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GENERAL FIELD

Record of the Year: “Crazy in Love,” Beyonce featuring Jay-Z (Rich Harrison and Beyonce Knowles, producers; Jim Caruana and Tony Maserati, engineers/mixers); “Where Is the Love,” Black Eyed Peas and Justin Timberlake (Ron Fair and will.i.am, producers; Dylan Dresdow and Tony Maserati, engineers/mixers); “Clocks,” Coldplay (Coldplay and Ken Nelson, producers; Coldplay, Ken Nelson and Mark Phythian, engineers/mixers); “Lose Yourself,” Eminem (Steve King and Michael Strange Jr., engineers/mixers); “Hey Ya!,” OutKast (Andre 3000, producer; Kevin “KD” Davis, John Frye, Robert Hannon, Pete Novak and Neal Pogue, engineers/mixers).

Album of the Year: “Under Construction,” Missy Elliott (Craig Brockman, Elliott, Erroll “Poppi” McCalla, Nisan and Timbaland, producers; Jeff Allen, Carlos “El Loco” Bedoya, Josh Butler, Senator Jimmy D, Guru, Timbaland and Mike Wilson, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, mastering engineer); “Fallen,” Evanescence (Dave Fortman and Ben Moody, producers; Jay Baumgardner, Dave Fortman and Jeremy Parker, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer); “Speakerboxxx/The Love Below,” OutKast (Andre “3000” Benjamin & Antwan “Big Boi” Patton, producers; Vincent Alexander, Chris Carmouche, Kevin “KD” Davis, Reggie Dozier, John Frye, Robert Hannon, Padraic Kernin, Moka Nagatani, Pete Novak, Brian Paturalski, Neal Pogue, Dexter Simmons, Matt Still and Darrell Thorpe, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner and Bernie Grundman, mastering engineers); “Justified,” Justin Timberlake (Brian McKnight, the Neptunes, Scott Storch, Timbaland and the Underdogs, producers; Andrew Coleman, Jimmy Douglass, Serban Ghenea, Dabling Harward, Steve Penny, Dave “Hard Drive” Pensado, Dave “Natural Love” Russell, Timbaland and Chris Wood, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers Jr., mastering engineer); “Elephant,” the White Stripes (Jack White, producer; Liam Watson and White, engineers/mixers; Noel Summerville, mastering engineer).

Song of the Year: “Beautiful,” Linda Perry (Christina Aguilera, artist); “Dance With My Father,” Richard Marx and Luther Vandross (Vandross, songwriter); “I’m With You,” Avril Lavigne and the Matrix (Lavigne, artist); “Keep Me in Your Heart,” Jorge Calderon and Warren Zevon (Zevon, artist); “Lose Yourself” (J. Bass, M. Mathers and L. Resto (Eminem, artist).

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Best New Artist: Evanescence; 50 Cent; Fountains of Wayne; Heather Headley; Sean Paul.

POP FIELD

Female Pop Vocal Performance: “Beautiful,” Christina Aguilera; “Miss Independent,” Kelly Clarkson; “White Flag,” Dido; “I’m With You,” Avril Lavigne; “Fallen,” Sarah McLachlan.

Male Pop Vocal Performance: “Any Road,” George Harrison; “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” Michael McDonald; “Send Your Love,” Sting; “Cry Me a River,” Justin Timberlake; “Keep Me in Your Heart,” Warren Zevon.

Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: “Misunderstood,” Bon Jovi; “Hole in the World,” Eagles; “Stacy’s Mom,” Fountains of Wayne; “Unwell,” Matchbox Twenty; “Underneath It All,” No Doubt.

Pop Collaboration With Vocals: “Can’t Hold Us Down,” Christina Aguilera and Lil’ Kim; “La Vie En Rose,” Tony Bennett and k.d. lang; “Gonna Change My Way of Thinking,” Bob Dylan and Mavis Staples; “Feel Good Time,” Pink featuring William Orbit; “Whenever I Say Your Name,” Sting and Mary J. Blige.

Pop Instrumental Performance: “Patricia,” Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban; “Marwa Blues,” George Harrison; “Honey-Dipped,” Dave Koz; “Seabiscuit,” Randy Newman; “The Nutcracker Suite,” Brian Setzer Orchestra.

Pop Instrumental Album: “Peace,” Jim Brickman; “Mambo Sinuendo,” Ry Cooder and Manuel Galban; “Wishes,” Kenny G “N.E.W.S.,” Prince; “Night Divides the Day -- the Music of the Doors,” George Winston.

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Pop Vocal Album: “Stripped,” Christina Aguilera; “Brainwashed,” George Harrison; “Bare,” Annie Lennox; “Motown,” Michael McDonald; “Justified,” Justin Timberlake.

