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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.)
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Irreplaceable
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles, S. Smith & Stargate, producers; Jim Caruana, Jason Goldstein & Geoff Rice, engineers/mixers
Track from: B'Day
[Sony Urban Music/Columbia/Music World Productions]
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The Pretender
Foo Fighters
Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers
[Roswell/RCA Records]
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Umbrella
Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
Kuk Harrell, Terius "The Dream" Nash & C. "Tricky" Stewart, producers; Kuk Harrell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers
Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
[Def Jam]
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What Goes Around…Comes Around
Justin Timberlake
Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland, engineers/mixers
[Jive/Zomba]
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Rehab
Amy Winehouse
Mark Ronson, producer; Tom Elmhirst, Vaughan Merrick, Dom Morley, Mark Ronson & Gabriel Roth, engineers/mixers
Track from: Back To Black
[Universal Republic Records]
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.)
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Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Foo Fighters
Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer
[Roswell/RCA Records]
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These Days
Vince Gill
John Anderson, Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell, Diana Krall & The Del McCoury Band, featured artists; Vince Gill, John Hobbs & Justin Niebank, producers; Neal Cappellino & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer
[MCA Nashville]
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River: The Joni Letters
Herbie Hancock
Leonard Cohen, Norah Jones, Joni Mitchell, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza & Tina Turner, featured artists; Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, producers; Helik Hadar, engineer/mixer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer
[Verve]
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Graduation
Kanye West
Dwele, Lil Wayne, Mos Def & T-Pain, featured artists; Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Mike Dean, Eric Hudson, Brian "Allday" Miller, Nottz, Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds, Gee Roberson, Toomp & Kanye West, producers; Craig Bauer, Bruce Buechner, Andrew Dawson, Mike Dean, Anthony Kilhoffer, Greg Koller, Manny Marroquin, Nottz Raw, Tony Rey, Seiji Sekine, Paul Sheehy & D. Sloan, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
[Roc-A-Fella Records]
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Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
Mark Ronson & Salaam Remi, producers; Tom Elmhirst, Vaughan Merrick, Dom Morley, Gary Noble, Derek Pacuk, Matt Paul, Mark Ronson, Gabriel Roth & Franklin Socorro, engineers/mixers; Stuart Hawkes, mastering engineer
[Universal Republic Records]
Category 3
Song Of The Year
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
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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]
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Hey There Delilah
Tom Higgenson, songwriter (Plain White T's)
Track from: Every Second Counts
[Hollywood Records/Fearless Records; Publisher: So Happy Publishing]
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Like A Star
Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriter (Corinne Bailey Rae)
Track from: Corinne Bailey Rae
[Capitol Records; Publisher: Global Talent Publishing]
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Rehab
Amy Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse)
Track from: Back To Black
[Universal Republic Records; Publisher: EMI Music Publishing]
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Umbrella
Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius "Dream" Nash & Christopher Stewart,
songwriters (Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z)
Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
[Def Jam; Publisher: Peer 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.)
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Feist
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Ledisi
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Paramore
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Taylor Swift
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Amy Winehouse
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Field 1 — Pop
Category 5
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
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Candyman
Christina Aguilera
[RCA Records]
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1234
Feist
Track from: The Reminder
[Cherry Tree / Interscope Records]
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Big Girls Don't Cry
Fergie
Track from: The Dutchess
[A&M Records]
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Say It Right
Nelly Furtado
Track from: Loose
[Geffen]
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Rehab
Amy Winehouse
Track from: Back To Black
[Universal Republic Records]
Category 6
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
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Everything
Michael Bublé
Track from: Call Me Irresponsible
[143 Records/Reprise]
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Belief
John Mayer
Track from: The Village Sessions
[Columbia/Aware]
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Dance Tonight
Paul McCartney
Track from: Memory Almost Full
[MPL/Hear Music]
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Amazing
Seal
[Warner Bros.]
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What Goes Around...Comes Around
Justin Timberlake
[Jive]
Category 7
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
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(You Want To) Make A Memory
Bon Jovi
Track from: Lost Highway
[Island/Mercury]
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Home
Daughtry
[RCA Records/19 Recordings]
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Makes Me Wonder
Maroon 5
Track from: It Won't Be Soon Before Long
[Octone/A&M Records]
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Hey There Delilah
Plain White T's
Track from: Every Second Counts
[Hollywood Records]
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Window In The Skies
U2
Track from: U218 - Singles
[Interscope 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.)
