Grammy nominations

Full list of Grammy nominees

Thursday, December 06, 2007

Record of the Year

• Beyoncé, "Irreplaceable"
• Foo Fighters, "The Pretender"
• Rihanna, "Umbrella"
• Justin Timberlake, "What Goes Around...Comes Around"
• Amy Winehouse, "Rehab"

Album of the Year

• Foo Fighters, "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace"
• Vince Gill, "These Days"
• Herbie Hancock, "River: The Joni Letters"
• Kanye West, "Graduation"
• Amy Winehouse, "Back to Black"

Song of the Year

• Carrie Underwood, "Before He Cheats"
• Plain White T's, "Hey There Delilah"
• Corinne Bailey Rae, "Like a Star"
• Amy Winehouse, "Rehab"
• Rihanna, "Umbrella"

Best New Artist

• Feist
• Ledisi
• Paramore
• Taylor Swift
• Amy Winehouse

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

• Christina Aguilera, "Candyman"
• Feist, "1 2 3 4"
• Fergie, "Big Girls Don't Cry"
• Nelly Furtado, "Say It Right"
• Amy Winehouse, "Rehab"

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

• Michael Bublé, "Everything"
• John Mayer, "Belief"
• Paul McCartney, "Dance Tonight"
• Seal, "Amazing"

• Justin Timberlake, "What Goes Around...Comes Around"

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

• Bon Jovi, "(You Want to) Make a Memory"
• Daughtry, "Home"
• Maroon 5, "Makes Me Wonder"
• Plain White T's, "Hey There Delilah"
• U2, "Window in the Skies"

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

• Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera, "Steppin' Out"
• Beyoncé & Shakira, "Beautiful Liar"
• Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)"
• Gwen Stefani & Akon, "The Sweet Escape"
• Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake, "Give It to Me"

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

• Beastie Boys, "Off the Grid"
• Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, "Paris Sunrise #7"
• Dave Koz, "Over the Rainbow"
• Joni Mitchell, "One Week Last Summer"
• Spyro Gyra, "Simple Pleasures"

Best Pop Instrumental Album

• Beastie Boys, "The Mix-Up"
• Chris Botti, "Italia"
• Dave Koz, "At the Movies"
• Spyro Gyra, "Good to Go-Go"
• Kirk Whalum, "Roundtrip"

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Bon Jovi, "Lost Highway"
• Feist, "The Reminder"
• Maroon 5, "It Won't Be Soon Before Long"
• Paul McCartney, "Memory Almost Full"
• Amy Winehouse, "Back to Black"

Best Dance Recording

• The Chemical Brothers, "Do It Again"
• Justice, "D.A.N.C.E."
• Mika, "Love Today"
• Rihanna, "Don't Stop the Music"
• Justin Timberlake, "LoveStoned/I Think She Knows"

Best Electronic/Dance Album

• The Chemical Brothers, "We Are the Night"
• Justice, "?"
• LCD Soundsystem, "Sound of Silver"
• Shiny Toy Guns, "We Are Pilots"
• Tiësto, "Elements of Life"

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• Michael Bublé, "Call Me Irresponsible"
• Bette Midler, "Cool Yule"
• Queen Latifah, "Trav'lin' Light"
• Barbra Streisand, "Live in Concert 2006"
• James Taylor, "James Taylor at Christmas"

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

• Beck, "Timebomb"
• Paul McCartney, "Only Mama Knows"
• John Mellencamp, "Our Country"
• Bruce Springsteen, "Radio Nowhere"

• Lucinda Williams, "Come On"

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

• Daughtry, "It's Not Over"
• Green Day, "Working Class Hero"
• Nickelback, "If Everyone Cared"
• U2, "Instant Karma"
• The White Stripes, "Icky Thump"

Best Hard Rock Performance

• Evanescence, "Sweet Sacrifice"
• Foo Fighters, "The Pretender"
• Ozzy Osbourne, "I Don't Wanna Stop"
• Queens of the Stone Age, "Sick, Sick, Sick"
• Tool, "The Pot"

Best Metal Performance

• As I Lay Dying, "Nothing Left"
• King Diamond, "Never Ending Hill"
• Machine Head, "Aesthetics of Hate"
• Shadows Fall, "Redemption"
• Slayer, "Final Six"

