50th annual Grammy Awards: Nomination list

The 50th annual Grammy Awards will take place in Los Angeles on 10 February, 2008. Here are the main nominations.

Poplular Awards

Record Of The Year

• Irreplaceable, Beyoncé
• The Pretender, Foo Fighters
• Umbrella, Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
• What Goes Around…Comes Around, Justin Timberlake
• Rehab, Amy Winehouse

Album Of The Year

• Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, Foo Fighters
• These Days, Vince Gill
• River: The Joni Letters, Herbie Hancock
• Graduation, Kanye West
• Back To Black, Amy Winehouse

Song Of The Year

Best New Artist

• Feist
• Ledisi
• Paramore
• Taylor Swift
• Amy Winehouse

Pop

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

• Candyman, Christina Aguilera
• 1234, Feist
• Big Girls Don't Cry, Fergie
• Say It Right, Nelly Furtado
• Rehab, Amy Winehouse

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

• Everything, Michael Bublé
• Belief, John Mayer
• Dance Tonight, Paul McCartney
• Amazing, Seal
• What Goes Around...Comes Around, Justin Timberlake

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

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Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

• Steppin' Out, Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera
• Beautiful Liar, Beyoncé & Shakira
• Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On), Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
• The Sweet Escape, Gwen Stefani & Akon
• Give It To Me, Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

• Off The Grid, Beastie Boys
• Paris Sunrise #7, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
• Over The Rainbow, Dave Koz
• One Week Last Summer, Joni Mitchell
• Simple Pleasures, Spyro Gyra

Best Pop Instrumental Album

Best Electronic/Dance Album

• We Are The Night, The Chemical Brothers
• †, Justice
• Sound Of Silver, LCD Soundsystem
• We Are Pilots, Shiny Toy Guns
• Elements Of Life, Tiësto

Traditional Pop

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• Call Me Irresponsible, Michael Bublé
• Cool Yule, Bette Midle
• Trav'lin' Light, Queen Latifah
• Live In Concert 2006, Barbra Streisand
• James Taylor At Christmas, James Taylor

Rock

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

• Timebomb, Beck
• Only Mama Knows, Paul McCartney
• Our Country, John Mellencamp
• Radio Nowhere, Bruce Springsteen
• Come On, Lucinda Williams

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

• It's Not Over, Daughtry
• Working Class Hero, Green Day
• If Everyone Cared, Nickelback
• Instant Karma, U2
• Icky Thump, The White Stripes

Best Hard Rock Performance

• Sweet Sacrifice, Evanescence
• The Pretender, Foo Fighters
• I Don't Wanna Stop, Ozzy Osbourne
• Sick, Sick, Sick, Queens Of The Stone Age
• The Pot, Tool

Best Metal Performance

• Nothing Left, As I Lay Dying
• Never Ending Hill, King Diamond
• Aesthetics Of Hate, Machine Head
• Redemption, Shadows Fall
• Final Six, Slayer

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

• The Ecstasy Of Gold, Metallica
• Malignant Narcissism, Rush
• Always With Me, Always With You, Joe Satriani
• Once Upon A Time In The West, Bruce Springsteen
• The Attitude Song, Steve Vai

Best Rock Song

• Come On, Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams)
• Icky Thump, Jack White, songwriter (The White Stripes)
• It's Not Over, Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Wilkerson & Brett Young, songwriters (Daughtry)
• The Pretender, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel & Chris Shiflett, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
• Radio Nowhere, Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)

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Best Rock Album

• Daughtry, Daughtry
• Revival, John Fogerty
• Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, Foo Fighters
• Magic, Bruce Springsteen
• Sky Blue Sky, Wilco

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album

• Alright, Still..., Lily Allen
• Neon Bible, Arcade Fire
• Volta, Bjork
• Wincing The Night Away, The Shins
• Icky Thump, The White Stripes

R&B

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

• Just Fine, Mary J. Blige
• When I See You, Fantasia
• No One, Alicia Keys
• If I Have My Way, Chrisette Michele
• Hate On Me, Jill Scott