DANCE FIELD

Dance Recording: “Love One Another,” Cher (Chris Cox, Rick Nowels and Wayne Rodrigues, producers; Manny Marroquin, mixer); “Easy,” Groove Armada “Die Another Day,” Madonna (Mirwais Ahmadzai and Madonna, producers; Mark “Spike” Stent, mixer); “Come Into My World,” Kylie Minogue (Rob Davis and Cathy Dennis, producers; Rob Davis, Cathy Dennis, Bruce Elliott-Smith and Phil Larsen, mixers); “Breathe,” Telepopmusik (Fabrice Dumont, Stephan Haeri and Christophe Hetier, producers; Stephan Haeri, mixer).

TRADITIONAL POP FIELD

Traditional Pop Vocal Album: “A Wonderful World,” Tony Bennett and k.d. lang; “The Last Concert,” Rosemary Clooney; “Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook,” Bette Midler; “As Time Goes By

ROCK FIELD

Female Rock Vocal Performance: “Are You Happy Now?,” Michelle Branch; “Losing Grip,” Avril Lavigne; “Trouble,” Pink; “Time of Our Lives,” Bonnie Raitt; “Righteously,” Lucinda Williams.

Male Rock Vocal Performance: “New Killer Star,” David Bowie; “Down in the Flood,” Bob Dylan; “If I Could Fall in Love,” Lenny Kravitz; “Gravedigger,” Dave Matthews; “Return of Jackie & Judy,” Tom Waits.

Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: “Times Like These,” Foo Fighters; “There There,” Radiohead; “Calling All Angels,” Train; “Seven Nation Army,” the White Stripes; “Disorder in the House,” Warren Zevon and Bruce Springsteen.

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Hard Rock Performance: “Like a Stone,” Audioslave; “Bring Me to Life,” Evanescence featuring Paul McCoy; “Straight Out of Line,” Godsmack; “Just Because,” Jane’s Addiction; “Go With the Flow,” Queens of the Stone Age.

Metal Performance: “Did My Time,” Korn; “mOBSCENE,” Marilyn Manson; “St. Anger,” Metallica; “Smothered,” Spineshank; “Inhale,” Stone Sour.

Rock Instrumental Performance “Instrumental Illness,” Allman Brothers Band; “Plan B,” Jeff Beck; “Session,” Linkin Park; “Squeeze,” Robert Randolph & the Family Band; “Essence,” Steve Vai.

Rock Song: “Bring Me to Life,” David Hodges, Amy Lee and Ben Moody (Evanescence featuring Paul McCoy, artist); “Calling All Angels,” Charlie Colin, Pat Monahan, Jimmy Stafford and Scott Underwood (Train, artist); “Disorder in the House,” Jorge Calderon and Warren Zevon (Zevon and Bruce Springsteen, artists); “Seven Nation Army,” Jack White (the White Stripes, artist); “Someday,” Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake and Ryan Vikedal (Nickelback, artist).

Rock Album: “Audioslave,” Audioslave; “Fallen,” Evanescence; “One by One,” Foo Fighters; “More Than You Think You Are,” Matchbox Twenty; “The Long Road,” Nickelback.

ALTERNATIVE FIELD

Alternative Music Album: “Fight Test,” the Flaming Lips; “Hail to the Thief,” Radiohead; “(),” Sigur Ros; “Elephant,” the White Stripes; “Fever to Tell,” Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

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R&B; FIELD

Female R&B; Vocal Performance: “Rain on Me,” Ashanti; “Back in the Day,” Erykah Badu; “Dangerously in Love,” Beyonce; “Ooh!,” Mary J. Blige; “I Wish I Wasn’t,” Heather Headley.

Male R&B; Vocal Performance: “Step in the Name of Love,” R. Kelly; “Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda,” Brian McKnight; “Superstar,” Ruben Studdard; “How You Gonna Act Like That,” Tyrese; “Dance With My Father,” Luther Vandross.

R&B; Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: “The Closer I Get to You,” Beyonce and Luther Vandross; “Where Is the Love,” Stanley Clarke featuring Glenn Lewis and Amel Larrieux; “Say Yes,” Floetry; “I’ll Stay,” Roy Hargrove and the RH Factor featuring D’Angelo; “Busted,” the Isley Brothers with Ronald Isley a.k.a. Mr. Biggs featuring JS; “Hands Up,” TLC.

Traditional R&B; Vocal Performance: “Hold Me,” Earth, Wind & Fire; “Wonderful,” Aretha Franklin; “Comin’ From Where I’m From,” Anthony Hamilton; “Way Up There,” Patti LaBelle; “He Proposed,” Kelly Price.

Urban/Alternative Performance “Danger,” Erykah Badu; “Milkshake,” Kelis; “J’veux D’la Musique,” Les Nubians; “Forthenight,” Musiq; “Hey Ya!,” OutKast.

R&B; Song “Comin’ From Where I’m From,” Mark Batson and Anthony Hamilton (Hamilton, artist); “Crazy in Love,” Shawn Carter, Rich Harrison, Beyonce Knowles and Eugene Record (Beyonce featuring Jay-Z, artists); “Dance With My Father,” Richard Marx and Luther Vandross (Vandross, artist); “Danger,” Erykah Badu, J. Poyser, B.R. Smith and R.C. Williams (Badu, artist); “Rock Wit U (Awww Baby),” A. Douglas, I. Lorenzo and A. Parker (Ashanti, artist).