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Steppin' Out
Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera
Track from: Duets: An American Classic
[Columbia]
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Beautiful Liar
Beyoncé & Shakira
Track from: B'Day (Deluxe Edition)
[Columbia/Sony Urban]
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Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
[Rounder Records]
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The Sweet Escape
Gwen Stefani & Akon
Track from: The Sweet Escape
[Interscope Records]
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Give It To Me
Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake
Track from: Timbaland Presents: Shock Value
[Mosley/Blackground/Interscope Records]
Category 9
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
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Off The Grid
Beastie Boys
Track from: The Mix-Up
[Capitol Records]
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Paris Sunrise #7
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Track from: Lifeline
[Virgin Records]
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Over The Rainbow
Dave Koz
Track from: At The Movies
[Capitol Records]
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One Week Last Summer
Joni Mitchell
Track from: Shine
[Hear Music]
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Simple Pleasures
Spyro Gyra
Track from: Good To Go-Go
[Heads Up International]
Category 10
Best Pop Instrumental Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
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The Mix-Up
Beastie Boys
[Capitol Records]
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Italia
Chris Botti
[Columbia]
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At The Movies
Dave Koz
[Capitol/EMI]
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Good To Go-Go
Spyro Gyra
[Heads Up International]
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Roundtrip
Kirk Whalum
[Rendezvous Entertainment]
Category 11
Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
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Lost Highway
Bon Jovi
[Island/Mercury]
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The Reminder
Feist
[Cherry Tree/Interscope Records]
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It Won't Be Soon Before Long
Maroon 5
[Octone/A&M Records]
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Memory Almost Full
Paul McCartney
[MPL/Hear Music]
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Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
[Universal Republic Records]
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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.)
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Do It Again
The Chemical Brothers
Tom Rowlands & Ed Simons, producers
Track from: We Are The Night
[Astralwerks]
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D.A.N.C.E.
Justice
Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay, producers; Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay, mixers
Track from: †
[Downtown/Vice/Ed Banger]
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Love Today
Mika
Jodi Marr, John Merchant, Mika & Greg Wells, producers; Greg Wells, mixer
Track from: Life In Cartoon Motion
[Casablanca/Universal Republic Records]
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Don't Stop The Music
Rihanna
Stargate, producer; Phil Tan, mixer
Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
[Def Jam]
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LoveStoned/I Think She Knows
Justin Timberlake
Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland, mixers
Track from: FutureSex/LoveSounds
[Jive/Zomba]
Category 13
Best Electronic/Dance Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)
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We Are The Night
The Chemical Brothers
[Astralwerks]
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†
Justice
[Downtown/Vice/Ed Banger]
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Sound Of Silver
LCD Soundsystem
[Capitol Records/DFA]
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We Are Pilots
Shiny Toy Guns
[Universal Motown]
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Elements Of Life
Tiësto
[Ultra Records]
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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.)
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Call Me Irresponsible
Michael Bublé
[143 Records/Reprise]
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Cool Yule
Bette Midler
[Columbia]
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Trav'lin' Light
Queen Latifah
[Verve]
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Live In Concert 2006
Barbra Streisand
[Columbia]
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James Taylor At Christmas
James Taylor
[Columbia]
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Field 4 — Rock
Category 15
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
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Timebomb
Beck
[Interscope Records]
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Only Mama Knows
Paul McCartney
Track from: Memory Almost Full
[MPL/Hear Music]
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Our Country
John Mellencamp
Track from: Freedom's Road
[UME/Universal Republic]
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Radio Nowhere
Bruce Springsteen
Track from: Magic
[Columbia]
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Come On
Lucinda Williams
Track from: West
[Lost Highway Records]
Category 16
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
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It's Not Over
Daughtry
[RCA Records/19 Recordings]
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Working Class Hero
Green Day
Track from: Instant Karma - The Amnesty International Campaign To Save Darfur
[Warner Bros.]
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If Everyone Cared
Nickelback
Track from: All The Right Reasons Special Edition
[Roadrunner Records]
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Instant Karma
U2
Track from: Instant Karma - The Amnesty International Campaign To Save Darfur
[Warner Bros.]
