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what are your suggestions for starter poetry for people who dont have strong reading/analysis backgrounds

I've answered this a few times so I'm going to compile and expand them all into one post here.

I think if you haven't read much poetry before or aren't sure of your own tastes yet, then poetry anthologies are a great place to start: many of them will have a unifying theme so you can hone in based on a subject that interests you, or pick your way through something more general. I haven't read all of the ones below, but I have read most of them; the rest I came across in my own readings and added to my list either because I like the concept or am familiar with the editor(s) / their work:

Staying Alive: Real Poems for Unreal Times (ed. Nick Astley) & Being Alive: The Sequel to Staying Alive (there's two more books in this series, but I'm recommending these two just because it's where I started)

The Rattlebag (ed. Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes)

The Ecco Anthology of International Poetry (ed. Ilya Kaminsky & Susan Harris)

The Essential Haiku, Versions of Basho, Buson and Issa (ed. Robert Hass)

A Book of Luminous Things (ed. Czesław Miłosz )

Now and Then: The Poet's Choice Columns by Robert Hass (this may be a good place to start if you're also looking for commentary on the poems themselves)

Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World(ed. Pádraig Ó'Tuama)

African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song (ed. Kevin Young)

The Art of Losing: Poems of Grief and Healing (ed. Kevin Young)

Lifelines: Letters from Famous People about their Favourite Poems

The following lists are authors I love in one regard or another and is a small mix of different styles / time periods which I think are still fairly accessible regardless of what your reading background is! It's be no means exhaustice but hopefully it gives you even just a small glimpse of the range that's available so you can branch off and explore for yourself if any particular work speaks to you.

But in any case, for individual collections, I would try:

anything by Sara Teasdale

Devotions / Wild Geese / Felicity by Mary Oliver

Selected Poems and Prose by Christina Rossetti

Collected Poems by Langston Hughes

Where the Sidewalk Endsby Shel Silverstein

Morning Haiku by Sonia Sanchez

Revolutionary Letters, Diane di Prima

Concerning the Book That Is the Body of the Beloved by Gregory Orr

Rose: Poems by Li-Young Lee

A Red Cherry on a White-Tiled Floor / Barefoot Souls by Maram al-Masri

Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky

Tell Me: Poems / What is This Thing Called Love? by Kim Addonizio

The Trouble with Poetry by Billy Collins (Billy Collins is THE go-to for accessible / beginner poetry in my view so I think any of his collections would probably do)

Crush by Richard Siken

Rapture / The World's Wife by Carol Ann Duffy

The War Works Hard by Dunya Mikhail

Selected Poems by Walt Whitman

View with a Grain of Sand by Wislawa Szymborska

Collected Poems by Vasko Popa

Under Milkwood by Dylan Thomas (this is a play, but Thomas is a poet and the language & structure is definitely poetic to me)

Bright Dead Things: Poems by Ada Limón

Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth by Warsan Shire,

Nostalgia, My Enemy: Selected Poems by Saadi Youssef

As for individual poems:

“Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver

[Dear The Vatican] erasure poem by Pádraig Ó'Tuama // "The Pedagogy of Conflict"

"Good Bones" by Maggie Smith

"The Author Writes the First Draft of His Weddings Vows (An erasure of Virginia Woolf's suicide letter to her husband, Leonard)" by Hanif Abdurraqib

"I Can Tell You a Story" by Chuck Carlise

"The Sciences Sing a Lullabye" by Albert Goldbarth

"One Last Poem for Richard" by Sandra Cisneros

"We Lived Happily During the War" by Ilya Kaminsky

“I’m Explaining a Few Things”by Pablo Neruda

"Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" //"Nothing Gold Can Stay"//"Out, Out--" by Robert Frost

"Tablets: I // II // III"by Dunya Mikhail

"What Were They Like?" by Denise Levertov

"Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden,

"The Patience of Ordinary Things" by Pat Schneider

“I, too” // "The Negro Speaks of Rivers” // "Harlem” // “Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes

“The Mower” // "The Trees" // "High Windows" by Philip Larkin

“The Leash” // “Love Poem with Apologies for My Appearance” // "Downhearted" by Ada Limón

“The Flea” by John Donne

"The Last Rose of Summer" by Thomas Moore

"Beauty" // "Please don't" // "How it Adds Up" by Tony Hoagland

“My Friend Yeshi” by Alice Walker

"De Humanis Corporis Fabrica"byJohn Burnside

“What Do Women Want?” // “For Desire” // "Stolen Moments" // "The Numbers" by Kim Addonizio

“Hummingbird” // "For Tess" by Raymond Carver

"The Two-Headed Calf" by Laura Gilpin

“Bleecker Street, Summer” by Derek Walcott

“Dirge Without Music” // "What Lips My Lips Have Kissed" by Edna St. Vincent Millay

“Digging” // “Mid-Term Break” // “The Rain Stick” // "Blackberry Picking" // "Twice Shy" by Seamus Heaney

“Dulce Et Decorum Est”by Wilfred Owen

“Notes from a Nonexistent Himalayan Expedition”by Wislawa Szymborska

"Hour" //"Medusa" byCarol Ann Duffy

“The More Loving One” // “Musée des Beaux Arts” by W.H. Auden

“Small Kindnesses” // "Feeding the Worms" by Danusha Laméris

"Down by the Salley Gardens” // “The Stolen Child” by W.B. Yeats

"The Thing Is" by Ellen Bass

"The Last Love Letter from an Entymologist" by Jared Singer

"[i like my body when it is with your]" by e.e. cummings

"Try to Praise the Mutilated World" by Adam Zagajewski

"The Cinnamon Peeler" by Michael Ondaatje

"Last Night I Dreamed I Made Myself" by Paige Lewis

"A Dream Within a Dream" // "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe (highly recommend reading the last one out loud or listening to it recited)

"Ars Poetica?" // "Encounter" // "A Song on the End of the World"by Czeslaw Milosz

"Wandering Around an Albequerque Airport Terminal” // "Two Countries” // "Kindness” by Naoimi Shihab Nye

"Slow Dance” by Matthew Dickman

"The Archipelago of Kisses" // "The Quiet World" by Jeffrey McDaniel

"Mimesis" by Fady Joudah

"The Great Fires" // "The Forgotten Dialect of the Heart" // "Failing and Flying" by Jack Gilbert

"The Mermaid" // "Virtuosi" by Lisel Mueller

"Macrophobia (Fear of Waiting)" by Jamaal May

"Someday I'll Love Ocean Vuong" by Ocean Vuong

"Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou

I would also recommend spending some times with essays, interviews, or other non-fiction, creative or otherwise (especially by other poets) if you want to broaden and improve how you read poetry; they can help give you a wider idea of the landscape behind and beyond the actual poems themselves, or even just let you acquaint yourself with how particular writers see and describe things in the world around them. The following are some of my favourites:

