Album Of The Year
Taking the Long Way, Dixie ChicksSt. Elsewhere, Gnarls BarkleyContinuum, John MayerStadium Arcadium, Red Hot Chili PeppersFutureSex/LoveSounds, Justin Timberlake Record Of The Year
"Be without You," Mary J. Blige"You're Beautiful," James Blunt"Not Ready to Make Nice," Dixie Chicks"Crazy," Gnarls Barkley"Put Your Records on," Corinne Bailey Rae 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 BluntChris BrownImogen HeapCorinne Bailey RaeCarrie 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," 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 Instrumental Performance
"Mornin'," George Benson (& Al Jarreau)"Drifting," Enya"Subterfuge," Béla Fleck & the Flecktones"Song H," Bruce Hornsby"My Favorite Things," the Brian Setzer Orchestra Best Pop Instrumental Album
New Beginnings, Gerald AlbrightFire Wire, Larry CarltonX, FourplayFingerprints, Peter FramptonWrapped in a Dream, Spyro Gyra Best Pop Vocal Album
Back to Basics, Christina AguileraBack to Bedlam, James BluntThe River in Reverse, Elvis Costello & Allen ToussaintContinuum, John MayerFutureSex/LoveSounds, Justin Timberlake Best Dance Recording
"Suffer Well," Depeche Mode"Ooh La La," Goldfrapp"Get Together," Madonna"I'm with Stupid," Pet Shop Boys"SexyBack," Justin Timberlake & Timbaland Best Electronic/Dance Album
Supernature, GoldfrappConfessions on a Dance Floor, MadonnaA Lively Mind, OakenfoldFundamental, Pet Shop BoysThe Garden, Zero 7 Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Duets: An American Classic, Tony BennettCaught in the Act, Michael BubléWintersong, Sarah McLachlanBette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook, Bette MidlerTimeless 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 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 Metal Performance
"Redneck," Lamb of God"Colony of Birchmen," Mastodon"Lies, Lies, Lies," Ministry"Eyes of the Insane," Slayer"30/30-150," Stone Sour Best Rock Instrumental Performance
"Chun Li's Flying Bird Kick," Arctic Monkeys"The Wizard Turns on...," the Flaming Lips"Black Hole Sun," Peter Frampton"Catsellorizon," David Gilmour"Super Colossal," Joe Satriani 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 TrioHighway Companion, Tom PettyBroken Boy Soldiers, the RaconteursStadium Arcadium, Red Hot Chili PeppersLiving with War, Neil Young Best Alternative Music Album
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, Arctic MonkeysAt War with the Mystics, the Flaming LipsSt. Elsewhere, Gnarls BarkleyShow Your Bones, Yeah Yeah YeahsThe Eraser, Thom Yorke Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
"Ring the Alarm," Beyoncé"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 Vocals
"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 & Támar Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
"Christmas Time Is Here," Anita Baker"God Bless the Child," George Benson & Al Jarreau Featuring Jill Scott"I Found My Everything," Mary J. Blige Featuring Raphael Saadiq"You Are So Beautiful," Sam Moore Featuring Billy Preston, Zucchero, Eric Clapton & Robert Randolph"How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)," the Temptations Best Urban/Alternative Performance
"Crazy," Gnarls Barkley"That Heat," Segio Mendes featuring Erykah Badu & Will.I.Am"Mas Que Nada," Sergio Mendes featuring Black Eyed Peas"Idlewild Blue (Don't Chu Worry 'Bout Me)," Outkast"3121," Prince 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)"Déjà vu," Shawn Carter, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, Makeba, Keli Nicole Price & Delisha Thomas, songwriters (Beyoncé 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. BligeUnpredictable, Jamie FoxxTestimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship, India.Arie3121, PrinceComing Home, Lionel Richie Best Contemporary R&B Album
B'Day, BeyoncéChris Brown, Chris Brown20 Y.O., Janet JacksonKelis Was Here, KelisIn My Own Words, Ne-Yo 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/Sung Collaboration