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

• Metallica, "The Ecstasy of Gold"
• Rush, "Malignant Narcissism"
• Joe Satriani, "Always with Me, Always with You"
• Bruce Springsteen, "Once Upon a Time in the West"
• Steve Vai, "The Attitude Song"

Best Rock Song

• Lucinda Williams, "Come On"
• The White Stripes, "Icky Thump"
• Daughtry, "It's Not Over"
• Foo Fighters, "The Pretender"
• Bruce Springsteen, "Radio Nowhere"

Best Rock Album

• Daughtry, "Daughtry"
• John Fogerty, "Revival"
• Foo Fighters, "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace"
• Bruce Springsteen, "Magic"
• Wilco, "Sky Blue Sky"

Best Alternative Music Album

• Lily Allen, "Alright, Still..."
• Arcade Fire, "Neon Bible"
• Bjork, "Volta"
• The Shins, "Wincing the Night Away"
• The White Stripes, "Icky Thump"

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

• Mary J. Blige, "Just Fine"
• Fantasia, "When I See You"
• Alicia Keys, "No One"
• Chrisette Michele, "If I Have My Way"
• Jill Scott, "Hate on Me"

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

• Raheem DeVaughn, "Woman"
• Musiq Soulchild, "B.U.D.D.Y."
• Ne-Yo, "Because of You"
• Prince, "Future Baby Mama"
• Tank, "Please Don't Go"

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

• R. Kelly featuring Usher, "Same Girl"
• Chaka Khan featuring Mary J. Blige, "Disrespectful"
• Rihanna featuring Ne-Yo, "Hate That I Love You"
• Angie Stone featuring Betty Wright, "Baby"
• T-Pain featuring Akon, "Bartender"

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

• Otis Clay, "Walk a Mile in My Shoes"
• Randy Crawford & Joe Sample, "All Night Long"
• Gerald Levert, "In My Songs"
• Ann Nesby, "I Apologize"
• Ryan Shaw, "I Am Your Man"

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

• Vikter Duplaix, "Make a Baby"
• Dwele, "That’s The Way Of The World"
• Lupe Fiasco featuring Jill Scott, "Daydreamin'"
• Me'Shell Ndegéocello, "Fantasy"
• Alice Smith, "Dream"

Best R&B Song

• India.Arie, "Beautiful Flower"
• Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo, "Hate That I Love You"
• Alicia Keys, "No One"
• Musiq Soulchild, "Teachme"
• Fantasia, "When I See U"

Best R&B Album

• Chaka Khan, "Funk This"
• Ledisi, "Lost & Found"
• Musiq Soulchild, "Luvanmusiq"
• Jill Scott, "The Real Thing"
• Tank, "Sex, Love & Pain"

Best Contemporary R&B Album

• Akon, "Konvicted"
• Keyshia Cole, "Just Like You"
• Fantasia, "Fantasia"
• Emily King, "East Side Story"
• Ne-Yo, "Because of You"

Best Rap Solo Performance

• Common, "The People"
• 50 Cent, "I Get Money"
• Jay-Z, "Show Me What You Got"
• T.I., "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)"
• Kanye West, "Stronger"

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

• Common featuring Kanye West, "Southside"
• Fat Joe featuring Lil Wayne, "Make It Rain"
• Shop Boyz, "Party Like A Rockstar"
• UGK featuring OutKast, "Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)"
• Kanye West, Nas & KRS-One, "Better Than I've Ever Been"

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• Akon featuring Snoop Dogg, "I Wanna Love You"
• Chris Brown & T-Pain, "Kiss, Kiss"
• Keyshia Cole featuring Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim, "Let It Go"
• Rihanna featuring Jay-Z, "Umbrella"
• Kanye West featuring T-Pain, "Good Life"

Best Rap Song

• 50 Cent featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland, "Ayo Technology"
• T.I., "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)"
• Kanye West, "Can't Tell Me Nothing"
• Soulja Boy Tell'Em, "Crank That (Soulja Boy)"
• Kanye West Featuring T-Pain, "Good Life"

