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52nd Annual Grammy Award Winners
Reported by Jay Cochran - 12:36 AM 2010.02.01
Here are the results for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. Winners are bolded in black for each catagory. blog comments powered by Disqus
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. Use Somebody Kings Of Leon Jacquire King & Angelo Petraglia, producers; Jacquire King, engineer/mixer [RCA Records] Halo Beyoncé Beyoncé Knowles & Ryan Tedder, producers; Jim Caruana, Mark "Spike" Stent & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce [Music World Music / Columbia] I Gotta Feeling The Black Eyed Peas David Guetta & Frédéric Riesterer, producers; will.i.am, Dylan "3-D" Dresdow & Padraic "Padlock" Kerin, engineers/mixers [Interscope] Poker Face Lady Gaga RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, engineers/mixers Track from: The Fame [Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree] You Belong With Me Taylor Swift Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers [Big Machine Records] 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. Fearless Taylor Swift Colbie Caillat, featured artist; Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson, Nathan Chapman & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Hank Williams, mastering engineer [Big Machine Records] I Am... Sasha Fierce Beyoncé Shondrae "Mr. Bangledesh" Crawford, Ian Dench, D-Town, Toby Gad, Sean "The Pen" Garrett, Amanda Ghost, Jim Jonsin, Beyoncé Knowles, Rico Love, Dave McCracken, Terius "The Dream" Nash, Radio Killa, Stargate, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Ryan Tedder & Wayne Wilkins, producers; Jim Caruana, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Toby Gad, Kuk Harrell, Jim Jonsin, Jaycen Joshua, Dave Pensado, Radio Killa, Mark "Spike" Stent, Ryan Tedder, Brian "B-LUV" Thomas, Marcos Tovar, Miles Walker & Wayne Wilkins, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer [Music World Music/Columbia] The E.N.D. The Black Eyed Peas Apl.de.ap, Jean Baptiste, Printz Board, DJ Replay, Funkagenda, David Guetta, Keith Harris, Mark Knight, Poet Name Life, Frédéric Riesterer & will.i.am, producers; Dylan "3D" Dresdow, Padraic "Padlock" Kerin & will.i.am, engineers/mixers; Chris Bellman, mastering engineer [Interscope Records] The Fame Lady Gaga Flo Rida, Colby O'Donis & Space Cowboy, featured artists; Brian & Josh, Rob Fusari, Martin Kierszenbaum, RedOne & Space Cowboy, producers; 4Mil, Robert Orton, RedOne, Dave Russell & Tony Ugval, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer [Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree] Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King Dave Matthews Band Jeff Coffin, Tim Reynolds & Rashawn Ross, featured artists; Rob Cavallo, producer; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer [RCA Records / Bama Rags Recordings, LLC.] 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. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé) Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce [Music World Music / Columbia; Publishers: Songs of Peer/March 9th Publishing, 2082 Music/WB Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Tunes, Suga Wuga Music, B-Day Publishing/EMI April Music.] Poker Face Lady Gaga & RedOne, songwriters (Lady Gaga) Track from: The Fame [Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree; Publishers: Stefani Germanotta p/k/a Lady Gaga, Sony/ATV Songs/House of Gaga Publishing/GloJoe Music, Sony/ATV Songs/RedOne Productions.] Pretty Wings Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell) Track from: Blacksummers' Night [Columbia; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes/Muszewell, EMI April Music, Ben Ami Music.] Use Somebody 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.] You Belong With Me Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift) Track from: Fearless [Big Machine Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, Taylor Swift Music/Potting Shed Music, Barbara Orbison World Publishing.] Best New Artist For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist. Zac Brown Band Keri Hilson MGMT Silversun Pickups The Ting Tings Best Female Pop Vocal Performance For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only. Halo Beyoncé Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce [Music World Music / Columbia] Hometown Glory Adele Track from: 19 [XL/Columbia] Hot N Cold Katy Perry [Capitol] Sober Pink Track from: Funhouse [LaFace Records] You Belong With Me Taylor Swift Track from: Fearless [Big Machine Records] Best Male Pop Vocal Performance For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only. Make It Mine Jason Mraz Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. [Atlantic] This Time John Legend Track from: Evolver [G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia] Love You Maxwell Track from: Blacksummers' Night [Columbia] If You Don't Know Me By Now Seal Track from: Soul [143/Warner Bros.] All About The Love Again Stevie Wonder [Hidden Beach Records] Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only. I Gotta Feeling The Black Eyed Peas Track from: The E.N.D. [Interscope Records] We Weren't Born To Follow Bon Jovi [Island] Never Say Never The Fray Track from: The Fray [Epic] Sara Smile Daryl Hall & John Oates Track from: Live At The Troubadour [Shout! Factory] Kids MGMT Track from: Oracular Spectacular [Columbia] Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only. Lucky Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. [Atlantic] Sea Of Heartbreak Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen [Manhattan] Love Sex Magic Ciara & Justin Timberlake Track from: Fantasy Ride [LaFace Records] Baby, It's Cold Outside