Posted by Ham
on 12/4/2008, 12:51 pm
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Four Austin acts up for Grammys
Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 09:15 PM
While Lil Wayne topped 51st annual Grammy away nominations with eight, four Austin acts received nods.
Tortilla Factory’s “All That Jazz” up for Best Tejano album, Marcia Ball’s “Peace, Love and BBQ” was nominated for Contemporary Blues album and Pinetop Perkins’ “Pinetop Perkins and Friends” is up for Traditional Blues album.
Austin choral group Conspirare grabbed two nominations including Best Classical Album and Best Choral Performance. Read all about it here.
Coldplay grabbed seven nods, and Jay-Z, Ne-Yo and Kanye West each earned six noms.
Alison Krauss, John Mayer, Robert Plant, Radiohead and Jazmine Sullivan received five each, and Adele, Danger Mouse, Eagles, Lupe Fiasco, George Strait, and T.I. each received four nominations.
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