Wondering who will be the belle of the ball at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards? Kanye is up there, with 8 nominations, leading the pack in this contest of pure popularity that, love it or hate it, is always the subject of conversation.
Irrelevant, a popularity contest; see the Grammys as you will, but for Any Given Tuesday, it's like the Super Bowl: pure entertainment one night a year. Speaking of the Super Bowl, did you know Tom Petty will be playing the halftime show this year? Hopefully we won't see any wardrobe malfunctions.
So, without further adieu, the nominees for the 50th annual Grammy Awards (selected categories only) follow below. We'll get into AGT's picks for the winners in another post. Kanye West leads the pack with eight nominations with Amy Winehouse following closely with six nominations of her own.
To be eligible, recordings must have been released during the period of October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007. More eligibility notes follow the category title below.
Record Of The Year (single)
(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)
• "Irreplaceable" - Beyoncé
• "The Pretender" - Foo Fighters
• "Umbrella" - Rihanna
• "What Goes Around…Comes Around" - Justin Timberlake
• "Rehab" - Amy Winehouse
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.)
• Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace - Foo Fighters
• These Days - Vince Gill
• River: The Joni Letters - Herbie Hancock
• Graduation - Kanye West
• Back To Black - Amy Winehouse
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.)
• "Before He Cheats" - Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
• "Hey There Delilah" - Tom Higgenson, songwriter (Plain White T's)
• "Like A Star" - Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriter (Corinne Bailey Rae)
• "Rehab" - Amy Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse)
• "Umbrella" - Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius "Dream" Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z)
Best New Artist
(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.)
• Feist
• Ledisi
• Paramore
• Taylor Swift
• Amy Winehouse
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Candyman" - Christina Aguilera
• "1234" - Feist
• "Big Girls Don't Cry" - Fergie
• "Say It Right" - Nelly Furtado
• "Rehab" - Amy Winehouse
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Everything" - Michael Bublé
• "Belief" - John Mayer
• "Dance Tonight" - Paul McCartney
• "Amazing" - Seal
• "What Goes Around...Comes Around" - Justin Timberlake
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• "(You Want To) Make A Memory" - Bon Jovi
• "Home" - Daughtry
• "Makes Me Wonder" - Maroon 5
• "Hey There Delilah" - Plain White T's
• "Window In The Skies" - U2
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Steppin' Out" - Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera
• "Beautiful Liar - Beyoncé & Shakira
• "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
• "The Sweet Escape" = Gwen Stefani & Akon
• "Give It To Me" - Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Off The Grid" - Beastie Boys
• "Paris Sunrise #7" - Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
• "Over The Rainbow" - Dave Koz
• "One Week Last Summer" - Joni Mitchell
• "Simple Pleasures" - Spyro Gyra
Best Pop Instrumental Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
• The Mix-Up - Beastie Boys
• Italia - Chris Botti
• At The Movies - Dave Koz
• Good To Go-Go - Spyro Gyra
• Roundtrip - Kirk Whalum
Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
• Lost Highway - Bon Jovi
• The Reminder - Feist
• It Won't Be Soon Before Long - Maroon 5
• Memory Almost Full - Paul McCartney
• Back To Black - Amy Winehouse
Best Dance Recording
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)
• "Do It Again" - The Chemical Brothers
• "D.A.N.C.E." - Justice
• "Love Today" - Mika
• "Don't Stop The Music" - Rihanna
• "LoveStoned/I Think She Knows" - Justin Timberlake
Best Electronic/Dance Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)
• We Are The Night - The Chemical Brothers
• † - Justice
• Sound Of Silver - LCD Soundsystem
• We Are Pilots - Shiny Toy Guns
• Elements Of Life - Tiësto
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
• Call Me Irresponsible - Michael Bublé
• Cool Yule - Bette Midler
• Trav'lin' Light - Queen Latifah
• Live In Concert 2006 - Barbra Streisand
• James Taylor At Christmas - James Taylor
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Timebomb" - Beck
• "Only Mama Knows" - Paul McCartney
• "Our Country" - John Mellencamp
• "Radio Nowhere" - Bruce Springsteen
• "Come On" - Lucinda Williams
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• "It's Not Over" - Daughtry
• "Working Class Hero" - Green Day
• "If Everyone Cared" - Nickelback
• "Instant Karma" - U2
• "Icky Thump" - The White Stripes
Best Hard Rock Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Sweet Sacrifice" - Evanescence
• "The Pretender" - Foo Fighters
• "I Don't Wanna Stop" - Ozzy Osbourne
• "Sick, Sick, Sick" - Queens Of The Stone Age
• "The Pot" - Tool
Best Metal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Nothing Left" - As I Lay Dying
• "Never Ending Hill" - King Diamond
• "Aesthetics Of Hate" - Machine Head
• "Redemption" - Shadows Fall
• "Final Six" - Slayer
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.)
