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48TH ANNUAL GRAMMY® NOMINATIONS SPOTLIGHT

By The Recording Academy
Jan 6, 2006, 20:20

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48TH ANNUAL GRAMMY® NOMINATIONS SPOTLIGHT
DIVERSE COLLABORATIONS, MULTIPLE GENRES WITHIN THE TOP CATEGORIES, AND MUSIC THAT SPANS GENERATIONS

MARIAH CAREY, JOHN LEGEND AND KANYE WEST LEAD NOMS WITH EIGHT;
50 CENT, BEYONCÉ KNOWLES, AND STEVIE WONDER GARNER SIX EACH;
MISSY ELLIOTT, ALICIA KEYS, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, GWEN STEFANI AND U2 EACH RECEIVE FIVE; COMMON, DESTINY'S CHILD, JERMAINE DUPRI,
FOO FIGHTERS, GORILLAZ, NEPTUNES, BRAD PAISLEY, PHIL TAN, AND
GRETCHEN WILSON EARN FOUR

MARIAH CAREY, PAUL MCCARTNEY, GWEN STEFANI, U2, AND KANYE WEST BATTLE FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR


New York, NY -- Nominations for the 48th Annual GRAMMY® Awards were announced today by The Recording Academy® reflecting a year in which multiple genres were represented in top categories, collaborations were numerous and diverse, and newer up-and-comers were nominated alongside more established, legendary artists. The nominations were announced at Gotham Hall in New York City and the event was attended by national and international media, as well as key music industry executives. Artists reading nominations this morning included Natasha Bedingfield, Big & Rich, Mariah Carey, Chad Kroeger (Nickelback), John Legend, Patti LaBelle, Carly Simon, Sway, and CeCe Winans. The 48th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and once again will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).


GENERAL FIELD


Category 1 - Record Of The Year


(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or
Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)



  • We Belong Together

    Mariah Carey

    Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri & Manuel Seal, producers; Brian Garten, John
    Horesco IV & Phil Tan, engineers/mixers


    Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi

    [Island Records]



     

  • Feel Good Inc.

    Gorillaz Featuring De La Soul

    Cox, Danger Mouse, Dring & Gorillaz, producers; Jason Cox, Danger Mouse &
    Gorillaz, engineers/mixers


    [Virgin]



     

  • Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

    Green Day

    Rob Cavallo & Green Day, producers; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean,
    engineers/mixers


    Track from: American Idiot

    [Reprise]



     

  • Hollaback Girl

    Gwen Stefani

    The Neptunes, producers; Andrew Coleman & Phil Tan, engineers/mixers

    Track from: Love. Angel. Music. Baby.

    [Interscope Records]



     

  • Gold Digger

    Kanye West Jon Brion & Kanye West, producers; Tom Biller, Andrew Dawson,
    Mike Dean & Anthony Kilhoffer & Ken Lewis, engineers/mixers


    Track from: Late Registration

    [Roc-A-Fella]





     



Category 2 - Album Of The Year

(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s)
& Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.)



  • The Emancipation Of Mimi

    Mariah Carey

    Mariah Carey, Bryan Michael Cox, Eric "Cire" Crawford, Jermaine Dupri,
    Young Genius, Scram Jones, The Legendary Traxster, LROC, The Neptunes, James
    Poyser, Manuel Seal, Kanye West & James "Big Jim" Wright, producers; Dana
    Jon Chappelle, Andrew Coleman, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan Frye, Brian Garten,
    John Horesco IV, Manny Marroquin, Mike Pierce, Phil Tan & Pat "Pat 'Em Down"
    Viala, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, mastering engineer


    [Island Records]



     

  • Chaos And Creation In The Backyard

    Paul McCartney

    Nigel Godrich, producer; Darrell Thorp, engineer/mixer; Alan Yoshida,
    mastering engineer


    [Capitol Records]



     

  • Love. Angel. Music. Baby.

    Gwen Stefani

    Andre 3000, Dallas Austin, Dr. Dre, Nellee Hooper, Jimmy Jam, Tony Kanal,
    Terry Lewis, The Neptunes, Linda Perry & Johnny Vulture, producers; Andre
    3000, Andrew Coleman, Greg Collins, Ian Cross, Dr. Dre, John Frye, Simon
    Gogerly, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Matt Marrin, Colin "Dog" Mitchell, Pete
    Novak, Ian Rossiter, Rick Sheppard, Mark "Spike" Stent, Phil Tan & Johnny
    Vulture, engineers/mixers; Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, mastering engineer


    [Interscope Records]



     

  • How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb

    U2

    Brian Eno, Flood, Daniel Lanois, Jacknife Lee, Steve Lillywhite & Chris
    Thomas, producers; Greg Collins, Flood, Carl Glanville, Simon Gogerly,
    Nellee Hooper, Jacknife Lee & Steve Lillywhite, engineers/mixers; Arnie
    Acosta, mastering


    engineer

    [Interscope Records]



     

  • Late Registration

    Kanye West

    Jon Brion, Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Just Blaze, Devo Springsteen &
    Kanye West, producers; Craig Bauer, Tom Biller, Andrew Dawson, Mike Dean,
    Anthony Kilhoffer, Ken Lewis, Manny Marroquin, Richard Reitz & Brian Sumner,
    engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer


    [Roc-A-Fella]





     






Category 3 - Song Of The Year

(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if
it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear
in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)



  • Bless The Broken Road

    Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna & Marcus Hummon, songwriters (Rascal Flatts)

    Track from: Feels Like Today

    [Lyric Street Records; Publishers: Careers-BMG Music, Floyd's Dream Music,
    Jeff Diggs Music.]



     

  • Devils & Dust

    Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)

    Track from: Devils & Dust

    [Columbia Records; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen.]



    Ordinary People

    W. Adams & J. Stephens, songwriters (John Legend)

    Track from: Get Lifted

    [Getting Out Our Dreams/Sony Urban Music/Columbia; Publishers: John Legend
    Publishing, Will.I.Am Music, Cherry River Music.]



     

  • Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own

    U2, songwriters (U2)

    Track from: How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb

    [Interscope Records; Publisher: Universal Music Publishing.]



     

  • We Belong Together

    J. Austin, M. Carey, J. Dupri & M. Seal, songwriters; (D. Bristol, K.
    Edmonds, S. Johnson, P. Moten, S. Sully & B. Womack, songwriters) (Mariah
    Carey)


    Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi

    [Island; Pubs: Rye Songs, Shaniah Cymone Music, EMI April, Seal Music, BMG
    Songs, Naked Under My Clothes, Ballads by Design, Chrysalis Music, Sony/ATV
    Songs, Hip Chic Music, Mister Johnson's Jams, Warner-Tamerlane Pub., Abkco
    Music.]





     






Category 4 - Best New Artist

(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first
recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.)



  • Ciara





     

  • Fall Out Boy





     

  • Keane





     

  • John Legend





     

  • SugarLand







     



 



FIELD 1 - POP





Category 5 - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance


(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)



  • It's Like That

    Mariah Carey

    Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi

    [Island Records]



     

  • Since U Been Gone

    Kelly Clarkson

    Track from: Breakaway

    [RCA Records]



     

  • Good Is Good

    Sheryl Crow

    Track from: Wildflower

    [A&M Records]



     

  • I Will Not Be Broken

    Bonnie Raitt

    Track from: Souls Alike

    [Capitol Records]



     

  • Hollaback Girl

    Gwen Stefani

    Track from: Love. Angel. Music. Baby.

    [Interscope Records]





     






Category 6 - Best Male Pop Vocal Performance


(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)



  • Sitting, Waiting, Wishing

    Jack Johnson

    Track from: In Between Dreams

    [Brushfire Records/Universal Records]



     

  • Fine Line

    Paul McCartney

    Track from: Chaos And Creation In The Backyard

    [Capitol Records]



     

  • Walk On By

    Seal

    Track from: Best: 1991-2004

    [Warner Brothers]



     

  • Lonely No More

    Rob Thomas

    Track from: ...Something To Be

    [Melisma/Atlantic]



     

  • From The Bottom Of My Heart

    Stevie Wonder

    Track from: A Time To Love

    [Motown Records]





     




Category 7 - Best Pop Performance By A
Duo Or Group With Vocal


(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)



  • Don't Lie

    The Black Eyed Peas

    Track from: Monkey Business

    [A&M Records]



     

  • Mr. Brightside

    The Killers

    Track from: Hot Fuss

    [Island Records]



     

  • More Than Love

    Los Lonely Boys

    Track from: Los Lonely Boys

    [Or Music/Epic Records]



     

  • This Love

    Maroon 5

    Track from: Live - Friday The 13th

    [Octone Records/J Records]



     

  • My Doorbell

    The White Stripes

    Track from: Get Behind Me Satan

    [Third Man Records/V2 Records]





     




Category 8 - Best Pop Collaboration
With Vocals


(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not
normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)



  • Gone Going

    The Black Eyed Peas & Jack Johnson

    Track from: Monkey Business

    [A&M Records]



     

  • Virginia Moon

    Foo Fighters Featuring Norah Jones

    Track from: In Your Honor

    [RCA Records]



     

  • Feel Good Inc.

    Gorillaz Featuring De La Soul

    Track from: Demon Days

    [Virgin Records]



     

  • A Song For You

    Herbie Hancock Featuring Christina Aguilera

    Track from: Possibilities

    [Starbucks Hear Music/Hancock Music/Vector Recordings]



     

  • A Time To Love

    Stevie Wonder Featuring India.Arie

    Track from: A Time To Love

    [Motown Records]





     




Category 9 - Best Pop Instrumental
Performance


(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals.
Singles or Tracks only.)



  • In Our Time

    Burt Bacharach & Chris Botti

    Track from: At This Time

    [Columbia Records]



     

  • T-Jam

    George Duke

    Track from: Duke

    [BPM Records]



     

  • Gelo Na Montanha

    Herbie Hancock Featuring Trey Anastasio

    Track from: Possibilities

    [Starbucks Hear Music/Hancock Music/Vector Recordings]



     

  • Agave

    Daniel Lanois

    Track from: Belladonna

    [Anti]



     

  • Caravan

    Les Paul

    Track from: American Made, World Played

    [Capitol Records]





     




Category 10 - Best Pop Instrumental
Album


(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)



  • At This Time

    Burt Bacharach

    [Columbia Records]



     

  • Bloom

    Eric Johnson

    [Favored Nations]



     

  • Naked Guitar

    Earl Klugh

    [Koch Records]



     

  • Belladonna

    Daniel Lanois

    [Anti]



     

  • Flipside

    Jeff Lorber

    [Narada Jazz]





     




Category 11 - Best Pop Vocal Album


(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)



  • Extraordinary Machine

    Fiona Apple

    [Epic Records/Clean Slate]



     

  • Breakaway

    Kelly Clarkson

    [RCA Records]



     

  • Wildflower

    Sheryl Crow

    [A&M Records]



     

  • Chaos And Creation In The Backyard

    Paul McCartney

    [Capitol Records]



     

  • Love. Angel. Music. Baby.

