AAUA STRIKE: Hope AAUA won't turn out like LASU?

Recently you all heard of the riot in Lasu because I posted it here on this blog and now the situation has taken another edge. Lasu is set to embark on
another round of strikes.

The lecturers are unhappy over a number of long-standing issues they say the school's administration has failed to address. This was part of decisions reached during the ASUU-LASU congress which was monitored by City Voice during the week.

Now here's the gist, AAUA is experiencing something of such nature. If you've been following my posts, you'd observe two different terrible occurrences in just this week.


The AAUA-ASUU is set to hold a meeting with the VC on Monday which will determine the strike. I pray it goes well, I'll bring you details of the meeting when I have them. Can you predict what will happen on Monday?

Gunshots in AAUA, Two expatriates kidnapped

Better late than never, i've been having connection issues since morning so i could'nt post. well here's the detailed gist.
 four gunmen gained access into campus yesterday evening in a  Mercedes Benz Car and started shooting sporadically into the air. The guys attacked the  white-men in charge of the building of the senate building under construction with  Charvet Construction Company in a  Nissan Xterra Jeep and shot   the driver. However the police came to their resuce but they fired and  succeeded in killing a police man and three others injured.

 The assailants whisked the expatriates away to an unknown destination after the abandoned their own car and left with the  foreigners jeep though i hear the jeep had been since found. 

thats all i know for now, updates  definitely coming soon.  

Beyonce to be studied in the University

Queen Bee has joined other celebrities including Oprah and husband Jay Z, (who has a Georgetown University sociology course named after him), who are studied in the University. The course is called Politicizing Beyonce and can be taken at Rutgers University in New Jersey.

The University’s Department of Women’s and Gender Studies will be exploring the social & cultural significance of the songstress’s music and image.

The course will allow fans to explore Beyonce's alter ego Sasha Fierce, and debate the extent of control she has over her own image. They will also debate whether her red hot persona is an outlet of female sexual empowerment or merely complying with western gender stereotypes.

"This isn’t a course about Beyonce’s political engagement or how many times she performed during President Obama’s inauguration weekend. She certainly pushes boundaries. While other artists are simply releasing music, she’s creating a grand narrative around her life, her career, and her persona.’ Kevin Allred, the person in charge of the course at Rutgers University said

(PHOTOS) UPDATE: Chief Segun Odegbami in AAUA

Read the main post here

Got some pictures 

photo credit: aauaamebo

Chief Odegbami getting set for stage

Chief Segun Odegbami delivering his Speech

DVC Prof Ajayi presenting Chief Segun Odegbami his award

CHIEF SEGUN ODEGBAMI IN AAUA

we had The Great Man in campus today and he spoke on a few things.

THE MATHEMATICIAN as he was known in the 1970s spoke extensively on the importance and power of the gift of a man which also has its root in the Holy bible. He said he is an HND holder and has spoken to a large crowd of Presidents,prof,world leader who has greater qualification because of the gift he has.He has also represent Nigeria in a world chat to host the world cup. Thus he adviced the university community to adhere strickly to their gift as it pays much more than any other thing including education.
The one time footballer, cement distributor, coca cola distributor, dry cleaner, television company co-owner, manufacturer of sporting equipments is currently runing a sport school in Abeokuta.
Furthermore, he pointed out the fact that with education and sport we can totally change the world. He also said people do not need to always be the first in our engagement but all we need do is to be the best version of ourself.
Indeed apart from been a seasoned footballer in his time,Segun is also a motivational speaker.

(MUST WATCH)Graphic video: Doctors remove live maggots from girl with new STD

saw this post on a popular and i thought this would be good for my Akungba people who do not use protection before sex, this is very dangerous, you do not know what virus your partner is  carrying. Especially for the girls, you'll must watch this.

the video, can be streamed with IOS, andriod, blackberry or pc
click here

QUICK STEPS TO IMPROVING YOUR HAND WRITING

MY HANDWRITING is awful — so bad that it’s not so much illegible as unidentifiable. It never bothered me, but I recently attended a creative writing retreat where I wrote some notes by hand. Looking over them now, I can barely read them. It’s rather embarrassing, as well as frustrating, so I decided to look for ways to improve your handwriting. As this article points out, seems I’ve been writing the wrong way my whole life!
Luckily, it is possible to reboot years of misaligned muscle memory and improve your handwriting – you just need time, determination, and the following common sense tips.

