Published: 12/2/2011

SESAC congratulates our GRAMMY® nominees!

SESAC congratulates all our GRAMMY nominees as well as our affiliates who contributed to GRAMMY nominated projects!

1. Record Of The Year
The Cave
Mumford & Sons
Markus Dravs, producer; Francois Chevallier & Ruadhri Cushnan, engineers/mixers
Track from: Sigh No More
[Glassnote Records]

2. Album Of The Year
Loud
Rihanna
Drake, Eminem & Nicki Minaj, featured artists; Ester Dean, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Alex Da Kid, Kuk Harrell, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mel & Mus, Awesome Jones, Makeba Riddick, The Runners, Sham, Soundz, Chris "Tricky" Stewart, Sandy Vee & Willy Will, producers; Ariel Chobaz, Cary Clark, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Alex Da Kid, Josh Gudwin, Kuk Harrell, Jaycen Joshua, Manny Marroquin, Dana Nielsen, Chad "C-Note" Roper, Noah "40" Shebib, Corey Shoemaker, Jay Stevenson, Mike Strange, Phil Tan, Brian "B-Luv" Thomas, Marcos Tovar, Sandy Vee, Jeff "Supa Jeff" Villanueva, Miles Walker & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
[Def Jam]

3. Song Of The Year
The Cave
Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
Track from: Sigh No More
[Glassnote Records]

12. Best Rock Performance
The Cave
Mumford & Sons
Track from: Sigh No More
[Glassnote Records]

14. Best Rock Song
The Cave
Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
Track from: Sigh No More
[Glassnote Records]

28. Best Country Album
Own The Night
Lady Antebellum
[Capitol Records Nashville]

36. Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
Hold Me
Jamie Grace Harper, Toby McKeehan & Christopher Stevens, songwriters (Jamie Grace Featuring Tobymac)
[Gotee Records; Publishers: Universal Music, Brentwood Benson Tunes, Songs of Third Base/Chriscendo Music, Meaux Mercy/Achtober Songs]

Your Love
Brandon Heath & Jason Ingram, songwriters (Brandon Heath)
Track from: Leaving Eden
[Reunion Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing/Big Skwawka Music, Sony/ATV Timber Publishing/Windsor Hill Music]

38. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
The Great Awakening
Leeland
[Essential Records]

41. Best Banda Or Norteño Album
Estaré Mejor
El Güero Y Su Banda Centenario
[A.R.C. Discos]

44. Best Bluegrass Album
Reason And Rhyme: Bluegrass Songs By Robert Hunter & Jim Lauderdale
Jim Lauderdale
[Sugar Hill Records]

50. Best Children's Album
I Love: Tom T. Hall's Songs Of Fox Hollow
(Various Artists)
Eric Brace & Peter Cooper, producers
[Red Beet Records]

62. Best Album Notes
The Bang Years 1966-1968
Neil Diamond, album notes writer (Neil Diamond)
[Columbia/Legacy]

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SESAC congratulates all our affiliates who contributed to GRAMMY-nominated projects!

Geri Allen, singer
31. Best Jazz Vocal Album
The Mosaic Project
Terri Lyne Carrington & Various Artists
[Concord Jazz]

Swizz Beatz, songwriter/producer
24. Best Rap Album
Pink Friday by Nicki Minaj
[Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown]

Jaron Boyer, songwriter
28. Best Country Album
My Kinda Party by Jason Aldean
[Broken Bow Records]

Eric “Koshah” Daniels, songwriter
20. Best R&B Album
Pieces Of Me by Ledisi
[Verve Forecast]

Traci Hale, songwriter
2. Album Of The Year
Loud by Rihanna
[Def Jam]

Jason Ingram, songwriter/producer
34. Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
"Your Love" by Brandon Heath
Track from: Leaving Eden
[Reunion Records]

38. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Leaving Eden by Brandon Heath
[Reunion Records]

Rico Love, songwriter
22. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
"Motivation" by Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne
Track from: Here I Am
[Universal Motown]

Mel & Mus, producer
8. Best Pop Vocal Album
Loud by Rihanna
[Def Jam]

Bale’wa Muhammad, songwriter
20. Best R&B Album
Pieces Of Me by Ledisi
[Verve Forecast]

Fabbien Nahounou, songwriter
20. Best R&B Album
Pieces Of Me by Ledisi
[Verve Forecast]

Shea Rose, singer
31. Best Jazz Vocal Album
The Mosaic Project
Terri Lyne Carrington & Various Artists
[Concord Jazz]

Nikhil Seetharam, songwriter
21. Best Rap Performance
"Moment 4 Life" by Nicki Minaj & Drake
Track from: Pink Friday
[Cash Money/Universal Motown]

22. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
"I'm On One" by DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
Track from: We The Best Forever
[Cash Money/Universal Motown]

24. Best Rap Album
Pink Friday by Nicki Minaj
[Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown]

Miykal Snoddy, songwriter
24. Best Rap Album
Lasers by Lupe Fiasco
[1st & 15th/Atlantic]

Helen Sung, singer
31. Best Jazz Vocal Album
The Mosaic Project
Terri Lyne Carrington & Various Artists
[Concord Jazz]

Kim Tribble, songwriter
28. Best Country Album
My Kinda Party by Jason Aldean
[Broken Bow Records]

Jon Jon Webb, songwriter
20. Best R&B Album
Pieces Of Me by Ledisi
[Verve Forecast]

Cassandra Wilson, singer
31. Best Jazz Vocal Album
The Mosaic Project
Terri Lyne Carrington & Various Artists
[Concord Jazz]