is expected soon.

Both Nas and T.I. are expected to release albums this year, though no official dates have been set for either as of yet. T.I.’ s upcoming album reportedly is called Trouble Man.

The first South By Southwest festival was held in 1987 and planned as a regional event. More than 700 attendees showed up to that festival, and it soon grew into the national and international festival it is now. In addition to music, there are also interactive and film portions of the festival. The interactive portion runs from March 9-13, while the film festival spans from March 9-17. The interactive portion of the festival concerns multimedia interests, such as mobile games and apps. It is now the most attended portion of the festival, and it is estimated that 20,000 people attended this portion last year.

 

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Sonia Leigh Tour Gigs Include Willie Nelson, Uncle Kracker

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Sonia Leigh has an almost little-girl charm that drips awe and wonder when she talks about her career. But the wonder is real, and she is as down to earth as they come. Last year, the Atlanta native wowed critics and fans alike with the release of ’1978 December’, her first album on Zac Brown‘s Southern Ground Artists label (which features the single, ‘My Name is Money.’)

“I’ve been working professionally for a lot of years but this past year, for me, was sort of like a debut,” Sonia tells The Boot. “Everything clicked right, the shows were amazing, I was happy with the record … A lot of other people seemed to like the record, so in that sense I almost feel like a new artist all over again. That’s exciting for me.”

Sonia credits Zac as being an important part of her career, giving her advice and inviting her to not only open shows for Zac Brown Band but also share the stage with the Grammy winners from time to time.

“It’s a real honor to be on his record label but even more of an honor just to know him,” she says of her label boss. “My album ’1978 December’ is a reality thanks to Zac. I consider myself really fortunate to be a part of what he is doing.”

Sonia tells us she hopes to play more shows with ZBB in the coming year, when she’s not busy traveling on Uncle Kracker‘s Hometown tour. She has also booked another opening act gig that fulfills a lifelong musical dream.

“I’m playing with Willie Nelson a few times, too!” she says with a smile. “That’s hard to believe, when I say it out loud. When I was young, if you ever told me I’d be playing with someone like that, I don’t think I would have believed you.”

Sonia opened for the woman who made her a country music fan in the first place, Loretta Lynn, last spring. The singer-songwriter explains she was bitten by the country music bug at the young age of five, when her dad took her to Coal Miner’s Daughter concert in Alabama. “I could still listen to Loretta every day,” Sonia says. “The music, the way she carried herself — just the best.”




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Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt Tour Set for March

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Lyle Lovett will follow the debut of his new album, ‘Release Me,’ next week, with an intimate, acoustic tour, recruiting old friend and frequent collaborator John Hiatt to join him. The trek begins at the State Theater in Minneapolis, Minn., on March 7, wrapping up at the Saenger Theatre in Pensacola, Fla., on March 25. Lyle is also set for an acoustic band show at New York City’s Concert Hall at New York Society for Ethical Culture on Feb. 28.

Featuring a mix of original and cover tunes, ‘Release Me’ is the cleverly-titled eleventh studio album from the Texas native. The disc is his last for Curb/Universal Music Group, the label that has released all recorded output since Lyle’s critically-acclaimed debut in 1986. His last five albums have all reached the Top 10 on the country chart.

In an interview with Rolling Stone last year, the Grammy-winning performer, who has also carved out a successful career for himself as an actor, said he looks forward to the next phase in his long and varied career.

“I don’t know really how it’s gonna go, but I probably want to make my records myself and then figure out how to sell them after they’re made,” Lyle told the magazine. “[Curb's] been great to me and they’ve given me my career, but I’m excited to see what’s next.”

The eclectic singer-songwriter will make the TV rounds next week, first dropping by CBS’ ‘The Late Show With David Letterman’ on Monday (Feb. 27), followed by an appearance on ABC’s ‘The View’ on Leap Day Wednesday, and MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ on Friday, March 2.

‘Release Me’ hits stores Feb. 28, while John Hiatt’s current album, ‘Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns,’ was released in August 2011. See all the dates for Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt’s acoustic tour schedule here.

Watch Lyle Lovett’s ‘In My Own Mind’ Video



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Alan Jackson, ‘So You Don’t Have to Love Me Anymore’ Video

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Artist: Alan Jackson

Video: ‘So You Don’t Have to Love Me Anymore’

Why We Love It: Alan picked a chilly day to visit the beach and amusement park at New York’s Coney Island, but it was the perfect setting to bring his heartbreaking lyrics to life.