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R&B; Album “Worldwide Underground,” Erykah Badu; “Bittersweet,” Blu Cantrell; “So Damn Happy,” Aretha Franklin; “Body Kiss,” the Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley a.k.a. Mr. Biggs; “Dance With My Father,” Luther Vandross.

Contemporary R&B; Album “Chapter II,” Ashanti; “Dangerously in Love,” Beyonce; “Love & Life,” Mary J. Blige; “Comin’ From Where I’m From,” Anthony Hamilton; “Chocolate Factory,” R. Kelly.

RAP FIELD

Female Rap Solo Performance “Got It Poppin’,” Da Brat; “Work It,” Missy Elliott; “Came Back for You,” Lil’ Kim; “Ride Wit Me,” MC Lyte; “Go Head,” Queen Latifah.

Male Rap Solo Performance “Pump It Up,” Joe Budden; “Lose Yourself,” Eminem; “In Da Club,” 50 Cent; “Stand Up,” Ludacris; “Get Busy,” Sean Paul.

Rap Performance by a Duo or Group “Gossip Folks,” Missy Elliott featuring Ludacris; “Magic Stick,” Lil’ Kim featuring 50 Cent; “Shake Ya Tailfeather,” Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee; “Dipset (Santana’s Town),” Juelz Santana featuring Cam’Ron; “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop,” Young Gunz.

Rap/Sung Collaboration “Crazy in Love,” Beyonce featuring Jay-Z; “Where Is the Love,” Black Eyed Peas with Justin Timberlake; “Luv U Better,” LL Cool J featuring Marc Dorsey; “Frontin’, “ the Neptunes featuring Pharrell Williams and Jay-Z; “Beautiful,” Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell and Uncle Charlie Wilson.

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Rap Song “Beautiful,” Calvin Broadus, Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams (Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell and Uncle Charlie Wilson); “Excuse Me Miss,” Shawn Carter, Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams (Jay-Z featuring Pharrell Williams, artists); “In Da Club,” M. Elizondo, C. Jackson and A. Young (50 Cent, artist); “Lose Yourself,” J. Bass, M. Mathers and L. Resto (Eminem, artist); “Work It,” Missy Elliott and Tim Mosley (Elliott, artist).

Rap Album “Under Construction,” Missy Elliott; “Get Rich or Die Tryin’, “ 50 Cent; “The Blueprint 2 -- The Gift & the Curse,” Jay-Z; “Speakerboxxx/The Love Below,” OutKast; “Phrenology,” the Roots.

COUNTRY FIELD

Female Country Vocal Performance: “Keep on the Sunny Side,” June Carter Cash; “On Your Way Home,” Patty Loveless; “This One’s for the Girls,” Martina McBride; “I’m Gone,” Dolly Parton; “Forever and for Always,” Shania Twain.

Male Country Vocal Performance: “Annabelle,” Ray Benson; “Next Big Thing,” Vince Gill; “My Baby Don’t Tolerate,” Lyle Lovett; “She’s My Kind of Rain,” Tim McGraw; “Brokenheartsville,” Joe Nichols; “Three Wooden Crosses,” Randy Travis.

Country Duo or Group With Vocal: “Red Dirt Road,” Brooks & Dunn; “I Believe,” Diamond Rio; “My Front Porch Looking In,” Lonestar; “Colors,” the Oak Ridge Boys; “A Simple Life,” Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder.

Country Collaboration With Vocals: “Temptation,” June Carter Cash and Johnny Cash; “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere,” Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett; “Wurlitzer Prize (I Don’t Want to Get Over You),” Willie Nelson and Norah Jones; “Beer for My Horses,” Willie Nelson and Toby Keith; “How’s the World Treating You,” James Taylor and Alison Krauss.

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Country Instrumental Performance: “Ain’t Chet Yet,” Ray Benson; “Cluck Old Hen,” Alison Krauss & Union Station; “Spaghetti Western Swing,” Brad Paisley featuring Redd Volkaert; “Pick Along,” Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson and Ricky Skaggs; “Get Up John,” Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder.

Best Song: “Beer for My Horses,” Scotty Emerick and Toby Keith, songwriters (Willie Nelson and Toby Keith, artists); “Celebrity,” Brad Paisley; “Forever and for Always,” Robert John “Mutt” Lange and Shania Twain (Twain); “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere,” Jim “Moose” Brown and Don Rollins (Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett); “Wave on Wave,” Pat Green, David Neuhauser and Justin Pollard (Green).

Best Album: “Cry,” Faith Hill; “My Baby Don’t Tolerate,” Lyle Lovett; “Run That By Me One More Time,” Willie Nelson and Ray Price; “Live and Kickin’, “ Willie Nelson; “Up!,” Shania Twain; “Livin’, Lovin’, Losin’ -- Songs of the Louvin Brothers,” various artists (Carl Jackson, producer).

