RECORD OF THE YEAR, SONG OF THE YEAR, ALBUM OF THE YEAR AND BEST NEW ARTIST
RECORD OF THE YEAR
"We Belong Together," Mariah Carey
"Feel Good Inc.," Gorillaz Featuring De La Soul
"Boulevard Of Broken Dreams," Green Day (Winner)
"Hollaback Girl," Gwen Stefani
"Gold Digger," Kanye West
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
"The Emancipation Of Mimi," Mariah Carey
"Chaos And Creation In The Backyard," Paul McCartney
"Love. Angel. Music. Baby.," Gwen Stefani
"How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb," U2 (Winner)
"Late Registration," Kanye West
SONG OF THE YEAR
"Bless The Broken Road"
Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna & Marcus Hummon, songwriters (Rascal Flatts)
"Devils & Dust"
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
"Ordinary People"
W. Adams & J. Stephens, songwriters (John Legend)
"Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" (Winner)
U2, songwriters (U2)
"We Belong Together"
J. Austin, M. Carey, J. Dupri & M. Seal, songwriters; (D. Bristol, K. Edmonds, S. Johnson, P. Moten, S. Sully & B. Womack, songwriters) (Mariah Carey)
BEST NEW ARTIST
Ciara
Fall Out Boy
Keane
John Legend (Winner)
SugarLand
POP, DANCE, TRADITIONAL AND ROCK NOMINEES AND WINNERS
BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"It's Like That," Mariah Carey
"Since U Been Gone," Kelly Clarkson (Winner)
"Good Is Good," Sheryl Crow
"I Will Not Be Broken," Bonnie Raitt
"Hollaback Girl," Gwen Stefani
BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Sitting, Waiting, Wishing," Jack Johnson
"Fine Line," Paul McCartney
"Walk On By," Seal "Lonely No More," Rob Thomas
"From The Bottom Of My Heart," Stevie Wonder (Winner)
BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL
"Don't Lie," The Black Eyed Peas
"Mr. Brightside," The Killers
"More Than Love," Los Lonely Boys
"This Love," Maroon 5 (Winner)
"My Doorbell," The White Stripes
BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
"Gone Going," The Black Eyed Peas & Jack Johnson
"Virginia Moon," Foo Fighters Featuring Norah Jones
"Feel Good Inc.," Gorillaz Featuring De La Soul (Winner)
"A Song For You," Herbie Hancock Featuring Christina Aguilera
"A Time To Love," Stevie Wonder Featuring India.Arie
BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE
"In Our Time," Burt Bacharach & Chris Botti
"T-Jam," George Duke
"Gelo Na Montanha," Herbie Hancock Featuring Trey Anastasio
"Agave," Daniel Lanois
"Caravan," Les Paul (Winner)
BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
"At This Time," Burt Bacharach (Winner)
"Bloom," Eric Johnson
"Naked Guitar," Earl Klugh
"Belladonna," Daniel Lanois
"Flipside," Jeff Lorber
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
"Extraordinary Machine," Fiona Apple
"Breakaway," Kelly Clarkson (Winner)
"Wildflower," Sheryl Crow
"Chaos And Creation In The Backyard," Paul McCartney
"Love. Angel. Music. Baby.," Gwen Stefani
BEST DANCE RECORDING
"Galvanize," The Chemical Brothers Featuring Q-Tip (Winner)
"Say Hello," Deep Dish
"Wonderful Night," Fatboy Slim & Lateef
"Daft Punk Is Playing At My House," LCD Soundsystem
"I Believe In You," Kylie Minogue
"Guilt Is A Useless Emotion," New Order
BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM
"Push The Button," The Chemical Brothers (Winner)
"Human After All," Daft Punk
"Palookaville," Fatboy Slim
"Minimum-Maximum," Kraftwerk
"LCD Soundsystem," LCD Soundsystem
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
"The Art of Romance," Tony Bennett (Winner)
"It's Time," Michael Bublé
"Isn't It Romantic," Johnny Mathis
"Moonlight Serenade," Carly Simon
"Thanks For The Memory...The Great American Songbook Volume IV," Rod Stewart
BEST SOLO ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Revolution," Eric Clapton
"Shine It All Around," Robert Plant
"Devils & Dust," Bruce Springsteen (Winner)
"This Is How A Heart Breaks," Rob Thomas
"The Painter," Neil Young
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL
"Speed Of Sound," Coldplay
"Best Of You," Foo Fighters
"Do You Want To," Franz Ferdinand
"All These Things That I've Done," The Killers
"Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own," U2 (Winner)
BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE
"Doesn't Remind Me," Audioslave
"The Hand That Feeds," Nine Inch Nails
"Tin Pan Valley," Robert Plant
"Little Sister," Queens Of The Stone Age
"B.Y.O.B.," System Of A Down (Winner)
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
"The Great Satan," Ministry
"Determined," Mudvayne
"Mein Teil," Rammstein
"What Drives The Weak," Shadows Fall
"Before I Forget," Slipknot (Winner)
BEST ROCK INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE
"Beat Box Guitar," Adrian Belew
"Birds Of Prey," Stewart Copeland
"69 Freedom Special," Les Paul & Friends (Winner)
"Mercy," Joe Perry
"Lotus Feet," Steve Vai
BEST ROCK SONG
"Best Of You," Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
"Beverly Hills," Rivers Cuomo, songwriter (Weezer)
"City Of Blinding Lights," U2, songwriters (U2) (Winner)
"Devils & Dust," Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
"Speed Of Sound," Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
BEST ROCK ALBUM
"X&Y," Coldplay
"In Your Honor," Foo Fighters
"A Bigger Bang," The Rolling Stones
"How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb," U2 (Winner)
"Prairie Wind," Neil Young
ALTERNATIVE, R&B, RAP AND COUNTRY NOMINEES AND WINNERS
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
"Funeral," The Arcade Fire
"Guero," Beck
"Plans," Death Cab For Cutie
"You Could Have It So Much Better," Franz Ferdinand
"Get Behind Me Satan," The White Stripes (Winner)
BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"1 Thing," Amerie
"Wishing On A Star," Beyoncé
"We Belong Together," Mariah Carey (Winner)
