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.)

• 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, Terius "The Dream" Nash & 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, 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.)

• 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 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]
• 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, 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]
• 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.)

• 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]
• 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; 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.)

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

Category 5

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

• Candyman
  Christina Aguilera
  [RCA Records]
• 1234
  Feist
  Track from: The Reminder
  [Cherry Tree / Interscope Records]
• Big Girls Don't Cry
  Fergie
  Track from: The Dutchess
  [A&M Records]
• Say It Right
  Nelly Furtado
  Track from: Loose
  [Geffen]
• 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.)

• Everything
  Michael Bublé
  Track from: Call Me Irresponsible
  [143 Records/Reprise]
• Belief
  John Mayer
  Track from: The Village Sessions
  [Columbia/Aware]
• Dance Tonight
  Paul McCartney
  Track from: Memory Almost Full
  [MPL/Hear Music]
• Amazing
  Seal
  [Warner Bros.]
• 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.)

• (You Want To) Make A Memory
  Bon Jovi
  Track from: Lost Highway
  [Island/Mercury]
• Home
  Daughtry
  [RCA Records/19 Recordings]
• Makes Me Wonder
  Maroon 5
  Track from: It Won't Be Soon Before Long
  [Octone/A&M Records]
• Hey There Delilah
  Plain White T's
  Track from: Every Second Counts
  [Hollywood Records]
• 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.)

• Steppin' Out
  Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera
  Track from: Duets: An American Classic
  [Columbia]
• Beautiful Liar
  Beyoncé & Shakira
  Track from: B'Day (Deluxe Edition)
  [Columbia/Sony Urban]
• Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)
  Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
  [Rounder Records]
• The Sweet Escape
  Gwen Stefani & Akon
  Track from: The Sweet Escape
  [Interscope Records]
• 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.)

• Off The Grid
  Beastie Boys
  Track from: The Mix-Up
  [Capitol Records]
• Paris Sunrise #7
  Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
  Track from: Lifeline
  [Virgin Records]
• Over The Rainbow
  Dave Koz
  Track from: At The Movies
  [Capitol Records]
• One Week Last Summer
  Joni Mitchell
  Track from: Shine
  [Hear Music]
• 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.)

• The Mix-Up
  Beastie Boys
  [Capitol Records]
• Italia
  Chris Botti
  [Columbia]
• At The Movies
  Dave Koz
  [Capitol/EMI]
• Good To Go-Go
  Spyro Gyra
  [Heads Up International]
• Roundtrip
  Kirk Whalum
  [Rendezvous Entertainment]

Category 11

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

• Lost Highway
  Bon Jovi
  [Island/Mercury]
• The Reminder
  Feist
  [Cherry Tree/Interscope Records]
• It Won't Be Soon Before Long
  Maroon 5
  [Octone/A&M Records]
• Memory Almost Full
  Paul McCartney
  [MPL/Hear Music]
• Back To Black
  Amy Winehouse
  [Universal Republic Records]

Category 12

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

• Do It Again
  The Chemical Brothers
  Tom Rowlands & Ed Simons, producers
  Track from: We Are The Night
  [Astralwerks]
• D.A.N.C.E.
  Justice
  Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay, producers; Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay, mixers
  Track from: †
  [Downtown/Vice/Ed Banger]
• Love Today
  Mika
  Jodi Marr, John Merchant, Mika & Greg Wells, producers; Greg Wells, mixer
  Track from: Life In Cartoon Motion
  [Casablanca/Universal Republic Records]
• Don't Stop The Music
  Rihanna
  Stargate, producer; Phil Tan, mixer
  Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
  [Def Jam]
• 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.)

