Grammy Nominees...

[Leggy Hendrix]

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.)

Let's Get It Started
The Black Eyed Peas
Will.i.am, producer; Mark "Spike" Stent & Will.i.am, engineers/mixers
Track from: Elephunk
[A&M Records]


Here We Go Again
Ray Charles & Norah Jones
John Burk, producer; Terry Howard & Al Schmitt, engineers/mixers
Track from: Genius Loves Company
[Concord Records/Hear Music]


American Idiot
Green Day
Billie Joe Armstrong, Rob Cavallo, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, producers; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers
Track from: American Idiot
[Reprise Records]


Heaven
Los Lonely Boys
John Porter, producer; Steve Chadie & John Porter, engineers/mixers
Track from: Los Lonely Boys
[Epic Records]


Yeah!
Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris
Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith, producer; John Frye, Donnie Scantz, Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith, The Trak Starz & Mark Vinten, engineers/mixers
Track from: Confessions
[Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group]

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.)

Genius Loves Company
Ray Charles & Various Artists
John Burk, Terry Howard, Don Mizell, Phil Ramone & Herbert Waltl, producers; Robert Fernandez, John Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Joel Moss, Al Schmitt & Ed Thacker, engineers/mixers; Robert Hadley & Doug Sax, mastering engineers
[Concord Records/Hear Music]


American Idiot
Green Day
Billie Joe Armstrong, Rob Cavallo, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, producers; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer
[Reprise Records]


The Diary Of Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Vidal Davis, Easy Mo Bee, Andre Harris, Alicia Keys, Kumasi, Timbaland, Kanye West & Dwayne "D. Wigg" Wiggins, producers; Tony Black, Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Vincent Dilorenzo, Russ Elevado, Manny Marroquin, Walter Millsap III, Ann Mincieli & Pat Viala, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr., mastering engineer
[J Records]


Confessions
Usher
Bobby Ross Avila, Valdez Brantley, Bryan Michael Cox, Vidal Davis, Destro Music, Jermaine Dupri, Andre Harris, Rich Harrison, IZ, Jimmy Jam, Just Blaze, James Lackey, Terry Lewis, Juan Johnny Najera, Pro J, Usher Raymond, Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith, Aaron Spears, Arthur Strong, Thicke & James "Big Jim" Wright, producers; Ian Cross, Kevin "KD" Davis, Vidal Davis, Vince DeLorenzo, Jermaine Dupri, Blake Eisman, Brian Frye, John Frye, Serban Ghenea, Andre Harris, John Horesco IV, Ken Lewis, Matt Marrin, Manny Marroquin, Tony Maserati, Pro J, Donnie Scantz, Jon Smeltz, Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith, Phil Tan, The Trak Starz, Mark Vinten & Ryan West, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, mastering engineer
[Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group]


The College Dropout
Kanye West
Kanye West, producer; Eddy Schreyer, engineer/mixer; Eddy Schreyer, mastering engineer
[Roc-A-Fella 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 parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)

Daughters
John Mayer, songwriter (John Mayer)
Track from: Heavier Things
[Aware Records/Columbia; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes/Specific Harm Music.]


If I Ain't Got You
Alicia Keys, songwriter (Alicia Keys)
Track from: The Diary Of Alicia Keys
[J Records; Publishers: Lellow Productions/EMI Music Publishing.]


Jesus Walks
C. Smith & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West)
Track from: The College Dropout
[Roc-A-Fella Records; Publishers: Konman Entertainment/Gimme My Publishing Co./Hip Hop Since 1978 & Mapleshade Productions.]


Live Like You Were Dying
Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
Track from: Live Like You Were Dying
[Curb Records; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/Big Loud Shirt.]


The Reason
Daniel Estrin & Douglas Robb, songwriters (Hoobastank)
Track from: The Reason
[Island Records; Publisher: Spread Your Cheeks And Push Out The 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.)

Los Lonely Boys


Maroon5


Joss Stone


Kanye West


Gretchen Wilson



Field 7 — Rap
Category 31

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

On Fire
Lloyd Banks
Track from: The Hunger For More
[G Unit / Interscope Records]


Just Lose It
Eminem
[Aftermath/Interscope Records]


99 Problems
Jay-Z
Track from: The Black Album
[Roc-A-Fella Records]


Overnight Celebrity
Twista
Track from: Kamikaze
[Atlantic Records]


Through The Wire
Kanye West
Track from: The College Dropout
[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.)

Ch-Check It Out
Beastie Boys
Track from: To The 5 Boroughs
[Capitol]


Let's Get It Started
The Black Eyed Peas
Track from: Elephunk
[A&M Records]


Don't Say Nuthin'
The Roots
Track from: The Tipping Point
[Geffen Records]


Drop It Like It's Hot
Snoop Dogg & Pharrell
[Geffen Records]


Lean Back
Terror Squad
Track from: The Story
[SRC/Universal Records]

Category 33


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

Why
Jadakiss Featuring Anthony Hamilton
Track from: Kiss Of Death
[Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records]


Dip It Low
Christina Milian Featuring Fabolous
Track from: It's About Time
[Island Def Jam Music Group]


Slow Jamz
Twista Featuring Kanye West & Jamie Foxx
Track from: Kamikaze
[Atlantic Records]


Yeah!
Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris
Track from: Confessions
[Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group]


All Falls Down
Kanye West & Syleena Johnson
Track from: The College Dropout
[Rocafella Records]

Category 34


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

Drop It Like It's Hot
Calvin Broadus, Chad Hugo, S. Thomas & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Snoop Dogg & Pharrell)
[Geffen]


Hey Mama
Will Adams & Anthony Henry, songwriters (The Black Eyed Peas)
Track from: Elephunk
[A&M Records; Publishers: Will.i.am Music & Liftmoney/Greensleeves.]


