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51st Grammy Awards FEB 2009 Results
Album Of The Year
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Ne-Yo - Year of the Gentleman Lyrics
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends Lyrics
Lil' Wayne - Tha Carter III Lyrics
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
Radiohead - In Rainbows Lyrics
Best Album Notes
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Art Rosenbaum, album notes writer (Various Artists) - Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music Documented By Art Rosenbaum
Patrick Feaster & David Giovannoni, album notes writers (William Jennings Bryan & William Howard Taft) - Debate '08: Taft And Bryan Campaign On The Edison Phonograph
Francis Davis, album notes writer (Miles Davis) - Kind Of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition
David Ritz & Jerry Wexler, album notes writers (Aretha Franklin) - Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul
Henry "Hank" Sapoznik, album notes writer (Ernest V. Stoneman) - The Unsung Father Of Country Music: 1925-1934
Best Alternative Music Album
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Beck - Modern Guilt Lyrics
Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs Lyrics
Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple Lyrics
My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges Lyrics
Radiohead - In Rainbows Lyrics
Best Banda Album
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Alacranes Musical - Tu Inspiracion Lyrics
Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga - Que Bonito... ¡Es Lo Bonito!
Cuisillos - Vive Y Dejame Vivir
Lupillo Rivera - Tiro De Gracia
Joan Sebástian - No Es De Madera
Best Bluegrass Album
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Cherryholmes - Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe
Del McCoury Band - Del McCoury Band — Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Earl Scruggs With Family & Friends - The Ultimate Collection / Live At The Ryman
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder - Honoring The Fathers Of Bluegrass: Tribute To 1946 And 1947
Dan Tyminski - Wheels
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
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Jeff Anderson, Trent Reznor & Rob Sheridan, art directors (Nine Inch Nails) - Ghosts I-IV
Stanley Donwood, Mel Maxwell & Xian Munro, art directors (Radiohead) - In Rainbows
Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (Wu Sheng) - Poems & Songs
Alex Kirzhner & Panic At The Disco, art directors (Panic At The Disco) - Pretty. Odd.
Aimee Mann & Gail Marowitz, art directors (Aimee Mann) - @#%&*! Smilers
Best Chamber Music Performance
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Stephen Hough; Takács Quartet - Brahms: String Quartet Op. 51, No. 2, Piano Quintet Op. 34
Pacifica Quartet - Carter, Elliott: String Quartets Nos. 1 And 5
Trio Mediaeval - Folk Songs
ARC Ensemble - Right Through The Bone — Julius Röntgen Chamber Music
Jennifer Koh & Reiko Uchida - String Poetic
Best Choral Performance
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Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Company Of Strings; Company Of Voices & Conspirare) - O'Regan, Tarik: Threshold Of Night
Charles Bruffy, conductor (Kansas City Chorale & Phoenix Bach Choir) - Rheinberger: Sacred Choral Works
Sir Simon Rattle, conductor; Simon Halsey, chorus master (Berliner Philharmoniker; Rundfunkchor Berlin) - Symphony Of Psalms
Antoni Wit, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, chorus master (Jaroslaw Brek, Iwona Hossa & Ewa Marciniec; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Philharmonic Choir) - Szymanowski, Karol: Stabat Mater
Colin Davis, conductor; Joseph Cullen, chorus master (Steve Davislim, Mihoko Fujimura, Matthew Rose & Indra Thomas; London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus) - Tippett: A Child Of Our Time
Best Classical Album
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Cecilia Bartoli; Christopher Raeburn, producer; Wolf-Dieter Karwatky & Philip Siney, engineers/mixers (Adam Fischer; Orchestra La Scintilla) - Maria
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; John Newton, engineer/mixer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Company Of Strings; Company Of Voices & Conspirare) - O'Regan, Tarik: Threshold Of Night
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Hilary Hahn; Sid McLauchlan & Arend Prohmann, producers; Stephan Flock, engineer/mixer (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra) - Schoenberg/Sibelius: Violin Concertos
Charles Bruffy, conductor; Phoenix Chorale; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; John Newton, engineer/mixer; Jonathan Cooper, mastering engineer - Spotless Rose: Hymns To The Virgin Mary
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) - Weill: Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
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Marc-André Dalbavie (Peter Eötvös) - Dalbavie: Concerto Pour Flûte
Michael Gandolfi (Robert Spano) - Gandolfi: The Garden Of Cosmic Speculation
John Corigliano (JoAnn Falletta) - Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan
George Tsontakis (Douglas Boyd) - Violin Concerto No. 2
Chris Walden (Chris Walden) - Walden, Chris: Symphony No. 1, The Four Elements
Best Classical Crossover Album
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Gabriela Montero - Baroque
Ronn McFarlane - Indigo Road
East Village Opera Company - Olde School
Uri Caine Ensemble - The Othello Syndrome
The King's Singers - Simple Gifts
Best Classical Vocal Performance
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Hila Plitmann (JoAnn Falletta; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra) - Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan
Sanford Sylvan (Gil Rose; Boston Modern Orchestra Project) - Fussell, Charles: Wilde
Isabel Bayrakdarian (Eduard Topchjan; Serouj Kradjian; Chamber Players Of The Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra) - Gomidas Songs
Cecilia Bartoli (Adam Fischer; Orchestra La Scintilla) - Maria
Anne Sofie Von Otter (Christian Gerhaher & Daniel Hope; Bengt Forsberg & Gerold Huber) - Terezín: Theresienstadt
Best Comedy Album
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Lewis Black - Anticipation Lyrics
Flight of the Conchords - Flight of the Conchords Lyrics
Kathy Griffin - For Your Consideration Lyrics
George Carlin - It's Bad For Ya
Harry Shearer - Songs Of The Bushmen
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
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(Various Artists) - American Gangster
(Various Artists) - August Rush
(Various Artists) - Juno
Meryl Streep (& Various Artists) - Mamma Mia!
