51st Annual Grammy Awards

Tonight, February 8, the 51st Annual Grammy Awards will air at 8 PM ET/PT on CBS. 

The Grammy’s are one of the few award shows that I can actually sit through and watch in its entirety. Usually filled with great performances, this year’s line up includes TI performing Swagga Like Us with Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Jay-z, Radiohead, Coldplay, and many others.  I know I can’t wait. Below our some of RMJ’s picks for this year’s Grammy Award winners. Some highlights from previous Grammy’s and the entire nominee list after the jump. 

Record of the Year: M.I.A – Paper Planes (Produced by Diplo)

Album of the Year: Radiohead – In Rainbows (Produced by Nigel Godrich)

Song of the Year: Estelle (Feat. Kanye West) – American Boy (Produced by Will.i.Am)

Best New Artist: Duffy or Jazmine Sullivan or Adele 

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: Adele – Chasing Pavements

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: John Mayer – Say

Best Pop Performance by A Duo or Group with Vocals: Coldplay – Viva La Vida

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals: Alicia Keys & John Mayer – Lesson Learned

Best Dance Recording: Daft Punk – Harder Better Faster Stronger

Best Electronic/Dance Album: Daft Punk – Alive 2007

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance: John Mayer – Gravity

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: Radiohead – House of Cards

Best Rock Song: Radiohead – House of Cards

Best Alternative Music Album – Gnarls Barkley – The Odd Couple or Radiohead – In Rainbows

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: Alicia Keys – Superwoman

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: Chris Brown – Take You Down

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: Al Green (Feat. John Legend) – Stay With Me or Raphael Saadiq (Featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton) – Never Give You Up

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: Rapheal Saadiq – Love That Girl

Best Urban/Alertnative Perfomance: Kenna – Say Goodbye to Love

Best R&B Song: Raheem DeVaughn – Customer 

Best R&B Album: Raphael Saadiq – The Way I See It

Best Rap Solo Performance – Snoop Dogg – Sexual Eruption

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: TI (Feat. Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne) – Swagga Like Us

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: Lupe Fiasco (Feat. Matthew Santos) – Superstar or John Legend (feat. Andre 3000) – Green Light or Estelle (Feat. Kanye West) – American Boy

Best Rap Song: Snoop Dogg – Sexual Eruption or Lupe Fiasco (Feat. Matthew Santos) – Superstar or TI – Swagga Like Us

Best Rap Album: Jay-Z – American Gangster

Producer of the Year: Danger Mouse or Rick Rubin or Nigel Godrich

ODB (RIP)

Corinne Bailey Rae, John Legend, John Mayer (2007)

Marvin Gaye (1983)

Kanye West (2006) & (2008)

Category 1

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.)

	Chasing Pavements Adele Eg White, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Steve Price, engineers/mixers Track from: 19 [XL Recordings/Columbia]
	Viva La Vida Coldplay Markus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael Brauer & Rik Simpson, engineers/mixers Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends [Capitol Records]
	Bleeding Love Leona Lewis Simon Cowell, Clive Davis & Ryan “Alias” Tedder, producers; Craig Durrance, Phil Tan & Ryan “Alias” Tedder, engineers/mixers [J Records/SYCO Music]
	Paper Planes M.I.A Diplo, producer; Switch, engineer/mixer Track from: Kala [Interscope]
	Please Read The Letter Robert Plant & Alison Krauss T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer Track from: Raising Sand [Rounder]

 

Category 2

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.)

	Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends Coldplay Markus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael H. Brauer, Markus Dravs, John O’Mahony, Rik Simpson & Andy Wallace, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer [Capitol Records]
	Tha Carter III Lil Wayne Babyface, Brisco, Fabolous, Jay-Z, Kidd Kidd, Busta Rhymes, Juelz Santana, D. Smith, Static Major, T-Pain & Bobby Valentino, Betty Wright, featured artists; Alchemist, David Banner, Vaushaun “Maestro” Brooks, Cool & Dre, Andrews “Drew” Correa, Shondrae “Mr. Bangladesh” Crawford, Darius “Deezle” Harrison, Infamous, Jim Jonsin,  Angelo Morris, Mousa, Pro-J,  Play-N-Skillz, Rodnae, D. Smith, Streetrunner, Swizz Beatz, Robin Thicke, T-Pain & Kanye West, producers; Angel Aponte, Joshua Berkman, Andrew Dawson, Joe G, Darius “Deezle” Harrison, Fabian Marasciullo, Angelo Morris, Pro-J, Miguel Scott, Robin Thicke, Julian Vasquez & Gina Victoria, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer [Universal Motown/Cash Money]
	Year Of The Gentleman Ne-Yo Chuck Harmony, Ne-Yo, Polow Da Don, StarGate, Stereotypes, Syience, Shea Taylor & Shomari “Sho” Wilson, producers; Kirven Arrington, Jeff Chestek, Kevin “KD” Davis, Mikkel Eriksen, Jaymz Hardy Martin, III, Geno Regist, Phil Tan & Tony Terrebonne, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr., mastering engineer [Def Jam/Compound]
	Raising Sand Robert Plant & Alison Krauss T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer [Rounder]
	In Rainbows Radiohead Nigel Godrich, producer; Nigel Godrich, Dan Grech-Marguerat, Hugo Nicolson & Richard Woodcraft, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer [TBD Records]

 

Category 3

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.)

	American Boy William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West) Track from: Shine [Atlantic/Homeschool; Publishers: Will.I.Am Music/Cherry River Music/Chrysalis Publishing/John Legend Publishing/Cherry River Music/Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music/Larry Leron Music/Speir Music/Broke, Spoke and Gone Publishing]
	Chasing Pavements Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele) Track from: 19 [XL Recordings/Columbia; Publishers: Universal-Songs of Polygram Int.]
	I’m Yours Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz) Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. [Atlantic; Publisher: Goo Eyed Music]
	Love Song Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles) Track from: Little Voice [Epic; Publisher: Tiny Bear Music]
	Viva La Vida Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay) Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends [Capitol Records; Publishers: Universal Music-MGB Songs]

 

Category 4

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

	Adele
	Duffy
	Jonas Brothers
	Lady Antebellum
	Jazmine Sullivan

 

 

Category 5

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

	Chasing Pavements Adele Track from: 19 [Columbia/XL]
	Love Song Sara Bareilles Track from: Little Voice [Epic]
	Mercy Duffy Track from: Rockferry [Mercury]
	Bleeding Love Leona Lewis [J Records/SYCO Music]
	I Kissed A Girl Katy Perry Track from: One Of The Boys [Capitol Records]
	So What Pink [LaFace]

 

Category 6

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

	All Summer Long Kid Rock Track from: Rock N Roll Jesus [Atlantic]
	Say John Mayer Track from: Continuum [Columbia]
	That Was Me Paul McCartney Track from: Amoeba’s Secret [Hear Music/MPL Communications Ltd.]
	I’m Yours Jason Mraz Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. [Atlantic]
	Closer Ne-Yo Track from: Year Of The Gentleman [Def Jam/Compound Entertainment]
	Wichita Lineman James Taylor Track from: Covers [Hear Music]

 

Category 7

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals 
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

	Viva La Vida Coldplay Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends [Capitol Records]
	Waiting In The Weeds Eagles Track from: Long Road Out Of Eden [Eagles Recording Company II]
	Going On Gnarls Barkley Track from: The Odd Couple [Downtown/Atlantic]
	Won’t Go Home Without You Maroon 5 Track from: It Won’t Be Soon Before Long [A&M/Octone]
	Apologize OneRepublic Track from: Dreaming Out Loud [Mosley Music/Interscope Records]

 

Category 8

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

	Lesson Learned Alicia Keys & John Mayer Track from: As I Am [J Records]
	4 Minutes Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland Track from: Hard Candy [Warner Bros.]
	Rich Woman Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Track from: Raising Sand [Rounder]
	If I Never See Your Face Again Rihanna & Maroon 5 Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded [Def Jam and also A&M/Octone]
	No Air Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown Track from: Jordin Sparks [Jive]

 

Category 9

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

	Love Appetite Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere Track from: Nudge It Up A Notch [Stax]
	I Dreamed There Was No War Eagles Track from: Long Road Out Of Eden [Eagles Recording Company II]
	Fortune Teller Fourplay Track from: Energy [Heads Up International]
	Steppin’ Out Stanley Jordan Track from: State Of Nature [Mack Avenue Records]
	Blast! Marcus Miller Track from: Marcus [Concord Jazz]

