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Country
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

"Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby' by Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch
"Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?)" by George Jones & Garth Brooks
"Bring On The Rain' by Jo Dee Messina & Tim McGraw
"I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow' by Dan Tyminski, Harley Allen & Pat Enright (The Soggy Bottom Boys) 
"Inside Out" by Trisha Yearwood & Don Henley
Best Country Instrumental Performance

"Sugarfoot Rag" by Asleep At The Wheel & Brad Paisley
"Poultry In Motion" by Bill Kirchen
"Choctaw Hayride" by Alison Krauss + Union Station
"Munster Rag" by Brad Paisley
"Foggy Mountain Breakdown" by Earl Scruggs, Glen Duncan, Randy Scruggs, Steve Martin,Vince Gill, Marty Stuart, Gary Scruggs, Albert Lee, Paul Shaffer, Jerry Douglas & Leon Russell 
Best Country Song

"I'm Already There" by Gary Baker, Richie McDonald & Frank Myers, songwriters (Lonestar)
"The Lucky One" by Robert Lee Castleman, songwriter (Alison Krauss + Union Station) 
"One More Day" by Steven Dale Jones & Bobby Tomberlin, songwriters (Diamond Rio)
"There Is No Arizona" by Lisa Drew, Jamie O'Neal & Shaye Smith, songwriters (Jamie O'Neal)
"When I Think About Angels" by Roxie Dean, Jamie O'Neal & Sonny Tillis, songwriters (Jamie O'Neal)
Best Country Album

"One More Day" by Diamond Rio
"Set This Circus Down" by Tim McGraw
"Rainbow Connection" by Willie Nelson
"Timeless - Hank Williams Tribute" by (Various Artists) Luke Lewis, Mary Martin & Bruce Garner,producers 
"Inside Out" by Trisha Yearwood
Bluegrass
Best Bluegrass Album

"New Favorite" by Alison Krauss + Union Station 
"Mountain Soul" by Patty Loveless
"Little Sparrow" by Dolly Parton
"History Of The Future" by Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky Thunder
"Clinch Mountain Sweethearts" by Ralph Stanley (& Friends)
New Age
Best New Age Album

"Live From Montana" by Philip Aaberg
"Cello Blue" by David Darling
"A Day Without Rain" by Enya 
"Ancient" by Kitaro
"Sacred Spirit II - More Chants & Dances Of The Native Americans" by Sacred Spirit
Jazz
Best Contemporary Jazz Album

"Cab 2" by Dennis Chambers, Tony MacAlpine, Brian Auger & Bunny Brunel
"Soul Insider" by Bill Evans
"Ethnomusicology, Vol. 2" by Russell Gunn
"M2" by Marcus Miller 
"Voices" by Mike Stern
Best Jazz Vocal Album

"The Mose Chronicles - Live In London, Volume 1" by Mose Allison
"Ballads - Remembering John Coltrane" by Karrin Allyson
"Flirting With Twilight" by Kurt Elling
"You're My Thrill" by Shirley Horn
"The Calling" by Dianne Reeves 
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

"Fragile" by Kenny Barron & Regina Carter, soloists
"Lost In A Fog" by Terence Blanchard, soloist
"Chan's Song" by Michael Brecker, soloist 
"Move" by Gary Burton, soloist
"All Blues" by Pat Martino, soloist
Best Jazz Instrumental Album,Individual or Group

"Kindred" by Stefon Harris & Jacky Terrasson
"Birds Of A Feather - A Tribute To Charlie Parker" by Roy Haynes With Dave Holland, Roy Hargrove, Dave Kikoski & Kenny Garrett
"Not For Nothin'" by Dave Holland Quintet
"Live At Yoshi's" by Pat Martino
"This Is What I Do" by Sonny Rollins 
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

"Impulsive!" By Eliane Elias, Bob Brookmeyer & The Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra
"Rob McConnell Tentet" by Rob McConnell Tentet
"Group Therapy" by Jim McNeely Tentet
"Homage To Count Basie" by Bob Mintzer Big Band 
"Dear Louis" by Nicholas Payton
Best Latin Jazz Album

"Nocturne" by Charlie Haden 
"Vol. 3: New Congo Square" by Los Hombres Calientes, Irvin Mayfield & Bill Summers
"Supernova" by Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio
"Travesía" by David Sánchez
"Calle 54" by (Various Artists) Fernando Trueba & Julio Martí, producers
Gospel
Best Rock Gospel Album

"Big Tent Revival Live" by Big Tent Revival
"Flap Your Wings" by The Choir
"Solo" by DC Talk 
"Sonicpraise" by Sonicflood
"The Last Street Preacha" by T-Bone
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

