43rd Annual Grammy Awards Nominations

The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards Nominations

The nominees for the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards were announced on the morning of January 3rd, 2001 in Los Angeles. We have the full list of nominees from all of the categories. The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards were handed out on February 21, 2001. We have the results & commentary on the winners.

Record Of The Year

• Say My Name
  Destiny's Child
  Rodney Jerkins, producer; LaShawn Daniels, Brad Gildem & Jean Marie Hurout, engineers/mixers
  Track from: The Writing's On The Wall
  [Columbia Records]
• I Try
  Macy Gray
  Andrew Slater, producer; Dave Way, engineer/mixer
  Track from: On How Life Is
  [Clean Slate/Epic Records]
• Music
  Madonna
  Mirwais Ahmadzai & Madonna, producers
  Track from: Music
  [Maverick/Warner Bros. Records]
• Bye Bye Bye
  *NSync
  Jake & Kristian Lundin, producers; Mike Tucker, engineer/mixer
  Track from: No Strings Attached
  [Jive Records]
• Beautiful Day
  U2
  Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois, producers; Steve Lillywhite & Richard Rainey, engineers/mixers
  Track from: All That You Can't Leave Behind
  [Interscope Records]

Album Of The Year

• Midnite Vultures
  Beck
  Beck Hansen & Dust Brothers, producers
  [DGC/Interscope Records]
• The Marshall Mathers LP
  Eminem
  Jeff Bass, Mark Bass, Dr. Dre, Eminem & The 45 King, producers; Rich Behrens, Mike Butler, Chris Conway, Rob Ebeling, Michelle Forbes, Richard Segal Huredia, Steve King, Aaron Lepley, James McCrone, Akane Nakamura & Lance Pierre, engineers/mixers
  [Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records]
• Kid A
  Radiohead
  Radiohead, producer; Nigel Godrich, engineer/mixer
  [Capitol Records]
• You're The One
  Paul Simon
  Paul Simon, producer; Andy Smith, engineer/mixer
  [Warner Bros. Records]
• Two Against Nature
  Steely Dan
  Walter Becker & Donald Fagen, producers; Phil Burnett, Roger Nichols, Dave Russell & Elliot Scheiner, engineers/mixers
  [Giant Records]

Song Of The Year

• Beautiful Day
  U2, songwriters (U2)
  Track from: All That You Can't Leave Behind
  [Interscope Records; Publisher: Polygram Int'l Music Pub. B.V.]
• Breathe
  Stephanie Bentley & Holly Lamar, songwriters (Faith Hill)
  Track from: Breathe
  [Warner Bros. Records; Publishers: Cal IV Songs, Universal Songs Of Polygram Int'l Inc., Hopechest Music]
• I Hope You Dance
  Mark D. Sanders & Tia Sellers, songwriters (Lee Ann Womack)
  Track from: I Hope You Dance
  [Universal Records; Publishers: MCA Music Pub., Soda Creek Songs, Choice Is Tragic Music, Ensign Music Corp.]
• I Try
  Macy Gray, Jinsoo Lim, Jeremy Ruzumna & David Wilder, songwriters (Macy Gray)
  Track from: On How Life Is
  [Clean Slate/Epic Records; Publishers: Children Of The Forest On Behalf Of Itself & Mel-Boopie Music, April Music Inc., Jinsoo Lim Music, Roastitoasti]
• Say My Name
  LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson & Kelendria Rowland, songwriters (Destiny's Child)
  Track from: The Writing's On The Wall
  [Columbia Records; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Rodney Jerkins Prod., Ensign Music Corp./Fred Jerkins Pub., Beyoncé Pub., LeToya Music Pub., Kelendria Music Pub., LaTavia Music Pub.]

Best New Artist

• Shelby Lynne
• Brad Paisley
• Papa Roach
• Jill Scott
• Sisqo

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

• What A Girl Wants
  Christina Aguilera
  Track from: Christina Aguilera
  [RCA Label Group]
• I Try
  Macy Gray
  Track from: On How Life Is
  [Clean Slate/Epic Records]
• Music
  Madonna
  Track from: Music
  [Maverick/Warner Bros. Records]
• Save Me
  Aimee Mann
  Track from: Magnolia - Music From The Motion Picture
  [Reprise Records]
• Both Sides Now
  Joni Mitchell
  Track from: Both Sides Now
  [Reprise Records]
• Oops!...I Did It Again
  Britney Spears
  Track from: Oops!...I Did It Again
  [Jive Records]

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

• You Sang To Me
  Marc Anthony
  Track from: Marc Anthony
  [Columbia Records]
• Taking You Home
  Don Henley
  Track from: Inside Job
  [Warner Bros. Records]
• She Bangs
  Ricky Martin
  [Columbia Records]
• 6, 8, 12
  Brian McKnight
  Track from: Back At One
  [Motown Records]
• She Walks This Earth (Soberana Rosa)
  Sting
  Track from: A Love Affair - The Music Of Ivan Lins (Various Artists)
  [Telarc Records]

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

• Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely
  Backstreet Boys
  Track from: Millenium
  [Jive Records]
• Pinch Me
  Barenaked Ladies
  Track from: Maroon
  [Reprise Records]
• Breathless
  The Corrs
  Track from: In Blue
  [143/Lava/Atlantic Records]
• Bye Bye Bye
  *NSync
  Track from: No Strings Attached
  [Jive Records]
• Cousin Dupree
  Steely Dan
  Track from: Two Against Nature
  [Giant Records]

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

• Thank God I Found You
  Mariah Carey Featuring Joe & 98°
  Track from: Rainbow
  [Columbia Records]
• The Difficult Kind
  Sheryl Crow & Sarah McLachlan
  Track from: Live From Central Park
  [A&M/Interscope Records]
• All The Way
  Celine Dion (& Frank Sinatra)
  Track from: All The Way...A Decade Of Song
  [Epic/550 Music]
• Turn Your Lights Down Low
  Lauryn Hill (& Bob Marley)
  Track from: The Best Man - Music From The Motion Picture (Various)
  [Sony Music Soundtrax]
• Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't (My Baby)
  B.B. King & Dr. John
  Track from: Let The Good Times Roll
  [MCA Records]

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

• Overture (Selmasongs)
  Björk; Vincent Mendoza, conductor
  Track from: Selmasongs
  [Elektra Entertainment Group]
• Rebel Heart
  The Corrs
  Track from: In Blue
  [143/Lava/Atlantic Records]
• Zona Mona
  Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
  Track from: Outbound
  [Columbia Records]
• Caravan
  The Brian Setzer Orchestra
  Track from: Vavoom!
  [Interscope Records]
• Camaleao
  Grover Washington, Jr.
  Track from: A Love Affair - The Music Of Ivan Lins (Various Artists)
  [Telarc Records]

Best Dance Recording

• Who Let The Dogs Out
  Baha Men
  Track from: Who Let The Dogs Out
  [S-Curve Records]
• Blue (Da Ba Dee)
  Eiffel 65
  Track from: Europop
  [Republic/Universal Records]
• Be With You
  Enrique Iglesias
  Track from: Enrique
  [Interscope Records]
• Let's Get Loud
  Jennifer Lopez
  Track from: On The 6
  [Work]
• Natural Blues
  Moby
  Track from: Play
  [V2 Records]

Best Pop Instrumental Album

• Audio
  Blue Man Group
  [Virgin Records America]
• Faith - A Holiday Album
  Kenny G
  [Arista Records]
• Symphony No. 1
  Joe Jackson
  [Sony Classical]
• Pieces In A Modern Style
  William Ørbit
  [Maverick Records]
• Hymns - In The Garden
  Kirk Whalum
  [Top Drawer Records]

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Inside Job
  Don Henley
  [Warner Bros. Records]
• Music
  Madonna
  [Maverick/Warner Bros. Records]
• No Strings Attached
  *NSync
  [Jive Records]
• Oops!...I Did It Again
  Britney Spears
  [Jive Records]
• Two Against Nature
  Steely Dan
  [Giant Records]

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• As Time Goes By
  Bryan Ferry
  [Virgin Records America]
• It's Like This
  Rickie Lee Jones
  [Artemis Records]
• Songs From The Last Century
  George Michael
  [Virgin Records America]
• Both Sides Now
  Joni Mitchell
  [Reprise Records]
• Timeless - Live In Concert
  Barbra Streisand
  [Columbia Records]

Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

• Paper Bag
  Fiona Apple
  Track from: When The Pawn
  [Clean Slate/Epic Records]
• There Goes The Neighborhood
  Sheryl Crow
  Track from: Live From Central Park
  [A&M/Interscope Records]
• Enough Of Me
  Melissa Etheridge
  Track from: Breakdown
  [Island/Def Jam Music Group]
• So Pure
  Alanis Morissette
  Track from: Woodstock, 99 (Various Artists)
  [Hybrid/Epic Records]
• Glitter In Their Eyes
  Patti Smith
  Track from: Gung Ho
  [Arista Records]

Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

• Thursday's Child
  David Bowie
  Track from: Hours...
  [Virgin Records America]
• Things Have Changed
  Bob Dylan
  Track from: Wonder Boys - Music From The Motion Picture (Various Artists)
  [Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax]
• Workin' It
  Don Henley
  Track from: Inside Job
  [Warner Bros. Records]
• Again
  Lenny Kravitz
  Track from: Greatest Hits
  [Virgin Records America]
• Into The Void
  Nine Inch Nails
  Track from: The Fragile
  [Nothing/Interscope Records]

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

• It's My Life
  Bon Jovi
  Track from: Crush
  [Island/Def Jam Music Group]
• With Arms Wide Open
  Creed
  Track from: Human Clay
  [Wind-Up]
• Learn To Fly
  Foo Fighters
  Track from: There Is Nothing Left To Lose
  [RCA Records]
• Californication
  Red Hot Chili Peppers
  Track from: Californication
  [Warner Bros. Records]
• Beautiful Day
  U2
  Track from: All That You Can't Leave Behind
  [Interscope Records]

Best Hard Rock Performance

• American Bad Ass
  Kid Rock
  Track from: The History Of Rock
  [Top Dog/Lava/Atlantic Records]
• Take A Look Around (Theme From "M:I-2")
  Limp Bizkit
  Track from: Mission: Impossible 2 - Music From And Inspired By
  [Hollywood Records]
• Grievance
  Pearl Jam
  Track from: Binaural
  [Epic Records]
• Guerrilla Radio
  Rage Against The Machine
  Track from: The Battle Of Los Angeles
  [Epic Records]
• Down
  Stone Temple Pilots
  Track from: No. 4
  [Atlantic Records]

Best Metal Performance

• Elite
  Deftones
  Track from: White Pony
  [Maverick Recording Company]
• The Wicker Man
  Iron Maiden
  Track from: Brave New World
  [Portrait/Columbia Records]
• Astonishing Panorama Of The Endtimes
  Marilyn Manson
  Track from: The Last Tour On Earth AND FROM MTV Celebrity Deathmatch (Various Artists)
  [Interscope Records]
• Revolution Is My Name
  Pantera
  Track from: Reinventing The Steel
  [EastWest/EEG]
• Wait And Bleed
  Slipknot
  Track from: Slipknot
  [Roadrunner Records]

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

• Off The Hook
  Peter Frampton
  Track from: Live In Detroit
  [CMC International]
• The Call Of The Ktulu
  Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
  Track from: S & M
  [Elektra Entertainment Group]
• First Tube
  Phish
  Track from: Farmhouse
  [Elektra Entertainment Group]
• Until We Say Goodbye
  Joe Satriani
  Track from: Engines Of Creation
  [Epic Records]
• Electric Lullaby
  Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band
  Track from: Live On
  [Giant Records]

Best Rock Song

• Again
  Lenny Kravitz, songwriter (Lenny Kravitz)
  [Virgin Records America; Publisher: Miss Bessie Music]
• Bent
  Rob Thomas, songwriter (Matchbox Twenty)
  Track from: Mad Season
  [Melisma/Lava/Atlantic Records; Publisher: EMI Blackwood Music, Inc./Bidnis, Inc.]
• Californication
  Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith, songwriters (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
  Track from: Californication
  [Warner Bros. Records; Publisher: Moebetoblame Music]
• Kryptonite
  Brad Arnold, Todd Harrell & Matt Roberts, songwriters (3 Doors Down)
  Track from: The Better Life
  [Republic/Universal Records; Publisher: Escatawpa Songs]
• With Arms Wide Open
  Scott Stapp & Mark Tremonti, songwriters (Creed)
  Track from: Human Clay
  [Wind-Up; Publisher: Tremonti/Stapp Music]

Best Rock Album

• Crush
  Bon Jovi
  [Island/Def Jam Music Group]
• There Is Nothing Left To Lose
  Foo Fighters
  [RCA/Roswell Records]
• Mad Season
  Matchbox Twenty
  [Melisma/Lava/Atlantic Records]
• Return Of Saturn
  No Doubt
  [Interscope/Trauma Records]
• The Battle Of Los Angeles
  Rage Against The Machine
  [Epic Records]

Best Alternative Music Album

• When The Pawn
  Fiona Apple
  [Clean Slate/Epic Records]
• Midnite Vultures
  Beck
  [DGC/Interscope Records]
• Bloodflowers
  The Cure
  [Fiction/Elektra Entertainment Group]
• Liverpool Sound Collage
  Paul McCartney
  [Capitol Records]
• Kid A
  Radiohead
  [Capitol Records]

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

• Try Again
  Aaliyah
  Track from: Romeo Must Die - The Album (Various)
  [Blackground/Virgin Records America]
• Bag Lady
  Erykah Badu
  Track from: Mama's Gun
  [Motown Records]
• He Wasn't Man Enough
  Toni Braxton
  Track from: The Heat
  [LaFace Records]
• As We Lay
  Kelly Price
  Track from: Mirror Mirror
  [Def Soul Records]
• Gettin' In The Way
  Jill Scott
  Track from: Who Is Jill Scott? Words And Sounds Vol.1
  [Hidden Beach Recordings]

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

• Untitled (How Does It Feel)
  D'Angelo
  Track from: Voodoo
  [Virgin Records America]
• I Wanna Know
  Joe
  Track from: My Name Is Joe
  [Jive Records]
• I Wish
  R. Kelly
  Track from: TP-2.COM
  [Jive Records]
• Stay Or Let It Go
  Brian McKnight
  Track from: Back At One
  [Motown Records]
• Thong Song
  Sisqo
  Track from: Unleash the Dragon
  [Def Soul Records]

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

• Pass You By
  Boyz II Men
  Track from: Nathan/Michael/Shawn/Wanya
  [Universal Records]
• Say My Name
  Destiny's Child
  Track from: The Writing's On The Wall
  [Columbia Records]
• 911
  Wyclef Jean Featuring Mary J. Blige
  Track from: The Ecleftic - 2 Sides II A Book
  [Columbia Records]
• Dance Tonight
  Lucy Pearl
  Track from: Lucy Pearl
  [Beyond Music/Pookie Records]
• Coming Back Home
  BeBe Winans Featuring Brian McKnight & Joe
  Track from: Love & Freedom
  [Motown Records]

Best R&B Song

• Bag Lady
  Erykah Badu, songwriter (Erykah Badu)
  Track from: Mama's Gun
  [Motown Records]
• He Wasn't Man Enough
  LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins & Harvey Mason Jr., songwriters (Toni Braxton)
  Track from: The Heat
  [LaFace Records; Publishers: Rodney Jerkins Prod./EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Fred Jerkins Pub./Famous-Ensign Music Pub. Corp., LaShawn Daniels, Inc., EMI April Music Pub., First Avenue Music/BMG]
• Say My Name
  LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson & Kelendria Rowland, songwriters (Destiny's Child)
  Track from: The Writing's On The Wall
  [Columbia Records; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music, Inc./Rodney Jerkins Prod., Ensign Music Corp./Fred Jerkins Pub., Beyoncé Pub., LeToya Music Pub., Kelendria Music Pub., LaTavia Music Pub.]
• Thong Song
  Mark Andrews, Tim Kelley & Bob Robinson, songwriters (Sisqo)
  Track from: Unleash The Dragon
  [Def Soul Records]
• Untitled (How Does It Feel)
  D'Angelo & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (D'Angelo)
  Track from: Voodoo
  [Virgin Records America; Publishers: Universal-Polygram Int'l Pub. Inc., Ah-Choo Pub., First Echo Pub.]

