The 44th Annual Grammy Awards® Nominations

Welcome to DigitalHit.com's coverage of the 44th Annual Grammy Awards® Nominations. The nominations for the awards were announced on Friday, January 4th. We'll have results during 44th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, which will be held on Feb. 27 in Los Angeles.

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. This category is for a commercially released single, or track from a current year's album.

• Video
  India.Arie
  India.Arie & Carlos "Six July" Broady, producers; Kevin Haywood & Mike Shipley, engineer/mixers
  Track from: Acoustic Soul [Motown Records]
• Fallin'
  Alicia Keys
  Alicia Keys, producer; Kerry "Krucial" Brothers & Russ Elevado, engineer/mixers
  Track from: Songs In A Minor [J Records]
• Ms. Jackson
  Outkast
  Earthtone III, producer; John Frye & Neal H. Pogue, engineer/mixers
  Track from: Stankonia [LaFace Records/Arista Records]
• Drops Of Jupiter
  Train
  Brendan O' Brien, producer; Nick DiDia, Brendan O'Brien & Ryan Williams, engineer/mixers
  Track from: Drops Of Jupiter [Columbia Records]
• Walk On
  U2
  Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois, producers; Steve Lillywhite & Richard Rainey, engineer/mixers
  Track from: All That You Can't Leave Behind [Interscope Records]

Category 2 - Album Of The Year

Award to the Artist(s), and to the Album Producer(s) and Recording Engineer(s), if other than the artist.

• Acoustic Soul
  India.Arie
  India.Arie, Mark Batson, Carlos "Six July" Broady, Blue Miller & Bob Power, producers; Mark Batson, Carlos "Six July" Broady, Kevin Haywood, Avery Johnson, George Karas, Jim Lightman, Blue Miller, Mark Niemiec, Bob Power, Mike Shipley, Alvin Speights, Mike Tocci & Dave Way, engineer/mixers [Motown Records]
• Love And Theft
  Bob Dylan
  Jack Frost, producer; Chris Shaw, engineer/mixer [Columbia Records]
• Stankonia
  Outkast
  Earthtone III, Organized Noize & Antonio "LA" Reid, producers; Jarvis Blackshear, Leslie Brathwaite, Josh Butler, Ralph Cacciurri, John Frye, Mark "DJ Exit" Goodchild, Carl Mo, Kevin Parker, Neal H. Pogue, Richard H. Segal, Kenneth Stallworth, Matt Still, Jason Stokes, Bernasky Wall & Derrick Williams, engineer/mixers [LaFace Records/Arista Records]
• All That You Can't Leave Behind
  U2
  Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois, producers; Brian Eno, Steve Fitzmaurice, Julian Gallagher, Mike Hedges, Daniel Lanois, Steve Lillywhite, Tim Palmer, Richard Rainey & Richard Stannard, engineer/mixers [Interscope Records]
• O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Soundtrack
  Various Artists
  T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer [Lost Highway 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.

• Drops Of Jupiter
  Charlie Colin, Rob Hotchkiss, Pat Monahan, Jimmy Stafford & Scott Underwood, songwriters (Train)
  Track from: Drops Of Jupiter [Columbia Records; Publishers: EMI April Music Inc., P. Timon Music, Mr. Clean Music, Schweet Music, Desert Tent Music, EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. and Wunderwood Music]
• Fallin'
  Alicia Keys, songwriter (Alicia Keys)
  Track from: Songs In A Minor [J Records; Publishers: Lellow Music Pub. and EMI Music Pub.]
• I'm Like A Bird
  Nelly Furtado, songwriter (Nelly Furtado)
  Track from: Whoa, Nelly! [DreamWorks Records; Publisher: Nelstar Publishing]
• Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of
  U2, songwriter (U2)
  Track from: All That You Can't Leave Behind [Interscope Records; Publisher: Polygram Int'l Music Pub. B.V.]
• Video
  India.Arie, Carlos "Six July" Broady & Shannon Sanders, songwriters (India.Arie)
  Track from: Acoustic Soul [Motown Records; Publishers: Gold and Iron, Warner Tamerlane, J. Music Six July and Famous Music Corp.]

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.

• India.Arie
• Nelly Furtado
• David Gray
• Alicia Keys
• Linkin Park

Category 5 - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

• I'm Like A Bird
  Nelly Furtado
  Track from: Whoa, Nelly! [DreamWorks Records]
• There You'll Be
  Faith Hill
  Track from: Pearl Harbor - Music From The Motion Picture (Various Artists) [Hollywood Records/Warner Bros. Records]
• Someone To Call My Lover
  Janet Jackson
  Track from: All For You [Virgin Records America]
• By Your Side
  Sade
  Track from: Lovers Rock [Epic Records]
• Essence
  Lucinda Williams
  Track from: Essence [Lost Highway Records]

Category 6 - Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

• Fill Me In
  Craig David
  Track from: Born To Do It [Wildstar/Atlantic Records]
• You Rock My World
  Michael Jackson [Epic Records]
• I Want Love
  Elton John
  Track from: Songs From The West Coast [Rocket/Universal Records]
• Still
  Brian McKnight
  Track from: Superhero [Motown Records]
• Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
  James Taylor
  Track from: The Nearness of You [Verve Records]

Category 7 - Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

For established duos or groups. Singles or Tracks only.

• Shape Of My Heart
  Backstreet Boys
  Track from: Black & Blue [Jive Records]
• Superman (It's Not Easy)
  Five For Fighting
  Track from: America Town [Aware/Columbia Records]
• Gone
  *NSYNC
  Track from: Celebrity [Jive Records]
• Imitation Of Life
  R.E.M.
  Track from: Reveal [Warner Bros. Records]
• Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of
  U2
  Track from: All That You Can't Leave Behind [Interscope Records]

Category 8 - Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

For a collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.

• Lady Marmalade
  Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & Pink
  Track from: Moulin Rouge - Music From Baz Luhrmann's Film [Interscope Records]
• New York State Of Mind
  Tony Bennett & Billy Joel [Columbia]
• Nobody Wants To Be Lonely
  Ricky Martin With Christina Aguilera
  Track from: Sound Loaded [Columbia Records Group]
• My Kind Of Girl
  Brian McKnight & Justin Timberlake
  Track from: Superhero [Motown Records]
• It Wasn't Me
  Shaggy Featuring Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent
  Track from: Hot Shot [MCA Records]

Category 9 - Best Pop Instrumental Performance

For instrumental recordings, with or without vocal coloring, by an Orchestra, Group or Soloist. Singles or Tracks only.

• Room 335
  Larry Carlton & Steve Lukather
  Track from: No Substitutions - Live In Osaka [Favored Nations]
• Reptile
  Eric Clapton
  Track from: Reptile [Reprise Records]
• Short Circuit
  Daft Punk
  Track from: Discovery [Virgin Records]
• Rain
  Eric Johnson
  Track from: Alien Love Child: Live And Beyond [Favored Nations]
• There You'll Be
  Kirk Whalum
  Track from: Unconditional [Warner Bros. Records]

Category 10 - Best Dance Recording

For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental. Singles or tracks only.

• One More Time
  Daft Punk & Romanthony
  Track from: Discovery [Virgin Records America]
• I Feel Loved
  Depeche Mode
  Track from: Exciter [Mute/Reprise Records]
• Out Of Nowhere
  Gloria Estefan
  Track from: Greatest Hits Vol. II [Epic Records]
• All For You
  Janet Jackson
  Track from: All For You [Virgin Records America]
• Angel
  Lionel Richie
  Track from: Renaissance [Island Records]

Category 11 - Best Pop Instrumental Album

For solo artists, duos or groups.

• AArt
  Acoustic Alchemy [Higher Octave Music]
• No Substitutions - Live In Osaka
  Larry Carlton & Steve Lukather [Favored Nations]
• A Smooth Jazz Christmas
  Dave Koz And Friends [Capitol Records]
• Voice
  Neal Schon [Higher Octave Music]
• Unconditional
  Kirk Whalum [Warner Bros. Records]

Category 12 - Best Pop Vocal Album

For solo artists, duos or groups.

• Whoa, Nelly!
  Nelly Furtado [DreamWorks Records]
• All For You
  Janet Jackson [Virgin Records America]
• Songs From The West Coast
  Elton John [Rocket/Universal Records]
• Celebrity
  *NSYNC [Jive Records]
• Lovers
  Rock Sade [Epic Records]

Category 13 - Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

For solo artists, duos or groups.

