Mary J. Blige favorita en la 49 edición de los Grammy

Después del éxito en los Bilboard Music Awards en los que consiguió 9 premios, Mary J. Blige se ha convertido en la máxima favorita de la 49 edición de los premios Grammy, al conseguir el mayor número de nominaciones, ocho.

También parten con muchas posibilidades los Red Hot Chili Peppers con seis candidaturas a premio; Prince, James Blunt, Dixie Chicks y Danger Mouse que tienen cinco nominaciones; y Beyoncé, Gnarls Barkley, T.I y Justin Timberlake con cuatro.

Las nominaciones se hicieron publicas ayer 7 de diciembre en Los Angeles, donde se entregarán los premios el 11 de febrero de 2007, en el Staples Center.

El vocalista de The Eagles, Don Henley, recibirá un premio especial como Persona del Año por su defensa del medioambiente.

La lista de nominados en las categorías principales es la siguiente:

Grabación del año
Be Without You (Mary J. Blige) - You're Beautiful (James Blunt) - Not Ready To Make Nice (Dixie Chicks) - Crazy (Gnarls Barkley) - Put Your Records On (Corinne Bailey Rae)

Disco del año
Taking The Long Way (Dixie Chicks) - St. Elsewhere (Gnarls Barkley) - Continuum (John Mayer) - Stadium Arcadium (Red Hot Chili Peppers) - FutureSex/LoveSounds (Justin Timberlake)

Canción del año
Be Without You (Mary J. Blige) - Jesus, Take The Wheel (Carrie Underwood) - Not Ready To Make Nice (Dixie Chicks) - Put Your Records On (Corinne Bailey Rae) - You're Beautiful (James Blunt)

Artista novel
James Blunt - Chris Brown - Imogen Heap - Corinne Bailey Rae - Carrie Underwood

Interpretación vocal femenina de pop
Ain't No Other Man (Christina Aguilera) - Unwritten (Natasha Bedingfield) - You Can Close Your Eyes (Sheryl Crow) - Stupid Girls (Pink) - Black Horse And The Cherry Tree (KT Tunstall)

Interpretación vocal masculina de pop:
You're Beautiful (James Blunt) - Save Room (John Legend) - Waiting On The World To Change (John Mayer) - Jenny Wren (Paul McCartney) - Bad Day (Daniel Powter)

Interpretación vocal pop de un dúo o grupo
My Humps (The Black Eyed Peas) - I Will Follow You Into The Dark (Death Cab For Cutie) - Over My Head (Cable Car) (The Fray) - Is It Any Wonder? (Keane) - Stickwitu (The Pussycat Dolls)

Colaboración vocal pop
For Once In My Life (Tony Bennett y Stevie Wonder) - One (Mary J. Blige y U2) - Always On Your Side (Sheryl Crow y Sting) - Promiscuous (Nelly Furtado y Timbaland) - Hips Don't Lie (Shakira y Wyclef Jean)

Interpretación instrumental pop
Mornin' (George Benson & Al Jarreau) - Drifting (Enya) - Subterfuge (Béla Fleck & The Flecktones) - Song H (Bruce Hornsby) - My Favorite Things (The Brian Setzer Orchestra)

Álbum vocal de pop
Back To Basics (Christina Aguilera) - Back To Bedlam (James Blunt) - The River In Reverse (Elvis Costello y Allen Toussaint) - Continuum (John Mayer) - FutureSex/LoveSounds (Justin Timberlake)

Grabación dance
Suffer Well (Depeche Mode) - Ooh La La (Goldfrapp) - Get Together (Madonna) - I'm With Stupid (Pet Shop Boys) - Sexy Back (Justin Timberlake y Timbaland)

Álbum dance / electrónico
Supernature (Goldfrapp) - Confessions On A Dance Floor (Madonna) - A Lively Mind (Oakenfold) - Fundamental (Pet Shop Boys) - The Garden (Zero 7)

Álbum tradicional de pop vocal
Duets: An American Classic (Tony Bennett) - Caught In The Act (Michael Bublé) - Wintersong (Sarah McLachlan) - Bette Midler Sings The Peggy Lee Songbook (Bette Midler) - Timeless Love (Smokey Robinson)

Interpretación vocal de un artista de rock
Nausea (Beck) - Someday Baby (Bob Dylan) - Route 66 (John Mayer) - Saving Grace (Tom Petty) - Lookin' For A Leader (Neil Young)

Interpretación vocal de un dúo o grupo de Rock
Talk (Coldplay) - How To Save A Life (The Fray) - Steady, As She Goes (The Raconteurs) - Dani California (Red Hot Chili Peppers) - The Saints Are Coming (U2 y Green Day)