• We Are The Night
  The Chemical Brothers
  [Astralwerks]
• †
  Justice
  [Downtown/Vice/Ed Banger]
• Sound Of Silver
  LCD Soundsystem
  [Capitol Records/DFA]
• We Are Pilots
  Shiny Toy Guns
  [Universal Motown]
• Elements Of Life
  Tiësto
  [Ultra Records]

Category 14

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Call Me Irresponsible
  Michael Bublé
  [143 Records/Reprise]
• Cool Yule
  Bette Midler
  [Columbia]
• Trav'lin' Light
  Queen Latifah
  [Verve]
• Live In Concert 2006
  Barbra Streisand
  [Columbia]
• James Taylor At Christmas
  James Taylor
  [Columbia]

Category 15

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

• Timebomb
  Beck
  [Interscope Records]
• Only Mama Knows
  Paul McCartney
  Track from: Memory Almost Full
  [MPL/Hear Music]
• Our Country
  John Mellencamp
  Track from: Freedom's Road
  [UME/Universal Republic]
• Radio Nowhere
  Bruce Springsteen
  Track from: Magic
  [Columbia]
• 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.)

• It's Not Over
  Daughtry
  [RCA Records/19 Recordings]
• Working Class Hero
  Green Day
  Track from: Instant Karma - The Amnesty International Campaign To Save Darfur
  [Warner Bros.]
• If Everyone Cared
  Nickelback
  Track from: All The Right Reasons Special Edition
  [Roadrunner Records]
• Instant Karma
  U2
  Track from: Instant Karma - The Amnesty International Campaign To Save Darfur
  [Warner Bros.]
• 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.)

• Sweet Sacrifice
  Evanescence
  Track from: The Open Door
  [Wind-up Records, LLC]
• The Pretender
  Foo Fighters
  [Roswell/RCA Records]
• I Don't Wanna Stop
  Ozzy Osbourne
  Track from: Black Rain
  [Epic]
• Sick, Sick, Sick
  Queens Of The Stone Age
  Track from: Era Vulgaris
  [Interscope Recods]
• 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.)

• Nothing Left
  As I Lay Dying
  Track from: An Ocean Between Us
  [Metal Blade Records]
• Never Ending Hill
  King Diamond
  Track from: Give Me Your Soul...Please
  [Metal Blade Records]
• Aesthetics Of Hate
  Machine Head
  Track from: The Blackening
  [Roadrunner Records]
• Redemption
  Shadows Fall
  Track from: Threads Of Life
  [Atlantic]
• 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.)

• The Ecstasy Of Gold
  Metallica
  Track from: We All Love Ennio Morricone
  [Sony Classical]
• Malignant Narcissism
  Rush
  Track from: Snakes & Arrows
  [Anthem/Atlantic]
• Always With Me, Always With You
  Joe Satriani
  Track from: Satriani Live!
  [Epic/Red Ink]
• Once Upon A Time In The West
  Bruce Springsteen
  Track from: We All Love Ennio Morricone
  [Sony Classical]
• 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.)

• 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]

Category 21

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]

Category 22

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.]

Category 23

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

• Just Fine
  Mary J. Blige
  [Geffen]
• When I See You
  Fantasia
  Track from: Fantasia
  [J Records/19 Records/S Records]
• No One
  Alicia Keys
  [J Records/MBK Entertainment]
• If I Have My Way
  Chrisette Michele
  Track from: I Am
  [Def Jam Recordings]
• 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.)

• Woman
  Raheem DeVaughn
  [Jive Records]
• B.U.D.D.Y.
  Musiq Soulchild
  Track from: Luvanmusiq
  [Atlantic Records]
• Because Of You
  Ne-Yo
  [Def Jam Recordings]
• Future Baby Mama
  Prince
  Track from: Planet Earth
  [Columbia/NPG Records]
• 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.)

• Same Girl
  R. Kelly Featuring Usher
  Track from: Double Up
  [Jive]
• Disrespectful
  Chaka Khan Featuring Mary J. Blige
  [Burgundy/Sony/BMG]
• Hate That I Love You
  Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo
  Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
  [Def Jam Recordings]
• Baby
  Angie Stone Featuring Betty Wright
  [Stax]
• 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.)

