Sutton, MGMT Nominated for Grammy Awards

The 52nd annual Grammy nominations were announced and include works by three Wesleyan alumni. Desire, by Tierney Sutton ’86, was nominated for “Best Jazz Vocal Album.” The group MGMT (Ben Goldwasser ’05 and Andrew Vanwyngarden ’05) was nominated “Best New Artist,” while their song “Kids” from the album Oracular Spectacular received a nomination for “Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group.” Winners in all 109 Grammy categories, voted on by members of the Recording Academy, will be announced Jan. 31.