The final nominations list for the 48th Annual Grammy Awards [ tickets ], for which recordings released from Oct. 1, 2004 to Sept. 30, 2005 are eligible, was issued during a Thursday (12/8) press conference. The list of nominees in most categories follows.

A full list of nominees is available at the official Grammy Awards website.

Read liveDaily's Grammy nominations wrap-up story.

GENERAL FIELD

Record of the Year
"We Belong Together," Mariah Carey [ tickets ]
"Feel Good Inc." Gorillaz featuring De La Soul
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams," Green Day
"Hollaback Girl," Gwen Stefani
"Gold Digger," Kanye West [ tickets ]

Album of the Year
"The Emancipation Of Mimi," Mariah Carey
"Chaos and Creation in the Backyard," Paul McCartney
"Love. Angel. Music. Baby." Gwen Stefani
"How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," U2
"Late Registration," Kanye West

Song of the Year
"Bless the Broken Road," Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna & Marcus Hummon, songwriters (Rascal Flatts)
"Devils & Dust," Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
"Ordinary People," W. Adams & J. Stephens, songwriters (John Legend [ tickets ])
"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own," U2, songwriters (U2)
"We Belong Together," J. Austin, M. Carey, J. Dupri & M. Seal, songwriters; (D. Bristol, K. Edmonds, S. Johnson, P. Moten, S. Sully & B. Womack, songwriters) (Mariah Carey)

Best New Artist
Ciara
Fall Out Boy
Keane
John Legend
SugarLand

POP

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
"It's Like That," Mariah Carey
"Since U Been Gone," Kelly Clarkson
"Good Is Good," Sheryl Crow
"I Will Not Be Broken," Bonnie Raitt
"Hollaback Girl," Gwen Stefani

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
"Sitting, Waiting, Wishing," Jack Johnson
"Fine Line," Paul McCartney
"Walk On By," Seal
"Lonely No More," Rob Thomas
"From the Bottom of My Heart," Stevie Wonder

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
"Don't Lie," The Black Eyed Peas
"Mr. Brightside," The Killers
"More Than Love," Los Lonely Boys
"This Love," Maroon 5
"My Doorbell," The White Stripes

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
"Gone Going," The Black Eyed Peas & Jack Johnson
"Virginia Moon," Foo Fighters featuring Norah Jones
"Feel Good Inc.," Gorillaz featuring De La Soul
"A Song for You," Herbie Hancock featuring Christina Aguilera
"A Time to Love," Stevie Wonder featuring India.Arie

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
"In Our Time," Burt Bacharach & Chris Botti
"T-Jam," George Duke
"Gelo Na Montanha," Herbie Hancock featuring Trey Anastasio
"Agave," Daniel Lanois
"Caravan," Les Paul

Best Pop Instrumental Album
"At This Time," Burt Bacharach
"Bloom," Eric Johnson
"Naked Guitar," Earl Klugh
"Belladonna," Daniel Lanois
"Flipside," Jeff Lorber

Best Pop Vocal Album
"Extraordinary Machine," Fiona Apple
"Breakaway," Kelly Clarkson
"Wildflower," Sheryl Crow
"Chaos and Creation in the Backyard," Paul McCartney
"Love. Angel. Music. Baby." Gwen Stefani

DANCE

Best Dance Recording
"Galvanize," The Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip
"Say Hello," Deep Dish
"Daft Punk is Playing at My House," LCD Soundsystem
"I Believe in You," Kylie Minogue
"Guilt is a Useless Emotion," New Order

Best Electronic/Dance Album
"Push the Button," The Chemical Brothers
"Human After All," Daft Punk
"Palookaville," Fatboy Slim
"Minimum-Maximum," Kraftwerk
"LCD Soundsystem," LCD Soundsystem

TRADITIONAL POP

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
"The Art of Romance," Tony Bennett
"It's Time," Michael Buble
"Isn't It Romantic," Johnny Mathis
"Moonlight Serenade," Carly Simon
"Thanks for the Memory ... The Great American Songbook Volume IV," Rod Stewart

ROCK

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
"Revolution," Eric Clapton
"Shine It All Around," Robert Plant
"Devils & Dust," Bruce Springsteen
"This is How a Heart Breaks," Rob Thomas
"The Painter," Neil Young

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
"Speed of Sound," Coldplay
"Best of You," Foo Fighters
"Do You Want To," Franz Ferdinand
"All These Things That I've Done," The Killers
"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own," U2

