THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES, INC.

Final Nominations List
50th Annual GRAMMY(R) Awards

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


General Field
Category 1 - Record Of The Year
(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)

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

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

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

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

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

General Field
Category 2 - Album Of The Year
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.)

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

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

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

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

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

General Field
Category 3 - Song Of The Year
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

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

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

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

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

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

General Field
Category 4 - Best New Artist
(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.)

* Feist

* Ledisi

* Paramore

* Taylor Swift

* Amy Winehouse

Field 1 - Pop
Category 5 - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Candyman
Christina Aguilera
[RCA Records]

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

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

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

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

Field 1 - Pop
Category 6 - Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

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

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

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

* Amazing
Seal
[Warner Bros.]

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

Field 1 - Pop
Category 7 - Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

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

* Home
Daughtry
[RCA Records/19 Recordings]

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

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

* Window In The Skies
U2
Track from: U218 - Singles
[Interscope Records]

Field 1 - Pop
Category 8 - Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

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

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

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

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

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

Field 1 - Pop
Category 9 - Best Pop Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

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

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

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

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

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

Field 1 - Pop
Category 10 - Best Pop Instrumental Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

* The Mix-Up
Beastie Boys
[Capitol Records]

* Italia
Chris Botti
[Columbia]

* At The Movies
Dave Koz
[Capitol/EMI]

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

* Roundtrip
Kirk Whalum
[Rendezvous Entertainment]

Field 1 - Pop
Category 11 - Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

* Lost Highway
Bon Jovi
[Island/Mercury]

* The Reminder
Feist
[Cherry Tree/Interscope Records]

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

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

* Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
[Universal Republic Records]

Field 2 - Dance
Category 12 - Best Dance Recording
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)

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

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

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

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

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

Field 2 - Dance
Category 13 - Best Electronic/Dance Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

* We Are The Night
The Chemical Brothers
[Astralwerks]

* T
Justice
[Ed Banger/Vice/Because]

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

* We Are Pilots
Shiny Toy Guns
[Universal Motown]

* Elements Of Life
Tiësto
[Ultra Records]

Field 3 - Traditional Pop
Category 14 - Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

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

* Cool Yule
Bette Midler
[Columbia]

* Trav'lin' Light
Queen Latifah
[Verve]

* Live In Concert 2006
Barbra Streisand
[Columbia]

* James Taylor At Christmas
James Taylor
[Columbia]

Field 4 - Rock
Category 15 - Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Timebomb
Beck
[Interscope Records]

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

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

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

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

Field 4 - Rock
Category 16 - Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

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

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

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

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

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

Field 4 - Rock
Category 17 - Best Hard Rock Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

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

* The Pretender
Foo Fighters
[Roswell/RCA Records]

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

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

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

Field 4 - Rock
Category 18 - Best Metal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

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

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

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

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

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

Field 4 - Rock
Category 19 - Best Rock Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.)

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

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

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

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

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

Field 4 - Rock
Category 20 - Best Rock Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

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

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

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

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

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

Field 4 - Rock
Category 21 - Best Rock Album
(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)

* Daughtry
Daughtry
[RCA Records]

* Revival
John Fogerty
[Fantasy]

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

* Magic
Bruce Springsteen
[Columbia]

* Sky Blue Sky
Wilco
[Nonesuch Records]

Field 5 - Alternative
Category 22 - Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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

* Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
[Merge Records]

* Volta
Bjork
[Elektra/Atlantic]

* Wincing The Night Away
The Shins
[Sub Pop]

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

Field 6 - R&B
Category 23 - Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Just Fine
Mary J. Blige
[Geffen]

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

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

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

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

Field 6 - R&B
Category 24 - Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Woman
Raheem DeVaughn
[Jive Records]

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

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

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

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

Field 6 - R&B
Category 25 - Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

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

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

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

* Baby
Angie Stone Featuring Betty Wright
[Stax]

* Bartender
T-Pain Featuring Akon
[Jive]

Field 6 - R&B
Category 26 - Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

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

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

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

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

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

Field 6 - R&B
Category 27 - Best Urban/Alternative Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

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

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

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

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

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

Field 6 - R&B
Category 28 - Best R&B Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

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

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

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

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

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

Field 6 - R&B
Category 29 - Best R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

* Funk This
Chaka Khan
[Burgundy Records]

* Lost & Found
Ledisi
[Verve Forecast]

* Luvanmusiq
Musiq Soulchild
[Atlantic]

* The Real Thing
Jill Scott
[Hidden Beach Recordings]

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

Field 6 - R&B
Category 30 - Best Contemporary R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

* Konvicted
Akon
[SRC/Universal Motown]

* Just Like You
Keyshia Cole
[Geffen]

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

* East Side Story
Emily King
[J Records]

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

Field 7 - Rap
Category 31 - Best Rap Solo Performance
(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

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

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

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

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

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

Field 7 - Rap
Category 32 - Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
(For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.)