Best Bluegrass Album: “Live,” Alison Krauss & Union Station; “It’s Just the Night,” the Del McCoury Band; “Live at the Charleston Music Hall,” Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder; “Christmas on the Mountain -- A Bluegrass Christmas,” various artists (Scott Rouse, producer); “One Step Ahead,” Rhonda Vincent.

NEW AGE FIELD

Best Album: “Inner Journeys: Myth & Legends,” Cusco; “Solace,” Michael Hoppe; “Red Moon,” Peter Kater; “Sacred Journey of Ku-kai,” Kitaro; “One Quiet Night,” Pat Metheny.

JAZZ FIELD

Contemporary Jazz Album: “34th N Lex,” Randy Brecker; “Rural Renewal,” the Crusaders; “Sonic Trance,” Nicholas Payton; “Timeagain,” David Sanborn; “Time Squared,” Yellowjackets.

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Jazz Vocal Album: “Man in the Air,” Kurt Elling; “May the Music Never End,” Shirley Horn; “Nature Boy -- the Standards Album,” Aaron Neville; “A Little Moonlight,” Dianne Reeves; “North and South,” Luciana Souza.

Instrumental Jazz Solo: “Matrix,” Chick Corea, soloist. Track from: “Rendezvous in New York”; “All or Nothing at All,” Joey DeFrancesco, soloist. Track from: “Falling in Love Again”; “Butch & Butch,” Keith Jarrett, soloist. Track from: “Up for It” (Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock & Jack DeJohnette); “Africa,” Pat Martino, soloist. Track from: “Think Tank”; “All or Nothing at All,” Mike Melvoin, soloist. Track from: “It’s Always You.”

Instrumental Jazz Album, Individual or Group: “Rendezvous in New York,” Chick Corea; “The Grand Unification Theory,” Stefon Harris; “Extended Play, Live at Birdland,” Dave Holland Quintet; “Think Tank,” Pat Martino; “Alegria,” Wayne Shorter.

Large Jazz Ensemble Album: “You Call This a Living?,” Wayne Bergeron Big Band; “Looking for America,” the Carla Bley Big Band; “Wide Angles,” Michael Brecker Quindectet; “XXL,” Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band; “New York New Sound,” Gerald Wilson Orchestra.

Latin Jazz Album: “Cuban Odyssey,” Jane Bunnett; “Live at the Blue Note,” Michel Camilo With Charles Flores & Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez; “Birds of a Feather,” Caribbean Jazz Project; “Isla,” Mark Levine & the Latin Tinge; “New Conceptions,” Chucho Valdes.

GOSPEL FIELD

Rock Gospel Album: “Worldwide,” Audio Adrenaline; “Red Letterz,” Fresh I.E.; “Jekyll & Hyde,” Petra; “Unclassified,” Robert Randolph & the Family Band; “Two Lefts Don’t Make a Right ... but Three Do,” Relient K.

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Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: “Furthermore -- From the Studio: From the Stage,” Jars of Clay; “Adoration: the Worship Album,” Newsboys; “Stacie Orrico,” Stacie Orrico; “Worship Again,” Michael W. Smith; “Offerings II,” Third Day.

Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album: “Wondrous Love,” Blue Highway; “The Walk,” the Crabb Family; “A Cappella,” Gaither Vocal Band; “Always Hear the Harmony: The Gospel Sessions,” Engelbert Humperdinck, The Blackwood Brothers Quartet, the Jordanaires and the Light Crust Doughboys; “Rise and Shine,” Randy Travis.

Traditional Soul Gospel Album: “It’s Your Time,” Luther Barnes & the Sunset Jubilaires; “Go Tell It on the Mountain,” the Blind Boys of Alabama; “Shirley Caesar and Friends,” Shirley Caesar and Friends; “Believe,” Aaron Neville; “Songs to Edify,” the Sensational Nightingales; “Gotta Serve Somebody -- The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan,” various artists (Joel Moss, producer).

Contemporary Soul Gospel Album: “Follow the Star,” T.D. Jakes and various artists; “ ... Again,” Donnie McClurkin; “Make Me Better,” Ann Nesby; “The Gospel According to Jazz Chapter II,” Kirk Whalum; “Bringing It All Together,” Vickie Winans.

Gospel Choir or Chorus Album: “Blessed by Association,” John P. Kee, choir director, New Life; “CeCe Winans Presents ... the Born Again Church Choir,” Cedric Sesley and Gavin Sesley, choir directors, Born Again Choir; “Live In Nashville,” Percy Gray Jr., William Hamilton, Felica Welch and Feranda Williamson, choir directors, Chicago Mass Choir; “Speak Life,” Joe Pace, choir director, Colorado Mass Choir; “A Wing and a Prayer,” Bishop T.D. Jakes, choir director, the Potter’s House Mass Choir.

LATIN FIELD

Latin Pop Album: “Sincero,” Chayanne; “Lo Que Te Conte Mientras Te Hacias La Dormida,” La Oreja De Van Gogh; “Natalia Lafourcade,” Natalia Lafourcade; “33,” Luis Miguel; “No Es Lo Mismo,” Alejandro Sanz.

