#hector james dagger

[caw4brandon]

- Happy New Year 2024! -

2023 is coming to an end and with that, another new year has begun! Its been a fun one this year. I've gained some friends, lost some as well but I am ready to refocus and restart.

A part of me wished that I did more to show my progress but I am proud of my progress nonetheless. There will be more of the trio (Sadie, Jamie, Hector) more of Anis, more of Vox and more whacky creatures to the roster in 2024.

On a personal note, Thank you to all for sticking around and seeing this progress through. Your support has been a blessing no matter the size. From the bottom of my heart, Thank you. To the newbies, welcome to the Caw! I hope you enjoy your stay.

Things will be changing a little here but some things will stay the same with a fresher pair of eyes. Please enjoy this image of a new Salkite and see you at 2024!

#murder the crow #murder the crow reforged #salkites #hoodlites #omnibeasts #kingshavenacademy #kingshaven #sadie mac lir #hector dagger #jamie robyn #anis rusli #hector james dagger #jamie ann robyn #anis the sulur bidar #sulur bidar

[murderthecrowreforged]

- Team JOSH: Enter Owen! -

Little update for you guys. This post officially welcomes Owen The Twiggmun into the MTCR universe. An official profile will be out eventually but here is your main team now.

For now, a brief history. Owen is pseudo creature. He was created from a botched experiment to use Omnibeast Compound for a new element. Since his creation, Owen was isolated and kept away from the world for years until one night, Sadie mac Lir and Hector Dagger infiltrated the base and stole Owen away.

Since then, Owen has become the team's tanker. Capable of taking lots of hits and land them back in situations. He also welcomed Jamie Robyn a little later when the trio was outmatched in a certain incident. From an out of story view, Owen is the "archetype pet" he is generally non-verbal and more action based.

As a product of the Omnibeast Compound, Owen has the adaptable ability of said compound which allows him to change between abilities found in The STAB System. (Stan, Tide, Ange and Bolt)

Owen can also be seen wearing a variety of suits build for his unique abilities, each with custom shells. There will be more to come of Owen in the future with different shells and suits but for now,

Owen is in!

#murder the crow reforged #murder the crow #owen the twiggmun #twiggmun #hodlites #sadie mac lir #hector dagger #jamie robyn #hector james dagger #jamie ann robyn #omnibeasts #the stab #the stab system

[the-twelve-daggers]

a moment of appreciation for THIS particular track

thank you hans zimmer i appreciate you 🙏

#[🧭: misc] #istg i can picture the whole scene as its playing :') #pirates of the caribbean #potc #the curse of the black pearl #dead man's chest #at world's end #on stranger tides #dead men tell no tales #the twelve daggers #tortuga #pirates #the black pearl #davy jones #jack sparrow #will turner #elizabeth swann #port royal #davy jones locker #hector barbossa #james norrington #lord cutler beckett #playlist #potc playlist #fandom #Spotify

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;; Don’t mind this post, guys. Just keeping track of my muse count below the cut, lol

Aaarrrghh (Tales of Arcadia)

Aaravos (The Dragon Prince)

Ace (Kuni no Alice)

Adam (RWBY)

Adam (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Aden (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Adrien (Miraculous)

Ahanu (OC, The Untamed Wilds series)

Aizawa (Boku no Hero/My Hero Academia)

Ajali (OC, The Lion King*)

Ajax (OC, Ascension**)

Akabane (GetBackers)

Akei Okami (OC, Wolf Song)

Akira (Persona 5)

Akiru (OC, The Cat Returns)

Akisu (OC, Harry Potter)

Aladi (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Alekai (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Alexios (Assassin’s Creed)

Aljunn (OC, Poison Daggers)

Altair (Assassin’s Creed)

Amani (OC, The Lion King)

Amon (OC, Solomon’s Key)

Anchor (Finding Nemo)

Angus (OC, untitled novel)

Anik (OC, Portal Skip)

Anubis (OC/mythological figure, untitled novel)

Apollo (Olympos)

Aramis (OC, untitled novel)

Archer (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Archibald (Tales of Arcadia)

Archimedes (OC, Secret of NIMH)

Argent (OC, The Edovin Trilogy)

Argo (OC, untitled novel)

Argus (OC, untitled novel)

Ari (OC, untitled novel)

Arius (OC, The Edovin Trilogy)

Arno (Assassin’s Creed)

Arqaedyn (OC, Overreach)

Arrow (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Arsene (Code:Realize)

Arsene Lupin (OC, The Mysterious Cases of Arsene Lupin)

Arten (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Artimaes (OC, The Horseman Series)

Artix (AdventureQuest/DragonFable)

Aspen (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Asra (The Arcana)

Asra (OC, Black Souls Rising)

Asra Fisher (OC, Harry Potter)

Asta (OC, Ascension)

Astaroth (OC, Solomon’s Key)

Aurelio (OC, Seas of Stormfall)

Auren (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Avel (OC, The Faded Legends saga)

Averin (OC, Firestone)

Avis (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Avos (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

Aym (OC, Solomon’s Key)

Azir (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

Azkhal (OC, untitled novel)

Azra-Khal (OC, untitled novel)

Azriel (OC, Crossover)

Bael (OC, Solomon’s Key)

Bagheera (The Jungle Book)

Bakugou (Boku no Hero/My Hero Academia)

Balthasar (OC, Down the Rabbit Hole)

Balthazar (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Balto (Balto)

Ban (GetBackers)

Banjo (Banjo-Kazooie)

Banzai (The Lion King)

Barik (Nora: The Last Chronicle of Devildom)

Baron (The Cat Returns)

Barrel (OC, Pokemon)

Bartleby (OC, Down the Rabbit Hole)

Bartleby (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Batty (FernGully)

Beast (Beauty and the Beast)

Bear (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Beetle (Kubo and the Two Strings)

Beta (OC, Viral Infection)

Black Jack (OC, The Untamed Wilds series)

Black Joker (Kuni no Alice)

Blaine (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Blitz (OC, How to Train Your Dragon)

Blood (Kuni no Alice)

Boomer (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Boris (Kuni no Alice)

Bow (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)

Bowser (Mario)

Branch (Trolls)

Break (Pandora Hearts)

Briggs (OC, Finding Nemo/Finding Dory)

Buer (OC, Solomon’s Key)

Bunnymund (Rise of the Guardians)

Caine (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Cal (OC, untitled novel)

Cale (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Callum (The Dragon Prince)

Camber (OC, untitled novel)

Campbell (Camp Camp)

Canterbury (Black Butler)

Capper (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Cassius (OC, Brightwire)

Caster (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Catra (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)

Chardonnay (Sweet Beginnings***)

Charlie (Monsterkind)

Cherry (Sweet Beginnings)

Chester (Tales of Phantasia)

Chouza (Itsuwaribito)

Chris Blackford (OC, Crossover)

Chrono (Chrono Crusade)

Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs)

Colte (OC, Viral Infection)

Conn (OC, The Arcanum Chronicles)

Connor (Assassin’s Creed)

Connwaer (named by me, with permission from crimson-chains)

Cornelius (Thumbelina)

Cranberry Lemon (Sweet Beginnings)

Creek (Trolls)

Cress (Tales of Phantasia)

Crosjando (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Crow (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Crowley (Oz+)

Cryptic (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Cysero (AdventureQuest/DragonFable)

Dabi (My Hero/Boku no Hero Academia)

Dagan (OC, untitled novel)

Daisuke (D.N.Angel)

Daniel (Camp Camp)

Dantalion (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Dante (Devil May Cry)

Dante Ignatius (OC, untitled novel)

Dante Kronos (OC, Down the Rabbit Hole)

Dante Rhodes (OC, Harry Potter)

Darien (OC, Misplaced Magic)

Dark (D.N.Angel)

Dark Law (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Dark Pit (Kid Icarus)

Darrow (OC, untitled novel)

Dastan (OC, Silence Lost)

Data (OC, Viral Infection)

David (Camp Camp)

Dazai (Bungou Stray Dogs)

Deaikil (OC, Ascension)

Decim (Death Parade)

Delta (OC, Viral Infection)

Devil (Sweet Beginnings)

Devon (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Devon (OC, The Camp Mythos series)

Dezimir (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Dhambi (OC, The Lion King)

Digit (OC, Viral Infection)

Docks (OC, untitled novel)

Dodger (OC, Down the Rabbit Hole)

Dodger (OC, Secret of NIMH)

Don Karnage (Talespin)

Double Trouble (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)

Dr. Facilier (The Princess and the Frog)

Drake (OC, Black Souls Rising)

Drossel (Black Butler)

Duststorm (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

E (AdventureQuest/DragonFable)

Ed (The Lion King)

Eivan (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Elias (OC, The Pariah Chronicles)

Elias (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Elijah (OC, The Edovin Trilogy)

Elliot (Kuni no Alice)

Elliott (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Elliot Redmond (OC, Seas of Stormfall)

Emmett (OC, Down the Rabbit Hole)

Envy (Full Metal Alchemist)

Envy (OC, The Intentions series)

Eravi (OC, untitled novel)

Etienne (OC, untitled novel)

Euro (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Ezio (Assassin’s Creed)

Ezra (OC, Star Wars)

Fai (Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles)

Falkor (The Neverending Story)

Fallon (Sirius the Jaeger)

Fangtooth (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Farren (Lego Elves)

Felix (Satan and Me)

Felix Agreste (Miraculous Ladybug)

Fengari (OC, RWBY)

Fenris (Dragon Age)

Ferio (Magic Knight Rayearth)

Ferran (OC, GrimmalWar)

Ferrin (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Ferris (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Festus (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

Finn (OC, Brightwire)

Fisk (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Fox (RWBY)

Gadget (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Gage (OC, The Edovin Trilogy)

Gajeel (Fairy Tail)

Gale (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Galvyn (OC, untitled novel)

Ganta (Deadman Wonderland)

Gareki (Karneval)

Garrett (Quest for Camelot)

Garrick (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Garry (Ib)

Gavin (OC, Seventh Shard)

Gawl (Generator Gawl)

Geilver (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Gideon (Seven Princes of the Thousand-Year Labyrinth)

Gil (Pandora Hearts)

Gilvein (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

Gin (OC, My Hero/Boku no Hero Academia)

Ginji (GetBackers)

Ginko (Mushishi)

Ginti (Death Parade)

Gintoki (Gintama)

Gintoki (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Giza (OC, The Lion King)

Gizmo (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Gizmo (OC, Beyond the Rainbow)

Glitch (OC, Viral Infection)

Gojyo (Saiyuki)

Goku (Saiyuki)

Gourry (The Slayers)

Gowland (Kuni no Alice)

Graham (OC, Assassin’s Creed, Harry Potter, Outlander)

Gray (Fairy Tail)

Gray Ringmarc (Kuni no Alice)

Griffin (Quest for Camelot)

Grillby (Undertale)

Guy (The Croods)

Guy Cecil (Tales of the Abyss)

Guy Diamond (Trolls)

Hades (Olympos)

Hagane (OC, untitled novel)

Hak (Akatsuki no Yona/Yona of the Dawn)

Hans (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

Hapsun (OC, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic)

Harper (OC, The Moonlight Ring)

Harrison (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Harrow (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Haru (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Haruka (Tactics)

Hatari (OC, The Lion King)

Hatch (OC, untitled novel)

Hatchet (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Hatsuharu (Fruits Basket)

Hawke (OC, Beyond the Rainbow)

Hector “Striker” Marques (OC, The Edge of Dawn)

Hibiki (OC, Boku no Hero/My Hero Academia)

Hikae (Itsuwaribito)

Hiraishi (OC, untitled novel)

Hiro (Big Hero 6)

Hiruko (Itsuwaribito)

Hiruko (Nightmare Inspector)

Hisago (Itsuwaribito)

Hisirdoux “Douxie” Casperan (Tales of Arcadia)

Hook (Okashi na Shima no Peter Pan/Sweet Neverland)

Hunk (Voltron Legendary Defender)

Ibal (OC, untitled novel)

Ifari (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Ikuto (Shugo Chara)

Impey (Code:Realize)

Indigo “Indie” Tyrian (OC, Among the Stars)

Indivar (OC, Seventh Shard)

Inosuke (Demon Slayer)

Inuyasha (Inuyasha)

Isaac (OC, The Stormfront Chronicles)

Isaac Vivre (OC, Camp Camp)

Isaiah (OC, Evermore)

Isandro (OC, Black Souls Rising)

Izark Kia Tarj (From Far Away)

Izaya (Durarara!!)

Izmael (OC, Dead Man’s Day)

Izo (OC, untitled novel)

Izrael (OC, Cantor Descending)

Jabber Quill (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Jace (OC, Down the Rabbit Hole)

Jacquimo (Thumbelina)

Jack (Rise of the Guardians)

Jade Moonfeather (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Jael (OC, untitled novel)

James (Pokemon)

Jasper (OC, The Moonlight Ring)

Jasper Taigan (OC, The Sand Skulls Series)

Jax (OC, Misplaced Magic)

Jay (OC, Camp Camp)

Jellal (Fairy Tail)

Jericho (Kuni no Alice)

Jester Ring (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Jinx (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Johnny (Sing)

Joker (OC, Down the Rabbit Hole)

Judal (Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic)

Julius (Kuni no Alice)

Jumba (Lilo and Stitch)

Justin (OC, Camp Camp)

Jyugo (Nanbaka)

Kade (OC, Plague)

Kaelan (OC, The Wild Warriors series)

Kagura (Demon Love Spell)

Kai (OC, untitled novel)

Kal (OC, untitled novel)

Kale (OC, Animorphs)

Kaminari (Boku no Hero/My Hero Academia)

Kanda (D. Gray-Man)

Karimu (OC, The Lion King)

Karkat (Homestuck)

Karma (Assassination Classroom)

Kasi (OC, The Lion King)

Kaspar (OC, The Tangled Series)

Katsuo (OC, Persona 4)

Kaushal (OC, Desert Sands)

Kavit (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

Kazuki Fuuchouin (GetBackers)

Kazuki Muto (Busou Renkin)

Keidynn (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

Keith (Voltron Legendary Defender)

Kestrel (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Keturi (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

Khazroq (OC, untitled novel)

Khireus (OC, untitled novel)

Ki (OC, untitled novel)

Kifo (OC, The Lion King)

Kin (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Kirishima (Boku no Hero/My Hero Academia)

Kizami (Corpse Party)

Klarth (Tales of Phantasia)

Klein (OC, Down the Rabbit Hole)

Korand (OC, The Edovin Trilogy)

Koro-sensei (Assassination Classroom)

Krampus (OC, untitled novel)

Kratos (Tales of Symphonia)

Krin (OC, Ascension)

Kuhani (OC, The Lion King)

Kuiba (OC, The Lion King)

Kuro (Servamp)

Kurogane (Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles)

Kutal (Shinzo/Mushrambo)

Kweli (OC, The Lion King)

Kyle (OC, Desert Sands)

Kyo (Fruits Basket)

Lark (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Lavi (D. Gray-Man)

Law/Lawrence (OC, Plague)

Lawrence (Seven Princes of the Thousand-Year Labyrinth)

Lawson (OC, The Untamed Wilds series)

Leif (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Leon (OC, Beyond the Rainbow)

Leonardo (Oz+)

Leraje (OC, Solomon’s Key)

Levi (OC, untitled novel)

Li (CardCaptors)

Lily (Servamp)

Lincoln (OC, untitled novel)

Link (Breath of the Wild)

Lion-O (Thundercats 2011)

Lionheart (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Locien Kei (OC, untitled novel)

Lock (OC, Pokemon)

Lock (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Loki (Kamigami no Asobi)

Lokus (OC, The White Game)

Lotus (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Lowell (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Lucas DuSauvage (OC, Crossover)

Lucian (OC, Catching Smoke)

Lucian (OC, untitled novel)

Lucien (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

Luka (Miraculous)

Luke Ainsworth (Sacred Blacksmith)

Luke fon Fabre (Tales of the Abyss)

Lune (The Cat Returns)

Lux (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Lyric (OC, Second Moon)

Lyric (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Mad King (X-Ray and Vav)

Mael (OC, untitled novel)

Majestic (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Makoto (Free!)

Marco (Animorphs)

Marius (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Marius (OC, Down the Rabbit Hole)

Markos (OC, untitled novel)

Marquis (OC, Brightwire)

Marshall Lee (Adventure Time)

Mason (OC, untitled novel)

Masquerade (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Mauti (OC, The Lion King)

Maverick (OC, untitled novel)

Max (Camp Camp)

Maximus (Tangled/The Tangled Series)

Mercury (RWBY)

Merlot (Sweet Beginnings)

Merrick (OC, untitled novel)

Messiah (Seven Princes of the Thousand-Year Labyrinth)

Micah (OC, Micah’s Guidebooks series)

Michal (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Midnight Star (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Mifune (Soul Eater)

Migs (OC, The Camp Mythos series)

Mikasi (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

Mikhael (OC, Fall of the Titans)

Mikhael (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Milori (Neverland Fairies)

Mist Flare (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Mitsuhide (Akagami no Shirayuki/Snow White with the Red Hair)

Mitsuru (Nanbaka)

Mizani (OC, The Lion King)

Mkali (OC, The Lion King)

Mogar (X-Ray and Vav)

Momotaro (Free!)

