Country Music Online -- The 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards

The 49th Annual Grammy Awards

For recordings released during the Eligibility Year - October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006

Note: More or less than 5 nominations in a category is the result of ties.

GRAMMY Award recipient indicated in orange type.

* Please note: This is a partial list of Grammy nominees and winners. Only select categories showing any involvement with COUNTRY music are listed.

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.)

» Be Without You

Mary J. Blige

Bryan-Michael Cox & Ron Fair producers; Danny Cheung, Tal Herzberg, Dave "Hard-Drive" Pensado & Allen

Sides, engineers/mixers

Track from: The Breakthrough

[Geffen Records]

» You're Beautiful

James Blunt

Tom Rothrock, producer; Tom Rothrock & Mike Tarantino, engineers/mixers

Track from: Back To Bedlam

[Custard/Atlantic]

» Not Ready To Make Nice

Dixie Chicks

Rick Rubin, producer; Richard Dodd, Jim Scott & Chris Testa, engineers/mixers

Track from: Taking The Long Way

[Open Wide/Columbia]

» Crazy

Gnarls Barkley

Danger Mouse, producer; Ben H. Allen, Danger Mouse & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers

Track from: St. Elsewhere

[Downtown/Atlantic]

» Put Your Records On

Corinne Bailey Rae

Steve Chrisanthou, producer; Steve Chrisanthou & Jeremy Wheatley, engineers/mixers

Track from: Corinne Bailey Rae

[Capitol]

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.)

» Taking The Long Way

Dixie Chicks

Rick Rubin, producer; Richard Dodd, Jim Scott & Chris Testa, engineers/mixers; Richard Dodd, mastering

engineer

[Open Wide/Columbia]

» St. Elsewhere

Gnarls Barkley

Danger Mouse, producer; Ben H. Allen, Danger Mouse & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers; Mike Lazer,

mastering engineer

[Downtown/Atlantic]

» Continuum

John Mayer

Steve Jordan & John Mayer, producers; John Alagia, Michael Brauer, Joe Ferla, Chad Franscoviak, Manny

Marroquin & Dave O'Donnell, engineers/mixers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer

[Aware/Columbia]

» Stadium Arcadium

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Rick Rubin, producer; Ryan Hewitt, Mark Linett & Andrew Scheps, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering

engineer

[Warner Bros.]

» FutureSex/LoveSounds

Justin Timberlake

Nate (Danja) Hills, Jawbreakers, Rick Rubin, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass,

Serban Ghenea, Padraic Kerin, Jason Lader, Andrew Scheps, Timbaland & Ethan Willoughby,

engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr., mastering engineer

[Jive Records/Zomba Label Group]

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.)

» Be Without You

Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry, songwriters (Mary J. Blige)

Track from: The Breakthrough

[Geffen Records; Publishers: Chrysalis Music, Mary J. Blige Music, Naked Under My Clothes Music, Universal Music

Corp., Babyboy's Little Publishing, Jason's Lyrics, Noontime South, Reach Global Tunes, WB Music.]

» Jesus, Take The Wheel

Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)

Track from: Some Hearts

[Arista/Arista Nashville/19; Publishers: Dimensional Music of 1091/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, Raylene

Music/BPJ Administration, No Such Music, Passing Stranger Music/1609 Songs/Music of Windswept.]

» Not Ready To Make Nice

Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Dixie Chicks)

Track from: Taking The Long Way

[Open Wide/Columbia; Publishers: Scrapin' Toast Music, Woolly Puddin' Music, Chrysalis Music, Sugar Lake Music.]

» Put Your Records On

John Beck, Steve Chrisanthou & Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriters (Corinne Bailey Rae)

Track from: Corinne Bailey Rae

[Capitol; Publisher: Global Talent Publishing.]

» You're Beautiful

James Blunt, Amanda Ghost & Sacha Skarbek, songwriters (James Blunt)

Track from: Back To Bedlam

[Custard/Atlantic; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music, David Platz 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.)

