Happy New Year 2011...

Hay everyone in the world, this special occasion we will celebrate our very happy NEW YEAR 2011 with family, friends or even our lover. Hope next year well far better and keep the nation peacefull and gracefull. Spirit of fireworks in the countdown time were very hard beating and breath taking, but enjoyfull and happiness. Congratz for all and once again SAY we wizz u very happy new year 2011

'Hold It Against Me' Officially on 7th January

Britney Spears was buzzing around in the BRITmas holiday news maker week with the most anticipated single 'Hold It Against Me' will be released and make hottest debut on 7th January according to Sharon Dastur, program director for NYC’s Z100 radio. “It’s produced by Dr. Luke and Max Martin, and the beat that they give her is really unique compared to other artists — this infectious bass beat beneath the song,” Dastur says in the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, on newsstands tomorrow. “Plus, the hook is just amazing.” Spears doing her thing again over an “infectious bass beat” from pop maestros Dr. Luke and Max Martin sounds and it's only for Britney Spears comeback 7th along waiting studio album in march.

Bruno Mars & Taylor Swift in Billboard Holiday!!!

In the long christmas holiday digital download increasing and made Bruno Mars 'Grenade' took over #1 top spot from Katy Perry's 3 weeks in a row hits 'Firework'. Also including added new improved songs from Wiz Khalifa and Enrique Iglesias on #6 & #7 TOP 10 Billboard 100 Singles chart spot.

Here's the TOP 10 Favorite Holiday Song on Billboard Singles Chart :

1 2 13 Grenade, Bruno Mars
2 1 10 Firework, Katy Perry
3 5 9 We R Who We R, Ke$ha
4 3 10 What’s My Name?, Rihanna Featuring Drake
5 4 12 Raise Your Glass, P!nk
6 12 12 Black And Yellow, Wiz Khalifa
7 13 5 Tonight (I’m Lovin’ You), Enrique Iglesias Featuring Ludacris & DJ Frank E
8 11 20 Bottoms Up, Trey Songz Featuring Nicki Minaj
9 8 7 The Time (Dirty Bit), The Black Eyed Peas
10 6 23 Just The Way You Are, Bruno Mars 

Taylor Swift still got a lot of Christmas and holiday gifts as her headline album 'Speak Now' hold on TOP Billboard 200 Album this week. Another new entry on the TOP 10 list are Jamie Foxx & Keyshia Cole latest album peaking #6 and #9. 

BILLBOARD 200 TOP 10 Album in holiday season :

1. Taylor Swift, Speak Now, 276,000 *1
2. Susan Boyle, The Gift, 240,000
3. Various Artists, Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album, 160,000
4. Jackie Evancho, O Holy Night, 151,000
5. Michael Jackson, MICHAEL, 150,000
6. Jamie Foxx, Best Night Of My Life, 144,000 *NEW
7. Eminem, Recovery, 137,000
8. Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday, 133,000
9. Keyshia Cole, Calling All Hearts, 128,000 *NEW
10 Rihanna, Loud, 111,000

TOP 20 Hollywood's Highest Earning of 2010

It's officially released! They were not just ordinary musician, athlete, talk show host, movie director and producer but they're super famous and rich over this year. With amazing money making machine they proved still exist in Hollywood showbiz. Here's Top 20 Highest Earning of 2010 according to Forbes :

• Oprah Winfrey: Estimated earnings: $315 million
• James Cameron: Estimated earnings: $210 million
• Tyler Perry: Estimated earnings: $125 million
• Michael Bay: Estimated earnings: $120 million
• Tiger Woods: Estimated earnings: $105 million
• Jerry Bruckheimer: Estimated earnings: $100 million
• Steven Spielberg: Estimated earnings: $100 million
• George Lucas: Estimated earnings: $95 million
• Beyonce Knowles: Estimated earnings: $87 million
• Dr. Phil: Estimated earnings: $80 million
• Simon Cowell: Estimated earnings: $80 million
• Jerry Seinfeld: Estimated earnings: $75 million
• Britney Spears: Estimated earnings: $64 million
• Lady Gaga: Estimated earnings: $62 million
• Madonna: Estimated earnings: $58 million
• Sandra Bullock: Estimated earnings: $56 million
• Ellen DeGeneres: Estimated earnings: $55 million
• Miley Cyrus: Estimated earnings: $48 million
• Taylor Swift: Estimated earnings: $45 million
• Judge Judy Sheindlin: Estimated earnings: $45 million

"Black Swan" for Academy Awards 2011

Thrilling, charming & shining it's my term for the newest movie from 'The Wrestler' director, Darren Aronofsky called 'Black Swan' starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis and Winona Ryder. The story was centering in Nina Sayers rivaling ballet dancer to be the Queen of the Black Swan festival. The casts were so amazing & enchanting in their though character, with very dark situation and mysterious horror background. 'Black Swan' was proper to be most nominated in Academy Awards/Oscar next year, with Best Picture, Best Leading & Supporting Actress and overwhelming achievement in Make Up, Art Direction, Costume and Cinematography. Black Swan also nominated 4 Golden Globe Awards and IMDB rated this movie 8.8 out of 10, that's very good marks.  

Keep Support Garuda & #Love Indonesia...

The most anticipated event in South East Asia, AFF Cup entered second leg grand final spotlight events, against Malaysia team. Keep pray and support our timnas in the following wednesday (29th Dec.) in GBK stadion aired live on RCTI, so just Love Indonesia fully and be supportive in the game!!!

"Little Fockers" Got Christmas Box Office Gift!

 Box office took over by the Focker family reunion. The Movie beats True Grit (2010) in the Christmas holiday. Little Fockers got Chritsmas Box office estimated gift about $34 million on approximately 5,000 screens at 3,536 locations, in five-day opening to $48.3 million. Christmas movie TOP 10 lists :

Title                             Weekend      Gross

1 Little Fockers (2010) $34M       $48.3M
2 True Grit (2010)     $25.6M     $36.8M
3 TRON: Legacy (2010)     $20.1M     $88.3M
4 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)     $10.8M     $63.9M
5 Yogi Bear (2010)     $8.8M     $36.8M
6 The Fighter (2010)     $8.5M     $27.6M
7 Gulliver's Travels (2010)     $7.2M     $7.2M
8 Black Swan (2010)     $6.6M     $29M
9 Tangled (2010)     $6.52M     $144M
10 The Tourist (2010)     $5.7M     $41.2M

Toyota FT-HS Hybrid Sports Car

The hybrid version consists of an electric propelling system that could alone drive the car at low speeds. Apart from this, there are various other improved features inside the car. Even at high speeds, the car gives a smooth ride without any bumps. Running at a magnificent 187 hp, the technology provides an effortless transition from a pure electrical power to a conventional gasoline engine.

Lovely Celeb of 2010!!!

Like a fine wine, some celebrities get even better with age. More than half the celebs our readers voted in as the Top 10 Celebrities You Love of 2010 have all been in the business for over 10 years, and one even so much as 50 years. But one thing is for sure, you guys like a woman on top and love her, hate her, say what you want about her, you voted her as the #1 Top Celebrity You Love of 2010.

