Grammys Cast a Wider Net Than Usual

By GEOFF BOUCHER

Jan. 4, 2001 12 AM PT

TIMES STAFF WRITER

In a year when no artist stepped forward to dominate the Grammy Award nominations, veterans such as Paul Simon, Steely Dan and U2 will contend in marquee categories against a newer generation of eclectic talents such as Beck, Radiohead and Eminem.

More than two dozen acts took three or more nominations Wednesday for the 43rd annual Grammys, breaking a recent tradition of one standout--such as Santana or Lauryn Hill--earning a singular spotlight with an armful of nods.

The most nominations, five, went to rapper-producer Dr. Dre and Beyonce Knowles, a member of the powerhouse R&B; trio Destiny’s Child. Dre had a stellar year with a comeback solo album along with his work on protege Eminem’s “The Marshall Mathers LP,” and Knowles’ nominations include song and record of the year for “Say My Name.”

In the race for record of the year (given to the artist, producer, recording engineer and/or mixer), Knowles’ group will vie with some long-familiar names--U2 (“Beautiful Day”) and Madonna (“Music”)--along with the quirky but soulful voice of Macy Gray (“I Try”) and the mega-selling youth pop stars of ‘N Sync (“Bye Bye Bye”).

The key album of the year category pits controversial rapper Eminem against two celebrated alt-rock heroes, Beck (“Midnite Vultures”) and Radiohead (“Kid A”), and a pair of veteran acts that have set standards for music craft, Simon (“You’re the One”) and Steely Dan (“Two Against Nature”).

Eminem is the only newcomer to the best album category--Beck was nominated in 1996, Radiohead in 1997, while Steely Dan got nods in 1977 and 1981. (Half of the group, Donald Fagen, had his album “The Nightfly” nominated in 1982.) “Two Against Nature” marked the first Steely Dan release in nearly two decades.

For Simon, a 16-time Grammy winner, it marks the fifth consecutive decade that he has been nominated in the best album category as a solo artist or member of Simon & Garfunkel. He has won the trophy four times, most recently for “Graceland” in 1986, with his only loss coming four years later with “Rhythm of the Saints.”

C. Michael Greene, president of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, said he sees an encouraging eclecticism in this year’s field of nominees.

“It’s the most diverse group of artists we’ve ever had, and it’s a very unusual year in terms of having 10 totally different artists as nominees in record of the year and album of the year. I don’t think it’s ever happened before,” Greene said. “That diversity has really reinforced the fact that there’s a lot of delineations in genres that are being torn down . . . , which from my perspective is a really good thing.”

Grammy voters have often been criticized through the years for focusing on mainstream bestsellers rather than cutting-edge or innovative underground artists.

In nominating Simon and Steely Dan, however, the committee reached far beyond the national bestseller list. In fact, Eminem’s collection is the only one of the five albums to crack the coveted 1 million sales mark. The album was the second-biggest seller of 2000 with almost 8 million copies sold since its release in May.

Simon’s album has sold only about 350,000 copies since its release in October, and Steely Dan’s album has sold about 786,000 since its spring release. Radiohead’s “Kid A” has also been a sluggish seller, generating only about 660,000 sales since October. Beck’s “Midnite Vultures” sales tally since its release in the fall of 1999 is about 605,000 copies.

The 43rd annual Grammy Awards, to be broadcast globally, will be staged Feb. 21 at Staples Center and aired in the U.S. by CBS.

The nominees for best new artist are country-soul singer Shelby Lynne, Vacaville rock-rap outfit Papa Roach, country singer Brad Paisley, soulful singer Jill Scott and Sisqo, of the R&B; group Dru Hill, who scored one of the biggest hits of the year with “Thong Song.”

Nominees for song of the year are the members of U2 for “Beautiful Day”; Stephanie Bentley and Holly Lamar for Faith Hill’s “Breathe”; Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sellers for Lee Ann Womack’s “I Hope You Dance”; Macy Gray, Jinsoo Lim, Jeremy Ruzumna and David Wilder for Gray’s “I Try”; and LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson and Kelendria Rowland for “Say My Name” by Destiny’s Child.

The mix of longtime artists and newer faces also defined the character of secondary races. In best female pop vocal, for instance, iconic singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell (“Both Sides Now”) is nominated along with teen pop queens Christina Aguilera (“What a Girl Wants”) and Britney Spears (“Oops! . . . I Did It Again”).

In the counterpart male category, heartthrobs Ricky Martin (“She Bangs”) and Marc Anthony (“You Sang to Me”) will contend with elder rock statesmen Sting (“She Walks This Earth [Soberana Rosa]”) and Don Henley (“Taking You Home”).

The Grammy Award winners will be decided by the 12,000 voting members of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. The academy’s voters also vote on nominees, but a blue-ribbon committee selects the final five nominees in top categories from the general membership’s top 20 vote-getters. That system was put in place in recent years to winnow out undeserving nominees in the high-profile fields.

The awards this year have 100 categories (including with two new ones: best Native American music album and best pop instrumental album) with more than 500 nominees. The eligibility period was Oct. 1, 1999, through Sept. 30, 2000.

