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Timbaland
Timbaland

Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake

Jay-Z
Jay-Z

Ne-Yo
Ne-Yo

Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters

Feist (SOCAN)
Feist (SOCAN)

Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen

Akon
Akon

Dierks Bentley
Dierks Bentley

Paul McCartney (PRS)
Paul McCartney (PRS)

StarGate (Mikkel Storleer Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen)
StarGate
(Mikkel Storleer Eriksen & Tor Erik Hermansen)

Jill Scott
Jill Scott

Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige

Justice (SACEM)
Justice (SACEM)

Brad Paisley
Brad Paisley

ASCAP Songwriters Receive Multiple Nominations for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards

The GRAMMY Awards will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 10 at Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 Surround Sound on the CBS Television Network from 8:00 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).

Among the ASCAP songwriters who received multiple nominations are Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Ne-Yo, Timbaland and Justin Timberlake with five each; and Akon, Dierks Bentley, Feist (SOCAN) and Bruce Springsteen with four apiece.

Here is a full list of ASCAP members nominated:

Record Of The Year

"Irreplaceable"
Beyoncé, artist
Beyoncé Knowles, Shaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith & StarGate (Mikkel Storleer Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen), producers

"The Pretender"
Foo Fighters, artist

"Umbrella"
Featuring Jay-Z, artist
Kuk Harrell & Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, producers
Kuk Harrell & Manny Marroquin (SACM), engineers/mixers

"What Goes Around…Comes Around"
Justin Timberlake, artist
Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers
Timbaland, engineer/mixer

"Rehab"
Tom Elmhirst (PRS), engineer/mixer


Album Of The Year

Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Foo Fighters, artist

These Days
John Anderson, Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell, Diana Krall (SOCAN), featured artists

River: The Joni Letters
Joni Mitchell, featured artist
Larry Klein, producer

Graduation
Dwele, featured artists
Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell & Brian "Allday" Miller, producers
Manny Marroquin (SACM), engineer/mixer

Back To Black
Salaam Remi, producer
Tom Elmhirst (PRS), Gary Noble & Franklin Socorro, engineers/mixers


Song Of The Year

"Before He Cheats"
Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters

"Hey There Delilah"
Tom Higgenson , songwriter

"Umbrella"
Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius "The Dream" Nash & Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, songwriters


Best New Artist

Feist (SOCAN)

Ledisi

Paramore



Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

"1234"
Feist (SOCAN)

"Big Girls Don't Cry"
Fergie

"Say It Right"
Nelly Furtado (SOCAN)


Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

"Everything"
Michael Bublé (SOCAN)

"Belief"
John Mayer

"Dance Tonight"
Paul McCartney (PRS)

"What Goes Around...Comes Around"
Justin Timberlake


Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

"(You Want To) Make A Memory"
Bon Jovi

"Makes Me Wonder"
Maroon 5

"Hey There Delilah"
Plain White T's

"Window In The Skies"
U2 (PRS)


Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

"Steppin' Out"
Tony Bennett

"Beautiful Liar"
Beyoncé

"Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)"
Robert Plant

"The Sweet Escape"
Gwen Stefani & Akon

"Give It To Me"
Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado (SOCAN) & Justin Timberlake


Best Pop Instrumental Performance

"Off The Grid"
Beastie Boys

"Paris Sunrise #7"
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

"One Week Last Summer"
Joni Mitchell

"Simple Pleasures"
Spyro Gyra


Best Pop Instrumental Album

The Mix-Up
Beastie Boys

Italia
Chris Botti

Good To Go-Go
Spyro Gyra

Roundtrip
Kirk Whalum


Best Pop Vocal Album

Lost Highway
Bon Jovi

The Reminder
Feist (SOCAN)

It Won't Be Soon Before Long
Maroon 5

Memory Almost Full
Paul McCartney (PRS)


Best Dance Recording

"Do It Again"
The Chemical Brothers (PRS), artist
Tom Rowlands (PRS) & Ed Simons (PRS), producers

"D.A.N.C.E."
Justice (SACEM), artist
Gaspard Auge (SACEM) & Xavier de Rosnay (SACEM), producers
Gaspard Auge (SACEM) & Xavier de Rosnay (SACEM), mixers

"Love Today"
Jodi Marr & John Merchant, producers

"Don't Stop The Music"
StarGate (Mikkel Storleer Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen), producers

"LoveStoned/I Think She Knows"
Justin Timberlake, artist
Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers
Timbaland, mixer


Best Electronic/Dance Album

We Are The Night
The Chemical Brothers (PRS)


Justice (SACEM)

Sound Of Silver
LCD Soundsystem

Elements Of Life
Tiësto (BUMA)


Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Call Me Irresponsible
Michael Bublé (SOCAN)

