Published
Tue, Dec 12, 2006, 19:57
- Goldfrapp, Pet Shop Boys and the Buick Project will be preparing speeches for the Grammy Awards early next year.
Madonna, Goldfrapp, Pet Shop Boys and the Buick Project will be preparing speeches for the Grammy Awards early next year.
The Grammys have three categories related to dance music. Best Dance Recording was first awarded in 1998, though early winners seemed a bit wobbly with Cher (‘Believe’) and the Baha Men (‘Who Let the Dogs Out?’) marching up to the stage to collect their trophies. It wasn’t until 2003 when a separate dance category was created that the Grammy’s seemed more comfortable with the genre: in recent years Britney Spears (‘Toxic’) and The Chemical Brothers (‘Galvanize’) have gone home with the gramophone. This year's nominees are also pretty worthy: Depeche Mode, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland and Madonna are all in contention.
The Best Remix category has been around since 2002, with previous winners including Jacques Lu Cont (for No Doubt’s ‘In My Life’) and Roger Sanchez (for No Doubt’s ‘Hella Good’). No sign of No Doubt this year, though, with Nic Fanciulli in to win under his Buick Project guise, while Lu Cont tries for another gold gramophone to add to his stash with a remix of Coldplay.
The Best Electronic/Dance Album category is only a couple of years old, with previous winners being The Chemical Brothers for 'Push The Button' and Basement Jaxx for 'Kish Kash'. Among the contenders this year, perhaps the smart money is on Madonna’s ‘Confessions on a Dance Floor’ to take the trophy – it narrowly missed the cutoff date last year, causing a major label kerfuffle, and it’s marriage of dance cred and pop appeal looks like a likely Grammy contender.
You can listen to samples of all the nominees here.
Best Dance Recording
Depeche Mode – Suffer Well
Goldfrapp – Ooh La La
Madonna – Get Together
Pet Shop Boys – I’m With Stupid
Justin Timberlake & Timbaland – Sexy Back
Best Remix
Mary J. Blige – Be Without You (Moto Blanco Vocal Mix)
Tiefschwarz & Tracey Thorn – Damage (Buick Project Remix)
Beyoncé – Deja Vu (Freemasons Club Mix - No Rap)
Coldplay – Talk (Thin White Duke Mix)
Bob Sinclar – World Hold On (E-Smoove Remix)
Best Electronic/Dance Album
Goldfrapp – Supernature
Madonna – Confessions on a Dance Floor
Oakenfold – A Lively Mind
Pet Shop Boys – Fundamental
Zero 7 – The Garden
The Grammy Awards will be held on February 11, 2007 at the Staples Center, Los Angeles.