• Stars And The Moon: Live At The Donmar
  Betty Buckley [Concord Records]
• Sentimental Journey - The Girl Singer And Her New Big Band
  Rosemary Clooney [Concord Records]
• Songs I Heard
  Harry Connick, Jr. [Columbia/Sony Records]
• Romance On Film, Romance On Broadway
  Michael Feinstein [Concord Jazz]
• Keely Sings Sinatra
  Keely Smith [Concord Jazz]

Category 14 - Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

• Strange Little Girl
  Tori Amos
  Track from: Strange Little Girls [Atlantic Records]
• I Want To Be In Love
  Melissa Etheridge
  Track from: Skin [Island Records]
• This Is Love
  PJ Harvey
  Track from: Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea [Island Records]
• Planets Of The Universe
  Stevie Nicks
  Track from: Trouble In Shangri-La [Reprise Records]
• Get Right With God
  Lucinda Williams
  Track from: Essence [Lost Highway Records]

Category 15 - Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

• New York, New York
  Ryan Adams
  Track from: Gold [Lost Highway Records]
• Superman Inside
  Eric Clapton
  Track from: Reptile [Reprise Records]
• Honest With Me
  Bob Dylan
  Track from: Love And Theft [Columbia Records]
• Dig In
  Lenny Kravitz
  Track from: Lenny [Virgin Records]
• Peaceful World
  John Mellencamp [Columbia]

Category 16 - Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

For Duos or Groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.

• Jaded
  Aerosmith
  Track from: Just Push Play [Columbia Records Group]
• Yellow
  Coldplay
  Track from: Parachutes [Capitol Records]
• The Space Between
  Dave Matthews Band
  Track from: Everyday [RCA Records]
• Drops Of Jupiter
  Train
  Track from: Drops Of Jupiter [Columbia Records Group]
• Elevation
  U2
  Track from: All That You Can't Leave Behind [Interscope]

Category 17 - Best Hard Rock Performance

For solo vocals, or Duos/Groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.

• Smooth Criminal
  Alien Ant Farm
  Track from: ANThology [New Noize/DreamWorks Records]
• Crawling
  Linkin Park
  Track from: Hybrid Theory [Warner Bros. Records]
• Alive
  P.O.D.
  Track from: Satellite [Atlantic Records]
• Renegades Of Funk
  Rage Against The Machine
  Track from: Renegades [Epic Records]
• Your Disease
  Saliva
  Track from: Every Six Seconds [Island/Def Jam Music Group]

Category 18 - Best Metal Performance

For solo vocals, or Duos/Groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.

• The Wizard
  Black Sabbath
  Track from: Ozzfest 2001 The Second Millennium [Epic Records/Divine Recordings]
• Disciple
  Slayer
  Track from: God Hates Us All [American/Island Def Jam Music Group]
• Left Behind
  Slipknot
  Track from: Iowa [Roadrunner Records]
• Chop Suey!
  System Of A Down
  Track from: Toxicity [American/Sony Music Entertainment]
• Schism
  Tool
  Track from: Lateralus [Tool Dissectional/Volcano Entertainment]

Category 19 - Best Rock Instrumental Performance

Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal Instrumentals. Singles or Tracks only.

• High Falls
  The Allman Brothers Band
  Track from: Peakin' At The Beacon [Epic/550 Music Group]
• Dirty Mind
  Jeff Beck
  Track from: You Had It Coming [Epic Records]
• Vampires
  Godsmack
  Track from: Awake [Republic/Universal Records]
• Always With Me, Always With You
  Joe Satriani
  Track from: Live In San Francisco [Epic Records]
• Whispering A Prayer
  Steve Vai
  Track from: Alive In An Ultra World [Epic Records]

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.

• Drops Of Jupiter
  Charlie Colin, Rob Hotchkiss, Pat Monahan, Jimmy Stafford & Scott Underwood, songwriters (Train)
  Track from: Drops Of Jupiter [Columbia Records Group; Publisher: EMI April Music Inc., P. Timon Music, Mr. Clean Music, Schweet Music, Desert Tent Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Wunderwood Music]
• Elevation
  U2, songwriter (U2)
  Track from: All That You Can't Leave Behind [Interscope Records; Polygram International Music Publishing B.V.]
• Jaded
  Marti Frederiksen & Steven Tyler, songwriters (Aerosmith)
  Track from: Just Push Play [Columbia Records Group; Publishers: EMI April Music Inc., Demon Of Screamin' Music Publishing, EMI Blackwood Music Inc. And Pearl White Music]
• Walk On
  U2, songwriter (U2)
  Track from: All That You Can't Leave Behind [Interscope; Publisher: Polygram International Music Publishing B.V.]
• Yellow
  Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
  Track from: Parachutes [Capitol Records; Publisher: BMG Music Publishing LTD.]

Category 21 - Best Rock Album

For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.

• Gold
  Ryan Adams
  [Lost Highway Records]
• Just Push Play
  Aerosmith
  [Columbia Records Group]
• Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
  PJ Harvey
  [Island Records]
• Hybrid Theory
  Linkin Park
  [Warner Bros. Records]
• All That You Can't Leave Behind
  U2
  [Interscope Records]

Category 22 - Best Alternative Music Album

For solos, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

• Strange Little Girls Tori Amos
  [Atlantic Records]
• Vespertine
  Björk
  [Elektra Entertainment Group]
• Parachutes
  Coldplay
  [Capitol Records]
• Halfway Between The Gutter And The Stars
  Fatboy Slim
  [Astralwerks]
• Amnesiac
  Radiohead
  [Capitol Records]

Category 23 - Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

• Rock The Boat
  Aaliyah
  Track from: Aaliyah [Blackground Records]
• Video
  India.Arie
  Track from: Acoustic Soul [Motown Records]
• Family Affair
  Mary J. Blige
  Track from: No More Drama [MCA Records]
• Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)
  Blu Cantrell
  [Arista Records]
• Fallin'
  Alicia Keys
  Track from: Songs In A Minor [J Records]
• A Long Walk
  Jill Scott
  Track from: Who Is Jill Scott? Words And Sounds Vol.1 [Hidden Beach Recordings]

Category 24 - Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

• Missing You
  Case
  Track from: Open Letter [Def Soul Records]
• Lifetime
  Maxwell
  Track from: Now [Columbia Records]
• Love Of My Life
  Brian McKnight
  Track from: Superhero [Motown Records]
• Love
  Musiq Soulchild
  Track from: Aijuswanaseing [Def Soul Records]
• U Remind Me
  Usher
  Track from: 8701 [Arista Records]

Category 25 - Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

For duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.

• What Would You Do
  City High
  Track from: City High
  [Booga Basement]
• Survivor
  Destiny's Child
  Track from: Survivor
  [Columbia Records]
• Can't Believe
  Faith Evans Featuring Carl Thomas
  [Bad Boy Records]
• Contagious
  The Isley Brothers
  Track from: Eternal [DreamWorks Records]
• Peaches & Cream
  112
  Track from: Part III
  [Bad Boy Records]

Category 26 - Best R&B Song A Songwriter(s) Award.

For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

• Didn't Cha Know
  Erykah Badu, songwriter (Erykah Badu)
  Track from: Mama's Gun
  [Motown Records; Publishers: Divine Pimp Pub./ Tribes Of Kedar/BMG Song]
• Fallin'
  Alicia Keys, songwriter (Alicia Keys)
  Track from: Songs In A Minor; Publishers: Lellow Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing
  [J Records]
• Get Ur Freak On
  M. Elliott & T. Mosley, songwriters (Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott)
  Track from: Miss E....So Addictive
  [Elektra Entertainment Group; Publishers: Mass Confusion Music/WB Music Corp, Virginia Beach Music/WB Music Corp.]
• Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)
  Dallas Austin, songwriter (Blu Cantrell)
  [Arista Records; Publisher: Cyptron Music/EMI-Blackwood Music Inc.]
• Love Of My Life
  Brian McKnight, songwriter (Brian McKnight)
  Track from: Superhero
  [Motown Records; Publishers: Cancelled Lunch Music/Universal-Polygram International Publishing Inc.]
• Video
  India.Arie, Carlos "Six July" Broady & Shannon Sanders, songwriters (India.Arie)
  Track from: Acoustic Soul
  [Motown Records; Publishers: Gold & Iron/Warner Tamerlane, J. Music Six July/ Famous Music Corp.]

Category 27 - Best R&B Album

For solo artists, Duos/Groups, vocal or instrumental.

• Aaliyah
  Aaliyah
  [Blackground Records, LLC.]
• Acoustic Soul
  India.Arie
  [Motown Records]
• No More Drama
  Mary J. Blige
  [MCA Records]
• Survivor
  Destiny's Child
  [Columbia Records]
• Songs In A Minor
  Alicia Keys
  [J Records]

Category 28 - Best Traditional R&B Vocal Album

For solo artists, Duos/Groups, vocal or instrumental.

• This Is Regina
  Regina Belle
  [Peak Records]
• An American Original
  Lamont Dozier
  [Hithouse Records]
• Three Wishes
  Miki Howard
  [Peak Records]
• At Last
  Gladys Knight
  [MCA Records]
• For The Love...
  The O'Jays
  [MCA Records]

Category 29 - Best Rap Solo Performance

For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

• Because I Got High
  Afroman
  Track from: The Good Times
  [Universal Records]
• Who We Be DMX
  Track from: The Great Depression
  [Def Jam Records]
• Get Ur Freak On
  Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
  Track from: Miss E....So Addictive
  [Elektra Entertainment Group]
• Izzo (H.O.V.A)
  Jay-Z
  Track from: The Blueprint
  [Roc-A-Fella Records]
• Ride Wit Me
  Nelly
  Track from: Country Grammar
  [Universal Records]

Category 30 - Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

For a Duo or Group performance. Singles or Tracks only.

