For recordings released during the Eligibility Year October 1, 1999 through September 30, 2000.
Note: More or less than 5 nominations in a category are as a result of ties

Category 1

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. This category is for a commercially released single, or track from a current year's album.

1. Say My Name
   Destiny's Child
   Rodney Jerkins, producer; LaShawn Daniels, Brad Gildem & Jean Marie Hurout, engineers/mixers
   Track from: The Writing's On The Wall
   [Columbia Records]
2. I Try
   Macy Gray
   Andrew Slater, producer; Dave Way, engineer/mixer
   Track from: On How Life Is
   [Clean Slate/Epic Records]
3. Music
   Madonna
   Mirwais Ahmadzai & Madonna, producers
   Track from: Music
   [Maverick/Warner Bros. Records]
4. Bye Bye Bye
   *NSync
   Jake & Kristian Lundin, producers; Mike Tucker, engineer/mixer
   Track from: No Strings Attached
   [Jive Records]
5. Beautiful Day
   U2
   Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois, producers; Steve Lillywhite & Richard Rainey, engineers/mixers
   Track from: All That You Can't Leave Behind
   [Interscope Records]

Category 2
Album Of The Year
Award to the Artist(s), and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) if other than the artist.

1. Midnite Vultures
   Beck
   Beck Hansen & Dust Brothers, producers
   [DGC/Interscope Records]
2. The Marshall Mathers LP
   Eminem
   Jeff Bass, Mark Bass, Dr. Dre, Eminem & The 45 King, producers; Rich Behrens, Mike Butler, Chris Conway, Rob Ebeling, Michelle Forbes, Richard Segal Huredia, Steve King, Aaron Lepley, James McCrone, Akane Nakamura & Lance Pierre, engineers/mixers
   [Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records]
3. Kid A
   Radiohead
   Radiohead, producer; Nigel Godrich, engineer/mixer
   [Capitol Records]
4. You're The One
   Paul Simon
   Paul Simon, producer; Andy Smith, engineer/mixer
   [Warner Bros. Records]
5. Two Against Nature
   Steely Dan
   Walter Becker & Donald Fagen, producers; Phil Burnett, Roger Nichols, Dave Russell & Elliot Scheiner, engineers/mixers
   [Giant Records]

Category 3
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 parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

1. Beautiful Day
   U2, songwriters (U2)
   Track from: All That You Can't Leave Behind
   [Interscope Records; Publisher: Polygram Int'l Music Pub. B.V.]
2. Breathe
   Stephanie Bentley & Holly Lamar, songwriters (Faith Hill)
   Track from: Breathe
   [Warner Bros. Records; Publishers: Cal IV Songs, Universal Songs Of Polygram Int'l Inc., Hopechest Music]
3. I Hope You Dance
   Mark D. Sanders & Tia Sellers, songwriters (Lee Ann Womack)
   Track from: I Hope You Dance
   [Universal Records; Publishers: MCA Music Pub., Soda Creek Songs, Choice Is Tragic Music, Ensign Music Corp.]
4. I Try
   Macy Gray, Jinsoo Lim, Jeremy Ruzumna & David Wilder, songwriters (Macy Gray)
   Track from: On How Life Is
   [Clean Slate/Epic Records; Publishers: Children Of The Forest On Behalf Of Itself & Mel-Boopie Music, April Music Inc., Jinsoo Lim Music, Roastitoasti]
5. Say My Name
   LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson & Kelendria Rowland, songwriters (Destiny's Child)
   Track from: The Writing's On The Wall
   [Columbia Records; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Rodney Jerkins Prod., Ensign Music Corp./Fred Jerkins Pub., Beyoncé Pub., LeToya Music Pub., Kelendria Music Pub., LaTavia Music Pub.]

Category 4
Best New Artist
For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.

