Grammy's Golden Girls! And The Nominees Are….

Yes! Yes! Yes! And yes!!!!

Although she was wrongly snubbed in the Best New Artist category, the Lady Miz GaGa walked away with SIX nominations when the Grammy Award noms were announced Wednesday night.

The Bad Romance singer is up for the major awards of the evening, including Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Record of the Year.

GaGa faces some stiff competition from Beyonce, who was nominated for a very very impressive TEN awards!

Not to be outdone, the lovely Taylor Swift got herself eight nominations, including all the major categories too.

Take that Kanye!

Other notable Grammy nominees include: Katy Perry, Adele, Pink, MGMT, Kanye West, Kings of Leon, Jason Mraz and The Ting Tings.

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[Images via WENN.]

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.)

Halo
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles & Ryan Tedder, producers; Jim Caruana, Mark "Spike" Stent & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers
Track from: I Am… Sasha Fierce
[Music World Music / Columbia]

I Gotta Feeling
The Black Eyed Peas
David Guetta & Frederick Riesterer, producers; will.i.am, Dylan "3-D" Dresdow & Padraic "Padlock" Kerin, engineers/mixers
[Interscope]

Use Somebody
Kings Of Leon
Jacquire King & Angelo Petraglia, producers; Jacquire King, engineer/mixer
[RCA Records]

Poker Face
Lady Gaga
RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, engineers/mixers
Track from: The Fame
[Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree]

You Belong With Me
Taylor Swift
Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers
[Big Machine Records]

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.)

I Am… Sasha Fierce
Beyoncé
Shondrae "Mr. Bangledesh" Crawford, Ian Dench, D-Town, Toby Gad, Sean "The Pen" Garrett, Amanda Ghost, Jim Jonsin, Beyoncé Knowles, Rico Love, Dave McCracken, Terius "The Dream" Nash, Radio Killa, Stargate, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Ryan Tedder & Wayne Wilkins, producers; Jim Caruana, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Toby Gad, Kuk Harrell, Jim Jonsin, Jaycen Joshua, Dave Pensado, Radio Killa, Mark "Spike" Stent, Ryan Tedder, Brian "B-LUV" Thomas, Marcos Tovar, Miles Walker & Wayne Wilkins, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
[Music World Music / Columbia]

The E.N.D.
The Black Eyed Peas
Apl.de.ap, Jean Baptiste, Printz Board, DJ Replay, Funkagenda, David Guetta, Keith Harris, Mark Knight, Poet Name Life, Frederick Riesterer & will.i.am, producers; Dylan "3D" Dresdow, Padraic "Padlock" Kerin & will.i.am, engineers/mixers; Chris Bellman, mastering engineer
[Interscope Records]

The Fame
Lady Gaga
Flo Rida, Colby O'Donis & Space Cowboy, featured artists; Brian & Josh, Rob Fusari, Martin Kierszenbaum, RedOne & Space Cowboy, producers; 4Mil, Robert Orton, RedOne, Dave Russell & Tony Ugval, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
[Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree]

Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King
Dave Matthews Band
Rob Cavallo, producer; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer
[RCA Records / Bama Rags Recordings, LLC.]

Fearless
Taylor Swift
Colbie Caillat, featured artist; Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson, Nathan Chapman & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Hank Williams, mastering engineer
[Big Machine 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.)

Poker Face
Lady Gaga & RedOne, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
Track from: The Fame
[Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree; Publishers: Stefani Germanotta p/k/a Lady Gaga, Sony/ATV Songs/House of Gaga Publishing/GloJoe Music, Sony/ATV Songs/RedOne Productions.]

Pretty Wings
Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
Track from: Blacksummers' Night
[Columbia; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes/Muszewell, EMI April Music, Ben Ami Music.]

Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Track from: I Am… Sasha Fierce
[Music World Music / Columbia; Publishers: Songs of Peer/March 9th Publishing, 2082 Music/WB Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Tunes, Suga Wuga Music, B-Day Publishing/EMI April Music.]

Use Somebody
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.]

You Belong With Me
Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
Track from: Fearless
[Big Machine Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, Taylor Swift Music/Potting Shed Music, Barbara Orbison World Publishing.]

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.)

Zac Brown Band

Keri Hilson

MGMT

Silversun Pickups

The Ting Tings

Field 1 — Pop

Category 5

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

Hometown Glory
Adele
Track from: 19
[XL/Columbia]

Halo
Beyoncé
Track from: I Am… Sasha Fierce
[Music World Music / Columbia]

Hot N Cold
Katy Perry
[Capitol]

Sober
Pink
Track from: Funhouse
[LaFace Records]

You Belong With Me
Taylor Swift
Track from: Fearless
[Big Machine Records]

Category 6

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

This Time
John Legend
Track from: Evolver
[G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia]

Love You
Maxwell
Track from: Blacksummers' Night
[Columbia]

Make It Mine
Jason Mraz
Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
[Atlantic]

If You Don't Know Me By Now
Seal
Track from: Soul
[143/Warner Bros.]

All About The Love Again
Stevie Wonder
[Hidden Beach Records]

Category 7

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

I Gotta Feeling
The Black Eyed Peas
Track from: The E.N.D.
[Interscope Records]

We Weren't Born To Follow
Bon Jovi
[Island]

Never Say Never
The Fray
Track from: The Fray
[Epic]

Sara Smile
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Track from: Live At The Troubadour
[Shout! Factory]

Kids
MGMT
Track from: Oracular Spectacular
[Columbia]

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.)

