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Eminem's Mom Carjacked on 8 mile  
Some scary moments for Eminem's mom along 8 Mile Thursday night in the Detroit area.
Police in Oak Park, Michigan, say Marshall Mathers' maternal unit, Debbie Mathers, was carjacked as she sat in her black Honda Prelude at a BP gas station located along the five-lane stretch made famous by her son's Oscar-winning movie, 8 Mile.
Debbie Mathers was unhurt in the attack. A 16-year-old Detroit boy was arrested following a foot chase on nearby 7 Mile.
It's not believed the teen suspect knew he was targeting the mother of a hip-hop icon.
"I think this was just a random carjacking. This has been happening in that area," said Sgt. Frank Slone of the Oak Park Police.
The incident occurred just before 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Slone said. The 49-year-old Mathers was inside the car when a male teenager armed with a silver handgun approached and ordered her out. (The thug did, however, request she leave her purse behind.)
The alleged carjacker ended up forcibly pulling Mother Mathers from the Honda, before driving off, police said.
An officer spotted the hot Honda in a nearby neighborhood. The suspect ran out of the car after getting trapped in traffic, and found himself nabbed shortly after.
Police say Debbie Mathers ID'd herself to police as Eminem 's mother.
Mrs. Mathers needs no introduction to Eminem fans who've read the rapper slam her in interviews, or heard him dis her on record. When he rapped, "I just settled all my lawsuits. [The old familiar suggestion], Debbie," on The Eminem Show's "Without Me," he wasn't being metaphorical. Debbie Mathers has filed two defamation lawsuits against her son, both since settled.
The Debbie Mathers-esque mother figure in 8 Mile was portrayed by Kim Basinger .
The real Debbie Mathers reportedly told Detroit's WXYZ-TV that she'd been unable to reach her famous son to tell him about her misadventure. "He apparently must not be in town," she told the station.
EMINEM RACIST???
The friend of Eminem who helped The Source corroborate its claim that Eminem is a racist has written a letter to the magazine saying he was taken out of context and that he believes Marshall Mathers is not a racist.
The letter was written by Chaos Kid to Kim Osorio, the editor-in-chief of The Source, and was found posted on various online newsgroups.
Chaos Kid, a Detroit MC who is featured in The Source's February cover story, was Eminem's writing partner between 1988 and 1993 (see "Source Can Release Excerpts Of Eminem's Controversial Rap"). He is also described as one of the kids in a rap crew called Bassmint Productions to which Eminem belonged when he recorded a pair of controversial freestyles, which surfaced in November and found Eminem using offensive language toward black people. Though Chaos Kid says in the magazine that he opted out of the freestyle sessions, his interview is used to validate the magazine's contention that Eminem is a racist.
In his letter, Chaos Kid says his words were manipulated and facts contorted to fit The Source's motives. He writes to Osorio, "I am forced at this point to recognize that there are obviously some ulterior motives/personal hang-ups/political/racial agendas going on behind the scenes at The Source and this is making it impossible for you to present the issue of these tapes in a true light that would give a full spectrum of perspective."
Chaos explains that the freestyles were called "Suckerin' Rhymes," and that they were intentionally misguided. He says their purpose was to be as "goofy/stupid/ignorant/wack as possible." He accuses The Source of making some factual errors in its reporting and failing to give his quotes proper context.
He writes of his personal experiences with Eminem during that time and says that the famous rapper never used the N-word or "any other derogatory names or made any derogatory remarks about African-Americans in casual conversation with me. In fact, we personally had conversations talking about how we hated racism and racists and both had real songs denouncing racism!!"
Chaos Kid concludes by writing that, in his opinion, "Marshall Mathers is not a racist. Although the songs were in bad taste, they were not intended to be taken seriously or even heard and do not represent the true sentiments of Eminem."
Though Chaos Kid's words seem to support the generally accepted notion that Eminem's freestyles weren't pathological or even characteristic, they differ from the sentiments expressed in Eminem's own apology issued in December (see "Eminem Apologizes For Old Track That Dissed Black Women"). In a statement, Em said the offensive freestyles were motivated by a relationship with a girl gone awry and that they were written from a hurt, emotional and reactionary point of view.
Chaos Kid's letter asks for Osorio to publish a "Letter to the Editor" in the next issue of The Source to clarify his position or, he says, he'll be forced to tell "the truth" to other media outlets. Though the letter was addressed to Osorio, when reached for comment, the editor said she had no knowledge of receiving such a letter.
