DJ DIphoeniX's top 20 Jamz - EVERY FRIDAY!!!..[the hottest songs on urban & pop radio] + updates on other Charts {March 13 - 19, 2009}

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March 13 - 19, 2009
CLOSE CALLS:30. stanky legg [gs boyz] (-)29. if this isn't love [jennifer hudson] (30)28. my life would suck without you [kelly clarkson] (27)27. halo [beyonce] (29)26. crack a bottle [eminem/dr. dre/50 cent] (23)-----------------------------25. beep [bobby valentino/yung joc] (26)24. jai ho! (you are my destiny) [a r rahman/the pussycat dolls (nicole scherzinger)] (25)23. prom queen [lil wayne] (20)22. thinking of you [katy perry] (19)21. love story [taylor swift] (10) {Pk:9}
20. you complete me [keyshia cole] (22)19. lions, tigers and bears [jazmine sullivan] (21)18. i love college [asher roth] (24)17. diva [beyonce] (9) {Pk:4}16. you found me [the fray] (14) {Pk:5}15. i hate this part [the pussycat dolls] (11) {Pk:6}14. ain't i [yung l.a./young dro/t.i.] (17)13. sober [pink] (16)12. right round [flo rida] (18)11. beautiful [akon/colby o'donis/kardinal offishall] (15)10. just dance [lady gaga/colby o'donis] (13)* {Pk:1(3wks)}09. mad [ne-yo] (12) {Pk:9}08. heartless [kanye west] (6)* {Pk:1(2wks)}07. kiss me thru the phone [soulja boy tell 'em/sammie] (8) {Pk:7}06. poker face [lady gaga] (7) {Pk:6}05. turnin me on [keri hilson/lil wayne] (3) {Pk:2}04. dead and gone [t.i./justin timberlake] (5) {Pk:4}03. rockin' that thang [the-dream] (4) {Pk:3}02. blame it [jamie foxx/t-pain] (1)* {Pk:1(4wks)}01. gives you hell [the all-american rejects] (2) {Pk:1(1wk)}
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NOMINEES FOR TOP JAMZ OF THE YEAR (no particular order):live your life [t.i.]single ladies (put a ring on it) [beyonce]
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Girlz {Radio Version} (Ft. Vegas, Chico, Kiprich, Hawkeye & Mr. Lex)Dj Diphoenix & Dj Dimitri - USAhttp://boxstr.com/files/2228076_9hnh4/02%20-%20DJ%20DIphoeniX%20%26%20DJ%20Dimitri%20-%20Girlz%20%7BRadio%20Version%7D%20%28Ft.%20Mr.%20Lex%2C%20Vegas%2C%20Chico%2C%20Hawkeye%20%26%20Kiprich%29.mp3http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5x5ZEDVWw8[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5x5ZEDVWw8]
Ms. Body {Tha THICKness} [Tha Ladies ('Y U Wanna' & 'B. Girls' Mix)]DJ DIphoeniX & ZJ Ice (Ft. T.I., Munga Honorebel & Aidonia)Diphoenix, T.I., Munga Honorebel, Sean Kingston, Cham & Beenie Man - USAhttp://boxstr.com/files/2228016_is1gw/DIphoeniX%20-%20Tha%20Ladies%20%28Ft.%20T.I.%2C%20Munga%20Honorebel%2C%20Sean%20Kingston%2C%20Cham%20%26%20%20Beenie%20Man%29.mp3[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XJhPY3ik-k][youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZUqqdcjsh4][youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cES1u3lpVd0]
One Woman’s Man (2008)Shonie Featuring Diphoenix - USAhttp://diphoenix.fileave.com/ShoniefeaturingDIphoeniX-OneWomansMan(2008).mp3
Meeting In My BedroomSilk & Diphoenix - USAhttp://diphoenix.fileave.com/DIphoeniXSilk-MeetingInMyBedroom.mp3
Filthy Rich (Meking Money)Serani & Konshens Featuring Diphoenix - Jamaicahttp://diphoenix.fileave.com/07-KonshensSerani-MekinMoney(Ft.DIphoeniX).mp3
X-GirlfriendRomain Virgo & Diphoenix - Jamaicahttp://diphoenix.fileave.com/RomainVirgoDIphoeniX-XGirlfriend.mp3___________________________________________________________________TO VIEW THE TOP 50 JAMZ OF 2008 go here:http://diphoenix.wordpress.com/2009/01/01/dj-diphoenixs-top-50-jamz-of-the-year-the-hottest-songs-on-urban-pop-radio-for-2008-january-1-2009/
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Old Skool R&B/HIP HOP Jointshttp://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=433097077AA82867
Classicz from early 2000shttp://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=93DA43830CFAEBE8
Pop-Rock.Soft Rock hits from the Mid (& early) 90shttp://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=2876A97CA4C59A72
Hitz from the "POP ERA" (1997-2002)http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=472878F8CE95113C
F*** songshttp://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=70A7E2602FEAC25E
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JAMAICA'S WEEKLY MUSIC COUNTDOWN - MARCH 13
JAMAICA'S WEEKLY MUSIC COUNTDOWN CHARTSby Richie B - host of "HOT MIX" on HOT 102 FM - Jamaica Date : -+ March 13, 2009 +-


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LW
WOC
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Song - Artist - Label
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1
12

Time To Shine (3 wks @ #1) - Laden - Big Ship
2
4
7

Last Man Standing (Don't Run) - Vybz Kartel - Not Nice Productions
3
2
10

Ramping Shop (2 wks @ #1) - Vybz Kartel feat. Spice - Adidjaheim Records/Not Nice Productions
4
5
10

So Blessed - Mavado - Big Ship
5
3
23

Ghetto Prayer - Shane-O - Jam II
6
7
7

Ben Ova (Wibble Wabble) - RDX - Young Blood
7
6
11

Dip Again - Elephant Man feat. Ding Dong - Big Ship
8
9
7

This Means Money - Konshens - Head Concussion
9
10
6

Head Cyaan Hot So - Prodigal Son - Main Street Records
10
11
6

Get Wild - Vybz Kartel - Not Nice Productions
11
8
13

Flying Dagger (aka 100 Stab) - Aidonia - Equinoxx
12
13
6

Bubble - Charly Blacks - Fresh Ear
13
12
26

Burnin, Burnin (2 wks @ #1) - Ms Triniti feat. Beenie Man - Unseen Lab
14
17
2

Mek She Stamma - Busy Signal - Big Ship
15
15
29

Rolling Deep - Flippa Mafia - TJ Records
16
19
2

Nuh Daggera - Spice - Equinoxx
17
16
21

Sweep (3 wks @ #1) - Elephant Man - Scatta Productions/Kings Of Kings
18
NEW
1

Mama - Vybz Kartel - Not Nice/Adidjaheim Records
19
NEW
1

Bad 2 Di Bone - Brick & Lace - Birchill Records
20
18
17

Million Dollar (3 wks @ #1) - Vybz Kartel - Don Corleon
TW - This Week; LW - Last Week; WOC - Weeks on ChartSources: Sound Systems, Record Shops, Night Clubs & Radio Play

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2
16

Jah Jah See Dem A Come (1 wk @ #1) - Sugar Roy, Conrad Crystal & Gyptian - Fireball
2
3
13

Can't Sleep - Romain Virgo - Penthouse
3
1
20

Calm Dung Yuh Nerves (2 wks @ #1) - Bescenta - Upliftment Music Int'l
4
5
19

My Jamaican Girl - Prince Pankhi - Otis Riddim Records
5
8
7

Bad Man Don't Cry - Shaggy - Big Yard Music
6
6
12

Missing You Right Now - Da'Ville - Fashowzy
7
7
12

You've Lost That Loving Feeling - Noddy Virtue & Jodi-Ann Pantry - Reflection
8
4
19

I Love You Anyway (2 wks @ #1) - Barbee - It's Not A Game Records
9
11
9

Another Bill Again - Tony Rebel - Penthouse
10
12
7

Start A New - Tarrus Riley - Juke Boxx
11
10
9
N/A
You're My Inspiration – L.U.S.T. - Born Music
12
13
7

Blessing - Etana feat. Alborosie - Forward Records
13
15
4

A Thousand Miles Away - Ras Penco - Uprize Music
14
9
14

Good Morning Beautiful - Mark Ice - Big Lawd Records
15
16
5
N/A
Cassava - Andrew Mistiq aka P. Zed - Inspire
16
17
5

Save The Juvenile - Ruffi-Ann - Get Up Yute Records
17
19
2
N/A
Good Life - Chuckle Berry - Taxi
18
20
2

Call On Me - Jah Cure feat. Phyllisia - SOBE/Dangerzone
19
NEW
1
N/A
Head Above The Water - Capleton - Downsound Records
20
14
25

Love Reigns (aka Nothing Changes) (2 wks @ #1) - Bugle & Tarrus Riley - Sons Of Spoon Music
TW - This Week; LW - Last Week; WOC - Weeks on ChartSources: Sound Systems, Record Shops, Night Clubs & Radio Play
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Miley Cyrus' 'Climb' Debuts High On Hot 100

