Ray LaMontagne is an American singer-songwriter. He has released four studio albums: Trouble (2004), Till the Sun Turns Black (2006), Gossip in the Grain (2008), and God Willin' and the Creek Don't Rise (2010).[1] LaMontagne's debut album was released through RCA Records in September 2004 in the United States and the United Kingdom, peaking at No. 189 on the Billboard 200 and No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart.[2][3]Till the Sun Turns Black was released through RCA in August 2006 in the US and through 14th Floor Records in June 2007 in the UK. The album peaked at No. 35 in the UK, and reached a top position of No. 28 in the US.[2][4]Gossip in the Grain was released through the same labels in October 2008, peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and No. 23 on the UK Albums Chart.[2][5] LaMontagne has also released two EPs: Live from Bonnaroo 2005 was released through RCA in 2005 and Live Sessions was distributed via iTunes in 2009, reaching a peak position at No. 119 on the Billboard 200.[2] Singles that have charted include "Trouble" (#25 on the UK Singles Chart)[6] and "You Are the Best Thing" (#90 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 42 on the Hot Canadian Digital Singles chart).[7][8]
For his debut album, LaMontagne won four awards, including three Boston Music Awards (Best Male Singer-Songwriter, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year) and an XM Nation Music Award for Acoustic Rock Artist of the Year. LaMontagne has received a nomination from the Pollstar Concert Industry Awards for Best New Touring Artist, the BRIT Awards for International Breakthrough Act, the MOJO Awards for Best New Act, and was given the title of Best Voice in 2006 by Esquire. Overall, LaMontagne has received 6 awards from 16 nominations.
Boston Music Awards
The Boston Music Awards (formerly called the Kahlua Boston Music Awards) showcases talent and honors top musicians from a variety of genres in the greater Boston, Massachusetts area.[9] LaMontagne has received three awards from eight nominations.[9][10][11]
The Esky Music Awards are awarded annually by Esquire, a men's magazine by the Hearst Corporation, to honor the best in music.[14] LaMontagne has received one award from one nomination.[15]
The New Pantheon Music Prize is a music award given annually to an album released in the United States. The Shortlist Music Prize was first given in 2001.[18] In 2005, the Shortlist Prize was given under another name, the New Pantheon Prize. In September 2006, Shortlist co-founder Greg Spotts purchased complete ownership of the Shortlist and the New Pantheon, uniting the two prizes.[19] A panel of music industry figures chooses the nominees and winners. Records are eligible if they are released between July two years previously and October of the previous year, and if they have not been certified gold (or sold 500,000 copies) by time of nomination. LaMontagne has been nominated once.[20]
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2005
Trouble
Shortlist Music Prize
Nominated
Pollstar Concert Industry Awards
Established in 1984 and with ceremonies starting in 1990, the Pollstar Concert Industry Awards "honor artists, management, talent buyers, venues, support services and more for their professionalism, achievements and abilities."[21] LaMontagne has been nominated once.[22]
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2005
Ray LaMontagne
Best New Touring Artist
Nominated
XM Nation Music Awards
Awarded annually by XM Satellite Radio, the XM Nation Music Awards "honor some of the most talented and interesting musicians today".[23] LaMontagne has received one award from one nomination.[24]
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2005
Ray LaMontagne
Acoustic Rock Artist of the Year
Won
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The Shortlist Music Prize, stylized as (shôrt–lĭst), was an annual music award for the best album released in the United States that had sold fewer than 500,000 copies at the time of nomination. First given as a cash prize in 2001 under the name Shortlist Prize for Artistic Achievement in Music, the award was created by two music industry directors, Greg Spotts and Tom Serig, as an alternative to the commercial Grammy Awards. The recipient is chosen by a panel of entertainment industry members and journalists known as the "Listmakers". Over 50 of the best albums of the previous 12 months are picked before being narrowed down to the eponymous Shortlist, from which a winner is chosen. Since 2003, a gold statuette, nicknamed "The Shorty", has been given out in conjunction with the cash prize. In 2005, the Shortlist Music Prize was renamed the New Pantheon award for a year following a dispute between the prize's founders. No nominees or winners have been announced since the presentation of the 2007 award.
Raymond Charles Jack LaMontagne is an American singer-songwriter and musician. LaMontagne has released eight studio albums: Trouble, Till the Sun Turns Black, Gossip in the Grain, God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise, Supernova, Ouroboros, Part of the Light, and Monovision. He was born in New Hampshire and was inspired to create music after hearing an album by Stephen Stills. Critics have compared LaMontagne's music to that of Otis Redding, Ryan Adams, Beck, Pink Floyd, The Band, Van Morrison, Nick Drake and Tim Buckley.
Rockabye Baby! is a series of CDs geared toward infants and newborns, containing instrumental lullaby versions of popular rock bands including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin. This CMH Records series debuted in 2006, and garnered many reviews from the music and entertainment industry, including MTV, The Boston Globe, Chicago Sun-Times, Entertainment Weekly, InStyle magazine, ABC World News, and The Washington Post. Rockabye Baby! CDs were included in gift bags given to all of the survivors of the 2010 Cholera outbreak in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The series is produced by Lisa Roth, sister of Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth.
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