Thursday, December 04, 2008
The nominations for The Grammy's have been announced! There is no higher award in music than winning a Grammy. The nomination itself is thought of one of the highest honors. You are instantly apart of history... There 110 categories in 31 different fields. You can view the entire list of nominations at http://www/,grammy.com
The 51st Annual Grammy Awards will be aired live from The Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA on CBS from 8-11:30pm EST.
Here are the nominations from the General Field and Country Field with other categories included that are reveleant to country music artists:
Category 1
Record Of The Year
(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or
Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)
Chasing Pavements
Adele
Eg White, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Steve Price, engineers/mixers
Track from: 19
[XL Recordings/Columbia]Viva La Vida
Coldplay
Markus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael Brauer & Rik
Simpson, engineers/mixers
Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
[Capitol Records]Bleeding Love
Leona Lewis
Simon Cowell, Clive Davis & Ryan "Alias" Tedder, producers; Craig Durrance,
Phil Tan & Ryan "Alias" Tedder, engineers/mixers
[J Records/SYCO Music]Paper Planes
M.I.A
Diplo, producer; Switch, engineer/mixer
Track from: Kala
[Interscope]Please Read The Letter
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer
Track from: Raising Sand
[Rounder]
Category 4
Best New Artist
(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording
which establishes the public identity of that artist.)
Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan
Category 8
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally
perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
Lesson Learned
Alicia Keys & John Mayer
Track from: As I Am
[J Records]4 Minutes
Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
Track from: Hard Candy
[Warner Bros.]Rich Woman
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Track from: Raising Sand
[Rounder]If I Never See Your Face Again
Rihanna & Maroon 5
Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded
[Def Jam]No Air
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown
Track from: Jordin Sparks
[Jive]
Field 8 — Country
Category 36
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
For These Times
Martina McBride
Track from: Waking Up Laughing
[RCA Nashville]What I Cannot Change
LeAnn Rimes
Track from: Family
[Curb Records]Last Name
Carrie Underwood
Track from: Carnival Ride
[19/Arista/Arista Nashville]Last Call
Lee Ann Womack
[MCA Nashville]- This Is Me You're Talking To
Trisha Yearwood
Track from: Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love
[Big Machine]
Category 37
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
You're Gonna Miss This
Trace Adkins
Track from: American Man, Greatest Hits Volume II
[Capitol Records Nashville]In Color
Jamey Johnson
[MCA Nashville]Just Got Started Lovin' You
James Otto
Track from: Sunset Man
[Raybaw]Letter To Me
Brad Paisley
Track from: 5th Gear
[Arista Nashville]Troubadour
George Strait
Track from: Troubadour
[MCA Nashville]
Category 38
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
God Must Be Busy
Brooks & Dunn
Track from: Cowboy Town
[Arista Nashville]Love Don't Live Here
Lady Antebellum
Track from: Lady Antebellum
[Capitol Records Nashville]Every Day
Rascal Flatts
Track from: Still Feels Good
[Lyric Street Records]Blue Side Of The Mountain
The SteelDrivers
Track from: The SteelDrivers
[Rounder]Stay
Sugarland
Track from: Enjoy The Ride
[Mercury Records]
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally
perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
Shiftwork
Kenny Chesney & George Strait
Track from: Just Who I Am: Poets And Pirates
[BNA Records]Killing The Blues
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Track from: Raising Sand
[Rounder]House Of Cash
George Strait & Patty Loveless
Track from: Troubadour
[MCA Nashville]Life In A Northern Town
Sugarland, Jake Owen & Little Big Town
Track from: Love On The Inside [Deluxe Fan Edition]
[Mercury Records]Let The Wind Chase You
Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban
Track from: Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love
[Big Machine]
Best Country Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or
Tracks only.)
