# Grammy Awards 2007 - kein Preis für U2

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Soeben wurden im [**Staples Center in Los Angeles**](https://u2tour.de/tour/venue288.html) die **49\. Grammy Awards** vergeben. **U2** waren für 2 Preise nominiert: In der Kategorie *'Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal'* gemeinsam mit **Green Day** für [**The Saints Are Coming**](https://u2tour.de/discographie/singles/The_Saints_Are_Coming.html). Und in der Kategorie *'Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals'* zusammen mit **Mary J. Blige** für [**One**](https://u2tour.de/sideprojects_cat1.html#item64). Leider konnte **U2 keinen der Preise** gewinnen, die gesamte Gewinnerliste ist [hier](http://www.grammy.com/Grammy_Awards/49th_show/list.aspx) zu finden, alle weiteren Infos gibt es bei [**grammy.com**](http://www.grammy.com/).

*For recordings released during the Eligibility Year  
October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006  
Note: More or less than 5 nominations in a category is  
the result of ties.*

  

**GRAMMY Award Gewinner sind in Gold gekennzeichnet**

  

**General Field  
**

**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.)*

  

-   **Be Without You**  
    **Mary J. Blige**  
    **Bryan-Michael Cox & Ron Fair producers; Danny Cheung, Tal Herzberg, Dave "Hard-Drive" Pensado & Allen Sides, engineers/mixers**  
    Track from: The Breakthrough  
    \[Geffen Records\]  
    
-   **You're Beautiful**  
    **James Blunt**  
    **Tom Rothrock, producer; Tom Rothrock & Mike Tarantino, engineers/mixers**  
    Track from: Back To Bedlam  
    \[Custard/Atlantic\]  
    
-   **Not Ready To Make Nice**  
    **Dixie Chicks**  
    **Rick Rubin, producer; Richard Dodd, Jim Scott & Chris Testa, engineers/mixers**  
    Track from: Taking The Long Way  
    \[Open Wide/Columbia\]  
    
-   **Crazy**  
    **Gnarls Barkley**  
    **Danger Mouse, producer; Ben H. Allen, Danger Mouse & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers**  
    Track from: St. Elsewhere  
    \[Downtown/Atlantic\]  
    
-   **Put Your Records On**  
    **Corinne Bailey Rae**  
    **Steve Chrisanthou, producer; Steve Chrisanthou & Jeremy Wheatley, engineers/mixers**  
    Track from: Corinne Bailey Rae  
    \[Capitol\]  
    

  

**Category 2**

**Album Of The Year  
**  
*(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.)*

  

-   **Taking The Long Way**  
    **Dixie Chicks**  
    **Rick Rubin, producer; Richard Dodd, Jim Scott & Chris Testa, engineers/mixers; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer**  
    \[Open Wide/Columbia\]  
    
-   **St. Elsewhere**  
    **Gnarls Barkley**  
    **Danger Mouse, producer; Ben H. Allen, Danger Mouse & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers; Mike Lazer, mastering engineer**  
    \[Downtown/Atlantic\]  
    
-   **Continuum**  
    **John Mayer**  
    **Steve Jordan & John Mayer, producers; John Alagia, Michael Brauer, Joe Ferla, Chad Franscoviak, Manny Marroquin & Dave O'Donnell, engineers/mixers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer**  
    \[Aware/Columbia\]  
    
-   **Stadium Arcadium**  
    **Red Hot Chili Peppers**  
    **Rick Rubin, producer; Ryan Hewitt, Mark Linett & Andrew Scheps, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer**  
    \[Warner Bros.\]  
    
-   **FutureSex/LoveSounds**  
    **Justin Timberlake**  
    **Nate (Danja) Hills, Jawbreakers, Rick Rubin, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass, Serban Ghenea, Padraic Kerin, Jason Lader, Andrew Scheps, Timbaland & Ethan Willoughby, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr., mastering engineer**  
    \[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group\]  
    

  

**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 parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

-   **Be Without You**  
    **Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry, songwriters (Mary J. Blige)**  
    Track from: The Breakthrough  
    \[Geffen Records; Publishers: Chrysalis Music, Mary J. Blige Music, Naked Under My Clothes Music, Universal Music Corp., Babyboy's Little Publishing, Jason's Lyrics, Noontime South, Reach Global Tunes, WB Music.\]  
    
-   **Jesus, Take The Wheel**  
    **Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)**  
    Track from: Some Hearts  
    \[Arista/Arista Nashville/19; Publishers: Dimensional Music of 1091/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, Raylene Music/BPJ Administration, No Such Music, Passing Stranger Music/1609 Songs/Music of Windswept.\]  
    
-   **Not Ready To Make Nice**  
    **Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Dixie Chicks)**  
    Track from: Taking The Long Way  
    \[Open Wide/Columbia; Publishers: Scrapin' Toast Music, Woolly Puddin' Music, Chrysalis Music, Sugar Lake Music.\]  
    
-   **Put Your Records On**  
    **John Beck, Steve Chrisanthou & Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriters (Corinne Bailey Rae)**  
    Track from: Corinne Bailey Rae  
    \[Capitol; Publisher: Global Talent Publishing.\]  
    
-   **You're Beautiful**  
    **James Blunt, Amanda Ghost & Sacha Skarbek, songwriters (James Blunt)**  
    Track from: Back To Bedlam  
    \[Custard/Atlantic; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music, David Platz Music.\]  
    

  

**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.)*

  

-   **James Blunt**  
    
-   **Chris Brown**  
    
-   **Imogen Heap**  
    
-   **Corinne Bailey Rae**  
    
-   **Carrie Underwood**  
    

  

