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Final Nominations List

49th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

 

For recordings released during the Eligibility Year October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006

Note: More or less than 5 nominations in a category is the result of ties.

 

 

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.)

 

• Be Without You

Mary J. Blige

Bryan-Michael Cox, producer; Danny Cheung, Tal Herzberg & Dave "Hard-Drive"

Pensado, engineers/mixers

Track from: The Breakthrough

[Geffen Records]

 

• You're Beautiful

James Blunt

Tom Rothrock, producer; Tom Rothrock & Mike Tarantino, engineers/mixers

Track from: Back To Bedlam

[Custard/Atlantic]

 

• Not Ready To Make Nice

Dixie Chicks

Rick Rubin, producer; Richard Dodd, Jim Scott & Chris Testa, engineers/mixers

Track from: Taking The Long Way

[Open Wide/Columbia]

 

• Crazy

Gnarls Barkley

Danger Mouse, producer; Ben H. Allen, Danger Mouse & Kennie Takahashi,

engineers/mixers

Track from: St. Elsewhere

[Downtown/Atlantic]

 

• Put Your Records On

Corinne Bailey Rae

Steve Chrisanthou, producer; Steve Chrisanthou & Jeremy Wheatley,

engineers/mixers

Track from: Corinne Bailey Rae

[Capitol]

 

General Field

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.)

 

• Taking The Long Way

Dixie Chicks

Rick Rubin, producer; Richard Dodd, Jim Scott & Chris Testa, engineers/mixers;

Richard Dodd, mastering engineer

[Open Wide/Columbia]

 

• St. Elsewhere

Gnarls Barkley

Danger Mouse, producer; Ben H. Allen, Danger Mouse & Kennie Takahashi,

engineers/mixers; Mike Lazer, mastering engineer

[Downtown/Atlantic]

 

• Continuum

John Mayer

Steve Jordan & John Mayer, producers; John Alagia, Michael Brauer, Joe Ferla,

Chad Franscoviak, Manny Marroquin & Dave O'Donnell, engineers/mixers; Greg

Calbi, mastering engineer

[Aware/Columbia]

 

• Stadium Arcadium

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Rick Rubin, producer; Ryan Hewitt, Mark Linette & Andrew Scheps,

engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer

[Warner Bros.]

 

• FutureSex/LoveSounds

Justin Timberlake

Nate (Danga) Hills, Jawbreakers, Rick Rubin, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake,

producers; Jimmy Douglass, Serban Ghenea, Padraic Kerin, Jason Lader, Andrew

Scheps, Timbaland & Ethan Willoughby, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr.,

mastering engineer

[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group]

 

General Field

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.)

 

• Be Without You

Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry, songwriters (Mary

J. Blige)

Track from: The Breakthrough

[Geffen Records; Publishers: Chrysalis Music, Mary J. Blige Music, Naked Under My Clothes Music, Universal Music Corp., Babyboy's Little Publishing, Jason's Lyrics, Noontime South, Reach Global Tunes, WB Music.]

 

• Jesus, Take The Wheel

Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)

Track from: Some Hearts

[Arista/Arista Nashville/19; Publishers: Dimensional Music of 1091/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, Raylene Music/BPJ Administration, No Such Music, Passing Stranger Music/1609 Songs/Music of Windswept.]

 

• Not Ready To Make Nice

Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Dixie

Chicks)

Track from: Taking The Long Way

[Open Wide/Columbia; Publishers: Woolly Puddin' Music, Chrysalis Music, Sugar Lake Music.]

 

• Put Your Records On

John Beck, Steve Chrisanthou & Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriters (Corinne Bailey

Rae)

Track from: Corinne Bailey Rae

[Capitol; Publisher: Global Talent Publishing.]

 

• You're Beautiful

James Blunt, Amanda Ghost & Sacha Skarbek, songwriters (James Blunt)

Track from: Back To Bedlam

[Custard/Atlantic; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music, David Platz Music.]

 

General Field

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.)

 

• James Blunt

 

• Chris Brown

 

• Imogen Heap

 

• Corinne Bailey Rae

 

• Carrie Underwood

 

Field 1 - Pop

Category 5 - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

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

 

• Ain't No Other Man

Christina Aguilera

Track from: Back To Basics

[RCA Records]

 

• Unwritten

Natasha Bedingfield

Track from: Unwritten

[Epic/Phonogenic]

 

• You Can Close Your Eyes

Sheryl Crow

Track from: Sheryl Crow Artist's Choice Deluxe Edition

[Hear Music/Universal Music]

 

• Stupid Girls

Pink

Track from: I'm Not Dead

[LaFace/Zomba Label Group]

 

• Black Horse And The Cherry Tree

KT Tunstall

[Relentless/Virgin]

 

Field 1 - Pop

Category 6 - Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

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

 

• You're Beautiful

James Blunt

Track from: Back To Bedlam

[Custard/Atlantic]

 

• Save Room

John Legend

Track from: Once Again

[Columbia/GOOD/Sony Urban]

 

• Waiting On The World To Change

John Mayer

Track from: Continuum

[Aware/Columbia]

 

• Jenny Wren

Paul McCartney

Track from: Chaos And Creation In The Backyard

[Capitol]

 

• Bad Day

Daniel Powter

Track from: Daniel Powter

[Warner Bros.]

 

Field 1 - Pop

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

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

 

• My Humps

The Black Eyed Peas

Track from: Monkey Business

[A&M Records]

 

• I Will Follow You Into The Dark

Death Cab For Cutie

Track from: Plans

[Atlantic Records]

 

• Over My Head (Cable Car)

The Fray

Track from: How To Save A Life

[Epic]

 

• Is It Any Wonder?

Keane

Track from: Under The Iron Sea

[interscope Records]

 

• Stickwitu

The Pussycat Dolls

Track from: PCD

[A&M Records]

 

Field 1 - Pop

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.)

 

• For Once In My Life

Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder

Track from: Duets: An American Classic

[RPM Records/Columbia]

 

• One

Mary J. Blige & U2

Track from: The Breakthrough

[Geffen/Matriarch Records]

 

• Always On Your Side

Sheryl Crow & Sting

Track from: Wildflower

[A&M Records]

 

• Promiscuous

Nelly Furtado & Timbaland

Track from: Loose

[Geffen/Mosley Music Group]

 

• Hips Don't Lie

Shakira & Wyclef Jean

Track from: Oral Fixation Vol. 2

[Epic]

 

Field 1 - Pop

Category 9 - Best Pop Instrumental Performance

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

 

• Mornin'

George Benson (& Al Jarreau)

Track from: Givin' It Up

[Concord Records/Monster Music]

 

• Drifting

Enya

Track from: Amarantine

[Reprise]

 

• Subterfuge

Béla Fleck & The Flecktones

Track from: The Hidden Land

[Columbia/Legacy]

 

• Song H

Bruce Hornsby

Track from: Intersections: 1985 - 2005

[RCA Legacy]

 

• My Favorite Things

The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Track from: Dig That Crazy Christmas

[surfdog Records]

 

Field 1 - Pop

Category 10 - Best Pop Instrumental Album

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

 

• New Beginnings

Gerald Albright

[Peak Records]

 

• Fire Wire

Larry Carlton

[bluebird/RCA Victor]

 

• X

Fourplay

[bluebird/RCA Victor]

 

• Fingerprints

Peter Frampton

[A&M Records/New Door Records]

 

• Wrapped In A Dream

Spyro Gyra

[Heads Up International]

 

Field 1 - Pop

Category 11 - Best Pop Vocal Album

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

 

• Back To Basics

Christina Aguilera

[RCA Records]

 

• Back To Bedlam

James Blunt

[Custard/Atlantic]

 

• The River In Reverse

Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint

[Verve Forecast]

 

• Continuum

John Mayer

[Aware/Columbia]

 

• FutureSex/LoveSounds

Justin Timberlake

[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group]

 

Field 2 - Dance

Category 12 - Best Dance Recording

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

 

• Suffer Well

Depeche Mode

Ben Hillier, producer; Steve Fitzmaurice & Ben Hillier, mixers

Track from: Playing The Angel

[sire/Reprise/Mute]

 

• Ooh La La

Goldfrapp

Goldfrapp, producers; Mark "Spike" Stent, mixer

Track from: Supernature

[Mute]

 

• Get Together

Madonna

Madonna & Stuart Price, producers; Mark "Spike" Stent, mixer

Track from: Confessions On A Dance Floor

[Warner Bros.]

 

• I'm With Stupid

Pet Shop Boys

Trevor Horn, producer; Robert Orton, mixer

Track from: Fundamental

[Rhino Entertainment]

 

• Sexy Back

Justin Timberlake & Timbaland

Danja, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass, mixer

[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group]

 

Field 2 - Dance

Category 13 - Best Electronic/Dance Album

(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

 

• Supernature

Goldfrapp

[Mute]

 

• Confessions On A Dance Floor

Madonna

[Warner Bros.]

