And the nominees are...

Tomorrow night, (Sunday, February 11th) will be a night of fun and celebration for musicians and their fans.

It's the 49th Annual Grammy® Awards live on CBS! HOT DOG!

I'm excited because The Police will be performing together for the first time in about 30 years.

We're talking The Police here, my cyber peeps! THE POLICE! Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland! THE GOT-DAMN POLICE!

Rumor has it they are also planning to tour again. NOW WAY! I'm so there. I'd pay top dollar to see that show. I'm a huge fan of Sting and The Police and that would be a highlight concert of my life. Like seeing Pink Floyd or Peter Gabriel or Sarah McLachlan or Flavor Flav! OK, I'm kidding about Flavor Flav.

Anyway, here is a list of some of the more important nominees of tomorrow night. Well, they are all important. But there are over 100 categories and I'm only going to list the ones that I think most people care about enough to watch the Grammys.

I'll list each nominee and select the one I feel is going to win. Enjoy my exclusive coverage of Grammy night 2007!

THE POLICE PERFORMING LIVE! HOT DAMN, I TELL YOU! HOT DAMN!

And the nominees are:


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.)

Be Without You
Mary J. Blige
Bryan-Michael Cox, producer; Danny Cheung, Tal Herzberg & Dave "Hard-Drive"
Pensado, engineers/mixers
Track from: The Breakthrough
[Geffen Records]

You're Beautiful
James Blunt
Tom Rothrock, producer; Tom Rothrock & Mike Tarantino, engineers/mixers
Track from: Back To Bedlam
[Custard/Atlantic]

Not Ready To Make Nice - WINNER!
Dixie Chicks
Rick Rubin, producer; Richard Dodd, Jim Scott & Chris Testa, engineers/mixers
Track from: Taking The Long Way
[Open Wide/Columbia]

Crazy
Gnarls Barkley
Danger Mouse, producer; Ben H. Allen, Danger Mouse & Kennie Takahashi,
engineers/mixers
Track from: St. Elsewhere
[Downtown/Atlantic]

Put Your Records On
Corinne Bailey Rae
Steve Chrisanthou, producer; Steve Chrisanthou & Jeremy Wheatley,
engineers/mixers
Track from: Corinne Bailey Rae
[Capitol]




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.)

Taking The Long Way
Dixie Chicks
Rick Rubin, producer; Richard Dodd, Jim Scott & Chris Testa, engineers/mixers;
Richard Dodd, mastering engineer
[Open Wide/Columbia]

St. Elsewhere - WINNER!
Gnarls Barkley
Danger Mouse, producer; Ben H. Allen, Danger Mouse & Kennie Takahashi,
engineers/mixers; Mike Lazer, mastering engineer
[Downtown/Atlantic]

Continuum
John Mayer
Steve Jordan & John Mayer, producers; John Alagia, Michael Brauer, Joe Ferla,
Chad Franscoviak, Manny Marroquin & Dave O'Donnell, engineers/mixers; Greg
Calbi, mastering engineer
[Aware/Columbia]

Stadium Arcadium
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Rick Rubin, producer; Ryan Hewitt, Mark Linette & Andrew Scheps,
engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
[Warner Bros.]

FutureSex/LoveSounds
Justin Timberlake
Nate (Danga) Hills, Jawbreakers, Rick Rubin, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake,
producers; Jimmy Douglass, Serban Ghenea, Padraic Kerin, Jason Lader, Andrew
Scheps, Timbaland & Ethan Willoughby, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr.,
mastering engineer
[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group]




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 parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)

Be Without You
Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry, songwriters (Mary
J. Blige)
Track from: The Breakthrough
[Geffen Records; Publishers: Chrysalis Music, Mary J. Blige Music, Naked Under My Clothes Music, Universal Music Corp., Babyboy's Little Publishing, Jason's Lyrics, Noontime South, Reach Global Tunes, WB Music.]

