Special merit awards ;
MusiCares Person of the Year •
Neil Diamond ;Lifetime Achievement Award winners •
Gene Autry •
The Blind Boys of Alabama •
The Four Tops •
Hank Jones •
Brenda Lee •
Dean Martin •
Tom Paxton ;Trustees Award winners •
George Avakian •
Elliott Carter •
Allen Toussaint ;Technical Grammy Award winners • Clarence "Leo" Fender •
Universal Audio ;President's Merit Award •
Clive Davis General For all of these there are both nominees and winners, the winners are in
bold. ;
Record of the Year •
"Please Read the Letter" – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss •
T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer • "
Chasing Pavements" –
Adele •
Eg White, producer;
Tom Elmhirst &
Steve Price, engineer/mixers • "
Viva la Vida" –
Coldplay •
Markus Dravs,
Brian Eno &
Rik Simpson, producers;
Michael Brauer &
Rik Simpson, engineers/mixers • "
Bleeding Love" –
Leona Lewis •
Simon Cowell,
Clive Davis &
Ryan "Alias" Tedder, producers; Craig Durrance,
Phil Tan & Ryan "Alias" Tedder, engineers/mixers • "
Paper Planes" –
M.I.A. •
Diplo, producer;
Switch, engineer/mixer ;
Album of the Year • '''
Raising Sand –
Robert Plant &
Alison Krauss''' •
T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer •
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends –
Coldplay •
Markus Dravs,
Brian Eno &
Rik Simpson, producers;
Michael H. Brauer, Markus Dravs, John O'Mahoney, Rik Simpson &
Andy Wallace, engineers/mixers;
Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer •
Tha Carter III –
Lil Wayne •
Babyface,
Brisco,
Fabolous,
Jay-Z,
Kidd Kidd,
Busta Rhymes,
Juelz Santana, D. Smith,
Static Major,
T-Pain &
Bobby Valentino, featured artists;
Alchemist,
David Banner,
Vaushaun "Maestro" Brooks,
Cool & Dre,
Andrews "Drew" Correa,
Shondrae "Mr. Bangladesh" Crawford,
Darius "Deezle" Harrison,
Jim Jonsin, Mousa, Pro Jay, Rodnae,
Skillz & Play, D. Smith,
Swizz Beatz,
Robin Thicke, T-Pain &
Kanye West, producers; Angel Aponte, Joshua Berkman,
Andrew Dawson, Joe G, Darius "Deezle" Harrison, Fabian Marasciullo, Miguel Scott, Robin Thicke, Julian Vasquez & Gina Victoria, engineers/mixers;
Vlado Meller, mastering engineer •
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 •
In Rainbows –
Radiohead •
Nigel Godrich, producer; Nigel Godrich,
Dan Grech-Marguerat,
Hugo Nicolson & Richard Woodcraft, engineers/mixers;
Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer ;
Song of the Year •
"Viva la Vida" •
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay) • "
American Boy" •
William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir,
John Stephens,
Estelle Swaray &
Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle featuring Kanye West) • "
Chasing Pavements" •
Adele Adkins &
Eg White, songwriters (Adele) • "
I'm Yours" •
Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz) • "
Love Song" •
Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles) ;
Best New Artist •
Adele •
Duffy •
Jonas Brothers •
Lady Antebellum •
Jazmine Sullivan Pop ;
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance •
"Chasing Pavements" – Adele • "
Love Song" –
Sara Bareilles • "
Mercy" –
Duffy • "
Bleeding Love" –
Leona Lewis • "
I Kissed a Girl" –
Katy Perry • "
So What" –
P!nk ;
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance •
"Say" – John Mayer • "
All Summer Long" –
Kid Rock • "
That Was Me" –
Paul McCartney • "
I'm Yours" –
Jason Mraz • "
Closer" –
Ne-Yo • "
Wichita Lineman" –
James Taylor ;
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals •
"Viva la Vida" – Coldplay • "
Waiting in the Weeds" –
Eagles • "