Jay-z Black Album
Thanks to the talents of enterprising remixers, Jay-Z's The Black Album is available in a lot more versions than just clean or explicit.
Last month the Roc released The Black Album on vinyl with no beats underneath Jay's bravura lyrics, spurring producers and DJs to rework his farewell disc into creations such as The Brown Album and even The Grey Album, which combines Jay's words with music from the Beatles' The White Album.
"I think it's real good," Young Guru, who engineers most of Jay's recordings, said of the trend. "From Jay's perspective, he was real conscious of it. When we were doing album listening for The Black Album, he was playing a song and he looked around the room and only a couple of people got [what he was saying]. Then he asked me to play it a cappella and he looked around the room and everybody got it. He really saw the difference."
Guru said Jay then told him he wanted to break with the Roc's tradition of not releasing a cappella 12-inches, so producers could "remix the hell out of it."
Former A Touch of Jazz producer Kevin Brown was one of the first to do so, crafting the jazz- and funk-infused The Brown Album. "To tell the truth, I really wasn't going to do it," Brown said. He was leery because he knew other producers and DJs would be making their own remixes and he was a fan of the original. Eventually, though, friends convinced Brown to try his hand at it.
"I was just gonna take whatever old beats I had, but once I got into it, I was like, 'If I'm gonna do it, I'mma do it for real.' Plus with The Black Album, a lot of his hooks have melodies, so you can't just throw whatever beat you have lying around underneath it. The beat has to be in tune."
Brown's hardest undertaking was the Timbaland-produced "Dirt Off Your Shoulder." "Timbaland is pretty straight-ahead," Brown said. "There's not a lot of swing to his beat, so the first beat I had for 'Dirt Off Your Shoulder' didn't fit with his vocals. I had to make another beat with a more on-point time signature. I still couldn't make the hook fit exactly, so I ended up [rapping] the hook on it."
When Kno of the Atlanta rap troupe CunninLynguists crafted his rhythmically abstract Kno vs. Hov: The White Album, he said it was just a matter of opening his ears before he hit the beat machine.
"You have to really listen to the lyrics and get a gist of what the person was trying to get across," Kno said. "Like, 'OK, where am I gonna drop the beat out? Where am I gonna add a changeup?' It's pretty much just paying attention to the lyrics and getting their vibe across."
Kno used beats he already had in the stash for half the album, and for the other half he devised new soundscapes. "I wanted to re-create the whole album and give one mood to the album," he explained. "I really enjoyed the original, though. I still listen to it. Releasing an a cappella version of The Black Album, all you're doing is extending a buzz. It kinda takes on a life of its own. People may be still talking about it in some other form. They're talking about the original but also talking about these remixes. I think more major labels should do that."
Another notable reworking, DJ Lt. Dan Presents The Black Album Remixes: Back to Basics, uses famous instrumentals by Brooklyn hip-hop acts such as Black Moon and Masta Ace.
Of all the remixes, the most talked about lately and one of the most interesting in concept is The Grey Album, from Los Angeles producer Danger Mouse. Like most good ideas, it's deceptively simple: take Jay-Z's The Black Album and layer its vocals over one of rock's most ambitious musical masterpieces, the Beatles' The White Album.
Over two and a half weeks in December, Danger Mouse engineered new beats culled from the sounds of The White Album, cribbing drum hits, plundering piano loops and stealing guitar riffs before meshing them into recognizable but recontextualized riffs. "For me, it was an obvious thing to do," Danger Mouse said. "I'm a big Jay-Z fan. Always have been. Same thing with the Beatles. ... And once I got the idea to do this, I had to do it before anyone else."
What makes The Grey Album so ambitious is how Danger Mouse engineered the beats to fit the personalities of the original songs. On The Black Album's "What More Can I Say," Jay-Z reflects on his success, seemingly already nostalgic about his top-of-the-hill status on what is ostensibly his retirement album. On The Grey Album, Danger Mouse renders the same sentiment by flipping the shuffling drums and mournful piano of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."
The Rick Rubin-produced "99 Problems" framed Jay-Z's boastful bravado with beats that resurrected rap's early homage to rock breaks. The Grey Album's version does the same thing, using the sneering guitars of "Helter Skelter."
"You can throw an a cappella over the beat and as long as they're the same [time], it'll somewhat match. But it doesn't mean it'll feel natural," Danger Mouse explained. "I didn't want it to sound that kind of way. I wanted to make sure I had the feelings of the song."
What The Grey Album also has seemed to do is open up Jay-Z to rock fans in a way that his street-reared, club-ready anthems have not. And it may do the same for rap fans who didn't know they liked the Beatles.
