[2010 Grammy Awards] – Complete List of Winners and Nominees (52nd) ♪

[2010 Grammy Awards] – Complete List of Winners and Nominees (52nd) ♪

The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, on January 31, 2010, honored music from October 1, 2008, to August 31, 2009. Taylor Swift's blockbuster album Fearless won Album of the Year, a significant win for country music and a young artist who was rapidly becoming a global superstar.
Kings of Leon's anthemic rock hit "Use Somebody" won Record of the Year. Zac Brown Band, with their blend of country and Southern rock, was named Best New Artist.
Other key winners included Beyoncé and The Black Eyed Peas. This ceremony reflected the growing influence of country-pop and the continued dominance of rock and alternative genres, demonstrating the Grammys' broad recognition of popular and critically acclaimed music.

Record Of The Year

ArtistWork
🏆Kings Of LeonUse Somebody
Taylor SwiftYou Belong With Me
Lady GagaPoker Face
The Black Eyed PeasI Gotta Feeling
BeyoncéHalo

Album Of The Year

ArtistWork
🏆Taylor SwiftFearless
Dave Matthews BandBig Whiskey And The Groogrux King
Lady GagaThe Fame
The Black Eyed PeasThe E.N.D.
BeyoncéI Am... Sasha Fierce

Song Of The Year

ArtistWork
🏆BeyoncéSingle Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Taylor SwiftYou Belong With Me
Kings Of LeonUse Somebody
MaxwellPretty Wings
Lady GagaPoker Face

Best New Artist

Artist
🏆Zac Brown Band
The Ting Tings
Silversun Pickups
MGMT
Keri Hilson

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆BeyoncéHalo
Taylor SwiftYou Belong With Me
PinkSober
Katy PerryHot N Cold
AdeleHometown Glory

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Jason MrazMake It Mine
Stevie WonderAll About The Love Again
SealIf You Don't Know Me By Now
MaxwellLove You
John LegendThis Time

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

ArtistWork
🏆The Black Eyed PeasI Gotta Feeling
MGMTKids
Daryl Hall & John OatesSara Smile
The FrayNever Say Never
Bon JoviWe Weren't Born To Follow

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

ArtistWork
🏆Jason Mraz & Colbie CaillatLucky
Taylor Swift & Colbie CaillatBreathe
Willie Nelson & Norah JonesBaby, It's Cold Outside
Ciara & Justin TimberlakeLove Sex Magic
Rosanne Cash & Bruce SpringsteenSea Of Heartbreak

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Béla FleckThrow Down Your Heart
Marcus MillerFunk Joint
MaxwellPhoenix Rise
Imogen HeapThe Fire
Herb AlpertBesame Mucho

Best Pop Instrumental Album

ArtistWork
🏆Booker T. JonesPotato Hole
Spyro GyraDown The Wire
The Rippingtons Featuring Russ FreemanModern Art
HiroshimaLegacy
Chris BottiIn Boston

Best Pop Vocal Album

ArtistWork
🏆The Black Eyed PeasThe E.N.D.
PinkFunhouse
The FrayThe Fray
Kelly ClarksonAll I Ever Wanted
Colbie CaillatBreakthrough

Best Dance Recording

ArtistWork
🏆Lady GagaPoker Face
Britney SpearsWomanizer
MadonnaCelebration
David Guetta & Kelly RowlandWhen Love Takes Over
The Black Eyed PeasBoom Boom Pow

Best Electronic/Dance Album

ArtistWork
🏆Lady GagaThe Fame
Pet Shop BoysYes
LMFAOParty Rock
David GuettaOne Love
The Crystal MethodDivided By Night

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

ArtistWork
🏆Michael BubléMichael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden
Willie NelsonAmerican Classic
Liza MinnelliLiza's At The Palace
Harry Connick, Jr.Your Songs
Tony BennettA Swingin' Christmas

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Bruce SpringsteenWorking On A Dream
Neil YoungFork In The Road
PrinceDreamer
John FogertyChange In The Weather
Bob DylanBeyond Here Lies Nothin'

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

ArtistWork
🏆Kings Of LeonUse Somebody
U2I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
Green Day21 Guns
ColdplayLife In Technicolor II
Eric Clapton & Steve WinwoodCan't Find My Way Home

Best Hard Rock Performance

ArtistWork
🏆AC/DCWar Machine
NickelbackBurn It To The Ground
MetallicaThe Unforgiven III
Linkin ParkWhat I've Done
Alice In ChainsCheck My Brain

Best Metal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Judas PriestDissident Aggressor
SlayerHate Worldwide
MinistrySeñor Peligro
MegadethHead Crusher
Lamb Of GodSet To Fail