Miley Cyrus climbs into the Hot 100.
March 12, 2009 10:04 AM ET
Keith Caulfield, L.A.
While Flo Rida's "Right Round" (featuring Ke$ha) retains the top slot on the Billboard Hot 100 for a fourth week in a row, Miley Cyrus is the big chart news this week, as her single "The Climb" crashes in at No. 6 in its debut week.
The track, from the "Hannah Montana: The Movie" soundtrack, due March 24, is Cyrus' highest-charting effort, surpassing the No. 9 peak of "7 Things" from July 2008.
The new song's 166,000 digital downloads is also the artist's best single-week sales sum. "The Climb" debuts at No. 3 on the Hot Digital Songs chart.
Elsewhere in the top 10, T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake's "Dead and Gone" spends a fourth straight week stuck at No. 2, while Lady GaGa's "Poker Face" earns the Greatest Gainer/Airplay award at No. 3 with the still surging song. "Kiss Me Thru the Phone," by Soulja Boy Tell'em featuring Sammie, also stands still at No. 4, but retains its bullet.
The All-American Rejects' "Gives You Hell" is also a non-mover at No. 5, as is Lady GaGa's "Just Dance" at No. 7. Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You" skips one spot up the tally to No. 9 while Jamie Foxx's "Blame It" (featuring T-Pain), jumps from No. 12 to No. 10. It's Foxx's first top 10 hit since 2006, when "Unpredictable" (featuring Ludacris) peaked at No. 8. "Blame It" is also still atop of the Bilboard R&B/Hip Hop Charts for a fifth consecutive week.
The Greatest Gainer/Digital trophy goes to the fast-rising "I Love College" single from new hip-hop artist Asher Roth. The song climbs from No. 22 to No. 17 in only its fourth chart week and has sold 360,000 downloads in its six weeks of release.
Beyonce collects her 16th solo top 40 hit on the Hot 100 as "Halo" motors to No. 37 (up from No. 41 last week). As part of Destiny's Child, she racked up another 13 top 40 singles.
All told, there are 13 new debuts on the Hot 100 this week, along with two re-entries. Aside from Cyrus' grand entrance, other notable new arrivals include LMFAO's "I'm In Miami Trick" at No. 73, U2's "Magnificent" at No. 79, The-Dream featuring Mariah Carey's "My Love" at No. 82, MGMT's "Kids" at No. 91, the White Tie Affair's "Candle (Sick and Tired)" at No. 93 and Lady GaGa's "Lovegame" at No. 96. Taylor Swift's "You're Not Sorry" re-enters at No. 67 thanks to renewed interest in the song after it was released in a special "CSI Mix" following her guest appearance on the drama series on March 5.
At No. 82, Carey's 39th chart entry is only her second as a featured artist. She last took a secondary role on Jadakiss' "U Make Me Wanna," which peaked at No. 21 in 2004.
Additional reporting by Silvio Pietroluongo in New York and Xavier Thompson in Jamaica.
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/miley-cyrus-climb-debuts-high-on-hot-100-1003950890.story
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Field 2 — DanceField 3 — Traditional PopField 4 — RockField 5 — AlternativeField 6 — R&BField 7 — RapField 8 — CountryField 9 — New AgeField 10 — JazzField 11 — GospelField 12 — LatinField 13 — BluesField 14 — FolkField 15 — ReggaeField 16 — World MusicField 17 — PolkaField 18 — Children'sField 19 — Spoken WordField 20 — ComedyField 21 — Musical ShowField 22 — Film/TV/VisualMediaField 23 — Composing/ArrangingField 24 — PackageField 25 — Album NotesField 26 — HistoricalField 27 — Production,Non-ClassicalField 28 — SurroundSoundField 29 — Production,ClassicalField 30 — ClassicalField 31 — Music Video
For recordings released during the Eligibility YearOctober 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008Note: More or less than 5 nominations in a category is the result of ties.
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.)
Chasing PavementsAdeleEg White, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Steve Price, engineers/mixersTrack from: 19[XL Recordings/Columbia]
Viva La VidaColdplayMarkus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael Brauer & Rik Simpson, engineers/mixersTrack from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends[Capitol Records]
Bleeding LoveLeona LewisSimon Cowell, Clive Davis & Ryan "Alias" Tedder, producers; Craig Durrance, Phil Tan & Ryan "Alias" Tedder, engineers/mixers[J Records/SYCO Music]
Paper PlanesM.I.ADiplo, producer; Switch, engineer/mixerTrack from: Kala[Interscope]
Please Read The LetterRobert Plant & Alison KraussT Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixerTrack from: Raising Sand[Rounder]
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.)
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His FriendsColdplayMarkus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael H. Brauer, Markus Dravs, John O'Mahony, Rik Simpson & Andy Wallace, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer[Capitol Records]
Tha Carter IIILil WayneBabyface, Brisco, Fabolous, Jay-Z, Kidd Kidd, Busta Rhymes, Juelz Santana, D. Smith, Static Major, T-Pain & Bobby Valentino, Betty Wright, featured artists; Alchemist, David Banner, Vaushaun "Maestro" Brooks, Cool & Dre, Andrews "Drew" Correa, Shondrae "Mr. Bangladesh" Crawford, Darius "Deezle" Harrison, Infamous, Jim Jonsin, Angelo Morris, Mousa, Pro-J, Play-N-Skillz, Rodnae, D. Smith, Streetrunner, Swizz Beatz, Robin Thicke, T-Pain & Kanye West, producers; Angel Aponte, Joshua Berkman, Andrew Dawson, Joe G, Darius "Deezle" Harrison, Fabian Marasciullo, Angelo Morris, Pro-J, Miguel Scott, Robin Thicke, Julian Vasquez & Gina Victoria, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer[Universal Motown/Cash Money]
Year Of The GentlemanNe-YoChuck Harmony, Ne-Yo, Polow Da Don, StarGate, Stereotypes, Syience, Shea Taylor & Shomari "Sho" Wilson, producers; Kirven Arrington, Jeff Chestek, Kevin "KD" Davis, Mikkel Eriksen, Jaymz Hardy Martin, III, Geno Regist, Phil Tan & Tony Terrebonne, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr., mastering engineer[Def Jam/Compound]
Raising SandRobert Plant & Alison KraussT Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer[Rounder]
In RainbowsRadioheadNigel Godrich, producer; Nigel Godrich, Dan Grech-Marguerat, Hugo Nicolson & Richard Woodcraft, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer[TBD Records]
Category 3
Song Of The Year (A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
American BoyWilliam Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West)Track from: Shine[Atlantic/Homeschool; Publishers: Will.I.Am Music/Cherry River Music/Chrysalis Publishing/John Legend Publishing/Cherry River Music/Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music/Larry Leron Music/Speir Music/Broke, Spoke and Gone Publishing]
Chasing PavementsAdele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele)Track from: 19[XL Recordings/Columbia; Publishers: Universal-Songs of Polygram Int.]
I'm YoursJason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz)Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.[Atlantic; Publisher: Goo Eyed Music]
Love SongSara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles)Track from: Little Voice[Epic; Publisher: Tiny Bear Music]
Viva La VidaGuy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends[Capitol Records; Publishers: Universal Music-MGB Songs]
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.)
Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan
Field 1 — Pop
Category 5
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Chasing PavementsAdeleTrack from: 19[Columbia/XL]
Love SongSara BareillesTrack from: Little Voice[Epic]
MercyDuffyTrack from: Rockferry[Mercury]
Bleeding LoveLeona Lewis[J Records/SYCO Music]
I Kissed A GirlKaty PerryTrack from: One Of The Boys[Capitol Records]
So WhatPink[LaFace]
Category 6
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance (For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
All Summer LongKid RockTrack from: Rock N Roll Jesus[Atlantic]
SayJohn MayerTrack from: Continuum[Columbia]
That Was MePaul McCartneyTrack from: Amoeba's Secret[Hear Music/MPL Communications Ltd.]
I'm YoursJason MrazTrack from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.[Atlantic]
CloserNe-YoTrack from: Year Of The Gentleman[Def Jam/Compound Entertainment]
Wichita LinemanJames TaylorTrack from: Covers[Hear Music]
Category 7
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals (For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Viva La VidaColdplayTrack from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends[Capitol Records]
Waiting In The WeedsEaglesTrack from: Long Road Out Of Eden[Eagles Recording Company II]
Going OnGnarls BarkleyTrack from: The Odd Couple[Downtown/Atlantic]
Won't Go Home Without YouMaroon 5Track from: It Won't Be Soon Before Long[A&M/Octone]
ApologizeOneRepublicTrack from: Dreaming Out Loud[Mosley Music/Interscope Records]
Category 8
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals (For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
Lesson LearnedAlicia Keys & John MayerTrack from: As I Am[J Records]
4 MinutesMadonna, Justin Timberlake & TimbalandTrack from: Hard Candy[Warner Bros.]
Rich WomanRobert Plant & Alison KraussTrack from: Raising Sand[Rounder]
If I Never See Your Face AgainRihanna & Maroon 5Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded[Def Jam and also A&M/Octone]
No AirJordin Sparks & Chris BrownTrack from: Jordin Sparks[Jive]
Category 9
Best Pop Instrumental Performance (For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Love AppetiteSteve Cropper & Felix CavaliereTrack from: Nudge It Up A Notch[Stax]
I Dreamed There Was No WarEaglesTrack from: Long Road Out Of Eden[Eagles Recording Company II]
Fortune TellerFourplayTrack from: Energy[Heads Up International]
Steppin' OutStanley JordanTrack from: State Of Nature[Mack Avenue Records]
Blast!Marcus MillerTrack from: Marcus[Concord Jazz]
Category 10
Best Pop Instrumental Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
Sax For StaxGerald Albright[Peak Records]
Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume OneLarry Carlton[335 Records]