"Smack That," Akon featuring Eminem"Déjà vu," Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z"Shake That," Eminem featuring Nate Dogg"Unpredictable," Jamie Foxx featuring Ludacris"My Love," Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. 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 FiascoRelease Therapy, LudacrisIn My Mind, PharrellGame Theory, The RootsKing, T.I. Best Female Country Vocal Performance
"Kerosene," Miranda Lambert"I Still Miss Someone," Martina McBride"Something's Gotta Give," LeAnn Rimes"Jesus, Take the Wheel," Carrie Underwood"I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today," Gretchen Wilson Best Male Country Vocal Performance
"Every Mile a Memory," Dierks Bentley"The Reason Why," Vince Gill"The Seashores of Old Mexico," George Strait"Would You Go With Me," Josh Turner"Once in a Lifetime," Keith Urban Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
"Not Ready to Make Nice," Dixie Chicks"Heaven's My Home," the Duhks"Boondocks," Little Big Town"What Hurts the Most," Rascal Flatts"Leave the Pieces," the Wreckers Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
"Who Says You Can't Go Home," Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles"Tomorrow Is Forever," Solomon Burke & Dolly Parton"Calling Me," Kenny Rogers & Don Henley"Midnight Angel," Rhonda Vincent & Bobby Osborne"Love Will Always Win," Trisha Yearwood & Garth Brooks Best Country Instrumental Performance
"Jerusalem Ridge," Casey Driessen"Gameshow Rag/Cannonball Rag," Tommy Emmanuel"Whiskey Before Breakfast," Bryan Sutton & Doc Watson"The Eleventh Reel," Chris Thile"Nature Of The Beast," Jim VanCleve 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 ChicksLike Red on a Rose, Alan JacksonThe Road to Here, Little Big TownYou Don't Know Me: The Songs Of Cindy Walker, Willie NelsonYour Man, Josh Turner Best Bluegrass Album
Long List of Heartaches, the GrascalsBluegrass, Jim LauderdaleInstrumentals, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky ThunderLive at the Ryman, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous SuperlativesAll American Bluegrass Girl, Rhonda Vincent Best New Age Album
A Posteriori, EnigmaAmarantine, EnyaBeyond Words, Gentle Thunder with Will Clipman & AmoChip DabneyElements Series: Fire, Peter KaterThe Magical Journeys of Andreas Vollenweider, Andreas Vollenweider Best Contemporary Jazz Album
The Hidden Land, Béla Fleck & rhe FlecktonesPeople People Music Music, Groove CollectiveRewind That, Christian ScottSexotica, Sex MobWho Let The Cats Out?, Mike Stern Best Jazz Vocal Album
Footprints, Karrin AllysonEasy to Love, Roberta GambariniLive at Jazz Standard With Fred Hersch, Nancy KingFrom This Moment on, Diana KrallTurned to Blue, Nancy Wilson Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
"Some Skunk Funk," Michael Brecker"Paq Man," Paquito D'Rivera"Freedom Jazz Dance," Taylor Eigsti"Hippidy Hop (Drum Solo)," Roy Haynes"Hope," Branford Marsalis Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
Sound Grammar, Ornette ColemanThe Ultimate Adventure, Chick CoreaTrio Beyond - Saudades, Jack DeJohnette, Larry Goldings & John ScofieldBeyond the Wall, Kenny GarrettSonny, Please, Sonny Rollin Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Some Skunk Funk, Randy Brecker with Michael Brecker, Jim Beard, Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Marcio Doctor & Vince Mendoza conducting the WDR Big Band KölnSpirit Music, Bob Brookmeyer - New Art OrchestraStreams of Expression, Joe Lovano EnsembleLive in Tokyo at the Blue Note, Mingus Big BandUp from the Skies - Music of Jim McNeely, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra Best Latin Jazz Album
Codes, Ignacio BerroaCubist Music, Edsel GomezSimpático, the Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri ProjectAbsolute Quintet, Dafnis PrietoViva, Diego Urcola, Edward Simon, Avishai Cohen, Antonio Sanchez & Pernell Saturnino Best Gospel Performance
Victory, Yolanda AdamsNot Forgotten, Israel & New BreedThe Blessing of Abraham, Donald Lawrence & the Tri-City SingersMade to Worship, Chris TomlinVictory, Tye Tribbett & G.A. Best Gospel Song
