Grammy Nominations 12-02-09

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Galeongirl said:
I'm laughing so hard right now. :lmao:

They picked CRAZY TONIGHT as best rock song by U2? Epic Grammy fail as usual.

Not that I don't still love Crazy... it's just... uh... not a rock song? Pop ftw.
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yeah, I was wondering the same thing when I read that. Maybe they did get Crazy :wink: See what I did there? :D
 
This is what the Los Angeles Times wrote:

Grammy voters have backed themselves into a corner with U2. The act's 2009 release, "No Line on the Horizon," kind of has to be nominated for album of the year. Voters regularly nominate U2 in the field -- the act won for 1987's "The Joshua Tree" and 2004's "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" -- and U2's prior two releases were Grammy darlings. Though it didn't win, 2000's "All That You Can't Leave Behind" was also nominated for the top prize. Both "Atomic Bomb" and "Leave Behind" spawned plenty of hits and sold into the millions, and both lacked the atmosphere, the grace and the experimental tendencies of "No Line on the Horizon." The latter hasn't spawned a blockbuster such as "Beautiful Day," and it hasn't sold at the pace of U2's recent releases either. It is, however, an artistic triumph. If Grammy voters pass it up, it reinforces the notion of the gala being little more than a popularity contest.
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couldn't agree more...
 
Here an overview of previous U2-grammies

01 1988 Album of the Year The Joshua Tree
02 1988 Best Rock Duo or Group with Vocal The Joshua Tree
03 1989 Best Rock Duo or Group with Vocal "Desire"
04 1989 Best Performance Music Video "Where the Streets Have No Name"
05 1993 Best Rock Duo or Group with Vocal Achtung Baby
06 1994 Best Alternative Music Album Zooropa
07 1995 Best Long Form Music Video Zoo TV: Live from Sydney
08 2001 Best Rock Duo or Group with Vocal "Beautiful Day"
09 2001 Song of the Year Beautiful Day
10 2001 Record of the Year Beautiful Day
11 2002 Best Rock Album All That You Can't Leave Behind
12 2002 Best Rock Duo or Group with Vocal "Elevation"
13 2002 Best Pop Duo or Group with Vocal "Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of"
14 2002 Record of the Year "Walk On"
15 2005 Best Short Form Music Video "Vertigo"
16 2005 Best Rock Song "Vertigo"
17 2005 Best Rock Duo or Group with Vocal "Vertigo"
18 2006 Album of the Year How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
19 2006 Song of the Year "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own"
20 2006 Best Rock Duo or Group with Vocal "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own"
21 2006 Best Rock Song "City of Blinding Lights"
22 2006 Best Rock Album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
 
KUEFC09U2 said:
:lol: yes because the rolling stones had one of the biggest selling albums of the year when they last released an album, oh no wait they didnt.

In other words same old same old from you.
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A Bigger Bang went #1 on the world charts, sold an estimated 3.5 million copies to date, and rated a questionable 4.5 stars by RS magazine, and the Rolling Stones went on to set boxoffice records with the subsequent tour. Sounds familiar?
 
3.5m in a time before record sales had plunged as far as they had, NLOTH @ 5 Stars, and 360 heavily features songs from NLOTH... not really comparable.
 
GibsonExplorer said:
A Bigger Bang went #1 on the world charts, sold an estimated 3.5 million copies to date, and rated a questionable 4.5 stars by RS magazine, and the Rolling Stones went on to set boxoffice records with the subsequent tour. Sounds familiar?
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Not really. Is this the same A Bigger Bang album the Stones would play 1 or 2 songs from live during the self titled tour. A Bigger Bang was a joke of an album. I'm a huge Stones fan, but since Mick & Keith have separate agendas the Stones don't give a damn about new music. All they care about is the box office $$$$.

Don't forget Bigger Bang came out in 2005/2006 and selling 3.5 million worldwide at that time isn't much. U2's HTDAAB sold more than twice that & NLOTH is in the top 3 for worldwide sales.

Just looking at the "Best Album" nominees makes me want to throw-up. This is just a popularity contest that promotes artist who can move units for a hurting industry (record sales). I'm not saying NLOTH is the album of the year, buts an excellent U2 album. And it makes no sense that ATYCLB & HTDAAB gets Grammy praise but NLOTH isn't nominated for album of the year.

If U2 released MOS or Magnificent as the 1st single things would have been different. I love Boots but for the casual listener it was Vertigo 2.0.
 
GibsonExplorer said:
A Bigger Bang went #1 on the world charts, sold an estimated 3.5 million copies to date, and rated a questionable 4.5 stars by RS magazine, and the Rolling Stones went on to set boxoffice records with the subsequent tour. Sounds familiar?
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Correct me if i am wrong wasnt a bigger bang the first album in something like 8 years?, also it was released in 2005 so sales of 3.5 million really are not that good for that time, and how ironic that it was given a 4.5 rating from a magazine with the same name as the band.