• Clint Eastwood
  Gorillaz
  Track from: Gorillaz
  [Parlophone/Virgin Records America]
• Put It On Me
  Ja Rule Featuring Vita
  Track from: Rule 3:36
  [Murder, Inc. Records]
• Change The Game
  Jay-Z Featuring Beanie Sigel & Memphis Bleek
  Track from: The Dynasty
  [Roc-A-Fella Records]
• Ms. Jackson
  Outkast
  Track from: Stankonia
  [LaFace Records]
• Bad Boy For Life
  P. Diddy, Black Rob & Mark Curry
  Track from: The Saga Continues...
  [Bad Boy Records]

Category 31 - Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

For a Rap/Sung vocal collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.

• Let Me Blow Ya Mind
  Eve Featuring Gwen Stefani
  Track from: Scorpion
  [Ruff Ryders]
• Livin' It Up
  Ja Rule Featuring Case
  Track from: Pain Is Love
  [Murder, Inc. Records]
• Where The Party At
  Jagged Edge Featuring Nelly
  Track from: Jagged Little Thrill
  [So So Def Recordings]
• Area Codes
  Ludacris Featuring Nate Dogg
  Track from: Rush Hour 2 - Soundtrack
  [Def Jam Recordings]
• W
  Mystic & Planet Asia
  Track from: Cuts For Luck And Scars For Freedom
  [GoodVibe Recordings]

Category 32 - Best Rap Album

For solo artists, duos or groups.

• Scorpion
  Eve
  [Ruff Ryders]
• Pain Is Love
  Ja Rule
  [Def Jam Recordings]
• The Blueprint
  Jay-Z
  [Roc-A-Fella Records]
• Back For The First Time
  Ludacris
  [Def Jam South Recordings]
• Stankonia
  Outkast
  [LaFace Records]

Category 33 - Best Female Country Vocal Performance

For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

• Long Gone Lonesome Blues
  Sheryl Crow
  Track from: Timeless - Hank Williams Tribute (Various Artists)
  [Lost Highway Records]
• There Is No Arizona
  Jamie O'Neal
  Track from: Shiver
  [Mercury Records]
• Shine
  Dolly Parton
  Track from: Little Sparrow
  [Sugar Hill Records/Blue Eye Records]
• Cold, Cold Heart
  Lucinda Williams
  Track from: Timeless - Hank Williams Tribute (Various Artists)
  [Lost Highway Records]
• I Would've Loved You Anyway
  Trisha Yearwood
  Track from: Inside Out
  [MCA Records Nashville]

Category 34 - Best Male Country Vocal Performance

For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

• Lovesick Blues
  Ryan Adams
  Track from: Timeless - Hank Williams Tribute (Various Artists)
  [Lost Highway Records]
• I Dreamed About Mama Last Night
  Johnny Cash
  Track from: Timeless - Hanks Williams Tribute (Various Artists)
  [Lost Highway Records]
• San Antonio Girl
  Lyle Lovett
  Track from: Anthology Volume One - Cowboy Man
  [Curb/MCA Nashville]
• Grown Men Don't Cry
  Tim McGraw
  Track from: Set This Circus Down
  [Curb Records]
• Marie
  Willie Nelson
  Track from: Poet: A Tribute To Townes Van Zandt (Various Artists)
  [FreeFalls Entertainments]
• O Death
  Ralph Stanley
  Track from: O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Sndtrk (Various Artists)
  [Lost Highway Records]

Category 35 - Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

For established Duos or Groups. Singles or Tracks only.

• Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
  Asleep At The Wheel
  Track from: The Very Best Of Asleep At The Wheel
  [Relentless/Nashville]
• Ain't Nothing 'Bout You
  Brooks & Dunn
  Track from: Steers & Stripes
  [Arista Nashville]
• One More Day
  Diamond Rio
  Track from: One More Day
  [Arista Nashville]
• The Lucky One
  Alison Krauss + Union Station
  Track from: New Favorite
  [Rounder Records]
• I'm Already There
  Lonestar
  Track from: I'm Already There
  [BNA]

Category 36 - Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

For a collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.

• Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby
  Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch
  Track from: O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Soundtrack (Various Artists)
  [Lost Highway Records]
• Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?)
  George Jones & Garth Brooks
  Track from: The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001
  [BNA]
• Bring On The Rain
  Jo Dee Messina & Tim McGraw
  Track from: Burn
  [Curb Records]
• I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow
  Dan Tyminski, Harley Allen & Pat Enright (The Soggy Bottom Boys)
  Track from: O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Soundtrack (Various Artists)
  [Lost Highway Records]
• Inside Out Trisha Yearwood & Don Henley
  Track from: Inside Out
  [MCA Records Nashville]

Category 37 - Best Country Instrumental Performance

For instrumental recordings, with or without vocal coloring, by an Orchestra, Group or Soloist. Singles or Tracks only.

• Sugarfoot Rag
  Asleep At The Wheel & Brad Paisley
  Track from: The Very Best Of Asleep At The Wheel
  [Relentless/Nashville]
• Poultry In Motion
  Bill Kirchen
  Track from: Tied To The Wheel
  [HighTone Records]
• Choctaw Hayride
  Alison Krauss + Union Station
  Track from: New Favorite
  [Rounder Records]
• Munster Rag
  Brad Paisley
  Track from: Part II
  [Arista Nashville]
• Foggy Mountain Breakdown
  Earl Scruggs, Glen Duncan, Randy Scruggs, Steve Martin, Vince Gill, Marty Stuart, Gary Scruggs, Albert Lee, Paul Shaffer, Jerry Douglas & Leon Russell
  Track from: Earl Scruggs And Friends
  [MCA Nashville]

Category 38 - Best Country Song A Songwriter(s) Award.

For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3 (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

• I'm Already There
  Gary Baker, Richie McDonald & Frank Myers, songwriters (Lonestar)
  Track from: I'm Already There
  [BNA; Publishers: Sony/ATV Songs LLC., Zomba Ent. Inc./Swear By It Music and John Nick Music]
• The Lucky One
  Robert Lee Castleman, songwriter (Alison Krauss + Union Station)
  Track from: New Favorite
  [Rounder Records; Publisher: Live Slow Music]
• One More Day
  Steven Dale Jones & Bobby Tomberlin, songwriters (Diamond Rio)
  Track from: One More Day
  [Arista Nashville; Publishers: Sound Island Pub. and Mike Curb Music]
• There Is No Arizona
  Lisa Drew, Jamie O'Neal & Shaye Smith, songwriters (Jamie O'Neal)
  Track from: Shiver
  [Mercury Records; Publishers: EMI April Music/Pang Toon Music, EMI April Music/Jersey Girl Music and EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Mark Alan Springer Music.]
• When I Think About Angels
  Roxie Dean, Jamie O'Neal & Sonny Tillis, songwriters (Jamie O'Neal)
  Track from: Shiver
  [Mercury Records; Publishers: EMI April Music Inc./Pang Toon Music, WB Music Corp and Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp.]

Category 39 - Best Country Album

For solo artists, Duos or Groups, vocal or instrumental.

• One More Day
  Diamond Rio
  [Arista Nashville]
• Set This Circus Down
  Tim McGraw
  [Curb Records]
• Rainbow Connection
  Willie Nelson
  [Island]
• Timeless - Hank Williams Tribute
  Various Artists
  [Lost Highway Records]
• Inside Out
  Trisha Yearwood
  [MCA Records Nashville]

Category 40 - Best Bluegrass Album

For solos, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

• New Favorite
  Alison Krauss + Union Station
  [Rounder Records]
• Mountain Soul
  Patty Loveless
  [Epic Records]
• Little Sparrow
  Dolly Parton
  [Sugar Hill Records/Blue Eye Records]
• History Of The Future
  Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky Thunder
  [Skaggs Family Records]
• Clinch Mountain Sweethearts
  Ralph Stanley & Friends
  [Rebel Records]

Category 41 - Best New Age Album

For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

• Live From Montana
  Philip Aaberg
  [Sweetgrass Music]
• Cello Blue
  David Darling
  [Hearts Of Space]
• A Day Without Rain
  Enya
  [Reprise Records]
• Ancient
  Kitaro
  [Domo Records]
• Sacred Spirit II - More Chants & Dances Of The Native Americans
  Sacred Spirit
  [Higher Octave Music]

Category 42 - Best Contemporary Jazz Album

For instrumental performances only, with or without vocal coloring.

• Cab 2
  Dennis Chambers, Tony MacAlpine, Brian Auger & Bunny Brunel
  [Tone Center]
• Soul Insider
  Bill Evans
  [ESC Records]
• Ethnomusicology, Vol. 2
  Russell Gunn
  [Justin Time Records]
• M²
  Marcus Miller
  [Telarc]
• Voices
  Mike Stern
  [Division One/Atlantic Records]

Category 43 - Best Jazz Vocal Album

For solo vocals and duos or groups with vocals.

• The Mose Chronicles - Live In London, Volume 1
  Mose Allison
  [Blue Note Records]
• Ballads - Remembering John Coltrane
  Karrin Allyson
  [Concord Jazz]
• Flirting With Twilight
  Kurt Elling
  [Blue Note Records]
• You're My Thrill
  Shirley Horn
  [Verve Records]
• The Calling
  Dianne Reeves
  [Blue Note Records]

Category 44 - Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

For an instrumental solo performance with or without a group or band. 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.

