The 52nd Grammy Awards held on January 31, 2010 (8PM ET) at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California broadcast live on CBS. A total of 109 awards presented at the Grammy Awards. Also, Michael Jackson Tribute held during the Grammy telecast.
Grammy Awards 2010 Performers:
Beyonce
Black Eyed Peas
Bon Jovi
Dave Matthews Band
Green Day
Lady Antebellum
Lady Gaga
Maxwell
Pink
Taylor Swift
Zac Brown Band
52nd GRAMMY AWARDS List of Nominees
MusiCares Person of the Year: Neil Young
Lifetime Achievement Award Winners:
Leonard Cohen
Bobby Darin
David "Honeyboy" Edwards
Michael Jackson, Loretta Lynn
Andre Previn
Clark Terry
Trustees Award Winners:
Harold Bradley
Florence Greenberg
Walter C. Miller
Technical Grammy Awards Winners:
KG
Thomas Alva Edison
President's Merit Award:
Doug Morris
Kenny Burrell
Placido Domingo
Record of the Year:
"Halo" – Beyonce
"I Gotta Feeling" – Black Eyed Peas
"Use Somebody" – Kings of Leon
"Poker Face" – Lady Gaga
"You Belong With Me" – Taylor Swift
Album of the Year:
I Am... Sasha Fierce – Beyonce
The E.N.D. – Black Eyed Peas
The Fame – Lady Gaga
Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King – Dave Matthews Band
Fearless – Taylor Swift
Song of the Year:
"Poker Face" – Lady Gaga
"Pretty Wings" – Maxwell
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Beyonce
"Use Somebody" – Kings of Leon
"You Belong With Me" – Taylor Swift
Best New Artist:
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance:
"Hometown Glory" - Adele
"Halo" - Beyonce
"Hot N Cold" - Katy Perry
"Sober" - Pink
"You Belong With Me" - Taylor Swift
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance:
"This Time" - John Legend
"Love You" - Maxwell
"Make It Mine" - Jason Mraz
"If You Don't Know Me by Now" - Seal
"All About The Love Again" - Stevie Wonder
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
"I Gotta Feeling" - Black Eyed Peas
"We Weren't Born To Follow" - Bon Jovi
"Never Say Never" - The Fray
"Sara Smile" - Daryl Hall & John Oates
"Kids" - MGMT
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals:
"Sea of Heartbreak" - Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen
"Love Sex Magic" - Ciara & Justin Timberlake
"Lucky - Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" - Norah Jones & Willie Nelson
"Breathe" - Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat
Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
"Besame Mucho" - Herb Alpert
"Throw Down Your Heart" - Béla Fleck
"The Fire" - Imogen Heap
"Phoenix Rise" - Maxwell
"Funk Joint" - Marcus Miller
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. - Black Eyed Peas
Breakthrough - Colbie Caillat
All I Ever Wanted - Kelly Clarkson
The Fray - The Fray
Funhouse - Pink
Best Dance Recording:
"Boom Boom Pow" - 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 Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden - Michael Buble
Your Songs - Harry Connick, Jr.
Liza's at The Palace... - Liza Minnelli
American Classic - Willie Nelson
Best Rock Solo Vocal Performance:
"Beyond Here Lies Nothin'" - Bob Dylan
"Change In The Weather" - John Fogerty
"Dreamer" - Prince
"Working On A Dream" - Bruce Springsteen
"Fork in the Road" - Neil Young
Best Rock Performance By a Duo/Group w/ Vocals:
"Can't Find My Way Home" - Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
"Life in Technicolor II" - Coldplay
"21 Guns" - Green Day
"Use Somebody" - Kings of Leon
"I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight" - U2
Best Hard Rock Performance:
"War Machine" - AC/DC
"Check My Brain" - Alice in Chains
"What I've Done" (Live) - Linkin Park
"The Unforgiven III" - Metallica
"Burn It to the Ground" - Nickelback
Best Metal Performance:
"Dissident Aggressor" - Judas Priest
"Set to Fail" - Lamb of God
"Head Crusher" - Megadeth
"Señor Peligro" - Ministry
"Hate Worldwide" - Slayer
Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
"A Day in the Life" - Jeff Beck
"Warped Sister" - Booker T. Jones
"Playing With Fire" - Brad Paisley
"Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin'" - Brian Setzer Orchestra
"Now We Run" - Steve Vai
Best Rock Song:
"The Fixer" - Pearl Jam
"I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight" - U2
"21 Guns" - Green Day
"Use Somebody" - Kings of Leon
"Working On A Dream" - 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 EP - 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:
"Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" - Beyonce