 

• A Lively Mind

Oakenfold

[Maverick]

 

• Fundamental

Pet Shop Boys

[Rhino Entertainment]

 

• The Garden

Zero 7

[Atlantic]

 

Field 3 - Traditional Pop

Category 14 - Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

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

 

• Duets: An American Classic

Tony Bennett

[RPM Records/Columbia]

 

• Caught In The Act

Michael Bublé

[143-Reprise]

 

• Wintersong

Sarah McLachlan

[Arista Records/Nettwerk]

 

• Bette Midler Sings The Peggy Lee Songbook

Bette Midler

[Columbia]

 

• Timeless Love

Smokey Robinson

[New Door Records]

 

Field 4 - Rock

Category 15 - Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

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

 

• Nausea

Beck

[interscope Records]

 

• Someday Baby

Bob Dylan

Track from: Modern Times

[Columbia]

 

• Route 66

John Mayer

Track from: Cars - Soundtrack (Various Artists)

[Disney]

 

• Saving Grace

Tom Petty

Track from: Highway Companion

[American]

 

• Lookin' For A Leader

Neil Young

Track from: Living With War

[Reprise]

 

Field 4 - Rock

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

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

 

• Talk

Coldplay

Track from: X&Y

[Capitol]

 

• How To Save A Life

The Fray

Track from: How To Save A Life

[Epic]

 

• Steady, As She Goes

The Raconteurs

Track from: Broken Boy Soldiers

[V2/Third Man Records]

 

• Dani California

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Track from: Stadium Arcadium

[Warner Bros.]

 

• The Saints Are Coming

U2 & Green Day

[interscope Records/Warner Bros.]

 

Field 4 - Rock

Category 17 - Best Hard Rock Performance

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

 

• Crazy Bitch

Buckcherry

[Eleven Seven Music]

 

• Every Day Is Exactly The Same

Nine Inch Nails

Track from: With Teeth

[nothing/Interscope Records]

 

• Lonely Day

System Of A Down

Track from: Hypnotize

[American/Columbia]

 

• Vicarious

Tool

Track from: 10,000 Days

[Volcano/Zomba Label Group]

 

• Woman

Wolfmother

Track from: Wolfmother

[Modular/Interscope Records]

 

Field 4 - Rock

Category 18 - Best Metal Performance

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

 

• Redneck

Lamb Of God

Track from: Sacrament

[Epic]

 

• Colony Of Birchmen

Mastodon

Track from: Blood Mountain

[Reprise/Relapse Records]

 

• Lies, Lies, Lies

Ministry

Track from: Rio Grande Blood

[13th Planet Records/Megaforce Records]

 

• Eyes Of The Insane

Slayer

Track from: Christ Illusion

[American]

 

• 30/30-150

Stone Sour

[Roadrunner Records]

 

Field 4 - Rock

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.)

 

• Chun Li's Flying Bird Kick

Arctic Monkeys

[Domino Recording]

 

• The Wizard Turns On...

The Flaming Lips

Track from: At War With The Mystics

[Warner Bros.]

 

• Black Hole Sun

Peter Frampton

[A&M Records/New Door Records]

 

• Catsellorizon

David Gilmour

Track from: On An Island

[Columbia]

 

• Super Colossal

Joe Satriani

Track from: Super Colossal

[Epic]

 

Field 4 - Rock

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.)

 

• Chasing Cars

Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Jonny Quinn, Tom Simpson & Paul Wilson,

songwriters (Snow Patrol)

Track from: Eyes Open

[A&M Records; Publisher: Big Life Music.]

 

• Dani California

Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith, songwriters (Red Hot Chili

Peppers)

Track from: Stadium Arcadium

[Warner Bros.; Publisher: Moebetoblame Music.]

 

• Lookin' For A Leader

Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)

Track from: Living With War

[Reprise; Publisher: Silver Fiddle Music.]

 

• Someday Baby

Bob Dylan, songwriter (Bob Dylan)

Track from: Modern Times

[Columbia; Publisher: Bob Dylan.]

 

• When You Were Young

Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer & Ronnie Vannucci, songwriters (The

Killers)

[island Records; Publisher: Universal-Polygram Int.]

 

Field 4 - Rock

Category 21 - Best Rock Album

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

 

• Try!

John Mayer Trio

[Aware/Columbia]

 

• Highway Companion

Tom Petty

[American]

 

• Broken Boy Soldiers

The Raconteurs

[V2/Third Man Records]

 

• Stadium Arcadium

Red Hot Chili Peppers

[Warner Bros.]

 

• Living With War

Neil Young

[Reprise]

 

Field 5 - Alternative

Category 22 - Best Alternative Music Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

 

• Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

[Domino Recording]

 

• At War With The Mystics

The Flaming Lips

[Warner Bros.]

 

• St. Elsewhere

Gnarls Barkley

[Downtown/Atlantic]

 

• Show Your Bones

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

[interscope Records]

 

• The Eraser

Thom Yorke

[XL Recordings]

 

Field 6 - R&B

Category 23 - Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

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

 

• Ring The Alarm

Beyoncé

Track from: B'Day

[sony Urban Music/Columbia]

 

• Be Without You

Mary J. Blige

Track from: The Breakthrough

[Geffen Records]

 

• Don't Forget About Us

Mariah Carey

Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi (Ultra Platinum Edition)

[island Records]

 

• Day Dreaming

Natalie Cole

Track from: Leavin'

[Verve Records]

 

• I Am Not My Hair

India.Arie

Track from: Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship

[Motown Records]

 

Field 6 - R&B

Category 24 - Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

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

 

• Heaven

John Legend

Track from: Once Again

[Columbia/GOOD/Sony Urban Music]

 

• So Sick

Ne-Yo

Track from: In My Own Words

[Def Jam Recordings]

 

• Black Sweat

Prince

Track from: 3121

[universal Records]

 

• I Call It Love

Lionel Richie

Track from: Coming Home

[island Def Jam Recordings]

 

• Got You Home

Luther Vandross

[J Records/Epic/Legacy Recordings]

 

Field 6 - R&B

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.)

 

• Breezin'

George Benson & Al Jarreau

Track from: Givin' It Up

[Concord Records/Monster Music]

 

• Love Changes

Jamie Foxx Featuring Mary J. Blige

Track from: Unpredictable

[J Records]

 

• Everyday (Family Reunion)

Chaka Khan, Gerald Levert, Yolanda Adams & Carl Thomas

Track from: Madea's Family Reunion - Music From The Motion Picture

[Motown Records]

 

• Family Affair

(Sly & The Family Stone), John Legend, Joss Stone With Van Hunt

Track from: Different Strokes By Different Folks

[Epic/Legacy Recordings]

 

• Beautiful, Loved And Blessed

Prince & Támar

Track from: 3121

[universal Records]

 

Field 6 - R&B

Category 26 - Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

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

 

• Christmas Time Is Here

Anita Baker

Track from: Christmas Fantasy

[blue Note Records]

 

• God Bless The Child

George Benson & Al Jarreau Featuring Jill Scott

Track from: Givin' It Up

[Concord Records/Monster Music]

 

• I Found My Everything

Mary J. Blige Featuring Raphael Saadiq

Track from: The Breakthrough

[Geffen Records]

 

• You Are So Beautiful

Sam Moore Featuring Billy Preston, Zucchero, Eric Clapton & Robert Randolph

Track from: Overnight Sensational

[Rhino Entertainment]

 

• How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)

The Temptations

Track from: Reflections

[New Door Records]

 

Field 6 - R&B

Category 27 - Best Urban/Alternative Performance

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

 

• Crazy

Gnarls Barkley

Track from: St. Elsewhere

[Downtown/Atlantic]

 

• That Heat

Segio Mendes Featuring Erykah Badu & Will.i.am

Track from: Timeless

[Concord Records/Hear Music]

 

• Mas Que Nada

Sergio Mendes Featuring The Black Eyed Peas

Track from: Timeless

[Concord Records/Hear Music/Will.i.am music]

 

• Idlewild Blue (Don't Chu Worry 'Bout Me)

Outkast

Track from: Idlewild

[La Face Records/Zomba Label Group]

 

• 3121

Prince

Track from: 3121

[universal Records]

 

Field 6 - R&B

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.)

 

• Be Without You

Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry, songwriters (Mary

J. Blige)

Track from: The Breakthrough

[Geffen Records; Publishers: Chrysalis Music, Mary J. Blige Music, Naked Under My Clothes Music, Universal Music Corp., Babyboy's Little Publishing, Jason's Lyrics, Noontime South, Reach Global Tunes, WB Music.]

 

• Black Sweat

Prince, songwriter (Prince)

Track from: 3121

[universal Records; Publisher: Controversy Music.]

 

• Deja Vu

Shawn Carter, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, Makeba, Keli Nicole

Price & Delisha Thomas, songwriters (Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z)

[sony Urban Music/Columbia; Publishers: Beyoncé Publishing, EMI Blackwood Music, 23000 Music Publishing, Makeba Yoga Flames Music/Janice Combs Publishing/EMI Blackwood, Price Tag, EMI April Music/Carter Boys Publishing.]

 

• Don't Forget About Us

Johnta Austin, Mariah Carey, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jermaine Dupri, songwriters

(Mariah Carey)

Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi (Ultra Platinum Edition)

[island Records; Publishers: Rye Songs, Shaniah Cymone Music, EMI April Music, Babyboy's Little Publishing Company, Noontime South, Naked Under My Clothes, Chrysalis Music.]

 

• I Am Not My Hair

Drew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders & India Arie Simpson, songwriters (India.Arie)

Track from: Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship

[Motown Records; Publishers: Gold & Iron Music, Wang Out Music Sony, Combustion Windswept, Noka International/Famous Music.]

 

Field 6 - R&B

Category 29 - Best R&B Album

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

 

• The Breakthrough

Mary J. Blige

[Geffen Records]

 

• Unpredictable

Jamie Foxx

[J Records]

 

• Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship

India.Arie

[Motown Records]

 

• 3121

Prince

[universal Republic]

 

• Coming Home

Lionel Richie

[island Def Jam Recordings]

 

Field 6 - R&B

Category 30 - Best Contemporary R&B Album

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

 

• B'Day

Beyoncé

[sony Urban Music/Columbia]

 

• Chris Brown

Chris Brown

[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group]

 

• 20 Y.O.

