And, here's this years Grammy nominations, the awards ceremony takes place TONIGHT! Shaping up to be alot better than last years, and lots of Foo Fighters!
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.)
We Belong Together
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri & Manuel Seal, producers; Brian Garten, John Horesco IV & Phil Tan, engineers/mixers
Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi
Feel Good Inc.
Gorillaz Featuring De La Soul
Cox, Danger Mouse, Dring & Gorillaz, producers; Jason Cox, Danger Mouse & Gorillaz, engineers/mixers
Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
Green Day
Rob Cavallo & Green Day, producers; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers
Track from: American Idiot
Hollaback Girl
Gwen Stefani
The Neptunes, producers; Andrew Coleman & Phil Tan, engineers/mixers
Track from: Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
Gold Digger
Kanye West Jon Brion & Kanye West, producers; Tom Biller, Andrew Dawson, Mike Dean & Anthony Kilhoffer & Ken Lewis, engineers/mixers
Track from: Late Registration
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.)
The Emancipation Of Mimi
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey, Bryan Michael Cox, Eric “Cire” Crawford, Jermaine Dupri, Young Genius, Scram Jones, The Legendary Traxster, LROC, The Neptunes, James Poyser, Manuel Seal, Kanye West & James “Big Jim” Wright, producers; Dana Jon Chappelle, Andrew Coleman, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan Frye, Brian Garten, John Horesco IV, Manny Marroquin, Mike Pierce, Phil Tan & Pat “Pat 'Em Down” Viala, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, mastering engineer
Chaos And Creation In The Backyard
Paul McCartney
Nigel Godrich, producer; Darrell Thorp, engineer/mixer; Alan Yoshida, mastering engineer
Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
Gwen Stefani
Andre 3000, Dallas Austin, Dr. Dre, Nellee Hooper, Jimmy Jam, Tony Kanal, Terry Lewis, The Neptunes, Linda Perry & Johnny Vulture, producers; Andre 3000, Andrew Coleman, Greg Collins, Ian Cross, Dr. Dre, John Frye, Simon Gogerly, Mauricio “Veto” Iragorri, Matt Marrin, Colin “Dog” Mitchell, Pete Novak, Ian Rossiter, Rick Sheppard, Mark “Spike” Stent, Phil Tan & Johnny Vulture, engineers/mixers; Brian “Big Bass” Gardner, mastering engineer
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
U2
Brian Eno, Flood, Daniel Lanois, Jacknife Lee, Steve Lillywhite & Chris Thomas, producers; Greg Collins, Flood, Carl Glanville, Simon Gogerly, Nellee Hooper, Jacknife Lee & Steve Lillywhite, engineers/mixers; Arnie Acosta, mastering
engineer
Late Registration
Kanye West
Jon Brion, Warryn “Baby Dubb” Campbell, Just Blaze, Devo Springsteen & Kanye West, producers; Craig Bauer, Tom Biller, Andrew Dawson, Mike Dean, Anthony Kilhoffer, Ken Lewis, Manny Marroquin, Richard Reitz & Brian Sumner, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
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.)
Bless The Broken Road
Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna & Marcus Hummon, songwriters (Rascal Flatts)
Track from: Feels Like Today
Devils & Dust
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
Track from: Devils & Dust
Ordinary People
W. Adams & J. Stephens, songwriters (John Legend)
Track from: Get Lifted
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
U2, songwriters (U2)
Track from: How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
We Belong Together
J. Austin, M. Carey, J. Dupri & M. Seal, songwriters; (D. Bristol, K. Edmonds, S. Johnson, P. Moten, S. Sully & B. Womack, songwriters) (Mariah Carey)
Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi
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.)
