"* Cirkut, 39, whose seven nods include producer of the year for his work with Lady Gaga, Rosé and the Weeknd, among others; album of the year for Gaga's " Mayhem," and record and song of the year for both Gaga's "Abracadabra" and "Apt." by Rose and Bruno Mars * Coco Jones, 27, whose "Why Not More?" is nominated for R&B album * Carter Lang, 35, who's up for album of the year for his role as a producer and songwriter on Justin Bieber's " Swag " * Laufey, 26, whose "A Matter of Time" is nominated for traditional pop vocal album * Raphael Saadiq, 59, who has a nod for song written for visual media with "I Lied to You" from the movie " Sinners," which is also up for the original song prize at the Golden Globes * Alex Warren, 25, who's nominated for best new artist"
"A few of these folks already had connections as they walked into the Sun Rose in West Hollywood on a December afternoon: Cirkut produced a cut on Jones' album, while Saadiq's nephew Dylan Wiggins was one of Lang's creative partners on "Swag" and its sequel, "Swag II." "But I think everyone else, we all know people who know each other," Cirkut says, seated with the rest of the panel inside the hotel's cozy music venue. "It's like a degree of separation.""
""In the high school of music," Laufey adds as she takes off her heels after a photo shoot, which leads Jones to call to her rep: "May I get those sandals, please, out of that black box?""
Six musicians nominated for the Grammys include producers, songwriters and performers across pop, R&B, traditional pop and new artist categories. Nominations cover album, record, song, producer, and original song prizes. Several artists have collaborative ties through production, songwriting and family connections. The setting is a West Hollywood hotel music venue where they trade anecdotes about touring, wardrobe and industry life. Topics mentioned range from social-media behavior and luxury travel to everyday details like footwear and the cultural nuances between smoking a joint and a blunt.
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