Best Rap Song: 50 Cent's "Hate It or Love It," written by Curtis Jackson, A. Lyon, Jayceon Taylor and M. Valenzano

Best Rap Album: I hope for a tie between Eminem's "Encore" and 50 Cent's "The Massacre."

Best New Age Album: I want a tie in this category — Kitaro's "Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Vol. 2" and George Winston's "Montana — a Love Story."

Best Contemporary Folk Album: John Prine's "Fair & Square"

Best Reggae Album: Burning Spear's "Our Music"

Best Score Soundtrack Album: John Williams' "Star Wars: Episode III, Revenge of the Sith"

Best Music Video (Short): The Gorillaz' "Feel Good Inc."

Best Music Video (Long): Bob Dylan "No Direction Home"

Producer of the Year (Non Classical): Steve Lillywhite for U2's "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb"

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