Grammy Awards: Complete list of nominees

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It would be so funny if Kanye got fucked again:

The nominees for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards were announced on Thursday (December 6) and Kanye West leads the pack with a total of eight nominations across six categories. Yeezy joins Amy Winehouse, The Foo Fighters, Vince Gill and Herbie Hancock in the Best Album category for his latest release Graduation. The Chi-town native also grabbed nods for Best Rap Album, Best Solo Performance, Best Rap Sung Collaboration, and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. Other Hip-Hop artists who received nominations include Jay-Z, Nas, 50 Cent, Common, Timbaland, Lupe Fiasco, The Beastie Boys, Snoop Dogg, T.I. and Soulja Boy.

Complete list of nominees:

    

For recordings released during the Eligibility Year
October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007
Note: More or less than 5 nominations in a category is the result of ties.

Click here for a .txt version of the Nominations List

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.)

    * Irreplaceable
      Beyoncé
      Beyoncé Knowles, S. Smith & Stargate, producers; Jim Caruana, Jason Goldstein &
      Geoff Rice, engineers/mixers
      Track from: B'Day
      [Sony Urban Music/Columbia/Music World Productions]

    * The Pretender
      Foo Fighters
      Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers
      [Roswell/RCA Records]

    * Umbrella
      Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
      Kuk Harrell & C. "Tricky" Stewart, producers; Kuk Harrell & Manny Marroquin,
      engineers/mixers
      Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
      [Def Jam]

    * What Goes Around…Comes Around
      Justin Timberlake
      Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass &
      Timbaland, engineers/mixers
      [Jive/Zomba]

    * Rehab
      Amy Winehouse
      Mark Ronson, producer; Tom Elmhirst, engineer/mixer
      Track from: Back To Black
      [Universal Republic Records]


 

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.)

    * Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
      Foo Fighters
      Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers; Brian
      Gardner, mastering engineer
      [Roswell/RCA Records]

    * These Days
      Vince Gill
      John Anderson, Guy Clarke, Rodney Crowell, Diana Krall & The Del McCoury Band,
      featured artists; Vince Gill, John Hobbs & Justin Niebank, producers; Neal
      Cappellino & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer
      [MCA Nashville]

    * River: The Joni Letters
      Herbie Hancock
      Leonard Cohen, Norah Jones, Joni Mitchell, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza &
      Tina Turner, featured artists; Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, producers; Helik
      Hadar, engineer/mixer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer
      [Verve]

    * Graduation
      Kanye West
      Dwele, Lil Wayne, Mos Def & T-Pain, featured artists; Warryn "Baby Dubb"
      Campbell, Eric Hudson, Brian "Allday" Miller, Nottz, Patrick "Plain Pat"
      Reynolds, Gee Roberson, Toomp & Kanye West, producers; Bruce Beuchner, Andrew
      Dawson, Mike Dean, Anthony Kilhoffer, Greg Koller, Manny Marroquin, Nottz Raw,
      Tony Rey, Seiji Sekine, Paul Sheehy & D. Sloan, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller,
      mastering engineer
      [Roc-A-Fella Records]

    * Back To Black
      Amy Winehouse
      Mark Ronson & Salaamremi, producers; Tom Elmhirst, Gary Noble & Franklin
      Socorro, engineers/mixers; Mark Ronson, mastering engineer
      [Universal Republic Records]


 

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 parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

    * Before He Cheats
      Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
      Track from: Some Hearts
      [19 Recordings/Arista Nashville; Publishers: That Little House Music, Mighty Underdog Music/Sony/ATV Cross Keys]

    * Hey There Delilah
      Tom Higgenson, songwriter (Plain White T's)
      Track from: Every Second Counts
      [Hollywood Records/Fearless Records; Publisher: So Happy Publishing]

    * Like A Star
      Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriter (Corinne Bailey Rae)
      Track from: Corinne Bailey Rae
      [Capitol Records; Publisher: Global Talent Publishing]

    * Rehab
      Amy Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse)
      Track from: Back To Black
      [Universal Republic Records; Publisher: EMI Music Publishing]

    * Umbrella
      Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius "Dream" Nash & Christopher Stewart,
      songwriters (Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z)
      Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
      [Def Jam]


 

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.)

    * Feist


    * Ledisi


    * Paramore


    * Taylor Swift


    * Amy Winehouse



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Field 1 — Pop

 

Category 5

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

    * Candyman
      Christina Aguilera
      [RCA Records]

    * 1234
      Feist
      Track from: The Reminder
      [Cherry Tree / Interscope Records]

    * Big Girls Don't Cry
      Fergie
      Track from: The Dutchess
      [A&M Records]

    * Say It Right
      Nelly Furtado
      Track from: Loose
      [Geffen]

    * Rehab
      Amy Winehouse
      Track from: Back To Black
      [Universal Republic Records]


 

Category 6

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

    * Everything
      Michael Bublé
      Track from: Call Me Irresponsible
      [143 Records/Reprise]

    * Belief
      John Mayer
      Track from: The Village Sessions
      [Columbia/Aware]

    * Dance Tonight
      Paul McCartney
      Track from: Memory Almost Full
      [MPL/Hear Music]

    * Amazing
      Seal
      [Warner Bros.]

    * What Goes Around...Comes Around
      Justin Timberlake
      [Jive]


 

Category 7

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

    * (You Want To) Make A Memory
      Bon Jovi
      Track from: Lost Highway
      [Island/Mercury]

    * Home
      Daughtry
      [RCA Records/19 Recordings]

    * Makes Me Wonder
      Maroon 5
      Track from: It Won't Be Soon Before Long
      [Octone/A&M Records]

    * Hey There Delilah
      Plain White T's
      Track from: Every Second Counts
      [Hollywood Records]

    * Window In The Skies
      U2
      Track from: U218 - Singles
      [Interscope 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.)

