48th Grammy® Awards Nominations

The nominations for the 48th Annual Grammy Awards were announced on December 8th, 2005. The awards themselves will be handed out in Los Angeles at the Staples Center on February 8, 2006. Stick with DigitalHit.com for up-to-the-minute coverage.

And the nominees are:

Record Of The Year

• We Belong Together
  Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri & Manuel Seal, producers; Brian Garten, John Horesco IV & Phil Tan, engineers/mixers
  Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi
  [Island Records]
• Feel Good Inc.
  Gorillaz Featuring De La Soul
  Cox, Danger Mouse, Dring & Gorillaz, producers; Jason Cox, Danger Mouse & Gorillaz, engineers/mixers
  [Virgin]
• Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
  Green Day
  Rob Cavallo & Green Day, producers; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers
  Track from: American Idiot
  [Reprise]
• Hollaback Girl
  Gwen Stefani
  The Neptunes, producers; Andrew Coleman & Phil Tan, engineers/mixers
  Track from: Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
  [Interscope Records]
• Gold Digger
  Kanye West
  Jon Brion & Kanye West, producers; Tom Biller, Andrew Dawson, Mike Dean & Anthony Kilhofer, engineers/mixers
  Track from: Late Registration
  [Roc-A-Fella]

Album Of The Year

• The Emancipation Of Mimi
  Mariah Carey
  Mariah Carey, Brian Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri, Young Genius, Scram Jones, The Legendary Traxster, LROC, The Neptunes, James Poyser, Manuel Seal, Kanye West & James "Big Jim" Wright, producers; Dana Jon Chappelle, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan Frye, Brian Garten, John Horesco IV, Manny Marroquin, Mike Pierce, Phil Tan & Pat "Pat 'Em Down" Viala, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, mastering engineer
  [Island Records]
• Chaos And Creation In The Backyard
  Paul McCartney
  Nigel Godrich, producer; Darrell Thorp, engineer/mixer; Alan Yoshida, mastering engineer
  [Capitol Records]
• Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
  Gwen Stefani
  Andre 3000, Dallas Austin, Dr. Dre, Nellee Hooper, Jimmy Jam, Tony Kanal, Terry Lewis, The Neptunes, Linda Perry & Johnny Vulture, producers; Andre 3000, Andrew Coleman, Greg Collins, Ian Cross, Dr. Dre, John Frye, Simon Gogerly, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Matt Marin, Colin "Dog" Mitchell, Pete Novak, Ian Rossiter, Rick Sheppard, Mark "Spike" Stent, Phil Tan & Johnny Vulture, engineers/mixers; Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, mastering engineer
  [Interscope Records]
• How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
  U2
  Brian Eno, Flood, Daniel Lanois, Jacknife Lee, Steve Lillywhite & Chris Thomas, producers; Greg Collins, Flood, Carl Glanville, Simon Gogerly, Nellee Hooper, Jacknife Lee & Steve Lillywhite, engineers/mixers; Arnie Acosta, mastering engineer
  [Interscope Records]
• Late Registration
  Kanye West
  Jon Brion, Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Just Blaze, Devo Springsteen & Kanye West, producers; Craig Bauer, Tom Biller, Andrew Dawson, Mike Dean, Anthony Kilhofer, Manny Marroquin, Richard Reitz & Brian Sumner, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
  [Roc-A-Fella]

Song Of The Year

• Bless The Broken Road
  Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna & Marcus Hummon, songwriters (Rascal Flatts)
  Track from: Feels Like Today
  [Lyric Street Records; Publishers: Careers-BMG Music, Floyd's Dream Music, Jeff Diggs Music.]
• Devils & Dust
  Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
  Track from: Devils & Dust
  [Columbia Records; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen.]
• Ordinary People
  W. Adams & J. Stephens, songwriters (John Legend)
  Track from: Get Lifted
  [Getting Out Our Dreams/Sony Urban Music/Columbia; Publishers: John Legend Publishing, Will.I.Am Music, Cherry River Music.]
• Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
  U2, songwriters (U2)
  Track from: How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
  [Interscope Records; Publisher: Universal Music Publishing.]
• We Belong Together
  J. Austin, M. Carey, J. Dupri & M. Seal, songwriters; (D. Bristol, K. Edmonds, S. Johnson, P. Moten, S. Sully & B. Womack, songwriters) (Mariah Carey)
  Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi
  [Island; Pubs: Rye Songs, Shaniah Cymone Music, EMI April, Seal Music, BMG Songs, Naked Under My Clothes, Ballads by Design, Chrysalis Music, Sony/ATV Songs, Hip Chic Music, Mister Johnson's Jams, Warner-Tamerlane Pub., Abkco Music.]

Best New Artist

• Ciara
• Fall Out Boy
• Keane
• John Legend
• SugarLand

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

• It's Like That
  Mariah Carey
  Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi
  [Island Records]
• Since U Been Gone
  Kelly Clarkson
  Track from: Breakaway
  [RCA Records]
• Good Is Good
  Sheryl Crow
  Track from: Wildflower
  [A&M Records]
• I Will Not Be Broken
  Bonnie Raitt
  Track from: Souls Alike
  [Capitol Records]
• Hollaback Girl
  Gwen Stefani
  Track from: Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
  [Interscope Records]

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

• Sitting, Waiting, Wishing
  Jack Johnson
  Track from: In Between Dreams
  [Brushfire Records/Universal Records]
• Fine Line
  Paul McCartney
  Track from: Chaos And Creation In The Backyard
  [Capitol Records]
• Walk On By
  Seal
  Track from: Best: 1991-2004
  [Warner Brothers]
• Lonely No More
  Rob Thomas
  Track from: ...Something To Be
  [Melisma/Atlantic]
• From The Bottom Of My Heart
  Stevie Wonder
  Track from: A Time To Love
  [Motown Records]

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

• Don't Lie
  The Black Eyed Peas
  Track from: Monkey Business
  [A&M Records]
• Mr. Brightside
  The Killers
  Track from: Hot Fuss
  [Island Records]
• More Than Love
  Los Lonely Boys
  Track from: Los Lonely Boys
  [Or Music/Epic Records]
• This Love
  Maroon 5
  Track from: Live - Friday The 13th
  [Octone Records/J Records]
• My Doorbell
  The White Stripes
  Track from: Get Behind Me Satan
  [Third Man Records/V2 Records]

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

• Gone Going
  The Black Eyed Peas & Jack Johnson
  Track from: Monkey Business
  [A&M Records]
• Virginia Moon
  Foo Fighters Featuring Norah Jones
  Track from: In Your Honor
  [RCA Records]
• Feel Good Inc.
  Gorillaz Featuring De La Soul
  Track from: Demon Days
  [Virgin Records]
• A Song For You
  Herbie Hancock Featuring Christina Aguilera
  Track from: Possibilities
  [Starbucks Hear Music/Hancock Music/Vector Recordings]
• A Time To Love
  Stevie Wonder Featuring India.Arie
  Track from: A Time To Love
  [Motown Records]

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

• In Our Time
  Burt Bacharach & Chris Botti
  Track from: At This Time
  [Columbia Records]
• T-Jam
  George Duke
  Track from: Duke
  [BPM Records]
• Gelo Na Montanha
  Herbie Hancock Featuring Trey Anastasio
  Track from: Possibilities
  [Starbucks Hear Music/Hancock Music/Vector Recordings]
• Agave
  Daniel Lanois
  Track from: Belladonna
  [Anti]
• Caravan
  Les Paul
  Track from: American Made, World Played
  [Capitol Records]

Best Pop Instrumental Album

• At This Time
  Burt Bacharach
  [Columbia Records]
• Bloom
  Eric Johnson
  [Favored Nations]
• Naked Guitar
  Earl Klugh
  [Koch Records]
• Belladonna
  Daniel Lanois
  [Anti]
• Flipside
  Jeff Lorber
  [Narada Jazz]

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Extraordinary Machine
  Fiona Apple
  [Epic Records/Clean Slate]
• Breakaway
  Kelly Clarkson
  [RCA Records]
• Wildflower
  Sheryl Crow
  [A&M Records]
• Chaos And Creation In The Backyard
  Paul McCartney
  [Capitol Records]
• Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
  Gwen Stefani
  [Interscope Records]

Best Dance Recording

• Galvanize
  The Chemical Brothers Featuring Q-Tip
  The Chemical Brothers, producers; The Chemical Brothers & Steve Dub, mixers
  Track from: Push The Button
  [Astralwerks]
• Say Hello
  Deep Dish
  Ali "Dubfire" Shirazinia & Sharam Tayebi, producers; Deep Dish & Matt Nordstrom, mixers
  [Yoshitoshi]
• Wonderful Night
  Fatboy Slim & Lateef
  Fatboy Slim, producer; Simon Thornton, mixer
  Track from: Palookaville
  [Astralwerks]
• Daft Punk Is Playing At My House
  LCD Soundsystem
  The DFA, producers; The DFA & Andy Wallace, mixers
  Track from: LCD Soundsystem
  [DFA Records/Capitol Records]
• I Believe In You
  Kylie Minogue
  Babydaddy & Jake Shears, producers; Jeremy Wheatly, mixer
  Track from: Ultimate Kylie
  [Capitol Records]
• Guilt Is A Useless Emotion
  New Order
  New Order & Stuart Price, producers; New Order & Stuart Price, mixers
  Track from: Waiting For The Sirens' Call
  [Warner Bros. Records]