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

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

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

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

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

Field 7 - Rap
Category 33 - Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
(For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

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

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

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

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

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

Field 7 - Rap
Category 34 - Best Rap Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

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

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

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

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

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

Field 7 - Rap
Category 35 - Best Rap Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

* Finding Forever
Common
[Geffen]

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

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

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

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

Field 8 - Country
Category 36 - Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

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

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

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

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

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

Field 8 - Country
Category 37 - Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

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

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

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

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

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

Field 8 - Country
Category 38 - Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

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

* How Long
Eagles
[Eagles Recording Co. II]

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

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

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

Field 8 - Country
Category 39 - Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

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

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

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

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

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

Field 8 - Country
Category 40 - Best Country Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

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

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

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

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

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

Field 8 - Country
Category 41 - Best Country Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

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

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

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

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

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

Field 8 - Country
Category 42 - Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

* Long Trip Alone
Dierks Bentley
[Capitol Records Nashville]

* These Days
Vince Gill
[MCA Nashville]

* Let It Go
Tim McGraw
[Curb Records]

* 5th Gear
Brad Paisley
[Arista Nashville]

* It Just Comes Natural
George Strait
[MCA Nashville]

Field 8 - Country
Category 43 - Best Bluegrass Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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

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

* The Bluegrass Diaries
Jim Lauderdale
[Yep Roc Records]

* Scenechronized
Seldom Scene
[Sugar Hill]

* Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular
Tony Trischka
[Rounder]

Field 9 - New Age
Category 44 - Best New Age Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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

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

* One Guitar
Ottmar Liebert
[Spiral Subwave Records]

* Southwest
Eric Tingstad
[Cheshire Records]

* Crestone
Paul Winter Consort
[Living Music]

Field 10 - Jazz
Category 45 - Best Contemporary Jazz Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

* Party Hats
Will Bernard
[Palmetto Records]

* Downright Upright
Brian Bromberg
[Artistry Music]

* Re-imagination
Eldar
[Masterworks Jazz]

* River: The Joni Letters
Herbie Hancock
[Verve]

* He Had A Hat
Jeff Lorber
[Blue Note]

Field 10 - Jazz
Category 46 - Best Jazz Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

* Avant Gershwin
Patti Austin
[Rendezvous Entertainment]

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

* Music Maestro Please
Freddy Cole
[HighNote Records]

* Nightmoves
Kurt Elling
[Concord Jazz]

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

Field 10 - Jazz
Category 47 - Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
(For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.)

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

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

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

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

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

Field 10 - Jazz
Category 48 - Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

* Pilgrimage
Michael Brecker
[Heads Up International]

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

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

* Line By Line
John Patitucci
[Concord Jazz]

* Back East
Joshua Redman
[Nonesuch Records]

Field 10 - Jazz
Category 49 - Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
(For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

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

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

* Hommage
The Bill Holman Band
[Jazzed Media]

* Sky Blue
Maria Schneider Orchestra
[ArtistShare]

* With Love
Charles Tolliver Big Band
[Blue Note]

Field 10 - Jazz
Category 50 - Best Latin Jazz Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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

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

* Borrowed Time
Steve Khan
[Tone Center Records]

* Refugee
Hector Martignon
[Zoho]

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

Field 11 - Gospel
Category 51 - Best Gospel Performance
(For solo, duo, group as collaborative performances. Singles or tracks with vocal containing Gospel lyrics. All genres of Gospel music are eligible.)

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

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

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

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

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

Field 11 - Gospel
Category 52 - Best Gospel Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

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

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

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

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

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

Field 11 - Gospel
Category 53 - Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

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

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

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

* The Reckoning
Pillar
[Flicker Records]

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

Field 11 - Gospel
Category 54 - Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

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

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

* True Beauty
Mandisa
[Sparrow Records]

* Stand
Michael W. Smith
[Reunion Records]

* Portable Sounds
TobyMac
[ForeFront Records]

Field 11 - Gospel
Category 55 - Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Field 11 - Gospel
Category 56 - Best Traditional Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

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

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

* Life Changing
Smokie Norful
[EMI Gospel]

* Thirsty
Marvin Sapp
[Verity]

* Cherch
Bebe Winans
[Koch Records]

Field 11 - Gospel
Category 57 - Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

* Grateful
Coko
[Light Records]

* Free To Worship
Fred Hammond
[Verity]

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

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

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

Field 12 - Latin
Category 58 - Best Latin Pop Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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

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

* Navidades Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel
[Warner Music Latina]

* Dicen Que El Tiempo
Jennifer Peña
[Univision Records]

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

Field 12 - Latin
Category 59 - Best Latin Rock Or Alternative Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

* No Hay Espacio
Black:Guayaba
[Machete Music]

* Adelantando
Jarabe De Palo
[Warner Music Latina]

* Amantes Sunt Amentes
Panda
[Warner Music Latina]

* Kamikaze
Rabanes
[Universal Music Latino]

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

Field 12 - Latin
Category 60 - Best Latin Urban Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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

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

* Residente O Visitante
Calle 13
[Norte]

* El Cartel: The Big Boss
Daddy Yankee
[El Cartel/Interscope Records]

* Vacaneria!
Fulanito
[Cutting Records Inc.]

Field 12 - Latin
Category 61 - Best Tropical Latin Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

* Greetings From Havana
Cubanismo
[AIM Trading Group P/L]

* En Primera Plana
Issac Delgado
[La Calle Records]

* Arroz Con Habichuela
El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico
[Norte/Discos 605]

* La Llave De Mi Corazón
Juan Luis Guerra
[EMI Televisa]

* United We Swing
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
[Six Degrees]

Field 12 - Latin
Category 62 - Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

* 100% Mexicano
Pepe Aguilar
[EMI Televisa]

* El Indomable
Cristian Castro
[Universal Music Latino]

* Para Siempre
Vicente Fernández
[Norte/SonyBMG]

* Puro Dolor
Paquita La Del Barrio
[Balboa Records, Co./Discos Musart]

* Esta Tierra Es Tuya (This Land Is Your Land)
Sones De Mexico Ensemble
[Sones de Mexico Ensemble, Inc.]

