Grammy nominations

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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 Eiseman, 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
Evidence, Brian "All Day" Miller & Kanye West, producers; Jacob Andrew, Rich Balmer, Dave Dar, Andrew Dawson, Mike Dean, Michael Eleopoulos, Evidence, Marc Fuller, Francis Graham, Gimel "Guru" Keaton, Anthony Kilhoffer, Brent Kolantalo, Manny Marroquin, Brian "All Day" Miller, Jacelyn Parry, Jason Rauhoff, Tasuya Sato, Eddy Schreyer, Keith Slattery, Eugene A. Toale, Rabeka Tunei & Carlisle Young, engineers/mixers; 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 1 — Pop



Category 5

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

Oceania
Björk
Track from: Medulla
[Elektra/Atlantic]


The First Cut Is The Deepest
Sheryl Crow
Track from: The Very Best Of Sheryl Crow
[A&M Records]


Sunrise
Norah Jones
Track from: Feels Like Home
[Blue Note Records]


What You Waiting For?
Gwen Stefani
[Interscope Records]


You Had Me
Joss Stone
[S-Curve Records]

Category 6

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

Let's Misbehave
Elvis Costello
Track from: De-lovely - Music From The Motion Picture (Various Artists)
[Columbia]


You Raise Me Up
Josh Groban
Track from: Closer
[143/Reprise]


Daughters
John Mayer
Track from: Heavier Things
[Columbia/Aware]


Cinnamon Girl
Prince
Track from: Musicology
[Columbia Records/NPG Records]


Love's Divine
Seal
Track from: Seal IV
[Warner Bros.]

Category 7

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

My Immortal
Evanescence
Track from: Fallen
[Wind-up Records, LLC]


The Reason
Hoobastank
Track from: The Reason
[Island Records]


Heaven
Los Lonely Boys
Track from: Los Lonely Boys
[Epic Records]


She Will Be Loved
Maroon5
Track from: Songs About Jane
[Octone/J]


It's My Life
No Doubt
Track from: The Singles 1992-2003
[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.)

Redemption Song
Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer
Track from: Unearthed
[American Recordings/Lost Highway Records]


Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Ray Charles & Elton John
Track from: Genius Loves Company
[Concord Records]


Here We Go Again
Ray Charles & Norah Jones
Track from: Genius Loves Company
[Concord Records]


Something
Paul McCartney & Eric Clapton
Track from: Concert For George
[Warner Strategic Marketing]


Moon River
Stevie Wonder & Take 6
Track from: Ultimate Mancini
[Concord Records]

Category 9

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

Chasing Shadows
Herb Alpert, Russ Freeman, James Genus, Gene Lake And Jason Miles
Track from: Maximum Grooves: Coast To Coast (Various Artists)
[Telarc]


Take You Out
George Benson
Track from: Irreplaceable
[GRP]


11th Commandment
Ben Harper
Track from: There Will Be A Light
[Virgin Records]


Song F
Bruce Hornsby
Track from: Halcyon Days
[Columbia Records]


Rat Pack Boogie
Brian Setzer
Track from: Nitro Burnin' Funny Daddy
[Surfdog Records]

Category 10

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

Pure
Boney James
[Warner Bros.]


Saxophonic
Dave Koz
[Capitol Records]


Forever, For Always, For Luther
Various Artists
Bud Harner & Rex Rideout, producers
[GRP]


Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar
Various Artists
James Jensen, producer
[Solid Air Records]


EP 2003: Music For The Epicurean Harkener
Mason Williams
[Skookum Records]

Category 11

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

Genius Loves Company
Ray Charles & Various Artists
[Concord Records]


Feels Like Home
Norah Jones
[Blue Note Records]


Afterglow
Sarah McLachlan
[Arista Records]


Mind, Body & Soul
Joss Stone
[S-Curve Records]


Brian Wilson Presents Smile
Brian Wilson
[Nonesuch Records]

Field 2 — Dance



Category 12

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

Good Luck
Basement Jaxx Featuring Lisa Kekaula
Basement Jaxx, producers; Basement Jaxx, mixers
[XL Recordings/Astralwerks]


Get Yourself High
The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers, producers; The Chemical Brothers, mixers
[Astralwerks]


