Complete List of Winners
Grammy Awards
Winners at Sunday's 49th Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles:
Album of the Year: "Taking the Long Way," Dixie Chicks.
Record of the Year: "Not Ready to Make Nice," Dixie Chicks.
Song of the Year: "Not Ready to Make Nice," Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison and Dan Wilson (Dixie Chicks).
New Artist: Carrie Underwood.
Female R&B Vocal Performance: "Be Without You," Mary J. Blige.
Pop Vocal Album: "Continuum," John Mayer.
Pop Collaboration With Vocals: "For Once in My Life," Tony Bennett and Stevie Wonder.
Country Album: "Taking the Long Way," Dixie Chicks.
Rap Album: "Release Therapy," Ludacris.
Rock Album: "Stadium Arcadium," Red Hot Chili Peppers.
R&B Album: "The Breakthrough," Mary J. Blige.
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Rick Rubin.
Traditional Pop Vocal Album: "Duets: an American Classic," Tony Bennett.
Female Pop Vocal Performance: "Ain't No Other Man," Christina Aguilera.
Male Pop Vocal Performance: "Waiting on the World to Change," John Mayer.
Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: "My Humps," Black Eyed Peas.
Pop Instrumental Performance: "Mornin'," George Benson (& Al Jarreau).
Pop Instrumental Album: "Fingerprints," Peter Frampton.
Rock Instrumental Performance: "The Wizard Turns On ... ," the Flaming Lips.
Rock Song: "Dani California," Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers);
Solo Rock Vocal Performance: "Someday Baby," Bob Dylan.
Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: "Dani California," Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Hard Rock Performance: "Woman," Wolfmother.
Metal Performance: "Eyes of the Insane," Slayer.
Alternative Music Album: "St. Elsewhere," Gnarls Barkley.
Dance Recording: "Sexy Back," Justin Timberlake and Timbaland.
Electronic/Dance Album: "Confessions on a Dance Floor," Madonna.
Rap Solo Performance: "What You Know," T.I.
Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: "Ridin," Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone.
Rap/Sung Collaboration: "My Love," Justin Timberlake featuring T.I.
Rap Song: "Money Maker," Christopher Bridges and Pharrell Williams (Ludacris featuring Pharrell).
Urban/Alternative Performance: "Crazy," Gnarls Barkley.
Male R&B Vocal Performance: "Heaven," John Legend.
R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: "Family Affair," (Sly and the Family Stone), John Legend, Joss Stone With Van Hunt.
Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: "God Bless the Child," George Benson and Al Jarreau featuring Jill Scott.
R&B Song: "Be Without You," Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox and Jason Perry (Mary J. Blige).
Contemporary R&B Album: "B'Day," Beyonce.
Traditional Blues Album: "Risin' With the Blues," Ike Turner.
Contemporary Blues Album: "After the Rain," Irma Thomas.
Female Country Vocal Performance: "Jesus, Take the Wheel," Carrie Underwood.
Male Country Vocal Performance: "The Reason Why," Vince Gill.
Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: "Not Ready to Make Nice," Dixie Chicks.
Country Collaboration With Vocals: "Who Says You Can't Go Home," Bon Jovi and Jennifer Nettles.
Country Instrumental Performance: "Whiskey Before Breakfast," Bryan Sutton and Doc Watson.
Country Song: "Jesus, Take the Wheel," Brett James, Hillary Lindsey and Gordie Sampson (Carrie Underwood).
Bluegrass Album: "Instrumentals," Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder.
Contemporary Jazz Album: "The Hidden Land," Bela Fleck and the Flecktones.
Jazz Instrumental Solo: "Some Skunk Funk," Michael Brecker.
Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group: "The Ultimate Adventure," Chick Corea.
Large Jazz Ensemble Album: "Some Skunk Funk," Randy Brecker With Michael Brecker, Jim Beard, Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Marcio.
Jazz Vocal Album: "Turned to Blue," Nancy Wilson.
Instrumental Composition: "A Prayer for Peace," John Williams, composer (John Williams), from "Munich — Soundtrack."
Instrumental Arrangement: "Three Ghouls," Chick Corea, arranger (Chick Corea), from "The Ultimate Adventure."
Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): "For Once in My Life," Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Tony Bennett and Stevie Wonder), from "Duets: an American Classic."
Gospel Performance: "Victory," Yolanda Adams.
Gospel Song: "Imagine Me," Kirk Franklin (Kirk Franklin).
Rock or Rap Gospel Album: "Turn Around," Jonny Lang.
Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: "Wherever You Are," Third Day.
Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album: "Glory Train," Randy Travis.
Traditional Gospel Album: "Alive in South Africa," Israel and New Breed.
Contemporary R&B Gospel Album: "Hero," Kirk Franklin.
Short Form Music Video: "Here It Goes Again," OK Go.
Long Form Music Video: "Wings for Wheels: The Making of Born to Run," Bruce Springsteen.
Producer of the Year, Classical: Elaine Martone.
Classical Album: "Mahler: Symphony No. 7," Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor, Andreas Neubronner, producer (San Francisco Symphony).
Orchestral Performance: "Mahler: Symphony No. 7," Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony).
Opera Recording: "Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain of Tears," Robert Spano, conductor, Kelley O'Connor and Dawn Upshaw; Valerie Gross and Sid McLauchlan, producers (Women of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra).
Choral Performance: "Part: Da Pacem," Paul Hillier, conductor (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir).
Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra): "Messiaen: Oiseaux Exotiques (Exotic Birds)," John McLaughlin Williams, conductor; Angelin Chang (Cleveland Chamber Symphony).
Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra): "Chopin: Nocturnes," Maurizio Pollini.
Chamber Music Performance: "Intimate Voices," Emerson String Quartet.
Small Ensemble Performance: "Padilla: Sun of Justice," Peter Rutenberg, conductor (Los Angeles Chamber Singers' Cappella).
Classical Vocal Performance: "Rilke Songs," Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Peter Serkin), track from Lieberson: Rilke Songs, The Six Realms, Horn Concerto.
Classical Contemporary Composition: "Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain of Tears," Osvaldo Golijov (Robert Spano).
Classical Crossover Album: "Simple Gifts," Bryn Terfel (London Voices; London Symphony Orchestra).
Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: "Walk the Line," Joaquin Phoenix and Various Artists.
Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: "Memoirs of a Geisha," John Williams, composer.
Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: "Our Town (From Cars)," Randy Newman (James Taylor).
Musical Show Album: "Jersey Boys."
Musical Album for Children: "Catch That Train," Dan Zanes and Friends.
Comedy Album: "The Carnegie Hall Performance," Lewis Black.
New Age Album: "Amarantine," Enya.
Traditional Folk Album: "We Shall Overcome — the Seeger Sessions," Bruce Springsteen.
Contemporary Folk/Americana Album: "Modern Times," Bob Dylan.
Latin Pop Album (tie): "Adentro," Arjona. "Limon Y Sal," Julieta Venegas.
Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album: "Amar Es Combatir," Mana.
Tropical Latin Album: "Directo Al Corazon," Gilberto Santa Rosa.
Mexican/Mexican-American Album: "Historias De Mi Tierra," Pepe Aguilar.
Tejano Album: "Sigue El Taconazo," Chente Barrera.
Norteno Album: "Historias Que Contar," Los Tigres Del Norte.
Banda Album: "Mas Alla Del Sol," Joan Sebastian.
Latin Jazz Album: "Simpatico," the Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project.
Native American Music Album: "Dance With the Wind," Mary Youngblood.
Hawaiian Music Album: "Legends of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar — Live From Maui," Various Artists.
Reggae Album: "Love Is My Religion," Ziggy Marley.
Traditional World Music Album: "Blessed," Soweto Gospel Choir.
Contemporary World Music Album: "Wonder Wheel," the Klezmatics.
Polka Album: "Polka in Paradise," Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra.
Spoken Word Album for Children: "Blah Blah Blah: Stories About Clams, Swamp Monsters, Pirates and Dogs," Bill Harley.
Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Story Telling). (Tie): "Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis (Jimmy Carter)," Jimmy Carter. "With Ossie and Ruby: In This Life Together (Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee)," Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee.
Recording Package: "10,000 Days," Adam Jones, art director (Tool).
Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: "Stadium Arcadium," Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith and Matt Taylor, art directors (Red Hot Chili Peppers).
Album Notes: "If You Got to Ask, You Ain't Got It!" Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Fats Waller).
Historical Album: "Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry 1891-1922."
Engineered Album, Classical: "Elgar: Enigma Variations; Britten: the Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Four Sea Interludes," Michael Bishop, engineer (Paavo Jarvi and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra).
Engineered Album, Non-Classical: "At War With the Mystics," the Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann, engineers (The Flaming Lips).
Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: "Talk (Thin White Duke Mix)," Jacques Lu Cont, remixer (Coldplay).
Surround Sound Album: "Morph the Cat," Darcy Proper, surround mastering.
