Tuesday, January 07, 2003
Album Chart: ‘8 Mile’ hangs on to No. 1 despite sales drop
The first week of the New Year brought with it a slump in sales, as all of the albums in the Top 10 experienced a single-week sales dip of about 50 to 60 percent.
The first week of the New Year brought with it a slump in sales, as all of the albums in the Top 10 experienced a single-week sales dip of about 50 to 60 percent.
Logging one-week sales of about 119,000 copies--down from about 313,000 the previous week--the “8 Mile” soundtrack narrowly manages to hang on to the top slot on the Billboard 200 album chart, according to industry sources. It is the album’s second consecutive week, and fifth overall, at No. 1.
Less than 1,000 copies behind is Norah Jones’ “Come Away with Me,” which, with a sales drop from about 218,000 copies to about 118,000, suffered the least bleeding among this week’s Top 10 entries.
Avril Lavigne’s “Let Go” continues to display its tenacity by spending its second consecutive week at No. 3, followed by the Dixie Chicks’ “Home,” which stays put at No. 4.
Christina Aguilera’s “Stripped” manages to pick up some ground despite sales that dropped from about 208,000 copies to about 95,000 copies; the album jumps three spots to No. 5.
Dropping one notch each are Jennifer Lopez’s “This Is Me ... Then,” down to No. 6, and Justin Timberlake’s “Justified” down to No. 7.
Shania Twain’s “Up!,” which dominated the chart’s top slot during its first five weeks of release, slides from No. 2 to No. 8 this week, followed by the late Aaliyah’s “I Care 4 U,” which is up one spot to No. 9.
Closing out the Top 10 is the “Now That’s What I Call Music! 11”; this hits compilation squeaks back into the Top 10 after dipping to No. 12 last week.
In addition to causing sales to flag, the mid-week New Year holiday kept labels from serving up any significant new releases, as evidenced by the lack of debuts on the forthcoming album chart.
SoundSpike Blog: Avril Lavigne, Dixie Chicks
Also: Radio sinks further. The Supersuckers rise again. New Oleander album. Frist is fine. John Tesh or Kenny G? Truth alerts.
Also: Radio sinks further. The Supersuckers rise again. New Oleander album. Frist is fine. John Tesh or Kenny G? Truth alerts.
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Ubiquitous Canadian Avril Lavigne has announced her first batch of 2003 U.S. tour dates, LiveDaily reports. Admit it: just reading her name makes that damn song run through your head, doesn’t it?
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The Dixie Chicks will sing the National Anthem at Super Bowl XXXVII, which takes place at San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium on Jan. 26.
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The Tennessean reports that Gaylord Entertainment has axed the operations manager and several other staffers at Nashville’s WSM-AM radio, which is the famous home of the Grand Ole Opry radio show. A year ago, after the public raised a Big Ole Stink, Gaylord abandoned plans to change the station’s classic country music format.
Honestly: Can radio possibly become more mediocre?
Of course it can.
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The Supersuckers will release a new album titled “Motherfuckers Be Trippin’” on April 22. Don’t expect to find it at Wal-Mart.
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Oleander releases a new studio album titled “Joyride” on March 4.
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Variety says the recording industry likes Bill Frist, which--even though he’s a doctor and all--means that he probably can’t be trusted.
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Hotly contested Grammy: the Best Pop Instrumental Album category pits Kenny G against John Tesh.
Bring it on.
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Drew Barrymore isn’t really engaged to that guy in The Strokes. And Tom Hanks wasn’t really at Phish‘s New Year’s Eve concert. Thank you, People.com, for sorting that out.
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Monday, January 06, 2003
45th Annual Grammy Awards: Complete nominee list
The nominees for the 45th Annual Grammy Awards, to be distributed at a Feb. 23 ceremony in New York, follow.
The nominees for the 45th Annual Grammy Awards, to be distributed at a Feb. 23 ceremony in New York, follow.
Click here to read SoundSpike’s roundup of the top nominees.
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GENERAL FIELD
Record Of The Year
(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)
A Thousand Miles
Vanessa Carlton
Ron Fair, producer; Tal Herzberg, Jack Joseph Puig & Michael C. Ross, engineers/mixers
Track from: Be Not Nobody
[A&M Records]
Without Me
Eminem
Jeff Bass & Eminem, producers; Steve King, engineer/mixer
Track from: The Eminem Show
[Aftermath/Interscope Records]
Don’t Know Why
Norah Jones
Norah Jones, Arif Mardin & Jay Newland, producers; Arif Mardin & Jay Newland, engineers/mixers
Track from: Come Away With Me
[Blue Note Records]
Dilemma
Nelly Featuring Kelly Rowland
Bam & Ryan Bowser, producers; Brian Garten, engineer/mixer
Track from: Nellyville
[Universal Records]
How You Remind Me
Nickelback
Nickelback & Rick Parashar, producers; Joey Moi & Randy Staub, engineers/mixers
Track from: Silver Side Up
[Roadrunner Records]
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Album Of The Year
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.)
Home
Dixie Chicks
Dixie Chicks & Lloyd Maines, producers; Gary Paczosa, engineer/mixer; Robert Hadley & Doug Sax, mastering engineers
[Open Wide/Monument/Columbia Records]
The Eminem Show
Eminem
Jeff Bass, Dr. Dre, Eminem & Denaun Porter, producers; Steve Baughman, Mauricio “Veto” Iragorri & Steve King, engineers/mixers; Brian “Big Bass” Gardner, mastering engineer
[Aftermath/Interscope Records]
Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
Norah Jones, Arif Mardin, Jay Newland & Craig Street, producers; Husky Huskolds, Arif Mardin & Jay Newland, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer
[Blue Note Records]
Nellyville
Nelly
Jason “Jay E” Epperson, Just Blaze, The Neptunes, The Trackboyz & Waiel “Wally” Yaghnam, producers; Steve Eigner, Brian Garten, Russ Giraud, Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton, Greg Morgenstein, Matt Still & Rich Travali, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, mastering engineer
[Universal Records]
The Rising
Bruce Springsteen
Brendan O’Brien, producer; Nick Didia & Brendan O’Brien, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
[Columbia Records Group]
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Song Of The Year
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Complicated
Avril Lavigne & The Matrix, songwriters (Avril Lavigne)
Track from: Let Go
[Arista Records; Publisher: Avril Lavigne Publishing]
Don’t Know Why
Jesse Harris, songwriter (Norah Jones)
Track from: Come Away With Me
[Blue Note Records; Publishers: Beanly Songs, Sony/ATV Music Pub.]
The Rising
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
Track from: The Rising
[Columbia Records Group; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen]
A Thousand Miles
Vanessa Carlton, songwriter (Vanessa Carlton)
Track from: Be Not Nobody
[A&M Records; Publishers: Rosasharn Publishing, Universal Music]
Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)
Alan Jackson, songwriter (Alan Jackson)
Track from: Drive
[Arista Records Nashville; Publishers: EMI April Music, Tri-Angels Music]
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Best New Artist
(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.)