Ciara
Fall Out Boy
Keane
John Legend
SugarLand
FIELD 1 - POP
Category 5 - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
It's Like That
Mariah Carey
Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi
Since U Been Gone
Kelly Clarkson
Track from: Breakaway
Good Is Good
Sheryl Crow
Track from: Wildflower
I Will Not Be Broken
Bonnie Raitt
Track from: Souls Alike
Hollaback Girl
Gwen Stefani
Track from: Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
Category 6 - Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Sitting, Waiting, Wishing
Jack Johnson
Track from: In Between Dreams
Fine Line
Paul McCartney
Track from: Chaos And Creation In The Backyard
Walk On By
Seal
Track from: Best: 1991-2004
Lonely No More
Rob Thomas
Track from: …Something To Be
From The Bottom Of My Heart
Stevie Wonder
Track from: A Time To Love
Category 7 - Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Don't Lie
The Black Eyed Peas
Track from: Monkey Business
Mr. Brightside
The Killers
Track from: Hot Fuss
More Than Love
Los Lonely Boys
Track from: Los Lonely Boys
This Love
Maroon 5
Track from: Live - Friday The 13th
My Doorbell
The White Stripes
Track from: Get Behind Me Satan
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.)
Gone Going
The Black Eyed Peas & Jack Johnson
Track from: Monkey Business
Virginia Moon
Foo Fighters Featuring Norah Jones
Track from: In Your Honor
Feel Good Inc.
Gorillaz Featuring De La Soul
Track from: Demon Days
A Song For You
Herbie Hancock Featuring Christina Aguilera
Track from: Possibilities
A Time To Love
Stevie Wonder Featuring India.Arie
Track from: A Time To Love
Category 9 - Best Pop Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
In Our Time
Burt Bacharach & Chris Botti
Track from: At This Time
T-Jam
George Duke
Track from: Duke
Gelo Na Montanha
Herbie Hancock Featuring Trey Anastasio
Track from: Possibilities
Agave
Daniel Lanois
Track from: Belladonna
Caravan
Les Paul
Track from: American Made, World Played
Category 10 - Best Pop Instrumental Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
At This Time
Burt Bacharach
Bloom
Eric Johnson
Naked Guitar
Earl Klugh
Belladonna
Daniel Lanois
Flipside
Jeff Lorber
Category 11 - Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Extraordinary Machine
Fiona Apple
Breakaway
Kelly Clarkson
Wildflower
Sheryl Crow
Chaos And Creation In The Backyard
Paul McCartney
Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
Gwen Stefani
FIELD 2 - DANCE
Category 12 - Best Dance Recording
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)
Galvanize
The Chemical Brothers Featuring Q-Tip
The Chemical Brothers, producers; The Chemical Brothers & Steve Dub, mixers
Track from: Push The Button
Say Hello
Deep Dish
Ali “Dubfire” Shirazinia & Sharam Tayebi, producers; Deep Dish & Matt Nordstrom,
mixers
Wonderful Night
Fatboy Slim & Lateef
Fatboy Slim, producer; Simon Thornton, mixer
Track from: Palookaville
Daft Punk Is Playing At My House
LCD Soundsystem
The DFA, producers; The DFA & Andy Wallace, mixers
Track from: LCD Soundsystem
I Believe In You
Kylie Minogue
Babydaddy & Jake Shears, producers; Jeremy Wheatly, mixer
Track from: Ultimate Kylie
Guilt Is A Useless Emotion
New Order
New Order & Stuart Price, producers; New Order & Stuart Price, mixers
Track from: Waiting For The Sirens' Call
Category 13 - Best Electronic/Dance Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)
Push The Button
The Chemical Brothers
Human After All
Daft Punk
Palookaville
Fatboy Slim
Minimum-Maximum
Kraftwerk
LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem
FIELD 3 - TRADITIONAL POP
Category 14 - Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
The Art Of Romance
Tony Bennett
It's Time
Michael Bublé
Isn't It Romantic
Johnny Mathis
Moonlight Serenade
Carly Simon
Thanks For The Memory…The Great American Songbook Volume IV
Rod Stewart
FIELD 4 - ROCK
Category 15 - Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Revolution
Eric Clapton
Track from: Back Home
Shine It All Around
Robert Plant
Track from: Mighty ReArranger
Devils & Dust
Bruce Springsteen
Track from: Devils & Dust
This Is How A Heart Breaks
Rob Thomas
Track from: …Something To Be
The Painter
Neil Young
Track from: Prairie Wind
Category 16 - Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Speed Of Sound
Coldplay
Track from: X&Y
Best Of You
Foo Fighters
Track from: In Your Honor
Do You Want To
Franz Ferdinand
Track from: You Could Have It So Much Better
All These Things That I've Done
The Killers
Track from: Hot Fuss
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
U2
Track from: How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
Category 17 - Best Hard Rock Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Doesn't Remind Me
Audioslave
Track from: Out Of Exile
The Hand That Feeds
Nine Inch Nails
Track from: With Teeth
Tin Pan Valley
Robert Plant
Track from: Mighty ReArranger
Little Sister
Queens Of The Stone Age
Track from: Lullabies To Paralyze
B.Y.O.B.