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**Field 1 — Pop  
**

**Category 5**

**Best Female Pop Vocal Performance  
**  
*(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

-   **Ain't No Other Man**  
    **Christina Aguilera**  
    Track from: Back To Basics  
    \[RCA Records\]  
    
-   **Unwritten**  
    **Natasha Bedingfield**  
    Track from: Unwritten  
    \[Epic/Phonogenic\]  
    
-   **You Can Close Your Eyes**  
    **Sheryl Crow**  
    Track from: Sheryl Crow Artist's Choice Deluxe Edition  
    \[Hear Music/Universal Music\]  
    
-   **Stupid Girls**  
    **Pink**  
    Track from: I'm Not Dead  
    \[LaFace/Zomba Label Group\]  
    
-   **Black Horse And The Cherry Tree**  
    **KT Tunstall**  
    \[Relentless/Virgin\]  
    

  

**Category 6**

**Best Male Pop Vocal Performance  
**  
*(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

-   **You're Beautiful**  
    **James Blunt**  
    Track from: Back To Bedlam  
    \[Custard/Atlantic\]  
    
-   **Save Room**  
    **John Legend**  
    Track from: Once Again  
    \[Columbia/GOOD/Sony Urban\]  
    
-   **Waiting On The World To Change**  
    **John Mayer**  
    Track from: Continuum  
    \[Aware/Columbia\]  
    
-   **Jenny Wren**  
    **Paul McCartney**  
    Track from: Chaos And Creation In The Backyard  
    \[Capitol\]  
    
-   **Bad Day**  
    **Daniel Powter**  
    Track from: Daniel Powter  
    \[Warner Bros.\]  
    

  

**Category 7**

**Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal  
**  
*(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

-   **My Humps**  
    **The Black Eyed Peas**  
    Track from: Monkey Business  
    \[A&M Records\]  
    
-   **I Will Follow You Into The Dark**  
    **Death Cab For Cutie**  
    Track from: Plans  
    \[Atlantic Records\]  
    
-   **Over My Head (Cable Car)**  
    **The Fray**  
    Track from: How To Save A Life  
    \[Epic\]  
    
-   **Is It Any Wonder?**  
    **Keane**  
    Track from: Under The Iron Sea  
    \[Interscope Records\]  
    
-   **Stickwitu**  
    **The Pussycat Dolls**  
    Track from: PCD  
    \[A&M Records\]  
    

  

**Category 8**

**Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals  
**  
*(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

-   **For Once In My Life**  
    **Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder**  
    Track from: Duets: An American Classic  
    \[RPM Records/Columbia\]  
    
-   **One**  
    **Mary J. Blige & U2**  
    Track from: The Breakthrough  
    \[Geffen/Matriarch Records\]  
    
-   **Always On Your Side**  
    **Sheryl Crow & Sting**  
    Track from: Wildflower  
    \[A&M Records\]  
    
-   **Promiscuous**  
    **Nelly Furtado & Timbaland**  
    Track from: Loose  
    \[Geffen/Mosley Music Group\]  
    
-   **Hips Don't Lie**  
    **Shakira & Wyclef Jean**  
    Track from: Oral Fixation Vol. 2  
    \[Epic\]  
    

  

**Category 9**

**Best Pop Instrumental Performance  
**  
*(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

-   **Mornin'**  
    **George Benson (& Al Jarreau)**  
    Track from: Givin' It Up  
    \[Concord Records/Monster Music\]  
    
-   **Drifting**  
    **Enya**  
    Track from: Amarantine  
    \[Reprise\]  
    
-   **Subterfuge**  
    **Béla Fleck & The Flecktones**  
    Track from: The Hidden Land  
    \[Columbia/Legacy\]  
    
-   **Song H**  
    **Bruce Hornsby**  
    Track from: Intersections: 1985 - 2005  
    \[RCA Legacy\]  
    
-   **My Favorite Things**  
    **The Brian Setzer Orchestra**  
    Track from: Dig That Crazy Christmas  
    \[Surfdog Records\]  
    

  

**Category 10**

**Best Pop Instrumental Album  
**  
*(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)*

  

-   **New Beginnings**  
    **Gerald Albright**  
    \[Peak Records\]  
    
-   **Fire Wire**  
    **Larry Carlton**  
    \[Bluebird/RCA Victor\]  
    
-   **X**  
    **Fourplay**  
    \[Bluebird/RCA Victor\]  
    
-   **Fingerprints**  
    **Peter Frampton**  
    \[A&M Records/New Door Records\]  
    
-   **Wrapped In A Dream**  
    **Spyro Gyra**  
    \[Heads Up International\]  
    

  

**Category 11**

**Best Pop Vocal Album  
**  
*(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)*

  

-   **Back To Basics**  
    **Christina Aguilera**  
    \[RCA Records\]  
    
-   **Back To Bedlam**  
    **James Blunt**  
    \[Custard/Atlantic\]  
    
-   **The River In Reverse**  
    **Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint**  
    \[Verve Forecast\]  
    
-   **Continuum**  
    **John Mayer**  
    \[Aware/Columbia\]  
    
-   **FutureSex/LoveSounds**  
    **Justin Timberlake**  
    \[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group\]  
    

  

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**Field 2 — Dance  
**

**Category 12**

**Best Dance Recording  
**  
*(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)*

  

-   **Suffer Well**  
    **Depeche Mode**  
    **Ben Hillier, producer; Steve Fitzmaurice & Ben Hillier, mixers**  
    Track from: Playing The Angel  
    \[Sire/Reprise/Mute\]  
    
-   **Ooh La La**  
    **Goldfrapp**  
    **Goldfrapp, producers; Mark "Spike" Stent, mixer**  
    Track from: Supernature  
    \[Mute\]  
    
