[ph-qh]Press Here GRAMMY Noms!*Depeche Mode*Mos Def*Phoenix*P!nk*Julian
Marley*
Linda Carbone
linda@presshereproductions.com
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Press Here could not be more proud of our GRAMMY-nominated clients! This
year=B9s nominees include=8A.
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Depeche Mode
*Best Alternative Album (Sounds of the Universe)
*Best Short Form Music Video (=B3Wrong=B2)
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Depeche Mode has received two GRAMMY nominations including Best Alternative
Album for their acclaimed 12th studio release Sounds of the Universe.
Depeche Mode also received a nomination in the Best Short Form Music Video
category for =B3Wrong=B2, which was the album=B9s first single. The groundbreakin=
g
video was directed by Patrick Daughters and heralded by Spin Magazine as
=B3one of the year=B9s best.=B2 Sounds of the Universe was released in April of
2009 and was met with praise from fans and critics alike including Billboar=
d
Magazine which said the album =B3is arguably one of its best=B2 and USA Today,
who called the release =B3a crisply produced, lushly layered dreamscape.=B2
Depeche Mode kicked off the release of Sounds of The Universe by shutting
down Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles for a concert with Jimmy Kimmel
Live, which was attended by over 20,000 people=8Bthe largest in the show=B9s
history. A true global touring powerhouse, 2009 also saw chart-topping
electro legends launch a sold out stadium tour =8Ba first for an electronic
band- in Europe and hitting US shores in July for a 20 -plus city arena
tour. Overall the band will play in front of 2.1 million people around the
world by the time the tour concludes at Dusseldorf, Germany=B9s ESPRIT Arena
on February 27, 2010. (carleen@pressherepublicity.com)
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Mos Def
*Best Rap Album (The Ecstatic)
*Best Rap Solo Performance (=B3Casa Bey=B2)
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Mos Def has received two GRAMMY nominations for his 2009 critically
acclaimed album The Ecstatic (Downtown Records) including Best Rap Album an=
d
Best Rap Solo Performance for his single =B3Casa Bey=B2, bringing him a total o=
f
5 nominations for his career. The Ecstatic marked the artist and activist=B9s
fourth solo release and highly anticipated return to recording. Heralded a=
s
his finest full length to date, the album was met by praise across the boar=
d
for its hard hitting rhythms and rhymes including Esquire Magazine who said
=B3Because there is no better lyricist (or deliverer of lyrics) in music. Not
hip-hop. Music.=B2 In addition to the nominations for The Ecstatic, Mos Def=8Cs
recreation of Chuck Berry's =B3Nadine=B2 was featured on the Cadillac Records
soundtrack, which received a 2010 GRAMMY nomination for Best Compilation
Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media.
(carleen@pressherepublicity.com)
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Phoenix
*Best Alternative Album (Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix)
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Phoenix has been nominated for a GRAMMY award for the first time in the
category of Best Alternative Album for their critically acclaimed record,
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (Loyaute/Glassnote). 2009 has been a
career-defining year for the band: armed with an arsenal of incredible
songs, multiple television appearances under their belts, including a high
voltage appearance on Saturday Night Live in April, significant radio
airplay, key licenses, and sold out shows across America, Phoenix has truly
arrived. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, which has sold over 200,000 copies in
North America, is being heralded as one of the best of the year, and their
GRAMMY nomination in the Best Alternative Album category solidifies their
indelible mark on the music world today. (jen@pressherepublicity.com /
kelly@pressherepublicity.com)
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P!NK
*Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (=B3Sober=B2)
*Best Pop Vocal Album (Funhouse)
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After an incredible year, P!nk has been nominated for two GRAMMY awards,
including Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for her hit single =B3Sober=B2 and
Best Pop Vocal Album for her multi-platinum selling album Funhouse. These
two make a total of nine GRAMMY nominations for P!nk, who has won the
coveted music award two times - for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in
2001 for =B3Lady Marmalade,=B2 performed with Christina Aguilera, Lil=B9 Kim, and
Mya, and Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for =B3Trouble=B2 from 2004=B9s Try
This. Released in October 2008, Funhouse has now sold more than 5 million
copies worldwide and boasts her first #1 Billboard single, =B3So What!=B2. The
album inspired her wildly successful Funhouse Tour that took the world by
storm this year, traveling across the globe and breaking touring records
along the way. P!nk is now the most successful solo touring artist of all
time in Australia, playing an unprecedented 60 sold out arena shows.
