2008 Grammy Awards – Complete List of Winners and Nominees

The 50th Annual Grammy Awards, held on February 10, 2008, celebrated music from October 1, 2006, to September 30, 2007. Herbie Hancock's River: The Joni Letters, a jazz tribute to Joni Mitchell, was a surprising but critically lauded winner for Album of the Year, showcasing the Grammys' openness to diverse genres.
Amy Winehouse was the undisputed breakout star, taking home Record of the Year for her distinctive retro-soul hit "Rehab" and being named Best New Artist. Other significant wins included Kanye West and Foo Fighters.
This milestone ceremony highlighted the unexpected and celebrated a new, distinctive voice in soul music, firmly placing Amy Winehouse's unique talent in the global spotlight and ushering in a new era of vintage-inspired sounds.

Record Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Amy Winehouse	Rehab
Nominee	Justin Timberlake	What Goes Around…Comes Around
Nominee	Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z	Umbrella
Nominee	Foo Fighters	The Pretender
Nominee	Beyoncé	Irreplaceable

Album Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Herbie Hancock	River: The Joni Letters
Nominee	Amy Winehouse	Back To Black
Nominee	Kanye West	Graduation
Nominee	Vince Gill	These Days
Nominee	Foo Fighters	Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

Song Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Amy Winehouse	Rehab
Nominee	Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z	Umbrella
Nominee	Corinne Bailey Rae	Like A Star
Nominee	Plain White T's	Hey There Delilah
Nominee	Carrie Underwood	Before He Cheats

Best New Artist

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Amy Winehouse	nan
Nominee	Taylor Swift	nan
Nominee	Paramore	nan
Nominee	Ledisi	nan
Nominee	Feist	nan

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Amy Winehouse	Rehab
Nominee	Nelly Furtado	Say It Right
Nominee	Fergie	Big Girls Don't Cry
Nominee	Feist	1234
Nominee	Christina Aguilera	Candyman

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Justin Timberlake	What Goes Around...Comes Around
Nominee	Seal	Amazing
Nominee	Paul McCartney	Dance Tonight
Nominee	John Mayer	Belief
Nominee	Michael Bublé	Everything

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Maroon 5	Makes Me Wonder
Nominee	U2	Window In The Skies
Nominee	Plain White T's	Hey There Delilah
Nominee	Daughtry	Home
Nominee	Bon Jovi	(You Want To) Make A Memory

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Robert Plant & Alison Krauss	Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)
Nominee	Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake	Give It To Me
Nominee	Gwen Stefani & Akon	The Sweet Escape
Nominee	Beyoncé & Shakira	Beautiful Liar
Nominee	Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera	Steppin' Out

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Joni Mitchell	One Week Last Summer
Nominee	Spyro Gyra	Simple Pleasures
Nominee	Dave Koz	Over The Rainbow
Nominee	Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals	Paris Sunrise #7
Nominee	Beastie Boys	Off The Grid

Best Pop Instrumental Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Beastie Boys	The Mix-Up
Nominee	Kirk Whalum	Roundtrip
Nominee	Spyro Gyra	Good To Go-Go
Nominee	Dave Koz	At The Movies
Nominee	Chris Botti	Italia

Best Pop Vocal Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Amy Winehouse	Back To Black
Nominee	Paul McCartney	Memory Almost Full
Nominee	Maroon 5	It Won't Be Soon Before Long
Nominee	Feist	The Reminder
Nominee	Bon Jovi	Lost Highway

Best Dance Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Justin Timberlake	LoveStoned/I Think She Knows
Nominee	Rihanna	Don't Stop The Music
Nominee	Mika	Love Today
Nominee	Justice	D.A.N.C.E.
Nominee	The Chemical Brothers	Do It Again

Best Electronic/Dance Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Chemical Brothers	We Are The Night
Nominee	Tiësto	Elements Of Life
Nominee	Shiny Toy Guns	We Are Pilots
Nominee	LCD Soundsystem	Sound Of Silver
Nominee	Justice	†

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Michael Bublé	Call Me Irresponsible
Nominee	James Taylor	James Taylor At Christmas
Nominee	Barbra Streisand	Live In Concert 2006
Nominee	Queen Latifah	Trav'lin' Light
Nominee	Bette Midler	Cool Yule

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Bruce Springsteen	Radio Nowhere
Nominee	Lucinda Williams	Come On
Nominee	John Mellencamp	Our Country
Nominee	Paul McCartney	Only Mama Knows
Nominee	Beck	Timebomb

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The White Stripes	Icky Thump
Nominee	U2	Instant Karma
Nominee	Nickelback	If Everyone Cared
Nominee	Green Day	Working Class Hero
Nominee	Daughtry	It's Not Over

Best Hard Rock Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Foo Fighters	The Pretender
Nominee	Tool	The Pot
Nominee	Queens Of The Stone Age	Sick, Sick, Sick
Nominee	Ozzy Osbourne	I Don't Wanna Stop
Nominee	Evanescence	Sweet Sacrifice

Best Metal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Slayer	Final Six
Nominee	Shadows Fall	Redemption
Nominee	Machine Head	Aesthetics Of Hate
Nominee	King Diamond	Never Ending Hill
Nominee	As I Lay Dying	Nothing Left