 

Category 10

Best Pop Instrumental Album 
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

	Sax For Stax Gerald Albright [Peak Records]
	Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One Larry Carlton [335 Records]
	Jingle All The Way Béla Fleck & The Flecktones [Rounder]
	The Spice Of Life Earl Klugh [Koch Records]
	A Night Before Christmas Spyro Gyra [Heads Up International]

 

Category 11

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

	Detours Sheryl Crow [A&M Records]
	Rockferry Duffy [Mercury]
	Long Road Out Of Eden Eagles [Eagles Recording Company II]
	Spirit Leona Lewis [J Records/SYCO Music]
	Covers James Taylor [Hear Music]

 

 

Category 12

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

	Harder Better Faster Stronger Daft Punk Thomas Bangalter & Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo, producers; Thomas Bangalter & Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo, mixers Track from: Alive 2007 [Virgin Records]
	Ready For The Floor Hot Chip Hot Chip, producers; Dan Carey, mixer Track from: Made In The Dark [Astralwerks/DFA]
	Just Dance Lady Gaga & Colby O’Donis RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, mixer [Streamline/Interscope/Kon Live]
	Give It 2 Me Madonna Madonna & The Neptunes, producers; Andrew Coleman & Spike Stent, mixers Track from: Hard Candy [Warner Bros.]
	Disturbia Rihanna Brian Kennedy, producer; Phil Tan, mixer Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded [Def Jam]
	Black & Gold Sam Sparro Jesse Rogg & Sam Sparro, producers; Jeremy Wheatley, mixer Track from: Sam Sparro [Universal Republic Records]

 

Category 13

Best Electronic/Dance Album 
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

	New York City Brazilian Girls [Verve Forecast]
	Alive 2007 Daft Punk [Virgin Records]
	Bring Ya To The Brink Cyndi Lauper [Epic]
	X Kylie Minogue [Capitol/Astralwerks]
	Last Night Moby [Mute]
	Robyn Robyn [Konichiwa/Cherrytree/Interscope]

 

 

Category 14

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

	Still Unforgettable Natalie Cole [DMI Records]
	The Sinatra Project Michael Feinstein [Concord Music Group]
	Noël Josh Groban [143/Reprise]
	In The Swing Of Christmas Barry Manilow [Hallmark/Arista]
	Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall Rufus Wainwright [Geffen]

 

 

Category 15

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

	Gravity John Mayer Track from: Where The Light Is — Live In Los Angeles [Columbia]
	I Saw Her Standing There Paul McCartney Track from: Amoeba’s Secret [Hear Music/MPL Communications Ltd.]
	Girls In Their Summer Clothes Bruce Springsteen Track from: Magic [Columbia]
	Rise Eddie Vedder [J Records]
	No Hidden Path Neil Young Track from: Chrome Dreams II [Reprise]

 

Category 16

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals 
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

	Rock N Roll Train AC/DC [Columbia]
	Violet Hill Coldplay Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends [Capitol Records]
	Long Road Out Of Eden Eagles Track from: Long Road Out Of Eden [Eagles Recording Company II]
	Sex On Fire Kings Of Leon [RCA Records]
	House Of Cards Radiohead Track from: In Rainbows [TBD Records]

 

Category 17

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

	Inside The Fire Disturbed Track from: Indestructible [Reprise]
	Visions Judas Priest Track from: Nostradamus [Epic]
	Wax Simulacra The Mars Volta [Universal Motown]
	Saints Of Los Angeles Mötley Crüe Track from: Saints Of Los Angeles [Motley Records/Eleven Seven Music]
	Lords Of Salem Rob Zombie Track from: Zombie Live [Geffen/UMe]

 

Category 18

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

	Heroes Of Our Time DragonForce [Roadrunner Records]
	Nostradamus Judas Priest Track from: Nostradamus [Epic]
	My Apocalypse Metallica Track from: Death Magnetic [Warner Bros.]
	Under My Thumb Ministry Track from: Cover Up [Megaforce Records]
	Psychosocial Slipknot [Roadrunner Records]

 

Category 19

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

	Castellorizon David Gilmour Track from: Live In Gdansk [Columbia]
	Suicide & Redemption Metallica Track from: Death Magnetic [Warner Bros.]
	34 Ghosts I-IV Nine Inch Nails Track from: Ghosts I-IV [The Null Corporation]
	Hope (Live For The Art Of Peace) Rush Track from: Songs For Tibet: The Art Of Peace [Art of Peace Foundation]
	Peaches En Regalia Zappa Plays Zappa Featuring Steve Vai & Napoleon Murphy Brock [Strobosonic/Razor & Tie Entertainment]

 

Category 20

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.)

	Girls In Their Summer Clothes Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen) Track from: Magic [Columbia; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen]
	House Of Cards Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway & Thom Yorke, songwriters (Radiohead) Track from: In Rainbows [TBD Records; Publisher: Warner Chappell Music]
	I Will Possess Your Heart Benjamin Gibbard, Nicholas Harmer, Jason McGerr & Christopher Walla, songwriters (Death Cab For Cutie) Track from: Narrow Stairs [Atlantic; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music/Where I'm Calling From Music/Shove It Up Your Songs/Giant Beat Songs/Please Pass The Songs]
	Sex On Fire Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon) [RCA Records; Publishers: Martha Street Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, Followill Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, McFearless Music/Bug Music, Coffee, Tea or Me Publishing/Bug Music]
	Violet Hill Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay) Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends [Capitol Records; Publisher: Universal Music-MGB Songs]

 

Category 21

Best Rock Album 
(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)

	Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends Coldplay [Capitol Records]
	Rock N Roll Jesus Kid Rock [Atlantic]
	Only By The Night Kings Of Leon [RCA Records]
	Death Magnetic Metallica [Warner Bros.]
	Consolers Of The Lonely The Raconteurs [Third Man/Warner Bros.]

 

 

Category 22

Best Alternative Music Album 
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

	Modern Guilt Beck [DGC Records/XL Recordings/Interscope]
	Narrow Stairs Death Cab For Cutie [Atlantic]
	The Odd Couple Gnarls Barkley [Downtown/Atlantic]
	Evil Urges My Morning Jacket [ATO Records]
	In Rainbows Radiohead [TBD Records]

 

 

Category 23

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

	Me, Myself And I Beyoncé Track from: The Beyonce Experience Live Audio [Columbia/Music World Music]
	Heaven Sent Keyshia Cole Track from: Just Like You [Geffen/Confidential]
	Spotlight Jennifer Hudson [Arista]
	Superwoman Alicia Keys Track from: As I Am [J Records]
	Need U Bad Jazmine Sullivan [J Records]

 

Category 24

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

	You’re The Only One Eric Benét Track from: Love & Life [Friday/Reprise]
	Take You Down Chris Brown Track from: Exclusive [Jive]
	Miss Independent Ne-Yo Track from: Year Of The Gentleman [Def Jam/Compound]
	Can’t Help But Wait Trey Songz Track from: Trey Day [Atlantic]
	Here I Stand Usher Track from: Here I Stand [LaFace]

 

Category 25

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals 
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

	Ribbon In The Sky Boyz II Men Track from: Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA [Decca Records]
	Words Anthony David Featuring India.Arie Track from: Acey Duecy [Soulbird/ Universal Republic Records]
	Stay With Me (By The Sea) Al Green Featuring John Legend Track from: Lay It Down [Blue Note Records]
	I’m His Only Woman Jennifer Hudson Featuring Fantasia Track from: Jennifer Hudson [Arista Records]
	Never Give You Up Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton Track from: The Way I See It [Columbia Records]

 

Category 26

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance 
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

	A Change Is Gonna Come Wayne Brady Track from: A Long Time Coming [Peak Records]
	You’ve Got The Love I Need Al Green Featuring Anthony Hamilton Track from: Lay It Down [Blue Note Records]
	Baby I Know (Linda Jones) With Helen Bruner & Terry Jones Track from: Soul Talkin [Philerzy Productions]
	Love That Girl Raphael Saadiq Track from: The Way I See It [Columbia Records]
	In Love With Another Man Jazmine Sullivan Track from: Fearless [J Records]

 

Category 27

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

	Say Goodbye To Love Kenna Track from: Make Sure They See My Face [Star Trak/Interscope]
	Wanna Be Maiysha Track from: This Much Is True: [Eusonia Records]
	Be OK Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am Track from: I Am [Def Jam]
	Many Moons Janelle Monae Track from: Metropolis: The Chase Suite (Special Edition) [Wondaland/Bad Boy]
	Lovin You (Music) Wayna Featuring Kokayi Track from: Higher Ground [Quiet Power Productions, LLC]