Janet Jackson

[Virgin Records]

 

• Kelis Was Here

Kelis

[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group/Dope Entertainment]

 

• In My Own Words

Ne-Yo

[Def Jam Recordings]

 

Field 7 - Rap

Category 31 - Best Rap Solo Performance

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

 

• Touch It

Busta Rhymes

Track from: The Big Bang

[Aftermath/Interscope Records]

 

• We Run This

Missy Elliott

Track from: The Cookbook

[Goldmind/Atlantic]

 

• Kick, Push

Lupe Fiasco

Track from: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor

[1st & 15th/Atlantic]

 

• Undeniable

Mos Def

[Geffen Records]

 

• What You Know

T.I.

Track from: King

[Grand Hustle/Atlantic]

 

Field 7 - Rap

Category 32 - Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

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

 

• Ridin

Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone

[universal Records]

 

• Georgia

Ludacris & Field Mob (Featuring Jamie Foxx)

Track from: Ludacris Presents...Disturbing Tha Peace And From Field Mob - Light Poles And Pine Trees

[DTP/Geffen/Def Jam Recordings]

 

• Grillz

Nelly Featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp

Track from: Sweatsuit

[universal Records]

 

• Mighty "O"

Outkast

[La Face/Zomba Label Group]

 

• Don't Feel Right

The Roots

[Def Jam Recordings]

 

Field 7 - Rap

Category 33 - Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

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

 

• Smack That

Akon Featuring Eminem

[sRC/Universal Records]

 

• Deja Vu

Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z

[sony Urban Music/Columbia]

 

• Shake That

Eminem Featuring Nate Dogg

Track from: Curtain Call - The Hits

[Aftermath/Shady/Interscope Records]

 

• Unpredictable

Jamie Foxx Featuring Ludacris

Track from: Unpredictable

[J Records]

 

• My Love

Justin Timberlake Featuring T.I.

Track from: FutureSex/LoveSounds

[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group]

 

Field 7 - Rap

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.)

 

• It's Goin' Down

Chadron Moore & Jasiel Robinson, songwriters (Yung Joc)

Track from: New Joc City

[bad Boy South; Publishers: Granny Man Publishing, Malik/Mekhi Music, Basement Funk, Regina's Son Music.]

 

• Kick, Push

Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, songwriter (Lupe Fiasco)

Track from: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor

[1st & 15th/Atlantic; Publishers: Hey Lu Chill Music/Heavy as Heaven, 1st & 15th Publishing/Mr. Lopez Music.]

 

• Money Maker

Christopher Bridges & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Ludacris Featuring

Pharrell)

Track from: Release Therapy

[Disturbing The Peace/Def Jam Recordings; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music, Waters of Nazareth Publishing.]

 

• Ridin

Anthony Henderson, J. Slainas, O. Salinas & Hakeem Seriki, songwriters

(Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone)

[universal Records; Publishers: Chamilitary Camp Music, Play-N-Skilz Music, EMI Publishing.]

 

• What You Know

A. Davis & Clifford Harris, songwriters; (Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson & Curtis

Mayfield, songwriters) (T.I.)

Track from: King

[Grand Hustle/Atlantic; Publishers: Club Crown Publishing, Toomp Stone Publishing, Careers-BMG Music, WB Music Corp., Warner-Tamerlane Publishing.]

 

Field 7 - Rap

Category 35 - Best Rap Album

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

 

• Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor

Lupe Fiasco

[1st & 15th/Atlantic]

 

• Release Therapy

Ludacris

[Disturbing Tha Peace]

 

• In My Mind

Pharrell

[star Trak/Interscope Records]

 

• Game Theory

The Roots

[Def Jam Recordings]

 

• King

T.I.

[Grand Hustle/Atlantic]

 

Field 8 - Country

Category 36 - Best Female Country Vocal Performance

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

 

• Kerosene

Miranda Lambert

Track from: Kerosene

[Epic]

 

• I Still Miss Someone

Martina McBride

[RCA Nashville]

 

• Something's Gotta Give

LeAnn Rimes

Track from: This Woman

[Curb Records]

 

• Jesus, Take The Wheel

Carrie Underwood

Track from: Some Hearts

[Arista/Arista Nashville/19]

 

• I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today

Gretchen Wilson

[Epic Nashville]

 

Field 8 - Country

Category 37 - Best Male Country Vocal Performance

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

 

• Every Mile A Memory

Dierks Bentley

[Capitol Records Nashville]

 

• The Reason Why

Vince Gill

[MCA Nashville]

 

• The Seashores Of Old Mexico

George Strait

Track from: Somewhere Down In Texas

[MCA Nashville]

 

• Would You Go With Me

Josh Turner

 

Track from: Your Man

[MCA Nashville]

 

• Once In A Lifetime

Keith Urban

[Capitol Records Nashville]

 

Field 8 - Country

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

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

 

• Not Ready To Make Nice

Dixie Chicks

Track from: Taking The Long Way

[Open Wide/Columbia]

 

• Heaven's My Home

The Duhks

Track from: Migrations

[sugar Hill Records]

 

• Boondocks

Little Big Town

Track from: The Road To Here

[Equity Music Group]

 

• What Hurts The Most

Rascal Flatts

Track from: Me And My Gang

[Lyric Street Records]

 

• Leave The Pieces

The Wreckers

Track from: Stand Still - Look Pretty

[Maverick]

 

Field 8 - Country

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.)

 

• Who Says You Can't Go Home

Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles

Track from: Have A Nice Day

[island]

 

• Tomorrow Is Forever

Solomon Burke & Dolly Parton

Track from: Nashville

[shout! Factory]

 

• Calling Me

Kenny Rogers & Don Henley

Track from: Water & Bridges

[Capitol Records Nashville]

 

• Midnight Angel

Rhonda Vincent & Bobby Osborne

Track from: All American Bluegrass Girl

[Rounder]

 

• Love Will Always Win

Trisha Yearwood & Garth Brooks

Track from: Jasper County

[MCA Nashville]

 

Field 8 - Country

Category 40 - Best Country Instrumental Performance

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

 

• Jerusalem Ridge

Casey Driessen

Track from: 3D

[sugar Hill Records]

 

• Gameshow Rag/Cannonball Rag

Tommy Emmanuel

Track from: The Mystery

[Favored Nations Acoustic]

 

• Whiskey Before Breakfast

Bryan Sutton & Doc Watson

Track from: Not Too Far From The Tree

[sugar Hill Records]

 

• The Eleventh Reel

Chris Thile

Track from: How To Grow A Woman From The Ground

[sugar Hill Records]

 

• Nature Of The Beast

Jim VanCleve

Track from: No Apologies

[Rural Rhythm Records]

 

Field 8 - Country

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.)

 

• Every Mile A Memory

Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard, songwriters (Dierks Bentley)

[Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Dierks Bentley Publishing, Brett Beavers Publishing, Ensign Music, Rancho Papa Music.]

 

• I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today

Matraca Berg & Jim Collins, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)

[Epic Nashville; Publishers: Songs of Universal, Hannaberg Music, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, Make Shift Music.]

 

• Jesus, Take The Wheel

Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)

Track from: Some Hearts

[Arista/Arista Nashville/19; Publishers: Dimensional Music of 1091/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, Raylene Music/BPJ Administration, No Such Music, Passing Stranger Music/1609 Songs/Music of Windswept.]

 

• Like Red On A Rose

Melanie Castleman & Robert Lee Castleman, songwriters (Alan Jackson)

Track from: Like Red On A Rose

[Arista Nashville/Sony BMG; Publishers: Farm Use Only Music, Cassamel Music.]

 

• What Hurts The Most

Steve Robson & Jeffrey Steele, songwriters (Rascal Flatts)

Track from: Me And My Gang

[Lyric Street Records; Publishers: Gottahaveable Music, Songs of Windswept Pacific, Almo Music.]

 

Field 8 - Country

Category 42 - Best Country Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

 

• Taking The Long Way

Dixie Chicks

[Open Wide/Columbia]

 

• Like Red On A Rose

Alan Jackson

[Arista Nashville/Sony BMG]

 

• The Road To Here

Little Big Town

[Equity Music Group]

 

• You Don't Know Me: The Songs Of Cindy Walker

Willie Nelson

[Lost Highway]

 

• Your Man

Josh Turner

[MCA Nashville]

 

Field 8 - Country

Category 43 - Best Bluegrass Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

 

• Long List Of Heartaches

The Grascals

[Rounder]

 

• Bluegrass

Jim Lauderdale

[Yep Roc]

 

• Instrumentals

Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky Thunder

[skaggs Family Records]

 

• Live At The Ryman

Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives

[superlatone Records/Universal South Records]

 

• All American Bluegrass Girl

Rhonda Vincent

[Rounder]

 

Field 9 - New Age

Category 44 - Best New Age Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

 

• A Posteriori

Enigma

[Virgin Records]

 

• Amarantine

Enya

[Reprise]

 

• Beyond Words

Gentle Thunder With Will Clipman & AmoChip Dabney

[Delvian Records / GT Productions]

 

• Elements Series: Fire

Peter Kater

[Real Music]

 

• The Magical Journeys Of Andreas Vollenweider

Andreas Vollenweider

[Kin Kou/SLG Records]

 

Field 10 - Jazz

Category 45 - Best Contemporary Jazz Album

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

 

• The Hidden Land

Béla Fleck & The Flecktones

[Columbia]

 

• People People Music Music

Groove Collective

[savoy Jazz Worldwide]

 

• Rewind That

Christian Scott

[Concord Jazz]

 

• Sexotica

Sex Mob

[Thirsty Ear Recordings, Inc.]