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Bruce Springsteen	Once Upon A Time In The West
Nominee	Steve Vai	The Attitude Song
Nominee	Joe Satriani	Always With Me, Always With You
Nominee	Rush	Malignant Narcissism
Nominee	Metallica	The Ecstasy Of Gold

Best Rock Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Bruce Springsteen	Radio Nowhere
Nominee	Foo Fighters	The Pretender
Nominee	Daughtry	It's Not Over
Nominee	The White Stripes	Icky Thump
Nominee	Lucinda Williams	Come On

Best Rock Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Foo Fighters	Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Nominee	Wilco	Sky Blue Sky
Nominee	Bruce Springsteen	Magic
Nominee	John Fogerty	Revival
Nominee	Daughtry	Daughtry

Best Alternative Music Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The White Stripes	Icky Thump
Nominee	The Shins	Wincing The Night Away
Nominee	Bjork	Volta
Nominee	Arcade Fire	Neon Bible
Nominee	Lily Allen	Alright, Still...

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Alicia Keys	No One
Nominee	Jill Scott	Hate On Me
Nominee	Chrisette Michele	If I Have My Way
Nominee	Fantasia	When I See You
Nominee	Mary J. Blige	Just Fine

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Prince	Future Baby Mama
Nominee	Tank	Please Don't Go
Nominee	Ne-Yo	Because Of You
Nominee	Musiq Soulchild	B.U.D.D.Y.
Nominee	Raheem DeVaughn	Woman

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Chaka Khan Featuring Mary J. Blige	Disrespectful
Nominee	T-Pain Featuring Akon	Bartender
Nominee	Angie Stone Featuring Betty Wright	Baby
Nominee	Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo	Hate That I Love You
Nominee	R. Kelly Featuring Usher	Same Girl

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Gerald Levert	In My Songs
Nominee	Ryan Shaw	I Am Your Man
Nominee	Ann Nesby	I Apologize
Nominee	Randy Crawford & Joe Sample	All Night Long
Nominee	Otis Clay	Walk A Mile In My Shoes

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Lupe Fiasco Featuring Jill Scott	Daydreamin'
Nominee	Alice Smith	Dream
Nominee	Meshell Ndegeocello	Fantasy
Nominee	Dwele	That’s The Way Of The World
Nominee	Vikter Duplaix	Make A Baby

Best R&B Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Alicia Keys	No One
Nominee	Fantasia	When I See U
Nominee	Musiq Soulchild	Teachme
Nominee	Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo	Hate That I Love You
Nominee	India.Arie	Beautiful Flower

Best R&B Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Chaka Khan	Funk This
Nominee	Tank	Sex, Love & Pain
Nominee	Jill Scott	The Real Thing
Nominee	Musiq Soulchild	Luvanmusiq
Nominee	Ledisi	Lost & Found

Best Contemporary R&B Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ne-Yo	Because Of You
Nominee	Emily King	East Side Story
Nominee	Fantasia	Fantasia
Nominee	Keyshia Cole	Just Like You
Nominee	Akon	Konvicted

Best Rap Solo Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Kanye West	Stronger
Nominee	T.I.	Big Things Poppin' (Do It)
Nominee	Jay-Z	Show Me What You Got
Nominee	50 Cent	I Get Money
Nominee	Common	The People

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Common Featuring Kanye West	Southside
Nominee	Kanye West, Nas & KRS-One	Better Than I've Ever Been
Nominee	UGK Featuring OutKast	Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)
Nominee	Shop Boyz	Party Like A Rockstar
Nominee	Fat Joe Featuring Lil Wayne	Make It Rain

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z	Umbrella
Nominee	Kanye West Featuring T-Pain	Good Life
Nominee	Keyshia Cole Featuring Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim	Let It Go
Nominee	Chris Brown & T-Pain	Kiss, Kiss
Nominee	Akon Featuring Snoop Dogg	I Wanna Love You

Best Rap Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Kanye West Featuring T-Pain	Good Life
Nominee	Soulja Boy Tell'Em	Crank That (Soulja Boy)
Nominee	Kanye West	Can't Tell Me Nothing
Nominee	T.I.	Big Things Poppin' (Do It)
Nominee	50 Cent Featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland	Ayo Technology

Best Rap Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Kanye West	Graduation
Nominee	T.I.	T.I. vs T.I.P.
Nominee	Nas	Hip Hop Is Dead
Nominee	Jay-Z	Kingdom Come
Nominee	Common	Finding Forever

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Carrie Underwood	Before He Cheats
Nominee	Trisha Yearwood	Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love
Nominee	LeAnn Rimes	Nothin' Better To Do
Nominee	Miranda Lambert	Famous In A Small Town
Nominee	Alison Krauss	Simple Love

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Keith Urban	Stupid Boy
Nominee	George Strait	Give It Away
Nominee	Tim McGraw	If You're Reading This
Nominee	Alan Jackson	A Woman's Love
Nominee	Dierks Bentley	Long Trip Alone

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Eagles	How Long
Nominee	The Time Jumpers	Sweet Memories
Nominee	Montgomery Gentry	Lucky Man
Nominee	Emerson Drive	Moments
Nominee	Brooks & Dunn	Proud Of The House We Built