 

Category 28

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

	Bust Your Windows Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Deandre Way, songwriter) (Jazmine Sullivan) Track from: Fearless [J Records; Publishers: Nappy Puddy Music/Universal Music-Z Tunes, Salaam Remi Music/EMI April Music, Soulja Boy Tellem Music/Croomstacular Music]
	Customer I. Barias, Raheem DeVaughn, C. Haggins, K. Oliver & Johnnie Smith, songwriters (Raheem DeVaughn) Track from: Love Behind The Melody [Jive; Publishers: Universal Music-Z Tunes/Ahmad's World/Universal Music/Nivrac Tyke Music/Fresh Paint Music/HC 1030 Publishing/Universal Music/Tetragrammaton Music/Melodic Piano Productions/HC 1030 Publishing]
	Heaven Sent Keyshia Cole, Jason Farmer & Alex Francis, songwriters (Keyshia Cole) Track from: Just Like You [Geffen/Confidential; Publishers: She Wrote It/BMG Songs, J Vibe Publishing/Ultra Tunes, Lex Project Publishing]
	Miss Independent Mikkel S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & S. Smith, songwriters (Ne-Yo) Track from: Year Of The Gentleman [Def Jam/Compound; Publishers: Pen In The Ground Publishing, Universal Music-Z Tunes]
	Spotlight Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson) [Arista Records; Publishers: Super Sayin' Publishing/Universal Music-Z Songs, Sony/ATV Tunes, EMI Music Publishing]

 

Category 29

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

	Love & Life Eric Benét [Friday/Reprise]
	Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA Boyz II Men [Decca Records]
	Lay It Down Al Green [Blue Note]
	Jennifer Hudson Jennifer Hudson [Arista Records]
	The Way I See It Raphael Saadiq [Columbia]

 

Category 30

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

	Growing Pains Mary J. Blige [Geffen]
	Back Of My Lac’ J. Holiday [Capitol Records]
	First Love Karina [Def Jam]
	Year Of The Gentleman Ne-Yo [Def Jam/Compound]
	Fearless Jazmine Sullivan [J Records]

 

 

Category 31

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

	Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)… Jay-Z Track from: American Gangster [Roc-A-Fella]
	A Milli Lil Wayne Track from: Tha Carter III [Cash Money/Universal Motown]
	Paris, Tokyo Lupe Fiasco Track from: The Cool [1st & 15th/Atlantic]
	N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave And The Master) Nas Track from: Untitled [Def Jam]
	Sexual Eruption Snoop Dogg Track from: Ego Trippin [Geffen]

 

Category 32

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group 
(For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.)

	Royal Flush Big Boi Featuring Raekwon And Andre 3000 [LaFace]
	Swagga Like Us Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne [Roc-A-Fella/Grand Hustle/Atlantic]
	Mr. Carter Lil Wayne Featuring Jay-Z Track from: Tha Carter III [Cash Money/Universal Motown]
	Wish You Would Ludacris Featuring T.I. [DTP]
	Put On Young Jeezy Featuring Kanye West [Def Jam]

 

Category 33

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

	American Boy Estelle Featuring Kanye West Track from: Shine [Homeschool/Atlantic]
	Low Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain Track from: Mail On Sunday [Poe Boy/Atlantic]
	Green Light John Legend & Andre 3000 [Columbia/G.O.O.D. Music]
	Got Money Lil Wayne Featuring T-Pain Track from: Tha Carter III [Cash Money/Universal Motown]
	Superstar Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos Track from: The Cool [1st & 15th/Atlantic]

 

Category 34

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

	Lollipop D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters (Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major) Track from: Tha Carter III [Cash Money/Universal Motown; Publishers: Young Money Publishing/Warner-Chappell Music, Herbalicious Music/Blackfountain Music/EMI-April Music, JimiPub Music/EMI Blackwood, Three Nails And A Crown Publishing, Roynet Music]
	Low Tramar Dillard, M. Humphrey, Faheem Najm, Korey Roberson & Howard Simmons, songwriters (Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain) Track from: Mail On Sunday [Poe Boy/Atlantic; Publishers: E-Class Publishing/Sony-ATV Music Publishing/Universal Music Z Songs/Top Quality Publishing/NappyPub Music/Zomba Songs]
	Sexual Eruption Calvin Broadus, S. Lovejoy & D. Stewart, songwriters (Snoop Dogg) Track from: Ego Trippin [Geffen; Publishers: My Own Chit Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music, Shawty Redd Songs/EMI April Music, Pimpin Tha Pen]
	Superstar Lupe Fiasco & Soundtrakk, songwriters (Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos) Track from: The Cool [1st & 15th/Atlantic; Publishers: Hey Lu Chill Music (Heavy As Heaven/Universal Music), 1st & 15th Publishing (Mr. Lopez Music/Universal Music Publishing)]
	Swagga Like Us Jeff Bhaskev, D. Carter, S. Carter, Clifford Harris, Plain Pat & Kanye West, songwriters (M. Arulpragasam, N. Headon, M. Jones, J. Mellor, T. Pentz & P. Simonon, songwriters) (Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne) [Roc-A-Fella/Grand Hustle/Atlantic; Publishers: Crown Club Pub./Warner-Tamerlane/Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood/Carter Boys Music/EMI April/Young Money Pub./Warner-Tamerlane/Hollertronix/Domino Publishing/Universal Z Tunes/Univ. Polygram Int'l]

 

Category 35

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

	American Gangster Jay-Z [Roc-A-Fella]
	Tha Carter III Lil Wayne [Cash Money/Universal Motown]
	The Cool Lupe Fiasco [1st & 15th/Atlantic]
	Nas Nas [Def Jam]
	Paper Trail T.I. [Grand Hustle/Atlantic]

 

 

Category 36

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

	For These Times Martina McBride Track from: Waking Up Laughing [RCA Nashville]
	What I Cannot Change LeAnn Rimes Track from: Family [Curb Records]
	Last Name Carrie Underwood Track from: Carnival Ride [19/Arista/Arista Nashville]
	Last Call Lee Ann Womack [MCA Nashville]
	This Is Me You’re Talking To Trisha Yearwood Track from: Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love [Big Machine]

 

Category 37

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

	You’re Gonna Miss This Trace Adkins Track from: American Man, Greatest Hits Volume II [Capitol Records Nashville]
	In Color Jamey Johnson [MCA Nashville]
	Just Got Started Lovin’ You James Otto Track from: Sunset Man [Raybaw]
	Letter To Me Brad Paisley Track from: 5th Gear [Arista Nashville]
	Troubadour George Strait Track from: Troubadour [MCA Nashville]

 

Category 38

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals 
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

	God Must Be Busy Brooks & Dunn Track from: Cowboy Town [Arista Nashville]
	Love Don’t Live Here Lady Antebellum Track from: Lady Antebellum [Capitol Records Nashville]
	Every Day Rascal Flatts Track from: Still Feels Good [Lyric Street Records]
	Blue Side Of The Mountain The SteelDrivers Track from: The SteelDrivers [Rounder]
	Stay Sugarland Track from: Enjoy The Ride [Mercury Records]

 

Category 39

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

	Shiftwork Kenny Chesney & George Strait Track from: Just Who I Am: Poets And Pirates [BNA Records]
	Killing The Blues Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Track from: Raising Sand [Rounder]
	House Of Cash George Strait & Patty Loveless Track from: Troubadour [MCA Nashville]
	Life In A Northern Town Sugarland, Jake Owen & Little Big Town Track from: Love On The Inside [Deluxe Fan Edition] [Mercury Records]
	Let The Wind Chase You Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban Track from: Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love [Big Machine]

 

Category 40

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

	Sumatra Cherryholmes Track from: Cherryholmes III: Don’t Believe [Skaggs Family Records]
	Two Small Cars In Rome Jerry Douglas & Lloyd Green Track from: Glide [Koch]
	Sleigh Ride Béla Fleck & The Flecktones Track from: Jingle All The Way [Rounder]
	Is This America? (Katrina 2005) Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas & Bruce Hornsby Track from: Family & Friends — Rambling Boy [Decca Records]
	Cluster Pluck Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner [Arista Nashville]

 