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Icky Thump
The White Stripes
Track from: Icky Thump
[Third Man/Warner Bros.]
Category 17
Best Hard Rock Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
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Sweet Sacrifice
Evanescence
Track from: The Open Door
[Wind-up Records, LLC]
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The Pretender
Foo Fighters
[Roswell/RCA Records]
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I Don't Wanna Stop
Ozzy Osbourne
Track from: Black Rain
[Epic]
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Sick, Sick, Sick
Queens Of The Stone Age
Track from: Era Vulgaris
[Interscope Recods]
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The Pot
Tool
Track from: 10,000 Days
[Volcano]
Category 18
Best Metal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
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Nothing Left
As I Lay Dying
Track from: An Ocean Between Us
[Metal Blade Records]
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Never Ending Hill
King Diamond
Track from: Give Me Your Soul...Please
[Metal Blade Records]
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Aesthetics Of Hate
Machine Head
Track from: The Blackening
[Roadrunner Records]
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Redemption
Shadows Fall
Track from: Threads Of Life
[Atlantic]
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Final Six
Slayer
Track from: Christ Illusion
[American Recording/Columbia]
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.)
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The Ecstasy Of Gold
Metallica
Track from: We All Love Ennio Morricone
[Sony Classical]
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Malignant Narcissism
Rush
Track from: Snakes & Arrows
[Anthem/Atlantic]
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Always With Me, Always With You
Joe Satriani
Track from: Satriani Live!
[Epic/Red Ink]
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Once Upon A Time In The West
Bruce Springsteen
Track from: We All Love Ennio Morricone
[Sony Classical]
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The Attitude Song
Steve Vai
Track from: Sound Theories Vol. I & II
[Epic/Red Ink]
Category 20
Best Rock Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
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Come On
Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams)
Track from: West
[Lost Highway Records; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/Lucy Jones Music]
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Icky Thump
Jack White, songwriter (The White Stripes)
Track from: Icky Thump
[Third Man/Warner Bros.; Publisher: Peppermint Stripe Music]
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It's Not Over
Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Wilkerson & Brett Young, songwriters (Daughtry)
[RCA Records/19 Recordings; Publishers: Surface Pretty Deep Ugly Music, G Watt Music/EMI April Music, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, Floating Leaf]
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The Pretender
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel & Chris Shiflett, songwriters (Foo
Fighters)
[Roswell/RCA Records; Publishers: M.J. Twelve Music, I Love The Punk Rock Music, Living Under A Rock Music, Flying Earform Music]
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Radio Nowhere
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
Track from: Magic
[Columbia; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen]
Category 21
Best Rock Album
(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)
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Daughtry
Daughtry
[RCA Records]
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Revival
John Fogerty
[Fantasy]
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Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Foo Fighters
[Roswell/RCA Records]
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Magic
Bruce Springsteen
[Columbia]
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Sky Blue Sky
Wilco
[Nonesuch Records]
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Field 5 — Alternative
Category 22
Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
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Alright, Still...
Lily Allen
[Capitol Records]
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Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
[Merge Records]
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Volta
Bjork
[Elektra/Atlantic]
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Wincing The Night Away
The Shins
[Sub Pop]
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Icky Thump
The White Stripes
[Third Man/Warner Bros.]
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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.)
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Just Fine
Mary J. Blige
[Geffen]
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When I See You
Fantasia
Track from: Fantasia
[J Records/19 Records/S Records]
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No One
Alicia Keys
[J Records/MBK Entertainment]
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If I Have My Way
Chrisette Michele
Track from: I Am
[Def Jam Recordings]
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Hate On Me
Jill Scott
Track from: The Real Thing
[Hidden Beach Recordings]
Category 24
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
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Woman
Raheem DeVaughn
[Jive Records]
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B.U.D.D.Y.
Musiq Soulchild
Track from: Luvanmusiq
[Atlantic Records]
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Because Of You
Ne-Yo
[Def Jam Recordings]
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Future Baby Mama
Prince
Track from: Planet Earth
[Columbia/NPG Records]
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Please Don't Go
Tank
Track from: Sex, Love & Pain
[Blackground/Universal Motown]
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.)