Stateside, the US leg of the Funhouse Tour was P!nk=B9s first ever headlining
arena tour in her home country. P!nk=B9s dazzling live concert is captured in
her recently released live DVD/album Funhouse Tour Live In Australia. The
concert was filmed entirely in HD in Australia and features P!nk performing
hits from the past decade as well as new favorites from Funhouse. Since her
debut in 2000, P!nk has been widely hailed as a fearlessly talented
singer/songwriter. To date, the Pennsylvania native has sold 30 million
albums cumulatively worldwide.
(linda@pressherepublicity.com / ashley@pressherepublicity.com)
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Julian Marley
*Best Reggae Album (Awake)
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Julian Marley has received a nomination for Best Reggae Album for his 3rd
studio album Awake (Tuff Gong/ Ghetto Youths/ Universal-Republic), marking
the first GRAMMY nomination of his career. The music and message presented
throughout Awake is rife with the inspiration of all the family who have
come before. This set of hypnotic beats and soulful vocals were inspired by
life and spirituality and incorporates the roots-reggae sound that Julian
has made his own, infused with street-energy hip-hop, bubbling dancehall an=
d
a smooth combination of R&B and reggae. The album was hailed by USA Today,
who called the release =B3mesmerizing with its engaging blend of roots reggae=
,
dancehall, hip hop and smooth R&B.=B2 (carleen@pressherepublicity.com)
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The Killers, Grizzly Bear and Lykke Li each contributed a track to Twilight=
,
nominated for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture,
Television or Other Visual Media.
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Franz Ferdinand=B9s No You Girls (Trentemoller Remix), remixed by Anders
Trentemoller, has been nominated for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical.
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<FONT FACE=3D"Arial"><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:12pt'>Press Here could not be mor=
e proud of our GRAMMY-nominated clients! This year’s nominees include&=
#8230;.<BR>
<B> <BR>
Depeche Mode<BR>
</B></SPAN><B><FONT SIZE=3D"2"><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:10pt'>*Best Alternative=
Album (<I>Sounds of the Universe</I>)<BR>
*Best Short Form Music Video (“Wrong”)<BR>
<BR>
Depeche Mode</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D"2"><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:10pt'> =
has received two GRAMMY nominations including <B>Best Alternative Album</B> =
for their acclaimed 12th studio release <B><I>Sounds of the Universe</I></B>=
. <B>Depeche Mode</B> also received a nomination in the <B>Best Short Form M=
usic Video</B> category for <B>“Wrong”,</B> which was the album&=
#8217;s first single. The groundbreaking video was directed by Patrick Daugh=
ters and heralded by <U>Spin Magazine</U> as “one of the year’s =
best.” <B><I>Sounds of the Universe</I></B> was released in Apri=
l of 2009 and was met with praise from fans and critics alike including <U>B=
illboard Magazine</U> which said the album <I>“is arguably one of its =
best</I>” and <U>USA Today</U>, who called the release <I>“a cri=
sply produced, lushly layered dreamscape.”</I> <B>Depeche Mode</=
B> kicked off the release of <B><I>Sounds of The Universe</I></B> by shuttin=
g down Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles for a concert with <U>Jimmy Kimmel=
Live,</U> which was attended by over 20,000 people—the largest in the=
show’s history. A true global touring powerhouse, 2009 also saw chart=
-topping electro legends launch a sold out stadium tour —a first for a=
n electronic band- in Europe and hitting US shores in July for a 20 -plus ci=