• Walk A Mile In My Shoes
  Otis Clay
  Track from: Walk A Mile In My Shoes
  [Echo Records]
• All Night Long
  Randy Crawford & Joe Sample
  Track from: Feeling Good
  [PRA Records]
• In My Songs
  Gerald Levert
  Track from: In My Songs
  [Atlantic]
• I Apologize
  Ann Nesby
  Track from: This Is Love
  [Shanachie/It's Time Child Records]
• 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.)

• Make A Baby
  Vikter Duplaix
  Track from: Bold And Beautiful
  [BBE]
• That’s The Way Of The World
  Dwele
  Track from: Interpretations: Celebrating The Music Of Earth, Wind & Fire
  [Stax]
• Daydreamin'
  Lupe Fiasco Featuring Jill Scott
  Track from: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
  [1st & 15th/Atlantic]
• Fantasy
  Meshell Ndegeocello
  Track from: Interpretations: Celebrating The Music Of Earth, Wind & Fire
  [Stax]
• 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.)

• 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
  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]
• 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]

Category 29

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]

Category 30

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
  [Confidential Records/Geffen]
• Fantasia
  Fantasia
  [J Records/19 Records/S Records]
• East Side Story
  Emily King
  [J Records]
• Because Of You
  Ne-Yo
  [Def Jam Recordings]

Category 31

Best Rap Solo Performance
(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• The People
  Common
  Track from: Finding Forever
  [Geffen]
• I Get Money
  50 Cent
  Track from: Curtis
  [Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records]
• Show Me What You Got
  Jay-Z
  Track from: Kingdom Come
  [Roc-A-Fella Records]
• Big Things Poppin' (Do It)
  T.I.
  [Grand Hustle/Atlantic]
• 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.)

• Southside
  Common Featuring Kanye West
  Track from: Finding Forever
  [Geffen]
• Make It Rain
  Fat Joe Featuring Lil Wayne
  Track from: Me, Myself & I
  [Terror Squad Entertainment]
• Party Like A Rockstar
  Shop Boyz
  Track from: Rockstar Mentality
  [OnDeck/Universal Republic Records]
• Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)
  UGK Featuring OutKast
  [Jive]
• Better Than I've Ever Been
  Kanye West, Nas & KRS-One
  [Nike]

Category 33

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
(For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

• I Wanna Love You
  Akon Featuring Snoop Dogg
  Track from: Konvicted
  [SRC/Universal Motown]
• Kiss, Kiss
  Chris Brown & T-Pain
  [Jive]
• Let It Go
  Keyshia Cole Featuring Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim
  Track from: Just Like You
  [Confidential Records/Geffen]
• Umbrella
  Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
  Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
  [Def Jam Recordings]
• Good Life
  Kanye West Featuring T-Pain
  Track from: Graduation
  [Roc-A-Fella]

Category 34

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
  Aldrin 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; Publisher: Element 9 Recordings]
• Good Life
  Aldrin Davis, Mike Dean, Faheem Najm & Kanye West, songwriters (J. Ingram & Q. Jones, songwriters)(Kanye West Featuring T-Pain)
  Track from: Graduation
  [Roc-A-Fella; Publishers: Yellow Brick Road Music/Eiseman Music/EMI Blackwood Music/Please Gimme My Publishing/Careers BMG Music Publishing, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing]

Category 35

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]

Category 36

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

• Simple Love
  Alison Krauss
  Track from: A Hundred Miles Or More: A Collection
  [Rounder]
• Famous In A Small Town
  Miranda Lambert
  Track from: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
  [Columbia Nashville]
• Nothin' Better To Do
  LeAnn Rimes
  [Curb Records]
• Before He Cheats
  Carrie Underwood
  Track from: Some Hearts
  [19 Recordings/Arista Nashville]
• Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love
  Trisha Yearwood
  [Big Machine Records]