Upstream: Essays by Mary Oliver

"Theory and Play of the Duende" by Federico García Lorca

"The White Bird" and "Some Notes on Song" by John Berger

In That Great River: A Notebook by Anna Kamienska

A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib

The Book of Delights by Ross Gay

"Of Strangeness That Wakes Us" and "Still Dancing: An Interview with Ilya Kaminsky" by Ilya Kaminsky

"The Sentence is a Lonely Place" by Garielle Lutz

Still Life with Oysters and Lemon by Mark Doty

Paris, When It's Naked by Etel Adnan

[alainas-sims]

Lombardos and Name Meanings

Lombardo (someone originally from the Lombardy region of Northern Italy)

Giuseppe (”he will add”) Umberto (”bright warrior”)

Lucia (”light”) Carlotta (from Charles: ”man”)

John (”God is gracious”) Paolo (”small”)

Clara (”clear, bright”) Maria (”bitter”)

Anna (”grace”) Lucia (”light”)

Henry (”home ruler”) Lorenzo (”from Laurentum”)

Anthony (from Roman family name Antonius) Francis (”Frenchman”)

George (”farmer”) Roberto (”bright fame”)

Joseph (”he will add”) Salvatore (”savior”)

Helen (”torch, light”) Evelina (”desired”)

Karen (“pure”) Diana (“heavenly”)

Lisa (“God is my oath”) Jane (“God is gracious”)

Gregory (“watchful, alert”) Luca (“from Lucania”)

Josephine (“he will add”) Maria (“bitter”)

Anthony (from Roman family name Antonius) Vittorio (“victor, conquerer”)

Christina (“follower of Christ”) Luz (“light”)

Amy (“beloved”) Teresa (“harvest”)

Michael (“who is like God?”) Luis (“famous battle”)

Tasha (“Christmas day”) Elena (“torch, light”)

Gabriella (“God is my strength”) Mei (“beautiful” or plum blossom”

Andrea (“man”) Chun (“spring”)

Cassandra (“to excel, to shine” or “prophetess”) Jin (“gold”)

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for my beloved adrian @edelweissroses​

1. you found me - kelly clarkson 2. a million dreams - pink 3. boats & birds - gregory and the hawk 4. i wanna get better - bleachers 5. look after you - the fray 6. la seine & i - vanessa paradis & sean lennon 7. the louvre - lorde 8. the call - regina spektor 9. daylight - taylor swift 10. summertime - my chemical romance 11. heart by heart - demi lovato 12. i see the light - mandy moore & zachary levi 13. everything i need - skylar grey 14. a thousand years pt. 2 - christina perri ft. steve kazee 15. my heart i surrender - i prevail 16. sunflower - post malone & swae lee 17. shallow - lady gaga & bradley cooper 18. all i ask of you - patrick wilson & emmy rossum 19. when we’re together - idina menzel, kristen bell & josh gad 20. alone together - fall out boy

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12/30 Book Deals

Good morning, everyone! I’m so turned around this week that I didn’t even think of book deals until now, so sorry that they’re a bit late today. Nonetheless, there are, yet again, a ton of awesome books on sale today, so be sure to check those out and have a wonderful day! :)

Today’s Deals:

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JohnRoseNaya playlist

A Thousand Years - Christina Perri

Beautiful Now - Zedd

Boats and Birds - Gregory and The Hawk

Vanilla Twilight - Owl City

Girls Chase Boys - Ingrid Michaelson

Riptide - Vance Joy

Good Time - Owl City

Counting Stars - OneRepublic

Clarity - Zedd

Nine in The Afternoon - Panic! at The Disco

Can't Help Falling in Love With You - Cover by Haley Reinhart

John My Beloved - Sufjan Stevens

Glad You Came - Cover by BoyceAvenue

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2019 Grammys: The complete list of winners

