The nominees for the 2014 Grammy’s are in! Below are the nominees for the three dance music award categories.
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONICA ALBUM:
- Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
- Disclosure – Settle
- Calvin Harris – 18 Months
- Kaskade – Atmosphere
- Pretty Lights – A Color Map Of The Sun
BEST DANCE RECORDING:
- Duke Dumont feat. A*M*E & MNEK – Need U (100%)
- Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch – Sweet Nothing
- Kaskade – Atmosphere
- Armin van Buuren feat. Trevor Guthrie – This Is What It Feels Like
- Zedd featuring Foxes – Clarity
BEST REMIXED RECORDING, NON-CLASSICAL
- Days Turn Into Nights (Andy Caldwell Remix) – Andy Caldwell, remixer (Delerium Featuring Michael Logen)
- If I Lose Myself (Alesso Vs. OneRepublic) – Alesso, remixer (OneRepublic)
- Locked Out Of Heaven (Sultan + Ned Shepard Remix) – Ned Shepard & Sultan, remixers (Bruno Mars)
- One Love/People Get Ready (Photek Remix) – Rupert Parkes, remixer (Bob Marley And The Wailers)
- Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix) – Cedric Gervais, remixer (Lana Del Rey)
Obvious – Clear cut nominees for this year were Calvin Harris, Daft Punk, and Kaskade due to their massive marketing and high exposure.
Pleasantly Surprised – Very nice to see Pretty Lights gain the well-deserved recognition for A Color Map Of The Sun. It’s also cool to see Duke Dumont get nominated for Need U (100%) since it more resembles a 1990’s Salt-N-Pepa song rather than a modern house tune.
Heavy Favorites – Grammy voters definitely consider popularity, radio play, and album/single sales. Therefore, the front runners for Best Dance Album are Daft Punk and Calvin Harris, while the two horse race for Best Dance Recording is between “Sweet Nothing” and “Clarity”. Best of luck to everyone else, they’ll need it.
Overall – We’ve got to give credit to the Grammy panelists, it looks like they’ve actually done their homework this year when it comes to choosing these dance music nominees. This is a huge improvement over last year’s snafu when unknown artist Al Walser was nominated for his song “I Can’t Live Without You”.
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