-   **Get Together**  
    **Madonna**  
    **Madonna & Stuart Price, producers; Mark "Spike" Stent, mixer**  
    Track from: Confessions On A Dance Floor  
    \[Warner Bros.\]  
    
-   **I'm With Stupid**  
    **Pet Shop Boys**  
    **Trevor Horn, producer; Robert Orton, mixer**  
    Track from: Fundamental  
    \[Rhino Entertainment\]  
    
-   **Sexy Back**  
    **Justin Timberlake & Timbaland**  
    **Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass, mixer**  
    \[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group\]  
    

  

**Category 13**

**Best Electronic/Dance Album  
**  
*(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)*

  

-   **Supernature**  
    **Goldfrapp**  
    \[Mute\]  
    
-   **Confessions On A Dance Floor**  
    **Madonna**  
    \[Warner Bros.\]  
    
-   **A Lively Mind**  
    **Oakenfold**  
    \[Maverick\]  
    
-   **Fundamental**  
    **Pet Shop Boys**  
    \[Rhino Entertainment\]  
    
-   **The Garden**  
    **Zero 7**  
    \[Atlantic\]  
    

  

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**Field 3 — Traditional Pop  
**

**Category 14**

**Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album  
**  
*(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)*

  

-   **Duets: An American Classic**  
    **Tony Bennett**  
    \[RPM Records/Columbia\]  
    
-   **Caught In The Act**  
    **Michael Bublé**  
    \[143-Reprise\]  
    
-   **Wintersong**  
    **Sarah McLachlan**  
    \[Arista Records/Nettwerk\]  
    
-   **Bette Midler Sings The Peggy Lee Songbook**  
    **Bette Midler**  
    \[Columbia\]  
    
-   **Timeless Love**  
    **Smokey Robinson**  
    \[New Door Records\]  
    

  

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**Field 4 — Rock  
**

**Category 15**

**Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance  
**  
*(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

-   **Nausea**  
    **Beck**  
    \[Interscope Records\]  
    
-   **Someday Baby**  
    **Bob Dylan**  
    Track from: Modern Times  
    \[Columbia\]  
    
-   **Route 66**  
    **John Mayer**  
    Track from: Cars — Soundtrack (Various Artists)  
    \[Disney\]  
    
-   **Saving Grace**  
    **Tom Petty**  
    Track from: Highway Companion  
    \[American\]  
    
-   **Lookin' For A Leader**  
    **Neil Young**  
    Track from: Living With War  
    \[Reprise\]  
    

  

**Category 16**

**Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal  
**  
*(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

-   **Talk**  
    **Coldplay**  
    Track from: X&Y  
    \[Capitol\]  
    
-   **How To Save A Life**  
    **The Fray**  
    Track from: How To Save A Life  
    \[Epic\]  
    
-   **Steady, As She Goes**  
    **The Raconteurs**  
    Track from: Broken Boy Soldiers  
    \[V2/Third Man Records\]  
    
-   **Dani California**  
    **Red Hot Chili Peppers**  
    Track from: Stadium Arcadium  
    \[Warner Bros.\]  
    
-   **The Saints Are Coming**  
    **U2 & Green Day**  
    \[Interscope Records/Warner Bros.\]  
    

  

**Category 17**

**Best Hard Rock Performance  
**  
*(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

  
-   **Crazy B\*\*\*\***  
    **Buckcherry**  
    \[Eleven Seven Music\]  
    
-   **Every Day Is Exactly The Same**  
    **Nine Inch Nails**  
    Track from: With Teeth  
    \[nothing/Interscope Records\]  
    
-   **Lonely Day**  
    **System Of A Down**  
    Track from: Hypnotize  
    \[American/Columbia\]  
    
-   **Vicarious**  
    **Tool****  
    Track from: 10,000 Days  
    \[Volcano/Zomba Label Group\]  
    **
-   ****Woman**  
    **Wolfmother**  
    Track from: Wolfmother  
    \[Modular/Interscope Records\]  
    **

**Category 18**

**Best Metal Performance  
**  
*(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

-   **Redneck**  
    **Lamb Of God**  
    Track from: Sacrament  
    \[Epic\]  
    
-   **Colony Of Birchmen**  
    **Mastodon**  
    Track from: Blood Mountain  
    \[Reprise/Relapse Records\]  
    
-   **Lies, Lies, Lies**  
    **Ministry**  
    Track from: Rio Grande Blood  
    \[13th Planet Records/Megaforce Records\]  
    
-   **Eyes Of The Insane**  
    **Slayer**  
    Track from: Christ Illusion  
    \[American\]  
    
-   **30/30-150**  
    **Stone Sour**  
    \[Roadrunner Records\]  
    

  

**Category 19**

**Best Rock Instrumental Performance  
**  
*(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

-   **Chun Li's Flying Bird Kick**  
    **Arctic Monkeys**  
    \[Domino Recording\]  
    
-   **The Wizard Turns On...**  
    **The Flaming Lips**  
    Track from: At War With The Mystics  
    \[Warner Bros.\]  
    
-   **Black Hole Sun**  
    **Peter Frampton**  
    \[A&M Records/New Door Records\]  
    
-   **Castellorizon**  
    **David Gilmour**  
    Track from: On An Island  
    \[Columbia\]  
    
-   **Super Colossal**  
    **Joe Satriani**  
    Track from: Super Colossal  
    \[Epic\]  
    

  

**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 parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

-   **Chasing Cars**  
    **Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Jonny Quinn, Tom Simpson & Paul Wilson, songwriters (Snow Patrol)**  
    Track from: Eyes Open  
    \[A&M Records; Publisher: Big Life Music.\]  
    
