Bold type indicates the winner out of the list of nominees. Multiple nominees and wins (wins/nominations) • Amy Winehouse (5/6) • Kanye West (4/8) • Foo Fighters (2/5) • Justin Timberlake (2/3) • Herbie Hancock (2/3) • Rihanna (1/6)
General ;
Record of the Year • "
Rehab" – Amy Winehouse •
Mark Ronson, producer; Tom Elmhirst, Mark Ronson, Dom Morley, Vaughan Merrick & Gabriel Roth, engineers/mixers • "
Irreplaceable" –
Beyoncé • Beyoncé Knowles,
Ne-Yo &
Stargate, producers; Jim Caruana, Jason Goldstein & Geoff Rice, engineers/mixers • "
The Pretender" –
Foo Fighters •
Gil Norton, producer;
Adrian Bushby &
Rich Costey, engineers/mixers • "
Umbrella" –
Rihanna featuring
Jay-Z •
Kuk Harrell &
C. "Tricky" Stewart, producers; Kuk Harrell &
Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers • "
What Goes Around... Comes Around" –
Justin Timberlake •
Nate (Danja) Hills,
Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers;
Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland, engineers/mixers ;
Album of the Year • '''
River: The Joni Letters –
Herbie Hancock''' •
Leonard Cohen, Norah Jones, Joni Mitchell, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza & Tina Turner, featured artists; Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, producers; Helik Hadar, engineer/mixer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer •
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace –
Foo Fighters •
Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers;
Brian Gardner, mastering engineer •
These Days –
Vince Gill •
John Anderson,
Guy Clark,
Rodney Crowell,
Diana Krall,
Amy Grant &
The Del McCoury Band, featured artists; Vince Gill, John Hobbs & Justin Niebank, producers; Neal Cappellino & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer •
Graduation –
Kanye West •
Dwele,
Lil Wayne,
Mos Def &
T-Pain, featured artists;
Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell,
Eric Hudson, Brian "Allday" Miller,
Nottz,
Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds, Gee Roberson,
Toomp & Kanye West, producers; Bruce Beuchner,
Andrew Dawson,
Mike Dean,
Anthony Kilhoffer, Greg Koller,
Manny Marroquin,
Nottz Raw,
Tony Rey, Seiji Sekine, Paul Sheehy & D. Sloan, engineers/mixers;
Vlado Meller, mastering engineer •
Back to Black –
Amy Winehouse •
Mark Ronson &
Salaamremi, producers;
Tom Elmhirst, Mark Ronson, Matt Paul,
Dom Morley, Vaughan Merrick, Gabriel Roth, Derek Pacuk, Gary Noble & Franklin Socorro, engineers/mixers; Stuart Hawkes, mastering engineer ;
Song of the Year •
"Rehab" •
Amy Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse) • "
Before He Cheats" •
Josh Kear &
Chris Tompkins, songwriters (
Carrie Underwood) • "
Hey There Delilah" •
Tom Higgenson, songwriter (
Plain White T's) • "
Like a Star" •
Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriter (Corinne Bailey Rae) • "
Umbrella" •
Shawn Carter,
Kuk Harrell,
Terius "Dream" Nash, &
Christopher Stewart, songwriters (
Rihanna featuring Jay-Z) ;
Best New Artist •
Amy Winehouse •
Feist •
Ledisi •
Paramore •
Taylor Swift Pop ;
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance •
"Rehab" – Amy Winehouse • "
Candyman" –
Christina Aguilera • "
1234" –
Feist • "
Big Girls Don't Cry" –
Fergie • "
Say It Right" –
Nelly Furtado ;
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance •
"What Goes Around.../...Comes Around" – Justin Timberlake • "
Everything" –
Michael Bublé • "
Belief" –
John Mayer • "
Dance Tonight" –
Paul McCartney • "
Amazing" –
Seal ;
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals •
"Makes Me Wonder" – Maroon 5 • "
(You Want to) Make a Memory" –
Bon Jovi • "
Home" –
Daughtry • "
Hey There Delilah" –
Plain White T's • "
Window in the Skies" –
U2 ;
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals •
"Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss • "
Steppin' Out" –
Tony Bennett &
Christina Aguilera • "
Beautiful Liar" –
Beyoncé &
Shakira • "
The Sweet Escape" –
Gwen Stefani &
Akon • "
Give It to Me" –
Timbaland featuring
Nelly Furtado &
Justin Timberlake ;
Best Pop Instrumental Performance • '''
"One Week Last Summer" –
Joni Mitchell''' • "
Off the Grid" –
Beastie Boys • "
Paris Sunrise #7" –
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals • "
Over the Rainbow" –
Dave Koz • "Simple Pleasures" –
Spyro Gyra ;
Best Pop Instrumental Album •
The Mix-Up - Beastie Boys •
Italia –
Chris Botti •
At the Movies –
Dave Koz •
Good to Go-Go –
Spyro Gyra •
Roundtrip –
Kirk Whalum ;
Best Pop Vocal Album •
Back to Black – Amy Winehouse •
Lost Highway –
Bon Jovi •
The Reminder –
Feist • ''
It Won't Be Soon Before Long'' –
Maroon 5 •
Memory Almost Full –
Paul McCartney Dance ;
Best Dance Recording •
"LoveStoned/I Think She Knows Interlude" –
Justin Timberlake •
Nate (Danja) Hills,
Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers;
Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland, mixers • "
Do It Again" –
The Chemical Brothers • Tom Rowlands & Ed Simons, producers • "
D.A.N.C.E." –
Justice •
Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay, producers; Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay, mixers • "
Love Today" –
