Mariah Carey In Nigeria For The First Time

Mariah Carey arrived in Lagos this afternoon to perform at Access Bank's Christmas Party and Send-off ceremony for the bank's Managing Director Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede. The event will hold tonight at Eko Hotel. This is Mariah's first time in Nigeria.

2 face baby mama shares pictures of her and hubby with Don Moen

The lovely family (Pastor Adeoye, Sumbo, Nino and Zion) posed with Don Moen on Wednesday after he (Don Moen) led a powerful worship session in their church, Royalty christian centre.
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DJ Beaten To Coma After Playing Tonto Dikeh’s Song In The Club

DJ moses is in a medically induced coma. Police say the 41-year-old was working in liquid lounge nightclub around 5 a.m. Saturday morning following a physical altercation inside. "A fight broke out,

when he played tonto dikeh latest single JEJE. Trying to mix it and repeatedly mixing the intro of the song an angry guy yelled he should change the song but he refused, then suddenly a bottle was thrown at him ," said on of the bouncers.

Then all of a sudden the DJ was rushed by drunk guys kicking and hitting his body. Paramedics found the 41-year-old unconscious and bleeding.

According to reports from the hospital he is suffering from fractures to the eye and bruising on the brain. Although he is in a medically induced coma, but he is showing some signs of recovery.

One of the drunks guys was caught and all he could say was 'he is mad ,,how could he be repeating that song for 5 mins what kind fuckery is that..,"

Obesere turns rapper!

Charismatic Fuji musician, Alhaji Qudus Abass Akande popularly known as Obesere  has delved into  Afro pop sound with the release of Jaforie remix, featuring rap sensation, Reminisce and Ransom.

Besides experimenting on a new sound, the Ibadan-Oyo State born musician also delivered a nice rap alongside Reminisce in the new song.

Jaforie remix was officially released last Monday and had since dominated the airwaves and clubs. It has also enjoyed thousands of downloads on popular websites such as notjustok.com, tooxclusive.com among others.

Produced by Lisma Production, Jaforie remix is a blend of hip-hop and Fuji music; funky and danceable. It’s inspiring as well as educating and remains one song that will blaze away others.

Speaking on the new album, Reminisce said, recording a song with the ace-musician was a dream come true for him as he grew up listening to the Asakasa crooner.

Originally, Jaforie is a hit album released by the prominent Paramount King of Music (PK1st) early this year. The song was speculated to have triggered the recent separation between two other notable Fuji musicians; Wasiu Alabi Pasuma and Wasiu Ayinde fondly called KWAM 1.

A source revealed that the influential musician is preparing to shoot a world class video for the song.

Iyanya acquires Range Rover Sports

Made Men Music Group singer, Iyanya Mbuk, has acquired a new Range Rover Sport SUV worth about twelve million naira. Hip Hop World Magazine got exclusive pictures of his new ride and the interior, this morning.
The 2010 Project Fame winner has gone beyond leaps and bounds since releasing his hit single Kukere, following up with another smasher titled, ‘Ur Waist’.

Iyanya , who has promised to release his sophomore album later, has got an upcoming track on which he featured Angolan singer, Capo Snoop

Nigeria records longest breakfast cereal table

Leading  nutrition, Health and Wellness Company, Nestlé Nigeria, has attained a new  world record for  the longest breakfast cereal table.

An estimated 1,700 people sat and ate together the world’s largest cereal breakfast on Saturday, November 30, 2013, at Cocoa Mall in Ibadan, Nigeria.

The previous world record, held in Dubai, registered 1,354 participants. Speaking on the historic feat, Gerben Kamps, Category Business Manager, Nestlé Milo Crunchy Cereals described breakfast as the most important meal of the day.

“Studies have shown that people who skip breakfast miss out on many vital nutrients, which they are unlikely to make-up for during the rest of the day. With this event, we have informed over  two million people in Ibadan about the need to eat breakfast.”

Beyond setting a new world record, over 5,500 bowls of  delicious nutritious Milo Crunchy Cereals were served, underscoring the nutritional benefits of eating breakfasts made from fibre-rich wholegrain with the full complements of vitamins and minerals.”