Sea Of Heartbreak
Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen
[Manhattan]

Love Sex Magic
Ciara & Justin Timberlake
Track from: Fantasy Ride
[LaFace Records]

Lucky
Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
[Atlantic]

Baby, It's Cold Outside
Willie Nelson & Norah Jones
Track from: American Classic
[Blue Note]

Breathe
Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat
Track from: Fearless
[Big Machine Records]

Category 9

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

Besame Mucho
Herb Alpert
Track from: Anything Goes — Live
[Concord Jazz]

Throw Down Your Heart
Béla Fleck
Track from: Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 — Africa Sessions
[Rounder]

The Fire
Imogen Heap
Track from: Ellipse
[RCA Records / Megaphonic Records]

Phoenix Rise
Maxwell
Track from: Blacksummers' Night
[Columbia]

Funk Joint
Marcus Miller
Track from: Marcus
[Concord Jazz/3 Dueces Records]

Category 10

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

In Boston
Chris Botti
[Columbia]

Legacy
Hiroshima
[Heads Up International]

Potato Hole
Booker T. Jones
[Anti]

Modern Art
The Rippingtons Featuring Russ Freeman
[Hear Music]

Down The Wire
Spyro Gyra
[Heads Up International]

Category 11

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

The E.N.D.
The Black Eyed Peas
[Interscope Records]

Breakthrough
Colbie Caillat
[Universal Republic Records]

All I Ever Wanted
Kelly Clarkson
[RCA Records / 19 Recordings LLC./ S Records]

The Fray
The Fray
[Epic]

Funhouse
Pink
[LaFace Records]

Field 2 — Dance

Category 12

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

Boom Boom Pow
The Black Eyed Peas
will.i.am & Jean Baptiste, producers; Dylan Dresdow, mixer
Track from: The E.N.D.
[Interscope Records]

When Love Takes Over
David Guetta & Kelly Rowland
David Guetta & Frederic Riesterer, producers; Veronica Ferraro, mixer
Track from: One Love
[Astralwerks]

Poker Face
Lady Gaga
RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, mixers
Track from: The Fame
[Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree]

Celebration
Madonna
[Warner Bros.]

Womanizer
Britney Spears
K. Briscoe, producer; Serban Ghenea, mixer
Track from: Circus
[Jive/Zomba]

Category 13

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

Divided By Night
The Crystal Method
[Tiny E Records]

One Love
David Guetta
[Astralwerks]

The Fame
Lady Gaga
[Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree]

Party Rock
LMFAO
[Party Rock/Will.i.am/Cherrytree/Interscope]

Yes
Pet Shop Boys
[Astralwerks]

Field 3 — Traditional Pop

Category 14

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

A Swingin' Christmas
Tony Bennett
[Columbia]

Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden
Michael Bublé
[143/Reprise]

Your Songs
Harry Connick, Jr.
[Columbia]

Liza's At The Palace
Liza Minnelli
[Hybrid Recordings]

American Classic
Willie Nelson
[Blue Note]

Field 4 — Rock

Category 15

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

Beyond Here Lies Nothin'
Bob Dylan
Track from: Together Through Life
[Columbia]

Change In The Weather
John Fogerty
Track from: The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again
[Verve Forecast]

Dreamer
Prince
Track from: LotusFlow3r
[NPG Records]

Working On A Dream
Bruce Springsteen
Track from: Working On A Dream
[Columbia]

Fork In The Road
Neil Young
Track from: Fork In The Road
[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.)

Can't Find My Way Home
Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
Track from: Live From Madison Square Garden
[Reprise]

Life In Technicolor II
Coldplay
Track from: Prospekt's March EP
[Capitol]

21 Guns
Green Day
Track from: 21st Century Breakdown
[Reprise]

Use Somebody
Kings Of Leon
[RCA Records]

I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
U2
Track from: No Line On The Horizon
[Interscope]

Category 17

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

War Machine
AC/DC
Track from: Black Ice
[Columbia]

Check My Brain
Alice In Chains
[Virgin]

What I've Done
Linkin Park
Track from: Road To Revolution: Live At Milton Keynes
[Warner Bros.]

The Unforgiven III
Metallica
Track from: Death Magnetic
[Warner Bros.]

Burn It To The Ground
Nickelback
Track from: Dark Horse
[Roadrunner Records]

Category 18

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

Dissident Aggressor
Judas Priest
Track from: A Touch Of Evil — Live
[Epic]

Set To Fail
Lamb Of God
Track from: Wrath
[Epic]

Head Crusher
Megadeth
Track from: Endgame
[Roadrunner Records]

Señor Peligro
Ministry
Track from: Adios…
[13th Planet]

Hate Worldwide
Slayer
[American / Columbia]

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.)

A Day In The Life
Jeff Beck
Track from: Performing This Week…Live At Ronnie Scott's
[Eagle Records]

Warped Sister
Booker T. Jones
Track from: Potato Hole
[ANTI]

Playing With Fire
Brad Paisley
Track from: Play
[Arista Nashville]

Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin'
Brian Setzer Orchestra
[Surfdog Records]

Now We Run
Steve Vai
[Favored Nations 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.)

The Fixer
Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready & Eddie Vedder, songwriters (Pearl Jam)
[Monkeywrench; Publishers: Innocent Bystander, Jumpin' Cat Music, Theory of Color, Write Treatage Music.]

I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr., songwriters (U2)
Track from: No Line On The Horizon
[Interscope; Publishers: Universal Music Publishing, Upala Music.]

21 Guns
Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day)
Track from: 21st Century Breakdown
[Reprise; Publishers: WB Music Corp./Green Daze Music.]

Use Somebody
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.]