The 61st annual Grammy awards held last night. The ceremony was dominated by female performers and presenters where Kacey Musgraves won album of the year and Cardi B became the first woman to win best rap album as a solo artist.   At the beginning of the show, Alicia Keys, the host, introduced “my sisters”: Lady Gaga, Jada Pinkett Smith, Michelle Obama and Jennifer Lopez. Messages of inspiration and hope continued throughout.   See the full list of winners below....   GENERAL Record of the Year: “I Like It” -- Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin “The Joke” -- Brandi Carlile WINNER: “This Is America” -- Childish Gambino “God’s Plan” -- Drake “Shallow” -- Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper “All The Stars” -- Kendrick Lamar & SZA “Rockstar” -- Post Malone feat. 21 Savage “The Middle” -- Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey Album of the Year: Invasion of Privacy -- Cardi B By The Way, I Forgive You -- Brandi Carlile Scorpion -- Drake H.E.R. - H.E.R. Beerbongs & Bentleys -- Post Malone Dirty Computer -- Janelle Monáe WINNER: Golden Hour -- Kacey Musgraves Black Panther: The Album -- Various Artists Song of the Year: “All The Stars” -- Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA) “Boo’d Up” -- Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai) “God’s Plan” --  Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake) “In My Blood” --  Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes & Geoffrey Warburton, songwriters (Shawn Mendes) “The Joke” -- Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile) “The Middle” -- Sarah Aarons, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax, Kyle Trewartha, Michael Trewartha & Anton Zaslavski, songwriters (Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey) “Shallow” -- Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper) WINNER: “This Is America” --  Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino) Best New Artist: Chloe x Halle Luke Combs Greta Van Fleet H.E.R. WINNER: Dua Lipa Margo Price Bebe Rexha Jorja Smith POP Best Pop Solo Performance: “Colors" -- Beck “Havana (Live)” -- Camila Cabello “God Is A Woman” -- Ariana Grande WINNER: “Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?)” -- Lady Gaga “Better Now” -- Post Malone Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Fall in Line” -- Christina Aguilera feat. Demi Lovato “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” -- Backstreet Boys “'S Wonderful” -- Tony Bennett & Diana Krall WINNER: “Shallow” -- Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper “Girls Like You” -- Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B “Say Something” -- Justin Timberlake feat. Chris Stapleton “The Middle” -- Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Love is Here to Stay -- Tony Bennett & Diana Krall WINNER: My Way -- Willie Nelson Nat “King” Cole & Me -- Gregory Porter Standards (Deluxe) -- Seal The Music...The Mem’ries...The Magic! -- Barbra Streisand Best Pop Vocal Album: Camila -- Camila Cabello Meaning of Life -- Kelly Clarkson WINNER: Sweetener -- Ariana Grande Shawn Mendes -- Shawn Mendes Beautiful Trauma -- P!nk Reputation -- Taylor Swift DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC Best Dance Recording: “Northern Soul” -- Above & Beyond feat. Richard Bedford “Ultimatum” -- Disclosure feat. Fatoumata Diawara “Losing It” -- Fisher WINNER: “Electricity” -- Silk City & Dua Lipa feat. Diplo & Mark Ronson “Ghost Voices” -- Virtual Self Best Dance/Electronic Album: Singularity -- Jon Hopkins WINNER: Woman Worldwide -- Justice Treehouse -- Sofi Tukker Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides -- SOPHIE Lune Rouge -- TOKiMONSTA CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC Best Contemporary Instrumental Album: The Emancipation Procrastination --  Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah WINNER: Steve Gadd Band -- Steve Gadd Band Modern Lore -- Julian Lage Laid Black -- Marcus Miller Protocol 4 -- Simon Phillips ROCK Best Rock Performance: “Four Out Of Five” -- Arctic Monkeys WINNER: “When Good Does Bad” -- Chris Cornell “Made An America” -- THE FEVER 333 “Highway Tune” -- Greta Van Fleet “Uncomfortable -- Halestorm Best Metal Performance: “Condemned to the Gallows” -- Between The Buried And Me “Honeycomb” -- Deafheaven WINNER: “Electric Messiah” -- High on Fire “Betrayer” -- Trivium “On My Teeth” -- Underoath Best Rock Song: “Black Smoke Rising” -- Jacob Thomas Kiszka, Joshua Michael Kiszka, Samuel Francis Kiszka & Daniel Robert Wagner, songwriters (Greta Van Fleet) “Jumpsuit” -- Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots) “MANTRA” -- Jordan Fish, Matthew Kean, Lee Malia, Matthew Nicholls & Oliver Sykes, songwriters (Bring Me The Horizon) WINNER: “Masseduction” -- Jack Antonoff & Annie Clark, songwriters (St. Vincent) “Rats” -- Tom Dalgety & A Ghoul Writer, songwriters (Ghost) Best Rock Album: Rainier Fog -- Alice in Chains M A N I A -- Fall Out Boy Prequelle -- Ghost WINNER: From the Fires -- Greta Van Fleet Pacific Daydream -- Weezer ALTERNATIVE Best Alternative Music Album: Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino -- Arctic Monkeys WINNER: Colors -- Beck Utopia -- Björk American Utopia -- David Byrne Masseduction -- St. Vincent R&B Best R&B Performance: “Long As I Live” -- Toni Braxton “Summer” -- The Carters “Y O Y” - Lalah Hathaway WINNER: “Best Part” -- H.E.R. feat. Daniel Caesar “First Began” -- PJ Morton Best Traditional R&B Performance: WINNER (TIE): “Bet Ain’t Worth the Hand” -- Leon Bridges “Don’t Fall Apart on Me Tonight” -- Bettye LaVette “Honest” -- MAJOR. WINNER (TIE): “How Deep Is Your Love” -- PJ Morton feat. Yebba “Made for Love” -- Charlie Wilson feat. Lalah Hathaway Best R&B Song: WINNER: “Boo’d Up” -- Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai) “Come Through and Chill” -- Jermaine Cole, Miguel Pimentel & Salaam Remi, songwriters (Miguel feat. J. Cole & Salaam Remi) “Feels Like Summer” -- Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino) “Focus” -- Darhyl Camper Jr, H.E.R. & Justin Love, songwriters (H.E.R.) “Long As I Live” -- Paul Boutin, Toni Braxton & Antonio Dixon, songwriters (Toni Braxton) Best Urban Contemporary Album: WINNER: Everything Is Love -- The Carters The Kids Are Alright -- Chloe x Halle Chris Dave And The Drumhedz -- Chris Dave And The Drumhedz War & Leisure -- Miguel Ventriloquism -- Meshell Ndegeocello Best R&B Album: Love & Cigarettes -- Toni Braxton Good Thing -- Leon Bridges Honestly -- Lalah Hathaway WINNER: H.E.R. -- H.E.R. Gumbo Unplugged (Live) -- PJ Morton RAP Best Rap Performance: “Be Careful” -- Cardi B “Nice for What” -- Drake WINNER (TIE): “King’s Dead” -- Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake WINNER (TIE): “Bubblin” -- Anderson .Paak “Sicko