Ashanti
Michelle Branch
Norah Jones
Avril Lavigne
John Mayer
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POP
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Soak Up The Sun
Sheryl Crow
Track from: C’mon, C’mon
[A&M Records]
Don’t Know Why
Norah Jones
Track from: Come Away With Me
[Blue Note Records]
Complicated
Avril Lavigne
Track from: Let Go
[Arista Records]
Get The Party Started
Pink
Track from: Missundaztood
[Arista Records]
Overprotected
Britney Spears
Track from: Britney
[Jive Records]
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Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
7 Days
Craig David
Track from: Born To Do It
[Wildstar Records/Atlantic Records]
Original Sin
Elton John
Track from: Songs From The West Coast
[Rocket/Universal Records]
Your Body Is A Wonderland
John Mayer
Track from: Room For Squares
[Aware Records/Columbia Records]
Fragile
Sting
Track from: ...All This Time
[A&M Records]
October Road
James Taylor
Track from: October Road
[Columbia Records]
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Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Everyday
Bon Jovi
Track from: Bounce
[Island/Def Jam]
Girl All The Bad Guys Want
Bowling For Soup
Track from: Drunk Enough To Dance
[Jive Records]
Where Are You Going
Dave Matthews Band
Track from: Busted Stuff
[RCA Records]
Hey Baby
No Doubt
Track from: Rock Steady
[Interscope Records]
Girlfriend
‘NSync
Track from: Celebrity
[Jive Records]
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Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
Dirrty
Christina Aguilera Featuring Redman
[RCA Records]
Christmas Song
India.Arie & Stevie Wonder
Track from: Voyage To India
[Motown Records]
What A Wonderful World
Tony Bennett & kd lang
Track from: A Wonderful World
[RPM Records/Columbia Records]
Better Than Anything
Natalie Cole & Diana Krall
Track from: Ask A Woman Who Knows (Natalie Cole)
[Verve Records]
It’s So Easy
Sheryl Crow & Don Henley
Track from: C’mon, C’mon (Sheryl Crow)
[A&M Records]
The Game Of Love
Santana & Michelle Branch
Track from: Shaman (Santana)
[Arista Records]
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Best Pop Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Auld Lang Syne
B.B. King
Track from: A Christmas Celebration Of Hope
[MCA Records]
Blackbird
Dave Koz & Jeff Koz
Track from: Golden Slumbers A Father’s Lullaby (Various Artists)
[Warner Brothers Records]
As It Is
Pat Metheny Group
Track from: Speaking Of Now
[Warner Bros. Records]
18
Moby
Track from: 18
[V2 Records]
Playing With Fire
Kirk Whalum
Track from: Unconditional
[Warner Brothers Records]
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Best Pop Instrumental Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
Just Chillin’
Norman Brown
[Warner Brothers Records]
Paradise
Kenny G
[Arista Records]
Ride
Boney James
[Warner Brothers Records]
The Power Of Love
John Tesh
[Garden City Music]
The Christmas Message
Kirk Whalum
[Warner Brothers Records]
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Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
[Blue Note Records]
Let Go
Avril Lavigne
[Arista Records]
Rock Steady
No Doubt
[Interscope Records]
Missundaztood
Pink
[Arista Records]
Britney
Britney Spears
[Jive Records]
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DANCE
Best Dance Recording
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)
Gotta Get Thru This
Daniel Bedingfield
Daniel Bedingfield & Al Stone, producers; John Davis, mixer
Track from: Gotta Get Thru This
[Island/Def Jam]
Days Go By
Dirty Vegas
Ben Harris, Paul Harris & Steve Smith, producers
Track from: Dirty Vegas
[Capitol Records]
Superstylin’
Groove Armada
Groove Armada, producers; Dave Pemberton, mixer
Track from: Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub)
[Jive Electro Records]
Love At First Sight
Kylie Minogue
Julian Gallagher & Richard “Biff” Stannard, producers; Ash Howes, mixer
Track from: Fever
[Capitol Records]
Hella Good
No Doubt
Nellee Hooper & No Doubt, producers; Mark “Spike” Stent, mixer
Track from: Rock Steady
[Interscope Records]
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TRADITIONAL POP
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Playin’ With My Friends: Bennett Sings The Blues
Tony Bennett
[Columbia/RPM Records]
Michael Feinstein With The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Feinstein
[Concord Records]
Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers & Hammerstein
Bernadette Peters
[Angel Records]
It Had To Be You...The Great American Songbook
Rod Stewart
[J Records]
Christmas Memories
Barbra Streisand
[Columbia Records Group]
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ROCK
Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Steve McQueen
Sheryl Crow
Track from: C’mon, C’mon
[A&M Records]
The Weakness In Me
Melissa Etheridge
[Island Records]
Sk8er Boi
Avril Lavigne
Track from: Let Go
[Arista Records]
Gnawin’ On It
Bonnie Raitt
Track from: Silver Lining
[Capitol Records]
Alone
Susan Tedeschi
Track from: Wait For Me
[Tone-Cool Records]
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Slow Burn
David Bowie
Track from: Heathen
[Columbia Records Group]
45
Elvis Costello
Track from: When I Was Cruel
[Island Records]
The Barry Williams Show
Peter Gabriel
Track from: Up
[Geffen/DGC]
Darkness, Darkness
Robert Plant
Track from: Dreamland
[Universal Records]
The Rising
Bruce Springsteen
Track from: The Rising
[Columbia Records]
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Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Girls Of Summer
Aerosmith
Track from: O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits
[Columbia/Geffen]
In My Place
Coldplay
Track from: A Rush Of Blood To The Head
[Capitol Records]
My Sacrifice
Creed
Track from: Weathered
[Wind-up Records]
Hero
Chad Kroeger Featuring Josey Scott
Track from: Spider-Man - Music From And Inspired By (Various Artists)
[Columbia/Roadrunner/Island Def Jam/Sony Music Soundtrax]
When I’m Gone
3 Doors Down
Track from: Away From The Sun
[Republic/Universal Records]
Take Me As I Am
Tonic
Track from: Head On Straight
[Universal Records]
Walk On
U2
Track from: America - A Tribute To Heroes (Various Artists)
[Universal/Sony/BMG/EMI/Warner Bros. Records]
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Best Hard Rock Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
All My Life
Foo Fighters
[RCA/Roswell Records]
I Stand Alone
Godsmack
Track from: The Scorpion King - Music From And Inspired By (Various Artists)
[Universal Records]
Youth Of The Nation
P.O.D.
Track from: Satellite
[Atlantic Records]
No One Knows
Queens Of The Stone Age
Track from: Songs For The Deaf
[Interscope/Geffen/A&M Records]
Aerials
System Of A Down
Track from: Toxicity
[Columbia Records Group]
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Best Metal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Here To Stay
Korn
Track from: Untouchables
[Epic/Immortal Records]
Portrait
P.O.D.
Track from: Satellite
[Atlantic Records]
My Plague
Slipknot
Track from: Resident Evil - Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture (Various Artists)
[Roadrunner Records]
Get Inside
Stone Sour
Track from: Stone Sour
[Roadrunner Records]
Never Gonna Stop (The Red, Red Kroovy)
Rob Zombie
Track from: The Sinister Urge
[Geffen Records]
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Best Rock Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.)
Approaching Pavonis Mons By Balloon (Utopia Planitia)
The Flaming Lips
Track from: Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
[Warner Bros. Records]
Sco-Mule
Gov’t Mule
Track from: The Deep End Volume 1
[ATO Records]
Apollo
Tony Levin
Track from: Pieces Of The Sun
[Narada]
Starry Night
Joe Satriani
Track from: Strange Beautiful Music
[Epic Records]
Love Theme From The Godfather
Slash
Track from: The Kid Stays In The Picture (Jeff Danna)
[Milan Records]
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Best Rock Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
All My Life
Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
[RCA/Roswell Records; Publishers: M.J.-Twelve Music, Living Under A Rock Music, Flying Earform Music, I Love The Punk Rock Music]
Hero
Chad Kroeger, songwriter (Chad Kroeger Featuring Josey Scott)
Track from: Spider-Man - Music From And Inspired By (Various Artists)
[Columbia/Roadrunner/Island Def Jam/Sony Music Soundtrax; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Pub., Arm Your Dillo Pub.]
I Stand Alone
Sully Erna, songwriter (Godsmack)
Track from: The Scorpion King - Music From And Inspired By (Various Artists)
[Universal Records; Publisher: Universal Music Publishing]
The Rising
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
Track from: The Rising
[Columbia Records; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen]
When I’m Gone
Brad Arnold, Todd Harrell, Chris Henderson & Matt Roberts, songwriters (3 Doors Down)
Track from: Away From The Sun
[Republic/Universal Records; Publishers: Escatawpa Songs, Songs of Universal]
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Best Rock Album
(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)
When I Was Cruel
Elvis Costello
[Island Records]
C’mon, C’mon
Sheryl Crow
[A&M Records]
Dreamland
Robert Plant
[Universal Records]
The Rising
Bruce Springsteen
[Columbia Records]
Head On Straight
Tonic
[Universal Records]
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ALTERNATIVE
Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Sea Change
Beck
[Geffen/DGC]
Walking With Thee
Clinic
[Domino/Universal Records]
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Coldplay
[Capitol Records]
Cruel Smile
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
[Island Records]
Behind The Music
The Soundtrack Of Our Lives
[Republic Records/Universal Records]
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R&B
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
More Than A Woman
Aaliyah
Track from: Aaliyah
[Blackground Records]
Foolish
Ashanti
Track from: Ashanti
[Murder, Inc.]