Willie Nelson & Norah Jones Track from: American Classic [Blue Note] Breathe Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat Track from: Fearless [Big Machine Records] Best Pop Instrumental Performance For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only. Throw Down Your Heart Béla Fleck Track from: Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 - Africa Sessions [Rounder] Besame Mucho Herb Alpert Track from: Anything Goes - Live [Concord Jazz] The Fire Imogen Heap Track from: Ellipse [RCA Records / Megaphonic Records] Phoenix Rise Maxwell Track from: Blacksummers' Night [Columbia] Funk Joint Marcus Miller Track from: Marcus [Concord Jazz/3 Dueces Records] Best Pop Instrumental Album For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks. Potato Hole Booker T. Jones [Anti] In Boston Chris Botti [Columbia] Legacy Hiroshima [Heads Up International] Modern Art The Rippingtons Featuring Russ Freeman [Peak Records] Down The Wire Spyro Gyra [Heads Up International] Best Pop Vocal Album For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks. The E.N.D. The Black Eyed Peas [Interscope Records] Breakthrough Colbie Caillat [Universal Republic Records] All I Ever Wanted Kelly Clarkson [RCA Records / 19 Recordings LLC./ S Records] The Fray The Fray [Epic] Funhouse Pink [LaFace Records] Best Dance Recording For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only. Poker Face Lady Gaga RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, mixers Track from: The Fame [Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree] Boom Boom Pow The Black Eyed Peas will.i.am, Jean Baptiste & Poet Name Life, producers ; Dylan Dresdow, mixer Track from: The E.N.D. [Interscope Records] When Love Takes Over David Guetta & Kelly Rowland David Guetta & Frédéric Riesterer, producers; Veronica Ferraro, mixer Track from: One Love [Astralwerks] Celebration Madonna Madonna & Paul Oakenfold, producers; Demacio Castellon, mixer [Warner Bros.] Womanizer Britney Spears K. Briscoe, producer; Serban Ghenea, mixer Track from: Circus [Jive/Zomba] Best Electronic/Dance Album For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only. The Fame Lady Gaga [Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree] Divided By Night The Crystal Method [Tiny E Records] One Love David Guetta [Astralwerks] Party Rock LMFAO [Party Rock/Will.i.am/Cherrytree/Interscope] Yes Pet Shop Boys [Astralwerks] Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks. Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden Michael Bublé [143/Reprise] A Swingin' Christmas Tony Bennett [Columbia] Your Songs Harry Connick, Jr. [Columbia] Liza's At The Palace Liza Minnelli [Hybrid Recordings] American Classic Willie Nelson [Blue Note] Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only. Working On A Dream Bruce Springsteen Track from: Working On A Dream [Columbia] Beyond Here Lies Nothin' Bob Dylan Track from: Together Through Life [Columbia] Change In The Weather John Fogerty Track from: The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again [Verve Forecast] Dreamer Prince Track from: LotusFlow3r [NPG Records] Fork In The Road Neil Young Track from: Fork In The Road [Reprise] Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only. Use Somebody Kings Of Leon [RCA Records] Can't Find My Way Home Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood Track from: Live From Madison Square Garden [Reprise] Life In Technicolor II Coldplay Track from: Prospekt's March EP [Capitol] 21 Guns Green Day Track from: 21st Century Breakdown [Reprise] I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight U2 Track from: No Line On The Horizon [Interscope] Best Hard Rock Performance For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only. War Machine AC/DC Track from: Black Ice [Columbia] Check My Brain Alice In Chains [Virgin] What I've Done Linkin Park Track from: Road To Revolution: Live At Milton Keynes [Warner Bros.] The Unforgiven III Metallica Track from: Death Magnetic [Warner Bros.] Burn It To The Ground Nickelback Track from: Dark Horse [Roadrunner Records] Best Metal Performance For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only. Dissident Aggressor Judas Priest Track from: A Touch Of Evil - Live [Epic] Set To Fail Lamb Of God Track from: Wrath [Epic] Head Crusher Megadeth Track from: Endgame [Roadrunner Records] Señor Peligro Ministry Track from: Adios... [13th Planet] Hate Worldwide Slayer [American / Columbia] Best Rock Instrumental Performance For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only. A Day In The Life Jeff Beck Track from: Performing This Week...Live At Ronnie Scott's [Eagle Records] Warped Sister Booker T. Jones Track from: Potato Hole [ANTI] Playing With Fire Brad Paisley Track from: Play [Arista Nashville] Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin' Brian Setzer Orchestra [Surfdog Records] Now We Run Steve Vai [Favored Nations Entertainment] Best Rock Song A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see the Song Of The Year award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only. Use Somebody 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.] The Fixer Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready & Eddie Vedder, songwriters (Pearl Jam) [Monkeywrench; Publishers: Innocent Bystander, Jumpin' Cat Music, Theory of Color, Write Treatage Music.] I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr., songwriters (U2) Track from: No Line On The Horizon [Interscope; Publishers: Universal Music Publishing, Upala Music.] 