No Album of The Year nomination for Prince. Like I've felt all along, the Grammy's SUCK!!!


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, Al Schmitt &
Ed Thacker, engineers/mixers; Robert Hadley & Doug Sax, mastering engineers
[Concord Records/Hear Music]

• American Idiot
Green Day
Billie Joe Armstrong, Rob Cavallo, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, producers; Chris
Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer
[Reprise Records]

• The Diary Of Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Vidal Davis, Easy Mo Bee, Andre Harris, Alicia Keys,
Kumasi, Timbaland, Kanye West & Dwayne "D. Wigg" Wiggins, producers; Tony Black,
Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Vincent Dilorenzo, Russ Elevado, Manny Marroquin,
Walter Millsap III, Ann Mincieli & Pat Viala, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers,
Jr., mastering engineer
[J Records]

• Confessions
Usher
Bobby Ross Avila, Valdez Brantley, Bryan Michael Cox, Vidal Davis, Destro Music,
Jermaine Dupri, Andre Harris, Rich Harrison, IZ, Jimmy Jam, Just Blaze, James
Lackey, Terry Lewis, Juan Johnny Najera, Pro J, Usher Raymond, Jonathan "Lil
Jon" Smith, Aaron Spears, Arthur Strong, Thicke & James "Big Jim" Wright,
producers; Ian Cross, Kevin "KD" Davis, Vidal Davis, Vince DeLorenzo, Jermaine
Dupri, Blake Eisman, Brian Frye, John Frye, Serban Ghenea, Andre Harris, John
Horesco IV, Ken Lewis, Matt Marrin, Manny Marroquin, Tony Maserati, Pro J,
Donnie Scantz, Jon Smeltz, Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith, Phil Tan, The Trak Starz,
Mark Vinten & Ryan West, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, mastering engineer
[Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group]

• The College Dropout
Kanye West
Kanye West, producer; Eddy Schreyer, engineer/mixer; Eddy Schreyer, mastering
engineer
[Roc-A-Fella Records]

Record Of The Year

• Let's Get It Started
The Black Eyed Peas

• Here We Go Again
Ray Charles & Norah Jones

• American Idiot
Green Day

• Heaven
Los Lonely Boys

• Yeah!
Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris


Song Of The Year (A songwriters award)

• Daughters
John Mayer, songwriter (John Mayer)

• If I Ain't Got You
Alicia Keys, songwriter (Alicia Keys)

• Jesus Walks
C. Smith & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West)

• Live Like You Were Dying
Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman, songwriters (Tim McGraw)

• The Reason
Daniel Estrin & Douglas Robb, songwriters (Hoobastank)



Best New Artist


• Los Lonely Boys

• Maroon5

• Joss Stone

• Kanye West

• Gretchen Wilson

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

• Oceania
Björk

• The First Cut Is The Deepest
Sheryl Crow

• Sunrise
Norah Jones

• What You Waiting For?
Gwen Stefani

• You Had Me
Joss Stone



Best Male Pop Vocal Performance


• Let's Misbehave
Elvis Costello

• You Raise Me Up
Josh Groban

• Daughters
John Mayer

• Cinnamon Girl
Prince

• Love's Divine
Seal



Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

• My Immortal
Evanescence

• The Reason
Hoobastank

• Heaven
Los Lonely Boys

• She Will Be Loved
Maroon5

• It's My Life
No Doubt



Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

• Redemption Song
Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer

• Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Ray Charles & Elton John

• Here We Go Again
Ray Charles & Norah Jones

• Something
Paul McCartney & Eric Clapton

• Moon River
Stevie Wonder & Take 6




Best Pop Vocal Album

• Genius Loves Company
Ray Charles & Various Artists

• Feels Like Home
Norah Jones

• Afterglow
Sarah McLachlan

• Mind, Body & Soul
Joss Stone

• Brian Wilson Presents Smile
Brian Wilson

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

• I Want You
Janet Jackson

• If I Ain't Got You
Alicia Keys

• I'm Still In Love
Teena Marie

• Whatever
Jill Scott

• U-Haul
Angie Stone


Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

• Charlene
Anthony Hamilton

• Happy People
R. Kelly

• What We Do Here
Brian McKnight

• Call My Name
Prince

• Burn
Usher


Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

• Lose Your Breath
Destiny's Child

• Show Me The Way
Earth, Wind & Fire Featuring Raphael Saadiq

• Say Yes
Floetry

• Diary
Alicia Keys Featuring Tony! Toni! Toné!