He Think I Don’t Know
Mary J. Blige
Track from: No More Drama
[MCA Records]
I’m Still Standing
Eartha
Track from: Sidebars
[AFRT Music]
He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat) (Movements I, II, III)
Jill Scott
Track from: Experience: Jill Scott 826+
[Hidden Beach Recordings]
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Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Let’s Stay Home Tonight
Joe
Track from: Better Days
[Jive Records]
The World’s Greatest
R. Kelly
Track from: Ali - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Various Artists)
[Interscope Records]
Halfcrazy
Musiq
Track from: Juslisen (Just Listen)
[Def Soul Records]
Take A Message
Remy Shand
Track from: The Way I Feel
[Motown Records]
U Don’t Have To Call
Usher
[Arista Records]
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Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
All The Way
Kenny G Featuring Brian McKnight
Track from: Paradise
[Arista Records]
Don’t Mess With My Man
Nivea Featuring Brian & Brandon Casey of Jagged Edge
[Jive Records]
More Than A Woman
Angie Stone & Joe
[J Records]
Girl Talk
TLC
[Arista Records]
Love’s In Need Of Love Today
Stevie Wonder & Take Six
Track from: America - A Tribute To Heroes (Various Artists)
[Universal/Sony/BMG/EMI/Warner Bros. Records]
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Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
What’s Going On
Chaka Khan & The Funk Brothers
Track from: Standing In The Shadows Of Motown (Various Artists)
[Hip-O Records]
Put It On Paper
Ann Nesby Featuring Al Green
Track from: Put It On Paper
[Universal Records/It’s Time Child Records]
Rocksteady
Remy Shand
Track from: The Way I Feel
[Motown Records]
Lady
The Temptations
Track from: Awesome
[Motown Records]
Any Day Now
Luther Vandross
Track from: Luther Vandross
[J Records]
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Best Urban/Alternative Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Little Things
India.Arie
Track from: Voyage To India
[Motown Records]
Love Of My Life (An Ode To Hip Hop)
Erykah Badu Featuring Common
Track from: Brown Sugar - Soundtrack (Various Artists)
[MCA Records/Magic Johnson Music/UMG Soundtracks/Fox Music]
Gettin’ Grown
Cee-Lo
Track from: Cee-Lo Green And His Perfect Imperfections
[Arista Records]
Floetic
Floetry
Track from: Floetic
[DreamWorks Records]
Be Here
Raphael Saadiq Featuring D’Angelo
Track from: Instant Vintage
[Universal Records]
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Best R&B Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Be Here
Michael Archer, Bobby Ozuna, Raphael Saadiq & Glenn Standridge, songwriters
(Raphael Saadiq Featuring D’Angelo)
Track from: Instant Vintage
[Universal Records; Publishers: Jake & The Phatman Music, Ah-Choo Pub., Ugmoe Music, Universal Music Pub., Musty Attic Music]
Floetic
Marsha Ambrosius, Darren “Limitless” Henson, Keith “Keshon” Pelzer & Natalie Stewart, songwriters
(Floetry)
Track from: Floetic
[DreamWorks Records; Publishers: Marshmellow Music, Perfect Songs Ltd., SPZ Music, Aboukir Music, Universal Music Pub., Wells Music, No Gravity Music, Touched by Jazz, EMI April Music, Jay-Qui Music, Jewel Music Pub.]
Good Man
Will Baker, Andrew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders & India Simpson, songwriters
(India.Arie)
Track from: We Were Soldiers - Music From And Inspired By (Various Artists)
[Sony Music Soundtrax; Publishers: Gold and Iron Music Pub., WB Music Corp., Music of Combustion, Songs of Windswept Pacific, Hitco Music, Will & Pete of Hitstreet Pub., Wang Out! Music]
Love Of My Life (An Ode To Hip Hop)
Erykah Badu, Robert Ozuna, James Poyser, Raphael Saadiq & Glen Standridge, songwriters
(Erykah Badu Featuring Common)
Track from: Brown Sugar - Soundtrack (Various Artists)
[MCA Records/Magic Johnson Music/UMG Soundtracks/Fox Music]
Take A Message
Remy Shand, songwriter (Remy Shand)
Track from: The Way I Feel
[Motown Records; Publisher: Mortay Music Ltd.]
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Best R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Voyage To India
India.Arie
[Motown Records]
Better Days
Joe
[Jive Records]
Juslisen (Just Listen)
Musiq
[Def Soul Records]
Instant Vintage
Raphael Saadiq
[Universal Records]
The Way I Feel
Remy Shand
[Motown Records]
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Best Contemporary R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Ashanti
Ashanti
[Murder, Inc.]
Full Moon
Brandy
[Atlantic Records]
Faithfully
Faith Evans
[Arista/Bad Boy Records]
Floetic
Floetry
[DreamWorks Records]
Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape
Meshell Ndegeocello
[Maverick Records]
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RAP
Best Female Rap Solo Performance
(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Diary…
Charli Baltimore
[Murder Inc./Def Jam]
Scream a.k.a Itchin’
Missy Elliott
Track from: Miss E...So Addictive
[Goldmind Inc./Elektra]
Satisfaction
Eve
Track from: Eve-Olution
[Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records]
Na Na Be Like
Foxy Brown
Track from: Broken Silence
[Def Jam Records]
Mystery Of Iniquity
Lauryn Hill
Track from: MTV Unplugged 2.0
[Columbia Records]
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Best Male Rap Solo Performance
(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Without Me
Eminem
Track from: The Eminem Show
[Aftermath/Interscope Records]
Song Cry
Jay-Z
Track from: The Blueprint
[Roc-A-Fella Records]
Rollout (My Business)
Ludacris
Track from: Word Of Mouf
[Def Jam South]
Bouncin’ Back (Bumpin’ Me Against The Wall)
Mystikal
Track from: Tarantula
[Jive Records]
Hot In Herre
Nelly
Track from: Nellyville
[Universal Records]
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Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
(For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.)
The Essence
AZ Featuring Nas
Track from: Aziatic
[Motown Records]
Still Fly
Big Tymers
Track from: Hood Rich
[Universal Records]
Pass The Courvoisier Part II
Busta Rhymes Featuring P. Diddy & Pharrell
Track from: Genesis
[J Records]
Oh Boy
Cam’Ron Featuring Juelz Santana
Track from: Come Home With Me
[Roc-A-Fella Records]
The Whole World
OutKast Featuring Killer Mike
Track from: Big Boi & Dre Present...OutKast
[Arista Records]
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Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
(For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
What’s Luv?
Fat Joe Featuring Ashanti
[Terror Squad/Atlantic Records]
Always On Time
Ja Rule Featuring Ashanti
Track from: Pain Is Love
[Murder, Inc.]
Po’ Folks
Nappy Roots Featuring Anthony Hamilton
Track from: Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz
[Atlantic Records]
Dilemma
Nelly Featuring Kelly Rowland
Track from: Nellyville
[Universal Records]
Like I Love You
Justin Timberlake Featuring Clipse
[Jive Records]
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Best Rap Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
The Eminem Show
Eminem
[Aftermath/Interscope Records]
Word Of Mouf
Ludacris
[Def Jam South]
Tarantula
Mystikal
[Jive Records]
Nellyville
Nelly
[Universal Records]
Diary Of A Sinner: 1st Entry
Petey Pablo
[Jive Records]
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COUNTRY
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Cry
Faith Hill
[Warner Brothers Records]
Blessed
Martina McBride
Track from: Greatest Hits
[RCA Label Group-Nashville]
Dagger Through The Heart
Dolly Parton
Track from: Halos & Horns
[Sugar Hill Records, Inc.]