Grammy Award Winners
Complete List of Nominations
Grammy Awards
Here is the complete list of 2007 Grammy Award nominations.
Category 1 - Record Of The Year
(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)
Be Without You - Mary J. Blige
Bryan-Michael Cox, producer; Danny Cheung, Tal Herzberg & Dave "Hard-Drive" Pensado, engineers/mixers
Track from: The Breakthrough
[Geffen Records]
You're Beautiful - James Blunt
Tom Rothrock, producer; Tom Rothrock & Mike Tarantino, engineers/mixers
Track from: Back To Bedlam
[Custard/Atlantic]
Not Ready To Make Nice - Dixie Chicks
Rick Rubin, producer; Richard Dodd, Jim Scott & Chris Testa, engineers/mixers
Track from: Taking The Long Way
[Open Wide/Columbia]
Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
Danger Mouse, producer; Ben H. Allen, Danger Mouse & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers
Track from: St. Elsewhere
[Downtown/Atlantic]
Put Your Records On - Corinne Bailey Rae
Steve Chrisanthou, producer; Steve Chrisanthou & Jeremy Wheatley, engineers/mixers
Track from: Corinne Bailey Rae
[Capitol]
Category 2 - Album Of The Year
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.)
Taking The Long Way - Dixie Chicks
Rick Rubin, producer; Richard Dodd, Jim Scott & Chris Testa, engineers/mixers; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer
[Open Wide/Columbia]
St. Elsewhere - Gnarls Barkley
Danger Mouse, producer; Ben H. Allen, Danger Mouse & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers; Mike Lazer, mastering engineer
[Downtown/Atlantic]
Continuum - John Mayer
Steve Jordan & John Mayer, producers; John Alagia, Michael Brauer, Joe Ferla, Chad Franscoviak, Manny Marroquin & Dave O'Donnell, engineers/mixers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer
[Aware/Columbia]
Stadium Arcadium - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Rick Rubin, producer; Ryan Hewitt, Mark Linette & Andrew Scheps, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
[Warner Bros.]
FutureSex/LoveSounds - Justin Timberlake
Nate (Danga) Hills, Jawbreakers, Rick Rubin, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass, Serban Ghenea, Padraic Kerin, Jason Lader, Andrew Scheps, Timbaland & Ethan Willoughby, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr., mastering engineer
[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group]
Category 3 - Song Of The Year
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Be Without You
Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry, songwriters (Mary J. Blige)
Track from: The Breakthrough
[Geffen Records; Publishers: Chrysalis Music, Mary J. Blige Music, Naked Under My Clothes Music, Universal Music Corp., Babyboy's Little Publishing, Jason's Lyrics, Noontime South, Reach Global Tunes, WB Music.]
Jesus, Take The Wheel
Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
Track from: Some Hearts
[Arista/Arista Nashville/19; Publishers: Dimensional Music of 1091/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, Raylene Music/BPJ Administration, No Such Music, Passing Stranger Music/1609 Songs/Music of Windswept.]
Not Ready To Make Nice
Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Dixie Chicks)
Track from: Taking The Long Way
[Open Wide/Columbia; Publishers: Woolly Puddin' Music, Chrysalis Music, Sugar Lake Music.]
Put Your Records On
John Beck, Steve Chrisanthou & Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriters (Corinne BaileyRae)
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
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.]
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]
Category 9 - Best Pop Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Mornin' - George Benson (& Al Jarreau)
Track from: Givin' It Up
[Concord Records/Monster Music]
Drifting - Enya
Track from: Amarantine
[Reprise]
Subterfuge - Bela 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]
Category 10 - Best Pop Instrumental Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
New Beginnings - Gerald Albright
[Peak Records]
Fire Wire - Larry Carlton
[Bluebird/RCA Victor]
X - Fourplay
[Bluebird/RCA Victor]
Fingerprints - Peter Frampton
[A&M Records/New Door Records]
Wrapped In A Dream - Spyro Gyra
[Heads Up International]
Category 11 - Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Back To Basics - Christina Aguilera
[RCA Records]
Back To Bedlam - James Blunt
[Custard/Atlantic]
The River In Reverse - Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint
[Verve Forecast]
Continuum - John Mayer
[Aware/Columbia]
FutureSex/LoveSounds - Justin Timberlake
[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group]
Category 12 - Best Dance Recording
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)
Suffer Well - Depeche Mode
Ben Hillier, producer; Steve Fitzmaurice & Ben Hillier, mixers
Track from: Playing The Angel
[Sire/Reprise/Mute]
Ooh La La - Goldfrapp
Goldfrapp, producers; Mark "Spike" Stent, mixer
Track from: Supernature
[Mute]
Get Together - Madonna
Madonna & Stuart Price, producers; Mark "Spike" Stent, mixer
Track from: Confessions On A Dance Floor
[Warner Bros.]
I'm With Stupid - Pet Shop Boys
Trevor Horn, producer; Robert Orton, mixer
Track from: Fundamental
[Rhino Entertainment]
Sexy Back - Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
Danja, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass, mixer
[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group]
Category 13 - Best Electronic/Dance Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)
Supernature - Goldfrapp
[Mute]
Confessions On A Dance Floor - Madonna
[Warner Bros.]
A Lively Mind - Oakenfold
[Maverick]
Fundamental - Pet Shop Boys
[Rhino Entertainment]
The Garden - Zero 7
[Atlantic]
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]
Category 15 - Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Nausea - Beck
[Interscope Records]
Someday Baby - Bob Dylan
Track from: Modern Times
[Columbia]
Route 66 - John Mayer
Track from: Cars - Soundtrack (Various Artists)
[Disney]
Saving Grace - Tom Petty
Track from: Highway Companion
[American]
Lookin' For A Leader - Neil Young
Track from: Living With War
[Reprise]
Category 16 - Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Talk - Coldplay
Track from: X&Y
[Capitol]
How To Save A Life - The Fray
Track from: How To Save A Life
[Epic]
Steady, As She Goes - The Raconteurs
Track from: Broken Boy Soldiers
[V2/Third Man Records]
Dani California - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Track from: Stadium Arcadium
[Warner Bros.]
The Saints Are Coming - U2 & Green Day
[Interscope Records/Warner Bros.]
Category 17 - Best Hard Rock Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Crazy Bitch - Buckcherry
[Eleven Seven Music]
Every Day Is Exactly The Same - Nine Inch Nails
Track from: With Teeth
[nothing/Interscope Records]
Lonely Day - System Of A Down
Track from: Hypnotize
[American/Columbia]
Vicarious - Tool
Track from: 10,000 Days
[Volcano/Zomba Label Group]
Woman - Wolfmother
Track from: Wolfmother
[Modular/Interscope Records]
Category 18 - Best Metal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Redneck - Lamb Of God
Track from: Sacrament
[Epic]
Colony Of Birchmen - Mastodon
Track from: Blood Mountain
[Reprise/Relapse Records]
Lies, Lies, Lies - Ministry
Track from: Rio Grande Blood
[13th Planet Records/Megaforce Records]
Eyes Of The Insane - Slayer
Track from: Christ Illusion
[American]
30/30-150 - Stone Sour
[Roadrunner Records]
Category 19 - Best Rock Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.)
Chun Li's Flying Bird Kick - Arctic Monkeys
[Domino Recording]
The Wizard Turns On - ...The Flaming Lips
Track from: At War With The Mystics
[Warner Bros.]
Black Hole Sun - Peter Frampton
[A&M Records/New Door Records]
Catsellorizon - David Gilmour
Track from: On An Island
[Columbia]
Super Colossal - Joe Satriani
Track from: Super Colossal
[Epic]
Category 20 - Best Rock Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Chasing Cars
Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Jonny Quinn, Tom Simpson & Paul Wilson, songwriters (Snow Patrol)
Track from: Eyes Open
[A&M Records; Publisher: Big Life Music.]
Dani California
Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith, songwriters (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Track from: Stadium Arcadium
[Warner Bros.; Publisher: Moebetoblame Music.]
Lookin' For A Leader
Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
Track from: Living With War
[Reprise; Publisher: Silver Fiddle Music.]
Someday Baby
Bob Dylan, songwriter (Bob Dylan)
Track from: Modern Times
[Columbia; Publisher: Bob Dylan.]
When You Were Young
Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer & Ronnie Vannucci, songwriters (The Killers)
[Island Records; Publisher: Universal-Polygram Int.]
Category 21 - Best Rock Album
(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)
Try! - John Mayer Trio
[Aware/Columbia]
Highway Companion - Tom Petty
[American]
Broken Boy Soldiers - The Raconteurs
[V2/Third Man Records]
Stadium Arcadium - Red Hot Chili Peppers
[Warner Bros.]
Living With War - Neil Young
[Reprise]
Category 22 - Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not - Arctic Monkeys
[Domino Recording]
At War With The Mystics - The Flaming Lips
[Warner Bros.]
