Wednesday, January 8, 2003

Grammy nominees span musical spectrum



The Associated Press

Nominees for the 45th Grammy Awards, to be presented Feb. 23.

Record of the Year: "A Thousand Miles," Vanessa Carlton; "Without Me," Eminem; "Don't Know Why," Norah Jones; "Dilemma," Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland; "How You Remind Me," Nickelback.

Album of the Year: "Home," Dixie Chicks; "The Eminem Show," Eminem; "Come Away With Me," Norah Jones; "Nellyville," Nelly; "The Rising," Bruce Springsteen.

Song of the Year: "Complicated," Avril Lavigne & the Matrix (Avril Lavigne); "Don't Know Why," Jesse Harris (Norah Jones); "The Rising," Bruce Springsteen (Bruce Springsteen); "A Thousand Miles," Vanessa Carlton (Vanessa Carlton); "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)," Alan Jackson (Alan Jackson).

New Artist: Ashanti; Michelle Branch; Norah Jones; Avril Lavigne; John Mayer.

Female Pop Vocal Performance: "Soak Up the Sun," Sheryl Crow; "Don't Know Why," Norah Jones; "Complicated," Avril Lavigne; "Get the Party Started," Pink; "Overprotected," Britney Spears.

Male Pop Vocal Performance: "7 Days," Craig David; "Original Sin," Elton John; "Your Body Is a Wonderland," John Mayer; "Fragile," Sting; "October Road," James Taylor.

Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: "Everyday," Bon Jovi; "Girl All the Bad Guys Want," Bowling for Soup; "Where Are You Going," Dave Matthews Band; "Hey Baby," No Doubt; "Girlfriend," 'N Sync.

Pop Collaboration with Vocals: "Dirrty," Christina Aguilera; "Christmas Song," India.Arie and Stevie Wonder; "What a Wonderful World," Tony Bennett and k.d. lang; "Better Than Anything," Natalie Cole and Diana Krall; "It's So Easy," Sheryl Crow and Don Henley; "The Game of Love," Santana and Michelle Branch.

Pop Instrumental Performance: "Auld Lang Syne," B.B. King; "Blackbird," Dave Koz and Jeff Koz; "As It Is," Pat Metheny Group; "18," Moby; "Playing With Fire," Kirk Whalum.

Pop Vocal Album: "Come Away With Me," Norah Jones; "Let Go," Avril Lavigne; "Rock Steady," No Doubt; "M!ssundaztood," Pink; "Britney," Britney Spears.

Dance Recording: "Gotta Get Thru This," Daniel Bedingfield; "Days Go By," Dirty Vegas; "Superstylin'," Groove Armada; "Love at First Sight," Kylie Minogue; "Hella Good," No Doubt.

Traditional Pop Vocal Album: "Playin' With My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues," Tony Bennett; "Michael Feinstein with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra," Michael Feinstein; "Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers & Hammerstein," Bernadette Peters; "It Had to Be You ... The Great American Songbook," Rod Stewart; "Christmas Memories," Barbra Streisand.

Female Rock Vocal Performance: "Steve McQueen," Sheryl Crow; "The Weakness in Me," Melissa Etheridge; "Sk8er Boi," Avril Lavigne; "Gnawin' On It," Bonnie Raitt; "Alone," Susan Tedeschi.

Male Rock Vocal Performance: "Slow Burn," David Bowie; "45," Elvis Costello; "The Barry Williams Show," Peter Gabriel; "Darkness, Darkness," Robert Plant; "The Rising," Bruce Springsteen.

Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: "Girls of Summer," Aerosmith; "In My Place," Coldplay; "My Sacrifice," Creed; "Hero," Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott; "When I'm Gone," 3 Doors Down; "Take Me As I Am," Tonic; "Walk On," U2.

Hard Rock Performance: "All My Life," Foo Fighters; "I Stand Alone," Godsmack; "Youth of the Nation," P.O.D.; "No One Knows," Queens of the Stone Age; "Aerials," System of a Down.

Metal Performance: "Here to Stay," Korn; "Portrait," P.O.D.; "My Plague," Slipknot; "Get Inside," Stone Sour; "Never Gonna Stop (The Red, Red Kroovy)," Rob Zombie.

Rock Instrumental Performance: "Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia)," The Flaming Lips; "Sco-Mule," Gov't Mule; "Apollo," Tony Levin; "Starry Night," Joe Satriani; "Love Theme from 'The Godfather,"' Slash.

