Category 1

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.)

• Chasing Pavements
  Adele
  Eg White, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Steve Price, engineers/mixers
  Track from: 19
  [XL Recordings/Columbia]
• Viva La Vida
  Coldplay
  Markus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael Brauer & Rik Simpson, engineers/mixers
  Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
  [Capitol Records]
• Bleeding Love
  Leona Lewis
  Simon Cowell, Clive Davis & Ryan “Alias” Tedder, producers; Craig Durrance, Phil Tan & Ryan “Alias” Tedder, engineers/mixers
  [J Records/SYCO Music]
• Paper Planes
  M.I.A
  Diplo, producer; Switch, engineer/mixer
  Track from: Kala
  [Interscope]
• Please Read The Letter
  Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
  T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer
  Track from: Raising Sand
  [Rounder]

Category 2

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.)

• Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
  Coldplay
  Markus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael H. Brauer, Markus Dravs, John O’Mahoney, Rik Simpson & Andy Wallace, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
  [Capitol Records]
• Tha Carter III
  Lil Wayne
  Babyface, Brisco, Fabolous, Jay-Z, Kidd Kidd, Busta Rhymes, Juelz Santana, D. Smith, Static Major, T-Pain & Bobby Valentino, featured artists; Alchemist, David Banner, Vaushaun “Maestro” Brooks, Cool & Dre, Andrews “Drew” Correa, Shondrae “Mr. Bangladesh” Crawford, Darius “Deezle” Harrison, Jim Jonsin, Mousa, Pro Jay, Rodnae, Skillz & Play, D. Smith, Swizz Beatz, Robin Thicke, T-Pain & Kanye West, producers; Angel Aponte, Joshua Berkman, Andrew Dawson, Joe G, Darius “Deezle” Harrison, Fabian Marasciullo, Miguel Scott, Robin Thicke, Julian Vasquez & Gina Victoria, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
  [Universal Motown/Cash Money]
• Year Of The Gentleman
  Ne-Yo
  Chuck Harmony, Ne-Yo, Polow Da Don, StarGate, Stereotypes, Syience, Shea Taylor & Shomari “Sho” Wilson, producers; Kirven Arrington, Jeff Chestek, Kevin “KD” Davis, Mikkel Eriksen, Jaymz Hardy Martin, III, Geno Regist, Phil Tan & Tony Terrebonne, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr., mastering engineer
  [Def Jam/Compound]
• Raising Sand
  Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
  T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer
  [Rounder]
• In Rainbows
  Radiohead
  Nigel Godrich, producer; Nigel Godrich, Dan Grech-Marguerat, Hugo Nicolson & Richard Woodcraft, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
  [TBD Records]

Category 3

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.)

• American Boy
  William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West)
  Track from: Shine
  [Atlantic/Homeschool; Publishers: Will.I.Am Music/Cherry River Music/Chrysalis Publishing/John Legend Publishing/Cherry River Music/Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music/Larry Leron Music/Speir Music/Broke, Spoke and Gone Publishing]
• Chasing Pavements
  Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele)
  Track from: 19
  [XL Recordings/Columbia; Publishers: Universal-Songs of Polygram Int.]
• I’m Yours
  Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz)
  Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
  [Atlantic; Publisher: Goo Eyed Music]
• Love Song
  Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles)
  Track from: Little Voice
  [Epic; Publisher: Tiny Bear Music]
• Viva La Vida
  Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
  Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
  [Capitol Records; Publishers: Universal Music-MGB Songs]

Category 4

Best New Artist
(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.)

• Adele
• Duffy
• Jonas Brothers
• Lady Antebellum
• Jazmine Sullivan

Category 5

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Chasing Pavements
  Adele
  Track from: 19
  [Columbia/XL]
• Love Song
  Sara Bareilles
  Track from: Little Voice
  [Epic]
• Mercy
  Duffy
  Track from: Rockferry
  [Mercury]
• Bleeding Love
  Leona Lewis
  [J Records/SYCO Music]
• I Kissed A Girl
  Katy Perry
  Track from: One Of The Boys
  [Capitol Records]
• So What
  Pink
  [LaFace]

Category 6

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• All Summer Long
  Kid Rock
  Track from: Rock N Roll Jesus
  [Atlantic]
• Say
  John Mayer
  Track from: Continuum
  [Columbia]
• That Was Me
  Paul McCartney
  Track from: Amoeba’s Secret
  [Hear Music/MPL Communications Ltd.]
• I’m Yours
  Jason Mraz
  Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
  [Atlantic]
• Closer
  Ne-Yo
  Track from: Year Of The Gentleman
  [Def Jam/Compound Entertainment]
• Wichita Lineman
  James Taylor
  Track from: Covers
  [Hear Music]

Category 7

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Viva La Vida
  Coldplay
  Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
  [Capitol Records]
• Waiting In The Weeds
  Eagles
  Track from: Long Road Out Of Eden
  [Eagles Recording Company II]
• Going On
  Gnarls Barkley
  Track from: The Odd Couple
  [Downtown/Atlantic]
• Won’t Go Home Without You
  Maroon 5
  Track from: It Won’t Be Soon Before Long
  [Octone/A&M]
• Apologize
  OneRepublic
  Track from: Dreaming Out Loud
  [Mosley Music/Interscope Records]

Category 8

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Lesson Learned
  Alicia Keys & John Mayer
  Track from: As I Am
  [J Records]
• 4 Minutes
  Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
  Track from: Hard Candy
  [Warner Bros.]
• Rich Woman
  Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
  Track from: Raising Sand
  [Rounder]
• If I Never See Your Face Again
  Rihanna & Maroon 5
  Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded
  [Def Jam]
• No Air
  Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown
  Track from: Jordin Sparks
  [Jive]

Category 9

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Love Appetite
  Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere
  Track from: Nudge It Up A Notch
  [Stax]
• I Dreamed There Was No War
  Eagles
  Track from: Long Road Out Of Eden
  [Eagles Recording Company II]
• Fortune Teller
  Fourplay
  Track from: Energy
  [Heads Up International]
• Steppin’ Out
  Stanley Jordan
  Track from: State Of Nature
  [Mack Avenue Records]
• Blast!
  Marcus Miller
  Track from: Marcus
  [Concord Jazz]

Category 10

Best Pop Instrumental Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

• Sax For Stax
  Gerald Albright
  [Peak Records]
• Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One
  Larry Carlton
  [335 Records]
• Jingle All The Way
  Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
  [Rounder]
• The Spice Of Life
  Earl Klugh
  [Koch Records]
• A Night Before Christmas
  Spyro Gyra
  [Heads Up International]

Category 11

Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Detours
  Sheryl Crow
  [A&M Records]
• Rockferry
  Duffy
  [Mercury]
• Long Road Out Of Eden
  Eagles
  [Eagles Recording Company II]
• Spirit
  Leona Lewis
  [J Records/SYCO Music]
• Covers
  James Taylor
  [Hear Music]

Category 12

Best Dance Recording
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)

• Harder Better Faster Stronger
  Daft Punk
  Thomas Bangalter & Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo, producers; Thomas Bangalter & Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo, mixers
  Track from: Alive 2007
  [Virgin Records]
• Ready For The Floor
  Hot Chip
  Hot Chip, producers; Dan Carey, mixer
  Track from: Made In The Dark
  [Astralwerks/DFA]
• Just Dance
  Lady Gaga & Colby O’Donis
  RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, mixer
  [Streamline/Interscope/Kon Live]
• Give It 2 Me
  Madonna
  Madonna & The Neptunes, producers; Andrew Coleman & Spike Stent, mixers
  Track from: Hard Candy
  [Warner Bros.]
• Disturbia
  Rihanna
  Brian Kennedy, producer; Phil Tan, mixer
  Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded
  [Def Jam]
• Black & Gold
  Sam Sparro
  Jesse Rogg & Sam Sparro, producers; Jeremy Wheatley, mixer
  Track from: Sam Sparro
  [Universal Republic Records]

Category 13

Best Electronic/Dance Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

• New York City
  Brazilian Girls
  [Verve Forecast]
• Alive 2007
  Daft Punk
  [Virgin Records]
• Bring Ya To The Brink
  Cyndi Lauper
  [Epic]
• X
  Kylie Minogue
  [Capitol/Astralwerks]
• Last Night
  Moby
  [Mute]
• Robyn
  Robyn
  [Konichiwa/Cherrytree/Interscope]

Category 14

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Still Unforgettable
  Natalie Cole
  [DMI Records]
• The Sinatra Project
  Michael Feinstein
  [Concord Music Group]
• Noël
  Josh Groban
  [143/Reprise]
• In The Swing Of Christmas
  Barry Manilow
  [Hallmark/Arista]
• Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall
  Rufus Wainwright
  [Geffen]