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Jeff BeckA Day In The Life
Steve VaiNow We Run
Brian Setzer OrchestraMr. Surfer Goes Jazzin'
Brad PaisleyPlaying With Fire
Booker T. JonesWarped Sister

Best Rock Song

ArtistWork
🏆Kings Of LeonUse Somebody
Bruce SpringsteenWorking On A Dream
Green Day21 Guns
U2I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
Pearl JamThe Fixer

Best Rock Album

ArtistWork
🏆Green Day21st Century Breakdown
U2No Line On The Horizon
Dave Matthews BandBig Whiskey And The Groogrux King
Eric Clapton & Steve WinwoodLive From Madison Square Garden
AC/DCBlack Ice

Best Alternative Music Album

ArtistWork
🏆PhoenixWolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Yeah Yeah YeahsIt's Blitz!
Depeche ModeSounds Of The Universe
Death Cab For CutieThe Open Door
David Byrne & Brian EnoEverything That Happens Will Happen Today

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆BeyoncéSingle Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Jazmine SullivanLions, Tigers & Bears
LedisiGoin' Thru Changes
Lalah HathawayThat Was Then
Melanie FionaIt Kills Me

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆MaxwellPretty Wings
Charlie WilsonThere Goes My Baby
Pleasure PUnder
Musiq SoulchildSobeautiful
Anthony HamiltonThe Point Of It All

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

ArtistWork
🏆Jamie Foxx & T-PainBlame It
Calvin Richardson & Ann NesbyLove Has Finally Come At Last
Robert Randolph & The Clark SistersHigher Ground
Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. BligeIfuleave
India.Arie & Musiq SoulchildChocolate High

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆BeyoncéAt Last
Calvin RichardsonWoman Gotta Have It
Ann NesbySow Love
Boney James & QuinnDon't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
Anthony HamiltonSoul Music

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

ArtistWork
🏆India.Arie & Dobet GnahorePearls
TonexBlend
Eric Roberson, Ben O'Neill & Michelle ThompsonA Tale Of Two
Robert Glasper & BilalAll Matter
The Foreign Exchange & MuhsinahDaykeeper

Best R&B Song

ArtistWork
🏆BeyoncéSingle Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Pleasure PUnder
MaxwellPretty Wings
Jazmine SullivanLions, Tigers & Bears
Jamie Foxx & T-PainBlame It

Best R&B Album

ArtistWork
🏆MaxwellBlacksummers' Night
Charlie WilsonUncle Charlie
LedisiTurn Me Loose
India.ArieTestimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
Anthony HamiltonThe Point Of It All

Best Contemporary R&B Album

ArtistWork
🏆BeyoncéI Am... Sasha Fierce
T-PainThr33 Ringz
Trey SongzReady
Pleasure PThe Introduction Of Marcus Cooper
Jamie FoxxIntuition

Best Rap Solo Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Jay-ZD.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)
Mos DefCasa Bey
Kid CudiDay 'N' Nite
EminemBeautiful
DrakeBest I Ever Had

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

ArtistWork
🏆Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 CentCrack A Bottle
Kanye West & Young JeezyAmazing
Kid Cudi, Kanye West & CommonMake Her Say
Fabolous & Jay-ZMoney Goes, Honey Stay
Beastie Boys & NasToo Many Rappers

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

ArtistWork
🏆Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye WestRun This Town
T.I. & Justin TimberlakeDead And Gone
The Lonely Island & T-PainI'm On A Boat
Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-YoKnock You Down
Beyoncé & Kanye WestEgo

Best Rap Song

ArtistWork
🏆Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye WestRun This Town
Jay-ZD.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)
T.I. & Justin TimberlakeDead And Gone
Kid CudiDay 'N' Nite
DrakeBest I Ever Had

Best Rap Album

ArtistWork
🏆EminemRelapse
Q-TipThe Renaissance
Mos DefThe Ecstatic
Flo RidaR.O.O.T.S.
CommonUniversal Mind Control

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Taylor SwiftWhite Horse
Lee Ann WomackSolitary Thinkin'
Carrie UnderwoodJust A Dream
Martina McBrideI Just Call You Mine
Miranda LambertDead Flowers

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Keith UrbanSweet Thing
George StraitLiving For The Night
Jamey JohnsonHigh Cost Of Living
Billy CurringtonPeople Are Crazy
Trace AdkinsAll I Ask For Anymore

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

ArtistWork
🏆Lady AntebellumI Run To You
SugarlandIt Happens
Rascal FlattsHere Comes Goodbye
Zac Brown BandChicken Fried
Brooks & DunnCowgirls Don't Cry