Best Rap Album

• Common, "Finding Forever"
• Jay-Z, "Kingdom Come"
• Nas, "Hip Hop Is Dead"
• T. I., "T.I. vs T.I.P."
• Kanye West, "Graduation"

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

• Alison Krauss, "Simple Love"
• Miranda Lambert, "Famous in a Small Town"
• LeAnn Rimes, "Nothin' Better To Do"
• Carrie Underwood, "Before He Cheats"
• Trisha Yearwood, "Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love"

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

• Dierks Bentley, "Long Trip Alone"
• Alan Jackson, "A Woman's Love"
• Tim McGraw, "If You're Reading This"
• George Strait, "Give It Away"
• Keith Urban, "Stupid Boy"

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

• Brooks & Dunn, "Proud of the House We Built"
• Eagles, "How Long"
• Emerson Drive, "Moments"
• Montgomery Gentry, "Lucky Man"
• The Time Jumpers, "Sweet Memories"

Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

• Steve Earle & Allison Moorer, "Days Aren't Long Enough"
• Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson, "Because of You"
• Tim McGraw & Faith Hill, "I Need You"
• Willie Nelson & Ray Price, "Lost Highway"
• Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood, "Oh Love"

Best Country Instrumental Performance

• Russ Barenberg, "Little Monk"
• The Greencards, "Mucky the Duck"
• Brad Paisley, "Throttleneck"
• Andy Statman, "Rawhide!"
• The Time Jumpers, "Fidoodlin'"

Best Country Song

• Carrie Underwood, "Before He Cheats"
• George Strait, "Give It Away"
• Tim McGraw & Faith Hill, "I Need You"
• Tim McGraw, "If You're Reading This"
• Dierks Bentley, "Long Trip Alone"

Best Country Album

• Dierks Bentley, "Long Trip Alone"
• Vince Gill, "These Days"
• Tim McGraw, "Let It Go"
• Brad Paisley, "5th Gear"
• George Strait, "It Just Comes Natural"

Best Bluegrass Album

• Cherryholmes, "Cherryholmes II Black And White"
• J. D. Crowe & The New South," Lefty's Old Guitar"
• Jim Lauderdale, "The Bluegrass Diaries"
• Seldom Scene, "Scenechronized"
• Tony Trischka, "Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular"

Best New Age Album

• Peter Kater, "Faces of the Sun"
• Kitaro, "Sacred Journey of Ku -Kai, Volume 3"
• Ottmar Liebert, "One Guitar"
• Eric Tingstad, "Southwest"
• Paul Winter Consort, "Crestone"

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

• Will Bernard, "Party Hats"
• Brian Bromberg, "Downright Upright"
• Eldar, "Re-imagination"
• Herbie Hancock, "River: The Joni Letters"
• Jeff Lorber, "He Had a Hat"

Best Jazz Vocal Album

• Patti Austin, "Avant Gershwin"
• Dee Dee Bridgewater," Red Earth - A Malian Journey"
• Freddy Cole, "Music Maestro Please"
• Kurt Elling, "Nightmoves"
• Tierney Sutton, "On the Other Side"

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

• Terence Blanchard, "Levees"
• Michael Brecker, "Anagram"
• Herbie Hancock, "Both Sides Now"
• Hank Jones, "Lullaby"
• Paul McCanless, "1000 Kilometers"

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

• Michael Brecker, "Pilgrimage"
• The Bill Charlap Trio, "Live at the Village Vanguard"
• Joe Lovano & Hank Jones, "Kids: Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola"
• John Patitucci, "Line By Line"
• Joshua Redman, "Back East"

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• Terence Blanchard, "A Tale af God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina)"
• The Bob Florence Limited Edition, "Eternal Licks & Grooves"
• The Bill Holman Band, "Hommage"
• Maria Schneider Orchestra, "Sky Blue"
• Charles Tolliver Big Band, "With Love"

Best Latin Jazz Album

• Paquito D'Rivera Quintet, "Funk Tango"
• Sammy Figueroa and His Latin Jazz Explosion," The Magician"
• Steve Khan, "Borrowed Time"
• Hector Martignon, "Refugee"
• Bobby Sanabria Big Band, "Big Band Urban Folktales"

