Best Traditional Blues Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Pinetop Perkins On The 88's - Live In Chicago Pinetop Perkins [Sagebrush Productions/Vizztone Label Group]
10 Days Out: Blues From The Backroads Kenny Wayne Shepherd Featuring Various Artists [Reprise Records]
Old School Koko Taylor [Alligator Records]
Last Of The Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In Dallas Henry James Townsend, Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins, Robert Lockwood, Jr. & David "Honeyboy" Edwards [The Blue Shoe Project]
Category 67
Best Contemporary Blues Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Into The Blues Joan Armatrading [429 Records]
Is It News Doyle Bramhall [Yep Roc Records]
The Road To Escondido JJ Cale & Eric Clapton [Reprise Records/Warner Music Group]
Truth Robben Ford [Concord Records]
The Scene Of The Crime Bettye LaVette [Anti]
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Field 14 — Folk
Category 68
Best Traditional Folk Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Try Me One More Time David Bromberg [Appleseed Recordings]
Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John Peter Case [Yep Roc Records]
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)
The Audacity Of Hope: Thoughts On Reclaiming The American Dream Barack Obama [Random House Audio]
Celebrations Maya Angelou [Random House Audio]
Giving: How Each Of Us Can Change The World Bill Clinton [Random House Audio]
Sunday Mornings In Plains: Bringing Peace To A Changing World Jimmy Carter [Simon & Schuster Audio]
Things I Overheard While Talking To Myself Alan Alda [Random House Audio]
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Field 20 — Comedy
Category 80
Best Comedy Album (For comedy recordings, spoken or musical)
America's Mexican George Lopez [Comedy Central Records]
Dirty Girl Lisa Lampanelli [Warner Bros.]
The Distant Future Flight Of The Conchords [Sub Pop]
I Still Have A Pony. Steven Wright [Comedy Central Records]
Songs Pointed & Pointless Harry Shearer [Courgette Records]
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Field 21 — Musical Show
Category 81
Best Musical Show Album (Award to the Album Producer(s), and to the Lyricist(s) & Composer(s) of 51% or more of a new score. (Artist, Lyricist & Composer names appear in parentheses.))
A Chorus Line David Caddick, producer (Marvin Hamlisch, composer; Edward Kleban, lyricist)(2006 New Cast Recording With Various Artists) [Masterworks Broadway]
Company Tommy Krasker, producer (Stephen Sondheim, composer/lyricist) (2006 Cast Recording With Raúl Esparza & Others) [Nonesuch Records/PS Classics]
Grey Gardens Steven Epstein, producer (Scott Frankel, composer; Michael Korie, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Christine Ebersole, Mary Louise Wilson & Others) [PS Classics]
Spring Awakening Duncan Sheik, producer; Duncan Sheik, composer; Steven Sater, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele & Others) [Decca Broadway]
West Side Story Nick Patrick, producer (Leonard Bernstein, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist)(Vittorio Grigolo, Hayley Westenra, Connie Fisher & Others) [Decca Broadway]
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Field 22 — Film/TV/Visual Media
Category 82
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media (Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album, or to the individual(s) actively responsible for the concept and musical direction and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable.)
Across The Universe (Various Artists)
T Bone Burnett, Elliot Goldenthal & Teese Gohl, producers [Interscope Records]
Dreamgirls (Beyoncé Knowles, Jennifer Hudson & Anika Noni Rose)
Harvey Mason, Jr., Randy Spendlove, Matt Sullivan & Damon Thomas, producers [Music World Music/Sony Urban Music/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax]
Hairspray (Various Artists)
Marc Shaiman, producer [New Line Records]
Love (The Beatles)
George Martin & Giles Martin, producers [Apple Records/Capitol Records]
Once Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
Glen Hansard, producer [Canvasback/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax]
Category 83
Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media (Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series or other visual media.)