(Various Artists) - Sweeney Todd — The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
Best Contemporary Blues Album
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Marcia Ball - Peace, Love & BBQ
Solomon Burke - Like a Fire Lyrics
Dr. John And The Lower 911 - City That Care Forgot
Taj Mahal - Maestro
Irma Thomas - Simply Grand Lyrics
Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
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Joan Baez - Day After Tomorrow Lyrics
Ry Cooder - I, Flathead Lyrics
Rodney Crowell - Sex & Gasoline
Emmylou Harris - All I Intended to Be Lyrics
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
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Randy Brecker - Randy In Brasil
John McLaughlin - Floating Point
Gregg Field & Tom Scott, producers - Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration Of Cannonball Adderley
Bob Belden, producer - Miles From India
Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern - Lifecycle
Best Contemporary R&B Album
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Mary J Blige - Growing Pains Lyrics
J. Holiday - Back Of My Lac'
Karina - First Love Lyrics
Ne-Yo - Year of the Gentleman Lyrics
Jazmine Sullivan - Fearless Lyrics
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
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Jason Champion - Reflections
Kirk Franklin - The Fight Of My Life
Mary Mary - The Sound Lyrics
The Murrills - Donald Lawrence Introduces: Family Prayer
Tye Tribbett & G.A. - Stand Out
Best Contemporary World Music Album
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Lila Downs - Shake Away Lyrics
Gilberto Gil - Banda Larga Cordel
Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju & Giovanni Hidalgo - Global Drum Project
Youssou N'Dour - Rokku Mi Rokka (Give And Take)
Soweto Gospel Choir - Live At The Nelson Mandela Theater
Best Country Album
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Jamey Johnson - That Lonesome Song Lyrics
Patty Loveless - Sleepless Nights Lyrics
George Strait - Troubadour Lyrics
Randy Travis - Around The Bend Lyrics
Trisha Yearwood - Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
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Kenny Chesney & George Strait - Shiftwork
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Killing The Blues
George Strait & Patty Loveless - House Of Cash
Sugarland, Jake Owen & Little Big Town - Life In A Northern Town
Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban - Let The Wind Chase You
Best Country Instrumental Performance
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Cherryholmes - Sumatra
Jerry Douglas & Lloyd Green - Two Small Cars In Rome
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones - Sleigh Ride
Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas & Bruce Hornsby - Is This America? (Katrina 2005)
Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner - Cluster Pluck
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
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Brooks & Dunn - God Must Be Busy Lyrics
Lady Antebellum - Love Don't Live Here Lyrics
Rascal Flatts - Every Day Lyrics
Steeldrivers - Blue Side Of The Mountain Lyrics
Sugarland - Stay Lyrics
Best Country Song
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Ashley Gorley & Bob Regan, songwriters (Randy Travis) - Dig Two Graves
Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell & Wade Kirby, songwriters (George Strait) - I Saw God Today
Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller & James Otto, songwriters (Jamey Johnson) - In Color
Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland) - Stay
Ashley Gorley & Lee Thomas Miller, songwriters (Trace Adkins) - You're Gonna Miss This
Best Dance Recording
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Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger Lyrics
Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor Lyrics
Lady Gaga & Colby O'Donis - Just Dance
Madonna - Give It 2 Me Lyrics
Rihanna - Disturbia Lyrics
Best Electronic/Dance Album
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Brazilian Girls - New York City Lyrics
Daft Punk - Alive 2007 Lyrics
Cyndi Lauper - Bring Ya to the Brink Lyrics
Kylie Minogue - X Lyrics
Robyn - Robyn Lyrics
Best Engineered Album, Classical
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Fred Vogler, engineer (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic) - Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter L'Orange, engineers (Øyvind Gimse & TrondheimSolistene) - Divertimenti
Michael Bishop, engineer (Robert Spano & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus) - Puccini: La Bohème
John Newton, engineer (JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra) - Respighi: Church Windows, Brazilian Impressions, Rossiniana
David Frost, Tom Lazarus & Christopher Willis, engineers (Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Alan Gilbert, Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man, Yo-Yo Ma & Chicago Symphony Orchestra) - Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
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Joe Chiccarelli, Vance Powell & Jack White III, engineers (The Raconteurs) - Consolers Of The Lonely
Al Schmitt, engineer (Shelby Lynne) - Just A Little Lovin'
