Leslie Berman's Grammy Votes 2002

Record of the Year

Don't Know Why
Norah Jones
Norah Jones, Arif Mardin & Jay Newland, producers; Jay Newland, engineer/mixer
Track from: Come Away with Me
[Blue Note Records]

Album of the Year

The Eminem Show
Eminem
Jeff Bass, Dr. Dre, Eminem & Denaun Porter, producers; Steve Baughman, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri & Steve King, engineers/mixers; Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, mastering engineer
[Aftermath/Interscope Records]

Song of the Year

Don't Know Why
Jesse Harris, songwriter (Norah Jones)
Track from: Come Away with Me
[Blue Note Records; Publishers: Beanly Songs, Sony/ATV Music Pub.]

Best New Artist

Norah Jones

Best Dance Recording

Days Go By
Dirty Vegas
Ben Harris, Paul Harris & Steve Smith, producers
Track from: Dirty Vegas
[Capitol Records]

Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

Gnawin' On It
Bonnie Raitt
Track from: Silver Lining
[Capitol Records]

Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

Slow Burn
David Bowie
Track from: Heathen
[Columbia Records Group]

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Walk On
U2
Track from: America: A Tribute to Heroes
[Universal/Sony/BMG/EMI/Warner Bros. Records]

Best Hard Rock Performance

Aerials
System Of A Down
Track from: Toxicity
[Columbia Records Group]

Best Metal Performance

Here To Stay
Korn
Track from: Untouchables
[Epic/Immortal Records]

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

Sco-Mule
Gov't Mule
Track from: The Deep End, Vol. 1
[ATO Records]

Best Rock Song

I Stand Alone
Sully Erna, songwriter (Godsmack)
Track from: Scorpion King
[Universal Records; Publisher: Universal Music Publishing]

Best Rock Album

Head on Straight
Tonic
[Universal Records]

Best Alternative Album

Sea Change
Beck
[Geffen/DGC]

Best Female Rap Solo Performance

Scream a.k.a. Itchin'
Missy Elliott
Track from: Miss E... So Addictive
[Goldmind Inc./Elektra]

Best Male Rap Solo Performance

Without Me
Eminem
Track from: The Eminem Show
[Aftermath/Interscope Records]

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

Pass The Courvoisier Part II
Busta Rhymes Featuring P. Diddy & Pharrell
Track from: Genesis
[J Records]

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Po' Folks
Nappy Roots Featuring Anthony Hamilton
Track from: Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz
[Atlantic Records]

Best Rap Album

The Eminem Show
Eminem
[Aftermath/Interscope Records]

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

Lately
Lucinda Williams
Track from: Going Driftless: An Artist's Tribute to Greg Brown
[Red House Records]

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

Give My Love To Rose
Johnny Cash
Track from: American IV: The Man Comes Around
[American Recordings/Lost Highway Records]

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Long Time Gone
Dixie Chicks
Track from: Home
[Open Wide/Monument/Columbia Records]

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

Bridge Over Troubled Water
Johnny Cash & Fiona Apple
Track from: American IV: The Man Comes Around
[American Recordings/Lost Highway Records]

Best Country Instrumental Performance

Sally Goodin
The Chieftains & Earl Scruggs
Track from: Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions
[RCA Victor]

Best Country Song

Mendocino County Line
Matt Serletic & Bernie Taupin, songwriters (Willie Nelson With Lee Ann Womack)
Track from: The Great Divide
[Lost Highway Records; Publishers: Little Mole Music, Melusic Inc.]

Best Country Album

Halos & Horns
Dolly Parton
[Sugar Hill Records, Inc.]

Best Bluegrass Album

Jelly on My Tofu
The Roland White Band
[Copper Creek Records]

Best Traditional Blues Album

Preachin' The Blues: The Songs of Mississippi Fred McDowell
Various Artists
Randy Labbe, producer
[Telarc Blues]

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Burnin' Down the House: Live at the House of Blues
Etta James & The Roots Band
[Private Music]

Best Traditional Folk Album

Evangeline Made: A Tribute to Cajun Music
Various Artists
Ann Savoy, producer
[Vanguard Records]

Best Contemporary Folk Album

Jerusalem
Steve Earle
[E-Squared/Artemis Records]

Best Native American Music Album

Beneath the Raven Moon
Mary Youngblood
[Silver Wave Records]

Best Album Notes

Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton
David Evans, album notes writer (Charley Patton)
[Revenant Records]

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