●【第51回グラミー賞ノミネート発表】
候補。
第51回グラミー賞のノミネートが発表された。全部で110部門。2007年10月1日から2008年9月30日までに全米でリリースされた作品がノミネート対象となっている。発表は2009年2月8日、ロスアンジェルスのステイプルズ・センターで行われる。中継はＣＢＳ。12月17日までに投票権のある会員に投票用紙が郵送され、会員は1月14日までに返送する。その後集計され、2月8日に発表される。
今年の最多はリル・ウェインの「アルバム」を含む8部門、コールドプレイが7部門、さらに、カニエ・ウェスト、ジェイＺ、ニーヨが6部門でノミネートされている。
このところ、コラボレーションが多数でているが、ポップ部門でも多くの候補がコラボレーションになっている。アリシア・キーズとジョン・メイヤー、マドンナとジャスティン・ティンバーブレイクなど。
グラミー賞は今年から、ノミネーションの発表自体もテレビ中継を行った。また、2008年12月6日、ロスアンジェルスのダウンタウンに「グラミー博物館」がオープンしている。
「ソウル・サーチン・ブログ」でも1月末までに、恒例のグラミー予想を行う予定。主なノミネートは次の通り。
完全なリストは、グラミーの公式ページに。（英語）
http://content.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx
■ 51回グラミー賞ノミネート
General Field
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.)
Chasing Pavements: Adele
Viva La Vida: Coldplay
Bleeding Love:Leona Lewis
Paper Planes:M.I.A
Please Read The Letter: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
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.)
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends : Coldplay
Tha Carter III: Lil Wayne
Year Of The Gentleman: Ne-Yo
Raising Sand : Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
In Rainbows: Radiohead
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.)
American Boy: William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West)
Chasing Pavements: Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele)
I’m Yours:Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz)
Love Song:Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles)
Viva La Vida: Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
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.)
Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan
Field 1 — Pop
Category 5
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Chasing Pavements: Adele
Love Song:Sara Bareilles
Mercy:Duffy
Bleeding Love:Leona Lewis
I Kissed A Girl:Katy Perry
So What:Pink
Category 6
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
All Summer Long:Kid Rock
Say:John Mayer
That Was Me:Paul McCartney
I’m Yours:Jason Mraz
Closer:Ne-Yo
Wichita Lineman:James Taylor
Category 7
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Viva La Vida:Coldplay
Waiting In The Weeds:Eagles
Going On:Gnarls Barkley
Won’t Go Home Without You:Maroon 5
Apologize:OneRepublic
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.)
Lesson Learned:Alicia Keys & John Mayer
4 Minutes:Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
Rich Woman:Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
If I Never See Your Face Again:Rihanna & Maroon 5
No Air:Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown
Category 9
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Love Appetite:Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere
I Dreamed There Was No War:Eagles
Fortune Teller:Fourplay
Steppin’ Out:Stanley Jordan
Blast!:Marcus Miller
Category 10
Best Pop Instrumental Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
Sax For Stax:Gerald Albright
Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One:Larry Carlton
Jingle All The Way:Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
The Spice Of Life:Earl Klugh
A Night Before Christmas:Spyro Gyra
Category 11
Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Detours:Sheryl Crow
Rockferry:Duffy
Long Road Out Of Eden:Eagles
Spirit:Leona Lewis Covers
James Taylor
Field 3 — Traditional Pop
Category 14
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Still Unforgettable:Natalie Cole
The Sinatra Project:Michael Feinstein
Noël:Josh Groban
In The Swing Of Christmas:Barry Manilow
Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall:Rufus Wainwright
Field 4 — Rock
Category 15
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Gravity:John Mayer
I Saw Her Standing There:Paul McCartney
Girls In Their Summer Clothes:Bruce Springsteen
Rise:Eddie Vedder
No Hidden Path:Neil Young
Field 6 — R&B
Category 23
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Me, Myself And I:Beyoncé
Heaven Sent:Keyshia Cole
Spotlight:Jennifer Hudson
Superwoman: Alicia Keys
Need U Bad:Jazmine Sullivan
Category 24
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
You’re The Only One:Eric Benét
Take You Down:Chris Brown
Miss Independent:Ne-Yo
Can’t Help But Wait:Trey Songz
Here I Stand:Usher
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.)
Ribbon In The Sky:Boyz II Men
Words:Anthony David Featuring India.Arie
Stay With Me (By The Sea):Al Green Featuring John Legend
I’m His Only Woman:Jennifer Hudson Featuring Fantasia
Never Give You Up:Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton
Category 26
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
A Change Is Gonna Come: Wayne Brady
You’ve Got The Love I Need:Al Green Featuring Anthony Hamilton
Baby I Know:(Linda Jones) With Helen Bruner & Terry Jones
Love That Girl:Raphael Saadiq
In Love With Another Man: Jazmine Sullivan
Category 27
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Say Goodbye To Love: Kenna
Wanna Be: Maiysha
Be OK: Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am
Many Moons: Janelle Monae
Lovin You (Music): Wayna Featuring Kokayi
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.)