Eedris Abdulkareem Threatens To Beat Up Singer Nomoreloss

Controversial rapper Eedris Abdulkareem, has threatened to beat up his fellow artiste, Nomoreloss, for daring to challenge him on tweeter.

 Some people even told Nomoreloss on twitter to respect Eedris because he is a legend, but the guy bluntly refused!


And his action really got Eedris mad. Read their twitter rants below.

Is Nadia Buhari engaged with Jim Iyke?

Ghollywood star Nadia buari, was spotted flaunting an engagement ring at a Press Screening that she attended alongside her boo, Jim Iyke.

The actress will be taking her upcoming movie to the cinema very soon and the movie also who also features nollywood actor Jim Iyke.


  During the screening, a ring was spotted on Nadia Buari’s finger.

 We are not exactly sure what ring it is, but it sure looks like an engagement ring!

Will Smith And Wife Set To Divorce

According to a report by National Enquirer, friends of the A-list couple fear they won't make it through the holidays. Well, it's according to National Enquirer, so there's probably no cause for alarm.

He’s been caught with a hot young blonde, she’s been seen without her wedding ring – and now friends fear this will be Will and Jada’s last Christmas together!

“Will and Jada are trying to put on a good front in public, but behind the scenes, they’re having major troubles,” said a source close to the couple, whose 16th wedding anniversary is Dec. 31.

“If this marriage lasts beyond the holidays, it will be a miracle.”

But the source says Will is desperate to avoid a divorce. “Will has more to lose since he was the major breadwinner and they’d likely have to split things in half,” explained the source.

Will has also previously stated that “divorce just can’t be an option.” Meanwhile Jada just doesn’t feel that she has as much reason to stay married.

“She’s telling friends that she’s thinking of filing for divorce and having a Happy New Year – without Will!”

Khloe Kardashian to file for divorce from Lamar

According to a report by TMZ, Khloe Kardashian's four year marriage to Lamar Odom is over as she's set to file for divorce today.


Sources tell us, Khloe will be citing irreconcilable differences in her legal docs. The split should be pretty cut and dry -- an ironclad prenup which kept all their assets separate ... and no kids.

As we reported, Lamar's bizarre freestyle rap video -- in which he brags about cheating on Khloe -- was the last straw in their crumbling relationship.  Immediately after TMZ posted the video last month, Khloe stopped wearing her wedding ring.

Photos from RMD son's wedding

RMD's 30 year old son Oghenekome Mofe Damijo married his longtime girlfriend, Eniola Abiodun, in a traditional wedding ceremony which held yesterday Thursday Dec. 12th at the bride's family home in Ikeja. Their white wedding will hold tomorrow in Lagos.

Pasuma To Marry Ronke Odusanya

Popular Fuji musician Wasiu Alabi Odetola is set to marry Yoruba actress Ronke Odusanya, a.k.a Flakky Ididowo.
In a recent interview the Fuji artiste left little space for doubting it.

"Well I am in a serious relationship with Ronke Odusanya a.k.a Flaky Ididowo. If things work according to plan we might get married soon. Though everything is in God's hands but I can assure you that we are in a serious relationship."

Speaking further about his daughter and why he is still single, Pasuma said the following:

"I had my first child when I was 23 and by the time she was born, a lot of people thought I was not serious then. Thank God that she is 23 now while I am 46. The girl is now my friend and confidant.
"I have been married once but it did not work. Mind you marriage is a life time contract, so I don't want to rush into it. But I can assure you I will definitely move into my new house with a wife soon, " the musician stated.

Photos from Nelson Mandela's Memorial Service

Today Dec. 10th witnessed the greatest gathering of world leaders in modern history. 91 Presidents of the world, including the US president, UK PM, and Cuba president attended the memorial service of late Dr. Nelson Mandela, at the FNB Stadium (Soccer City) in Johannesburg.See more photos after the cut...

    

OJB Jezreel appreciates his first wife in new interview + gets new land rover jeep, reconstructs house

Music producer Babatunde ‘OJB Jezreel’ Okungbowa has just granted his first interview since his return to Nigeria after his successful surgical operation in India.
Did you know that it was actually his first wife, Mama J, that donated one of her kidneys to him for the operation.

