THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES, INC. Final Nominations List 49th Annual GRAMMY® Awards For recordings released during the Eligibility Year October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006 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.) • 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] 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.) • 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] 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 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 Bailey Rae) 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.] 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.) • James Blunt • Chris Brown • Imogen Heap • Corinne Bailey Rae • Carrie Underwood Field 1 - Pop 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] Field 1 - Pop 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.] Field 1 - Pop 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] 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.) • 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] Field 1 - Pop 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 Béla 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] Field 1 - Pop 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] Field 1 - Pop 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] Field 2 - Dance 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] Field 2 - Dance 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] Field 3 - Traditional Pop 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] Field 4 - Rock 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] Field 4 - Rock 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.] Field 4 - Rock 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] Field 4 - Rock 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] 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.) • 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] 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 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.] Field 4 - Rock 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] Field 5 - Alternative 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] Field 6 - R&B Category 23 - Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.) • Ring The Alarm Beyoncé 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] Field 6 - R&B 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] 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.) • 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 & Támar Track from: 3121 [Universal Records] 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.) • 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] Field 6 - R&B 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] 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 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, Beyoncé Knowles, Makeba, Keli Nicole Price & Delisha Thomas, songwriters (Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z) [Sony Urban Music/Columbia; Publishers: Beyoncé 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.] Field 6 - R&B 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] Field 6 - R&B Category 30 - Best Contemporary R&B Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.) • B'Day Beyoncé [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] Field 7 - Rap 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] 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.) • 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] 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.) • Smack That Akon Featuring Eminem [SRC/Universal Records] • Deja Vu Beyoncé 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] Field 7 - Rap 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.] Field 7 - Rap 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] Field 8 - Country 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] Field 8 - Country 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] Field 8 - Country 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] 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.) • 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] Field 8 - Country 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] Field 8 - Country 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.] Field 8 - Country 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] Field 8 - Country 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] Field 9 - New Age 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] Field 10 - Jazz Category 45 - Best Contemporary Jazz Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.) • The Hidden Land Béla 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] Field 10 - Jazz 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] 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.) • 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] Field 10 - Jazz 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] 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.) • 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] Field 10 - Jazz Category 50 - Best Latin Jazz Album (Vocal or Instrumental.) • Codes Ignacio Berroa [Blue Note Records] • Cubist Music Edsel Gomez [Zoho] • Simpático 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] 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.) • 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] Field 11 - Gospel 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.] Field 11 - Gospel 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] Field 11 - Gospel 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] Field 11 - Gospel 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.] Field 11 - Gospel 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] • Finalé Act One Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers [EMI Gospel] Field 11 - 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] Field 12 - Latin 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] • Limón Y Sal Julieta Venegas [Norte/Sony BMG] Field 12 - Latin Category 59 - Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album (Vocal or Instrumental.) • Lo Demás Es Plástico Black:Guayaba [OLE Music] • The Underdog/El Subestimado Tego Calderón [Jiggiri/Atlantic] • Calle 13 Calle 13 [Norte/Sony BMG] • Superpop Venezuela Los Amigos Invisibles [Gozadera Records] • Amar Es Combatir Maná [Warner Music Latina] Field 12 - Latin Category 60 - Best Tropical Latin Album (Vocal or Instrumental.) • Fuzionando Oscar D'Leon [Norte/Sony BMG] • Salsatón: Salsa Con Reggaetón Andy Montañez [Univision Music Group] • Hoy, Mañana Y Siempre Tito Nieves [Univision Music Group] • Directo Al Corazón Gilberto Santa Rosa [Norte/Sony BMG] • What You've Been Waiting For - Lo Que Esperabas Tiempo Libre [Shanachie Entertainment] Field 12 - Latin Category 61 - Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album (Vocal or Instrumental.) • Historias De Mi Tierra Pepe Aguilar [Norte/Sony BMG] • No Es Brujería Ana Bárbara [Fonovisa Records] • 25 Aniversario Mariachi Sol De Mexico De José Hernández [Venemusic] • A Toda Ley Pablo Montero [Univision Records] • Orgullo De Mujer Alicia Villarreal [Universal] Field 12 - Latin 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] Field 12 - 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] • Piénsame Un Momento Pesado [Warner Music Latina] • Prefiero La Soledad Retoño [JB Records] Field 12 - Latin 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 Lizárraga [Fonovisa Records] • Amor Gitano Cuisillos [Musart] • A Mucha Honra Ezequiel Peña [Fonovisa Records] • Más Allá Del Sol Joan Sebástian [Musart] Field 13 - Blues 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] Field 13 - Blues 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] Field 14 - Folk 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] Field 14 - Folk 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] Field 14 - Folk 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] Field 14 - Folk 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] Field 15 - Reggae 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] Field 16 - World Music 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] Field 16 - World Music 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] Field 17 - Polka 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] Field 18 - Children's 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] Field 18 - Children's 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] Field 19 - Spoken Word 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] Field 20 - Comedy 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] Field 21 - Musical Show 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] Field 22 - Film/TV/Visual Media 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] Field 22 - Film/TV/Visual Media 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] Field 22 - Film/TV/Visual Media 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.] Field 23 - Composing/Arranging 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] Field 23 - Composing/Arranging 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] Field 23 - Composing/Arranging 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] Field 24 - Package 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] Field 24 - Package 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.] Field 25 - Album Notes 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] Field 26 - Historical 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] Field 27 - Production, Non-Classical 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] Field 27 - Production, Non-Classical 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) Field 27 - Production, Non-Classical 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 (Beyoncé) [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] Field 28 - Surround Sound 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 Øystein 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] Field 29 - Production, Classical 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] • Látigo 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] Field 29 - Production, Classical 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) • Kurtág: Kafka-Fragmente (Juliane Banse & András Keller) • Nuove Musiche (Rolf Lislevand, Arianna Savall, Pedro Estevan, Bjørn 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: Má 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 & Simón 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 (Plácido 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) Field 30 - Classical 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 René Jacobs, conductor; Marie-Claude Chappuis, Bernarda Fink, Sergio Foresti, Sunhae Im, Mark Padmore & Alexandrina Pendatchanska; Martin Sauer, producer (Freiburger Barockorchester) [Harmonia Mundi] Field 30 - Classical 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 José Serebrier, conductor (Royal Scottish National Orchestra) [Warner Classics] • Mahler: Symphony No. 6 In A Min. Iván 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] Field 30 - Classical 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; Valérie Gross & Sid McLauchlan, producers (Women Of The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra) [Deutsche Grammophon] • Mozart: La Clemenza Di Tito René 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 Villazón; Rainer Maillard, producer (Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor; Wiener Philharmoniker) [Deutsche Grammophon] Field 30 - Classical 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 Øystein 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] Field 30 - Classical 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] Field 30 - Classical 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 András Schiff [ECM New Series] • Chopin: Nocturnes Maurizio Pollini [Deutsche Grammophon] • Primrose: Viola Transcriptions Roberto Díaz (Robert Koenig) [Naxos] Field 30 - Classical 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] Field 30 - Classical 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; Hespèrion 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] Field 30 - Classical Category 104 - Best Classical Vocal Performance (Award to the Vocal Soloist(s).) • Britten: Song Cycles Ian Bostridge (Sir Simon Rattle; Radek Baborák; 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.] Field 30 - Classical 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] Field 30 - Classical 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] • Látigo 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] Field 31 - Music Video 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] Field 31 - Music Video 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]