21 Guns Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day) Track from: 21st Century Breakdown [Reprise; Publishers: WB Music Corp./Green Daze Music.] Working On A Dream Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen) Track from: Working On A Dream [Columbia; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen] Best Rock Album Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal. 21st Century Breakdown Green Day [Reprise] Black Ice AC/DC [Columbia] Live From Madison Square Garden Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood [Reprise/Duck] Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King Dave Matthews Band [RCA Records / Bama Rags Recordings, LLC.] No Line On The Horizon U2 [Interscope] Best Alternative Music Album Vocal or Instrumental. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Phoenix [Loyaute/Glassnote Records] Everything That Happens Will Happen Today David Byrne & Brian Eno [Todomundo/Opal] The Open Door Death Cab For Cutie [Atlantic] Sounds Of The Universe Depeche Mode [Capitol] It's Blitz! Yeah Yeah Yeahs [DGC Records/Interscope] Best Female R&B Vocal Performance For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) Beyoncé Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce [Music World Music/Columbia] It Kills Me Melanie Fiona [SRC/Universal Motown] That Was Then Lalah Hathaway Track from: Self Portrait [Stax Records/Concord Music Group] Goin' Thru Changes Ledisi Track from: Turn Me Loose [Verve Forecast] Lions, Tigers & Bears Jazmine Sullivan [J Records] Best Male R&B Vocal Performance For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only. Pretty Wings Maxwell Track from: Blacksummers' Night [Columbia] The Point Of It All Anthony Hamilton Track from: The Point Of It All [So So Def] Sobeautiful Musiq Soulchild Track from: OnMyRadio [Atlantic] Under Pleasure P Track from: The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper [Swagga Ent./Atlantic] There Goes My Baby Charlie Wilson Track from: Uncle Charlie [Jive Records] Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only. Blame It Jamie Foxx & T-Pain [J Records] Chocolate High India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild Track from: Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics [Soulbird/Universal Republic] Ifuleave Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige Track from: OnMyRadio [Atlantic] Higher Ground Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters Track from: Oh Happy Day [EMI Gospel] Love Has Finally Come At Last Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby Track from: Facts Of Life The Soul Of Bobby Womack [Shanachie Entertainment/Numo Records] Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only. At Last Beyoncé Track from: Cadillac Records Music From The Motion Picture [Music World Music/Columbia] Soul Music Anthony Hamilton Track from: Soul Men Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Stax/Concord] Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight Boney James & Quinn Track from: Send One Your Love [Concord Records] Sow Love Ann Nesby Track from: The Lula Lee Project [It's Time Child Records/Tyscot] Woman Gotta Have It Calvin Richardson Track from: Facts Of Life The Soul Of Bobby Womack [Shanachie Entertainment/Numo Records] Best Urban/Alternative Performance For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only. Pearls India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore Track from: Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics [Soulbird/Universal Republic] Daykeeper The Foreign Exchange, Feat. Muhsinah Track from: Leave It All Behind [Hard Boiled Records] All Matter Robert Glasper & Bilal Track from: Double Booked [Blue Note] A Tale Of Two Eric Roberson, Ben O'Neill & Michelle Thompson Track from: Music Fan First [Blue Erro Soul] Blend Tonex Track from: Unspoken [Battery Records] Best R&B Song A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see the Song Of The Year award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé) Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce [Music World Music / Columbia; Publishers: Songs of Peer/March 9th Publishing, 2082 Music/WB Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Tunes, Suga Wuga Music, B-Day Publishing/EMI April Music.] Blame It James T. Brown, John Conte, Jr., Jamie Foxx, Christopher Henderson, Brandon R. Melanchon, Terius Nash, Breyon Prescott, Christopher Stewart, T-Pain & Nathan L. Walker, songwriters (Jamie Foxx & T-Pain) [J Records; Publishers: Sly As A Foxx Music/Bug Music, Gifted Source Music/EMI April Music, Ultra Tunes/It's N8 Publishing, James T. Brown, Brandon R. Melanchon, John Conte, Jr., Nappypub Music/Universal Music Z Songs, Chameleon Publishing, Tenyor Music.] Lions, Tigers & Bears Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan) [J Records; Publishers: Nappy Puddy Music/Universal Music-Z Tunes, Salaam Remi Music/EMI April Music.] Pretty Wings Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell) Track from: Blacksummers' Night [Columbia; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes/Muszewell, EMI April Music, Ben Ami Music.] Under Durrell Babbs, Joseph Bereal, Marcus Cooper, Antonio Dixon, Jerry Franklin, Thai Jones, Robert Newt & Kristina Stephens, songwriters (Pleasure P) Track from: The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper [Swagga Ent./Atlantic; Publishers: Tank1176Music/Blackfountain/Antonio Dixon's Muzik/EMI April Music/Notting Dale Songs/Lonnalistic/Songs4ronnie/Doverland 301 Music/Thailand Music/K.Stephens Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, Silverplatinumy2k.] Best R&B Album For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks. Blacksummers' Night Maxwell [Columbia] The Point Of It All Anthony Hamilton [So So Def] Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics India.Arie [Soulbird/Universal Republic] Turn Me Loose Ledisi [Verve Forecast] Uncle Charlie Charlie Wilson [Jive Records] Best Contemporary R&B Album