System Of A Down
Track from: Mezmerize
Category 18 - Best Metal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
The Great Satan
Ministry
Track from: Rantology
Determined
Mudvayne
Track from: Lost And Found
Mein Teil
Rammstein
Track from: Reise, Reise
What Drives The Weak
Shadows Fall
Track from: The War Within
Before I Forget
Slipknot
Track from: Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
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.)
Beat Box Guitar
Adrian Belew
Track from: Side One
Birds Of Prey
Stewart Copeland
Track from: Orchestralli
69 Freedom Special
Les Paul & Friends
Track from: American Made World Played
Mercy
Joe Perry
Track from: Joe Perry
Lotus Feet
Steve Vai
Track from: Real Illusions: Reflections
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.)
Best Of You
Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
Track from: In Your Honor
Beverly Hills
Rivers Cuomo, songwriter (Weezer)
Track from: Make Believe
City Of Blinding Lights
U2, songwriters (U2)
Track from: How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
Devils & Dust
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
Track from: Devils & Dust
Speed Of Sound
Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
Track from: X&Y
Category 21 - Best Rock Album
(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)
X&Y
Coldplay
In Your Honor
Foo Fighters
A Bigger Bang
The Rolling Stones
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
U2
Prairie Wind
Neil Young
FIELD 5 - ALTERNATIVE
Category 22 - Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Funeral
The Arcade Fire
Guero
Beck
Plans
Death Cab For Cutie
You Could Have It So Much Better
Franz Ferdinand
Get Behind Me Satan
The White Stripes
FIELD 6 - R&B
Category 23 - Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
1 Thing
Amerie
Track from: Touch
Wishing On A Star
Beyoncé
Track from: Roll Bounce (Various Artists)
We Belong Together
Mariah Carey
Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi
Free Yourself
Fantasia
Track from: Free Yourself
Unbreakable
Alicia Keys
Track from: Unplugged
Category 24 - Best Male R&B Vocal Performance (For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Creepin'
Jamie Foxx
Track from: So Amazing - An All Star Tribute To Luther Vandross (Various Artists)
Ordinary People
John Legend
Track from: Get Lifted
Let Me Love You
Mario
Track from: Turning Point
Superstar
Usher
Track from: So Amazing - An All Star Tribute To Luther Vandross (Various Artists)
So What The Fuss
Stevie Wonder
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.)
So Amazing
Beyoncé & Stevie Wonder
Track from: So Amazing - An All Star Tribute To Luther Vandross (Various Artists)
Cater 2 U
Destiny's Child
Track from: Destiny Fulfilled
If This World Were Mine
Alicia Keys Featuring Jermaine Paul
Track from: So Amazing - An All Star Tribute To Luther Vandross (Various Artists)
So High
John Legend Featuring Lauryn Hill
How Will I Know
Stevie Wonder Featuring Aisha Morris
Track from: A Time To Love
Category 26 - Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Mine Again
Mariah Carey
Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi
Summertime
Fantasia
Track from: Free Yourself
A House Is Not A Home
Aretha Franklin
Track from: So Amazing - An All Star Tribute To Luther Vandross (Various Artists)
If I Was Your Woman
Alicia Keys
Track from: Unplugged
Stay With You
John Legend
Track from: Get Lifted
Category 27 - Best Urban/Alternative Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
SupaStar
Floetry
Dirty Harry
Gorillaz Featuring Bootie Brown
Track from: Demon Days
Dust
Van Hunt
Track from: Van Hunt
Welcome To Jamrock
Damian Marley
Track from: Welcome To Jamrock
Ghetto Rock
Mos Def
Track from: The New Danger
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.)