    Gwen Stefani

    [Interscope Records]





     



 


FIELD 2 -
DANCE



Category 12 - Best Dance Recording


(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental.
Singles or tracks only.)



  • Galvanize

    The Chemical Brothers Featuring Q-Tip

    The Chemical Brothers, producers; The Chemical Brothers & Steve Dub,
    mixers


    Track from: Push The Button

    [Astralwerks]



     

  • Say Hello

    Deep Dish

    Ali "Dubfire" Shirazinia & Sharam Tayebi, producers; Deep Dish & Matt
    Nordstrom,


    mixers

    [Thrive Records]



     

  • Wonderful Night

    Fatboy Slim & Lateef

    Fatboy Slim, producer; Simon Thornton, mixer

    Track from: Palookaville

    [Astralwerks]



     

  • Daft Punk Is Playing At My House

    LCD Soundsystem

    The DFA, producers; The DFA & Andy Wallace, mixers

    Track from: LCD Soundsystem

    [DFA Records/Capitol Records]



     

  • I Believe In You

    Kylie Minogue

    Babydaddy & Jake Shears, producers; Jeremy Wheatly, mixer

    Track from: Ultimate Kylie

    [Capitol Records]



     

  • Guilt Is A Useless Emotion

    New Order

    New Order & Stuart Price, producers; New Order & Stuart Price, mixers

    Track from: Waiting For The Sirens' Call

    [Warner Bros. Records]





     




Category 13 - Best Electronic/Dance
Album


(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)



  • Push The Button

    The Chemical Brothers

    [Astralwerks]



     

  • Human After All

    Daft Punk

    [Virgin Records]



     

  • Palookaville

    Fatboy Slim

    [Astralwerks]



     

  • Minimum-Maximum

    Kraftwerk

    [Astralwerks]



     

  • LCD Soundsystem

    LCD Soundsystem

    [DFA Records/Capitol Records]





     



 


FIELD 3 -
TRADITIONAL POP



Category 14 - Best Traditional Pop
Vocal Album


(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)



  • The Art Of Romance

    Tony Bennett

    [RPM Records/Columbia Records]



     

  • It's Time

    Michael Bublé

    [143 Records/Reprise]



     

  • Isn't It Romantic

    Johnny Mathis

    [Columbia Records]



     

  • Moonlight Serenade

    Carly Simon

    [Columbia Records]



     

  • Thanks For The Memory...The Great American Songbook Volume IV

    Rod Stewart

    [J Records]





     



 



FIELD 4 - ROCK



Category 15 - Best Solo Rock Vocal
Performance


(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)



  • Revolution

    Eric Clapton

    Track from: Back Home

    [Reprise/Duck]



     

  • Shine It All Around

    Robert Plant

    Track from: Mighty ReArranger

    [Sanctuary]



     

  • Devils & Dust

    Bruce Springsteen

    Track from: Devils & Dust

    [Columbia Records]



     

  • This Is How A Heart Breaks

    Rob Thomas

    Track from: ...Something To Be

    [Melisma/Atlantic Records]



     

  • The Painter

    Neil Young

    Track from: Prairie Wind

    [Reprise Records]





     




Category 16 - Best Rock Performance By
A Duo Or Group With Vocal


(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or
Tracks only.)



  • Speed Of Sound

    Coldplay

    Track from: X&Y

    [Capitol]



     

  • Best Of You

    Foo Fighters

    Track from: In Your Honor

    [RCA Records]



     

  • Do You Want To

    Franz Ferdinand

    Track from: You Could Have It So Much Better

    [Domino]



     

  • All These Things That I've Done

    The Killers

    Track from: Hot Fuss

    [Island Records]



     

  • Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own

    U2

    Track from: How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb

    [Interscope Records]





     




Category 17 - Best Hard Rock
Performance


(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles
or Tracks only.)



  • Doesn't Remind Me

    Audioslave

    Track from: Out Of Exile

    [Interscope/Epic Records]



     

  • The Hand That Feeds

    Nine Inch Nails

    Track from: With Teeth

    [nothing/Interscope Records]



     

  • Tin Pan Valley

    Robert Plant

    Track from: Mighty ReArranger

    [Sanctuary]



     

  • Little Sister

    Queens Of The Stone Age

    Track from: Lullabies To Paralyze

    [Interscope Records]



     

  • B.Y.O.B.

    System Of A Down

    Track from: Mezmerize

    [Columbia Records]





     




Category 18 - Best Metal Performance


(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles
or Tracks only.)



  • The Great Satan

    Ministry

    Track from: Rantology

    [Sanctuary]



     

  • Determined

    Mudvayne

    Track from: Lost And Found

    [Epic]



     

  • Mein Teil

    Rammstein

    Track from: Reise, Reise

    [Republic/Universal]



     

  • What Drives The Weak

    Shadows Fall

    Track from: The War Within

    [Century Media Records]



     

  • Before I Forget

    Slipknot

    Track from: Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)

    [Roadrunner Records]





     




Category 19 - Best Rock Instrumental
Performance


(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals.
Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.)



  • Beat Box Guitar

    Adrian Belew

    Track from: Side One

    [Sanctuary]



     

  • Birds Of Prey

    Stewart Copeland

    Track from: Orchestralli

    [Ponderosa]



     

  • 69 Freedom Special

    Les Paul & Friends

    Track from: American Made World Played

    [Capitol Records]



     

  • Mercy

    Joe Perry

    Track from: Joe Perry

    [Columbia Records]



     

  • Lotus Feet

    Steve Vai

    Track from: Real Illusions: Reflections

    [Epic/Red Ink]





     




Category 20 - Best Rock Song


(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song
Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.)
Singles or Tracks only.)



  • Best Of You

    Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters)

    Track from: In Your Honor

    [RCA Records; Publishers: M.J.-Twelve Music, I Love The Punk Rock Music,
    Living Under A Rock Music, Flying Earform Music.]



     

  • Beverly Hills

    Rivers Cuomo, songwriter (Weezer)

    Track from: Make Believe

    [Geffen Records; Publisher: E.O. Smith Music.]



     

  • City Of Blinding Lights

    U2, songwriters (U2)

    Track from: How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb

    [Interscope Records; Publisher: Universal Music Publishing.]



     

  • Devils & Dust

    Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)

    Track from: Devils & Dust

    [Columbia Records; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen.]



     

  • Speed Of Sound

    Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)

    Track from: X&Y

    [Capitol; Publisher: BMG Songs.]





     




Category 21 - Best Rock Album


(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)



  • X&Y

    Coldplay

    [Capitol Records]



     

  • In Your Honor

    Foo Fighters

    [RCA Records]



     

  • A Bigger Bang

    The Rolling Stones

    [Virgin Records]



     

  • How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb

    U2

    [Interscope Records]



     

  • Prairie Wind

    Neil Young

    [Reprise Records]





     



 



FIELD 5 - ALTERNATIVE



Category 22 - Best Alternative Music
Album


(Vocal or Instrumental.)



  • Funeral

    The Arcade Fire

    [Merge Records]



     

  • Guero

    Beck

    [Interscope Records]



     

  • Plans

    Death Cab For Cutie

    [Atlantic Records]



     

  • You Could Have It So Much Better

    Franz Ferdinand

    [Domino]



     

  • Get Behind Me Satan

    The White Stripes

    [Third Man/V2 Records]





     



 



FIELD 6 - R&B



Category 23 - Best Female R&B Vocal
Performance


(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)



  • 1 Thing

    Amerie

    Track from: Touch

    [Columbia Records]



     

  • Wishing On A Star

    Beyoncé

    Track from: Roll Bounce (Various Artists)

    [Music World/Sanctuary Urban]



     

  • We Belong Together

    Mariah Carey

    Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi

    [Island Records]



     

  • Free Yourself

    Fantasia

    Track from: Free Yourself

    [J Records]



     

  • Unbreakable

    Alicia Keys

    Track from: Unplugged

    [J Records]





     




Category 24 - Best Male R&B Vocal
Performance


(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)



  • Creepin'

    Jamie Foxx

    Track from: So Amazing - An All Star Tribute To Luther Vandross (Various
    Artists)

    [J Records]



     

  • Ordinary People

    John Legend

    Track from: Get Lifted

    [Getting Out Our Dreams/Sony Urban Music/Columbia]



     

  • Let Me Love You

    Mario

    Track from: Turning Point

    [J Records]



     

  • Superstar

    Usher

    Track from: So Amazing - An All Star Tribute To Luther Vandross (Various
    Artists)

    [J Records]



     

  • So What The Fuss

    Stevie Wonder

    [Motown]





     




Category 25 - Best R&B Performance By
A Duo Or Group With Vocals


(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or
Tracks only.)



  • So Amazing

    Beyoncé & Stevie Wonder

    Track from: So Amazing - An All Star Tribute To Luther Vandross (Various
    Artists)

    [J Records]



     

  • Cater 2 U

    Destiny's Child

    Track from: Destiny Fulfilled

    [Columbia Records, Sony Urban]



     

  • If This World Were Mine

    Alicia Keys Featuring Jermaine Paul

    Track from: So Amazing - An All Star Tribute To Luther Vandross (Various
    Artists)

    [J Records]



     

  • So High

    John Legend Featuring Lauryn Hill

    [Getting Out Our Dreams/Sony Urban Music/Columbia]



     

  • How Will I Know

    Stevie Wonder Featuring Aisha Morris

    Track from: A Time To Love

    [Motown Records]





     




Category 26 - Best Traditional R&B
Vocal Performance


(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles
or Tracks only.)



  • Mine Again

    Mariah Carey

    Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi

    [Island Records]



     

  • Summertime

    Fantasia

    Track from: Free Yourself

    [J Records]



     

  • A House Is Not A Home

    Aretha Franklin

    Track from: So Amazing - An All Star Tribute To Luther Vandross (Various
    Artists)

    [J Records]



     

  • If I Was Your Woman

    Alicia Keys

    Track from: Unplugged

    [J Records]



     

  • Stay With You

    John Legend

    Track from: Get Lifted

    [Getting Out Our Dreams/Sony Urban Music/Columbia]



     




Category 27 - Best Urban/Alternative
Performance


(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles
or Tracks only.)



  • SupaStar

    Floetry

    [Geffen]



     

  • Dirty Harry

    Gorillaz Featuring Bootie Brown

    Track from: Demon Days

    [Virgin Records]



     

  • Dust

    Van Hunt

    Track from: Van Hunt

    [Capitol]



     

  • Welcome To Jamrock

    Damian Marley

    Track from: Welcome To Jamrock

    [Tuff Gong/Universal]



     

  • Ghetto Rock

    Mos Def

    Track from: The New Danger

    [Geffen]





     




Category 28 - Best R&B Song


(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3.
(Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)



  • Cater 2 U

    Rodney Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, Ricky Lewis, Kelly Rowland, Robert
    Waller &
    Michelle Williams, songwriters (Destiny's Child)

    Track from: Destiny Fulfilled

    [Columbia Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes, Beyoncé Publishing, Kelendria
    Music Publishing, Michelle MW Publishing, EMI Blackwood Music, Rodney
    Jerkins Productions, International Music Publishing, Notting Dale Songs.]