Trav'lin' Light
Queen Latifah

Live In Concert 2006
Barbra Streisand

James Taylor At Christmas
James Taylor


Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

"Timebomb"
Beck

"Only Mama Knows"
Paul McCartney (PRS)

"Our Country"
John Mellencamp

"Radio Nowhere"
Bruce Springsteen


Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

"Working Class Hero"
Green Day

"Instant Karma"
U2 (PRS)


Best Hard Rock Performance

"The Pretender"
Foo Fighters

"I Don't Wanna Stop"
Ozzy Osbourne

"Sick, Sick, Sick"
Queens Of The Stone Age

"The Pot"
Tool


Best Metal Performance

"Nothing Left"
As I Lay Dying

"Never Ending Hill"
King Diamond

"Aesthetics Of Hate"
Machine Head

"Redemption"
Shadows Fall

"Final Six"
Slayer


Best Rock Instrumental Performance

"The Ecstasy Of Gold"
Metallica

"Always With Me, Always With You"
Joe Satriani

"Once Upon A Time In The West"
Bruce Springsteen

"The Attitude Song"
Steve Vai


Best Rock Song

"It's Not Over"
Gregg Wattenberg, songwriter

"The Pretender"
Taylor Hawkins, songwriter

"Radio Nowhere"
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter


Best Rock Album

Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Foo Fighters

Magic
Bruce Springsteen

Sky Blue Sky
Wilco


Best Alternative Music Album

Alright, Still...
Lily Allen (PRS)

Neon Bible
Arcade Fire (SOCAN)

Volta
Björk (PRS)


Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

"Just Fine"
Mary J. Blige

"No One"
Alicia Keys

"Hate On Me"
Jill Scott


Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

"Woman"
Raheem DeVaughn

"B.U.D.D.Y."
Musiq Soulchild

"Because Of You"
Ne-Yo

"Future Baby Mama"
Prince

"Please Don't Go"
Tank


Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

"Same Girl"
Featuring Usher

"Disrespectful"
Chaka Khan Featuring Mary J. Blige

"Hate That I Love You"
Featuring Ne-Yo

"Baby"
Featuring Betty Wright

"Bartender"
Featuring Akon


Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

"I Apologize"
Ann Nesby

"I Am Your Man"
Ryan Shaw


Best Urban/Alternative Performance

"Make A Baby"
Vikter Duplaix

"That's The Way Of The World"
Dwele

"Daydreamin'"
Featuring Jill Scott

"Dream"
Alice Smith


Best R&B Song

"Beautiful Flower"
India.Arie, songwriter

"Hate That I Love You"
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Shaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith, songwriters

"No One"
Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers & Alicia Keys, songwriters

"Teachme"
Ivan Barias, Adam W. Blackstone, Randall C. Bowland, Carvin Haggins, Johnnie Smith II & Corey Latif Williams, songwriters

"When I See U"
Louis Biancaniello, Waynne Nugent, Erika Nuri, Kevin Risto (SOCAN), Janet Sewel & Sam Watters, songwriters


Best R&B Album

Funk This
Chaka Khan

Lost & Found
Ledisi

Luvanmusiq
Musiq Soulchild

The Real Thing
Jill Scott

Sex, Love & Pain
Tank


Best Contemporary R&B Album

Konvicted
Akon

Just Like You
Keyshia Cole

East Side Story
Emily King

Because Of You
Ne-Yo


Best Rap Solo Performance

"I Get Money"
50 Cent

"Show Me What You Got"
Jay-Z


Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

"Party Like A Rockstar"
Shop Boyz

"Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)"
UGK Featuring OutKast

"Better Than I've Ever Been"
Nas & KRS-One


Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

"I Wanna Love You"
Akon

"Let It Go"
Keyshia Cole Featuring Missy Elliott

"Umbrella"
Featuring Jay-Z


Best Rap Song

"Ayo Technology"
50 Cent, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, songwriters

"Good Life"
Quincy Jones, songwriter


Best Rap Album

Kingdom Come
Jay-Z

Hip Hop Is Dead
Nas


Best Female Country Vocal Performance

"Nothin' Better To Do"
LeAnn Rimes

"Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love"
Trisha Yearwood


Best Male Country Vocal Performance

"Long Trip Alone"
Dierks Bentley

"A Woman's Love"
Alan Jackson

"Give It Away"
George Strait


Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

"How Long"
Eagles

"Moments"
Emerson Drive (SOCAN)

"Sweet Memories"
The Time Jumpers


Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

"Days Aren't Long Enough"
Steve Earle

"Because Of You"
Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson

"Oh Love"
Brad Paisley


Best Country Instrumental Performance

"Throttleneck"
Brad Paisley

"Fidoodlin'"
The Time Jumpers


Best Country Song

"Before He Cheats"
Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters

"Give It Away"
Buddy Cannon, songwriter

"I Need You"
Tony Lane, songwriter

"Long Trip Alone"
Dierks Bentley, songwriter


Best Country Album

Long Trip Alone
Dierks Bentley

5th Gear
Brad Paisley

It Just Comes Natural
George Strait


Best Bluegrass Album

Cherryholmes II Black And White
Cherryholmes


Best Contemporary Jazz Album

Re-imagination
Eldar

He Had A Hat
Jeff Lorber


Best Jazz Vocal Album

Avant Gershwin
Patti Austin

Red Earth - A Malian Journey
Dee Dee Bridgewater


Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

"Lullaby"
Hank Jones, soloist

"1000 Kilometers"
Paul McCandless, soloist


Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

Kids: Live At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
Hank Jones

Line By Line
John Patitucci


Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Eternal Licks & Grooves
The Bob Florence Limited Edition

Hommage
The Bill Holman Band

Sky Blue
Maria Schneider Orchestra


Best Latin Jazz Album

Refugee
Hector Martignon


Best Gospel Performance

"Blessed & Highly Favored"
The Clark Sisters

"Never Gonna Break My Faith"
Mary J. Blige

"With Long Life"
Featuring T-Bone


Best Gospel Song

"Blessed & Highly Favored"
Karen Clark-Sheard, songwriter

"East To West"
Bernie Herms, songwriter

"Made To Love"
Cary Barlowe, Jamie Moore & Aaron Rice, songwriters

"Praise On The Inside"
James L. Moss, songwriter


Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

True Beauty
Mandisa

Stand
Michael W. Smith


Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album

Amazing Grace
Bill & Gloria Gaither And The Homecoming Friends

Salt Of The Earth
Ricky Skaggs & The Whites


Best Traditional Gospel Album

Live - One Last Time
The Clark Sisters

Life Changing
Smokie Norful


Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

Grateful
Coko

V2…
J. Moss


Best Latin Pop Album

Papito
Miguel Bosé (SGAE) & Varios Artistas

12 Segundos De Oscuridad
Jorge Drexler (SGAE)

Dicen Que El Tiempo
Jennifer Peña

El Tren De Los Momentos
Alejandro Sanz (SGAE)


Best Latin Rock Or Alternative Album

No Hay Espacio
Black:Guayaba

Adelantando
Jarabe De Palo (SGAE)

Amantes Sunt Amentes
Panda


Best Latin Urban Album

El Abayarde Contra-Ataca
Tego Calderón

Residente O Visitante
Calle 13

El Cartel: The Big Boss
Daddy Yankee

Vacaneria!
Fulanito


Best Tropical Latin Album

Greetings From Havana
Cubanismo (PRS)

En Primera Plana
Issac Delgado

Arroz Con Habichuela
El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico

United We Swing
Spanish Harlem Orchestra


Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album

100% Mexicano
Pepe Aguilar (SACM)

Para Siempre
Vicente Fernández

Puro Dolor
Paquita La Del Barrio

Esta Tierra Es Tuya (This Land Is Your Land)
Sones De México Ensemble


Best Tejano Album

Before The Next Teardrop Falls
Little Joe & La Familia

Corazon De Oro
David Marez


Best Norteño Album

El Amor Que Nunca Fue
Conjunto Primavera

Ven Y Dime
Los Rieleros Del Norte


Best Banda Album

Conquistando Corazones
K-PAZ De La Sierra


Best Contemporary Blues Album

Into The Blues
Joan Armatrading (PRS)


Best Traditional Folk Album

Try Me One More Time
David Bromberg

Banjo Talkin'
Cathy Fink

Dirt Farmer
Levon Helm


Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album

The Calling
Mary Chapin Carpenter

Washington Square Serenade
Steve Earle

Children Running Through
Patty Griffin

Orphans
Tom Waits


Best Native American Music Album

Reconnections
R. Carlos Nakai & William Eaton


Best Hawaiian Music Album

Ka Hikina O Ka Hau (The Coming Of The Snow)
Keola Beamer

Treasures Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar
Various Artists
Daniel Ho & George Kahumoku, Jr., producers


Best Reggae Album

The Burning Spear Experience
Burning Spear (PRS)

Mind Control
Stephen Marley

The End Of An American Dream
Lee "Scratch" Perry (PRS)

Anniversary
Sly & Robbie And The Taxi Gang (PRS)


Best Contemporary World Music Album

Céu
Céu (SACEM)

Momento
Bebel Gilberto (AMAR)

Djin Djin
Angelique Kidjo (SACEM)


Best Musical Album For Children

Chickens
Buck Howdy With BB

Experience...101
Sweet Honey In The Rock

My Green Kite
Peter Himmelman

The Velveteen Rabbit - Love Can Make You Real
Various Artists
Don Sebesky, producer


Best Spoken Word Album For Children

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows
Jim Dale (PRS)

Who's Got Game? The Ant Or The Grasshopper?
The Lion Or The Mouse? Poppy Or The Snake?

Toni Morrison


Best Spoken Word Album
(Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)


Celebrations
Maya Angelou


Best Comedy Album

The Distant Future
Flight Of The Conchords (APRA)

I Still Have A Pony.
Steven Wright

Songs Pointed & Pointless
Harry Shearer


Best Musical Show Album

A Chorus Line
Marvin Hamlisch, composer

Company
Stephen Sondheim, composer/lyricist

Grey Gardens
Scott Frankel, composer
Michael Korie, lyricist

West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein, composer
Stephen Sondheim, lyricist


Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture,
Television Or Other Visual Media


Across The Universe
Various Artists

Dreamgirls
Various Artists

Hairspray
Various Artists

Love
The Beatles (PRS)

Once
Glen Hansard (IMRO) & Marketa Irglova (IMRO)


Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture,
Television Or Other Visual Media


Blood Diamond
James Newton Howard, composer

The Departed
Howard Shore, composer

Happy Feet
John Powell, composer

Ratatouille
Michael Giacchino, composer


Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

"Falling Slowly" (From Once)
Glen Hansard (IMRO) & Marketa Irglova (IMRO), songwriters

"Guaranteed" (From Into The Wild)
Eddie Vedder, songwriter

"Love You I Do" (From Dreamgirls)
Siedah Garrett & Henry Krieger, songwriters

"The Song Of The Heart" (From Happy Feet)
Prince, songwriter

"You Know My Name" (From Casino Royale)
Chris Cornell, songwriter


Best Instrumental Composition

"Cerulean Skies"
Maria Schneider, composer

"Deep Six"
Mark Walker, composer

"I Knew Her" (From Notes On A Scandal)
Philip Glass, composer


Best Instrumental Arrangement

"In A Silent Way"
Vince Mendoza, arranger

"Yo Tannenbaum" (From Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas)
Gordon Goodwin, arranger


Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

"Cry Me A River"
Jorge Calandrelli, arranger

"I'm Gonna Live Till I Die"
John Clayton, arranger

"In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning"
Darmon Meader & Kim Nazarian, arrangers

Best Historical Album

The Live Wire - Woody Guthrie In Performance 1949
Jamie Howarth & Steve Rosenthal, mastering engineers


Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Beauty & Crime
Jimmy Hogarth (PRS), engineer

Destination Moon
Dave O'Donnell, engineer


Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Mike Elizondo
It Won't Be Soon Before Long (Maroon 5)
Under The Blacklight

Timbaland
• "Come Around" (M.I.A. Featuring Timbaland)
• "Give It To Me" (Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake)
• "Make Me Better" (Fabolous Featuring Ne-Yo)
• Timbaland Presents: Shock Value
• "The Way I Are" (Timbaland Featuring Keri Hilson)


Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

"Like A Child"
Carl Craig, remixer


Best Surround Sound Album

Fear Of A Blank Planet
Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer
Porcupine Tree, surround producers

Love
George Martin (PRS), surround producer


Best Engineered Album, Classical

Spirit Of The Season
Trent Walker, engineer


Best Classical Album

Tower: Made In America
Leonard Slatkin, conductor


Best Orchestral Performance

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Osmo Vänskä (TEOSTO), conductor

Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps
Esa-Pekka Salonen (TEOSTO), conductor

Tower: Made In America
Leonard Slatkin, conductor


Best Opera Recording

Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel
Sir Charles Mackerras (PRS), conductor
Brian Couzens (PRS), producer

Verdi: La Traviata
Andreas Caemmerer (GEMA), producer

Best Choral Performance

Schönberg: Gurrelieder
Michael Gielen (AKM), conductor


Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)

Haydn: Piano Sonatas
Marc-André Hamelin (SOCAN)

Best Small Ensemble Performance

Bridges - Eddie Daniels Plays The Music Of Frank Proto
Frank Proto, conductor


Best Classical Contemporary Composition

Amargós: Northern Concerto
Joan Albert Amargós (SGAE), composer

Chesky: Concerto For Bassoon And Orchestra
David Chesky, composer

Higdon: Zaka
Jennifer Higdon, composer


Best Classical Crossover Album

Spirit Of The Season
Mack Wilberg, conductor

Whirled Chamber Music
Quartet San Francisco


Best Short Form Music Video

"God's Gonna Cut You Down"
Johnny Cash, artist

"1234"
Feist (SOCAN), artist

"Gone Daddy Gone"
Gnarls Barkley, artist

"D.A.N.C.E."
Justice (SACEM), artist

"Typical"
Mute Math, artist


Best Long Form Music Video

Live & Loud At The Fillmore
Dierks Bentley, artist
Russell Thomas (PRS), video director

The Confessions Tour
Madonna, artist





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