These are among the winners of the 52nd annual Grammy Awards, announced Sunday.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR: “Fearless,” Taylor Swift

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION: “Run This Town,” Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West

BEST ROCK ALBUM: “21st Century Breakdown,” Green Day

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM: “Fearless,” Taylor Swift

SONG OF THE YEAR (songwriter’s award): “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It),” Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash and Christopher Stewart

RECORD OF THE YEAR: “Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon

BEST NEW ARTIST: Zac Brown Band

BEST COMEDY ALBUM: “A Colbert Christmas — the Greatest Gift of All!,” Stephen Colbert

BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE: “Make It Mine,” Jason Mraz

BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE: “Halo,” Beyoncé

BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS: “I Gotta Feeling,” the Black Eyed Peas

BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS: “Lucky,” Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat

BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE: “Throw Down Your Heart,” Béla Fleck

BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM: “Potato Hole,” Booker T. Jones

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM: “The E.N.D.,” the Black Eyed Peas

BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM: “Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden,” Michael Bublé

BEST SOLO ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE: “Working on a Dream,” Bruce Springsteen

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS: “Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon

BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE: “War Machine,” AC/DC

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE: “Dissident Aggressor,” Judas Priest

BEST ROCK INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE: “A Day in the Life,” Jeff Beck

BEST ROCK SONG (songwriter’s award): “Use Somebody,” Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill and Nathan Followill

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM: “Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix,” Phoenix

BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE: “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It),” Beyoncé

BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE: “Pretty Wings,” Maxwell

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS: “Blame It,” Jamie Foxx and T-Pain

BEST TRADITIONAL R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE: “At Last,” Beyoncé

BEST URBAN/ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE: “Pearls,” India.Arie and Dobet Gnahore

BEST R&B SONG (songwriter’s award): “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It),” Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash and Christopher Stewart

BEST R&B ALBUM: “Blacksummers’ Night,” Maxwell

BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM: “I Am . . . Sasha Fierce,” Beyoncé

BEST RAP SONG (songwriter’s award): “Run This Town,” Jeff Bhasker, Shawn Carter, Robyn Fenty, Kanye West and Ernest Wilson

BEST RAP ALBUM: “Relapse,” Eminem

BEST AMERICANA ALBUM: “Electric Dirt,” Levon Helm

BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM: “The Crow,” Steve Martin

BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM: “A Stranger Here,” Ramblin’ Jack Elliott

BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM: “Already Free,” the Derek Trucks Band

BEST TRADITIONAL FOLK ALBUM: “High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project,” Loudon Wainwright III

BEST DANCE RECORDING: “Poker Face,” Lady Gaga

BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM: “The Fame,” Lady Gaga

BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE: “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune),” Jay-Z

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP: “Crack a Bottle,” Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent

BEST FEMALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE: “White Horse,” Taylor Swift

BEST MALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE: “Sweet Thing,” Keith Urban

BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS: “I Run to You,” Lady Antebellum

BEST COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS: “I Told You So,” Carrie Underwood and Randy Travis

BEST COUNTRY INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE: “Producer’s Medley,” Steve Wariner

BEST COUNTRY SONG (songwriter’s award): “White Horse,” Liz Rose and Taylor Swift

BEST NEW AGE ALBUM: “Prayer for Compassion,” David Darling

BEST CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM: “75,” Joe Zawinul and the Zawinul Syndicate

BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM: “Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman,” Kurt Elling

BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO: “Dancin’ 4 Chicken,” Terence Blanchard, soloist

BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM: “Five Peace Band — Live Chick Corea and John McLaughlin,” Five Peace Band

BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM: “Book One,” New Orleans Jazz Orchestra

BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM: “Juntos Para Siempre,” Bebo Valdés and Chucho Valdés

BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE: “Wait on the Lord,” Donnie McClurkin featuring Karen Clark Sheard

BEST GOSPEL SONG (songwriter’s award): “God in Me,” Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell and Warryn Campbell

BEST ROCK OR RAP GOSPEL ALBUM: “Live Revelations,” Third Day

BEST POP/CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL ALBUM: “The Power of One,” Israel Houghton

BEST SOUTHERN/COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS GOSPEL ALBUM: “Jason Crabb,” Jason Crabb

BEST TRADITIONAL GOSPEL ALBUM: “Oh Happy Day,” various artists

BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B GOSPEL ALBUM: “Audience of One,” Heather Headley

BEST LATIN POP ALBUM: “Sin Frenos,” La Quinta Estación

BEST LATIN ROCK, ALTERNATIVE OR URBAN ALBUM: “Los de Atras Vienen Conmigo,” Calle 13

BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM: “Ciclos,” Luis Enrique

BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN ALBUM: “Necesito de Ti,” Vicente Fernández

BEST TEJANO ALBUM: “Borders y Bailes,” Los Texmaniacs

BEST NORTEÑO ALBUM: “Tu Noche con . . . Los Tigres Del Norte,” Los Tigres Del Norte

BEST BANDA ALBUM: “Tu Esclavo y Amo,” Lupillo Rivera

BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK ALBUM: “Townes,” Steve Earle

BEST HAWAIIAN MUSIC ALBUM: “Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Volume 2,” various artists

BEST NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC ALBUM: “Spirit Wind North,” Bill Miller

BEST ZYDECO OR CAJUN MUSIC ALBUM: “Lay Your Burden Down,” Buckwheat Zydeco

BEST REGGAE ALBUM: “Mind Control — Acoustic,” Stephen Marley

BEST TRADITIONAL WORLD MUSIC ALBUM: “Douga Mansa,” Mamadou Diabate

BEST CONTEMPORARY WORLD MUSIC ALBUM: “Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From the Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 — Africa Sessions,” Béla Fleck

BEST MUSICAL ALBUM FOR CHILDREN: “Family Time,” Ziggy Marley

BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM FOR CHILDREN: “Aaaaah! Spooky, Scary Stories & Songs,” Buck Howdy

BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM: “Always Looking Up,” Michael J. Fox

BEST MUSICAL SHOW ALBUM: “West Side Story”

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