Jingle All The WayBéla Fleck & The Flecktones[Rounder]
The Spice Of LifeEarl Klugh[Koch Records]
A Night Before ChristmasSpyro Gyra[Heads Up International]
Category 11
Best Pop Vocal Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
DetoursSheryl Crow[A&M Records]
RockferryDuffy[Mercury]
Long Road Out Of EdenEagles[Eagles Recording Company II]
SpiritLeona Lewis[J Records/SYCO Music]
CoversJames Taylor[Hear Music]
Field 2 — Dance
Category 12
Best Dance Recording (For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)
Harder Better Faster StrongerDaft PunkThomas Bangalter & Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo, producers; Thomas Bangalter & Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo, mixersTrack from: Alive 2007[Virgin Records]
Ready For The FloorHot ChipHot Chip, producers; Dan Carey, mixerTrack from: Made In The Dark[Astralwerks/DFA]
Just DanceLady Gaga & Colby O'DonisRedOne, producer; Robert Orton, mixer[Streamline/Interscope/Kon Live]
Give It 2 MeMadonnaMadonna & The Neptunes, producers; Andrew Coleman & Spike Stent, mixersTrack from: Hard Candy[Warner Bros.]
DisturbiaRihannaBrian Kennedy, producer; Phil Tan, mixerTrack from: Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded[Def Jam]
Black & GoldSam SparroJesse Rogg & Sam Sparro, producers; Jeremy Wheatley, mixerTrack from: Sam Sparro[Universal Republic Records]
Category 13
Best Electronic/Dance Album (For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)
New York CityBrazilian Girls[Verve Forecast]
Alive 2007Daft Punk[Virgin Records]
Bring Ya To The BrinkCyndi Lauper[Epic]
XKylie Minogue[Capitol/Astralwerks]
Last NightMoby[Mute]
RobynRobyn[Konichiwa/Cherrytree/Interscope]
Field 3 — Traditional Pop
Category 14
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Still UnforgettableNatalie Cole[DMI Records]
The Sinatra ProjectMichael Feinstein[Concord Music Group]
NoëlJosh Groban[143/Reprise]
In The Swing Of ChristmasBarry Manilow[Hallmark/Arista]
Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie HallRufus Wainwright[Geffen]
Field 4 — Rock
Category 15
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance (For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
GravityJohn MayerTrack from: Where The Light Is — Live In Los Angeles[Columbia]
I Saw Her Standing TherePaul McCartneyTrack from: Amoeba's Secret[Hear Music/MPL Communications Ltd.]
Girls In Their Summer ClothesBruce SpringsteenTrack from: Magic[Columbia]
RiseEddie Vedder[J Records]
No Hidden PathNeil YoungTrack from: Chrome Dreams II[Reprise]
Category 16
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals (For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Rock N Roll TrainAC/DC[Columbia]
Violet HillColdplayTrack from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends[Capitol Records]
Long Road Out Of EdenEaglesTrack from: Long Road Out Of Eden[Eagles Recording Company II]
Sex On FireKings Of Leon[RCA Records]
House Of CardsRadioheadTrack from: In Rainbows[TBD Records]
Category 17
Best Hard Rock Performance (For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Inside The FireDisturbedTrack from: Indestructible[Reprise]
VisionsJudas PriestTrack from: Nostradamus[Epic]
Wax SimulacraThe Mars Volta[Universal Motown]
Saints Of Los AngelesMötley CrüeTrack from: Saints Of Los Angeles[Motley Records/Eleven Seven Music]
Lords Of SalemRob ZombieTrack from: Zombie Live[Geffen/UMe]
Category 18
Best Metal Performance (For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Heroes Of Our TimeDragonForce[Roadrunner Records]
NostradamusJudas PriestTrack from: Nostradamus[Epic]
My ApocalypseMetallicaTrack from: Death Magnetic[Warner Bros.]
Under My ThumbMinistryTrack from: Cover Up[Megaforce Records]
PsychosocialSlipknot[Roadrunner Records]
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.)
CastellorizonDavid GilmourTrack from: Live In Gdansk[Columbia]
Suicide & RedemptionMetallicaTrack from: Death Magnetic[Warner Bros.]
34 Ghosts I-IVNine Inch NailsTrack from: Ghosts I-IV[The Null Corporation]
Hope (Live For The Art Of Peace)RushTrack from: Songs For Tibet: The Art Of Peace[Art of Peace Foundation]
Peaches En RegaliaZappa Plays Zappa Featuring Steve Vai & Napoleon Murphy Brock[Strobosonic/Razor & Tie Entertainment]
Category 20
Best Rock Song (A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Girls In Their Summer ClothesBruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)Track from: Magic[Columbia; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen]
House Of CardsColin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Philip Selway & Thom Yorke, songwriters (Radiohead)Track from: In Rainbows[TBD Records; Publisher: Warner Chappell Music]
I Will Possess Your HeartBenjamin Gibbard, Nicholas Harmer, Jason McGerr & Christopher Walla, songwriters (Death Cab For Cutie)Track from: Narrow Stairs[Atlantic; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music/Where I'm Calling From Music/Shove It Up Your Songs/Giant Beat Songs/Please Pass The Songs]
Sex On FireCaleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)[RCA Records; Publishers: Martha Street Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, Followill Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, McFearless Music/Bug Music, Coffee, Tea or Me Publishing/Bug Music]
Violet HillGuy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends[Capitol Records; Publisher: Universal Music-MGB Songs]
Category 21
Best Rock Album (Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His FriendsColdplay[Capitol Records]
Rock N Roll JesusKid Rock[Atlantic]
Only By The NightKings Of Leon[RCA Records]
Death MagneticMetallica[Warner Bros.]
Consolers Of The LonelyThe Raconteurs[Third Man/Warner Bros.]
Field 5 — Alternative
Category 22
Best Alternative Music Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Modern GuiltBeck[DGC Records/XL Recordings/Interscope]
Narrow StairsDeath Cab For Cutie[Atlantic]
The Odd CoupleGnarls Barkley[Downtown/Atlantic]
Evil UrgesMy Morning Jacket[ATO Records]
In RainbowsRadiohead[TBD Records]
Field 6 — R&B
Category 23
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Me, Myself And IBeyoncéTrack from: The Beyonce Experience Live Audio[Columbia/Music World Music]
Heaven SentKeyshia ColeTrack from: Just Like You[Geffen/Confidential]
SpotlightJennifer Hudson[Arista]
SuperwomanAlicia KeysTrack from: As I Am[J Records]
Need U BadJazmine Sullivan[J Records]
Category 24
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance (For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
You're The Only OneEric BenétTrack from: Love & Life[Friday/Reprise]
Take You DownChris BrownTrack from: Exclusive[Jive]
Miss IndependentNe-YoTrack from: Year Of The Gentleman[Def Jam/Compound]
Can't Help But WaitTrey SongzTrack from: Trey Day[Atlantic]
Here I StandUsherTrack from: Here I Stand[LaFace]
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.)
Ribbon In The SkyBoyz II MenTrack from: Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA[Decca Records]
WordsAnthony David Featuring India.ArieTrack from: Acey Duecy[Soulbird/ Universal Republic Records]
Stay With Me (By The Sea)Al Green Featuring John LegendTrack from: Lay It Down[Blue Note Records]
I'm His Only WomanJennifer Hudson Featuring FantasiaTrack from: Jennifer Hudson[Arista Records]
Never Give You UpRaphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ HiltonTrack from: The Way I See It[Columbia Records]
Category 26
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance (For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
A Change Is Gonna ComeWayne BradyTrack from: A Long Time Coming[Peak Records]
You've Got The Love I NeedAl Green Featuring Anthony HamiltonTrack from: Lay It Down[Blue Note Records]
Baby I Know(Linda Jones) With Helen Bruner & Terry JonesTrack from: Soul Talkin[Philerzy Productions]
Love That GirlRaphael SaadiqTrack from: The Way I See It[Columbia Records]
In Love With Another ManJazmine SullivanTrack from: Fearless[J Records]
Category 27
Best Urban/Alternative Performance (For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Say Goodbye To LoveKennaTrack from: Make Sure They See My Face[Star Trak/Interscope]
Wanna BeMaiyshaTrack from: This Much Is True:[Eusonia Records]
Be OKChrisette Michele Featuring will.i.amTrack from: I Am[Def Jam]
Many MoonsJanelle MonaeTrack from: Metropolis: The Chase Suite (Special Edition)[Wondaland/Bad Boy]
Lovin You (Music)Wayna Featuring KokayiTrack from: Higher Ground[Quiet Power Productions, LLC]
Category 28
Best R&B Song (A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Bust Your WindowsSalaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Deandre Way, songwriter) (Jazmine Sullivan)Track from: Fearless[J Records; Publishers: Nappy Puddy Music/Universal Music-Z Tunes, Salaam Remi Music/EMI April Music, Soulja Boy Tellem Music/Croomstacular Music]
CustomerI. Barias, Raheem DeVaughn, C. Haggins, K. Oliver & Johnnie Smith, songwriters (Raheem DeVaughn)Track from: Love Behind The Melody[Jive; Publishers: Universal Music-Z Tunes/Ahmad's World/Universal Music/Nivrac Tyke Music/Fresh Paint Music/HC 1030 Publishing/Universal Music/Tetragrammaton Music/Melodic Piano Productions/HC 1030 Publishing]
Heaven SentKeyshia Cole, Jason Farmer & Alex Francis, songwriters (Keyshia Cole)Track from: Just Like You[Geffen/Confidential; Publishers: She Wrote It/BMG Songs, J Vibe Publishing/Ultra Tunes, Lex Project Publishing]
Miss IndependentMikkel S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & S. Smith, songwriters (Ne-Yo)Track from: Year Of The Gentleman[Def Jam/Compound; Publishers: Pen In The Ground Publishing, Universal Music-Z Tunes]
SpotlightMikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)[Arista Records; Publishers: Super Sayin' Publishing/Universal Music-Z Songs, Sony/ATV Tunes, EMI Music Publishing]
Category 29
Best R&B Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Love & LifeEric Benét[Friday/Reprise]
Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USABoyz II Men[Decca Records]
Lay It DownAl Green[Blue Note]
Jennifer HudsonJennifer Hudson[Arista Records]