Jimmy Douglass, Russell "The Dragon" Elevado & John Smeltz, engineers (Al Green) - Lay It Down
Steve Genewick, Al Schmitt & Bill Schnee, engineers (Natalie Cole) - Still Unforgettable
Dyre Gormsen & Tony Maserati, engineers (Jason Mraz) - We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
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Martina McBride - For These Times Lyrics
LeAnn Rimes - What I Cannot Change Lyrics
Carrie Underwood - Last Name Lyrics
Lee Ann Womack - Last Call Lyrics
Trisha Yearwood - This Is Me You're Talking To Lyrics
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
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Sara Bareilles - Love Song Lyrics
Adele - Chasing Pavements Lyrics
Duffy - Mercy Lyrics
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love Lyrics
Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl Lyrics
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
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Beyoncé - Me, Myself And I
Keyshia Cole - Heaven Sent Lyrics
Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight Lyrics
Alicia Keys - Superwoman Lyrics
Jazmine Sullivan - Need U Bad Lyrics
Best Gospel Performance
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Kim Burrell, Rance Allen, Bebe Winans, Mariah Carey & Hezekiah Walker's Love Fellowship Tabernacle Church Choir - I Understand
Casting Crowns - East To West Lyrics
Mary Mary - Get Up Lyrics
Take 6 - Shall We Gather At The River
CeCe Winans - Waging War
Best Gospel Song
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James L. Moss, songwriter (21:03 With Fred Hammond, Smokie Norful & J Moss) - Cover Me
Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Warryn Campbell & Eric Dawkins, songwriters (Mary Mary) - Get Up
Brandon Heath & Jason Ingram, songwriters (Brandon Heath) - Give Me Your Eyes
Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin) - Help Me Believe
Jim Bryson, Steven Curtis Chapman, Nathan Cochran, Barry Graul, Bart Millard, Mike Scheuchzer & Robby Shaffer, songwriters (MercyMe) - You Reign
Best Hard Rock Performance
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Disturbed - Inside The Fire Lyrics
Judas Priest - Visions Lyrics
Mars Volta - Wax Simulacra Lyrics
Motley Crue - Saints Of Los Angeles Lyrics
Rob Zombie - Lords Of Salem Lyrics
Best Hawaiian Music Album
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Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho - 'Ikena
Amy Hanaiali`i - 'Aumakua
Led Kaapana & Mike Kaawa - Force Of Nature
Chris Lau & Milton Lau, producers - # Hawaiian Slack Key Kings Masters Series Vol. II (Various Artists)
Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Dennis Kamakahi, Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers - The Spirit Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar (Various Artists)
Best Historical Album
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Steven Lance Ledbetter & Art Rosenbaum, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists) - Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music Documented By Art Rosenbaum
Scott Wenzel, compilation producer; Malcolm Addey, Michael Brooks, Matt Cavaluzzo, Andreas Meyer & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Lester Young With Count Basie) - Classic Columbia, OKeh And Vocalion Lester Young With Count Basie (1936-1940)
David Giovannoni, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (William Jennings Bryan & William Howard Taft) - Debate '08: Taft And Bryan Campaign On The Edison Phonograph
Ken Flaherty, Jr., compilation producer; Marcos Sueiro Bal, Ken Flaherty, Jr., Kurt Nauck & Glenn Sage, mastering engineers (Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette) - Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette
Richard Seidel, compilation producer; Mark G. Wilder, mastering engineer (Nina Simone) - To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story
Best Instrumental Arrangement
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Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, arrangers (Thomas Newman) - Define Dancing (From Wall-E)
Frank Macchia, arranger (Frank Macchia Featuring The Prague Orchestra) - Down In The Valley
Michael Abene, arranger (Joe Lovano With WDR Big Band & Rundfunk Orchestra) - Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love
Bob Brookmeyer, arranger (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra) - St. Louis Blues
Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Featuring Art Tatum) - Yesterdays
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
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Vince Mendoza, arranger (Traincha & The Metropole Orchestra) - Alfie
Cedric Dent, arranger (Take 6) - Grace
Nan Schwartz, arranger (Natalie Cole) - Here's That Rainy Day
Don Sebesky, arranger (John Pizzarelli) - Johnny One Note
Claus Ogerman, arranger (Danilo Perez) - Lazy Afternoon
Best Instrumental Composition
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John Williams, composer (John Williams) - The Adventures Of Mutt (From Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull)
Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton) - Alegria
Russell Ferrante, composer (Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern) - Claire's Closet