Category 15

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Gravity
  John Mayer
  Track from: Where The Light Is — Live In Los Angeles
  [Columbia]
• I Saw Her Standing There
  Paul McCartney
  Track from: Amoeba’s Secret
  [Hear Music/MPL Communications Ltd.]
• Girls In Their Summer Clothes
  Bruce Springsteen
  Track from: Magic
  [Columbia]
• Rise
  Eddie Vedder
  [J Records]
• No Hidden Path
  Neil Young
  Track from: Chrome Dreams II
  [Reprise]

Category 16

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Rock N Roll Train
  AC/DC
  [Columbia]
• Violet Hill
  Coldplay
  Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
  [Capitol Records]
• Long Road Out Of Eden
  Eagles
  Track from: Long Road Out Of Eden
  [Eagles Recording Company II]
• Sex On Fire
  Kings Of Leon
  [RCA Records]
• House Of Cards
  Radiohead
  Track from: In Rainbows
  [TBD Records]

Category 17

Best Hard Rock Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Inside The Fire
  Disturbed
  Track from: Indestructible
  [Reprise]
• Visions
  Judas Priest
  Track from: Nostradamus
  [Epic]
• Wax Simulacra
  The Mars Volta
  [Universal Motown]
• Saints Of Los Angeles
  Mötley Crüe
  Track from: Saints Of Los Angeles
  [Motley Records/Eleven Seven Music]
• Lords Of Salem
  Rob Zombie
  Track from: Zombie Live
  [Geffen/UMe]

Category 18

Best Metal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Heroes Of Our Time
  DragonForce
  [Roadrunner Records]
• Nostradamus
  Judas Priest
  Track from: Nostradamus
  [Epic]
• My Apocalypse
  Metallica
  Track from: Death Magnetic
  [Warner Bros.]
• Under My Thumb
  Ministry
  Track from: Cover Up
  [Megaforce Records]
• Psychosocial
  Slipknot
  [Roadrunner Records]

Category 19

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Castellorizon
  David Gilmour
  Track from: Live In Gdansk
  [Columbia]
• Suicide & Redemption
  Metallica
  Track from: Death Magnetic
  [Warner Bros.]
• 34 Ghosts I-IV
  Nine Inch Nails
  Track from: Ghosts I-IV
  [The Null Corporation]
• Hope (Live For The Art Of Peace)
  Rush
  Track from: Songs For Tibet: The Art Of Peace
  [Art of Peace Foundation]
• Peaches En Regalia
  Zappa Plays Zappa
  [Strobosonic/Razor & Tie Entertainment]

Category 20

Best Rock Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Girls In Their Summer Clothes
  Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
  Track from: Magic
  [Columbia; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen]
• House Of Cards
  Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway & Thom Yorke, songwriters (Radiohead)
  Track from: In Rainbows
  [TBD Records; Publisher: Warner Chappell Music]
• I Will Possess Your Heart
  Benjamin Gibbard, Nicholas Harmer, Jason McGerr & Christopher Walla, songwriters (Death Cab For Cutie)
  Track from: Narrow Stairs
  [Atlantic; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music/Where I’m Calling From Music/Shove It Up Your Songs/Giant Beat Songs/Please Pass The Songs]
• Sex On Fire
  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]
• Violet Hill
  Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
  Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
  [Capitol Records; Publisher: Universal Music-MGB Songs]

Category 21

Best Rock Album
(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)

• Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
  Coldplay
  [Capitol Records]
• Rock N Roll Jesus
  Kid Rock
  [Atlantic]
• Only By The Night
  Kings Of Leon
  [RCA Records]
• Death Magnetic
  Metallica
  [Warner Bros.]
• Consolers Of The Lonely
  The Raconteurs
  [Third Man/Warner Bros.]

Category 22

Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Modern Guilt
  Beck
  [DGC Records/XL Recordings/Interscope]
• Narrow Stairs
  Death Cab For Cutie
  [Atlantic]
• The Odd Couple
  Gnarls Barkley
  [Downtown/Atlantic]
• Evil Urges
  My Morning Jacket
  [ATO Records]
• In Rainbows
  Radiohead
  [TBD Records]

Category 23

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Me, Myself And I
  Beyoncé
  Track from: The Beyonce Experience Live Audio
  [Columbia/Music World Music]
• Heaven Sent
  Keyshia Cole
  Track from: Just Like You
  [Geffen]
• Spotlight
  Jennifer Hudson
  [Arista]
• Superwoman
  Alicia Keys
  Track from: As I Am
  [J Records]
• Need U Bad
  Jazmine Sullivan
  [J Records]

Category 24

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• You’re The Only One
  Eric Benét
  Track from: Love & Life
  [Friday/Reprise]
• Take You Down
  Chris Brown
  Track from: Exclusive
  [Jive]
• Miss Independent
  Ne-Yo
  Track from: Year Of The Gentleman
  [Def Jam/Compound]
• Can’t Help But Wait
  Trey Songz
  Track from: Trey Day
  [Atlantic]
• Here I Stand
  Usher
  Track from: Here I Stand
  [LaFace]

Category 25

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Ribbon In The Sky
  Boyz II Men
  Track from: Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA
  [Decca Records]
• Words
  Anthony David Featuring India.Arie
  Track from: Acey Duecy
  [Soulbird/ Universal Republic Records]
• Stay With Me (By The Sea)
  Al Green Featuring John Legend
  Track from: Lay It Down
  [Blue Note Records]
• I’m His Only Woman
  Jennifer Hudson Featuring Fantasia
  Track from: Jennifer Hudson
  [Arista Records]
• Never Give You Up
  Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton
  Track from: The Way I See It
  [Columbia Records]

Category 26

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• A Change Is Gonna Come
  Wayne Brady
  Track from: A Long Time Coming
  [Peak Records]
• You’ve Got The Love I Need
  Al Green Featuring Anthony Hamilton
  Track from: Lay It Down
  [Blue Note Records]
• Baby I Know
  (Linda Jones) With Helen Bruner & Terry Jones
  Track from: Soul Talkin
  [Philerzy Productions]
• Love That Girl
  Raphael Saadiq
  Track from: The Way I See It
  [Columbia Records]
• In Love With Another Man
  Jazmine Sullivan
  Track from: Fearless
  [J Records]

Category 27

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Say Goodbye To Love
  Kenna
  Track from: Make Sure They See My Face
  [Star Trak/Interscope]
• Wanna Be
  Maiysha
  Track from: This Much Is True:
  [Eusonia Records]
• Be OK
  Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am
  Track from: I Am
  [Def Jam]
• Many Moons
  Janelle Monae
  Track from: Metropolis: The Chase Suite (Special Edition)
  [Wondaland/Bad Boy]
• Lovin You (Music)
  Wayna Featuring Kokayi
  Track from: Higher Ground
  [Quiet Power Productions, LLC]

Category 28

Best R&B Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Bust Your Windows
  Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Deandre Way, songwriter) (Jazmine Sullivan)
  Track from: Fearless
  [J Records; Publishers: Nappy Puddy Music/Universal Music-Z Tunes, Salaam Remi Music/EMI April Music, Soulja Boy Tellem Music/Croomstacular Music]
• Customer
  I. Barias, Raheem DeVaughn, C. Haggins, K. Oliver & J. Smith, songwriters (Raheem DeVaughn)
  Track from: Love Behind The Melody
  [Jive; Publishers: Universal Music-Z Tunes/Ahmad’s World/Universal Music/Nivrac Tyke Music/Fresh Paint Music/HC 1030 Publishing/Universal Music/Tetragrammaton Music/Melodic Piano Productions/HC 1030 Publishing]
• Heaven Sent
  Keyshia Cole, Jason Farmer & Alex Francis, songwriters (Keyshia Cole)
  Track from: Just Like You
  [Geffen; Publishers: She Wrote It/BMG Songs, J Vibe Publishing, Lex Project Publishing]
• Miss Independent
  M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & S. Smith, songwriters (Ne-Yo)
  Track from: Year Of The Gentleman
  [Def Jam/Compound; Publishers: Pen In The Ground Publishing, Universal Music-Z Tunes]
• Spotlight
  Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)
  [Arista Records; Publishers: Super Sayin’ Publishing/Universal Music-Z Songs, Sony/ATV Tunes, EMI Music Publishing]

Category 29

Best R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Love & Life
  Eric Benét
  [Friday/Reprise]
• Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA
  Boyz II Men
  [Decca Records]
• Lay It Down
  Al Green
  [Blue Note]
• Jennifer Hudson
  Jennifer Hudson
  [Arista Records]
• The Way I See It
  Raphael Saadiq
  [Columbia]

Category 30

Best Contemporary R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Growing Pains
  Mary J. Blige
  [Geffen]
• Back Of My Lac’
  J. Holiday
  [Capitol Records]
• First Love
  Karina
  [Def Jam]
• Year Of The Gentleman
  Ne-Yo
  [Def Jam/Compound]
• Fearless
  Jazmine Sullivan
  [J Records]