Category 37

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

• Long Trip Alone
  Dierks Bentley
  Track from: Long Trip Alone
  [Capitol Records Nashville]
• A Woman's Love
  Alan Jackson
  Track from: Like Red On A Rose
  [Arista Nashville]
• If You're Reading This
  Tim McGraw
  Track from: Let It Go
  [Curb Records]
• Give It Away
  George Strait
  Track from: It Just Comes Natural
  [MCA Nashville]
• Stupid Boy
  Keith Urban
  Track from: Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing
  [Capitol Records Nashville]

Category 38

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

• Proud Of The House We Built
  Brooks & Dunn
  [Arista Nashville]
• How Long
  Eagles
  [Eagles Recording Co. II]
• Moments
  Emerson Drive
  Track from: Countrified
  [Midas Records, Inc.]
• Lucky Man
  Montgomery Gentry
  Track from: Some People Change
  [Columbia Nashville]
• Sweet Memories
  The Time Jumpers
  Track from: Jumpin' Time
  [Crosswind]

Category 39

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Days Aren't Long Enough
  Steve Earle & Allison Moorer
  Track from: Washington Square Serenade
  [New West Records]
• Because Of You
  Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson
  [MCA Nashville]
• I Need You
  Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
  Track from: Let It Go
  [Curb Records]
• Lost Highway
  Willie Nelson & Ray Price
  Track from: Last Of The Breed
  [Lost Highway Records]
• Oh Love
  Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood
  Track from: 5th Gear
  [Arista Nashville]

Category 40

Best Country Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Little Monk
  Russ Barenberg
  Track from: When At Last
  [Compass Records]
• Mucky The Duck
  The Greencards
  Track from: Viridian
  [Dualtone Music Group]
• Throttleneck
  Brad Paisley
  Track from: 5th Gear
  [Arista Nashville]
• Rawhide!
  Andy Statman
  Track from: East Flatbush Blues
  [Shefa Records]
• Fidoodlin'
  The Time Jumpers
  Track from: Jumpin' Time
  [Crosswind]

Category 41

Best Country Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (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: Big Loud Shirt Industries, Mighty Underdog Music/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing]
• Give It Away
  Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon & Jamey Johnson, songwriters (George Strait)
  Track from: It Just Comes Natural
  [MCA Nashville; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Mr. Bubba Music, Run Slow Music, EMI Blackwood Music]
• I Need You
  Tony Lane & David Lee, songwriters (Tim McGraw & Faith Hill)
  Track from: Let It Go
  [Curb Records; Publishers: Careers-BMG Music Publishing/Nervous Worm Music/Famous Music/Ed And Lucille Songs]
• If You're Reading This
  Tim McGraw, Brad Warren & Brett Warren, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
  Track from: Let It Go
  [Curb Records; Publishers: Bucky And Clyde Music, Stylesonic Music]
• Long Trip Alone
  Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard, songwriters (Dierks Bentley)
  Track from: Long Trip Alone
  [Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Ensign Music/Rancho Papa Music/Home With The Armadillo Music, Big White Tracks]

Category 42

Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Long Trip Alone
  Dierks Bentley
  [Capitol Records Nashville]
• These Days
  Vince Gill
  [MCA Nashville]
• Let It Go
  Tim McGraw
  [Curb Records]
• 5th Gear
  Brad Paisley
  [Arista Nashville]
• It Just Comes Natural
  George Strait
  [MCA Nashville]

Category 43

Best Bluegrass Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Cherryholmes II Black And White
  Cherryholmes
  [Skaggs Family Records]
• Lefty's Old Guitar
  J. D. Crowe & The New South
  [Rounder]
• The Bluegrass Diaries
  Jim Lauderdale
  [Yep Roc Records]
• Scenechronized
  Seldom Scene
  [Sugar Hill]
• Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular
  Tony Trischka
  [Rounder]