ty arena tour. Overall the band will play in front of 2.1 million people aro=
und the world by the time the tour concludes at Dusseldorf, Germany’s =
ESPRIT Arena<FONT COLOR=3D"#800080"> </FONT>on February 27, 2010. (<a href=3D"ca=
rleen@pressherepublicity.com">carleen@pressherepublicity.com</a>)</SPAN></FO=
NT><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:12pt'><B> <BR>
<BR>
Mos Def<BR>
</B></SPAN><B><FONT SIZE=3D"2"><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:10pt'>*Best Rap Album (=
<I>The Ecstatic</I>)<BR>
*Best Rap Solo Performance (“Casa Bey”)<BR>
<BR>
Mos Def</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D"2"><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:10pt'> has r=
eceived two GRAMMY nominations for his 2009 critically acclaimed album <B><I=
>The Ecstatic</I> </B>(Downtown Records) including <B>Best Rap Album</B> and=
<B>Best Rap Solo Performance</B> for his single <B>“Casa Bey”</=
B>, bringing him a total of <U>5</U> nominations for his career. <B><I>The E=
cstatic</I></B> marked the artist and activist’s fourth solo release a=
nd highly anticipated return to recording. Heralded as his finest full=
length to date, the album was met by praise across the board for its hard h=
itting rhythms and rhymes including <U>Esquire Magazine</U> who said <I>R=
20;Because there is no better lyricist (or deliverer of lyrics) in music. No=
t hip-hop. Music.” </I>In addition to the nominations for<I> <B>The Ec=
static</B></I>, <B>Mos Def</B>‘s recreation of Chuck Berry's “Na=
dine” was featured on the <B><I>Cadillac Records</I></B> soundtrack, w=
hich received a 2010 GRAMMY nomination for <B>Best Compilation Soundtrack Al=
bum For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media</B>. (<a href=3D"carl=
een@pressherepublicity.com">carleen@pressherepublicity.com</a>)<BR>
</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:12pt'><B> <BR>
Phoenix<BR>
</B></SPAN><B><FONT SIZE=3D"2"><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:10pt'>*Best Alternative=
Album (<I>Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix</I>) <BR>
<BR>
Phoenix</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D"2"><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:10pt'> has b=
een nominated for a GRAMMY award for the first time in the category of <B>Be=
st Alternative Album</B> for their critically acclaimed record, <B><I>Wolfga=
ng Amadeus Phoenix</I></B> (Loyaute/Glassnote). 2009 has been a career-defin=
ing year for the band: armed with an arsenal of incredible songs, multiple t=
elevision appearances under their belts, including a high voltage appearance=
on <B>Saturday Night Live</B> in April, significant radio airplay, key lice=
nses, and sold out shows across America,<B> Phoenix</B> has truly arrived. &=
nbsp;<B><I>Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix</I></B>, which has sold over <B>200,000 =
copies</B> in North America, is being heralded as one of the best of the yea=
r, and their GRAMMY nomination in the <B>Best Alternative Album</B> category=
solidifies their indelible mark on the music world today. (<a href=3D"jen@pre=
ssherepublicity.com">jen@pressherepublicity.com</a> / <a href=3D"kelly@presshe=
republicity.com">kelly@pressherepublicity.com</a>)<BR>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#800080"> <BR>
</FONT></SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:12pt'><B>P!NK<BR>
</B></SPAN><B><FONT SIZE=3D"2"><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:10pt'>*Best Female Pop =
Vocal Performance (“Sober”)<BR>
*Best Pop Vocal Album (<I>Funhouse</I>) <BR>
</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D"2"><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:10pt'> <BR>
After an incredible year, <B>P!nk</B> has been nominated for two GRAMMY awa=
rds, including <B>Best Female Pop Vocal Performance</B> for her hit single <=