Working On A Dream
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
Track from: Working On A Dream
[Columbia; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen]

Category 21

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

Black Ice
AC/DC
[Columbia]

Live From Madison Square Garden
Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
[Reprise/Duck]

21st Century Breakdown
Green Day
[Reprise]

Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King
Dave Matthews Band
[RCA Records / Bama Rags Recordings, LLC.]

No Line On The Horizon
U2
[Interscope]

Field 5 — Alternative

Category 22

Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
David Byrne & Brian Eno
[Yep Roc Records]

The Open Door
Death Cab For Cutie
[Atlantic]

Sounds Of The Universe
Depeche Mode
[Capitol]

Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Phoenix
[Loyaute/Glassnote Records]

It's Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
[DGC Records/Interscope]

Field 6 — R&B

Category 23

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

Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Beyoncé
Track from: I Am… Sasha Fierce
[Music World Music/Columbia]

It Kills Me
Melanie Fiona
[SRC/Universal Motown]

That Was Then
Lalah Hathaway
Track from: Self Portrait
[Stax Records/Concord Music Group]

Goin' Thru Changes
Ledisi
Track from: Turn Me Loose
[Verve Forecast]

Lions, Tigers & Bears
Jazmine Sullivan
[J Records]

Category 24

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

The Point Of It All
Anthony Hamilton
Track from: The Point Of It All
[So So Def]

Pretty Wings
Maxwell
Track from: Blacksummers' Night
[Columbia]

Sobeautiful
Musiq Soulchild
Track from: OnMyRadio
[Atlantic]

Under
Pleasure P
Track from: The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper
[Swagga Ent./Atlantic]

There Goes My Baby
Charlie Wilson
Track from: Uncle Charlie
[Jive Records]

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.)

Blame It
Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
[J Records]

Chocolate High
India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild
Track from: Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
[Soulbird/Universal Republic]

Ifuleave
Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige
Track from: OnMyRadio
[Atlantic]

Higher Ground
Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters
Track from: Oh Happy Day
[EMI Gospel]

Love Has Finally Come At Last
Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby
Track from: Facts Of Life The Soul Of Bobby Womack
[Shanachie Entertainment Corp.]

Category 26

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

At Last
Beyoncé
Track from: Cadillac Records Music From The Motion Picture
[Music World Music/Columbia]

Soul Music
Anthony Hamilton
Track from: Soul Men Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
[Stax/Concord]

Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
Boney James & Quinn
Track from: Send One Your Love
[Concord Records]

Sow Love
Ann Nesby
Track from: The Lula Lee Project
[It's Time Child Records/Tyscot]

Woman Gotta Have It
Calvin Richardson
Track from: Facts Of Life The Soul Of Bobby Womack
[Shanachie Entertainment Corp.]

Category 27

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

Daykeeper
The Foreign Exchange
Track from: Leave It All Behind
[Hard Boiled Records]

All Matter
Robert Glasper & Bilal
Track from: Double Booked
[Blue Note]

Pearls
India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore
Track from: Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
[Soulbird/Universal Republic]

A Tale Of Two
Eric Roberson, Ben O'Neill & Michelle Thompson
Track from: Music Fan First
[Blue Erro Soul]

Blend
Tonex
Track from: Unspoken
[Battery Records]

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.)

Blame It
James T. Brown, John Conte, Jr., Jamie Foxx, Christopher Henderson, Brandon R. Melanchon, Breyon Prescott, T-Pain & Nathan L. Walker, songwriters (Jamie Foxx & T-Pain)
[J Records; Publishers: Sly As A Foxx Music/Bug Music, Gifted Source Music/EMI April Music, It's N8 Publishing, James T. Brown, Brandon R. Melanchon, John Conte, Jr., Nappypub Music/Universal Music Z Songs, Chameleon Publishing.]

Lions, Tigers & Bears
Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
[J Records; Publishers: Nappy Puddy Music/Universal Music-Z Tunes, Salaam Remi Music/EMI April Music.]

Pretty Wings
Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
Track from: Blacksummers' Night
[Columbia; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes/Muszewell, EMI April Music, Ben Ami Music.]

Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Track from: I Am… Sasha Fierce
[Music World Music / Columbia; Publishers: Songs of Peer/March 9th Publishing, 2082 Music/WB Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Tunes, Suga Wuga Music, B-Day Publishing/EMI April Music.]

Under
D. Babbs, L. Bereal, M. Cooper, A. Dixon, J. Franklin, T. Jones, R. New & K. Stephens, songwriters (Pleasure P)
Track from: The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper
[Swagga Ent./Atlantic; Publishers: Tank1176Music/Blackfountain/Antonio Dixon's Muzik/EMI April Music/Notting Dale Songs/Lonnalistic/Songs4ronnie/Doverland 301 Music/Thailand Music/K.Stephens Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, Silverplatinumy2k.]

Category 29

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

The Point Of It All
Anthony Hamilton
[So So Def]

Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
India.Arie
[Soulbird/Universal Republic]

Turn Me Loose
Ledisi
[Verve Forecast]

Blacksummers' Night
Maxwell
[Columbia]

Uncle Charlie
Charlie Wilson
[Jive Records]

Category 30

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

I Am… Sasha Fierce
Beyoncé
[Music World Music/Columbia]

Intuition
Jamie Foxx
[J Records]

The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper
Pleasure P
[Swagga Ent./Atlantic]

Ready
Trey Songz
[Songbook/Atlantic]

Thr33 Ringz
T-Pain
[Jive Records]

Field 7 — Rap

Category 31

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

Best I Ever Had
Drake
[Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown]

Beautiful
Eminem
Track from: Relapse
[Aftermath/Interscope Records]

D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)
Jay-Z
[Roc Nation]

Day 'N' Nite
Kid Cudi
[Universal Motown/Good/Fool's Gold]

