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Diverse Performances Steal The Show
The GRAMMYs may succeed best at bringing music to the small screen

GRAMMY.com
Jerry McCulley

Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys, U2 and the ensemble musicians of the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack were rightfully beaming after their multiple wins at the 44th Annual GRAMMY Awards. But after watching the telecast's 17 richly diverse live performances, one couldn't help but feel that somewhere the ghost of Ed Sullivan wasn't smiling a little, too. The columnist turned TV variety show king built much of his legendary show's success on a similar musical eclecticism, freely trading on pop, country, jazz, rock, classical and Broadway, sometimes mixing several together in one memorable evening. But it's doubtful even Sullivan in his prime could have pulled off the trans-genre spectacle that was the 2002 GRAMMY telecast.

While there may be seemingly endless press analysis about GRAMMY winners or fashions, few may take note of one of the GRAMMY telecast's most inspiring aspects: returning live music and lots of it to television in a big way. It's somewhat ironic, but 20 years after "Video Killed the Radio Star," live music on television has largely been relegated to late-night variety shows or syndicated weekend fare. The 44th GRAMMY Awards telecast was a strong reminder that TV can present music as well and often better than anything else it does.

U2 opened the evening in dramatic fashion, its vibrant version of "Walk On" both foreshadowing and bookending its ultimate triumph as Record Of The Year. It was a performance masterfully captured from every angle of the massive Staples Center in Los Angeles, lending it the ambience of the inclusive, bigger-than-life arena rock that U2 embodies.

But just moments later viewers were treated to the first of many of the show's surprising turns, as Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and Pink boldly strutted through their Moulin Rouge remake of LaBelle's "Lady Marmalade," a performance that would soon go on to win for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals. Its theatrical costumes and staging somehow bridged the 19th and 21st centuries, La Belle Epoque with hip-hop, capped by a show-stopping cameo by the wailing, crimson-clad diva herself, Patti LaBelle.

Nelly Furtado and Steve Vai

But as U2's Bono noted after the show, the aftermath of Sept. 11 couldn't help but shade many of the performances. Indeed, there was an almost palpable undercurrent of American musical tradition running throughout many of the performances, from the resurgent, triumphant bluegrass tribute to Album Of The Year winner O Brother, Where Art Thou? (which featured a trans-generational ensemble that included fellow winners Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Ralph Stanley and the Soggy Bottom Boys) to the gritty club blues ambience of rock legend/multi-nominee Bob Dylan and the vibrant classicism of violinist Joshua Bell's medley from Leonard Bernstein's epochal West Side Story.

The seemingly ageless Tony Bennett (a remarkable artistic bridge to the first, simpler GRAMMY telecast of 44 years ago) teamed with Billy Joel, the tuxedoed duo serving up a warmly received version of the latter's "New York State Of Mind" that was gratifyingly infused with the saloon-singer swagger it's sorely missed since Sept. 11.

America's R&B heritage was both well served and infused with fresh new promise in a trio of diverse performances by newcomers: multi-winner Alicia Keys (Song Of The Year, Best New Artist, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Album, Best R&B Song), Best Female Pop Vocal Performance winner Nelly Furtado and multi-nominee India.Arie. One of the evening's big winners, the 20-year-old Keys turned in a dramatic performance of "Fallin'" that was a virtual live video remix, incorporating hip-hop shadings and flamenco/tango dance moves. Further underscoring the show's notable contrasts, Furtado served up a soulful, stripped-down version of her winning "I'm Like A Bird," backed solely by guitarist Steve Vai, while India.Arie's nominated "Video" paid tribute to legends Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye and Donny Hathaway at the same time it bolstered her pride and staked her own free-spirited artistic claims.

Train's signature song "Drops Of Jupiter" may have kept U2 from a perfect sweep of the rock awards, but their energetic, straightforward performance of the song made great use of the large stage and its state-of-the-art lighting, as well as a stirring, classically inspired cello and orchestra intro. It was certainly a sharp departure from the intimate play of shadow and light, close-ups and slightly skewed angles that added an edge of mystery to the Dave Matthews Band's intimate performance of their nominated song "The Space Between."

While a gold lame-clad Mary J. Blige again staked her claim as a power-diva supreme, the winning rap duo OutKast (strong contenders for the evening's unofficial Sartorial Sublime-to-Ridiculous award) served up a good-natured performance of their Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group-winning "Ms. Jackson" that also took advantage of the spacious stage, cleverly filling it out with children playing and a tambourine-shaking gospel ensemble.