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Latin Rock/Alternative Album: “Proyecto Akwid,” Akwid; “Cuatro Caminos,” Cafe Tacuba; “Siempre Es Hoy,” Gustavo Cerati; “Superriddim Internacional,” El Gran Silencio; “Dance and Dense Denso,” Molotov; “President Alien,” Yerba Buena.

Traditional Tropical Latin Album: “Buenos Hermanos,” Ibrahim Ferrer; “Poetas Del Son,” Septeto Nacional Ignacio Pineiro; “Pasado y Presente,” Soneros De Verdad Presents Rubalcaba; “Barbarito Torres,” Barbarito Torres; “Bajando Gervasio,” Amadito Valdes.

Salsa/Merengue Album: “Regalo Del Alma,” Celia Cruz; “Latin Songbird -- Mi Alma y Corazon,” India; “Le Preguntaba A La Luna,” Victor Manuelle; “Tequila y Ron ... A Tribute to Jose Alfredo Jimenez,” Ismael Miranda; “Perseverancia,” Tito Rojas; “Musica Universal,” Truco & Zaperoko.

Mexican/Mexican-American Album: “Siempre Arriba,” Bronco El Gigante De America; “Nuestro Destino Estaba Escrito,” Intocable; “La Reina Del Sur,” Los Tigres Del Norte; “Imperio,” Los Tucanes De Tijuana; “Afortunado,” Joan Sebastian.

Tejano Album: “Frijoles Romanticos,” Frijoles Romanticos; “Un Poco De Cambio,” Eddie Gonzalez; “Si Me Faltas Tu,” Jimmy Gonzalez y El Grupo Mazz; “Despues De Todo,” Milagro; “Montame,” Bobby Pulido.

BLUES FIELD

Traditional Blues Album: “Rock ‘n’ Roll City,” Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater featuring Los Straitjackets; “Blues Singer,” Buddy Guy; “Goin’ to Kansas City,” Jay McShann; “That’s Right!” Roomful of Blues; “Lookin’ for Trouble!” Kim Wilson.

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Contemporary Blues Album: “So Many Rivers,” Marcia Ball; “Let’s Roll,” Etta James; “The Road We’re On,” Sonny Landreth; “Rediscovered,” Howard Tate; “Wait for Me,” Susan Tedeschi.

FOLK FIELD

Traditional Folk Album: “Wildwood Flower,” June Carter Cash; “Any Old Time,” Steve Forbert; “Bon Reve,” Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys; “The Three Pickers,” Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson and Ricky Skaggs; “Seeds: The Songs of Pete Seeger, Volume 3,” Pete Seeger & Friends.

Contemporary Folk Album: “Rules of Travel,” Rosanne Cash; “Stumble Into Grace,” Emmylou Harris; “Looking for the Moon,” Tom Paxton; “World Without Tears,” Lucinda Williams; “The Wind,” Warren Zevon.

Native American Music Album: “Reveal His Glory,” Tom Bee; “Flying Free,” Black Eagle; “Brotherhood,” Black Lodge Singers; “Sanctuary,” R. Carlos Nakai; “Still Rezin’, “ Northern Cree.

REGGAE FIELD

Reggae Album: “Friends for Life,” Buju Banton; “Freeman,” Burning Spear; “Dutty Rock,” Sean Paul; “Ain’t Givin’ Up,” Third World; “No Holding Back,” Wayne Wonder.

WORLD MUSIC FIELD

Traditional World Music Album: “Kassi Kasse,” Kasse Mady Diabate; “Jibaro Hasta El Hueso: Mountain Music of Puerto Rico,” Ecos De Borinquen; “The Rain,” Ghazal; “Capoeira Angola 2 -- Brincando Na Roda,” Grupo de Capoeira Angola Pelourinho; “Without You,” Masters of Persian Music; “Sacred Tibetan Chant,” the Monks of Sherab Ling Monastery.

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Contemporary World Music Album: “Voz D’Amor,” Cesaria Evora; “The Intercontinentals,” Bill Frisell; “Nothing’s in Vain (Coono du Reer),” Youssou N’Dour; “Specialist in All Styles,” Orchestra Baobab; “Live in Bahia,” Caetano Veloso.

POLKA FIELD

Best Album: “Versalicious!” Eddie Blazonczyk’s Versatones; “Polkas in Black and White,” Jerry Darlak and the Touch; “LynnMarie & The Boxhounds,” LynnMarie; “Just for You,” Walter Ostanek & Bob Kravos; “Strike Up the Band,” Dennis Polisky & the Maestro’s Men; “Let’s Polka ‘Round,” Jimmy Sturr.

CHILDREN’S FIELD

Musical Album For Children: “Baby’s Broadway Lullabies,” Ilene Graff; “Bon Appetit!” Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer; “Making Good Noise,” Tom Chapin; “Philadelphia Chickens,” various artists (Sandra Boynton, producer); “When Bullfrogs Croak,” Zak Morgan.