Best Electronic/Dance Album

• Push The Button
  The Chemical Brothers
  [Astralwerks]
• Human After All
  Daft Punk
  [Virgin Records]
• Palookaville
  Fatboy Slim
  [Astralwerks]
• Minimum-Maximum
  Kraftwerk
  [Astralwerks]
• LCD Soundsystem
  LCD Soundsystem
  [DFA Records/Capitol Records]

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• The Art Of Romance
  Tony Bennett
  [RPM Records/Columbia Records]
• It's Time
  Michael Bublé
  [143 Records/Reprise]
• Isn't It Romantic
  Johnny Mathis
  [Columbia Records]
• Moonlight Serenade
  Carly Simon
  [Columbia Records]
• Thanks For The Memory...The Great American Songbook Volume IV
  Rod Stewart
  [J Records]

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

• Revolution
  Eric Clapton
  Track from: Back Home
  [Reprise/Duck]
• Shine It All Around
  Robert Plant
  Track from: Mighty ReArranger
  [Sanctuary]
• Devils & Dust
  Bruce Springsteen
  Track from: Devils & Dust
  [Columbia Records]
• This Is How A Heart Breaks
  Rob Thomas
  Track from: ...Something To Be
  [Melisma/Atlantic Records]
• The Painter
  Neil Young
  Track from: Prairie Wind
  [Reprise Records]

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

• Speed Of Sound
  Coldplay
  Track from: X&Y
  [Capitol]
• Best Of You
  Foo Fighters
  Track from: In Your Honor
  [RCA Records]
• Do You Want To
  Franz Ferdinand
  Track from: You Could Have It So Much Better
  [Domino]
• All These Things That I've Done
  The Killers
  Track from: Hot Fuss
  [Island Records]
• Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
  U2
  Track from: How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
  [Interscope Records]

Best Hard Rock Performance

• Doesn't Remind Me
  Audioslave
  Track from: Out Of Exile
  [Interscope/Epic Records]
• The Hand That Feeds
  Nine Inch Nails
  Track from: With Teeth
  [nothing/Interscope Records]
• Tin Pan Valley
  Robert Plant
  Track from: Mighty ReArranger
  [Sanctuary]
• Little Sister
  Queens Of The Stone Age
  Track from: Lullabies To Paralyze
  [Interscope Records]
• B.Y.O.B.
  System Of A Down
  Track from: Mezmerize
  [Columbia Records]

Best Metal Performance

• The Great Satan
  Ministry
  Track from: Rantology
  [Sanctuary]
• Determined
  Mudvayne
  Track from: Lost And Found
  [Epic]
• Mein Teil
  Rammstein
  Track from: Reise, Reise
  [Republic/Universal]
• What Drives The Weak
  Shadows Fall
  Track from: The War Within
  [Century Media Records]
• Before I Forget
  Slipknot
  Track from: Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
  [Roadrunner Records]

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

• Beat Box Guitar
  Adrian Belew
  Track from: Side One
  [Sanctuary]
• Birds Of Prey
  Stewart Copeland
  Track from: Orchestralli
  [Ponderosa]
• 69 Freedom Special
  Les Paul & Friends
  Track from: American Made World Played
  [Capitol Records]
• Mercy
  Joe Perry
  Track from: Joe Perry
  [Columbia Records]
• Lotus Feet
  Steve Vai
  Track from: Real Illusions: Reflections
  [Epic/Red Ink]

Best Rock Song

• Best Of You
  Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
  Track from: In Your Honor
  [RCA Records; Publishers: M.J.-Twelve Music, I Love The Punk Rock Music, Living Under A Rock Music, Flying Earform Music.]
• Beverly Hills
  Rivers Cuomo, songwriter (Weezer)
  Track from: Make Believe
  [Geffen Records; Publisher: E.O. Smith Music.]
• City Of Blinding Lights
  U2, songwriters (U2)
  Track from: How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
  [Interscope Records; Publisher: Universal Music Publishing.]
• Devils & Dust
  Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
  Track from: Devils & Dust
  [Columbia Records; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen.]
• Speed Of Sound
  Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
  Track from: X&Y
  [Capitol; Publisher: BMG Songs.]

Best Rock Album

• X&Y
  Coldplay
  [Capitol Records]
• In Your Honor
  Foo Fighters
  [RCA Records]
• A Bigger Bang
  The Rolling Stones
  [Virgin Records]
• How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
  U2
  [Interscope Records]
• Prairie Wind
  Neil Young
  [Reprise Records]

Best Alternative Music Album

• Funeral
  The Arcade Fire
  [Merge Records]
• Guero
  Beck
  [Interscope Records]
• Plans
  Death Cab For Cutie
  [Atlantic Records]
• You Could Have It So Much Better
  Franz Ferdinand
  [Domino]
• Get Behind Me Satan
  The White Stripes
  [Third Man/V2 Records]

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

• 1 Thing
  Amerie
  Track from: Touch
  [Columbia Records]
• Wishing On A Star
  Beyoncé
  Track from: Roll Bounce (Various Artists)
  [Music World/Sanctuary Urban]
• We Belong Together
  Mariah Carey
  Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi
  [Island Records]
• Free Yourself
  Fantasia
  Track from: Free Yourself
  [J Records]
• Unbreakable
  Alicia Keys
  Track from: Unplugged
  [J Records]

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

• Creepin'
  Jamie Foxx
  Track from: So Amazing - An All Star Tribute To Luther Vandross (Various Artists)
  [J Records]
• Ordinary People
  John Legend
  Track from: Get Lifted
  [Getting Out Our Dreams/Sony Urban Music/Columbia]
• Let Me Love You
  Mario
  Track from: Turning Point
  [J Records]
• Superstar
  Usher
  Track from: So Amazing - An All Star Tribute To Luther Vandross (Various Artists)
  [J Records]
• So What The Fuss
  Stevie Wonder
  [Motown]

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

• So Amazing
  Beyoncé & Stevie Wonder
  Track from: So Amazing - An All Star Tribute To Luther Vandross (Various Artists)
  [J Records]
• Cater 2 U
  Destiny's Child
  Track from: Destiny's Fulfilled
  [Columbia Records, Sony Urban]
• If This World Were Mine
  Alicia Keys Featuring Jermaine Paul
  Track from: So Amazing - An All Star Tribute To Luther Vandross (Various Artists)
  [J Records]
• So High
  John Legend Featuring Lauryn Hill
  [Getting Out Our Dreams/Sony Urban Music/Columbia]
• How Will I Know
  Stevie Wonder Featuring Aisha Morris
  Track from: A Time To Love
  [Motown Records]

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

• Mine Again
  Mariah Carey
  Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi
  [Island Records]
• Summertime
  Fantasia
  Track from: Free Yourself
  [J Records]
• A House Is Not A Home
  Aretha Franklin
  Track from: So Amazing - An All Star Tribute To Luther Vandross (Various Artists)
  [J Records]
• If I Was Your Woman
  Alicia Keys
  Track from: Unplugged
  [J Records]
• Stay With You
  John Legend
  Track from: Get Lifted
  [Getting Out Our Dreams/Sony Urban Music/Columbia]

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

• SupaStar
  Floetry
  [Geffen]
• Dirty Harry
  Gorillaz
  Track from: Demon Days
  [Virgin Records]
• Dust
  Van Hunt
  Track from: Van Hunt
  [Capitol]
• Welcome To Jamrock
  Damian Marley
  Track from: Welcome To Jamrock
  [Tuff Gong/Universal]
• Ghetto Rock
  Mos Def
  Track from: The New Danger
  [Geffen]

Best R&B Song

• Cater 2 U
  Rodney Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, Ricky Lewis, Kelly Rowland, Robert Waller & Michelle Williams, songwriters (Destiny's Child)
  Track from: Destiny's Fulfilled
  [Columbia Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes, Beyoncé Publishing, Kelendria Music Publishing, Michelle MW Publishing, EMI Blackwood Music, Rodney Jerkins Productions, International Music Publishing, Notting Dale Songs.]
• Free Yourself
  Craig Brockman, Missy Elliott & Nisan Stewart, songwriters (Fantasia)
  Track from: Free Yourself
  [J Records; Publishers: Mass Confusion Music, WB Music/CraigMan Music, Dreamworks Songs/Nisan's Music, Universal Music Publishing.]
• Ordinary People
  W. Adams & J. Stephens, songwriters (John Legend)
  Track from: Get Lifted
  [Getting Out Our Dreams/Sony Urban Music/Columbia; Publishers: John Legend Publishing, Will.I.Am Music, Cherry River Music.]
• Unbreakable
  Garry Glenn, Alicia Keys, Harold Lily & Kanye West, songwriters (Alicia Keys)
  Track from: Unplugged
  [J Records]
• We Belong Together
  J. Austin, M. Carey, J. Dupri & M. Seal, songwriters; (D. Bristol, K. Edmonds, S. Johnson, P. Moten, S. Sully & B. Womack, songwriters) (Mariah Carey)
  Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi
  [Island; Publishers: Rye Songs, Shaniah Cymone Music, EMI April, Seal Music, BMG Songs, Naked Under My Clothes, Ballads by Design, Chrysalis Music, Sony/ATV Songs, Hip Chic Music, Mister Johnson's Jams, Warner-Tamerlane, Abkco Music.]