The evening's final reminders of the legacy of Sept. 11 came courtesy of Alan Jackson's stirring rendition of the bittersweet anthem "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" and the uplifting gospel all-star finale, featuring fervent turns in the spotlight by Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Reverend Al Green, Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album winner CeCe Winans and a riveting introduction by Brian McKnight at the piano. After the evening's rich diversity of performances and the mixed emotions of this particular moment in history, it ended the show on a welcome note of hope and unity.

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Nominee's List

Album of the Year


Acoustic Soul, India.Arie

Love and Theft, Bob Dylan

Stankonia, Outkast

All That You Can't Leave Behind, U2

O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Various Artists


Record of the Year


"Video," India.Arie

"Fallin'," Alicia Keys

"Ms. Jackson," Outkast

"Drops of Jupiter," Train

"Walk On," U2


Song of the Year


"Drops of Jupiter," Train; Charlie Colin, Rob Hotchkiss, Pat Monahan, Jimmy Stafford and Scott Underwood, songwriters

"Fallin'," Alicia Keys; Alicia Keys, songwriter

"I'm Like a Bird," Nelly Furtado; Nelly Furtado, songwriter

"Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of," U2; U2, songwriters

"Video," India.Arie; India.Arie, "Six July" Broady and Shannon Sanders, songwriters


Best New Artist


India.Arie

Nelly Furtado

David Gray

Alicia Keys

Linkin Park

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group


"Clint Eastwood," Gorillaz

"Put It on Me," Ja Rule featuring Vita

"Change the Game," Jay-Z featuring Beanie Sigel and Memphis Bleek

"Ms. Jackson," Outkast

"Bad Boy for Life," P. Diddy, Black Rob and Mark Curry


Best Female R&B Vocal Performance


"Rock the Boat," Aaliyah

"Video," India.Arie

"Family Affair," Mary J. Blige

"Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)," Blu Cantrell

"Fallin'," Alicia Keys

"A Long Walk," Jill Scott


Best Male Pop Vocal Performance


"Fill Me In," Craig David

"You Rock My World," Michael Jackson

"I Want Love," Elton John

"Still," Brian McKnight

"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight," James Taylor


Best R&B Album


Aaliyah, Aaliyah<

Acoustic Soul, India.Arie

No More Drama, Mary J. Blige

Survivor, Destiny's Child

Songs in A Minor, Alicia Keys

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Nelly, Dave Matthews Band and an all-star bluegrass tribute to the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack have been added to the performance lineup at this month's Grammy Awards ceremony.

Nelly will take part in a previously announced performance by 'NSYNC (see "'NSYNC To Perform At Grammy Awards"), while the "O Brother" collaboration will include Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Ralph Stanley, Gillian Welch and the Soggy Bottom Boys (Dan Tyminski and Pat Enright), a spokesperson for the Recording Academy said Monday (February 4).

Also added to the 44th annual Grammy Awards ceremony on February 27 are Gwen Stefani and Gloria Estefan as presenters, joining Janet Jackson, Britney Spears and Diana Krall.

U2 and Alicia Keys were previously announced as performers (see "U2, Alicia Keys Performing At Grammys; Britney, Janet Presenting") and comedian Jon Stewart was announced as the host.

Dave Matthews Band and Nelly are each nominated for one Grammy, DMB's "The Space Between" for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal and Nelly's "Ride Wit Me" for Best Rap Solo Performance (see "U2, India.Arie Lead Grammy Pack").

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Pop kingpins 'NSYNC have joined the list of performers for this year's Grammy Awards.

While the group's performance has yet to be officially announced, sources say that 'NSYNC will join a roster that already includes U2 and Alicia Keys when the Grammys are doled out on February 27.

Details of the group's performance have not yet been revealed.

'NSYNC are up for two Grammys this year: Their Celebrity is up for Best Pop Vocal Album and the group's "Gone" is nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

On Tuesday, Grammy organizers unveiled U2 and Keys as the first performers for the ceremony (see "U2, Alicia Keys Performing At Grammys; Britney, Janet Presenting"). Britney Spears, Janet Jackson and Diana Krall were also named as presenters for the ceremony, set for Los Angeles' Staples Center

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44th Annual GRAMMY Awards

Winners will be indicated as they are announced on February 27.
Please refresh list periodically for most updated information.