Mika •
Jodi Marr, John Merchant, Mika &
Greg Wells, producers; Greg Wells, mixer • "
Don't Stop the Music" –
Rihanna •
StarGate, producer;
Phil Tan, mixer ;
Best Electronic/Dance Album •
We Are the Night –
The Chemical Brothers •
† –
Justice •
Sound of Silver –
LCD Soundsystem •
We Are Pilots –
Shiny Toy Guns •
Elements of Life –
Tiësto Traditional Pop ;
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album •
Call Me Irresponsible –
Michael Bublé •
Cool Yule –
Bette Midler • ''
Trav'lin' Light'' –
Queen Latifah •
Live in Concert 2006 –
Barbra Streisand •
James Taylor at Christmas –
James Taylor Rock ;
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance •
"Radio Nowhere" – Bruce Springsteen • "
Timebomb" –
Beck • "
Only Mama Knows" –
Paul McCartney • "
Our Country" –
John Mellencamp • "Come On" –
Lucinda Williams ;
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal •
"Icky Thump" – The White Stripes • "
It's Not Over" –
Daughtry • "
Working Class Hero" –
Green Day • "
If Everyone Cared" –
Nickelback • "
Instant Karma" –
U2 ;
Best Hard Rock Performance •
"The Pretender" – Foo Fighters • "
Sweet Sacrifice" –
Evanescence • "
I Don't Wanna Stop" –
Ozzy Osbourne • "
Sick, Sick, Sick" –
Queens of the Stone Age • "
The Pot" –
Tool ;
Best Metal Performance •
"Final Six" – Slayer • "
Nothing Left" –
As I Lay Dying • "Never Ending Hill" –
King Diamond • "
Aesthetics of Hate" –
Machine Head • "Redemption" –
Shadows Fall ;
Best Rock Instrumental Performance •
"Once Upon a Time in the West" – Bruce Springsteen • "
The Ecstasy of Gold" –
Metallica • "
Malignant Narcissism" –
Rush • "Always with Me, Always with You" –
Joe Satriani • "
The Attitude Song" –
Steve Vai ;
Best Rock Song •
"Radio Nowhere" • songwriter;
Bruce Springsteen (Bruce Springsteen) • "Come On" • songwriter; Lucinda Williams (
Lucinda Williams) • "
Icky Thump" • songwriter;
Jack White (
The White Stripes) • "
It's Not Over" • songwriters;
Chris Daughtry,
Gregg Wattenberg,
Mark Wilkerson &
Brett Young (
Daughtry) • "
The Pretender" • songwriters;
Dave Grohl,
Taylor Hawkins,
Nate Mendel &
Chris Shiflett (
Foo Fighters) ;
Best Rock Album •
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace –
Foo Fighters •
Daughtry –
Daughtry •
Revival –
John Fogerty •
Magic –
Bruce Springsteen •
Sky Blue Sky –
Wilco Alternative ;
Best Alternative Music Album •
Icky Thump –
The White Stripes •
Alright, Still –
Lily Allen •
Neon Bible –
Arcade Fire •
Volta –
Björk •
Wincing the Night Away –
The Shins R&B ;
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance •
"No One" – Alicia Keys • "
Just Fine" –
Mary J. Blige • "
When I See U" –
Fantasia • "If I Have My Way"–
Chrisette Michele • "
Hate on Me"–
Jill Scott ;
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance •
"Future Baby Mama" – Prince • "Woman" –
Raheem DeVaughn • "
B.U.D.D.Y." –
Musiq Soulchild • "
Because of You" –
Ne-Yo • "
Please Don't Go" –
Tank ;
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals •
"Disrespectful" – Chaka Khan & Mary J. Blige • "
Same Girl" –
R. Kelly &
Usher • "
Hate That I Love You" –
Rihanna &
Ne-Yo • "Baby"–
Angie Stone &
Betty Wright • "
Bartender" –
T-Pain &
Akon ;
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance •
"In My Songs" – Gerald Levert • "Walk a Mile In My Shoes" –
Otis Clay • "All Night Long" –
Randy Crawford &
Joe Sample • "I Apologize" –
Ann Nesby • "I Am Your Man" –
Ryan Shaw ;
Best Urban/Alternative Performance • "'''
Daydreamin'" –
Lupe Fiasco &
Jill Scott''' • "Make a Baby" –
Vikter Duplaix • "That's the Way of the World" –
Dwele • "Fantasy" –
Meshell Ndegeocello • "Dream" –
Alice Smith ;
Best R&B Song •
"No One" • songwriters; Dirty Harry,
Kerry Brothers &
Alicia Keys (Alicia Keys) • "Beautiful Flower" • songwriters;
India.Arie & Joyce Simpson (India.Arie) • "
Hate That I Love You" • songwriters;
M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen &
Shaffer Smith (
Rihanna featuring Ne-Yo) • "
Teachme" • songwriters; Ivan Barias, Adam W. Blackstone, Randall C. Bowland, Carvin Haggins, Johnnie Smith II & Corey Latif Williams (
Musiq Soulchild) • "
When I See U" • songwriters;
Louis Biancaniello, Waynne Nugent, Erika Nuri, Kevin Risto, Janet Sewel &
Sam Watters (
Fantasia) ;
Best R&B Album •
Funk This –
Chaka Khan •
Lost & Found –
Ledisi •
Luvanmusiq –
Musiq Soulchild •
The Real Thing –
Jill Scott •
Sex, Love & Pain –
Tank Best Contemporary R&B Album •
Because of You –
Ne-Yo •
Konvicted –
Akon •
Just Like You –
Keyshia Cole •
Fantasia –
Fantasia •
East Side Story –
Emily King Rap ;
Best Rap Solo Performance •
"Stronger" – Kanye West • "
The People" –
Common • "
I Get Money" –
50 Cent • "
Show Me What You Got" –
Jay-Z • "
Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" –
T.I. ;
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group •
"Southside" – Common featuring Kanye West • "
Make It Rain" –
Fat Joe featuring
Lil Wayne • "
Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)" –
UGK featuring
OutKast • "
Party Like A Rockstar" –
Shop Boyz • "
Better Than I've Ever Been" –
Kanye West,
Nas &
KRS-One ;
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration • "
Umbrella" – Rihanna featuring Jay-Z • "
