Bruce Springsteen Nabs Three GRAMMY Nominations; “Springsteen” Gets Two More

[jobeterob]

Bruce Springsteen nabbed three GRAMMY nominations Wednesday night, and the song that bears his name got two more. Bruce’s “We Take Care Of Our Own,” which opens his latest album, Wrecking Ball, was nominated for Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song. He is the only solo artist in the Performance category, and is up against The Black Keys, Coldplay, Mumford & Sons and newcomers Alabama Shakes. In the Song category, he’s pitted against The Black Keys and Mumford & Sons again, as well as Jack White and Muse.

Wrecking Ball is nominated in the Best Rock Album category, alongside The Black Keys’ El Camino, Mumford & Sons’ Babel, Coldplay’s Mylo Xyloto, Muse’s The 2nd Law and Jack White’s Blunderbuss.

Meanwhile, “Springsteen” — the song by country singer Eric Church that name drops several Bruce classics — was nominated for Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song.

Springsteen — the man, not the song — has 20 career GRAMMY wins, and will be celebrated at the GRAMMY MusiCares Person Of The Year ceremony on February 8, two nights before the GRAMMY Awards.

Bruce wasn’t the only icon with nominations: Paul McCartney‘s Kisses On The Bottom was nominated for Best Traditional Pop album, a category that featured only two other entries: Carole King‘s A Holiday Carole, and Michael Buble’s Christmas. McCartney’s reissue of Ram, his 1971 album with his late wife Linda McCartney, was nominated for Best Historical Album [[The Beach Boys‘ Smile Sessions is also in that category).

Also getting nominations was Dr. John‘s Locked Down for Best Blues Album, Bonnie Raitt‘s Slipstream for Best Americana Album and Tom Waits‘ Bad As Me for Best Alternative Album.

The 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards airs on CBS February 10 at 8 pm ET/7 pm central.

– Brian Ives, CBS Local

[smark21]

Apparently a lot of Justin Bieber, Nikki Manaj and One Direction fans are upset by their faves being snubbed.

[timmyfunk]

You know you're getting old when Paul McCartney is in the traditional pop category.

[jobeterob]

I looked at the full list; seemed like a particularly poor crop of choices.

[smark21]

The Grammy nominees are always a mixed bag. Some are nominated out of reflex, regardless if the work is all that memorable as the voters have their perennial favorites. Springsteen, Aretha, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, and Tony Bennett are among them. Others are nominated because they sold well and the music, if not necessarily good, is at least catchy and well produced. Kelly Clarkson and Taylor Swift meet that criteria this year. Then some are nominated because they did a good job. What’s interesting is how the men are dominating most of the major award nominees. Acts like Frank Ocean, Mumford and Sons, Jack White, fun, and The Black Keys. Besides, when it comes to the telecast, it’s really the performances that matter, not the awards themselves.

[Kamasu_Jr]

I was pleased to see Frank Ocean get a Grammy nomination. His album was acclaimed and he goes against the norm.

[mark speck]

I don't know half these people who are being nominated nowadays...therefore, I don't bother with the Grammys.

Best,

Mark