 

• Who Let The Cats Out?

Mike Stern

[Heads Up]

 

Field 10 - Jazz

Category 46 - Best Jazz Vocal Album

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

 

• Footprints

Karrin Allyson

[Concord Jazz]

 

• Easy To Love

Roberta Gambarini

[Groovin' High/Kindred Rhythm]

 

• Live At Jazz Standard With Fred Hersch

Nancy King

[Maxjazz]

 

• From This Moment On

Diana Krall

[Verve]

 

• Turned To Blue

Nancy Wilson

[MCG Jazz]

 

Field 10 - 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.)

 

• Some Skunk Funk

Michael Brecker, soloist

Track from: Some Skunk Funk (Randy Brecker w/Michael Brecker)

[Telarc Jazz/BHM]

 

• Paq Man

Paquito D'Rivera, soloist

Track from: From The Heart (Hilario Duran And His Latin Jazz Big Band)

[Alma Records]

 

• Freedom Jazz Dance

Taylor Eigsti, soloist

Track from: Lucky To Be Me

[Concord Jazz]

 

• Hippidy Hop (Drum Solo)

Roy Haynes, soloist

Track from: Whereas

[Dreyfus Jazz]

 

• Hope

Branford Marsalis, soloist

Track from: Braggtown

[Marsalis Music/Rounder]

 

Field 10 - Jazz

Category 48 - Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

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

 

• Sound Grammar

Ornette Coleman

[sound Grammar]

 

• The Ultimate Adventure

Chick Corea

[stretch Records]

 

• Trio Beyond - Saudades

Jack DeJohnette, Larry Goldings & John Scofield

[ECM]

 

• Beyond The Wall

Kenny Garrett

[Nonesuch]

 

• Sonny, Please

Sonny Rollins

[Doxy Records]

 

Field 10 - Jazz

Category 49 - Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

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

 

• Some Skunk Funk

Randy Brecker With Michael Brecker, Jim Beard, Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Marcio

Doctor & Vince Mendoza conducting The WDR Big Band Köln

[Telarc Jazz/BHM]

 

• Spirit Music

Bob Brookmeyer - New Art Orchestra

[ArtistShare]

 

• Streams Of Expression

Joe Lovano Ensemble

[blue Note Records]

 

• Live In Tokyo At The Blue Note

Mingus Big Band

[sunnyside/Sue Mingus Music]

 

• Up From The Skies - Music Of Jim McNeely

The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

[Planet Arts Recordings]

 

Field 10 - Jazz

Category 50 - Best Latin Jazz Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

 

• Codes

Ignacio Berroa

[blue Note Records]

 

• Cubist Music

Edsel Gomez

[Zoho]

 

• Simpático

The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project

[ArtistShare]

 

• Absolute Quintet

Dafnis Prieto

[Zoho]

 

• Viva

Diego Urcola, Edward Simon, Avishai Cohen, Antonio Sanchez & Pernell Saturnino

[CAM Jazz]

 

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.)

 

• Victory

Yolanda Adams

Track from: The Gospel - Soundtrack

[Verity Records]

 

• Not Forgotten

Israel & New Breed

Track from: Alive In South Africa

[integrity Gospel]

 

• The Blessing Of Abraham

Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers

Track from: Finale Act One

[EMI Gospel]

 

• Made To Worship

Chris Tomlin

Track from: See The Morning

[sparrow Records/SixStepsRecords]

 

• Victory

Tye Tribbett & G.A.

Track from: Victory Live!

[Columbia, Sony Urban]

 

Field 11 - Gospel

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.)

 

• The Blessing Of Abraham

Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers)

Track from: Finale Act One

[EMI Gospel; Publishers: QW Songs, Zomba Publishing.]

 

• Imagine Me

Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)

[Fo Yo Soul/Verity/Zomba; Publishers: Zomba Songs, Kerrion Publishing, Lilly Mack Music.]

 

• Mountain Of God

Brown Bannister & Mac Powell, songwriters (Third Day)

Track from: Wherever You Are

[Essential Records; Publishers: Vandura 2500 Songs, New Spring (Zomba), Banistuci Music.]

 

• Not Forgotten

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

Track from: Alive In South Africa

[integrity Gospel; Publishers: Sound of the New Breed, Integrity's Praise! Music, Aaron Lindsey Publishing.]

 

• Victory

Tye Tribbett, songwriter (Tye Tribbett & G.A.)

Track from: Victory Live!

[Columbia, Sony Urban; Publisher: G.A.S. Music.]

 

Field 11 - Gospel

Category 53 - Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album

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

 

• DecembeRadio

DecembeRadio

[slanted Records]

 

• Where The Past Meets Today

Sarah Kelly

[Gotee Records]

 

• Turn Around

Jonny Lang

[A&M Records]

 

• End Of Silence

Red

[Essential Records]

 

• Bone-A-Fide

T-Bone

[bone Yard/Flicker Records]

 

Field 11 - Gospel

Category 54 - Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

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

 

• Sound Of Melodies

Leeland

[Essential Records]

 

• Coming Up To Breathe

MercyMe

[iNO Records]

 

• Wherever You Are

Third Day

[Essential Records]

 

• See The Morning

Chris Tomlin

[sixstepsrecords/sparrow]

 

• Introducing Ayiesha Woods

Ayiesha Woods

[Gotee Records]

 

Field 11 - Gospel

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

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

 

• Kenny Bishop

Kenny Bishop

[Daywind Records]

 

• Give It Away

Gaither Vocal Band

[Gaither Music Group]

 

• Precious Memories

Alan Jackson

[ACR Records/Arista Nashville]

 

• The Promised Land

The Del McCoury Band

[McCoury Music]

 

• Glory Train

Randy Travis

[Word Records/Curb/Warner Bros.]

 

Field 11 - Gospel

Category 56 - Best Traditional Gospel Album

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

 

• An Invitation To Worship

Byron Cage

[Zomba/Gospocentric]

 

• Paved The Way

The Caravans

[Malaco Records]

 

• Still Keeping It Real

The Dixie Hummingbirds

[MCG Records]

 

• Alive In South Africa

Israel & New Breed

[integrity Gospel]

 

• Finalé Act One

Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers

[EMI Gospel]

 

Field 11 - Gospel

Category 57 - Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

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

 

• Set Me Free

Myron Butler & Levi

[EMI Gospel]

 

• Hero

Kirk Franklin

[Fo Yo Soul/Zomba]

 

• A Timeless Christmas

Israel And New Breed

[integrity Gospel]

 

• This Is Me

Kierra Kiki Sheard

[EMI Gospel]

 

• Victory Live!

Tye Tribbett & G.A.

[Columbia, Sony Urban]

 

Field 12 - Latin

Category 58 - Best Latin Pop Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

 

• Adentro

Arjona

[Norte/Sony BMG]

 

• Lo Que Trajo El Barco

Obie Bermúdez

[EMI/Televisa]

 

• Individual

Fulano

[FM Records]

 

• Trozos De Mi Alma 2

Marco Antonio Solis

[Fonovisa Records]

 

• Limón Y Sal

Julieta Venegas

[Norte/Sony BMG]

 

Field 12 - Latin

Category 59 - Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

 

• Lo Demás Es Plástico

Black:Guayaba

[OLE Music]

 

• The Underdog/El Subestimado

Tego Calderón

[Jiggiri/Atlantic]

 

• Calle 13

Calle 13

[Norte/Sony BMG]

 

• Superpop Venezuela

Los Amigos Invisibles

[Gozadera Records]

 

• Amar Es Combatir

Maná

[Warner Music Latina]

 

Field 12 - Latin

Category 60 - Best Tropical Latin Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

 

• Fuzionando

Oscar D'Leon

[Norte/Sony BMG]

 

• Salsatón: Salsa Con Reggaetón

Andy Montañez

[univision Music Group]

 

• Hoy, Mañana Y Siempre

Tito Nieves

[univision Music Group]

 

• Directo Al Corazón

Gilberto Santa Rosa

[Norte/Sony BMG]

 

• What You've Been Waiting For - Lo Que Esperabas

Tiempo Libre

[shanachie Entertainment]

 

Field 12 - Latin

Category 61 - Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

 

• Historias De Mi Tierra

Pepe Aguilar

[Norte/Sony BMG]

 

• No Es Brujería

Ana Bárbara

[Fonovisa Records]

 

• 25 Aniversario

Mariachi Sol De Mexico De José Hernández

[Venemusic]

 

• A Toda Ley

Pablo Montero

[univision Records]

 

• Orgullo De Mujer

Alicia Villarreal

[universal]

 

Field 12 - Latin

Category 62 - Best Tejano Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

 

• Sigue El Taconazo

Chente Barrera

[Q-Vo Records]

 

• It's...All Right

Jimmy Edward

[On The Edge]

 

• Live In Session

Bob Gallarza

[On The Edge]

 

• All Of Me

Jay Perez

[Tejas Records]

 

• Rebecca Valadez

Rebecca Valadez

[AMI Records Latin]

 

Field 12 - Latin

Category 63 - Best Norteño Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

 

• Algo De Mí

Conjunto Primavera

[Fonovisa Records]

 

• Puro Pa' Arriba

Los Huracanes Del Norte

[univision Records]

 

• Historias Que Contar

Los Tigres Del Norte

[Fonovisa Records]

