> 49th Annual Grammy Awards

The Nominations for 49th Annual Grammy Awards are out.The awards will be handed out on Sunday February 11, 2007 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Total of 108 different awards will be handed out on Grammy night.

Leading the pack at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards with eight GRAMMY nominations is three-time GRAMMY winner Mary J. Blige.

Here are the Nominees in the Four Major categories:


You're Beautiful(James Blunt)
Be Without You(Mary J. Blige)
Not Ready To Make Nice(Dixie Chicks)
Crazy(Gnarls Barkley)
Put Your Records On(Corinne Bailey Rae)



Taking the Long Way(Dixie Chicks)
St. Elsewhere(Gnarls Barkley)
Continuum(John Mayer)
Stadium Arcadium(Red Hot Chili Peppers)
FutureSex/LoveSounds (Justin Timberlake)



Be Without You(Mary J. Blige)
Not Ready To Make Nice(Dixie Chicks)
Put Your Records On(Corinne Bailey Rae)
You're Beautiful(James Blunt)
Jesus, Take The Wheel(Carrie Underwood)



James Blunt
Corinne Bailey Rae
Carrie Underwood
Imogen Heap
Chris Brown


Performers
Beyoncé, the Dixie Chicks, Gnarls Barkley and the Red Hot Chili Peppers,Christina Aguilera, Mary J. Blige, Ludacris, Justin Timberlake and Carrie Underwood will perform on the 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast on Feb. 11.The Black Eyed Peas, Ciara, Nelly Furtado,Terrence Howard, Samuel L. Jackson, Pink,and Rihanna will appear as Presenters.


Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Ain't No Other Man(Christina Aguilera)
Unwritten(Natasha Bedingfield)
You Can Close Your Eyes(Sheryl Crow)
Stupid Girls(Pink)
Black Horse And The Cherry Tree(KT Tunstall)

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
You're Beautiful(James Blunt)
Save Room( John Legend)
Waiting On The World To Change(John Mayer)
Jenny Wren(Paul McCartney)
Bad Day(Daniel Powter)

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
My Humps(The Black Eyed Peas)
I Will Follow You Into The Dark(Death Cab For Cutie)
Over My Head(The Fray)
Is It Any Wonder?(Keane)
Stickwitu(The Pussycat Dolls)

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
For Once In My Life(Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder)
One(Mary J. Blige & U2
Always On Your Side(Sheryl Crow & Sting)
Promiscuous(Nelly Furtado & Timbaland)
Hips Don't Lie(Shakira & Wyclef Jean)

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Mornin'(George Benson & Al Jarreau)
Drifting(Enya)
Subterfuge( Béla Fleck & The Flecktones)
Song H(Bruce Hornsby)
My Favorite Things(The Brian Setzer Orchestra)

Best Pop Instrumental Album
New Beginnings(Gerald Albright)
Fire Wire(Larry Carlton)
X(Fourplay)
Fingerprints(Peter Frampton)
Wrapped In A Dream(Spyro Gyra)

Best Pop Vocal Album
Back To Basics(Christina Aguilera)
Back To Bedlam(James Blunt)
The River In Reverse(Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint)
Continuum(John Mayer)
FutureSex/LoveSounds(Justin Timberlake)

Dance

Best Dance Recording
Suffer Well(Depeche Mode)
Ooh La La(Goldfrapp)
Get Together(Madonna)
I'm With Stupid(Pet Shop Boys)
Sexy Back(Justin Timberlake & Timbaland)

Best Electronic/Dance Album
Supernature(Goldfrapp)
Confessions On A Dance Floor(Madonna)
A Lively Mind(Oakenfold)
Fundamental(Pet Shop Boys)
The Garden(Zero 7)

Traditional Pop

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Duets: An American Classic(Tony Bennett
Caught In The Act(Michael Bublé
Wintersong(Sarah McLachlan
Bette Midler Sings The Peggy Lee Songbook(Bette Midler
Timeless Love(Smokey Robinson

Rock

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Nausea(Beck)
Someday Baby(Bob Dylan)
Route 66(John Mayer)
Saving Grace(Tom Petty)
Lookin' For A Leader(Neil Young)

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Talk(Coldplay)
How To Save A Life(The Fray)
Steady, As She Goes(The Raconteurs)
Dani California(Red Hot Chili Peppers)
The Saints Are Coming(U2 & Green Day)

Best Hard Rock Performance
Crazy B****(Buckcherry)
Every Day Is Exactly The Same(Nine Inch Nails)
Lonely Day(System Of A Down)
Vicarious(Tool)
Woman(Wolfmother)

