Collection features hits from 50th GRAMMY Awards nominated artists

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The Recording Academy's GRAMMY Recordings and Universal Music Group's Hip-O/UMe have teamed up to release the 2008 GRAMMY Nominees CD, it was announced today. The 14th edition in the best-selling series honors many of the year's GRAMMY-nominated artists and songs. This year's compilation — in stores nationwide on Jan. 29 — includes some of the year's best music from several major categories. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the CD will benefit the MusiCares Foundation and the GRAMMY Foundation.

Each of the 21 tracks on the collection represents GRAMMY-nominated music from this past year, including nominees in the categories of Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals. The nominees CD is made possible by a special arrangement with all of the major music distribution companies and rotates labels from year to year.

The release includes tracks from Christina Aguilera, Corrine Bailey Rae, Beyoncé, Bon Jovi, Daughtry, Feist, Foo Fighters, Nelly Furtado, Vince Gill (with Sheryl Crow), Green Day, Herbie Hancock, Maroon 5, Paul McCartney, Nickelback, Plain White T's, Justin Timberlake, U2, Carrie Underwood, Kanye West (featuring T-Pain), the White Stripes and Amy Winehouse.

"The eclectic mix of tracks contained on this compilation provides a sample of the great music created by our exceptionally talented nominees," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "With 21 diverse selections, the 2008 GRAMMY Nominees CD offers quality recordings for all music fans. We are proud to collaborate with Hip-O/UMe, which will undoubtedly prove to be yet another successful edition, following last years' best-selling and highest-charting-ever GRAMMY collection."

The 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 10 at Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 Surround Sound on the CBS Television Network from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). The show also will be supported on radio via Westwood One worldwide and XM Satellite Radio, and covered online at GRAMMY.com.