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Table Talk
By Times Wires
Published February 5, 2007
In the classroom or around the dinner table at home, here's a hot topic to serve up. The Grammy Awards The 49th annual Grammy Awards ceremony, to be held Feb. 11 in Los Angeles, recognizes the best musicians in more than 100 categories. The TV broadcast focuses on pop music. This year, the theme for many of the leading pop nominees is comeback. Veteran R&B star Mary J. Blige earned eight nominations for her comeback album, The Breakthrough. The Dixie Chicks, who faced opposition from some country music fans for comments critical of President Bush, picked up five nominations. For the second year in a row, an American Idol graduate received multiple nominations: Carrie Underwood will compete in two categories. Can she do as well as Idol Kelly Clarkson? Classroom/living room debates: Who are you hoping will win Record of the Year: Mary J. Blige, James Blunt, Dixie Chicks, Gnarls Barkley or Corinne Bailey Rae? Why? Check out all the Grammy nominees at www.grammy.com. Did your favorite singer or group not get nominated? What makes their music special? Talk back Go to blogs.tampabay.com/nie to read what students are saying and to share your views and predictions for this year's Grammy awards. You may see them published in the next Talk Back! Here are some other nominees to discuss: ALBUM OF THE YEAR Taking The Long Way, Dixie Chicks St. Elsewhere, Gnarls Barkley Continuum, John Mayer Stadium Arcadium, Red Hot Chili Peppers FutureSex/LoveSounds, Justin Timberlake BEST R&B ALBUM The Breakthrough, Mary J. Blige Unpredictable, Jamie Foxx Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship, India.Arie 3121, Prince Coming Home, Lionel Richie BEST POP PERFORMANCE The Black Eyed Peas, My Humps Death Cab For Cutie, I Will Follow You Into The Dark The Fray, Over My Head (Cable Car) Keane, Is It Any Wonder? Pussycat Dolls, Stickwitu BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE Coldplay, Talk The Fray, How To Save a Life The Raconteurs, Steady as She Goes Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dani California U2 & Green Day, The Saints Are Coming BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION Smack That, Akon with Eminem Deju Vu, Beyonce withJay-Z Shake That, Eminem with Nate Dogg Unpredictable, Jamie Foxx with Ludacris My Love, Justin Timberlake with T.I.
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