Rock Song: "All My Life," Foo Fighters (Foo Fighters); "Hero," Chad Kroeger (Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott); "I Stand Alone," Sully Erna (Godsmack); "The Rising," Bruce Springsteen (Bruce Springsteen); "When I'm Gone," Brad Arnold, Todd Harrell, Chris Henderson and Matt Roberts (3 Doors Down).

Rock Album: "When I Was Cruel," Elvis Costello; "C'Mon, C'Mon," Sheryl Crow; "Dreamland," Robert Plant; "The Rising," Bruce Springsteen; "Head on Straight," Tonic.

Alternative Music Album: "Sea Change," Beck; "Walking With Thee," Clinic; "A Rush of Blood to the Head," Coldplay; "Cruel Smile," Elvis Costello and The Imposters; "Behind the Music," The Soundtrack of Our Lives.

Female R&B Performance: "More Than A Woman," Aaliyah; "Foolish," Ashanti; "He Think I Don't Know," Mary J. Blige; "I'm Still Standing," Eartha; "He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat) (Movements I, II, III)," Jill Scott.

Male R&B Performance: "Let's Stay Home Tonight," Joe; "The World's Greatest," R. Kelly; "Halfcrazy," Musiq; "Take a Message," Remy Shand; "U Don't Have to Call," Usher.

R&B Performance by a Duo or Group: "All the Way," Kenny G featuring Brian McKnight; "Don't Mess With My Man," Nivea featuring Brian and Brandon Casey of Jagged Edge; "More Than A Woman," Angie Stone and Joe; "Girl Talk," TLC; "Love's in Need of Love Today," Stevie Wonder and Take Six.

Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: "What's Going On," Chaka Khan & The Funk Brothers; "Put It On Paper," Ann Nesby Featuring Al Green; "Rocksteady," Remy Shand; "Lady," The Temptations; "Any Day Now," Luther Vandross.

Urban/Alternative Performance: "Little Things," India.Arie; "Love of My Life (An Ode To Hip Hop)," Erykah Badu Featuring Common; "Gettin' Grown," Cee-Lo; "Floetic," Floetry; "Be Here," Raphael Saadiq featuring D'Angelo.

R&B Song: "Be Here," Michael Archer, Bobby Ozuna, Raphael Saadiq & Glenn Standridge (Raphael Saadiq featuring D'Angelo); "Floetic," Marsha Ambrosius, Darren "Limitless" Henson, Keith "Keshon" Pelzer & Natalie Stewart (Floetry); "Good Man," Will Baker, Andrew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders & India Simpson (India.Arie); "Love of My Life (An Ode To Hip Hop)," Erykah Badu, Robert Ozuna, James Poyser, Raphael Saadiq & Glen Standridge (Erykah Badu featuring Common); "Take a Message," Remy Shand (Remy Shand).

R&B Album: "Voyage To India," India.Arie; "Better Days," Joe; "Juslisen (Just Listen)," Musiq; "Instant Vintage," Raphael Saadiq; "The Way I Feel," Remy Shand.

Contemporary R&B Album: "Ashanti," Ashanti; "Full Moon," Brandy; "Faithfully," Faith Evans; "Floetic," Floetry; "Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape," Meshell Ndegeocello.

Rap Solo Performance Female: "Diary ...," Charli Baltimore; "Scream a.k.a. Itchin'," Missy Elliott; "Satisfaction," Eve; "Na Na Be Like," Foxy Brown; "Mystery of Iniquity," Lauryn Hill.

Rap Solo Performance Male: "Without Me," Eminem; "Song Cry," Jay-Z; "Rollout (My Business)," Ludacris; "Bouncin' Back (Bumpin' Me Against The Wall)," Mystikal; "Hot in Herre," Nelly.

Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: "The Essence," AZ featuring Nas; "Still Fly," Big Tymers; "Pass the Courvoisier Part II," Busta Rhymes featuring P. Diddy & Pharrell; "Oh Boy," Cam'Ron featuring Juelz Santana; "The Whole World," OutKast featuring Killer Mike.

Rap/Sung Collaboration: "What's Luv?" Fat Joe featuring Ashanti; "Always on Time," Ja Rule featuring Ashanti; "Po' Folks," Nappy Roots featuring Anthony Hamilton; "Dilemma," Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland; "Like I Love You," Justin Timberlake featuring Clipse.