I Wanna Love You" –
Akon featuring
Snoop Dogg • "
Kiss Kiss" –
Chris Brown &
T-Pain • "
Let It Go" –
Keyshia Cole featuring
Missy Elliott &
Lil' Kim • "
Good Life" –
Kanye West featuring
T-Pain ;
Best Rap Song •
"Good Life" •
A. Davis, F. Najm & K. West, songwriters; (Kanye West & T-Pain) • "
Ayo Technology" •
Nate (Danja) Hills,
Curtis Jackson,
Timothy Mosley &
Justin Timberlake, songwriters; (50 Cent featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland) • "
Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" •
Clifford Harris &
Byron Thomas, songwriters (T.I.) • "
Can't Tell Me Nothing" •
A. Davis &
Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West) • "
Crank That (Soulja Boy)" •
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, songwriter (Soulja Boy Tell 'Em) ;
Best Rap Album • '''
Graduation –
Kanye West''' •
Finding Forever –
Common •
Kingdom Come –
Jay-Z •
Hip Hop Is Dead –
Nas •
T.I. vs. T.I.P. –
T.I. Country ;
Best Female Country Vocal Performance •
"Before He Cheats" – Carrie Underwood • "Simple Love" –
Alison Krauss • "
Famous in a Small Town" –
Miranda Lambert • "
Nothin' Better to Do" –
LeAnn Rimes • "
Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love" –
Trisha Yearwood ;
Best Male Country Vocal Performance •
"Stupid Boy" – Keith Urban • "
Long Trip Alone" –
Dierks Bentley • "A Woman's Love" –
Alan Jackson • "
If You're Reading This" –
Tim McGraw • "
Give It Away" –
George Strait ;
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal •
"How Long" – Eagles • "
Proud of the House We Built" –
Brooks & Dunn • "
Moments" –
Emerson Drive • "
Lucky Man" –
Montgomery Gentry • "
Sweet Memories" –
The Time Jumpers ;
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals •
"Lost Highway" – Willie Nelson & Ray Price • "Days Aren't Long Enough" –
Steve Earle &
Allison Moorer • "
Because of You" –
Reba McEntire &
Kelly Clarkson • "
I Need You" –
Tim McGraw &
Faith Hill • "Oh Love" –
Brad Paisley &
Carrie Underwood ;
Best Country Instrumental Performance •
"Throttleneck" – Brad Paisley • "Little Monk" –
Russ Barenberg • "Mucky the Duck" –
The Greencards • "Rawhide!" –
Andy Statman • "Fidoodlin" –
The Time Jumpers ;
Best Country Song •
"Before He Cheats" •
Josh Kear &
Chris Tompkins, songwriters (
Carrie Underwood) • "
Give It Away" • Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon & Jamey Johnson, songwriters (
George Strait) • "
I Need You" • Tony Lane & David Lee, songwriters (
Tim McGraw featuring
Faith Hill) • "
If You're Reading This" •
Tim McGraw, Brad Warren & Brett Warren, songwriters (Tim McGraw) • "
Long Trip Alone" • Brett Beavers,
Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard, songwriters (Dierks Bentley) ;
Best Country Album •
These Days –
Vince Gill •
Long Trip Alone –
Dierks Bentley •
Let It Go –
Tim McGraw •
5th Gear –
Brad Paisley •
It Just Comes Natural –
George Strait ;
Best Bluegrass Album •
The Bluegrass Diaries –
Jim Lauderdale •
Cherryholmes II: Black and White –
Cherryholmes • ''Lefty's Old Guitar'' –
J. D. Crowe and
The New South •
Scenechronized –
The Seldom Scene •
Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular –
Tony Trischka New Age ;
Best New Age Album •
Crestone –
Paul Winter Consort •
Faces of the Sun –
Peter Kater •
Sacred Journey of Ku–Kai, Volume 3 –
Kitarō •
One Guitar –
Ottmar Liebert •
Southwest –
Eric Tingstad Jazz Best Contemporary Jazz Album •
River: The Joni Letters –
Herbie Hancock •
Party Hats –
Will Bernard •
Downright Upright –
Brian Bromberg •
Re–imagination –
Eldar •
He Had a Hat –
Jeff Lorber Best Jazz Vocal Album •
Avant Gershwin –
Patti Austin •
Red Earth: A Malian Journey –
Dee Dee Bridgewater •
Music Maestro Please –
Freddy Cole •
Nightmoves –
Kurt Elling •
On the Other Side –
Tierney Sutton Best Jazz Instrumental Solo Performance •
"Anagram" – Michael Brecker • "Levees" –
Terence Blanchard • "
Both Sides Now–
Herbie Hancock • "Lullaby" –
Hank Jones • "1000 Kilometers" –
Paul McCandless Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group •
Pilgrimage –
Michael Brecker •
Live at the Village Vanguard – The
Bill Charlap Trio • ''
Kids: Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola'' –
Joe Lovano and
Hank Jones •
Line by Line –
John Patitucci •
Back East –
Joshua Redman Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album • '''''
A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina)''''' –
Terence Blanchard •
Eternal Licks & Grooves: Limited Edition –
Bob Florence •
Hommage – The
Bill Holman Band •
Sky Blue –
Maria Schneider Orchestra •
With Love – Charles Tolliver Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album •
Funk Tango –
Paquito D'Rivera Quintet •
The Magician –
Sammy Figueroa and his Latin Jazz Explosion •
Borrowed Time –
Steve Khan •
Refugee –
Hector Martignon •
Big Band Urban Folktales – Bobby Sanabria Big Band
Gospel ;
Best Gospel Performance •
"Blessed & Highly Favored" – The Clark Sisters (tie) • "
Never Gonna Break My Faith" –
Aretha Franklin &
Mary J. Blige (Featuring
The Harlem Boys Choir) (tie) • "East to West" –
Casting Crowns • "With Long Life" –
Israel And New Breed Featuring
T-Bone • "He Set My Life to Music" –
