47th Grammy® Awards Nominations

The nominations for the 47th Annual Grammy Awards were announced on December 7th, 2004. The awards themselves were handed out in Los Angeles at the Staples Center on February 13, 2005. We have results and commentary.

And the nominees are:

Record Of The Year

• Let's Get It Started
  The Black Eyed Peas
  Will.i.am, producer; Mark "Spike" Stent & Will.i.am, engineers/mixers
  Track from: Elephunk
  [A&M Records]
• Here We Go Again
  Ray Charles & Norah Jones
  John Burk, producer; Terry Howard & Al Schmitt, engineers/mixers
  Track from: Genius Loves Company
  [Concord Records/Hear Music]
• American Idiot
  Green Day
  Billie Joe Armstrong, Rob Cavallo, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, producers; Chris
  Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers
  Track from: American Idiot
  [Reprise Records]
• Heaven
  Los Lonely Boys
  John Porter, producer; Steve Chadie & John Porter, engineers/mixers
  Track from: Los Lonely Boys
  [Epic Records]
• Yeah!
  Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris
  Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith, producer; John Frye, Donnie Scantz, Jonathan "Lil Jon"
  Smith, The Trak Starz & Mark Vinten, engineers/mixers
  Track from: Confessions
  [Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group]
  

Album Of The Year

• Genius Loves Company
  Ray Charles & Various Artists
  John Burk, Terry Howard, Don Mizell, Phil Ramone & Herbert Waltl, producers;
  Robert Fernandez, John Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Joel Moss, Al Schmitt &
  Ed Thacker, engineers/mixers; Robert Hadley & Doug Sax, mastering engineers
  [Concord Records/Hear Music]
• American Idiot
  Green Day
  Billie Joe Armstrong, Rob Cavallo, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, producers; Chris
  Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer
  [Reprise Records]
• The Diary Of Alicia Keys
  Alicia Keys
  Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Vidal Davis, Easy Mo Bee, Andre Harris, Alicia Keys,
  Kumasi, Timbaland, Kanye West & Dwayne "D. Wigg" Wiggins, producers; Tony Black,
  Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Vincent Dilorenzo, Russ Elevado, Manny Marroquin,
  Walter Millsap III, Ann Mincieli & Pat Viala, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers,
  Jr., mastering engineer
  [J Records]
• Confessions
  Usher
  Bobby Ross Avila, Valdez Brantley, Bryan Michael Cox, Vidal Davis, Destro Music,
  Jermaine Dupri, Andre Harris, Rich Harrison, IZ, Jimmy Jam, Just Blaze, James
  Lackey, Terry Lewis, Juan Johnny Najera, Pro J, Usher Raymond, Jonathan "Lil
  Jon" Smith, Aaron Spears, Arthur Strong, Thicke & James "Big Jim" Wright,
  producers; Ian Cross, Kevin "KD" Davis, Vidal Davis, Vince DeLorenzo, Jermaine
  Dupri, Blake Eisman, Brian Frye, John Frye, Serban Ghenea, Andre Harris, John
  Horesco IV, Ken Lewis, Matt Marrin, Manny Marroquin, Tony Maserati, Pro J,
  Donnie Scantz, Jon Smeltz, Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith, Phil Tan, The Trak Starz,
  Mark Vinten & Ryan West, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, mastering engineer
  [Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group]
• The College Dropout
  Kanye West
  Kanye West, producer; Eddy Schreyer, engineer/mixer; Eddy Schreyer, mastering
  engineer
  [Roc-A-Fella Records]
  

Song Of The Year

• Daughters
  John Mayer, songwriter (John Mayer)
  Track from: Heavier Things
  [Aware Records/Columbia; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes/Specific Harm Music.]
• If I Ain't Got You
  Alicia Keys, songwriter (Alicia Keys)
  Track from: The Diary Of Alicia Keys
  [J Records; Publishers: Lellow Productions/EMI Music Publishing.]
• Jesus Walks
  C. Smith & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West)
  Track from: The College Dropout
  [Roc-A-Fella Records; Publishers: Konman Entertainment/Gimme My Publishing Co./Hip Hop Since 1978 & Mapleshade Productions.]
• Live Like You Were Dying
  Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
  Track from: Live Like You Were Dying
  [Curb Records; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/Big Loud Shirt.]
• The Reason
  Daniel Estrin & Douglas Robb, songwriters (Hoobastank)
  Track from: The Reason
  [Island Records; Publisher: Spread Your Cheeks And Push Out The Music.]
  

Best New Artist

• Los Lonely Boys
• Maroon5
• Joss Stone
• Kanye West
• Gretchen Wilson
  

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

• Oceania
  Björk
  Track from: Medulla
  [Elektra/Atlantic]
• The First Cut Is The Deepest
  Sheryl Crow
  Track from: The Very Best Of Sheryl Crow
  [A&M Records]
• Sunrise
  Norah Jones
  Track from: Feels Like Home
  [Blue Note Records]
• What You Waiting For?
  Gwen Stefani
  [Interscope Records]
• You Had Me
  Joss Stone
  [S-Curve Records]
  

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

• Let's Misbehave
  Elvis Costello
  Track from: De-lovely - Music From The Motion Picture (Various Artists)
  [Columbia]
• You Raise Me Up
  Josh Groban
  Track from: Closer
  [143/Reprise]
• Daughters
  John Mayer
  Track from: Heavier Things
  [Columbia/Aware]
• Cinnamon Girl
  Prince
  Track from: Musicology
  [Columbia Records/NPG Records]
• Love's Divine
  Seal
  Track from: Seal IV
  [Warner Bros.]
  

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

• My Immortal
  Evanescence
  Track from: Fallen
  [Wind-up Records, LLC]
• The Reason
  Hoobastank
  Track from: The Reason
  [Island Records]
• Heaven
  Los Lonely Boys
  Track from: Los Lonely Boys
  [Epic Records]
• She Will Be Loved
  Maroon5
  Track from: Songs About Jane
  [Octone/J]
• It's My Life
  No Doubt
  Track from: The Singles 1992-2003
  [Interscope Records]
  

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

• Redemption Song
  Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer
  Track from: Unearthed
  [American Recordings/Lost Highway Records]
• Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
  Ray Charles & Elton John
  Track from: Genius Loves Company
  [Concord Records]
• Here We Go Again
  Ray Charles & Norah Jones
  Track from: Genius Loves Company
  [Concord Records]
• Something
  Paul McCartney & Eric Clapton
  Track from: Concert For George
  [Warner Strategic Marketing]
• Moon River
  Stevie Wonder & Take 6
  Track from: Ultimate Mancini
  [Concord Records]
  

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

• Chasing Shadows
  Herb Alpert, Russ Freeman, James Genus, Gene Lake And Jason Miles
  Track from: Maximum Grooves: Coast To Coast (Various Artists)
  [Telarc]
• Take You Out
  George Benson
  Track from: Irreplaceable
  [GRP]
• 11th Commandment
  Ben Harper
  Track from: There Will Be A Light
  [Virgin Records]
• Song F
  Bruce Hornsby
  Track from: Halcyon Days
  [Columbia Records]
• Rat Pack Boogie
  Brian Setzer
  Track from: Nitro Burnin' Funny Daddy
  [Surfdog Records]
  

Best Pop Instrumental Album

• Pure
  Boney James
  [Warner Bros.]
• Saxophonic
  Dave Koz
  [Capitol Records]
• Forever, For Always, For Luther
  Various Artists
  Bud Harner & Rex Rideout, producers
  [GRP]
• Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar
  Various Artists
  James Jensen, producer
  [Solid Air Records]
• EP 2003: Music For The Epicurean Harkener
  Mason Williams
  [Skookum Records]
  

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Genius Loves Company
  Ray Charles & Various Artists
  [Concord Records]
• Feels Like Home
  Norah Jones
  [Blue Note Records]
• Afterglow
  Sarah McLachlan
  [Arista Records]
• Mind, Body & Soul
  Joss Stone
  [S-Curve Records]
• Brian Wilson Presents Smile
  Brian Wilson
  [Nonesuch Records]
  

Best Dance Recording

• Good Luck
  Basement Jaxx Featuring Lisa Kekaula
  Basement Jaxx, producers; Basement Jaxx, mixers
  [XL Recordings/Astralwerks]
• Get Yourself High
  The Chemical Brothers
  The Chemical Brothers, producers; The Chemical Brothers, mixers
  [Astralwerks]
• Slow
  Kylie Minogue
  Dan Carey & Emiliana Torrini, producers; Mr. Dan, mixer
  Track from: Body Language
  [Capitol Records]
• Comfortably Numb
  Scissor Sisters
  Scissor Sisters, producers; Neil Harris & Scissor Sisters, mixers
  Track from: Scissor Sisters
  [Universal Records]
• Toxic
  Britney Spears
  Avant & Bloodshy, producers; Niklas Flyckt, mixer
  Track from: In The Zone
  [Jive/Zomba Label Group]
  