Best Hard Rock Performance
"Doesn't Remind Me," Audioslave
"The Hand That Feeds," Nine Inch Nails
"Tin Pan Valley," Robert Plant
"Little Sister," Queens of the Stone Age
"B.Y.O.B." System of a Down

Best Metal Performance
"The Great Satan," Ministry
"Determined," Mudvayne
"Mein Teil," Rammstein
"What Drives the Weak," Shadows Fall
"Before I Forget," Slipknot

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
"Beat Box Guitar," Adrian Belew
"Birds of Prey," Stewart Copeland
"69 Freedom Special," Les Paul & Friends
"Mercy," Joe Perry
"Lotus Feet," Steve Vai

Best Rock Song
"Best of You," Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
"Beverly Hills," Rivers Cuomo, songwriter (Weezer)
"City of Blinding Lights," U2, songwriters (U2)
"Devils & Dust," Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
"Speed of Sound," Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)

Best Rock Album
"X&Y," Coldplay
"In Your Honor," Foo Fighters
"A Bigger Bang," The Rolling Stones
"How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," U2
"Prairie Wind," Neil Young

ALTERNATIVE

Best Alternative Music Album
"Funeral," The Arcade Fire
"Guero," Beck
"Plans," Death Cab for Cutie
"You Could Have It So Much Better," Franz Ferdinand
"Get Behind Me Satan," The White Stripes

R&B

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
"1 Thing," Amerie
"Wishing on a Star," Beyonce
"We Belong Together," Mariah Carey
"Free Yourself," Fantasia
"Unbreakable," Alicia Keys

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
"Creepin'," Jamie Foxx
"Ordinary People," John Legend
"Let Me Love You," Mario
"Superstar," Usher
"So What the Fuss," Stevie Wonder

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
"So Amazing," Beyonce & Stevie Wonder
"Cater 2 U," Destiny's Child
"If This World Were Mine," Alicia Keys featuring Jermaine Paul
"So High," John Legend featuring Lauryn Hill
"How Will I Know," Stevie Wonder featuring Aisha Morris

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
"Mine Again," Mariah Carey
"Summertime," Fantasia
"A House is Not a Home," Aretha Franklin
"If I was Your Woman," Alicia Keys
"Stay With You," John Legend

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
"SupaStar," Floetry
"Dirty Harry," Gorillaz
"Dust," Van Hunt
"Welcome to Jamrock," Damian Marley
"Ghetto Rock," Mos Def

Best R&B Song
"Cater 2 U," Rodney Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, Ricky Lewis, Kelly Rowland, Robert Waller & Michelle Williams, songwriters
(Destiny's Child)
"Free Yourself," Craig Brockman, Missy Elliott & Nisan Stewart, songwriters (Fantasia)
"Ordinary People," W. Adams & J. Stephens, songwriters (John Legend)
"Unbreakable," Garry Glenn, Alicia Keys, Harold Lily & Kanye West, songwriters (Alicia Keys)
"We Belong Together," J. Austin, M. Carey, J. Dupri & M. Seal, songwriters; (D. Bristol, K. Edmonds, S. Johnson, P. Moten, S. Sully & B. Womack, songwriters) (Mariah Carey)

Best R&B Album
"Illumination," Earth, Wind and Fire
"Free Yourself," Fantasia
"Unplugged," Alicia Keys
"Get Lifted," John Legend
"A Time to Love," Stevie Wonder

Best Contemporary R&B Album
"Touch," Amerie
"The Emancipation of Mimi," Mariah Carey
"Destiny Fulfilled," Destiny's Child
"Turning Point," Mario
"O," Omarion

RAP

Best Rap Solo Performance
"Testify," Common
"Mockingbird," Eminem
"Disco Inferno," 50 Cent
"Number One Spot," Ludacris
"U Don't Know Me," T.I.
"Gold Digger," Kanye West

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
"Don't Phunk with My Heart," The Black Eyed Peas
"The Corner," Common featuring The Last Poets
"Encore," Eminem featuring Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
"Hate It or Love It," The Game featuring 50 Cent
"Wait (The Whisper Song)," Ying Yang Twins

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
"1, 2 Step," Ciara featuring Missy Elliott
"They Say," Common featuring Kanye West & John Legend
"Soldier," Destiny's Child featuring T.I. & Lil Wayne
"Numb/Encore," Jay-Z featuring Linkin Park
"Rich Girl," Gwen Stefani featuring Eve

