2007 Grammy Nominees

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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 & Ron Fair producers; Danny Cheung, Tal Herzberg, Dave "Hard-Drive" Pensado & Allen Sides, 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]






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 Linett & Andrew Scheps, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
[Warner Bros.]


FutureSex/LoveSounds
Justin Timberlake
Nate (Danja) 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]

 

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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: Scrapin' Toast Music, 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.]






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

 

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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]






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.]

 

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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]






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]

 

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Category 9
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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]

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Category 10
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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]

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Category 11
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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]

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Field 2 &#8212; 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
  Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass, mixer
  [Jive Records/Zomba Label Group]

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Category 13
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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 &#8212; 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 &#8212; Rock ​

Category 15
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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 &#8212; 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]

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Category 16
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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.]

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Category 17
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Best Hard Rock Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Crazy B****
  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]

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Category 18
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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]

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Category 19
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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]
• Castellorizon
  David Gilmour
  Track from: On An Island
  [Columbia]
• Super Colossal
  Joe Satriani
  Track from: Super Colossal
  [Epic]

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Category 20
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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.]

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Category 21
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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 &#8212; Alternative ​

Category 22
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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]

 

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Category 23
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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]

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Category 24
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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]

</B>

Category 25
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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 &#8212; 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]

</B>

Category 26
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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]

</B>

 

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Category 27
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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]

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Category 28
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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 Riddick, Keli Nicole Price, Delisha Thomas & John Webb 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.]

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Category 29
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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]

</B>

Category 30
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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 &#8212; Rap ​

Category 31
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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]

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Category 32
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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 &#8212; 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]

 

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Category 33
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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 &#8212; 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]

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Category 34
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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, Juan Carlos Salinas, Oscar Salinas & Hakeem Seriki, songwriters
  (Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone)
  [Universal Records; Publishers: Chamilitary Camp Music, Play-N-Skilz Music, EMI Publishing.]
• What You Know
  Gabriel Arillo, Aldrian Davis & Clifford Harris, songwriters; (Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson, Curtis Mayfield & Billy Roberts, 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.]

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Category 35
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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 &#8212; Country ​

Category 36
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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]

</B>

Category 37
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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]

</B>

 

[caitlin1214]

Category 38
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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 &#8212; Look Pretty
  [Maverick]

</B>

Category 39
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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]

</B>

Category 40
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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]

</B>

Category 41
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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: Big White Tracks Music, Home with the Armadillo Music, 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, Hope-N-Cal 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.]

</B>

Category 42
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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]

</B>

 

[caitlin1214]

Category 78
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Best Comedy Album
(For comedy recordings, spoken or musical)

• Blue Collar Comedy Tour &#8212; 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]

http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/49th_Show/list.aspx#top​

Field 21 &#8212; Musical Show ​

Category 79
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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 &#8212; The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
  Tommy Krasker, producer (Stephen Sondheim, composer/lyricist) (Broadway Cast With Patti LuPone, Michael Cerveris & Others)
  [Nonesuch]

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Field 22 &#8212; Film/TV/Visual Media ​

Category 80
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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
  Gustavo Santaolalla, producer
  [Verve Forecast]
• Cars
  Various Artists
  Chris Montan & Randy Newman, producers
  [Walt Disney Records/Pixar]
• Grey's Anatomy &#8212; Volume 2
  Various Artists
  Mitchell Leib & Alexandra Patsavas, producers
  [Hollywood Records]
• Little Miss Sunshine
  Devotchka (& Various Artists)
  Mychael Danna, producer
  [Lakeshore Records]
• Walk The Line
  Joaquin Phoenix (& Various Artists)
  T Bone Burnett, producer
  [Wind-Up Records]

</B>

Category 81
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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 &#8212; 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 &#8212; Dead Man's Chest
  Hans Zimmer, composer
  [Walt Disney Records]

</B>

Category 82
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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 &#8212; 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.]

 

[envyme]

thank you cait!

 

[caitlin1214]

The Grammy's are coming up soon, and how can we watch them without knowing who's nominated?



Can I just say, congratulations to Prince! 3121 was nominated! He's a Jehovah's Witness now, so it's not as filthy as his older stuff, but it still has that Prince flavor to it. I love "Black Sweat."