Best Electronic/Dance Album

• Kish Kash
  Basement Jaxx
  [XL Recordings/Astralwerks]
• Legion Of Boom
  The Crystal Method
  [V2 Records]
• Creamfields
  Paul Oakenfold
  [Thrive Records]
• Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned
  The Prodigy
  [XL Recordings/Maverick]
• Reflections
  Paul Van Dyk
  [Mute Records]
  

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• Only You
  Harry Connick, Jr.
  [Columbia]
• Count Your Blessings
  Barbara Cook
  [DRG]
• Ultimate Mancini
  Monica Mancini
  [Concord Records]
• Just For A Thrill
  Ronnie Milsap
  [Image Music Corp.]
• Stardust...The Great American Songbook Volume III
  Rod Stewart
  [J Records]
  

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

• Wonderwall
  Ryan Adams
  Track from: Love Is Hell
  [Lost Highway Records]
• The Revolution Starts Now
  Steve Earle
  Track from: The Revolution Starts...Now
  [Artemis Records/E-Squared]
• Breathe
  Melissa Etheridge
  Track from: Lucky
  [Island Records]
• Code Of Silence
  Bruce Springsteen
  Track from: The Essential Bruce Springsteen
  [Columbia Records]
• Metropolitan Glide
  Tom Waits
  [Anti]
  

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

• Monkey To Man
  Elvis Costello & The Imposters
  Track from: The Delivery Man
  [Lost Highway Records]
• Take Me Out
  Franz Ferdinand
  Track from: Franz Ferdinand
  [Domino Recording Co.]
• American Idiot
  Green Day
  Track from: American Idiot
  [Reprise Records]
• Somebody Told Me
  The Killers
  Track from: Hot Fuss
  [Island Records]
• Vertigo
  U2
  [Interscope Records]
  

Best Hard Rock Performance

• Megalomaniac
  Incubus
  Track from: A Crow Left Of The Murder
  [Epic/Immortal]
• Some Kind Of Monster
  Metallica
  Track from: Some Kind Of Monster
  [Elektra Records]
• Feelin' Way Too Damn Good
  Nickelback
  Track from: The Long Road
  [Roadrunner Records]
• Duality
  Slipknot
  Track from: Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
  [Roadrunner Records]
• Slither
  Velvet Revolver
  [RCA]
  

Best Metal Performance

• Nymphetamine
  Cradle Of Filth
  Track from: Nymphetamine
  [Roadrunner Records]
• Live For This
  Hatebreed
  Track from: The Rise Of Brutality
  [Universal Records]
• The End Of Heartache
  Killswitch Engage
  Track from: The End Of Heartache
  [Roadrunner Records]
• Whiplash
  Motörhead
  [Big Deal Records]
• Vermilion
  Slipknot
  Track from: Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
  [Roadrunner Records]
  

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

• Instrumental Illness
  The Allman Brothers Band
  Track from: One Way Out
  [Sanctuary]
• Onda
  Los Lonely Boys
  Track from: Los Lonely Boys
  [Epic Records]
• O Baterista
  Rush
  Track from: Rush In Rio
  [Anthem/Atlantic Records]
• Whispering A Prayer
  Steve Vai
  Track from: G3 Live: Rockin' In The Free World
  [Epic Records]
• Mrs. O'Leary's Cow
  Brian Wilson
  Track from: Brian Wilson Presents Smile
  [Nonesuch Records]
  

Best Rock Song

• American Idiot
  Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day)
  Track from: American Idiot
  [Reprise Records; Publishers: WB Music Corp. & Green Daze Music.]
• Fall To Pieces
  Duff, Dave Kushner, Slash, Matt Sorum & Scott Weiland, songwriters (Velvet
  Revolver)
  Track from: Contraband
  [RCA; Publishers: Velvet Revolver Songs, Slash & Cash Publishing.]
• Float On
  Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci, Eric Judy & Benjamin Weikel, songwriters (Modest
  Mouse)
  Track from: Good News For People Who Love Bad News
  [Epic Records; Publishers: Ugly Casanova, Tschudi Music & The Best Dressed Chicken In Town.]
• Somebody Told Me
  Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer & Ronnie Vannucci, songwriters (The
  Killers)
  Track from: Hot Fuss
  [Island Records; Publisher: The Killers Publishing.]
• Vertigo
  Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen, songwriters (U2)
  [Interscope Records; Publisher: Universal Polygram International Publishing.]
  

Best Rock Album

• The Delivery Man
  Elvis Costello & The Imposters
  [Lost Highway Records]
• American Idiot
  Green Day
  [Reprise Records]
• The Reason
  Hoobastank
  [Island Records]
• Hot Fuss
  The Killers
  [Island Records]
• Contraband
  Velvet Revolver
  [RCA Records]
  

Best Alternative Music Album

• Medulla
  Björk
  [Elektra/Atlantic]
• Franz Ferdinand
  Franz Ferdinand
  [Domino Recording Co.]
• Uh Huh Her
  PJ Harvey
  [Island Records]
• Good News For People Who Love Bad News
  Modest Mouse
  [Epic Records]
• A Ghost Is Born
  Wilco
  [Nonesuch Records]
  

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

• I Want You
  Janet Jackson
  Track from: Damita Jo
  [Virgin Records]
• If I Ain't Got You
  Alicia Keys
  Track from: The Diary Of Alicia Keys
  [J Records]
• I'm Still In Love
  Teena Marie
  Track from: La Doña
  [Cash Money/Universal Records]
• Whatever
  Jill Scott
  Track from: Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds Vol. 2
  [Hidden Beach Recordings]
• U-Haul
  Angie Stone
  Track from: Stone Love
  [J Records]
  

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

• Charlene
  Anthony Hamilton
  Track from: Comin' From Where I'm From
  [So So Def/Zomba Label Group]
• Happy People
  R. Kelly
  Track from: Happy People/U Saved Me
  [Jive/Zomba Label Group]
• What We Do Here
  Brian McKnight
  Track from: Gemini
  [Motown Records]
• Call My Name
  Prince
  Track from: Musicology
  [Columbia Records/NPG Records]
• Burn
  Usher
  Track from: Confessions
  [Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group]
  

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

• Lose Your Breath
  Destiny's Child
  [Columbia Records]
• Show Me The Way
  Earth, Wind & Fire Featuring Raphael Saadiq
  [Sanctuary Urban Records Groups]
• Say Yes
  Floetry
  Track from: Floacism "Live"
  [Dreamworks]
• Diary
  Alicia Keys Featuring Tony! Toni! Toné!
  Track from: The Diary Of Alicia Keys
  [J Records]
• My Boo
  Usher & Alicia Keys
  Track from: Confessions Special Edition
  [Arista/La Face/Zomba Label Group]
  

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

• You're My Everything
  Anita Baker
  Track from: My Everything
  [Blue Note Records]
• Sinner's Prayer
  Ray Charles & B.B. King
  Track from: Genius Loves Company
  [Concord Records]
• I Can't Stop
  Al Green
  Track from: I Can't Stop
  [Blue Note]
• New Day
  Patti LaBelle
  Track from: Timeless Journey
  [Def Soul Classics]
• Musicology
  Prince
  Track from: Musicology
  [Columbia Records/NPG Records]
  

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

• Sex, Love & Money
  Mos Def
  [Geffen]
• Are You Experienced?
  Musiq
  Track from: Power Of Soul: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix (Various Artists)
  [Experience Hendrix]
• She Wants To Move
  N.E.R.D
  [Virgin Records]
• Star
  The Roots
  Track from: The Tipping Point
  [Geffen Records]
• Cross My Mind
  Jill Scott
  Track from: Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds Vol. 2
  [Hidden Beach]
  

Best R&B Song

• #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• Burn
  Bryan Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri & Usher Raymond, songwriters (Usher)
  Track from: Confessions
  [Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group; Publishers: Shaniah Cymone Music/EMI April Music, Babyboy's Little Publishing Co., Noontime South & UR IV Music/EMI April Music.]
• Call My Name
  Prince, songwriter (Prince)
  Track from: Musicology
  [Columbia Records/NPG Records; Publisher: NPG Music.]
• My Boo
  Jermaine Dupri, Alicia Keys, Usher Raymond, Manuel Seal & Adonis Shropshire,
  songwriters (Usher & Alicia Keys)
  Track from: Confessions Special Edition
  [Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group; Publishers: EMI April Music, Shaniah Cymone Music, BMG Songs, Manusee Publishing, EMI Blackwood Music, Lellow Productions & UR IV Music/EMI April.]
• Yeah!
  Chris Bridges, Sean Garrett, LaMarquis Jefferson, Robert McDowell, James
  Phillips, Jonathan Smith & Patrick J. Que Smith, songwriters (Usher Featuring
  Lil Jon & Ludacris)
  Track from: Confessions
  [Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group; Pubs: liljon00017 music/TVT Music, Christopher Garret's Publishing/Hitco South, Christopher Matthew Music/Hitco Music, Ludacris Music Publishing/EMI April Music, Swole Music/Basajamba Music/Air Control Publishing/EMI Apr
• You Don't Know My Name
  Alicia Keys, Harold Lilly & Kanye West, songwriters (Alicia Keys)
  Track from: The Diary Of Alicia Keys
  [J Records; Publishers: Lellow Productions/EMI Music Publishing, Ye World Music/EMI April Music, Uncle Bobby Music/EMI Blackwood Music & A Dish-A-Tunes Ltd.]
  