"I love the Beatles, but nobody knows that there's breaks in there," said Chad Hugo of the Neptunes, who produced two songs on The Black Album. After hearing The Grey Album for the first time, he nodded in approval. "This is dirty," he said.
Christina Aguliera Admits....
Christina Aguilera says she gets turned on by girls more than boys and wanted to kiss Britney Spears.
But she says Britney turned her down at the MTV Awards so they both kissed Madonna instead.
In an interview in Zoo magazine, she also talked about her intimate body piercing and says she loves casual sex.
She said: "I find it hornier looking at women then men. Sorry, I love experimenting with my sexuality. If that means girls then so be it.
"I'd kiss a girl again. The Madonna thing was a one-off but girls are nice to kiss - nice and soft. I was up for kissing Britney but Britney wasn't."
Interviews
Do they make formal wear in kevlar? 50 Cent has signed on to perform at the 46th annual Grammy Awards, set for Sunday February 8. The rapper is up for five awards, including Best New Artist and Best Rap Album. The show will be broadcast live on CBS, and MTV News’ live pre-show, “Backstage at the Grammys,†kicks off at 7 p.m. ET. ...
Beyoncé will perform her Grammy-nominated single "Crazy in Love" at the 53rd annual NBA All-Star Game, set for February 15 in Los Angeles. She joins previously announced artists Christina Aguilera, who'll sing the national anthem, and Outkast, who'll perform their pair of current hit singles during player introductions. ... Meanwhile, Beyoncé has signed on to be the spokesperson for Tommy Hilfiger's new fragrance, to be launched in the fall, it was announced Tuesday (January 27). In addition to appearing in ads, she'll work with Hilfiger on the fragrance concept, which will be targeted at 15- to 25-year-olds. ...
The international Pepsi ad featuring Britney Spears, Beyoncé and Pink as gladiators and Enrique Iglesias as an evil emperor is now available online. Though it wasn't meant to be distributed in the U.S., the commercial, in which the pop stars sing a revamped version of Queen's "We Will Rock You," can be seen at www.popgal.net and www.worldofbritney.com. ... P. Diddy has officially been cast in the Broadway production of "A Raisin in the Sun." Audra McDonald ("It Runs in the Family") and Phylicia Rashad ("The Cosby Show") will co-star in the play, which opens in March. ...
Jury selection started Monday in a civil case being brought against P. Diddy by his former chauffer. Wardel Fenderson is seeking million from the rap mogul and Bad Boy Entertainment, alleging that Diddy and his bodyguard Anthony "Wolf" Jones forced him to flee the scene of a nightclub shooting at Club New York in 1999. P. Diddy was acquitted of criminal wrongdoing in that case but rapper Jamal "Shyne" Barrow was convicted of assault and reckless endangerment and is in the middle of serving an eight-year sentence. ... Rock and roll legend Little Richard has signed on as the keynote speaker and headline performer at this year's South by Southwest Music and Media Conference. Both appearances take place March 18 in Austin, Texas, with the speech that morning at the Austin Convention Center and his concert that night at the Austin Music Hall. Previously announced featured speaker Antonio "L.A." Reid has canceled his appearance. ...
Courtney Love appeared in a Beverly Hills court Tuesday to address felony drug charges against her stemming from an incident in which she overdosed at her residence in early October. The former Hole singer, who voluntarily entered rehab before the court could order it, is now trying to find out if she's eligible for a program that would give her more rehab instead of jail time. Her felony case was continued until February 11. She's due back in court Wednesday to address the misdemeanor drug charges against her. ...
The Super Bowl will be over by February 4, but that doesn't mean Xbox Live players won't be able to play in their own championship games. Starting that day, 100 randomly selected live-action Xbox players will get to play a game of "ESPN NFL Football" with Big Boi from Outkast. It's part of a larger promotion to be unveiled in future months that will pit players against various celebrities in live, online matches. ... U.K. music rag NME has announced the nominees for its annual awards. Radiohead were nominated five times, including for Best Album for their 2003 release, Hail to the Thief. Other prominent nominees include the Darkness (Best Live Band), the White Stripes (Best Single for "Seven Nation Army") and the Strokes (Best Album). ...