Best Rap Song
"Candy Shop," Curtis Jackson & Scott Storch, songwriters (50 Cent featuring Olivia)
"Diamonds from Sierra Leone," D. Harris & Kanye West, songwriters; (J. Barry & D. Black, songwriters) Kanye West)
"Don't Phunk with My Heart," William Adams, Printz Board, Stacy Ferguson & George Pajon, Jr., songwriters; (Kalyanji
Anandji, Full Force & Indeewar, songwriters) (The Black Eyed Peas)
"Hate It or Love It," Curtis Jackson, A. Lyon, Jayceon Taylor & M. Valenzano, songwriters; (Baker, Felder & Harris, songwriters) (The Game featuring 50 Cent)
"Lose Control," M. Elliott, C. Harris & G. Isaacs III, songwriters; (J. Atkins, R. Davis & C. Hudson, songwriters) (Missy Elliott featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop)

Best Rap Album
"Be," Common
"The Cookbook," Missy Elliott
"Encore," Eminem
"The Massacre," 50 Cent
"Late Registration," Kanye West

COUNTRY

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
"The Connection," Emmylou Harris
"Mississippi Girl," Faith Hill
"All Jacked Up," Gretchen Wilson
"I May Hate Myself in the Morning," Lee Ann Womack
"Georgia Rain," Trisha Yearwood

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
"Funny How Time Slips Away," George Jones
"As Good as I Once Was," Toby Keith
"Midnight Communion," Delbert McClinton
"Good Ol' Boys," Willie Nelson
"Alcohol," Brad Paisley
"You'll Think of Me," Keith Urban

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
"Comin' to Your City," Big & Rich
"Play Something Country," Brooks & Dunn
"I Hope," Dixie Chicks
"Restless," Alison Krauss and Union Station
"Bless the Broken Road," Rascal Flatts

Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
"Building Bridges," Brooks & Dunn, Sheryl Crow & Vince Gill
"Shelter from the Storm," Rodney Crowell & Emmylou Harris
"Like We Never Loved at All," Faith Hill & Tim McGraw
"Dreams Come True," Willie Nelson & Norah Jones
"Politically Uncorrect," Gretchen Wilson & Merle Haggard

Best Country Instrumental Performance
"I'll Fly Away," Charlie Daniels
"Who's Your Uncle?" Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush & Bela Fleck
"Unionhouse Branch," Alison Krauss and Union Station
"Scotch & Chocolate," Nickel Creek
"Time Warp," Brad Paisley

Best Country Song
"Alcohol," Brad Paisley, songwriter (Brad Paisley)
"All Jacked Up," Vicky McGehee, John Rich & Gretchen Wilson, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
"Bless the Broken Road," Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna & Marcus Hummon, songwriters (Rascal Flatts)
"I Hope," Keb Mo, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines & Emily Robison, songwriters (Dixie Chicks)
"I May Hate Myself in the Morning," O. Blackmon, songwriter (Lee Ann Womack)

Best Country Album
"Fireflies," Faith Hill
"Lonely Runs Both Ways," Alison Krauss and Union Station
"Time Well Wasted," Brad Paisley
"All Jacked Up," Gretchen Wilson
"Jasper County," Trisha Yearwood

Best Bluegrass Album
"Marbletown," Blue Highway
"Cherryholmes," Cherryholmes
"The Grascals," The Grascals
"The Company We Keep," The Del McCoury Band
"Ragin' Live," Rhonda Vincent and The Rage

NEW AGE

Best New Age Album
"Music in the Key of Om," Jack De Johnette
"Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Volume 2," Kitaro
"People of Peace," R. Carlos Nakai Quartet
"Montana - A Love Story," George Winston
"Silver Solstice," Paul Winter Consort

JAZZ

Best Contemporary Jazz Album
"Keystone," Dave Douglas
"Soulgrass," Bill Evans
"The Way Up," Pat Metheny Group
"The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel," Meshell Ndegeocello
"Momentum," Joshua Redman Elastic Band

Best Jazz Vocal Album
"J'ai Deux Amours," Dee Dee Bridgewater
"Blueprint of a Lady - Sketches of Billie Holiday," Nnenna Freelon
"Good Night, and Good Luck." Dianne Reeves
"Duos II," Luciana Souza
"I'm with the Band," Tierney Sutton

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
"'Round Midnight," Alan Broadbent, soloist
"Away," Ravi Coltrane, soloist
"The Source," Herbie Hancock, soloist
"A Love Supreme - Acknowledgement," Branford Marsalis, soloist
"Why Was I Born?" Sonny Rollins, soloist