Best Metal Performance
Redneck(Lamb Of God)
Colony Of Birchmen(Mastodon)
Lies, Lies, Lies(Ministry)
Eyes Of The Insane(Slayer)
30/30-150(Stone Sour)

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Chun Li's Flying Bird Kick(Arctic Monkeys)
The Wizard Turns On...(The Flaming Lips)
Black Hole Sun(Peter Frampton)
Castellorizon(David Gilmour)
Super Colossal(Joe Satriani)

Best Rock Song
Chasing Cars(Snow Patrol)
Dani California(Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Lookin' For A Leader(Neil Young)
omeday Baby(Bob Dylan)
When You Were Young(The Killers)

Best Rock Album
Try!(John Mayer Trio)
Highway Companion(Tom Petty)
Broken Boy Soldiers(The Raconteurs)
Stadium Arcadium(Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Living With War(Neil Young)



Best Alternative Music Album
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not(Arctic Monkeys)
At War With The Mystics(The Flaming Lips)
St. Elsewhere(Gnarls Barkley)
Show Your Bones(Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
The Eraser(Thom Yorke)



Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Ring The Alarm(Beyoncé)
Be Without You(Mary J. Blige)
Don't Forget About Us(Mariah Carey)
Day Dreaming(Natalie Cole)
I Am Not My Hair(India.Arie)

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Heaven(John Legend)
So Sick(Ne-Yo)
Black Sweat(Prince)
I Call It Love(Lionel Richie)
Got You Home(Luther Vandross)

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Breezin'(George Benson & Al Jarreau)
Love Changes(Jamie Foxx Featuring Mary J. Blige)
Everyday(Chaka Khan, Gerald Levert, Yolanda Adams & Carl Thomas)
Family Affair((Sly & The Family Stone), John Legend, Joss Stone With Van Hunt)
Beautiful, Loved And Blessed(Prince & Támar)

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
Christmas Time Is Here(Anita Baker)
God Bless The Child(George Benson & Al Jarreau Featuring Jill Scott)
I Found My Everything(Mary J. Blige Featuring Raphael Saadiq)
You Are So Beautiful(Sam Moore Featuring Billy Preston, Zucchero, Eric Clapton & Robert Randolph)
How Sweet It Is(The Temptations)

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
Crazy(Gnarls Barkley)
That Heat(Segio Mendes Featuring Erykah Badu & Will.i.am)
Mas Que Nada(Sergio Mendes Featuring The Black Eyed Peas)
Idlewild Blue(Outkast)
3121(Prince)

Best R&B Song
Be Without You(Mary J. Blige)
Black Sweat(Prince)
Deja Vu(Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z)
Don't Forget About Us(Mariah Carey)
I Am Not My Hair(India.Arie)

Best R&B Album
The Breakthrough(Mary J. Blige)
Unpredictable(Jamie Foxx)
Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship(India.Arie)
3121(Prince)
Coming Home(Lionel Richie)

Best Contemporary R&B Album
B'Day(Beyoncé)
Chris Brown(Chris Brown)
20 Y.O.(Janet Jackson)
Kelis Was Here(Kelis)
In My Own Words(Ne-Yo)

Rap

Best Rap Solo Performance
Touch It(Busta Rhymes)
We Run This(Missy Elliott)
Kick, Push(Lupe Fiasco)
Undeniable(Mos Def)
What You Know(T.I.)

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
Ridin(Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone)
Georgia(Ludacris & Field Mob Featuring Jamie Foxx)
Grillz(Nelly Featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp)
Mighty "O"(Outkast)
Don't Feel Right(The Roots)

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Smack That(Akon Featuring Eminem)
Deja Vu(Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z)
Shake That(Eminem Featuring Nate Dogg)
Unpredictable(Jamie Foxx Featuring Ludacris)
My Love(Justin Timberlake Featuring T.I.)

Best Rap Song
It's Goin' Down(Chadron Moore & Jasiel Robinson)
Kick, Push(Wasalu Muhammad Jaco)
Money Maker(Christopher Bridges & Pharrell Williams)
Ridin(Anthony Henderson, Juan Carlos Salinas, Oscar Salinas & Hakeem Seriki)
What You Know(Gabriel Arillo, Aldrian Davis & Clifford Harris)

Best Rap Album
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor(Lupe Fiasco)
Release Therapy(Ludacris)
In My Mind(Pharrell)
Game Theory(The Roots)
King(T.I.)



Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Kerosene(Miranda Lambert)
I Still Miss Someone(Martina McBride)
Something's Gotta Give(LeAnn Rimes)
Jesus, Take The Wheel(Carrie Underwood)
I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today(Gretchen Wilson)

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Every Mile A Memory(Dierks Bentley)
The Reason Why(Vince Gill)
The Seashores Of Old Mexico(George Strait)
Would You Go With Me(Josh Turner)
Once In A Lifetime(Keith Urban)

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Not Ready To Make Nice(Dixie Chicks)
Heaven's My Home(The Duhks)
Boondocks(Little Big Town)
What Hurts The Most(Rascal Flatts)
Leave The Pieces(The Wreckers)

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
Who Says You Can't Go Home(Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles)
Tomorrow Is Forever(Solomon Burke & Dolly Parton)
Calling Me(Kenny Rogers & Don Henley)
Midnight Angel(Rhonda Vincent & Bobby Osborne)
Love Will Always Win(Trisha Yearwood & Garth Brooks)

Best Country Instrumental Performance
Jerusalem Ridge(Casey Driessen)
Gameshow Rag/Cannonball Rag(Tommy Emmanuel)
Whiskey Before Breakfast(Bryan Sutton & Doc Watson)
The Eleventh Reel(Chris Thile)
Nature Of The Beast(Jim VanCleve)

Best Country Song
Every Mile A Memory(Dierks Bentley)
I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today(Gretchen Wilson)
Jesus, Take The Wheel(Carrie Underwood)
Like Red On A Rose(Alan Jackson)
What Hurts The Most(Rascal Flatts)

Best Country Album
Taking The Long Way(Dixie Chicks)
Like Red On A Rose(Alan Jackson)
The Road To Here(Little Big Town)
You Don't Know Me: The Songs Of Cindy Walker(Willie Nelson)
Your Man(Josh Turner)

Best Bluegrass Album
Long List Of Heartaches(The Grascals)
Bluegrass(Jim Lauderdale)
Instrumentals(Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky Thunder)
Live At The Ryman(Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives)
All American Bluegrass Girl(Rhonda Vincent)

New Age

Best New Age Album
A Posteriori(Enigma)
Amarantine(Enya)
Beyond Words(Gentle Thunder With Will Clipman & AmoChip Dabney)
Elements Series: Fire(Peter Kater)
The Magical Journeys Of Andreas Vollenweider(Andreas Vollenweider)

Jazz

Best Contemporary Jazz Album
The Hidden Land(Béla Fleck & The Flecktones)
People People Music Music(Groove Collective)
Rewind That(Christian Scott)
Sexotica(Sex Mob)
Who Let The Cats Out?(Mike Stern)

Best Jazz Vocal Album
Footprints(Karrin Allyson)
Easy To Love(Roberta Gambarini)
Live At Jazz Standard With Fred Hersch(Nancy King)
From This Moment On(Diana Krall)
Turned To Blue(Nancy Wilson)

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
Some Skunk Funk(Michael Brecker)
Paq Man(Paquito D'Rivera)
Freedom Jazz Dance(Taylor Eigsti)
Hippidy Hop (Roy Haynes)
Hope(Branford Marsalis)

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
Sound Grammar(Ornette Coleman)
The Ultimate Adventure(Chick Corea)
Trio Beyond — Saudades(Jack DeJohnette, Larry Goldings & John Scofield)
Beyond The Wall(Kenny Garrett)
Sonny, Please(Sonny Rollins)

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Some Skunk Funk(Randy Brecker With Michael Brecker, Jim Beard, Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Marcio Doctor & Vince Mendoza conducting The WDR Big Band Köln)
Spirit Music(Bob Brookmeyer — New Art Orchestra)
Streams Of Expression(Joe Lovano Ensemble)
Live In Tokyo At The Blue Note(Mingus Big Band)
Up From The Skies — Music Of Jim McNeely(The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)

Best Latin Jazz Album
Codes(Ignacio Berroa)
Cubist Music(Edsel Gomez)
Simpático(The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project)
Absolute Quintet(Dafnis Prieto)
Viva(Diego Urcola, Edward Simon, Avishai Cohen, Antonio Sanchez & Pernell Saturnino)

Gospel

Best Gospel Performance
Victory(Yolanda Adams)
Not Forgotten(Israel & New Breed)
The Blessing Of Abraham(Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers)
Made To Worship(Chris Tomlin)
Victory(Tye Tribbett & G.A.)

Best Gospel Song
The Blessing Of Abraham(Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers)
Imagine Me(Kirk Franklin)
Mountain Of God(Third Day)
Not Forgotten(Israel & New Breed)
Victory(Tye Tribbett & G.A.)

Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album
DecembeRadio(DecembeRadio)
Where The Past Meets Today(Sarah Kelly)
Turn Around(Jonny Lang)
End Of Silence(Red)
Bone-A-Fide(T-Bone)

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
Sound Of Melodies(Leeland)
Coming Up To Breathe(MercyMe)
Wherever You Are(Third Day)
See The Morning(Chris Tomlin)
Introducing Ayiesha Woods(Ayiesha Woods)

Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
Kenny Bishop(Kenny Bishop)
Give It Away(Gaither Vocal Band)
Precious Memories(Alan Jackson)
The Promised Land(The Del McCoury Band)
Glory Train(Randy Travis)

Best Traditional Gospel Album
An Invitation To Worship(Byron Cage
Paved The Way(The Caravans)
Still Keeping It Real(The Dixie Hummingbirds)
Alive In South Africa(Israel & New Breed)
Finalé Act One(Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers)

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
Set Me Free(Myron Butler & Levi)
Hero(Kirk Franklin)
A Timeless Christmas(Israel And New Breed)
This Is Me(Kierra Kiki Sheard)
Victory Live!(Tye Tribbett & G.A.)



Best Latin Pop Album
Adentro(Arjona)
Lo Que Trajo El Barco(Obie Bermúdez)
Individual(Fulano)
Trozos De Mi Alma 2(Marco Antonio Solis)
Limón Y Sal(Julieta Venegas)

Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album
Lo Demás Es Plástico(Black:Guayaba)
The Underdog/El Subestimado(Tego Calderón)
Calle 13(Calle 13)
Superpop Venezuela(Los Amigos Invisibles)
Amar Es Combatir(Maná)


Best Tropical Latin Album
Fuzionando(Oscar D'Leon)
Salsatón: Salsa Con Reggaetón(Andy Montañez)
Hoy, Mañana Y Siempre(Tito Nieves)
Directo Al Corazón(Gilberto Santa Rosa)
What You've Been Waiting For — Lo Que Esperabas(Tiempo Libre)

Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
Historias De Mi Tierra(Pepe Aguilar)
No Es Brujería(Ana Bárbara)
25 Aniversario(Mariachi Sol De Mexico De José Hernández)
A Toda Ley(Pablo Montero)
Orgullo De Mujer(Alicia Villarreal)

Best Tejano Album
Sigue El Taconazo(Chente Barrera y Taconazo)
It's...All Right(Jimmy Edward)
Live In Session(Bob Gallarza)
All Of Me(Jay Perez)
Rebecca Valadez(Rebecca Valadez)

Best Norteño Album
Algo De Mí(Conjunto Primavera)
Puro Pa' Arriba(Los Huracanes Del Norte)
Historias Que Contar(Los Tigres Del Norte)
Piénsame Un Momento(Pesado)
Prefiero La Soledad(Retoño)

Best Banda Album
20 Mil Heridas(Banda Machos)
Mas Fuerte Que Nunca(Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga)
Amor Gitano(Cuisillos)
A Mucha Honra(Ezequiel Peña)
Más Allá Del Sol(Joan Sebástian)

Blues

Best Traditional Blues Album
Brother To The Blues(Tab Benoit With Louisiana's Leroux)
Bronx In Blue(Dion)
People Gonna Talk(James Hunter)
Guitar Groove-A-Rama(Duke Robillard)
Risin' With The Blues(Ike Turner)

Best Contemporary Blues Album
Live From Across The Pond(Robert Cray Band)
Sippiana Hericane(Dr. John & The Lower 911)
Suitcase(Keb' Mo')
Hope And Desire(Susan Tedeschi)
After The Rain(Irma Thomas)

Folk

Best Traditional Folk Album
I Stand Alone(Ramblin' Jack Elliott)
Gonna Let It Shine(Odetta)
Adieu False Heart(Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy)
We Shall Overcome — The Seeger Sessions(Bruce Springsteen)
A Distant Land To Roam(Ralph Stanley)

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
Solo Acoustic Vol. 1(Jackson Browne)
Black Cadillac(Rosanne Cash)
Workbench Songs(Guy Clark)
Modern Times(Bob Dylan)
All The Roadrunning(Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris)

Best Native American Music Album
Voice Of The Drum(Black Eagle)
Heart Of The Wind(Robert Tree Cody & Will Clipman)
American Indian Story(Jana)
Long Winter Nights(Northern Cree & Friends)
Dance With The Wind(Mary Youngblood)


Best Hawaiian Music Album
Generation Hawai'i(Amy Hanaiali'i)
Grandmaster Slack Key Guitar(Ledward Ka'apana)
The Wild Hawaiian(Henry Kapono)
Hawaiian Slack Key Kings(Various Artists)
Legends Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar — Live From Maui(Various Artists)

Reggae

Best Reggae Album
Too Bad(Buju Banton)
Love Is My Religion(Ziggy Marley)
Youth(Matisyahu)
Rhythm Doubles(Sly & Robbie)
Who You Fighting For(UB40)