"Free Yourself," Fantasia
"Unbreakable," Alicia Keys
BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Creepin'," Jamie Foxx
"Ordinary People," John Legend (Winner)
"Let Me Love You," Mario
"Superstar," Usher
"So What The Fuss," Stevie Wonder
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
"So Amazing," Beyoncé & Stevie Wonder (Winner)
"Cater 2 U," Destiny's Child
"If This World Were Mine," Alicia Keys Featuring Jermaine Paul
"So High," John Legend Featuring Lauryn Hill
"How Will I Know," Stevie Wonder Featuring Aisha Morris
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Mine Again," Mariah Carey
"Summertime," Fantasia
"A House Is Not A Home," Aretha Franklin (Winner)
"If I Was Your Woman," Alicia Keys
"Stay With You," John Legend
BEST URBAN/ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE
"SupaStar," Floetry
"Dirty Harry," Gorillaz
"Dust," Van Hunt
"Welcome To Jamrock," Damian Marley (Winner)
"Ghetto Rock," Mos Def
BEST R&B SONG
"Cater 2 U
Rodney Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, Ricky Lewis, Kelly Rowland, Robert Waller & Michelle Williams, songwriters (Destiny's Child)
"Free Yourself"
Craig Brockman, Missy Elliott & Nisan Stewart, songwriters (Fantasia)
"Ordinary People"
W. Adams & J. Stephens, songwriters (John Legend)
"Unbreakable"
Garry Glenn, Alicia Keys, Harold Lily & Kanye West, songwriters (Alicia Keys)
"We Belong Together"
J. Austin, M. Carey, J. Dupri & M. Seal, songwriters; (D. Bristol, K. Edmonds, S. Johnson, P. Moten, S. Sully & B. Womack, songwriters) (Mariah Carey) (Winner)
BEST R&B ALBUM
"Illumination," Earth, Wind And Fire
"Free Yourself," Fantasia
"Unplugged," Alicia Keys
"Get Lifted," John Legend (Winner)
"A Time To Love," Stevie Wonder
BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM
"Touch," Amerie
"The Emancipation Of Mimi," Mariah Carey (Winner)
"Destiny Fulfilled," Destiny's Child
"Turning Point," Mario
"O," Omarion
BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE
"Testify," Common
"Mockingbird," Eminem
"Disco Inferno," 50 Cent
"Number One Spot," Ludacris
"U Don't Know Me," T.I.
"Gold Digger," Kanye West (Winner)
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
"Don't Phunk With My Heart," The Black Eyed Peas (Winner)
"The Corner," Common Featuring The Last Poets
"Encore," Eminem Featuring Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
"Hate It Or Love It," The Game Featuring 50 Cent
"Wait (The Whisper Song)," Ying Yang Twins
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
"1,2 Step," Ciara Featuring Missy Elliott
"They Say," Common Featuring Kanye West & John Legend
"Soldier," Destiny's Child Featuring T.I. & Lil Wayne
"Numb/Encore," Jay-Z Featuring Linkin Park (Winner)
"Rich Girl," Gwen Stefani Featuring Eve
BEST RAP SONG
"Candy Shop," Curtis Jackson & Scott Storch, songwriters (50 Cent Featuring Olivia)
"Diamonds From Sierra Leone," D. Harris & Kanye West, songwriters; (J. Barry & D. Black, songwriters) (Kanye West) (Winner)
"Don't Phunk With My Heart," William Adams, Printz Board, Stacy Ferguson & George Pajon, Jr., songwriters; (Kalyanji Anandji, Full Force & Indeewar, songwriters) (The Black Eyed Peas)
"Hate It Or Love It," Curtis Jackson, A. Lyon, Jayceon Taylor & M. Valenzano, songwriters; (Baker, Felder & Harris, songwriters) (The Game Featuring 50 Cent)
"Lose Control," M. Elliott, C. Harris & G. Isaacs III, songwriters; (J. Atkins, R. Davis & C. Hudson, songwriters) (Missy Elliott Featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop)
BEST RAP ALBUM
"Be," Common
"The Cookbook," Missy Elliott
"Encore," Eminem
"The Massacre," 50 Cent
"Late Registration," Kanye West (Winner)
BEST FEMALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"The Connection," Emmylou Harris (Winner)
"Mississippi Girl," Faith Hill
"All Jacked Up," Gretchen Wilson
"I May Hate Myself In The Morning," Lee Ann Womack
"Georgia Rain," Trisha Yearwood
BEST MALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Funny How Time Slips Away," George Jones
"As Good As I Once Was," Toby Keith
"Midnight Communion," Delbert McClinton
"Good Ol' Boys," Willie Nelson
"Alcohol," Brad Paisley
"You'll Think Of Me," Keith Urban (Winner)
BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL
"Comin' To Your City," Big & Rich
"Play Something Country," Brooks & Dunn
"I Hope," Dixie Chicks
"Restless," Alison Krauss and Union Station (Winner)
"Bless The Broken Road," Rascal Flatts
BEST COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
"Building Bridges," Brooks & Dunn, Sheryl Crow & Vince Gill
"Shelter From The Storm," Rodney Crowell & Emmylou Harris
"Like We Never Loved At All," Faith Hill & Tim McGraw (Winner)
"Dreams Come True," Willie Nelson & Norah Jones
"Politically Uncorrect," Gretchen Wilson & Merle Haggard
BEST COUNTRY INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE
"I'll Fly Away," Charlie Daniels
"Who's Your Uncle?" Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush & Béla Feck
"Unionhouse Branch," Alison Krauss and Union Station (Winner)
"Scotch & Chocolate," Nickel Creek
"Time Warp," Brad Paisley
BEST COUNTRY SONG
"Alcohol," Brad Paisley, songwriter (Brad Paisley)
"All Jacked Up," Vicky McGehee, John Rich & Gretchen Wilson, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
"Bless The Broken Road," Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna & Marcus Hummon, songwriters (Rascal Flatts) (Winner)
"I Hope," Keb Mo, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines & Emily Robison, songwriters (Dixie Chicks)
"I May Hate Myself In The Morning," O. Blackmon, songwriter (Lee Ann Womack)
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
"Fireflies," Faith Hill
"Lonely Runs Both Ways," Alison Krauss and Union Station (Winner)
"Time Well Wasted," Brad Paisley