"Oxygen" by Avalon
"Declaration" by Steven Curtis Chapman
"Talk About It" by Nicole C. Mullen
"Worship" by Michael W. Smith
"CeCe Winans" by CeCe Winans 
Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album

"God Is Love: The Gospel Sessions" by Ann-Margret & The Jordanaires, The Light Crust Doughboys With James Blackwood
"Bill & Gloria Gaither Present A Billy Graham Music Homecoming" by Bill & Gloria Gaither And The Homecoming Friends 
"Two Old Friends" by Merle Haggard & Albert E. Brumley, Jr.
"From The Heart" by The Oak Ridge Boys
"Inspirational Journey" by Randy Travis
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album

"Spirit Of The Century" by The Blind Boys Of Alabama 
"Hymns" by Shirley Caesar
"Not Guilty...The Experience" by John P. Kee And The New Life Community Choir
"Show Up & Show Out" by Dottie Peoples
"Persuaded - Live In DC" by Richard Smallwood With Vision
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album

"The Experience" by Yolanda Adams 
"Live In Concert" by Kim Burrell
"In Case You Missed It ... And Then Some" by Fred Hammond
"Still Tramaine" by Tramaine Hawkins
"Melodies Of My Heart" by Angie Winans
Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album

"All About Him (Jesus)" by Patrina Smith, choir director (O'Landa Draper's Associates)
"Calling On You" by Percy Gray Jr., William Hamilton & Felicia Welch, choir directors (Chicago Mass Choir)
"Light Of The World" by Carol Cymbala, choir director (The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir)
"Love Is Live!" by Hezekiah Walker, choir director (Hezekiah Walker & LFT Church Choir) 
"The Storm Is Over" by Steve Lawrence, choir director (Bishop T.D. Jakes & The Potter's House Mass Choir)
Latin
Best Latin Pop Album

"Simplemente" by Chayanne
"Azul" by Cristian
"La Musica De Baldemar Huerta" by Freddy Fender 
"Abrázame Muy Fuerte" by Juan Gabriel
"Mí Corazón" by Jaci Velásquez
Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album

"Gozo Poderoso" by Aterciopelados
"Proxima Estacion: Esperanza" by Manu Chao
"Cuando La Sangre Galopa" by Jaguares
"Fijate Bien" by Juanes
"Embrace The Chaos" by Ozomatli 
Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album

"Chanchullo" by Rubén González
"Canto" by Los Super Seven
"La Charanga Eterna" by Orquesta Aragon
"Las Flores De La Vida" by Compay Segundo
"Dejame Entrar" by Carlos Vives 
Best Salsa Album

"Encore" by Robert Blades 
"Doble Play" by Oscar D'Leon y Wladimir
"Por Tu Placer" by Frankie Negron
"En Otra Onda" by Tito Nieves
"Intenso" by Gilberto Santa Rosa
Best Merengue Album

"Haciendo Travesuras" by Chico Malo
"8" by Gisselle
"Grupomania 2050" by Grupo Mania
"Yo Soy Toño" by Toño Rosario
"Yo Por Tí" by Olga Tañón 
Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album

"Lo Mejor De Nosotros" by Pepe Aguilar
"En Vivo...El Hombre Y Su Musica" by Ramón Ayala y Sus Bravos Del Norte 
"Más Con El Número Uno" by Vicente Fernández
"Muevete Muevete Mas" by Grupo Atrapado
"Contigo" by La Mafia
"Sangre Caliente" by Los Terribles Del Norte
Best Tejano Album

"20/20 MMXX Twenty-Viente" by David Lee Garza y Los Musicales
"Retro-Momentos" by Leonard Gonzales y Los Magnificos
"Obsesion" by Los Palominos
"Lo Dice Tu Mirada" by Emilio Navaira
"Nadie Como Tu" by Solido 
Blues
Best Contemporary Blues Album

"Creole Moon" by Dr. John
"Sweet Tea" by Buddy Guy
"Matriarch Of The Blues" by Etta James
"The Door" by Keb Mo'
"Nothing Personal" by Delbert McClinton 
Best Traditional Blues Album

"Richland Woman Blues" by Maria Muldaur (& Various Artists)
"Here And Now" by Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm
"Memphis Blood: The Sun Sessions" by James Blood Ulmer
"Hellhound On My Trail: The Songs Of Robert Johnson" by (Various Artists) John Snyder, producer
"Do You Get The Blues?" by Jimmie Vaughan 
"Smokin' Joint" by Kim Wilson
Folk
Best Contemporary Folk Album

