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50th annual Grammy Awards

BEST NEW AGE ALBUM
"Faces Of The Sun," Peter Kater
"Sacred Journey Of Ku -Kai, Volume 3," Kitaro
"One Guitar," Ottmar Liebert
"Southwest," Eric Tingstad
"Crestone," Paul Winter Consort (Winner)

BEST CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM
"Party Hats,"Will Bernard
"Downright Upright," Brian Bromberg
"Re-imagination," Eldar
"River: The Joni Letters," Herbie Hancock (Winner)
"He Had A Hat," Jeff Lorber

BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
"Avant Gershwin," Patti Austin (Winner)
"Red Earth - A Malian Journey," Dee Dee Bridgewater
"Music Maestro Please," Freddy Cole
"Nightmoves," Kurt Elling
"On The Other Side," Tierney Sutton (Band)

BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
"Levees," Terence Blanchard, soloist
"Anagram," Michael Brecker, soloist (Winner)
"Both Sides Now," Herbie Hancock, soloist
"Lullaby," Hank Jones, soloist
"1000 Kilometers" Paul McCandless, soloist

BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM, INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP
"Pilgrimage," Michael Brecker (Winner)
"Live At The Village Vanguard," The Bill Charlap Trio
"Kids: Live At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola," Joe Lovano And Hank Jones
"Line By Line," John Patitucci
"Back East" Joshua Redman

BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
"A Tale Of God's Will (A Requiem For Katrina)," Terence Blanchard (Winner)
"Eternal Licks & Grooves," The Bob Florence Limited Edition
"Hommage," The Bill Holman Band
"Sky Blue," Maria Schneider Orchestra
"With Love," Charles Tolliver Big Band

BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
"Funk Tango," Paquito D'Rivera Quintet? (Winner)
"The Magician," Sammy Figueroa And His Latin Jazz Explosion
"Borrowed Time," Steve Khan
"Refugee" Hector Martignon
"Big Band Urban Folktales," Bobby Sanabria Big Band

BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE
"East To West," Casting Crowns
"Blessed & Highly Favored," The Clark Sisters (Winner - tie)
"Never Gonna Break My Faith," Aretha Franklin & Mary J. Blige (Featuring The Harlem Boys Choir) (Winner - tie)
"With Long Life," Israel And New Breed Featuring T-Bone
"He Set My Life To Music," CeCe Winans

BEST GOSPEL SONG
"Blessed & Highly Favored," (The Clark Sisters) Karen Clark-Sheard, songwriter (Winner)
"East To West," (Casting Crowns) Mark Hall & Bernie Herms, songwriters
"Encourage Yourself," (Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers) Donald Lawrence, songwriter
"Made To Love," (TobyMac) Cary Barlowe, Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore & Aaron Rice, songwriters
"Praise On The Inside," (J. Moss) James L. Moss, songwriter

BEST ROCK OR RAP GOSPEL ALBUM
"Before The Daylight's Shot," Ashley Cleveland (Winner)
"HIStory: Our Place In His Story," The Cross Movement
"Open Book," Da' T.R.U.T.H.
"The Reckoning," Pillar
"Comatose," Skillet

BEST POP/CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL ALBUM
"The Altar And The Door," Casting Crowns
"A Deeper Level," Israel And New Breed (Winner)
"True Beauty," Mandisa
"Stand," Michael W. Smith
"Portable Sounds," TobyMac

BEST SOUTHERN, COUNTRY, OR BLUEGRASS GOSPEL ALBUM
"Amazing Grace," Bill & Gloria Gaither And The Homecoming Friends
"Journey Of Joy," Karen Peck And New River
"Everybody's Brother," Billy Joe Shaver
"Salt Of The Earth," Ricky Skaggs & The Whites (Winner)
"Tell Someone," Kenny & Amanda Smith Band
"I'll Fly Away: Country Hymns & Songs Of Faith," Various Artists

BEST TRADITIONAL GOSPEL ALBUM
"Live - One Last Time," The Clark Sisters (Winner)
"The Grand Finale': Encourage Yourself," Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers
"Life Changing," Smokie Norful
"Thirsty," Marvin Sapp
"Cherch," Bebe Winans

BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B GOSPEL ALBUM
"Grateful," Coko
"Free To Worship," Fred Hammond (Winner)
"V2…," J. Moss
"T57," Trin-I-Tee 5:7
"Alone But Not Alone," Marvin Winans

BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
"Papito," Miguel Bosé & Varios Artistas
"12 Segundos De Oscuridad," Jorge Drexler
"Navidades Luis Miguel," Luis Miguel
"Dicen Que El Tiempo," Jennifer Peña
"El Tren De Los Momentos," Alejandro Sanz (Winner)

BEST LATIN ROCK/ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
"No Hay Espacio," Black:Guayaba (Winner)
"Adelantando," Jarabe De Palo
"Amantes Sunt Amentes," Panda
"Kamikaze," Rabanes
"Memo Rex Commander Y El Corazón Atómico De La Via Láctea," Zoé

BEST LATIN URBAN ALBUM
"E.S.L.," Akwid
"El Abayarde Contra-Ataca," Tego Calderón
"Residente O Visitante," Calle 13 (Winner)
"El Cartel: The Big Boss," Daddy Yankee
"Vacaneria!," Fulanito

BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
"Greetings From Havana," Cubanismo
"En Primera Plana," Issac Delgado
"Arroz Con Habichuela," El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico
"La Llave De Mi Corazón," Juan Luis Guerra (Winner)
"United We Swing," Spanish Harlem Orchestraibre

BEST MEXICAN/MEXICAN-AMERICAN ALBUM
"100% Mexicano," Pepe Aguilar (Winner)
"El Indomable," Cristian Castro
"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
"Ram Herrera And The Outlaw Band 2007," Ram Herrera And The Outlaw Band
"Before The Next Teardrop Falls," Little Joe & La Familia (Winner)
"Corazon De Oro," David Marez
"35th Anniversary," Ruben Ramos
"Vagar Libremente," Sunny Sauceda

BEST NORTENO ALBUM
"El Amor Que Nunca Fue," Conjunto Primavera
"Crossroads," Intocable
"Ven Y Dime," Los Rieleros Del Norte
"Detalles Y Emociones," Los Tigres Del Norte (Winner)
"Gracias Por Tu Amor," Pesado

BEST BANDA ALBUM
"Te Va A Gustar," El Chapo (Winner)
"Los Mejores Corridos," El Potro De Sinaloa
"Lobo Domesticado," Valentin Elizalde
"Conquistando Corazones," K-PAZ De La Sierra
"Entre Copas Y Botellas," Lupillo Rivera

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