For recordings released during the
Eligibility Year October 1, 2000 through September 30, 2001

Note: More or less than five nominations in a category is the result of a tie.

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. This category is for a commercially released single, or track from a current year's album.

  • Walk On
    U2
    Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois, producers; Steve Lillywhite & Richard Rainey, engineer/mixers
    Track from: All That You Can't Leave Behind
    [Interscope Records]

 

Category 2

Album Of The Year
Award to the Artist(s), and to the Album Producer(s) and Recording Engineer(s), if other than the artist.

  • O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Soundtrack
    Various Artists
    T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer
    [Lost Highway 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 parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

  • Fallin'
    Alicia Keys, songwriter (Alicia Keys)
    Track from: Songs In A Minor
    [J Records; Publishers: Lellow Music Pub. and EMI Music Pub.]

 

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.

  • Alicia Keys

 

Field 1
Pop

Category 5

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

  • I'm Like A Bird
    Nelly Furtado
    Track from: Whoa, Nelly!
    [DreamWorks Records]

Category 6

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

  • Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
    James Taylor
    Track from: The Nearness of You
    [Verve Records]

Category 7

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
For established duos or groups. Singles or Tracks only.

  • Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of
    U2
    Track from: All That You Can't Leave Behind
    [Interscope Records]

Category 8

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
For a collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.

  • Lady Marmalade
    Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & Pink
    Track from: Moulin Rouge - Music From Baz Luhrmann's Film
    [Interscope Records]

Category 9

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
For instrumental recordings, with or without vocal coloring, by an Orchestra, Group or Soloist. Singles or Tracks only.

  • Reptile
    Eric Clapton
    Track from: Reptile
    [Reprise Records]

Category 10

Best Dance Recording
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental. Singles or tracks only.

  • All For You
    Janet Jackson; Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, producers; Steve Hodge, mixer
    Track from: All For You
    [Virgin Records America]

Category 11

Best Pop Instrumental Album
For solo artists, duos or groups.

  • No Substitutions Live In Osaka
    Larry Carlton & Steve Lukather

    [Favored Nations]

Category 12

Best Pop Vocal Album
For solo artists, duos or groups.

  • Lovers Rock
    Sade
    [Epic Records]

 

Field 2
Traditional Pop Field

Category 13

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
For solo artists, duos or groups.

  • Songs I Heard
    Harry Connick, Jr.
    [Columbia/Sony Records]

 

Field 3
Rock

Category 14

Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

  • Get Right With God
    Lucinda Williams
    Track from: Essence
    [Lost Highway Records]

Category 15

Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

  • Dig In
    Lenny Kravitz
    Track from: Lenny
    [Virgin Records America]

Category 16

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
For Duos or Groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.

  • Elevation
    U2
    Track from: All That You Can't Leave Behind
    [Interscope Records]

Category 17

Best Hard Rock Performance
For solo vocals, or Duos/Groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.

  • Crawling
    Linkin Park
    Track from: Hybrid Theory
    [Warner Bros. Records]

Category 18

Best Metal Performance
For solo vocals, or Duos/Groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.

  • Schism
    Tool
    Track from: Lateralus
    [Tool Dissectional/Volcano Entertainment]

Category 19

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal Instrumentals. Singles or Tracks only.

  • Dirty Mind
    Jeff Beck
    Track from: You Had It Coming
    [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 parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

  • Drops Of Jupiter
    Charlie Colin, Rob Hotchkiss, Pat Monahan, Jimmy Stafford & Scott Underwood, songwriters (Train)
    Track from: Drops Of Jupiter
    [Columbia Records; Publisher: EMI April Music Inc., P. Timon Music, Mr. Clean Music, Schweet Music, Desert Tent Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Wunderwood Music]

Category 21

Best Rock Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.

  • All That You Can't Leave Behind
    U2
    [Interscope Records]

 

Field 4
Alternative Music

Category 22

Best Alternative Music Album
For solos, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

  • Parachutes
    Coldplay
    [Capitol Records]

 

Field 5
R&B

Category 23

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

  • Fallin'
    Alicia Keys
    Track from: Songs In A Minor
    [J Records]

Category 24

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

  • U Remind Me
    Usher
    Track from: 8701
    [Arista Records]

Category 25

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
For duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.