Despite discouragement from family and friends, Mama J still donated one of her kidneys to save her husband. The woman was adamant to let OJB live, even when the doctors told her she would be cut all the way to her back and one of her ribs would be removed to enable them take her kidney. As frightening as that sounds.In this interview with HipHopWorld, OJB and his wife, Mama J reveal all what they went through – the pain, the gain, the hate and the love…see excerpts below:

What were your thoughts when you were told you would undergo a kidney transplant?
It was scary because I find it hard to take an injection let alone cutting the body for surgery. I didn’t really welcome it but with time I had no choice than to give in to the idea and hope for the best.

What do you have to say about the controversies that surrounded donations towards your kidney transplant?
Well, there are well meaning and bitter people in Naija. Most people were just complaining and these people didn’t even donate. All the figures flying in the air then were just fake and make-belief from different angles because if we had the money we wouldn’t have the governor donate N16million. Lots of cheques that some people donated bounced. I don’t want to mention names and when we called them to come for their cheques they didn’t come for it. We didn’t want to talk about it in the media because it was about saving a life.

How would you describe your wife, who volunteered to donate one of her kidneys?
I will say she is a wonderful person because it is one thing if God is telling you to do something but another to do it. It takes a lot of courage to actually do it. Just as Jesus had made the water for Peter to walk on, Peter needed a lot of courage to take that step and that was what she did at that dying minute. Even when the doctors came to tell her that they would have to cut her all the way to the back and would have to remove a rib so they could have access to the kidney and if after that you still go ahead to do it then that is serious courage. I will say she is a courageous woman.

We heard that you are lodged in a hotel for now because your house is undergoing reconstruction?
Yes. Someone by the name Felix Edebo actually spoke to me about that before the surgery and advised I should do a reconstruction because of hygiene during recovery. I was reluctant because of finances, he said he’d give me a call and before he left he gave me $1,000USD. Days later, he called and asked for my account details and paid in N6 million for the reconstruction and still told me he had a gift for me, and then he gave me the keys to a Land Rover jeep. We are having an extension to a bungalow which will be the main house, because the way the house was structured originally had studio with it. It needs to change, people come into the studio a lot and I have to control the hygiene. So I have to separate the two in order to sanitize the house.


When are you hoping to get back to work?
I guess my first work is going to be with P. Square. Hopefully we’ll be doing something as soon as possible, and then mix some of my old songs. Using my experience to help people is another thing I want to do and very soon I’ll start a foundation.
What lesson has this experience taught you?
It’s more spiritual really. I see it as, anybody that has God should be anxious for nothing’, because he has you in mind, you might think He doesn’t but He does. It has changed my whole perspective now.

Moving on to his wife, Mama J says  "I gave  my kidney because if he is alive, it is for my own good. So there is nothing to it, I didn’t see it as anything from day one, I asked God to help me and give me the courage and He did. Every step, every process was difficult because a lot of things they told me were enough for me to say I wasn’t doing again. If I should think about the cut, the pain affects some people psychologically because it goes to your brain and you can easily go mad if you are not strong enough. Even till now I still feel the pain, there are some positions you cannot sleep like you can’t sleep on your right side for too long, you can’t sleep on your left or face up. I still feel the pain but now it’s not the pain but the joy that everything is ok that keeps me going."

Did you face challenges from your family at all?
OH…of course I did. My brothers were like no oh you are not going to do it, my mum didn’t even talk to me. My dad was like what do we do, even if we tell you not to do it you will still go ahead, so let’s not waste time. It’s not just the fact that it’s OJB; he is my husband, the father of my children. I don’t know the reason I will not give him, there’s no reason I shouldn’t give him if I am the perfect match for it.

Annie Idibia's touching message to her daughter on her birthday

To be honest she's one of the nicest actresses in Nollywood, from the things she says and the type of photos she uploads its obvious she's a kind hearted superstar, few minutes back she shared some photos of her daughter on her instagram page with the caption

  " Happy birthday to the most amazing kid ever liveth! Always smiling, always happy, no dull moments, extra energy, extremely brilliant and very compassionate for kid! Yaaaayyyyyyy my SunShine is 5 today!!