1. Shelby Lynne
2. Brad Paisley
3. Papa Roach
4. Jill Scott
5. Sisqo

Category 5
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

1. What A Girl Wants
   Christina Aguilera
   Track from: Christina Aguilera
   [RCA Label Group]
2. I Try
   Macy Gray
   Track from: On How Life Is
   [Clean Slate/Epic Records]
3. Music
   Madonna
   Track from: Music
   [Maverick/Warner Bros. Records]
4. Save Me
   Aimee Mann
   Track from: Magnolia - Music From The Motion Picture
   [Reprise Records]
5. Both Sides Now
   Joni Mitchell
   Track from: Both Sides Now
   [Reprise Records]
6. Oops!...I Did It Again
   Britney Spears
   Track from: Oops!...I Did It Again
   [Jive Records]

Category 6
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

1. You Sang To Me
   Marc Anthony
   Track from: Marc Anthony
   [Columbia Records]
2. Taking You Home
   Don Henley
   Track from: Inside Job
   [Warner Bros. Records]
3. She Bangs
   Ricky Martin
   [Columbia Records]
4. 6, 8, 12
   Brian McKnight
   Track from: Back At One
   [Motown Records]
5. She Walks This Earth (Soberana Rosa)
   Sting
   Track from: A Love Affair - The Music Of Ivan Lins (Various Artists)
   [Telarc Records]

Category 7
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
For established duos or groups. Singles or Tracks only.

1. Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely
   Backstreet Boys
   Track from: Millenium
   [Jive Records]
2. Pinch Me
   Barenaked Ladies
   Track from: Maroon
   [Reprise Records]
3. Breathless
   The Corrs
   Track from: In Blue
   [143/Lava/Atlantic Records]
4. Bye Bye Bye
   *NSync
   Track from: No Strings Attached
   [Jive Records]
5. Cousin Dupree
   Steely Dan
   Track from: Two Against Nature
   [Giant Records]

Category 8
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
For a collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.

1. Thank God I Found You
   Mariah Carey Featuring Joe & 98°
   Track from: Rainbow
   [Columbia Records]
2. The Difficult Kind
   Sheryl Crow & Sarah McLachlan
   Track from: Live From Central Park
   [A&M/Interscope Records]
3. All The Way
   Celine Dion (& Frank Sinatra)
   Track from: All The Way...A Decade Of Song
   [Epic/550 Music]
4. Turn Your Lights Down Low
   Lauryn Hill (& Bob Marley)
   Track from: The Best Man - Music From The Motion Picture (Various)
   [Sony Music Soundtrax]
5. Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't (My Baby)
   B.B. King & Dr. John
   Track from: Let The Good Times Roll
   [MCA Records]

Category 9
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
For instrumental recordings, with or without vocal coloring, by an Orchestra, Group or Soloist.
Singles or Tracks only.

1. Overture (Selmasongs)
   Björk; Vincent Mendoza, conductor
   Track from: Selmasongs
   [Elektra Entertainment Group]
2. Rebel Heart
   The Corrs
   Track from: In Blue
   [143/Lava/Atlantic Records]
3. Zona Mona
   Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
   Track from: Outbound
   [Columbia Records]
4. Caravan
   The Brian Setzer Orchestra
   Track from: Vavoom!
   [Interscope Records]
5. Camaleao
   Grover Washington, Jr.
   Track from: A Love Affair - The Music Of Ivan Lins (Various Artists)
   [Telarc Records]

Category 10
Best Dance Recording
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental. Singles or tracks only.

1. Who Let The Dogs Out
   Baha Men
   Track from: Who Let The Dogs Out
   [S-Curve Records]
2. Blue (Da Ba Dee)
   Eiffel 65
   Track from: Europop
   [Republic/Universal Records]
3. Be With You
   Enrique Iglesias
   Track from: Enrique
   [Interscope Records]
4. Let's Get Loud
   Jennifer Lopez
   Track from: On The 6
   [Work]
5. Natural Blues
   Moby
   Track from: Play
   [V2 Records]

Category 11
Best Pop Instrumental Album
For solo artists, duos or groups.

1. Audio
   Blue Man Group
   [Virgin Records America]
2. Faith - A Holiday Album
   Kenny G
   [Arista Records]
3. Symphony No. 1
   Joe Jackson
   [Sony Classical]
4. Pieces In A Modern Style
   William Ørbit
   [Maverick Records]
5. Hymns - In The Garden
   Kirk Whalum
   [Top Drawer Records]

Category 12
Best Pop Vocal Album
For solo artists, duos or groups.

1. Inside Job
   Don Henley
   [Warner Bros. Records]
2. Music
   Madonna
   [Maverick/Warner Bros. Records]
3. No Strings Attached
   *NSync
   [Jive Records]
4. Oops!...I Did It Again
   Britney Spears
   [Jive Records]
5. Two Against Nature
   Steely Dan
   [Giant Records]

Category 13
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
For solo artists, duos or groups.

