German Language Artist/Female Artist/Band Söhne Mannheims (Söhne Mannheims/Toonpool Medien) Rosenstolz - 'Wir sind am Leben' (Island/Universal) Udo Lindenberg - 'MTV Unplugged - Live aus dem Hotel Atlantic' (Starwatch/Warner) Herbert Grönemeyer - 'Schiffsverkehr' (Grönland/EMI) Helene Fischer - 'Für einen Tag' (Electrola/EMI) The winners in the categories National Act Abroad, Music DVD Production National, Live Act National, Media Partner of the year, Retailer of the Year and Life Time Achievement Award have no nominations and will be presented on March 22. The fact that so many newcomers are nominated in various categories shows with how much force for innovation and creativity the international but of course also the German music industry is engaged in building up new artists.' Florian Drücke in a statement: 'The nominees for the ECHO 2012 represent a year of music with an amazing variety and many new discoveries. Among the nominees are the Swiss DJ Antoine, French David Guetta and the US-duo LMFAO.īVMI's managing director Dr.

This year a new category 'Club/Dance' has been added in order to honor the growing interest in EDM. International acts with one nomination include, Lana Del Rey, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and James Morrison as well as the bands Coldplay, Snow Patrol, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters. Nominated in two categories are: Grammy winner Adele, German rock-legend Udo Lindenberg, German duo Rosenstolz (winner of the 2011 European song contest), Lena, German singer Helene Fischer, The Dutch singer Caro Emerald, the US dance pop group LMFAO, singer Pietro Lombardi and the Duo 23, a collaboration between German rappers Sido and Bushido. singer/songwriter Christina Perri with her song her song 'Distance' together with Jason Mraz, Lana Del Rey, Gotye and the New Zealand singer Kimbra. The show is organized by the German Phonoakademie, the cultural institute of the German music industry Association (BVMI) in Berlin.Īmong the acts slated to perform live is U.S. The 21st annual awards show will be held on March 22 at the Berlin fair ground with German TV channel ARD broadcasting the event live.

German rock-veteran Herbert Grönemeyer was nominated in three categories.Īdele, Lady Gaga Nominated For Germany's ECHO Awards: Lana Del Rey, Gotye To Perform This year's slate is dominated by newcomers: German rapper Casper was nominated in four categories, while rising star Tim Bendzko, the band Frida Gold and the Belgian-Australian singer/songwriter Gotye each received three nominations. BERLIN - The final list of nominees for Germany's 2012 ECHO music award were announced earlier this week in Berlin.

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