"It Kills Me" - Melanie Fiona
"That Was Then" - Lalah Hathaway
"Goin' Thru Changes" - Ledisi
"Lions, Tigers & Bears" - Jazmine Sullivan
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance:
"The Point Of It All" - Anthony Hamilton
"Pretty Wings" - Maxwell
"SoBeautiful" - Musiq Soulchild
"Under" - Pleasure P
"There Goes My Baby" - Charlie Wilson
Best R&B Performance By a Duo/Group W/ Vocals:
"Blame It" - Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
"Chocolate High" - India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild
"IfULeave" - Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige
"Higher Ground" - Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters
"Love Has Finally Come at Last" - Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance:
"At Last" - Beyoncé
"Soul Music" - Anthony Hamilton
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" - Boney James & Quinn
"Sow Love" - Ann Nesby
"Woman Gotta Have It" - Calvin Richardson
Best Urban/Alternative Performance:
"Daykeeper" - The Foreign Exchange
"All Matter" - Robert Glasper & Bilal
"Pearls" - India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore
"A Tale Of Two" - Eric Roberson, Ben O'Neill & Michelle Thompson
"Blend" - Tonex
Best R&B Song:
"Blame It" - Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
"Lions, Tigers & Bears" - Jazmine Sullivan
"Pretty Wings" - Maxwell
"Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" - Beyoncé
"Under" - 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 Fierc" - Beyonce
Intuition - Jamie Foxx
The Introduction of Marcus Cooper - Pleasure P
Ready - Trey Songz
Thr33 Ringz - T-Pain
Best Rap Solo Performance:
"Best I Ever Had" - Drake
"Beautiful" - Eminem
"D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)" - Jay-Z
"Day 'N' Nite" - Kid Cudi
"Casa Bey" - Mos Def
Best Rap Performance By a Duo/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:
"Ego" - Beyonce & Kanye West
"Knock You Down" - Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo
"Run This Town" - Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
"I'm On A Boat" - The Lonely Island & T-Pain
"Dead and Gone" - T.I. & Justin Timberlake
Best Rap Song:
"Best I Ever Had" - Drake
"Day 'N' Nite" - Kid Cudi
"Dead and Gone" - T.I. & Justin Timberlake
"D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)" - Jay-Z
"Run This Town" - Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
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:
"Dead Flowers" - Miranda Lambert
"I Just Call You Mine" - Martina McBride
"White Horse" - Taylor Swift
"Just a Dream" - Carrie Underwood
"Solitary Thinkin'" - Lee Ann Womack
Best Male Country Vocal Performance:
"All I Ask For Anymore" - Trace Adkins
"People Are Crazy" - Billy Currington
"High Cost of Living" - Jamey Johnson
"Living for the Night" - George Strait
"Sweet Thing" - Keith Urban
Best Country Performance by a Duo/Group With Vocals:
"Cowgirls Don't Cry" - Brooks & Dunn
"Chicken Fried" - Zac Brown Band
"I Run to You" - Lady Antebellum
"Here Comes Goodbye" - Rascal Flatts
"It Happens" - Sugarland
Best Country Collaboration w/ Vocals:
"Beautiful World" - Dierks Bentley & Patty Griffin
"Down the Road" - Kenny Chesney & Mac McAnally
"Start a Band" - Brad Paisley & Keith Urban
"I Told You So" - Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis
"Everything But Quits" - Lee Ann Womack & George Strait
Best Country Instrumental Performance:
"Under The (Five) Wire" - Alison Brown
"The Crystal Merchant" - The Greencards
"Mansinneedof" - Sarah Jarosz
"Producer's Medley" - Steve Wariner
Best Country Song:
"All I Ask For Anymore" - Trace Adkins
"High Cost of Living" - Jamey Johnson
"I Run to You" - Lady Antebellum
"People Are Crazy" - Billy Currington
"White Horse" - 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 Instrumental 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 Jazz Instrumental Solo Performance:
"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 Zenon soloist
Best Jazz Instrumental Album:
Quartet Live - Gary Burton, Pat Metheny,Steve Swallow & Antonio Sanchez
Brother To Brother - The Clayton Brothers
Five Peace Band — Live - Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace Band
Rememberance - 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
Aurea - Geoffrey Keezer
Brazilliance X 4 - Claudio Roditi
Juntos Para Siempre - Bebo Valdes And Chucho Valdes
Esta Plena - Miguel Zenón
Best Gospel Performance:
"Free to Be Me" - Francesca Battistelli