Casa Bey
Mos Def
Track from: The Ecstatic
[Downtown Records]

Category 32

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

Too Many Rappers
Beastie Boys & Nas
[Capitol]

Crack A Bottle
Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
Track from: Relapse
[Aftermath/Interscope]

Money Goes, Honey Stay
Fabolous & Jay-Z
Track from: Loso's Way
[Def Jam]

Make Her Say
Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common
[Universal Motown/GOOD Music]

Amazing
Kanye West & Young Jeezy
Track from: 808s & Heartbreak
[Roc-A-Fella]

Category 33

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

Ego
Beyoncé & Kanye West
[Music World Music/Columbia]

Knock You Down
Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo
Track from: In A Perfect World…
[MMG/Zone 4/Interscope Records]

Run This Town
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
[Roc Nation]

I'm On A Boat
The Lonely Island & T-Pain
Track from: Incredibad
[Universal Republic Records]

Dead And Gone
T.I. & Justin Timberlake
Track from: Paper Trail
[Grand Hustle/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.)

Best I Ever Had
Aubrey Drake Graham, D. Hamilton & M. Samuels, songwriters (Drake)
[Aspire/Young Money/Cash Money; Publisher: Sony/ATV Tunes.]

Day 'N' Nite
S. Mescudi & O. Omishore, songwriters (Kid Cudi)
[Universal Motown/Good/Fool's Gold; Publishers: Elsie's Baby Boy, Owo Olorun, Universal Music Publishing.]

Dead And Gone
C. Harris, R. Tadross & J. Timberlake, songwriters (T.I. & Justin Timberlake)
Track from: Paper Trail
[Grand Hustle/Atlantic; Publishers: Crown Club Publishing/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/Tenman Tunes/Universal Z Tunes/Cleopatra's Sons Music/EMI April Music.]

D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)
Shawn Carter & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer, Paul Leka, Janko Nilovic & Dave Sucky, songwriters) (Jay-Z)
[Atlantic; Publishers: EMI April Music, Carter Boys Music/Chrysalis Songs/No ID Music, Unichappell Music, APM Music.]

Run This Town
Shawn Carter, R. Fenty, M. Riddick, Kanye West & E. Wilson, songwriters (Athanasios Alatas, songwriter) (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West)
[Roc Nation; Publishers: EMI April Music, Carter Boys Music/Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood/Chrysalis Songs/No ID Music/All The Above Publishing/Sony ATV/Annauhi Music/Athanasios Alatas Publishing.]

Category 35

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

Universal Mind Control
Common
[Geffen]

Relapse
Eminem
[Aftermath/Interscope]

R.O.O.T.S.
Flo Rida
[Poe Boy/Atlantic]

The Ecstatic
Mos Def
[Downtown Records]

The Renaissance
Q-Tip
[Universal Motown]

Field 8 — Country

Category 36

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

Dead Flowers
Miranda Lambert
[Columbia Records]

I Just Call You Mine
Martina McBride
Track from: Shine
[RCA Records]

White Horse
Taylor Swift
Track from: Fearless
[Big Machine Records]

Just A Dream
Carrie Underwood
Track from: Carnival Ride
[Arista Nashville]

Solitary Thinkin'
Lee Ann Womack
Track from: Call Me Crazy
[MCA Nashville]

Category 37

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

All I Ask For Anymore
Trace Adkins
Track from: X (Ten)
[Capitol Records Nashville]

People Are Crazy
Billy Currington
Track from: Little Bit Of Everything
[Mercury Records]

High Cost Of Living
Jamey Johnson
Track from: That Lonesome Song
[Mercury Records]

Living For The Night
George Strait
Track from: Twang
[MCA Nashville]

Sweet Thing
Keith Urban
Track from: Defying Gravity
[Capitol Records Nashville]

Category 38

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

Cowgirls Don't Cry
Brooks & Dunn
Track from: Cowboy Town
[Arista Nashville]

Chicken Fried
Zac Brown Band
Track from: The Foundation
[Home Grown/Big Picture/Atlantic]

I Run To You
Lady Antebellum
Track from: Lady Antebellum
[Capitol Records Nashville]

Here Comes Goodbye
Rascal Flatts
Track from: Unstoppable
[Lyric Street Records]

It Happens
Sugarland
Track from: Love On The Inside
[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.)

Beautiful World
Dierks Bentley & Patty Griffin
Track from: Feel That Fire
[Capitol Records Nashville]

Down The Road
Kenny Chesney & Mac McAnally
Track from: Lucky Old Sun
[BNA Records Label]

Start A Band
Brad Paisley & Keith Urban
Track from: Play
[Arista Nashville]

I Told You So
Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis
[19/Arista Nashville]

Everything But Quits
Lee Ann Womack & George Strait
Track from: Call Me Crazy
[MCA Nashville]

Category 40

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

Under The (Five) Wire
Alison Brown
Track from: The Company You Keep
[Compass Records]

The Crystal Merchant
The Greencards
Track from: Fascination
[Sugar Hill Records]

Mansinneedof
Sarah Jarosz
Track from: Song Up In Her Head
[Sugar Hill Records]

Producer's Medley
Steve Wariner
Track from: Steve Wariner c.g.p. My Tribute To Chet Atkins
[SelecTone Records]

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.)

All I Ask For Anymore
Casey Beathard & Tim James, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
Track from: X (Ten)
[Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, T-Bird's Music.]

High Cost Of Living
Jamey Johnson & James Slater, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)
Track from: That Lonesome Song
[Mercury Records; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music/Big Gassed Hitties, Hope-N-Cal Music/Pick Them Maters Music/Diversion Music.]