The Way I See ItRaphael Saadiq[Columbia]
Category 30
Best Contemporary R&B Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Growing PainsMary J. Blige[Geffen]
Back Of My Lac'J. Holiday[Capitol Records]
First LoveKarina[Def Jam]
Year Of The GentlemanNe-Yo[Def Jam/Compound]
FearlessJazmine Sullivan[J Records]
Field 7 — Rap
Category 31
Best Rap Solo Performance (For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)...Jay-ZTrack from: American Gangster[Roc-A-Fella]
A MilliLil WayneTrack from: Tha Carter III[Cash Money/Universal Motown]
Paris, TokyoLupe FiascoTrack from: The Cool[1st & 15th/Atlantic]
N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave And The Master)NasTrack from: Untitled[Def Jam]
Sexual EruptionSnoop DoggTrack from: Ego Trippin[Geffen]
Category 32
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group (For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.)
Royal FlushBig Boi Featuring Raekwon And Andre 3000[LaFace]
Swagga Like UsJay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne[Roc-A-Fella/Grand Hustle/Atlantic]
Mr. CarterLil Wayne Featuring Jay-ZTrack from: Tha Carter III[Cash Money/Universal Motown]
Wish You WouldLudacris Featuring T.I.[DTP]
Put OnYoung Jeezy Featuring Kanye West[Def Jam]
Category 33
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
American BoyEstelle Featuring Kanye WestTrack from: Shine[Homeschool/Atlantic]
LowFlo Rida Featuring T-PainTrack from: Mail On Sunday[Poe Boy/Atlantic]
Green LightJohn Legend & Andre 3000[Columbia/G.O.O.D. Music]
Got MoneyLil Wayne Featuring T-PainTrack from: Tha Carter III[Cash Money/Universal Motown]
SuperstarLupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew SantosTrack from: The Cool[1st & 15th/Atlantic]
Category 34
Best Rap Song (A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
LollipopD. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters (Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major)Track from: Tha Carter III[Cash Money/Universal Motown; Publishers: Young Money Publishing/Warner-Chappell Music, Herbalicious Music/Blackfountain Music/EMI-April Music, JimiPub Music/EMI Blackwood, Three Nails And A Crown Publishing, Roynet Music]
LowTramar Dillard, M. Humphrey, Faheem Najm, Korey Roberson & Howard Simmons, songwriters (Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain)Track from: Mail On Sunday[Poe Boy/Atlantic; Publishers: E-Class Publishing/Sony-ATV Music Publishing/Universal Music Z Songs/Top Quality Publishing/NappyPub Music/Zomba Songs]
Sexual EruptionCalvin Broadus, S. Lovejoy & D. Stewart, songwriters (Snoop Dogg)Track from: Ego Trippin[Geffen; Publishers: My Own Chit Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music, Shawty Redd Songs/EMI April Music, Pimpin Tha Pen]
SuperstarLupe Fiasco & Soundtrakk, songwriters (Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos)Track from: The Cool[1st & 15th/Atlantic; Publishers: Hey Lu Chill Music (Heavy As Heaven/Universal Music), 1st & 15th Publishing (Mr. Lopez Music/Universal Music Publishing)]
Swagga Like UsJeff Bhaskev, D. Carter, S. Carter, Clifford Harris, Plain Pat & Kanye West, songwriters (M. Arulpragasam, N. Headon, M. Jones, J. Mellor, T. Pentz & P. Simonon, songwriters) (Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne)[Roc-A-Fella/Grand Hustle/Atlantic; Publishers: Crown Club Pub./Warner-Tamerlane/Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood/Carter Boys Music/EMI April/Young Money Pub./Warner-Tamerlane/Hollertronix/Domino Publishing/Universal Z Tunes/Univ. Polygram Int'l]
Category 35
Best Rap Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
American GangsterJay-Z[Roc-A-Fella]
Tha Carter IIILil Wayne[Cash Money/Universal Motown]
The CoolLupe Fiasco[1st & 15th/Atlantic]
NasNas[Def Jam]
Paper TrailT.I.[Grand Hustle/Atlantic]
Field 8 — Country
Category 36
Best Female Country Vocal Performance (For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
For These TimesMartina McBrideTrack from: Waking Up Laughing[RCA Nashville]
What I Cannot ChangeLeAnn RimesTrack from: Family[Curb Records]
Last NameCarrie UnderwoodTrack from: Carnival Ride[19/Arista/Arista Nashville]
Last CallLee Ann Womack[MCA Nashville]
This Is Me You're Talking ToTrisha YearwoodTrack from: Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love[Big Machine]
Category 37
Best Male Country Vocal Performance (For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
You're Gonna Miss ThisTrace AdkinsTrack from: American Man, Greatest Hits Volume II[Capitol Records Nashville]
In ColorJamey Johnson[MCA Nashville]
Just Got Started Lovin' YouJames OttoTrack from: Sunset Man[Raybaw]
Letter To MeBrad PaisleyTrack from: 5th Gear[Arista Nashville]
TroubadourGeorge StraitTrack from: Troubadour[MCA Nashville]
Category 38
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals (For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
God Must Be BusyBrooks & DunnTrack from: Cowboy Town[Arista Nashville]
Love Don't Live HereLady AntebellumTrack from: Lady Antebellum[Capitol Records Nashville]
Every DayRascal FlattsTrack from: Still Feels Good[Lyric Street Records]
Blue Side Of The MountainThe SteelDriversTrack from: The SteelDrivers[Rounder]
StaySugarlandTrack from: Enjoy The Ride[Mercury Records]
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.)
ShiftworkKenny Chesney & George StraitTrack from: Just Who I Am: Poets And Pirates[BNA Records]
Killing The BluesRobert Plant & Alison KraussTrack from: Raising Sand[Rounder]
House Of CashGeorge Strait & Patty LovelessTrack from: Troubadour[MCA Nashville]
Life In A Northern TownSugarland, Jake Owen & Little Big TownTrack from: Love On The Inside [Deluxe Fan Edition][Mercury Records]
Let The Wind Chase YouTrisha Yearwood & Keith UrbanTrack from: Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love[Big Machine]
Category 40
Best Country Instrumental Performance (For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
SumatraCherryholmesTrack from: Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe[Skaggs Family Records]
Two Small Cars In RomeJerry Douglas & Lloyd GreenTrack from: Glide[Koch]
Sleigh RideBéla Fleck & The FlecktonesTrack from: Jingle All The Way[Rounder]
Is This America? (Katrina 2005)Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas & Bruce HornsbyTrack from: Family & Friends — Rambling Boy[Decca Records]
Cluster PluckBrad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner[Arista Nashville]
Category 41
Best Country Song (A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Dig Two GravesAshley Gorley & Bob Regan, songwriters (Randy Travis)Track from: Around The Bend[Warner Bros.; Publishers: Songs of Combustion Music, Music of Windswept/Famous Music, Mt. Tallac Music]
I Saw God TodayRodney Clawson, Monty Criswell & Wade Kirby, songwriters (George Strait)Track from: Troubadour[MCA Nashville; Publishers: Big Red Toe/Extremely Loud Music, Steel Wheels Music, Steel Wheels Music/Blind Mule Music]
In ColorJamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller & James Otto, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)Track from: That Lonesome Song[Mercury Records; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music/Big Gassed Hitties, EMI Blackwood Music/New Songs of Sea Gayle/Noah's Little Boat Music, Eldorotto Music Publishing/Lucky Thumb Music]
StayJennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland)Track from: Enjoy The Ride[Mercury Records; Publisher: Jennifer Nettles Publishing]
You're Gonna Miss ThisAshley Gorley & Lee Thomas Miller, songwriters (Trace Adkins)Track from: American Man, Greatest Hits Volume II[Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: EMI Blackwood/New Songs of Sea Gayle/Noah's Little Boat Music/Songs of Combustion Music]
Category 42
Best Country Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
That Lonesome SongJamey Johnson[Mercury Records]
Sleepless NightsPatty Loveless[Saguaro Road]
TroubadourGeorge Strait[MCA Nashville]
Around The BendRandy Travis[Warner Bros.]
Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of LoveTrisha Yearwood[Big Machine]
Category 43
Best Bluegrass Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Cherryholmes III: Don't BelieveCherryholmes[Skaggs Family Records]
Del McCoury Band — Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage FestivalDel McCoury Band[MunckMix]
The Ultimate Collection / Live At The RymanEarl Scruggs With Family & Friends[Rounder Records]
Honoring The Fathers Of Bluegrass: Tribute To 1946 And 1947Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder[Skaggs Family Records]
WheelsDan Tyminski[Rounder]
Field 9 — New Age
Category 44
Best New Age Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
MeditationsWilliam Ackerman[Compass Productions]
PathfinderWill Clipman[Canyon Records]
Peace TimeJack DeJohnette[Golden Beams/Kindred Rhythm]
AmbrosiaPeter Kater[Point Of Light Records]
The Scent Of LightOttmar Liebert & Luna Negra[SSRI]
Field 10 — Jazz
Category 45
Best Contemporary Jazz Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
Randy In BrasilRandy Brecker[MAMA Records]
Floating PointJohn McLaughlin[Abstract Logix]
Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration Of Cannonball Adderley(Various Artists)Gregg Field & Tom Scott, producers[Concord Jazz]
Miles From India(Various Artists)Bob Belden, producer[4Q/Times Square Records]
LifecycleYellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern[Heads Up International]
Category 46
Best Jazz Vocal Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Imagina: Songs Of BrasilKarrin Allyson[Concord Jazz]
Breakfast On The Morning TramStacey Kent[Blue Note]
If Less Is More...Nothing Is EverythingKate McGarry[Palmetto Records]
LoverlyCassandra Wilson[Blue Note]
DistancesNorma Winstone (Glauco Venier & Klaus Gesing)[ECM]
Category 47
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo (For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.)
Be-BopTerence Blanchard, soloistTrack from: Live At The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival (Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary All-Stars)[Monterey Jazz Festival Records]