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

• Walk A Mile In My Shoes, Otis Clay
• All Night Long, Randy Crawford & Joe Sample
• In My Songs, Gerald Levert
• I Apologize, Ann Nesby
• I Am Your Man, Ryan Shaw

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

• Make A Baby, Vikter Duplaix
• That’s The Way Of The World, Dwele
• Daydreamin', Lupe Fiasco Featuring Jill Scott
• Fantasy, Meshell Ndegeocello
• Dream, Alice Smith

Best R&B Song

• Beautiful Flower, India.Arie & Joyce Simpson, songwriters (India.Arie)
• Hate That I Love You, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo)
• No One, Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers & Alicia Keys, songwriters (Alicia Keys)
• Teachme, Ivan Barias, Adam W. Blackstone, Randall C. Bowland, Carvin Haggins, Johnnie Smith II & Corey Latif Williams, songwriters (Musiq Soulchild)
• When I See U, Louis Biancaniello, Waynne Nugent, Erika Nuri, Kevin Risto, Janet Sewel & Sam Watters, songwriters (Fantasia)

Best R&B Album

• Funk This, Chaka Khan
• Lost & Found, Ledisi
• Luvanmusiq, Musiq Soulchild
• The Real Thing, Jill Scott
• Sex, Love & Pain, Tank

Best Contemporary R&B Album

• Konvicted, Akon
• Just Like You, Keyshia Cole
• Fantasia, Fantasia
• East Side Story, Emily King
• Because Of You, Ne-Yo

Rap

Best Rap Solo Performance

• The People, Common
• I Get Money, 50 Cent
• Show Me What You Got, Jay-Z
• Big Things Poppin' (Do It), T.I.
• Stronger, Kanye West

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

• Southside, Common Featuring Kanye West
• Make It Rain, Fat Joe Featuring Lil Wayne
• Party Like A Rockstar, Shop Boyz
• Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You), UGK Featuring OutKast
• Better Than I've Ever Been, Kanye West, Nas & KRS-One

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Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• I Wanna Love You, Akon Featuring Snoop Dogg
• Kiss, Kiss, Chris Brown & T-Pain
• Let It Go, Keyshia Cole Featuring Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim
• Umbrella, Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
• Good Life, Kanye West Featuring T-Pain

Best Rap Song

• Ayo Technology, Nate (Danja) Hills, Curtis Jackson, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (50 Cent Featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland)
• Big Things Poppin' (Do It), Clifford Harris & Byron Thomas, songwriters (T.I.)
• Can't Tell Me Nothing, Aldrin Davis & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West)
• Crank That (Soulja Boy), Soulja Boy Tell'Em, songwriter (Soulja Boy Tell'Em)
• Good Life, Aldrin Davis, Mike Dean, Faheem Najm & Kanye West, songwriters (J. Ingram & Q. Jones, songwriters)(Kanye West Featuring T-Pain)

Best Rap Album

• Finding Forever, Common
• Kingdom Come, Jay-Z
• Hip Hop Is Dead, Nas
• T.I. vs T.I.P., T.I.
• Graduation, Kanye West

Country

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

• Simple Love, Alison Krauss
• Famous In A Small Town, Miranda Lambert
• Nothin' Better To Do, LeAnn Rimes
• Before He Cheats, Carrie Underwood
• Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love, Trisha Yearwood

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

• Long Trip Alone, Dierks Bentley
• A Woman's Love, Alan Jackson
• If You're Reading This, Tim McGraw
• Give It Away, George Strait
• Stupid Boy, Keith Urban

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

• Proud Of The House We Built, Brooks & Dunn
• How Long, Eagles
• Moments, Emerson Drive
• Lucky Man, Montgomery Gentry
• Sweet Memories, The Time Jumpers

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

• Days Aren't Long Enough, Steve Earle & Allison Moorer
• Because Of You, Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson
• I Need You, Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
• Lost Highway, Willie Nelson & Ray Price
• Oh Love, Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood

Best Country Instrumental Performance

• Little Monk, Russ Barenberg
• Mucky The Duck, The Greencards
• Throttleneck, Brad Paisley
• Rawhide!, Andy Statman
• Fidoodlin', The Time Jumpers