"The Blessing of Abraham," Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & the Tri-City Singers)"Imagine Me," Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)"Mountain of God," Brown Bannister & Mac Powell, songwriters (Third Day)"Not Forgotten," Israel Houghton & Aaron Lindsey, songwriters (Israel & New Breed)"Victory," Tye Tribbett, songwriter (Tye Tribbett & G.A.) Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album
DecembeRadio, DecembeRadioWhere the Past Meets Today, Sarah KellyTurn Around, Jonny LangEnd of Silence, RedBone-A-Fide, T-Bone Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
Sound of Melodies, LeelandComing up to Breathe, MercyMeWherever You Are, Third DaySee the Morning, Chris TomlinIntroducing Ayiesha Woods, Ayiesha Woods Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
Kenny Bishop, Kenny BishopGive It Away, Gaither Vocal BandPrecious Memories, Alan JacksonThe Promised Land, the Del McCoury BandGlory Train, Randy Travis Best Traditional Gospel Album
An Invitation to Worship, Byron CagePaved the Way, the CaravansStill Keeping It Real, the Dixie HummingbirdsAlive in South Africa, Israel & New BreedFinalé Act One, Donald Lawrence & the Tri-City Singers Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
Set Me Free, Myron Butler & LeviHero, Kirk FranklinA Timeless Christmas, Israel And New BreedThis Is Me, Kierra Kiki SheardVictory Live!, Tye Tribbett & G.A. Best Latin Pop Album
Adentro, ArjonaLo Que Trajo El Barco, Obie BermúdezIndividual, FulanoTrozos De Mi Alma 2, Marco Antonio SolisLimón y Sal, Julieta Venegas Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album
Lo Demás Es Plástico, Black:GuayabaThe Underdog/El Subestimado, Tego CalderónCalle 13, Calle 13Superpop Venezuela, Los Amigos InvisiblesAmar Es Combatir, Maná Best Tropical Latin Album
Fuzionando, Oscar D'LeonSalsatón: Salsa Con Reggaetón, Andy MontañezHoy, Mañana y Siempre, Tito NievesDirecto al Corazón, Gilberto Santa RosaWhat You've Been Waiting for - Lo Que Esperabas, Tiempo Libre Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
Historias De Mi Tierra, Pepe AguilarNo Es Brujería, Ana Bárbara25 Aniversario, Mariachi Sol De Mexico De José HernándezA Toda Ley, Pablo MonteroOrgullo de Mujer, Alicia Villarreal Best Tejano Album
Sigue El Taconazo, Chente BarreraIt's...All Right, Jimmy EdwardLive in Session, Bob GallarzaAll of Me, Jay PerezRebecca Valadez, Rebecca Valadez Best Norteño Album
Algo de Mí, Conjunto PrimaveraPuro Pa' Arriba, Los Huracanes Del NorteHistorias Que Contar, Los Tigres Del NortePiénsame Un Momento, PesadoPrefiero La Soledad, Retoño Best Banda Album
Mil Heridas, Banda MachosMas Fuerte Que Nunca, Banda El Recodo de Cruz LizárragaAmor Gitano, CuisillosA Mucha Honra, Ezequiel PeñaMás Allá Del Sol, Joan Sebástian Best Traditional Blues Album
Brother to the Blues, Tab Benoit with Louisiana's LerouxBronx in Blue, DionPeople Gonna Talk, James HunterGuitar Groove-A-Rama, Duke RobillardRisin' with the Blues, Ike Turner Best Contemporary Blues Album
Live from Across the Pond, Robert Cray BandSippiana Hericane, Dr. John & the Lower 911Suitcase, Keb' Mo'Hope and Desire, Susan TedeschiAfter the Rain, Irma Thomas Best Traditional Folk Album
I Stand Alone, Ramblin' Jack ElliottGonna Let It Shine, OdettaAdieu False Heart, Linda Ronstadt & Ann SavoyWe Shall Overcome - The Seeger Sessions, Bruce SpringsteenA Distant Land to Roam, Ralph Stanley Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
Solo Acoustic Vol. 1, Jackson BrowneBlack Cadillac, Rosanne CashWorkbench Songs, Guy ClarkModern Times, Bob DylanAll the Roadrunning, Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris Best Native American Music Album
Voice of the Drum, Black EagleHeart of the Wind, Robert Tree Cody & Will ClipmanAmerican Indian Story, JanaLong Winter Nights, Northern Cree & FriendsDance with the Wind, Mary Youngblood Best Hawaiian Music Album
Generation Hawai'I, Amy Hanaiali'iGrandmaster Slack Key Guitar, Ledward Ka'apanaThe Wild Hawaiian, Henry KaponoHawaiian Slack Key Kings, Various ArtistsLegends of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Live From Maui, Various Artists Best Reggae Album
Too Bad, Buju BantonLove Is My Religion, Ziggy MarleyYouth, MatisyahuRhythm Doubles, Sly & RobbieWho You Fighting For, UB40 Best Traditional World Music Album