There's more to an Orange County soundtrack than No Doubt and the Offspring, as the forthcoming Music From the O.C.: Mix 1 can attest. Due March 30, the first LP in what promises to be a series features Phantom Planet's "California," the track used as the theme to "The O.C," alongside contributions from Jet, Joseph Arthur, Dandy Warhols and Turin Brakes. ... Fans will be a prominent feature in the clip for "Y'all Want a Single," the next single from Korn's latest album, Take a Look in the Mirror. The video, which follows the previous single "Right Now," was shot in Los Angeles on Friday by director Andrew Jenkins, a newcomer to the video world after having previously worked on TV commercials. ...
Are radio programmers out of touch with what listeners want to hear? Of the 10 top-selling singles of 2003, only a couple were radio hits. Here's the list, according to recently released data: Clay Aiken's "This Is the Night"/"Bridge Over Troubled Water" at #1 with 948,155 copies, followed by Ruben Studdard's "Flying Without Wings"/"Superstar" (728,243), Kid Rock's "Picture" (392,489), "American Idol" finalists' "God Bless the USA" (309,655), Hilary Duff's "So Yesterday" (141,360), Korn's "Did My Time" (132,967), the Eagles' "Hole in the World" (121,376), Mariah Carey's "Through the Rain" (116,785), Aaliyah's "Miss You" (98,358) and Jewel's "Intuition" (96,142). ...
While finishing up an as-yet-untitled book of poetry, former Smashing Pumpkins/ Zwan frontman Billy Corgan has begun working on his forthcoming solo debut with some help from Bon Harris, a founding member of the industrial dance band Nitzer Ebb. ... A coffee-table book celebrating the 20-year legacy of Pacific Northwest punks the Melvins is set for a March 2 release. "Neither Here, Nor There" features comments from the bandmembers and their friends and includes a compilation CD. After two decades, the band is still kicking, too. A short West Coast tour is in the works. ...
Gov't Mule will open eight dates on Kid Rock's upcoming tour. In the meantime, the band has started working on its first studio album since bassist Allen Woody died in August 2000. The LP will be released in the fall on Dave Matthews' ATO Records. ... And speaking of Matthews, his Dave Matthews Band will receive the Chairman's Award at the NAACP Image Awards ceremony March 6 in Los Angeles for their support of environmental causes and "dignified representation of people of color." FOX will broadcast the program March 11. ...
The Pharcyde's Imani and Bootie Brown have reunited for the group's first album in four years. Humboldt Beginnings, featuring the single "Choices," is due in April and will be promoted with a tour. ... Hip-hop violinist Miri Bin Ari is working on her debut LP for Universal Records. So far Ari, who plays on about 90 percent of Kanye West's College Dropout LP, has tracks completed with Jewel, Anthony Hamilton, Scarface and West. ...
Iron Maiden experienced luck of the Spinal Tap variety during their stint at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom. Tuesday night's show had to be canceled because the venue accidentally booked the band for the same time it had scheduled a Xerox convention. And on Saturday evening, Maiden had to cut their set short because someone poured a beer on the soundboard, causing it to short circuit. ... Metallica have added a second night in Los Angeles to their lengthy North American tour. The band will now play the L.A. Forum on March 5 and 6. Tickets for the second show will go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. ... Swedish new wave-leaning quintet the Sounds are heading Stateside for their first U.S. headlining tour, starting February 15 in Milwaukee and ending March 28 in Atlanta. Along for the 30-date trek will be Kill Hannah and Ima Robot. ...
1.26.2004
In an incident likely to be addressed in a future Eminem lyric, the rapper's mother, Debbie Nelson, was carjacked Thursday night on 8 Mile in Detroit, the road her son immortalized in his 2002 film of the same name. She was sitting in her black Honda Prelude at a gas station at 11:30 p.m. when a 16-year-old holding a gun yanked her out of the car and drove off. A policeman saw the stolen car on 7 Mile and gave chase. When the teen found himself snarled in traffic, he got out of the car and ran, but was caught. It is not believed that the boy knew his victim was Eminem's mom. ...
Court documents filed Friday in the Michael Jackson molestation case reveal that the 1993 accusations against him were a factor in getting the search warrants on Neverland. Judge Rodney Melville decided parts of the warrants and some of the list of items seized will be available to the public, but the affidavit supporting the search will remain sealed. Melville also turned down requests from both the prosecution and defense to amend his gag order so they could respond to rumors; instead the matter will be discussed at the next hearing. Jackson is due back in court February 13. ...
