Best New Artist
(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year,
the first recording which establishes the public identity of that
artist.)
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
- Sunrise
Norah Jones
Track from: Feels Like Home
[Blue Note Records]
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
- Daughters
John Mayer
Track from: Heavier Things
[Aware Records/Columbia]
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks
only.)
- Heaven
Los Lonely Boys
Track from: Los Lonely Boys
[Or Music/Epic Records]
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who
do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
- Here We Go Again
Ray Charles & Norah Jones
Track from: Genius Loves Company
[Concord Records/Hear Music]
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without
vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
- 11th Commandment
Ben Harper
Track from: There Will Be A Light
[Virgin Records]
Best Pop Instrumental Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL
tracks.)
- Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar
Various Artists
James Jensen, producer
[Solid Air Records]
Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
- Genius Loves Company
Ray Charles & Various Artists
[Concord Records/Hear Music]
Best Dance Recording
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or
Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)
- Toxic
Britney Spears
Avant & Bloodshy, producers; Niklas Flyckt, mixer
Track from: In The Zone
[Jive/Zomba Label Group]
Best Electronic/Dance Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)
- Kish Kash
Basement Jaxx
[XL Recordings/Astralwerks]
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
- Stardust...The Great American Songbook Volume III
Rod Stewart
[J Records]
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
- Code Of Silence
Bruce Springsteen
Track from: The Essential Bruce Springsteen
[Columbia Records]
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles
or Tracks only.)
- Vertigo
U2
[Interscope Records]
Best Hard Rock Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals.
Singles or Tracks only.)
- Slither
Velvet Revolver
[RCA]
Best Metal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals.
Singles or Tracks only.)
- Whiplash
Motörhead
[Big Deal Records]
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without
vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks
only.)
- Mrs. O'Leary's Cow
Brian Wilson
Track from: Brian Wilson Presents Smile
[Nonesuch Records]
Best Rock Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs.
For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names
appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
- Vertigo
Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen, songwriters (U2)
[Interscope Records; Publisher: Universal Polygram International
Publishing.]
Best Rock Album
(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)
- American Idiot
Green Day
[Reprise Records]
Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
- A Ghost Is Born
Wilco
[Nonesuch Records]
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
- If I Ain't Got You
Alicia Keys
Track from: The Diary Of Alicia Keys
[J Records]
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
- Call My Name
Prince
Track from: Musicology
[Columbia Records/NPG Records]
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals.
Singles or Tracks only.)
- My Boo
Usher & Alicia Keys
Track from: Confessions Special Edition
[Arista/La Face/Zomba Label Group]
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals.
Singles or Tracks only.)
- Musicology
Prince
Track from: Musicology
[Columbia Records/NPG Records]
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals.
Singles or Tracks only.)
- Cross My Mind
Jill Scott
Track from: Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds Vol. 2
[Hidden Beach]
Best R&B Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see
Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or
Tracks only.)
- You Don't Know My Name
Alicia Keys, Harold Lilly & Kanye West, songwriters (Alicia
Keys)
Track from: The Diary Of Alicia Keys
[J Records; Publishers: Lellow Productions/EMI Music Publishing,
Ye World Music/EMI April Music, Uncle Bobby Music/EMI Blackwood
Music & A Dish-A-Tunes Ltd.]
Best R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
- The Diary Of Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
[J Records]
Best Contemporary R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
- Confessions
Usher
[Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group]
Best Rap Solo Performance
(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
- 99 Problems
Jay-Z
Track from: The Black Album
[Roc-A-Fella Records]
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
(For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only.
Singles or Tracks only.)
- Let's Get It Started
The Black Eyed Peas
Track from: Elephunk
[A&M Records]
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
(For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do
not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
- Yeah!
Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris
Track from: Confessions
[Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group]
Best Rap Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see
Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or
Tracks only.)
