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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