Normally everyone forgets about tragedies a few weeks or months after they
happen. Not so with this group.
Despite it being two full years since the 7.0 magnitude earthquake leveled the
capital city of Port-au-Prince, more than 40 high profile personalities will use their
Twitter and Facebook accounts this Thursday, the 12th, to rekindle interest in
helping Haiti.
The lineup, which includes Maroon 5, Sting, Alicia Keys, Lady Antebellum, Hugh
Jackman, Sheryl Crow, Tim McGraw, Martha Stewart, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson
Browne, Don Cheadle, Deepak Chopra and NBA stars Paul Pierce, Blake Griffin,
Kevin Durant and Chris Paul, has a combined total of 150 million social media
followers.
“Before the earthquake, Haiti was already the poorest nation in the Western
Hemisphere,” explains Hunter Payne, producer of the campaign and President of
Aid Still Required. “The last thing it needed was a disaster.”
The earthquake exacerbated ever-worsening conditions on the island. The
number of orphaned and abandoned children has doubled since the quake, the
incidence of rape has increased markedly, and Haiti’s floundering education
system took a severe hit when schools toppled.
“On our trip there this past summer it was difficult to see much progress,” says
Andrea Herz Payne, Chairman and co-founder of Aid Still Required. “At the
same time we saw how eager the Haitian people are to improve their situation.
There was no way we could come home and forget about them.”
Haiti was once a lush, thriving paradise. A few hundred years ago it provided
France with about a third of its domestic product. But after gaining independence
from France in 1804, the populace turned to subsistence farming, deforesting the
countryside in the process. Today 98% of Haiti is barren, and the resultant flight
to the cities has left urban areas impossibly overcrowded.
When the earthquake hit Port-Au-Prince, it destroyed hospitals, air, sea and land
transport facilities, and communication systems, and left over a million survivors
homeless and hundreds of thousands starving and without proper sanitation
or clean drinking water. Today, the people of Haiti continue to live in a state of
emergency.
“The usual pattern is for the public to contribute generously in the moment of
a disaster and then forget about it,” says Hunter. “But disasters don’t heal
themselves – they take time, energy and resources over a protracted arc. We
hope this campaign will go a long way to engendering this kind of thinking not
only about this tragedy but all others as well.”
Proceeds from the campaign are funding reforestation projects, infrastructure
and teachers for orphanages, and trauma relief programs for PTSD and rape
victims.
Godin Guitars partners with Seymour Duncan for a special
online treasure hunt themed contest. A ‘treasure trove’ of guitars and accessories are up for grabs from
the ‘bounty’ of prizes available over the duration of the contest. Two of the coveted electric guitar prizes
include the amazing Godin Summit CT and Richmond Belmont Black Wash, both powered by Seymour
Duncan pickups. The Godin Summit CT features a 24 ¾” scale, a carved high flame maple top, solid
mahogany body, Godin High Definition Revoicer and Seymour Duncan 59 & Alnico 2 humbuckers. The
vintage inspired Richmond Belmont also features a 24 ¾” scale and a solid mahogany body, along with two
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As per official Seymour Duncan press release: Seymour Duncan has teamed up with Godin, Richmond
Guitars, Cort, Schecter Guitars, Jarrell Guitars, US Music Corp, and several artists to bring you an
adventurous journey full of amazing tone treasures just waiting to be discovered. "Many people have
theorized through the ancient Mayan calendars that 2012 is, in fact, the end of the world. However, we
believe that 2012 is a year in which many will find their tone. This hunt represents a chance for everyone to
discover new tone tools—and some incredible treasure." — David Orpheus, MMXI
The Great Tone Treasure Hunt is conducted online and through www.ToneHunt.com. It begins at the stroke
of midnight (PST) at the beginning of the new year. Each hunt has three clues. Once you've solved them,
submit your answers through the "Dig for Treasure" menu. Once they have a winner, Seymour Duncan will
announce the prize and the answers — and then another hunt will begin, with exciting new prizes!