Best R&B Album

• My Everything
  Anita Baker
  [Blue Note Records]
• I Can't Stop
  Al Green
  [Blue Note]
• The Diary Of Alicia Keys
  Alicia Keys
  [J Records]
• Musicology
  Prince
  [Columbia Records/NPG Records]
• Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds Vol. 2
  Jill Scott
  [Hidden Beach Recordings]
  

Best Contemporary R&B Album

• Afrodisiac
  Brandy
  [Atlantic Records]
• Damita Jo
  Janet Jackson
  [Virgin Records]
• It's About Time
  Christina Milian
  [Island Def Jam]
• Confessions
  Usher
  [Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group]
• Hurt No More
  Mario Winans
  [Bad Boy Records]
  

Best Rap Solo Performance

• On Fire
  Lloyd Banks
  Track from: The Hunger For More
  [G Unit / Interscope Records]
• Just Lose It
  Eminem
  [Aftermath/Interscope Records]
• 99 Problems
  Jay-Z
  Track from: The Black Album
  [Roc-A-Fella Records]
• Overnight Celebrity
  Twista
  Track from: Kamikaze
  [Atlantic Records]
• Through The Wire
  Kanye West
  Track from: The College Dropout
  [Roc-A-Fella Records]
  

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

• Ch-Check It Out
  Beastie Boys
  Track from: To The 5 Boroughs
  [Capitol]
• Let's Get It Started
  The Black Eyed Peas
  Track from: Elephunk
  [A&M Records]
• Don't Say Nuthin'
  The Roots
  Track from: The Tipping Point
  [Geffen Records]
• Drop It Like It's Hot
  Snoop Dogg & Pharrell
  [Geffen Records]
• Lean Back
  Terror Squad
  Track from: The Story
  [SRC/Universal Records]
  

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• Why
  Jadakiss Featuring Anthony Hamilton
  Track from: Kiss Of Death
  [Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records]
• Dip It Low
  Christina Milian Featuring Fabolous
  Track from: It's About Time
  [Island Def Jam Music Group]
• Slow Jamz
  Twista Featuring Kanye West & Jamie Foxx
  Track from: Kamikaze
  [Atlantic Records]
• Yeah!
  Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris
  Track from: Confessions
  [Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group]
• All Falls Down
  Kanye West & Syleena Johnson
  Track from: The College Dropout
  [Rocafella Records]
  

Best Rap Song

• #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• Drop It Like It's Hot
  Calvin Broadus, Chad Hugo, S. Thomas & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Snoop
  Dogg & Pharrell)
  [Geffen]
• Hey Mama
  Will Adams & Anthony Henry, songwriters (The Black Eyed Peas)
  Track from: Elephunk
  [A&M Records; Publishers: Will.i.am Music & Liftmoney/Greensleeves.]
• Jesus Walks
  C. Smith & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West)
  Track from: The College Drop-Out
  [Rocafella Records; Publishers: Konman Entertainment/Gimme My Publishing Co./Hip Hop Since 1978 & Mapleshade Productions.]
• Let's Get It Started
  Will Adams, Mike Fratantuno, Jaime Gomez, George Pajon, Jr., Allan Pineda &
  Terence Yoshiaki, songwriters (The Black Eyed Peas)
  Track from: Elephunk
  [A&M Records; Publishers: Will.i.am Music, Jeepney Music, Nawasha Networks, Hisako Songs, Tuono Music & El Cubano Music.]
• 99 Problems
  Shawn Carter & Rick Rubin, songwriters (Jay-Z)
  Track from: The Black Album
  [Roc-A-Fella Records; Publishers: EMI April Music/Carter Boys Music, Copyright Control/Careers BMG Music, BMG Songs & Spirit Two Music/Songs Of The Knight.]
  

Best Rap Album

• To The 5 Boroughs
  Beastie Boys
  [Capitol Records]
• The Black Album
  Jay-Z
  [Roc-A-Fella Records]
• The Definition
  LL Cool J
  [Def Jam]
• Suit
  Nelly
  [Universal Records]
• The College Dropout
  Kanye West
  [Roc-A-Fella Records]
  

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

• You Will Be My Ain True Love
  Alison Krauss
  Track from: Cold Mountain - Soundtrack (Various Artists)
  [Columbia]
• Miss Being Mrs.
  Loretta Lynn
  Track from: Van Lear Rose
  [Interscope Records]
• In My Daughter's Eyes
  Martina McBride
  Track from: Martina
  [RCA Records Nashville]
• She's Not Just A Pretty Face
  Shania Twain
  Track from: Up!
  [Mercury Records]
• Redneck Woman
  Gretchen Wilson
  Track from: Here For The Party
  [Epic Records]
  

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

• Engine One-Forty-Three
  Johnny Cash
  Track from: The Unbroken Circle -The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family (Various Artists)
  [Dualtone Music Group]
• In My Own Mind
  Lyle Lovett
  Track from: My Baby Don't Tolerate
  [Lost Highway Records]
• Live Like You Were Dying
  Tim McGraw
  Track from: Live Like You Were Dying
  [Curb Records]
• You Are My Flower
  Willie Nelson
  Track from: The Unbroken Circle - The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family (Various Artists)
  [Dualtone Music Group]
• You'll Think Of Me
  Keith Urban
  Track from: Golden Road
  [Capitol Records Nashville]
  

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

• New San Antonio Rose
  Asleep At The Wheel
  Track from: Asleep At The Wheel Remembers The Alamo
  [Shout! Factory]
• Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)
  Big & Rich
  Track from: Horse Of A Different Color
  [Warner Bros.]
• You Can't Take The Honky Tonk Out Of The Girl
  Brooks & Dunn
  Track from: Red Dirt Road
  [Arista Nashville]
• Top Of The World
  Dixie Chicks
  Track from: Top Of The World Tour - Live
  [Columbia]
• It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long
  The Notorious Cherry Bombs
  Track from: The Notorious Cherry Bombs
  [Universal South]
  

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

• Hey Good Lookin'
  Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith & George
  Strait
  Track from: License To Chill
  [BNA Records]
• Creepin' In
  Norah Jones & Dolly Parton
  Track from: Feels Like Home
  [Blue Note]
• Portland Oregon
  Loretta Lynn & Jack White
  Track from: Van Lear Rose
  [Interscope Records]
• Pancho & Lefty
  Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard & Toby Keith
  Track from: Outlaws And Angels
  [Lost Higwhay Records]
• Coat Of Many Colors
  Shania Twain With Alison Krauss & Union Station
  Track from: Just Because I'm A Woman: Songs Of Dolly Parton
  [Sugar Hill Records]
  

Best Country Instrumental Performance

• Billy In The Low Ground
  Asleep At The Wheel
  Track from: Asleep At The Wheel Remembers The Alamo
  [Shout! Factory]
• Puppies 'N Knapsacks
  Sam Bush
  Track from: King Of My World
  [Sugar Hill Records]
• Luxury Liner
  Albert Lee, Vince Gill & Brad Paisley
  Track from: Heartbreak Hill
  [Sugar Hill Records]
• Earl's Breakdown
  Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Featuring Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements &
  Jerry Douglas
  Track from: Will The Circle Be Unbroken "The Trilogy"
  [Capitol Records - Nashville]
• Bowtie
  Mark O'Connor, Chris Thile, Bryan Sutton & Byron House
  [OMAC Records]
  

Best Country Song

• #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long
  Rodney Crowell & Vince Gill, songwriters (The Notorious Cherry Bombs)
  Track from: The Notorious Cherry Bombs
  [Universal South; Publisher: Vinny Mae Music.]
• Live Like You Were Dying
  Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
  Track from: Live Like You Were Dying
  [Curb Records; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/Big Loud Shirt.]
• Miss Being Mrs.
  Loretta Lynn, songwriter (Loretta Lynn)
  Track from: Van Lear Rose
  [Interscope Records; Publisher: Coal Miners Music.]
• Portland Oregon
  Loretta Lynn, songwriter (Loretta Lynn & Jack White)
  Track from: Van Lear Rose
  [Interscope Records; Publisher: Coal Miners Music.]
• Redneck Woman
  John Rich & Gretchen Wilson, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
  Track from: Here For The Party
  [Epic Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, Hoosiermama Music & WB Music Corp.]
  

