Nominees for Grammy Awards of 2007

This page lists the nominees for the Grammy Awards of 2007.

The winner of each category is shown in bold text.

=General Field=

=Record of the Year=

*"Be Without You" - Mary J. Blige
*"You're Beautiful" - James Blunt
*"Not Ready to Make Nice" - Dixie Chicks
*"Crazy" - Gnarls Barkley
*"Put Your Records On" - Corinne Bailey Rae

=Album of the Year=

*"Taking The Long Way" - Dixie Chicks
*"St. Elsewhere" - Gnarls Barkley
*"Continuum" - John Mayer"
*"Stadium Arcadium" - Red Hot Chili Peppers"
*"FutureSex/LoveSounds" - Justin Timberlake

=Song of the Year=

(Please note: As this is a songwriter's award, the songwriters are the proper recipients. The artist's name appears in parentheses for identification only.)

*"Be Without You" - Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry (Mary J. Blige)
*"Jesus, Take the Wheel" - Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson (Carrie Underwood)
*"Not Ready To Make Nice" - Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison & Dan Wilson (Dixie Chicks)
*"Put Your Records On" - John Beck, Steve Chrisanthou & Corinne Bailey Rae (Corinne Bailey Rae)
*"You're Beautiful" - James Blunt, Amanda Ghost & Sacha Skarbek (James Blunt)

Best New Artist

*James Blunt
*Chris Brown
*Imogen Heap
*Corinne Bailey Rae
*Carrie Underwood

=Pop=

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

*"Ain't No Other Man" - Christina Aguilera
*"Unwritten" - Natasha Bedingfield
*"You Can Close Your Eyes" - Sheryl Crow
*"Stupid Girls" - Pink
*"Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" - KT Tunstall

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

*"You're Beautiful" - James Blunt
*"Save Room" - John Legend
*"Waiting on the World to Change" - John Mayer
*"Jenny Wren" - Paul McCartney
*"Bad Day" - Daniel Powter

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

*"My Humps" - The Black Eyed Peas
*"I Will Follow You Into the Dark" - Death Cab for Cutie
*"Over My Head (Cable Car)" - The Fray
*"Is It Any Wonder?" - Keane
*"Stickwitu" - The Pussycat Dolls

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

*"For Once in My Life" - Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder
*"One" - Mary J. Blige & U2
*"Always on Your Side" - Sheryl Crow & Sting
*"Promiscuous" - Nelly Furtado & Timbaland
*"Hips Don't Lie" - Shakira & Wyclef Jean

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

*"Mornin'" - George Benson and Al Jarreau
*"Drifting" - Enya
*"Subterfuge" - Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
*"Song H" - Bruce Hornsby
*"My Favorite Things" - The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Best Pop Instrumental Album

*"New Beginnings" - Gerald Albright
*"Fire Wire" - Larry Carlton
*"X" - Fourplay
*"Fingerprints" - Peter Frampton
*"Wrapped in a Dream" - Spyro Gyra

Best Pop Vocal Album

*"Back to Basics" - Christina Aguilera
*"Back to Bedlam" - James Blunt
*"The River in Reverse" - Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint
*"Continuum" - John Mayer
*"FutureSex/LoveSounds" - Justin Timberlake

=Dance=

Best Dance Recording

*"Suffer Well" - Depeche Mode
*"Ooh La La" - Goldfrapp
*"Get Together" - Madonna
*"I'm with Stupid" - Pet Shop Boys
*"SexyBack" - Justin Timberlake and Timbaland

Best Electronic/Dance Album

*"Supernature" - Goldfrapp
*"Confessions on a Dance Floor" - Madonna
*"A Lively Mind" - Paul Oakenfold
*"Fundamental" - Pet Shop Boys
*"The Garden" - Zero 7

=Traditional Pop=

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

*' - Tony Bennett"'
*"Caught in the Act" - Michael Bublé
*"Wintersong" - Sarah McLachlan
*"Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook" - Bette Midler
*"Timeless Love" - Smokey Robinson

=Rock=

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

*"Nausea" - Beck
*"Someday Baby" - Bob Dylan
*"Route 66 " - John Mayer
*"Saving Grace" - Tom Petty
*"Lookin' for a Leader" - Neil Young

