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Nominees in Country and Bluegrass Shelby Lynne
Brad Paisley
John Roach
Jill Scott
Sisqo
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Category 32 - Best Female Country Vocal Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

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Breathe - Faith Hill
Track from: Breathe [Warner Bros. Records]
That's The Way - Jo Dee Messina
Track from: Burn
[Curb Records]

Travelin' Prayer - Dolly Parton
Track from: The Grass Is Blue
[Sugar Hill Records]

I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack
Track from: I Hope You Dance
[MCA Nashville]

Real Live Woman - Trisha Yearwood
Track from: Real Live Woman
[MCA Nashville]

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Category 33 - Best Male Country Vocal Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

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Solitary Man - Johnny Cash
Track from: American III: Solitary Man
[American/Columbia Records]

Feels Like Love - Vince Gill
Track from: Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye
[MCA Nashville]

One Voice - Billy Gilman
Track from: One Voice
[Epic Records]

My Best Friend - Tim McGraw
Track from: A Place In The Sun
[Curb Records]

A Thousand Miles From Nowhere - Dwight Yoakam
Track from: dwightyoakamacoustic.net
[Reprise Records]

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Category 34 - Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
For established Duos or Groups. Singles or Tracks only.

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Twentieth Century - Alabama
Track from: Twentieth Century
[RCA Records]

Cherokee Maiden - Asleep At The Wheel
Track from: Ride With Bob
[DreamWorks Records Nashville]

You'll Always Be Loved By Me - Brooks & Dunn
Track from: Tight Rope
[Arista Nashville]

Woody's Roundup - Riders in the Sky
Track from: Toy Story 2 - Soundtrack
[Walt Disney Records]

Jimmy's Got A Girlfriend - The Wilkinsons
Track from: Here and Now
[Giant Records]

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Category 35 - Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
For a collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.

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Strong Enough - Sheryl Crow & The Dixie Chicks
Track from: Live From Central Park
[A&M Records]

When I Look Into Your Heart - Vince Gill & Amy Grant
Track from: Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye
[MCA Nashville]

Let's Make Love - Faith Hill & Tim McGraw
Track from: Breathe
[Warner Bros. Records]

Walk Softly - Ricky Skaggs & The Dixie Chicks
Track from: Big Mon
[Skaggs Family Records]

Murder On Music Row - George Strait & Alan Jackson
Track from: Latest Greatest Straitest Hits
[MCA Nashville]

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Category 36 - Best Country Instrumental Performance
For instrumental recordings, with or without vocal coloring, by an Orchestra, Group or Soloist. Singles or Tracks only.

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Leaving Cottondale - Alison Brown With Béla Fleck
Track from: Fair Weather
[Compass Records]

Ode To A Butterfly - Nickel Creek
Track from: Nickel Creek
[Sugar Hill Records]

The Second Mouse - Tim O'Brien & Darrell Scott
Track from: Real Time
[Howdy Skies Records]

Rollercoaster - keith urban
Track from: Keith Urban
[Capitol Nashville]

Bloodlines - Steve Wariner & Ryan Wariner
Track from: Faith In You
[Capitol Nashville]

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Category 37 - Best Country Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)
Singles or Tracks only.

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Breathe
Stephanie Bentley & Holly Lamar, songwriters
(Faith Hill)
Track from: Breathe
[Warner Bros. Records; Publishers: Universal Songs Of Polygram Int'l Music, Hopechest Music]

Feels Like Love
Vince Gill, songwriter
(Vince Gill)
Track from: Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye
[MCA Nashville; Publisher: Vinny Mae Music]

I Hope You Dance
Mark D. Sanders & Tia Sillers, songwriters
(Lee Ann Womack)
Track from: I Hope You Dance
[MCA Nashville; Publishers: MCA Music Pub., Soda Creek Songs, Choice Is Tragic Music, Ensign Music Corp.]

One Voice
Don Cook & David Malloy, songwriters
(Billy Gilman)
Track from: One Voice
[Epic Records; Publishers: Starstruck Angel Music Inc., Malloy's Toys Music, Sony, Tree Pub. Co., Don Cook Music]

The Way You Love Me
Michael Delaney & Keith Follesé, songwriters
(Faith Hill)
Track from: Breathe
[Warner Bros. Records; Publishers: Encore Ent., Scott And Soda Music, Fallazoo Crew Music, Airstream Dreams Music, Coyote House Music, Famous Music Corp.]

