Heads up, folks. Arcade Fire might be signed to an indie label, but they’re not as “indie” as you think. They’re mainstream now.
They got three Grammy Award nominations last night, one of which happens to be for album of the year. They’ve also been nominated for best alternative music album and best rock performance by a duo or group with vocals for “Ready To Start.” All the nods are related to this year’s The Suburbs album.
Sure, with declining record sales, Grammy nominations might not make a band necessarily “mainstream,” right? Well, consider that these categories pit them against the likes of Muse, Kings Of Leon, Eminem, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry, and it’s hard to argue otherwise. And hey, since all those bands are able to sell out stadiums and Arcade Fire’s tour for The Suburbs has proven they’re able to do that as well (Madison Square Garden, hello?)… yeah. Mainstream.
Drake’s picked up four nominations, including best new artist. He’ll battle Justin Bieber in that category. Neil Young garnered three nods, including best songwriter and best solo rock performance.
Other nominees include The Black Keys, who are up for six awards. Mumford & Sons and Florence & The Machine have both been nominated for best new artist, and Mumford are also up for best rock song. Bizarrely, Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs are up for song of the year.
The 2011 Grammy Awards will be held Feb. 13 at 8 PM ET/PT, and will be televised on CBS.
Here are some of this year’s Grammy Award nominees:
Record Of The Year:
B.O.B. featuring Bruno Mars — “Nothin’ On You”
Eminem featuring Rihanna — “Love The Way You Lie”
Cee Lo Green — “Fuck You”
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys — “Empire State Of Mind”
Lady Antebellum — “Need You Now”
Album Of The Year:
Arcade Fire — The Suburbs
Eminem — Recovery
Lady Antebellum — Need You Now
Lady Gaga — The Fame Monster
Katy Perry — Teenage Dream
Song Of The Year:
Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs — “Beg Steal Or Borrow”
Cee Lo Green — “Fuck You”
Miranda Lambert — “The House That Built Me”
Eminem featuring Rihanna — “Love The Way You Lie”
Best New Artist:
Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence & The Machine
Mumford & Sons
Esperanza Spalding
Best Dance Recording:
Goldfrapp — “Rocket”
La Roux — “In For The Kill”
Lady Gaga — “Dance In The Dark”
Rihanna — “Only Girl (In The World)”
Robyn — “Dancing On My Own”
Best Electronic/Dance Album:
BT — These Hopeful Machines
The Chemical Brothers — Further
Goldfrapp — Head First
Groove Armada — Black Light
La Roux — La Roux
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance:
Eric Clapton — “Run Back To Your Side”
John Mayer — “Crossroads”
Paul McCartney — “Helter Skelter”
Robert Plant — “Silver Rider”
Neil Young — “Angry World”
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
Arcade Fire — “Ready To Start”
Jeff Beck & Joss Stone — “I Put A Spell On You”
The Black Keys — “Tighten Up”
Kings Of Leon — “Radioactive”
Muse — “Resistance”
Best Hard Rock Performance:
Alice In Chains — “A Looking In VIew”
Ozzy Osbourne — “Let Me Hear You Scream”
Soundgarden — “Black Rain”
Stone Temple Pilots — “Between The Lines”
Them Crooked Vultures — “New Fang”
Best Metal Performance:
Iron Maiden — “El Dorado”
Korn — “Let The Guilt Go”
Lamb Of God — “In Your Words”
Megadeth — “Sudden Death”
Slayer — “World Painted Blood”
Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
Jeff Beck — “Hammerhead”
The Black Keys — “Black Mud”
Los Lobos — “Do The Murray”
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds — “Kunadlini Bonfire”
Dweezil Zappa — “The Deathless Horsie”
Best Rock Song:
Neil Young — “Angry World”
Mumford & Sons — “Little Lion Man”
Kings Of Leon — “Radioactive”
Muse — “Resistance”
The Black Keys — “Tighten Up”
Best Rock Album:
Jeff Beck — Emotion & Commotion
Muse — The Resistance
Pearl Jam — Backspacer
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers — Mojo
Neil Young — Le Noise
Best Alternative Music Album:
Arcade Fire — The Suburbs
Band Of Horses — Infinite Arms
The Black Keys — Brothers
Broken Bells — Broken Bells
Vampire Weekend — Contra
- New Arcade Fire Album In May
- Arcade Fire Start Writing New Album
- Arcade Fire, Feist, Rufus Wainwright And Michael Buble Nominated For Brit Awards
- Arcade Fire, Feist And Stars Nominated For Shortlist Music Prize
- The Arcade Fire, Neil Young And Daniel Lanois Receive Multiple Grammy Nods