Best Country Album

• Van Lear Rose
  Loretta Lynn
  [Interscope Records]
• Live Like You Were Dying
  Tim McGraw
  [Curb Records]
• Tambourine
  Tift Merritt
  [Lost Highway]
• Be Here
  Keith Urban
  [Capitol Records Nashville]
• Here For The Party
  Gretchen Wilson
  [Epic Records]
  

Best Bluegrass Album

• The Bluegrass Sessions
  Lynn Anderson
  [DM Records]
• Twenty Year Blues
  Nashville Bluegrass Band
  [Sugar Hill Records]
• Brand New Strings
  Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
  [Skaggs Family Records]
• Carrying On
  Ralph Stanley II
  [Rebel Records]
• A Tribute To Jimmy Martin "The King Of Bluegrass"
  Various Artists
  Ben Isaacs, producer
  [KOCH Records]
  

Best New Age Album

• Returning
  Will Ackerman
  [Decca]
• Atlantis
  David Arkenstone
  [Narada]
• Two Horizons
  Moya Brennan
  [Decca]
• American River
  Jonathan Elias
  [Decca]
• Piano
  Peter Kater
  [Point Of Light Records]
  

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

• Journey
  Fourplay
  [Bluebird]
• Unspeakable
  Bill Frisell
  [Nonesuch Records]
• In Praise Of Dreams
  Jan Garbarek
  [ECM]
• The Hang
  Don Grusin
  [Sovereign Artists]
• Strength
  Roy Hargrove (The RH Factor)
  [Verve]
  

Best Jazz Vocal Album

• American Song
  Andy Bey
  [Savoy Jazz]
• Twentysomething
  Jamie Cullum
  [Verve/Universal]
• Accentuate The Positive
  Al Jarreau
  [Verve Records]
• The Dana Owens Album
  Queen Latifah
  [Vector Records]
• R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal)
  Nancy Wilson
  [MCG Jazz]
  

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

• What's New
  Alan Broadbent, soloist
  Track from: You And The Night And The Music
  [A440 Music Group]
• I Want To Be Happy
  Don Byron, soloist
  Track from: Ivey-Divey
  [Blue Note Records]
• Speak Like A Child
  Herbie Hancock, soloist
  Track from: With All My Heart (Harvey Mason)
  [Bluebird]
• Bulería, Soleá y Rumba
  Donny McCaslin, soloist
  Track from: Concert In The Garden (Maria Schneider Orchestra)
  [ArtistShare]
• Wee
  John Scofield, soloist
  Track from: EnRoute
  [Verve]
  

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

• Somewhere
  Bill Charlap Trio
  [Blue Note]
• Fountain Of Youth
  Roy Haynes
  [Dreyfus Jazz]
• The Out-Of -Towners
  Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock & Jack DeJohnette Trio
  [ECM]
• Eternal
  Branford Marsalis Quartet
  [Marsalis Music/Rounder]
• Illuminations
  McCoy Tyner With Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Christian McBride & Lewis Nash
  [Telarc Jazz]
  

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• Get Well Soon
  Bob Brookmeyer New Art Orchestra
  [Challenge Records]
• On The Wild Side
  John La Barbera Big Band
  [Jazz Compass]
• Coral
  David Sánchez
  [Columbia]
• Concert In The Garden
  Maria Schneider Orchestra
  [ArtistShare]
• The Way: Music Of Slide Hampton
  The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
  [Planet Arts Recordings]
  

Best Latin Jazz Album

• Bebop Timba
  Raphael Cruz
  [RC Music]
• Jerry Gonzalez y Los Piratas Del Flamenco
  Jerry González y Los Piratas Del Flamenco
  [Sunnyside Records]
• Land Of The Sun
  Charlie Haden
  [Verve International]
• Another Kind Of Blue: The Latin Side Of Miles Davis
  Conrad Herwig Nonet
  [Half Note Records]
• Soundances
  Diego Urcola
  [Sunnyside Records]
  

Best Gospel Performance

• The Stone
  Shirley Caesar & Ann Nesby
  Track from: The Fighting Temptations - Soundtrack
  [Music World Music/Columbia]
• Heaven Help Us All
  Ray Charles & Gladys Knight
  Track from: Genius Loves Company
  [Concord Records]
• Lay My Burden Down
  Dr. John & Mavis Staples
  Track from: N'awlinz Dis Dat Or D'udda
  [EMI/Blue Note]
• Celebrate (He Lives)
  Fred Hammond
  Track from: Somethin' 'Bout Love
  [Verity/Zomba Label Group]
• There Will Be A Light
  Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama
  Track from: There Will Be A Light
  [Virgin]
  

Best Rock Gospel Album

• Take Me Away
  Sarah Kelly
  [Gotee Records]
• Collide
  Skillet
  [Ardent Records]
• Lose This Life
  Tait
  [ForeFront Records]
• Wire
  Third Day
  [Essential Records]
• Welcome To Diverse City
  TobyMac
  [ForeFront Records]
• Holy Hip Hop "Taking The Gospel To The Streets"
  Various Artists
  David (Damonsta) Lynch, producer
  [Holy Hip Hop Music]
  

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

• The Creed
  Avalon
  [Sparrow Records]
• All Things New
  Steven Curtis Chapman
  [Sparrow Records]
• Who We Are Instead
  Jars Of Clay
  [Essential Records]
• Everyday People
  Nicole C. Mullen
  [Word Special Projects]
• Rising Son
  RainSong
  [Soar/Red Sea]
  

Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album

• Driven
  The Crabb Family
  [Daywind Music Group]
• 20th Century Gospel: From Hymns To Blackwood Brothers Tribute To Christian Country
  The Jordanaires, Art Greenhaw & The Light Crust Doughboys & Nokie Edwards
  [Greenhaw Records]
• Universal United House Of Prayer
  Buddy Miller
  [New West Records]
• Worship & Faith
  Randy Travis
  [Word Records]
• Amazing Grace 3 - A Country Salute To Gospel
  Various Artists
  Scott Hendricks, producer
  [Sparrow Records]
  

Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album

• The Live Experience
  The Rance Allen Group
  [Tyscot Records]
• There Will Be A Light
  Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama
  [Virgin]
• The Water I Give
  Dottie Peoples
  [Atlanta International Records (Air Gospel)]
• The Praise & Worship Songs
  Richard Smallwood
  [Verity/Zomba Label Group]
• Still Here
  The Williams Brothers
  [Blackberry Records]
  

Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album

• Somethin' 'Bout Love
  Fred Hammond
  [Verity/Zomba Label Group]
• Live From Another Level
  Israel And New Breed
  [Integrity Gospel]
• He-Motions
  Bishop T. D. Jakes
  [EMI Gospel/Dexterity Sounds]
• Nothing Without You
  Smokie Norful
  [EMI Gospel]
• Out The Box
  Tonéx & The Peculiar People
  [Verity/Zomba Label Group]
  

Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album

• Can't Nobody Do Me Like Jesus
  Minister Timothy Britten & Professor James Roberson, choir directors; Shabach
  Praise Co.
  [JDI Records, Inc]
• Live In New York
  Rev. Timothy Wright, choir director; New York Fellowship Mass Choir II
  [Atlanta International Records (AIRGospel)]
• Live...This is Your House
  Carol Cymbala, choir director; The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
  [INO Records]
• Spirit & Truth
  Kevin Bond, choir director; Newbirth Total Praise Choir
  [EMI Gospel]
• Unplugged... The Way Church Used To Be
  Ricky Dillard, choir director; New Generation Chorale
  [Crystal Rose]
  

Best Latin Pop Album

• Amar Sin Mentiras
  Marc Anthony
  [Sony Discos]
• SinVerguenza
  Bacilos
  [Warner Music Latina]
• Pau-latina
  Paulina Rubio
  [Universal Music Mexico/Universal Music Latino]
• Diego Torres: MTV Unplugged
  Diego Torres
  [BMG Argentina]
• El Rock De Mi Pueblo
  Carlos Vives
  [EMI Latin]
  

Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album

• Komp 104.9 Radio Compa
  Akwid
  [Univision Records]
• Lipstick
  Alejandra Guzmán
  [RCA/BMG Mexico]
• Mi Sangre
  Juanes
  [Surco/Universal Music Latino]
• Street Signs
  Ozomatli
  [Concord Records]
• SI
  Julieta Venegas
  [Ariola/BMG Mexico]
  

Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album

• Inolvidable
  Candido & Graciela
  [Chesky Records]
• ¡Ahora Sí!
  Israel López "Cachao"
  [Univision Records]
• Angel Meléndez & The 911 Mambo Orchestra
  Angel Meléndez & The 911 Mambo Orchestra
  [Latin Street Music, Inc.]
• Flor De Amor
  Omara Portuondo
  [Nonesuch]
• Recuerda A Benny Moré
  Tropicana All Stars
  [Regu Records]
  

Best Salsa/Merengue Album

• Valió La Pena
  Marc Anthony
  [Sony Discos]
• Travesía
  Victor Manuelle
  [Sony Discos]
• Auténtico
  Gilberto Santa Rosa
  [Sony Discos]
• Creciendo
  Son de Cali
  [Univision Records]
• Across 110th Street
  Spanish Harlem Orchestra Featuring Ruben Blades
  [Libertad Records]
  

Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album

• Titere En Tus Manos
  Ramon Ayala y Sus Bravos Del Norte
  [Freddie Records]
• Por Ti
  Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizárraga
  [Fonovisa Records]
• Alma Ranchera
  Rocío Dúrcal
  [Ariola/BMG Mexico]
• Intimamente
  Intocable
  [EMI Latin]
• Veintisiete
  Los Temerarios
  [Fonovisa Records]
  