 

• Piénsame Un Momento

Pesado

[Warner Music Latina]

 

• Prefiero La Soledad

Retoño

[JB Records]

 

Field 12 - Latin

Category 64 - Best Banda Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

 

• 20 Mil Heridas

Banda Machos

[Warner Music Latina]

 

• Mas Fuerte Que Nunca

Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga

[Fonovisa Records]

 

• Amor Gitano

Cuisillos

[Musart]

 

• A Mucha Honra

Ezequiel Peña

[Fonovisa Records]

 

• Más Allá Del Sol

Joan Sebástian

[Musart]

 

Field 13 - Blues

Category 65 - Best Traditional Blues Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

 

• Brother To The Blues

Tab Benoit With Louisiana's Leroux

[Telarc Blues]

 

• Bronx In Blue

Dion

[Razor & Tie]

 

• People Gonna Talk

James Hunter

[Rounder]

 

• Guitar Groove-A-Rama

Duke Robillard

[stony Plain Records]

 

• Risin' With The Blues

Ike Turner

[Zoho Roots]

 

Field 13 - Blues

Category 66 - Best Contemporary Blues Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

 

• Live From Across The Pond

Robert Cray Band

[Vanguard Records/Nozzle Records]

 

• Sippiana Hericane

Dr. John & The Lower 911

[blue Note Records]

 

• Suitcase

Keb' Mo'

[Epic/One Haven/Red Ink]

 

• Hope And Desire

Susan Tedeschi

[Verve Forecast]

 

• After The Rain

Irma Thomas

[Rounder]

 

Field 14 - Folk

Category 67 - Best Traditional Folk Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

 

• I Stand Alone

Ramblin' Jack Elliott

[Anti]

 

• Gonna Let It Shine

Odetta

[M.C. Records]

 

• Adieu False Heart

Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy

[Vanguard Records]

 

• We Shall Overcome - The Seeger Sessions

Bruce Springsteen

[Columbia]

 

• A Distant Land To Roam

Ralph Stanley

[Columbia/DMZ]

 

Field 14 - Folk

Category 68 - Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

 

• Solo Acoustic Vol. 1

Jackson Browne

[inside Recordings]

 

• Black Cadillac

Rosanne Cash

[Capitol]

 

• Workbench Songs

Guy Clark

[Dualtone Music Group]

 

• Modern Times

Bob Dylan

[Columbia]

 

• All The Roadrunning

Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris

[Warner Bros./Nonesuch]

 

Field 14 - Folk

Category 69 - Best Native American Music Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

 

• Voice Of The Drum

Black Eagle

[soar]

 

• Heart Of The Wind

Robert Tree Cody & Will Clipman

[Canyon Records]

 

• American Indian Story

Jana

[soar]

 

• Long Winter Nights

Northern Cree & Friends

[Canyon Records]

 

• Dance With The Wind

Mary Youngblood

[silver Wave Records]

 

Field 14 - Folk

Category 70 - Best Hawaiian Music Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

 

• Generation Hawai'i

Amy Hanaiali'i

[Hanaiali'i Records]

 

• Grandmaster Slack Key Guitar

Ledward Ka'apana

[Rhythm And Roots Records]

 

• The Wild Hawaiian

Henry Kapono

[Eclectic Records]

 

• Hawaiian Slack Key Kings

Various Artists

Chris Lau & Milton Lau, producers

[Rhythm And Roots Records]

 

• Legends Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Live From Maui

Various Artists

Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers

[Daniel Ho Creations]

 

Field 15 - Reggae

Category 71 - Best Reggae Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

 

• Too Bad

Buju Banton

[Gargamel Music, Inc.]

 

• Love Is My Religion

Ziggy Marley

[Tuff Gong Worldwide]

 

• Youth

Matisyahu

[Epic/Or/JDub]

 

• Rhythm Doubles

Sly & Robbie

[Taxi Records]

 

• Who You Fighting For

UB40

[Rhino Entertainment]

 

Field 16 - World Music

Category 72 - Best Traditional World Music Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

 

• Music Of Central Asia Vol. 2: Invisible Face Of The Beloved: Classical Music Of The Tajiks And Uzbeks

The Academy Of Maqâm

[smithsonian Folkways Recordings]

 

• Endless Vision

Hossein Alizadeh & Djivan Gasparyan

[World Village]

 

• Hambo In The Snow

Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelley & Charlie Pilzer

[Azalea City Recordings]

 

• Golden Strings Of The Sarode

Aashish Khan & Zakir Hussain

[Moment Records]

 

• Blessed

Soweto Gospel Choir

[shanachie]

 

Field 16 - World Music

Category 73 - Best Contemporary World Music Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

 

• Tiki

Richard Bona

[Decca]

 

• M'Bemba

Salif Keita

[Decca]

 

• Wonder Wheel

The Klezmatics

[Jewish Music Group]

 

• Long Walk To Freedom

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

[Heads Up International]

 

• Savane

Ali Farka Toure

[World Circuit/Nonesuch]

 

Field 17 - Polka

Category 74 - Best Polka Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

 

• Batteries Not Included

Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones

[bel-Aire Records]

 

• As Sweet As Candy

Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push

[Push Records]

 

• Party Dress

LynnMarie & The Boxhounds

[squeeze Record]

 

• Good Friends Good Music

Walter Ostanek & Fred Ziwich

[Ranch Recordings]

 

• Polka In Paradise

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.)

 

• Baby Einstein Meet The Orchestra

Various Artists

Ted Kryczko & Ed Mitchell, producers

[Walt Disney Records]

 

• Beethoven's Wig 3: Many More Sing Along Symphonies

Beethoven's Wig

[Rounder]

 

• Catch That Train!

Dan Zanes And Friends

[Festival Five Records]

 

• My Best Day

Trout Fishing In America

[Trout Records]

 

• The Sunny Side Of The Street

John Lithgow

[Razor & Tie]

 

Field 18 - Children's

Category 76 - Best Spoken Word Album For Children

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

 

• Blah Blah Blah: Stories About Clams, Swamp Monsters, Pirates & Dogs

Bill Harley

[Round River Records/Empyrean Records]

 

• Christmas In The Trenches

John McCutcheon

[Peachtree Press]

 

• Disney's Little Einsteins Musical Missions

Various Artists

Ted Kryczko & Ed Mitchell, producers

[Walt Disney Records]

 

• Peter Pan

Jim Dale

[Listening Library]

 

• The Witches

Lynn Redgrave

[Harper Children's Audio]

 

Field 19 - Spoken Word

Category 77 - Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)

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

 

• I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This! (Bob Newhart)

Bob Newhart

[Hyperion Audiobooks]

 

• New Rules - Polite Musings From A Timid Observer

Bill Maher

[Phoenix Audio]

 

• Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis (Jimmy Carter)

Jimmy Carter

[simon & Schuster Audio]

 

• The Truth (With Jokes) (Al Franken)

Al Franken

[brilliance Audio]

 

• With Ossie And Ruby: In This Life Together (Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee)

Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee

[Time Warner]

 

Field 20 - Comedy

Category 78 - Best Comedy Album

(For comedy recordings, spoken or musical)

 

• Blue Collar Comedy Tour - One For The Road

Bill Engvall, Ron White, Jeff Foxworthy & Larry The Cable Guy

[Warner Bros.]

 

• The Carnegie Hall Performance

Lewis Black

[Comedy Central Records]

 

• Life Is Worth Losing

George Carlin

[Atlantic]

 

• Straight Outta Lynwood

"Weird Al" Yankovic

[Volcano/Zomba Label Group]

 

• You Can't Fix Stupid

Ron White

[image Entertainment]

 

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.))

 

• The Color Purple

Jay David Saks, producer; Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell & Allee Willis,

composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast With LaChanze, Elisabeth

Withers-Mendes & Others)

[Angel Records]

 

• The Drowsy Chaperone

Kurt Deutsch, Joel Moss & Phil Reno, producers; Lisa Lambert & Greg Morrison,

composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast With Bob Martin, Sutton Foster, Beth

Leavel & Others)

[Ghostlight]

 

• Jersey Boys

Bob Gaudio, producer (Bob Gaudio, composer; Bob Crewe, lyricist) (Original

Broadway Cast With Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer, John

Lloyd Young & Others)

[Rhino]

 

• The Pajama Game

Harry Connick, Jr. & Tracey Freeman, producers (Richard Adler & Jerry Ross,

composers/lyricists) (New Broadway Cast With Harry Connick, Jr., Kelli O'Hara &

Others)

[Columbia]

 

• Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Tommy Krasker, producer (Stephen Sondheim, composer/lyricist) (Broadway Cast

With Patti LuPone, Michael Cerveris & Others)

[Nonesuch]

 

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.)

 

• Brokeback Mountain

Various Artists

[Verve Forecast]

 

• Cars

Various Artists

[Walt Disney Records/Pixar]

 

• Grey's Anatomy - Volume 2

Various Artists

[Hollywood Records]

 

• Little Miss Sunshine

Various Artists

[Lakeshore Records]

 

• Walk The Line

Joaquin Phoenix & Various Artists

[Wind-Up Records]

 

Field 22 - Film/TV/Visual Media

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 Chronicles Of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe

Harry Gregson-Williams, composer

[Walt Disney Records]

 

• The Da Vinci Code

Hans Zimmer, composer

[Decca]

 

• Memoirs Of A Geisha

 

John Williams, composer

[sony Classical]

 

• Munich

John Williams, composer

[Decca]

 

• Pirates Of The Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest

Hans Zimmer, composer

[Walt Disney Records]

 

Field 22 - Film/TV/Visual Media

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.)