 

She is a blessed child, my world, my everything and the best kid ever…She’s 5 todayyyyyyy!!!!!! Yeayyyyyy supa excited! Feel soooo blessed!!! Thank u Jesus for such a rare and amazing blessing!”

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Femi Kuti gets 4th Grammy Award nomination

Once again Nigeria’s Afrobeat icon Femi Kuti has been norminated  in the Best World Music Album Category  of  the 56th Annual Grammy Awards which will place on the 14th of  January next year.

The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences releases the list for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards last week for recordings released during the Eligibility Year October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013.

Femi Kuti’s album ‘No Place For My Dream’ was nominated for the 2014 Grammy Awards in the “Best World Music Album” Category.

Femi Kuti of Nigeria , Indian musician Ravi Shankar, French group Gipsy Kings and South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo are in contention for award in this category

The last time he was nominated in 2012 Femi Kuti had said that he will never attend the Grammys again. And that if he wins  let them bring it to him in Africa.

What we should all pray is that this award comes to Nigeria

BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM

“Savor Flamenco” – Gipsy Kings

“No Place For My Dream” – Femi Kuti

“Live: Singing For Peace Around The World” – Ladysmith Black Mambazo

“The Living Room Sessions Part 2″ – Ravi Shankar

Check out the full list of nominees for the 2014 Grammy awards below.

RECORD OF THE YEAR

“Get Lucky” – Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams

“Royals” – Lorde

“Locked Out Of Heaven” – Bruno Mars

“Blurred Lines” – Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

“The Blessed Unrest” – Sara Bareilles

“Random Access Memories” – Daft Punk

“Good Kid, M.A.A.D City” – Kendrick Lamar

“The Heist” – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

“Red” – Taylor Swift

SONG OF THE YEAR

“Just Give Me A Reason” – Jeff Bhasker, Pink & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Pink Featuring Nate Ruess)

“Locked Out Of Heaven” – Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Bruno Mars)

“Roar” – Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry & Henry Walter, songwriters (Katy Perry)

“Royals” – Joel Little & Ella Yelich O’Connor, songwriters (Lorde)

“Same Love” – Ben Haggerty, Mary Lambert & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Mary Lambert)

BEST NEW ARTIST

James Blake

Kendrick Lamar

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Kacey Musgraves

Ed Sheeran

BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE

“Brave” – Sara Bareilles

“Royals” – Lorde

“When I Was Your Man” – Bruno Mars

“Roar” – Katy Perry

“Mirrors” – Justin Timberlake

BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE

“Get Lucky” – Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams

“Just Give Me A Reason” – Pink Featuring Nate Ruess

“Stay” – Rihanna Featuring Mikky Ekko

“Blurred Lines” – Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell

“Suit & Tie” – Justin Timberlake & Jay Z

BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM

“Steppin’ Out” – Herb Alpert

“The Beat” – Boney James

“Handpicked” – Earl Klugh

“Summer Horns” – Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair & Richard Elliot

“Hacienda” – Jeff Lorber Fusion

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM

“Paradise” – Lana Del Rey

“Pure Heroine” – Lorde

“Unorthodox Jukebox” – Bruno Mars

“Blurred Lines” – Robin Thicke

“The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience” – Justin Timberlake

BEST DANCE RECORDING

“Need U (100%)” – Duke Dumont Featuring A*M*E & MNEK

“Sweet Nothing” – Calvin Harris Featuring Florence Welch

“Atmosphere” – Kaskade

“This Is What It Feels Like” – Armin Van Buuren Featuring Trevor Guthrie

“Clarity” – Zedd Featuring Foxes

BEST DANCE/ELECTRONICA ALBUM

“Random Access Memories” – Daft Punk

“Settle” – Disclosure

“18 Months” – Calvin Harris

“Atmosphere” – Kaskade

“A Color Map Of The Sun” – Pretty Lights

BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM

“Viva Duets” – Tony Bennett & Various Artists

“To Be Loved” – Michael Bublé

“The Standards” – Gloria Estefan

“Cee Lo’s Magic Moment” – Cee Lo Green

“Now” – Dionne Warwick

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE

“Always Alright” – Alabama Shakes

“The Stars (Are Out Tonight)” – David Bowie

“Radioactive” – Imagine Dragons

“Kashmir” – Led Zeppelin

“My God Is The Sun” – Queens Of The Stone Age

“I’m Shakin’” – Jack White

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE

“T.N.T.” – Anthrax

“God Is Dead?” – Black Sabbath

“The Enemy Inside” – Dream Theater

“In Due Time” – Killswitch Engage

“Room 24″ – Volbeat Featuring King Diamond

BEST ROCK SONG

“Ain’t Messin ‘Round” – Gary Clark Jr., songwriter (Gary Clark Jr.)

