55th Annual Grammys 2013 nomination list: Lots of surprises

Nominations for the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced last tonight by The Recording Academy and reflected an eclectic mix of the best and brightest in music over the past year, as determined by the voting members of The Academy. 
For the fifth year, nominations for the annual GRAMMY Awards were announced on primetime television as part of “The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night,” a one-hour CBS (www.cbs.com) entertainment special broadcast live for the first time ever from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on “GRAMMY Sunday,” Feb. 10, 2013, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and once again will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). For a complete nominations list, see the list  below

1. Record Of The Year

Lonely Boy
The Black Keys
The Black Keys & Danger Mouse, producers; Tom Elmhirst & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers; Brian Lucey, mastering engineer
Track from: El Camino
[Nonesuch]

Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
Kelly Clarkson
Greg Kurstin, producer; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Greg Kurstin & Jesse Shatkin, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
[RCA Records/19 Recordings Limited]

We Are Young
Fun. Featuring Janelle Monáe
Jeff Bhasker, producer; Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dawson & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
Track from: Some Nights
[Fueled By Ramen]

Somebody That I Used To Know
Gotye Featuring Kimbra
Wally De Backer, producer; Wally De Backer & Francois Tetaz, engineers/mixers; William Bowden, mastering engineer
Track from: Making Mirrors
[Universal Republic]

Thinkin Bout You
Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean, producer; Jeff Ellis, Pat Thrall & Marcos Tovar, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
Track from: Channel Orange
[Def Jam]

We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
Taylor Swift
Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift, producers; Serban Ghenea, engineer/mixer; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
[Big Machine Records]

2. Album Of The Year

El Camino
The Black Keys
The Black Keys & Danger Mouse, producers; Tchad Blake, Tom Elmhirst & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers; Brian Lucey, mastering engineer
[Nonesuch]

Some Nights
Fun.
Janelle Monáe, featured artist; Jeff Bhasker, Emile Haynie, Jake One & TommyD, producers; Jeff Bhasker, Pete Bischoff, Jeff Chestek, Andrew Dawson, Emile Haynie, Manny Marroquin, Sonny Pinnar & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
[Fueled By Ramen]

Babel
Mumford & Sons
Markus Dravs, producer; Robin Baynton & Ruadhri Cushnan, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
[Glassnote]

Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
André 3000, John Mayer & Earl Sweatshirt, featured artists; Om’Mas Keith, Malay, Frank Ocean & Pharrell, producers; Calvin Bailif, Andrew Coleman, Jeff Ellis, Doug Fenske, Om’Mas Keith, Malay, Frank Ocean, Philip Scott, Mark “Spike” Stent, Pat Thrall, Marcos Tovar & Vic Wainstein, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
[Def Jam]

Blunderbuss
Jack White
Jack White, producer; Vance Powell & Jack White, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
[Third Man/Columbia Records]

3. Song Of The Year

The A Team
Ed Sheeran, songwriter (Ed Sheeran)
Track from: +
[Elektra; Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing]

Adorn
Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel)
[RCA/Bystorm Entertainment; Publisher: Art Dealer Chic]

Call Me Maybe
Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen & Josh Ramsay, songwriters (Carly Rae Jepsen)
[604 Records/Schoolboy Records/Interscope; Publishers: Jepsen Music Publishing, Regular Monkey Productions, Crowe Music Publishing]

Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
Jörgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin & Ali Tamposi, songwriters (Kelly
Clarkson)
[RCA/19 Recordings; Publishers: Universal Music Publishing MGB Scandinavia, Perfect Storm Music Group/Sony ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia, BMG Gold Songs, Kurstin Music/EMI April Music]

We Are Young
Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Fun.
Featuring Janelle Monáe)
Track from: Some Nights
[Fueled By Ramen; Publishers: WB Music, FBR Music, Bearvon Music/Rough Art/Shira Lee Lawrence Rick Music/Way Above Music/Sony ATV Songs]

4. Best New Artist

Alabama Shakes

fun.

