Yamaha Takes it to the Grammys®

Elton John
Grammy nominee Sir Elton John, one of 28 Yamaha artists up for music's top honor on February 13.

At the 47th Grammy® Awards on February 13 in Los Angeles, 28 Yamaha artists will be in the running for the coveted statuettes – with a total of 61 nominations among them, including multiple nods for Album of the Year and Record of the Year.

Don’t forget to tune in (CBS, 8 pm Eastern and Pacific) and pull for your favorites! The complete list of Yamaha artists nominated for Grammys is below. For more information about the talented recording stars who use Yamaha, visit our Artists page.

Yamaha Grammy Nominations

Take 6

Pop Collaboration
Moon River
With Stevie Wonder

 

Usher

Album of the Year
Confessions

Contemporary R&B Album
Confessions

Male R&B Vocal
Burn

R&B Collaboration
Yeah!
With Ludacris and Lil’ Jon

R&B Performance by Duo/Group
My Boo
With Alicia Keys

R&B Song
Yeah!
Did not write song

R&B Song
My Boo
With Alicia Keys; Writing

R&B Song
Burn
Writing

Record of the Year
Yeah!
With Ludacris and Lil’ Jon

 

Clint Black

Country Collaboration/ Vocal
Hey Good Lookin’
With Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney, etc.

 

Terence Blanchard

Jazz Instrumental
Illuminations
With Gary Bartz, Christian McBride and Lewis Nash

 

Steven Curtis Chapman

Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
All Things New

 

Ray Charles

Album of the Year
Genius Loves Company

Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Genius Loves Company
Engineer’s award, not artist

Gospel Performance
Heaven Help Us All
With Gladys Knight

Pop Collaboration
Here We Go Again
With Norah Jones

Pop Collaboration
Sorry Seems to Be The Hardest Word
With Elton John

Pop Vocal Album
Genius Loves Company

Record of the Year
Here We Go Again
With Norah Jones

Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
Sinner’s Prayer
With B.B. King

 

Chick Corea

Instrumental Arrangement
The Long Passage

 

Sheryl Crow

Pop Female Vocal
The First Cut is the Deepest

Paquito D’Rivera

Instrumental Composition
Merengue
Performed by Yo-Yo Ma

 

Nathan East

Contemporary Jazz Album
Journey

 

Al Green

R&B Album
I Can’t Stop

Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
I Can’t Stop

 

Josh Groban

Male Pop Vocal Performance
You Raise Me Up

 

Fred Hammond

Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
Somethin’ ‘Bout Love

Gospel Performance
Celebrate (He Lives)

 

Roy Haynes

Jazz Instrumental
Fountain of Youth

 

Elton John

Pop Collaboration
Sorry Seems to Be The Hardest Word
With Ray Charles

 

Norah Jones

Country Collaboration/ Vocal
Creepin’ In
With Dolly Parton

Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Feels Like Home
Engineer’s award, not artist

Pop Collaboration
Here We Go Again
With Ray Charles

Pop Female Vocal
Sunrise

Pop Vocal Album
Feels Like Home

Record of the Year
Here We Go Again
With Ray Charles

 

Alicia Keys

Album of the Year
The Diary of Alicia Keys
Also co-produced

Female R&B Vocal
If I Ain’t Got You

R&B Album
The Diary of Alicia Keys

R&B Performance by Duo/Group
Diary
With Tony! Toni! Toné!

R&B Performance by Duo/Group
My Boo
With Usher

R&B Song
My Boo
Songwriter With Usher

R&B Song
You Don’t Know My Name
Songwriter

Song of the Year
If I Ain’t Got You
Songwriter

Beyoncé Knowles-

R&B Performance/ Group Vocal
Lose Your Breath
With Destiny's Child

 

Dave Koz

Pop Instrumental Album
Saxophonic

 

Paul McCartney

Pop Collaboration
Something
With Eric Clapton

 

Sarah McLachlan

Pop Vocal Album
Afterglow

Ronnie Milsap

Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Just For A Thrill

 

Larry Mullen, Jr.

Rock Performance/ Group Vocal
Vertigo

Rock Song
Vertigo

 

George Pajon, Jr.

Rap Song
Let’s Get It Started
Wrote song for the Black Eyed Peas and played

 

Phil Ramone

Album of the Year
Genius Loves Company
Producer

 

John Shanks

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Various artists

 

Britney Spears

Dance Recording
Toxic

 

Brian Wilson

Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Brian Wilson Presents Smile
Engineer’s award, not artist

Pop Vocal Album
Brian Wilson Presents Smile

Rock Instrumental Performance
Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow



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