Spoken Word Album: “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” Eric Idle; “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” Jim Dale; “Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf/Beintus: Wolf Tracks,” Bill Clinton, Mikhail Gorbachev and Sophia Loren (Kent Nagano; Russian National Orchestra); “Tell Me a Scary Story,” Carl Reiner; “Winnie-the-Pooh,” Jim Broadbent.

SPOKEN WORD FIELD

Best Album: “Fear Itself”(Walter Mosley, author), Don Cheadle; “Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right,” Al Franken; “Living History,” Hillary Rodham Clinton; “The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection,” Nikki Giovanni; “When You Ride Alone You Ride With Bin Laden,” Bill Maher.

COMEDY FIELD

Best Album: “A Life in Comedy,” Garrison Keillor; “Poodle Hat,” “Weird Al” Yankovic; “Revolution,” Margaret Cho; “Shut Up, You F***ing Baby!” David Cross; “Team Leader,” George Lopez.

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MUSICAL SHOW FIELD

Best Musical Show Album: “Flower Drum Song,” Hugh Fordin, producer (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (new Broadway cast with Lea Salonga and others); “Gypsy,” Jay David Saks, producer (Jule Styne, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (new Broadway cast with Bernadette Peters, Tammy Blanchard, John Dossett and others); “Man of La Mancha,” Jay David Saks, producer (Mitch Leigh, composer; Joe Darion, lyricist) (new Broadway cast recording with Brian Stokes Mitchell, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Ernie Sabella and others); “Movin’ Out,” Mike Berniker and Tommy Byrnes, producers (Billy Joel, composer-lyricist), (original Broadway cast with Michael Cavanaugh); “Nine -- The Musical,” Tommy Krasker and Maury Yeston, producers (Maury Yeston, composer-lyricist) (new Broadway cast with Antonio Banderas, Chita Rivera and others).

FILM / TV / VISUAL MEDIA FIELD

Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: “Chicago,” various artists; “Gangs of New York,” various artists; “Kill Bill, Vol. 1,” various artists; “A Mighty Wind,” various artists; “School of Rock,” various artists.

Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: “Catch Me If You Can,” John Williams; “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” John Williams; “The Hours,” Philip Glass; “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers,” Howard Shore; “Seabiscuit,” Randy Newman.

Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: “Act a Fool” from “2 Fast 2 Furious,” Christopher Bridges and Keith McMasters, songwriters (Ludacris, performer); “The Hands That Built America” from “Gangs of New York,” U2, songwriters and performers; “I Move On” from “Chicago,” Fred Ebb and John Kander, songwriters (Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renee Zellweger, performers); “Lose Yourself” from “8 Mile,” J. Bass, M. Mathers and L. Resto, songwriters (Eminem, performer); “A Mighty Wind” from “A Might Wind,” Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy and Michael McKean, songwriters (The Folksmen, Mitch & Mickey and the New Main Street Singers, performers).

COMPOSING /ARRANGING FIELD

Instrumental Composition: “Amoroso” from “‘Round About Roma,” Vince Mendoza; “Broadband” from “Wide Angles,” Michael Brecker; “Hunting Wabbits” from “XXL,” Gordon Goodwin; “Precious Promises” from “Refractions,” Kim Richmond; “Sacajawea” from “Alegria,” Wayne Shorter.

Instrumental Arrangement: “Autumn in New York” from “So Very Rob -- Broad Bass Revisited,” Rob McConnell (Rob McConnell & the SWR Big Band, performers); “Black Holes” from “Renee Rosnes and the Danish Radio Big Band,” Jim McNeely (Renee Rosnes and the Danish Radio Big Band); “Caribbean Fire Dance” from “No Nonsense,” John Fedchock (John Fedchock New York Big Band); “Oblivion” from “Paganini: After a Dream,” Jorge Calandrelli (Regina Carter); “Timbuktu” from “Wide Angles,” Michael Brecker and Gil Goldstein (Michael Brecker Quindectet).

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Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): “Armando’s Rhumba” from “Rendezvous in New York,” Chick Corea (Chick Corea and Bobby McFerrin); “Chega De Saudade” from “Obrigado Brazil,” Jorge Calandrelli (Yo-Yo Ma and Rosa Passos); “Comes Love” from “XXL,” Gordon Goodwin (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band featuring Brian McKnight and Take 6); “In the Bleak Midwinter” from “Songs, Stories & Spirituals,” John Patitucci (Patitucci); “Woodstock” from “Travelogu,” Vince Mendoza (Joni Mitchell).

PACKAGE FIELD

Best Recording Package: “Evolve,” Ani DiFranco and Brian Grunert, art directors (Ani DiFranco); “In Bright Mansions,” Jim McAnally, art director (The Fisk Jubilee Singers); “Plow to the End of the Row,” Jami Anderson, art director (Adrienne Young); “The Road to Bliss,” Bill Dolan and Cathy Richardson, art directors (Cathy Richardson Band); “()” Orri Pall DyRason, Georg Holm, Jon Thor Birgisson, Kjartan Sveinsson and Alex Torrance, art directors (Sigur Ros).