Lately
Lucinda Williams
Track from: Going Driftless (Various Artists)
[Red House Records]
Something Worth Leaving Behind
Lee Ann Womack
Track from: Something Worth Leaving Behind
[MCA Nashville]
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Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Give My Love To Rose
Johnny Cash
Track from: American IV: The Man Comes Around
[American Recordings/Lost Highway Records]
Three Days
Pat Green
Track from: Three Days
[Republic Records/Universal Records]
Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)
Alan Jackson
Track from: Drive
[Arista Nashville]
The Impossible
Joe Nichols
Track from: Man With A Memory
[Universal South Records]
I’m Gonna Miss Her
Brad Paisley
Track from: Part II
[Arista Nashville]
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Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Beautiful Mess
Diamond Rio
Track from: Completely
[Arista Nashville]
Long Time Gone
Dixie Chicks
Track from: Home
[Open Wide/Monument/Columbia Records]
Not A Day Goes By
Lonestar
Track from: I’m Already There
[BNA Records]
Roll The Stone Away
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Track from: Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. III
[Capitol Records]
Just What I Do
Trick Pony
Track from: Trick Pony
[H2E Records/Warner Brothers Records]
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Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
Squeeze Me In
Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood
Track from: Scarecrow (Garth Brooks)
[Capitol Records]
Flesh And Blood
Mary Chapin Carpenter, Sheryl Crow & Emmylou Harris
Track from: Kindred Spirits - A Tribute To The Songs Of Johnny Cash (Various Artists)
[Lucky Dog Records]
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Johnny Cash & Fiona Apple
Track from: American IV: The Man Comes Around (Johnny Cash)
[American Recordings/Lost Highway Records]
Mendocino County Line
Willie Nelson With Lee Ann Womack
Track from: The Great Divide (Willie Nelson)
[Lost Highway Records]
Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Glory, Glory)
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Taj Mahal, Alison Krauss & Doc Watson
Track from: Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. III
[Capitol Records]
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Best Country Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Bearing Straight
Bering Strait
[Universal South]
Sally Goodin
The Chieftains & Earl Scruggs
Track from: Down The Old Plank Road
[RCA Victor]
Lil’ Jack Slade
Dixie Chicks
Track from: Home
[Open Wide/Monument/Columbia Records]
Bear Mountain Hop
Bιla Fleck
Track from: The Country Bears (Various Artists)
[Walt Disney Records]
Smoothie Song
Nickel Creek
Track from: This Side
[Sugar Hill Records, Inc.]
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Best Country Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
The Impossible
Kelley Lovelace & Lee Thomas Miller, songwriters (Joe Nichols)
Track from: Man With A Memory
[Universal South Records; Publishers: EMI April Music, Didn’t Have To Be Music, Mosaic Music]
Long Time Gone
Darrell Scott, songwriter (Dixie Chicks)
Track from: Home
[Open Wide/Monument/Columbia Records; Publishers: Famous Music Corp., Chuck Wagon Gourmet Music]
Mendocino County Line
Matt Serletic & Bernie Taupin, songwriters (Willie Nelson With Lee Ann Womack)
Track from: The Great Divide (Willie Nelson)
[Lost Highway Records; Publishers: Little Mole Music, Melusic Inc.]
Three Days
Radney Foster & Pat Green, songwriters (Pat Green)
Track from: Three Days
[Republic Records/Universal Records; Publishers: Greenhorse Music, Spunker Songs, Universal-Polygram Int’l Pub.]
Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)
Alan Jackson, songwriter (Alan Jackson)
Track from: Drive
[Arista Nashville; Publishers: EMI April Music, Tri-Angels Music]
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Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Home
Dixie Chicks
[Open Wide/Monument/Columbia Records]
Drive
Alan Jackson
[Arista Nashville]
The Great Divide
Willie Nelson
[Lost Highway Records]
Man With A Memory
Joe Nichols
[Universal South]
Halos & Horns
Dolly Parton
[Sugar Hill Records, Inc.]
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Best Bluegrass Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Lost In The Lonesome Pines
Jim Lauderdale, Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys
[Dualtone]
The Hard Game Of Love
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
[Sugar Hill Records]
Stanley Blues
Ralph Stanley II
[Rebel Records]
Ralph Stanley
Ralph Stanley
[Columbia/DMZ]
Jelly On My Tofu
The Roland White Band
[Copper Creek Records]
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NEW AGE
Best New Age Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Hearing Voices
Will Ackerman
[Windham Hill]
An Ancient Journey
Kitaro
[Domo Records]
Fourth World
R. Carlos Nakai
[Canyon Records]
Acoustic Garden
Eric Tingstad & Nancy Rumbel
[Narada Productions Inc.]
Mondo Rama
Jai Uttal & The Pagan Love Orchestra
[Narada World]
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JAZZ
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
Deep Into It
Larry Carlton
[Warner Bros. Records]
Speaking Of Now
Pat Metheny Group
[Warner Bros. Records]
άberjam
The John Scofield Band
[Verve Music Group]
Mint Jam
Yellowjackets
[Buzz Promotions]
Faces & Places
Joe Zawinul
[ESC Records]
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Best Jazz Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
For Ella
Patti Austin
[Playboy Jazz]
Ask A Woman Who Knows
Natalie Cole
[Verve Records]
Etta Jones Sings Lady Day
Etta Jones
[HighNote Records]
Live In Paris
Diana Krall
[Verve Records]
Brazilian Duos
Luciana Souza
[Sunnyside]
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Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
(For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter’s name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.)
Naima
Michael Brecker, soloist
Track from: Directions In Music (Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker & Roy Hargrove)
[Verve Music Group]
Chelsea Bridge
Pete Christlieb, soloist
Track from: This Is The Moment (Sammy Nestico)
[Fenwood Music,Inc.]
Sunset & The Mockingbird
Tommy Flanagan, soloist
Track from: A Great Night In Harlem (Various Artists)
[Playboy Jazz]
My Ship
Herbie Hancock, soloist
Track from: Directions In Music (Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker & Roy Hargrove)
[Verve Music Group]
Proof
Pat Metheny, soloist
Track from: Speaking Of Now
[Warner Bros. Records]
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Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
Triangulo
Michel Camilo
[Telarc Jazz]
The Infinite
Dave Douglas
[Bluebird]
Directions In Music
Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker & Roy Hargrove
[Verve Music Group]
Footprints Live!
Wayne Shorter
[Verve Music Group]
Plays John Coltrane - Live At The Village Vanguard
McCoy Tyner
[Impulse Records]
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Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
(For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
Jazz Matinee
Slide Hampton And SWR Big Band
[Hδnssler Classic]
What Goes Around
Dave Holland Big Band
[ECM]
Tonight At Noon...Three Or Four Shades Of Love
Mingus Big Band
[Dreyfus Jazz]
This Is The Moment
Sammy Nestico
[Fenwood Music,Inc.]
Can I Persuade You?
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
[Planet Arts Recordings]
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Best Latin Jazz Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Alma De Santiago
Jane Bunnett
[Blue Note Records]
The Gathering
Caribbean Jazz Project
[Concord Picante]
Samba Jazz Fantasia
Duduka Da Fonseca
[Malandro Records]
S.F. Bay
John Santos And The Machete Ensemble
[Machete Records]
Sentir
Omar Sosa
[OTA Records]
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GOSPEL
Best Rock Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Lift
Audio Adrenaline
[ForeFront Records]
The Art Of Translation
Grits
[Gotee Records]
The Way I Am
Jennifer Knapp
[Gotee Records]
Come Together
Third Day
[Essential Records]
Momentum
Tobymac
[ForeFront Records]
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Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
New Map Of The World
Paul Colman Trio
[Essential Records]
The Eleventh Hour
Jars Of Clay
[Essential Records]
The Christmas Shoes
Newsong
[Reunion Records]
The Heart Of Me
Kathy Troccoli
[Reunion Records]
See The Light
True Vibe
[Essential Records]
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Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
How Sweet The Sound: 25 Favorite Hymns And Gospel Greats
The Charlie Daniels Band
[Sparrow Records]
Everything Good
Gaither Vocal Band
[Spring Hill Music Group, Inc.]