Top 10 Celebrities You Love of 2010 : 
10. Conan O’Brien
With hands down the funniest Twitter of 2010 and a hilarious new hour on TBS, it’s hard not to be on Team Coco. After fulfilling his contractual obligation to not be funny on television for 7 months, it’s great to see the sharp-witted, tall-haired comedian back on TV.
9. Betty White
The Golden Girl had one of the best years ever. She’s working harder than most younger Hollywood starlets, starring in “You Again” opposite Kristen Bell, TV Land’s hit “Hot in Cleveland,” doing guest spots on shows like “30 Rock “ and “Community,” and even starting her own clothing line. A Facebook campaign finally earned her a hosting gig on “SNL,” which she said she “didn’t know what Facebook was, and now that I do know what it is, I have to say, it sounds like a huge waste of time.” Always funny, always classy, White will never get old to us.
8. Johnny Depp
Earning double Golden Globe nominees for his turns as the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” reimagining and the straight guy in a case of mistaken identity in “The Tourist,” it’s easy to see why Depp has always been one of our favorites. But it’s when he dons his Captain Jack Sparrow duds for the “Pirates of the Carribean” films, like “On Stranger Tides” next year, that he’s at his blockbuster best.
7. Taylor Swift
Love her or hate her, Taylor Swift can write a “Mean” song. Just as “Fearless” was starting to leave our disc changers, she hits us with “Speak Now,” another album all bout the boys that have come into her life, like Taylor Lautner (“Back to December”), John Mayer (“Dear John”), and “Glee” star Cory Monteith (something else). Unlike Carly Simon, if you probably think this song is about you, it most likely is.
6. Christina Aguilera
Aguilera made her big musical comeback this year with “Bionic,” which is better when she’s teaming up with Sia for introspective ballads and Switch for indie-club stompers. But something rang a little false about the mother-of-one “kissing all the boys and the girls” and pushing S&M in her “Not Myself Tonight” video. But her big screen acting debut in “Burlesque” turned all that around, a perfectly campy vehicle for the big-screen ready star, complete with a killer soundtrack that sees her, well, going back to basics.
5. Leonardo Dicaprio
Ever since he sank with the “Titanic” in 1997, Dicaprio continues to be one of the best actors of his generation. He starred in not one but two of the most acclaimed movies of the year, Martin Scorsese’s “Shutter Island” and Chris Nolan’s “Inception.” Whatever he’s got up his sleeve next, we’ll be there. He hasn’t steered us wrong since “The Man in the Iron Mask.” And even that wasn’t half-bad.
4. Katy Perry
Perry became all our teenage dreams this year, releasing one of the better pop discs of the year and showing off her assets in ridiculous outfit after ridiculous outfit (her Christmas-themed costumes for her Jingle Ball tours were among our favorites). But besides being melt-your-popsicle hot, it’s the way she confections #1 hits like “Teenage Dream,” “California Gurls,” and “Firework” that make us not want to ever look back.
3. Ke$ha
Even I thought there was no way the “Tik Tok” girl could produce a whole album of talky/rapping party starters. But then she released “Animal,” one of the most infectious dance pop records of the year, and now we’re all using special characters in our name and showering less. After earning four top 10 hits off “Animal,” she unleashed the EP “Cannibal” which only leaves us hungry for more.
2. Rihanna
Rihanna has become the perfect pop star. Hard working and always looking stunning, she manages to team up with the hottest producers and pump out one of the better pop releases each year. This year, she gives us “Loud,” a disc of urban and pop party anthems that ensures dance floor supremacy for the year to come. With three singles currently at the top of the charts (“Only Girl (In the World),” “What’s My Name?,” and “Who’s That Chick”), that Rihanna reign won’t let up for another year.
1. Britney Spears
Britney Spears is one of the most loved celebrities of the year and she doesn’t even have to try. The pop singer didn’t utter a single musical note in 2010, opting instead to hawk her new line of clothing for Candie’s and her new perfume “Radiance.” But a “Glee” tribute earned the show its highest ratings and reminded people of what a pop music tour-de-force this 29-year-old titan can be. In March, she’ll release her seventh studio album which is said to be harder and grimier than her previous efforts. So thank you Ke$ha, Gaga, and company, but the leader is back in the ring. And if you don’t like it, you can kiss her lily white southern Louisiana ass.

Source : Allheadlinenews

Merry X-Mas & Happy Nu Year...

In this 600 postings, we wish u merry X-mas & Happy New Year to all of u who celebrate this anticipated events. Hope next year will be very far better and more faithfull. Share ur joy with everyone and giving some gifts/ x-mas cards in family or neighbourhood. Happiness all the time, once again happy great X-mas and great Nu Year too.

Katy Perry's #Firework still burns Billboard Chart in 3 Weeks!!!

Katy Perry still rules Billboard HOT 100 with her massive single 'Firework' amazing 3 weeks in a row. Firework as the spirit anthem was fire burning the chart with highly digital download and mainstream airplay gainer. Her very succesfull third single also hitting Top spot Billboard Digital Song, #2 Billboard POP Songs & #8 Billboard Hot Dance Club Song this week. It proved Katy Perry with powerfull vocal range had hottest global millions fans and grabbed most viewers + listeners around the world. 

Also burns Top 10 list in the Billboard HOT 100 singles chart :

1 Firework, Katy Perry (3weeks#1)
2 Grenade, Bruno Mars
3 What’s My Name?, Rihanna Featuring Drake
4 Raise Your Glass, P!nk
5 We R Who We R, Ke$ha
6 Just The Way You Are, Bruno Mars
7 Only Girl (In The World), Rihanna
8 The Time (Dirty Bit), The Black Eyed Peas
9 (NEW) Foot 7 Foot, Lil Wayne Featuring Cory Gunz
10 Just A Dream, Nelly

VG Long Holiday!

Today will be back on Semarang, and this is the last day in Solo : the spirit of Java city for very long weekend and holiday, very very good news for our office! Many to do lists and plans around my head, this saturday 25th Dec. will join my aunt reunion in Kendal and for holiday refreshing. Do alot of positive in the long free days such as vacation, visit family or neighbourhood etc. Take some rest for your very good time long long holiday, and c u next year

Inspirational, Happy #Mother's Day

This 22nd of December also well known as Mother's Day in Indonesia and for over the world in common. To honour her let's gave more attention and love to our inspirational mothers in the world by congratulation, gave her flower, even we can help our mother with heart & loveliness in order to give her rest for a moment. Mother's gift everlasting. So let's make some happiness in mother's day.

Tron : Legacy Leaps Box Office!!!

With super amazing visual effects sci-fi "Tron: Legacy" starring Jeff Bridges has leaped #1 Box-Office debut top chart with $44 million opening this weekend. The movie co-stars Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde. 'TRON: Legacy' told Sam's story (Garrett Hedlund) that tried to express his trip to his father's puzzle, Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges). Finally, he received the guidance after unintentionally found access to enter the digital world of the creation the father.

Another Box Office movie this weekend was animated movie 'Yogi Bear'. at #2 followed by last week Top movie 'The Chronicles of Narnia 3' declined to #3, and hotshot movie 'Black Swan' and 'How Dou You Know' placed at #7 & #8 made box office gainer.

List of the TOP 5 movie which leaped BOX OFFICE gross :

1.     TRON: Legacy     $43.6M

2.     Yogi Bear     $16.7M

3.     The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader     $12.4M

4.     The Fighter     $12.2M

5.     The Tourist     $8.7M

Popular Album of the Year!!!

Choose your favourite international ALBUM OF THE YEAR from the popular artist all around this year. Also including the album list from Eminem, Miley Cyrus, Rihanna & Glee made the most airplay single and album 2010. They got succeed on Billboard 200 Hottest Selling Album. So,what R u waiting for, get 'em on the record store everywhere! Whatta favourite Album!!!

The 68th Golden Globe Nominations List!!!

Anticipated show The 68th Golden Globe Awards nominations were announced, "The King's Speech" leads the nods with 7. Another remarkable movie in the Golden Globe nods were 'Black Swan', 'Inception' and 'The Social Network' as OSCAR contender. More Golden Globe Buzz!!