-   **Dani California**  
    **Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith, songwriters (Red Hot Chili Peppers)**  
    Track from: Stadium Arcadium  
    \[Warner Bros.; Publisher: Moebetoblame Music.\]  
    
-   **Lookin' For A Leader**  
    **Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)**  
    Track from: Living With War  
    \[Reprise; Publisher: Silver Fiddle Music.\]  
    
-   **Someday Baby**  
    **Bob Dylan, songwriter (Bob Dylan)**  
    Track from: Modern Times  
    \[Columbia; Publisher: Bob Dylan.\]  
    
-   **When You Were Young**  
    **Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer & Ronnie Vannucci, songwriters (The Killers)**  
    \[Island Records; Publisher: Universal-Polygram Int.\]  
    

  

**Category 21**

**Best Rock Album  
**  
*(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)*

  

-   **Try!**  
    **John Mayer Trio**  
    \[Aware/Columbia\]  
    
-   **Highway Companion**  
    **Tom Petty**  
    \[American\]  
    
-   **Broken Boy Soldiers**  
    **The Raconteurs**  
    \[V2/Third Man Records\]  
    
-   **Stadium Arcadium**  
    **Red Hot Chili Peppers**  
    \[Warner Bros.\]  
    
-   **Living With War**  
    **Neil Young**  
    \[Reprise\]  
    

  

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**Field 5 — Alternative  
**

**Category 22**

**Best Alternative Music Album  
**  
*(Vocal or Instrumental.)*

  

-   **Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not**  
    **Arctic Monkeys**  
    \[Domino Recording\]  
    
-   **At War With The Mystics**  
    **The Flaming Lips**  
    \[Warner Bros.\]  
    
-   **St. Elsewhere**  
    **Gnarls Barkley**  
    \[Downtown/Atlantic\]  
    
-   **Show Your Bones**  
    **Yeah Yeah Yeahs**  
    \[Interscope Records\]  
    
-   **The Eraser**  
    **Thom Yorke**  
    \[XL Recordings\]  
    

  

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**Field 6 — R&B  
**

**Category 23**

**Best Female R&B Vocal Performance  
**  
*(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

-   **Ring The Alarm**  
    **Beyoncé**  
    Track from: B'Day  
    \[Sony Urban Music/Columbia\]  
    
-   **Be Without You**  
    **Mary J. Blige**  
    Track from: The Breakthrough  
    \[Geffen Records\]  
    
-   **Don't Forget About Us**  
    **Mariah Carey**  
    Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi (Ultra Platinum Edition)  
    \[Island Records\]  
    
-   **Day Dreaming**  
    **Natalie Cole**  
    Track from: Leavin'  
    \[Verve Records\]  
    
-   **I Am Not My Hair**  
    **India.Arie**  
    Track from: Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship  
    \[Motown Records\]  
    

  

**Category 24**

**Best Male R&B Vocal Performance  
**  
*(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

-   **Heaven**  
    **John Legend**  
    Track from: Once Again  
    \[Columbia/GOOD/Sony Urban Music\]  
    
-   **So Sick**  
    **Ne-Yo**  
    Track from: In My Own Words  
    \[Def Jam Recordings\]  
    
-   **Black Sweat**  
    **Prince**  
    Track from: 3121  
    \[Universal Records\]  
    
-   **I Call It Love**  
    **Lionel Richie**  
    Track from: Coming Home  
    \[Island Def Jam Recordings\]  
    
-   **Got You Home**  
    **Luther Vandross**  
    \[J Records/Epic/Legacy Recordings\]  
    

  

**Category 25**

**Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals  
**  
*(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

-   **Breezin'**  
    **George Benson & Al Jarreau**  
    Track from: Givin' It Up  
    \[Concord Records/Monster Music\]  
    
-   **Love Changes**  
    **Jamie Foxx Featuring Mary J. Blige**  
    Track from: Unpredictable  
    \[J Records\]  
    
-   **Everyday (Family Reunion)**  
    **Chaka Khan, Gerald Levert, Yolanda Adams & Carl Thomas**  
    Track from: Madea's Family Reunion — Music From The Motion Picture  
    \[Motown Records\]  
    
-   **Family Affair**  
    **(Sly & The Family Stone), John Legend, Joss Stone With Van Hunt**  
    Track from: Different Strokes By Different Folks  
    \[Epic/Legacy Recordings\]  
    
-   **Beautiful, Loved And Blessed**  
    **Prince & Támar**  
    Track from: 3121  
    \[Universal Records\]  
    

  

**Category 26**

**Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance  
**  
*(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

-   **Christmas Time Is Here**  
    **Anita Baker**  
    Track from: Christmas Fantasy  
    \[Blue Note Records\]  
    
-   **God Bless The Child**  
    **George Benson & Al Jarreau Featuring Jill Scott**  
    Track from: Givin' It Up  
    \[Concord Records/Monster Music\]  
    
-   **I Found My Everything**  
    **Mary J. Blige Featuring Raphael Saadiq**  
    Track from: The Breakthrough  
    \[Geffen Records\]  
    
-   **You Are So Beautiful**  
    **Sam Moore Featuring Billy Preston, Zucchero, Eric Clapton & Robert Randolph**  
    Track from: Overnight Sensational  
    \[Rhino Entertainment\]  
    
-   **How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)**  
    **The Temptations**  
    Track from: Reflections  
    \[New Door Records\]  
    

  

**Category 27**

**Best Urban/Alternative Performance  
**  
*(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

-   **Crazy**  
    **Gnarls Barkley**  
    Track from: St. Elsewhere  
    \[Downtown/Atlantic\]  
    
-   **That Heat**  
    **Segio Mendes Featuring Erykah Badu & Will.i.am**  
    Track from: Timeless  
    \[Concord Records/Hear Music\]  
    