Best R&B Album

• Illumination
  Earth, Wind And Fire
  [Sanctuary]
• Free Yourself
  Fantasia
  [J Records]
• Unplugged
  Alicia Keys
  [J Records]
• Get Lifted
  John Legend
  [Getting Out Our Dreams/Sony Urban Music/Columbia]
• A Time To Love
  Stevie Wonder
  [Motown Records]

Best Contemporary R&B Album

• Touch
  Amerie
  [Columbia Records/Sony Urban]
• The Emancipation Of Mimi
  Mariah Carey
  [Island Records]
• Destiny Fulfilled
  Destiny's Child
  [Columbia Records]
• Turning Point
  Mario
  [J Records]
• O
  Omarion
  [Epic]

Best Rap Solo Performance

• Testify
  Common
  Track from: Be
  [Geffen]
• Mockingbird
  Eminem
  Track from: Encore
  [Aftermath/Shady/Interscope Records]
• Disco Inferno
  50 Cent
  Track from: The Massacre
  [Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records]
• Number One Spot
  Ludacris
  Track from: The Red Light District
  [Def Jam South]
• U Don't Know Me
  T.I.
  Track from: Urban Legend
  [Grand Hustle/Atlantic]
• Gold Digger
  Kanye West
  Track from: Late Registration
  [Roc-A-Fella]

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

• Don't Phunk With My Heart
  The Black Eyed Peas
  Track from: Monkey Business
  [A&M Records]
• The Corner
  Common Featuring The Last Poets
  Track from: Be
  [Geffen]
• Encore
  Eminem Featuring Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
  Track from: Encore
  [Aftermath/Shady/Interscope Records]
• Hate It Or Love It
  The Game Featuring 50 Cent
  Track from: The Documentary
  [Aftermath/G-Unit/Interscope Records]
• Wait (The Whisper Song)
  Ying Yang Twins
  Track from: U.S.A.: United State Of Atlanta
  [TVT Records]

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• 1,2 Step
  Ciara Featuring Missy Elliott
  [LaFace/Zomba Label Group]
• They Say
  Common Featuring Kanye West & John Legend
  Track from: Be
  [Geffen]
• Soldier
  Destiny's Child Featuring T.I. & Lil Wayne
  Track from: Destiny's Fulfilled
  [Columbia Records/ Sony Urban]
• Numb/Encore
  Jay-Z Featuring Linkin Park
  Track from: Collision Course
  [Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/Machine Shop/Warner Bros.]
• Rich Girl
  Gwen Stefani Featuring Eve
  Track from: Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
  [Interscope Records]

Best Rap Song

• Candy Shop
  Curtis Jackson & Scott Storch, songwriters (50 Cent Featuring Olivia)
  Track from: The Massacre
  [Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records; Publishers: 50 Cent Music, Scott Storch Music, TVT Music.]
• Diamonds From Sierra Leone
  D. Harris & Kanye West, songwriters; (J. Barry & D. Black, songwriters) (Kanye
  West)
  [Roc-A-Fella; Publisher: EMI Unart Catalog.]
• Don't Phunk With My Heart
  William Adams, Printz Board, Stacy Ferguson & George Pajon, Jr., songwriters;
  (Kalyanji Anandji, Full Force & Indeewar, songwriters) (The Black Eyed Peas)
  Track from: Monkey Business
  [A&M Records; Publishers: Careers-BMG Music, Zomba Enterprises, Saregama India, will.i.am Music, Cherry River Music, Printz Polar Publishing, Songs Of Universal, El Cubano Music, EMI Blackwood Music.]
• Hate It Or Love It
  Curtis Jackson, A. Lyon, Jayceon Taylor & M. Valenzano, songwriters; (Baker, Felder & Harris, songwriters) (The Game Featuring 50 Cent)
  Track from: The Documentary
  [Aftermath/G-Unit/Interscope Records; Publishers: Black Wall Street, Each1Teach1, 50 Cent Music, Dade Co. Project Music, Zomba Songs, Golden Fleece Music, Mured Music.]
• Lose Control
  M. Elliott, C. Harris & G. Isaacs III, songwriters; (J. Atkins, R. Davis & C.
  Hudson, songwriters) (Missy Elliott Featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop)
  Track from: The Cookbook
  [Goldmind/Atlantic; Publishers: Mass Confusion Music, WB Music, Royalty Rightings, Warner Tamerlane Publishing, Big Colorado Music, Deep Space Music, Publishing Corp. of America, Pure Energy Music Publishing.]

Best Rap Album

• Be
  Common
  [Geffen]
• The Cookbook
  Missy Elliott
  [Goldmind/Atlantic]
• Encore
  Eminem
  [Aftermath/Shady/Interscope Records]
• The Massacre
  50 Cent
  [Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records]
• Late Registration
  Kanye West
  [Roc A Fella]

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

• The Connection
  Emmylou Harris
  Track from: The Very Best Of Emmylou Harris: Heartaches & Highways
  [Warner Bros. Records/Rhino]
• Mississippi Girl
  Faith Hill
  Track from: Fireflies
  [Warner Bros.]
• All Jacked Up
  Gretchen Wilson
  Track from: All Jacked Up
  [Epic Records]
• I May Hate Myself In The Morning
  Lee Ann Womack
  Track from: There's More Where That Came From
  [MCA Nashville]
• Georgia Rain
  Trisha Yearwood
  Track from: Jasper County
  [MCA Nashville]

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

• Funny How Time Slips Away
  George Jones
  Track from: Hits I Missed...And One I Didn't
  [Bandit Records]
• As Good As I Once Was
  Toby Keith
  Track from: Honkytonk University
  [DreamWorks Records Nashville]
• Midnight Communion
  Delbert McClinton
  Track from: Cost Of Living
  [New West Records]
• Good Ol' Boys
  Willie Nelson
  Track from: The Dukes Of Hazzard - Soundtrack (Various Artists)
  [Columbia Records]
• Alcohol
  Brad Paisley
  [Arista Nashville]
• You'll Think Of Me
  Keith Urban
  [Capitol Records Nashville]

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

• Comin' To Your City
  Big & Rich
  [Warner Bros.]
• Play Something Country
  Brooks & Dunn
  Track from: Hillbilly Deluxe
  [Arista]
• I Hope
  Dixie Chicks
  [Columbia]
• Restless
  Alison Krauss And Union Station
  Track from: Lonely Runs Both Ways
  [Rounder]
• Bless The Broken Road
  Rascal Flatts
  Track from: Feels Like Today
  [Lyric Street Records]

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

• Building Bridges
  Brooks & Dunn, Sheryl Crow & Vince Gill
  Track from: Hillbilly Deluxe
  [Arista Nashville]
• Shelter From The Storm
  Rodney Crowell & Emmylou Harris
  Track from: The Outsider
  [Columbia Records]
• Like We Never Loved At All
  Faith Hill & Tim McGraw
  Track from: Fireflies
  [Warner Bros.]
• Dreams Come True
  Willie Nelson & Norah Jones
  Track from: It Always Will Be
  [Lost Highway]
• Politically Uncorrect
  Gretchen Wilson & Merle Haggard
  Track from: All Jacked Up
  [Epic Records]

Best Country Instrumental Performance

• I'll Fly Away
  Charlie Daniels
  Track from: Songs From The Longleaf Pines
  [Blue Hat Records / Koch Records Nashville]
• Who's Your Uncle?
  Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush & Béla Feck
  Track from: The Best Kept Secret
  [Koch Records]
• Unionhouse Branch
  Alison Krauss And Union Station
  Track from: Lonely Runs Both Ways
  [Rounder]
• Scotch & Chocolate
  Nickel Creek
  Track from: Why Should The Fire Die?
  [Sugar Hill Records]
• Time Warp
  Brad Paisley
  Track from: Time Well Wasted
  [Arista Nashville]

Best Country Song

• Alcohol
  Brad Paisley, songwriter (Brad Paisley)
  [Arista Nashville; Publishers: EMI April Music, Sea Gayle Music.]
• All Jacked Up
  Vicky McGehee, John Rich & Gretchen Wilson, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
  Track from: All Jacked Up
  [Epic Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, Hoosierman Music, WB Music, Rich Texan Music, EMI Blackwood, Oklahoma Girl Music.]
• Bless The Broken Road
  Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna & Marcus Hummon, songwriters (Rascal Flatts)
  Track from: Feels Like Today
  [Lyric Street Records; Publishers: Careers-BMG Music, Floyd's Dream Music, Jeff Diggs Music.]
• I Hope
  Keb Mo, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines & Emily Robison, songwriters (Dixie
  Chicks)
  [Columbia; Publishers: Woolly Puddlin' Music, Scrapin' Toast Music, Keb Note Music.]
• I May Hate Myself In The Morning
  O. Blackmon, songwriter (Lee Ann Womack)
  Track from: There's More Where That Came From
  [MCA Nashville; Publisher: Cal IV Songs.]