"All Jacked Up," Gretchen Wilson
"Jasper County," Trisha Yearwood
BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
"Marbletown," Blue Highway
"Cherryholmes," Cherryholmes
"The Grascals," The Grascals
"The Company We Keep," The Del McCoury Band (Winner)
"Ragin' Live," Rhonda Vincent And The Rage
NEW AGE, JAZZ, GOSPEL AND LATIN NOMINEES AND WINNERS
BEST NEW AGE ALBUM
"Music In The Key Of Om," Jack De Johnette
"Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai, Volume 2," Kitaro
"People Of Peace," R. Carlos Nakai Quartet
"Montana - A Love Story," George Winston
"Silver Solstice," Paul Winter Consort (Winner)
BEST CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM
"Keystone," Dave Douglas
"Soulgrass," Bill Evans
"The Way Up," Pat Metheny Group (Winner)
"The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance Of The Infidel," Meshell Ndegeocello
"Momentum," Joshua Redman Elastic Band
BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
"J'ai Deux Amours," Dee Dee Bridgewater
"Blueprint Of A Lady - Sketches Of Billie Holiday," Nnenna Freelon
"Good Night, And Good Luck," Dianne Reeves (Winner)
"Duos II," Luciana Souza
"I'm With The Band," Tierney Sutton
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
"'Round Midnight," Alan Broadbent, soloist
"Away," Ravi Coltrane, soloist
"The Source," Herbie Hancock, soloist
"A Love Supreme - Acknowledgement," Branford Marsalis, soloist
"Why Was I Born?" Sonny Rollins, soloist (Winner)
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM, INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP
"Flow," Terence Blanchard
"Lyric," Billy Childs Ensemble
"Live At The House Of Tribes," Wynton Marsalis
"Beyond The Sound Barrier," Wayne Shorter Quartet (Winner)
"What Now?" Kenny Wheeler With Dave Holland, Chris Potter & John Taylor
BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
"Overtime," Dave Holland Big Band (Winner)
"A Blessing," John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
"Live," The Bill Holman Band
"I Am Three," Mingus Big Band, Orchestra & Dynasty
"Home Of My Heart," The Chris Walden Big Band
BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
"Time Was - Time Is," Ray Barretto
"Here And Now - Live In Concert," Caribbean Jazz Project Featuring Dave Samuels
"...And Sammy Walked In," Sammy Figueroa And His Latin Jazz Explosion
"Listen Here!" Eddie Palmieri (Winner)
"Mulatos," Omar Sosa
BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE
"Be Blessed," Yolanda Adams
"Looking For You," Kirk Franklin
"I Call You Faithful," Donnie McClurkin
"Lift Him Up," Hezekiah Walker & Love Fellowship Choir
"Pray," CeCe Winans (Winner)
BEST GOSPEL SONG
"Again I Say Rejoice," Israel Houghton & Aaron Lindsey, songwriters (Israel & New Breed)
"Be Blessed," Yolanda Adams, James Harris III, Terry Lewis & James Q. Wright, songwriters (Yolanda Adams) (Winner)
"Heaven," Erica Campbell, Joi Campbell, Trecina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Mary Mary)
"Lift Him Up," Joeworn Martin, songwriter (Hezekiah Walker & Love Fellowship Choir)
"We Must Praise," James Moss, songwriter (J Moss)
BEST ROCK GOSPEL ALBUM
"Until My Heart Caves In," Audio Adrenaline (Winner)
"Higher Definition," The Cross Movement
"Day Of Fire," Day Of Fire
"Truth Is Fallin' In Tha Streetz," Fresh I.E.
"Dichotomy B," Grits
BEST POP/CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL ALBUM
"Lifesong," Casting Crowns (Winner)
"All I Really Want For Christmas," Steven Curtis Chapman
"Redemption Songs," Jars Of Clay
"Hymns," Out Of Eden
"Healing Rain," Michael W. Smith
"Live Wire," Third Day
BEST SOUTHERN, COUNTRY, OR BLUEGRASS GOSPEL ALBUM
"Live At Brooklyn Tabernacle," The Crabb Family
"Sing Their Family Gospel Favorites," Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
"Rock Of Ages...Hymns & Faith," Amy Grant (Winner)
"Southern Meets Soul: An American Gospel Jubilee," The Jordanaires, The Light Crust Doughboys, Nokie Edwards & Larry "T-Byrd"
"Common Thread," The Oak Ridge Boys
BEST TRADITIONAL SOUL GOSPEL ALBUM
"I Know The Truth," Shirley Caesar
"Live From Houston ...The Rose Of Gospel," Dorinda Clark-Cole
"Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs," Donnie McClurkin (Winner)
"Say The Name," Martha Munizzi
"Singing The Old Time Way," Bishop G.E. Patterson & Congregation
"Be Exalted," Marvin Sapp
BEST CONTEMPORARY SOUL GOSPEL ALBUM
"Day By Day," Yolanda Adams
"Mary Mary, Mary Mary
"The J Moss Project," J Moss
"Dream," BeBe Winans
"Purified," CeCe Winans (Winner)
BEST GOSPEL CHOIR OR CHORUS ALBUM
"I Speak Life," Donald Lawrence, choir director; Donald Lawrence & Company
"Live At The Fellowship," John P Kee, choir director; VIP Mass Choir
"One Church," Kurt Carr, choir director; The Choir Of Life (Japan), The Choir Of Life (USA) & The Kurt Carr Singers
"One Voice," Gladys Knight, choir director; Saints Unified Voices (Winner)
"20/85 The Experience," Hezekiah Walker, choir director; The Love Fellowship Choir
BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
"Solo," Ricardo Arjona
"Eco," Jorge Drexler
"Andrea Echeverri," Andrea Echeverri
"Citi Zen," Kevin Johansen
"Escucha," Laura Pausini (Winner)
BEST LATIN ROCK/ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
"Consejo," La Secta AllStar
"Con Todo Respeto," Molotov
"El Kilo," Orishas
"Fijación Oral Vol. 1," Shakira (Winner)
"Desahogo," Vico C
BEST TRADITIONAL TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
"Una Noche Inolvidable," Afro-latin Jazz Orchestra With Arturo O'Farrill
"Masters Of Cuban Son," Conjunto Progreso
"Buena Vista Social Club Presents," Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal
"Tradición," Tropicana All Stars With Israel Kantor
"Bebo De Cuba," Bebo Valdés (Winner)
BEST SALSA/MERENGUE ALBUM
"Son Del Alma," Willy Chirino (Winner)
