The 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees

The 50th Annual Grammy Awards

For recordings released during the Eligibility Year October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007

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

* 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 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.)

» Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

Foo Fighters

Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer

[Roswell/RCA Records]

» These Days

Vince Gill

John Anderson, Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell, Diana Krall & The Del McCoury Band, featured artists; Vince Gill, John Hobbs

& Justin Niebank, producers; Neal Cappellino & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer

[MCA Nashville]

» River: The Joni Letters

Herbie Hancock

Leonard Cohen, Norah Jones, Joni Mitchell, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza & Tina Turner, featured artists; Herbie

Hancock & Larry Klein, producers; Helik Hadar, engineer/mixer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer

[Verve]

» Graduation

Kanye West

Dwele, Lil Wayne, Mos Def & T-Pain, featured artists; Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Mike Dean, Eric Hudson, Brian

"Allday" Miller, Nottz, Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds, Gee Roberson, Toomp & Kanye West, producers; Craig Bauer, Bruce

Buechner, Andrew Dawson, Mike Dean, Anthony Kilhoffer, Greg Koller, Manny Marroquin, Nottz Raw, Tony Rey, Seiji

Sekine, Paul Sheehy & D. Sloan, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer

[Roc-A-Fella Records]

» Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

Mark Ronson & Salaam Remi, producers; Tom Elmhirst, Vaughan Merrick, Dom Morley, Gary Noble, Derek Pacuk, Matt

Paul, Mark Ronson, Gabriel Roth & Franklin Socorro, engineers/mixers; Stuart Hawkes, mastering engineer

[Universal Republic 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 parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)

» Before He Cheats

Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)

Track from: Some Hearts

[19 Recordings/Arista Nashville; Publishers: Big Loud Shirt Industries, Mighty Underdog Music/Sony/ATV Cross Keys]

» Hey There Delilah

Tom Higgenson, songwriter (Plain White T's)

Track from: Every Second Counts

[Hollywood Records/Fearless Records; Publisher: So Happy Publishing]

Like A Star

Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriter (Corinne Bailey Rae)

Track from: Corinne Bailey Rae

[Capitol Records; Publisher: Global Talent Publishing]

» Rehab

Amy Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse)

Track from: Back To Black

[Universal Republic Records; Publisher: EMI Music Publishing]

» Umbrella

Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius "Dream" Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z)

Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad

[Def Jam; Publisher: Peer 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.)

» Feist

» Ledisi

» Paramore

» Taylor Swift

» Amy Winehouse

Field 1 — Pop

Category 7

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

Track from: Lost Highway

[Island/Mercury]

» Home

Daughtry

[RCA Records/19 Recordings]

» Makes Me Wonder

Maroon 5

Track from: It Won't Be Soon Before Long

[Octone/A&M Records]

» Hey There Delilah

Plain White T's

Track from: Every Second Counts

[Hollywood Records]

» Window In The Skies

Track from: U218 - Singles

[Interscope Records]

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.)

» Steppin' Out

Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera

Track from: Duets: An American Classic

[Columbia]

» Beautiful Liar

Beyoncé & Shakira

Track from: B'Day (Deluxe Edition)

[Columbia/Sony Urban]

» Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

[Rounder Records]

» The Sweet Escape

Gwen Stefani & Akon

Track from: The Sweet Escape

[Interscope Records]

» Give It To Me

Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake

Track from: Timbaland Presents: Shock Value

[Mosley/Blackground/Interscope Records]

Category 11

Best Pop Vocal Album

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

» Lost Highway

Bon Jovi

[Island/Mercury]

» The Reminder

Feist

[Cherry Tree/Interscope Records]

» It Won't Be Soon Before Long

Maroon 5

[Octone/A&M Records]

» Memory Almost Full

Paul McCartney

[MPL/Hear Music]

» Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

[Universal Republic Records]

Field 8 — Country

Category 36

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

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

» Simple Love

Alison Krauss

Track from: A Hundred Miles Or More: A Collection

[Rounder]

» Famous In A Small Town

Miranda Lambert

Track from: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

[Columbia Nashville]

» Nothin' Better To Do

LeAnn Rimes

[Curb Records]

» Before He Cheats

Carrie Underwood

Track from: Some Hearts

[19 Recordings/Arista Nashville]

» Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love

Trisha Yearwood

[Big Machine Records]