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Willie Nelson & Ray Price	Lost Highway
Nominee	Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood	Oh Love
Nominee	Tim McGraw & Faith Hill	I Need You
Nominee	Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson	Because Of You
Nominee	Steve Earle & Allison Moorer	Days Aren't Long Enough

Best Country Instrumental Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Brad Paisley	Throttleneck
Nominee	The Time Jumpers	Fidoodlin'
Nominee	Andy Statman	Rawhide!
Nominee	The Greencards	Mucky The Duck
Nominee	Russ Barenberg	Little Monk

Best Country Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Carrie Underwood	Before He Cheats
Nominee	Dierks Bentley	Long Trip Alone
Nominee	Tim McGraw	If You're Reading This
Nominee	Tim McGraw & Faith Hill	I Need You
Nominee	George Strait	Give It Away

Best Country Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Vince Gill	These Days
Nominee	George Strait	It Just Comes Natural
Nominee	Brad Paisley	5th Gear
Nominee	Tim McGraw	Let It Go
Nominee	Dierks Bentley	Long Trip Alone

Best Bluegrass Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jim Lauderdale	The Bluegrass Diaries
Nominee	Tony Trischka	Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular
Nominee	Seldom Scene	Scenechronized
Nominee	J. D. Crowe & The New South	Lefty's Old Guitar
Nominee	Cherryholmes	Cherryholmes II Black And White

Best New Age Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Paul Winter Consort	Crestone
Nominee	Eric Tingstad	Southwest
Nominee	Ottmar Liebert	One Guitar
Nominee	Kitaro	Sacred Journey Of Ku -Kai, Volume 3
Nominee	Peter Kater	Faces Of The Sun

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Herbie Hancock	River: The Joni Letters
Nominee	Jeff Lorber	He Had A Hat
Nominee	Eldar	Re-imagination
Nominee	Brian Bromberg	Downright Upright
Nominee	Will Bernard	Party Hats

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Patti Austin	Avant Gershwin
Nominee	Tierney Sutton (Band)	On The Other Side
Nominee	Kurt Elling	Nightmoves
Nominee	Freddy Cole	Music Maestro Please
Nominee	Dee Dee Bridgewater	Red Earth - A Malian Journey

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Michael Brecker, soloist	Anagram
Nominee	Paul McCandless, soloist	1000 Kilometers
Nominee	Hank Jones, soloist	Lullaby
Nominee	Herbie Hancock, soloist	Both Sides Now
Nominee	Terence Blanchard, soloist	Levees

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Michael Brecker	Pilgrimage
Nominee	Joshua Redman	Back East
Nominee	John Patitucci	Line By Line
Nominee	Joe Lovano And Hank Jones	Kids: Live At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
Nominee	The Bill Charlap Trio	Live At The Village Vanguard

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Terence Blanchard	A Tale Of God's Will (A Requiem For Katrina)
Nominee	Charles Tolliver Big Band	With Love
Nominee	Maria Schneider Orchestra	Sky Blue
Nominee	The Bill Holman Band	Hommage
Nominee	The Bob Florence Limited Edition	Eternal Licks & Grooves

Best Latin Jazz Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Paquito D'Rivera Quintet?	Funk Tango
Nominee	Bobby Sanabria Big Band	Big Band Urban Folktales
Nominee	Hector Martignon	Refugee
Nominee	Steve Khan	Borrowed Time (Tiempo Prestado)
Nominee	Sammy Figueroa And His Latin Jazz Explosion	The Magician

Best Gospel Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Aretha Franklin & Mary J. Blige (Featuring The Harlem Boys Choir)	Never Gonna Break My Faith
Winner	The Clark Sisters	Blessed & Highly Favored
Nominee	CeCe Winans	He Set My Life To Music
Nominee	Israel And New Breed Featuring T-Bone	With Long Life
Nominee	Casting Crowns	East To West

Best Gospel Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Clark Sisters	Blessed & Highly Favored
Nominee	J. Moss	Praise On The Inside
Nominee	TobyMac	Made To Love
Nominee	Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers	Encourage Yourself
Nominee	Casting Crowns	East To West

Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ashley Cleveland	Before The Daylight's Shot
Nominee	Skillet	Comatose
Nominee	Pillar	The Reckoning
Nominee	Da' T.R.U.T.H.	Open Book
Nominee	The Cross Movement	HIStory: Our Place In His Story

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Israel And New Breed	A Deeper Level
Nominee	TobyMac	Portable Sounds
Nominee	Michael W. Smith	Stand
Nominee	Mandisa	True Beauty
Nominee	Casting Crowns	The Altar And The Door

Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ricky Skaggs & The Whites	Salt Of The Earth
Nominee	(Various Artists)	I'll Fly Away: Country Hymns & Songs Of Faith
Nominee	Kenny & Amanda Smith Band	Tell Someone
Nominee	Billy Joe Shaver	Everybody's Brother
Nominee	Karen Peck And New River	Journey Of Joy
Nominee	Bill & Gloria Gaither And The Homecoming Friends	Amazing Grace