Best R&B Album

• Nathan/Michael/Shawn/Wanya
  Boyz II Men
  [Universal Records]
• The Heat
  Toni Braxton
  [LaFace Records]
• Voodoo
  D'Angelo
  [Virgin Records America]
• My Name Is Joe
  Joe
  [Jive Records]
• Who Is Jill Scott? Words & Sounds Vol. 1
  Jill Scott
  [Hidden Beach Recordings]
• Unleash The Dragon
  Sisqo
  [Def Soul Records]

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Album

• All The Man You Need
  Will Downing
  [Motown Records]
• Cool
  George Duke
  [Warner Bros. Records]
• That's For Sure
  Jeffrey Osborne
  [Private Music]
• Gotta Get The Groove Back
  Johnnie Taylor
  [Malaco Records]
• Ear-Resistible
  The Temptations
  [Motown Records]

Best Rap Solo Performance

• The Light
  Common
  Track from: Like Water For Chocolate
  [MCA Records]
• Party Up
  DMX
  Track from: ...And Then There Was X
  [Def Jam Records]
• The Real Slim Shady
  Eminem
  Track from: The Marshall Mathers LP
  [Aftermath/Interscope Records]
• Shake Ya Ass
  Mystikal
  Track from: Let's Get Ready
  [Jive Records]
• Country Grammar
  Nelly
  Track from: Country Grammar
  [Universal Records]

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

• Alive
  Beastie Boys
  Track from: Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds Of Science
  [Grand Royal Records]
• Oooh.
  De La Soul Featuring Redman
  Track from: Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump
  [Tommy Boy Music]
• Forgot About Dre
  Dr. Dre Featuring Eminem
  Track from: Dr. Dre - 2001
  [Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records]
• The Next Episode
  Dr. Dre Featuring Snoop Dogg
  Track from: Dr. Dre - 2001
  [Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records]
• Big Pimpin'
  Jay-Z Featuring UGK
  Track from: Vol. 3...Life And Times Of S. Carter
  [Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam Records]

Best Rap Album

• ...And Then There Was X
  DMX
  [Def Jam Records]
• Dr. Dre - 2001
  Dr. Dre
  [Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records]
• The Marshall Mathers LP
  Eminem
  [Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records]
• Vol. 3...Life And Times Of S. Carter
  Jay-Z
  [Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam Records]
• Country Grammar
  Nelly
  [Universal Records]

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

• Breathe
  Faith Hill
  Track from: Breathe
  [Warner Bros. Records]
• That's The Way
  Jo Dee Messina
  Track from: Burn
  [Curb Records]
• Travelin' Prayer
  Dolly Parton
  Track from: The Grass Is Blue
  [Sugar Hill Records]
• I Hope You Dance
  Lee Ann Womack
  Track from: I Hope You Dance
  [MCA Nashville]
• Real Live Woman
  Trisha Yearwood
  Track from: Real Live Woman
  [MCA Nashville]

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

• Solitary Man
  Johnny Cash
  Track from: American III - Solitary Man
  [American/Columbia Records]
• Feels Like Love
  Vince Gill
  Track from: Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye
  [MCA Nashville]
• One Voice
  Billy Gilman
  Track from: One Voice
  [Epic Records]
• My Best Friend
  Tim McGraw
  Track from: A Place In The Sun
  [Curb Records]
• A Thousand Miles From Nowhere
  Dwight Yoakam
  Track from: dwightyoakamacoustic.net
  [Reprise Records]

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

• Twentieth Century
  Alabama
  Track from: Twentieth Century
  [RCA Records]
• Cherokee Maiden
  Asleep At The Wheel
  Track from: Ride With Bob
  [DreamWorks Records Nashville]
• You'll Always Be Loved By Me
  Brooks & Dunn
  Track from: Tight Rope
  [Arista Nashville]
• Woody's Roundup
  Riders In The Sky
  Track from: Toy Story 2 - Soundtrack
  [Walt Disney Records]
• Jimmy's Got A Girlfriend
  The Wilkinsons
  Track from: Here and Now
  [Giant Records]

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

• Strong Enough
  Sheryl Crow & The Dixie Chicks
  Track from: Live From Central Park
  [A&M Records]
• When I Look Into Your Heart
  Vince Gill & Amy Grant
  Track from: Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye
  [MCA Nashville]
• Let's Make Love
  Faith Hill & Tim McGraw
  Track from: Breathe
  [Warner Bros. Records]
• Walk Softly
  Ricky Skaggs & The Dixie Chicks
  Track from: Big Mon - The Songs Of Bill Monroe
  [Skaggs Family Records]
• Murder On Music Row
  George Strait & Alan Jackson
  Track from: Latest Greatest Straitest Hits
  [MCA Nashville]

Best Country Instrumental Performance

• Leaving Cottondale
  Alison Brown With Béla Fleck
  Track from: Fair Weather
  [Compass Records]
• Ode To A Butterfly
  Nickel Creek
  Track from: Nickel Creek
  [Sugar Hill Records]
• The Second Mouse
  Tim O'Brien & Darrell Scott
  Track from: Real Time
  [Howdy Skies Records]
• Rollercoaster
  Keith Urban
  Track from: Keith Urban
  [Capitol Nashville]
• Bloodlines
  Steve Wariner & Ryan Wariner
  Track from: Faith In You
  [Capitol Nashville]

Best Country Song

• Breathe
  Stephanie Bentley & Holly Lamar, songwriters (Faith Hill)
  Track from: Breathe
  [Warner Bros. Records; Publishers: Universal Songs Of Polygram Int'l Music, Hopechest Music]
• Feels Like Love
  Vince Gill, songwriter (Vince Gill)
  Track from: Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye
  [MCA Nashville; Publisher: Vinny Mae Music]
• I Hope You Dance
  Mark D. Sanders & Tia Sillers, songwriters (Lee Ann Womack)
  Track from: I Hope You Dance
  [MCA Nashville; Publishers: MCA Music Pub., Soda Creek Songs, Choice Is Tragic Music, Ensign Music Corp.]
• One Voice
  Don Cook & David Malloy, songwriters (Billy Gilman)
  Track from: One Voice
  [Epic Records; Publishers: Starstruck Angel Music Inc., Malloy's Toys Music, Sony, Tree Pub. Co., Don Cook Music]
• The Way You Love Me
  Michael Delaney & Keith Follesé, songwriters (Faith Hill)
  Track from: Breathe
  [Warner Bros. Records; Publishers: Encore Ent., Scott And Soda Music, Fallazoo Crew Music, Airstream Dreams Music, Coyote House Music, Famous Music Corp.]

Best Country Album

• Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye
  Vince Gill
  [MCA Nashville]
• Breathe
  Faith Hill
  [Warner Bros. Records]
• Under The Influence
  Alan Jackson
  [Arista Nashville]
• I Hope You Dance
  Lee Ann Womack
  [MCA Nashville]
• Real Live Woman
  Trisha Yearwood
  [MCA Nashville]

Best Bluegrass Album

• Fair Weather
  Alison Brown
  [Compass Records]
• Murder On Music Row
  Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time
  [Shell Point/Echomusic]
• Nickel Creek
  Nickel Creek
  [Sugar Hill Records]
• The Grass Is Blue
  Dolly Parton
  [Sugar Hill Records]
• Big Mon - The Songs Of Bill Monroe
  Ricky Skaggs & Friends
  [Skaggs Family Records]

Best New Age Album

• Whisper To The Wild Water
  Máire Brennan
  [Word Records]
• Highland Cathedral
  Phil Coulter
  [RCA Victor/BMG Classics]
• Thinking Of You
  Kitaro
  [Domo Records]
• East Of The Moon
  David Lanz
  [Decca Records]
• In A Distant Place
  Nakai, Eaton, Clipman & Nawang
  [Canyon Records Productions]

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

• Outbound
  Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
  [Columbia Records]
• Yes, Please!
  Fourplay
  [Warner Bros. Records]
• Re:Animation Live!
  Hagans/Belden
  [Blue Note Records]
• A Brighter Day
  Ronny Jordan
  [Blue Note Records]
• Here's The Deal
  Liquid Soul
  [Shanachie Records]

Best Jazz Vocal Album

• Live At Yoshi's
  Dee Dee Bridgewater
  [Verve Records]
• Merry Go Round
  Freddy Cole
  [Telarc Jazz]
• Live in Chicago
  Kurt Elling
  [Blue Note Records]
• Soulcall
  Nnenna Freelon
  [Concord Jazz]
• In The Moment - Live In Concert
  Dianne Reeves
  [Blue Note Records]

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

• Passion Dance
  Kenny Barron
  Track from: Spirit Song
  [Verve Records]
• I Thought About You
  Terence Blanchard
  Track from: Wandering Moon
  [Sony Classical]
• Outrance
  Michael Brecker
  Track from: Time Is Of The Essence
  [Verve Records]
• I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
  Keith Jarrett
  Track from: The Melody At Night, With You
  [ECM]
• (Go) Get It
  Pat Metheny
  Track from: Trio 99>00
  [Warner Bros. Records]