1. Decide why you want to improve your handwriting.

You need to know exactly what you hope to achieve, so you know what to focus on. Perhaps (like me) you want to write more legibly, so your notes don’t look like a spider has been dipped in poisonous ink and then violently convulsed itself to death across your page.
Maybe there are a few letters you’ve never really been sure of (that would be you, joined-up s); or you want to impress that sexy graphologist you’re seeing by projecting the wonders of your personality through your loops and whorls. 
It might be you want to write more fluently and efficiently, so your hand doesn’t cramp up after five minutes of scribbling; or that you believe it’s easier to manifest the poetic geometry of the universe through an actual pen than a computer keyboard. 
There are as many good reasons to improve your handwriting as there are ways to write “spelling” in Old English. Regardless of your reasons, here’s how to do it.

2. Choose your weapon carefully.

English writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton famously wrote that “the pen is mightier than the sword.” Just as you wouldn’t go into battle armed with the rusty paper knife you found down the back of the armchair, you shouldn’t expect to produce beautiful handwriting using a half-chewed Biro encrusted in suspect fluff.
It’s not necessary to buy a gold fountain pen with jewel-studded nib and ink distilled from a virgin squid, unless you happen to be a particularly sophisticated Bond villain. But you should experiment until you find a type of pen (or even pencil) that works for you.
A purist might tell you fountain pens are superior — presumably because it’s so hard to catch enough swans to make quills — but there are plenty of good ballpoints, roller-balls, and even felt tips out there. 

Hand position: The top of the pen should rest on
or just in front of the base knuckle.

Writing by hand shouldn’t be like a game of Mercy with your pen, so look for one that’s comfortable to hold, and where the ink flows smoothly without your having to push too hard on the paper. 
Also, try pens with different sized nibs or balls to find a line thickness that pleases you, and experiment with different colors. But take care — it doesn’t matter how beautiful your script, it will still look horrendous if rendered in a bilious green ink. 

3. Get a grip.

Although your pen does have a pointy bit, it’s not actually a mighty sword, so you needn’t hold it like one. Your grip should be light yet supportive, and there should be no undue tension in your hand position. Don’t squeeze — your pen is no more a tube of toothpaste than it is a weapon, and the ink will flow of its own accord.
It doesn’t really matter which fingers you use to hold the pen, as long as it feels comfortable and balanced. But it’s best for the top (the non-business end) to rest on or just in front of the base knuckle of your index finger, rather than in the gully formed between index finger and thumb.

4. Sort your posture.

You need to sit up straight yet relaxed, with your non-writing fingers gently curled under your hand, and your hand position resting lightly on the table. Some people recommend having your writing surface at a 45-degree angle, which could be tricky unless you have a high-tech bat-desk, or are trying to save time by writing directly onto your laptop screen. 
Clear some space, because you need room to move your arm when writing properly. You can’t produce elegant, free-flowing script if you’re hunched up over the only corner of your desk not littered with empty coffee cups, half-eaten sandwiches, and rogue power cables. There was a reason people had writing desks back in the days of yore. 
Finally, once you have a comfortable writing position, don’t screw it up by altering your alignment. When it becomes awkward to move your hand position down the page to write the next line, try moving the paper up instead of your hand down. Unleashing a typewriter bing is optional.

5. Put your shoulder into it.

This is how much my writing sucks.

Having the right pen, correct grip, and good posture is worth nothing if you’re drawing the letters with your fingers. Strange as it sounds, you should not be using your wrist and fingers to write — that leads to cramped, stilted writing, as well as fatigue.
Rather, your fingers should hold the pen in place and act as a guide, and all the movement should come from the shoulder girdle. This is one of the main muscle groups you use to raise your arm and rotate it in a big circle, like Popeye powering up for a thunder punch.
In other words, your shoulder and forearm move as you write, but your wrist and fingers don’t. This helps you write in a more fluid, efficient style. It takes practice, and feels weird at first, but these muscle groups don’t get tired as quickly as your wrist and fingers.