» James Blunt

» Chris Brown

» Imogen Heap

» Corinne Bailey Rae

» Carrie Underwood

Field 8 - Country

Category 36

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

» Kerosene

Miranda Lambert

Track from: Kerosene

[Epic]

» I Still Miss Someone

Martina McBride

[RCA Nashville]

» Something's Gotta Give

LeAnn Rimes

Track from: This Woman

[Curb Records]

» Jesus, Take The Wheel

Carrie Underwood

Track from: Some Hearts

[Arista/Arista Nashville/19]

» I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today

Gretchen Wilson

[Epic Nashville]

Category 37

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

» Every Mile A Memory

Dierks Bentley

[Capitol Records Nashville]

» The Reason Why

Vince Gill

[MCA Nashville]

» The Seashores Of Old Mexico

George Strait

Track from: Somewhere Down In Texas

[MCA Nashville]

» Would You Go With Me

Josh Turner

Track from: Your Man

[MCA Nashville]

» Once In A Lifetime

Keith Urban

[Capitol Records Nashville]

Category 38

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

» Not Ready To Make Nice

Dixie Chicks

Track from: Taking The Long Way

[Open Wide/Columbia]

» Heaven's My Home

The Duhks

Track from: Migrations

[Sugar Hill Records]

» Boondocks

Little Big Town

Track from: The Road To Here

[Equity Music Group]

» What Hurts The Most

Rascal Flatts

Track from: Me And My Gang

[Lyric Street Records]

» Leave The Pieces

The Wreckers

Track from: Stand Still Look Pretty

[Maverick]

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.)

» Who Says You Can't Go Home

Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles

Track from: Have A Nice Day

[Island]

» Tomorrow Is Forever

Solomon Burke & Dolly Parton

Track from: Nashville

[Shout! Factory]

» Calling Me

Kenny Rogers & Don Henley

Track from: Water & Bridges

[Capitol Records Nashville]

» Midnight Angel

Rhonda Vincent & Bobby Osborne

Track from: All American Bluegrass Girl

[Rounder]

» Love Will Always Win

Trisha Yearwood & Garth Brooks

Track from: Jasper County

[MCA Nashville]

Category 40

Best Country Instrumental Performance

(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

» Jerusalem Ridge

Casey Driessen

Track from: 3D

[Sugar Hill Records]

» Gameshow Rag/Cannonball Rag

Tommy Emmanuel

Track from: The Mystery

[Favored Nations Acoustic]

» Whiskey Before Breakfast

Bryan Sutton & Doc Watson

Track from: Not Too Far From The Tree

[Sugar Hill Records]

» The Eleventh Reel

Chris Thile

Track from: How To Grow A Woman From The Ground

[Sugar Hill Records]

» Nature Of The Beast

Jim VanCleve

Track from: No Apologies

[Rural Rhythm Records]

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.)

» Every Mile A Memory

Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard, songwriters (Dierks Bentley)

[Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Big White Tracks Music, Home with the Armadillo Music, Ensign Music, Rancho

Papa Music.]

» I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today

Matraca Berg & Jim Collins, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)

[Epic Nashville; Publishers: Songs of Universal, Hannaberg Music, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, Hope-N-Cal Music.]

» Jesus, Take The Wheel

Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)

Track from: Some Hearts

[Arista/Arista Nashville/19; Publishers: Dimensional Music of 1091/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, Raylene Music/BPJ

Administration, No Such Music, Passing Stranger Music/1609 Songs/Music of Windswept.]

» Like Red On A Rose

Melanie Castleman & Robert Lee Castleman, songwriters (Alan Jackson)

Track from: Like Red On A Rose

[Arista Nashville/Sony BMG; Publishers: Farm Use Only Music, Cassamel Music.]

» What Hurts The Most

Steve Robson & Jeffrey Steele, songwriters (Rascal Flatts)

Track from: Me And My Gang

[Lyric Street Records; Publishers: Gottahaveable Music, Songs of Windswept Pacific, Almo Music.]

