Nominations in top categories for the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards announced Tuesday:
Record of the Year: ``I Want It That Way,'' Backstreet Boys; ``Believe,'' Cher; ``Livin' La Vida Loca,'' Ricky Martin; ``Smooth,'' Santana; ``No Scrubs,'' TLC.
Album of the Year: ``Millennium,'' Backstreet Boys; ``Fly,'' Dixie Chicks; ``When I Look In Your Eyes,'' Diana Krall; ``Supernatural,'' Santana; ``Fanmail,'' TLC.
Song of the Year: ``I Want It That Way,'' Andreas Carlsson & Max Martin (Backstreet Boys); ``Livin' La Vida Loca,'' Desmond Child & Robi Rosa (Ricky Martin); ``Smooth,'' Itaal Shur & Rob Thomas (Santana Featuring Rob Thomas); ``Unpretty,'' Dallas Austin & Tionne ``T-Boz'' Watkins (TLC); ``You've Got A Way,'' Robert John ``Mutt'' Lange & Shania Twain (Shania Twain).
New Artist: Christina Aguilera, Macy Gray, Kid Rock, Britney Spears, Susan Tedeschi.
Pop Album: ``Genie In A Bottle,'' Christina Aguilera; ``Beautiful Stranger,'' Madonna; ``I Will Remember You,'' Sarah McLachlan; ``Thank U,'' Alanis Morissette; ``...Baby One More Time,'' Britney Spears.
Rock Album: ``Breakdown,'' Melissa Etheridge; ``Significant Other,'' Limp Bizkit; ``Echo,'' Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers; ``Californication,'' Red Hot Chili Peppers; ``Supernatural,'' Santana.
Rap Album: ``E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event - The Final World Front),'' Busta Rhymes; ``Da Real World,'' Missy ``Misdemeanor'' Elliott; ``The Slim Shady LP,'' Eminem; ``I Am,'' Nas; ``Things Fall Apart,'' The Roots.
Country Album: ``Ride With Bob,'' Asleep at the Wheel; ``Fly,'' Dixie Chicks; ``Trio II,'' Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt and Dolly Parton; ``Cold Hard Truth,'' George Jones; ``Forget About It,'' Alison Krauss.
by associated press