"Jesus Is Love" - Heather Headley & Smokie Norful
"I Believe" - Jonny Lang With Fisk Jubilee Singers
"Wait On The Lord" - Donnie McClurkin & Karen Clark Sheard
"Born Again" - Third Day
Best Gospel Song:
"Born Again" - Third Day
"City on Our Knees" - TobyMac
"Every Prayer" - Israel Houghton & Mary Mary
"God in Me" - Mary Mary Featuring Kierra Sheard
"The Motions" - 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/Bluegrass 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 Cespedes
Sin Frenos - La Quinta Estacion
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 Revolución - Wisin & Yandel
Best Tropical Latin Album:
Asi Soy - Isaac Delgado
Ciclos - Luis Enrique
Guasabara - Jose Lugo Orchestra
Gracias - Omara Portuondo
Bach In Havana - Tiempo Libre
Best Regional Mexican Album:
Corazon Ranchero - Shaila Durcal
Necesito de Ti - Vicente Fernandez
Companeras - Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles
10 Aniversario - Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea
Pegadito Al Corazón - Joan Sebastian
Best Tejano Album:
Borders y Bailes - Los Texmaniacs
Divina - Stefani Montiel
All the Way Live - Jay Perez
Point of View - Joe Posada
Radiación Musical - Sunny Sauceda y Todo Eso
Best Norteno Album:
Dejame Sonar - Cumbre Norteña
El Nino 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 Guero Y Su Banda Centenario
Mas Adelante - La Arrolladora Banda el Limon de Rene Camacho
Derecho de Antiguedad - La Original Banda el Limon de Salvador Lizarraga
Tu Esclavo y Amo - Lupillo Rivera
Best Americana Album:
Together Through Life - Bob Dylan
Electric Dirt - Levon Helm
Willie and the Wheel - Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel
Wilco (The Album) - Wilco
Little Honey - Lucinda Williams
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:
Middle Cyclone - Neko Case
Our Bright Future - Tracy Chapman
Live - Shawn Colvin
Secret, Profane & Sugarcane - Elvis Costello
Townes - Steve Earle
Best Hawaiian Music Album:
He Nani - Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho
Friends & Family Of Hawaiʻi - Amy Hanaialiʻi
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'Esprit Creole - Cedric Watson et Bijou Créole
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 Folklorico 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 - Bela Fleck
Day By Day - Femi Kuti
Seya - Oumou Sangare
Across the Divide: A Tale of Rhythm & Ancestry - Omar Sosa
Best Children's Music Album:
American Heroes #3 - Jonathan Sprout
Banjo to Beatbox - Cathy & Marcy & Christylez Bacon
Family Time - Ziggy Marley
Great Day - Milkshake
Jumpin' & Jammin' - Greg & Steve
Pete Seeger Tribute - Ageless Kids' Songs - Buck Howdy
Best Children's Spoken Word Album:
Aaaaah! Spooky, Scary Stories & Songs - Buck Howdy
Captain Nobody - Dean Pitchford
Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales - Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johannson, Helen Mirren,
Forest Whitaker & 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:
Always Looking Up - Michael J. Fox
Jonathan Winters - A Very Special Time - Jonathan Winters
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates - Richard Dreyfuss & David Strathairn
The Maltese Falcon - Various Artists
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:
9 to 5 the Musical
Ain't Misbehavin'
Hair
Shrek the Musical
West Side Story
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album:
Cadillac Records - Various Artists
Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds
Slumdog Millionaire
True Blood
Twilight
Best Score Soundtrack Album:
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (Disc 1) - Alexandre Desplat
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince - Nicholas Hooper
Milk - Danny Elfman
Star Trek - Michael Giacchino, Varese Sarabande
Up - Michael Giacchino
Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media:
"All Is Love" (From Where the Wild Things Are)
"Decode" (From Twilight)
"Jai Ho" (From Slumdog Millionaire)
"Once In A Lifetime" (From Cadillac Records)
"The Wrestler" (From The Wrestler)
Best Instrumental Composition:
Borat In Syracuse
Counting To Infinity
Fluffy
Ice-Nine
"Married Life" (From Up)
Best Instrumental Arrangement:
Emmanuel
Hope
Slings And Arrows
Up With End Credits (From Up)
West Side Story Medley
Best Instrumental Arangment Accompanying Vocalist(s):
A Change Is Gonna Come
Dedicated To You
In The Still Of The Night
My One And Only Thrill
Quiet Nights