Bust Your Windows: Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Deandre Way, songwriter) (Jazmine Sullivan)
Customer: I. Barias, Raheem DeVaughn, C. Haggins, K. Oliver & J. Smith, songwriters (Raheem DeVaughn)
Heaven Sent: Keyshia Cole, Jason Farmer & Alex Francis, songwriters (Keyshia Cole)
Miss Independent: M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & S. Smith, songwriters (Ne-Yo)
Spotlight: Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)
Category 29
Best R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Love & Life: Eric Benét
Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA: Boyz II Men
Lay It Down: Al Green
Jennifer Hudson: Jennifer Hudson
The Way I See It: Raphael Saadiq
Category 30
Best Contemporary R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Growing Pains: Mary J. Blige
Back Of My Lac’: J. Holiday
First Love : Karina
Year Of The Gentleman: Ne-Yo
Fearless: Jazmine Sullivan
Field 7 — Rap
Category 31
Best Rap Solo Performance
(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)…Jay-Z
A Milli: Lil Wayne
Paris, Tokyo: Lupe Fiasco
N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave And The Master): Nas
Sexual Eruption: Snoop Dogg
Category 32
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
(For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.)
Royal Flush: Big Boi Featuring Raekwon And Andre 3000
Swagga Like Us : Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne
Mr. Carter: Lil Wayne Featuring Jay-Z
Wish You Would: Ludacris Featuring T.I.
Put On: Young Jeezy Featuring Kanye West
Category 33
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
(For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
American Boy: Estelle Featuring Kanye West
Low: Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain
Green Light: John Legend & Andre 3000
Got Money: Lil Wayne Featuring T-Pain
Superstar:Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos
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.)
Lollipop：D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters (Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major)
LowT :. Dillard, M. Humphrey & T-Pain, songwriters (Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain)
Sexual Eruption: Calvin Broadus, S. Lovejoy & D. Stewart, songwriters (Snoop Dogg)
Superstar: Lupe Fiasco & Soundtrakk, songwriters (Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos)
Swagga Like Us: D. Carter, S. Carter, Clifford Harris & Kanye West, songwriters (M. Arulpragasam, N. Headon, M. Jones, J. Mellor, T. Pentz & P. Simonon, songwriters) (Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne)
Category 35
Best Rap Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
American Gangster: Jay-Z
Tha Carter III: Lil Wayne
The Cool: Lupe Fiasco
Nas: Nas
Paper Trail: T.I.
Category 90
Best Album Notes
Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music Documented By Art Rosenbaum
Art Rosenbaum, album notes writer (Various Artists)
[Dust-To-Digital]
Debate ’08: Taft And Bryan Campaign On The Edison Phonograph
Patrick Feaster & David Giovannoni, album notes writers (William Jennings Bryan & William Howard Taft)
[Archeophone Records]
Kind Of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
Francis Davis, album notes writer (Miles Davis)
[Columbia/Legacy Recordings]
Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul
David Ritz & Jerry Wexler, album notes writers (Aretha Franklin)
[Rhino/Atlantic]
The Unsung Father Of Country Music: 1925-1934
Henry "Hank" Sapoznik, album notes writer (Ernest V. Stoneman)
[5-String Productions]
Category 93
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
(A Producer’s Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.))