Written by Jay Knowles and Alan’s nephew, Adam Wright, ‘So You Don’t Have to Love Me Anymore’ will be featured on the country legend’s first album for his own label, Alan’s Country Records, in a joint venture with EMI.

Watch Alan’s ‘So You Don’t Have to Love Me Anymore’ Video



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Jimmy Buffett fills out "Welcome to Fin Land" run

Jimmy Buffett<!– [ tickets ] and his Coral Reefer Band have expanded their “Welcome to Fin Land” tour, adding a couple West Coast spots to the mix.

Since last check, performances in San Jose, CA (3/8), and San Diego (3/10) have been added to the itinerary, which gets underway Feb. 25 in Birmingham, AL, and runs through a March 30 concert in Tampa, FL.

Tickets for San Jose are on sale now via the performer’s website, while San Diego tickets go on sale tomorrow (2/11).



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Full winners list for the 54th Grammy Awards


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2. Album Of The Year
“21″
Adele
Jim Abbiss, Adele, Paul Epworth, Rick Rubin, Fraser T. Smith, Ryan Tedder and Dan Wilson, producers; Jim Abbiss, Philip Allen, Beatriz Artola, Ian Dowling, Tom Elmhirst, Greg Fidelman, Dan Parry, Steve Price, Mark Rankin, Andrew Scheps, Fraser T. Smith and Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
XL Recordings/Columbia Records

3. Song Of The Year
“Rolling In The Deep”
Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)
Track from “21″
XL Recordings/Columbia Records
Publishers: Universal-Songs of Polygram/EMI Music Publishing

4. Best New Artist
Bon Iver<!– [ tickets ]

5. Best Pop Solo Performance
“Someone Like You”
Adele
Track from “21″
XL Recordings/Columbia Records

6. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Body And Soul”
Tony Bennett<!– [ tickets ] and Amy Winehouse<!– [ tickets ]
Track from “Duets II”
Columbia Records

7. Best Pop Instrumental Album
“The Road From Memphis”
Booker T. Jones
Anti Records

8. Best Pop Vocal Album
“21″
Adele
XL Recordings/Columbia Records

9. Best Dance Recording
“Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites”
Skrillex<!– [ tickets ]
Skrillex, producer; Skrillex, mixer
Track from “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites”
Big Beat/Atlantic

10. Best Dance/Electronica Album
“Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites”
Skrillex
Big Beat/Atlantic

11. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
“Duets II”
Tony Bennett and Various Artists
Columbia Records

12. Best Rock Performance
“Walk”
Foo Fighters<!– [ tickets ]
Track from “Wasting Light”
RCA Records/Roswell Records

13. Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
“White Limo”
Foo Fighters
Track from “Wasting Light”
RCA Records/ Roswell Records

14. Best Rock Song
“Walk”
Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
Track from “Wasting Light”
RCA Records/ Roswell Records
Publishers: M.J.-Twelve Music, I Love The Punk Rock Music, Living Under A Rock Music, Flying Earform Music, Ruthensmear Music

15. Best Rock Album
“Wasting Light”
Foo Fighters
RCA Records/Roswell Records

16. Best Alternative Music Album
“Bon Iver”
Bon Iver
Jagjaguwar

17. Best RB Performance
“Is This Love”
Corinne Bailey Rae
Track from “The Love EP”
Capitol

18. Best Traditional RB Performance
“Fool For You”
Cee Lo Green and Melanie Fiona
Track from “The Lady Killer”
Radiculture/Elektra

19. Best RB Song
“Fool For You”
Cee Lo Green and Jack Splash, songwriters (Cee Lo Green and Melanie Fiona)
Track from “The Lady Killer”
Radiculture/Elektra; Publishers: Jacks Love Emporium/Radiculture Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music, Chrysalis Music/God Given Music

20. Best RB Album
“F.A.M.E.”
Chris Brown<!– [ tickets ]
Jive Records

21. Best Rap Performance
“Otis”
Jay-Z<!– [ tickets ] and Kanye West<!– [ tickets ]
Track from “Watch The Throne”
Roc-A-Fella Records/Def Jam

22. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
“All of the Lights”
Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie
Track from “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”
Def Jam

23. Best Rap Song
“All of the Lights”
Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter and Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie)
Track from “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”
Roc-A Fella; Publishers: Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978