- Jesus Walks
Miri Ben Ari, C. Smith & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West)
Track from: The College Drop-Out
[Rocafella Records; Publishers: Konman Entertainment/Gimme My Publishing
Co./Hip Hop Since 1978 & Mapleshade Productions.]
Best Rap Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
- The College Dropout
Kanye West
[Roc-A-Fella Records]
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
- Redneck Woman
Gretchen Wilson
Track from: Here For The Party
[Epic Records]
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
- Live Like You Were Dying
Tim McGraw
Track from: Live Like You Were Dying
[Curb Records]
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With
Vocal
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks
only.)
- Top Of The World
Dixie Chicks
Track from: Top Of The World Tour - Live
[Columbia]
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who
do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
- Portland Oregon
Loretta Lynn & Jack White
Track from: Van Lear Rose
[Interscope Records]
Best Country Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without
vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
- Earl's Breakdown
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Featuring Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vassar
Clements & Jerry Douglas
Track from: Will The Circle Be Unbroken "The Trilogy"
[Capitol Records - Nashville]
Best Country Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see
Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or
Tracks only.)
- Live Like You Were Dying
Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
Track from: Live Like You Were Dying
[Curb Records; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/Big Loud
Shirt.]
Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
- Van Lear Rose
Loretta Lynn
[Interscope Records]
Best Bluegrass Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
- Brand New Strings
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
[Skaggs Family Records]
Best New Age Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
- Returning
Will Ackerman
[Decca]
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL
tracks.)
- Unspeakable
Bill Frisell
[Nonesuch Records]
Best Jazz Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
- R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal)
Nancy Wilson
[MCG Jazz]
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.)
- Speak Like A Child
Herbie Hancock, soloist
Track from: With All My Heart (Harvey Mason)
[Bluebird]
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL
tracks.)
- Illuminations
McCoy Tyner With Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Christian McBride
& Lewis Nash
[Telarc Jazz]
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
(For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must
contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
- Concert In The Garden
Maria Schneider Orchestra
[ArtistShare]
Best Latin Jazz Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
- Land Of The Sun
Charlie Haden
[Verve International]
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.)
- Heaven Help Us All
Ray Charles & Gladys Knight
Track from: Genius Loves Company
[Concord Records/Hear Music]
Best Rock Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
- Wire
Third Day
[Essential Records]
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
- All Things New
Steven Curtis Chapman
[Sparrow Records]
Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
- Worship & Faith
Randy Travis
[Word Records]
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
- There Will Be A Light
Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama
[Virgin]
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
- .Nothing Without You
Smokie Norful
[EMI Gospel]
Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album
(For choirs or choruses only, with or without lead vocalist(s).)
- Live...This is Your House
Carol Cymbala, choir director; The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
[INO Records]
Best Latin Pop Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
- Amar Sin Mentiras
Marc Anthony
[Sony Discos]
Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
- Street Signs
Ozomatli
[Concord Records]
Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
- ¡Ahora Sí!
Israel López "Cachao"
[Univision Records]
Best Salsa/Merengue Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
- Across 110th Street
Spanish Harlem Orchestra Featuring Ruben Blades
[Libertad Records]
Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
- Intimamente
Intocable
[EMI Latin]
Best Tejano Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
- Polkas, Gritos y Acordeónes
David Lee Garza, Joel Guzman & Sunny Sauceda
[Guzman Fox Records]
Best Traditional Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
- Blues To The Bone
Etta James
[RCA Victor]
Best Contemporary Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
- Keep It Simple
Keb' Mo'
[Epic/Okeh]
Best Traditional Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
- Beautiful Dreamer - The Songs Of Stephen Foster
Various Artists
Steve Fishell, David Macias & Tamara Saviano, producers
[American Roots Publishing]
Best Contemporary Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
- The Revolution Starts...Now
Steve Earle
[Artemis Records/E-Squared]
Best Native American Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
- Cedar Dream Songs
Bill Miller
[Paras Recordings]
Best Hawaiian Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
- Slack Key Guitar Volume 2
Various Artists
Charles Michael Brotman, producer
[Palm Records]
Best Reggae Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
- True Love
Toots & The Maytals
[V2 Records]
Best Traditional World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
- Raise Your Spirit Higher
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
[Heads Up International]
Best Contemporary World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
- Egypt
Youssou N'Dour
[Nonesuch]
Best Polka Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
- Let's Kiss: 25th Anniversary Album
Brave Combo
[DenTone]
Best Musical Album For Children
(For albums consisting of predominantly music or song vs. spoken
word.)
