Re: Music Box
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.)
Here We Go Again
Ray Charles & Norah Jones
John Burk, producer; Terry Howard & Al Schmitt, engineers/mixers
Track from: Genius Loves Company
[Concord Records/Hear Music]
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.)
Genius Loves Company
Ray Charles & Various Artists
John Burk, Terry Howard, Don Mizell, Phil Ramone & Herbert Waltl, producers; Robert Fernandez, John Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Joel Moss, Seth Presant, Al Schmitt & Ed Thacker, engineers/mixers; Robert Hadley & Doug Sax, mastering engineers
[Concord Records/Hear Music]
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.)
Daughters
John Mayer, songwriter (John Mayer)
Track from: Heavier Things
[Aware Records/Columbia; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes/Specific Harm 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.)
Maroon5
Field 1 — Pop
Category 5
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Sunrise
Norah Jones
Track from: Feels Like Home
[Blue Note Records]
Category 6
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Daughters
John Mayer
Track from: Heavier Things
[Aware Records/Columbia]
Category 7
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Heaven
Los Lonely Boys
Track from: Los Lonely Boys
[Or Music/Epic 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.)
Here We Go Again
Ray Charles & Norah Jones
Track from: Genius Loves Company
[Concord Records/Hear Music]
Category 9
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
11th Commandment
Ben Harper
Track from: There Will Be A Light
[Virgin Records]
Category 10
Best Pop Instrumental Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar
Various Artists
James Jensen, producer
[Solid Air Records]
Category 11
Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Genius Loves Company
Ray Charles & Various Artists
[Concord Records/Hear Music]
Field 2 — Dance
Category 12
Best Dance Recording
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)
Toxic
Britney Spears
Avant & Bloodshy, producers; Niklas Flyckt, mixer
Track from: In The Zone
[Jive/Zomba Label Group]
Category 13
Best Electronic/Dance Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)
Kish Kash
Basement Jaxx
[XL Recordings/Astralwerks]
Field 3 — Traditional Pop
Category 14
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Stardust...The Great American Songbook Volume III
Rod Stewart
[J Records]
Field 4 — Rock
Category 15
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Code Of Silence
Bruce Springsteen
Track from: The Essential Bruce Springsteen
[Columbia Records]
Category 16
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Vertigo
U2
[Interscope Records]
Category 17
Best Hard Rock Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Slither
Velvet Revolver
[RCA]
Category 18
Best Metal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Whiplash
Motörhead
[Big Deal Records]
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.)
Mrs. O'Leary's Cow
Brian Wilson
Track from: Brian Wilson Presents Smile
[Nonesuch 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.)
Vertigo
Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen, songwriters (U2)
[Interscope Records; Publisher: Universal Polygram International Publishing.]
Category 21
Best Rock Album
(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)
American Idiot
Green Day
[Reprise Records]
Field 5 — Alternative
Category 22
Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
A Ghost Is Born
Wilco
[Nonesuch Records]
Field 6 — R&B
Category 23
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
If I Ain't Got You
Alicia Keys
Track from: The Diary Of Alicia Keys
[J Records]
Category 24
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Call My Name
Prince
Track from: Musicology
[Columbia Records/NPG 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.)
My Boo
Usher & Alicia Keys
Track from: Confessions Special Edition
[Arista/La Face/Zomba Label Group]
Category 26
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Musicology
Prince
Track from: Musicology
[Columbia Records/NPG Records]
Category 27
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Cross My Mind
Jill Scott
Track from: Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds Vol. 2
[Hidden Beach]
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.)
You Don't Know My Name
Alicia Keys, Harold Lilly & Kanye West, songwriters (Alicia Keys)
Track from: The Diary Of Alicia Keys
[J Records; Publishers: Lellow Productions/EMI Music Publishing, Ye World Music/EMI April Music, Uncle Bobby Music/EMI Blackwood Music & A Dish-A-Tunes Ltd.]
Category 29
Best R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
The Diary Of Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
[J Records]
Category 30
Best Contemporary R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Confessions
Usher
[Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group]
Field 7 — Rap
Category 31
Best Rap Solo Performance
(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
99 Problems
Jay-Z
Track from: The Black Album
[Roc-A-Fella Records]
Category 32
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
(For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.)