     

  • Free Yourself

    Craig Brockman, Missy Elliott & Nisan Stewart, songwriters (Fantasia)

    Track from: Free Yourself

    [J Records; Publishers: Mass Confusion Music, WB Music/CraigMan Music,
    Dimensional Music of 1091/Nisan's Music, Universal Music Publishing.]



     

  • Ordinary People

    W. Adams & J. Stephens, songwriters (John Legend)

    Track from: Get Lifted

    [Getting Out Our Dreams/Sony Urban Music/Columbia; Publishers: John Legend
    Publishing, Will.I.Am Music, Cherry River Music.]



     

  • Unbreakable

    Garry DeWayne Glenn, Alicia Keys, Harold Lily & Kanye West, songwriters
    (Alicia Keys)


    Track from: Unplugged

    [J Records]



     

  • We Belong Together

    J. Austin, M. Carey, J. Dupri & M. Seal, songwriters; (D. Bristol, K.
    Edmonds,
    S. Johnson, P. Moten, S. Sully & B. Womack, songwriters)
    (Mariah Carey)


    Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi

    [Island; Publishers: Rye Songs, Shaniah Cymone Music, EMI April, Seal Music,
    BMG Songs, Naked Under My Clothes, Ballads by Design, Chrysalis Music,
    Sony/ATV Songs, Hip Chic Music, Mister Johnson's Jams, Warner-Tamerlane,
    Abkco Music.]





     




Category 29 - Best R&B Album


(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)



  • Illumination

    Earth, Wind And Fire

    [Sanctuary]



     

  • Free Yourself

    Fantasia

    [J Records]



     

  • Unplugged

    Alicia Keys

    [J Records]



     

  • Get Lifted

    John Legend

    [Getting Out Our Dreams/Sony Urban Music/Columbia]



     

  • A Time To Love

    Stevie Wonder

    [Motown Records]





     




Category 30 - Best Contemporary R&B
Album


(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)



  • Touch

    Amerie

    [Columbia Records/Sony Urban]



     

  • The Emancipation Of Mimi

    Mariah Carey

    [Island Records]



     

  • Destiny Fulfilled

    Destiny's Child

    [Columbia Records]



     

  • Turning Point

    Mario

    [J Records]



     

  • O

    Omarion

    [Epic]





     



 



FIELD 7 - RAP



Category 31 - Best Rap Solo
Performance


(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)



  • Testify

    Common

    Track from: Be

    [Geffen]



     

  • Mockingbird

    Eminem

    Track from: Encore

    [Aftermath/Shady/Interscope Records]



     

  • Disco Inferno

    50 Cent

    Track from: The Massacre

    [Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records]



     

  • Number One Spot

    Ludacris

    Track from: The Red Light District

    [Def Jam South]



     

  • U Don't Know Me

    T.I.

    Track from: Urban Legend

    [Grand Hustle/Atlantic]



     

  • Gold Digger

    Kanye West

    Track from: Late Registration

    [Roc-A-Fella]





     




Category 32 - Best Rap Performance By
A Duo Or Group


(For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or
Tracks only.)



  • Don't Phunk With My Heart

    The Black Eyed Peas

    Track from: Monkey Business

    [A&M Records]



     

  • The Corner

    Common Featuring The Last Poets

    Track from: Be

    [Geffen]



     

  • Encore

    Eminem Featuring Dr. Dre & 50 Cent

    Track from: Encore

    [Aftermath/Shady/Interscope Records]



     

  • Hate It Or Love It

    The Game Featuring 50 Cent

    Track from: The Documentary

    [Aftermath/G-Unit/Interscope Records]



     

  • Wait (The Whisper Song)

    Ying Yang Twins

    Track from: U.S.A.: United State Of Atlanta

    [TVT Records]





     




Category 33 - Best Rap/Sung
Collaboration


(For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally
perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)



  • 1,2 Step

    Ciara Featuring Missy Elliott

    [LaFace/Zomba Label Group]



     

  • They Say

    Common Featuring Kanye West & John Legend

    Track from: Be

    [Geffen]



     

  • Soldier

    Destiny's Child Featuring T.I. & Lil Wayne

    Track from: Destiny's Fulfilled

    [Columbia Records/ Sony Urban]



     

  • Numb/Encore

    Jay-Z Featuring Linkin Park

    Track from: Collision Course

    [Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/Machine Shop/Warner Bros.]



     

  • Rich Girl

    Gwen Stefani Featuring Eve

    Track from: Love. Angel. Music. Baby.

    [Interscope Records]





     




Category 34 - Best Rap Song


(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3.
(Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)



  • Candy Shop

    Curtis Jackson & Scott Storch, songwriters (50 Cent Featuring Olivia)

    Track from: The Massacre

    [Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records; Publishers: 50 Cent Music, Scott Storch
    Music, TVT Music.]



     

  • Diamonds From Sierra Leone

    D. Harris & Kanye West, songwriters; (J. Barry & D. Black, songwriters) (Kanye
    West)

    [Roc-A-Fella; Publisher: EMI Unart Catalog.]



     

  • Don't Phunk With My Heart

    William Adams, Printz Board, Stacy Ferguson & George Pajon, Jr.,
    songwriters;
    (Kalyanji Anandji, Full Force & Indeewar, songwriters)
    (The Black Eyed Peas)


    Track from: Monkey Business

    [A&M Records; Publishers: Careers-BMG Music, Zomba Enterprises, Saregama
    India, will.i.am Music, Cherry River Music, Printz Polar Publishing, Songs
    Of Universal, El Cubano Music, EMI Blackwood Music.]



     

  • Hate It Or Love It

    Curtis Jackson, A. Lyon, Jayceon Taylor & M. Valenzano, songwriters;
    (Baker,
    Felder & Harris, songwriters) (The Game Featuring 50 Cent)

    Track from: The Documentary

    [Aftermath/G-Unit/Interscope Records; Publishers: Black Wall Street,
    Each1Teach1, 50 Cent Music, Dade Co. Project Music, Zomba Songs, Golden
    Fleece Music, Mured Music.]



     

  • Lose Control

    M. Elliott, C. Harris & G. Isaacs III, songwriters; (J. Atkins, R. Davis
    & C.
    Hudson, songwriters) (Missy Elliott Featuring Ciara & Fat Man
    Scoop)


    Track from: The Cookbook

    [Goldmind/Atlantic; Publishers: Mass Confusion Music, WB Music, Royalty
    Rightings, Warner Tamerlane Publishing, Big Colorado Music, Deep Space
    Music, Publishing Corp. of America, Pure Energy Music Publishing.]





     




Category 35 - Best Rap Album


(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)



  • Be

    Common

    [Geffen]



     

  • The Cookbook

    Missy Elliott

    [Goldmind/Atlantic]



     

  • Encore

    Eminem

    [Aftermath/Shady/Interscope Records]



     

  • The Massacre

    50 Cent

    [Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records]



     

  • Late Registration

    Kanye West

    [Roc A Fella]





     



 



FIELD 8 - COUNTRY



Category 36 - Best Female Country
Vocal Performance


(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)



  • The Connection

    Emmylou Harris

    Track from: The Very Best Of Emmylou Harris: Heartaches & Highways

    [Warner Bros. Records/Rhino]



     

  • Mississippi Girl

    Faith Hill

    Track from: Fireflies

    [Warner Bros.]



     

  • All Jacked Up

    Gretchen Wilson

    Track from: All Jacked Up

    [Epic Records]



     

  • I May Hate Myself In The Morning

    Lee Ann Womack

    Track from: There's More Where That Came From

    [MCA Nashville]



     

  • Georgia Rain

    Trisha Yearwood

    Track from: Jasper County

    [MCA Nashville]





     




Category 37 - Best Male Country Vocal
Performance


(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)



  • Funny How Time Slips Away

    George Jones

    Track from: Hits I Missed...And One I Didn't

    [Bandit Records]



     

  • As Good As I Once Was

    Toby Keith

    Track from: Honkytonk University

    [DreamWorks Records Nashville]



     

  • Midnight Communion

    Delbert McClinton

    Track from: Cost Of Living

    [New West Records]



     

  • Good Ol' Boys

    Willie Nelson

    Track from: The Dukes Of Hazzard - Soundtrack (Various Artists)

    [Columbia Records]



     

  • Alcohol

    Brad Paisley

    [Arista Nashville]



     

  • You'll Think Of Me

    Keith Urban

    [Capitol Records Nashville]





     




Category 38 - Best Country Performance
By A Duo Or Group With Vocal


(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)



  • Comin' To Your City

    Big & Rich

    [Warner Bros.]



     

  • Play Something Country

    Brooks & Dunn

    Track from: Hillbilly Deluxe

    [Arista]



     

  • I Hope

    Dixie Chicks

    [Columbia]



     

  • Restless

    Alison Krauss And Union Station

    Track from: Lonely Runs Both Ways

    [Rounder]



     

  • Bless The Broken Road

    Rascal Flatts

    Track from: Feels Like Today

    [Lyric Street Records]





     




Category 39 - Best Country
Collaboration With Vocals


(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not
normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)



  • Building Bridges

    Brooks & Dunn, Sheryl Crow & Vince Gill

    Track from: Hillbilly Deluxe

    [Arista Nashville]



     

  • Shelter From The Storm

    Rodney Crowell & Emmylou Harris

    Track from: The Outsider

    [Columbia Records]



     

  • Like We Never Loved At All

    Faith Hill & Tim McGraw

    Track from: Fireflies

    [Warner Bros.]



     

  • Dreams Come True

    Willie Nelson & Norah Jones

    Track from: It Always Will Be

    [Lost Highway]



     

  • Politically Uncorrect

    Gretchen Wilson & Merle Haggard

    Track from: All Jacked Up

    [Epic Records]





     




Category 40 - Best Country
Instrumental Performance


(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals.
Singles or Tracks only.)



  • I'll Fly Away

    Charlie Daniels

    Track from: Songs From The Longleaf Pines

    [Blue Hat Records / Koch Records Nashville]



     

  • Who's Your Uncle?

    Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush & Béla Fleck

    Track from: The Best Kept Secret

    [Koch Records]



     

  • Unionhouse Branch

    Alison Krauss And Union Station

    Track from: Lonely Runs Both Ways

    [Rounder]



     

  • Scotch & Chocolate

    Nickel Creek

    Track from: Why Should The Fire Die?

    [Sugar Hill Records]



     

  • Time Warp

    Brad Paisley

    Track from: Time Well Wasted

    [Arista Nashville]





     




Category 41 - Best Country Song


(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3.
(Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)



  • Alcohol

    Brad Paisley, songwriter (Brad Paisley)

    [Arista Nashville; Publishers: EMI April Music, Sea Gayle Music.]