Best Country Album

• Fireflies
  Faith Hill
  [Warner Bros.]
• Lonely Runs Both Ways
  Alison Krauss And Union Station
  [Rounder]
• Time Well Wasted
  Brad Paisley
  [Arista Nashville]
• All Jacked Up
  Gretchen Wilson
  [Epic Records]
• Jasper County
  Trisha Yearwood
  [MCA Nashville]

Best Bluegrass Album

• Marbletown
  Blue Highway
  [Rounder]
• Cherryholmes
  Cherryholmes
  [Skaggs Family Records]
• The Grascals
  The Grascals
  [Rounder]
• The Company We Keep
  The Del McCoury Band
  [McCoury Music/Sugar Hill Records]
• Ragin' Live
  Rhonda Vincent And The Rage
  [Rounder]

Best New Age Album

• Music In The Key Of Om
  Jack De Johnette
  [Golden Beams/Kindred Rhythm Music Group]
• Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai, Volume 2
  Kitaro
  [Domo Records, Inc]
• People Of Peace
  R. Carlos Nakai Quartet
  [Canyon Records]
• Montana - A Love Story
  George Winston
  [Windham Hill]
• Silver Solstice
  Paul Winter Consort
  [Living Music]

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

• Keystone
  Dave Douglas
  [Greenleaf Music]
• Soulgrass
  Bill Evans
  [BHM Productions]
• The Way Up
  Pat Metheny Group
  [Nonesuch]
• The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance Of The Infidel
  Meshell Ndegeocello
  [Shanachie Entertainment Corp.]
• Momentum
  Joshua Redman Elastic Band
  [Nonesuch]

Best Jazz Vocal Album

• J'ai Deux Amours
  Dee Dee Bridgewater
  [Sovereign Artists]
• Blueprint Of A Lady - Sketches Of Billie Holiday
  Nnenna Freelon
  [Concord Jazz]
• Good Night, And Good Luck.
  Dianne Reeves
  [Concord Jazz]
• Duos II
  Luciana Souza
  [Sunnyside]
• I'm With The Band
  Tierney Sutton
  [Telarc Jazz]

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

• 'Round Midnight
  Alan Broadbent, soloist
  Track from: 'Round Midnight
  [Artistry Music]
• Away
  Ravi Coltrane, soloist
  Track from: In Flux
  [Savoy Jazz]
• The Source
  Herbie Hancock, soloist
  Track from: Flow (Terence Blanchard)
  [Blue Note Records]
• A Love Supreme - Acknowledgement
  Branford Marsalis, soloist
  Track from: Coltrane's A Love Supreme Live In Amsterdam
  [Marsalis Music]
• Why Was I Born?
  Sonny Rollins, soloist
  Track from: Without A Song - The 9/11 Concert
  [Milestone]

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

• Flow
  Terence Blanchard
  [Blue Note Records]
• Lyric
  Billy Childs Ensemble
  [Lunacy Music/Artistshare]
• Live At The House Of Tribes
  Wynton Marsalis
  [Blue Note Records]
• Beyond The Sound Barrier
  Wayne Shorter Quartet
  [Verve]
• What Now?
  Kenny Wheeler With Dave Holland, Chris Potter & John Taylor
  [CAM Jazz]

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• Overtime
  Dave Holland Big Band
  [Sunnyside/Dare2]
• A Blessing
  John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
  [OmniTone]
• Live
  The Bill Holman Band
  [Jazzed Media]
• I Am Three
  Mingus Big Band, Orchestra & Dynasty
  [Sunnyside/Sue Mingus Music]
• Home Of My Heart
  The Chris Walden Big Band
  [Origin]

Best Latin Jazz Album

• Time Was - Time Is
  Ray Barretto
  [O Plus Music]
• Here And Now - Live In Concert
  Caribbean Jazz Project Featuring Dave Samuels
  [Concord Picante]
• ...And Sammy Walked In
  Sammy Figueroa And His Latin Jazz Explosion
  [Savant Records]
• Listen Here!
  Eddie Palmieri
  [Concord Picante]
• Mulatos
  Omar Sosa
  [Otá Records]

Best Gospel Performance

• Be Blessed
  Yolanda Adams
  Track from: Day By Day
  [Elektra/Atlantic]
• Looking For You
  Kirk Franklin
  [Fo Yo Soul Entertainment/Zomba Label Group]
• I Call You Faithful
  Donnie McClurkin
  [Verity Records]
• Lift Him Up
  Hezekiah Walker & Love Fellowship Choir
  [Verity Records/Zomba label group]
• Pray
  CeCe Winans
  Track from: Purified
  [Puresprings Gospel/INO/Sony Urban Music/Epic]

Best Gospel Song

• Again I Say Rejoice
  Israel Houghton & Aaron Lindsey, songwriters (Israel & New Breed)
  [Integrity Gospel; Publishers: Champions For Christ Music Publishing, Integrity's Pulse! Music, Sound Of The New Breed Publishing.]
• Be Blessed
  Yolanda Adams, James Harris III, Terry Lewis & James Q. Wright, songwriters
  (Yolanda Adams)
  Track from: Day By Day
  [Elektra/Atlantic; Publishers: EMI April Music, Flyte Tyme Tunes, Jibranda Music Works, Minneapolis Guys Music, Jamyo Music.]
• Heaven
  Erica Campbell, Joi Campbell, Trecina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters
  (Mary Mary)
  Track from: Mary Mary
  [Columbia; Publishers: EMI April Music, Wet Ink Red Music, That's Plum Song, It's Tea Tyme, Babooschka Worldwide Tunes, Gold Forever Music, Songs of Universal.]
• Lift Him Up
  Joeworn Martin, songwriter (Hezekiah Walker & Love Fellowship Choir)
  [Verity Records/Zomba Label Group; Publisher: J Swirv Entertainment.]
• We Must Praise
  James Moss, songwriter (J Moss)
  [GospoCentric Records; Publisher: Millenni-era Music.]

Best Rock Gospel Album

• Until My Heart Caves In
  Audio Adrenaline
  [ForeFront Records]
• Higher Definition
  The Cross Movement
  [Cross Movement Records]
• Day Of Fire
  Day Of Fire
  [Essential Records]
• Truth Is Fallin' In Tha Streetz
  Fresh I.E.
  [SOAR / Red Sea]
• Dichotomy B
  Grits
  [Gotee Records]

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

• Lifesong
  Casting Crowns
  [Beach Street/Reunion Records]
• All I Really Want For Christmas
  Steven Curtis Chapman
  [Sparrow Records]
• Redemption Songs
  Jars Of Clay
  [Essential Records]
• Hymns
  Out Of Eden
  [Gotee Records]
• Healing Rain
  Michael W. Smith
  [Reunion Records]
• Live Wire
  Third Day
  [Essential Records]

Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album

• Live At Brooklyn Tabernacle
  The Crabb Family
  [Daywind Music Group]
• Sing Their Family Gospel Favorites
  Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
  [Dualtone Music Group]
• Rock Of Ages...Hymns & Faith
  Amy Grant
  [Word Records]
• Southern Meets Soul: An American Gospel Jubilee
  The Jordanaires, The Light Crust Doughboys, Nokie Edwards & Larry "T-Byrd"
  Gordon
  [Greenhaw Records]
• Common Thread
  The Oak Ridge Boys
  [Spring Hill Music Group]

Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album

• I Know The Truth
  Shirley Caesar
  [Shu-Bel Records / Artemis Gospel]
• Live From Houston ...The Rose Of Gospel
  Dorinda Clark-Cole
  [GospoCentric Records/Zomba Label Group]
• Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs
  Donnie McClurkin
  [Verity Records]
• Say The Name
  Martha Munizzi
  [Martha Munizzi Music/Integrity Music]
• Singing The Old Time Way
  Bishop G.E. Patterson & Congregation
  [Podium Records]
• Be Exalted
  Marvin Sapp
  [Verity Records]

Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album

• Day By Day
  Yolanda Adams
  [Elektra/Atlantic]
• Mary Mary
  Mary Mary
  [Columbia Records/ Sony Urban]
• The J Moss Project
  J Moss
  [GospoCentric Records]
• Dream
  BeBe Winans
  [Still Waters (A Hidden Beach Experience)/TMG]
• Purified
  CeCe Winans
  [Puresprings Gospel/INO/Sony Urban Music/Epic]

Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album

• I Speak Life
  Donald Lawrence, choir director; Donald Lawrence & Company
  [QuietWater/Verity /Zomba]
• Live At The Fellowship
  John P Kee, choir director; VIP Mass Choir
  [Verity Records]
• One Church
  Kurt Carr, choir director; The Choir Of Life (Japan), The Choir Of Life (USA) & The Kurt Carr Singers
  [GospoCentric Records]
• One Voice
  Gladys Knight, choir director; Saints Unified Voices
  [Many Roads Records]
• 20/85 The Experience
  Hezekiah Walker, choir director; The Love Fellowship Choir
  [Verity Records/Zomba Label Group]