1. As Time Goes By
   Bryan Ferry
   [Virgin Records America]
2. It's Like This
   Rickie Lee Jones
   [Artemis Records]
3. Songs From The Last Century
   George Michael
   [Virgin Records America]
4. Both Sides Now
   Joni Mitchell
   [Reprise Records]
5. Timeless - Live In Concert
   Barbra Streisand
   [Columbia Records]

Category 14
Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

1. Paper Bag
   Fiona Apple
   Track from: When The Pawn
   [Clean Slate/Epic Records]
2. There Goes The Neighborhood
   Sheryl Crow
   Track from: Live From Central Park
   [A&M/Interscope Records]
3. Enough Of Me
   Melissa Etheridge
   Track from: Breakdown
   [Island/Def Jam Music Group]
4. So Pure
   Alanis Morissette
   Track from: Woodstock, 99 (Various Artists)
   [Hybrid/Epic Records]
5. Glitter In Their Eyes
   Patti Smith
   Track from: Gung Ho
   [Arista Records]

Category 15
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

1. Thursday's Child
   David Bowie
   Track from: Hours...
   [Virgin Records America]
2. Things Have Changed
   Bob Dylan
   Track from: Wonder Boys - Music From The Motion Picture (Various Artists)
   [Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax]
3. Workin' It
   Don Henley
   Track from: Inside Job
   [Warner Bros. Records]
4. Again
   Lenny Kravitz
   Track from: Greatest Hits
   [Virgin Records America]
5. Into The Void
   Nine Inch Nails
   Track from: The Fragile
   [Nothing/Interscope Records]

Category 16
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
For Duos or Groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.

1. It's My Life
   Bon Jovi
   Track from: Crush
   [Island/Def Jam Music Group]
2. With Arms Wide Open
   Creed
   Track from: Human Clay
   [Wind-Up]
3. Learn To Fly
   Foo Fighters
   Track from: There Is Nothing Left To Lose
   [RCA Records]
4. Californication
   Red Hot Chili Peppers
   Track from: Californication
   [Warner Bros. Records]
5. Beautiful Day
   U2
   Track from: All That You Can't Leave Behind
   [Interscope Records]

Category 17
Best Hard Rock Performance
For solo vocals, or Duos/Groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.

1. American Bad Ass
   Kid Rock
   Track from: The History Of Rock
   [Top Dog/Lava/Atlantic Records]
2. Take A Look Around (Theme From "M:I-2")
   Limp Bizkit
   Track from: Mission: Impossible 2 - Music From And Inspired By
   [Hollywood Records]
3. Grievance
   Pearl Jam
   Track from: Binaural
   [Epic Records]
4. Guerrilla Radio
   Rage Against The Machine
   Track from: The Battle Of Los Angeles
   [Epic Records]
5. Down
   Stone Temple Pilots
   Track from: No. 4
   [Atlantic Records]

Category 18
Best Metal Performance
For solo vocals, or Duos/Groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.

1. Elite
   Deftones
   Track from: White Pony
   [Maverick Recording Company]
2. The Wicker Man
   Iron Maiden
   Track from: Brave New World
   [Portrait/Columbia Records]
3. Astonishing Panorama Of The Endtimes
   Marilyn Manson
   Track from: The Last Tour On Earth AND FROM MTV Celebrity Deathmatch (Various Artists)
   [Interscope Records]
4. Revolution Is My Name
   Pantera
   Track from: Reinventing The Steel
   [EastWest/EEG]
5. Wait And Bleed
   Slipknot
   Track from: Slipknot
   [Roadrunner Records]

Category 19
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal Instrumentals. Singles or Tracks only.

1. Off The Hook
   Peter Frampton
   Track from: Live In Detroit
   [CMC International]
2. The Call Of The Ktulu
   Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
   Track from: S & M
   [Elektra Entertainment Group]
3. First Tube
   Phish
   Track from: Farmhouse
   [Elektra Entertainment Group]
4. Until We Say Goodbye
   Joe Satriani
   Track from: Engines Of Creation
   [Epic Records]
5. Electric Lullaby
   Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band
   Track from: Live On
   [Giant Records]