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

ArtistWork
🏆Carrie Underwood & Randy TravisI Told You So
Lee Ann Womack & George StraitEverything But Quits
Brad Paisley & Keith UrbanStart A Band
Kenny Chesney & Mac McAnallyDown The Road
Dierks Bentley & Patty GriffinBeautiful World

Best Country Instrumental Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Steve WarinerProducer's Medley
Sarah JaroszMansinneedof
The GreencardsThe Crystal Merchant
Alison BrownUnder The (Five) Wire

Best Country Song

ArtistWork
🏆Taylor SwiftWhite Horse
Billy CurringtonPeople Are Crazy
Lady AntebellumI Run To You
Jamey JohnsonHigh Cost Of Living
Trace AdkinsAll I Ask For Anymore

Best Country Album

ArtistWork
🏆Taylor SwiftFearless
Lee Ann WomackCall Me Crazy
Keith UrbanDefying Gravity
George StraitTwang
Zac Brown BandThe Foundation

Best New Age Album

ArtistWork
🏆David DarlingPrayer For Compassion
KitaroImpressions Of The West Lake
Peter Kater, Dominic Miller, Kenny Loggins & Jaques MorelenbaumIn A Dream
HentaLaserium For The Soul
Jim BrickmanFaith

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

ArtistWork
🏆Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate75
Mike SternBig Neighborhood
Philippe SaisseAt World's Edge
Julian LageSounding Point
Stefon Harris & BlackoutUrbanus

Best Jazz Vocal Album

ArtistWork
🏆Kurt EllingDedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman
Tierney Sutton (Band)Desire
Luciana SouzaTide
Roberta GambariniSo In Love
Randy Crawford (& Joe Sample)No Regrets

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

ArtistWork
🏆Terence Blanchard, soloistDancin' 4 Chicken
Miguel Zenon, soloistVilla Palmeras
Martial Solal, soloistOn Green Dolphin Street
Roy Hargrove, soloistMs. Garvey, Ms. Garvey
Gerald Clayton, soloistAll Of You

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

ArtistWork
🏆Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace BandFive Peace Band - Live
Allen ToussaintThe Bright Mississippi
John Patitucci TrioRemembrance
Clayton BrothersBrother To Brother
Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow & Antonio SanchezQuartet Live

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

ArtistWork
🏆New Orleans Jazz OrchestraBook One
University Of North Texas One O'Clock Lab BandLab 2009
Sammy Nestico And The SWR Big BandFun Time
John Hollenbeck Large EnsembleEternal Interlude
Bob Florence Limited EditionLegendary

Best Latin Jazz Album

ArtistWork
🏆Bebo Valdés And Chucho ValdésJuntos Para Siempre
Miguel ZenónEsta Plena
Claudio RoditiBrazilliance X 4
Geoffrey KeezerÁurea
Chembo CornielThings I Wanted To Do

Best Gospel Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Donnie McClurkin Featuring Karen Clark SheardWait On The Lord
Third Day Featuring Lacey MoseleyBorn Again
Jonny Lang With Fisk Jubilee SingersI Believe
Heather Headley Featuring Smokie NorfulJesus Is Love
Francesca BattistelliFree To Be Me

Best Gospel Song

ArtistWork
🏆Mary Mary Featuring Kierra KiKi SheardGod In Me
Matthew WestThe Motions
Israel Houghton & Mary MaryEvery Prayer
TobyMacCity On Our Knees
Third Day Featuring Lacey MoseleyBorn Again

Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album

ArtistWork
🏆Third DayLive Revelations
John Wells-The TonicThe Dash
RedInnocence & Instinct
Decyfer DownCrash
Da' T.R.U.T.H.The Big Picture

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

ArtistWork
🏆Israel HoughtonThe Power Of One
MandisaFreedom
LeelandLove Is On The Move
Jars Of ClayThe Long Fall Back To Earth
Jeremy CampSpeaking Louder Than Before

Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album

ArtistWork
🏆Jason CrabbJason Crabb
Triumphant QuartetEveryday
Barry Scott & Second WindIn God's Time
Tracy LawrenceThe Rock
Ernie Haase & Signature SoundDream On

Best Traditional Gospel Album

ArtistWork
🏆(Various Artists)Oh Happy Day
Vickie WinansHow I Got Over
The Williams BrothersThe Journey Continues
Donald Lawrence & Co.The Law Of Confession, Part I
Ashley ClevelandGod Don't Never Change

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

ArtistWork
🏆Heather HeadleyAudience Of One
Kierra SheardBold Right Life
Smokie NorfulSmokie Norful: Live
J MossJust James
Sheri Jones-MoffettRenewed