Best Latin Pop Album

• Solo
  Ricardo Arjona
  [Sony Discos]
• Eco
  Jorge Drexler
  [Dro Atlantic]
• Andrea Echeverri
  Andrea Echeverri
  [Nacional Records]
• Citi Zen
  Kevin Johansen
  [Sony Discos]
• Escucha
  Laura Pausini
  [Warner Music Latina]

Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album

• Consejo
  La Secta AllStar
  [Universal Music Latino]
• Con Todo Respeto
  Molotov
  [Surco]
• El Kilo
  Orishas
  [Universal Music Latino]
• Fijación Oral Vol. 1
  Shakira
  [Sony]
• Desahogo
  Vico C
  [Emi Latin]

Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album

• Una Noche Inolvidable
  Afro-latin Jazz Orchestra With Arturo O'Farrill
  [Palmetto Records Inc]
• Masters Of Cuban Son
  Conjunto Progreso
  [Pimienta Records Corp.]
• Buena Vista Social Club Presents
  Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal
  [Nonesuch]
• Tradición
  Tropicana All Stars With Israel Kantor
  [Regu Records Corp.]
• Bebo De Cuba
  Bebo Valdés
  [Calle 54 Records]

Best Salsa/Merengue Album

• Son Del Alma
  Willy Chirino
  [Latinum Music]
• Fabricando Fantasías
  Tito Nieves
  [SGZ Entertainment]
• Llegó La Hora
  Mayito Rivera
  [Pimienta Records]
• Despues Del Silencio
  Eddie Santiago
  [MP]
• Arroz Con Mango
  Tiempo Libre
  [Shanachie Entertainment]

Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album

• Ya No Llores
  Ramon Ayala y Sus Bravos Del Norte
  [Freddie Records]
• ¡Llegaron Los Camperos! Concert Favorites Of Nati Cano’s Mariachi Los Camperos
  Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos
  [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]
• DIEZ
  Intocable
  [Emi Latin]
• Las 3 Divas
  Las 3 Divas
  [Tejas Records]
• México En La Piel
  Luis Miguel
  [Warner Music Latina]

Best Tejano Album

• The Power Of Friends
  Avizo
  [Powerhouse Records]
• Milagro
  La Tropa F
  [Freddie Records]
• Chicanisimo
  Little Joe Y La Familia
  [TDI Records]
• Then & Now
  Joe Posada
  [Baby Dude Records]
• Odyssey The Journey
  The Royal Jesters
  [On The Edge Productions]

Best Traditional Blues Album

• Live! Down The Road
  Marcia Ball
  [Alligator]
• In Your Arms Again
  John Hammond
  [Back Porch]
• 80
  B.B. King & Friends
  [Geffen]
• Sweet Lovin' Ol' Soul
  Maria Muldaur
  [Stony Plain Records]
• About Them Shoes
  Hubert Sumlin
  [Tone Cool / Artemis Records]

Best Contemporary Blues Album

• Make Do With What You Got
  Solomon Burke
  [Shout! Factory/The One]
• Twenty
  Robert Cray
  [Sanctuary]
• Bring 'Em In
  Buddy Guy
  [Silvertone/Zomba Label Group]
• Cost Of Living
  Delbert McClinton
  [New West Records]
• Electric Blue Watermelon
  North Mississippi Allstars
  [ATO Records]

Best Traditional Folk Album

• Live From Dublin - A Tribute To Derek Bell
  The Chieftains
  [RCA Victor]
• Come On Back
  Jimmie Dale Gilmore
  [Rounder]
• Fiddler's Green
  Tim O'Brien
  [Sugar Hill Records]
• Live In The UK
  Tom Paxton
  [Pax Records]
• Cajun Mardi Gras!
  Jo-EL Sonnier
  [Green Hill Productions]

Best Contemporary Folk Album

• Chávez Ravine
  Ry Cooder
  [Nonesuch/Perro Verde]
• The Outsider
  Rodney Crowell
  [Columbia Records]
• Why Should The Fire Die?
  Nickel Creek
  [Sugar Hill Records]
• Fair & Square
  John Prine
  [Oh Boy Records]
• Devils & Dust
  Bruce Springsteen
  [Columbia]

Best Native American Music Album

• More Kids' Pow-Wow Songs
  Black Lodge
  [Canyon Records]
• Intonation: Harmonized Songs From The Southern Plains
  Alex E. Smith & Cheevers Toppah
  [Canyon Records]
• Sacred Ground - A Tribute To Mother Earth
  Various Artists
  Jim Wilson, producer
  [Silverwave Records]
• Our Love Will Never Die
  Randy Wood
  [Canyon Records]

Best Hawaiian Music Album

• Slack Key Dreams Of The Ponomoe
  Kapono Beamer
  [Kapono Beamer Enterprises, Ltd]
• Sweet & Lovely
  Raiatea Helm
  [Raiatea Helm Records]
• Kiho'alu - Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar
  Ledward Ka'apana
  [Rhythm & Roots Records]
• Slack Key Guitar: The Artistry Of Sonny Lim
  Sonny Lim
  [Palm Records]
• Masters Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Vol. 1
  Various Artists
  Daniel Ho, Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers
  [Daniel Ho Creations]

Best Reggae Album

• Our Music
  Burning Spear
  [Burning Spear Music]
• Welcome To Jamrock
  Damian Marley
  [Tuff Gong/Universal]
• The Trinity
  Sean Paul
  [Atlantic]
• Clothesdrop
  Shaggy
  [Geffen]
• Black Gold & Green
  Third World
  [Shanachie Entertainment]

Best Traditional World Music Album

• Behmanka
  Mamadou Diabate
  [World Village]
• Para Todos Ustedes
  Los Pleneros De La 21
  [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]
• Faryad
  Masters Of Persian Music
  [World Village]
• Tibetan Master Chants
  Lama Tashi
  [Spirit Music]
• In The Heart Of The Moon
  Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté
  [World Circuit/Nonesuch]

Best Contemporary World Music Album

• Dimanche A Bamako
  Amadou & Mariam
  [Nonesuch]
• Eletracústico
  Gilberto Gil
  [Warner Music Latina]
• You've Stolen My Heart - Songs From R.D. Burman's Bollywood
  Kronos Quartet & Asha Bhosle
  [Nonesuch]
• No Boundaries
  Ladysmith Black Mambazo & The Strings Of The English Chamber Orchestra
  [Heads Up International]
• Rise
  Anoushka Shankar
  [Angel Records]

Best Polka Album

• Under The Influence
  Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones
  [Bel Aire Records]
• Time Out For Polkas And Waltzes
  Walter Ostanek And Ron Sluga
  [Sunshine Diversified Ent.]
• Polka Pizzazz
  Del Sinchak Band
  [Peppermint Records]
• Solecktions
  Kevin Solecki
  [Peppermint Records]
• Shake, Rattle And Polka!
  Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra
  [Rounder]

Best Musical Album For Children

• Be Bop Your Best!
  Red Grammer
  [Red Note Records]
• Green Gorilla, Monster & Me
  Ralph's World
  [Mini Fresh/Minty Fresh]
• Scat Like That: A Musical Word Odyssey
  Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
  [Rounder Records Corp.]
• Some Assembly Required
  Tom Chapin
  [Razor & Tie]
• Songs From The Neighborhood - The Music Of Mister Rogers
  Various Artists
  Dennis Scott, producer
  [Memory Lane Syndications, Inc.]

Best Spoken Word Album For Children

• Harry Potter And The Half-blood Prince
  Jim Dale
  [Listening Library]
• Marlo Thomas & Friends: Thanks & Giving All Year Long
  Various Artists
  Christopher Cerf & Marlo Thomas, producers
  [Warner Strategic Marketing]
• Pooh's Heffalump
  Roy Dotrice
  [Walt Disney Records]
• Raymie, Dickie, And The Bean: Why I Love And Hate My Brothers
  Ray Romano
  [Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers]
• A Series Of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning
  Various Artists
  David Rapkin, producer
  [Harper Children's Audio]

Best Spoken Word Album

• The Adventures Of Guy Noir
  Garrison Keillor
  [HighBridge Company]
• The Al Franken Show Party Album
  Al Franken
  [Artemis Records]
• Chronicles - Volume One (Bob Dylan)
  Sean Penn
  [Simon & Schuster Audio]
• Dreams From My Father (Senator Barack Obama)
  Senator Barack Obama
  [Random House Audio]
• When Will Jesus Bring The Pork Chops? (George Carlin)
  George Carlin
  [Hyperion Audiobooks]

Best Comedy Album

• The Agoraphobic Cowboy
  Rick Moranis
  [ArtistShare]
• Family Guy Live In Vegas
  Various Artists
  Seth MacFarlane & Walter Murphy, producers
  [Geffen Records, Fox Music]
• Luther Burbank Performing Arts Center Blues
  Lewis Black
  [Comedy Central Records]
• Never Scared
  Chris Rock
  [Geffen]
• The Right To Bare Arms
  Larry The Cable Guy
  [Warner Bros.]

