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NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR "THE 49TH ANNUAL GRAMMY� AWARDS" WITH WINNERS TO BE NAMED ON A SPECIAL TO BE BROADCAST LIVE FROM STAPLES CENTER IN LOS ANGELES, SUNDAY, FEB. 11 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK
Mary J. Blige Leads The Nominations With Eight, The Red Hot Chili Peppers Receive Six, James Blunt, The Dixie Chicks, John Mayer, Danger Mouse, Prince, Rick Rubin, Will.I.Am and John Williams Receive Five Nominations Each And Beyonc�, Bryan-Michael Cox, Gnarls Barkley, Israel Houghton, T.I. and Justin Timberlake Receive Four Each
The Dixie Chicks, Gnarls Barkley, John Mayer, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Justin Timberlake Are Nominated For Album of the Year
Nominations were announced today for THE 49TH ANNUAL GRAMMY� AWARDS with winners of the awards, generally recognized as the most prestigious in the recording field, to be announced during a special to be broadcast live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Sunday, Feb. 11 (8:00-11:30 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. The nominations reflect a year in which multiple genres were represented in the top categories, new up-and-comers are nominated alongside established artists and a diverse array of producers and other creative professionals received multiple nominations.
Mary J. Blige leads the nominations with eight, the Red Hot Chili Peppers received six, James Blunt, The Dixie Chicks, John Mayer, Danger Mouse, Prince, Rick Rubin, will.i.am and John Williams received five nominations each and Beyonc�, Bryan-Michael Cox, Gnarls Barkley, Israel Houghton, T.I. and Justin Timberlake received four each.
The Dixie Chicks, Gnarls Barkley, John Mayer, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Justin Timberlake are nominated for Album of the Year. Mary J. Blige, James Blunt, Dixie Chicks, Gnarls Barkley and Corinne Bailey Rae are nominated for Record of the Year. Rock troubadour James Blunt, R&B singer Chris Brown, British singer/songwriter Imogen Heap, neo-soul singer Corinne Bailey Rae and country singer Carrie Underwood are nominated for Best New Artist.
Mary J. Blige is nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals (with U2), Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group (with Jamie Foxx), Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance (featuring Raphael Saadiq), Best R&B Song and Best R&B Album. Red Hot Chili Peppers are nominated for Album of the Year, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, Best Rock Song, Best Rock Album, Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package and Best Short Form Music Video.
James Blunt is nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album. The Dixie Chicks are nominated for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Country Album. John Mayer is nominated for Album of the Year, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance and Best Rock Album. Danger Mouse is nominated for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, Best Alternative Music Album and Best Urban/Alternative Performance. Prince is nominated for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals (with T�mar), Best Urban/Alternative Performance, Best R&B Song and Best R&B Album. Rick Rubin is nominated for Record of the Year, Producer of the Year, Non-Classical and he received three Album of the Year nominations. Will.i.am is nominated for Best Urban/Alternative Performance and Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (as will.i.am), Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Urban/Alternative Performance (as The Black Eyed Peas) and Album of the Year (as Jawbreakers). John Williams received two nominations for Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or other Visual Media, two for Best Instrumental Composition and one for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra).
Beyonc� is nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Best Contemporary R&B Album, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (featuring Jay-Z) and Best R&B Song. Brian-Michael Cox is nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and he received two nominations for Best R&B Song. Gnarls Barkley is nominated for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Alternative Music Album and Best Urban/Alternative Performance. Israel Houghton is nominated for Best Gospel Performance (& New Breed), Best Gospel Song, Best Traditional Gospel Album and Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album. T.I. is nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (with Justin Timberlake), Best Rap Album and Best Rap Song. Justin Timberlake is nominated for Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Dance Recording and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (featuring T.I.).