Mode” -- Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee Best Rap/Sung Performance: “Like I Do” -- Christina Aguilera feat. GoldLink “Pretty Little Fears” -- 6lack feat. J. Cole WINNER: “This Is America” -- Childish Gambino “All The Stars” -- Kendrick Lamar & SZA “Rockstar” -- Post Malone feat. 21 Savage Best Rap Song: WINNER: “God’s Plan” -- Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake) “King’s Dead” -- Kendrick Duckworth, Samuel Gloade, James Litherland, Johnny McKinzie, Mark Spears, Travis Walton, Nayvadius Wilburn & Michael Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake) “Lucky You” -- R. Fraser, G. Lucas, M. Mathers, M. Samuels & J. Sweet, songwriters (Eminem feat. Joyner Lucas) “Sicko Mode” -- Khalif Brown, Rogét Chahayed, BryTavious Chambers, Mike Dean, Mirsad Dervic, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, Aubrey Graham, John Edward Hawkins, Chauncey Hollis, Jacques Webster, Ozan Yildirim & Cydel Young, songwriters (Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee) “Win” -- K. Duckworth, A. Hernandez, J. McKinzie, M. Samuels & C. Thompson, songwriters (Jay Rock) Best Rap Album: WINNER: Invasion of Privacy -- Cardi B Swimming -- Mac Miller Victory Lap -- Nipsey Hussle Daytona -- Pusha T Astroworld -- Travis Scott COUNTRY Best Country Solo Performance: “Wouldn’t It Be Great” -- Loretta Lynn “Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters” -- Maren Morris WINNER: “Butterflies” -- Kacey Musgraves “Millionaire” -- Chris Stapleton “Parallel Line” -- Keith Urban Best Country Duo/Group Performance “Shoot Me Straight” -- Brothers Osborne WINNER: “Tequila” -- Dan + Shay “When Someone Stops Loving You” -- Little Big Town “Dear Hate” -- Maren Morris feat. Vince Gill “Meant To Be” -- Bebe Rehxa & Florida Georgia Line Best Country Song: “Break Up In The End” -- Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill & Jon Nite, songwriters (Cole Swindell) “Dear Hate” -- Tom Douglas, David Hodges & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris Featuring Vince Gill) “I Lived It” -- Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley & Ben Hayslip, songwriters (Blake Shelton) WINNER: “Space Cowboy” -- Luke Laird, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves) “Tequila” -- Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds & Dan Smyers, songwriters (Dan + Shay) “When Someone Stops Loving You” -- Hillary Lindsey, Chase McGill & Lori McKenna, songwriters (Little Big Town) Best Country Album: Unapologetically -- Kelsea Ballerini Port Saint Joe -- Brothers Osborne Girl Going Nowhere -- Ashley McBryde WINNER: Golden Hour -- Kacey Musgraves From A Room: Volume 2 -- Chris Stapleton NEW AGE Best New Age Album: Hiraeth -- Lisa Gerrard & David Kuckhemann Beloved -- Snatam Kaur WINNER: Opium Moon -- Opium Moon Molecules Of Motion -- Steve Roach Moku Maluhia - Peaceful Island --  Jim Kimo West JAZZ Best Improvised Jazz Solo: “Some of That Sunshine” -- Regina Carter, soloist WINNER: “Don’t Fence Me In” -- John Daversa, soloist “We See” -- Fred Hersch, soloist “De-Dah” -- Brad Mehldau, soloist “Cadenas” -- Miguel Zenón, soloist Best Jazz Vocal Album: My Mood Is You -- Freddy Cole The Questions -- Kurt Elling The Subject Tonight Is Love -- Kate McGarry with Keith Ganz & Gary Versace If You Really Want -- Raul Midón with The Metropole Orkest Conducted by Vince Mendoza WINNER:��The Window -- Cécile McLorin Savant Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Diamond Cut -- Tia Fuller Live In Europe -- Fred Hersch Trio Seymour Reads The Constitution! -- Brad Mehldau Trio Still Dreaming -- Joshua Redman, Ron Miles, Scott Colley & Brian Blade WINNER: Emanon -- The Wayne Shorter Quartet Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: All About That Basie -- The Count Basie Orchestra Directed by Scott Barnhart WINNER: American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom -- John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists Presence -- Orrin Evans And The Captain Black Big Band All Can Work -- John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble Barefoot Dances And Other Visions -- Jim McNeely & The Frankfurt Radio Big Band Best Latin Jazz Album: Heart of Brazil -- Eddie Daniels WINNER: Back to the Sunset -- Dafnis Preito Big Band West Side Story Reimagined -- Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band Cinque -- Elio Villafranca Yo Soy La Tradición -- Miguel Zenón Featuring Spektral Quartet GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC Best Gospel Performance/Song: “You Will Win” -- Allen Carr & Jekalyn Carr, songwriters (Jekalyn Carr) “Won’t He Do It” -- Koryn Hawthorne, songwriter (Koryn Hawthorne) WINNER: “Never Alone” -- Kirk Franklin & Victoria Kelly, songwriters (Tori Kelly feat. Kirk Franklin) “Cycles” -- Jonathan McReynolds, songwriter (Jonathan McReynolds feat. DOE) “A Great Work” -- Aaron W. Lindsey, Alvin Richardson & Brian Courtney Wilson, songwriters (Brian Courtney Wilson) Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song: “Reckless Love” -- Cory Asbury, Caleb Culver & Ran Jackson, songwriters (Cory Asbury) WINNER: “You Say” -- Lauren Daigle, Jason Ingram & Paul Mabury, songwriters (Lauren Daigle) “Joy.” -- Ben Glover, Matt Hales, Stephen Blake Kanicka, Seth Moslely, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters (for KING AND COUNTRY) “Grace Got You” -- David Garcia, Ben Glover, MercyMe, Solomon Olds & John Reuben, songwriters (MercyMe feat. John Reuben) “Known” -- Ethan Hulse, Jordan Sapp & Tauren Wells, songwriters (Tauren Wells) Best Gospel Album: One Nation Under God -- Jekalyn Carr WINNER: Hiding Place -- Tori Kelly Make Room -- Jonathan McReynolds The Other Side -- The Walls Group A Great Work -- Brian Courtney Wilson Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: WINNER: Look Up Child -- Lauren Daigle Hallelujah Here Below -- Elevation Worship Living With A Fire -- Jesus Culture Surrounded -- Michael W. Smith Survivor: Live From Harding Prison -- Zach Williams Best Roots Gospel Album: WINNER: Unexpected -- Jason Crabb Clear Skies -- Ernie Haase & Signature Sound Favorite: Revisited By Request -- The Isaacs Still Standing -- The Martins Love Love Love -- Gordon Mote LATIN Best Latin Pop Album: Prometo -- Pablo Alboran WINNER: Sincera -- Claudia Brant Musas (Un Homenaje Al Folclore Latinoamericano En Manos De Los Macorinos), Vol. 2 -- Natalia Lafourcade 2:00 AM -- Raquel Sofía Vives -- Carlos Vives Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album: Claroscura -- Aterciopelados Coastcity -- COASTCITY Encanto Tropical -- Monsieur Periné Gourmet -- Orishas WINNER: Aztlán -- Zoé Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano): Primero Soy Mexicana -- Angela Aguilar Mitad Y Mitad -- Calibre 50 Totalmente Juan Gabriel Vol. II -- Aida Cuevas Cruzando