     

  • All Jacked Up

    Vicky McGehee, John Rich & Gretchen Wilson, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)

    Track from: All Jacked Up

    [Epic Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, Hoosierman Music,
    WB Music, Rich Texan Music, EMI Blackwood, Oklahoma Girl Music.]



     

  • Bless The Broken Road

    Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna & Marcus Hummon, songwriters (Rascal Flatts)

    Track from: Feels Like Today

    [Lyric Street Records; Publishers: Careers-BMG Music, Floyd's Dream Music,
    Jeff Diggs Music.]



     

  • I Hope

    Keb Mo, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines & Emily Robison, songwriters
    (Dixie


    Chicks)

    [Columbia; Publishers: Woolly Puddlin' Music, Scrapin' Toast Music, Keb Note
    Music.]



     

  • I May Hate Myself In The Morning

    O. Blackmon, songwriter (Lee Ann Womack)

    Track from: There's More Where That Came From

    [MCA Nashville; Publisher: Cal IV Songs.]





     




Category 42 - Best Country Album


(Vocal or Instrumental.)



  • Fireflies

    Faith Hill

    [Warner Bros.]



     

  • Lonely Runs Both Ways

    Alison Krauss And Union Station

    [Rounder]



     

  • Time Well Wasted

    Brad Paisley

    [Arista Nashville]



     

  • All Jacked Up

    Gretchen Wilson

    [Epic Records]



     

  • Jasper County

    Trisha Yearwood

    [MCA Nashville]





     




Category 43 - Best Bluegrass Album


(Vocal or Instrumental.)



  • Marbletown

    Blue Highway

    [Rounder]



     

  • Cherryholmes

    Cherryholmes

    [Skaggs Family Records]



     

  • The Grascals

    The Grascals

    [Rounder]



     

  • The Company We Keep

    The Del McCoury Band

    [McCoury Music/Sugar Hill Records]



     

  • Ragin' Live

    Rhonda Vincent And The Rage

    [Rounder]





     



 



FIELD 9 - NEW AGE



Category 44 - Best New Age Album


(Vocal or Instrumental.)



  • Music In The Key Of Om

    Jack De Johnette

    [Golden Beams/Kindred Rhythm Music Group]



     

  • Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai, Volume 2

    Kitaro

    [Domo Records, Inc]



     

  • People Of Peace

    R. Carlos Nakai Quartet

    [Canyon Records]



     

  • Montana - A Love Story

    George Winston

    [Windham Hill]



     

  • Silver Solstice

    Paul Winter Consort

    [Living Music]





     



 



FIELD 10 - JAZZ



Category 45 - Best Contemporary Jazz
Album


(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)



  • Keystone

    Dave Douglas

    [Greenleaf Music]



     

  • Soulgrass

    Bill Evans

    [BHM Productions]



     

  • The Way Up

    Pat Metheny Group

    [Nonesuch]



     

  • The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance Of The Infidel

    Meshell Ndegeocello

    [Shanachie Entertainment Corp.]



     

  • Momentum

    Joshua Redman Elastic Band

    [Nonesuch]





     




Category 46 - Best Jazz Vocal Album


(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)



  • J'ai Deux Amours

    Dee Dee Bridgewater

    [Sovereign Artists]



     

  • Blueprint Of A Lady - Sketches Of Billie Holiday

    Nnenna Freelon

    [Concord Jazz]



     

  • Good Night, And Good Luck.

    Dianne Reeves

    [Concord Jazz]



     

  • Duos II

    Luciana Souza

    [Sunnyside]



     

  • I'm With The Band

    Tierney Sutton

    [Telarc Jazz]





     




Category 47 - Best Jazz Instrumental
Solo


(For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one
recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a
recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for
identification. Singles or Tracks only.)



  • 'Round Midnight

    Alan Broadbent, soloist

    Track from: 'Round Midnight

    [Artistry Music]



     

  • Away

    Ravi Coltrane, soloist

    Track from: In Flux

    [Savoy Jazz]



     

  • The Source

    Herbie Hancock, soloist

    Track from: Flow (Terence Blanchard)

    [Blue Note Records]



     

  • A Love Supreme - Acknowledgement

    Branford Marsalis, soloist

    Track from: Coltrane's A Love Supreme Live In Amsterdam

    [Marsalis Music]



     

  • Why Was I Born?

    Sonny Rollins, soloist

    Track from: Without A Song - The 9/11 Concert

    [Milestone]





     




Category 48 - Best Jazz Instrumental
Album, Individual or Group


(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)



  • Flow

    Terence Blanchard

    [Blue Note Records]



     

  • Lyric

    Billy Childs Ensemble

    [Lunacy Music/Artistshare]



     

  • Live At The House Of Tribes

    Wynton Marsalis

    [Blue Note Records]



     

  • Beyond The Sound Barrier

    Wayne Shorter Quartet

    [Verve]



     

  • What Now?

    Kenny Wheeler With Dave Holland, Chris Potter & John Taylor

    [CAM Jazz]





     




Category 48 - Best Large Jazz Ensemble
Album


(For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain
51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)



  • Overtime

    Dave Holland Big Band

    [Sunnyside/Dare2]



     

  • A Blessing

    John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble

    [OmniTone]



     

  • Live

    The Bill Holman Band

    [Jazzed Media]



     

  • I Am Three

    Mingus Big Band, Orchestra & Dynasty

    [Sunnyside/Sue Mingus Music]



     

  • Home Of My Heart

    The Chris Walden Big Band

    [Origin]





     




Category 50 - Best Latin Jazz Album


(Vocal or Instrumental.)



  • Time Was - Time Is

    Ray Barretto

    [O Plus Music]



     

  • Here And Now - Live In Concert

    Caribbean Jazz Project Featuring Dave Samuels

    [Concord Picante]



     

  • ...And Sammy Walked In

    Sammy Figueroa And His Latin Jazz Explosion

    [Savant Records]



     

  • Listen Here!

    Eddie Palmieri

    [Concord Picante]



     

  • Mulatos

    Omar Sosa

    [Otá Records]





     



 



FIELD 11 - GOSPEL



Category 51 - Best Gospel Performance


(For solo, duo, group as collaborative performances. Singles or tracks with
vocal containing Gospel lyrics. All genres of Gospel music are eligible.)



  • Be Blessed

    Yolanda Adams

    Track from: Day By Day

    [Elektra/Atlantic]



     

  • Looking For You

    Kirk Franklin

    [Fo Yo Soul Entertainment/Zomba Label Group]



     

  • I Call You Faithful

    Donnie McClurkin

    [Verity Records]



     

  • Lift Him Up

    Hezekiah Walker & Love Fellowship Choir

    [Verity Records/Zomba label group]



     

  • Pray

    CeCe Winans

    Track from: Purified

    [Puresprings Gospel/INO/Sony Urban Music/Epic]





     




Category 52 - Best Gospel Song


(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3.
(Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)



  • Again I Say Rejoice

    Israel Houghton & Aaron Lindsey, songwriters (Israel & New Breed)

    [Integrity Gospel; Publishers: Integrity's Praise! Music and Aaron Lindsey
    Publishing.]



     

  • Be Blessed

    Yolanda Adams, James Harris III, Terry Lewis & James Q. Wright,
    songwriters


    (Yolanda Adams)

    Track from: Day By Day

    [Elektra/Atlantic; Publishers: EMI April Music, Flyte Tyme Tunes, Jibranda
    Music Works, Minneapolis Guys Music, Jamyo Music.]



     

  • Heaven

    Erica Campbell, Joi Campbell, Trecina Campbell & Warryn Campbell,
    songwriters


    (Mary Mary)

    Track from: Mary Mary

    [Columbia; Publishers: EMI April Music, Wet Ink Red Music, That's Plum Song,
    It's Tea Tyme, Babooschka Worldwide Tunes, Gold Forever Music, Songs of
    Universal.]



     

  • Lift Him Up

    Justin Lesley & Joeworn Martin, songwriters (Hezekiah Walker & Love
    Fellowship Choir)


    [Verity Records/Zomba Label Group; Publisher: J Swirv Entertainment.]



     

  • We Must Praise

    James Moss, songwriter (J Moss)

    [GospoCentric Records; Publisher: Millenni-era Music.]





     




Category 53 - Best Rock Gospel Album


(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)



  • Until My Heart Caves In

    Audio Adrenaline

    [ForeFront Records]



     

  • Higher Definition

    The Cross Movement

    [Cross Movement Records]



     

  • Day Of Fire

    Day Of Fire

    [Essential Records]



     

  • Truth Is Fallin' In Tha Streetz

    Fresh I.E.

    [SOAR / Red Sea]



     

  • Dichotomy B

    Grits

    [Gotee Records]



     




Category 54 - Best Pop/Contemporary
Gospel Album


(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)



  • Lifesong

    Casting Crowns

    [Beach Street/Reunion Records]



     

  • All I Really Want For Christmas

    Steven Curtis Chapman

    [Sparrow Records]



     

  • Redemption Songs

    Jars Of Clay

    [Essential Records]



     

  • Hymns

    Out Of Eden

    [Gotee Records]



     

  • Healing Rain

    Michael W. Smith

    [Reunion Records]



     

  • Live Wire

    Third Day

    [Essential Records]





     




Category 55 - Best Southern, Country,
or Bluegrass Gospel Album


(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)



  • Live At Brooklyn Tabernacle

    The Crabb Family

    [Daywind Music Group]



     

  • Sing Their Family Gospel Favorites

    Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers

    [Dualtone Music Group]



     

  • Rock Of Ages...Hymns & Faith

    Amy Grant

    [Word Records]



     

  • Southern Meets Soul: An American Gospel Jubilee

    The Jordanaires, The Light Crust Doughboys, Nokie Edwards & Larry
    "T-Byrd"


    Gordon

    [Greenhaw Records]



     

  • Common Thread

    The Oak Ridge Boys

    [Spring Hill Music Group]





     




Category 56 - Best Traditional Soul
Gospel Album


(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)



  • I Know The Truth

    Shirley Caesar

    [Shu-Bel Records / Artemis Gospel]



     

  • Live From Houston ...The Rose Of Gospel

    Dorinda Clark-Cole

    [GospoCentric Records/Zomba Label Group]



     

  • Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs

    Donnie McClurkin

    [Verity Records]



     

  • Say The Name

    Martha Munizzi

    [Martha Munizzi Music/Integrity Music]



     

  • Singing The Old Time Way

    Bishop G.E. Patterson & Congregation

    [Podium Records]



     

  • Be Exalted

    Marvin Sapp

    [Verity Records]





     




Category 57 - Best Contemporary Soul
Gospel Album


(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)



  • Day By Day

    Yolanda Adams

    [Elektra/Atlantic]



     

  • Mary Mary

    Mary Mary

    [Columbia Records/ Sony Urban]



     

  • The J Moss Project

    J Moss

    [GospoCentric Records]



     

  • Dream

    BeBe Winans

    [Still Waters (A Hidden Beach Experience)/TMG]



     

  • Purified

    CeCe Winans

    [Puresprings Gospel/INO/Sony Urban Music/Epic]





     




Category 58 - Best Gospel Choir Or
Chorus Album


(For choirs or choruses only, with or without lead vocalist(s).)