Category 44

Best New Age Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Faces Of The Sun
  Peter Kater
  [Silver Wave Records]
• Sacred Journey Of Ku -Kai, Volume 3
  Kitaro
  [Domo Records, Inc]
• One Guitar
  Ottmar Liebert
  [Spiral Subwave Records]
• Southwest
  Eric Tingstad
  [Cheshire Records]
• Crestone
  Paul Winter Consort
  [Living Music]

Category 45

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

• Party Hats
  Will Bernard
  [Palmetto Records]
• Downright Upright
  Brian Bromberg
  [Artistry Music]
• Re-imagination
  Eldar
  [Masterworks Jazz]
• River: The Joni Letters
  Herbie Hancock
  [Verve]
• He Had A Hat
  Jeff Lorber
  [Blue Note]

Category 46

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

• Avant Gershwin
  Patti Austin
  [Rendezvous Entertainment]
• Red Earth - A Malian Journey
  Dee Dee Bridgewater
  [DDB/Emarcy]
• Music Maestro Please
  Freddy Cole
  [HighNote Records]
• Nightmoves
  Kurt Elling
  [Concord Jazz]
• On The Other Side
  Tierney Sutton (Band)
  [Telarc Jazz]

Category 47

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
(For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Levees
  Terence Blanchard, soloist
  Track from: A Tale Of God's Will (A Requiem For Katrina)
  [Blue Note]
• Anagram
  Michael Brecker, soloist
  Track from: Pilgrimage
  [Heads Up International]
• Both Sides Now
  Herbie Hancock, soloist
  Track from: River: The Joni Letters
  [Verve]
• Lullaby
  Hank Jones, soloist
  Track from: Kids: Live At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (Joe Lovano and Hank Jones)
  [Blue Note]
• 1000 Kilometers
  Paul McCandless, soloist
  Track from: 1000 Kilometers (Oregon)
  [CamJazz]

Category 48

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

• Pilgrimage
  Michael Brecker
  [Heads Up International]
• Live At The Village Vanguard
  The Bill Charlap Trio
  [Blue Note]
• Kids: Live At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
  Joe Lovano And Hank Jones
  [Blue Note]
• Line By Line
  John Patitucci
  [Concord Jazz]
• Back East
  Joshua Redman
  [Nonesuch Records]

Category 49

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
(For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

• A Tale Of God's Will (A Requiem For Katrina)
  Terence Blanchard
  [Blue Note]
• Eternal Licks & Grooves
  The Bob Florence Limited Edition
  [MAMA Records]
• Hommage
  The Bill Holman Band
  [Jazzed Media]
• Sky Blue
  Maria Schneider Orchestra
  [ArtistShare]
• With Love
  Charles Tolliver Big Band
  [Blue Note]

Category 50

Best Latin Jazz Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Funk Tango
  Paquito D'Rivera Quintet?
  [Paquito Records]
• The Magician
  Sammy Figueroa And His Latin Jazz Explosion
  [Savant Records]
• Borrowed Time (TIEMPO PRESTADO)
  Steve Khan
  [Tone Center Records]
• Refugee
  Hector Martignon
  [Zoho]
• Big Band Urban Folktales
  Bobby Sanabria Big Band
  [Jazzheads]

Category 51

Best Gospel Performance
(For solo, duo, group as collaborative performances. Singles or tracks with vocal containing Gospel lyrics. All genres of Gospel music are eligible.)

• East To West
  Casting Crowns
  Track from: The Altar And The Door
  [Beach Street Records/Reunion Records]
• Blessed & Highly Favored
  The Clark Sisters
  Track from: Live - One Last Time
  [EMI Gospel]
• Never Gonna Break My Faith
  Aretha Franklin & Mary J. Blige (Featuring The Harlem Boys Choir)
  Track from: Bobby: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  [Island Def Jam]
• With Long Life
  Israel And New Breed Featuring T-Bone
  Track from: A Deeper Level
  [Integrity Music]
• He Set My Life To Music
  CeCe Winans
  Track from: She Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool - A Tribute To Barbara Mandrell
  [BNA Records]