World Music

Best Traditional World Music Album
Music Of Central Asia Vol. 2: Invisible Face Of The Beloved: Classical Music Of The Tajiks And Uzbeks(The Academy Of Maqâm)
Endless Vision(Hossein Alizadeh & Djivan Gasparyan)
Hambo In The Snow(Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelley & Charlie Pilzer)
Golden Strings Of The Sarode(Aashish Khan & Zakir Hussain)
Blessed(Soweto Gospel Choir)

Best Contemporary World Music Album
Tiki(Richard Bona)
M'Bemba(Salif Keita)
Wonder Wheel - Lyrics by Woody Guthrie(The Klezmatics)
Long Walk To Freedom(Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
Savane(Ali Farka Toure

Polka

Best Polka Album
Batteries Not Included(Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones)
As Sweet As Candy(Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push)
Party Dress(LynnMarie & The Boxhounds)
Good Friends Good Music(Walter Ostanek & Fred Ziwich)
Polka In Paradise(Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra)

Children's

Best Musical Album For Children
Baby Einstein Meet The Orchestra(Various Artists)
Beethoven's Wig 3: Many More Sing Along Symphonies(Beethoven's Wig)
Catch That Train!(Dan Zanes And Friends)
My Best Day(Trout Fishing In America)
The Sunny Side Of The Street(John Lithgow)

Best Spoken Word Album For Children
Blah Blah Blah: Stories About Clams, Swamp Monsters, Pirates & Dogs(Bill Harley)
Christmas In The Trenches(John McCutcheon)
Disney's Little Einsteins Musical Missions(Various Artists)
Peter Pan(Jim Dale)
The Witches(Lynn Redgrave)

Spoken Word

Best Spoken Word Album(Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)
I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This! (Bob Newhart)
New Rules — Polite Musings From A Timid Observer(Bill Maher)
Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis (Jimmy Carter)
The Truth (With Jokes)(Al Franken)
With Ossie And Ruby: In This Life Together(Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee)

Comedy

Best Comedy Album
Blue Collar Comedy Tour — One For The Road(Bill Engvall, Ron White, Jeff Foxworthy & Larry The Cable Guy)
The Carnegie Hall Performance(Lewis Black)
Life Is Worth Losing(George Carlin)
Straight Outta Lynwood("Weird Al" Yankovic)
You Can't Fix Stupid(Ron White)

Musical Show

Best Musical Show Album
The Color Purple(Jay David Saks, producer; Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell & Allee Willis, composers/lyricists)
The Drowsy Chaperone(Kurt Deutsch, Joel Moss & Phil Reno, producers; Lisa Lambert & Greg Morrison, composers/lyricists)
Jersey Boys(Bob Gaudio, producer (Bob Gaudio, composer; Bob Crewe, lyricist)
The Pajama Game(Harry Connick, Jr. & Tracey Freeman, producers (Richard Adler & Jerry Ross, composers/lyricists)
Sweeney Todd — The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(Tommy Krasker, producer (Stephen Sondheim, composer/lyricist)

Film/TV/Visual Media

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Brokeback Mountain(Various Artists,Producer:Gustavo Santaolalla
Cars(Various Artists,Producer:Chris Montan & Randy Newman)
Grey's Anatomy — Volume 2(Various Artists,Producer:Mitchell Leib & Alexandra Patsavas)
Little Miss Sunshine(Devotchka (& Various Artists),Producer:Mychael Danna)
Walk The Line(Joaquin Phoenix (& Various Artists),Producer:T Bone Burnett)

Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
The Chronicles Of Narnia — The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe(Harry Gregson-Williams)
The Da Vinci Code(Hans Zimmer)
Memoirs Of A Geisha(John Williams)
Munich(John Williams)
Pirates Of The Caribbean — Dead Man's Chest(Hans Zimmer)

Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Can't Take It In:The Chronicles Of Narnia(Imogen Heap)
I Need To Wake Up:Inconvenient Truth(Melissa Etheridge)
Our Town:Cars(James Taylor)
There's Nothing Like A Show On Broadway:The Producers(Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick)
Travelin' Thru :Transamerica(Dolly Parton)

Composing/Arranging

Best Instrumental Composition
Argument(Taylor Eigsti)
A Concerto In Swing(The Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra & Big Band)
A Prayer For Peace(John Williams)
Sayuri's Theme And End Credits(John Williams, Yo-Yo Ma & Itzhak Perlman)
Valentine(Fred Hersch)

Best Instrumental Arrangement
Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes(Gordon Goodwin)
Three Ghouls(Chick Corea)
Three WomenGil Goldstein)
Tom & Eddie(Patrick Williams)
Up From The Skies(Jim McNeely)