Cater 2 U
Rodney Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, Ricky Lewis, Kelly Rowland, Robert Waller & Michelle Williams, songwriters (Destiny's Child)
Track from: Destiny Fulfilled
Free Yourself
Craig Brockman, Missy Elliott & Nisan Stewart, songwriters (Fantasia)
Track from: Free Yourself
Ordinary People
W. Adams & J. Stephens, songwriters (John Legend)
Track from: Get Lifted
Unbreakable
Garry DeWayne Glenn, Alicia Keys, Harold Lily & Kanye West, songwriters (Alicia Keys)
Track from: Unplugged
We Belong Together
J. Austin, M. Carey, J. Dupri & M. Seal, songwriters; (D. Bristol, K. Edmonds, S. Johnson, P. Moten, S. Sully & B. Womack, songwriters) (Mariah Carey)
Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi
Category 29 - Best R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Illumination
Earth, Wind And Fire
Free Yourself
Fantasia
Unplugged
Alicia Keys
Get Lifted
John Legend
A Time To Love
Stevie Wonder
Category 30 - Best Contemporary R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Touch
Amerie
The Emancipation Of Mimi
Mariah Carey
Destiny Fulfilled
Destiny's Child
Turning Point
Mario
O
Omarion
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FIELD 7 - RAP
Category 31 - Best Rap Solo Performance
(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Testify
Common
Track from: Be
Mockingbird
Eminem
Track from: Encore
Disco Inferno
50 Cent
Track from: The Massacre
Number One Spot
Ludacris
Track from: The Red Light District
U Don't Know Me
T.I.
Track from: Urban Legend
Gold Digger
Kanye West
Track from: Late Registration
Category 32 - Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
(For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.)
Don't Phunk With My Heart
The Black Eyed Peas
Track from: Monkey Business
The Corner
Common Featuring The Last Poets
Track from: Be
Encore
Eminem Featuring Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
Track from: Encore
Hate It Or Love It
The Game Featuring 50 Cent
Track from: The Documentary
Wait (The Whisper Song)
Ying Yang Twins
Track from: U.S.A.: United State Of Atlanta
Category 33 - Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
(For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
1,2 Step
Ciara Featuring Missy Elliott
They Say
Common Featuring Kanye West & John Legend
Track from: Be
Soldier
Destiny's Child Featuring T.I. & Lil Wayne
Track from: Destiny's Fulfilled
Numb/Encore
Jay-Z Featuring Linkin Park
Track from: Collision Course
Rich Girl
Gwen Stefani Featuring Eve
Track from: Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
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.)
Candy Shop
Curtis Jackson & Scott Storch, songwriters (50 Cent Featuring Olivia)
Track from: The Massacre
Diamonds From Sierra Leone
D. Harris & Kanye West, songwriters; (J. Barry & D. Black, songwriters) (Kanye West)
Don't Phunk With My Heart
William Adams, Printz Board, Stacy Ferguson & George Pajon, Jr., songwriters; (Kalyanji Anandji, Full Force & Indeewar, songwriters) (The Black Eyed Peas)
Track from: Monkey Business
Hate It Or Love It
Curtis Jackson, A. Lyon, Jayceon Taylor & M. Valenzano, songwriters; (Baker, Felder & Harris, songwriters) (The Game Featuring 50 Cent)
Track from: The Documentary
Lose Control
M. Elliott, C. Harris & G. Isaacs III, songwriters; (J. Atkins, R. Davis & C. Hudson, songwriters) (Missy Elliott Featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop)
Track from: The Cookbook
Category 35 - Best Rap Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Be
Common
The Cookbook
Missy Elliott
Encore
Eminem
The Massacre
50 Cent
Late Registration
Kanye West