Blood Diamond James Newton Howard, composer [Varese Sarabande]
The Departed Howard Shore, composer [New Line Records]
Happy Feet John Powell, composer [Warner Sunset/Atlantic]
Pan's Labyrinth Javier Navarrete, composer [Milan Records]
Ratatouille Michael Giacchino, composer [Walt Disney Records]
Category 84
Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media (A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Guaranteed (From Into The Wild) Eddie Vedder, songwriter (Eddie Vedder) Track from: Into The Wild
[J Records; Publisher: Monkey Wrench]
Love You I Do (From Dreamgirls) Siedah Garrett & Henry Krieger, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson) Track from: Dreamgirls
[Music World Music/Sony Urban Music/Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax; Publishers: Miroku Music/Williamson Music/Black Chick Music Publishing, SKG Songs]
The Song Of The Heart (From Happy Feet) Prince Rogers Nelson, songwriter (Prince) Track from: Happy Feet
[Warner Sunset/Atlantic; Publishers: Controversy Music/Universal Music Corp.]
You Know My Name (From Casino Royale) David Arnold & Chris Cornell, songwriters (Chris Cornell) Track from: Carry On
[Suretone/Interscope Records; Publishers: Disappearing One/EMI April Music/UA Music/New Columbia Pictures Music, Thrust/Magnum Music/Bucks Music/United Lion Music/Colpix Music]
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Field 23 — Composing/Arranging
Category 85
Best Instrumental Composition (A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.)
Ash Wednesday Harry Connick, Jr., composer (Harry Connick, Jr.) Track from: Chanson Du Vieux Carré
[Marsalis Music/Rounder]
Cerulean Skies Maria Schneider, composer (Maria Schneider Orchestra) Track from: Sky Blue
[ArtistShare]
Deep Six Mark Walker, composer (Oregon) Track from: 1000 Kilometers
[CamJazz]
I Knew Her (From Notes On A Scandal) Philip Glass, composer (Philip Glass) Track from: Notes On A Scandal - Soundtrack
[Rounder/Fox Music]
Spectacle Béla Fleck, composer (Chick Corea & Béla Fleck) Track from: The Enchantment
[Concord Records]
Category 86
Best Instrumental Arrangement (An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Ash Wednesday Harry Connick, Jr., arranger (Harry Connick, Jr.) Track from: Chanson Du Vieux Carré
[Marsalis Music/Rounder]
Besame Mucho Steve Wiest, arranger (Maynard Ferguson) Track from: The One And Only Maynard Ferguson
[Maynard Ferguson Trust]
Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair Frank Macchia, arranger (Frank Macchia & The Prague Orchestra) Track from: Emotions
[Cacophony]
In A Silent Way Vince Mendoza, arranger (Joe Zawinul) Track from: Brown Street
[Heads Up International]
Yo Tannenbaum (From Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas) Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band) Track from: Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas - Soundtrack
[Immergent]
Category 87
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) (An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Cry Me A River Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Ella Fitzgerald & Jorge Calandrelli) Track from: Love Letters From Ella
[Concord Jazz/Starbucks Entertainment]
I'm Gonna Live Till I Die John Clayton, arranger (Queen Latifah) Track from: Trav'lin' Light
[Verve]
In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning Jay Ashby, Darmon Meader & Kim Nazarian, arrangers (New York Voices) Track from: A Day Like This
[MCG Jazz]
Overture/Gershwin Medley Michael Abene, arranger (Patti Austin) Track from: Avant Gershwin
[Rendezvous Entertainment]
Smile Pete McGuinness, arranger (The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra) Track from: First Flight
[Summit Records]
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Field 24 — Package
Category 88
Best Recording Package
Cassadaga Zachary Nipper, art director (Bright Eyes) [Saddle Creek]
The Dio Years Masaki Koike, art director (Black Sabbath) [Rhino]
Friend & Foe Craig Thompson, art director (Menomena) [Barsuk Records]
Secrets Keep You Sick Don Clark, art director (The Fold) [Tooth & Nail Records]
White Horse Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (GTS) [Ring Of Fire Music/Major Music]
Category 89
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
The Black Parade - Special Edition Matt Taylor, Ellen Wakayama & Gerard Way, art directors (My Chemical Romance) [Reprise Records]
A Fever You Can't Sweat Out - Limited Edition Collectible Deluxe Box