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

• Spirit Song
  Kenny Barron
  [Verve Records]
• Time Is Of The Essence
  Michael Brecker
  [Verve Records]
• Prime Directive
  Dave Holland Quintet
  [ECM]
• Contemporary Jazz
  Branford Marsalis
  [Columbia Records]
• In & Out
  Martial Solal & Johnny Griffin
  [Dreyfus Jazz]

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• The Buddy Collette Big Band In Concert - The Music Of William "Buddy" Collette
  Buddy Collette Big Band
  [Bridge Records]
• Nice Work
  The Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra & Jim McNeely
  [Dacapo]
• 52nd Street Themes
  Joe Lovano
  [Blue Note Records]
• Culmination
  Sam Rivers' Rivbea All-Star Orchestra
  [RCA Victor/BMG Classics]
• Allégresse
  Maria Schneider Orchestra
  [Enja]

Best Latin Jazz Album

• Libertango
  Gary Burton
  [Concord Jazz]
• Motherland
  Danílo Perez
  [Verve Records]
• Afro-Cuban Dream...Live & In Clave!!!
  Bobby Sanabria Big Band
  [Arabesque Recordings]
• Melaza
  David Sánchez
  [Columbia Records]
• Live At The Village Vanguard
  Chucho Valdés
  [Blue Note Records]

Best Rock Gospel Album

• Lay It Down
  Jennifer Knapp
  [Gotee Records]
• Double Take
  Petra
  [Word Records]
• Third Verse
  Smalltown Poets
  [Ardent/ForeFront Records]
• Learning To Breathe
  Switchfoot
  [re:think Records]
• Offerings
  Third Day
  [Essential Records]

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

• Joy
  Avalon
  [Sparrow Records]
• If I Left The Zoo
  Jars of Clay
  [Essential Records]
• Fearless
  Crystal Lewis
  [Metro One Music]
• This Is Your Time
  Michael W. Smith
  [Reunion Records]
• Crystal Clear
  Jaci Velasquez
  [Word Records]

Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album

• The Great Gospel Hit Parade: From Memphis To Nashville To Texas
  James Blackwood, The Jordanaires & The Light Crust Doughboys
  [Art Greenhaw Records]
• The Cathedrals A Farewell Celebration
  The Cathedrals
  [Spring House Music]
• Just Over In Heaven
  Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
  [Sugar Hill Records]
• Soldier Of The Cross
  Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky Thunder
  [Skaggs Family Records]
• Old Ways & Old Paths
  Paul Williams And The Victory Trio
  [Rebel Records]

Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album

• You Can Make It
  Shirley Caesar
  [Myrrh Records]
• It Was You
  Mighty Clouds of Joy
  [CGI-Platinum]
• Family & Friends Live From Detroit
  Rev. James Moore
  [Malaco Records]
• Devotion
  Aaron Neville
  [EMI Gospel]
• Ole Rickety Bridge
  Dorothy Norwood
  [Malaco Records]
• The Concert
  The Williams Brothers
  [Blackberry Records]

Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album

• Purpose By Design
  Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ
  [Verity Records]
• Thankful
  Mary Mary
  [Columbia/C2/Word Entertainment]
• Family Affair
  Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir
  [Verity Records]
• Love & Freedom
  BeBe Winans
  [Motown Records]
• Alabaster Box
  CeCe Winans
  [Wellspring Gospel]

Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album

• Get Your Praise On
  New Direction; Jeral V. Gray, Sr. & Percy E. Gray, Jr., Choir Directors
  [Myrrh Records]
• Higher
  Youth For Christ; Rev. Milton Biggham & Troy L. Sneed, Sr., Choir Directors
  [Savoy Records]
• Live - God Is Working
  Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir; Carol Cymbala, Choir Director
  [M2.0 Music]
• Send Up The Praise
  University of Mississippi Gospel Choir; Ron Briggs, Jason Clark & Dee Thomas, Choir Directors
  [Malaco Records]
• Tri-city4.com
  The Tri-City Singers; Donald Lawrence, Choir Director
  [EMI Gospel]

Best Latin Pop Album

• Mi Reflejo
  Christina Aguilera
  [RCA Records]
• Oscar De La Hoya
  Oscar De La Hoya
  [EMI Latin]
• Vivo
  Luis Miguel
  [WEA Latina]
• El Alma Al Aire
  Alejandro Sanz
  [WEA Latina]
• Shakira - MTV Unplugged
  Shakira
  [Sony Discos]

Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album

• La Extraordinaria Paradoja Del Sonido Quijano
  Café Quijano
  [WEA Latina]
• No Podemos Volar
  El Tri
  [WEA-Rock]
• Uno
  La Ley
  [WEA Intl.]
• Arepa 3000
  Los Amigos Invisibles
  [Luaka Bop]
• Abre
  Fito Paez
  [WEA Latina]

Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album

• Rhythms For A New Millennium
  Alex Acuña Y Su Acuarela De Tambores
  [Tonga Productions]
• Cuba Linda
  Cachao
  [EMI Latin]
• Alma Caribeña
  Gloria Estefan
  [Epic Records]
• Tribute To The Cuarteto Patria
  Eliades Ochoa
  [Higher Octave Music]
• Buena Vista Social Club Presents: Omara Portuondo
  Omara Portuondo
  [Nonesuch Records]

Best Salsa Album

• Celia Cruz And Friends: A Night Of Salsa
  Celia Cruz
  [RMM Records & Video Corp]
• Evolución
  Luis Enrique
  [WEA Latina Records]
• Masterpiece/Obra Maestra
  Tito Puente & Eddie Palmieri
  [RMM Records & Video Corp]
• Son By Four
  Son By Four
  [Sony Discos]
• Hablando Del Amor
  Tony Vega
  [RMM Records]

Best Merengue Album

• El Padrino
  Fulanito
  [Cutting Records]
• Voy A Enamorarte
  Gisselle
  [BMG U.S. Latin]
• Masters Of The Stage
  Grupo Manía
  [Sony Discos]
• Live
  Ilegales
  [BMG U.S. Latin]
• Olga Viva, Viva Olga
  Olga Tañón
  [WEA Latina]

Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album

• Por Una Mujer Bonita
  Pepe Aguilar
  [Discos Musart/Balboa Records]
• Quémame Los Ojos
  Ramón Ayala Y Sus Bravos Del Norte
  [Freddie Records]
• Lobo Herido
  Vicente Fernández
  [Sony Discos]
• Atrapando Tu Corazon
  Grupo Atrapado
  [Freddie Records]
• Décimo Aniversario
  Los Terribles Del Norte
  [Freddie Records]

Best Tejano Album

• Quien Iva A Pensar
  Jimmy Gonzalez Y El Grupo Mazz
  [Freddie Records]
• Siempre Cuenta Conmigo
  Leonardo Gonzales Y Los Magnificos
  [Freddie Records]
• En Vivo...Puro Party Live II
  Jaime Y Los Chamacos
  [Freddie Records]
• ¿Qué Es Música Tejana?
  The Legends
  [Freddie Records]
• Hasta La Cima Del Cielo
  Solido
  [Freddie Records]

Best Traditional Blues Album

• Superharps
  James Cotton, Billy Branch, Charlie Musselwhite & Sugar Ray Norcia
  [Telarc Blues]
• Riding With The King
  B.B. King & Eric Clapton
  [Reprise Records]
• Let The Good Times Roll
  B.B. King
  [MCA Records]
• Delta Crossroads
  Robert Lockwood, Jr.
  [Telarc Blues]
• Milk Cow Blues
  Willie Nelson
  [Island/Def Jam Music Group]

Best Contemporary Blues Album

• Wicked
  Shemekia Copeland
  [Alligator Records]
• Shoutin' In Key
  Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band
  [Hannibal Records]
• Shake Hands With Shorty
  North Mississippi Allstars
  [Tone-Cool Records]
• Hoochie Man
  Bobby Rush
  [Malaco/Waldoxy]
• Royal Blue
  Koko Taylor
  [Alligator Records]

Best Traditional Folk Album

• Public Domain - Songs From The Wild Land
  Dave Alvin
  [HighTone]
• Far Away, Down On A Georgia Farm
  Norman Blake
  [Shanachie Records]
• Live At The Royal Albert Hall
  Ladysmith Black Mambazo
  [Shanachie Records]
• My Roots Are Showing
  Natalie MacMaster
  [Rounder Records]
• Cajun Blood
  Jo-El Sonnier
  [Musique de Jo-El]

