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Nominations for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards

Provided by the Recording Academy

The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards will be held on January 31, 2010. Here is a full listing of this year's nominations:

Record Of The Year
(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)

Halo
Beyoncé

I Gotta Feeling
The Black Eyed Peas

Use Somebody
Kings Of Leon

Poker Face
Lady Gaga

You Belong With Me
Taylor Swift


Album Of The Year
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.)

I Am... Sasha Fierce
Beyoncé

The E.N.D.
The Black Eyed Peas

The Fame
Lady Gaga

Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King
Dave Matthews Band

Fearless
Taylor Swift


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

Poker Face
Lady Gaga & RedOne, songwriters (Lady Gaga)

Pretty Wings
Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)

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

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

You Belong With Me
Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)


Best New Artist
(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.)

Zac Brown Band

Keri Hilson

MGMT

Silversun Pickups

The Ting Tings


Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

Hometown Glory
Adele

Halo
Beyoncé

Hot N Cold
Katy Perry

Sober
Pink

You Belong With Me
Taylor Swift


Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

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
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

I Gotta Feeling
The 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
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

Sea Of Heartbreak
Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen

Love Sex Magic
Ciara & Justin Timberlake

Lucky
Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat

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

Breathe
Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat


Best Pop Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

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
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

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
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

The E.N.D.
The Black Eyed Peas

Breakthrough
Colbie Caillat

All I Ever Wanted
Kelly Clarkson

The Fray
The Fray

Funhouse
Pink


Best Dance Recording
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)

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
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

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
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

A Swingin' Christmas
Tony Bennett

Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden
Michael Bublé

Your Songs
Harry Connick, Jr.

Liza's At The Palace
Liza Minnelli

American Classic
Willie Nelson


Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

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 Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

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
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

War Machine
AC/DC

Check My Brain
Alice In Chains

What I've Done
Linkin Park

The Unforgiven III
Metallica

Burn It To The Ground
Nickelback


Best Metal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

Dissident Aggressor
Judas Priest

Set To Fail
Lamb Of God

Head Crusher
Megadeth

Señor Peligro
Ministry

Hate Worldwide
Slayer


Best Rock Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.)

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
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

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 & Tré 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
(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)

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
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Beyoncé

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
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

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 Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

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
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

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
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

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
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

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, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)

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


Best R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

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
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

I Am... Sasha Fierce
Beyoncé

Intuition
Jamie Foxx

The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper
Pleasure P

Ready
Trey Songz

Thr33 Ringz
T-Pain


Best Rap Solo Performance
(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

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 Or Group
(For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.)

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
(For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

Ego
Beyoncé & 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
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

Best I Ever Had
Aubrey Drake Graham, D. Hamilton & M. Samuels, songwriters (Drake)

Day 'N' Nite
S. Mescudi & O. Omishore, songwriters (Kid Cudi)

Dead And Gone
C. Harris, R. Tadross & J. Timberlake, songwriters (T.I. & Justin Timberlake)

D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)
Shawn Carter & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer, Paul Leka, Janko Nilovic & Dave Sucky, songwriters) (Jay-Z)

Run This Town
Shawn Carter, R. Fenty, M. Riddick, Kanye West & E. Wilson, songwriters (Athanasios Alatas, songwriter) (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West)


Best Rap Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

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
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

Dead Flowers
Miranda Lambert

I Just Call You Mine
Martina McBride
Track from: Shine

White Horse
Taylor Swift

Just A Dream
Carrie Underwood

Solitary Thinkin'
Lee Ann Womack


Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

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 Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

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 With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

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
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

Under The (Five) Wire
Alison Brown

The Crystal Merchant
The Greencards

Mansinneedof
Sarah Jarosz

Producer's Medley
Steve Wariner


Best Country Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

All I Ask For Anymore
Casey Beathard & Tim James, songwriters (Trace Adkins)

High Cost Of Living
Jamey Johnson & James Slater, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)

I Run To You
Tom Douglas, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)

People Are Crazy
Bobby Braddock & Troy Jones, songwriters (Billy Currington)

White Horse
Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)


Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

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
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

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
(For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.)

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 Zenón, soloist


Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

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
(For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

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
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Things I Wanted To Do
Chembo Corniel

Áurea
Geoffrey Keezer

Brazilliance X 4
Claudio Roditi

Juntos Para Siempre
Bebo Valdés And Chucho Valdés

Esta Plena
Miguel Zenón


Best Gospel Performance
(For solo, duo, group as collaborative performances. Singles or tracks with vocal containing Gospel lyrics. All genres of Gospel music are eligible.)