  • I Speak Life

    Donald Lawrence, choir director; Donald Lawrence & Company

    [QuietWater/Verity /Zomba]



     

  • Live At The Fellowship

    John P Kee, choir director; VIP Mass Choir

    [Verity Records]



     

  • One Church

    Kurt Carr, choir director; The Choir Of Life (Japan), The Choir Of Life
    (USA) &


    The Kurt Carr Singers

    [GospoCentric Records]



     

  • One Voice

    Gladys Knight, choir director; Saints Unified Voices

    [Many Roads Records]



     

  • 20/85 The Experience

    Hezekiah Walker, choir director; The Love Fellowship Choir

    [Verity Records/Zomba Label Group]





     



 



FIELD 12 - LATIN



Category 59 - Best Latin Pop Album


(Vocal or Instrumental.)



  • Solo

    Ricardo Arjona

    [Sony Discos]



     

  • Eco

    Jorge Drexler

    [Dro Atlantic]



     

  • Andrea Echeverri

    Andrea Echeverri

    [Nacional Records]



     

  • Citi Zen

    Kevin Johansen

    [Sony Discos]



     

  • Escucha

    Laura Pausini

    [Warner Music Latina]





     




Category 60 - Best Latin
Rock/Alternative Album


(Vocal or Instrumental.)



  • Consejo

    La Secta AllStar

    [Universal Music Latino]



     

  • Con Todo Respeto

    Molotov

    [Surco]



     

  • El Kilo

    Orishas

    [Universal Music Latino]



     

  • Fijación Oral Vol. 1

    Shakira

    [Sony]



     

  • Desahogo

    Vico C

    [Emi Latin]





     




Category 61 - Best Traditional
Tropical Latin Album


(Vocal or Instrumental.)



  • Una Noche Inolvidable

    Afro-latin Jazz Orchestra With Arturo O'Farrill

    [Palmetto Records Inc]



     

  • Masters Of Cuban Son

    Conjunto Progreso

    [Pimienta Records Corp.]



     

  • Buena Vista Social Club Presents

    Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal

    [Nonesuch]



     

  • Tradición

    Tropicana All Stars With Israel Kantor

    [Regu Records Corp.]



     

  • Bebo De Cuba

    Bebo Valdés

    [Calle 54 Records]





     




Category 62 - Best Salsa/Merengue
Album


(Vocal or Instrumental.)



  • Son Del Alma

    Willy Chirino

    [Latinum Music]



     

  • Fabricando Fantasías

    Tito Nieves

    [SGZ Entertainment]



     

  • Llegó La Hora

    Mayito Rivera

    [Pimienta Records]



     

  • Despues Del Silencio

    Eddie Santiago

    [MP]



     

  • Arroz Con Mango

    Tiempo Libre

    [Shanachie Entertainment]





     




Category 63 - Best
Mexican/Mexican-American Album


(Vocal or Instrumental.)



  • Ya No Llores

    Ramon Ayala y Sus Bravos Del Norte

    [Freddie Records]



     

  • ¡Llegaron Los Camperos! Concert Favorites Of Nati Cano’s Mariachi Los
    Camperos


    Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos

    [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]



     

  • DIEZ

    Intocable

    [Emi Latin]



     

  • Las 3 Divas

    Las 3 Divas

    [Tejas Records]



     

  • México En La Piel

    Luis Miguel

    [Warner Music Latina]





     




Category 64 - Best Tejano Album


(Vocal or Instrumental.)



  • The Power Of Friends

    Avizo

    [Powerhouse Records]



     

  • Milagro

    La Tropa F

    [Freddie Records]



     

  • Chicanisimo

    Little Joe Y La Familia

    [TDI Records]



     

  • Then & Now

    Joe Posada

    [Baby Dude Records]



     

  • Odyssey The Journey

    The Royal Jesters

    [On The Edge Productions]





     



 



FIELD 13 - BLUES



Category 65 - Best Traditional Blues
Album


(Vocal or Instrumental.)



  • Live! Down The Road

    Marcia Ball

    [Alligator]



     

  • In Your Arms Again

    John Hammond

    [Back Porch]



     

  • 80

    B.B. King & Friends

    [Geffen]



     

  • Sweet Lovin' Ol' Soul

    Maria Muldaur

    [Stony Plain Records]



     

  • About Them Shoes

    Hubert Sumlin

    [Tone Cool / Artemis Records]





     




Category 66 - Best Contemporary Blues
Album


(Vocal or Instrumental.)



  • Make Do With What You Got

    Solomon Burke

    [Shout! Factory/The One]



     

  • Twenty

    Robert Cray Band

    [Sanctuary]



     

  • Bring 'Em In

    Buddy Guy

    [Silvertone/Zomba Label Group]



     

  • Cost Of Living

    Delbert McClinton

    [New West Records]



     

  • Electric Blue Watermelon

    North Mississippi Allstars

    [ATO Records]





     



 



FIELD 14 - FOLK



Category 67 - Best Traditional Folk
Album


(Vocal or Instrumental.)



  • Live From Dublin - A Tribute To Derek Bell

    The Chieftains

    [RCA Victor]



     

  • Come On Back

    Jimmie Dale Gilmore

    [Rounder]



     

  • Fiddler's Green

    Tim O'Brien

    [Sugar Hill Records]



     

  • Live In The UK

    Tom Paxton

    [Pax Records]



     

  • Cajun Mardi Gras!

    Jo-EL Sonnier

    [Green Hill Productions]





     




Category 68 - Best Contemporary Folk
Album


(Vocal or Instrumental.)



  • Chávez Ravine

    Ry Cooder

    [Nonesuch/Perro Verde]



     

  • The Outsider

    Rodney Crowell

    [Columbia Records]



     

  • Why Should The Fire Die?

    Nickel Creek

    [Sugar Hill Records]



     

  • Fair & Square

    John Prine

    [Oh Boy Records]



     

  • Devils & Dust

    Bruce Springsteen

    [Columbia]





     




Category 69 - Best Native American
Music Album


(Vocal or Instrumental.)



  • More Kids' Pow-Wow Songs

    Black Lodge

    [Canyon Records]



     

  • Intonation: Harmonized Songs From The Southern Plains

    Alex E. Smith & Cheevers Toppah

    [Canyon Records]



     

  • Sacred Ground - A Tribute To Mother Earth

    Various Artists

    Jim Wilson, producer

    [Silverwave Records/Katahdin Productions]



     

  • Our Love Will Never Die

    Randy Wood

    [Canyon Records]





     




Category 69 - Best Hawaiian Music
Album


(Vocal or Instrumental.)



  • Slack Key Dreams Of The Ponomoe

    Kapono Beamer

    [Kapono Beamer Enterprises, Ltd]



     

  • Sweet & Lovely

    Raiatea Helm

    [Raiatea Helm Records]



     

  • Kiho'alu - Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar

    Ledward Ka'apana

    [Rhythm & Roots Records]



     

  • Slack Key Guitar: The Artistry Of Sonny Lim

    Sonny Lim

    [Palm Records]



     

  • Masters Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Vol. 1

    Various Artists

    Daniel Ho, Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers

    [Daniel Ho Creations]





     



 



FIELD 15 - REGGAE



Category 71 - Best Reggae Album


(Vocal or Instrumental.)



  • Our Music

    Burning Spear

    [Burning Spear Music]



     

  • Welcome To Jamrock

    Damian Marley

    [Tuff Gong/Universal]



     

  • The Trinity

    Sean Paul

    [Atlantic]



     

  • Clothesdrop

    Shaggy

    [Geffen]



     

  • Black Gold & Green

    Third World

    [Shanachie Entertainment]





     



 



Field 16 - World Music



Category 72 - Best Traditional World
Music Album


(Vocal or Instrumental.)



  • Behmanka

    Mamadou Diabate

    [World Village]



     

  • Para Todos Ustedes

    Los Pleneros De La 21

    [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]



     

  • Faryad

    Masters Of Persian Music

    [World Village]



     

  • Tibetan Master Chants

    Lama Tashi

    [Spirit Music]



     

  • In The Heart Of The Moon

    Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté

    [World Circuit/Nonesuch]





     




Category 73 - Best Contemporary World
Music Album


(Vocal or Instrumental.)



  • Dimanche A Bamako

    Amadou & Mariam

    [Nonesuch]



     

  • Eletracústico

    Gilberto Gil

    [Warner Music Latina]



     

  • You've Stolen My Heart - Songs From R.D. Burman's Bollywood

    Kronos Quartet & Asha Bhosle

    [Nonesuch]



     

  • No Boundaries

    Ladysmith Black Mambazo & The Strings Of The English Chamber Orchestra

    [Heads Up International]



     

  • Rise

    Anoushka Shankar

    [Angel Records]





     



 



FIELD 17 - POLKA



Category 74 - Best Polka Album


(Vocal or Instrumental.)



  • Under The Influence

    Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones

    [Bel Aire Records]



     

  • Time Out For Polkas And Waltzes

    Walter Ostanek And Ron Sluga

    [Sunshine Diversified Ent.]



     

  • Polka Pizzazz

    Del Sinchak Band

    [Peppermint Records]



     

  • Solecktions

    Kevin Solecki

    [Peppermint Records]



     

  • Shake, Rattle And Polka!

    Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra

    [Rounder]





     



 



FIELD 18 - CHILDREN'S



Category 75 - Best Musical Album For
Children


(For albums consisting of predominantly music or song vs. spoken word.)



  • Be Bop Your Best!

    Red Grammer

    [Red Note Records]



     

  • Green Gorilla, Monster & Me

    Ralph's World

    [Mini Fresh/Minty Fresh]



     

  • Scat Like That: A Musical Word Odyssey

    Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer

    [Rounder Records Corp.]



     

  • Some Assembly Required

    Tom Chapin

    [Razor & Tie]



     

  • Songs From The Neighborhood - The Music Of Mister Rogers

    Various Artists

    Dennis Scott, producer

    [Memory Lane Syndications, Inc.]





     




Category 76 - Best Spoken Word Album
For Children


(For albums consisting of predominantly spoken word vs. music or song.)



  • Harry Potter And The Half-blood Prince

    Jim Dale

    [Listening Library]



     

  • Marlo Thomas & Friends: Thanks & Giving All Year Long

    Various Artists

    Christopher Cerf & Marlo Thomas, producers

    [Warner Strategic Marketing]



     

  • Pooh's Heffalump

    Roy Dotrice

    [Walt Disney Records]



     

  • Raymie, Dickie, And The Bean: Why I Love And Hate My Brothers

    Ray Romano

    [Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers]



     

  • A Series Of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning

    Various Artists

    David Rapkin, producer

    [Harper Children's Audio]





     



 



FIELD 19 - SPOKEN WORD



Category 77 - Best Spoken Word Album


(Narrated/dramatized books include authors' names in parenthesis for
identification.)