Dave Grusin, composer (Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin) - Danzón De Etiqueta
Gordon Goodwin, composer (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band) - Hit The Ground Running
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
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Marc-André Hamelin - In A State Of Jazz
Gloria Cheng - Piano Music Of Salonen, Stucky, And Lutoslawski
Wei Li - Red Cliff Capriccio
Cameron Carpenter - Revolutionary
Joan Jeanrenaud - Strange Toys
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
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John McLaughlin Williams, conductor; Elmar Oliveira (National Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine) - Bloch/Lees:Violin Concertos
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor; Wu Man (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) - Harrison: Pipa Concerto
Leif Ove Andsnes (Norwegian Chamber Orchestra) - Mozart: Piano Concertos 17 & 20
Charles Dutoit, conductor; Jean-Yves Thibaudet (L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande) - Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos 2 & 5
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Hilary Hahn (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra) - Schoenberg/Sibelius: Violin Concertos
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
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Chick Corea & Gary Burton - The New Crystal Silence
Bill Frisell - History, Mystery
Brad Mehldau Trio - Brad Mehldau Trio: Live
Pat Metheny With Christian McBride & Antonio Sanchez - Day Trip
Alan Pasqua, Dave Carpenter & Peter Erskine Trio - Standards
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
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Terence Blanchard, soloist - Be-Bop
Till Brönner, soloist - Seven Steps To Heaven
Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists - Waltz For Debby
Pat Metheny, soloist - Son Of Thirteen
James Moody, soloist - Be-Bop
Best Jazz Vocal Album
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Karrin Allyson - Imagina: Songs Of Brasil
Stacey Kent - Breakfast On The Morning Tram
Kate McGarry - If Less Is More...Nothing Is Everything
Cassandra Wilson - Loverly Lyrics
Norma Winstone (Glauco Venier & Klaus Gesing) - Distances
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
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Carla Bley And Her Remarkable Big Band - Appearing Nightly
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - Act Your Age Lyrics
Joe Lovano With WDR Big Band & Rundfunk Orchestra - Symphonica
Vince Mendoza - Blauklang
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra - Monday Night Live At The Village Vanguard
Best Latin Jazz Album
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Caribbean Jazz Project - Afro Bop Alliance
Conrad Herwig & The Latin Side Band - The Latin Side Of Wayne Shorter
Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra - Song For Chico
Nestor Torres - Nouveau Latino
Papo Vázquez The Mighty Pirates - Marooned/Aislado
Best Latin Pop Album
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Jorge Drexler - Cara B
Luis Fonsi - Palabras del Silencio Lyrics
Juanes - La Vida...Es Un Ratico
Luis Miguel - Complices Lyrics
Tommy Torres - Tarde O Temprano
Best Latin Rock Or Alternative Album
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Grupo Fantasma - Sonidos Gold
Jaguares - 45
Locos Por Juana - La Verdad
Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich & Fussible - Tijuana Sound Machine
Ximena Sariñana - Mediocre
Best Latin Urban Album
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Akwid - La Novela
La Sinfonia - La Sinfonia
Rkm & Ken-y - The Royalty: La Realeza
Voltio - En Lo Claro
Wisin y Yandel - Los Extraterrestres Lyrics
Best Long Form Music Video
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John Mayer Danny Clinch, video director; Lindha Narvaez, video producer - Where The Light Is — Live In Los Angeles
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Peter Bogdanovich, video director; Skot Bright, video producer - Runnin' Down A Dream
Rihanna Paul Caslin, video director; John Paveley, Ruth Paveley & Rupert Style, video producers - Good Girl Gone Bad Live
(Various Artists) Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video directors; Mark Crosby, Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video producers - Respect Yourself — The Stax Records Story
The Who Paul Crowder & Murray Lerner, video directors; Robert Rosenberg & Nigel Sinclair, video producers - Amazing Journey: The Story Of The Who
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
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Trace Adkins - Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Jamey Johnson - In Color Lyrics
James Otto - Just Got Started Lovin' You Lyrics
Brad Paisley - Letter To Me Lyrics
George Strait - Troubadour Lyrics
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
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Kid Rock - All Summer Long Lyrics
John Mayer - Say Lyrics
Paul McCartney - That Was Me Lyrics
Jason Mraz - I'm yours Lyrics
Ne-Yo - Closer Lyrics
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
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Eric Benet - You're The Only One Lyrics
