Grammy Award nominees for categories 31-40
Field 7 - RapCategory 31 - Best Rap Solo Performance
(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• The People
Common
Track from: Finding Forever
[Geffen]
• I Get Money
50 Cent
Track from: Curtis
[Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records]
• Show Me What You Got
Jay-Z
Track from: Kingdom Come
[Roc-A-Fella Records]
• Big Things Poppin' (Do It)
T.I.
[Grand Hustle/Atlantic]
• Stronger
Kanye West
Track from: Graduation
[Roc-A-Fella Records]
Field 7 - Rap
Category 32 - Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
(For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Southside
Common Featuring Kanye West
Track from: Finding Forever
[Geffen]
• Make It Rain
Fat Joe Featuring Lil Wayne
Track from: Me, Myself & I
[Terror Squad Entertainment]
• Party Like A Rockstar
Shop Boyz
Track from: Rockstar Mentality
[OnDeck/Universal Republic Records]
• Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)
UGK Featuring OutKast
[Jive]
• Better Than I've Ever Been
Kanye West, Nas & KRS-One
[Nike]
Field 7 - Rap
Category 33 - Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
(For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
• I Wanna Love You
Akon Featuring Snoop Dogg
Track from: Konvicted
[SRC/Universal Motown]
• Kiss, Kiss
Chris Brown & T-Pain
[Jive]
• Let It Go
Keyshia Cole Featuring Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim
Track from: Just Like You
[Geffen]
• Umbrella
Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
[Def Jam Recordings]
• Good Life
Kanye West Featuring T-Pain
Track from: Graduation
[Roc-A-Fella]
Field 7 - Rap
Category 34 - Best Rap Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• Ayo Technology
Nate (Danja) Hills, Curtis Jackson, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake,
songwriters (50 Cent Featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland)
Track from: Curtis
[Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records; Publishers: 50 Cent Music Publishing/Virginia Beach Music/Danjahandz Music/WB Music Corp./Tenman Tunes]
• Big Things Poppin' (Do It)
Clifford Harris & Byron Thomas, songwriters (T.I.)
[Grand Hustle/Atlantic; Publishers: Crown Club Publishing/Warner Chappell Music, Fresh Is The Word]
• Can't Tell Me Nothing
A. Davis & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West)
Track from: Graduation
[Roc-A-Fella; Publishers: Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978]
• Crank That (Soulja Boy)
Soulja Boy Tell'Em, songwriter (Soulja Boy Tell'Em)
[Collipark/Interscope Records]
• Good Life
A. Davis, F. Najm & K. West, songwriters (J. Ingram & Q. Jones, songwriters)
(Kanye West Featuring T-Pain)
Track from: Graduation
[Roc-A-Fella; Publishers: Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978, Warner-Tamerlane Punlishing, Yellow Brick Road Music/Eiseman Music]
Field 7 - Rap
Category 35 - Best Rap Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
• Finding Forever
Common
[Geffen]
• Kingdom Come
Jay-Z
[Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam Recordings]
• Hip Hop Is Dead
Nas
[Def Jam/Columbia/The Jones Experience]
• T.I. vs T.I.P.
T.I.
[Grand Hustle/Atlantic]
• Graduation
Kanye West
[Roc-A-Fella Records]
Field 8 - Country
Category 36 - Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Simple Love
Alison Krauss
Track from: A Hundred Miles Or More: A Collection
[Rounder]
• Famous In A Small Town
Miranda Lambert
Track from: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
[Columbia Nashville]
• Nothin' Better To Do
LeAnn Rimes
[Curb Records]
• Before He Cheats
Carrie Underwood
Track from: Some Hearts
[19 Recordings/Arista Nashville]
• Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love
Trisha Yearwood
[Big Machine Records]
Field 8 - Country
Category 37 - Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Long Trip Alone
Dierks Bentley
Track from: Long Trip Alone
[Capitol Records Nashville]
• A Woman's Love
Alan Jackson
Track from: Like Red On A Rose
[Arista Nashville]
• If You're Reading This
Tim McGraw
Track from: Let It Go
[Curb Records]
• Give It Away
George Strait
Track from: It Just Comes Natural
[MCA Nashville]
• Stupid Boy
Keith Urban
Track from: Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing
[Capitol Records Nashville]
Field 8 - Country
Category 38 - Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Proud Of The House We Built
Brooks & Dunn
[Arista Nashville]
• How Long
Eagles
[Eagles Recording Co. II]
• Moments
Emerson Drive
Track from: Countrified
[Midas Records, Inc.]
• Lucky Man
Montgomery Gentry
Track from: Some People Change
[Columbia Nashville]
• Sweet Memories
The Time Jumpers
Track from: Jumpin' Time
[Crosswind]
Field 8 - Country
Category 39 - Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Days Aren't Long Enough
Steve Earle & Allison Moorer
Track from: Washington Square Serenade
[New West Records]
• Because Of You
Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson
[MCA Nashville]
• I Need You
Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
Track from: Let It Go
[Curb Records]
• Lost Highway
Willie Nelson & Ray Price
Track from: Last Of The Breed
[Lost Highway Records]
• Oh Love
Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood
Track from: 5th Gear
[Arista Nashville]
Field 8 - Country
Category 40 - Best Country Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Little Monk
Russ Barenberg
Track from: When At Last
[Compass Records]
• Mucky The Duck
The Greencards
Track from: Viridian
[Dualtone Music Group]
• Throttleneck
Brad Paisley
Track from: 5th Gear
[Arista Nashville]
• Rawhide!
Andy Statman
Track from: East Flatbush Blues
[Shefa Records]
• Fidoodlin'
The Time Jumpers
Track from: Jumpin' Time
[Crosswind]