    * Steppin' Out
      Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera
      Track from: Duets: An American Classic
      [Columbia]

    * Beautiful Liar
      Beyoncé & Shakira
      Track from: B'Day (Deluxe Edition)
      [Columbia/Sony Urban]

    * Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)
      Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
      [Rounder Records]

    * The Sweet Escape
      Gwen Stefani & Akon
      Track from: The Sweet Escape
      [Interscope Records]

    * Give It To Me
      Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake
      Track from: Timbaland Presents: Shock Value
      [Mosley/Blackground/Interscope Records]


 

Category 9

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

    * Off The Grid
      Beastie Boys
      Track from: The Mix-Up
      [Capitol Records]

    * Paris Sunrise #7
      Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
      Track from: Lifeline
      [Virgin Records]

    * Over The Rainbow
      Dave Koz
      Track from: At The Movies
      [Capitol Records]

    * One Week Last Summer
      Joni Mitchell
      Track from: Shine
      [Hear Music]

    * Simple Pleasures
      Spyro Gyra
      Track from: Good To Go-Go
      [Heads Up International]


 

Category 10

Best Pop Instrumental Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

    * The Mix-Up
      Beastie Boys
      [Capitol Records]

    * Italia
      Chris Botti
      [Columbia]

    * At The Movies
      Dave Koz
      [Capitol/EMI]

    * Good To Go-Go
      Spyro Gyra
      [Heads Up International]

    * Roundtrip
      Kirk Whalum
      [Rendezvous Entertainment]


 

Category 11

Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

    * Lost Highway
      Bon Jovi
      [Island/Mercury]

    * The Reminder
      Feist
      [Cherry Tree/Interscope Records]

    * It Won't Be Soon Before Long
      Maroon 5
      [Octone/A&M Records]

    * Memory Almost Full
      Paul McCartney
      [MPL/Hear Music]

    * Back To Black
      Amy Winehouse
      [Universal Republic Records]


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Field 2 — Dance

 

Category 12

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

    * Do It Again
      The Chemical Brothers
      Tom Rowlands & Ed Simons, producers
      Track from: We Are The Night
      [Astralwerks]

    * D.A.N.C.E.
      Justice
      Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay, producers; Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay,
      mixers
      Track from: †
      [Ed Banger/Vice/Because]

    * Love Today
      Mika
      Jodi Marr, John Merchant, Mika & Greg Wells, producers; Greg Wells, mixer
      Track from: Life In Cartoon Motion
      [Casablanca/Universal Republic Records]

    * Don't Stop The Music
      Rihanna
      StarGate, producer; Phil Tan, mixer
      Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
      [Def Jam]

    * LoveStoned/I Think She Knows
      Justin Timberlake
      Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass &
      Timbaland, mixers
      Track from: FutureSex/LoveSounds
      [Jive/Zomba]


 

Category 13

Best Electronic/Dance Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

    * We Are The Night
      The Chemical Brothers
      [Astralwerks]

    * †
      Justice
      [Ed Banger/Vice/Because]

    * Sound Of Silver
      LCD Soundsystem
      [Capitol Records/DFA]

    * We Are Pilots
      Shiny Toy Guns
      [Universal Motown]

    * Elements Of Life
      Tiësto
      [Ultra Records]


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Field 3 — Traditional Pop

 

Category 14

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

    * Call Me Irresponsible
      Michael Bublé
      [143 Records/Reprise]

    * Cool Yule
      Bette Midler
      [Columbia]

    * Trav'lin' Light
      Queen Latifah
      [Verve]

    * Live In Concert 2006
      Barbra Streisand
      [Columbia]

    * James Taylor At Christmas
      James Taylor
      [Columbia]


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Field 4 — Rock

 

Category 15

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

    * Timebomb
      Beck
      [Interscope Records]

    * Only Mama Knows
      Paul McCartney
      Track from: Memory Almost Full
      [MPL/Hear Music]

    * Our Country
      John Mellencamp
      Track from: Freedom's Road
      [Universal Republic Records]

    * Radio Nowhere
      Bruce Springsteen
      Track from: Magic
      [Columbia]

    * Come On
      Lucinda Williams
      Track from: West
      [Lost Highway Records]


 

Category 16

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

    * It's Not Over
      Daughtry
      [RCA Records/19 Recordings]

    * Working Class Hero
      Green Day
      Track from: Instant Karma - The Campaign To Save Darfur
      [Warner Bros.]

    * If Everyone Cared
      Nickelback
      Track from: All The Right Reasons Special Edition
      [Roadrunner Records]

    * Instant Karma
      U2
      Track from: Instant Karma - The Campaign To Save Darfur
      [Warner Bros.]

    * Icky Thump
      The White Stripes
      Track from: Icky Thump
      [Third Man/Warner Bros.]


 

Category 17

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

    * Sweet Sacrifice
      Evanescence
      Track from: The Open Door
      [Wind-up Records, LLC]

    * The Pretender
      Foo Fighters
      [Roswell/RCA Records]

    * I Don't Wanna Stop
      Ozzy Osbourne
      Track from: Black Rain
      [Epic]

    * Sick, Sick, Sick
      Queens Of The Stone Age
      Track from: Era Vulgaris
      [Interscope Recods]

    * The Pot
      Tool
      Track from: 10,000 Days
      [Volcano]


 

Category 18

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

    * Nothing Left
      As I Lay Dying
      Track from: An Ocean Between Us
      [Metal Blade Records]

    * Never Ending Hill
      King Diamond
      Track from: Give Me Your Soul...Please
      [Metal Blade Records]

    * Aesthetics Of Hate
      Machine Head
      Track from: The Blackening
      [Roadrunner Records]

    * Redemption
      Shadows Fall
      Track from: Threads Of Life
      [Atlantic]

    * Final Six
      Slayer
      Track from: Christ Illusion
      [American Recording/Columbia]


 

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.)