• Fragile
  Kenny Barron & Regina Carter, soloists
  Track from: Freefall
  [Verve Records]
• Lost In A Fog
  Terence Blanchard, soloist
  Track from: Let's Get Lost
  [Sony Classical]
• Chan's Song
  Michael Brecker, soloist
  Track from: Nearness Of You - The Ballad Book
  [Verve Records]
• Move
  Gary Burton, soloist
  Track from: For Hamp, Red, Bags, And Cal
  [Concord Jazz]
• All Blues
  Pat Martino, soloist
  Track from: Live At Yoshi's
  [Blue Note Records]

Category 45 - Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

For solo artists, duos or groups, instrumental only.

• Kindred
  Stefon Harris & Jacky Terrasson
  [Blue Note Records]
• Birds Of A Feather - A Tribute To Charlie Parker
  Roy Haynes With Dave Holland, Roy Hargrove, Dave Kikoski & Kenny Garrett
  [Dreyfus Jazz]
• Not For Nothin'
  Dave Holland Quintet
  [ECM Records]
• Live At Yoshi's
  Pat Martino
  [Blue Note Records]
• This Is What I Do
  Sonny Rollins
  [Milestone Records]

Category 46 - Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds.

• Impulsive!
  Eliane Elias, Bob Brookmeyer & The Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra
  [Stunt]
• Rob McConnell Tentet
  Rob McConnell Tentet
  [Justin Time Records]
• Group Therapy
  Jim McNeely Tentet
  [OmniTone]
• Homage To Count Basie
  Bob Mintzer Big Band
  [Digital Music Products]
• Dear Louis
  Nicholas Payton
  [Verve Records]

Category 47 - Best Latin Jazz Album

For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

• Nocturne
  Charlie Haden
  [Verve Records]
• Vol.3: New Congo Square Los Hombres Calientes (Irvin Mayfield & Bill Summers)
  [Basin Street Records]
• Supernova
  Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio
  [Blue Note Records]
• Travesía
  David Sánchez
  [Columbia]
• Calle 54
  Various Artists
  [Blue Note]

Category 48 - Best Rock Gospel Album

For a solo, duo or group vocal performance.

• Big Tent Revival Live
  Big Tent Revival
  [Ardent Records]
• Flap Your Wings
  The Choir
  [Galaxy21 Music]
• Solo
  DC Talk
  [ForeFront Records]
• Sonicpraise
  Sonicflood
  [Gotee Records]
• The Last Street
  Preacha T-Bone
  [Flicker Records]

Category 49 - Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

For a solo, duo or group vocal performance.

• Oxygen
  Avalon
  [Sparrow Records]
• Declaration
  Steven Curtis Chapman
  [Sparrow Records]
• Talk About It
  Nicole C. Mullen
  [Word Records]
• Worship
  Michael W. Smith
  [Reunion]
• CeCe Winans
  CeCe Winans
  [Wellspring Gospel]

Category 50 - Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album

For a solo, duo or group vocal performance.

• God Is Love: The Gospel Sessions
  Ann-Margret & The Jordanaires, The Light Crust Doughboys With James Blackwood
  [Art Greenhaw Records]
• Bill & Gloria Gaither Present A Billy Graham Music Homecoming
  Bill & Gloria Gaither And The Homecoming Friends
  [Spring House Music]
• Two Old Friends
  Merle Haggard & Albert E. Brumley, Jr.
  [Relentless Nashville]
• From The Heart
  The Oak Ridge Boys
  [Spring Hill Music Group]
• Inspirational Journey
  Randy Travis
  [Atlantic Records]

Category 51 - Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album

For a solo, duo or group vocal performance.

• Spirit Of The Century
  The Blind Boys Of Alabama
  [Real World]
• Hymns Shirley Caesar
  [Word Records]
• Not Guilty...The Experience
  John P. Kee And The New Life Community Choir
  [Verity Records]
• Show Up & Show Out
  Dottie Peoples
  [Atlanta Int'l Records]
• Persuaded - Live In DC
  Richard Smallwood With Vision
  [Verity Records]

Category 52 - Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album

For a solo, duo or group vocal performance.

• The Experience
  Yolanda Adams
  [Elektra Entertainment Group]
• Live In Concert Kim Burrell
  [Tommy Boy Music]
• "In Case You Missed It....And Then Some"
  Fred Hammond
  [Verity Records]
• Still Tramaine
  Tramaine Hawkins
  [Gospo Centric]
• Melodies Of My Heart
  Angie Winans
  [Against The Flow Records]

Category 53 - Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album

For choirs or choruses only, with or without lead vocalist(s).

• All About Him (Jesus)
  Patrina Smith, choir director; O'Landa Draper's Associates
  [MCG Records]
• Calling On You
  Percy Gray Jr., William Hamilton & Felicia Welch, choir directors; Chicago Mass Choir
  [New Haven Records]
• Light Of The World
  Carol Cymbala, choir director; The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
  [M2.0]
• Love Is Live!
  Hezekiah Walker, choir director; LFT Church Choir
  [Verity Records]
• The Storm Is Over
  Steve Lawrence, choir director; The Potter's House Mass Choir
  [EMI Gospel/Dexterity Sounds]

Category 54 - Best Latin Pop Album

For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

• Simplemente
  Chayanne
  [Sony Discos]
• Azul
  Cristian
  [BMG US Latin]
• La Musica De Baldemar Huerta
  Freddy Fender
  [Studio M, Inc., Back Porch, Narada]
• Abrázame Muy Fuerte
  Juan Gabriel
  [BMG U.S. Latin]
• Mí Corazón
  Jaci Velásquez
  [Sony Discos/Word Records]

Category 55 - Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album

For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

• Gozo Poderoso
  Aterciopelados
  [Arista Records/BMG U.S. Latin]
• Proxima Estacion: Esperanza
  Manu Chao
  [Virgin Records America]
• Cuando La Sangre Galopa
  Jaguares
  [BMG Mexico]
• Fijate Bien
  Juanes
  [Surco/Universal Music]
• Embrace The Chaos
  Ozomatli
  [Interscope Records]

Category 56 - Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album

For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

• Chanchullo
  Rubén González
  [Nonesuch Records]
• Canto
  Los Super Seven
  [Columbia/Legacy]
• La Charanga Eterna
  Orquesta Aragon
  [Lusafrica Records]
• Las Flores De La Vida
  Compay Segundo
  [Nonesuch Records]
• Dejame Entrar
  Carlos Vives
  [EMI Latin]

Category 57 - Best Salsa Album

For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

• Encore
  Robert Blades
  [Lideres Records]
• Doble Play
  Oscar D'Leon y Wladimir
  [Rodven]
• Por Tu Placer
  Frankie Negron
  [WEA Caeibe]
• En Otra Onda
  Tito Nieves
  [WEA Caeibe]
• Intenso
  Gilberto Santa Rosa
  [Sony Discos]

Category 58 - Best Merengue Album

For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

• Haciendo Travesuras
  Chico Malo
  [Cutting Latino]
• 8
  Gisselle
  [BMG U.S. Latin]
• Grupomania 2050
  Grupo Mania
  [Universal Music Latino]
• Yo Soy Toño
  Toño Rosario
  [WEA Latina Records]
• Yo Por Tí
  Olga Tañón
  [WEA Latina Records]

Category 59 - Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album

For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

• Lo Mejor De Nosotros
  Pepe Aguilar
  [Musart/Balboa Records]
• En Vivo...El Hombre Y Su Musica
  Ramón Ayala y Sus Bravos Del Norte
  [Freddie Records]
• Más Con El Número Uno
  Vicente Fernández
  [Sony Discos]
• Muevete Muevete Mas
  Grupo Atrapado
  [Freddie Records]
• Contigo
  La Mafia
  [Fonovisa Records]
• Sangre Caliente
  Los Terribles Del Norte
  [Freddie Records]

Category 60 - Best Tejano Album

For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

• 20/20 MMXX Twenty-Viente
  David Lee Garza y Los Musicales
  [Sony Discos]
• Retro-Momentos
  Leonard Gonzales y Los Magnificos
  [Freddie Records]
• Obsesion
  Los Palominos
  [Fonovisa Records]
• Lo Dice Tu Mirada
  Emilo Navaira
  [BMG U.S. Latin]
• Nadie Como Tu
  Solido
  [Freddie Records]

Category 61 - Best Traditional Blues Album

For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

• Richland Woman Blues
  Maria Muldaur & Various Artists
  [Stony Plain Records]
• Here And Now
  Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm
  [Ikon Records]
• Memphis Blood: The Sun Sessions
  James Blood Ulmer
  [Label M]
• Hellhound On My Trail: The Songs Of Robert Johnson
  Various Artists
  [Telarc Blues]
• Do You Get The Blues?
  Jimmie Vaughan
  [Artemis Records]
• Smokin' Joint
  Kim Wilson
  [M.C. Records]

