Big Things Poppin' (Do It) Clifford Harris & Byron Thomas, songwriters (T.I.) [Grand Hustle/Atlantic; Publishers: Crown Club Publishing/Warner Chappell Music, Fresh Is The Word]
Can't Tell Me Nothing Aldrin Davis & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West) Track from: Graduation
[Roc-A-Fella; Publishers: Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978]
Crank That (Soulja Boy) Soulja Boy Tell'Em, songwriter (Soulja Boy Tell'Em) [Collipark/Interscope Records; Publisher: Element 9 Recordings]
Good Life Aldrin Davis, Mike Dean, Faheem Najm & Kanye West, songwriters (J. Ingram & Q. Jones, songwriters)(Kanye West Featuring T-Pain) Track from: Graduation
[Roc-A-Fella; Publishers: Yellow Brick Road Music/Eiseman Music/EMI Blackwood Music/Please Gimme My Publishing/Careers BMG Music Publishing, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing]
Category 35
Best Rap Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Finding Forever Common [Geffen]
Kingdom Come Jay-Z [Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam Recordings]
Hip Hop Is Dead Nas [Def Jam/Columbia/The Jones Experience]
T.I. vs T.I.P. T.I. [Grand Hustle/Atlantic]
Graduation Kanye West [Roc-A-Fella Records]
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Field 8 — Country
Category 36
Best Female Country Vocal Performance (For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Simple Love Alison Krauss Track from: A Hundred Miles Or More: A Collection
[Rounder]
Famous In A Small Town Miranda Lambert Track from: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
[Columbia Nashville]
Nothin' Better To Do LeAnn Rimes [Curb Records]
Before He Cheats Carrie Underwood Track from: Some Hearts
[19 Recordings/Arista Nashville]
Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love Trisha Yearwood [Big Machine Records]
Category 37
Best Male Country Vocal Performance (For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Long Trip Alone Dierks Bentley Track from: Long Trip Alone
[Capitol Records Nashville]
A Woman's Love Alan Jackson Track from: Like Red On A Rose
[Arista Nashville]
If You're Reading This Tim McGraw Track from: Let It Go
[Curb Records]
Give It Away George Strait Track from: It Just Comes Natural
[MCA Nashville]
Stupid Boy Keith Urban Track from: Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing
[Capitol Records Nashville]
Category 38
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals (For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Lucky Man Montgomery Gentry Track from: Some People Change
[Columbia Nashville]
Sweet Memories The Time Jumpers Track from: Jumpin' Time
[Crosswind]
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.)
Days Aren't Long Enough Steve Earle & Allison Moorer Track from: Washington Square Serenade
[New West Records]
Because Of You Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson [MCA Nashville]
I Need You Tim McGraw & Faith Hill Track from: Let It Go
[Curb Records]
Lost Highway Willie Nelson & Ray Price Track from: Last Of The Breed
[Lost Highway Records]
Fidoodlin' The Time Jumpers Track from: Jumpin' Time
[Crosswind]
Category 41
Best Country Song (A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Before He Cheats Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood) Track from: Some Hearts
[19 Recordings/Arista Nashville; Publishers: Big Loud Shirt Industries, Mighty Underdog Music/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing]
Give It Away Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon & Jamey Johnson, songwriters (George Strait) Track from: It Just Comes Natural
[MCA Nashville; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Mr. Bubba Music, Run Slow Music, EMI Blackwood Music]
I Need You Tony Lane & David Lee, songwriters (Tim McGraw & Faith Hill) Track from: Let It Go
[Curb Records; Publishers: Careers-BMG Music Publishing/Nervous Worm Music/Famous Music/Ed And Lucille Songs]
If You're Reading This Tim McGraw, Brad Warren & Brett Warren, songwriters (Tim McGraw) Track from: Let It Go
[Curb Records; Publishers: Bucky And Clyde Music, Stylesonic Music]
Long Trip Alone Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard, songwriters (Dierks Bentley) Track from: Long Trip Alone
[Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Ensign Music/Rancho Papa Music/Home With The Armadillo Music, Big White Tracks]
Category 42
Best Country Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Long Trip Alone Dierks Bentley [Capitol Records Nashville]
These Days Vince Gill [MCA Nashville]
Let It Go Tim McGraw [Curb Records]
5th Gear Brad Paisley [Arista Nashville]
It Just Comes Natural George Strait [MCA Nashville]
Category 43
Best Bluegrass Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Cherryholmes II Black And White Cherryholmes [Skaggs Family Records]
Lefty's Old Guitar J. D. Crowe & The New South [Rounder]
The Bluegrass Diaries Jim Lauderdale [Yep Roc Records]
Scenechronized Seldom Scene [Sugar Hill]
Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular Tony Trischka [Rounder]
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Field 9 — New Age
Category 44
Best New Age Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Faces Of The Sun Peter Kater [Silver Wave Records]
Sacred Journey Of Ku -Kai, Volume 3 Kitaro [Domo Records, Inc]
One Guitar Ottmar Liebert [Spiral Subwave Records]
Southwest Eric Tingstad [Cheshire Records]
Crestone Paul Winter Consort [Living Music]
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Field 10 — Jazz
Category 45
Best Contemporary Jazz Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
Best Jazz Vocal Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Avant Gershwin Patti Austin [Rendezvous Entertainment]
Red Earth - A Malian Journey Dee Dee Bridgewater [DDB/Emarcy]
Music Maestro Please Freddy Cole [HighNote Records]
Nightmoves Kurt Elling [Concord Jazz]
On The Other Side Tierney Sutton (Band) [Telarc 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.)