Montague (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Monty (OC, Pokemon)

Morgan (OC, untitled novel)

Morgana (Persona 5)

Musashi (Nanbaka)

Mushra (Shinzo/Mushrambo)

Muta (The Cat Returns)

Myles (OC, Rewrite)

Mzungu (OC, The Lion King)

N (Pokemon)

Nagi (Deadman Wonderland)

Naro (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

Nathan (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Nathaniel (Miraculous)

Natsu (Fairy Tail)

Nephr (OC, The Edovin Trilogy)

Nero (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Nguvu (OC, The Lion King)

Nico (Nanbaka)

Nico (OC, Black Souls Rising)

Nicolae (OC, untitled novel)

Nicu (OC, untitled novel)

Nightdream (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Niklaus (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Nikolae (OC, D. Gray-Man)

Nils (OC, The Edovin Trilogy)

Nirav (OC, Desert Sands)

Nix (OC, untitled novel)

Njozi (OC, The Lion King)

Noah (OC, Beast in the Bottle)

Nod (Epic)

Noir (OC, The Cat Returns)

Nora (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Nora (Nora: The Last Chronicle of Devildom)

Obi (Akagami no Shirayuki/Snow White with the Red Hair)

Oga (Beelzebub)

Ojiro (Boku no Hero/My Hero Academia)

Oleander (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Oriander (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

Orion (OC, untitled novel)

Orpheus (OC, Edge of Legend)

Orson (OC, The Stormfront Chronicles)

Orson (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Orson Gibbs (OC, Plague)

Oseru (Nora: The Last Chronicle of Devildom)

Ouro (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Oz (Oz+)

Oz Diggs (OC, Beyond the Rainbow)

Ozpin (RWBY)

Pallum (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Pax (Satan and Me)

Peter Pan (Okashi na Shima no Peter Pan/Sweet Neverland)

Peter White (Kuni no Alice)

Phalanx (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

Philip (Sirius the Jaeger)

Pips (FernGully)

Piras (Awaken)

Pit (Kid Icarus)

Pteryn (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Qivral (OC, Ascension)

Quinn (OC, untitled novel)

Quirin (The Tangled Series)

Qwan (Qwan)

Rafiki (The Lion King)

Rai (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

Rai (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Raimundo (Xiaolin Showdown)

Raito (OC, The Cat Returns)

Raitou (OC, Boku no Hero/My Hero Academia)

Raja (OC, untitled novel)

Rajan (OC, Desert Sands)

Rama Anin (OC, untitled novel)

Rampo (Bungou Stray Dogs)

Ratchet (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Ravenblade (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Reik (OC, untitled novel)

Reiss (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Remus (Harry Potter, Marauders’ Era specifically)

Remy (X-Men, personal adaptation)

Ren (RWBY)

Rhett (OC, Finding Nemo/Finding Dory)

Rick O’Connell (The Mummy)

Ridge (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Rin (Free!)

Rin Okumura (Blue Exorcist)

Rishi (OC, Desert Sands)

Rivan (Nora: The Last Chronicle of Devildom)

Rivaren (OC, The Kingship Quartet)

River (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Roane (OC, untitled novel)

Robin (Disney’s Robin Hood)

Rock (Nanbaka)

Rocky (Chicken Run)

Roman (RWBY)

Rome (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Ronin (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Rowain (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Roux (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Roy (Full Metal Alchemist)

Roy G. Biv (Monsterkind)

Rukh (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Runaan (The Dragon Prince)

Rush (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Russell (OC, untitled novel)

Russell “Rusty” Carmine (OC, Among the Stars)

Rusty (OC, Blackwater)

Ryo (OC, Crossover)

Ryuji (Persona 5)

Ryuma (Shinzo/Mushrambo)

Ryuu (OC, Boku no Hero/My Hero Academia)

Sabito (Demon Slayer)

Sadir (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Sage (OC, The Kingship Quartet)

Sago (Shinzo/Mushrambo)

Sahar (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Sahari (OC, untitled novel)

Saiqeit (OC, untitled novel)

Samhain Shade (OC, Among the Stars)

Samon (Nanbaka)

Sanji (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

Saru (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

Sasha (OC, Pokemon)

Satan (Satan and Me)

Scar (The Lion King)

Scissor (Okashi na Shima no Peter Pan/Sweet Neverland)

Senji (Deadman Wonderland)

Sesshomaru (Inuyasha)

Shade (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Shahad (OC, The Edovin Trilogy)

Sharrkan (Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic)

Shere Khan (The Jungle Book)

Shetani (OC, The Lion King)

Shin-Ah (Akatsuki no Yona/Yona of the Dawn)

Shiro (Voltron Legendary Defender)

Shirou (Brand New Animal)

Shizuo (Durarara!!)

Shock (OC, Pokemon)

Shockwave (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Shuseki (OC, My Hero/Boku no Hero Academia)

Sigma (OC, Viral Infection)

Silence (OC, The Intentions series)

Silver LeBlanc (OC, Among the Stars)

Sindar (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Skek (OC, DnD, untitled novel)

SkekMal (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance)

Soren (The Dragon Prince)

Soul (Soul Eater)

Spark (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Staz (Blood Lad)

Steele (Balto)

Stein (Soul Eater)

Sting (Fairy Tail)

Stormblade (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Strix (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Styx (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Sugino (Tactics)

Sumu (OC, The Lion King)

Sun (RWBY)

Sun (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Sunny Pine (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Surefire Arrow (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Sval (OC, untitled novel)

Swift (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Syaoran (Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles)

Syuro (OC, untitled novel)

Taavi (OC, untitled novel)

Taeval (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Taigus (OC, untitled novel)

Takhal (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Tamani (OC, The Lion King)

Tanjiro (Demon Slayer)

Tatizo (OC, The Lion King)

Tempest (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Terra (OC, untitled novel)

Terra (Kingdom Hearts)

Terence (Neverland Fairies)

Thomas O’Malley (Aristocats)

Thompson (Black Butler)

Thor (Kamigami no Asobi)

Tick (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Timber (Black Butler)

Tink (Okashi na Shima no Peter Pan/Sweet Neverland)

Titan (OC, Dragonmist)

Titian (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Titus (Seven Princes of the Thousand-Year Labyrinth)

Tjarron (OC, Brightwire)

Tobias (Animorphs)

Todoroki (Boku no Hero/My Hero Academia)

Tokiya (Time Guardian)

Tokoyami (Boku no Hero/My Hero Academia)

Toris (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Torren (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Train (Black Cat)

Travis (OC, Camp Camp)

Tyr (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Tyrian (OC, The Edovin Trilogy)

Tzekhal (OC, untitled novel)

Tzuriel (OC, untitled novel)

U-1146/White Blood Cell (Cells at Work)

Ueki (Law of Ueki)

Umbra (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Undertaker (Black Butler)

Uno (Nanbaka)

Uno (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

Uriel (Satan and Me)

Utsuho (Itsuwaribito)

Vafa (Arabian Dreams)

Valiance (OC, The Stormfront Chronicles)

Varian (The Tangled Series)

Vasha (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Venn (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Venture (OC, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Vheildar (OC, Ascension)

Vince (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Viper (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Warren (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Watanuki (xxxHolic)

Wesley (Oz+)

Weston (OC, Beyond the Rainbow)

White (Love Among Us)

White Joker (Kuni no Alice)

Willow (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Wisp (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Wit (OC, Beast in the Bottle)

Wizardmon (Digimon)

Wolf (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Xander (OC, The Faded Legends Saga)

Xavier (The Tangled Series)

Xelloss (The Slayers)

Yamato (Nanbaka)

Yarrow (OC, Neverland Fairies)

Yasuo (OC, untitled novel)

Yildun (Star Crossed)

Yogi (Karneval)

Yosuke (Persona 4)

Yudar (OC, the Edovin Trilogy)

Yukito (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Yukito (OC, The Cat Returns)

Yuliy (Sirius the Jaeger)

Yuri (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Yuri Plisetsky (Yuri on Ice)

Zack (OC, Camp Camp)

Zeig (OC, The Edovin Trilogy)

Zeik (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

Zelgadiss (The Slayers)

Zen (Akagami no Shirayuki/Snow White with the Red Hair)

Zera (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Zevran (Dragon Age)

Zigisu (OC, untitled novel)

Zoroaster (OC, Blossoms of the Heart)

Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Zwei (OC, Shinzo/Mushrambo)

#and now i'm just chuckling at the count #lol #muse dump

[sonofirishseas]

❰❰ PIN ❱❱ For Hector ( from ADMIRAL Norrington )

The room he had rented was dark as he entered. There was one wide window, but they were on the second floor and so he hadn't bothered to check if it was properly latched, allowing it to remain open a crack to let in some of the light from the street below as well as a breeze to cool it (not to mention air out of the stink of the previous occupant)

Hector did not often take lodging on land even when they were there for shore leave in port, but the storms had driven them inward and it would do his health and disposition little favors to be cooped up on his vessel while it pitched and rolled in the waves.

Besides, he was in need of a change of scenery and what he hoped would be a bit of peace and quiet.

He had only just entered the room, taking his hat from his head and setting aside, followed quickly by the heavy and sweat-damp frock coat. There came immediate relief in shedding these extra layers, so much so that he let himself be distracted...

And then of course, it happened.

Hector realized a heartbeat too late he was not alone in the room. Something in the shadow behind the door shift and as he whirled, reaching for his weapon he was plowed into, and knocked painfully back against the stone wall to make him cry out. Though the noise was quickly stifled by a sword at his throat.

Hector blinked, finding himself suitably pinned by his attacker. He would have reached for his dagger, taking his chances with having his throat slit if that meant he could bury it in the stranger's guts. Until of course, he realized that it was no stranger who had fallen upon him. Instead it was a familiar face.

The pirate's stormy ocean eyes widened in surprise and he forgot his weapons, or even trying to resist the hold on him. "James?"

#@ashortdropandasuddenstop #muse: Hector Barbossa #ship: Barbossington

[aion-rsa]

Castlevania Season 4 Easter Eggs Explained

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This Castlevania article contains spoilers.

The endgame is finally here in Castlevania season 4, which sees Trevor Belmont, Sypha Belnades, and Alucard face off against the forces of evil that wish to wipe out humanity. While the story takes a few interesting turns you’re not expecting, fans of the long-running Konami series will likely notice quite a few connections to the original video games.

As you’d expect, that all means that there are quite a few easter eggs and references to the games as well as real-world history in Castlevania season 4. Here are all of the easter eggs we’ve found so far:

Varney

Although Varney seems like a two-bit vampire thirsty for glory at first, he turns out to be the main villain of the season. It’s a surprise twist worthy of Malcolm McDowell, the legendary actor who brings the character to life.

While Varney doesn’t appear in the games, the character does have a long history in vampire fiction. The vampire was first introduced in a series of penny dreadfuls titled Varney the Vampire; or, the Feast of Blood by James Malcolm Rymer and Thomas Peckett and published between 1845-1847. The series spanned 232 chapters and 876 pages, and while it isn’t remembered today as a must-read vampire story, it is responsible for many of the tropes later popularized by Bram Stoker’s Dracula and other horror classics.

Varney the Vampire was the first vampire story to establish that these creatures of the night had fangs which they used to puncture the neck of their victims. It was also the first story to establish many of the powers vampires are known for today, such as the ability to hypnotize their prey and enhanced strength. Like Dracula, Varney preys on sleeping women in the night.

Throughout Castlevania season 4, Varney is constantly complaining that he hasn’t received the recognition he deserves as the loyal soldier sent to conquer Targoviste for his master. This is a bit on the nose since the character he’s based is hardly a household name today despite the fact that he influenced the much more famous Count Dracula in a big way.

The Grim Reaper

By the end of the season, Castlevania has dropped its big twist: Varney is just a disguise for the Grim Reaper, a vampiric being who feeds on the souls of the dead. Also known simply as Death itself, the Grim Reaper has been a staple of the video game series since the very start.

Originally one of Dracula’s minions and a boss in 1986’s Castlevania for the NES, Death eventually became one of the main villains of the series. The Reaper’s plan to resurrect Dracula is also ripped right out of the games, especially 2005’s Curse of Darkness, which sees Death manipulate Hector and Isaac into resurrecting the Lord of Vampires.

Zead

Death using Varney is a disguise is also very reminiscent of another major plot point in Curse of Darkness. In the game, the Grim Reaper disguises himself as a priest named Zead, who aids Hector on his quest to kill Isaac. Secretly, the Reaper needs Hector to kill Isaac so that Dracula can posses the latter’s body and return to life.

Greta

While Greta is an original character for the animated series, her role in season 4 as the unofficial fourth member of the group of heroes who fight Death’s forces at the end will likely remind some fans of Grant Danasty, one of the four playable characters in Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse and a pirate who is very skilled with a knife. Greta also happens to be the head woman of the village of Danesti, an obvious nod to Danasty.

Christopher Belmont

In the original continuity, Trevor and Sypha have two children, one of which becomes the parent of Christopher Belmont, the protagonist of two Castlevania games for the Game Boy, 1989’s The Adventure and 1991’s Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge.

In the Lords of Shadow alternate timeline, Trevor and Sypha give birth to Simon Belmont, the protagonist of the 2013 Nintendo 3DS game Mirror of Fate. In the original timeline, Simon is also the protagonist of the very first games in the franchise, the 1986 original and 1987’s Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest for the Famicom and NES.

Okay, this is getting confusing. Moving on.

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Danesti

Look on a map and you’ll find that Danesti is a real place. In fact, there are several communes and villages named “Danesti” in modern Romania. Danesti may also be a reference to the House of Danesti, one of the two noble lineages of Wallachia. The other noble lineage? Draculesti, the line that bore Vlad the Impaler, the main inspiration for Count Dracula.

Targoviste

We also visit the city of Targoviste in season 4. The city is in ruins after countless battles with Dracula and his vampire horde. Fortunately, the city is in much better shape in 2021. It is located in the region of Muntenia, Romania. It was also the capital of Wallachia in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Rebis

The Grim Reaper’s plan is to transport Dracula and Lisa Tepes’ souls out of Hell and into the Rebis, also known as the divine hermaphrodite in ancient alchemy. The Rebis is a symbol of the “great work,” the ultimate goal of the alchemist, which involves “spiritual transformation, the shedding of impurities, the joining of opposites, and the refinement of materials,” according to Learn Religion. In ancient alchemy, the Rebis represents “a reconciliation of spirit and matter” and has “both male and female qualities.” The “great work” is also used to describe the alchemist’s mission to create the philosopher’s stone, a mythical substance that was said to turn base metals into gold or silver.

This is a bit outside my area of expertise, but as it relates to Castlevania season 4, it goes back to Count Saint Germain, who is an alchemist who has strayed from his path to find the love of his life in the Infinite Corridor. But when he meets a fellow alchemist in the corridor (actually Death is disguise), she tells him that the only way for him to find his love is achieve the great work, in this case creating a literal rebis that will act as a vessel for the souls of Dracula and Lisa Tepes.

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Rosa

Rosa, a supporting character in Castlevania 64 and Legacy of Darkness, doesn’t actually appear on the show, but Carmilla’s appearance in episode 6 –red dress with sword in hand — does remind me of the Rosa boss fight in those games. Carmilla’s chamber is also drenched in blood…just like Rosa’s flowers in the game.

Skeletons

One of the most basic enemy types in the Castlevania games makes an appearance in the first episode of the season. Trevor and Sypha fight these skeleton soldiers, which are armed with swords and shields, on their war to Targoviste. Throughout the years, Konami has introduced countless variations on the skeleton enemy, but Trevor and Sypha only really have to deal with the regular kind.

Hunchbacks

Super fast, hopping hunchbacks are constant thorns in Trevor, Sypha, and Alucard’s sides throughout the season. While one of these tiny enemies might not be a challenge, hunchbacks tend to attack in groups, making it harder to keep track of each blade-wielding baddie as they hop around you. Hunchbacks have been part of the series since 1986.

Golem

Mighty golems charge into Alucard’s castle during the final battle against Varney/Death and Dragan. They’re essentially giant man-made monsters made of rock and clay, formidable opponents for any Belmont. Golems have appeared in many of the games, either as bosses or regular enemies through out the levels.

Gergoth

Gergoth is one of the most gruesome monsters featured in season 4. Introduced as a boss character in 2005’s Dawn of Sorrow, Gergoth is basically a rotting dinosaur that shoot a laser beam out of its mouth. The half-dead beast is basically kept alive by magic, even as its flesh continues to fall off. The meaty red stump where its tail used to be is particularly grotesque.

Cross/Boomerang

Trevor finally acquires a cross-shaped boomerang weapon for his final fight with Death. The four-sided blade weapon is a callback to one of the Belmonts’ signature tools of the trade. Since the very first game, these vampire hunters have used the cross/boomerang (the name differs depending on the game) to vanquish monsters inside Dracula’s castle.

The Dagger

Belmont also finds a dagger that he later uses to finish off the Grim Reaper. This is another weapon you’ll find in most Castlevania games (sometimes simply referred to as “knife”). Like in the games, Trevor is able to “upgrade” the dagger in order to land a killing blow during the final fight.

Did I miss anything? Let me know in the comments!