But keep on bringing the negative stuff Gibson.
 
bathiu said:
:heart: trolls :heart: :cute:

no, it was #1 in just 10 countries, sold 2,4mln copies and it was not at the top of the best selling albums of the year list :heart:
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I got my information at wikipedia. Who knows if they're accurate, but I'd check the latest sources if I were you. And you make it sound like going #1 in *just* 10 countries is something to be ashamed about. Keep in mind that No Line is not at the top of the best selling albums of the year list, either.
 
Maoilbheannacht said:
Best Selling Albums in 2009 WORLDWIDE as of WEEK 47

1. Lady Gaga The Fame 4,010,000
2. U2 No Line On The Horizon 3,295,000
3. Kings Of Leon Only By The Night 3,187,000
4. The Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D. 3,160,000
5. Michael Jackson Thriller 3,144,000
6. Taylor Swift Fearless 3,063,000
7. Michael Jackson Number Ones 2,877,000
8. Eminem Relapse 2,638,000
9. Beyoncé I Am... Sasha Fierce 2,577,000
10. soundtrack Hannah Montana: The Movie 2,470,000
11. Michael Jackson The Essential 2,295,000
12. Green Day 21st Century Breakdown 2,223,000
13. Pink Funhouse 2,052,000
14. soundtrack Twilight 1,980,000
15. Nickleback Dark Horse 1,770,000
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http://www.u2interference.com/forums/f225/week-37-a-203493.html#post6549564
 
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GibsonExplorer said:
I got my information at wikipedia. Who knows if they're accurate, but I'd check the latest sources if I were you. And you make it sound like going #1 in *just* 10 countries is something to be ashamed about. Keep in mind that No Line is not at the top of the best selling albums of the year list, either.
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TOP SELLING ALBUMS WORLDWIDE IN 2004

1. Usher - Confessions
Arista - 11.867.000 copies
2. Norah Jones - Feels Like Home
Blue Note - 9.020.000 copies
3. Avril Lavigne - Under My Skin
Arista - 6.390.000 copies
4. Eminem - Encore
Shady / Interscope - 6.013.000 copies
5. Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane
Octone / J Records - 5.795.000 copies
6. Evanescence - Fallen
Wind-Up - 5.531.000 copies
7. Black Eyed Peas - Elephunk
A&M / Interscope - 5.294.000 copies
8. U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
Island - 5.289.000 copies
9. Guns N'Roses - Greatest Hits
Geffen - 4.661.000 copies
10. Anastacia - Anastacia
Epic - 4.442.000 copies

Index




TOP SELLING ALBUMS WORLDWIDE IN 2005

1. Green Day - American Idiot
Reprise - 7.986.000 copies
2. Coldplay - X&Y
Parlophone - 7.766.000 copies
3. 50 Cent - The Massacre
Shady / Interscope - 7.120.000 copies
4. Mariah Carey - The Emancipation Of Mimi
Island - 6.972.000 copies
5. Black Eyed Peas - Monkey Business
A&M / Interscope - 6.090.000 copies
6. Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway
RCA - 5.493.000 copies
7. Gwen Stefani - Love, Angel, Music, Baby
Interscope - 4.685.000 copies
8. James Blunt - Back To Bedlam
Atlantic - 4.462.000 copies
9. Gorillaz - Demon Days
Parlophone - 4.079.000 copies
10. Madonna - Confessions On A Dance Floor
Warner Bros. - 4.031.000 copies
11. The Killers - Hot Fuss
Lizard King / Island - 3.487.000 copies
12. Robbie Williams - Intensive Care
Chrysalis - 3.386.000 copies
13. Michael Bublé - It's Time
Warner Bros. - 3.050.000 copies
14. Eminem - Curtain Call (The Hits)
Shady / Interscope - 2.967.000 copies
15. Kanye West - Late Registration
Roc-A-Fella / Def Jam - 2.933.000 copies
16. U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
Island - 2.899.000 copies
17. Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams
Jack Johnson / Brushfire - 2.821.000 copies
18. The Game - The Documentary
Aftermath / Interscope - 2.725.000 copies
19. System Of A Down - Mezmerize
Columbia - 2.618.000 copies
20. Il Divo - Il Divo
Syco Music - 2.515.000 copies
21. Nickelback - All The Right Reasons
Roadrunner - 2.479.000 copies
22. Eminem - Encore
Shady / Interscope - 2.459.000 copies
23. Shakira - Fijación Oral Volume 1
Epic - 2.293.000 copies
24. Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane
Octone / J Records - 2.274.000 copies
25. Backstreet Boys - Never Gone
Jive - 2.198.000 copies
26. Foo Fighters - In Your Honor
RCA - 2.187.000 copies
27. Enya - Amarantine
Reprise - 2.123.000 copies
28. Ray Charles - Genius Loves Company
Hear / Liberty / Capitol - 1.922.000 copies
29. Kenny Chesney - The Road And The Radio
BNA - 1.779.000 copies
30. Il Divo - Ancora
Syco Music / Columbia - 1.775.000 copies
31. Ketsumeishi - Ketsunopolice 4
Toy's Factory Japan - 1.728.000 copies
32. Usher - Confessions
Arista - 1.705.000 copies
33. Jennifer Lopez - Rebirth
Epic - 1.639.000 copies
34. Pussycat Dolls - PCD
A&M - 1.632.000
35. Destiny's Child - Number Ones
Columbia - 1.615.000 copies
36. Bon Jovi - Have A Nice Day
Island - 1.600.000 copies
37. Keane - Hopes And Fears
Island - 1.597.000 copies
38. Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts
Arista Nashville - 1.538.000
39. Ken Hirai - Utabaka (10th Anniversary Single Collection '95-'05)
Def Star Records Japan - 1.509.000 copies
40. Katie Melua - Piece By Piece
Dramatico - 1.488.000