Category 62 - Best Contemporary Blues Album

For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

• Creole Moon
  Dr. John
  [Blue Note Records]
• Sweet Tea
  Buddy Guy
  [Silvertone Records]
• Matriarch Of The Blues
  Etta James
  [Private Music]
• The Door
  Keb' Mo'
  [Epic/550 Music/Okeh]
• Nothing Personal
  Delbert McClinton
  [New West Records]

Category 63 - Best Traditional Folk Album

For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

• Looking Back Tomorrow: BeauSoleil Live!
  BeauSoleil
  [Rhino Entertainment]
• Hamilton Ironworks
  John Hartford
  [Rounder Select]
• Treasures From The Folk Den
  Roger McGuinn & Various Artists
  [Appleseed]
• Avalon Blues - A Tribute To The Music Of Mississippi John Hurt
  Various Artists
  [Vanguard Records]
• Down From The Mountain
  Various Artists
  [Lost Highway Records]

Category 64 - Best Contemporary Folk Album

For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

• Love And Theft
  Bob Dylan
  [Columbia Records]
• Buddy & Julie Miller
  Buddy & Julie Miller
  [HighTone Records]
• Poet: A Tribute To Townes Van Zandt
  Various Artists
  [Pedernales/FreeFalls]
• Time (The Revelator)
  Gillian Welch
  [Acony]
• Essence
  Lucinda Williams
  [Lost Highway Records]

Category 65 - Best Native American Music Album

• Life Goes On - Hand Drum & Round Dance Songs
  Black Eagle
  [Soar]
• Weasel Tail's Dream - The Tradition Continues
  Black Lodge Singers
  [Canyon Records]
• Rockin' The Rez
  Northern Cree
  [Canyon Records]
• Bless The People - Harmonized Peyote Songs
  Verdell Primeaux & Johnny Mike
  [Canyon Records]
• Gathering Of Nations 2000: Millenium Celebration - Vol. 1
  Various Northern Drums
  [Soar]
• Change Of Life - Oklahoma Pow-Wow Songs
  Young Bird
  [Canyon Records]

Category 66 - Best Reggae Album

For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

• Music Is Life
  Beres Hammond
  [V.P. Records]
• A New Day
  Luciano
  [V.P. Records]
• Halfway Tree
  Damian Marley
  [Motown Records]
• Many More Roads
  Ky-Mani Marley
  [Artist Only! Records]
• Island Warriors
  Various Artists
  [Hobo House On The Hill Records]

Category 67 - Best World Music Album

For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

• Volume 3: Further In Time
  Afro Celt Sound System
  [Real World]
• São Vicente Cesaria Evora
  [Windham Hill/BMG Entertainment]
• Gil & Milton
  Gilberto Gil & Milton Nascimento
  [Division One/Atlantic Records]
• Saturday Night In Bombay - Remember Shakti
  John McLaughlin (And Various Artists)
  [Verve Records]
• Full Circle/Carnegie Hall 2000
  Ravi Shankar
  [Angel Records]

Category 68 - Best Polka Album

For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

• Live And Kickin'
  Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones
  [Bel-Aire Records]
• Kick-Ass Polkas
  Brave Combo
  [Cleveland International Records]
• Lenny Live
  Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push
  [Push Records]
• Happy Times
  Walter Ostanek And His Band
  [Sde (sunshine)]
• Gone Polka
  Jimmy Sturr
  [Rounder]

Category 69 - Best Musical Album For Children For albums consisting of predominantly music or song vs. spoken word.

• All Wound Up! A Family Music Party
  Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer With Brave Combo
  [Rounder Kids]
• Big Wide Grin
  Keb' Mo'
  [Sony Wonder]
• Elmo And The Orchestra
  Sesame Street Characters
  [Sony Wonder]
• inFINity
  Trout Fishing In America
  [Trout Records]
• Little House Of Music Level 1 Package
  Georgia S. Lucking With Various Artists
  [GFEDCBA Music Productions/BMI]

Category 70 - Best Spoken Word Album for Children

For albums consisting of predominantly spoken word vs. music or song.

• Dr. Seuss - How The Grinch Stole Christmas! - CD Read-Along
  Various Artists; Corey Burton, Narrator
  [Walt Disney Records]
• Mama Don't Allow
  Tom Chapin
  [Live Oak Media]
• Oscar Wilde: The Selfish Giant & The Nightingale And The Rose
  Vanessa Redgrave & Stephen Fry
  [Teldec Classics International]
• A Series of Unfortunate Events - Book 1: The Bad Beginning (Lemony Snicket)
  Tim Curry
  [Listening Library]
• Timeless Tales And Music Of Our Time
  Dr. Ruth Westheimer
  [Newport Classic]

Category 71 - Best Spoken Word Album

(Narrated/dramatized books include authors' names in parentheses for identification.)

• An Hour Before Daylight (Jimmy Carter)
  Jimmy Carter
  [Simon and Schuster Audio]
• Lake Wobegon Summer 1956 (Garrison Keillor)
  Garrison Keillor
  [HighBridge Audio]
• Letters From The Earth - Uncensored Writings By Mark Twain
  Carl Reiner
  [New Millennium Audio]
• Q: The Autobiography Of Quincy Jones (Quincy Jones)
  Quincy Jones
  [Simon and Schuster Audio]
• War Letters - Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars, (Edited by Andrew Carroll)
  Various Artists Including Rob Lowe, Noah Wyle, Joan Allen & Tom Brokaw; Harry Smith Narrator
  [Simon and Schuster Audio]

Category 72 - Best Spoken Comedy Album

For spoken word comedy recordings.

• The Bride Of Firesign
  The Firesign Theatre
  [Rhino Entertainment]
• I'm The One That I Want
  Margaret Cho
  [HighBridge Audio]
• Live At Carnegie Hall
  Ray Romano
  [Columbia]
• Napalm & Sillyputty
  George Carlin
  [HighBridge Audio]
• The Queens Of Comedy (Spoken Tracks Only)
  Miss Laura Hayes, Adele Givens, Sommore & Mo'Nique
  [Universal Records]

Category 73 - 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.) Albums only.

• The Full Monty - The Broadway Musical
  Billy Straus, David Yazbek & Ted Sperling, producers; David Yazbek, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
  [RCA Victor]
• Mamma Mia! The Musical
  Nicholas Gilpin & Martin Koch, producers; Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus, composers & lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)
  [Decca Broadway]
• The Producers
  Hugh Fordin, producer; Mel Brooks, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick)
  [Sony Classical]
• Seussical The Musical
  Phil Ramone, producer; Stephen Flaherty, composer; Lynn Aherns & Dr. Seuss, lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Including Kevin Chamberlin)
  [Decca Broadway]
• Sweeney Todd: Live At The New York Philharmonic
  Tommy Krasker & Lawrence L. Rock, producers; Stephen Sondheim, composer & lyricist (Patti Lupone, George Hearn & Others)
  [New York Philharmonic Special Editions]

Category 74 - Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) and Engineer(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. Albums only.

• Bridget Jones's Diary
  Various Artists
  [Island]
• Moulin Rouge!
  Various Artists
  [Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp./Interscope Records]
• O Brother, Where Art Thou?
  Various Artists
  [Lost Highway Records]
• Shrek
  Various Artists
  [DreamWorks Records]
• The Sopranos: Peppers & Eggs
  Various Artists
  [Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax]

Category 75 - Best Score Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

Award to Composer(s) for an original composition (not an adaptation) written specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media.

• A. I. Artificial Intelligence
  John Williams, composer (John Williams)
  [Warner Sunset/Warner Bros.]
• Chocolat
  Rachel Portman, composer (Rachel Portman)
  [Sony Classical/Sony Music Soundtrax]
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  Tan Dun, composer (Tan Dun)
  [Sony Classical/Sony Music Soundtrax]
• Men Of Honor
  Mark Isham, composer (Mark Isham)
  [Motown Records/Fox Music/McKnight Entertainment]
• Planet Of The Apes
  Danny Elfman, composer (Danny Elfman)
  [Sony Classical/Sony Music Soundtrax/Fox Music]
• Traffic
  Cliff Martinez, composer (Cliff Martinez)
  [TVT Soundtrax/USA Films]

Category 76 - Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media.

A Songwriter(s) award. This category is for a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media, and commercially released on a recording for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

• Boss Of Me (From Malcolm In The Middle)
  They Might Be Giants, songwriter (They Might Be Giants)
  Track from: Malcolm In The Middle
  [Restless; Publishers: Fox Film Music Corp and New Enterprises Music]
• A Love Before Time (From Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
  Jorge Calandrelli, Tan Dun & James Schamus, songwriters (CoCo Lee)
  Track from: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  [Sony Classical/Sony Music Soundtrax; Publisher: Parnassus Prod. Inc.]
• My Funny Friend And Me (From The Emperor's New Groove)
  David Hartley & Sting, songwriters (Sting)
  Track from: The Emperor's New Groove
  [Walt Disney Records; Publisher: Wonderland Music Co., Inc.]
• There You'll Be (From Pearl Harbor)
  Diane Warren, songwriter (Faith Hill)
  Track from: Pearl Harbor
  [Hollywood Records/Warner Bros.; Publisher: Realsongs]
• Win (From Men Of Honor)
  Brandon Barnes & Brian McKnight, songwriters (Brian McKnight) Track from: Men Of Honor
  [Motown/Fox Music/McKnight Entertainment; Publishers: Universal/Polygram Int'l Pub., Cancelled Lunch Music, Universal/Songs Of Polygram Int'l, Inc., Brandon Barnes Music and Fox Film Music Corp.]