Category 31

Best Rap Solo Performance
(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)…
  Jay-Z
  Track from: American Gangster
  [Roc-A-Fella]
• A Milli
  Lil Wayne
  Track from: Tha Carter III
  [Cash Money/Universal Motown]
• Paris, Tokyo
  Lupe Fiasco
  Track from: The Cool
  [1st & 15th/Atlantic]
• N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave And The Master)
  Nas
  Track from: Untitled
  [Def Jam]
• Sexual Eruption
  Snoop Dogg
  Track from: Ego Trippin
  [Geffen]

Category 32

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
(For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Royal Flush
  Big Boi Featuring Raekwon And Andre 3000
  [LaFace]
• Swagga Like Us
  Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne
  [Roc-A-Fella/Grand Hustle/Atlantic]
• Mr. Carter
  Lil Wayne Featuring Jay-Z
  Track from: Tha Carter III
  [Cash Money/Universal Motown]
• Wish You Would
  Ludacris Featuring T.I.
  [DTP]
• Put On
  Young Jeezy Featuring Kanye West
  [Def Jam]

Category 33

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
(For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

• American Boy
  Estelle Featuring Kanye West
  Track from: Shine
  [Homeschool/Atlantic]
• Low
  Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain
  Track from: Mail On Sunday
  [Poe Boy/Atlantic]
• Green Light
  John Legend & Andre 3000
  [Columbia/G.O.O.D. Music]
• Got Money
  Lil Wayne Featuring T-Pain
  Track from: Tha Carter III
  [Cash Money/Universal Motown]
• Superstar
  Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos
  Track from: The Cool
  [1st & 15th/Atlantic]

Category 34

Best Rap Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Lollipop
  D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters (Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major)
  Track from: Tha Carter III
  [Cash Money/Universal Motown; Publishers: Young Money Publishing/Warner-Chappell Music, Herbalicious Music/Blackfountain Music/EMI-April Music, JimiPub Music/EMI Blackwood, Three Nails and A Crown Publishing]
• Low
  T. Dillard, M. Humphrey & T-Pain, songwriters (Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain)
  Track from: Mail On Sunday
  [Poe Boy/Atlantic; Publishers: E-Class Publishing/Top Quality Publishing/NappyPub Music/Zomba Songs]
• Sexual Eruption
  Calvin Broadus, S. Lovejoy & D. Stewart, songwriters (Snoop Dogg)
  Track from: Ego Trippin
  [Geffen; Publishers: My Own Chit Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music, Shawty Redd Songs/EMI April Music, Pimpin Tha Pen]
• Superstar
  Lupe Fiasco & Soundtrakk, songwriters (Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos)
  Track from: The Cool
  [1st & 15th/Atlantic; Publishers: Hey Lu Chill Music (Heavy As Heaven/Universal Music), 1st & 15th Publishing (Mr. Lopez Music/Universal Music Publishing)]
• Swagga Like Us
  D. Carter, S. Carter, Clifford Harris & Kanye West, songwriters (M. Arulpragasam, N. Headon, M. Jones, J. Mellor, T. Pentz & P. Simonon, songwriters) (Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne)
  [Roc-A-Fella/Grand Hustle/Atlantic; Publishers: Crown Club Pub./Warner-Tamerlane/Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood/Carter Boys Music/EMI April/Young Money Pub./Warner-Tamerlane/Hollertronix/Domino Publishing/Universal Z Tunes/Univ. Polygram Int’l]

Category 35

Best Rap Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• American Gangster
  Jay-Z
  [Roc-A-Fella]
• Tha Carter III
  Lil Wayne
  [Cash Money/Universal Motown]
• The Cool
  Lupe Fiasco
  [1st & 15th/Atlantic]
• Nas
  Nas
  [Def Jam]
• Paper Trail
  T.I.
  [Grand Hustle/Atlantic]

Category 36

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• For These Times
  Martina McBride
  Track from: Waking Up Laughing
  [RCA Nashville]
• What I Cannot Change
  LeAnn Rimes
  Track from: Family
  [Curb Records]
• Last Name
  Carrie Underwood
  Track from: Carnival Ride
  [19/Arista/Arista Nashville]
• Last Call
  Lee Ann Womack
  [MCA Nashville]
• This Is Me You’re Talking To
  Trisha Yearwood
  Track from: Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love
  [Big Machine]

Category 37

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• You’re Gonna Miss This
  Trace Adkins
  Track from: American Man, Greatest Hits Volume II
  [Capitol Records Nashville]
• In Color
  Jamey Johnson
  [MCA Nashville]
• Just Got Started Lovin’ You
  James Otto
  Track from: Sunset Man
  [Raybaw]
• Letter To Me
  Brad Paisley
  Track from: 5th Gear
  [Arista Nashville]
• Troubadour
  George Strait
  Track from: Troubadour
  [MCA Nashville]

Category 38

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• God Must Be Busy
  Brooks & Dunn
  Track from: Cowboy Town
  [Arista Nashville]
• Love Don’t Live Here
  Lady Antebellum
  Track from: Lady Antebellum
  [Capitol Records Nashville]
• Every Day
  Rascal Flatts
  Track from: Still Feels Good
  [Lyric Street Records]
• Blue Side Of The Mountain
  The SteelDrivers
  Track from: The SteelDrivers
  [Rounder]
• Stay
  Sugarland
  Track from: Enjoy The Ride
  [Mercury Records]

Category 39

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Shiftwork
  Kenny Chesney & George Strait
  Track from: Just Who I Am: Poets And Pirates
  [BNA Records]
• Killing The Blues
  Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
  Track from: Raising Sand
  [Rounder]
• House Of Cash
  George Strait & Patty Loveless
  Track from: Troubadour
  [MCA Nashville]
• Life In A Northern Town
  Sugarland, Jake Owen & Little Big Town
  Track from: Love On The Inside [Deluxe Fan Edition]
  [Mercury Records]
• Let The Wind Chase You
  Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban
  Track from: Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love
  [Big Machine]

Category 40

Best Country Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Sumatra
  Cherryholmes
  Track from: Cherryholmes III: Don’t Believe
  [Skaggs Family Records]
• Two Small Cars In Rome
  Jerry Douglas & Lloyd Green
  Track from: Glide
  [Koch]
• Sleigh Ride
  Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
  Track from: Jingle All The Way
  [Rounder]
• Is This America? (Katrina 2005)
  Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas & Bruce Hornsby
  Track from: Family & Friends — Rambling Boy
  [Decca Records]
• Cluster Pluck
  Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner
  [Arista Nashville]

Category 41

Best Country Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Dig Two Graves
  Ashley Gorley & Bob Regan, songwriters (Randy Travis)
  Track from: Around The Bend
  [Warner Bros.; Publishers: Songs of Combustion Music, Music of Windswept/Famous Music, Mt. Tallac Music]
• I Saw God Today
  Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell & Wade Kirby, songwriters (George Strait)
  Track from: Troubadour
  [MCA Nashville; Publishers: Big Red Toe/Extremely Loud Music, Steel Wheels Music, Steel Wheels Music/Blind Mule Music]
• In Color
  Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller & James Otto, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)
  Track from: That Lonesome Song
  [Mercury Records; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music/Big Gassed Hitties, EMI Blackwood Music/New Songs of Sea Gayle/Noah’s Little Boat Music, Eldorotto Music Publishing/Lucky Thumb Music]
• Stay
  Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland)
  Track from: Enjoy The Ride
  [Mercury Records; Publisher: Jennifer Nettles Publishing]
• You’re Gonna Miss This
  Ashley Gorley & Lee Thomas Miller, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
  Track from: American Man, Greatest Hits Volume II
  [Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: EMI Blackwood/New Songs of Sea Gayle/Noah’s Little Boat Music/Songs of Combustion Music]

Category 42

Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• That Lonesome Song
  Jamey Johnson
  [Mercury Records]
• Sleepless Nights
  Patty Loveless
  [Saguaro Road]
• Troubadour
  George Strait
  [MCA Nashville]
• Around The Bend
  Randy Travis
  [Warner Bros.]
• Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love
  Trisha Yearwood
  [Big Machine]

Category 43

Best Bluegrass Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Cherryholmes III: Don’t Believe
  Cherryholmes
  [Skaggs Family Records]
• Del McCoury Band — Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
  Del McCoury Band
  [MunckMix]
• The Ultimate Collection / Live At The Ryman
  Earl Scruggs With Family & Friends
  [Rounder Records]
• Honoring The Fathers Of Bluegrass: Tribute To 1946 And 1947
  Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
  [Skaggs Family Records]
• Wheels
  Dan Tyminski
  [Rounder]

Category 44

Best New Age Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Meditations
  William Ackerman
  [Compass Productions]
• Pathfinder
  Will Clipman
  [Canyon Records]
• Peace Time
  Jack DeJohnette
  [Golden Beams/Kindred Rhythm]
• Ambrosia
  Peter Kater
  [Point Of Light Records]
• The Scent Of Light
  Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra
  [SSRI]

Category 45

Best Contemporary Jazz Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

• Randy In Brasil
  Randy Brecker
  [MAMA Records]
• Floating Point
  John McLaughlin
  [Abstract Logix]
• Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration Of Cannonball Adderley
  (Various Artists)
  Gregg Field & Tom Scott, producers
  [Concord Jazz]
• Miles From India
  (Various Artists)
  Bob Belden, producer
  [4Q/Times Square Records]
• Lifecycle
  Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern
  [Heads Up International]

Category 46

Best Jazz Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Imagina: Songs Of Brasil
  Karrin Allyson
  [Concord Jazz]
• Breakfast On The Morning Tram
  Stacey Kent
  [Blue Note]
• If Less Is More…Nothing Is Everything
  Kate McGarry
  [Palmetto Records]
• Loverly
  Cassandra Wilson
  [Blue Note]
• Distances
  Norma Winstone (Glauco Venier & Klaus Gesing)
  [ECM]

Category 47

Best Jazz Instrumental 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.)