Borders -- Los Texmaniacs Leyendas De Mi Pueblo -- Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez WINNER: ¡México Por Siempre! -- Luis Miguel Best Tropical Latin Album: Pa' Mi Gente -- Charlie Aponte Legado -- Formell Y Los Van Van Orquesta Akokán -- Orquesta Akokán Ponle Actitud -- Felipe Peláez WINNER: Anniversary -- Spanish Harlem Orchestra AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC Best American Roots Performance: “Kick Rocks” -- Sean Ardoin “Saint James Infirmary Blues” -- Jon Batiste WINNER: “The Joke” -- Brandi Carlile “All On My Mind” -- Anderson East “Last Man Standing -- Willie Nelson Best American Roots Song: “All the Trouble” -- Waylon Payne, Lee Ann Womack & Adam Wright, songwriters (Lee Ann Womack) “Build a Bridge” --  Jeff Tweedy, songwriter (Mavis Staples) WINNER: “The Joke” -- Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile) “Knockin’ on Your Screen Door” -- Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine) “Summer’s End” -- Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine) Best Americana Album: WINNER: By The Way, I Forgive You -- Brandi Carlile Things Have Changed -- Bettye LaVette The Tree Of Forgiveness -- John Prine The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone -- Lee Ann Womack One Drop Of Truth -- The Wood Brothers Best Bluegrass Album: Portraits In Fiddles -- Mike Barnett Sister Sadie II -- Sister Sadie Rivers And Roads -- Special Consensus WINNER: The Travelin’ McCourys - The Travelin’ McCourys North Of Despair -- Wood & Wire Best Traditional Blues Album: Something Smells Funky ‘Round Here -- Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio Benton County Relic -- Cedric Burnside WINNER: The Blues Is Alive and Well -- Buddy Guy No Mercy In This Land -- Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite Don't You Feel My Leg (The Naughty Bawdy Blues Of Blue Lu Barker) -- Maria Muldaur Best Contemporary Blues Album: WINNER: Please Don’t Be Dead -- Fantastic Negrito Here In Babylon -- Teresa James And The Rhythm Tramps Cry No More -- Danielle Nicole Out Of The Blues -- Boz Scaggs Victor Wainwright And The Train -- Victor Wainwright And The Train Best Folk Album: Whistle Down The Wind -- Joan Baez Black Cowboys -- Dom Flemons Rifles & Rosary Beads -- Mary Gauthier Weed Garden -- Iron & Wine WINNER: All Ashore -- Punch Brothers Best Regional Roots Music Album: Kreole Rock & Soul -- Sean Ardoin Spyboy -- Cha Wa Aloha From Na Hoa -- Na Hoa WINNER: No 'Ane'i -- Kalani Pe'a Mewasinsational - Cree Round Dance Songs -- Young Spirit REGGAE Best Reggae Album: As The World Turns -- Black Uhuru Reggae Forever -- Etana Rebellion Rises -- Ziggy Marley A Matter Of Time -- Protoje WINNER: 44/876 -- Sting & Shaggy WORLD MUSIC Best World Music Album: Deran -- Bombino Fenfo -- Fatoumata Diawara Black Times -- Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 WINNER: Freedom -- Soweto Gospel Choir The Lost Songs Of World War II -- Yiddish Glory CHILDREN’S Best Children’s Album: WINNER: All the Sounds -- Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats Building Blocks -- Tim Kubart Falu’s Bazaar -- Falu Giants Of Science -- The Pop Ups The Nation Of Imagine -- Frank & Deane SPOKEN WORD Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry Audio Books & Storytelling): Accessory to War -- Courtney B. Vance (Neil deGrasse Tyson & Avis Lang) Calypso -- David Sedaris (David Sedaris) Creative Quest -- Questlove WINNER: Faith - A Journey for All -- Jimmy Carter The Last Black Unicorn -- Tiffany Haddish COMEDY Best Comedy Album: Annihilation -- Patton Oswalt WINNER: Equanimity And The Bird Revelation -- Dave Chappelle Noble Ape -- Jim Gaffigan Standup For Drummers -- Jim Gaffigan Tamborine -- Chris Rock MUSICAL THEATER Best Musical Theater Album: WINNER: The Band’s Visit -- Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Katrina Lenk & Ari'el Stachel, principal soloists; Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers; David Yazbek, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast) Carousel -- Renee Fleming, Alexander Gemignani, Joshua Henry, Lindsay Mendez & Jessie Mueller, principal soloists; Steven Epstein, producer (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (2018 Broadway Cast) Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert -- Sara Bareilles, Alice Cooper, Ben Daniels, Brandon Victor Dixon, Erik Grönwall, Jin Ha, John Legend, Norm Lewis & Jason Tam, principal soloists; Harvey Mason, Jr., producer (Andrew Lloyd-Webber, composer; Tim Rice, lyricist) (Original Television Cast) My Fair Lady -- Lauren Ambrose, Norbert Leo Butz & Harry Hadden-Paton, principal soloists; Andre Bishop, Van Dean, Hattie K. Jutagir, David Lai, Adam Siegel & Ted Sperling, producers (Frederick Loewe, composer; Alan Jay Lerner, lyricist) (2018 Broadway Cast) Once On This Island -- Phillip Boykin, Merle Dandridge, Quentin Earl Darrington, Hailey Kilgore, Kenita R. Miller, Alex Newell, Isaac Powell & Lea Salonga, principal soloists; Lynn Ahrens, Hunter Arnold, Ken Davenport, Stephen Flaherty & Elliot Scheiner, producers (Stephen Flaherty, composer; Lynn Ahrens, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast) MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media: Call Me By Your Name -- Various Artists Deadpool 2 -- Various Artists WINNER: The Greatest Showman -- Various Artists Lady Bird -- Various Artists Stranger Things -- Various Artists Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media: WINNER: Black Panther -- Ludwig Göransson, composer Blade Runner 2049 -- Benjamin Wallfisch & Hans Zimmer, composers Coco -- Michael Giacchino, composer The Shape Of Water -- Alexandre Desplat, composer Star Wars: The Last Jedi -- John Williams, composer Best Song Written For Visual Media: “All The Stars” -- Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Alexander William Shuckburgh, Mark Anthony Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA) “Mystery Of Love” -- Sufjan Stevens, songwriter (Sufjan Stevens) “Remember Me” -- Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Miguel Featuring Natalia Lafourcade) WINNER: “Shallow” -- Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper) “This Is Me” -- Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble) COMPOSING/ARRANGING Best Instrumental Composition: WINNER: “Blut Und Boden (Blood And Soil)” -- Terence Blanchard, composer (Terence Blanchard) “Chrysalis” -- Jeremy Kittel, composer (Kittel & Co.) “Infinity War” -- Alan Silvestri, composer (Alan Silvestri) “Mine Mission” -- John Powell & John Williams, composers (John Powell & John Williams) “The Shape Of Water” -- Alexandre Desplat, composer (Alexandre Desplat) Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Capella: “Batman Theme” (TV) -- Randy Waldman & Justin Wilson, arrangers (Randy Waldman feat. Wynton