Category 41

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

	Dig Two Graves Ashley Gorley & Bob Regan, songwriters (Randy Travis) Track from: Around The Bend [Warner Bros.; Publishers: Songs of Combustion Music, Music of Windswept/Famous Music, Mt. Tallac Music]
	I Saw God Today Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell & Wade Kirby, songwriters (George Strait) Track from: Troubadour [MCA Nashville; Publishers: Big Red Toe/Extremely Loud Music, Steel Wheels Music, Steel Wheels Music/Blind Mule Music]
	In Color Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller & James Otto, songwriters (Jamey Johnson) Track from: That Lonesome Song [Mercury Records; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music/Big Gassed Hitties, EMI Blackwood Music/New Songs of Sea Gayle/Noah's Little Boat Music, Eldorotto Music Publishing/Lucky Thumb Music]
	Stay Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland) Track from: Enjoy The Ride [Mercury Records; Publisher: Jennifer Nettles Publishing]
	You’re Gonna Miss This Ashley Gorley & Lee Thomas Miller, songwriters (Trace Adkins) Track from: American Man, Greatest Hits Volume II [Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: EMI Blackwood/New Songs of Sea Gayle/Noah's Little Boat Music/Songs of Combustion Music]

 

Category 42

Best Country Album 
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

	That Lonesome Song Jamey Johnson [Mercury Records]
	Sleepless Nights Patty Loveless [Saguaro Road]
	Troubadour George Strait [MCA Nashville]
	Around The Bend Randy Travis [Warner Bros.]
	Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love Trisha Yearwood [Big Machine]

 

Category 43

Best Bluegrass Album 
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

	Cherryholmes III: Don’t Believe Cherryholmes [Skaggs Family Records]
	Del McCoury Band — Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Del McCoury Band [MunckMix]
	The Ultimate Collection / Live At The Ryman Earl Scruggs With Family & Friends [Rounder Records]
	Honoring The Fathers Of Bluegrass: Tribute To 1946 And 1947 Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder [Skaggs Family Records]
	Wheels Dan Tyminski [Rounder]

 

 

Category 44

Best New Age Album 
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

	Meditations William Ackerman [Compass Productions]
	Pathfinder Will Clipman [Canyon Records]
	Peace Time Jack DeJohnette [Golden Beams/Kindred Rhythm]
	Ambrosia Peter Kater [Point Of Light Records]
	The Scent Of Light Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra [SSRI]

 

 

Category 45

Best Contemporary Jazz Album 
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

	Randy In Brasil Randy Brecker [MAMA Records]
	Floating Point John McLaughlin [Abstract Logix]
	Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration Of Cannonball Adderley (Various Artists) Gregg Field & Tom Scott, producers [Concord Jazz]
	Miles From India (Various Artists) Bob Belden, producer [4Q/Times Square Records]
	Lifecycle Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern [Heads Up International]

 

Category 46

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

	Imagina: Songs Of Brasil Karrin Allyson [Concord Jazz]
	Breakfast On The Morning Tram Stacey Kent [Blue Note]
	If Less Is More…Nothing Is Everything Kate McGarry [Palmetto Records]
	Loverly Cassandra Wilson [Blue Note]
	Distances Norma Winstone (Glauco Venier & Klaus Gesing) [ECM]

 

Category 47

Best Jazz Instrumental 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.)

	Be-Bop Terence Blanchard, soloist Track from: Live At The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival (Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary All-Stars) [Monterey Jazz Festival Records]
	Seven Steps To Heaven Till Brönner, soloist Track from: The Standard (Take 6) [Heads Up International]
	Waltz For Debby Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists Track from: The New Crystal Silence [Concord Records]
	Son Of Thirteen Pat Metheny, soloist Track from: Day Trip [Nonesuch Records]
	Be-Bop James Moody, soloist Track from: Live At The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival (Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary All-Stars) [Monterey Jazz Festival Records]

 

Category 48

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

	The New Crystal Silence Chick Corea & Gary Burton [Concord Records]
	History, Mystery Bill Frisell [Nonesuch Records]
	Brad Mehldau Trio: Live Brad Mehldau Trio [Nonesuch Records]
	Day Trip Pat Metheny With Christian McBride & Antonio Sanchez [Nonesuch Records]
	Standards Alan Pasqua, Dave Carpenter & Peter Erskine Trio [Fuzzy Music]

 

Category 49

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

	Appearing Nightly Carla Bley And Her Remarkable Big Band [WATT]
	Act Your Age Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band [Immergent]
	Symphonica Joe Lovano With WDR Big Band & Rundfunk Orchestra [Blue Note]
	Blauklang Vince Mendoza [Act Music and Vision (AMV)]
	Monday Night Live At The Village Vanguard The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra [Planet Arts Recordings]

 

Category 50

Best Latin Jazz Album 
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

	Afro Bop Alliance Caribbean Jazz Project [Heads Up International]
	The Latin Side Of Wayne Shorter Conrad Herwig & The Latin Side Band [Half Note Records]
	Song For Chico Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra [Zoho]
	Nouveau Latino Nestor Torres [Diamond Light Records]
	Marooned/Aislado Papo Vázquez The Mighty Pirates [Picaro Records]

 

 

Category 51

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.)

	I Understand Kim Burrell, Rance Allen, Bebe Winans & Mariah Carey Track from: Randy Jackson’s Music Club, Volume One [Concord Records/Dream Merchant 21 Ent.]
	East To West Casting Crowns Track from: The Altar And The Door Live [Beach Street/Reunion Records]
	Get Up Mary Mary Track from: The Sound [Columbia]
	Shall We Gather At The River Take 6 Track from: The Standard [Heads Up International]
	Waging War CeCe Winans Track from: Thy Kingdom Come [PureSprings Gospel/EMI Gospel]

 

Category 52

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

	Cover Me James L. Moss, songwriter (21:03 With Fred Hammond, Smokie Norful & J Moss) [Verity/Zomba Gospel; Publisher: Millenni-era Music]
	Get Up Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Warryn Campbell & Eric Dawkins, songwriters (Mary Mary) Track from: The Sound [Columbia; Publishers: Wet Ink Red Music/That's Plum Song/It's Tea Tyme/EMI April/E.D. Duz-It Music/Irving Music/Underdog Songs]
	Give Me Your Eyes Brandon Heath & Jason Ingram, songwriters (Brandon Heath) Track from: What If We [Reunion Records; Publishers: Sitka6 Music/Peertunes/Grange Hill Music/Windsor Way Music]
	Help Me Believe Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin) Track from: The Fight Of My Life [Fo Yo Soul Ent./Zomba Gospel ; Publishers: Universal Music-Z Songs/Kerrion Publishing]
	You Reign Jim Bryson, Steven Curtis Chapman, Nathan Cochran, Barry Graul, Bart Millard, Mike Scheuchzer & Robby Shaffer, songwriters (MercyMe) Track from: All That Is Within Me [INO Records; Publishers: Simpleville Music/Wet As A Fish Music, Sparrow Song/Peach Hill Songs]

 

Category 53

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

	Hello After Edmund [Slanted Records]
	Our World Redeemed Flame [Cross Movement Records]
	We Need Each Other Sanctus Real [Sparrow Records]
	Rock What You Got Superchick [Inpop Records]
	Alive And Transported TobyMac [ForeFront Records/EMI CMG]

 

Category 54

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album 
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

	This Moment Steven Curtis Chapman [Sparrow Records]
	What If We Brandon Heath [Reunion Records]
	Opposite Way Leeland [Essential Records]
	Hello Love Chris Tomlin [Sparrow Records/Sixstepsrecords/EMI CMG]
	Thy Kingdom Come CeCe Winans [PureSprings Gospel/EMI Gospel]

 

Category 55

Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album 
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

	Room For More Booth Brothers [Daywind Records]
	Lovin’ Life Gaither Vocal Band [Gaither Music Group]
	Steps To Heaven Charlie Louvin [Tompkins Square]
	Hymned Again Bart Millard [INO Records]
	Ephesians One Karen Peck & New River [Daywind Records]

 

Category 56

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

	Down In New Orleans The Blind Boys Of Alabama [Time Life]
	I’ll Say Yes The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir Carol Cymbala, producer [Integrity Music]
	Take It Back Dorinda Clark-Cole [GospoCentric/Zomba]
	Deitrick Haddon Presents . . . Together In Worship Voices Of Unity [Tyscot Records]
	Bishop Charles E. Blake Presents… No Limit The West Angeles COGIC Mass Choir [EMI Gospel]

 