Best Contemporary Folk Album

• Mermaid Avenue Vol. II
  Billy Bragg & Wilco
  [Elektra Entertainment Group]
• American III: Solitary Man
  Johnny Cash
  [American/Columbia Records]
• Transcendental Blues
  Steve Earle
  [Artemis Records]
• Red Dirt Girl
  Emmylou Harris
  [Nonesuch Records]
• Crossing Muddy Waters
  John Hiatt
  [Vanguard Records]

Best Native American Music Album

• Tribute To The Elders
  Black Lodge Singers
  [Canyon Records Productions]
• Cheyenne Nation
  Joseph Fire Crow
  [Makoche Recording Co.]
• Veterans Songs
  Lakota Thunder
  [Makoche Recording Co.]
• Peacemaker's Journey
  Joanne Shenandoah
  [Silver Wave Records]
• Gathering Of Nations Pow Wow
  Various Artists
  [Soar]

Best Reggae Album

• Life Is A Miracle
  Pato Banton
  [Surfdog Records]
• Art And Life
  Beenie Man
  [Virgin Records America]
• Let Me Be The One
  Dennis Brown
  [V.P. Records]
• Private & Confidential
  Gregory Isaacs
  [V.P. Records]
• Equality
  Wailing Souls
  [Musicblitz Records]

Best World Music Album

• Water From The Well
  The Chieftains
  [RCA Victor/BMG Classics]
• João Voz E Violão
  João Gilberto
  [Verve Records]
• Homeland
  Miriam Makeba
  [Putumayo Artists/Putumayo World Music]
• Joko (The Link)
  Youssou N'Dour
  [Nonesuch Records]
• Journey With The Sun
  Paul Winter & The Earth Band
  [Living Music]

Best Polka Album

• Another Day At The Office
  Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones
  [Bel-Aire Records]
• Mi Lenny Um
  Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push
  [Push Records]
• SqueezeBox
  LynnMarie
  [Squeeze Records]
• Let's Dance!
  Walter Ostanek
  [S.D.E. Sunshine]
• Touched By A Polka
  Jimmy Sturr
  [Rounder Records]

Best Musical Album For Children

• More Songs From Pooh Corner
  Kenny Loggins
  [Sony Wonder]
• Pillow Full Of Wishes
  Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
  [Rounder Kids Records]
• Still The Same Me
  Sweet Honey In The Rock
  [Rounder Kids Records]
• This Pretty Planet
  Tom Chapin
  [Sony Wonder]
• Woody's Roundup Featuring Riders In The Sky
  Riders In The Sky
  [Walt Disney Records]

Best Spoken Word Album for Children

• The Christmas Miracle Of Jonathan Toomey (Susan Wojciechowski)
  James Earl Jones
  [Candlewick Press]
• Dinosongs: Poems To Celebrate A T. Rex Named Sue (K. M. Crotty)
  Susan Sarandon
  [Scholastic]
• Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (J. K. Rowling)
  Jim Dale
  [Listening Library]
• The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
  Paul Newman
  [Simon & Schuster Audio]
• The Polar Express (Chris Van Allsburg)
  Liam Neeson
  [Houghton Mifflin Company]

Best Spoken Word Album

• The Complete Shakespeare Sonnets
  Various Artists (Including Kathleen Turner, Patrick Stewart, Al Pacino & Others)
  [Airplay]
• Married To Laughter - A Love Story Featuring Anne Meara (Jerry Stiller)
  Jerry Stiller
  [BDD Audio]
• The Measure Of A Man (Sidney Poitier)
  Sidney Poitier
  [Harper Audio]
• On The Road - Unabridged (Jack Kerouac)
  Matt Dillon
  [Caedmon]
• Shopgirl (Steve Martin)
  Steve Martin
  [Simon & Schuster Audio]

Best Spoken Comedy Album

• Big Funny
  Jeff Foxworthy
  [DreamWorks Nashville]
• Braindroppings
  George Carlin
  [HighBridge Audio]
• I Rant, Therefore I Am
  Dennis Miller
  [BDD Audio]
• The Original Kings Of Comedy
  Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric The Entertainer & Bernie Mac
  [Universal Records]
• The Prisoner Of Second Avenue
  Richard Dreyfuss & Marsha Mason
  [L.A. Theatre Works]

Best Musical Show Album

• Elton John And Tim Rice's Aida
  Guy Babylon, Paul Bogaev, Frank Filipetti & Chris Montan, producers; Tim Rice, lyricist; Elton John,
  composer (Original Broadway Cast)
  [Buena Vista Records]
• Kiss Me, Kate
  Hugh Fordin, Paul Gemignani & Don Sebesky, producers; (Cole Porter, lyricist & composer) (Brian
  Stokes Mitchell & Marin Mazzie With New Broadway Cast)
  [DRG Records, Inc.]
• Meredith Willson's The Music Man
  Hugh Fordin, producer; (Meredith Willson, lyricist & composer) (New Broadway Cast)
  [Q Records]
• Swing!
  Steven Epstein, producer; (Various lyricists & composers) (Original Cast Recording)
  [Sony Classical]
• The Wild Party
  Phil Ramone, producer; Michael John LaChiusa, lyricist & composer (Original Cast With Toni Collette,
  Mandy Patinkin & Eartha Kitt)
  [Decca Broadway]

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

• Almost Famous
  Various Artists
  [DreamWorks Records]
• Fantasia/2000
  James Levine Conducting The Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  [Walt Disney Records]
• High Fidelity
  Various Artists
  [Hollywood Records]
• Magnolia
  Aimee Mann
  [Reprise Records]
• The Sopranos
  Various Artists
  [Sony Music Soundtrax/Columbia Records]

Best Score Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

• American Beauty
  Thomas Newman, composer
  [DreamWorks Records]
• The Cider House Rules
  Rachel Portman, composer
  [Sony Classical]
• Gladiator
  Lisa Gerrard & Hans Zimmer, composers
  [Decca Records]
• Magnolia
  Jon Brion, composer
  [Reprise Records]
• Toy Story 2
  Randy Newman, composer
  [Walt Disney Records]

Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media.

• The Great Beyond (From Man On The Moon)
  Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Michael Stipe, songwriters (R.E.M.)
  [Warner Bros. Records; Publisher: Temporary Music]
• Independent Women Part I (From Charlie's Angels)
  Samuel Barnes, Beyoncé Knowles, Jean Claude Olivier & Corey Rooney, songwriters (Destiny's Child)
  [Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax; Publishers: Enot Pub./Sony ATV Tunes LLC, Sony ATV/Cori Tiffani Pub., Beyoncé Pub.]
• Save Me (From Magnolia)
  Aimee Mann, songwriter (Aimee Mann)
  [Reprise Records; Publisher: Aimee Mann]
• Things Have Changed (From Wonder Boys)
  Bob Dylan, songwriter (Bob Dylan)
  [Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax; Publisher: Special Rider Music]
• When She Loved Me (From Toy Story 2)
  Randy Newman, songwriter (Sarah McLachlan)
  [Walt Disney Records; Publisher: Walt Disney Music Co.]

Best Instrumental Composition

• The Egg Travels
  James Newton Howard, composer (James Newton Howard)
  Track from: Dinosaur - Soundtrack
  [Walt Disney Records; Publisher: Walt Disney Music]
• Round Robin
  Paul McCandless, composer (Oregon With The Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra)
  Track from: Oregon In Moscow
  [Intuition Music; Publisher: Bocal Music]
• Sing, Sang, Sung
  Gordon Goodwin, composer (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
  Track from: Swingin' For The Fences
  [Silverline; Publisher: Wingood Music]
• The Templars
  Ralph Towner, composer (Oregon With The Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra)
  Track from: Oregon In Moscow
  [Intuition Music; Publisher: Distant Hills Music]
• Theme From Angela's Ashes
  John Williams, composer (John Williams)
  Track from: Angela's Ashes - Music From The Motion Picture
  [Sony Classical/Sony Music Soundtrax; Publisher: Ensign Music Corp. & Songs Of Universal Inc.]