Best Recording Package:
Back From The Dead
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Middle Cyclone
Splitting Adam
Tathagata
Best Boxed/Special Limited Edition:
"A Cabinet Of Curiosities"
"The Clifford Ball"
"Everything That Happens Will Happen Today"
"Lost In The Sound Of Separation" (Deluxe Edition)
"Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963-1972)"
Best Album Notes:
The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946)
Dance-O-Mania: Harry Yerkes And The Dawn Of The Jazz Age, 1919-1923
Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson - Music From The Film
My Dusty Road
Origins Of The Red Hot Mama, 1910-1922
Best Historical Album:
The Complete Chess Masters (1950-1967)
My Dusty Road
Origins Of The Red Hot Mama, 1910-1922
Take Me To The Water: Immersion Baptism In Vintage Music And Photography 1890-1950
Woodstock - 40 Years On: Back To Yasgur's Farm
Best Engineered Album, Non Classical:
Ellipse
Gossip In The Grain
My One And Only Thrill
Safe Trip Home
Swan Feathers
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 (Royksopp)
"I Want You" (Dave Aude Remix) - Dave Aude, remixer (Dean Coleman Featuring DCLA)
"No You Girls" (Trentemøller Remix) - Anders Trentemoller, remixer (Franz Ferdinand)
"When Love Takes Over" (Electro Extended Remix) - David Guetta, remixer (David Guetta Featuring Kelly Rowland)
Best Surround Sound Album:
Colabs
Flute Mystery
Kleiberg: Treble & Bass
1970 - 1975
Transmigration
Best Engineered Album, Classical:
Britten: Billy Budd - Neil Hutchinson & Jonathan Stokes
Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10 - Peter Laenger
QSF Plays Brubeck - Judy Kirschner
Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloe - Jesse Lewis & John Newton
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15 - John Newton & Dirk Sobotka
Producer of the Year, Classical:
Blanton Alspaugh
Steven Epstein
John Fraser
David Frost
James Mallinson
Best Classical Album:
Bernstein: Mass
Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe
Ravel: L'Enfant et les Sortileges
Shostakovich: The Nose
Best Orchestra Performance:
"Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique"
"Bruckner: Symphony No. 5"
"Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloe"
"Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15"
"Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4"
Best Opera Recording:
"Britten: Billy Budd"
"Messiaen: Saint Francois D'Assise"
"Musto, John: Volpone"
"Shostakovich: The Nose"
"Tan Dun: Marco Polo"
Best Choral Performance:
"Handel: Coronation Anthems"
"Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10"
"Penderecki: Utrenja"
"Song Of The Stars: Granados, Casals & Blancafort"
"A Spotless Rose"
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra):
"Bartok: 3 Concertos"
"Bermel, Derek: Voices For Solo Clarinet And Orchestra"
"Korngold: Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 35"
"Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3"
"Salonen, Esa-Pekka: Piano Concerto"
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra):
"Caroline Goulding" - Caroline Goulding (Christopher O'Riley & Janine Randall)
Chopin" - Maria Joao 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" (Comlete)- Enso Quartet (Lucy Shelton)
"The Hungarian Album" - Guarneri Quartet
"Intimate Letters" - Emerson String Quartet
"Schumann/Bartók: 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"
"Josquin: Missa Malheur Me Bat"
"Lang, David: The Little Match Girl Passion"
"Song Of Songs"
"Vivaldi: Concertos"
Best Classical Vocal Performance:
"Bach" - Anne Sofie von Otter (Lars Ulrik Mortensen; Anders J. Dahlin, Jakob Bloch Jespersen, "Bel Canto Spectacular" - Juan Diego Flórez (Daniel Oren; Daniella Barcellona, Patrizia Ciofi, "Recital At Ravinia" - Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Drew Minter; Peter Serkin)
"Un Frisson Français" - Susan Graham (Malcom Martineau)
"Verismo Arias" - Renee Fleming (Marco Armiliato; Jonas Kaufmann; Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano
Best Classical Contemporary Composition:
"Crumb, George: The Winds Of Destiny" - George Crumb (James Freeman)
"Higdon, Jennifer: Percussion Concerto" - Jennifer Higdon (Marin Alsop)
"Part, Arvo: In Principio" - Arvo Part (Tõnu 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
Jazz-Clazz - Paquito D'Rivera Quintet (Trio Clarone)
The Melody Of Rhythm
QSF Plays Brubeck - Quartet San Francisco
Twelve Songs by Charles Ives
Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs of Joy and Peace - Yo-Yo Ma
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
Grammy Awards 2010 Performers:
Beyonce
Black Eyed Peas
Bon Jovi
Dave Matthews Band
Green Day
Lady Antebellum
Lady Gaga
Maxwell
Pink
Taylor Swift
Zac Brown Band
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MusiCares Person of the Year: Neil Young
Lifetime Achievement Award Winners:
Leonard Cohen
Bobby Darin
David "Honeyboy" Edwards
Michael Jackson, Loretta Lynn
Andre Previn
Clark Terry
Trustees Award Winners:
Harold Bradley
Florence Greenberg
Walter C. Miller
Technical Grammy Awards Winners:
KG
Thomas Alva Edison
President's Merit Award:
Doug Morris
Kenny Burrell
Placido Domingo
Record of the Year:
"Halo" – Beyonce
"I Gotta Feeling" – Black Eyed Peas
"Use Somebody" – Kings of Leon
"Poker Face" – Lady Gaga
"You Belong With Me" – Taylor Swift
Album of the Year:
I Am... Sasha Fierce – Beyonce
The E.N.D. – Black Eyed Peas
The Fame – Lady Gaga
Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King – Dave Matthews Band
Fearless – Taylor Swift
Song of the Year:
"Poker Face" – Lady Gaga
"Pretty Wings" – Maxwell
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Beyonce
"Use Somebody" – Kings of Leon
"You Belong With Me" – Taylor Swift
Best New Artist:
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance:
"Hometown Glory" - Adele
"Halo" - Beyonce
"Hot N Cold" - Katy Perry
"Sober" - Pink
"You Belong With Me" - Taylor Swift
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance:
"This Time" - John Legend
"Love You" - Maxwell
"Make It Mine" - Jason Mraz
"If You Don't Know Me by Now" - Seal
"All About The Love Again" - Stevie Wonder
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
"I Gotta Feeling" - Black Eyed Peas
"We Weren't Born To Follow" - Bon Jovi
"Never Say Never" - The Fray
"Sara Smile" - Daryl Hall & John Oates
"Kids" - MGMT
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals:
"Sea of Heartbreak" - Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen
"Love Sex Magic" - Ciara & Justin Timberlake
"Lucky - Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" - Norah Jones & Willie Nelson
"Breathe" - Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat
Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
"Besame Mucho" - Herb Alpert
"Throw Down Your Heart" - Béla Fleck
"The Fire" - Imogen Heap
"Phoenix Rise" - Maxwell
"Funk Joint" - Marcus Miller
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. - Black Eyed Peas
Breakthrough - Colbie Caillat
All I Ever Wanted - Kelly Clarkson
The Fray - The Fray
Funhouse - Pink
Best Dance Recording:
"Boom Boom Pow" - 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 Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden - Michael Buble
Your Songs - Harry Connick, Jr.
Liza's at The Palace... - Liza Minnelli
American Classic - Willie Nelson
Best Rock Solo Vocal Performance:
"Beyond Here Lies Nothin'" - Bob Dylan
"Change In The Weather" - John Fogerty
"Dreamer" - Prince
"Working On A Dream" - Bruce Springsteen
"Fork in the Road" - Neil Young
Best Rock Performance By a Duo/Group w/ Vocals:
"Can't Find My Way Home" - Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
"Life in Technicolor II" - Coldplay
"21 Guns" - Green Day
"Use Somebody" - Kings of Leon
"I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight" - U2
Best Hard Rock Performance:
"War Machine" - AC/DC
"Check My Brain" - Alice in Chains
"What I've Done" (Live) - Linkin Park
"The Unforgiven III" - Metallica
"Burn It to the Ground" - Nickelback
Best Metal Performance:
"Dissident Aggressor" - Judas Priest
"Set to Fail" - Lamb of God
"Head Crusher" - Megadeth
"Señor Peligro" - Ministry
"Hate Worldwide" - Slayer
Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
"A Day in the Life" - Jeff Beck
"Warped Sister" - Booker T. Jones
"Playing With Fire" - Brad Paisley
"Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin'" - Brian Setzer Orchestra
"Now We Run" - Steve Vai
Best Rock Song:
"The Fixer" - Pearl Jam
"I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight" - U2
"21 Guns" - Green Day
"Use Somebody" - Kings of Leon
"Working On A Dream" - 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 EP - 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:
"Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" - Beyonce
"It Kills Me" - Melanie Fiona
"That Was Then" - Lalah Hathaway
"Goin' Thru Changes" - Ledisi
"Lions, Tigers & Bears" - Jazmine Sullivan