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[phaedrecameron]

The Accused, James Fraser Chapter 9 Transactional Immunity

She laughed and swatted his hands away. Jamie reached out again. This time she came to him; her musk filing his lungs. She smiled a secret smile, her hair curling around her face. He lay back as she lowered herself onto him. Her movements slow and rhythmic. He grabbed her hips and made to match her pace, but she quickly pushed him down by his shoulders. “Stay still,” she commanded. Her voice breathy and yearning. He let his body go slack as she took what she needed. Slowly, she leaned down to kiss him. Her nipples grazing his chest. Unable to resist, Jamie brought his right arm around her back; securing her to him as she continued to move. His left hand reached over her hip and around her arse to their joining. She bit the side of his jaw. He felt her slick and warm as she pressed her forehead to his and spoke, “I’ll never leave you.”

Jamie awoke to the force of his release. The cell was dark, save the small flicker of a florescent light shining through the bars. His breathing was labored and his heart felt fit to burst. He curled on his side, wishing for a warmth and a smell that wasn’t there. He closed his eyes. It was the first time Claire had come to his dreams. Served him right. What had he been thinking? He’d allowed her to touch him; invited it even. And she had responded. A small terror reached his heart. What if it was an act, some psychological mind game for the eval? Could she be safely asleep in the arms of her husband? A part of him wished it so. No. He wiped his hand across his face. There was a truth to her; what was between them was real. And he knew she wouldn’t let him be. She’d lose her job and worst trying to help him. He knew she would because he’d do no less.

Jamie reached for the rosary Jenny had mailed to him. There was one person who might help him, but how he could he ask? What of Laoghaire and her baby? Should no one be punished for their deaths so he could pursue a married woman he barely knew? Could he risk Jenny and Willie to be with Claire? Would Claire even want him?

But, God had sent Claire to him. Why else if not to be with her? Claire belonged with him. He knew it when she took his hand. He was here so she could find him; it was the only way he could make sense of it. He had to trust she was his redemption and he must protect her.

Jamie rose from the small cot. He decided he must fight for his family, fight for Claire, fight for his life.

*************

“Fraser’s claiming insanity. He has no history of violence and barely knew the victim. Seems to me something an insane person would do,” Grey argued as he looked directly at Det. Tom Christie.

Fresh from the gym, John Grey was spending his Saturday in the DA’s office working on the Fraser case. He’d ordered the Detectives to his office. He wanted answers and he wanted them now.

“A beautiful young woman is motive enough. Most men understand that.” Christie retorted.

John leveled an eye, but before he could respond to Christie’s inanity, his phone buzzed.

From Hal Grey

Sending car at 5.

Hal was heavy-handed, but this was ridiculous! Does he think I can’t get to Pardloe Estate on my own?

“…..don’t need to prove motive,” Christie was saying.

“Yes, but if you’re asking a jury to execute someone, evidence of evil intent would help,” Detective John Cinnamon smoothly added.

At least someone with a functioning brain.....

“She was pregnant, he didn’t want to be stuck for 18 years supporting a gold digger’s spawn.” Christie responded. He smiled smugly and continued, “if Fraser were innocent, he would have identified the attacker, he would have given a statement instead of walking back into the bar, covered in the victim’s blood, murder weapon in hand.”

Grey put down his double shot Americano, “that’s a nice bit of speculative fiction, but you’ve uncovered no evidence that MacKenzie knew she was pregnant or told Fraser that she was. And because there’s no video surveillance showing the other entrances to the alley, all we have is a lot of loose ends. Loose ends equal reasonable doubt.”

Christie bristled.

“Well, we’ve got more info on the murder weapon and Fraser’s movements before the murder,” Cinnamon stated, swiftly diffusing the tension in the room. He handed Grey a stack of papers. The top was a photo of the knife used to kill Laoghaire MacKenzie. “It’s a Scottish dagger called a sgian dubh. And,” Cinnamon pointed, “it’s a replica of one stolen from the National Museum of Scotland a little over a year ago.”

“Oh?” Grey’s interest piqued.

“I had it sent to Harvard.” Cinnamon was thumbing through a small notebook until he came across the right information. “Yeah, a Dr. Frank Randall. He’s the resident Scottish expert. He identified it as a good likeness of daggers used in early to mid 18th century Scottish highlands. Even though it’s a replica, Randall said it’s worth several thousand dollars.”

Christie sniggered. “Yeah, because random Boston dirtbags carry fake medieval European daggers. It clearly belongs to rich boy Fraser.”

“Well medieval is a different period, but it does point to Fraser,” Cinnamon nodded.

Grey examined the photo. “What’s this?” Grey motioned to carved lettering on the hilt of the dagger.

“That indicates the clan.” Cinnamon was reading from his notes. “Society in the Scottish highlands was organized around clans. Think the Houses from Game of Thrones. This dagger is from Clan Grant. That’s the Grant motto in Latin.”

Grey continued looking at the photo. “Could this be a type of honor killing?”

Grey knew quite well the cost of family honor.

“Dead-end. Fraser and the Vic have historical ties to Clan Grant, but so does half the Scottish diaspora. Dr. Randall didn’t believe there was a cultural basis for the murder.”

“Hmmm,” Grey sighed. He felt he was going in circles. “And Fraser’s movements?”

Grey looked to Cinnamon, but Christie replied. “He arrived in the U.S. three weeks before the killing. Flew into D.C. and spent time in North Carolina before catching a flight to Boston.”

Christie held up his hands, anticipating Grey’s next question. “We don’t know what he did there or why he went. Victim has no ties to the south.”

**********************

John was greeted by the smell of old leather and even older books as he walked into the library at Pardloe estate. It was unchanged since his father’s death. His sister-in-law, Minnie, entered handing him a glass of single malt scotch. “I thought you might like a drink.”

“Thanks,” John smiled at her. Minnie always bridged the gap between John and his brother Hal.

“I bought that, special for you. It’s MacKenzie Whisky. It’s quite good.” She winked at him.

John sputtered, “I’ll be sure to pass your praise to James Fraser.” He shook his head and took a sip. It was good.

“I hope the trial is televised, Fraser is a stone fox. Does he have a sexy accent?”

“Good God Minnie, the man is accused of killing a helpless woman!”

“Well, you think he’s innocent.” She smirked as she took a sip from her own glass. “Is that your plan? To exonerate him in some spectacular fashion. Take all the credit for righting a miscarriage of justice and crushing Brown in the process. It’s a good plan to prove your mettle to the public and the party.”

John gaped at her. Minnie worked in PR crisis management. She had been invaluable to Hal when he served as a US senator.

“Oh, come off it, John. You used the word ‘accused’ and described a woman as ‘helpless’. You know there’s no such thing.”

John began to respond as Hal entered the library. Minnie walked to Hal, placing a a hand to his chest and whispered something to him that John couldn’t hear. She turned to exit the library and yelled over her shoulder, “be sure to find the true killer before letting him off.” She quietly shut the door behind her.

“You should’ve told me my daughter was about to marry Che Guevara,” Hal began without preamble.

“That’s a tad harsh. Denzell is a good man, if a bit naïve. And I’m under no obligation to inform you of information given to me in confidence.”

“No obligation! You have every obligation when it concerns this family! Dottie has a chance to be someone. To do something. All you care about is doing what you want, while others are left dealing with the consequences.”

John thought of Hal’s words from the 4th.

You’ve learned nothing, our father died knowing our sacrafice was wasted on you.

John turned from Hal. Memories long buried came to the fore. He could almost smell Hector’s cologne. While John was a junior at Yale, he fell hard and fast for Hector, a first year. It was a reckless, all encompassing first love. Hal was serving as the junior senator from Massachusetts. He and Minnie warned him to be cautious. Not everyone accepted John’s nature and their father didn’t know. But John felt the invincibility of youth and privilege and did as he wanted.

That was until his father, the former governor, received an envelope. The Grey’s were blackmailed by Hal’s main political rival with the accusation that John had sex with Hector when he was a minor. While not true, hush money was paid and Hal was forced to withdraw from politics as part of the deal.

John was sent to Europe to finish his studies. He never knew the specifics, but John was led to believe Hector had set him up. Upon his return to America, Minnie assured him those involved has been ‘dealt with’. Outwardly, Hal and his parents forgave him, but their disappointment was right below the surface. John felt it was his responsibility to continue what Hal could not.

Hal, I’m sorry. I know what I cost you. I know you don’t believe me, but I live everyday trying to make it right. But I can’t do that under your thumb. I can’t let you control me if I’m to honor our father and your sacrifice. I must do what’s right and destroying your daughter’s happiness is not right.”

John left the estate without another word. *************** On the drive back to Boston, John’s thoughts drifted to Fraser. If Fraser were innocent and wasn’t insane, what would explain his subsequent actions? What would induce a man with everything to sacrifice his life? John’s phone buzzed.

Hal I forgive you. I’m proud of you brother.

John felt a relief he didn’t know he needed.

Then the answer came to him easily. Family. The protection of it. That could be Fraser’s only motive. But John had a job to do; find Laoghaire MacKenzie’s killer or killers and he was betting Fraser would lead him to them. Decision made, tomorrow, John would grant James Fraser pre trial release.

#the accused #outlanderfanfiction #outlandermodernau #john grey au

[caw4brandon]

- Owen The Twiggmun -

Its said that [the Omnibeasts] are the masters of the STAB. Their Cores are described as non-Newtonian. Never as a certain state of matter and always changing. That is how this abomination is discovered.

Owen is a twisted experiment of the Havenites who took on the shards of an Omnibeast with aims to make it a new element for its weapons. However, due to the instability of the element itself. The experiment supercharged the Omnibeast Compound to life.

Since its conception, The creature was forced to stay in enclosures to be studied and learned. It was uncovered that Owen requires a shell to ensure its survival. Like The Omnibeasts, Owen's body shares that non-Newtonian state. Always changing forms that is similar to the STAB itself.

It is also uncovered that Owen does not need food. He instead, feeds on energy. Mainly electricity to sustain himself. Owen was kept from the world for about 15 years until that one faithful night when Sadie mac Lir managed to break in a steal this being into The Lightstone Club.

Since then, Owen has become a house pet to Sadie and Hector. Later with Jamie. As the versatile being that he is. Owen can adapt into any of the STAB. Often acting as the eye in the sky for the trio. Although he does not speak, Owen is the most trusted companion to the team. Team JSH (Jamie, Sadie and Hector) has finally found its O!

#murder the crow #murder the crow reforged #kingshaven #kingshavenacademy #hoodlites #twiggmun #owen the twiggmun #Omnibeasts #sadie mac lir #hector dagger #jamie robyn #jamie ann robyn #hector james dagger #The STAB #the STAB system

[murderthecrowreforged]

- Testing, testing...Say Crows! -

Hey there, we've been silent for a while but we are back! Here a little portrait of the main characters; Jamie, Sadie and Hector in a group photo.

This drawing uses; A Herd of Sleep

We are close to finalizing some things for the series but it will take longer than expected. Our main focus here is to finalize the main three characters, work on the props/ creatures. At the moment, please be patient with me.

#murder the crow reforged #murder the crow #kingshaven #kingshavenacademy #sadie mac lir #jamie robyn #hector dagger #jamie ann robyn #hector james dagger #and pose #say cheese #say crows!

[the-twelve-daggers]

🏴‍☠️ ⤷ Davy Jones: The Truth Behind The Ruthless Villain

Several of the pirate characters in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise were based off of or inspired by one or a mix of real-life pirates, most of whom sailed during the Golden Age at the beginning of the eighteenth century when the franchise itself was set. This applies to the movie's mystical characters too, like Armando Salazar and Hector Barbossa.

However, concerning the initial trilogy's villain, this is a bit of a grey area.

Whilst there are various myths and direct sources linking to the origins of concepts like Davy Jones' locker and Jones' ship The Flying Dutchman, the actual man himself has very vague historical links (unless, miraculously, he was based on The Monkees singer, which I highly doubt).

But, nonetheless, let us look through the theories...

Davy Jones: The Welsh Pirate

One story suggests that the Davy Jones character came from the frightful pirate David Jones, who sailed during the 1630s in the Indian Ocean. However, there is little known about him, which only makes this concept even more unclear.

"During the 1630s, a pirate captain named David Jones sailed through the Indian Ocean, but many historians believe that he was not famous enough to be remembered for quite a long time." [Kouachi, Mecheri & Zerrouki 25]

There are also rumours of a Welsh pirate Dafydd Jones, though it is unclear if these are the same two people. Either way, there is too little known about the figure(s) in order to make strong connections. But, having said that, if the myths of his ruthlessness are true, there is definitely a connection that can be made to our contemporary Davy Jones.

Davy Jones: The Pub Owner

A slightly stronger theory that has been circling around is the figure of a London pub owner, who would drug and/or heavily intoxicate his customers and sell them to ship captains, where they would wake and find themselves unwillingly in the middle of the ocean, or technically, 'Davy Jones' Locker'.

Some stories go on to say that Jones eventually became bankrupt, stealing a ship and becoming a pirate himself. He would sail around the Atlantic, keelhauling or decapitating other crews as well as locking them to their sinking ships.

Unfortunately, I couldn't find any direct references to quote, but I have linked some articles below that discuss this theory.

Davy Jones: The Prophet

There are some rumours that Davy Jones, or at least the origins of his name, derives from Saint David, the patron Saint of Wales, as well as the figure of the prophet Jonah from the Bible, who was swallowed by a whale.

I think it better to include this in the words of W. Pinkerton, in the scholarly journal Notes & Queries in 1851:

During many years of seafaring life, I have frequently considered the origin of this phrase, and have now arrived at the conclusion that it is derived from the scriptural account of the prophet Jonah. The word 'locker', on board of ship, generally means the place where any particular thing is retained or kept, as "bread locker", "shot locker", "chain locker", &c. In the sublime ode in the second chapter of the Book of Jonah, we find that the prophet, praying for deliverance, described his situation in the following words:—"in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about; the depth closed me round about; the earth with her bars was about me." The sea, then, might not be misappropriately termed by a rude mariner, Jonah's locker—that is, the place where Jonah was kept or confined. Jonah's locker, in time, might be readily corrupted to Jones's locker; and Davy, as a very common Welsh accompaniment of the equally Welsh name, Jones, added, the true derivation of the phrase having been forgotten. [Pinkerton 509]

Davy Jones: The Devil

A very early (perhaps even the second after Defoe's writing in 1726) mention of Davy Jones' and his Locker is in 1751, in Chapter XIII of Smollett's The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle. Here, Jones is described as a devilish sort of character, with a terrifying appearance that almost resembles the typical imagery of Satan:

“By the Lord! Jack, you may say what you wool; but I'll be damned if it was not Davy Jones himself. I know him by his saucer eyes, his three rows of teeth, his horns and tail, and the blue smoke that came out of his nostrils. What does the blackguard hell's baby want with me?[...]” This same Davy Jones, according to the mythology of sailors, is the fiend that presides over all the evil spirits of the deep, and is often seen in various shapes, perching among the rigging on the eve of hurricanes, shipwrecks, and other disasters, to which a seafaring life is exposed; warning the devoted wretch of death and woe. No wonder then that Trunnion was disturbed by a supposed visit of this demon, which, in his opinion, foreboded some dreadful calamity. [Smollett 105]

This was then illustrated in 1832 by George Cruikshank, visualising all of the characteristics mentioned above.

Whilst this depiction is rather different to the one we get in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, with horns rather than tentacles and blue smoke rather than the classic pipe, it's still interesting to see how Davy Jones was sometimes thought to be as horrifying as we see him now, simply based on his involvement with death at sea.

Overall, I hope that we get to find out more about the initial myths and legends that surround Davy Jones in real-world context, as I think that the information from word-of-mouth stories that we have so far are compelling already. I would love to read more older texts that reference him or his Locker, so that we might gain a better understanding of his place in seafaring history.

CITATIONS:

[Abdenour Kouachi, Ahmed Soufyane Mecheri, and Zina Zerrouki. Tracing The Origin Of The Stereotypical Image Of Pirates. 2021. https://bucket.theses-algerie.com/files/repositories-dz/1921423357564832.pdf]

['Notes and Queries'. Vol. 3, Issue. 86. 1851, pp. 490-512. https://archive.org/details/sim_notes-and-queries_1851-06-21_3_86/page/512/mode/2up]

[Merchant Mariner Guide. Davy Jones: The Legend, The Pirates, and The Flying Dutchman. 2023. https://merchantmarinerguide.com/blog/f/davy-jones-the-legend-the-pirates-and-the-flying-dutchman?blogcategory=History+]

[Famous Pirates. Davy Jones - Legend, Facts and Biography of Famous Pirate. http://www.famous-pirates.com/pirates-facts/davy-jones/]

[Owlcation. Old Sea Legends: The Incredible Story of Davy Jones and His Locker. 2023. https://owlcation.com/humanities/Old-sea-legends-The-Incredible-story-of-Davy-Jones-and-his-Locker]

[Marine Insight. The Real Story Behind The “Davy Jones’ Locker” 2022. https://www.marineinsight.com/maritime-history/the-story-behind-the-term-davy-jones-locker/]

[Smollett, Tobias George. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle. W. Strahan, G. Robinson, T. Cadell, 1784. https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_the-adventures-of-peregr_smollett-tobias-george_1784_1/mode/2up]

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This post contains key information for potential and new players. It contains our rules, character follow list, player application, and more.

RULES

General:

FightAsOne is a mature group. No one under the age of eighteen will be permitted to join. This rule will not be negotiated or lowered.

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Activity:

This is an action-oriented roleplay. There will be times when you are asked to be present for a certain plot. Generally, you will be given notice weeks prior to the event you are needed for. If you are unable to be present for a plot, notify the mods ahead of time.

