HOLLYWOOD, CA. (The Recording Academy) - The Recording Academy has teamed up with Capitol Records to release the
2005 GRAMMY Nominees CD, the 11th edition in the best-selling series that honors many of the year's GRAMMY-nominated artists and songs. This year's compilation - due in stores nationwide on Feb. 1 - encompasses some of the year's best music and features nominated songs and artists from several major categories. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this CD will benefit music-related charities including the Academy's MusiCares Foundation and the GRAMMY Foundation.
The disc contains many of the most widely recognized GRAMMY categories. The 21 tracks from the 2005 GRAMMY Nominees CD represent nominees from the Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal , and Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group categories. The nominee CD is made possible by a special arrangement with all of the major music distribution companies and rotates from year to year. For additional information regarding the 2005 GRAMMY Nominees CD, please visit www.grammy.com.
"The 11th edition of our GRAMMY Nominees CDs represents some of the important artists and songs that make up this year's remarkable and diverse group of nominees," said The Recording Academy President Neil Portnow. "We thank Capitol Records for its collaboration on this project, which will provide much needed support for the invaluable programs and initiatives of our GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares Foundation."
"It is an honor to join with The Recording Academy in presenting some of the most significant, adventurous music of the past year in one volume," said Capitol Records President Andrew Slater. "We are pleased to bring music fans the latest in the renowned GRAMMY Nominees series of CDs, knowing that the proceeds will benefit the vital work of the GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares Foundation."
The 47th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on Feb. 13, 2005 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, and will be broadcast in High Definition TV and 5.1 Surround Sound on the CBS Television Network at 8 p.m. (EST/PST). The show also will be supported on radio via Westwood One worldwide, and covered online at GRAMMY.com.
The 2005 GRAMMY Nominees CD includes many of the year's most important and successful recordings:
- THE BLACK EYED PEAS
"LET'S GET IT STARTED"
Record Of The Year
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group - RAY CHARLES & NORAH JONES
"HERE WE GO AGAIN"
Record Of The Year
Album Of The Year
Best Pop Vocal Album - GREEN DAY
"AMERICAN IDIOT"
Record Of The Year
Album Of The Year
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal - LOS LONELY BOYS
"HEAVEN"
Record Of The Year
Best New Artist
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal - ALICIA KEYS
"IF I AIN'T GOT YOU"
Album Of The Year - USHER
"BURN"
Album Of The Year - KANYE WEST
"THROUGH THE WIRE"
Album Of The Year
Best New Artist - MAROON5
"SHE WILL BE LOVED"
Best New Artist
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal - JOSS STONE
"YOU HAD ME"
Best New Artist
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Best Pop Vocal Album - GRETCHEN WILSON
"REDNECK WOMAN"
Best New Artist - SHERYL CROW
"THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST"
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - NORAH JONES
"SUNRISE"
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Best Pop Vocal Album - JOSH GROBAN
"YOU RAISE ME UP"
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - JOHN MAYER
"DAUGHTERS"
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - PRINCE
"CINNAMON GIRL"
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - SEAL
"LOVE'S DIVINE"
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - EVANESCENCE
"MY IMMORTAL"
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal - BRIAN WILSON
"GOOD VIBRATIONS"
Best Pop Vocal Album - ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS
"MONKEY TO MAN"
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal - U2
"VERTIGO"
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal - BEASTIE BOYS
"CH-CHECK IT OUT"
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