"Love And Theft" by Bob Dylan 
"Buddy & Julie Miller" by Buddy & Julie Miller
"Poet: A Tribute To Townes Van Zandt" by (Various Artists) Freddy Fletcher & Eric Paul, producers
"Time (The Revelator)" by Gillian Welch
"Essence" by Lucinda Williams
Best Traditional Folk Album

"Looking Back Tomorrow: BeauSoleil Live!" by BeauSoleil
"Hamilton Ironworks" by John Hartford
"Treasures From The Folk Den" by Roger McGuinn (& Various Artists)
"Avalon Blues - A Tribute To The Music Of Mississippi" John Hurt by (Various Artists) Peter Case, producer
"Down From The Mountain" by (Various Artists) T Bone Burnett, producer 
Native American
Best Native American Music Album

"Life Goes On - Hand Drum & Round Dance Songs" by Black Eagle
"Weasel Tail's Dream - The Tradition Continues" by Black Lodge Singers
"Rockin' The Rez" by Northern Cree
"Bless The People - Harmonized Peyote Songs" by Verdell Primeaux & Johnny Mike 
"Gathering Of Nations 2000: Millenium Celebration - Vol. 1" by (Various Northern Drums) Tom Bee & Douglas Spotted Eagle, producers
"Change Of Life - Oklahoma Pow-Wow Songs" by Young Bird
Reggae
Best Reggae Album

"Music Is Life" by Beres Hammond
"A New Day" by Luciano
"Halfway Tree" by Damian Marley 
"Many More Roads" by Ky-Mani Marley
"Island Warriors" by (Various Artists) Ronnie Esteban, Lawrence Yurong & Roni Yurong, producers
World Music
Best World Music Album

"Volume 3: Further In Time" by Afro Celt Sound System
"S‹o Vicente" by Cesaria Evora
"Gil & Milton" by Gilberto Gil & Milton Nascimento
"Saturday Night In Bombay - Remember Shakti" by John McLaughlin (And Various Artists)
"Full Circle/Carnegie Hall 2000" by Ravi Shankar 
Polka
Best Polka Album

"Live And Kickin'" by Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones
"Kick-Ass Polkas" by Brave Combo
"Lenny Live" by Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push
"Happy Times" by Walter Ostanek And His Band
"Gone Polka" by Jimmy Sturr 
Children's Music
Best Musical Album For Children

"All Wound Up! A Family Music Party" by Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer With Brave Combo
"Big Wide Grin" by Keb' Mo'
"Elmo And The Orchestra" by (Sesame Street Characters) Ed Mitchell, producer 
"inFINity" by Trout Fishing In America
"Little House Of Music Level 1 Package" by Georgia S. Lucking (with Various Artists)
Spoken
Best Spoken Word Album for Children

"Dr. Seuss - How The Grinch Stole Christmas! -CD Read-Along" by (Various Artists) Corey Burton, narrator
"Mama Don't Allow" by Tom Chapin 
"Oscar Wilde: The Selfish Giant & The Nightingale And The Rose" by Vanessa Redgrave & Stephen Fry
"A Series of Unfortunate Events - Book 1: The Bad Beginning (Lemony Snicket)" by Tim Curry
"Timeless Tales And Music Of Our Time" by Dr. Ruth Westheimer
Best Spoken Word Album

"An Hour Before Daylight (Jimmy Carter)" by Jimmy Carter
"Lake Wobegon Summer 1956 (Garrison Keillor)" by Garrison Keillor
"Letters From The Earth - Uncensored Writings By Mark Twain" by Carl Reiner
"Q: The Autobiography Of Quincy Jones (Quincy Jones)" by Quincy Jones 
"War Letters - Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars, (Edited by Andrew Carroll)" by (Various Artists including Rob Lowe, Noah Wyle, Joan Allen, Tom Brokaw & Harry Smith, narrator); Karen Frillman, producer
Best Spoken Comedy Album

"The Bride Of Firesign" by The Firesign Theatre
"I'm The One That I Want" by Margaret Cho
"Live At Carnegie Hall" by Ray Romano
"Napalm & Sillyputty" by George Carlin 
"The Queens Of Comedy (Spoken Tracks Only)" by Miss Laura Hayes, Adele Givens, Sommore & Mo'Nique
Musical Show
Best Musical Show Album

"The Full Monty - The Broadway Musical" by Billy Straus, David Yazbek & Ted Sperling, producers; David Yazbek, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
"Mamma Mia! The Musical" by Nicholas Gilpin & Martin Koch, producers; Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus, composers & lyricists (Original Cast)
"The Producers" by Hugh Fordin, producer; Mel Brooks, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick) 
"Seussical The Musical" by Phil Ramone, producer; Stephen Flaherty, composer; Lynn Aherns & Dr. Seuss, lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Including Kevin Chamberlin)
"Sweeney Todd: Live At The New York" by Philharmonic Tommy Krasker & Lawrence L. Rock, producers; Stephen Sondheim, composer & lyricist (Patti Lupone, George Hearn & Others)
Motion Picture
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

