The 51st Annual GRAMMY® Awards

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The 51st Annual GRAMMY® Awards

The 51st Annual GRAMMY® Awards Nominee Interviews

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Katie Couric interviews GRAMMY® Awards nominee Taylor Swift

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Katie Couric interviews GRAMMY® Awards nominee Justin Timberlake

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Katie Couric interviews GRAMMY® Awards nominee Lil' Wayne

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Katie Couric interviews GRAMMY® Awards nominee Duffy

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Katie Couric interviews GRAMMY® Awards nominee John Legend

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Katie Couric interviews GRAMMY® Awards nominee Kid Rock

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Katie Couric interviews GRAMMY® Awards nominee Carrie Underwood

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Katie Couric interviews GRAMMY® Awards nominee Sugarland

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Katie Couric interviews GRAMMY® Awards nominee Adele

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Katie Couric interviews GRAMMY® Awards nominee Lady Antebellum

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Katie Couric interviews GRAMMY® Awards nominee Jazmine Sullivan

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Katie Couric interviews GRAMMY® Awards nominee Jordin Sparks

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Katie Couric interviews GRAMMY® Awards nominee Metallica

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Katie Couric interviews GRAMMY® Awards nominee Ne-Yo

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Katie Couric interviews GRAMMY® Awards nominee Rascal Flatts

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Katie Couric interviews GRAMMY® Awards nominee T-Pain

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Katie Couric interviews GRAMMY® Awards nominee the Jonas Brothers

Listen to the GRAMMY® Nominee Radio here and see the full GRAMMY® Nominee list below.

Final Nominations List

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.

Chasing Pavements — Adele
Viva La Vida — Coldplay
Bleeding Love — Leona Lewis
Paper Planes — M.I.A
Please Read The Letter -
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

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.

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends —
Coldplay
Tha Carter III —
Lil Wayne
Year Of The Gentleman —
Ne-Yo
Raising Sand —
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

In Rainbows —
Radiohead

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.

American Boy —
William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle
Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West)
Chasing Pavements —
Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele)

I'm Yours —
Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz)

Love Song —
Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles)

Viva La Vida —
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters
(Coldplay)

Best New Artist
For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.

Adele

Duffy

Jonas Brothers

Lady Antebellum

Jazmine Sullivan

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

Chasing Pavements —
Adele

Love Song —
Sara Bareilles

Mercy —
Duffy

Bleeding Love —
Leona Lewis

I Kissed A Girl —
Katy Perry

So What —
P!nk

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

All Summer Long —
Kid Rock

Say —
John Mayer

That Was Me —
Paul McCartney

I'm Yours —
Jason Mraz

Closer —
Ne-Yo

Wichita Lineman —
James Taylor

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

Viva La Vida —
Coldplay

Waiting In The Weeds —
Eagles

Going On —
Gnarls Barkley

Won't Go Home Without You —
Maroon 5

Apologize —
OneRepublic

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

Harder Better Faster Stronger —
Daft Punk

Ready For The Floor —
Hot Chip

Just Dance — Lady Gaga & Colby O'Donis

Give It 2 Me —
Madonna

Disturbia —
Rihanna

Black & Gold —
Sam Sparro

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

New York City -
Brazilian Girls

Alive 2007 —
Daft Punk

Bring Ya To The Brink —
Cyndi Lauper

X —
Kylie Minogue

Last Night —
Moby

Robyn —
Robyn

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

Gravity —
John Mayer

I Saw Her Standing There —
Paul McCartney

Girls In Their Summer Clothes —
Bruce Springsteen

Rise —
Eddie Vedder

No Hidden Path —
Neil Young

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

Rock N Roll Train —
AC/DC

Violet Hill —
Coldplay

Long Road Out Of Eden —
Eagles

Sex On Fire –
Kings Of Leon

House Of Cards —
Radiohead

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

Inside The Fire —
Disturbed

Visions —
Judas Priest

Wax Simulacra —
The Mars Volta

Saints Of Los Angeles —
Mötley Crüe

Lords Of Salem —
Rob Zombie

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

Heroes Of Our Time —
DragonForce

Nostradamus —
Judas Priest

My Apocalypse —
Metallica

Under My Thumb —
Ministry

Psychosocial —
Slipknot

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.