Let's Get It Started
The Black Eyed Peas
Track from: Elephunk
[A&M Records]
Category 33
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
(For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
Yeah!
Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris
Track from: Confessions
[Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group]
Category 34
Best Rap Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Jesus Walks
Miri Ben Ari, C. Smith & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West)
Track from: The College Drop-Out
[Rocafella Records; Publishers: Konman Entertainment/Gimme My Publishing Co./Hip Hop Since 1978 & Mapleshade Productions.]
Category 35
Best Rap Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
The College Dropout
Kanye West
[Roc-A-Fella Records]
Field 8 — Country
Category 36
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Redneck Woman
Gretchen Wilson
Track from: Here For The Party
[Epic Records]
Category 37
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Live Like You Were Dying
Tim McGraw
Track from: Live Like You Were Dying
[Curb Records]
Category 38
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Top Of The World
Dixie Chicks
Track from: Top Of The World Tour - Live
[Columbia]
Category 39
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
Portland Oregon
Loretta Lynn & Jack White
Track from: Van Lear Rose
[Interscope Records]
Category 40
Best Country Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Earl's Breakdown
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Featuring Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements & Jerry Douglas
Track from: Will The Circle Be Unbroken "The Trilogy"
[Capitol Records - Nashville]
Category 41
Best Country Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Live Like You Were Dying
Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
Track from: Live Like You Were Dying
[Curb Records; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/Big Loud Shirt.]
Category 42
Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Van Lear Rose
Loretta Lynn
[Interscope Records]
Category 43
Best Bluegrass Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Brand New Strings
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
[Skaggs Family Records]
Field 9 — New Age
Category 44
Best New Age Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Returning
Will Ackerman
[Decca]
Field 10 — Jazz
Category 45
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
Unspeakable
Bill Frisell
[Nonesuch Records]
Category 46
Best Jazz Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal)
Nancy Wilson
[MCG Jazz]
Category 47
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.)
Speak Like A Child
Herbie Hancock, soloist
Track from: With All My Heart (Harvey Mason)
[Bluebird]
Category 48
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
Illuminations
McCoy Tyner With Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Christian McBride & Lewis Nash
[Telarc Jazz]
Category 49
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
(For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
Concert In The Garden
Maria Schneider Orchestra
[ArtistShare]
Category 50
Best Latin Jazz Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Land Of The Sun
Charlie Haden
[Verve International]
Field 11 — Gospel
Category 51
Best Gospel Performance
(For solo, duo, group as collaborative performances. Singles or tracks with vocal containing Gospel lyrics. All genres of Gospel music are eligible.)
Heaven Help Us All
Ray Charles & Gladys Knight
Track from: Genius Loves Company
[Concord Records/Hear Music]
Category 52
Best Rock Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Wire
Third Day
[Essential Records]
Category 53
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
All Things New
Steven Curtis Chapman
[Sparrow Records]
Category 54
Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Worship & Faith
Randy Travis
[Word Records]
Category 55
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
There Will Be A Light
Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama
[Virgin]
Category 56
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Nothing Without You
Smokie Norful
[EMI Gospel]
Category 57
Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album
(For choirs or choruses only, with or without lead vocalist(s).)
Live...This is Your House
Carol Cymbala, choir director; The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
[INO Records]
Field 12 — Latin
Category 58
Best Latin Pop Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Amar Sin Mentiras
Marc Anthony
[Sony Discos]
Category 59
Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Street Signs
Ozomatli
[Concord Records]
Category 60
Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
¡Ahora Sí!