24. Best Rap Album
“My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”
Kanye West
Def Jam

25. Best Country Solo Performance
“Mean”
Taylor Swift
Track from “Speak Now”
Big Machine Records

26. Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“Barton Hollow”
The Civil Wars
Track from “Barton Hollow”
Sensibility Music LLC

27. Best Country Song
“Mean”
Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
Track from “Speak Now”
Big Machine Records
Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, Taylor Swift Music

28. Best Country Album
“Own the Night”
Lady Antebellum
Capitol Records Nashville

29. Best New Age Album
“What’s It All About”
Pat Metheny
Nonesuch

30. Best Improvised Jazz Solo
“500 Miles High”
Chick Corea, soloist
Track from “Forever” (Corea, Clarke and White)
Concord Records

31. Best Jazz Vocal Album
“The Mosaic Project”
Terri Lyne Carrington and Various Artists
Concord Jazz

32. Best Jazz Instrumental Album
“Forever”
Corea, Clarke and White
Concord Records

33. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
“The Good Feeling”
Christian McBride Big Band
Mack Avenue Records

34. Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
“Jesus”
Le’Andria Johnson
Track from “The Awakening Of Le’Andria Johnson”
Music World Gospel

35. Best Gospel Song
“Hello Fear”
Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)
Track from “Hello Fear”
Verity Gospel Music Group/Fo Yo Soul Ent.
Publisher: Aunt Gertrude Music

36. Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
“Blessings”
Laura Story, songwriter (Laura Story)
Track from “Blessings”
Fair Trade Services
Publishers: New Spring/Gleaning Publishing

37. Best Gospel Album
“Hello Fear”
Kirk Franklin
Verity Gospel Music Group/ Fo Yo Soul Ent.

38. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
“And If Our God Is For Us…”
Chris Tomlin
Sparrow Records/sixstepsrecords

39. Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album
“Drama Y Luz”
Mana
Warner Music Mexico

40. Best Regional Mexican or Tejano Album
“Bicentenario”
Pepe Aguilar
Venemusic
“Orale”
Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
Shea Records/East Side Records

41. Best Banda or Norteno Album
“Los Tigres Del Norte And Friends”
Los Tigres Del Norte
Fonovisa

42. Best Tropical Latin Album
“The Last Mambo”
Cachao
Eventus/Sony Music Latin

43. Best Americana Album
“Ramble at the Ryman”
Levon Helm
Vanguard/Dirt Farmer Music

44. Best Bluegrass Album
“Paper Airplane”
Alison Krauss and Union Station
Rounder

45. Best Blues Album
“Revelator”
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Masterworks

46. Best Folk Album
“Barton Hollow”
The Civil Wars
Sensibility Music LLC

47. Best Regional Roots Music Album
“Rebirth of New Orleans”
Rebirth Brass Band
Basin Street Records

48. Best Reggae Album
“Revelation Pt 1: The Root Of Life”
Stephen Marley
Tuff Gong/Universal Republic

49. Best World Music Album
“Tassili”
Tinariwen
Anti Records

50. Best Children’s Album
“All About Bullies… Big and Small”
(Various Artists)
James Cravero, Gloria Domina, Kevin Mackie, Steve Pullara and Patrick Robinson, producers
Cool Beans Music and East Coast Recording Co.

51. Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Story Telling)
“If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t)”
Betty White
Penguin Audio

52. Best Comedy Album
“Hilarious”
Louis C.K.
Comedy Central Records

53. Best Musical Theater Album
“The Book of Mormon”
Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells, principal soloists; Anne Garefino, Robert Lopez,
Stephen Oremus, Trey Parker, Scott Rudin and Matt Stone, producers; Robert Lopez, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)
Ghostlight Records

54. Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
“Boardwalk Empire: Volume 1″
(Various Artists)
Elektra

55. Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
“The King’s Speech”
Alexandre Desplat, composer
Decca

56. Best Song Written For Visual Media
“I See The Light” (From “Tangled”)
Alan Menken and Glenn Slater, songwriters (Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi)
Track from “Tangled”
Walt Disney Records
Publishers: Wonderland Music/Walt Disney Music

57. Best Instrumental Composition
“Life In Eleven”
Bela Fleck and Howard Levy, composers (Bela Fleck and The Flecktones)
Track from “Rocket Science”
eOne Music

58. Best Instrumental Arrangement
“Rhapsody In Blue”
Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)
Track from “That’s How We Roll”
Telarc International

59. Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
“Scenes From The Suburbs”
Vincent Morisset, art director (Arcade Fire)
Merge Records

61. Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
“The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story”
Dave Bett and Michelle Holme, art directors (Bruce Springsteen)
Columbia Records

62. Best Album Notes
“Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads and Beyond As Recorded By The San Francisco Bay By Chris Strachwitz In The 1960s”
Adam Machado, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Arhoolie Records

63. Best Historical Album
“Band On The Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection – Deluxe Edition)”
Paul McCartney, compilation producer; Sam Okell and Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (Paul McCartney and Wings)
Hear Music

64. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
“Paper Airplane”
Mike Shipley, engineer; Brad Blackwood, mastering engineer (Alison Krauss and Union Station)
Rounder

65. Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Paul Epworth
- “Call It What You Want” (Foster The People) (T)
- “I Would Do Anything For You” (Foster The People) (T)
- “I’ll Be Waiting” (Adele) (T)
- “Life On The Nickel” (Foster The People) (T)
- “No One’s Gonna Love You” (Cee Lo Green) (S)
- “Rolling In The Deep” (Adele) (T)

66. Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
“Cinema” (Skrillex Remix)
Sonny Moore, remixer (Benny Benassi)
Track from “Electroman”
Ultra Records
“Collide” (Afrojack Remix)
Afrojack, remixer (Leona Lewis)
RCA/Syco Music

67. Best Surround Sound Album
“Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs (Super Deluxe Edition)”
Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Bill Levenson and Elliot Scheiner, surround producers (Derek and The Dominos)
USM/UMe/Polydor

68. Best Engineered Album, Classical
“Aldridge: Elmer Gantry”
Byeong-Joon Hwang and John Newton, engineers; Jesse Lewis, mastering engineer (William Boggs, Keith Phares, Patricia Risley, Vale Rideout, Frank Kelley, Heather Buck, Florentine Opera Chorus and Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
Naxos

69. Producer Of The Year, Classical
Judith Sherman
- “Adams: Son Of Chamber Symphony; String Quartet” (John Adams, St. Lawrence String Quartet and International Contemporary Ensemble)
- “Capricho Latino” (Rachel Barton Pine)
- “85th Birthday Celebration” (Claude Frank)
- “Insects and Paper Airplanes – Chamber Music Of Lawrence Dillon” (Daedalus Quartet and Benjamin Hochman)
- “Midnight Frolic – The Broadway Theater Music Of Louis A. Hirsch” (Rick Benjamin and Paragon Ragtime Orchestra)
- “Notable Women – Trios By Today’s Female Composers” (Lincoln Trio)
- “The Soviet Experience, Vol. 1 – String Quartets By Dmitri Shostakovich and His Contemporaries” (Pacifica Quartet)
- “Speak!” (Anthony De Mare)
- “State Of The Art – The American Brass Quintet At 50″ (The American Brass Quintet)
- “Steve Reich: WTC 9/11; Mallet Quartet; Dance Patterns” (Kronos Quartet, Steve Reich Musicians and So Percussion)
- “Winging It – Piano Music Of John Corigliano” (Ursula Oppens)

70. Best Orchestral Performance
“Brahms: Symphony No. 4″
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Deutsche Grammaphon

71. Best Opera Recording
“Adams: Doctor Atomic”
Alan Gilbert, conductor; Meredith Arwady, Sasha Cooke, Richard Paul Fink, Gerald Finley, Thomas Glenn and Eric Owens; Jay David Saks, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Sony Classical

72. Best Choral Performance
“Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music From Slide”
Rinde Eckert and Steven Mackey; Eighth Blackbird
Cedille Records

74. Best Classical Instrumental Solo
“Schwantner: Concerto For Percussion and Orchestra”
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Christopher Lamb (Nashville Symphony)
Track from Schwantner: Chasing Light…
Naxos

75. Best Classical Vocal Solo
“Diva Divo”
Joyce DiDonato (Kazushi Ono; Orchestre De L’Opera National De Lyon; Choeur De L’Opera National De Lyon)
Virgin Classics

76. Best Contemporary Classical Composition
“Aldridge, Robert: Elmer Gantry”
Robert Aldridge and Herschel Garfein
Naxos

77. Best Short Form Music Video
“Rolling In The Deep”
Adele
Sam Brown, video director; Hannah Chandler, video producer
XL Recordings/Columbia Records

78. Best Long Form Music Video
“Foo Fighters: Back And Forth”
Foo Fighters
James Moll, video director; James Moll and Nigel Sinclair, video producers
Exclusive Media Group/RCA Records/Back and Fort



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