And the Grammy nominations are in!

[greysfang]

From RollingStone.com

Isn’t this exciting!? The nominees for the 2006 Grammy Awards have been announced … by Justin Timberlake among others. The so-called Big Four awards — Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist — contain mostly predictable nominees (get the full list here). Gnarls’ “Crazy” is justifiably nominated alongside Blunt’s “Beautiful,” among others, for Record of the Year; Gnarls Barkley, the Dixie Chicks, John Mayer, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Justin Timberlake are all nominated for Album of the Year; songs by James Blunt, Corinne Bailey Rae, the Dixies, Carrie Underwood and Mary J. Blige were all nominated for Song of the Year; those in line for Best New Artist of the Year include James Blunt, Chris Brown, Imogen Heap, Corinne Bailey Rae and Carrie Underwood.

Some surprisingly clued-in nominations include Death Cab for Cutie as Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group (let’s hope they kick the shit out of the also-nominated “My Humps”), Arctic Monkeys, Gnarls, Flaming Lips, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Thom Yorke as nominees for Best Alternative Album, and Best Rock Album nominees the Raconteurs, Tom Petty and Neil Young (alongside the Chili Peppers and an apparently hard-rocking John Mayer).

As usual however, the voting members of the Recording Academy found 108 categories weren’t enough to recognize some of the year’s best albums. Does anyone really think Justin Timberlake’s FutureSex/LoveSounds is a better album than Dylan’s Modern Times, which was NOT nominated for Album of the Year? Modern Times was instead nominated for Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album, and the song “Someday Baby” was nominated for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performances and Best Rock song. Unforgivable. Another glaring error in Grammy-related judgement — Cat Power’s career-defining The Greatest to name just one that’s really glaringly absent. It was too much to hope the Hold Steady would get some play here, but Chan Marshall?! Isn’t she just as good a candidate for the Next Norah Jones crown as Corinne Bailey Rae?Who else is missing from this list of nominees? And who shouldn’t have been nominated in the first place?

Full list of noms here http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/49th_Show/list.aspx

So who are your picks to win?

[moomies]

I'd just lose all respect for Grammys if Justin Timberlake won anything...

[LynnieD]

Don't see Clay Gayken here.....there might be hope for music yet!

[Mel1973]

Field 6 — R&B

Category 23

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Ring The Alarm
  Beyoncé
  Track from: B'Day
  [Sony Urban Music/Columbia]
• Be Without You
  Mary J. Blige
  Track from: The Breakthrough
  [Geffen Records]
• Don't Forget About Us
  Mariah Carey
  Track from: The Emancipation Of Mimi (Ultra Platinum Edition)
  [Island Records]
• Day Dreaming
  Natalie Cole
  Track from: Leavin'
  [Verve Records]
• I Am Not My Hair
  India.Arie
  Track from: Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship
  [Motown Records]

Ok, I may be wrong, but this is only one of two that I saw Beyonce up for - I hope she wins ZERO to add to her nine - egomaniacal bitch!

[greysfang]

And my picks are:

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

Be Without You - Mary J. Blige
Jesus, Take The Wheel - (Carrie Underwood)
Not Ready To Make Nice - (Dixie Chicks)
Put Your Records On - (Corinne Bailey Rae)
You're Beautiful -James Blunt

Best New Artist
James Blunt
Chris Brown
Imogen Heap
Corinne Bailey Rae
Carrie Underwood
None of these asses

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Ain't No Other Man- Christina Aguilera
Unwritten -Natasha Bedingfield
You Can Close Your Eyes -Sheryl Crow
Stupid Girls -Pink
Black Horse And The Cherry Tree -KT Tunstall

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
You're Beautiful -James Blunt
Save Room -John Legend
Waiting On The World To Change -John Mayer
Jenny Wren -Paul McCartney
Bad Day -Daniel Powter

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
My Humps -The Black Eyed Peas
I Will Follow You Into The Dark -Death Cab For Cutie
Over My Head (Cable Car) -The Fray
Is It Any Wonder? -Keane
Stickwitu -The Pussycat Dolls

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

For Once In My Life -Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder
One -Mary J. Blige & U2
Always On Your Side -Sheryl Crow & Sting
Promiscuous - Nelly Furtado & Timbaland
Hips Don't Lie -Shakira & Wyclef Jean

Best Dance Recording
Suffer Well - Depeche Mode
Ooh La La - Goldfrapp
Get Together - Madonna
I'm With Stupid - Pet Shop Boys
Sexy Back - Justin Timberlake & Timbaland


Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

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

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Talk -Coldplay
How To Save A Life -The Fray
Steady, As She Goes -The Raconteurs
Dani California -Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Saints Are Coming -U2 & Green Day


Best Hard Rock Performance
Crazy Bitch -Buckcherry
Every Day Is Exactly The Same -Nine Inch Nails
Lonely Day -System Of A Down
Vicarious -Tool
Woman -Wolfmother

Best Rock Song
Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol)
Dani California (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Lookin' For A Leader (Neil Young)
Someday Baby Bob Dylan
When You Were Young (The Killers)


Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Ring The Alarm -Beyoncé
Be Without You -Mary J. Blige
Don't Forget About Us -Mariah Carey
Day Dreaming -Natalie Cole
I Am Not My Hair -India.Arie

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Heaven -John Legend
So Sick -Ne-Yo
Black Sweat -Prince
I Call It Love -Lionel Richie
Got You Home -Luther Vandross

Best R&B Song

Be Without You (Mary J. Blige)
Black Sweat Prince, songwriter (Prince)
Deja Vu (Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z)
Don't Forget About Us(Mariah Carey)

I Am Not My Hair(India.Arie)

Best Rap Solo Performance
Touch It -Busta Rhymes
We Run This -Missy Elliott
Kick, Push =Lupe Fiasco
Undeniable -Mos Def
What You Know -T.I.

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
Ridin -Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone
Georgia -Ludacris & Field Mob (Featuring Jamie Foxx)
Grillz -Nelly Featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp
Mighty "O"-Outkast
Don't Feel Right -The Roots

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Smack That -Akon Featuring Eminem
Deja Vu -Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z
Shake That -Eminem Featuring Nate Dogg
Unpredictable -Jamie Foxx Featuring Ludacris
My Love -Justin Timberlake Featuring T.I.

Best Rap Song
It's Goin' Down (Yung Joc)
Kick, Push (Lupe Fiasco)
Money Maker (Ludacris Featuring Pharrell)
Ridin (Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone)
What You Know (T.I.)

Best Compilation Soundtrack
Brokeback Mountain Various Artists
Cars Various Artists
Grey's Anatomy — Volume 2 Various Artists
Little Miss Sunshine Various Artists
Walk The Line Joaquin Phoenix & Various Artists

Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

Can't Take It In (From The Chronicles Of Narnia - Imogen Heap)
I Need To Wake Up (From An Inconvenient Truth) Melissa Etheridge
Our Town (From Cars) Randy Newman, songwriter (James Taylor)
There's Nothing Like A Show On Broadway (From The Producers)
Mel Brooks, songwriter (Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick)
Travelin' Thru (From Transamerica) (Dolly Parton)

[moomies]

I'd really hate it but I have a feeling James Blunt might win a category or two...

[Laurent]

If Trousersnake wins for that shitty ass SexyBack song, they should rethink this Grammy thing.

[greysfang]

^^ I have to agree that Sexyback isn't all that smart, but it really is a kickass dance tune, as I discovered to my horror when I went out one night. Its a LOT of fun to dance to.

I despise James Blunt, I don't think I've actually talked to anyone who DOES like him. I think his popularity is all media hype.

[moomies]

I haven't gone clubbing for so long, I can't quite imagine dancing to SexyBack...it's a bit too scary for me to think about

[ANC]

Call me a dummy, but what is the difference between Best Record and Best Album? or Best Record and Best Song?

[greysfang]

Best Record - best individual song, award goes to the performer
Best Song - best individual song, award goes to the songwriter
Best album is the entire CD

[o0Amber0o]

Originally Posted by moomies

I'd really hate it but I have a feeling James Blunt might win a category or two...

Don't think like that!

[ANC]

Originally Posted by greysfang

Best Record - best individual song, award goes to the performer
Best Song - best individual song, award goes to the songwriter
Best album is the entire CD

Thanks!

Character count sucks!