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NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR "THE 50TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS," WITH WINNERS TO BE NAMED ON A SPECIAL TO BE BROADCAST LIVE FROM STAPLES CENTER IN LOS ANGELES, SUNDAY, FEB. 10 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK
Kanye West Leads the Nominations With Eight, Amy Winehouse Received Six
Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and T-Pain Received Five Nominations Each
Foo Fighters, Vince Gill, Herbie Hancock, Kanye West and Amy Winehouse Are Nominated for Album of the Year
Feist, Ledisi, Paramore, Taylor Swift and Amy Winehouse Up for Best New Artist
Nominations were announced today for THE 50TH ANNUAL GRAMMY� AWARDS, with the 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. 10 (8:00-11:30 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. This year's nominations reflect one of the most diverse years ever with the Album of the Year category alone representing the country, hip-hop, jazz, pop and rock genres.
Kanye West tops the nominations with eight, Amy Winehouse garnered six and the Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and T-Pain earned five nominations each. Akon, Dierks Bentley, Chris Daughtry, Feist, Tim McGraw, John Newton, Ne-Yo, Rihanna and Bruce Springsteen received four each.
Kanye West received eight nominations, six as an artist and two as a songwriter: They are: Album Of The Year, Best Rap Solo Performance, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, Best Rap Album and two each in the Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group categories. Amy Winehouse is nominated for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album.
Foo Fighters is nominated for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Hard Rock Performance, Best Rock Song and Best Rock Album. Jay-Z is nominated for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Rap Solo Performance, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and Best Rap Album. Timbaland is nominated for Record of the Year, Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, Best Dance Recording, Best Rap Song and Producer of the Year. Justin Timberlake is nominated for Record of the Year, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, Best Dance Recording and Best Rap Song. T-Pain is nominated for Album of the Year, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group, Best Rap Song and received two nominations in the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration category.
Highlights of this year's nominations include:
RECORD OF THE YEAR
IRREPLACEABLE - Beyonc�
THE PRETENDER - Foo Fighters
UMBRELLA - Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
WHAT GOES AROUND...COMES AROUND - Justin Timberlake
REHAB - Amy Winehouse
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
ECHOES, SILENCE, PATIENCE & GRACE - Foo Fighters
THESE DAYS - Vince Gill
RIVER: THE JONI LETTERS - Herbie Hancock
GRADUATION - Kanye West
BACK TO BLACK - Amy Winehouse
SONG OF THE YEAR
BEFORE HE CHEATS - John Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
HEY THERE DELILAH - Tom Higgenson, songwriter (Plain White T's)
LIKE A STAR - Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriter (Corinne Bailey Rae)
REHAB - Amy Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse)
UMBRELLA - Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius "Dream" Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z)
BEST NEW ARTIST
FEIST
LEDISI
PARAMORE
TAYLOR SWIFT
AMY WINEHOUSE
BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
CANDYMAN - Christina Aguilera
1234 - Feist
BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY - Fergie
SAY IT RIGHT - Nelly Furtado
REHAB - Amy Winehouse
BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
EVERYTHING - Michael Bubl�
BELIEF - John Mayer
DANCE TONIGHT - Paul McCartney
AMAZING - Seal
WHAT GOES AROUND...COMES AROUND - Justin Timberlake
BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL
(YOU WANT TO) MAKE A MEMORY - Bon Jovi
HOME - Daughtry
MAKES ME WONDER - Maroon 5
HEY THERE DELILAH - Plain White T's
WINDOW IN THE SKIES - U2
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
