Rock's Hopefuls for the Grammys—Get the Scoop


The nominations for the 44th Annual GRAMMY Awards are out. Here's a synopsis of the rock-related veterans and new artists nominated. My personal picks are Aerosmith, Train, Alien Ant Farm, Jeff Beck, Lenny Kraviz, and Elton John. The GRAMMY Awards show will be held on Feb. 27, 2002 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m (EST/PST). Tune in and cheer on your favorite artists!

Best Rock Album
Gold
Ryan Adams

Just Push Play
Aerosmith

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Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea
PJ Harvey

Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park

All That You Can't Leave Behind
U2

Best Rock Song
Drops Of Jupiter
Train
Album: Drops Of Jupiter

Elevation
U2
Album: All That You Can't Leave Behind

Jaded
Aerosmith
Album: Just Push Play

Walk On
U2
Album: All That You Can't Leave Behind

Yellow
Coldplay
Album: Parachutes

Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Strange Little Girl
Tori Amos
Album: Strange Little Girls

I Want to Be in Love
Melissa Etheridge
Album: Skin

This Is Love
PJ Harvey
Album: Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea

Get Right With God
Lucinda Williams
Album: Essence

Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
New York, New York
Ryan Adams
Album: Gold

Superman Inside
Eric Clapton
Album: Reptile

Honest With Me
Bob Dylan
Album: Love And Theft

Dig In
Lenny Kravitz
Album: Lenny

Peaceful World
John Mellencamp
Album: Cuttin' Heads

Best Rock Vocal Performance by a duo or Group with Vocal
Jaded
Aerosmith
Album: Just Push Play

Yellow
Coldplay
Album: Parachutes

Space Between
Dave Matthews Band
Album: Everyday

Drops Of Jupiter
Train
Album: Drops Of Jupiter

Elevation
U2
Album: All That You Can't Leave Behind

Best Hard Rock Performance
Smooth Criminal
Alien Ant Farm
Album: ANThology

"We were all very surprised to hear that we were nominated. We've had a phenomenal year and this nomination alone is an honor. Even if we don't win, we've already won," says Dryden Mitchell, vocalist for Alien Ant Farm about their nomination.

Crawling
Linkin Park
Album: Hybrid Theory

Alive
P.O.D. (Payable On Death)
Album: Satellite

Renegades of Funk
Rage Against the Machine
Album: Renegades

Your Disease
Saliva
Album: Every Six Seconds

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
High Falls
The Allman Brothers Band
Album: Peakin' at the Beacon

Dirty Mind
Jeff Beck
Album: You Had It Coming

Vampires
Godsmack
Album: Awake

Always With Me, Always With You
Joe Satriani
Album: Live In San Francisco

Whispering A Prayer
Steve Vai
Album: Alive In An Ultra World

Best Metal Performance
The Wizard
Black Sabbath
Album: Ozzfest 2001: The Second Millennium

Disciple
Slayer
Album: God Hates Us All

Left Behind
Slipknot
Album: Iowa

Chop Suey
System of a Down
Album: Toxicity

Schism
Tool
Album: Lateralus

Record of the Year
Drops Of Jupiter
Train
Album: Drops Of Jupiter

Walk On
U2
Album: All That You Can't Leave Behind

Album of the Year
Love And Theft
Bob Dylan

All That You Can't Leave Behind
U2

Song of the Year
Drops Of Jupiter
Train
Album: Drops Of Jupiter

Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of
U2
Album: All That You Can't Leave Behind

Other rocking notables that are nominated-

Best New Artist
Likin Park

Best Pop Vocal Album
Elton John
Songs From the West Coast

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