Best Gospel Performance

• Casting Crowns, "East to West"
• The Clark Sisters, "Blessed & Highly Favored"
• Aretha Franklin & Mary J. Blige (Featuring the Harlem Boys Choir), "Never Gonna Break My Faith"
• Israel and New Breed Featuring T-Bone, "With Long Life"
• CeCe Winans, "He Set My Life to Music"

Best Gospel Song

• The Clark Sisters, "Blessed & Highly Favored"
• Casting Crowns, "East to West"
• Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers, "Encourage Yourself"
• TobyMac, "Made to Love"
• J. Moss, "Praise on the Inside"

Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album

• Ashley Cleveland, "Before the Daylight's Shot"
• The Cross Movement, "HIStory: Our Place in His Story"
• Da' T.R.U.T.H., "Open Book"
• Pillar, "The Reckoning"
• Skillet, "Comatose"

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

• Casting Crowns, "The Altar and the Door"
• Israel and New Breed, "A Deeper Level"
• Mandisa, "True Beauty"
• Michael W. Smith, "Stand"
• TobyMac, "Portable Sounds"

Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album

• Bill & Gloria Gaither and the Homecoming Friends, "Amazing Grace"
• Karen Peck and New River, "Journey of Joy"
• Billy Joe Shaver, "Everybody's Brother"
• Ricky Skaggs & The Whites," Salt of the Earth"
• Kenny & Amanda Smith Band,"Tell Someone"
• Various Artists, "I'll Fly Away: Country Hymns & Songs of Faith"

Best Traditional Gospel Album

• The Clark Sisters, "Live: One Last Time"
• Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers, "The Grand Finale: Encourage Yourself"
• Smokie Norful, "Life Changing"
• Marvin Sapp, "Thirsty"
• Bebe Winans, "Cherch"

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

• Coko, "Grateful"
• Fred Hammond, "Free to Worship"
• J. Moss, "V2…"
• Trin-I-Tee 5:7, "T57"
• Marvin Winans, "Alone but Not Alone"

Best Latin Pop Album

• Miguel Bosé & Varios Artistas, "Papito"
• Jorge Drexler, "12 Segundos De Oscuridad"
• Luis Miguel, "Navidades Luis Miguel"
• Jennifer Peña, "Dicen Que El Tiempo"
• Alejandro Sanz, "El Tren De Los Momentos"

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

• Black:Guayaba, "No Hay Espacio"
• Jarabe De Palo, "Adelantando"
• Panda, "Amantes Sunt Amentes"
• Rabanes, "Kamikaze"
• Zoé, "Memo Rex Commander Y El Corazón Atómico De La Via Láctea"

Best Latin Urban Album

• Akwid, "E.S.L."
• Tego Calderón, "El Abayarde Contra-Ataca"
• Calle 13, "Residente O Visitante"
• Daddy Yankee," El Cartel: The Big Boss"
• Fulanito,"Vacaneria!"

Best Tropical Latin Album

• Cubanismo, "Greetings From Havana"
• Issac Delgado, "En Primera Plana"
• El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico, "Arroz Con Habichuela"
• Juan Luis Guerra, "La Llave De Mi Corazón"
• Spanish Harlem Orchestra, United We Swing

Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album

• Pepe Aguilar, "100 percent Mexicano"
• Cristian Castro, "El Indomable"
• Vicente Fernández, "Para Siempre"
• Paquita La Del Barrio, "Puro Dolor"
• Sones De México Ensemble, "Esta Tierra Es Tuya (This Land Is Your Land)"

Best Tejano Album

• Ram Herrera and The Outlaw Band, "Ram Herrera and The Outlaw Band 2007"
• Little Joe & La Familia, "Before the Next Teardrop Falls"
• David Marez, "Corazon De Oro"
• Ruben Ramos, "35th Anniversary"
• Sunny Sauceda, "Vagar Libremente"

Best Norteño Album

• Conjunto Primavera, "El Amor Que Nunca Fue"
• Intocable, "Crossroads"
• Los Rieleros Del Norte, "Ven Y Dime"
• Los Tigres Del Norte, "Detalles Y Emociones"
• Pesado, "Gracias Por Tu Amor"