A Complete List of the Nominees General Categories

Record of the Year: “Say My Name,” Destiny’s Child (Rodney Jerkins, producer; LaShawn Daniels, Brad Gildem and Jean Marie Hurout, engineers/mixers); “I Try,” Macy Gray (Andrew Slater, producer; Dave Way, engineer/mixer); “Music,” Madonna (Mirwais Ahmadzai and Madonna, producers); “Bye Bye Bye,” ’N Sync (Jake and Kristian Lundin, producers; Mike Tucker, engineer/mixer); “Beautiful Day,” U2 (Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, producers; Steve Lillywhite and Richard Rainey, engineers/mixers).

Album of the Year: “Midnite Vultures,” Beck (Beck Hansen and the Dust Brothers, producers); “The Marshall Mathers LP,” Eminem (Jeff Bass, Mark Bass, Dr. Dre, Eminem and the 45 King, producers; Rich Behrens, Mike Butler, Chris Conway, Rob Ebeling, Michelle Forbes, Richard Segal Huredia, Steve King, Aaron Lepley, James McCrone, Akane Nakamura and Lance Pierre, engineers/mixers); “Kid A,” Radiohead (Radiohead, producer; Nigel Godrich, engineer/mixer); “You’re the One,” Paul Simon (Simon, producer; Andy Smith, engineer/mixer); “Two Against Nature,” Steely Dan (Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, producers; Phil Burnett, Roger Nichols, Dave Russell and Elliot Scheiner, engineers/mixers).

Song of the Year: “Beautiful Day,” U2; “Breathe,” Stephanie Bentley and Holly Lamar (Faith Hill, artist); “I Hope You Dance,” Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sellers (Lee Ann Womack, artist); “I Try,” Macy Gray, Jinsoo Lim, Jeremy Ruzumna and David Wilder (Gray, artist); “Say My Name,” LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, Beyonce Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson and Kelendria Rowland (Destiny’s Child, artist).

Best New Artist: Shelby Lynne; Brad Paisley; Papa Roach; Jill Scott; Sisqo.

Pop

Best Female Vocal: “What a Girl Wants,” Christina Aguilera; “I Try,” Macy Gray; “Music,” Madonna; “Save Me,” Aimee Mann; “Both Sides Now,” Joni Mitchell; “Oops! . . . I Did It Again,” Britney Spears.

Best Male Vocal: “You Sang to Me,” Marc Anthony; “Taking You Home,” Don Henley; “She Bangs,” Ricky Martin; “6, 8, 12,” Brian McKnight; “She Walks This Earth (Soberana Rosa),” Sting.

Best Duo or Group Vocal: “Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely,” Backstreet Boys; “Pinch Me,” Barenaked Ladies; “Breathless,” the Corrs; “Bye Bye Bye,” ’N Sync; “Cousin Dupree,” Steely Dan.

Best Collaboration With Vocals: “Thank God I Found You,” Mariah Carey Featuring Joe and 98 Degrees; “The Difficult Kind,” Sheryl Crow and Sarah McLachlan; “All the Way,” Celine Dion (and Frank Sinatra); “Turn Your Lights Down Low,” Lauryn Hill (and Bob Marley); “Is You Is, Or Is You Ain’t (My Baby),” B.B. King and Dr. John.

Best Instrumental Performance: “Overture (Selmasongs),” Bjork (Vincent Mendoza, conductor); “Rebel Heart,” the Corrs; “Zona Mona,” Bela Fleck & the Flecktones; “Caravan,” the Brian Setzer Orchestra; “Camaleao,” Grover Washington Jr.

Best Dance Recording: “Who Let the Dogs Out,” Baha Men; “Blue (Da Ba Dee),” Eiffel 65; “Be With You,” Enrique Iglesias; “Let’s Get Loud,” Jennifer Lopez; “Natural Blues,” Moby.

Best Pop Instrumental Album: “Audio,” Blue Man Group; “Faith--A Holiday Album,” Kenny G; “Symphony No. 1,” Joe Jackson; “Pieces in a Modern Style,” William Orbit; “Hymns--In the Garden,” Kirk Whalum.

Best Pop Vocal Album: “Inside Job,” Don Henley; “Music,” Madonna; “No Strings Attached,” ’N Sync; “Oops! . . . I Did It Again,” Britney Spears; “Two Against Nature,” Steely Dan.

Traditional Pop

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: “As Time Goes By,” Bryan Ferry; “It’s Like This,” Rickie Lee Jones; “Songs From the Last Century,” George Michael; “Both Sides Now,” Joni Mitchell; “Timeless--Live in Concert,” Barbra Streisand.

Rock

Best Female Rock Vocal Performance: “Paper Bag,” Fiona Apple; “There Goes the Neighborhood,” Sheryl Crow; “Enough of Me,” Melissa Etheridge; “So Pure,” Alanis Morissette; “Glitter in Their Eyes,” Patti Smith.

Best Male Rock Vocal Performance: “Thursday’s Child,” David Bowie; “Things Have Changed,” Bob Dylan; “Workin’ It,” Don Henley; “Again,” Lenny Kravitz; “Into the Void,” Nine Inch Nails.

Best Duo or Group Rock Performance: “It’s My Life,” Bon Jovi; “With Arms Wide Open,” Creed; “Learn to Fly,” Foo Fighters; “Californication,” Red Hot Chili Peppers; “Beautiful Day,” U2.

Best Hard Rock Performance: “American Bad Ass,” Kid Rock; “Take a Look Around (Theme From ‘M:I-2’),” Limp Bizkit; “Grievance,” Pearl Jam; “Guerrilla Radio,” Rage Against the Machine; “Down,” Stone Temple Pilots.

