Category: R&B
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Canada’s Best Music – 5 Songs At A Time – Part 17
This is a terrific find, flipping hilarious.
Canadians at the 2012 Grammy Awards – Update
Congratulations to the winners, and double congratulations to the Canadian contingent.
First, kudos to Deadmaus5 for rocking the tent out with the Foo Fighters. May have been the most talked about performance of the night.
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Melanie Fiona won 2 Grammys, along with Cee Lo Green for Fool For You.
Best Traditional R&B Performance – Fool For You – Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona
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Best R&B Song – Fool for You
A third Grammy was won by Vincent Morisset for Best Recording Package – Scenes From The Suburbs – art director (Arcade Fire)
A 4th Grammy was won by Levon Helm.
Best Americana Album – Ramble At The Ryman
Canadians at the 2012 Grammy Awards
Canada has scored 12 Grammy nominations this year. The contingent is led by Drake with 3, as has Deadmau5. Melanie Fiona followed with 2, while Sum 41, Vincent Morisset, Levon Helm and,yes, Justin Bieber each garnered 1 nomination.
The categories are:
Deadmau5
Best Dance Recording – “Raise Your Weapon”
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Best Dance/Electronica Album – “4×4=12”
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Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical – “Rope”
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Drake
Best Rap Performance – Moment 4 Life (With Nicki Minaj)
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Best Rap/Sung Collaboration – What’s My Name? (Rihanna & Drake)
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Best Rap/Sung Collaboration – I’m On One (DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne)
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Melanie Fiona
Best Traditional R&B Performance – Fool For You – Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona
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Best R&B Song – Fool for You
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Sum 41
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance – Sum 41 – Track from: Screaming Bloody Murder
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Vincent Morisset
Best Recording Package – Scenes From The Suburbs – Vincent Morisset, art director (Arcade Fire)
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Justin Bieber
Best Song Written for Visual Media – Born to Be Somebody
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Levon Helm
Best Americana Album – Ramble At The Ryman
Best of luck to all nominees, although there can only be one winner in each group.
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