Field 12 - Latin
Category 63 - Best Tejano Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

* Ram Herrera And The Outlaw Band 2007
Ram Herrera And The Outlaw Band
[Tejas Records]

* Before The Next Teardrop Falls
Little Joe & La Familia
[TDI Records]

* Corazon De Oro
David Marez
[Baby Dude Records]

* 35th Anniversary
Ruben Ramos
[Revolution Records]

* Vagar Libremente
Sunny Sauceda
[Tejas Records]

Field 12 - Latin
Category 64 - Best Norteño Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

* El Amor Que Nunca Fue
Conjunto Primavera
[Fonovisa Records]

* Crossroads
Intocable
[EMI Televisa]

* Ven Y Dime
Los Rieleros Del Norte
[Fonovisa Records]

* Detalles Y Emociones
Los Tigres Del Norte
[Fonovisa Records]

* Gracias Por Tu Amor
Pesado
[Warner Music Latina]

Field 12 - Latin
Category 65 - Best Banda Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

* Te Va A Gustar
El Chapo
[Disa]

* Los Mejores Corridos
El Potro De Sinaloa
[Machete Music]

* Lobo Domesticado
Valentin Elizalde
[Universal Music Latino]

* Conquistando Corazones
K-PAZ De La Sierra
[Disa]

* Entre Copas Y Botellas
Lupillo Rivera
[Venemusic]

Field 13 - Blues
Category 66 - Best Traditional Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

* Pinetop Perkins On The 88's - Live In Chicago
Pinetop Perkins
[Sagebrush Productions/Vizztone Label Group]

* Live...And In Concert From San Francisco
Otis Rush
[Blues Express, Inc.]

* 10 Days Out: Blues From The Backroads
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Featuring Various Artists
[Reprise Records]

* Old School
Koko Taylor
[Alligator Records]

* Last Of The Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In Dallas
Henry James Townsend, Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins, Robert Lockwood, Jr. & David
"Honeyboy" Edwards
[The Blue Shoe Project]

Field 13 - Blues
Category 67 - Best Contemporary Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

* Into The Blues
Joan Armatrading
[429 Records]

* Is It News
Doyle Bramhall
[Yep Roc Records]

* The Road To Escondido
JJ Cale & Eric Clapton
[Reprise Records/Warner Music Group]

* Truth
Robben Ford
[Concord Records]

* The Scene Of The Crime
Bettye LaVette
[Anti]

Field 14 - Folk
Category 68 - Best Traditional Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

* Try Me One More Time
David Bromberg
[Appleseed Recordings]

* Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John
Peter Case
[Yep Roc Records]

* Banjo Talkin'
Cathy Fink
[Rounder]

* Dirt Farmer
Levon Helm
[Dirt Farmer Music/Vanguard Records]

* Charlie Louvin
Charlie Louvin
[Tompkins Square]

Field 14 - Folk
Category 69 - Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

* The Calling
Mary Chapin Carpenter
[Zoe Records]

* My Name Is Buddy
Ry Cooder
[Nonesuch Records Inc./Warner Music Group]

* Washington Square Serenade
Steve Earle
[New West Records]

* Children Running Through
Patty Griffin
[ATO Records]

* Orphans
Tom Waits
[Anti]

Field 14 - Folk
Category 70 - Best Native American Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

* Oklahoma Style
Walter Ahhaitty & Friends
[SOAR]

* Watch This Dancer!
Black Lodge
[Canyon Records]

* The Ballad Of Old Times
Davis Mitchell
[SOAR]

* Reconnections
R. Carlos Nakai, Cliff Sarde, William Eaton & Randy Wood
[Canyon Records]

* Totemic Flute Chants
Johnny Whitehorse
[Silver Wave Records]

Field 14 - Folk
Category 71 - Best Hawaiian Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

* Ka Hikina O Ka Hau (The Coming Of The Snow)
Keola Beamer
[Dancing Cat Productions]

* Hawaiiana
Tia Carrere
[Daniel Ho Creations]

* He'eia
Cyril Pahinui
[Dancing Cat Productions]

* Hawaiian Blossom
Raiatea
[Raiatea Helm Records]

* Treasures Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar
Various Artists
Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers
[Daniel Ho Creations]

Field 14 - Folk
Category 72 - Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

* Le Cowboy Creole
Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
[Times Square Records]

* King Cake
Lisa Haley
[Blue Fiddle Records]

* Live: Á La Blue Moon
Lost Bayou Ramblers
[Swallow Records]

* Blues De Musicien
Pine Leaf Boys
[Arhoolie Records]

* Racines
Racines
[Swallow Records]

* The La Louisianne Sessions
Roddie Romero And The Hub City All-Stars
[Octavia Records]

* Live! Worldwide
Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
[AIM Trading Group P/L]

Field 15 - Reggae
Category 73 - Best Reggae Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

* The Burning Spear Experience
Burning Spear
[Burning Music Production]

* Mind Control
Stephen Marley
[Tuff Gong/Ghetto Youths/Universal Republic]

* The End Of An American Dream
Lee "Scratch" Perry
[Megawave]

* Anniversary
Sly & Robbie And The Taxi Gang
[Taxi Records]

* Light Your Light
Toots & The Maytals
[Fantasy]

Field 16 - World Music
Category 74 - Best Traditional World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

* When The Soul Is Settled: Music Of Iraq
Rahim Al Haj With Souhail Kaspar
[Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]

* From Mali To America
Cheick Hamala Diabate & Bob Carlin
[5-String Productions]

* Live At Couleur Cafe
Konono Nº1
[Crammed Discs/Rykodisc]

* African Spirit
Soweto Gospel Choir
[Shanachie Entertainment]

