OutKast Dominate Rap Nominations
Well it appears OutKast’s worry about having such an early entry into this year’s Grammy nominations would have a negative effect was all for not, as the group earned five nominations for the 44th annual Grammy Awards, to be handed out February 27 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Other rappers included in the nominations were Ja Rule, DMX, Jay-Z, Nelly, and Eve. Read on for a full list of hip hop related nominations.
Album of the Year
Acoustic Soul, India.Arie
Love and Theft, Bob Dylan
Stankonia, Outkast
All That You Can’t Leave Behind, U2
O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Various Artists
Record of the Year
“Video,” India.Arie
“Fallin’,” Alicia Keys
“Ms. Jackson,” Outkast
“Drops of Jupiter,” Train
“Walk On,” U2
Song of the Year
“Drops of Jupiter,” Train; Charlie Colin, Rob Hotchkiss, Pat Monahan,
Jimmy Stafford and Scott Underwood, songwriters
“Fallin’,” Alicia Keys; Alicia Keys, songwriter
“I’m Like a Bird,” Nelly Furtado; Nelly Furtado, songwriter
“Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of,” U2; U2, songwriters
“Video,” India.Arie; India.Arie, “Six July” Broady and Shannon Sanders,
songwriters
Best New Artist
India.Arie
Nelly Furtado
David Gray
Alicia Keys
Linkin Park
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
“Clint Eastwood,” Gorillaz
“Put It on Me,” Ja Rule featuring Vita
“Change the Game,” Jay-Z featuring Beanie Sigel and Memphis Bleek
“Ms. Jackson,” Outkast
“Bad Boy for Life,” P. Diddy, Black Rob and Mark Curry
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
“Rock the Boat,” Aaliyah
“Video,” India.Arie
“Family Affair,” Mary J. Blige
“Hit ‘Em Up Style (Oops!),” Blu Cantrell
“Fallin’,” Alicia Keys
“A Long Walk,” Jill Scott
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
“Fill Me In,” Craig David
“You Rock My World,” Michael Jackson
“I Want Love,” Elton John
“Still,” Brian McKnight
“Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight,” James Taylor
Best R&B Album
Aaliyah, Aaliyah
Acoustic Soul, India.Arie
No More Drama, Mary J. Blige
Survivor, Destiny’s Child
Songs in A Minor, Alicia Keys
Best Rap Solo Performance
“Because I Got High,” Afroman
“Who We Be,” DMX
“Get Ur Freak On,” Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott
“Izzo (H.O.V.A.),” Jay-Z
“Ride Wit Me,” Nelly
Best Short Form Music Video
“Fly Away From Here,” Aerosmith (Joseph Kahn, video director; Greg Tharp,
video producer)
“One Minute Man,” Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott featuring Ludacris (David
Meyers, video director; Ron Mohrhoff, video producer)
“Weapon of Choice,” Fatboy Slim featuring Bootsy Collins (Spike Jonze,
video director; Vincent Landay and Deannie O’Neil, video producers)
“Don’t Tell Me,” Madonna (Jean-Baptiste Mondino, video director; Maria
Gallagher, video producer)
“Ms. Jackson,” Outkast (F. Gary Gray, video director; Meredyth Frattolillo,
video producer)
Best Metal Performance
“The Wizard,” Black Sabbath
“Disciple,” Slayer
“Left Behind,” Slipknot
“Chop Suey!,” System of a Down
“Schism,” Tool
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
“New York, New York,” Ryan Adams
“Superman Inside,” Eric Clapton
“Honest With Me,” Bob Dylan
“Dig In,” Lenny Kravitz
“Peaceful World,” John Mellencamp
Best Dance Recording
“One More Time,” Daft Punk and Romanthony
“I Feel Loved,” Depeche Mode
“Out of Nowhere,” Gloria Estefan
“All for You,” Janet Jackson
“Angel,” Lionel Richie
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
“Lady Marmalade,” Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya and Pink
“New York State of Mind,” Tony Bennett and Billy Joel
“Nobody Wants to Be Lonely,” Ricky Martin with Christina Aguilera
“My Kind of Girl,” Brian McKnight and Justin Timberlake
“It Wasn’t Me,” Shaggy featuring Ricardo “RikRok” Ducent
Best Long Form Music Video
“Recording the Producers – A Musical Romp With Mel Brooks,” Mel Brooks,
with various artists including Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick (Susan
Froemke, video director; Susan Froemke and Peter Gelb, video producers)
“Rebel Music – The Bob Marley Story,” Bob Marley (Jeremy Marr, video
director; Jeremy Marr, video producer)
“Freddie Mercury – The Untold Story,” Freddie Mercury (Rudi Dolezal
and Hannes Rossacher, video directors; Jim Beach and Rudi Dolezal, video
producers)
“Play: The DVD,” Moby (Moby, video director; Moby and Jeff Rogers,
video producers)
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal
“What Would You Do,” City High
“Survivor,” Destiny’s Child
“Can’t Believe,” Faith Evans featuring Carl Thomas
“Contagious,” The Isley Brothers
“Peaches & Cream,” 112
Best Hard Rock Performance
“Smooth Criminal,” Alien Ant Farm
“Crawling,” Linkin Park
“Alive,” P.O.D.
