Toronto, ON – November 21, 2019 – The Recording Academy announced its nominees for the 62^nd GRAMMY® Awards yesterday morning and among them were dozens of artists and songwriters from the Concord Recorded Music, Publishing and Theatricals family.

Concord Recorded Music artists garnered nominations in almost all of the Best Album categories, including; Elvis Costello & The Imposters for Look Now (Traditional Pop Vocal), I Prevail for Trauma (Rock), Jazzmeia Horn for Love & Liberation (Jazz), Esperanza Spalding for 12 Little Spells (Jazz), Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band for Antidote (Latin Jazz), Keb’ Mo’ for Oklahoma (Americana), The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys for Toils, Tears & Trouble (Bluegrass), Southern Avenue for Keep On (Contemporary Blues) and Andrew Bird for My Finest Work Yet (Folk).

Fearless Records band, I Prevail, received a second nomination for Best Metal Performance for their song Bow Down, while Rounder Records all-female Americana super trio, I’m With Her (Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan & Sara Watkins), was recognized in the Best Americana Roots Performance category for Call My Name. The trio was also nominated for their songwriting on this track.

Fantasy Records artist, Tanya Tucker, received four nominations for While I’m Livin’, the icon’s first studio album in over a decade. Tucker was recognized with nominations in the categories of Best Country Album and Best Country Solo Performance for Bring My Flowers Now as well as nods for her songwriting in the categories of Song of the Year and Best Country Song along with her co-writers Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth.

Concord Music Publishing songwriters contributed to three nominees in the category of Album of the Year; Noah Goldstein and Psymun (i,i by Bon Iver), Mark Ronson (Father of the Bride by Vampire Weekend) and Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (thank u, next by Ariana Grande).

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II are a part of more than a few projects nominated, including one of the biggest songs in this year’s GRAMMY cycle and Record of the Year nominee, Ariana Grande’s 7 rings. Coming off of a Tony win for Best Revival of a Musical, the cast and producers of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! are now GRAMMY-nominated in the category of Best Musical Theater Album. Concord handles the publishing and theatrical licensing for all of the works of Rodgers & Hammerstein.

Concord Music Publishing songwriter, Jacob Collier, was nominated for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella and Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals for his work on Moon River and All Night Long, respectively. Concord songwriter, Dolly Parton, earned a nomination for co-writing and performing Girl In The Movies for the film, Dumplin’.

Songwriters from Concord Music Publishing’s diverse roster of writers and composers also played a part in many projects that were recognized by The Recording Academy. Congratulations to Irving Berlin, Johnny Black, Aaron Copland, Phil Collins, Luigi Creatore, Denzel Curry, Walshy Fire, Lorenz Hart, Camilo Lara, Sean McConnell, Serge Prokofieff, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Joe South, Varren Wade, George David Weiss, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II on their contributions to albums nominated in numerous categories.

Nominations also went to Irwan Awalludin for INTELLEXUAL (Recording Package), Judy Cantor-Navas for The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions and Steve Greenberg for Stax ’68: A Memphis Story (Album Notes).

The GRAMMY® Awards will be announced on January 26, 2020 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

A full list of Concord’s nominations can be found below.

Song of the Year
Bring My Flowers Now (Tanya Tucker)
Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth and Tanya Tucker, songwriters
-From her album While I’m Livin’ on Fantasy Records

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Look Now  (Elvis Costello & The Imposters)
-Concord Records

Best Metal Performance
Bow Down (I Prevail)
-Fearless Records

Best Rock Album
Trauma (I Prevail)
-Fearless Records

Best Country Solo Performance
Bring My Flowers Now (Tanya Tucker)
-Fantasy Records

Best Country Song
Bring My Flowers Now (Tanya Tucker)
Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth and Tanya Tucker, songwriters
-From her album While I’m Livin’ on Fantasy Records

Best Country Album
While I’m Livin’ (Tanya Tucker)
-Fantasy Records

Best Jazz Vocal Album
Love & Liberation (Jazzmeia Horn)
-Concord Jazz

12 Little Spells (Esperanza Spalding)
-Concord Records

Best Latin Jazz Album
Antidote (Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band)
-Concord Jazz

Best American Roots Performance
Call My Name (I’m With Her)
-Rounder Records

Best American Roots Song
Call My Name (I’m With Her)
Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters
-From their single on Rounder Records

Best Americana Album
Oklahoma (Keb’ Mo’)
-Concord Records & Concord Music Publishing

Best Bluegrass Album
Toils, Tears & Trouble (The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys)
-Rounder Records

Best Contemporary Blues Album
Keep On, (Southern Avenue)
-Concord Records & Concord Music Publishing

Best Folk Album
My Finest Work Yet (Andrew Bird)
-Loma Vista Recordings

Best Musical Theater Album
OKLAHOMA! (2019 Broadway Cast)
Damon Daunno, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Ali Stroker, Mary Testa & Patrick Vaill, principal soloists; Daniel Kluger & Dean Sharenow, producers (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (2019 Broadway Cast)
-Concord Music Publishing

Best Song Written for Visual Media
Girl In The Movies from Dumplin’ (Dolly Parton)
Dolly Parton and Linda Perry, songwriters
-Concord Music Publishing

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Moon River (Jacob Collier)
Jacob Collier, arranger

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
All Night Long (Jacob Collier)
Jacob Collier, arranger

12 Little Spells (Thoracic Spine) (Esperanza Spalding)
Esperanza Spalding, arranger
-From her 12 Little Spells album on Concord Records

Best Recording Package
INTELLEXUAL, (Intellexual)
Irwan Awalludin, art director
-Fantasy Records

Best Album Notes
The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions
Judy Cantor-Navas, album notes writer
-Craft Recordings (Panart)

Best Album Notes
Stax ’68: A Memphis Story
Steve Greenberg, album notes writer
-Craft Recordings (Stax)

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