  • The Adventures Of Guy Noir

    Garrison Keillor

    [HighBridge Company]



     

  • The Al Franken Show Party Album

    Al Franken

    [Artemis Records]



     

  • Chronicles - Volume One (Bob Dylan)

    Sean Penn

    [Simon & Schuster Audio]



     

  • Dreams From My Father (Senator Barack Obama)

    Senator Barack Obama

    [Random House Audio]



     

  • When Will Jesus Bring The Pork Chops? (George Carlin)

    George Carlin

    [Hyperion Audiobooks]





     



 



FIELD 20 - COMEDY



Category 78 - Best Comedy Album


(For comedy recordings, spoken or musical)



  • The Agoraphobic Cowboy

    Rick Moranis

    [ArtistShare]



     

  • Family Guy Live In Vegas

    Various Artists

    Seth MacFarlane & Walter Murphy, producers

    [Geffen Records, Fox Music]



     

  • Luther Burbank Performing Arts Center Blues

    Lewis Black

    [Comedy Central Records]



     

  • Never Scared

    Chris Rock

    [Geffen]



     

  • The Right To Bare Arms

    Larry The Cable Guy

    [Warner Bros.]





     



 



FIELD 21 - MUSICAL SHOW



Category 79 - Best Musical Show Album


(Award to the Album Producer(s), and to the Lyricist(s) & Composer(s) of
51% or more of a new score. (Artist, Lyricist & Composer names appear in
parenthesis.))



  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

    Billy Straus & David Yazbek, producers; David Yazbek, composer/lyricist

    (Original Broadway Cast Including John Lithgow & Norbert Leo Butz)

    [Ghostlight Records/Razor & Tie]



     

  • Hair

    Kurt Deutsch & Joel Moss, producers (Galt MacDermot, composer; James Rado
    &
    Gerome Ragni, lyricists) (The Actors' Fund Of America Benefit
    Recording)


    [Ghostlight Records]



     

  • The Light In The Piazza

    Steven Epstein, producer; Adam Guettel, composer/lyricist (Original
    Broadway
    Cast Including Victoria Clark & Kelli O'Hara)

    [Nonesuch]



     

  • Monty Python's Spamalot

    John Du Prez & Eric Idle, producers; John Du Prez, composer; Eric Idle,
    composer/lyricist (Original Broadway Cast Including David Hyde Pierce,
    Tim
    Curry, Hank Azaria & Sara Ramirez)

    [Decca Broadway]



     

  • The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

    Kurt Deutsch & Joel Moss, producers; William Finn, composer/lyricist
    (Original
    Broadway Cast)

    [Razor & Tie/Ghostlight Records]





     



 



FIELD 22 - FILM/TV/VISUAL MEDIA



Category 80 - Best Compilation
Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media



(Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on
the album, or to the individual(s) actively responsible for the concept and
musical direction and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as
applicable.)



  • Beyond The Sea

    Kevin Spacey; Phil Ramone, producer

    [ATCO/Rhino]



     

  • Napoleon Dynamite

    (Various Artists); Brian McNelis & Skip Williamson, producers

    [Lakeshore Records/Fox Music]



     

  • No Direction Home: The Soundtrack - Bootleg Series, Vol. 7

    (Bob Dylan); Steve Berkowitz, Bruce Dickinson & Jeff Rosen, producers

    [Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings]



     

  • Ray

    (Ray Charles); James Austin, Stuart Benjamin & Taylor Hackford, producers

    [Atlantic/Rhino/WMG Soundtracks]



     

  • Six Feet Under Volume 2 - Everything Ends

    (Various Artists); Gary Calamar, Thomas Golubic & Errol Kolosine,
    producers


    [Astralwerks / EMI]





     




Category 81 - Best Score Soundtrack
Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media


(Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as
a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series
or other visual media.)



  • The Aviator

    Howard Shore, composer

    [Decca]



     

  • The Incredibles

    Michael Giacchino, composer

    [Walt Disney Records]



     

  • Million Dollar Baby

    Clint Eastwood, composer

    [Varèse Sarabande Records]



     

  • Ray

    Craig Armstrong, composer

    [Atlantic/Rhino/WMG Soundtracks]



     

  • Star Wars Episode III - Revenge Of The Sith

    John Williams, composer

    [Sony Classical /Sony Music Soundtrax]





     




Category 82 - Best Song Written For
Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media


(A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically
for a motion picture, television or other visual media, and released for the
first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.)
Singles or Tracks only.)



  • Believe

    Glen Ballard & Alan Silvestri, songwriters (Josh Groban)

    Track from: The Polar Express

    [Warner Sunset/Reprise; Publishers: Warner Olive Music, Aerostation Corp.,
    Universal-MCA Music Publishing, Jobanala Music.]



     

  • Cold Wind

    The Arcade Fire, songwriters (The Arcade Fire)

    Track from: Six Feet Under Volume 2 - Everything Ends

    [Astralwerks/EMI; Publisher: Copyright Control/SOCAN.]



     

  • Million Voices

    Jerry Duplessis, Andrea Guerra & Wyclef Jean, songwriters (Wyclef Jean)

    Track from: Hotel Rwanda

    [Commotion Records; Publishers: Huss-Zwing Publishing, Sony/ATV Publishing,
    Te-Bass Music, Mott Street Music.]



     

  • Square One

    Tom Petty, songwriter (Tom Petty)

    Track from: Elizabethtown

    [RCA/ Vinyl Films; Publisher: Adria K Music.]



     

  • Wonka's Welcome Song

    John August & Danny Elfman, songwriters (Danny Elfman)

    Track from: Charlie And The Chocolate Factory

    [Warner Sunset; Publishers: Warner-Barham Music, Little Maestro Music.]





     



 



FIELD 23 - COMPOSING/ARRANGING



Category 83 - Best Instrumental
Composition


(A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first
released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.)



  • Anakin's Betrayal

    John Williams, composer (John Williams & The London Symphony Orchestra
    and


    London Voices)

    Track from: Star Wars Episode III - Revenge Of The Sith - Soundtrack

    [Sony Classical /Sony Music Soundtrax]



     

  • The Ferry Scene

    John Williams, composer (John Williams)

    Track from: War Of The Worlds - Soundtrack

    [Decca]



     

  • The Incredits

    Michael Giacchino, composer (Various Artists)

    Track from: The Incredibles - Soundtrack

    [Walt Disney Records]



     

  • Into The Light

    Billy Childs, composer (Billy Childs Ensemble)

    Track from: Lyric

    [Lunacy Music/Artistshare]





     




Category 84 - Best Instrumental
Arrangement


(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or
Tracks only.)



  • Cherokee

    Chris Walden, arranger (The Chris Walden Big Band)

    Track from: Home Of My Heart

    [Origin]



     

  • Do It Again

    Bill Cunliffe, arranger (Bill Cunliffe)

    Track from: Imaginación

    [Torii]



     

  • The Incredits

    Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Various Artists)

    Track from: The Incredibles - Soundtrack

    [Walt Disney Records]



     

  • Lullaby Of The Leaves

    John Clayton, arranger (The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra)

    Track from: The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Live At MCG

    [MCG Jazz]



     

  • Scarborough Faire

    Billy Childs, arranger (Billy Childs Ensemble)

    Track from: Lyric

    [Lunacy Music/Artistshare]





     




Category 85 - Best Instrumental
Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)


(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or
Tracks only.)



  • Can't Buy Me Love

    John Clayton Jr. & David Foster, arrangers (Michael Bublé)

    Track from: It's Time

    [143 Records/Reprise]



     

  • I Should Care

    Claus Ogerman, arranger (Diana Krall)

    Track from: A Man And His Music

    [Verve Records]



     

  • Scary Things

    Don Hart, arranger (John Bindel & Nashville Chamber Orchestra)

    Track from: Kid Pan Alley

    [Nashville Chamber Orchestra]



     

  • Time To Smile

    Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Tony Bennett)

    Track from: The Art Of Romance

    [RPM Records/COLUMBIA]



     

  • What Are You Doing For The Rest Of Your Life?

    Billy Childs, Gil Goldstein & Heitor Pereira, arrangers (Chris Botti &
    Sting)


    [Columbia Records]





     



 



FIELD 24 - PACKAGE



Category 86 - Best Recording Package



  • The Clouds

    Stuart Hyatt, art director (Stuart Hyatt And Community)

    [Innova Recordings]



     

  • The Cosmic Game

    Neal Ashby, art director (Thievery Corporation)

    [ESL Music]



     

  • The Forgotten Arm

    Aimee Mann & Gail Marowitz, art directors (Aimee Mann)

    [SuperEgo Records]



     

  • Knuckle Down

    Ani DiFranco & Brian Grunert, art directors (Ani DiFranco)

    [Righteous Babe Records]



     

  • O God, The Aftermath

    Ryan Clark, art director (Norma Jean)

    [Solid State Records]





     




Category 87 - Best Boxed Or Special
Limited Edition Package



  • Holy Ghost: Rare & Unissued Recordings (1962-70)

    Susan Archie & Noel Waggener, art directors (Albert Ayler)

    [Revenant Records]



     

  • The Legend

    Ian Cuttler, art director (Johnny Cash)

    [Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings]



     

  • Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959)

    Hugh Brown & Jeff Lyons, art directors (Ray Charles)

    [Atlantic/Rhino Records]



     

  • Weird Tales Of The Ramones

    Hugh Brown & Sheryl Farber, art directors (The Ramones)

    [Sire/Rhino Records]



     

  • You Ain't Talkin' To Me - Charlie Poole And The Roots Of Country
    Music


    Howard Fritzson & Michelle Holme, art directors (Charlie Poole With
    Various


    Artists)

    [Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings]





     



 



FIELD 25 - ALBUM NOTES



Category 88 - Best Album Notes



  • The Complete Library Of Congress Recordings By Alan Lomax

    John Szwed, album notes writer (Jelly Roll Morton)

    [Rounder Records]



     

  • Heaven Must Have Sent You: The Holland/Dozier/Holland Story

    Adam White, album notes writer (Various Artists)

    [Hip-O/Motown Records]



     

  • The Legend

    Patrick Carr, album notes writer (Johnny Cash)

    [Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings]



     

  • Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959)

    David Ritz, album notes writer (Ray Charles)

    [Atlantic/Rhino Records]



     

  • You Ain't Talkin' To Me - Charlie Poole And The Roots Of Country
    Music


    Henry Sapoznik, album notes writer (Charlie Poole With Various Artists)

    [Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings]





     



 



FIELD 26 - HISTORICAL



Category 89 - Best Historical Album



  • The Complete Library Of Congress Recordings By Alan Lomax

    Jeffrey Greenberg & Anna Lomax Wood, compilation producers; Adam Ayan &
    Steve Rosenthal, mastering engineers (Jelly Roll Morton)


    [Rounder Records]



     

  • Holy Ghost: Rare & Unissued Recordings (1962-70)

    Dean Blackwood & Ben Young, compilation producers; Joe Lizzi, Kevin
    Reeves & Ben Young, mastering engineers (Albert Ayler)


    [Revenant Records]



     

  • The Legend

    Gregg Geller, compilation producer; Vic Anesini, mastering engineer
    (Johnny
    Cash)

    [Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings]



     

  • Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959)

    James Austin & Ahmet Ertegun, compilation producers; Dan Hersch & Bill
    Inglot,
    mastering engineers (Ray Charles)

    [Atlantic/Rhino Records]



     

  • You Ain't Talkin' To Me - Charlie Poole And The Roots Of Country
    Music


    Henry Sapoznik, compilation producer; Christopher King, Andreas Meyer &
    Darcy
    Proper, mastering engineers (Charlie Poole With Various
    Artists)


    [Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings]





     



 



FIELD 27 - PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL



Category 90 - Best Engineered Album,
Non-Classical


(An Engineer's Award. (Artists names appear in parenthesis.))



