FEMALE ARTISTS LOOM LARGE.Byline: Valerie Kuklenski Daily News Staff Writer Girl Power was evident in Tuesday's 40th annual Grammy nominations, when multiple bids for Paula Cole This article has multiple issues: * It may violate Wikipedia's policy on . * Its neutrality or factuality may be compromised by weasel words. * It needs additional references or sources for verification. , Shawn Colvin Shawn Colvin (born January 10, 1956 in Vermillion, South Dakota) is a Grammy Award-winning American musician. Childhood and early career Colvin's formative years were spent in the town of Carbondale, Illinois, where she attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale. , Fiona Apple, Sheryl Crow and Sarah McLachlan harkened back to last summer's record-setting all-female Lilith Fair Lilith Fair was a concert tour and traveling music festival, founded by musician Sarah McLachlan, that consisted solely of female solo artists and female-led bands; it ran from 1997 to 1999. tour. Cole garnered a whopping seven nominations, including album of the year for ``This Fire,'' record of the year for ``Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?'' and best new artist. The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. is known variously as The Recording Academy or NARAS. Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is a U.S. also showed its penchant for favoring the familiar, granting nominations to Fleetwood Mac's comeback album ``The Dance,'' Paul McCartney's album-of-the-year candidate ``Flaming Pie,'' James Taylor's ``Hourglass hourglass, glass instrument for measuring time, usually consisting of two bulbs united by a narrow neck. One bulb is filled with fine sand that runs through the neck into the other bulb in an hour's time. ,'' John Mellencamp's ``Just Another Day'' and John Fogerty's ``Blue Moon Swamp.'' Veteran Bob Dylan Noun 1. Bob Dylan - United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941) Dylan gets a chance to share the spotlight with son Jakob Dylan at the Feb. 25 awards ceremony at New York's Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall New York City’s famous cinema; home of the Rockettes. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2338] See : Theater . They each earned three nominations, father for ``Time Out of Mind'' (up for album of the year) and son as lead singer and songwriter for the Wallflowers. American pop trio Hanson did what Britain's professionally packaged quintet the Spice Girls The Spice Girls are an English all-female pop group, formed in London in 1994. The Spice Girls, consisting of: Geri Halliwell, Melanie Chisholm, Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown, and Victoria Beckham signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe", in 1996. could not. While the top-selling album of the year, ``Spice,'' was locked out in the Grammy nominations, the young Hanson brothers picked up three: record of the year and pop performance by a duo or group with vocal for their infectious ``MMMBop,'' and best new artist. Other record-of-the-year contenders were Colvin's ``Sunny Came Home,'' Sheryl Crow's ``Every Day Is a Winding Road'' and R. Kelly's ``I Believe I Can Fly.'' The fifth album-of-the-year candidate is ``OK Computer'' by the British band Chief Black Hawk's Band of 1832, commonly referred to as the "British Band", was a group of Native Americans which fought the Illinois State and Michigan Territory militias during the 1832 Black Hawk War. Radiohead, which topped most critics' year-end lists. Kenneth ``Babyface'' Edmonds led in total nominations for the second year running with eight, among them producer of the year, album of the year for ``The Day'' and male pop vocal for ``Every Time I Close My Eyes.'' Last year, Edmonds received 12 nominations and took home three of the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. gramophones. Cole's seven nominations were matched by rapper-producer Sean ``Puffy'' Combs (also known as Puff Daddy), including his homage to Notorious B.I.G., ``I'll Be Missing You,'' recorded with Faith Evans. Combs also is up for best new artist. The nominees for song of the year, which goes to the composer and lyricist lyr·i·cist n. A writer of song lyrics. Also called lyrist. Noun 1. lyricist - a person who writes the words for songs lyrist , were Cole's ``Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?''; Colvin's ``Sunny Came Home,'' which she wrote with John Leventhal; No Doubt's ``Don't Speak'' by Gwen Stefani and Eric Stefani; ``How Do I Live'' by Diane Warren (recorded by both LeAnn Rimes and Trisha Yearwood), and Kelly's ``I Believe I Can Fly.'' Cole and Hanson will compete for the new artist title with Apple, Combs and Erykah Badu. Apple also is up for female rock vocal (``Criminal''), and McLachlan is in the running for pop album (``Surfacing'') and female pop vocal (``Building a Mystery''). The top-selling single of all time, Elton John's stirring ``Candle in the Wind 1997'' recorded in honor of the late Princess Diana, brought him a berth in the male pop vocal category. The posthumous nominations in 92 categories include news veteran Charles Kuralt, up for spoken word album for children for ``Winnie-the-Pooh'' and spoken word for ``Charles Kuralt's Spring''; John Denver's ``All Aboard!'' children's album; and Mozart opera ``Don Giovanni'' under the baton of Sir Georg Solti, Grammy's most honored artist, with 30 awards before his death last year. CAPTION(S): 8 Photos Photo: (1--Cover--Color) Paula Cole (2--Cover--Color) Sarah McLachlan (3--Cover--Color) Shawn Colvin (4--Cover--Color) Sheryl Crow (5) Lilith Fair performer Paula Cole drew seven Grammy nominations with her single ``Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?'' Rob Lowman/Daily News (6) For the second straight year, singer and producer Kenneth ``Babyface'' Edmonds was the leading nominee with eight. (7) Best new artist nominee Puff Daddy, center, is up for seven awards as a solo performer and producer. (8) Pop sensation Hanson - brothers Isaac, Zac and Taylor Hanson - have a Grammy-nominated song in ``MMMBop.'' Associated Press |
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