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Grammy Awards - 2010

Complete List Of Winners

Complete List of Nominations


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Green Day, with the cast of "American Idiot", performs "21 Guns" at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles January 31, 2010.
Photo by Mike Blake

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Complete List of Winners

Grammy Awards

 Grammys were awarded in more than 100 categories during Sunday night's (1/31) ceremonies at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

A full list of the winners.

Record Of The Year

• Kings Of Leon - "Use Somebody" - Jacquire King & Angelo Petraglia, producers; Jacquire King, engineer/mixer




Album Of The Year

• Taylor Swift - "Fearless" - Colbie Caillat, featured artist; Nathan Chapman and Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson, Nathan Chapman and Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Hank Williams, mastering engineer




Song Of The Year

• Beyoncι - "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" - Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncι Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyonce)




Best New Artist

• Zac Brown Band



Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

• Beyoncι - "Halo"




Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

• Jason Mraz - "Make It Mine"




Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

• The Black Eyed Peas - "I Gotta Feeling"




Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

• Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat - "Lucky"




Best Pop Instrumental Performance

• Bιla Fleck - "Throw Down Your Heart"




Best Pop Instrumental Album

• Potato Hole - Booker T. Jones




Best Dance Recording

• Poker Face - Lady Gaga




Best Pop Vocal Album

• The E.N.D. - The Black Eyed Peas - RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne and Dave Russell, mixers




Best Electronic/Dance Album

• The Fame - Lady Gaga




Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• Michael Bublι Meets Madison Square Garden - Michael Bublι




Best solo rock vocal performance

• Bruce Springsteen - "Working On A Dream"




Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

• Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody




Best Hard Rock Performance

• AC/DC - War Machine




Best Metal Performance

• Judas Priest - Dissident Aggressor




Best Rock Instrumental Performance

• Jeff Beck - A Day In The Life



Best Rock Song

• Use Somebody - Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)




Best Rock Album

• 21st Century Breakdown - Green Day




Best Alternative Music Album

• Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - Phoenix




Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

• Beyoncι - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)




Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

• Maxwell - Pretty Wings




Best R&B performance by a duo or group with vocals

• Jamie Foxx & T-Pain - "Blame It"




Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

• Beyoncι - At Last




Best Urban/Alternative Performance

• India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore - Pearls




Best R&B Song

• Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) - Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncι Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncι)




Best R&B Album

• Blacksummers' Night - Maxwell




Best Contemporary R&B Album

• I Am... Sasha Fierce - Beyoncι




Best Rap Solo Performance

• Jay-Z - D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)





Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

• Crack A Bottle - Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent




Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West - "Run This Town"




Best Rap Song

• Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West - "Run This Town"




Best Rap Album

• Relapse - Eminem




Best Female Country Vocal Performance

• Taylor Swift - White Horse




Best Male Country Vocal Performance

• Keith Urban - Sweet Thing




Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

• Lady Antebellum - "I Run To You"




Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

• Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis - I Told You So




Best Country Instrumental Performance

• Steve Wariner - Producer's Medley




Best Country Song

• - "White Horse" - Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)




Best Country Album

• Fearless - Taylor Swift





Best New Age Album

• Prayer For Compassion - David Darling




Best Contemporary Jazz Album

• 75 - Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate




Best Jazz Vocal Album

• Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman - Kurt Elling




Best Improvised Jazz Solo

• Dancin' 4 Chicken - Terence Blanchard, soloist




Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

• Five Peace Band - Live - Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace Band




Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• Book One - New Orleans Jazz Orchestra




Best Latin Jazz Album

• Juntos Para Siempre - Bebo Valdιs And Chucho Valdιs




Best Gospel Performance

• Wait On The Lord - Donnie McClurkin Featuring Karen Clark Sheard




Best Gospel Song

• God In Me - Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Mary Mary Featuring Kierra "KiKi" Sheard)




Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album

• Live Revelations - Third Day




Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

• The Power Of One - Israel Houghton



Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album

• Jason Crabb - Jason Crabb




Best Traditional Gospel Album

• Oh Happy Day - (Various Artists)




Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

• Audience Of One - Heather Headley




Best Latin Pop Album

• Sin Frenos - La Quinta Estaciσn




Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album

• Los De Atras Vienen Conmigo - Calle 13




Best Tropical Latin Album

• Ciclos - Luis Enrique




Best Regional Mexican Album

• Necesito De Ti - Vicente Fernαndez




Best Tejano Album

• Borders Y Bailes - Los Texmaniacs




Best Norteρo Album

• Tu Noche Con...Los Tigres Del Norte - Los Tigres Del Norte




Best Banda Album

• Tu Esclavo Y Amo - Lupillo Rivera




Best Americana album

• Levon Helm - "Electric Dirt"




Best Bluegrass Album

• The Crow / New Songs For The Five-String Banjo - Steve Martin




Best Traditional Blues Album

• A Stranger Here - Ramblin' Jack Elliott




Best Contemporary Blues Album

• Already Free - The Derek Trucks Band




Best Traditional Folk Album

• High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project - Loudon Wainwright III




Best contemporary folk album

• Steve Earle - "Townes,"




Best Hawaiian Music Album

• Masters Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Volume 2 - (Various Artists)




Best Native American Music Album

• Spirit Wind North - Bill Miller




Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album

• Lay Your Burden Down - Buckwheat Zydeco




Best Reggae Album

• Mind Control - Acoustic - Stephen Marley




Best Traditional World Music Album

• Douga Mansa - Mamadou Diabate




Best Contemporary World Music Album

• Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 - Africa Sessions - Bιla Fleck




Best Musical Album For Children

• Family Time - Ziggy Marley





Best Spoken Word Album For Children

• Aaaaah! Spooky, Scary Stories & Songs - Buck Howdy




Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)

• Always Looking Up - Michael J. Fox




Best Comedy Album

• A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All! - Stephen Colbert




Best Musical Show Album

• West Side Story - David Caddick & David Lai, producers (Leonard Bernstein, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast with Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione & Others)




Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

• Slumdog Millionaire - (Various Artists)




Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

• Up - Michael Giacchino, composer




Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

• Jai Ho (From Slumdog Millionaire) - Gulzar, A.R. Rahman & Tanvi Shah, songwriters (A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash)




Best Instrumental Composition

• Married Life (From Up) - Michael Giacchino, composer (Michael Giacchino)




Best Instrumental Arrangement

• West Side Story Medley - Bill Cunliffe, arranger (Resonance Big Band)




Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

• Quiet Nights - Claus Ogerman, arranger (Diana Krall)




Best Recording Package

• Everything That Happens Will Happen Today - Stefan Sagmeister, art director (David Byrne & Brian Eno)




Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

• Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963-1972) - Gary Burden, Jenice Heo & Neil Young, art directors (Neil Young)




Best Album Notes

• The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946) - Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong)




Best Historical Album

• The Complete Chess Masters (1950-1967) - Andy McKaie, compilation producer; Erick Labson, mastering engineer (Little Walter)




Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

• Ellipse - Imogen Heap, engineer (Imogen Heap)




Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

• Brendan O'Brien - "Black Ice" (AC/DC), "Crack the Skye" (Mastodon), "The Fixer" (Pearl Jam), "Killswitch Engage" (Killswitch Engage) and "Working on a Dream" (Bruce Springsteen)




Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

• When Love Takes Over (Electro Extended Remix) - David Guetta, remixer (David Guetta Featuring Kelly Rowland)




Best Surround Sound Album

• Transmigration - Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Elaine Martone, surround producer (Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Choruses)




Best Engineered Album, Classical

• Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10 - Peter Laenger, engineer (Michael Tilson Thomas & San Francisco Symphony)




Producer Of The Year, Classical

• Steven Epstein - "Adams: Doctor Atomic Symphony" (David Robertson & Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra), "Bernstein: Mass" (Marin Alsop, Jubilant Sykes, Asher Edward Wulfman, Morgan State University Choir, Peabody Children's Chorus & Baltimore Symphony Orchestra), "Corigliano: A Dylan Thomas Trilogy" (Leonard Slatkin, George Mabry, Sir Thomas Allen, Nashville Symphony Chorus & Nashville Symphony Orchestra), "Faurι: Piano Quintets" (Fine Arts Quartet & Cristina Oritz) and "Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs Of Joy And Peace" (Yo-Yo Ma & Various Artists)




Best Classical Album

• Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10 - Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Ragnar Bohlin, Kevin Fox & Susan McMane, choir directors; Andreas Neubronner, producer; Peter Laenger, engineer/mixer; Andreas Neubronner, mastering engineer (Laura Claycomb, Anthony Dean Griffey, Katarina Karnιus, Quinn Kelsey, James Morris, Yvonne Naef, Elza van den Heever & Erin Wall; San Francisco Symphony; Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Girls Chorus & San Francisco Symphony Chorus)




Best Orchestral Performance

• Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloι - James Levine, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus)




Best Opera Recording

• Britten: Billy Budd - Daniel Harding, conductor; Ian Bostridge, Neal Davies, Nathan Gunn, Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose & Gidon Saks; John Fraser, producer (London Symphony Orchestra; Gentlemen Of The London Symphony Chorus)




Best Choral Performance

• Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10 - Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Ragnar Bohlin, Kevin Fox & Susan McMane, choir directors (Laura Claycomb, Anthony Dean Griffey, Elza van den Heever, Katarina Karnιus, Quinn Kelsey, James Morris, Yvonne Naef & Erin Wall; San Francisco Symphony; Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Symphony Chorus & San Francisco Girls Chorus)




Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)

• Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 - Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor; Evgeny Kissin (Philharmonia Orchestra)




Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)

• Journey To The New World - Sharon Isbin (Joan Baez & Mark O'Connor)




Best Chamber Music Performance

• Intimate Letters - Emerson String Quartet




Best Small Ensemble Performance

• Lang, David: The Little Match Girl Passion - Paul Hillier, conductor; Ars Nova Copenhagen & Theatre Of Voices




Best Classical Vocal Performance

• Verismo Arias - Renιe Fleming (Marco Armiliato; Jonas Kaufmann; Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppi Verdi; Coro Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppi Verdi)




Best Classical Contemporary Composition

• Higdon, Jennifer: Percussion Concerto - Jennifer Higdon (Marin Alsop)




Best Classical Crossover Album

• Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs Of Joy And Peace - Yo-Yo Ma (Odair Assad, Sergio Assad, Chris Botti, Dave Brubeck, Matt Brubeck, John Clayton, Paquito d'Rivera, Renιe Fleming, Diana Krall, Alison Krauss, Natalie McMaster, Edgar Meyer, Cristina Pato, Joshua Redman, Jake Shimabukuro, Silk Road Ensemble, James Taylor, Chris Thile, Wu Tong, Alon Yavnai & Amelia Zirin-Brown)




Best Short Form Music Video

• Boom Boom Pow - The Black Eyed Peas; Mathew Cullen and Mark Kudsi, video directors; Javier Jimenez, Anna Joseph and Patrick Nugent, video producers




Best Long Form Music Video

• The Beatles Love - All Together Now - various artists; Adrian Wills, video director; Martin Bolduc and Jonathan Clyde, video producers




51st Annual Grammy Awards winners


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Alice Cooper, second right, presents Billie Joe Armstrong, of Green Day, with the best rock album at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. At left is Katy Perry.
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Musician Lady Gaga poses backstage with her awards for Best Dance Recording and Best Electronic Dance Album at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles.
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Carlos, right, and Salvador Santana arrive at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles.
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Roberta Flack (L) and Maxwell perform at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles January 31, 2010.
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Jeff Beck plays during a tribute to guitarist Les Paul at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles January 31, 2010.
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Taylor Swift (L) performs a duet with Stevie Nicks at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles January 31, 2010.
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Pants on the Ground' songwriter and performer Larry Platt arrives at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles.
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Lady Gaga poses on the red carpet at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles January 31, 2010.
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Zac Brown Band performs with Leon Russell (rear) at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles January 31, 2010.
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Michael Jackson's children Paris, left, and Prince Michael Jackson II accept the Lifetime Achievement award on behalf of their father at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles.
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Pink performs 'Glitter in the Air' at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles.
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Stephen Colbert and his daughter Madeline, arrive at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles.
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Tony, left, and Antonia Bennett arrive at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles.
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Colbie Caillat arrives at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles.
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Kathy Griffin arrives at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles.
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Kitaro, left, and Jane Zhang arrive at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles.
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From left, Fergie, Antonio Villaraigosa, Lu Parker arrive at the annual Pre-GRAMMY Gala presented by The Recording Academy and Clive Davis on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly, Hills, California.
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From left, Verdine White, Ralph Johnson and Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind & Fire arrive at the annual Pre-GRAMMY Gala presented by The Recording Academy and Clive Davis on Saturday, January 30, 2010 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly, Hills, California.
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Complete List of Nominations

Grammy Awards

 Complete nominations list for the 52nd annual Grammy awards

Record Of The Year

• Beyoncι - "Halo"

• The Black Eyed Peas - "I Gotta Feeling"

• Kings Of Leon - "Use Somebody"

• Lady Gaga - "Poker Face"

• Taylor Swift - "You Belong With Me"




Album Of The Year

• Beyoncι - I Am…Sasha Fierce

• The Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D.