Category 42

Best Country Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

» Taking The Long Way

Dixie Chicks

[Open Wide/Columbia]

» Like Red On A Rose

Alan Jackson

[Arista Nashville/Sony BMG]

» The Road To Here

Little Big Town

[Equity Music Group]

» You Don't Know Me: The Songs Of Cindy Walker

Willie Nelson

[Lost Highway]

» Your Man

Josh Turner

[MCA Nashville]

Category 43

Best Bluegrass Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

» Long List Of Heartaches

The Grascals

[Rounder]

Bluegrass

» Jim Lauderdale

[Yep Roc]

» Instrumentals

Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky Thunder

[Skaggs Family Records]

» Live At The Ryman

Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives

[Superlatone Records/Universal South Records]

» All American Bluegrass Girl

Rhonda Vincent

[Rounder]

Field 11 - Gospel

Category 55

Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album

(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

» Kenny Bishop

Kenny Bishop

[Daywind Records]

» Give It Away

Gaither Vocal Band

[Gaither Music Group]

» Precious Memories

Alan Jackson

[ACR Records/Arista Nashville]

» The Promised Land

The Del McCoury Band

[McCoury Music]

» Glory Train

Randy Travis

[Word Records/Curb/Warner Bros.]

Field 14 - Folk

Category 67

Best Traditional Folk Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

» I Stand Alone

Ramblin' Jack Elliott

[Anti]

» Gonna Let It Shine

Odetta

[M.C. Records]

» Adieu False Heart

Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy

[Vanguard Records]

» We Shall Overcome The Seeger Sessions

Bruce Springsteen

[Columbia]

» A Distant Land To Roam

Ralph Stanley

[Columbia/DMZ]

Category 68

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

» Solo Acoustic Vol. 1

Jackson Browne

[Inside Recordings]

» Black Cadillac

Rosanne Cash

[Capitol]

» Workbench Songs

Guy Clark

[Dualtone Music Group]

» Modern Times

Bob Dylan

[Columbia]

» All The Roadrunning

Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris

[Warner Bros./Nonesuch]

Field 22 - Film/TV/Visual Media

Category 80

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For 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.)

» Brokeback Mountain

Various Artists

Gustavo Santaolalla, producer

[Verve Forecast]

» Cars

Various Artists

Chris Montan & Randy Newman, producers

[Walt Disney Records/Pixar]

» Grey's Anatomy Volume 2

Various Artists

Mitchell Leib & Alexandra Patsavas, producers

[Hollywood Records]

» Little Miss Sunshine

Devotchka (& Various Artists)

Mychael Danna, producer

[Lakeshore Records]

» Walk The Line

Joaquin Phoenix (& Various Artists)

T Bone Burnett, producer

[Wind-Up Records]

Field 27 - Production, Non-Classical

Category 91

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

(A Producer's Award. (Artists names appear in parenthesis.))

» Howard Benson

Every Man For Himself (Hoobastank) (A)

Flyleaf (Flyleaf) (A)

In With The Out Crowd (Less Than Jake) (A)

One-X (Three Days Grace) (A)

The Paramour Sessions (Papa Roach) (A)

Popaganda (Head Automatica) (A)

Saosin (Saosin) (A)

» T Bone Burnett

Thunderbird (Cassandra Wilson) (A)

The True False Identity (T Bone Burnett) (A)

Walk The Line Soundtrack (Joaquin Phoenix & Various Artists) (A)

» Danger Mouse

Pieces Of The People We Love (The Rapture) (T)

St. Elsewhere (Gnarls Barkley) (A)

» Rick Rubin

American V: A Hundred Highways (Johnny Cash) (A)

God's Gonna Cut You Down (Johnny Cash) (T)

Stadium Arcadium (Red Hot Chili Peppers) (A)

Taking The Long Way (Dixie Chicks) (A)

12 Songs (Neil Diamond) (A)

» Will.i.am

About You (Mary J. Blige Featuring Will.i.am) (T)

Big Girls Don't Cry (Fergie) (T)

D*** Girl (Justin Timberlake Featuring Will.i.am) (T)

I Am Somebody (Santana Featuring Will.i.am) (T)

I Love My B**** (Busta Rhymes Featuring Kelis & Will.i.am) (T)

Mas Que Nada (Sergio Mendes Featuring The Black Eyed Peas) (T)

Timeless (Sergio Mendes) (A)