Best Traditional Gospel Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Clark Sisters	Live - One Last Time
Nominee	Bebe Winans	Cherch
Nominee	Marvin Sapp	Thirsty
Nominee	Smokie Norful	Life Changing
Nominee	Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers	The Grand Finale': Encourage Yourself

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Fred Hammond	Free To Worship
Nominee	Marvin Winans	Alone But Not Alone
Nominee	Trin-I-Tee 5:7	T57
Nominee	J. Moss	V2…
Nominee	Coko	Grateful

Best Latin Pop Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Alejandro Sanz	El Tren De Los Momentos
Nominee	Jennifer Peña	Dicen Que El Tiempo
Nominee	Luis Miguel	Navidades Luis Miguel
Nominee	Jorge Drexler	12 Segundos De Oscuridad
Nominee	Miguel Bosé & Varios Artistas	Papito

Best Latin Rock Or Alternative Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Black:Guayaba	No Hay Espacio
Nominee	Zoé	Memo Rex Commander Y El Corazón Atómico De La Via Láctea
Nominee	Rabanes	Kamikaze
Nominee	Panda	Amantes Sunt Amentes
Nominee	Jarabe De Palo	Adelantando

Best Latin Urban Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Calle 13	Residente O Visitante
Nominee	Fulanito	Vacaneria!
Nominee	Daddy Yankee	El Cartel: The Big Boss
Nominee	Tego Calderón	El Abayarde Contra-Ataca
Nominee	Akwid	E.S.L.

Best Tropical Latin Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Juan Luis Guerra	La Llave De Mi Corazón
Nominee	Spanish Harlem Orchestra	United We Swing
Nominee	El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico	Arroz Con Habichuela
Nominee	Issac Delgado	En Primera Plana
Nominee	Cubanismo	Greetings From Havana

Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Pepe Aguilar	100% Mexicano
Nominee	Sones De México Ensemble	Esta Tierra Es Tuya (This Land Is Your Land)
Nominee	Paquita La Del Barrio	Puro Dolor
Nominee	Vicente Fernández	Para Siempre
Nominee	Cristian Castro	El Indomable

Best Tejano Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Little Joe & La Familia	Before The Next Teardrop Falls
Nominee	Sunny Sauceda	Vagar Libremente
Nominee	Ruben Ramos & The Mexican Revolution	35th Anniversary
Nominee	David Marez	Corazon De Oro
Nominee	Ram Herrera And The Outlaw Band	Ram Herrera And The Outlaw Band 2007

Best Norteño Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Los Tigres Del Norte	Detalles Y Emociones
Nominee	Pesado	Gracias Por Tu Amor
Nominee	Los Rieleros Del Norte	Ven Y Dime
Nominee	Intocable	Crossroads
Nominee	Conjunto Primavera	El Amor Que Nunca Fue

Best Banda Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	El Chapo	Te Va A Gustar
Nominee	Lupillo Rivera	Entre Copas Y Botellas
Nominee	K-PAZ De La Sierra	Conquistando Corazones
Nominee	Valentin Elizalde	Lobo Domesticado
Nominee	El Potro De Sinaloa	Los Mejores Corridos

Best Traditional Blues Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Henry James Townsend, Joe Willie Pinetop Perkins, Robert Lockwood, Jr. & David Honeyboy Edwards	Last Of The Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In Dallas
Nominee	Koko Taylor	Old School
Nominee	Kenny Wayne Shepherd Featuring Various Artists	10 Days Out: Blues From The Backroads
Nominee	Pinetop Perkins	Pinetop Perkins On The 88's - Live In Chicago

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	JJ Cale & Eric Clapton	The Road To Escondido
Nominee	Bettye LaVette	The Scene Of The Crime
Nominee	Robben Ford	Truth
Nominee	Doyle Bramhall	Is It News
Nominee	Joan Armatrading	Into The Blues

Best Traditional Folk Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Levon Helm	Dirt Farmer
Nominee	Charlie Louvin	Charlie Louvin
Nominee	Cathy Fink	Banjo Talkin'
Nominee	Peter Case	Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John
Nominee	David Bromberg	Try Me One More Time

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Steve Earle	Washington Square Serenade
Nominee	Tom Waits	Orphans
Nominee	Patty Griffin	Children Running Through
Nominee	Ry Cooder	My Name Is Buddy
Nominee	Mary Chapin Carpenter	The Calling

Best Native American Music Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Johnny Whitehorse	Totemic Flute Chants
Nominee	R. Carlos Nakai, Cliff Sarde & William Eaton	Reconnections
Nominee	Davis Mitchell	The Ballad Of Old Times
Nominee	Black Lodge	Watch This Dancer!
Nominee	Walter Ahhaitty & Friends	Oklahoma Style

Best Hawaiian Music Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	(Various Artists)	Treasures Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar
Nominee	Raiatea	Hawaiian Blossom
Nominee	Cyril Pahinui	He'eia
Nominee	Tia Carrere	Hawaiiana
Nominee	Keola Beamer	Ka Hikina O Ka Hau (The Coming Of The Snow)

Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience	Live! Worldwide
Nominee	Roddie Romero And The Hub City All-Stars	The La Louisianne Sessions
Nominee	Racines	Racines
Nominee	Pine Leaf Boys	Blues De Musicien
Nominee	Lost Bayou Ramblers	Live: Á La Blue Moon
Nominee	Lisa Haley	King Cake
Nominee	Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie	Le Cowboy Creole

Best Reggae Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Stephen Marley	Mind Control
Nominee	Toots & The Maytals	Light Your Light
Nominee	Sly And Robbie & The Taxi Gang	Anniversary
Nominee	Lee Scratch Perry	The End Of An American Dream
Nominee	Burning Spear	The Burning Spear Experience

Best Traditional World Music Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Soweto Gospel Choir	African Spirit
Nominee	(Various Artists)	Singing For Life: Songs Of Hope, Healing, And HIV/AIDS In Uganda
Nominee	Konono Nº1	Live At Couleur Café
Nominee	Cheick Hamala Diabate & Bob Carlin	From Mali To America
Nominee	Rahim Al Haj With Souhail Kaspar	When The Soul Is Settled: Music Of Iraq

Best Contemporary World Music Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Angelique Kidjo	Djin Djin
Nominee	Loreena McKennitt	An Ancient Muse
Nominee	Bebel Gilberto	Momento
Nominee	Gilberto Gil	Gil Luminoso
Nominee	Céu	Céu

Best Polka Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra	Come Share The Wine
Nominee	Walter Ostanek And His Band & Brian Sklar And The Western Senators	Dueling Polkas
Nominee	Bubba Hernandez & Alex Meixner	Polka Freak Out
Nominee	John Gora & Gorale	Bulletproof Polkas
Nominee	Brave Combo	Polka's Revenge

Best Musical Album For Children

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Muppets	A Green And Red Christmas
Nominee	(Various Artists)	The Velveteen Rabbit - Love Can Make You Real
Nominee	Peter Himmelman	My Green Kite
Nominee	Bill Harley	I Wanna Play
Nominee	Sweet Honey In The Rock	Experience...101
Nominee	Buck Howdy With BB	Chickens

Best Spoken Word Album For Children

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jim Dale	Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows
Nominee	Diane Ferlatte	Wickety Whack - Brer Rabbit Is Back
Nominee	Toni Morrison	Who's Got Game? The Ant Or The Grasshopper? The Lion Or The Mouse? Poppy Or The Snake?
Nominee	Meryl Streep & Stanley Tucci	The One And Only Shrek
Nominee	Milbre Burch	Making The Heart Whole Again: Stories For A Wounded World

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

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Barack Obama	The Audacity Of Hope: Thoughts On Reclaiming The American Dream
Nominee	Alan Alda	Things I Overheard While Talking To Myself
Nominee	Jimmy Carter	Sunday Mornings In Plains: Bringing Peace To A Changing World
Nominee	Bill Clinton	Giving: How Each Of Us Can Change The World
Nominee	Maya Angelou	Celebrations

Best Comedy Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Flight Of The Conchords	The Distant Future
Nominee	Harry Shearer	Songs Pointed & Pointless
Nominee	Steven Wright	I Still Have A Pony.
Nominee	Lisa Lampanelli	Dirty Girl
Nominee	George Lopez	America's Mexican

Best Musical Show Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Duncan Sheik, composer; Steven Sater, lyricist; Duncan Sheik, producer; Michael Tudor, engineer (Original Broadway Cast With Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele & Others)	Spring Awakening
Nominee	Nick Patrick, producer (Vittorio Grigolo, Hayley Westenra, Connie Fisher & Others)	West Side Story
Nominee	Steven Epstein, producer (Original Broadway Cast With Christine Ebersole, Mary Louise Wilson & Others)	Grey Gardens
Nominee	Tommy Krasker, producer (2006 Cast Recording With Raúl Esparza & Others)	Company
Nominee	David Caddick, producer (2006 New Cast Recording With Various Artists)	A Chorus Line

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	(The Beatles)	Love
Nominee	Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova	Once
Nominee	(Various Artists)	Hairspray
Nominee	(Various Artists)	Dreamgirls
Nominee	(Various Artists)	Across The Universe

Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Michael Giacchino, composer (Various Artists)	Ratatouille
Nominee	Javier Navarrete, composer (Javier Navarrete)	Pan's Labyrinth
Nominee	John Powell, composer (Various Artists)	Happy Feet
Nominee	Howard Shore, composer (Sharon Isbin, G.E. Smith, Larry Saltzman & Howard Shore)	The Departed
Nominee	James Newton Howard, composer (James Newton Howard)	Blood Diamond
Nominee	Gustavo Santaolalla, composer (Various Artists)	Babel

Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jennifer Hudson	Love You I Do (From Dreamgirls)
Nominee	Chris Cornell	You Know My Name (From Casino Royale)
Nominee	Prince	The Song Of The Heart
Nominee	Eddie Vedder	Guaranteed
Nominee	Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova	Falling Slowly

Best Instrumental Composition

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Maria Schneider, composer (Maria Schneider Orchestra)	Cerulean Skies
Nominee	Béla Fleck, composer (Chick Corea & Béla Fleck)	Spectacle
Nominee	Philip Glass, composer (Philip Glass)	I Knew Her (From Notes On A Scandal)
Nominee	Mark Walker, composer (Oregon)	Deep Six
Nominee	Harry Connick Jr., composer (Harry Connick, Jr.)	Ash Wednesday