Category 57

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

	Reflections Jason Champion [EMI Gospel/Brooks Entertainment]
	The Fight Of My Life Kirk Franklin [Fo Yo Soul Entertainment/ Zomba Gospel]
	The Sound Mary Mary [Columbia]
	Donald Lawrence Introduces: Family Prayer The Murrills [Quiet Water/ Verity]
	Stand Out Tye Tribbett & G.A. [Columbia]

 

 

Category 58

Best Latin Pop Album 
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

	Cara B Jorge Drexler [Warner Music Latina]
	Palabras Del Silencio Luis Fonsi [Universal Music Latino]
	La Vida…Es Un Ratico Juanes [Universal Music Latino]
	Cómplices Luis Miguel [Warner Music Latina]
	Tarde O Temprano Tommy Torres [Warner Music Latina]

 

Category 59

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

	Sonidos Gold Grupo Fantasma [Aire Sol Records/High Wire Music]
	45 Jaguares [EMI Music]
	La Verdad Locos Por Juana [Machete Music]
	Tijuana Sound Machine Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich & Fussible [Nacional Records]
	Mediocre Ximena Sariñana [Warner Music Latina]

 

Category 60

Best Latin Urban Album 
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

	La Novela Akwid [Univision Records]
	La Sinfonia La Sinfonia [Norte/Sony BMG]
	The Royalty: La Realeza Rkm & Ken-y [Machete Music]
	En Lo Claro Voltio [Norte/Sony BMG]
	Los Extraterrestres Wisin y Yandel [Machete Music]

 

Category 61

Best Tropical Latin Album 
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

	Cuba: Un Viaje Musical — A Musical Journey Albita, Rey Ruíz & Donato Poveda [Apollo Music]
	Renacer DLG [Machete Music]
	Señor Bachata José Feliciano [Universal Music Latino]
	Frutero Moderno Gonzalo Grau y La Clave Secreta [2008 Gonzalo Grau]
	Back On The Streets… Taste Of Spanish Harlem Vol. 2 New Swing Sextet [Cotique/Emusica Records]

 

Category 62

Best Regional Mexican Album 
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

	Amor, Dolor Y Lágrimas: Música Ranchera Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]
	Desde México: “Cumbia Cusinela” Huichol Musical [ASL]
	Vámonos Pa’l Río Los Pikadientes De Caborca [Norte/Sony BMG]
	Canciones De Amor Mariachi Divas [Shea Records/East Side Records]
	A Puro Dolor Nadia [Warner Music Latina]

 

Category 63

Best Tejano Album 
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

	Music Lessons Chente Barrera y Taconazo [Qvo Records]
	Friends & Legends Joe Posada [Baby Dude Records]
	Viva La Revolucion Ruben Ramos & The Mexican Revolution [Revolution Records]
	All That Jazz… Tortilla Factory [Tortilla Records]
	Heir To The Throne Albert Zamora [Freddie Records]

 

Category 64

Best Norteño Album 
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

	Me Enamore De Un Angel Los Palominos [Urbana Records]
	Raíces Los Tigres Del Norte [Fonovisa]
	Corridos: Defendiendo El Honor Pesado [Warner Music Latina]
	Six Pack Siggno [Freddie Records]
	Cuidado Solido [Freddie Records]

 

Category 65

Best Banda Album 
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

	Tu Inspiracion Alacranes Musical [Fonovisa]
	Que Bonito… ¡Es Lo Bonito! Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga [Fonsovisa]
	Vive Y Dejame Vivir Cuisillos [Musart/Balboa Records]
	Tiro De Gracia Lupillo Rivera [ASL]
	No Es De Madera Joan Sebástian [Musart/Balboa Records]

 

 

Category 66

Best Traditional Blues Album 
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

	The Blues Rolls On Elvin Bishop [Delta Groove Music, Inc.]
	Skin Deep Buddy Guy [Silvertone Records]
	All Odds Against Me John Lee Hooker Jr. [Steppin' Stone Records/CC Entertainment]
	One Kind Favor B.B. King [Geffen Records]
	Pinetop Perkins & Friends Pinetop Perkins & Friends [Stoneagle Music/Telarc]

 

Category 67

Best Contemporary Blues Album 
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

	Peace, Love & BBQ Marcia Ball [Alligator Records]
	Like A Fire Solomon Burke [Shout! Factory]
	City That Care Forgot Dr. John And The Lower 911 [429 Records]
	Maestro Taj Mahal [Heads Up International]
	Simply Grand Irma Thomas [Rounder Records]

 

 

Category 68

Best Traditional Folk Album 
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

	Coal Kathy Mattea [Captain Potato Records]
	Comedians & Angels Tom Paxton [Appleseed Recordings]
	Bring Me Home Peggy Seeger [Appleseed Recordings]
	At 89 Pete Seeger [Appleseed Recordings]
	Strangers In Another Country Rosalie Sorrels [Red House Records]

 

Category 69

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album 
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

	Day After Tomorrow Joan Baez [Bobolink/Razor & Tie]
	I, Flathead Ry Cooder [Nonesuch Records]
	Sex & Gasoline Rodney Crowell [Work Song/Yep Roc Records]
	All I Intended To Be Emmylou Harris [Nonesuch Records]
	Raising Sand Robert Plant & Alison Krauss [Rounder Records]

 

Category 70

Best Native American Music Album 
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

	Songs From The Black Hills Bryan Akipa [SOAR Corporation]
	Spo’Mo’Kin’Nan Black Lodge [Canyon Records]
	Red Rock Northern Cree [Canyon Records]
	Come To Me Great Mystery — Native American Healing Songs (Various Artists) Tom Wasinger, producer [Silver Wave Records]
	Faith Kevin Yazzie [Canyon Records]

 

Category 71

Best Hawaiian Music Album 
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

	‘Ikena Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho [Daniel Ho Creations]
	‘Aumakua Amy Hanaiali`i [Ua Records/Concord]
	Force Of Nature Led Kaapana & Mike Kaawa [Ledward Kaapana & Mike Kaawa]
	Hawaiian Slack Key Kings Masters Series Vol. II (Various Artists) Chris Lau & Milton Lau, producers [Rhythm And Roots Records]
	The Spirit Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar (Various Artists) Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Dennis Kamakahi, Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers [Daniel Ho Creations]

 

Category 72

Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album 
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

	Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival BeauSoleil & Michael Doucet [MunckMix]
	From Now On Michael Doucet [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]
	Homage Au Passé Pine Leaf Boys [Lionsgate]
	Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys [MunckMix]
	Cedric Watson Cedric Watson [Valcour Records]

 

 

Category 73

Best Reggae Album 
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

	Jah Is Real Burning Spear [Burning Music Production]
	Let’s Get Physical Elephant Man [VP Records/ Bad Boy]
	Vibes Heavy D [Stride/Universal]
	Repentance Lee “Scratch” Perry [Narnack Records]
	Intoxication Shaggy [VP Records]
	Amazing Sly & Robbie [Fontana International]

 

 

Category 74

Best Traditional World Music Album 
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

	Calcutta Chronicles: Indian Slide Guitar Odyssey Debashish Bhattacharya [Riverboat Records/World Music Network]
	The Mandé Variations Toumani Diabaté [Nonesuch Records]
	Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu Ladysmith Black Mambazo [Heads Up International]
	Dancing In The Light Lakshmi Shankar [World Village]

 

Category 75

Best Contemporary World Music Album 
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

	Shake Away Lila Downs [Manhattan Records/Blue Note]
	Banda Larga Cordel Gilberto Gil [Warner Music Latina]
	Global Drum Project Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju & Giovanni Hidalgo [Shout! Factory]
	Rokku Mi Rokka (Give And Take) Youssou N’Dour [Nonesuch Records]
	Live At The Nelson Mandela Theater Soweto Gospel Choir [Shanachie Entertainment]

 

 

Category 76

Best Polka Album 
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

	El Maestro Del Acordeón Y Sus Polkas Paulino Bernal [Urbana Records]
	Speechless LynnMarie & Charlie Kelley As The Boxhounds [Squeeze Records]
	Back To Back Hall Of Fame Polkas Walter Ostanek & His Band, Jerry Darlak & The Touch And Bob Kravos & His Band [Sunshine Diversified Ent.]
	Hungry For More Polka Family Band [Polka Family Music]
	Let The Whole World Sing Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra [Rounder]

 

 