Best Banda Album

• El Chapo, "Te Va A Gustar"
• El Potro De Sinaloa, "Los Mejores Corridos"
• Valentin Elizalde, "Lobo Domesticado"
• K-PAZ De La Sierra, "Conquistando Corazones"
• Lupillo Rivera, "Entre Copas Y Botellas"

Best Traditional Blues Album

• Pinetop Perkins, "Pinetop Perkins on the 88's - Live in Chicago"
• Otis Rush, "Live...And in Concert from San Francisco"
• Kenny Wayne Shepherd featuring Various Artists, "10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads"
• Koko Taylor, "Old School"
• Henry James Townsend, Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins, Robert Lockwood Jr., "Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live in Dallas"

Best Contemporary Blues Album

• Joan Armatrading, "Into the Blues"
• Doyle Bramhall, "Is It News"
• J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton, "The Road to Escondido"
• Robben Ford, "Truth"
• Bettye LaVette, "The Scene of the Crime"

Best Traditional Folk Album

• David Bromberg, "Try Me One More Time"
• Peter Case, "Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John"
• Cathy Fink,"Banjo Talkin'"
• Levon Helm, "Dirt Farmer"
• Charlie Louvin, "Charlie Louvin"

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album

• Mary Chapin Carpenter, "The Calling"
• Ry Cooder, "My Name Is Buddy"
• Steve Earle, "Washington Square Serenade"
• Patty Griffin, "Children Running Through"
• Tom Waits, "Orphans"

Best Native American Music Album

• Walter Ahhaitty & Friends, "Oklahoma Style"
• Black Lodge, "Watch This Dancer!"
• Davis Mitchell, "The Ballad of Old Times"
• R. Carlos Nakai, Cliff Sarde, William Eaton & Randy Wood, "Reconnections"
• Johnny Whitehorse,"Totemic Flute Chants"

Best Hawaiian Music Album

• Keola Beamer, "Ka Hikina O Ka Hau (The Coming of the Snow)"
• Tia Carrere, "Hawaiiana"
• Cyril Pahinui, "He'eia"
• Raiatea, "Hawaiian Blossom"
• Various Artists, "Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar"

Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album

• Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie,"Le Cowboy Creole"
• Lisa Haley, "King Cake"
• Lost Bayou Ramblers, "Live: Á La Blue Moon"
• Pine Leaf Boys, "Blues De Musicien"
• Racines, "Racines"
• Roddie Romero and The Hub City All-Stars," The La Louisianne Sessions"
• Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience," Live! Worldwide"

Best Reggae Album

• Burning Spear," The Burning Spear Experience"
• Stephen Marley," Mind Control"
• Lee "Scratch" Perry," The End of an American Dream"
• Sly & Robbie and The Taxi Gang," Anniversary"
• Toots & The Maytals," Light Your Light"

Best Traditional World Music Album

• Rahim Al Haj with Souhail Kaspar," When the Soul Is Settled: Music of Iraq"
• Cheick Hamala Diabate & Bob Carlin," From Mali to America"
• Konono No. 1, "Live at Couleur Café"
• Soweto Gospel Choir," African Spirit"
• Various Artists, "Singing for Life: Songs of Hope, Healing, and HIV/AIDS in Uganda"

Best Contemporary World Music Album

• Céu, "Céu"
• Gilberto Gil," Gil Luminoso"
• Bebel Gilberto," Momento"
• Angelique Kidjo," Djin Djin"
• Loreena McKennitt," An Ancient Muse"

Best Polka Album

• Brave Combo," Polka's Revenge"
• John Gora & Gorale," Bulletproof Polkas"
• Bubba Hernandez & Alex Meixner," Polka Freak Out"
• Walter Ostanek and His Band & Brian Sklar and The Western Senators," Dueling Polkas"
• Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra," Come Share the Wine"

Best Musical Album for Children

• Buck Howdy with BB," Chickens"
• Sweet Honey in the Rock," Experience...101"
• The Muppets," A Green and Red Christmas"
• Bill Harley," I Wanna Play"
• Peter Himmelman," My Green Kite"
• Various Artists," The Velveteen Rabbit - Love Can Make You Real"