Highlights of this year's nominations include:
RECORD OF THE YEAR
BE WITHOUT YOU -- Mary J. Blige -- Bryan-Michael Cox, producer
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL -- James Blunt -- Tom Rothrock, producer
NOT READY TO MAKE NICE -- Dixie Chicks -- Rick Rubin, producer
CRAZY -- Gnarls Barkley -- Danger Mouse, producer
PUT YOUR RECORDS ON -- Corinne Bailey Rae -- Steve Chrisanthou, producer
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
TAKING THE LONG WAY -- Dixie Chicks -- Rick Rubin, producer
ST. ELSEWHERE -- Gnarls Barkley -- Danger Mouse, producer
CONTINUUM -- John Mayer -- Steve Jordan & John Mayer, producers
STADIUM ARCADIUM -- Red Hot Chili Peppers -- Rick Rubin, producer
FUTURESEX/LOVESOUNDS -- Justin Timberlake -- Nate (Danga) Hills, Jawbreakers, Rick Rubin, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers
SONG OF THE YEAR
BE WITHOUT YOU -- Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry, songwriters (Mary J. Blige)
JESUS, TAKE THE WHEEL -- Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
NOT READY TO MAKE NICE -- Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Dixie Chicks)
PUT YOUR RECORDS ON -- John Beck, Steve Chrisanthou & Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriters (Corinne Bailey Rae)
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL -- James Blunt, Amanda Ghost & Sacha Skarbek, songwriters (James Blunt)
BEST NEW ARTIST
JAMES BLUNT
CHRIS BROWN
IMOGEN HEAP
CORINNE BAILEY RAE
CARRIE UNDERWOOD
BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
AIN'T NO OTHER MAN -- Christina Aguilera
UNWRITTEN -- Natasha Bedingfield
YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR EYES -- Sheryl Crow
STUPID GIRLS -- Pink
BLACK HORSE AND THE CHERRY TREE -- KT Tunstall
BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL -- James Blunt
SAVE ROOM -- John Legend
WAITING ON THE WORLD TO CHANGE -- John Mayer
JENNY WREN -- Paul McCartney
BAD DAY -- Daniel Powter
BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL
MY HUMPS -- The Black Eyed Peas
I WILL FOLLOW YOU INTO THE DARK -- Death Cab For Cutie
OVER MY HEAD (CABLE CAR) -- The Fray
IS IT ANY WONDER? -- Keane
STICKWITU -- The Pussycat Dolls
BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE -- Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder
ONE -- Mary J. Blige & U2
ALWAYS ON YOUR SIDE -- Sheryl Crow & Sting
PROMISCUOUS -- Nelly Furtado & Timbaland
HIPS DON'T LIE -- Shakira & Wyclef Jean
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
BACK TO BASICS -- Christina Aguilera
BACK TO BEDLAM -- James Blunt
THE RIVER IN REVERSE -- Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint
CONTINUUM -- John Mayer
FUTURESEX/LOVESOUNDS -- Justin Timberlake
BEST DANCE RECORDING
SUFFER WELL -- Depeche Mode
OOH LA LA -- Goldfrapp
GET TOGETHER -- Madonna
I'M WITH STUPID -- Pet Shop Boys
SEXY BACK -- Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
DUETS: AN AMERICAN CLASSIC -- Tony Bennett
CAUGHT IN THE ACT -- Michael Bubl�
WINTERSONG -- Sarah McLachlan
BETTE MIDLER SINGS THE PEGGY LEE SONGBOOK -- Bette Midler
TIMELESS LOVE -- Smokey Robinson
BEST SOLO ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE
NAUSEA -- Beck
SOMEDAY BABY -- Bob Dylan
ROUTE 66 -- John Mayer
SAVING GRACE -- Tom Petty
LOOKIN' FOR A LEADER -- Neil Young
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL
TALK -- Coldplay
HOW TO SAVE A LIFE -- The Fray
STEADY, AS SHE GOES -- The Raconteurs