Best Instrumental Arrangement

• Bach 2 Part Invention In D Minor
  Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
  Track from: Swingin' For The Fences
  [Silverline]
• Nice Work If You Can Get It
  Jim McNeely, arranger (The Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra & Jim McNeely)
  Track from: Nice Work
  [Dacapo]
• Round Robin
  Paul McCandless, arranger (Oregon With The Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra)
  Track from: Oregon In Moscow
  [Intuition Music]
• Spain For Sextet & Orchestra
  Chick Corea, arranger (Chick Corea)
  Track from: Corea. Concerto
  [Sony Classical]
• The Summer Knows/Estate
  Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Ettore Stratta & His Orchestra)
  Track from: As Time Goes By (Great Love Songs Of The Century)
  [Teldec]

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying A Vocalist(s)

• Both Sides Now
  Vince Mendoza, arranger (Joni Mitchell)
  Track from: Both Sides Now
  [Reprise]
• Button Up Your Overcoat
  Nnenna Freelon, arranger (Nnenna Freelon)
  Track from: Soulcall
  [Concord Jazz]
• A Case Of You
  Vince Mendoza, arranger (Joni Mitchell)
  Track from: Both Sides Now
  [Reprise]
• Dream
  Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Ettore Stratta & His Orchestra)
  Track from: As Time Goes By (Great Love Songs Of The Century)
  [Teldec]
• I've Seen It All
  Björk, Vince Mendoza & Guy Sigsworth, arrangers (Björk Featuring Thom Yorke)
  Track from: Selmasongs
  [Elektra Entertainment Group]

Best Recording Package

• The Concert For García Lorca
  Dan Ibe, art director (Ben Sidran)
  [GoJazz Records]
• Machina/The Machines Of God
  Billy Corgan, Gregory Sylvester, Thomas Wolfe & Yelena Yemchuk, art directors (The Smashing Pumpkins)
  [Virgin Records America]
• Music
  Kevin Reagan, art director (Madonna)
  [Maverick/Warner Bros. Records]
• The Shaming Of The True
  Hugh Brown & John Seabury, art directors (Kevin Gilbert)
  [KMG Records]
• Zenith
  Rachel Gutek & Jonathan Lea, art directors (The Jigsaw Seen)
  [Vibro-Phonic Recordings]

Best Boxed Recording Package

• The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961
  Frank Harkins & Arnold Levine, art directors (Miles Davis & John Coltrane)
  [Columbia/Legacy Recordings]
• The Complete Hot Five And Hot Seven Recordings
  Ian Cuttler, art director (Louis Armstrong)
  [Columbia/Legacy Recordings]
• The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions On Verve
  Hollis King, art director (Lester Young)
  [Verve Records]
• Hampton Comes Alive
  Jared Eberhardt, Michael Jager & Todd Wender, art directors (Phish)
  [Elektra Entertainment Group]
• Respect: A Century Of Women In Music
  Rachel Gutek, art director (Various Artists)
  [Rhino Records]

Best Album Notes

• The Best of Broadside 1962-1988: Anthems Of The American Underground From The Pages Of Broadside Magazine
  Jeff Place, album notes writer (Various Artists)
  [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]
• The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961
  Bob Blumenthal, album notes writer (Miles Davis & John Coltrane)
  [Columbia/Legacy Recordings]
• The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions On Verve
  John Chilton, album notes writer (Lester Young)
  [Verve Records]
• Hotcakes & Outtakes: 30 Years Of Little Feat
  Bud Scoppa, album notes writer (Little Feat)
  [Warner Archives/Rhino Records]
• The Remains Of Tom Lehrer
  Dr. Demento, album notes writer (Tom Lehrer)
  [Warner Archives/Rhino Records]
• Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis Jr. Story
  Gerald Early, album notes writer (Sammy Davis Jr.)
  [Warner Archives/Rhino Records]

Best Historical Album

• The Best of Broadside 1962-1988: Anthems Of The American Underground From The Pages Of Broadside Magazine
  Ronald D. Cohen & Jeff Place, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
  [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]
• The Complete Hot Five And Hot Seven Recordings
  Steve Berkowitz, Seth Rothstein & Phil Schaap, compilation producers; Michael Brooks, Seth Foster,
  Ken Robertson, Tom "Curly" Ruff, Phil Schaap & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Louis Armstrong)
  [Columbia/Legacy Recordings]
• Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  Michael Wesley Johnson, David McLees & Gordon Skene, compilation producers; Bob Fisher, mastering
  engineer (Various Artists)
  [Rhino Records]
• Respect: A Century Of Women In Music
  Julie D'Angelo & Holly George-Warren, compilation producers; Dan Hersch & Bill Inglot, mastering
  engineers (Various Artists)
  [Rhino Records]
• The Rubinstein Collection
  Nathaniel S. Johnson, compilation producer; Hsi-Ling Chang, Marian M. Conaty, Michael O. Drexler,
  Thomas MacCluskey, Ward Marston, James Nichols, Francis X. Pierce, Jon M. Samuels & Michael Sobol,
  mastering engineers (Arthur Rubinstein)
  [RCA Red Seal/BMG Classics]

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

• Absolute Benson
  Steve Barkan, Jon Fausty, Al Schmitt & Bill Schnee, engineers (George Benson)
  [GRP]
• Here's To You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years!
  Clark Germain & Bill Schnee, engineers (David Benoit)
  [GRP]
• Kid A
  Nigel Godrich, engineer (Radiohead)
  [Capitol Records]
• Oregon In Moscow
  Rich Breen, engineer (Oregon With The Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra)
  [Intuition Music]
• Two Against Nature
  Phil Burnett, Roger Nichols, Dave Russell & Elliot Scheiner, engineers (Steely Dan)
  [Giant Records]

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

• Bill Bottrell
  
  • Gotta Get Back (Shelby Lynne) (T)
  • I Am Shelby Lynne (Shelby Lynne) (A)
• Dr. Dre
  
  • B**** Please II (Eminem Featuring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit & Nate Dogg) (T)
  • Chin Check (N.W.A.) (T)
  • Dr. Dre - 2001 (Dr. Dre) (A)
  • Hello (Ice Cube Featuring Dr. Dre & MC Ren) (T)
  • I'm Back (Eminem) (T)
  • Kill You (Eminem) (T)
  • The Real Slim Shady (Eminem) (T)
  • Remember Me? (Eminem Featuring RBX And Sticky Fingaz) (T)
  • Who Knew (Eminem) (T)
• Nigel Godrich
  
  • Kid A (Radiohead) (A)
  • The Man Who (Travis) (A)
• Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
  
  • The Best Man I Can Be (Ginuwine, R.L., Tyrese & Case) (T)
  • Bliss (Mariah Carey) (T)
  • Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme) (Mariah Carey) (T)
  • Dance & Shout (Shaggy Featuring Pee Wee) (T)
  • Doesn't Really Matter (Janet) (T)
  • Petals (Mariah Carey) (T)
  • Rainbow (Interlude) (Mariah Carey) (T)
  • Thank God I Found You (Mariah Carey Featuring Joe & 98°) (T)
  • Vulnerability (Mariah Carey) (T)
• Matt Serletic
  
  • The American (Angie Aparo) (A)
  • I Want You To Need Me (Celine Dion) (S)
  • Mad Season (Matchbox Twenty) (A)
  • Need To Be Next To You (Leigh Nash) (S)

Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical

• Deep Dish
  • Barbarella (Deep Dish Armageddon Breakdown Remix) (Sven Vath) (S)
  • Mohammad Is Jesus (Deep Dish Daddy Cool Remix) (Deep Dish) (S)
  • Music (Deep Dish Dot Com Remix) (Madonna) (T)
  • Rise (Deep Dish Hi-Rise Remix) (Gabrielle) (S)
  • Sexual (Deep Dish Cheez-Whiz Remix) (Amber) (S)
  • True (Deep Dish Poof Daddy Remix) (Morel) (S)
• Hex Hector
  • Feelin' So Good (Hex Hector Club Mix) (Jennifer Lopez) (S)
  • Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche) (Hex Hector Radio Mix) (98°) (S)
  • I Learned From The Best (HQ2 Club Mix) (Whitney Houston) (S)
  • I Turn To You (Hex Hector Radio Mix) (Melanie C) (T)
  • Music (HQ2 Radio Mix) (Madonna) (S)
  • Spanish Guitar (HQ2 Club Mix) (Toni Braxton) (T)
• Maurice Joshua
  • Don't Think I'm Not (Digital Black-N-Groove Club Mix) (Kandi) (S)
  • Independent Women (Maurice's Carnival 2000 Mix) (Destiny's Child) (S)
  • It's Gonna Be Me (Maurice's Radio Edit) (*NSync) (S)
  • Jumpin Jumpin (Digital Black-N-Groove Club Mix) (Destiny's Child) (S)
  • Say My Name (Maurice's Last Days Of Disco Millenium Mix) (Destiny's Child) (S)
  • Shackles (Praise You) (Maurice's Carnival 2000 Mix) (Mary Mary) (S)
• Peter Rauhofer (Club 69)
  • Greatest Love Of All (Club 69 Classic Club Mix) (Whitney Houston) (S)
  • He Wasn't Man Enough (Peter Rauhofer's Trance Mix) (Toni Braxton) (S)
  • I Don't Know What You Want (Peter Rauhofer Roxy Anthem) (Pet Shop Boys) (S)
  • I Think I'm In Love (Peter Rauhofer Club Anthem) (Jessica Simpson) (S)
  • 17 Again (Peter Rauhofer Remix) (Eurythmics) (S)
  • Take A Picture (Club 69 Trance Mix) (Filter) (S)
• Richard Humpty Vission
  • Alright (R.H.V. Club Mix) (Devone) (S)
  • American Pie (R.H.V. Visits Madonna Mix) (Madonna) (S)
  • American Pie (R.H.V. Radio Mix) (Madonna) (S)
  • Everybody's Free 2000 (R.H.V. Cyberfest Mix) (Richard Humpty Vission Featuring Rozalla) (S)
  • Music (R.H.V. Phunkytron Mix) (Madonna) (S)
  • Shut The F**k Up And Dance (R.H.V. Anthem Mix) (Adrenaline) (S)