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Category 38 - Best Country Album
For solo artists, Duos or Groups, vocal or instrumental. Compilation albums by various artists are not eligible. Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) of 51% or more playing time of album.

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Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye - Vince Gill
[MCA Nashville]

Breathe - Faith Hill
[Warner Brothers]

Under The Influence - Alan Jackson
[Arista Nashville]

I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack
[MCA Nashville]

Real Live Woman - Trisha Yearwood
[MCA Nashville]

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Category 39 - Best Bluegrass Album
For solos, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

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Fair Weather
Alison Brown

[Compass Records]

Murder on Music Row
Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time

[Shell Point/Echomusic]

Nickel Creek
Nickel Creek

[Sugar Hill]

The Grass is Blue
Dolly Parton

[Sugar Hill Records]

Big Mon - The Songs of Bill Monroe
Ricky Skaggs & Friends

[Skaggs Family Records]

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Category 63 - Best Contemporary Folk Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

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Mermaid Avenue Vol. II
Billy Bragg & Wilco

[Elektra Entertainment Group]

American III: Solitary Man
Johnny Cash

[American/Columbia Records]

Transcendental Blues
Steve Earle

[Artemis Records]

Red Dirt Girl
Emmylou Harris

[Nonesuch Records]

Crossing Muddy Waters
John Hiatt
[Vanguard Records]

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Category 99 - Best Short Form Music Video
For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.

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Fire
Busta Rimes

Busta Rhymes & Hype Williams, video directors; Rubin Mendoza, video producer
[Elektra Entertainment Group]

Learn To Fly
Foo Fighters

Jesse Peretz, video director; Tina Nakane, video producer
[RCA/Roswell]

What Do You Say
Reba McEntire

Robert Deaton & George Flanigen, video directors; Robert Deaton, George Flanigen & Steve Lamar, video producers
[MCA Nashville]

Broken Home
Papa Roach

Marcos Siega, video director; Shirley Moyers, video producer
[DreamWorks Records]

Will 2K
Will Smith

Robert Caruso, video director; Jack Hardwicke & Paul Hill, video producers
[Columbia Records]

The Grammy Award Nominations were announced, and you can find Country Artists in several catagories this year.

Starting January 8th, you will be able to vote for who you want to win in the Grammy 2001 Poll Page.

Be sure to watch the show on on CBS on February 21st from 8pm - 11pm ET.

And now, without further ado... here are the nominees.

Song of the Year | Best New Artist | Female Vocalist
Male Vocalist | Group/Duo w/vocal
Vocal Collaboration | Instrumental | Country Song
Country Album | Bluegrass Album
Best Contemporary Folk Album
Best Short Form Music Video

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Category 3 - Song Of The Year
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

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  • Beautiful Day
    Songwriters (U2)
    (U2)
    Track from: All That You Can't Leave Behind
    [Interscope Records; Publisher: Polygram Int'l Music Pub. B.V.]

  • Breathe
    Stephanie Bentley & Holly Lamar, songwriters
    (Faith Hill)
    Track from: Breathe
    [Warner Bros. Records; Publishers: Cal IV Songs, Universal Songs Of Polygram Int'l Inc., Hopechest Music]

  • I Hope You Dance
    Mark D. Sanders & Tia Sillers, songwriters
    (Lee Ann Womack)
    Track from: I Hope You Dance
    [Universal Records; Publishers: MCA Music Pub., Soda Creek Songs, Choice Is Tragic Music, Ensign Music Corp.]

  • I Try
    Macy Gray, Jinsoo Lim, Jeremy Ruzumna & David Wilder, songwriters
    (Macy Gray)
    Track from: On How Life Is
    [Clean Slate/Epic Records; Publishers: Children Of The Forest On Behalf Of Itself & Mel-Boopie Music, April Music Inc., Jinsoo Lim Music, Roastitoasti]

  • Say My Name
    LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson & Kelendria Rowland, songwriters
    (Destiny's Child)
    Track from: The Writing's On The Wall
    [The Writing's On The Wall]

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Category 4 - Best New Artist
For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.

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