-   **Mas Que Nada**  
    **Sergio Mendes Featuring The Black Eyed Peas**  
    Track from: Timeless  
    \[Concord Records/Hear Music/Will.i.am music\]  
    
-   **Idlewild Blue (Don't Chu Worry 'Bout Me)**  
    **Outkast**  
    Track from: Idlewild  
    \[La Face Records/Zomba Label Group\]  
    
-   **3121**  
    **Prince**  
    Track from: 3121  
    \[Universal Records\]  
    

  

**Category 28**

**Best R&B Song  
**  
*(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

  
-   **Be Without You**  
    **Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry, songwriters (Mary J. Blige)**  
    Track from: The Breakthrough  
    \[Geffen Records; Publishers: Chrysalis Music, Mary J. Blige Music, Naked Under My Clothes Music, Universal Music Corp., Babyboy's Little Publishing, Jason's Lyrics, Noontime South, Reach Global Tunes, WB Music.\]  
    
-   **Black Sweat**  
    **Prince, songwriter (Prince)**  
    Track from: 3121  
    \[Universal Records; Publisher: Controversy Music.\]  
    
-   **Deja Vu**  
    **Shawn Carter, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, Makeba Riddick, Keli Nicole Price, Delisha Thomas & John Webb songwriters (Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z)**  
    \[Sony Urban Music/Columbia; Publishers: Beyoncé Publishing, EMI Blackwood Music, 23000 Music Publishing, Makeba Yoga Flames Music/Janice Combs Publishing/EMI Blackwood, Price Tag, EMI April Music/Carter Boys Publishing.\]  
    
-   **Don't Forget About Us**  
    **Johnta Austin, Mariah Carey, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jermaine Dupri, songwriters (Mariah Carey)**  
    Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi (Ultra Platinum Edition)  
    \[Island Records; Publishers: Rye Songs, Shaniah Cymone Music, EMI April Music, Babyboy's Little Publishing Company, Noontime South, Naked Under My Clothes, Chrysalis Music.\]  
    
-   **I Am Not My Hair**  
    **Drew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders & India Arie Simpson, songwriters (India.Arie)**  
    Track from: Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship  
    \[Motown Records; Publishers: Gold & Iron Music, Wang Out Music Sony, Combustion Windswept, Noka International/Famous Music.\]  
    

  

**Category 29**

**Best R&B Album  
**  
*(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)*

  

-   **The Breakthrough**  
    **Mary J. Blige**  
    \[Geffen Records\]  
    
-   **Unpredictable**  
    **Jamie Foxx**  
    \[J Records\]  
    
-   **Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship**  
    **India.Arie**  
    \[Motown Records\]  
    
-   **3121**  
    **Prince**  
    \[Universal Republic\]  
    
-   **Coming Home**  
    **Lionel Richie**  
    \[Island Def Jam Recordings\]  
    

  

**Category 30**

**Best Contemporary R&B Album  
**  
*(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)*

  

-   **B'Day**  
    **Beyoncé**  
    \[Sony Urban Music/Columbia\]  
    
-   **Chris Brown**  
    **Chris Brown**  
    \[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group\]  
    
-   **20 Y.O.**  
    **Janet Jackson**  
    \[Virgin Records\]  
    
-   **Kelis Was Here**  
    **Kelis**  
    \[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group/Dope Entertainment\]  
    
-   **In My Own Words**  
    **Ne-Yo**  
    \[Def Jam Recordings\]  
    

  

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**Field 7 — Rap  
**

**Category 31**

**Best Rap Solo Performance  
**  
*(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

-   **Touch It**  
    **Busta Rhymes**  
    Track from: The Big Bang  
    \[Aftermath/Interscope Records\]  
    
-   **We Run This**  
    **Missy Elliott**  
    Track from: The Cookbook  
    \[Goldmind/Atlantic\]  
    
-   **Kick, Push**  
    **Lupe Fiasco**  
    Track from: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor  
    \[1st & 15th/Atlantic\]  
    
-   **Undeniable**  
    **Mos Def**  
    \[Geffen Records\]  
    
-   **What You Know**  
    **T.I.**  
    Track from: King  
    \[Grand Hustle/Atlantic\]  
    

  

**Category 32**

**Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group  
**  
*(For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

-   **Ridin**  
    **Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone**  
    \[Universal Records\]  
    
-   **Georgia**  
    **Ludacris & Field Mob (Featuring Jamie Foxx)**  
    Track from: Ludacris Presents...Disturbing Tha Peace And From Field Mob — Light Poles And Pine Trees  
    \[DTP/Geffen/Def Jam Recordings\]  
    
-   **Grillz**  
    **Nelly Featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp**  
    Track from: Sweatsuit  
    \[Universal Records\]  
    
-   **Mighty "O"**  
    **Outkast**  
    \[La Face/Zomba Label Group\]  
    
-   **Don't Feel Right**  
    **The Roots**  
    \[Def Jam Recordings\]  
    

  

**Category 33**

**Best Rap/Sung Collaboration  
**  
*(For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

-   **Smack That**  
    **Akon Featuring Eminem**  
    \[SRC/Universal Records\]  
    
-   **Deja Vu**  
    **Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z**  
    \[Sony Urban Music/Columbia\]  
    
-   **Shake That**  
    **Eminem Featuring Nate Dogg**  
    Track from: Curtain Call — The Hits  
    \[Aftermath/Shady/Interscope Records\]  
    
-   **Unpredictable**  
    **Jamie Foxx Featuring Ludacris**  
    Track from: Unpredictable  
    \[J Records\]  
    