    * The Ecstasy Of Gold
      Metallica
      Track from: We All Love Ennio Morricone
      [Sony Classical]

    * Malignant Narcissism
      Rush
      Track from: Snakes & Arrows
      [Anthem/Atlantic]

    * Always With Me, Always With You
      Joe Satriani
      Track from: Satriani Live!
      [Epic/Red Ink]

    * Once Upon A Time In The West
      Bruce Springsteen
      Track from: We All Love Ennio Morricone
      [Sony Classical]

    * The Attitude Song
      Steve Vai
      Track from: Sound Theories Vol. I & II
      [Epic/Red Ink]


 

Category 20

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

    * Come On
      Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams)
      Track from: West
      [Lost Highway Records; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/Lucy Jones Music]

    * Icky Thump
      Jack White, songwriter (The White Stripes)
      Track from: Icky Thump
      [Third Man/Warner Bros.; Publisher: Peppermint Stripe Music]

    * It's Not Over
      Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Wilkerson & Brett Young, songwriters
      (Daughtry)
      [RCA Records/19 Recordings; Publishers: Surface Pretty Deep Ugly Music, G Watt Music/EMI April Music, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, Floating Leaf]

    * The Pretender
      Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel & Chris Shiflett, songwriters (Foo
      Fighters)
      [Roswell/RCA Records; Publishers: M.J. Twelve Music, I Love The Punk Rock Music, Living Under A Rock Music, Flying Earform Music]

    * Radio Nowhere
      Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
      Track from: Magic
      [Columbia; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen]


 

Category 21

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

    * Daughtry
      Daughtry
      [RCA Records]

    * Revival
      John Fogerty
      [Fantasy]

    * Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
      Foo Fighters
      [Roswell/RCA Records]

    * Magic
      Bruce Springsteen
      [Columbia]

    * Sky Blue Sky
      Wilco
      [Nonesuch Records]


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Field 5 — Alternative

 

Category 22

Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

    * Alright, Still...
      Lily Allen
      [Capitol Records]

    * Neon Bible
      Arcade Fire
      [Merge Records]

    * Volta
      Bjork
      [Elektra/Atlantic]

    * Wincing The Night Away
      The Shins
      [Sub Pop]

    * Icky Thump
      The White Stripes
      [Third Man/Warner Bros.]


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Field 6 — R&B

 

Category 23

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

    * Just Fine
      Mary J. Blige
      [Geffen]

    * When I See You
      Fantasia
      Track from: Fantasia
      [J Records/19 Records/S Records]

    * No One
      Alicia Keys
      [J Records/MBK Entertainment]

    * If I Have My Way
      Chrisette Michele
      Track from: I Am
      [Def Jam Recordings]

    * Hate On Me
      Jill Scott
      Track from: The Real Thing
      [Hidden Beach Recordings]


 

Category 24

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

    * Woman
      Raheem DeVaughn
      [Jive Records]

    * B.U.D.D.Y.
      Musiq Soulchild
      Track from: Luvanmusiq
      [Atlantic Records]

    * Because Of You
      Ne-Yo
      [Def Jam Recordings]

    * Future Baby Mama
      Prince
      Track from: Planet Earth
      [Columbia/NPG Records]

    * Please Don't Go
      Tank
      Track from: Sex, Love & Pain
      [Blackground/Universal Motown]


 

Category 25

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

    * Same Girl
      R. Kelly Featuring Usher
      Track from: Double Up
      [Jive]

    * Disrespectful
      Chaka Khan Featuring Mary J. Blige
      [Burgundy/Sony/BMG]

    * Hate That I Love You
      Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo
      Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
      [Def Jam Recordings]

    * Baby
      Angie Stone Featuring Betty Wright
      [Stax]

    * Bartender
      T-Pain Featuring Akon
      [Jive]


 

Category 26

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

    * Walk A Mile In My Shoes
      Otis Clay
      Track from: Walk A Mile In My Shoes
      [Echo Records]

    * All Night Long
      Randy Crawford & Joe Sample
      Track from: Feeling Good
      [PRA Records]

    * In My Songs
      Gerald Levert
      Track from: In My Songs
      [Atlantic]

    * I Apologize
      Ann Nesby
      Track from: This Is Love
      [Shanachie/It's Time Child Records]

    * I Am Your Man
      Ryan Shaw
      Track from: This Is Ryan Shaw
      [One Haven/Razor & Tie Entertainment]


 

Category 27

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

    * Make A Baby
      Vikter Duplaix
      Track from: Bold And Beautiful
      [BBE]

    * That’s The Way Of The World
      Dwele
      Track from: Interpretations: Celebrating The Music Of Earth, Wind & Fire
      [Stax]

    * Daydreamin'
      Lupe Fiasco Featuring Jill Scott
      Track from: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
      [1st & 15th/Atlantic]

    * Fantasy
      Meshell Ndegeocello
      Track from: Interpretations: Celebrating The Music Of Earth, Wind & Fire
      [Stax]

    * Dream
      Alice Smith
      Track from: For Lovers, Dreamers & Me
      [BBE Records]


 

Category 28

Best R&B Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

    * Beautiful Flower
      India.Arie & Joyce Simpson, songwriters (India.Arie)
      [Universal Republic Records; Publishers: Gold & Iron Music Publishing, WB Music Corp.]