Category 20
Best Rock Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

1. Again
   Lenny Kravitz, songwriter (Lenny Kravitz)
   [Virgin Records America; Publisher: Miss Bessie Music]
2. Bent
   Rob Thomas, songwriter (Matchbox Twenty)
   Track from: Mad Season
   [Melisma/Lava/Atlantic Records; Publisher: EMI Blackwood Music, Inc./Bidnis, Inc.]
3. Californication
   Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith, songwriters (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
   Track from: Californication
   [Warner Bros. Records; Publisher: Moebetoblame Music]
4. Kryptonite
   Brad Arnold, Todd Harrell & Matt Roberts, songwriters (3 Doors Down)
   Track from: The Better Life
   [Republic/Universal Records; Publisher: Escatawpa Songs]
5. With Arms Wide Open
   Scott Stapp & Mark Tremonti, songwriters (Creed)
   Track from: Human Clay
   [Wind-Up; Publisher: Tremonti/Stapp Music]

Category 21
Best Rock Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.

1. Crush
   Bon Jovi
   [Island/Def Jam Music Group]
2. There Is Nothing Left To Lose
   Foo Fighters
   [RCA/Roswell Records]
3. Mad Season
   Matchbox Twenty
   [Melisma/Lava/Atlantic Records]
4. Return Of Saturn
   No Doubt
   [Interscope/Trauma Records]
5. The Battle Of Los Angeles
   Rage Against The Machine
   [Epic Records]

Category 22
Best Alternative Music Album
For solos, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

1. When The Pawn
   Fiona Apple
   [Clean Slate/Epic Records]
2. Midnite Vultures
   Beck
   [DGC/Interscope Records]
3. Bloodflowers
   The Cure
   [Fiction/Elektra Entertainment Group]
4. Liverpool Sound Collage
   Paul McCartney
   [Capitol Records]
5. Kid A
   Radiohead
   [Capitol Records]

Category 23
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

1. Try Again
   Aaliyah
   Track from: Romeo Must Die - The Album (Various)
   [Blackground/Virgin Records America]
2. Bag Lady
   Erykah Badu
   Track from: Mama's Gun
   [Motown Records]
3. He Wasn't Man Enough
   Toni Braxton
   Track from: The Heat
   [LaFace Records]
4. As We Lay
   Kelly Price
   Track from: Mirror Mirror
   [Def Soul Records]
5. Gettin' In The Way
   Jill Scott
   Track from: Who Is Jill Scott? Words And Sounds Vol.1
   [Hidden Beach Recordings]

Category 24
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

1. Untitled (How Does It Feel)
   D'Angelo
   Track from: Voodoo
   [Virgin Records America]
2. I Wanna Know
   Joe
   Track from: My Name Is Joe
   [Jive Records]
3. I Wish
   R. Kelly
   Track from: TP-2.COM
   [Jive Records]
4. Stay Or Let It Go
   Brian McKnight
   Track from: Back At One
   [Motown Records]
5. Thong Song
   Sisqo
   Track from: Unleash the Dragon
   [Def Soul Records]

Category 25
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
For duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.

1. Pass You By
   Boyz II Men
   Track from: Nathan/Michael/Shawn/Wanya
   [Universal Records]
2. Say My Name
   Destiny's Child
   Track from: The Writing's On The Wall
   [Columbia Records]
3. 911
   Wyclef Jean Featuring Mary J. Blige
   Track from: The Ecleftic - 2 Sides II A Book
   [Columbia Records]
4. Dance Tonight
   Lucy Pearl
   Track from: Lucy Pearl
   [Beyond Music/Pookie Records]
5. Coming Back Home
   BeBe Winans Featuring Brian McKnight & Joe
   Track from: Love & Freedom
   [Motown Records]

Category 26
Best R&B Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

1. Bag Lady
   Erykah Badu, songwriter (Erykah Badu)
   Track from: Mama's Gun
   [Motown Records]
2. He Wasn't Man Enough
   LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins & Harvey Mason Jr., songwriters (Toni Braxton)
   Track from: The Heat
   [LaFace Records; Publishers: Rodney Jerkins Prod./EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Fred Jerkins Pub./Famous-Ensign Music Pub. Corp., LaShawn Daniels, Inc., EMI April Music Pub., First Avenue Music/BMG]
3. Say My Name
   LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson & Kelendria Rowland, songwriters (Destiny's Child)
   Track from: The Writing's On The Wall
   [Columbia Records; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music, Inc./Rodney Jerkins Prod., Ensign Music Corp./Fred Jerkins Pub., Beyoncé Pub., LeToya Music Pub., Kelendria Music Pub., LaTavia Music Pub.]
4. Thong Song
   Mark Andrews, Tim Kelley & Bob Robinson, songwriters (Sisqo)
   Track from: Unleash The Dragon
   [Def Soul Records]
5. Untitled (How Does It Feel)
   D'Angelo & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (D'Angelo)
   Track from: Voodoo
   [Virgin Records America; Publishers: Universal-Polygram Int'l Pub. Inc., Ah-Choo Pub., First Echo Pub.]

