BATON ROUGE, La. (THE LOUISIANA WEEKEND) - Music’s biggest night, the 65th Grammy Awards take place Sunday, February 5th at 7:00pm. Viewers can watch live here on WAFB Channel 9. There are thirty musical artists from Louisiana who are nominated this year. We spoke with Sean Ardoin, a fourth generation Creole Accordianist, who is nominated for Best Reginal Roots Music.
Louisiana has a rich history with the Grammys as a Louisiana named Jay Danna from Metairie named the “Grammy” award after winning a contest in 1959.
Here’s the list of Louisiana nominees. Each artist from Louisiana is in italics.
Album of the Year:
“Rennaissance,” Beyonce featuring Freddie Ross aka Big Freedia
“Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe),” Mary J. Blige. Featuring Louisnana native Khaled Khaled aka DJ Khaled
Song of the Year:
“GOD DID,” Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts & Nicholas Warwar, songwriters (DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy)
Best R&B Song:
“Please Don’t Walk Away,” PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton)
Best Progressive R&B Album:
“Red Balloon,” Tank And The Bangas (Tarriona Ball, Joshua Johnson, Norman Spence, Albert Allenback)
Best R&B Album:
“Candydrip,” Lucky Daye bka David Brown
“Watch The Sun,” PJ Morton
Best Rap Song:
“GOD DID,” Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts & Nicholas Warwar, songwriters (DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy)
Best Rap Performance:
“GOD DID,” DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy
Best Gospel Performance:
“When I Pray,” Doedoe. Dominque Jones aka Doe, Dewitt Jones
“The Better Benediction,” PJ Morton Featuring Zacardi Cortez, Gene Moore, Samoht, Tim Rogers & Darrel Walls; PJ Morton, songwriter
Best American Roots Performance:
“Stompin’ Ground,” Aaron Neville With The Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Aaron Neville, Gregory Davis, Kirk Joseph, Roger Lewis, Kevin Harris, Effrem Towns.
Best Regional Roots Music Album:
“Full Circle,” Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul Featuring LSU Golden Band From Tigerland. Sean Ardoin, Trey Ardoin, Bryan Malbraux, Savar Martin, Christos Melios
“Lucky Man,” Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas. (Nathan Williams, Sr. Nathan Williams, Jr. Naylan Williams, Dennis Paul Williams, Keith Sonnier, Allen Williams, Sr. Jaydon Francis)
Best Musical Film:
“Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story” (Various Artists) Frank Marshall & Ryan Suffern, video directors; Frank Marshall, Sean Stuart & Ryan Suffern, video producers
Best Opera Recording:
Terrence Blanchard, Fire Shut Up In My Bones, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Angel Blue, Will Liverman, Latonia Moore & Walter Russell III; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Best Alternative Music Album: “We,” Arcade Fire. (Win Butler and Regine Chassagne)
Best R&B Performance: “OVER,” David Brown aka Lucky Daye
Best Melodic Rap Performance: “Beautiful,” DJ Khaled
Best Rap Album: “God Did,” DJ Khaled
Best Improvised Jazz Solo: “Cherokee/Koko,” John Beasley
Best Jazz Instrumental Album:
“New Standard Vol 1,” Terri Lynn Carrington, Kris Davis, Linda May Han Oh, Nicholas Payton, Matthew Stevens
“Longgone,” Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, Brian Blade
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: “Bird Lives,” John Beasley, Magnus Lindgren, & SWR Big Band
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/ Song: “So Good,” Doe (Dominique Jones)
Best Gospel Album: “Clarity,” Doe (Dominique Jones)
Best American Album: “Things Happen That Way,” Dr. John
Best Traditional Blues Album: “The Blues Don’t Lie,” Buddy Guy
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella: “Life’s Work: A Retrospective,” Scott Billington, compilation producer
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: “Black Radio III,” Robert Glasper. Reginald Nicholas, engineer
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