 

• Can't Take It In (From The Chronicles Of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe)

Imogen Heap, songwriter (Imogen Heap)

[Walt Disney Records; Publishers: Walt Disney Music, Rondor Music.]

 

• I Need To Wake Up (From An Inconvenient Truth)

Melissa Etheridge, songwriter (Melissa Etheridge)

[island Def Jam; Publisher: Songs of Ridge Road.]

 

• Our Town (From Cars)

Randy Newman, songwriter (James Taylor)

[Walt Disney Records/Pixar; Publishers: Walt Disney Music, Pixar Talking Pictures.]

 

• There's Nothing Like A Show On Broadway (From The Producers)

Mel Brooks, songwriter (Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick)

[sony Classical; Publisher: Mel Brooks Music.]

 

• Travelin' Thru (From Transamerica)

Dolly Parton, songwriter (Dolly Parton)

[Nettwerk Records; Publisher: Velvet Apple 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.)

 

• Argument

Taylor Eigsti, composer (Taylor Eigsti)

Track from: Lucky To Be Me

[Concord Jazz]

 

• A Concerto In Swing

Patrick Williams, composer (The Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra & Big Band)

Track from: Elevation

[Concord Records]

 

• A Prayer For Peace

John Williams, composer (John Williams)

Track from: Munich - Soundtrack

[Decca Records]

 

• Sayuri's Theme And End Credits

John Williams, composer (John Williams, Yo-Yo Ma & Itzhak Perlman)

Track from: Memoirs Of A Geisha - Soundtrack

[sony Classical]

 

• Valentine

Fred Hersch, composer (Fred Hersch)

Track from: In Amsterdam: Live At The Bimhuis

[Palmetto Records]

 

Field 23 - Composing/Arranging

Category 84 - Best Instrumental Arrangement

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

 

• Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes

Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)

Track from: The Phat Pack

[immergent]

 

• Three Ghouls

Chick Corea, arranger (Chick Corea)

Track from: The Ultimate Adventure

[stretch Records]

 

• Three Women

Gil Goldstein, arranger (Gil Goldstein)

Track from: Under Rousseau's Moon

[Half Note]

 

• Tom & Eddie

Patrick Williams, arranger (The Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra & Big Band)

Track from: Elevation

[Concord Records]

 

• Up From The Skies

Jim McNeely, arranger (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)

Track from: Up From The Skies - Music Of Jim McNeely

[Planet Arts Recordings]

 

Field 23 - Composing/Arranging

Category 85 - Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

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

 

• For Once In My Life

Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder)

Track from: Duets: An American Classic

[RPM Records/Columbia]

 

• Good Morning Heartache

Gil Goldstein & Greg Phillinganes, arrangers (Chris Botti & Jill Scott)

Track from: To Love Again - The Duets

[Columbia Records]

 

• My Flame Burns Blue (Blood Count)

Vince Mendoza, arranger (Elvis Costello With The Metropole Orkest)

Track from: My Flame Burns Blue

[Deutsche Grammophon]

 

• Stardust

Slide Hampton, arranger (Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band)

Track from: Dizzy's Business

[MCG Jazz]

 

• Suninga

Gil Goldstein, arranger (Gil Goldstein)

Track from: Under Rousseau's Moon

[Half Note]

 

Field 24 - Package

Category 86 - Best Recording Package

 

• The Best Worst-Case Scenario

Ryan Clark, art director (Fair)

[Tooth & Nail Records]

 

• Personal File

Randall Martin, art director (Johnny Cash)

[Columbia/Legacy Recordings]

 

• Reprieve

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

[Righteous Babe Records]

 

• 10,000 Days

Adam Jones, art director (Tool)

[Tool Dissectional/Volcano/Zomba Label Group]

 

• Versions

Neal Ashby & Matthew Curry, art directors (Thievery Corporation)

[ESL Music]

 

Field 24 - Package

Category 87 - Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

 

• The Cellar Door Sessions 1970

Howard Fritzson, Dan Ichimoto & Seth Rothstein, art directors (Miles Davis)

[Columbia/Legacy Recordings]

 

• Fonotone Records

Susan Archie & Henry Owings, art directors (Various Artists)

[Dust-To-Digital]

 

• A Life Less Lived - The Gothic Box

Hugh Brown & Jean Krikorian, art directors (Various Artists)

[Rhino Entertainment]

 

• One Kiss Can Lead To Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found

Hugh Brown, Sheryl Farber & Maria Villar, art directors (Various Artists)

[Rhino Entertainment]

 

• Stadium Arcadium

Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith & Matt Taylor, art directors

(Red Hot Chili Peppers)

[Warner Bros.]

 

Field 25 - Album Notes

Category 88 - Best Album Notes

 

• Good For What Ails You: Music Of The Medicine Shows, 1926-1937

Marshall Wyatt, album notes writer (Various Artists)

[Old Hat Records]

 

• If You Got To Ask, You Ain't Got It!

Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Fats Waller)

[bluebird/Legacy Recordings]

 

• Lost Sounds: Blacks And The Birth Of The Recording Industry 1891-1922

Tim Brooks, album notes writer (Various Artists)

[Archeophone Records]

 

• Pirate Radio

Ben Edmonds, album notes writer (Pretenders)

[Rhino Entertainment/Warner Bros./Sire Records]

 

• There Is A Season

David Fricke, album notes writer (The Byrds)

[Columbia/Legacy Recordings]

 

Field 26 - Historical

Category 89 - Best Historical Album

 

• Good For What Ails You: Music Of The Medicine Shows, 1926-1937

Marshall Wyatt, compilation producer; Christopher King, mastering engineer

(Various Artists)

[Old Hat Records]

 

• Lost Sounds: Blacks And The Birth Of The Recording Industry 1891-1922

Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Tim Brooks, David

Giovannoni & Richard Martin, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

[Archeophone Records]

 

• One Kiss Can Lead To Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found

Sheryl Farber & Gary Stewart, compilation producers; Dan Hersch, Bill Inglot &

Dave Schultz, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

[Rhino Entertainment]

 

• Poetry On Record: 98 Poets Read Their Work (1888-2006)

Rebekah Presson Mosby, compilation producer; Randy Perry, mastering engineer

(Various Artists)

[shout! Factory]

 

• Rockin' Bones: 1950's Punk & Rockabilly

James Austin & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Bill Inglot & Dave

Schultz, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

[Rhino Entertainment]

 

Field 27 - Production, Non-Classical

Category 90 - Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

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

 

• Adieu False Heart

Gary Paczosa, engineer (Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy)

[Vanguard Records]

 

• At War With The Mystics

The Flaming Lips & Dave Fridmann, engineers (The Flaming Lips)

[Warner Bros. Records]

 

• Like Red On A Rose

Brandon Bell, Terry Christian & Gary Paczosa, engineers (Alan Jackson)

[Arista Nashville]

 

• The Phat Pack

Marcelo Penell, Dave Sharenow & Tommy Vicari, engineers (Gordon Goodwin's Big

Phat Band)

[immergent]

 

• Suitcase

Rik Pekkonen & John Porter, engineers (Keb' Mo')

[Epic/One Haven/Red Ink]

 

Field 27 - Production, Non-Classical

Category 91 - Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

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

 

• Howard Benson

• Every Man For Himself (Hoobastank) (A)

• Flyleaf (Flyleaf) (A)

• In With The Out Crowd (Less Than Jake) (A)

• One-X (Three Days Grace) (A)

• The Paramour Sessions (Papa Roach) (A)

• Popaganda (Head Automatica) (A)

• Saosin (Saosin) (A)

 

• T Bone Burnett

• Thunderbird (Cassandra Wilson) (A)

• The True False Identity (T Bone Burnett) (A)

• Walk The Line - Soundtrack (Joaquin Phoenix & Various Artists) (A)

 

• Danger Mouse

• Pieces Of The People We Love (The Rapture) (T)

• St. Elsewhere (Gnarls Barkley) (A)

 

• Rick Rubin

• American V: A Hundred Highways (Johnny Cash) (A)

• God's Gonna Cut You Down (Johnny Cash) (T)

• Stadium Arcadium (Red Hot Chili Peppers) (A)

• Taking The Long Way (Dixie Chicks) (A)

• 12 Songs (Neil Diamond) (A)

 

• Will.i.am

• About You (Mary J. Blige Featuring Will.i.am) (T)

• Big Girls Don't Cry (Fergie) (T)

• Damn Girl (Justin Timberlake Featuring Will.i.am) (T)

• I Am Somebody (Santana Featuring Will.i.am) (T)

• I Love My B**** (Busta Rhymes Featuring Kelis & Will.i.am) (T)

• Mas Que Nada (Sergio Mendes Featuring The Black Eyed Peas) (T)

• Timeless (Sergio Mendes) (A)

 

Field 27 - Production, Non-Classical

Category 92 - Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

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

 

• Be Without You (Moto Blanco Vocal Mix)

Moto Blanco, remixer (Mary J. Blige)

[Geffen Records]

 

• Damage Thorn (Buick Project Remix)

Buick Project, remixers (Tiefschwarz & Tracey Thorn)

[Fine/Four Music Productions]

 

• Deja Vu (Freemasons Club Mix - No Rap)

Russell Small & James Wiltshire, remixers (Beyoncé)

[Columbia/Sony Urban Music]

 

• Talk (Thin White Duke Mix)

Jacques Lu Cont, remixer (Coldplay)

Track from: Talk Remix EP

[Capitol Records]

 

