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.)
Clocks
Coldplay
Coldplay & Ken Nelson, producers; Coldplay, Ken Nelson & Mark Phythian, engineers/mixers
[Capitol Records]
Category 2
Album Of The Year
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.)
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
André "3000" Benjamin, Carl Mo & Antwan "Big Boi" Patton, producers; Vincent Alexander, Chris Carmouche, Terrence Cash, Kevin "KD" Davis, Reggie Dozier, John Frye, Robert Hannon, Padraic Kernin, Moka Nagatani, Pete Novak, Brian Paturalski, Neal Pogue, Dexter Simmons, Matt Still & Darrell Thorpe, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner & Bernie
Grundman, mastering engineers
[Arista Records]
Category 3
Song Of The Year
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Dance With My Father
Richard Marx & Luther Vandross, songwriters (Luther Vandross)
Track from: Dance With My Father
[J Records; Publishers: Uncle Ronnie's Music, EMI April Music & Chi-Boy Music]
Category 4
Best New Artist
(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.)
Evanescence
Field 1 — Pop
Category 5
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Beautiful
Christina Aguilera
Track from: Stripped
[RCA Records]
Category 6
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Cry Me A River
Justin Timberlake
Track from: Justified
[Jive Records]
Category 7
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Underneath It All
No Doubt
Track from: Rock Steady
[Interscope Records]
Category 8
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
Whenever I Say Your Name
Sting & Mary J. Blige
Track from: Sacred Love
[A&M Records]
Category 9
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Marwa Blues
George Harrison
Track from: Brainwashed
[Capitol Records]
Category 10
Best Pop Instrumental Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
Mambo Sinuendo
Ry Cooder & Manuel Galbán
[Nonesuch/Perro Verde]
Category 11
Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Justified
Justin Timberlake
[Jive Records]
Field 2 — Dance
Category 12
Best Dance Recording
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)
Come Into My World
Kylie Minogue
Rob Davis & Cathy Dennis, producers; Rob Davis, Cathy Dennis, Bruce Elliott-Smith & Phil Larsen, mixers
Track from: Fever
[Capitol Records]
Field 3 — Traditional Pop
Category 13
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
A Wonderful World
Tony Bennett & k.d. lang
[RPM/Columbia Records]
Field 4 — Rock
Category 14
Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Trouble
Pink
[Arista Records]
Category 15
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Gravedigger
Dave Matthews
Track from: Some Devil
[RCA Records/Bama Rags]
Category 16
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Disorder In The House
Warren Zevon & Bruce Springsteen
Track from: The Wind
[Artemis Records]
Category 17
Best Hard Rock Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Bring Me To Life
Evanescence Featuring Paul McCoy
Track from: Fallen
[Wind-up Records]
Category 18
Best Metal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
St. Anger
Metallica
Track from: St. Anger
[Elektra Entertainment Group]
Category 19
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.)
Plan B
Jeff Beck
Track from: Jeff
[Epic Records]
Category 20
Best Rock Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Seven Nation Army
Jack White, songwriter (The White Stripes)
Track from: Elephant
[V2/ThirdMan Records; Publisher: Peppermint Stripe Music]
Category 21
Best Rock Album
(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)
One By One
Foo Fighters
[RCA/Roswell Records]
Field 5 — Alternative
Category 22
Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Elephant
The White Stripes
[V2/ThirdMan Records]
Field 6 — R&B
Category 23
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Dangerously In Love 2
Beyoncé
Track from: Dangerously In Love
[Columbia Records/Music World Music]
Category 24
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Dance With My Father
Luther Vandross
Track from: Dance With My Father
[J Records]
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.)
The Closer I Get To You
Beyoncé & Luther Vandross
Track from: Dangerously In Love AND FROM Dance With My Father
[Columbia Records AND J Records]
Category 26
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Wonderful
Aretha Franklin
Track from: So Damn Happy
[Arista Records]
Category 27
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Hey Ya!
OutKast
Track from: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
[Arista Records]
Category 28
Best R&B Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Crazy In Love
Shawn Carter, Rich Harrison, Beyoncé Knowles & (Eugene Record), songwriters (Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z)
Track from: Dangerously In Love
[Columbia Records/Music World Music; Publishers: Beyoncé Publishing/Hitco South, EMI Blackwood Music, Dam Rich Music, EMI April Music, Carter Boys Publishing & Unichappell Music.]
