ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, January 6, 1996 TAG: 9601100015
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: B-7 EDITION: METRO
DATELINE: NEW YORK
SOURCE: NEIL STRAUSS THE NEW YORK TIMES
There will be plenty of new faces at the 38th annual Grammy Awards ceremony this year, which is shaping up to be a duel between two new female singers, Alanis Morissette and Joan Osborne.
Nominations for the Grammys, which were announced Thursday by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, are strikingly more up-to-date than nominations in past years.
Morissette received six nominations, tying veteran Grammy winner Mariah Carey for most nominations. Receiving five nominations were Osborne, Glen Ballard (one of the songwriters on Morissette's album) and producer and songwriter Babyface.
Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony, to be held in Los Angeles on Feb. 28.
In the battle for album of the year, three musicians who have never won a Grammy - Morissette (``Jagged Little Pill''), Osborne (``Relish'') and Pearl Jam (``Vitalogy'') - will compete with perennial favorites like Michael Jackson (``HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I'') and Carey (``Daydream'').
More significantly, ``Gangsta's Paradise'' by Coolio could become the first rap song to win the record of the year award, which is given to a single. It is in competition with ``Waterfalls'' by TLC, ``Kiss From a Rose'' by Seal, ``One of Us'' by Osborne and ``One Sweet Day'' by Carey and Boyz II Men.
Morissette and Osborne are also in the running for best new artist along with young stars from country (Shania Twain), rock (Hootie and the Blowfish) and rhythm and blues (Brandy). In other fields, Foo Fighters, Blues Traveler, King Crimson, P.J. Harvey, Dave Matthews Band, Brave Combo, Dionne Farris, the Presidents of the United States of America and Rick Rubin received the first nominations of their careers.
In the classical field, the nominations were dominated by more serious recordings and less predictable names than in previous years. And Pierre Boulez replaced Georg Solti as the Grammy conductor of choice, garnering four nominations. Solti, who has so far won 30 Grammys, more than any other artist - pop or classical - received none.
These are the nominees in some of the major categories:
Single record:
Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, ``One Sweet Day''
Coolio, ``Gangsta's Paradise''
Joan Osborne, ``One of Us''
Seal, ``Kiss From a Rose''
TLC, ``Waterfalls''
Album:
Mariah Carey, ``Daydream''
Michael Jackson, ``HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I''
Alanis Morissette, ``Jagged Little Pill''
Joan Osborne, ``Relish''
Pearl Jam, ``Vitalogy''
Song:
``I Can Love You Like That''
``Kiss From a Rose''
``One of Us''
``You Are Not Alone''
``You Oughta Know''
New artist:
Brandy
Hootie and the Blowfish
Alanis Morissette
Joan Osborne
Shania Twain
Pop album:
``Daydream,'' Mariah Carey
``Hell Freezes Over,'' Eagles
``Medusa,'' Annie Lennox
``Bedtime Stories,'' Madonna
``Turbulent Indigo,'' Joni Mitchell
Rock album:
``Forever Blue,'' Chris Isaak
``Jagged Little Pill,'' Alanis Morissette
``Vitalogy,'' Pearl Jam
``Wildflowers,'' Tom Petty
``Mirror Ball,'' Neil Young
Alternative album:
``Post,'' Bjork
``Foo Fighters,'' Foo Fighters
``To Bring You My Love,'' P.J. Harvey
``MTV Unplugged in New York,'' Nirvana
``The Presidents of the United States of America,'' the Presidents of the United States of America
Contemporary jazz album:
``Elixir,'' Fourplay
``We Live Here,'' Pat Metheny Group
``Tales,'' Marcus Miller
``Larry and Lee,'' Lee Ritenour and Larry Carlton
``Dreamland,'' Yellowjackets
Classical album:
``Bartok: Divertimento; Dance Suite, etc.,'' Chicago Symphony Orchestra
``Berlioz: Les Troyens,'' Charles Dutoit conducting the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and various artists
``Debussy: `La Mer'; Nocturnes; `Jeux,' etc.,'' Pierre Boulez conducting the Cleveland Orchestra
``Music for Queen Mary,'' Martin Neary conducting the New London Consort, Westminster Abbey Choir and various artists
``Prokofiev and Shostakovich,'' Mstislav Rostropovich conducting the London Symphony Orchestra
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