Seven Steps To HeavenTill Brönner, soloistTrack from: The Standard (Take 6)[Heads Up International]
Waltz For DebbyGary Burton & Chick Corea, soloistsTrack from: The New Crystal Silence[Concord Records]
Son Of ThirteenPat Metheny, soloistTrack from: Day Trip[Nonesuch Records]
Be-BopJames Moody, soloistTrack from: Live At The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival (Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary All-Stars)[Monterey Jazz Festival Records]
Category 48
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
The New Crystal SilenceChick Corea & Gary Burton[Concord Records]
History, MysteryBill Frisell[Nonesuch Records]
Brad Mehldau Trio: LiveBrad Mehldau Trio[Nonesuch Records]
Day TripPat Metheny With Christian McBride & Antonio Sanchez[Nonesuch Records]
StandardsAlan Pasqua, Dave Carpenter & Peter Erskine Trio[Fuzzy Music]
Category 49
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album (For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
Appearing NightlyCarla Bley And Her Remarkable Big Band[WATT]
Act Your AgeGordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band[Immergent]
SymphonicaJoe Lovano With WDR Big Band & Rundfunk Orchestra[Blue Note]
BlauklangVince Mendoza[Act Music and Vision (AMV)]
Monday Night Live At The Village VanguardThe Vanguard Jazz Orchestra[Planet Arts Recordings]
Category 50
Best Latin Jazz Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Afro Bop AllianceCaribbean Jazz Project[Heads Up International]
The Latin Side Of Wayne ShorterConrad Herwig & The Latin Side Band[Half Note Records]
Song For ChicoArturo O'Farrill & The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra[Zoho]
Nouveau LatinoNestor Torres[Diamond Light Records]
Marooned/AisladoPapo Vázquez The Mighty Pirates[Picaro Records]
Field 11 — Gospel
Category 51
Best Gospel Performance (For solo, duo, group as collaborative performances. Singles or tracks with vocal containing Gospel lyrics. All genres of Gospel music are eligible.)
I UnderstandKim Burrell, Rance Allen, Bebe Winans & Mariah CareyTrack from: Randy Jackson's Music Club, Volume One[Concord Records/Dream Merchant 21 Ent.]
East To WestCasting CrownsTrack from: The Altar And The Door Live[Beach Street/Reunion Records]
Get UpMary MaryTrack from: The Sound[Columbia]
Shall We Gather At The RiverTake 6Track from: The Standard[Heads Up International]
Waging WarCeCe WinansTrack from: Thy Kingdom Come[PureSprings Gospel/EMI Gospel]
Category 52
Best Gospel Song (A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Cover MeJames L. Moss, songwriter (21:03 With Fred Hammond, Smokie Norful & J Moss)[Verity/Zomba Gospel; Publisher: Millenni-era Music]
Get UpErica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Warryn Campbell & Eric Dawkins, songwriters (Mary Mary)Track from: The Sound[Columbia; Publishers: Wet Ink Red Music/That's Plum Song/It's Tea Tyme/EMI April/E.D. Duz-It Music/Irving Music/Underdog Songs]
Give Me Your EyesBrandon Heath & Jason Ingram, songwriters (Brandon Heath)Track from: What If We[Reunion Records; Publishers: Sitka6 Music/Peertunes/Grange Hill Music/Windsor Way Music]
Help Me BelieveKirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)Track from: The Fight Of My Life[Fo Yo Soul Ent./Zomba Gospel ; Publishers: Universal Music-Z Songs/Kerrion Publishing]
You ReignJim Bryson, Steven Curtis Chapman, Nathan Cochran, Barry Graul, Bart Millard, Mike Scheuchzer & Robby Shaffer, songwriters (MercyMe)Track from: All That Is Within Me[INO Records; Publishers: Simpleville Music/Wet As A Fish Music, Sparrow Song/Peach Hill Songs]
Category 53
Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
HelloAfter Edmund[Slanted Records]
Our World RedeemedFlame[Cross Movement Records]
We Need Each OtherSanctus Real[Sparrow Records]
Rock What You GotSuperchick[Inpop Records]
Alive And TransportedTobyMac[ForeFront Records/EMI CMG]
Category 54
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
This MomentSteven Curtis Chapman[Sparrow Records]
What If WeBrandon Heath[Reunion Records]
Opposite WayLeeland[Essential Records]
Hello LoveChris Tomlin[Sparrow Records/Sixstepsrecords/EMI CMG]
Thy Kingdom ComeCeCe Winans[PureSprings Gospel/EMI Gospel]
Category 55
Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Room For MoreBooth Brothers[Daywind Records]
Lovin' LifeGaither Vocal Band[Gaither Music Group]
Steps To HeavenCharlie Louvin[Tompkins Square]
Hymned AgainBart Millard[INO Records]
Ephesians OneKaren Peck & New River[Daywind Records]
Category 56
Best Traditional Gospel Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Down In New OrleansThe Blind Boys Of Alabama[Time Life]
I'll Say YesThe Brooklyn Tabernacle ChoirCarol Cymbala, producer[Integrity Music]
Take It BackDorinda Clark-Cole[GospoCentric/Zomba]
Deitrick Haddon Presents . . . Together In WorshipVoices Of Unity[Tyscot Records]
Bishop Charles E. Blake Presents... No LimitThe West Angeles COGIC Mass Choir[EMI Gospel]
Category 57
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
ReflectionsJason Champion[EMI Gospel/Brooks Entertainment]
The Fight Of My LifeKirk Franklin[Fo Yo Soul Entertainment/ Zomba Gospel]
The SoundMary Mary[Columbia]
Donald Lawrence Introduces: Family PrayerThe Murrills[Quiet Water/ Verity]
Stand OutTye Tribbett & G.A.[Columbia]
Field 12 — Latin
Category 58
Best Latin Pop Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Cara BJorge Drexler[Warner Music Latina]
Palabras Del SilencioLuis Fonsi[Universal Music Latino]
La Vida...Es Un RaticoJuanes[Universal Music Latino]
CómplicesLuis Miguel[Warner Music Latina]
Tarde O TempranoTommy Torres[Warner Music Latina]
Category 59
Best Latin Rock Or Alternative Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Sonidos GoldGrupo Fantasma[Aire Sol Records/High Wire Music]
45Jaguares[EMI Music]
La VerdadLocos Por Juana[Machete Music]
Tijuana Sound MachineNortec Collective Presents: Bostich & Fussible[Nacional Records]
MediocreXimena Sariñana[Warner Music Latina]
Category 60
Best Latin Urban Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
La NovelaAkwid[Univision Records]
La SinfoniaLa Sinfonia[Norte/Sony BMG]
The Royalty: La RealezaRkm & Ken-y[Machete Music]
En Lo ClaroVoltio[Norte/Sony BMG]
Los ExtraterrestresWisin y Yandel[Machete Music]
Category 61
Best Tropical Latin Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Cuba: Un Viaje Musical — A Musical JourneyAlbita, Rey Ruíz & Donato Poveda[Apollo Music]
RenacerDLG[Machete Music]
Señor BachataJosé Feliciano[Universal Music Latino]
Frutero ModernoGonzalo Grau y La Clave Secreta[2008 Gonzalo Grau]
Back On The Streets... Taste Of Spanish Harlem Vol. 2New Swing Sextet[Cotique/Emusica Records]
Category 62
Best Regional Mexican Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Amor, Dolor Y Lágrimas: Música RancheraMariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano[Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]
Desde México: "Cumbia Cusinela"Huichol Musical[ASL]
Vámonos Pa'l RíoLos Pikadientes De Caborca[Norte/Sony BMG]
Canciones De AmorMariachi Divas[Shea Records/East Side Records]
A Puro DolorNadia[Warner Music Latina]
Category 63
Best Tejano Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Music LessonsChente Barrera y Taconazo[Qvo Records]
Friends & LegendsJoe Posada[Baby Dude Records]
Viva La RevolucionRuben Ramos & The Mexican Revolution[Revolution Records]
All That Jazz...Tortilla Factory[Tortilla Records]
Heir To The ThroneAlbert Zamora[Freddie Records]
Category 64
Best Norteño Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Me Enamore De Un AngelLos Palominos[Urbana Records]
RaícesLos Tigres Del Norte[Fonovisa]
Corridos: Defendiendo El HonorPesado[Warner Music Latina]
Six PackSiggno[Freddie Records]
CuidadoSolido[Freddie Records]
Category 65
Best Banda Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Tu InspiracionAlacranes Musical[Fonovisa]
Que Bonito... ¡Es Lo Bonito!Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga[Fonsovisa]
Vive Y Dejame VivirCuisillos[Musart/Balboa Records]
Tiro De GraciaLupillo Rivera[ASL]
No Es De MaderaJoan Sebástian[Musart/Balboa Records]
Field 13 — Blues
Category 66
Best Traditional Blues Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
The Blues Rolls OnElvin Bishop[Delta Groove Music, Inc.]
Skin DeepBuddy Guy[Silvertone Records]
All Odds Against MeJohn Lee Hooker Jr.[Steppin' Stone Records/CC Entertainment]
One Kind FavorB.B. King[Geffen Records]
Pinetop Perkins & FriendsPinetop Perkins & Friends[Stoneagle Music/Telarc]
Category 67
Best Contemporary Blues Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Peace, Love & BBQMarcia Ball[Alligator Records]
Like A FireSolomon Burke[Shout! Factory]
City That Care ForgotDr. John And The Lower 911[429 Records]
MaestroTaj Mahal[Heads Up International]
Simply GrandIrma Thomas[Rounder Records]
Field 14 — Folk
Category 68
Best Traditional Folk Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
CoalKathy Mattea[Captain Potato Records]
Comedians & AngelsTom Paxton[Appleseed Recordings]
Bring Me HomePeggy Seeger[Appleseed Recordings]
At 89Pete Seeger[Appleseed Recordings]
Strangers In Another CountryRosalie Sorrels[Red House Records]
Category 69
Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Day After TomorrowJoan Baez[Bobolink/Razor & Tie]
I, FlatheadRy Cooder[Nonesuch Records]
Sex & GasolineRodney Crowell[Work Song/Yep Roc Records]
All I Intended To BeEmmylou Harris[Nonesuch Records]
Raising SandRobert Plant & Alison Krauss[Rounder Records]
Category 70
Best Native American Music Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Songs From The Black HillsBryan Akipa[SOAR Corporation]
Spo'Mo'Kin'NanBlack Lodge[Canyon Records]
Red RockNorthern Cree[Canyon Records]
Come To Me Great Mystery — Native American Healing Songs(Various Artists)Tom Wasinger, producer[Silver Wave Records]
FaithKevin Yazzie[Canyon Records]
Category 71
Best Hawaiian Music Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
'IkenaTia Carrere & Daniel Ho[Daniel Ho Creations]