Rap Album: "The Eminem Show," Eminem; "Word of Mouf," Ludacris; "Tarantula," Mystikal; "Nellyville," Nelly; "Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry," Petey Pablo.

Female Country Vocal Performance: "Cry," Faith Hill; "Blessed," Martina McBride; "Dagger Through the Heart," Dolly Parton; "Lately," Lucinda Williams; "Something Worth Leaving Behind," Lee Ann Womack.

Male Country Vocal Performance: "Give My Love To Rose," Johnny Cash; "Three Days," Pat Green; "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)," Alan Jackson; "The Impossible," Joe Nichols; "I'm Gonna Miss Her," Brad Paisley.

Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: "Beautiful Mess," Diamond Rio; "Long Time Gone," Dixie Chicks; "Not a Day Goes By," Lonestar; "Roll the Stone Away," Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; "Just What I Do," Trick Pony.

Country Collaboration with Vocals: "Squeeze Me In," Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood; "Flesh and Blood," Mary Chapin Carpenter, Sheryl Crow and Emmylou Harris; "Bridge Over Troubled Water," Johnny Cash and Fiona Apple; "Mendocino County Line," Willie Nelson with Lee Ann Womack; "Will the Circle Be Unbroken (Glory, Glory)," Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Taj Mahal, Alison Krauss and Doc Watson.

Country Instrumental Performance: "Bearing Straight," Bering Strait; "Sally Goodin," The Chieftains and Earl Scruggs; "Lil' Jack Slade," Dixie Chicks; "Bear Mountain Hop," Bela Fleck; "Smoothie Song," Nickel Creek.

Country Song: "The Impossible," Kelley Lovelace and Lee Thomas Miller (Joe Nichols); "Long Time Gone," Darrell Scott (Dixie Chicks); "Mendocino County Line," Matt Serletic and Bernie Taupin (Willie Nelson With Lee Ann Womack); "Three Days," Radney Foster and Pat Green (Pat Green); "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)," Alan Jackson (Alan Jackson).

Country Album: "Home," Dixie Chicks; "Drive," Alan Jackson; "The Great Divide," Willie Nelson; "Man with a Memory," Joe Nichols; "Halos & Horns," Dolly Parton.

Bluegrass Album: "Lost in the Lonesome Pines," Jim Lauderdale, Ralph Stanley and The Clinch Mountain Boys; "The Hard Game Of Love," Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver; "Stanley Blues," Ralph Stanley II; "Ralph Stanley," Ralph Stanley; "Jelly on My Tofu," The Roland White Band.

Contemporary Jazz Album: "Deep Into It," Larry Carlton; "Speaking of Now," Pat Metheny Group; "Uberjam," The John Scofield Band; "Mint Jam," Yellowjackets; "Faces & Places," Joe Zawinul.

Jazz Vocal Album: "For Ella," Patti Austin; "Ask a Woman Who Knows," Natalie Cole; "Etta Jones Sings Lady Day," Etta Jones; "Live in Paris," Diana Krall; "Brazilian Duos," Luciana Souza.

Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group: "Triangulo," Michel Camilo; "The Infinite," Dave Douglas; "Directions in Music," Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker and Roy Hargrove; "Footprints Live!" Wayne Shorter; "Plays John Coltrane - Live at the Village Vanguard," McCoy Tyner.

Latin Jazz Album: "Alma De Santiago," Jane Bunnett; "The Gathering," Caribbean Jazz Project; "Samba Jazz Fantasia," Duduka Da Fonseca," "S.F. Bay," John Santos and The Machete Ensemble; "Sentir," Omar Sosa.

Rock Gospel Album: "Lift," Audio Adrenaline; "The Art of Translation," Grits; "The Way I Am," Jennifer Knapp; "Come Together," Third Day; "Momentum," Tobymac.

Pop-Contemporary Gospel Album: "New Map of the World," Paul Colman Trio; "The Eleventh Hour," Jars of Clay; "The Christmas Shoes," Newsong; "The Heart of Me," Kathy Troccoli; "See the Light," True Vibe.

Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album: "How Sweet the Sound: 25 Favorite Hymns and Gospel Greats," The Charlie Daniels Band; "Everything Good," Gaither Vocal Band; "We Called Him Mr. Gospel Music: The James Blackwood Tribute Album," The Jordanaires, Larry Ford and The Light Crust Doughboys; "An Inconvenient Christmas," The Oak Ridge Boys.

