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Post by Jason on Feb 8, 2006 19:26:39 GMT -5
So far AKUS has won Best Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Instrumental Performance. Best country album will be announced live I believe.
Jason
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Post by wayupnorth on Feb 8, 2006 20:36:24 GMT -5
WOW! One more! Best Country Album!
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Post by houseghost on Feb 8, 2006 21:04:18 GMT -5
3 Grammys ! and that country tv station doesn't mention her name in the news headlines!!!! My heart swells up for them! CONGRADULATIONS!! to them
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Post by eyesoflove on Feb 8, 2006 23:40:24 GMT -5
Wow thanks for posting it! I missed it all.
Stacy
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Post by msgeiger on Feb 9, 2006 0:30:36 GMT -5
3 more Grammy's Congratulations to Alison and her "Not Ready for Primetime" Bandmates.
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Post by Doug on Feb 9, 2006 11:26:51 GMT -5
I add my congratulations. I've already sent my email to the local Country station asking them to play from the album again, but don't expect a reply. Also, have not see anything on the "Official" site yet about the awards - just the announcement of the nominations and the show that went up yesterday.
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Post by Leah on Feb 9, 2006 17:24:25 GMT -5
Official site now has mention of their winnings I'm so happy they won!! All 3 as well! They're the best ones at those Grammys, I'm sorry, but the rest so-called 'music' ain't worth listenin' to!
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Post by eyesoflove on Feb 11, 2006 1:09:37 GMT -5
Speaking of Alison's grammies...I'm a little irritated with MSN's coverage of the Grammy Awards. They made this whole to do about U2 racking up 5 Grammies, bringing their total to 20 and how that tops any other performer, blah blah blah. For one thing...no it doesn't. They are now *tied*, sharing that honor with Alison Krauss. So, above and beyond all of that, as they were listing the Grammy winners, they had a two sentence paragraph that basically said, "Sugarland, Big and Rich, and Alison Krauss and Union Station all won Grammies. I've never heard of any of these people, but I bet they all wear cowboy hats." Uuuuhhhh....can it GET any ruder??? Not only do they snub her accomplishments, but they also say something that I consider downright insulting. Ugh....just rude.
Stacy
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Post by akusgal41790 on Feb 11, 2006 11:16:54 GMT -5
I haven't yet seen that article, but going by what you said, I completely agree. To make the comment about Sugarland, Big and Rich, and Alison and U.S is just flat out unfair and unprofessional. Whether the writer likes or dislikes/ knows or does not know an artist is fine.. but to single out and bring down their accomplishments, hard work, and dedication is just not right. I fully agree, eyesoflove. Thank you for bringing it to our attention, I will try to find it.
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Post by wayupnorth on Feb 11, 2006 11:27:42 GMT -5
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Post by eyesoflove on Feb 12, 2006 22:49:51 GMT -5
I see...according the MSN article, U2 had a total of 20.
Stacy
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Post by Doug on Feb 13, 2006 11:01:31 GMT -5
Here are some interesting comments from: www.cybergrass.com//modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1577Bob_Cherry wrote: on Feb. 10, 2006: In country music, we have seen all the pop-rock stars getting all the attention but last nights big win of Best Country Album by Alison Krauss and her band Union Station should be telling the music industry a thing or two. The industry obviously isn't connecting with the fans like it should. When more people watch American Idol than the Grammy awards, that tells us something. When the Older stars like U2 capture awards over the "latest thing" in pop music, there is a reason. Are these all indicators that may reflect why record sales are down? As the old saying goes, big wheels turn slow and this may be true of the record industry. Krauss does thing different and she does things her way. Here's an artist that has avoided the big labels for a long time and yet, she has remained successful to the point of having more Grammy awards (20) than any female artist and has the 7th highest awards in Grammy history. How does she do it? Well according to Krauss, "It's amazing. We make records for ourselves and we send them in (to her label) when we're done. We don't have any meetings with anybody." Alison Krauss and Union Station have not only won numerous country music awards, they have also been nominated even more so. She has also won CMA awards and has been a Female Vocalist of the Year nominee for 5 years in a row. She and her band have taken 7 CMA awards winning almost half of their 18 nominations. The Recording Academy is not a fan or marketing representative. This may explain why the Grammy awards seem to contradict what the public expects. The Recording votes are by industry people who look at the music from a different perspective. It is for this reason that Alison Krauss and Union Station, who receive minimal country radio exposure, can find themselves nominated and winners of the Grammy, CMA and other awards. While mainstream media and the press tried to ignore the fact in their reports, the facts remain the facts. The media harped about 3 wins for Mariah Carey but didn't mention 3 wins for Alison Krauss. Reuters was about the only news service to recognize Krauss' achievement as the reigning Grammy queen with 20 awards. Imus downplayed Alison's achievement as did many other news sources. If it wasn't all flash and dash artists, they weren't interested. Obviously, their opinions don't count and are off-track when the awards, year after year, seem to indicate something different. When we see other country stars with all their loud music, glitz and big-show productions being up-staged by an all acoustic roots group, then someone should see what's happening. While we watch bluegrass music get more popular every day, it, too, is a signal of something. People want to get back to the roots of country music. Maybe not all the way back to bluegrass and old-time but, they're looking for something different. The big labels aren't providing that music. The independent labels (Indies) are and Krauss' label, Rounder Records, is one of the best independent labels around. In today's here-today-gone-tomorrow music world, the Indie artists maintain their own. Dolly Parton is on an Indie lable (Sugar Hill Records) as are pop artists like Lisa Loeb. The Indies are successful in all genres from acoustic and blues to Zydeco. They may very well be the future of music as the Internet opens up a whole new world of exposure and distribution to the artist. Payola and power-controlling contracts are not a part of the Indie world and the RIAA cartel is very aware of this. As the RIAA tries to control and hinder these new forms of music distribution in an effort to save their ivory towers and massive payrolls, the Indie artists win the awards. Rather than join in the efforts of the artists, the RIAA cartel is fighting them. Sure, some artists sell millions of albums but, the tide is changing and as the big wheel turns, the future of Indie artists like Alison Krauss look brighter every day.
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Post by houseghost on Feb 13, 2006 16:00:48 GMT -5
I think the key word here is "artist" Akus Does not need bells whistles, flashing lites, explosions and overpowering noise to present their music. They need their instruments( which they can play like blazes) and their voices. Alison doesn't even need the instuments, since she does not need music to accompany her. I think some of her most beautiful efforts are those with little or no music. I believe Alison will control her future as she has her past-- with grace , talent ,and very quiet savy. More awards are in store for them in the future, and they will be well deserved.
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Post by eyesoflove on Feb 14, 2006 1:40:00 GMT -5
That article represents my sentiments exactly! I'd love to see AKUS get the recognition that they deserve, but at the same time, they seem so happy being low-key. I know that I would be very happy with their sort of fame...they're paying the bills doing what they and seeing the world, yet Alison can still be spotted by patrons of Piggly Wiggly lol. I highly doubt that someone like Faith Hill or Mariah Carey could get by with that without a mob forming.
Stacy
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Post by FREEWHEELER on Feb 14, 2006 7:47:15 GMT -5
Doug, thanks for the article and points well made by Stacy and houseghost. I hope AKUS continue to go on their own magnificent way, their album sales and sell-out concerts prove their worth and both again prove that talent will win out in the end. The Grammys are completely deserved and more will surely follow. I'm a patriotic Paddy and I admire U2 and what they've achieved, but give me a choice between a free U2 gig (or God forbid, a free Mariah Carey in the buff gig) and a paying AKUS gig, I'll gladly cough up the money any day.
Phelim.
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