DANI CALIFORNIA -- Red Hot Chili Peppers
THE SAINTS ARE COMING -- U2 & Green Day
BEST ROCK SONG
CHASING CARS -- Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Jonny Quinn, Tom Simpson & Paul Wilson, songwriters (Snow Patrol)
DANI CALIFORNIA -- Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith, songwriters (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
LOOKIN' FOR A LEADER -- Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
SOMEDAY BABY -- Bob Dylan, songwriter (Bob Dylan)
WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG -- Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer & Ronnie Vannucci, songwriters (The Killers)
BEST ROCK ALBUM
TRY! -- John Mayer Trio
HIGHWAY COMPANION -- Tom Petty
BROKEN BOY SOLDIERS -- The Raconteurs
STADIUM ARCADIUM -- Red Hot Chili Peppers
LIVING WITH WAR -- Neil Young
BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE
CRAZY BITCH -- Buckcherry
EVERY DAY IS EXACTLY THE SAME -- Nine Inch Nails
LONELY DAY -- System Of A Down
VICARIOUS -- Tool
WOMAN -- Wolfmother
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM, THAT'S WHAT I'M NOT -- Arctic Monkeys
AT WAR WITH THE MYSTICS -- The Flaming Lips
ST. ELSEWHERE -- Gnarls Barkley
SHOW YOUR BONES -- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
THE ERASER -- Thom Yorke
BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
RING THE ALARM -- Beyonc�
BE WITHOUT YOU -- Mary J. Blige
DON'T FORGET ABOUT US -- Mariah Carey
DAY DREAMING -- Natalie Cole
I AM NOT MY HAIR -- India.Arie
BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
HEAVEN -- John Legend
SO SICK -- Ne-Yo
BLACK SWEAT -- Prince
I CALL IT LOVE -- Lionel Richie
GOT YOU HOME -- Luther Vandross
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL
BREEZIN' -- George Benson & Al Jarreau
LOVE CHANGES -- Jamie Foxx Featuring Mary J. Blige
EVERYDAY (FAMILY REUNION) -- Chaka Khan, Gerald Levert, Yolanda Adams & Carl Thomas
FAMILY AFFAIR -- (Sly & The Family Stone), John Legend, Joss Stone With Van Hunt
BEAUTIFUL, LOVED AND BLESSED -- Prince & T�mar
BEST R&B SONG
BE WITHOUT YOU -- Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry, songwriters (Mary J. Blige)
BLACK SWEAT -- Prince, songwriter (Prince)
D�J� VU -- Shawn Carter, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Beyonc� Knowles, Makeba, Keli Nicole Price & Delisha Thomas, songwriters (Beyonc� Featuring Jay-Z)
DON'T FORGET ABOUT US -- Johnta Austin, Mariah Carey, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jermaine Dupri, songwriters (Mariah Carey)
I AM NOT MY HAIR -- Drew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders & India Arie Simpson, songwriters (India.Arie)
BEST R&B ALBUM
THE BREAKTHROUGH -- Mary J. Blige
UNPREDICTABLE -- Jamie Foxx
TESTIMONY: VOL. 1, LIFE & RELATIONSHIP -- India.Arie
3121 -- Prince
COMING HOME -- Lionel Richie
BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM
B'DAY -- Beyonc�
CHRIS BROWN -- Chris Brown
20 Y.O. -- Janet Jackson
KELIS WAS HERE -- Kelis
IN MY OWN WORDS -- Ne-Yo
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
SMACK THAT -- Akon Featuring Eminem
D�J� VU -- Beyonc� Featuring Jay-Z
SHAKE THAT -- Eminem Featuring Nate Dogg
UNPREDICTABLE -- Jamie Foxx Featuring Ludacris
MY LOVE -- Justin Timberlake Featuring T.I.
BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE
TOUCH IT -- Busta Rhymes
WE RUN THIS -- Missy Elliott
KICK, PUSH -- Lupe Fiasco
UNDENIABLE -- Mos Def
WHAT YOU KNOW -- T.I.