Israel López "Cachao"
[Univision Records]
Category 61
Best Salsa/Merengue Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Across 110th Street
Spanish Harlem Orchestra Featuring Ruben Blades
[Libertad Records]
Category 62
Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Intimamente
Intocable
[EMI Latin]
Category 63
Best Tejano Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Polkas, Gritos y Acordeónes
David Lee Garza, Joel Guzman & Sunny Sauceda
[Guzman Fox Records]
Field 13 — Blues
Category 64
Best Traditional Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Blues To The Bone
Etta James
[RCA Victor]
Category 65
Best Contemporary Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Keep It Simple
Keb' Mo'
[Epic/Okeh]
Field 14 — Folk
Category 66
Best Traditional Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Beautiful Dreamer - The Songs Of Stephen Foster
Various Artists
Steve Fishell, David Macias & Tamara Saviano, producers
[American Roots Publishing]
Category 67
Best Contemporary Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
The Revolution Starts...Now
Steve Earle
[Artemis Records/E-Squared]
Category 68
Best Native American Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Cedar Dream Songs
Bill Miller
[Paras Recordings]
Category 69
Best Hawaiian Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Slack Key Guitar Volume 2
Various Artists
Charles Michael Brotman, producer
[Palm Records]
Field 15 — Reggae
Category 70
Best Reggae Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
True Love
Toots & The Maytals
[V2 Records]
Field 16 — World Music
Category 71
Best Traditional World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Raise Your Spirit Higher
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
[Heads Up International]
Category 72
Best Contemporary World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Egypt
Youssou N'Dour
[Nonesuch]
Field 17 — Polka
Category 73
Best Polka Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Let's Kiss: 25th Anniversary Album
Brave Combo
[DenTone]
Field 18 — Children's
Category 74
Best Musical Album For Children
(For albums consisting of predominantly music or song vs. spoken word.)
cELLAbration! A Tribute To Ella Jenkins
Various Artists
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, producers
[Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]
Category 75
Best Spoken Word Album For Children
(For albums consisting of predominantly spoken word vs. music or song.)
The Train They Call The City Of New Orleans
Tom Chapin
[Live Oak Media]
Field 19 — Spoken Word
Category 76
Best Spoken Word Album
(Narrated/dramatized books include authors' names in parenthesis for identification.)
My Life
Bill Clinton
[Random House Audio]
Field 20 — Comedy
Category 77
Best Comedy Album
(For comedy recordings, spoken or musical)
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents...America: A Citizen's Guide To Democracy Inaction
Jon Stewart And The Cast Of The Daily Show
[Time Warner Audiobooks]
Field 21 — Musical Show
Category 78
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.))
Wicked
Stephen Schwartz, producer; Stephen Schwartz, composer/lyricist (Original Broadway Cast Recording With Kristin Chenoweth & Idina Menzel)
[Decca Broadway]
Field 22 — Film/TV/Visual Media
Category 79
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.)
Garden State
Various Artists - Zach Braff, compilation producer
[Epic/Sony Music Soundtrax/Fox Music]
Category 80
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 Return Of The King
Howard Shore, composer (Howard Shore)
[Reprise/WMG Soundtracks]
Category 81
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.)
Into The West (From The Lord Of The Rings - The Return Of The King)
Annie Lennox, Howard Shore & Fran Walsh, songwriters (Annie Lennox)
Track from: The Lord Of The Rings - The Return Of The King
[Reprise/WMG Soundtracks; Publishers: New Line Tunes/BMG Music Publishing.]
Field 23 — Composing/Arranging
Category 82
Best Instrumental Composition
(A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.)
Merengue
Paquito D'Rivera, composer (Yo-Yo Ma)
Track from: Obrigado Brazil - Live In Concert
[Sony Classical]
Category 83
Best Instrumental Arrangement
(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Past Present & Future
Slide Hampton, arranger (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)
Track from: The Way - Music Of Slide Hampton
[Planet Arts Recordings]
Category 84
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Over The Rainbow
Victor Vanacore, arranger (Ray Charles & Johnny Mathis)
Track from: Genius Loves Company
[Concord Records/Hear Music]
Field 24 — Package
Category 85
Best Recording Package
A Ghost Is Born
Peter Buchanan-Smith & Dan Nadel, art directors (Wilco)
[Nonesuch]
Category 86
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
Once In A Lifetime
Stefan Sagmeister, art director (Talking Heads)
[Sire/Warner Bros./Rhino Records]
Field 25 — Album Notes
Category 87
Best Album Notes
The Complete Columbia Recordings Of Woody Herman And His Orchestra & Woodchoppers (1945-1947)
Loren Schoenberg, album notes writer (Woody Herman & His Orchestra)
[Mosaic Records]
Field 26 — Historical
Category 88
Best Historical Album
Night Train To Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1945-1970
Daniel Cooper & Michael Gray, compilation producers; Joseph M. Palmaccio & Alan Stoker, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
[CMF/Lost Highway Records]
Field 27 — Production, Non-Classical
Category 89
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
(An Engineer's Award. (Artists names appear in parenthesis.))