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We’re extremely liberal when it comes to a lot of things, but one rule we actively enforce is our activity requirement. Only fourteen days of unannounced inactivity will be tolerated. If you are unable to post, will be busy, need to go on a temporary hiatus, or will be unavailable for any amount of time, we ask that you send a notice via ask box.

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There is a two-strike policy in place here at FightAsOne. If you have been placed on activity notice a total of two separate times (equating to a month of unexplained absence), you will be asked to give up your spot due to inconsistency.

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If a player is consistently on activity notice but avoiding strikes by making single posts at the cut off time (consistently gaining and losing strikes), they will be asked to post a minimum of three in-character threads before the next check date. If the player fails to do so, they will be asked to give up their character due to inconsistent activity. This rule is designed to prevent abuse of our activity policy and prevent character camping.

We require that players be at least four weeks active on each character they play before picking up another. This is to ensure player activity as well to grant opportunity for new players to join the game.

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Players who pick up a villain as a secondary character may have that character exempt from activity notice as long as their main characters remain off notice. Players may NOT pick up a villain without having some idea as to the direction they are going to take the character (whether this is with a certain character/group of characters or picking up a villain for plot purposes).

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CHARACTERS/FOLLOW LIST

Avengers

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Carol Danvers | Captain Marvel

Tony Stark | Iron Man

Natasha Romanoff | Black Widow

Wanda Maximoff | Scarlet Witch

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Sam Wilson | Falcon

Thor Odinson

Jennifer Walters | She-Hulk

Steve Rogers

Young Avengers

Kate Bishop | Hawkeye

Teddy Altman | Hulkling

America Chavez | Miss America

Billy Kaplan | Wiccan

Defenders

Jessica Jones

Danny Rand | Iron Fist

Luke Cage | Power Man

Matt Murdock | Daredevil

X-Men

Anna Marie | Rogue

Jean Grey | Phoenix

Scott Summers | Cyclops

Mutants

Callisto

Guardians of the Galaxy

Gamora

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Vigilantes & Various Characters

Shuri

Trish Walker | Hellcat

Tandy Bowen | Dagger

Wade Wilson | Deadpool

Peter Parker | Spider-Man

Danielle Cage | Captain America

Hector Cervantez | Spectro

Civilians

Jane Foster

Villains

Synthia Schmidt | Sin

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Mary Walker | Typhoid Mary

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SUBMIT an application comprising of a few consecutive paragraphs. Our application form including a writing example can be found below. Remember: we accept players based on quality, activity level, and fit for our group.

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New players must post a starter (para, action, icon, gif, or otherwise) as an introductory post into the group within three days of being accepted.

Have fun and don’t forget to submit plots!

☆ Character Application (example):

Character: Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier

Faceclaim: Sebastian Stan

OOC Name (pronouns): Sarah (she/her/hers)

Age: 27

Timezone: EST

Activity Level: Daily

Pairings/Ships: Open

2 or more headcanons: (Use what’s in the character’s bio (if applicable) as the character’s canon and view the group’s previous plots for reference. Take the information and form at least 2 headcanons that you will include in your interpretation of the character.)

2 or more ambitions for the future: (We want to know what character arcs you want for your character should you be accepted. These can be goals you have in mind, a direction you want to develop the character, or a subplot you’d be interested in doing with another character.)

Writing Sample:

He sits there in the abandoned dirt and dried grass of Fort Lehigh, head in his heads, fingers gripping too-long hair as his brain swims and his stomach churns.  He wants to scream.  Maybe even should scream (after all, the place he could once vaguely associate with the word ‘home’ is desolate, empty – no one to hear him).  He should be allowed that, right?  One moment of complete, familiar abandon in reaction to years – no – decades of control.  Still, he remains silent despite every image burning behind his eyelids giving him every reason not to.

He doesn’t blame Steve.  Or at least he tells himself that (an endless mantra – he doesn’t, he doesn’t, he doesn’t, he doesn’t, he can’t) as he tries to grasp at older memories. Before the fall, before the war.  He can’t fault Steve for wanting that back (he can), can’t fault him for doing what he thought was the right thing (he won’t).  A part of him feels guilty for leaving him at the warehouse, knows what it must look like.  But he can’t bear the idea of being around Steve right now.  Not after he’d just tried to kill him.  Not when the impulse and the thought to do so were so clear in his mind, fresh and lethal.  Steve had his own problems to deal with (he refused to acknowledge that one of those problems was probably still him), he didn’t need his added to the mix.

Looking around at the weathered lodges of the camp, it was hard to imagine that he used to peddle cigarettes, magazines, and sometimes alcohol to soon-to-be soldiers. For cash, favors, or just to give himself some sense of belonging. He’d been so young.  Its current decay is somehow fitting.

Heaving a sigh as his thoughts settled into the closest thing to calm he figured they’d get, he pushed himself to his feet, brushing the dirt off of his clothes.  He had work to do.

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TAG LIST

GROUP TAGS TO TRACK:

These are the following tags all players must currently track:

fao: open

fao: follow

fao: activity

fao: mod announcement

fao: event

fao: sharks don’t sleep

fao: fear itself

TRIGGERS AND PHOBIAS:

The following are listed in no particular order of importance, but please be courteous to fellow players and include the relevant tags when posting (i.e. cw body horror):

Gore

Rape

Blood

Frogs

Incest

Abortion

Non Con

Parasites

Self Harm

Pregnancy

Miscarriage

Body Horror

Verbal Abuse

Suicide Attempt

Domestic Abuse

[sexuality]phobia

Emotional Abuse

HYDRA

Nazism

Ommetaphobia (fear of eyes)

Entomophobia (fear of insects)

Ophidiophobia (fear of snakes)

Emetophobia (fear of vomiting)

Herpetophobia (fear of reptiles)

Arachnophobia (fear of spiders)

Trypanophobia (fear of needles)

Trypophobia (fear of many small holes)

FACECLAIMS

A

Allegra Acosta

Amanda Seyfried

Antonia Thomas

Anthony Mackie

B

Ben Mendelsohn

Brianna Hildebrand

Brie Larson

C

Charlie Cox

Chris Evans

Chris Hemsworth

Chris Pratt

Courtney Eaton

D

David Tennant

E

Elizabeth Debicki

Elizabeth Olsen

Evan Rachel Wood

G

Godfrey Gao

H

Herizen Guardiola

J

Jaime Blackley

Jodelle Ferland

Josh Dallas

Justin Hartley

K

Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs

Krysten Ritter

L

Letitia Wright

M

Maisie Richardson-Sellers

Mason Dye

Melissa Fumero

Mike Colter

N

Natalie Dormer

Natalie Portman

Nikki Reed

O

Olivia Holt

P

Priyanka Chopra

R

Rachael Taylor

Rebecca Romjin

Rhydian Vaughan

Robert Downey Jr.

Rooney Mara

Rose Leslie

Roselyn Sánchez

Ryan Reynolds

S

Sarah Gadon

Scarlett Johansson

Sebastian Stan

T

Tom Holland

Z

Zoe Saldana

CURRENT PLOT

"What do you fear?"

In the aftermath of the Accords, our heroes face a time of great uncertainty. Friendships are broken, faith is shaken, and the future is unknown. In the shadows of the chaos, an organization calling itself The Hand seeks to take advantage of the crumbling foundations of society.

Their reach is ambitious, spreading from within the criminal underground and beyond, using any means necessary to achieve their goals of total infiltration and domination. How does one sustain an empire that lasts?  Yearning for immortality, they seek out knowledge of rumored mystical, powerful artifacts scattered across the globe in the wake of Asgard’s destruction and the Skrull invasion.

Meanwhile, HYDRA and their leader, Sinthea Schmidt, is looking for outside means to maintain HYDRA’s subversive power within S.H.I.E.L.D. and beyond. With the two organizations working to upend the natural order– heroes, villains, and civilians alike will be caught in the maelstrom.

PHASE ONE TIMELINE

→ Events beginning June 3rd, 2018:

Jessica Jones has an explosive fallout with Luke Cage, while Kilgrave ensures the heroes of Hell’s Kitchen are not prepared to fight back against the rising tide.

Lawyers find themselves cleaning up the loose threads of the criminalization of vigilantism in the wake of the Accords.

Harlem begins to notice the rise in crime, as young men are recruited to move arms through the city.  Drug dealing is also on the rise in Harlem and Hell Kitchen neighborhoods.

The X-Men notice a rise in the sudden disappearance of mutants following the fallout of the Accords.  They begin to investigate and find something shocking about the missing persons.

The Daily Bugle publishes reports of exciting archaeological discoveries across the globe, the results and recognition of which arouse suspicion in the more cosmic-minded heroes.

The Guardians and Asgardians look into identifying and recovering some of the lost artifacts arising around the globe, knowing the danger of these items falling into the wrong hands.

As investigators begin to look into a mysterious series of shell companies, New York’s corporate elites- Rand, Stark, Osborn- begin to examine their own holdings.

Everything begins to coalesce as a shadowy threat emerges from the very roots of New York City itself, forcing the Avengers’ hand in retaliation.

PHASE TWO TIMELINE

→ Events beginning December 1st, 2018:

The heroes make several startling discoveries regarding the mysterious artifacts recently unearthed.  They’re not the only ones interested in the power these objects hold.

The Phoenix comes home to roost, leading to a mutant reunion that’s long overdue.

Tandy Bowen gets closer to the truth of her powers.

With the knowledge of Mutant Growth Hormone hitting the streets, the X-Men begin to mobilize to liberate the missing mutants, uniting to form X-Force.

The Guardians of the Galaxy open a dimensional door they should not have.

HYDRA works to maintain their governmental vice-grip while heroes begin to take action.

Old ghosts come to call, and Bucky Barnes finds himself in danger.

Typhoid Mary makes a move to keep the Defenders off her track.

The Asgardian Embassy is attacked for the treasures it holds within.  Thor finds a tool to help him in the coming fight.

Clint Barton takes an unfortunate turn.

Jessica Jones has a chance to take back control of her life, at the price of another.

The true power of the stolen artifacts is revealed, and New York might never be the same.

PREVIOUS PLOTS & TIMELINE

DARK REIGN — MARCH 2013 - NOVEMBER 2013

Overview:

The Chitauri Invasion and subsequent unveiling of The Avengers raised many questions for the people of Earth. Questions that, in the months following the Battle of Manhattan, transformed into outcry as the devastation wrought upon New York state was put to long-term perspective. The World Security Council announced that in light of his failure to safeguard New York from alien attack, Nick Fury would step down from his executive role within S.H.I.E.L.D.: Norman Osborn would be taking over as Director. Soon after, Osborn fired Maria Hill and appointed Victoria Hand Deputy Director. With his team now in place, it was time to gain the trust of the people whilst casting doubt about the heroes that protected them. His first order of business was to recruit a group of his own “heroes” and unveil them to the world as his new Avengers team. His Avengers included such criminal maniacs as Bullseye and Daken. Vigilantism was subsequently ruled unlawful. Osborn used the Battle of Manhattan as proof that the former Avengers along with their allies were a threat. With superheroes now considered outlaws, the Dark Reign began.

Result:

Heroes were sent into hiding in order to survive. Those who chose to remain, such as Tony Stark, were openly attacked or captured and imprisoned. Osborn continued to extend his reach by ordering what he thought to be successful hits on both Hawkeye and Captain America. Several heroes were apprehended while some were added to his Dark Avengers roster, including James Barnes as Captain America. But the heroes were making progress of their own, coming together in secret to form a plan to put a stop to Osborn’s rule. Eventually, Osborn’s schemes began to unravel beneath him. Daken, recognizing the signs, began making plans to betray his superior. During a daring rescue, the imprisoned heroes were freed. With Osborn’s forces weakened, the final battle ensued and Osborn’s treachery was exposed. Norman Osborn and his Dark Avengers were defeated and sentenced. For his part in Osborn’s capture, Daken was pardoned and Maria Hill was reinstated as Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

RISE OF ULTRON — FEBRUARY 2014 - AUGUST 2014

Overview:

After the shadow cast by Norman Osborn’s Dark Reign passed, our heroes enjoyed a period of relative peace. Determined to ensure that the team would never have to face a bitter divide again, Tony Stark converted his New York City Stark Tower into the Avengers Tower and invited the team to move in. It was Stark’s hope and belief that this would further unite the team against any threats that may arise. During this time, Dr. Hank Pym was formulating a plan of his own and the Ultron project was born. Pym, who had been contracted by S.H.I.E.L.D., reported his progress to the organization who in turn took possession of the Ultron robot and modified it, uploading to it a program known as Project Insight. What both S.H.I.E.L.D. scientists and Dr. Pym failed to realize was that the AI had already begun to rewrite its programming. After publicly breaking ties with the Avengers, Director Hill announced to the public that the Ultron robot was now on patrol, predicting and preventing threads in order to ensure civilians’ safety. It wasn’t until Ultron openly attacked Thor after deeming him a threat that people began to question whether or not the robot could be trusted to protect innocent lives.

Result:

The attack against one of their own forced the Avengers to publicly oppose S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Ultron project. Tensions continued to rise as the robot became more reckless with each arrest, eventually favoring killing targets instead of apprehending them. With S.H.I.E.L.D. now unable to control Ultron, the Avengers confronted the AI and managed to damage him before he made his escape. The team returned to the tower post-battle only to have it taken over and put into emergency lockdown by Ultron, who was using Tony’s lab to repair and upgrade himself. Ultron then unleashed his army of Ultron bots and a fight ensued. Many heroes were injured and Bruce Banner was killed. After a heartbreaking goodbye, the team regrouped. Now joined by Hank Pym and Cable, as well as armed with an Oscorp-patented electronic disabling device invented by Max Dillon, they launched one last attack against Ultron. While the team weakened the robot, it was Cable who dealt the final blow, sacrificing himself in the process. Ultron was defeated but not without cost.

INFINITY WAR — NOVEMBER 2014 - JUNE 2015

Overview:

During what was supposed to be an ordinary retrieval mission, the Winter Soldier stumbled across an exchange between AIM and HYDRA, acquiring a device he believed to be a weapon of mass destruction. The item was given to Jane Foster and later to Tony Stark for analysis. While the heroes attempted to discover the stone’s origins, the titan Thanos began recruiting forces in order to obtain the legendary Infinity Gems, pulling Loki into the fold through the Mind Gem’s powerful persuasion, having had already recruited the Red Skull from the voids of space he’d been transported to in 1945. Having learned of Jane Foster’s unfortunate encounter with the Aether, Thanos had Loki remove its essence from her and return it - another gem in his collection. The magnitude of the threat humanity would face was soon revealed after Tony Stark’s work on the Soul Gem attracted HYDRA’s attention, causing the Red Skull to launch a brutal attack on Avengers Tower.

Result:

After an interrogation revealed Thanos’ plans to attack Asgard and Xandar for the Infinity Gems residing there, Bucky Barnes reported to the Avengers’ liaison, Sharon Carter. Despite the tension between S.H.I.E.L.D. and the superhero community, both agreed to set their differences aside in the face of such a cosmic threat. With the Avengers’ home in ruins, Tony Stark opened the doors of his family’s mansion as new headquarters and a place to address the task at hand. After an alliance with the Guardians of the Galaxy, two teams were formed, one headed for Asgard and the other for Xandar. Team Xandar’s endeavors were completed successfully while their counterpart’s mission wrought disaster, a series of events triggering Ragnarok, half of the team’s heroes falling. Those who made it back were met with a New York City ravaged by HYDRA’s forces, its hospitals filled with superheroes, S.H.I.E.L.D. agenta, and civilians alike. The aftermath of Ragnarok found the fallen Asgardians’ souls inhabiting those of mortals while the rest of the heroes prepared for the imminent threat of Thanos’ wrath, armed with four of the six Infinity Gems. When the titan finally attacked, he faced off with Scarlet Witch, who - her powers exacerbated by the gems - managed to thwart their enemy single-handedly.

Overview:

Unbeknownst to the heroes of Earth, the destruction Thanos left in his path in his bid for absolute power decimated the planet known as Skrullos, home of the Skrull empire. In the ashes, those who remained turned to the exiled princess Veranke, whose prophecy of her people’s rise to power in the wake of their destruction seemed to be in motion. Their steady invasion spread to every sect of human society, including the superhero community, where their presence was revealed during a foray into a remote HYDRA base mounted by Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes. During the excursion, Rogers was seriously injured and - while Barnes attempted to stabilize his friend - revealed to be a Skrull. The revelation snowballed as Tony Stark was contacted and informed of the situation on-site, granting Pitt'o - Steve Rogers’ impostor - the chance to activate a Skrull virus that would wreak havoc not only on Stark but his entire network, shutting down countless security protocols (among them being S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers’), satellites, and memory banks.

In response, both S.H.I.E.L.D. and Oscorp sought to create a device capable of detecting the alien invaders. Others took a more hands-on approach, among them being Kraven - on a solo mission to hunt down street-level Skrull threats - and Maria Hill, bringing in Bucky Barnes and functioning as a two-person team to do the same on a more political sphere. However, any cohesion between the two major organizations was short-lived, falling to disarray as both S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers blamed the other for lack of progress, neither willing to admit to their own faults and shortcomings.

With the threat spreading to less Earthly places, Loki and Muninn embarked on a quest to discover the identity of the Skrull’s leader. While they learn that the queen, Veranke, has been posing as Sif of Asgard from the start, the Skrulls - with disorder seeded and agents in place hindering the progress of detection technology - began invading in full force, launching an attack on the Triskelion and claiming it as their base of operations.