The countdown has begun. Join the Great Tone Treasure Hunt at: www.ToneHunt.com
Contest duration: January 1st - January 30th, 2012
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The South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival is pleased to announce a third round of bands scheduled to perform at the 26th edition of the event taking place Tuesday, March 13 - Sunday, March 18, 2012 in Austin, Texas. This list will need to be savored as it is the last one until early next year! Scheduled to perform are:
Peter Bradley Adams (Brooklyn NY)
A.Dd+ (Dallas TX)
Alberta Cross (Los Angeles CA)
Allah-Las (Los Angeles CA)
All The Young (Stoke-On-Trent ENGLAND)
ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra)
(San Francisco CA)
Alpha Rev (Austin TX)
Amoral (Helsinki FINLAND)
Amplified Heat (Austin TX)
Anamanaguchi (Brooklyn NY)
Ancestors (Los Angeles CA)
Ancestros (Cali COLOMBIA)
Ancient Astronauts (Cologne GERMANY)
The Apache Relay (Nashville TN)
Arborea (Lewiston ME)
Arkells (Hamilton ON)
The Art (Sydney AUSTRALIA)
Atash (Austin TX)
Attwenger (Vienna AUSTRIA)
Authorities (Vancouver CANADA)
Automelodi (Montreal CANADA)
Maya Azucena (Brooklyn NY)
Andrea Balency Trio (Mexico City MEXICO)
Balkan Beat Box - BBB (Brooklyn NY /Tel Aviv ISRAEL )
Baloji (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO)
Jef Barbara (Montreal CANADA)
Beach Fossils (Brooklyn NY)
Michael Beach (San Francisco CA)
Arthur Beatrice (London UK-ENGLAND)
Bez (Lagos NIGERIA)
The Big Pink (London UK-ENGLAND)
The Big Sleep (Brooklyn NY)
Bitches (London UK-ENGLAND)
Black & Gypsy / Raimundo Y Diego Amador (Chucena SPAIN)
The Black Belles (Nashville TN)
Bleached (Los Angeles CA)
Bliss N Eso (Albert Park CANADA)
Blitzen Trapper (Portland OR)
Blitz the Ambassador (Brooklyn NY)
Blood Orange (New York NY)
Blunt Fang (Atlanta GA)
BoDeans (Milwaukee WI)
The Bombettes (Umea SWEDEN)
Bonaparte (Berlin GERMANY)
Bonfire Nights (London UK-ENGLAND)
Bos Angeles (Bournemouth UK-ENGLAND)
Dela Botri & Hewale Sounds (Accra GHANA)
Boy (Hamburg GERMANY)
Cory Branan (Nashville TN)
Breton (London UK-ENGLAND)
Brite Futures (Seattle WA)
Brother & Bones (London UK-ENGLAND)
The Brute Chorus (London UK-ENGLAND)
Built to Spill (Boise ID)
Busby Marou (Brisbane AUSTRALIA)
Cairo Knife Fight (Christchurch NEW ZEALAND)
The Calm Blue Sea (Austin TX)
Candy (Mexico City MEXICO)
Canteca de Macao (Madrid SPAIN)
Chapter 24 (London UK-ENGLAND)
Cheap Girls (Lansing MI)
Cheif Boima (Brooklyn NY)
Cheny Wa Gune Quarteto (Maputo MOZAMBIQUE)
Chicha Libre (Brooklyn NY)
Chokeules (Toronto ON)
Chris T-T (Brighton ENGLAND)
Inch Chua (Singapore SINGAPORE)