• "The Ecstasy Of Gold" - Metallica
• "Malignant Narcissism" - Rush
• "Always With Me, Always With You" - Joe Satriani
• "Once Upon A Time In The West" - Bruce Springsteen
• "The Attitude Song" - Steve Vai
Best Rock Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Come On" - Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams)
• "Icky Thump" - Jack White, songwriter (The White Stripes)
• "It's Not Over" - Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Wilkerson & Brett Young, songwriters (Daughtry)
• "The Pretender" = Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel & Chris Shiflett, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
• "Radio Nowhere" - Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
Best Rock Album
(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)
• Daughtry - Daughtry
• Revival - John Fogerty
• Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace - Foo Fighters
• Magic - Bruce Springsteen
• Sky Blue Sky - Wilco
Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Alright, Still... - Lily Allen
• Neon Bible - Arcade Fire
• Volta - Bjork
• Wincing The Night Away - The Shins
• Icky Thump - The White Stripes
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Just Fine" - Mary J. Blige
• "When I See You" - Fantasia
• "No One" - Alicia Keys
• "If I Have My Way" - Chrisette Michele
• "Hate On Me" - Jill Scott
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Woman" - Raheem DeVaughn
• "B.U.D.D.Y." - Musiq Soulchild
• "Because Of You" - Ne-Yo
• "Future Baby Mama" - Prince
• "Please Don't Go" - Tank
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Same Girl" - R. Kelly Featuring Usher
• "Disrespectful" - Chaka Khan Featuring Mary J. Blige
• "Hate That I Love You" - Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo
• :Baby" - Angie Stone Featuring Betty Wright
• "Bartender" - T-Pain Featuring Akon
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" - Otis Clay
• "All Night Long" - Randy Crawford & Joe Sample
• "In My Songs" - Gerald Levert
• "I Apologize" - Ann Nesby
• "I Am Your Man" - Ryan Shaw
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Make A Baby" - Vikter Duplaix
• "That’s The Way Of The World" - Dwele
• "Daydreamin'" - Lupe Fiasco Featuring Jill Scott
• "Fantasy" - Meshell Ndegeocello
• "Dream" - Alice Smith
Best R&B Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Beautiful Flower" - India.Arie & Joyce Simpson, songwriters (India.Arie)
• "Hate That I Love You" - M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo)
• "No One" - Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers & Alicia Keys, songwriters (Alicia Keys)
• "Teachme" - Ivan Barias, Adam W. Blackstone, Randall C. Bowland, Carvin Haggins, Johnnie Smith II & Corey Latif Williams, songwriters (Musiq Soulchild)
• "When I See U" - Louis Biancaniello, Waynne Nugent, Erika Nuri, Kevin Risto, Janet Sewel & Sam Watters, songwriters (Fantasia)
Best R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
• Funk This - Chaka Khan
• Lost & Found - Ledisi
• Luvanmusiq - Musiq Soulchild
• The Real Thing - Jill Scott
• Sex, Love & Pain - Tank
Best Contemporary R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
• Konvicted - Akon
• Just Like You - Keyshia Cole
• Fantasia - Fantasia
• East Side Story - Emily King
• Because Of You - Ne-Yo
Best Rap Solo Performance
(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• "The People" - Common
• "I Get Money" - 50 Cent
• "Show Me What You Got" - Jay-Z
• "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" - T.I.