Result:

With their resources, communications, and means of protection and aid cut away, the remaining Avengers took shelter within Fury’s Memorial base in D.C. in an effort to regroup. S.H.I.E.L.D. fled in a similar vein, taking up camp in the hidden barbershop base in Midtown Manhattan. The Skrulls, using their media connections, broadcast pleas from various outlets, including using an apparently held-hostage Harry Osborn as a means to demand a cease to all resistance efforts, eventually leading up to his publicly implied, apparent death.

Having reached a breaking point, the Avengers - led by Bucky Barnes as Captain America - launched an attack to reclaim the Skrull-held Triskelion. In the effort, Antoine Triplett was able to assist both Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D. forces into the building while the vicious battle outside bled onto the National Mall. With the aid of Steve Rogers - alive and escaped from Skrull captivity along with other heroes - Barnes was able to track a defeated and wounded Veranke to an unfinished apartment complex, killing her and bringing an end to the Skrulls’ oppression.

EXTREMIS — FEBRUARY 2016 - AUGUST 2016

Overview:

After the digital corruption at the hands of the Skrulls during Secret Invasion, Stark Industries announced that the Stark Network is back online with advanced security measures. To rebuild his company’s reputation, Tony Stark took responsibility of its direction and announced the Starkdynamics event in Tokyo - an international think-tank comprising of a global consortium of brilliant people given a year to come up with a paradigm shifting concept. After 15 years of ostracism, representatives of Oscorp were allowed to attend the event as a goodwill gesture purely on the basis that the company is under new management as well as the good work they did during the Invasion.

While several companies showcased their work and research, Stark delivered a keynote speech announcing the commencement of Project Epsilon with the procurement of Extremis which harnesses the bioelectrical potential to hack and upgrade the human repair center, with the prospect of accelerated healing, boosted immune system and new organ generation - unbeknownst to the crowd, his personal goals for the project being to heal himself of the shrapnel injuries his sustained that made him dependent upon his arc reactor technology. Harry Osborn - in a similar vain - seeing the potential for Extremis to cure his inherited, terminal disease, approached the Avenger with the offer of collaboration. Despite tensions, the two came to an agreement. They each selected the best minds they know to aid them in their research, one being Osborn’s pick - Jemma Simmons, who - on Maria Hill’s orders - uses the offer to gather intel for S.H.I.E.L.D..

Despite initial difficulty (and side-research requested by Stark of Reed Richards, exploring the potential of Extremis to unlock the key to the Super-Soldier Serum given to Steve Rogers), the team made a breakthrough. To celebrate, Osborn and Stark hosted a Casino Royale event, the winnings to be donated to charitable cause Citizens’ Heroes. Despite the festive atmosphere attended by S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and Avenger alike, Bruce Banner confronted Stark about the direction he’d taken the Extremis project, their argument turning heated and provoking a Hulk incident. Though S.H.I.E.L.D. attempted to quell the situation and the Avengers assisted in clean-up, the incident became a PR nightmare. Banner reached out to Bucky Barnes to confirm his departure from the Avengers, and not long after, Stark did the same.

Result:

With newfound single-minded focus on his work, Stark discovered Oscorp files of questionable content, including connections to the Ravencroft Institute’s dabblings in human experimentation and schematics on patented Stark Industries technology. The discovery brought about a full breakdown of communication between the two CEOs as Stark began shutting Osborn out. In the following weeks, Stark staged a hackathon, hiring Yelena Belova to retrieve the Extremis sample from Oscorp’s Brooklyn lab. Osborn, panicked, alerted both S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers to the theft, leading to a conflict of jurisdiction between Sharon Carter and Bucky Barnes and hindering the search for the sample.

Upon the loss of Oscorp’s AI, K.A.R.I., to the stalwart defense of J.A.R.V.I.S. following Osborn’s attempt at forcing a retrieval of the stolen data from Stark’s servers, Osborn’s health rapidly deteriorated. This process once more ushered in the Green Goblin, who carried out several attacks against Stark Industries’ facilities, leaving almost a hundred casualties in their wake. During another of the Goblin’s attacks - the now unused Avengers Mansion - the two clash, leaving Stark severely wounded, his arc reactor destroyed, and - if not for the assistance of Loki, who had his own grudges against the Goblin - left for dead.

Delivered to the Baxter Building and with Extremis administered, Stark learned the Goblin’s true identity. After a brief encounter with Bucky Barnes, the Goblin fled for Avengers Tower, laying waste to Stark’s suite. Barnes, having received the programmed distress signal, arrived too late, met only with a dejected Tony Stark amidst the ruins of personal belongings and technology. What should have been a welfare check between teammates turned into an embittered dispute, months of mutual frustrations coming to a head as the two Avengers clash - breaking bones and trust. With the knowledge that the missing Extremis sample had been given to the wayward Avenger, Barnes reported to Sharon Carter and - with Stark and Osborn battling it out over Manhattan - the two sent their forces for aerial and ground support. The battle between the two enhanced corporate moguls ended in a destructive stalemate over the East River, with both participants plunging into the depths below as lower Manhattan was thrown into darkness at the hands of an explosive EMP burst, set off by the Goblin in one final act of vengeance.

CIVIL WAR — AUGUST 2016 - AUGUST 2017

Overview:

As New York City began to recover from the disastrous outcome of the brawl between Iron Man and the Green Goblin, the United Nations World Security Council resolved to take necessary action to counter the rising tide of an increasingly unaccountable enhanced vigilante community. With immense pressure placed upon S.H.I.E.L.D. to direct the momentum of such a measure, a hearing was held in Washington D.C. with Maria Hill and Sharon Carter - from it, the Agreement Concerning Cooperation, Oversight and Registration of Discovered Superhumans (Accords) were soon subject to a first draft. Tony Stark was the first Avenger to view it, and - in the aftermath of Extremis - became its first supporter.

When the Accords were revealed to the public, they were met with an array of tension among civilians, heroes, and vigilantes alike. As a facility to hold those in direct opposition of the new law was revealed on Hart Island, protests began to spark. Heavy hitters such as Steve Rogers took their disagreements to the UN General Assembly, while the rest of the Avengers met among themselves to discuss their course of action only to find themselves on opposite sides of a fence. When the final day arrived, in a gesture of good will, the World Security Council’s Alexander Pierce, with support from Director Maria Hill and Deputy Director Sharon Carter, offered a ceremonial signing of the Accords on S.H.I.E.L.D.‘s Iliad Helicarrier to Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes.

With inside string-pulling from HYDRA’s Jack Rollins and Grant Ward, what the public was led to believe was a bureaucratic olive branch spiraled into a terrorist attack as the Helicarrier crashed into Liberty Island. With the Iliad’s black box released to the public, both Barnes and Rogers were implicated in the attack and forced underground. Matters only worsened when, during the memorial service for the fallen S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, Alexander Pierce was assassinated and all evidence pointed to Barnes being the one responsible. It was enough to sway public opinion, and registration becomes mandatory for all enhanced individuals.

After a disastrous scrap between a S.H.I.E.L.D. S.T.R.I.K.E. team and several enhanced, S.H.I.E.L.D. tasked it’s science division, along with the help of Jane Foster, with the job of inventing a means of detecting such individuals in order to better protect their operatives in the field. To further assist, S.H.I.E.L.D. unveils the Vision, their newest asset and a strong proponent of the Accords.

Result:

The World Security Council, under the new direction of Gideon Malick, began implementing the detection device for offensive purposes. After learning of this decision, Jane Foster - as Thor - alerted the underground heroes of their plans. Wanda Maximoff reached out to the mutant community and other scattered fugitives of the Accords with the offer to use Cerebro as a means to combat the detection tech, and alliances were formed.

Meanwhile, those who were sent to the Hart Island Facility learn first hand of darker endeavors taking place behind the secured walls. Mistreated, experimented on, and tortured - human rights violations took place beneath the government’s nose at the hands of infiltrators from HYDRA and other seedy organizations. Rumors of these conditions leaked outside the walls and water of the prison, and from Sharon Carter and Steve Rogers to Harry Osborn and Kasper O'Connor, insider and vigilante investigations led to a massive prison break. The Hart Island prison was left in ruins, and details of what took place within were soon released to the public. The UN World Security Council announced a period of amnesty for the fugitives while the Accords were amended to ensure no such horrors would take place again.

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 Posted by Helen Currie Foster

Some write left-handed, some right. Some rise early, some stay up late. And in another human dichotomy—some read, and some re-read. We recidivists return over and over to favorite books. Why, when new books abound, waiting to be discovered (here I mention David Malouf’s Ransom), do we rummage the shelves for a book we’ve read and re-read?

Sometimes we want bedtime reading, or, as the Dowager Duchess puts it in Busman’s Honeymoon, disappointed by a recent book, “…will fall back on Through the Looking Glass.”

I too “fall back.” I plead guilty to reading and re-reading favorite children’s books and books for adult children. Books that gripped me the first time I read them: Kim, by Rudyard Kipling. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The Fellowship of the Ring, The Dark Is Rising trilogy by Susan Cooper, thumbed and re-thumbed. And then mysteries, sagas and spies: Dorothy Sayers, Reginald Hill, James Clavell, John Le Carré—especially Smiley’s People. Watching George Smiley retrace the desperate steps of old Vladimir across Hampstead Heath until he finds the hidden cigarette packet: Moscow rules! Mei-Mei and Struan, dodging pirates while steering a bullion-laden junk down the Pearl River: flaming arrows! Kim, caring for his Tibetan lama, learning the jewel trick in Simla, shouldering the Himalayan foothills as he embarks on the Great Game and with the lama finds the River of the Arrow. Hurree Baba reminding Kim not to use Muslim expressions when wearing Hindu disguise.

Why? One confirmed re-reader says, “I revisit these little worlds. I can’t change the endings. I have no responsibilities.”

Not that these tales teach no lessons. Kim learns love and responsibility. Lucy and her siblings learn hard lessons: stick to instincts, stay loyal and tell the truth—in order to save Mr. Tumnus. Young Will Stanton in The Dark Is Rising bears the responsibility of the four signs on his belt and feels the power of the dark as well as the light.

Happy endings?

Not totally. Children must leave the wardrobe, Struan must await the worst typhoon, Smiley must watch Karla toss Ann’s gold lighter at his feet. No, not happy. Loose ends remain, future threats loom. But we feel again the empowering of the characters as they become equipped for what they must face. We’ve felt again the power of a special world we loved.

But the fellow re-reader says he takes a different journey in re-reading what we call a great novel: “Each time I read a great book, it’s a different book. I see things I didn’t hear before, hear voices I didn’t hear before, experience something I didn’t experience before.”

I re-read To the Lighthouse at least every other year, always captured by Virginia Woolf’s ability to catch in two sentences the very heart of those characters and their relationships. This May I re-read The Waves, where she pushes the novel to a new form in her quest to understand human consciousness. This time Virginia Woolf made me ask myself the same question that Bernard keeps asking in The Waves, about individual consciousness and our collective lives. More on that next time, maybe.

Meanwhile, on to David Malouf’s Ransom. Malouf re-imagines Achilles’ furious grief over the death of his childhood soulmate Patroclus, his retribution on Hector, and then the visit King Priam makes to Achilles, seeking return of his son Hector’s corpse. Maybe Malouf brings this story to such vivid life by showing us how Priam chooses to make the visit in a mule-driven cart instead of a chariot, and learns from the simple mule-driver how to taste an olive, a griddle-cake, how to cool dusty royal feet in a small stream. Maybe he also does it by letting us see childhood through Achilles’ eyes. But no spoilers here.

New books abound, and this one, rooted in one of our oldest shared stories, is so worth reading. Now back to my waiting mystery draft.

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Helen Currie Foster is the author of the Alice MacDonald Greer mysteries: Ghost Cave, Ghost Dog, Ghost Letter, and Ghost Dagger. She practices environmental law in Austin and lives in the Texas Hill Country, where her books are set.

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2018 GRAMMY Winners: The Complete List!

Once more with feeling! The 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards traveled across the country for the first time in 15 years on Sunday, airing live on CBS from Madison Square Garden in New York.

And that wasn’t the only way the annual awards show set some records. The show marked the first time a white male was not nominated for Album of the Year in nearly 20 years.

After Beyonce’s headline-making performance last year, the Lemonade singer was not set to perform at this year's show, but that didn’t mean there was a lack of A-list acts. The show's lineup of epic performances, include a duet between the newly announced retiree, Elton John, and Miley Cyrus, and a touching tribute to the innocent victims of the Las Vegas Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting from the Brothers Osbourne, Maren Morris and Eric Church.

Many stars planned to make a statement, wearing white roses to show solidarity with the Time’s Up movement on the red carpet. This comes after Hollywood led the charge earlier this month at the Golden Globes, with almost all of the attendees wearing black gowns and suits.

Host James Corden admitted to ET’s Keltie Knight ahead of the show, “[I’m] nervous all the time. I’m never not nervous, so yes, I’ll be terrified.”

But it was the winners who will truly steal the show with their golden gramophone statues. Here’s the complete list of winners:

Best new artist

Alessia Cara **WINNER**

Khalid

Lil Uzi Vert

Julia Michaels

SZA

Album of the year

Awaken My Love -- Childish Gambino

4:44 -- JAY Z

DAMN. -- Kendrick Lamar

Melodrama -- Lorde

24K Magic -- Bruno Mars **WINNER**

Record of the year

"Redbone" -- Childish Gambino

"Despacito" -- Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber

"HUMBLE." -- Kendrick Lamar

"The Story of O.J." -- JAY-Z

"24K Magic" -- Bruno Mars **WINNER**

Song of the year

"Despacito" -- written by Ramón Ayala, Justin Bieber, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, Erika Ender, Luis Fonsi and Marty James Garton (Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber)

"4:44" -- Shawn Carter and Dion Wilson (JAY-Z)

"Issues" -- written by Benny Blanco, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Julia Michaels and Justin Drew Tranter (Julia Michaels)

"1-800-273-8255" -- written by Alessia Caracciolo, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, Arjun Ivatury, Khalid Robinson (Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid)

"That's What I Like" -- written by Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus and Jonathan Yip (Bruno Mars) **WINNER**

Pop solo performance

"Love So Soft" — Kelly Clarkson

"Praying" — Kesha

"Million Reasons" — Lady Gaga

"What About Us" — P!nk

"Shape of You" — Ed Sheeran **WINNER**

Pop duo/group performance

"Something Just Like This" — The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

"Despacito" — Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber

"Thunder" — Imagine Dragons

"Feel It Still" — Portugal. The Man  

"Stay" — Zedd & Alessia Cara

Traditional pop vocal album

Nobody But Me (Deluxe Version)" — Michael Bublé

Triplicate — Bob Dylan

In Full Swing — Seth MacFarlane

Wonderland — Sarah McLachlan

Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 — (Various Artists) **WINNER**

Pop vocal album

Kaleidoscope EP — Coldplay

Lust for Life — Lana Del Rey

Evolve — Imagine Dragons

Rainbow — Kesha

Joanne — Lady Gaga

÷ (Divide) — Ed Sheeran **WINNER**

Dance recording

"Bambro Koyo Ganda" — Bonobo featuring Innov Gnawa

"Cola" — Camelphat & Elderbrook

"Andromeda" — Gorillaz featuring Dram

"Tonite" — LCD Soundsystem **WINNER**

"Line of Sight" — Odesza featuring Wynne & Mansionair

Dance/electronic album

Migration — Bonobo

3-D the Catalogue — Kraftwerk **WINNER**

Mura Masa — Mura Masa

A Moment Apart — Odesza

What Now — Sylvan Esso

Contemporary instrumental album

What If — the Jerry Douglas Band

Spirit — Alex Han

Mount Royal — Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge

Prototype — Jeff Lorber Fusion **WINNER**

Bad Hombre — Antonio Sanchez

Rock performance

"You Want It Darker" — Leonard Cohen **WINNER**

"The Promise" — Chris Cornell

"Run" — Foo Fighters

"No Good" — Kaleo

"Go to War" — Nothing More

Metal performance

"Invisible Enemy" — August Burns Red

"Black Hoodie" — Body Count

"Forever" — Code Orange

"Sultan’s Curse" — Mastodon **WINNER**

"Clockworks" — Meshuggah

Rock song

"Atlas, Rise!" — James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich, songwriters (Metallica)

"Blood in the Cut" — JT Daly & Kristine Flaherty, songwriters (K.Flay)

"Go to War" — Ben Anderson, Jonny Hawkins, Will Hoffman, Daniel Oliver, David Pramik & Mark Vollelunga, songwriters (Nothing More)

"Run" — Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters) **WINNER**

"The Stage" — Zachary Baker, Brian Haner, Matthew Sanders, Jonathan Seward & Brooks Wackerman, songwriters (Avenged Sevenfold)