We Called Him Mr. Gospel Music: The James Blackwood Tribute Album
The Jordanaires, Larry Ford And The Light Crust Doughboys
[Art Greenhaw Records]
An Inconvenient Christmas
The Oak Ridge Boys
[Spring Hill Music]
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Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Higher Ground
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
[Real World]
Walking By Faith
The Canton Spirituals
[Verity Records]
Live In Charlotte
Twinkie Clark & Friends
[Verity Records]
Live At Home
Dorothy Norwood
[Malaco Records]
Bishop T.D. Jakes Presents Woman Thou Art Loosed - Worship 2002
Various Artists
Kevin Bond & Steve Lawrence, producers
[EMI Gospel]
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Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
The Commissioned Reunion “Live”
Commissioned
Marcus Cole, Fred Hammond, Mitchell Jones, Karl Reid, Marvin Sapp, Keith Staten & Michael Williams, group members
[Verity Records]
Sidebars
Eartha
[AFRT Music]
Lost And Found
Deitrick Haddon
[Verity Album/Zomba Recording Corporation]
Speak Those Things: POL Chapter 3
Fred Hammond
[Verity Records]
Live And Up Close
BeBe Winans
[Motown Records]
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Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album
(For choirs or choruses only, with or without lead vocalist(s).)
Be Glad
Carol Cymbala, choir director; The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
[M2.0 Communications]
Family Affair II Live at Radio City Music Hall
Hezekiah Walker, choir director; Love Fellowship Choir
[Verity Records]
Go Get Your Life Back
Donald Lawrence, choir director; The Tri-City Singers
[EMI Gospel]
Mighty In The Spirit
John P. Kee, choir director; Victory In Praise Mass Choir
[Verity Records]
Soul Interpretations
Bobby Champion, choir director; Excelsior
[Verity Records]
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LATIN
Best Latin Pop Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Caraluna
Bacilos
[Warner Music]
Moreno
Jorge Moreno
[Maverick Musica]
Bohemio Enamorado
Donato Poveda
[BMG U.S. Latin]
Sin Bandera
Sin Bandera
[Sony Discos]
Un Mundo Diferente
Diego Torres
[RCA Records]
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Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Un Dνa Normal
Juanes
[Surco/Universal Music Latino]
Kinky
Kinky
[Nettwerk America/Sonic 360]
Revoluciσn De Amor
Manα
[Warner Music]
Emigrante
Orishas
[Surco/Universal Music Latino]
Un Paso A La Eternidad
Sindicato Argentino Del Hip Hop
[Universal Music Latino]
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Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Generoso Que Bueno Toca Usted
Grand Afro Cuban Orchestra Of Generoso Jimenez
[Pimienta]
En Route
Orquesta Aragon
[World Village]
Mi Ritmo
Plena Libre
[Latin World Entertainment Group]
El Arte Del Sabor
Bebo Valdιs Trio With Israel Lσpez “Cachao” & Carlos “Patato” Valdιs
[Blue Note Records]
Cuban Masters Los Originales
Various Artists
Juan Pablo Torres, producer
[Pimienta]
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Best Salsa Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Libre
Marc Anthony
[Columbia Records Group/Sony Discos]
Un Nuevo Amanecer
Anthony Cruz
[Musical Productions Inc.]
La Negra Tiene Tumbao
Celia Cruz
[Sony Discos]
Tremenda Rumba!
Maraca
[Ahi Nama Music]
Un Gran Dνa En El Barrio
The Spanish Harlem Orchestra
[Ropeadope Records]
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Best Merengue Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Latino
Grupo Mania
[Universal Music Latino]
Calle Sabor, Esquina Amor
Limi-T 21
[EMI Latin]
Manny Manuel
Manny Manuel
[RMM/Universal Music Latino]
Pienso asν…
Milly Quezada
[Sony Discos]
Mal Acostumbrado
Fernando Villalona
[Sony Discos]
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Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
No Me Se Rajar
Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizαrraga
[Fonovisa Records]
Sueρos
Intocable
[EMI Latin]
Jugo A La Vida
Los Tucanes De Tijuana
[Universal Music Latino]
Libre
Jennifer Peρa
[Univision Music]
Lo Dijo El Corazσn
Joan Sebastian
[Balboa Records/Discos Musart]
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Best Tejano Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Estamos Unidos
David Lee Garza y Los Musicales
[Sony Discos]
Celebration Of Life - Volume One - Live
Little Joe & La Familia
[Foy Lee Records]
Acuιrdate
Emilio Navaira
[BMG U.S. Latin]
A Taste Of Texas
Mingo Saldivar y Sus Tremendos Cuatro Espadas
[Rounder Select]
Por Amor
Siggno
[Crown Records]
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BLUES
Best Traditional Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Burnside On Burnside
R.L. Burnside
[Fat Possum Records]
35th Anniversary Jam Of The James Cotton Blues Band
James Cotton Blues Band
[Telarc Blues]
Down In The Alley
Alvin Youngblood Hart
[Memphis International]
A Christmas Celebration Of Hope
B.B. King
[MCA Records]
Preachin’ The Blues: The Music Of Mississippi Fred McDowell
Various Artists
Randy Labbe, producer
[Telarc Blues]
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Best Contemporary Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Don’t Give Up On Me
Solomon Burke
[Fat Possum Records/Anti]
Burnin’ Down The House
Etta James & The Roots Band
[Private Music]
Room To Breathe
Delbert McClinton
[New West Records]
One Night In America
Charlie Musselwhite
[Telarc Blues]
51 Phantom
North Mississippi Allstars
[Tone-Cool Records]
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FOLK
Best Traditional Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Fiddlers 4
Fiddlers 4 (Bruce Molsky, Michael Doucet, Darol Anger & Rushad Eggleston)
[Compass Records]
Postcards
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
[Community Music, Inc.]
Blue Country Heart
Jorma Kaukonen
[Columbia Records]
High Lonesome Cowboy
Peter Rowan & Don Edwards
[Western Jubilee Recording Company, llc - Shanachie]
Evangeline Made - A Tribute To Cajun Music
Various Artists
Ann Savoy, producer
[Vanguard Records]
Legacy
Doc Watson & David Holt
[High Windy Audio]
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Best Contemporary Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
American IV - The Man Comes Around
Johnny Cash
[American Recordings/Lost Highway Records]
Down The Old Plank Road
The Chieftains
[RCA Victor]
Jerusalem
Steve Earle
[E-Squared/Artemis Records]
1000 Kisses
Patty Griffin
[ATO Records]
This Side
Nickel Creek
[Sugar Hill Records, Inc.]
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Best Native American Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Spirits In The Wind
Burning Sky
[Canyon Records]
Sacred Season
Redheart
[Soar]
Faith In The House
Vince Redhouse
[Red Sea]
Round Dance The Night Away
Randy Wood
[Canyon Records Productions]
Beneath The Raven Moon
Mary Youngblood
[Silver Wave Records]
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REGGAE
Best Reggae Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Merci
Alpha Blondy
[Shanachie Records]
Ghetto Dictionary: The Mystery
Bounty Killer
[V.P. Records]
Still Blazin
Capleton
[V.P. Records]
Anything For You
Freddie McGregor
[V.P. Records]
Jamaican E.T.
Lee “Scratch” Perry
[Sanctuary Records/Trojan Records]
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World Music
Best World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Mundo
Rubιn Blades
[Columbia Records Group]
Moffou
Salif Keita
[Decca US (Classics)]
Black Ivory Soul
Angιlique Kidjo
[Columbia Records]
Fight To Win
Femi Kuti
[MCA Records/Barclay]
Anoushka Shankar: Live At Carnegie Hall
Anoushka Shankar
[Angel Records]
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POLKA
Best Polka Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
My Father’s Shoes
Eddie Blazonczyk’s Versatones
[Bel-Aire Records]
Let The Good Times Roll
Jerry Darlak And The Touch
[Sunshine Diversified Ent.]