Sumatra
Cherryholmes
Track from: Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe
[Skaggs Family Records]Two Small Cars In Rome
Jerry Douglas & Lloyd Green
Track from: Glide
[Koch]Sleigh Ride
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
Track from: Jingle All The Way
[Rounder]Is This America? (Katrina 2005)
Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas & Bruce Hornsby
Track from: Family & Friends — Rambling Boy
[Decca Records]Cluster Pluck
Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent
Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner
[Arista Nashville]
Category 41
Best Country Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist
names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Dig Two Graves
Ashley Gorley & Bob Regan, songwriters (Randy Travis)
Track from: Around The Bend
[Warner Bros.; Publishers: Songs of Combustion Music, Music of
Windswept/Famous Music, Mt. Tallac Music]I Saw God Today
Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell & Wade Kirby, songwriters (George Strait)
Track from: Troubadour
[MCA Nashville; Publishers: Big Red Toe/Extremely Loud Music, Steel Wheels
Music, Steel Wheels Music/Blind Mule Music]In Color
Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller & James Otto, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)
Track from: That Lonesome Song
[Mercury Records; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music/Big Gassed Hitties, EMI
Blackwood Music/New Songs of Sea Gayle/Noah's Little Boat Music, Eldorotto
Music Publishing/Lucky Thumb Music]Stay
Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland)
Track from: Enjoy The Ride
[Mercury Records; Publisher: Jennifer Nettles Publishing]You're Gonna Miss This
Ashley Gorley & Lee Thomas Miller, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
Track from: American Man, Greatest Hits Volume II
[Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: EMI Blackwood/New Songs of Sea
Gayle/Noah's Little Boat Music/Songs of Combustion Music]
Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
That Lonesome Song
Jamey Johnson
[Mercury Records]Sleepless Nights
Patty Loveless
[Saguaro Road]Troubadour
George Strait
[MCA Nashville]Around The Bend
Randy Travis
[Warner Bros.]Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love
Trisha Yearwood
[Big Machine]
Category 43
Best Bluegrass Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe
Cherryholmes
[Skaggs Family Records]Del McCoury Band — Live At The 2008 New
Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Del McCoury Band
[MunckMix]The Ultimate Collection / Live At The
Ryman
Earl Scruggs With Family & Friends
[Rounder Records]Honoring The Fathers Of Bluegrass:
Tribute To 1946 And 1947
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
[Skaggs Family Records]Wheels
Dan Tyminski
[Rounder]
Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Room For More
Booth Brothers
[Daywind Records]Lovin' Life
Gaither Vocal Band
[Gaither Music Group]Steps To Heaven
Charlie Louvin
[Tompkins Square]Hymned Again
Bart Millard
[INO Records]Ephesians One
Karen Peck & New River
[Daywind Records]
Category 68
Best Traditional Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Coal
Kathy Mattea
[Captain Potato Records]Comedians & Angels
Tom Paxton
[Appleseed Recordings]Bring Me Home
Peggy Seeger
[Appleseed Recordings]At 89
Pete Seeger
[Appleseed Recordings]Strangers In Another Country
Rosalie Sorrels
[Red House Records]
Category 69
Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Day After Tomorrow
Joan Baez
[Bobolink/Razor & Tie]I, Flathead
Ry Cooder
[Nonesuch Records]Sex & Gasoline
Rodney Crowell
[Work Song/Yep Roc Records]All I Intended To Be
Emmylou Harris
[Nonesuch Records]Raising Sand
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
[Rounder Records]
Category 84
Best Song Written For 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 parentheses.) Singles
or Tracks only.)
Down To Earth (From Wall-E)
Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, songwriters (Peter Gabriel)
Track from: Wall-E
[Walt Disney Records/Pixar; Publishers: Walt Disney Music, Wonderland
Music/Pixar Talking Pictures/Pixar Music]Ever Ever After (From Enchanted)
Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
Track from: Enchanted
[Walt Disney Records; Publishers: Wonderland Music & Walt Disney Music]Say (From The Bucket List)
John Mayer, songwriter (John Mayer)
Track from: Continuum
[Aware/Columbia; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes, Specific Harm Music]That's How You Know (From Enchanted)
Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz, songwriters (Amy Adams)
Track from: Enchanted
[Walt Disney Records; Publishers: Wonderland Music & Walt Disney Music]Walk Hard (From Walk Hard — The Dewey Cox Story)
Judd Apatow, Marshall Crenshaw, Jake Kasdan & John C. Reilly, songwriters
(John C. Reilly)
Track from: Walk Hard The Dewey Cox Story
[Columbia; Publishers: Murder by Television/Apatow Music/Popular
Misconception/New Columbia Pictures Music/Colpix Music]
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