Best Picture, Drama:
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The King’s Speech
The Social Network

Best Picture, Comedy/Musical: Alice in Wonderland
Burlesque
The Kids Are All Right
Red
The Tourist

Best Actress, Drama:
Halle Berry, Frankie and Alice
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine
Natalie Portman, Black Swan

Best Actor, Drama:
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours
Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine
Mark Wahlberg, The Fighter

Best Director:
David Fincher, The Social Network
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
Christopher Nolan, Inception
David O. Russell, The Fighter

Best Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech
Mila Kunis, Black Swan
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom

Best Supporting Actor:
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech
Michael Douglas, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Best Actress, Comedy:
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Anne Hathaway, Love and Other Drugs
Angelina Jolie, The Tourist
Emma Stone, Easy A
Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right

Best Actor, Comedy:
Kevin Spacey, Casino Jack
Jake Gyllenhaal, Love and Other Drugs
Johnny Depp, Alice in Wonderland
Johnny Depp, The Tourist
Paul Giamatti, Barney’s Version

TV Series, Drama:
Mad Men
Dexter
Boardwalk Empire
The Good Wife
The Walking Dead

Best Actor, TV Drama:
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House

Best Actress, TV Comedy:
Toni Collette, The United States of Tara
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Laura Linney, The Big C
Lea Michele, Glee

Best Actor, TV Comedy:
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
Thomas Jane, Hung
Matthew Morrison, Glee
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Best Actress, TV Drama:
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Katey Sagal, Sons of Anarchy
Piper Perabo, Covert Affairs

Best Screenplay
Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network
Christopher Nolan, Inception
Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg, The Kids Are All Right
David Seidler, The King’s Speech
Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, 127 Hours

Best Original Song:
“You Haven’t Seen The Last of Me,” by Diane Warren, Burlesque
“Bound to you,” Burlesque
“Coming Home”, Country Strong
“I See The Light,” by Alan Menken, Tangled
“There’s a Place For Us,” Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Best Supporting Actor, TV:
Chris Colfer, Glee
Chris Noth, The Good Wife
Scott Caan, Hawaii- 5-0
David Strathairn, Temple Grandin
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

Best Supporting Actress, TV:
Hope Davis, The Special Relationship
Jane Lynch, Glee
Kelly MacDonald, Boardwalk Empire
Julia Stiles, Dexter
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

Best Animated Film:
Tangled
Toy Story 3
How To Train Your Dragon
Despicable Me
The Illusionist

TV Series, Comedy:
30 Rock
The Big Bang Theory
The Big C
Glee
Modern Family
Nurse Jackie

Best Foreign-Language Film:
I Am Love
Biutiful
The Concert
The Edge
In a Better World

Best Miniseries
Carlos
The Pacific
Temple Grandin
You Don’t Know Jack
Pillars of the Earth

Billboard TOP 5 Updates!

Billboard Hot 100 Chart this week including top artists from BEP, Nicki Minaj, Eminem & Enrique Iglesias in Billboard mainstream TOP 40.

Visit BILLBOARD CHART BEAT!!!

Congratz, #Firework Still Shines Chart Topper

Katy Perry still rules Billboard Hot 100 with gorgeous smash hits single 'Firework' with 2 weeks in a row stay on chart topper. While her successful album Teenage Dream gained 4 Grammy nominations early this month, including Album of The Year. Now, she had 4 number 1 hits for 'I Kissed A Girl', 'California Gurl's, 'Teenage Dream' & 'Firework' (3 songs in 1 album). Congratz katy cat! Firework's in the news!!

Exclusive Video : #Firework!

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Like a house of cards, one blow from caving in?

Do you ever feel already buried deep?
Six feet under screams but no one seems to hear a thing
Do you know that there's still a chance for you
'Cause there's a spark in you?

............

You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow

.............

It's a powerful part of Firework lyrics for someone who felt spiritless and had to be wake up. The hit which current peaked #2 on Billboard Hot 100 singles also one of Katy's fave song in her #1 Teenage Dream album. Let's watch the beauty Exclusive video of Katy Perry HERE...

The 53rd Grammy Nominations!!!

Eminem comeback grabs 10 nods, followed by Bruno Mars with 7, Lady GaGa & Lady Antebellum each 6, also Katy Perry, Justin Bieber in Pop Field contender! Here's the complete list :

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.

Nothin' On You

B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars

The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine, engineer/mixer

Track from: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray

[Rebel Rock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic]

Love The Way You Lie

Eminem Featuring Rihanna

Alex Da Kid & Makeba Riddick, producers; Alex Da Kid, Eminem & Mike Strange, engineers/mixers

Track from: Recovery

[Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope]

F*** You

Cee Lo Green

The Smeezingtons, producers

[Elektra]

Empire State Of Mind

Jay-Z & Alicia Keys

Angela Hunte, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Shux, producers; Ken "Duro" Ifill, Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton & Ann Mincieli, engineers/mixers

Track from: The Blueprint 3

[Roc Nation]

Need You Now

Lady Antebellum

Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer

Track from: Need You Now

[Capitol Records Nashville]

Back to top

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.

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire & Markus Dravs, producers; Arcade Fire, Mark Lawson & Craig Silvey, engineers/mixers; Mark Lawson, mastering engineer

[Merge Records]

Recovery

Eminem

Kobe, Lil Wayne, Pink & Rihanna, featured artists; Alex Da Kid, Boi-1da, Nick Brongers, Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, DJ Khalil, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Jason Gilbert, Havoc, Emile Haynie, Jim Jonsin, Just Blaze, Magnedo7, Mr. Porter, Robert Reyes, Makeba Riddick & Script Shepherd, producers; Alex Da Kid, Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, Kal "Boogie" Dellaportas, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Just Blaze, Robert Marks, Alex Merzin, Matthew Samuels, Joe Strange, Mike Strange & Ryan West, engineers/mixers; Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, mastering engineer

[Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope]

Need You Now

Lady Antebellum

Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer; Andrew Mendelson, mastering engineer

[Capitol Records Nashville]

The Fame Monster

Lady Gaga

Beyoncé, featured artist; Ron Fair, Fernando Garibay, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jerkins, Lady Gaga, RedOne, Teddy Riley & Space Cowboy, producers; Eelco Bakker, Christian Delano, Mike Donaldson, Paul Foley, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jenkins, Hisashi Mizoguchi, Robert Orton, Dan Parry, Jack Joseph Puig, RedOne, Teddy Riley, Dave Russel, Johnny Severin, Space Cowboy, Mark Stent, Jonas Wetling & Frank Wolff, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer

[Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope]

Teenage Dream

Katy Perry

Snoop Dogg, featured artist; Ammo, Benny Blanco, Dr. Luke, Kuk Harrell, Max Martin, Stargate, C. "Tricky" Stewart, Sandy Vee & Greg Wells, producers; Steve Churchyard, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland, Jaycen-Joshua, Damien Lewis, Chris O'Ryan, Carlos Oyanedel, Paris, Phil Tan, Brain Thomas, Lewis Tozour, Miles Walker, Emily Wright & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer

[Capitol Records]

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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.

Beg Steal Or Borrow

Ray LaMontagne, songwriter (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)

Track from: God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise

[RCA Records; Publishers: Sweet Mary Music/Chrysalis Music]

F*** You

Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Cee Lo Green)

[Elektra]

The House That Built Me

Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)

Track from: Revolution

[Columbia Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Tomdouglasmusic, Built On Rock Music]

Love The Way You Lie

Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem

Featuring Rihanna)

Track from: Recovery

[Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope; Publishers: Songs of Universal/Shroom Shady Music/Universal Music Publishing/Universal Music-Z Songs/Hotel Bravo Music/M. Shop Publishing]

Need You Now

Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady

Antebellum)

Track from: Need You Now

[Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/DWHaywood Music/Radiobulletspublishing, EMI Foray Music/Hillary Dawn Songs, Year of the Dog Music, Darth Buddha Music]

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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.

