![]() ![]() “Music Is The Weapon (Reloaded)” - Major Lazer “The Business” - Tiësto, Hightower, Julia Karlsson & Tiësto, producers Tiësto, mixer WINNER: “Alive” - Rüfüs Du Sol, Jason Evigan & Rüfüs Du Sol, producers Cassian Stewart-Kasimba, mixer ![]() ![]() “You Can Do It” - Caribou Dan Snaith, producer David Wrench, mixer “Heartbreak” - Bonobo & Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Simon Green & Orlando Higginbottom, producers Simon Green & Orlando Higginbottom, mixers “Before” - James Blake, Dom Maker, producers James Blake, mixer “Loom” - Ólafur Arnalds Featuring Bonobo, Simon Green, producers Ólafur Arnalds, mixer “Hero” - Afrojack & David Guetta, Kuk Harrell & Stargate, producers Elio Debets, mixer WINNER: “Love For Sale” - Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga WINNER: “Kiss Me More” - Doja Cat featuring SZA “Lonely” - Justin Bieber and Benny Blanco “I Get A Kick Out Of You” - Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga WINNER: “drivers license” - Olivia Rodrigo “Right On Time” - Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth and more “Peaches” - Louis Bell, Justin Bieber, Giveon Dezmann Evans, Bernard Harvey, Felisha “Fury” - King, Matthew Sean Leon and more “Montero” - Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, Omer Fedi, Montero Hill & Roy Lenzo WINNER: “Leave the Door Open” - Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II and Bruno Mars Powell II, Solána Rowe & David Sprecher and more “Kiss Me More” - Rogét Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Carter Lang, Gerard A. “Happier Than Ever” - Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell “Fight For You” - Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. “drivers license” - Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo “A Beautiful Noise” - Alicia Keys & Brandi Carlile And I’m happy about that.“Bad Habits” - Fred Gibson, Johnny McDaid & Ed Sheeran “It’s genre less, it’s timeless, and you can’t put it in a box. “If you’re a connoisseur of music, then you love good music and that’s what the Gramps Morgan experience is all about,” he says. He’s proud of the end result and hopes people will take time to listen to the complete record. “Me and Shaggy have been doing so many things throughout the years and we’re at a point in life where we just want to float our boat and relax.” Morgan laughs, then adds, “It was just a point of calling on friends and saying, hey man, let’s sing some music throughout this pandemic. His duet with Shaggy, is a fun, feel good song. I think I’ve been on the past four of her albums, and she’s been on all three of my solo projects.” And of course my dad, Denroy Morgan, and my son, Jemere Morgan. “I called on my friend, Shaggy, we’ve been friend for 25 years. The album also has collaborations with friends, and members of Morgan’s family. But when Johnny Reid brought me that song, it made me know that they’re in a better place and they’ll be rewarded for the good they’ve done on this planet in their time here.” “For me, it was the loss of my uncle passing away from the coronavirus and a producer friend of mine named Bobby Digital. But as it touches on loss, it also offers a feeling of hope. “People Like You” honors loved ones lost, a song that resonates with many in the wake of the pandemic. Their strong partnership shines through in every song on the album. And Johnny was like, ‘Alright, Mate,’ come on over.’ And we just started making music.” And one of my biggest things was I wanted to work on my songwriting abilities. Johnny is an amazing songwriter, adult contemporary artist himself, and a studio owner. “It’s two friends who came from two different genres, two different walks of life. His friendship with Reid, and the work they did together on his album, culminated in his first solo project (apart from Morgan Heritage) in nine years. The move, he says, has been life-changing, and he wouldn’t have it any other way. I threw my arms in the air and said I’m moving to Nashville, and the crowd went nuts! I was like, oops, what have I done?” “Something just ran through my body and to this day I don’t know what happened. Morgan was onstage at the Ryman Auditorium when something inside him clicked. In 2012, while touring with India Arie, they played a show in Nashville. “I remember when Rogers came to Jamaica and started singing “The Gambler,” he was shocked and said, wait, how do you guys know my songs?’” “Kenny Rogers was a huge icon in Jamaica and nobody in Nashville knew that until I started telling that story,” he explains. He says people might be surprised to discover country music is a big deal in Jamaica. He’s a longtime member of his family’s GRAMMY-winning reggae band, Morgan Heritage, but also grew up listening to country music. Morgan’s decision to live in Nashville is a story all its own. Reid is a Scottish singer/songwriter and producer who partnered with Morgan to write, record, and produce this album at Reid’s Soultrain Sound Studios in Nashville.
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