Best Spoken Word Album for Children

• Jim Dale," Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"
• Milbre Burch," Making the Heart Whole Again: Stories for a Wounded World"
• Meryl Streep & Stanley Tucci," The One and Only Shrek"
• Toni Morrison," Who's Got Game? The Ant or the Grasshopper? The Lion or the Mouse? Poppy or the Snake?"
• Diane Ferlatte," Wickety Whack - Brer Rabbit Is Back"

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

• Barack Obama," The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream"
• Maya Angelou," Celebrations"
• Bill Clinton," Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World"
• Jimmy Carter," Sunday Mornings In Plains:  Bringing Peace to a Changing World"
• Alan Alda," Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself"

Best Comedy Album

• George Lopez," America's Mexican"
• Lisa Lampanelli," Dirty Girl"
• Flight of the Conchords," The Distant Future"
• Steven Wright," I Still Have a Pony."
• Harry Shearer," Songs Pointed & Pointless"

Best Musical Show Album

• "A Chorus Line"
• "Company"
• "Grey Gardens"
• "Spring Awakening"
• "West Side Story"

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

• "Across the Universe"
• "Dreamgirls"
• "Hairspray"
• "Love"
• "Once"

Best Score Soundtrack Album tor Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

• Gustavo Santaolalla," Babel"
• James Newton Howard, "Blood Diamond"
• Howard Shore," The Departed"
• John Powell," Happy Feet"
• Javier Navarrete," Pan's Labyrinth"
• Michael Giacchino," Ratatouille"

Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

• Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, "Falling Slowly" (from "Once")
• Eddie Vedder, "Guaranteed" (from "Into the Wild")
• Jennifer Hudson, "Love You I Do" (from "Dreamgirls")
• Prince, "The Song of the Heart" (from "Happy Feet")
• Chris Cornell, "You Know My Name" (from "Casino Royale")

Best Instrumental Composition

• Harry Connick Jr., "Ash Wednesday"
• Maria Schneider Orchestra, "Cerulean Skies"
• Oregon, "Deep Six"
• Philip Glass, "I Knew Her"
• Chick Corea & Béla Fleck, "Spectacle"

Best Instrumental Arrangement

• Harry Connick Jr., "Ash Wednesday"
• Maynard Ferguson, "Besame Mucho"
• Frank Macchia & The Prague Orchestra, "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair"
• Joe Zawinul, "In a Silent Way"
• Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, "Yo Tannenbaum"

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

• Ella Fitzgerald & Jorge Calandrelli, "Cry Me a River"
• Queen Latifah, "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die"
• New York Voices, "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning"
• Patti Austin, "Overture/Gershwin Medley"
• The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra, "Smile"

Best Recording Package

• Bright Eyes, "Cassadaga"
• Black Sabbath, "The Dio Years"
• Menomena, "Friend & Foe"
• The Fold, "Secrets Keep You Sick"
• GTS, "White Horse"

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

• My Chemical Romance, "The Black Parade - Special Edition"
• Panic! at The Disco," A Fever You Can't Sweat Out - Limited Edition Collectible Deluxe Box"
• The White Stripes," Icky Thump - Limited Edition USB Flash Drive"
• Him, "Venus Doom"
• Various Artists, "What It Is!: Funky Soul and Rare Grooves (1967-1977)"

Best Album Notes

• Various Artists, "Actionable Offenses: Indecent Phonograph Recordings from the 1890s"
• Chu Berry, "Classic Chu Berry Columbia and Victor Sessions"
• Various Artists, "John Work, III: Recording Black Culture"
• King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, "Off the Record: The Complete 1923 Jazz Band Recordings"
• Various Artists, "Ricky Jay Plays Poker"

Best Historical Album

• Various Artists, "Actionable Offenses: Indecent Phonograph Recordings from the 1890s"
• Various Artists, "Forever Changing: The Golden Age of Elektra Records 1963-1973 (Deluxe Edition)"
• Woody Guthrie, "The Live Wire - Woody Guthrie in Performance 1949"
• Various Artists, "Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970"
• Various Artists, "People Take Warning! Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs 1913-1938"