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance:
"The Point Of It All" - Anthony Hamilton
"Pretty Wings" - Maxwell
"SoBeautiful" - Musiq Soulchild
"Under" - Pleasure P
"There Goes My Baby" - Charlie Wilson
Best R&B Performance By a Duo/Group W/ Vocals:
"Blame It" - Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
"Chocolate High" - India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild
"IfULeave" - Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige
"Higher Ground" - Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters
"Love Has Finally Come at Last" - Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance:
"At Last" - Beyoncé
"Soul Music" - Anthony Hamilton
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" - Boney James & Quinn
"Sow Love" - Ann Nesby
"Woman Gotta Have It" - Calvin Richardson
Best Urban/Alternative Performance:
"Daykeeper" - The Foreign Exchange
"All Matter" - Robert Glasper & Bilal
"Pearls" - India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore
"A Tale Of Two" - Eric Roberson, Ben O'Neill & Michelle Thompson
"Blend" - Tonex
Best R&B Song:
"Blame It" - Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
"Lions, Tigers & Bears" - Jazmine Sullivan
"Pretty Wings" - Maxwell
"Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" - Beyoncé
"Under" - 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 Fierc" - Beyonce
Intuition - Jamie Foxx
The Introduction of Marcus Cooper - Pleasure P
Ready - Trey Songz
Thr33 Ringz - T-Pain
Best Rap Solo Performance:
"Best I Ever Had" - Drake
"Beautiful" - Eminem
"D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)" - Jay-Z
"Day 'N' Nite" - Kid Cudi
"Casa Bey" - Mos Def
Best Rap Performance By a Duo/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:
"Ego" - Beyonce & Kanye West
"Knock You Down" - Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo
"Run This Town" - Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
"I'm On A Boat" - The Lonely Island & T-Pain
"Dead and Gone" - T.I. & Justin Timberlake
Best Rap Song:
"Best I Ever Had" - Drake
"Day 'N' Nite" - Kid Cudi
"Dead and Gone" - T.I. & Justin Timberlake
"D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)" - Jay-Z
"Run This Town" - Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
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:
"Dead Flowers" - Miranda Lambert
"I Just Call You Mine" - Martina McBride
"White Horse" - Taylor Swift
"Just a Dream" - Carrie Underwood
"Solitary Thinkin'" - Lee Ann Womack
Best Male Country Vocal Performance:
"All I Ask For Anymore" - Trace Adkins
"People Are Crazy" - Billy Currington
"High Cost of Living" - Jamey Johnson
"Living for the Night" - George Strait
"Sweet Thing" - Keith Urban
Best Country Performance by a Duo/Group With Vocals:
"Cowgirls Don't Cry" - Brooks & Dunn
"Chicken Fried" - Zac Brown Band
"I Run to You" - Lady Antebellum
"Here Comes Goodbye" - Rascal Flatts
"It Happens" - Sugarland
Best Country Collaboration w/ Vocals:
"Beautiful World" - Dierks Bentley & Patty Griffin
"Down the Road" - Kenny Chesney & Mac McAnally
"Start a Band" - Brad Paisley & Keith Urban
"I Told You So" - Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis
"Everything But Quits" - Lee Ann Womack & George Strait
Best Country Instrumental Performance:
"Under The (Five) Wire" - Alison Brown
"The Crystal Merchant" - The Greencards
"Mansinneedof" - Sarah Jarosz
"Producer's Medley" - Steve Wariner
Best Country Song:
"All I Ask For Anymore" - Trace Adkins
"High Cost of Living" - Jamey Johnson
"I Run to You" - Lady Antebellum
"People Are Crazy" - Billy Currington
"White Horse" - 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 Instrumental 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 Jazz Instrumental Solo Performance:
"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 Zenon soloist
Best Jazz Instrumental Album:
Quartet Live - Gary Burton, Pat Metheny,Steve Swallow & Antonio Sanchez
Brother To Brother - The Clayton Brothers
Five Peace Band — Live - Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace Band
Rememberance - 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
Aurea - Geoffrey Keezer
Brazilliance X 4 - Claudio Roditi
Juntos Para Siempre - Bebo Valdes And Chucho Valdes
Esta Plena - Miguel Zenón
Best Gospel Performance:
"Free to Be Me" - Francesca Battistelli
"Jesus Is Love" - Heather Headley & Smokie Norful
"I Believe" - Jonny Lang With Fisk Jubilee Singers