Best Instrumental Arrangement

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Vince Mendoza, arranger (Joe Zawinul)	In A Silent Way
Nominee	Gordon L. Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)	Yo Tannenbaum (From Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas)
Nominee	Frank Macchia, arranger (Frank Macchia & The Prague Orchestra)	Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair
Nominee	Steve Wiest, arranger (Maynard Ferguson)	Besame Mucho
Nominee	Harry Connick Jr., arranger (Harry Connick, Jr.)	Ash Wednesday

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	John Clayton, arranger (Queen Latifah)	I'm Gonna Live Till I Die
Nominee	Pete McGuinness, arranger (The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra)	Smile
Nominee	Michael Abene, arranger (Patti Austin)	Overture/Gershwin Medley
Nominee	Jay Ashby, Darmon Meader & Kim Nazarian, arrangers (New York Voices)	In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
Nominee	Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Ella Fitzgerald & Jorge Calandrelli)	Cry Me A River

Best Recording Package

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Zachary Nipper, art director (Bright Eyes)	Cassadaga
Nominee	Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (GTS)	White Horse
Nominee	Don Clark, art director (The Fold)	Secrets Keep You Sick
Nominee	Craig Thompson, art director (Menomena)	Friend & Foe
Nominee	Masaki Koike, art director (Black Sabbath)	The Dio Years

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Masaki Koike, art director (Various Artists)	What It Is!: Funky Soul And Rare Grooves (1967-1977)
Nominee	Matt Taylor & Valo, art directors (Him)	Venus Doom
Nominee	Robin Bechtel, Taylor Brigode, Bill Mooney & Jack White, art directors (The White Stripes)	Icky Thump - Limited Edition USB Flash Drive
Nominee	Alex Kirzhner, art director (Panic! At The Disco)	A Fever You Can't Sweat Out - Limited Edition Collectible Deluxe Box
Nominee	Matt Taylor, Ellen Wakayama & Gerard Way, art directors (My Chemical Romance)	The Black Parade - Special Edition

Best Album Notes

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Bruce Nemerov, album notes writer (Various Artists)	John Work, III: Recording Black Culture
Nominee	Ricky Jay, album notes writer (Various Artists)	Ricky Jay Plays Poker
Nominee	David Sager, album notes writer (King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band)	Off The Record: The Complete 1923 Jazz Band Recordings
Nominee	Loren Schoenberg, album notes writer (Chu Berry)	Classic Chu Berry Columbia And Victor Sessions
Nominee	Patrick Feaster & David Giovannoni, album notes writers (Various Artists)	Actionable Offenses: Indecent Phonograph Recordings From The 1890s

Best Historical Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Nora Guthrie & Jorge Arévalo Mateus, compilation producers; Jamie Howarth, Steve Rosenthal, Warren Russell-Smith & Kevin Short, mastering engineers (Woody Guthrie)	The Live Wire - Woody Guthrie In Performance 1949
Nominee	Christopher King & Henry Sapoznik, compilation producers; Christopher King & Robert Vosgien, mastering engineers (Various Artists)	People Take Warning! Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs 1913-1938
Nominee	Alec Palao, compilation producer; Dan Hersch, Bill Inglot & Dave Schultz, mastering engineers (Various Artists)	Love Is The Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970
Nominee	Stuart Batsford, Mick Houghton & Phil Smee, compilation producers; Dan Hersch & Bill Inglot, mastering engineers (Various Artists)	Forever Changing: The Golden Age Of Elektra Records 1963-1973 (Deluxe Edition)
Nominee	David Giovannoni, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Various Artists)	Actionable Offenses: Indecent Phonograph Recordings From The 1890s

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Tchad Blake, Cameron Craig, Emery Dobyns & Jimmy Hogarth, engineers (Suzanne Vega)	Beauty & Crime
Nominee	Jason Lehning, engineer (Viktor Krauss)	II
Nominee	Tucker Martine, engineer (Floratone)	Floratone
Nominee	Robert Carranza, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & KC Porter, engineers (Ozomatli)	Don't Mess With The Dragon
Nominee	Dave O'Donnell & Elliot Scheiner, engineers (Deborah Cox)	Destination Moon

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Mark Ronson	nan
Nominee	Timbaland	nan
Nominee	Mike Elizondo	nan
Nominee	Joe Chiccarelli	nan
Nominee	Howard Benson	nan

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Benny Benassi	Bring The Noise (Benny Benassi Sfaction Remix)
Nominee	Dirty South	Sorry (Dirty South Mix)
Nominee	Eric Prydz	Proper Education (Club Mix - Radio Edit)
Nominee	Carl Craig	Like A Child (Carl Craig Remix)
Nominee	Andy Moor	Angelicus (Andy Moor Full Length Mix)

