47th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominee List (2005) ... *
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Category 1
Record Of The Year :
Let's get it started
The Black Eyed Peas
Track from: Elephunk
[A&M Records]
Here We Go Again
Ray Charles & Norah Jones
Track from: Genius Loves Company
[Concord Records/Hear Music]
American Idiot
Green Day
Track from: American Idiot
[Reprise Records]
Heaven
Los Lonely Boys
Track from: Los Lonely Boys
[Epic Records]
Yeah!
Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris
Track from: Confessions
[Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group]
Category 2
Album Of The Year
1)Genius Loves Company
Ray Charles & Various Artists
[Concord Records/Hear Music]
2)American Idiot
Green Day
[Reprise Records]
3)The Diary Of Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
[J Records]
4)Confessions
Usher
[Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group]
5)The College Dropout
Kanye West
[Roc-A-Fella Records]
Category 3
Song Of The Year
Daughters
John Mayer
Track from: Heavier Things
[Aware Records/Columbia; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes/Specific Harm Music.]
If I Ain't Got You
Alicia Keys
Track from: The Diary Of Alicia Keys
[J Records; Publishers: Lellow Productions/EMI Music Publishing.]
Jesus Walks
Kanye West
Track from: The College Dropout
[Roc-A-Fella Records; Publishers: Konman Entertainment/Gimme My Publishing Co./Hip Hop Since 1978 & Mapleshade Productions.]
Live Like You Were Dying
Tim McGraw
Track from: Live Like You Were Dying
[Curb Records; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/Big Loud Shirt.]
The Reason
Hoobastank
Track from: The Reason
[Island Records; Publisher: Spread Your Cheeks And Push Out The Music.]
Category 4
Best New Artist :
Los Lonely Boys
Maroon5
Joss Stone
Kanye West
Gretchen Wilson
Category 15
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Wonderwall
Ryan Adams
Track from: Love Is Hell
[Lost Highway Records]
The Revolution Starts Now
Steve Earle
Track from: The Revolution Starts...Now
[Artemis Records/E-Squared]
Breathe
Melissa Etheridge
Track from: Lucky
[Island Records]
Code Of Silence
Bruce Springsteen
Track from: The Essential Bruce Springsteen
[Columbia Records]
Metropolitan Glide
Tom Waits
[Anti]
Category 16
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Monkey To Man
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Track from: The Delivery Man
[Lost Highway Records]
Take Me Out
Franz Ferdinand
Track from: Franz Ferdinand
[Domino Recording Co.]
American Idiot
Green Day
Track from: American Idiot
[Reprise Records]
Somebody Told Me
The Killers
Track from: Hot Fuss
[Island Records]
Vertigo
U2
[Interscope Records]
Category 17
Best Hard Rock Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Megalomaniac
Incubus
Track from: A Crow Left Of The Murder
[Epic/Immortal]
Some Kind Of Monster
Metallica
Track from: Some Kind Of Monster
[Elektra Records]
Feelin' Way Too Damn Good
Nickelback
Track from: The Long Road
[Roadrunner Records]
Duality
Slipknot
Track from: Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
[Roadrunner Records]
Slither
Velvet Revolver
[RCA]
Category 20
Best Rock Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
American Idiot
Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day)
Track from: American Idiot
[Reprise Records; Publishers: WB Music Corp. & Green Daze Music.]
Fall To Pieces
Duff, Dave Kushner, Slash, Matt Sorum & Scott Weiland, songwriters (Velvet Revolver)
Track from: Contraband
[RCA; Publishers: Velvet Revolver Songs, Slash & Cash Publishing.]
Float On
Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci, Eric Judy & Benjamin Weikel, songwriters (Modest Mouse)
Track from: Good News For People Who Love Bad News
[Epic Records; Publishers: Ugly Casanova, Tschudi Music & The Best Dressed Chicken In Town.]
Somebody Told Me
Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer & Ronnie Vannucci, songwriters (The Killers)
Track from: Hot Fuss
[Island Records; Publisher: The Killers Publishing.]
Vertigo
Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen, songwriters (U2)
[Interscope Records; Publisher: Universal Polygram International Publishing.]