Jesus, Take The Wheel
Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
Track from: Some Hearts
[Arista/Arista Nashville/19; Publishers: Dimensional Music of 1091/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, Raylene Music/BPJ Administration, No Such Music, Passing Stranger Music/1609 Songs/Music of Windswept.]

Not Ready To Make Nice
Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Dixie
Chicks)
Track from: Taking The Long Way
[Open Wide/Columbia; Publishers: Woolly Puddin' Music, Chrysalis Music, Sugar Lake Music.]

Put Your Records On - WINNER!
John Beck, Steve Chrisanthou & Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriters (Corinne Bailey
Rae)
Track from: Corinne Bailey Rae
[Capitol; Publisher: Global Talent Publishing.]

You're Beautiful
James Blunt, Amanda Ghost & Sacha Skarbek, songwriters (James Blunt)
Track from: Back To Bedlam
[Custard/Atlantic; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music, David Platz 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.)

James Blunt - WINNER!


Chris Brown


Imogen Heap


Corinne Bailey Rae


Carrie Underwood



Field 1 - Pop



Category 5

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

Ain't No Other Man
Christina Aguilera
Track from: Back To Basics
[RCA Records]

Unwritten
Natasha Bedingfield
Track from: Unwritten
[Epic/Phonogenic]

You Can Close Your Eyes
Sheryl Crow
Track from: Sheryl Crow Artist's Choice Deluxe Edition
[Hear Music/Universal Music]

Stupid Girls - WINNER!
Pink
Track from: I'm Not Dead
[LaFace/Zomba Label Group]

Black Horse And The Cherry Tree
KT Tunstall
[Relentless/Virgin]




Category 6

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

You're Beautiful - WINNER!
James Blunt
Track from: Back To Bedlam
[Custard/Atlantic]

Save Room
John Legend
Track from: Once Again
[Columbia/GOOD/Sony Urban]

Waiting On The World To Change
John Mayer
Track from: Continuum
[Aware/Columbia]

Jenny Wren
Paul McCartney
Track from: Chaos And Creation In The Backyard
[Capitol]

Bad Day
Daniel Powter
Track from: Daniel Powter
[Warner Bros.]




Category 7

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

My Humps
The Black Eyed Peas
Track from: Monkey Business
[A&M Records]

I Will Follow You Into The Dark
Death Cab For Cutie
Track from: Plans
[Atlantic Records]

Over My Head (Cable Car) - WINNER!
The Fray
Track from: How To Save A Life
[Epic]

Is It Any Wonder?
Keane
Track from: Under The Iron Sea
[Interscope Records]

Stickwitu
The Pussycat Dolls
Track from: PCD
[A&M 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.)

For Once In My Life
Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder
Track from: Duets: An American Classic
[RPM Records/Columbia]

One
Mary J. Blige & U2
Track from: The Breakthrough
[Geffen/Matriarch Records]

Always On Your Side
Sheryl Crow & Sting
Track from: Wildflower
[A&M Records]

Promiscuous - WINNER!
Nelly Furtado & Timbaland
Track from: Loose
[Geffen/Mosley Music Group]

Hips Don't Lie
Shakira & Wyclef Jean
Track from: Oral Fixation Vol. 2
[Epic]




Category 11

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

Back To Basics
Christina Aguilera
[RCA Records]

Back To Bedlam - WINNER!
James Blunt
[Custard/Atlantic]

The River In Reverse
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint
[Verve Forecast]

Continuum
John Mayer
[Aware/Columbia]

FutureSex/LoveSounds
Justin Timberlake
[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group]


Field 2 - Dance



Category 12

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

Suffer Well
Depeche Mode
Ben Hillier, producer; Steve Fitzmaurice & Ben Hillier, mixers
Track from: Playing The Angel
[Sire/Reprise/Mute]

Ooh La La
Goldfrapp
Goldfrapp, producers; Mark "Spike" Stent, mixer
Track from: Supernature
[Mute]

Get Together
Madonna
Madonna & Stuart Price, producers; Mark "Spike" Stent, mixer
Track from: Confessions On A Dance Floor
[Warner Bros.]

