2007 Grammy Awards
Alternative, R&B, Rap and Country
The Envelope
ALTERNATIVE, R&B, RAP AND COUNTRY NOMINEES
49th annual Grammy Awards
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
"Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not," Arctic Monkeys
"At War With The Mystics," The Flaming Lips
"St. Elsewhere," Gnarls Barkley WINNER
"Show Your Bones," Yeah Yeah Yeahs
"The Eraser," Thom Yorke
BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Ring The Alarm" Beyoncé
"Be Without You," Mary J. Blige WINNER
"Don't Forget About Us," Mariah Carey
"Day Dreaming," Natalie Cole
"I Am Not My Hair," India.Arie
BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Heaven," John Legend WINNER
"So Sick," Ne-Yo
"Black Sweat," Prince
"I Call It Love," Lionel Richie
"Got You Home," Luther Vandross
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
"Breezin'," George Benson & Al Jarreau
"Love Changes," Jamie Foxx featuring Mary J. Blige
"Everyday (Family Reunion)," Chaka Khan, Gerald Levert, Yolanda Adams & Carl Thomas
"Family Affair," (Sly & The Family Stone), John Legend, Joss Stone With Van Hunt WINNER
"Beautiful, Loved And Blessed," Prince & Támar
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Christmas Time Is Here," Anita Baker
"God Bless The Child," George Benson & Al Jarreau Featuring Jill Scott WINNER
"I Found My Everything," Mary J. Blige featuring Raphael Saadiq
"You Are So Beautiful," Sam Moore Featuring Billy Preston, Zucchero, Eric Clapton & Robert Randolph
"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)," The Temptations
BEST URBAN/ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE
"Crazy," Gnarls Barkley WINNER
"That Heat," Segio Mendes Featuring Erykah Badu & Will.i.am
"Mas Que Nada," Sergio Mendes Featuring The Black Eyed Peas
"Idlewild Blue (Don't Chu Worry 'Bout Me)," Outkast
"3121," Prince
BEST R&B SONG
"Be Without You" WINNER
Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry, songwriters (Mary J. Blige)
"Black Sweat"
Prince, songwriter (Prince)
"Deja Vu"
Shawn Carter, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, Makeba, Keli Nicole Price & Delisha Thomas, songwriters (Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z)
"Don't Forget About Us"
Johnta Austin, Mariah Carey, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jermaine Dupri, songwriters (Mariah Carey)
"I Am Not My Hair"
Drew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders & India Arie Simpson, songwriters (India.Arie)
BEST R&B ALBUM
"The Breakthrough," Mary J. Blige WINNER
"Unpredictable," Jamie Foxx
"Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship," India.Arie
"3121," Prince
"Coming Home," Lionel Richie
BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM
"B'Day," Beyoncé WINNER
"Chris Brown," Chris Brown
"20 Y.O.," Janet Jackson
"Kelis Was Here," Kelis
"In My Own Words," Ne-Yo
BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE
"Touch It," Busta Rhymes
"We Run This," Missy Elliott
"Kick, Push," Lupe Fiasco
"Undeniable," Mos Def
"What You Know," T.I. WINNER
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
"Ridin," Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone WINNER
"Georgia," Ludacris & Field Mob (Featuring Jamie Foxx)
"Grillz," Nelly Featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp
"Mighty "O"" Outkast
"Don't Feel Right," The Roots
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
"Smack That," Akon Featuring Eminem
"Deja Vu," Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z
"Shake That," Eminem Featuring Nate Dogg
"Unpredictable," Jamie Foxx Featuring Ludacris
"My Love," Justin Timberlake Featuring T.I. WINNER
BEST RAP SONG
"It's Goin' Down," Chadron Moore & Jasiel Robinson, songwriters (Yung Joc)
"Kick, Push," Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, songwriter (Lupe Fiasco)
"Money Maker," Christopher Bridges & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Ludacris Featuring Pharrell) WINNER
"Ridin," Anthony Henderson, J. Slainas, O. Salinas & Hakeem Seriki, songwriters (Chamillionaire Featuring Krayzie Bone)
"What You Know," A. Davis & Clifford Harris, songwriters; (Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson & Curtis Mayfield, songwriters (T.I.)
BEST RAP ALBUM
"Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor," Lupe Fiasco
"Release Therapy," Ludacris WINNER
"In My Mind," Pharrell
"Game Theory," The Roots
"King," T.I.
BEST FEMALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Kerosene," Miranda Lambert
"I Still Miss Someone," Martina McBride
"Something's Gotta Give," LeAnn Rimes
"Jesus, Take The Wheel," Carrie Underwood WINNER
"I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today," Gretchen Wilson
BEST MALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Every Mile A Memory," Dierks Bentley
"The Reason Why," Vince Gill WINNER
"The Seashores Of Old Mexico," George Strait
"Would You Go With Me," Josh Turner
"Once In A Lifetime," Keith Urban
BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL
"Not Ready To Make Nice" Dixie Chicks WINNER
"Heaven's My Home," The Duhks
"Boondocks," Little Big Town
"What Hurts The Most," Rascal Flatts
"Leave The Pieces," The Wreckers
BEST COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
"Who Says You Can't Go Home," Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles WINNER
"Tomorrow Is Forever," Solomon Burke & Dolly Parton
"Calling Me," Kenny Rogers & Don Henley
"Midnight Angel," Rhonda Vincent & Bobby Osborne
"Love Will Always Win," Love Will Always Win
BEST COUNTRY INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE
"Jerusalem Ridge," Casey Driessen
"Gameshow Rag/Cannonball Rag," Tommy Emmanuel
"Whiskey Before Breakfast," Bryan Sutton & Doc Watson WINNER
"The Eleventh Reel," Chris Thile
"Nature Of The Beast," Jim VanCleve
BEST COUNTRY SONG
"Every Mile A Memory," Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard, songwriters (Dierks Bentley)
"I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today," Matraca Berg & Jim Collins, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
"Jesus, Take The Wheel," Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson, songwriters (Carrie Underwood) WINNER
"Like Red On A Rose," Melanie Castleman & Robert Lee Castleman, songwriters (Alan Jackson)
"What Hurts The Most," Steve Robson & Jeffrey Steele, songwriters (Rascal Flatts)
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
"Taking The Long Way," Dixie Chicks WINNER
"Like Red On A Rose," Alan Jackson
"The Road To Here," Little Big Town
"You Don't Know Me: The Songs Of Cindy Walker," Willie Nelson
"Your Man," Josh Turner
BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
"Long List Of Heartaches," The Grascals
"Bluegrass," Jim Lauderdale
"Instrumentals," Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky Thunder WINNER
"Live At The Ryman," Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives
"All American Bluegrass Girl," Rhonda Vincent
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