  • Back Home

    Alan Douglas & Mick Guzauski, engineers (Eric Clapton)

    [Reprise/Duck Records]



     

  • Deceiver

    Gary Paczosa & Chris Thile, engineers (Chris Thile)

    [Sugar Hill Records]



     

  • Lonely Runs Both Ways

    Gary Paczosa, engineer (Alison Krauss And Union Station)

    [Rounder Records]



     

  • Mr. A-Z

    Carl Glanville, Kevin Kadish, Steve Lillywhite, Samuel "Vaughan" Merrick,
    Jim Scott & David


    Thoener, engineers (Jason Mraz)

    [Atlantic Records]



     

  • Rock Swings

    Al Schmitt, engineer (Paul Anka)

    [Verve]





     




Category 91 - Producer Of The Year,
Non-Classical


(A Producer's Award. (Artists names appear in parenthesis.))



  • Danger Mouse

    • Demon Days (Gorillaz) (A)





     

  • Nigel Godrich

    • Chaos And Creation In The Backyard (Paul McCartney) (A)





     

  • Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis

    • Be Blessed (Yolanda Adams) (T)

    • Dance With My Father (Celine Dion) (T)

    • Harajuku Girls (Gwen Stefani) (T)

    • Never Too Much (Mary J. Blige) (T)

    • Nobody Cares (Deborah Cox) (T)

    • Pure Gold (Earth, Wind And Fire) (T)

    • These Boots Are Made For Walkin' (Jessica Simpson) (S)





     

  • Steve Lillywhite

    • How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (U2) (A)

    • Mr. A-Z (Jason Mraz) (A)





     

  • The Neptunes

    • Already Platinum (Slim Thug Featuring Pharrell) (T)

    • Hollaback Girl (Gwen Stefani) (T)

    • Let's Get Blown (Snoop Dogg) (T)

    • On & On (Missy Elliott) (T)

    • Say Somethin' (Mariah Carey Featuring Snoop Dogg) (T)

    • Touch (Omarion) (T)







     




Category 92 - Best Remixed Recording,
Non-Classical


(A Remixer's Award. (Artists names appear in parenthesis for
identification.) Singles or Tracks only.)



  • Fever (Adam Freeland Remix)

    Adam Freeland, remixer (Sarah Vaughan)

    Track from: Verve Remixed 3 (Various Artists)

    [Verve]



     

  • Flashdance (Guetta & Garraud F*** Me I'm Famous Remix)

    Joachim Garraud & David Guetta, remixers (Deep Dish)

    Track from: George Is On

    [Thrive Records/Deep Dish Recordings]



     

  • Mr. Brightside (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix)

    Jacques Lu Cont, remixer (The Killers)

    [Island Records]



     

  • Superfly (Louie Vega EOL Mix)

    Louie Vega, remixer (Curtis Mayfield)

    Track from: Mayfield: Remixed The Curtis Mayfield Collection

    [Rhino Records]



     

  • What Is Hip? (T.O.P.R.M.X.)

    Meat Beat Manifesto, remixers (Tower Of Power)

    Track from: What Is Hip? Remix Project Volume One (Various Artists)

    [Warner Bros.]





     



 



FIELD 28 - SURROUND SOUND



Category 93 - Best Surround Sound
Album


(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)



  • Brothers In Arms - 20th Anniversary Edition

    Chuck Ainlay, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering
    engineer;


    Chuck Ainlay & Mark Knopfler, surround producers (Dire Straits)

    [Warner Bros.]



     

  • The Girl In The Other Room

    Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; Robert Hadley & Doug Sax, surround
    mastering engineers; Al Schmitt, surround producer (Diana Krall)


    [Verve]



     

  • Honky Château

    Greg Penny, surround mix engineer; Greg Penny, surround mastering
    engineer; Greg
    Penny, surround producer (Elton John)

    [Universal Music Enterprises]



     

  • In Your Honor

    Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering
    engineer;


    Nick Raskulinecz, surround producer (Foo Fighters)

    [Roswell/Sony/BMG]



     

  • Mussorgsky/Stokowski: Pictures At An Exhibition - Boris Godunov -
    Night on Bare Mountain
    Phil Rowlands, surround mix engineer; Phil
    Rowlands, surround mastering
    engineer; Nick Parker & Phil Rowlands,
    surround producers (José Serebrier &


    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)

    [Naxos]





     



 



FIELD 29 - PRODUCTION, CLASSICAL



Category 94 - Best Engineered Album,
Classical


(An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.))



  • Bolcom: Songs

    Tim Handley, engineer (Carole Farley & William Bolcom)

    [Naxos]



     

  • Britten, Bartok & Hartmann

    Jin Choi, Jean-Marie Geijsen & Erdo Groot, engineers (Gordan Nikolic &
    Netherlands Chamber Orchestra)

    [PentaTone Classics]



     

  • Bruckner: Sym. No. 7

    Roger De Schot & Erdo Groot, engineers (Yakov Kreizberg & Wiener
    Symphoniker)


    [PentaTone Classics]



     

  • Chesky: Area 31

    Barry Wolifson, engineer (Anthony Aibel & Area 31)

    [Chesky Records]



     

  • Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets

    Da-Hong Seetoo, engineer (Emerson String Quartet)

    [Deutsche Grammophon]





     




Category 95 - Producer Of The Year,
Classical


(A Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.))



  • Christopher Alder

    • Bach: Cantatas (Thomas Quasthoff, Rainer Kussmaul, Members Of The
    RIAS-Kammerchor, Berlin Baroque Soloists)

    • Beethoven: Piano Cons. Nos. 2 & 3 (Martha Argerich, Claudio Abbado &
    Mahler
    Chamber Orchestra)

    • Chopin: Scherzi / Impromptus (Yundi Li)

    • Lamento (Magdalena Kožená, Reinhard Goebel & Musica Antiqua Köln)





     

  • Steven Epstein

    • Brahms: Music For 2 Pianos (Yefim Bronfman & Emanuel Ax)

    • Music For Organ, Brass And Timpani (Anthony Newman, Graham Ashton,
    Graham
    Ashton Brass Ensemble & Duncan Patton)

    • Silk Road Journeys: Beyond The Horizon (Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road
    Ensemble)






     

  • Michael Fine

    • Fuchs: An American Place (JoAnn Falletta & London Symphony Orchestra)

    • Ranjbaran: Persian Trilogy (JoAnn Falletta & London Symphony Orchestra)

    • Soul Of Tango (Gisèle Ben-Dor, Juanjo Mosalini & Santa Barbara
    Symphony)






     

  • Tim Handley

    • Adams: Shaker Loops (Marin Alsop)

    • Bolcom: Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience (Leonard Slatkin,
    Christine
    Brewer & Joan Morris)

    • Brahms: Sym. No. 1 (Marin Alsop & London Philharmonic Orchestra)

    • Daugherty: Philadelphia Stories (Marin Alsop & Evelyn Glennie)

    • Glass: Syms. Nos. 2 And 3 (Marin Alsop & Bournemouth Symphony
    Orchestra)






     

  • Thomas C. Moore

    • Chausson: Le Roi Arthus (Leon Botstein, Apollo Voices, A. Kennedy, D.
    McIntyre, G. Sorenson, D. Okulitch, F. Le Roux, S. O'Neill, S. Bullock &
    A.
    Schroeder)

    • 4 + Four (Turtle Island String Quartet With Ying Quartet)

    • Mozart: Flute Cons., Sym. No. 41 (Martin Pearlman & Boston Baroque)







     



 



FIELD 30 - CLASSICAL



Category 96 - Best Classical Album


(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) if other than the
Artist.)



  • Bolcom: Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Jerry Blackstone, William Hammer, Jason
    Harris,


    Christopher Kiver, Carole Ott & Mary Alice Stollak, choir directors; Tim

    Handley, producer (Christine Brewer & Joan Morris; University Of Michigan
    School
    Of Music Symphony Orchestra)

    [Naxos]



     

  • Chávez: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 3

    Jeff Von Der Schmidt, conductor; Southwest Chamber Music & Tambuco
    Percussion
    Ensemble; Jan Karlin & Matthew Snyder, producers

    [Cambria Master Recordings]



     

  • Martha Argerich And Friends: Live From The Lugano Festival

    Martha Argerich; Ulrich Ruscher, producer

    [EMI Classics]



     

  • Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets

    Emerson String Quartet; Da-Hong Seetoo, producer

    [Deutsche Grammophon]



     

  • Shostakovich: Sym. No. 13

    Mariss Jansons, conductor; Sergei Aleksashkin; Wilhelm Meister, producer
    (Chor
    Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen
    Rundfunks)


    [EMI Classics]





     




Category 97 - Best Orchestral
Performance


(Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.)



  • Antheil: Sym. No. 3 "American"

    Hugh Wolff, conductor (Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt)

    [CPO]



     

  • Bruckner: Sym. No. 7

    Yakov Kreizberg, conductor (Wiener Symphoniker)

    [PentaTone Classics]



     

  • Mussorgsky/Stokowski: Pictures At An Exhibition

    José Serebrier, conductor (Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)

    [Naxos]



     

  • Popov: Sym. No. 1; Shostakovich: Theme & Variations

    Leon Botstein, conductor (London Symphony Orchestra)

    [Telarc]



     

  • Shostakovich: Sym. No. 13

    Mariss Jansons, conductor (Sergei Aleksashkin; Chor Des Bayerischen
    Rundfunks;


    Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)

    [EMI Classics]





     




Category 98 - Best Opera Recording


(Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s) and Principal Soloists.)



