Grammys 2005: West and the rest With no big theme dominating this year's nominations -- no "year of the woman" or overdue acknowledgement of the chart supremacy of hip-hop -- the big story of the 2004 Grammy Awards is the recognition of an extraordinary artist who happens to hail from Chicago.

Key categories for the 47th annual Grammy Awards, which will be handed out Feb. 13 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles:

Record of the Year
Awarded to the performer and producer of a single track
The nominees: "Let's Get It Started," Black Eyed Peas; "Here We Go Again," Ray Charles and Norah Jones; "American Idiot," Green Day; "Heaven," Los Lonely Boys; "Yeah!," Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris.


Album of the Year
The nominees: "Genius Loves Company," Ray Charles and various artists; "American Idiot," Green Day; "The Diary of Alicia Keys," Alicia Keys; "Confessions," Usher; "The College Dropout," Kanye West.

Song of the Year
Awarded to the songwriter
The nominees: "Daughters," John Mayer; "If I Ain't Got You," Alicia Keys; "Jesus Walks," Kanye West; "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim McGraw (Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman, songwriters); "The Reason," Hoobastank.

Best New Artist
The nominees: Los Lonely Boys; Maroon 5; Joss Stone; Kanye West; Gretchen Wilson.

Pop Vocal Album
The nominees: "Genius Loves Company," Ray Charles & various artists; "Feels Like Home," Norah Jones; "Afterglow," Sarah McLachlan; "Mind, Body & Soul," Joss Stone; "Brian Wilson Presents Smile," Brian Wilson.
Predicted winner: Charles, though he may split the historically minded vote with Wilson and open things up for easy-listening fans to continue showering love on the yawn-inducing Jones.

Dance Recording
The nominees: "Good Luck," Basement Jaxx featuring Lisa Kekaula; "Get Yourself High," the Chemical Brothers; "Slow," Kylie Minogue; "Comfortably Numb," Scissor Sisters; "Toxic," Britney Spears.

Rock Song
The nominees: "American Idiot," Green Day; "Fall to Pieces," Velvet Revolver; "Float On," Modest Mouse; "Somebody Told Me," the Killers; "Vertigo," U2.

Rock Album
The nominees: "The Delivery Man," Elvis Costello and the Imposters; "American Idiot," Green Day; "The Reason," Hoobastank; "Hot Fuss," the Killers; "Contraband," Velvet Revolver.

Alternative Music Album
The nominees: "Medulla," Bjork; "Franz Ferdinand," Franz Ferdinand; "Uh Huh Her," PJ Harvey; "Good News for People Who Love Bad News," Modest Mouse; "A Ghost Is Born," Wilco.

R&B Song
The nominees: "Burn," Usher; "Call My Name," Prince; "My Boo," Usher and Alicia Keys; "Yeah!," Usher; "You Don't Know My Name," Alicia Keys.

R&B Album
The nominees: "My Everything," Anita Baker; "I Can't Stop," Al Green; "The Diary of Alicia Keys," Alicia Keys; "Musicology," Prince; "Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds, Vol. 2," Jill Scott.

Rap Song
The nominees: "Drop It Like It's Hot," Snoop Dogg; "Hey Mama," Black Eyed Peas; "Jesus Walks," Kanye West; "Let's Get It Started," Black Eyed Peas; "99 Problems," Jay-Z.

Rap Album
The nominees: "To the 5 Boroughs," the Beastie Boys; "The Black Album," Jay-Z; "The Definition," LL Cool J; "Suit," Nelly; "The College Dropout," Kanye West.

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posted by ADMIN @ Sunday, February 06, 2005