The Polka Record
LynnMarie
[Squeeze Records]
Good Time Polkas & Waltzes
Walter Ostanek & His Band
[Sunshine Records]
Top Of The World
Jimmy Sturr
[Rounder Select]
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CHILDREN’S
Best Musical Album For Children
(For albums consisting of predominantly music or song vs. spoken word.)
Beethoven’s Wig - Sing Along Symphonies
Richard Perlmutter
[Rounder Kids]
Big Songs For Little Kids - I Feel Like Praising
Various Artists
Brian Green, producer
[Brentwood Records]
Monsters, Inc. - Scream Factory Favorites
Riders In The Sky
[Walt Disney Records]
Pocket Full Of Stardust
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
[Rounder Kids]
Your Shoes, My Shoes
Tom Paxton
[Red House Records]
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Best Spoken Word Album For Children
(For albums consisting of predominantly spoken word vs. music or song.)
Halloween
Jerry Seinfeld
[Time Warner Audiobooks]
The Jamie Lee Curtis Audio Collection
Jamie Lee Curtis
[Harper Children’s]
Monsters, Inc. DVD Read-Along
Various Artists
Ted Kryczko & Randy Thorton, producers
[Walt Disney Records]
Ogden Nash’s - The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t
John Lithgow And Various Artists
[Red Eye - Cleopatra]
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly
Tom Chapin
[Live Oak Media]
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SPOKEN WORD
Best Spoken Word Album
(Narrated/dramatized books include authors’ names in parenthesis for identification.)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Tim Robbins
[Caedmon]
The Kid Stays In The Picture (Robert Evans)
Robert Evans
[New Millennium Audio]
Lucky Man (Michael J. Fox)
Michael J. Fox
[Simon and Schuster Audio]
Nothing Is Impossible (Christopher Reeve)
Christopher Reeve
[Simon and Schuster Audio]
A Song Flung Up To Heaven (Maya Angelou)
Maya Angelou
[Random House Audio Publ. Grp.]
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Best Spoken Comedy Album
(For spoken word comedy recordings.)
The Bathroom Wall
Jimmy Fallon
[DreamWorks Records]
Complaints And Grievances
George Carlin
[Atlantic Records]
Oh, The Things I Know!
Al Franken
[HighBridge Audio]
The Rant Zone
Dennis Miller
[Harper Audio]
Robin Williams - Live 2002
Robin Williams
[Columbia Records Group]
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MUSICAL SHOW
Best Musical Show Album
(Award to the Album Producer(s), and to the Lyricist(s) & Composer(s) of 51% or more of a new score. (Artist, Lyricist & Composer names appear in parenthesis.))
Elaine Stritch At Liberty
Hugh Fordin, producer (Various composers & lyricists) (Elaine Stritch)
[DRG Theater]
Guys And Dolls
Hugh Fordin, producer (Frank Loesser, composer & lyricist) (The 50th Anniversary Cast With Maurice Hines)
[DRG Theater]
Hairspray
Marc Shaiman, producer; Scott Wittman, lyricist; Marc Shaiman, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast Including Marissa Jaret Winokur & Harvey Fierstein)
[Sony Classical]
Into The Woods
Steven Epstein, producer (Stephen Sondheim, composer & lyricist) (Musical Cast With Vanessa Williams & John McMartin)
[Nonesuch Records]
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Jay David Saks, producer; Jeanine Tesori, composer; Dick Scanlan, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast Including Sutton Foster, Sheryl Lee Ralph & Marc Kudisch)
[RCA Victor Group]
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FILM/TV/VISUAL MEDIA
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album, or to the individual(s) actively responsible for the concept and musical direction and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable.)
Dogtown And Z-Boys
Various Artists
[Enjoy Records/Universal Records]
I Am Sam
Various Artists
[V2 Records]
Six Feet Under
Various Artists
[Universal Records]
Standing In The Shadows Of Motown
Various Artists
[Hip-O Records]
Y Tu Mamα Tambiιn
Various Artists
[Volcano]
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Best Score Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series or other visual media.)
A Beautiful Mind
James Horner, composer (James Horner)
[Decca Records]
Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone
John Williams, composer (John Williams)
[Warner Sunset Records]
The Lord Of The Rings - The Fellowship Of The Ring
Howard Shore, composer (Howard Shore)
[Reprise Records]
Monsters, Inc.
Randy Newman, composer (Randy Newman)
[Walt Disney Records]
Spider-Man
Danny Elfman, composer (Danny Elfman)
[Sony Music Soundtrax/Columbia Records]
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Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names
appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Hero
Chad Kroeger, songwriter (Chad Kroeger Featuring Josey Scott)
Track from: Spider-Man
[Columbia/Roadrunner/Island Def Jam/Sony Music Soundtrax; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Pub., Arm Your Dillo Pub.]
If I Didn’t Have You
Randy Newman, songwriter (Randy Newman)
Track from: Monsters, Inc.
[Walt Disney Records; Publishers: Walt Disney Music Co., Pixar Animation Studios]
Love Of My Life - An Ode To Hip Hop
Erykah Badu, Madukwu Chinwah, Rashid Lonnie Lynn, Robert Ozuna, James Poyser, Raphael Saadiq & Glen Standridge, songwriters (Erykah Badu Featuring Common)
Track from: Brown Sugar
[MCA Records]
May It Be
Enya & Roma Ryan, songwriters (Enya)
Track from: The Lord Of The Rings - The Fellowship Of The Ring
[Reprise/New Line Cinema Records; Publisher: EMI Music Pub.]
Vanilla Sky
Paul McCartney, songwriter (Paul McCartney)
Track from: Vanilla Sky
[Reprise Records; Publisher: MPL Communications, Inc.]
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COMPOSING/ARRANGING
Best Instrumental Composition
(A Composer’s Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.)
Hedwig’s Theme
John Williams, composer (John Williams)
Track from: Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone - Soundtrack
[Warner Sunset/Nonesuch/Atlantic Records; Publisher: Warner-Barham Music LLC]
Inspiration
Kenny Werner, composer (Toots Thielemans & Kenny Werner)
Track from: Toots Thielemans & Kenny Werner
[Verve Music Group; Publisher: Bregman Vocco Conn.]
The Ride Of The Doors
Randy Newman, composer (Randy Newman)
Track from: Monsters, Inc. - Soundtrack
[Walt Disney Records; Publishers: Walt Disney Music, Pixar Animation Studios]
Signs - Main Titles
James Newton Howard, composer (James Newton Howard)
Track from: Signs - Score Soundtrack
[Hollywood Records]
Six Feet Under Title Theme
Thomas Newman, composer (Thomas Newman)
Track from: Six Feet Under - Music From The HBO Original Series (Various Artists)
[Universal Records; Publisher: L-T Music Pub.]
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Best Instrumental Arrangement
(An Arranger’s Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Angel Eyes
Bill Cunliffe, arranger (Alan Kaplan)
Track from: Lonely Town
[Rylan Records]
Kiji Takes A Ride
Sammy Nestico, arranger (Sammy Nestico)
Track from: This Is The Moment
[Fenwood Music, Inc.]