Best Country Song

• Before He Cheats, Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
• Give It Away, Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon & Jamey Johnson, songwriters (George Strait)
• I Need You, Tony Lane & David Lee, songwriters (Tim McGraw & Faith Hill)
• If You're Reading This, Tim McGraw, Brad Warren & Brett Warren, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
• Long Trip Alone, Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard, songwriters (Dierks Bentley)

Best Country Album

• Long Trip Alone, Dierks Bentley
• These Days, Vince Gill
• Let It Go, Tim McGraw
• 5th Gear, Brad Paisley
• It Just Comes Natural, George Strait

Best Bluegrass Album

• Cherryholmes II Black And White, Cherryholmes
• Lefty's Old Guitar, J. D. Crowe & The New South
• The Bluegrass Diaries, Jim Lauderdale
• Scenechronized, Seldom Scene
• Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular, Tony Trischka

New Age

Best New Age Album

World Music

Best Traditional World Music Album

• When The Soul Is Settled: Music Of Iraq, Rahim Al Haj With Souhail Kaspar
• From Mali To America, Cheick Hamala Diabate & Bob Carlin
• Live At Couleur Café, Konono Nº1
• African Spirit, Soweto Gospel Choir
• Singing For Life: Songs Of Hope, Healing, And HIV/AIDS In Uganda, Various Artists, Gregory Barz, producer

Best Contemporary World Music Album

• Céu, Céu
• Gil Luminoso, Gilberto Gil
• Momento, Bebel Gilberto
• Djin Djin, Angelique Kidjo
• An Ancient Muse, Loreena McKennitt

Film/TV/Visual Media

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

• Across The Universe, (Various Artists), T Bone Burnett, Elliot Goldenthal & Teese Gohl, producers
• Dreamgirls, (Beyoncé Knowles, Jennifer Hudson & Anika Noni Rose), Harvey Mason, Jr., Randy Spendlove, Matt Sullivan & Damon Thomas, producers
• Hairspray, (Various Artists), Marc Shaiman, producer
• Love, (The Beatles), George Martin & Giles Martin, producers
• Once, Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, Glen Hansard, producer

Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

• Babel, Gustavo Santaolalla, composer
• Blood Diamond, James Newton Howard, composer
• The Departed, Howard Shore, composer
• Happy Feet, John Powell, composer
• Pan's Labyrinth, Javier Navarrete, composer
• Ratatouille, Michael Giacchino, composer

Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

• Falling Slowly (From Once), Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, songwriters (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova)
• Guaranteed (From Into The Wild), Eddie Vedder, songwriter (Eddie Vedder)
• Love You I Do (From Dreamgirls), Siedah Garrett & Henry Krieger, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)
• The Song Of The Heart (From Happy Feet), Prince Rogers Nelson, songwriter (Prince)
• You Know My Name (From Casino Royale), David Arnold & Chris Cornell, songwriters (Chris Cornell)

Music Video

Best Short Form Music Video

• God's Gonna Cut You Down, Johnny Cash, Tony Kaye, video director; Rachel Curl, video producer
• 1234, Feist, Patrick Daughters, video director; Geoff McLean, video producer
• Gone Daddy Gone, Gnarls Barkley, Chris Milk, video director; Barbara Benson, video producer
• D.A.N.C.E., Justice, Jonas & Francois & So-Me, video directors; Jonas & Francois & So-Me, video producers
• Typical, Mute Math, Israel Anthem, video director; Brandon Arolfo, video producer

Best Long Form Music Video

• Live & Loud At The Fillmore, Dierks Bentley, Russell Thomas, video director; James Whetherly, video producer
• Trapped In The Closet Chapters 13-22, R. Kelly, R. Kelly, Victor Mignatti & Jim Swaffield, video directors; Ann Carli, video producer
• The Confessions Tour, Madonna, Jonas Akerlund, video director; Sara Martin & David May, video producers
• 10 Days Out - Blues From The Backroads, Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Various Artists, Noble Jones, video director; Phillipa Davis, Kelly Norris Sarno & Kenny Wayne Shepherd, video producers
• Liberacion - The Songs Of The New Cuban Underground, Various Artists, Reuben Fields, video director; Dean Bates & CM Murphy, video producers