St. Elsewhere - Gnarls Barkley
[Downtown/Atlantic]
Show Your Bones - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
[Interscope Records]
The Eraser - Thom Yorke
[XL Recordings]
Category 23 - Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Ring The Alarm - Beyonce
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]
Category 24 - Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Heaven - John Legend
Track from: Once Again
[Columbia/GOOD/Sony Urban Music]
So Sick - Ne-Yo
Track from: In My Own Words
[Def Jam Recordings]
Black Sweat - Prince
Track from: 3121
[Universal Records]
I Call It Love - Lionel Richie
Track from: Coming Home
[Island Def Jam Recordings]
Got You Home - Luther Vandross
[J Records/Epic/Legacy Recordings]
Category 25 - Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Breezin' - George Benson & Al Jarreau
Track from: Givin' It Up
[Concord Records/Monster Music]
Love Changes - Jamie Foxx Featuring Mary J. Blige
Track from: Unpredictable
[J Records]
Everyday (Family Reunion) - Chaka Khan, Gerald Levert, Yolanda Adams & Carl Thomas
Track from: Madea's Family Reunion - Music From The Motion Picture
[Motown Records]
Family Affair - (Sly & The Family Stone), John Legend, Joss Stone With Van Hunt
Track from: Different Strokes By Different Folks
[Epic/Legacy Recordings]
Beautiful, Loved And Blessed - Prince & Tamar
Track from: 3121
[Universal Records]
Category 26 - Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Christmas Time Is Here - Anita Baker
Track from: Christmas Fantasy
[Blue Note Records]
God Bless The Child - George Benson & Al Jarreau Featuring Jill Scott
Track from: Givin' It Up
[Concord Records/Monster Music]
I Found My Everything - Mary J. Blige Featuring Raphael Saadiq
Track from: The Breakthrough
[Geffen Records]
You Are So Beautiful - Sam Moore Featuring Billy Preston, Zucchero, Eric Clapton & Robert Randolph
Track from: Overnight Sensational
[Rhino Entertainment]
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - The Temptations
Track from: Reflections
[New Door Records]
Category 27 - Best Urban/Alternative Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
Track from: St. Elsewhere
[Downtown/Atlantic]
That Heat - Segio Mendes Featuring Erykah Badu & Will.i.am
Track from: Timeless
[Concord Records/Hear Music]
Mas Que Nada - Sergio Mendes Featuring The Black Eyed Peas
Track from: Timeless
[Concord Records/Hear Music/Will.i.am music]
Idlewild Blue (Don't Chu Worry 'Bout Me) - Outkast
Track from: Idlewild
[La Face Records/Zomba Label Group]
3121 - Prince
Track from: 3121
[Universal Records]
Category 28 - Best R&B Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Be Without You
Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry, songwriters (Mary J. Blige)
Track from: The Breakthrough
[Geffen Records; Publishers: Chrysalis Music, Mary J. Blige Music, Naked Under My Clothes Music, Universal Music Corp., Babyboy's Little Publishing, Jason's Lyrics, Noontime South, Reach Global Tunes, WB Music.]
Black Sweat
Prince, songwriter (Prince)
Track from: 3121
[Universal Records; Publisher: Controversy Music.]
Deja Vu
Shawn Carter, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Beyonce Knowles, Makeba, Keli Nicole, Price & Delisha Thomas, songwriters (Beyonce Featuring Jay-Z)
[Sony Urban Music/Columbia; Publishers: Beyonce 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.]
Category 29 - Best R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
The Breakthrough - Mary J. Blige
[Geffen Records]
Unpredictable - Jamie Foxx
[J Records]
Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship - India.Arie
[Motown Records]
3121 - Prince
[Universal Republic]
Coming Home - Lionel Richie
[Island Def Jam Recordings]
Category 30 - Best Contemporary R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
B'Day - Beyonce
[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]
Category 31 - Best Rap Solo Performance
(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Touch It - Busta Rhymes
Track from: The Big Bang
[Aftermath/Interscope Records]
We Run This - Missy Elliott
Track from: The Cookbook
[Goldmind/Atlantic]
Kick, Push - Lupe Fiasco
Track from: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
[1st & 15th/Atlantic]
Undeniable - Mos Def
[Geffen Records]
What You Know - T.I.
Track from: King
[Grand Hustle/Atlantic]
Category 32 - Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
(For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.)
Ridin - Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone
[Universal Records]
Georgia - Ludacris & Field Mob (Featuring Jamie Foxx)
Track from: Ludacris Presents...Disturbing Tha Peace And From Field Mob - Light Poles And Pine Trees
[DTP/Geffen/Def Jam Recordings]
Grillz - Nelly Featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp
Track from: Sweatsuit
[Universal Records]
Mighty "O" - Outkast
[La Face/Zomba Label Group]
Don't Feel Right - The Roots
[Def Jam Recordings]
Category 33 - Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
(For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
Smack That - Akon Featuring Eminem
[SRC/Universal Records]
Deja Vu - Beyonce Featuring Jay-Z
[Sony Urban Music/Columbia]
Shake That - Eminem Featuring Nate Dogg
Track from: Curtain Call - The Hits
[Aftermath/Shady/Interscope Records]
Unpredictable - Jamie Foxx Featuring Ludacris
Track from: Unpredictable
[J Records]
My Love - Justin Timberlake Featuring T.I.
Track from: FutureSex/LoveSounds
[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group]
Category 34 - Best Rap Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
It's Goin' Down - Chadron Moore & Jasiel Robinson, songwriters (Yung Joc)
Track from: New Joc City
[Bad Boy South; Publishers: Granny Man Publishing, Malik/Mekhi Music, Basement Funk, Regina's Son Music.]
Kick, Push - Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, songwriter (Lupe Fiasco)
Track from: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
[1st & 15th/Atlantic; Publishers: Hey Lu Chill Music/Heavy as Heaven, 1st & 15th Publishing/Mr. Lopez Music.]
Money Maker - Christopher Bridges & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Ludacris Featuring Pharrell)
Track from: Release Therapy
[Disturbing The Peace/Def Jam Recordings; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music, Waters of Nazareth Publishing.]
Ridin - Anthony Henderson, J. Slainas, O. Salinas & Hakeem Seriki, songwriters (Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone)
[Universal Records; Publishers: Chamilitary Camp Music, Play-N-Skilz Music, EMI Publishing.]
What You Know - A. Davis & Clifford Harris, songwriters; (Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson & Curtis Mayfield, songwriters) (T.I.)
Track from: King
[Grand Hustle/Atlantic; Publishers: Club Crown Publishing, Toomp Stone Publishing, Careers-BMG Music, WB Music Corp., Warner-Tamerlane Publishing.]
Category 35 - Best Rap Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor - Lupe Fiasco
[1st & 15th/Atlantic]
Release Therapy - Ludacris
[Disturbing Tha Peace]
In My Mind - Pharrell
[Star Trak/Interscope Records]
Game Theory - The Roots
[Def Jam Recordings]
King - T.I.
[Grand Hustle/Atlantic]
Category 36 - Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Kerosene - Miranda Lambert
Track from: Kerosene
[Epic]
I Still Miss Someone - Martina McBride
[RCA Nashville]
Something's Gotta Give - LeAnn Rimes
Track from: This Woman
[Curb Records]
Jesus, Take The Wheel - Carrie Underwood
Track from: Some Hearts
[Arista/Arista Nashville/19]
I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today - Gretchen Wilson
[Epic Nashville]
Category 37 - Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Every Mile A Memory - Dierks Bentley
[Capitol Records Nashville]
The Reason Why - Vince Gill
[MCA Nashville]
The Seashores Of Old Mexico - George Strait
Track from: Somewhere Down In Texas
[MCA Nashville]
Would You Go With Me - Josh Turner
Track from: Your Man
[MCA Nashville]
Once In A Lifetime - Keith Urban
[Capitol Records Nashville]
Category 38 - Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Not Ready To Make Nice - Dixie Chicks
Track from: Taking The Long Way
[Open Wide/Columbia]
Heaven's My Home - The Duhks
Track from: Migrations
[Sugar Hill Records]
Boondocks - Little Big Town
Track from: The Road To Here
[Equity Music Group]
What Hurts The Most - Rascal Flatts
Track from: Me And My Gang
[Lyric Street Records]
Leave The Pieces - The Wreckers
Track from: Stand Still - Look Pretty
[Maverick]
Category 39 - Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
Who Says You Can't Go Home - Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles
Track from: Have A Nice Day
[Island]
Tomorrow Is Forever - Solomon Burke & Dolly Parton
Track from: Nashville
[Shout! Factory]
Calling Me - Kenny Rogers & Don Henley
Track from: Water & Bridges
[Capitol Records Nashville]
Midnight Angel - Rhonda Vincent & Bobby Osborne
Track from: All American Bluegrass Girl
[Rounder]
Love Will Always Win - Trisha Yearwood & Garth Brooks
Track from: Jasper County
[MCA Nashville]
Category 40 - Best Country Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Jerusalem Ridge - Casey Driessen
Track from: 3D
[Sugar Hill Records]
Gameshow Rag/Cannonball Rag - Tommy Emmanuel
Track from: The Mystery
[Favored Nations Acoustic]
Whiskey Before Breakfast - Bryan Sutton & Doc Watson
Track from: Not Too Far From The Tree
[Sugar Hill Records]
The Eleventh Reel - Chris Thile
Track from: How To Grow A Woman From The Ground
[Sugar Hill Records]
Nature Of The Beast - Jim VanCleve
Track from: No Apologies
[Rural Rhythm Records]
Category 41 - Best Country Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Every Mile A Memory
Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard, songwriters (Dierks Bentley)
[Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Dierks Bentley Publishing, Brett Beavers Publishing, Ensign Music, Rancho Papa Music.]