I'm With Stupid
Pet Shop Boys
Trevor Horn, producer; Robert Orton, mixer
Track from: Fundamental
[Rhino Entertainment]

Sexy Back - WINNER!
Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
Danja, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass, mixer
[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group]




Category 13

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

Supernature
Goldfrapp
[Mute]

Confessions On A Dance Floor
Madonna
[Warner Bros.]

A Lively Mind - WINNER!
Oakenfold
[Maverick]

Fundamental
Pet Shop Boys
[Rhino Entertainment]

The Garden
Zero 7
[Atlantic]


Field 3 - Traditional Pop



Category 14

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

Duets: An American Classic - WINNER!
Tony Bennett
[RPM Records/Columbia]

Caught In The Act
Michael Buble
[143-Reprise]

Wintersong
Sarah McLachlan
[Arista Records/Nettwerk]

Bette Midler Sings The Peggy Lee Songbook
Bette Midler
[Columbia]

Timeless Love
Smokey Robinson
[New Door Records]


Field 4 - Rock



Category 15

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

Nausea
Beck
[Interscope Records]

Someday Baby
Bob Dylan
Track from: Modern Times
[Columbia]

Route 66
John Mayer
Track from: Cars - Soundtrack (Various Artists)
[Disney]

Saving Grace - WINNER!
Tom Petty
Track from: Highway Companion
[American]

Lookin' For A Leader
Neil Young
Track from: Living With War
[Reprise]




Category 16

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

Talk
Coldplay
Track from: X&Y
[Capitol]

How To Save A Life
The Fray
Track from: How To Save A Life
[Epic]

Steady, As She Goes
The Raconteurs
Track from: Broken Boy Soldiers
[V2/Third Man Records]

Dani California - WINNER!
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Track from: Stadium Arcadium
[Warner Bros.]

The Saints Are Coming
U2 & Green Day
[Interscope Records/Warner Bros.]




Category 17

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

Crazy Bitch
Buckcherry
[Eleven Seven Music]

Every Day Is Exactly The Same
Nine Inch Nails
Track from: With Teeth
[nothing/Interscope Records]

Lonely Day
System Of A Down
Track from: Hypnotize
[American/Columbia]

Vicarious - WINNER!
Tool
Track from: 10,000 Days
[Volcano/Zomba Label Group]

Woman
Wolfmother
Track from: Wolfmother
[Modular/Interscope Records]




Category 18

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

Redneck
Lamb Of God
Track from: Sacrament
[Epic]

Colony Of Birchmen
Mastodon
Track from: Blood Mountain
[Reprise/Relapse Records]

Lies, Lies, Lies
Ministry
Track from: Rio Grande Blood
[13th Planet Records/Megaforce Records]

Eyes Of The Insane
Slayer
Track from: Christ Illusion
[American]

30/30-150 - WINNER!
Stone Sour
[Roadrunner Records]



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 parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)

Chasing Cars - WINNER!
Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Jonny Quinn, Tom Simpson & Paul Wilson,
songwriters (Snow Patrol)
Track from: Eyes Open
[A&M Records; Publisher: Big Life Music.]

Dani California
Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith, songwriters (Red Hot Chili
Peppers)
Track from: Stadium Arcadium
[Warner Bros.; Publisher: Moebetoblame Music.]

Lookin' For A Leader
Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
Track from: Living With War
[Reprise; Publisher: Silver Fiddle Music.]

Someday Baby
Bob Dylan, songwriter (Bob Dylan)
Track from: Modern Times
[Columbia; Publisher: Bob Dylan.]

When You Were Young
Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer & Ronnie Vannucci, songwriters (The
Killers)
[Island Records; Publisher: Universal-Polygram Int.]