Chris Brown - Take You Down Lyrics
Ne-Yo - Miss Independent Lyrics
Trey Songz - Can't Help But Wait Lyrics
Usher - Here I Stand Lyrics
Best Metal Performance
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Dragonforce - Heroes Of Our Time Lyrics
Judas Priest - Nostradamus Lyrics
Metallica - My Apocalypse Lyrics
Ministry - Under My Thumb
Slipknot - Psychosocial Lyrics
Best Musical Album For Children
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Beethoven's Wig - Beethoven's Wig 4: Dance Along Symphonies
Trout Fishing In America - Big Round World
They Might Be Giants - Here Come The 123s
Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could - Here Comes Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could
Gerard Schwarz Conducting The Seattle Symphony - The Shoe Bird
Best Musical Show Album
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Robert Sher, producer (Jule Styne, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (2008 Broadway Cast With Patti LuPone & Others) - Gypsy
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) - In The Heights
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) - The Little Mermaid
David Caddick, David Lai & Ted Sperling, producers (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast With Kelli O'Hara, Paulo Szot & Others) - South Pacific
Doug Besterman, producer; Mel Brooks, composer/lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Roger Bart, Megan Mullally, Sutton Foster & Others) - Young Frankenstein; The Musical
Best Native American Music Album
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Bryan Akipa - Songs From The Black Hills
Black Lodge - Spo'Mo'Kin'Nan
Northern Cree - Red Rock
Tom Wasinger, producer - Come To Me Great Mystery — Native American Healing Songs (Various Artists)
Kevin Yazzie - Faith
Best New Age Album
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William Ackerman - Meditations
Will Clipman - Pathfinder
Jack DeJohnette - Peace Time
Peter Kater - Ambrosia
Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra - The Scent Of Light
Best New Artist
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Adele Lyrics
Duffy Lyrics
Jonas Brothers Lyrics
Lady Antebellum Lyrics
Jazmine Sullivan Lyrics
Best Norteño Album
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Los Palominos - Me Enamore De Un Angel
Los Tigres Del Norte - Raíces
Pesado - Corridos: Defendiendo El Honor
Siggno - Six Pack
Solido - Cuidado
Best Opera Recording
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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) - Tan Dun: The First Emperor
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) - Lully: Psyché
Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor; Sara Mingardo, Monica Piccinini, Anna Simboli & Furio Zanasi; Jean-Pierre Loisil, producer (Concerto Italiano) - Monteverdi: L'Orfeo
Valery Gergiev, conductor; Renée Fleming, Dmitri Hvorostovsky & Ramón Vargas; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus) - Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
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) - Weill: Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny
Best Orchestral Performance
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Rumon Gamba, conductor (Iceland Symphony Orchestra) - D'Indy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1
Bernard Haitink, conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) - Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4
José Serebrier, conductor (Royal Scottish National Orchestra) - Glazunov: Symphony No. 6, La Mer, Introduction And Dance From Salome
Alan Gilbert, conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) - Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20
Chris Walden, conductor (Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra) - Walden, Chris: Symphony No. 1, The Four Elements
Best Polka Album
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Paulino Bernal - El Maestro Del Acordeón Y Sus Polkas
LynnMarie & Charlie Kelley As The Boxhounds - Speechless
Walter Ostanek & His Band, Jerry Darlak & The Touch And Bob Kravos & His Band - Back To Back Hall Of Fame Polkas
Polka Family Band - Hungry For More
Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra - Let The Whole World Sing
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
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Alicia Keys & John Mayer - Lesson Learned
Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland - 4 Minutes
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Rich Woman
Rihanna & Maroon 5 - If I Never See Your Face Again
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown - No Air
Best Pop Instrumental Album
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Gerald Albright - Sax for Stax Lyrics
Larry Carlton - Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones - Jingle All The Way
Earl Klugh - The Spice Of Life
Spyro Gyra - A Night Before Christmas
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
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Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere - Love Appetite
The Eagles - I Dreamed There Was No War Lyrics
Fourplay - Fortune Teller Lyrics
Stanley Jordan - Steppin' Out
Marcus Miller - Blast!
