This year's Grammy nominees
The nominations for five of the top categories at next year's Grammys, with my picks for each category in bold.
RECORD OF THE YEAR
- Mariah Carey "We Belong Together"
- Gorillaz Featuring De La Soul "Feel Good Inc."
- Green Day "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams"
- Gwen Stefani "Hollaback Girl"
- Kanye West "Gold Digger"
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- Mariah Carey The Emancipation Of Mimi
- Paul McCartney Chaos And Creation In The Backyard
- Gwen Stefani Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
- U2 How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
- Kanye West Late Registration
BEST NEW ARTIST
- Ciara
- Fall Out Boy
- Keane
- John Legend
- SugarLand
BEST RAP ALBUM
- Common Be
- Missy Elliott The Cookbook
- Eminem Encore
- 50 Cent The Massacre
- Kanye West Late Registration
BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
- The Arcade Fire Funeral
- Beck Guero
- Death Cab For Cutie Plans
- Franz Ferdinand You Could Have It So Much Better
- The White Stripes Get Behind Me Satan
