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The World Beyond BetterMost => The Culture Tent => Topic started by: Lynne on December 15, 2006, 05:14:59 am

Title: Grammy Nominations are GLBT-Friendly this Year
Post by: Lynne on December 15, 2006, 05:14:59 am

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"In addition to gay-friendly artists, LGBT artists and themed soundtracks caught voters' ears. Melissa Etheridge's song "I Need to Wake Up" for Al Gore's global warning-themed film will go head-to-head with Dolly Parton's "Travelin' Thru" from "Transamerica" for Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media. The "Brokeback Mountain" soundtrack picked up a nomination in the same category as "Little Miss Sunshine": Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media.

"With (the) 'Brokeback Mountain' (soundtrack) there was obviously a lot of thought that went into it," said VanderKolk, who notes the splendid guitar work from Gustavo Santaolalla and original tracks by Rufus Wainwright. "I thought it was really a fantastic soundtrack."
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http://www.pridesource.com/article.shtml?article=21689

Title: Re: Grammy Nominations are GLBT-Friendly This Year
Post by: Lynne on December 15, 2006, 05:27:35 am

And here's a similar story noting an abundance of Hispanic artists being nominated for Grammy awards this year:

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/newsbyid.asp?id=51115&cat=Headlines&more=/news/more-news.asp