• Lady Gaga - The Fame

• Dave Matthews Band - Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King

• Taylor Swift - Fearless




Best New Artist

• Zac Brown Band

• Keri Hilson

• MGMT

• Silversun Pickups

• The Ting Tings




Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

• Adele - "Hometown Glory"

• Beyoncι - "Halo"

• Katy Perry - "Hot N Cold"

• Pink - "Sober"

• Taylor Swift - "You Belong With Me"




Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

• John Legend - "This Time"

• Maxwell - "Love You"

• Jason Mraz - "Make It Mine"

• Seal - "If You Don't Know Me By Now"

• Stevie Wonder - "All About The Love Again"




Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

• The Black Eyed Peas - "I Gotta Feeling"

• Bon Jovi - "We Weren't Born To Follow"

• The Fray - "Never Say Never"

• Daryl Hall & John Oates - "Sara Smile"

• MGMT - "Kids"




Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

• Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen - "Sea Of Heartbreak"

• Ciara & Justin Timberlake - "Love Sex Magic"

• Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat - "Lucky"

• Willie Nelson & Norah Jones - "Baby, It's Cold Outside"

• Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat - "Breathe"




Best Pop Instrumental Performance

• Herb Alpert - "Besame Mucho"

• Bιla Fleck - "Throw Down Your Heart"

• Imogen Heap - "The Fire"

• Maxwell - "Phoenix Rise"

• Marcus Miller - "Funk Joint"




Best Pop Instrumental Album

• In Boston - Chris Botti

• Legacy - Hiroshima

• Potato Hole - Booker T. Jones

• Modern Art - The Rippingtons Featuring Russ Freeman

• Down The Wire - Spyro Gyra




Best Pop Vocal Album

• The E.N.D. - The Black Eyed Peas

• Breakthrough - Colbie Caillat

• All I Ever Wanted - Kelly Clarkson

• The Fray - The Fray

• Funhouse - P!nk




Best Dance Recording

• Boom Boom Pow - The Black Eyed Peas

• When Love Takes Over - David Guetta & Kelly Rowland

• Poker Face - Lady Gaga

• Celebration - Madonna

• Womanizer - Britney Spears




Best Electronic/Dance Album

• Divided By Night - The Crystal Method

• One Love - David Guetta

• The Fame - Lady Gaga

• Party Rock - LMFAO

• Yes - Pet Shop Boys




Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• A Swingin' Christmas - Tony Bennett

• Michael Bublι Meets Madison Square Garden - Michael Bublι

• Your Songs - Harry Connick, Jr.

• Liza's At The Palace - Liza Minnelli

• American Classic - Willie Nelson




Best solo rock vocal performance

• Bob Dylan - "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"

• John Fogerty - "Change In The Weather"

• Prince - "Dreamer"

• Bruce Springsteen - "Working On A Dream"

• Neil Young - "Fork In The Road"




Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

• Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood - Can't Find My Way Home

• Coldplay - Life In Technicolor II

• Green Day - 21 Guns

• Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody

• U2 - I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight




Best Hard Rock Performance

• AC/DC - War Machine

• Alice In Chains - Check My Brain

• Linkin Park - What I've Done

• Metallica - The Unforgiven III

• Nickelback - Burn It To The Ground




Best Metal Performance

• Judas Priest - Dissident Aggressor

• Lamb Of God - Set To Fail

• Megadeth - Head Crusher

• Ministry - Seρor Peligro

• Slayer - Hate Worldwide




Best Rock Instrumental Performance

• Jeff Beck - A Day In The Life

• Booker T. Jones - Warped Sister

• Brad Paisley - Playing With Fire

• Brian Setzer Orchestra - Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin'

• Steve Vai - Now We Run




Best Rock Song

• The Fixer - Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready & Eddie Vedder, songwriters (Pearl Jam)

• I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight - Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr., songwriters (U2)

• 21 Guns - Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Trι Cool, songwriters (Green Day)

• Use Somebody - Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)

• Working On A Dream - Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)




Best Rock Album

• Black Ice - AC/DC

• Live From Madison Square Garden - Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood

• 21st Century Breakdown - Green Day

• Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King - Dave Matthews Band

• No Line On The Horizon - U2




Best Alternative Music Album

• Everything That Happens Will Happen Today - David Byrne & Brian Eno

• The Open Door - Death Cab For Cutie

• Sounds Of The Universe - Depeche Mode

• Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - Phoenix

• It's Blitz! - Yeah Yeah Yeahs




Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

• Beyoncι - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

• Melanie Fiona - It Kills Me

• Lalah Hathaway - That Was Then

• Ledisi - Goin' Thru Changes

• Jazmine Sullivan - Lions, Tigers & Bears




Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

• Anthony Hamilton - The Point Of It All

• Maxwell - Pretty Wings

• Musiq Soulchild - Sobeautiful

• Pleasure P - Under

• Charlie Wilson - There Goes My Baby




Best R&B performance by a duo or group with vocals

• Jamie Foxx & T-Pain - "Blame It"

• Indie.Arie & Musiq Soulchild - "Chocolate High"

• Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige - "Ifuleave"

• Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters - "Higher Ground"

• Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby - "Love Has Finally Come At Last"





Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

• Beyoncι - At Last

• Anthony Hamilton - Soul Music

• Boney James & Quinn - Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight

• Ann Nesby - Sow Love

• Calvin Richardson - Woman Gotta Have It




Best Urban/Alternative Performance

• The Foreign Exchange - Daykeeper

• Robert Glasper & Bilal - All Matter

• India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore - Pearls

• Eric Roberson, Ben O'Neill & Michelle Thompson - A Tale Of Two

• Tonex - Blend




Best R&B Song

• Blame It - James T. Brown, John Conte, Jr., Jamie Foxx, Christopher Henderson, Brandon R. Melanchon, Breyon Prescott, T-Pain & Nathan L. Walker, songwriters (Jamie Foxx & T-Pain)

• Lions, Tigers & Bears - Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)

• Pretty Wings - Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)

• Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) - Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncι Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncι)

• Under - D. Babbs, L. Bereal, M. Cooper, A. Dixon, J. Franklin, T. Jones, R. New & K. Stephens, songwriters (Pleasure P)




Best R&B Album

• The Point Of It All - Anthony Hamilton

• Testimony Vol. 2, Love & Politics - India.Arie

• Turn Me Loose - Ledisi

• Blacksummers' Night - Maxwell

• Uncle Charlie - Charlie Wilson




Best Contemporary R&B Album

• I Am... Sasha Fierce - Beyoncι

• Intuition - Jamie Foxx

• The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper - Pleasure P

• Ready - Trey Songz

• Thr33 Ringz - T-Pain




Best Rap Solo Performance

• Drake - Best I Ever Had

• Eminem - Beautiful

• Jay-Z - D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)

• Kid Cudi - Day 'N' Nite

• Mos Def - Casa Bey




Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

• Too Many Rappers - Beastie Boys & Nas

• Crack A Bottle - Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent

• Money Goes, Honey Stay - Fabolous & Jay-Z

• Make Her Say - Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common

• Amazing - Kanye West & Young Jeezy




Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• Beyoncι & Kanye West - "Ego"

• Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo - "Knock You Down"

• Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West - "Run This Town"

• The Lonely Island & T-Pain - "I'm On A Boat"

• T.I. & Justin Timberlake - "Dead & Gone"




Best Rap Song

• Drake - "Best I Ever Had"

• Kid Cudi - "Day N Nite"

• T.I. & Justin Timberlake - "Dead And Gone"

• Jay-Z - "D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)"

• Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West - "Run This Town"




Best Rap Album

• Universal Mind Control - Common

• Relapse - Eminem

• R.O.O.T.S. - Flo Rida

• The Ecstatic - Mos Def

• The Renaissance - Q-Tip




Best Female Country Vocal Performance

• Miranda Lambert - Dead Flowers

• Martina McBride - I Just Call You Mine

• Taylor Swift - White Horse

• Carrie Underwood - Just A Dream

• Lee Ann Womack - Solitary Thinkin'




Best Male Country Vocal Performance

• Trace Adkins - All I Ask For Anymore

• Billy Currington - People Are Crazy

• Jamey Johnson - High Cost Of Living

• George Strait - Living For The Night

• Keith Urban - Sweet Thing




Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

• Brooks & Dunn - "Cowgirls Don't Cry"

• Zac Brown Band - "Chicken Fried"

• Lady Antebellum - "I Run To You"

• Rascal Flatts - "Here Comes Goodbye"

• Sugarland - "It Happens"




Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

• Dierks Bentley & Patty Griffin - Beautiful World

• Kenny Chesney & Mac McAnally - Down The Road

• Brad Paisley & Keith Urban - Start A Band

• Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis - I Told You So

• Lee Ann Womack & George Strait - Everything But Quits




Best Country Instrumental Performance

• Alison Brown - Under The (Five) Wire

• The Greencards - The Crystal Merchant

• Sarah Jarosz - Mansinneedof

• Steve Wariner - Producer's Medley




Best Country Song

• Trace Adkins - "All I Ask For Anymore"

• Jamey Johnson - "High Cost Of Living"

• Lady Antebellum - "I Run To You"

• Billy Currington - "People Are Crazy"

• - "White Horse"
Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)




Best Country Album

• The Foundation - Zac Brown Band

• Twang - George Strait

• Fearless - Taylor Swift

• Defying Gravity - Keith Urban

• Call Me Crazy - Lee Ann Womack





Best New Age Album

• Faith - Jim Brickman

• Prayer For Compassion - David Darling

• Laserium For The Soul - Henta

• In A Dream - Peter Kater, Dominic Miller, Kenny Loggins & Jaques Morelenbaum

• Impressions Of The West Lake - Kitaro




Best Contemporary Jazz Album

• Urbanus - Stefon Harris & Blackout

• Sounding Point - Julian Lage

• At World's Edge - Philippe Saisse

• Big Neighborhood - Mike Stern

• 75 - Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate




Best Jazz Vocal Album

• No Regrets - Randy Crawford (& Joe Sample)

• Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman - Kurt Elling

• So In Love - Roberta Gambarini

• Tide - Luciana Souza

• Desire - Tierney Sutton (Band)




Best Improvised Jazz Solo

• Dancin' 4 Chicken - Terence Blanchard, soloist

• All Of You - Gerald Clayton, soloist

• Ms. Garvey, Ms. Garvey - Roy Hargrove, soloist

• On Green Dolphin Street - Martial Solal, soloist

• Villa Palmeras - Miguel Zenσn, soloist




Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

• Quartet Live - Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow & Antonio Sanchez

• Brother To Brother - Clayton Brothers

• Five Peace Band - Live - Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace Band

• Remembrance - John Patitucci Trio

• The Bright Mississippi - Allen Toussaint




Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• Legendary - Bob Florence Limited Edition

• Eternal Interlude - John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble

• Fun Time - Sammy Nestico And The SWR Big Band

• Book One - New Orleans Jazz Orchestra

• Lab 2009 - University Of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band




Best Latin Jazz Album

• Things I Wanted To Do - Chembo Corniel

• Αurea - Geoffrey Keezer

• Brazilliance X 4 - Claudio Roditi

• Juntos Para Siempre - Bebo Valdιs And Chucho Valdιs

• Esta Plena - Miguel Zenσn




Best Gospel Performance

• Free To Be Me - Francesca Battistelli

• Jesus Is Love - Heather Headley Featuring Smokie Norful

• I Believe - Jonny Lang With Fisk Jubilee Singers

• Wait On The Lord - Donnie McClurkin Featuring Karen Clark Sheard

• Born Again - Third Day




Best Gospel Song

• Born Again - Tai Anderson, David Carr, Mark Lee & Mac Powell, songwriters (Third Day)

• City On Our Knees - Cary Barlowe, Toby McKeehan & Jaime Moore, songwriters (TobyMac)

• Every Prayer - Dayna Caddell, Israel Houghton, Aaron Lindsey & Ricardo Sanchez, songwriters (Israel Houghton & Mary Mary)

• God In Me - Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Mary Mary Featuring Kierra "KiKi" Sheard)

• The Motions - Jason Houser, Sam Mizell & Matthew West, songwriters (Matthew West)




Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album

• The Big Picture - Da' T.R.U.T.H.