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: “The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions,” Julian Alexander, Howard Fritzson and Seth Rothstein, art directors (Miles Davis); “Family Tree,” Michael Amzalag, Mathias Augustinyak and Gabriela Fridriksdottir, art directors (Bjork); “Furious Angels,” Kathleen Philpott and Mark Tappin, art directors (Rob Dougan); “Scarlet’s Walk,” Dave Bett and Sheri Lee, art directors (Tori Amos); “Sing the Sorrow,” Doug Cunningham and Jason Noto, art directors (AFI).

ALBUM NOTES FIELD

Best Album Notes: “Count Basie and His Orchestra -- America’s #1 Band! The Columbia Years,” Loren Schoenberg, writer; “Four Women: The Nina Simone Philips Recordings,” Ashley Kahn, writer; “Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey,” Tom Piazza, writer; “Peggy Lee -- The Singles Collection,” Will Friedwald, writer; “Sam Cooke with the Soul Stirrers -- The Complete Specialty Records Recordings,” Daniel Wolff, writer.

HISTORICAL FIELD

Best Historical Album: “Count Basie and His Orchestra -- America’s #1 Band! The Columbia Years,” Orrin Keepnews, compilation producer, Seth Foster, Andreas Meyer and Mark Wilder, mastering engineers; “Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey,” Steve Berkowitz, Alex Gibney, Andy McKaie and Jerry Rappaport, compilation producers, Gavin Lurssen and Joseph M. Palmaccio, mastering engineers; “Peggy Lee -- The Singles Collection,” Cy Godfrey and Steve Woof, compilation producers; Dave McEowen, Ron McMaster, Odea Murphy and Bob Norberg, mastering engineers; “Sam Cooke With the Soul Stirrers -- The Complete Specialty Records Recordings,” Bill Belmont, Ralph Kaffel and Stuart Kremsky, compilation producers, Joe Tarantino, mastering engineer; “Vintage Recordings From the 1903 Broadway Musical ‘The Wizard Of Oz’, “ David Maxine, compilation producer, Adrian Cosentini, mastering engineer.

PRODUCTION FIELD

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: “Elephunk,” Dylan Dresdow, Jun Ishizeki, Chris Lord-Alge, Tony Maserati, Jason Villaroman, Will.i.am and Frank Wolf, engineers (The Black Eyed Peas, artists); “Hail to the Thief,” Nigel Godrich and Darrell Thorp, engineers (Radiohead); “Natural Selection,” Frank Filipetti, Nathaniel Kunkel, Andy Wallace and Josh Wilbur, engineers (Fuel); “Nature Boy -- The Standards Album,” Dave O’Donnell, Malcolm Pollack and Elliot Scheiner, engineers (Aaron Neville); “North,” Kevin Killen and Bill Moss, engineers (Elvis Costello).

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Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Nigel Godrich; Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis; the Matrix (Lauren Christy, Graham Edwards and Scott Spock); the Neptunes; OutKast.

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: “Beautiful (Peter Rauhofer Mix),” Peter Rauhofer (Christina Aguilera); “Crazy in Love (Maurice’s Soul Mix),” Maurice Joshua, remixer (Beyonce featuring Jay-Z); “Don’t Make Me Come to Vegas (Timo On Tori),” Martin Buttrich and Timo Maas, remixers (Tori Amos); “Get It Together (Bill Hamel Vocal Mix),” Bill Hamel, remixer (Seal); “Lei Lo Lai (MAW Mix),” Masters at Work, remixers (The Latin Project).

Best Engineered Album, Classical: “Bach: The Piano Transcriptions of Bartok, Lipatti and Friedman,” Leslie Ann Jones; Brahms/Joachim: Violin Concertos, Bill Maylone and Christopher Willis; “Obrigado Brazil,” Richard King and Todd Whitelock; “Rainbow Body,” Jack Renner; Rorem: Three Symphonies, Phil Rowlands.

Producer of the Year, Classical: Adam Abeshouse; Manfred Eicher; Steven Epstein; Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin; Robina G. Young.

CLASSICAL FIELD

Classical Album: Britten: Violin Concerto/Walton: Viola Concerto; Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor; Maxim Vengerov, violin and viola; John Fraser, producer; Mahler: Symphony No. 3; Pierre Boulez, conductor; Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo soprano; Christian Gansch, producer; Mahler: Symphony No. 3/Kindertotenlieder; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Michelle DeYoung, mezzo soprano; Andreas Neubronner, producer; Rorem: Three Symphonies; Jose Serebrier, conductor; Nick Parker and Phil Rowlands, producers; Schumann: Symphonies 1-4/Manfred Overture, etc.; Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor-piano; George Blood and Simon Woods, producers.

Orchestral Performance: Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9, Roger Norrington; Mahler: Symphony No. 3, Pierre Boulez; Rorem: Three Symphonies, Jose Serebrier; Schumann: Symphonies 1-4/Manfred Overture, etc., Wolfgang Sawallisch; Serebrier: Symphony No. 3; Passacaglia and Perpetuum Mobile, etc., Jose Serebrier.

