Jan 8, 2003 • 4 min read

The full Grammy nominations list

The full list of nominations for the 2003 Grammy Awards, covering albums, records, songs and performance categories.

Album Of The Year: Dixie Chicks - Home, Eminem - The Eminem Show, Norah Jones - Come Away With Me, Nelly – Nellyville, Bruce Springsteen - The Rising

Record Of The Year: Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles, Eminem - Without Me, Norah Jones - Don't Know Why, Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland - Dilemma, Nickelback - How You Remind Me

Song Of The Year (songwriter in brackets): Avril Lavigne - Complicated (Avril Lavigne & The Matrix), Norah Jones - Don't Know Why (Jesse Harris), Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (Bruce Springsteen), Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles (Vanessa Carlton), Alan Jackson - Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)(Alan Jackson)

Best New Artist: Ashanti, Michelle Branch, Norah Jones, Avril Lavigne, John Mayer

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group: AZ featuring Nas - The Essence, Big Tymers - Still Fly, Busta Rhymes featuring P. Diddy & Pharrell - Pass The Courvoisier Part II, Cam'ron featuring Juelz Santana - Oh Boy, OutKast featuring Killer Mike- The Whole World

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: Aaliyah - More Than A Woman, Ashanti - Foolish, Mary J. Blige - He Think I Don't Know, Eartha - I'm Still Standing, Jill Scott - He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat) (Movements I, II, III)

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: Craig David - 7 Days, Elton John - Original Sin, John Mayer - Your Body Is A Wonderland, Sting - Fragile, James Taylor - October Road

Best R&B Album: India.Arie - Voyage To India, Joe - Better Days, Musiq - Juslisen (Just Listen), Raphael Saadiq - Instant Vintage, Remy Shand - The Way I Feel

Best Female Rap Solo Performance Charli Baltimore - Diary..., Missy Elliott - Scream a.k.a Itchin', Eve – Satisfaction, Foxy Brown - Na Na Be Like, Lauryn Hill - Mystery Of Iniquity

Best Male Rap Solo Performance: Eminem - Without Me, Jay-Z - Song Cry, Ludacris - Rollout (My Business), Mystikal - Bouncin' Back (Bumpin' Me Against The Wall), Nelly - Hot In Herre

Best Short Form Music Video: Dirty Vegas - Days Go By (Rob Leggatt & Leigh Marling, video directors; Anna Brunoro, video producer); Eminem - Without Me (Joseph Kahn, video director; Greg Tharp, video producer) Knoc-Turn'Al featuring Dr. Dre & Missy Elliott - Knoc (Jeff Richter, video director; Chris Palladino, video producer), Nas- One Mic (Chris Robinson, video director; Dawn Rose, video producer) 1 Giant Leap featuring Robbie Williams & Maxi Jazz - My Culture (Tim Hope, video director)

Best Metal Performance: Korn - Here To Stay, P.O.D. - Portrait, Slipknot - My Plague, Stone Sour - Get Inside, Rob Zombie - Never Gonna Stop (The Red, Red Kroovy)

Best Male Rock Vocal Performance: David Bowie - Slow Burn, Elvis Costello - 45, Peter Gabriel - The Barry Williams Show, Robert Plant - Darkness, Darkness, Bruce Springsteen - The Rising

Best Dance Recording: Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This, Dirty Vegas - Days Go By, Groove Armada - Superstylin', Kylie Minogue - Love At First Sight, No Doubt - Hella Good

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals: Christina Aguilera featuring Redman - Dirrty, India.Arie & Stevie Wonder - Christmas Song, Tony Bennett & kd lang - What A Wonderful World, Natalie Cole & Diana Krall - Better Than Anything, Sheryl Crow & Don Henley - It's So Easy, Santana & Michelle Branch - The Game Of Love

Best Long Form Music Video (director in brackets): The Clash - Westway To The World," (Don Letts), Nappy Roots - The World According To Nappy (Gloria Gabriel), 1 Giant Leap - 1 Giant Leap (Bridgeman & Jamie Catto), Various Artists - Welcome To The Club: The Women Of Rockabilly (Beth Harrington), Robbie Williams - Live At The Albert (Hamish Hamilton)