The next season of “The Osbournes†doesn’t premiere until Tuesday night, but family matriarch Sharon Osbourne will offer a sneak peek of what lies ahead on the reality show during her daily syndicated talk show. Fans can get a taste of the new season of “The Osbournes†on Tuesday’s edition of “The Sharon Osbourne Show,†and can check www.sharonosbourne.com to see when the show airs in their area. …
One of the projects the Neptunes were working on last week while in New York was a remix of Jay-Z's "Change Clothes (And Go)," from The Black Album. The production duo also produced the original. A spokesperson for Jay wasn't sure when or where the remix would be released. ... This time, there was no tongue. When Britney Spears presented Madonna with a career award at a French music-awards show in Cannes this weekend, the pop matriarch eschewed the soul kiss and gave Britney a simple peck on the cheek as she accepted her honor, according to The Associated Press. "My ambition may be American, and I may have married a Brit, but my heart belongs to France," Madonna told the crowd at NRJ radio station's ceremony Saturday. ...
3 Doors Down will release "Away From the Sun" as their next single. The band plans to shoot a video for the song in March but has yet to decide on a director. ... The Roots are looking for a few good artists for their new imprint, Okayplayer Records. Unsigned artists who hope to make the label's first release, expected to drop this summer, can enter submissions at www.okayplayer.com. ...
Mary J. Blige and No Doubt are among the additional performers slated for the ceremony to honor Sting as the 2004 MusiCares Person of the Year. They join a lineup that already includes Black Eyed Peas, Elvis Costello, Dave Matthews and John Mayer. Proceeds from the annual event, which this year takes place February 6 at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, will help people in the music industry in financial, medical and personal need. ... "The Sharon Osbourne Show" is getting the ax, according to a People magazine insider attending the National Association of Television Program Executives conference in Los Angeles. The syndicated daytime talk show made its debut less than a year ago. ...
Early Bob Marley recordings from 1967-72, the period just before his mainstream arrival, will be available on a 71-track, three-record box scheduled for a March release, after Universal Records acquired the rights to 211 songs from small independent label JAD. "Stir It Up," "Small Axe" and "Guava Jelly," which had before been available on unofficial bootlegs, are among the better-known tracks. ... Ex-Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell and Living Colour are among the artists set to put on their best Jimi Hendrix for three tribute concerts in honor of the guitar legend. Shows are set for February 22 in Seattle; February 24 in Portland, Oregon; and February 26 in San Francisco. The participating artists, who also include Buddy Guy, Joe Satriani and Kenny Wayne Shepherd, will be backed by Jimi Hendrix Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell and Band of Gypsies bassist Billy Cox. ...
Helmut Newton, erotic fashion and celebrity photographer, died on Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles at age 83. Newton was driving away from the Chateau Marmont hotel, where he had lived for the past three months, when he suffered a heart attack and crashed. ... Within a week of shutting down one fan site, Prince has set his lawyers on another. Guide2Prince.org plans to cease operations at the end of the month, but the latest target, Smallclub.org, says that it was temporarily closing the site after being contacted by the law firm representing the musician. The domain name for Guide2Prince.org, meanwhile, is now available on eBay. ...
"DIG!," a documentary from video director Ondi Timoner (Vanessa Carlton, Fastball) about the friendship and rivalry between Courtney Taylor of the Dandy Warhols and Anton Newcombe of the Brian Jonestown Massacre, won the documentary grand prize at this year's Sundance Film Festival. "Primer," a time-travel thriller starring newcomer Shane Carruth, who also wrote, directed, produced, edited and composed the movie, won the top dramatic honor. ... Nelly Furtado, who will perform at both the upcoming Super Bowl and NBA All-Star game, is shooting the video for "Try," the second single from November's Folklore, Monday and Tuesday at Universal Studios. Sophie Muller (who helmed Furtado's "Turn Off the Light") is directing the clip, which will portray Furtado as an early settler in a new country. ...
With four nominations apiece, Gov't Mule and String Cheese Incident will be the leading contenders at the fourth annual Jammys, March 16 in New York. Phish, Widespread Panic, Moe and the Allman Brothers Band also garnered multiple nominations. ... "American Idol" finalist RJ Helton will release his debut album, Real Life, March 23 on Gospo Centric's B-Rite Music. Meanwhile, "American Idol 2" Marine Josh Gracin has signed with Lyric Street Records and is recording a country album with Rascal Flatts producer Marty Williams. ... Latin-pop crossover queen Shakira will issue a two-hour DVD, "On Stage, Off the Record," on March 23. The video contains 90 minutes of live footage paired with backstage glimpses of her family, fiancé Antonio de la Rua, and band. ...
Britney and Kelis Hit The Road
After most people get married they head off on a trip with their new mate, but Britney Spears isn't most people. She ditched her mate and she's taking a trip with Kelis.