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
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Coldplay - Viva La Vida Lyrics
The Eagles - Waiting In The Weeds Lyrics
Going On - Gnarls Barkley
Maroon 5 - Won't Go Home Without You Lyrics
OneRepublic - Apologize Lyrics
Best Pop Vocal Album
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Sheryl Crow - Detours Lyrics
Duffy - Rockferry Lyrics
The Eagles - Long Road Out Of Eden Lyrics
Leona Lewis - Spirit Lyrics
James Taylor - Covers Lyrics
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
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Steven Curtis Chapman - This Moment Lyrics
Brandon Heath - What If We
Leeland - Opposite Way
Chris Tomlin - Hello Love Lyrics
CeCe Winans - Thy Kingdom Come
Best R&B Album
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Eric Benet - Love & Life Lyrics
Boyz II Men - Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA
Al Green - Lay It Down Lyrics
Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson
Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It Lyrics
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
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Boyz II Men - Ribbon In The Sky Lyrics
Anthony David - Words Lyrics
Stay With Me (By The Sea) - Stay With Me (By The Sea)
Jennifer Hudson - I'm His Only Woman Lyrics
Raphael Saadiq - Never Give You Up Lyrics
Best R&B Song
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Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Deandre Way, songwriter) (Jazmine Sullivan) - Best R&B Song
I. Barias, Raheem DeVaughn, C. Haggins, K. Oliver & J. Smith, songwriters (Raheem DeVaughn) - Customer
Keyshia Cole, Jason Farmer & Alex Francis, songwriters (Keyshia Cole) - Heaven Sent
M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & S. Smith, songwriters (Ne-Yo) - Miss Independent
Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson) - Spotlight
Best Rap Album
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Jay-Z - American Gangster Lyrics
Lil' Wayne - Tha Carter III Lyrics
Lupe Fiasco - The Cool
Nas - Nas Lyrics
T.I. - Paper Trail Lyrics
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
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Big Boi Featuring Raekwon And Andre 3000 - Royal Flush
Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne - Swagga Like Us
Lil' Wayne - Mr. Carter Lyrics
Ludacris - Wish You Would Lyrics
Young Jeezy - Put On Lyrics
Best Rap Solo Performance
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Jay-Z - Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)...
Lil' Wayne - A Milli Lyrics
Lupe Fiasco - Paris Tokyo Lyrics
Nas - N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave And The Master)
Snoop Dogg - Sexual Eruption Lyrics
Best Rap Song
TBA
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) - Swagga Like Us
Lupe Fiasco & Soundtrakk, songwriters (Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos) - Superstar
Calvin Broadus, S. Lovejoy & D. Stewart, songwriters (Snoop Dogg) - Sexual Eruption
D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters (Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major) - Lollipop
T. Dillard, M. Humphrey & T-Pain, songwriters (Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain) - Low
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
TBA
Estelle - American Boy Lyrics
Flo Rida - Low Lyrics
John Legend & Andre 3000 - Green Light
Lil' Wayne - Got Money Lyrics
Lupe Fiasco - Super Star Lyrics
Best Recording Package
TBA
Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffatt & David Turner, art directors (Metallica) - Death Magnetic
Don Clark, art director (Hawk Nelson) - Hawk Nelson...Is My Friend!