Category 21
Best Rock Album
(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)
The Delivery Man
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
[Lost Highway Records]
American Idiot
Green Day
[Reprise Records]
The Reason
Hoobastank
[Island Records]
Hot Fuss
The Killers
[Island Records]
Contraband
Velvet Revolver
[RCA Records]
Record Of The Year :
Let's get it started
The Black Eyed Peas
Track from: Elephunk
[A&M Records]
Here We Go Again
Ray Charles & Norah Jones
Track from: Genius Loves Company
[Concord Records/Hear Music]
American Idiot
Green Day
Track from: American Idiot
[Reprise Records]
Heaven
Los Lonely Boys
Track from: Los Lonely Boys
[Epic Records]
Yeah!
Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris
Track from: Confessions
[Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group]
Category 2
Album Of The Year
1)Genius Loves Company
Ray Charles & Various Artists
[Concord Records/Hear Music]
2)American Idiot
Green Day
[Reprise Records]
3)The Diary Of Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
[J Records]
4)Confessions
Usher
[Arista/LaFace/Zomba Label Group]
5)The College Dropout
Kanye West
[Roc-A-Fella Records]
Category 3
Song Of The Year
Daughters
John Mayer
Track from: Heavier Things
[Aware Records/Columbia; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes/Specific Harm Music.]
If I Ain't Got You
Alicia Keys
Track from: The Diary Of Alicia Keys
[J Records; Publishers: Lellow Productions/EMI Music Publishing.]
Jesus Walks
Kanye West
Track from: The College Dropout
[Roc-A-Fella Records; Publishers: Konman Entertainment/Gimme My Publishing Co./Hip Hop Since 1978 & Mapleshade Productions.]
Live Like You Were Dying
Tim McGraw
Track from: Live Like You Were Dying
[Curb Records; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/Big Loud Shirt.]
The Reason
Hoobastank
Track from: The Reason
[Island Records; Publisher: Spread Your Cheeks And Push Out The Music.]
Category 4
Best New Artist :
Los Lonely Boys
Maroon5
Joss Stone
Kanye West
Gretchen Wilson
Category 15
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Wonderwall
Ryan Adams
Track from: Love Is Hell
[Lost Highway Records]
The Revolution Starts Now
Steve Earle
Track from: The Revolution Starts...Now
[Artemis Records/E-Squared]
Breathe
Melissa Etheridge
Track from: Lucky
[Island Records]
Code Of Silence
Bruce Springsteen
Track from: The Essential Bruce Springsteen
[Columbia Records]
Metropolitan Glide
Tom Waits
[Anti]
Category 16
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Monkey To Man
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Track from: The Delivery Man
[Lost Highway Records]
Take Me Out
Franz Ferdinand
Track from: Franz Ferdinand
[Domino Recording Co.]
American Idiot
Green Day
Track from: American Idiot
[Reprise Records]
Somebody Told Me
The Killers
Track from: Hot Fuss
[Island Records]
Vertigo
U2
[Interscope Records]
Category 17
Best Hard Rock Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Megalomaniac
Incubus
Track from: A Crow Left Of The Murder
[Epic/Immortal]
Some Kind Of Monster
Metallica
Track from: Some Kind Of Monster
[Elektra Records]
Feelin' Way Too Damn Good
Nickelback
Track from: The Long Road
[Roadrunner Records]
Duality
Slipknot
Track from: Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
[Roadrunner Records]
Slither
Velvet Revolver
[RCA]
Category 20
Best Rock Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
American Idiot
Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day)
Track from: American Idiot
[Reprise Records; Publishers: WB Music Corp. & Green Daze Music.]
Fall To Pieces
Duff, Dave Kushner, Slash, Matt Sorum & Scott Weiland, songwriters (Velvet Revolver)
Track from: Contraband
[RCA; Publishers: Velvet Revolver Songs, Slash & Cash Publishing.]
Float On
Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci, Eric Judy & Benjamin Weikel, songwriters (Modest Mouse)
Track from: Good News For People Who Love Bad News
[Epic Records; Publishers: Ugly Casanova, Tschudi Music & The Best Dressed Chicken In Town.]
Somebody Told Me
Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer & Ronnie Vannucci, songwriters (The Killers)
Track from: Hot Fuss
[Island Records; Publisher: The Killers Publishing.]
Vertigo
Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen, songwriters (U2)
[Interscope Records; Publisher: Universal Polygram International Publishing.]
Category 21
Best Rock Album
(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)
The Delivery Man
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
[Lost Highway Records]
American Idiot
Green Day
[Reprise Records]
The Reason
Hoobastank
[Island Records]
Hot Fuss
The Killers
[Island Records]
Contraband
Velvet Revolver
[RCA Records]
