Grammy Nominees 2007

Next Sunday the Grammy Awards will be telecasted. Who do you think will win? Who do you want to win? I've heard the Police are going to kick the show off with a re-union, so I guess all those rumors of them getting back together this year are true. Unfortunately I have to work again this Sunday and close so I won't get home till the show is half over with, which means I will miss the Police.

Highlighted names are who I want to win. If there is no highlighted in a catergory means I have no preference. It's kind of surprising that the Dixie Chicks were put into country catergories, after the country genre pretty much black balled them. And since their new cd is nowhere near country.

RECORD OF THE YEAR

Be Without You, Mary J. Blige
You're Beautiful, James Blunt
Not Ready To Make Nice, Dixie Chicks
Crazy, Gnarls Barkley
Put Your Records On, Corinne Bailey Rae


ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Taking The Long Way, Dixie Chicks
St. Elsewhere, Gnarls Barkley
Continuum John Mayer
Stadium Arcadium Red Hot Chili Peppers
FutureSex/LoveSounds, Justin Timberlake




SONG OF THE YEAR (nominated songwriters)

Be Without You, Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox and Jason Perry
Jesus Take the Wheel, Brett James, Hillary Lindsey and Gordie Sampson
Not Ready to Make Nice, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison and Dan Wilson
Put Your Records On, John Beck, Steve Chrisanthou and Corinne Bailey Rae
You're Beautiful, James Blunt, Amanda Ghost and Sacha Skarbek




BEST NEW ARTIST
James Blunt
Chris Brown
Imogen Heap
Corinne Bailey Rae
Carrie Underwood



BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE

Mary J. Blige, Be Without You
Beyonce, Ring the Alarm
Mariah Carey, Don't Forget About Us
Natalie Cole, Day Dreaming
Indie Arie, I Am Not My Hair


BEST R&B ALBUM


The Breakthrough, Mary J. Blige
Unpredictable, Jamie Foxx
Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship
3121, Prince
Coming Home, Lionel Richie



BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL

The Black Eyed Peas, My Humps
Death Cab For Cutie, I Will Follow You Into The Dark
The Fray, Over My Head (Cable Car)
Keane, Is It Any Wonder?
Pussycat Dolls, Stickwitu



BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM

Back To Basics, Christina Aguilera
Back To Bedlam, James Blunt
The River In Reverse, Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint
Continuum, John Mayer
FutureSex/LoveSounds, Justin Timberlake


BEST ROCK ALBUM


Try!, John Mayer Trio
Highway Companion, Tom Petty
Broken Boy Soldiers, Raconteurs
Stadium Arcadium, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Living With War, Neil Young



BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL

Coldplay, Talk
The Fray, How To Save a Life
The Raconteurs, Steady as She Goes
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dani California
U2 & Green Day, The Saints Are Coming


BEST ROCK SOLO VOCAL PERFORMANCE

Beck, Nausea
Bob Dylan, Someday Baby
John Mayer, Route 66
Tom Petty, Saving Grace
Neil Young, Lookin' for A Leader



BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE

We Run This, Mary J. Blige
Touch It, Busta Rhymes
Kick, Push, Lupe Fiasco
Undeniable, Mos Def
What You Know, T.I.




BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION

Smack That, Akon featuring Eminem
Deju Vu, Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z
Smack That, Eminem featuring Nate Dogg
Unpredictable, Jamie Foxx featuring Ludacris
My Love, Justin Timberlake featuring T.I.




BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Taking The Long Way, Dixie Chicks
Like Red On A Rose, Alan Jackson,
The Road To Here, Little Big Town
You Don't Know Me: The Songs Of Cindy Walker, Willie Nelson
Your Man, Josh Turner



BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP


Dixie Chicks, Not Ready to Make Nice
Duhk, Heaven's My Home
Little Big Town, Boondocks
Rascal Flatts, What Hurts The Most
Wreckers, Leave the Pieces


BEST COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS

Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles, Who Says You Can't Go Home
Solomon Burke & Dolly Parton, Tomorrow Is Forever
Kenny Rogers & Don Henley, Calling Me
Rhonda Vincent & Bobby Osborne, Midnight Angel
Trisha Yearwood & Garth Brooks, Love Will Always Win


BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE

Yolanda Adams, Victory
Israel & New Breed, Not Forgotten
Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers, The Blessing Of Abraham
Chris Tomlin, Made To Worship
Tye Tribbett & G.A., Victory