Hey Everyone here is the complete list of Grammy Nominations as annoucned last night on CBS
Category 1
Record Of The Year (Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)
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.)
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]
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]
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.]
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.]
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]
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.)
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]
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.)
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.]
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.)
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]
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]
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]
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.]
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.]
Best Instrumental Composition (A Composer’s Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.)
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.]
Dedicated To You Laurence Hobgood, arranger (Kurt Elling)
Track from: Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman
[Concord Jazz]
In The Still Of The Night Thomas Zink, arranger (Anne Walsh)
Track from: Pretty World
[AtoZink Music]
My One And Only Thrill Vince Mendoza, arranger (Melody Gardot)
Track from: My One And Only Thrill
[Verve]
The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935–1946) Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong)
[Mosaic Records]
Dance-O-Mania: Harry Yerkes And The Dawn Of The Jazz Age, 1919–1923 Mark Berresford, album notes writer (The Happy Six)
[Rivermont Records]
Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson — Music From The Film Douglas Brinkley & Johnny Depp, album notes writers (Various Artists)
[Legacy Recordings]
My Dusty Road Ed Cray & Bill Nowlin, album notes writers (Woody Guthrie)
[Rounder]
Origins Of The Red Hot Mama, 1910–1922 Lloyd Ecker & Susan Ecker, album notes writers (Sophie Tucker)
[Archeophone Records]
The Complete Chess Masters (1950–1967) Andy McKaie, compilation producer; Erick Labson, mastering engineer (Little Walter)
[Hip-O Select/Geffen Records]
My Dusty Road Scott Billington, Michael Creamer & Bill Nowlin, compilation producers; Doug Pomeroy, mastering engineer (Woody Guthrie)
[Rounder]
Origins Of The Red Hot Mama, 1910–1922 Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Sophie Tucker)
[Archeophone Records]
Take Me To The Water: Immersion Baptism In Vintage Music And Photography 1890–1950 Steven Lance Ledbetter & Jim Linderman, compilation producers; Robert Vosgien, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
[Dust-To-Digital]
Woodstock — 40 Years On: Back To Yasgur’s Farm Cheryl Pawelski, Mason Williams & Andy Zax, compilation producers; Dave Schultz, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
[Rhino]
Gossip In The Grain Ethan Johns & Dominic Monks, engineers (Ray LaMontagne)
[RCA Records]
My One And Only Thrill Helik Hadar & Al Schmitt, engineers (Melody Gardot)
[Verve]
Safe Trip Home Jon Brion, Grippa, Greg Koller & Jim Scott, engineers (Dido)
[Arista]
Swan Feathers Richard Alderson, Chris Allen, Roman Klun, Lawrence Manchester, Rob Mounsey, Jay Newland & Gordie Sampson, engineers (Leslie Mendelson)
[Rykodisc]
Category 92
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical (A Producer’s Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.))
T Bone Burnett
Moonalice (Moonalice) (A)
Secret, Profane & Sugarcane (Elvis Costello) (A)
Ethan Johns
Gossip In The Grain (Ray LaMontagne) (A)
Larry Klein
Acadian Driftwood (Zachary Richard) (T)
Bare Bones (Madeleine Peyroux) (A)
My One And Only Thrill (Melody Gardot) (A)
Our Bright Future (Tracy Chapman) (A)
Tide (Luciana Souza) (A)
Greg Kurstin
It’s Not Me, It’s You (Lily Allen) (A)
Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future (The Bird And The Bee) (A)
Brendan O’Brien
Black Ice (AC/DC) (A)
Crack The Skye (Mastodon) (A)
The Fixer (Pearl Jam) (S)
Killswitch Engage (Killswitch Engage) (A)
Working On A Dream (Bruce Springsteen) (A)
Category 93
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical (A Remixer’s Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.)
Don’t Believe In Love (Dennis Ferrer Objektivity Mix) Dennis Ferrer, remixer (Dido)
[Arista]
The Girl And The Robot (Jean Elan Remix) Jean Elan, remixer (Röyksopp)
[Astralwerks]
I Want You (Dave Aude Remix) Dave Aude, remixer (Dean Coleman Featuring DCLA)
Track from: I Want You
[Yoshitoshi Recordings]
No You Girls (Trentemøller Remix) Anders Trentemøller, remixer (Franz Ferdinand)
Track from: Blood: Franz Ferdinand
[Domino]
When Love Takes Over (Electro Extended Remix) David Guetta, remixer (David Guetta Featuring Kelly Rowland)
[Astralwerks]
Best Surround Sound Album (For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)
Colabs David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber, Allen Hart, DJ Muad’Deep, Seren Wen, Musetta, Henta, Marcell Marias & Gail Pettis)
[51bpm]
Flute Mystery Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter L’Orange, surround mix engineers; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Emily Beynon, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Fred Johnny Berg, Catherine Beynon & Philharmonia Orchestra)
[2L/Lindberg Lyd]
Best Engineered Album, Classical (An Engineer’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.))