Justin Bieber

Drake

Florence & The Machine

Mumford & Sons

Esperanza Spalding

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5. Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

King Of Anything

Sara Bareilles

Track from: Kaleidoscope Heart

[Epic]

Halo (Live)

Beyoncé

Track from: I Am...Yours An Intimate Performance At Wynn Las Vegas

[Columbia Records/Music World Music]

Chasing Pirates

Norah Jones

Track from: The Fall

[Blue Note Records]

Bad Romance

Lady Gaga

Track from: The Fame Monster

[Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope]

Teenage Dream

Katy Perry

Track from: Teenage Dream

[Capitol Records]

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6. Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

Haven't Met You Yet

Michael Bublé

Track from: Crazy Love

[143/Reprise]

This Is It

Michael Jackson

Track from: This Is It

[Epic]

Whataya Want From Me

Adam Lambert

Track from: For Your Entertainment

[RCA Records / 19 Recordings LLC.]

Just The Way You Are

Bruno Mars

[Elektra]

Half Of My Heart

John Mayer

Track from: Battle Studies

[Columbia Records]

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7. Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.

Don't Stop Believin' (Regionals Version)

Glee Cast

Track from: Journey To Regionals

[Columbia Records]

Misery

Maroon 5

Track from: Hands All Over

[Octone/A&M]

The Only Exception

Paramore

Track from: Brand New Eyes

[Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic]

Babyfather

Sade

Track from: Soldier Of Love

[Epic]

Hey, Soul Sister (Live)

Train

[Columbia Records]

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8. Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.

Airplanes, Part II

B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams

Track from: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray

[Rebel Rock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic]

Imagine

Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare

Track from: The Imagine Project

[Hancock Records]

If It Wasn't For Bad

Elton John & Leon Russell

[Decca]

Telephone

Lady Gaga & Beyoncé

Track from: The Fame Monster

[Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope]

California Gurls

Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg

Track from: Teenage Dream

[Capitol Records]

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9. Best Pop Instrumental Performance

For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.

Flow

Laurie Anderson

Track from: Homeland

[Nonesuch]

Nessun Dorma

Jeff Beck

Track from: Emotion & Commotion

[Rhino]

No Mystery

Stanley Clarke

Track from: The Stanley Clarke Band

[Heads Up International]

Orchestral Intro

Gorillaz

Track from: Plastic Beach

[Virgin Records]

Sleepwalk

The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Track from: Don't Mess With A Big Band

[Surfdog Records]

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10. Best Pop Instrumental Album

For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.

Pushing The Envelope

Gerald Albright

[Heads Up International]

Take Your Pick

Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto

[335 Records, Inc.]

Heart And Soul

Kenny G

[Concord Records]

Singularity

Robby Krieger

[Oglio Records]

Everything Is Everything: The Music Of Donny Hathaway

Kirk Whalum

[Rendezvous Music/Mack Avenue]

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11. Best Pop Vocal Album

For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.

My World 2.0

Justin Bieber

[Island]

I Dreamed A Dream

Susan Boyle

[Sony/SYCO Music/Columbia Records]

The Fame Monster

Lady Gaga

[Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope]

Battle Studies

John Mayer

[Columbia Records]

Teenage Dream

Katy Perry

[Capitol Records]

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12. Best Dance Recording

For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.

Rocket

Goldfrapp

Alison Goldfrapp & Will Gregory, producers; Mark 'Spike' Stent, mixer

Track from: Head First

[Mute]

In For The Kill

La Roux

Elly Jackson & Ben Langmaid, producers; Serban Ghenea & John Hanes, mixers

Track from: La Roux

[Cherrytree/Interscope/Polydor/Big Life]

Dance In The Dark

Lady Gaga

Fernando Garibay & Lady Gaga, producers; Robert Orton, mixer

Track from: The Fame Monster

[Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope]

Only Girl (In The World)

Rihanna

[Island Def Jam]

Dancing On My Own

Robyn

Patrik Berger & Robyn, producers; Niklas Flyckt, mixer

Track from: Body Talk Pt. 1

[Konichiwa Records/Cherrytree/Interscope]

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13. Best Electronic/Dance Album

For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.

These Hopeful Machines

BT

[Nettwerk Records]

Further

The Chemical Brothers

[Astralwerks]

Head First

Goldfrapp

[Mute]

Black Light

Groove Armada

[OM Records]

La Roux

La Roux

[Cherrytree/Interscope/Polydor/Biglife]

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14. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.

Crazy Love

Michael Bublé

[143/Reprise]

The Greatest Love Songs Of All Time

Barry Manilow

[Arista Records]

Let It Be Me: Mathis In Nashville

Johnny Mathis

[Columbia Records]

Fly Me To The Moon…The Great American Songbook: Volume V

Rod Stewart

[J Records]

Love Is The Answer

Barbra Streisand

[Columbia Records]

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15. Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

Run Back To Your Side

Eric Clapton

Track from: Clapton

[Duck/Reprise]

Crossroads

John Mayer

Track from: Battle Studies

[Columbia Records]

Helter Skelter

Paul McCartney

Track from: Good Evening New York City

[Hear Music/Universal/Concord]

Silver Rider

Robert Plant

Track from: Band Of Joy

[Rounder]

Angry World

Neil Young

Track from: Le Noise

[Reprise]

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16. Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.

Ready To Start

Arcade Fire

Track from: The Suburbs

[Merge Records / Sonovox]

I Put A Spell On You

Jeff Beck & Joss Stone

Track from: Emotion & Commotion

[Rhino/ATCO]

Tighten Up

The Black Keys

Track from: Brothers

[Nonesuch]

Radioactive

Kings Of Leon

[RCA Records]

Resistance

Muse

Track from: The Resistance

[Warner Bros.]

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17. Best Hard Rock Performance

For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.

A Looking In View

Alice In Chains

[Virgin Records]

Let Me Hear You Scream

Ozzy Osbourne

Track from: Scream

[Epic]

Black Rain

Soundgarden

Track from: Telephantasm

[A&M/UMe]

Between The Lines

Stone Temple Pilots

Track from: Stone Temple Pilots

[Atlantic]

New Fang

Them Crooked Vultures

Track from: Them Crooked Vultures

[DGC/Interscope]

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18. Best Metal Performance

For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.

El Dorado

Iron Maiden

Track from: The Final Frontier

[UMe]

Let The Guilt Go

Korn

Track from: Korn III: Remember Who You Are

[Roadrunner Records]

In Your Words

Lamb Of God

Track from: Wrath

[Epic]

Sudden Death

Megadeth

[Roadrunner Records]

World Painted Blood

Slayer

Track from: World Painted Blood

[Columbia Records/American Records]

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19. Best Rock Instrumental Performance

For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.

Hammerhead

Jeff Beck

Track from: Emotion & Commotion

[Rhino]

Black Mud

The Black Keys

Track from: Brothers

[Nonesuch]

Do The Murray

Los Lobos

Track from: Tin Can Trust

[Shout! Factory]

Kundalini Bonfire

Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds

Track from: Live In Las Vegas

[RCA Records/Bama Rags Recordings LLC]

The Deathless Horsie

Dweezil Zappa

Track from: Return Of The Son Of...

[Z Tornado/Razor & Tie Entertainment]

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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.

Angry World

Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)

Track from: Le Noise

[Reprise; Publisher: Silver Fiddle Music]

Little Lion Man

Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford &

Sons)

Track from: Sigh No More

[Glassnote Records]

Radioactive

Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill,

songwriters (Kings Of Leon)

[RCA Records]

Resistance

Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)

Track from: The Resistance

[Warner Bros.; Publisher: Warner Chappell]

Tighten Up

Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)

Track from: Brothers

[Nonesuch; Publisher: McMoore McLeest Publishing]

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21. Best Rock Album

Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.