For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks. I Am... Sasha Fierce Beyoncé [Music World Music / Columbia] Intuition Jamie Foxx [J Records] The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper Pleasure P [Swagga Ent./Atlantic] Ready Trey Songz [Songbook/Atlantic] Thr33 Ringz T-Pain [Jive Records] Best Rap Solo Performance For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only. D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune) Jay-Z [Roc Nation] Best I Ever Had Drake [Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown] Beautiful Eminem Track from: Relapse [Aftermath/Interscope Records] Day 'N' Nite Kid Cudi [Universal Motown/Good/Fool's Gold] Casa Bey Mos Def Track from: The Ecstatic [Downtown Records] Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only. Crack A Bottle Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent Track from: Relapse [Aftermath/Interscope] Too Many Rappers Beastie Boys & Nas [Capitol] Money Goes, Honey Stay Fabolous & Jay-Z Track from: Loso's Way [Def Jam] Make Her Say Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common [Universal Motown/GOOD Music] Amazing Kanye West & Young Jeezy Track from: 808s & Heartbreak [Roc-A-Fella] Best Rap/Sung Collaboration For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only. Run This Town Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West [Roc Nation] Ego Beyoncé & Kanye West [Music World Music/Columbia] Knock You Down Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo Track from: In A Perfect World... [MMG/Zone 4/Interscope Records] I'm On A Boat The Lonely Island & T-Pain Track from: Incredibad [Universal Republic Records] Dead And Gone T.I. & Justin Timberlake Track from: Paper Trail [Grand Hustle/Atlantic] Best Rap Song A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see the Song Of The Year award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only. Run This Town Jeff Bhasker, Shawn Carter, Robyn Fenty, Kanye West & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Athanasios Alatas, songwriter) (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West) [Roc Nation; Publishers: EMI April Music, Carter Boys Music/Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood/Chrysalis Songs/No ID Music/All The Above Publishing/Sony ATV/Annauhi Music/Athanasios Alatas Publishing.] Best I Ever Had Dwayne Carter, Aubrey Drake Graham & Matthew Samuels, songwriters (Nakia S. Coleman & Danny Robert Hamilton, songwriters) (Drake)[Aspire/Young Money/Cash Money; Publisher: Sony/ATV Tunes.] Day 'N' Nite S. Mescudi & O. Omishore, songwriters (Kid Cudi) [Universal Motown/Good/Fool's Gold; Publishers: Elsie's Baby Boy, Owo Olorun, Universal Music Publishing.] Dead And Gone C. Harris, R. Tadross & J. Timberlake, songwriters (T.I. & Justin Timberlake) Track from: Paper Trail [Grand Hustle/Atlantic; Publishers: Crown Club Publishing/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/Tenman Tunes/Universal Z Tunes/Cleopatra's Sons Music/EMI April Music.] D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune) Shawn Carter & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer, Paul Leka, Janko Nilovic & Dave Sucky, songwriters) (Jay-Z) [Atlantic; Publishers: EMI April Music, Carter Boys Music/Chrysalis Songs/No ID Music, Unichappell Music, APM Music.] Best Rap Album For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks. Relapse Eminem [Aftermath/Interscope] Universal Mind Control Common [Geffen] R.O.O.T.S. Flo Rida [Poe Boy/Atlantic] The Ecstatic Mos Def [Downtown Records] The Renaissance Q-Tip [Universal Motown] Best Female Country Vocal Performance For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only. White Horse Taylor Swift Track from: Fearless [Big Machine Records] Dead Flowers Miranda Lambert [Columbia Records] I Just Call You Mine Martina McBride Track from: Shine [RCA Records] Just A Dream Carrie Underwood Track from: Carnival Ride [Arista Nashville] Solitary Thinkin' Lee Ann Womack Track from: Call Me Crazy [MCA Nashville] Best Male Country Vocal Performance For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only. Sweet Thing Keith Urban Track from: Defying Gravity [Capitol Records Nashville] All I Ask For Anymore Trace Adkins Track from: X (Ten) [Capitol Records Nashville] People Are Crazy Billy Currington Track from: Little Bit Of Everything [Mercury Records] High Cost Of Living Jamey Johnson Track from: That Lonesome Song [Mercury Records] Living For The Night George Strait Track from: Twang [MCA Nashville] Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only. I Run To You Lady Antebellum Track from: Lady Antebellum [Capitol Records Nashville] Cowgirls Don't Cry Brooks & Dunn Track from: Cowboy Town [Arista Nashville] Chicken Fried Zac Brown Band Track from: The Foundation [Home Grown/Big Picture/Atlantic] Here Comes Goodbye Rascal Flatts Track from: Unstoppable [Lyric Street Records] It Happens Sugarland Track from: Love On The Inside [Mercury Records] Best Country Collaboration With Vocals For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only. I Told You So Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis [19/Arista Nashville] Beautiful World Dierks Bentley & Patty Griffin Track from: Feel That Fire [Capitol Records Nashville] Down The Road Kenny Chesney & Mac McAnally Track from: Lucky Old Sun [BNA Records Label] Start A Band Brad Paisley & Keith Urban Track from: Play [Arista Nashville] Everything But Quits Lee Ann Womack & George Strait Track from: Call Me Crazy [MCA Nashville] Best Country Instrumental Performance For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only. Producer's Medley Steve Wariner Track from: Steve Wariner c.g.p. My Tribute To Chet Atkins [SelecTone Records] Under The (Five) Wire Alison Brown Track from: The Company You Keep [Compass Records] The Crystal Merchant The Greencards Track from: Fascination [Sugar Hill Records] Mansinneedof Sarah Jarosz Track from: Song Up In Her Head [Sugar Hill Records] Best Country Song A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see the Song Of The Year award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only. White Horse Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift) Track from: Fearless [Big Machine Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, Taylor Swift Music/Sony/ATV/Care Taker Music/ole] All I Ask For Anymore Casey Beathard & Tim James, songwriters (Trace Adkins) Track from: X (Ten) [Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, T-Bird's Music.] High Cost Of Living Jamey Johnson & James Slater, songwriters (Jamey Johnson) Track from: That Lonesome Song [Mercury Records; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music/Big Gassed Hitties, Hope-N-Cal Music/Pick Them Maters Music/Diversion Music.] I Run To You Tom Douglas, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum) Track from: Lady Antebellum [Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/DWHaywood Music/Radiobulletspublishing/Hillary Dawn Publishing/Shaw Enuff Songs/Sony/ATV Music Publishing/Tomdouglasmusic.] People Are Crazy Bobby Braddock & Troy Jones, songwriters (Billy Currington) Track from: Little Bit Of Everything [Mercury Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Tiltawhirl Music/Crozier Music Enterprise.] Best Country Album Vocal or Instrumental. Fearless Taylor Swift [Big Machine Records] The Foundation Zac Brown Band [Home Grown/Big Picture/Atlantic] Twang George Strait [MCA Nashville] Defying Gravity Keith Urban [Capitol Records Nashville] Call Me Crazy Lee Ann Womack [MCA Nashville] Best New Age Album Vocal or Instrumental. Prayer For Compassion David Darling [Wind Over The Earth] Faith Jim Brickman [Compass Productions] Laserium For The Soul Henta [henta.co.uk] In A Dream Peter Kater, Dominic Miller, Kenny Loggins & Jaques Morelenbaum [Point Of Light Records] Impressions Of The West Lake Kitaro [Domo Records] Best Contemporary Jazz Album For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks. 75 Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate [Heads Up International] Urbanus Stefon Harris & Blackout [Concord Jazz] Sounding Point Julian Lage [Emarcy/Decca] At World's Edge Philippe Saisse [E1 Music] Big Neighborhood Mike Stern [Heads Up International] Best Jazz Vocal Album For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks. Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman Kurt Elling [Concord Jazz] No Regrets Randy Crawford (& Joe Sample) [PRA Records] So In Love Roberta Gambarini [Groovin' High/Emarcy] Tide Luciana Souza [Verve] Desire Tierney Sutton (Band) [Telarc Jazz] Best Improvised Jazz Solo For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only. Dancin' 4 Chicken Terence Blanchard, soloist Track from: Watts (Jeff "Tain" Watts) [Dark Key Music] All Of You Gerald Clayton, soloist Track from: Two-Shade [ArtistShare] Ms. Garvey, Ms. Garvey Roy Hargrove, soloist Track from: Emergence [Groovin' High/Emarcy] On Green Dolphin Street Martial Solal, soloist Track from: Live At The Village Vanguard [CamJazz] Villa Palmeras Miguel Zenón, soloist Track from: Esta Plena [Marsalis Music] Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual Or Group For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks. Five Peace Band - Live Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace Band [Concord Records] Quartet Live Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow & Antonio Sanchez [Concord Jazz] Brother To Brother Clayton Brothers [ArtistShare] Remembrance John Patitucci Trio [Concord Jazz] The Bright Mississippi Allen Toussaint [Nonesuch] Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks. Book One New Orleans Jazz Orchestra [World Village] Legendary Bob Florence Limited Edition [MAMA Records] Eternal Interlude John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble [Sunnyside] Fun Time Sammy Nestico And The SWR Big Band [Hänssler Classic] Lab 2009 University Of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band [North Texas Jazz] Best Latin Jazz Album Vocal or Instrumental. Juntos Para Siempre Bebo Valdés And Chucho Valdés [Sony Music/Calle 54] Things I Wanted To Do Chembo Corniel [Chemboro Records] Áurea Geoffrey Keezer [ArtistShare] Brazilliance X 4 Claudio Roditi [Resonance Records] Esta Plena Miguel Zenón [Marsalis Music] 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. Wait On The Lord Donnie McClurkin Featuring Karen Clark Sheard Track from: We All Are One (Live In Detroit) [Verity] Free To Be Me Francesca Battistelli [Fervent Records/ Word Entertainment] Jesus Is Love Heather Headley Featuring Smokie Norful Track from: Audience Of One [EMI Gospel] I Believe Jonny Lang With Fisk Jubilee Singers Track from: Oh Happy Day [Vector Recordings/EMI Gospel] Born Again Third Day, Featuring Lacey Moseley Track from: Revelation [Essential Records] Best Gospel Song A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see the Song Of The Year award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only. Winner God In Me Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Mary Mary Featuring Kierra "KiKi" Sheard) Track from: The Sound [Columbia Records; Publishers: EMI April Music, Wet Ink Red Music, That's Plum Song, It's Tea Tyme.] Born Again Tai Anderson, David Carr, Mark Lee & Mac Powell, songwriters (Third Day, Featuring Lacey Moseley) Track from: Revelation [Essential Records; Publisher: Consuming Fire Music.] City On Our Knees Cary Barlowe, Toby McKeehan & Jamie Moore, songwriters (TobyMac) [Forefront Records; Publishers: Achtober Songs, Emack Music, Jamnu Music, Castle Bound, Bummerman Music.] Every Prayer Dayna Caddell, Israel Houghton, Aaron Lindsey & Ricardo Sanchez, songwriters (Israel Houghton & Mary Mary) Track from: The Power Of One [Integrity Music; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, Aaron Lindsey Publishing, Integrity's Praise! Music, Sound of the New Breed, gnidybab music, Ricardo Music Dot Com.] The Motions Jason Houser, Sam Mizell & Matthew West, songwriters (Matthew West) Track from: Something To Say [Sparrow Records; Publishers: Word Music/Songs For Lulu/Simple Tense Songs/Wyzell Music/Songs of Extreme/Cedar Sides.] Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks. Live Revelations Third Day [Essential Records] The Big Picture Da' T.R.U.T.H. [Cross Movement Records] Crash Decyfer Down [INO Records] Innocence & Instinct Red [Essential Records] The Dash John Wells-The Tonic [Cross Movement Records] Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks. The Power Of One Israel Houghton [Integrity Music] Speaking Louder Than Before Jeremy Camp [BEC Recordings] The Long Fall Back To Earth Jars Of Clay [Gray Matters/Essential Records] Love Is On The Move Leeland [Essential Records] Freedom Mandisa [Sparrow Records] Best Southern/Country/Bluegrass Gospel Album For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks. Jason Crabb Jason Crabb [Spring Hill Music Group] Dream On Ernie Haase & Signature Sound [Gaither Music Group] The Rock Tracy Lawrence [Rocky Comfort Records/Artist2Market Distribution] In God's Time Barry Scott & Second Wind [Rebel Records] Everyday Triumphant Quartet [Daywind Records] Best Traditional Gospel Album For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks. Oh Happy Day (Various Artists) Bill Hearn, Ken Levitan, Ken Pennell, Jack Rovner & Cedric Thompson, producers [EMI Gospel/Vector Recordings] God Don't Never Change Ashley Cleveland [E1 Music] The Law Of Confession, Part I Donald Lawrence & Co. [Quiet Water/Verity] The Journey Continues The Williams Brothers [Blackberry Records] How I Got Over Vickie Winans [Destiny Joy Records] Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks. Audience Of One Heather Headley [EMI Gospel] Renewed Sheri Jones-Moffett [EMI Gospel] Just James J Moss [GospoCentric/ Verity] Smokie Norful: Live Smokie Norful [EMI Gospel] Bold Right Life Kierra Sheard [EMI Gospel] Best Latin Pop Album Vocal or Instrumental. Winner Sin Frenos La Quinta Estación [Sony Music Latin] 5to Piso Ricardo Arjona [Warner Music Latina] Te Acuerdas... Francisco Céspedes [Warner Music Latina] Hu Hu Hu Natalia Lafourcade [Sony Music Latin] Gran City Pop Paulina Rubio [Universal Music Latino] Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album Vocal or Instrumental. Los De Atras Vienen Conmigo Calle 13 [Sony Music Norte] Rio Aterciopelados [Nacional Records] Y. Bebe [EMI Spain] La Luz Del Ritmo Los Fabulosos Cadillacs [Nacional Records] La Revolucion Wisin Y Yandel [Machete Music/Wy Records] Best Tropical Latin Album Vocal or Instrumental. Ciclos Luis Enrique [Top Stop Music] Asi Soy Isaac Delgado [Machete Music] Guasábara José Lugo Orchestra [Caminalo Discos Inc./Sony Music Norte] Gracias Omara Portuondo [World Village] Bach In Havana Tiempo Libre [Sony Classical] Best Regional Mexican Album Vocal or Instrumental. Necesito De Ti Vicente Fernández [Sony Music Norte] Corazón Ranchero Shaila Dúrcal [EMI Mexico] Compañeras Mariachi Reyna De Los Angeles [Serenata Records] 10 Aniversario Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea [Shea Records/East Side Records] Pegadito Al Corazón Joan Sebastian [Balboa Records Co. & Discos Musart] Best Tejano Album Vocal or Instrumental. Borders Y Bailes Los Texmaniacs [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings] Divina Stefani Montiel [Ro Records/World Records] All The Way Live Jay Perez [Tejas Records] Point Of View Joe Posada [Baby Dude Records] Radiación Musical Sunny Sauceda Y Todo Eso [Tejas Records] Best Norteño Album Vocal or Instrumental. Tu Noche Con...Los Tigres Del Norte Los Tigres Del Norte [Fonovisa] Dejame Soñar Cumbre Norteña [Sony Music Latin] El Niño De Oro El Compa Chuy [Sony Music Norte] Pese A Quien Le Pese Los Rieleros Del Norte [Fonovisa] Soy Todo Tuyo Los Tucanes De Tijuana [Fonovisa] Best Banda Album Vocal or Instrumental. Tu Esclavo Y Amo Lupillo Rivera [Disa] Se Nos Murio El Amor El Güero Y Su Banda Centenario [A.R.C. Discos] Mas Adelante La Arrolladora Banda El Limón De Rene Camacho [Disa] Derecho De Antiguedad La Original Banda El Limón De Salvador Lizárraga [Fonovisa] Best Americana Album Vocal or Instrumental. Electric Dirt Levon Helm [Dirt Farmer Music/Vanguard Records] Together Through Life Bob Dylan [Columbia] Willie And The Wheel Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel [Bismeaux Records] Wilco (The Album) Wilco [Nonesuch] Little Honey Lucinda Williams [Lost Highway Records] Best Bluegrass Album Vocal or Instrumental. The Crow / New Songs For The Five-String Banjo Steve Martin [Rounder] Could We Get Any Closer? Jim Lauderdale [Sky Crunch Records] Buckaroo Blue Grass Michael Martin Murphey [Rural Rhythm Records] Almost Live Bryan Sutton And Friends [Sugar Hill Records] Destination Life Rhonda Vincent [Rounder] Best Traditional Blues Album Vocal or Instrumental. A Stranger Here Ramblin' Jack Elliott [ANTI] Blue Again The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band Featuring Rick Vito [429 Records] Rough & Tough John Hammond [Chesky Records] Stomp! The Blues Tonight Duke Robillard [Stony Plain Records] Chicago Blues: A Living History Billy Boy Arnold, Lurrie Bell, Billy Branch & John Primer Larry Skoller, producer [Raisin' Music] Best Contemporary Blues Album Vocal or Instrumental. Already Free The Derek Trucks Band [Victor Records] This Time The Robert Cray Band [Nozzle Records/Vanguard] The Truth