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

*"Talk" - Coldplay
*"Dani California" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
*"How to Save a Life" - The Fray
*"Steady, As She Goes" - The Raconteurs
*"The Saints Are Coming" - U2 and Green Day

Best Hard Rock Performance

*"Crazy Bitch" - Buckcherry
*"Every Day Is Exactly the Same" - Nine Inch Nails
*"Lonely Day" - System of a Down
*"Vicarious" - Tool
*"Woman" - Wolfmother

Best Metal Performance

*"Redneck" - Lamb of God
*"Colony of Birchmen" - Mastodon
*"Lies, Lies, Lies" - Ministry
*"Eyes of the Insane" - Slayer
*"30/30-150" - Stone Sour

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

*"Chun Li's Spinning Bird Kick" - Arctic Monkeys
*"The Wizard Turns On..." - The Flaming Lips
*"Black Hole Sun" - Peter Frampton
*"Castellorizon" - David Gilmour
*"Super Colossal" - Joe Satriani

Best Rock Song

(Please note: As this is a songwriter's award, the songwriters are the proper recipients. The artist's name appears in parentheses for identification only.)

*"Chasing cars" - Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Jonny Quinn, Tom Simpson & Paul Wilson (Snow Patrol)
*"Dani California" - Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
*"Lookin' for a Leader" - Neil Young (Neil Young)
*"Someday Baby" - Bob Dylan (Bob Dylan)
*"When You Were Young" - Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer & Ronnie Vannucci (The Killers)

Best Rock Album

*"Try!" - John Mayer Trio
*"Highway Companion" - Tom Petty
*"Broken Boy Soldiers" - The Raconteurs
*"Stadium Arcadium" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
*"Living with War" - Neil Young

=Alternative=

Best Alternative Music Album

*"Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not" - Arctic Monkeys
*"At War with the Mystics" - The Flaming Lips
*"St. Elsewhere" - Gnarls Barkley
*"Show Your Bones" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
*"The Eraser" - Thom Yorke

=R&B=

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

*"Ring the Alarm" - Beyoncé
*"Be Without You" - Mary J. Blige
*"Don't Forget About Us" - Mariah Carey
*"Day Dreaming" - Natalie Cole
*"I Am Not My Hair" - India.Arie

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

* "Heaven" - John Legend
*"So Sick" - Ne-Yo
*"Black Sweat" - Prince
*"I Call It Love" - Lionel Richie
*"Got You Home" - Luther Vandross

=Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals=

* "Breezin'" - George Benson & Al Jarreau
* "Love Changes" - Jamie Foxx Featuring Mary J. Blige
* "Everyday (Family Reunion)" - Chaka Khan, Gerald Levert, Yolanda Adams & Carl Thomas
* "Family Affair" - Sly & The Family Stone, John Legend, Joss Stone With Van Hunt
* "Beautiful, Loved And Blessed" - Prince & Támar

=Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance=

* "Christmas Time Is Here" - Anita Baker
* "God Bless The Child" - George Benson & Al Jarreau Featuring Jill Scott
* "I Found My Everything" - Mary J. Blige Featuring Raphael Saadiq
* "You Are So Beautiful" - Sam Moore Featuring Billy Preston, Zucchero, Eric Clapton & Robert Randolph
* "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" - The Temptations

=Best Urban/Alternative Performance=

* "Crazy" - Gnarls Barkley
* "That Heat" - Sergio Mendes Featuring Erykah Badu & Will.i.am
* "Mas Que Nada" - Sergio Mendes Featuring The Black Eyed Peas
* "Idlewild Blue (Don't Chu Worry 'Bout Me)" - Outkast
* "3121" - Prince

=Best R&B Song=

(Please note: As this is a songwriter's award, the songwriters are the proper recipients. The artist's name appears in parentheses for identification only.)