Traditional Soul Gospel Album: "Higher Ground," The Blind Boys of Alabama; "Walking by Faith," The Canton Spirituals; "Live in Charlotte," Twinkie Clark and Friends; "Live at Home," Dorothy Norwood; "Bishop T.D. Jakes Presents Woman Thou Art Loosed - Worship 2002," Various Artists.

Contemporary Soul Gospel Album: "The Commissioned Reunion `Live,"' Commissioned; "Sidebars," Eartha; "Lost and Found," Deitrick Haddon; "Speak Those Things: Pol Chapter 3," Fred Hammond; "Live and Up Close," BeBe Winans.

Latin Pop Album: "Caraluna," Bacilos; "Moreno," Jorge Moreno; Bohemio Enamorado," Donato Poveda; "Sin Bandera," Sin Bandera; "Un Mundo Diferente," Diego Torres.

Latin Rock-Alternative Album: "Un Dia Normal," Juanes; "Kinky," Kinky; "Revolucion de Amor," Mana; "Emigrante," Orishas; "Un Paso a la Eternidad," Sindicato Argentino Del Hip Hop.

Traditional Tropical Latin Album: "Generoso Que Bueno Toca Usted," Grand Afro Cuban Orchestra of Generoso Jimenez; "En Route," Orquesta Aragon; "Mi Ritmo," Plena Libre; "El Arte del Sabor," Bebo Valdes Trio with Israel Lopez "Cachao" and Carlos "Patato" Valdes; "Cuban Masters Los Originales," Various Artists.

Mexican-Mexican-American Album: "No Me Se Rajar," Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga; "Suenos," Intocable; "Jugo a la Vida," Los Tucanes de Tijuana; "Libre," Jennifer Pena; "Lo Dijo el Corazon," Joan Sebastian.

Tejano Album: "Estamos Unidos," David Lee Garza y Los Musicales; "Celebration of Life-Volume One-Live," Little Joe and La Familia; "Acuerdate," Emilio Navaira; "A Taste of Texas," Mingo Saldivar y Sus Tremendos Cuatro Espadas; "Por Amor," Siggno.

Traditional Blues Album: "Burnside on Burnside," R.L. Burnside; "35th Anniversary Jam of the James Cotton Blues Band," James Cotton Blues Band; "Down in the Alley," Alvin Youngblood Hart; "A Christmas Celebration of Hope," B.B. King; "Preachin' the Blues: The Music of Mississippi Fred McDowell," Various Artists.

Contemporary Blues Album: "Don't Give up on Me," Solomon Burke; "Burnin' Down the House," Etta James and The Roots Band; "Room to Breathe," Delbert McClinton; "One Night in America," Charlie Musselwhite; "51 Phantom," North Mississippi Allstars.

Traditional Folk Album: "Fiddlers 4," Fiddlers 4 (Bruce Molsky, Michael Doucet, Darol Anger and Rushad Eggleston); "Postcards," Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer; "Blue Country Heart," Jorma Kaukonen; "High Lonesome Cowboy," Peter Rowan and Don Edwards; "Evangeline Made - A Tribute to Cajun Music," Various Artists; "Legacy," Doc Watson and David Holt.

Contemporary Folk Album: "American IV - The Man Comes Around," Johnny Cash; "Down the Old Plank Road," The Chieftains; "Jerusalem," Steve Earle; "1000 Kisses," Patty Griffin; "This Side," Nickel Creek.

Native American Music Album: "Spirits in the Wind," Burning Sky; "Sacred Season," Redheart; "Faith in the House," Vince Redhouse; "Round Dance the Night Away," Randy Wood; "Beneath the Raven Moon," Mary Youngblood.

Reggae Album: "Merci," Alpha Blondy; "Ghetto Dictionary: The Mystery," Bounty Killer; "Still Blazin," Capleton; "Anything for You," Freddie McGregor; "Jamaican E.T.," Lee "Scratch" Perry.

World Music Album: "Mundo," Ruben Blades; "Moffou," Salif Keita; "Black Ivory Soul," Angelique Kidjo; "Fight to Win," Femi Kuti; "Anoushka Shankar: Live at Carnegie Hall," Anoushka Shankar.