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
"Flow," Terence Blanchard
"Lyric," Billy Childs Ensemble
"Live at the House of Tribes," Wynton Marsalis
"Beyond the Sound Barrier," Wayne Shorter Quartet
"What Now?" Kenny Wheeler with Dave Holland, Chris Potter & John Taylor

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
"Overtime," Dave Holland Big Band
"A Blessing," John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
"Live," The Bill Holman Band
"I Am Three," Mingus Big Band, Orchestra & Dynasty
"Home of my Heart," The Chris Walden Big Band

Best Latin Jazz Album
"Time Was - Time Is," Ray Barretto
"Here and Now - Live in Concert," Caribbean Jazz Project Featuring Dave Samuels
"... And Sammy Walked In," Sammy Figueroa and hHis Latin Jazz Explosion
"Listen Here!" Eddie Palmieri
"Mulatos," Omar Sosa

GOSPEL

Best Gospel Performance
"Be Blessed," Yolanda Adams
"Looking for You," Kirk Franklin
"I Call You Faithful," Donnie McClurkin
"Lift Him Up," Hezekiah Walker & Love Fellowship Choir
"Pray," CeCe Winans

Best Gospel Song
"Again I Say Rejoice," Israel Houghton & Aaron Lindsey, songwriters (Israel & New Breed)
"Be Blessed," Yolanda Adams, James Harris III, Terry Lewis & James Q. Wright, songwriters (Yolanda Adams)
"Heaven," Erica Campbell, Joi Campbell, Trecina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Mary Mary)
"Lift Him Up," Joeworn Martin, songwriter (Hezekiah Walker & Love Fellowship Choir)
"We Must Praise," James Moss, songwriter (J Moss)

Best Rock Gospel Album
"Until My Heart Caves In," Audio Adrenaline
"Higher Definition," The Cross Movement
"Day of Fire," Day of Fire
"Truth is Fallin' in tha Streetz," Fresh I.E.
"Dichotomy B," Grits

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
"Lifesong," Casting Crowns
"All I Really Want for Christmas," Steven Curtis Chapman
"Redemption Songs," Jars of Clay
"Hymns," Out of Eden
"Healing Rain," Michael W. Smith
"Live Wire," Third Day

Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album
"Live at Brooklyn Tabernacle," The Crabb Family
"Sing Their Family Gospel Favorites," Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
"Rock of Ages ... Hymns & Faith," Amy Grant
"Southern Meets Soul: An American Gospel Jubilee," The Jordanaires, The Light Crust Doughboys, Nokie Edwards & Larry "T-Byrd" Gordon
"Common Thread," The Oak Ridge Boys

Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
"I Know the Truth," Shirley Caesar
"Live from Houston ... The Rose of Gospel," Dorinda Clark-Cole
"Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs," Donnie McClurkin
"Say the Name," Martha Munizzi
"Singing the Old Time Way," Bishop G.E. Patterson & Congregation
"Be Exalted," Marvin Sapp

Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
"Day by Day," Yolanda Adams
"Mary Mary," Mary Mary
"The J Moss Project," J Moss
"Dream," BeBe Winans
"Purified," CeCe Winans

Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album
"I Speak Life," Donald Lawrence, choir director; Donald Lawrence & Company
"Live at the Fellowship," John P Kee, choir director; VIP Mass Choir
"One Church," Kurt Carr, choir director; The Choir Of Life (Japan), The Choir Of Life (USA) & The Kurt Carr Singers
"One Voice," Gladys Knight, choir director; Saints Unified Voices
"20/85 the Experience," Hezekiah Walker, choir director; The Love Fellowship Choir

LATIN

Best Latin Pop Album
"Solo," Ricardo Arjona
"Eco," Jorge Drexler
"Andrea Echeverri," Andrea Echeverri
"Citi Zen," Kevin Johansen
"Escucha," Laura Pausini

Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album
"Consejo," La Secta AllStar
"Con Todo Respeto," Molotov
"El Kilo," Orishas
"Fijacion Oral Vol. 1," Shakira
"Desahogo," Vico C

Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album
"Una Noche Inolvidable,"Afro-latin Jazz Orchestra with Arturo O'Farrill
"Masters of Cuban Son," Conjunto Progreso
"Buena Vista Social Club Presents," Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal
"Tradicion," Tropicana All Stars with Israel Kantor
"Bebo de Cuba," Bebo Valdes