Category 77

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

	Beethoven’s Wig 4: Dance Along Symphonies Beethoven’s Wig [Rounder Records]
	Big Round World Trout Fishing In America [Trout Records]
	Here Come The 123s They Might Be Giants [Disney Sound]
	Here Comes Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could [Bumblin' Bee Records]
	The Shoe Bird Gerard Schwarz Conducting The Seattle Symphony [Brilliance Audio]

 

Category 78

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

	Around The Campfire Buck Howdy With BB [Prairie Dog Entertainment]
	The Big One-Oh Dean Pitchford [Random House Audio/Listening Library]
	Brown Bear And Friends Gwyneth Paltrow [Macmillan Audio]
	The Cricket In Times Square Tony Shalhoub [Macmillan Audio]
	Yes To Running! Bill Harley Live Bill Harley [Round River Records]

 

 

Category 79

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

	An Inconvenient Truth (Al Gore) Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon & Blair Underwood [Simon & Schuster Audio]
	Born Standing Up Steve Martin [Simon & Schuster Audio]
	I Am America (And So Can You!) Stephen Colbert (& Various Artists) [Hachette Audio]
	Life Beyond Measure Sidney Poitier [HarperAudio]
	When You Are Engulfed In Flames David Sedaris [Hachette Audio]

 

 

Category 80

Best Comedy Album 
(For comedy recordings, spoken or musical)

	Anticipation Lewis Black [Comedy Central Records]
	Flight Of The Conchords Flight Of The Conchords [Sub Pop]
	For Your Consideration Kathy Griffin [Columbia/Music With A Twist]
	It’s Bad For Ya George Carlin [Eardrum Records]
	Songs Of The Bushmen Harry Shearer [Courgette Records]

 

 

Category 81

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.))

	Gypsy Robert Sher, producer (Jule Styne, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (2008 Broadway Cast With Patti LuPone & Others) [Time Life]
	In The Heights Kurt Deutsch, Alex Lacamoire, Andrés Levin, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joel Moss & Bill Sherman, producers; Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer/lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Lin-Manuel Miranda And Others) [Razor & Tie Entertainment/Ghostlight Records]
	The Little Mermaid Bruce Botnick, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken & Chris Montan, producers; Alan Menken, composer; Glenn Slater, lyricist (Howard Ashman, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Sierra Boggess, Tituss Burgess & Others) [Walt Disney Records]
	South Pacific David Caddick, David Lai & Ted Sperling, producers (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast With Kelli O’Hara, Paulo Szot & Others) [Masterworks Broadway]
	Young Frankenstein; The Musical Doug Besterman, producer; Mel Brooks, composer/lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Roger Bart, Megan Mullally, Sutton Foster & Others) [Decca Broadway]

 

 

Category 82

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.)

	American Gangster (Various Artists) [Def Jam]
	August Rush (Various Artists) [Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax]
	Juno (Various Artists) [Fox Music/Rhino]
	Mamma Mia! Meryl Streep (& Various Artists) [Decca Records]
	Sweeney Todd — The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street (Various Artists) [Nonesuch Records]

 

Category 83

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 Dark Knight James Newton Howard & Hans Zimmer, composers [Warner Sunset/Warner Bros.]
	Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull John Williams, composer [Concord Records]
	Iron Man Ramin Djawadi, composer [Lionsgate]
	There Will Be Blood Jonny Greenwood, composer [Nonesuch Records]
	Wall-E Thomas Newman, composer [Walt Disney Records/Pixar]

 

Category 84

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.)

	Down To Earth (From Wall-E) Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, songwriters (Peter Gabriel) Track from: Wall-E [Walt Disney Records/Pixar; Publishers: Walt Disney Music, Wonderland Music/Pixar Talking Pictures/Pixar Music]
	Ever Ever After (From Enchanted) Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz, songwriters (Carrie Underwood) Track from: Enchanted [Walt Disney Records; Publishers: Wonderland Music & Walt Disney Music]
	Say (From The Bucket List) John Mayer, songwriter (John Mayer) Track from: Continuum [Aware/Columbia; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes, Specific Harm Music]
	That’s How You Know (From Enchanted) Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz, songwriters (Amy Adams) Track from: Enchanted [Walt Disney Records; Publishers: Wonderland Music & Walt Disney Music]
	Walk Hard (From Walk Hard — The Dewey Cox Story) Judd Apatow, Marshall Crenshaw, Jake Kasdan & John C. Reilly, songwriters (John C. Reilly) Track from: Walk Hard The Dewey Cox Story [Columbia; Publishers: Murder by Television/Apatow Music/Popular Misconception/New Columbia Pictures Music/Colpix Music]

 

 

Category 85

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

	The Adventures Of Mutt (From Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull) John Williams, composer (John Williams) Track from: Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull — Soundtrack [Concord Records]
	Alegria Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton) Track from: The New Crystal Silence [Concord Records]
	Claire’s Closet Russell Ferrante, composer (Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern) Track from: Lifecycle [Heads Up International]
	Danzón De Etiqueta Dave Grusin, composer (Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin) Track from: Amparo [Decca]
	Hit The Ground Running Gordon Goodwin, composer (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band) Track from: Act Your Age [Immergent]

 

Category 86

Best Instrumental Arrangement 
(An Arranger’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

	Define Dancing (From Wall-E) Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, arrangers (Thomas Newman) Track from: Wall-E — Soundtrack [Walt Disney Records]
	Down In The Valley Frank Macchia, arranger (Frank Macchia Featuring The Prague Orchestra) Track from: Landscapes [Cacophony]
	Duke Ellington’s Sound Of Love Michael Abene, arranger (Joe Lovano With WDR Big Band & Rundfunk Orchestra) Track from: Symphonica [Blue Note]
	St. Louis Blues Bob Brookmeyer, arranger (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra) Track from: Monday Night Live At The Village Vanguard [Planet Arts Recordings]
	Yesterdays Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band Featuring Art Tatum) Track from: Act Your Age [Immergent]

 

Category 87

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) 
(An Arranger’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

	Alfie Vince Mendoza, arranger (Traincha & The Metropole Orchestra) Track from: The Look Of Love — Burt Bacharach Songbook [Blue Note]
	Grace Cedric Dent, arranger (Take 6) Track from: The Standard [Heads Up International]
	Here’s That Rainy Day Nan Schwartz, arranger (Natalie Cole) Track from: Still Unforgettable [DMI Records]
	Johnny One Note Don Sebesky, arranger (John Pizzarelli) Track from: With A Song In My Heart [Telarc International]
	Lazy Afternoon Claus Ogerman, arranger (Danilo Perez) Track from: Across The Crystal Sea [Emarcy]

 

 

Category 88

Best Recording Package

	Death Magnetic Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffat & David Turner, art directors (Metallica) [Warner Bros.]
	Hawk Nelson…Is My Friend! Don Clark, art director (Hawk Nelson) [BEC Recordings]
	Nouns No Age & Brian Roettinger, art directors (No Age) [Sub Pop]
	Radio Retaliation Neal Ashby, Matthew Curry & Patrick Donohue, art directors (Thievery Corporation) [ESL Music]
	Summer Rains Amanda Barrett, Abby DeWald, Renee Jablow & Rick Whitmore, art directors (The Ditty Bops) [The Green Witch Society]

 

Category 89

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

	Ghosts I-IV Jeff Anderson, Trent Reznor & Rob Sheridan, art directors (Nine Inch Nails) [The Null Corporation]
	In Rainbows Stanley Donwood, Mel Maxwell & Christiaan Munro, art directors (Radiohead) [TBD Records]
	Poems & Songs Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (Wu Sheng) [Ring of Fire Music]
	Pretty. Odd. Alex Kirzhner & Panic At The Disco, art directors (Panic At The Disco) [Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen]
	@#%&*! Smilers Aimee Mann & Gail Marowitz, art directors (Aimee Mann) [SuperEgo Records]

 

 

Category 90

Best Album Notes

	Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music Documented By Art Rosenbaum Art Rosenbaum, album notes writer (Various Artists) [Dust-To-Digital]
	Debate ’08: Taft And Bryan Campaign On The Edison Phonograph Patrick Feaster & David Giovannoni, album notes writers (William Jennings Bryan & William Howard Taft) [Archeophone Records]
	Kind Of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition Francis Davis, album notes writer (Miles Davis) [Columbia/Legacy Recordings]
	Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul David Ritz & Jerry Wexler, album notes writers (Aretha Franklin) [Rhino/Atlantic]
	The Unsung Father Of Country Music: 1925-1934 Henry “Hank” Sapoznik, album notes writer (Ernest V. Stoneman) [5-String Productions]

 

 

Category 91

Best Historical Album

	Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music Documented By Art Rosenbaum Steven Lance Ledbetter & Art Rosenbaum, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists) [Dust-To-Digital]
	Classic Columbia, OKeh And Vocalion Lester Young With Count Basie (1936-1940) Scott Wenzel, compilation producer; Malcolm Addey, Michael Brooks, Matt Cavaluzzo, Andreas Meyer & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Lester Young With Count Basie) [Mosaic Records]
	Debate ’08: Taft And Bryan Campaign On The Edison Phonograph David Giovannoni, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (William Jennings Bryan & William Howard Taft) [Archeophone Records]
	Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette Ken Flaherty, Jr., compilation producer; Marcos Sueiro Bal, Ken Flaherty, Jr., Kurt Nauck & Glenn Sage, mastering engineers (Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette) [Tompkins Square]
	To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story Richard Seidel, compilation producer; Mark G. Wilder, mastering engineer (Nina Simone) [RCA/Legacy Recordings]

 

 

Category 92

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical 
(An Engineer’s Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.))