Category 29
Best R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Dance With My Father
Luther Vandross
[J Records]
Category 30
Best Contemporary R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Dangerously In Love
Beyoncé
[Columbia Records/Music World Music]
Field 7 — Rap
Category 31
Best Female Rap Solo Performance
(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Work It
Missy Elliott
Track from: Under Construction
[Gold Mind/Elektra Entertainment Group]
Category 32
Best Male Rap Solo Performance
(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Lose Yourself
Eminem
Track from: 8 Mile - Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture (Various Artists)
[Shady/Interscope Records]
Category 33
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
(For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.)
Shake Ya Tailfeather
Nelly, P. Diddy & Murphy Lee
Track from: Bad Boys II Soundtrack
[Bad Boy/Universal Motown Records]
Category 34
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
(For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
Crazy In Love
Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z
Track from: Dangerously In Love
[Columbia Records/Music World Music]
Category 35
Best Rap Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Lose Yourself
J. Bass, M. Mathers & L. Resto, songwriters (Eminem)
Track from: 8 Mile - Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture (Various Artists)
[Shady/Interscope Records; Publisher: Eight Mile Style]
Category 36
Best Rap Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
[Arista Records]
Field 8 — Country
Category 37
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Keep On The Sunny Side
June Carter Cash
Track from: Wildwood Flower
[Dualtone Music Group]
Category 38
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Next Big Thing
Vince Gill
Track from: Next Big Thing
[MCA Nashville]
Category 39
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
A Simple Life
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Track from: Live At The Charleston Music Hall
[Skaggs Family Records]
Category 40
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
How's The World Treating You
James Taylor & Alison Krauss
Track from: Livin', Lovin', Losin' - Songs Of The Louvin Brothers
[Universal South]
Category 41
Best Country Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Cluck Old Hen
Alison Krauss + Union Station
Track from: Live
[Rounder Records]
Category 42
Best Country Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
Jim "Moose" Brown & Don Rollins, songwriters (Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett)
Track from: Greatest Hits Volume II
[Arista Nashville; Publishers: EMI April Music, Inc./Sea Gayle Music/ Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./R. Joseph Publishing]
Category 43
Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Livin', Lovin', Losin' - Songs Of The Louvin Brothers
Various Artists
Carl Jackson, producer
[Universal South]
Category 44
Best Bluegrass Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Live
Alison Krauss + Union Station
[Rounder Records]
Field 9 — New Age
Category 45
Best New Age Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
One Quiet Night
Pat Metheny
[Warner Bros. Records]
Field 10 — Jazz
Category 46
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
34th N Lex
Randy Brecker
[ESC Records]
Category 47
Best Jazz Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
A Little Moonlight
Dianne Reeves
[Blue Note Records]
Category 48
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
(For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.)
Matrix
Chick Corea, soloist
Track from: Rendezvous In New York
[Stretch Records]
Category 49
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
Alegría
Wayne Shorter
[Verve Records]
Category 50
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
(For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
Wide Angles
Michael Brecker Quindectet
[Verve Records]
Category 51
Best Latin Jazz Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Live At The Blue Note
Michel Camilo With Charles Flores & Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez
[Telarc]
Field 11 — Gospel
Category 52
Best Rock Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Worldwide
Audio Adrenaline
[Forefront Records]
Category 53
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Worship Again
Michael W. Smith
[Reunion Records]
Category 54
Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Rise And Shine
Randy Travis
[Word Records]
Category 55
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Go Tell It On The Mountain
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
[Real World]
Category 56
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
...Again
Donnie McClurkin
[Verity Records]
Category 57
Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album
(For choirs or choruses only, with or without lead vocalist(s).)
A Wing And A Prayer
Bishop T.D. Jakes, choir director; The Potter's House Mass Choir
[EMI Gospel/Dexterity Sounds]
Field 12 — Latin
Category 58
Best Latin Pop Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
No Es Lo Mismo
Alejandro Sanz
[WEA International]
Category 59
Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Cuatro Caminos
Café Tacuba
[MCA Records]
Category 60
Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Buenos Hermanos
Ibrahim Ferrer
[Nonesuch Records]
Category 61
Best Salsa/Merengue Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Regalo Del Alma
Celia Cruz
[Sony Discos]
Category 62
Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Afortunado
Joan Sebastian
[Musart/Balboa Records]
Category 63
Best Tejano Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Si Me Faltas Tu
Jimmy Gonzalez y El Grupo Mazz
[Freddie Records]
Field 13 — Blues
Category 64
Best Traditional Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Blues Singer
Buddy Guy
[Silvertone Records]
Category 65
Best Contemporary Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Let's Roll
Etta James
[Private Music]
Field 14 — Folk
Category 66
Best Traditional Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Wildwood Flower
June Carter Cash
[Dualtone Music Group]
Category 67
Best Contemporary Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
The Wind
Warren Zevon
[Artemis Records]
Category 68
Best Native American Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Flying Free
Black Eagle
[Soar]
Field 15 — Reggae
Category 69
Best Reggae Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Dutty Rock
Sean Paul
[VP/Atlantic Records]
Field 16 — World Music
Category 70
Best Traditional World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Sacred Tibetan Chant
The Monks Of Sherab Ling Monastery
[Naxos World]
Category 71
Best Contemporary World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Voz D'Amor
Cesaria Evora
[Bluebird]
Field 17 — Polka
Category 72
Best Polka Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Let's Polka 'Round
Jimmy Sturr
[Rounder Select]
Field 18 — Children's
Category 73
Best Musical Album For Children
(For albums consisting of predominantly music or song vs. spoken word.)