I Run To You
Tom Douglas, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
Track from: Lady Antebellum
[Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/DWHaywood Music/Radiobulletspublishing/Hillary Dawn Publishing/Shaw Enuff Songs/Sony/ATV Music Publishing/Tomdouglasmusic.]

People Are Crazy
Bobby Braddock & Troy Jones, songwriters (Billy Currington)
Track from: Little Bit Of Everything
[Mercury Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Tiltawhirl Music/Crozier Music Enterprise.]

White Horse
Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
Track from: Fearless
[Big Machine Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, Taylor Swift Music/Sony/ATV Timber Publishing, Hillsboro Valley Songs.]

Category 42

Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

The Foundation
Zac Brown Band
[Home Grown/Big Picture/Atlantic]

Twang
George Strait
[MCA Nashville]

Fearless
Taylor Swift
[Big Machine Records]

Defying Gravity
Keith Urban
[Capitol Records Nashville]

Call Me Crazy
Lee Ann Womack
[MCA Nashville]

Field 9 — New Age

Category 43

Best New Age Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Faith
Jim Brickman
[Compass Productions]

Prayer For Compassion
David Darling
[Wind Over The Earth]

Laserium For The Soul
Henta
[henta.co.uk]

In A Dream
Peter Kater, Dominic Miller, Kenny Loggins & Jaques Morelenbaum
[Point Of Light Records]

Impressions Of The West Lake
Kitaro
[Domo Records]

Field 10 — Jazz

Category 44

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

Urbanus
Stefon Harris & Blackout
[Concord Jazz]

Sounding Point
Julian Lage
[Emarcy/Decca]

At World's Edge
Philippe Saisse
[E1 Music]

Big Neighborhood
Mike Stern
[Heads Up International]

75
Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate
[Heads Up International]

Category 45

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

No Regrets
Randy Crawford (& Joe Sample)
[PRA Records]

Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman
Kurt Elling
[Concord Jazz]

So In Love
Roberta Gambarini
[Groovin' High/Emarcy]

Tide
Luciana Souza
[Verve]

Desire
Tierney Sutton (Band)
[Telarc Jazz]

Category 46

Best Improvised Jazz 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.)

Dancin' 4 Chicken
Terence Blanchard, soloist
Track from: Watts (Jeff "Tain" Watts)
[Dark Key Music]

All Of You
Gerald Clayton, soloist
Track from: Two-Shade
[ArtistShare]

Ms. Garvey, Ms. Garvey
Roy Hargrove, soloist
Track from: Emergence
[Groovin' High/Emarcy]

On Green Dolphin Street
Martial Solal, soloist
Track from: Live At The Village Vanguard
[CamJazz]

Villa Palmeras
Miguel Zenón, soloist
Track from: Esta Plena
[Marsalis Music]

Category 47

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

Quartet Live
Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow & Antonio Sanchez
[Concord Jazz]

Brother To Brother
Clayton Brothers
[ArtistShare]

Five Peace Band — Live
Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace Band
[Concord Records]

Remembrance
John Patitucci Trio
[Concord Jazz]

The Bright Mississippi
Allen Toussaint
[Nonesuch]

Category 48

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

Legendary
Bob Florence Limited Edition
[MAMA Records]

Eternal Interlude
John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
[Sunnyside]

Fun Time
Sammy Nestico And The SWR Big Band
[Hänssler Classic]

Book One
New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
[World Village]

Lab 2009
University Of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band
[North Texas Jazz]

Category 49

Best Latin Jazz Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Things I Wanted To Do
Chembo Corniel
[Chemboro Records]

Áurea
Geoffrey Keezer
[ArtistShare]

Brazilliance X 4
Claudio Roditi
[Resonance Records]

Juntos Para Siempre
Bebo Valdés And Chucho Valdés
[Sony Music/Calle 54]

Esta Plena
Miguel Zenón
[Marsalis Music]

Field 11 — Gospel

Category 50

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.)

Free To Be Me
Francesca Battistelli
[Fervent Records/ Word Entertainment]

Jesus Is Love
Heather Headley Featuring Smokie Norful
Track from: Audience Of One
[EMI Gospel]

I Believe
Jonny Lang With Fisk Jubilee Singers
Track from: Oh Happy Day
[Vector Recordings/EMI Gospel]

Wait On The Lord
Donnie McClurkin Featuring Karen Clark Sheard
Track from: We All Are One (Live In Detroit)
[Verity]

Born Again
Third Day
Track from: Revelation
[Essential Records]

Category 51

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

Born Again
Tai Anderson, David Carr, Mark Lee & Mac Powell, songwriters (Third Day)
Track from: Revelation
[Essential Records; Publisher: Consuming Fire Music.]

City On Our Knees
Cary Barlowe, Toby McKeehan & Jaime Moore, songwriters (TobyMac)
[Forefront Records; Publishers: Achtober Songs, Emack Music, Jamnu Music, Castle Bound, Bummerman Music.]

Every Prayer
Dayna Caddell, Israel Houghton, Aaron Lindsey & Ricardo Sanchez, songwriters (Israel Houghton & Mary Mary)
Track from: The Power Of One
[Integrity Music; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, Aaron Lindsey Publishing, Integrity's Praise! Music, Sound of the New Breed, gnidybab music, Ricardo Music Dot Com.]

God In Me
Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Mary Mary Featuring Kierra "KiKi" Sheard)
Track from: The Sound
[Columbia Records; Publishers: EMI April Music, Wet Ink Red Music, That's Plum Song, It's Tea Tyme.]

The Motions
Jason Houser, Sam Mizell & Matthew West, songwriters (Matthew West)
Track from: Something To Say
[Sparrow Records; Publishers: Word Music/Songs For Lulu/Simple Tense Songs/Wyzell Music/Songs of Extreme/Cedar Sides.]

