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# The Orchard Lands Record 50 Grammy 2018 Nominations
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/the-orchard-lands-record-50-grammy-2018-nominations/
- Published: 2017-11-29T08:14:44.000Z
- Updated: 2017-11-29T08:14:44.000Z
- Description: While we wait for A2IM's definitive tabulation of who independent record labels faired in 2018 Grammy nominations, the tally for The Orchard stood out. Buoyed by its merger with RED,. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/11/the-orchard-lands-record-50-grammy-2018-nominations.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Conventions & Awards, Indie Music, Music Business, Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, Google, music, music industry, Music Tech, musician, musicians, Pandora, Spotify, Tech Stories, YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:05

[![Orchard Logo](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c93864dd970b-200wi "Orchard Logo")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c93864dd970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)While we wait for A2IM's definitive tabulation of who independent record labels faired in 2018 Grammy nominations, the tally for The Orchard stood out. Buoyed by its merger with RED, the Sony-owned indie music and film distributor notched a record 50 Grammy nominations. 

[![Grammy 2018 Nominees Nothing More](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c93864f9970b-500wi "Grammy 2018 Nominees Nothing More")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c93864f9970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com) 

3X Grammy 2018 Nominees Nothing More

Orchard distributed Nothing More nabbed three Grammy 2018 nominations for Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Album and Best Rock Song – all categories usually populated by major label artists.They distributor also has contenders in the Americana Album and American Roots Song categories with Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit and The Mavericks appearing in both. Isbell earned a nod for his The Nashville Sound as well as the album’s centerpiece “If We Were Vampires.” The Mavericks are Grammy-bound with their record Brand New Day and the track “I Wish You Well.”Jazz was also a storng category for The Orchard with three releases each up for awards in the Vocal and Instrumental categories. Up for Jazz Vocal Album, is Raul Midón‘s Bad Ass And Blind, Jazzmeia Horn‘s A Social Call and Cecile McLorin Salvant‘s Dreams And Daggers. For Jazz Instrumental Album, it's Billy Childs‘ Rebirth, Fred Hersch‘s Open Book and Joey DeFrancesco & The People‘s Project Freedom.**The full list of The Orchard’s 50 nominees below** and catch the 60th Annual Grammy Awards on January 28th, live from Madison Square Garden on CBS.**Best Rock Performance**“Go to War” by Nothing More \[Eleven Seven\]**Best Rock Album** *The Stories We Tell Ourselves* by Nothing More \[Eleven Seven\]**Best Rock Song**“Go to War” by Nothing More \[Eleven Seven\]**Best New Age Album** *Kitaro: Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai, Volume 5* \[Domo Records\]*Dancing on Water* by Peter Kater \[Point Of Light Records\]**Metal Performance**“Black Hoodie” by Body Count \[Century Media\]“Clockworks” by Meshuggah \[Nuclear Blast Records\]**American Roots Song**“If We Were Vampires” by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit \[Thirty Tigers\]“I Wish You Well” by The Mavericks \[Mono Mundo Recordings\]**Americana Album** *The Nashville Sound* by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit \[Thirty Tigers\]*Brand New Day* by The Mavericks \[Mono Mundo Recordings\]**Improvised Jazz Solo**“Dance Of Shiva” by Billy Childs \[Mack Avenue Records\]“Whisper Not” by Fred Hersch \[Palmetto/MRI\]**Jazz Instrumental Album** *Rebirth* by Billy Childs \[Mack Avenue Records\]*Open Book* by Fred Hersch \[Palmetto/MRI\]*Project Freedom* by Joey DeFrancesco & The People \[Mack Avenue Records\]**Jazz Vocal Album** *Bad Ass and Blind* by Raul Midón \[Mack Avenue\]*Dreams and Daggers* by Cecile McLorin Salvant \[Mack Avenue Records\]*A Social Call* by Jazzmeia Horn \[Concord Music Group\]**Gospel Performance/Song**“Never Have To Be Alone” by CeCe Winans \[Pure Springs Gospel\]**Gospel Album** *Let Them Fall In Love* by CeCe Winans \[Pure Springs Gospel\]**Roots Gospel Album** *Hope For All Nations* by Karen Peck & New River \[New Day\]**Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album** *MONK’Estra Vol. 2* by John Beasley \[Mack Avenue Records\]*Bringin’ It* by Christian McBride Big Band \[Mack Avenue Records\]*Whispers on the Wind* by Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge \[MAMA/DC2S\]**Arrangement, instrumental or a cappella**“All Hat, No Saddle” by Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge \[MAMA/DC2S\]“Ugly Beauty/Pannonica” by John Beasley \[Mack Avenue\]**Latin rock, urban or alternative album** *El Paradise* by Los Amigos Invisibles \[Lov/Recs/Live On Video\]**Regional Mexican Music Album** *Zapateando en el Norte* by Various Artists \[Azteca\]**Contemporary Blues Album** *Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm* by Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm \[Jay-Vee/MRI\]**Folk Album** *Mental Illness* by Aimee Mann \[Super Ego\]**Comedy Album** *Cinco* by Jim Gaffigan \[Comedy Dynamics\]*Jerry Before Seinfeld* by Jerry Seinfeld \[Comedy Dynamics\]*A Speck of Dust* by Sarah Silverman \[Comedy Dynamics\]*The Age of Spin & Deep in the Heart of Texas* by Dave Chappelle \[Comedy Dynamics\]**Children’s Album** *Lemonade* by Justin Roberts \[Carpet Square/MRO\]**Instrumental Composition**“Three Revolutions” by Arturo O’Farrill & Chucho Valdés \[Motema\]“Warped Cowboy” by Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge \[MAMA/DC2S\]**Recording Package** *Solid State* by Jonathan Coulton \[Super Ego\]**Orchestral Performance** *Debussy: Images; Jeux & La Plus Que Lente* by Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor \[San Francisco Symphony\]**Best Classical Instrumental Solo** *Haydn: Cello Concertos* by Steven Isserlis; Florian Donderer, conductor (The Deutsch Kammerphilharmonie Bremen) \[Hyperion\]**Reggae Album** *Avrakedabra* by Morgan Heritage \[Cool To Be Conscious Music Group/Membran\]**Album Notes** *The Complete Works Of Scoot Joplin* by Richard Dowling \[Rivermont/City Hall\]**Engineered Album** *Natural Conclusion* by Rose Cousins \[Outside Music\]**Opera Recording** *Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel* by Mariinsky Orchestra \[Mariinsky/LSO\]**Choral Performance** *Music Of The Spheres* by Tenebrae, Nigel Short \[Signum\]**Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance** *Works by Franck, Kurtág, Previn, Schumann* by Augustin Hadelich and Joyce Yang \[AVIE Records/The Music Company\]*Divine Theatre – Sacred Motets* By Giaches De Wert by Stile Antico \[Harmonia Mundi\]**Classical Solo Vocal Album** *Gods & Monsters* by Nicholas Phan \[AVIE Records/The Music Company\]**Classical Compendium** *The Routes Of Slavery (Les Routes de L’Esclavage)* by Jordi Savall \[Alia Vox\]

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