Marsalis) “Change The World” -- Mark Kibble, arranger (Take 6) “Madrid Finale” -- John Powell, arranger (John Powell) “The Shape Of Water” -- Alexandre Desplat, arranger (Alexandre Desplat) WINNER: “Stars and Stripes Forever” -- John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa Big Band feat. DACA Artists) Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals: “It Was A Very Good Year” -- Matt Rollings & Kristin Wilkinson, arrangers (Willie Nelson) “Jolene” -- Dan Pugach & Nicole Zuraitis, arrangers (Dan Pugach) “Mona Lisa” -- Vince Mendoza, arranger (Gregory Porter) “Niña” -- Gonzalo Grau, arranger (Magos Herrera & Brooklyn Rider) WINNER: “Spiderman Theme” -- Randy Waldman, arranger (Randy Waldman feat. Take 6 & Chris Potter) PACKAGE Best Recording Package: Be The Cowboy -- Mary Banas, art director (Mitski) Love Yourself: Tear -- HuskyFox, art director (BTS) WINNER: Masseduction -- Willo Perron, art director (St. Vincent) The Offering -- Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (The Chairman) Well Kept Thing -- Adam Moore, art director (Foxhole) Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package: Appetite For Destruction (Locked N’ Loaded Box) -- Arian Buhler, Charles Dooher, Jeff Fura, Scott Sandler & Matt Taylor, art directors (Guns N’ Roses) I’ll Be Your Girl -- Carson Ellis, Jeri Heiden & Glen Nakasako, art directors (The Decemberists) Pacific Northwest ‘73-74’: The Complete Recordings -- Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson & Roy Henry Vickers, art directors (Grateful Dead) WINNER: Squeeze Box: The Complete Works Of “Weird Al” Yankovic -- Meghan Foley, Annie Stoll & Al Yankovic, art directors (“Weird Al” Yankovic) Too Many Bad Habits -- Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Johnny Nicholas) NOTES Best Album Notes: Alpine Dreaming: The Helvetia Records Story, 1920-1924 -- James P. Leary, album notes writer (Various Artists) 4 Banjo Songs, 1891-1897: Foundational Recordings Of America’s Iconic Instrument -- Richard Martin & Ted Olson, album notes writers (Charles A. Asbury) The 1960 Time Sessions -- Ben Ratliff, album notes writer (Sonny Clark Trio) The Product Of Our Souls: The Sounds And Sway Of James Reese Europe’s Society Orchestra -- David Gilbert, album notes writer (Various Artists) Trouble No More: The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 / 1979-1981 (Deluxe Edition) -- Amanda Petrusich, album notes writer (Bob Dylan) WINNER: Voices of Mississippi: Artists And Musicians Documented By William Ferris -- David Evans, album notes writer (Various Artists) HISTORICAL Best Historical Album: Any Other Way -- Rob Bowman, Douglas Mcgowan, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton, mastering engineer (Jackie Shane) At The Louisiana Hayride Tonight… -- Martin Hawkins, compilation producer; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various Artists) Battleground Korea: Songs And Sounds Of America’s Forgotten War -- Hugo Keesing, compilation producer; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various Artists) A Rhapsody In Blue - The Extraordinary Life Of Oscar Levant -- Robert Russ, compilation producer; Andreas K. Meyer & Rebekah Wineman, mastering engineers (Oscar Levant) WINNER: Voices of Mississippi: Artists And Musicians Documented By William Ferris -- William Ferris, April Ledbetter & Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists) PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: All The Things That I Did And All The Things That I Didn’t Do -- Ryan Freeland & Kenneth Pattengale, engineers; Kim Rosen, mastering engineer (The Milk Carton Kids) WINNER: Colors -- Julian Burg, Serban Ghenea, David “Elevator” Greenbaum, John Hanes, Beck Hansen, Greg Kurstin, Florian Lagatta, Cole M.G.N., Alex Pasco, Jesse Shatkin, Darrell Thorp & Cassidy Turbin, engineers; Chris Bellman, Tom Coyne, Emily Lazar & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers (Beck) Earthtones -- Robbie Lackritz, engineer; Philip Shaw Bova, mastering engineer (Bahamas) Head Over Heels -- Nathaniel Alford, Jason Evigan, Chris Galland, Tom Gardner, Patrick “P-Thugg” Gemayel, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Tony Hoffer, Derek Keota, Ian Kirkpatrick, David Macklovitch, Amber Mark, Manny Marroquin, Vaughn Oliver, Chris “TEK” O’Ryan, Morgan Taylor Reid & Gian Stone, engineers; Chris Gehringer & Michelle Mancini, mastering engineers (Chromeo) Voicenotes -- Manny Marroquin & Charlie Puth, engineers; David Kutch, mastering engineer (Charlie Puth) Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Boi-1da Larry Klein Linda Perry Kanye West WINNER: Pharrell Williams Best Remixed Recording: “Audio (CID Remix) -- CID, remixer (LSD) “How Long (EDX’s Dubai Skyline Remix)” -- Maurizio Colella, remixer (Charlie Puth) “Only Road (Cosmic Gate Remix)” -- Stefan Bossems & Claus Terhoeven, remixers (Gabriel & Dresden feat. Sub Teal) “Stargazing (Kaskade Remix)” -- Kaskade, remixer (Kygo feat. Justin Jesso) WINNER: “Walking Away (Mura Masa Remix)” -- Alex Crossan, remixer (Haim) PRODUCTION, IMMERSIVE AUDIO Best Immersive Audio Album: WINNER: Eye In The Sky - 35th Anniversary Edition -- Alan Parsons, surround mix engineer; Dave Donnelly, PJ Olsson & Alan Parsons, surround mastering engineers; Alan Parsons, surround producer (The Alan Parsons Project) Folketoner -- Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Anne Karin Sundal-Ask & Det Norske Jentekor) Seven Words From The Cross -- Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, surround producer (Matthew Guard & Skylark) Sommerro: Ujamaa & The Iceberg -- Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Ingar Heine Bergby, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra & Choir) Symbol -- Prashant Mistry & Ronald Prent, surround mix engineers; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer, Prashant Mistry & Ronald Prent, surround producers (Engine-Earz Experiment) PRODUCTION, CLASSICAL Best Engineered Album, Classical: Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs -- Mark Donahue & Dirk Sobotka, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu, Sasha Cooke, Edwards Parks, Jessica E. Jones & Santa Fe Opera Orchestra) Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1 -- Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) John Williams At The Movies -- Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers; Keith O. Johnson, mastering engineer (Jerry Junkin & Dallas Winds) Liquid Melancholy - Clarinet Music Of James M. Stephenson -- Bill Maylone & Mary Mazurek, engineers; Bill Maylone, mastering engineer (John Bruce Yeh) WINNER: Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11 -- Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Andris Nelsons & Boston Symphony Orchestra) Visions And Variations -- Tom