• World Hold On (E-Smoove Remix)

E-Smoove, remixer (Bob Sinclair)

[ultra Records]

 

Field 28 - Surround Sound

Category 93 - Best Surround Sound Album

(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

 

• Immortal Nystedt

Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter L'Orange, surround mix engineers; Morten Lindberg,

surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Ensemble 96

Conducted By Øystein Fevang)

[2L]

 

• Long Walk To Freedom

Martin Walters, surround mix engineer; Martin Walters, surround mastering

engineer; Martin Walters, surround producer (Ladysmith Black Mambazo)

[Heads Up International]

 

• Morph The Cat

Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering

engineer; Donald Fagen, surround producer (Donald Fagen)

[Reprise Records]

 

• Straight Outta Lynwood

Tony Papa, surround mix engineer; Bernie Grundman, surround mastering engineer;

Al Yankovic, surround producer ("Weird Al" Yankovic)

[Volcano/Zomba Label Group]

 

• A Valid Path

P.J. Olsson & Alan Parsons, surround mix engineers; Bob Michaels, surround

mastering engineer; Alan Parsons, surround producer (Alan Parsons)

[immergent]

 

Field 29 - Production, Classical

Category 94 - Best Engineered Album, Classical

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

 

• Elgar: Enigma Variations; Britten: The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra, Four Sea Interludes

Michael Bishop, engineer (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)

[Telarc]

 

• Látigo

Leslie Ann Jones, engineer (Quartet San Francisco)

[Violinjazz Recordings]

 

• Mahler: Symphony No. 2

Wolf-Dieter Karwatky & Rainer Maillard, engineers (Pierre Boulez, Wiener

Philharmoniker, Christine Schäfer, Michelle DeYoung & Wiener Singverein)

[Deutsche Grammophon]

 

• Requiem

John Newton, engineer (Craig Hella Johnson & Conspirare)

[Clarion Records]

 

• Vaughan Williams: Mass In G Min., And Other A Cappella Works

Jack Renner, engineer (Norman Mackenzie & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber

Chorus)

[Telarc]

 

Field 29 - Production, Classical

Category 95 - Producer Of The Year, Classical

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

 

• Manfred Eicher

• Honegger/Martinù/Bach/Pintscher/Ravel (Frank Peter Zimmermann & Heinrich

Schiff)

• Kurtág: Kafka-Fragmente (Juliane Banse & András Keller)

• Nuove Musiche (Rolf Lislevand, Arianna Savall, Pedro Estevan, Bjørn Kjellemyr,

Guido Morini, Marco Ambrosini & Thor-Harald Johnsen)

• Schubert: String Quartet G Maj. (Gidon Kremer & Kremerata Baltica)

• Silvestrov/Pärt/Ustvolskaya: Misterioso (Alexei Lubimov, Alexander Trostiansky

& Kyrill Rybakov)

 

• Stephen Johns

• Angel Dances (12 Cellists Of Berliner Philharmoniker)

• Holst: The Planets (Sir Simon Rattle & Berliner Philharmoniker)

• Schubert: Symphony No. 9 'The Great' (Sir Simon Rattle & Berliner

Philharmoniker)

• Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1; Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 (Sarah

Chang & Simon Rattle)

• Vivaldi: Flute Concertos (Emmanuel Pahud & Richard Tognetti)

 

• James Mallinson

• Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 (Bernard Haitink & London Symphony Orchestra)

• Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius (Sir Colin Davis, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Alastair

Miles, David Rendall, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra)

• Prokofiev: The Complete Symphonies (Valery Gergiev & London Symphony

Orchestra)

• Sibelius: Kullervo (Sir Colin Davis, Monica Groop, Peter Mattei, London

Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra)

• Smetana: Má Vlast (Sir Colin Davis & London Symphony Orchestra)

 

• Elaine Martone

• Del Tredici: Paul Revere's Ride; Theofanidis: The Here And Now; Bernstein:

Lamentation (Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Hila Plitmann & Atlanta Symphony

Orchestra And Chorus)

• Elgar: Enigma Variations; Britten: The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra,

Four Sea Interludes (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)

• Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue (Michel Camilo, Ernest Martinez Izquierdo &

Barcelona Symphony Orchestra)

• Mahler: Symphony No. 1, Songs Of A Wayfarer (Benjamin Zander, Christopher

Maltman & Philharmonia Orchestra)

• Renaissance Favorites For Guitar (David Russell)

 

• Sid McLauchlan

• Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 (Gustavo Dudamel & Simón Bolívar Youth

Orchestra Of Venezuela)

• Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears (Robert Spano, Kelley O'Connor, Women Of

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Dawn

Upshaw)

• Italia, Ti Amo (Plácido Domingo, Eugene Kohn & Budapest Philharmonic

Orchestra)

• Simple Gifts (Bryn Terfel)

• Wagner: Excerpts From 'The Ring Of The Nibelung' (Ben Heppner, Peter

Schneider, Burkhard Ulrich & Staatskapelle Dresden)

 

Field 30 - Classical

Category 96 - Best Classical Album

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

 

• Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9

Bernard Haitink, conductor; James Mallinson, producer (London Symphony

Orchestra)

[LSO Live]

 

• Lieberson: Rilke Songs, The Six Realms, Horn Concerto

David Starobin, producer (Justin Brown & Donald Palma; Michaela Fukacova,

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson & William Purvis; Peter Serkin; The Odense Symphony

Orchestra)

[bridge Records, Inc.]

 

• Mahler: Symphony No. 7

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Andreas Neubronner, producer (San Francisco

Symphony)

[san Francisco Symphony]

 

• Martha Argerich And Friends: Live From The Lugano Festival 2005

Martha Argerich And Friends; Ulrich Ruscher, producer

[EMI Classics]

 

• Mozart: La Clemenza Di Tito

René Jacobs, conductor; Marie-Claude Chappuis, Bernarda Fink, Sergio Foresti,

Sunhae Im, Mark Padmore & Alexandrina Pendatchanska; Martin Sauer, producer

(Freiburger Barockorchester)

[Harmonia Mundi]

 

Field 30 - Classical

Category 97 - Best Orchestral Performance

(Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.)

 

• Bax: Tone Poems

Vernon Handley, conductor (BBC Philharmonic)

[Chandos]

 

• Glazunov: Symphonies 4 & 7

José Serebrier, conductor (Royal Scottish National Orchestra)

[Warner Classics]

 

• Mahler: Symphony No. 6 In A Min.

Iván Fischer, conductor (Budapest Festival Orchestra)

[Channel Classics]

 

• Mahler: Symphony No. 7

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)

[san Francisco Symphony]

 

• Prokofiev: The Complete Symphonies

Valery Gergiev, conductor (London Symphony Orchestra)

[Philips]

 

Field 30 - Classical

Category 98 - Best Opera Recording

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

 

• Bennett: The Mines Of Sulphur

Stewart Robertson, conductor; Brian Anderson, Dorothy Byrne, Beth Clayton,

Kristopher Irmiter, Brandon Jovanovich, James Maddalena, Michael Todd Simpson &

Caroline Worra; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra)

[Chandos]

 

• Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears

Robert Spano, conductor; Kelley O'Connor & Dawn Upshaw; Valérie Gross & Sid

McLauchlan, producers (Women Of The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus; Atlanta

Symphony Orchestra)

[Deutsche Grammophon]

 

• Mozart: La Clemenza Di Tito

René Jacobs, conductor; Marie-Claude Chappuis, Bernarda Fink, Sergio Foresti,

Sunhae Im, Mark Padmore & Alexandrina Pendatchanska; Martin Sauer, producer

(RIAS Kammerchor; Freiburger Barockorchester)

[Harmonia Mundi]

 

• Smetana: The Bartered Bride

Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor; Yvette Bonner, Paul Charles Clarke, Neal

Davies, Susan Gritton, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Yvonne Howard, Robin Leggate, Diana

Montague, Geoffrey Moses, Timothy Robinson & Peter Rose; Brian Couzens, producer

(The Royal Opera Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra)

[Chandos Opera In English]

 

• Verdi: La Traviata

Carlo Rizzi, conductor; Thomas Hampson, Anna Netrebko & Rolando Villazón; Rainer

Maillard, producer (Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor; Wiener

Philharmoniker)

[Deutsche Grammophon]

 

Field 30 - Classical

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.)

 

• Immortal Nystedt

Øystein Fevang, conductor (Bærum Vokalensemble & Ensemble 96)

[2L]

 

• Mozart: Great Mass In C Min.

Paul McCreesh, conductor (Sarah Connolly, Neal Davies, Timothy Robinson &

Camilla Tilling; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Consort & Players)

[Deutsche Grammophon]

 

• Pärt: Da Pacem

Paul Hillier, conductor (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)

[Harmonia Mundi]

 

• Requiem

Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare)

[Clarion Records]

 

• Whitacre: Cloudburst And Other Choral Works

Stephen Layton, conductor (Thomas Guthrie, Elin Manahan Thomas & Simon Wall;

Polyphony)

[Hyperion]

 

Field 30 - Classical

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

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

 

• Brahms: The Piano Concertos

Riccardo Chailly, conductor; Nelson Freire (Gewandhausorchester)

[Decca]

 

• Henze: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 And 3

Christopher Lyndon-Gee, conductor; Peter Sheppard Skaerved (Saarbrücken Radio

Symphony Orchestra)

[Naxos]

 

• Messiaen: Oiseaux Exotiques (Exotic Birds)

John McLaughlin Williams, conductor; Angelin Chang (Cleveland Chamber Symphony)

Track from: Cleveland Chamber Symphony: Music That Dares To Explore, Vol. 6

[TNC]

 

• Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 1 & 2

Antonio Pappano, conductor; Leif Ove Andsnes (Berliner Philharmoniker)

[EMI Classics]

 

• Schmidt: Concertos

Ole Schmidt, conductor; Ulla Miilmann (Danish National Symphony Orchestra / DR)

[Dacapo Records]

 

Field 30 - Classical

Category 101 - Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)

(Award to the Instrumental Soloist.)