Going On" –
Gnarls Barkley • "
Won't Go Home Without You" –
Maroon 5 • "
Apologize" –
OneRepublic ;
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals •
"Rich Woman" – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss • "
Lesson Learned" –
Alicia Keys &
John Mayer • "
4 Minutes" –
Madonna,
Justin Timberlake &
Timbaland • "
If I Never See Your Face Again" –
Maroon 5 &
Rihanna • "
No Air" –
Jordin Sparks &
Chris Brown ;
Best Pop Instrumental Performance •
"I Dreamed There Was No War" – Eagles • "Love Appetite" –
Steve Cropper &
Felix Cavaliere • "
Fortune Teller"–
Fourplay • "
Steppin' Out" –
Stanley Jordan • "
Blast!" –
Marcus Miller ;
Best Pop Instrumental Album • '''
Jingle All the Way –
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones''' •
Sax for Stax –
Gerald Albright •
Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One –
Larry Carlton •
The Spice of Life –
Earl Klugh •
A Night Before Christmas –
Spyro Gyra ;
Best Pop Vocal Album • '''
Rockferry –
Duffy''' •
Detours –
Sheryl Crow •
Long Road Out of Eden –
Eagles •
Spirit –
Leona Lewis •
Covers –
James Taylor Dance ;
Best Dance Recording •
"Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Alive 2007)" – Daft Punk • "
Ready for the Floor" –
Hot Chip • "
Just Dance" –
Lady Gaga &
Colby O' Donis • "
Give It 2 Me" –
Madonna • "
Disturbia" –
Rihanna • "
Black & Gold" –
Sam Sparro ;
Best Electronic/Dance Album • '''
Alive 2007 –
Daft Punk''' •
New York City –
Brazilian Girls •
Bring Ya to the Brink –
Cyndi Lauper •
X –
Kylie Minogue •
Last Night –
Moby •
Robyn –
Robyn ===
Traditional Pop=== ;
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album • '''
Still Unforgettable –
Natalie Cole''' •
The Sinatra Project –
Michael Feinstein •
Noël –
Josh Groban •
In the Swing of Christmas –
Barry Manilow •
Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall –
Rufus Wainwright Rock ;
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance •
"Gravity" – John Mayer • "
I Saw Her Standing There" –
Paul McCartney • "
Girls in Their Summer Clothes"
Bruce Springsteen • "Rise" –
Eddie Vedder • "
No Hidden Path" –
Neil Young ;
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal •
"Sex on Fire" – Kings of Leon • "
Rock N' Roll Train" –
AC/DC • "
Violet Hill" –
Coldplay • "
Long Road Out of Eden" –
Eagles • "
House of Cards" –
Radiohead ;
Best Hard Rock Performance •
"Wax Simulacra" – The Mars Volta • "
Inside the Fire" –
Disturbed • "Visions" –
Judas Priest • "
Saints of Los Angeles" –
Mötley Crüe • "
Lords of Salem" –
Rob Zombie ;
Best Metal Performance •
"My Apocalypse" – Metallica • "
Heroes of Our Time" –
DragonForce • "
Nostradamus" –
Judas Priest • "
Under My Thumb" –
Ministry • "
Psychosocial" –
Slipknot ;
Best Rock Instrumental Performance •
"Peaches En Regalia" – Zappa Plays Zappa featuring Steve Vai & Napoleon Murphy Brock • "
Castellorizon" –
David Gilmour • "
Suicide & Redemption" –
Metallica • "
34 Ghosts IV" –
Nine Inch Nails • "Hope (Live For The Art Of Peace)" –
Rush ;
Best Rock Song •
"Girls in Their Summer Clothes" – Bruce Springsteen • "
House of Cards" –
Radiohead • "
I Will Possess Your Heart" –
Death Cab for Cutie • "
Sex on Fire" –
Kings of Leon • "
Violet Hill" –
Coldplay ;
Best Rock Album • '''
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends –
Coldplay''' •
Rock N Roll Jesus –
Kid Rock •
Only By The Night –
Kings of Leon •
Death Magnetic –
Metallica •
Consolers of the Lonely –
The Raconteurs Alternative ;
Best Alternative Music Album • '''
In Rainbows –
Radiohead''' •
Modern Guilt –
Beck •
Narrow Stairs –
Death Cab for Cutie •
The Odd Couple –