Best Musical Show Album

• Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
  Billy Straus & David Yazbek, producers; David Yazbek, composer/lyricist
  (Original Broadway Cast Including John Lithgow & Norbert Leo Butz)
  [Ghostlight Records]
• Hair
  Kurt Deutsch & Joel Moss, producers (Galt MacDermot, composer; James Rado & Gerome Ragni, lyricists) (The Actors' Fund Of America Benefit Recording)
  [Ghostlight Records]
• The Light In The Piazza
  Steven Epstein, producer; Adam Guettel, composer/lyricist (Original Broadway
  Cast Including Victoria Clark & Kelli O'Hara)
  [Nonesuch]
• Monty Python's Spamalot
  John Du Prez & Eric Idle, producers; John Du Prez, composer; Eric Idle, composer/lyricist (Original Broadway Cast Including David Hyde Pierce, Tim
  Curry, Hank Azaria & Sara Ramirez)
  [Decca Broadway]
• The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
  Kurt Deutsch & Joel Moss, producers; William Finn, composer/lyricist (Original
  Broadway Cast)
  [Razor & Tie/Ghostlight Records]

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

• Beyond The Sea
  Kevin Spacey
  [ATCO/Rhino]
• Napoleon Dynamite
  (Various Artists)
  [Lakeshore Records/Fox Music]
• No Direction Home: The Soundtrack - Bootleg Series, Vol. 7
  (Bob Dylan)
  
  [Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings]
• Ray
  (Ray Charles)
  [Atlantic/Rhino/WMG Soundtracks]
• Six Feet Under Volume 2 - Everything Ends
  (Various Artists)
  [Astralwerks / EMI]

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

• The Aviator
  Howard Shore, composer
  [Decca]
• The Incredibles
  Michael Giacchino, composer
  [Walt Disney Records]
• Million Dollar Baby
  Clint Eastwood, composer
  [Varèse Sarabande Records]
• Ray
  Craig Armstrong, composer
  [Atlantic/Rhino/WMG Soundtracks]
• Star Wars Episode III - Revenge Of The Sith
  John Williams, composer
  [Sony Classical /Sony Music Soundtrax]

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

• Believe
  Glen Ballard & Alan Silvestri, songwriters (Josh Groban)
  Track from: The Polar Express
  [Warner Sunset/Reprise; Publishers: Warner Olive Music, Aerostation Corp., Universal-MCA Music Publishing, Jobanala Music.]
• Cold Wind
  The Arcade Fire, songwriters (The Arcade Fire)
  Track from: Six Feet Under Volume 2 - Everything Ends
  [Astralwerks/EMI; Publisher: Copyright Control/SOCAN.]
• Million Voices
  Jerry Duplessis, Andrea Guerra & Wyclef Jean, songwriters (Wyclef Jean)
  Track from: Hotel Rwanda
  [Commotion Records; Publishers: Huss-Zwing Publishing, Sony/ATV Publishing, Te-Bass Music, Mott Street Music.]
• Square One
  Tom Petty, songwriter (Tom Petty)
  Track from: Elizabethtown
  [RCA/ Vinyl Films; Publisher: Adria K Music.]
• Wonka's Welcome Song
  John August & Danny Elfman, songwriters (Danny Elfman)
  Track from: Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
  [Warner Sunset; Publishers: Warner-Barham Music, Little Maestro Music.]

Best Instrumental Composition

• Anakin's Betrayal
  John Williams, composer (John Williams & The London Symphony Orchestra and
  London Voices)
  Track from: Star Wars Episode III - Revenge Of The Sith - Soundtrack
  [Sony Classical /Sony Music Soundtrax]
• The Ferry Scene
  John Williams, composer (John Williams)
  Track from: War Of The Worlds - Soundtrack
  [Decca]
• The Incredits
  Michael Giacchino, composer (Various Artists)
  Track from: The Incredibles - Soundtrack
  [Walt Disney Records]
• Into The Light
  Billy Childs, composer (Billy Childs Ensemble)
  Track from: Lyric
  [Lunacy Music/Artistshare]
• Journey Home
  Maria Schneider, composer (Dana Landry)
  Track from: Journey Home
  [Summit Records, Inc.]

Best Instrumental Arrangement

• Cherokee
  Chris Walden, arranger (The Chris Walden Big Band)
  Track from: Home Of My Heart
  [Origin]
• Do It Again
  Bill Cunliffe, arranger (Bill Cunliffe)
  Track from: Imaginación
  [Torii]
• The Incredits
  Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Various Artists)
  Track from: The Incredibles - Soundtrack
  [Walt Disney Records]
• Lullaby Of The Leaves
  John Clayton, arranger (The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra)
  Track from: The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Live At MCG
  [MCG Jazz]
• Scarborough Faire
  Billy Childs, arranger (Billy Childs Ensemble)
  Track from: Lyric
  [Lunacy Music/Artistshare]

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

• Can't Buy Me Love
  John Clayton Jr. & David Foster, arrangers (Michael Bublé)
  Track from: It's Time
  [143 Records/Reprise]
• I Should Care
  Claus Ogerman, arranger (Diana Krall)
  Track from: A Man And His Music
  [Verve Records]
• Scary Things
  Don Hart, arranger (John Bindel & Nashville Chamber Orchestra)
  Track from: Kid Pan Alley
  [Nashville Chamber Orchestra]
• Time To Smile
  Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Tony Bennett)
  Track from: The Art Of Romance
  [RPM Records/COLUMBIA]
• What Are You Doing For The Rest Of Your Life?
  Billy Childs, Gil Goldstein & Heitor Pereira, arrangers (Chris Botti & Sting)
  [Columbia Records]

Best Recording Package

• The Clouds
  Stuart Hyatt, art director (Stuart Hyatt And Community)
  [Innova Recordings]
• The Cosmic Game
  Neal Ashby, art director (Thievery Corporation)
  [ESL Music]
• The Forgotten Arm
  Aimee Mann & Gail Marowitz, art directors (Aimee Mann)
  [SuperEgo Records]
• Knuckle Down
  Ani DiFranco & Brian Grunert, art directors (Ani DiFranco)
  [Righteous Babe Records]
• O God, The Aftermath
  Ryan Clark, art director (Norma Jean)
  [Solid State Records]

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

• Holy Ghost: Rare & Unissued Recordings (1962-70)
  Susan Archie & Noel Waggener, art directors (Albert Ayler)
  [Revenant Records]
• The Legend
  Ian Cuttler, art director (Johnny Cash)
  [Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings]
• Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959)
  Hugh Brown & Jeff Lyons, art directors (Ray Charles)
  [Atlantic/Rhino Records]
• Weird Tales Of The Ramones
  Hugh Brown & Sheryl Farber, art directors (The Ramones)
  [Sire/Rhino Records]
• You Ain't Talkin' To Me - Charlie Poole And The Roots Of Country Music
  Howard Fritzson & Michelle Holme, art directors (Charlie Poole With Various
  Artists)
  [Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings]

Best Album Notes

• The Complete Library Of Congress Recordings By Alan Lomax
  John Szwed, album notes writer (Jelly Roll Morton)
  [Rounder Records]
• Heaven Must Have Sent You: The Holland/Dozier/Holland Story
  Adam White, album notes writer (Various Artists)
  [Hip-O/Motown Records]
• The Legend
  Patrick Carr, album notes writer (Johnny Cash)
  [Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings]
• Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959)
  David Ritz, album notes writer (Ray Charles)
  [Atlantic/Rhino Records]
• You Ain't Talkin' To Me - Charlie Poole And The Roots Of Country Music
  Henry Sapoznik, album notes writer (Charlie Poole With Various Artists)
  [Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings]

Best Historical Album

• The Complete Library Of Congress Recordings By Alan Lomax
  Jeffrey Greenberg & Anna Lomax Wood, compilation producers; Adam Ayan & Steve
  Rosenthal, mastering engineers (Jelly Roll Morton)
  [Rounder Records]
• Holy Ghost: Rare & Unissued Recordings (1962-70)
  Dean Blackwood & Ben Young, compilation producers; Joe Lizzi, Kevin Reeves & Ben
  Young, mastering engineers (Albert Ayler)
  [Revenant Records]
• The Legend
  Gregg Geller, compilation producer; Vic Anesini, mastering engineer (Johnny
  Cash)
  [Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings]
• Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959)
  James Austin & Ahmet Ertegun, compilation producers; Dan Hersch & Bill Inglot, mastering engineers (Ray Charles)
  [Atlantic/Rhino Records]
• You Ain't Talkin' To Me - Charlie Poole And The Roots Of Country Music
  Henry Sapoznik, compilation producer; Christopher King, Andreas Meyer & Darcy
  Proper, mastering engineers (Charlie Poole With Various Artists)
  [Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings]

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

• Back Home
  Alan Douglas & Mick Guzauski, engineers (Eric Clapton)
  [Reprise/Duck Records]
• Deceiver
  Gary Paczosa & Chris Thile, engineers (Chris Thile)
  [Sugar Hill Records]
• Lonely Runs Both Ways
  Gary Paczosa, engineer (Alison Krauss And Union Station)
  [Rounder Records]
• Mr. A-Z
  Carl Glanville, Steve Lillywhite, Samuel "Vaughan" Merrick, Jim Scott & David
  Thoener, engineers (Jason Mraz)
  [Atlantic Records]
• Rock Swings
  Al Schmitt, engineer (Paul Anka)
  [Verve]

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

• Danger Mouse
  
  • Demon Days (Gorillaz) (A)
• Nigel Godrich
  
  • Chaos And Creation In The Backyard (Paul McCartney) (A)
• Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
  
  • Be Blessed (Yolanda Adams) (T)
  • Dance With My Father (Celine Dion) (T)
  • Harajuku Girls (Gwen Stefani) (T)
  • Never Too Much (Mary J. Blige) (T)
  • Nobody Cares (Deborah Cox) (T)
  • Pure Gold (Earth, Wind And Fire) (T)
  • These Boots Are Made For Walkin' (Jessica Simpson) (S)
• Steve Lillywhite
  
  • How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (U2) (A)
  • Mr. A-Z (Jason Mraz) (A)
• The Neptunes
  
  • Already Platinum (Slim Thug Featuring Pharrell) (T)
  • Hollaback Girl (Gwen Stefani) (T)
  • Let's Get Blown (Snoop Dogg) (T)
  • On & On (Missy Elliott) (T)
  • Say Somethin' (Mariah Carey Featuring Snoop Dogg) (T)
  • Touch (Omarion) (T)

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

• Fever (Adam Freeland Remix)
  Adam Freeland, remixer (Sarah Vaughan)
  Track from: Verve Remixed 3 (Various Artists)
  [Verve]
• Flashdance (Guetta & Garraud F*** Me I'm Famous Remix)
  Joachim Garraud & David Guetta, remixers (Deep Dish)
  Track from: George Is On
  [Thrive Records/Deep Dish Recordings]
• Mr. Brightside (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix)
  Jacques Lu Cont, remixer (The Killers)
  [Island Records]
• Superfly (Louie Vega EOL Mix)
  Louie Vega, remixer (Curtis Mayfield)
  Track from: Mayfield: Remixed The Curtis Mayfield Collection
  [Rhino Records]
• What Is Hip? (T.O.P.R.M.X.)
  Meat Beat Manifesto, remixers (Tower Of Power)
  Track from: What Is Hip? Remix Project Volume One (Various Artists)
  [Warner Bros.]

Best Surround Sound Album

• Brothers In Arms - 20th Anniversary Edition
  Chuck Ainlay, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer;
  Chuck Ainlay & Mark Knopfler, surround producers (Dire Straits)
  [Warner Bros.]
• The Girl In The Other Room
  Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; Doug Sax, surround mastering engineer; Al
  Schmitt, surround producer (Diana Krall)
  [Verve]
• Honky Château
  Greg Penny, surround mix engineer; Greg Penny, surround mastering engineer; Greg
  Penny, surround producer (Elton John)
  [Universal Music Enterprises]
• In Your Honor
  Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer;
  Nick Raskulinecz, surround producer (Foo Fighters)
  [Roswell/Sony/BMG]
• Mussorgsky/Stokowski: Pictures At An Exhibition - Boris Godunov - Night on Bare Mountain
  Phil Rowlands, surround mix engineer; Phil Rowlands, surround mastering
  engineer; Nick Parker & Phil Rowlands, surround producers (José Serebrier & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
  [Naxos]

Best Engineered Album, Classical

• Bolcom: Songs
  Tim Handley, engineer (Carole Farley & William Bolcom)
  [Naxos]
• Britten, Bartok & Hartmann
  Jin Choi, Jean-Marie Geijsen & Erdo Groot, engineers (Gordan Nikolic & Netherlands Chamber Orchestra)
  [PentaTone Classics]
• Bruckner: Sym. No. 7
  Roger De Schot & Erdo Groot, engineers (Yakov Kreizberg & Wiener Symphoniker)
  [PentaTone Classics]
• Chesky: Area 31
  Barry Wolifson, engineer (Anthony Aibel & Area 31)
  [Chesky Records]
• Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets
  Da-Hong Seetoo, engineer (Emerson String Quartet)
  [Deutsche Grammophon]

Producer Of The Year, Classical

• Christopher Alder
  
  • Bach: Cantatas (Thomas Quasthoff, Rainer Kussmaul, Members Of The
    RIAS-Kammerchor, Berlin Baroque Soloists)
  • Beethoven: Piano Cons. Nos. 2 & 3 (Martha Argerich, Claudio Abbado & Mahler
    Chamber Orchestra)
  • Chopin: Scherzi / Impromptus (Yundi Li)
  • Lamento (Magdalena Kožená, Reinhard Goebel & Musica Antiqua Köln)
• Steven Epstein
  
  • Brahms: Music For 2 Pianos (Yefim Bronfman & Emanuel Ax)
  • Music For Organ, Brass And Timpani (Anthony Newman, Graham Ashton, Graham
    Ashton Brass Ensemble & Duncan Patton)
  • Silk Road Journeys: Beyond The Horizon (Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble)
• Michael Fine
  
  • Fuchs: An American Place (JoAnn Falletta & London Symphony Orchestra)
  • Ranjbaran: Persian Trilogy (JoAnn Falletta & London Symphony Orchestra)
  • Soul Of Tango (Gisèle Ben-Dor, Juanjo Mosalini & Santa Barbara Symphony)
• Tim Handley
  
  • Adams: Shaker Loops (Marin Alsop)
  • Bolcom: Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience (Leonard Slatkin, Christine
    Brewer & Joan Morris)
  • Brahms: Sym. No. 1 (Marin Alsop & London Philharmonic Orchestra)
  • Daugherty: Philadelphia Stories (Marin Alsop & Evelyn Glennie)
  • Glass: Syms. Nos. 2 And 3 (Marin Alsop & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
• Thomas C. Moore
  
  • Chausson: Le Roi Arthus (Leon Botstein, Apollo Voices, A. Kennedy, D.
    McIntyre, G. Sorenson, D. Okulitch, F. Le Roux, S. O'Neill, S. Bullock & A.
    Schroeder)
  • 4 + Four (Turtle Island String Quartet With Ying Quartet)
  • Mozart: Flute Cons., Sym. No. 41 (Martin Pearlman & Boston Baroque)

Best Classical Album

• Bolcom: Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience
  Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Jerry Blackstone, William Hammer, Jason Harris, Christopher Kiver, Carole Ott & Mary Alice Stollak, choir directors; Tim
  Handley, producer (Christine Brewer & Joan Morris; University Of Michigan School
  Of Music Symphony Orchestra)
  [Naxos]
• Chávez: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 3
  Jeff Von Der Schmidt, conductor; Southwest Chamber Music & Tambuco Percussion
  Ensemble; Jan Karlin & Matthew Snyder, producers
  [Cambria Master Recordings]
• Martha Argerich And Friends: Live From The Lugano Festival
  Martha Argerich; Ulrich Ruscher, producer
  [EMI Classics]
• Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets
  Emerson String Quartet; Da-Hong Seetoo, producer
  [Deutsche Grammophon]
• Shostakovich: Sym. No. 13
  Mariss Jansons, conductor; Sergei Aleksashkin; Wilhelm Meister, producer (Chor
  Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)
  [EMI Classics]

Best Orchestral Performance

• Antheil: Sym. No. 3 "American"
  Hugh Wolff, conductor (Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt)
  [CPO]
• Bruckner: Sym. No. 7
  Yakov Kreizberg, conductor (Wiener Symphoniker)
  [PentaTone Classics]
• Mussorgsky/Stokowski: Pictures At An Exhibition
  José Serebrier, conductor (Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
  [Naxos]
• Popov: Sym. No. 1; Shostakovich: Theme & Variations
  Leon Botstein, conductor (London Symphony Orchestra)
  [Telarc]
• Shostakovich: Sym. No. 13
  Mariss Jansons, conductor (Sergei Aleksashkin; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks;
  Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)
  [EMI Classics]

Best Opera Recording

• Britten: Death In Venice
  Richard Hickox, conductor; Michael Chance, Philip Langridge & Alan Opie; Brian
  Couzens, producer (BBC Singers; City Of London Sinfonia)
  [Chandos Records Ltd]
• Conradi: Ariadne
  Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Barbara Borden, Karina Gauvin, Ellen
  Hargis, Jan Kobow, Julian Podger, Marek Rzepka, James Taylor & Matthew White;
  Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Chorus; Boston
  Early Music Festival Orchestra)
  [CPO]
• Strauss, R.: Daphne
  Semyon Bychkov, conductor; Johan Botha, Renée Fleming, Anna Larsson, Michael
  Schade & Kwanchul Youn; Michael Haas, producer (West German Radio Symphony
  Orchestra (Köln))
  [Decca]
• Verdi: Falstaff
  Sir Colin Davis, conductor; Carlos Alvarez, Bülent Bezdüz, Marina Domashenko, Jane Henschel, Ana Ibarra, Maria Josè Moreno & Michele Pertusi; James Mallinson, producer (London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra)
  [LSO Live]
• Vivaldi: Bajazet
  Fabio Biondi, conductor; Patrizia Ciofi, David Daniels, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Elina Garanca, Vivica Genaux & Marijana Mijanovic; Nicolas Bartholomée, producer
  (Europa Galante)
  [Virgin Classics]

Best Choral Performance

• Bernstein: Mass
  Kent Nagano, conductor; Simon Halsey & Kai-Uwe Jirka, choir directors; Richard
  Grant & Lynne Morrow, chorus masters (Julian Frischling & Jerry Hadley;
  Rundfunkchor Berlin, Staats-Und Domchor Berlin & Soloists Of The Pacific Mozart
  Ensemble; Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin)
  [Harmonia Mundi]
• Bolcom: Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience
  Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Jerry Blackstone, William Hammer, Jason Harris, Christopher Kiver, Carole Ott & Mary Alice Stollak, choir directors (Christine
  Brewer, Measha Brueggergosman, Ilana Davidson, Nmon Ford, Linda Hohenfeld, Joan
  Morris, Carmen Pelton, Marietta Simpson & Thomas Young; Michigan State
  University Children's Choir, University Of Michigan Chamber Choir, University Of
  Michigan Orpheus Singers, University Of Michigan University Choir & University
  Musical Society Choral Union; University Of Michigan School Of Music Symphony
  Orchestra)
  [Naxos]
• Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna
  Stephen Layton, conductor (Polyphony; Britten Sinfonia)
  [Hyperion]
• Penderecki: A Polish Requiem
  Antoni Wit, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, chorus master (Izabela Klosinska, Ryszard Minkiewicz, Piotr Nowacki & Jadwiga Rappé; Warsaw National Philharmonic
  Choir; Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra)
  [Naxos]
• Schoenberg: Accentus
  Laurence Equilbey, choir director (Jonathan Nott; Accentus; Ensemble
  Intercontemporain)
  [Naive]

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)

• Beethoven: Piano Cons. Nos. 2 & 3
  Claudio Abbado, conductor; Martha Argerich (Mahler Chamber Orchestra)
  [Deutsche Grammophon]
• Concerto For String Quartet And Orchestra
  Robert Craft, conductor; Fred Sherry String Quartet (Twentieth Century Classics
  Ensemble)
  Track from: Schoenberg: Concerto For String Quartet And Orchestra
  [Naxos]
• Eventide
  JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Thomas Stacy (London Symphony Orchestra)
  Track from: Fuchs: An American Place
  [Naxos]
• Schumann: Cello Concerto; Bloch: Schelomo
  Paavo Järvi, conductor; Truls Mørk (Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France)
  [Virgin Classics]
• UFO
  Marin Alsop, conductor; Evelyn Glennie (Colorado Symphony Orchestra)
  Track from: Daugherty: Philadelphia Stories
  [Naxos]

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)

• Chopin: Études, Op. 10, Barcarolle, Op. 60, Son. No.2
  Nelson Freire
  [Decca]
• Night Breeze - Harp Music Of Carlos Salzedo
  Sarah Schuster Ericsson
  [Cambria Master Recordings]
• Scriabin, Medtner, Stravinsky
  Evgeny Kissin
  [BMG Classics RCA Red Seal]
• Szymanowski: Piano Son. No. 3, Métopes, Masques
  Piotr Anderszewski
  [Virgin Classics]
• Vengerov: Kreisler, Sarasate, Paganini, Wieniawski
  Maxim Vengerov (Ian Brown)
  [EMI Classics]

Best Chamber Music Performance

• A La Carte - Short Works For Winds
  The Borealis Wind Quintet
  [MSR Classics]
• Bartók: The Six String Quartets
  Vermeer Quartet
  [Naxos]
• Borodin Quartet 60th Anniversary
  Borodin Quartet
  [Onyx]
• Martha Argerich And Friends: Live From The Lugano Festival
  Martha Argerich
  [EMI Classics]
• Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets
  Emerson String Quartet
  [Deutsche Grammophon]

Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor)

• Ancient Voices Of Children
  David Colson, conductor; Tony Arnold, Courtney Hershey Bress, Kathryn Dupuy
  Cooper, Mark Foster, Susan Grace, William Hill, John Kinzie, Justin Murray, David Starobin & Dale Stuckenbruck
  Track from: Complete Crumb Edition, Volume Nine
  [Bridge Records, Inc.]
• Boulez: Le Marteau Sans Maître, Dérive 1 & 2
  Pierre Boulez, conductor; Hilary Summers; Ensemble Intercontemporain
  [Deutsche Grammophon]
• Chávez: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 3
  Jeff Von Der Schmidt, conductor; Southwest Chamber Music & Tambuco Percussion
  Ensemble
  [Cambria Master Recordings]
• Harbison: Mottetti Di Montale
  David Hoose, conductor; Janice Felty & Margaret Lattimore; Collage New Music
  [Koch International Classics]
• O Magnum Mysterium
  Nicholas White, conductor; The Tiffany Consort
  [MSR Classics]

Best Classical Vocal Performance

• Bach: Cantatas
  Thomas Quasthoff (Rainer Kussmaul; Members Of The RIAS Chamber Choir; Berlin
  Baroque Soloists)
  [Deutsche Grammophon]
• Bolcom: Songs
  Carole Farley (William Bolcom)
  [Naxos]
• Gounod - Massenet: Arias
  Rolando Villazón (Evelino Pido; Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France)
  [Virgin Classics]
• Opera Proibita
  Cecilia Bartoli (Marc Minkowski; Les Musiciens Du Louvre)
  [Decca]
• Strauss: Amor
  Natalie Dessay (Antonio Pappano; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent
  Garden)
  [Virgin Classics]

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

• Ayre
  Osvaldo Golijov (Dawn Upshaw)
  Track from: Golijov: Ayre; Berio: Folk Songs
  [Deutsche Grammophon]
• Bolcom: Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience
  William Bolcom (Leonard Slatkin)
  [Naxos]
• Boyer: Ellis Island: The Dream Of America
  Peter Boyer (Peter Boyer)
  [Naxos]
• Franzetti: Corpus Evita
  Carlos Franzetti (José Luis Moscovich)
  [Amapola Records]
• Nine Episodes For Four Players
  Ned Rorem (Contrasts Quartet)
  Track from: Rorem: Nine Episodes For Four Players
  [Phoenix USA]

Best Classical Crossover Album

• The Classical Underground
  Imani Winds
  [Koch International Classics]
• 4 + Four
  Turtle Island String Quartet & Ying Quartet
  [Telarc]
• The Jazz Chamber Trio
  Paquito D'Rivera & The Jazz Chamber Trio
  [Chesky Records]
• Jobim: Symphonic Jobim
  Roberto Minczuk, conductor (Orquestra Sinfônica Do Estado De São Paulo)
  [Adventure Music]
• Steiner: The Adventures Of Mark Twain
  William Stromberg, conductor (Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
  [Naxos]

Best Short Form Music Video

• Lose Control
  Missy Elliott Featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop
  Missy Elliot & Dave Meyers, video directors; Joseph Sasson, video producer
  [Goldmind/Atlantic]
• Feel Good Inc.
  Gorillaz Featuring De La Soul
  Pete Candeland & Jamie Hewlett, video directors
  [Parlophone/Virgin]
• Feels Just Like It Should
  Jamiroquai
  Joseph Kahn, video director; MaryAnn Tanedo, video producer
  [Epic]
• God's Will
  Martina McBride
  George Flanigen, video director; Mark Kalbfeld, video producer
  [RCA Nashville]
• World On Fire
  Sarah McLachlan
  Sophie Muller, video director
  [Arista]

Best Long Form Music Video

• No Direction Home
  (Bob Dylan)
  Martin Scorcese, video director; Margaret Bodde, Susan Lacy, Jeff Rosen, Martin
  Scorcese, Nigel Sinclair & Anthony Wall, video producers
  [Columbia Records]
• Trapped In The Closet (Chapters 1-5 )
  R. Kelly
  R. Kelly & Jim Swaffield, video directors; Ann Carli, video producer
  [Jive Records/Zomba Label Group]
• End Of The Century: The Story Of The Ramones
  (The Ramones)
  Jim Fields & Michael Gramaglia, video directors; Jim Fields & Michael Gramaglia, video producers
  [Warner Strategic Marketing]
• Devils & Dust
  Bruce Springsteen
  Danny Clinch, video director; Lindha Narvaez, video producer
  [Columbia Records]
• Brian Wilson Presents Smile
  Brian Wilson
  John Anderson & David Leaf, video directors; Dave Goetz, David Leaf, Steve
  Ligerman, John Scheinfeld, Casey Sipes, Richard Waltzer & Brian Wilson, video
  producers
  [Rhino Home Video]