Best Surround Sound Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Paul Hicks, surround mix engineer; Tim Young, surround mastering engineer; George Martin & Giles Martin, surround producers (The Beatles)	Love
Nominee	Michael J. Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael J. Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Elaine L. Martone, surround producer (Robert Spano & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Chorus)	Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5; Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis; Serenade To Music
Nominee	John Newton, surround mix engineer; Jonathan Cooper, surround mastering engineer; Blanton Alspaugh, surround producer (Charles Bruffy, Kansas City Chorale & Phoenix Bach Choir)	Grechaninov: Passion Week
Nominee	Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Porcupine Tree, surround producers (Porcupine Tree)	Fear Of A Blank Planet
Nominee	Dave Fridmann & The Flaming Lips, surround mix engineers; Dave Fridmann & The Flaming Lips, surround mastering engineers; Dave Fridmann & The Flaming Lips, surround producers (The Flaming Lips)	At War With The Mystics 5.1

Best Engineered Album, Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	John Newton, engineer (Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Bach Choir & Kansas City Chorale)	Grechaninov: Passion Week
Nominee	Lawrence L. Rock, engineer (Lorin Maazel & New York Philharmonic)	Strauss: Don Juan, Death And Transfiguration
Nominee	Bruce Leek, Fred Vogler & Trent Walker, engineers (Craig Jessop, Mack Wilberg & Mormon Tabernacle Choir)	Spirit Of The Season
Nominee	Arne Akselberg & Tobias Lehmann, engineers (Sabine Meyer, Emmanuel Pahud & Simon Rattle)	Nielsen: Clarinet & Flute Concertos
Nominee	Keith O. Johnson, engineer (Jerry Junkin & Dallas Wind Symphony)	Garden Of Dreams

Producer Of The Year, Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Judith Sherman	nan
Nominee	Robina G. Young	nan
Nominee	Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin	nan
Nominee	John Fraser	nan
Nominee	Blanton Alspaugh	nan

Best Classical Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Tim Handley, producer	Tower: Made In America
Nominee	Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, artist; Dirk Sobotka, producer	Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs
Nominee	Renée Fleming, artist; David Frost, producer	Homage: The Age Of The Diva
Nominee	Charles Bruffy, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer	Grechaninov: Passion Week
Nominee	Riccardo Muti, conductor; Wilhelm Meister, producer	Cherubini: Missa Solemnis In E

Best Orchestral Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Tim Handley, producer; Tim Handley, engineer (Nashville Symphony)	Tower: Made In America
Nominee	Robert Spano, conductor (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)	Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5, Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis, Serenade To Music
Nominee	Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)	Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps
Nominee	José Serebrier, conductor (Royal Scottish National Orchestra)	Shostakovich: The Golden Age
Nominee	Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra)	Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

Best Opera Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Charles Mackerras, conductor; Brian Couzens, producer; Rebecca Evans, Jane Henschel & Jennifer Larmore, soloists; Ralph Couzens, engineer (New London Children's Choir; Philharmonia Orchestra)	Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel
Nominee	Zubin Mehta, conductor; Andreas Caemmerer & Felix Gargerle, producers; Piotr Beczala, Paolo Gavanelli & Anja Harteros, soloists (Choir Of The Bavarian State Opera; Bavarian State Orchestra)	Verdi: La Traviata
Nominee	Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer; Howard Crook, Ellen Hargis, Laura Pudwell & Harry Van Der Kamp, soloists (Boston Early Music Festival Chorus; Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra)	Lully: Thésée
Nominee	Mark Elder, conductor; Patric Schmid, producer; Carmelo Corrado Caruso, Giuseppe Filianoti, Vesselina Kasarova, Simon Keenlyside & Alastair Miles, soloists (The Royal Opera Chorus; The Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)	Donizetti: Dom Sébastien, Roi De Portugal
Nominee	José De Eusebio, conductor; Michael Haas, producer; Enrique Baquerizo, Carlos Chausson, Placido Domingo, Jane Henschel & Carol Vaness, soloists (Orquesta Y Coro De La Comunidad De Madrid)	Albéniz: Pepita Jiménez

Best Choral Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Simon Halsey, chorus master; Simon Rattle, conductor; Stephen Johns, producer; Mike Clements, engineer (Thomas Quasthoff & Dorothea Röschmann; Rundfunkchor Berlin; Berliner Philharmoniker)	Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem
Nominee	Michael Gielen, conductor (Melanie Diener, Ralf Lukas, Yvonne Naef, Andreas Schmidt, Gerhard Siegel & Robert Smith; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks & MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig; SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden Und Freiburg)	Schönberg: Gurrelieder
Nominee	Henryk Wojnarowski, chorus master; Antoni Wit, conductor (Boris Carmeli, Ewa Marciniec, Aga Mikolaj, Wieslaw Ochman, Olga Pasichnyk & Romuald Tesarowicz; Warsaw National Philharmonic Choir; Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra)	Penderecki: Symphony No. 7 'Seven Gates Of Jerusalem'
Nominee	Charles Bruffy, conductor (Kansas City Chorale & Phoenix Bach Choir)	Grechaninov: Passion Week
Nominee	Peter Dijkstra, chorus master; Riccardo Muti, conductor (Ildar Abdrazakov, Herbert Lippert, Marianna Pizzolato & Ruth Ziesak; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)	Cherubini: Missa Solemnis In E