Category 77 - Best Instrumental Composition

A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) with or without lyrics, first released on a recording during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

• Cast Away (End Credits)
  Alan Silvestri, composer (Alan Silvestri)
  Track from: Cast Away - The Zemeckis/Silvestri Collection
  [Varese Sarabande]
• Communion
  John Patitucci, composer (John Patitucci)
  Track from: Communion
  [Concord Jazz; Publisher: Iccutitap Music]
• The Eternal Vow
  Tan Dun, composer (Tan Dun)
  Track from: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Soundtrack
  [Sony Classical; Publisher: Parnassus Productions Inc.]
• Oren (Pray)
  Gonzalo Rubalcaba, composer (Gonzalo Rubalcaba)
  Track from: Supernova
  [Blue Note Records]
• Theme From "Blonde"
  Patrick Williams, composer (Patrick Williams)
  Track from: Blonde - Soundtrack
  [Playboy Jazz; Publisher: Greencourt Music]

Category 78 - Best Instrumental Arrangement

Award to the Arranger. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

• Claude Debussy "Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum" From Children's Corner
  Béla Fleck & Edgar Meyer, arrangers (Béla Fleck With Joshua Bell & Gary Hoffmann)
  Track from: Perpetual Motion
  [Sony Classical]
• En La Orilla Del Mundo (At The Edge Of The World)
  Gonzalo Rubalcaba, arranger (Charlie Haden)
  Track from: Nocturne
  [Verve Records]
• Scheherazade Fantasy
  Lalo Schifrin, arranger (Lalo Schifrin)
  Track from: Intersections: Jazz Meets The Symphony #5
  [Aleph Records]
• Soul Bossa Nova
  George S. Clinton, arranger (George S. Clinton)
  Track from: Austin Powers International Man Of Mystery And The Spy Who Shagged Me - Scores
  [RCA Victor Group]
• Take The "A" Train
  Bob Florence, arranger (Bob Florence & The SWR Big Band) Track from: Goldener Meilenstein
  [CKC Records]

Category 79 - Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

Award to the Arranger. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

• Drops Of Jupiter
  Paul Buckmaster, arranger (Train)
  Track from: Drops Of Jupiter
  [Columbia Records]
• Easy Living
  Kurt Elling & Laurence Hobgood, arrangers (Kurt Elling)
  Track from: Flirting With Twilight
  [Blue Note Records]
• Fascinating Rhythm
  Billy Childs, arranger (Dianne Reeves)
  Track from: The Calling: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan
  [Blue Note Records]
• Love Letters
  Claus Ogerman, arranger (Diana Krall)
  Track from: The Look Of Love
  [Verve Records]
• You're My Thrill
  Johnny Mandel, arranger (Shirley Horn)
  Track from: You're My Thrill
  [Verve Records]

Category 80 - Best Recording Package

• Amnesiac (Special Limited Edition)
  Stanley Donwood & Tchocky, art directors (Radiohead)
  [Capitol Records]
• Bedlam Ballroom
  Lane Wurster, art director (Squirrel Nut Zippers)
  [Mammoth Records]
• Levee Town
  Megan Barra, art director (Sonny Landreth)
  [Sugar Hill Records]
• Look Into The Eyeball
  Stephen Doyle, art director (David Byrne)
  [Virgin Records America]
• Reveal
  Chris Bilheimer & Michael Stipe, art directors (R.E.M.)
  [Warner Bros. Records]

Category 81 - Best Boxed Recording Package

• Brain In A Box - The Science Fiction Collection
  Hugh Brown & Steve Vance, art directors (Various Artists)
  [Rhino Entertainment]
• Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy And Dial Studio Recordings 1944-1948
  Christian Calabró, art director (Charlie Parker)
  [Savoy/Atlantic Records]
• El Cancionero/MasY Mas: A History Of The Band From East L.A.
  James Austin, Hugh Brown, Louie Pérez, Al Quattrocchi & Jeff Smith, art directors (Los Lobos)
  [Warner Archives/Rhino Entertainment]
• Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia 1933-1944
  Ron Jaramillo & Adam Owett, art directors (Billie Holiday)
  [Columbia/Legacy]
• The Long Road To Freedom - An Anthology Of Black Music
  Carol Bobolts, Jaime Boyle & Deb Schuler, art directors (Various Artists)
  [Buddha Records/BMG]

Category 82 - Best Album Notes

• Richard Pryor...And It's Deep Too! The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (1968-1992)
  Richard Pryor
  Walter Mosley, album notes writer
  [Warner Archives/Rhino Entertainment]
• Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection: 1960-2000 The Journey Of Chris Strachwitz
  Various Artists
  Elijah Wald, album notes writer
  [Arhoolie Records]
• The Long Road To Freedom - An Anthology Of Black Music
  Various Artists
  Mari Evans, album notes writer
  [Buddha Records/BMG]
• Rhapsodies In Black: Music And Words From The Harlem Renaissance
  Various Artists
  Gerald Early, album notes writer
  [Rhino Entertainment]
• The Stax Story
  Various Artists
  Rob Bowman, album notes writer
  [Stax Records]

Category 83 - Best Historical Album

• Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia 1933-1944
  Billie Holiday
  Michael Brooks & Michael Cuscuna, compilation producers; Matt Cavaluzzo, Harry Coster, Seth Foster, Darcy Proper, Ken Robertson & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers
  [Columbia/Legacy Recordings]
• Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy And Dial Studio Recordings 1944-1948
  Charlie Parker
  Orrin Keepnews, compilation producer; Paul Reid III, mastering engineer
  [Savoy/Atlantic Records]
• Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection: 1960-2000 The Journey Of Chris Strachwitz
  Various Artists
  Chris Strachwitz & Elijah Wald, compilation producers; Mike Cogan, mastering engineer
  [Arhoolie Records]
• The Long Road To Freedom - An Anthology Of Black Music
  Various Artists
  David Belafonte, Harry Belafonte & Albert C. Pryor, compilation producers; Michael O. Drexler, mastering engineer
  [Buddha Records/BMG]
• Washington Square Memoirs: The Great Urban Folk Boom 1950-1970
  Various Artists
  Ted Myers, compilation producer; Bob Fisher, mastering engineer
  [Rhino Entertainment]

Category 84 - Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

• Ballads - Remembering John Coltrane
  Josiah Gluck, engineer (Karrin Allyson)
  [Concord Jazz]
• Life On A String
  Martin Brumbach, engineer (Laurie Anderson)
  [Nonesuch Records]
• The Look Of Love
  Al Schmitt, engineer (Diana Krall)
  [Verve Records]
• New Favorite
  Gary Paczosa, engineer (Alison Krauss & Union Station)
  [Rounder Records]
• Time*Sex*Love*
  George Massenburg, engineer (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
  [Columbia Records]

Category 85 - Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

• T Bone Burnett
  • Down From The Mountain (Various Artists) (A)
  • Fan Dance (Sam Phillips) (A)
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Soundtrack (Various Artists) (A)
• Dr. Dre
  • Best Of Things (Xzibit) (T)
  • Break Ya Neck (Busta Rhymes) (S)
  • Family Affair (Mary J. Blige) (T)
  • Fast Lane (Bilal) (T)
  • Fight Music (D12) (T)
  • Lay Low (Snoop Dogg Featuring Master P, Nate Dogg, Butch Cassidy & Tha Eastsidaz) (T)
  • Let Me Blow Ya Mind (Eve Featuring Gwen Stefani) (T) 3. Gerald Eaton, Brian West
  • I'm Like A Bird (Nelly Furtado) (T)
  • Turn Off The Light (Nelly Furtado) (T)
  • Whoa, Nelly! (Nelly Furtado) (A)
• Nigel Godrich
  • Amnesiac (Radiohead) (A)
  • The Invisible Band (Travis) (A)
• Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
  • All For You (Janet Jackson) (A)
  • Didn't Mean To Turn You On (Mariah Carey) (T)
  • My Funny Friend And Me (Sting) (T)
  • Never Too Far (Mariah Carey) (T)
  • No More Drama (Mary J. Blige) (T)
  • No Regrets (Case) (T)
  • Someone To Call My Lover (Janet Jackson) (S)
  • Twister (Mariah Carey) (T)
  • U Remind Me (Usher) (S)
  • When A Woman Loves (Patti LaBelle) (A)
  • You're All I Need (The Isley Brothers) (T)

Category 86 - Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

• Heard It All Before (E-Smoove House Filter Mix)
  E-Smoove, remixer (Sunshine Anderson)
  Track from: Your Woman
  [Soulife/Atlantic Records]
• I Feel Loved
  Danny Tenaglia, remixer (Depeche Mode)
  Track from: Exciter
  [Reprise Records]
• Thank You (Deep Dish Vocal Remix)
  Deep Dish, remixer (Dido)
  [Arista Records]
• Soul Shakedown (Silk's Downunder Mix)
  Steve 'Silk' Hurley, remixer (Bob Marley)
  [Silk Entertainment]
• Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night) (K-Klass Klub Mix)
  K-Klass, remixer (Samantha Mumba) Track from: Gotta Tell You
  [Interscope/Geffen/A&M Records]

Category 87 - Best Engineered Album, Classical

• Berlioz: Les Troyens
  Simon Rhodes, engineer (Sir Colin Davis)
  [LSO Live]
• Bernstein (Arr. Brohn & Corigliano): West Side Story Suite (Lonely Town; Make Our Garden Grow, Etc.)
  Richard King, engineer (Joshua Bell)
  [Sony Classical]
• Haydn: The Complete String Quartets
  Marc Aubort, engineer (The Angeles String Quartet)
  [Philips]
• Respighi: Belkis, Queen Of Sheba-Suite; Dance Of The Gnomes; The Pines Of Rome
  Keith O. Johnson, engineer (Eiji Oue)
  [Reference Recordings]
• Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (Sym. No. 2, Org. 1913 Version) Etc.
  Ralph Couzens, engineer (Richard Hickox)
  [Chandos Records]

Category 88 - Producer Of The Year, Classical

Albums only.