“Cut Me Some Slack” – Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear, songwriters (Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear)

“Doom And Gloom” – Mick Jagger & Keith Richards, songwriters (The Rolling Stones)

“God Is Dead?” – Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi & Ozzy Osbourne, songwriters (Black Sabbath)

“Panic Station” – Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)

BEST ROCK ALBUM

“13″ – Black Sabbath

“The Next Day” – David Bowie

“Mechanical Bull” – Kings Of Leon

“Celebration Day” – Led Zeppelin

“…Like Clockwork” – Queens Of The Stone Age

“Psychedelic Pill” – Neil Young With Crazy Horse

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM

“The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You” – Neko Case

“Trouble Will Find Me” – The National

“Hesitation Marks” – Nine Inch Nails

“Lonerism” – Tame Impala

“Modern Vampires Of The City” – Vampire Weekend

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE

“Love And War” – Tamar Braxton

“Best Of Me” – Anthony Hamilton

“Nakamarra” – Hiatus Kaiyote Featuring Q-Tip

“How Many Drinks?” – Miguel Featuring Kendrick Lamar

“Something” – Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway

BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE

“Please Come Home” – Gary Clark Jr.

“Get It Right” – Fantasia

“Quiet Fire” – Maysa

“Hey Laura” – Gregory Porter

“Yesterday” – Ryan Shaw

BEST R&B SONG

“Best Of Me” – Anthony Hamilton & Jairus Mozee, songwriters (Anthony Hamilton)

“Love And War” – Tamar Braxton, Darhyl Camper, Jr., LaShawn Daniels & Makeba Riddick, songwriters (Tamar Braxton)

“Only One” – PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton Featuring Stevie Wonder)

“Pusher Love Girl” – James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake)

“Without Me” – Fantasia Barrino, Missy Elliott, Al Sherrod Lambert, Harmony Samuels & Kyle Stewart, songwriters (Fantasia Featuring Kelly Rowland & Missy Elliot)

BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM

“Love And War” – Tamar Braxton

“Side Effects Of You” – Fantasia

“One: In The Chamber” – Salaam Remi

“Unapologetic” – Rihanna

“New York: A Love Story” – Mack Wilds

BEST R&B ALBUM

“R&B Divas” – Faith Evans

“Girl On Fire” – Alicia Keys

“Love In The Future” – John Legend

“Better” – Chrisette Michele

“Three Kings” – TGT

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE

“Started From The Bottom” – Drake

“Berzerk” – Eminem

“Tom Ford” – Jay Z

“Swimming Pools (Drank)” – Kendrick Lamar

“Thrift Shop” – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION

“Power Trip” – J. Cole Featuring Miguel

“Part II (On The Run)” – Jay Z Featuring Beyoncé

“Holy Grail” – Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake

“Now Or Never” – Kendrick Lamar Featuring Mary J. Blige

“Remember You” – Wiz Khalifa Featuring The Weeknd

BEST RAP SONG

“F***in’ Problems” – Tauheed Epps, Aubrey Graham, Kendrick Lamar, Rakim Mayers & Noah Shebib, songwriters (ASAP Rocky Featuring Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar)

“Holy Grail” – Shawn Carter, Terius Nash, J. Harmon, Timothy Mosley, Justin Timberlake & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl & Krist Novoselic, songwriters) (Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake)

“New Slaves” – Christopher Breaux, Ben Bronfman, Mike Dean, Louis Johnson, Malik Jones, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, Che Smith, Kanye West & Cydell Young, songwriters (Anna Adamis & Gabor Presser, songwriters) (Kanye West)