'AumakuaAmy Hanaiali`i[Ua Records/Concord]
Force Of NatureLed Kaapana & Mike Kaawa[Ledward Kaapana & Mike Kaawa]
Hawaiian Slack Key Kings Masters Series Vol. II(Various Artists)Chris Lau & Milton Lau, producers[Rhythm And Roots Records]
The Spirit Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar(Various Artists)Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Dennis Kamakahi, Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers[Daniel Ho Creations]
Category 72
Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage FestivalBeauSoleil & Michael Doucet[MunckMix]
From Now OnMichael Doucet[Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]
Homage Au PasséPine Leaf Boys[Lionsgate]
Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage FestivalSteve Riley & The Mamou Playboys[MunckMix]
Cedric WatsonCedric Watson[Valcour Records]
Field 15 — Reggae
Category 73
Best Reggae Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Jah Is RealBurning Spear[Burning Music Production]
Let's Get PhysicalElephant Man[VP Records/ Bad Boy]
VibesHeavy D[Stride/Universal]
RepentanceLee "Scratch" Perry[Narnack Records]
IntoxicationShaggy[VP Records]
AmazingSly & Robbie[Fontana International]
Field 16 — World Music
Category 74
Best Traditional World Music Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Calcutta Chronicles: Indian Slide Guitar OdysseyDebashish Bhattacharya[Riverboat Records/World Music Network]
The Mandé VariationsToumani Diabaté[Nonesuch Records]
Ilembe: Honoring Shaka ZuluLadysmith Black Mambazo[Heads Up International]
Dancing In The LightLakshmi Shankar[World Village]
Category 75
Best Contemporary World Music Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Shake AwayLila Downs[Manhattan Records/Blue Note]
Banda Larga CordelGilberto Gil[Warner Music Latina]
Global Drum ProjectMickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju & Giovanni Hidalgo[Shout! Factory]
Rokku Mi Rokka (Give And Take)Youssou N'Dour[Nonesuch Records]
Live At The Nelson Mandela TheaterSoweto Gospel Choir[Shanachie Entertainment]
Field 17 — Polka
Category 76
Best Polka Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
El Maestro Del Acordeón Y Sus PolkasPaulino Bernal[Urbana Records]
SpeechlessLynnMarie & Charlie Kelley As The Boxhounds[Squeeze Records]
Back To Back Hall Of Fame PolkasWalter Ostanek & His Band, Jerry Darlak & The Touch And Bob Kravos & His Band[Sunshine Diversified Ent.]
Hungry For MorePolka Family Band[Polka Family Music]
Let The Whole World SingJimmy Sturr And His Orchestra[Rounder]
Field 18 — Children's
Category 77
Best Musical Album For Children (For albums consisting of predominantly music or song vs. spoken word.)
Beethoven's Wig 4: Dance Along SymphoniesBeethoven's Wig[Rounder Records]
Big Round WorldTrout Fishing In America[Trout Records]
Here Come The 123sThey Might Be Giants[Disney Sound]
Here Comes Brady Rymer And The Little Band That CouldBrady Rymer And The Little Band That Could[Bumblin' Bee Records]
The Shoe BirdGerard Schwarz Conducting The Seattle Symphony[Brilliance Audio]
Category 78
Best Spoken Word Album For Children (For albums consisting of predominantly spoken word vs. music or song.)
Around The CampfireBuck Howdy With BB[Prairie Dog Entertainment]
The Big One-OhDean Pitchford[Random House Audio/Listening Library]
Brown Bear And FriendsGwyneth Paltrow[Macmillan Audio]
The Cricket In Times SquareTony Shalhoub[Macmillan Audio]
Yes To Running! Bill Harley LiveBill Harley[Round River Records]
Field 19 — Spoken Word
Category 79
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)
An Inconvenient Truth (Al Gore)Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon & Blair Underwood[Simon & Schuster Audio]
Born Standing UpSteve Martin[Simon & Schuster Audio]
I Am America (And So Can You!)Stephen Colbert (& Various Artists)[Hachette Audio]
Life Beyond MeasureSidney Poitier[HarperAudio]
When You Are Engulfed In FlamesDavid Sedaris[Hachette Audio]
Field 20 — Comedy
Category 80
Best Comedy Album (For comedy recordings, spoken or musical)
AnticipationLewis Black[Comedy Central Records]
Flight Of The ConchordsFlight Of The Conchords[Sub Pop]
For Your ConsiderationKathy Griffin[Columbia/Music With A Twist]
It's Bad For YaGeorge Carlin[Eardrum Records]
Songs Of The BushmenHarry Shearer[Courgette Records]
Field 21 — Musical Show
Category 81
Best Musical Show Album (Award to the Album Producer(s), and to the Lyricist(s) & Composer(s) of 51% or more of a new score. (Artist, Lyricist & Composer names appear in parentheses.))
GypsyRobert Sher, producer (Jule Styne, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (2008 Broadway Cast With Patti LuPone & Others)[Time Life]
In The HeightsKurt Deutsch, Alex Lacamoire, Andrés Levin, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joel Moss & Bill Sherman, producers; Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer/lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Lin-Manuel Miranda And Others)[Razor & Tie Entertainment/Ghostlight Records]
The Little MermaidBruce Botnick, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken & Chris Montan, producers; Alan Menken, composer; Glenn Slater, lyricist (Howard Ashman, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Sierra Boggess, Tituss Burgess & Others)[Walt Disney Records]
South PacificDavid Caddick, David Lai & Ted Sperling, producers (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast With Kelli O'Hara, Paulo Szot & Others)[Masterworks Broadway]
Young Frankenstein; The MusicalDoug Besterman, producer; Mel Brooks, composer/lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Roger Bart, Megan Mullally, Sutton Foster & Others)[Decca Broadway]
Field 22 — Film/TV/Visual Media
Category 82
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media (Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album, or to the individual(s) actively responsible for the concept and musical direction and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable.)
American Gangster(Various Artists)[Def Jam]
August Rush(Various Artists)[Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax]
Juno(Various Artists)[Fox Music/Rhino]
Mamma Mia!Meryl Streep (& Various Artists)[Decca Records]
Sweeney Todd — The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street(Various Artists)[Nonesuch Records]
Category 83
Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media (Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series or other visual media.)
The Dark KnightJames Newton Howard & Hans Zimmer, composers[Warner Sunset/Warner Bros.]
Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal SkullJohn Williams, composer[Concord Records]
Iron ManRamin Djawadi, composer[Lionsgate]
There Will Be BloodJonny Greenwood, composer[Nonesuch Records]
Wall-EThomas Newman, composer[Walt Disney Records/Pixar]
Category 84
Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media (A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Down To Earth (From Wall-E)Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, songwriters (Peter Gabriel)Track from: Wall-E[Walt Disney Records/Pixar; Publishers: Walt Disney Music, Wonderland Music/Pixar Talking Pictures/Pixar Music]
Ever Ever After (From Enchanted)Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)Track from: Enchanted[Walt Disney Records; Publishers: Wonderland Music & Walt Disney Music]
Say (From The Bucket List)John Mayer, songwriter (John Mayer)Track from: Continuum[Aware/Columbia; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes, Specific Harm Music]
That's How You Know (From Enchanted)Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz, songwriters (Amy Adams)Track from: Enchanted[Walt Disney Records; Publishers: Wonderland Music & Walt Disney Music]
Walk Hard (From Walk Hard — The Dewey Cox Story)Judd Apatow, Marshall Crenshaw, Jake Kasdan & John C. Reilly, songwriters (John C. Reilly)Track from: Walk Hard The Dewey Cox Story[Columbia; Publishers: Murder by Television/Apatow Music/Popular Misconception/New Columbia Pictures Music/Colpix Music]
Field 23 — Composing/Arranging
Category 85
Best Instrumental Composition (A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.)
The Adventures Of Mutt (From Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull)John Williams, composer (John Williams)Track from: Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull — Soundtrack[Concord Records]
AlegriaChick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton)Track from: The New Crystal Silence[Concord Records]
Claire's ClosetRussell Ferrante, composer (Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern)Track from: Lifecycle[Heads Up International]
Danzón De EtiquetaDave Grusin, composer (Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin)Track from: Amparo[Decca]
Hit The Ground RunningGordon Goodwin, composer (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)Track from: Act Your Age[Immergent]
Category 86
Best Instrumental Arrangement (An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Define Dancing (From Wall-E)Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, arrangers (Thomas Newman)Track from: Wall-E — Soundtrack[Walt Disney Records]
Down In The ValleyFrank Macchia, arranger (Frank Macchia Featuring The Prague Orchestra)Track from: Landscapes[Cacophony]
Duke Ellington's Sound Of LoveMichael Abene, arranger (Joe Lovano With WDR Big Band & Rundfunk Orchestra)Track from: Symphonica[Blue Note]
St. Louis BluesBob Brookmeyer, arranger (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)Track from: Monday Night Live At The Village Vanguard[Planet Arts Recordings]
YesterdaysGordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Featuring Art Tatum)Track from: Act Your Age[Immergent]
Category 87
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) (An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
AlfieVince Mendoza, arranger (Traincha & The Metropole Orchestra)Track from: The Look Of Love — Burt Bacharach Songbook[Blue Note]
GraceCedric Dent, arranger (Take 6)Track from: The Standard[Heads Up International]