Alternative music album

Everything Now — Arcade Fire

Humanz — Gorillaz

 American Dream — LCD Soundsystem

Pure Comedy — Father John Misty

Sleep Well Beast — The National **WINNER**

Rock album

Emperor of Sand — Mastodon

Hardwired...to Self-Destruct — Metallica

The Stories We Tell Ourselves — Nothing More

Villains — Queens of the Stone Age

A Deeper Understanding — the War on Drugs **WINNER**

R&B performance

"Get You" — Daniel Caesar featuring Kali Uchis

"Distraction" — Kehlani

"High" — Ledisi

"That's What I Like" — Bruno Mars **WINNER**

"The Weekend" — SZA

Traditional R&B performance

"Laugh and Move On" — the Baylor Project

"Redbone" — Childish Gambino **WINNER**

"What I'm Feelin'" — Anthony Hamilton teaturing the Hamiltones

"All the Way" — Ledisi

"Still" — Mali Music

R&B song

"First Began" — PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton)

"Location" — Alfredo Gonzalez, Olatunji Ige, Samuel David Jiminez, Christopher McClenney, Khalid Robinson & Joshua Scruggs, songwriters (Khalid)

"Redbone" — Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)

"Supermodel" — Tyran Donaldson, Terrence Henderson, Greg Landfair Jr., Solana Rowe & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (SZA)

"That's What I Like" — Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars) **WINNER**

Urban contemporary album

Free 6lack — 6lack

Awaken, My Love! — Childish Gambino

American Teen — Khalid

Ctrl — SZA

Starboy — the Weeknd **WINNER**

R&B album

Freudian — Daniel Caesar

Let Love Rule — Ledisi

24K Magic — Bruno Mars **WINNER**

Gumbo — PJ Morton

Feel the Real — Musiq Soulchild

Rap performance

"Bounce Back" — Big Sean

"Bodak Yellow" — Cardi B

"4:44" — JAY-Z

"Humble." — Kendrick Lamar **WINNER**

"Bad and Boujee" — Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert

Rap/sung performance

"Prblms" — 6lack

"Crew" — Goldlink featuring Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy

"Family Feud" — JAY-Z featuring Beyoncé

"Loyalty." — Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna **WINNER**

"Love Galore" — SZA featuring Travis Scott

Rap song

"Bodak Yellow" — Dieuson Octave, Klenord Raphael, Shaftizm, Jordan Thorpe, Washpoppin & J White, songwriters (Cardi B)

"Chase Me" — Judah Bauer, Brian Burton, Hector Delgado, Jaime Meline, Antwan Patton, Michael Render, Russell Simins & Jon Spencer, songwriters (Danger Mouse featuring Run the Jewels & Big Boi)

"Humble." — K. Duckworth, Asheton Hogan & M. Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar) **WINNER**

"Sassy" — E. Gabouer & M. Evans, songwriters (Rapsody)

"The Story of O.J." — Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (JAY-Z)

Rap album

4:44 — JAY-Z

Damn. — Kendrick Lamar **WINNER**

Culture — Migos

Laila's Wisdom — Rapsody

Flower Boy — Tyler, the Creator

Country solo performance

"Body Like a Back Road" — Sam Hunt

"Losing You" — Alison Krauss

"Tin Man" — Miranda Lambert

"I Could Use a Love Song" — Maren Morris

"Either Way" — Chris Stapleton  **WINNER**

Country duo/group performance

"It Ain't My Fault" — Brothers Osborne

"My Old Man" — Zac Brown Band

"You Look Good" — Lady Antebellum

"Better Man" — Little Big Town  **WINNER**

"Drinkin' Problem" — Midland

Country song

"Better Man" — Taylor Swift, songwriter (Little Big Town)

"Body Like a Back Road" — Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Sam Hunt)

"Broken Halos" — Mike Henderson & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton)

"Drinkin’ Problem" — Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne & Mark Wystrach, songwriters (Midland)

"Tin Man" — Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert & Jon Randall, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)

Country album

Cosmic Hallelujah — Kenny Chesney

Heart Break — Lady Antebellum

The Breaker — Little Big Town

Life Changes — Thomas Rhett

From a Room: Volume 1 — Chris Stapleton **WINNER**

New Age album

Reflection — Brian Eno

SongVersation: Medicine — India.Arie

Dancing on Water — Peter Kater **WINNER**

Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Volume 5 — Kitaro

Spiral Revelation — Steve Roach

Improvised jazz solo

"Can't Remember Why" — Sara Caswell, soloist

"Dance of Shiva" — Billy Childs, soloist

"Whisper Not" — Fred Hersch, soloist

"Miles Beyond" — John McLaughlin, soloist**WINNER**

"Ilimba" — Chris Potter, soloist

Jazz vocal album

The Journey — The Baylor Project

A Social Call — Jazzmeia Horn

Bad A** and Blind — Raul Midón

Porter Plays Porter — Randy Porter Trio With Nancy King

Dreams and Daggers — Cécile McLorin Salvant**WINNER**

Jazz instrumental album

Uptown, Downtown — Bill Charlap Trio

Rebirth — Billy Childs**WINNER**

Project Freedom — Joey DeFrancesco & the People

Open Book — Fred Hersch

The Dreamer Is the Dream — Chris Potter

Large jazz ensemble album

MONK'estra Vol. 2 — John Beasley

Jigsaw — Alan Ferber Big Band

Bringin' It — Christian McBride Big Band**WINNER**

Homecoming — Vince Mendoza & WDR Big Band Cologne

Whispers on the Wind — Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge

Latin jazz album

Hybrido — From Rio to Wayne Shorter — Antonio Adolfo

Oddara — Jane Bunnett & Maqueque

Outra Coisa — The Music of Moacir Santos — Anat Cohen & Marcello Gonçalves

Típico — Miguel Zenón

Jazz Tango — Pablo Ziegler Trio**WINNER**

Gospel performance/song

"Too Hard Not To" — Tina Campbell

"You Deserve It" — JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise featuring Bishop Cortez Vaughn

"Better Days" — Le'Andria

"My Life" — the Walls Group

"Never Have to Be Alone" — CeCe Winans **WINNER**

Contemporary Christian music performance/song

"Oh My Soul" — Casting Crowns

"Clean" — Natalie Grant

"What a Beautiful Name" — Hillsong Worship**WINNER**

"Even If" — MercyMe

"Hills and Valleys" — Tauren Wells

Gospel album

Crossover: Live From Music City — Travis Greene

Bigger Than Me — Le'Andria

Close — Marvin Sapp

Sunday Song — Anita Wilson

Let Them Fall in Love — CeCe Winans**WINNER**

Contemporary Christian music album

Rise — Danny Gokey

Echoes (Deluxe Edition) — Matt Maher

Lifer — MercyMe

Hills and Valleys — Tauren Wells

Chain Breaker — Zach Williams**WINNER**

Roots gospel album

The Best of the Collingsworth Family — Volume 1 — the Collingsworth Family

Give Me Jesus — Larry Cordle

Resurrection — Joseph Habedank

Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope — Reba McEntire**WINNER**

Hope for All Nations — Karen Peck & New River

Latin pop album

Lo Único Constante — Alex Cuba

Mis Planes Son Amarte — Juanes

Amar y Vivir en Vivo Desde la Ciudad de México, 2017 — La Santa Cecilia

Musas (Un Homenaje al Folclore Latinoamericano en Manos de los Macorinos) — Natalia Lafourcade

El Dorado — Shakira **WINNER**

Latin rock, urban or alternative album

Ayo — Bomba Estéreo

Pa' Fuera — C4 Trío & Desorden Público

Salvavidas de Hielo — Jorge Drexler

El Paradise — Los Amigos Invisibles

Residente — Residente **WINNER**

Regional Mexican music album (including Tejano)

Ni Diablo Ni Santo — Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda

Ayer y Hoy — Banda el Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga

Momentos — Alex Campos

Arriero Somos Versiones Acústicas — Aida Cuevas **WINNER**

Zapateando en el Norte — Humberto Novoa, producer (Various Artists)

Tropical Latin album

Albita — Albita

Art of the Arrangement — Doug Beavers

Salsa Big Band — Rubén Blades con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta **WINNER**

Gente Valiente — Silvestre Dangond

Indestructible — Diego el Cigala

American roots performance

"Killer Diller Blues" — Alabama Shakes **WINNER**

"Let My Mother Live" — Blind Boys of Alabama

"Arkansas Farmboy" — Glen Campbell

"Steer Your Way" — Leonard Cohen

"I Never Cared for You" — Alison Krauss

American roots song

"Cumberland Gap" — David Rawlings

"I Wish You Well" — the Mavericks

"If We Were Vampires" — Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit **WINNER**

"It Ain't Over Yet" — Rodney Crowell featuring Rosanne Cash & John Paul White

"My Only True Friend" — Gregg Allman

Americana album

Southern Blood — Gregg Allman

Shine on Rainy Day — Brent Cobb

Beast Epic — Iron & Wine

The Nashville Sound — Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit  **WINNER**

Brand New Day — the Mavericks

Bluegrass album

Fiddler's Dream — Michael Cleveland

Laws of Gravity — the Infamous Stringdusters  **WINNER**

Original — Bobby Osborne

Universal Favorite — Noam Pikelny

All the Rage - In Concert Volume One [Live] — Rhonda Vincent and the Rage  **WINNER**

Traditional blues album

Migration Blues — Eric Bibb

Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio — Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio

Roll and Tumble — R.L. Boyce

Sonny & Brownie's Last Train — Guy Davis & Fabrizio Poggi

Blue & Lonesome — the Rolling Stones  **WINNER**

Contemporary blues album

Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm — Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm

Recorded Live in Lafayette — Sonny Landreth

TajMo — Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo'  **WINNER**

Got Soul — Robert Randolph & the Family Band

Live From the Fox Oakland — Tedeschi Trucks Band

Folk album

Mental Illness — Aimee Mann  **WINNER**

Semper Femina — Laura Marling

The Queen of Hearts — Offa Rex

You Don't Own Me Anymore — the Secret Sisters

The Laughing Apple — Yusuf / Cat Stevens

Regional roots music album

Top of the Mountain — Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers

Ho'okena 3.0 — Ho'okena

Kalenda — Lost Bayou Ramblers  **WINNER**

Miyo Kekisepa, Make a Stand [Live] — Northern Cree

Pua Kiele — Josh Tatofi

Reggae album

Chronology — Chronixx

Lost in Paradise — Common Kings

Wash House Ting — J Boog

Stony Hill — Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley  **WINNER**

Avrakedabra — Morgan Heritage

World music album

Memoria de los Sentidos — Vicente Amigo

Para Mi — Buika

Rosa Dos Ventos — Anat Cohen & Trio Brasileiro

Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration — Ladysmith Black Mambazo  **WINNER**

Elwan — Tinariwen

Children's album

Brighter Side — Gustafer Yellowgold

Feel What U Feel — Lisa Loeb  **WINNER**

Lemonade — Justin Roberts

Rise Shine #Woke — Alphabet Rockers

Songs of Peace & Love for Kids & Parents Around the World — Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Spoken word album (includes poetry, audiobooks & storytelling)

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry — Neil deGrasse Tyson

Born to Run — Bruce Springsteen

Confessions of a Serial Songwriter — Shelly Peiken

Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In (Bernie Sanders) — Bernie Sanders and Mark Ruffalo

The Princess Diarist — Carrie Fisher **WINNER**

Comedy album

The Age of Spin & Deep in the Heart of Texas — Dave Chappelle **WINNER**

Cinco — Jim Gaffigan

Jerry Before Seinfeld — Jerry Seinfeld

A Speck of Dust — Sarah Silverman

What Now? — Kevin Hart

Musical theater album

Come From Away — Ian Eisendrath, August Eriksmoen, David Hein, David Lai & Irene Sankoff, producers; David Hein & Irene Sankoff, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Dear Evan Hansen — Ben Platt, principal soloist; Alex Lacamoire, Stacey Mindich, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, producers; Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording) **WINNER**

Hello, Dolly! — Bette Midler, principal soloist; Steven Epstein, producer (Jerry Herman, composer & lyricist) (New Broadway Cast Recording)

Compilation soundtrack for visual media

Baby Driver (Various Artists)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 (Various Artists)

Hidden Figures: The Album (Various Artists)

La La Land (Various Artists) **WINNER**

Moana: The Songs (Various Artists)

Score soundtrack for visual media

Arrival — Jóhann Jóhannsson, composer

Dunkirk — Hans Zimmer, composer

Game of Thrones: Season 7 — Ramin Djawadi, composer

Hidden Figures — Benjamin Wallfisch, Pharrell Williams & Hans Zimmer, composers 

La La Land — Justin Hurwitz, composer **WINNER**

Song written for visual media

"City of Stars" — Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone)

"How Far I'll Go" — Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Auli'i Cravalho) **WINNER**

"I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)" — Jack Antonoff, Sam Dew & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Zayn & Taylor Swift)

"Never Give Up" — Sia Furler & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Sia)

"Stand Up for Something" — Common & Diane Warren, songwriters (Andra Day featuring Common)

Instrumental composition

"Alkaline" — Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Le Boeuf Brothers & JACK Quartet)

"Choros #3" — Vince Mendoza, composer (Vince Mendoza & WDR Big Band Cologne)

"Home Free (For Peter Joe)" — Nate Smith, composer (Nate Smith)

"Three Revolutions" — Arturo O'Farrill, composer (Arturo O'Farrill & Chucho Valdés) **WINNER**

"Warped Cowboy" — Chuck Owen, composer (Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge)

Arrangement, instrumental or a cappella

"All Hat, No Saddle" — Chuck Owen, arranger (Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge)

"Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra From Catch Me If You Can" — John Williams, arranger (John Williams) **WINNER**

"Home Free (For Peter Joe)" — Nate Smith, arranger (Nate Smith)

"Ugly Beauty/Pannonica" — John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley)

"White Christmas" — Chris Walden, arranger (Herb Alpert)

Arrangement, instruments and vocals

"Another Day of Sun" — Justin Hurwitz, arranger (La La Land Cast)

"Every Time We Say Goodbye" — Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Clint Holmes featuring Jane Monheit)

"I Like Myself" — Joel McNeely, arranger (Seth MacFarlane)

"I Loves You Porgy/There's a Boat That's Leavin' Soon for New York" — Shelly Berg, Gregg Field, Gordon Goodwin & Clint Holmes, arrangers (Clint Holmes featuring Dee Dee Bridgewater and the Count Basie Orchestra)

"Putin" — Randy Newman, arranger (Randy Newman) **WINNER**

Recording package

El Orisha de la Rosa — Claudio Roncoli & Cactus Taller, art directors (Magín Díaz) TIE **WINNER**

Mura Masa — Alex Crossan & Matt De Jong, art directors (Mura Masa)

Pure Comedy (Deluxe Edition) — Sasha Barr, Ed Steed & Josh Tillman, art directors (Father John Misty) TIE **WINNER**

Sleep Well Beast — Elyanna Blaser-Gould, Luke Hayman & Andrea Trabucco-Campos, art directors (The National)

Solid State — Gail Marowitz, art director (Jonathan Coulton) Gail Marowitz, art director (Jonathan Coulton)

Boxed or special limited edition package

Bobo Yeye: Belle Epoque in Upper Volta — Tim Breen, art director (Various Artists)

Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (1984- 2014) — Tom Hingston, art director (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds)

May 1977: Get Shown the Light - Masaki Koike, art director (Grateful Dead)

The Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition — Lawrence Azerrad, Timothy Daly & David Pescovitz, art directors (Various Artists) **WINNER**

Warfaring Strangers: Acid Nightmares — Tim Breen, Benjamin Marra & Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists)

Album notes

Arthur Q. Smith: The Trouble With the Truth — Wayne Bledsoe & Bradley Reeves, album notes writers (Various Artists)

Big Bend Killing: The Appalachian Ballad Tradition — Ted Olson, album notes writer (Various Artists)

The Complete Piano Works of Scott Joplin — Bryan S. Wright, album notes writer (Richard Dowling)

Edouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, Inventor of Sound Recording: A Bicentennial Tribute — David Giovannoni, album notes writer (Various Artists)

Live at the Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings — Lynell George, album notes writer (Otis Redding) **WINNER**

Washington Phillips and His Manzarene Dreams — Michael Corcoran, album notes writer (Washington Phillips)

Historical album

Bobo Yeye: Belle Epoque in Upper Volta — Jon Kirby, Florent Mazzoleni, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

The Goldberg Variations — the Complete Unreleased Recording Sessions June 1955 — Robert Russ, compilation producer; Matthias Erb, Martin Kistner & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Glenn Gould)

Leonard Bernstein — the Composer — Robert Russ, compilation producer; Martin Kistner & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Leonard Bernstein) **WINNER**

Sweet as Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes From the Horn of Africa — Nicolas Sheikholeslami & Vik Sohonie, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Washington Phillips and His Manzarene Dreams — Michael Corcoran, April G. Ledbetter & Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Washington Phillips)

Engineered album, non-classical

Every Where Is Some Where — Brent Arrowood, Miles Comaskey, JT Daly, Tommy English, Kristine Flaherty, Adam Hawkins, Chad Howat & Tony Maserati, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer (K.Flay)

Is This the Life We Really Want? — Nigel Godrich, Sam Petts-Davies & Darrell Thorp, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Roger Waters)

Natural Conclusion — Ryan Freeland, engineer; Joao Carvalho, mastering engineer (Rose Cousins)

No Shape — Shawn Everett & Joseph Lorge, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (Perfume Genius)

24K Magic — Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer (Bruno Mars) **WINNER**

Producer of the year, non-classical

Calvin Harris

Greg Kurstin **WINNER**

Blake Mills

No I.D.