* "Be Without You" - Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry (Mary J. Blige)
* "Black Sweat" - Prince (Prince)
* "Deja Vu" - Shawn Carter, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, Makeba Riddick, Keli Nicole Price, Delisha Thomas & John Webb (Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z)
* "Don't Forget About Us" - Johnta Austin, Mariah Carey, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jermaine Dupri (Mariah Carey)
* "I Am Not My Hair" - Drew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders & India Arie Simpson, songwriters (India.Arie)

=Best R&B Album=

* "The Breakthrough" - Mary J. Blige
* "Unpredictable" - Jamie Foxx
* "" - India.Arie
* "3121" - Prince
* "Coming Home - Lionel Richie

=Best Contemporary R&B Album=

* "B'Day" - Beyoncé
* "Chris Brown" - Chris Brown
* "20 Y.O." - Janet Jackson
* "Kelis Was Here" - Kelis
* "In My Own Words" - Ne-Yo

=R

=Best Rap Solo Performance=

* "Touch It" - Busta Rhymes
* "We Run This" - Missy Elliott
* "Kick, Push" - Lupe Fiasco
* "Undeniable" - Mos Def
* "What You Know" - T.I.

=Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group=

* "Ridin" - Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone
* "Georgia" - Ludacris & Field Mob (Featuring Jamie Foxx)
* "Grillz" - Nelly Featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp
* "Mighty "O"" - Outkast
* "Don't Feel Right" - The Roots

=Best Rap/Sung Collaboration=

* "Smack That" - Akon Featuring Eminem
* "Deja Vu" - Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z
* "Shake That" - Eminem Featuring Nate Dogg
* "Unpredictable" - Jamie Foxx Featuring Ludacris
* "My Love" - Justin Timberlake Featuring T.I.

=Best Rap Song=

(Please note: As this is a songwriter's award, the songwriters are the proper recipients. The artist's name appears in parentheses for identification only.)

* "It's Goin' Down" - Chadron Moore & Jasiel Robinson (Yung Joc)
* "Kick, Push" - Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (Lupe Fiasco)
* "Money Maker" - Christopher Bridges & Pharrell (Ludacris Featuring Pharrell)
* "Ridin" - Anthony Henderson, Juan Carlos Salinas, Oscar Salinas & Hakeem Seriki (Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone)
* "What You Know" - Gabriel Arillo, Aldrian Davis & Clifford Harris (T.I.; sample writers Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson, Curtis Mayfield & Billy Roberts were listed but not included in the nomination.)

=Best Rap Album=

* "Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor" - Lupe Fiasco
* "Release Therapy" - Ludacris
* "In My Mind" - Pharrell
* "Game Theory" - The Roots
* "King" - T.I.

=Folk=

=Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album=

* "Le Cowboy Creole" - Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
* "King Cake" - Lisa Haley
* "" - Lost Bayou Ramblers
* "Blues De Musicien" - Pine Leaf Boys
* " Racines" - Racines
* "The La Louisianne Sessions" - Roddie Romero And The Hub City All-Stars
* "Live! Worldwide" - Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience

=Spoken Word=

Best Spoken Word Album for Children

*"Blah Blah Blah: Stories About Clams, Swamp Monsters, Pirates & Dogs" - Bill Harley
*"Christmas In The Trenches" - John McCutcheon
*"Disney's Little Einsteins Musical Missions (Various Artists)" - Ted Kryczko & Ed Mitchell, producers
*"Peter Pan" - Jim Dale
*"The Witches" - Lynn Redgrave

=Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)=

*"I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This!" - Bob Newhart
*"New Rules" — Polite Musings From A Timid Observer - Bill Maher
*"Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis" - Jimmy Carter (tie)
*"The Truth (with jokes)" - Al Franken
*"With Ossie And Ruby: In This Life Together" - Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee (tie)

Best Comedy Album (For comedy recordings, spoken or musical)

*"Blue Collar Comedy Tour — One For The Road" - Bill Engvall, Ron White, Jeff Foxworthy & Larry The Cable Guy
*"The Carnegie Hall Performance" - Lewis Black
*"Life Is Worth Losing" - George Carlin
*"Straight Outta Lynwood" - "Weird Al" Yankovic
*"You Can't Fix Stupid" - Ron White

=External links=
* [http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/49th_Show/list.aspx 49th Annual Grammy Nominee List]