• Manfred Eicher
  • Haydn: The Seven Words (Rosamunde Quartett)
  • Holliger: Schneewittchen (Heinz Holliger, J. Banse, C. Kallisch, S. Davislim, O. Widmer & W. Gröschel)
  • Leos Janácek - A Recollection (In The Mist; Piano Sonata, X. 1905; On An Overgrown Path, Etc.) (András Schiff)
  • Morimur (Bach: Partita D Min.; Christ Lag In Todesbanden; Jesu Meine Freude, Etc.) (Christoph Poppen & The Hilliard Ens.)
  • Schönberg: Verklärte Nacht/Veress: Four Transylvanian Dances/Bartók: Divertimento (Thomas Zehetmair & Camerata Bern) 2. David Frost
  • Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words, Etc./Chopin: Barcarolle, Op. 60; Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61, Etc. (Alicia de Larrocha)
  • Schoenfield: Café Music; Burlesque; Carolina Réveille, Etc. (Paul Schoenfield & Various)
  • Schubert: Piano Duets - The Final Year (Fantasy In F Min.; Lebensstürme, Etc.) (Richard & John Contiguglia)
• James Mallinson
  • Berlioz: La Damnation De Faust (Sir Colin Davis)
  • Berlioz: Les Troyens (Sir Colin Davis)
  • Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Overture: Béatrice Et Bénédict (Sir Colin Davis)
  • Strauss: Die Liebe Der Danae (Leon Botstein, L. Flanigan, P. Coleman-Wright, H. SMith, W. Lewis & L. Saffer)
• Joanna Nickrenz
  • Haydn: The Complete String Quartets (Boxed Set) (The Angeles String Quartet) 5. Robina G. Young
  • Elgar: Nursery Suite; Serenade; Dream Children & Other Works (Paul Goodwin)
  • Foss: Piano Concertos; Elegy For Anne Frank (Jon Nakamatsu, Y. Kasman, L. Foss & E. Foss)
  • Rachmaninov: Piano Con. No. 3; Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini (Jon Nakamatsu)
  • The Second Circle - Love Songs Of Francesco Landini (Anonymous 4)
  • Tavener: Total Eclipse; Agraphon (Paul Goodwin & Edward Higginbottom)

Category 89 - Best Classical Album

Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) if other than the Artist.

• Berlioz: Les Troyens
  Sir Colin Davis; Michelle De Young, Ben Heppner, Petra Lang, Peter Mattei, Stephen Milling, Sara Mingardo & Kenneth Tarver; James Mallinson, producer (Various Artists; London Sym. Orch.)
  [LSO Live]
• Boulez Conducts Varèse (Amériques; Arcana; Déserts; Ionisation)
  Pierre Boulez; Helmut Burk & Karl-August Naegler, producers (Chicago Sym. Orch.)
  [Deutsche Grammophon]
• Janácek: Sárka
  Sir Charles Mackerras; Jaroslav Brezina, Ivan Kusnjer, Peter Straka & Eva Urbanová; Petr Vít, producer (Czech Phil. Orch.)
  [Supraphon - A. S.]
• Schoenberg: Piano Concerto, Etc./Berg: Sonata, Op. 1/Webern: Variations, Op. 27
  Pierre Boulez; Mitsuko Uchida, piano; Wilhelm Hellweg, producer (The Cleveland Orch.)
  [Philips]
• Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (Sym. No. 2, Org. 1913 Version), Etc.
  Richard Hickox; Brian Couzens, producer (London Sym Orch.)
  [Chandos Records]

Category 90 - Best Orchestral Performance

Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.

• Beethoven: Die Symphonien
  Claudio Abbado (Karita Mattila, soprano, Thomas Moser, tenor, Thomas Quasthoff, bass & Violeta Urmana, mezzo soprano; Tönu Kaljuste; Eric Ericson Cham. Cho. & Swedish Radio Cho.; Berliner Phil.)
  [Deutsche Grammophon]
• Boulez Conducts Varèse (Amériques; Arcana; Déserts; Ionisation)
  Pierre Boulez (Chicago Sym. Orch.)
  [Deutsche Grammophon]
• Bruckner: Sym. No. 3 In D Min.
  Osmo Vänskä (BBC Scottish Sym. Orch.)
  [Hyperion]
• Messiaen: Turangalila-Symphonie (1990 Version)
  Kent Nagano (Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano & Dominique Kim, ondes martenot; Berliner Phil.)
  [Teldec Classics International]
• Schuman: Violin Con.; New England Triptych/Ives: Variations On "America"
  José Serebrier (Philip Quint, violin; Bournemouth Sym. Orch.)
  [Naxos]

Category 91 - Best Opera Recording

Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s), and Principal Soloists.

• Berlioz: Les Troyens
  Sir Colin Davis; Michelle De Young, Ben Heppner, Petra Lang, Peter Mattei, Stephen Milling, Sara Mingardo & Kenneth Tarver; James Mallinson, producer (Various Artists; London Sym. Orch.)
  [LSO Live]
• Janácek: Sárka
  Sir Charles Mackerras; Jaroslav Brezina, Ivan Kusnjer, Peter Straka & Eva Urbanová; Petr Vít, producer (Czech Phil. Orch.)
  [Supraphon - A. S.]
• Massenet: Manon
  Antonio Pappano; Roberto Alagna & Angela Gheorghiu; David Groves, producer (Earle Patriarco & José van Dam; Orch. Sym. de la Monnaie)
  [EMI Classics]
• Ruders: Handmaid's Tale
  Michael Schonwandt; Anne Margrethe Dahl, Poul Elming, Hanne Fischer, Aage Haugland, Susanne Resmark & Marianne Rorholm; Henrik Sleiborg, producer (Royal Danish Orch.)
  [da capo]
• Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos
  Giuseppe Sinopoli; Natalie Dessay, Albert Dohmen, Ben Heppner, Anne Sofie von Otter & Deborah Voigt; Sid McLauchlan, producer (Staatskapelle Dresden)
  [Deutsche Grammophon]

Category 92 - 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.

• Bach: Christmas Cantatas
  Sir John Eliot Gardiner (The English Baroque Soloists, Katharine Fuge, soprano, Stephan Loges, bass, Sara Mingardo, contralto, Ann Monoyios, soprano, Rufus Müller, tenor, Julian Podger, tenor, Derek Lee Ragin, countertenor & Gotthold Schwarz, bass; The Monteverdi Cho.)
  [Archiv Produktion]
• Bach: St. Matthew Passion
  Nikolaus Harnoncourt; Norbert Balatsch & Erwin Ortner (Bernarda Fink, contralto, Matthias Goerne, bass, Dietrich Henschel, bass, Christoph Prégardien, tenor, Dorothea Röschmann, soprano, Michael Schade, tenor, Christine Schäfer, soprano, Markus Schäfer, tenor, Elisaeth von Magnus, contralto & Oliver Widmer, bass; Arnold Schoenberg Chor & Wiener Sängerknaben; Concentus Musicus Wien)
  [Teldec Classics International]
• Dvorák: Stabat Mater
  Giuseppe Sinopoli; Matthias Brauer (Johan Botha, tenor, Ruxandra Donose, mezzo soprano, Roberto Scandiuzzi, bass & Mariana Zvetkova, soprano; Chor der Sächsischen Staatsoper Dresden; Staatskapelle Dresden)
  [Deutsche Grammophon]
• Golijov: La Pasión Según San Marcos
  Maria Guinand (Reynaldo González Fernández, dancer, Cantoría Alberto Grau & Luciana Souza, vocals; Schola Cantorum de Carácas; Orquesta La Pasión)
  [Hänssler Classic]
• Rihm: Deus Passus - Passions-Stücke Nach Lukas
  Helmuth Rilling (Juliane Banse, soprano, Cornelia Kallisch, alto, Christoph Prégardien, tenor, Andreas Schmidt, baritone & Iris Vermillion, mezzo soprano; Gächinger Kantorei; Bach-Collegium Stuttgart)
  [Hänssler Classic]

Category 93 - Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)

Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor.