Best Metal Performance: “Elite,” Deftones; “The Wicker Man,” Iron Maiden; “Astonishing Panorama of the Endtimes,” Marilyn Manson; “Revolution Is My Name,” Pantera; “Wait and Bleed,” Slipknot.

Best Rock Instrumental Performance: “Off the Hook,” Peter Frampton; “The Call of the Ktulu,” Metallica With Michael Kamen conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra; “First Tube,” Phish; “Until We Say Goodbye,” Joe Satriani; “Electric Lullaby,” Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band.

Best Rock Song: “Again,” Lenny Kravitz; “Bent,” Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty, artist); “Californication,” Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers, artist); “Kryptonite,” Brad Arnold, Todd Harrell and Matt Roberts (3 Doors Down, artist) “With Arms Wide Open,” Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti (Creed, artist).

Best Rock Album: “Crush,” Bon Jovi; “There Is Nothing Left to Lose,” Foo Fighters; “Mad Season,” Matchbox Twenty; “Return of Saturn,” No Doubt; “The Battle of Los Angeles,” Rage Against the Machine.

Alternative Music

Best Alternative Music Album: “When the Pawn . . . ,” Fiona Apple; “Midnite Vultures,” Beck; “Bloodflowers,” the Cure; “Liverpool Sound Collage,” Paul McCartney; “Kid A,” Radiohead.

R&B;

Best Female R&B; Vocal: “Try Again,” Aaliyah; “Bag Lady,” Erykah Badu; “He Wasn’t Man Enough,” Toni Braxton; “As We Lay,” Kelly Price; “Gettin’ in the Way,” Jill Scott.

Best Male R&B; Vocal Performance: “Untitled (How Does It Feel),” D’Angelo; “I Wanna Know,” Joe; “I Wish,” R. Kelly; “Stay or Let It Go,” Brian McKnight; “Thong Song,” Sisqo.

Best Duo or Group R&B; Performance: “Pass You By,” Boyz II Men; “Say My Name,” Destiny’s Child; “911,” Wyclef Jean Featuring Mary J. Blige; “Dance Tonight,” Lucy Pearl; “Coming Back Home,” BeBe Winans Featuring Brian McKnight and Joe.

Best R&B; Song: “Bag Lady,” Erykah Badu; “He Wasn’t Man Enough,” LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins and Harvey Mason Jr. (Toni Braxton, artist); “Say My Name,” LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, Beyonce Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson and Kelendria Rowland (Destiny’s Child, artist); “Thong Song,” Mark Andrews, Tim Kelley and Bob Robinson (Sisqo, artist); “Untitled (How Does It Feel),” D’Angelo and Raphael Saadiq (D’Angelo, artist).

Best R&B; Album: “Nathan/Michael/Shawn/Wanya,” Boyz II Men; “The Heat,” Toni Braxton; “Voodoo,” D’Angelo; “My Name Is Joe,” Joe; “Who Is Jill Scott? Words & Sounds Vol. 1,” Jill Scott; “Unleash the Dragon,” Sisqo.

Best Traditional R&B; Vocal Album: “All The Man You Need,” Will Downing; “Cool,” George Duke; “That’s for Sure,” Jeffrey Osborne; “Gotta Get the Groove Back,” Johnnie Taylor; “Ear-Resistible,” the Temptations.

Rap

Best Rap Solo Performance: “The Light,” Common; “Party Up,” DMX; “The Real Slim Shady,” Eminem; “Shake Ya Ass,” Mystikal; “Country Grammar,” Nelly.

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: “Alive,” Beastie Boys; “Oooh,” De La Soul Featuring Redman; “Forgot About Dre,” Dr. Dre Featuring Eminem “The Next Episode,” Dr. Dre Featuring Snoop Dogg; “Big Pimpin’,” Jay-Z Featuring UGK.

Best Rap Album: “. . . And Then There Was X,” DMX; “Dr. Dre--2001,” Dr. Dre; “The Marshall Mathers LP,” Eminem; “Vol. 3 . . . Life and Times of S. Carter,” Jay-Z; “Country Grammar,” Nelly.

Country

Best Female Country Vocal: “Breathe,” Faith Hill; “That’s the Way,” Jo Dee Messina; “Travelin’ Prayer,” Dolly Parton; “I Hope You Dance,” Lee Ann Womack; “Real Live Woman,” Trisha Yearwood.

Best Male Country Vocal Performance: “Solitary Man,” Johnny Cash; “Feels Like Love,” Vince Gill; “One Voice,” Billy Gilman; “My Best Friend,” Tim McGraw; “A Thousand Miles From Nowhere,” Dwight Yoakam.

Best Duo or Group Country Performance: “Twentieth Century,” Alabama; “Cherokee Maiden,” Asleep at the Wheel; “You’ll Always Be Loved by Me,” Brooks & Dunn; “Woody’s Roundup,” Riders in the Sky; “Jimmy’s Got a Girlfriend,” the Wilkinsons.

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals: “Strong Enough,” Sheryl Crow and the Dixie Chicks; “When I Look Into Your Heart,” Vince Gill and Amy Grant; “Let’s Make Love,” Faith Hill and Tim McGraw; “Walk Softly,” Ricky Skaggs and the Dixie Chicks; “Murder on Music Row,” George Strait and Alan Jackson.