Best Tejano Album

• Polkas, Gritos y Acordeónes
  David Lee Garza, Joel Guzman & Sunny Sauceda
  [Guzman Fox Records]
• Takin' On The World
  Stefani Montiel
  [World Records]
• Entre Amigos
  Emilio Navaira
  [BMG US Latin]
• Mi Destino
  Jay Perez
  [La Voice Records]
• Vivo
  Vida
  [Tejas Records]
  

Best Traditional Blues Album

• Me And Mr Johnson
  Eric Clapton
  [Reprise]
• Baby, Don't You Tear My Clothes
  James Cotton
  [Telarc]
• Blues With A Vengeance
  John Lee Hooker, Jr.
  [Kent Records]
• Blues To The Bone
  Etta James
  [RCA Victor]
• Ladies Man
  Pinetop Perkins
  [M.C. Records]
  

Best Contemporary Blues Album

• N'awlinz Dis Dat Or D'udda
  Dr. John
  [Blue Note]
• Keep It Simple
  Keb' Mo'
  [Epic/Okeh]
• What's Wrong With This Picture?
  Van Morrison
  [Blue Note Records]
• Sanctuary
  Charlie Musselwhite
  [Real World]
• I'm A Bluesman
  Johnny Winter
  [Virgin]
  

Best Traditional Folk Album

• Gitane Cajun
  BeauSoleil
  [Vanguard Records]
• The Morning Glory Ramblers
  Norman & Nancy Blake
  [Dualtone]
• My Last Go Round
  Rosalie Sorrels & Friends
  [Red House Records]
• ...And The Tin Pan Bended, And The Story Ended...
  Dave Van Ronk
  [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]
• Beautiful Dreamer - The Songs Of Stephen Foster
  Various Artists
  Steve Fisbell & David Macias, producers
  [American Roots Publishing]
  

Best Contemporary Folk Album

• Educated Guess
  Ani DiFranco
  [Righteous Babe Records]
• The Revolution Starts...Now
  Steve Earle
  [Artemis Records/E-Squared]
• Land Of Milk And Honey
  Eliza Gilkyson
  [Red House Records]
• Impossible Dream
  Patty Griffin
  [ATO Records]
• The Unbroken Circle - The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family
  Various Artists
  John Carter Cash, producer
  [Dualtone Music Group]
  

Best Native American Music Album

• Straight Up Northern
  Black Eagle
  [Soar]
• Family Traditions
  Black Lodge Singers
  [Soar]
• Cedar Dream Songs
  Bill Miller
  [Paras Recordings]
• Covenant
  Joanne Shenandoah
  [Silver Wave Records]
• Feed The Fire
  Mary Youngblood
  [Silver Wave Records]
  

Best Hawaiian Music Album

• Some Call It Aloha...Don't Tell
  The Brothers Cazimero
  [Mountain Apple Company]
• Amy & Willie Live
  Amy Hanaiali'i Gilliom & Willie K
  [Blind Man Sound]
• Cool Elevation
  Ho'okena
  [Ho'omau Inc.]
• Ke`alaokamaile
  Keali`i Reichel
  [Punahele Productions]
• Slack Key Guitar Volume 2
  Various Artists
  Charles Michael Brotman, producer
  [Palm Records]
  

Best Reggae Album

• Black Magic
  Jimmy Cliff
  [Artemis Records/Unique Corp.]
• The Dub Revolutionaries
  Sly & Robbie
  [Sanctuary]
• African Holocaust
  Steel Pulse
  [RAS/Sanctuary Records]
• True Love
  Toots & The Maytals
  [V2 Records]
• Def Jamaica
  Various Artists
  [Def Jamaica/Def Jam Recordings]
  

Best Traditional World Music Album

• Sí, Soy Llanero - Joropo Music From The Orinoco Plains Of Colombia
  El Grupo Cimarrón
  [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]
• Raise Your Spirit Higher
  Ladysmith Black Mambazo
  [Heads Up International]
• Tango Varón
  Sandra Luna
  [Times Square Records]
• Jolgorio
  Perú Negro
  [Times Square Records]
• Abayudaya - Music From The Jewish People Of Uganda
  Various Artists
  Jeffrey A. Summit, producer
  [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]
  

Best Contemporary World Music Album

• Cositas Buenas
  Paco De Lucía
  [Verve International]
• Bebel Gilberto
  Bebel Gilberto
  [Ziriguiboom/Six Degrees Records]
• Roots
  Gipsy Kings
  [Nonesuch]
• Oyaya!
  Angélique Kidjo
  [Columbia]
• Egypt
  Youssou N'Dour
  [Nonesuch]
  

Best Polka Album

• Highways & Dancehalls
  Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones
  [Bel-Aire Records]
• Let's Kiss: 25th Anniversary Album
  Brave Combo
  [DenTone]
• Pangora's Box
  John Góra & Górale
  [Sunshine Records]
• Come On Over
  Henny & The Versa J's
  [Jazzo]
• Polkas United
  Walter Ostanek & Gaylord Klancnik
  [Ranch Recordings]
  

Best Musical Album For Children

• Beethoven's Wig 2 - More Sing Along Symphonies
  Beethoven's Wig
  [Rounder Kids]
• cELLAbration! A Tribute To Ella Jenkins
  Various Artists
  Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, producers
  [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]
• House Party
  Dan Zanes And Friends
  [Festival Five Records]
• Merry Fishes To All
  Trout Fishing In America
  [Trout Records]
• Sharing Cultures With Ella Jenkins
  Ella Jenkins
  [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]
  

Best Spoken Word Album For Children

• The Best Halloween Ever
  Elaine Stritch
  [Harper Children's Audio]
• Carnival Of The Animals
  John Lithgow
  [Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers]
• The Emperor's New Clothes
  Peter Schickele
  [Newport Classic]
• Green Eggs And Ham And Other Servings Of Dr. Seuss
  Various Artists
  John McElroy, producer
  [Listening Library]
• The Story Of Classical Music
  Marin Alsop
  [Naxos Audio Books]
• The Train They Call The City Of New Orleans
  Tom Chapin
  [Live Oak Media]
  

Best Spoken Word Album

• Dress Your Family In Corduroy And Denim
  David Sedaris
  [Time Warner Audiobooks]
• Live & Kickin' At The National Storytelling Festival
  David Holt & Zeb Holt
  [High Windy Audio]
• My Life
  Bill Clinton
  [Random House Audio]
• The Pleasure Of My Company
  Steve Martin
  [Hyperion Audiobooks]
• The World According To Mr. Rogers (Fred Rogers)
  Tyne Daly, John Lithgow, Lily Tomlin, André Watts
  [Simon & Schuster Audio]
  

Best Comedy Album

• Come Poop With Me
  Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
  [Warner Bros.]
• The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents...America: A Citizen's Guide To Democracy Inaction
  Jon Stewart And The Cast Of The Daily Show
  [Time Warner Audiobooks]
• The Funny Thing Is...
  Ellen DeGeneres
  [Simon & Schuster Audio]
• Live At Carnegie Hall
  David Sedaris
  [Time Warner Audiobooks]
• The O'Franken Factor Factor - The Very Best Of The O'Franken Factor
  Al Franken
  [Artemis Records]
  

Best Musical Show Album

• Assassins
  Tommy Krasker, producer (Stephen Sondheim, composer/lyricist) (The Broadway Cast
  Recording With Neil Patrick Harris, Michael Cerveris And Others)
  [PS Classics]
• Avenue Q - The Musical
  Jay David Saks, producer; Jeff Whitty, lyricist; Robert Lopez & Jeff Marx,
  composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording With Rick Lyon, Jennifer
  Barnhart And Others)
  [Victor]
• The Boy From Oz
  Phil Ramone, producer (Peter Allen & Others, composer/lyricist) (Original
  Broadway Cast Recording With Hugh Jackman And Others)
  [Decca Broadway]
• Wicked
  Stephen Schwartz, producer; Stephen Schwartz, composer/lyricist (Original
  Broadway Cast Recording With Kristin Chenoweth & Idina Menzel)
  [Decca Broadway]
• Wonderful Town
  Hugh Fordin, producer (Leonard Bernstein, composer; Betty Comden & Adolph Green,
  lyricists) (The New Broadway Cast Recording With Donna Murphy)
  [DRG Theater]
  

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

• Cold Mountain
  Various Artists
  [DMZ/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax]
• De-Lovely
  Various Artists
  [Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax]
• Garden State
  Various Artists
  [Epic/Sony Music Soundtrax/Fox Music]
• Kill Bill Vol. 2
  Various Artists
  [Maverick]
• Shrek 2
  Various Artists
  [Dreamworks/Geffen]
  

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

• Angels In America
  Thomas Newman, composer (Thomas Newman)
  [Nonesuch]
• Big Fish
  Danny Elfman, composer (Various Artists)
  [Sony Classical/Epic/Sony Music Soundtrax]
• Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
  Jon Brion, composer (Various Artists)
  [Hollywood]
• Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban
  John Williams, composer (Various Artists)
  [Warner Sunset/Nonesuch/Atlantic]
• The Lord Of The Rings - The Return Of The King
  Howard Shore, composer (Howard Shore)
  [Reprise/WMG Soundtracks]
  