Category 21

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

Try!
John Mayer Trio
[Aware/Columbia]

Highway Companion - WINNER!
Tom Petty
[American]

Broken Boy Soldiers
The Raconteurs
[V2/Third Man Records]

Stadium Arcadium
Red Hot Chili Peppers
[Warner Bros.]

Living With War
Neil Young
[Reprise]


Field 5 - Alternative



Category 22

Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
[Domino Recording]

At War With The Mystics
The Flaming Lips
[Warner Bros.]

St. Elsewhere - WINNER!
Gnarls Barkley
[Downtown/Atlantic]

Show Your Bones
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
[Interscope Records]

The Eraser
Thom Yorke
[XL Recordings]


Field 6 - R&B



Category 23

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

Ring The Alarm
Beyonce
Track from: B'Day
[Sony Urban Music/Columbia]

Be Without You
Mary J. Blige
Track from: The Breakthrough
[Geffen Records]

Don't Forget About Us - WINNER!
Mariah Carey
Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi (Ultra Platinum Edition)
[Island Records]

Day Dreaming
Natalie Cole
Track from: Leavin'
[Verve Records]

I Am Not My Hair
India.Arie
Track from: Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship
[Motown Records]




Category 24

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

Heaven - WINNER!
John Legend
Track from: Once Again
[Columbia/GOOD/Sony Urban Music]

So Sick
Ne-Yo
Track from: In My Own Words
[Def Jam Recordings]

Black Sweat
Prince
Track from: 3121
[Universal Records]

I Call It Love
Lionel Richie
Track from: Coming Home
[Island Def Jam Recordings]

Got You Home
Luther Vandross
[J Records/Epic/Legacy Recordings]




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.)

Breezin'
George Benson & Al Jarreau
Track from: Givin' It Up
[Concord Records/Monster Music]

Love Changes
Jamie Foxx Featuring Mary J. Blige
Track from: Unpredictable
[J Records]

Everyday (Family Reunion)
Chaka Khan, Gerald Levert, Yolanda Adams & Carl Thomas
Track from: Madea's Family Reunion - Music From The Motion Picture
[Motown Records]

Family Affair
(Sly & The Family Stone), John Legend, Joss Stone With Van Hunt
Track from: Different Strokes By Different Folks
[Epic/Legacy Recordings]

Beautiful, Loved And Blessed - WINNER!
Prince & Tmar
Track from: 3121
[Universal Records]



Category 27

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

Crazy - WINNER!
Gnarls Barkley
Track from: St. Elsewhere
[Downtown/Atlantic]

That Heat
Segio Mendes Featuring Erykah Badu & Will.i.am
Track from: Timeless
[Concord Records/Hear Music]

Mas Que Nada
Sergio Mendes Featuring The Black Eyed Peas
Track from: Timeless
[Concord Records/Hear Music/Will.i.am music]

Idlewild Blue (Don't Chu Worry 'Bout Me)
Outkast
Track from: Idlewild
[La Face Records/Zomba Label Group]

3121
Prince
Track from: 3121
[Universal Records]




Category 28

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

Be Without You - WINNER!
Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry, songwriters (Mary
J. Blige)
Track from: The Breakthrough
[Geffen Records; Publishers: Chrysalis Music, Mary J. Blige Music, Naked Under My Clothes Music, Universal Music Corp., Babyboy's Little Publishing, Jason's Lyrics, Noontime South, Reach Global Tunes, WB Music.]

Black Sweat
Prince, songwriter (Prince)
Track from: 3121
[Universal Records; Publisher: Controversy Music.]

Deja Vu
Shawn Carter, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Beyonce Knowles, Makeba, Keli Nicole
Price & Delisha Thomas, songwriters (Beyonce Featuring Jay-Z)
[Sony Urban Music/Columbia; Publishers: Beyonce Publishing, EMI Blackwood Music, 23000 Music Publishing, Makeba Yoga Flames Music/Janice Combs Publishing/EMI Blackwood, Price Tag, EMI April Music/Carter Boys Publishing.]