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
RIDIN -- Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone
GEORGIA -- Ludacris & Field Mob (Featuring Jamie Foxx)
GRILLZ -- Nelly Featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp
MIGHTY "O" -- Outkast
DON'T FEEL RIGHT -- The Roots
BEST RAP SONG
IT'S GOIN' DOWN -- Chadron Moore & Jasiel Robinson, songwriters (Yung Joc)
KICK, PUSH -- Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, songwriter (Lupe Fiasco)
MONEY MAKER -- Christopher Bridges & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Ludacris Featuring Pharrell)
RIDIN -- Anthony Henderson, J. Slainas, O. Salinas & Hakeem Seriki, songwriters (Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone)
WHAT YOU KNOW -- A. Davis & Clifford Harris, songwriters; (Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson & Curtis Mayfield, songwriters) (T.I.)
BEST RAP ALBUM
LUPE FIASCO'S FOOD & LIQUOR -- Lupe Fiasco
R ELEASE THERAPY -- Ludacris
IN MY MIND -- Pharrell
GAME THEORY -- The Roots
KING -- T.I.
BEST COUNTRY SONG
EVERY MILE A MEMORY -- Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard, songwriters (Dierks Bentley)
I DON'T FEEL LIKE LOVING YOU TODAY -- Matraca Berg & Jim Collins, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
JESUS, TAKE THE WHEEL -- Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
LIKE RED ON A ROSE -- Melanie Castleman & Robert Lee Castleman, songwriters (Alan Jackson)
WHAT HURTS THE MOST -- Steve Robson & Jeffrey Steele, songwriters (Rascal Flatts)
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
TAKING THE LONG WAY -- Dixie Chicks
LIKE RED ON A ROSE -- Alan Jackson
THE ROAD TO HERE -- Little Big Town
YOU DON'T KNOW ME: THE SONGS OF CINDY WALKER -- Willie Nelson
YOUR MAN -- Josh Turner
BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
ADENTRO -- Arjona
LO QUE TRAJO EL BARCO -- Obie Berm�dez
INDIVIDUAL -- Fulano
TROZOS DE MI ALMA 2 -- Marco Antonio Solis
LIM�N Y SAL -- Julieta Venegas
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK ALBUM FOR MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN -- Various Artists
CARS -- Various Artists
GREY'S ANATOMY - VOLUME 2 -- Various Artists
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE -- Various Artists
WALK THE LINE -- Joaquin Phoenix & Various Artists
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM FOR A MOTION PICTURE,
TELEVISION OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA - THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE -- Harry Gregson-Williams, composer
THE DA VINCI CODE -- Hans Zimmer, composer
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA -- John Williams, composer
MUNICH -- John Williams, composer
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN - DEAD MAN'S CHEST -- Hans Zimmer, composer
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR -- NON CLASSICAL
HOWARD BENSON
T BONE BURNETT
DANGER MOUSE
RICK RUBIN
WILL.I.AM
BEST SHORT FORM MUSIC VIDEO
8TH OF NOVEMBER -- Big & Rich -- Robert Deaton, George Flanigen & Marc Oswald, video directors
WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG -- The Killers -- Anthony Mandler, video director
HERE IT GOES AGAIN -- OK Go -- Dan Konopka, Damian Kulash, Jr, Timothy Nordwind, Andy Ross & Trish Sie, video directors
DANI CALIFORNIA -- Red Hot Chili Peppers -- Tony Kaye, video director
WRITING ON THE WALLS -- Underoath
Additional nominations were announced in a number of categories in the fields of rock, country, jazz, pop, dance, alternative, R&B, classical, gospel, soundtracks, Latin, blues, reggae, folk, rap, new age, music videos and children's recordings. Composer awards will be presented in several fields, as will awards for various crafts.
THE 49TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS are produced by John Cossette Productions in association with Ken Ehrlich Productions for The Recording Academy. Ken Ehrlich and John Cossette are the executive producers; Walter C. Miller is the producer/director; Tisha Fein is the coordinating producer. David Wild is the writer and Tzvi Small is the supervising producer.
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