6. Swap your air guitar for an air pen.

To practice using your shoulder muscles to write, hold your arm in front of you, elbow bent, and write big letters in the air. Concentrate on moving from the shoulder and holding your forearm, wrist, and fingers steady. Muscles from your shoulder, arm, chest, and back should be working. These are the muscle groups you want to use when writing with pen and paper.
Once you are comfortable doing this — which mostly means coming to terms with how ridiculous you look — try making smaller and smaller air letters. You can also try tracing the shapes of letters onto a wall with your finger, or writing on a blackboard or whiteboard. 
Writing on a vertical surface means you automatically use the correct muscle groups. Resist the temptation to get close and rest your hand on the wall, because this means you are writing with your fingers again.

7. Bust out some shapes.

Once you’re confident with the muscle groups needed to write in thin air, it’s time to fire it up to 11 and break out the pen and paper. This article suggests you start out writing large X’s, /’s, O’s, swirls, and loops. Really concentrate on moving from the shoulder, holding your wrist steady, and using your fingers just as a guide. Focus on producing nice, smooth shapes, and use lined paper to help with consistent size and spacing.

Probably best not to hold your pen with this hand position.

As you get better, make your shapes smaller and smaller. Begin introducing letters — again, start out big and bold, and gradually get smaller. When you’re ready to go crazy, bust out some words, sentences, and even whole paragraphs.
Asking an adult to practice writing big letters might seem as pointless as Mr. Miyagi telling Daniel-san to paint his fence. But you aren’t just learning new muscle memory, you’re trying to unlearn bad habits.

8. Practice whenever you can.

Take every opportunity to write longhand instead of on a keyboard. If you’re a writer, or need to write a report or proposal, consider doing your first draft using pen and paper. You can polish and edit as you type it up. Write out old-skool to-do lists rather than using a computer program. Start maintaining a journal. If you’re stuck in a boring meeting, presentation, or lecture, practice your handwriting strokes instead of doodling whirlwinds and boxes.
Practice your handwriting for a few minutes each day, and you should start to see improvements quite quickly. Try making up motivational sentences that use letters in different ways.

AAUA STRIKE(VIDEO);watch Attack on ASUU AAUA Chairman Dr. Mekusi by Adekunle Ajasin University security men (Sherriff)

someone sent in this video already uploaded on youtube. voices of the ASUU people were heard saying "what  authority do you have to deflate this tyre" a dozen of times. more pictures after the cut

watch the video here youtube

AAUA STRIKE: ASUU leardership never for once requested for the removal of the VC

There is another news saying ASUU did not request for the removal of the VC over the chaos in the early hours on monday yet saharareporters insist otherwise. you can read the post on saharareporters here

Adekunle Ajasin University Lecturers In Ondo Threaten Boycott, Ask For Removal Of Vice Chancellor Mimiko Over ASUU Assaults

SOURCE:saharareporters

Adekunle Ajasin University Akunga Akoko (AAUA) chapter lecturers are threatening to boycott their academic activities Tuesday, and demanding the Vice Chancellor step down, following an attack earlier this morning on the Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU), Dr. Busuyi Mekusi and members of sister unions.

Dr. Mekusi was beaten and sustained injuries along with union members during a fight provoked by school security, Sheriff Security Outfit.

He and other union members were admitted to a private hospital, and are being discharged when they regain consciousness.

ASUU's Dr. Mekusi and union members from Benue State University and University of Ibadan were attacked when they came for a meeting at the University today. While visitors were assaulted by school security their car tires were also deflated.

Lecturers voted unanimously to boycott their academic activities on Tuesday to register their objection to the assaults, call for the removal of AAUA Vice Chancellor, Prof. Femi Mimiko, and call for the arrest of the perpetrators of the attack.  

