AND THE GRAMMY GOES TO
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Rehab - Amy Winehouse; Mark Ronson, producer; Tom Elmhirst,
engineer/mixer; Track from: "Back To Black" [Universal Republic Records]
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
"River: The Joni Letters" - Herbie Hancock; Leonard Cohen, Norah Jones,
Joni Mitchell, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza & Tina Turner, featured
artists; Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, producers; Helik Hadar,
engineer/mixer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer [Verve]
RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
"Umbrella" - Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z; Track from: "Good Girl Gone Bad"
[Def Jam Recordings]
COUNTRY ALBUM
"These Days" - Vince Gill [MCA Nashville]
ROCK ALBUM
"Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace" - Foo Fighters [Roswell/RCA Records]
RAP ALBUM
"Graduation" - Kanye West [Roc-A-Fella Records]
BEST NEW ARTIST
Amy Winehouse
R&B SONG
"No One" - Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers & Alicia Keys, songwriters
(Alicia Keys) [J Records/MBK Entertainment; Publishers: Lellow
Productions/EMI April Music, Book Of Daniel Music/EMI Music Publishing,
D. Harry Productions]
SONG OF THE YEAR
"Rehab" - Amy Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse); Track from: "Back
To Black" [Universal Republic Records; Publisher: EMI Music Publishing]
FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"No One" - Alicia Keys [J Records/MBK Entertainment]
FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Rehab" - Amy Winehouse; Track from: "Back To Black" [Universal Republic
Records]
MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"What Goes Around...Comes Around" - Justin Timberlake [Jive]
POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL
"Makes Me Wonder" - Maroon 5; Track from: "It Won't Be Soon Before Long"
[Octone/A&M Records]
ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL
"Icky Thump" - The White Stripes; Track from: "Icky Thump" [Third
Man/Warner Bros.]
ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM
"We Are The Night" - The Chemical Brothers [Astralwerks]
TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
"Call Me Irresponsible" - Michael Bublé [143 Records/Reprise]
SOLO ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Radio Nowhere" - Bruce Springsteen; Track from: "Magic" [Columbia]
HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE
"The Pretender" - Foo Fighters; [Roswell/RCA Records]
METAL PERFORMANCE
"Final Six" - Slayer; Track from: "Christ Illusion" [American
Recording/Columbia
ROCK INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE
"Once Upon A Time In The West" - Bruce Springsteen; Track from: "We All
Love Ennio Morricone" [Sony Classical]
ROCK SONG
"Radio Nowhere" - Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen);
Track from: "Magic" [Columbia; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen]
ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
"Icky Thump" - The White Stripes [Third Man/Warner Bros.]
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Mark Ronson
"Back To Black" (Amy Winehouse)
"Littlest Things" (Lily Allen)
"Rehab" (Amy Winehouse)
"Version" (Mark Ronson)
"You Know I'm No Good" (Amy Winehouse)
BLUEGRASS ALBUM
"The Bluegrass Diaries" - Jim Lauderdale [Yep Roc Records]
JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
"Avant Gershwin" - Patti Austin [Rendezvous Entertainment]
COMEDY ALBUM
"The Distant Future" - Flight Of The Conchords [Sub Pop]
COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK ALBUM FOR MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION OR
OTHER VISUAL MEDIA
"Love" - (The Beatles) [Apple Records/Capitol Records]
DANCE RECORDING
"LoveStoned/I Think She Knows - Justin Timberlake; Nate (Danja) Hills,
Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland,
mixers Track from: "FutureSex/LoveSounds" [Jive/Zomba]
ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
"Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps" - Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (Los
Angeles Philharmonic) [Deutsche Grammophon]
POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
"Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss;
[Rounder Records]
POP INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE
"One Week Last Summer" - Joni Mitchell; Track from: "Shine" [Hear Music]
POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
"The Mix-Up" - Beastie Boys [Capitol Records]
POP VOCAL ALBUM
"Back To Black" - Amy Winehouse [Universal Republic Records]
CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM
"River: The Joni Letters" - Herbie Hancock [Verve]
CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM
"Because Of You" - Ne-Yo [Def Jam Recordings]
RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
"Southside" - Common Featuring Kanye West; Track from: "Finding Forever"
[Geffen]
TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM
Last Of The Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In Dallas
Henry James Townsend, Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins, Robert Lockwood, Jr.