  • Survivor
    Destiny's Child
    Track from: Survivor
    [Columbia Records]

Category 26

Best R&B Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

  • Fallin'
    Alicia Keys, songwriter (Alicia Keys)
    Track from: Songs In A Minor
    [J Records; Publishers: Lellow Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing]

Category 27

Best R&B Album
For solo artists, Duos/Groups, vocal or instrumental.

  • Songs In A Minor
    Alicia Keys
    [J Records]

Category 28

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Album
For solo artists, Duos/Groups, vocal or instrumental.

  • At Last
    Gladys Knight
    [MCA Records]

 

Field 6
Rap

Category 29

Best Rap Solo Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

  • Get Ur Freak On
    Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
    Track from: Miss E....So Addictive
    [Elektra Entertainment Group]

Category 30

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
For a Duo or Group performance. Singles or Tracks only.

  • Ms. Jackson
    Outkast
    Track from: Stankonia
    [LaFace Records]

Category 31

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
For a Rap/Sung vocal collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.

  • Let Me Blow Ya Mind
    Eve Featuring Gwen Stefani
    Track from: Scorpion
    [Ruff Ryders]

Category 32

Best Rap Album
For solo artists, duos or groups.

  • Stankonia
    Outkast
    [LaFace Records]

 

Field 7
Country

Category 33

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

  • Shine
    Dolly Parton
    Track from: Little Sparrow
    [Sugar Hill Records/Blue Eye Records]

Category 34

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

  • O Death
    Ralph Stanley
    Track from: O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack (Various Artists)
    [Lost Highway Records]

Category 35

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
For established Duos or Groups. Singles or Tracks only.

  • The Lucky One
    Alison Krauss + Union Station
    Track from: New Favorite
    [Rounder Records]

Category 36

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
For a collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.

  • I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow
    Dan Tyminski, Harley Allen & Pat Enright (The Soggy Bottom Boys)
    Track from: O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack (Various Artists)
    [Lost Highway Records]

Category 37

Best Country Instrumental Performance
For instrumental recordings, with or without vocal coloring, by an Orchestra, Group or Soloist. Singles or Tracks only.

  • Foggy Mountain Breakdown
    Earl Scruggs, Glen Duncan, Randy Scruggs, Steve Martin, Vince Gill, Marty Stuart, Gary Scruggs, Albert Lee, Paul Shaffer, Jerry Douglas & Leon Russell
    Track from: Earl Scruggs And Friends
    [MCA Records Nashville]

Category 38

Best Country Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

  • The Lucky One
    Robert Lee Castleman, songwriter (Alison Krauss + Union Station)
    Track from: New Favorite
    [Rounder Records; Publisher: Live Slow Music]

Category 39

Best Country Album
For solo artists, Duos or Groups, vocal or instrumental.

  • Timeless Hank Williams Tribute
    (Various Artists) Luke Lewis, Mary Martin & Bonnie Garner, producers
    [Lost Highway Records]

Category 40

Best Bluegrass Album
For solos, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

  • New Favorite
    Alison Krauss + Union Station
    [Rounder Records]

 

Field 8
New Age

Category 41

Best New Age Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

  • A Day Without Rain
    Enya
    [Reprise Records]

 

Field 9
Jazz

Category 42

Best Contemporary Jazz Album
For instrumental performances only, with or without vocal coloring.


  • Marcus Miller
    [Telarc]

Category 43

Best Jazz Vocal Album
For solo vocals and duos or groups with vocals.

  • The Calling
    Dianne Reeves
    [Blue Note Records]

Category 44

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
For an instrumental solo performance with or without a group or band. 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.

  • Chan's Song
    Michael Brecker, soloist
    Track from: Nearness Of You The Ballad Book
    [Verve Records]

Category 45

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
For solo artists, duos or groups, instrumental only.

  • This Is What I Do
    Sonny Rollins
    [Milestone Records]

Category 46

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds.

  • Homage To Count Basie
    Bob Mintzer Big Band
    [Digital Music Products]

Category 47

Best Latin Jazz Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

  • Nocturne
    Charlie Haden
    [Verve Records]

 

Field 10
Gospel

Category 48

Best Rock Gospel Album
For a solo, duo or group vocal performance.

  • Solo
    DC Talk
    [ForeFront Records]

Category 49

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
For a solo, duo or group vocal performance.

  • CeCe Winans
    CeCe Winans
    [Wellspring Gospel]

Category 50

Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album
For a solo, duo or group vocal performance.