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	James Ehnes; Denise Ball, producer; Don Harder, engineer (Vancouver Symphony Orchestra)	Barber/Korngold/Walton: Violin Concertos
Nominee	Sol Gabetta (Münchner Rundfunkorchester)	Tchaikovsky/Saint-Saëns/Ginastera
Nominee	Anastasia Khitruk (Russian Philharmonic Orchestra)	Rózsa: Violin Concerto, Op. 24
Nominee	Sabine Meyer & Emmanuel Pahud (Berliner Philharmoniker)	Nielsen: Clarinet & Flute Concertos
Nominee	Lang Lang (Orchestre De Paris)	Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Garrick Ohlsson, soloist; Adam Abeshouse, producer; Adam Abeshouse, engineer	Beethoven Sonatas, Vol. 3
Nominee	Allison Franzetti, soloist	20th Century Piano Sonatas
Nominee	Manuel Barrueco, soloist	Solo Piazzolla
Nominee	Kenneth Boulton, soloist	Louisiana - A Pianist's Journey
Nominee	Marc-André Hamelin, soloist	Haydn: Piano Sonatas

Best Chamber Music Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Eighth Blackbird (Matt Albert, Molly Alicia Barth, Matthew Duvall, Lisa Kaplan, Michael Maccaferri & Nicholas Photinos), ensembles; Judith Sherman, producer; Judith Sherman, engineer	Strange Imaginary Animals
Nominee	Joseph Banowetz & Alton Chung Ming Chan, artists	30 Songs Of The Russian People
Nominee	Ying Quartet (David Ying, Janet Ying, Phillip Ying & Timothy Ying), ensembles	Tchaikovsky: Three String Quartets, Souvenir De Florence
Nominee	Oleg Maisenberg & Sabine Meyer, artists	Saint-Saëns/Poulenc/Devienne/Milhaud
Nominee	Artists Of The Royal Conservatory Ensemble (Marie Berard, Steven Dann, Bryan Epperson, David Louie, Erika Raum, Joaquin Valdepenas & Dianne Werner), ensembles	On The Threshold Of Hope

Best Small Ensemble Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Philipp Nedel, producer; Yuri Bashmet, conductor; Moscow Soloists, ensembles; Michael Brammann, engineer	Stravinsky: Apollo, Concerto In D; Prokofiev: 20 Visions Fugitives
Nominee	Stile Antico (Oliver Hunt), ensembles	Music For Compline
Nominee	Kenneth Slowik, conductor; Santa Fe Pro Musica (Michael Anderson, Myron Lutzke, Thomas O'Connor & Carol Redman) & Smithsonian Chamber Players (Michael Anderson, Myron Lutzke, Thomas O'Connor & Carol Redman), ensembles	Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde
Nominee	Frank Proto, conductor; Ensemble Sans Frontiere, ensembles	Bridges - Eddie Daniels Plays The Music Of Frank Proto
Nominee	Swiss Baroque Soloists (Luis Beduschi, Vivian Berg, Niklas Eklund, Pierre Franck, Andres Gabetta, Christophe Gaugue, Diego Nadra, Giorgio Paronuzzi, Stephane Rety & Denis Severin), ensembles	Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

Best Classical Vocal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, soloist; Dirk Sobotka, producer; Mark Donahue & John Newton, engineers (James Levine; Boston Symphony Orchestra)	Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs
Nominee	Sarah Connolly, soloist (Simon Wright; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)	Sea Pictures, Op. 37
Nominee	Anna Netrebko, soloist (Valery Gergiev; Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)	Russian Album
Nominee	Renée Fleming, soloist (Valery Gergiev; Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)	Homage: The Age Of The Diva
Nominee	Rolando Villazón, soloist (Placido Domingo; Orquesta De La Comunidad De Madrid)	Gitano - Zarzuela Arias

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Joan Tower, composer	Made In America
Nominee	Peter Lieberson, composer	Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs
Nominee	Jennifer Higdon, composer	Higdon: Zaka
Nominee	David Chesky, composer	Chesky: Concerto For Bassoon And Orchestra
Nominee	Joan Albert Amargós, composer	Amargós: Northern Concerto

Best Classical Crossover Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Turtle Island Quartet	A Love Supreme: The Legacy Of John Coltrane
Nominee	Brian Setzer	Wolfgang's Big Night Out
Nominee	Quartet San Francisco	Whirled Chamber Music
Nominee	Craig Jessop & Mack Wilberg	Spirit Of The Season
Nominee	Thomas Quasthoff	The Jazz Album - Watch What Happens

Best Short Form Music Video

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Johnny Cash	God's Gonna Cut You Down
Nominee	Mute Math	Typical
Nominee	Justice	D.A.N.C.E.
Nominee	Gnarls Barkley	Gone Daddy Gone
Nominee	Feist	1234

Best Long Form Music Video

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Madonna	The Confessions Tour
Nominee	(Various Artists)	Liberacion - The Songs Of The New Cuban Underground
Nominee	Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Various Artists	10 Days Out - Blues From The Backroads
Nominee	R. Kelly	Trapped In The Closet Chapters 13-22
Nominee	Dierks Bentley	Live & Loud At The Fillmore