  • Britten: Death In Venice

    Richard Hickox, conductor; Michael Chance, Philip Langridge & Alan Opie;
    Brian
    Couzens, producer (BBC Singers; City Of London Sinfonia)

    [Chandos Records Ltd]



     

  • Conradi: Ariadne

    Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Barbara Borden, Karina Gauvin,
    Ellen
    Hargis, Jan Kobow, Julian Podger, Marek Rzepka, James Taylor &
    Matthew White;
    Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music
    Festival Chorus; Boston
    Early Music Festival Orchestra)

    [CPO]



     

  • Strauss, R.: Daphne

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor; Johan Botha, Renée Fleming, Anna Larsson,
    Michael
    Schade & Kwanchul Youn; Michael Haas, producer (West German
    Radio Symphony
    Orchestra (Köln))

    [Decca]



     

  • Verdi: Falstaff

    Sir Colin Davis, conductor; Carlos Alvarez, Bülent Bezdüz, Marina
    Domashenko,
    Jane Henschel, Ana Ibarra, Maria Josè Moreno & Michele
    Pertusi; James Mallinson,
    producer (London Symphony Chorus; London
    Symphony Orchestra)


    [LSO Live]



     

  • Vivaldi: Bajazet

    Fabio Biondi, conductor; Patrizia Ciofi, David Daniels, Ildebrando
    D'Arcangelo,
    Elina Garanca, Vivica Genaux & Marijana Mijanovic;
    Nicolas Bartholomée, producer
    (Europa Galante)

    [Virgin Classics]



     




Category 99 - Best Choral Performance


(Award to the Choral Conductor, and to the Orchestra Conductor if an
Orchestra is on the recording, and to the Choral Director or Chorus Master if
applicable.)



  • Bernstein: Mass

    Kent Nagano, conductor; Simon Halsey & Kai-Uwe Jirka, choir directors;
    Richard
    Grant & Lynne Morrow, chorus masters (Julian Frischling &
    Jerry Hadley;
    Rundfunkchor Berlin, Staats-Und Domchor Berlin &
    Soloists Of The Pacific Mozart
    Ensemble; Deutsches
    Symphonie-Orchester Berlin)


    [Harmonia Mundi]



     

  • Bolcom: Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Jerry Blackstone, William Hammer, Jason
    Harris,
    Christopher Kiver, Carole Ott & Mary Alice Stollak, choir
    directors (Christine
    Brewer, Measha Brueggergosman, Ilana Davidson,
    Nmon Ford, Linda Hohenfeld, Joan Morris, Carmen Pelton, Marietta Simpson &
    Thomas Young; Michigan State
    University Children's Choir, University
    Of Michigan Chamber Choir, University Of
    Michigan Orpheus Singers,
    University Of Michigan University Choir & University
    Musical Society
    Choral Union; University Of Michigan School Of Music Symphony

    Orchestra)


    [Naxos]



     

  • Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna

    Stephen Layton, conductor (Polyphony; Britten Sinfonia)

    [Hyperion]



     

  • Penderecki: A Polish Requiem

    Antoni Wit, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, chorus master (Izabela
    Klosinska,
    Ryszard Minkiewicz, Piotr Nowacki & Jadwiga Rappé; Warsaw
    National Philharmonic Choir; Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra)


    [Naxos]



     

  • Schoenberg: Accentus

    Laurence Equilbey, choir director (Jonathan Nott; Accentus; Ensemble

    Intercontemporain)

    [Naive]





     




Category 100 - Best Instrumental
Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)


(Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor.)



  • Beethoven: Piano Cons. Nos. 2 & 3

    Claudio Abbado, conductor; Martha Argerich (Mahler Chamber Orchestra)

    [Deutsche Grammophon]



     

  • Concerto For String Quartet And Orchestra

    Robert Craft, conductor; Fred Sherry String Quartet (Twentieth Century
    Classics
    Ensemble)

    Track from: Schoenberg: Concerto For String Quartet And Orchestra

    [Naxos]



     

  • Eventide

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Thomas Stacy (London Symphony Orchestra)

    Track from: Fuchs: An American Place

    [Naxos]



     

  • Schumann: Cello Concerto; Bloch: Schelomo

    Paavo Järvi, conductor; Truls Mørk (Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio
    France)


    [Virgin Classics]



     

  • UFO

    Marin Alsop, conductor; Evelyn Glennie (Colorado Symphony Orchestra)

    Track from: Daugherty: Philadelphia Stories

    [Naxos]





     




Category 101 - Best Instrumental
Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)


(Award to the Instrumental Soloist.)



  • Chopin: Études, Op. 10, Barcarolle, Op. 60, Son. No.2

    Nelson Freire

    [Decca]



     

  • Night Breeze - Harp Music Of Carlos Salzedo

    Sarah Schuster Ericsson

    [Cambria Master Recordings]



     

  • Scriabin, Medtner, Stravinsky

    Evgeny Kissin

    [BMG Classics RCA Red Seal]



     

  • Szymanowski: Piano Son. No. 3, Métopes, Masques

    Piotr Anderszewski

    [Virgin Classics]



     

  • Vengerov: Kreisler, Sarasate, Paganini, Wieniawski

    Maxim Vengerov (Ian Brown)

    [EMI Classics]





     




Category 102 - Best Chamber Music
Performance


(Award to the Artists.)



  • A La Carte - Short Works For Winds

    The Borealis Wind Quintet

    [MSR Classics]



     

  • Bartók: The Six String Quartets

    Vermeer Quartet

    [Naxos]



     

  • Borodin Quartet 60th Anniversary

    Borodin Quartet

    [Onyx]



     

  • Martha Argerich And Friends: Live From The Lugano Festival

    Martha Argerich

    [EMI Classics]



     

  • Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets

    Emerson String Quartet

    [Deutsche Grammophon]





     




Category 103 - Best Small Ensemble
Performance (with or without Conductor)


(Award to the Ensemble (and to the Conductor.))



  • Ancient Voices Of Children

    David Colson, conductor; Tony Arnold, Courtney Hershey Bress, Kathryn
    Dupuy


    Cooper, Mark Foster, Susan Grace, William Hill, John Kinzie, Justin
    Murray,


    David Starobin & Dale Stuckenbruck

    Track from: Complete Crumb Edition, Volume Nine

    [Bridge Records, Inc.]



     

  • Boulez: Le Marteau Sans Maître, Dérive 1 & 2

    Pierre Boulez, conductor; Hilary Summers; Ensemble Intercontemporain

    [Deutsche Grammophon]



     

  • Chávez: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 3

    Jeff Von Der Schmidt, conductor; Southwest Chamber Music & Tambuco
    Percussion


    Ensemble

    [Cambria Master Recordings]



     

  • Harbison: Mottetti Di Montale

    David Hoose, conductor; Janice Felty & Margaret Lattimore; Collage New
    Music


    [Koch International Classics]



     

  • O Magnum Mysterium

    Nicholas White, conductor; The Tiffany Consort

    [MSR Classics]





     




Category 104 - Best Classical Vocal
Performance


(Award to the Vocal Soloist(s).)



  • Bach: Cantatas

    Thomas Quasthoff (Rainer Kussmaul; Members Of The RIAS Chamber Choir;
    Berlin


    Baroque Soloists)

    [Deutsche Grammophon]



     

  • Bolcom: Songs

    Carole Farley (William Bolcom)

    [Naxos]



     

  • Gounod - Massenet: Arias

    Rolando Villazón (Evelino Pido; Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France)

    [Virgin Classics]



     

  • Opera Proibita

    Cecilia Bartoli (Marc Minkowski; Les Musiciens Du Louvre)

    [Decca]



     

  • Strauss: Amor

    Natalie Dessay (Antonio Pappano; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House,
    Covent


    Garden)

    [Virgin Classics]





     




Category 105 - Best Classical
Contemporary Composition


(A Composer's Award. (For a contemporary classical composition composed
within the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the
Eligibility Year.))



  • Ayre

    Osvaldo Golijov (Dawn Upshaw)

    Track from: Golijov: Ayre; Berio: Folk Songs

    [Deutsche Grammophon]



     

  • Bolcom: Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience

    William Bolcom (Leonard Slatkin)

    [Naxos]



     

  • Boyer: Ellis Island: The Dream Of America

    Peter Boyer (Peter Boyer)

    [Naxos]



     

  • Franzetti: Corpus Evita

    Carlos Franzetti (José Luis Moscovich)

    [Amapola Records]



     

  • Nine Episodes For Four Players

    Ned Rorem (Contrasts Quartet)

    Track from: Rorem: Nine Episodes For Four Players

    [Phoenix USA]





     




Category 106 - Best Classical
Crossover Album


(Award to the Artist(s) and/or to the Conductor.)



  • The Classical Underground

    Imani Winds

    [Koch International Classics]



     

  • 4 + Four

    Turtle Island String Quartet & Ying Quartet

    [Telarc]



     

  • The Jazz Chamber Trio

    Paquito D'Rivera & The Jazz Chamber Trio

    [Chesky Records]



     

  • Jobim: Symphonic Jobim

    Roberto Minczuk, conductor (Orquestra Sinfônica Do Estado De São Paulo)

    [Adventure Music]



     

  • Steiner: The Adventures Of Mark Twain

    William Stromberg, conductor (Moscow Symphony Orchestra)

    [Naxos]





     



 



FIELD 31 - MUSIC VIDEO



Category 107 - Best Short Form Music
Video


(For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist
and to the Video Director/Producer.)



  • Lose Control

    Missy Elliott Featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop

    Missy Elliott & Dave Meyers, video directors; Joseph Sasson, video
    producer


    [Goldmind/Atlantic]



     

  • Feel Good Inc.

    Gorillaz Featuring De La Soul

    Pete Candeland & Jamie Hewlett, video directors

    [Parlophone/Virgin]



     

  • Feels Just Like It Should

    Jamiroquai

    Joseph Kahn, video director; MaryAnn Tanedo, video producer

    [Epic]



     

  • God's Will

    Martina McBride

    Robert Deaton & George Flanigen IV, video directors; Mark Kalbfeld &
    Steve Lamar, video producer
    s

    [RCA Nashville]



     

  • World On Fire

    Sarah McLachlan

    Sophie Muller, video director

    [Arista]





     




Category 108 - Best Long Form Music
Video


(For video album packages consisting of more than one song or track. Award
to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer of at least 51% of the total
playing time.)



  • No Direction Home

    (Bob Dylan)

    Martin Scorsese, video director; Margaret Bodde, Susan Lacy, Jeff Rosen,
    Martin


    Scorsese, Nigel Sinclair & Anthony Wall, video producers

    [Columbia Legacy/Paramount Home Video]



     

  • Trapped In The Closet (Chapters 1-5 )

    R. Kelly

    R. Kelly & Jim Swaffield, video directors; Ann Carli, video producer

    [Jive Records/Zomba Label Group]



     

  • End Of The Century: The Story Of The Ramones

    (The Ramones)

    Jim Fields & Michael Gramaglia, video directors; Jim Fields & Michael
    Gramaglia,


    video producers

    [Warner Strategic Marketing]



     

  • Devils & Dust

    Bruce Springsteen

    Danny Clinch, video director; Lindha Narvaez, video producer

    [Columbia Records]



     

  • Brian Wilson Presents Smile

    Brian Wilson

    John Anderson & David Leaf, video directors; Dave Goetz, David Leaf,
    Steve


    Ligerman, Maggie Magee, John Scheinfeld, Casey Sipes, Richard Waltzer &
    Brian Wilson, video


    producers

    [Rhino Home Video]
     

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