Donaldson‘s ‘Baptizing Scene’ featured in the song’s intro add texture and significant social reference to the mix.īest Rap / Sung Collaboration: “No Church in the Wild” by Jay-Z and Kanye West feat. It’s not an obviously sample rich track but the Gospel shouts of Reverend W. Two unsurprising wins for the song that few people feel entirely comfortable saying the title of out loud, a runaway hit nonetheless from arguably the two biggest names in the game. And it’s a very diverse selection of cover versions at that, from Mongo Santamaria‘s ‘ Afro Blue‘ to Nirvana‘s ‘ Smells Like Teen Spirit‘.īest Rap Performance and Best Rap Song: “Niggas in Paris” by Jay-Z and Kanye West Featuring an all star cast of guest vocalists including Yasiin Bey (bka Mos Def), Lupe Fiasco, Erykah Badu and Dwele, the album contains no fewer than 5 cover songs. Striking a blow for fans of true musicianship in the R&B category was Jazz pianist Robert Glasper with his accomplished fusion of Hip Hop, Soul and Jazz, ‘Black Radio’. Truly creating new from old, sample material from the 50s, 60s and 70s permeates this highly creative album.īest R&B Album: “Black Radio” by Robert Glasper The second award for pop maverick Gotye was earned for the sample heavy ‘Making Mirrors’ album, drawing on an eclectic pallet of sample material, from Edmundo Ros‘ Brazilian Lounge outing ‘Brazil’ (used for ‘ I Feel Better‘) to the Rhodesy Funk of Atlas‘s ‘Play It Cool’ (used for ‘ Smoke and Mirrors‘) and much else in between. The adjective ‘traditional’ is of particular relevance here, several of the tracks covered having been originally recorded in the 1920s and 1930s.īest Alternative Music Album: “Making Mirrors” by Gotye The award for best traditional pop vocal album goes to an LP of cover songs, ironically you might say for an artist whose songwriting has been covered more often than any other. That said, it bears all the hallmarks of a Skrillex popstep hybrid complete with epic build up to a punchy assault of screeching mid-range.īest Traditional Pop Vocal Album: “Kisses on the Bottom” by Paul McCartney As remixes go, it’s a reworking that doesn’t deviate massively from the original in most respects. Skrillex also bagged an award for best remix with his take on Nero’s ‘Promises’ (co-produced by Nero). Notable for its marriage of two generations of artists from very different musical landscapes, ‘Breakn’ a Sweat’, Skrillex’s collaboration with The Doors, as featured on his ‘Bangarang’ EP, replayed portions of the Doors’ late 1960s classic ‘Light My Fire’ also utilising direct samples of a 1969 interview with Doors front man Jim Morrison.īest Remix Recording, Nonclassical: “Promises” (Skrillex and Nero Remix) by Nero ![]() Lifting gently strummed guitars from the opening bars of one of Bossa Nova pioneer Luiz Bonfá‘s poppier outings from his late 1960s ‘Plays Great Songs’ album and reworking it into a curiously catchy ballad, this Grammy win is a breath of fresh air in the fog of overproduced pop gloss.īest Dance / Electronica Album: “Bangarang” by Skrillex ![]() Record of the Year and Best Pop Performance (Duo or Group): “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye feat. Here’s our run down of sample-related highlights of the winners’ list: The 55th annual Grammy Awards showed phenomenal support for sampled/covered music this week with no fewer than 16 of the awards relating to music containing samples, cover songs or remixes! One year short of the 25th Anniversary of the introduction of the Best Rap Performance category, LL Cool J, who hosted the ceremony on Sunday night, closed the awards show with a duet with Public Enemy‘s Chuck D, a medley which paid tribute to their former Def Jam label mate, the late Adam Yauch, better known as MCA of the Beastie Boys.
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