* Singing For Life: Songs Of Hope, Healing, And HIV/AIDS In Uganda
Various Artists
Gregory Barz, producer
[Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]

Field 16 - World Music
Category 75 - Best Contemporary World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

* Ceu
Ceu
[Six Degrees Records/Urban Jungle Records/Starbucks Entertainment]

* Gil Luminoso
Gilberto Gil
[DRG Brazil]

* Momento
Bebel Gilberto
[Ziriguiboom/Crammed Discs/Six Degrees]

* Djin Djin
Angelique Kidjo
[Razor & Tie Direct/Starbucks Entertainment]

* An Ancient Muse
Loreena McKennitt
[Verve Records/Universal Music Group]

Field 17 - Polka
Category 76 - Best Polka Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

* Polka's Revenge
Brave Combo
[DenTone]

* Bulletproof Polkas
John Gora & Gorale
[Sunshine Diversified Ent.]

* Polka Freak Out
Bubba Hernandez & Alex Meixner
[Moon Zero Bird Records]

* Dueling Polkas
Walter Ostanek And His Band & Brian Sklar And The Western Senators
[Sunshine (Polkamania)]

* Come Share The Wine
Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra
[Rounder]

Field 18 - Children's
Category 77 - Best Musical Album For Children
(For albums consisting of predominantly music or song vs. spoken word.)

* Chickens
Buck Howdy With BB
[Prairie Dog Entertainment]

* Experience...101
Sweet Honey In The Rock
[Appleseed]

* A Green And Red Christmas
The Muppets
Ted Kryczko & Ed Mitchel, producers
[Walt Disney Records]

* I Wanna Play
Bill Harley
[Round River Records]

* My Green Kite
Peter Himmelman
[Rounder]

* The Velveteen Rabbit - Love Can Make You Real
Various Artists
Don Sebesky & Janina Serden, producers
[Brown Barn Records]

Field 18 - Children's
Category 78 - Best Spoken Word Album For Children
(For albums consisting of predominantly spoken word vs. music or song.)

* Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows
Jim Dale
[Listening Library]

* Making The Heart Whole Again: Stories For A Wounded World
Milbre Burch
[Kind Crone Productions]

* The One And Only Shrek
Meryl Streep & Stanley Tucci
[Audio Renaissance]

* Who's Got Game? The Ant Or The Grasshopper? The Lion Or The Mouse? Poppy Or The Snake?
Toni Morrison
[Simon & Schuster Audio]

* Wickety Whack - Brer Rabbit Is Back
Diane Ferlatte
[Diane Ferlatte]

Field 19 - Spoken Word
Category 79 - Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)

* The Audacity Of Hope: Thoughts On Reclaiming The American Dream
Barack Obama
[Random House Audio]

* Celebrations
Maya Angelou
[Random House Audio]

* Giving: How Each Of Us Can Change The World
Bill Clinton
[Random House Audio]

* Sunday Mornings In Plains: Bringing Peace To A Changing World
Jimmy Carter
[Simon & Schuster Audio]

* Things I Overheard While Talking To Myself
Alan Alda
[Random House Audio]

Field 20 - Comedy
Category 80 - Best Comedy Album
(For comedy recordings, spoken or musical)

* America's Mexican
George Lopez
[Comedy Central Records]

* Dirty Girl
Lisa Lampanelli
[Warner Bros.]

* The Distant Future
Flight Of The Conchords
[Sub Pop]

* I Still Have A Pony.
Steven Wright
[Comedy Central Records]

* Songs Pointed & Pointless
Harry Shearer
[Courgette Records]

Field 21 - Musical Show
Category 81 - 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 parentheses.))

* A Chorus Line
David Caddick, producer (Marvin Hamlisch, composer; Edward Kleban, lyricist)
(2006 New Cast Recording With Various Artists)
[Masterworks Broadway]

* Company
Tommy Krasker, producer (Stephen Sondheim, composer/lyricist) (2006 Cast
Recording With Raúl Esparza & Others)
[Nonesuch Records/PS Classics]

* Grey Gardens
Steven Epstein, producer (Scott Frankel, composer; Michael Korie, lyricist)
(Original Broadway Cast With Christine Ebersole, Mary Louise Wilson & Others)
[PS Classics]

* Spring Awakening
Duncan Sheik, producer; Duncan Sheik, composer; Steven Sater, lyricist (Original
Broadway Cast With Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele & Others)
[Decca Broadway]

* West Side Story
Nick Patrick, producer (Leonard Bernstein, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist)
(Vittorio Grigolo, Hayley Westenra, Connie Fisher & Others)
[Decca Broadway]

Field 22 - Film/TV/Visual Media
Category 82 - 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.)

* Across The Universe
Various Artists
[Interscope Records]

* Dreamgirls
Various Artists
[Music World Music/Sony Urban Music/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax]

* Hairspray
Various Artists
[New Line Records]

* Love
(The Beatles)
[Apple Records/Capitol Records]

* Once
Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
[Canvasback/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax]

Field 22 - Film/TV/Visual Media
Category 83 - 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.)

