Miley Cyrus Grammy Nod Disqualified, Karen O Next In Line

Miley Cyrus may be on top of the world right now but she can’t always have everything. When the Grammy nominations were revealed, Cyrus received a nod for her song “The Climb” which was released as a single for the Hannah Montana film. However, it was recently revoked when the panel discovered the song was not originally written for the film.

So who’s next in line for the Grammy nomination? Yeah Yeah Yeahs‘ Karen O for her work on Where The Wild Things Are soundtrack, and we can’t help but gloat a little bit. It’s about time the indie world has another prevalent presence at the Grammys. The winning speech from The Swell Season‘s Marketa Irgolva at the Oscars two years ago warmed out little indie hearts, and we’re hoping Karen O and The Kids will be able to do the same for the Grammys.

As soon as Where The Wild Things Are director, Spike Jonze, found the news out through an e-mail, he was too excited to keep it on the down low. Press releases haven’t been officially sent yet, but according to TwentyFourBit, Jonze went ahead and posted the e-mail from Interscope Geffen A&M Records on his shared blog, We Love You So, which shared the following info:

“In an unexpected twist, one of the announced Grammy candidates for Best Song written for a Soundtrack has been disqualified after the fact (Miley Cyris in fact). The nomination then goes to the song with the next-highest initial vote count, which is Karen O and the Kids’ “All is Love”. Great news all around-it will be included in all ballots going soon to Grammy voters and we are working on a press release now.”

If you know anyone voting for the Grammys, make sure to tell them Karen O and The Kids did a great job!