Index

As you can see from the list of top selling albums worldwide in 2005, A Bigger Bang failed to make even the top 40. By the end of 2005 it had sold less than 1.5 million copies. Although HTDAAB by U2 was released in 2004 and sold most of its copies in 2004, it still made the top 40 list in 2005 coming in at #16.

TOP SELLING ALBUMS IN 2009 WORLDWIDE AS OF WEEK 48

1. Lady Gaga The Fame 4,075,000
2. U2 No Line On The Horizon 3,529,500
3. Michael Jackson Thriller 3,342,000
4. Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D. 3,293,000
5. Kings Of Leon Only By The Night 3,226,000
6. Taylor Swift Fearless 3,203,500
7. Michael Jackson Number Ones 3,150,000
8. Eminem Relapse 2,858,500
9. Beyoncé I Am... Sasha Fierce 2,814,500
10. Soundtrack Hannah Montana: The Movie 2,713,000



When was the last time the Rolling Stones had the 2nd biggest selling album of the year worldwide?
 
For the rock performance...why isn't MOS (a truly great vocal) nominated ? Does it have to be a released single to be elligible for that category ?

The act's 2009 release, "No Line on the Horizon," kind of has to be nominated for album of the year
No it doesn't. It might have been nominated though if ATYCLB and Bomb didn't get so much Grammy loving. I remember thinking when they won all they could for Bomb they'll likely make a better album but it won't win. As long as their best work, JT, won, all the rest is gravy.

The better question is: what will they play ?
 
U2girl said:
For the rock performance...why isn't MOS (a truly great vocal) nominated ? Does it have to be a released single to be elligible for that category ?

The act's 2009 release, "No Line on the Horizon," kind of has to be nominated for album of the year
No it doesn't. It might have been nominated though if ATYCLB and Bomb didn't get so much Grammy loving. I remember thinking when they won all they could for Bomb they'll likely make a better album but it won't win. As long as their best work, JT, won, all the rest is gravy.

The better question is: what will they play ?
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will they even show up? it's evident that they won't win any, and they're not nominated in a genre-sweeping category.
 
They weren't nominated for anything and they opened the Grammys last year. They have 3 nominations this time, including Rock album and Rock song.

Sounds like a great opportunity to play the lead single off SOA.
 
U2girl said:
They weren't nominated for anything and they opened the Grammys last year. They have 3 nominations this time, including Rock album and Rock song.

Sounds like a great opportunity to play the lead single off SOA.
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and that is the only reason why i would want U2 to show up. :)
 
Albums released in 2009 that have sold 1 million or more copies so far this year in the UNITED STATES:


01 - 1,689,521 - HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE - Soundtrack
02 - 1,533,184 - RELAPSE - Eminem
03 - 1,440,895 - THE E.N.D. (THE ENERGY NEVER DIES) - Black Eyed Peas
04 - 1,337,192 - THE BLUEPRINT 3 - Jay-Z
05 - 1,049,311 - UNSTOPPABLE - Rascal Flatts
06 - 1,042,642 - NO LINE ON THE HORIZON - U2

Thats right, of all the albums released during the year 2009, only 6 have succeeded in selling 1 million or more copies in the United States! NO LINE ON THE HORIZON is one of those albums.
 
KUEFC09U2 said:
I really dont think its so certain they wont win anything.
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they're up against Use somebody in the Rock Song categories - and that song is also up for Song or Record of the year. They're up against Dave Matthews (lol) in the Rock Album category and DMB is up for Album of the year. Reading between the lines says they won't win.
 
Best rock song has to be the worst cateogory I've ever seen; excluding 90% of the other categories, looking at those lists they should just cancel the awards rather than give any of them out
 
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