• Crash - Decyfer Down

• Innocence & Instinct - Red

• Live Revelations - Third Day

• The Dash - John Wells-The Tonic




Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

• Speaking Louder Than Before - Jeremy Camp

• The Power Of One - Israel Houghton

• The Long Fall Back To Earth - Jars Of Clay

• Love Is On The Move - Leeland

• Freedom - Mandisa




Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album

• Jason Crabb - Jason Crabb

• Dream On - Ernie Haase & Signature Sound

• The Rock - Tracy Lawrence

• In God's Time - Barry Scott & Second Wind

• Everyday - Triumphant Quartet




Best Traditional Gospel Album

• God Don't Never Change - Ashley Cleveland

• The Law Of Confession, Part I - Donald Lawrence & Co.

• Oh Happy Day - (Various Artists)

• The Journey Continues - The Williams Brothers

• How I Got Over - Vickie Winans




Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

• Audience Of One - Heather Headley

• Renewed - Sheri Jones-Moffett

• Just James - J Moss

• Smokie Norful: Live - Smokie Norful

• Bold Right Life - Kierra Sheard




Best Latin Pop Album

• 5to Piso - Ricardo Arjona

• Te Acuerdas... - Francisco Cιspedes

• Sin Frenos - La Quinta Estaciσn

• Hu Hu Hu - Natalia Lafourcade

• Gran City Pop - Paulina Rubio




Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album

• Rio - Aterciopelados

• Y. - Bebe

• Los De Atras Vienen Conmigo - Calle 13

• La Luz Del Ritmo - Los Fabulosos Cadillacs

• La Revolucion - Wisin Y Yandel




Best Tropical Latin Album

• Asi Soy - Isaac Delgado

• Ciclos - Luis Enrique

• Guasαbara - Josι Lugo Orchestra

• Gracias - Omara Portuondo

• Bach In Havana - Tiempo Libre




Best Regional Mexican Album

• Corazσn Ranchero - Shaila Dϊrcal

• Necesito De Ti - Vicente Fernαndez

• Compaρeras - Mariachi Reyna De Los Angeles

• 10 Aniversario - Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea

• Pegadito Al Corazσ - Joan Sebastian




Best Tejano Album

• Borders Y Bailes - Los Texmaniacs

• Divina - Stefani Montiel

• All The Way Live - Jay Perez

• Point Of View - Joe Posada

• Radiaciσn Musical - Sunny Sauceda Y Todo Eso




Best Norteρo Album

• Dejame Soρar - Cumbre Norteρa

• El Niρo De Oro - El Compa Chuy

• Pese A Quien Le Pese - Los Rieleros Del Norte

• Tu Noche Con...Los Tigres Del Norte - Los Tigres Del Norte

• Soy Todo Tuyo - Los Tucanes De Tijuana




Best Banda Album

• Se Nos Murio El Amor - El Gόero Y Su Banda Centenario

• Mas Adelante - La Arrolladora Banda El Limσn De Rene Camacho

• Derecho De Antiguedad - La Original Banda El Limσn De Salvador Lizαrraga

• Tu Esclavo Y Amo - Lupillo Rivera




Best Americana album

• Bob Dylan - "Together Through Life"

• Levon Helm - "Electric Dirt"

• Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel - "Willie And The Wheel"

• Wilco - "Wilco (The album)"

• Lucinda Williams - "Little Honey"




Best Bluegrass Album

• Could We Get Any Closer? - Jim Lauderdale

• The Crow / New Songs For The Five-String Banjo - Steve Martin

• Buckaroo Blue Grass - Michael Martin Murphey

• Almost Live - Bryan Sutton And Friends

• Destination Life - Rhonda Vincent




Best Traditional Blues Album

• A Stranger Here - Ramblin' Jack Elliott

• Blue Again - The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band Featuring Rick Vito

• Rough & Tough - John Hammond

• Stomp! The Blues Tonight - Duke Robillard

• Chicago Blues: A Living History - (Various Artists)




Best Contemporary Blues Album

• This Time - The Robert Cray Band

• The Truth According To Ruthie Foster - Ruthie Foster

• Live: Hope At The Hideout - Mavis Staples

• Back To The River - Susan Tedeschi

• Already Free - The Derek Trucks Band




Best Traditional Folk Album

• Cutting Loose - David Holt And Josh Goforth

• Naked With Friends - Maura O'Connell

• Polka Cola: Music That Refreshes - Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra

• Singing Through The Hard Times: A Tribute To Utah Phillips - (Various Artists)

• High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project - Loudon Wainwright III




Best contemporary folk album

• Neko Case - "Middle Cyclone"

• Tracy Chapman - "Our Bright Future"

• Shawn Colvin - "Live"

• Elvis Costello - "Secret, Profane & Sugarcane"

• Steve Earle - "Townes,"




Best Hawaiian Music Album

• He Nani - Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho

• Friends & Family Of Hawai`i - Amy Hanaiali`i

• Nani Mau Loa: Everlasting Beauty - Ho`okena

• Masters Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Volume 2 - (Various Artists)




Best Native American Music Album

• Siyotanka - Michael Brant DeMaria

• Spirit Wind North - Bill Miller

• True Blue - Northern Cree

• Wind Songs - Native American Flute Solos - John Two-Hawks

• Riders Of The Healing Road - Johnny Whitehorse




Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album

• Alligator Purse - Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet

• Lay Your Burden Down - Buckwheat Zydeco

• Stripped Down - The Magnolia Sisters

• Live At 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Pine Leaf Boys

• L'Ιsprit Crιole - Cedric Watson et Bijou Crιole




Best Reggae Album

• Rasta Got Soul - Buju Banton

• Brand New Me - Gregory Isaacs

• Awake - Julian Marley

• Mind Control - Acoustic - Stephen Marley

• Imperial Blaze - Sean Paul




Best Traditional World Music Album

• Ancient Sounds - Rahim Alhaj And Amjad Ali Khan

• Double Play - Liz Carroll & John Doyle

• Douga Mansa - Mamadou Diabate

• La Guerra No - John Santos Y El Coro Folklσrico Kindembo

• Drum Music Land - Ten Drum Art Percussion Group




Best Contemporary World Music Album

• Welcome To Mali - Amadou & Mariam

• Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 - Africa Sessions - Bιla Fleck