• "Stronger" - Kanye West
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
(For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Southside" - Common Featuring Kanye West
• "Make It Rain" - Fat Joe Featuring Lil Wayne
• "Party Like A Rockstar" - Shop Boyz
• "Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)" - UGK Featuring OutKast
• "Better Than I've Ever Been" - Kanye West, Nas & KRS-One
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
(For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
• "I Wanna Love You" - Akon Featuring Snoop Dogg
• "Kiss, Kiss" - Chris Brown & T-Pain
• "Let It Go" - Keyshia Cole Featuring Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim
• "Umbrella" - Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
• "Good Life" - Kanye West Featuring T-Pain
Best Rap Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Ayo Technology" - Nate (Danja) Hills, Curtis Jackson, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (50 Cent Featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland)
Track from: Curtis
• "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" - Clifford Harris & Byron Thomas, songwriters (T.I.)
• "Can't Tell Me Nothing" - A. Davis & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West)
• "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" - Soulja Boy Tell'Em, songwriter (Soulja Boy Tell'Em)
• "Good Life" - A. Davis, F. Najm & K. West, songwriters (J. Ingram & Q. Jones, songwriters) (Kanye West Featuring T-Pain)
Best Rap Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
• Finding Forever - Common
• Kingdom Come - Jay-Z
• Hip Hop Is Dead - Nas
• T.I. vs T.I.P. - T.I.
• Graduation - Kanye West
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Simple Love" - Alison Krauss
• "Famous In A Small Town" - Miranda Lambert
• "Nothin' Better To Do" - LeAnn Rimes
• "Before He Cheats" - Carrie Underwood
• "Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love" - Trisha Yearwood
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Long Trip Alone" - Dierks Bentley
• "A Woman's Love" - Alan Jackson
• "If You're Reading This" - Tim McGraw
• "Give It Away" - George Strait
• "Stupid Boy" - Keith Urban
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Proud Of The House We Built" - Brooks & Dunn
• "How Long" - Eagles
• "Moments" - Emerson Drive
• "Lucky Man" - Montgomery Gentry
• "Sweet Memories" - The Time Jumpers
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Days Aren't Long Enough" - Steve Earle & Allison Moorer
• "Because Of You" - Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson
• "I Need You" - Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
• "Lost Highway" - Willie Nelson & Ray Price
• "Oh Love" - Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood
Best Country Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Little Monk" - Russ Barenberg
• "Mucky The Duck" - The Greencards
• "Throttleneck" - Brad Paisley
• "Rawhide!" - Andy Statman
• "Fidoodlin'" - The Time Jumpers
Best Country Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Before He Cheats" - Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
• "Give It Away" - Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon & Jamey Johnson, songwriters (George Strait)
• "I Need You" - Tony Lane & David Lee, songwriters (Tim McGraw & Faith Hill)
• "If You're Reading This" - Tim McGraw, Brad Warren & Brett Warren, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
• "Long Trip Alone" - Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard, songwriters (Dierks Bentley)
Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Long Trip Alone - Dierks Bentley
• These Days - Vince Gill
• Let It Go - Tim McGraw
• 5th Gear - Brad Paisley
• It Just Comes Natural - George Strait
Best Bluegrass Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Cherryholmes II Black And White - Cherryholmes
• Lefty's Old Guitar - J. D. Crowe & The New South