Slow
Kylie Minogue
Dan Carey & Emiliana Torrini, producers; Mr. Dan, mixer
Track from: Body Language
[Capitol Records]


Comfortably Numb
Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters, producers; Neil Harris & Scissor Sisters, mixers
Track from: Scissor Sisters
[Universal Records]


Toxic
Britney Spears
Avant & Bloodshy, producers; Niklas Flyckt, mixer
Track from: In The Zone
[Jive/Zomba Label Group]

Category 13

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

Kish Kash
Basement Jaxx
[XL Recordings/Astralwerks]


Legion Of Boom
The Crystal Method
[V2 Records]


Creamfields
Paul Oakenfold
[Thrive Records]


Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned
The Prodigy
[XL Recordings/Maverick]


Reflections
Paul Van Dyk
[Mute Records]

Field 3 — Traditional Pop



Category 14

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

Only You
Harry Connick, Jr.
[Columbia]


Count Your Blessings
Barbara Cook
[DRG]


Ultimate Mancini
Monica Mancini
[Concord Records]


Just For A Thrill
Ronnie Milsap
[Image Music Corp.]


Stardust...The Great American Songbook Volume III
Rod Stewart
[J Records]

Field 4 — Rock



Category 15

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

Wonderwall
Ryan Adams
Track from: Love Is Hell
[Lost Highway Records]


The Revolution Starts Now
Steve Earle
Track from: The Revolution Starts...Now
[Artemis Records/E-Squared]


Breathe
Melissa Etheridge
Track from: Lucky
[Island Records]


Code Of Silence
Bruce Springsteen
Track from: The Essential Bruce Springsteen
[Columbia Records]


Metropolitan Glide
Tom Waits
[Anti]

Category 16

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

Monkey To Man
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Track from: The Delivery Man
[Lost Highway Records]


Take Me Out
Franz Ferdinand
Track from: Franz Ferdinand
[Domino Recording Co.]


American Idiot
Green Day
Track from: American Idiot
[Reprise Records]


Somebody Told Me
The Killers
Track from: Hot Fuss
[Island Records]


Vertigo
U2
[Interscope Records]

Category 17

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

Megalomaniac
Incubus
Track from: A Crow Left Of The Murder
[Epic/Immortal]


Some Kind Of Monster
Metallica
Track from: Some Kind Of Monster
[Elektra Records]


Feelin' Way Too Damn Good
Nickelback
Track from: The Long Road
[Roadrunner Records]


Duality
Slipknot
Track from: Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
[Roadrunner Records]


Slither
Velvet Revolver
[RCA]

Category 18

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

Nymphetamine
Cradle Of Filth
Track from: Nymphetamine
[Roadrunner Records]


Live For This
Hatebreed
Track from: The Rise Of Brutality
[Universal Records]


The End Of Heartache
Killswitch Engage
Track from: The End Of Heartache
[Roadrunner Records]


Whiplash
Motörhead
[Big Deal Records]


Vermilion
Slipknot
Track from: Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
[Roadrunner Records]

Category 19

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

Instrumental Illness
The Allman Brothers Band
Track from: One Way Out
[Sanctuary]


Onda
Los Lonely Boys
Track from: Los Lonely Boys
[Epic Records]


O Baterista
Rush
Track from: Rush In Rio
[Anthem/Atlantic Records]


Whispering A Prayer
Steve Vai
Track from: G3 Live: Rockin' In The Free World
[Epic Records]


Mrs. O'Leary's Cow
Brian Wilson
Track from: Brian Wilson Presents Smile
[Nonesuch Records]

 

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Category 20

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

American Idiot
Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day)
Track from: American Idiot
[Reprise Records; Publishers: WB Music Corp. & Green Daze Music.]


Fall To Pieces
Duff, Dave Kushner, Slash, Matt Sorum & Scott Weiland, songwriters (Velvet Revolver)
Track from: Contraband
[RCA; Publishers: Velvet Revolver Songs, Slash & Cash Publishing.]


Float On
Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci, Eric Judy & Benjamin Weikel, songwriters (Modest Mouse)
Track from: Good News For People Who Love Bad News
[Epic Records; Publishers: Ugly Casanova, Tschudi Music & The Best Dressed Chicken In Town.]