The Stereotypes

Remixed recording

"Can't Let You Go (Louie Vega Roots Mix)" — Louie Vega, remixer (Loleatta Holloway)

"Funk O' De Funk (SMLE Remix)" — SMLE, remixers (Bobby Rush)

"Undercover (Adventure Club Remix)" — Leighton James & Christian Srigley, remixers (Kehlani)

"A Violent Noise (Four Tet Remix)" — Four Tet, remixer (The xx)

"You Move (Latroit Remix)" — Dennis White, remixer (Depeche Mode) **WINNER**

Surround sound album

Early Americans — Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Jim Anderson & Jane Ira Bloom, surround producers (Jane Ira Bloom) **WINNER**

Kleiberg: Mass for Modern Man — Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Eivind Gullberg Jensen & Trondheim Symphony Orchestra And Choir)

So Is My Love — Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Nina T. Karlsen & Ensemble 96)

3-D the Catalogue — Fritz Hilpert, surround mix engineer; Tom Ammermann, surround mastering engineer; Fritz Hilpert, surround producer (Kraftwerk)

Tyberg: Masses — Jesse Brayman, surround mix engineer; Jesse Brayman, surround mastering engineer; Blanton Alspaugh, surround producer (Brian A. Schmidt, Christopher Jacobson & South Dakota Chorale)

Engineered album, classical

Danielpour: Songs of Solitude & War Songs — Gary Call, engineer (Thomas Hampson, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)

Kleiberg: Mass for Modern Man — Morten Lindberg, engineer (Eivind Gullberg Jensen, Trondheim Vokalensemble & Trondheim Symphony Orchestra)

Schoenberg, Adam: American Symphony; Finding Rothko; Picture Studies — Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio — Mark Donahue, engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) **WINNER**

Tyberg: Masses — John Newton, engineer; Jesse Brayman, mastering engineer (Brian A. Schmidt, Christopher Jacobson & South Dakota Chorale)

Producer of the year, classical

Blanton Alspaugh

Manfred Eicher

David Frost**WINNER**

Morten Lindberg

Judith Sherman

Orchestral performance

"Concertos for Orchestra" — Louis Langrée, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)

"Copland: Symphony No. 3; Three Latin American Sketches" — Leonard Slatkin, conductor (Detroit Symphony Orchestra)

"Debussy: Images; Jeux & aa Plus Que Lente" — Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)

"Mahler: Symphony No. 5" — Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra)

"Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio" — Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)**WINNNER**

Opera recording

"Berg: Lulu" — Lothar Koenigs, conductor; Daniel Brenna, Marlis Petersen & Johan Reuter; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra)

"Berg: Wozzeck" — Hans Graf, conductor; Anne Schwanewilms & Roman Trekel; Hans Graf, producer (Houston Symphony; Chorus of Students and Alumni, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University & Houston Grand Opera Children's Chorus)**WINNER*

"Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de Perles" — Gianandrea Noseda, conductor; Diana Damrau, Mariusz Kwiecień, Matthew Polenzani & Nicolas Testé; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

"Handel: Ottone" — George Petrou, conductor; Max Emanuel Cencic & Lauren Snouffer; Jacob Händel, producer (Il Pomo D'Oro)

"Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel" — Valery Gergiev, conductor; Vladimir Feliauer, Aida Garifullina & Kira Loginova; Ilya Petrov, producer (Mariinsky Orchestra; Mariinsky Chorus)

Choral Performance

"Bryars: The Fifth Century" — Donald Nally, conductor (PRISM Quartet; The Crossing)**WINNER**

"Handel: Messiah" — Andrew Davis, conductor; Noel Edison, chorus master (Elizabeth DeShong, John Relyea, Andrew Staples & Erin Wall; Toronto Symphony Orchestra; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir)

"Mansurian: Requiem" — Alexander Liebreich, conductor; Florian Helgath, chorus master (Anja Petersen & Andrew Redmond; Münchener Kammerorchester; RIAS Kammerchor)

"Music of the Spheres" — Nigel Short, conductor (Tenebrae)

“Tyberg: Masses” — Brian A. Schmidt, conductor (Christopher Jacobson; South Dakota Chorale)

Chamber music/small ensemble performance

"Buxtehude: Trio Sonatas, Op. 1" — Arcangelo

"Death & the Maiden" — Patricia Kopatchinskaja & the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra**WINNER**

"Divine Theatre — Sacred Motets by Giaches De Wert" — Stile Antico

"Franck, Kurtág, Previn & Schumann" — Joyce Yang & Augustin Hadelich

"Martha Argerich & Friends — Live From Lugano 2016" — Martha Argerich & Various Artists

Classical instrumental solo

"Bach: The French Suites" — Murray Perahia

"Haydn: Cello Concertos" — Steven Isserlis; Florian Donderer, conductor (The Deutsch Kammerphilharmonie Bremen)

"Levina: The Piano Concertos" — Maria Lettberg; Ariane Matiakh, conductor (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin)

"Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2" — Frank Peter Zimmermann; Alan Gilbert, conductor (NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester)

"Transcendental" - Daniil Trifonov **WINNER**

Classical solo vocal album

Bach & Telemann: Sacred Cantatas — Philippe Jaroussky; Petra Müllejans, conductor (Ann-Kathrin Brüggemann & Juan de la Rubia; Freiburger Barockorchester)

Crazy Girl Crazy — Music by Gershwin, Berg & Berio — Barbara Hannigan (Orchestra Ludwig)**WINNER**

Gods & Monsters — Nicholas Phan; Myra Huang, accompanist

In War & Peace — Harmony Through Music — Joyce DiDonato; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor (Il Pomo D’Oro)

Sviridov: Russia Cast Adrift — Dmitri Hvorostovsky; Constantine Orbelian, conductor (St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra & Style of Five Ensemble)

Classical compendium

"Barbara" — Alexandre Tharaud; Cécile Lenoir, producer

"Higdon: All Things Majestic, Viola Concerto & Oboe Concerto" — Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer**WINNER**

"Kurtág: Complete Works for Ensemble & Choir" — Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor; Guido Tichelman, producer

"Les Routes de l'Esclavage" — Jordi Savall, conductor; Benjamin Bleton, producer

"Mademoiselle: Première Audience — Unknown Music of Nadia Boulanger" — Lucy Mauro; Lucy Mauro, producer

Contemporary classical composition

"Danielpour: Songs of Solitude" — Richard Danielpour, composer (Thomas Hampson, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)

"Higdon: Viola Concerto" — Jennifer Higdon, composer (Roberto Díaz, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)**WINNER**

"Mansurian: Requiem" — Tigran Mansurian, composer (Alexander Liebreich, Florian Helgath, RIAS Kammerchor & Münchener Kammerorchester)

"Schoenberg, Adam: Picture Studies" — Adam Schoenberg, composer (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)

"Zhou Tian: Concerto for Orchestra" — Zhou Tian, composer (Louis Langrée & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)

Music video

"Up All Night" — (Beck) Canada, video director; Laura Serra Estorch & Oscar Romagosa, video producers

"Makeba" — (Jain) Lionel Hirle & Gregory Ohrel, video directors; Yodelice, video producer

"The Story of O.J." — (JAY-Z) Shawn Carter & Mark Romanek, video directors; Daniel Midgley, video producer

"Humble." — (Kendrick Lamar) The Little Homies & Dave Meyers, video directors; Jason Baum, Dave Free, Jamie Rabineau, Nathan K. Scherrer & Anthony Tiffith, video producers **WINNER**

"1-800-273-8255" — (Logic featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid) Andy Hines, video director; Andrew Lerios, video producer

Music film

One More Time With Feeling (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds) Andrew Dominik, video director; Dulcie Kellett & James Wilson, video producers

Long Strange Trip (The Grateful Dead) Amir Bar-Lev, video director; Alex Blavatnik, Ken Dornstein, Eric Eisner, Nick Koskoff & Justin Kreutzmann, video producers

The Defiant Ones (Various Artists) Allen Hughes, video director; Sarah Anthony, Fritzi Horstman, Broderick Johnson, Gene Kirkwood, Andrew Kosove, Laura Lancaster, Michael Lombardo, Jerry Longarzo, Doug Pray & Steven Williams, video producers **WINNER**

Soundbreaking (Various Artists) Maro Chermayeff & Jeff Dupre, video directors; Joshua Bennett, Julia Marchesi, Sam Pollard, Sally Rosenthal, Amy Schewel & Warren Zanes, video producers

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GRAMMYs 2018: Nominees & Winners

It's music's biggest night, and there's a lot of awards to keep up with. We'll be keeping you updated on all of tonight's big winners at the GRAMMY Awards in New York, so be sure to follow us and stay tuned. Let us know who you want to win tonight!

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Winners are in bold.

GENERAL:

Record Of The Year:

Childish Gambino - 'Redbone'

Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber - 'Despacito'

Jay-Z - 'The Story Of O.J.'

Kendrick Lamar - 'HUMBLE.'

Bruno Mars - '24K Magic'

Album Of The Year:

Childish Gambino - Awaken, My Love!

Jay-Z - 4:44

Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.

Lorde - Melodrama

Bruno Mars - 24K Magic

Song Of The Year:

'Despacito' - Ramón Ayala, Justin Bieber, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, Erika Ender, Luis Fonsi & Marty James Garton, songwriters (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber)

'4:44' - Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Jay-Z)

'Issues' - Benny Blanco, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Julia Michaels & Justin Drew Tranter, songwriters (Julia Michaels)

'1-800-273-8255' - Alessia Caracciolo, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, Arjun Ivatury & Khalid Robinson, songwriters (Logic featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid)

'That’s What I Like' - Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars)

Best New Artist:

Alessia Cara

Khalid

Lil Uzi Vert

Julia Michaels

SZA

POP

Best Pop Solo Performance:

Kelly Clarkson - 'Love So Soft'

Kesha - 'Praying'

Lady Gaga - 'Million Reasons'

P!nk - 'What About Us'

Ed Sheeran - 'Shape Of You'

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:

The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - 'Something Just Like This'

Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber - 'Despacito'

Imagine Dragons - 'Thunder'

Portugal. The Man - 'Feel It Still'

Zedd & Alessia Cara - 'Stay'

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:

Michael Bublé - Nobody But Me (Deluxe Version)

Bob Dylan - Triplicate

Seth MacFarlane - In Full Swing

Sarah McLachlan - Wonderland

Various Artists) Dae Bennett, Producer - Tony Bennett Celebrates 90

Best Pop Vocal Album:

Coldplay - Kaleidoscope EP

Lana Del Rey - Lust For Life

Imagine Dragons - Evolve

Kesha - Rainbow

Lady Gaga - Joanna

Ed Sheeran - ÷

DANCE & ELECTRONIC

Best Dance Recording:

Bonobo ft. Innov Gnawa - 'Bambro Koyo Ganda'

Camelphat & Elderbrook - 'Cola'

Gorillaz ft. DRAM - 'Andromeda'

 LCD Soundsystem - 'Tonite'

Odesza ft. WYNNE & Mansionair - 'Line Of Sight'

Best Dance/Electronic Album:

Bonobo - Migration

Kraftwerk - 3-D The Catalogue

Mura Masa - Mura Masa

Odesza - A Moment Apart

Sylvan Esso - What Now

CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album:

The Jerry Douglas Band - What If

Alex Han - Spirit

Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge - Mount Royal

Jeff Lorber Fusion - Prototype

Antonio Sanchez - Bad Hombre

ROCK

Best Rock Performance:

Leonard Cohen - 'You Want It Darker'

Chris Cornell - 'The Promise'

Foo Fighters - 'Run'

Kaleo - 'No Good'

Nothing More - 'Go To War'

Best Metal Performance:

August Burns Red - 'Invisible Enemy'

Body Count - 'Black Hoodie'

Code Orange - 'Forever'

Mastodon - 'Sultan’s Curse'

Meshuggah - 'Cloclworks'

Best Rock Song:

'Atlas, Rise!' - James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich, songwriters (Metallica)

'Blood In The Cut' - JT Daly & Kristine Flaherty, songwriters (K.Flay)

'Go To War' - Ben Anderson, Jonny Hawkins, Will Hoffman, Daniel Oliver, David Pramik & Mark Vollelunga, songwriters (Nothing More)

'Run' — Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters)

'The Stage' - Zachary Baker, Brian Haner, Matthew Sanders, Jonathan Seward & Brooks Wackerman, songwriters (Avenged Sevenfold)

Best Rock Album:

Mastodon - Emperor Of Sand

Metallica - Hardwired…To Self-Destruct

Nothing More - The Stories We Tell Ourselves

Queens Of The Stone Age - Villains

The War On Drugs - A Deeper Understanding

ALTERNATIVE

Best Alternative Music Album:

Arcade Fire - Everything Now

Gorillaz - Humanz

LCD Soundsystem - American Dream

Father John Misty - Pure Comedy

The National - Sleep Well Beast

R&B

Best R&B Performance:

Daniel Caesar ft. Kali Uchis - 'Get You'

Kehlani - 'Distraction'

Ledisi - 'High'

Bruno Mars - 'That's What I Like'

SZA - 'The Weekend'

Best Traditional R&B Performance:

The Baylor Project - 'Laugh And Move On'

Childish Gambino - 'Redbone'

Anthony Hamilton ft. The Hamiltones - 'What I’m Feelin''

Ledisi - 'All The Way'

Mali Music - 'Still'

Best R&B Song:

'First Began' - PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton)

'Location' - Alfredo Gonzalez, Olatunji Ige, Samuel David Jiminez, Christopher McClenney, Khalid Robinson & Joshua Scruggs, songwriters (Khalid)

'Redbone' — Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)

'Supermodel' — Tyran Donaldson, Terrence Henderson, Greg Landfair Jr., Solana Rowe & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (SZA)

'That’s What I Like' — Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars)

Best Urban Contemporary Album:

6LACK - Free 6LACK

Childish Gambino - Awaken, My Love!

Khalid - American Teen

SZA - Ctrl

The Weeknd - Starboy

Best R&B Album:

Daniel Caesar - Freudian

Ledisi - Let Love Rule

Bruno Mars - 24K Magic

PJ Morton - Gumbo

Musiq Soulchild - Feel The Real

HIP-HOP

Best Rap Performance:

Big Sean - 'Bounce Back'

Cardi B - 'Bodak Yellow'

Jay-Z - '4:44'

Kendrick Lamar - 'HUMBLE.'

"Bad And Boujee" — Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert

Best Rap/Sung Performance:

6LACK - 'PRBLMS'

Goldlink Featuring Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy - 'Crew'

Jay-Z ft. Beyoncé - 'Family Feud'

Kendrick Lamar ft. Rihanna - 'LOYALTY.'

SZA ft. Travis Scott - 'Love Galore'

Best Rap Song:

'Bodak Yellow' - Dieuson Octave, Klenord Raphael, Shaftizm, Jordan Thorpe, Washpoppin & J White, songwriters (Cardi B)

'Chase Me' - Judah Bauer, Brian Burton, Hector Delgado, Jaime Meline, Antwan Patton, Michael Render, Russell Simins & Jon Spencer,

songwriters (Danger Mouse Featuring Run The Jewels & Big Boi)

'HUMBLE.' - Duckworth, Asheton Hogan & M. Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)

'Sassy' - Gabouer & M. Evans, songwriters (Rapsody)

'The Story Of O.J.' - Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Jay-Z)

Best Rap Album:

Jay-Z - 4:44

Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.