B>“Sober”</B> and <B>Best Pop Vocal Album </B>for her multi-plat=
inum selling album <B><I>Funhouse</I></B>. These two make a total of nine GR=
AMMY nominations for <B>P!nk</B>, who has won the coveted music award two ti=
mes - for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in 2001 for “Lady Marmala=
de,” performed with Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, and Mya, and B=
est Female Rock Vocal Performance for “Trouble” from 2004’=
s <I>Try This</I>.</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Georgia, Times New Roman"=
><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:12pt'> </SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE=3D"2"><FONT FACE=3D"Aria=
l"><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:10pt'>Released in October 2008, <B><I>Funhouse</I>=
</B> has now sold more than <U>5 million copies</U> worldwide and boasts her=
first <B>#1 Billboard single, “So What!”.</B> The album inspire=
d her wildly successful <B>Funhouse Tour</B> that took the world by storm th=
is year, traveling across the globe and breaking touring records along the w=
ay. <B>P!nk </B>is now the most successful solo touring artist of all time i=
n Australia, playing an unprecedented <U>60 sold out arena shows</U>. States=
ide, the US leg of the <B>Funhouse Tour</B> was <B>P!nk’s</B> first ev=
er headlining arena tour in her home country. <B>P!nk’s</B> dazzling l=
ive concert is captured in her recently released live DVD/album <B><I>Funhou=
se Tour Live In Australia. </I></B>The concert was filmed entirely in HD in =
Australia and features <B>P!nk</B> performing hits from the past decade as w=
ell as new favorites from <B><I>Funhouse</I></B>. Since her debut in 2000, <=
B>P!nk</B> has been widely hailed as a fearlessly talented singer/songwriter=
. To date, the Pennsylvania native has sold <B>30 million albums</B> cumulat=
ively worldwide. <BR>
(<a href=3D"linda@pressherepublicity.com">linda@pressherepublicity.com</a> / =
<a href=3D"ashley@pressherepublicity.com">ashley@pressherepublicity.com</a>) <=
BR>
<BR>
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:12pt'><B>Jul=
ian Marley<BR>
</B></SPAN><B><FONT SIZE=3D"2"><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:10pt'>*Best Reggae Albu=
m (<I>Awake</I>)<BR>
</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT SIZE=3D"2"><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:10pt'><FONT COLOR=3D"=
#800080"> <BR>
</FONT><B>Julian Marley</B> has received a nomination for <B>Best Reggae Al=
bum</B> for his 3rd studio album <B><I>Awake</I></B> (Tuff Gong/ Ghetto Yout=
hs/ Universal-Republic), marking the first GRAMMY nomination of his career. =
The music and message presented throughout <B><I>Awake</I></B> is rife with =
the inspiration of all the family who have come before. This set of hypnotic=
beats and soulful vocals were inspired by life and spirituality and incorpo=
rates the roots-reggae sound that<B> Julian</B> has made his own, infused wi=
th street-energy hip-hop, bubbling dancehall and a smooth combination of R&a=
mp;B and reggae. The album was hailed by <U>USA Today</U>, who called the re=
lease “mesmerizing with its engaging blend of roots reggae, dancehall,=
hip hop and smooth R&B.” (<a href=3D"carleen@pressherepublicity.com=
">carleen@pressherepublicity.com</a>)<BR>
<BR>
<B>The Killers</B>, <B>Grizzly Bear</B> and <B>Lykke Li </B>each contribute=
d a track to<B><I> Twilight</I></B>,<B><I> </I></B>nominated for<B><I> </I>B=
est Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Vis=
ual Media</B>.<BR>
<BR>
<B>Franz Ferdinand</B>’s <B><I>No You Girls</I></B> <B><I>(Trentemoll=
er Remix), </I></B>remixed by Anders Trentemoller, has been nominated for <B=
>Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical</B>.<BR>
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