Emotion & Commotion

Jeff Beck

[Rhino/ATCO]

The Resistance

Muse

[Warner Bros.]

Backspacer

Pearl Jam

[Monkeywrench]

Mojo

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

[Reprise]

Le Noise

Neil Young

[Reprise]

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22. Best Alternative Music Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

[Merge Records / Sonovox]

Infinite Arms

Band Of Horses

[Columbia Records/Brown/FatPossum]

Brothers

The Black Keys

[Nonesuch]

Broken Bells

Broken Bells

[Columbia Records]

Contra

Vampire Weekend

[XL Recordings]

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23. Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

Gone Already

Faith Evans

[E1 Music]

Bittersweet

Fantasia

Track from: Back To Me

[J Records / 19 Recordings LLC / S Records]

Everything To Me

Monica

Track from: Still Standing

[J Records]

Tired

Kelly Price

[My Block/ Sang Girl!/ Malaco]

Holding You Down (Going In Circles)

Jazmine Sullivan

[J Records]

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24. Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

Second Chance

El DeBarge

[Geffen]

Finding My Way Back

Jaheim

Track from: Another Round

[Atlantic]

Why Would You Stay

Kem

[Universal Motown]

We're Still Friends

(Kirk Whalum &) Musiq Soulchild

Track from: Everything Is Everything

[Rendezvous Music/Mack Avenue]

There Goes My Baby

Usher

Track from: Raymond V Raymond

[LaFace/Jive]

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25. Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.

Love

Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller

Track from: We Got This

[Raw Venture Records & Tapes, Inc.]

Take My Time

Chris Brown & Tank

Track from: Graffiti

[Jive Records]

You've Got A Friend

Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin

[Island/Def Jam Recordings]

Shine

John Legend & The Roots

Track from: Wake Up!

[G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia Records/Home School Records]

Soldier Of Love

Sade

Track from: Soldier Of Love

[Epic/Sony Music]

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26. Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.

When A Woman Loves

R. Kelly

[Jive Records]

Hang On In There

John Legend & The Roots

Track from: Wake Up!

[G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia Records/Home School Records]

You're So Amazing

Calvin Richardson

[Shanachie Entertainment/Numo Records]

In Between

Ryan Shaw

Track from: In Between

[45 Records]

Go [Live]

Betty Wright

[MsB Records]

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27. Best Urban/Alternative Performance

For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.

Little One

Bilal

Track from: Airtight's Revenge

[Plug Research Music]

F*** You

Cee Lo Green

[Elektra]

Orion

Carolyn Malachi

[Carolyn Malachi/Smart Chicks Inc.]

Tightrope

Janelle Monáe & Big Boi

Track from: The ArchAndroid

[Bad Boy/Wondaland/Atlantic]

Still

Eric Roberson

[Blue Erro Soul]

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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.

Bittersweet

Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly, songwriters (Fantasia)

Track from: Back To Me

[J Records/19 Recordings/S Records; Publishers: Chuck Harmony's House/Normaharris Music Publishing/Strauss Co./EMI April Music,Studio Beast Music/Warner Tamerlane Publishing, 3M Holdings]

Finding My Way Back

Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland

& Miquel Jontel, songwriters (Jaheim)

Track from: Another Round

[Atlantic; Publishers: Tetragrammation Music/Universal Music, Nivrac Tyke Publishing, Miquel Jontel Publishing, Curt Chambers Publishing, Jasane Dramma Publishing]

Second Chance

E. Debarge & Mischke, songwriters (El DeBarge)

[Geffen; Publishers: myElmusic, mischemusic/Universal Music]

Shine

John Stephens, songwriter (John Legend & The Roots)

Track from: Wake Up!

[G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia Records/Home School Records; Publisher: John Legend Publishing]

Why Would You Stay

K. Owens, songwriter (Kem)

[Universal Motown]

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29. Best R&B Album

For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.

The Love & War Masterpeace

Raheem DeVaughn

[Jive]

Back To Me

Fantasia

[J Records / 19 Recordings LLC / S Records]

Another Round

Jaheim

[Atlantic]

Wake Up!

John Legend & The Roots

[G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia Records/Home School Records]

Still Standing

Monica

[J Records]

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30. Best Contemporary R&B Album

For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.

Graffiti

Chris Brown

[Jive]

Untitled

R. Kelly

[Jive]

Transition

Ryan Leslie

[Universal Motown]

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

[Bad Boy/Wondaland/Atlantic]

Raymond V Raymond

Usher

[Jive]

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31. Best Rap Solo Performance

For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.

Over

Drake

Track from: Thank Me Later

[Cash Money/Young Money/Universal Motown]

Not Afraid

Eminem

Track from: Recovery

[Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope]

How Low

Ludacris

Track from: Battle Of The Sexes

[DTP/Def Jam Recordings]

I'm Back

T.I.

[Grand Hustle/Atlantic]

Power

Kanye West

[Def Jam Recordings/Roc-A-Fella]

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32. Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.

Shutterbugg

Big Boi & Cutty

Track from: Sir Lucious Left Foot...The Son Of Chico Dusty

[Def Jam Recordings]

Fancy

Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz

Track from: Thank Me Later

[Cash Money/Young Money/Universal Motown]

On To The Next One

Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz

Track from: The Blueprint 3

[Roc Nation]

My Chick Bad

Ludacris & Nicki Minaj

Track from: Battle Of The Sexes

[DTP/ Def Jam Recordings]

Lose My Mind

Young Jeezy & Plies

[Def Jam Recordings]

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33. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

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

Nothin' On You

B.o.B & Bruno Mars

Track from: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray

[Rebel Rock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic]

Deuces

Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall

[Jive Records]

Love The Way You Lie

Eminem & Rihanna

Track from: Recovery

[Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope]

Empire State Of Mind

Jay-Z & Alicia Keys

Track from: The Blueprint 3

[Roc Nation]

Wake Up! Everybody

John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common

[G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia Records/Home School Records]

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34. Best Rap Song

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

Empire State Of Mind

Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic

& Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Sylvia Robinson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)

Track from: The Blueprint 3

[Roc Nation; Publishers: Carter Boys Music/Al Shuckburgh/Global Talent Publishing/Foray Music/Masani Elshabazz Music/EMI April Music/J Sewell Publishing/Lellow Productions/Twenty Nine Black Music/Gambi Music]

Love The Way You Lie

Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem &

Rihanna)

Track from: Recovery

[Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope; Publishers: Songs of Universal/Shroom Shady Music/Universal Music Publishing/Universal Music-Z Songs/Hotel Bravo Music/M. Shop Publishing]

Not Afraid

M. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, L. Resto & M. Samuels, songwriters

(Eminem)

Track from: Recovery

[AftermathShady Records/Interscope; Publishers: Songs of Universal/Shroom Shady Music/Resto World Music/1damentional Publishing/Sony ATV Tunes/1daniable Publishing]

Nothin' On You

Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Bobby Simmons Jr., songwriters (B.o.B

& Bruno Mars)

Track from: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray

[Rebel Rock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic; Publishers: Ham Squad Music/Songs of Universal/Shady Music Publishing/Mars Force Music/Northside Independent Music/Bug House/Roc Cor Publishing/Music Famamanem/Toy Plane Music/Art For Arts Sake Music/Bughouse]

On To The Next One

Shawn Carter, J. Chaton & K. Dean, songwriters (G. Auge & X. De Rosnay,

songwriters) (Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)

Track from: The Blueprint 3

[Roc Nation; Publishers: Carter Boys Music/Swizz Beatz/Universal Tunes/Irish Town Songs/Blue Mountain Music/Universal Music-MGB Songs]

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35. Best Rap Album

For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.