Somebody Told Me
Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer & Ronnie Vannucci, songwriters (The Killers)
Track from: Hot Fuss
[Island Records; Publisher: The Killers Publishing.]


Vertigo
Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen, songwriters (U2)
[Interscope Records; Publisher: Universal Polygram International Publishing.]

Category 21

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

The Delivery Man
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
[Lost Highway Records]


American Idiot
Green Day
[Reprise Records]


The Reason
Hoobastank
[Island Records]


Hot Fuss
The Killers
[Island Records]


Contraband
Velvet Revolver
[RCA Records]



Field 5 — Alternative



Category 22

Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Medulla
Björk
[Elektra/Atlantic]


Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
[Domino Recording Co.]


Uh Huh Her
PJ Harvey
[Island Records]


Good News For People Who Love Bad News
Modest Mouse
[Epic Records]


A Ghost Is Born
Wilco
[Nonesuch Records]

Field 6 — R&B



Category 23

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

I Want You
Janet Jackson
Track from: Damita Jo
[Virgin Records]


If I Ain't Got You
Alicia Keys
Track from: The Diary Of Alicia Keys
[J Records]


I'm Still In Love
Teena Marie
Track from: La Doña
[Cash Money/Universal Records]


Whatever
Jill Scott
Track from: Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds Vol. 2
[Hidden Beach Recordings]


U-Haul
Angie Stone
Track from: Stone Love
[J Records]

Category 24

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

Charlene
Anthony Hamilton
Track from: Comin' From Where I'm From
[So So Def/Zomba Label Group]


Happy People
R. Kelly
Track from: Happy People/U Saved Me
[Jive/Zomba Label Group]


What We Do Here
Brian McKnight
Track from: Gemini
[Motown Records]


Call My Name
Prince
Track from: Musicology
[Columbia Records/NPG Records]


Burn
Usher
Track from: Confessions
[Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group]

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.)

Lose Your Breath
Destiny's Child
[Columbia Records]


Show Me The Way
Earth, Wind & Fire Featuring Raphael Saadiq
[Sanctuary Urban Records Groups]


Say Yes
Floetry
Track from: Floacism "Live"
[Dreamworks]


Diary
Alicia Keys Featuring Tony! Toni! Toné!
Track from: The Diary Of Alicia Keys
[J Records]


My Boo
Usher & Alicia Keys
Track from: Confessions Special Edition
[Arista/La Face/Zomba Label Group]

Category 26

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

You're My Everything
Anita Baker
Track from: My Everything
[Blue Note Records]


Sinner's Prayer
Ray Charles & B.B. King
Track from: Genius Loves Company
[Concord Records]


I Can't Stop
Al Green
Track from: I Can't Stop
[Blue Note]


New Day
Patti LaBelle
Track from: Timeless Journey
[Def Soul Classics]


Musicology
Prince
Track from: Musicology
[Columbia Records/NPG Records]

Category 27

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

Sex, Love & Money
Mos Def
[Geffen]


Are You Experienced?
Musiq
Track from: Power Of Soul: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix (Various Artists)
[Experience Hendrix]


She Wants To Move
N.E.R.D
[Virgin Records]


Star
The Roots
Track from: The Tipping Point
[Geffen Records]


Cross My Mind
Jill Scott
Track from: Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds Vol. 2
[Hidden Beach]

Category 28

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

Burn
Bryan Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri & Usher Raymond, songwriters (Usher)
Track from: Confessions
[Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group; Publishers: Shaniah Cymone Music/EMI April Music, Babyboy's Little Publishing Co., Noontime South & UR IV Music/EMI April Music.]


Call My Name
Prince, songwriter (Prince)
Track from: Musicology
[Columbia Records/NPG Records; Publisher: NPG Music.]


My Boo
Jermaine Dupri, Alicia Keys, Usher Raymond, Manuel Seal & Adonis Shropshire, songwriters (Usher & Alicia Keys)
Track from: Confessions Special Edition
[Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group; Publishers: EMI April Music, Shaniah Cymone Music, BMG Songs, Manusee Publishing, EMI Blackwood Music, Lellow Productions & UR IV Music/EMI April.]


