The 57th Annual Grammy nominations
were officially announced this Friday, December 5, and we could not be more
thrilled for two of the night’s biggest nominees,
Sia and Haim, who earned a combined total of five nominations, including Record of the Year and Best New Artist! The Lodge’s own Grammy-nominated Chief Mastering Engineer, Emily Lazar, mastered both Sia’s chart-topping single, “Chandelier,” and Haim’s critically acclaimed debut album,
Days Are Gone. Emily Lazar has also been nominated for a Grammy this year for the
mastering of Sia’s “Chandelier” for Record of the Year.
Sia's hit single, “Chandelier,” snagged a total of four Grammy nominations,
including Record of the Year, Song of the
Year, Pop Solo Performance and Best
Music Video. Written by Sia and Jesse Shatkin (Kelly Clarkson, Kylie Minogue, Cheryl Cole) and co-produced by Shatkin and Greg Kurstin (Lana Del Ray, Lilly Allen, Tegan and Sarah, Ellie Goudling, Katy Perry).
Sia’s
album 1000 Forms of Fear and its lead single were brought to The Lodge’s Chief Engineer, Emily Lazar, for the final touches. "Chandelier" was released through RCA Records on Sia’s record label, Monkey
Puzzle. Lazar and Kurstin have worked together on Sia’s We Are Born, The
Bird and The Bee, Milo Greene’s upcoming album Control and Annie The Motion Picture Soundtrack.
Kurstin also nabbed a Grammy
nomination for Producer of the Year!
Industry
darlings, Haim, received their first
Grammy nomination in the Best New Artist category. Haim exploded onto the
scene with the with their debut album Days Are Gone. Pitchfork, called the album “impeccably crafted” and SPIN Magazine gave it an 8/10. It was
produced by Ariel Rechtshaid (Vampire Weekend, Sky Ferreira, Charlie XCX,
Snoop Lion, Beyonce) and was released through RocNation/Polydor Records. Rechtshaid too has collaborated
with Lazar through the years most notably on last years Grammy-winning ModernVampires Of The City by Vampire
Weekend.
The 57th
Annual Grammy Awards are going to be the best yet! This is a show you won't
want to miss, so be sure to tune into CBS on February 8, 2015 at 8:00 PM ET!
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