Category 27
Best R&B Album
For solo artists, Duos/Groups, vocal or instrumental.

1. Nathan/Michael/Shawn/Wanya
   Boyz II Men
   [Universal Records]
2. The Heat
   Toni Braxton
   [LaFace Records]
3. Voodoo
   D'Angelo
   [Virgin Records America]
4. My Name Is Joe
   Joe
   [Jive Records]
5. Who Is Jill Scott? Words & Sounds Vol. 1
   Jill Scott
   [Hidden Beach Recordings]
6. Unleash The Dragon
   Sisqo
   [Def Soul Records]

Category 28
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Album
For solo vocal performances or duos or groups with vocals.

1. All The Man You Need
   Will Downing
   [Motown Records]
2. Cool
   George Duke
   [Warner Bros. Records]
3. That's For Sure
   Jeffrey Osborne
   [Private Music]
4. Gotta Get The Groove Back
   Johnnie Taylor
   [Malaco Records]
5. Ear-Resistible
   The Temptations
   [Motown Records]

Category 29
Best Rap Solo Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

1. The Light
   Common
   Track from: Like Water For Chocolate
   [MCA Records]
2. Party Up
   DMX
   Track from: ...And Then There Was X
   [Def Jam Records]
3. The Real Slim Shady
   Eminem
   Track from: The Marshall Mathers LP
   [Aftermath/Interscope Records]
4. Shake Ya Ass
   Mystikal
   Track from: Let's Get Ready
   [Jive Records]
5. Country Grammar
   Nelly
   Track from: Country Grammar
   [Universal Records]

Category 30
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
For a Duo or Group performance. Singles or Tracks only.

1. Alive
   Beastie Boys
   Track from: Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds Of Science
   [Grand Royal Records]
2. Oooh.
   De La Soul Featuring Redman
   Track from: Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump
   [Tommy Boy Music]
3. Forgot About Dre
   Dr. Dre Featuring Eminem
   Track from: Dr. Dre - 2001
   [Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records]
4. The Next Episode
   Dr. Dre Featuring Snoop Dogg
   Track from: Dr. Dre - 2001
   [Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records]
5. Big Pimpin'
   Jay-Z Featuring UGK
   Track from: Vol. 3...Life And Times Of S. Carter
   [Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam Records]

Category 31
Best Rap Album
For solo artists, duos or groups.

1. ...And Then There Was X
   DMX
   [Def Jam Records]
2. Dr. Dre - 2001
   Dr. Dre
   [Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records]
3. The Marshall Mathers LP
   Eminem
   [Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records]
4. Vol. 3...Life And Times Of S. Carter
   Jay-Z
   [Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam Records]
5. Country Grammar
   Nelly
   [Universal Records]

Category 32
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

1. Breathe
   Faith Hill
   Track from: Breathe
   [Warner Bros. Records]
2. That's The Way
   Jo Dee Messina
   Track from: Burn
   [Curb Records]
3. Travelin' Prayer
   Dolly Parton
   Track from: The Grass Is Blue
   [Sugar Hill Records]
4. I Hope You Dance
   Lee Ann Womack
   Track from: I Hope You Dance
   [MCA Nashville]
5. Real Live Woman
   Trisha Yearwood
   Track from: Real Live Woman
   [MCA Nashville]

Category 33
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

1. Solitary Man
   Johnny Cash
   Track from: American III - Solitary Man
   [American/Columbia Records]
2. Feels Like Love
   Vince Gill
   Track from: Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye
   [MCA Nashville]
3. One Voice
   Billy Gilman
   Track from: One Voice
   [Epic Records]
4. My Best Friend
   Tim McGraw
   Track from: A Place In The Sun
   [Curb Records]
5. A Thousand Miles From Nowhere
   Dwight Yoakam
   Track from: dwightyoakamacoustic.net
   [Reprise Records]

Category 34
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
For established Duos or Groups. Singles or Tracks only.

