THe 49th edition of music’s Grammy Awards take place tonight from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Here is a look at the nominees for Album of the Year and Song of the Year.

Album Of The Year

• Taking The Long Way
  Dixie Chicks
  Rick Rubin, producer; Richard Dodd, Jim Scott & Chris Testa, engineers/mixers; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer
• St. Elsewhere
  Gnarls Barkley
  Danger Mouse, producer; Ben H. Allen, Danger Mouse & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers; Mike Lazer, mastering engineer
• Continuum
  John Mayer
  Steve Jordan & John Mayer, producers; John Alagia, Michael Brauer, Joe Ferla, Chad Franscoviak, Manny Marroquin & Dave O’Donnell, engineers/mixers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer
• Stadium Arcadium
  Red Hot Chili Peppers
  Rick Rubin, producer; Ryan Hewitt, Mark Linett & Andrew Scheps, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
• FutureSex/LoveSounds
  Justin Timberlake
  Nate (Danja) Hills, Jawbreakers, Rick Rubin, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass, Serban Ghenea, Padraic Kerin, Jason Lader, Andrew Scheps, Timbaland & Ethan Willoughby, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr., mastering engineer

Song Of The Year
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Be Without You
  Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry, songwriters (Mary J. Blige)
  Track from: The Breakthrough
• Jesus, Take The Wheel
  Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
  Track from: Some Hearts
• Not Ready To Make Nice
  Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Dixie Chicks)
  Track from: Taking The Long Way
• Put Your Records On
  John Beck, Steve Chrisanthou & Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriters (Corinne Bailey Rae)
  Track from: Corinne Bailey Rae
• You’re Beautiful
  James Blunt, Amanda Ghost & Sacha Skarbek, songwriters (James Blunt)
  Track from: Back To Bedlam