Circuit Des Yeux (Layfayette IN)
A Classic Education (Bologna ITALY)
Clock Opera (London UK-ENGLAND)
Clubfeet (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
The Coathangers (Atlanta GA)
Jordan Cook (Saskatoon CANADA)
Copacabana Club (Curitiba BRAZIL)
The Copper Gamins (Zinacantepec MEXICO)
Jonny Corndawg (Brooklyn NY)
Cosmo Jarvis (Plymouth UK-ENGLAND)
Cosmonauts (Fullerton CA)
Cotton Jones (Cumberland MD)
Cousins (Halifax CANADA)
Craft Spells (Seattle WA)
Crazy P (London UK-ENGLAND)
Creamers (Austin TX)
Creature (Montreal CANADA)
Cuba Cuba (Cardiff UK-WALES)
Cuff the Duke (Toronto ON)
The Curious Mystery (Seattle WA)
Da C.O.D. (Austin TX)
Dama do Bling (Maputo MOZAMBIQUE)
The Dandies (Hochdorf SWITZERLAND)
Dash Rip Rock (New Orleans LA)
Daughter (London UK-ENGLAND)
Dead Black Hearts (Austin TX)
Dead Letter Circus (Brisbane AUSTRALIA)
The Defiled (London UK-ENGLAND)
Delta Spirit (Long Beach CA)
Dent May (Oxford MS)
DevilDriver (Los Angeles CA)
Dignan Porch (London UK-ENGLAND)
Diplomats of Solid Sound (Iowa City IA)
Dirty Karma (Mexico City MEXICO)
Dive (Brooklyn NY)
DJ Dus aka El Dusty (Corpus Christi TX)
DJ Jester the Filipino Fist (San Antonio TX)
Thomas Dolby (Suffolk UK-ENGLAND)
Dope D.O.D. (Groningen THE NETHERLANDS)
Dorian (Barcelona SPAIN)
Lila Downs (Oaxaca MEXICO)
The Drab Doo-Riffs (Auckland NEW ZEALAND)
Dry the River (London UK-ENGLAND)
Andres du Bouchet (Los Angeles CA)
Dutch Uncles (Manchester UK-ENGLAND)
Dying Fetus (Baltimore MD)
Early Graves (San Francisco CA)
Ear Pwr (Asheville NC)
Electric Empire (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
Electric Guest (Los Angeles CA)
Electric Jellyfish (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
Elephant Stone (Montreal CANADA)
The Evaporators (Vancouver CANADA)
Extra Action Marching Band (Oakland CA)
The Extremities (Toronto CANADA)
FatherJohn Misty (Los Angeles CA)
Simone Felice (Catskill Mountains NY)
Lee Fields & The Expressions (Brooklyn NY)
The Foreign Resort (Copenhagen DENMARK)
Guy Forsyth (Austin TX)
Marcus Foster (London UK-ENGLAND)
Frank (Just Frank)
(Queens NY)
The Fray (Denver CO)
French Films (Helsinki FINLAND)
GAMEBOUY (Soweto SOUTH AFRICA)
Ganglians (Sacramento CA)
Gappy Ranks (London UK-ENGLAND)
Garland Jeffreys (New York NY)
Gazelle Twin (Brighton UK-ENGLAND)
Gliss (Los Angeles CA)
The Golden Awesome (Wellington NEW ZEALAND)
Gold Fields (Mitchell Park AUSTRALIA)
Gold Motel (Chicago IL)
The Good Natured (Newbury UK-ENGLAND)
Gospel Music (Jacksonville FL)
Grave Babies (Seattle WA)
Great Lake Swimmers (Toronto CANADA)
Peter Gregson (London UK-ENGLAND)
Grimes (Montreal CANADA)
