Black Keys hope for red letter day
THE 2011 Grammy nominations came out last week, and as usual there are a raft of Jews in line for the gilded gramophone.
Leading the charge are alt rock darlings the Black Keys, fronted by good Jewish boy Dan Auerbach.
The group’s sixth studio album, Brothers, has netted them a swag of nominations, including Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals, Best Rock Instrumental Performance, Best Rock Song, Best Alternative Music Album and Best Recording Package.
Adam Lambert is in line for his first Grammy, the flamboyant American Idol alumni getting the nod in the Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for his huge hit Whataya Want From Me.
After a three-year hiatus, Maroon 5 is back in a big way, with Hands All Over, the group’s first album since 2007. The Adam Levine-led soft rockers were nominated in the Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for the track Misery. It will be the group’s fourth Grammy win if they get across the line.
And it’s just not the Grammy Awards unless the omnipresent Pink is in line for a gong, and 2010 is no exception, albeit in a different category than you might expect. She has been nominated in the Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals category for her part in an ensemble, which boasted an impressive line-up of heavy hitters including jazz luminary Herbie Hancock, soul darling India.Arie, Seal, Grammy-nominated world music group Konono No 1, British rock god Jeff Beck and Malian muso Oumou Sangare.
Pink already has two Grammy wins – in 2001 Lady Marmalade won Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals, while her 2004 single Trouble won Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.
The evergreen Barbra Streisand is back and in line for a staggering ninth Grammy. Babs has been nominated in the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album category for her latest offering, Love is the Answer.
The Best Spoken Word Album is dominated by Jews, including inflammatory comedienne Sarah Silverman for Bedwetting, influential political satirist and host of the Daily Show Jon Stewart for audio book The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth and legendary director Woody Allen for The Woody Allen Collection. Should Stewart pull it off, it will be his second Grammy, after a win in 2005.
Jewish actor Selma Blair is also in the running for a Grammy in the Best Spoken Word Album For Children category for The Diary Of A Young Girl.
Danny Elfman is up for the Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture Grammy for his score for Tim Burton’s version of Alice in Wonderland, while Gil Goldstein is in line for the Best Instrumental Arrangement award for his album, Itsbynne Reel.
The Grammy Awards will be held in Los Angeles on February 13.
ADAM KAMIEN
PHOTO: Black Keys front man Dan Auerbach in action.
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