• Be-Bop
  Terence Blanchard, soloist
  Track from: Live At The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival (Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary All-Stars)
  [Monterey Jazz Festival Records]
• Seven Steps To Heaven
  Till Brönner, soloist
  Track from: The Standard (Take 6)
  [Heads Up International]
• Waltz For Debby
  Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists
  Track from: The New Crystal Silence
  [Concord Records]
• Son Of Thirteen
  Pat Metheny, soloist
  Track from: Day Trip
  [Nonesuch Records]
• Be-Bop
  James Moody, soloist
  Track from: Live At The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival (Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary All-Stars)
  [Monterey Jazz Festival Records]

Category 48

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

• The New Crystal Silence
  Chick Corea & Gary Burton
  [Concord Records]
• History, Mystery
  Bill Frisell
  [Nonesuch Records]
• Brad Mehldau Trio: Live
  Brad Mehldau Trio
  [Nonesuch Records]
• Day Trip
  Pat Metheny With Christian McBride & Antonio Sanchez
  [Nonesuch Records]
• Standards
  Alan Pasqua, Dave Carpenter & Peter Erskine Trio
  [Fuzzy Music]

Category 49

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
(For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

• Appearing Nightly
  Carla Bley And Her Remarkable Big Band
  [WATT]
• Act Your Age
  Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
  [Immergent]
• Symphonica
  Joe Lovano With WDR Big Band & Rundfunk Orchestra
  [Blue Note]
• Blauklang
  Vince Mendoza
  [Act Music and Vision (AMV)]
• Monday Night Live At The Village Vanguard
  The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
  [Planet Arts Recordings]

Category 50

Best Latin Jazz Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Afro Bop Alliance
  Caribbean Jazz Project
  [Heads Up International]
• The Latin Side Of Wayne Shorter
  Conrad Herwig & The Latin Side Band
  [Half Note Records]
• Song For Chico
  Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra
  [Zoho]
• Nouveau Latino
  Nestor Torres
  [Diamond Light Records]
• Marooned/Aislado
  Papo Vázquez The Mighty Pirates
  [Picaro Records]

Category 51

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.)

• I Understand
  Kim Burrell, Rance Allen, Bebe Winans, Mariah Carey & Hezekiah Walker’s Love Fellowship Tabernacle Church Choir
  Track from: Randy Jackson’s Music Club, Volume One
  [Concord Records/Dream Merchant 21 Ent.]
• East To West
  Casting Crowns
  Track from: The Altar And The Door Live
  [Beach Street/Reunion Records]
• Get Up
  Mary Mary
  Track from: The Sound
  [Columbia]
• Shall We Gather At The River
  Take 6
  Track from: The Standard
  [Heads Up International]
• Waging War
  CeCe Winans
  Track from: Thy Kingdom Come
  [PureSprings Gospel/EMI Gospel]

Category 52

Best Gospel Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Cover Me
  James L. Moss, songwriter (21:03 With Fred Hammond, Smokie Norful & J Moss)
  [Verity/Zomba Gospel; Publisher: Millenni-era Music]
• Get Up
  Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Warryn Campbell & Eric Dawkins, songwriters (Mary Mary)
  Track from: The Sound
  [Columbia; Publishers: Wet Ink Red Music/That’s Plum Song/It’s Tea Tyme/EMI April/E.D. Duz-It Music/Irving Music/Underdog Songs]
• Give Me Your Eyes
  Brandon Heath & Jason Ingram, songwriters (Brandon Heath)
  Track from: What If We
  [Reunion Records; Publishers: Sitka6 Music/Peertunes/Grange Hill Music/Windsor Way Music]
• Help Me Believe
  Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)
  Track from: The Fight Of My Life
  [Fo Yo Soul Ent./Zomba Gospel ; Publishers: Universal Music-Z Songs/Kerrion Publishing]
• You Reign
  Jim Bryson, Steven Curtis Chapman, Nathan Cochran, Barry Graul, Bart Millard, Mike Scheuchzer & Robby Shaffer, songwriters (MercyMe)
  Track from: All That Is Within Me
  [INO Records; Publishers: Simpleville Music/Wet As A Fish Music, Sparrow Song/Peach Hill Songs]

Category 53

Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Hello
  After Edmund
  [Slanted Records]
• Our World Redeemed
  Flame
  [Cross Movement Records]
• We Need Each Other
  Sanctus Real
  [Sparrow Records]
• Rock What You Got
  Superchick
  [Inpop Records]
• Alive And Transported
  TobyMac
  [ForeFront Records/EMI CMG]

Category 54

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• This Moment
  Steven Curtis Chapman
  [Sparrow Records]
• What If We
  Brandon Heath
  [Reunion Records]
• Opposite Way
  Leeland
  [Essential Records]
• Hello Love
  Chris Tomlin
  [Sparrow Records/Sixstepsrecords/EMI CMG]
• Thy Kingdom Come
  CeCe Winans
  [PureSprings Gospel/EMI Gospel]

Category 55

Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Room For More
  Booth Brothers
  [Daywind Records]
• Lovin’ Life
  Gaither Vocal Band
  [Gaither Music Group]
• Steps To Heaven
  Charlie Louvin
  [Tompkins Square]
• Hymned Again
  Bart Millard
  [INO Records]
• Ephesians One
  Karen Peck & New River
  [Daywind Records]

Category 56

Best Traditional Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Down In New Orleans
  The Blind Boys Of Alabama
  [Time Life]
• I’ll Say Yes
  The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
  Carol Cymbala, producer
  [Integrity Music]
• Take It Back
  Dorinda Clark-Cole
  [GospoCentric/Zomba]
• Deitrick Haddon Presents . . . Together In Worship
  Voices Of Unity
  [Tyscot Records]
• Bishop Charles E. Blake Presents… No Limit
  The West Angeles COGIC Mass Choir
  [EMI Gospel]

Category 57

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Reflections
  Jason Champion
  [EMI Gospel/Brooks Entertainment]
• The Fight Of My Life
  Kirk Franklin
  [Fo Yo Soul Entertainment/ Zomba Gospel]
• The Sound
  Mary Mary
  [Columbia]
• Donald Lawrence Introduces: Family Prayer
  The Murrills
  [Quiet Water/ Verity]
• Stand Out
  Tye Tribbett & G.A.
  [Columbia]

Category 58

Best Latin Pop Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Cara B
  Jorge Drexler
  [Warner Music Latina]
• Palabras Del Silencio
  Luis Fonsi
  [Universal Music Latino]
• La Vida…Es Un Ratico
  Juanes
  [Universal Music Latino]
• Cómplices
  Luis Miguel
  [Warner Music Latina]
• Tarde O Temprano
  Tommy Torres
  [Warner Music Latina]

Category 59

Best Latin Rock Or Alternative Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Sonidos Gold
  Grupo Fantasma
  [Aire Sol Records/Grupo Fantasma]
• 45
  Jaguares
  [EMI Music]
• La Verdad
  Locos Por Juana
  [Machete Music]
• Tijuana Sound Machine
  Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich & Fussible
  [Nacional Records]
• Mediocre
  Ximena Sariñana
  [Warner Music Latina]

Category 60

Best Latin Urban Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• La Novela
  Akwid
  [Univision Records]
• La Sinfonia
  La Sinfonia
  [Norte/Sony BMG]
• The Royalty: La Realeza
  Rkm & Ken-y
  [Machete Music]
• En Lo Claro
  Voltio
  [Norte/Sony BMG]
• Los Extraterrestres
  Wisin y Yandel
  [Machete Music]