"Fabricando Fantasías," Tito Nieves
"Llegó La Hora," Mayito Rivera
"Despues Del Silencio," Eddie Santiago
"Arroz Con Mango," Tiempo Libre
BEST MEXICAN/MEXICAN-AMERICAN ALBUM
"Ya No Llores," Ramon Ayala y Sus Bravos Del Norte
"¡Llegaron Los Camperos! Concert Favorites Of Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos," Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos
"DIEZ," Intocable
"Las 3 Divas," Las 3 Divas
"México En La Piel," Luis Miguel (Winner)
BEST TEJANO ALBUM
"The Power Of Friends," Avizo
"Milagro," La Tropa F
"Chicanisimo," Little Joe Y La Familia (Winner)
"Then & Now," Joe Posada
"Odyssey The Journey," The Royal Jesters
BLUES, FOLK, REGGAE AND WORLD MUSIC NOMINEES AND WINNERS
BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM
"Live! Down The Road," Marcia Ball
"In Your Arms Again," John Hammond
"80," B.B. King & Friends (Winner)
"Sweet Lovin' Ol' Soul," Maria Muldaur
"About Them Shoes," Hubert Sumlin
BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM
"Make Do With What You Got," Solomon Burke
"Twenty," Robert Cray
"Bring 'Em In," Buddy Guy
"Cost Of Living," Delbert McClinton (Winner)
"Electric Blue Watermelon," North Mississippi Allstars
BEST TRADITIONAL FOLK ALBUM
"Live From Dublin - A Tribute To Derek Bell," The Chieftains
"Come On Back," Jimmie Dale Gilmore
"Fiddler's Green," Tim O'Brien (Winner)
"Live In The UK," Tom Paxton
"Cajun Mardi Gras!," Jo-EL Sonnier
BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK ALBUM
"Chávez Ravine," Ry Cooder
"The Outsider," Rodney Crowell
"Why Should The Fire Die?" Nickel Creek
"Fair & Square," John Prine (Winner)
"Devils & Dust," Bruce Springsteen
BEST NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC ALBUM
"More Kids' Pow-Wow Songs," Black Lodge
"Intonation: Harmonized Songs From The Southern Plains," Alex E. Smith & Cheevers Toppah
"Sacred Ground - A Tribute To Mother Earth," Various Artists, Jim Wilson, producer (Winner)
"Our Love Will Never Die," Randy Wood
BEST HAWAIIAN MUSIC ALBUM
"Slack Key Dreams Of The Ponomoe," Kapono Beamer
"Sweet & Lovely," Raiatea Helm
"Kiho'alu - Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar," Ledward Ka'apana
"Slack Key Guitar: The Artistry Of Sonny Lim," Sonny Lim
"Masters Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Vol. 1," Various Artists, Daniel Ho, Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers (Winner)
BEST REGGAE ALBUM
"Our Music," Burning Spear
"Welcome To Jamrock," Damian Marley (Winner)
"The Trinity," Sean Paul
"Clothesdrop," Shaggy
"Black Gold & Green," Third World
BEST TRADITIONAL WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
"Behmanka," Mamadou Diabate
"Para Todos Ustedes," Los Pleneros De La 21
"Faryad," Masters Of Persian Music
"Tibetan Master Chants," Lama Tashi
"In The Heart Of The Moon," Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté (Winner)
BEST CONTEMPORARY WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
"Dimanche A Bamako," Amadou & Mariam
"Eletracústico," Gilberto Gil (Winner)
"You've Stolen My Heart - Songs From R.D. Burman's Bollywood," Kronos Quartet & Asha Bhosle
"No Boundaries," Ladysmith Black Mambazo & The Strings Of The English Chamber Orchestra
"Rise," Anoushka Shankar
POLKA, CHILDREN'S, SPOKEN WORD AND COMEDY NOMINEES AND WINNERS
BEST POLKA ALBUM
"Under The Influence," Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones
"Time Out For Polkas And Waltzes," Walter Ostanek And Ron Sluga
"Polka Pizzazz," Del Sinchak Band
"Solecktions," Kevin Solecki
"Shake, Rattle And Polka!" Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra (Winner)
BEST MUSICAL ALBUM FOR CHILDREN
"Be Bop Your Best!" Red Grammer
"Green Gorilla, Monster & Me," Ralph's World
"Scat Like That: A Musical Word Odyssey," Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
"Some Assembly Required," Tom Chapin
"Songs From The Neighborhood - The Music Of Mister Rogers," Various Artists, Dennis Scott, producer (Winner)
BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM FOR CHILDREN
"Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince," Jim Dale
"Marlo Thomas & Friends: Thanks & Giving All Year Long," Various Artists, Christopher Cerf & Marlo Thomas, producers (Winner)
"Pooh's Heffalump," Roy Dotrice
"Raymie, Dickie, And The Bean: Why I Love And Hate My Brothers," Ray Romano
"A Series Of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning," Various Artists, David Rapkin, producer
BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM
"The Adventures Of Guy Noir," Garrison Keillor
"The Al Franken Show Party Album," Al Franken
"Chronicles - Volume One (Bob Dylan)," Sean Penn
"Dreams From My Father (Senator Barack Obama)," Senator Barack Obama (Winner)
"When Will Jesus Bring The Pork Chops? (George Carlin)," George Carlin
BEST COMEDY ALBUM
"The Agoraphobic Cowboy," Rick Moranis
"Family Guy Live In Vegas," Various Artists, Seth MacFarlane & Walter Murphy, producers
"Luther Burbank Performing Arts Center Blues," Lewis Black
"Never Scared," Chris Rock (Winner)
"The Right To Bare Arms," Larry The Cable Guy
MUSICAL SHOW, FILM/TV/VISUAL MEDIA AND COMPOSING/ARRANGING NOMINEES AND WINNERS
BEST MUSICAL SHOW ALBUM
"Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"
Billy Straus & David Yazbek, producers; David Yazbek, composer/lyricist
(Original Broadway Cast Including John Lithgow & Norbert Leo Butz)
"Hair"
Kurt Deutsch & Joel Moss, producers (Galt MacDermot, composer; James Rado & Gerome Ragni, lyricists) (The Actors' Fund Of America Benefit Recording)
"The Light In The Piazza"
Steven Epstein, producer; Adam Guettel, composer/lyricist
(Original Broadway Cast Including Victoria Clark & Kelli O'Hara)
"Monty Python's Spamalot" (Winner)
John Du Prez & Eric Idle, producers; John Du Prez, composer; Eric Idle, composer/lyricist