The former Mrs. Alexander (see "Britney Single Again As Judge Annuls Marriage") has invited Ms. "Milkshake" to open all 25 dates of her Onyx Hotel Tour, which kicks off March 2 in San Diego and wraps up April 12 in New York (see "Britney Spears Lines Up Tour For In The Zone"). This will be the first major tour slot for the singer, who in December released her second Stateside album, Tasty.
Kelis' idiosyncratic single, "Milkshake," has been an overwhelming hit. Soon she's slated to drop a second Tasty single, "In Public" (see "Kelis Has Plans For The Boys After They Get To The Yard"), though reps for the singer said there could be a change in plans in the next two weeks.
Britney Spears tour dates, according to Jive Records:
- 3/2 - San Diego, CA @ San Diego Sports Arena
- 3/3 - Phoenix, AZ @ Glendale Arena
- 3/5 - Fresno, CA @ Savmart Arena
- 3/6 - Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand
- 3/8 - Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
- 3/9 - Oakland, CA @Oakland Arena
- 3/11 - Portland, OR @ Rose Garden Arena
- 3/12 - Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
- 3/15 - Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
- 3/17 - Omaha, NE @ Quest Center
- 3/18 - Moline, IL @ Mark of the Quad
- 3/19 - Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena
- 3/21 - Detroit, MI @ Palace of Auburn Hills
- 3/23 - Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
- 3/24 - Columbia, SC @ Colonial Center
- 3/25 - Jacksonville, FL @ Jacksonville Arena
- 3/28 - Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena
- 3/29 - Orlando, FL @ TD Waterhouse Centre
- 3/31 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center
- 4/1 - Cleveland, OH @ Gund Arena
- 4/3 - Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
- 4/4 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
- 4/6 - Manchester, NH @ Verizon Wireless Arena
- 4/8 - Providence, RI @ Dunkin' Donuts Center
- 4/10 - East Rutherford, NJ @ Continental Airlines Arena
Grammy Nomminations are In!
Beyonce, Jay-z, Outcast and Pharell Hold the most Nominationations, Miss Britney Spears will not be nomminated at all this year because her album "In The Zone" was too late for admission. She will be nomminated for the 2005 Grammy Awards. Here arte the Nominee's:
 
Album of the Year
Missy Elliott - Under Construction
Evanescence - Fallen
Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Justin Timberlake - Justified
White Stripes - Elephant
Record of the Year
 Beyonce f/ Jay-Z - "Crazy in Love"
Black Eyed Peas with Justin Timberlake - "Where Is the Love"
Coldplay - "Clocks "
Eminem - "Lose Yourself"
Outkast - "Hey Ya!"
Song of the Year
Christina Aguilera - "Beautiful"
Linda Perry - songwriter
Luther Vandross - "Dance With My Father"
Richard Marx and Luther Vandross, songwriters
Avril Lavigne - "I'm With You"
Avril Lavigne and the Matrix (Lauren Christy, Graham Edwards and Scott Spock), songwriters
Warren Zevon - "Keep Me in Your Heart"
Jorge Calder and Warren Zevon, songwriters
Eminem - "Lose Yourself"
Jeff Bass, Marshall Mathers (a.k.a. Eminem) and Luis Resto, songwriters
Best New Artist
Evanescence
50 Cent
Fountains of Wayne
Heather Headley
Sean Paul
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Christina Aguilera - "Beautiful"
Kelly Clarkson - "Miss Independent"
Dido - "White Flag"
Avril Lavigne - "I'm With You"
Sarah Mclachlan - "Fallen"
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
George Harrison - "Any Road"
Michael McDonald - "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
Sting - "Send Your Love"
Justin Timberlake - "Cry Me a River"
Warren Zevon - "Keep Me in Your Heart"
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal
Bon Jovi - "Misunderstood"
Eagles - "Hole in the World"
Fountains of Wayne - "Stacy's Mom"
Matchbox Twenty - "Unwell"
No Doubt - "Underneath It All"
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Christina Aguilera and Lil' Kim - "Can't Hold Us Down"
Tony Bennett & k.d. lang - "La Vie En Rose"
Bob Dylan and Mavis Staples - "Gonna Change My Way of Thinking"
Pink f/ William Orbit - "Feel Good Time"
Sting and Mary J. Blige - "Whenever I Say Your Name"
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Ry Cooder and Manuel Galb "Patricia"
George Harrison - "Marwa Blues"
Dave Koz - "Honey-Dipped"
Randy Newman - "18"
Brian Setzer Orchestra - "The Nutcracker Suite"
Best Pop Instrumental Album
Jim Brickman - Peace
Ry Cooder and Manuel Galb¡n - Mambo Sinuendo
Kenny G - Wishes
Prince - N.E.W.S.