Danger Mouse
Attack & Release (The Black Keys) (A)
Modern Guilt (Beck) (A)
The Odd Couple (Gnarls Barkley) (A)
Nigel Godrich
In Rainbows (Radiohead) (A)
Johnny Karkazis (Johnny K)
Big Bad World (Plain White T’s) (A)
The Illusion Of Progress (Staind) (A)
Light From Above (Black Tide) (A)
3 Doors Down (3 Doors Down) (A)
Rick Rubin
Death Magnetic (Metallica) (A)
Home Before Dark (Neil Diamond) (A)
Mercy (Dancing For The Death Of An Imaginary Enemy) (Ours) (A)
Seeing Things (Jakob Dylan) (A)
Weezer (Red Album) (Weezer) (A)
will.i.am
American Boy (Estelle Featuring Kanye West) (T)
Encanto (Sergio Mendes) (A)
Funky Bahia (Sergio Mendes Featuring will.i.am & Siedah Garrett) (T)
In The Ayer (Flo Rida Featuring will.i.am) (T)
Pick It Up (Fergie) (T)
Picture Perfect (Chris Brown Featuring will.i.am) (T)
What’s Your Name (Usher Featuring will.i.am) (T)
++++++++++++++++++++
ENT>AWARD>GRAMMY>51st, Nomination
候補。
第51回グラミー賞のノミネートが発表された。全部で110部門。2007年10月1日から2008年9月30日までに全米でリリースされた作品がノミネート対象となっている。発表は2009年2月8日、ロスアンジェルスのステイプルズ・センターで行われる。中継はＣＢＳ。12月17日までに投票権のある会員に投票用紙が郵送され、会員は1月14日までに返送する。その後集計され、2月8日に発表される。
今年の最多はリル・ウェインの「アルバム」を含む8部門、コールドプレイが7部門、さらに、カニエ・ウェスト、ジェイＺ、ニーヨが6部門でノミネートされている。
このところ、コラボレーションが多数でているが、ポップ部門でも多くの候補がコラボレーションになっている。アリシア・キーズとジョン・メイヤー、マドンナとジャスティン・ティンバーブレイクなど。
グラミー賞は今年から、ノミネーションの発表自体もテレビ中継を行った。また、2008年12月6日、ロスアンジェルスのダウンタウンに「グラミー博物館」がオープンしている。
「ソウル・サーチン・ブログ」でも1月末までに、恒例のグラミー予想を行う予定。主なノミネートは次の通り。
完全なリストは、グラミーの公式ページに。（英語）
http://content.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx
■ 51回グラミー賞ノミネート
General Field
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.)
Chasing Pavements: Adele
Viva La Vida: Coldplay
Bleeding Love:Leona Lewis
Paper Planes:M.I.A
Please Read The Letter: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
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.)
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends : Coldplay
Tha Carter III: Lil Wayne
Year Of The Gentleman: Ne-Yo
Raising Sand : Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
In Rainbows: Radiohead
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.)
American Boy: William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West)
Chasing Pavements: Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele)
I’m Yours:Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz)
Love Song:Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles)
Viva La Vida: Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
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.)
Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan
Field 1 — Pop
Category 5
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Chasing Pavements: Adele
Love Song:Sara Bareilles
Mercy:Duffy
Bleeding Love:Leona Lewis
I Kissed A Girl:Katy Perry
So What:Pink
Category 6
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
All Summer Long:Kid Rock
Say:John Mayer
That Was Me:Paul McCartney
I’m Yours:Jason Mraz
Closer:Ne-Yo
Wichita Lineman:James Taylor
Category 7
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Viva La Vida:Coldplay
Waiting In The Weeds:Eagles
Going On:Gnarls Barkley
Won’t Go Home Without You:Maroon 5
Apologize:OneRepublic
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.)
Lesson Learned:Alicia Keys & John Mayer
4 Minutes:Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
Rich Woman:Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
If I Never See Your Face Again:Rihanna & Maroon 5
No Air:Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown
Category 9
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Love Appetite:Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere
I Dreamed There Was No War:Eagles
Fortune Teller:Fourplay
Steppin’ Out:Stanley Jordan
Blast!:Marcus Miller
Category 10
Best Pop Instrumental Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
Sax For Stax:Gerald Albright
Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One:Larry Carlton
Jingle All The Way:Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
The Spice Of Life:Earl Klugh
A Night Before Christmas:Spyro Gyra
Category 11
Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Detours:Sheryl Crow
Rockferry:Duffy
Long Road Out Of Eden:Eagles
Spirit:Leona Lewis Covers
James Taylor
Field 3 — Traditional Pop
Category 14
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Still Unforgettable:Natalie Cole
The Sinatra Project:Michael Feinstein
Noël:Josh Groban
In The Swing Of Christmas:Barry Manilow
Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall:Rufus Wainwright
Field 4 — Rock
Category 15
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Gravity:John Mayer
I Saw Her Standing There:Paul McCartney
Girls In Their Summer Clothes:Bruce Springsteen
Rise:Eddie Vedder
No Hidden Path:Neil Young
Field 6 — R&B
Category 23
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Me, Myself And I:Beyoncé
Heaven Sent:Keyshia Cole
Spotlight:Jennifer Hudson
Superwoman: Alicia Keys
Need U Bad:Jazmine Sullivan
Category 24
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
You’re The Only One:Eric Benét
Take You Down:Chris Brown
Miss Independent:Ne-Yo
Can’t Help But Wait:Trey Songz
Here I Stand:Usher
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.)
Ribbon In The Sky:Boyz II Men
Words:Anthony David Featuring India.Arie
Stay With Me (By The Sea):Al Green Featuring John Legend
I’m His Only Woman:Jennifer Hudson Featuring Fantasia
Never Give You Up:Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton
Category 26
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
A Change Is Gonna Come: Wayne Brady
You’ve Got The Love I Need:Al Green Featuring Anthony Hamilton
Baby I Know:(Linda Jones) With Helen Bruner & Terry Jones
Love That Girl:Raphael Saadiq
In Love With Another Man: Jazmine Sullivan
Category 27
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Say Goodbye To Love: Kenna
Wanna Be: Maiysha
Be OK: Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am
Many Moons: Janelle Monae
Lovin You (Music): Wayna Featuring Kokayi
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.)
