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 (nominated songwriters) Be Without You, Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox and Jason Perry Jesus Take the Wheel, Brett James, Hillary Lindsey and Gordie Sampson Not Ready to Make Nice, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison and Dan Wilson Put Your Records On, John Beck, Steve Chrisanthou and Corinne Bailey Rae You're Beautiful, James Blunt, Amanda Ghost and Sacha Skarbek BEST NEW ARTIST James Blunt Chris Brown Imogen Heap Corinne Bailey Rae Carrie Underwood

BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE

Mary J. Blige, Be Without You
Beyonce, Ring the Alarm
Mariah Carey, Don’t Forget About Us
Natalie Cole, Day Dreaming
Indie Arie, I Am Not My Hair

BEST R&B ALBUM

The Breakthrough, Mary J. Blige
Unpredictable, Jamie Foxx
Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship
3121, Prince
Coming Home, Lionel Richie

BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A 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?
Pussycat Dolls, Stickwitu

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

BEST ROCK ALBUM

Try!, John Mayer Trio
Highway Companion, Tom Petty
Broken Boy Soldiers, Raconteurs
Stadium Arcadium, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Living With War, Neil Young

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL

Coldplay, Talk
The Fray, How To Save a Life
The Raconteurs, Steady as She Goes
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dani California
U2 & Green Day, The Saints Are Coming

BEST ROCK SOLO VOCAL PERFORMANCE

Beck, Nausea
Bob Dylan, Someday Baby
John Mayer, Route 66
Tom Petty, Saving Grace
Neil Young, Lookin’ for A Leader

BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE

We Run This, Mary J. Blige
Touch It, Busta Rhymes
Kick, Push, Lupe Fiasco
Undeniable, Mos Def
What You Know, T.I.

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION

Smack That, Akon featuring Eminem
Deju Vu, Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z
Smack That, Eminem featuring Nate Dogg
Unpredictable, Jamie Foxx featuring Ludacris
My Love, Justin Timberlake featuring T.I.

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Taking The Long Way, Dixie Chicks
Like Red On A Rose, Alan Jackson,
The Road To Here, Little Big Town
You Don’t Know Me: The Songs Of Cindy Walker, Willie Nelson
Your Man, Josh Turner

BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP

Dixie Chicks, Not Ready to Make Nice
Duhk, Heaven’s My Home
Little Big Town, Boondocks
Rascal Flatts, What Hurts The Most
Wreckers, Leave the Pieces

BEST COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS

Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles, Who Says You Can’t Go Home
Solomon Burke & Dolly Parton, Tomorrow Is Forever
Kenny Rogers & Don Henley, Calling Me
Rhonda Vincent & Bobby Osborne, Midnight Angel
Trisha Yearwood & Garth Brooks, Love Will Always Win

BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE

Yolanda Adams, Victory
Israel & New Breed, Not Forgotten
Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers, The Blessing Of Abraham
Chris Tomlin, Made To Worship
Tye Tribbett & G.A., Victory