Caulfield, engineer; Jesse Lewis, mastering engineer (A Far Cry) Producer Of The Year, Classical: WINNER: Blanton Alspaugh David Frost Elizabeth Ostrow Judith Sherman Dirk Sobotka CLASSICAL Best Orchestral Performance: Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1 -- Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) Nielsen: Symphony No. 3 & Symphony No. 4 -- Thomas Dausgaard, conductor (Seattle Symphony) Ruggles, Stucky & Harbison: Orchestral Works -- David Alan Miller, conductor (National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic) Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1-4 -- Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony) WINNER: Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11 -- Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra) Best Opera Recording: Adams: Doctor Atomic -- John Adams, conductor; Aubrey Allicock, Julia Bullock, Gerald Finley & Brindley Sherratt; Friedemann Engelbrecht, producer (BBC Symphony Orchestra; BBC Singers) WINNER: Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs -- Michael Christie, conductor; Sasha Cooke, Jessica E. Jones, Edward Parks, Garrett Sorenson & Wei Wu; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer (The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra) Lully: Alceste -- Christophe Rousset, conductor; Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Emiliano Gonzalez Toro & Judith Van Wanroij; Maximilien Ciup, producer (Les Talens Lyriques; Choeur De Chambre De Namur) Strauss, R.: Der Rosenkavalier -- Sebastian Weigle, conductor; Renée Fleming, El?na Garan?a, Günther Groissböck & Erin Morley; David Frost, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus) Verdi: Rigoletto -- Constantine Orbelian, conductor; Francesco Demuro, Dmitri Hvorostovsky & Nadine Sierra; Vilius Keras & Aleksandra Keriene, producers (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra; Men Of The Kaunas State Choir) Best Choral Performance: Chesnokov: Teach Me Thy Statutes -- Vladimir Gorbik, conductor (Mikhail Davydov & Vladimir Krasov; PaTRAM Institute Male Choir) Kastalsky: Memory Eternal -- Steven Fox, conductor (The Clarion Choir) WINNER: McLoskey: Zealot Canticles -- Donald Nally, conductor (Doris Hall-Gulati, Rebecca Harris, Arlen Hlusko, Lorenzo Raval & Mandy Wolman; The Crossing) Rachmaninov: The Bells -- Mariss Jansons, conductor; Peter Dijkstra, chorus master (Oleg Dolgov, Alexey Markov & Tatiana Pavlovskaya; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks) Seven Words From The Cross -- Matthew Guard, conductor (Skylark) Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: WINNER: Anderson, Laurie: Landfall -- Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet Beethoven, Shostakovich & Bach -- The Danish String Quartet Blueprinting -- Aizuri Quartet Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring Concerto for Two Pianos -- Leif Ove Andsnes & Marc-Andre Hamelin Visions And Variations -- A Far Cry Best Classical Instrumental Solo: “Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 2” -- Yuja Wang; Simon Rattle, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker) Biber: The Mystery Sonatas -- Christina Day Martinson; Martin Pearlman, conductor (Boston Baroque) Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46; Violin Concerto No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 26 -- Joshua Bell (The Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields) Glass: Three Pieces In The Shape Of A Square -- Craig Morris WINNER: “Kernis: Violin Concerto” -- James Ehnes; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony) Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: ARC -- Anthony Roth Costanzo; Jonathan Cohen, conductor (Les Violons Du Roy) The Handel Album -- Philippe Jaroussky; Artaserse, ensemble Mirages -- Sabine Devieilhe; François-Xavier Roth, conductor (Alexandre Tharaud; Marianne Crebassa & Jodie Devos; Les Siècles) Schubert: Winterreise -- Randall Scarlata; Gilbert Kalish, accompanist WINNER: Songs of Orpheus - Monteverdi, Caccini, D’India & Landi -- Karim Sulayman; Jeannette Sorrell, conductor; Apollo’s Fire, ensembles Best Classical Compendium: Fuchs: Piano Concerto ‘Spiritualist’; Poems Of Life; Glacier; Rush -- JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Tim Handley, producer Gold -- The King’s Singers; Nigel Short, producer The John Adams Edition -- Simon Rattle, conductor; Christoph Franke, producer John Williams At The Movies -- Jerry Junkin, conductor; Donald J. McKinney, producer WINNER: Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto; Oboe Concerto; Serenade To Music; Flos Campi -- Peter Oundjian, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer Best Contemporary Classical Composition: Bates: The (R)evolution Of Steve Jobs -- Mason Bates, composer; Mark Campbell, librettist (Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu, Sasha Cooke, Edwards Parks, Jessica E. Jones & Santa Fe Opera Orchestra) “Du Yun: Air Glow” -- Du Yun, composer (International Contemporary Ensemble) Heggie: Great Scott -- Jake Heggie, composer; Terrence McNally, librettist (Patrick Summers, Manuel Palazzo, Mark Hancock, Michael Mayes, Rodell Rosel, Kevin Burdette, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Nathan Gunn, Frederica von Stade, Ailyn Pérez, Joyce DiDonato, Dallas Opera Chorus & Orchestra) WINNER: “Kernis: Violin Concerto” -- Aaron Jay Kernis, composer (James Ehnes, Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony) “Mazzoli: Vespers For Violin” -- Missy Mazzoli, composer (Olivia De Prato) MUSIC VIDEO/FILM Best Music Video: “Apes***” -- Ricky Saiz, video director; Melodie Buchris, Natan Schottenfels & Erinn Williams, video producers (The Carters) WINNER: “This Is America” -- Hiro Murai, video director; Ibra Ake, Jason Cole & Fam Rothstein, video producers (Childish Gambino) “I’m Not Racist” -- Joyner Lucas & Ben Proulx, video directors; Joyner Lucas, video producer (Joyner Lucas) “PYNK” -- Emma Westenberg, video director; Justin Benoliel & Whitney Jackson, video producers (Janelle Monáe) “MUMBO JUMBO” -- Marco Prestini, video director; Sara Nassim, video producer (Tierra Whack) Best Music Film: Life in 12 Bars -- Lili Fini Zanuck, video director; John Battsek, Scooter Weintraub, Larry Yelen & Lili Fini Zanuck, video producers (Eric Clapton) Whitney -- Kevin Macdonald, video director; Jonathan Chinn, Simon Chinn & Lisa Erspamer, video producers (Whitney Houston) WINNER: Quincy -- Alan Hicks & Rashida Jones, video directors; Paula DuPré Pesmen, video producer (Quincy Jones) Itzhak -- Alison Chernick, video director; Alison Chernick, video producer (Itzhak Perlman) The King -- Eugene Jarecki, video director; Christopher Frierson, Georgina Hill, David Kuhn & Christopher St. John, video producers (Elvis Presley) Read the full article