"Wait On The Lord" - Donnie McClurkin & Karen Clark Sheard
"Born Again" - Third Day
Best Gospel Song:
"Born Again" - Third Day
"City on Our Knees" - TobyMac
"Every Prayer" - Israel Houghton & Mary Mary
"God in Me" - Mary Mary Featuring Kierra Sheard
"The Motions" - 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/Bluegrass 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 Cespedes
Sin Frenos - La Quinta Estacion
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 Revolución - Wisin & Yandel
Best Tropical Latin Album:
Asi Soy - Isaac Delgado
Ciclos - Luis Enrique
Guasabara - Jose Lugo Orchestra
Gracias - Omara Portuondo
Bach In Havana - Tiempo Libre
Best Regional Mexican Album:
Corazon Ranchero - Shaila Durcal
Necesito de Ti - Vicente Fernandez
Companeras - Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles
10 Aniversario - Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea
Pegadito Al Corazón - Joan Sebastian
Best Tejano Album:
Borders y Bailes - Los Texmaniacs
Divina - Stefani Montiel
All the Way Live - Jay Perez
Point of View - Joe Posada
Radiación Musical - Sunny Sauceda y Todo Eso
Best Norteno Album:
Dejame Sonar - Cumbre Norteña
El Nino 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 Guero Y Su Banda Centenario
Mas Adelante - La Arrolladora Banda el Limon de Rene Camacho
Derecho de Antiguedad - La Original Banda el Limon de Salvador Lizarraga
Tu Esclavo y Amo - Lupillo Rivera
Best Americana Album:
Together Through Life - Bob Dylan
Electric Dirt - Levon Helm
Willie and the Wheel - Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel
Wilco (The Album) - Wilco
Little Honey - Lucinda Williams
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:
Middle Cyclone - Neko Case
Our Bright Future - Tracy Chapman
Live - Shawn Colvin
Secret, Profane & Sugarcane - Elvis Costello
Townes - Steve Earle
Best Hawaiian Music Album:
He Nani - Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho
Friends & Family Of Hawaiʻi - Amy Hanaialiʻi
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'Esprit Creole - Cedric Watson et Bijou Créole
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 Folklorico 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 - Bela Fleck
Day By Day - Femi Kuti
Seya - Oumou Sangare
Across the Divide: A Tale of Rhythm & Ancestry - Omar Sosa
Best Children's Music Album:
American Heroes #3 - Jonathan Sprout
Banjo to Beatbox - Cathy & Marcy & Christylez Bacon
Family Time - Ziggy Marley
Great Day - Milkshake
Jumpin' & Jammin' - Greg & Steve
Pete Seeger Tribute - Ageless Kids' Songs - Buck Howdy
Best Children's Spoken Word Album:
Aaaaah! Spooky, Scary Stories & Songs - Buck Howdy
Captain Nobody - Dean Pitchford
Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales - Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johannson, Helen Mirren,
Forest Whitaker & 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:
Always Looking Up - Michael J. Fox
Jonathan Winters - A Very Special Time - Jonathan Winters
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates - Richard Dreyfuss & David Strathairn
The Maltese Falcon - Various Artists
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:
9 to 5 the Musical
Ain't Misbehavin'
Hair
Shrek the Musical
West Side Story
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album:
Cadillac Records - Various Artists
Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds
Slumdog Millionaire
True Blood
Twilight
Best Score Soundtrack Album:
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (Disc 1) - Alexandre Desplat
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince - Nicholas Hooper
Milk - Danny Elfman
Star Trek - Michael Giacchino, Varese Sarabande
Up - Michael Giacchino
Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media:
"All Is Love" (From Where the Wild Things Are)
"Decode" (From Twilight)
"Jai Ho" (From Slumdog Millionaire)
"Once In A Lifetime" (From Cadillac Records)
"The Wrestler" (From The Wrestler)
Best Instrumental Composition:
Borat In Syracuse
Counting To Infinity
Fluffy
Ice-Nine
"Married Life" (From Up)
Best Instrumental Arrangement:
Emmanuel
Hope
Slings And Arrows
Up With End Credits (From Up)
West Side Story Medley
Best Instrumental Arangment Accompanying Vocalist(s):
A Change Is Gonna Come
Dedicated To You
In The Still Of The Night
My One And Only Thrill
Quiet Nights
Best Recording Package:
Back From The Dead
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Middle Cyclone
Splitting Adam
Tathagata