Category 52

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

The Big Picture
Da' T.R.U.T.H.
[Cross Movement Records]

Crash
Decyfer Down
[INO Records]

Innocence & Instinct
Red
[Essential Records]

Live Revelations
Third Day
[Essential Records]

The Dash
John Wells-The Tonic
[Cross Movement Records]

Category 53

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

Speaking Louder Than Before
Jeremy Camp
[BEC Recordings]

The Power Of One
Israel Houghton
[Integrity Music]

The Long Fall Back To Earth
Jars Of Clay
[Gray Matters/Essential Records]

Love Is On The Move
Leeland
[Essential Records]

Freedom
Mandisa
[Sparrow Records]

Category 54

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

Jason Crabb
Jason Crabb
[Spring Hill Music Group]

Dream On
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
[Gaither Music Group]

The Rock
Tracy Lawrence
[Rocky Comfort Records/Artist2Market Distribution]

In God's Time
Barry Scott & Second Wind
[Rebel Records]

Everyday
Triumphant Quartet
[Daywind Records]

Category 55

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

God Don't Never Change
Ashley Cleveland
[E1 Music]

The Law Of Confession, Part I
Donald Lawrence & Co.
[Quiet Water/Verity]

Oh Happy Day
(Various Artists)
Bill Hearn, Ken Levitan, Ken Pennell, Jack Rovner & Cedric Thompson, producers
[EMI Gospel/Vector Recordings]

The Journey Continues
The Williams Brothers
[Blackberry Records]

How I Got Over
Vickie Winans
[Destiny Joy Records]

Category 56

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

Audience Of One
Heather Headley
[EMI Gospel]

Renewed
Sheri Jones-Moffett
[EMI Gospel]

Just James
J Moss
[GospoCentric/ Verity]

Smokie Norful: Live
Smokie Norful
[EMI Gospel]

Bold Right Life
Kierra Sheard
[EMI Gospel]

Field 12 — Latin

Category 57

Best Latin Pop Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

5to Piso
Ricardo Arjona
[Warner Music Latina]

Te Acuerdas…
Francisco Céspedes
[Warner Music Latina]

Sin Frenos
La Quinta Estación
[Sony Music Latin]

Hu Hu Hu
Natalia Lafourcade
[Sony Music Latin]

Gran City Pop
Paulina Rubio
[Universal Music Latino]

Category 58

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

Rio
Aterciopelados
[Nacional Records]

Y.
Bebe
[EMI Spain]

Los De Atras Vienen Conmigo
Calle 13
[Sony Music Norte]

La Luz Del Ritmo
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
[Nacional Records]

La Revolucion
Wisin Y Yandel
[Machete Music/Wy Records]

Category 59

Best Tropical Latin Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Asi Soy
Isaac Delgado
[Machete Music]

Ciclos
Luis Enrique
[Top Stop Music]

Guasábara
José Lugo Orchestra
[Caminalo Discos Inc./Sony Music Norte]

Gracias
Omara Portuondo
[World Village]

Bach In Havana
Tiempo Libre
[Sony Classical]

Category 60

Best Regional Mexican Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Corazón Ranchero
Shaila Dúrcal
[EMI Mexico]

Necesito De Ti
Vicente Fernández
[Sony Music Norte]

Compañeras
Mariachi Reyna De Los Angeles
[Serenata Records]

10 Aniversario
Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
[Shea Records/East Side Records]

Pegadito Al Corazón
Joan Sebastian
[Balboa Records Co. & Discos Musart]

Category 61

Best Tejano Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Borders Y Bailes
Los Texmaniacs
[Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]

Divina
Stefani Montiel
[Ro Records/World Records]

All The Way Live
Jay Perez
[Tejas Records]

Point Of View
Joe Posada
[Baby Dude Records]

Radiación Musical
Sunny Sauceda Y Todo Eso
[Tejas Records]

Category 62

Best Norteño Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Dejame Soñar
Cumbre Norteña
[Sony Music Latin]

El Niño De Oro
El Compa Chuy
[Sony Music Norte]

Pese A Quien Le Pese
Los Rieleros Del Norte
[Fonovisa]

Tu Noche Con…Los Tigres Del Norte
Los Tigres Del Norte
[Fonovisa]

Soy Todo Tuyo
Los Tucanes De Tijuana
[Fonovisa]

Category 63

Best Banda Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Se Nos Murio El Amor
El Güero Y Su Banda Centenario
[A.R.C. Discos]

Mas Adelante
La Arrolladora Banda El Limón De Rene Camacho
[Disa]

Derecho De Antiguedad
La Original Banda El Limón De Salvador Lizárraga
[Fonovisa]

Tu Esclavo Y Amo
Lupillo Rivera
[Disa]

Field 13 — American Roots

Category 64

Best Americana Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Together Through Life
Bob Dylan
[Columbia]

Electric Dirt
Levon Helm
[Dirt Farmer Music/Vanguard Records]

Willie And The Wheel
Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel
[Bismeaux Records]

Wilco (The Album)
Wilco
[Nonesuch]

Little Honey
Lucinda Williams
[Lost Highway Records]

Category 65

Best Bluegrass Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Could We Get Any Closer?
Jim Lauderdale
[Sky Crunch Records]

The Crow / New Songs For The Five-String Banjo
Steve Martin
[Rounder]

Buckaroo Blue Grass
Michael Martin Murphey
[Rural Rhythm Records]

Almost Live
Bryan Sutton And Friends
[Sugar Hill Records]

Destination Life
Rhonda Vincent
[Rounder]

Category 66

Best Traditional Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

A Stranger Here
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
[ANTI]