Bon Appétit!
Cathy Fink And Marcy Marxer
[Rounder Kids]
Category 74
Best Spoken Word Album For Children
(For albums consisting of predominantly spoken word vs. music or song.)
Prokofiev: Peter And The Wolf/Beintus: Wolf Tracks
Bill Clinton, Mikhail Gorbachev & Sophia Loren (Kent Nagano; Russian National Orch.)
[Penta Tone Music]
Field 19 — Spoken Word
Category 75
Best Spoken Word Album
(Narrated/dramatized books include authors' names in parenthesis for identification.)
Lies And The Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair And Balanced Look At The Right (Al Franken)
Al Franken
[HighBridge Audio]
Field 20 — Comedy
Category 76
Best Comedy Album
(For comedy recordings, spoken or musical)
Poodle Hat
"Weird Al" Yankovic
[Volcano Entertainment]
Field 21 — Musical Show
Category 77
Best Musical Show Album
(Award to the Album Producer(s), and to the Lyricist(s) & Composer(s) of 51% or more of a new score. (Artist, Lyricist & Composer names appear in parenthesis.))
Gypsy
Jay David Saks, producer (Jule Styne, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast With Bernadette Peters, Tammy Blanchard, John Dossett & Others)
[Angel Records]
Field 22 — Film/TV/Visual Media
Category 78
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album, or to the individual(s) actively responsible for the concept and musical direction and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable.)
Chicago
Various Artists
Randy Spendlove & Ric Wake, compilation producers
[Epic Records/Sony Music Soundtrax]
Category 79
Best Score Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series or other visual media.)
The Lord Of The Rings - The Two Towers
Howard Shore, composer (Howard Shore)
[Reprise Records/WMG Soundtracks]
Category 80
Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
A Mighty Wind (From A Mighty Wind)
Christoher Guest, Eugene Levy & Michael McKean, songwriters (The Folksmen, Mitch & Mickey, And The New Main Street Singers)
Track from: A Mighty Wind
[DMZ/Columbia Records/Sony Music Soundtrax; Publishers: Shmenge Music, Coney Island Whitefish Music & Tuxedo Time Music]
Field 23 — Composing/Arranging
Category 81
Best Instrumental Composition
(A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.)
Sacajawea
Wayne Shorter, composer (Wayne Shorter)
Track from: Alegría
[Verve Records]
Category 82
Best Instrumental Arrangement
(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Timbuktu
Michael Brecker & Gil Goldstein, arrangers (Michael Brecker Quindectet)
Track from: Wide Angles
[Verve Records]
Category 83
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Woodstock
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Joni Mitchell)
Track from: Travelogue
[Nonesuch]
Field 24 — Package
Category 84
Best Recording Package
Evolve
Ani DiFranco & Brian Grunert, art directors (Ani DiFranco)
[Righteous Babe Records]
Category 85
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions
Julian Alexander, Howard Fritzson & Seth Rothstein, art directors (Miles Davis)
[Columbia/Legacy Recordings]
Field 25 — Album Notes
Category 86
Best Album Notes
Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey
Tom Piazza, album notes writer (Various Artists)
[Hip-O Records]
Field 26 — Historical
Category 87
Best Historical Album
Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey
Steve Berkowitz, Alex Gibney, Andy McKaie & Jerry Rappaport, compilation producers; Gavin Lurssen & Joseph M. Palmaccio, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
[Hip-O Records]
Field 27 — Production, Non-Classical
Category 88
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
(An Engineer's Award. (Artists names appear in parenthesis.))
Hail To The Thief
Nigel Godrich & Darrell Thorp, engineers (Radiohead)
[Capitol Records]
Category 89
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
(A Producer's Award. (Artists names appear in parenthesis.))