Saharareporters learned the VC has been at loggerheads with the institution's union following the almost four month-long nationwide ASUU strike when academic activities were paralyzed.  

Since the strike, Professor Mimiko, who is the younger brother of Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has engaged in intimidation threatening to sack union faculty.

ASUU will issue a statement once its members meet.  

A request for comment was sent to AAUA public relations and protocol department for comment.

SOURCE:saharareporters

NEW dates announced for 2013/2014 preDegree Registration and Examination

Theres an update on this here
The registration for 2013/2014 predegree was extended to the 16th of February and the exam fixed to hold on the 24th of the same month.

Mom was having sex with male friend while her kids died in hot car

The mother of the two boys who died of hyperthermia has been arrested. Authorities say they found out she was having sex with her boyfriend while the kids were left alone for two hours with the heat on in the car. (The boys and their father pictured above) The story below...

A mother whose children died after she locked them in the car with a heater running, while she had sex in another vehicle, is on trial for homicide.

Prosecutors say Heather Jensen, 25, carried out a "death sentence" against her two young sons when she locked then in the hot car, Fox 31 Denver reports.

The charges against Ms Jensen include criminally negligent homicide, child abuse resulting in death and false reporting. Continue...

"Ms Jensen created the situation that caused her children to die," prosecutor Danielle Lewis said in opening statements.

Her defence says her actions should be assessed with regard to her low IQ, her youth and the fact her husband died six weeks earlier in a car accident.

"It was a tragedy, but it was an accident. It was not a crime," said public defender Elsa Archambault.
Ms Jensen sobbed loudly as her trial opened last week in Mesa County District Court, Colorado.

Ms Jensen’s sons, William, 2, and 4-year-old Tyler, died on November 27, 2012. She told her new live-in boyfriend she was taking the boys to play in the snow and drove them to a snow park, where she met up with a male friend to have sex in the car park.

At first, she left the two boys in the car with the heat on and the doors unlocked.

After about 30 minutes, Tyler opened the door and Ms Jensen returned him to her car, gave him a mobile phone to play with and secured the child locks before returning to her friend.

The children are said to have spent 90 minutes in the car, where an investigation revealed temperatures could have reached 60 degrees Celsius. Both boys died from hyperthermia.

Ms Jensen’s defence attributes her poor decision making to her low IQ of 76, which makes her borderline developmentally disabled.

A boyfriend also told investigating police that Ms Jensen had smoked marijuana the day before the children died.

In the three months leading up to the deaths, she had failed court-ordered drug tests three times, the Daily Sentinel reports. The testing was tied to a March 2012 arrest for domestic violence. Her husband Eric had told police Ms Jensen became violent after he confronted her about spending time with friends who supplied her with painkillers Vicodin and Percocet.

Following the deaths of her sons, Ms Jensen also violated the terms of her probation and left Colorado for Florida, to be with her family.
"I believe it would be a great opportunity for me to start my life over again in Florida, and being surrounded by all my family who loves me to help me get through the losses I’ve had in this past month," Ms Jensen wrote in the letter to a Mesa County judge. "And I would greatly appreciate it if you will let me move on with my life in Florida."

Ms Jensen's request was denied and she was arrested at her mother's home in North Fort Myers, Florida on January 16, 2013.

The jury deciding the case was made up of 10 women and five men, but a judge removed one of the jurors from the trial when he found out she added a witness from the trial as a friend on Facebook, CBS Denver reports. The trial is expected to run for nine days.

AAUA STRIKE: Offices remain LOCKED

Though no official statement has declared the strike but Offices in the institution remain locked so that means the strike is on. No sheriff deputies were seen at the gate and with this effect the veteran security took over. this is not a good one. Btw, there's a new trend in campus lol they say 

"ARIFIN is when AAUA sheriff slaps AAUA ASUU CHAIRMAN" eheh 

AAUA CHAOS; Highlights from major news today

• VC ordered us to stop external ASUU bus from entering the school' Sheriff Deputies.