Migos - Culture

Rapsody - Laila’s Wisdom

Tyler, The Creator - Flower Boy

COUNTRY

Best Country Solo Performance:

Sam Hunt - 'Body Like A Back Road'

Alison Krauss - 'Losing You'

Miranda Lambert - 'Tin Man'

Maren Morris - 'I Could Use A Love Song'

Chris Stapleton - 'Either Way'

Best Country Duo/Group Performance:

Brothers Osborne - 'It Ain’t My Fault'

Zac Brown Band - 'My Old Man'

Lady Antebellum - 'You Look Good'

Little Big Town - 'Better Man'

Midland - 'Drinkin’ Problem'

Best Country Song:

'Better Man' - Taylor Swift, songwriter (Little Big Town)

'Body Like A Back Road' - Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Sam Hunt)

'Broken Halos' - Mike Henderson & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton)

'Drinkin’ Problem' - Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne & Mark Wystrach, songwriters (Midland)

'Tin Man' - Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert & Jon Randall, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)

Best Country Album:

Kenny Chesney - Cosmic Hallelujah

Lady Antebellum - Heart Break

Little Big Town - The Breaker

Thomas Rhett - Life Changes

Chris Stapleton - From A Room: Volume 1

NEW AGE

Best New Age Album:

Brian Eno - Reflection

India.Arie - SongVersation: Medicine

Peter Kater - Dancing On Water

Kitaro - Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai, Volume 5

Steve Roach - Spiral Revelation

JAZZ

Best Improvised Jazz Solo:

Sara Caswell, soloist - 'Can’t Remember Why'

Billy Childs, soloist - 'Dance Of Shiva'

Fred Hersch, soloist - 'Whisper Not'

John McLaughlin, soloist - 'Miles Beyond'

Chris Potter, soloist - 'Ilimba'

Best Jazz Vocal Album:

The Baylor Project - The Journey

Jazzmeia Horn - A Social Call

Raul Midón - Bad Ass and Blind

Randy Porter Trio with Nancy King - Porter Plays Porter

Cécile McLorin Salvant - Dreams and Daggers

Best Jazz Instrumental Album:

Bill Charlap Trio - Uptown, Downtown

Billy Childs - Rebirth

Joey DeFrancesco & The People - Project Freedom

Fred Hersch - Open Book

Chris Potter - The Dreamer Is The Dream

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album:

John Beasley - MONK’estra Vol. 2

Alan Ferber Big Band - Jigsaw

Christian McBride Big Band - Bringin’ It

Vince Mendoza & WDR Big Band Cologne - Homecoming

Chuck Owen and The Jazz Surge - Whispers On The Wind

Best Latin Jazz Album:

Antonio Adolfo - Hybrido – From Rio To Wayne Shorter

Jane Bunnett & Maqueque - Oddara

Anat Cohen & Marcello Gonçalves - Outra Coisa – The Music Of Moacir Santos

Miguel Zenón - Típico

Pablo Ziegler Trio - Jazz Tango

Best American Roots Performance:

Alabama Shakes - 'Killer Diller Blues'

Blind Boys Of Alabama - 'Let My Mother Live'

Glen Campbell - 'Arkansas Farmboy'

Leonard Cohen - 'Steer Your Way'

Alison Krauss - 'I Never Cared For You'

Best American Roots Song:

David Rawlings - 'Cumberland Gap'

The Mavericks - 'I Wish You Well'

Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit - 'If We Were Vampires'

Rodney Crowell ft. Rosanne Cash & John Paul White - 'It Ain’t Over Yet'

Gregg Allman - 'My Only True Friend'

Best Americana Album:

Gregg Allman - Southern Blood

Brent Cobb - Shine On Rainy Day

Iron & Wine - Beast Epic

Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit - The Nashville Sound

The Mavericks - Brand New Day

Best Bluegrass Album:

Michael Cleveland - Fiddler’s Dream

The Infamous Stringdusters - Laws Of Gravity (TIE)

Bobby Osborne - Original

Noam Pikelny - Universal Favorite

Rhonda Vincent And The Rage - All The Rage – In Concert Volume One [Live] (TIE)

Best Traditional Blues Album:

Eric Bibb - Migration Blues

Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio - Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio

R.L. Boyce - Roll and Tumble

Guy Davis & Fabrizio Poggi - Sonny & Brownie’s Last Train

The Rolling Stones - Blue & Lonesome

Best Contemporary Blues Album:

Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm - Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm

Sonny Landreth - Recorded Live In Lafayette

Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo' - TajMo

Robert Randolph & The Family Band - Got Soul

Tedeschi Trucks Band - Live From The Fox Oakland

Best Folk Album:

Aimee Mann - Mental Illness

Laura Marling - Semper Femina

Offa Rex - The Queen Of Hearts

The Secret Sisters - You Don’t Own Me Anymore

Yusuf / Cat Stevens - The Laughing Apple

Best Regional Roots Music Album:

Dwayne Dopsie and The Zydeco Hellraisers - Top Of the Mountain

Ho’okena - Ho’okena 3.0

Lost Bayou Ramblers - Kalenda

Northern Cree - Miyo Kekisepa, Make A Stand [Live]

Josh Tatofi - Pua Kiele

REGGAE

Best Reggae Album:

Chronixx - Chronology

Common Kings - Lost In Paradise

J Boog - Wash House Ting

Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley - Stony Hill

Morgan Heritage - Avrakedabra

WORLD MUSIC

Best World Music Album:

Vicente Amigo - Memoria De Los Sentidos

Buika - Para Mi

Anat Cohen & Trio Brasileiro - Rosa Dos Ventos —

Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration

Tinariwen - Elwan

CHILDREN’S

Best Children’s Album:

Gustafer Yellowgold - Brighter Side

Lisa Loeb - Feel What U Feel

Justin Roberts - Lemonade

Alphabet Rockers - Rise Shine #Woke

Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Songs Of Peace & Love For Kids & Parents Around The World

SPOKEN WORD

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling):

Neil Degrasse Tyson - Astrophysics For People In A Hurry

Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run

Shelly Peiken - Confessions Of A Serial Songwriter

Bernie Sanders and Mark Ruffalo - Our Revolution: A Future To Believe In (Bernie Sanders)

Carrie Fisher - The Princess Diarist

COMEDY

Best Comedy Album:

Dave Chappelle - The Age Of Spin & Deep In The Heart Of Texas

Jim Gaffigan - Cinco

Jerry Seinfeld - Jerry Before Seinfeld

Sarah Silverman - A Speck Of Dust

Kevin Hart - What Now?

MUSICAL THEATER

Best Musical Theater Album:

Come From Away - Ian Eisendrath, August Eriksmoen, David Hein, David Lai & Irene Sankoff, producers; David Hein & Irene Sankoff, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Dear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt, principal soloist; Alex Lacamoire, Stacey Mindich, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, producers; Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Hello, Dolly! - Bette Midler, principal soloist; Steven Epstein, producer (Jerry Herman, composer & lyricist) (New Broadway Cast Recording)

MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media:

Baby Driver

Guardians Of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2

Hidden Figures: The Album

La La Land

Moana: The Songs

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media:

Jóhann Jóhannsson, composer - Arrival

Hans Zimmer, composer - Dunkirk

Ramin Djawadi, composer - Game Of Thrones: Season 7

Benjamin Wallfisch, Pharrell Williams & Hans Zimmer, composers - Hidden Figures

Justin Hurwitz, composer - La La Land

Best Song Written For Visual Media:

'City Of Stars' - Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone)

'How Far I’ll Go' - Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Auli’i Cravalho)

'I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (‘Fifty Shades Darker’)' - Jack Antonoff, Sam Dew & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Zayn & Taylor Swift)

'Never Give Up' - Sia Furler & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Sia)

'Stand Up For Something' - Common & Diane Warren, songwriters (Andra Day featuring Common)

COMPOSING/ ARRANGING

Best Instrumental Composition:

'Alkaline' - Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Le Boeuf Brothers & JACK Quartet)

'Choros #3' - Vince Mendoza, composer (Vince Mendoza & WDR Big Band Cologne)

'Home Free (For Peter Joe)' - Nate Smith, composer (Nate Smith)

'Three Revolutions' - Arturo O’Farrill, composer (Arturo O’Farrill & Chucho Valdés)

'Warped Cowboy' - Chuck Owen, composer (Chuck Owen And The Jazz Surge)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella:

 'All Hat, No Saddle' - Chuck Owen, arranger (Chuck Owen And The Jazz Surge)

'Escapades For Alto Saxophone And Orchestra From Catch Me If You Can' - John Williams, arranger (John Williams)

'Home Free (For Peter Joe)' - Nate Smith, arranger (Nate Smith)

'Ugly Beauty/Pannonica' - John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley)

'White Christmas' -Chris Walden, arranger (Herb Alpert)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals:

'Another Day Of Sun' - Justin Hurwitz, arranger (La La Land Cast)

'Every Time We Say Goodbye' - Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Clint Holmes featuring Jane Monheit)

'I Like Myself' - Joel McNeely, arranger (Seth MacFarlane)

'I Loves You Porgy/There’s A Boat That’s Leavin’ Soon For New York' - Shelly Berg, Gregg Field, Gordon Goodwin & Clint Holmes, arrangers (Clint Holmes Featuring Dee Dee Bridgewater And The Count Basie Orchestra)

'Putin' - Randy Newman, arranger (Randy Newman)

PACKAGE

Best Recording Package:

 El Orisha De La Rosa - Claudio Roncoli & Cactus Taller, art directors (Magín Díaz) (TIE)

Mura Masa - Alex Crossan & Matt De Jong, art directors (Mura Masa)

Pure Comedy (Deluxe Edition) - Sasha Barr, Ed Steed & Josh Tillman, art directors (Father John Misty) (TIE)

Sleep Well Beast - Elyanna Blaser-Gould, Luke Hayman & Andrea Trabucco-Campos, art directors (The National)

Solid State - Gail Marowitz, art director (Jonathan Coulton)

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package:

 Bobo Yeye: Belle Epoque In Upper Volta - Tim Breen, art director (Various Artists)

Lovely Creatures: The Best Of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds (1984 – 2014) - Tom Hingston, art director (Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds)

May 1977: Get Shown The Light - Masaki Koike, art director (Grateful Dead)

The Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition - Lawrence Azerrad, Timothy Daly & David Pescovitz, art directors (Various Artists)

Warfaring Strangers: Acid Nightmares - Tim Breen, Benjamin Marra & Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists)

NOTES

Best Album Notes:

 Arthur Q. Smith: The Trouble With The Truth - Wayne Bledsoe & Bradley Reeves, album notes writers (Various Artists)

Big Bend Killing: The Appalachian Ballad Tradition - Ted Olson, album notes writer (Various Artists)

The Complete Piano Works Of Scott Joplin - Bryan S. Wright, album notes writer (Richard Dowling)

Edouard-Léon Scott De Martinville, Inventor Of Sound Recording: A Bicentennial Tribute - David Giovannoni, album notes writer (Various Artists)

Live At The Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings - Lynell George, album notes writer (Otis Redding)

Washington Phillips and His Manzarene Dreams - Michael Corcoran, album notes writer (Washington Phillips)

HISTORICAL

Best Historical Album:

 Bobo Yeye: Belle Epoque In Upper Volta - Jon Kirby, Florent Mazzoleni, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

The Goldberg Variations – The Complete Unreleased Recording Sessions June 1955 - Robert Russ, compilation producer; Matthias Erb, Martin Kistner & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Glenn Gould)

Leonard Bernstein – The Composer - Robert Russ, compilation producer; Martin Kistner & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Leonard Bernstein)

Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes From The Horn Of Africa - Nicolas Sheikholeslami & Vik Sohonie, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Washington Phillips And His Manzarene Dreams - Michael Corcoran, April G. Ledbetter & Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Washington Phillips)

PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical:

 Every Where Is Some Where - Brent Arrowood, Miles Comaskey, JT Daly, Tommy English, Kristine Flaherty, Adam Hawkins, Chad Howat & Tony Maserati, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer (K.Flay)

Is This The Life We Really Want? - Nigel Godrich, Sam Petts-Davies & Darrell Thorp, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Roger Waters)

Natural Conclusion - Ryan Freeland, engineer; Joao Carvalho, mastering engineer (Rose Cousins)

No Shape - Shawn Everett & Joseph Lorge, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (Perfume Genius)

24K Magic - Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer (Bruno Mars)

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical:

Calvin Harris

Greg Kurstin

Blake Mills

No I.D.

The Stereotypes

Best Remixed Recording:

 "Can’t Let You Go (Louie Vega Roots Mix)" - Louie Vega, remixer (Loleatta Holloway)

"Funk O’ De Funk (SMLE Remix)" - SMLE, remixers (Bobby Rush)

"Undercover (Adventure Club Remix)" - Leighton James & Christian Srigley, remixers (Kehlani)

"A Violent Noise (Four Tet Remix)" - Four Tet, remixer (The xx)

"You Move (Latroit Remix)" - Dennis White, remixer (Depeche Mode)

SURROUND SOUND

Best Surround Sound Album:

 Early Americans - Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Jim Anderson & Jane Ira Bloom, surround producers (Jane Ira Bloom) -- WINNER

Kleiberg: Mass For Modern Man - Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Eivind Gullberg Jensen & Trondheim Symphony Orchestra And Choir)

So Is My Love - Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Nina T. Karlsen & Ensemble 96)

3-D The Catalogue - Fritz Hilpert, surround mix engineer; Tom Ammermann, surround mastering engineer; Fritz Hilpert, surround producer (Kraftwerk)

Tyberg: Masses - Jesse Brayman, surround mix engineer; Jesse Brayman, surround mastering engineer; Blanton Alspaugh, surround producer (Brian A. Schmidt, Christopher Jacobson & South Dakota Chorale)

PRODUCTION, CLASSICAL

Best Engineered Album, Classical:

 Danielpour: Songs Of Solitude & War Songs - Gary Call, engineer (Thomas Hampson, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)

Kleiberg: Mass For Modern Man - Morten Lindberg, engineer (Eivind Gullberg Jensen, Trondheim Vokalensemble & Trondheim Symphony Orchestra)

Schoenberg, Adam: American Symphony; Finding Rothko; Picture Studies - Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio - Mark Donahue, engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

Tyberg: Masses - John Newton, engineer; Jesse Brayman, mastering engineer (Brian A. Schmidt, Christopher Jacobson & South Dakota Chorale)

Producer Of The Year, Classical:

 Blanton Alspaugh

Manfred Eicher

David Frost

Morten Lindberg

Judith Sherman

CLASSICAL 

Best Orchestral Performance:

 Concertos For Orchestra - Louis Langrée, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)

Copland: Symphony No. 3; Three Latin American Sketches - Leonard Slatkin, conductor (Detroit Symphony Orchestra)

Debussy: Images; Jeux & La Plus Que Lente - Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 - Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra)

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio - Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording:

 Berg: Lulu - Lothar Koenigs, conductor; Daniel Brenna, Marlis Petersen & Johan Reuter; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra)

Berg: Wozzeck - Hans Graf, conductor; Anne Schwanewilms & Roman Trekel; Hans Graf, producer (Houston Symphony; Chorus Of Students And Alumni, Shepherd School Of Music, Rice University & Houston Grand Opera Children’s Chorus)

Bizet: Les Pêcheurs De Perles - Gianandrea Noseda, conductor; Diana Damrau, Mariusz Kwiecień, Matthew Polenzani & Nicolas Testé; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

Handel: Ottone - George Petrou, conductor; Max Emanuel Cencic & Lauren Snouffer; Jacob Händel, producer (Il Pomo D’Oro)

Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel - Valery Gergiev, conductor; Vladimir Feliauer, Aida Garifullina & Kira Loginova; Ilya Petrov, producer (Mariinsky Orchestra; Mariinsky Chorus)

Best Choral Performance:

 Bryars: The Fifth Century - Donald Nally, conductor (PRISM Quartet; The Crossing) -- WINNER

Handel: Messiah - Andrew Davis, conductor; Noel Edison, chorus master (Elizabeth DeShong, John Relyea, Andrew Staples & Erin Wall; Toronto Symphony Orchestra; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir)

Mansurian: Requiem - Alexander Liebreich, conductor; Florian Helgath, chorus master (Anja Petersen & Andrew Redmond; Münchener Kammerorchester; RIAS Kammerchor)

Music Of The Spheres - Nigel Short, conductor (Tenebrae)

Tyberg: Masses - Brian A. Schmidt, conductor (Christopher Jacobson; South Dakota Chorale)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance:

  Arcangelo - Buxtehude: Trio Sonatas, Op. 1

Patricia Kopatchinskaja & The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra - Death & The Maiden

Stile Antico -  Divine Theatre – Sacred Motets By Giaches De Wert

Joyce Yang & Augustin Hadelich - Franck, Kurtág, Previn & Schumann

Martha Argerich & Various Artists - Martha Argerich & Friends – Live From Lugano 2016

Best Classical Instrumental Solo:

 Murray Perahia - Bach: The French Suites

Steven Isserlis; Florian Donderer, conductor (The Deutsch Kammerphilharmonie Bremen) - Haydn: Cello Concertos

Maria Lettberg; Ariane Matiakh, conductor (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) - Levina: The Piano Concertos

Frank Peter Zimmermann; Alan Gilbert, conductor (NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester) - Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

Daniil Trifonov - Transcendental

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album:

 Bach & Telemann: Sacred Cantatas - Philippe Jaroussky; Petra Müllejans, conductor (Ann-Kathrin Brüggemann & Juan de la Rubia; Freiburger Barockorchester)

Crazy Girl Crazy – Music By Gershwin, Berg & Berio - Barbara Hannigan (Orchestra Ludwig) -- WINNER

Gods & Monsters - Nicholas Phan; Myra Huang, accompanist

In War & Peace – Harmony Through Music - Joyce DiDonato; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor (Il Pomo D’Oro)

Sviridov: Russia Cast Adrift - Dmitri Hvorostovsky; Constantine Orbelian, conductor (St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra & Style Of Five Ensemble)

Best Classical Compendium:

 Barbara - Alexandre Tharaud; Cécile Lenoir, producer

Higdon: All Things Majestic, Viola Concerto & Oboe Concerto - Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer

Kurtág: Complete Works For Ensemble & Choir - Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor; Guido Tichelman, producer

Les Routes De L’Esclavage - Jordi Savall, conductor; Benjamin Bleton, producer

Mademoiselle: Première Audience – Unknown Music Of Nadia Boulanger - Lucy Mauro; Lucy Mauro, producer

Best Contemporary Classical Composition:

 Danielpour: Songs Of Solitude - Richard Danielpour, composer (Thomas Hampson, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)

Higdon: Viola Concerto - Jennifer Higdon, composer (Roberto Díaz, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)

Mansurian: Requiem - Tigran Mansurian, composer (Alexander Liebreich, Florian Helgath, RIAS Kammerchor & Münchener Kammerorchester)

Schoenberg, Adam: Picture Studies - Adam Schoenberg, composer (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)

Zhou Tian: Concerto For Orchestra - Zhou Tian, composer (Louis Langrée & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)

MUSIC VIDEO/FILM

Best Music Video:

 Beck - 'Up All Night'

Jain - 'Makeba'

Jay-Z - 'The Story Of O.J.'

Kendrick Lamar - 'HUMBLE.'

Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid - '1-800-273-8255'

Best Music Film:

 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - One More Time With Feeling —

The Grateful Dead - Long Strange Trip

The Defiant Ones

Soundbreaking

Two Trains Runnin'