Best Boxed/Special Limited Edition:
"A Cabinet Of Curiosities"
"The Clifford Ball"
"Everything That Happens Will Happen Today"
"Lost In The Sound Of Separation" (Deluxe Edition)
"Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963-1972)"
Best Album Notes:
The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946)
Dance-O-Mania: Harry Yerkes And The Dawn Of The Jazz Age, 1919-1923
Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson - Music From The Film
My Dusty Road
Origins Of The Red Hot Mama, 1910-1922
Best Historical Album:
The Complete Chess Masters (1950-1967)
My Dusty Road
Origins Of The Red Hot Mama, 1910-1922
Take Me To The Water: Immersion Baptism In Vintage Music And Photography 1890-1950
Woodstock - 40 Years On: Back To Yasgur's Farm
Best Engineered Album, Non Classical:
Ellipse
Gossip In The Grain
My One And Only Thrill
Safe Trip Home
Swan Feathers
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 (Royksopp)
"I Want You" (Dave Aude Remix) - Dave Aude, remixer (Dean Coleman Featuring DCLA)
"No You Girls" (Trentemøller Remix) - Anders Trentemoller, remixer (Franz Ferdinand)
"When Love Takes Over" (Electro Extended Remix) - David Guetta, remixer (David Guetta Featuring Kelly Rowland)
Best Surround Sound Album:
Colabs
Flute Mystery
Kleiberg: Treble & Bass
1970 - 1975
Transmigration
Best Engineered Album, Classical:
Britten: Billy Budd - Neil Hutchinson & Jonathan Stokes
Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10 - Peter Laenger
QSF Plays Brubeck - Judy Kirschner
Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloe - Jesse Lewis & John Newton
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15 - John Newton & Dirk Sobotka
Producer of the Year, Classical:
Blanton Alspaugh
Steven Epstein
John Fraser
David Frost
James Mallinson
Best Classical Album:
Bernstein: Mass
Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe
Ravel: L'Enfant et les Sortileges
Shostakovich: The Nose
Best Orchestra Performance:
"Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique"
"Bruckner: Symphony No. 5"
"Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloe"
"Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15"
"Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4"
Best Opera Recording:
"Britten: Billy Budd"
"Messiaen: Saint Francois D'Assise"
"Musto, John: Volpone"
"Shostakovich: The Nose"
"Tan Dun: Marco Polo"
Best Choral Performance:
"Handel: Coronation Anthems"
"Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10"
"Penderecki: Utrenja"
"Song Of The Stars: Granados, Casals & Blancafort"
"A Spotless Rose"
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra):
"Bartok: 3 Concertos"
"Bermel, Derek: Voices For Solo Clarinet And Orchestra"
"Korngold: Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 35"
"Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3"
"Salonen, Esa-Pekka: Piano Concerto"
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra):
"Caroline Goulding" - Caroline Goulding (Christopher O'Riley & Janine Randall)
Chopin" - Maria Joao 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" (Comlete)- Enso Quartet (Lucy Shelton)
"The Hungarian Album" - Guarneri Quartet
"Intimate Letters" - Emerson String Quartet
"Schumann/Bartók: 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"
"Josquin: Missa Malheur Me Bat"
"Lang, David: The Little Match Girl Passion"
"Song Of Songs"
"Vivaldi: Concertos"
Best Classical Vocal Performance:
"Bach" - Anne Sofie von Otter (Lars Ulrik Mortensen; Anders J. Dahlin, Jakob Bloch Jespersen, "Bel Canto Spectacular" - Juan Diego Flórez (Daniel Oren; Daniella Barcellona, Patrizia Ciofi, "Recital At Ravinia" - Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Drew Minter; Peter Serkin)
"Un Frisson Français" - Susan Graham (Malcom Martineau)
"Verismo Arias" - Renee Fleming (Marco Armiliato; Jonas Kaufmann; Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano
Best Classical Contemporary Composition:
"Crumb, George: The Winds Of Destiny" - George Crumb (James Freeman)
"Higdon, Jennifer: Percussion Concerto" - Jennifer Higdon (Marin Alsop)
"Part, Arvo: In Principio" - Arvo Part (Tõnu 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
Jazz-Clazz - Paquito D'Rivera Quintet (Trio Clarone)
The Melody Of Rhythm
QSF Plays Brubeck - Quartet San Francisco
Twelve Songs by Charles Ives
Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs of Joy and Peace - Yo-Yo Ma
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