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SEVENTIES BABY NAMES.

under the cut is a list of the top 100 baby names in ranking order from the 1970′s including origin and meaning. 50 of these names will be female designated and 50 will be male designated (as all baby name lists separate names like that) however i won’t be marking which are which as i believe you could use a majority of these for either! also note that this is from the US, so other countries would probably be different.

michael — hebrew; who is like god.

jennifer — english; fair one.

christopher — english; he who holds christ in his heart.

jason — greek; healer.

david — hebrew; beloved or friend.

james — english; supplanter.

john — israeli; god is gracious.

robert — english; bright fame.

brian — irish; strong one.

william — german; resolute protector.

matthew — hebrew; gift of the lord

amy — english; beloved.

melissa — greek; a honey bee.

michelle — hebrew; close to god.

joseph — biblical; god will increase.

daniel — hebrew; god is my judge.

kimberly — english; ruler.

lisa — german; devoted to god.

angela — spanish; angel.

kevin — celtic; gentle.

eric — scandinavian; honourable ruler.

heather — english; a flowering plant.

jeffrey — french; divine peace.

richard — english; strong ruler.

scott — english; from Scotland.

mark — latin-american; warlike.

steven — english; variant of stephen, crowned one.

thomas — hebrew; twin.

timothy — greek; to honor god.

anthony — biblical; worthy of praise.

charles — french; manly.

stephanie — french; crowned one.

nicole — french; victory of the people.

jessica — hebrew; rich.

elizabeth — english; my god is bountiful.

joshua — hebrew; jehovah is generous.

ryan — gaelic; little king.

jeremy — israeli; god will uplift.

rebecca — biblical; servant of god.

paul — french; little.

kelly — gaelic; warrior.

andrew — biblical; manly, courageous.

mary — biblical; bitter.

christina — greek; christ-bearer

amanda — english; worthy of love.

julie — french; downy.

sarah — israeli; princess.

laura — english; the laurel tree.

gregory — greek; vigilant.

shanon — irish; little old wise one.

kenneth — celtic; handsome.

jonathan — israeli; gift of god.

stephen — english; crowned one.

shawn — irish; god is gracious.

christine — irish; follower of christ

aaron — hebrew; enlightened.

tammy — african; one who knows dates.

tracy — english; brave.

karen — greek; pure.

dawn — greek; sunrise.

adam — israeli; man of the earth.

patrick — irish; nobleman.

susan — israeli; lily

justin — french; just or true.

andrea — french; brave.

tina — english; river.

sean — irish; god is gracious.

todd — english; fox.

donald — irish; world leader.

patricia — spanish; noble.

ronald — english; advisor to the king.

benjamin — biblical; right-hand son.

cynthia — greek; moon.

lori — english; the laurel tree.

rachel — hebrew; lamb.

april — english; opening buds of spring.

keith — irish; from the battlefield.

maria — french; bitter.

wendy — english; literary.

crystal — english; a jewel.

bryan — irish; strong one.

stacy — english; productive.

gary — german; spear.

erin — gaelic; peace.

jamie — english; supplanter.

carrie — english; diminutive of carol.

nathan — israeli; gift of god.

douglas — irish; dark stranger.

tiffany — greek; three.

tara — irish; where the kings met

sandra — greek; helper of humanity.

monica — spanish; advisor.

danielle — hebrew; god is my judge.

stacey — english; productive.

pamela — greek; honey.

tonya — latin-american; worthy of praise.

sara — israeli; princess.

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under the cut is a list of the top 100 baby names in ranking order from the 1980′s including meaning. 50 of these names will be female designated and 50 will be male designated (as all baby name lists separate names like that) however I won’t be marking which are which as I believe you could use a majority of these for either! Also note that this is from the US, so other countries would probably be different.

Michael — hebrew; who is like God?

Christopher — english; he who holds Christ in his heart

Jessica — hebrew; rich

Matthew — hebrew; gift of the Lord

Jennifer — english; fair one

Joshua — hebrew; Jehovah is generous

David — hebrew; beloved or friend

Amanda — english; worthy of love

James — english; supplanter

Ashley — english; from the ash tree

Daniel — hebrew; god is my judge

Robert — english; bright fame

John — israeli; God is gracious

Joseph — biblical; God will increase

Jason — greek; healer

Justin — french; just or true

Andrew — biblical; manly, courageous

Ryan — gaelic; little king

Sarah — israeli; princess

William — german; resolute protector

Brian — irish; strong one

Brandon — irish; little raven

Jonathan — israeli; gift of god

Nicholas — greek; victorious people

Stephanie — french;  crowned one

Melissa — greek; a honey bee

Anthony — biblical; worthy of praise

Nicole — french; victory of the people

Eric — scandinavian; honourable ruler

Elizabeth — english; my God is bountiful

Adam — israeli; man of the earth

Heather — english; a flowering plant

Kevin — celtic; gentle

Thomas — hebrew; twin

Steven — english; variant of stephen, crowned one

Timothy — greek; to honor God

Tiffany — greek; three

Richard — english; strong ruler

Michelle — hebrew; close to god

Amber — gaelic; fierce

Megan — irish; soft and gentle

Jeremy — israeli; God will uplift

Amy — english; beloved

Rachel — hebrew; lamb

Kimberly — english; ruler

Christina — greek; Christ-bearer

Lauren — french; crowned with laurel

Jeffrey — french; divine peace

Kyle — scottish; strait, channel

Benjamin — biblical; right-hand son

Crystal — english; a jewel

Brittany — english; from Britain

Aaron — hebrew; enlightened

Rebecca — biblical; servant of God

Laura — english; the laurel tree

Danielle — french; God is my judge

Charles — french; manly

Emily — french; industrious

Mark — latin-american; warlike

Jacob — biblical; supplanter

Samantha — biblical; listener of God

Angela — spanish; angel

Erin — gaelic; peace

Stephen — greek; crowned one

Patrick — irish; nobleman

Kelly — gaelic; warrior

Scott — english; from Scotland

Nathan — israeli; gift of God

Sara — biblical; princess

Paul — french; little

Sean — irish; God is Grcious

Travis — french; crossroads

Lisa — german; devoted to God

Zachary — hebrew; remembered by God

Katherine — greek; pure

Andrea — french; brave

Dustin — english; warrior

Jamie — english; supplanter

Mary — biblical; bitter

Gregory — greek; vigilant

Erica — danish; honorable ruler

Kenneth — celtic; handsome

Jose — spanish; God will increase

Tyler — english; tile maker

Jesse — hebrew; wealthy

Courtney — french; from the court

Kristen — irish; Christ-bearer

Alexander — greek; protector of mankind

Shannon — irish; little old wise one

April — english; opening buds of spring

Katie — irish; pure, virginal

Lindsey — english; linden trees near the water

Kristin — greek; consecrated to God

Lindsay — english; linden trees near the water

Christine — irish; follower of Christ

Alicia — english; of noble birth

Vanessa — greek; butterfly

Maria — french; bitter

Kathryn — irish; pure, virginal

Allison — irish; honest

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