* Babel
Gustavo Santaolalla, composer
[Concord Records]

* Blood Diamond
James Newton Howard, composer
[Varese Sarabande]

* The Departed
Howard Shore, composer
[New Line Records]

* Happy Feet
John Powell, composer
[Warner Sunset/Atlantic]

* Pan's Labyrinth
Javier Navarrete, composer
[Milan Records]

* Ratatouille
Michael Giacchino, composer
[Walt Disney Records]

Field 22 - Film/TV/Visual Media
Category 84 - 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 parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

* Falling Slowly (From Once)
Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, songwriters (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova)
Track from: Once
[Canvasback/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax; Publisher: Copyright Control]

* Guaranteed (From Into The Wild)
Eddie Vedder, songwriter (Eddie Vedder)
Track from: Into The Wild
[J Records; Publisher: Monkey Wrench]

* Love You I Do (From Dreamgirls)
Siedah Garrett & Henry Krieger, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)
Track from: Dreamgirls
[Music World Music/Sony Urban Music/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax; Publishers: Miroku Music/Williamson Music/Black Chick Music Publishing, SKG Songs]

* The Song Of The Heart (From Happy Feet)
Prince Rogers Nelson, songwriter (Prince)
Track from: Happy Feet
[Warner Sunset/Atlantic; Publishers: Controversy Music/Universal Music Corp.]

* You Know My Name (From Casino Royale)
David Arnold & Chris Cornell, songwriters (Chris Cornell)
Track from: Carry On
[Suretone/Interscope Records; Publishers: Disappearing One/EMI April Music/UA Music/New Columbia Pictures Music, Thrust/Magnum Music/Bucks Music/United Lion Music/Colpix Music]

Field 23 - Composing/Arranging
Category 87 - Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

* Cry Me A River
Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Ella Fitzgerald & Jorge Calandrelli)
Track from: Love Letters From Ella
[Concord Jazz/Starbucks Entertainment]

* I'm Gonna Live Till I Die
John Clayton, arranger (Queen Latifah)
Track from: Trav'lin' Light
[Verve]

* In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
Jay Ashby, Darmon Meader & Kim Nazarian, arrangers (New York Voices)
Track from: A Day Like This
[MCG Jazz]

* Overture/Gershwin Medley
Michael Abene, arranger (Patti Austin)
Track from: Avant Gershwin
[Rendezvous Entertainment]

* Smile
Pete McGuinness, arranger (The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra)
Track from: First Flight
[Summit Records]

Field 24 - Package
Category 88 - Best Recording Package

* Cassadaga
Zack Nipper, art director (Bright Eyes)
[Saddle Creek]

* The Dio Years
Masaki Koike, art director (Black Sabbath)
[Rhino]

* Friend & Foe
Craig Thompson, art director (Menomena)
[Barsuk Records]

* Secrets Keep You Sick
Don Clark, art director (The Fold)
[Tooth & Nail Records]

* White Horse
Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (GTS)
[Ring Of Fire Music/Major Music]

Field 24 - Package
Category 89 - Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

* The Black Parade - Special Edition
Matt Taylor, Ellen Wakayama & Gerard Way, art directors (My Chemical Romance)
[Reprise Records]

* A Fever You Can't Sweat Out - Limited Edition Collectible Deluxe Box
Alex Kirzhner, art director (Panic! At The Disco)
[DeCayDance/Fueled By Ramen]

* Icky Thump - Limited Edition USB Flash Drive
Stan Chow, art director (The White Stripes)
[Third Man/Warner Bros.]

* Venus Doom
Matt Taylor & Valo, art directors (Him)
[Sire]

* What It Is!: Funky Soul And Rare Grooves (1967-1977)
Masaki Koike, art director (Various Artists)
[Rhino]

Field 25 - Album Notes
Category 90 - Best Album Notes

* Actionable Offenses: Indecent Phonograph Recordings From The 1890s
Patrick Feaster & David Giovannoni, album notes writers (Various Artists)
[Archeophone Records]

* Classic Chu Berry Columbia And Victor Sessions
Loren Schoenberg, album notes writer (Chu Berry)
[Mosaic Records]

* John Work, III: Recording Black Culture
Bruce Nemerov, album notes writer (Various Artists)
[Spring Fed Records]

* Off The Record: The Complete 1923 Jazz Band Recordings
David Sager, album notes writer (King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band)
[Off The Record]

* Ricky Jay Plays Poker
Ricky Jay, album notes writer (Various Artists)
[Octone/Legacy Recordings]

Field 26 - Historical
Category 91 - Best Historical Album

* Actionable Offenses: Indecent Phonograph Recordings From The 1890s
David Giovannoni, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers;
Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
[Archeophone Records]

* Forever Changing: The Golden Age Of Elektra Records 1963-1973 (Deluxe Edition)
Stuart Batsford, Mick Houghton & Phil Smee, compilation producers; Dan Hersch &
Bill Inglot, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
[Rhino]

* The Live Wire - Woody Guthrie In Performance 1949
Nora Guthrie & Jorge Arevalo Mateus, compilation producers; Jamie Howarth, Steve
Rosenthal, Warren Russell-Smith & Dr. Kevin Short, mastering engineers (Woody
Guthrie)
[Woody Guthrie Publications]

* Love Is The Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970
Alec Palao, compilation producer; Dan Hersch, Bill Inglot & Dave Schultz,
mastering engineers (Various Artists)
[Rhino]

* People Take Warning! Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs 1913-1938
Christopher King & Henry "Hank" Sapoznik, compilation producers; Christopher
King & Robert Vosgien, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
[Tompkins Square]

Field 27 - Production, Non-Classical
Category 92 - Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
(An Engineer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.))

* Beauty & Crime
Tchad Blake, Cameron Craig, Emery Dobyns & Jimmy Hogarth, engineers (Suzanne Vega)
[Blue Note]

* Destination Moon
Dave O'Donnell & Elliot Scheiner, engineers (Deborah Cox)
[Decca Records]

* Don't Mess With The Dragon
Robert Carranza, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & KC Porter, engineers (Ozomatli)
[Concord Records]

* Floratone
Tucker Martine, engineer (Floratone)
[Blue Note]

* II
Jason Lehning, engineer (Viktor Krauss)
[Back Porch Records]

Field 27 - Production, Non-Classical
Category 93 - Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
(A Producer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.))