The Adventures Of Bobby Ray

B.o.B

[Rebel Rock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic]

Thank Me Later

Drake

[Cash Money/Young Money/Universal Motown]

Recovery

Eminem

[Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope]

The Blueprint 3

Jay-Z

[Roc Nation]

How I Got Over

The Roots

[Def Jam Recordings]

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36. Best Female Country Vocal Performance

For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

Satisfied

Jewel

Track from: Sweet And Wild

[The Valory Music Company]

The House That Built Me

Miranda Lambert

Track from: Revolution

[Columbia Records]

Swingin'

LeAnn Rimes

[Curb]

Temporary Home

Carrie Underwood

Track from: Play On

[Arista]

I'd Love To Be Your Last

Gretchen Wilson

Track from: I Got Your Country Right Here

[Redneck Records]

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37. Best Male Country Vocal Performance

For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

Macon

Jamey Johnson

[Mercury Records]

Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song)

Toby Keith

Track from: American Ride

[Show Dog-Universal Music]

Turning Home

David Nail

Track from: I'm About To Come Alive

[MCA Nashville]

'Til Summer Comes Around

Keith Urban

[Capitol Records Nashville]

Gettin' You Home

Chris Young

Track from: The Man I Want To Be

[RCA Records Label]

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38. Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.

Free

Zac Brown Band

Track from: The Foundation

[Home Grown/Big Picture/Atlantic]

Elizabeth

Dailey & Vincent

Track from: Dailey & Vincent Sing The Statler Brothers

[Rounder]

Need You Now

Lady Antebellum

Track from: Need You Now

[Capitol Records Nashville]

Little White Church

Little Big Town

[Capitol Records Nashville]

Where Rainbows Never Die

The SteelDrivers

Track from: Reckless

[Rounder]

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39. Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.

Bad Angel

Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson

Track from: Up On The Ridge

[Capitol Records Nashville]

Pride (In The Name Of Love)

Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers

Track from: Up On The Ridge

[Capitol Records]

As She's Walking Away

Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson

Track from: You Get What You Give

[Southern Ground/Atlantic]

Hillbilly Bone

Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins

Track from: Hillbilly Bone

[Warner Bros.]

I Run To You

Marty Stuart & Connie Smith

Track from: Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions

[Sugar Hill Records]

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40. Best Country Instrumental Performance

For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.

Tattoo Of A Smudge

Cherryholmes

Track from: Cherryholmes IV Common Threads

[Skaggs Family Records]

Magic #9

The Infamous Stringdusters

Track from: Things That Fly

[Sugar Hill Records]

New Chance Blues

Punch Brothers

[Nonesuch]

Willow Creek

Darrell Scott

Track from: A Crooked Road

[Full Light]

Hummingbyrd

Marty Stuart

Track from: Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions

[Sugar Hill Records]

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41. Best Country Song

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

The Breath You Take

Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon & Jessie Jo Dillon, songwriters (George Strait)

Track from: Twang

[MCA Nashville; Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing/Unwound Music, Immokalee Music/Bluebird In My Heart Music, Six Ring Circus]

Free

Zac Brown, songwriter (Zac Brown Band)

Track from: The Foundation

[Home Grown/Big Picture/Atlantic; Publisher: Weimerhound Music]

The House That Built Me

Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)

Track from: Revolution

[Columbia Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Tomdouglasmusic, Built On Rock Music]

I'd Love To Be Your Last

Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate & Sam Tate, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)

Track from: I Got Your Country Right Here

[Redneck Records]

If I Die Young

Kimberly Perry, songwriter (The Band Perry)

[Republic Nashville; Publisher: Pearlfeather Publishing]

Need You Now

Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady

Antebellum)

Track from: Need You Now

[Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/DWHaywood Music/Radiobulletspublishing, EMI Foray Music/Hillary Dawn Songs, Year of the Dog Music, Darth Buddha Music]

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42. Best Country Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

Up On The Ridge

Dierks Bentley

[Capitol Records Nashville]

You Get What You Give

Zac Brown Band

[Southern Ground/Atlantic]

The Guitar Song

Jamey Johnson

[Mercury Nashville]

Need You Now

Lady Antebellum

[Capitol Records Nashville]

Revolution

Miranda Lambert

[Columbia Records]

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43. Best New Age Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

Ocean

Michael Brant DeMaria

[Ontos Music]

Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai, Volume 4

Kitaro

[Domo Records]

Dancing Into Silence

R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton & Will Clipman

[Canyon Records]

Miho: Journey To The Mountain

Paul Winter Consort

[Living Music]

Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 4

Zamora

[Z-Records]

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44. Best Contemporary Jazz Album

For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.

The Stanley Clarke Band

The Stanley Clarke Band

[Heads Up International]

Never Can Say Goodbye

Joey DeFrancesco

[HighNote Records]

Now Is The Time

Jeff Lorber Fusion

[Heads Up International]

To The One

John McLaughlin

[Abstract Logix]

Backatown

Trombone Shorty

[Verve Forecast]

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45. Best Jazz Vocal Album

For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.

Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee

Dee Dee Bridgewater

[Emarcy]

Freddy Cole Sings Mr. B

Freddy Cole

[HighNote Records]

When Lights Are Low

Denise Donatelli

[Savant Records]

Ages

Lorraine Feather

[Jazzed Media]

Water

Gregory Porter

[Motéma Music]

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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.

Solar

Alan Broadbent, soloist

Track from: Live At Giannelli Square: Volume 1

[Chilly Bin Records]

A Change Is Gonna Come

Herbie Hancock, soloist

Track from: The Imagine Project

[Hancock Records]

Body And Soul

Keith Jarrett, soloist

Track from: Jasmine

[ECM]

Lonely Woman

Hank Jones, soloist

Track from: Pleased To Meet You

[Justin Time Records]

Van Gogh

Wynton Marsalis, soloist

Track from: Portrait In Seven Shades (Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra)

[Jazz At Lincoln Center]

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47. Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.

Positootly!

John Beasley

[Resonance Records]

The New Song And Dance

Clayton Brothers

[ArtistShare]

Historicity

Vijay Iyer Trio

[ACT Music + Vision]

Moody 4B

James Moody

[IPO Recordings]

Providencia

Danilo Perez

[Mack Avenue Records]

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48. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.

Infernal Machines

Darcy James Argue's Secret Society

[New Amsterdam Records]

Autumn: In Moving Pictures Jazz - Chamber Music Vol. 2

Billy Childs Ensemble Featuring The Ying String Quartet

[ArtistShare]

Pathways

Dave Holland Octet

[Dare2 Records]

54

Metropole Orkest, John Scofield & Vince Mendoza

[Emarcy/Universal]

Mingus Big Band Live At Jazz Standard

Mingus Big Band

[Jazz Workshop, Inc./Jazz Standard]

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49. Best Latin Jazz Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

Tango Grill

Pablo Aslan

[ZOHO]

Second Chance

Hector Martignon

[Zoho]

Psychedelic Blues

Poncho Sanchez

[Concord Picante]

Chucho's Steps

Chucho Valdés And The Afro-Cuban Messengers

[Four Quarters Entertainment]

¡Bien Bien!

Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet

[Patois Records]

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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.

He Wants It All

Forever Jones

Track from: Get Ready

[EMI Gospel]

You Hold My World

Israel Houghton

Track from: Love God. Love People.

[Integrity Music]

Nobody Greater

VaShawn Mitchell

Track from: Triumphant

[EMI Gospel]

He's Been Just That Good

Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway

Track from: The Gospel According To Jazz Chapter III

[Rendezvous Music/ Mack Avenue Records]

Grace

BeBe & CeCe Winans

Track from: Still

[B&C/Malaco]

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51. Best Gospel Song

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

Beautiful Things

Lisa Gungor & Michael Gungor, songwriters (Gungor)

Track from: Beautiful Things

[Brash Music]

Better Than A Hallelujah

Sarah Hart & Chapin Hartford, songwriters (Amy Grant)

Track from: Somewhere Down The Road

[Amy Grant Productions/ Sparrow Records; Publishers: River Oaks Music, spiritandsong.com Publishing, Sony/Tree Music Publishing, Michael Puryear Music]

It's What I Do

Jerry Peters & Kirk Whalum, songwriters (Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway)

Track from: The Gospel According To Jazz Chapter III

[Rendezvous Music/ Mack Avenue Records; Publishers: Whalumusic/Jerry Peters Music]

Our God

Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman, Jesse Reeves & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris

Tomlin)

Track from: Passion: Awakening

[Sparrow Records / sixstepsrecords; Publishers: Thankyou Music, sixsteps Music/worshiptogether.com Songs/Said And Done Music/Vamos Publishing/Jonas Myrin/SHOUT! Publishing]

Return To Sender

Gordon Kennedy, songwriter (Ricky Skaggs)

Track from: Mosaic

[Skaggs Family Records; Publisher: GlennJoy Music]

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52. Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album

For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.

Church Music

David Crowder Band

[Sparrow Records / Sixstepsrecords]

For Those Who Wait

Fireflight

[Flicker Records]

Beautiful Things

Gungor

[Brash Music]

Rehab

Lecrae

[Reach Records]

Hello Hurricane

Switchfoot

[Atlantic Recording Corp/ Credential Recordings]

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53. Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.

Beauty Will Rise

Steven Curtis Chapman

[Sparrow Records]

Love God. Love People.

Israel Houghton

[Integrity Music]

Pieces Of A Real Heart

Sanctus Real

[Sparrow Records]

Mosaic

Ricky Skaggs

[Skaggs Family Records]

Tonight

TobyMac

[ForeFront Records]

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54. Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album

For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.

Times Like These

Austins Bridge

[Daywind Records]

The Reason

Diamond Rio

[Word]

Expecting Good Things

Jeff & Sheri Easter

[Spring Hill Music Group/She Loved Music]

Journey On

Ty Herndon

[FUNL Music]

Live At Oak Tree: Karen Peck & New River

Karen Peck & New River

[Daywind Records]

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55. Best Traditional Gospel Album

For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.

The Experience

Vanessa Bell Armstrong

[EMI Gospel]

A City Called Heaven

Shirley Caesar

[Light Records]

Downtown Church

Patty Griffin

[Credential Recordings]

Here I Am

Marvin Sapp

[Verity]

All In One

Karen Clark Sheard

[KaRew Records/ EMI Gospel]

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56. Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.

Get Ready

Forever Jones

[EMI Gospel]

Love Unstoppable

Fred Hammond

[Verity]

Triumphant

VaShawn Mitchell

[EMI Gospel]

Aaron Sledge

Aaron Sledge

[EMI Gospel]

Still

BeBe & CeCe Winans

[B&C/Malaco]

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57. Best Latin Pop Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

Poquita Ropa

Ricardo Arjona

[Warner Music Latina]

Alex Cuba

Alex Cuba

[Caracol Records]

Boleto De Entrada

Kany Garcia

[Sony Music Latin]

Paraiso Express

Alejandro Sanz

[Warner Music Latina]

Otra Cosa

Julieta Venegas

[Sony Music]

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58. Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

Oro

ChocQuibTown

[Nacional Records]

Amor Vincit Omnia

Draco

[Sony Music Latin]

El Existential

Grupo Fantasma

[Nat Geo Music]

Bulevar 2000

Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich+Fussible

[Nacional Records]

1977

Ana Tijoux

[Nacional Records]

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59. Best Tropical Latin Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

Sin Salsa No Hay Paraiso

El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico

[Sony Music Latin]

Asondeguerra

Juan Luis Guerra 4.40

[Capitol Latin]

Irrepetible

Gilberto Santa Rosa

[Sony Music Latin]

Viva La Tradición

Spanish Harlem Orchestra

[Concord Picante]

100 Sones Cubanos

(Various Artists)

Edesio Alejandro, Nelson Estevez & Juan Hidalgo, producers

[J&N Records]

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60. Best Regional Mexican Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

NO NOMINEES

There were fewer than ten artists entered into this category, so per Academy rules The Recording Academy will not be announcing nominations or presenting a GRAMMY Award in this category this year.

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61. Best Tejano Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

Recuerdos

Little Joe & La Familia

[TDI Records]

Sabes Bien

Juan P. Moreno

[Q-Vo Records]

In The Pocket

Joe Posada

[Baby Dude Records]

Homenaje A Mi Padre

Sunny Sauceda Y Todo Eso

[Solstice Records]

Cookin

Tortilla Factory

[Tortilla Records]

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62. Best Norteño Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

Indispensable

Angel Fresnillo

[Disa Universal Music]

Classic

Intocable

[Sony Music Latin]

Ni Hoy Ni Mañana

Gerardo Ortiz

[Sony Music Latin]

Desde La Cantina Volumen 1

Pesado

[Disa Universal]

Intensamente

Principez De La Musica Norteña

[A.R.C. Discos]

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63. Best Banda Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

Ando Bien Pedo

Banda Los Recoditos

[Disa Records]

Caricias Compradas...

Cuisillos

[Balboa Records, Co.]

Con La Fuerza Del Corrido

El Chapo

[Disa Universal]

Enamórate De Mí

El Güero Y Su Banda Centenario

[A.R.C. Discos]

Todo Depende De Ti

La Arrolladora Banda El Limon

[Disa]

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64. Best Americana Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

The List

Rosanne Cash

[Manhattan Records]

Tin Can Trust

Los Lobos

[Shout! Factory]

Country Music

Willie Nelson

[Rounder]

Band Of Joy

Robert Plant

[Rounder]

You Are Not Alone

Mavis Staples

[ANTI-]

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65. Best Bluegrass Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

Circles Around Me

Sam Bush

[Sugar Hill Records]

Mountain Soul II

Patty Loveless

[Saguaro Road]

Family Circle

The Del McCoury Band

[McCoury Music]

Legacy

Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band

[Compass Records]

Reckless

The SteelDrivers

[Rounder]

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66. Best Traditional Blues Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

Giant

James Cotton

[Alligator]

Memphis Blues

Cyndi Lauper

[Mercer Street Records]

The Well

Charlie Musselwhite

[Alligator]

Joined At The Hip

Pinetop Perkins & Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith

[Telarc]

Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites

Jimmie Vaughan

[Shout! Factory]

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67. Best Contemporary Blues Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

Nothing's Impossible

Solomon Burke

[E1 Music]

Tribal

Dr. John And The Lower 911

[429 Records]

Living Proof

Buddy Guy

[Silvertone/Jive]

Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook

Bettye LaVette

[ANTI-]

Live! In Chicago

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Featuring Hubert Sumlin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith,

Bryan Lee, And Buddy Flett

[Roadrunner/Loud & Proud Records]

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68. Best Traditional Folk Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

Genuine Negro Jig

Carolina Chocolate Drops

[Nonesuch]

Onward And Upward

Luther Dickinson & The Sons Of Mudboy

[Memphis International]

Memories Of John

The John Hartford Stringband

[Compass Records/Red Clay Records]

Maria Muldaur & Her Garden Of Joy

Maria Muldaur

[Stony Plain Records]

Ricky Skaggs Solo: Songs My Dad Loved

Ricky Skaggs

[Skaggs Family Records]