CeCe Winans ;
Best Gospel Song •
"Blessed & Highly Favored" •
Karen Clark Sheard, songwriter (
The Clark Sisters) • "East to West" • Mark Hall & Bernie Herms, songwriters (
Casting Crowns) • "Encourage Yourself" • Donald Lawrence, songwriter (
Donald Lawrence & The Tri–City Singers) • "Made to Love" •
Cary Barlowe, Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore & Aaron Rice, songwriters (
TobyMac) • "Praise on the Inside" • James L. Moss, songwriter (
J. Moss) ;
Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album • '''''Before the Daylight's Shot''''' –
Ashley Cleveland •
HIStory: Our Place In His Story –
The Cross Movement •
Open Book –
Da' T.R.U.T.H. •
The Reckoning –
Pillar •
Comatose –
Skillet ;
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album •
A Deeper Level –
Israel and New Breed •
The Altar and the Door –
Casting Crowns •
True Beauty –
Mandisa •
Stand –
Michael W. Smith •
Portable Sounds –
TobyMac ;
Best Southern/Country/Bluegrass Gospel Album •
Salt of the Earth –
Ricky Skaggs &
The Whites •
Amazing Grace –
Bill &
Gloria Gaither and the Homecoming Friends •
Journey of Joy –
Karen Peck & New River • ''Everybody's Brother'' –
Billy Joe Shaver •
Tell Someone – Kenny & Amanda Smith Band • ''I'll Fly Away: Country Hymns & Songs of Faith'' – Various Artists ;
Best Traditional Gospel Album •
Live: One Last Time –
The Clark Sisters • ''The Grand Finale': Encourage Yourself'' –
Donald Lawrence & The Tri–City Singers •
Life Changing –
Smokie Norful •
Thirsty –
Marvin Sapp •
Cherch –
Bebe Winans ;
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album •
Free to Worship –
Fred Hammond •
Grateful –
Coko •
V2 ...–
J. Moss •
T57 –
Trin-i-tee 5:7 •
Alone But Not Alone –
Marvin Winans Latin ;
Best Latin Pop Album •
El Tren de los Momentos –
Alejandro Sanz •
Papito –
Miguel Bosé •
12 Segundos de Oscuridad –
Jorge Drexler •
Navidades –
Luis Miguel •
Dicen Que El Tiempo –
Jennifer Peña ;
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album •
No Hay Espacio –
Black Guayaba •
Adelantando –
Jarabe De Palo •
Amantes Sunt Amentes –
Panda •
Kamikaze –
Los Rabanes •
Memo Rex Commander y el Corazón Atómico de la Vía Láctea –
Zoé ;
Best Latin Urban Album •
Residente O Visitante –
Calle 13 •
E.S.L. –
Akwid •
El Abayarde Contraataca –
Tego Calderón •
El Cartel: The Big Boss –
Daddy Yankee •
Vacaneria! –
Fulanito ;
Best Tropical Latin Album •
La Llave de mi Corazón –
Juan Luis Guerra •
Greetings From Havana – Cubanismo •
En Primera Plana –
Issac Delgado •
Arroz con Habichuela –
El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico •
United We Swing –
Spanish Harlem Orchestra ;
Best Mexican/Mexican–American Album •
100% Mexicano –
Pepe Aguilar •
El Indomable –
Cristian Castro •
Para Siempre –
Vicente Fernández •
Puro Dolor –
Paquita la del Barrio •
Esta Tierra Es Tuya (This Land Is Your Land) – Sones De México Ensemble ;
Best Tejano Album •
Before the Next Teardrop Falls –
Little Joe &
La Familia •
Ram Herrera and the Outlaw Band 2007 –
Ram Herrera and the Outlaw Band •
Corazon de Oro – David Marez •
35th Anniversary –
Ruben Ramos •
Vagar Libremente –
Sunny Sauceda ;
Best Banda Album •
Te Va a Gustar –
El Chapo •
Los Mejores Corridos –
El Potro De Sinaloa •
Lobo Domesticado –
Valentin Elizalde •
Conquistando Corazones –
K-PAZ De La Sierra •
Entre Copas y Botellas –
Lupillo Rivera Blues ;
Best Traditional Blues Album •
Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In Dallas –
Henry James Townsend,
Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins,
Robert Lockwood Jr. &
David Honeyboy Edwards • ''Pinetop Perkins on the 88's: Live in Chicago'' –
Pinetop Perkins •
Live...and in Concert from San Francisco –
Otis Rush •
10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads –
Kenny Wayne Shepherd featuring Various Artists •
Old School –
Koko Taylor ;
Best Contemporary Blues Album •
The Road to Escondido –
J. J. Cale &
Eric Clapton •
Into the Blues –
Joan Armatrading •
Is It News –
Doyle Bramhall •
Truth –
Robben Ford •
The Scene of the Crime –
Bettye LaVette Folk ;
Best Traditional Folk Album •
Dirt Farmer –
Levon Helm •
Try Me One More Time –
David Bromberg •
Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John –
Peter Case •
Banjo Talkin –
Cathy Fink •
Charlie Louvin –
Charlie Louvin ;
Best Contemporary Folk Album •
Washington Square Serenade –
Steve Earle •
The Calling –
Mary Chapin Carpenter •
My Name Is Buddy –
Ry Cooder •
Children Running Through –
Patty Griffin •
Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards –
Tom Waits ;
Best Native American Music Album •
Totemic Flute Chants – Johnny Whitehorse •
Oklahoma Style – Walter Ahhaitty & Friends •
Watch This Dancer! –
Black Lodge •
The Ballad of Old Times – Davis Mitchell •
Reconnections – R. Carlos Nakai,
Cliff Sarde, William Eaton & Randy Wood ;
Best Hawaiian Music Album •
Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar – Various Artists •
Ka Hikina O Ka Hau (The Coming of the Snow) –
Keola Beamer •
Hawaiiana –
Tia Carrere • ''He'eia'' – Cyril Pahinui •
Hawaiian Blossom – Raiatea Helm ;
Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album •
Live! Worldwide –
Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience •
Le Cowboy Creole –
Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie •
King Cake – Lisa Haley •
Live: Á La Blue Moon –
Lost Bayou Ramblers •
Blues De Musicien –
Pine Leaf Boys •
Racines – Racines •
The La Louisianne Sessions – Roddie Romero and the Hub City All–Stars
Reggae ;
Best Reggae Album •
Mind Control –
Stephen Marley •
The Burning Spear Experience –
Burning Spear •
The End of an American Dream –
Lee "Scratch" Perry •
Anniversary –
Sly & Robbie and the Taxi Gang •
Light Your Light –
Toots & The Maytals World Music ;
Best Traditional World Music Album •
African Spirit –
Soweto Gospel Choir •
When the Soul Is Settled: Music of Iraq –
Rahim Al Haj With Souhail Kaspa •
From Mali to America – Cheick Hamala Diabat &
Bob Carlin •
Live at Couleur Café –
Konono Nº1 •
Singing for Life: Songs of Hope, Healing, and HIV/AIDS in Uganda – Various Artists ;
Best Contemporary World Music Album •
Djin Djin –
Angelique Kidjo •
CéU –
Céu •
Gil Luminoso –
Gilberto Gil •
Momento –
Bebel Gilberto •
An Ancient Muse –
Loreena McKennitt ;
Best Polka Album •
Come Share the Wine –
Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra • ''Polka's Revenge'' –
Brave Combo •
Bulletproof Polkas – John Gora & Gorale •
Polka Freak Out – Bubba Hernandez & Alex Meixner •
Dueling Polkas –
Walter Ostanek and His Band & Brian Sklar and the Western Senators
Children's ;
Best Children's Music Album •
A Green and Red Christmas –
The Muppets •
Chickens –
Buck Howdy with BB •
Experience...101 –
Sweet Honey in the Rock •
I Wanna Play –
Bill Harley •
My Green Kite –
Peter Himmelman •
The Velveteen Rabbit: Love Can Make You Real – Various Artists ;
Best Children's Spoken Word Album •
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows –
Jim Dale •
Making the Heart Whole Again: Stories for a Wounded World – Milbre Burch •
The One and Only Shrek –
Meryl Streep &
Stanley Tucci • ''Who's Got Game? The Ant or the Grasshopper? The Lion or the Mouse? Poppy or the Snake?'' –
Toni Morrison •
Wickety Whack: Brer Rabbit Is Back – Diane Ferlatte
Spoken Word ;
Best Spoken Word Album •
The Audacity of Hope : Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream –
Barack Obama •
Celebrations –
Maya Angelou •
Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World –
Bill Clinton •
Sunday Mornings in Plains: Bringing Peace to a Changing World –
Jimmy Carter •
Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself –
Alan Alda Comedy ;
Best Comedy Album •
The Distant Future –
Flight of the Conchords • ''America's Mexican'' –
George Lopez •
Dirty Girl –
Lisa Lampanelli •
I Still Have a Pony –
Steven Wright •
Songs Pointed & Pointless –
Harry Shearer Musical Show ;
Best Musical Show Album •
Spring Awakening •
Duncan Sheik, producer; Duncan Sheik, composer;
Steven Sater, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast with
Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele & Others) •
A Chorus Line • David Caddick, producer (
Marvin Hamlisch, composer; Edward Kleban, lyricist) (2006 New Cast Recording with Various Artists) •
Company • Tommy Krasker, producer (
Stephen Sondheim, composer/lyricist) (2006 Cast Recording with Raúl Esparza & Others) •
Grey Gardens •
Steven Epstein, producer (Scott Frankel, composer; Michael Korie, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast with Christine Ebersole, Mary Louise Wilson & Others) •
West Side Story •
Nick Patrick, producer (
Leonard Bernstein, composer;
Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (
Vittorio Grigolo,
Hayley Westenra, Connie Fisher & Others)
Film, Television and Other Visual Media ;
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album •
Love –
George Martin &
Giles Martin (
The Beatles) •
Across The Universe – Various Artists •
Dreamgirls – Various Artists •
Hairspray – Various Artists •
Once –
Glen Hansard &
Markéta Irglová ;
Best Score Soundtrack Album •
Ratatouille –
Michael Giacchino •
Babel –
Gustavo Santaolalla •
Blood Diamond –
James Newton Howard •
The Departed –
Howard Shore •
Happy Feet –
John Powell • ''
Pan's Labyrinth'' –
Javier Navarrete ;
Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media • "
Love You I Do" (from
Dreamgirls) •
Siedah Garrett &
Henry Krieger, songwriters (
Jennifer Hudson) • "
Falling Slowly" (from
Once) • Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, songwriters (
Glen Hansard &
Markéta Irglová) • "
Guaranteed" (from
Into the Wild) •
Eddie Vedder, songwriter (Eddie Vedder) • "
Song of the Heart" (From
Happy Feet) • Prince Rogers Nelson, songwriter (
Prince) • "
You Know My Name" (from
Casino Royale) •
David Arnold &
Chris Cornell, songwriters (Chris Cornell)
Composing/Arranging ;
Best Instrumental Composition •
"Cerulean Skies" •
Maria Schneider, composer (
Maria Schneider Orchestra) • "Ash Wednesday" •
Harry Connick Jr., composer (Harry Connick Jr.) • "Deep Six" • Mark Walker, composer (Oregon) • "I Knew Her" •
Philip Glass, composer (Philip Glass) • "Spectacle" •
Béla Fleck, composer (
Chick Corea & Béla Fleck) ;
Best Instrumental Arrangement •
"In a Silent Way" •
Vince Mendoza, arranger (
Joe Zawinul) • "Ash Wednesday" • Harry Connick Jr., arranger (Harry Connick Jr.) • "