“Renegades of Funk,” Rage Against the Machine
“Your Disease,” Saliva
Best Rock Song
“Drops of Jupiter,” Train; Charlie Colin, Rob Hotchkiss, Pat Monahan,
Jimmy Stafford and Scott Underwood, songwriters
“Elevation,” U2; U2, songwriter)
“Jaded,” Aerosmith; Marti Frederiksen and Steven Tyler, songwriters
“Walk On,” U2; U2, songwriters
“Yellow,” Coldplay; Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion and Chris
Martin, songwriters
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
T Bone Burnett
Dr. Dre
Gerald Eaton, Brian West
Nigel Godrich
Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
“Missing You,” Case
“Lifetime,” Maxwell
“Love of My Life,” Brian McKnight
“Love,” Musiq Soulchild
“U Remind Me,” Usher
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal
“Jaded,” Aerosmith
“Yellow,” Coldplay
“The Space Between,” Dave Matthews Band
“Drops of Jupiter,” Train
“Elevation,” U2
Best Rock Album
Gold, Ryan Adams
Just Push Play, Aerosmith
Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea, PJ Harvey
Hybrid Theory, Linkin Park
All That You Can’t Leave Behind, U2
Best R&B Song
“Didn’t Cha Know,” Erykah Badu; Erykah Badu, songwriter
“Fallin’,” Alicia Keys; Alicia Keys, songwriter
“Get Ur Freak On,” Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott; M. Elliott and T. Mosley,
songwriters
“Hit ‘Em Up Style (Oops!),” Blu Cantrell; Dallas Austin, songwriter
“Love of My Life,” Brian McKnight; Brian McKnight, songwriter
“Video,” India.Arie; India.Arie, Carlos “Six July” Broady and Shannon
Sanders, songwriters
Best Rap Album
Scorpion, Eve
Pain Is Love, Ja Rule
The Blueprint, Jay-Z
Back for the First Time, Ludacris
Stankonia, Outkast
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal
“Shape of My Heart,” Backstreet Boys
“Superman (It’s Not Easy),” Five for Fighting
“Gone,” ‘NSYNC
“Imitation of Life,” R.E.M.
“Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of,” U2
Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
“Strange Little Girl,” Tori Amos
“I Want to Be in Love,” Melissa Etheridge
“This Is Love,” PJ Harvey
“Planets of the Universe,” Stevie Nicks
“Get Right With God,” Lucinda Williams
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
“Room 335,” Larry Carlton and Steve Lukather
“Reptile,” Eric Clapton
“Short Circuit,” Daft Punk
“Rain,” Eric Johnson
“There You’ll Be,” Kirk Whalum
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
“High Falls,” The Allman Brothers Band
“Dirty Mind,” Jeff Beck
“Vampires,” Godsmack
“Always With Me, Always With You,” Joe Satriani
“Whispering a Prayer,” Steve Vai
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
“I’m Like a Bird,” Nelly Furtado
“There You’ll Be,” Faith Hill
“Someone to Call My Lover,” Janet Jackson
“By Your Side,” Sade
“Essence,” Lucinda Williams
Best Alternative Music Album
Strange Little Girls, Tori Amos
Vespertine, Björk
Parachutes, Coldplay
Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars, Fatboy Slim
Amnesiac, Radiohead