Music Of Central Asia Vol. 2: Invisible Face of the Beloved: Classical Music of the Tajiks and Uzbeks, the Academy Of MaqâmEndless Vision, Hossein Alizadeh & Djivan GasparyanHambo in the Snow, Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelley & Charlie PilzerGolden Strings of the Sarode, Aashish Khan & Zakir HussainBlessed, Soweto Gospel Choir Best Contemporary World Music Album
Tiki, Richard BonaM'Bemba, Salif KeitaWonder Wheel, The KlezmaticsLong Walk to Freedom, Ladysmith Black MambazoSavane, Ali Farka Toure Best Polka Album
Batteries Not Included, Eddie Blazonczyk's VersatonesAs Sweet As Candy, Lenny Gomulka & Chicago PushParty Dress, LynnMarie & The BoxhoundsGood Friends Good Music, Walter Ostanek & Fred ZiwichPolka in Paradise, Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra Best Musical Album For Children
Baby Einstein Meet the Orchestra, Various ArtistsBeethoven's Wig 3: Many More Sing Along Symphonies, Beethoven's WigCatch That Train!, Dan Zanes And FriendsMy Best Day, Trout Fishing In AmericaThe Sunny Side of the Street, John Lithgow Best Spoken Word Album For Children
Blah Blah Blah: Stories about Clams, Swamp Monsters, Pirates & Dogs, Bill HarleyChristmas in the Trenches, John McCutcheonDisney's Little Einsteins Musical Missions, Various ArtistsPeter Pan, Jim DaleThe Witches, Lynn Redgrave Best Spoken Word Album
I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This!, Bob NewhartNew Rules - Polite Musings from a Timid Observer, Bill MaherOur Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis, Jimmy CarterThe Truth (With Jokes), Al FrankenWith Ossie and Ruby: In This Life Together, Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee Best Comedy Album
Blue Collar Comedy Tour - One for the Road, Bill Engvall, Ron White, Jeff Foxworthy & Larry the Cable GuyThe Carnegie Hall Performance, Lewis BlackLife Is Worth Losing, George CarlinStraight Outta Lynwood, "Weird Al" YankovicYou Can't Fix Stupid, Ron White Best Musical Show Album
The Color PurpleThe Drowsy ChaperoneJersey BoysThe Pajama GameSweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Brokeback Mountain, Various ArtistsCars, Various ArtistsGrey's Anatomy - Volume 2, Various ArtistsLittle Miss Sunshine, Various ArtistsWalk the Line, Joaquin Phoenix & Various Artists Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, Harry Gregson-Williams, composerThe Da Vinci Code, Hans Zimmer, composerMemoirs of a Geisha, John Williams, composerMunich, John Williams, composerPirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest, Hans Zimmer, composer Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
"Can't Take It In," (from the Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe), Imogen Heap, songwriter (Imogen Heap)"I Need to Wake up," (from An Inconvenient Truth) Melissa Etheridge, songwriter (Melissa Etheridge)"Our Town," (from Cars) Randy Newman, songwriter (James Taylor)"There's Nothing Like a Show on Broadway," (from The Producers) Mel Brooks, songwriter (Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick)"Travelin' Thru," (from Transamerica) Dolly Parton, songwriter (Dolly Parton) Best Instrumental Composition
"Argument," Taylor Eigsti, composer"A Concerto In Swing," Patrick Williams, composer "A Prayer for Peace," John Williams, composer"Sayuri's Theme and End Credits," John Williams, composer "Valentine," Fred Hersch, composer Best Instrumental Arrangement
"Attack of the Killer Tomatoes," Gordon Goodwin, arranger"Three Ghouls," Chick Corea, arranger"Three Women," Gil Goldstein, arranger"Tom & Eddie," Patrick Williams, arranger "Up from the Skies," Jim McNeely, arranger Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
"For Once in My Life," Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder)"Good Morning Heartache," Gil Goldstein & Greg Phillinganes, arrangers (Chris Botti & Jill Scott)"My Flame Burns Blue (Blood Count)," Vince Mendoza, arranger (Elvis Costello With The Metropole Orkest)"Stardust," Slide Hampton, arranger (Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band)"Suninga," Gil Goldstein, arranger (Gil Goldstein) Best Recording Package