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

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

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

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

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

Field 27 - Production, Non-Classical
Category 94 - Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
(A Remixer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.)

* Angelicus (Andy Moor Full Length Mix)
Andy Moor, remixer (Delerium Featuring Isabel Bayrakdarian)
Track from: Nuages Du Monde
[Nettwerk Records]

* Bring The Noise (Benny Benassi Sfaction Remix)
Benny Benassi, remixer (Public Enemy)
Track from: Bring The Noise/Give It Up EP
[Ultra Records]

* Like A Child (Carl Craig Remix)
Carl Craig, remixer (Junior Boys)
Track from: The Dead Horse E.P.
[Domino Recording Company Ltd.]

* Proper Education (Club Mix - Radio Edit)
Eric Prydz, remixer (Eric Prydz Vs. Pink Floyd)
[Ultra Records]

* Sorry (Dirty South Mix)
Dirty South, remixer (Kaskade)
[Ultra Records]

Field 28 - Surround Sound
Category 95 - Best Surround Sound Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

* At War With The Mystics 5.1
The Flaming Lips & Dave Fridmann, surround mix engineers; The Flaming Lips &
Dave Fridmann, surround mastering engineers; The Flaming Lips & Dave Fridmann,
surround producers (The Flaming Lips)
[Warner Bros.]

* Fear Of A Blank Planet
Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer;
Porcupine Tree, surround producers (Porcupine Tree)
[Atlantic Records]

* Grechaninov: Passion Week
John Newton, surround mix engineer; Jonathan Cooper, surround mastering
engineer; Blanton Alspaugh, surround producer (Charles Bruffy, Kansas City
Chorale & Phoenix Bach Choir)
[Chandos Records]

* Love
Paul Hicks, surround mix engineer; Tim Young, surround mastering engineer;
George Martin & Giles Martin, surround producers (The Beatles)
[Apple/Capitol Records]

* Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5; Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis; Serenade To Music
Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering
engineer; Elaine Martone, surround producer (Robert Spano & Atlanta Symphony
Orchestra & Chamber Chorus)
[Telarc]

Field 29 - Production, Classical
Category 96 - Best Engineered Album, Classical
(An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.))

* Garden Of Dreams
Keith O. Johnson, engineer (Jerry Junkin & Dallas Wind Symphony)
[Reference Recordings]

* Grechaninov: Passion Week
John Newton, engineer (Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Bach Choir & Kansas City Chorale)
[Chandos]

* Nielsen: Clarinet & Flute Concertos
Arne Akselberg & Tobias Lehmann, engineers (Sabine Meyer, Emmanuel Pahud & Simon
Rattle)
[EMI Classics]

* Spirit Of The Season
Bruce Leek, Fred Vogler & Trent Walker, engineers (Craig Jessop, Mack Wilberg &
Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
[Mormon Tabernacle Choir]

* Strauss: Don Juan, Death And Transfiguration
Lawrence Rock, engineer (Lorin Maazel & New York Philharmonic)
[Deutsche Grammophon]

Field 29 - Production, Classical
Category 97 - Producer Of The Year, Classical
(A Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.))

* Blanton Alspaugh
* Eternal Rest: Mäntyjärvi, Ticheli, Martin, Clausen (Charles Bruffy, Phoenix
Bach Choir & Kansas City Chorale)
* Grechaninov: Passion Week (Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Bach Choir & Kansas City
Chorale)
* The Harrington String Quartet: Daniel McCarthy (The Harrington String Quartet)
* Hartke: The Greater Good (Stewart Robertson & Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra)
* Rider On The Plains: Cello Concertos By Virgil Thomson And Charles Fussell
(Emmanuel Feldman)

* John Fraser
* Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2, Scherzos (Simon Trpceski)
* Great Handel (Ian Bostridge)
* Kate Royal (Kate Royal)
* Krommer/Spohr: Clarinet Concertos (Julian Bliss, Sabine Meyer & Kenneth
Sillito)
* Schubert: Piano Sonata D958, Lieder, Fragments (Leif Ove Andsnes & Ian
Bostridge)

* Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
* Balakirev And Russian Folksong (Joseph Banowetz)
* Louisiana - A Pianist's Journey (Kenneth Boulton)
* Piano Impromptus (Jungran Kim Khwarg)
* 20th Century Piano Sonatas (Allison Brewster Franzetti)

* Judith Sherman
* American Virtuosa: Tribute To Maud Powell (Rachel Barton Pine & Matthew Hagle)
* From Barrelhouse To Broadway: The Musical Odyssey Of Joe Jordan (Rick Benjamin
& The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra)
* Górecki: String Quartet No. 3 '...Songs Are Sung' (Kronos Quartet)
* Strange Imaginary Animals (Eighth Blackbird)
* Tchaikovsky: Three String Quartets, Souvenir De Florence (Ying Quartet)

* Robina G. Young
* As Steals The Morn...Handel Arias & Scenes For Tenor (Mark Padmore, Andrew
Manze & The English Concert)
* Bach, CPE: Symphonies 1-4, Cello Concerto (Andrew Manze & The English Concert)
* Brahms: Variations (Olga Kern)
* Music For Compline (Stile Antico)
* Stockhausen: Stimmung (Paul Hillier & Theatre Of Voices)

Field 30 - Classical
Category 98 - Best Classical Album
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) if other than the Artist.)