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Same Girl
R. Kelly Featuring Usher
Track from: Double Up
[Jive]
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Disrespectful
Chaka Khan Featuring Mary J. Blige
[Burgundy/Sony/BMG]
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Hate That I Love You
Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo
Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
[Def Jam Recordings]
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Baby
Angie Stone Featuring Betty Wright
[Stax]
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Bartender
T-Pain Featuring Akon
[Jive]
Category 26
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
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Walk A Mile In My Shoes
Otis Clay
Track from: Walk A Mile In My Shoes
[Echo Records]
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All Night Long
Randy Crawford & Joe Sample
Track from: Feeling Good
[PRA Records]
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In My Songs
Gerald Levert
Track from: In My Songs
[Atlantic]
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I Apologize
Ann Nesby
Track from: This Is Love
[Shanachie/It's Time Child Records]
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I Am Your Man
Ryan Shaw
Track from: This Is Ryan Shaw
[Razor & Tie Entertainment]
Category 27
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
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Make A Baby
Vikter Duplaix
Track from: Bold And Beautiful
[BBE]
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That’s The Way Of The World
Dwele
Track from: Interpretations: Celebrating The Music Of Earth, Wind & Fire
[Stax]
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Daydreamin'
Lupe Fiasco Featuring Jill Scott
Track from: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
[1st & 15th/Atlantic]
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Fantasy
Meshell Ndegeocello
Track from: Interpretations: Celebrating The Music Of Earth, Wind & Fire
[Stax]
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Dream
Alice Smith
Track from: For Lovers, Dreamers & Me
[BBE Records]
Category 28
Best R&B Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
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Beautiful Flower
India.Arie & Joyce Simpson, songwriters (India.Arie)
[Universal Republic Records; Publishers: Gold & Iron Music Publishing, WB Music Corp.]
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Hate That I Love You
Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo)
Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
[Def Jam Recordings; Publishers: EMI April Music, Sony/ATV Tunes]
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No One
Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers & Alicia Keys, songwriters (Alicia Keys)
[J Records/MBK Entertainment; Publishers: Lellow Productions/EMI April Music, Book Of Daniel Music/EMI Music Publishing, D. Harry Productions]
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Teachme
Ivan Barias, Adam W. Blackstone, Randall C. Bowland, Carvin Haggins, Johnnie Smith II & Corey Latif Williams, songwriters (Musiq Soulchild)
Track from: Luvanmusiq
[Atlantic; Publishers: Nivrac Tyke/Universal Publishing, Latif Music/Universal Publishing, Tetra Grammaton/Universal Music Publishing, Melodic Piano Productions, HC 1030 Publishing]
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When I See U
Louis Biancaniello, Waynne Nugent, Erika Nuri, Kevin Risto, Janet Sewel & Sam Watters, songwriters (Fantasia)
Track from: Fantasia
[J Records/19 Records/S Records; Publishers: Breakthrough Creations/EMI April Music, S.M.Y. Publishing/Sony/ATV Tunes, Break North Music/Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Wayne Writers/Sony/ATV Tunes, J. Sewell Publishing, Golden The Super Kid Music]
Category 29
Best R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
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Funk This
Chaka Khan
[Burgundy Records]
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Lost & Found
Ledisi
[Verve Forecast]
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Luvanmusiq
Musiq Soulchild
[Atlantic]
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The Real Thing
Jill Scott
[Hidden Beach Recordings]
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Sex, Love & Pain
Tank
[Blackground/Universal Motown Records]
Category 30
Best Contemporary R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
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Konvicted
Akon
[SRC/Universal Motown]
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Just Like You
Keyshia Cole
[Confidential Records/Geffen]
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Fantasia
Fantasia
[J Records/19 Records/S Records]
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East Side Story
Emily King
[J Records]
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Because Of You
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.)
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The People
Common
Track from: Finding Forever
[Geffen]
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I Get Money
50 Cent
Track from: Curtis
[Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records]
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Show Me What You Got
Jay-Z
Track from: Kingdom Come
[Roc-A-Fella Records]
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Big Things Poppin' (Do It)
T.I.
[Grand Hustle/Atlantic]
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Stronger
Kanye West
Track from: Graduation
[Roc-A-Fella Records]
Category 32
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
(For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.)
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Southside
Common Featuring Kanye West
Track from: Finding Forever
[Geffen]
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Make It Rain
Fat Joe Featuring Lil Wayne
Track from: Me, Myself & I
[Terror Squad Entertainment]
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