 

• Bach: The Sonatas And Partitas For Violin Solo

Gidon Kremer

[ECM New Series]

 

• Bacheler: The Bachelar's Delight

Paul O’Dette

[Harmonia Mundi]

 

• Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas, Vol. II

András Schiff

[ECM New Series]

 

• Chopin: Nocturnes

Maurizio Pollini

[Deutsche Grammophon]

 

• Primrose: Viola Transcriptions

Roberto Díaz (Robert Koenig)

[Naxos]

 

Field 30 - Classical

Category 102 - Best Chamber Music Performance

(Award to the Artists.)

 

• Chamber Works For Winds And Strings By Mozart

The Chicago Chamber Musicians

[summit Records]

 

• Corigliano: Violin Sonata, Etude Fantasy

Andrew Russo (Corey Cerovsek & Steven Heyman)

[black Box]

 

• Intimate Voices

Emerson String Quartet

[Deutsche Grammophon]

 

• Martha Argerich And Friends: Live From The Lugano Festival 2005

Martha Argerich And Friends

[EMI Classics]

 

• Shostakovich: Piano Trios 1 & 2, Seven Romances On Verses By Alexander Blok

Beaux Arts Trio

[Warner Classics]

 

Field 30 - Classical

Category 103 - Best Small Ensemble Performance

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

 

• Angel Dances

12 Cellists Of Berliner Philharmoniker

[EMI Classics]

 

• Ikon

Harry Christophers, conductor; The Sixteen

[Decca]

 

• Miguel De Cervantes - Don Quijote De La Mancha - Romances Y Músicas

Jordi Savall, conductor; Hespèrion XXI & La Capella Reial De Catalunya

[Alia Vox]

 

• Padilla: Sun Of Justice

Peter Rutenberg, conductor; Los Angeles Chamber Singers' Cappella

[RCM - Rubedo Canis Musica]

 

• Shostakovich/Sviridov/Vainberg: Chamber Symphonies

Yuri Bashmet; Moscow Soloists

[Onyx Classics]

 

Field 30 - Classical

Category 104 - Best Classical Vocal Performance

(Award to the Vocal Soloist(s).)

 

• Britten: Song Cycles

Ian Bostridge (Sir Simon Rattle; Radek Baborák; Berliner Philharmoniker)

[EMI Classics]

 

• Canciones Argentinas

Bernarda Fink & Marcos Fink (Carmen Piazzini)

[Harmonia Mundi]

 

• Consider, My Soul

Thomas Quasthoff (Sebastian Weigle; Staatskapelle Dresden)

[Deutsche Grammophon]

 

• Rilke Songs

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Peter Serkin)

Track from: Lieberson: Rilke Songs, The Six Realms, Horn Concerto

[bridge Records, Inc.]

 

• Songs Of Amy Beach

Patrick Mason (Joanne Polk)

[bridge Records, Inc.]

 

Field 30 - Classical

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.))

 

• Boston Concerto

Elliott Carter (Oliver Knussen)

Track from: The Music Of Elliott Carter, Vol. Seven

[bridge Records, Inc.]

 

• Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears

Osvaldo Golijov (Robert Spano)

[Deutsche Grammophon]

 

• The Here And Now

Christopher Theofanidis (Robert Spano)

Track from: Del Tredici: Paul Revere's Ride; Theofanidis: The Here And Now; Bernstein: Lamentation

[Telarc]

 

• Paul Revere's Ride

David Del Tredici (Robert Spano)

Track from: Del Tredici: Paul Revere's Ride; Theofanidis: The Here And Now; Bernstein: Lamentation

[Telarc]

 

• A Scotch Bestiary

James MacMillan (James MacMillan)

Track from: MacMillan: A Scotch Bestiary, Piano Concerto No. 2

[Chandos]

 

Field 30 - Classical

Category 106 - Best Classical Crossover Album

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

 

• The Film Music Of Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Rumon Gamba, conductor (BBC Philharmonic)

[Chandos]

 

• Invention & Alchemy

David Lockington, conductor; Deborah Henson-Conant (The Grand Rapids Symphony)

[Golden Cage Music]

 

• Látigo

Quartet San Francisco (John Santos)

[Violinjazz Recordings]

 

• Simple Gifts

Bryn Terfel (London Voices; London Symphony Orchestra)

[Deutsche Grammophon]

 

• Song Zu Ying: The Diva Goes To The Movies

Song Zu Ying (China National Symphony Orchestra)

[JB Audiophile]

 

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.)

 

• 8th Of November

Big & Rich

Robert Deaton, George Flanigen & Marc Oswald, video directors; Robert Deaton,

George Flanigen, Steve Lamar & Marc Oswald, video producers

[Warner Bros.]

 

• When You Were Young

The Killers

Anthony Mandler, video director; Gina Leonard, video producer

[island Def Jam]

 

• Here It Goes Again

OK Go

Dan Konopka, Damian Kulash, Jr, Timothy Nordwind, Andy Ross & Trish Sie, video

directors; Dan Konopka, Damien Kulash, Jr., Timothy Nordwind, Andy Ross & Trish

Sie, video producers

[Capitol]

 

• Dani California

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Tony Kaye, video director; Rachel Curl, video producer

[Warner Bros.]

 

• Writing On The Walls

Underoath

[solid State/Tooth & Nail]

 

Field 31 - Music Video

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.)

 

• Flow: Living In The Stream Of Music

Terence Blanchard

Jim Gabour, video director; Robin Burgess & Jim Gabour, video producers

[Jazziz Music & Video]

 

• Directions

Death Cab For Cutie

Noah Gelb, video producer

[Atlantic]

 

• Demon Days - Live In Manchester

Gorillaz

J.C. Hewlett, video director

[Virgin]

 

• I'm Going To Tell You A Secret

Madonna

Jonas Akerlund, video director; Susan Applegate, Angela Becker, Keeley Gould,

Shelli Jury & David May, video producers

[Warner Bros.]

 

• Wings For Wheels: The Making Of Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

Thom Zimny, video director; Thom Zimny, video producer

[Columbia]

Oh forgot to mention...

 

COLDPLAY'S GOT TWO NOMINATIONS! One for Talk and one for the Talk remix.

 

RHCP and Mary J Blige each have 6 noms a piece.

I have to say Im suprised by the Pop song by group nods. I was expecting more crap :).

Half of them Im not really suprised, the usual garbage or mediocrity is nominated as usual :\

Best Rock Song will be a fucking battle.

OMG you are right :stunned:

Too bad Coldplay isn't nominated for more...

I hope they win the categories they're in though.

 

Random: there's a group nominated for an album called X and the band's called Fourplay :laugh4:

 

Random: there's a group nominated for an album called X and the band's called Fourplay :laugh4:

 

I know!!! I saw that too!!

^^Haha I noticed that too!

Coincidence???? LOL

 

OMG - Coldplay's got some stiff competition- RHCP have had a good year...

They have a good chance of winning best remix though....

Yeah that Talk remix was pretty good!!

 

i wonder if Coldplay will be at the grammys !! *crosses fingers*

I wish Coldplay would have gotten more nods....although I am happy Corinne bailey Rae is getting some recognition! I love her!

Best Rock Song will be a fucking battle.

hell yes,hope for chasing cars also for eraser,Coldplay and Depeche

That list is horrible when I think about it.

 

I know almost every song/artist......but if they are really trying to name the best music in each field I'm sure there should be more there I don't know, surely.?.....because I don't know every single artist/song in the whole world today.

 

Also, there's always a Ton of music that is obviously great that will never get mentioned.

That list is horrible when I think about it.

 

I know almost every song/artist......but if they are really trying to name the best music in each field I'm sure there should be more there I don't know, surely.?.....because I don't know every single artist/song in the whole world today.

 

Also, there's always a Ton of music that is obviously great that will never get mentioned.

yeah,you are right,but i hate when craps like pcd,beyonce and everything else is nominated

^^True.

That list is horrible when I think about it.

 

I know almost every song/artist......but if they are really trying to name the best music in each field I'm sure there should be more there I don't know, surely.?.....because I don't know every single artist/song in the whole world today.

 

Also, there's always a Ton of music that is obviously great that will never get mentioned.

 

Exactly my thoughts. It awards the mediocrity that everyone listens to. If the good artists, which are mostly unknown, are ever to be nominated, they would never win :(

 

I really dunno why there's always such a big fuss over the Grammy's. I mean, who made them the most respected authority to dictate what's good music and what isnt.??? This is all just a popularity contest. What really makes me the most angry is the song and album of the year award. How can you decide that?! On what premises?

 

Im sure some untalented musician will get the award just because he/she/they create catchy songs/albums that were on 75% of the planets Ipods and have a great image. So much for an academy awarding REAL talent. Tons of great artists never get mentioned and are left scrapping a living out just a loyal but small fan base, while the others bathe and in money, which in my opinion shouldnt have been given to them in the first place :sad:

bah! RHCP gets 6 nominations and Pearl Jam get none....I wont be watching

 

But congrats to U2 and their 2 nominations