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<\/p>\nOn Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, the 59th annual Grammy awards commence. Some artists will be catapulted into stardom with their first Grammy win, while some artists will climb\u00a0towards becoming music legend, and other\u00a0artists will add another award or awards to their already growing legacies.<\/p>\n
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With the Grammys right around the corner, NYS Music<\/em> wanted to pay homage to all the homegrown New York musical\u00a0talent, and others who have sought out the state of\u00a0New York to help jump start their musical careers and call the state home.<\/p>\n Many recognizable, and upcoming artists born and raised in New York that have been nominated for a Grammy award include, Brooklyn native Barbara Streisand for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album<\/strong>,\u00a0Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway;<\/em>\u00a0<\/i>Long Island natives De La Soul for Best Rap Album<\/strong>,\u00a0And the Anonymous Nobody<\/i>;\u00a0<\/i>New Hartford resident Joe Bonamassa<\/a> for Best Traditional Blues Album<\/strong>,\u00a0Live at the Greek Theater<\/em>\u00a0and from the Bronx, Fat Joe, for Best Rap Performance<\/strong>, for the single “All the Way Up,”\u00a0<\/em>which also features\u00a0Remy Ma, French Montana and Infared.<\/p>\n Other hometown nominees include: Little Louie Vega (Bronx ), for Best Dance\/Electronic Album<\/strong>, \u00a0Louie Vega Starring…XXVIII;\u00a0<\/i>guitarist, composer, and arranger Chuck Loeb, (Nyack), for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album<\/strong>,\u00a0Unspoken<\/em>;\u00a0<\/em>Brady Rymer and the Little Band that Could (Southold), for Best Children’s Album<\/strong>,\u00a0Press Play<\/em>;\u00a0<\/em>Sofi Tukker (NYC) for Best Dance Recording<\/strong> for the track “Drinkee;”\u00a0<\/em>Catherine Russell\u00a0(NYC) for Best Jazz Vocal Album<\/strong>,\u00a0Harlem on My Mind<\/i>;\u00a0<\/i>John Coltrane’s son Ravi (Long Island) for Best Improvised Jazz Solo<\/strong>, “In Movement;”\u00a0Claire Lynch\u00a0(Kingston) for Best Bluegrass Album<\/strong>,\u00a0North by South<\/i>;\u00a0<\/i>Bob Mintzer (New Rochelle) for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album<\/strong>,\u00a0All L.A. Band<\/em>;\u00a0<\/em>Andy Gonzalez\u00a0(Bronx) for Best Latin Jazz Album<\/strong>,\u00a0Entre Colegas <\/i>and Steve Gadd (Rochester) for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album<\/strong>\u00a0Way Back Home: Live From Rochester, NY.<\/em> Gadd is also James Taylor’s touring drummer.<\/p>\n Many artist have ties to New York and though not born in the state, some call it home. Some of these artists include one of the hottest\u00a0duos on the EDM scene, The Chainsmokers<\/a>, who are French-born, Westchester-raised Alexander Pall and Andrew Taggart, a Scottish native raised in Maine and a Syracuse University graduate. After graduation, Taggart was part of the SU Music Business program before taking DJ gigs in NYC where he would eventually meet Pall. The Chainsmokers are nominated\u00a0for Best New Artist, Best Pop Duo\/Group Performance<\/strong> for their single, “Closer,” which also features Halsey on vocals,\u00a0and for Best Dance Recording<\/strong> for their single, “Don’t Let Me Down,” which features\u00a0the singer Daya.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Bob Dylan, the 2016 Nobel Prize<\/a>\u00a0in Literature recipient, used to reside in New York and wrote many of his most influential music while living in Woodstock. Dylan is credited with helping to create\u00a0the folk scene in Greenwich Village. His contributions stand among some of New York’s most significant musical pieces. Dylan is nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album<\/strong>,\u00a0Fallen Angels, <\/i>and\u00a0for Best Historical Album<\/strong>,\u00a0The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol.12 (Collector’s Edition).<\/i><\/p>\n Before his passing on Jan. 10, 2016, David Bowie had a residence for many years in Woodstock. Bowie is nominated for five Grammys including Best Rock Performance<\/strong>,\u00a0Blackstar<\/a>, <\/i>Best Rock Song<\/strong>, “Blackstar,” Best Alternative Music Album<\/strong>,\u00a0Blackstar,\u00a0<\/i>Best Recording Package<\/strong>,\u00a0Blackstar,<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/i>Best-Engineered Album, Non-Classical<\/strong>,\u00a0Blackstar. \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n Other New York transplants nominated for Grammy awards include Snarky Puppy<\/a>, for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album<\/strong> for Culcha Vulcha. <\/i>You can read NYS Music<\/em>‘s review of this album here<\/a>.\u00a0Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society\u00a0for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album<\/strong>,\u00a0Real Enemies, <\/i>and <\/i>Patti Smith\u00a0for Best Spoken Word Album<\/strong>,\u00a0M Train.<\/em><\/p>\n On Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, the 59th annual Grammy awards commence. Some artists will be catapulted into stardom with their first Grammy win, while some artists will climb\u00a0towards becoming music legend, and other\u00a0artists will add another award or awards to their already growing legacies. 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