George Winston - Night Divides the Day - The Music of the Doors
Best Pop Vocal Album
Christina Aguilera - Stripped
George Harrison - Brainwashed
Annie Lennox - Bare
Michael McDonald - Motown
Justin Timberlake - Justified
Best Dance Recording
Cher - "Love One Another"
Groove Armada - "Easy"
Madonna - "Die Another Day"
Kylie Minogue - "Come Into My World"
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Tony Bennett & k.d. lang - A Wonderful World
Rosemary Clooney - The Last Concert
Bette Midler - Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook
Rod Stewart - As Time Goes By ... The Great American Songbook: Volume II
Barbra Streisand - The Movie Album
Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Michelle Branch - "Are You Happy Now?"
Avril Lavigne - "Losing Grip"
Pink - "Trouble"
Bonnie Raitt - "Time of Our Lives"
Lucinda Williams - "Righteously"
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
David Bowie - "New Killer Star"
Bob Dylan - "Down in the Flood"
Lenny Kravitz - "If I Could Fall in Love"
Dave Matthews - "Gravedigger"
Tom Waits - "Return of Jackie & Judy"
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal
Foo Fighters - "Times Like These"
Radiohead - "There There"
Train - "Calling All Angels"
White Stripes - "Seven Nation Army"
Warren Zevon and Bruce Springsteen - "Disorder in the House"
Best Hard Rock Performance
Audioslave - "Like a Stone"
Evanescence f/ Paul McCoy - "Bring Me to Life"
Godsmack - "Straight Out of Line"
Jane's Addiction - "Just Because"
Queens of the Stone Age - "Go With the Flow"
Best Metal Performance
Korn - "Did My Time"
Marilyn Manson - "mOBSCENE"
Metallica - "St. Anger"
Spineshank - "Smothered"
Stone Sour - "Inhale"
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Allman Brothers Band - "Instrumental Illness"
Jeff Beck - "Plan B"
Linkin Park - "Session"
Robert Randolph & the Family Band - "Squeeze"
Steve Vai - "Essence"
Best Rock Song
Evanescence - "Bring Me to Life"
Train - "Calling All Angels"
Bruce Springsteen and Warren Zevon - "Disorder in The House"
White Stripes "Seven Nation Army"
Nickelback - "Someday"
Best Rock Album
Audioslave - Audioslave
Evanescence - Fallen
Foo Fighters - One by One
Matchbox Twenty - More Than You Think You Are
Nickelback - The Long Road
Best Alternative Music Album
Flaming Lips - Fight Test
Radiohead - Hail to the Thief
White Stripes - Elephant
Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs - Fever to Tell
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Ashanti - "Rain on Me"
Erykah Badu - "Back in the Day"
Beyonce - "Dangerously in Love"
Mary J. Blige - "Ooh!"
Heather Headley - "I Wish I Wasn't"
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
R. Kelly - "Step in the Name of Love"
Brian McKnight - "Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda"
Ruben Studdard - "Superstar"
Tyrese - "How You Gonna Act Like That"
Luther Vandross - "Dance With My Father"
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
Beyonce and Luther Vandross - "The Closer I Get to You"
Stanley Clarke f/ Glenn Lewis and Amel Larrieux - "Where Is the Love"
Floetry - "Say Yes"
Roy Hargrove & the RH Factor f/ D'Angelo - "I'll Stay"
Isley Brothers w/ Ronald Isley a.k.a. Mr. Biggs f/ JS - "Busted"
TLC - "Hands Up"
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
Earth, Wind & Fire - "Hold Me"
Aretha Franklin - "Wonderful"
Anthony Hamilton - "Comin' From Where I'm From"
Patti LaBelle - "Way Up There"
Kelly Price - "He Proposed"
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
Erykah Badu - "Danger"
Kelis - "Milkshake"
Les Nubians - "J'veux D'la Musique"
Musiq - "Forthenight"
Outkast - "Hey Ya!"