STEPPIN' OUT - Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera
BEAUTIFUL LIAR - Beyonc� & Shakira
GONE GONE GONE (DONE MOVED ON) - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
THE SWEET ESCAPE - Gwen Stefani & Akon
GIVE IT TO ME - Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
LOST HIGHWAY - Bon Jovi
THE REMINDER - Feist
IT WON'T BE SOON BEFORE LONG - Maroon 5
MEMORY ALMOST FULL - Paul McCartney
BACK TO BLACK - Amy Winehouse
Best Dance Recording
DO IT AGAIN - The Chemical Brothers
D.A.N.C.E. - Justice
LOVE TODAY - Mika
DON'T STOP THE MUSIC - Rihanna
LOVE STONED/I THINK SHE KNOWS - Justin Timberlake
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE - Michael Bubl�
COOL YULE - Bette Midler
TRAV'LIN' LIGHT - Queen Latifah
LIVE IN CONCERT 2006 - Barbara Streisand
JAMES TAYLOR AT CHRISTMAS - James Taylor
BEST SOLO ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE
TIMEBOMB - Beck
ONLY MAMA KNOWS - Paul McCartney
OUR COUNTRY - John Mellencamp
RADIO NOWHERE - Bruce Springsteen
COME ON - Lucinda Williams
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL
IT'S NOT OVER - Daughtry
WORKING CLASS HERO - Green Day
IF EVERYONE CARED - Nickelback
INSTANT KARMA - U2
ICKY THUMP - The White Stripes
BEST ROCK SONG
COME ON - Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams)
ICKY THUMP - Jack White, songwriter (The White Stripes)
IT'S NOT OVER - Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Wilkerson & Brett Young, songwriters (Daughtry)
THE PRETENDERS - Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel & Chris Shiflett, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
RADIO NOWHERE - Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
BEST ROCK ALBUM
DAUGHTRY - Daughtry
REVIVAL - John Fogerty
ECHOES, SILENCE, PATIENCE & GRACE - Foo Fighters
MAGIC - Bruce Springsteen
SKY BLUE SKY - Wilco
BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE
SWEET SACRIFICE - Evanescence
THE PRETENDER - Foo Fighters
I DON'T WANNA STOP - Ozzy Osbourne
SICK, SICK, SICK - Queens Of The Stone Age
THE POT - Tool
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
ALRIGHT, STILL - Lily Allen
NEON BIBLE - Arcade Fire
VOLTA - Bjork
WINCING THE NIGHT AWAY - The Shins
ICKY THUMP - The White Stripes
BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
JUST FINE - Mary J. Blige
WHEN I SEE YOU - Fantasia
NO ONE - Alicia Keys
IF I HAVE MY WAY - Chrisette Michele
HATE ON ME - Jill Scott
BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
WOMAN - Raheem DeVaughn
B.U.D.D.Y. - Musiq Soulchild
BECAUSE OF YOU - Ne-Yo
FUTURE BABY MAMA - Prince
PLEASE DON'T GO - Tank
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL
SAME GIRL -- R. Kelly Featuring Usher
DISRESPECTFUL -- Chaka Khan Featuring Mary J. Blige
HATE THAT I LOVE YOU -- Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo
BABY -- Angie Stone Featuring Betty Wright
BARTENDER -- T-Pain Featuring Akon
BEST R&B SONG
BEAUTIFUL FLOWER - India.Arie & Joyce Simpson, songwriters (India.Arie)
HATE THAT I LOVE YOU - M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo)
NO ONE - Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers & Alicia Keys, songwriters (Alicia Keys)
TEACH ME - Ivan Barias, Adam W. Blackstone, Randall C. Bowland, Carvin Haggins, Johnnie Smith II & Corey Latif Williams, songwriters (Musiq Soulchild)
WHEN I SEE U - Louis Biancaniello, Waynne Nugent, Erika Nuri, Kevin Risto, Janet Sewel & Sam Watters, songwriters (Fantasia)
BEST R&B ALBUM
FUNK THIS - Chaka Khan
LOST & FOUND -- Ledisi
LUVANMUSIQ - Musiq Soulchild
THE REAL THING - Jill Scott
SEX, LOVE & PAIN - Tank
Best Contemporary R&B Album
KONVICTED - Akon
JUST LIKE YOU - Keyshia Cole
FANTASIA - Fantasia
EAST SIDE STORY - Emily King
BECAUSE OF YOU - Ne-Yo
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
I WANNA LOVE YOU - Akon Featuring Snoop Dogg
KISS, KISS - Chris Brown & T-Pain
LET IT GO - Keyshia Cole Featuring Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim
UMBRELLA - Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
GOOD LIFE - Kanye West Featuring T-Pain
BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE
THE PEOPLE - Common
I GET MONEY - 50 Cent
SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT - Jay Z
BIG THING POPPIN' (DO IT) - T.I.