Gnarls Barkley •
Evil Urges –
My Morning Jacket R&B ;
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance •
"Superwoman" – Alicia Keys • "
Me, Myself and I" (Live) –
Beyoncé • "
Heaven Sent" –
Keyshia Cole • "
Spotlight" –
Jennifer Hudson • "
Need U Bad" –
Jazmine Sullivan ;
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance •
"Miss Independent" – Ne-Yo • "You're the Only One" –
Eric Benét • "
Take You Down" –
Chris Brown • "
Can't Help But Wait" –
Trey Songz • "
Here I Stand" –
Usher ;
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal •
"Stay with Me (By the Sea)" – Al Green & John Legend • "
Ribbon in the Sky" –
Boyz II Men • "
Words" –
Anthony David &
India.Arie • "
I'm His Only Woman" –
Jennifer Hudson &
Fantasia • "
Never Give You Up" –
Raphael Saadiq feat.
Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton ;
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance • '''"
You've Got the Love I Need" –
Al Green &
Anthony Hamilton''' • "
A Change is Gonna Come" –
Wayne Brady • "Baby I Know" –
Linda Jones with
Helen Bruner & Terry Jones • "Love That Girl" –
Raphael Saadiq • "
In Love With Another Man" –
Jazmine Sullivan ;
Best Urban/Alternative Performance •
"Be OK" – Chrisette Michele & will.i.am • "
Say Goodbye to Love" –
Kenna • "Wanna Be" –
Maiysha • "
Many Moons" –
Janelle Monáe • "Lovin You (Music)" –
Wayna & Kokayi ;
Best R&B Song •
"Miss Independent" – Ne-Yo • "
Bust Your Windows" –
Jazmine Sullivan • "
Customer" –
Raheem DeVaughn • "
Heaven Sent" –
Keyshia Cole • "
Spotlight –
Jennifer Hudson ;
Best R&B Album • '''
Jennifer Hudson –
Jennifer Hudson''' •
Love & Life –
Eric Benét •
Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA –
Boyz II Men •
Lay It Down –
Al Green •
The Way I See It –
Raphael Saadiq ;
Best Contemporary R&B Album • '''
Growing Pains –
Mary J. Blige''' • ''
Back of My Lac''' –
J. Holiday •
First Love –
Karina •
Year of the Gentleman –
Ne-Yo •
Fearless –
Jazmine Sullivan Rap ;
Best Rap Solo Performance •
"A Milli" – Lil Wayne • "
Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." –
Jay-Z • "
Paris, Tokyo" –
Lupe Fiasco • "
N.I.*.*.E.R. (The Slave and the Master)" –
Nas • "
Sexual Eruption" –
Snoop Dogg ;
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group •
"Swagga Like Us" – Jay-Z & T.I. featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne • "
Royal Flush" –
Big Boi featuring
Raekwon &
Andre 3000 • "
Mr. Carter –
Lil Wayne featuring
Jay-Z • "
Wish You Would" –
Ludacris featuring
T.I. • "
Put On" –
Young Jeezy featuring
Kanye West ;
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration •
"American Boy" – Estelle featuring Kanye West • "
Low" –
Flo Rida featuring
T-Pain • "
Green Light" –
John Legend &
Andre 3000 • "
Got Money" –
Lil Wayne featuring
T-Pain • "
Superstar" –
Lupe Fiasco featuring
Matthew Santos ;
Best Rap Song •
"Lollipop" •
D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters (Lil Wayne featuring Static Major) • "
Low" •
T. Dillard,
M. Humphrey &
T-Pain, songwriters (Flo Rida featuring T-Pain) • "
Sexual Eruption" •
Calvin Broadus, S. Lovejoy &
D. Stewart, songwriters (Snoop Dogg) • "
Superstar" •
Lupe Fiasco & Soundtrakk, songwriters (Lupe Fiasco featuring
Matthew Santos) • "
Swagga Like Us" •
D. Carter,
S. Carter,
Clifford Harris &
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) ;
Best Rap Album • '''
Tha Carter III –
Lil Wayne''' •
American Gangster –
Jay-Z •
The Cool –
Lupe Fiasco •
Nas –
Nas •
Paper Trail –
T.I. Country ;
Best Female Country Vocal Performance •
"Last Name" – Carrie Underwood • "
For These Times" –