Category 52

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

• Blessed & Highly Favored
  Karen Clark-Sheard, songwriter (The Clark Sisters)
  Track from: Live - One Last Time
  [EMI Gospel; Publisher: K. Sheard's Melody]
• East To West
  Mark Hall & Bernie Herms, songwriters (Casting Crowns)
  Track from: The Altar And The Door
  [Beach Street Records/Reunion Records; Publishers: Club Zoo Music, Sparrow Song, Swecs Music, Banahama Tunes/Word Music]
• Encourage Yourself
  Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers)
  Track from: The Grand Finale: Encourage Yourself
  [EMI Gospel; Publishers: QW Songs/Zomba Publishing]
• Made To Love
  Cary Barlowe, Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore & Aaron Rice, songwriters (TobyMac)
  Track from: Portable Sounds
  [ForeFront Records; Publishers: Achtober Songs/Emack Music/Lowe Bar Music/Jammu Music/Rizzle Music]
• Praise On The Inside
  James L. Moss, songwriter (J. Moss)
  [Gospo Centric; Publisher: Millenni-era Music]

Category 53

Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Before The Daylight's Shot
  Ashley Cleveland
  [204 Records]
• HIStory: Our Place In His Story
  The Cross Movement
  [Cross Movement Records]
• Open Book
  Da' T.R.U.T.H.
  [Cross Movement Records]
• The Reckoning
  Pillar
  [Flicker Records]
• Comatose
  Skillet
  [Atlantic/Lava/Ardent/INO]

Category 54

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• The Altar And The Door
  Casting Crowns
  [Beach Street Records/Reunion Records]
• A Deeper Level
  Israel And New Breed
  [Integrity Music]
• True Beauty
  Mandisa
  [Sparrow Records]
• Stand
  Michael W. Smith
  [Reunion Records]
• Portable Sounds
  TobyMac
  [ForeFront Records]

Category 55

Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Amazing Grace
  Bill & Gloria Gaither And The Homecoming Friends
  [Gaither Music Group]
• Journey Of Joy
  Karen Peck And New River
  [Daywind Records]
• Everybody's Brother
  Billy Joe Shaver
  [Compadre Records/Music World Entertainment]
• Salt Of The Earth
  Ricky Skaggs & The Whites
  [Skaggs Family Records]
• Tell Someone
  Kenny & Amanda Smith Band
  [Rebel Records]
• I'll Fly Away: Country Hymns & Songs Of Faith
  Various Artists
  Ed Cash, producer
  [Sparrow Records]

Category 56

Best Traditional Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Live - One Last Time
  The Clark Sisters
  [EMI Gospel]
• The Grand Finale': Encourage Yourself
  Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers
  [EMI Gospel]
• Life Changing
  Smokie Norful
  [EMI Gospel]
• Thirsty
  Marvin Sapp
  [Verity]
• Cherch
  Bebe Winans
  [Koch Records]

Category 57

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

• Grateful
  Coko
  [Light Records]
• Free To Worship
  Fred Hammond
  [Verity]
• V2…
  J. Moss
  [Gospo Centric/Zomba Gospel]
• T57
  Trin-I-Tee 5:7
  [Spirit Rising Music/Music World Entertainment]
• Alone But Not Alone
  Marvin Winans
  [Pure Springs Gospel]

Category 58

Best Latin Pop Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Papito
  Miguel Bosé & Varios Artistas
  [Warner Music Latina]
• 12 Segundos De Oscuridad
  Jorge Drexler
  [Warner Music Latina]
• Navidades Luis Miguel
  Luis Miguel
  [Warner Music Latina]
• Dicen Que El Tiempo
  Jennifer Peña
  [Univision Records]
• El Tren De Los Momentos
  Alejandro Sanz
  [Warner Music Latina]