According To Ruthie Foster Ruthie Foster [Blue Corn Music] Live: Hope At The Hideout Mavis Staples [ANTI] Back To The River Susan Tedeschi [Verve Forecast] Best Traditional Folk Album Vocal or Instrumental. High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project Loudon Wainwright III [2nd Story Sound Records] Cutting Loose David Holt And Josh Goforth [High Windy Audio] Naked With Friends Maura O'Connell [Sugar Hill Records] Polka Cola: Music That Refreshes Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra [Starr Records] Singing Through The Hard Times: A Tribute To Utah Phillips (Various Artists) Jacqui Morse, Kendall Morse & Dan Schatz, producers [righteous babe records, inc.] Best Contemporary Folk Album Vocal or Instrumental. Townes Steve Earle [New West Records] Middle Cyclone Neko Case [ANTI] Our Bright Future Tracy Chapman [Elektra] Live Shawn Colvin [Nonesuch] Secret, Profane & Sugarcane Elvis Costello [Hear Music] Best Hawaiian Music Album Vocal or Instrumental. Masters Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Volume 2 (Various Artists) Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers [Daniel Ho Creations] He Nani Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho [Daniel Ho Creations] Friends & Family Of Hawai`i Amy Hanaiali`i [UA Records] Nani Mau Loa: Everlasting Beauty Ho`okena [Ho`omau Inc.] Best Native American Music Album Vocal or Instrumental. Spirit Wind North Bill Miller [Cool Springs Music Group] Siyotanka Michael Brant DeMaria [Ontos Music] True Blue Northern Cree [Canyon Records] Wind Songs - Native American Flute Solos John Two-Hawks [Circle Studios] Riders Of The Healing Road Johnny Whitehorse [Silver Wave Records] Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album Vocal or Instrumental. Lay Your Burden Down Buckwheat Zydeco [Alligator] Alligator Purse Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet [Yep Roc Records] Stripped Down The Magnolia Sisters [Arhoolie Records] Live At 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Pine Leaf Boys [MunckMix, Inc.] L'Ésprit Créole Cedric Watson et Bijou Créole [Valcour Records] Best Reggae Album Vocal or Instrumental. Mind Control - Acoustic Stephen Marley [Ghetto Youths/Tuff Gong/Universal Republic] Rasta Got Soul Buju Banton [Gargamel Music, Inc.] Brand New Me Gregory Isaacs [Tad's Record] Awake Julian Marley [Ghetto Youths/Tuff Gong/Universal Republic] Imperial Blaze Sean Paul [VP/Atlantic] Best Traditional World Music Album Vocal or Instrumental. Douga Mansa Mamadou Diabate [World Village] Ancient Sounds Rahim Alhaj And Amjad Ali Khan [UR Music] Double Play Liz Carroll & John Doyle [Compass Records] La Guerra No John Santos Y El Coro Folklórico Kindembo [Machete Records] Drum Music Land Ten Drum Art Percussion Group [Wind Music] Best Contemporary World Music Album Vocal or Instrumental. Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 - Africa Sessions Béla Fleck [Rounder] Welcome To Mali Amadou & Mariam [Nonesuch] Day By Day Femi Kuti [Mercer Street Records] Seya Oumou Sangare [Nonesuch] Across The Divide: A Tale Of Rhythm & Ancestry Omar Sosa [Half Note Records] Best Musical Album For Children For albums consisting of predominantly music or song vs. spoken word. Family Time Ziggy Marley [Tuff Gong Worldwide] American Heroes #3 Jonathan Sprout [Sprout Recordings] Banjo To Beatbox Cathy & Marcy With Special Guest Christylez Bacon [Community Music, Inc.] Great Day Milkshake [Milkshake Music] Jumpin' & Jammin' Greg & Steve [Greg & Steve Productions] Pete Seeger Tribute - Ageless Kids' Songs Buck Howdy [Prairie Dog Entertainment] Best Spoken Word Album For Children For albums consisting of predominantly spoken word vs. music or song. Aaaaah! Spooky, Scary Stories & Songs Buck Howdy [Prairie Dog Entertainment] Captain Nobody Dean Pitchford [Random House Audio/Listening Library] Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales (Various Artists including Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johannson, Helen Mirren, Forest Whitaker & others) Sharon Gelman, Michele McGonigle & Alfre Woodard, producers [Hachette Audio] The Phantom Tollbooth David Hyde Pierce [Harper Children's Audio] Scat Ed Asner [Random House Audio/Listening Library] Through The Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There Harlan Ellison [Blackstone Audio Inc.] Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling) Always Looking Up Michael J. Fox [Hyperion Audio] Jonathan Winters - A Very Special Time Jonathan Winters (Music By Verne Langdon & Skip Edwards) [Dejavu Record Company/The Orchard] The Lincoln-Douglas Debates Richard Dreyfuss & David Strathairn [BBC Audiobooks America] The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett) Various Artists Including Michael Madsen, Sandra Oh, Edward Herrmann & OthersYuri Rasovsky & Josh Stanton, producers [Blackstone Audio Inc.] We Can Have Peace In The Holy Land Jimmy Carter [Simon & Schuster Audio] Wishful Drinking Carrie Fisher [Simon & Schuster Audio] Best Comedy Album For comedy recordings, spoken or musical A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All! Stephen Colbert [Comedy Central Records] Back From The Dead Spinal Tap [The Label Industry/Artist2Market Distribution] Internet Leaks "Weird Al" Yankovic [Volcano] My Weakness Is Strong Patton Oswalt [Degenerate/Warner Bros.] Suckin’ It For The Holidays Kathy Griffin [Music With A Twist] Tall, Dark & Chicano George Lopez [Comedy Central Records] 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.) West Side Story David Caddick & David Lai, producers (Leonard Bernstein, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast with Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione & Others) [Masterworks Broadway] Ain't Misbehavin' Robert Sher, producer (Various, composer; Various, lyricist) (30th Anniversary Cast Recording With Ruben Studdard, Frenchie Davis & Others) [Rhino] Hair Noah Cornman, Kurt Deutsch, Joel Moss & Steve Norman, producers (Galt MacDermot, composer; James Rado & Gerome Ragni, lyricists) (New Broadway Cast With Sasha Allen, Gavin Creel & Others) [Razor & Tie Entertainment/Ghostlight Records] 9 To 5 The Musical Alex Lacamoire, Stephen Oremus & Dolly Parton, producers; Dolly Parton, composer; Dolly Parton, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty & Others) [Dolly Records/Artist2Market Distribution] Shrek The Musical Original Broadway Cast With Brian d'Arcy James, Sutton Foster & Others Peter Hylenski & Jeanine Tesori, producers; Jeanine Tesori, composer; David Lindsay-Abaire, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Brian d'Arcy James, Sutton Foster & Others) [Decca Broadway] 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. Slumdog Millionaire (Various Artists) A.R. Rahman, producer [N.E.E.T./Interscope Records] Cadillac Records (Various Artists) Steve Jordan, producer [Music World Music/Columbia] Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds (Various Artists) Quentin Tarantino, producer [A Band Apart/Warner Bros.] True Blood (Various Artists) Alan Ball, Gary Calamar & Kevin Weaver, producers [Elektra] Twilight (Various Artists) Paul Katz & Alexandra Patsavas, producers [Summit Ent./Chop Shop/Atlantic] 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. Up Michael Giacchino, composer [Walt Disney Records] The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (Disc 1) Alexandre Desplat, composer [Concord Records] Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince Nicholas Hooper, composer [New Line Records] Milk Danny Elfman, composer [Decca] Star Trek Michael Giacchino, composer [Varèse Sarabande] 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. Jai Ho (From Slumdog Millionaire) Gulzar, A.R. Rahman & Tanvi Shah, songwriters (A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash) Track from: Slumdog Millionaire - Music From The Motion Picture [N.E.E.T./Interscope Records; Publisher: KM Musiq.] All Is Love (From Where The Wild Things Are) Karen O & Nick Zinner, songwriters (Karen O & The Kids) [DGC Records/Interscope; Publishers: Warner Barham Music/Chrysalis Songs] Decode (From Twilight) Josh Farro, Hayley Williams & Taylor York, songwriters (Paramore) Track from: Twilight [Summit Ent./Chop Shop/Atlantic; Publishers: WB Music Corp/But Father, I Just Want To Sing Music/Josh's Music/FBR Music, Meaux Hits/Hunterboro Music, Rimutaka Music.] Once In A Lifetime (From Cadillac Records) Ian Dench, James Dring, Amanda Ghost, Beyoncé Knowles, Scott McFarnon & Jody Street, songwriters (Beyoncé) Track from: Cadillac Records [Music World Music/Columbia; Publishers: B-Day Publishing/EMI April Music, Amanda Ghost Bucks Music Group Ltd./EMI Blackwood, Red Ink Music Ltd., Ian Dench Music/Songs of Kobalt Music, Chrysalis Music.] The Wrestler (From The Wrestler) Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen) Track from: Working On A Dream [Columbia; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen.] Best Instrumental Composition A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only. Married Life (From Up) Michael Giacchino, composer (Michael Giacchino) Track from: Up - Soundtrack [Walt Disney Records] Borat In Syracuse Paquito D'Rivera, composer (Paquito D'Rivera Quintet) Track from: Jazz-Clazz [Timba Records] Counting To Infinity Tim Davies, composer (Tim Davies Big Band) Track from: Dialmentia [Origin Records] Fluffy Bob Florence, composer (Bob Florence Limited Edition) Track from: Legendary [MAMA Records] Ice-Nine Steve Wiest, composer (University Of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band) Track from: Lab 2009 [North Texas Jazz] Best Instrumental Arrangement An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only. West Side Story Medley Bill Cunliffe, arranger (Resonance Big Band) Track from: Resonance Big Band Plays Tribute To Oscar Peterson [Resonance Records] Emmanuel Jeremy Lubbock, arranger (Chris Botti & Lucia Micarelli) Track from: In Boston [Columbia] Hope Vince Mendoza, arranger (Jim Beard With Vince Mendoza & The Metropole Orchestra) Track from: Revolutions [Sunny Side Records] Slings And Arrows Vince Mendoza, arranger (Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge) Track from: The Comet's Tail: Performing The Compositions Of Michael Brecker [MAMA Records] Up With End Credits (From Up) Michael Giacchino & Tim Simonec, arrangers (Michael Giacchino) Track from: Up - Soundtrack [Walt Disney Records] Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only. Quiet Nights Claus Ogerman, arranger (Diana Krall) Track from: Quiet Nights [Verve] A Change Is Gonna Come David Foster & Jerry Hey, arrangers (Seal) Track from: Soul [143/Warner Bros.] Dedicated To You Laurence Hobgood, arranger (Kurt Elling) Track from: Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman [Concord Jazz] In The Still Of The Night Thomas Zink, arranger (Anne Walsh) Track from: Pretty World [AtoZink Music] My One And Only Thrill Vince Mendoza, arranger (Melody Gardot) Track from: My One And Only Thrill [Verve] Best Recording Package Everything That Happens Will Happen Today Stefan Sagmeister, art director (David Byrne & Brian Eno) [Todomundo/Opal] Back From The Dead Brian Porizek, art director (Spinal Tap) [The Label Industry/Artist2Market Distribution] Middle Cyclone Neko Case & Kathleen Judge, art directors (Neko Case) [ANTI] Splitting Adam Jeff Harrison, art director (Splitting Adam) [Independent] Tathagata Szu Wei Cheng & Hui Chen Huang, art directors (Various Artists) [Wind Music] To see more winners, MORE awards NEWS
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