  • Bill & Gloria Gaither Present A Billy Graham Music Homecoming
    Bill & Gloria Gaither And The Homecoming Friends
    [Spring House Music]

Category 51

Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
For a solo, duo or group vocal performance.

  • Spirit Of The Century
    The Blind Boys Of Alabama
    [Real World]

Category 52

Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
For a solo, duo or group vocal performance.

  • The Experience
    Yolanda Adams
    [Elektra Entertainment Group]

Category 53

Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album
For choirs or choruses only, with or without lead vocalist(s).

  • Love Is Live!
    Hezekiah Walker, choir director (Hezekiah Walker & LFT Church Choir)
    [Verity Records]

 

Field 11
Latin

Category 54

Best Latin Pop Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

  • La Musica De Baldemar Huerta
    Freddy Fender
    [Studio M, Inc., Back Porch, Narada]

Category 55

Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

  • Embrace The Chaos
    Ozomatli
    [Interscope Records]

Category 56

Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

  • Dejame Entrar
    Carlos Vives
    [EMI Latin]

Category 57

Best Salsa Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

  • Encore
    Robert Blades
    [Lideres Records]

Category 58

Best Merengue Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

  • Yo Por Tí
    Olga Tańón
    [WEA Latina Records]

Category 59

Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

  • En Vivo...El Hombre Y Su Musica
    Ramón Ayala y Sus Bravos Del Norte
    [Freddie Records]

Category 60

Best Tejano Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

  • Nadie Como Tu
    Solido
    [Freddie Records]

 

Field 12
Blues

Category 61

Best Traditional Blues Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

  • Do You Get The Blues?
    Jimmie Vaughan
    [Artemis Records]

Category 62

Best Contemporary Blues Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

  • Nothing Personal
    Delbert McClinton
    [New West Records]

 

Field 13
Folk

Category 63

Best Traditional Folk Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

  • Down From The Mountain
    (Various Artists) T Bone Burnett, producer
    [Lost Highway Records]

Category 64

Best Contemporary Folk Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

  • Love And Theft
    Bob Dylan
    [Columbia Records]

Category 65

Best Native American Music Album

  • Bless The People Harmonized Peyote Songs
    Verdell Primeaux & Johnny Mike
    [Canyon Records]

 

Field 14
Reggae

Category 66

Best Reggae Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

  • Halfway Tree
    Damian Marley
    [Ghetto Youth/Motown Records]

 

Field 15
World Music

Category 67

Best World Music Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

  • Full Circle/Carnegie Hall 2000
    Ravi Shankar
    [Angel Records]

 

Field 16
Polka

Category 68

Best Polka Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

  • Gone Polka
    Jimmy Sturr
    [Rounder]

 

Field 17
Children's

Category 69

Best Musical Album For Children
For albums consisting of predominantly music or song vs. spoken word.

  • Elmo And The Orchestra
    (Sesame Street Characters) Ed Mitchell, producer
    [Sony Wonder]

Category 70

Best Spoken Word Album for Children
For albums consisting of predominantly spoken word vs. music or song.

  • Mama Don't Allow
    Tom Chapin
    [Live Oak Media]

 

Field 18
Spoken Word

Category 71

Best Spoken Word Album
(Narrated/dramatized books include authors' names in parentheses for identification.)

  • Q: The Autobiography Of Quincy Jones (Quincy Jones)
    Quincy Jones
    [Simon and Schuster Audio]

Category 72

Best Spoken Comedy Album
For spoken word comedy recordings.

  • Napalm & Sillyputty
    George Carlin
    [HighBridge Audio]

 

Field 19
Musical Show

Category 73

Best Musical Show Album
Award to the Album Producer(s), and to the Lyricist(s) & Composer(s) of 51 percent or more of a new score. (Artist, Lyricist & Composer names appear in parentheses.) Albums only.

  • The Producers
    Hugh Fordin, producer; Mel Brooks, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick)
    [Sony Classical]

 

Field 20
Film/TV/Visual Media

Category 74

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. Albums only.

  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?
    (Various Artists) T Bone Burnett, producer
    [Lost Highway Records]

Category 75

Best Score Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Award to Composer(s) for an original composition (not an adaptation) written specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media.