Interpretación hard rock
Crazy Bitch (Buckcherry) - Every Day Is Exactly The Same (Nine Inch Nails) - Lonely Day (System Of A Down) - Vicarious (Tool) - Woman (Wolfmother)

Interpretación metal
Redneck (Lamb Of God) - Colony Of Birchmen (Mastodon) - Lies, Lies, Lies (Ministry) - Eyes Of The Insane (Slayer) - 30/30-150 ( Stone Sour)

Interpretación rock instrumental
Chun Li's Flying Bird Kick (Arctic Monkeys) - The Wizard Turns On... (The Flaming Lips) - Black Hole Sun (Peter Frampton) - Catsellorizon (David Gilmour) - Super Colossal (Joe Satriani)

Canción rock
Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol) - Dani California (Red Hot Chili Peppers) - Lookin' For A Leader (Neil Young) - Someday Baby (Bob Dylan) - When You Were Young (The Killers)

Álbum rock
Try! (John Mayer Trio) - Highway Companion (Tom Petty) - Broken Boy Soldiers (The Raconteurs) - Stadium Arcadium (Red Hot Chili Peppers) - Living With War (Neil Young)

Álbum de música alternativa
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (Arctic Monkeys) - At War With The Mystics (The Flaming Lips) - St. Elsewhere (Gnarls Barkley) - Show Your Bones (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) - The Eraser (Thom Yorke)

Interpretación vocal femenina R&B
Ring The Alarm (Beyoncé) - Be Without You (Mary J. Blige) - Don't Forget About Us (Mariah Carey) - Day Dreaming (Natalie Cole) - I Am Not My Hair (India.Arie)

Interpretación vocal masculina R&B
Heaven (John Legend) - So Sick (Ne-Yo) - Black Sweat (Prince) - I Call It Love (Lionel Richie) - Got You Home (Luther Vandross)

Interpretación vocal R&B de un dúo o grupo
Breezin' (George Benson y Al Jarreau) - Love Changes (Jamie Foxx y Mary J. Blige) - Everyday (Family Reunion) (Chaka Khan, Gerald Levert, Yolanda Adams y Carl Thomas) - Family Affair ((Sly & The Family Stone), John Legend, Joss Stone y Van Hunt) - Beautiful, Loved And Blessed (Prince y Tamar)

Interpretación vocal R&B traditional
Christmas Time Is Here (Anita Baker) - God Bless The Child (George Benson & Al Jarreau con Jill Scott) - I Found My Everything (Mary J. Blige con Raphael Saadiq) - You Are So Beautiful (Sam Moore con Billy Preston, Zucchero, Eric Clapton & Robert Randolph) - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) (The Temptations)

Interpretación urban / alternativa
Crazy (Gnarls Barkley) - That Heat (Sergio Mendes, Erykah Badu y Will.i.am) - Más que nada (Sergio Mendes y The Black Eyed Peas) - Idlewild Blue (Don't Chu Worry 'Bout Me) (Outkast) - 3121 (Prince)

Canción R&B
Be Without You (Mary J. Blige) - Black Sweat (Prince) - Deja Vu (Beyoncé y Jay-Z) - Don't Forget About Us (Mariah Carey) - I Am Not My Hair (India.Arie)

Álbum R&B
The Breakthrough (Mary J. Blige) - Unpredictable (Jamie Foxx) - Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship (India.Arie) - 3121 (Prince) - Coming Home (Lionel Richie)

Álbum contemporáneo R&B
B'Day (Beyoncé) - Chris Brown (Chris Brown) - 20 Y.O. (Janet Jackson) - Kelis Was Here (Kelis) - In My Own Words (Ne-Yo)

Interpretación rap solo
Touch It (Busta Rhymes) - We Run This (Missy Elliott) - Kick, Push (Lupe Fiasco) - Undeniable (Mos Def) - What You Know (T.I.)

Interpretación rap dúo o grupo
Ridin (Chamillionaire con Krayzie Bone) - Georgia (Ludacris & Field Mob (con Jamie Foxx)) - Grillz (Nelly con Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp) - Mighty "O" (Outkast) - Don't Feel Right (The Roots)

Colaboración rap
Smack That (Akon con Eminem) - Deja Vu (Beyoncé con Jay-Z) - Shake That (Eminem con Nate Dogg) - Unpredictable (Jamie Foxx con Ludacris) - My Love (Justin Timberlake con T.I.)

Canción rap
It's Goin' Down (Yung Joc) - Kick, Push (Lupe Fiasco) - Money Maker (Ludacris con Pharrell) - Ridin (Chamillionaire con Krayzie Bone) - What You Know (T.I.)

