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In the best song category, the writers of “We Are the World” (Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie) and “Money for Nothing” (Knopfler and Sting) will vie with Don Henley and Mike Campbell (“The Boys of Summer”), Foreigner’s Mick Jones (“I Want to Know What Love Is”) and Daryl Hall, who wrote Paul Young’s hit “Every Time You Go Away.” The best-album nominees, along with “We Are the World” and “Brothers in Arms,” are Phil Collins’ “No Jacket Required,” Whitney Houston’s debut, “Whitney Houston,” and Sting’s “The Dream of the Blue Turtles.” (Springsteen’s album, “Born in the U.S.A."-which has passed the 10-million mark in sales-was nominated last year for best LP, but lost to Lionel Richie’s “Can’t Slow Down.”) Another superstar, Prince, who won three Grammys last year, was shut out except for “Prince and the Revolution Live” in the long-form video category.Ĭompeting with “We Are the World” and “Money for Nothing” for record of the year are Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.,” Don Henley’s “The Boys of Summer” and Huey Lewis’ “The Power of Love.” Her only nomination was a pop vocal nod for her “Crazy for You” single from the “Vision Quest” sound track. Her “Like a Virgin” album, which sold six million and included four Top Five singles, was ignored. Madonna, who became one of the biggest stars in the business during 1985, was snubbed. Phil Collins, Tina Turner and Sting had five nominations each, while Don Henley and Huey Lewis had four each. The Manhattan Transfer, the acclaimed jazz vocal quartet, picked up six nominations in connection with its album “Vocalese.” The album also resulted in nominations for guest singers Jon Hendricks and Bobby McFerrin, and guest sax player James Moody and trumpet player Dizzy Gillespie.ĭavid Foster, who produces, arranges, conducts and composes, was nominated in six categories. Its hit single, “Money for Nothing,” is up for best record and best song, while its “Brothers in Arms” is a best-album nominee.
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Previously, Knopfler and his band were nominated only twice-in 1979. The group and leader Mark Knopfler, who sings, writes and co-produces, received the highest number of pop nominations-eight. The nominations were announced Thursday.Īnother surprise in the pop-rock balloting, which leaned as usual toward mainstream best sellers, was the dominance of the English band Dire Straits. 25 in a nationally televised ceremony originating from the Shrine Auditorium. The awards for this year’s competition, which covers records released between Oct. The hastily assembled collection consists largely of previously recorded, but unreleased songs by various artists. But the best album nomination for “We Are the World” LP was a surprise. Nominations for the single-which features such stars as Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Lionel Richie and Cyndi Lauper under the group title of USA for Africa-as best record and best song were virtually assured. “We Are the World,” the all-star recording project that has raised millions for famine relief in Africa, did even better than expected in the 28th annual Grammy nominations by the 6,000 members of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.