Category 59

Best Latin Rock Or Alternative Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• No Hay Espacio
  Black:Guayaba
  [Machete Music]
• Adelantando
  Jarabe De Palo
  [Warner Music Latina]
• Amantes Sunt Amentes
  Panda
  [Warner Music Latina]
• Kamikaze
  Rabanes
  [Universal Music Latino]
• Memo Rex Commander Y El Corazón Atómico De La Via Láctea
  Zoé
  [Noiselab/EMI Mexico]

Category 60

Best Latin Urban Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• E.S.L.
  Akwid
  [Univision Records]
• El Abayarde Contra-Ataca
  Tego Calderón
  [Warner Music Latina]
• Residente O Visitante
  Calle 13
  [Norte]
• El Cartel: The Big Boss
  Daddy Yankee
  [El Cartel/Interscope Records]
• Vacaneria!
  Fulanito
  [Cutting Records Inc.]

Category 61

Best Tropical Latin Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Greetings From Havana
  Cubanismo
  [AIM Trading Group P/L]
• En Primera Plana
  Issac Delgado
  [La Calle Records]
• Arroz Con Habichuela
  El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico
  [Norte/Discos 605]
• La Llave De Mi Corazón
  Juan Luis Guerra
  [EMI Televisa]
• United We Swing
  Spanish Harlem Orchestra
  [Six Degrees]

Category 62

Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• 100% Mexicano
  Pepe Aguilar
  [EMI Televisa]
• El Indomable
  Cristian Castro
  [Universal Music Latino]
• Para Siempre
  Vicente Fernández
  [Norte/SonyBMG]
• Puro Dolor
  Paquita La Del Barrio
  [Balboa Records, Co./Discos Musart]
• Esta Tierra Es Tuya (This Land Is Your Land)
  Sones De México Ensemble
  [Sones de Mexico Ensemble, Inc.]

Category 63

Best Tejano Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Ram Herrera And The Outlaw Band 2007
  Ram Herrera And The Outlaw Band
  [Tejas Records]
• Before The Next Teardrop Falls
  Little Joe & La Familia
  [TDI Records]
• Corazon De Oro
  David Marez
  [Baby Dude Records]
• 35th Anniversary
  Ruben Ramos
  [Revolution Records]
• Vagar Libremente
  Sunny Sauceda
  [Tejas Records]

Category 64

Best Norteño Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• El Amor Que Nunca Fue
  Conjunto Primavera
  [Fonovisa Records]
• Crossroads
  Intocable
  [EMI Televisa]
• Ven Y Dime
  Los Rieleros Del Norte
  [Fonovisa Records]
• Detalles Y Emociones
  Los Tigres Del Norte
  [Fonovisa Records]
• Gracias Por Tu Amor
  Pesado
  [Warner Music Latina]

Category 65

Best Banda Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Te Va A Gustar
  El Chapo
  [Disa]
• Los Mejores Corridos
  El Potro De Sinaloa
  [Machete Music]
• Lobo Domesticado
  Valentin Elizalde
  [Universal Music Latino]
• Conquistando Corazones
  K-PAZ De La Sierra
  [Disa]
• Entre Copas Y Botellas
  Lupillo Rivera
  [Venemusic]

Category 66

• Pinetop Perkins On The 88's - Live In Chicago
  Pinetop Perkins
  [Sagebrush Productions/Vizztone Label Group]

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]

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]
• Banjo Talkin'
  Cathy Fink
  [Rounder]
• Dirt Farmer
  Levon Helm
  [Dirt Farmer Music/Vanguard Records]
• Charlie Louvin
  Charlie Louvin
  [Tompkins Square]

Category 69

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• The Calling
  Mary Chapin Carpenter
  [Zoe Records]
• My Name Is Buddy
  Ry Cooder
  [Nonesuch Records Inc./Warner Music Group]
• Washington Square Serenade
  Steve Earle
  [New West Records]
• Children Running Through
  Patty Griffin
  [ATO Records]
• Orphans
  Tom Waits
  [Anti]