• My Boo
Usher & Alicia Keys


Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

• You're My Everything
Anita Baker

• Sinner's Prayer
Ray Charles & B.B. King

• I Can't Stop
Al Green

• New Day
Patti LaBelle

• Musicology
Prince


Best Urban/Alternative Performance

• Sex, Love & Money
Mos Def

• Are You Experienced?
Musiq

• She Wants To Move
N.E.R.D

• Star
The Roots

• Cross My Mind
Jill Scott


Best R&B Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Artist names appear in parenthesis.)

• Burn
Bryan Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri & Usher Raymond, songwriters (Usher)

• Call My Name
Prince, songwriter (Prince)

• My Boo
Jermaine Dupri, Alicia Keys, Usher Raymond, Manuel Seal & Adonis Shropshire,
songwriters (Usher & Alicia Keys)

• Yeah!
Chris Bridges, Sean Garrett, LaMarquis Jefferson, Robert McDowell, James
Phillips, Jonathan Smith & Patrick J. Que Smith, songwriters (Usher Featuring
Lil Jon & Ludacris)

• You Don't Know My Name
Alicia Keys, Harold Lilly & Kanye West, songwriters (Alicia Keys)


Best R&B Album

• My Everything
Anita Baker

• I Can't Stop
Al Green

• The Diary Of Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys

• Musicology
Prince

• Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds Vol. 2
Jill Scott


Best Contemporary R&B Album

• Afrodisiac
Brandy

• Damita Jo
Janet Jackson

• It's About Time
Christina Milian

• Confessions
Usher

• Hurt No More
Mario Winans

How about the Grammys in the Country category???

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

• Wonderwall
Ryan Adams

• The Revolution Starts Now
Steve Earle

• Breathe
Melissa Etheridge

• Code Of Silence
Bruce Springsteen

• Metropolitan Glide
Tom Waits



Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

• Monkey To Man
Elvis Costello & The Imposters

• Take Me Out
Franz Ferdinand

• American Idiot
Green Day

• Somebody Told Me
The Killers

• Vertigo
U2



Best Hard Rock Performance

• Megalomaniac
Incubus

• Some Kind Of Monster
Metallica

• Feelin' Way Too Damn Good
Nickelback

• Duality
Slipknot

• Slither
Velvet Revolver



Best Metal Performance

• Nymphetamine
Cradle Of Filth

• Live For This
Hatebreed

• The End Of Heartache
Killswitch Engage

• Whiplash
Motörhead

• Vermilion
Slipknot



Best Rock Instrumental Performance

• Instrumental Illness
The Allman Brothers Band

• Onda
Los Lonely Boys

• O Baterista
Rush

• Whispering A Prayer
Steve Vai

• Mrs. O'Leary's Cow
Brian Wilson



Best Rock Song

• American Idiot
Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day)

• Fall To Pieces
Duff, Dave Kushner, Slash, Matt Sorum & Scott Weiland, songwriters (Velvet
Revolver)

• Float On
Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci, Eric Judy & Benjamin Weikel, songwriters (Modest
Mouse)

• Somebody Told Me
Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer & Ronnie Vannucci, songwriters (The
Killers)

• Vertigo
Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen, songwriters (U2)



Best Rock Album

• The Delivery Man
Elvis Costello & The Imposters

• American Idiot
Green Day

• The Reason
Hoobastank

• Hot Fuss
The Killers

• Contraband
Velvet Revolver



Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Medulla
Björk

• Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand

• Uh Huh Her
PJ Harvey

• Good News For People Who Love Bad News
Modest Mouse

• A Ghost Is Born
Wilco

Originally posted by BravesFan2004
How about the Grammys in the Country category???

On the way, in just a few. My hands are kinda tired from all this typing. ;)

Best Rap Solo Performance

• On Fire
Lloyd Banks

• Just Lose It
Eminem

• 99 Problems
Jay-Z

• Overnight Celebrity
Twista

• Through The Wire
Kanye West



Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

• Ch-Check It Out
Beastie Boys

• Let's Get It Started
The Black Eyed Peas

• Don't Say Nuthin'
The Roots

• Drop It Like It's Hot
Snoop Dogg & Pharrell

• Lean Back
Terror Squad



Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• Why
Jadakiss Featuring Anthony Hamilton

• Dip It Low
Christina Milian Featuring Fabolous

• Slow Jamz
Twista Featuring Kanye West & Jamie Foxx

• Yeah!
Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris

• All Falls Down
Kanye West & Syleena Johnson



Best Rap Song

• Drop It Like It's Hot
Calvin Broadus, Chad Hugo, S. Thomas & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Snoop
Dogg & Pharrell)

• Hey Mama
Will Adams & Anthony Henry, songwriters (The Black Eyed Peas)

• Jesus Walks
C. Smith & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West)