* Cherubini: Missa Solemnis In E
Riccardo Muti, conductor; Wilhelm Meister, producer (Ildar Abdrazakov, Herbert
Lippert, Marianna Pizzolato & Ruth Ziesak; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen
Rundfunks)
[EMI Classics]

* Grechaninov: Passion Week
Charles Bruffy, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Kansas City Chorale &
Phoenix Bach Choir)
[Chandos]

* Homage: The Age Of The Diva
Renee Fleming; David Frost, producer (Valery Gergiev; Orchestra Of The Mariinsky
Theatre)
[Decca Records]

* Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson; Dirk Sobotka, producer (James Levine; Boston Symphony
Orchestra)
[Nonesuch Records]

* Tower: Made In America
Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Tim Handley, producer (Nashville Symphony)
[Naxos]

Field 30 - Classical
Category 99 - Best Orchestral Performance
(Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.)

* Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra)
[BIS Records]

* Shostakovich: The Golden Age
Jose Serebrier, conductor (Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
[Naxos]

* Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
[Deutsche Grammophon]

* Tower: Made In America
Leonard Slatkin, conductor (Nashville Symphony)
[Naxos]

* Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5, Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis, Serenade To Music
Robert Spano, conductor (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
[Telarc]

Field 30 - Classical
Category 100 - Best Opera Recording
(Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s) and Principal Soloists.)

* Albeniz: Pepita Jimenez
Jose De Eusebio, conductor; Enrique Baquerizo, Carlos Chausson, Plácido Domingo,
Jane Henschel & Carol Vaness; Michael Haas, producer (Orquesta Y Coro De La
Comunidad De Madrid)
[Deutsche Grammophon]

* Donizetti: Dom Sebastien, Roi De Portugal
Mark Elder, conductor; Carmelo Corrado Caruso, Giuseppe Filianoti, Vesselina
Kasarova, Simon Keenlyside & Alastair Miles; Patric Schmid, producer (The Royal
Opera Chorus; The Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
[Opera Rara]

* Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel
Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor; Rebecca Evans, Jane Henschel & Jennifer
Larmore; Brian Couzens, producer (Sarah Coppen, Diana Montague & Sarah Tynan;
New London Children's Choir; Philharmonia Orchestra)
[Chandos Opera In English]

* Lully: Thesee
Paul O´Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Howard Crook, Ellen Hargis, Laura
Pudwell & Harry Van Der Kamp; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early
Music Festival Chorus; Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra)
[CPO]

* Verdi: La Traviata
Zubin Mehta, conductor; Piotr Beczala, Paolo Gavanelli & Anja Harteros; Andreas
Caemmerer & Felix Gargerle, producers (Choir Of The Bavarian State Opera;
Bavarian State Orchestra)
[Farao Classics]

Field 30 - Classical
Category 101 - 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.)

* Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem
Simon Rattle, conductor; Simon Halsey, chorus master (Thomas Quasthoff &
Dorothea Röschmann; Rundfunkchor Berlin; Berliner Philharmoniker)
[EMI Classics]

* Cherubini: Missa Solemnis In E
Riccardo Muti, conductor; Peter Dijkstra, chorus master (Ildar Abdrazakov,
Herbert Lippert, Marianna Pizzolato & Ruth Ziesak; Chor Des Bayerischen
Rundfunks; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)
[EMI Classics]

* Grechaninov: Passion Week
Charles Bruffy, conductor (Kansas City Chorale & Phoenix Bach Choir)
[Chandos]

* Penderecki: Symphony No. 7 'Seven Gates Of Jerusalem'
Antoni Wit, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, chorus master (Boris Carmeli, Ewa
Marciniec, Aga Mikolaj, Wieslaw Ochman, Olga Pasichnyk & Romuald Tesarowicz;
Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir; Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra)
[Naxos]

* Schönberg: Gurrelieder
Michael Gielen, conductor; Howard Arman & Michael Gläser, choir directors
(Melanie Diener, Ralf Lukas, Yvonne Naef, Andreas Schmidt, Gerhard Siegel &
Robert Dean Smith; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks & MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig;
SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden Und Freiburg)
[Haenssler Classic]

Field 30 - Classical
Category 102 - Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
(Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor.)

* Barber/Korngold/Walton: Violin Concertos
Bramwell Tovey, conductor; James Ehnes (Vancouver Symphony Orchestra)
[CBC Records]

* Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor; Lang Lang (Orchestre De Paris)
[Deutsche Grammophon]

* Nielsen: Clarinet & Flute Concertos
Simon Rattle, conductor; Sabine Meyer & Emmanuel Pahud (Berliner Philharmoniker)
[EMI Classics]

* Rózsa: Violin Concerto, Op. 24
Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor; Anastasia Khitruk (Russian Philharmonic Orchestra)
Track from: Rózsa: Violin Concerto, Sinfonia Concertante
[Naxos]

* Tchaikovsky/Saint-Saëns/Ginastera
Ari Rasilainen, conductor; Sol Gabetta (Münchner Rundfunkorchester)
[RCA Red Seal]

Field 30 - Classical
Category 103 - Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
(Award to the Instrumental Soloist.)

* Beethoven Sonatas, Vol. 3
Garrick Ohlsson
[Bridge Records, Inc.]

* Haydn: Piano Sonatas
Marc-Andre Hamelin
[Hyperion]

* Louisiana - A Pianist's Journey
Kenneth Boulton
[Cambria Master Recordings]

* Solo Piazzolla
Manuel Barrueco
[Tonar]

* 20th Century Piano Sonatas
Allison Brewster Franzetti
[Naxos]

Field 30 - Classical
Category 104 - Best Chamber Music Performance
(Award to the Artists.)

