45th Grammy Award 1)Nominees Announced in New York

Broadcast: Jan 07, 2003

 

Nominations² for the 45th annual ²⁾Grammy Awards, honoring the best of the music industry, were announced in New York today Tuesday.

It was a diverse group of artists, including rock, R&B, rap and country musicians, picked up nominations for the 45th annual Grammy Awards.

This year no single artist dominated, although eight performers received five nominations each. Grammy awards in 104 categories are presented every year in an internationally televised ceremony by the National Academy of Recording³ Arts and Sciences. The Academy invited recording artists like Justin Timberlake to present the major nominations.

"For album of the year, the nominations are: "Home," Dixie Chicks; "The Eminem Show," by Eminem; "Come Away With Me," by Norah Jones； "Nellyville," by Nelly; and "The Rising," by Bruce Springsteen,"

"The Rising," Bruce Springsteen's response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, was expected to feature prominently in this year's Grammys.

In addition to recognizing the year's prominent popular rock and R&B hits, the Grammys recognize diverse genres⁴ including gospel, jazz and classical music.

While Grammy veterans James Taylor, Elton John, Sheryl Crow and ²⁾controversial rapper Eminem all received nominations, the awards ceremony also serves to recognize new and promising⁵ artists.

Rapper Nelly, himself the recipient⁶ of five nominations, announced the cream of this year's crop.

"Best new artist nominees⁷, of course, Ashanti, Michelle Branch, Norah Jones, Avril Lavigne and John Mayer," he said.

Eighteen-year-old Avril Lavigne's hit "Complicated" was also nominated for song of the year. R&B artist Ashanti received five nominations, as did singer Nora Jones.

Nora Jones was a big winner in the nomination¹ competition. Her hit "Don't Know Why" (“for the Album” “come away with me”)was nominated for Record, Album and Song of the year.

The February 23 Grammy ceremony returns to New York for the first time in five years after a headline grabbing rift⁸ between former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and a Grammy official.

Current mayor Michael Bloomberg lobbied to bring the ceremony back to the city.

"This sends a message to all 175 countries around the world that will watch the Grammys that this is the happening place," said the mayor. "This is where showtime really takes place. Whether it is on court or on the stage, New York is where you want to be."

The Grammy Award Ceremony is expected to generate $40 million.

Jenny Badner, VOA news, New York

 

 

 

1)      nominee[nCmi5ni:]n. 被提名的人, 被任命者

2)      Grammy Awards n.格莱美奖(美国镀金唱片奖)

2)  controversial [7kCntrE5vE:FEl]adj. 争论的, 争议的

 

 

1 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

2 nominations   

n.提名，任命( nomination的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. 为党主席职位征集候选人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Much coverage surrounded his abortive bids for the 1960,1964, and 1968 Republican Presidential nominations. 许多消息报道都围绕着1960年、1964年和1968年他为争取提名为共和党总统候选人所做努力的失败。 来自辞典例句

3 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

4 genres   

（文学、艺术等的）类型，体裁，风格( genre的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Novel and short story are different genres. 长篇小说和短篇小说是不同的类别。
• But confusions over the two genres have a long history. 但是类型的混淆，古已有之。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译

5 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

6 recipient   

a.接受的,感受性强的 n.接受者,感受者,容器

参考例句：

• Please check that you have a valid email certificate for each recipient. 请检查是否对每个接收者都有有效的电子邮件证书。
• Colombia is the biggest U . S aid recipient in Latin America. 哥伦比亚是美国在拉丁美洲最大的援助对象。

7 nominees   

n.被提名者，被任命者( nominee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She's one of the nominees. 她是被提名者之一。 来自超越目标英语 第2册
• A startling number of his nominees for senior positions have imploded. 他所提名的高级官员被否决的数目令人震惊。 来自互联网

8 rift   

n.裂口，隙缝，切口；v.裂开，割开，渗入

参考例句：

• He was anxious to mend the rift between the two men.他急于弥合这两个人之间的裂痕。
• The sun appeared through a rift in the clouds.太阳从云层间隙中冒出来。