I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today
Matraca Berg & Jim Collins, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
[Epic Nashville; Publishers: Songs of Universal, Hannaberg Music, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, Make Shift Music.]
Jesus, Take The Wheel
Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
Track from: Some Hearts
[Arista/Arista Nashville/19; Publishers: Dimensional Music of 1091/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, Raylene Music/BPJ Administration, No Such Music, Passing Stranger Music/1609 Songs/Music of Windswept.]
Like Red On A Rose
Melanie Castleman & Robert Lee Castleman, songwriters (Alan Jackson)
Track from: Like Red On A Rose
[Arista Nashville/Sony BMG; Publishers: Farm Use Only Music, Cassamel Music.]
What Hurts The Most
Steve Robson & Jeffrey Steele, songwriters (Rascal Flatts)
Track from: Me And My Gang
[Lyric Street Records; Publishers: Gottahaveable Music, Songs of Windswept Pacific, Almo Music.]
Category 42 - Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Taking The Long Way - Dixie Chicks
[Open Wide/Columbia]
Like Red On A Rose - Alan Jackson
[Arista Nashville/Sony BMG]
The Road To Here - Little Big Town
[Equity Music Group]
You Don't Know Me: The Songs Of Cindy Walker - Willie Nelson
[Lost Highway]
Your Man - Josh Turner
[MCA Nashville]
Category 43 - Best Bluegrass Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Long List Of Heartaches - The Grascals
[Rounder]
Bluegrass - Jim Lauderdale
[Yep Roc]
Instrumentals - Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky Thunder
[Skaggs Family Records]
Live At The Ryman - Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives
[Superlatone Records/Universal South Records]
All American Bluegrass Girl - Rhonda Vincent
[Rounder]
Category 44 - Best New Age Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
A Posteriori - Enigma
[Virgin Records]
Amarantine - Enya
[Reprise]
Beyond Words - Gentle Thunder With Will Clipman & AmoChip Dabney
[Delvian Records / GT Productions]
Elements Series: Fire - Peter Kater
[Real Music]
The Magical Journeys Of Andreas Vollenweider - Andreas Vollenweider
[Kin Kou/SLG Records]
Category 45 - Best Contemporary Jazz Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
The Hidden Land - Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
[Columbia]
People People Music Music - Groove Collective
[Savoy Jazz Worldwide]
Rewind That - Christian Scott
[Concord Jazz]
Sexotica - Sex Mob
[Thirsty Ear Recordings, Inc.]
Who Let The Cats Out? - Mike Stern
[Heads Up]
Category 46 - Best Jazz Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Footprints - Karrin Allyson
[Concord Jazz]
Easy To Love - Roberta Gambarini
[Groovin' High/Kindred Rhythm]
Live At Jazz Standard With Fred Hersch - Nancy King
[Maxjazz]
From This Moment On - Diana Krall
[Verve]
Turned To Blue - Nancy Wilson
[MCG Jazz]
Category 47 - Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
(For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.)
Some Skunk Funk
Michael Brecker, soloist
Track from: Some Skunk Funk (Randy Brecker w/Michael Brecker)
[Telarc Jazz/BHM]
Paq Man
Paquito D'Rivera, soloist
Track from: From The Heart (Hilario Duran And His Latin Jazz Big Band)
[Alma Records]
Freedom Jazz Dance
Taylor Eigsti, soloist
Track from: Lucky To Be Me
[Concord Jazz]
Hippidy Hop (Drum Solo)
Roy Haynes, soloist
Track from: Whereas
[Dreyfus Jazz]
Hope
Branford Marsalis, soloist
Track from: Braggtown
[Marsalis Music/Rounder]
Category 48 - Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
Sound Grammar - Ornette Coleman
[Sound Grammar]
The Ultimate Adventure - Chick Corea
[Stretch Records]
Trio Beyond - Saudades - Jack DeJohnette, Larry Goldings & John Scofield
[ECM]
Beyond The Wall - Kenny Garrett
[Nonesuch]
Sonny, Please - Sonny Rollins
[Doxy Records]
Category 49 - Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
(For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
Some Skunk Funk
Randy Brecker With Michael Brecker, Jim Beard, Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Marcio Doctor & Vince Mendoza conducting The WDR Big Band Köln
[Telarc Jazz/BHM]
Spirit Music
Bob Brookmeyer - New Art Orchestra
[ArtistShare]
Streams Of Expression
Joe Lovano Ensemble
[Blue Note Records]
Live In Tokyo At The Blue Note
Mingus Big Band
[Sunnyside/Sue Mingus Music]
Up From The Skies - Music Of Jim McNeely
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
[Planet Arts Recordings]
Category 50 - Best Latin Jazz Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Codes - Ignacio Berroa
[Blue Note Records]
Cubist Music - Edsel Gomez
[Zoho]
Simpatico - The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project
[ArtistShare]
Absolute Quintet - Dafnis Prieto
[Zoho]
Viva - Diego Urcola, Edward Simon, Avishai Cohen, Antonio Sanchez & Pernell Saturnino
[CAM Jazz]
Category 51 - Best Gospel Performance
(For solo, duo, group as collaborative performances. Singles or tracks with vocal containing Gospel lyrics. All genres of Gospel music are eligible.)
Victory - Yolanda Adams
Track from: The Gospel - Soundtrack
[Verity Records]
Not Forgotten - Israel & New Breed
Track from: Alive In South Africa
[Integrity Gospel]
The Blessing Of Abraham - Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers
Track from: Finale Act One
[EMI Gospel]
Made To Worship - Chris Tomlin
Track from: See The Morning
[Sparrow Records/SixStepsRecords]
Victory - Tye Tribbett & G.A.
Track from: Victory Live!
[Columbia, Sony Urban]
Category 52 - Best Gospel Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
The Blessing Of Abraham
Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers)
Track from: Finale Act One
[EMI Gospel; Publishers: QW Songs, Zomba Publishing.]
Imagine Me
Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)
[Fo Yo Soul/Verity/Zomba; Publishers: Zomba Songs, Kerrion Publishing, Lilly Mack Music.]
Mountain Of God
Brown Bannister & Mac Powell, songwriters (Third Day)
Track from: Wherever You Are
[Essential Records; Publishers: Vandura 2500 Songs, New Spring (Zomba), Banistuci Music.]
Not Forgotten
Israel Houghton & Aaron Lindsey, songwriters (Israel & New Breed)
Track from: Alive In South Africa
[Integrity Gospel; Publishers: Sound of the New Breed, Integrity's Praise! Music, Aaron Lindsey Publishing.]
Victory
Tye Tribbett, songwriter (Tye Tribbett & G.A.)
Track from: Victory Live!
[Columbia, Sony Urban; Publisher: G.A.S. Music.]
Category 53 - Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
DecembeRadio
DecembeRadio
[Slanted Records]
Where The Past Meets Today
Sarah Kelly
[Gotee Records]
Turn Around
Jonny Lang
[A&M Records]
End Of Silence
Red
[Essential Records]
Bone-A-Fide
T-Bone
[Bone Yard/Flicker Records]
Category 54 - Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Sound Of Melodies
Leeland
[Essential Records]
Coming Up To Breathe
MercyMe
[INO Records]
Wherever You Are
Third Day
[Essential Records]
See The Morning
Chris Tomlin
[Sixstepsrecords/sparrow]
Introducing Ayiesha Woods
Ayiesha Woods
[Gotee Records]
Category 55 - Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Kenny Bishop - Kenny Bishop
[Daywind Records]
Give It Away - Gaither Vocal Band
[Gaither Music Group]
Precious Memories - Alan Jackson
[ACR Records/Arista Nashville]
The Promised Land - The Del McCoury Band
[McCoury Music]
Glory Train - Randy Travis
[Word Records/Curb/Warner Bros.]