Gross Magic (Brighton UK-ENGLAND)
Hackman (Leeds UK-ENGLAND)
Half Moon Run (Montreal CANADA)
Harouki Zombi (Athens NE)
Billy Harvey (Los Angeles CA)
Hatcham Social (London UK-ENGLAND)
Heartless Bastards (Cincinnati OH)
Hellogoodbye (Long Beach CA)
The Higher State (Sandgate UK-ENGLAND)
Hillfolk Noir (Boise ID)
Micah P. Hinson (Abilene TX)
Hollie Cook (Londres ENGLAND)
Audrey Horne (Bergen NORWAY)
Horse Feathers (Portland OR)
Hospitality (Brooklyn NY)
Housse De Racket (Paris FRANCE)
Hull (Brooklyn NY)
Hyde & Beast (Sunderland UK-ENGLAND)
I am Oak (Utrecht THE NETHERLANDS)
Idle Warship (Brooklyn NY)
Anna Ihlis (Leksand SWEDEN)
Imaginary Cities (Winnipeg CANADA)
Imperial Teen (Los Angeles CA)
Institutional Prostitution (Montreal CANADA)
The Interbeing (Copenhagen DENMARK)
Sarah Jaffe (Denton TX)
Japanese Gum (Genova ITALY)
JENNY O. (Los Angeles CA)
Joe Volume (San Jeronimo Lidice MEXICO)
Jonti (Sydney AUSTRALIA)
Jovanotti (Cortona ITALY)
Junius (Boston MA)
Kao=S (Kamirenjaku JAPAN)
Kenny Ken (London UK-ENGLAND)
Kimbra (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
Kindest Lines (New Orleans LA)
Kindness (London UK-ENGLAND)
Michael Kiwanuka (London UK-ENGLAND)
Sorie Kondi (Freetown SIERRA LEONE )
Talib Kweli (Brooklyn NY)
L.A. (Palma De Mallorca SPAIN)
Lady Leshurr (London UK-ENGLAND)
Lagitagida (Tokyo JAPAN)
Laki Mera (Glasgow UK-SCOTLAND)
LAMB (Trowbridge UK-ENGLAND)
Larkin Poe (Atlanta GA)
The Last Skeptik (London UK-ENGLAND)
La-33 (Bogota COLOMBIA)
Michael Lawrence (New York NY)
League of Extraordinary G'z (Austin TX)
Lecrae (Atlanta GA)
Led Er Est (New York NY)
Benjamin Francis Leftwich ( UK-ENGLAND)
L.E.$ (New Orleans TX)
Sylvie Lewis (London UK-ENGLAND)
Lights (Toronto CANADA)
Li'l Cap'n Travis (Austin TX)
The Lions Rampant (Cincinnati OH)
LIRA (Johannesburg SOUTH AFRICA)
Little Hurricane (San Diego CA)
Xoel López (A Coruña SPAIN)
Lost Lander (Portland OR)
Emma Louise (Toowong AUSTRALIA)
Gary Lucas Plays Coffin Joe's "This Night I WILL Possess Your Corpse" (New York NY)
The Magnetic Fields (New York NY)
Magnetix (Bordeaux FRANCE)
M.A.K.U SoundSystem (Jackson Heights NY)
Danny Malone (Austin TX)
Dan Mangan (Vancouver CANADA)
Anya Marina (Portland OR)
Charlie Mars (Oxford MS)
David Mayfield Parade (Nashville TN)
Andy McKee (Topeka KS)
MC Lars (Carmel Vally CA)
Metric (Toronto CANADA)
Milow (Leuven BELGIUM)
Miracles of Modern Science (Brooklyn NY)
Mr. Bleat (Medellin COLOMBIA)
Tashaki Miyaki (Los Angeles CA)
Ariane Moffatt (Montreal CANADA)
Monsieur Perine (Bogota COLOMBIA)
Mord Fustang (Tallinn ESTONIA)
Mother Falcon (Austin TX)
Krista Muir (Montreal CANADA)