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
For Once In My Life(Jorge Calandrelli, arrangers:Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder)
Good Morning Heartache(Gil Goldstein & Greg Phillinganes, arrangers:Chris Botti & Jill Scott)
My Flame Burns Blue(Vince Mendoza, arrangers:Elvis Costello With The Metropole Orkest)
Stardust(Slide Hampton, arrangers: Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band)
Suninga(Gil Goldstein)



Best Recording Package
The Best Worst-Case Scenario(Ryan Clark,art director :Fair)
Personal File(Randall Martin,art director:Johnny Cash)
Reprieve(Ani DiFranco & Brian Grunert,art directors:Ani DiFranco)
10,000 Days(Adam Jones,art director:Tool)
Versions(Neal Ashby & Matthew Curry,art directors:Thievery Corporation)

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
The Cellar Door Sessions 1970(Howard Fritzson, Dan Ichimoto & Seth Rothstein)
Fonotone Records(Susan Archie & Henry Owings)
A Life Less Lived — The Gothic Box(Hugh Brown & Jean Krikorian)
One Kiss Can Lead To Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found(Hugh Brown, Sheryl Farber & Maria Villar,)
Stadium Arcadium(Red Hot Chili Peppers)



Best Album Notes
Good For What Ails You: Music Of The Medicine Shows, 1926-1937(Marshall Wyatt)
If You Got To Ask, You Ain't Got It!(Dan Morgenstern)
Lost Sounds: Blacks And The Birth Of The Recording Industry 1891-1922(Tim Brooks)
Pirate Radio(Ben Edmonds)
There Is A Season(David Fricke)

Historical

Best Historical Album
Good For What Ails You: Music Of The Medicine Shows, 1926-1937(Marshall Wyatt)
Lost Sounds: Blacks And The Birth Of The Recording Industry 1891-1922(Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin)
One Kiss Can Lead To Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found(Sheryl Farber & Gary Stewart)
Poetry On Record: 98 Poets Read Their Work (1888-2006)(Rebekah Presson Mosby)
Rockin' Bones: 1950's Punk & Rockabilly(James Austin & Cheryl Pawelski)

Production, Non-Classical

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Adieu False Heart(Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy)
At War With The Mystics(The Flaming Lips)
Like Red On A Rose(Alan Jackson)
The Phat Pack(Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
Suitcase(Keb' Mo')

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Howard Benson
o Every Man For Himself (Hoobastank) (A)
o Flyleaf (Flyleaf) (A)
o In With The Out Crowd (Less Than Jake) (A)
o One-X (Three Days Grace) (A)
o The Paramour Sessions (Papa Roach) (A)
o Popaganda (Head Automatica) (A)
o Saosin (Saosin) (A)

T Bone Burnett
o Thunderbird (Cassandra Wilson) (A)
o The True False Identity (T Bone Burnett) (A)
o Walk The Line — Soundtrack (Joaquin Phoenix & Various Artists) (A)

Danger Mouse
o Pieces Of The People We Love (The Rapture) (T)
o St. Elsewhere (Gnarls Barkley) (A)

Rick Rubin
o American V: A Hundred Highways (Johnny Cash) (A)
o God's Gonna Cut You Down (Johnny Cash) (T)
o Stadium Arcadium (Red Hot Chili Peppers) (A)
o Taking The Long Way (Dixie Chicks) (A)
o 12 Songs (Neil Diamond) (A)

Will.i.am
o About You (Mary J. Blige Featuring Will.i.am) (T)
o Big Girls Don't Cry (Fergie) (T)
o Damn Girl (Justin Timberlake Featuring Will.i.am) (T)
o I Am Somebody (Santana Featuring Will.i.am) (T)
o I Love My B**** (Busta Rhymes Featuring Kelis & Will.i.am) (T)
o Mas Que Nada (Sergio Mendes Featuring The Black Eyed Peas) (T)
o Timeless (Sergio Mendes) (A)

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Be Without You (Mary J. Blige)
Damage Thorn(Tiefschwarz & Tracey Thorn)
Deja Vu(Beyoncé)
Talk(Coldplay)
World Hold On(Bob Sinclar)

Surround Sound

Best Surround Sound Album
Immortal Nystedt(Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter L'Orange)
Long Walk To Freedom(Martin Walters)
Morph The Cat(Elliot Scheiner)
Straight Outta Lynwood(Tony Papa)
A Valid Path(P.J. Olsson & Alan Parsons)

Production, Classical

Best Engineered Album, Classical
Elgar: Enigma Variations; Britten: The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra, Four Sea Interludes(Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
Látigo(Quartet San Francisco)
Mahler: Symphony No. 2(Pierre Boulez, Wiener Philharmoniker, Christine Schäfer, Michelle DeYoung & Wiener Singverein)
Requiem(Craig Hella Johnson & Conspirare)
Vaughan Williams: Mass In G Min., And Other A Cappella Works(Norman Mackenzie & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus)