1. Twentieth Century
   Alabama
   Track from: Twentieth Century
   [RCA Records]
2. Cherokee Maiden
   Asleep At The Wheel
   Track from: Ride With Bob
   [DreamWorks Records Nashville]
3. You'll Always Be Loved By Me
   Brooks & Dunn
   Track from: Tight Rope
   [Arista Nashville]
4. Woody's Roundup
   Riders In The Sky
   Track from: Toy Story 2 - Soundtrack
   [Walt Disney Records]
5. Jimmy's Got A Girlfriend
   The Wilkinsons
   Track from: Here and Now
   [Giant Records]

Category 35
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
For a collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.

1. Strong Enough
   Sheryl Crow & The Dixie Chicks
   Track from: Live From Central Park
   [A&M Records]
2. When I Look Into Your Heart
   Vince Gill & Amy Grant
   Track from: Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye
   [MCA Nashville]
3. Let's Make Love
   Faith Hill & Tim McGraw
   Track from: Breathe
   [Warner Bros. Records]
4. Walk Softly
   Ricky Skaggs & The Dixie Chicks
   Track from: Big Mon - The Songs Of Bill Monroe
   [Skaggs Family Records]
5. Murder On Music Row
   George Strait & Alan Jackson
   Track from: Latest Greatest Straitest Hits
   [MCA Nashville]

Category 36
Best Country Instrumental Performance
For instrumental recordings, with or without vocal coloring, by an Orchestra, Group or Soloist. Singles or Tracks only.

1. Leaving Cottondale
   Alison Brown With Béla Fleck
   Track from: Fair Weather
   [Compass Records]
2. Ode To A Butterfly
   Nickel Creek
   Track from: Nickel Creek
   [Sugar Hill Records]
3. The Second Mouse
   Tim O'Brien & Darrell Scott
   Track from: Real Time
   [Howdy Skies Records]
4. Rollercoaster
   Keith Urban
   Track from: Keith Urban
   [Capitol Nashville]
5. Bloodlines
   Steve Wariner & Ryan Wariner
   Track from: Faith In You
   [Capitol Nashville]

Category 37
Best Country Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

1. Breathe
   Stephanie Bentley & Holly Lamar, songwriters (Faith Hill)
   Track from: Breathe
   [Warner Bros. Records; Publishers: Universal Songs Of Polygram Int'l Music, Hopechest Music]
2. Feels Like Love
   Vince Gill, songwriter (Vince Gill)
   Track from: Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye
   [MCA Nashville; Publisher: Vinny Mae Music]
3. I Hope You Dance
   Mark D. Sanders & Tia Sillers, songwriters (Lee Ann Womack)
   Track from: I Hope You Dance
   [MCA Nashville; Publishers: MCA Music Pub., Soda Creek Songs, Choice Is Tragic Music, Ensign Music Corp.]
4. One Voice
   Don Cook & David Malloy, songwriters (Billy Gilman)
   Track from: One Voice
   [Epic Records; Publishers: Starstruck Angel Music Inc., Malloy's Toys Music, Sony, Tree Pub. Co., Don Cook Music]
5. The Way You Love Me
   Michael Delaney & Keith Follesé, songwriters (Faith Hill)
   Track from: Breathe
   [Warner Bros. Records; Publishers: Encore Ent., Scott And Soda Music, Fallazoo Crew Music, Airstream Dreams Music, Coyote House Music, Famous Music Corp.]

Category 38
Best Country Album
For solo artists, Duos or Groups, vocal or instrumental.

1. Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye
   Vince Gill
   [MCA Nashville]
2. Breathe
   Faith Hill
   [Warner Bros. Records]
3. Under The Influence
   Alan Jackson
   [Arista Nashville]
4. I Hope You Dance
   Lee Ann Womack
   [MCA Nashville]
5. Real Live Woman
   Trisha Yearwood
   [MCA Nashville]

Category 39
Best Bluegrass Album
For solos, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

1. Fair Weather
   Alison Brown
   [Compass Records]
2. Murder On Music Row
   Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time
   [Shell Point/Echomusic]
3. Nickel Creek
   Nickel Creek
   [Sugar Hill Records]
4. The Grass Is Blue
   Dolly Parton
   [Sugar Hill Records]
5. Big Mon - The Songs Of Bill Monroe
   Ricky Skaggs & Friends
   [Skaggs Family Records]