“Started From The Bottom” – W. Coleman, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Bruno Sanfilippo, songwriter) (Drake)

“Thrift Shop” – Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz)

BEST RAP ALBUM

“Nothing Was The Same” – Drake

“Magna Carta…Holy Grail” – Jay Z

“Good Kid, M.A.A.D City” – Kendrick Lamar

“The Heist” – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

“Yeezus” – Kanye West

BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE

“I Drive Your Truck” – Lee Brice

“I Want Crazy” – Hunter Hayes

“Mama’s Broken Heart” – Miranda Lambert

“Wagon Wheel” – Darius Rucker

“Mine Would Be You” – Blake Shelton

BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE

“From This Valley” – The Civil Wars

“Don’t Rush” – Kelly Clarkson Featuring Vince Gill

“Your Side Of The Bed” – Little Big Town

“Highway Don’t Care” – Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift & Keith Urban

“You Can’t Make Old Friends” – Kenny Rogers With Dolly Parton

BEST COUNTRY SONG

“Begin Again” – Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)

“I Drive Your Truck” – Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington & Jimmy Yeary, songwriters (Lee Brice)

“Mama’s Broken Heart” – Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)

“Merry Go ‘Round” – Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)

“Mine Would Be You” – Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington & Deric Ruttan, songwriters (Blake Shelton)

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

“Night Train” – Jason Aldean

“Two Lanes Of Freedom” – Tim McGraw

“Same Trailer Different Park” – Kacey Musgraves

“Based On A True Story” – Blake Shelton

“Red” – Taylor Swift

BEST NEW AGE ALBUM

“Lux” – Brian Eno

“Illumination” – Peter Kater

“Final Call” – Kitaro

“Awakening The Fire” – R. Carlos Nakai & Will Clipman

“Love’s River” – Laura Sullivan

BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO

“Don’t Run” – Terence Blanchard, soloist

“Song For Maura” – Paquito D’Rivera, soloist

“Song Without Words #4: Duet” – Fred Hersch, soloist

“Stadium Jazz” – Donny McCaslin, soloist

“Orbits” – Wayne Shorter

BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM

“The World According To Andy Bey” – Andy Bey

“Attachments” – Lorraine Feather

“Liquid Spirit” – Gregory Porter

“WomanChild” – Cécile McLorin Salvant

“After Blue” – Tierney Sutton

BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM

“Guided Tour” – The New Gary Burton Quartet

“Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue” – Terri Lyne Carrington

“Life Forum” – Gerald Clayton

“Pushing The World Away” – Kenny Garrett

“Out Here” – Christian McBride Trio

BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM

“Brooklyn Babylon” – Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society

“Night In Calisia” – Randy Brecker, W_odek Pawlik Trio & Kalisz Philharmonic

“Wild Beauty” – Brussels Jazz Orchestra Featuring Joe Lovano

“March Sublime” – Alan Ferber

“Intrada” – Dave Slonaker Big Band

BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM

“La Noche Más Larga” – Buika

“Song For Maura” – Paquito D’Rivera And Trio Corrente

“Yo” – Roberto Fonseca

“Egg_n” – Omar Sosa

“Latin Jazz-Jazz Latin” – Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet

BEST GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE

“Break Every Chain [Live]” – Tasha Cobbs

“Hurricane” – Natalie Grant

“Lord, I Need You” – Matt Maher

“Overcomer” – Mandisa

“If He Did It Before… Same God [Live]” – Tye Tribbett

BEST GOSPEL SONG

“Have Your Way” – Calvin Frazier & Deitrick Haddon, songwriters (Deitrick Haddon)

“If He Did It Before… Same God [Live]” – Tye Tribbett, songwriter (Tye Tribbett)

“If I Believe” – Wirlie Morris, Michael Paran, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilson, songwriters (Charlie Wilson)

“A Little More Jesus” – Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Erica Campbell)

“Still” – Percy Bady, songwriter (Percy Bady Featuring Lowell Pye)

BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC SONG

“Hurricane” – Matt Bronleewe, Natalie Grant & Cindy Morgan, songwriters (Natalie Grant)

“Love Take Me Over” – Steven Curtis Chapman, songwriter (Steven Curtis Chapman)