Producer Of The Year, Classical
Manfred Eicher
o Honegger/Martinù/Bach/Pintscher/Ravel (Frank Peter Zimmermann & Heinrich Schiff)
o Kurtág: Kafka-Fragmente (Juliane Banse & András Keller)
o Nuove Musiche (Rolf Lislevand, Arianna Savall, Pedro Estevan, Bjørn Kjellemyr, Guido Morini, Marco Ambrosini & Thor-Harald Johnsen)
o Schubert: String Quartet G Maj. (Gidon Kremer & Kremerata Baltica)
o Silvestrov/Pärt/Ustvolskaya: Misterioso (Alexei Lubimov, Alexander Trostiansky & Kyrill Rybakov)

Stephen Johns
o Angel Dances (12 Cellists Of Berliner Philharmoniker)
o Holst: The Planets (Sir Simon Rattle & Berliner Philharmoniker)
o Schubert: Symphony No. 9 'The Great' (Sir Simon Rattle & Berliner Philharmoniker)
o Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1; Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 (Sarah Chang & Simon Rattle)
o Vivaldi: Flute Concertos (Emmanuel Pahud & Richard Tognetti)

James Mallinson
o Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 (Bernard Haitink & London Symphony Orchestra)
o Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius (Sir Colin Davis, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Alastair Miles, David Rendall, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra)
o Prokofiev: The Complete Symphonies (Valery Gergiev & London Symphony Orchestra)
o Sibelius: Kullervo (Sir Colin Davis, Monica Groop, Peter Mattei, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra)
o Smetana: Má Vlast (Sir Colin Davis & London Symphony Orchestra)

Elaine Martone
o Del Tredici: Paul Revere's Ride; Theofanidis: The Here And Now; Bernstein: Lamentation (Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Hila Plitmann & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra And Chorus)
o Elgar: Enigma Variations; Britten: The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra, Four Sea Interludes (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
o Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue (Michel Camilo, Ernest Martinez Izquierdo & Barcelona Symphony Orchestra)
o Mahler: Symphony No. 1, Songs Of A Wayfarer (Benjamin Zander, Christopher Maltman & Philharmonia Orchestra)
o Renaissance Favorites For Guitar (David Russell)

Sid McLauchlan
o Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 (Gustavo Dudamel & Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra Of Venezuela)
o Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears (Robert Spano, Kelley O'Connor, Women Of The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Dawn Upshaw)
o Italia, Ti Amo (Plácido Domingo, Eugene Kohn & Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra)
o Simple Gifts (Bryn Terfel)
o Wagner: Excerpts From 'The Ring Of The Nibelung' (Ben Heppner, Peter Schneider, Burkhard Ulrich & Staatskapelle Dresden)

Classical

Best Classical Album
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9(Bernard Haitink, conductor; James Mallinson)
Lieberson: Rilke Songs, The Six Realms, Horn Concerto(David Starobin)
Mahler: Symphony No. 7(Michael Tilson Thomas)
Martha Argerich And Friends: Live From The Lugano Festival 2005(Martha Argerich And Friends)
Mozart: La Clemenza Di Tito(René Jacobs, conductor; Marie-Claude Chappuis, Bernarda Fink, Sergio Foresti, Sunhae Im, Mark Padmore & Alexandrina Pendatchanska; Martin Sauer)

Best Orchestral Performance
Bax: Tone Poems(Vernon Handley)
Glazunov: Symphonies 4 & 7(José Serebrier)
Mahler: Symphony No. 6 In A Min(Iván Fischer)
Mahler: Symphony No. 7(Michael Tilson Thomas)
Prokofiev: The Complete Symphonies(Valery Gergiev,)

Best Opera Recording
Bennett: The Mines Of Sulphur
Stewart Robertson, conductor; Brian Anderson, Dorothy Byrne, Beth Clayton, Kristopher Irmiter, Brandon Jovanovich, James Maddalena, Michael Todd Simpson & Caroline Worra; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra)

Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears
Robert Spano, conductor; Kelley O'Connor, Jessica Rivera & Dawn Upshaw; Valérie Gross & Sid McLauchlan, producers (Women Of The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)

Mozart: La Clemenza Di Tito
René Jacobs, conductor; Marie-Claude Chappuis, Bernarda Fink, Sergio Foresti, Sunhae Im, Mark Padmore & Alexandrina Pendatchanska; Martin Sauer, producer (RIAS Kammerchor; Freiburger Barockorchester)