  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
    Tan Dun, composer
    [Sony Classical/Sony Music Soundtrax]

Category 76

Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
A Songwriter(s) award. This category is for a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media, and commercially released on a recording for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

  • Boss Of Me (From Malcolm In The Middle)
    John Flansburgh & John Linnell, songwriters (They Might Be Giants)
    Track from: Malcolm In The Middle
    [Restless; Publishers: Fox Film Music Corp and New Enterprises Music]

 

Field 21
Composing/Arranging

Category 77

Best Instrumental Composition
A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) with or without lyrics, first released on a recording during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.

  • Cast Away (End Credits)
    Alan Silvestri, composer
    Track from: Cast Away The Zemeckis/Silvestri Collection
    [Varese Sarabande]

Category 78

Best Instrumental Arrangement
Award to the Arranger. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

  • Claude Debussy "Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum" From Children's Corner
    Béla Fleck & Edgar Meyer, arrangers (Béla Fleck With Joshua Bell & Gary Hoffmann)
    Track from: Perpetual Motion
    [Sony Classical]

Category 79

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
Award to the Arranger. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

  • Drops Of Jupiter
    Paul Buckmaster, arranger (Train)
    Track from: Drops Of Jupiter
    [Columbia Records]

 

Field 22
Package

Category 80

Best Recording Package

  • Amnesiac (Special Limited Edition)
    Stanley Donwood & Tchocky, art directors (Radiohead)
    [Capitol Records]

Category 81

Best Boxed Recording Package

  • Brain In A Box The Science Fiction Collection
    Hugh Brown & Steve Vance, art directors (Various Artists)
    [Rhino Entertainment]

 

Field 23
Album Notes

Category 82

Best Album Notes

(tie)

  • Richard Pryor...And It's Deep Too! The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (1968-1992)
    Walter Mosley, album notes writer (Richard Pryor)
    [Warner Archives/Rhino Entertainment]

  • Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection: 1960-2000 The Journey Of Chris Strachwitz
    Elijah Wald, album notes writer (Various Artists)
    [Arhoolie Records]

 

Field 24
Historical

Category 83

Best Historical Album

  • Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia 1933-1944
    Michael Brooks & Michael Cuscuna, compilation producers; Matt Cavaluzzo, Harry Coster, Seth Foster, Darcy Proper, Ken Robertson & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Billie Holiday)
    [Columbia/Legacy Recordings]

 

Field 25
Production

Category 84

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

  • The Look Of Love
    Al Schmitt, engineer (Diana Krall)
    [Verve Records]

Category 85

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

  • T Bone Burnett
    • Down From The Mountain (Various Artists) (A)
    • Fan Dance (Sam Phillips) (A)
    • O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack (Various Artists) (A)


     

Category 86

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

  • Thank You (Deep Dish Vocal Remix)
    Deep Dish, remixers (Dido)
    [Arista Records]

Category 87

Best Engineered Album, Classical

  • Bernstein (Arr. Brohn & Corigliano): West Side Story Suite (Lonely Town; Make Our Garden Grow, Etc.)
    Richard King, engineer (Joshua Bell)
    [Sony Classical]

Category 88

Producer Of The Year, Classical
Albums only.

  • Manfred Eicher
    • Haydn: The Seven Words (Rosamunde Quartett)
    • Holliger: Schneewittchen (Heinz Holliger, J. Banse, C. Kallisch, S. Davislim, O. Widmer & W. Gröschel)
    • Leos Janácek A Recollection (In The Mist; Piano Sonata, 1. X. 1905; On An Overgrown Path, Etc.) (András Schiff)
    • Morimur (Bach: Partita D Min.; Christ Lag In Todesbanden; Jesu Meine Freude, Etc.) (Christoph Poppen & The Hilliard Ens.)
    • Schönberg: Verklärte Nacht/Veress: Four Transylvanian Dances/Bartók: Divertimento (Thomas Zehetmair & Camerata Bern)


     

 

Field 26
Classical

Category 89

Best Classical Album
Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) if other than the Artist.

  • Berlioz: Les Troyens
    Sir Colin Davis; Michelle De Young, Ben Heppner, Petra Lang, Peter Mattei, Stephen Milling, Sara Mingardo & Kenneth Tarver; James Mallinson, producer (Various Artists; London Sym. Orch.)
    [LSO Live]

Category 90

Best Orchestral Performance
Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.

  • Boulez Conducts Varčse (Amériques; Arcana; Déserts; Ionisation)
    Pierre Boulez (Chicago Sym. Orch.)
    [Deutsche Grammophon]

Category 91

Best Opera Recording
Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s), and Principal Soloists.