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

• Accidentally In Love (From Shrek 2)
  David Bryson, Adam Duritz, David Immergluck, Matthew Malley & Dan Vickrey,
  songwriters (Counting Crows)
  Track from: Shrek 2
  [Dreamworks/Geffen; Publishers: Songs of SKG/EMI Blackwood Music & Jones Falls Music.]
• Belleville Rendez-Vous (From The Triplets Of Belleville)
  Benoit Charest & Sylvain Chomet, songwriters (-M-)
  Track from: The Triplets Of Belleville
  [Higher Octave Soundtracks; Publishers: Les Armateurs/Bibi And Genevieve.]
• Into The West (From The Lord Of The Rings - The Return Of The King)
  Annie Lennox, Howard Shore & Fran Walsh, songwriters (Annie Lennox)
  Track from: The Lord Of The Rings - The Return Of The King
  [Reprise/WMG Soundtracks; Publishers: New Line Tunes/BMG Music Publishing.]
• The Scarlet Tide (From Cold Mountain)
  Henry Burnett & Elvis Costello, songwriters (Alison Krauss)
  Track from: Cold Mountain
  [DMZ/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax; Publishers: Plangent Visions Music/Henry Burnett Music.]
• You Will Be My Ain True Love (From Cold Mountain)
  Sting, songwriter (Alison Krauss)
  Track from: Cold Mountain
  [DMZ/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music & Steerpike (Overseas) Ltd.]
  

Best Instrumental Composition

• Ada Plays (From Cold Mountain)
  Gabriel Yared, composer (Gabriel Yared)
  Track from: Cold Mountain - Soundtrack
  [DMZ/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax; Publisher: MRX Music.]
• Bulería, Soleá Y Rumba
  Maria Schneider, composer (Maria Schneider Orchestra)
  Track from: Concert In The Garden
  [ArtistShare; Publisher: MSF Music.]
• Merengue
  Paquito D'Rivera, composer (Yo-Yo Ma)
  Track from: Obrigado Brazil - Live In Concert
  [Sony Classical]
• Past Present & Future
  Slide Hampton, composer (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)
  Track from: The Way - Music Of Slide Hampton
  [Planet Arts Recordings; Publisher: Slide Hampton Music.]
• Three Romances
  Maria Schneider, composer (University Of Miami Concert Jazz Band)
  [Summit Records (Summit Education); Publisher: Summit Records.]
  

Best Instrumental Arrangement

• Bella Luce
  Phil Kelly, arranger (Phil Kelly & The NW Prevailing Winds)
  Track from: Convergence Zone
  [Origin Records]
• Libertango
  Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Yo-Yo Ma)
  Track from: Obrigado Brazil - Live In Concert
  [Sony Classical]
• The Long Passage
  Chick Corea, arranger (Chick Corea Elektric Band)
  Track from: To The Stars
  [Stretch Records]
• Past Present & Future
  Slide Hampton, arranger (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)
  Track from: The Way - Music Of Slide Hampton
  [Planet Arts Recordings]
• Sing, Sing, Sing
  Jim McNeely, arranger (David Liebman Big Band)
  Track from: Beyond The Line
  [OmniTone]
  

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

• Dancing In The Dark
  Vince Mendoza, arranger (Jane Monheit)
  Track from: Taking A Chance On Love
  [Sony Classical]
• Joy To The World
  Joseph Joubert, Michael McElroy & Buryl Red, arrangers (Michael McElroy And The
  Broadway Inspirational Voices With Joseph Joubert)
  Track from: Great Joy - A Gospel Christmas
  [Sh-K-Boom Records]
• Over The Rainbow
  Victor Vanacore, arranger (Ray Charles & Johnny Mathis)
  Track from: Genius Loves Company
  [Concord Records/Hear Music]
• Summertime
  John Clayton & David Foster, arrangers (Renee Olstead)
  Track from: Renee Olstead
  [143/Reprise Records]
• Unchained Melody
  Steve Gaboury, Cyndi Lauper & Don Sebesky, arrangers (Cyndi Lauper)
  Track from: At Last
  [Epic Records]
  

Best Recording Package

• Chutes Too Narrow
  Jesse LeDoux, art director (The Shins)
  [Sub Pop Records]
• Educated Guess
  Ani DiFranco & Brian Grunert, art directors (Ani DiFranco)
  [Righteous Babe Records]
• A Ghost Is Born
  Peter Buchanan-Smith & Dan Nadel, art directors (Wilco)
  [Nonesuch]
• To The 5 Boroughs
  Nathanial Hörnblowér & Dechen Wangdu, art directors (Beastie Boys)
  [Capitol Records]
• The Wandering Accordion
  Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (Various Artists)
  [Wind Records]
  

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

• The Complete Verve Master Takes
  Hollis King, art director (Charlie Parker)
  [Verve Music Group]
• Goodbye, Babylon
  Susan Archie, art director (Various Artists)
  [Dust-To-Digital]
• The Hip Hop Box
  Michele Horie & Ryan Rogers, art directors (Various Artists)
  [Hip-O Records]
• Once In A Lifetime
  Stefan Sagmeister, art director (Talking Heads)
  [Sire/Warner Bros./Rhino Records]
• Unearthed
  Christine Cano, art director (Johnny Cash)
  [American Recordings/Lost Highway Records]
  

Best Album Notes

• The Bootleg Series Vol. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964 - Concert at Philharmonic Hall
  Sean Wilentz, album notes writer (Bob Dylan)
  [Columbia/Legacy]
• Carry It On
  Barry Alfonso, album notes writer (Peter, Paul And Mary)
  [Warner Bros./Rhino Records]
• The Complete Columbia Recordings Of Woody Herman And His Orchestra & Woodchoppers (1945-1947)
  Loren Schoenberg, album notes writer (Woody Herman & His Orchestra)
  [Mosaic Records]
• Let The Buyer Beware
  Paul Krassner, album notes writer (Lenny Bruce)
  [Shout! Factory]
• No Thanks! The '70's Punk Rebellion
  Chris Morris, album notes writer (Various Artists)
  [Rhino Records]
  

Best Historical Album

• The Complete Columbia Recordings Of Woody Herman And His Orchestra & Woodchoppers (1945-1947)
  Scott Wenzel, compilation producer; Malcolm Addey, Michael Brooks, Matt
  Cavaluzzo & Ken Robertson, mastering engineers (Woody Herman & His Orchestra)
  [Mosaic Records]
• Goodbye, Babylon
  Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producer; David Glasser & Matt Sandoski,
  mastering engineers (Various Artists)
  [Dust-To-Digital]
• Let The Buyer Beware
  Hal Willner, compilation producer; Eric Liljestrand, mastering engineer (Lenny
  Bruce)
  [Shout! Factory]
• Night Train To Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1945-1970
  Daniel Cooper & Michael Gray, compilation producers; Joseph M. Palmaccio & Alan
  Stoker, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
  [CMF/Lost Highway Records]
• Unearthed
  Rick Rubin, compilation producer; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer (Johnny Cash)
  [American Recordings/Lost Highway Records]
  

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

• Brian Wilson Presents Smile
  Mark Linett, engineer (Brian Wilson)
  [Nonesuch Records]
• Feels Like Home
  Jay Newland, engineer (Norah Jones)
  [Blue Note Records]
• Genius Loves Company
  Robert Fernandez, John Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Joel Moss, Al Schmitt &
  Ed Thacker, engineers (Ray Charles & Various Artists)
  [Concord Records/Hear Music]
• The Girl In The Other Room
  Al Schmitt, engineer (Diana Krall)
  [Verve]
• Give
  Tchad Blake, engineer (The Bad Plus)
  [Columbia Records]
  

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

• T Bone Burnett
  • Cold Mountain - Soundtrack (Various Artists) (A)
• Rob Cavallo
  • American Idiot (Green Day) (A)
• Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
  • Damita Jo (Janet Jackson) (A)
  • Eyes Of The Heart (Radio's Song) (India Arie) (T)
  • R&B Junkie (Janet Jackson) (T)
  • Simple Things (Usher) (T)
  • Spending Time With You (Janet Jackson) (T)
  • That's What It's Made For (Usher) (T)
  • Truth Hurts (Usher) (T)
• Tommy LiPuma
  • Accentuate The Positive (Al Jarreau) (A)
  • The Girl In The Other Room (Diana Krall) (A)
• John Shanks
  • Autobiography (Ashlee Simpson) (A)
  • Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson) (T)
  • The First Cut Is The Deepest (Sheryl Crow) (T)
  • Fly (Hilary Duff) (T)
  • Shine Your Light (Robbie Robertson) (T)
  • So-Called Chaos (Alanis Morissette) (A)
    

