The Okee Dokee Brothers Tops This Year’s Phil’s Picks Best New Family Music Albums List

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Family music entertainers have, like acts in every other genre across the music universe, been adversely impacted this year by the global COVID-19 pandemic.  Their live plans have been put on hold for the foreseeable future.  In the same vein, while the pandemic has put a (hopefully) temporary hold on live music, it has not prevented acts within the realm to release new albums.  That means that a list of the year’s top new Family Music albums is just as qualified as that for any other genre.  This year’s list of top new Family Music albums features new titles from some of the most well-known names within the realm, including but not limited to this year’s list topper The Okee Dokee Brothers, Paul Winter, and Justin Roberts.  It also features some younger acts, such as Roger Day, Greg Lato, and Lindsay Munroe.  Between them and others, this year produced many enjoyable albums within the Family Music world. 

The list of this year’s best new records, offers the Top 10 new albums in the genre and five honorable mention titles, for a total of 15 albums.  Without any further ado, here is Phil’s Picks 2020 Top 10 New Family Music Albums.

PHIL’S PICKS 2020 TOP 10 NEW FAMILY MUSIC ALBUMS

1. The Okee Dokee Brothers – Songs For Singin’
2. Alastair Mook & Friends – Be A Pain: An Album For Youn (And Old) Leaders
3. Justin Roberts – Wild Life
4. Red Yarn – Backyard Bop
5. David Gibb & Brady Rymer – Songs Across The Pond
6. Paul Winter – Light of the Sun
7. Flor Bromley – Fiesta Global
8. Lindsay Munroe – I Am Kind
9. Joanie Leeds – All The Ladies
10. 123 Andres – Hola Amigo
11. Rolie Polie Guacamole – Avocado
12. Roger Day – Invincible
13. Sara Lovell – Night Life
14. Greg Lato – Create My Own World
15. Ants Ants Ants – Colors All Around

Next up from Phil’s Picks is the list of 2020’s Top 10 New Country/Bluegrass/Folk/Americana Albums.  Stay tuned for that.

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Recording Academy Announces “Best Children’s Music Album” Nominees

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The nominees for this year’s Best Children’s Album were announced this week.

The announcement for the Grammys category was made Tuesday. This year’s nominees for the “Best Children’s Music Album” are:

All The Ladies — Joanie Leeds

Be A Pain: An Album for Young (and Old) Leaders — Alastair Mook and Friends

I’m An Optomist — Dog On Fleas

Songs For Signin’ — The Okee Dokee Brothers

Wild Life — Justin Roberts

Audiences can listen to a selection of songs from each nominee on a playlist culled on Spotify.

The 63rd annual Grammy Awards ceremony is scheduled to take place Jan. 31 on CBS. The winner of the “Best Children’s Music Album will be announced during a pre-show telecast, which will stream online here.

The full list of the nominees for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards ceremony is available along with all of the latest Grammy news at:

Website: http://www.grammy.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RecordingAcademy

Twitter http://twitter.com/grammys

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Classical Recordings Take Top Honors As 2015’s Top New Children’s Albums

The mainstream and independent music industry have both generated their fair share of impressive records in 2015. This includes both full-length albums and EPs. Of course for all of the success that both realms have shown one would be remiss to ignore the realm of music for the whole family. That realm has seen the release of a number of impressive records, too. Recess Monkey returned again this year with yet another fun new album. And children’s classical label Maestro Classics released a pair of interesting releases, too. New entries from Jazzy Ash, Josh and the Jamtones, and Alex & The Kaleidoscope among others have proven to be just as impressive. Those acts’ albums are all on this year’s list of the year’s best new children’s albums along with five more that have once again gotten honorable mention. Without any further ado here is the Phil’s Picks Best New Children’s Albums.

2015 TOP NEW CHILDREN’S ALBUMS

1. MAESTRO CLASSICS — THE NUTCRACKER
2. MAESTRO CLASSICS — MERRY PRANKS OF MASTER TILL
3. RECESS MONKEY — HOT AIR
4. JOSH AND THE JAMTONES — ROCKSTEADY
5. ROCK ‘N RAINBOW — LET’S BOOGIE
6. CATHY FINK & MARCY MARXER — DANCIN’ IN THE KITCHEN: SONGS FOR ALL FAMILIES

7. ALASTAIR MOOK AND FRIENDS — ALL KINDS OF YOU AND ME
8. JAZZY ASH — BON VOYAGE
9. THE BAZILLIONS — ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
10. FUTURE HITS — TODAY IS FOREVER
11. THE POP UPS — GREAT PRETENDERS CLUB
12. ROCKNOCEROS — PLYMOUTH ROCKERS
13. ALEX & THE KALEIDOSCOPE — GET ON BOARD
14. LUCKY DIAZ AND THE FAMILY JAM BAND — ADELANTE
15. MIL’S TRILS — NOW THAT WE’RE FRIENDS

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