Hunter Hayes

The Lumineers

Frank Ocean

5. Best Pop Solo Performance

Set Fire To The Rain [Live]
Adele
Track from: Live At The Royal Albert Hall
[XL/Columbia]

Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
Kelly Clarkson
[RCA Records/19 Recordings Limited]

Call Me Maybe
Carly Rae Jepsen
[604 Records/Schoolboy Records/Interscope]

Wide Awake
Katy Perry
[Capitol]

Where Have You Been
Rihanna
Track from: Talk That Talk
[Def Jam]

6. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Shake It Out
Florence & The Machine
Track from: Ceremonials
[Universal Republic]

We Are Young
Fun. Featuring Janelle Monáe
Track from: Some Nights
[Fueled By Ramen]

Somebody That I Used To Know
Gotye Featuring Kimbra
Track from: Making Mirrors
[Universal Republic]

Sexy And I Know It
LMFAO
Track from: Sorry For Party Rocking
[will.i.am/Interscope/Cherrytree Records]

Payphone
Maroon 5 & Wiz Khalifa
Track from: Overexposed
[A & M/Octone]

7. Best Pop Instrumental Album

24/7
Gerald Albright & Norman Brown
[Concord Jazz]

Impressions
Chris Botti
[Columbia]

Four Hands & A Heart Volume One
Larry Carlton
[335 Records, Inc.]

Live At The Blue Note Tokyo
Dave Koz
[Just Koz Entertainment]

Rumbadoodle
Arun Shenoy
[Arun Shenoy Music Publishing]

8. Best Pop Vocal Album

Stronger
Kelly Clarkson
[RCA Records/19 Recordings LLC]

Ceremonials
Florence & The Machine
[Universal Republic]

Some Nights
Fun.
[Fueled By Ramen]

Overexposed
Maroon 5
[A&M/Octone]

The Truth About Love
Pink
[RCA Records]

9. Best Dance Recording

Levels
Avicii
Tim Bergling & Ash Pournouri, producers; Tim Bergling, mixer
[Levels/Atom Empire/Interscope]

Let’s Go
Calvin Harris Featuring Ne-Yo
Calvin Harris, producer; Calvin Harris, mixer
[Ultra Music]

Bangarang
Skrillex Featuring Sirah
Skrillex, producer; Skrillex, mixer
Track from: Bangarang
[OWSLA/Big Beat/Atlantic]

Don’t You Worry Child
Swedish House Mafia Featuring John Martin
Steve Angello, Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso, producers; Steve Angello, Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso, mixers
[Astralwerks]

I Can’t Live Without You
Al Walser
Al Walser, producer; Al Walser, mixer
[Cut The Bull Entertainment]

10. Best Dance/Electronica Album

Wonderland
Steve Aoki
[Ultra Music/ Dim Mak]

Don’t Think
The Chemical Brothers
[Astralwerks]

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Deadmau5
[Mau5trap Recordings/Ultra Music]

Fire & Ice
Kaskade
[Ultra Music]

Bangarang
Skrillex
[OWSLA/Big Beat/Atlantic]

11. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Christmas
Michael Bublé
[143/Reprise]

A Holiday Carole
Carole King
[Hear Music]

Kisses On The Bottom
Paul McCartney
[Hear Music]

12. Best Rock Performance

Hold On
Alabama Shakes
Track from: Boys & Girls
[ATO Records]

Lonely Boy
The Black Keys
Track from: El Camino
[Nonesuch]

Charlie Brown
Coldplay
[Capitol]

I Will Wait
Mumford & Sons
Track from: Babel
[Glassnote]

We Take Care Of Our Own
Bruce Springsteen
Track from: Wrecking Ball
[Columbia Records]

13. Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance

I’m Alive
Anthrax
[Megaforce]

Love Bites (So Do I)
Halestorm
Track from: The Strange Case Of…
[Atlantic]

Blood Brothers
Iron Maiden
Track from: En Vivo!
[UMe]

Ghost Walking
Lamb Of God
Track from: Resolution
[Epic]

No Reflection
Marilyn Manson
Track from: Born Villain
[Cooking Vinyl]

Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)
Megadeth
Track from: Th1rt3en
[Roadrunner Records]

14. Best Rock Song

Freedom At 21
Jack White, songwriter (Jack White)
Track from: Blunderbuss
[Columbia Records/ Third Man Records; Publisher: Third String Tunes]

I Will Wait
Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall & Marcus Mumford, songwriters (Mumford &
Sons)
Track from: Babel
[Glassnote]

Lonely Boy
Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)
Track from: El Camino
[Nonesuch; Publisher: McMoore McLesst Publishing]

Madness
Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
[Warner Bros.; Publisher: Warner Chappell]

We Take Care Of Our Own
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
Track from: Wrecking Ball
[Columbia Records; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen]

15. Best Rock Album

El Camino
The Black Keys
[Nonesuch]

Mylo Xyloto
Coldplay
[Capitol]

The 2nd Law
Muse
[WB]

Wrecking Ball
Bruce Springsteen
[Columbia Records]

Blunderbuss
Jack White
[Columbia Records/ Third Man Records]

16. Best Alternative Music Album

The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do
Fiona Apple
[Epic/Clean Slate]

Biophilia
Björk
[One Little Indian / Nonesuch]

Making Mirrors
Gotye
[Universal Republic]

Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming.
M83
[Mute]

Bad As Me
Tom Waits
[Anti Records]

17. Best R&B Performance

Thank You
Estelle
Track from: All Of Me
[Home School/Atlantic]

Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)
Robert Glasper Experiment Featuring Ledisi
Track from: Black Radio
[Blue Note]

I Want You
Luke James
[Mercury]

Adorn
Miguel
[RCA Records / Bystorm Entertainment]

Climax
Usher
Track from: Looking 4 Myself
[RCA Records]

18. Best Traditional R&B Performance

Lately
Anita Baker
[Blue Note]

Love On Top
Beyoncé
Track from: 4
[Columbia Records]

Wrong Side Of A Love Song
Melanie Fiona
Track from: The MF Life
[SRC]

Real Good Hands
Gregory Porter
Track from: Be Good
[Motema Music]

If Only You Knew
SWV
Track from: I Missed Us
[Mass Appeal Entertainment/E1 Music]

19. Best R&B Song

Adorn
Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel)
[RCA/Bystorm Entertainment; Publisher: Art Dealer Chic]

Beautiful Surprise
Tamia Hill, Claude Kelly & Salaam Remi, songwriters (Tamia)
[Plus 1 Music Group; Publishers: Plus 1 Publishing, Studiobeast Music/Warner Tamerlane Music/Linden Springfield/EMI Blackwood Music]

Heart Attack
Benjamin Levin, Rico Love & Tremaine Neverson, songwriters (Trey Songz)
Track from: Chapter V
[Songbook/Atlantic; Publishers: Matza Ball Music/Where Da Kasz At, EMI Foray Music, April’s Boy Muzik/Warner Chappell Music]

Pray For Me
Antonio Dixon, Kenny Edmonds, Anthony Hamilton & Patrick “jQue” Smith,
songwriters (Anthony Hamilton)
Track from: Back To Love
[RCA; Publishers: Tappy Whyte’s Music/Songs of Universal, Faze 2 Music/Songs of Universal, Antonio Dixon’s Muzik/EMI April Music, Christopher Matthew Music Publishing/Songs of Windswept Pacific]

Refill
Darhyl “DJ” Camper, Elle Varner & Andrew “Pop” Wansel, songwriters (Elle Varner)
Track from: Perfectly Imperfect
[RCA Records/MBK Entertainment; Publishers: Ellevision Music/Sony ATV Songs, Private Stock Entertainment/Songs of Universal, CampStar Music/EMI April]

20. Best Urban Contemporary Album

Fortune
Chris Brown
[RCA Records]

Kaleidoscope Dream
Miguel
[RCA Records / Bystorm Entertainment]

Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
[Def Jam]

21. Best R&B Album

Black Radio
Robert Glasper Experiment
[Blue Note]

Back To Love
Anthony Hamilton
[RCA Records]

Write Me Back
R. Kelly
[RCA Records]

Beautiful Surprise
Tamia
[Plus 1 Music Group]

Open Invitation
Tyrese
[Voltron Recordz]

22. Best Rap Performance

HYFR (Hell Ya F***ing Right)
Drake Featuring Lil’ Wayne
Track from: Take Care
[Cash Money Records]

N****s In Paris
Jay-Z & Kanye West
Track from: Watch The Throne
[Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC]

Daughters
Nas
Track from: Life Is Good
[Def Jam]

Mercy
Kanye West Featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz
[G.O.O.D. Music / Island Def Jam]

I Do
Young Jeezy Featuring Jay-Z & André 3000
Track from: TM: 103 Hustlerz Ambition
[Def Jam]

23. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Wild Ones
Flo Rida Featuring Sia
Track from: Wild Ones
[Poe Boy/Atlantic]

No Church In The Wild
Jay-Z & Kanye West Featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream
Track from: Watch The Throne
[Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC]

Tonight (Best You Ever Had)
John Legend Featuring Ludacris
[Epic Records]

Cherry Wine
Nas Featuring Amy Winehouse
Track from: Life Is Good
[Def Jam]

Talk That Talk
Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
Track from: Talk That Talk
[Def Jam]

24. Best Rap Song

Daughters
Nasir Jones & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Patrick Adams, Gary DeCarlo, Dale
Frashuer & Paul Leka, songwriters) (Nas)
Track from: Life Is Good
[Def Jam; Publishers: Rich Daily Since ’71, Universal Music Publishing, Unichappell Music]

Lotus Flower Bomb
Olubowale Akintimehin, S. Joseph Dew, Jerrin Howard, Walker Johnson & Miguel
Jontel Pimentel, songwriters (Wale Featuring Miguel)
[MMG/Warner Bros.; Publishers: WB Music/Deadstock Music/Verrin Howard/Miguel Jontel Pimentel Publishing/Fusician Publishing]

Mercy
Sean Anderson, Tauheed Epps, Stephan Taft, James Thomas, Terrence Thornton &
Kanye West, songwriters (Denzie Beagle, Winston Riley & Reggie Williams, songwriters) (Kanye West Featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)
[G.O.O.D. Music; Publishers: Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood/RLFG Music/FF to Def Pub./Neighborhood Pusha/Sony ATV Songs/Ty Epps Music/Copyright Control/Roynet Music/Dub Plate Music]

The Motto
Dwayne Carter, Aubrey Graham & Tyler Williams, songwriters (Drake Featuring Lil’
Wayne)
Track from: Take Care
[Cash Money Records]

N****s In Paris
Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West, songwriters (W.A.
Donaldson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
Track from: Watch The Throne
[Def Jam; Publishers: Hit-Boy Music/Very Good Beats, Hip Hop Since 1978, Dean’s List Productions, Unichappell Music]

Young, Wild & Free
Calvin Broadus, Chris Brody Brown, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Peter Hernandez
& Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (T. Bluechel, M. Borrow, T. Griffin, K. Jackson, N. Lee & M. Newman, songwriters) (Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Featuring Bruno Mars)
Track from: Mac And Devin Go To High School: Music From And Inspired By The Movie
[Atlantic; Publishers: My Own Chit Publishing/EMI Blackwood, PGH Sound, Mars Force Music/Roc Nation Music, Toy Plane Music-Universal Music, Westside Independent, WB Music, Late 80’s Music, Beechwood Music, BMG Platinum, Rebellion Corps.]

25. Best Rap Album

Take Care
Drake
[Cash Money Records]

Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1
Lupe Fiasco
[Atlantic]

Life Is Good
Nas
[Def Jam]

Undun
The Roots
[Island Def Jam]

God Forgives, I Don’t
Rick Ross
[Def Jam]

Based On A T.R.U. Story
2 Chainz
[Island Def Jam]

26. Best Country Solo Performance

Home
Dierks Bentley
[Capitol Records Nashville]

Springsteen
Eric Church
[EMI Records Nashville]

Cost Of Livin’
Ronnie Dunn
[Arista Nashville]

Wanted
Hunter Hayes
Track from: Hunter Hayes
[Atlantic]

Over
Blake Shelton
Track from: Red River Blue
[Warner Bros. Records]

Blown Away
Carrie Underwood
Track from: Blown Away
[19 Recordings Limited/Arista Nashville]

27. Best Country Duo/Group Performance

Even If It Breaks Your Heart
Eli Young Band
[Republic Nashville]

Pontoon
Little Big Town
[Capitol Records Nashville]

Safe & Sound
Taylor Swift & The Civil Wars
[Big Machine Records/Universal Republic]

On The Outskirts Of Town
The Time Jumpers
Track from: The Time Jumpers
[Rounder]

I Just Come Here For The Music
Don Williams Featuring Alison Krauss
[Sugar Hill Records]

28. Best Country Song

Blown Away
Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
Track from: Blown Away
[19 Recordings Limited/Arista Nashville; Publishers: Global Dog Music/Lunalight Music, Big Loud Songs/Angel River Songs]