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

• Amazing (Full Intention Club Mix)
  Michael Gray & Jon Pearn, remixers (George Michael)
  [Aegean/Epic Records]
• It's My Life (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix)
  Jacques Lu Cont, remixer (No Doubt)
  Track from: The Singles 1992-2003
  [Interscope Records]
• Motor Inn (Felix Da Housecat's High Octane Mix)
  Felix Da Housecat, remixer (Iggy Pop With Feedom, Featuring Peaches)
  [Virgin Records America]
• She Wants To Move (Basement Jaxx Mix)
  Basement Jaxx, remixers (N.E.R.D)
  [Virgin Records]
• Watching Cars Go By (Sasha's Remix)
  Sasha, remixer (Felix Da Housecat)
  Track from: Involver
  [Global Underground]
  

Best Surround Sound Album

• Avalon
  Bob Clearmountain, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering
  engineer; Rhett Davies, surround producer (Roxy Music)
  [Virgin Records]
• Genius Loves Company
  Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; Robert Hadley & Doug Sax, surround mastering
  engineers; John Burk, Phil Ramone & Herbert Waltl, surround producers (Ray
  Charles & Various Artists)
  [Concord Records/Hear Music]
• Mahler: Symphony No. 4
  Markus Heiland, surround mix engineer; Markus Heiland, surround mastering
  engineer; Andreas Neubronner, surround producer (Michael Tilson Thomas
  Conducting San Francisco Symphony)
  [SFS Media]
• Nick Of Time
  Ed Cherney, surround mix engineer; James Guthrie & Doug Sax, surround mastering
  engineers (Bonnie Raitt)
  [Capitol Records]
• Raise Your Spirit Higher
  Matin Walters, surround mix engineer; Paul Blakemore, surround mastering
  engineer; Matin Walters, surround producer (Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
  [Heads Up International]
  

Best Engineered Album, Classical

• Glazunov: Symphony No. 5; The Seasons, Op. 67 (Complete Ballet)
  Jean Chatauret & Jean-Martial Golaz, engineers (José Serebrier)
  [Warner Classics]
• Higdon: City Scape; Concerto For Orchestra
  Jack Renner, engineer (Robert Spano)
  [Telarc]
• Kurka: Symphonic Works (Symphony No. 2, Op. 24; Julius Caesar; Music For Orchestra, Etc.)
  Bill Maylone & Christopher Willis, engineers (Carlos Kalmar)
  [Cedille Records]
• LAGQ's Guitar Heroes (Towner, McLaughlin, Hendrix, Metheny, Etc.)
  Robert Friedrich, engineer (Los Angeles Guitar Quartet)
  [Telarc]
• Turnage-Scofield: Scorched
  Wolfgang Decker & Charly Morell, engineers (Hugh Wolff)
  [Deutsche Grammophon]
  

Producer Of The Year, Classical

• Manfred Eicher
  • Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 (Till Fellner)
  • Machaut: Motets (The Hilliard Ensemble)
  • Mansurian: Monodia (Christoph Poppen, K. Kashkashian, L. Kavakos, The Hilliard
    Ens. J. Garbarek)
  • Ravel: Sonate Posthume; Tzigane/Enescu: Son. No. 3, Etc. (Leonidas Kavakos &
    Péter Nagy)
  • Ysaye: Sonatas For Solo Violin (Thomas Zehetmair)
• David Frost
  • Adolphe: Ladino Songs; Out of the Whirlwind, Etc. (Rodney Winther, J. Aler, D.
    Jolley, E. Fisk, L. Shelton & P. Pancella)
  • Brubeck: Gates Of Justice (Russell Gloyd & Tom Hall)
  • Genesis Suite 1945 (Schoenberg, Shilkret, Tansman, Milhaud, Etc.) (Gerard
    Schwarz & Sigurd Brauns)
  • Jewish Operas Vol. 1 (The Golem; Chelm; The Dybbuk) (Stephen Gunzenhauser &
    Various)
  • Wyner: The Mirror; Passover Offering, Etc. (Carol Wincenc, Carol Meyer,
    Richard Stoltzman & Ronald Thomas)
• James Mallinson
  • Brahms: Sym. No. 2; Double Concerto (Bernard Haitink, Gordan Nikolitch & Tim
    Hugh)
  • Britten: Peter Grimes (Sir Colin Davis, A. Michaels-Moore, J. Watson, G.
    Winslade & C. Wyn-Rogers)
  • Liszt: Dante Symphony; Tasso, Lamento E Trionfo (Leon Botstein)
  • Sibelius: Syms. Nos. 5 & 6 (Sir Colin Davis)
  • Sibelius: Syms. Nos. 3 & 7 (Sir Colin Davis)
• Robina G. Young
  • American Angels (Anonymous 4)
  • Baltic Voices 2 (Paul Hillier)
  • Rachmaninov: Transcriptions (Olga Kern)
  • Tchaikovsky: Piano Con. No. 1 (Olga Kern)
  • Vivaldi: Concertos For The Emperor (Andrew Manze)
• Daniel Zalay
  • Berlioz: Les Nuits D'Été (Berlioz, Ravel, Fauré) (David Daniels)
  • Monteverdi: L'Orféo (Emmanuelle Haïm, Natalie Dessay & Ian Bostridge)
  • Purcell: Dido And Aeneas (Emmanuelle Haïm, Susan Graham & Ian Bostridge)
  • Scarlatti, A.: La Santissima Trinita (Fabio Biondi & Europa Galante)
    

Best Classical Album

• Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls
  Lorin Maazel, conductor; John Adams & Lawrence Rock, producers (Brooklyn Youth
  Chorus & New York Choral Artists; New York Philharmonic)
  [Nonesuch Records]
• Britten: Peter Grimes
  Sir Colin Davis, conductor; Jonathan Lemalu, Anthony Michaels-Moore, James
  Rutherford, Janice Watson & Glenn Winslade; James Mallinson, producer (Various
  Artists; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra)
  [LSO Live]
• Carter: Symphony No. 1; Piano Concerto; Holiday Overture
  Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor; Mark Wait, piano; Peter Newble, producer
  (Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
  [Naxos]
• Higdon: City Scape; Concerto For Orchestra
  Robert Spano, conductor; Elaine Martone, producer (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
  [Telarc]
• Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro
  René Jacobs, conductor; Patrizia Ciofi, Véronique Gens, Simon Keenlyside,
  Angelika Kirchschlager & Lorenzo Regazzo; Martin Sauer, producer (Various
  Artists; Concerto Köln)
  [Harmonia Mundi]
  

Best Orchestral Performance

• Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls
  Lorin Maazel, conductor (Brooklyn Youth Chorus & New York Choral Artists; New
  York Philharmonic)
  [Nonesuch Records]
• Bax: Symphony No. 7; Tintagel (Tone Poem)
  David Lloyd-Jones, conductor (Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
  [Naxos]
• Glazunov: Symphony No. 5; The Seasons, Op. 67 (Complete Ballet)
  José Serebrier, conductor (Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
  [Warner Classics]
• Higdon: City Scape; Concerto For Orchestra
  Robert Spano, conductor (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
  [Telarc]
• Martinu: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4
  Jirí Belohlávek, conductor (Czech Philharmonic Orchestra)
  [Supraphon]
  

Best Opera Recording

• Monteverdi: L'Orféo
  Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor/harpsichord/organ; Ian Bostridge, Patrizia Ciofi &
  Natalie Dessay; Daniel Zalay, producer (Various Artists; European Voices; Le
  Concert D'Astrée)
  [Virgin Classics]
• Montsalvatge: El Gato Con Botas
  Antoni Ros Marbà, conductor; Antonio Comas, Enric Martínez-Castignani, Marisa
  Martins, Isabel Monar & Stefano Palatchi; Antoni Parera Fons, producer
  (Orquestra Simfònica Del Gran Teatre Del Liceu)
  [Columna Música]
• Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro
  René Jacobs, conductor; Patrizia Ciofi, Véronique Gens, Simon Keenlyside,
  Angelika Kirchschlager & Lorenzo Regazzo; Martin Sauer, producer (Various
  Artists; Concerto Köln)
  [Harmonia Mundi]
• Purcell: Dido And Aeneas
  Emmanuelle Haïm, harpsichord/conductor; Ian Bostridge & Susan Graham; Daniel
  Zalay, producer (Various Artists; European Voices; Le Concert D'Astrée)
  [Virgin Classics]
• Scarlatti, A.: Griselda
  René Jacobs, conductor; Dorothea Röschmann & Lawrence Zazzo; Martin Sauer,
  producer (Various Artists; Akademie Für Alte Musik, Berlin)
  [Harmonia Mundi]
  

Best Choral Performance

• Baltic Voices 2 (Sisask, Tulev, Schnittke, Etc.)
  Paul Hillier, conductor (Estonian Philhamonic Chamber Choir)
  [Harmonia Mundi]
• Berlioz: Requiem
  Robert Spano, conductor; Norman Mackenzie, choir director (Frank Lopardo, tenor;
  Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
  [Telarc]
• Penderecki: St. Luke Passion
  Antoni Wit, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, organ, chorus master (Jaroslaw
  Malanowicz, organ & Romuald Tesarowicz, bass; Izabella Klosinska, soprano,
  Krzysztof Kolberger, evangelist & Adam Kruszewski, baritone; Warsaw Boys Choir &
  Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir; Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra)
  [Naxos]
• Rachmaninov: Liturgy Of St. John Chrysostom
  Stephen Cleobury, conductor (Choir Of King's College, Cambridge)
  [EMI Classics]
• Silvestrov: Requiem For Larissa
  Volodymyr Sirenko, conductor; Yevhen Savchuk, chorus master (National Choir Of
  Ukraine "Dumka"; National Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine)
  [ECM New Series]
  