The Best Worst-Case Scenario, Ryan Clark, art director (Fair)Personal File, Randall Martin, art director (Johnny Cash)Reprieve, Ani DiFranco & Brian Grunert, art directors (Ani DiFranco)10,000 Days, Adam Jones, art director (Tool)Versions, Neal Ashby & Matthew Curry, art directors (Thievery Corporation) Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
The Cellar Door Sessions 1970, Howard Fritzson, Dan Ichimoto & Seth Rothstein, art directors (Miles Davis)Fonotone Records, Susan Archie & Henry Owings, art directors (Various Artists)A Life Less Lived - The Gothic Box, Hugh Brown & Jean Krikorian, art directors (Various Artists)One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found, Hugh Brown, Sheryl Farber & Maria Villar, art directors (Various Artists)Stadium Arcadium, Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith & Matt Taylor, art directors (Red Hot Chili Peppers) Best Album Notes
Good for What Ails You: Music of the Medicine Shows, 1926-1937, Marshall Wyatt, album notes writer (Various Artists)If You Got to Ask, You Ain't Got It!, Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Fats Waller)Lost Sounds: Blacks And The Birth Of The Recording Industry 1891-1922, Tim Brooks, album notes writer (Various Artists)Pirate Radio, Ben Edmonds, album notes writer (Pretenders)There Is a Season, David Fricke, album notes writer (The Byrds) Best Historical Album
Good for What Ails You: Music of the Medicine Shows, 1926-1937, Marshall Wyatt, compilation producer; Christopher King, mastering engineerLost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry 1891-1922, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Tim Brooks, David Giovannoni & Richard Martin, mastering engineersOne Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found, Sheryl Farber & Gary Stewart, compilation producers; Dan Hersch, Bill Inglot & Dave Schultz, mastering engineersPoetry on Record: 98 Poets Read Their Work (1888-2006), Rebekah Presson Mosby, compilation producer; Randy Perry, mastering engineerRockin' Bones: 1950's Punk & Rockabilly, James Austin & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Bill Inglot & Dave Schultz, mastering engineers Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Adieu False Heart, Gary Paczosa, engineer (Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy)At War with the Mystics, The Flaming Lips & Dave Fridmann, engineers (The Flaming Lips)Like Red on a Rose, Brandon Bell, Terry Christian & Gary Paczosa, engineers (Alan Jackson)The Phat Pack, Marcelo Penell, Dave Sharenow & Tommy Vicari, engineers (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)Suitcase, Rik Pekkonen & John Porter, engineers (Keb' Mo') Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Howard Benson: Every Man for Himself (Hoobastank); Flyleaf (Flyleaf); In with the out Crowd (Less than Jake); One-X (Three Days Grace); The Paramour Sessions (Papa Roach); Popaganda (Head Automatica); Saosin (Saosin)T-Bone Burnett: Thunderbird (Cassandra Wilson); The True False Identity (T-Bone Burnett); Walk the Line - Soundtrack (Joaquin Phoenix & Various Artists)Danger Mouse: Pieces of the People We Love (The Rapture); St. Elsewhere (Gnarls Barkley); Rick Rubin: American V: A Hundred Highways (Johnny Cash); God's Gonna Cut You Down (Johnny Cash); Stadium Arcadium (Red Hot Chili Peppers); Taking the Long Way (Dixie Chicks); 12 Songs (Neil Diamond)Will.I.Am: "About You" (Mary J. Blige Featuring Will.I.Am); "Big Girls Don't Cry" (Fergie); "Damn Girl" (Justin Timberlake Featuring Will.I.Am); "I Am Somebody" (Santana Featuring Will.I.Am); "I Love My B****" (Busta Rhymes Featuring Kelis & Will.I.Am)"Mas Que Nada" (Sergio Mendes Featuring Black Eyed Peas); "Timeless" (Sergio Mendes) Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
"Be without You (Moto Blanco Vocal Mix)," Moto Blanco, remixer (Mary J. Blige)"Damage Thorn (Buick Project Remix)," Buick Project, remixers (Tiefschwarz & Tracey Thorn)"Deja Vu (Freemasons Club Mix - No Rap)," Russell Small & James Wiltshire, remixers (Beyoncé)"Talk (Thin White Duke Mix)," Jacques Lu Cont, remixer (Coldplay)"World Hold on (E-Smoove Remix)," E-Smoove, remixer (Bob Sinclair) Best Surround Sound Album