Category 61

Best Tropical Latin Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Cuba: Un Viaje Musical — A Musical Journey
  Albita, Rey Ruíz & Donato Poveda
  [Apollo Music]
• Renacer
  DLG
  [Machete Music]
• Señor Bachata
  José Feliciano
  [Universal Music Latino]
• Frutero Moderno
  Gonzalo Grau y La Clave Secreta
  [2008 Gonzalo Grau]
• Back On The Streets… Taste Of Spanish Harlem Vol. 2
  New Swing Sextet
  [Cotique/Emusica Records]

Category 62

Best Regional Mexican Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Amor, Dolor Y Lágrimas: Música Ranchera
  Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano
  [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]
• Desde México: “Cumbia Cusinela”
  Huichol Musical
  [ASL]
• Vámonos Pa’l Río
  Los Pikadientes De Caborca
  [Norte/Sony BMG]
• Canciones De Amor
  Mariachi Divas
  [Shea Records/East Side Records]
• A Puro Dolor
  Nadia
  [Warner Music Latina]

Category 63

Best Tejano Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Music Lessons
  Chente Barrera y Taconazo
  [Qvo Records]
• Friends & Legends
  Joe Posada
  [Baby Dude Records]
• Viva La Revolucion
  Ruben Ramos & The Mexican Revolution
  [Revolution Records]
• All That Jazz…
  Tortilla Factory
  [Tortilla Records]
• Heir To The Throne
  Albert Zamora
  [Freddie Records]

Category 64

Best Norteño Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Me Enamore De Un Angel
  Los Palominos
  [Urbana Records]
• Raíces
  Los Tigres Del Norte
  [Fonovisa]
• Corridos: Defendiendo El Honor
  Pesado
  [Warner Music Latina]
• Six Pack
  Siggno
  [Freddie Records]
• Cuidado
  Solido
  [Freddie Records]

Category 65

Best Banda Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Tu Inspiracion
  Alacranes Musical
  [Fonovisa]
• Que Bonito… ¡Es Lo Bonito!
  Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga
  [Fonsovisa]
• Vive Y Dejame Vivir
  Cuisillos
  [Musart/Balboa Records]
• Tiro De Gracia
  Lupillo Rivera
  [ASL]
• No Es De Madera
  Joan Sebástian
  [Musart/Balboa Records]

Category 66

Best Traditional Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• The Blues Rolls On
  Elvin Bishop
  [Delta Groove Music, Inc.]
• Skin Deep
  Buddy Guy
  [Silvertone Records]
• All Odds Against Me
  John Lee Hooker Jr.
  [Steppin’ Stone Records/CC Entertainment]
• One Kind Favor
  B.B. King
  [Geffen Records]
• Pinetop Perkins & Friends
  Pinetop Perkins & Friends
  [Stoneagle Music/Telarc]

Category 67

Best Contemporary Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Peace, Love & BBQ
  Marcia Ball
  [Alligator Records]
• Like A Fire
  Solomon Burke
  [Shout! Factory]
• City That Care Forgot
  Dr. John And The Lower 911
  [429 Records]
• Maestro
  Taj Mahal
  [Heads Up International]
• Simply Grand
  Irma Thomas
  [Rounder Records]

Category 68

Best Traditional Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Coal
  Kathy Mattea
  [Captain Potato Records]
• Comedians & Angels
  Tom Paxton
  [Appleseed Recordings]
• Bring Me Home
  Peggy Seeger
  [Appleseed Recordings]
• At 89
  Pete Seeger
  [Appleseed Recordings]
• Strangers In Another Country
  Rosalie Sorrels
  [Red House Records]

Category 69

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Day After Tomorrow
  Joan Baez
  [Bobolink/Razor & Tie]
• I, Flathead
  Ry Cooder
  [Nonesuch Records]
• Sex & Gasoline
  Rodney Crowell
  [Work Song/Yep Roc Records]
• All I Intended To Be
  Emmylou Harris
  [Nonesuch Records]
• Raising Sand
  Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
  [Rounder Records]

Category 70

Best Native American Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Songs From The Black Hills
  Bryan Akipa
  [SOAR Corporation]
• Spo’Mo’Kin’Nan
  Black Lodge
  [Canyon Records]
• Red Rock
  Northern Cree
  [Canyon Records]
• Come To Me Great Mystery — Native American Healing Songs
  (Various Artists)
  Tom Wasinger, producer
  [Silver Wave Records]
• Faith
  Kevin Yazzie
  [Canyon Records]

Category 71

Best Hawaiian Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• ‘Ikena
  Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho
  [Daniel Ho Creations]
• ‘Aumakua
  Amy Hanaiali`i
  [Ua Records/Concord]
• Force Of Nature
  Led Kaapana & Mike Kaawa
  [Ledward Kaapana & Mike Kaawa]
• Hawaiian Slack Key Kings Masters Series Vol. II
  (Various Artists)
  Chris Lau & Milton Lau, producers
  [Rhythm And Roots Records]
• The Spirit Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar
  (Various Artists)
  Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Dennis Kamakahi, Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers
  [Daniel Ho Creations]

Category 72

Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
  BeauSoleil & Michael Doucet
  [MunckMix]
• From Now On
  Michael Doucet
  [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]
• Homage Au Passé
  Pine Leaf Boys
  [Lionsgate]
• Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
  Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys
  [MunckMix]
• Cedric Watson
  Cedric Watson
  [Valcour Records]

Category 73

Best Reggae Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Jah Is Real
  Burning Spear
  [Burning Music Production]
• Let’s Get Physical
  Elephant Man
  [VP Records/ Bad Boy]
• Vibes
  Heavy D
  [Stride/Universal]
• Repentance
  Lee “Scratch” Perry
  [Narnack Records]
• Intoxication
  Shaggy
  [VP Records]
• Amazing
  Sly & Robbie
  [Fontana International]

Category 74

Best Traditional World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Calcutta Chronicles: Indian Slide Guitar Odyssey
  Debashish Bhattacharya
  [Riverboat Records/World Music Network]
• The Mandé Variations
  Toumani Diabaté
  [Nonesuch Records]
• Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu
  Ladysmith Black Mambazo
  [Heads Up International]
• Dancing In The Light
  Lakshmi Shankar
  [World Village]

Category 75

Best Contemporary World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Shake Away
  Lila Downs
  [Manhattan Records/Blue Note]
• Banda Larga Cordel
  Gilberto Gil
  [Warner Music Latina]
• Global Drum Project
  Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju & Giovanni Hidalgo
  [Shout! Factory]
• Rokku Mi Rokka (Give And Take)
  Youssou N’Dour
  [Nonesuch Records]
• Live At The Nelson Mandela Theater
  Soweto Gospel Choir
  [Shanachie Entertainment]

Category 76

Best Polka Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• El Maestro Del Acordeón Y Sus Polkas
  Paulino Bernal
  [Urbana Records]
• Speechless
  LynnMarie & Charlie Kelley As The Boxhounds
  [Squeeze Records]
• Back To Back Hall Of Fame Polkas
  Walter Ostanek & His Band, Jerry Darlak & The Touch And Bob Kravos & His Band
  [Sunshine Diversified Ent.]
• Hungry For More
  Polka Family Band
  [Polka Family Music]
• Let The Whole World Sing
  Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra
  [Rounder]

Category 77

Best Musical Album For Children
(For albums consisting of predominantly music or song vs. spoken word.)

• Beethoven’s Wig 4: Dance Along Symphonies
  Beethoven’s Wig
  [Rounder Records]
• Big Round World
  Trout Fishing In America
  [Trout Records]
• Here Come The 123s
  They Might Be Giants
  [Disney Sound]
• Here Comes Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could
  Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could
  [Bumblin’ Bee Records]
• The Shoe Bird
  Gerard Schwarz Conducting The Seattle Symphony
  [Brilliance Audio]

Category 78

Best Spoken Word Album For Children
(For albums consisting of predominantly spoken word vs. music or song.)

• Around The Campfire
  Buck Howdy With BB
  [Prairie Dog Entertainment]
• The Big One-Oh
  Dean Pitchford
  [Random House Audio/Listening Library]
• Brown Bear And Friends
  Gwyneth Paltrow
  [Macmillan Audio]
• The Cricket In Times Square
  Tony Shalhoub
  [Macmillan Audio]
• Yes To Running! Bill Harley Live
  Bill Harley
  [Round River Records]

Category 79

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

• An Inconvenient Truth (Al Gore)
  Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon & Blair Underwood
  [Simon & Schuster Audio]
• Born Standing Up
  Steve Martin
  [Simon & Schuster Audio]
• I Am America (And So Can You!)
  Stephen Colbert (& Various Artists)
  [Hachette Audio]
• Life Beyond Measure
  Sidney Poitier
  [HarperAudio]
• When You Are Engulfed In Flames
  David Sedaris
  [Hachette Audio]

Category 80

Best Comedy Album
(For comedy recordings, spoken or musical)

• Anticipation
  Lewis Black
  [Comedy Central Records]
• Flight Of The Conchords
  Flight Of The Conchords
  [Sub Pop]
• For Your Consideration
  Kathy Griffin
  [Columbia/Music With A Twist]
• It’s Bad For Ya
  George Carlin
  [Eardrum Records]
• Songs Of The Bushmen
  Harry Shearer
  [Courgette Records]

Category 81

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.))