Cost Of Livin’
Phillip Coleman & Ronnie Dunn, songwriters (Ronnie Dunn)
[Arista Nashville; Publishers: Tractor Radio Songs, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Showbilly Music]

Even If It Breaks Your Heart
Will Hoge & Eric Paslay, songwriters (Eli Young Band)
[Republic Nashville]

So You Don’t Have To Love Me Anymore
Jay Knowles & Adam Wright, songwriters (Alan Jackson)
[EMI Records Nashville/ACR Records; Publishers: Alrighty Den Music, Dean-Parnell Music, Acme Nashville]

Springsteen
Eric Church, Jeff Hyde & Ryan Tyndell, songwriters (Eric Church)
[EMI Records Nashville; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Sinnerlina Music/Purple Cape Music, Bug Music/Mamma’s Cornbread Music]

29. Best Country Album

Uncaged
Zac Brown Band
[Southern Ground/Atlantic]

Hunter Hayes
Hunter Hayes
[Atlantic]

Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochran
Jamey Johnson
[Mercury Records]

Four The Record
Miranda Lambert
[The RCA Records Label Nashville]

The Time Jumpers
The Time Jumpers
[Rounder]

30. Best New Age Album

Echoes Of Love
Omar Akram
[Real Music]

Live Ananda
Krishna Das
[Krishna Das Music]

Bindu
Michael Brant DeMaria
[Ontos Music]

Deep Alpha
Steven Halpern
[Steven Halpern’s Inner Peace Music]

Light Body
Peter Kater
[Mysterium Music]

Troubadours On The Rhine
Loreena McKennitt
[Verve]

31. Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Cross Roads
Ravi Coltrane, soloist
Track from: Spirit Fiction
[Blue Note]

Hot House
Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists
Track from: Hot House
[Concord Jazz]

Alice In Wonderland
Chick Corea, soloist
Track from: Further Explorations (Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez & Paul Motian)
[Concord Jazz]

J. Mac
Kenny Garrett, soloist
Track from: Seeds From The Underground
[Mack Avenue Records]

Ode
Brad Mehldau, soloist
Track from: Ode (Brad Mehldau Trio)
[Nonesuch]

32. Best Jazz Vocal Album

Soul Shadows
Denise Donatelli
[Savant Records]

1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project
Kurt Elling
[Concord Jazz]

Live
Al Jarreau (And The Metropole Orkest)
[Concord]

The Book Of Chet
Luciana Souza
[Sunnyside Records]

Radio Music Society
Esperanza Spalding
[Heads Up International]

33. Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Further Explorations
Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez & Paul Motian
[Concord Jazz]

Hot House
Chick Corea & Gary Burton
[Concord Jazz]

Seeds From The Underground
Kenny Garrett
[Mack Avenue Records]

Blue Moon
Ahmad Jamal
[Jazz Village]

Unity Band
Pat Metheny Unity Band
[Nonesuch]

34. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Centennial: Newly Discovered Works Of Gil Evans
Gil Evans Project
[ArtistShare]

For The Moment
Bob Mintzer Big Band
[MCG Jazz]

Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You)
Arturo Sandoval
[Concord Jazz]

35. Best Latin Jazz Album

Flamenco Sketches
Chano Domínguez
[Blue Note]

¡Ritmo!
The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band
[Clare Fischer Productions/Clavo Records]

Multiverse
Bobby Sanabria Big Band
[Jazzheads]

Duos III
Luciana Souza
[Sunnyside Records]

New Cuban Express
Manuel Valera New Cuban Express
[Mavo Records]

36. Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

Jesus, Friend Of Sinners
Casting Crowns
Track from: Come To The Well
[Beach Street/Reunion Records]

Take Me To The King
Tamela Mann
[Tillymann Music Group]

Go Get It
Mary Mary
[Columbia Records]

10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)
Matt Redman
Track from: 10,000 Reasons
[sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records]

My Testimony
Marvin Sapp
Track from: I Win
[Verity Gospel Music Group]

37. Best Gospel Song

Go Get It
Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Mary Mary)
[Columbia; Publishers: EMI April Music, It’s Tea Tyme, That’s Plum Song, Wet Ink Red Music]

Hold On
Cheryl Fortune, James Fortune & Terence Vaughn, songwriters (James Fortune &
FIYA, Monica & Fred Hammond)
Track from: Identity
[Light Records/eOne Music]

I Feel Good
Phillip Feaster, Fred Hammond, Jonathan Miller & Calvin Rodgers, songwriters
(Fred Hammond)
Track from: God, Love & Romance
[Verity Gospel Music Group; Publishers: fHammond Music/Bridge Bldg Music/CJMS Music/Music Feast Productions/Jonathan Miller Publishing]

My Testimony
Aaron Lindsey & Marvin Sapp, songwriters (Marvin Sapp)
Track from: I Win
[Verity Gospel Music Group; Publishers: Universal Music-Brentwood Benson Songs/Marvin L. Sapp Music/Ardent Media]

Released
Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Bill Winston & Living Word Featuring Donald
Lawrence)
[Source Media; Publisher: Quiet Water Ent.]

38. Best Contemporary Christian Music Song

Jesus, Friend Of Sinners
Mark Hall & Matthew West, songwriters (Casting Crowns)
Track from: Come To The Well
[Beach Street/Reunion Records]

10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)
Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman, songwriters (Matt Redman)
Track from: 10,000 Reasons
[sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records; Publishers: Thankyou Music/sixsteps Music/worshiptogether.com Songs/Said And Done Music/Shout! Publishing]

When Mercy Found Me
Jeff Pardo & Rhett Walker, songwriters (Rhett Walker Band)
Track from: Come To The River
[Essential Records; Publishers: Sony ATV Music, Ships In A Bottle/Simple Tense Songs]

White Flag
Jason Ingram, Matt Maher, Matt Redman & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Passion &
Chris Tomlin)
Track from: White Flag
[sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records; Publishers: sixsteps Music/worshiptogether.com Songs/Vamos Publishing/Said And Done Music/Valley of the Songs Music/Sony ATV Timber Publishing/West Main Music/Windsor Hill Music/Thankyou Music]

Your Presence Is Heaven
Israel Houghton & Micah Massey, songwriters (Israel & New Breed)
Track from: Jesus At The Center Live
[Integrity Music; Publishers: Integrity’s Praise! Music/Sound of the New Breed, Regenerate Music]

39. Best Gospel Album

Identity
James Fortune & FIYA
[Light Records/eOne Music]

Jesus At The Center Live
Israel & New Breed
[Integrity Music]

Gravity
Lecrae
[Reach Records]

I Win
Marvin Sapp
[Verity Gospel Music Group]

Worship Soul
Anita Wilson
[EMI Gospel]

40. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Come To The Well
Casting Crowns
[Beach Street/Reunion Records]

Where I Find You
Kari Jobe
[Sparrow Records]

Gold
Britt Nicole
[Sparrow Records]

Eye On It
TobyMac
[ForeFront Records]

Into The Light
Matthew West
[Sparrow Records]

41. Best Latin Pop Album

Independiente
Ricardo Arjona
[Metamorfosis]

Ilusión
Fonseca
[Sony Music Latin]

Kany Garcia
Kany Garcia
[Sony Music]

¿Con Quién Se Queda El Perro?
Jesse Y Joy
[Warner Music Latina]

MTV Unplugged Deluxe Edition
Juanes
[Universal Music Latino]

42. Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album

Campo
Campo
[Bizarro Records]

Déjenme Llorar
Carla Morrison
[Cosmica Records]

Imaginaries
Quetzal
[Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]

Electro-Jarocho
Sistema Bomb
[Round Whirled Records]

La Bala
Ana Tijoux
[Nacional Records]

43. Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

Pecados Y Milagros
Lila Downs
[Sony Music]

Sembrando Flores
Los Cojolites
[Round Whirled Records]

365 Días
Los Tucanes De Tijuana
[Fonovisa]

Oye
Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
[Shea Records/East Side Records]

El Primer Ministro
Gerardo Ortiz
[Sony Music Latin]

44. Best Tropical Latin Album

Cubano Soy
Raúl Lara Y Sus Soneros
[Spanish Music Records]

Desde Nueva York A Puerto Rico
Eddie Montalvo
[Señor Marcha Records]

Retro
Marlow Rosado Y La Riqueña
[Pink Chaos Productions]

Formula Vol. 1
Romeo Santos
[Sony Music]

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