Best Country Instrumental Performance: “Leaving Cottondale,” Alison Brown with Bela Fleck; “Ode to a Butterfly,” Nickel Creek; “The Second Mouse,” Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott; “Rollercoaster,” Keith Urban; “Bloodlines,” Steve Wariner and Ryan Wariner.

Best Country Song: “Breathe,” Stephanie Bentley and Holly Lamar (Faith Hill, artist); “Feels Like Love,” Vince Gill; “I Hope You Dance,” Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sillers (Lee Ann Womack, artist); “One Voice,” Don Cook and David Malloy (Billy Gilman, artist); “The Way You Love Me,” Michael Delaney and Keith Follese (Faith Hill, artist).

Best Country Album: “Let’s Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye,” Vince Gill; “Breathe,” Faith Hill; “Under the Influence,” Alan Jackson; “I Hope You Dance,” Lee Ann Womack; “Real Live Woman,” Trisha Yearwood.

Best Bluegrass Album: “Fair Weather,” Alison Brown; “Murder on Music Row,” Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time; “Nickel Creek,” Nickel Creek; “The Grass Is Blue,” Dolly Parton; “Big Mon--The Songs of Bill Monroe,” Ricky Skaggs & Friends.

New Age

Best New Age Album: “Whisper to the Wild Water,” Maire Brennan; “Highland Cathedral,” Phil Coulter; “Thinking of You,” Kitaro; “East of the Moon,” David Lanz; “In a Distant Place,” Nakai, Eaton, Clipman & Nawang.

Jazz

Best Contemporary Jazz Album: “Outbound,” Bela Fleck & the Flecktones; “Yes, Please!,” Fourplay; “Re: Animation Live!,” Hagans/Belden; “A Brighter Day,” Ronny Jordan; “Here’s the Deal”, Liquid Soul.

Best Jazz Vocal Album: “Live at Yoshi’s,” Dee Dee Bridgewater; “Merry Go Round,” Freddy Cole; “Live in Chicago,” Kurt Elling; “Soulcall,” Nnenna Freelon; “In the Moment--Live In Concert,” Dianne Reeves.

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo: “Passion Dance,” Kenny Barron; “I Thought About You,” Terence Blanchard; “Outrance,” Michael Brecker; “I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good,” Keith Jarrett; “(Go) Get It,” Pat Metheny.

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individualor Group: “Spirit Song,” Kenny Barron; “Time Is of the Essence,” Michael Brecker; “Prime Directive,” Dave Holland Quintet; “Contemporary Jazz,” Branford Marsalis; “In & Out,” Martial Solal & Johnny Griffin.

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: “The Buddy Collette Big Band in Concert--The Music of William ‘Buddy’ Collette,” Buddy Collette Big Band; “Nice Work,” The Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra & Jim McNeely; “52nd Street Themes,” Joe Lovano; “Culmination,” Sam Rivers’ Rivbea All-Star Orchestra; “Allegresse,” Maria Schneider Orchestra.

Best Latin Jazz Album: “Libertango,” Gary Burton; “Motherland,” Danilo Perez; “Afro-Cuban Dream . . . Live & in Clave!!!,” Bobby Sanabria Big Band; “Melaza,” David Sanchez; “Live at the Village Vanguard,” Chucho Valdes.

Gospel

Best Rock Gospel Album: “Lay It Down,” Jennifer Knapp; “Double Take,” Petra; “Third Verse,” Smalltown Poets; “Learning to Breathe,” Switchfoot; “Offerings,” Third Day.

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: “Joy,” Avalon; “If I Left the Zoo,” Jars of Clay; “Fearless,” Crystal Lewis; “This Is Your Time,” Michael W. Smith; “Crystal Clear,” Jaci Velasquez.

Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album: “The Great Gospel Hit Parade: From Memphis to Nashville to Texas,” James Blackwood, the Jordanaires & the Light Crust Doughboys; “The Cathedrals A Farewell Celebration,” The Cathedrals; “Just Over in Heaven,” Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver; “Soldier of the Cross,” Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder; “Old Ways & Old Paths.” Paul Williams & the Victory Trio.

Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album: “You Can Make It,” Shirley Caesar; “It Was You,” Mighty Clouds of Joy; “Family & Friends Live From Detroit,” Rev. James Moore; “Devotion,” Aaron Neville; “Ole Rickety Bridge,” Dorothy Norwood; “The Concert,” the Williams Brothers.

Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album: “Purpose By Design,” Fred Hammond & Radical for Christ; “Thankful,” Mary Mary; “Family Affair,” Hezekiah Walker & the Love Fellowship Crusade Choir; “Love & Freedom,” BeBe Winans; “Alabaster Box,” CeCe Winans.

Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album: “Get Your Praise On,” New Direction; Jeral V. Gray, Sr. and Percy E. Gray, Jr., choir directors; “Higher Youth for Christ,” Rev. Milton Biggham and Troy L. Sneed, Sr., choir directors; “Live--God Is Working,” Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir; Carol Cymbala, choir director; “Send Up the Praise,” University of Mississippi Gospel Choir; Ron Briggs, Jason Clark and Dee Thomas, choir directors; “Tri-city4.com,” the Tri-City Singers; Donald Lawrence, choir director.

Latin

Best Latin Pop Album: “Mi Reflejo,” Christina Aguilera; “Oscar De La Hoya,” Oscar De La Hoya; “Vivo,” Luis Miguel; “El Alma Al Aire,” Alejandro Sanz; “Shakira--MTV Unplugged,” Shakira.

Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album: “La Extraordinaria Paradoja Del Sonido Quijano,” Cafe Quijano; “No Podemos Volar,” El Tri; “Uno,” La Ley; “Arepa 3000,” Los Amigos Invisibles; “Abre,” Fito Paez.

Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album: “Rhythms for a New Millennium,” Alex Acuna Y Su Acuarela De Tambores; “Cuba Linda,” Cachao; “Alma Caribena,” Gloria Estefan; “Tribute to the Cuarteto Patria,” Eliades Ochoa; “Buena Vista Social Club Presents: Omara Portuondo,” Omara Portuondo.

Best Salsa Album: “Celia Cruz and Friends: A Night of Salsa,” Celia Cruz; “Evolucion,” Luis Enrique; “Masterpiece/Obra Maestra,” Tito Puente & Eddie Palmieri; “Son by Four,” Son by Four “Hablando Del Amor,” Tony Vega.

Best Merengue Album: “El Padrino,” Fulanito; “Voy A Enamorarte,” Gisselle; “Masters of the Stage,” Grupo Mania; “Live,” Ilegales; “Olga Viva, Viva Olga,” Olga Tanon.

Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album: “Por Una Mujer Bonita,” Pepe Aguilar; “Quemame Los Ojos,” Ramon Ayala Y Sus Bravos Del Norte; “Lobo Herido,” Vicente Fernandez; “Atrapando Tu Corazon,” Grupo Atrapado; “Decimo Aniversario,” Los Terribles Del Norte.

Best Tejano Album: “Quien Iva A Pensar,” Jimmy Gonzalez Y El Grupo Mazz; “Siempre Cuenta Conmigo,” Leonardo Gonzales Y Los Magnificos; “En Vivo . . . Puro Party Live II,” Jaime Y Los Chamacos; “Que Es Musica Tejana?,” The Legends; “Hasta La Cima Del Cielo,” Solido.

Blues

Best Traditional Blues Album: “Superharps,” James Cotton, Billy Branch, Charlie Musselwhite and Sugar Ray Norcia; “Riding With the King,” B.B. King and Eric Clapton; “Let The Good Times Roll,” B.B. King; “Delta Crossroads,” Robert Lockwood Jr.; “Milk Cow Blues,” Willie Nelson.

Best Contemporary Blues Album: “Wicked,” Shemekia Copeland; “Shoutin’ in Key,” Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band; “Shake Hands With Shorty,” North Mississippi Allstars; “Hoochie Man,” Bobby Rush; “Royal Blue,” Koko Taylor.

Folk

Best Traditional Folk Album: “Public Domain--Songs From the Wild Land,” Dave Alvin; “Far Away, Down on a Georgia Farm,” Norman Blake; “Live at the Royal Albert Hall,” Ladysmith Black Mambazo; “My Roots Are Showing,” Natalie MacMaster; “Cajun Blood,”Jo-El Sonnier.

Best Contemporary Folk Album “Mermaid Avenue Vol. II,” Billy Bragg & Wilco; “American III: Solitary Man,” Johnny Cash; “Transcendental Blues,” Steve Earle; “Red Dirt Girl,” Emmylou Harris; “Crossing Muddy Waters,” John Hiatt.

Best Native American Music Album: “Tribute to the Elders,” Black Lodge Singers; “Cheyenne Nation,” Joseph Fire Crow; “Veterans Songs,” Lakota Thunder; “Peacemaker’s Journey,” Joanne Shenandoah; “Gathering of Nations Pow Wow,” various artists.

Reggae

Best Reggae Album: “Life Is a Miracle,” Pato Banton; “Art and Life,” Beenie Man; “Let Me Be the One,” Dennis Brown; “Private & Confidential,” Gregory Isaacs; “Equality,” Wailing Souls.

World Music

Best World Music Album: “Water From the Well,” the Chieftains; “Joa~o Voz E Viola~o,” Joa~o Gilberto; “Homeland,” Miriam Makeba; “Joko (The Link),” Youssou N’Dour; “Journey With the Sun,” Paul Winter & the Earth Band.

Polka

Best Polka Album: “Another Day at the Office,” Eddie Blazonczyk’s Versatones; “Mi Lenny Um,” Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push. “SqueezeBox,” LynnMarie; “Let’s Dance!” Walter Ostanek; “Touched by a Polka,” Jimmy Sturr.

Children’s

Best Musical Album for Children: “More Songs From Pooh Corner,” Kenny Loggins; “Pillow Full of Wishes,” Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer; “Still the Same Me,” Sweet Honey in the Rock; “This Pretty Planet,” Tom Chapin; “Woody’s Roundup Featuring Riders in the Sky,” Riders in the Sky.

Best Spoken Word Album for Children: “The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey,” by Susan Wojciechowski, read by James Earl Jones; “Dinosongs: Poems to Celebrate a T. Rex Named Sue,” by K.M. Crotty, read by Susan Sarandon; “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” by J.K. Rowling, read by Jim Dale; “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” by Mark Twain, read by Paul Newman; “The Polar Express,” by Chris Van Allsburg, read by Liam Neeson.

