The nominees for the 47th Annual Grammy Awards were announced today. To be nominated a recording had to be released between October 1, 2003 and September 30, 2004. More than five nominations in a category is a result of ties. The ceremony will take place on February 13 in Los Angeles at The Staples Center.

Highlights of the nominees are:

Record Of The Year
• The Black Eyed Peas- Elephunk
• Ray Charles & Norah Jones – Genius Loves Company
• Green Day- American Idiot
• Los Lonely Boys – Los Lonely Boys
• Usher- Confessions

Album Of The Year
• Genius Loves Company – Ray Charles & Various Artists
• American Idiot – Green Day
• The Diary Of Alicia Keys – Alicia Keys
• Confessions – Usher
• The College Dropout – Kanye West

Song Of The Year
• “Daughters” – John Mayer
• “If I Ain’t Got You” -Alicia Keys
• “Jesus Walks” – C. Smith & Kanye West
• “Live Like You Were Dying” – Tim McGraw
• “The Reason” – Hoobastank

Best New Artist
• Los Lonely Boys
• Maroon5
• Joss Stone
• Kanye West
• Gretchen Wilson

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
• “Oceania” – Björk
• “The First Cut Is The Deepest” – Sheryl Crow
• “Sunrise” – Norah Jones
• “What You Waiting For?” – Gwen Stefani
• “You Had Me” – Joss Stone

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
• “Let’s Misbehave” – Elvis Costello
• “You Raise Me Up” – Josh Groban
• “Daughters” – John Mayer
• “Cinnamon Girl” – Prince
• “Love’s Divine” – Seal

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
• “Wonderwall” – Ryan Adams
• “The Revolution Starts Now” – Steve Earle
• “Breathe” – Melissa Etheridge
• “Code Of Silence” – Bruce Springsteen
• “Metropolitan Glide” – Tom Waits

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
• “Monkey To Man” – Elvis Costello & The Imposters
• “Take Me Out” – Franz Ferdinand
• “American Idiot” – Green Day
• “Somebody Told Me” – The Killers
• “Vertigo” – U2

Best Rock Album
• The Delivery Man – Elvis Costello & The Imposters
• American Idiot – Green Day
• The Reason – Hoobastank
• Hot Fuss – The Killers
• Contraband – Velvet Revolver

Best Alternative Music Album
• Medulla – Björk
• Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
• Uh Huh Her – PJ Harvey
• Good News For People Who Love Bad News – Modest Mouse
• A Ghost Is Born – Wilco

In case you are curious about the Polka category, or to see the whole list, click here.

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