Britten: Billy Budd Neil Hutchinson & Jonathan Stokes, engineers (Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, Ian Bostridge, Gidon Saks, Neal Davies, Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra)
[Virgin Classics]
Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10 Peter Laenger, engineer (Michael Tilson Thomas & San Francisco Symphony)
[SFS Media]
QSF Plays Brubeck Judy Kirschner, engineer (Quartet San Francisco)
[Violinjazz Recordings]
Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé Jesse Lewis & John Newton, engineers (James Levine, Tanglewood Festival Chorus & Boston Symphony Orchestra)
[BSO Classics]
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15 John Newton & Dirk Sobotka, engineers (Valery Gergiev & Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
[Mariinsky]
Category 96
Producer Of The Year, Classical (A Producer’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.))
Blanton Alspaugh
Carlson, David: Anna Karenina (Stewart Robertson, Christine Abraham, Sarah Colburn, Robert Gierlach, Christian Van Horn, Kelly Kaduce, Opera Theatre Of Saint Louis & Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra)
Menotti: Amahl And The Night Visitors; My Christmas (Alastair Willis, Ike Hawkersmith, Kirsten Gunlogson, Dean Anthony, Todd Thomas, Kevin Short, Bart LeFan, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Nashville Symphony Chorus & Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
Ravel: L’Enfant Et Les Sortilèges (Alastair Willis, Julie Boulianne, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chattanooga Boys Choir, Nashville Symphony Chorus & Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
Schubert: Death And The Maiden (JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
Sierra, Roberto: Missa Latina ‘Pro Pace’ (Andreas Delfs, Nathaniel Webster, Heidi Grant Murphy, Milwaukee Symphony Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
Steven Epstein
Adams: Doctor Atomic Symphony (David Robertson & Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra)
Bernstein: Mass (Marin Alsop, Jubilant Sykes, Asher Edward Wulfman, Morgan State University Choir, Peabody Children’s Chorus & Baltimore Symphony Orchestra)
Corigliano: A Dylan Thomas Trilogy (Leonard Slatkin, George Mabry, Sir Thomas Allen, Nashville Symphony Chorus & Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
Fauré: Piano Quintets (Fine Arts Quartet & Cristina Oritz)
Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs Of Joy And Peace (Yo-Yo Ma & Various Artists)
John Fraser
Britten: Billy Budd (Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, Ian Bostridge, Gidon Saks, Neal Davies, Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra)
Midsummer Night (Kate Royal, Edward Gardner, Crouch End Festival Chorus & Orchestra Of English National Opera)
Schubert: Schwanengesang (Ian Bostridge & Antonio Pappano)
Shadows Of Silence (Leif Ove Andsnes, Franz Welzer-Möst & Sinfonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)
David Frost
An American Journey (Eroica Trio)
Journey To The New World (Sharon Isbin, Mark O’Connor & Joan Baez)
Korngold: Violin Concerto; Schauspiel Overture; Much Ado About Nothing (Philippe Quint, Carlos Miguel Prieto & Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria)
Mozart: Piano Concertos 21 & 22 (Jonathan Biss & Orpheus Chamber Orchestra)
O’Connor, Mark: String Quartets Nos. 2 & 3 (Ida Kavafian, Mark O’Connor, Paul Neubauer & Matt Haimovitz)
James Mallinson
MacMillan, James: St. John Passion (Sir Colin Davis, Christopher Maltman, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra)
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Valery Gergiev, Choir Of Eltham College, Choral Arts Society Of Washington, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra)
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15 (Valery Gergiev & Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
Shostakovich: The Nose (Valery Gergiev, Andrei Popov, Sergei Semishkur, Vladislav Sulimsky, Chorus Of The Mariinsky Theatre & Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
Best Classical Album (Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) if other than the Artist.)
Bernstein: Mass Marin Alsop, conductor; Jubilant Sykes; Steven Epstein, producer; Richard King, engineer/mixer (Asher Edward Wulfman; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Morgan State University Choir & Peabody Children’s Chorus)
[Naxos]
Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10 Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Ragnar Bohlin, Kevin Fox & Susan McMane, choir directors; Andreas Neubronner, producer; Peter Laenger, engineer/mixer; Andreas Neubronner, mastering engineer (Laura Claycomb, Anthony Dean Griffey, Katarina Karnéus, Quinn Kelsey, James Morris, Yvonne Naef, Elza van den Heever & Erin Wall; San Francisco Symphony; Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Girls Chorus & San Francisco Symphony Chorus)
[SFS Media]
Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé James Levine, conductor; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer; Jesse Lewis & John Newton, engineers/mixers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Boston Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus)
[BSO Classics]
Ravel: L’Enfant Et Les Sortilèges Alastair Willis, conductor; Julie Boulianne; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; Mark Donahue & John Hill, engineers/mixers (Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Chattanooga Boys Choir, Chicago Symphony Chorus & Nashville Symphony Chorus)
[Naxos]
Shostakovich: The Nose Valery Gergiev, conductor; Andrei Popov, Sergei Semishkur & Vladislav Sulimsky; James Mallinson, producer; John Newton & Dirk Sobotka, engineers/mixers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre; Chorus Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
[Mariinsky]
Category 98
Best Orchestral Performance (Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.)
