16.With The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem is vying to win Best Rap Album for the sixth time. Eminem's five previous wins make him the category leader.
Eminem以其專輯《The Marshall Mathers LP 2》第六次躋身最佳說唱專輯的角逐。他在前五次角逐中均已勝出,因此是今年角逐此獎(jiǎng)的領(lǐng)跑者。
17.Childish Gambino, nominated for Best Rap Album for Because The Internet, is the musical persona of actor Donald Glover, best known for his role on the TV series "Community."
Childish Gambino以《Because The Internet》獲得最佳說唱專輯獎(jiǎng)提名,他可謂是音樂屆的Donald Glover,后者是一名男影星,以其在《廢柴聯(lián)盟》中飾演的角色最為人們所熟知。
18.The Band Perry are vying to become the third artist to win a GRAMMY for a recording of "Gentle On My Mind." John Hartford (the song's composer) and Glen Campbell both won 1967 GRAMMYs for recordings of the song.
Band Perry以歌曲 《Gentle On My Mind》獲得提名,如若獲獎(jiǎng),她將成為第三位以這首歌曲獲得格萊美獎(jiǎng)的藝人。John Hartford(該曲作曲人)和 Glen Campbell都曾在1967年以這首歌曲獲得格萊美年度最佳唱片獎(jiǎng)。
19.Swedish hit-maker Max Martin is nominated for Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical for the first time. In addition, he's nominated for both Record and Song Of The Year for his work on Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off."
名噪一時(shí)的瑞典藝人Max Martin 以《Non-Classical》獲得了年度最佳制作人獎(jiǎng)提名。他還以其制作的 Taylor Swift的《Shake It Off》獲得了年度最佳唱片獎(jiǎng)和年度最佳單曲獎(jiǎng)兩項(xiàng)提名。
20.Taylor Swift is the lone nominee who is the subject of a current exhibit at the GRAMMY Museum. Featuring personal photographs, handwritten lyrics, tour costumes.
Taylor Swift是唯一一位在格萊美獎(jiǎng)博物館中擁有個(gè)人主題展覽的候選人,這項(xiàng)展覽將展出她的個(gè)人照片、手寫歌詞和巡回演唱會(huì)服裝。
21.Iggy Azalea is nominated for Best Rap Album for The New Classic. Should she win, Azalea would become the first female solo artist to take home the award.
Iggy Azalea以專輯《The New Classic》獲得最佳說唱專輯提名,如若獲獎(jiǎng),她將成為首個(gè)抱得此獎(jiǎng)而歸的獨(dú)唱女藝人。
22.Tom Petty's nod for Best Rock Album for Hypnotic Eye with the Heartbreakers is his 18th career nomination. Petty won his first GRAMMY for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal for 1989 for Traveling Wilburys Volume One. The Traveling Wilburys featured Petty and, among others, George Harrison, who is one of this year's Special Merit Awards recipients.
Tom Petty憑借《Hypnotic Eye with the Heartbreakers》獲得最佳搖滾專輯獎(jiǎng)提名,這是他第18次獲得提名。他曾在1989年以專輯 《Traveling Wilburys Volume One》獲得最佳搖滾樂隊(duì)/組合獎(jiǎng),與他同時(shí)作為這張專輯主演的藝人George Harrison是今年的特別榮譽(yù)獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)角逐者之一。
23.Paramore's Hayley Williams and Taylor York are up for Best Rock Song for the group's "Ain't It Fun." This marks the second time the two musicians have received a nomination in a songwriting category. They were previously nominated for "Decode," which was a 2009 finalist for Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media.
帕拉摩爾樂隊(duì)中的兩名成員Hayley Williams和Taylor York 都以《Ain't It Fun》獲得了最佳搖滾歌曲提名。這是這兩位藝人第二次獲得歌曲創(chuàng)作類別獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)的提名。他們曾以《Decode》獲得提名,該歌曲曾是角逐2009年最佳影視媒體作品歌曲的決賽入圍作品。
24.Former President Jimmy Carter is nominated for Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling) for A Call To Action. If he takes the award, Carter will become the third former or future president with two GRAMMY wins, joining Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.
前總統(tǒng)吉米·卡特以《A Call To Action》獲得最佳朗誦專輯獎(jiǎng)(包括詩歌朗誦、有聲讀物和講故事)提名,如果他獲得此獎(jiǎng)的話,他將成為Bill Clinton和 Barack Obama之后第三位在任期之后或之前獲得兩項(xiàng)格萊美獎(jiǎng)的總統(tǒng)。
25.Kendrick Lamar's "I" is the lone song with a one-letter title to be nominated this year. It's up for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song.
Kendrick Lamar以《I》獲得了最佳說唱歌手提名,這是本屆格萊美獎(jiǎng)中唯一一首以一個(gè)字母命名的歌曲,這首歌曲還獲得了最佳說唱藝人和最佳說唱歌曲獎(jiǎng)提名。
26."The Monster" by Eminem featuring Rihanna is among the nominees for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. The two stars received a 2010 nomination in this category for "Love The Way You Lie.
Eminem和Rihanna演唱的專輯《The Monster》獲得了最佳說唱歌曲合作獎(jiǎng)提名,這兩名藝人曾以《Love The Way You Lie》在2010年獲得此項(xiàng)提名。
27."Weird Al" Yankovic and Louis C.K. each received nominations for Best Comedy Album. Each has previously won in the category: Yankovic for Poodle Hat (2003); Louis C.K. for Hilarious (2011).
Yankovic 和 Louis C.K雙雙以《Weird Al》獲得最佳喜劇專輯提名,兩人都曾獲得過這一獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng):Yankovic在2003年以《Poodle Hat》獲獎(jiǎng); Louis C.K.在2011年以《Hilarious》獲獎(jiǎng)。
28.With six GRAMMY wins, Carrie Underwood has the most GRAMMYs by an "American Idol" alumnus. She's up for two more this year: Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Duo/Group Performance.
Carrie Underwood 是以《美國偶像》出身的藝人中獲得格萊美獎(jiǎng)最多的藝人,她已經(jīng)六次得獎(jiǎng),今年她有望再添二獎(jiǎng),最佳鄉(xiāng)村歌手和最佳鄉(xiāng)村樂隊(duì)/組合。
29.Haim, comprising sisters Este, Danielle and Alana Haim, are the first sister
trio to receive a Best New Artist nomination.
Este, Danielle以及Alana三姐妹組成的Haim樂隊(duì)是首個(gè)獲得最佳新人獎(jiǎng)提名的由三姐妹組成的樂隊(duì)。
30.What do Arcade Fire, Tony Bennett, Glen Campbell, Alison Krauss, Barbra Streisand, Taylor Swift, and U2 have in common? Besides all being
current nominees, they've all released albums that have won Album Of The Year honors.
Tony Bennett, Glen Campbell, Alison Krauss, Barbra Streisand, Taylor Swift, 和 U2有什么共同點(diǎn)?除了他們都是此屆格萊美獎(jiǎng)的候選人之外,他們的專輯都曾獲得過年度最佳專輯獎(jiǎng)。
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