Don't Forget About Us
Johnta Austin, Mariah Carey, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jermaine Dupri, songwriters
(Mariah Carey)
Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi (Ultra Platinum Edition)
[Island Records; Publishers: Rye Songs, Shaniah Cymone Music, EMI April Music, Babyboy's Little Publishing Company, Noontime South, Naked Under My Clothes, Chrysalis Music.]

I Am Not My Hair
Drew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders & India Arie Simpson, songwriters (India.Arie)
Track from: Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship
[Motown Records; Publishers: Gold & Iron Music, Wang Out Music Sony, Combustion Windswept, Noka International/Famous Music.]




Category 29

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

The Breakthrough
Mary J. Blige
[Geffen Records]

Unpredictable
Jamie Foxx
[J Records]

Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship
India.Arie
[Motown Records]

3121 - WINNER!
Prince
[Universal Republic]

Coming Home
Lionel Richie
[Island Def Jam Recordings]




Category 30

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

B'Day - WINNER!
Beyonce
[Sony Urban Music/Columbia]

Chris Brown
Chris Brown
[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group]

20 Y.O.
Janet Jackson
[Virgin Records]

Kelis Was Here
Kelis
[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group/Dope Entertainment]

In My Own Words
Ne-Yo
[Def Jam Recordings]


Field 7 - Rap



Category 31

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

Touch It
Busta Rhymes
Track from: The Big Bang
[Aftermath/Interscope Records]

We Run This
Missy Elliott
Track from: The Cookbook
[Goldmind/Atlantic]

Kick, Push
Lupe Fiasco
Track from: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
[1st & 15th/Atlantic]

Undeniable - WINNER!
Mos Def
[Geffen Records]

What You Know
T.I.
Track from: King
[Grand Hustle/Atlantic]




Category 32

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

Ridin
Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone
[Universal Records]

Georgia
Ludacris & Field Mob (Featuring Jamie Foxx)
Track from: Ludacris Presents...Disturbing Tha Peace And From Field Mob - Light Poles And Pine Trees
[DTP/Geffen/Def Jam Recordings]

Grillz - WINNER!
Nelly Featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp
Track from: Sweatsuit
[Universal Records]

Mighty "O"
Outkast
[La Face/Zomba Label Group]

Don't Feel Right
The Roots
[Def Jam Recordings]




Category 33

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

Smack That - WINNER!
Akon Featuring Eminem
[SRC/Universal Records]

Deja Vu
Beyonce Featuring Jay-Z
[Sony Urban Music/Columbia]

Shake That
Eminem Featuring Nate Dogg
Track from: Curtain Call - The Hits
[Aftermath/Shady/Interscope Records]

Unpredictable
Jamie Foxx Featuring Ludacris
Track from: Unpredictable
[J Records]

My Love
Justin Timberlake Featuring T.I.
Track from: FutureSex/LoveSounds
[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group]




Category 34

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

It's Goin' Down
Chadron Moore & Jasiel Robinson, songwriters (Yung Joc)
Track from: New Joc City
[Bad Boy South; Publishers: Granny Man Publishing, Malik/Mekhi Music, Basement Funk, Regina's Son Music.]

Kick, Push
Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, songwriter (Lupe Fiasco)
Track from: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
[1st & 15th/Atlantic; Publishers: Hey Lu Chill Music/Heavy as Heaven, 1st & 15th Publishing/Mr. Lopez Music.]

Money Maker - WINNER!
Christopher Bridges & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Ludacris Featuring
Pharrell)
Track from: Release Therapy
[Disturbing The Peace/Def Jam Recordings; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music, Waters of Nazareth Publishing.]

Ridin
Anthony Henderson, J. Slainas, O. Salinas & Hakeem Seriki, songwriters
(Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone)
[Universal Records; Publishers: Chamilitary Camp Music, Play-N-Skilz Music, EMI Publishing.]