Álbum rap
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor (Lupe Fiasco) - Release Therapy (Ludacris) - In My Mind (Pharrell) - Game Theory (The Roots) - King (T.I.)

Interpretación vocal femenina country
Kerosene (Miranda Lambert) - I Still Miss Someone (Martina McBride) - Something's Gotta Give (LeAnn Rimes) - Jesus, Take The Wheel (Carrie Underwood) - I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today (Gretchen Wilson)

Interpretación vocal masculina country
Every Mile A Memory (Dierks Bentley) - The Reason Why (Vince Gill) - The Seashores Of Old Mexico (George Strait) - Would You Go With Me (Josh Turner) - Once In A Lifetime (Keith Urban)

Interpretación vocal dúo o grupo country
Not Ready To Make Nice (Dixie Chicks) - Heaven's My Home (The Duhks) - Boondocks (Little Big Town) - What Hurts The Most (Rascal Flatts) - Leave The Pieces (The Wreckers)

Colaboración vocal country
Who Says You Can't Go Home (Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles) - Tomorrow Is Forever (Solomon Burke & Dolly Parton) - Calling Me (Kenny Rogers & Don Henley) - Midnight Angel (Rhonda Vincent & Bobby Osborne) - Love Will Always Win (Trisha Yearwood & Garth Brooks)

Canción country
Every Mile A Memory (Dierks Bentley) - I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today (Gretchen Wilson) - Jesus, Take The Wheel (Carrie Underwood) - Like Red On A Rose (Alan Jackson) - What Hurts The Most (Rascal Flatts)

Álbum country
Taking The Long Way (Dixie Chicks) - Like Red On A Rose (Alan Jackson) - The Road To Here (Little Big Town) - You Don't Know Me: The Songs Of Cindy Walker (Willie Nelson) - Your Man (Josh Turner)

Álbum new age
A Posteriori (Enigma) - Amarantine (Enya) - Beyond Words (Gentle Thunder con Will Clipman & AmoChip Dabney) - Elements Series: Fire (Peter Kater) - The Magical Journeys Of Andreas Vollenweider (Andreas Vollenweider)

Álbum vocal jazz
Footprints (Karrin Allyson) - Easy To Love (Roberta Gambarini) - Live At Jazz Standard With Fred Hersch (Nancy King) - From This Moment On (Diana Krall) - Turned To Blue (Nancy Wilson)

Álbum de pop latino
Adentro (Arjona) - Lo Que Trajo El Barco (Obie Bermúdez) - Individual (Fulano) - Trozos De Mi Alma 2 (Marco Antonio Solis) - Limón Y Sal (Julieta Venegas)

Álbum latino de rock, alternativo o urbano
Lo Demás Es Plástico (Black:Guayaba) - The Underdog/El Subestimado (Tego Calderón) - Calle 13 (Calle 13) - Superpop Venezuela (Los Amigos Invisibles) - Amar Es Combatir (Maná)

Álbum reggae
Too Bad (Buju Banton) - Love Is My Religion (Ziggy Marley) - Youth (Matisyahu) - Rhythm Doubles (Sly & Robbie) - Who You Fighting For (UB40)

Álbum de banda sonora
Brokeback Mountain (Varios) - Cars (Varios) - Grey's Anatomy — Volume 2 (Varios) - Little Miss Sunshine (Varios) - Walk The Line (Joaquin Phoenix y varios)

Score banda sonora
The Chronicles Of Narnia — The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (Harry Gregson-Williams) - The Da Vinci Code (Hans Zimmer) - Memoirs Of A Geisha (John Williams) - Munich (John Williams) - Pirates Of The Caribbean — Dead Man's Chest (Hans Zimmer)

Canción banda sonora
Can't Take It In (de The Chronicles Of Narnia — The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe) (Imogen Heap) - I Need To Wake Up (de An Inconvenient Truth) (Melissa Etheridge) - Our Town (de Cars) (James Taylor) - There's Nothing Like A Show On Broadway (de The Producers) (Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick) - Travelin' Thru (de Transamerica) (Dolly Parton)

Productor del año
Howard Benson - T Bone Burnett - Danger Mouse - Rick Rubin - Will.i.am

Vídeo musical corto
8th Of November (Big & Rich) - When You Were Young (The Killers) - Here It Goes Again (OK Go) - Dani California (Red Hot Chili Peppers) - Writing On The Walls (Underoath)

Vídeo musical largo
Flow: Living In The Stream Of Music (Terence Blanchard) - Directions (Death Cab For Cutie) - Demon Days — Live In Manchester (Gorillaz) - I'm Going To Tell You A Secret (Madonna) - Wings For Wheels: The Making Of Born To Run (Bruce Springsteen)