    * Hate That I Love You
      M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Rihanna Featuring
      Ne-Yo)
      Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
      [Def Jam Recordings; Publishers: EMI April Music, Sony/ATV Tunes]

    * No One
      Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers & Alicia Keys, songwriters (Alicia Keys)
      [J Records/MBK Entertainment; Publishers: Lellow Productions/EMI April Music, Book Of Daniel Music/EMI Music Publishing, D. Harry Productions]

    * Teachme
      Ivan Barias, Adam W. Blackstone, Randall C. Bowland, Carvin Haggins, Johnnie
      Smith II & Corey Latif Williams, songwriters (Musiq Soulchild)
      Track from: Luvanmusiq
      [Atlantic; Publishers: Nivrac Tyke/Universal Publishing, Latif Music/Universal Publishing, Tetra Grammaton/Universal Music Publishing, Melodic Piano Productions, HC 1030 Publishing]

    * When I See U
      Louis Biancaniello, Waynne Nugent, Erika Nuri, Kevin Risto, Janet Sewel & Sam
      Watters, songwriters (Fantasia)
      Track from: Fantasia
      [J Records/19 Records/S Records; Publishers: Breakthrough Creations/EMI April Music, S.M.Y. Publishing/Sony/ATV Tunes, Break North Music/Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Wayne Writers/Sony/ATV Tunes, J. Sewell Publishing, Golden The Super Kid Music]


 

Category 29

Best R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

    * Funk This
      Chaka Khan
      [Burgundy Records]

    * Lost & Found
      Ledisi
      [Verve Forecast]

    * Luvanmusiq
      Musiq Soulchild
      [Atlantic]

    * The Real Thing
      Jill Scott
      [Hidden Beach Recordings]

    * Sex, Love & Pain
      Tank
      [Blackground/Universal Motown Records]


 

Category 30

Best Contemporary R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

    * Konvicted
      Akon
      [SRC/Universal Motown]

    * Just Like You
      Keyshia Cole
      [Geffen]

    * Fantasia
      Fantasia
      [J Records/19 Records/S Records]

    * East Side Story
      Emily King
      [J Records]

    * Because Of You
      Ne-Yo
      [Def Jam Recordings]


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Field 7 — Rap

 

Category 31

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

    * The People
      Common
      Track from: Finding Forever
      [Geffen]

    * I Get Money
      50 Cent
      Track from: Curtis
      [Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records]

    * Show Me What You Got
      Jay-Z
      Track from: Kingdom Come
      [Roc-A-Fella Records]

    * Big Things Poppin' (Do It)
      T.I.
      [Grand Hustle/Atlantic]

    * Stronger
      Kanye West
      Track from: Graduation
      [Roc-A-Fella Records]


 

Category 32

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
(For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.)

    * Southside
      Common Featuring Kanye West
      Track from: Finding Forever
      [Geffen]

    * Make It Rain
      Fat Joe Featuring Lil Wayne
      Track from: Me, Myself & I
      [Terror Squad Entertainment]

    * Party Like A Rockstar
      Shop Boyz
      Track from: Rockstar Mentality
      [OnDeck/Universal Republic Records]

    * Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)
      UGK Featuring OutKast
      [Jive]

    * Better Than I've Ever Been
      Kanye West, Nas & KRS-One
      [Nike]


 

Category 33

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

    * I Wanna Love You
      Akon Featuring Snoop Dogg
      Track from: Konvicted
      [SRC/Universal Motown]

    * Kiss, Kiss
      Chris Brown & T-Pain
      [Jive]

    * Let It Go
      Keyshia Cole Featuring Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim
      Track from: Just Like You
      [Geffen]

    * Umbrella
      Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
      Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
      [Def Jam Recordings]

    * Good Life
      Kanye West Featuring T-Pain
      Track from: Graduation
      [Roc-A-Fella]


 

Category 34

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

    * Ayo Technology
      Nate (Danja) Hills, Curtis Jackson, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake,
      songwriters (50 Cent Featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland)
      Track from: Curtis
      [Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records; Publishers: 50 Cent Music Publishing/Virginia Beach Music/Danjahandz Music/WB Music Corp./Tenman Tunes]

    * Big Things Poppin' (Do It)
      Clifford Harris & Byron Thomas, songwriters (T.I.)
      [Grand Hustle/Atlantic; Publishers: Crown Club Publishing/Warner Chappell Music, Fresh Is The Word]

    * Can't Tell Me Nothing
      A. Davis & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West)
      Track from: Graduation
      [Roc-A-Fella; Publishers: Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978]

    * Crank That (Soulja Boy)
      Soulja Boy Tell'Em, songwriter (Soulja Boy Tell'Em)
      [Collipark/Interscope Records]

    * Good Life
      A. Davis, F. Najm & K. West, songwriters (J. Ingram & Q. Jones, songwriters)
      (Kanye West Featuring T-Pain)
      Track from: Graduation
      [Roc-A-Fella; Publishers: Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978, Warner-Tamerlane Punlishing, Yellow Brick Road Music/Eiseman Music]


 

Category 35

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

    * Finding Forever
      Common
      [Geffen]

    * Kingdom Come
      Jay-Z
      [Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam Recordings]

    * Hip Hop Is Dead
      Nas
      [Def Jam/Columbia/The Jones Experience]

    * T.I. vs T.I.P.
      T.I.
      [Grand Hustle/Atlantic]

    * Graduation
      Kanye West
      [Roc-A-Fella Records]


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Field 8 — Country

 

Category 36

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

    * Simple Love
      Alison Krauss
      Track from: A Hundred Miles Or More: A Collection
      [Rounder]

