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49 Song Eligible for 2009 Oscars

49 songs are eligible for the 2009 Oscar.  Who is your favorite?

"Another Way to Die" from "Quantum of Solace"

"Barking at the Moon" from "Bolt"

"The Boys Are Back" from "High School Musical 3: Senior Year"

"Broken and Bent" from "Role Models"

"By the Boab Tree" from "Australia"

"The Call" from "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian"

"Can I Have This Dance" from "High School Musical 3: Senior Year"

"Chase the Morning" from "Repo! The Genetic Opera"

"Chromaggia" from "Repo! The Genetic Opera"

"The Code of Life" from "My Dream"

"Code of Silence" from "Save Me"

"Count on Me" from "The Women"

"Di Notte" from "The Lodger"

"Djoyigbe" from "Pray the Devil Back to Hell"

"Down to Earth" from "WALL-E"

"Dracula's Lament" from "Forgetting Sarah Marshall"

"Drive" from "Fuel"

"Forever" from "They Killed Sister Dorothy"

"High School Musical" from "High School Musical 3: Senior Year"

"Gran Torino" from "Gran Torino"

"I Thought I Lost You" from "Bolt"

"I Want It All" from "High School Musical 3: Senior Year"

"In Rodanthe" from "Nights in Rodanthe"

"It Ain't Right" from "Dark Streets"

"Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire"

"Just Getting Started" from "High School Musical 3: Senior Year"

"Just Wanna Be with You" from "High School Musical 3: Senior Year"

"Little Person" from "Synecdoche, New York"

"The Little Things" from "Wanted"

"A Night to Remember" from "High School Musical 3: Senior Year"

"Nothing but the Truth" from "Nothing but the Truth"

"Now or Never" from "High School Musical 3: Senior Year"

"O Saya" from "Slumdog Millionaire"

"Once in a Lifetime" from "Cadillac Records"

"Right Here Right Now" from "High School Musical 3: Senior Year"

"Right to Dream" from "Tennesee"

"Rock Me Sexy Jesus" from "Hamlet 2"

"Scream" from "High School Musical 3: Senior Year"

"The Story" from "My Blueberry Nights"

"Sweet Ballad" from "Yes Man"

"Too Much Juice" from "Dark Streets"

"The Traveling Song" from "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa"

"Trouble the Water" from "Trouble the Water"

"Up to Our Nex" from "Rachel Getting Married"

"Walk Away" from "High School Musical 3: Senior Year"

"Waterline" from "Pride and Glory"

"The Wrestler" from "The Wrestler"

"Yes Man" from "Yes Man"

"Zydrate Anatomy" from "Repo! The Genetic Opera"

Grammy Nominations

BEST NEW ARTIST
Adele
Duffy
The Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Alison Krauss & Robert Plant, Raising Sand
Coldplay, Viva La Vida
Ne-Yo, Year Of The Gentleman
Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
Radiohead, In Rainbows

BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
Beck, Modern Guilt
Death Cab For Cutie, Narrow Stairs
Gnarls Barkley, The Odd Couple
My Morning Jacket, Evil Urges
Radiohead, In Rainbows

BEST COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
Kenny Chesney & George Strait, "Shiftwork"
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, "Killing The Blues"
George Strait & Patty Loveless, "House Of Cash"
Sugarland, Jake Owen, & Little Big Town, "Life In A Northern Town"
Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban, "Let The Wind Chase You"

BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
Brooks & Dunn, "God Must Be Busy"
Lady Antebellum, "Love Don't Love Here"
Rascal Flatts, "Every Day"
The Steel Drivers, "Blue Side Of The Mountain"
Sugarland, "Stay"

BEST DANCE RECORDING
Daft Punk, "Harder Better Faster Stronger"
Hot Chip, "Ready For The Floor"
Lady Gaga & Colby O'Donis, "Just Dance"
Madonna, "Give It 2 Me"
Rihanna, "Disturbia"
Sam Sparro, "Black & Gold"

BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM
Brazilian Girls, New York City
Daft Punk, Alive 2007
Cyndi Lauper, Bring Ya To The Brink
Kylie Minogue, X
Moby, Last Night
Robyn

BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE
Disturbed, "Inside The Fire"
Judas Priest, "Visions"
The Mars Volta, "Wax Simulacra"
Motley Crue, "Saints Of Los Angeles"
Rob Zombie, "Lords Of Salem"

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
Dragonforce, "Heroes Of Our Time"
Judas Priest, "Nostradamus"
Metallica, "My Apocalypse"
Ministry, "Under My Thumb"
Slipknot, "Psychosocial"

BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
Alicia Keys and John Mayer, "Lessons Learned"
Madonna, Justin Timberlake, and Timbaland, "4 Minutes"
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, "Rich Woman"
Rihanna and Maroon 5, "If I Never See Your Face Again"
Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown, "No Air"