Genius Loves Company
Robert Fernandez, John Harris, Terry Howard, Pete Karam, Joel Moss, Seth Presant, Al Schmitt & Ed Thacker, engineers (Ray Charles & Various Artists)
[Concord Records/Hear Music]
Category 90
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
(A Producer's Award. (Artists names appear in parenthesis.))
John Shanks
• Autobiography (Ashlee Simpson) (A)
• Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson) (T)
• The First Cut Is The Deepest (Sheryl Crow) (T)
• Fly (Hilary Duff) (T)
• Shine Your Light (Robbie Robertson) (T)
• So-Called Chaos (Alanis Morissette) (A)
Category 91
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
(A Remixer's Award. (Artists names appear in parenthesis for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.)
It's My Life (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix)
Jacques Lu Cont, remixer (No Doubt)
Track from: The Singles 1992-2003
[Interscope Records]
Field 28 — Surround Sound
Category 92
Best Surround Sound Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)
Genius Loves Company
Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; Robert Hadley & Doug Sax, surround mastering
engineers; John Burk, Phil Ramone & Herbert Waltl, surround producers (Ray
Charles & Various Artists)
[Concord Records/Hear Music]
Field 29 — Production, Classical
Category 93
Best Engineered Album, Classical
(An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.))
Higdon: City Scape; Concerto For Orchestra
Jack Renner, engineer (Robert Spano)
[Telarc]
Category 94
Producer Of The Year, Classical
(A Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.))
David Frost
Field 30 — Classical
Category 95
Best Classical Album
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) if other than the Artist.)
Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls
Lorin Maazel, conductor; John Adams & Lawrence Rock, producers (Brooklyn Youth Chorus & New York Choral Artists; New York Philharmonic)
[Nonesuch Records]
Category 96
Best Orchestral Performance
(Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.)
Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls
Lorin Maazel, conductor (Brooklyn Youth Chorus & New York Choral Artists; New
York Philharmonic)
[Nonesuch Records]
Category 97
Best Opera Recording
(Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s) and Principal Soloists.)
Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro
René Jacobs, conductor; Patrizia Ciofi, Véronique Gens, Simon Keenlyside, Angelika Kirchschlager & Lorenzo Regazzo; Martin Sauer, producer (Various Artists; Concerto Köln)
[Harmonia Mundi]
Category 98
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.)
Berlioz: Requiem
Robert Spano, conductor; Norman Mackenzie, choir director (Frank Lopardo, tenor; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
[Telarc]
Category 99
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
(Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor.)
Previn: Violin Concerto "Anne-Sophie"/Bernstein: Serenade
André Previn, conductor; Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin (Boston Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Orchestra)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Category 100
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
(Award to the Instrumental Soloist.)
Aire Latino (Morel, Villa-Lobos, Ponce, Etc.)
David Russell, guitar
[Telarc]
Category 101
Best Chamber Music Performance
(Award to the Artists.)
Prokofiev (Arr. Pletnev): Cinderella - Suite For Two Pianos/Ravel: Ma Mère L'Oye
Martha Argerich, piano & Mikhail Pletnev, piano
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Category 102
Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor)
(Award to the Ensemble (and to the Conductor.))
Carlos Chávez - Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 2
Jeff von der Schmidt, conductor; Southwest Chamber Music
[Cambria Master Recordings]
Category 103
Best Classical Vocal Performance
(Award to the Vocal Soloist(s).)
Ives: Songs (The Things Our Fathers Loved; The Housatonic At Stockbridge, Etc.)
Susan Graham, mezzo soprano (Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano)
Track from: Ives: Concord Sonata; Songs
[Warner Classics]
Category 104
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.))
Adams: On The Transmigration Of Souls
John Adams (Lorin Maazel; Brooklyn Youth Chorus & New York Choral Artists; New
York Philharmonic)
[Nonesuch Records; Publisher: Hendon Music.]
Category 105
Best Classical Crossover Album
(Award to the Artist(s) and/or to the Conductor.)
LAGQ's Guitar Heroes
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
[Telarc]
Field 31 — Music Video
Category 106
Best Short Form Music Video
(For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.)
Vertigo
U2
Alex & Martin, video director; Grace Bodie, video producer
[Interscope Records]
Category 107
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.)
Concert For George
Various Artists
David Leland, video director; Ray Cooper, Olivia Harrison & Jon Kamen, video producers
[Warner Strategic Marketing]