Munchi (Rotterdam THE NETHERLANDS)
Chrissy Murderbot (Chicago IL)
My Jerusalem (Austin TX)
Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang (Brooklyn NY)
Naeto C (Lagos NIGERIA)
Napoleon IIIrd (Leeds UK-ENGLAND)
Natives (Louisville KY)
Natty (London UK-ENGLAND)
Neon Trees (Provo UT)
New Cassettes (Northampton UK-ENGLAND)
Nguzunguzu (Los Angeles CA)
Night Beats (Seattle WA)
Nü Sensae (Vancouver CANADA)
Jennifer O'Connor (Brooklyn NY)
Oh Land (Copenhagen DENMARK)
Oh My Me (Lexington KY)
Lisa O' Neill (Dublin IRELAND)
1,2,3 (Pittsburgh PA)
PAPA (Los Angeles CA)
Paula & Karol (Warsaw POLAND)
Peter & Paul (New York NY)
Pets With Pets (Carlton North AUSTRALIA)
Pillowfight (Dan the Automator)
(South San Francisco CA)
Pinkunoizu (Copenhagen DENMARK)
Pinky Piglets (Tokyo JAPAN)
Planes (Bogotá COLOMBIA)
Polica (Minneapolis MN)
Steve Poltz (San Diego CA)
Popstrangers (Auckland NEW ZEALAND)
Pow Wows (Toronto CANADA)
Prince Rama (Brooklyn NY)
Prizehog (San Francisco CA)
Protoje (Santa Cruz JAMAICA)
Joe Purdy (Los Angeles CA)
Purple Pilgrims (Christchurch NEW ZEALAND)
Quantic (Cali COLOMBIA)
Quiet Company (Austin TX)
The Rasites (London UK-WALES)
Nathaniel Rateliff (Denver CO)
Gemma Ray (London UK-ENGLAND)
Reptile Youth (Copenhagen DENMARK)
RES (Philadelphia PA)
The Riff Raff (London ENGLAND)
Finn Riggins (Boise ID)
Ringo Deathstarr (Austin TX)
The Ripe (Austin TX)
Roach Gigz (San Francisco CA)
Alice Russell (Brighton UK-ENGLAND)
Rachael Sage & The Sequins (New York NY)
Scale The Summit (Houston TX)
Scars On 45 (Leeds UK-ENGLAND)
Schiller (Berlin GERMANY)
Scoundrels (London UK-ENGLAND)
Screaming Females (New Brunswick NJ)
S.C.U.M (London UK-ENGLAND)
The Seedy Seeds (Cincinnati OH)
Serenades (Stockholm SWEDEN)
Ari Shaffir (Los Angeles CA)
Shandy Mandies (Leipzig GERMANY)
Shiny Toy Guns (Shawnee OK)
Charlie Simpson (London UK-ENGLAND)
Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds (Brooklyn NY)
Skindred (Newport UK-WALES)
Frank Smith (Austin TX)
Soft Swells (Los Angeles CA)
Solander (Malmö SWEDEN)
Sonic Avenues (Montreal CANADA)
Son of Jack (Porthcawl UK-WALES)
Charlene Soraia (London UK-ENGLAND)
Sore (Jakarta INDONESIA)
Soul Khan (Brooklyn NY)
Sparkadia (Annandale AUSTRALIA)
Spector (London UK-ENGLAND)
The Spinto Band (Wilmington DE)
Spirits of the Dead (Oslo NORWAY)
Spoek Mathambo (Johannesburg SOUTH AFRICA)
Squarehead (Dublin IRELAND)
Stars (Montreal CANADA)
The Staves (London UK-ENGLAND)
Stereo Is A Lie (Austin TX)
Strange Boys (Austin TX)
Suckers (Brooklyn NY)
Sulk (London UK-ENGLAND)
Sumsun (Palm Beach FL)
Patrick Sweany (Nashville TN)
Taken by Cars (Quezon City PHILIPPINES)