"Bridget Jones's Diary" by (Various Artists) Nick Angel & Kathy Nelson, producers
"Moulin Rouge!" by (Various Artists) Baz Luhrmann, Anton Monsted & Marius DeVries, producers
"O Brother, Where Art Thou?" by (Various Artists) T Bone Burnett, producer 
"Shrek" by (Various Artists) Michael Ostin & Marylata E. Jacob, producers
"The Sopranos: Peppers & Eggs" by (Various Artists) David Chase & Martin Bruestle, producers
Best Score Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

"A. I. Artificial Intelligence" by John Williams, composer (John Williams)
"Chocolat" by Rachel Portman, composer (Rachel Portman)
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" by Tan Dun, composer (Tan Dun) 
"Men Of Honor" by Mark Isham, composer (Mark Isham)
"Planet Of The Apes" by Danny Elfman, composer (Danny Elfman)
"Traffic" by Cliff Martinez, composer (Cliff Martinez)
Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

"Boss Of Me (From Malcolm In The Middle)" by John Flansburgh & John Linnel, songwriters (They Might Be Giants) 
"A Love Before Time (From Crouching Tiger,Hidden Dragon)" by Jorge Calandrelli, Tan Dun & James Schamus, songwriters (CoCo Lee)
"My Funny Friend And Me (From The Emperor's New Groove)" by David Hartley & Sting, songwriters (Sting)
"There You'll Be (From Pearl Harbor)" by Diane Warren, songwriter (Faith Hill)
"Win (From Men Of Honor)" by Brandon Barnes & Brian McKnight, songwriters (Brian McKnight)
Instrumental
Best Instrumental Composition

"Cast Away (End Credits)" by Alan Silvestri, composer 
"Communion" by John Patitucci, composer
"The Eternal Vow" by Tan Dun, composer
"Oren (Pray)" by Gonzalo Rubalcaba, composer
"Theme From "Blonde"" by Patrick Williams, composer
Best Instrumental Arrangement

"Claude Debussy "Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum" From Children's Corner" by Béla Fleck & Edgar Meyer, arrangers (Béla Fleck With Joshua Bell & Gary Hoffmann) 
"En La Orilla Del Mundo (At The Edge Of The World)" by Gonzalo Rubalcaba, arranger (Charlie Haden)
"Scheherazade Fantasy" by Lalo Schifrin, arranger (Lalo Schifrin)
"Soul Bossa Nova" by George S. Clinton & Quincy Jones, arrangers (George S. Clinton)
"Take The "A" Train" by Bob Florence, arranger (Bob Florence & The SWR Big Band)
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)

"Ligeti: Piano Concerto" by Reinbert de Leeuw; Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano (Asko Ensemble)
"Rouse: Concert De Gaudí/Tan Dun: Con. For Guitar And Orch. (Yi2)" by Muhai Tang; Sharon Isbin, guitar (Gulbenkian Orch.)
"Schoenberg: Piano Concerto, Etc./Berg: Sonata, Op. 1/Webern: Variations, Op. 27" by Pierre Boulez; Mitsuko Uchida, piano (The Cleveland Orch.)
"Schuman: Violin Concerto" by José Serebrier; Philip Quint, violin (Bournemouth Sym. Orch.)
"Strauss Wind Concertos (Horn Concerto; Oboe Concerto, Etc.)" by Daniel Barenboim, piano/conductor; Dale Clevenger, horn; Larry Combs, clarinet; Alex Klein, oboe; David McGill, bassoon (Chicago Sym. Orch.) 
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)

"Alkan: Sym. For Solo Piano; Souvenirs: Trois" by Morceaux Dans Le Genre Pathétique Marc-André Hamelin, piano
"Britten Cello Suites (1 - 3)" by Truls Mork, cello 
"Glazunov: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 1" by Duane Hulbert, piano
"Liszt: Sonata, Ballades And Polonaises" by Stephen Hough, piano
"Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6; Concert" by Sans Orch. Maurizio Pollini, piano
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

"Drops Of Jupiter" by Paul Buckmaster, arranger (Train) 
"Easy Living" by Kurt Elling & Laurence Hobgood, arrangers (Kurt Elling)
"Fascinating Rhythm" by Billy Childs, arranger (Dianne Reeves)
"Love Letters" by Claus Ogerman, arranger (Diana Krall)
"You're My Thrill" by Johnny Mandel, arranger (Shirley Horn)