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal: Kenny G featuring Brian McKnight - All The Way, Nivea featuring Brian & Brandon Casey of Jagged Edge - Don't Mess With My Man, Angie Stone & Joe - More Than A Woman, TLC - Girl Talk, Stevie Wonder & Take Six - Love's In Need Of Love Today

Best Hard Rock Performance: Foo Fighters - All My Life, Godsmack - I Stand Alone, P.O.D. - Youth Of The Nation, Queens Of The Stone Age - No One Knows, System Of A Down - Aerials

Best Rock Song (songwriters in brackets): Foo Fighters - All My Life (Foo Fighters), Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott – Hero (Chad Kroeger), Godsmack - I Stand Alone (Sully Erna), Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (Bruce Springsteen) 3 Doors Down - When I'm Gone (Brad Arnold, Todd Harrell, Chris Henderson & Matt Roberts)

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical: Dr. Dre, Nellee Hooper, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Arif Mardin, Rick Rubin

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: Joe - Let's Stay Home Tonight, R. Kelly - The World's Greatest, Musiq - Halfcrazy, Remy Shand - Take A Message, Usher - U Don't Have To Call

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal: Aerosmith - Girls Of Summer, Coldplay - In My Place, Creed - My Sacrifice, Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott - Hero, 3 Doors Down - When I'm Gone, Tonic - Take Me As I Am, U2 - Walk On

Best Rock Album: Elvis Costello - When I Was Cruel, Sheryl Crow - C'mon, C'mon, Robert Plant – Dreamland, Bruce Springsteen - The Rising, Tonic - Head On Straight

Best R&B Song (songwriters in brackets): Raphael Saadiq featuring D'Angelo - Be Here (Michael Archer, Bobby Ozuna, Raphael Saadiq & Glenn Standridge), Floetry – Floetic (Marsha Ambrosius, Darren "Limitless" Henson, Keith "Keshon" Pelzer & Natalie Stewart), India.Arie - Good Man (Will Baker, Andrew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders & India Simpson), Erykah Badu featuring Common - Love Of My Life (An Ode To Hip Hop) (Erykah Badu, Robert Ozuna, James Poyser, Raphael Saadiq & Glen Standridge), Remy Shand - Take A Message (Remy Shand)

Best Rap Album: Eminem - The Eminem Show, Ludacris - Word Of Mouf, Mystikal - Tarantula, Nelly - Nellyville, Petey Pablo - Diary Of A Sinner: 1st Entry

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal: Bon Jovi - Everyday, Bowling For Soup - Girl All The Bad Guys Want, Dave Matthews Band - Where Are You Going, No Doubt - Hey Baby, 'NSYNC - Girlfriend

Best Female Rock Vocal Performance: Sheryl Crow - Steve McQueen, Melissa Etheridge - The Weakness In Me, Avril Lavigne - Sk8er Boi, Bonnie Raitt - Gnawin' On It, Susan Tedeschi - Alone

Best Pop Instrumental Performance: B.B. King - Auld Lang Syne, Dave Koz & Jeff Koz - Blackbird, Pat Metheny Group - As It Is, Moby – 18, Kirk Whalum - Playing With Fire

Best Rock Instrumental Performance: The Flaming Lips - Approaching Pavonis Mons By Balloon (Utopia Planitia), Gov't Mule - Sco-Mule, Tony Levin - Apollo, Joe Satriani - Starry Night, Slash - Love Theme From The Godfather

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: Sheryl Crow - Soak Up The Sun, Norah Jones - Don't Know Why, Avril Lavigne – Complicated, Pink - Get The Party Started, Britney Spears – Overprotected

Best Alternative Music Album: Beck - Sea Change, Clinic - Walking With Thee, Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head, Elvis Costello & The Imposters - Cruel Smile, The Soundtrack Of Our Lives - Behind The Music

Best Pop Vocal Album: Norah Jones - Come Away With Me, Avril Lavigne - Let Go, No Doubt - Rock Steady, Pink - Missundaztood, Britney Spears - Britney

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: Fat Joe featuring Ashanti - What's Luv?, Ja Rule featuring Ashanti - Always On Time, Nappy Roots featuring Anthony Hamilton - Po' Folks, Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland - Dilemma, Justin Timberlake featuring Clipse - Like I Love You

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