Best Latin Pop Album

ArtistWork
🏆La Quinta EstaciónSin Frenos
Paulina RubioGran City Pop
Natalia LafourcadeHu Hu Hu
Francisco CéspedesTe Acuerdas...
Ricardo Arjona5to Piso

Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album

ArtistWork
🏆Calle 13Los De Atras Vienen Conmigo
Wisin Y YandelLa Revolucion
Los Fabulosos CadillacsLa Luz Del Ritmo
BebeY.
AterciopeladosRio

Best Tropical Latin Album

ArtistWork
🏆Luis EnriqueCiclos
Tiempo LibreBach In Havana
Omara PortuondoGracias
José Lugo OrchestraGuasábara
Isaac DelgadoAsi Soy

Best Regional Mexican Album

ArtistWork
🏆Vicente FernándezNecesito De Ti
Joan SebastianPegadito Al Corazón
Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea10 Aniversario
Mariachi Reyna De Los AngelesCompañeras
Shaila DúrcalCorazón Ranchero

Best Tejano Album

ArtistWork
🏆Los TexmaniacsBorders Y Bailes
Sunny Sauceda Y Todo EsoRadiación Musical
Joe PosadaPoint Of View
Jay PerezAll The Way Live
Stefani MontielDivina

Best Norteño Album

ArtistWork
🏆Los Tigres Del NorteTu Noche Con...Los Tigres Del Norte
Los Tucanes De TijuanaSoy Todo Tuyo
Los Rieleros Del NortePese A Quien Le Pese
El Compa ChuyEl Niño De Oro
Cumbre NorteñaDejame Soñar

Best Banda Album

ArtistWork
🏆Lupillo RiveraTu Esclavo Y Amo
La Original Banda El Limón De Salvador LizárragaDerecho De Antiguedad
La Arrolladora Banda El Limón De Rene CamachoMas Adelante
El Güero Y Su Banda CentenarioSe Nos Murio El Amor

Best Americana Album

ArtistWork
🏆Levon HelmElectric Dirt
Lucinda WilliamsLittle Honey
WilcoWilco (The Album)
Willie Nelson & Asleep At The WheelWillie And The Wheel
Bob DylanTogether Through Life

Best Bluegrass Album

ArtistWork
🏆Steve MartinThe Crow: New Songs For The Five-String Banjo
Rhonda VincentDestination Life
Bryan Sutton And FriendsAlmost Live
Michael Martin MurpheyBuckaroo Blue Grass
Jim LauderdaleCould We Get Any Closer?

Best Traditional Blues Album

ArtistWork
🏆Ramblin' Jack ElliottA Stranger Here
Billy Boy Arnold, John Primer, Billy Branch & Lurrie BellChicago Blues: A Living History
Duke RobillardStomp! The Blues Tonight
John HammondRough & Tough
The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band Featuring Rick VitoBlue Again

Best Contemporary Blues Album

ArtistWork
🏆The Derek Trucks BandAlready Free
Susan TedeschiBack To The River
Mavis StaplesLive: Hope At The Hideout
Ruthie FosterThe Truth According To Ruthie Foster
The Robert Cray BandThis Time

Best Traditional Folk Album

ArtistWork
🏆Loudon Wainwright IIIHigh Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project
(Various Artists)Singing Through The Hard Times: A Tribute To Utah Phillips
Jimmy Sturr And His OrchestraPolka Cola: Music That Refreshes
Maura O'ConnellNaked With Friends
David Holt And Josh GoforthCutting Loose

Best Contemporary Folk Album

ArtistWork
🏆Steve EarleTownes
Elvis CostelloSecret, Profane & Sugarcane
Shawn ColvinLive
Tracy ChapmanOur Bright Future
Neko CaseMiddle Cyclone

Best Hawaiian Music Album

ArtistWork
🏆(Various Artists)Masters Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Volume 2
Ho`okenaNani Mau Loa: Everlasting Beauty
Amy Hanaiali`iFriends & Family Of Hawai`i
Tia Carrere & Daniel HoHe Nani

Best Native American Music Album

ArtistWork
🏆Bill MillerSpirit Wind North
Johnny WhitehorseRiders Of The Healing Road
John Two-HawksWind Songs - Native American Flute Solos
Northern CreeTrue Blue
Michael Brant DeMariaSiyotanka

Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album

ArtistWork
🏆Buckwheat ZydecoLay Your Burden Down
Cedric Watson et Bijou CréoleL'Ésprit Créole
Pine Leaf BoysLive At 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
The Magnolia SistersStripped Down
Beausoleil Avec Michael DoucetAlligator Purse