Girls In Their Summer Clothes —
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)

House Of Cards —
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Philip Selway & Thom Yorke,
songwriters (Radiohead)

I Will Possess Your Heart —
Benjamin Gibbard, Nicholas Harmer, Jason McGerr & Christopher Walla, songwriters
(Death Cab For Cutie)

Sex On Fire —
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill,
songwriters (Kings Of Leon)

Violet Hill —
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters
(Coldplay)

Best Rock Album
Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends — Coldplay

Rock N Roll Jesus — Kid Rock

Only By The Night — Kings Of Leon

Death Magnetic — Metallica

Consolers Of The Lonely — The Raconteurs

Best Alternative Music Album
Vocal or Instrumental.
Modern Guilt -
Beck

Narrow Stairs - Death Cab For Cutie

The Odd Couple -
Gnarls Barkley

Evil Urges -
My Morning Jacket

In Rainbows -
Radiohead

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

Me, Myself And I -
Beyoncé

Heaven Sent -
Keyshia Cole

Spotlight -
Jennifer Hudson

Superwoman -
Alicia Keys

Need U Bad -
Jazmine Sullivan

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

You're The Only One -
Eric Benét

Take You Down -
Chris Brown

Miss Independent -
Ne-Yo

Can't Help But Wait -
Trey Songz

Here I Stand -
Usher

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

Bust Your Windows -
Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Deandre Way, songwriter) (Jazmine
Sullivan)

Customer -
I. Barias, Raheem DeVaughn, C. Haggins, K. Oliver & J. Smith, songwriters
(Raheem DeVaughn)

Heaven Sent -
Keyshia Cole, Jason Farmer & Alex Francis, songwriters (Keyshia Cole)

Miss Independent -
M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & S. Smith, songwriters (Ne-Yo)

Spotlight -
Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Jennifer
Hudson)

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

Growing Pains -
Mary J. Blige

Back Of My Lac' -
J. Holiday

First Love -
Karina

Year Of The Gentleman -
Ne-Yo

Fearless -
Jazmine Sullivan

Best Rap Solo Performance
For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.
Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)... -
Jay-Z

A Milli -
Lil Wayne

Paris, Tokyo -
Lupe Fiasco

N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave And The Master) -
Nas

Sexual Eruption -
Snoop Dogg

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

Royal Flush -
Big Boi Featuring Raekwon And Andre 3000

Swagga Like Us -
Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne

Mr. Carter -
Lil Wayne Featuring Jay-Z

Wish You Would -
Ludacris Featuring T.I.

Put On -
Young Jeezy Featuring Kanye West

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.
American Boy -
Estelle Featuring Kanye West

Low -
Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain

Green Light -
John Legend & Andre 3000

Got Money -
Lil Wayne Featuring T-Pain

Superstar -
Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos

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

American Gangster -
Jay-Z

Tha Carter III -
Lil Wayne

The Cool -
Lupe Fiasco

Nas -
Nas

Paper Trail -
T.I.

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

For These Times -
Martina McBride

What I Cannot Change -
LeAnn Rimes

Last Name -
Carrie Underwood

Last Call -
Lee Ann Womack

This Is Me You're Talking To -
Trisha Yearwood

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

You're Gonna Miss This -
Trace Adkins

In Color -
Jamey Johnson

Just Got Started Lovin' You -
James Otto

Letter To Me -
Brad Paisley

Troubadour -
George Strait

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

Dig Two Graves -
Ashley Gorley & Bob Regan, songwriters (Randy Travis)

I Saw God Today -
Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell & Wade Kirby, songwriters (George Strait)

In Color -
Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller & James Otto, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)

Stay -
Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland)

You're Gonna Miss This -
Ashley Gorley & Lee Thomas Miller, songwriters (Trace Adkins)

Best Country Album
Vocal or Instrumental.