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

• Suzanne Vega, "Beauty & Crime"
• Deborah Cox, "Destination Moon"
• Ozomatli, "Don't Mess With The Dragon"
• Floratone, "Floratone"
• Viktor Krauss, "II"

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

• Howard Benson: "Daughtry" (Daughtry), "Devils & Angels" (Melee), "Direction" (The Starting Line), "Five Score and Seven Years Ago" (Relient K), "Stay Inside" (Sound the Alarm)
• Joe Chiccarelli: "Mercy" (Burden Brothers), "The Narcotic Story" (Oxbow), "Nightmoves" (Kurt Elling), "Wincing the Night Away "(The Shins)
• Mike Elizondo: "It Won't Be Soon Before Long" (Maroon 5), "Under the Blacklight" (Rilo Kiley)
• Mark Ronson: "Back to Black" (Amy Winehouse),"Littlest Things" (Lily Allen)," ""Rehab" (Amy Winehouse), "Version" (Mark Ronson), "You Know I'm No Good" (Amy Winehouse)
• Timbaland: "Come Around" (M.I.A. featuring Timbaland), "Give It to Me" (Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake), "Make Me Better" (Fabolous featuring Ne-Yo), Timbaland Presents: Shock Value "(Timbaland), "The Way I Are" (Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson & D.O.E.)

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

• Delerium featuring Isabel Bayrakdarian, "Angelicus" (Andy Moor Full Length Mix)
• Public Enemy, "Bring The Noise" (Benny Benassi Sfaction Remix)
• Junior Boys, "Like a Child" (Carl Craig Remix)
• Eric Prydz Vs. Pink Floyd, "Proper Education" (Club Mix - Radio Edit)
• Kaskade, "Sorry" (Dirty South Mix)

Best Surround Sound Album

• The Flaming Lips, "At War with the Mystics 5.1"
• Porcupine Tree,"Fear of a Blank Planet"
• Charles Bruffy, Kansas City Chorale & Phoenix Bach Choir, "Grechaninov: Passion Week"
• The Beatles, " Love"
• Robert Spano & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Chorus, "Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5; Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
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Best Engineered Album, Classical

• Jerry Junkin & Dallas Wind Symphony, "Garden of Dreams"
• Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Bach Choir & Kansas City Chorale,"Grechaninov: Passion Week"
• Sabine Meyer, Emmanuel Pahud & Simon Rattle," Nielsen: Clarinet & Flute Concertos "
• Craig Jessop, Mack Wilberg & Mormon Tabernacle Choir," Spirit of the Season"
• Lorin Maazel & New York Philharmonic," Strauss: Don Juan, Death and Transfiguration"

Producer of the Year, Classical

• Blanton Alspaugh
• John Fraser
• Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
• Judith Sherman
• Robina G. Young

Best Classical Album

• Ildar Abdrazakov, Herbert Lippert, Marianna Pizzolato & Ruth Ziesak; Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks," Cherubini: Missa Solemnis in E"
• Kansas City Chorale & Phoenix Bach Choir," Grechaninov: Passion Week"
• Valery Gergiev; Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre," Homage: The Age of the Diva"
• James Levine; Boston Symphony Orchestra," Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs"
• Nashville Symphony," Tower: Made in America"

Best Orchestral Performance

• Minnesota Orchestra, "Beethoven: Symphony No. 9"
• Royal Scottish National Orchestra, "Shostakovich: The Golden Age"
• Los Angeles Philharmonic, "Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps"
• Nashville Symphony," Tower: Made in America"
• Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, "Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5, Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis"

Opera Recording

• Orquesta Y Coro De La Comunidad De Madrid, "Albéniz: Pepita Jiménez"
• The Royal Opera Chorus; The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, "Donizetti: Dom Sébastien, Roi De Portugal"
• Sarah Coppen, Diana Montague & Sarah Tynan; New London Children's Choir; Philharmonia Orchestra, "Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel"
• Boston Early Music Festival Chorus; Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra, "Lully: Thés&eacut"e;e"
• Choir of the Bavarian State Opera; Bavarian State Orchestra, "Verdi: La Traviata"