• Day By Day - Femi Kuti

• Seya - Oumou Sangare

• Across The Divide: A Tale Of Rhythm & Ancestry - Omar Sosa




Best Musical Album For Children

• American Heroes #3 - Jonathan Sprout

• Banjo To Beatbox - Cathy & Marcy With Special Guest Christylez Bacon

• Family Time - Ziggy Marley

• Great Day - Milkshake

• Jumpin' & Jammin' - Greg & Steve

• Pete Seeger Tribute - Ageless Kids' Songs - Buck Howdy





Best Spoken Word Album For Children

• Aaaaah! Spooky, Scary Stories & Songs - Buck Howdy

• Captain Nobody - Dean Pitchford

• Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales - (Various Artists)

• The Phantom Tollbooth - David Hyde Pierce

• Scat - Ed Asner

• Through The Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There - Harlan Ellison




Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)

• Always Looking Up - Michael J. Fox

• Jonathan Winters - A Very Special Time - Jonathan Winters (Music By Verne Langdon & Skip Edwards)

• The Lincoln-Douglas Debates - Richard Dreyfuss & David Strathairn

• The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett) - Various Artists Including Michael Madsen, Sandra Oh, Edward Herrmann & Others

• We Can Have Peace In The Holy Land - Jimmy Carter

• Wishful Drinking - Carrie Fisher




Best Comedy Album

• Back From The Dead - Spinal Tap

• A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All! - Stephen Colbert

• Internet Leaks - "Weird Al" Yankovic

• My Weakness Is Strong - Patton Oswalt

• Suckin' It For The Holidays - Kathy Griffin


• Tall, Dark & Chicano - George Lopez



Best Musical Show Album

• Ain't Misbehavin' - Robert Sher, producer (Various, composer; Various, lyricist) (30th Anniversary Cast Recording With Ruben Studdard, Frenchie Davis & Others)

• Hair - Noah Cornman, Kurt Deutsch, Joel Moss & Steve Norman, producers (Galt MacDermot, composer; James Rado & Gerome Ragni, lyricists) (New Broadway Cast With Sasha Allen, Gavin Creel & Others)

• 9 To 5 The Musical - Frank Filipetti, producer; Dolly Parton, composer; Dolly Parton, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty & Others)

• Shrek The Musical - Peter Hylenski & Jeanine Tesori, producers; Jeanine Tesori, composer; David Lindsay-Abaire, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Brian d'Arcy James, Sutton Foster & Others)

• West Side Story - David Caddick & David Lai, producers (Leonard Bernstein, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast with Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione & Others)




Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

• Cadillac Records - (Various Artists)

• Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds - (Various Artists)

• Slumdog Millionaire - (Various Artists)

• True Blood - (Various Artists)

• Twilight - (Various Artists)




Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

• The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (Disc 1) - Alexandre Desplat, composer

• Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince - Nicholas Hooper, composer

• Milk - Danny Elfman, composer

• Star Trek - Michael Giacchino, composer

• Up - Michael Giacchino, composer




Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

• The Climb (From Hannah Montana: The Movie) - Jessi Alexander & Jon Mabe, songwriters (Miley Cyrus)

• Decode (From Twilight) - Josh Farro, Hayley Williams & Taylor York, songwriters (Paramore)

• Jai Ho (From Slumdog Millionaire) - Gulzar, A.R. Rahman & Tanvi Shah, songwriters (A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash)

• Once In A Lifetime (From Cadillac Records) - Ian Dench, James Dring, Amanda Ghost, Beyoncι Knowles, Scott McFarnon & Jody Street, songwriters (Beyoncι)

• The Wrestler (From The Wrestler) - Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)




Best Instrumental Composition

• Borat In Syracuse - Paquito D'Rivera, composer (Paquito D'Rivera Quintet)

• Counting To Infinity - Tim Davies, composer (Tim Davies Big Band)

• Fluffy - Bob Florence, composer (Bob Florence Limited Edition)

• Ice-Nine - Steve Wiest, composer (University Of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band)

• Married Life (From Up) - Michael Giacchino, composer (Michael Giacchino)




Best Instrumental Arrangement

• Emmanuel - Jeremy Lubbock, arranger (Chris Botti & Lucia Micarelli)

• Hope - Vince Mendoza, arranger (Jim Beard With Vince Mendoza & The Metropole Orchestra)

• Slings And Arrows - Vince Mendoza, arranger (Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge)

• Up With End Credits (From Up) - Michael Giacchino, arranger (Michael Giacchino)

• West Side Story Medley - Bill Cunliffe, arranger (Resonance Big Band)




Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

• A Change Is Gonna Come - David Foster & Jerry Hey, arrangers (Seal)

• Dedicated To You - Laurence Hobgood, arranger (Kurt Elling)

• In The Still Of The Night - Thomas Zink, arranger (Anne Walsh)

• My One And Only Thrill - Vince Mendoza, arranger (Melody Gardot)

• Quiet Nights - Claus Ogerman, arranger (Diana Krall)




Best Recording Package

• Back From The Dead - Brian Porizek, art director (Spinal Tap)

• Everything That Happens Will Happen Today - Stefan Sagmeister, art director (David Byrne & Brian Eno)

• Middle Cyclone - Neko Case & Judge, art directors (Neko Case)

• Splitting Adam - Jeff Harrison, art director (Splitting Adam)

• Tathagata - Szu Wei Cheng & Hui Chen Huang, art directors (Various Artists)




Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

• A Cabinet Of Curiosities - Mathieu Bitton & Scott Webber, art directors (Jane's Addiction)

• The Clifford Ball - Masaki Koike, art director (Phish)

• Everything That Happens Will Happen Today - Stefan Sagmeister, art director (David Byrne & Brian Eno)

• Lost In The Sound Of Separation (Deluxe Edition) - Jordan Butcher, art director (Underoath)

• Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963-1972) - Gary Burden, Jenice Heo & Neil Young, art directors (Neil Young)




Best Album Notes

• The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946) - Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong)

• Dance-O-Mania: Harry Yerkes And The Dawn Of The Jazz Age, 1919-1923 - Mark Berresford, album notes writer (The Happy Six)

• Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson - Music From The Film - Douglas Brinkley & Johnny Depp, album notes writers (Various Artists)

• My Dusty Road - Ed Cray & Bill Nowlin, album notes writers (Woody Guthrie)

• Origins Of The Red Hot Mama, 1910-1922 - Lloyd Ecker & Susan Ecker, album notes writers (Sophie Tucker)




Best Historical Album

• The Complete Chess Masters (1950-1967) - Andy McKaie, compilation producer; Erick Labson, mastering engineer (Little Walter)