• The Bluegrass Diaries - Jim Lauderdale
• Scenechronized - Seldom Scene
• Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular - Tony Trischka
Best New Age Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Faces Of The Sun - Peter Kater
• Sacred Journey Of Ku -Kai, Volume 3 - Kitaro
• One Guitar - Ottmar Liebert
• Southwest - Eric Tingstad
• Crestone - Paul Winter Consort
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
• Party Hats - Will Bernard
• Downright Upright - Brian Bromberg
• Re-imagination - Eldar
• River: The Joni Letters - Herbie Hancock
• He Had A Hat - Jeff Lorber
Best Jazz Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
• Avant Gershwin - Patti Austin
• Red Earth - A Malian Journey - Dee Dee Bridgewater
• Music Maestro Please - Freddy Cole
• Nightmoves - Kurt Elling
• On The Other Side - Tierney Sutton (Band)
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
(For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Levees" - Terence Blanchard, soloist
• "Anagram" - Michael Brecker, soloist
• "Both Sides Now" - Herbie Hancock, soloist
• "Lullaby" - Hank Jones, soloist
• "1000 Kilometers" - Paul McCandless, soloist
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
• Pilgrimage - Michael Brecker
• Live At The Village Vanguard - The Bill Charlap Trio
• Kids: Live At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola - Joe Lovano And Hank Jones
• Line By Line - John Patitucci
• Back East - Joshua Redman
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
(For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
• A Tale Of God's Will (A Requiem For Katrina) - Terence Blanchard
• Eternal Licks & Grooves - The Bob Florence Limited Edition
• Hommage - The Bill Holman Band
• Sky Blue - Maria Schneider Orchestra
• With Love - Charles Tolliver Big Band
Best Traditional Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Pinetop Perkins On The 88's - Live In Chicago - Pinetop Perkins
• Live...And In Concert From San Francisco - Otis Rush
• 10 Days Out: Blues From The Backroads - Kenny Wayne Shepherd Featuring Various Artists
• Old School - Koko Taylor
• Last Of The Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In Dallas = Henry James Townsend, Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins, Robert Lockwood, Jr. & David "Honeyboy" Edwards
Best Contemporary Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Into The Blues - Joan Armatrading
• Is It News - Doyle Bramhall
• The Road To Escondido - JJ Cale & Eric Clapton
• Truth - Robben Ford
• The Scene Of The Crime - Bettye LaVette
Best Traditional Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• Try Me One More Time - David Bromberg
• Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John - Peter Case
• Banjo Talkin' - Cathy Fink
• Dirt Farmer - Levon Helm
• Charlie Louvin - Charlie Louvin
Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• The Calling - Mary Chapin Carpenter
• My Name Is Buddy - Ry Cooder
• Washington Square Serenade - Steve Earle
• Children Running Through - Patty Griffin
• Orphans - Tom Waits
Best Reggae Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• The Burning Spear Experience - Burning Spear
• Mind Control - Stephen Marley
• The End Of An American Dream - Lee "Scratch" Perry
• Anniversary - Sly & Robbie And The Taxi Gang
• Light Your Light - Toots & The Maytals
Best Instrumental Composition
(A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Ash Wednesday" - Harry Connick, Jr., composer (Harry Connick, Jr.)
• "Cerulean Skies" - Maria Schneider, composer (Maria Schneider Orchestra)
• "Deep Six" - Mark Walker, composer (Oregon)
• "I Knew Her (From Notes On A Scandal)" - Philip Glass, composer (Philip Glass)
• "Spectacle" - Béla Fleck, composer (Chick Corea & Béla Fleck)
Best Instrumental Arrangement
(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Ash Wednesday" - Harry Connick, Jr., arranger (Harry Connick, Jr.)