-   **My Love**  
    **Justin Timberlake Featuring T.I.**  
    Track from: FutureSex/LoveSounds  
    \[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group\]  
    

  

**Category 34**

**Best Rap Song  
**  
*(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

-   **It's Goin' Down**  
    **Chadron Moore & Jasiel Robinson, songwriters (Yung Joc)**  
    Track from: New Joc City  
    \[Bad Boy South; Publishers: Granny Man Publishing, Malik/Mekhi Music, Basement Funk, Regina's Son Music.\]  
    
-   **Kick, Push**  
    **Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, songwriter (Lupe Fiasco)**  
    Track from: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor  
    \[1st & 15th/Atlantic; Publishers: Hey Lu Chill Music/Heavy as Heaven, 1st & 15th Publishing/Mr. Lopez Music.\]  
    
-   **Money Maker**  
    **Christopher Bridges & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Ludacris Featuring Pharrell)**  
    Track from: Release Therapy  
    \[Disturbing The Peace/Def Jam Recordings; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music, Waters of Nazareth Publishing.\]  
    
-   **Ridin**  
    **Anthony Henderson, Juan Carlos Salinas, Oscar Salinas & Hakeem Seriki, songwriters**  
    **(Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone)**  
    \[Universal Records; Publishers: Chamilitary Camp Music, Play-N-Skilz Music, EMI Publishing.\]  
    
-   **What You Know**  
    **Gabriel Arillo, Aldrian Davis & Clifford Harris, songwriters; (Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson, Curtis Mayfield & Billy Roberts, songwriters) (T.I.)**  
    Track from: King  
    \[Grand Hustle/Atlantic; Publishers: Club Crown Publishing, Toomp Stone Publishing, Careers-BMG Music, WB Music Corp., Warner-Tamerlane Publishing.\]  
    

  

**Category 35**

**Best Rap Album  
**  
*(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)*

  

-   **Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor**  
    **Lupe Fiasco**  
    \[1st & 15th/Atlantic\]  
    
-   **Release Therapy**  
    **Ludacris**  
    \[Disturbing Tha Peace\]  
    
-   **In My Mind**  
    **Pharrell**  
    \[Star Trak/Interscope Records\]  
    
-   **Game Theory**  
    **The Roots**  
    \[Def Jam Recordings\]  
    
-   **King**  
    **T.I.**  
    \[Grand Hustle/Atlantic\]  
    

  

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**Field 8 — Country  
**

**Category 36**

**Best Female Country Vocal Performance  
**  
*(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

-   **Kerosene**  
    **Miranda Lambert**  
    Track from: Kerosene  
    \[Epic\]  
    
-   **I Still Miss Someone**  
    **Martina McBride**  
    \[RCA Nashville\]  
    
-   **Something's Gotta Give**  
    **LeAnn Rimes**  
    Track from: This Woman  
    \[Curb Records\]  
    
-   **Jesus, Take The Wheel**  
    **Carrie Underwood**  
    Track from: Some Hearts  
    \[Arista/Arista Nashville/19\]  
    
-   **I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today**  
    **Gretchen Wilson**  
    \[Epic Nashville\]  
    

  

**Category 37**

**Best Male Country Vocal Performance  
**  
*(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

-   **Every Mile A Memory**  
    **Dierks Bentley**  
    \[Capitol Records Nashville\]  
    
-   **The Reason Why**  
    **Vince Gill**  
    \[MCA Nashville\]  
    
-   **The Seashores Of Old Mexico**  
    **George Strait**  
    Track from: Somewhere Down In Texas  
    \[MCA Nashville\]  
    
-   **Would You Go With Me**  
    **Josh Turner**  
    Track from: Your Man  
    \[MCA Nashville\]  
    
-   **Once In A Lifetime**  
    **Keith Urban**  
    \[Capitol Records Nashville\]  
    

  

**Category 38**

**Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal  
**  
*(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

-   **Not Ready To Make Nice**  
    **Dixie Chicks**  
    Track from: Taking The Long Way  
    \[Open Wide/Columbia\]  
    
-   **Heaven's My Home**  
    **The Duhks**  
    Track from: Migrations  
    \[Sugar Hill Records\]  
    
-   **Boondocks**  
    **Little Big Town**  
    Track from: The Road To Here  
    \[Equity Music Group\]  
    
-   **What Hurts The Most**  
    **Rascal Flatts**  
    Track from: Me And My Gang  
    \[Lyric Street Records\]  
    
-   **Leave The Pieces**  
    **The Wreckers**  
    Track from: Stand Still — Look Pretty  
    \[Maverick\]  
    

  

**Category 39**

**Best Country Collaboration With Vocals  
**  
*(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

-   **Who Says You Can't Go Home**  
    **Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles**  
    Track from: Have A Nice Day  
    \[Island\]  
    
-   **Tomorrow Is Forever**  
    **Solomon Burke & Dolly Parton**  
    Track from: Nashville  
    \[Shout! Factory\]  
    
-   **Calling Me**  
    **Kenny Rogers & Don Henley**  
    Track from: Water & Bridges  
    \[Capitol Records Nashville\]  
    
-   **Midnight Angel**  
    **Rhonda Vincent & Bobby Osborne**  
    Track from: All American Bluegrass Girl  
    \[Rounder\]  
    
-   **Love Will Always Win**  
    **Trisha Yearwood & Garth Brooks**  
    Track from: Jasper County  
    \[MCA Nashville\]  
    

  

**Category 40**

**Best Country Instrumental Performance  
**  
*(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

-   **Jerusalem Ridge**  
    **Casey Driessen**  
    Track from: 3D  
    \[Sugar Hill Records\]  
    
-   **Gameshow Rag/Cannonball Rag**  
    **Tommy Emmanuel**  
    Track from: The Mystery  
    \[Favored Nations Acoustic\]  
    