Here's That Rainy DayNan Schwartz, arranger (Natalie Cole)Track from: Still Unforgettable[DMI Records]
Johnny One NoteDon Sebesky, arranger (John Pizzarelli)Track from: With A Song In My Heart[Telarc International]
Lazy AfternoonClaus Ogerman, arranger (Danilo Perez)Track from: Across The Crystal Sea[Emarcy]
Field 24 — Package
Category 88
Best Recording Package
Death MagneticBruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffat & David Turner, art directors (Metallica)[Warner Bros.]
Hawk Nelson...Is My Friend!Don Clark, art director (Hawk Nelson)[BEC Recordings]
NounsNo Age & Brian Roettinger, art directors (No Age)[Sub Pop]
Radio RetaliationNeal Ashby, Matthew Curry & Patrick Donohue, art directors (Thievery Corporation)[ESL Music]
Summer RainsAmanda Barrett, Abby DeWald, Renee Jablow & Rick Whitmore, art directors (The Ditty Bops)[The Green Witch Society]
Category 89
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
Ghosts I-IVJeff Anderson, Trent Reznor & Rob Sheridan, art directors (Nine Inch Nails)[The Null Corporation]
In RainbowsStanley Donwood, Mel Maxwell & Christiaan Munro, art directors (Radiohead)[TBD Records]
Poems & SongsQing-Yang Xiao, art director (Wu Sheng)[Ring of Fire Music]
Pretty. Odd.Alex Kirzhner & Panic At The Disco, art directors (Panic At The Disco)[Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen]
@#%&*! SmilersAimee Mann & Gail Marowitz, art directors (Aimee Mann)[SuperEgo Records]
Field 25 — Album Notes
Category 90
Best Album Notes
Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music Documented By Art RosenbaumArt Rosenbaum, album notes writer (Various Artists)[Dust-To-Digital]
Debate '08: Taft And Bryan Campaign On The Edison PhonographPatrick Feaster & David Giovannoni, album notes writers (William Jennings Bryan & William Howard Taft)[Archeophone Records]
Kind Of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's EditionFrancis Davis, album notes writer (Miles Davis)[Columbia/Legacy Recordings]
Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of SoulDavid Ritz & Jerry Wexler, album notes writers (Aretha Franklin)[Rhino/Atlantic]
The Unsung Father Of Country Music: 1925-1934Henry "Hank" Sapoznik, album notes writer (Ernest V. Stoneman)[5-String Productions]
Field 26 — Historical
Category 91
Best Historical Album
Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music Documented By Art RosenbaumSteven Lance Ledbetter & Art Rosenbaum, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)[Dust-To-Digital]
Classic Columbia, OKeh And Vocalion Lester Young With Count Basie (1936-1940)Scott Wenzel, compilation producer; Malcolm Addey, Michael Brooks, Matt Cavaluzzo, Andreas Meyer & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Lester Young With Count Basie)[Mosaic Records]
Debate '08: Taft And Bryan Campaign On The Edison PhonographDavid Giovannoni, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (William Jennings Bryan & William Howard Taft)[Archeophone Records]
Polk Miller & His Old South QuartetteKen Flaherty, Jr., compilation producer; Marcos Sueiro Bal, Ken Flaherty, Jr., Kurt Nauck & Glenn Sage, mastering engineers (Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette)[Tompkins Square]
To Be Free: The Nina Simone StoryRichard Seidel, compilation producer; Mark G. Wilder, mastering engineer (Nina Simone)[RCA/Legacy Recordings]
Field 27 — Production, Non-Classical
Category 92
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical (An Engineer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.))
Consolers Of The LonelyJoe Chiccarelli, Vance Powell & Jack White III, engineers (The Raconteurs)[Third Man/Warner Bros.]
Just A Little Lovin'Al Schmitt, engineer (Shelby Lynne)[Lost Highway Records]
Lay It DownJimmy Douglass, Russell "The Dragon" Elevado & Jon Smeltz, engineers (Al Green)[Blue Note]
Still UnforgettableSteve Genewick, Al Schmitt & Bill Schnee, engineers (Natalie Cole)[DMI Records]
We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.Dyre Gormsen & Tony Maserati, engineers (Jason Mraz)[Atlantic]
Category 93
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical (A Producer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.))
Danger Mouse
Attack & Release (The Black Keys) (A)
Modern Guilt (Beck) (A)
The Odd Couple (Gnarls Barkley) (A)
Nigel Godrich
In Rainbows (Radiohead) (A)
Johnny K
Big Bad World (Plain White T's) (A)
The Illusion Of Progress (Staind) (A)
Light From Above (Black Tide) (A)
3 Doors Down (3 Doors Down) (A)
Rick Rubin
Death Magnetic (Metallica) (A)
Home Before Dark (Neil Diamond) (A)
Mercy (Dancing For The Death Of An Imaginary Enemy) (Ours) (A)
Seeing Things (Jakob Dylan) (A)
Weezer (Red Album) (Weezer) (A)
will.i.am
American Boy (Estelle Featuring Kanye West) (T)
Encanto (Sergio Mendes) (A)
Funky Bahia (Sergio Mendes Featuring will.i.am & Siedah Garrett) (T)
In The Ayer (Flo Rida Featuring will.i.am) (T)
Pick It Up (Fergie) (T)
Picture Perfect (Chris Brown Featuring will.i.am) (T)
What's Your Name (Usher Featuring will.i.am) (T)
Category 94
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical (A Remixer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Closer (StoneBridge Radio Edit)StoneBridge, remixer (Ne-Yo)[Def Jam]
Electric Feel (Justice Remix)Justice, remixers (MGMT)Track from: Oracular Spectacular[Columbia]
4 Minutes (Junkie XL Remix)Junkie XL, remixer (Madonna Featuring Justin Timberlake)[Warner Bros.]
Just Fine (Moto Blanco Remix)Moto Blanco, remixers (Mary J. Blige)Track from: Growing Pains[Geffen]
The Longest Road (Deadmau5 Remix)Deadmau5, remixer (Morgan Page Featuring Lissie)Track from: Elevate[Nettwerk]
Field 28 — Surround Sound
Category 95
Best Surround Sound Album (For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)
DivertimentiMorten Lindberg & Hans Peter L'Orange, surround mix engineers; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Øyvind Gimse & TrondheimSolistene)[2L]
Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition; Night On Bald Mountain; Prelude To KhovanshchinaMichael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Robert Woods, surround producer (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)[Telarc]
Rheinberger: Sacred Choral WorksJohn Newton, surround mix engineer; Jonathan Cooper & Mark Donahue, surround mastering engineers; Blanton Alspaugh, surround producer (Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Bach Choir & Kansas City Chorale)[Chandos]
Ringo 5.1 The Surround Sound CollectionBruce Sugar, surround mix engineer; Chris Bellman, surround mastering engineer; Bill Crowley, Ringo Starr & Bruce Sugar, surround producers (Ringo Starr)[Koch]
Sensurround + B-SidesTohru Takayama, surround mix engineer; Keigo Oyamada, surround producer (Cornelius)[Everloving]
Field 29 — Production, Classical
Category 96
Best Engineered Album, Classical (An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.))
Berlioz: Symphonie FantastiqueFred Vogler, engineer (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)[Deutsche Grammophon]
DivertimentiMorten Lindberg & Hans Peter L'Orange, engineers (Øyvind Gimse & TrondheimSolistene)[2L (Lindberg Lyd)]
Puccini: La BohèmeMichael Bishop, engineer (Robert Spano & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus)[Telarc]
Respighi: Church Windows, Brazilian Impressions, RossinianaJohn Newton, engineer (JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)[Naxos]
Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road ChicagoDavid Frost, Tom Lazarus & Christopher Willis, engineers (Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Alan Gilbert, Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man, Yo-Yo Ma & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)[CSO Resound]
Category 97
Producer Of The Year, Classical (A Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)
David Frost
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Right Through The Bone — Julius Röntgen Chamber Music (ARC Ensemble)
Schubert: Sonata In D Maj.; Liszt: Don Juan Fantasy (Min Kwon)
Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago (Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Alan Gilbert, Yo-Yo Ma, Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
David Groves
Baroque (Gabriela Montero)
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas (Jonathan Biss)
Polish Spirit (Nigel Kennedy & Jacek Kaspszyk)
Respighi: Roman Trilogy, Il Tramonto (Antonio Pappano)
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Martha Argerich)
Judith Sherman
Carter, Elliott: String Quartets Nos. 1 And 5 (Pacifica Quartet)
Piano Music Of Salonen, Stucky And Lutoslawski (Gloria Cheng)
Reich: Daniel Variations (Grant Gershon, Alan Pierson, Los Angeles Master Chorale & London Sinfonietta)
Riley, Terry: The Cusp Of Magic (Kronos Quartet & Wu Man)
String Poetic (Jennifer Koh & Reiko Uchida)
Robert Woods
Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition, Night On Bald Mountain, Prelude To Khovanshchina (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5, Lieutenant Kijé Suite (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
Puccini: La Bohème (Robert Spano & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus)
Ravel: Boléro (Erich Kunzel & Cincinnati Pops Orchestra)
Revolutionary (Cameron Carpenter)
Robina G. Young
Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 18, Nos. 1-6 (Tokyo String Quartet)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 'Eroica' (Andrew Manze & Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra)
Birds On Fire (Fretwork)
Heavenly Harmonies (Stile Antico)
Scattered Rhymes (Paul Hillier, Orlando Consort & The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)
Field 30 — Classical
Category 98
Best Classical Album (Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) if other than the Artist.)
MariaCecilia Bartoli; Christopher Raeburn, producer; Wolf-Dieter Karwatky & Philip Siney, engineers/mixers (Adam Fischer; Orchestra La Scintilla)[Decca Records]
O'Regan, Tarik: Threshold Of NightCraig Hella Johnson, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; John Newton, engineer/mixer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Company Of Strings; Company Of Voices & Conspirare)[Harmonia Mundi]