Immortal Nystedt, Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter L'Orange, surround mix engineers; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Ensemble 96 Conducted By Øystein Fevang)Long Walk to Freedom, Martin Walters, surround mix engineer; Martin Walters, surround mastering engineer; Martin Walters, surround producer (Ladysmith Black Mambazo)Morph the Cat, Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Donald Fagen, surround producer (Donald Fagen)Straight Outta Lynwood, Tony Papa, surround mix engineer; Bernie Grundman, surround mastering engineer; Al Yankovic, surround producer ("Weird Al" Yankovic)A Valid Path, P.J. Olsson & Alan Parsons, surround mix engineers; Bob Michaels, surround mastering engineer; Alan Parsons, surround producer (Alan Parsons) Best Engineered Album, Classical
Elgar: Enigma Variations; Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Four Sea Interludes, Michael Bishop, engineer (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)Látigo, Leslie Ann Jones, engineer (Quartet San Francisco)Mahler: Symphony No. 2, Wolf-Dieter Karwatky & Rainer Maillard, engineers (Pierre Boulez, Wiener Philharmoniker, Christine Schäfer, Michelle DeYoung & Wiener Singverein)Requiem, John Newton, engineer (Craig Hella Johnson & Conspirare)Vaughan Williams: Mass In G Min., And Other A Cappella Works, Jack Renner, engineer (Norman Mackenzie & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus) Producer Of The Year, Classical
Manfred EicherStephen JohnsJames MallinsonElaine MartoneSid McLauchlan Best Classical Album
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9, Bernard Haitink, conductor; James Mallinson, producer (London Symphony Orchestra)Lieberson: Rilke Songs, the Six Realms, Horn Concerto, David Starobin, producer (Justin Brown & Donald Palma; Michaela Fukacova, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson & William Purvis; Peter Serkin; The Odense Symphony Orchestra)Mahler: Symphony No. 7, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Andreas Neubronner, producer (San Francisco Symphony)Martha Argerich and Friends: Live from the Lugano Festival 2005, Martha Argerich And Friends; Ulrich Ruscher, producerMozart: La Clemenza Di Tito, René Jacobs, conductor; Marie-Claude Chappuis, Bernarda Fink, Sergio Foresti, Sunhae Im, Mark Padmore & Alexandrina Pendatchanska; Martin Sauer, producer (Freiburger Barockorchester) Best Orchestral Performance
"Bax: Tone Poems," Vernon Handley, conductor (BBC Philharmonic)"Glazunov: Symphonies 4 & 7," José Serebrier, conductor (Royal Scottish National Orchestra)"Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A Min.," Iván Fischer, conductor (Budapest Festival Orchestra)"Mahler: Symphony No. 7," Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)"Prokofiev: The Complete Symphonies," Valery Gergiev, conductor (London Symphony Orchestra) Best Opera Recording
"Bennett: The Mines of Sulphur," Stewart Robertson, conductor; Brian Anderson, Dorothy Byrne, Beth Clayton, Kristopher Irmiter, Brandon Jovanovich, James Maddalena, Michael Todd Simpson & Caroline Worra; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra)"Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears," Robert Spano, conductor; Kelley O'Connor & Dawn Upshaw; Valérie Gross & Sid McLauchlan, producers (Women Of The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)"Mozart: La Clemenza Di Tito," René Jacobs, conductor; Marie-Claude Chappuis, Bernarda Fink, Sergio Foresti, Sunhae Im, Mark Padmore & Alexandrina Pendatchanska; Martin Sauer, producer (RIAS Kammerchor; Freiburger Barockorchester)"Smetana: The Bartered Bride," Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor; Yvette Bonner, Paul Charles Clarke, Neal Davies, Susan Gritton, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Yvonne Howard, Robin Leggate, Diana Montague, Geoffrey Moses, Timothy Robinson & Peter Rose; Brian Couzens, producer (The Royal Opera Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra)"Verdi: La Traviata," Carlo Rizzi, conductor; Thomas Hampson, Anna Netrebko & Rolando Villazón; Rainer Maillard, producer (Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor; Wiener Philharmoniker) Best Choral Performance