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
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

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
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

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
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

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
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

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
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

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
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

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
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

5to Piso
Ricardo Arjona

Te Acuerdas...
Francisco Céspedes

Sin Frenos
La Quinta Estación

Hu Hu Hu
Natalia Lafourcade

Gran City Pop
Paulina Rubio


Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Asi Soy
Isaac Delgado

Ciclos
Luis Enrique

Guasábara
José Lugo Orchestra

Gracias
Omara Portuondo

Bach In Havana
Tiempo Libre


Best Regional Mexican Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Corazón Ranchero
Shaila Dúrcal

Necesito De Ti
Vicente Fernández

Compañeras
Mariachi Reyna De Los Angeles

10 Aniversario
Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea

Pegadito Al Corazón
Joan Sebastian


Best Tejano Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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 Norteño Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Dejame Soñar
Cumbre Norteña

El Niño 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
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Se Nos Murio El Amor
El Güero Y Su Banda Centenario

Mas Adelante
La Arrolladora Banda El Limón De Rene Camacho

Derecho De Antiguedad
La Original Banda El Limón De Salvador Lizárraga

Tu Esclavo Y Amo
Lupillo Rivera


Best Americana Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Middle Cyclone
Neko Case

Our Bright Future
Tracy Chapman

Live
Shawn Colvin

Secret, Profane & Sugarcane
Elvis Costello

Townes
Steve Earle


Best Hawaiian Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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'Ésprit Créole
Cedric Watson et Bijou Créole


Best Reggae Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

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 Folklórico Kindembo

Drum Music Land
Ten Drum Art Percussion Group


Best Contemporary World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Welcome To Mali
Amadou & Mariam

Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 — Africa Sessions
Béla Fleck

Day By Day
Femi Kuti

Seya
Oumou Sangare

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


Best Musical Album For Children
(For albums consisting of predominantly music or song vs. spoken word.)

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
(For albums consisting of predominantly spoken word vs. music or song.)

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
(For comedy recordings, spoken or musical)

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
(Award to the Album Producer(s), and to the Lyricist(s) & Composer(s) of 51% or more of a new score. (Artist, Lyricist & Composer names appear in parentheses.))

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
(Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album, or to the individual(s) actively responsible for the concept and musical direction and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable.)

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
(Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series 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
(A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

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, Beyoncé Knowles, Scott McFarnon & Jody Street, songwriters (Beyoncé)

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


Best Instrumental Composition
(A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.)

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
(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

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)
(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

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
(An Engineer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.))

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
(A Producer's Award)

T Bone Burnett

Ethan Johns

Larry Klein

Greg Kurstin

Brendan O'Brien



Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
(A Remixer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.)

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

The Girl And The Robot (Jean Elan Remix)
Jean Elan, remixer (Röyksopp)

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

No You Girls (Trentemøller Remix)
Anders Trentemøller, remixer (Franz Ferdinand)

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


Best Surround Sound Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

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 & Göran Sjölin)

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
(An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.))

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 Chloé
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
(A Producer's Award)

Blanton Alspaugh

Steven Epstein

John Fraser

David Frost

James Mallinson



Best Classical Album
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) if other than the Artist.)

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 Karnéus, 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 Chloé
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 Sortilèges
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
(Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.)

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

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

Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé
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
(Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s) and Principal Soloists.)

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 François 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
(Award to the Choral Conductor, and to the Orchestra Conductor if an Orchestra is on the recording, and to the Choral Director or Chorus Master if applicable.)

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 Karnéus, 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)
(Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor.)

Bartók: 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 Sinfónica 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)
(Award to the Instrumental Soloist.)

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

Chopin
Maria João 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
(Award to the Artists.)

Ginastera: String Quartets (Complete)
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
(Award to the Ensemble (and to the Conductor.))

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
(Award to the Vocal Soloist(s).)

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 Flórez (Daniel Oren; Daniella Barcellona, Patrizia Ciofi, Plácido 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 Français
Susan Graham (Malcom Martineau)

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


Best Classical Contemporary Composition
(A Composer's Award. (For a contemporary classical composition composed within the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year.) Award to the librettist, if applicable.)

Crumb, George: The Winds Of Destiny
George Crumb (James Freeman)
Track from: Crumb: American Songbooks 2 & 4

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

Pärt, Arvo: In Principio
Arvo Pärt (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
(Award to the Artist(s) and/or to the Conductor.)

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; Béla 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, Renée 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
(For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.)

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
(For video album packages consisting of more than one song or track. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer of at least 51% of the total playing time.)

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)