• Varsity claimed ASUU forcefully rode into d campus,refusing to submit to routine checks

• ASUU held zonal meeting in AAUA

• AAUA-ASUU /Sheriff clash: ASUU chairman ,(Dr Mekusi) harassed, battered, Hon. Bolarinwa (Former Speaker ODHA) hurt, two Sheriffs hospitalised

• Students reinforced for protest, blocked gate, coerced people filming scenes...varsity claimed students were incited by ASUU chairman

• Academic activities temporarily suspended

• "We don't want internal strike in AAUA...Sheriffs must go!" -- AAUA students

• Ceaser (SUG 01) absent on campus during protest... Said to have been receiving treatment at Owo

• A guy caught stealing four (4) phones in Geology Lecture theatre

 see here and here for more on this

AAUA CHAOS; updates

some students took to twitter to express themselves you can read what the twitted from the images below

BREAKING NEWS! AAUA on a one week warning strike?

I dont  understand what went wrong between the vc and the asuu chairman but i hear they they had a disagreement and that shortly after, students were sent out of the school and the gate locked. my informer said worse things  transpired but am keeping that till its been  confirmed. All this news is "i hear say" i did not see anything myself so lets wait and see what happens  tomorrow. i hope this is not the  beginning of another strike for us or what do you think? 

There's an update on this news here

Bsc and Bsc.ed. What are the differences?

This is a question from a student. She's asking you all to tell her the differences between the two degrees. please make your answers detailed enough. Thanks

Grammy Winners 2014: The Full List

Daft Punk took home the Grammy for Album of the Year, and gave the shortest acceptance speech in history: zero words.

In fact, the electronic duo–decked out in their trademark shiny helmets, this time atop tuxedos–didn’t utter a single syllable despite winning five times at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. They instead farmed out that task out to collaborators including Pharrell Williams, who referred to them fondly as “the robots” and Nile Rodgers, who appeared in the Staples Center’s press room to give a statement on their behalf.

“They’re blown away,” he said. “We are all stunned. We’re happy; none of us can believe this. If, in fact, they do a print thing and say that they had some feeling that we knew [the album] would do this …”

Rodgers trailed off and shook his head, then laughed.

Music’s biggest night lived up to its name, punctuated by performances by the aforementioned robots and another by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis that culminated in an appearance by Madonna–and a mass wedding of 33 couples presided over by Queen Latifah.

The night featured performances by many more of the most talented names in music–and many of the top earners, sometimes one in the same–including a reunion of the last two living Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, who played a new song from the former’s latest album.

McCartney popped by the press room afterward with former Nirvana members Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl, with whom he shared an award for Best Rock Song for “Cut Me Some Slack.”

He summed up the mood of the night quite aptly: “It was magic for me, playing with these guys.”

Check out the full list of winners below, courtesy of Grammy.com. For continued coverage of the ceremony’s aftermath, follow me on Twitter.

1. RECORD OF THE YEAR
Get Lucky
Daft Punk Featuring Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers
Thomas Bangalter & Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo, producers; Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta & Daniel Lerner, engineers/mixers; Antoine “Chab” Chabert & Bob Ludwig, mastering engineers
Track from: Random Access Memories
Label: Columbia Records

2. ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Random Access Memories
Daft Punk
Julian Casablancas, DJ Falcon, Todd Edwards, Chilly Gonzales, Giorgio Moroder, Panda Bear, Nile Rodgers, Paul Williams & Pharrell Williams, featured artists; Thomas Bangalter, Julian Casablancas, Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo, DJ Falcon & Todd Edwards, producers; Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta, Guillaume Le Braz & Daniel Lerner, engineers/mixers; Antoine “Chab” Chabert & Bob Ludwig, mastering engineers
Label: Columbia Records

3. SONG OF THE YEAR
Royals
Joel Little & Ella Yelich O’Connor, songwriters (Lorde)
Track from: Pure Heroine
Label: Universal Music; Publishers: Copyright Control/Sony ATV

4. BEST NEW ARTIST
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

5. BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Royals
Lorde
Track from: Pure Heroine
Label: Universal Republic

6. BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Get Lucky
Daft Punk Featuring Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers
Track from: Random Access Memories
Label: Columbia Records

7. BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Steppin’ Out
Herb Alpert
Label: Shout! Factory

8. BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Unorthodox Jukebox
Bruno Mars
Label: Atlantic

9. BEST DANCE RECORDING
Clarity
Zedd Featuring Foxes
Zedd, producer; Zedd, mixer
Track from: Clarity
Label: Interscope Records

10. BEST DANCE/ELECTRONICA ALBUM
Random Access Memories
Daft Punk
Label: Columbia Records

11. BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
To Be Loved
Michael Bublé
Label: 143/Reprise

12. BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
Radioactive
Imagine Dragons
Track from: Night Visions
Label: Kidinakorner/ Interscope

13. BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
God Is Dead?
Black Sabbath
Track from: 13
Label: Vertigo/Republic

14. BEST ROCK SONG
Cut Me Some Slack
Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear, songwriters (Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear)
Track from: Sound City – Real To Reel
Label: RCA Records / Roswell Records; Publishers: MPL Communications, Inc./M.J.-Twelve Music/Murky Slough Music/Kobalt Music/Ruthensmear Music/Bug Music

15. BEST ROCK ALBUM
Celebration Day
Led Zeppelin
Label: Swan Song/Atlantic

16. BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
WINNER
Modern Vampires Of The City
Vampire Weekend
Label: XL Recordings

17. BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
Something
Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway
Track from: Family Dinner Volume One
Label: Ropeadope Records

18. BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
Please Come Home
Gary Clark Jr.
Track from: Blak And Blu
Label: Warner Bros Records

19. BEST R&B SONG
Pusher Love Girl
James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake)
Track from: The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience
Label: RCA Records; Publishers: Tennman Tunes/Universal Music- Z – Tunes/Virginia Beach Music/WB Music Corp./Jerome Harmon Publishing/Warner-Chappell Music, Inc./James Fauntleroy Music/Almo Music

20. BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
WINNER
Unapologetic
Rihanna
Label: Def Jam Records

21. BEST R&B ALBUM
Girl On Fire
Alicia Keys
Label: RCA Records

22. BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
Thrift Shop
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz
Track from: The Heist
Label: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis LLC

23. BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
Holy Grail
Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake
Track from: Magna Carta…Holy Grail
Label: Roc Nation

24. BEST RAP SONG
Thrift Shop
Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz)
Track from: The Heist
Label: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis LLC; Publishers: Macklemore Publishing/Ryan Lewis Publishing

25. BEST RAP ALBUM
The Heist
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Label: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis LLC

26. BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
Wagon Wheel
Darius Rucker
Track from: True Believers
Label: Capitol Records Nashville

27. BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
From This Valley
The Civil Wars
Track from: The Civil Wars
Label: Sensibility Recordings / Columbia Records

28. BEST COUNTRY SONG
Merry Go ‘Round
Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
Track from: Same Trailer Different Park
Label: Mercury Records

29. BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Same Trailer Different Park
Kacey Musgraves
Label: Mercury Records

30. BEST NEW AGE ALBUM
Love’s River
Laura Sullivan
Label: Sentient Spirit Records

31. BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO
Orbits
Wayne Shorter, soloist
Track from: Without A Net (The Wayne Shorter Quartet)
Label: Blue Note Records

32. BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
Liquid Spirit
Gregory Porter
Label: Blue Note Records

33. BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue
Terri Lyne Carrington
Label: Concord Jazz

34. BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
WINNER
Night In Calisia
Randy Brecker, Włodek Pawlik Trio & Kalisz Philharmonic
Label: Summit Records

35. BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
Song For Maura
Paquito D’Rivera And Trio Corrente
Label: Sunnyside Records/Paquito Records

36. BEST GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE
Break Every Chain [Live]
Tasha Cobbs
Track from: Grace [Live]
Label: EMI Gospel/ Motown Gospel

37. BEST GOSPEL SONG
If He Did It Before… Same God [Live]
Tye Tribbett, songwriter (Tye Tribbett)
Track from: Greater Than [Live]
Label: Motown Gospel; Publisher: Everything Fresh Entertainment LLC

38. BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC SONG
Overcomer
David Garcia, Ben Glover & Christopher Stevens, songwriters (Mandisa)
Track from: Overcomer
Label: Sparrow Records; Publishers: Ariose Music/9T One Songs/Meaux Mercy/LarryDavid Music/Capitol CMG Publishing/Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Publishing/D Soul Music

39. BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
Greater Than [Live]
Tye Tribbett
Label: Motown Gospel

40. BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
Overcomer
Mandisa
Label: Sparrow Records

41. BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
Vida
Draco Rosa
Label: Sony Music Latin

42. BEST LATIN ROCK, URBAN OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
Treinta Días
La Santa Cecilia
Label: Universal Music Latino Y Arju Productions, Inc.

43. BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)
A Mi Manera
Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
Label: East Side Records/Shea Records

44. BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
Pacific Mambo Orchestra
Pacific Mambo Orchestra
Label: Tumalanmusic / Stefrecords

45. BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG
Love Has Come For You
Edie Brickell & Steve Martin, songwriters (Steve Martin & Edie Brickell)
Track from: Love Has Come For You
Label: Rounder; Publishers: LA Films Music/Brick Elephant Music

46. BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
Old Yellow Moon
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
Label: Nonesuch Records

47. BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
The Streets Of Baltimore
Del McCoury Band
Label: McCoury Music

48. BEST BLUES ALBUM
Get Up!
Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite
Label: Stax

49. BEST FOLK ALBUM
My Favorite Picture Of You
Guy Clark
Label: Dualtone

50. BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM
Dockside Sessions
Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
Label: Musicmatters Records

51. BEST REGGAE ALBUM
Ziggy Marley In Concert
Ziggy Marley
Label: Tuff Gong Worldwide

52. BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM (TIE)
Savor Flamenco
Gipsy Kings
Label: Knitting Factory Records

Live: Singing For Peace Around The World
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Label: Ladysmith Black Mambazo

53. BEST CHILDREN’S ALBUM
Throw A Penny In The Wishing Well
Jennifer Gasoi
Label: Sparkling Productions

54. BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM (INCLUDES POETRY, AUDIO BOOKS & STORYTELLING)
America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren’t
Stephen Colbert
Label: Hachette Audio

55. BEST COMEDY ALBUM
Calm Down Gurrl
Kathy Griffin

56. BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
Kinky Boots
Billy Porter & Stark Sands, principal soloists; Sammy James Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus & William Wittman, producers; Cyndi Lauper, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Stark Sands, Billy Porter & Others)
Label: Masterworks Broadway

57. BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Sound City: Real To Reel
Butch Vig, compilation producer
Label: RCA Records/Roswell Records

58. BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Skyfall
Thomas Newman, composer
Label: Sony Classical

59. BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Skyfall
Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)
Track from: Skyfall
Label: Columbia Records/ XL Recordings; Publishers: Universal Music Publishing Ltd./EMI Music Publishing Ltd.

60. BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
Pensamientos For Solo Alto Saxophone And Chamber Orchestra
Clare Fischer, composer (The Clare Fischer Orchestra)
Label: Clavo Records

61. BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT
On Green Dolphin Street
Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)
Label: Telarc International

62. BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT ACCOMPANYING VOCALIST(S)
Swing Low
Gil Goldstein, arranger (Bobby McFerrin & Esperanza Spalding)
Label: Masterworks

63. BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
Long Night Moon
Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)
Label: No Big Deal Records

64. BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
Wings Over America (Deluxe Edition)
Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney And Wings)
Label: Hear Music

65. BEST ALBUM NOTES
Afro Blue Impressions (Remastered & Expanded)
Neil Tesser, album notes writer (John Coltrane)
Label: Pablo/Concord Music Group

66. BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM (TIE)
Charlie Is My Darling – Ireland 1965
Teri Landi, Andrew Loog Oldham & Steve Rosenthal, compilation producers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (The Rolling Stones)
Label: ABKCO