Best R&B Song
Anthony Hamilton - "Comin' From Where I'm From"
Mark Batson and Anthony Hamilton, songwriters
Beyonce f/ Jay-Z - "Crazy in Love"
Shawn Carter, Rich Harrison, Beyonce Knowles and Eugene Record, songwriters
Luther Vandross - "Dance With My Father"
Richard Marx and Luther Vandross, songwriters
Erykah Badu - "Danger"
Erykah Badu, J. Poyser, B.R. Smith and R.C. Williams, songwriters
Ashanti - "Rock Wit U (Awww Baby)"
A. Douglas, I. Lorenzo and A. Parker, songwriters
Best R&B Album
Erykah Badu - Worldwide Underground
Blu Cantrell - Bittersweet
Aretha Franklin - So Damn Happy
Isley Brothers f/ Ronald Isley a.k.a. Mr. Biggs - Bodykiss
Luther Vandross - Dance With My Father
Best Contemporary R&B Album
Ashanti - Chapter II
Beyonce - Dangerously in Love
Mary J. Blige - Love & Life
Anthony Hamilton - Comin' From Where I'm From
R. Kelly - Chocolate Factory
Best Female Rap Solo Performance
Da Brat - "Got It Poppin' "
Missy Elliott - "Work It"
Lil' Kim - "Came Back for You"
MC Lyte - "Ride Wit Me"
Queen Latifah - "Go Head"
Best Male Rap Solo Performance
Joe Budden - "Pump It Up"
Eminem - "Lose Yourself"
50 Cent - "In Da Club"
Ludacris - "Stand Up"
Sean Paul - "Get Busy"
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
Missy Elliott f/ Ludacris - "Gossip Folks"
Lil' Kim f/ 50 Cent - "Magic Stick"
Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee - "Shake Ya Tailfeather"
Juelz Santana f/ Cam'Ron - "Dipset (Santana's Town)"
Young Gunz - "Can't Stop Won't Stop"
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Beynce f/ Jay-Z - "Crazy in Love"
Black Eyed Peas with Justin Timberlake - "Where Is the Love"
LL Cool J f/ Marc Dorsey - "Luv U Better"
Neptunes f/ Pharrell Williams and Jay-Z - "Frontin' "
Snoop Dogg f/ Pharrell and Uncle Charlie Wilson - "Beautiful"
Best Rap Song
Snoop Dogg f/ Pharrell and Uncle Charlie Wilson - "Beautiful"
Jay-Z f/ Pharrell Williams - "Excuse Me Miss"
50 Cent - "In Da Club"
Eminem - "Lose Yourself"
Missy Elliott - "Work It"
Best Rap Album
Missy Elliott - Under Construction
50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Trying
Jay-Z - Blueprint 2 - The Gift & the Curse
Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Roots - Phrenology
Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Ludacris - "Act a Fool" (from "2 Fast 2 Furious")
Christopher Bridges and Keith McMasters, songwriters
U2 - "The Hands That Built America" (from "Gangs of New York")
U2, songwriters
Catherine Zeta-Jones - "I Move On" (from "Chicago)"
Fred Ebb and John Kander, songwriters
Eminem - "Lose Yourself" (from "8 Mile")
J. Bass, M. Mathers and L. Resto, songwriters
The Folksmen, Mitch & Mickey, and The New Main Street Singers - "A Mighty Wind" (from "A Mighty Wind")
Christoher Guest, Eugene Levy and Michael McKean, songwriters
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Nigel Godrich
Hail to the Thief (Radiohead)
Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
"Anatomy 1On1" (Mya), "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" (Aretha Franklin), "Everything I Do" (Beyonce and Bilal), "I Wish I Wasn't" (Heather Headley), "Late" (Mya), "Strong Man (Jeff in C Minor), (Kelly Price), "Time to Come Home" (Beyonce Angie Stone and Melba Moore)
The Matrix (Lauren Christy, Graham Edwards and Scott Spock)
"Extraordinary" (Liz Phair), "It's About Time" (Lillix), "So Yesterday" (Hilary Duff), "What Do You Do" (The Troys), "Where Did I Go Right?" (Hilary Duff), "Why Can't I?" (Liz Phair)
The Neptunes
"Beautiful" (Snoop Dogg f/ Pharrell and Uncle Charlie Wilson), "Come Close" (Common f/ Mary J. Blige), "Excuse Me Miss" (Jay-Z), "Frontin' " (Neptunes f/ Pharrell Williams and Jay-Z), Justified (Justin Timberlake), "Luv U Better" (LL Cool J f/ Marc Dorsey), The Neptunes Present ... Clones (Neptunes f/ various artists), "Rock Your Body" (Justin Timberlake)
Outkast
Monster (Killer Mike), Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (Outkast)
Best Short Form Music Video
Johnny Cash - "Hurt"
Coldplay - "The Scientist"
Madonna - "Die Another Day"
Martina McBride - "Concrete Angel"
Outkast - "Hey Ya!"
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