Thursday December 7, 2006 the nominations for the 2007 Grammy Awards were announced. The awards will be presented February 11, 2007 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The ceremonies will be broadcast live on CBS Television at 8 p.m. EST. The nominees are voted on and winners selected by members of the Recording Academy.
The Grammy Awards give out over 100 different trophies. I have listed only the nominations in the General, Pop, and Rock categories. The nominees are:
General
Record of the Year
- Mary J. Blige - "Be Without You"
- James Blunt - "You're Beautiful"
- Dixie Chicks - "Not Ready to Make Nice"
- Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy"
- Corinne Bailey Rae - "Put Your Records On"
Album of the Year
- Dixie Chicks - Taking the Long Way
- Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
- John Mayer - Continuum
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium
- Justin Timberlake - FutureSex / LoveSounds
Song of the Year
- Mary J. Blige - "Be Without You"
- Carrie Underwood - "Jesus, Take the Wheel"
- Dixie Chicks - "Not Ready to Make Nice"
- Corinne Bailey Rae - "Put Your Records On"
- James Blunt - "You're Beautiful"
Best New Artist
- James Blunt
- Chris Brown
- Imogen Heap
- Corinne Bailey Rae
- Carrie Underwood
Pop
Best Female Pop Vocal
- Chrisina Aguilera - "Ain't No Other Man"
- Natasha Bedingfield - "Unwritten"
- Sheryl Crow - "You Can Close Your Eyes"
- Pink - "Stupid Girls"
- KT Tunstall - "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"
Best Male Pop Vocal
- James Blunt - "You're Beautiful"
- John Legend - "Save Room"
- John Mayer - "Waiting on the World to Change"
- Paul McCartney - "Jenny Wren"
- Daniel Powter - "Bad Day"
Best Pop Duo or Group With Vocal
- The Black Eyed Peas - "My Humps"
- Death Cab for Cutie - "I Will Follow You Into the Dark"
- The Fray - "Over My Head (Cable Car)"
- Keane - "Is It Any Wonder?"
- The Pussycat Dolls - "Stickwitu"
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
- Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder - "For Once in My Life"
- Mary J. Blige & U2 - "One"
- Sheryl Crow & Sting - "Always On Your Side"
- Nelly Furtado & Timbaland - "Promiscuous"
- Shakira & Wyclef Jean - "Hips Don't Lie"
Best Pop Instrumental
- George Benson (& Al Jarreau) - "Mornin'"
- Enya - "Drifting"
- Bela Fleck & the Flecktones - "Subterfuge"
- Bruce Hornsby - "Song H"
- The Brian Setzer Orchestra - "My Favorite Things"
Best Pop Instrumental Album
- Gerald Albright - New Beginnings
- Larry Carlton - Fire Wire
- Fourplay - X
- Peter Frampton - Fingerprints
- Spyro Gyra - Wrapped in a Dream
Best Pop Vocal Album
- Christina Aguilera - Back to Basics
- James Blunt - Back to Bedlam
- Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint - The River in Reverse
- John Mayer - Continuum
- Justin Timberlake - FutureSex / LoveSounds