Best Engineered Album, Classical

• Bach: Mass in B Minor
  Jack Renner, engineer (Martin Pearlman)
  [Telarc]
• Bolero! (Works Of Kabalevsky, Deems Taylor, Liszt, Etc.)
  Keith O. Johnson, engineer (Eiji Oue)
  [Reference Recordings]
• Dvorák: Requiem, Op. 89; Sym. No. 9, Op. 95 "From the New World"
  John Eargle, engineer (Zdenek Macal)
  [Delos International]
• Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride
  Jack Renner, engineer (Martin Pearlman)
  [Telarc]
• Mahler: Sym. No. 1 "Titan" (w/orig. "Blumine" mvmt.)
  Michael Bishop, engineer (Yoel Levi)
  [Telarc]

Producer Of The Year, Classical

• Manfred Eicher
  • Bartók: Con. For Viola & Orch./Eötvös: Replica/Kurtag: Movement For Viola & Orch. (Kim Kashkashian, viola)
  • Dowland: In Darkness Let Me Dwell (Weep No More, Sad Fountains; Come Again, Etc.) (John Potter, tenor)
  • Goebbels: Surrogate Cities (Suite For Sampler & Orch.; The Horatian Three Songs, Etc.) (Peter Rundel)
  • Schubert: Fantasies D760 & D934 (András Schiff, piano; Yuuko Shiokawa, violin)
  • Tormis: Litany to Thunder (Tõnu Kaljuste)
• Steven Epstein
  • Appalachian Journey (1B; Mist Moonlight Waltz; Indecision, Etc.) (Yo-Yo Ma, cello; E. Meyer, d/bass; M. O'Connor, violin)
  • Corea.Concerto ('Spain' For Sextet & Orch.; Piano Con. No. 1) (Chick Corea, piano/conductor)
  • Corigliano: Phantasmagoria (Fancy On A Bach Air; Fantasia On An Ostinato, Etc.) (Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Emanuel Ax & James Tocco, piano)
  • Dvorák: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat, Op. 87; Sonatina in G, Op. 100; Romantic Pieces, Op. 75 (Emanuel Ax, piano; Isaac Stern, violin; Various)
  • Songs Without Words (Works Of Mendelssohn, Schubert/Liszt, Bach/Busoni) (Murray Perahia, piano)
• John Fraser
  • Berg: Wozzeck (Ingo Metzmacher; Bo Skovhus, Angela Denoke)
  • Con Amore-Italian Opera Arias (Signore, ascolta!; Caro nome; In quelle trine morbide, Etc.) (Ruth Ann Swenson, soprano)
  • Mozart/Debussy/Takemitsu (Mozart: Clarinet Con. In A/Debussy: Première Rapsodie, Etc.) (Sabine Meyer, clarinet & basset-horn)
  • Sento Amor (Works Of Handel, Gluck, Mozart) (David Daniels, countertenor)
  • Shchedrin/Stravinsky/Tchaikovsky (Shchedrin: Concerto Cantabile/Stravinsky: Violin Concerto, Etc.) (Maxim Vengerov, violin)
• Thomas Frost
  • Barber/Meyer: Violin Concertos (Hilary Hahn, violin)
  • Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (Plácido Domingo, tenor; Bo Skovhus, baritone)
  • Rachmaninoff: Piano Con. No. 3; Serenade In B-Flat Min.; Romance In F Min., Etc. (Arcadi Volodos, piano)
  • Sibelius/Goldmark: Violin Concertos (Joshua Bell, violin)
• James Mallinson
  • Bach: Mass In B Min. (Martin Pearlman)
  • Brahms: Serenades Nos. 1 & 2 (Sir Charles Mackerras)
  • Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride (Martin Pearlman)
  • Mozart: The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384 (Sir Charles Mackerras; Various)
  • Renaissance of the Spirit (Works Of di Lasso, Dufay, Rogier, Etc.) (Erik van Nevel; Rudolf Werthen)

Best Classical Album

• Bach: Goldberg Variations
  Murray Perahia, piano; Andreas Neubronner, producer
  [Sony Classical]
• Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28; Son. No. 2, Op. 35; Polonaise, Op. 53
  Evgeny Kissin, piano; Jay David Saks, producer
  [RCA Victor Red Seal]
• Haydn: Piano Cons. Nos. 3, 4 & 11
  Leif Ove Andsnes, piano/conductor; Tony Harrison, producer (Norgewian Chamber Orch.)
  [EMI Classics]
• Mahler: Sym. No. 10
  Sir Simon Rattle; Stephen Johns, producer (Berliner Phil.)
  [EMI Classics]
• Shostakovich: The String Quartets
  Emerson String Quartet; Da-Hong Seetoo & Max Wilcox, producers
  [Deutsche Grammophon]

Best Orchestral Performance

• Beethoven: The Symphonies
  Daniel Barenboim (Berliner Staatskapelle)
  [Teldec Classics International]
• Brahms: Serenades Nos. 1 & 2
  Sir Charles Mackerras (Scottish Chamber Orch.)
  [Telarc]
• Mahler: Sym. No. 10
  Sir Simon Rattle (Berliner Phil.)
  [EMI Classics]
• Sibelius: En Saga, Op. 9; Lemminkäinen Legends, Op. 22
  Mikko Franck (Swedish Radio Sym. Orch.)
  [Ondine Records]
• Tchaikovsky: Sym. No. 6 "Pathétique"; Romeo And Juliet, Etc.
  Valery Gergiev (Kirov Orch.)
  [Philips]

Best Opera Recording

• Berg: Wozzeck
  Ingo Metzmacher; Angela Denoke; Bo Skovhus; John Fraser, producer (Various Artists; Phil. Staatsorch., Hamburg)
  [EMI Classics]
• Britten: Billy Budd
  Richard Hickox; Simon Keenlyside; Philip Langridge; John Tomlinson; Brian Couzens, producer (London Sym. Orch.)
  [Chandos]
• Busoni: Doktor Faust
  Kent Nagano; Kim Begley; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Dietrich Henschel; Markus Hollop; Eva Jenis;
  Torsten Kerl; Martin Sauer, producer (Orch. de l'Opéra National de Lyon)
  [Erato]
• Prokofiev: Semyon Kotko
  Valery Gergiev; Lyudmila Filatova; Viktor Lutsiuk; Olga Savova; Stan Taal, producer (Various; Kirov Orch.)
  [Philips]
• Rameau: Dardanus
  Marc Minkowski; John Mark Ainsley; Véronique Gens; Laurent Naouri; Michel Gache & Arend Prohmann,
  producers (Les Musiciens du Louvre)
  [Archiv Produktion]

Best Choral Performance

• Bach: Christmas Oratorio
  Helmuth Rilling (Gächinger Kantorei; Bach-Collegium, Stuttgart)
  [Hänssler Classic]
• Bach: Easter Cantatas BWV 6 & 66
  John Eliot Gardiner (The Monteverdi Cho.; The English Baroque Soloists)
  [Archiv Produktion]
• Bach: Mass In B Minor
  Martin Pearlman (Boston Baroque)
  [Telarc]
• Bach: St. Matthew Passion
  Philippe Herreweghe; Michaël Ghljs, chorus master (Collegium Vocale Gent; Schola Cantorum Cantate
  Domino)
  [Harmonia Mundi]
• Penderecki: Credo
  Helmuth Rilling (Oregon Bach Festival Cho.; Oregon Bach Festival Orch.)
  [Hänssler Classic]

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)