Category 56 - Best Traditional Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
An Invitation To Worship - Byron Cage
[Zomba/Gospocentric]
Paved The Way - The Caravans
[Malaco Records]
Still Keeping It Real - The Dixie Hummingbirds
[MCG Records]
Alive In South Africa - Israel & New Breed
[Integrity Gospel]
Finale Act One - Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers
[EMI Gospel]
Category 57 - Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Set Me Free - Myron Butler & Levi
[EMI Gospel]
Hero - Kirk Franklin
[Fo Yo Soul/Zomba]
A Timeless Christmas - Israel And New Breed
[Integrity Gospel]
This Is Me - Kierra Kiki Sheard
[EMI Gospel]
Victory Live! - Tye Tribbett & G.A.
[Columbia, Sony Urban]
Category 58 - Best Latin Pop Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Adentro - Arjona
[Norte/Sony BMG]
Lo Que Trajo El Barco - Obie Bermúdez
[EMI/Televisa]
Individual - Fulano
[FM Records]
Trozos De Mi Alma 2 - Marco Antonio Solis
[Fonovisa Records]
Limon Y Sal - Julieta Venegas
[Norte/Sony BMG]
Category 59 - Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Lo Demas Es Plastico - Black:Guayaba
[OLE Music]
The Underdog/El Subestimado - Tego Calderon
[Jiggiri/Atlantic]
Calle 13 - Calle 13
[Norte/Sony BMG]
Superpop Venezuela - Los Amigos Invisibles
[Gozadera Records]
Amar Es Combatir - Mana
[Warner Music Latina]
Category 60 - Best Tropical Latin Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Fuzionando - Oscar D'Leon
[Norte/Sony BMG]
Salsaton: Salsa Con Reggaeton - Andy Montañez
[Univision Music Group]
Hoy, Mañana Y Siempre - Tito Nieves
[Univision Music Group]
Directo Al Corazon - Gilberto Santa Rosa
[Norte/Sony BMG]
What You've Been Waiting For - Lo Que Esperabas - Tiempo Libre
[Shanachie Entertainment]
Category 61 - Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Historias De Mi Tierra - Pepe Aguilar
[Norte/Sony BMG]
No Es Brujería - Ana Barbara
[Fonovisa Records]
25 Aniversario - Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez
[Venemusic]
A Toda Ley - Pablo Montero
[Univision Records]
Orgullo De Mujer - Alicia Villarreal
[Universal]
Category 62 - Best Tejano Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Sigue El Taconazo - Chente Barrera
[Q-Vo Records]
It's...All Right - Jimmy Edward
[On The Edge]
Live In Session - Bob Gallarza
[On The Edge]
All Of Me - Jay Perez
[Tejas Records]
Rebecca Valadez - Rebecca Valadez
[AMI Records Latin]
Category 63 - Best Norteño Album
(
Vocal or Instrumental.)
Algo De Mí - Conjunto Primavera
[Fonovisa Records]
Puro Pa' Arriba - Los Huracanes Del Norte
[Univision Records]
Historias Que Contar - Los Tigres Del Norte
[Fonovisa Records]
Piensame Un Momento - Pesado
[Warner Music Latina]
Prefiero La Soledad - Retoño
[JB Records]
Category 64 - Best Banda Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
20 Mil Heridas - Banda Machos
[Warner Music Latina]
Mas Fuerte Que Nunca - Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga
[Fonovisa Records]
Amor Gitano - Cuisillos
[Musart]
A Mucha Honra - Ezequiel Peña
[Fonovisa Records]
Mas Alla Del Sol - Joan Sebastian
[Musart]
Category 65 - Best Traditional Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Brother To The Blues - Tab Benoit With Louisiana's Leroux
[Telarc Blues]
Bronx In Blue - Dion
[Razor & Tie]
People Gonna Talk - James Hunter
[Rounder]
Guitar Groove-A-Rama - Duke Robillard
[Stony Plain Records]
Risin' With The Blues - Ike Turner
[Zoho Roots]
Category 66 - Best Contemporary Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Live From Across The Pond - Robert Cray Band
[Vanguard Records/Nozzle Records]
Sippiana Hericane - Dr. John & The Lower 911
[Blue Note Records]
Suitcase - Keb' Mo'
[Epic/One Haven/Red Ink]
Hope And Desire - Susan Tedeschi
[Verve Forecast]
After The Rain - Irma Thomas
[Rounder]
Category 67 - Best Traditional Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
I Stand Alone - Ramblin' Jack Elliott
[Anti]
Gonna Let It Shine - Odetta
[M.C. Records]
Adieu False Heart - Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy
[Vanguard Records]
We Shall Overcome - The Seeger Sessions - Bruce Springsteen
[Columbia]
A Distant Land To Roam - Ralph Stanley
[Columbia/DMZ]
Category 68 - Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Solo Acoustic Vol. 1 - Jackson Browne
[Inside Recordings]
Black Cadillac - Rosanne Cash
[Capitol]
Workbench Songs - Guy Clark
[Dualtone Music Group]
Modern Times - Bob Dylan
[Columbia]
All The Roadrunning - Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris
[Warner Bros./Nonesuch]
Category 69 - Best Native American Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Voice Of The Drum - Black Eagle
[Soar]
Heart Of The Wind - Robert Tree Cody & Will Clipman
[Canyon Records]
American Indian Story - Jana
[Soar]
Long Winter Nights - Northern Cree & Friends
[Canyon Records]
Dance With The Wind - Mary Youngblood
[Silver Wave Records]
Category 70 - Best Hawaiian Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Generation Hawai'i - Amy Hanaiali'i
[Hanaiali'i Records]
Grandmaster Slack Key Guitar - Ledward Ka'apana
[Rhythm And Roots Records]
The Wild Hawaiian - Henry Kapono
[Eclectic Records]
Hawaiian Slack Key Kings - Various Artists
Chris Lau & Milton Lau, producers
[Rhythm And Roots Records]
Legends Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Live From Maui - Various Artists
Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers
[Daniel Ho Creations]
Category 71 - Best Reggae Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Too Bad - Buju Banton
[Gargamel Music, Inc.]
Love Is My Religion - Ziggy Marley
[Tuff Gong Worldwide]
Youth - Matisyahu
[Epic/Or/JDub]
Rhythm Doubles - Sly & Robbie
[Taxi Records]
Who You Fighting For - UB40
[Rhino Entertainment]
Category 72 - Best Traditional World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Music Of Central Asia Vol. 2: Invisible Face Of The Beloved: Classical Music Of The Tajiks And Uzbeks - The Academy Of Maqâm
[Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]
Endless Vision - Hossein Alizadeh & Djivan Gasparyan
[World Village]
Hambo In The Snow - Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelley & Charlie Pilzer
[Azalea City Recordings]
Golden Strings Of The Sarode - Aashish Khan & Zakir Hussain
[Moment Records]
Blessed - Soweto Gospel Choir
[Shanachie]
Category 73 - Best Contemporary World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Tiki - Richard Bona
[Decca]
M'Bemba - Salif Keita
[Decca]
Wonder Wheel - The Klezmatics
[Jewish Music Group]
Long Walk To Freedom - Ladysmith Black Mambazo
[Heads Up International]
Savane - Ali Farka Toure
[World Circuit/Nonesuch]
Category 74 - Best Polka Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Batteries Not Included - Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones
[Bel-Aire Records]
As Sweet As Candy - Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push
[Push Records]
Party Dress - LynnMarie & The Boxhounds
[Squeeze Record]
Good Friends Good Music - Walter Ostanek & Fred Ziwich
[Ranch Recordings]
Polka In Paradise - Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra
[Rounder]
Category 75 - Best Musical Album For Children
(For albums consisting of predominantly music or song vs. spoken word.)
Baby Einstein Meet The Orchestra
Various Artists
Ted Kryczko & Ed Mitchell, producers
[Walt Disney Records]
Beethoven's Wig 3: Many More Sing Along Symphonies
Beethoven's Wig
[Rounder]
Catch That Train!
Dan Zanes And Friends
[Festival Five Records]
My Best Day
Trout Fishing In America
[Trout Records]
The Sunny Side Of The Street
John Lithgow
[Razor & Tie]
Category 76 - Best Spoken Word Album For Children
(For albums consisting of predominantly spoken word vs. music or song.)
Blah Blah Blah: Stories About Clams, Swamp Monsters, Pirates & Dogs - Bill Harley
[Round River Records/Empyrean Records]
Christmas In The Trenches - John McCutcheon
[Peachtree Press]
Disney's Little Einsteins Musical Missions - Various Artists
Ted Kryczko & Ed Mitchell, producers
[Walt Disney Records]
Peter Pan - Jim Dale
[Listening Library]
The Witches - Lynn Redgrave
[Harper Children's Audio]
Category 77 - Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)
(Narrated/dramatized books include authors' names in parenthesis for identification.)