Best Reggae Album

ArtistWork
🏆Stephen MarleyMind Control - Acoustic
Sean PaulImperial Blaze
Julian MarleyAwake
Gregory IsaacsBrand New Me
Buju BantonRasta Got Soul

Best Traditional World Music Album

ArtistWork
🏆Mamadou DiabateDouga Mansa
Ten Drum Art Percussion GroupDrum Music Land
John Santos Y El Coro Folklórico KindemboLa Guerra No
Liz Carroll & John DoyleDouble Play
Rahim Alhaj & Amjad Ali KhanAncient Sounds

Best Contemporary World Music Album

ArtistWork
🏆Béla FleckThrow Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 - Africa Sessions
Omar SosaAcross The Divide: A Tale Of Rhythm & Ancestry
Oumou SangareSeya
Femi KutiDay By Day
Amadou & MariamWelcome To Mali

Best Musical Album For Children

ArtistWork
🏆Ziggy MarleyFamily Time
Buck HowdyPete Seeger Tribute - Ageless Kids' Songs
Greg & SteveJumpin' & Jammin'
MilkshakeGreat Day
Cathy & Marcy With Special Guest Christylez BaconBanjo To Beatbox
Jonathan SproutAmerican Heroes #3

Best Spoken Word Album For Children

ArtistWork
🏆Buck HowdyAaaaah! Spooky, Scary Stories & Songs
Harlan EllisonThrough The Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There
Ed AsnerScat
David Hyde PierceThe Phantom Tollbooth
Various Artists including Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Helen Mirren & Forest WhitakerNelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales
Dean PitchfordCaptain Nobody

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

ArtistWork
🏆Michael J. FoxAlways Looking Up
Carrie FisherWishful Drinking
Jimmy CarterWe Can Have Peace In The Holy Land
Various Artists Including Michael Madsen, Sandra Oh, Edward Herrmann & OthersThe Maltese Falcon
Richard Dreyfuss & David StrathairnThe Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Jonathan Winters (Music By Verne Langdon & Skip Edwards)Jonathan Winters - A Very Special Time

Best Comedy Album

ArtistWork
🏆Stephen ColbertA Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All!
George LopezTall, Dark & Chicano
Kathy GriffinSuckin’ It For The Holidays
Patton OswaltMy Weakness Is Strong
Weird Al YankovicInternet Leaks
Spinal TapBack From The Dead

Best Musical Show Album

ArtistWork
🏆David Caddick & David Lai, producers; Todd Whitelock, engineer/mixer (New Broadway Cast with Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione & Others)West Side Story
Jeanine Tesori, composer; David Lindsay-Abaire, lyricist; Peter Hylenski & Jeanine Tesori, producers (Original Broadway Cast With Brian d'Arcy James, Sutton Foster & Others)Shrek The Musical
Dolly Parton, composer; Dolly Parton, lyricist; Alex Lacamoire, Stephen Oremus & Dolly Parton, producers (Original Broadway Cast With Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty & Others)9 To 5 The Musical
Noah Cornman, Kurt Deutsch, Joel W. Moss & Steve Norman, producers (New Broadway Cast With Sasha Allen, Gavin Creel & Others)Hair
Robert Sher, producer (30th Anniversary Cast Recording With Ruben Studdard, Frenchie Davis & Others)Ain't Misbehavin'

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

ArtistWork
🏆(Various Artists)Slumdog Millionaire
(Various Artists)Twilight
(Various Artists)True Blood
(Various Artists)Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds
(Various Artists)Cadillac Records

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

ArtistWork
🏆Michael Giacchino, composer; Dan Wallin, engineer/mixer (Various Artists)Up
Michael Giacchino, composer (Michael Giacchino)Star Trek
Danny Elfman, composer (Various Artists)Milk
Nicholas Hooper, composer (Nicholas Hooper)Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
Alexandre Desplat, composer (Alexandre Desplat)The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (Disc 1)

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

ArtistWork
🏆A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay PrakashJai Ho (From Slumdog Millionaire)
Bruce SpringsteenThe Wrestler
BeyoncéOnce In A Lifetime
ParamoreDecode
Karen O & The KidsAll Is Love

Best Instrumental Composition

ArtistWork
🏆Michael Giacchino, composer (Michael Giacchino)Married Life
Steve Wiest, composer (University Of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band)Ice-Nine
Bob Florence, composer (Bob Florence Limited Edition)Fluffy
Tim Davies, composer (Tim Davies Big Band)Counting To Infinity
Paquito D'Rivera, composer (Paquito D'Rivera Quintet)Borat In Syracuse