Category 37

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

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

» Long Trip Alone

Dierks Bentley

Track from: Long Trip Alone

[Capitol Records Nashville]

» A Woman's Love

Alan Jackson

Track from: Like Red On A Rose

[Arista Nashville]

» If You're Reading This

Tim McGraw

Track from: Let It Go

[Curb Records]

» Give It Away

George Strait

Track from: It Just Comes Natural

[MCA Nashville]

» Stupid Boy

Keith Urban

Track from: Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing

[Capitol Records Nashville]

Category 38

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

[Arista Nashville]

» How Long

Eagles

[Eagles Recording Co. II]

» Moments

Emerson Drive

Track from: Countrified

[Midas Records, Inc.]

» Lucky Man

Montgomery Gentry

Track from: Some People Change

[Columbia Nashville]

» Sweet Memories

The Time Jumpers

Track from: Jumpin' Time

[Crosswind]

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.)

» Days Aren't Long Enough

Steve Earle & Allison Moorer

Track from: Washington Square Serenade

[New West Records]

» Because Of You

Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson

[MCA Nashville]

» I Need You

Tim McGraw & Faith Hill

Track from: Let It Go

[Curb Records]

» Lost Highway

Willie Nelson & Ray Price

Track from: Last Of The Breed

[Lost Highway Records]

» Oh Love

Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood

Track from: 5th Gear

[Arista Nashville]

Category 40

Best Country Instrumental Performance

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

» Little Monk

Russ Barenberg

Track from: When At Last

[Compass Records]

» Mucky The Duck

The Greencards

Track from: Viridian

[Dualtone Music Group]

» Throttleneck

Brad Paisley

Track from: 5th Gear

[Arista Nashville]

» Rawhide!

Andy Statman

Track from: East Flatbush Blues

[Shefa Records]

» Fidoodlin'

The Time Jumpers

Track from: Jumpin' Time

[Crosswind]

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.)

» Before He Cheats

Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)

Track from: Some Hearts

[19 Recordings/Arista Nashville; Publishers: Big Loud Shirt Industries, Mighty Underdog Music/Sony/ATV Cross Keys

Publishing]

» Give It Away

Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon & Jamey Johnson, songwriters (George Strait)

Track from: It Just Comes Natural

[MCA Nashville; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Mr. Bubba Music, Run Slow Music, EMI Blackwood Music]

» I Need You

Tony Lane & David Lee, songwriters (Tim McGraw & Faith Hill)

Track from: Let It Go

[Curb Records; Publishers: Careers-BMG Music Publishing/Nervous Worm Music/Famous Music/Ed And Lucille Songs]

» If You're Reading This

Tim McGraw, Brad Warren & Brett Warren, songwriters (Tim McGraw)

Track from: Let It Go

[Curb Records; Publishers: Bucky And Clyde Music, Stylesonic Music]

» Long Trip Alone

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

Track from: Long Trip Alone

[Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Ensign Music/Rancho Papa Music/Home With The Armadillo Music, Big White

Tracks]

Category 42

Best Country Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

» Long Trip Alone

Dierks Bentley

[Capitol Records Nashville]

» These Days

Vince Gill

[MCA Nashville]

» Let It Go

Tim McGraw

[Curb Records]

» 5th Gear

Brad Paisley

[Arista Nashville]

» It Just Comes Natural

George Strait

[MCA Nashville]

Category 43

Best Bluegrass Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

» Cherryholmes II Black And White

Cherryholmes

[Skaggs Family Records]

» Lefty's Old Guitar

J. D. Crowe & The New South

[Rounder]

» The Bluegrass Diaries

Jim Lauderdale

[Yep Roc Records]

» Scenechronized

Seldom Scene

[Sugar Hill]

» Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular

Tony Trischka

[Rounder]

Field 11 — Gospel

Category 55

Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album

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

» Amazing Grace

Bill & Gloria Gaither And The Homecoming Friends

[Gaither Music Group]

» Journey Of Joy

Karen Peck And New River

[Daywind Records]

» Everybody's Brother

Billy Joe Shaver

[Compadre Records/Music World Entertainment]

» Salt Of The Earth

Ricky Skaggs & The Whites

[Skaggs Family Records]

» Tell Someone

Kenny & Amanda Smith Band

[Rebel Records]

» I'll Fly Away: Country Hymns & Songs Of Faith

Various Artists

Ed Cash, producer

[Sparrow Records]