STRONGER - Kanye West
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
SOUTHSIDE - COMMON FEATURING KANYE WEST
MAKE IT RAIN - Fat Joe Featuring Lil Wayne
PARTY LIKE A ROCKSTAR - Shop Boyz
INT'L PLAYERS ANTHEM (I CHOOSE YOU) - UGK Featuring OutKast
BETTER THAN I'VE EVER BEEN - Kanye West, Nas & KRS-One
BEST RAP SONG
AYO TECHNOLOGY - N. Hills, Curtis Jackson, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (50 Cent Featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland)
BIG THINGS POPPIN' (DO IT) - Clifford Harris & Byron Thomas, songwriters (T.I.)
CAN'T TELL ME NOTHING - A. Davis & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West)
CRANK THAT (SOULJA BOY) - Soulja Boy Tell'Em, songwriter (Soulja Boy Tell'Em)
GOOD LIFE - A. Davis, F. Najim & K. West, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring T-Pain)
Best RAP Album
FINDING FOREVER - Common
KINGDOM COME - Jay-Z
HIP HOP IS DEAD - Nas
T.I. VS T.I.P. - T.I.
GRADUATION - Kanye West
BEST COUNTRY SONG
BEFORE HE CHEATS - Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
GIVE IT AWAY - Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon & Jamey Johnson, songwriters (George Strait)
I NEED YOU - Tony Lane & David Lee, songwriters (Tim McGraw & Faith Hill)
IF YOU'RE READING THIS - Tim McGraw, Brad Warren & Brett Warren, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
LONG TRIP ALONE - Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard, songwriters (Dierks Bentley)
Best Country Album
LONG TRIP ALONE - Dierks Bentley
THESE DAYS - Vince Gill
LET IT GO - Tim McGraw
5TH GEAR - Brad Paisley
IT JUST COMES NATURAL - George Strait
BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
PAPITO - Miguel Bos� & Varios Artistas
12 SEGUNDOS DE OSCURIDAD - Jorge Drexler
NAVIDADES LUIS MIGUEL - Luis Miguel
DICEN QUE EL TIEMPO - Jennifer Pe�a
EL TREN DE LOS MOMENTOS - Alejandro Sanz
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE - Various Artists
DREAMGIRLS - Various Artists
HAIRSPRAY - Various Artists
LOVE - (The Beatles)
ONCE - Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM FOR A MOTION PICTURE,
TELEVISION OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA
BABEL - Gustavo Santaolalla, composer
BLOOD DIAMOND - James Newton Howard, composer
THE DEPARTED - Howard Shore, composer
HAPPY FEET - John Powell, composer
PAN'S LABYRINTH - Javier Navarrete, composer
RATATOUILLE - Michael Giacchino, composer
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR -- NON CLASSICAL
HOWARD BENSON
JOE CHICCARELLI
MIKE ELIZONDO
MARK RONSON
TIMBALAND
Best ZydeCo or Cajun Music Album is a newly added category this year. In the Latin field, Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album has now been split into two categories, Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album and Best Latin Urban Album.
THE 50TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS are produced by John Cossette Productions and AEG Ehrlich Ventures for The Recording Academy. Ken Ehrlich and John Cossette are executive producers, Walter C. Miller is producer/director, Tisha Fein is the coordinating producer and Tzvi Small is supervising producer.
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