Levees Terence Blanchard, soloist Track from: A Tale Of God's Will (A Requiem For Katrina)
[Blue Note]
Anagram Michael Brecker, soloist Track from: Pilgrimage
[Heads Up International]
Both Sides Now Herbie Hancock, soloist Track from: River: The Joni Letters
[Verve]
Lullaby Hank Jones, soloist Track from: Kids: Live At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (Joe Lovano and Hank Jones)
[Blue Note]
The Magician Sammy Figueroa And His Latin Jazz Explosion [Savant Records]
Borrowed Time (TIEMPO PRESTADO) Steve Khan [Tone Center Records]
Refugee Hector Martignon [Zoho]
Big Band Urban Folktales Bobby Sanabria Big Band [Jazzheads]
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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.)
East To West Casting Crowns Track from: The Altar And The Door
[Beach Street Records/Reunion Records]
(Tie)
Blessed & Highly Favored The Clark Sisters Track from: Live - One Last Time
[EMI Gospel]
Never Gonna Break My Faith Aretha Franklin & Mary J. Blige (Featuring The Harlem Boys Choir) Track from: Bobby: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
[Island Def Jam]
With Long Life Israel And New Breed Featuring T-Bone Track from: A Deeper Level
[Integrity Music]
He Set My Life To Music CeCe Winans Track from: She Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool - A Tribute To Barbara Mandrell
[BNA Records]
Category 52
Best Gospel Song (A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Blessed & Highly Favored Karen Clark-Sheard, songwriter (The Clark Sisters) Track from: Live - One Last Time
[EMI Gospel; Publisher: K. Sheard's Melody]
East To West Mark Hall & Bernie Herms, songwriters (Casting Crowns) Track from: The Altar And The Door
[Beach Street Records/Reunion Records; Publishers: Club Zoo Music, Sparrow Song, Swecs Music, Banahama Tunes/Word Music]
Encourage Yourself Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers) Track from: The Grand Finale: Encourage Yourself
[EMI Gospel; Publishers: QW Songs/Zomba Publishing]
Made To Love Cary Barlowe, Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore & Aaron Rice, songwriters (TobyMac) Track from: Portable Sounds
[ForeFront Records; Publishers: Achtober Songs/Emack Music/Lowe Bar Music/Jammu Music/Rizzle Music]
Praise On The Inside James L. Moss, songwriter (J. Moss) [Gospo Centric; Publisher: Millenni-era Music]
Category 53
Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Before The Daylight's Shot Ashley Cleveland [204 Records]
HIStory: Our Place In His Story The Cross Movement [Cross Movement Records]
Open Book Da' T.R.U.T.H. [Cross Movement Records]
The Reckoning Pillar [Flicker Records]
Comatose Skillet [Atlantic/Lava/Ardent/INO]
Category 54
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
The Altar And The Door Casting Crowns [Beach Street Records/Reunion Records]
A Deeper Level Israel And New Breed [Integrity Music]
True Beauty Mandisa [Sparrow Records]
Stand Michael W. Smith [Reunion Records]
Portable Sounds TobyMac [ForeFront Records]
Category 55
Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Amazing Grace Bill & Gloria Gaither And The Homecoming Friends [Gaither Music Group]
Journey Of Joy Karen Peck And New River [Daywind Records]
Everybody's Brother Billy Joe Shaver [Compadre Records/Music World Entertainment]
Salt Of The Earth Ricky Skaggs & The Whites [Skaggs Family Records]
Tell Someone Kenny & Amanda Smith Band [Rebel Records]
I'll Fly Away: Country Hymns & Songs Of Faith Various Artists Ed Cash, producer [Sparrow Records]
Category 56
Best Traditional Gospel Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Live - One Last Time The Clark Sisters [EMI Gospel]
The Grand Finale': Encourage Yourself Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers [EMI Gospel]
Life Changing Smokie Norful [EMI Gospel]
Thirsty Marvin Sapp [Verity]
Cherch Bebe Winans [Koch Records]
Category 57
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Grateful Coko [Light Records]
Free To Worship Fred Hammond [Verity]
V2… J. Moss [Gospo Centric/Zomba Gospel]
T57 Trin-I-Tee 5:7 [Spirit Rising Music/Music World Entertainment]
Alone But Not Alone Marvin Winans [Pure Springs Gospel]
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Field 12 — Latin
Category 58
Best Latin Pop Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Papito Miguel Bosé & Varios Artistas [Warner Music Latina]
12 Segundos De Oscuridad Jorge Drexler [Warner Music Latina]
Navidades Luis Miguel Luis Miguel [Warner Music Latina]
Dicen Que El Tiempo Jennifer Peña [Univision Records]
El Tren De Los Momentos Alejandro Sanz [Warner Music Latina]
Category 59
Best Latin Rock Or Alternative Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
No Hay Espacio Black:Guayaba [Machete Music]
Adelantando Jarabe De Palo [Warner Music Latina]
Amantes Sunt Amentes Panda [Warner Music Latina]
Kamikaze Rabanes [Universal Music Latino]
Memo Rex Commander Y El Corazón Atómico De La Via Láctea Zoé [Noiselab/EMI Mexico]
Category 60
Best Latin Urban Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
E.S.L. Akwid [Univision Records]
El Abayarde Contra-Ataca Tego Calderón [Warner Music Latina]
Residente O Visitante Calle 13 [Norte]
El Cartel: The Big Boss Daddy Yankee [El Cartel/Interscope Records]
Vacaneria! Fulanito [Cutting Records Inc.]
Category 61
Best Tropical Latin Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Greetings From Havana Cubanismo [AIM Trading Group P/L]
En Primera Plana Issac Delgado [La Calle Records]
Arroz Con Habichuela El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico [Norte/Discos 605]