“Overcomer” – David Garcia, Ben Glover & Christopher Stevens, songwriters (Mandisa)

“Speak Life” – Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore & Ryan Stevenson, songwriters (Tobymac)

“Whom Shall I Fear (God Of Angel Armies)” – Ed Cash, Scott Cash & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)

BEST GOSPEL ALBUM

“Grace [Live]” – Tasha Cobbs

“Best For Last: 20 Year Celebration Vol. 1 [Live]” – Donald Lawrence

“Best Days Yet” – Bishop Paul S. Morton

“God Chaser [Live]” – William Murphy

“Greater Than [Live]” – Tye Tribbett

BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM

“We Won’t Be Shaken” – Building 429

“All The People Said Amen [Live]” – Matt Maher

“Overcomer” – Mandisa

“Your Grace Finds Me (Live)” – Matt Redman

“Burning Lights” – Chris Tomlin

BEST LATIN POP ALBUM

“Faith, Hope Y Amor” – Frankie J

“Viajero Frecuente” – Ricardo Montaner

“Vida” – Draco Rosa

“Syntek” – Aleks Syntek

“12 Historias” – Tommy Torres

BEST LATIN ROCK, URBAN OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM

“El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco” – Café Tacvba

“Ojo Por Ojo” – El Tri

“Chances” – Illya Kuryaki And The Valderramas

“Treinta Días” – La Santa Cecilia

“Repeat After Me” – Los Amigos Invisibles

BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)

“El Free” – Banda Los Recoditos

“En Peligro De Extinción” – Intocable

“A Mi Manera” – Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea

“Romeo Y Su Nieta” – Paquita La Del Barrio

“13 Celebrando El 13″ – Joan Sebastian

BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM

“3.0″ – Marc Anthony

“Como Te Voy A Olvidar” – Los Angeles Azules

“Pacific Mambo Orchestra” – Pacific Mambo Orchestra

“Sergio George Presents Salsa Giants” – Various Artists

“Corazón Profundo” – Carlos Vives

BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG

“Build Me Up From Bones” – Sarah Jarosz, songwriter (Sarah Jarosz)

“Invisible” – Steve Earle, songwriter (Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses))

“Keep Your Dirty Lights On” – Tim O’Brien & Darrell Scott, songwriters (Tim O’Brien And Darrell Scott)

“Love Has Come For You” – Edie Brickell & Steve Martin, songwriters (Steve Martin & Edie Brickell)

“Shrimp Po-Boy, Dressed” – Allen Toussaint, songwriter (Allen Toussaint)

BEST AMERICANA ALBUM

“Old Yellow Moon” – Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell

“Love Has Come For You” – Steve Martin & Edie Brickell

“Buddy And Jim” – Buddy Miller And Jim Lauderdale

“One True Vine” – Mavis Staples

“Songbook” – Allen Toussaint

BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM

“It’s Just A Road” – The Boxcars

“Brothers Of The Highway” – Dailey & Vincent

“This World Oft Can Be” – Della Mae

“Three Chords And The Truth” – James King

“The Streets Of Baltimore” – Del McCoury Band

BEST BLUES ALBUM

“Remembering Little Walter” – Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Sugar Ray Norcia & James Harman

“Cotton Mouth Man” – James Cotton

“Get Up!” – Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite

“Seesaw” – Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa

“Down In Louisiana” – Bobby Rush

BEST FOLK ALBUM

“My Favorite Picture Of You” – Guy Clark

“Sweetheart Of The Sun” – The Greencards

“Build Me Up From Bones” – Sarah Jarosz

“The Ash & Clay” – The Milk Carton Kids

“They All Played For Us: Arhoolie Records 50th Anniversary Celebration” – (Various Artists)

BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM

“The Life & Times Of…The Hot 8 Brass Band” – Hot 8 Brass Band

“Hula Ku’i” – Kahulanui

“Le Fou” – Zachary Richard

“Dockside Sessions” – Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience

“Apache Blessing & Crown Dance Songs” – Joe Tohonnie Jr.