Blue Again
The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band Featuring Rick Vito
[429 Records]

Rough & Tough
John Hammond
[Chesky Records]

Stomp! The Blues Tonight
Duke Robillard
[Stony Plain Records]

Chicago Blues: A Living History
(Various Artists)
Larry Skoller, producer
[Raisin' Music]

Category 67

Best Contemporary Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

This Time
The Robert Cray Band
[Nozzle Records/Vanguard]

The Truth According To Ruthie Foster
Ruthie Foster
[Blue Corn Music]

Live: Hope At The Hideout
Mavis Staples
[ANTI]

Back To The River
Susan Tedeschi
[Verve Forecast]

Already Free
The Derek Trucks Band
[Victor Records]

Category 68

Best Traditional Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Cutting Loose
David Holt And Josh Goforth
[High Windy Audio]

Naked With Friends
Maura O'Connell
[Sugar Hill Records]

Polka Cola: Music That Refreshes
Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra
[Starr Records]

Singing Through The Hard Times: A Tribute To Utah Phillips
(Various Artists)
Jacqui Morse, Kendall Morse & Dan Schatz, producers
[righteous babe records, inc.]

High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project
Loudon Wainwright III
[2nd Story Sound Records]

Category 69

Best Contemporary Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Middle Cyclone
Neko Case
[ANTI]

Our Bright Future
Tracy Chapman
[Elektra]

Live
Shawn Colvin
[Nonesuch]

Secret, Profane & Sugarcane
Elvis Costello
[Hear Music]

Townes
Steve Earle
[New West Records]

Category 70

Best Hawaiian Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

He Nani
Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho
[Daniel Ho Creations]

Friends & Family Of Hawai`i
Amy Hanaiali`i
[UA Records]

Nani Mau Loa: Everlasting Beauty
Ho`okena
[Ho`omau Inc.]

Masters Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Volume 2
(Various Artists)
Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers
[Daniel Ho Creations]

Category 71

Best Native American Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Siyotanka
Michael Brant DeMaria
[Ontos Music]

Spirit Wind North
Bill Miller
[Cool Springs Music Group]

True Blue
Northern Cree
[Canyon Records]

Wind Songs — Native American Flute Solos
John Two-Hawks
[Circle Studios]

Riders Of The Healing Road
Johnny Whitehorse
[Silver Wave Records]

Category 72

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

Alligator Purse
Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet
[Yep Roc Records]

Lay Your Burden Down
Buckwheat Zydeco
[Alligator]

Stripped Down
The Magnolia Sisters
[Arhoolie Records]

Live At 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Pine Leaf Boys
[MunckMix, Inc.]

L'Ésprit Créole
Cedric Watson et Bijou Créole
[Valcour Records]

Field 14 — Reggae

Category 73

Best Reggae Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Rasta Got Soul
Buju Banton
[Gargamel Music, Inc.]

Brand New Me
Gregory Isaacs
[Tad's Record]

Awake
Julian Marley
[Ghetto Youths/Tuff Gong/Universal Republic]

Mind Control — Acoustic
Stephen Marley
[Ghetto Youths/Tuff Gong/Universal Republic]

Imperial Blaze
Sean Paul
[VP/Atlantic]

Field 15 — World Music

Category 74

Best Traditional World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Ancient Sounds
Rahim Alhaj And Amjad Ali Khan
[UR Music]

Double Play
Liz Carroll & John Doyle
[Compass Records]

Douga Mansa
Mamadou Diabate
[World Village]

La Guerra No
John Santos Y El Coro Folklórico Kindembo
[Machete Records]

Drum Music Land
Ten Drum Art Percussion Group
[Wind Music]

Category 75

Best Contemporary World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Welcome To Mali
Amadou & Mariam
[Nonesuch]

Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 — Africa Sessions
Béla Fleck
[Rounder]

Day By Day
Femi Kuti
[Mercer Street Records]

Seya
Oumou Sangare
[Nonesuch]

Across The Divide: A Tale Of Rhythm & Ancestry
Omar Sosa
[Half Note Records]

Field 16 — Children's

Category 76

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

American Heroes #3
Jonathan Sprout
[Sprout Recordings]

Banjo To Beatbox
Cathy & Marcy With Special Guest Christylez Bacon
[Community Music, Inc.]

Family Time
Ziggy Marley
[Tuff Gong Worldwide]

Great Day
Milkshake
[Milkshake Music]

Jumpin' & Jammin'
Greg & Steve
[Greg & Steve Productions]

Pete Seeger Tribute — Ageless Kids' Songs
Buck Howdy
[Prairie Dog Entertainment]

Category 77

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

Aaaaah! Spooky, Scary Stories & Songs
Buck Howdy
[Prairie Dog Entertainment]

Captain Nobody
Dean Pitchford
[Random House Audio/Listening Library]

Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales
(Various Artists)
Sharon Gelman, Michele McGonigle & Alfre Woodard, producers
[Hachette Audio]

The Phantom Tollbooth
David Hyde Pierce
[Harper Children's Audio]

Scat
Ed Asner
[Random House Audio/Listening Library]

Through The Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There
Harlan Ellison
[Blackstone Audio Inc.]

Field 17 — Spoken Word

Category 78

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

Always Looking Up
Michael J. Fox
[Hyperion Audio]

Jonathan Winters — A Very Special Time
Jonathan Winters (Music By Verne Langdon & Skip Edwards)
[Dejavu Record Company/The Orchard]

The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Richard Dreyfuss & David Strathairn
[BBC Audiobooks America]

The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
Various Artists Including Michael Madsen, Sandra Oh, Edward Herrmann & Others
Yuri Rasovsky & Josh Stanton, producers
[Blackstone Audio Inc.]