- cELLAbration! A Tribute To Ella Jenkins
Various Artists
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, producers
[Live Oak Media]
Best Spoken Word Album For Children
(For albums consisting of predominantly spoken word vs. music
or song.)
- The Train They Call The City Of New Orleans
Tom Chapin
[Live Oak Media]
Best Spoken Word Album
(Narrated/dramatized books include authors' names in parenthesis
for identification.)
- My Life
Bill Clinton
[Random House Audio]
Best Comedy Album
(For comedy recordings, spoken or musical)
- The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents...America: A Citizen's
Guide To Democracy Inaction
Jon Stewart And The Cast Of The Daily Show
[Time Warner Audiobooks]
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 parenthesis.))
- Wicked
Stephen Schwartz, producer; Stephen Schwartz, composer/lyricist (Original
Broadway Cast Recording With Kristin Chenoweth & Idina Menzel)
[Decca Broadway]
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For A 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.)
- Garden State
Various Artists - Zach Braff, compilation producer
[Epic/Sony Music Soundtrax/Fox Music]
Best Score Soundtrack Album For A 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 Lord Of The Rings - The Return Of The King
Howard Shore, composer (Howard Shore)
[Reprise /WMG Soundtracks]
Best Song Written For A 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 parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks
only.)
- Into The West (From The Lord Of The Rings - The Return Of
The King)
Annie Lennox, Howard Shore & Fran Walsh, songwriters (Annie
Lennox)
Track from: The Lord Of The Rings - The Return Of The King
[Reprise/WMG Soundtracks; Publishers: New Line Tunes/BMG Music Publishing.]
Best Instrumental Composition
(A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation)
first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.)
- Merengue
Paquito D'Rivera, composer (Yo-Yo Ma)
Track from: Obrigado Brazil - Live In Concert
[Sony Classical]
Best Instrumental Arrangement
(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.)
Singles or Tracks only.)
- Past Present & Future
Slide Hampton, arranger (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)
Track from: The Way - Music Of Slide Hampton
[Planet Arts Recordings]
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.)
Singles or Tracks only.)
- Over The Rainbow
Victor Vanacore, arranger (Ray Charles & Johnny Mathis)
Track from: Genius Loves Company
[Concord Records/Hear Music]
Best Recording Package
- A Ghost Is Born
Peter Buchanan-Smith & Dan Nadel, art directors (Wilco)
[Nonesuch]
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
- Once In A Lifetime
Stefan Sagmeister, art director (Talking Heads)
[Sire/Warner Bros./Rhino Records]
Best Album Notes
- The Complete Columbia Recordings Of Woody Herman And His Orchestra
& Woodchoppers (1945-1947)
Loren Schoenberg, album notes writer (Woody Herman & His Orchestra)
[Mosaic Records]
Best Historical Album
- Night Train To Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1945-1970
Daniel Cooper & Michael Gray, compilation producers; Joseph M.
Palmaccio & Alan Stoker, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
[CMF/Lost Highway Records]
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
(An Engineer's Award. (Artists names appear in parenthesis.))
- Genius Loves Company
Robert Fernandez, John Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Joel Moss,
Seth Presant, Al Schmitt & Ed Thacker, engineers (Ray Charles
& Various Artists)
[Concord Records/Hear Music]
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
(A Producer's Award. (Artists names appear in parenthesis.))