Category 40
Best New Age Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

1. Whisper To The Wild Water
   Máire Brennan
   [Word Records]
2. Highland Cathedral
   Phil Coulter
   [RCA Victor/BMG Classics]
3. Thinking Of You
   Kitaro
   [Domo Records]
4. East Of The Moon
   David Lanz
   [Decca Records]
5. In A Distant Place
   Nakai, Eaton, Clipman & Nawang
   [Canyon Records Productions]

Category 41
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
For instrumental performances only, with or without vocal coloring.

1. Outbound
   Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
   [Columbia Records]
2. Yes, Please!
   Fourplay
   [Warner Bros. Records]
3. Re:Animation Live!
   Hagans/Belden
   [Blue Note Records]
4. A Brighter Day
   Ronny Jordan
   [Blue Note Records]
5. Here's The Deal
   Liquid Soul
   [Shanachie Records]

Category 42
Best Jazz Vocal Album
For solo vocals and duos or groups with vocals.

1. Live At Yoshi's
   Dee Dee Bridgewater
   [Verve Records]
2. Merry Go Round
   Freddy Cole
   [Telarc Jazz]
3. Live in Chicago
   Kurt Elling
   [Blue Note Records]
4. Soulcall
   Nnenna Freelon
   [Concord Jazz]
5. In The Moment - Live In Concert
   Dianne Reeves
   [Blue Note Records]

Category 43
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
For an instrumental solo performance with or without a group or band. 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.

1. Passion Dance
   Kenny Barron
   Track from: Spirit Song
   [Verve Records]
2. I Thought About You
   Terence Blanchard
   Track from: Wandering Moon
   [Sony Classical]
3. Outrance
   Michael Brecker
   Track from: Time Is Of The Essence
   [Verve Records]
4. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
   Keith Jarrett
   Track from: The Melody At Night, With You
   [ECM]
5. (Go) Get It
   Pat Metheny
   Track from: Trio 99>00
   [Warner Bros. Records]

Category 44
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
For solo artists, duos or groups, instrumental only.

1. Spirit Song
   Kenny Barron
   [Verve Records]
2. Time Is Of The Essence
   Michael Brecker
   [Verve Records]
3. Prime Directive
   Dave Holland Quintet
   [ECM]
4. Contemporary Jazz
   Branford Marsalis
   [Columbia Records]
5. In & Out
   Martial Solal & Johnny Griffin
   [Dreyfus Jazz]

Category 45
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds.

1. The Buddy Collette Big Band In Concert - The Music Of William "Buddy" Collette
   Buddy Collette Big Band
   [Bridge Records]
2. Nice Work
   The Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra & Jim McNeely
   [Dacapo]
3. 52nd Street Themes
   Joe Lovano
   [Blue Note Records]
4. Culmination
   Sam Rivers' Rivbea All-Star Orchestra
   [RCA Victor/BMG Classics]
5. Allégresse
   Maria Schneider Orchestra
   [Enja]

Category 46
Best Latin Jazz Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

1. Libertango
   Gary Burton
   [Concord Jazz]
2. Motherland
   Danílo Perez
   [Verve Records]
3. Afro-Cuban Dream...Live & In Clave!!!
   Bobby Sanabria Big Band
   [Arabesque Recordings]
4. Melaza
   David Sánchez
   [Columbia Records]
5. Live At The Village Vanguard
   Chucho Valdés
   [Blue Note Records]

Category 47
Best Rock Gospel Album
For a solo, duo or group vocal performance.

1. Lay It Down
   Jennifer Knapp
   [Gotee Records]
2. Double Take
   Petra
   [Word Records]
3. Third Verse
   Smalltown Poets
   [Ardent/ForeFront Records]
4. Learning To Breathe
   Switchfoot
   [re:think Records]
5. Offerings
   Third Day
   [Essential Records]

Category 48
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
For a solo, duo or group vocal performance.

1. Joy
   Avalon
   [Sparrow Records]
2. If I Left The Zoo
   Jars of Clay
   [Essential Records]
3. Fearless
   Crystal Lewis
   [Metro One Music]
4. This Is Your Time
   Michael W. Smith
   [Reunion Records]
5. Crystal Clear
   Jaci Velasquez
   [Word Records]

Category 49
Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album
For a solo, duo or group vocal performance.