I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This! (Bob Newhart) - Bob Newhart
[Hyperion Audiobooks]
New Rules - Polite Musings From A Timid Observer - Bill Maher
[Phoenix Audio]
Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis (Jimmy Carter) - Jimmy Carter
[Simon & Schuster Audio]
The Truth (With Jokes) (Al Franken) - Al Franken
[Brilliance Audio]
With Ossie And Ruby: In This Life Together (Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee) - Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee
[Time Warner]
Category 78 - Best Comedy Album
(For comedy recordings, spoken or musical)
Blue Collar Comedy Tour - One For The Road - Bill Engvall, Ron White, Jeff Foxworthy & Larry The Cable Guy
[Warner Bros.]
The Carnegie Hall Performance - Lewis Black
[Comedy Central Records]
Life Is Worth Losing - George Carlin
[Atlantic]
Straight Outta Lynwood - "Weird Al" Yankovic
[Volcano/Zomba Label Group]
You Can't Fix Stupid - Ron White
[Image Entertainment]
Category 79 - Best Musical Show Album
(Award to the Album Producer(s), and to the Lyricist(s) & Composer(s) of 51% or more of a new score. (Artist, Lyricist & Composer names appear in parenthesis.))
The Color Purple
Jay David Saks, producer; Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell & Allee Willis, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast With LaChanze, Elisabeth Withers-Mendes & Others)
[Angel Records]
The Drowsy Chaperone
Kurt Deutsch, Joel Moss & Phil Reno, producers; Lisa Lambert & Greg Morrison, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast With Bob Martin, Sutton Foster, Beth Leavel & Others)
[Ghostlight]
Jersey Boys
Bob Gaudio, producer (Bob Gaudio, composer; Bob Crewe, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer, John Lloyd Young & Others)
[Rhino]
The Pajama Game
Harry Connick, Jr. & Tracey Freeman, producers (Richard Adler & Jerry Ross, composers/lyricists) (New Broadway Cast With Harry Connick, Jr., Kelli O'Hara & Others)
[Columbia]
Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Tommy Krasker, producer (Stephen Sondheim, composer/lyricist) (Broadway Cast With Patti LuPone, Michael Cerveris & Others)
[Nonesuch]
Category 80 - Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album, or to the individual(s) actively responsible for the concept and musical direction and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable.)
Brokeback Mountain
Various Artists
[Verve Forecast]
Cars
Various Artists
[Walt Disney Records/Pixar]
Grey's Anatomy - Volume 2
Various Artists
[Hollywood Records]
Little Miss Sunshine
Various Artists
[Lakeshore Records]
Walk The Line
Joaquin Phoenix & Various Artists
[Wind-Up Records]
Category 81 - Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series or other visual media.)
The Chronicles Of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
Harry Gregson-Williams, composer
[Walt Disney Records]
The Da Vinci Code
Hans Zimmer, composer
[Decca]
Memoirs Of A Geisha
John Williams, composer
[Sony Classical]
Munich
John Williams, composer
[Decca]
Pirates Of The Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest
Hans Zimmer, composer
[Walt Disney Records]
Category 82 - Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Can't Take It In (From The Chronicles Of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe)
Imogen Heap, songwriter (Imogen Heap)
[Walt Disney Records; Publishers: Walt Disney Music, Rondor Music.]
I Need To Wake Up (From An Inconvenient Truth)
Melissa Etheridge, songwriter (Melissa Etheridge)
[Island Def Jam; Publisher: Songs of Ridge Road.]
Our Town (From Cars)
Randy Newman, songwriter (James Taylor)
[Walt Disney Records/Pixar; Publishers: Walt Disney Music, Pixar Talking Pictures.]
There's Nothing Like A Show On Broadway (From The Producers)
Mel Brooks, songwriter (Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick)
[Sony Classical; Publisher: Mel Brooks Music.]
Travelin' Thru (From Transamerica)
Dolly Parton, songwriter (Dolly Parton)
[Nettwerk Records; Publisher: Velvet Apple Music.]
Category 83 - Best Instrumental Composition
(A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.)
Argument
Taylor Eigsti, composer (Taylor Eigsti)
Track from: Lucky To Be Me
[Concord Jazz]
A Concerto In Swing
Patrick Williams, composer (The Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra & Big Band)
Track from: Elevation
[Concord Records]
A Prayer For Peace
John Williams, composer (John Williams)
Track from: Munich - Soundtrack
[Decca Records]
Sayuri's Theme And End Credits
John Williams, composer (John Williams, Yo-Yo Ma & Itzhak Perlman)
Track from: Memoirs Of A Geisha - Soundtrack
[Sony Classical]
Valentine
Fred Hersch, composer (Fred Hersch)
Track from: In Amsterdam: Live At The Bimhuis
[Palmetto Records]
Category 84 - Best Instrumental Arrangement
(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes
Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
Track from: The Phat Pack
[Immergent]
Three Ghouls
Chick Corea, arranger (Chick Corea)
Track from: The Ultimate Adventure
[Stretch Records]
Three Women
Gil Goldstein, arranger (Gil Goldstein)
Track from: Under Rousseau's Moon
[Half Note]
Tom & Eddie
Patrick Williams, arranger (The Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra & Big Band)
Track from: Elevation
[Concord Records]
Up From The Skies
Jim McNeely, arranger (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)
Track from: Up From The Skies - Music Of Jim McNeely
[Planet Arts Recordings]
Category 85 - Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
For Once In My Life
Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder)
Track from: Duets: An American Classic
[RPM Records/Columbia]
Good Morning Heartache
Gil Goldstein & Greg Phillinganes, arrangers (Chris Botti & Jill Scott)
Track from: To Love Again - The Duets
[Columbia Records]
My Flame Burns Blue (Blood Count)
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Elvis Costello With The Metropole Orkest)
Track from: My Flame Burns Blue
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Stardust
Slide Hampton, arranger (Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band)
Track from: Dizzy's Business
[MCG Jazz]
Suninga
Gil Goldstein, arranger (Gil Goldstein)
Track from: Under Rousseau's Moon
[Half Note]
Category 86 - Best Recording Package
The Best Worst-Case Scenario
Ryan Clark, art director (Fair)
[Tooth & Nail Records]
Personal File
Randall Martin, art director (Johnny Cash)
[Columbia/Legacy Recordings]
Reprieve
Ani DiFranco & Brian Grunert, art directors (Ani DiFranco)
[Righteous Babe Records]
10,000 Days
Adam Jones, art director (Tool)
[Tool Dissectional/Volcano/Zomba Label Group]
Versions
Neal Ashby & Matthew Curry, art directors (Thievery Corporation)
[ESL Music]
Category 87 - Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
The Cellar Door Sessions 1970
Howard Fritzson, Dan Ichimoto & Seth Rothstein, art directors (Miles Davis)
[Columbia/Legacy Recordings]
Fonotone Records
Susan Archie & Henry Owings, art directors (Various Artists)
[Dust-To-Digital]
A Life Less Lived - The Gothic Box
Hugh Brown & Jean Krikorian, art directors (Various Artists)
[Rhino Entertainment]
One Kiss Can Lead To Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found
Hugh Brown, Sheryl Farber & Maria Villar, art directors (Various Artists)
[Rhino Entertainment]
Stadium Arcadium
Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith & Matt Taylor, art directors (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
[Warner Bros.]
Category 88 - Best Album Notes
Good For What Ails You: Music Of The Medicine Shows, 1926-1937
Marshall Wyatt, album notes writer (Various Artists)
[Old Hat Records]
If You Got To Ask, You Ain't Got It!
Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Fats Waller)
[Bluebird/Legacy Recordings]
Lost Sounds: Blacks And The Birth Of The Recording Industry 1891-1922
Tim Brooks, album notes writer (Various Artists)
[Archeophone Records]
Pirate Radio
Ben Edmonds, album notes writer (Pretenders)
[Rhino Entertainment/Warner Bros./Sire Records]
There Is A Season
David Fricke, album notes writer (The Byrds)
[Columbia/Legacy Recordings]
Category 89 - Best Historical Album
Good For What Ails You: Music Of The Medicine Shows, 1926-1937
Marshall Wyatt, compilation producer; Christopher King, mastering engineer
(Various Artists)
[Old Hat Records]
Lost Sounds: Blacks And The Birth Of The Recording Industry 1891-1922
Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Tim Brooks, David Giovannoni & Richard Martin, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
[Archeophone Records]
One Kiss Can Lead To Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found
Sheryl Farber & Gary Stewart, compilation producers; Dan Hersch, Bill Inglot & Dave Schultz, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
[Rhino Entertainment]
Poetry On Record: 98 Poets Read Their Work (1888-2006)
Rebekah Presson Mosby, compilation producer; Randy Perry, mastering engineer
(Various Artists)
[Shout! Factory]
Rockin' Bones: 1950's Punk & Rockabilly
James Austin & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Bill Inglot & Dave Schultz, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
[Rhino Entertainment]
Category 90 - Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
(An Engineer's Award. (Artists names appear in parenthesis.))