(Original Broadway Cast Including David Hyde Pierce, Tim Curry, Hank Azaria & Sara Ramirez)
"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee"
Kurt Deutsch & Joel Moss, producers; William Finn, composer/lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK ALBUM FOR MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA
"Beyond The Sea," Kevin Spacey
"Napoleon Dynamite," (Various Artists)
"No Direction Home: The Soundtrack - Bootleg Series, Vol. 7," (Bob Dylan)
"Ray," (Ray Charles) (Winner)
"Six Feet Under Volume 2 - Everything Ends," (Various Artists)
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM FOR MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA
"The Aviator," Howard Shore, composer
"The Incredibles," Michael Giacchino, composer
"Million Dollar Baby," Clint Eastwood, composer
"Ray," Craig Armstrong, composer (Winner)
"Star Wars Episode III - Revenge Of The Sith," John Williams, composer
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA
"Believe," Glen Ballard & Alan Silvestri, songwriters (Josh Groban) (Winner)
Track from: "The Polar Express"
"Cold Wind," The Arcade Fire, songwriters (The Arcade Fire)
Track from: "Six Feet Under Volume 2 - Everything Ends"
"Million Voices," Jerry Duplessis, Andrea Guerra & Wyclef Jean, songwriters (Wyclef Jean)
Track from: "Hotel Rwanda"
"Square One," Tom Petty, songwriter (Tom Petty)
Track from: "Elizabethtown"
"Wonka's Welcome Song," John August & Danny Elfman, songwriters (Danny Elfman)
Track from: "Charlie And The Chocolate Factory"
BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
"Anakin's Betrayal," John Williams, composer (John Williams & The London Symphony Orchestra and London Voices)
Track from: "Star Wars Episode III - Revenge Of The Sith" – Soundtrack
"The Ferry Scene," John Williams, composer (John Williams)
Track from: "War Of The Worlds" - Soundtrack
"The Incredits," Michael Giacchino, composer (Various Artists)
Track from: "The Incredibles" - Soundtrack
"Into The Light," Billy Childs, composer (Billy Childs Ensemble) (Winner)
Track from: "Lyric"
"Journey Home," Maria Schneider, composer (Dana Landry)
Track from: "Journey Home"
BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT
"Cherokee," Chris Walden, arranger (The Chris Walden Big Band)
"Do It Again," Bill Cunliffe, arranger (Bill Cunliffe)
"The Incredits," Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Various Artists) (Winner)
"Lullaby Of The Leaves," John Clayton, arranger (The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra)
"Scarborough Faire," Billy Childs, arranger (Billy Childs Ensemble)
BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT ACCOMPANYING VOCALIST(S)
"Can't Buy Me Love," John Clayton Jr. & David Foster, arrangers (Michael Bublé)
"I Should Care," Claus Ogerman, arranger (Diana Krall)
"Scary Things," Don Hart, arranger (John Bindel & Nashville Chamber Orchestra)
"Time To Smile," Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Tony Bennett)
"What Are You Doing For The Rest Of Your Life?" Billy Childs, Gil Goldstein & Heitor Pereira, arrangers (Chris Botti & Sting) (Winner)
PACKAGE, ALBUM NOTES AND HISTORICAL NOMINEES
BEST MUSICAL SHOW ALBUM
"Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"
Billy Straus & David Yazbek, producers; David Yazbek, composer/lyricist
(Original Broadway Cast Including John Lithgow & Norbert Leo Butz)
"Hair"
Kurt Deutsch & Joel Moss, producers (Galt MacDermot, composer; James Rado & Gerome Ragni, lyricists) (The Actors' Fund Of America Benefit Recording)
"The Light In The Piazza"
Steven Epstein, producer; Adam Guettel, composer/lyricist
(Original Broadway Cast Including Victoria Clark & Kelli O'Hara)
"Monty Python's Spamalot" (Winner)
John Du Prez & Eric Idle, producers; John Du Prez, composer; Eric Idle, composer/lyricist
(Original Broadway Cast Including David Hyde Pierce, Tim Curry, Hank Azaria & Sara Ramirez)
"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee"
Kurt Deutsch & Joel Moss, producers; William Finn, composer/lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK ALBUM FOR MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA
"Beyond The Sea," Kevin Spacey
"Napoleon Dynamite," (Various Artists)
"No Direction Home: The Soundtrack - Bootleg Series, Vol. 7," (Bob Dylan)
"Ray," (Ray Charles) (Winner)
"Six Feet Under Volume 2 - Everything Ends," (Various Artists)
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM FOR MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA
"The Aviator," Howard Shore, composer
"The Incredibles," Michael Giacchino, composer
"Million Dollar Baby," Clint Eastwood, composer
"Ray," Craig Armstrong, composer (Winner)
"Star Wars Episode III - Revenge Of The Sith," John Williams, composer
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA
"Believe," Glen Ballard & Alan Silvestri, songwriters (Josh Groban) (Winner)
Track from: "The Polar Express"
"Cold Wind," The Arcade Fire, songwriters (The Arcade Fire)
Track from: "Six Feet Under Volume 2 - Everything Ends"
"Million Voices," Jerry Duplessis, Andrea Guerra & Wyclef Jean, songwriters (Wyclef Jean)
Track from: "Hotel Rwanda"
"Square One," Tom Petty, songwriter (Tom Petty)
Track from: "Elizabethtown"
"Wonka's Welcome Song," John August & Danny Elfman, songwriters (Danny Elfman)
Track from: "Charlie And The Chocolate Factory"
BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
"Anakin's Betrayal," John Williams, composer (John Williams & The London Symphony Orchestra and London Voices)
Track from: "Star Wars Episode III - Revenge Of The Sith" – Soundtrack
"The Ferry Scene," John Williams, composer (John Williams)
Track from: "War Of The Worlds" - Soundtrack
"The Incredits," Michael Giacchino, composer (Various Artists)
Track from: "The Incredibles" - Soundtrack