	Consolers Of The Lonely Joe Chiccarelli, Vance Powell & Jack White III, engineers (The Raconteurs) [Third Man/Warner Bros.]
	Just A Little Lovin’ Al Schmitt, engineer (Shelby Lynne) [Lost Highway Records]
	Lay It Down Jimmy Douglass, Russell “The Dragon” Elevado & John Smeltz, engineers (Al Green) [Blue Note]
	Still Unforgettable Steve Genewick, Al Schmitt & Bill Schnee, engineers (Natalie Cole) [DMI Records]
	We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. Dyre Gormsen & Tony Maserati, engineers (Jason Mraz) [Atlantic]

 

Category 93

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical 
(A Producer’s Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.))

	Danger Mouse Attack & Release (The Black Keys) (A) Modern Guilt (Beck) (A) The Odd Couple (Gnarls Barkley) (A)
	Nigel Godrich In Rainbows (Radiohead) (A)
	Johnny K Big Bad World (Plain White T’s) (A) The Illusion Of Progress (Staind) (A) Light From Above (Black Tide) (A) 3 Doors Down (3 Doors Down) (A)
	Rick Rubin Death Magnetic (Metallica) (A) Home Before Dark (Neil Diamond) (A) Mercy (Dancing For The Death Of An Imaginary Enemy) (Ours) (A) Seeing Things (Jakob Dylan) (A) Weezer (Red Album) (Weezer) (A)
	will.i.am American Boy (Estelle Featuring Kanye West) (T) Encanto (Sergio Mendes) (A) Funky Bahia (Sergio Mendes Featuring will.i.am & Siedah Garrett) (T) In The Ayer (Flo Rida Featuring will.i.am) (T) Pick It Up (Fergie) (T) Picture Perfect (Chris Brown Featuring will.i.am) (T) What’s Your Name (Usher Featuring will.i.am) (T)

 

Category 94

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

	Closer (StoneBridge Radio Edit) StoneBridge, remixer (Ne-Yo) [Def Jam]
	Electric Feel (Justice Remix) Justice, remixers (MGMT) Track from: Oracular Spectacular [Columbia]
	4 Minutes (Junkie XL Remix) Junkie XL, remixer (Madonna Featuring Justin Timberlake) [Warner Bros.]
	Just Fine (Moto Blanco Remix) Moto Blanco, remixers (Mary J. Blige) Track from: Growing Pains [Geffen]
	The Longest Road (Deadmau5 Remix) Deadmau5, remixer (Morgan Page Featuring Lissie) Track from: Elevate [Nettwerk]

 

 

Category 95

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

	Divertimenti Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter L’Orange, surround mix engineers; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Øyvind Gimse & TrondheimSolistene) [2L]
	Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition; Night On Bald Mountain; Prelude To Khovanshchina Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Robert Woods, surround producer (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra) [Telarc]
	Rheinberger: Sacred Choral Works John Newton, surround mix engineer; Jonathan Cooper & Mark Donahue, surround mastering engineers; Blanton Alspaugh, surround producer (Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Bach Choir & Kansas City Chorale) [Chandos]
	Ringo 5.1 The Surround Sound Collection Bruce Sugar, surround mix engineer; Chris Bellman, surround mastering engineer; Bill Crowley, Ringo Starr & Bruce Sugar, surround producers (Ringo Starr) [Koch]
	Sensurround + B-Sides Tohru Takayama, surround mix engineer; Keigo Oyamada, surround producer (Cornelius) [Everloving]

 

 

Category 96

Best Engineered Album, Classical 
(An Engineer’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.))

	Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Fred Vogler, engineer (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic) [Deutsche Grammophon]
	Divertimenti Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter L’Orange, engineers (Øyvind Gimse & TrondheimSolistene) [2L (Lindberg Lyd)]
	Puccini: La Bohème Michael Bishop, engineer (Robert Spano & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus) [Telarc]
	Respighi: Church Windows, Brazilian Impressions, Rossiniana John Newton, engineer (JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra) [Naxos]
	Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago David Frost, Tom Lazarus & Christopher Willis, engineers (Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Alan Gilbert, Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man, Yo-Yo Ma & Chicago Symphony Orchestra) [CSO Resound]

 

Category 97

Producer Of The Year, Classical 
(A Producer’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)

	David Frost Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic) Right Through The Bone — Julius Röntgen Chamber Music (ARC Ensemble) Schubert: Sonata In D Maj.; Liszt: Don Juan Fantasy (Min Kwon) Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago (Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Alan Gilbert, Yo-Yo Ma, Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
	David Groves Baroque (Gabriela Montero) Beethoven: Piano Sonatas (Jonathan Biss) Polish Spirit (Nigel Kennedy & Jacek Kaspszyk) Respighi: Roman Trilogy, Il Tramonto (Antonio Pappano) Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Martha Argerich)
	Judith Sherman Carter, Elliott: String Quartets Nos. 1 And 5 (Pacifica Quartet) Piano Music Of Salonen, Stucky And Lutoslawski (Gloria Cheng) Reich: Daniel Variations (Grant Gershon, Alan Pierson, Los Angeles Master Chorale & London Sinfonietta) Riley, Terry: The Cusp Of Magic (Kronos Quartet & Wu Man) String Poetic (Jennifer Koh & Reiko Uchida)
	Robert Woods Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition, Night On Bald Mountain, Prelude To Khovanshchina (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra) Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5, Lieutenant Kijé Suite (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra) Puccini: La Bohème (Robert Spano & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus) Ravel: Boléro (Erich Kunzel & Cincinnati Pops Orchestra) Revolutionary (Cameron Carpenter)
	Robina G. Young Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 18, Nos. 1-6 (Tokyo String Quartet) Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 ‘Eroica’ (Andrew Manze & Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra) Birds On Fire (Fretwork) Heavenly Harmonies (Stile Antico) Scattered Rhymes (Paul Hillier, Orlando Consort & The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)

 

 

Category 98

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

	Maria Cecilia Bartoli; Christopher Raeburn, producer; Wolf-Dieter Karwatky & Philip Siney, engineers/mixers (Adam Fischer; Orchestra La Scintilla) [Decca Records]
	O’Regan, Tarik: Threshold Of Night Craig Hella Johnson, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; John Newton, engineer/mixer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Company Of Strings; Company Of Voices & Conspirare) [Harmonia Mundi]
	Schoenberg/Sibelius: Violin Concertos Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Hilary Hahn; Sid McLauchlan & Arend Prohmann, producers; Stephan Flock, engineer/mixer (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra) [Deutsche Grammophon]
	Spotless Rose: Hymns To The Virgin Mary Charles Bruffy, conductor; Phoenix Chorale; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; John Newton, engineer/mixer; Jonathan Cooper & Mark Donahue, mastering engineers [Chandos]
	Weill: Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny James Conlon, conductor; Anthony Dean Griffey, Patti LuPone & Audra McDonald; Fred Vogler, producer (Donnie Ray Albert, John Easterlin, Steven Humes, Mel Ulrich & Robert Wörle; Los Angeles Opera Chorus; Los Angeles Opera Orchestra) [EuroArts]

 

Category 99

Best Orchestral Performance 
(Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.)