Besame Mucho" •
Steve Wiest, arranger (
Maynard Ferguson) • "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" •
Frank Macchia, arranger (Frank Macchia & The Prague Orchestra) • "Yo Tannenbaum (From Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas)" •
Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band) ;
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) • '''"I'm Gonna Live Till I Die"''' •
John Clayton, arranger (
Queen Latifah) • "
Cry Me a River" • Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (
Ella Fitzgerald &
Jorge Calandrelli) • "
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" • Jay Ashby, Darmon Meader & Kim Nazarian, arrangers (
New York Voices) • "Overture/Gershwin Medley" • Michael Abene, arranger (
Patti Austin) • "Smile" • Pete McGuinness, arranger (The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra)
Package ;
Best Recording Package •
Cassadaga •
Zack Nipper, art director (
Bright Eyes) •
The Dio Years • Masaki Koike, art director (
Black Sabbath) •
Friend & Foe •
Craig Thompson, art director (
Menomena) •
Secrets Keep You Sick •
Don Clark, art director (
The Fold) •
White Horse • Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (GTS) ;
Best Boxed/Special Limited Edition •
What It Is!: Funky Soul and Rare Grooves (1967–1977) • Masaki Koike, art director (Various Artists) •
The Black Parade • Special Edition- Matt Taylor, Ellen Wakayama &
Gerard Way, art directors (
My Chemical Romance) • ''
A Fever You Can't Sweat Out'' • Limited Edition Collectible Deluxe Box- Alex Kirzhner, art director (
Panic! At The Disco) •
Icky Thump • Limited Edition USB Flash Drive- Stan Chow, art director (
The White Stripes) •
Venus Doom • Matt Taylor &
Ville Valo, art directors (
HIM)
Album Notes ;
Best Album Notes •
John Work III: Recording Black Culture • Bruce Nemerov (Various Artists) •
Actionable Offenses: Indecent Phonograph Recordings from the 1890s • Patrick Feaster and David Giovannoni (Various Artists) •
Classic Chu Berry Columbia and Victor Sessions •
Loren Schoenberg (
Leon "Chu" Berry) •
Off the Record: The Complete 1923 Jazz Band Recordings • David Sager (
"King" Oliver's Creole Jazz Band) •
Ricky Jay Plays Poker •
Ricky Jay (Various Artists)
Historical ;
Best Historical Album •
The Live Wire: Woody Guthrie in Performance 1949 •
Nora Guthrie & Jorge Arévalo Mateus, compilation producers;
Jamie Howarth, Steve Rosenthal, Warren Russell-Smith & Dr. Kevin Short, mastering engineers (
Woody Guthrie) •
Actionable Offenses: Indecent Phonograph Recordings from the 1890s • David Giovannoni, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Various Artists) •
Forever Changing: The Golden Age of Elektra Records 1963-1973 (Deluxe Edition) • Stuart Batsford, Mick Houghton & Phil Smee, compilation producers; Dan Hersch & Bill Inglot, mastering engineers (Various Artists) •
Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970 •
Alec Palao, compilation producer; Dan Hersch, Bill Inglot & Dave Schultz, mastering engineers (Various Artists) •
People Take Warning! Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs 1913-1938 • Christopher King &
Henry "Hank" Sapoznik, compilation producers; Christopher King & Robert Vosgien, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
Production, Non Classical ;
Best Engineered Album, Non Classical •
Beauty & Crime •
Tchad Blake, Cameron Craig, Emery Dobyns & Jimmy Hogarth, engineers (
Suzanne Vega) •
Destination Moon •
Dave O'Donnell &
Elliot Scheiner, engineers (
Deborah Cox) • ''Don't Mess With the Dragon'' • Robert Carranza, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes &
KC Porter, engineers (
Ozomatli) •
Floratone • Tucker Martine, engineer (Floratone) •
II • Jason Lehning, engineer (
Viktor Krauss) ;
Producer of the Year, Non Classical •
Mark Ronson • "
Back to Black" (
Amy Winehouse) (T) • "
Littlest Things" (
Lily Allen) (T) • "
Rehab" (Amy Winehouse) (T) •
Version (Mark Ronson) (A) • "
You Know I'm No Good" (Amy Winehouse) (T) •
Howard Benson •
Daughtry (
Daughtry) (A) •
Devils & Angels (
Mêlée) (A) •
Direction (
The Starting Line) (A) •
Five Score and Seven Years Ago (
Relient K) (A) •
Stay Inside (
Sound the Alarm) (A) •
Joe Chiccarelli •
Mercy (
Burden Brothers) (A) •
The Narcotic Story (
Oxbow) (A) •
Nightmoves (
Kurt Elling) (A) •
Wincing the Night Away (
The Shins) (A) •
Mike Elizondo • ''
It Won't Be Soon Before Long'' (
Maroon 5) (A) •
Under the Blacklight (
Rilo Kiley) (A) •
Timbaland •
Come Around (
M.I.A. featuring Timbaland) (T) • "
Give It to Me" (Timbaland featuring
Nelly Furtado &
Justin Timberlake) (T) •
Make Me Better (
Fabolous featuring
Ne-Yo) (S) •
Timbaland Presents: Shock Value (Timbaland) (A) • "
The Way I Are (Timbaland featuring
Keri Hilson & D.O.E.) (S) ;
Best Remixed Recording •
"Bring the Noise" (Benny Benassi Pump-Kin Remix) •
Benny Benassi, remixer (
Public Enemy) • "Angelicus" (Andy Moor Full Length Mix) • Andy Moor, remixer (
Delerium featuring
Isabel Bayrakdarian) • "Like a Child" (Carl Craig Remix) • Carl Craig, remixer (
Junior Boys) • "
Proper Education" (Club Mix - Radio Edit) • Eric Prydz, remixer (
Eric Prydz vs.