No Age & Brian Roettinger, art directors (No Age) - Nouns
Neal Ashby, Matthew Curry & Patrick Donohue, art directors (Thievery Corporation) - Radio Retaliation
Amanda Barrett, Abby DeWald, Renee Jablow & Rick Whitmore, art directors (The Ditty Bops) - Summer Rains
Best Reggae Album
TBA
Burning Spear - Jah Is Real
Elephant Man - Let's Get Physical
Heavy D - Vibes
Lee "Scratch" Perry - Repentance
Shaggy - Intoxication Lyrics
Best Regional Mexican Album
TBA
Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano - Amor, Dolor Y Lágrimas: Música Ranchera
Huichol Musical - Desde México: "Cumbia Cusinela"
Los Pikadientes De Caborca - Vámonos Pa'l Río
Mariachi Divas - Canciones De Amor
Nadia - A Puro Dolor
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
TBA
StoneBridge, remixer (Ne-Yo) - Closer (StoneBridge Radio Edit)
Justice, remixers (MGMT) - Electric Feel (Justice Remix)
Junkie XL, remixer (Madonna Featuring Justin Timberlake) - 4 Minutes (Junkie XL Remix)
Moto Blanco, remixers (Mary J. Blige) - Just Fine (Moto Blanco Remix)
Deadmau5, remixer (Morgan Page Featuring Lissie) - The Longest Road (Deadmau5 Remix)
Best Rock Album
TBA
Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends Lyrics
Kid Rock - Rock N Roll Jesus
Kings of Leon - Only By The Night Lyrics
Metallica - Death Magnetic Lyrics
Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely Lyrics
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
TBA
David Gilmour - Castellorizon Lyrics
Metallica - Suicide & Redemption Lyrics
Nine Inch Nails - 34 Ghosts I-IV
Rush - Hope (Live For The Art Of Peace)
Zappa Plays Zappa - Peaches En Regalia
Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album
TBA
After Edmund - Hello
Flame - Our World Redeemed
Sanctus Real - We Need Each Other Lyrics
Superchic(k) - Rock What You Got Lyrics
TobyMac - Alive And Transported
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
TBA
Kings of Leon - Sex On Fire Lyrics
The Eagles - Long Road Out Of Eden Lyrics
Coldplay - Violet Hill Lyrics
AC/DC - Rock N' Roll Train Lyrics
Radiohead - House of Cards Lyrics
Best Rock Song
TBA
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen) - Girls In Their Summer Clothes
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Philip Selway & Thom Yorke, songwriters (Radiohead) - House Of Cards
Benjamin Gibbard, Nicholas Harmer, Jason McGerr & Christopher Walla, songwriters (Death Cab For Cutie) - I Will Possess Your Heart
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon) - Sex On Fire
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay) - Violet Hill
Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
TBA
James Newton Howard & Hans Zimmer, composers - The Dark Knight
John Williams, composer - Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull
Ramin Djawadi, composer - Iron Man
Jonny Greenwood, composer - There Will Be Blood
Thomas Newman, composer - Wall-E
Best Short Form Music Video
TBA
Erykah Badu & Mr. Roboto, video directors; Megan Gutman, video producer - Honey
Gnarls Barkley Chris Milk, video director; Anne Johnson, video producer - Who's Gonna Save My Soul
Alicia Keys & Jack White PR Brown & MK12, video directors; Mick Ebeling, Sheira Rees-Davies & Jane Tredget, video producers - Another Way To Die
Radiohead James Frost, video director; Dawn Fanning, video producer - House Of Cards
Weezer Mathew Cullen, video director; Bernard Rahill, video producer - Pork And Beans
Best Small Ensemble Performance
TBA
Øyvind Gimse, conductor; TrondheimSolistene - Divertimenti
Roman Balashov, conductor; Yuri Bashmet; Moscow Soloists (Wu Man) - Tan Dun: Pipa Concerto; Hayashi: Viola Concerto; Takemitsu: Nostalgia
Reinbert De Leeuw, conductor; Barbara Sukowa; Schoenberg Ensemble - Im Wunderschoenen Monat Mai
Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble - Monk: Impermanence
Charles Bruffy, conductor; Phoenix Chorale - Spotless Rose: Hymns To The Virgin Mary
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
TBA
John Mayer - Gravity Lyrics
Paul McCartney - I Saw Her Standing There Lyrics
Bruce Springsteen - Girls in Their Summer Clothes Lyrics
Eddie Vedder - Rise
Neil Young - No Hidden Path Lyrics
Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
TBA
Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, songwriters (Peter Gabriel) - Down To Earth (From Wall-E)
Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz, songwriters (Carrie Underwood) - Ever Ever After (From Enchanted)
John Mayer, songwriter (John Mayer) - Say (From The Bucket List)
Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz, songwriters (Amy Adams) - That's How You Know (From Enchanted)
Judd Apatow, Marshall Crenshaw, Jake Kasdan & John C. Reilly, songwriters (John C. Reilly) - Walk Hard (From Walk Hard — The Dewey Cox Story)
Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
TBA
Booth Brothers - Room For More
Gaither Vocal Band - Lovin' Life
Charlie Louvin - Steps To Heaven
Bart Millard - Hymned Again
Karen Peck & New River - Ephesians One
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)
TBA
Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon & Blair Underwood - An Inconvenient Truth (Al Gore)
Steve Martin - Born Standing Up
Stephen Colbert (& Various Artists) - I Am America (And So Can You!)