Spoken Word

Best Spoken Word Album: “The Complete Shakespeare Sonnets,” various artists including Kathleen Turner, Patrick Stewart, Al Pacino and others; “Married to Laughter--A Love Story Featuring Anne Meara,” written and read by Jerry Stiller; “The Measure of a Man,” written and read by Sidney Poitier; “On the Road--Unabridged,” by Jack Kerouac, read by Matt Dillon; “Shopgirl” written and read by Steve Martin.

Best Spoken Comedy Album: “Big Funny,” Jeff Foxworthy; “Braindroppings,” George Carlin; “I Rant, Therefore I Am,” Dennis Miller; “The Original Kings of Comedy,” Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer and Bernie Mac; “The Prisoner of Second Avenue,” Richard Dreyfuss and Marsha Mason.

Musical Show

Best Musical Show Album: “Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida,” Guy Babylon, Paul Bogaev, Frank Filipetti and Chris Montan, producers (Rice, lyricist; John, composer); “Kiss Me, Kate,” Hugh Fordin, Paul Gemignani and Don Sebesky, producers (Cole Porter, lyricist and composer); “Meredith Willson’s The Music Man,” Hugh Fordin, producer; (Meredith Willson, lyricist and composer); “Swing!,” Steven Epstein, producer (various lyricists and composers); “The Wild Party,” Phil Ramone, producer (Michael John LaChiusa, lyricist and composer).

TV/Visual Media

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or other Visual Media: “Almost Famous,” various artists; “Fantasia/2000,” James Levine Conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; “High Fidelity,” various artists; “Magnolia,” Aimee Mann; “The Sopranos,” various artists.

Best Instrumental Composition for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: “American Beauty,” Thomas Newman; “The Cider House Rules,” Rachel Portman; “Gladiator,” Lisa Gerrard and Hans Zimmer; “Magnolia,” Jon Brion; “Toy Story 2,” Randy Newman.

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Visual Media: “The Great Beyond” (from “Man On The Moon”), Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe (R.E.M., artist); “Independent Women Part I” (from “Charlie’s Angels”), Samuel Barnes, Beyonce Knowles, Jean Claude Olivier and Corey Rooney (Destiny’s Child, artist); “Save Me” (from “Magnolia”), Aimee Mann; “Things Have Changed” (from “Wonder Boys”), Bob Dylan; “When She Loved Me” (from “Toy Story 2”), Randy Newman (Sarah McLachlan, artist).

Composing/Arranging

Best Instrumental Composition:

“The Egg Travels,” James Newton Howard; “Round Robin,” Paul McCandless; “Sing, Sang, Sung,” Gordon Goodwin; “The Templars,” Ralph Towner; “Theme From Angela’s Ashes,” John Williams.

Best Instrumental Arrangement:

“Bach 2 Part Invention In D Minor,” Gordon Goodwin (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, artist); “Nice Work If You Can Get It,” Jim McNeely (The Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra and Jim McNeely, artists); “Round Robin,” Paul McCandless (Oregon With the Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, artists); “Spain For Sextet & Orchestra,” Chick Corea (Chick Corea, artist); “The Summer Knows/Estate,” Jorge Calandrelli (Ettore Stratta & His Orchestra, artist).

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): “Both Sides Now,” Vince Mendoza (Joni Mitchell, artist); “Button Up Your Overcoat,” Nnenna Freelon, (Nnenna Freelon, artist); “A Case of You,” Vince Mendoza (Joni Mitchell, artist); “Dream,” Jorge Calandrelli (Ettore Stratta & His Orchestra, artist); “I’ve Seen It All,” Bjork, Vince Mendoza and Guy Sigsworth (Bjork featuring Thom Yorke, artists).

Package

Best Recording Package:

“The Concert For Garcia Lorca,” Dan Ibe, art director; “MACHINA/the machines of Gods,” Billy Corgan, Gregory Sylvester, Thomas Wolfe and Yelena Yemchuk; “Music,” Kevin Reagan; “The Shaming of the True,” Hugh Brown and John Seabury; “Zenith,” Rachel Gutek and Jonathan Lea.

Best Boxed Recording Package:

“The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961,” Frank Harkins and Arnold Levine; “The Complete Hot Five And Hot Seven Recordings,” Ian Cuttler; “The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve,” Hollis King; “Hampton Comes Alive,” Jared Eberhardt, Michael Jager and Todd Wender; “Respect: A Century Of Women in Music,” Rachel Gutek.

Best Album Notes:

“The Best of Broadside 1962-1988: Anthems of the American Underground From the Pages of Broadside Magazine,” Jeff Place; “The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961,” Bob Blumenthal; “The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve,” John Chilton; “Hotcakes & Outtakes: 30 Years of Little Feat,” Bud Scoppa; “The Remains of Tom Lehrer,” Dr. Demento; “Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis Jr. Story,” Gerald Early.

Historical

Best Historical Album:

“The Best of Broadside 1962-1988: Anthems of the American Underground From the Pages of Broadside Magazine,” Ronald D. Cohen and Jeff Place, compilation producers (Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer); “The Complete Hot Five And Hot Seven Recordings,” Steve Berkowitz, Seth Rothstein and Phil Schaap, compilation producers (Michael Brooks, Seth Foster, Ken Robertson, Tom “Curly” Ruff, Phil Schaap and Mark Wilder, mastering engineers); “Great Moments of the 20th Century,” Michael Wesley Johnson, David McLees & Gordon Skene, compilation producers (Bob Fisher, mastering engineer); “Respect: A Century of Women in Music,” Julie D’Angelo and Holly George-Warren, compilation producers (Dan Hersch and Bill Inglot, mastering engineers); “The Rubinstein Collection.” Nathaniel S. Johnson, compilation producer (Hsi-Ling Chang, Marian M. Conaty, Michael O. Drexler, Thomas MacCluskey, Ward Marston, James Nichols, Francis X. Pierce, Jon M. Samuels and Michael Sobol, mastering engineers).