Best Salsa/Merengue Album
"Son del Alma," Willy Chirino
"Fabricando Fantasias," Tito Nieves
"Llego la Hora," Mayito Rivera
"Despues del Silencio," Eddie Santiago
"Arroz con Mango," Tiempo Libre

Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album
"Ya No Llores," Ramon Ayala y Sus Bravos del Norte
"ˇLlegaron Los Camperos! Concert Favorites Of Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos," Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos
"Diez," Intocable
"Las 3 Divas," Las 3 Divas
"Mexico en la Piel," Luis Miguel

Best Tejano Album
"The Power of Friends," Avizo
"Milagro," La Tropa F
"Chicanisimo," Little Joe y La Familia
"Then & Now," Joe Posada
"Odyssey the Journey," The Royal Jesters

BLUES

Best Traditional Blues Album
"Live! Down the Road," Marcia Ball
"In Your Arms Again," John Hammond
"80," B.B. King & Friends
"Sweet Lovin' Ol' Soul," Maria Muldaur
"About Them Shoes," Hubert Sumlin

Best Contemporary Blues Album
"Make Do With What You Got," Solomon Burke
"Twenty," Robert Cray
"Bring 'em In," Buddy Guy
"Cost of Living," Delbert McClinton
"Electric Blue Watermelon," North Mississippi Allstars

FOLK

Best Traditional Folk Album
"Live from Dublin - A Tribute to Derek Bell," The Chieftains
"Come on Back," Jimmie Dale Gilmore
"Fiddler's Green," Tim O'Brien
"Live in the UK," Tom Paxton
"Cajun Mardi Gras!" Jo-EL Sonnier

Best Contemporary Folk Album
"Chavez Ravine," Ry Cooder
"The Outsider," Rodney Crowell
"Why Should the Fire Die?" Nickel Creek
"Fair & Square," John Prine
"Devils & Dust," Bruce Springsteen

REGGAE

Best Reggae Album
"Our Music," Burning Spear
"Welcome to Jamrock," Damian Marley
"The Trinity," Sean Paul
"Clothesdrop," Shaggy
"Black Gold & Green," Third World

WORLD MUSIC

Best Traditional World Music Album
"Behmanka," Mamadou Diabate
"Para Todos Ustedes," Los Pleneros de la 21
"Faryad," Masters of Persian Music
"Tibetan Master Chants," Lama Tashi
"In the Heart of the Moon," Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate

Best Contemporary World Music Album
"Dimanche a Bamako," Amadou & Mariam
"Eletracustico," Gilberto Gil
"You've Stolen My Heart - Songs from R.D. Burman's Bollywood," Kronos Quartet & Asha Bhosle
"No Boundaries," Ladysmith Black Mambazo & The Strings of the English Chamber Orchestra
"Rise," Anoushka Shankar

FILM/TV/VISUAL MEDIA

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
"Beyond the Sea," Kevin Spacey
"Napoleon Dynamite," (Various Artists)
"No Direction Home: The Soundtrack - Bootleg Series, Vol. 7," (Bob Dylan)
"Ray," (Ray Charles)
"Six Feet Under Volume 2 - Everything Ends," (Various Artists)

Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
"The Aviator," Howard Shore, composer
"The Incredibles," Michael Giacchino, composer
"Million Dollar Baby," Clint Eastwood, composer
"Ray," Craig Armstrong, composer
"Star Wars Episode III - Revenge Of The Sith," John Williams, composer

Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
"Believe," Glen Ballard & Alan Silvestri, songwriters (Josh Groban)
"Cold Wind," The Arcade Fire, songwriters (The Arcade Fire)
"Million Voices," Jerry Duplessis, Andrea Guerra & Wyclef Jean, songwriters (Wyclef Jean)
"Square One," Tom Petty, songwriter (Tom Petty)
"Wonka's Welcome Song," John August & Danny Elfman, songwriters (Danny Elfman)

MUSIC VIDEO

Best Short Form Music Video
"Lose Control," Missy Elliott featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop
"Feel Good Inc." Gorillaz featuring De La Soul
"Feels Just Like It Should," Jamiroquai
"God's Will," Martina McBride
"World On Fire," Sarah McLachlan

Best Long Form Music Video
"No Direction Home," Bob Dylan
"Trapped in the Closet (Chapters 1-5)," R. Kelly
"End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones," The Ramones
"Devils & Dust," Bruce Springsteen
"Brian Wilson Presents Smile," Brian Wilson