The Complete Sussex And Columbia Albums
Leo Sacks, compilation producer; Joseph M. Palmaccio, Tom Ruff & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Bill Withers)
Label: Columbia/Legacy Recordings

67. BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
Random Access Memories
Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta & Daniel Lerner, engineers; Antoine “Chab” Chabert, Bob Ludwig, mastering engineers (Daft Punk)
Label: Columbia Records

68. PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Pharrell Williams
• BBC (Jay Z) (T) • Blurred Lines (Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell) (S) • Happy (Pharrell Williams) (T) • I Can’t Describe (The Way I Feel) (Jennifer Hudson Featuring T.I.) (S) • Nuclear (Destiny’s Child) (T) • Oceans (Jay Z Featuring Frank Ocean) (T) • Reach Out Richard (Mayer Hawthorne) (T) • The Stars Are Ours (Mayer Hawthorne) (T)

69. BEST REMIXED RECORDING, NON-CLASSICAL
Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix)
Cedric Gervais, remixer (Lana Del Rey)
Label: Interscope/Polydor UK

70. BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUM
Live Kisses
Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; Tommy LiPuma, surround producer (Paul McCartney)
Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment

71. BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
Winter Morning Walks
David Frost, Brian Losch & Tim Martyn, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Dawn Upshaw, Maria Schneider, Australian Chamber Orchestra & St. Paul Chamber Orchestra)
Label: ArtistShare

72. PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
David Frost
• Andres: Home Stretch (Timo Andres, Andrew Cyr & Metropolis Ensemble) • Angel Heart, A Music Storybook (Matt Haimovitz & Uccello) • Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 (Jonathan Biss) • Ben-Haim: Chamber Works (ARC Ensemble) • Celebrating The American Spirit (Judith Clurman & Essential Voices USA) • Elgar: Enigma Variations; Vaughan Williams: The Wasps; Greensleeves (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony) • Guilty Pleasures (Renée Fleming, Sebastian Lang-Lessing & Philharmonia Orchestra) • Verdi: Otello (Riccardo Muti, Aleksandrs Antonenko, Krassimira Stoyanova, Carlo Guelfi, Chicago Symphony Chorus & Chicago Symphony Orchestra) • Winter Morning Walks (Dawn Upshaw, Maria Schneider, Australian Chamber Orchestra & St. Paul Chamber Orchestra)

73. BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4
Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra)
Label: BIS Records

74. BEST OPERA RECORDING
Adès: The Tempest
Thomas Adès, conductor; Simon Keenlyside, Isabel Leonard, Audrey Luna & Alan Oke; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon

75. BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Pärt: Adam’s Lament
Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor (Tui Hirv & Rainer Vilu; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Sinfonietta Riga & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra; Latvian Radio Choir & Vox Clamantis)
Label: ECM New Series

76. BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
Roomful Of Teeth
Brad Wells & Roomful Of Teeth
Label: New Amsterdam Records

77. BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
Corigliano: Conjurer – Concerto For Percussionist & String Orchestra
Evelyn Glennie; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)
Track from: Corigliano: Conjurer; Vocalise
Label: Naxos

78. BEST CLASSICAL VOCAL SOLO
Winter Morning Walks
Dawn Upshaw (Maria Schneider; Jay Anderson, Frank Kimbrough & Scott Robinson; Australian Chamber Orchestra & St. Paul Chamber Orchestra)
Label: ArtistShare

79. BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM
Hindemith: Violinkonzert; Symphonic Metamorphosis; Konzertmusik
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Label: Ondine

80. BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION
Schneider, Maria: Winter Morning Walks
Maria Schneider, composer (Dawn Upshaw, Jay Anderson, Frank Kimbrough, Scott Robinson & Australian Chamber Orchestra)
Track from: Winter Morning Walks
Label: ArtistShare

81. BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Suit & Tie
Justin Timberlake Featuring Jay Z
David Fincher, video director; Timory King, video producer
Label: RCA Records

82. BEST MUSIC FILM
Live Kisses
Paul McCartney
Jonas Åkerlund, video director; Violaine Etienne, Aron Levine & Scott Rodger, video producers
Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment