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Musical News Now for the hot news this month.. Dec
Musical News Now for the hot news this month.. Jan
Musical News Now for the hot news this month.. Feb
Musical News past- what happened this month in musical history?
February Birthdays in Music- Who do u share a birthday with?
Musical Deaths- Who died this month in Musical history?
Dj Spotlight - Dj Doug Fresh
What Movies are hot this month.. Jan, Feb
Jokes of the month- provided by Yadida
Januaries Computing introducing the Readius
Update on James Brown

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Viewpoint-NY Emceeing is Dead

Grammy's Award Wrap-up check out who won..

Blood Manor - NYC's Haunted sensation

Women On Wax - Some of the Worlds Women Dj Awards in NYC.. check it out and read about contestants.

Record pools, what are they?. how do you break into the music biz?

Word on the Street-Africa B brokers Peace

Musical Warnings - Save Internet Radio
Urgent Call to Dj's in April

Red Zone Blog News

March Warnings - Save Internet Radio
Urgent Call to Dj's in April

Music Charts for April Music Countdown for what is hot in the streets.

Do you want to get into the Music Business?  Check what's happening in the Circle this month?

Sure's Musical news: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3

The One day Scoop-find out about the Music Industry

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Historical facts about the Chopsticks and History of Asian eating

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Computers - What is it that you should look for?

What is the craziest website?  Well how about this one!!

Printers - 3-D printing, is it the new move for printing.

 Double Layer DVD Drives

Laptop Security - some tips for Laptops.

Laptops - Are they the new addition to today's Dj's?

The iPhone is out now, for news, for specs click.

Watch out i-Phone, introducing Readius

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What is Lightscribe technology?  What does it do?  Does it work on CD/DVD?
 

Keep the Internet free: What can you do?

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On Sunday night, thousands of celebrities, some dressed in their best attire, while others... just weren't, all gathered together to attend the annual Grammy awards. The 50th Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles with a lot of nostalgia and sentiment. With the awards opened with Alicia Keys doing a duet with Frank Sinatra, ala Nat and Natalie Cole. The Beatles were there, almost there was Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono, Olivia Harrison...and Paul didn't show. He has to be in court today in London for his divorce from Heather Mills. Still, it would have nice if he would jet over for the Grammy's and head back for his divorce.

Amy Winehouse did a appearance via satellite from London because of her drug problems with police was not allowed a work visa to come to the states still was there and performed at least, singing rehab.  She was lucky that she did not come, she would have been running up for award after award, she took the Grammy's by storm with 5 grammies.  Besides her problems lately she did very well.  There was some backstage murmurs about her wins, one from the incomparable Natalie Cole.   Natalie said that 'Amy should not be awarded for bad behavior', Natalie had problems long ago but got rehabbed and is better for it.  So she can talk about this, so there...

Kanye West won four trophies at Sunday's 50th annual Grammy Awards, including one for Best Rap Album (Graduation). Right behind 'Ye was Alicia Keys with three awards, including one for Best R&B Song ("No One"). Other honorees included Ne-Yo, Chaka Khan, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Aretha Franklin, Jill Scott and Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama. Kanye rocked the stage with a glow-in-the dark rendition of "Stronger" backed by Daft Punk and followed that with a homage to his late mother, "Hey Mama." Meanwhile, Beyoncé and Tina Turner gave a rousing performance of "Proud Mary."

T-Pain is overjoyed with his first Grammy trophy, which he won Sunday for Best Rap Song ("Good Life," his duet with Kanye West). Now he has to figure out where he's going to display it. "Diddy told me if I don't have a piano, I don't have nowhere to put it," he says. "I have to get a piano." T-Pain also appreciates Kanye's swagger. "I love his arrogance," he admits. "Couple more of these [trophies], I'll be like that, too." More on the ceremonies

General Field



Category 1

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

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


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


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


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


Rehab
Amy Winehouse
Mark Ronson, producer; Tom Elmhirst, Vaughan Merrick, Dom Morley, Mark Ronson & Gabriel Roth, engineers/mixers
Track from: Back To Black
[Universal Republic Records]   (Winner***)





Category 2

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

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


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


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


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


Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
Mark Ronson & Salaam Remi, producers; Tom Elmhirst, Vaughan Merrick, Dom Morley, Gary Noble, Derek Pacuk, Matt Paul, Mark Ronson, Gabriel Roth & Franklin Socorro, engineers/mixers; Stuart Hawkes, mastering engineer
[Universal Republic Records]





Category 3

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

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


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


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


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


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





Category 4

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

Feist



Ledisi



Paramore



Taylor Swift



Amy Winehouse   (Winner***)




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Field 1 — Pop



Category 5

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

Candyman
Christina Aguilera
[RCA Records]


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


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


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


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





Category 6

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

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


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


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


Amazing
Seal
[Warner Bros.]


What Goes Around...Comes Around
Justin Timberlake
[Jive] (Winner***)





Category 7

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

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


Home
Daughtry
[RCA Records/19 Recordings]


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


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


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





Category 8

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

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


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


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


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


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





Category 9

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

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


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


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


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


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





Category 10

Best Pop Instrumental Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

The Mix-Up
Beastie Boys
[Capitol Records] (Winner***)


Italia
Chris Botti
[Columbia]


At The Movies
Dave Koz
[Capitol/EMI]


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


Roundtrip
Kirk Whalum
[Rendezvous Entertainment]





Category 11

Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

Lost Highway
Bon Jovi
[Island/Mercury]


The Reminder
Feist
[Cherry Tree/Interscope Records]


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


Memory Almost Full
Paul McCartney
[MPL/Hear Music]


Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
[Universal Republic Records] (Winner***)



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Field 2 — Dance



Category 12

Best Dance Recording
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)

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


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


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


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


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





Category 13

Best Electronic/Dance Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

We Are The Night
The Chemical Brothers
[Astralwerks] (Winner***)


†
Justice
[Downtown/Vice/Ed Banger]


Sound Of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
[Capitol Records/DFA]


We Are Pilots
Shiny Toy Guns
[Universal Motown]


Elements Of Life
Tiësto
[Ultra Records]



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Field 3 — Traditional Pop



Category 14

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

Call Me Irresponsible
Michael Bublé
[143 Records/Reprise] (Winner***)


Cool Yule
Bette Midler
[Columbia]


Trav'lin' Light
Queen Latifah
[Verve]


Live In Concert 2006
Barbra Streisand
[Columbia]


James Taylor At Christmas
James Taylor
[Columbia]



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Field 4 — Rock



Category 15

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

Timebomb
Beck
[Interscope Records]


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


Our Country
John Mellencamp
Track from: Freedom's Road
[UME/Universal Republic]


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


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





Category 16

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

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


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


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


Instant Karma
U2
Track from: Instant Karma - The Amnesty International Campaign To Save Darfur
[Warner Bros.] (Winner***)


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





Category 17

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

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


The Pretender
Foo Fighters
[Roswell/RCA Records] (Winner***)


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


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


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





Category 18

Best Metal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

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


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


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


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


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





Category 19

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

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


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


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


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


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





Category 20

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

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


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


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


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


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





Category 21

Best Rock Album
(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)

Daughtry
Daughtry
[RCA Records]


Revival
John Fogerty
[Fantasy]


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


Magic
Bruce Springsteen
[Columbia]


Sky Blue Sky
Wilco
[Nonesuch Records]



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Field 5 — Alternative



Category 22

Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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


Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
[Merge Records]


Volta
Bjork
[Elektra/Atlantic]


Wincing The Night Away
The Shins
[Sub Pop]


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



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Field 6 — R&B



Category 23

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

Just Fine
Mary J. Blige
[Geffen]


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


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


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


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





Category 24

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

Woman
Raheem DeVaughn
[Jive Records]


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


Because Of You
Ne-Yo
[Def Jam Recordings]


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


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





Category 25

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

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


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


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


Baby
Angie Stone Featuring Betty Wright
[Stax]


Bartender
T-Pain Featuring Akon
[Jive]





Category 26

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

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


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


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


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


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





Category 27

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

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


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


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


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


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





Category 28

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

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


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


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


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


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





Category 29

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

Funk This
Chaka Khan
[Burgundy Records] (Winner***)


Lost & Found
Ledisi
[Verve Forecast]


Luvanmusiq
Musiq Soulchild
[Atlantic]


The Real Thing
Jill Scott
[Hidden Beach Recordings]


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





Category 30

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

Konvicted
Akon
[SRC/Universal Motown]


Just Like You
Keyshia Cole
[Confidential Records/Geffen]


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


East Side Story
Emily King
[J Records]


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



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Field 7 — Rap



Category 31

Best Rap Solo Performance
(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

The People
Common
Track from: Finding Forever
[Geffen]


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


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


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


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





Category 32

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

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


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


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


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


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





Category 33

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

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


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


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


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


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





Category 34

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

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


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


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


Crank That (Soulja Boy)
Soulja Boy Tell'Em, songwriter (Soulja Boy Tell'Em)
[Collipark/Interscope Records; Publisher: Element 9 Recordings]


Good Life
Aldrin Davis, Mike Dean, Faheem Najm & Kanye West, songwriters (J. Ingram & Q. Jones, songwriters)(Kanye West Featuring T-Pain)
Track from: Graduation
[Roc-A-Fella; Publishers: Yellow Brick Road Music/Eiseman Music/EMI Blackwood Music/Please Gimme My Publishing/Careers BMG Music Publishing, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing] (Winner***)





Category 35

Best Rap Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

Finding Forever
Common
[Geffen]


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


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


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


Graduation
Kanye West
[Roc-A-Fella Records] (Winner***)



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Field 8 — Country



Category 36

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

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


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


Nothin' Better To Do
LeAnn Rimes
[Curb Records]


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


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





Category 37

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

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


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


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


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


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





Category 38

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

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


How Long
Eagles
[Eagles Recording Co. II] (Winner***)


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


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


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





Category 39

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

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


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


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


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


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





Category 40

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

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


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


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


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


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





Category 41

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

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


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


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


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


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





Category 42

Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Long Trip Alone
Dierks Bentley
[Capitol Records Nashville]


These Days
Vince Gill
[MCA Nashville] (Winner***)


Let It Go
Tim McGraw
[Curb Records]


5th Gear
Brad Paisley
[Arista Nashville]


It Just Comes Natural
George Strait
[MCA Nashville]





Category 43

Best Bluegrass Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Cherryholmes II Black And White
Cherryholmes
[Skaggs Family Records]


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


The Bluegrass Diaries
Jim Lauderdale
[Yep Roc Records] (Winner***)


Scenechronized
Seldom Scene
[Sugar Hill]


Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular
Tony Trischka
[Rounder]



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Field 9 — New Age



Category 44

Best New Age Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Faces Of The Sun
Peter Kater
[Silver Wave Records]


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


One Guitar
Ottmar Liebert
[Spiral Subwave Records]


Southwest
Eric Tingstad
[Cheshire Records]


Crestone
Paul Winter Consort
[Living Music] (Winner***)



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Field 10 — Jazz



Category 45

Best Contemporary Jazz Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

Party Hats
Will Bernard
[Palmetto Records]


Downright Upright
Brian Bromberg
[Artistry Music]


Re-imagination
Eldar
[Masterworks Jazz]


River: The Joni Letters
Herbie Hancock
[Verve] (Winner***)


He Had A Hat
Jeff Lorber
[Blue Note]





Category 46

Best Jazz Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

Avant Gershwin
Patti Austin
[Rendezvous Entertainment] (Winner***)


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


Music Maestro Please
Freddy Cole
[HighNote Records]


Nightmoves
Kurt Elling
[Concord Jazz]


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





Category 47

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

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


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


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


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


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





Category 48

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

Pilgrimage
Michael Brecker
[Heads Up International] (Winner***)


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


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


Line By Line
John Patitucci
[Concord Jazz]


Back East
Joshua Redman
[Nonesuch Records]





Category 49

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

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


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


Hommage
The Bill Holman Band
[Jazzed Media]


Sky Blue
Maria Schneider Orchestra
[ArtistShare]


With Love
Charles Tolliver Big Band
[Blue Note]





Category 50

Best Latin Jazz Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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


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


Borrowed Time (TIEMPO PRESTADO)
Steve Khan
[Tone Center Records]


Refugee
Hector Martignon
[Zoho]


Big Band Urban Folktales
Bobby Sanabria Big Band
[Jazzheads]



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Field 11 — Gospel



Category 51

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

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

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


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


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


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





Category 52

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

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


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


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


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


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





Category 53

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

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


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


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


The Reckoning
Pillar
[Flicker Records]


Comatose
Skillet
[Atlantic/Lava/Ardent/INO]





Category 54

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

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


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


True Beauty
Mandisa
[Sparrow Records]


Stand
Michael W. Smith
[Reunion Records]


Portable Sounds
TobyMac
[ForeFront Records]





Category 55

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

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


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


Everybody's Brother
Billy Joe Shaver
[Compadre Records/Music World Entertainment]


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


Tell Someone
Kenny & Amanda Smith Band
[Rebel Records]


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





Category 56

Best Traditional Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

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


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


Life Changing
Smokie Norful
[EMI Gospel]


Thirsty
Marvin Sapp
[Verity]


Cherch
Bebe Winans
[Koch Records]





Category 57

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

Grateful
Coko
[Light Records]


Free To Worship
Fred Hammond
[Verity] (Winner***)


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


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


Alone But Not Alone
Marvin Winans
[Pure Springs Gospel]



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Field 12 — Latin



Category 58

Best Latin Pop Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Papito
Miguel Bosé & Varios Artistas
[Warner Music Latina]


12 Segundos De Oscuridad
Jorge Drexler
[Warner Music Latina]


Navidades Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel
[Warner Music Latina]


Dicen Que El Tiempo
Jennifer Peña
[Univision Records]


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





Category 59

Best Latin Rock Or Alternative Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

No Hay Espacio
Black:Guayaba
[Machete Music] (Winner***)


Adelantando
Jarabe De Palo
[Warner Music Latina]


Amantes Sunt Amentes
Panda
[Warner Music Latina]


Kamikaze
Rabanes
[Universal Music Latino]


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





Category 60

Best Latin Urban Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

E.S.L.
Akwid
[Univision Records]


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


Residente O Visitante
Calle 13
[Norte] (Winner***)


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


Vacaneria!
Fulanito
[Cutting Records Inc.]





Category 61

Best Tropical Latin Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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


En Primera Plana
Issac Delgado
[La Calle Records]


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


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


United We Swing
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
[Six Degrees]



Category 62

Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

100% Mexicano
Pepe Aguilar
[EMI Televisa] (Winner***)


El Indomable
Cristian Castro
[Universal Music Latino]


Para Siempre
Vicente Fernández
[Norte/SonyBMG]


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


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





Category 63

Best Tejano Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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


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


Corazon De Oro
David Marez
[Baby Dude Records]


35th Anniversary
Ruben Ramos
[Revolution Records]


Vagar Libremente
Sunny Sauceda
[Tejas Records]





Category 64

Best Norteño Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

El Amor Que Nunca Fue
Conjunto Primavera
[Fonovisa Records]


Crossroads
Intocable
[EMI Televisa]


Ven Y Dime
Los Rieleros Del Norte
[Fonovisa Records]


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


Gracias Por Tu Amor
Pesado
[Warner Music Latina]





Category 65

Best Banda Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Te Va A Gustar
El Chapo
[Disa] (Winner***)


Los Mejores Corridos
El Potro De Sinaloa
[Machete Music]


Lobo Domesticado
Valentin Elizalde
[Universal Music Latino]


Conquistando Corazones
K-PAZ De La Sierra
[Disa]


Entre Copas Y Botellas
Lupillo Rivera
[Venemusic]



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Field 13 — Blues



Category 66

Best Traditional Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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

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


Old School
Koko Taylor
[Alligator Records]


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





Category 67

Best Contemporary Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Into The Blues
Joan Armatrading
[429 Records]


Is It News
Doyle Bramhall
[Yep Roc Records]


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


Truth
Robben Ford
[Concord Records]


The Scene Of The Crime
Bettye LaVette
[Anti]



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Field 14 — Folk



Category 68

Best Traditional Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Try Me One More Time
David Bromberg
[Appleseed Recordings]


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


Banjo Talkin'
Cathy Fink
[Rounder]


Dirt Farmer
Levon Helm
[Dirt Farmer Music/Vanguard Records] (Winner***)


Charlie Louvin
Charlie Louvin
[Tompkins Square]





Category 69

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

The Calling
Mary Chapin Carpenter
[Zoe Records]


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


Washington Square Serenade
Steve Earle
[New West Records] (Winner***)


Children Running Through
Patty Griffin
[ATO Records]


Orphans
Tom Waits
[Anti]





Category 70

Best Native American Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Oklahoma Style
Walter Ahhaitty & Friends
[SOAR]


Watch This Dancer!
Black Lodge
[Canyon Records]


The Ballad Of Old Times
Davis Mitchell
[SOAR]


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


Totemic Flute Chants
Johnny Whitehorse
[Silver Wave Records]





Category 71

Best Hawaiian Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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


Hawaiiana
Tia Carrere
[Daniel Ho Creations]


He'eia
Cyril Pahinui
[Dancing Cat Productions]


Hawaiian Blossom
Raiatea
[Raiatea Helm Records]


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





Category 72

Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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


King Cake
Lisa Haley
[Blue Fiddle Records]


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


Blues De Musicien
Pine Leaf Boys
[Arhoolie Records]


Racines
Racines
[Swallow Records]


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


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



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Field 15 — Reggae



Category 73

Best Reggae Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

The Burning Spear Experience
Burning Spear
[Burning Music Production]


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


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


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


Light Your Light
Toots & The Maytals
[Fantasy]



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Field 16 — World Music



Category 74

Best Traditional World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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


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


Live At Couleur Café
Konono Nº1
[Crammed Discs/Rykodisc]


African Spirit
Soweto Gospel Choir
[Shanachie Entertainment] (Winner***)


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





Category 75

Best Contemporary World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Céu
Céu
[Six Degrees Records/Urban Jungle Records/Starbucks Entertainment]


Gil Luminoso
Gilberto Gil
[DRG Brazil]


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


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


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



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Field 17 — Polka



Category 76

Best Polka Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Polka's Revenge
Brave Combo
[DenTone]


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


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


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


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



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Field 18 — Children's



Category 77

Best Musical Album For Children
(For albums consisting of predominantly music or song vs. spoken word.)

Chickens
Buck Howdy With BB
[Prairie Dog Entertainment]


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


A Green And Red Christmas
The Muppets
Ted Kryczko & Ed Mitchell, producers
[Walt Disney Records] (Winner***)


I Wanna Play
Bill Harley
[Round River Records]


My Green Kite
Peter Himmelman
[Rounder]


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





Category 78

Best Spoken Word Album For Children
(For albums consisting of predominantly spoken word vs. music or song.)

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


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


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


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


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



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Field 19 — Spoken Word



Category 79

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)

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


Celebrations
Maya Angelou
[Random House Audio]


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


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


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



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Field 20 — Comedy



Category 80

Best Comedy Album
(For comedy recordings, spoken or musical)

America's Mexican
George Lopez
[Comedy Central Records]


Dirty Girl
Lisa Lampanelli
[Warner Bros.]


The Distant Future
Flight Of The Conchords
[Sub Pop] (Winner***)


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


Songs Pointed & Pointless
Harry Shearer
[Courgette Records]



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Field 21 — Musical Show



Category 81

Best Musical Show Album
(Award to the Album Producer(s), and to the Lyricist(s) & Composer(s) of 51% or more of a new score. (Artist, Lyricist & Composer names appear in parentheses.))

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


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


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


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


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



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Field 22 — Film/TV/Visual Media



Category 82

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album, or to the individual(s) actively responsible for the concept and musical direction and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable.)

Across The Universe
(Various Artists)
T Bone Burnett, Elliot Goldenthal & Teese Gohl, producers
[Interscope Records]


Dreamgirls
(Beyoncé Knowles, Jennifer Hudson & Anika Noni Rose)
Harvey Mason, Jr., Randy Spendlove, Matt Sullivan & Damon Thomas, producers
[Music World Music/Sony Urban Music/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax]


Hairspray
(Various Artists)
Marc Shaiman, producer
[New Line Records]


Love
(The Beatles)
George Martin & Giles Martin, producers
[Apple Records/Capitol Records] (Winner***)


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





Category 83

Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series or other visual media.)

Babel
Gustavo Santaolalla, composer
[Concord Records]


Blood Diamond
James Newton Howard, composer
[Varese Sarabande]


The Departed
Howard Shore, composer
[New Line Records]


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


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


Ratatouille
Michael Giacchino, composer
[Walt Disney Records] (Winner***)





Category 84

Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

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


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


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


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


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



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Field 23 — Composing/Arranging



Category 85

Best Instrumental Composition
(A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.)

Ash Wednesday
Harry Connick, Jr., composer (Harry Connick, Jr.)
Track from: Chanson Du Vieux Carré
[Marsalis Music/Rounder]


Cerulean Skies
Maria Schneider, composer (Maria Schneider Orchestra)
Track from: Sky Blue
[ArtistShare] (Winner***)


Deep Six
Mark Walker, composer (Oregon)
Track from: 1000 Kilometers
[CamJazz]


I Knew Her (From Notes On A Scandal)
Philip Glass, composer (Philip Glass)
Track from: Notes On A Scandal - Soundtrack
[Rounder/Fox Music]


Spectacle
Béla Fleck, composer (Chick Corea & Béla Fleck)
Track from: The Enchantment
[Concord Records]





Category 86

Best Instrumental Arrangement
(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

Ash Wednesday
Harry Connick, Jr., arranger (Harry Connick, Jr.)
Track from: Chanson Du Vieux Carré
[Marsalis Music/Rounder]


Besame Mucho
Steve Wiest, arranger (Maynard Ferguson)
Track from: The One And Only Maynard Ferguson
[Maynard Ferguson Trust]


Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair
Frank Macchia, arranger (Frank Macchia & The Prague Orchestra)
Track from: Emotions
[Cacophony]


In A Silent Way
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Joe Zawinul)
Track from: Brown Street
[Heads Up International] (Winner***)


Yo Tannenbaum (From Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas)
Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
Track from: Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas - Soundtrack
[Immergent]





Category 87

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

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


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


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


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


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



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Field 24 — Package



Category 88

Best Recording Package

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


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


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


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


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





Category 89

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

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


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


Icky Thump - Limited Edition USB Flash Drive
Robin Bechtel, Taylor Brigode, Bill Mooney & Jack White, art directors (The White Stripes)
[Third Man/Warner Bros.]


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


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


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Field 25 — Album Notes



Category 90

Best Album Notes

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


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


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


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


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



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Field 26 — Historical


Category 91

Best Historical Album

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


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


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


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


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



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Field 27 — Production, Non-Classical



Category 92

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

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


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


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


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


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





Category 93

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

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



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



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



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



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






Category 94

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

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


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


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


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


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



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Field 28 — Surround Sound



Category 95

Best Surround Sound Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

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


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


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


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


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



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Field 29 — Production, Classical



Category 96

Best Engineered Album, Classical
(An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.))

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


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