Best Instrumental Arrangement

ArtistWork
🏆Bill Cunliffe, arranger (Resonance Big Band)West Side Story Medley
Michael Giacchino & Tim Simonec, arrangers (Michael Giacchino)Up With End Credits
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge)Slings And Arrows
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Jim Beard With Vince Mendoza & The Metropole Orchestra)Hope
Jeremy Lubbock, arranger (Chris Botti & Lucia Micarelli)Emmanuel

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

ArtistWork
🏆Claus Ogerman, arranger (Diana Krall)Quiet Nights
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Melody Gardot)My One And Only Thrill
Thomas Zink, arranger (Anne Walsh)In The Still Of The Night
Laurence Hobgood, arranger (Kurt Elling)Dedicated To You
David Foster & Jerry Hey, arrangers (Seal)A Change Is Gonna Come

Best Recording Package

ArtistWork
🏆Stefan Sagmeister, art director (David Byrne & Brian Eno)Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Szu Wei Cheng & Hui Chen Huang, art directors (Various Artists)Tathagata
Jeff Harrison, art director (Splitting Adam)Splitting Adam
Neko Case & Kathleen Judge, art directors (Neko Case)Middle Cyclone
Brian Porizek, art director (Spinal Tap)Back From The Dead

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

ArtistWork
🏆Gary Burden, Jenice Heo & Neil Young, art directors (Neil Young)Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963-1972)
Jordan Butcher, art director (Underoath)Lost In The Sound Of Separation (Deluxe Edition)
Stefan Sagmeister, art director (David Byrne & Brian Eno)Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Masaki Koike, art director (Phish)The Clifford Ball
Mathieu Bitton & Scott Webber, art directors (Jane's Addiction)A Cabinet Of Curiosities

Best Album Notes

ArtistWork
🏆Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong)The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946)
Lloyd Ecker & Susan Ecker, album notes writers (Sophie Tucker)Origins Of The Red Hot Mama, 1910-1922
Ed Cray & William Bill Nowlin, album notes writers (Woody Guthrie)My Dusty Road
Douglas Brinkley & Johnny Depp, album notes writers (Various Artists)Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson - Music From The Film
Mark Berresford, album notes writer (The Happy Six)Dance-O-Mania: Harry Yerkes And The Dawn Of The Jazz Age, 1919-1923

Best Historical Album

ArtistWork
🏆Andy McKaie, compilation producer; Erick Labson, mastering engineer (Little Walter)The Complete Chess Masters (1950-1967)
Cheryl Pawelski, Mason Williams & Andy Zax, compilation producers; Dave Schultz, mastering engineer (Various Artists)Woodstock - 40 Years On: Back To Yasgur's Farm
Steven Ledbetter & Jim Linderman, compilation producers; Robert Vosgien, mastering engineer (Various Artists)Take Me To The Water: Immersion Baptism In Vintage Music And Photography 1890-1950
Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Sophie Tucker)Origins Of The Red Hot Mama, 1910-1922
Scott Billington, Michael Creamer & William Bill Nowlin, compilation producers; Doug Pomeroy, mastering engineer (Woody Guthrie)My Dusty Road

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

ArtistWork
🏆Imogen Heap, engineer (Imogen Heap)Ellipse
Richard Alderson, Chris Allen, Roman Klun, Lawrence Manchester, Rob Mounsey, Jay Newland, Gene Paul, Jamie Polaski & Gordie Sampson, engineers (Leslie Mendelson)Swan Feathers
Jon Brion, Grippa, Greg Koller & Jim Scott, engineers (Dido)Safe Trip Home
Helik Hadar & Al Schmitt, engineers (Melody Gardot)My One And Only Thrill
Ethan Johns & Dominic Monks, engineers (Ray LaMontagne)Gossip In The Grain

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Artist
🏆Brendan O'Brien
Greg Kurstin
Larry Klein
Ethan Johns
T Bone Burnett

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

ArtistWork
🏆David GuettaWhen Love Takes Over (Electro Extended Remix)
Anders TrentemollerNo You Girls (Trentemøller Remix)
Dave AudéI Want You (Dave Audé Remix)
Jean ElanThe Girl And The Robot (Jean Elan Remix)
Dennis FerrerDon't Believe In Love (Dennis Ferrer Objektivity Mix)

Best Surround Sound Album

ArtistWork
🏆Michael J. Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael J. Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Elaine L. Martone, surround producer (Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Choruses)Transmigration
Nick Davis, surround mix engineer; Tony Cousins, surround mastering engineer; Nick Davis, surround producer (Genesis)1970 - 1975
Hans Peter L'Orange & Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineers; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Daniel Reuss, Trondheim Symfoniorkester, Marianne Thorsen & Göran Sjölin)Kleiberg: Treble & Bass
Hans Peter L'Orange & Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineers; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Emily Beynon, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Fred Johnny Berg, Catherine Beynon & Philharmonia Orchestra)Flute Mystery
David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber, Allen Hart, DJ Muad'Deep, Seren Wen, Musetta, Henta, Marcell Marias & Gail Pettis)Colabs