Adieu False Heart
Gary Paczosa, engineer (Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy)
[Vanguard Records]
At War With The Mystics
The Flaming Lips & Dave Fridmann, engineers (The Flaming Lips)
[Warner Bros. Records]
Like Red On A Rose
Brandon Bell, Terry Christian & Gary Paczosa, engineers (Alan Jackson)
[Arista Nashville]
The Phat Pack
Marcelo Penell, Dave Sharenow & Tommy Vicari, engineers (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
[Immergent]
Suitcase
Rik Pekkonen & John Porter, engineers (Keb' Mo')
[Epic/One Haven/Red Ink]
Category 91 - Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
(A Producer's Award. (Artists names appear in parenthesis.))
Howard Benson
Every Man For Himself (Hoobastank) (A)
Flyleaf (Flyleaf) (A)
In With The Out Crowd (Less Than Jake) (A)
One-X (Three Days Grace) (A)
The Paramour Sessions (Papa Roach) (A)
Popaganda (Head Automatica) (A)
Saosin (Saosin) (A)
T Bone Burnett
Thunderbird (Cassandra Wilson) (A)
The True False Identity (T Bone Burnett) (A)
Walk The Line - Soundtrack (Joaquin Phoenix & Various Artists) (A)
Danger Mouse
Pieces Of The People We Love (The Rapture) (T)
St. Elsewhere (Gnarls Barkley) (A)
Rick Rubin
American V: A Hundred Highways (Johnny Cash) (A)
God's Gonna Cut You Down (Johnny Cash) (T)
Stadium Arcadium (Red Hot Chili Peppers) (A)
Taking The Long Way (Dixie Chicks) (A)
12 Songs (Neil Diamond) (A)
Will.i.am
About You (Mary J. Blige Featuring Will.i.am) (T)
Big Girls Don't Cry (Fergie) (T)
Damn Girl (Justin Timberlake Featuring Will.i.am) (T)
I Am Somebody (Santana Featuring Will.i.am) (T)
I Love My B**** (Busta Rhymes Featuring Kelis & Will.i.am) (T)
Mas Que Nada (Sergio Mendes Featuring The Black Eyed Peas) (T)
Timeless (Sergio Mendes) (A)
Category 92 - Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
(A Remixer's Award. (Artists names appear in parenthesis for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Be Without You (Moto Blanco Vocal Mix)
Moto Blanco, remixer (Mary J. Blige)
[Geffen Records]
Damage Thorn (Buick Project Remix)
Buick Project, remixers (Tiefschwarz & Tracey Thorn)
[Fine/Four Music Productions]
Deja Vu (Freemasons Club Mix - No Rap)
Russell Small & James Wiltshire, remixers (Beyonce)
[Columbia/Sony Urban Music]
Talk (Thin White Duke Mix)
Jacques Lu Cont, remixer (Coldplay)
Track from: Talk Remix EP
[Capitol Records]
World Hold On (E-Smoove Remix)
E-Smoove, remixer (Bob Sinclair)
[Ultra Records]
Category 93 - Best Surround Sound Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)
Immortal Nystedt
Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter L'Orange, surround mix engineers; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Ensemble 96 Conducted By Oystein Fevang)
[2L]
Long Walk To Freedom
Martin Walters, surround mix engineer; Martin Walters, surround mastering engineer; Martin Walters, surround producer (Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
[Heads Up International]
Morph The Cat
Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Donald Fagen, surround producer (Donald Fagen)
[Reprise Records]
Straight Outta Lynwood
Tony Papa, surround mix engineer; Bernie Grundman, surround mastering engineer; Al Yankovic, surround producer ("Weird Al" Yankovic)
[Volcano/Zomba Label Group]
A Valid Path
P.J. Olsson & Alan Parsons, surround mix engineers; Bob Michaels, surround mastering engineer; Alan Parsons, surround producer (Alan Parsons)
[Immergent]
Category 94 - Best Engineered Album, Classical
(An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.))
Elgar: Enigma Variations; Britten:
The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra, Four Sea Interludes Michael Bishop, engineer (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
[Telarc]
Latigo
Leslie Ann Jones, engineer (Quartet San Francisco)
[Violinjazz Recordings]
Mahler: Symphony No. 2
Wolf-Dieter Karwatky & Rainer Maillard, engineers (Pierre Boulez, Wiener Philharmoniker, Christine Schäfer, Michelle DeYoung & Wiener Singverein)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Requiem
John Newton, engineer (Craig Hella Johnson & Conspirare)
[Clarion Records]
Vaughan Williams: Mass In G Min., And Other A Cappella Works
Jack Renner, engineer (Norman Mackenzie & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber
Chorus)
[Telarc]
Category 95 - Producer Of The Year, Classical
(A Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.))
Manfred Eicher
Honegger/Martinù/Bach/Pintscher/Ravel (Frank Peter Zimmermann & Heinrich Schiff)
Kurtag: Kafka-Fragmente (Juliane Banse & Andras Keller)
Nuove Musiche (Rolf Lislevand, Arianna Savall, Pedro Estevan, BjOrn Kjellemyr, Guido Morini, Marco Ambrosini & Thor-Harald Johnsen)
Schubert: String Quartet G Maj. (Gidon Kremer & Kremerata Baltica)
Silvestrov/Pärt/Ustvolskaya: Misterioso (Alexei Lubimov, Alexander Trostiansky & Kyrill Rybakov)
Stephen Johns
Angel Dances (12 Cellists Of Berliner Philharmoniker)
Holst: The Planets (Sir Simon Rattle & Berliner Philharmoniker)
Schubert: Symphony No. 9 'The Great' (Sir Simon Rattle & Berliner Philharmoniker)
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1; Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 (Sarah Chang & Simon Rattle)
Vivaldi: Flute Concertos (Emmanuel Pahud & Richard Tognetti)
James Mallinson
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 (Bernard Haitink & London Symphony Orchestra)
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius (Sir Colin Davis, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Alastair Miles, David Rendall, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra)
Prokofiev: The Complete Symphonies (Valery Gergiev & London Symphony Orchestra)
Sibelius: Kullervo (Sir Colin Davis, Monica Groop, Peter Mattei, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra)
Smetana: Ma Vlast (Sir Colin Davis & London Symphony Orchestra)
Elaine Martone
Del Tredici: Paul Revere's Ride; Theofanidis: The Here And Now; Bernstein: Lamentation (Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Hila Plitmann & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra And Chorus)
Elgar: Enigma Variations; Britten: The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra, Four Sea Interludes (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue (Michel Camilo, Ernest Martinez Izquierdo & Barcelona Symphony Orchestra)
Mahler: Symphony No. 1, Songs Of A Wayfarer (Benjamin Zander, Christopher Maltman & Philharmonia Orchestra)
Renaissance Favorites For Guitar (David Russell)
Sid McLauchlan
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 (Gustavo Dudamel & Simon Bolívar Youth Orchestra Of Venezuela) Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears (Robert Spano, Kelley O'Connor, Women Of The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Dawn Upshaw)
Italia, Ti Amo (Placido Domingo, Eugene Kohn & Budapest Philharmonic, Orchestra)
Simple Gifts (Bryn Terfel)
Wagner: Excerpts From 'The Ring Of The Nibelung' (Ben Heppner, Peter Schneider, Burkhard Ulrich & Staatskapelle Dresden)
Category 96 - Best Classical Album
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) if other than the Artist.)
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9
Bernard Haitink, conductor; James Mallinson, producer (London Symphony Orchestra)
[LSO Live]
Lieberson: Rilke Songs, The Six Realms, Horn Concerto
David Starobin, producer (Justin Brown & Donald Palma; Michaela Fukacova, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson & William Purvis; Peter Serkin; The Odense Symphony Orchestra)
[Bridge Records, Inc.]
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Andreas Neubronner, producer (San Francisco Symphony)
[San Francisco Symphony]
Martha Argerich And Friends: Live From The Lugano Festival 2005
Martha Argerich And Friends; Ulrich Ruscher, producer
[EMI Classics]
Mozart: La Clemenza Di Tito
Rene Jacobs, conductor; Marie-Claude Chappuis, Bernarda Fink, Sergio Foresti, Sunhae Im, Mark Padmore & Alexandrina Pendatchanska; Martin Sauer, producer (Freiburger Barockorchester)
[Harmonia Mundi]
Category 97 - Best Orchestral Performance
(Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.)
Bax: Tone Poems
Vernon Handley, conductor (BBC Philharmonic)
[Chandos]
Glazunov: Symphonies 4 & 7
Jose Serebrier, conductor (Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
[Warner Classics]
Mahler: Symphony No. 6 In A Min.
Ivan Fischer, conductor (Budapest Festival Orchestra)
[Channel Classics]
Mahler: Symphony No. 7
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
[San Francisco Symphony]
Prokofiev: The Complete Symphonies
Valery Gergiev, conductor (London Symphony Orchestra)
[Philips]
Category 98 - Best Opera Recording
(Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s) and Principal Soloists.)