Martina McBride • "
What I Cannot Change" –
LeAnn Rimes • "
Last Call" –
Lee Ann Womack • "
This Is Me You're Talking To" –
Trisha Yearwood ;
Best Male Country Vocal Performance •
"Letter to Me" – Brad Paisley • "
You're Gonna Miss This" –
Trace Adkins • "
In Color" –
Jamey Johnson • "
Just Got Started Lovin' You" –
James Otto • "
Troubadour" –
George Strait ;
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal •
"Stay" – Sugarland • "
God Must Be Busy" –
Brooks & Dunn • "
Love Don't Live Here" –
Lady Antebellum • "
Every Day" –
Rascal Flatts • "Blue Side of the Mountain" –
The Steel Drivers ;
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals •
"Killing the Blues" – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss • "
Shiftwork" –
Kenny Chesney &
George Strait • "House of Cash" –
George Strait &
Patty Loveless • "
Life in a Northern Town" –
Sugarland, featuring
Jake Owen &
Little Big Town • "Let the Wind Chase You" –
Trisha Yearwood &
Keith Urban ;
Best Country Instrumental Performance •
"Cluster Pluck" – Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner • "
Sumatra" –
Cherryholmes • "
Two Small Cars In Rome" –
Jerry Douglas &
Lloyd Green • "
Sleigh Ride" –
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones • "Is This America? (Katrina 2005)" –
Charlie Haden,
Pat Metheny,
Jerry Douglas &
Bruce Hornsby ;
Best Country Song •
"Stay" – Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland) • "Dig Two Graves" –
Randy Travis • "
I Saw God Today" –
George Strait • "
In Color" –
Jamey Johnson • "
You're Gonna Miss This" –
Trace Adkins ;
Best Country Album • '''
Troubadour –
George Strait''' •
That Lonesome Song –
Jamey Johnson •
Sleepless Nights –
Patty Loveless •
Around the Bend –
Randy Travis •
Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love –
Trisha Yearwood ;
Best Bluegrass Album • '''
Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947 –
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder''' • ''
Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe'' –
Cherryholmes •
Del McCoury Band — Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival –
Del McCoury Band •
The Ultimate Collection / Live At The Ryman –
Earl Scruggs •
Wheels –
Dan Tyminski New Age ;
Best New Age Album • '''
Peace Time –
Jack DeJohnette''' •
Meditations –
William Ackerman •
Pathfinder – Will Clipman •
Ambrosia –
Peter Kater •
The Scent of Light –
Ottmar Liebert &
Luna Negra Jazz ;
Best Contemporary Jazz Album • '''
Randy in Brasil –
Randy Brecker''' •
Floating Point –
John McLaughlin •
Cannon Re–Loaded: All–Star Celebration of Cannonball Adderley – Various Artists •
Miles from India – Various Artists •
Lifecycle –
Yellowjackets featuring
Mike Stern ;
Best Jazz Vocal Album • '''
Loverly –
Cassandra Wilson''' •
Imagina: Songs of Brasil –
Karrin Allyson •
Breakfast on the Morning Tram –
Stacey Kent •
If Less Is More...Nothing Is Everything –
Kate McGarry •
Distances –
Norma Winstone ;
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo •
"Be–Bop" – Terence Blanchard • "Seven Steps to Heaven" –
Till Brönner • "Waltz for Debby" –
Gary Burton &
Chick Corea • "Son of Thirteen" –
Pat Metheny • "Be–Bop" –
James Moody ;
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group • '''
The New Crystal Silence –
Chick Corea &
Gary Burton''' •
History, Mystery –
Bill Frisell •
Brad Mehldau Trio Live –
Brad Mehldau Trio •
Day Trip –
Pat Metheny featuring
Christian McBride &
Antonio Sánchez •
Standards –
Alan Pasqua,
Dave Carpenter &
Peter Erskine ;
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album • '''
Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard –
Vanguard Jazz Orchestra''' ;
Best Latin Jazz Album • '''
Song for Chico –
Arturo O'Farrill and The Afro–Latin Jazz Orchestra'''
Gospel ;Best Gospel Performance •
"Get Up" – Mary Mary • "
East to West" –
Casting Crowns • "I Understand" –
Kim Burrell,
Rance Allen,
BeBe Winans,
Mariah Carey, &
Hezekiah Walker's LFC • "
Shall We Gather at the River" –
Take 6 • "
Waging War" –
CeCe Winans ;Best Gospel Song •
"Help Me Believe" – Kirk Franklin •
Kirk Franklin, songwriter • "Cover Me" – 21:03 with
Fred Hammond,
Smokie Norful, &
J Moss •
James L. Moss, songwriter • "
Get Up" –
Mary Mary • Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Warryn Campbell, & Eric Dawkins, songwriters • "
Give Me Your Eyes" –
Brandon Heath • Brandon Heath &
Jason Ingram, songwriters • "You Reign" –
MercyMe • Jim Bryson,
Steven Curtis Chapman, Nathan Cochran, Barry Graul,
Bart Millard, Mike Scheuchzer, & Robby Shaffer, songwriters ;Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album • '''
Alive and Transported –
tobyMac''' •
Hello –
After Edmund •
Our World: Redeemed – Flame •
We Need Each Other –
Sanctus Real •
Rock What You Got –
Superchick ;Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album • '''
Thy Kingdom Come –
CeCe Winans''' •
This Moment –
Steven Curtis Chapman •
What If We –
Brandon Heath •
Opposite Way –
Leeland •
Hello Love –
Chris Tomlin ;Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album • '''''
Lovin' Life – Gaither Vocal Band' •
Room For More –
Booth Brothers •
Steps to Heaven –
Charlie Louvin •
Hymned Again –
Bart Millard •
Ephesians One –
Karen Peck and New River ;Best Traditional Gospel Album • '''
Down in New Orleans –
The Blind Boys of Alabama''' • ''I'll Say Yes'' –
Carol Cymbala &
The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir •
Take It Back –
Dorinda Clark-Cole •
Voices in Unity: Together In Worship –
Deitrick Haddon •
No Limit – Bishop
Charles E. Blake presents the
West Angeles Church of God in Christ Choir ;Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album • '''
The Fight of My Life –
Kirk Franklin''' •
Reflections –
Jason Champion •
The Sound –
Mary Mary •
Donald Lawrence Introduces: Family Prayer –
The Murrills •
Stand Out –
Tye Tribbett & G.A. Latin ;
Best Latin Pop Album • '''
La Vida... Es Un Ratico –
Juanes''' ;
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album •
45 –
Jaguares ;
Best Latin Urban Album •
Los Extraterrestres –
Wisin & Yandel ;
Best Tropical Latin Album •
Señor Bachata –
José Feliciano ;
Best Regional Mexican Album •
Amor, Dolor y Lágrimas: Música Ranchera –
Mariachi los Camperos de Nati Cano •
Canciones de Amor –
Mariachi Divas ;
Best Tejano Album •
Viva La Revolucion –
Ruben Ramos & The Mexican Revolution ;
Best Norteño Album •
Raíces –
Los Tigres del Norte ;
Best Banda Album •
No Es De Madera –
Joan Sebastian Blues ;
Best Traditional Blues Album • '''
One Kind Favor –
B.B. King''' •
The Blues Rolls On –
Elvin Bishop •
Skin Deep –
Buddy Guy •
All Odds Against Me –
John Lee Hooker, Jr. •
Pinetop Perkins and Friends –
Pinetop Perkins and Friends ;
Best Contemporary Blues Album • '''
City That Care Forgot –
Dr. John And The Lower 911''' •
Peace, Love & BBQ –
Marcia Ball •
Like a Fire –
Solomon Burke •
Maestro –
Taj Mahal •
Simply Grand –
Irma Thomas Folk ;
Best Traditional Folk Album • '''
At 89 –
Pete Seeger''' •
Coal –
Kathy Mattea •
Comedians & Angels –
Tom Paxton •
Bring Me Home –
Peggy Seeger •
Strangers In Another Country –
Rosalie Sorrels ;
Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album • '''
Raising Sand –
Robert Plant &
