Die Nomnierungen der 49. jährlichen Grammy Awards

Die Recording Academy hat heute die Nominierungen für die 49. jährlichen Grammy Awards bekannt gegeben. Für die Nominierungen zählt der Erscheinungszeitraum vom 01. Oktober 2005 bis zu 30. September 2006. Hier die wichtigsten Kategorien aus Sicht der Countrymusic:

Aufnahme des Jahres:

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

Album des Jahres:

"Taking The Long Way " von den Dixie Chicks
"St. Elsewhere" von Gnarls Barkley
"Continuum" von John Mayer
"Stadium Arcadium" von Red Hot Chili Peppers
"FutureSex/LoveSounds" von Justin Timberlake

Song des Jahres:

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

Newcomer des Jahres:

James Blunt
Chris Brown
Imogen Heap
Corinne Bailey Rae
Carrie Underwood

Beste Country-Sängerin:

Miranda Lambert mit "Kerosene"
Martina McBride mit "I Still Miss Someone"
LeAnn Rimes mit "Something's Gotta Give"
Carrie Unterwood mit "Jesus, Take The Wheel"
Gretchen Wilson mit "I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today"

Bester Country-Sänger:

Dierks Bentley mit " Every Mile A Memory"
Vince Gill mit " The Reason Why"
George Strait mit " The Seashores Of Old Mexico"
Josh Turner mit " Would You Go With Me"
Keith Urban mit " Once In A Lifetime"

Bestes Country-Duo / Beste Country-Gruppe:

Dixie Chicks mit " Not Ready To Make Nice"
The Duhks mit " Heaven's My Home"
Little Big Town mit " Boondocks"
Rascal Flatts mit " What Hurts The Most"
The Wreckers mit " Leave The Pieces"

Beste Country-Duett / -Zusammenarbeit:

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

Bestes Country Instrumentalstück:

"Jerusalem Ridge" von Casey Driessen
"Gameshow Rag/Cannonball Rag" von Tommy Emmanuel
"Whiskey Before Breakfast" von Bryan Sutton & Doc Watson
"The Eleventh Reel" von Chris Thile
"Nature Of The Beast" von Jim VanCleve

Bester Country Song:

"Every Mile A Memory" gesungen von  Dierks Bentley
"I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today" gesungen von Gretchen Wilson
"Jesus, Take The Wheel" gesungen von Carrie Underwood
"Like Red On A Rose" gesungen von Alan Jackson
"What Hurts The Most" gesungen von Rascal Flatts

Bestes Country Album:

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

Bestes Bluegrass Album:

"Long List Of Heartaches " von The Grascals
"Bluegrass " von Jim Lauderdale
"Instrumentals " von Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky Thunder
"Live At The Ryman " von Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives
" All American Bluegrass Girl " von Rhonda Vincent

Bestes Southern, Country oder Bluegrass Gospel Album:

"Kenny Bishop " von Kenny Bishop
"Give It Away " von Gaither Vocal Band
"Precious Memories " von Alan Jackson
"The Promised Land " von The Del McCoury Band
"Glory Train " von  Randy Travis

Bestes traditionelles Folk Album:

"I Stand Alone "  von Ramblin' Jack Elliott
"Gonna Let It Shine " von Odetta
"Adieu False Heart " von Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy
"We Shall Overcome — The Seeger Sessions " von Bruce Springsteen
"A Distant Land To Roam " von Ralph Stanley

 Bestes Folk / Americana Album:

"Solo Acoustic Vol. 1 " von Jackson Browne
"Black Cadillac " von Rosanne Cash
"Workbench Songs " von Guy Clark
"Modern Times " von Bob Dylan
"All The Roadrunning " von Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris

Bestes Soundtrack Compilation Album:

"Brokeback Mountain "
"Cars "
"Grey's Anatomy — Volume 2"
"Little Miss Sunshine"
"Walk The Line "

Bester Song aus einem Soundtrack:

"Can't Take It In" aus "The Chronicles Of Narnia — The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe" gesungen von  Imogen Heap
"I Need To Wake Up" aus "An Inconvenient Truth" gesungen von Melissa Etheridge
"Our Town" aus "Cars " gesungen von James Taylor
"There's Nothing Like A Show On Broadway" aus "The Producers" gesungen von Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick
"Travelin' Thru" aus "Transamerica " gesungen von Dolly Parton

Bestes Album Artwork:

"The Best Worst-Case Scenario"  Ryan Clark, art director (Fair)
"Personal File " Randall Martin, art director (Johnny Cash )
"Reprieve" Ani DiFranco & Brian Grunert, art directors (Ani DiFranco)
"10,000 Days" Adam Jones, art director (Tool) "Versions" Neal Ashby & Matthew Curry, art directors (Thievery Corporation)

Bester Album, Tontechnik, nicht-Klassik:

"Adieu False Heart" Gary Paczosa, engineer (Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy)
"At War With The Mystics" The Flaming Lips & Dave Fridmann, engineers (The Flaming Lips)
"Like Red On A Rose" Brandon Bell, Terry Christian & Gary Paczosa, engineers (Alan Jackson)
"The Phat Pack" Marcelo Penell, Dave Sharenow & Tommy Vicari, engineers (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
"Suitcase" Rik Pekkonen & John Porter, engineers (Keb' Mo')

Bester Produzent, nicht-Klassik:

Howard Benson für
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 für
Thunderbird (Cassandra Wilson) (A)
The True False Identity (T Bone Burnett) (A)
Walk The Line — Soundtrack (Joaquin Phoenix & Various Artists) (A)

Danger Mouse für
Pieces Of The People We Love (The Rapture) (T)
St. Elsewhere (Gnarls Barkley) (A)

Rick Rubin für
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 für
About You (Mary J. Blige Featuring Will.i.am) (T)
Big Girls Don't Cry (Fergie) (T)
Damn 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)

 Bester Musikvideo-Clip:

 "8th Of November"  (Big & Rich )
"When You Were Young" (The Killers)
"Here It Goes Again" (OK Go)
"Dani California" (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
"Writing On The Walls" (Underoath)