Best Engineered Album, Classical

ArtistWork
🏆Peter Laenger, engineer (Michael Tilson Thomas & San Francisco Symphony)Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10
John Newton & Dirk Sobotka, engineers (Valery Gergiev & Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15
Jesse Lewis & John Newton, engineers (James Levine, Tanglewood Festival Chorus & Boston Symphony Orchestra)Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé
Judy Kirschner, engineer (Quartet San Francisco)QSF Plays Brubeck
Neil Hutchinson & Jonathan Stokes, engineers (Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, Ian Bostridge, Gidon Saks, Neal Davies, Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra)Britten: Billy Budd

Producer Of The Year, Classical

Artist
🏆Steven Epstein
James Mallinson
David Frost
John Fraser
Blanton Alspaugh

Best Classical Album

ArtistWork
🏆Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Andreas Neubronner, producerMahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10
Valery Gergiev, conductor; Andrei Popov, Sergei Semishkur & Vladislav Sulimsky, artists; James Mallinson, producerShostakovich: The Nose
Alastair Willis, conductor; Julie Boulianne, artist; Blanton Alspaugh, producerRavel: L'Enfant Et Les Sortilèges
James Levine, conductor; Elizabeth Ostrow, producerRavel: Daphnis Et Chloé
Marin Alsop, conductor; Jubilant Sykes, artist; Steven Epstein, producerBernstein: Mass

Best Orchestral Performance

ArtistWork
🏆James Levine, conductor; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer; Jesse Lewis, John Newton & Dirk Sobotka, engineers/mixers; Mark Donahue, engineer (Boston Symphony Orchestra)Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé
Antoni Wit, conductor (Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra)Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4
Valery Gergiev, conductor (Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15
Benjamin Zander, conductor (Philharmonia Orchestra)Bruckner: Symphony No. 5
Simon Rattle, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker)Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

Best Opera Recording

ArtistWork
🏆Daniel Harding, conductor; John Fraser, producer; Ian Bostridge, Neal Davies, Nathan Gunn, Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose & Gidon Saks, soloists; Neil Hutchinson & Jonathan Stokes, engineers/mixers (Gentlemen Of The London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra)Britten: Billy Budd
Tan Dun, conductor; Ferenc van Damme, producer; Stephen Bryant, Sarah Castle, Nancy Lundy, Stephen Richardson, Charles Workman & Jun Zhang, soloists (Cappella Amsterdam; Netherlands Chamber Orchestra)Tan Dun: Marco Polo
Valery Gergiev, conductor; James Mallinson, producer; Andrei Popov, Sergei Semishkur & Vladislav Sulimsky, soloists (Chorus Of The Mariinsky Theatre; Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)Shostakovich: The Nose
Sara Jobin, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; Anne-Carolyn Bird, Lisa Hopkins, Joshua Jeremiah, Museop Kim, Jeremy Little, Rodell Rosel, Steven Sanders & Faith Sherman, soloists (Wolf Trap Opera Company)Musto, John: Volpone
Ingo Metzmacher, conductor; Ferenc van Damme, producer; Armand Arapian, Hubert Delamboye, Rod Gilfry, Henk Neven, Tom Randle & Camilla Tilling, soloists (Chorus Of De Nederlandse Opera; The Hague Philharmonic)Messiaen: Saint François D'Assise

Best Choral Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Peter Laenger & Andreas Neubronner, engineers/mixers (Laura Claycomb, Anthony Dean Griffey, Katarina Karnéus, Quinn Kelsey, James Morris, Yvonne Naef, Elza Van den Heever & Erin Wall; Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Girls Chorus & San Francisco Symphony Chorus; San Francisco Symphony)Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10
Paul McCreesh, conductor (The Gabrieli Consort)A Spotless Rose
Dennis Keene, conductor (Erica Kiesewetter, Mark Kruczek & Douglas Riva; Voices Of Ascension)Song Of The Stars: Granados, Casals & Blancafort
Antoni Wit, conductor (Gennady Bezzubenkov, Iwona Hossa, Piotr Kusiewicz, Piotr Nowacki & Agnieszka Rehlis; Warsaw Boys' Choir & Warsaw Philharmonic Choir; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra)Penderecki: Utrenja
Harry Christophers, conductor (Alastair Ross; The Sixteen; The Sixteen Orchestra)Handel: Coronation Anthems

