This week The Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 57th annual GRAMMY Awards. We’re excited to see that seven of the nominated musical works were made with Kickstarter:

Antonique Smith's track “Hold Up Wait a Minute (Woo Woo)” off of her first album, Speechless, is nominated for Best Traditional R&B Performance.

Back At The Controls, the latest album from the legendary Lee “Scratch” Perry is nominated for Best Reggae Album.

Shine For All The People by Mike Farris is nominated for Best Roots Gospel Album.

The Legacy, a traditional Cajun French album by Jo-EL Sonnier, is nominated for Best Regional Roots Music Album.

Jeremy Fox is nominated for Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals for his song "All My Tomorrows"from his big band and jazz orchestra album With Love.

Brady Rymer and The Little Band That Could's record Just Say Hi! is nominated for Best Children’s Album.



Dreams and Prayers by A Far Cry is nominated for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance.