Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
For established Duos or Groups. Singles or Tracks only.
1. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
Asleep At The Wheel
Track from: The Very Best Of Asleep At The Wheel [Relentless/Nashville]
2. Ain't Nothing 'Bout You
Brooks & Dunn
Track from: Steers & Stripes [Arista Nashville]
3. One More Day
Diamond Rio
Track from: One More Day [Arista Nashville]
Winner
4. The Lucky One
Alison Krauss + Union Station
Track from: New Favorite [Rounder Records]
5. I'm Already There
Lonestar
Track from: I'm Already There [BNA]
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
For a collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.
1. Didn't Leave
Nobody But The Baby
Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch
Track from: O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Soundtrack (Various Artists) [Lost Highway
Records]
2. Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?)
George Jones & Garth Brooks
Track from: The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001 [BNA]
3. Bring On The Rain
Jo Dee Messina & Tim McGraw
Track from: Burn [Curb Records]
Winner
4. I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow
Dan Tyminski, Harley Allen & Pat Enright (The Soggy Bottom Boys)
Track from: O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Soundtrack (Various Artists) [Lost Highway
Records]
5. Inside Out
Trisha Yearwood & Don Henley
Track from: Inside Out [MCA Records Nashville]
Best Country Instrumental Performance
For instrumental recordings, with or without vocal coloring, by an Orchestra, Group or Soloist. Singles or Tracks only.
1.
Sugarfoot Rag
Asleep At The Wheel & Brad Paisley
Track from: The Very Best Of Asleep At The Wheel [Relentless/Nashville]
2. Poultry In Motion
Bill Kirchen
Track from: Tied To The Wheel [HighTone Records]
3. Choctaw Hayride
Alison Krauss + Union Station
Track from: New Favorite [Rounder Records]
4. Munster Rag
Brad Paisley
Track from: Part II [Arista Nashville]
Winner
5. Foggy Mountain Breakdown
Earl Scruggs, Glen Duncan, Randy Scruggs, Steve Martin, Vince Gill, Marty Stuart, Gary
Scruggs, Albert Lee, Paul Shaffer, Jerry Douglas & Leon Russell
Track from: Earl Scruggs And Friends [MCA Nashville]
Best Country Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
1. I'm Already There
Gary Baker, Richie McDonald & Frank Myers, songwriters (Lonestar) Track from: I'm
Already There [BNA; Publishers: Sony/ATV Songs LLC., Zomba Ent. Inc./Swear By It Music and
John Nick Music]
Winner
2. The Lucky One
Robert Lee Castleman, songwriter (Alison Krauss + Union Station) Track from: New Favorite
[Rounder Records; Publisher: Live Slow Music]
3. One More Day
Steven Dale Jones & Bobby Tomberlin, songwriters (Diamond Rio) Track from: One More
Day [Arista Nashville; Publishers: EMI April Music, Sound Island Pub. and Mike Curb Music]
4. There Is No Arizona
Lisa Drew, Jamie O'Neal & Shaye Smith, songwriters (Jamie O'Neal) Track from: Shiver
[Mercury Records; Publishers: EMI April Music/Pang Toon Music, EMI April Music/Jersey Girl
Music and EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Mark Alan Springer Music.]
5. When I Think About Angels
Roxie Dean, Jamie O'Neal & Sonny Tillis, songwriters (Jamie O'Neal) Track from: Shiver
[Mercury Records; Publishers: EMI April Music Inc./Pang Toon Music, WB Music Corp and
Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp.]
Best Country Album
For solo artists, Duos or Groups, vocal or instrumental.
1. One More Day
Diamond Rio [Arista Nashville]
2. Set This Circus Down
Tim McGraw [Curb Records]
3. Rainbow Connection
Willie Nelson [Island]
Winner
4. Timeless - Hank Williams Tribute
Various Artists; Luke Luther, Mary Martin & Bruce Garner, Producers [Lost Highway
Records]
5. Inside Out
Trisha Yearwood [MCA Records Nashville]
Best Bluegrass Album
For solos, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.
Winner
1. New Favorite
Alison Krauss + Union Station [Rounder Records]
2. Mountain Sou
l Patty Loveless [Epic Records]
3. Little Sparrow
Dolly Parton [Sugar Hill Records/Blue Eye Records]
4. History Of The Future
Ricky Skaggs And Kentucky Thunder [Skaggs Family Records]
5. Clinch Mountain Sweethearts
Ralph Stanley & Friends [Rebel Records]
Best New Age Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.
1. Live From Montana
Philip Aaberg [Sweetgrass Music]
2. Cello Blue
David Darling [Hearts Of Space]
Winner
3. A Day Without Rain
Enya [Reprise Records]
4. Ancient
Kitaro [Domo Records]
5. Sacred Spirit II - More Chants & Dances Of The Native
Americans
Sacred Spirit [Higher Octave Music]
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
For instrumental performances only, with or without vocal coloring.
1. Cab 2
Dennis Chambers, Tony MacAlpine, Brian Auger & Bunny Brunel [Tone Center]
2. Soul Insider
Bill Evans [ESC Records]
3. Ethnomusicology, Vol. 2
Russell Gunn [Justin Time Records]
Winner
4. M²
Marcus Miller [Telarc]
5. Voices
Mike Stern [Division One/Atlantic Records]
Best Jazz Vocal Album
For solo vocals and duos or groups with vocals.
1. The Mose Chronicles - Live In London, Volume 1
Mose Allison [Blue Note Records]
2. Ballads - Remembering
John Coltrane Karrin Allyson [Concord Jazz]
3. Flirting With Twilight
Kurt Elling [Blue Note Records]
4. You're My Thrill
Shirley Horn [Verve Records]
Winner
5. The Calling
Dianne Reeves [Blue Note Records]
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
For an instrumental solo performance with or without a group or band. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.
1. Fragile
Kenny Barron & Regina Carter, soloists Track from: Freefall [Verve Records]
2. Lost In A Fog
Terence Blanchard, soloist Track from: Let's Get Lost [Sony Classical]
Winner
3. Chan's Song
Michael Brecker, soloist Track from: Nearness Of You - The Ballad Book [Verve Records]
4. Move
Gary Burton, soloist Track from: For Hamp, Red, Bags, And Cal [Concord Jazz]
5. All Blues
Pat Martino, soloist Track from: Live At Yoshi's [Blue Note Records]
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
For solo artists, duos or groups, instrumental only.
1. Kindred
Stefon Harris & Jacky Terrasson [Blue Note Records]
2. Birds Of A Feather - A Tribute To Charlie Parker
Roy Haynes With Dave Holland, Roy Hargrove, Dave Kikoski & Kenny Garrett [Dreyfus
Jazz]
3. Not For Nothin'
Dave Holland Quintet [ECM Records]
4. Live At Yoshi's
Pat Martino [Blue Note Records]
Winner
5. This Is What I Do
Sonny Rollins [Milestone Records]
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds.
1. Impulsive!
Eliane Elias, Bob Brookmeyer & The Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra [Stunt]
2. Rob McConnell Tentet
Rob McConnell Tentet [Justin Time Records]
3. Group Therapy
Jim McNeely Tentet [OmniTone]
Winner
4. Homage To Count Basie
Bob Mintzer Big Band [Digital Music Products]
5. Dear Louis
Nicholas Payton [Verve Records]
Best Latin Jazz Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.
Winner
1. Nocturne
Charlie Haden [Verve Records]
2. Vol.3: New Congo Square
Los Hombres Calientes (Irvin Mayfield & Bill Summers) [Basin Street Records]
3. Supernova
Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio [Blue Note Records]
4. Travesía
David Sánchez [Columbia]
5. Calle 54
Various Artists [Blue Note]
Best Rock Gospel Album
For a solo, duo or group vocal performance.
1. Big Tent Reviva
l Live Big Tent Revival [Ardent Records]
2. Flap Your Wings
The Choir [Galaxy21 Music]
Winner
3. Solo
DC Talk [ForeFront Records]
4. Sonicpraise
Sonicflood [Gotee Records]
5. The Last Street
Preacha T-Bone [Flicker Records]
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
For a solo, duo or group vocal performance.
1. Oxygen
Avalon [Sparrow Records]
2. Declaration
Steven Curtis Chapman [Sparrow Records]
3. Talk About It
Nicole C. Mullen [Word Records]
4. Worship
Michael W. Smith [Reunion]
Winner
5. CeCe Winans
CeCe Winans [Wellspring Gospel]
Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album
For a solo, duo or group vocal performance.
1. God Is Love: The Gospel Sessions
Ann-Margret & The Jordanaires, The Light Crust Doughboys With James Blackwood [Art
Greenhaw Records]
Winner
2. Bill & Gloria Gaither Present A Billy Graham Music Homecoming
Bill & Gloria Gaither And The Homecoming Friends [Spring House Music]
3. Two Old Friends
Merle Haggard & Albert E. Brumley, Jr. [HAG Records/Relentless Nashville]
4. From The Heart
The Oak Ridge Boys [Spring Hill Music Group]
5. Inspirational Journey
Randy Travis [Atlantic Records]
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
For a solo, duo or group vocal performance.
Winner
1. Spirit Of The Century
The Blind Boys Of Alabama [Real World]
2. Hymns
Shirley Caesar [Word Records]
3. Not Guilty...The Experience
John P. Kee And The New Life Community Choir [Verity Records]
4. Show Up & Show Out
Dottie Peoples [Atlanta Int'l Records]
5. Persuaded - Live In DC
Richard Smallwood With Vision [Verity Records]
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
For a solo, duo or group vocal performance.
Winner
1. The Experience
Yolanda Adams [Elektra Entertainment Group]
2. Live In Concert
Kim Burrell [Tommy Boy Music]
3. "In Case You Missed It....And Then Some"
Fred Hammond [Verity Records]
4. Still Tramaine
Tramaine Hawkins [Gospo Centric]
5. Melodies Of My Heart
Angie Winans [Against The Flow Records]
Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album
For choirs or choruses only, with or without lead vocalist(s).
1. All About Him (Jesus)
Patrina Smith, choir director; O'Landa Draper's Associates [MCG Records]
2. Calling On You
Percy Gray Jr., William Hamilton & Felicia Welch, choir directors; Chicago Mass Choir
[New Haven Records]
3. Light Of The World
Carol Cymbala, choir director; The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir [M2.0]
Winner
4. Love Is Live!
Hezekiah Walker, choir director; LFT Church Choir [Verity Records]
5. The Storm Is Over
Steve Lawrence, choir director; The Potter's House Mass Choir [EMI Gospel/Dexterity
Sounds]
Best Latin Pop Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.
1. Simplemente
Chayanne [Sony Discos]
2. Azu
l Cristian [BMG US Latin]
Winner
3. La Musica De Baldemar Huerta
Freddy Fender [Studio M, Inc., Back Porch, Narada]
4. Abrázame Muy Fuerte
Juan Gabriel [BMG U.S. Latin]
5. Mí Corazón
Jaci Velásquez [Sony Discos/Word Records]
Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.
1. Gozo Poderoso
Aterciopelados [Arista Records/BMG U.S. Latin]
2. Proxima Estacion: Esperanza
Manu Chao [Virgin Records America]
3. Cuando La Sangre Galopa
Jaguares [BMG Mexico]
4. Fijate Bien
Juanes [Surco/Universal Music]
Winner
5. Embrace The Chaos
Ozomatli [Interscope Records]
Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.
1. Chanchullo
Rubén González [Nonesuch Records]
2. Canto
Los Super Seven [Columbia/Legacy]
3. La Charanga Eterna
Orquesta Aragon [Lusafrica Records]
4. Las Flores De La Vida
Compay Segundo [Nonesuch Records]
Winner
5. Dejame Entrar
Carlos Vives [EMI Latin]
Best Salsa Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.
Winner
1. Encore
Robert Blades [Lideres Records]
2. Doble Play
Oscar D'Leon y Wladimir [Rodven]
3. Por Tu Placer
Frankie Negron [WEA Caeibe]
4. En Otra Onda
Tito Nieves [WEA Caeibe]
5. Intenso
Gilberto Santa Rosa [Sony Discos]
Best Merengue Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.
1. Haciendo Travesuras
Chico Malo [Cutting Latino]
2. 8
Gisselle [BMG U.S. Latin]
3. Grupomania 2050
Grupo Mania [Universal Music Latino]
4. Yo Soy Toño
Toño Rosario [WEA Latina Records]
Winner
5. Yo Por Tí
Olga Tañón [WEA Latina Records]
Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.
1. Lo Mejor De Nosotros
Pepe Aguilar [Musart/Balboa Records]
Winner
2. En Vivo...El Hombre Y Su Musica
Ramón Ayala y Sus Bravos Del Norte [Freddie Records]
3. Más Con El Número Uno
Vicente Fernández [Sony Discos]
4. Muevete Muevete Mas
Grupo Atrapado [Freddie Records]
5. Contigo
La Mafia [Fonovisa Records]
6. Sangre Caliente
Los Terribles Del Norte [Freddie Records]
Best Tejano Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.
1. 20/20 MMXX Twenty-Viente
David Lee Garza y Los Musicales [Sony Discos]
2. Retro-Momentos
Leonard Gonzales y Los Magnificos [Freddie Records]
3. Obsesion
Los Palominos [Fonovisa Records]
4. Lo Dice Tu Mirada
Emilio Navaira [BMG U.S. Latin]
Winner
5. Nadie Como Tu
Solido [Freddie Records]
Best Traditional Blues Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.
1. Richland Woman Blues
Maria Muldaur & Various Artists [Stony Plain Records]
2. Here And Now
Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm [Ikon Records]
3. Memphis Blood: The Sun Sessions
James Blood Ulmer [Label M]
4. Hellhound On My Trail: The Songs Of Robert Johnson
Various Artists; John Snyder, Producer [Telarc Blues]
Winner
5. Do You Get The Blues?
Jimmie Vaughan [Artemis Records]
6. Smokin' Joint
Kim Wilson [M.C. Records]
Best Contemporary Blues Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.
1. Creole Moon
Dr. John [Blue Note Records]
2. Sweet Tea
Buddy Guy [Silvertone Records]
3. Matriarch Of The Blues
Etta James [Private Music]
4. The Door
Keb' Mo' [Epic/550 Music/Okeh]
Winner
5. Nothing Personal
Delbert McClinton [New West Records]
Best Traditional Folk Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.
1. Looking Back Tomorrow: BeauSoleil Live!
BeauSoleil [Rhino Entertainment]
2. Hamilton Ironworks
John Hartford [Rounder Select]
3. Treasures From The Folk Den
Roger McGuinn & Various Artists [Appleseed]
4. Avalon Blues - A Tribute To The Music Of Mississippi
John Hurt Various Artists; Peter Case, Producer [Vanguard Records]
Winner
5. Down From The Mountain
Various Artists; T Bone Burnett, Producer [Lost Highway Records]
Best Contemporary Folk Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.
Winner
1. Love And Theft
Bob Dylan [Columbia Records]
2. Buddy & Julie Miller
Buddy & Julie Miller [HighTone Records]
3. Poet: A Tribute To Townes Van Zandt
Various Artists; Freddy Fletcher & Eric Paul, Producers [Pedernales/FreeFalls]
4. Time (The Revelator)
Gillian Welch [Acony]
5. Essence
Lucinda Williams [Lost Highway Records]
Best Native American Music Album
1. Life Goes On - Hand
Drum & Round Dance Songs
Black Eagle [Soar]
2. Weasel Tail's Dream - The Tradition Continues
Black Lodge Singers [Canyon Records]
3. Rockin' The Rez
Northern Cree [Canyon Records]
Winner
4. Bless The People - Harmonized Peyote Songs
Verdell Primeaux & Johnny Mike [Canyon Records]
5. Gathering Of Nations 2000: Millenium Celebration - Vol. 1
Various Northern Drums; Tom Bee & Douglas Spotted Eagle, Producers [Soar]
6. Change Of Life - Oklahoma Pow-Wow Songs
Young Bird [Canyon Records]
Best Reggae Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.
1. Music Is Life
Beres Hammond [V.P. Records]
2. A New Day
Luciano [V.P. Records]
Winner
3. Halfway Tree
Damian Marley [Motown Records]
4. Many More Roads
Ky-Mani Marley [Artist Only! Records]
5. Island Warriors
Various Artists; Ronnie Esteban, Lawrence Yurong & Roni Yurong, Producers [Hobo House
On The Hill Records]
Best World Music Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.
1. Volume 3: Further In Time
Afro Celt Sound System [Real World]
2. São Vicente
Cesaria Evora [Windham Hill/BMG Entertainment]
3. Gil & Milton
Gilberto Gil & Milton Nascimento [Division One/Atlantic Records]
4. Saturday Night In Bombay - Remember Shakti
John McLaughlin (And Various Artists) [Verve Records]
Winner
5. Full Circle/Carnegie Hall 2000
Ravi Shankar [Angel Records]
Best Polka Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.
1. Live And Kickin'
Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones [Bel-Aire Records]
2. Kick-Ass Polkas
Brave Combo [Cleveland International Records]
3. Lenny Live
Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push [Push Records]
4. Happy Times
Walter Ostanek And His Band [Sde (sunshine)]
Winner
5. Gone Polka
Jimmy Sturr [Rounder]
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