• Busoni: Piano Con., Op. XXXIX
  Marc-André Hamelin, piano; Mark Elder, conductor (The City of Birmingham Sym. Orch.)
  [Hyperion]
• Carter: Clarinet Concerto
  Michael Collins, clarinet; Oliver Knussen, conductor (London Sinfonietta)
  Track from: Carter: Clarinet Concerto; Symphonia
  [Deutsche Grammophon]
• Haydn: Piano Cons. Nos. 3, 4 & 11
  Leif Ove Andsnes, piano/conductor (Norwegian Chamber Orch.)
  [EMI Classics]
• Maw: Violin Concerto
  Joshua Bell, violin; Sir Roger Norrington, conductor (London Phil. Orch.)
  [Sony Classical]
• Rachmaninoff: Con. No. 3 In D Min., Op. 30
  Arcadi Volodos, piano; James Levine, conductor (Berlin Phil. Orch.)
  Track from: Rachmaninoff: Piano Con. No. 3; Serenade In B-Flat Min.; Romance In F Min., Etc.
  [Sony Classical]

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)

• Bach: Goldberg Variations
  Murray Perahia, piano
  [Sony Classical]
• Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28; Son. No. 2, Op. 35; Polonaise, Op. 53
  Evgeny Kissin, piano
  [RCA Victor Red Seal]
• Dreams Of A World (Works Of Lauro, Ruiz-Pipo, Duarte, Etc.)
  Sharon Isbin, guitar
  [Teldec Classics International]
• Godowsky: The Complete Studies on Chopin's Etudes
  Marc-André Hamelin, piano
  [Hyperion]
• Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant - Jésus (I - X)
  Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
  [Teldec Classics International]

Best Chamber Music Performance

• Beethoven/Franck: Violin Sonatas
  Itzhak Perlman, violin; Martha Argerich, piano
  [EMI Classics]
• Debussy: The Complete Chamber Music
  Mbrs. of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
  [Delos International]
• Duos For Violin & Cello (Works Of Ravel, Handel, Halversen, Etc.)
  Lynn Harrell, cello; Kennedy, violin
  [EMI Classics]
• Haydn: String Quartets Op. 76 (Nos. 1 - 6)
  Quatuor Mosaïques
  [Astrée Naïve]
• Shostakovich: The String Quartets
  Emerson String Quartet
  [Deutsche Grammophon]

Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor)

• Diáspora Sefardí (Por que llorax blanca niña; Las Estrellas de los cielos)
  Montserrat Figueras, canto; Hesperion XXI; Jordi Savall, conductor
  [Alia Vox]
• Hindemith: Kammermusik Nr. 2, 3, 6 & 7
  Mbrs. of Berliner Phil.; Claudio Abbado, conductor (Wolfram Christ, viola d'amore; Georg Faust,
  violoncello; Wayne Marshall, orgel; Lars Vogt, klavier)
  [EMI Classics]
• Shadow Dances (Stravinsky Miniatures - Tango; Suite No. 1; Octet, Etc.)
  Orpheus Chamber Orch.
  [Deutsche Grammophon]
• South American Getaway (Works Of Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla, Salgan, Etc.)
  Juliane Banse, soprano; The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Phil.
  [EMI Classics]
• Telemann: String Concertos (Con. Polonais In G Maj.; Divertimento In B Flat Maj., Etc.)
  Musica Antiqua Köln; Reinhard Goebel, conductor
  [Archiv Produktion]

Best Classical Vocal Performance

• Bach: Cantatas BWV 82, 158 & 56
  Matthias Goerne, baritone (Salzburger Bachchor; Sir Roger Norrington; Camerata Academica Salzburg)
  [Decca Records]
• Brahms/Liszt: Lieder (Brahms: Lieder und Gesänge, Etc./Liszt: Tre sonetti di Petrarca, Etc.)
  Thomas Quasthoff, baritone (Justus Zeyen, piano)
  [Deutsche Grammophon]
• Folksongs (Works Of Dvorák, Grainger, Larsson, Etc.)
  Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo soprano (Bengt Forsberg, piano)
  [Deutsche Grammophon]
• Handel: Opera Arias & Cantatas (V'adoro pupille; Lascia ch'io pianga; Tra le fiamme, Etc.)
  María Bayo, soprano (Skip Sempé; Capriccio Stravagante)
  [Naïve Astrée]
• The Vivaldi Album (Dell'aura al sussurrar; Alma oppressa, Etc.)
  Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo soprano (Arnold Schoenberg Chor; Giovanni Antonini; Il Giardino Armonico)
  [Decca Records]

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

• Crumb: Star-Child
  George Crumb, composer (Joseph Alessi, trombone; Susan Narucki, soprano; Various Artists; Warsaw Phil. Cho.; Thomas Conlin; The Warsaw Phil. Orch.)
  Track from: George Crumb: 70th Birthday Album, Star-Child
  [Bridge Records]
• Goebbels: Surrogate Cities (Suite For Sampler & Orch.; The Horation-Three Songs, Etc.
  Heiner Goebbels, composer (Various Artists; Peter Rundel; Junge Deutsche Phil.)
  [ECM New Series]
• Maw: Violin Concerto
  Nicholas Maw, composer (Joshua Bell, violin; Sir Roger Norrington; London Phil. Orch.)
  [Sony Classical]
• Rorem: Evidence Of Things Not Seen
  Ned Rorem, composer (The New York Festival of Song)
  [New World Records]
• Shchedrin: Concerto Cantabile
  Rodion Shchedrin, composer (Maxim Vengerov, violin; Mstislav Rostropovich; London Sym. Orch.)
  Track from: Shchedrin/ Stravinsky/Tchaikovsky (Shchedrin: Concerto Cantabile/Stravinsky: Violin Concerto, Etc.)
  [EMI Classics]

Best Classical Crossover Album

• Appalachian Journey (1B; Misty Moonlight Waltz; Indecision, Etc.)
  Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Edgar Meyer. double bass; Mark O'Connor, violin (Alison Krauss, fiddle & vocals;
  James Taylor, vocals)
  [Sony Classical]
• Circle Of Life (Kiss From A Rose; Kokomo; It Had To Be You, Etc.)
  The King's Singers (Carl Davis; Metropole Orkest)
  [RCA Victor]
• Corea.Concerto ('Spain' For Sextet & Orch.; Piano Con. No. 1)
  Chick Corea, piano/conductor (Various Artists; Steven Mercurio; London Phil. Orch. )
  [Sony Classical]
• Two Worlds (Works Of Bach, Villa-Lobos, Torroba, Etc.)
  Dave Grusin, piano; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Gil Shaham, violin (Renée Fleming, soprano; Various
  Artists; Julian Lloyd Webber, cello)
  [Decca Records]
• We'll Keep A Welcome - The Welsh Album (Land of My Fathers; David of the White Rock; Men of Harlech, Etc.)
  Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone (Bryan Davies, piano/organ; The Black Mountain Cho.; Risca Male Cho.;
  Gareth Jones; The Orch. of Welsh National Opera)
  [Deutsche Grammophon]

Best Short Form Music Video

• Fire
  Busta Rhymes
  Busta Rhymes & Hype Williams, video directors; Rubin Mendoza, video producer
  [Elektra Entertainment Group]
• Learn To Fly
  Foo Fighters
  Jesse Peretz, video director; Tina Nakane, video producer
  [RCA/Roswell]
• What Do You Say
  Reba McEntire
  Robert Deaton & George Flanigen, video directors; Robert Deaton, George Flanigen & Steve Lamar, video producers
  [MCA Nashville]
• Broken Home
  Papa Roach
  Marcos Siega, video director; Shirley Moyers, video producer
  [DreamWorks Records]
• Will 2K
  Will Smith
  Robert Caruso, video director; Jack Hardwicke & Paul Hill, video producers
  [Columbia Records]

Best Long Form Music Video

• Endless Harmony - The Beach Boys Story, A Documentary
  The Beach Boys
  Alan Boyd, video director; Stephanie Bennett, video producer
  [Brother/Capitol Records]
• American Masters: Ella Fitzgerald - Something To Live For
  Ella Fitzgerald
  Charlotte Zwerin, video director; Karen Bernstein & Tamar Hacker, video producers
  [American Masters/Winstar Home Video]
• Gimme Some Truth - The Making Of John Lennon's Imagine Album
  John Lennon
  Andrew Solt, video director & video producer
  [Capitol Records]
• Teatro
  Willie Nelson
  Wim Wenders, video director; Deepak Nayar, video producer
  [Island/Def Jam Music Group]
• The Art Of Piano: Great Pianists Of The 20th Century
  Various Artists
  Donald Sturrock, video director; Pierre-Olivier Bardet & Stephen Wright, video producers
  [NVC Arts]