• Gypsy
  Robert Sher, producer (Jule Styne, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (2008 Broadway Cast With Patti LuPone & Others)
  [Time Life]
• In The Heights
  Kurt Deutsch, Alex Lacamoire, Andrés Levin, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joel Moss & Bill Sherman, producers; Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer/lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Lin-Manuel Miranda And Others)
  [Razor & Tie Entertainment/Ghostlight Records]
• The Little Mermaid
  Bruce Botnick, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken & Chris Montan, producers; Alan Menken, composer; Glenn Slater, lyricist (Howard Ashman, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Sierra Boggess, Tituss Burgess & Others)
  [Walt Disney Records]
• South Pacific
  David Caddick, David Lai & Ted Sperling, producers (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast With Kelli O’Hara, Paulo Szot & Others)
  [Masterworks Broadway]
• Young Frankenstein; The Musical
  Doug Besterman, producer; Mel Brooks, composer/lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Roger Bart, Megan Mullally, Sutton Foster & Others)
  [Decca Broadway]

Category 82

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.)

• American Gangster
  (Various Artists)
  [Def Jam]
• August Rush
  (Various Artists)
  [Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax]
• Juno
  (Various Artists)
  [Fox Music/Rhino]
• Mamma Mia!
  Meryl Streep (& Various Artists)
  [Decca Records]
• Sweeney Todd — The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
  (Various Artists)
  [Nonesuch Records]

Category 83

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.)

• The Dark Knight
  James Newton Howard & Hans Zimmer, composers
  [Warner Sunset/Warner Bros.]
• Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull
  John Williams, composer
  [Concord Records]
• Iron Man
  Ramin Djawadi, composer
  [Lionsgate]
• There Will Be Blood
  Jonny Greenwood, composer
  [Nonesuch Records]
• Wall-E
  Thomas Newman, composer
  [Walt Disney Records/Pixar]

Category 84

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.)

• Down To Earth (From Wall-E)
  Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, songwriters (Peter Gabriel)
  Track from: Wall-E
  [Walt Disney Records/Pixar; Publishers: Walt Disney Music, Wonderland Music/Pixar Talking Pictures/Pixar Music]
• Ever Ever After (From Enchanted)
  Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
  Track from: Enchanted
  [Walt Disney Records; Publishers: Wonderland Music & Walt Disney Music]
• Say (From The Bucket List)
  John Mayer, songwriter (John Mayer)
  Track from: Continuum
  [Aware/Columbia; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes, Specific Harm Music]
• That’s How You Know (From Enchanted)
  Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz, songwriters (Amy Adams)
  Track from: Enchanted
  [Walt Disney Records; Publishers: Wonderland Music & Walt Disney Music]
• Walk Hard (From Walk Hard — The Dewey Cox Story)
  Judd Apatow, Marshall Crenshaw, Jake Kasdan & John C. Reilly, songwriters (John C. Reilly)
  Track from: Walk Hard The Dewey Cox Story
  [Columbia; Publishers: Murder by Television/Apatow Music/Popular Misconception/New Columbia Pictures Music/Colpix Music]

Category 85

Best Instrumental Composition
(A Composer’s Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.)

• The Adventures Of Mutt (From Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull)
  John Williams, composer (John Williams)
  Track from: Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull — Soundtrack
  [Concord Records]
• Alegria
  Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton)
  Track from: The New Crystal Silence
  [Concord Records]
• Claire’s Closet
  Russell Ferrante, composer (Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern)
  Track from: Lifecycle
  [Heads Up International]
• Danzón De Etiqueta
  Dave Grusin, composer (Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin)
  Track from: Amparo
  [Decca]
• Hit The Ground Running
  Gordon Goodwin, composer (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)
  Track from: Act Your Age
  [Immergent]

Category 86

Best Instrumental Arrangement
(An Arranger’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Define Dancing (From Wall-E)
  Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, arrangers (Thomas Newman)
  Track from: Wall-E — Soundtrack
  [Walt Disney Records]
• Down In The Valley
  Frank Macchia, arranger (Frank Macchia Featuring The Prague Orchestra)
  Track from: Landscapes
  [Cacophony]
• Duke Ellington’s Sound Of Love
  Michael Abene, arranger (Joe Lovano With WDR Big Band & Rundfunk Orchestra)
  Track from: Symphonica
  [Blue Note]
• St. Louis Blues
  Bob Brookmeyer, arranger (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)
  Track from: Monday Night Live At The Village Vanguard
  [Planet Arts Recordings]
• Yesterdays
  Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band Featuring Art Tatum)
  Track from: Act Your Age
  [Immergent]

Category 87

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
(An Arranger’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Alfie
  Vince Mendoza, arranger (Traincha & The Metropole Orchestra)
  Track from: The Look Of Love — Burt Bacharach Songbook
  [Blue Note]
• Grace
  Cedric Dent, arranger (Take 6)
  Track from: The Standard
  [Heads Up International]
• Here’s That Rainy Day
  Nan Schwartz, arranger (Natalie Cole)
  Track from: Still Unforgettable
  [DMI Records]
• Johnny One Note
  Don Sebesky, arranger (John Pizzarelli)
  Track from: With A Song In My Heart
  [Telarc International]
• Lazy Afternoon
  Claus Ogerman, arranger (Danilo Perez)
  Track from: Across The Crystal Sea
  [Emarcy]

Category 88

Best Recording Package

• Death Magnetic
  Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffatt & David Turner, art directors (Metallica)
  [Warner Bros.]
• Hawk Nelson…Is My Friend!
  Don Clark, art director (Hawk Nelson)
  [BEC Recordings]
• Nouns
  No Age & Brian Roettinger, art directors (No Age)
  [Sub Pop]
• Radio Retaliation
  Neal Ashby, Matthew Curry & Patrick Donohue, art directors (Thievery Corporation)
  [ESL Music]
• Summer Rains
  Amanda Barrett, Abby DeWald, Renee Jablow & Rick Whitmore, art directors (The Ditty Bops)
  [The Green Witch Society]

Category 89

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

• Ghosts I-IV
  Trent Reznor & Rob Sheridan, art directors (Nine Inch Nails)
  [The Null Corporation]
• In Rainbows
  Stanley Donwood, Mel Maxwell & Xian Munro, art directors (Radiohead)
  [TBD Records]
• Poems & Songs
  Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (Wu Sheng)
  [Ring of Fire Music]
• Pretty. Odd.
  Alex Kirzhner & Panic At The Disco, art directors (Panic At The Disco)
  [Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen]
• @#%&*! Smilers
  Aimee Mann & Gail Marowitz, art directors (Aimee Mann)
  [SuperEgo Records]

Category 90

Best Album Notes

• Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music Documented By Art Rosenbaum
  Art Rosenbaum, album notes writer (Various Artists)
  [Dust-To-Digital]
• Debate ’08: Taft And Bryan Campaign On The Edison Phonograph
  Patrick Feaster & David Giovannoni, album notes writers (William Jennings Bryan & William Howard Taft)
  [Archeophone Records]
• Kind Of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
  Francis Davis, album notes writer (Miles Davis)
  [Columbia/Legacy Recordings]
• Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul
  David Ritz & Jerry Wexler, album notes writers (Aretha Franklin)
  [Rhino/Atlantic]
• The Unsung Father Of Country Music: 1925-1934
  Henry “Hank” Sapoznik, album notes writer (Ernest V. Stoneman)
  [5-String Productions]

Category 91

Best Historical Album

• Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music Documented By Art Rosenbaum
  Steven Lance Ledbetter & Art Rosenbaum, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
  [Dust-To-Digital]
• Classic Columbia, OKeh And Vocalion Lester Young With Count Basie (1936-1940)
  Scott Wenzel, compilation producer; Malcolm Addey, Michael Brooks, Matt Cavaluzzo, Andreas Meyer & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Lester Young With Count Basie)
  [Mosaic Records]
• Debate ’08: Taft And Bryan Campaign On The Edison Phonograph
  David Giovannoni, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (William Jennings Bryan & William Howard Taft)
  [Archeophone Records]
• Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette
  Ken Flaherty, Jr., compilation producer; Marcos Sueiro Bal, Ken Flaherty, Jr., Kurt Nauck & Glenn Sage, mastering engineers (Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette)
  [Tompkins Square]
• To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story
  Richard Seidel, compilation producer; Mark G. Wilder, mastering engineer (Nina Simone)
  [RCA/Legacy Recordings]

Category 92

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
(An Engineer’s Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.))