& David
"Honeyboy" Edwards [The Blue Shoe Project]
CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM
The Road To Escondido
JJ Cale & Eric Clapton [Reprise Records/Warner Music Group]
R&B ALBUM
"Funk This" -Chaka Khan [Burgundy Records]
URBAN/ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE
"Daydreamin'" - Lupe Fiasco Featuring Jill Scott; Track from: "Lupe
Fiasco's Food & Liquor" [1st & 15th/Atlantic]
MALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Stupid Boy" - Keith Urban; Track from: "Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy
Thing" [Capitol Records Nashville]
COUNTRY SONG
"Before He Cheats" - Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie
Underwood); Track from: "Some Hearts" [19 Recordings/Arista Nashville;
Publishers: That Little House Music, Mighty Underdog Music/Sony/ATV
Cross Keys Publishing]
FEMALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Before He Cheats" - Carrie Underwood; Track from: "Some Hearts" [19
Recordings/Arista Nashville]
COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL
"How Long" - Eagles [Eagles Recording Co. II]
COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
"Lost Highway" - Willie Nelson & Ray Price; Track from: "Last Of The
Breed" [Lost Highway Records]
GOSPEL PERFORMANCE (Tie
"Blessed & Highly Favored" - The Clark Sisters
Track from: Live - One Last Time [EMI Gospel]
"Never Gonna Break My Faith" - Aretha Franklin & Mary J. Blige
(Featuring The Harlem Boys Choir)
Track from: Bobby: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Island Def Jam]
JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM, INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP
"Pilgrimage" - Michael Brecker [Heads Up International]
LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
"A Tale Of God's Will (A Requiem For Katrina)" - Terence Blanchard [Blue
Note]
RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE
"Stronger" - Kanye West; Track from: "Graduation" [Roc-A-Fella Records]
RAP SONG
"Good Life" - A. Davis, F. Najm & K. West, songwriters (J. Ingram & Q.
Jones, songwriters) (Kanye West Featuring T-Pain); Track from:
"Graduation" [Roc-A-Fella; Publishers: Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since
1978, Warner-Tamerlane Punlishing, Yellow Brick Road Music/Eiseman
Music]
NEW AGE ALBUM
"Crestone" - Paul Winter Consort [Living Music]
LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
"Funk Tango" - Paquito D'Rivera Quintet? [Paquito Records]
MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Future Baby Mama" - Prince; Track from: "Planet Earth" [Columbia/NPG
Records]
R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
"Disrespectful" - Chaka Khan Featuring Mary J. Blige [Burgundy/Sony/BMG]
TRADITIONAL R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"In My Songs" - Gerald Levert; Track from: "In My Songs" [Atlantic]
ZYDECO OR CAJUN MUSIC ALBUM
Live! Worldwide
Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience [AIM Trading Group P/L]
POLKA ALBUM
Come Share The Wine
Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra [Rounder]
SOUTHERN, COUNTRY OR BLUEGRASS GOSPEL ALBUM
Salt Of The Earth
Ricky Skaggs & The Whites [Skaggs Family Records]
ROCK OR RAP GOSPEL ALBUM
Before The Daylight's Shot
Ashley Cleveland [204 Records]
TRADITIONAL SOUL GOSPEL ALBUM
Live - One Last Time
The Clark Sisters [EMI Gospel]
POP/CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL ALBUM
A Deeper Level
Israel And New Breed [Integrity Music]
CONTEMPORARY R&B GOSPEL ALBUM
Free To Worship
Fred Hammond [Verity]
GOSPEL SONG
"Blessed & Highly Favored" - Karen Clark-Sheard, songwriter (The Clark
Sisters)
Track from: Live - One Last Time [EMI Gospel; Publisher: K. Sheard's
Melody]
JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
"Anagram" - Michael Brecker; Track from: "Pilgrimage" [Heads Up
International]
REGGAE ALBUM
Mind Control
Stephen Marley [Tuff Gong/Ghetto Youths/Universal Republic]
TRADITIONAL FOLK ALBUM
Dirt Farmer
Levon Helm [Dirt Farmer Music/Vanguard Records]
NORTEŃO ALBUM
Detalles Y Emociones
Los Tigres Del Norte [Fonovisa Records]
TEJANO ALBUM
Before The Next Teardrop Falls
Little Joe & La Familia [TDI Records]
TRADITIONAL WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
African Spirit
Soweto Gospel Choir [Shanachie Entertainment
CONTEMPORARY WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
Djin Djin
Angelique Kidjo [Razor & Tie Direct/Starbucks Entertainment]
CONTEMPORARY FOLK/AMERICANA ALBUM
Washington Square Serenade
Steve Earle [New West Records]
NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC ALBUM
Totemic Flute Chants
Johnny Whitehorse [Silver Wave Records]
MEXICAN/MEXICAN-AMERICAN ALBUM
100% Mexicano
Pepe Aguilar [EMI Televisa]
HAWAIIAN MUSIC ALBUM
Treasures Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar
Various Artists
Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers
[Daniel Ho Creations]
BANDA ALBUM
Te Va A Gustar
El Chapo [Disa]
LATIN URBAN ALBUM
Residente O Visitante
Calle 13 [Norte]
LATIN ROCK/ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
No Hay Espacio
Black:Guayaba [Machete Music]
LATIN POP ALBUM
El Tren De Los Momentos
Alejandro Sanz [Warner Music Latina]
CHORAL PERFORMANCE
"Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem" - Simon Rattle, conductor; Simon Halsey,
chorus master (Thomas Quasthoff & Dorothea Röschmann; Rundfunkchor
Berlin; Berliner Philharmoniker) [EMI Classics]
OPERA RECORDING
"Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel" - Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor;
Rebecca Evans, Jane Henschel & Jennifer Larmore; Brian Couzens, producer
(Sarah Coppen, Diana Montague & Sarah Tynan; New London Children's
Choir; Philharmonia Orchestra) [Chandos Opera In English]
INSTRUMENTAL SOLOIST(S) PERFORMANCE (WITH ORCHESTRA)
"Barber/Korngold/Walton: Violin Concertos" - Bramwell Tovey, conductor;
James Ehnes (Vancouver Symphony Orchestra) [CBC Records]
INSTRUMENTAL SOLOIST PERFORMANCE (WITHOUT ORCHESTRA)
"Beethoven Sonatas, Vol. 3" - Garrick Ohlsson [Bridge Records, Inc.]
CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCE
"Strange Imaginary Animals" - Eighth Blackbird [Cedille Records]
CLASSICAL VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs" - Lorraine
Hunt Lieberson (James Levine; Boston Symphony Orchestra) [Nonesuch
Records]
CLASSICAL CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION
"Made In America" - Joan Tower (Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Nashville
Symphony Orchestra); Track from: "Tower: Made In America" [Naxos]
SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE (WITH OR WITHOUT CONDUCTOR)
"Stravinsky: Apollo, Concerto In D; Prokofiev: 20 Visions Fugitives" -
Yuri Bashmet, conductor; Moscow Soloists [Onyx Classics]
CLASSICAL CROSSOVER ALBUM
"A Love Supreme: The Legacy Of John Coltrane" - Turtle Island Quartet [Telarc]
REMIXED RECORDING, NON-CLASSICAL
"Bring The Noise (Benny Benassi Sfaction Remix)" - Benny Benassi,
remixer (Public Enemy); Track from: "Bring The Noise/Give It Up EP"
[Ultra Records]
SURROUND SOUND ALBUM
"Love" - Paul Hicks, surround mix engineer; Tim Young, surround
mastering engineer; George Martin & Giles Martin, surround producers
(The Beatles) [Apple/Capitol Records]
MUSICAL ALBUM FOR CHILDREN
"A Green And Red Christmas" - The Muppets; Ted Kryczko & Ed Mitchel,
producers [Walt Disney Records]
SPOKEN WORD ALBUM FOR CHILDREN
"Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows" - Jim Dale [Listening Library]
SPOKEN WORD ALBUM
"The Audacity Of Hope: Thoughts On Reclaiming The American Dream" -
Barack Obama [Random House Audio]
MUSICAL SHOW ALBUM
"Spring Awakening" - Duncan Sheik, producer; Duncan Sheik, composer;
Steven Sater, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Jonathan Groff, Lea
Michele & Others) [Decca Broadway]
RECORDING PACKAGE
"Cassadaga" - Zack Nipper, art director (Bright Eyes) [Saddle Creek]
BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
"What It Is!: Funky Soul And Rare Grooves (1967-1977)" - Masaki Koike,
art director (Various Artists) [Rhino]
ALBUM NOTES
"John Work, III: Recording Black Culture" - Bruce Nemerov, album notes
writer (Various Artists) [Spring Fed Records]
HISTORICAL ALBUM
"The Live Wire - Woody Guthrie In Performance 1949" - Nora Guthrie &
Jorge Arévalo Mateus, compilation producers; Jamie Howarth, Steve
Rosenthal, Warren Russell-Smith & Dr. Kevin Short, mastering engineers
(Woody Guthrie) [Woody Guthrie Publications]
ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
"Beauty & Crime" - Tchad Blake, Cameron Craig, Emery Dobyns & Jimmy
Hogarth, engineers (Suzanne Vega) [Blue Note]
SHORT-FORM MUSIC VIDEO
"God's Gonna Cut You Down" - Johnny Cash; Tony Kaye, video director;
Rachel Curl, video producer [American Records/Lost Highway Records]
LONG-FORM MUSIC VIDEO
"The Confessions Tour" - Madonna; Jonas Akerlund, video director; Sara
Martin & David May, video producers [Warner Bros.]