BEST POP PERFORMANCE, FEMALE
Adele, "Chasing Pavements"
Sara Bareilles, "Love Song"
Duffy, "Mercy"
Leona Lewis, "Bleeding Love"
Katy Perry, "I Kissed A Girl"
Pink, "So What"

BEST POP PERFORMANCE, MALE
Kid Rock, "All Summer Long"
John Mayer, "Say"
Paul McCartney, "That Was Me"
Jason Mraz, "I'm Yours"
Ne-Yo, "Closer"
James Taylor, "Wichita Lineman"

BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
Coldplay, "Viva La Vida"
Eagles, "Waiting In The Weeds"
Gnarls Barkle, "Going On"
Maroon 5, "Won't Go Home Without You"
OneRepublic, "Apologize"

BEST RAP ALBUM
Jay-Z, American Gangster
Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
Lupe Fiasco, The Cool
Nas
T.I., Paper Trail

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
Big Boi feat. Raekwon & Andre 3000, "Royal Flush"
(Taylor couldn't pronounce "Raekwon" quite right. Aw.)
T.I. feat. Kanye West & Lil Wayne, "Swagger Like Us"
Lil Wayne feat. Jay-Z, "Mr Carter"
Ludacris feat. T.I., "Wish You Would"
Young Jeezy feat. Kanye West, "Put On"

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
Estelle feat. Kanye West, "American Boy"
Flo Rida feat. T-Pain, "Low"
John Legend feat. Andre 3000, "Green Light"
Lil Wayne feat. T-Pain, "Got Money"
Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos, "Superstar"

BEST R & B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
Boyz II Men, "Ribbon In The Sky"
Anthony David feat. India.Arie, "Words"
Al Green feat. John Legend, "Stay With Me (By The Sea)"
Jennifer Hudson feat. Fantasia, "I'm His Only Woman" b
Raphael Saadiq feat. Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton, "Never Give You Up"

BEST ROCK ALBUM
Coldplay, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Kid Rock, Rock N Roll Jesus
Kings Of Leon, Only By The Night
Metallica, Death Magnetic
Raconteurs, Consolers Of The Lonely

BEST ROCK SONG
Bruce Springsteen, "Girls In Their Summer Clothes"
Radiohead, "House Of Cards"
Death Cab For Cutie, "I Will Possess Your Heart"
Kings Of Leon, "Sex On Fire"
Coldplay, "Violet Hill"

BEST SOUNDTRACK
American Gangster
August Rush
Juno
Mamma Mia!
Sweeney Todd—The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street

BEST SONG FOR A MOTION PICTURE, TV SHOW, OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA
"Down To Earth" (Wall-E)
"Ever Ever After" (Enchanted)
"Say" (The Bucket List)
"That's How You Know" (Enchanted)
"Walk Hard" (Walk Hard—The Dewey Cox Story)

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Danger Mouse
Nigel Godrich
Johnny Karkazis
Rick Rubin
will.i.am

BEST SHORT-FORM MUSIC VIDEO
Erykah Badu, "Honey"
Gnarls Barkley, "Who's Gonna Save My Soul"
Alicia Keys & Jack White, "Another Way To Die"
Radiohead, "House Of Cards"
Weezer, "Pork & Beans"

SONG OF THE YEAR
"American Boy," William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West, artist)
"Chasing Pavements," Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele, artist)
"I'm Yours," Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz, artist)
"Love Song," Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles, artist)
"Viva La Vida," Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay, artist)

RECORD OF THE YEAR
Adele, "Chasing Pavements"
Coldplay, "Viva La Vida"
Leona Lewis, "Bleeding Love"
M.I.A., "Paper Planes"
Robert Plant and Alison Kraus, "Please Read The Letter"

CMA Songwriters Series presented by American Airlines

There are a lot of great events this week in Nashville as part of the CMA Awards - here's one we recommend checking out:

CMA Songwriters Series presented by American Airlines

Enjoy the show as the songwriters perform some of their hits as well as give insight into the stories behind the songs

Participating songwriters include

• Ashley Gorley
  “You’re Gonna Miss This” / Trace Adkins, “All-American Girl” / Carrie Underwood, “Don’t Forget To Remember Me” / Carrie Underwood
• Kelley Lovelace
  “All-American Girl” / Carrie Underwood, “Ticks” / Brad Paisley, “Laughed Until We Cried” / Jason Aldean
• Dave Berg
  “Stupid Boy” / Keith Urban, “If You’re Going Through Hell” / Rodney Atkins, “Moments” / Emerson Drive
• Deanna Bryant
  “Forever Love” / Reba McEntire, “Stupid Boy” / Keith Urban, “Don’t Make Me” / Blake Shelton

• Time: 9:30 PM/CT
• Location: Hard Rock Cafe, 100 Broadway
• Cost: $20 [ Buy Tickets Online ]