  • Berlioz: Les Troyens
    Sir Colin Davis; Michelle De Young, Ben Heppner, Petra Lang, Peter Mattei, Stephen Milling, Sara Mingardo & Kenneth Tarver; James Mallinson, producer (Various Artists; London Sym. Orch.)
    [LSO Live]

Category 92

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.

  • Bach: St. Matthew Passion
    Nikolaus Harnoncourt; Norbert Balatsch & Erwin Ortner (Bernarda Fink, contralto, Matthias Goerne, bass, Dietrich Henschel, bass, Christoph Prégardien, tenor, Dorothea Röschmann, soprano, Michael Schade, tenor, Christine Schäfer, soprano, Markus Schäfer, tenor, Elisaeth von Magnus, contralto & Oliver Widmer, bass; Arnold Schoenberg Chor & Wiener Sängerknaben; Concentus Musicus Wien)
    [Teldec Classics International]

Category 93

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor.

  • Strauss Wind Concertos (Horn Concerto; Oboe Concerto, Etc.)
    Daniel Barenboim, piano/conductor; Dale Clevenger, horn; Larry Combs, clarinet; Alex Klein, oboe; David McGill, bassoon (Chicago Sym. Orch.)
    [Teldec Classics International]

Category 94

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
Award to the Instrumental Soloist.

  • Britten Cello Suites (1 - 3)
    Truls Mork, cello
    [Virgin Classics]

Category 95

Best Chamber Music Performance
Award to the Artists.

  • Haydn: The Complete String Quartets
    The Angeles String Quartet
    [Philips]

Category 96

Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without Conductor)
Award to the Ensemble (and to the Conductor.)

  • After Mozart (Raskatov, Silvestrov, Schnittke, Etc.)
    Gidon Kremer, violin; Kremerata Baltica
    [Nonesuch Records]

Category 97

Best Classical Vocal Performance
Award to the Vocal Soloist(s).

  • Dreams & Fables Gluck Italian Arias (Tremo Fra' Dubbi Miei; Di Questa Cetra In Seno, Etc.)
    Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo soprano (Bernhard Forck; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin)
    [Decca Records]

Category 98

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.)

  • Rouse: Concert De Gaudí For Guitar And Orch.
    Christopher Rouse (Sharon Isbin, guitar; Muhai Tang; Gulbenkian Orch.)
    Track from: Rouse: Concert De Gaudí/Tan Dun: Con. For Guitar And Orch. (Yi2)
    [Teldec Classics International]

Category 99

Best Classical Crossover Album
Award to the Artist(s) and/or to the Conductor.

  • Perpetual Motion (Scarlatti, Bach, Debussy, Chopin, Etc.)
    Béla Fleck, banjo (Joshua Bell, violin; Evelyn Glennie, marimba; Gary Hoffman, cello; Edgar Meyer, bass & piano; Chris Thile, mandolin; John Williams, guitar)
    [Sony Classical]

 

Field 27
Music Video

Category 100

Best Short Form Music Video
For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.

  • Weapon Of Choice
    Fatboy Slim Featuring Bootsy Collins
    Spike Jonze, video director; Vincent Landay & Deannie O'Neil, video producers
    [Astralwerks]

Category 101

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 percent of the total playing time.

  • Recording The Producers A Musical Romp With Mel Brooks
    Mel Brooks (With Various Artists Including Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick)
    Susan Froemke, video director; Susan Froemke & Peter Gelb, video producers
    [Sony Classical]

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Leading Grammy contenders U2 and Alicia Keys were christened Tuesday (January 22) as the first performers announced for the 44th annual awards show next month.

Meanwhile, Britney Spears, Janet Jackson and Diana Krall were the first artists named to present trophies at the February 27 ceremony at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

U2, who have another huge performance slated for February at the Super Bowl (see "U2 To Elevate Super Bowl XXXVI Halftime Show"), lead the list of Grammy nominees with eight, including nods in the esteemed Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year categories. Bono and his bandmates have won 10 Grammy Awards in past years.

Soulful newcomer Alicia Keys, third in total nominations behind U2 and India.Arie, will compete for six trophies, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist (see "U2, India.Arie Lead Grammy Pack").

Jackson is the only announced presenter with nominations this year; she's competing in the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Dance Recording and Best Pop Vocal Album categories.

Comedian Jon Stewart will mark his second consecutive year as host of the ceremony, which will be broadcast on CBS from 8-11 p.m. ET.

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