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Opera Recording: Bartok: “Bluebeard’s Castle,” Peter Eotvos; Halevy: “La Juive,” Simone Young; Soile Isokoski, Alastair Miles, Regina Schorg, Neil Shicoff, Zoran Todorovic; Janacek: “Jenufa,” Bernard Haitink; Jerry Hadley, Karita Mattila; Rameau: “Zoroastre,” William Christie; Nathan Berg, Gaelle Mechaly, Mark Padmore, Anna-Maria Panzarella; Thomas: “Desire Under the Elms,” George Manahan; Jerry Hadley, Jeffrey Lentz, Victoria Livengood, James Morris, Mel Ulrich.

Choral Performance: Argento: “Walden Pond,” Dale Warland; “Baltic Voices I,” Paul Hillier; Pergolesi: “Marian Vespers,” Edward Higginbottom; Sibelius: Cantatas, Paavo Jarvi; Transcriptions (Bach/Barber/Mahler, etc.), Laurence Equilbey.

Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra): Beach: Piano Concerto, Kenneth Schermerhorn, Alan Feinberg; Britten: Violin Concerto/Walton: Viola Concerto, Mstislav Rostropovich, Maxim Vengerov; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3/Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3, Mstislav Rostropovich, Mikhail Pletnev; Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante, Antonio Pappano, Han-Na Chang; Svoboda: Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra, James DePreist, Niel DePonte.

Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra): Bach: “Goldberg Variations,” Andras Schiff; Bach: Partitas 1, 3 and 6, Piotr Anderszewski; Bach: “The Piano Transcriptions of Bartok, Lipatti and Friedman,” Petronel Malan; Brahms: Sonata in F Minor; Intermezzo in A Minor, etc., Evgeny Kissin; Haydn: Piano Sonatas, Emanuel Ax.

Chamber Music Performance: Berg: “Lyric Suite,” Kronos Quartet and Dawn Upshaw; Bliss: String Quartet No. 1; Conversations for Flute, Oboe, Violin, Viola and Cello, etc., Michael Cox, Nicholas Daniel, Maggini Quartet; Carter: Oboe Quartet, Speculum Musicae; Shostakovich/Schnittke: Piano Quintets, Boris Berman, piano, and Vermeer Quartet; Vasks: String Quartet No. 4, Kronos Quartet.

Small Ensemble Performance (With or Without Conductor): Chavez: Suite for Double Quartet, Jeff von der Schmidt; Southwest Chamber Music. Goebbels: “Eislermaterial,” Josef Bierbichler, Ensemble Modern; Monteverdi: “Madrigali Guerrieri ed Amorosi,” Rene Jacobs, Concerto Vocale; “Songs of Angels,” Philip Pickett, New London Consort; Vivaldi: Mandolin Concertos, Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante.

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Classical Vocal Performance: Argento: “Casa Guidi,” Frederica von Stade; Britten: “The Canticles,” Ian Bostridge, David Daniels, Christopher Maltman; “Im Chambre Separee -- The Operetta Album,” Barbara Bonney; Schubert: “Lieder With Orchestra,” Thomas Quasthoff, Anne Sofie von Otter; “Songs of the Spanish Renaissance, Vol. 1,” Montserrat Caballe.

Classical Contemporary Composition: Argento: “Casa Guidi”; Kurtag: “Signs, Games and Messages”; Lees: Symphony No. 5 ( “Kalmar Nyckel”); Rochberg: Symphony No. 5; Serebrier: Symphony No. 3.

Classical Crossover Album: “The Gorey End,” Kronos Quartet and the Tiger Lillies; Herrmann: “The Day the Earth Stood Still”; “Into the Blue,” Ali Jackson, Emmanuel Pahud, Sean Smith, Jacky Terrasson; “Obrigado Brazil,” Jorge Calandrelli, Yo-Yo Ma; “Our American Journey, “ Joseph Jennings, Chanticleer.

MUSIC VIDEO FIELD

Short Form Music Video: “Hurt” (Johnny Cash), Mark Romanek, director, Aris McGarry, producer; “The Scientist” (Coldplay), Jamie Thraves, director, Sally Llewellyn, producer; “Die Another Day” (Madonna), Mats Lindberg, Pontus Lowenheilm and Ole Sanders, directors, Jim Bouvet and Verenne Ferrari, producers; “Concrete Angel” (Martina McBride), Robert Deaton and George Flanigen, directors, Steve Lamar, producer; “Hey Ya!” (OutKast), Bryan Barber, director, William Green, producer.

Long Form Music Video: “Legend” (Sam Cooke) Allen Klein, director, Mick Gochanour, Iris W. Keitel, Robin Klein and Mary Wharton, producers; “Phase One: Celebrity Take Down” (Gorillaz), Tom Girling and Gorillaz, producers; “The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Volume 1” (various artists), Jon Kanis and David Peck, video directors, Janie Hendrix, Jon Kanis, John McDernott and David Peck, producers; “Leonard Bernstein: Trouble in Tahiti” (various artists), Tom Cairns, director, Fiona Morris, producer; “Muddy Waters Can’t Be Satisfied” (Muddy Waters), Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville, directors and producers.

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