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Grammy award nominations

The Spokesman-Review

Among the nominations in major categories for the 47th annual Grammy Awards:

Record of the Year: “Let’s Get It Started,” The Black Eyed Peas; “Here We Go Again,” Ray Charles and Norah Jones; “American Idiot,” Green Day; “Heaven,” Los Lonely Boys; “Yeah!” Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris.

Album of the Year: “Genius Loves Company,” Ray Charles and Various Artists; “American Idiot,” Green Day; “The Diary of Alicia Keys,” Alicia Keys; “Confessions,” Usher; “The College Dropout,” Kanye West.

Song of the Year: “Daughters,” John Mayer (John Mayer); “If I Ain’t Got You,” Alicia Keys (Alicia Keys); “Jesus Walks,” C. Smith and Kanye West (Kanye West); “Live Like You Were Dying,” Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman (Tim McGraw); “The Reason,” Daniel Estrin and Douglas Robb (Hoobastank).

New Artist: Los Lonely Boys; Maroon 5; Joss Stone; Kanye West; Gretchen Wilson.

Female Pop Vocal Performance: “Oceania,” Bjork; “The First Cut Is the Deepest,” Sheryl Crow; “Sunrise,” Norah Jones; “What You Waiting For?” Gwen Stefani; “You Had Me,” Joss Stone.

Male Pop Vocal Performance: “Let’s Misbehave,” Elvis Costello; “You Raise Me Up,” Josh Groban; “Daughters,” John Mayer; “Cinnamon Girl,” Prince; “Love’s Divine,” Seal.

Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: “My Immortal,” Evanescence; “The Reason,” Hoobastank; “Heaven,” Los Lonely Boys; “She Will Be Loved,” Maroon 5; “It’s My Life,” No Doubt.

Pop Collaboration With Vocals: “Redemption Song,” Johnny Cash and Joe Strummer; “Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word,” Ray Charles and Elton John; “Here We Go Again,” Ray Charles and Norah Jones; “Something,” Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton; “Moon River,” Stevie Wonder and Take 6.

Pop Vocal Album: “Genius Loves Company,” Ray Charles and Various Artists; “Feels Like Home,” Norah Jones; “Afterglow,” Sarah McLachlan; “Mind, Body and Soul,” Joss Stone; “Brian Wilson Presents Smile,” Brian Wilson.

Traditional Pop Vocal Album: “Only You,” Harry Connick Jr.; “Count Your Blessings,” Barbara Cook; “Ultimate Mancini,” Monica Mancini; “Just for a Thrill,” Ronnie Milsap; “Stardust … The Great American Songbook Volume III,” Rod Stewart.

Solo Rock Vocal Performance: “Wonderwall,” Ryan Adams; “The Revolution Starts Now,” Steve Earle; “Breathe,” Melissa Etheridge; “Code of Silence,” Bruce Springsteen; “Metropolitan Glide,” Tom Waits.

Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: “Monkey to Man,” Elvis Costello and The Imposters; “Take Me Out,” Franz Ferdinand; “American Idiot,” Green Day; “Somebody Told Me,” The Killers; “Vertigo,” U2.

Hard Rock Performance: “Megalomaniac,” Incubus; “Some Kind of Monster,” Metallica; “Feelin’ Way Too Damn Good,” Nickelback; “Duality,” Slipknot; “Slither,” Velvet Revolver.

Metal Performance: “Nymphetamine,” Cradle of Filth; “Live for This,” Hatebreed; “The End of Heartache,” Killswitch Engage; “Whiplash,” Motorhead; “Vermilion,” Slipknot.

Rock Song: “American Idiot,” Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool (Green Day); “Fall to Pieces,” Duff, Dave Kushner, Slash, Matt Sorum and Scott Weiland (Velvet Revolver); “Float On,” Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci, Eric Judy and Benjamin Weikel (Modest Mouse); “Somebody Told Me,” Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci (The Killers); “Vertigo,” Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen (U2).

Rock Album: “The Delivery Man,” Elvis Costello and The Imposters; “American Idiot,” Green Day; “The Reason,” Hoobastank; “Hot Fuss,” The Killers; “Contraband,” Velvet Revolver.

Alternative Music Album: “Medulla,” Bjork; “Franz Ferdinand,” Franz Ferdinand; “Uh Huh Her,” PJ Harvey; “Good News for People Who Love Bad News,” Modest Mouse; “A Ghost Is Born,” Wilco.

Female R&B Vocal Performance: “I Want You,” Janet Jackson; “If I Ain’t Got You,” Alicia Keys; “I’m Still in Love,” Teena Marie; “Whatever,” Jill Scott; “U-Haul,” Angie Stone.

Male R&B Vocal Performance: “Charlene,” Anthony Hamilton; “Happy People,” R. Kelly; “What We Do Here,” Brian McKnight; “Call My Name,” Prince; “Burn,” Usher.

R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: “Lose Your Breath,” Destiny’s Child; “Show Me The Way,” Earth, Wind and Fire featuring Raphael Saadiq; “Say Yes,” Floetry; “Diary,” Alicia Keys featuring Tony! Toni! Tone!; “My Boo,” Usher and Alicia Keys.

Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: “You’re My Everything,” Anita Baker; “Sinner’s Prayer,” Ray Charles and B.B. King; “I Can’t Stop,” Al Green; “New Day,” Patti LaBelle; “Musicology,” Prince.

Urban/Alternative Performance: “Sex, Love and Money,” Mos Def; “Are You Experienced?” Musiq; “She Wants to Move,” N.E.R.D; “Star,” The Roots; “Cross My Mind,” Jill Scott.

R&B Song: “Burn,” Bryan Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri and Usher Raymond (Usher); “Call My Name,” Prince (Prince); “My Boo,” Jermaine Dupri, Alicia Keys, Usher Raymond, Manuel Seal and Adonis Shropshire (Usher and Alicia Keys); “Yeah!” Chris Bridges, Sean Garrett, LaMarquis Jefferson, Robert McDowell, James Phillips, Jonathan Smith and Patrick J. Que Smith (Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris); “You Don’t Know My Name,” Alicia Keys, Harold Lilly and Kanye West (Alicia Keys).

R&B Album: “My Everything,” Anita Baker; “I Can’t Stop,” Al Green; “The Diary of Alicia Keys,” Alicia Keys; “Musicology,” Prince; “Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2,” Jill Scott.

Contemporary R&B Album: “Afrodisiac,” Brandy; “Damita Jo,” Janet Jackson; “It’s About Time,” Christina Milian; “Confessions,” Usher; “Hurt No More,” Mario Winans.

Rap Solo Performance: “On Fire,” Lloyd Banks; “Just Lose It,” Eminem; “99 Problems,” Jay-Z; “Overnight Celebrity,” Twista; “Through the Wire,” Kanye West.

Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: “Ch-Check It Out,” Beastie Boys; “Let’s Get It Started,” The Black Eyed Peas; “Don’t Say Nuthin’,” The Roots; “Drop It Like It’s Hot,” Snoop Dogg and Pharrell; “Lean Back,” Terror Squad.

Rap/Sung Collaboration: “Why,” Jadakiss featuring Anthony Hamilton; “Dip It Low,” Christina Milian featuring Fabolous; “Slow Jamz,” Twista featuring Kanye West and Jamie Foxx; “Yeah!” Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris; “All Falls Down,” Kanye West and Syleena Johnson.

Rap Song: “Drop It Like It’s Hot,” Calvin Broadus, Chad Hugo, S. Thomas and Pharrell Williams (Snoop Dogg); “Hey Mama,” Will Adams and Anthony Henry (The Black Eyed Peas); “Jesus Walks,” C. Smith and Kanye West (Kanye West); “Let’s Get It Started,” Will Adams, Mike Fratantuno, Jaime Gomez, George Pajon, Jr., Allan Pineda and Terence Yoshiaki (The Black Eyed Peas); “99 Problems,” Shawn Carter and Rick Rubin (Jay-Z).

Rap Album: “To the 5 Boroughs,” Beastie Boys; “The Black Album,” Jay-Z; “The DEFinition,” LL Cool J; “Suit,” Nelly; “The College Dropout,” Kanye West.

Female Country Vocal Performance: “You Will Be My Ain True Love,” Alison Krauss; “Miss Being Mrs.,” Loretta Lynn; “In My Daughter’s Eyes,” Martina McBride; “She’s Not Just a Pretty Face,” Shania Twain; “Redneck Woman,” Gretchen Wilson.

Male Country Vocal Performance: “Engine One-Forty-Three,” Johnny Cash; “In My Own Mind,” Lyle Lovett; “Live Like You Were Dying,” Tim McGraw; “You Are My Flower,” Willie Nelson; “You’ll Think of Me,” Keith Urban.

Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: “New San Antonio Rose,” Asleep at the Wheel; “Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy),” Big and Rich; “You Can’t Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl,” Brooks and Dunn; “Top of the World,” Dixie Chicks; “It’s Hard to Kiss the Lips at Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long,” The Notorious Cherry Bombs.

Country Collaboration With Vocals: “Hey Good Lookin’,” Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and George Strait; “Creepin’ In,” Norah Jones and Dolly Parton; “Portland Oregon,” Loretta Lynn and Jack White; “Pancho and Lefty,” Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Toby Keith; “Coat of Many Colors,” Shania Twain with Alison Krauss and Union Station.

Country Song: “It’s Hard to Kiss the Lips at Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long,” Rodney Crowell and Vince Gill (The Notorious Cherry Bombs); “Live Like You Were Dying,” Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman (Tim McGraw); “Miss Being Mrs.,” Loretta Lynn (Loretta Lynn); “Portland Oregon,” Loretta Lynn (Loretta Lynn and Jack White); “Redneck Woman,” John Rich and Gretchen Wilson (Gretchen Wilson).

Country Album: “Van Lear Rose,” Loretta Lynn; “Live Like You Were Dying,” Tim McGraw; “Tambourine,” Tift Merritt; “Be Here,” Keith Urban; “Here for the Party,” Gretchen Wilson.