* On The Threshold Of Hope
Artists Of The Royal Conservatory Ensemble (Richard Margison, Joaquin Valdepeñas
& Diane Werner)
[RCA Red Seal]

* Saint-Saëns/Poulenc/Devienne/Milhaud
Oleg Maisenberg & Sabine Meyer
[EMI Classics]

* Strange Imaginary Animals
Eighth Blackbird
[Cedille Records]

* Tchaikovsky: Three String Quartets, Souvenir De Florence
Ying Quartet (James Dunham & Paul Katz)
[Telarc]

* 30 Songs Of The Russian People
Joseph Banowetz & Alton Chung Ming Chan
Track from: Balakirev And Russian Folksong
[Toccata Classics]

Field 30 - Classical
Category 105 - Best Small Ensemble Performance
(Award to the Ensemble (and to the Conductor.))

* Bach: Brandenburg Concertos
Swiss Baroque Soloists
[Naxos]

* Bridges - Eddie Daniels Plays The Music Of Frank Proto
Frank Proto, conductor; Eddie Daniels; Ensemble Sans Frontière
[Red Mark]

* Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde
Kenneth Slowik, conductor; The Smithsonian Chamber Players & Santa Fe Pro Musica
[Dorian Recordings/ Sono Luminus]

* Music For Compline
Stile Antico
[Harmonia Mundi]

* Stravinsky: Apollo, Concerto In D; Prokofiev: 20 Visions Fugitives
Yuri Bashmet, conductor; Moscow Soloists
[Onyx Classics]

Field 30 - Classical
Category 106 - Best Classical Vocal Performance
(Award to the Vocal Soloist(s).)

* Gitano - Zarzuela Arias
Rolando Villazón (Plácido Domingo; Orquesta De La Comunidad De Madrid)
[Virgin Classics]

* Homage: The Age Of The Diva
Renee Fleming (Valery Gergiev; Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
[Decca Records]

* Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (James Levine; Boston Symphony Orchestra)
[Nonesuch Records]

* Russian Album
Anna Netrebko (Valery Gergiev; Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
[Deutsche Grammophon]

* Sea Pictures, Op. 37
Sarah Connolly (Simon Wright; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony
Orchestra)
Track from: Elgar: Sea Pictures
[Naxos]

Field 30 - Classical
Category 107 - 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.))

* Amargós: Northern Concerto
Joan Albert Amargós (Lan Shui, conductor; Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR)
Track from: Movements - Michala Petri Plays Amargós/Börtz/Stucky
[OUR Recordings]

* Chesky: Concerto For Bassoon And Orchestra
David Chesky (Rossen Gergov, conductor; Symphony Orchestra Of Norrlands Opera)
Track from: Urban Concertos
[Chesky Records]

* Higdon: Zaka
Jennifer Higdon (Eighth Blackbird)
Track from: Strange Imaginary Animals
[Cedille Records]

* Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs
Peter Lieberson (James Levine, conductor; Boston Symphony Orchestra)
[Nonesuch]

* Made In America
Joan Tower (Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
Track from: Tower: Made In America
[Naxos]

Field 30 - Classical
Category 108 - Best Classical Crossover Album
(Award to the Artist(s) and/or to the Conductor.)

* The Jazz Album - Watch What Happens
Thomas Quasthoff
[Deutsche Grammophon]

* A Love Supreme: The Legacy Of John Coltrane
Turtle Island Quartet
[Telarc]

* Spirit Of The Season
Craig Jessop & Mack Wilberg, conductors (Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Orchestra At
Temple Square)
[Mormon Tabernacle Choir]

* Whirled Chamber Music
Quartet San Francisco
[Violinjazz Recordings]

* Wolfgang's Big Night Out
Brian Setzer (The Brian Setzer Orchestra)
[Surfdog Records]

Field 31 - Music Video
Category 109 - Best Short Form Music Video
(For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.)

* God's Gonna Cut You Down
Johnny Cash
Tony Kaye, video director; Rachel Curl, video producer
[American Records/Lost Highway Records]

* 1234
Feist
Patrick Daughters, video director; Geoff McLean, video producer
[Cherrytree/Interscope]

* Gone Daddy Gone
Gnarls Barkley
Chris Milk, video director; Barbara Benson, video producer
[Downtown/Atlantic]

* D.A.N.C.E.
Justice
Jonas & Francois & So-Me, video directors; Jonas & Francois & So-Me, video
producers
[Downtown/Vice/Ed Banger/Because]

* Typical
Mute Math
Israel Anthem, video director; Brandon Arolfo, video producer
[Warner Bros./Reprise/Maverick/Sire]

Field 31 - Music Video
Category 110 - 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.)

* Live & Loud At The Fillmore
Dierks Bentley
Russell Thomas, video director; James Whetherly, video producer
[Capitol Records Nashville]

* Trapped In The Closet Chapters 13-22
R. Kelly
R. Kelly, Victor Mignatti & Jim Swaffield, video directors; Ann Carli, video
producer
[Jive/Zomba]

* The Confessions Tour
Madonna
Jonas Akerlund, video director; Sara Martin & David May, video producers
[Warner Bros.]

* 10 Days Out - Blues From The Backroads
Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Various Artists
Noble Jones, video director; Kenny Wayne Shepherd, video producer
[Reprise]

* Liberacion - The Songs Of The New Cuban Underground
Various Artists
Reuben Fields, video director; Dean Bates, video producer
[Petrol/EMI]

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