Congratulations to Esperanza Spaulding for her Grammy nomination in 'The Best New Artist' category.

I look forward to seeing her live this month at MSG.

Have the "guest" appearances been confirmed yet?

Wonder if she will win...? Congrats to her. I'd like to see her live to see if she is any good!

Maybe this forum should be changed to "Associated & Affiliated Artist".

Esperanza is NOT an associated artist.

And YES, I saw her tribute performance. Before you throw that up, listen to her catalog like I have.

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BlaqueKnight said:

Esperanza is NOT an associated artist.

Mods, please move this to music: non-Prince.

And YES, I saw her tribute performance. Before you throw that up, listen to her catalog like I have.

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Did you report it to the mods (?) cause just calling it out like this doesn't give them any heads up...

sosgemini said:

BlaqueKnight said:

Esperanza is NOT an associated artist.

Mods, please move this to music: non-Prince.

And YES, I saw her tribute performance. Before you throw that up, listen to her catalog like I have.

[Edited 12/5/10 9:01am]

Did you report it to the mods (?) cause just calling it out like this doesn't give them any heads up...

BlaqueKnight said:

sosgemini said:

Did you report it to the mods (?) cause just calling it out like this doesn't give them any heads up...

Hey, I'm just trying to help.

TheDigitalGardener said:

Have the "guest" appearances been confirmed yet?

I'm not sure.

She's not new. I guess the Grammy people just heard of her.

I don't understand how she can be new when i have an album of her's from 2008.

Wowugotit said:

I don't understand how she can be new when i have an album of her's from 2008.

That's her 2nd album, her debut came out in 2006. The Grammys did this before with Shelby Lynne, who had several traditional country albums, but when she switched her style to a sort of soul pop, they nominated her as a best new artist. Technically, Jody Watley wasn't a new act either, since she was in Shalamar. It's no different than if Paul McCartney got nominated for being a new act after leaving The Beatles. Esperanza is in a genre that is ignored by the mainstream. I saw something on TV and they were making jokes like who is that, they were saying that Justin B would win because he sold a lot, etc.

MickyDolenz said:

Wowugotit said:

I don't understand how she can be new when i have an album of her's from 2008.

That's her 2nd album, her debut came out in 2006. The Grammys did this before with Shelby Lynne, who had several traditional country albums, but when she switched her style to a sort of soul pop, they nominated her as a best new artist. Technically, Jody Watley wasn't a new act either, since she was in Shalamar. It's no different than if Paul McCartney got nominated for being a new act after leaving The Beatles. Esperanza is in a genre that is ignored by the mainstream. I saw something on TV and they were making jokes like who is that, they were saying that Justin B would win because he sold a lot, etc.

Well its been that way for years, Richard Marx and Whitney Houston were sure-winners in this category in their years but both were disqualified, Richard for recording a song a year earlier that appeared on the "Nothing in Common" soundtrack, a Tom Hanks/Jackie Gleason movie that few saw, and Whitney was disqualified for the "Hold Me' duet with Teddy. Now right around that time CYndi Lauper won despite recording an album with the group Blue ANgel. The Grammies are really funny with this category, the group Expose was also disqualified, because on the original demos for the "exposure" album and its very limited first press, about 1,000 copies, there were tracks that had other "girls" singing lead not the trio that would have the hits. So this award always has a controversy, and always comes out of left fieild, i mean shit, Taste of Honey winning best new artist and Elton John losing? huh?

I now, now that if an artist submits their work, that disqualifies them...that's what happened to Janelle M. So maybe this chick never submitted her debut album. That was why Lada Gaga didn't qualify, her label had submitted her for New Artist the year prior to her album blowing up.

sosgemini said:

I now, now that if an artist submits their work, that disqualifies them...that's what happened to Janelle M. So maybe this chick never submitted her debut album. That was why Lada Gaga didn't qualify, her label had submitted her for New Artist the year prior to her album blowing up.

the grammy's has often argued with this character its about being "known" some artists that have had a few albums were under the radar and then got nominated, Shelby Lynne would be one, but to me if you record you record, known or not too well known, thats not the deal. I mean Gwen Stefani and Paul McCartney were nominated as "new artists" does that mean the academy never heard of the "beatles" or "no doubt" (well considering the beatles only won 4 grammies, maybe they didnt hear of them)

???????????????????????? who is she?

PoppyBros said:

???????????????????????? who is she?

She's a jazz bassist and singer.

Love her, she did a concert @ Central Park in NY about 2 years ago. Fantastic Performer.