Pink Floyd) • "Sorry" (Dirty South Mix) • Dirty South, remixer (
Kaskade)
Production, Surround Sound ;
Best Surround Sound Album •
Love •
Paul Hicks, surround mix engineer; Tim Young, surround mastering engineer;
George Martin &
Giles Martin, surround producers (
The Beatles) •
At War With the Mystics 5.1 •
The Flaming Lips & Dave Fridmann, surround mix engineers; The Flaming Lips & Dave Fridmann, surround mastering engineers; The Flaming Lips & Dave Fridmann, surround producers (
The Flaming Lips) •
Fear of a Blank Planet • Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Porcupine Tree, surround producers (
Porcupine Tree) •
Grechaninov: Passion Week • John Newton, surround mix engineer; Jonathan Cooper, surround mastering engineer; Blanton Alspaugh, surround producer (
Charles Bruffy,
Kansas City Chorale &
Phoenix Bach Choir) •
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5; Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; Serenade to Music • Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Elaine Martone, surround producer (
Robert Spano &
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Chorus)
Production, Classical ;
Best Engineered Album, Classical •
Garden of Dreams • Keith O. Johnson, engineer (Jerry Junkin &
Dallas Wind Symphony) •
Grechaninov: Passion Week •
John Newton, engineer (
Charles Bruffy,
Phoenix Bach Choir &
Kansas City Chorale) •
Nielsen: Clarinet & Flute Concertos • Arne Akselberg & Tobias Lehmann, engineers (
Sabine Meyer,
Emmanuel Pahud &
Simon Rattle) •
Spirit of the Season •
Bruce Leek, Fred Vogler &
Trent Walker, engineers (
Craig Jessop,
Mack Wilberg &
Mormon Tabernacle Choir) •
Strauss: Don Juan, Death and Transfiguration • Lawrence Rock, engineer (
Lorin Maazel &
New York Philharmonic) ;
Producer of the Year, Classical • Blanton Alspaugh • Eternal Rest: Mäntyjärvi, Ticheli, Martin, Clausen (Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Bach Choir & Kansas City Chorale) • Grechaninov: Passion Week (Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Bach Choir & Kansas City Chorale) • The Harrington String Quartet: Daniel McCarthy (The Harrington String Quartet) • Hartke: The Greater Good (Stewart Robertson & Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra) •
Rider On The Plains: Cello Concertos By Virgil Thomson And Charles Fussell (
Emmanuel Feldman) • John Fraser • Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2, Scherzos (Simon Trpceski) • Great Handel (Ian Bostridge) • Kate Royal (Kate Royal) • Krommer/Spohr: Clarinet Concertos (Julian Bliss, Sabine Meyer & Kenneth Sillito) • Schubert: Piano Sonata D958, Lieder, Fragments (Leif Ove Andsnes & Ian Bostridge) • Marina A. Ledin • Balakirev And Russian Folksong (Joseph Banowetz) • ''Louisiana - A Pianist's Journey'' (Kenneth Boulton) • Piano Impromptus (Jungran Kim Khwarg) • 20th Century Piano Sonatas (Allison Brewster Franzetti) •
Judith Sherman •
American Virtuosa: Tribute To Maud Powell (Rachel Barton Pine & Matthew Hagle) •
From Barrelhouse To Broadway: The Musical Odyssey Of Joe Jordan (Rick Benjamin & The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra) • Górecki: String Quartet No. 3 '...Songs Are Sung' (Kronos Quartet) •
Strange Imaginary Animals (Eighth Blackbird) • Tchaikovsky: Three String Quartets, Souvenir De Florence (Ying Quartet) • Robina G. Young •
As Steals The Morn...Handel Arias & Scenes For Tenor (Mark Padmore, Andrew Manze & The English Concert) • Bach, CPE: Symphonies 1–4, Cello Concerto (Andrew Manze & The English Concert) • Brahms: Variations (Olga Kern) •
Music For Compline (Stile Antico) • Stockhausen: Stimmung (Paul Hillier & Theatre Of Voices)
Classical ;
Best Classical Album •
Cherubini: Missa Solemnis in E •
Riccardo Muti, conductor; Wilhelm Meister, producer (Ildar Abdrazakov,
Herbert Lippert, Marianna Pizzolato &
Ruth Ziesak;
Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks) •
Grechaninov: Passion Week •
Charles Bruffy, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (
Kansas City Chorale &
Phoenix Bach Choir) •
Homage: The Age of the Diva •
Renée Fleming; David Frost, producer (
Valery Gergiev; Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre) •
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs • Lorraine Hunt Lieberson; Dirk Sobotka, producer (
James Levine;
Boston Symphony Orchestra) •
Tower: Made In America •
Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Tim Handley, producer (
Nashville Symphony) ;
Best Orchestra Performance • "
Beethoven:
Symphony No. 9" •
Osmo Vänskä, conductor (
Minnesota Orchestra) • "
Shostakovich: The Golden Age" •
José Serebrier, conductor (
Royal Scottish National Orchestra) • "
Stravinsky:
Le Sacre Du Printemps" • Esa–Pekka Salonen, conductor (
Los Angeles Philharmonic) •
"Tower: Made in America" •
Leonard Slatkin, conductor (
Nashville Symphony) • "
Vaughan Williams:
Symphony No. 5,
Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis,
Serenade to Music" •
Robert Spano, conductor (
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra) ;
Best Opera Recording • "Albéniz: Pepita Jiménez" •
José De Eusebio, conductor; Enrique Baquerizo, Carlos Chausson,
Plácido Domingo,
Jane Henschel &
Carol Vaness; Michael Haas, producer (Orquesta Y Coro De La Comunidad De Madrid) • "Donizetti: Dom Sébastien, Roi De Portugal" •
Mark Elder, conductor; Carmelo Corrado Caruso,
Giuseppe Filianoti,
Vesselina Kasarova,
Simon Keenlyside &
Alastair Miles; Patric Schmid, producer (The Royal Opera Chorus; The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden) •
"Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel" •
Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor;
Rebecca Evans,
Jane Henschel &
Jennifer Larmore; Brian Couzens, producer (Sarah Coppen, Diana Montague & Sarah Tynan;
New London Children's Choir;
Philharmonia Orchestra) • "Lully: Thésée" • Paul O'Dette &
Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Howard Crook, Ellen Hargis, Laura Pudwell & Harry Van Der Kamp; Renate Wolter–Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Chorus; Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra) • "Verdi: La Traviata" •
Zubin Mehta, conductor; Piotr Beczala,
Paolo Gavanelli & Anja Harteros; Andreas Caemmerer & Felix Gargerle, producers (Choir Of The Bavarian State Opera;