    * Famous In A Small Town
      Miranda Lambert
      Track from: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
      [Columbia Nashville]

    * Nothin' Better To Do
      LeAnn Rimes
      [Curb Records]

    * Before He Cheats
      Carrie Underwood
      Track from: Some Hearts
      [19 Recordings/Arista Nashville]

    * Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love
      Trisha Yearwood
      [Big Machine Records]


 

Category 37

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

    * Long Trip Alone
      Dierks Bentley
      Track from: Long Trip Alone
      [Capitol Records Nashville]

    * A Woman's Love
      Alan Jackson
      Track from: Like Red On A Rose
      [Arista Nashville]

    * If You're Reading This
      Tim McGraw
      Track from: Let It Go
      [Curb Records]

    * Give It Away
      George Strait
      Track from: It Just Comes Natural
      [MCA Nashville]

    * Stupid Boy
      Keith Urban
      Track from: Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing
      [Capitol Records Nashville]


 

Category 38

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

    * Proud Of The House We Built
      Brooks & Dunn
      [Arista Nashville]

    * How Long
      Eagles
      [Eagles Recording Co. II]

    * Moments
      Emerson Drive
      Track from: Countrified
      [Midas Records, Inc.]

    * Lucky Man
      Montgomery Gentry
      Track from: Some People Change
      [Columbia Nashville]

    * Sweet Memories
      The Time Jumpers
      Track from: Jumpin' Time
      [Crosswind]


 

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.)

    * Days Aren't Long Enough
      Steve Earle & Allison Moorer
      Track from: Washington Square Serenade
      [New West Records]

    * Because Of You
      Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson
      [MCA Nashville]

    * I Need You
      Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
      Track from: Let It Go
      [Curb Records]

    * Lost Highway
      Willie Nelson & Ray Price
      Track from: Last Of The Breed
      [Lost Highway Records]

    * Oh Love
      Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood
      Track from: 5th Gear
      [Arista Nashville]


 

Category 40

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

    * Little Monk
      Russ Barenberg
      Track from: When At Last
      [Compass Records]

    * Mucky The Duck
      The Greencards
      Track from: Viridian
      [Dualtone Music Group]

    * Throttleneck
      Brad Paisley
      Track from: 5th Gear
      [Arista Nashville]

    * Rawhide!
      Andy Statman
      Track from: East Flatbush Blues
      [Shefa Records]

    * Fidoodlin'
      The Time Jumpers
      Track from: Jumpin' Time
      [Crosswind]


 

Category 41

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

    * Before He Cheats
      Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
      Track from: Some Hearts
      [19 Recordings/Arista Nashville; Publishers: That Little House Music, Mighty Underdog Music/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing]

    * Give It Away
      Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon & Jamey Johnson, songwriters (George Strait)
      Track from: It Just Comes Natural
      [MCA Nashville; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Mr. Bubba Music, Run Slow Music, EMI Blackwood Music]

    * I Need You
      Tony Lane & David Lee, songwriters (Tim McGraw & Faith Hill)
      Track from: Let It Go
      [Curb Records; Publishers: Careers-BMG Music Publishing/Nervous Worm Music/Famous Music/Ed And Lucille Songs]

    * If You're Reading This
      Tim McGraw, Brad Warren & Brett Warren, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
      Track from: Let It Go
      [Curb Records; Publishers: Bucky And Clyde Music, Stylesonic Music]

    * Long Trip Alone
      Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard, songwriters (Dierks Bentley)
      Track from: Long Trip Alone
      [Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Ensign Music/Rancho Papa Music/Home With The Armadillo Music, Big White Tracks]


 

Category 42

Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

    * Long Trip Alone
      Dierks Bentley
      [Capitol Records Nashville]

    * These Days
      Vince Gill
      [MCA Nashville]

    * Let It Go
      Tim McGraw
      [Curb Records]

    * 5th Gear
      Brad Paisley
      [Arista Nashville]

    * It Just Comes Natural
      George Strait
      [MCA Nashville]


 

Category 43

Best Bluegrass Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

    * Cherryholmes II Black And White
      Cherryholmes
      [Skaggs Family Records]

    * Lefty's Old Guitar
      J. D. Crowe & The New South
      [Rounder]

    * The Bluegrass Diaries
      Jim Lauderdale
      [Yep Roc Records]

    * Scenechronized
      Seldom Scene
      [Sugar Hill]

    * Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular
      Tony Trischka
      [Rounder]


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Field 9 — New Age

 

Category 44

Best New Age Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

    * Faces Of The Sun
      Peter Kater
      [Silver Wave Records]

    * Sacred Journey Of Ku -Kai, Volume 3
      Kitaro
      [Domo Records, Inc]

    * One Guitar
      Ottmar Liebert
      [Spiral Subwave Records]

    * Southwest
      Eric Tingstad
      [Cheshire Records]

    * Crestone
      Paul Winter Consort
      [Living Music]


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Field 10 — Jazz

 

Category 45

Best Contemporary Jazz Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

    * Party Hats
      Will Bernard
      [Palmetto Records]

    * Downright Upright
      Brian Bromberg
      [Artistry Music]

    * Re-imagination
      Eldar
      [Masterworks Jazz]

    * River: The Joni Letters
      Herbie Hancock
      [Verve]

    * He Had A Hat
      Jeff Lorber
      [Blue Note]


 

Category 46

Best Jazz Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

    * Avant Gershwin
      Patti Austin
      [Rendezvous Entertainment]

    * Red Earth - A Malian Journey
      Dee Dee Bridgewater
      [DDB/Emarcy]