"Into The Light," Billy Childs, composer (Billy Childs Ensemble) (Winner)
Track from: "Lyric"
"Journey Home," Maria Schneider, composer (Dana Landry)
Track from: "Journey Home"
BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT
"Cherokee," Chris Walden, arranger (The Chris Walden Big Band)
"Do It Again," Bill Cunliffe, arranger (Bill Cunliffe)
"The Incredits," Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Various Artists) (Winner)
"Lullaby Of The Leaves," John Clayton, arranger (The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra)
"Scarborough Faire," Billy Childs, arranger (Billy Childs Ensemble)
BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT ACCOMPANYING VOCALIST(S)
"Can't Buy Me Love," John Clayton Jr. & David Foster, arrangers (Michael Bublé)
"I Should Care," Claus Ogerman, arranger (Diana Krall)
"Scary Things," Don Hart, arranger (John Bindel & Nashville Chamber Orchestra)
"Time To Smile," Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Tony Bennett)
"What Are You Doing For The Rest Of Your Life?" Billy Childs, Gil Goldstein & Heitor Pereira, arrangers (Chris Botti & Sting) (Winner)
BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
"The Clouds," Stuart Hyatt, art director (Stuart Hyatt And Community)
"The Cosmic Game," Neal Ashby, art director (Thievery Corporation)
"The Forgotten Arm," Aimee Mann & Gail Marowitz, art directors (Aimee Mann) (Winner)
"Knuckle Down," Ani DiFranco & Brian Grunert, art directors (Ani DiFranco)
"O God, The Aftermath," Ryan Clark, art director (Norma Jean)
BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
"Holy Ghost: Rare & Unissued Recordings (1962-70)," Susan Archie & Noel Waggener, art directors (Albert Ayler)
"The Legend," Ian Cuttler, art director (Johnny Cash) (Winner)
"Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959)," Hugh Brown & Jeff Lyons, art directors (Ray Charles)
"Weird Tales Of The Ramones," Hugh Brown & Sheryl Farber, art directors (The Ramones)
"You Ain't Talkin' To Me - Charlie Poole And The Roots Of Country Music," Howard Fritzson & Michelle Holme, art directors (Charlie Poole With Various Artists)
BEST ALBUM NOTES
"The Complete Library Of Congress Recordings By Alan Lomax," John Szwed, album notes writer (Jelly Roll Morton) (Winner)
"Heaven Must Have Sent You: The Holland/Dozier/Holland Story," Adam White, album notes writer (Various Artists)
"The Legend," Patrick Carr, album notes writer (Johnny Cash)
"Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959)," David Ritz, album notes writer (Ray Charles)
"You Ain't Talkin' To Me - Charlie Poole And The Roots Of Country Music," Henry Sapoznik, album notes writer (Charlie Poole With Various Artists)
BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM
"The Complete Library Of Congress Recordings By Alan Lomax," Jeffrey Greenberg & Anna Lomax Wood, compilation producers; Adam Ayan & Steve Rosenthal, mastering engineers (Jelly Roll Morton) (Winner)
"Holy Ghost: Rare & Unissued Recordings (1962-70)," Dean Blackwood & Ben Young, compilation producers; Joe Lizzi, Kevin Reeves & Ben Young, mastering engineers (Albert Ayler)
"The Legend," Gregg Geller, compilation producer; Vic Anesini, mastering engineer (Johnny Cash)
"Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959)," James Austin & Ahmet Ertegun, compilation producers; Dan Hersch & Bill Inglot, mastering engineers (Ray Charles)
"You Ain't Talkin' To Me - Charlie Poole And The Roots Of Country Music," Henry Sapoznik, compilation producer; Christopher King, Andreas Meyer & Darcy Proper, mastering engineers (Charlie Poole With Various Artists)
PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL; SURROUND SOUND; PRODUCTION, CLASSICAL; CLASSICAL AND MUSIC VIDEO NOMINEES AND WINNERS
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
"Back Home," Alan Douglas & Mick Guzauski, engineers (Eric Clapton) (Winner)
"Deceiver," Gary Paczosa & Chris Thile, engineers (Chris Thile)
"Lonely Runs Both Ways," Gary Paczosa, engineer (Alison Krauss And Union Station)
"Mr. A-Z," Carl Glanville, Steve Lillywhite, Samuel "Vaughan" Merrick, Jim Scott & David Thoener, engineers (Jason Mraz)
"Rock Swings," Al Schmitt, engineer (Paul Anka)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Danger Mouse, "Demon Days" (Gorillaz) (A)
Nigel Godrich, "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard" (Paul McCartney) (A)
Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
"Be Blessed," (Yolanda Adams) (T)
"Dance With My Father," (Celine Dion) (T)
"Harajuku Girls," (Gwen Stefani) (T)
"Never Too Much," (Mary J. Blige) (T)
"Nobody Cares," (Deborah Cox) (T)
"Pure Gold," (Earth, Wind And Fire) (T)
"These Boots Are Made For Walkin'," (Jessica Simpson) (S)
Steve Lillywhite (Winner)
"How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb," (U2) (A)
"Mr. A-Z," (Jason Mraz) (A)
The Neptunes
"Already Platinum," (Slim Thug Featuring Pharrell) (T)
"Hollaback Girl," (Gwen Stefani) (T)
"Let's Get Blown," (Snoop Dogg) (T)
"On & On," (Missy Elliott) (T)
"Say Somethin'," (Mariah Carey Featuring Snoop Dogg) (T)
"Touch," (Omarion) (T)
BEST REMIXED RECORDING, NON-CLASSICAL
"Fever (Adam Freeland Remix), " Adam Freeland, remixer (Sarah Vaughan)
"Flashdance (Guetta & Garraud F*** Me I'm Famous Remix)," Joachim Garraud & David Guetta, remixers (Deep Dish)
"Mr. Brightside (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix)," Jacques Lu Cont, remixer (The Killers)
"Superfly (Louie Vega EOL Mix)," Louie Vega, remixer (Curtis Mayfield) (Winner)
"What Is Hip? (T.O.P.R.M.X.)," Meat Beat Manifesto, remixers (Tower Of Power)
BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUM
"Brothers In Arms - 20th Anniversary Edition," Chuck Ainlay, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Chuck Ainlay & Mark Knopfler, surround producers (Dire Straits) (Winner)