• My Dusty Road - Scott Billington, Michael Creamer & Bill Nowlin, compilation producers; Doug Pomeroy, mastering engineer (Woody Guthrie)

• Origins Of The Red Hot Mama, 1910-1922 - Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Sophie Tucker)

• Take Me To The Water: Immersion Baptism In Vintage Music And Photography 1890-1950 - Steven Lance Ledbetter & Jim Linderman, compilation producers; Robert Vosgien, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

• Woodstock - 40 Years On: Back To Yasgur's Farm - Cheryl Pawelski, Mason Williams & Andy Zax, compilation producers; Dave Schultz, mastering engineer (Various Artists)




Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

• Ellipse - Imogen Heap, engineer (Imogen Heap)

• Gossip In The Grain - Ethan Johns & Dominic Monks, engineers (Ray LaMontagne)

• My One And Only Thrill - Helik Hadar & Al Schmitt, engineers (Melody Gardot)

• Safe Trip Home - Jon Brion, Grippa, Greg Koller & Jim Scott, engineers (Dido)

• Swan Feathers - Richard Alderson, Chris Allen, Roman Klun, Lawrence Manchester, Rob Mounsey, Jay Newland & Gordie Sampson, engineers (Leslie Mendelson)




Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

• T Bone Burnett

• Ethan Johns -

• Larry Klein -

• Greg Kurstin -

• Brendan O'Brien -




Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

• Don't Believe In Love (Dennis Ferrer Objektivity Mix) - Dennis Ferrer, remixer (Dido)

• The Girl And The Robot (Jean Elan Remix) - Jean Elan, remixer (Rφyksopp)

• I Want You (Dave Aude Remix) - Dave Aude, remixer (Dean Coleman Featuring DCLA)

• No You Girls (Trentemψller Remix) - Anders Trentemψller, remixer (Franz Ferdinand)

• When Love Takes Over (Electro Extended Remix) - David Guetta, remixer (David Guetta Featuring Kelly Rowland)




Best Surround Sound Album

• Colabs - David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber, Allen Hart, DJ Muad'Deep, Seren Wen, Musetta, Henta, Marcell Marias & Gail Pettis)

• Flute Mystery - Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter L'Orange, surround mix engineers; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Emily Beynon, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Fred Johnny Berg, Catherine Beynon & Philharmonia Orchestra)

• Kleiberg: Treble & Bass - Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter L'Orange, surround mix engineers; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Daniel Reuss, Trondheim Symfoniorkester, Marianne Thorsen & Gφran Sjφlin)

• 1970 - 1975 - Nick Davis, surround mix engineer; Tony Cousins, surround mastering engineer; Nick Davis, surround producer (Genesis)

• Transmigration - Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Elaine Martone, surround producer (Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Choruses)




Best Engineered Album, Classical

• Britten: Billy Budd - Neil Hutchinson & Jonathan Stokes, engineers (Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, Ian Bostridge, Gidon Saks, Neal Davies, Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra)

• Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10 - Peter Laenger, engineer (Michael Tilson Thomas & San Francisco Symphony)

• QSF Plays Brubeck - Judy Kirschner, engineer (Quartet San Francisco)

• Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloι - Jesse Lewis & John Newton, engineers (James Levine, Tanglewood Festival Chorus & Boston Symphony Orchestra)

• Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15 - John Newton & Dirk Sobotka, engineers (Valery Gergiev & Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)




Producer Of The Year, Classical

• Blanton Alspaugh

• Steven Epstein

• John Fraser

• David Frost

• James Mallinson




Best Classical Album

• Bernstein: Mass - Marin Alsop, conductor; Jubilant Sykes; Steven Epstein, producer; Richard King, engineer/mixer (Asher Edward Wulfman; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Morgan State University Choir & Peabody Children's Chorus)

• Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10 - Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Ragnar Bohlin, Kevin Fox & Susan McMane, choir directors; Andreas Neubronner, producer; Peter Laenger, engineer/mixer; Andreas Neubronner, mastering engineer (Laura Claycomb, Anthony Dean Griffey, Katarina Karnιus, Quinn Kelsey, James Morris, Yvonne Naef, Elza van den Heever & Erin Wall; San Francisco Symphony; Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Girls Chorus & San Francisco Symphony Chorus)

• Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloι - James Levine, conductor; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer; Jesse Lewis & John Newton, engineers/mixers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Boston Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus)

• Ravel: L'Enfant Et Les Sortilθges - Alastair Willis, conductor; Julie Boulianne; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; Mark Donahue & John Hill, engineers/mixers (Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Chattanooga Boys Choir, Chicago Symphony Chorus & Nashville Symphony Chorus)

• Shostakovich: The Nose - Valery Gergiev, conductor; Andrei Popov, Sergei Semishkur & Vladislav Sulimsky; James Mallinson, producer; John Newton & Dirk Sobotka, engineers/mixers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre; Chorus Of The Mariinsky Theatre)




Best Orchestral Performance

• Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique - Simon Rattle, conductor (Susan Graham; Berliner Philharmoniker)

• Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 - Benjamin Zander, conductor (Philharmonia Orchestra)

• Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloι - James Levine, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus)

• Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15 - Valery Gergiev, conductor (Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)

• Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4 - Antoni Wit, conductor (Jan Krzysztof Broja, Ewa Marczyk & Marek Marczyk; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra)




Best Opera Recording

• Britten: Billy Budd - Daniel Harding, conductor; Ian Bostridge, Neal Davies, Nathan Gunn, Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose & Gidon Saks; John Fraser, producer (London Symphony Orchestra; Gentlemen Of The London Symphony Chorus)

• Messiaen: Saint Franηois D'Assise - Ingo Metzmacher, conductor; Armand Arapian, Hubert Delamboye, Rod Gilfry, Henk Neven, Tom Randle & Camilla Tilling; Karin Elzendoorn, producer (The Hague Philharmonic; Chorus Of De Nederlandse Opera)

• Musto, John: Volpone - Sara Jobin, conductor; Lisa Hopkins, Joshua Jeremiah, Museop Kim, Jeremy Little, Rodell Rosel & Faith Sherman; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Wolf Trap Opera Company)

• Shostakovich: The Nose - Valery Gergiev, conductor; Andrei Popov, Sergei Semishkur & Vladislav Sulimsky; James Mallinson, producer (Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre; Chorus Of The Mariinsky Theatre)