Production

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: “Absolute Benson,” Steve Barkan, Jon Fausty, Al Schmitt and Bill Schnee; “Here’s to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years!,” Clark Germain and Bill Schnee (David Benoit, artist); “Kid A,” Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, artist); “Oregon in Moscow,” Rich Breen (Oregon With the Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, artists) “Two Against Nature,” Phil Burnett, Roger Nichols, Dave Russell and Elliot Scheiner (Steely Dan, artist).

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Bill Bottrell; Dr. Dre; Nigel Godrich ; Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis; Matt Serletic.

Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical: Deep Dish; Hex Hector; Maurice Joshua; Peter Rauhofer; Richard Humpty Vission.

Best Engineered Album, Classical: Bach: Mass in B Minor, Jack Renner (Martin Pearlman, conductor) “Bolero!” (Works of Kabalevsky, Deems Taylor, Liszt, etc.), Keith O. Johnson (Eiji Oue, conductor). Dvorak: Requiem, Opus 89; Symphony No. 9, Opus 95, “From the New World,” John Eargle (Zdenek Macal, conductor). Gluck: “Iphigenie en Tauride,” Jack Renner (Martin Pearlman, conductor). Mahler: Symphony No. 1, “Titan,” Michael Bishop (Yoel Levi, conductor).

Producer of the Year, Classical:

Manfred Eicher; Steven Epstein John Fraser; Thomas Frost; James Mallinson.

Classical

Best Classical Album: Bach: “Goldberg” Variations, Murray Perahia, piano; Andreas Neubronner, producer. Chopin: 24 Preludes, Opus 28; Sonata No. 2, Opus 35; Polonaise, Opus 53, Evgeny Kissin, piano; Jay David Saks, producer. Haydn: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 and 11, Leif Ove Andsnes, piano/conductor; Tony Harrison, producer (Norgewian Chamber Orchestra). Mahler: Symphony No. 10, Simon Rattle, conductor; Stephen Johns, producer (Berlin Philharmonic). Shostakovich: The String Quartets, Emerson String Quartet; Da-Hong Seetoo and Max Wilcox, producers.

Best Orchestral Performance: Beethoven: The Symphonies, Daniel Barenboim, conductor (Berlin Staatskapelle). Brahms: Serenades Nos. 1 and 2, Charles Mackerras, conductor (Scottish Chamber Orchestra). Mahler: Symphony No. 10, Simon Rattle (Berlin Philharmonic). Sibelius: “En Saga,” Opus 9; “Lemminkainen Legends,” Opus 22, Mikko Franck, conductor (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra). Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, “Pathetique”; “Romeo and Juliet,” etc., Valery Gergiev, conductor (Kirov Orchestra).

Best Opera Recording: Berg: “Wozzeck,” Ingo Metzmacher, conductor; Angela Denoke; Bo Skovhus; John Fraser, producer (various artists; Hamburg State Orchestra.) Britten: “Billy Budd,” Richard Hickox, conductor; Simon Keenlyside; Philip Langridge; John Tomlinson; Brian Couzens, producer (London Symphony Orchestra). Busoni: “Doktor Faust,” Kent Nagano, conductor; Kim Begley; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Dietrich Henschel; Markus Hollop; Eva Jenis; Torsten Kerl; Martin Sauer, producer (Lyon National Opera Orchestra). Prokofiev: “Semyon Kotko,” Valery Gergiev, conductor; Lyudmila Filatova; Viktor Lutsiuk; Olga Savova; Stan Taal, producer (various artists; Kirov Orchestra). Rameau: “Dardanus,” Marc Minkowski, conductor; John Mark Ainsley; Veronique Gens; Laurent Naouri; Michel Gache and Arend Prohmann, producers (Les Musiciens du Louvre).

Best Choral Performance: Bach: Christmas Oratorio, Helmuth Rilling (Gachinger Kantorei; Bach Collegium, Stuttgart). Bach: Easter Cantatas BWV 6 and 66, John Eliot Gardiner, conductor (Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists). Bach: Mass in B minor, Martin Pearlman, conductor (Boston Baroque). Bach: “St. Matthew” Passion, Philippe Herreweghe, conductor; Michael Ghljs, chorus master (Collegium Vocale Gent; Schola Cantorum Cantate Domino). Penderecki: Credo, Helmuth Rilling, conductor (Oregon Bach Festival Chorus; Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra).

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra):

Busoni: Piano Concerto, Opus 39, Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano; Mark Elder, conductor (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra). Carter: Clarinet Concerto, Michael Collins, clarinet; Oliver Knussen, conductor (London Sinfonietta). Haydn: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 and 11, Leif Ove Andsnes, piano/conductor (Norwegian Chamber Orchestra). Maw: Violin Concerto, Joshua Bell, violin; Roger Norrington, conductor (London Philharmonic Orchestra). Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Opus 30, Arcadi Volodos, piano; James Levine, conductor (Berlin Philharmonic).