• Consolers Of The Lonely
  Joe Chiccarelli, Vance Powell & Jack White III, engineers (The Raconteurs)
  [Third Man/Warner Bros.]
• Just A Little Lovin’
  Al Schmitt, engineer (Shelby Lynne)
  [Lost Highway Records]
• Lay It Down
  Jimmy Douglass, Russell “The Dragon” Elevado & John Smeltz, engineers (Al Green)
  [Blue Note]
• Still Unforgettable
  Al Schmitt, engineer (Natalie Cole)
  [DMI Records]
• We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
  Dyre Gormsen & Tony Maserati, engineers (Jason Mraz)
  [Atlantic]

Category 93

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
(A Producer’s Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.))

• Danger Mouse
  • Attack & Release (The Black Keys) (A)
  • Modern Guilt (Beck) (A)
  • The Odd Couple (Gnarls Barkley) (A)
• Nigel Godrich
  • In Rainbows (Radiohead) (A)
• Johnny Karkazis (Johnny K)
  • Big Bad World (Plain White T’s) (A)
  • The Illusion Of Progress (Staind) (A)
  • Light From Above (Black Tide) (A)
  • 3 Doors Down (3 Doors Down) (A)
• Rick Rubin
  • Death Magnetic (Metallica) (A)
  • Home Before Dark (Neil Diamond) (A)
  • Mercy (Dancing For The Death Of An Imaginary Enemy) (Ours) (A)
  • Seeing Things (Jakob Dylan) (A)
  • Weezer (Red Album) (Weezer) (A)
• will.i.am
  • American Boy (Estelle Featuring Kanye West) (T)
  • Encanto (Sergio Mendes) (A)
  • Funky Bahia (Sergio Mendes Featuring will.i.am & Siedah Garrett) (T)
  • In The Ayer (Flo Rida Featuring will.i.am) (T)
  • Pick It Up (Fergie) (T)
  • Picture Perfect (Chris Brown Featuring will.i.am) (T)
  • What’s Your Name (Usher Featuring will.i.am) (T)

Category 94

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
(A Remixer’s Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Closer (StoneBridge Radio Edit)
  StoneBridge, remixer (Ne-Yo)
  [Def Jam]
• Electric Feel (Justice Remix)
  Justice, remixers (MGMT)
  Track from: Oracular Spectacular
  [Columbia]
• 4 Minutes (Junkie XL Remix)
  Junkie XL, remixer (Madonna Featuring Justin Timberlake)
  [Warner Bros.]
• Just Fine (Moto Blanco Remix)
  Moto Blanco, remixers (Mary J. Blige)
  Track from: Growing Pains
  [Geffen]
• The Longest Road (Deadmau5 Remix)
  Deadmau5, remixer (Morgan Page Featuring Lissie)
  Track from: Elevate
  [Nettwerk]

Category 95

Best Surround Sound Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

• Divertimenti
  Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter L’Orange, surround mix engineers; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Øyvind Gimse & TrondheimSolistene)
  [2L]
• Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition; Night On Bald Mountain; Prelude To Khovanshchina
  Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Robert Woods, surround producer (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
  [Telarc]
• Rheinberger: Sacred Choral Works
  John Newton, surround mix engineer; Jonathan Cooper & Mark Donahue, surround mastering engineers; Blanton Alspaugh, surround producer (Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Bach Choir & Kansas City Chorale)
  [Chandos]
• Ringo 5.1 The Surround Sound Collection
  Bruce Sugar, surround mix engineer; Chris Bellman, surround mastering engineer; Bill Crowley, Ringo Starr & Bruce Sugar, surround producers (Ringo Starr)
  [Koch]
• Sensurround + B-Sides
  Toru Takayama, surround mix engineer; Ryuichi Tanaka & Yu Yamaguchi, surround mastering engineers; Keigo Oyamada, surround producer (Cornelius)
  [Everloving]

Category 96

Best Engineered Album, Classical
(An Engineer’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.))

• Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
  Fred Vogler, engineer (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
  [Deutsche Grammophon]
• Divertimenti
  Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter L’Orange, engineers (Øyvind Gimse & TrondheimSolistene)
  [2L (Lindberg Lyd)]
• Puccini: La Bohème
  Michael Bishop, engineer (Robert Spano & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus)
  [Telarc]
• Respighi: Church Windows, Brazilian Impressions, Rossiniana
  John Newton, engineer (JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
  [Naxos]
• Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago
  David Frost, Tom Lazarus & Christopher Willis, engineers (Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Alan Gilbert, Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man, Yo-Yo Ma & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
  [CSO Resound]

Category 97

Producer Of The Year, Classical
(A Producer’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.))

• David Frost
  • Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
  • Right Through The Bone — Julius Röntgen Chamber Music (ARC Ensemble)
  • Schubert: Sonata In D Maj.; Liszt: Don Juan Fantasy (Min Kwon)
  • Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago (Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Alan Gilbert, Yo-Yo Ma, Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
• David Groves
  • Baroque (Gabriela Montero)
  • Beethoven: Piano Sonatas (Jonathan Biss)
  • Polish Spirit (Nigel Kennedy & Jacek Kaspszyk)
  • Respighi: Roman Trilogy, Il Tramonto (Antonio Pappano)
  • Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Martha Argerich)
• Judith Sherman
  • Carter, Elliott: String Quartets Nos. 1 And 5 (Pacifica Quartet)
  • Piano Music Of Salonen, Stucky And Lutoslawski (Gloria Cheng)
  • Reich: Daniel Variations (Grant Gershon, Alan Pierson, Los Angeles Master Chorale & London Sinfonietta)
  • Riley, Terry: The Cusp Of Magic (Kronos Quartet & Wu Man)
  • String Poetic (Jennifer Koh & Reiko Uchida)
• Robert Woods
  • Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition, Night On Bald Mountain, Prelude To Khovanshchina (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
  • Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5, Lieutenant Kijé Suite (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
  • Puccini: La Bohème (Robert Spano & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus)
  • Ravel: Boléro (Erich Kunzel & Cincinnati Pops Orchestra)
  • Revolutionary (Cameron Carpenter)
• Robina G. Young
  • Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 18, Nos 1-6 (Tokyo String Quartet)
  • Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 ‘Eroica’ (Andrew Manze & Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra)
  • Birds On Fire (Fretwork)
  • Heavenly Harmonies (Stile Antico)
  • Scattered Rhymes (Paul Hillier, Orlando Consort & The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)

Category 98

Best Classical Album
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) if other than the Artist.)

• Maria
  Cecilia Bartoli; Christopher Raeburn, producer; Wolf-Dieter Karwatky & Philip Siney, engineers/mixers (Adam Fischer; Orchestra La Scintilla)
  [Decca Records]
• O’Regan, Tarik: Threshold Of Night
  Craig Hella Johnson, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; John Newton, engineer/mixer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Company Of Strings; Company Of Voices & Conspirare)
  [Harmonia Mundi]
• Schoenberg/Sibelius: Violin Concertos
  Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Hilary Hahn; Sid McLauchlan & Arend Prohmann, producers; Stephan Flock, engineer/mixer (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra)
  [Deutsche Grammophon]
• Spotless Rose: Hymns To The Virgin Mary
  Charles Bruffy, conductor; Phoenix Chorale; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; John Newton, engineer/mixer; Jonathan Cooper, mastering engineer
  [Chandos]
• Weill: Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny
  James Conlon, conductor; Anthony Dean Griffey, Patti LuPone & Audra McDonald; Fred Vogler, producer (Donnie Ray Albert, John Easterlin, Steven Humes, Mel Ulrich & Robert Wörle; Los Angeles Opera Chorus; Los Angeles Opera Orchestra)
  [EuroArts]

Category 99

Best Orchestral Performance
(Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.)

• D’Indy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1
  Rumon Gamba, conductor (Iceland Symphony Orchestra)
  [Chandos]
• Glazunov: Symphony No. 6, La Mer, Introduction And Dance From Salome
  José Serebrier, conductor (Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
  [Warner Classics & Jazz]
• Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20
  Alan Gilbert, conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
  Track from: Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago
  [CSO Resound]
• Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4
  Bernard Haitink, conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
  [CSO Resound]
• Walden, Chris: Symphony No. 1, The Four Elements
  Chris Walden, conductor (Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra)
  [Origin Classical]

Category 100

Best Opera Recording
(Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s) and Principal Soloists.)