That Lonesome Song -
Jamey Johnson

Sleepless Nights -
Patty Loveless

Troubadour -
George Strait

Around The Bend -
Randy Travis

Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love -
Trisha Yearwood

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

Randy In Brasil -
Randy Brecker

Floating Point -
John McLaughlin

Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration Of Cannonball Adderley -
(Various Artists)
Gregg Field & Tom Scott, producers

Miles From India -
(Various Artists)
Bob Belden, producer

Lifecycle -
Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern

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

Imagina: Songs Of Brasil -
Karrin Allyson

Breakfast on the Morning Tram -
Stacey Kent

If Less Is More...Nothing Is Everything -
Kate McGarry

Loverly -
Cassandra Wilson

Distances -
Norma Winstone (Glauco Venier & Klaus Gesing)

Best Latin Rock Or Alternative Album
Vocal or Instrumental.

Sonidos Gold -
Grupo Fantasma

45 -
Jaguares

La Verdad -
Locos Por Juana

Tijuana Sound Machine -
Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich & Fussible

Mediocre -
Ximena Sariñana

Best Latin Urban Album
Vocal or Instrumental.

La Novela -
Akwid

La Sinfonia -
La Sinfonia

The Royalty: La Realeza -
Rkm & Ken-y

En Lo Claro - Voltio

Los Extraterrestres -
Wisin y Yandel

Best Contemporary Blues Album
Vocal or Instrumental.

Peace, Love & BBQ -
Marcia Ball

Like A Fire -
Solomon Burke

City That Care Forgot -
Dr. John And The Lower 911

Maestro -
Taj Mahal

Simply Grand -
Irma Thomas

Best Traditional Folk Album
Vocal or Instrumental.

Coal -
Kathy Mattea

Comedians & Angels -
Tom Paxton

Bring Me Home -
Peggy Seeger

At 89 -
Pete Seeger

Strangers In Another Country -
Rosalie Sorrels

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
Vocal or Instrumental.

Day After Tomorrow -
Joan Baez

I, Flathead -
Ry Cooder

Sex & Gasoline -
Rodney Crowell

All I Intended To Be -
Emmylou Harris

Raising Sand -
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Best Reggae Album
Vocal or Instrumental.

Jah Is Real -
Burning Spear

Let's Get Physical -
Elephant Man

Vibes -
Heavy D

Repentance -
Lee "Scratch" Perry

Intoxication -
Shaggy

Amazing -
Sly & Robbie

Best Traditional World Music Album
Vocal or Instrumental.

Calcutta Chronicles: Indian Slide Guitar Odyssey -
Debashish Bhattacharya

The Mandé Variations -
Toumani Diabaté

Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu -
Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Dancing In The Light -
Lakshmi Shankar

Best Contemporary World Music Album
Vocal or Instrumental.

Shake Away -
Lila Downs

Banda Larga Cordel -
Gilberto Gil

Global Drum Project -
Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju & Giovanni Hidalgo

Rokku Mi Rokka (Give And Take) -
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Live At The Nelson Mandela Theater -
Soweto Gospel Choir

Best Short Form Music Video
For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.

Honey -
Erykah Badu -
Erykah Badu & Mr. Roboto, video directors; Megan Gutman, video producer

Who's Gonna Save My Soul -
Gnarls Barkley -
Christopher Milk, video director; Anne Johnson, video producer

Another Way To Die -
Alicia Keys & Jack White -
PR Brown & MK12, video directors; Mick Ebeling, Sheira Rees-Davies & Jane
Tredget, video producers

House Of Cards -
Radiohead -
James Frost, video director; Dawn Fanning, video producer

Pork And Beans -
Weezer-
Mathew Cullen, video director; Bernard Rahill, video producer

Best Long Form Music Video
For video album packages consisting of more than one song or track. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer of at least 51% of the total playing time.

Where The Light Is - Live In Los Angeles -
John Mayer -
Danny Clinch, video director; Lindha Narvaez, video producer

Runnin' Down A Dream -
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers -
Peter Bogdanovich, video director; Skot Bright, video producer

Good Girl Gone Bad Live -
Rihanna -
Paul Caslin, video director; John Paveley, Ruth Paveley & Rupert Style, video
producers

Respect Yourself - The Stax Records Story -
(Various Artists) -
Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video directors; Mark Crosby, Robert Gordon &
Morgan Neville, video producers

Amazing Journey: The Story Of The Who -
The Who -
Paul Crowder & Murray Lerner, video directors; Murray Lerner, Robert Rosenberg &
Nigel Sinclair, video producers

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