• Let's Get It Started
Will Adams, Mike Fratantuno, Jaime Gomez, George Pajon, Jr., Allan Pineda &
Terence Yoshiaki, songwriters (The Black Eyed Peas)

• 99 Problems
Shawn Carter & Rick Rubin, songwriters (Jay-Z)


Best Rap Album

• To The 5 Boroughs
Beastie Boys

• The Black Album
Jay-Z

• The Definition
LL Cool J

• Suit
Nelly

• The College Dropout
Kanye West

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

• You Will Be My Ain True Love
Alison Krauss

• Miss Being Mrs.
Loretta Lynn

• In My Daughter's Eyes
Martina McBride

• She's Not Just A Pretty Face
Shania Twain

• Redneck Woman
Gretchen Wilson



Best Male Country Vocal Performance

• Engine One-Forty-Three
Johnny Cash

• In My Own Mind
Lyle Lovett

• Live Like You Were Dying
Tim McGraw

• You Are My Flower
Willie Nelson

• You'll Think Of Me
Keith Urban



Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

• New San Antonio Rose
Asleep At The Wheel

• Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)
Big & Rich

• You Can't Take The Honky Tonk Out Of The Girl
Brooks & Dunn

• Top Of The World
Dixie Chicks

• It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long
The Notorious Cherry Bombs



Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

• Hey Good Lookin'
Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith & George
Strait

• Creepin' In
Norah Jones & Dolly Parton

• Portland Oregon
Loretta Lynn & Jack White

• Pancho & Lefty
Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard & Toby Keith

• Coat Of Many Colors
Shania Twain With Alison Krauss & Union Station



Best Country Instrumental Performance

• Billy In The Low Ground
Asleep At The Wheel

• Puppies 'N Knapsacks
Sam Bush

• Luxury Liner
Albert Lee, Vince Gill & Brad Paisley

• Earl's Breakdown
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Featuring Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements &
Jerry Douglas

• Bowtie
Mark O'Connor, Chris Thile, Bryan Sutton & Byron House



Best Country Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Artist names appear in parenthesis.)

• It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long
Rodney Crowell & Vince Gill, songwriters (The Notorious Cherry Bombs)

• Live Like You Were Dying
Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman, songwriters (Tim McGraw)

• Miss Being Mrs.
Loretta Lynn, songwriter (Loretta Lynn)

• Portland Oregon
Loretta Lynn, songwriter (Loretta Lynn & Jack White)

• Redneck Woman
John Rich & Gretchen Wilson, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)



Best Country Album

• Van Lear Rose
Loretta Lynn

• Live Like You Were Dying
Tim McGraw

• Tambourine
Tift Merritt

• Be Here
Keith Urban

• Here For The Party
Gretchen Wilson

I can't believe Prince didn't get an Album Of The Year nomination. That's a friggin' outrage. :(

Surprised, as I was expecting Prince to get an album of the year nomination, but his five nominations in other categories isn't bad.

Best R&B Album (Musicology)
Best R&B Song (Call My Name)
Best R&B Vocal Performance Male (Call My Name)
Best Pop Male Performance (Cinnamon Girl)
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance (Musicology)


Surprised to see Janet Jackson got a couple of noms for an album that came and went. Nothing at all for George Michael. I predicted a few months ago that Ricky Fante would get a nom but he was shut out. Nothing for Van Hunt either. Britney Spears' Toxic got a nom in the dance category. Lenny Kravitz used to dominate the male rock vocal category, but not anymore. But the biggest shock of all: NO NOMINATIONS FOR ASHLEE SIMPSON!!!

Originally posted by AKA
I can't believe Prince didn't get an Album Of The Year nomination. That's a friggin' outrage. :(

Or Smile. I didn't even know 'til yesterday it was eligible, I thought they'd consider it a reissue, even though it never came out previously. At least you and I can root for our respective favorites in other categories. :cheers:

Kanye West Receives Leading 10 Grammy Nominations; Usher, Alicia Keys Follow With Eight

The Associated Press

Dec. 7, 2004 - Producer-turned-rapper Kanye West collected a leading 10 Grammy nominations Tuesday, including album of the year for "The College Dropout" which avoided typical boasting of sex, money and crime in favor of rhymes about everyday life.

The performer, who isn't afraid to sing his own praises after claiming he was "definitely robbed" when he picked up no trophies at the American Music Awards, also had a nomination for best new artist and shared a songwriting bid for song of the year from religious rap "Jesus Walks."

West said he felt vindicated because it was difficult for him to get a record deal.

"When I made (the album) I thought these were the types of songs I thought the Grammys would like to get behind," he told "E! News Live." "I couldn't even imagine 10 nominations in my wildest dreams. I appreciate being recognized."