-   **Whiskey Before Breakfast**  
    **Bryan Sutton & Doc Watson**  
    Track from: Not Too Far From The Tree  
    \[Sugar Hill Records\]  
    
-   **The Eleventh Reel**  
    **Chris Thile**  
    Track from: How To Grow A Woman From The Ground  
    \[Sugar Hill Records\]  
    
-   **Nature Of The Beast**  
    **Jim VanCleve**  
    Track from: No Apologies  
    \[Rural Rhythm Records\]  
    

  

**Category 41**

**Best Country Song  
**  
*(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

-   **Every Mile A Memory**  
    **Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard, songwriters (Dierks Bentley)**  
    \[Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Big White Tracks Music, Home with the Armadillo Music, Ensign Music, Rancho Papa Music.\]  
    
-   **I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today**  
    **Matraca Berg & Jim Collins, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)**  
    \[Epic Nashville; Publishers: Songs of Universal, Hannaberg Music, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, Hope-N-Cal Music.\]  
    
-   **Jesus, Take The Wheel**  
    **Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)**  
    Track from: Some Hearts  
    \[Arista/Arista Nashville/19; Publishers: Dimensional Music of 1091/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, Raylene Music/BPJ Administration, No Such Music, Passing Stranger Music/1609 Songs/Music of Windswept.\]  
    
-   **Like Red On A Rose**  
    **Melanie Castleman & Robert Lee Castleman, songwriters (Alan Jackson)**  
    Track from: Like Red On A Rose  
    \[Arista Nashville/Sony BMG; Publishers: Farm Use Only Music, Cassamel Music.\]  
    
-   **What Hurts The Most**  
    **Steve Robson & Jeffrey Steele, songwriters (Rascal Flatts)**  
    Track from: Me And My Gang  
    \[Lyric Street Records; Publishers: Gottahaveable Music, Songs of Windswept Pacific, Almo Music.\]  
    

  

**Category 42**

**Best Country Album  
**  
*(Vocal or Instrumental.)*

  

-   **Taking The Long Way**  
    **Dixie Chicks**  
    \[Open Wide/Columbia\]  
    
-   **Like Red On A Rose**  
    **Alan Jackson**  
    \[Arista Nashville/Sony BMG\]  
    
-   **The Road To Here**  
    **Little Big Town**  
    \[Equity Music Group\]  
    
-   **You Don't Know Me: The Songs Of Cindy Walker**  
    **Willie Nelson**  
    \[Lost Highway\]  
    
-   **Your Man**  
    **Josh Turner**  
    \[MCA Nashville\]  
    

  

**Category 43**

**Best Bluegrass Album  
**  
*(Vocal or Instrumental.)*

  

-   **Long List Of Heartaches**  
    **The Grascals**  
    \[Rounder\]  
    
-   **Bluegrass**  
    **Jim Lauderdale**  
    \[Yep Roc\]  
    
-   **Instrumentals**  
    **Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky Thunder**  
    \[Skaggs Family Records\]  
    
-   **Live At The Ryman**  
    **Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives**  
    \[Superlatone Records/Universal South Records\]  
    
-   **All American Bluegrass Girl**  
    **Rhonda Vincent**  
    \[Rounder\]  
    

  

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**Field 9 — New Age  
**

**Category 44**

**Best New Age Album  
**  
*(Vocal or Instrumental.)*

  

-   **A Posteriori**  
    **Enigma**  
    \[Virgin Records\]  
    
-   **Amarantine**  
    **Enya**  
    \[Reprise\]  
    
-   **Beyond Words**  
    **Gentle Thunder With Will Clipman & AmoChip Dabney**  
    \[Delvian Records / GT Productions\]  
    
-   **Elements Series: Fire**  
    **Peter Kater**  
    \[Real Music\]  
    
-   **The Magical Journeys Of Andreas Vollenweider**  
    **Andreas Vollenweider**  
    \[Kin Kou/SLG Records\]  
    

  

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**Field 10 — Jazz  
**

**Category 45**

**Best Contemporary Jazz Album  
**  
*(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)*

  

-   **The Hidden Land**  
    **Béla Fleck & The Flecktones**  
    \[Columbia\]  
    
-   **People People Music Music**  
    **Groove Collective**  
    \[Savoy Jazz Worldwide\]  
    
-   **Rewind That**  
    **Christian Scott**  
    \[Concord Jazz\]  
    
-   **Sexotica**  
    **Sex Mob**  
    \[Thirsty Ear Recordings, Inc.\]  
    
-   **Who Let The Cats Out?**  
    **Mike Stern**  
    \[Heads Up\]  
    

  

**Category 46**

**Best Jazz Vocal Album  
**  
*(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)*

  

-   **Footprints**  
    **Karrin Allyson**  
    \[Concord Jazz\]  
    
-   **Easy To Love**  
    **Roberta Gambarini**  
    \[Groovin' High/Kindred Rhythm\]  
    
-   **Live At Jazz Standard With Fred Hersch**  
    **Nancy King**  
    \[Maxjazz\]  
    
-   **From This Moment On**  
    **Diana Krall**  
    \[Verve\]  
    
-   **Turned To Blue**  
    **Nancy Wilson**  
    \[MCG Jazz\]  
    

  

**Category 47**

**Best Jazz Instrumental Solo  
**  
*(For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

-   **Some Skunk Funk**  
    **Michael Brecker, soloist**  
    Track from: Some Skunk Funk (Randy Brecker w/Michael Brecker)  
    \[Telarc Jazz/BHM\]  
    
-   **Paq Man**  
    **Paquito D'Rivera, soloist**  
    Track from: From The Heart (Hilario Duran And His Latin Jazz Big Band)  
    \[Alma Records\]  
    
