French at the 2014 Grammys (w/DAFT PUNK PERFORMANCE!)
Each December, the cultural world goes a-buzz with the announcement of the coming year’s Grammy Award nominations.
A large number of French and French-produced artists are among those nominated for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. The Grammy Ceremony takes place January 26th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
In addition to being among the most-nominated artists this year, Daft Punk will also perform at the ceremony!
This is their first live performance since their #1 Album, Random Access Memories was released in May. Here’s to the hope that they “Get Lucky” in many of their nominated categories.
You may remember their performance at the 2008 Grammys:
The French nominees are in bold below. Bonne chance!
1. RECORD OF THE YEAR
“Get Lucky”
Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
Thomas Bangalter & Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo, producers; Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta & Daniel Lerner, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering
Track from: Random Access Memories
Label: Columbia Records
2. ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Random Access Memories
Daft Punk
Julian Casablancas, DJ Falcon, Todd Edwards, Chilly Gonzales, Giorgio Moroder, Panda Bear, Nile Rodgers, Paul Williams & Pharrell Williams, featured artists; Thomas Bangalter, Julian Casablancas, Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo, DJ Falcon & Todd Edwards, producers; Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta, Guillaume Le Braz & Daniel Lerner, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
Label: Columbia Records
6. BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
“Get Lucky”
Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
Track from: Random Access Memories
Label: Columbia Records
10. BEST DANCE/ELECTRONICA ALBUM
Random Access Memories
Daft Punk
Label: Columbia Records
67. BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
Random Access Memories
Daft Punk
Label: Columbia Records
58. BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Argo
Alexandre Desplat, composer
Label: WaterTower Music
Zero Dark Thirty
Alexandre Desplat, composer
Label: Madison Gate Records
32. BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
WomanChild
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Label: Mack Avenue Records
52. BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
Savor Flamenco
Gipsy Kings
Label: Knitting Factory Records
69. BEST REMIXED RECORDING, NON-CLASSICAL
“Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix)”
Cedric Gervais, remixer (Lana Del Rey)
Label: Interscope/Polydor UK
72. PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
Bizet: Symphony In C; Jeux D’Enfants; Variations Chromatiques (Martin West & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra) Traveling Sonata – European Music For Flute & Guitar (Viviana Guzmán & Jérémy Jouve) Voyages (Conrad Tao) Zia (Del Sol String Quartet)
74. BEST OPERA RECORDING
Vinci: Artaserse Diego Fasolis, conductor; Valer Barna-Sabadus, Daniel Behle, Max Emanuel Cencic, Franco Fagioli & Philippe Jaroussky; Ulrich Ruscher, producer (Concerto Köln; Coro Della Radiotelevisione Svizzera, Lugano)
Label: Virgin Classics
76. BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
Duo
Hélène Grimaud & Sol Gabetta
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
77. BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
The Edge Of Light
Gloria Cheng (Calder Quartet)
Label: Harmonia Mund
77. BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
Bartók, Eötvös & Ligeti
Patricia Kopatchinskaja; Peter Eötvös, conductor (Ensemble Modern & Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra)
Label: Naïve