What You Know
A. Davis & Clifford Harris, songwriters; (Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson & Curtis
Mayfield, songwriters) (T.I.)
Track from: King
[Grand Hustle/Atlantic; Publishers: Club Crown Publishing, Toomp Stone Publishing, Careers-BMG Music, WB Music Corp., Warner-Tamerlane Publishing.]




Category 35

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

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
Lupe Fiasco
[1st & 15th/Atlantic]

Release Therapy - WINNER!
Ludacris
[Disturbing Tha Peace]

In My Mind
Pharrell
[Star Trak/Interscope Records]

Game Theory
The Roots
[Def Jam Recordings]

King
T.I.
[Grand Hustle/Atlantic]


Field 8 - Country



Category 36

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

Kerosene
Miranda Lambert
Track from: Kerosene
[Epic]

I Still Miss Someone
Martina McBride
[RCA Nashville]

Something's Gotta Give
LeAnn Rimes
Track from: This Woman
[Curb Records]

Jesus, Take The Wheel - WINNER!
Carrie Underwood
Track from: Some Hearts
[Arista/Arista Nashville/19]

I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today
Gretchen Wilson
[Epic Nashville]




Category 37

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

Every Mile A Memory
Dierks Bentley
[Capitol Records Nashville]

The Reason Why
Vince Gill
[MCA Nashville]

The Seashores Of Old Mexico
George Strait
Track from: Somewhere Down In Texas
[MCA Nashville]

Would You Go With Me
Josh Turner
Track from: Your Man
[MCA Nashville]

Once In A Lifetime - WINNER!
Keith Urban
[Capitol Records Nashville]




Category 38

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

Not Ready To Make Nice - WINNER!
Dixie Chicks
Track from: Taking The Long Way
[Open Wide/Columbia]

Heaven's My Home
The Duhks
Track from: Migrations
[Sugar Hill Records]

Boondocks
Little Big Town
Track from: The Road To Here
[Equity Music Group]

What Hurts The Most
Rascal Flatts
Track from: Me And My Gang
[Lyric Street Records]

Leave The Pieces
The Wreckers
Track from: Stand Still - Look Pretty
[Maverick]




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.)

Who Says You Can't Go Home
Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles
Track from: Have A Nice Day
[Island]

Tomorrow Is Forever
Solomon Burke & Dolly Parton
Track from: Nashville
[Shout! Factory]

Calling Me - WINNER!
Kenny Rogers & Don Henley
Track from: Water & Bridges
[Capitol Records Nashville]

Midnight Angel
Rhonda Vincent & Bobby Osborne
Track from: All American Bluegrass Girl
[Rounder]

Love Will Always Win
Trisha Yearwood & Garth Brooks
Track from: Jasper County
[MCA Nashville]





Category 41

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

Every Mile A Memory
Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard, songwriters (Dierks Bentley)
[Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Dierks Bentley Publishing, Brett Beavers Publishing, Ensign Music, Rancho Papa Music.]

I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today
Matraca Berg & Jim Collins, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
[Epic Nashville; Publishers: Songs of Universal, Hannaberg Music, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, Make Shift Music.]

Jesus, Take The Wheel - WINNER!
Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
Track from: Some Hearts
[Arista/Arista Nashville/19; Publishers: Dimensional Music of 1091/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, Raylene Music/BPJ Administration, No Such Music, Passing Stranger Music/1609 Songs/Music of Windswept.]

Like Red On A Rose
Melanie Castleman & Robert Lee Castleman, songwriters (Alan Jackson)
Track from: Like Red On A Rose
[Arista Nashville/Sony BMG; Publishers: Farm Use Only Music, Cassamel Music.]

What Hurts The Most
Steve Robson & Jeffrey Steele, songwriters (Rascal Flatts)
Track from: Me And My Gang
[Lyric Street Records; Publishers: Gottahaveable Music, Songs of Windswept Pacific, Almo Music.]