• Ligeti: Piano Concerto
  Reinbert de Leeuw; Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano (Asko Ensemble)
  Track from: The Ligeti Project I (Melodien; Chamber Concerto, Etc.)
  [Teldec Classics International]
• Rouse: Concert De Gaudí/Tan Dun: Con. For Guitar And Orch. (Yi2)
  Muhai Tang; Sharon Isbin, guitar (Gulbenkian Orch.)
  [Teldec Classics International]
• Schoenberg: Piano Concerto, Etc./Berg: Sonata, Op. 1/Webern: Variations, Op. 27
  Pierre Boulez; Mitsuko Uchida, piano (The Cleveland Orch.)
  [Philips]
• Schuman: Violin Concerto
  José Serebrier; Philip Quint, violin (Bournemouth Sym. Orch.)
  Track from: Schuman: Violin Con.; New England Triptych/Ives: Variations On "America"
  [Naxos Of America]
• Strauss Wind Concertos (Horn Concerto; Oboe Concerto, Etc.)
  Daniel Barenboim, piano/conductor; Dale Clevenger, horn; Larry Combs, clarinet; Alex Klein, oboe; David McGill, bassoon (Chicago Sym. Orch.)
  [Teldec Classics International]

Category 94 - Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)

Award to the Instrumental Soloist.

• Alkan: Sym. For Solo Piano; Souvenirs: Trois Morceaux Dans Le Genre Pathétique
  Marc-André Hamelin, piano
  [Hyperion]
• Britten Cello Suites (1 - 3)
  Truls Mork, cello
  [Virgin Classics]
• Glazunov: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 1
  Duane Hulbert, piano
  [Bridge Records]
• Liszt: Sonata, Ballades And Polonaises
  Stephen Hough, piano
  [Hyperion]
• Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6; Concert Sans Orch.
  Maurizio Pollini, piano
  [Deutsche Grammophon]

Category 95 - Best Chamber Music Performance

Award to the Artists.

• Boulez: Sur Incises; Messagesquisse; Anthèmes 2
  Pierre Boulez & Ensemble InterContemporain
  [Deutsche Grammophon]
• Haydn: The Complete String Quartets
  The Angeles String Quartet
  [Philips]
• Messiaen: Quartet For The End Of Time
  Myung-Whun Chung, piano, Paul Meyer, clarinet, Gil Shaham, violin & Jian Wang, violoncello
  [Deutsche Grammophon]
• Villa-Lobos: String Quartets, Vol. 6, Nos. 4, 9, 11
  Cuarteto Latinoamericano
  [Dorian Recordings]
• Walton: The String Quartets
  The Emperor Quartet
  [Black Box Music]

Category 96 - Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor)

Award to the Ensemble (and to the Conductor.)

• Absolution (Mahoney: Dance Machine/Schnyder: Zoom Out/Sumera: Play For 10, Etc.)
  Kristjan Järvi; Absolute Ensemble (Denman Maroney, prepared piano & Dave Taylor, bass trombone)
  [Enja/Nova]
• After Mozart (Raskatov, Silvestrov, Schnittke, Etc.)
  Gidon Kremer, violin; Kremerata Baltica
  [Nonesuch Records]
• Alfons V El Magnànim - El Cancionero De Montecassino
  Jordi Savall; La Capella Reial de Catalunya
  [Alia Vox]
• Boismortier: Sérénades Françaises (Daphnis Et Chloé: Chaconne; Fragments Mélodiques; Concerto Pour Basson, etc.)
  Hervé Niquet; Le Concert Spirituel (Laurent Le Chenadec, bassoon)
  [Naxos Of America]
• Morales: Missa Si Bona Suscepimus
  Peter Phillips; The Tallis Scholars
  [Gimell]

Category 97 - Best Classical Vocal Performance

Award to the Vocal Soloist(s).

• Beethoven/Meyerbeer/Spohr: Lieder - Mélodies
  Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo soprano (Melvyn Tan, piano)
  [Archiv Produktion]
• Dreams & Fables - Gluck Italian Arias (Tremo Fra' Dubbi Miei; Di Questa Cetra In Seno, Etc.)
  Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo soprano (Bernhard Forck; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin)
  [Decca Records]
• Fairest Isle (Dowland, Campion, Morley, Etc.)
  Barbara Bonney, soprano (Jacob Heringman, lute & Phantasm; Christopher Hogwood; The Academy of Ancient Music)
  [Decca Records]
• Henze: Six Songs From The Arabian; Three Auden Songs
  Ian Bostridge, tenor (Julius Drake, piano)
  [EMI Classics]
• Schubert: Schwanengesang/Brahms: Vier Ernste Gesänge
  Thomas Quasthoff, baritone (Justus Zeyen, piano)
  [Deutsche Grammophon]

Category 98 - 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.)

• Boulez: Sur Incises
  Pierre Boulez (Solistes de l'Ensemble InterContemporain; Pierre Boulez)
  Track from: Boulez: Sur Incises; Messagesquisse; Anthème 2
  [Deutsche Grammophon]
• Rouse: Concert De Gaudí For Guitar And Orch.
  Christopher Rouse (Sharon Isbin, guitar; Muhai Tang; Gulbenkian Orch.)
  Track from: Rouse: Concert De Gaudí/Tan Dun: Con. For Guitar And Orch. (Yi2)
  [Teldec Classics International]
• Ruders: Handmaid's Tale
  Poul Ruders (Anne Margrethe Dahl, Poul Elming, Hanne Fischer, Aage Haugland, Susanne Resmark & Marianne Rorholm; Michael Schonwandt; Royal Danish Orch.)
  [da capo]
• Saariaho: Lonh
  Kaija Saariaho (Dawn Upshaw, soprano) Trk from: Saariaho: Private Gardens (Lonh; Près; NoaNoa Etc.)
  [Naïve Montaigne]
• Tavener: Total Eclipse
  John Tavener (John Harle, saxophone & Max Jones, treble solo; Edward Higginbottom; The Cho. of New College, Oxford; Paul Goodwin; The Academy of Ancient Music) Track from: Tavener: Total Eclipse; Agraphon
  [Harmonia Mundi]

Category 99 - Best Classical Crossover Album

Award to the Artist(s) and/or to the Conductor.

• Bernstein (Arr. Brohn & Corigliano): West Side Story Suite (Lonely Town; Make Our Garden Grow, Etc.)
  David Zinman, conductor; Joshua Bell, violin (Phil. Orch.)
  [Sony Classical]
• Celluloid Copland (From Sorcery To Science; The City-Suite; The North Star-Suite, Etc.)
  Jonathan Sheffer, conductor (Eos Orch.)
  [Telarc International]
• The Clarinetist Volume One (Franzetti, Piazzolla, Tico, Etc.)
  Bernd Ruf, conductor; Paquito D'Rivera, clarinet & Pablo Zinger, piano/conductor (Various Artists; European Art Orch.)
  [Peregrina Music]
• La Música De Ernesto Lecuona (Siboney; Recordar; María La O, Etc.)
  Tim Devine, Alfredo Munar & José Ramón Urbay, conductors; Enrique Chía, piano & Bruce Wethey, violin (Serenade Ens.)
  [Begui Records]
• Perpetual Motion (Scarlatti, Bach, Debussy, Chopin, Etc.)
  Béla Fleck, banjo (Joshua Bell, violin; Evelyn Glennie, marimba; Gary Hoffman, cello; Edgar Meyer, bass & piano; Chris Thile, mandolin; John Williams, guitar)
  [Sony Classical]

Category 100 - Best Short Form Music Video

For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.

• Fly Away From Here
  Aerosmith
  Joseph Kahn, video director; Greg Tharp, video producer
  [Columbia Records Group]
• One Minute Man
  Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott Featuring Ludacris
  David Meyers, video director; Ron Mohrhoff, video producer
  [Elektra Entertainment Group]
• Weapon Of Choice
  Fatboy Slim Featuring Bootsy Collins
  Spike Jonze, video director; Vincent Landay & Deannie O'Neil, video producers
  [Astralwerks]
• Don't Tell Me
  Madonna
  Jean-Baptiste Mondino, video director; Maria Gallagher, video producer
  [Warner Bros. Records]
• Ms. Jackson
  Outkast
  F. Gary Gray, video director; Meredyth Frattolillo, video producer
  [LaFace Records]

Category 101 - 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.

• Recording The Producers - A Musical Romp With Mel Brooks
  Mel Brooks (With Various Artists Including Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick)
  Susan Froemke, video director; Susan Froemke & Peter Gelb, video producers
  [Sony Classical]
• Rebel Music - The Bob Marley Story
  Bob Marley
  Jeremy Marr, video director; Jeremy Marr, video producer
  [Palm Pictures]
• Freddie Mercury - The Untold Story
  Freddie Mercury
  Rudi Dolezal & Hannes Rossacher, video directors; Jim Beach & Rudi Dolezal, video producers
  [Hollywood Records]
• Play: The DVD
  Moby
  Moby, video director; Moby & Jeff Rogers, video producers
  [V2 Records]