The Grammy nominees

The geezers like Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Aerosmith and even James Taylor remain omnipresent. There is still no way though that the 45th Grammy Awards will be of the geriatric sort because sharing the nominations with those veteran rock acts are some of the prettiest, sweetest sounding and talented females in the hit charts these days. Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Norah Jones, Vanessa Carlton, Avril Lavigne, Michelle Branch and even Kylie Minogue all got nominations.

Springsteen, Eminen, Ashanti, Norah Jones, Nelly and Avril Lavigne all got five nominations each. The trophies will be handed out at the Madison Square Garden in New York on Feb. 23. I do not know if we will get the show on local TV but the E Channel aired the Latin Grammys live so I am still hoping that like the Oscars, we will now be able to also watch the Grammys on real time.

The nominations in some categories:

Record of the Year: A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton; Without Me by Eminem; Don’t Know Why by Norah Jones; Dilemma by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland; How You Remind Me by Nickelback.

Album of the Year: Home by Dixie Chicks; The Eminem Show by Eminem; Come Away with Me by Norah; Nellyville by Nelly; The Rising by Bruce Springsteen.

Song of the Year: Complicated by Avril Lavigne; Don’t Know Why by Norah; The Rising by Springsteen; A Thousand Miles by Vanessa; Where Were You; When the World Stopped Turning by Alan Jackson.

New Artist: Ashanti, Michelle Branch; Norah Jones; Avril Lavigne; John Mayer.

Female Pop Vocal: Soak Up the Sun by Sheryl Crow; Don’t Know Why by Norah; Complicated by Avril Lavigne; Get the Party Started by Pink, Overprotected by Britney.

Male Pop Vocal: 7 Days by Craig David; Original Sin by Elton John; Your Body is a Wonderful by John Mayer; Fragile by Sting; October Road by James Taylor

Duo or Group Pop Vocal: Everyday by Bon Jovi; Girl All the Bad Guys Want by Bowling for Soup; Where are You Going by the Dave Matthews Band; Hey Baby by No Doubt; Girlfriend by ‘N Sync.

Pop Collaboration with Vocals: Dirrty by Christina Aguilera featuring Redman; Christmas Song by India, Arie & Stevie Wonder; What a Wonderful World by Tony Bennett and k.d lang; Better Than Anything by Natalie Cole & Diana Krall; It’s So Easy by Sheryl Crow & Don Henley; The Game of Love by Santana & Michelle Branch.

Pop Instrumental: Auld Lang Syne by B.B. King; Blackbird by Dave Koz & Jeff Koz; As It Is by Pat Metheny Group; 18 by Moby; Playing with Fire by Kirk Whalum.

Pop Instrumental Album: Just Chillin’ by Norman Brown; Paradise by Kenny G.; Ride by Boney James; The Power of Love by John Tesh, The Christmas Message by Kirk Whalum.

Dance Recording: Gotta Get Through This by Daniel Bedingfield; Days Go By by Dirty Vegas; Superstylin’ by Groove Armada; Love at First Sight by Kylie Minogue; Hella Good by Lionel Richie.

Pop Vocal Album: Come Away with Me by Norah Jones; Let Go by Avril Lavigne; Rock Steady by No Doubt; M!ssundaztood by Pink; Britney by Britney Spears.

Traditional Pop Vocal: Playing with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues by Tony Bennett; Michael Feinstein with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra by Michael Feinstein; Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers & Hammerstein by Bernadette Peters; It Had to Be You... the Great American Song Book by Rod Stewart; Christmas Memories by Barbra Streisand.

Female Rock Vocal: Steve McQueen by Sheryl Crow; The Weakness in Me by Melissa Etheridge; SK8ER BOI by Avril Lavigne; Gnawin’ On It by Bonnie Raitt; Alone by Susan Tedeschi.

Male Rock Vocal: Show Burn by David Bowie; 45 by Elvis Costello; The Barry Williams Show by Peter Gabriel; Darkness, Darkness by Robert Plant; The Rising by Springsteen.

Rock Vocal by Duo or Group: Girls of Summer by Aerosmith; In My Place by Coldplay; My Sacrifice by Creed; Hero by Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott; When I’m Gone by 3 Doord Down; Take Me As I Am by Tonie; Walk On by U2.

Hard Rock Performance: All My Life by Foo Fighters; I Stand Alone by Godsmack; Youth of the Nation by P.O.D.; No One Knows by Queens of the Stone Age; Aerials by System of a Down.

Metal Performance: Here to Say by Korn; Portrait by P.O.D.; My Plague by Slipknot; Get Inside by Stone Sour; Never Gonna Stop (The Red, Red Kroovy) by Rob Zombie.

Rock Instrumental Performance: Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia) by The Flaming Lips; Sco-Mule by Gov’t Mule; Apollo by Tony Levin; Starry Night by Joe Satriani; Love Theme from the Godfather by Slash.

Rock Song: All My Life by Foo Fighters; Hero by Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott; I Stand Alone by Godsmack; The Rising by Springsteen; When I’m Gone by 3 Doors Down.

Rock Album: When I Was Cruel by Elvis Costello; C’mon, C’mon by Sheryl Crow; Dreamland by Robert Plant; The Rising by Springsteen; Head on Straight by Tonie.

Alternative Music Album: Sea Change by Beck; Walking with Thee by Clinic; A Rush of Blood to the Head by Coldplay; Cruel Smile by Elvis Costello; Behind the Music by The Soundtrack of Our Lives.

More nominations on Monday.