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.