Category 42

Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Taking The Long Way - WINNER!
Dixie Chicks
[Open Wide/Columbia]

Like Red On A Rose
Alan Jackson
[Arista Nashville/Sony BMG]

The Road To Here
Little Big Town
[Equity Music Group]

You Don't Know Me: The Songs Of Cindy Walker
Willie Nelson
[Lost Highway]

Your Man
Josh Turner
[MCA Nashville]




Category 78

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

Blue Collar Comedy Tour - One For The Road
Bill Engvall, Ron White, Jeff Foxworthy & Larry The Cable Guy
[Warner Bros.]

The Carnegie Hall Performance
Lewis Black
[Comedy Central Records]

Life Is Worth Losing
George Carlin
[Atlantic]

Straight Outta Lynwood - WINNER!
"Weird Al" Yankovic
[Volcano/Zomba Label Group]

You Can't Fix Stupid
Ron White
[Image Entertainment]




Field 22 - Film/TV/Visual Media



Category 80

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.)

Brokeback Mountain
Various Artists
[Verve Forecast]

Cars
Various Artists
[Walt Disney Records/Pixar]

Grey's Anatomy - Volume 2
Various Artists
[Hollywood Records]

Little Miss Sunshine
Various Artists
[Lakeshore Records]

Walk The Line - WINNER!
Joaquin Phoenix & Various Artists
[Wind-Up Records]




Category 81

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.)

The Chronicles Of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
Harry Gregson-Williams, composer
[Walt Disney Records]

The Da Vinci Code
Hans Zimmer, composer
[Decca]

Memoirs Of A Geisha
John Williams, composer
[Sony Classical]

Munich - WINNER!
John Williams, composer
[Decca]

Pirates Of The Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest
Hans Zimmer, composer
[Walt Disney Records]




Category 82

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 parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)

Can't Take It In (From The Chronicles Of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe)
Imogen Heap, songwriter (Imogen Heap)
[Walt Disney Records; Publishers: Walt Disney Music, Rondor Music.]

I Need To Wake Up (From An Inconvenient Truth)
Melissa Etheridge, songwriter (Melissa Etheridge)
[Island Def Jam; Publisher: Songs of Ridge Road.]

Our Town (From Cars)
Randy Newman, songwriter (James Taylor)
[Walt Disney Records/Pixar; Publishers: Walt Disney Music, Pixar Talking Pictures.]

There's Nothing Like A Show On Broadway (From The Producers)
Mel Brooks, songwriter (Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick)
[Sony Classical; Publisher: Mel Brooks Music.]

Travelin' Thru (From Transamerica) - WINNER!
Dolly Parton, songwriter (Dolly Parton)
[Nettwerk Records; Publisher: Velvet Apple Music.]



Category 91

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

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


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


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


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


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




Field 31 - Music Video



Category 107

Best Short Form Music Video
(For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.)

8th Of November
Big & Rich
Robert Deaton, George Flanigen & Marc Oswald, video directors; Robert Deaton,
George Flanigen, Steve Lamar & Marc Oswald, video producers
[Warner Bros.]

When You Were Young
The Killers
Anthony Mandler, video director; Gina Leonard, video producer
[Island Def Jam]

Here It Goes Again - WINNER!
OK Go
Dan Konopka, Damian Kulash, Jr, Timothy Nordwind, Andy Ross & Trish Sie, video
directors; Dan Konopka, Damien Kulash, Jr., Timothy Nordwind, Andy Ross & Trish
Sie, video producers
[Capitol]

Dani California
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Tony Kaye, video director; Rachel Curl, video producer
[Warner Bros.]

Writing On The Walls
Underoath
[Solid State/Tooth & Nail]


There you have it, cyber buddies! Just some, well... MANY of the nominees for the 49th Annual Grammy® Awards taking place tomorrow night on CBS! Check your local listings for showtimes!

THE POLICE PERFORMING LIVE! There will be other performances as well from other artists that I'm sure you like or are familiar with.

But The Police should be everyone's main concern.

-Mike The Janitor
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