Kanye West, Amy Winehouse and the Foo Fighters topped the list of 2008 Grammy nominees, announced yesterday in
The 50th annual Grammy Awards take place on February 11 and will feature award presentations in 110 award categories. That’s pretty much an award for anything even remotely musical you can possibly imagine. My grandma’s nominated for yodeling.
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.)
- 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] - The Pretender
Foo Fighters
Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers
[Roswell/RCA Records] - Umbrella
Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
Kuk Harrell & C. "Tricky" Stewart, producers; Kuk Harrell & Manny Marroquin,
engineers/mixers
Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
[Def Jam] - What Goes Around…Comes Around
Justin Timberlake
Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass &
Timbaland, engineers/mixers
[Jive/Zomba] - Rehab
Amy Winehouse
Mark Ronson, producer; Tom Elmhirst, engineer/mixer
Track from: Back To Black
[Universal Republic Records]
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.)
- Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Foo Fighters
Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers; Brian
Gardner, mastering engineer
[Roswell/RCA Records] - These Days
Vince Gill
John Anderson, Guy Clarke, 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] - 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] - Graduation
Kanye West
Dwele, Lil Wayne, Mos Def & T-Pain, featured artists; Warryn "Baby Dubb"
Campbell, Eric Hudson, Brian "Allday" Miller, Nottz, Patrick "Plain Pat"
Reynolds, Gee Roberson, Toomp & Kanye West, producers; Bruce Beuchner, 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] - Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
Mark Ronson & Salaamremi, producers; Tom Elmhirst, Gary Noble & Franklin
Socorro, engineers/mixers; Mark Ronson, mastering engineer
[Universal Republic Records]
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.)
- Before He Cheats
Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
Track from: Some Hearts
[19 Recordings/Arista Nashville; Publishers: That Little House Music, Mighty Underdog Music/Sony/ATV Cross Keys] - Hey There Delilah
Tom Higgenson, songwriter (Plain White T's)
Track from: Every Second Counts
[Hollywood Records/Fearless Records; Publisher: So Happy Publishing] - Like A Star
Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriter (Corinne Bailey Rae)
Track from: Corinne Bailey Rae
[Capitol Records; Publisher: Global Talent Publishing] - Rehab
Amy Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse)
Track from: Back To Black
[Universal Republic Records; Publisher: EMI Music Publishing] - Umbrella
Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius "Dream" Nash & Christopher Stewart,
songwriters (Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z)
Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
[Def Jam]
Best New Artist
(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.)
- Feist
- Ledisi
- Paramore
- Taylor Swift
- Amy Winehouse
(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.)
- Come On
Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams)
Track from: West
[Lost Highway Records; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/Lucy Jones Music] - Icky Thump
Jack White, songwriter (The White Stripes)
Track from: Icky Thump
[Third Man/Warner Bros.; Publisher: Peppermint Stripe Music] - 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] - 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] - Radio Nowhere
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
Track from: Magic
[Columbia; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen]
Best Rock Album
(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)
- Daughtry
Daughtry
[RCA Records] - Revival
John Fogerty
[Fantasy] - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Foo Fighters
[Roswell/RCA Records] - Magic
Bruce Springsteen
[Columbia] - Sky Blue Sky
Wilco
[Nonesuch Records]
Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
- Alright, Still...
Lily Allen
[Capitol Records] - Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
[Merge Records] - Volta
Bjork
[Elektra/Atlantic] - Wincing The Night Away
The Shins
[Sub Pop] - Icky Thump
The White Stripes
[Third Man/Warner Bros.]
Best R&B Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
- Beautiful Flower
India.Arie & Joyce Simpson, songwriters (India.Arie)
[Universal Republic Records; Publishers: Gold & Iron Music Publishing, WB Music Corp.] - Hate That I Love You
M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Rihanna Featuring
Ne-Yo)
Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
[Def Jam Recordings; Publishers: EMI April Music, Sony/ATV Tunes] - 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] - 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] - 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]
Best R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
- Funk This
Chaka Khan
[Burgundy Records] - Lost & Found
Ledisi
[Verve Forecast] - Luvanmusiq
Musiq Soulchild
[Atlantic] - The Real Thing
Jill Scott
[Hidden Beach Recordings] - Sex, Love & Pain
Tank
[Blackground/Universal Motown Records]
Best Contemporary R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
- Konvicted
Akon
[SRC/Universal Motown] - Just Like You
Keyshia Cole
[Geffen] - Fantasia
Fantasia
[J Records/19 Records/S Records] - East Side Story
Emily King
[J Records] - Because Of You
Ne-Yo
[Def Jam Recordings]
Best Rap Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
- Ayo Technology
Nate (Danja) Hills, Curtis Jackson, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake,
songwriters (50 Cent Featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland)
Track from: Curtis
[Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records; Publishers: 50 Cent Music Publishing/Virginia Beach Music/Danjahandz Music/WB Music Corp./Tenman Tunes] - 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
A. 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] - Good Life
A. Davis, F. Najm & K. West, songwriters (J. Ingram & Q. Jones, songwriters)
(Kanye West Featuring T-Pain)
Track from: Graduation
[Roc-A-Fella; Publishers: Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978, Warner-Tamerlane Punlishing, Yellow Brick Road Music/Eiseman Music]
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]