Polka Album: "My Father's Shoes," Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones; "Let the Good Times Roll," Jerry Darlak and The Touch; "The Polka Record," LynnMarie; "Good Time Polkas & Waltzes," Walter Ostanek and His Band; "Top of the World," Jimmy Sturr.

Musical Album for Children: "Beethoven's Wig - Sing Along Symphonies," Richard Perlmutter; "Big Songs for Little Kids - I Feel Like Praising," Various Artists; "Monsters, Inc. - Scream Factory Favorites," Riders in the Sky; "Pocket Full of Stardust," Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer; "Your Shoes, My Shoes," Tom Paxton.

Spoken Word Album for Children: "Halloween," Jerry Seinfeld; "The Jamie Lee Curtis Audio Collection," Jamie Lee Curtis; "Monsters, Inc. DVD Read-Along," Various Artists; "Ogden Nash's - The Christmas That Almost Wasn't," John Lithgow and Various Artists; "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly," Tom Chapin.

Spoken Word Album: "The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)," Tim Robbins; "The Kid Stays in the Picture (Robert Evans)," Robert Evans; "Lucky Man (Michael J. Fox)," Michael J. Fox; "Nothing Is Impossible (Christopher Reeve)," Christopher Reeve; "A Song Flung up to Heaven (Maya Angelou)," Maya Angelou.

Spoken Comedy Album: "The Bathroom Wall," Jimmy Fallon; "Complaints and Grievances," George Carlin; "Oh, The Things I Know!" Al Franken; "The Rant Zone," Dennis Miller; "Robin Williams - Live 2002," Robin Williams.

Musical Show Album: "Elaine Stritch at Liberty," "Guys and Dolls," "Hairspray," "Into the Woods," "Thoroughly Modern Millie."

Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: "Dogtown and Z-Boys," Various Artists; "I Am Sam," Various Artists; "Six Feet Under," Various Artists; "Standing in the Shadows of Motown," Various Artists; "Y Tu Mama Tambien," Various Artists.

Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: "Hero," Chad Kroeger, songwriter, track from "Spider-Man"; "If I Didn't Have You," Randy Newman, songwriter, track from "Monsters, Inc."; "Love of My Life - An Ode to Hip Hop," Erykah Badu, Madukwu Chinwah, Rashid Lonnie Lynn, Robert Ozuna, James Poyser, Raphael Saadiq and Glen Standridge, songwriters, track from "Brown Sugar"; "May It Be," Enya and Roma Ryan, songwriters, track from "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"; "Vanilla Sky," Paul McCartney, songwriter, track from "Vanilla Sky."

Instrumental Composition: "Hedwig's Theme," John Williams, composer (John Williams), from "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"; "Inspiration," Kenny Werner, composer (Toots Thielemans and Kenny Werner), from "Toots Thielemans and Kenny Werner"; "The Ride of the Doors," Randy Newman, composer (Randy Newman), from "Monsters, Inc."; "Signs - Main Titles," James Newton Howard, composer (James Newton Howard); from "Signs"; "Six Feet Under Title Theme," Thomas Newman, composer (Thomas Newman), from "Six Feet Under."

Instrumental Arrangement: "Angel Eyes," Bill Cunliffe, arranger (Alan Kaplan), from "Lonely Town"; "Kiji Takes A Ride," Sammy Nestico, arranger (Sammy Nestico), from "This Is the Moment"; "Plaza Oscura," Carlos Franzetti, arranger (Carlos Franzetti and Allison Brewster Franzetti), from "Poeta De Arrabal"; "Six Feet Under Title Theme," Thomas Newman, arranger (Thomas Newman), from "Six Feet Under"; "You've Changed," David Balakrishnan, arranger (Turtle Island String Quartet featuring Paquito D'Rivera), from "Danzon."

Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: "Can You Dig It? The '70s Soul Experience," Sevie Bates, art director (Various Artists); "Capitol Records Sixtieth Anniversary 1942-2002," Mary Fagot, Joshua Liberson, George Mimnaugh and Ethan Trask, art directors (Various Artists); "Like Omigod! - The '80s Pop Culture Box (Totally)," Hugh Brown and Julie Vlasak, art directors (Various Artists); "Screamin' and Hollerin' The Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton," Susan Archie, art director (Charley Patton); "Ultra-Lounge - Vegas Baby!" Michelle Azzopardi and Andy Engel, art directors (Various Artists).