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)

• Berg/Britten: Violin Concertos
  Paul Watkins, conductor; Daniel Hope, violin (BBC Symphony Orchestra)
  [Warner Classics]
• Bliss: Piano Concerto
  David Lloyd-Jones, conductor; Peter Donohoe, piano (Royal Scottish National
  Orchestra)
  Track from: Bliss: Piano Concerto; Piano Sonata, Etc.
  [Naxos]
• Carter: Piano Concerto
  Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor; Mark Wait, piano (Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
  Track from: Carter: Symphony No. 1; Piano Concerto
  [Naxos]
• Mansurian: "...And Then I Was In Time Again"
  Christoph Poppen, conductor; Kim Kashkashian, viola (Munich Chamber Orchestra)
  Track from: Monodia
  [ECM New Series]
• Previn: Violin Concerto "Anne-Sophie"/Bernstein: Serenade
  André Previn, conductor; Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin (Boston Symphony Orchestra &
  London Symphony Orchestra)
  [Deutsche Grammophon]
  

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)

• Aire Latino (Morel, Villa-Lobos, Ponce, Etc.)
  David Russell, guitar
  [Telarc]
• Debussy: Images; Études
  Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
  [Warner Classics]
• Pletnev Plays Schumann (Études Symphoniques, Op. 13; Arabeske, Op. 18, Etc.)
  Mikhail Pletnev, piano
  [Deutsche Grammophon]
• Shostakovich: Piano Works (Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 61; Five Preludes; Nocturne, Etc.)
  Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
  [Decca]
• Ysaye: Sonatas For Violin Solo, Op. 27
  Thomas Zehetmair, violin
  [ECM New Series]
  

Best Chamber Music Performance

• Adams: Road Movies
  Leila Josefowicz, violin & John Novacek, piano
  Track from: Adams: Road Movies (Hallelujah Junction; China Gates, Etc.)
  [Nonesuch Records]
• Bartók: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2, Etc.
  Leif Ove Andsnes, piano & Christian Tetzlaff, violin
  [Virgin Classics]
• Bridge: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 3
  Maggini Quartet
  [Naxos]
• Machaut: Motets
  The Hilliard Ensemble
  [ECM New Series]
• Prokofiev (Arr. Pletnev): Cinderella - Suite For Two Pianos/Ravel: Ma Mère L'Oye
  Martha Argerich, piano & Mikhail Pletnev, piano
  [Deutsche Grammophon]
  

Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor)

• Biber: Harmonia Artificiosa
  Reinhard Goebel, conductor/violin/violino piccolo/viola d'amore; Musica Antiqua
  Köln
  [Archiv Produktion]
• Carlos Chávez - Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 2
  Jeff von der Schmidt, conductor; Southwest Chamber Music
  [Cambria Master Recordings]
• Gibbons: With A Merrie Noyse (This Is The Record Of John; Almighty And Everlasting God, Etc.)
  Bill Ives, conductor; Fretwork; The Cho. Of Magdalen College, Oxford (Jonathan
  Hardy, organ)
  [Harmonia Mundi]
• Rameau: Dardanus; Le Temple De La Gloire
  Jeanne Lamon, conductor; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
  [CBC Records]
• Wyner: The Mirror; Passover Offering, Etc.
  James Guttman, double bass, Matthew Kirchner, tenor, Richard Lalli, baritone,
  Carol Meyer, soprano, Robert Schulz, percussion, Daniel Stepner, violin, Richard
  Stoltzman, clarinet/conductor, David Taylor, cello, Ronald Thomas, cello & Carol
  Wincenc, flute (Yehudi Weyner, speaker)
  [Naxos]
  

Best Classical Vocal Performance

• Grieg And Sibelius Songs
  Karita Mattila, soprano (Sakari Oramo; City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra)
  [Warner Classics]
• Handel: Arias (Theodora; La Lucrezia-Cantata; Serse)
  Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo soprano (Harry Bicket,
  conductor/harpsichord/chamber organ, Phoebe Carrai, cello, Stephen Stubbs,
  lute/baroque guitar & Margriet Tindemans, viola da gamba; Orchestra Of The Age
  Of Enlightenment)
  [Avie]
• Ives: Songs (The Things Our Fathers Loved; The Housatonic At Stockbridge, Etc.)
  Susan Graham, mezzo soprano (Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano)
  Track from: Ives: Concord Sonata; Songs
  [Warner Classics]
• Marx: Orchestral Songs (Songs For High & Middle Voice; Verklärtes Jahr)
  Angela Maria Blasi, soprano & Stella Doufexis, mezzo soprano (Steven Sloane;
  Bochum Symphony Orchestra)
  [ASV, Sanctuary Classics]
• A Romantic Songbook (Strauss, Schumann, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Etc.)
  Thomas Quasthoff, bass-baritone (Justus Zeyen, piano)
  [Deutsche Grammophon]
  

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

• Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls
  John Adams (Lorin Maazel; Brooklyn Youth Chorus & New York Choral Artists; New
  York Philharmonic)
  [Nonesuch Records; Publisher: Hendon Music.]
• Higdon: Concerto For Orchestra
  Jennifer Higdon (Robert Spano; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
  Track from: Higdon: City Scape; Concerto For Orchestra
  [Telarc; Publisher: Lawdon Press.]
• Mansurian: "...And Then I Was In Time Again"
  Tigran Mansurian (Kim Kashkashian, viola; Christoph Poppen; Munich Chamber
  Orchestra)
  Track from: Monodia
  [ECM New Series; Publisher: MP Belaieff.]
• Previn: Violin Concerto "Anne-Sophie"
  André Previn (Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; André Previn; Boston Symphony
  Orchestra)
  Track from: Previn: Violin Concerto/Bernstein: Serenade
  [Deutsche Grammophon; Publisher: G. Schirmer.]
• Silvestrov: Requiem For Larissa
  Valentin Silvestrov (Volodymyr Sirenko; Yevhen Savchuk; National Choir Of
  Ukraine "Dumka"; National Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine)
  [ECM New Series; Publisher: MP Belaieff.]
  

Best Classical Crossover Album

• Classic Meets Cuba (Mambozart; Preludio; Guten Abend, Etc.)
  Cuba Percussion & Klazz Brothers
  [Sony Classical]
• East Meets West (Shankar, Ravel, Falla, Bartók, Etc.)
  Daniel Hope, violin (Asok Chakraborty, tabla, Sebastian Knauer, piano & luthéal,
  Gaurav Mazumdar, sitar & Gilda Sebastian, tanpura)
  [Warner Classics]
• Korngold: The Adventures Of Robin Hood
  William Stromberg, conductor (Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
  [Marco Polo]
• LAGQ's Guitar Heroes
  Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
  [Telarc]
• Turnage-Scofield: Scorched
  Hugh Wolff, conductor; Peter Erskine, drums, John Patitucci, electric bass &
  John Scofield, guitar (HR Big Band; Radio Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt)
  [Deutsche Grammophon]
  

Best Short Form Music Video

• Take Me Out
  Franz Ferdinand
  Jonas Odell, video director; John Moule, video producer
  [Domino Recording Co.]
• American Idiot
  Green Day
  Samuel Bayer, video director; Tim Lynch, video producer
  [Reprise]
• Flawless
  George Michael
  Jake Scott, video director; David Mitchell, video producer
  [Epic]
• Walkie Talkie Man
  Steriogram
  Michel Gondry, video director; Julie Fong, video producer
  [Capitol Records]
• Vertigo
  U2
  Alex & Martin, video director; Grace Bodie, video producer
  [Interscope Records]
  

Best Long Form Music Video

• John Adams: The Death Of Klinghoffer
  John Adams & London Symphony Orchestra
  Penny Woolcock, video director; Madonna Baptiste, video producer
  [Decca]
• Coldplay Live 2003
  Coldplay
  John Durrant & Russell Thomas, video directors; Sarah Layish-Melamed, Lee Lodge
  & Melanie Vaughton, video producers
  [Capitol Records]
• Concert For George
  Various Artists
  David Leland, video director; Ray Cooper, Olivia Harrison & Jon Kamen, video
  producers
  [Warner Strategic Marketing]
• Martin Scorsese Presents: The Blues - A Musical Journey
  Various Artists
  Margaret Bodde, Alex Gibney, Richard Hutton & Martin Scorsese, video producers
  [Columbia/Legacy]
• Tom Dowd & The Language Of Music
  Various Artists
  Mark Moormann, video director; Scott L. Gordon, Mark Hunt & Mark Moormann, video
  producers
  [Palm Pictures]

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