    * Music Maestro Please
      Freddy Cole
      [HighNote Records]

    * Nightmoves
      Kurt Elling
      [Concord Jazz]

    * On The Other Side
      Tierney Sutton (Band)
      [Telarc Jazz]


 

Category 47

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

    * Levees
      Terence Blanchard, soloist
      Track from: A Tale Of God's Will (A Requiem For Katrina)
      [Blue Note]

    * Anagram
      Michael Brecker, soloist
      Track from: Pilgrimage
      [Heads Up International]

    * Both Sides Now
      Herbie Hancock, soloist
      Track from: River: The Joni Letters
      [Verve]

    * Lullaby
      Hank Jones, soloist
      Track from: Kids: Live At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (Joe Lovano and Hank Jones)
      [Blue Note]

    * 1000 Kilometers
      Paul McCandless, soloist
      Track from: 1000 Kilometers (Oregon)
      [CamJazz]


 

Category 48

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

    * Pilgrimage
      Michael Brecker
      [Heads Up International]

    * Live At The Village Vanguard
      The Bill Charlap Trio
      [Blue Note]

    * Kids: Live At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
      Joe Lovano And Hank Jones
      [Blue Note]

    * Line By Line
      John Patitucci
      [Concord Jazz]

    * Back East
      Joshua Redman
      [Nonesuch Records]


 

Category 49

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

    * A Tale Of God's Will (A Requiem For Katrina)
      Terence Blanchard
      [Blue Note]

    * Eternal Licks & Grooves
      The Bob Florence Limited Edition
      [MAMA Records]

    * Hommage
      The Bill Holman Band
      [Jazzed Media]

    * Sky Blue
      Maria Schneider Orchestra
      [ArtistShare]

    * With Love
      Charles Tolliver Big Band
      [Blue Note]


 

Category 50

Best Latin Jazz Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

    * Funk Tango
      Paquito D'Rivera Quintet?
      [Paquito Records]

    * The Magician
      Sammy Figueroa And His Latin Jazz Explosion
      [Savant Records]

    * Borrowed Time
      Steve Khan
      [Tone Center Records]

    * Refugee
      Hector Martignon
      [Zoho]

    * Big Band Urban Folktales
      Bobby Sanabria Big Band
      [Jazzheads]


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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.)

    * East To West
      Casting Crowns
      Track from: The Altar And The Door
      [Beach Street Records/Reunion Records]

    * Blessed & Highly Favored
      The Clark Sisters
      Track from: Live - One Last Time
      [EMI Gospel]

    * Never Gonna Break My Faith
      Aretha Franklin & Mary J. Blige (Featuring The Harlem Boys Choir)
      Track from: Bobby: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
      [Island Def Jam]

    * With Long Life
      Israel And New Breed Featuring T-Bone
      Track from: A Deeper Level
      [Integrity Music]

    * He Set My Life To Music
      CeCe Winans
      Track from: She Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool - A Tribute To Barbara Mandrell
      [BNA Records]


 

Category 52

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

    * Blessed & Highly Favored
      Karen Clark-Sheard, songwriter (The Clark Sisters)
      Track from: Live - One Last Time
      [EMI Gospel; Publisher: K. Sheard's Melody]

    * East To West
      Mark Hall & Bernie Herms, songwriters (Casting Crowns)
      Track from: The Altar And The Door
      [Beach Street Records/Reunion Records; Publishers: Club Zoo Music, Sparrow Song, Swecs Music, Banahama Tunes/Word Music]

    * Encourage Yourself
      Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers)
      Track from: The Grand Finale: Encourage Yourself
      [EMI Gospel; Publishers: QW Songs/Zomba Publishing]

    * Made To Love
      Cary Barlowe, Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore & Aaron Rice, songwriters (TobyMac)
      Track from: Portable Sounds
      [ForeFront Records; Publishers: Achtober Songs/Emack Music/Lowe Bar Music/Jammu Music/Rizzle Music]

    * Praise On The Inside
      James L. Moss, songwriter (J. Moss)
      [Gospo Centric; Publisher: Millenni-era Music]


 

Category 53

Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

    * Before The Daylight's Shot
      Ashley Cleveland
      [204 Records]

    * HIStory: Our Place In His Story
      The Cross Movement
      [Cross Movement Records]

    * Open Book
      Da' T.R.U.T.H.
      [Cross Movement Records]

    * The Reckoning
      Pillar
      [Flicker Records]

    * Comatose
      Skillet
      [Atlantic/Lava/Ardent/INO]


 

Category 54

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

    * The Altar And The Door
      Casting Crowns
      [Beach Street Records/Reunion Records]

    * A Deeper Level
      Israel And New Breed
      [Integrity Music]

    * True Beauty
      Mandisa
      [Sparrow Records]

    * Stand
      Michael W. Smith
      [Reunion Records]

    * Portable Sounds
      TobyMac
      [ForeFront Records]


 

Category 55

Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

    * Amazing Grace
      Bill & Gloria Gaither And The Homecoming Friends
      [Gaither Music Group]

    * Journey Of Joy
      Karen Peck And New River
      [Daywind Records]

    * Everybody's Brother
      Billy Joe Shaver
      [Compadre Records]

    * Salt Of The Earth
      Ricky Skaggs & The Whites
      [Skaggs Family Records]

    * Tell Someone
      Kenny & Amanda Smith Band
      [Rebel Records]

    * I'll Fly Away: Country Hymns & Songs Of Faith
      Various Artists
      Ed Cash, producer
      [Sparrow Records]


 

Category 56

Best Traditional Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

    * Live - One Last Time
      The Clark Sisters
      [EMI Gospel]