"The Girl In The Other Room," Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; Doug Sax, surround mastering engineer; Al Schmitt, surround producer (Diana Krall)
"Honky Château," Greg Penny, surround mix engineer; Greg Penny, surround mastering engineer; Greg Penny, surround producer (Elton John)
"In Your Honor," Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Nick Raskulinecz, surround producer (Foo Fighters)
"Mussorgsky/Stokowski: Pictures At An Exhibition - Boris Godunov - Night on Bare Mountain," Phil Rowlands, surround mix engineer; Phil Rowlands, surround mastering engineer; Nick Parker & Phil Rowlands, surround producers (José Serebrier & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
"Bolcom: Songs," Tim Handley, engineer (Carole Farley & William Bolcom)
"Britten, Bartok & Hartmann," Jin Choi, Jean-Marie Geijsen & Erdo Groot, engineers (Gordan Nikolic & Netherlands Chamber Orchestra)
"Bruckner: Sym. No. 7," Roger De Schot & Erdo Groot, engineers (Yakov Kreizberg & Wiener Symphoniker)
"Chesky: Area 31," Barry Wolifson, engineer (Anthony Aibel & Area 31)
"Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets," Da-Hong Seetoo, engineer (Emerson String Quartet) (Winner)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
Christopher Alder:
"Bach: Cantatas," (Thomas Quasthoff, Rainer Kussmaul, Members Of The RIAS-Kammerchor, Berlin Baroque Soloists)
"Beethoven: Piano Cons. Nos. 2 & 3," (Martha Argerich, Claudio Abbado & Mahler Chamber Orchestra)
"Chopin: Scherzi / Impromptus," (Yundi Li)
"Lamento," (Magdalena Koz&Mac255;ená, Reinhard Goebel & Musica Antiqua Köln)
Steven Epstein:
"Brahms: Music For 2 Pianos," (Yefim Bronfman & Emanuel Ax)
"Music For Organ, Brass And Timpani," (Anthony Newman, Graham Ashton, Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble & Duncan Patton)
"Silk Road Journeys: Beyond The Horizon," (Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble)
Michael Fine:
"Fuchs: An American Place," (JoAnn Falletta & London Symphony Orchestra)
"Ranjbaran: Persian Trilogy," (JoAnn Falletta & London Symphony Orchestra)
"Soul Of Tango," (Gisèle Ben-Dor, Juanjo Mosalini & Santa Barbara Symphony)
Tim Handley (Winner):
"Adams: Shaker Loops," (Marin Alsop)
"Bolcom: Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience," (Leonard Slatkin, Christine Brewer & Joan Morris)
"Brahms: Sym. No. 1," (Marin Alsop & London Philharmonic Orchestra)
"Daugherty: Philadelphia Stories," (Marin Alsop & Evelyn Glennie)
"Glass: Syms. Nos. 2 And 3," (Marin Alsop & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
Thomas C. Moore:
"Chausson: Le Roi Arthus," (Leon Botstein, Apollo Voices, A. Kennedy, D. McIntyre, G. Sorenson, D. Okulitch, F. Le Roux, S. O'Neill, S. Bullock & A. Schroeder)
"4 + Four," (Turtle Island String Quartet With Ying Quartet)
"Mozart: Flute Cons., Sym. No. 41," (Martin Pearlman & Boston Baroque)
BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM
"Bolcom: Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience," Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Jerry Blackstone, William Hammer, Jason Harris, Christopher Kiver, Carole Ott & Mary Alice Stollak, choir directors; Tim Handley, producer (Christine Brewer & Joan Morris; University Of Michigan School Of Music Symphony Orchestra) (Winner)
"Chávez: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 3," Jeff Von Der Schmidt, conductor; Southwest Chamber Music & Tambuco Percussion Ensemble; Jan Karlin & Matthew Snyder, producers
"Martha Argerich And Friends: Live From The Lugano Festival," Martha Argerich; Ulrich Ruscher, producer
"Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets," Emerson String Quartet; Da-Hong Seetoo, producer
"Shostakovich: Sym. No. 13," Mariss Jansons, conductor; Sergei Aleksashkin; Wilhelm Meister, producer (Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)
BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
"Antheil: Sym. No. 3 'American'," Hugh Wolff, conductor (Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt)
"Bruckner: Sym. No. 7," Yakov Kreizberg, conductor (Wiener Symphoniker) "Mussorgsky/Stokowski: Pictures At An Exhibition," José Serebrier, conductor (Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
"Popov: Sym. No. 1; Shostakovich: Theme & Variations," Leon Botstein, conductor (London Symphony Orchestra)
"Shostakovich: Sym. No. 13," Mariss Jansons, conductor (Sergei Aleksashkin; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks) (Winner)
BEST OPERA RECORDING
"Britten: Death In Venice," Richard Hickox, conductor; Michael Chance, Philip Langridge & Alan Opie; Brian Couzens, producer (BBC Singers; City Of London Sinfonia)
"Conradi: Ariadne," Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Barbara Borden, Karina Gauvin, Ellen Hargis, Jan Kobow, Julian Podger, Marek Rzepka, James Taylor & Matthew White; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Chorus; Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra)
"Strauss, R.: Daphne," Semyon Bychkov, conductor; Johan Botha, Renée Fleming, Anna Larsson, Michael Schade & Kwanchul Youn; Michael Haas, producer (West German Radio Symphony Orchestra (Köln))
"Verdi: Falstaff," Sir Colin Davis, conductor; Carlos Alvarez, Bülent Bezdüz, Marina Domashenko, Jane Henschel, Ana Ibarra, Maria Josè Moreno & Michele Pertusi; James Mallinson, producer (London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra) (Winner)
"Vivaldi: Bajazet," Fabio Biondi, conductor; Patrizia Ciofi, David Daniels, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Elina Garanca, Vivica Genaux & Marijana Mijanovic; Nicolas Bartholomée, producer
BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE
"Bernstein: Mass," Kent Nagano, conductor; Simon Halsey & Kai-Uwe Jirka, choir directors; Richard Grant & Lynne Morrow, chorus masters (Julian Frischling & Jerry Hadley; Rundfunkchor Berlin, Staats-Und Domchor Berlin & Soloists Of The Pacific Mozart Ensemble; Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin)
"Bolcom: Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience," Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Jerry Blackstone, William Hammer, Jason Harris, Christopher Kiver, Carole Ott & Mary Alice Stollak, choir directors (Christine Brewer, Measha Brueggergosman, Ilana Davidson, Nmon Ford, Linda Hohenfeld, Joan Morris, Carmen Pelton, Marietta Simpson & Thomas Young; Michigan State University Children's Choir, University Of Michigan Chamber Choir, University Of Michigan Orpheus Singers, University Of Michigan University Choir & University Musical Society Choral Union; University Of Michigan School Of Music Symphony Orchestra) (Winner)
"Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna," Stephen Layton, conductor (Polyphony; Britten Sinfonia)
"Penderecki: A Polish Requiem," Antoni Wit, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, chorus master (Izabela Klosinska, Ryszard Minkiewicz, Piotr Nowacki & Jadwiga Rappé; Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir; Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra)
"Schoenberg: Accentus," Laurence Equilbey, choir director (Jonathan Nott; Accentus; Ensemble Intercontemporain)
BEST INSTRUMENTAL SOLOIST(S) PERFORMANCE (WITH ORCHESTRA)
"Beethoven: Piano Cons. Nos. 2 & 3," Claudio Abbado, conductor; Martha Argerich (Mahler Chamber Orchestra) (Winner)
"Concerto For String Quartet And Orchestra," Robert Craft, conductor; Fred Sherry String Quartet (Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble)
Track from: Schoenberg: Concerto For String Quartet And Orchestra
"Eventide," JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Thomas Stacy (London Symphony Orchestra)
Track from: Fuchs: An American Place
"Schumann: Cello Concerto; Bloch: Schelomo," Paavo Järvi, conductor; Truls Mørk (Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France)
"UFO," Marin Alsop, conductor; Evelyn Glennie (Colorado Symphony Orchestra)
Track from: Daugherty: Philadelphia Stories
BEST INSTRUMENTAL SOLOIST PERFORMANCE (WITHOUT ORCHESTRA)
"Chopin: Études, Op. 10, Barcarolle, Op. 60, Son. No.2," Nelson Freire
"Night Breeze - Harp Music Of Carlos Salzedo," Sarah Schuster Ericsson
"Scriabin, Medtner, Stravinsky," Evgeny Kissin (Winner)
"Szymanowski: Piano Son. No. 3, Métopes, Masques," Piotr Anderszewski
"Vengerov: Kreisler, Sarasate, Paganini, Wieniawski," Maxim Vengerov (Ian Brown)
BEST CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCE
"A La Carte - Short Works For Winds," The Borealis Wind Quintet
"Bartók: The Six String Quartets," Vermeer Quartet
"Borodin Quartet 60th Anniversary," Borodin Quartet
"Martha Argerich And Friends: Live From The Lugano Festival," Martha Argerich
"Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets," Emerson String Quartet (Winner)
BEST SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE (WITH OR WITHOUT CONDUCTOR)
"Ancient Voices Of Children," David Colson, conductor; Tony Arnold, Courtney Hershey Bress, Kathryn Dupuy Cooper, Mark Foster, Susan Grace, William Hill, John Kinzie, Justin Murray, David Starobin & Dale Stuckenbruck
Track from: "Complete Crumb Edition, Volume Nine"
"Boulez: Le Marteau Sans Maître, Dérive 1 & 2," Pierre Boulez, conductor; Hilary Summers; Ensemble Intercontemporain (Winner)
"Chávez: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 3," Jeff Von Der Schmidt, conductor; Southwest Chamber Music & Tambuco Percussion Ensemble
"Harbison: Mottetti Di Montale," David Hoose, conductor; Janice Felty & Margaret Lattimore; Collage New Music
"O Magnum Mysterium," Nicholas White, conductor; The Tiffany Consort
BEST CLASSICAL VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Bach: Cantatas," Thomas Quasthoff (Rainer Kussmaul; Members Of The RIAS Chamber Choir; Berlin Baroque Soloists) (Winner)
"Bolcom: Songs," Carole Farley (William Bolcom)
"Gounod - Massenet: Arias," Rolando Villazón (Evelino Pido; Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France)
"Opera Proibita," Cecilia Bartoli (Marc Minkowski; Les Musiciens Du Louvre)
"Strauss: Amor," Natalie Dessay (Antonio Pappano; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
BEST CLASSICAL CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION
"Ayre," Osvaldo Golijov (Dawn Upshaw)
"Bolcom: Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience," William Bolcom (Leonard Slatkin) (Winner)
"Boyer: Ellis Island: The Dream Of America," Peter Boyer (Peter Boyer)
"Franzetti: Corpus Evita," Carlos Franzetti (José Luis Moscovich)
"Nine Episodes For Four Players," Ned Rorem (Contrasts Quartet)
BEST CLASSICAL CROSSOVER ALBUM
"The Classical Underground," Imani Winds
"4 + Four," Turtle Island String Quartet & Ying Quartet (Winner)
"The Jazz Chamber Trio," Paquito D'Rivera & The Jazz Chamber Trio
"Jobim: Symphonic Jobim," Roberto Minczuk, conductor (Orquestra Sinfônica Do Estado De São Paulo)
"Steiner: The Adventures Of Mark Twain," William Stromberg, conductor (Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
BEST SHORT FORM MUSIC VIDEO
"Lose Control," Missy Elliott Featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop (Winner)
"Feel Good Inc.," Gorillaz Featuring De La Soul
"Feels Just Like It Should," Jamiroquai
"God's Will," Martina McBride
"World On Fire," Sarah McLachlan
BEST LONG FORM MUSIC VIDEO
"No Direction Home," (Bob Dylan) (Winner)
"Trapped In The Closet (Chapters 1-5 )," R. Kelly
"End Of The Century: The Story Of The Ramones," (The Ramones)
"Devils & Dust," Bruce Springsteen
"Brian Wilson Presents Smile," Brian Wilson
