It’s that time of year again..

Big congratulations to our long time friends Jason Mraz and the Beastie Boys on their noms this year! The Beastie Boys nom caught us all a little off guard since the record hasn’t actually come out yet, and I gotta say - Too Many Rappers is a great track but the rest of the record. HOT DAMN. Whenever that bad boy comes out, it’s gonna be a BIG record we predict. At least we’ll be stoked to finally get to play it in the studio.

Jason Mraz - Make It Mine - Best Male Vocal Pop Performance
Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat - Lucky - Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Beastie Boys & Nas - Too Many Rappers - Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

And of course a big congrats to our friends over at Dangerbird on the Silversun Pickups Best New Artist nomination, and good ol’ Dave Gottlieb on the two MGMT nominations for Best New Artist and Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals.

And lastly a big congrats to one of SAM’s newest clients, The Lonely Island. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration… Crazy, right?

The Lonely Island & T-Pain - I’m On A Boat - Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

There’s some stiff competition this year in all of these categories, but you know who we’ll be pulling for!

Two years in a row one of our ongoing clients gets a grammy nomination! Well, 3 this year to be exact! Sweet!

Congrats to Jason for the Song Of The Year & Best Male Pop Vocal Of The Year nominations for “I’m Yours”, and the Best Engineered Album for “We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.” !!! If you know anything about Mr. Mraz, you know he works his butt off in the most laid back kind of way.

A true artist, a gentle soul and a dear friend, he deserves it!

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Oh, and let’s not forget Wayne Brady! Nominated for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for “A Change Is Gonna Come!”

Also big props to former clients Boyz II Men for the Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for “Ribbon In The Sky” and Best R&B Album for “Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA”.

And last but not least, our friend Don Clark from Invisible Creature.. AGAIN.. this time for the package they did for Hawk Nelson. Nice work guys! AGAIN.