    * The Grand Finale': Encourage Yourself
      Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers
      [EMI Gospel]

    * Life Changing
      Smokie Norful
      [EMI Gospel]

    * Thirsty
      Marvin Sapp
      [Verity]

    * Cherch
      Bebe Winans
      [Koch Records]


 

Category 57

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

    * Grateful
      Coko
      [Light Records]

    * Free To Worship
      Fred Hammond
      [Verity]

    * V2…
      J. Moss
      [Gospo Centric/Zomba Gospel]

    * T57
      Trin-I-Tee 5:7
      [Spirit Rising Music/Music World Entertainment]

    * Alone But Not Alone
      Marvin Winans
      [Pure Springs Gospel]


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Field 12 — Latin

 

Category 58

Best Latin Pop Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

    * Papito
      Miguel Bosé & Varios Artistas
      [Warner Music Latina]

    * 12 Segundos De Oscuridad
      Jorge Drexler
      [Warner Music Latina]

    * Navidades Luis Miguel
      Luis Miguel
      [Warner Music Latina]

    * Dicen Que El Tiempo
      Jennifer Peña
      [Univision Records]

    * El Tren De Los Momentos
      Alejandro Sanz
      [Warner Music Latina]


 

Category 59

Best Latin Rock Or Alternative Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

    * No Hay Espacio
      Black:Guayaba
      [Machete Music]

    * Adelantando
      Jarabe De Palo
      [Warner Music Latina]

    * Amantes Sunt Amentes
      Panda
      [Warner Music Latina]

    * Kamikaze
      Rabanes
      [Universal Music Latino]

    * Memo Rex Commander Y El Corazón Atómico De La Via Láctea
      Zoé
      [Noiselab/EMI Mexico]


 

Category 60

Best Latin Urban Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

    * E.S.L.
      Akwid
      [Univision Records]

    * El Abayarde Contra-Ataca
      Tego Calderón
      [Warner Music Latina]

    * Residente O Visitante
      Calle 13
      [Norte]

    * El Cartel: The Big Boss
      Daddy Yankee<br /

[Lunatic]

3 nods for T.I.
hope UGK/Outkast takes home their award as well

[Rebel]

I'm so happy Common is getting the recognision he's long deserved.

[Tay]

That was a long list, thanks for posting that up there. I'm tired of Amy Winehouse, she is going to win a bunch of awards and we are going to have to hear more about whatever weird shit she does at the Grammy's, how she is on drugs, and stupid shit that I don't care about.

[ToOoOoN!!!]

i hope that kanye aint winning just to see him cry like a bitch lol

[Don Jacob]

my picks
 

Record Of The Year

        * What Goes Around…Comes Around
      Justin Timberlake
      Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass &
      Timbaland, engineers/mixers
      [Jive/Zomba]

    

Category 2

Album Of The Year

    * Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
      Foo Fighters
      Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers; Brian
      Gardner, mastering engineer
      [Roswell/RCA Records]

 

 

Category 3

Song Of The Year

    * Before He Cheats
      Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
      Track from: Some Hearts
      [19 Recordings/Arista Nashville; Publishers: That Little House Music, Mighty Underdog Music/Sony/ATV Cross Keys]

   
Category 4

Best New Artist


    * Amy Winehouse

 

Category 5

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance


    * Candyman
      Christina Aguilera
      [RCA Records]



Category 6

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance


    * What Goes Around...Comes Around
      Justin Timberlake
      [Jive]


 

Category 7

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

   
    * Hey There Delilah
      Plain White T's
      Track from: Every Second Counts
      [Hollywood Records]



 

Category 8

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

    * Steppin' Out
      Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera
      Track from: Duets: An American Classic
      [Columbia]

   
Category 9

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

    * Over The Rainbow
      Dave Koz
      Track from: At The Movies
      [Capitol Records]

 

Category 10

Best Pop Instrumental Album


    * The Mix-Up
      Beastie Boys
      [Capitol Records]

 

Category 11

Best Pop Vocal Album


    * Back To Black
      Amy Winehouse
      [Universal Republic Records]

 

Category 12

Best Dance Recording


    * Do It Again
      The Chemical Brothers
      Tom Rowlands & Ed Simons, producers
      Track from: We Are The Night
      [Astralwerks]

 

Category 13

Best Electronic/Dance Album


    * We Are The Night
      The Chemical Brothers
      [Astralwerks]

 

Category 14

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

    * James Taylor At Christmas
      James Taylor
      [Columbia]


 

Category 15

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
    * Radio Nowhere
      Bruce Springsteen
      Track from: Magic
      [Columbia]

 

Category 16

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
   
    * Icky Thump
      The White Stripes
      Track from: Icky Thump
      [Third Man/Warner Bros.]


 

Category 17

Best Hard Rock Performance

    * The Pot
      Tool
      Track from: 10,000 Days
      [Volcano]


 

Category 18

Best Metal Performance
   

 * Aesthetics Of Hate
      Machine Head
      Track from: The Blackening
      [Roadrunner Records] <------------------------ great song
   
Category 19

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

    * The Ecstasy Of Gold
      Metallica
      Track from: We All Love Ennio Morricone
      [Sony Classical] <--------------------------------------------- cool as fuck IMO

    Category 20

Best Rock Song

      * The Pretender
      Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel & Chris Shiflett, songwriters (Foo
      Fighters)
      [Roswell/RCA Records; Publishers: M.J. Twelve Music, I Love The Punk Rock Music, Living Under A Rock Music, Flying Earform Music]

    

Category 21

Best Rock Album


        * Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
      Foo Fighters
      [Roswell/RCA Records]


 

Category 22

Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

   
    * Icky Thump
      The White Stripes
      [Third Man/Warner Bros.]