Best Choral Performance

• Thomas Quasthoff & Dorothea Röschmann; Rundfunkchor Berlin; Berliner Philharmoniker, "Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem"
• Ildar Abdrazakov, Herbert Lippert, Marianna Pizzolato & Ruth Ziesak; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, "Cherubini: Missa Solemnis in E"
• Kansas City Chorale & Phoenix Bach Choir, "Grechaninov: Passion Week"
• Boris Carmeli, Ewa Marciniec, Aga Mikolaj, Wieslaw Ochman, Olga Pasichnyk & Romuald Tesarowicz; Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir; Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra:" Penderecki: Symphony No. 7 "Seven Gates of Jerusalem""
• Melanie Diener, Ralf Lukas, Yvonne Naef, Andreas Schmidt, Gerhard Siegel & Robert Dean Smith; Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks & MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig; SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden Und Freiburg, "Schönberg: Gurrelieder"

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)

• Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, "Barber/Korngold/Walton: Violin Concertos"
• Orchestre De Paris, "Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4"
• Berliner Philharmoniker, "Nielsen: Clarinet & Flute Concertos"
• Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, "Rózsa: Violin Concerto, Op. 24"
• Münchner Rundfunkorchester, "Tchaikovsky/Saint-Saëns/Ginastera"

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)

• Garrick Ohlsson," Beethoven Sonatas, Vol. 3"
• Marc-André Hamelin," Haydn: Piano Sonatas"
• Kenneth Boulton," Louisiana - A Pianist's Journey"
• Manuel Barrueco," Solo Piazzolla"
• Allison Brewster Franzetti," 20th Century Piano Sonatas"

Best Chamber Music Performance

• Richard Margison, Joaquin Valdepeñas & Diane Werner, "On the Threshold Oo Hope"
• Oleg Maisenberg & Sabine Meyer," Saint-Saëns/Poulenc/Devienne/Milhaud"
• Eighth Blackbird," Strange Imaginary Animals"
• Ying Quartet (James Dunham & Paul Katz), "Tchaikovsky: Three String Quartets, Souvenir De Florence"
• Joseph Banowetz & Alton Chung Ming Chan," 30 Songs of the Russian People"

Best Small Ensemble Performance

• Swiss Baroque Soloists, "Bach: Brandenburg Concertos"
• Ensemble Sans Frontière, "Bridges - Eddie Daniels Plays the Music of Frank Proto"
• The Smithsonian Chamber Players & Santa Fe Pro Musica, "Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde"
• Stile Antico, "Music for Compline"
• Moscow Soloists, "Stravinsky: Apollo, Concerto In D; Prokofiev: 20 Visions Fugitives"

Best Classical Vocal Performance

• Plácido Domingo; Orquesta De La Comunidad De Madrid, "Gitano - Zarzuela Arias"
• Valery Gergiev; Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, "Homage: The Age of the Diva"
• James Levine; Boston Symphony Orchestra, "Lorraine" "Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs"
• Valery Gergiev; Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, "Russian Album"
• Simon Wright; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, "Sea Pictures, Op. 37"

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

• Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR, "Amargós: Northern Concerto"
• Symphony Orchestra of Norrlands Opera, "Chesky: Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra"
• Eighth Blackbird, "Higdon: Zaka"
• Boston Symphony Orchestra, "Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs"
• Nashville Symphony Orchestra, "Made in America"

Best Classical Crossover Album

• Thomas Quasthoff, "The Jazz Album - Watch What Happens"
• Turtle Island Quartet, "A Love Supreme: The Legacy of John Coltrane"
• Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Orchestra at Temple Square, "Spirit of the Season"
• Quartet San Francisco," Whirled Chamber Music"
• The Brian Setzer Orchestra, "Wolfgang's Big Night Out"

Best Short Form Music Video

• Johnny Cash, "God's Gonna Cut You Down"
• Feist, "1 2 3 4"
• Gnarls Barkley, "Gone Daddy Gone"
• Justice, "D.A.N.C.E."
• Mute Math, "Typical"

Best Long Form Music Video

• Dierks Bentley, "Live & Loud at the Fillmore"
• R. Kelly, "Trapped in the Closet Chapters 13-22"
• Madonna, "The Confessions Tour"
• Kenny Wayne Shepherd, "10 Days Out - Blues from the Backroads"
• Various Artists, "Liberacion - The Songs of the New Cuban Underground"