Jesus Walks
C. Smith & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West)
Track from: The College Drop-Out
[Rocafella Records; Publishers: Konman Entertainment/Gimme My Publishing Co./Hip Hop Since 1978 & Mapleshade Productions.]


Let's Get It Started
Will Adams, Mike Fratantuno, Jaime Gomez, George Pajon, Jr., Allan Pineda & Terence Yoshiaki, songwriters (The Black Eyed Peas)
Track from: Elephunk
[A&M Records; Publishers: Will.i.am Music, Jeepney Music, Nawasha Networks, Hisako Songs, Tuono Music & El Cubano Music.]


99 Problems
Shawn Carter & Rick Rubin, songwriters (Jay-Z)
Track from: The Black Album
[Roc-A-Fella Records; Publishers: EMI April Music/Carter Boys Music, Copyright Control/Careers BMG Music, BMG Songs & Spirit Two Music/Songs Of The Knight.]

Category 35


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

To The 5 Boroughs
Beastie Boys
[Capitol Records]


The Black Album
Jay-Z
[Roc-A-Fella Records]


The Definition
LL Cool J
[Def Jam]


Suit
Nelly
[Universal Records]


The College Dropout
Kanye West
[Roc-A-Fella Records]


full listing...http://www.grammy.com/awards/grammy/47noms.aspx

your predictions?

[Leggy Hendrix]

for people who cant be bothered reading through it all, Kanye got 10 nominations, Usher and Alicia Keys got 8 each, Jigga and The Roots got a couple...

[On The Edge of Insanity]

I think by reading just the album of the year contenders you could see that the grammies have lost any credibility they may have once had. Just cause Ray Charles died, doesn't cover up the fact that the album he released this year is probably one of his worst efforts, Green Day's album was just their normal sound, but with some political issues thrown in, Usher's was average at best, and even Alicia and Kanye's albums weren't amazing. Is there really nothing better this year?

And I know Trauma is gonna be annoyed at Brian Wilson not even getting nominated for best album.

[Leggy Hendrix]

yeah, the imo the Grammys only really reward those artists who are commercially successful...not necessarily who dropped the best music...

[Westcoastin']

how can Just lose it be nominated? terrible
i hope Kanye gets a couple, i still bump Jesus Walks when i feel like hearing a song thats actually about something.

[white Boy]

fuck the grammys, hope kanye gets a couple, i cant believe eminem got 1, and fuck the black eyed peas, they better not win, they wack as fuck

[On The Edge of Insanity]

yeah, the imo the Grammys only really reward those artists who are commercially successful...not necessarily who dropped the best music...

Yeah definitely. But I don't see any point in an award show that praises people being commercially successful, when thats what all the stupid MTV, Billboard, and various other sales and fan vote based award ceremonies do.

[50 Cent]

I cant believe Kanye got nominated 10 times his album was pure shit

[UDollar A.K.A Nino]

I cant believe Kanye got nominated 10 times his album was pure shit

You did not just say that!!

[i love men who take pictures with their booty's out]

man i hope they give kanye sumthin...kuz he has the habit of cryin like a lil bitch..kuz he's a sore loser...

[eS El Duque]

well, the Grammy's keep showing us why anyone could win one (LL Cool J for album of the year  )

Black Eyed Peas -_-

[Shallow]

I think by reading just the album of the year contenders you could see that the grammies have lost any credibility they may have once had. Just cause Ray Charles died, doesn't cover up the fact that the album he released this year is probably one of his worst efforts, Green Day's album was just their normal sound, but with some political issues thrown in, Usher's was average at best, and even Alicia and Kanye's albums weren't amazing. Is there really nothing better this year?

And I know Trauma is gonna be annoyed at Brian Wilson not even getting nominated for best album.

When did the Grammy's ever have any credibility? The Grammys have a history of picking the wrong this and wrong that. I can't think of too many albums that  won and deserved to win. There are a few, but only a few.

[Javier]

Oh well.  SMiLE > all nominated albums this year.

[Shallow]

Oh well.  SMiLE > all nominated albums this year.

Wilson did get a couple nods though. SMiLE got one for best pop vocal album, and Ms O'Leary's Cow got best pop instrumental.




I love how Springsteen doesn't release anything this year or last year and he wins a grammy last year, and gets nominated this year for best rock solo vocal. All he released this year was an Essential greatest hits album, that contained a bonus disc of unreleased songs and one of the songs got nominated. I think they're still saying sorry for screwing him over two tears ago with the Rising. I still can't belive Norah Jones won. Stupid marketing ploys. They were just trying to attract the older listener, probably because they don't download as much. Well it didn't work, because contemporary Jazz still isn't selling shit.

[Trauma-san]

I think unfortunately there's only room for one 'sentimental favorite' album on the album of the year category, and they want to give Brother Ray a tip of the hat.  I can understand that, but anybody with ears knows SMiLE is 10 times the record "Genius Loves Company" is.  Ray Charles was an incredible musician, it's a shame they're honoring some of his worst work, EVER.  Honestly, you could take any Ray Charles album and hold it up to that one, and it's at the bottom of the list every time. 

"Best Pop Vocal " is a fitting category for Brian, actually, damn, isn't that what he's all about? Pop music, and Vocals.  Vocal harmonies, vocal arrangments, he's got one of the best voices ever recorded, the album is nearly perfectly sung... but again I imagine he will lose to Brother Ray. 

I don't see anybody else winning the best engineering award, though, besides Mark Linnett, and I don't see anybody winning best instrumental, besides Brian.  "Ms. O'Leary's Cow" is pretty intense.