Bust Your Windows: Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Deandre Way, songwriter) (Jazmine Sullivan)
Customer: I. Barias, Raheem DeVaughn, C. Haggins, K. Oliver & J. Smith, songwriters (Raheem DeVaughn)
Heaven Sent: Keyshia Cole, Jason Farmer & Alex Francis, songwriters (Keyshia Cole)
Miss Independent: M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & S. Smith, songwriters (Ne-Yo)
Spotlight: Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)
Category 29
Best R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Love & Life: Eric Benét
Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA: Boyz II Men
Lay It Down: Al Green
Jennifer Hudson: Jennifer Hudson
The Way I See It: Raphael Saadiq
Category 30
Best Contemporary R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Growing Pains: Mary J. Blige
Back Of My Lac’: J. Holiday
First Love : Karina
Year Of The Gentleman: Ne-Yo
Fearless: Jazmine Sullivan
Field 7 — Rap
Category 31
Best Rap Solo Performance
(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)…Jay-Z
A Milli: Lil Wayne
Paris, Tokyo: Lupe Fiasco
N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave And The Master): Nas
Sexual Eruption: Snoop Dogg
Category 32
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
(For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.)
Royal Flush: Big Boi Featuring Raekwon And Andre 3000
Swagga Like Us : Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne
Mr. Carter: Lil Wayne Featuring Jay-Z
Wish You Would: Ludacris Featuring T.I.
Put On: Young Jeezy Featuring Kanye West
Category 33
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
(For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
American Boy: Estelle Featuring Kanye West
Low: Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain
Green Light: John Legend & Andre 3000
Got Money: Lil Wayne Featuring T-Pain
Superstar:Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos
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.)
Lollipop：D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters (Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major)
LowT :. Dillard, M. Humphrey & T-Pain, songwriters (Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain)
Sexual Eruption: Calvin Broadus, S. Lovejoy & D. Stewart, songwriters (Snoop Dogg)
Superstar: Lupe Fiasco & Soundtrakk, songwriters (Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos)
Swagga Like Us: D. Carter, S. Carter, Clifford Harris & Kanye West, songwriters (M. Arulpragasam, N. Headon, M. Jones, J. Mellor, T. Pentz & P. Simonon, songwriters) (Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne)
Category 35
Best Rap Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
American Gangster: Jay-Z
Tha Carter III: Lil Wayne
The Cool: Lupe Fiasco
Nas: Nas
Paper Trail: T.I.
Category 90
Best Album Notes
Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music Documented By Art Rosenbaum
Art Rosenbaum, album notes writer (Various Artists)
[Dust-To-Digital]
Debate ’08: Taft And Bryan Campaign On The Edison Phonograph
Patrick Feaster & David Giovannoni, album notes writers (William Jennings Bryan & William Howard Taft)
[Archeophone Records]
Kind Of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
Francis Davis, album notes writer (Miles Davis)
[Columbia/Legacy Recordings]
Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul
David Ritz & Jerry Wexler, album notes writers (Aretha Franklin)
[Rhino/Atlantic]
The Unsung Father Of Country Music: 1925-1934
Henry "Hank" Sapoznik, album notes writer (Ernest V. Stoneman)
[5-String Productions]
Category 93
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
(A Producer’s Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.))
Danger Mouse
Attack & Release (The Black Keys) (A)
Modern Guilt (Beck) (A)
The Odd Couple (Gnarls Barkley) (A)
Nigel Godrich
In Rainbows (Radiohead) (A)
Johnny Karkazis (Johnny K)
Big Bad World (Plain White T’s) (A)
The Illusion Of Progress (Staind) (A)
Light From Above (Black Tide) (A)
3 Doors Down (3 Doors Down) (A)
Rick Rubin
Death Magnetic (Metallica) (A)
Home Before Dark (Neil Diamond) (A)
Mercy (Dancing For The Death Of An Imaginary Enemy) (Ours) (A)
Seeing Things (Jakob Dylan) (A)
Weezer (Red Album) (Weezer) (A)
will.i.am
American Boy (Estelle Featuring Kanye West) (T)
Encanto (Sergio Mendes) (A)
Funky Bahia (Sergio Mendes Featuring will.i.am & Siedah Garrett) (T)
In The Ayer (Flo Rida Featuring will.i.am) (T)
Pick It Up (Fergie) (T)
Picture Perfect (Chris Brown Featuring will.i.am) (T)
What’s Your Name (Usher Featuring will.i.am) (T)
++++++++++++++++++++
ENT>AWARD>GRAMMY>51st, Nomination