Tall Ships (Falmouth UK-ENGLAND)
Tammar (Bloomington IN)
Tea Leaf Green (San Francisco CA)
Tearist (Los Angeles CA)
Telephunken (Madrid SPAIN)
Terakaft (Murs Erigne FRANCE)
Tesla Boy (Moscow RUSSIA)
Theme Park (London UK-ENGLAND)
Therapy? (North East UK-ENGLAND)
This Will Destroy You (San Marcos TX)
Three Blind Wolves (Glasgow UK-SCOTLAND)
3 Dudes & a Mullet (Mexico City MEXICO)
Tilly and the Wall (Omaha NE)
T. Mills (Los Angeles CA)
Torreblanca (Mexico City MEXICO)
Treetop Flyers (London ENGLAND)
Lissy Trullie (New York NY)
Trust (Toronto CANADA)
Tumi And The Volume (Johannesburg SOUTH AFRICA)
Turbina (Mexico City MEXICO)
22 (London UK-ENGLAND)
Two Cow Garage (Columbus OH)
2Face (Lagos NIGERIA)
Ume (Austin TX)
U.S. Girls (Chicago IL)
Valient Thorr (Raleigh NC)
Väljasõit rohelisse (Tallinn ESTONIA)
The Vasco Era (Melbourne AUSTRALIA)
Vetusta Morla (Madrid SPAIN)
The Violet May (Sheffield ENGLAND)
Vockah Redu (New Orleans LA)
Leif Vollebekk (Montreal CANADA)
Voltaire Twins (Perth WA )
J Roddy Walston And The Business (Baltimore MD)
The War On Drugs (Philadelphia PA)
We Are Standard (Bilbao SPAIN)
Wet Hair (Iowa City IA)
Wheeler Brothers (Austin TX)
The White Eyes (Taipei City TAIWAN)
Whitehorse (Hamilton ON)
Witchburn (Seattle WA)
Carolyn Wonderland (Austin TX)
Grace Woodroofe (Perth AUSTRALIA)
Paul Woolford (Leeds UK-ENGLAND)
Workout (Brooklyn NY)
Wussy (Cincinnati OH)
Xxxy (London UK-ENGLAND)
Yip Deceiver (Athens GA)
The Young (Austin TX)
Young Galaxy (Montreal CANADA)
Zeus (Toronto CANADA)
Zorch (Austin TX)
For a list of all of the bands announced so far, please go to http://www.sxsw.com/music/shows/bands. (This list is subject to change and is only a portion of the bands that will be performing at the SXSW Music Festival. Schedules and more band announcements will be announced at a later date.)
SXSW 2012, the world's leading music industry event, marks the 26th edition by presenting this highly anticipated convergence of all things music. SXSW aims to educate and inspire participants by offering numerous industry events and countless networking opportunities. The previously announced Bruce Springsteen keynote will anchor four days of panels, interviews, workshops, peer meetings, and a trade show exhibition. After a full day of events at the Austin Convention Center, attendees take to the streets for the world-renowned music festival which showcases over 2000 acts from over 55 countries on 90 stages throughout downtown Austin. Conference registrations and hotel requests are now being accepted. For more information on every aspect of SXSW please go to http://www.sxsw.com.