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Simon Rattle, conductor (Susan Graham; Berliner Philharmoniker)
[EMI Classics]
Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 Benjamin Zander, conductor (Philharmonia Orchestra)
[Telarc]
Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé James Levine, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus)
[BSO Classics]
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15 Valery Gergiev, conductor (Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
[Mariinsky]
Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4 Antoni Wit, conductor (Jan Krzysztof Broja, Ewa Marczyk & Marek Marczyk; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra)
[Naxos]
Category 99
Best Opera Recording (Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s) and Principal Soloists.)
Britten: Billy Budd Daniel Harding, conductor; Ian Bostridge, Neal Davies, Nathan Gunn, Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose & Gidon Saks; John Fraser, producer (London Symphony Orchestra; Gentlemen Of The London Symphony Chorus)
[Virgin Classics]
Messiaen: Saint François D’Assise Ingo Metzmacher, conductor; Armand Arapian, Hubert Delamboye, Rod Gilfry, Henk Neven, Tom Randle & Camilla Tilling; Karin Elzendoorn, producer (The Hague Philharmonic; Chorus Of De Nederlandse Opera)
[Opus Arte]
Musto, John: Volpone Sara Jobin, conductor; Lisa Hopkins, Joshua Jeremiah, Museop Kim, Jeremy Little, Rodell Rosel & Faith Sherman; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Wolf Trap Opera Company)
[Wolf Trap Recordings]
Shostakovich: The Nose Valery Gergiev, conductor; Andrei Popov, Sergei Semishkur & Vladislav Sulimsky; James Mallinson, producer (Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre; Chorus Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
[Mariinsky]
Tan Dun: Marco Polo Tan Dun, conductor; Stephen Bryant, Sarah Castle, Zhang Jun, Nancy Allen Lundy, Stephen Richardson & Charles Workman; Ferenc van Damme, producer (Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; Cappella Amsterdam)
[Opus Arte]
Category 100
Best Choral Performance (Award to the Choral Conductor, and to the Orchestra Conductor if an Orchestra is on the recording, and to the Choral Director or Chorus Master if applicable.)
Handel: Coronation Anthems Harry Christophers, conductor (Alastair Ross; The Sixteen Orchestra; The Sixteen)
[CORO]
Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10 Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Ragnar Bohlin, Kevin Fox & Susan McMane, choir directors (Laura Claycomb, Anthony Dean Griffey, Elza van den Heever, Katarina Karnéus, Quinn Kelsey, James Morris, Yvonne Naef & Erin Wall; San Francisco Symphony; Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Symphony Chorus & San Francisco Girls Chorus)
[SFS Media]
Penderecki: Utrenja Antoni Wit, conductor (Gennady Bezzubenkov, Iwona Hossa, Piotr Kusiewicz, Piotr Nowacki & Agnieszka Rehlis; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Boys’ Choir & Warsaw Philharmonic Choir)
[Naxos]
Song Of The Stars: Granados, Casals & Blancafort Dennis Keene, conductor (Erica Kiesewetter; Mark Kruczek & Douglas Riva; Voices Of Ascension)
[Naxos]
A Spotless Rose Paul McCreesh, conductor (The Gabrieli Consort)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Category 101
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra) (Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor.)
Bartók: 3 Concertos Pierre Boulez, conductor (Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Yuri Bashmet, Gidon Kremer, Neil Percy, Tamara Stefanovich & Nigel Thomas; Berliner Philharmoniker & London Symphony Orchestra)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Bermel, Derek: Voices For Solo Clarinet And Orchestra Gil Rose, conductor; Derek Bermel (Boston Modern Orchestra Project)
Track from: Bermel, Derek: Voices
[BMOP/Sound]
Korngold: Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 35 Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor; Philippe Quint (Orquesta Sinfónica de Mineria)
Track from: Korngold Violin Concerto; Schauspiel Overture; Much Ado About Nothing
[Naxos]
Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor; Evgeny Kissin (Philharmonia Orchestra)
[EMI Classics]
Salonen, Esa-Pekka: Piano Concerto Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Yefim Bronfman (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Track from: Salonen
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Category 102
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra) (Award to the Instrumental Soloist.)