Plaza Oscura
Carlos Franzetti, arranger (Carlos Franzetti & Allison Brewster Franzetti)
Track from: Poeta De Arrabal
[Amapola Records]
Six Feet Under Title Theme
Thomas Newman, arranger (Thomas Newman)
Track from: Six Feet Under - Music From The HBO Original Series (Various Artists)
[Universal Records]
You’ve Changed
David Balakrishnan, arranger (Turtle Island String Quartet Featuring Paquito D’Rivera)
Track from: Danzσn
[Koch International Classics]
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Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
(An Arranger’s Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Esta Tarde Vi Llover
Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Josι Cura)
Track from: Boleros
[Warner Classics]
I’m Glad There Is You
Alan Broadbent, arranger (Natalie Cole)
Track from: Ask A Woman Who Knows
[Verve Records]
Mean Old Man
Dave Grusin, arranger (James Taylor)
Track from: October Road
[Columbia Records]
Since You’ve Asked
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Jane Monheit)
Track from: In the Sun
[N-Coded Music/Warlock Records]
A Thousand Miles
Vanessa Carlton & Ron Fair, arrangers (Vanessa Carlton)
Track from: Be Not Nobody
[A&M Records]
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PACKAGE
Best Recording Package
Dirty Vegas
Simon Earith, art director (Dirty Vegas)
[Capitol Records]
The Great Divide
Rick Patrick, art director (Willie Nelson)
[Lost Highway Records]
Home
Kevin Reagan, art director (Dixie Chicks)
[Open Wide/Monument/Columbia Records]
Release
Greg Foley, art director (Pet Shop Boys)
[Sanctuary Records]
Worship And Tribute
Mick Haggerty, art director (Glassjaw)
[Warner Brothers Records]
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Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
Can You Dig It? The ‘70s Soul Experience
Sevie Bates, art director (Various Artists)
[WSM/Rhino Entertainment]
Capitol Records Sixtieth Anniversary 1942-2002
Mary Fagot, Joshua Liberson, George Mimnaugh & Ethan Trask, art directors (Various Artists)
[Capitol Records]
Like Omigod! - The ‘80s Pop Culture Box (Totally)
Hugh Brown & Julie Vlasak, art directors (Various Artists)
[Rhino Records]
Screamin’ And Hollerin’ The Blues: The Worlds Of Charley Patton
Susan Archie, art director (Charley Patton)
[Revenant Records]
Ultra-Lounge - Vegas Baby!
Michelle Azzopardi & Andy Engel, art directors (Various Artists)
[Capitol Records]
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ALBUM NOTES
Best Album Notes
Artie Shaw: Self Portrait
Artie Shaw, album notes writer (Artie Shaw)
[Bluebird]
The Golden Road (1965-1973)
Dennis McNally, album notes writer (Grateful Dead)
[Warner Bros. WSM/Rhino Entertainment]
Screamin’ And Hollerin’ The Blues: The Worlds Of Charley Patton
David Evans, album notes writer (Charley Patton)
[Revenant Records]
Sinatra In Hollywood (1940-1964)
Will Friedwald, album notes writer (Frank Sinatra)
[Reprise Records/Turner Classic Music]
A State Of Wonder: The Complete Goldberg Variations 1955 & 1981
Tim Page, album notes writer (Glenn Gould)
[Sony Classical/Legacy Recordings]
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HISTORICAL
Best Historical Album
Artie Shaw: Self Portrait
Orrin Keepnews, compilation producer; Dennis Ferrante, mastering engineer (Artie Shaw)
[Bluebird]
The Complete OKeh And Brunswick Bix Beiderbecke, Frank Trumbauer And Jack Teagarden Sessions (1924-36)
Scott Wenzel, compilation producer; Doug Pomeroy, mastering engineer (Bix Beiderbecke, Frank Trumbauer & Jack Teagarden)
[Mosaic Records]
Dylan Thomas: The Caedmon Collection
Rick Harris & David Nol
Eminem, Avril, Springsteen, others get Grammy nods
Ashanti, Sheryl Crow, Eminem, Norah Jones, Avril Lavigne, Nelly, Raphael Saadiq and Bruce Springsteen lead this year’s pack of Grammy nominees, with each artist scoring five nominations.
Ashanti, Sheryl Crow, Eminem, Norah Jones, Avril Lavigne, Nelly, Raphael Saadiq and Bruce Springsteen lead this year’s pack of Grammy nominees, with each artist scoring five nominations.
During a press conference held on Tuesday (1/7), the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 45th annual Grammy Awards ceremony, which is set to take place next month at Madison Square Garden.
Widely considered the ceremony’s most significant award category, the Album of the Year nominees feature Eminem’s “The Eminem Show” (which also was recently crowned 2002’s top-selling album), the Dixie Chicks’ “Home,” Bruce Springsteen’s “The Rising,” Jones’ “Come Away With Me” and Nelly’s “Nellyville.”
Snagging Record of the Year nominations are Eminem’s “Without Me,” Vanessa Carlton’s “A Thousand Miles,” Jones’ “Don’t Know Why,” Nelly’s “Dilemma” (featuring Kelly Rowland) and Nickelback’s “How You Remind Me.”
The nominees for this year’s Song of the Year category include Springsteen for the title track from “The Rising,” Eminem for “Without Me,” Lavigne for “Complicated,” Jesse Harris for Jones’ “Don’t Know Why” and Alan Jackson for “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning).”
Artists facing off in the Best New Artist category are Lavigne, Ashanti, Michelle Branch and John Mayer.
Award winners will be announced at the Feb. 23 Grammy Awards ceremony, which takes place at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. CBS-TV will air a live broadcast of the event.
Click here for a complete list of nominees.
SoundSpike Blog: Phish, Murder Inc.
Vendetta Red readies major-label debut. George Strait: Texas cowboy. Canadian jazz awards. Billie Joe Armstrong’s DUI. Copyright disconnect.
Vendetta Red readies major-label debut. George Strait: Texas cowboy. Canadian jazz awards. Billie Joe Armstrong’s DUI. Copyright disconnect.
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The Hampton Roads (Va.) Daily Press tallies up the arrests and towed cars in the wake of Phish‘s recent three-night stand at Hampton Coliseum.
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The AP’s Tom Hays reports that two men have been arrested on credit card fraud charges following raids last week at Murder Inc. Records and other New York locations.
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Vendetta Red releases its major label debut, titled “Between the Never and the Now,” on June 24, according to Epic Records. The Seattle group was signed after releasing two indie albums.
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George Strait will be inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame on Jan. 10.
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The Canadian Press runs down the results of Canada’s National Jazz Awards, where Diana Krall made a strong showing.
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Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day was arrested on Sunday (1/5) in Berkeley, Calif., on suspicion of driving under the influence, MTV News reports.
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CNET’s John Borland investigates how differences in American and European copyright law could further hamper the recording industry’s losing battle against piracy.
When it rains, it pours.
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Sunday, January 05, 2003
Shania Twain lands Super Bowl halftime gig
The teams facing off later this month at Super Bowl XXXVII have not yet been determined, but one thing that has been settled is that Shania Twain will sing during the game’s halftime show.
The teams facing off later this month at Super Bowl XXXVII have not yet been determined, but one thing that has been settled is that Shania Twain will sing during the game’s halftime show.
The game and halftime show, which are scheduled to take place on Sunday, Jan. 26, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, will be televised live on ABC, and are expected to draw 130 million viewers in the U.S., and 800 million viewers worldwide, according to a press release.
Twain, one of country music’s most successful crossover artists, recently released her latest album, titled “Up!” The album sold a total of about 874,000 copies during its debut week, and spent its first five weeks of release at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
Jimmy Iovine, chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M Records, is one of two executive producers responsible for the halftime show. Though no other artists have yet been announced, the show typically features multiple acts from various musical genres.
SoundSpike Blog: Guns N’ Roses, The Yardbirds
Also: Daniel Johns and Natalie Imbruglia get engaged. A guy in The Strokes to roll the dice with Drew Barrymore? Grammy nominations. DMX’s Canada problem. The RIAA’s security problem.
Also: Daniel Johns and Natalie Imbruglia get engaged. A guy in The Strokes to roll the dice with Drew Barrymore? Grammy nominations. DMX’s Canada problem. The RIAA’s security problem.
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Reporting the obvious, RollingStone.com says the future of Guns ‘N Roses is in doubt. Band manager Irving Azoff, ever the optimist, reportedly said, “In Axl’s case, anything’s possible. If this guy has a hit record, he’s back. Rock and roll has always been anti-establishment. Part of Axl’s anti-establishment is pulling this shit.”