• Dun, Tan: The First Emperor
  Tan Dun, conductor; Michelle DeYoung, Plácido Domingo, Elizabeth Futral, Paul Groves, Wu Hsing-Kuo & Hao Jiang Tian; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
  [EMI Classics]
• Lully: Psyché
  Paul O´Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Colin Balzer, Karina Gauvin, Carolyn Sampson & Aaron Sheehan; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra; Boston Early Music Festival Chorus)
  [CPO]
• Monteverdi: L’Orfeo
  Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor; Sara Mingardo, Monica Piccinini, Anna Simboli & Furio Zanasi; Jean-Pierre Loisil, producer (Concerto Italiano)
  [Naive Classique]
• Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
  Valery Gergiev, conductor; Renée Fleming, Dmitri Hvorostovsky & Ramón Vargas; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
  [Decca]
• Weill: Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny
  James Conlon, conductor; Anthony Dean Griffey, Patti LuPone & Audra McDonald; Fred Vogler, producer (Donnie Ray Albert, John Easterlin, Steven Humes, Mel Ulrich & Robert Wörle; Los Angeles Opera Orchestra; Los Angeles Opera Chorus)
  [EuroArts]

Category 101

Best Choral Performance
(Award to the Choral Conductor, and to the Orchestra Conductor if an Orchestra is on the recording, and to the Choral Director or Chorus Master if applicable.)

• O’Regan, Tarik: Threshold Of Night
  Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Company Of Strings; Company Of Voices & Conspirare)
  [Harmonia Mundi]
• Rheinberger: Sacred Choral Works
  Charles Bruffy, conductor (Kansas City Chorale & Phoenix Bach Choir)
  [Chandos]
• Symphony Of Psalms
  Sir Simon Rattle, conductor; Simon Halsey, chorus master (Berliner Philharmoniker; Rundfunkchor Berlin)
  Track from: Stravinsky: Symphonies
  [EMI Classics]
• Szymanowski, Karol: Stabat Mater
  Antoni Wit, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, chorus master (Jaroslaw Brek, Iwona Hossa & Ewa Marciniec; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Philharmonic Choir)
  [Naxos]
• Tippett: A Child Of Our Time
  Colin Davis, conductor; Joseph Cullen, chorus master (Steve Davislim, Mihoko Fujimura, Matthew Rose & Indra Thomas; London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus)
  [LSO Live]

Category 102

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
(Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor.)

• Bloch/Lees:Violin Concertos
  John McLaughlin Williams, conductor; Elmar Oliveira (National Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine)
  [Artek]
• Harrison: Pipa Concerto
  Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor; Wu Man (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
  Track from: Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago
  [CSO Resound]
• Mozart: Piano Concertos 17 & 20
  Leif Ove Andsnes (Norwegian Chamber Orchestra)
  [EMI Classics]
• Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos 2 & 5
  Charles Dutoit, conductor; Jean-Yves Thibaudet (L’Orchestre De La Suisse Romande)
  [Decca Records]
• Schoenberg/Sibelius: Violin Concertos
  Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Hilary Hahn (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra)
  [Deutsche Grammophon]

Category 103

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
(Award to the Instrumental Soloist.)

• In A State Of Jazz
  Marc-André Hamelin
  [Hyperion]
• Piano Music Of Salonen, Stucky, And Lutoslawski
  Gloria Cheng
  [Telarc]
• Red Cliff Capriccio
  Wei Li
  [First Impression Music]
• Revolutionary
  Cameron Carpenter
  [Telarc]
• Strange Toys
  Joan Jeanrenaud
  [Talking House Records]

Category 104

Best Chamber Music Performance
(Award to the Artists.)

• Brahms: String Quartet Op. 51, No. 2, Piano Quintet Op. 34
  Stephen Hough; Takács Quartet
  [Hyperion]
• Carter, Elliott: String Quartets Nos. 1 And 5
  Pacifica Quartet
  [Naxos]
• Folk Songs
  Trio Mediaeval
  [ECM New Series]
• Right Through The Bone — Julius Röntgen Chamber Music
  ARC Ensemble
  [RCA Red Seal]
• String Poetic
  Jennifer Koh & Reiko Uchida
  [Cedille Records]

Category 105

Best Small Ensemble Performance
(Award to the Ensemble (and to the Conductor.))

• Divertimenti
  Øyvind Gimse, conductor; TrondheimSolistene
  [2L (Lindberg Lyd)]
• Dun: Pipa Concerto; Hayashi: Viola Concerto; Takemitsu: Nostalgia
  Roman Balashov, conductor; Yuri Bashmet; Moscow Soloists (Wu Man)
  [Onyx Classics]
• Im Wunderschoenen Monat Mai
  Reinbert De Leeuw, conductor; Barbara Sukowa; Schoenberg Ensemble
  [Winter & Winter]
• Monk: Impermanence
  Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble
  [ECM New Series]
• Spotless Rose: Hymns To The Virgin Mary
  Charles Bruffy, conductor; Phoenix Chorale
  [Chandos]

Category 106

Best Classical Vocal Performance
(Award to the Vocal Soloist(s).)

• Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan
  Hila Plitmann (JoAnn Falletta; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
  [Naxos]
• Fussell, Charles: Wilde
  Sanford Sylvan (Gil Rose; Boston Modern Orchestra Project)
  [BMOP/sound]
• Gomidas Songs
  Isabel Bayrakdarian (Eduard Topchjan; Serouj Kradjian; Chamber Players Of The Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra)
  [Nonesuch Records]
• Maria
  Cecilia Bartoli (Adam Fischer; Orchestra La Scintilla)
  [Decca Records]
• Terezín: Theresienstadt
  Anne Sofie Von Otter (Christian Gerhaher & Daniel Hope; Bengt Forsberg & Gerold Huber)
  [Deutsche Grammophon]

Category 107

Best Classical Contemporary Composition
(A Composer’s Award. (For a contemporary classical composition composed within the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year.) Award to the librettist, if applicable.)

• Dalbavie: Concerto Pour Flûte
  Marc-André Dalbavie (Peter Eötvös)
  Track from: Dalbavie/Jarrell/Pintscher: Flute Concertos
  [EMI Classics]
• Gandolfi: The Garden Of Cosmic Speculation
  Michael Gandolfi (Robert Spano)
  [Telarc]
• Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan
  John Corigliano (JoAnn Falletta)
  Track from: Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan
  [Naxos]
• Violin Concerto No. 2
  George Tsontakis (Douglas Boyd)
  Track from: Tsontakis: Violin Concerto No. 2, Clair De Lune
  [Koch Int’l Clasiscs]
• Walden, Chris: Symphony No. 1, The Four Elements
  Chris Walden (Chris Walden)
  [Origin Classical]

Category 108

Best Classical Crossover Album
(Award to the Artist(s) and/or to the Conductor.)

• Baroque
  Gabriela Montero
  [EMI Classics]
• Indigo Road
  Ronn McFarlane
  [Dorian Sono Luminus]
• Olde School
  East Village Opera Company
  [Decca Records]
• The Othello Syndrome
  Uri Caine Ensemble
  [Winter & Winter]
• Simple Gifts
  The King’s Singers
  [Signum Records]

Category 109

Best Short Form Music Video
(For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.)

• Honey
  Erykah Badu
  Erykah Badu & Mr. Roboto, video directors; Megan Gutman, video producer
  [Universal Motown]
• Who’s Gonna Save My Soul
  Gnarls Barkley
  Christopher Milk, video director; Anne Johnson, video producer
  [Downtown/Atlantic]
• Another Way To Die
  Alicia Keys & Jack White
  PR Brown & MK12, video directors; Mick Ebeling, Sheira Rees-Davies & Jane Tredget, video producers
  [J Records]
• House Of Cards
  Radiohead
  James Frost, video director; Dawn Fanning, video producer
  [TBD Records]
• Pork And Beans
  Weezer
  Mathew Cullen, video director; Bernard Rahill, video producer
  [DGC/Interscope]

Category 110

Best Long Form Music Video
(For video album packages consisting of more than one song or track. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer of at least 51% of the total playing time.)

• Where The Light Is — Live In Los Angeles
  John Mayer
  Danny Clinch, video director; Lindha Narvaez, video producer
  [Columbia]
• Runnin’ Down A Dream
  Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
  Peter Bogdanovich, video director; Skot Bright, video producer
  [Warner Bros.]
• Good Girl Gone Bad Live
  Rihanna
  Paul Caslin, video director; John Paveley, Ruth Paveley & Rupert Style, video producers
  [Def Jam/SRP Records/Mercury Music Group/Universal Music]
• Respect Yourself — The Stax Records Story
  (Various Artists)
  Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video directors; Mark Crosby, Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video producers
  [Stax/Tremolo Productions/Concord Music Group]
• Amazing Journey: The Story Of The Who
  The Who
  Paul Crowder & Murray Lerner, video directors; Murray Lerner, Robert Rosenberg & Nigel Sinclair, video producers
  [Universal Home Entertainment]