• "Besame Mucho" - Steve Wiest, arranger (Maynard Ferguson)
• "Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair" - Frank Macchia, arranger (Frank Macchia & The Prague Orchestra)
• "In A Silent Way" - Vince Mendoza, arranger (Joe Zawinul)
• "Yo Tannenbaum (From Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas)" - Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
Best Recording Package
• Cassadaga - Zack Nipper, art director (Bright Eyes)
• The Dio Years - Masaki Koike, art director (Black Sabbath)
• Friend & Foe - Craig Thompson, art director (Menomena)
• Secrets Keep You Sick - Don Clark, art director (The Fold)
• White Horse - Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (GTS)
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
• The Black Parade - Special Edition - Matt Taylor, Ellen Wakayama & Gerard Way, art directors (My Chemical Romance)
• A Fever You Can't Sweat Out - Limited Edition Collectible Deluxe Box - Alex Kirzhner, art director (Panic! At The Disco)
• Icky Thump - Limited Edition USB Flash Drive - Stan Chow, art director (The White Stripes)
• Venus Doom - Matt Taylor & Valo, art directors (Him)
• What It Is!: Funky Soul And Rare Grooves (1967-1977) - Masaki Koike, art director (Various Artists)
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
(A Producer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.))
• Howard Benson
• Daughtry (Daughtry) (A)
• Devils & Angels (Mêlée) (A)
• Direction (The Starting Line) (A)
• Five Score And Seven Years Ago (Relient K) (A)
• Stay Inside (Sound The Alarm) (A)
• Joe Chiccarelli
• Mercy (Burden Brothers) (A)
• The Narcotic Story (Oxbow) (A)
• Nightmoves (Kurt Elling) (A)
• Wincing The Night Away (The Shins) (A)
• Mike Elizondo
• It Won't Be Soon Before Long (Maroon 5) (A)
• Under The Blacklight (Rilo Kiley) (A)
• Mark Ronson
• Back To Black (Amy Winehouse) (T)
• Littlest Things (Lily Allen) (T)
• Rehab (Amy Winehouse) (T)
• Version (Mark Ronson) (A)
• You Know I'm No Good (Amy Winehouse) (T)
• Timbaland
• Come Around (M.I.A. Featuring Timbaland) (T)
• Give It To Me (Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake) (T)
• Make Me Better (Fabolous Featuring Ne-Yo) (S)
• Timbaland Presents: Shock Value (Timbaland) (A)
• The Way I Are (Timbaland Featuring Keri Hilson & D.O.E.) (S)
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
(A Remixer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Angelicus (Andy Moor Full Length Mix)" - Andy Moor, remixer (Delerium Featuring Isabel Bayrakdarian)
• "Bring The Noise (Benny Benassi Sfaction Remix)" - Benny Benassi, remixer (Public Enemy)
• "Like A Child (Carl Craig Remix)" - Carl Craig, remixer (Junior Boys)
• "Proper Education (Club Mix - Radio Edit)" - Eric Prydz, remixer (Eric Prydz Vs. Pink Floyd)
• "Sorry (Dirty South Mix)" - Dirty South, remixer (Kaskade)
Best Short Form Music Video
(For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.)
• "God's Gonna Cut You Down" - Johnny Cash
Tony Kaye, video director; Rachel Curl, video producer
• "1234" - Feist
Patrick Daughters, video director; Geoff McLean, video producer
• "Gone Daddy Gone" - Gnarls Barkley
Chris Milk, video director; Barbara Benson, video producer
• "D.A.N.C.E." - Justice
Jonas & Francois & So-Me, video directors; Jonas & Francois & So-Me, video
producers
• "Typical" - Mute Math
Israel Anthem, video director; Brandon Arolfo, video producer
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.)
• Live & Loud At The Fillmore - Dierks Bentley
Russell Thomas, video director; James Whetherly, video producer
• Trapped In The Closet Chapters 13-22 - R. Kelly
R. Kelly, Victor Mignatti & Jim Swaffield, video directors; Ann Carli, video
producer
• The Confessions Tour - Madonna
Jonas Akerlund, video director; Sara Martin & David May, video producers
• 10 Days Out - Blues From The Backroads - Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Various Artists
Noble Jones, video director; Kenny Wayne Shepherd, video producer
• Liberacion - The Songs Of The New Cuban Underground - Various Artists
Reuben Fields, video director; Dean Bates, video producer