• Tan Dun: Marco Polo - Tan Dun, conductor; Stephen Bryant, Sarah Castle, Zhang Jun, Nancy Allen Lundy, Stephen Richardson & Charles Workman; Ferenc van Damme, producer (Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; Cappella Amsterdam)




Best Choral Performance

• Handel: Coronation Anthems - Harry Christophers, conductor (Alastair Ross; The Sixteen Orchestra; The Sixteen)

• Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10 - Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Ragnar Bohlin, Kevin Fox & Susan McMane, choir directors (Laura Claycomb, Anthony Dean Griffey, Elza van den Heever, Katarina Karnιus, Quinn Kelsey, James Morris, Yvonne Naef & Erin Wall; San Francisco Symphony; Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Symphony Chorus & San Francisco Girls Chorus)

• Penderecki: Utrenja - Antoni Wit, conductor (Gennady Bezzubenkov, Iwona Hossa, Piotr Kusiewicz, Piotr Nowacki & Agnieszka Rehlis; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Boys' Choir & Warsaw Philharmonic Choir)

• Song Of The Stars: Granados, Casals & Blancafort - Dennis Keene, conductor (Erica Kiesewetter; Mark Kruczek & Douglas Riva; Voices Of Ascension)

• A Spotless Rose - Paul McCreesh, conductor (The Gabrieli Consort)




Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)

• Bartσk: 3 Concertos - Pierre Boulez, conductor (Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Yuri Bashmet, Gidon Kremer, Neil Percy, Tamara Stefanovich & Nigel Thomas; Berliner Philharmoniker & London Symphony Orchestra)

• Bermel, Derek: Voices For Solo Clarinet And Orchestra - Gil Rose, conductor; Derek Bermel (Boston Modern Orchestra Project)

• Korngold: Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 35 - Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor; Philippe Quint (Orquesta Sinfσnica de Mineria)

• Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 - Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor; Evgeny Kissin (Philharmonia Orchestra)

• Salonen, Esa-Pekka: Piano Concerto - Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Yefim Bronfman (Los Angeles Philharmonic)




Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)

• Caroline Goulding - Caroline Goulding (Christopher O'Riley & Janine Randall)

• Chopin - Maria Joγo Pires

• Journey To The New World - Sharon Isbin (Joan Baez & Mark O'Connor)

• Oppens Plays Carter - Ursula Oppens

• Sonatas & Etudes - Yuja Wang




Best Chamber Music Performance

• Ginastera: String Quartets (Complete) - Enso Quartet (Lucy Shelton)

• The Hungarian Album - Guarneri Quartet

• Intimate Letters - Emerson String Quartet

• Schumann/Bartσk: The Berlin Recital - Martha Argerich & Gidon Kremer

• Takemitsu, Toru: And Then I Knew 'Twas Wind - Yolanda Kondonassis, Cynthia Phelps & Joshua Smith




Best Small Ensemble Performance

• Bach: Orchestral Suites For A Young Prince - Monica Huggett, conductor; Gonzalo X. Ruiz; Ensemble Sonnerie

• Josquin: Missa Malheur Me Bat - Peter Phillips, conductor; Tallis Scholars

• Lang, David: The Little Match Girl Passion - Paul Hillier, conductor; Ars Nova Copenhagen & Theatre Of Voices

• Song Of Songs - Stile Antico (Alison Hill & Benedict Hymas)

• Vivaldi: Concertos - Daniel Hope & Anne Sofie von Otter; Chamber Orchestra Of Europe (Kristian Bezuidenhout)




Best Classical Vocal Performance

• Bach - Anne Sofie von Otter (Lars Ulrik Mortensen; Anders J. Dahlin, Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Tomas Medici & Karin Roman; Concerto Copenhagen)

• Bel Canto Spectacular - Juan Diego Flσrez (Daniel Oren; Daniella Barcellona, Patrizia Ciofi, Plαcido Domingo, Mariusz Kwiecien, Anna Netrebko & Fernando Piqueras; Orquestra De La Comunitat Valenciana; Cor De La Generalitat Valenciana)

• Recital At Ravinia - Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Drew Minter; Peter Serkin)

• Un Frisson Franηais - Susan Graham (Malcom Martineau)

• Verismo Arias - Renιe Fleming (Marco Armiliato; Jonas Kaufmann; Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppi Verdi; Coro Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppi Verdi)




Best Classical Contemporary Composition

• Crumb, George: The Winds Of Destiny - George Crumb (James Freeman)

• Higdon, Jennifer: Percussion Concerto - Jennifer Higdon (Marin Alsop)

• Pδrt, Arvo: In Principio - Arvo Pδrt (Tυnu Kaljuste)

• Sierra, Roberto: Missa Latina 'Pro Pace' - Roberto Sierra (Andreas Delfs)

• Wyner, Yehudi: Piano Concerto "Chiavi In Mano" - Yehudi Wyner (Robert Spano)




Best Classical Crossover Album

• A Company Of Voices: Conspirare In Concert - Craig Hella Johnson, conductor; Conspirare (Tom Burritt, Ian Davidson & Bion Tsang)

• Jazz-Clazz - Paquito D'Rivera Quintet (Trio Clarone)

• The Melody Of Rhythm - Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Bιla Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer (Detroit Symphony Orchestra)

• QSF Plays Brubeck - Quartet San Francisco

• Twelve Songs By Charles Ives - Theo Bleckmann; Kneebody

• Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs Of Joy And Peace - Yo-Yo Ma (Odair Assad, Sergio Assad, Chris Botti, Dave Brubeck, Matt Brubeck, John Clayton, Paquito d'Rivera, Renιe Fleming, Diana Krall, Alison Krauss, Natalie McMaster, Edgar Meyer, Cristina Pato, Joshua Redman, Jake Shimabukuro, Silk Road Ensemble, James Taylor, Chris Thile, Wu Tong, Alon Yavnai & Amelia Zirin-Brown)




Best Short Form Music Video

• Mr. Hurricane - Beast

• Boom Boom Pow - The Black Eyed Peas

• Life In Technicolor II - Coldplay

• Wrong - Depeche Mode

• Her Morning Elegance - Oren Lavie




Best Long Form Music Video

• In Boston - Chris Botti

• Johnny Cash's America - (Johnny Cash)

• Anita O'Day - The Life Of A Jazz Singer - (Anita O'Day)

• Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy World Tour Live - Keith Urban

• The Beatles Love - All Together Now - (Various Artists)




Nominations for 52nd Annual Grammy Awards


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