-   **Freedom Jazz Dance**  
    **Taylor Eigsti, soloist**  
    Track from: Lucky To Be Me  
    \[Concord Jazz\]  
    
-   **Hippidy Hop (Drum Solo)**  
    **Roy Haynes, soloist**  
    Track from: Whereas  
    \[Dreyfus Jazz\]  
    
-   **Hope**  
    **Branford Marsalis, soloist**  
    Track from: Braggtown  
    \[Marsalis Music/Rounder\]  
    

  

**Category 48**

**Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group  
**  
*(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)*

  

-   **Sound Grammar**  
    **Ornette Coleman**  
    \[Sound Grammar\]  
    
-   **The Ultimate Adventure**  
    **Chick Corea**  
    \[Stretch Records\]  
    
-   **Trio Beyond — Saudades**  
    **Jack DeJohnette, Larry Goldings & John Scofield**  
    \[ECM\]  
    
-   **Beyond The Wall**  
    **Kenny Garrett**  
    \[Nonesuch\]  
    
-   **Sonny, Please**  
    **Sonny Rollins**  
    \[Doxy Records\]  
    

  

**Category 49**

**Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album  
**  
*(For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)*

  

-   **Some Skunk Funk**  
    **Randy Brecker With Michael Brecker, Jim Beard, Will Lee, Peter Erskine, Marcio Doctor & Vince Mendoza conducting The WDR Big Band Köln**  
    \[Telarc Jazz/BHM\]  
    
-   **Spirit Music**  
    **Bob Brookmeyer — New Art Orchestra**  
    \[ArtistShare\]  
    
-   **Streams Of Expression**  
    **Joe Lovano Ensemble**  
    \[Blue Note Records\]  
    
-   **Live In Tokyo At The Blue Note**  
    **Mingus Big Band**  
    \[Sunnyside/Sue Mingus Music\]  
    
-   **Up From The Skies — Music Of Jim McNeely**  
    **The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra**  
    \[Planet Arts Recordings\]  
    

  

**Category 50**

**Best Latin Jazz Album  
**  
*(Vocal or Instrumental.)*

  

-   **Codes**  
    **Ignacio Berroa**  
    \[Blue Note Records\]  
    
-   **Cubist Music**  
    **Edsel Gomez**  
    \[Zoho\]  
    
-   **Simpático**  
    **The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project**  
    \[ArtistShare\]  
    
-   **Absolute Quintet**  
    **Dafnis Prieto**  
    \[Zoho\]  
    
-   **Viva**  
    **Diego Urcola, Edward Simon, Avishai Cohen, Antonio Sanchez & Pernell Saturnino**  
    \[CAM Jazz\]  
    

  

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**Field 11 — Gospel  
**

**Category 51**

**Best Gospel Performance  
**  
*(For solo, duo, group as collaborative performances. Singles or tracks with vocal containing Gospel lyrics. All genres of Gospel music are eligible.)*

  

-   **Victory**  
    **Yolanda Adams**  
    Track from: The Gospel — Soundtrack  
    \[Verity Records\]  
    
-   **Not Forgotten**  
    **Israel & New Breed**  
    Track from: Alive In South Africa  
    \[Integrity Gospel\]  
    
-   **The Blessing Of Abraham**  
    **Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers**  
    Track from: Finale Act One  
    \[EMI Gospel\]  
    
-   **Made To Worship**  
    **Chris Tomlin**  
    Track from: See The Morning  
    \[sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records\]  
    
-   **Victory**  
    **Tye Tribbett & G.A.**  
    Track from: Victory Live!  
    \[Columbia, Sony Urban\]  
    

  

**Category 52**

**Best Gospel Song  
**  
*(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)*

  

-   **The Blessing Of Abraham**  
    **Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers)**  
    Track from: Finale Act One  
    \[EMI Gospel; Publishers: QW Songs, Zomba Publishing.\]  
    
-   **Imagine Me**  
    **Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)**  
    \[Fo Yo Soul/Verity/Zomba; Publishers: Zomba Songs, Kerrion Publishing, Lilly Mack Music.\]  
      
    
-   **Mountain Of God**  
    **Brown Bannister & Mac Powell, songwriters (Third Day)**  
    Track from: Wherever You Are  
    \[Essential Records; Publishers: Vandura 2500 Songs, New Spring (Zomba), Banistuci Music.\]  
    
-   **Not Forgotten**  
    **Israel Houghton & Aaron Lindsey, songwriters (Israel & New Breed)**  
    Track from: Alive In South Africa  
    \[Integrity Gospel; Publishers: Sound of the New Breed, Integrity's Praise! Music, Aaron Lindsey Publishing.\]  
    
-   **Victory**  
    **Tye Tribbett, songwriter (Tye Tribbett & G.A.)**  
    Track from: Victory Live!  
    \[Columbia, Sony Urban; Publisher: G.A.S. Music.\]  
    

  

**Category 53**

**Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album  
**  
*(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)*

  

-   **DecembeRadio**  
    **DecembeRadio**  
    \[Slanted Records\]  
    
-   **Where The Past Meets Today**  
    **Sarah Kelly**  
    \[Gotee Records\]  
    
-   **Turn Around**  
    **Jonny Lang**  
    \[A&M Records\]  
    
-   **End Of Silence**  
    **Red**  
    \[Essential Records\]  
    
-   **Bone-A-Fide**  
    **T-Bone**  
    \[Bone Yard/Flicker Records\]  
    

  

**Category 54**

**Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album  
**  
*(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)*

  

-   **Sound Of Melodies**  
    **Leeland**  
    \[Essential Records\] <

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