Schumann/Bartók: The Berlin Recital Martha Argerich & Gidon Kremer
[EMI Classics]
Takemitsu, Toru: And Then I Knew ‘Twas Wind Yolanda Kondonassis, Cynthia Phelps & Joshua Smith
Track from: Debussy & Takemitsu: Air: Music For Harp, Flute & Strings
[TELARC]
Category 104
Best Small Ensemble Performance (Award to the Ensemble (and to the Conductor.))
Bach: Orchestral Suites For A Young Prince Monica Huggett, conductor; Gonzalo X. Ruiz; Ensemble Sonnerie
[Avie Records]
Josquin: Missa Malheur Me Bat Peter Phillips, conductor; Tallis Scholars
[Gimell]
Lang, David: The Little Match Girl Passion Paul Hillier, conductor; Ars Nova Copenhagen & Theatre Of Voices
[Harmonia Mundi]
Song Of Songs Stile Antico (Alison Hill & Benedict Hymas)
[harmonia mundi]
Vivaldi: Concertos Daniel Hope & Anne Sofie von Otter; Chamber Orchestra Of Europe (Kristian Bezuidenhout)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Category 105
Best Classical Vocal Performance (Award to the Vocal Soloist(s).)
Bach Anne Sofie von Otter (Lars Ulrik Mortensen; Anders J. Dahlin, Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Tomas Medici & Karin Roman; Concerto Copenhagen)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Bel Canto Spectacular Juan Diego Flórez (Daniel Oren; Daniella Barcellona, Patrizia Ciofi, Plácido Domingo, Mariusz Kwiecien, Anna Netrebko & Fernando Piqueras; Orquestra De La Comunitat Valenciana; Cor De La Generalitat Valenciana)
[Decca]
Recital At Ravinia Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Drew Minter; Peter Serkin)
[Harmonia Mundi]
Un Frisson Français Susan Graham (Malcom Martineau)
[Onyx Classics]
Verismo Arias Renée Fleming (Marco Armiliato; Jonas Kaufmann; Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppi Verdi; Coro Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppi Verdi)
[Decca]
Category 106
Best Classical Contemporary Composition (A Composer’s Award. (For a contemporary classical composition composed within the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year.) Award to the librettist, if applicable.)
Crumb, George: The Winds Of Destiny George Crumb (James Freeman)
Track from: Crumb: American Songbooks 2 & 4
[Bridge Records]
The Melody Of Rhythm Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer (Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
[E1 Music]
QSF Plays Brubeck Quartet San Francisco
[Violinjazz Recordings]
Twelve Songs By Charles Ives Theo Bleckmann; Kneebody
[Winter & Winter]
Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs Of Joy And Peace Yo-Yo Ma (Odair Assad, Sergio Assad, Chris Botti, Dave Brubeck, Matt Brubeck, John Clayton, Paquito d’Rivera, Renée Fleming, Diana Krall, Alison Krauss, Natalie McMaster, Edgar Meyer, Cristina Pato, Joshua Redman, Jake Shimabukuro, Silk Road Ensemble, James Taylor, Chris Thile, Wu Tong, Alon Yavnai & Amelia Zirin-Brown)
[Sony Classical]
Best Short Form Music Video (For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.)
Mr. Hurricane Beast Ben Steiger Levine, video director; Sach Baylin-Stern, video producer
[Verve Forecast]
Boom Boom Pow The Black Eyed Peas Mat Cullen & Mark Kudsi, video directors; Anna Joseph & Patrick Nugent, video producers
[Interscope Records]
Life In Technicolor II Coldplay Dougal Wilson, video director; Matthew Fone, video producer
[Capitol]
Wrong Depeche Mode Patrick Daughters, video director; Jonathan Lia, video producer
[Capitol]
Her Morning Elegance Oren Lavie
[A Quarter Past Wonderful/Adrenaline]
Category 109
Best Long Form Music Video (For video album packages consisting of more than one song or track. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer of at least 51% of the total playing time.)
In Boston Chris Botti Jim Gable, video director; Bobby Colomby, video producer
[Columbia]
Johnny Cash’s America (Johnny Cash) Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video directors; Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video producers
[Columbia/Legacy]
Anita O’Day — The Life Of A Jazz Singer (Anita O’Day) Robbie Cavolina & Ian McCrudden, video directors; Robbie Cavolina, Melissa Davis & Ian McCrudden, video producers
[AOD Productions]
Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy World Tour Live Keith Urban Chris Hicky, video director; Blake Morrison, video producer
[Capitol Nashville]
The Beatles Love — All Together Now (Various Artists) Adrian Wills, video director; Martin Bolduc & Jonathan Clyde, video producers
[Apple/Capitol]
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