Sidney Poitier - Life Beyond Measure
David Sedaris - When You Are Engulfed In Flames
Best Spoken Word Album For Children
TBA
Buck Howdy With BB - Around The Campfire
Dean Pitchford - The Big One-Oh
Gwyneth Paltrow - Brown Bear And Friends
Tony Shalhoub - The Cricket In Times Square
Bill Harley - Yes To Running! Bill Harley Live
Best Surround Sound Album
TBA
Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter L'Orange, surround mix engineers; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Øyvind Gimse & TrondheimSolistene) - Divertimenti
Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Robert Woods, surround producer (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra) - Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition; Night On Bald Mountain; Prelude To Khovanshchina
John Newton, surround mix engineer; Jonathan Cooper & Mark Donahue, surround mastering engineers; Blanton Alspaugh, surround producer (Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Bach Choir & Kansas City Chorale) - Rheinberger: Sacred Choral Works
Bruce Sugar, surround mix engineer; Chris Bellman, surround mastering engineer; Bill Crowley, Ringo Starr & Bruce Sugar, surround producers (Ringo Starr) - Ringo 5.1 The Surround Sound Collection
Toru Takayama, surround mix engineer; Ryuichi Tanaka & Yu Yamaguchi, surround mastering engineers; Keigo Oyamada, surround producer (Cornelius) - Sensurround + B-Sides
Best Tejano Album
TBA
Chente Barrera y Taconazo - Music Lessons
Joe Posada - Friends & Legends
Ruben Ramos & The Mexican Revolution - Viva La Revolucion
Tortilla Factory - All That Jazz...
Albert Zamora - Heir To The Throne
Best Traditional Blues Album
TBA
Elvin Bishop - The Blues Rolls On
Buddy Guy - Skin Deep Lyrics
John Lee Hooker Jr. - All Odds Against Me
B.B. King - One Kind Favor Lyrics
Pinetop Perkins & Friends - Pinetop Perkins & Friends
Best Traditional Folk Album
TBA
Kathy Mattea - Coal Lyrics
Tom Paxton - Comedians & Angels
Peggy Seeger - Bring Me Home
Pete Seeger - At 89
Rosalie Sorrels - Strangers In Another Country
Best Traditional Gospel Album
TBA
The Blind Boys Of Alabama - Down In New Orleans
The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir Carol Cymbala, producer - I'll Say Yes
Dorinda Clark-Cole - Take It Back
Voices Of Unity - Deitrick Haddon Presents . . . Together In Worship
The West Angeles COGIC Mass Choir - Bishop Charles E. Blake Presents... No Limit
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
TBA -
Natalie Cole - Still Unforgettable Lyrics
Michael Feinstein - The Sinatra Project Lyrics
Josh Groban - Noel Lyrics
Barry Manilow - In The Swing Of Christmas
Rufus Wainwright - Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
TBA
Wayne Brady - A Change Is Gonna Come
Al Green - You've Got the Love I Need Lyrics
(Linda Jones) With Helen Bruner & Terry Jones - Baby I Know
Raphael Saadiq - Love That Girl Lyrics
Jazmine Sullivan - In Love With Another Man Lyrics
Best Traditional World Music Album
TBA
Debashish Bhattacharya - Calcutta Chronicles: Indian Slide Guitar Odyssey
Toumani Diabaté - The Mandé Variations
Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu
Lakshmi Shankar - Dancing In The Light
Best Tropical Latin Album
TBA
Albita, Rey Ruíz & Donato Poveda - Cuba: Un Viaje Musical — A Musical Journey
DLG - Renacer
José Feliciano - Señor Bachata
Gonzalo Grau y La Clave Secreta - Frutero Moderno
New Swing Sextet - Back On The Streets... Taste Of Spanish Harlem Vol. 2
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
TBA
Kenna - Say Goodbye To Love Lyrics
Maiysha - Wanna Be
Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am - Be OK
Janelle Monae - Many Moons Lyrics
Wayna Featuring Kokayi - Lovin You (Music)
Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album
TBA
BeauSoleil & Michael Doucet - Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Michael Doucet - From Now On
Pine Leaf Boys - Homage Au Passé
Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys - Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Cedric Watson - Cedric Watson
Producer Of The Year, Classical
TBA
# 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: So - David Frost
# 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) - David Groves
# 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, Terr - Judith Sherman
# 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 Boh - Robert Woods
# 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, - Robina G. Young
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
TBA
# Attack & Release (The Black Keys) (A) # Modern Guilt (Beck) (A) # The Odd Couple (Gnarls Barkley) (A) - Danger Mouse
In Rainbows (Radiohead) (A) - Nigel Godrich
# 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) - Johnny K
# 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) - Rick Rubin
# 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 - will.i.am
Record of the Year
TBA
Adele - Chasing Pavements Lyrics
Coldplay - Viva La Vida Lyrics
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love Lyrics
M.I.A. - Paper Planes Lyrics
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Please Read the Letter
Song Of The Year
TBA
William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West) - American Boy
Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele) - Chasing Pavements
Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz) - I'm Yours
Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles) - Love Song
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay) - Viva La Vida