Yeah!
Chris Bridges, Sean Garrett, LaMarquis Jefferson, Robert McDowell, James Phillips, Jonathan Smith & Patrick J. Que Smith, songwriters (Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris)
Track from: Confessions
[Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group; Pubs: liljon00017 music/TVT Music, Christopher Garret's Publishing/Hitco South, Christopher Matthew Music/Hitco Music, Ludacris Music Publishing/EMI April Music, Swole Music/Basajamba Music/Air Control Publishing/EMI April Music]


You Don't Know My Name
Alicia Keys, Harold Lilly & Kanye West, songwriters (Alicia Keys)
Track from: The Diary Of Alicia Keys
[J Records; Publishers: Lellow Productions/EMI Music Publishing, Ye World Music/EMI April Music, Uncle Bobby Music/EMI Blackwood Music & A Dish-A-Tunes Ltd.]

Category 29

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

My Everything
Anita Baker
[Blue Note Records]


I Can't Stop
Al Green
[Blue Note]


The Diary Of Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
[J Records]


Musicology
Prince
[Columbia Records/NPG Records]


Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds Vol. 2
Jill Scott
[Hidden Beach Recordings]

Category 30

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

Afrodisiac
Brandy
[Atlantic Records]


Damita Jo
Janet Jackson
[Virgin Records]


It's About Time
Christina Milian
[Island Def Jam]


Confessions
Usher
[Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group]


Hurt No More
Mario Winans
[Bad Boy Records]

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]

Field 8 — Country



Category 36

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

You Will Be My Ain True Love
Alison Krauss
Track from: Cold Mountain - Soundtrack (Various Artists)
[Columbia]


Miss Being Mrs.
Loretta Lynn
Track from: Van Lear Rose
[Interscope Records]


In My Daughter's Eyes
Martina McBride
Track from: Martina
[RCA Records Nashville]


She's Not Just A Pretty Face
Shania Twain
Track from: Up!
[Mercury Records]


Redneck Woman
Gretchen Wilson
Track from: Here For The Party
[Epic Records]

Category 37

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

Engine One-Forty-Three
Johnny Cash
Track from: The Unbroken Circle -The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family (Various Artists)
[Dualtone Music Group]


In My Own Mind
Lyle Lovett
Track from: My Baby Don't Tolerate
[Lost Highway Records]


Live Like You Were Dying
Tim McGraw
Track from: Live Like You Were Dying
[Curb Records]


You Are My Flower
Willie Nelson
Track from: The Unbroken Circle - The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family (Various Artists)
[Dualtone Music Group]


You'll Think Of Me
Keith Urban
Track from: Golden Road
[Capitol Records Nashville]

Category 38

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

New San Antonio Rose
Asleep At The Wheel
Track from: Asleep At The Wheel Remembers The Alamo
[Shout! Factory]


Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)
Big & Rich
Track from: Horse Of A Different Color
[Warner Bros.]


You Can't Take The Honky Tonk Out Of The Girl
Brooks & Dunn
Track from: Red Dirt Road
[Arista Nashville]


Top Of The World
Dixie Chicks
Track from: Top Of The World Tour - Live
[Columbia]


It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long
The Notorious Cherry Bombs
Track from: The Notorious Cherry Bombs
[Universal South]

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.)

Hey Good Lookin'
Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith & George Strait
Track from: License To Chill
[BNA Records]


Creepin' In
Norah Jones & Dolly Parton
Track from: Feels Like Home
[Blue Note]


Portland Oregon
Loretta Lynn & Jack White
Track from: Van Lear Rose
[Interscope Records]


Pancho & Lefty
Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard & Toby Keith
Track from: Outlaws And Angels
[Lost Higwhay Records]


Coat Of Many Colors
Shania Twain With Alison Krauss & Union Station
Track from: Just Because I'm A Woman: Songs Of Dolly Parton
[Sugar Hill Records]

Rest of the nominees:

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

Discuss

 

[anthrax]

and the winners are :

Usher
Alicia Keys (trully hot this one )
Kayne West

 

[perkele]

Joss Stone deserves the Best New Artist Grammy.