Record of the Year Adele, “Rolling in the Deep” Bon Iver, “Holocene” Bruno Mars, “Grenade” Mumford & Sons, “The Cave” Katy Perry, “Firework”
Song of the Year Kanye West, “All of the Lights” Mumford & Sons, “The Cave” Bruno Mars, “Grenade” Bon Iver, “Holocene” Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”
Best New Artist The Band Perry Bon Iver J. Cole Nicki Minaj Skrillex
Album of the Year Adele, 21 The Foo Fighters, Wasting Light Lady Gaga, Born This Way Bruno Mars, Doo-Wops and Hooligans Rihanna, Loud
Best Pop Solo Performance “Someone Like You” — Adele “Yoü And I” — Lady Gaga “Grenade” — Bruno Mars “Firework” — Katy Perry “F***in’ Perfect” — Pink
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance “Body And Soul” — Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse “Dearest” — The Black Keys “Paradise” — Coldplay “Pumped Up Kicks” — Foster The People “Moves Like Jagger” — Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera
Best Dance Recording “Raise Your Weapon” — Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo Bech “Barbra Streisand” — Duck Sauce “Sunshine” — David Guetta & Avicii “Call Your Girlfriend” — Robyn “Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites” — Skrillex “Save The World” — Swedish House Mafia
Best Dance/Electronica Album Zonoscope, Cut/Copy 4×4=12, Deadmau5 Nothing But The Beat, David Guetta Body Talk, Pt. 3, Robyn Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites, Skrillex
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Duets II, Tony Bennett & Various Artists The Gift, Susan Boyle In Concert On Broadway, Harry Connick Jr. Music Is Better Than Words, Seth MacFarlane What Matters Most – Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman, Barbra Streisand
Best Rock Performance “Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall” — Coldplay “Down By The Water” — The Decemberists “Walk” — Foo Fighters “The Cave” — Mumford & Sons “Lotus Flower” — Radiohead
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance “On The Backs Of Angels” — Dream Theater “White Limo” — Foo Fighters “Curl Of The Burl” — Mastodon “Public Enemy No. 1″ — Megadeth “Blood In My Eyes” — Sum 41
Best Rock Album Rock ‘N’ Roll Party Honoring Les Paul — Jeff Beck Wasting Light — Foo Fighters Come Around Sundown — Kings Of Leon I’m With You — Red Hot Chili Peppers The Whole Love — Wilco
Best Alternative Music Album Bon Iver — Bon Iver Codes and Keys — Death Cab For Cutie Torches — Foster The People Circuital — My Morning Jacket The King of Limbs — Radiohead
Best Traditional R&B Performance “Sometimes I Cry” — Eric Benét “Fool For You” — Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona “Radio Message” — R. Kelly “Good Man” — Raphael Saadiq “Surrender” — Betty Wright & The Roots
Best R&B Album F.A.M.E. — Chris Brown Second Chance — El DeBarge Love Letter — R. Kelly Pieces Of Me — Ledisi Kelly — Kelly Price
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration “Party” — Beyoncé & André 3000 “I’m On One” — DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne “I Need A Doctor” — Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey “What’s My Name?” — Rihanna & Drake “Motivation” — Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne “All Of The Lights” — Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie
Best Rap Performance “Look At Me Now” — Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes “Otis” — Jay-Z & Kanye West “The Show Goes On” — Lupe Fiasco “Moment 4 Life” — Nicki Minaj & Drake “Black And Yellow” — Wiz Khalifa
Best Rap Album Watch The Throne, Jay-Z & Kanye West Tha Carter IV, Lil Wayne Lasers, Lupe Fiasco Pink Friday, Nicki Minaj My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West
Best Country Solo Performance “Dirt Road Anthem” — Jason Aldean “I’m Gonna Love You Through It” — Martina McBride “Honey Bee” — Blake Shelton “Mean” — Taylor Swift “Mama’s Song” — Carrie Underwood
Best Country Song “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” — Jim Collins & David Lee Murphy “God Gave Me You” — Dave Barnes “Just Fishin’” — Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell & Ed Hill “Mean” — Taylor Swift “Threaten Me With Heaven” — Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will Owsley & Dillon O’Brian “You And Tequila” — Matraca Berg & Deana Carter
Best Americana Album Emotional Jukebox — Linda Chorney Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down — Ry Cooder Hard Bargain — Emmylou Harris Ramble At The Ryman — Levon Helm Blessed — Lucinda Williams
Best Blues Album Low Country Blues — Gregg Allman Roadside Attractions — Marcia Ball Man In Motion — Warren Haynes The Reflection — Keb’ Mo’ Revelator — Tedeschi Trucks Band
Best Folk Album Barton Hollow — The Civil Wars I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive — Steve Earle Helplessness Blues — Fleet Foxes Ukulele Songs — Eddie Vedder The Harrow & The Harvest — Gillian Welch
In celebration of Coldplay’s recently released album Mylo Xyloto, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart, Fender is proud to announce the “Coldplay Guitar Giveaway.”
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