Field 6 — R&B

 

Category 23

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

        * No One
      Alicia Keys
      [J Records/MBK Entertainment]

Category 24

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

   
 
        * Future Baby Mama
      Prince
      Track from: Planet Earth
      [Columbia/NPG Records]


 

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.)


    * Hate That I Love You
      Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo
      Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
      [Def Jam Recordings]

    Category 26

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

       * I Am Your Man
      Ryan Shaw
      Track from: This Is Ryan Shaw
      [One Haven/Razor & Tie Entertainment]


 

Category 27

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

        * Daydreamin'
      Lupe Fiasco Featuring Jill Scott
      Track from: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
      [1st & 15th/Atlantic]

 

Category 28

Best R&B Song


    * No One
      Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers & Alicia Keys, songwriters (Alicia Keys)
      [J Records/MBK Entertainment; Publishers: Lellow Productions/EMI April Music, Book Of Daniel Music/EMI Music Publishing, D. Harry Productions]

   
Category 29

Best R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

    * Luvanmusiq
      Musiq Soulchild
      [Atlantic]

 

Category 30

Best Contemporary R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)


    * Just Like You
      Keyshia Cole
      [Geffen]

   

Field 7 — Rap

 

Category 31

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

    * The People
      Common
      Track from: Finding Forever
      [Geffen]

 

Category 32

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
(For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.)



    * Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)
      UGK Featuring OutKast
      [Jive]



 

Category 33

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration


    * I Wanna Love You
      Akon Featuring Snoop Dogg
      Track from: Konvicted
      [SRC/Universal Motown]

 

Category 34

Best Rap Song


    * Ayo Technology
      Nate (Danja) Hills, Curtis Jackson, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake,
      songwriters (50 Cent Featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland)
      Track from: Curtis
      [Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records; Publishers: 50 Cent Music Publishing/Virginia Beach Music/Danjahandz Music/WB Music Corp./Tenman Tunes]

   
   
Category 35

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


        * Hip Hop Is Dead
      Nas
      [Def Jam/Columbia/The Jones Experience]

    Field 8 — Country

 

Category 36

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

        * Before He Cheats
      Carrie Underwood
      Track from: Some Hearts
      [19 Recordings/Arista Nashville]

    Category 37

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

    *
    * A Woman's Love
      Alan Jackson
      Track from: Like Red On A Rose
      [Arista Nashville]

    Category 38

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)



    * How Long
      Eagles
      [Eagles Recording Co. II]

    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.)


    * Lost Highway
      Willie Nelson & Ray Price
      Track from: Last Of The Breed
      [Lost Highway Records]

    Category 40

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

   
    * Throttleneck
      Brad Paisley
      Track from: 5th Gear
      [Arista Nashville]

   
 

Category 41

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

    * Before He Cheats
      Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
      Track from: Some Hearts
      [19 Recordings/Arista Nashville; Publishers: That Little House Music, Mighty Underdog Music/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing]

   
Category 42

Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

        * Let It Go
      Tim McGraw
      [Curb Records]

   


 
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[AlerG]

It's crazy that Nickelback has a nomination when their album was released in 2005, that's 3 years in a row they have nominations for the same album. I wonder what the record is. I'd bet if there's 4 years it'd be Thriller or something like that,

chill

[Bch]

wow and neyo wrote Irreplaceable for Beyonce crazyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[Chamillitary Click]

WTF? IS ANYONE LOOKIN AT ''BEST RAP SONG" . fuckin ridiculous, ayo tech? SOULJA BOY? ugh the grammys suck

[Hittman2001]

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
(A Producer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.))

Howard Benson
• Daughtry (Daughtry) (A)
• Devils & Angels (Mêlée) (A)
• Direction (The Starting Line) (A)
• Five Score And Seven Years Ago (Relient K) (A)
• Stay Inside (Sound The Alarm) (A)



Joe Chiccarelli
• Mercy (Burden Brothers) (A)
• The Narcotic Story (Oxbow) (A)
• Nightmoves (Kurt Elling) (A)
• Wincing The Night Away (The Shins) (A)



Mike Elizondo
• It Won't Be Soon Before Long (Maroon 5) (A)
• Under The Blacklight (Rilo Kiley) (A)


Mark Ronson
• Back To Black (Amy Winehouse) (T)
• Littlest Things (Lily Allen) (T)
• Rehab (Amy Winehouse) (T)
• Version (Mark Ronson) (A)
• You Know I'm No Good (Amy Winehouse) (T)



Timbaland
• Come Around (M.I.A. Featuring Timbaland) (T)
• Give It To Me (Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake) (T)
• Make Me Better (Fabolous Featuring Ne-Yo) (S)
• Timbaland Presents: Shock Value (Timbaland) (A)
• The Way I Are (Timbaland Featuring Keri Hilson & D.O.E.) (S)

[Shallow]

WTF? IS ANYONE LOOKIN AT ''BEST RAP SONG" . fuckin ridiculous, ayo tech? SOULJA BOY? ugh the grammys suck

The Grammys suck for all genres. They always have. The award is a joke.

[Chamillitary Click]

WTF? IS ANYONE LOOKIN AT ''BEST RAP SONG" . fuckin ridiculous, ayo tech? SOULJA BOY? ugh the grammys suck

The Grammys suck for all genres. They always have. The award is a joke.

worddd! like i dont even like 50 cent but, id put curtis over kingdom come for a album of the year candidate, and if hes gunna be in it for rap song of the year, they should at least put "i get money" (which was lik mainstream track of the year). but nope, since JT is in "ayo tech" they put that shit in...fuckin homo lol