We Can Have Peace In The Holy Land
Jimmy Carter
[Simon & Schuster Audio]

Wishful Drinking
Carrie Fisher
[Simon & Schuster Audio]

Field 18 — Comedy

Category 79

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

Back From The Dead
Spinal Tap
[The Label Industry/Artist2Market Distribution]

A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All!
Stephen Colbert
[Comedy Central Records]

Internet Leaks
"Weird Al" Yankovic
[Volcano]

My Weakness Is Strong
Patton Oswalt
[Degenerate/Warner Bros.]

Suckin’ It For The Holidays
Kathy Griffin
[Music With A Twist]

Tall, Dark & Chicano
George Lopez
[Comedy Central Records]

Field 19 — Musical Show

Category 80

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.))

Ain't Misbehavin'
Robert Sher, producer (Various, composer; Various, lyricist) (30th Anniversary Cast Recording With Ruben Studdard, Frenchie Davis & Others)
[Rhino]

Hair
Noah Cornman, Kurt Deutsch, Joel Moss & Steve Norman, producers (Galt MacDermot, composer; James Rado & Gerome Ragni, lyricists) (New Broadway Cast With Sasha Allen, Gavin Creel & Others)
[Razor & Tie Entertainment/Ghostlight Records]

9 To 5 The Musical
Frank Filipetti, producer; Dolly Parton, composer; Dolly Parton, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty & Others)
[Dolly Records/Artist2Market Distribution]

Shrek The Musical
Peter Hylenski & Jeanine Tesori, producers; Jeanine Tesori, composer; David Lindsay-Abaire, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Brian d'Arcy James, Sutton Foster & Others)
[Decca Broadway]

West Side Story
David Caddick & David Lai, producers (Leonard Bernstein, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast with Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione & Others)
[Masterworks Broadway]

Field 20 — Film/TV/Visual Media

Category 81

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.)

Cadillac Records
(Various Artists)
[Music World Music/Columbia]

Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds
(Various Artists)
[A Band Apart/Warner Bros.]

Slumdog Millionaire
(Various Artists)
[N.E.E.T./Interscope Records]

True Blood
(Various Artists)
[Elektra]

Twilight
(Various Artists)
[Summit Ent./Chop Shop/Atlantic]

Category 82

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 Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (Disc 1)
Alexandre Desplat, composer
[Concord Records]

Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
Nicholas Hooper, composer
[New Line Records]

Milk
Danny Elfman, composer
[Decca]

Star Trek
Michael Giacchino, composer
[Varèse Sarabande]

Up
Michael Giacchino, composer
[Walt Disney Records]

Category 83

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.)

The Climb (From Hannah Montana: The Movie)
Jessi Alexander & Jon Mabe, songwriters (Miley Cyrus)
[Walt Disney Records; Publishers: Vistaville Music, Hopeless Rose Music, Music Of Stage Three, Mabe It Big Music.]

Decode (From Twilight)
Josh Farro, Hayley Williams & Taylor York, songwriters (Paramore)
[Summit Ent./Chop Shop/Atlantic; Publishers: WB Music Corp/But Father, I Just Want To Sing Music/Josh's Music/FBR Music, Meaux Hits/Hunterboro Music, Rimutaka Music.]

Jai Ho (From Slumdog Millionaire)
Gulzar, A.R. Rahman & Tanvi Shah, songwriters (A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash)
[N.E.E.T./Interscope Records; Publisher: KM Musiq.]

Once In A Lifetime (From Cadillac Records)
Ian Dench, James Dring, Amanda Ghost, Beyoncé Knowles, Scott McFarnon & Jody Street, songwriters (Beyoncé)
[Music World Music/Columbia; Publishers: B-Day Publishing/EMI April Music, Amanda Ghost Bucks Music Group Ltd./EMI Blackwood, Red Ink Music Ltd., Ian Dench Music/Songs of Kobalt Music, Chrysalis Music.]

The Wrestler (From The Wrestler)
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
[Columbia; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen.]

Field 21 — Composing/Arranging

Category 84

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

Borat In Syracuse
Paquito D'Rivera, composer (Paquito D'Rivera Quintet)
Track from: Jazz-Clazz
[Timba Records]

Counting To Infinity
Tim Davies, composer (Tim Davies Big Band)
Track from: Dialmentia
[Origin Records]

Fluffy
Bob Florence, composer (Bob Florence Limited Edition)
Track from: Legendary
[MAMA Records]

Ice-Nine
Steve Wiest, composer (University Of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band)
Track from: Lab 2009
[North Texas Jazz]

Married Life (From Up)
Michael Giacchino, composer (Michael Giacchino)
Track from: Up — Soundtrack
[Walt Disney Records]

Category 85

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

Emmanuel
Jeremy Lubbock, arranger (Chris Botti & Lucia Micarelli)
Track from: In Boston
[Columbia]

Hope
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Jim Beard With Vince Mendoza & The Metropole Orchestra)
Track from: Revolutions
[Sunny Side Records]

Slings And Arrows
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge)
Track from: The Comet's Tail: Performing The Compositions Of Michael Brecker
[MAMA Records]

Up With End Credits (From Up)
Michael Giacchino, arranger (Michael Giacchino)
Track from: Up — Soundtrack
[Walt Disney Records]

West Side Story Medley
Bill Cunliffe, arranger (Resonance Big Band)
Track from: Resonance Big Band Plays Tribute To Oscar Peterson
[Resonance Records]

Category 86

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

A Change Is Gonna Come
David Foster & Jerry Hey, arrangers (Seal)
Track from: Soul
[143/Warner Bros.]