Category 70

Best Native American Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Oklahoma Style
  Walter Ahhaitty & Friends
  [SOAR]
• Watch This Dancer!
  Black Lodge
  [Canyon Records]
• The Ballad Of Old Times
  Davis Mitchell
  [SOAR]
• Reconnections
  R. Carlos Nakai, Cliff Sarde & William Eaton
  [Canyon Records]
• Totemic Flute Chants
  Johnny Whitehorse
  [Silver Wave Records]

Category 71

Best Hawaiian Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Ka Hikina O Ka Hau (The Coming Of The Snow)
  Keola Beamer
  [Dancing Cat Productions]
• Hawaiiana
  Tia Carrere
  [Daniel Ho Creations]
• He'eia
  Cyril Pahinui
  [Dancing Cat Productions]
• Hawaiian Blossom
  Raiatea
  [Raiatea Helm Records]
• Treasures Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar
  Various Artists
  Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers
  [Daniel Ho Creations]

Category 72

Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Le Cowboy Creole
  Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
  [Times Square Records]
• King Cake
  Lisa Haley
  [Blue Fiddle Records]
• Live: Á La Blue Moon
  Lost Bayou Ramblers
  [Swallow Records]
• Blues De Musicien
  Pine Leaf Boys
  [Arhoolie Records]
• Racines
  Racines
  [Swallow Records]
• The La Louisianne Sessions
  Roddie Romero And The Hub City All-Stars
  [Octavia Records]
• Live! Worldwide
  Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
  [AIM Trading Group P/L]

Category 73

Best Reggae Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• The Burning Spear Experience
  Burning Spear
  [Burning Music Production]
• Mind Control
  Stephen Marley
  [Tuff Gong/Ghetto Youths/Universal Republic]
• The End Of An American Dream
  Lee "Scratch" Perry
  [Megawave]
• Anniversary
  Sly & Robbie And The Taxi Gang
  [Taxi Records]
• Light Your Light
  Toots & The Maytals
  [Fantasy]

Category 74

Best Traditional World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• When The Soul Is Settled: Music Of Iraq
  Rahim Al Haj With Souhail Kaspar
  [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]
• From Mali To America
  Cheick Hamala Diabate & Bob Carlin
  [5-String Productions]
• Live At Couleur Café
  Konono Nº1
  [Crammed Discs/Rykodisc]
• African Spirit
  Soweto Gospel Choir
  [Shanachie Entertainment]
• Singing For Life: Songs Of Hope, Healing, And HIV/AIDS In Uganda
  Various Artists
  Gregory Barz, producer
  [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]

Category 75

Best Contemporary World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Céu
  Céu
  [Six Degrees Records/Urban Jungle Records/Starbucks Entertainment]
• Gil Luminoso
  Gilberto Gil
  [DRG Brazil]
• Momento
  Bebel Gilberto
  [Ziriguiboom/Crammed Discs/Six Degrees]
• Djin Djin
  Angelique Kidjo
  [Razor & Tie Direct/Starbucks Entertainment]
• An Ancient Muse
  Loreena McKennitt
  [Verve Records/Universal Music Group]

Category 76

Best Polka Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Polka's Revenge
  Brave Combo
  [DenTone]
• Bulletproof Polkas
  John Gora & Gorale
  [Sunshine Diversified Ent.]
• Polka Freak Out
  Bubba Hernandez & Alex Meixner
  [Moon Zero Bird Records]
• Dueling Polkas
  Walter Ostanek And His Band & Brian Sklar And The Western Senators
  [Sunshine (Polkamania)]
• Come Share The Wine
  Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra
  [Rounder]

Category 77

Best Musical Album For Children
(For albums consisting of predominantly music or song vs. spoken word.)

• Chickens
  Buck Howdy With BB
  [Prairie Dog Entertainment]
• Experience...101
  Sweet Honey In The Rock
  [Appleseed]
• A Green And Red Christmas