Bavarian State Orchestra) ;
Best Choral Performance •
"Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem" •
Simon Rattle, conductor;
Simon Halsey, chorus master (
Thomas Quasthoff &
Dorothea Röschmann; Rundfunkchor Berlin;
Berliner Philharmoniker) • "
Cherubini: Missa Solemnis in E" •
Riccardo Muti, conductor; Peter Dijkstra, chorus master (Ildar Abdrazakov, Herbert Lippert, Marianna Pizzolato & Ruth Ziesak; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks;
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks) • "Grechaninov: Passion Week" •
Charles Bruffy, conductor (
Kansas City Chorale &
Phoenix Bach Choir) • "
Penderecki:
Symphony No. 7 'Seven Gates Of Jerusalem'" •
Antoni Wit, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, chorus master (
Boris Carmeli, Ewa Marciniec,
Aga Mikolaj,
Wieslaw Ochman,
Olga Pasichnyk & Romuald Tesarowicz; Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir;
Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra) • "Schönberg:
Gurre-Lieder •
Michael Gielen, conductor;
Howard Arman &
Michael Gläser, choir directors (
Melanie Diener, Ralf Lukas,
Yvonne Naef,
Andreas Schmidt,
Gerhard Siegel & Robert Dean Smith; Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks &
MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig;
SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg) ;
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra) •
"Barber/Korngold/Walton: Violin Concertos" •
Bramwell Tovey, conductor;
James Ehnes (
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra) • "
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4" •
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor;
Lang Lang (Orchestre De Paris) • "
Nielsen: Clarinet & Flute Concertos" •
Simon Rattle, conductor;
Sabine Meyer &
Emmanuel Pahud (
Berliner Philharmoniker) • "
Rózsa:
Violin Concerto, Op. 24" •
Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor;
Anastasia Khitruk (Russian Philharmonic Orchestra) • "
Tchaikovsky/
Saint-Saëns/
Ginastera" • Ari Rasilainen, conductor;
Sol Gabetta (
Münchner Rundfunkorchester) ;
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra) •
"Beethoven Sonatas, Vol. 3" – Garrick Ohlsson • "
Haydn: Piano Sonatas" –
Marc-André Hamelin • "Louisiana: A Pianist's Journey" – Kenneth Boulton • "Solo Piazzolla" –
Manuel Barrueco • "20th Century Piano Sonatas" – Allison Brewster Franzetti ;
Best Chamber Music Performance • "On the Threshold of Hope" – Artists Of The Royal Conservatory Ensemble (Richard Margison, Joaquin Valdepeñas & Diane Werner) • "Saint-Saëns/Poulenc/Devienne/Milhaud" –
Oleg Maisenberg &
Sabine Meyer •
"Strange Imaginary Animals" – Eighth Blackbird • "Tchaikovsky: Three String Quartets, Souvenir De Florence" –
Ying Quartet (James Dunham & Paul Katz) • "30 Songs of the Russian People" –
Joseph Banowetz &
Alton Chung Ming Chan ;
Best Small Ensemble Performance • "
Bach:
Brandenburg Concertos" – Swiss Baroque Soloists • "Bridges: Eddie Daniels Plays the Music of Frank Proto" –
Frank Proto, conductor; Eddie Daniels; Ensemble Sans Frontière • "
Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde" –
Kenneth Slowik, conductor; The Smithsonian Chamber Players & Santa Fe Pro Musica • "Music for Compline" –
Stile Antico •
"Stravinsky: Apollo, Concerto in D; Prokofiev: 20 Visions Fugitives" – Yuri Bashmet, conductor; Moscow Soloists ;
Best Classical Vocal Performance • "Gitano: Zarzuela Arias" •
Rolando Villazón (
Plácido Domingo; Orquesta De La Comunidad De Madrid) • "Homage: The Age of the Diva" •
Renée Fleming (Valery Gergiev; Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre) •
"Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs" •
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (James Levine; Boston Symphony Orchestra) • "Russian Album" •
Anna Netrebko (Valery Gergiev; Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre) • "Sea Pictures, Op. 37" •
Sarah Connolly (Simon Wright; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra) ;
Best Classical Contemporary Composition • "Amargós: Northern Concerto" •
Joan Albert Amargós (
Lan Shui, conductor;
Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR) • "Chesky: Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra" • David Chesky (Rossen Gergov, conductor; Symphony Orchestra Of Norrlands Opera) • "Higdon: Zaka" •
Jennifer Higdon (Eighth Blackbird) • "Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs" •
Peter Lieberson (
James Levine, conductor;
Boston Symphony Orchestra) •
"Made in America" •
Joan Tower (
Leonard Slatkin, conductor;
Nashville Symphony Orchestra) ;
Best Classical Crossover Album •
The Jazz Album: Watch What Happens –
Thomas Quasthoff • '''
A Love Supreme: The Legacy of John Coltrane –
Turtle Island String Quartet''' •
Spirit of the Season –
Craig Jessop &
Mack Wilberg, conductors (
Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Orchestra At Temple Square) •
Whirled Chamber Music –
Quartet San Francisco • ''Wolfgang's Big Night Out'' –
Brian Setzer (
The Brian Setzer Orchestra)
Music video ;
Best Short Form Music Video • "'''
God's Gonna Cut You Down'''" –
Johnny Cash •
Tony Kaye, video director; Rachel Curl, video producer • "
1234" –
Feist •
Patrick Daughters, video director; Geoff McLean, video producer • "
Gone Daddy Gone" –
Gnarls Barkley •
Chris Milk, video director; Barbara Benson, video producer • "
D.A.N.C.E." –
Justice • Jonas & François and So-Me, video directors and producers • "
Typical" –
Mutemath • Israel Anthem, video director; Brandon Arolfo, video producer ;
Best Long Form Music Video •
The Confessions Tour –
Madonna •
Jonas Akerlund, video director; Sara Martin and David May, video producers •
Live and Loud at the Fillmore –
Dierks Bentley • Russell Thomas, video director; James Whetherly, video producer •
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22 –
R. Kelly • R. Kelly, Jim Swaffield and Victor Mignatti, video directors; Ann Carli, video producer •
10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads –
Kenny Wayne Shepherd and various artists • Noble Jones, video director; Kenny Wayne Shepherd, video producer •
Liberacion: Songs of the Cuban Underground – Various artists • Reuben Field, video director; Dean Bates, video producer == In Memoriam ==