"Immortal Nystedt," Øystein Fevang, conductor (Bærum Vokalensemble & Ensemble 96)"Mozart: Great Mass in C Min.," Paul McCreesh, conductor (Sarah Connolly, Neal Davies, Timothy Robinson & Camilla Tilling; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Consort & Players)"Pärt: Da Pacem," Paul Hillier, conductor (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)"Requiem," Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare)"Whitacre: Cloudburst and Other Choral Works," Stephen Layton, conductor (Thomas Guthrie, Elin Manahan Thomas & Simon Wall; Polyphony) Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
"Brahms: The Piano Concertos," Riccardo Chailly, conductor; Nelson Freire (Gewandhausorchester)"Henze: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 3," Christopher Lyndon-Gee, conductor; Peter Sheppard Skaerved (Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra)"Messiaen: Oiseaux Exotiques (Exotic Birds)," John McLaughlin Williams, conductor; Angelin Chang (Cleveland Chamber Symphony)"Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 1 & 2," Antonio Pappano, conductor; Leif Ove Andsnes (Berliner Philharmoniker)"Schmidt: Concertos," Ole Schmidt, conductor; Ulla Miilmann (Danish National Symphony Orchestra / DR) Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
"Bach: The Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo," Gidon Kremer"Bacheler: The Bachelar's Delight," Paul O'Dette"Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas, Vol. II," András Schiff"Chopin: Nocturnes," Maurizio Pollini"Primrose: Viola Transcriptions," Roberto Díaz (Robert Koenig) Best Chamber Music Performance
Chamber Works for Winds and Strings By Mozart, the Chicago Chamber MusiciansCorigliano: Violin Sonata, Etude Fantasy, Andrew Russo (Corey Cerovsek & Steven Heyman)Intimate Voices, Emerson String QuartetMartha Argerich and Friends: Live from the Lugano Festival 2005, Martha Argerich And FriendsShostakovich: Piano Trios 1 & 2, Seven Romances on Verses by Alexander Blok, Beaux Arts Trio Best Small Ensemble Performance
"Angel Dances," 12 Cellists Of Berliner Philharmoniker"Ikon," Harry Christophers, conductor; The Sixteen"Miguel De Cervantes - Don Quijote De La Mancha - Romances Y Músicas," Jordi Savall, conductor; Hespèrion XXI & La Capella Reial De Catalunya"Padilla: Sun of Justice," Peter Rutenberg, conductor; Los Angeles Chamber Singers' Cappella"Shostakovich/Sviridov/Vainberg: Chamber Symphonies," Yuri Bashmet; Moscow Soloists Best Classical Vocal Performance
Britten: Song Cycles, Ian Bostridge (Sir Simon Rattle; Radek Baborák; Berliner Philharmoniker)Canciones Argentinas, Bernarda Fink & Marcos Fink (Carmen Piazzini)Consider, My Soul, Thomas Quasthoff (Sebastian Weigle; Staatskapelle Dresden)Rilke Songs, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Peter Serkin)Songs of Amy Beach, Patrick Mason (Joanne Polk) Best Classical Contemporary Composition
"Boston Concerto," Elliott Carter (Oliver Knussen)"Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain of Tears," Osvaldo Golijov (Robert Spano)"The Here and Now," Christopher Theofanidis (Robert Spano)"Paul Revere's Ride," David Del Tredici (Robert Spano)"A Scotch Bestiary," James MacMillan (James MacMillan) Best Classical Crossover Album
The Film Music of Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Rumon Gamba, conductor (BBC Philharmonic)Invention & Alchemy, David Lockington, conductor; Deborah Henson-Conant (The Grand Rapids Symphony)Látigo, Quartet San Francisco (John Santos)Simple Gifts, Bryn Terfel (London Voices; London Symphony Orchestra)Song Zu Ying: The Diva Goes to the Movies, Song Zu Ying (China National Symphony Orchestra) Best Short Form Music Video
"8th of November," Big & Rich"When You Were Young," The Killers"Here It Goes Again," OK Go"Dani California," Red Hot Chili Peppers"Writing on the Walls," Underoath Best Long Form Music Video
Flow: Living in the Stream Of Music, Terence BlanchardDirections, Death Cab For CutieDemon Days - Live In Manchester, GorillazI'm Going to Tell You a Secret, MadonnaWings For Wheels: The Making of Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen
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