Alison Krauss''' •
Day After Tomorrow –
Joan Baez •
I, Flathead –
Ry Cooder •
Sex & Gasoline –
Rodney Crowell •
All I Intended to Be –
Emmylou Harris ;
Best Native American Music Album •
Come to Me Great Mystery: Native American Healing Songs – Various artists (Tom Wasinger, producer) ;
Best Hawaiian Music Album • '
Ikena –
Tia Carrere &
Daniel Ho ;
Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album •
Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival –
BeauSoleil &
Michael Doucet ===
Reggae=== ;
Best Reggae Album • '''
Jah Is Real –
Burning Spear''' • ''
Let's Get Physical'' –
Elephant Man •
Vibes –
Heavy D •
Repentance –
Lee "Scratch" Perry •
Intoxication – Shaggy •
Amazing –
Sly and Robbie World music ;
Best Traditional World Music Album •
Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu –
Ladysmith Black Mambazo ;
Best Contemporary World Music Album •
Global Drum Project –
Mickey Hart,
Zakir Hussain,
Sikiru Adepoju &
Giovanni Hidalgo • nominee
Angels & Almas –
David Maldonado Polka ;
Best Polka Album • '''
Let the Whole World Sing –
Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra'''
Children's ;Best Musical Album For Children • '''
Here Come the 123s –
They Might Be Giants''' ;Best Spoken Word Album for Children • '''
Yes To Running! Bill Harley Live –
Bill Harley'''
Spoken word ;
Best Spoken Word Album •
An Inconvenient Truth –
Beau Bridges,
Cynthia Nixon &
Blair Underwood Comedy ;
Best Comedy Album • '''''
It's Bad for Ya – George Carlin' •
Anticipation –
Lewis Black •
Flight of the Conchords –
Flight of the Conchords •
For Your Consideration –
Kathy Griffin •
Songs of the Bushmen –
Harry Shearer Musical show ;
Best Musical Show Album •
In the Heights – Original Broadway Cast with
Lin-Manuel Miranda & Others •
Kurt Deutsch,
Alex Lacamoire, Andrés Levin,
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joel Moss & Bill Sherman, producers;
Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer/lyricist
Film, television and other visual media ;Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media •
Juno •
American Gangster •
August Rush •
Mamma Mia! •
Sweeney Todd — The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street ;Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media • '''
The Dark Knight –
James Newton Howard &
Hans Zimmer''' •
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull –
John Williams •
Iron Man –
Ramin Djawadi •
There Will Be Blood –
Jonny Greenwood •
WALL-E –
Thomas Newman ;Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media • '
"Down to Earth" (from WALL-E) – Peter Gabriel' • "
Ever Ever After" (from
Enchanted) –
Carrie Underwood • "
Say" – (from
The Bucket List) –
John Mayer • "
That's How You Know" (from
Enchanted) –
Amy Adams • "
Walk Hard" (from
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story) –
John C. Reilly Composing and arranging ;
Best Instrumental Composition • "The Adventures of Mutt" (from
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) –
John Williams • John Williams, composer ;
Best Instrumental Arrangement • "Define Dancing" (from
WALL-E) –
Thomas Newman •
Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, arrangers ;
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) • "
Here's That Rainy Day" –
Natalie Cole •
Nan Schwartz, arranger
Package ;
Best Recording Package •
Death Magnetic – Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffatt & David Turner, art directors (
Metallica) ;
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package •
In Rainbows –
Stanley Donwood, Mel Maxwell & Xian Munro, art directors (
