50th Annual Grammy® Award Nominees Announced
Publish Date: Dec 06, 2007
RSS is a standard for syndicating frequently updated content from a site via a newsreader. Modern browsers such as Firefox & Safari support RSS and it is scheduled to be released in the next version of Internet Explorer.
Find great deals and new music at a store near you.
Lastest News Entries
Monthly News Archives
Get the latest music news, concert listings and contest updates. Please submit your province and postal code to be notified of local events.
Nominations for the 50th Annual GRAMMY® Awards were announced today by The Recording Academy reflecting one of the most diverse years ever, with the Album Of The Year category alone representing the country, hip-hop, jazz, pop and rock genres.
The press event was held at The Music Box @ Fonda in Hollywood and was attended by national and international media, as well as key music industry executives. Artists who helped announce the nominations included Akon, Fergie, Vince Gill, Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) Herbie Hancock, Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters), Recording Academy Chair Jimmy Jam, George Lopez, Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park) and Taylor Swift.
“This year’s nominations truly reflect a diverse and talented community of artists and creators who represent some of the most exceptional music of the year,” said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. “The GRAMMY® Awards process once again has yielded a comprehensive group of excellent nominees and coupled with the fact that it’s our milestone 50th year, this year’s telecast promises music fans a spectacular show filled with stellar performances and unique ‘GRAMMY® Moments’ for which Music’s Biggest Night has come to be renowned.”
Both Casting Crowns and The Clark Sisters lead Gospel nominations with three each. Israel & New Breed, Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers, and tobyMac each received two nominations. Canadian Bernie Hermes received a nod as the co-writer of the Casting Crowns’ song East To West.
GRAMMY® ballots for the final round of voting will be mailed on December 12th to the voting members of The Recording Academy. They are due back to the accounting firm of Deloitte by January 9th, 2008, when they will be tabulated and the results kept secret until the telecast.
The 50th Annual GRAMMY® Awards will be held on February 10th, 2008, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and once again will be broadcast live in high definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS (Global Television Network in Canada) from 8:00-11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
Field 11 – Gospel
Category 51
Best Gospel Performance
(For solo, duo, group as collaborative performances. Singles or tracks with vocal containing Gospel lyrics. All genres of Gospel music are eligible.)
Casting Crowns
Track from: The Altar And The Door
[Beach Street Records/Reunion Records]
The Clark Sisters
Track from: Live – One Last Time
[EMI Gospel]
Aretha Franklin & Mary J. Blige (Featuring The Harlem Boys Choir)
Track from: Bobby: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
[Island Def Jam]
Israel And New Breed Featuring T-Bone
Track from: A Deeper Level
[Integrity Music]
CeCe Winans
Track from: She Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool – A Tribute To Barbara Mandrell
[BNA Records]
Category 52
Best Gospel Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. Artist names appear in parentheses. Singles or Tracks only.)
Karen Clark-Sheard, songwriter (The Clark Sisters)
Track from: Live – One Last Time
[EMI Gospel; Publisher: K. Sheard’s Melody]
Mark Hall & Bernie Herms, songwriters (Casting Crowns)
Track from: The Altar And The Door
[Beach Street Records/Reunion Records; Publishers: Club Zoo Music, Sparrow Song, Swecs Music, Banahama Tunes/Word Music]
Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers)
Track from: The Grand Finale: Encourage Yourself
[EMI Gospel; Publishers: QW Songs/Zomba Publishing]
Cary Barlowe, Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore & Aaron Rice, songwriters (TobyMac)
Track from: Portable Sounds
[ForeFront Records; Publishers: Achtober Songs/Emack Music/Lowe Bar Music/Jammu Music/Rizzle Music]
[Gospo Centric; Publisher: Millenni-era Music]
Category 53
Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Ashley Cleveland
[204 Records]
The Cross Movement
[Cross Movement Records]
Da’ T.R.U.T.H.
[Cross Movement Records]
Pillar
[Flicker Records]
Skillet
[Atlantic/Lava/Ardent/INO]
Category 54
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Casting Crowns
[Beach Street Records/Reunion Records]
Israel And New Breed
[Integrity Music]
Mandisa
[Sparrow Records]
Michael W. Smith
[Reunion Records]
TobyMac
[ForeFront Records]
Category 55
Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Bill & Gloria Gaither And The Homecoming Friends
[Gaither Music Group]
Karen Peck And New River
[Daywind Records]
Billy Joe Shaver
[Compadre Records]
Ricky Skaggs & The Whites
[Skaggs Family Records]
Kenny & Amanda Smith Band
[Rebel Records]
Various Artists
Ed Cash, producer
[Sparrow Records]
Category 56
Best Traditional Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
The Clark Sisters
[EMI Gospel]
Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers
[EMI Gospel]
Smokie Norful
[EMI Gospel]
Marvin Sapp
[Verity]
Bebe Winans
[Koch Records]
Category 57
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Coko
[Light Records]
Fred Hammond
[Verity]
J. Moss
[Gospo Centric/Zomba Gospel]
Trin-I-Tee 5:7
[Spirit Rising Music/Music World Entertainment]
Marvin Winans
[Pure Springs Gospel]
Other notable nominees include:
Category 2
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.)
Vince Gill
John Anderson, Guy Clarke, Rodney Crowell, Diana Krall & The Del McCoury Band, featured artists; Vince Gill, John Hobbs & Justin Niebank, producers; Neal Cappellino & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer
[MCA Nashville]
Category 7
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
U2
Track from: U218 – Singles
[Interscope Records]
Category 8
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
[Rounder Records]
Category 10
Best Pop Instrumental Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
Kirk Whalum
[Rendezvous Entertainment]
Category 16
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
U2
Track from: Instant Karma – The Campaign To Save Darfur
[Warner Bros.]
Category 18
Best Metal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
As I Lay Dying
Track from: An Ocean Between Us
[Metal Blade Records]
Category 36
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Alison Krauss
Track from: A Hundred Miles Or More: A Collection
[Rounder]
Category 42
Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Vince Gill
[MCA Nashville]
Category 48
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
John Patitucci
[Concord Jazz]
Category 61
Best Tropical Latin Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
La Llave De Mi Corazón
Juan Luis Guerra
[EMI Televisa]
Category 88
Best Recording Package
Don Clark, art director (The Fold)
[Tooth & Nail Records]
Category 93
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
(A Producer’s Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.))
Daughtry (Daughtry) (A)
Devils & Angels (Mêlée) (A)
Direction (The Starting Line) (A)
Five Score And Seven Years Ago (Relient K) (A)
Stay Inside (Sound The Alarm) (A)
Category 109
Best Short Form Music Video
(For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.)
- God’s Gonna Cut You Down
- Typical
« Return to Previous PageJohnny Cash
Tony Kaye, video director; Rachel Curl, video producer
[American Records/Lost Highway Records]
MuteMath
Israel Anthem, video director; Brandon Arolfo, video producer
[Warner Bros./Reprise/Maverick/Sire]