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra): Bach: “Goldberg” Variations, Murray Perahia, piano. Chopin: 24 Preludes, Opus 28; Sonata No. 2, Opus 35; Polonaise, Opus 53, Evgeny Kissin, piano. “Dreams of a World” (Works of Lauro, Ruiz-Pipo, Duarte, etc.), Sharon Isbin, guitar. Godowsky: The Complete Studies on Chopin’s Etudes, Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano. Messiaen: “Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jesus” (1-10), Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano.

Best Chamber Music Performance: Beethoven/Franck: Violin Sonatas, Itzhak Perlman, violin; Martha Argerich, piano. Debussy: The Complete Chamber Music, members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Duos for Violin and Cello (Works of Ravel, Handel, Halversen, etc.), Lynn Harrell, cello; Kennedy, violin. Haydn: String Quartets, Opus 76 (Nos. 1-6), Quatuor Mosanques. Shostakovich: The String Quartets, Emerson String Quartet.

Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor): “Diaspora Sefardi (Por que llorax blanca nina; Las Estrellas de los cielos), Montserrat Figueras, canto; Hesperion XXI; Jordi Savall, conductor. Hindemith: Kammermusik Nr. 2, 3, 6 and 7, Members of the Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado, conductor. “Shadow Dances,” Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. “South American Getaway” (Works of Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla, Salgan, etc.), Juliane Banse, soprano; cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic. Telemann: String Concertos (Concerto Polonais in G; Divertimento in B Flat, etc.), Musica Antiqua Koln; Reinhard Goebel, conductor.

Best Classical Vocal Performance: Bach: Cantatas BWV 82, 158 and 56, Matthias Goerne, baritone (Salzburger Bach Chorus; Roger Norrington, conductor; Camerata Academica Salzburg). Brahms/Liszt: Lieder (Brahms: Lieder und Gesange, etc./Liszt: Tre sonetti di Petrarca, etc.), Thomas Quasthoff, baritone (Justus Zeyen, piano). Folksongs (Works of Dvorak, Grainger, Larsson, etc.), Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano (Bengt Forsberg, piano). Handel: Opera Arias and Cantatas, Maria Bayo, soprano (Skip Sempe; Capriccio Stravagante). “The Vivaldi Album,” Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-oprano (Arnold Schoenberg Chorus, Giovanni Antonini, conductor; Il Giardino Armonico).

Best Classical Contemporary Composition: Crumb: “Star-Child,” George Crumb, composer (Joseph Alessi, trombone; Susan Narucki, soprano; various artists; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, Thomas Conlin, conductor). Goebbels: “Surrogate Cities” (Suite for Sampler and Orchestra; “The Horation-Three Songs,” etc.) Heiner Goebbels, composer (various artists). Maw: Violin Concerto, Nicholas Maw, composer (Joshua Bell, violin; Roger Norrington, conductor; London Philharmonic Orchestra). Rorem: “Evidence of Things Not Seen,” Ned Rorem, composer (New York Festival of Song). Shchedrin: Concerto Cantabile, Rodion Shchedrin, composer (Maxim Vengerov, violin; Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor; London Symphony Orchestra).

Best Classical Crossover Album: “Appalachian Journey” Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Edgar Meyer, double bass; Mark O’Connor. “Circle of Life,” The King’s Singers (Carl Davis, conductor; Metropole Orkest). “Corea.Concerto,” Chick Corea, piano/conductor (various artists; Steven Mercurio; London Philharmonic Orchestra). “Two Worlds,” Dave Grusin, piano; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Gil Shaham, violin (Renee Fleming, soprano; various artists; Julian Lloyd Webber, cello). “We’ll Keep a Welcome: The Welsh Album,” Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone (Bryan Davies, piano/organ; The Black Mountain Chorus; Rifsca Male Chorus; Gareth Jones, conductor; The Orchestra of Welsh National Opera).

Music Video

* Best Short Form Music Video: “Fire,” Busta Rhymes, Busta Rhymes and Hype Williams (directors), Rubin Mendoza (producer); “Learn to Fly,” Foo Fighters, Jesse Peretz (director), Tina Nakane (producer); “What Do You Say,” Reba McEntire, Robert Deaton and George Flanigen (directors), Robert Deaton, George Flanigen and Steve Lamar (producers); “Broken Home,” Papa Roach, Marcos Siega (director), Shirley Moyers (producer); “Will 2K,” Will Smith, Robert Caruso (director), Jack Hardwicke and Paul Hill (producers).

* Best Long Form Music Video: “Endless Harmony--The Beach Boys Story, A Documentary,” Alan Boyd (director), Stephanie Bennett (producer); “American Masters: Ella Fitzgerald--Something to Live For,” Charlotte Zwerin (director), Karen Bernstein and Tamar Hacker (producers); “Gimme Some Truth--The Making of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ Album,” Andrew Solt (director and producer); “Teatro,” Willie Nelson, Wim Wenders (director), Deepak Nayar (producer); “The Art of Piano: Great Pianists of the 20th Century,” Donald Sturrock (director), Pierre-Olivier Bardet and Stephen Wright (producers).

Album of the Year

Beck:

“Midnite Vultures”

Eminem:

“The Marshall Mathers LP”

Radiohead:

“Kid A”

Paul Simon:

“You’re the One”

Steely Dan:

“Two Against Nature”

Record of the Year