BEST REGGAE ALBUM

“One Love, One Life” – Beres Hammond

“Ziggy Marley In Concert” – Ziggy Marley

“The Messiah” – Sizzla

“Reggae Connection” – Sly & Robbie And The Jam Masters

“Reincarnated” – Snoop Lion

BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM

“Savor Flamenco” – Gipsy Kings

“No Place For My Dream” – Femi Kuti

“Live: Singing For Peace Around The World” – Ladysmith Black Mambazo

“The Living Room Sessions Part 2″ – Ravi Shankar

BEST CHILDREN’S ALBUM

“Blue Clouds” – Elizabeth Mitchell & You Are My Flower

“The Mighty Sky” – Beth Nielsen Chapman

“Recess” – Justin Roberts

“Singing Our Way Through: Songs For The World’s Bravest Kids” – Alastair Moock & Friends

“Throw A Penny In The Wishing Well” – Jennifer Gasoi

BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM (INCLUDES POETRY, AUDIO BOOKS & STORYTELLING)

“America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren’t” – Stephen Colbert

“Carrie And Me” – Carol Burnett

“Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls” – David Sedaris

“Still Foolin’ ‘Em” – Billy Crystal

“The Storm King” – Pete Seeger

BEST COMEDY ALBUM

“Calm Down Gurrl” – Kathy Griffin

“I’m Here To Help” – Craig Ferguson

“A Little Unprofessional” – Ron White

“Live” – Tig Notaro

“That’s What I’m Talkin’ About” – Bob Saget

BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM

“Kinky Boots”

“Matilda: The Musical”

“Motown The Musical

BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA

“Django Unchained” – (Various Artists)

“The Great Gatsby (Deluxe Edition)” – (Various Artists)

“Les Misérables (Deluxe Edition)” – (Various Artists)

“Muscle Shoals” – (Various Artists)

“Sound City: Real To Reel” – Dave Grohl & Various Artists

BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA

“Argo”

“The Great Gatsby”

“Life Of Pi”

“Lincoln”

Skyfall”

“Zero Dark Thirty”

BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA

“Atlas” – Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)

“Silver Lining” – Diane Warren, songwriter (Jessie J)

“Skyfall” – Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)

“We Both Know” – Colbie Caillat & Gavin DeGraw, songwriters (Colbie Caillat Featuring Gavin DeGraw)

“Young And Beautiful” – Lana Del Rey & Rick Nowels, songwriters (Lana Del Rey)

“You’ve Got Time” – Regina Spektor, songwriter (Regina Spektor)

Track from: Orange Is The New Black

BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION

“Bound Away” – Chuck Owen, composer (Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge)

“California Pictures For String Quartet” – Gordon Goodwin, composer (Quartet San Francisco)

“Koko On The Boulevard” – Scott Healy, composer (Scott Healy Ensemble)

“Pensamientos For Solo Alto Saxophone And Chamber Orchestra” – Clare Fischer, composer (The Clare Fischer Orchestra)

“String Quartet No. 1: Funky Diversion In Three Parts” – Vince Mendoza, composer (Quartet San Francisco)

BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT

“Invitation” – Kim Richmond, arranger (The Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra)

“On Green Dolphin Street” – Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)

“Side Hikes – A Ridge Away” – Chuck Owen, arranger (Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge)

“Skylark” – Nan Schwartz, arranger (Amy Dickson)

“Wild Beauty” – Gil Goldstein, arranger (Brussels Jazz Orchestra Featuring Joe Lovano)

BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT ACCOMPANYING VOCALIST(S)

“La Vida Nos Espera” – Nan Schwartz, arranger (Gian Marco)

“Let’s Fall In Love” – Chris Walden, arranger (Calabria Foti Featuring Seth MacFarlane)

“The Moon’s A Harsh Mistress” – John Hollenbeck, arranger (John Hollenbeck)

“Swing Low” – Gil Goldstein, arranger (Bobby McFerrin & Esperanza Spalding)

“What A Wonderful World” – Shelly Berg, arranger (Gloria Estefan)

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

“Safe And Sound” – Capital Cities

“Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film” – Jay Z

“Can’t Hold Us” – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton

“Suit & Tie” – Justin Timberlake Featuring Jay Z

“I’m Shakin’” – Jack White