Downtown Celebrates Nominations for the 2019 GRAMMY Awards

Downtown Music Publishing congratulates its writers who have been recognized by the Recording Academy and the wider industry with 2019 GRAMMY Award nominations. Fifteen of Downtown's clients have received nods or have played significant contributions to 18 works in 20 categories, including "Record of the Year" and "Song of the Year."

They extend their congratulations to (Downtown roster in bold):

Song Of The Year
“Shallow” - Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
("Shallow" was co-written by Downtown writers Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt with Lady Gaga and Mark Ronson)
Track from: A Star Is Born

Record Of The Year 
“Shallow” - Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

Album of the Year
Scorpion - Drake
(Album samples Nas track co-written and produced by Downtown client Cloud 9’s Trackmasters)

H.E.R. - H.E.R.
(Album samples Downtown writer Gabriel Garzón-Montano)

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance 
“Shallow” - Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

Best Song Written For Visual Media
“Shallow” - Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

Best Pop Vocal Album
Shawn Mendes - Shawn Mendes
(Songs on the album were co-written with Downtown writer Ryan Tedder and Zack Skelton)

Best Americana Album
The Tree of Forgiveness - John Prine

Best American Roots Song: 
"Knockin' On Your Screen Door" - written by Pat McLaughlin & John Prine

"Summer's End" – written by Pat McLaughlin & John Prine

Best R&B Album
Good Thing - Leon Bridges
(Album co-written and produced by Downtown client Niles City Sound)

H.E.R. - H.E.R.
(Album samples Downtown writer Gabriel Garzón-Montano)

Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Bet Ain’t Worth The Hand” - Leon Bridges
(Co-written and produced by Downtown client Niles City Sound)

Best Alternative Music Album
Colors - Beck
(“Dreams” co-written by Downtown writer Andrew Wyatt)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Colors - Beck
(“Dreams” co-written by Downtown writer Andrew Wyatt)

Producer Of the Year, Non-Classical
Larry Klein

Best Country Album 
Port Saint Joe - Brothers Osborne
(Songs on the album were co-written with Downtown writer Kendell Marvel)

Golden Hour - Kacey Musgraves
(Published by Downtown client Big Yellow Dog)

Best Country Duo/Group Performance: 
"Dear Hate" - Maren Morris Featuring Vince Gill
(Published by Downtown client Big Yellow Dog)

Best Country Song 
"Dear Hate" - Tom Douglas, David Hodges & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris Featuring Vince Gill)
(Published by Downtown client Big Yellow Dog)

Best Metal Performance
“Electric Messiah” - High On Fire

Production, Non Classical
Earthtones - Bahamas

Best Urban Contemporary Album
Everything Is Love - The Carters
(Album samples Downtown writer Hiatus Kaiyote)
(Album also samples Notorious B.I.G. track co-written and produced by Downtown client Cloud 9’s Trackmasters)


Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of "Weird Al" Yankovic"
(Album samples Falco track co-written and co-produced by Rob Bolland of Downtown client Budde Music)