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The first new studio album from The Yardbirds since 1968’s “Little Games” is scheduled to reach stores on April 22. Founding members Chris Dreja and Jim McCarty have enlisted three new band members for the project. Making guest appearances are Jeff Beck, Brian May, Steve Vai, Slash, Joe Satriani, Johnny Rzeznik, Steve Lukather and Jeff “Skunk” Baxter.
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Fellow Australian cuties Daniel Johns (of Silverchair) and Natalie Imbruglia are engaged, ABC News (the Australian one) reports.
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And in other superengagement news, Fabrizio Moretti, drummer of The Strokes, reportedly is engaged to wed the always-ready-to-take-the-plunge actress Drew Barrymore.
I almost shed a single tear of joy.
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The Grammy nominees will be announced on Tuesday (1/6). Music fans will begin bitching and moaning shortly thereafter.
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DMX, who wasn’t allowed into Canada last week to perform two concerts, has rescheduled those shows and plans to perform as many as a dozen concerts in March, Launch.com’s Yves Erwin Salomon reports.
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Wired.com’s Michelle Delio looks at why the Recording Industry of America’s website keeps getting hacked. On Monday (1/6), it reportedly was hacked for the sixth time in six months.
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Friday, January 03, 2003
SoundSpike Blog: Phish, Tom Hanks, The Clash
Also: 2002’s top tours. Feds raid offices of Murder Inc. Waylon Jennings tribute album due in April.
Also: 2002’s top tours. Feds raid offices of Murder Inc. Waylon Jennings tribute album due in April.
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There were 27 arrests--mostly “drug-related, including possession of marijuana, cocaine and other hallucinogenic drugs, such as Ecstasy and LSD"--during first night of Phish‘s three-night stand at Hampton (Va.) Coliseum on Friday (1/3), David Chernicky of the Hampton Roads Daily Press reports.
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Is Tom Hanks a Phishhead? The Associated Press investigates and finds no clear answer.
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Neil Strauss penned a nice remembrance of The Clash--and the recently deceased Joe Strummer--for the New York Times.
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Pollstar has published its 2002 concert industry analysis. Bottom line: ticket sale grosses hit record levels for the fourth straight year. The number of tickts sold was up from 2001, despite a 6 percent increase in ticket prices. Paul McCartney was the year’s biggest money-maker.
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The Manhattan offices of record label Murder Inc. were raided by the feds on Friday (1/3), Chuck Philips reports in the Los Angeles Times. A task force reportedly is investigating whether label head Irv Gotti has connection to a “drug gang.” Ashanti and Ja Rule are among the acts who record for the label.
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A 16-song tribute album to the late Waylon Jennings will hit stores in April. Contributors are: Brooks & Dunn ("I Aint Living Long Like This"); Kenny Chesney with Kid Rock ("Luckenbach, Texas"); Sara Evans with Deana Carter ("Mammas Dont Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"); Andy Griggs ("This Time"); Ben Harper ("Waymores Blues"); Metallica lead singer James Hetfield ("Dont You Think This Outlaw Bits Done Got Out of Hand"); Alison Krauss ("You Asked Me To"); John Mellencamp ("Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way"); Pinmonkey ("Are You Ready for the Country"); Travis Tritt ("Lonesome, Onry and Mean"); Phil Vassar with Rob Thomas ("A Good Hearted Woman"); Hank Williams Jr. ("Only Daddy Thatll Walk the Line"); and Dwight Yoakam ("Stop the World (And Let Me Off)").
Stargunn--a band featuring Shooter Jennings--the son of Waylon and his widow Jessi Colter--contributes “Ive Always Been Crazy.” The album will also feature one of Waylons last recordings, a song called “The Dream.”
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Thursday, January 02, 2003
‘The Eminem Show’ crowned 2002’s No. 1 album
Last year’s music-buyers bought more copies of Detroit rapper Eminem’s third album than any other release, and also made his “8 Mile” soundtrack the fifth top-selling album of the year.
Last year’s music-buyers bought more copies of Detroit rapper Eminem’s third album than any other release, and also made his “8 Mile” soundtrack the fifth top-selling album of the year.
“The Eminem Show,” which hit stores last May, sold a total of about 7.6 million copies by the end of 2002, according to year-end figures that Nielsen SoundScan--the organization that tracks point-of-purchase album sales--released on Thursday. That figure places the album millions of copies ahead of its competition.
Fellow rapper Nelly’s “Nellyville” sold almost 3 million fewer copies than “The Eminem Show"--about 4.9 million--but still manages to claim the No. 2 spot on the year-end sales chart. Following at No. 3 is Avril Lavigne’s “Let Go,” which moved about 4.1 million copies.
The Dixie Chicks’ “Home” racked up sales of about 3.7 million copies to land at No. 4, followed by the Eminem-dominated “8 Mile” soundtrack at No. 5 with sales of about 3.5 million copies.
Pink scored platinum with her sophomore release, “Missundaztood,” which moved about 3.1 million copies and snagged the No. 6 slot. Ashanti’s self-titled debut follows closely at No. 7 with a sales total of about 50,000 fewer copies.
Alan Jackson’s No. 8 top-seller, “Drive,” trails “Ashanti” by about 45,000 copies.
Closing out the Top 10 is Shania Twain’s “Up!,” which, despite a mid-November release, is still the year’s No. 9 best-selling album, with sales of about 2.9 million copies; and the “O Brother Where Art Thou?” soundtrack at No. 10 with sales of about 2.7 million copies. “O Brother"--a collection of blues, bluegrass, folk, country and gospel tunes used in the film--is the only album among 2002’s ten top-selling album that also graced the 2001 Top 10, on which it was the No. 9 best-selling album of the year.
Industry snapshot
Overall CD album-sales were down 8.7 percent from 2001, marking a second-consecutive-year decrease; sales during 2001 dipped about 3 percent from 2000’s year-end totals.
In raw numbers, that translates to total CD album-sales of about 649.5 million copies in 2002, versus about 712 million in 2001. The industry has tagged the blame on both a weak economy and the continued proliferation of online music piracy.
The industry did get some positive news on the Internet front, however; annual online album-sales rose to about 18.1 million copies for 2002, up from about 16.7 million copies in 2001.
Despite the overall sales drop, the country genre--which featured a number of post-Sept. 11, 2001, patriotically tinged releases by artists such as Alan Jackson and Toby Keith--experienced a sales increase of 12.2 percent over 2001.
As usual, the five major record labels accounted for about 84 percent of all album sales, with smaller labels accounting for the remainder.
The few souls who have yet to make the leap from cassette tapes to CDs should probably bite the bullet, as it appears likely that the cassette-tape format will soon go the way of the 8-track; CD album sales accounted for 94 percent of 2002’s total music sales.
Wednesday, January 01, 2003
Blog: Stapp angers Creed fans, Phish’s return
Also: Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne renew wedding vows, Radiohead update, Ani DiFranco’s new album, 50 Cent arrested.
Also: Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne renew wedding vows, Radiohead update, Ani DiFranco’s new album, 50 Cent arrested.
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Creed‘s Scott Stapp reportedly appeared to be under the influence of something other than rock ‘n roll during his band’s Sunday (12/29) performance at Allstate Arena near Chicago. Bill Zwecker of the Sun-Times reports that several fans felt “Stapp’s appearance was particularly disturbing given his frequent comments about the evils of drug and alcohol use and his strong religious roots.”
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Phish ended its touring hiatus with a New Year’s Eve concert; Kelefa Sanneh of the New York Times filed a review. As did Lance Gould of the Daily News. And lots of others.
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Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne renewed their wedding vows on New Year’s Eve in Los Angeles. The Village People provided the music.
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NME reports that Radiohead has finished the recording of a new album that’s due in June. Mixing reportedly will continue through early spring.
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Ani DiFranco will release a new studio album titled “Evolve” on March 11, RollingStone.com’s Andrew Dansby reports.
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Rapper 50 Cent spent some time in police custody this week after he was arrested on gun charges, MTV.com’s Jennifer Vineyard reports.
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