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)

ArtistWork
🏆Evgeny Kissin; Jay David Saks, producer; Arne Akselberg, Neil Hutchinson, Tim Martyn & Jonathan Stokes, engineers/mixers (Philharmonia Orchestra)Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3
Yefim Bronfman (Los Angeles Philharmonic)Salonen, Esa-Pekka: Piano Concerto
Philippe Quint (Orquesta Sinfónica de Mineria)Korngold: Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 35
Derek Bermel (Boston Modern Orchestra Project)Bermel, Derek: Voices For Solo Clarinet And Orchestra
(Berliner Philharmoniker & London Symphony Orchestra)Bartók: 3 Concertos

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)

ArtistWork
🏆Sharon Isbin, soloist; David Frost, producer; Tom Lazarus & Tim Martyn, engineers/mixersJourney To The New World
Yuja Wang, soloistSonatas & Etudes
Ursula Oppens, soloistOppens Plays Carter
Maria Pires, soloistChopin
Caroline Goulding, soloistCaroline Goulding

Best Chamber Music Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Emerson String Quartet (Eugene Drucker, Lawrence Dutton, David Finckel & Philip Setzer), ensembles; Da-Hong Seetoo, producer; Da-Hong Seetoo, engineer/mixerIntimate Letters
Yolanda Kondonassis, Cynthia Phelps & Joshua Smith, artistsTakemitsu, Toru: And Then I Knew 'Twas Wind
Martha Argerich & Gidon Kremer, artistsSchumann/Bartók: The Berlin Recital
Guarneri Quartet (John Dalley, Arnold Steinhardt, Michael Tree & Peter Wiley), ensemblesThe Hungarian Album
Enso Quartet (Richard Belcher, John Marcus, Maureen Nelson & Melissa Reardon), ensemblesGinastera: String Quartets (Complete)

Best Small Ensemble Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Robina G. Young, producer; Paul Hillier, conductor; Ars Nova Copenhagen (Thomas Kiorbye) & Theatre Of Voices (Thomas Kiorbye), ensembles; Brad Michel, engineer/mixerLang, David: The Little Match Girl Passion
Chamber Orchestra of Europe (Simon Fletcher), ensemblesVivaldi: Concertos
Stile Antico (Oliver Hunt), ensemblesSong Of Songs
Peter Phillips, conductor; The Tallis Scholars, ensemblesJosquin: Missa Malheur Me Bat
Monica Huggett, conductor; Ensemble Sonnerie, ensemblesBach: Orchestral Suites For A Young Prince

Best Classical Vocal Performance

ArtistWork
🏆Renée Fleming, soloist; David Frost, producer; Mike Hatch & Richard King, engineers/mixers (Marco Armiliato; Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppi Verdi)Verismo Arias
Susan Graham, soloistUn Frisson Français
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, soloistRecital At Ravinia
Juan Diego Florez, soloist (Daniel Oren; Orquestra De La Comunitat Valenciana)Bel Canto Spectacular
Anne Sofie von Otter, soloist (Lars Ulrik Mortensen; Concerto Copenhagen)Bach

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

ArtistWork
🏆Jennifer Higdon, composerHigdon, Jennifer: Percussion Concerto
Yehudi Wyner, composerWyner, Yehudi: Piano Concerto /Chiavi In Mano/
Roberto Sierra, composerSierra, Roberto: Missa Latina 'Pro Pace'
Arvo Pärt, composerPärt, Arvo: In Principio
George Crumb, composerCrumb, George: The Winds Of Destiny

Best Classical Crossover Album

ArtistWork
🏆Yo-Yo Ma & Various ArtistsYo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs Of Joy And Peace
Theo Bleckmann & KneebodyTwelve Songs By Charles Ives
Quartet San FranciscoQSF Plays Brubeck
Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck, Leonard Slatkin & Detroit Symphony OrchestraThe Melody Of Rhythm
Paquito D'Rivera Quintet & Trio ClaroneJazz-Clazz
Craig Hella JohnsonA Company Of Voices: Conspirare In Concert

Best Short Form Music Video

ArtistWork
🏆The Black Eyed PeasBoom Boom Pow
Oren LavieHer Morning Elegance
Depeche ModeWrong
ColdplayLife In Technicolor II
BeastMr. Hurricane

Best Long Form Music Video

ArtistWork
🏆(Various Artists)The Beatles Love - All Together Now
Keith UrbanLove, Pain & The Whole Crazy World Tour Live
Anita O'DayAnita O'Day - The Life Of A Jazz Singer
Johnny CashJohnny Cash's America
Chris BottiIn Boston