1. The Great Gospel Hit Parade: From Memphis To Nashville To Texas
   James Blackwood, The Jordanaires & The Light Crust Doughboys
   [Art Greenhaw Records]
2. The Cathedrals A Farewell Celebration
   The Cathedrals
   [Spring House Music]
3. Just Over In Heaven
   Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
   [Sugar Hill Records]
4. Soldier Of The Cross
   Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky Thunder
   [Skaggs Family Records]
5. Old Ways & Old Paths
   Paul Williams And The Victory Trio
   [Rebel Records]

Category 50
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
For a solo, duo or group vocal performance.

1. You Can Make It
   Shirley Caesar
   [Myrrh Records]
2. It Was You
   Mighty Clouds of Joy
   [CGI-Platinum]
3. Family & Friends Live From Detroit
   Rev. James Moore
   [Malaco Records]
4. Devotion
   Aaron Neville
   [EMI Gospel]
5. Ole Rickety Bridge
   Dorothy Norwood
   [Malaco Records]
6. The Concert
   The Williams Brothers
   [Blackberry Records]

Category 51
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
For a solo, duo or group vocal performance.

1. Purpose By Design
   Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ
   [Verity Records]
2. Thankful
   Mary Mary
   [Columbia/C2/Word Entertainment]
3. Family Affair
   Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir
   [Verity Records]
4. Love & Freedom
   BeBe Winans
   [Motown Records]
5. Alabaster Box
   CeCe Winans
   [Wellspring Gospel]

Category 52
Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album
For choirs or choruses only, with or without lead vocalist(s).

1. Get Your Praise On
   New Direction; Jeral V. Gray, Sr. & Percy E. Gray, Jr., Choir Directors
   [Myrrh Records]
2. Higher
   Youth For Christ; Rev. Milton Biggham & Troy L. Sneed, Sr., Choir Directors
   [Savoy Records]
3. Live - God Is Working
   Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir; Carol Cymbala, Choir Director
   [M2.0 Music]
4. Send Up The Praise
   University of Mississippi Gospel Choir; Ron Briggs, Jason Clark & Dee Thomas, Choir Directors
   [Malaco Records]
5. Tri-city4.com
   The Tri-City Singers; Donald Lawrence, Choir Director
   [EMI Gospel]

Category 53
Best Latin Pop Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

1. Mi Reflejo
   Christina Aguilera
   [RCA Records]
2. Oscar De La Hoya
   Oscar De La Hoya
   [EMI Latin]
3. Vivo
   Luis Miguel
   [WEA Latina]
4. El Alma Al Aire
   Alejandro Sanz
   [WEA Latina]
5. Shakira - MTV Unplugged
   Shakira
   [Sony Discos]

Category 54
Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

1. La Extraordinaria Paradoja Del Sonido Quijano
   Café Quijano
   [WEA Latina]
2. No Podemos Volar
   El Tri
   [WEA-Rock]
3. Uno
   La Ley
   [WEA Intl.]
4. Arepa 3000
   Los Amigos Invisibles
   [Luaka Bop]
5. Abre
   Fito Paez
   [WEA Latina]

Category 55
Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

1. Rhythms For A New Millennium
   Alex Acuña Y Su Acuarela De Tambores
   [Tonga Productions]
2. Cuba Linda
   Cachao
   [EMI Latin]
3. Alma Caribeña
   Gloria Estefan
   [Epic Records]
4. Tribute To The Cuarteto Patria
   Eliades Ochoa
   [Higher Octave Music]
5. Buena Vista Social Club Presents: Omara Portuondo
   Omara Portuondo
   [Nonesuch Records]

Category 56
Best Salsa Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

1. Celia Cruz And Friends: A Night Of Salsa
   Celia Cruz
   [RMM Records & Video Corp]
2. Evolución
   Luis Enrique
   [WEA Latina Records]
3. Masterpiece/Obra Maestra
   Tito Puente & Eddie Palmieri
   [RMM Records & Video Corp]
4. Son By Four
   Son By Four
   [Sony Discos]
5. Hablando Del Amor
   Tony Vega
   [RMM Records]

Category 57
Best Merengue Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

1. El Padrino
   Fulanito
   [Cutting Records]
2. Voy A Enamorarte
   Gisselle
   [BMG U.S. Latin]