It’s that time of year, the Grammy nominations, where us dance music fans are reminded how little respect we usually get from the popular culture. After fighting for years, dance music has finally carved out a little niche for itself at The Grammy‘s, but we are still reminded of just how far we have to go to obtain mainstream acceptance. We still only get 2 categories that tend to miss out on a lot of great music, but we take what we can get. The Chainsmokers lead the pack with 3 nominations, while Flume and Skrillex each get 2 and Kaskade has 1. Here’s some of the dance music highlights.
Dance Music Categories
Best Dance Recording
Bob Moses – Tearing Me Up
Chainsmokers- Dont Let Me Down
Flume – Never Be Like You
Riton – Rinse & Repeat
Sofi Tukker – Drinkee
Best Dance Album
Flume – Skin
Jean-Michel Jarre – Electronica 1: The Time Machine
Tycho – Epoch
Underworld – Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future
Louie Vega – Louie Vega Starring….XXVIII
Artist Highlights
The Chainsmokers
Best New Artist
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance – “Closer”
Best Dance Recording – “Don’t Let Me Down”
Flume
Best Dance Recording – “Never Be Like You”
Best Dance/Electronic Album – Skin
Skrillex
Best Song Written for Visual Media – “Purple Lamborgini”
Album of The Year – for his work on Justin Bieber’s Purpose
Kaskade
Best Remixed Recording – “Only (Kaskade x Lipless Remix)”
Check out the full list here
