Skrillex Nominated for 5 Grammy’s
The Grammy nominations come out last night and the biggest news in the electronic music world is Skrillex being nominated for 5 Grammy’s (view all nominations below)! That’s more than Deadmau5 (3 nominations), David Guetta who was just ranked # 1 DJ in the world by DJmag.com (2 nominations), and any other electronic artist in the world! DJmag.com ranked Skrillex at #19 (source: http://www.djmag.com/top100).
So why is there such a variance between how the Grammy’s view Skrillex versus DJmag? Is it because he has become such a mainstream artist (his music has been featured in many commercials, from video games to vacation ones) or because he really is this great of an artist?
I for one think he revolutionized electronic music and was the forefront face of the movement of one of the largest sub-genres of electronic music – dubstep. I was lucky to have seen Skrillex much before he was as mainstream as he is today – at Fuzzy Festival on November 20, 2010. This show, in Victorville, CA – aka middle of nowhere – was headlined by Donald Glaude, NOT Skrillex, and was done just after his release of his EP Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites. No one knew any of the words to any of his music and the crowd seemed confused by what was happening. Today, everyone can chant the lyrics of his track Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites. It has been interesting watching his development from a small DJ to an artist who has been nominated for 5 Grammy’s!
Please share your thoughts about Skrillex receiving 5 Grammy’s below in the discussion. I’m curious to hear your thoughts.
1. Best New Artist
The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex
2. Best Dance Recording
Raise Your Weapon
Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo Bech
Joel Zimmerman, producer
Track from: 4×4=12
[Ultra Records]
Barbra Streisand
Duck Sauce
Duck Sauce, producers; Duck Sauce, mixers
[Downtown Records]
Sunshine
David Guetta & Avicii
Avicii, David Guetta & Giorgio Tuinfort, producers; Avicii, mixer
Track from: Nothing But The Beat
[Virgin]
Call Your Girlfriend
Robyn
Klas Åhlund & Billboard, producers; Niklas Flyckt, mixer
Track from: Body Talk Pt. 3
[Interscope Records]
Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites
Skrillex
Skrillex, producer; Skrillex, mixer
Track from: Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites
[Big Beat/Atlantic]
Save The World
Swedish House Mafia
Steve Angello, Axel Hedfors & Sebastian Ingrosso, producers; Steve Angello, Axel Hedfors & Sebastian Ingrosso, mixers
[Astralwerks]
3. Best Dance/Electronica Album
Zonoscope
Cut/Copy
[Modular Recordings]
4×4=12
Deadmau5
[Ultra Records]
Nothing But The Beat
David Guetta
[Virgin Records]
Body Talk, Pt. 3
Robyn
[Interscope Records]
Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites
Skrillex
[Big Beat/Atlantic]
4. Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Cinema (Skrillex Remix)
Sonny Moore, remixer (Benny Benassi)
Track from: Electroman
[Ultra Records]
Collide (Afrojack Remix)
Afrojack, remixer (Leona Lewis)
[RCA/Syco Music]
End Of Line (Photek Remix)
Photek, remixer (Daft Punk)
Track from: Tron: Legacy Reconfigured
[Walt Disney Records]
Only Girl (In The World) (Rosabel Club Mix)
Abel Aguilera & Ralphi Rosario, remixers (Rihanna)
[Island Def Jam]
Rope (Deadmau5 Mix)
Deadmau5, remixer (Foo Fighters)
Track from: Wasting Light: Deluxe
[RCA/Roswell Records]
5. Best Short Form Music Video
Rolling In The Deep
Adele
Sam Brown, video director; Hannah Chandler, video producer
[XL Recordings/Columbia Records]
Yes I Know
Memory Tapes
Eric Epstein, video director; Eric Epstein, video producer
[Carpark Records]
All Is Not Lost
OK Go
Itamar Kubovy, Damian Kulash Jr & Trish Sie, video directors; Shirley Moyers, video producer
[Paracadute]
Lotus Flower
Radiohead
Garth Jennings, video director; Garth Jennings, video producer
[XL/TBD Records]
First Of The Year (Equinox)
Skrillex
Tony Truand, video director; Noah Klein, video producer
[Big Beat/Atlantic]
Perform This Way
“Weird Al” Yankovic
“Weird Al” Yankovic, video director; Cisco Newman, video producer
[Jive Records]
Source: http://www.grammy.com/nominees - Show is on February 12th, 2012