Album Notes: "Artie Shaw: Self Portrait," Artie Shaw, album notes writer (Artie Shaw); "The Golden Road (1965-1973)," Dennis McNally, album notes writer (Grateful Dead); "Screamin' and Hollerin' The Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton," David Evans, album notes writer (Charley Patton); "Sinatra in Hollywood (1940-1964)," Will Friedwald, album notes writer (Frank Sinatra); "A State of Wonder: The Complete Goldberg Variations 1955 & 1981," Tim Page, album notes writer (Glenn Gould).

Historical Album: "Artie Shaw: Self Portrait," Artie Shaw; "The Complete Okeh And Brunswick Bix Beiderbecke, Frank Trumbauer And Jack Teagarden Sessions (1924-36)," Bix Beiderbecke, Frank Trumbauer and Jack Teagarden; "Dylan Thomas: The Caedmon Collection," Dylan Thomas; "The Genius of the Electric Guitar," Charlie Christian; "Screamin' and Hollerin' The Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton," Charley Patton.

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Dr. Dre; Nellee Hooper; Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis; Arif Mardin; Rick Rubin.

Producer Of The Year, Classical: Andrew Cornall; Manfred Eicher; James Mallinson; Robert Woods; Robina G. Young.

Classical Album: "Beethoven: String Quartets ("Razumovsky" Op. 59, 1-3; "Harp" Op. 74)," Takacs Quartet; "Bel Canto (Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, etc.)," Patrick Summers, conductor, Renee Fleming, soprano; "Mahler: Symphony No. 6," Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; "Part: Orient & Occident," Tonu Kaljuste, conductor; "Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Sym. No. 1)," Robert Spano, conductor, Norman Mackenzie, chorus director.

Orchestral Performance: "Dvor_Dak: Slavonic Dances," Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor (Cham. Orch. of Europe); "Furtwangler: Symphony No. 2," Daniel Barenboim, conductor (Chicago Sym. Orch.); "Mahler: Symphony No. 6," Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Sym.); "Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11," Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor (London Sym. Orch.); "Turina: Danzas Fant_Gasticas; Sinfonia Sevillana, etc./Debussy: Iberia," Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor (Cincinnati Sym. Orch.).

Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra): "Chopin: Etudes, Op. 10 & Op. 25," Murray Perahia, piano; "Grieg: Lyric Pieces (Op. 12, Book 1; Op. 38, Book 2, etc.)," Leif Ove Andsnes, piano; "Hahn: Le Rossignol Eperdu - Poemes Pour Piano (Complete)," Earl Wild, piano; "Kaleidoscope (Woods, Hofmann, Blumenfeld, etc.)," Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano; "Wolpe: Compositions for Piano (1920-1952)," David Holzman, piano.

Classical Crossover Album: "Franzetti: Poeta De Arrabal - Tango Ballet (Plaza Oscura; Virgilio, etc.)," Allison Brewster Franzetti, piano and Carlos Franzetti, keyboards/conductor (Nestor Marconi, bandoneon; Buenos Aires Tango Orch.); "LAGQ Latin (Fragile; Hasta Alicia Baila; La Trampa, etc.)," Los Angeles Guitar Quartet; "The Noel Coward Songbook (Parisian Pierrot; World Weary, etc.)," Ian Bostridge, tenor (Sophie Daneman, soprano; Jeffrey Tate, piano); "Nuevo (El Sinaloense; Mini Skirt; Perfidia, etc.)," Kronos Quartet; "Previn Conducts Korngold (Sea Hawk; Captain Blood, etc.)," Andre Previn, conductor (London Sym. Orch.); "Virtuosi (Ravel, Barber, Rachmaninoff, etc.)," Gary Burton, vibraphone and Makoto Ozone, piano.

Short Form Music Video: "Days Go By," Dirty Vegas; "Without Me," Eminem; "Knoc," Knoc-Turn'Al featuring Dr. Dre and Missy Elliott; "One Mic," Nas; "My Culture," 1 Giant Leap featuring Robbie Williams and Maxi Jazz;

Long Form Music Video: "Westway to the World," The Clash; "The World According to Nappy," Nappy Roots; "1 Giant Leap," 1 Giant Leap; "Welcome to the Club: The Women of Rockabilly," Various Artists; "Live at the Albert," Robbie Williams.