R&B romeo Usher and piano songstress Alicia Keys, who collaborated on the hit "My Boo," followed West with eight nominations each, including album of the year for Keys' "The Diary of Alicia Keys" and Usher's "Confessions."

The late Ray Charles, whose posthumous duets album "Genius Loves Company," became the biggest selling album of his long career, had seven nominations including album of the year and record of the year for "Here We Go Again," sung with Norah Jones.

Green Day garnered six bids for its hard-driving rock-punk album "American Idiot" which satirized culture, politics and apathy. The group was nominated for record of the year and best rock song for the title track and best rock album.

Half of West's 10 nominations were in the rap field, including best rap album. He competes against himself in the best rap-sung collaboration with the songs "Slow Jamz," performed along with Twista and actor-singer Jamie Foxx, and "All Falls Down," which he performed with Syleena Johnson.

Originally posted by vashti1999
Or Smile. I didn't even know 'til yesterday it was eligible, I thought they'd consider it a reissue, even though it never came out previously. At least you and I can root for our respective favorites in other categories. :cheers: Yeah, that surprised me, too. But I think it's eligible because it's a brand new recording. :)

Thanks for posting the nominations Vash :cool:

:rofl: @ all the nominees.:grr: with a few exceptions.

Originally posted by vashti1999
Nothing at all for George Michael.

I was wrong, George Michael did get a video nomination. The award goes to the artist and the video's producer and director.


Best Short Form Music Video


Take Me Out
Franz Ferdinand

American Idiot
Green Day

Flawless
George Michael

Walkie Talkie Man
Steriogram

Vertigo
U2

Originally posted by safety pin
:rofl: @ all the nominees.:grr: with a few exceptions.

you don't like Green Day?

but I do agree the nominations are mostly crap

Originally posted by Dr. Jazz
Thanks for posting the nominations Vash :cool:

No problem. It was alot of typing but I'm okay now. ;)

I dont think the nominations are so bad. I'm glad that Destiny's Child, Joss Stone and Christina Milian have gotten noms

I've been reading people's predictions about these awards at www.goldderby.com and some people were really getting into it over who would and wouldn't make it in. These awards are what they are I suppose. Every year has choices that people like, hate, pleasant surprises etc. Green Day is the only non-r&b related act up for best album and I would not be at all surprised if they won to tell the truth. They might win best record too, because no rhythm and blues record has ever won that top award. Could you imagine Black Eyed Peas winnng the top single award? Usher might, but that would be very revolutionary if you ask me. I don't think there are enough hip hop fans who belong to the organization who votes for these awards for he, Kanye West or Black Eyed Peas to win in any of the top 3 categories.

Prince could win something, maybe traditional r&B although I heard that song and it sounded more like urban alternative to me- those r&B categories overlap one another if you ask me.

Ray Charles and Norah Jones being nominated for the top award is an extreme case of voting for the persons rather than the actual record- that song was never played on any radio format as far as I know- not even adult contemporary radio. Someone somewhere is laughing about the name of their song "Here We Go Again".

I'm a little pleasantly tickled by the following nominations because I like the records:

Charlene- Anthony Hamilton- I like this song more than what he was up for last year. I'd vote for him over Usher and the others

I'm Still in Love by Teena Marie- for a Caucasian she has a very unpretentious yet convincing way of singing r&B.

Moon River- I always liked Take-6 and of course Stevie Wonder- if you haven't heard this cut it's from Ultimate Mancini which is up in another category. Give it a listen and see if you think it's the best cut in that pop collaboration category- the harmonies are very tight and beautiful to me! They deserve to win.

Al Green and Anita Baker are cool. I bet a lot of people are groaning about Los Lonely Boys up for record of the year, but it's the type of popular and uplifting song that the grammy people like to nominate and personally I like it although the hip factor wouldn't think so. Nice to see Ronie Milsap got a mention. I must check that one out. Seal's song is good too.

BTW- Vashti1999 do you get $$$ to do all that typing?:D I'm tired just thinking about it.

Thanks for the nomination info.. they're ok.. glad to see Josh Groban got one :D

WOOOHOOO..go Ursherr nd Alicia nd Prince

Originally posted by jamesanthony
BTW- Vashti1999 do you get $$$ to do all that typing?:D I'm tired just thinking about it.

I was just kidding about the typing. It was a copy and paste job, though I did do a bit of formatting just so it'd look less cluttered than Grammy's page where I copied it from.

Interesting list. I'm not exactly :woohoo: about it, but I guess it's alright. And did they release the nominations early? I thought they usually do it in the end of December or beginning of January. Hmm.