Kanye West leads the list of Grammy Award nominees for 2008 with 8 nominations. Here is the complete list of nominees for categories 1-10
General FieldCategory 1 - Record Of The Year
(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)
• Irreplaceable
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles, S. Smith & Stargate, producers; Jim Caruana, Jason Goldstein &
Geoff Rice, engineers/mixers
Track from: B'Day
[Sony Urban Music/Columbia/Music World Productions]
• The Pretender
Foo Fighters
Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers
[Roswell/RCA Records]
• Umbrella
Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
Kuk Harrell & C. "Tricky" Stewart, producers; Kuk Harrell & Manny Marroquin,
engineers/mixers
Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
[Def Jam]
• What Goes AroundÖComes Around
Justin Timberlake
Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass &
Timbaland, engineers/mixers
[Jive/Zomba]
• Rehab
Amy Winehouse
Mark Ronson, producer; Tom Elmhirst, engineer/mixer
Track from: Back To Black
[Universal Republic Records]
General Field
Category 2 - Album Of The Year
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.)
• Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Foo Fighters
Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers; Brian
Gardner, mastering engineer
[Roswell/RCA Records]
• These Days
Vince Gill
John Anderson, Guy Clarke, Rodney Crowell, Diana Krall & The Del McCoury Band,
featured artists; Vince Gill, John Hobbs & Justin Niebank, producers; Neal
Cappellino & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer
[MCA Nashville]
• River: The Joni Letters
Herbie Hancock
Leonard Cohen, Norah Jones, Joni Mitchell, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza &
Tina Turner, featured artists; Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, producers; Helik
Hadar, engineer/mixer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer
[Verve]
• Graduation
Kanye West
Dwele, Lil Wayne, Mos Def & T-Pain, featured artists; Warryn "Baby Dubb"
Campbell, Eric Hudson, Brian "Allday" Miller, Nottz, Patrick "Plain Pat"
Reynolds, Gee Roberson, Toomp & Kanye West, producers; Bruce Beuchner, Andrew
Dawson, Mike Dean, Anthony Kilhoffer, Greg Koller, Manny Marroquin, Nottz Raw,
Tony Rey, Seiji Sekine, Paul Sheehy & D. Sloan, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller,
mastering engineer
[Roc-A-Fella Records]
• Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
Mark Ronson & Salaamremi, producers; Tom Elmhirst, Gary Noble & Franklin
Socorro, engineers/mixers; Mark Ronson, mastering engineer
[Universal Republic Records]
General Field
Category 3 - Song Of The Year
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• Before He Cheats
Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
Track from: Some Hearts
[19 Recordings/Arista Nashville; Publishers: That Little House Music, Mighty Underdog Music/Sony/ATV Cross Keys]
• Hey There Delilah
Tom Higgenson, songwriter (Plain White T's)
Track from: Every Second Counts
[Hollywood Records/Fearless Records; Publisher: So Happy Publishing]
• Like A Star
Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriter (Corinne Bailey Rae)
Track from: Corinne Bailey Rae
[Capitol Records; Publisher: Global Talent Publishing]
• Rehab
Amy Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse)
Track from: Back To Black
[Universal Republic Records; Publisher: EMI Music Publishing]
• Umbrella
Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius "Dream" Nash & Christopher Stewart,
songwriters (Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z)
Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
[Def Jam]
General Field
Category 4 - Best New Artist
(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.)
• Feist
• Ledisi
• Paramore
• Taylor Swift
• Amy Winehouse
Field 1 - Pop
Category 5 - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Candyman
Christina Aguilera
[RCA Records]
• 1234
Feist
Track from: The Reminder
[Cherry Tree / Interscope Records]
• Big Girls Don't Cry
Fergie
Track from: The Dutchess
[A&M Records]
• Say It Right
Nelly Furtado
Track from: Loose
[Geffen]
• Rehab
Amy Winehouse
Track from: Back To Black
[Universal Republic Records]
Field 1 - Pop
Category 6 - Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Everything
Michael Bublé
Track from: Call Me Irresponsible
[143 Records/Reprise]
• Belief
John Mayer
Track from: The Village Sessions
[Columbia/Aware]
• Dance Tonight
Paul McCartney
Track from: Memory Almost Full
[MPL/Hear Music]
• Amazing
Seal
[Warner Bros.]
• What Goes Around...Comes Around
Justin Timberlake
[Jive]
Field 1 - Pop
Category 7 - Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• (You Want To) Make A Memory
Bon Jovi
Track from: Lost Highway
[Island/Mercury]
• Home
Daughtry
[RCA Records/19 Recordings]
• Makes Me Wonder
Maroon 5
Track from: It Won't Be Soon Before Long
[Octone/A&M Records]
• Hey There Delilah
Plain White T's
Track from: Every Second Counts
[Hollywood Records]
• Window In The Skies
U2
Track from: U218 - Singles
[Interscope Records]
Field 1 - Pop
Category 8 - Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Steppin' Out
Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera
Track from: Duets: An American Classic
[Columbia]
• Beautiful Liar
Beyoncé & Shakira
Track from: B'Day (Deluxe Edition)
[Columbia/Sony Urban]
• Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
[Rounder Records]
• The Sweet Escape
Gwen Stefani & Akon
Track from: The Sweet Escape
[Interscope Records]
• Give It To Me
Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake
Track from: Timbaland Presents: Shock Value
[Mosley/Blackground/Interscope Records]
Field 1 - Pop
Category 9 - Best Pop Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Off The Grid
Beastie Boys
Track from: The Mix-Up
[Capitol Records]
• Paris Sunrise #7
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Track from: Lifeline
[Virgin Records]
• Over The Rainbow
Dave Koz
Track from: At The Movies
[Capitol Records]
• One Week Last Summer
Joni Mitchell
Track from: Shine
[Hear Music]
• Simple Pleasures
Spyro Gyra
Track from: Good To Go-Go
[Heads Up International]
Field 1 - Pop
Category 10 - Best Pop Instrumental Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
• The Mix-Up
Beastie Boys
[Capitol Records]
• Italia
Chris Botti
[Columbia]
• At The Movies
Dave Koz
[Capitol/EMI]
• Good To Go-Go
Spyro Gyra
[Heads Up International]
• Roundtrip
Kirk Whalum
[Rendezvous Entertainment]