Schoenberg/Sibelius: Violin ConcertosEsa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Hilary Hahn; Sid McLauchlan & Arend Prohmann, producers; Stephan Flock, engineer/mixer (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra)[Deutsche Grammophon]
Spotless Rose: Hymns To The Virgin MaryCharles Bruffy, conductor; Phoenix Chorale; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; John Newton, engineer/mixer; Jonathan Cooper & Mark Donahue, mastering engineers[Chandos]
Weill: Rise And Fall Of The City Of MahagonnyJames Conlon, conductor; Anthony Dean Griffey, Patti LuPone & Audra McDonald; Fred Vogler, producer (Donnie Ray Albert, John Easterlin, Steven Humes, Mel Ulrich & Robert Wörle; Los Angeles Opera Chorus; Los Angeles Opera Orchestra)[EuroArts]
Category 99
Best Orchestral Performance (Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.)
D'Indy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1Rumon Gamba, conductor (Iceland Symphony Orchestra)[Chandos]
Glazunov: Symphony No. 6, La Mer, Introduction And Dance From SalomeJosé Serebrier, conductor (Royal Scottish National Orchestra)[Warner Classics & Jazz]
Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20Alan Gilbert, conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)Track from: Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago[CSO Resound]
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4Bernard Haitink, conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)[CSO Resound]
Walden, Chris: Symphony No. 1, The Four ElementsChris Walden, conductor (Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra)[Origin Classical]
Category 100
Best Opera Recording (Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s) and Principal Soloists.)
Tan Dun: The First EmperorTan Dun, conductor; Michelle DeYoung, Plácido Domingo, Elizabeth Futral, Paul Groves, Wu Hsing-Kuo & Hao Jiang Tian; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)[EMI Classics]
Lully: PsychéPaul O´Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Colin Balzer, Karina Gauvin, Carolyn Sampson & Aaron Sheehan; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra; Boston Early Music Festival Chorus)[CPO]
Monteverdi: L'OrfeoRinaldo Alessandrini, conductor; Sara Mingardo, Monica Piccinini, Anna Simboli & Furio Zanasi; Jean-Pierre Loisil, producer (Concerto Italiano)[Naive Classique]
Tchaikovsky: Eugene OneginValery Gergiev, conductor; Renée Fleming, Dmitri Hvorostovsky & Ramón Vargas; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)[Decca]
Weill: Rise And Fall Of The City Of MahagonnyJames Conlon, conductor; Anthony Dean Griffey, Patti LuPone & Audra McDonald; Fred Vogler, producer (Donnie Ray Albert, John Easterlin, Steven Humes, Mel Ulrich & Robert Wörle; Los Angeles Opera Orchestra; Los Angeles Opera Chorus)[EuroArts]
Category 101
Best Choral Performance (Award to the Choral Conductor, and to the Orchestra Conductor if an Orchestra is on the recording, and to the Choral Director or Chorus Master if applicable.)
O'Regan, Tarik: Threshold Of NightCraig Hella Johnson, conductor (Company Of Strings; Company Of Voices & Conspirare)[Harmonia Mundi]
Rheinberger: Sacred Choral WorksCharles Bruffy, conductor (Kansas City Chorale & Phoenix Bach Choir)[Chandos]
Symphony Of PsalmsSir Simon Rattle, conductor; Simon Halsey, chorus master (Berliner Philharmoniker; Rundfunkchor Berlin)Track from: Stravinsky: Symphonies[EMI Classics]
Szymanowski, Karol: Stabat MaterAntoni Wit, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, chorus master (Jaroslaw Brek, Iwona Hossa & Ewa Marciniec; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Philharmonic Choir)[Naxos]
Tippett: A Child Of Our TimeColin Davis, conductor; Joseph Cullen, chorus master (Steve Davislim, Mihoko Fujimura, Matthew Rose & Indra Thomas; London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus)[LSO Live]
Category 102
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra) (Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor.)
Bloch/Lees:Violin ConcertosJohn McLaughlin Williams, conductor; Elmar Oliveira (National Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine)[Artek]
Harrison: Pipa ConcertoMiguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor; Wu Man (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)Track from: Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago[CSO Resound]
Mozart: Piano Concertos 17 & 20Leif Ove Andsnes (Norwegian Chamber Orchestra)[EMI Classics]
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos 2 & 5Charles Dutoit, conductor; Jean-Yves Thibaudet (L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande)[Decca Records]
Schoenberg/Sibelius: Violin ConcertosEsa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Hilary Hahn (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra)[Deutsche Grammophon]
Category 103
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra) (Award to the Instrumental Soloist.)
In A State Of JazzMarc-André Hamelin[Hyperion]
Piano Music Of Salonen, Stucky, And LutoslawskiGloria Cheng[Telarc]
Red Cliff CapriccioWei Li[First Impression Music]
RevolutionaryCameron Carpenter[Telarc]
Strange ToysJoan Jeanrenaud[Talking House Records]
Category 104
Best Chamber Music Performance (Award to the Artists.)
Brahms: String Quartet Op. 51, No. 2, Piano Quintet Op. 34Stephen Hough; Takács Quartet[Hyperion]
Carter, Elliott: String Quartets Nos. 1 And 5Pacifica Quartet[Naxos]
Folk SongsTrio Mediaeval[ECM New Series]
Right Through The Bone — Julius Röntgen Chamber MusicARC Ensemble[RCA Red Seal]
String PoeticJennifer Koh & Reiko Uchida[Cedille Records]
Category 105
Best Small Ensemble Performance (Award to the Ensemble (and to the Conductor.))
DivertimentiØyvind Gimse, conductor; TrondheimSolistene[2L (Lindberg Lyd)]
Tan Dun: Pipa Concerto; Hayashi: Viola Concerto; Takemitsu: NostalgiaRoman Balashov, conductor; Yuri Bashmet; Moscow Soloists (Wu Man)[Onyx Classics]
Im Wunderschoenen Monat MaiReinbert De Leeuw, conductor; Barbara Sukowa; Schoenberg Ensemble[Winter & Winter]
Monk: ImpermanenceMeredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble[ECM New Series]
Spotless Rose: Hymns To The Virgin MaryCharles Bruffy, conductor; Phoenix Chorale[Chandos]
Category 106
Best Classical Vocal Performance (Award to the Vocal Soloist(s).)
Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob DylanHila Plitmann (JoAnn Falletta; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)[Naxos]
Fussell, Charles: WildeSanford Sylvan (Gil Rose; Boston Modern Orchestra Project)[BMOP/Sound]
Gomidas SongsIsabel Bayrakdarian (Eduard Topchjan; Serouj Kradjian; Chamber Players Of The Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra)[Nonesuch Records]
MariaCecilia Bartoli (Adam Fischer; Orchestra La Scintilla)[Decca Records]
Terezín: TheresienstadtAnne Sofie Von Otter (Christian Gerhaher & Daniel Hope; Bengt Forsberg & Gerold Huber)[Deutsche Grammophon]
Category 107
Best Classical Contemporary Composition (A Composer's Award. (For a contemporary classical composition composed within the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year.) Award to the librettist, if applicable.)
Dalbavie: Concerto Pour FlûteMarc-André Dalbavie (Peter Eötvös)Track from: Dalbavie/Jarrell/Pintscher: Flute Concertos[EMI Classics]
Gandolfi: The Garden Of Cosmic SpeculationMichael Gandolfi (Robert Spano)[Telarc]
Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob DylanJohn Corigliano (JoAnn Falletta)Track from: Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan[Naxos]
Violin Concerto No. 2George Tsontakis (Douglas Boyd)Track from: Tsontakis: Violin Concerto No. 2, Clair De Lune[Koch Int'l Clasiscs]
Walden, Chris: Symphony No. 1, The Four ElementsChris Walden (Chris Walden)[Origin Classical]
Category 108
Best Classical Crossover Album (Award to the Artist(s) and/or to the Conductor.)
BaroqueGabriela Montero[EMI Classics]
Indigo RoadRonn McFarlane[Dorian Sono Luminus]
Olde SchoolEast Village Opera Company[Decca Records]
The Othello SyndromeUri Caine Ensemble[Winter & Winter]
Simple GiftsThe King's Singers[Signum Records]
Field 31 — Music Video
Category 109
Best Short Form Music Video (For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.)
HoneyErykah BaduErykah Badu & Mr. Roboto, video directors; Megan Gutman, video producer[Universal Motown]
Who's Gonna Save My SoulGnarls BarkleyChris Milk, video director; Anne Johnson, video producer[Downtown/Atlantic]
Another Way To DieAlicia Keys & Jack WhitePR Brown & MK12, video directors; Dexton Deboree, Lance Ebeling, Mick Ebeling, Sheira Rees-Davies & Jane Tredget, video producers[J Records]
House Of CardsRadioheadJames Frost, video director; Dawn Fanning, video producer[TBD Records]
Pork And BeansWeezerMathew Cullen, video director; Bernard Rahill, video producer[DGC/Interscope]
Category 110
Best Long Form Music Video (For video album packages consisting of more than one song or track. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer of at least 51% of the total playing time.)
Where The Light Is — Live In Los AngelesJohn MayerDanny Clinch, video director; Lindha Narvaez, video producer[Columbia]
Runnin' Down A DreamTom Petty & The HeartbreakersPeter Bogdanovich, video director; Skot Bright, video producer[Warner Bros.]
Good Girl Gone Bad LiveRihannaPaul Caslin, video director; John Paveley, Ruth Paveley & Rupert Style, video producers[Def Jam/SRP Records/Mercury Music Group/Universal Music]
Respect Yourself — The Stax Records Story(Various Artists)Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video directors; Mark Crosby, Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video producers[Stax/Tremolo Productions/Concord Music Group]
Amazing Journey: The Story Of The WhoThe WhoPaul Crowder & Murray Lerner, video directors; Robert Rosenberg & Nigel Sinclair, video producers[Universal Home Entertainment]
http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx

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