Bennett: The Mines Of Sulphur
Stewart Robertson, conductor; Brian Anderson, Dorothy Byrne, Beth Clayton, Kristopher Irmiter, Brandon Jovanovich, James Maddalena, Michael Todd Simpson & Caroline Worra; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra)
[Chandos]
Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears
Robert Spano, conductor; Kelley O'Connor & Dawn Upshaw; Valerie Gross & Sid McLauchlan, producers (Women Of The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Mozart: La Clemenza Di Tito
Rene Jacobs, conductor; Marie-Claude Chappuis, Bernarda Fink, Sergio Foresti, Sunhae Im, Mark Padmore & Alexandrina Pendatchanska; Martin Sauer, producer (RIAS Kammerchor; Freiburger Barockorchester)
[Harmonia Mundi]
Smetana: The Bartered Bride
Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor; Yvette Bonner, Paul Charles Clarke, Neal Davies, Susan Gritton, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Yvonne Howard, Robin Leggate, Diana Montague, Geoffrey Moses, Timothy Robinson & Peter Rose; Brian Couzens, producer (The Royal Opera Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra)
[Chandos Opera In English]
Verdi: La Traviata
Carlo Rizzi, conductor; Thomas Hampson, Anna Netrebko & Rolando Villazon; Rainer Maillard, producer (Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor; Wiener Philharmoniker)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Category 99 - Best Choral Performance
(Award to the Choral Conductor, and to the Orchestra Conductor if an Orchestra is on the recording, and to the Choral Director or Chorus Master if applicable.)
Immortal Nystedt
Oystein Fevang, conductor (Bærum Vokalensemble & Ensemble 96)
[2L]
Mozart: Great Mass In C Min.
Paul McCreesh, conductor (Sarah Connolly, Neal Davies, Timothy Robinson &
Camilla Tilling; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Consort & Players)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Pärt: Da Pacem
Paul Hillier, conductor (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)
[Harmonia Mundi]
Requiem
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare)
[Clarion Records]
Whitacre: Cloudburst And Other Choral Works
Stephen Layton, conductor (Thomas Guthrie, Elin Manahan Thomas & Simon Wall; Polyphony)
[Hyperion]
Category 100 - Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
(Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor.)
Brahms: The Piano Concertos
Riccardo Chailly, conductor; Nelson Freire (Gewandhausorchester)
[Decca]
Henze: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 And 3
Christopher Lyndon-Gee, conductor; Peter Sheppard Skaerved (Saarbrücken Radio
Symphony Orchestra)
[Naxos]
Messiaen: Oiseaux Exotiques (Exotic Birds)
John McLaughlin Williams, conductor; Angelin Chang (Cleveland Chamber Symphony)
Track from: Cleveland Chamber Symphony: Music That Dares To Explore, Vol. 6
[TNC]
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 1 & 2
Antonio Pappano, conductor; Leif Ove Andsnes (Berliner Philharmoniker)
[EMI Classics]
Schmidt: Concertos
Ole Schmidt, conductor; Ulla Miilmann (Danish National Symphony Orchestra / DR)
[Dacapo Records]
Category 101 - Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
(Award to the Instrumental Soloist.)
Bach: The Sonatas And Partitas For Violin Solo
Gidon Kremer
[ECM New Series]
Bacheler: The Bachelar's Delight
Paul O'Dette
[Harmonia Mundi]
Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas, Vol. II
Andras Schiff
[ECM New Series]
Chopin: Nocturnes
Maurizio Pollini
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Primrose: Viola Transcriptions
Roberto Doaz (Robert Koenig)
[Naxos]
Category 102 - Best Chamber Music Performance
(Award to the Artists.)
Chamber Works For Winds And Strings By Mozart
The Chicago Chamber Musicians
[Summit Records]
Corigliano: Violin Sonata, Etude Fantasy
Andrew Russo (Corey Cerovsek & Steven Heyman)
[Black Box]
Intimate Voices
Emerson String Quartet
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Martha Argerich And Friends: Live From The Lugano Festival 2005
Martha Argerich And Friends
[EMI Classics]
Shostakovich: Piano Trios 1 & 2, Seven Romances On Verses By Alexander Blok
Beaux Arts Trio
[Warner Classics]
Category 103 - Best Small Ensemble Performance
(Award to the Ensemble (and to the Conductor.))
Angel Dances
12 Cellists Of Berliner Philharmoniker
[EMI Classics]
Ikon
Harry Christophers, conductor; The Sixteen
[Decca]
Miguel De Cervantes - Don Quijote De La Mancha - Romances Y Músicas
Jordi Savall, conductor; Hesperion XXI & La Capella Reial De Catalunya
[Alia Vox]
Padilla: Sun Of Justice
Peter Rutenberg, conductor; Los Angeles Chamber Singers' Cappella
[RCM - Rubedo Canis Musica]
Shostakovich/Sviridov/Vainberg: Chamber Symphonies
Yuri Bashmet; Moscow Soloists
[Onyx Classics]
Category 104 - Best Classical Vocal Performance
(Award to the Vocal Soloist(s).)
Britten: Song Cycles
Ian Bostridge (Sir Simon Rattle; Radek Baborak; Berliner Philharmoniker)
[EMI Classics]
Canciones Argentinas
Bernarda Fink & Marcos Fink (Carmen Piazzini)
[Harmonia Mundi]
Consider, My Soul
Thomas Quasthoff (Sebastian Weigle; Staatskapelle Dresden)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Rilke Songs
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Peter Serkin)
Track from: Lieberson: Rilke Songs, The Six Realms, Horn Concerto
[Bridge Records, Inc.]
Songs Of Amy Beach
Patrick Mason (Joanne Polk)
[Bridge Records, Inc.]
Category 105 - Best Classical Contemporary Composition
(A Composer's Award. (For a contemporary classical composition composed within the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year.))
Boston Concerto
Elliott Carter (Oliver Knussen)
Track from: The Music Of Elliott Carter, Vol. Seven
[Bridge Records, Inc.]
Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears
Osvaldo Golijov (Robert Spano)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
The Here And Now
Christopher Theofanidis (Robert Spano)
Track from: Del Tredici: Paul Revere's Ride; Theofanidis: The Here And Now; Bernstein: Lamentation
[Telarc]
Paul Revere's Ride
David Del Tredici (Robert Spano)
Track from: Del Tredici: Paul Revere's Ride; Theofanidis: The Here And Now; Bernstein: Lamentation
[Telarc]
A Scotch Bestiary
James MacMillan (James MacMillan)
Track from: MacMillan: A Scotch Bestiary, Piano Concerto No. 2
[Chandos]
Category 106 - Best Classical Crossover Album
(Award to the Artist(s) and/or to the Conductor.)
The Film Music Of Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Rumon Gamba, conductor (BBC Philharmonic)
[Chandos]
Invention & Alchemy
David Lockington, conductor; Deborah Henson-Conant (The Grand Rapids Symphony)
[Golden Cage Music]
Latigo
Quartet San Francisco (John Santos)
[Violinjazz Recordings]
Simple Gifts
Bryn Terfel (London Voices; London Symphony Orchestra)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Song Zu Ying: The Diva Goes To The Movies
Song Zu Ying (China National Symphony Orchestra)
[JB Audiophile]
Category 107 - Best Short Form Music Video
(For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.)
8th Of November - Big & Rich
Robert Deaton, George Flanigen & Marc Oswald, video directors; Robert Deaton, George Flanigen, Steve Lamar & Marc Oswald, video producers
[Warner Bros.]
When You Were Young - The Killers
Anthony Mandler, video director; Gina Leonard, video producer
[Island Def Jam]
Here It Goes Again - OK Go
Dan Konopka, Damian Kulash, Jr, Timothy Nordwind, Andy Ross & Trish Sie, video directors; Dan Konopka, Damien Kulash, Jr., Timothy Nordwind, Andy Ross & Trish Sie, video producers
[Capitol]
Dani California - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Tony Kaye, video director; Rachel Curl, video producer
[Warner Bros.]
Writing On The Walls - Underoath
[Solid State/Tooth & Nail]
Category 108 - Best Long Form Music Video
(For video album packages consisting of more than one song or track. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer of at least 51% of the total playing time.)
Flow: Living In The Stream Of Music - Terence Blanchard
Jim Gabour, video director; Robin Burgess & Jim Gabour, video producers
[Jazziz Music & Video]
Directions - Death Cab For Cutie
Noah Gelb, video producer
[Atlantic]
Demon Days - Live In Manchester - Gorillaz
J.C. Hewlett, video director
[Virgin]
I'm Going To Tell You A Secret - Madonna
Jonas Akerlund, video director; Susan Applegate, Angela Becker, Keeley Gould, Shelli Jury & David May, video producers
[Warner Bros.]
Wings For Wheels: The Making Of Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
Thom Zimny, video director; Thom Zimny, video producer
[Columbia]
2007 Grammy Award Nominations