- John Shanks
- Autobiography (Ashlee Simpson) (A)
- Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson) (T)
- The First Cut Is The Deepest (Sheryl Crow) (T)
- Fly (Hilary Duff) (T)
- Shine Your Light (Robbie Robertson) (T)
- So-Called Chaos (Alanis Morissette) (A)
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
(A Remixer's Award. (Artists names appear in parenthesis for
identification.) Singles or Tracks only.)
- It's My Life (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix)
Jacques Lu Cont, remixer (No Doubt)
Track from: The Singles 1992-2003
[Interscope Records]
Best Surround Sound Album
(An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.))
- Genius Loves Company
Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; Robert Hadley & Doug Sax,
surround mastering
engineers; John Burk, Phil Ramone & Herbert Waltl, surround
producers (Ray
Charles & Various Artists)
[Concord Records/Hear Music]
Best Engineered Album, Classical
(An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.))
- Higdon: City Scape; Concerto For Orchestra
Jack Renner, engineer (Robert Spano)
[Telarc]
Producer Of The Year, Classical
(A Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.))
Best Classical Album
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) if other
than the Artist.)
- Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls
Lorin Maazel, conductor; John Adams & Lawrence Rock, producers
(Brooklyn Youth Chorus & New York Choral Artists; New York Philharmonic)
[Nonesuch Records]
Best Orchestral Performance
(Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.)
- Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls
Lorin Maazel, conductor (Brooklyn Youth Chorus & New York Choral
Artists; New
York Philharmonic)
[Nonesuch Records]
Best Opera Recording
(Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s) and Principal Soloists.)
- Janácek: Jenufa
Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro
René Jacobs, conductor; Patrizia Ciofi, Véronique
Gens, Simon Keenlyside, Angelika Kirchschlager & Lorenzo Regazzo;
Martin Sauer, producer (Various Artists; Concerto Köln)
[Harmonia Mundi]
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.)
- Berlioz: Requiem
Robert Spano, conductor; Norman Mackenzie, choir director (Frank
Lopardo, tenor; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus; Atlanta Symphony
Orchestra)
[Telarc]
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with
Orchestra)
(Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor.)
- Previn: Violin Concerto "Anne-Sophie"/Bernstein:
Serenade
André Previn, conductor; Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin (Boston
Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Orchestra)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without
Orchestra)
(Award to the Instrumental Soloist.)
- Aire Latino (Morel, Villa-Lobos, Ponce, Etc.)
David Russell, guitar
[Telarc]
Best Chamber Music Performance
(Award to the Artists.)
- Prokofiev (Arr. Pletnev): Cinderella - Suite For Two Pianos/Ravel:
Ma Mère L'Oye
Martha Argerich, piano & Mikhail Pletnev, piano
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without
Conductor)
(Award to the Ensemble (and to the Conductor.))
- Carlos Chávez - Complete Chamber Music, Vol.
2
Jeff von der Schmidt, conductor; Southwest Chamber Music
[Cambria Master Recordings]
Best Classical Vocal Performance
(Award to the Vocal Soloist(s).)
- Ives: Songs (The Things Our Fathers Loved; The Housatonic
At Stockbridge, Etc.)
Susan Graham, mezzo soprano (Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano)
[Track from: Ives: Concord Sonata; Songs
[Warner Classics]
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.))
- Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls
John Adams (Lorin Maazel; Brooklyn Youth Chorus & New York Choral
Artists; New
York Philharmonic)
[Nonesuch Records; Publisher: Hendon Music.]
Best Classical Crossover Album
(Award to the Artist(s) and/or to the Conductor.)
- LAGQ's Guitar Heroes
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
[Telarc]
Best Short Form Music Video
(For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to
the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.)
- Vertigo
U2
Alex & Martin, video director; Grace Bodie, video producer
[Interscope Records]
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.)
- Concert For George
Various Artists
David Leland, video director; Ray Cooper, Olivia Harrison &
Jon Kamen, video producers
[Warner Strategic Marketing]
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