The Neptunes
Beautiful (Snoop Dogg Featuring Pharrell & Uncle Charlie Wilson) (S)
Come Close (Common Featuring Mary J. Blige) (T)
Excuse Me Miss (Jay-Z) (S)
Frontin' (The Neptunes Featuring Pharrell Williams & Jay-Z) (S)
Justified (Justin Timberlake) (A)
Luv U Better (LL Cool J Featuring Marc Dorsey) (T)
The Neptunes Present...Clones (The Neptunes Featuring Various Artists) (A)
Rock Your Body (Justin Timberlake) (T)
Category 90
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
(A Remixer's Award. (Artists names appear in parenthesis for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Crazy In Love (Maurice's Soul Mix)
Maurice Joshua, remixer (Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z)
[Columbia Records/Music World Music]
Field 28 — Production, Classical
Category 91
Best Engineered Album, Classical
(An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.))
Obrigado Brazil
Richard King & Todd Whitelock, engineers (Yo-Yo Ma)
[Sony Classical]
Category 92
Producer Of The Year, Classical
(A Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.))
Steven Epstein
Mendelssohn/Bruch: Violin Concertos (Midori)
Obrigado Brazil (Yo-Yo Ma)
Paris La Belle Époque (Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott)
Field 29 — Classical
Category 93
Best Classical Album
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) if other than the Artist.)
Mahler: Symphony No. 3; Kindertotenlieder
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Michelle DeYoung, mezzo soprano; Andreas Neubronner, producer (Vance George; Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Girls Chorus & Women of the SFS Chorus; San Francisco Symphony)
[SFS Media]
Category 94
Best Orchestral Performance
(Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.)
Mahler: Symphony No. 3
Pierre Boulez, conductor (Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo soprano; Johannes Prinz & Gerald Wirth; Vienna Boys' Choir & Women's Chorus of the Vienna Singverein; Vienna Philharmonic)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Category 95
Best Opera Recording
(Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s) and Principal Soloists.)
Janácek: Jenufa
Bernard Haitink, conductor; Jerry Hadley, Karita Mattila, Eva Randová, Anja Silja & Jorma Silvasti; Wolfram Graul, producer (Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
[Erato Disques]
Category 96
Best Choral Performance
(Award to the Choral Conductor, and to the Orchestra Conductor if an Orchestra is on the recording, and to the Choral Director or Chorus Master if applicable.)
Sibelius: Cantatas
Paavo Järvi, conductor; Tiia-Ester Loitme & Ants Soots, chorus masters (Ellerhein Girls' Choir & Estonian National Male Choir; Estonian National Symphony Orchestra)
[Virgin Classics]
Category 97
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
(Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor.)
Britten: Violin Concerto/Walton: Viola Concerto
Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor; Maxim Vengerov, violin & viola (London Symphony Orchestra)
[EMI Classics]
Category 98
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
(Award to the Instrumental Soloist.)
Haydn: Piano Sonatas Nos. 29, 31, 34, 35 & 49
Emanuel Ax, piano
[Sony Classical]
Category 99
Best Chamber Music Performance
(Award to the Artists.)
Berg: Lyric Suite
Kronos Quartet & Dawn Upshaw, soprano
[Nonesuch Records]
Category 100
Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor)
(Award to the Ensemble (and to the Conductor.))
Chávez: Suite For Double Quartet
Jeff von der Schmidt, conductor; Southwest Chamber Music
Track from: Chávez: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. I
[Cambria Master Recordings]
Category 101
Best Classical Vocal Performance
(Award to the Vocal Soloist(s).)
Schubert: Lieder With Orchestra
Thomas Quasthoff, bass-baritone & Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo soprano (Claudio Abbado; Chamber Orchestra of Europe)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Category 102
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
(A Composer's Award. (For a contemporary classical composition composed within the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year.))
Argento: Casa Guidi
Dominick Argento (Frederica von Stade, mezzo soprano; Eiji Oue; Minnesota Orchestra)
Track from: Argento: Casa Guidi; Capriccio For Clarinet And Orchestra, Etc.
[Reference Recordings]
Category 103
Best Classical Crossover Album
(Award to the Artist(s) and/or to the Conductor.)
Obrigado Brazil
Jorge Calandrelli, conductor; Yo-Yo Ma, cello (Various Artists)
[Sony Classical]
Field 30 — Music Video
Category 104
Best Short Form Music Video
(For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.)
Hurt
Johnny Cash
Mark Romanek, video director; Aris McGarry, video producer
[American Recordings/Lost Highway Records]
Category 105
Best Long Form Music Video
(For video album packages consisting of more than one song or track. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer of at least 51% of the total playing time.)
Legend
(Sam Cooke)
Mick Gochanour, Robin Klein & Mary Wharton, video producers
[Abkco Music & Records]