	D’Indy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 Rumon Gamba, conductor (Iceland Symphony Orchestra) [Chandos]
	Glazunov: Symphony No. 6, La Mer, Introduction And Dance From Salome José Serebrier, conductor (Royal Scottish National Orchestra) [Warner Classics & Jazz]
	Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20 Alan Gilbert, conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) Track from: Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago [CSO Resound]
	Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 Bernard Haitink, conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) [CSO Resound]
	Walden, Chris: Symphony No. 1, The Four Elements Chris Walden, conductor (Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra) [Origin Classical]

 

Category 100

Best Opera Recording 
(Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s) and Principal Soloists.)

	Tan Dun: The First Emperor Tan Dun, conductor; Michelle DeYoung, Plácido Domingo, Elizabeth Futral, Paul Groves, Wu Hsing-Kuo & Hao Jiang Tian; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus) [EMI Classics]
	Lully: Psyché Paul O´Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Colin Balzer, Karina Gauvin, Carolyn Sampson & Aaron Sheehan; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra; Boston Early Music Festival Chorus) [CPO]
	Monteverdi: L’Orfeo Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor; Sara Mingardo, Monica Piccinini, Anna Simboli & Furio Zanasi; Jean-Pierre Loisil, producer (Concerto Italiano) [Naive Classique]
	Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin Valery Gergiev, conductor; Renée Fleming, Dmitri Hvorostovsky & Ramón Vargas; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus) [Decca]
	Weill: Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny James Conlon, conductor; Anthony Dean Griffey, Patti LuPone & Audra McDonald; Fred Vogler, producer (Donnie Ray Albert, John Easterlin, Steven Humes, Mel Ulrich & Robert Wörle; Los Angeles Opera Orchestra; Los Angeles Opera Chorus) [EuroArts]

 

Category 101

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.)

	O’Regan, Tarik: Threshold Of Night Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Company Of Strings; Company Of Voices & Conspirare) [Harmonia Mundi]
	Rheinberger: Sacred Choral Works Charles Bruffy, conductor (Kansas City Chorale & Phoenix Bach Choir) [Chandos]
	Symphony Of Psalms Sir Simon Rattle, conductor; Simon Halsey, chorus master (Berliner Philharmoniker; Rundfunkchor Berlin) Track from: Stravinsky: Symphonies [EMI Classics]
	Szymanowski, Karol: Stabat Mater Antoni Wit, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, chorus master (Jaroslaw Brek, Iwona Hossa & Ewa Marciniec; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Philharmonic Choir) [Naxos]
	Tippett: A Child Of Our Time Colin Davis, conductor; Joseph Cullen, chorus master (Steve Davislim, Mihoko Fujimura, Matthew Rose & Indra Thomas; London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus) [LSO Live]

 

Category 102

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra) 
(Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor.)

	Bloch/Lees:Violin Concertos John McLaughlin Williams, conductor; Elmar Oliveira (National Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine) [Artek]
	Harrison: Pipa Concerto Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor; Wu Man (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) Track from: Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago [CSO Resound]
	Mozart: Piano Concertos 17 & 20 Leif Ove Andsnes (Norwegian Chamber Orchestra) [EMI Classics]
	Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos 2 & 5 Charles Dutoit, conductor; Jean-Yves Thibaudet (L’Orchestre De La Suisse Romande) [Decca Records]
	Schoenberg/Sibelius: Violin Concertos Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Hilary Hahn (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra) [Deutsche Grammophon]

 

Category 103

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra) 
(Award to the Instrumental Soloist.)

	In A State Of Jazz Marc-André Hamelin [Hyperion]
	Piano Music Of Salonen, Stucky, And Lutoslawski Gloria Cheng [Telarc]
	Red Cliff Capriccio Wei Li [First Impression Music]
	Revolutionary Cameron Carpenter [Telarc]
	Strange Toys Joan Jeanrenaud [Talking House Records]

 

Category 104

Best Chamber Music Performance 
(Award to the Artists.)

	Brahms: String Quartet Op. 51, No. 2, Piano Quintet Op. 34 Stephen Hough; Takács Quartet [Hyperion]
	Carter, Elliott: String Quartets Nos. 1 And 5 Pacifica Quartet [Naxos]
	Folk Songs Trio Mediaeval [ECM New Series]
	Right Through The Bone — Julius Röntgen Chamber Music ARC Ensemble [RCA Red Seal]
	String Poetic Jennifer Koh & Reiko Uchida [Cedille Records]

 

Category 105

Best Small Ensemble Performance 
(Award to the Ensemble (and to the Conductor.))

	Divertimenti Øyvind Gimse, conductor; TrondheimSolistene [2L (Lindberg Lyd)]
	Tan Dun: Pipa Concerto; Hayashi: Viola Concerto; Takemitsu: Nostalgia Roman Balashov, conductor; Yuri Bashmet; Moscow Soloists (Wu Man) [Onyx Classics]
	Im Wunderschoenen Monat Mai Reinbert De Leeuw, conductor; Barbara Sukowa; Schoenberg Ensemble [Winter & Winter]
	Monk: Impermanence Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble [ECM New Series]
	Spotless Rose: Hymns To The Virgin Mary Charles Bruffy, conductor; Phoenix Chorale [Chandos]

 

Category 106

Best Classical Vocal Performance 
(Award to the Vocal Soloist(s).)

	Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan Hila Plitmann (JoAnn Falletta; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra) [Naxos]
	Fussell, Charles: Wilde Sanford Sylvan (Gil Rose; Boston Modern Orchestra Project) [BMOP/Sound]
	Gomidas Songs Isabel Bayrakdarian (Eduard Topchjan; Serouj Kradjian; Chamber Players Of The Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra) [Nonesuch Records]
	Maria Cecilia Bartoli (Adam Fischer; Orchestra La Scintilla) [Decca Records]
	Terezín: Theresienstadt Anne Sofie Von Otter (Christian Gerhaher & Daniel Hope; Bengt Forsberg & Gerold Huber) [Deutsche Grammophon]

 

Category 107

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.)

	Dalbavie: Concerto Pour Flûte Marc-André Dalbavie (Peter Eötvös) Track from: Dalbavie/Jarrell/Pintscher: Flute Concertos [EMI Classics]
	Gandolfi: The Garden Of Cosmic Speculation Michael Gandolfi (Robert Spano) [Telarc]
	Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan John Corigliano (JoAnn Falletta) Track from: Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan [Naxos]
	Violin Concerto No. 2 George Tsontakis (Douglas Boyd) Track from: Tsontakis: Violin Concerto No. 2, Clair De Lune [Koch Int'l Clasiscs]
	Walden, Chris: Symphony No. 1, The Four Elements Chris Walden (Chris Walden) [Origin Classical]

 

Category 108

Best Classical Crossover Album 
(Award to the Artist(s) and/or to the Conductor.)

	Baroque Gabriela Montero [EMI Classics]
	Indigo Road Ronn McFarlane [Dorian Sono Luminus]
	Olde School East Village Opera Company [Decca Records]
	The Othello Syndrome Uri Caine Ensemble [Winter & Winter]
	Simple Gifts The King’s Singers [Signum Records]

 

 

Category 109

Best Short Form Music Video 
(For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.)

	Honey Erykah Badu Erykah Badu & Mr. Roboto, video directors; Megan Gutman, video producer [Universal Motown]
	Who’s Gonna Save My Soul Gnarls Barkley Chris Milk, video director; Anne Johnson, video producer [Downtown/Atlantic]
	Another Way To Die Alicia Keys & Jack White PR Brown & MK12, video directors; Dexton Deboree, Lance Ebeling, Mick Ebeling, Sheira Rees-Davies & Jane Tredget, video producers [J Records]
	House Of Cards Radiohead James Frost, video director; Dawn Fanning, video producer [TBD Records]
	Pork And Beans Weezer Mathew Cullen, video director; Bernard Rahill, video producer [DGC/Interscope]

 

Category 110

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.)

	Where The Light Is — Live In Los Angeles John Mayer Danny Clinch, video director; Lindha Narvaez, video producer [Columbia]
	Runnin’ Down A Dream Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Peter Bogdanovich, video director; Skot Bright, video producer [Warner Bros.]
	Good Girl Gone Bad Live Rihanna Paul Caslin, video director; John Paveley, Ruth Paveley & Rupert Style, video producers [Def Jam/SRP Records/Mercury Music Group/Universal Music]
	Respect Yourself — The Stax Records Story (Various Artists) Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video directors; Mark Crosby, Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video producers [Stax/Tremolo Productions/Concord Music Group]
	Amazing Journey: The Story Of The Who The Who Paul Crowder & Murray Lerner, video directors; Robert Rosenberg & Nigel Sinclair, video producers [Universal Home Entertainment]