The 42nd annual Grammy nominations were recently announced and on February 21st Grammy Awards will be presented to the best performers, producers and songwriters in 100 different categories. Nominees include industry veterans such as Madonna, Joni Mitchell, Don Henley and Sting as well as newcomers Christina Aguilera, Macy Gray, The Corrs and Sisqo. Only recordings released during the period between October 1, 1999 through September 30, 2000 were eligible for nomination.
The show will be held at the Staples Center is Los Angeles, CA and will be telecast to an international audience of over 1.5 billion people in 170 countries by CBS Television. Below is a list of the nominees in the major pop music categories. For a complete list of nominees click the link to the Grammy official website at the bottom of this page.
RECORD OF THE YEAR
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Say My Name - Destiny's Child
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I Try - Macy Gray
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Music - Madonna
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Bye Bye Bye - 'N Sync
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Beautiful Day - U2
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| ALBUM OF THE YEAR |
Midnight Vultures - Beck
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The Marshall Mather - Eminem
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Kid A - Radiohead
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| You're The One - Paul Simon |
Two Against Nature - Steely Dan
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| SONG OF THE YEAR |
Beautiful Day - U2, Songwriters (U2)
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Breathe - Stephanie Bentley & Holly Lamar, songwriters (Faith Hill)
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I Hope You Dance - Mark D. Sanders & Tia Sellers, songwriters (Lee Ann Womack) |
I Try - Macy Gray, Jinsoo Lim, Jeremy Ruzumna & David Wilder, songwriters (Macy Gray)
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Say My Name - LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson & Kelendria Rowland, songwriters (Destiny's Child) |
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BEST NEW ARTIST - Shelby Lynne - Brad Paisley - Papa Roach - Jill Scott - Sisqo
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