Calvin Harris, Avicii and Disclosure nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Artist in Billboard Music Awards
Billboard's annual Music Awards have just announced the nominees for its 2015 ceremony. This year's list includes many of the usual suspects. Skrillex, Calvin Harris, Disclosure, Avicii, and Lindsey Stirling receive nominations for Top Dance/Electronic Album -- despite Settle's 2013 release date. This year's top electronic songs include Clean Bandit's "Rather Be," Disclosure's "Latch," DJ Snake and Lil Jon's "Turn Down for What,' Zedd's Ariana Grande collaboration "Break Free" and Calvin Harris's anthemic hit "Summer." The most prestigious of the awards, the Top Dance/Electronic Artist category, includes Avicii, Clean Bandit, Disclosure, Calvin Harris and electronic violinist sensation, Lindsey Stirling, in the list of potential winners.
Duke Dumont breaks through with nomination, Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories' up for album of the year at 56th Grammys
The 56th Grammy Nominations are currently being announced at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles and so far Daft Punk and Pharrell have landed a nomination in the Best Pop/Duo Group Performance category for "Get Lucky," rubbing elbows with Pink, Rihanna, Justin Timerblake and Robin Thicke. The robotic duo are also in the running for the coveted Album of the Year, with May's Random Access Memories up against Sara Bareilles, Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Taylor Swift.