Radiohead)
Album notes ;
Best Album Notes • ''
Kind Of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition'' –
Francis Davis, album notes writer (
Miles Davis)
Historical ;
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)
Production, non-classical ;
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical •
Consolers of the Lonely –
The Raconteurs •
Joe Chiccarelli, Vance Powell &
Jack White III, engineers ;
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical •
Rick Rubin •
Death Magnetic (
Metallica) •
Home Before Dark (
Neil Diamond) •
Mercy (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy) (
Ours) •
Seeing Things (
Jakob Dylan) •
Weezer (Red Album) (
Weezer) ;
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical • "
Electric Feel" (Justice Remix) • (
MGMT), remixers
Justice Production, surround sound ;Best Surround Sound Album •
Mussorgsky:
Pictures at an Exhibition;
Night on Bald Mountain;
Prelude to Khovanshchina –
Paavo Järvi &
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra – Michael Bishop & Robert Woods
Production, classical ;Best Engineered Album, Classical •
David Frost, Tom Lazarus & Christopher Willis –
Traditions and Transformations: Sounds of Silk Road Chicago –
Miguel Harth-Bedoya,
Alan Gilbert,
Silk Road Ensemble,
Wu Man,
Yo-Yo Ma &
Chicago Symphony Orchestra ;Producer of the Year, Classical •
David Frost •
Berlioz:
Symphonie fantastique –
Gustavo Dudamel &
Los Angeles Philharmonic •
Right Through The Bone—
Julius Röntgen Chamber Music •
Schubert:
Sonata in D major;
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 Classical ;Best Classical Album •
Kurt Weill:
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny –
James Conlon, conductor ;Best Orchestral Performance •
Bernard Haitink, conductor (
Chicago Symphony Orchestra) –
Shostakovich:
Symphony No. 4 ;Best Opera Recording •
Weill:
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny –
James Conlon, conductor; Fred Vogler, producer;
Anthony Dean Griffey,
Patti LuPone &
Audra McDonald – Donnie Ray Albert, John Easterlin, Steven Humes, Mel Ulrich & Robert Wörle
Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and Chorus ;Best Choral Performance •
Symphony of Psalms –
Sir Simon Rattle, conductor;
Simon Halsey, chorus master –
Berlin Philharmonic; Rundfunkchor Berlin ;Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra) •
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor;
Hilary Hahn (
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra) –
Schoenberg/
Sibelius:
Violin Concertos ;Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra) • Gloria Cheng –
Piano music of Salonen, Stucky, and Lutosławski ;Best Chamber Music Performance •
Pacifica Quartet –
Elliott Carter:
String Quartets Nos. 1 and 5 ;Best Small Ensemble Performance •
Charles Bruffy, conductor;
Phoenix Chorale –
Spotless Rose: Hymns To The Virgin Mary ;Best Classical Vocal Performance •
Hila Plitmann –
Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan –
JoAnn Falletta (
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra) ;Best Classical Contemporary Composition •
Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan –
John Corigliano (
JoAnn Falletta) ;Classical Crossover Album •
Simple Gifts –
King's Singers Music video ;
Best Short Form Music Video • "
Pork and Beans" –
Weezer • Mathew Cullen, video director; Bernard Rahill, video producer ;
Best Long Form Music Video • ''
Runnin' Down a Dream'' –
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers •
Peter Bogdanovich, video director; Skot Bright, video producer ==Records==