Smetana: The Bartered Bride
Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor; Yvette Bonner, Paul Charles Clarke, Neal Davies, Susan Gritton, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Yvonne Howard, Robin Leggate, Diana Montague, Geoffrey Moses, Timothy Robinson & Peter Rose; Brian Couzens, producer (The Royal Opera Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra)

Verdi: La Traviata
Carlo Rizzi, conductor; Thomas Hampson, Anna Netrebko & Rolando Villazón; Rainer Maillard, producer (Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor; Wiener Philharmoniker)

Best Choral Performance
Immortal Nystedt
Øystein Fevang, conductor (Bærum Vokalensemble & Ensemble 96)

Mozart: Great Mass In C Min.
Paul McCreesh, conductor (Sarah Connolly, Neal Davies, Timothy Robinson & Camilla Tilling; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Consort & Players)

Pärt: Da Pacem
Paul Hillier, conductor (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)

Requiem
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare)

Whitacre: Cloudburst And Other Choral Works
Stephen Layton, conductor (Thomas Guthrie, Elin Manahan Thomas & Simon Wall; Polyphony)

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
Brahms: The Piano Concertos
Riccardo Chailly, conductor; Nelson Freire (Gewandhausorchester)

Henze: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 And 3
Christopher Lyndon-Gee, conductor; Peter Sheppard Skaerved (Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra)

Messiaen: Oiseaux Exotiques (Exotic Birds)
John McLaughlin Williams, conductor; Angelin Chang (Cleveland Chamber Symphony)

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 1 & 2
Antonio Pappano, conductor; Leif Ove Andsnes (Berliner Philharmoniker)

Schmidt: Concertos
Ole Schmidt, conductor; Ulla Miilmann (Danish National Symphony Orchestra / DR)

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
Bach: The Sonatas And Partitas For Violin Solo(Gidon Kremer)
Bacheler: The Bachelar's Delight(Paul O'Dette)
Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas, Vol. II(András Schiff)
Chopin: Nocturnes(Maurizio Pollini)
Primrose: Viola Transcriptions(Roberto Díaz)

Best Chamber Music Performance
Chamber Works For Winds And Strings By Mozart
The Chicago Chamber Musicians

Corigliano: Violin Sonata, Etude Fantasy
Andrew Russo (Corey Cerovsek & Steven Heyman)

Intimate Voices
Emerson String Quartet

Martha Argerich And Friends: Live From The Lugano Festival 2005
Martha Argerich And Friends

Shostakovich: Piano Trios 1 & 2, Seven Romances On Verses By Alexander Blok
Beaux Arts Trio

Best Small Ensemble Performance
Angel Dances(12 Cellists Of Berliner Philharmoniker)
Ikon(Harry Christophers), conductor; The Sixteen
Miguel De Cervantes — Don Quijote De La Mancha — Romances Y Músicas(Jordi Savall)
Padilla: Sun Of Justice(Peter Rutenberg)
Shostakovich/Sviridov/Vainberg: Chamber Symphonies(Yuri Bashmet)

Best Classical Vocal Performance
Britten: Song Cycles(Ian Bostridge)
Canciones Argentinas(Bernarda Fink & Marcos Fink)
Consider, My Soul(Thomas Quasthoff)
Rilke Songs(Lorraine Hunt Lieberson )
Songs Of Amy Beach(Patrick Mason)

Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Boston Concerto(Elliott Carter)
Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears(Osvaldo Golijov)
The Here And Now(Christopher Theofanidis)
Paul Revere's Ride(David Del Tredici)
A Scotch Bestiary(James MacMillan)

Best Classical Crossover Album
The Film Music Of Erich Wolfgang Korngold(Rumon Gamba)
Invention & Alchemy(David Lockington)
Látigo(Quartet San Francisco)
Simple Gifts(Bryn Terfel)
Song Zu Ying: The Diva Goes To The Movies(Song Zu Ying)



Best Short Form Music Video
8th Of November(Big & Rich)
When You Were Young(The Killers)
Here It Goes Again(OK Go)
Dani California(Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Writing On The Walls(Underoath)

Best Long Form Music Video
Flow: Living In The Stream Of Music(Terence Blanchard)
Directions(Death Cab For Cutie)
Demon Days — Live In Manchester(Gorillaz)
I'm Going To Tell You A Secret(Madonna)
Wings For Wheels: The Making Of Born To Run(Bruce Springsteen)

wow .. never knew they give so mnay awards

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The Joker's Signature:

Pet Shop Boys deserve to win for Best Dance Recording (I'm With Stupid) and Best Electronic album with the awesome Fundamental

james blunt will take a couple of grammies for sure.
and for the best rock performance..the live performance by u2+greenday is memorable.
am suprised that "sam's town" by the killers hasnt been included in the best rock album nominees.