HBO® picked up 5 nominations for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards® including nominations for the True Blood Soundtrack Volume 2 and the Treme Soundtrack. Check out the full list of nominations below and tune in February 11th to see the winners announced.

BEST COMEDY ALBUM
                Weapons of Self Destruction – Robin Williams
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK ALBUM FOR MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA
                Treme®
                True Blood® – Volume 2
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA
                Kiss Like Your Kiss (From True Blood) – Lucinda Williams
                This City (From Treme) – Steve Earle

Amid the ruins of an American city, ordinary people – musicians, chefs, residents – find themselves clinging to a unique culture and wondering if the city that gave birth to that culture still has a future. From the creators of The Wire®, comes a series about adversity and the human spirit, set in New Orleans, in the aftermath of the greatest man-made disaster in American history. Welcome to Treme.

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NBC News anchor Brian Williams blogged this week about “Time Is On My Side” from the new Treme soundtrack.  Brian Williams calls the track “a playground — a canvas — for an American original, the great Ms. Thomas and her incredible instrument of a voice.” Downloaded “Time is On My Side” is a must but while you are at it “download other songs from the Treme soundtrack” as well!

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Treme, named for the historic neighborhood where jazz was born, chronicles the rebuilding of a unique American culture where music plays an integral role in the city’s way of life.  Capturing the sounds of many of New Orleans’ extraordinary musicians and other artists, Geffen Records will release the original soundtrack TREME: MUSIC FROM THE HBO ORIGINAL SERIES, SEASON 1 on October 26th. 

The soundtrack album includes 19 tracks featuring music heard throughout the groundbreaking series over the course of its first season, offering a cross-section of New Orleans-bred music including rhythm and blues, soul, jazz, rock and roll, funk, folk and country that reflects the diversity of the city’s musical tradition.

Artists heard on the soundtrack — and seen in the series — include John Boutté whose “Treme Song” is the series’ theme. The Rebirth Brass Band’s “Feel Like Funkin’ It Up” reflects the melding of the city’s brass band tradition with a contemporary funk cadence that exemplifies the musical melting post that is New Orleans. Steve Zahn who plays DJ/musician Davis McAlary in the series is heard performing “Shame, Shame, Shame” The album includes Dr. John’s “Indian Red,” as well as “Time Is On My Side” by Irma Thomas and Allen Toussaint plus Steve Earle’s “This City” and much more music that evokes the tenor of the series and the spirit of New Orleans.

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From David Simon, the creator of The Wire®, comes Treme, the new HBO® series set in post-Katrina New Orleans chronicling the rebuilding of a unique American culture after historic devastation.

Check out the new Treme logo items and watch new episodes Sundays at 10pm.