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69. Best Contemporary Folk Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

Love Is Strange - En Vivo Con Tino

Jackson Browne & David Lindley

[Inside Recordings]

The Age Of Miracles

Mary Chapin Carpenter

[Zoe Records]

Somedays The Song Writes You

Guy Clark

[Dualtone]

God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise

Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs

[RCA Records]

Dream Attic

Richard Thompson

[Shout! Factory]

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70. Best Hawaiian Music Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

Huana Ke Aloha

Tia Carrere

[Daniel Ho Creations]

Amy Hanaiali'i And Slack Key Masters Of Hawaii

Amy Hanaiali‘i And Slack Key Masters Of Hawaii

[Peterson Productions]

Polani

Daniel Ho

[Daniel Ho Creations]

The Legend

Ledward Kaapana

[Rhythm & Roots Records]

Maui On My Mind - Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar

Jeff Peterson

[Peterson Productions]

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71. Best Native American Music Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

XI

Bear Creek

[Canyon Records]

Temptations: Cree Round Dance Songs

Northern Cree

[Canyon Records]

Woodnotes Wyld: Historic Flute Sounds From The Dr. Richard W. Payne Collection

Peter Phippen

[INAFA Productions]

2010 Gathering Of Nations Pow Wow: A Spirit's Dance

(Various Artists)

Derek Mathews, Dr. Lita Mathews & Melonie Mathews, producers

[Gathering Of Nations Records]

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72. Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

Zydeco Junkie

Chubby Carrier And The Bayou Swamp Band

[Swampadellic Records]

En Couleurs

Feufollet

[Feufollet Records]

Happy Go Lucky

D.L. Menard

[Swallow Records]

Back Home

The Pine Leaf Boys

[Valcour Records]

Creole Moon: Live At The Blue Moon Saloon

Cedric Watson et Bijou Créole

[Valcour Records]

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73. Best Reggae Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

Before The Dawn

Buju Banton

[Gargamel Music, Inc.]

Isaacs Meets Isaac

Gregory Isaacs & King Isaac

[King Isaac Music]

Revelation

Lee "Scratch" Perry

[Megawave Records]

Made In Jamaica

Bob Sinclair And Sly & Robbie

[Yellow Productions/Universal Music France]

One Pop Reggae +

Sly & Robbie And The Family Taxi

[Phase One Communications/Taxi Records]

Legacy An Acoustic Tribute To Peter Tosh

Andrew Tosh

[Box10/Tuff Gong]

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74. Best Traditional World Music Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

Pure Sounds

Gyuto Monks Of Tibet

[New Earth Records]

I Speak Fula

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba

[Sub Pop / Next Ambiance]

Grace

Soweto Gospel Choir

[Shanachie Entertainment]

Ali And Toumani

Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté

[World Circuit-Nonesuch]

Tango Universal

Vayo

[Big Dream Music]

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75. Best Contemporary World Music Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

Throw Down Your Heart , Africa Sessions Part 2: Unreleased Tracks

Béla Fleck

[Acoustic Planet Records]

All In One

Bebel Gilberto

[Verve]

ÕŸÖ

Angelique Kidjo

[Razor & Tie Entertainment]

Bom Tempo

Sergio Mendes

[Concord Records]

Om Namo Narayanaya: Soul Call

Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon

[Soul Chants Music]

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76. Best Musical Album For Children

For albums consisting of predominantly music or song vs. spoken word.

Here Comes Science

They Might Be Giants

[Disney Sound]

Jungle Gym

Justin Roberts

[Carpet Square Records]

Sunny Days

Battersby Duo

[TBD 2010]

Tomorrow's Children

Pete Seeger With The Rivertown Kids And Friends

[Appleseed]

Weird Things Are Everywhere!

Judy Pancoast

[Mamanook Music]

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77. Best Spoken Word Album For Children

For albums consisting of predominantly spoken word vs. music or song.

Anne Frank: The Diary Of A Young Girl: The Definitive Edition

Selma Blair

[Random House Audio/Listening Library]

The Best Candy In The Whole World

Bill Harley

[Round River Records]

Healthy Food For Thought: Good Enough To Eat

(Various Artists)

Jim Cravero, Paula Lizzi & Steve Pullara, producers

[East Coast Recording Company]

Julie Andrews' Collection Of Poems, Songs, And Lullabies

Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton

[Hachette Audio]

Nanny McPhee Returns

Emma Thompson

[Macmillan Audio With Universal Studios]

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

American On Purpose

Craig Ferguson

[HarperAudio]

The Bedwetter

Sarah Silverman

[HarperAudio]

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook)

Jon Stewart (With Samantha Bee, Wyatt Cenac, Jason Jones, John Oliver &

Sigourney Weaver)

[Hachette Audio]

A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To The Future...

Michael J. Fox

[Hyperion Audio]

This Time Together: Laughter And Reflection

Carol Burnett

[Random House Audio]

The Woody Allen Collection: Mere Anarchy, Side Effects, Without Feathers, Getting Even

Woody Allen

[Audible Inc.]

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79. Best Comedy Album

For comedy recordings, spoken or musical

Cho Dependent

Margaret Cho

[Clownery Records]

I Told You I Was Freaky

Flight Of The Conchords

[Sub Pop]

Kathy Griffin Does The Bible Belt

Kathy Griffin

[Donut Run, Inc.]

Stark Raving Black

Lewis Black

[Comedy Central Records]

Weapons Of Self Destruction

Robin Williams

[Columbia Records]

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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.)

American Idiot (Featuring Green Day)

Billie Joe Armstrong, producer (Green Day, composers; Billie Joe Armstrong,

lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With John Gallagher, Jr., Michael Esper & Others)

[Reprise]

Fela!

Robert Sher, producer (Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, composer; Fela Anikulapo-Kuti,

lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Sahr Ngaujah, Lillias White & Others)

[Knitting Factory]

A Little Night Music

Tommy Krasker, producer (Stephen Sondheim, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist)

(2009 Broadway Revival Cast With Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury & Others)

[Nonesuch - PS Classics]

Promises, Promises

David Caddick & David Lai, producers (Burt Bacharach, composer; Hal David,

lyricist) (New Broadway Cast With Sean Hayes, Kristin Chenoweth & Others)

[Masterworks Broadway]

Sondheim On Sondheim

Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer; Stephen

Sondheim, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Barbara Cook , Vanessa Williams, Tom Wopat & Others)

[PS Classics]

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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, in the absence of either, to the individual(s) actively responsible for the concept and musical direction and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable.

Crazy Heart

(Various Artists)

[New West Records]

Glee: The Music, Volume 1

(Glee Cast)

[Columbia Records]

Tremé

(Various Artists)

[Geffen]

True Blood - Volume 2

(Various Artists)

[Elektra]

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

(Various Artists)

[Summit Ent/Chop Shop/Atlantic]

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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.

Alice In Wonderland

Danny Elfman, composer

[Walt Disney Records]

Avatar

James Horner, composer

[Fox Music/Atlantic Records]

Inception

Hans Zimmer, composer

[Reprise/WaterTower Music]

Sherlock Holmes

Hans Zimmer, composer

[WaterTower Music]

Toy Story 3

Randy Newman, composer

[Walt Disney Records]

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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.

Down In New Orleans (From The Princess And The Frog)

Randy Newman, songwriter (Dr. John)

Track from: The Princess And The Frog

[Walt Disney Records; Publisher: Walt Disney Music]

I See You (From Avatar)

Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell & James Horner, songwriters (Leona Lewis)

Track from: Avatar

[Fox Music/Atlantic Records; Publishers: Franglen Lupino Music, Horner Music in Motion, Suga Wuga Music, Sony/ATV Harmony & TCF Music]

Kiss Like Your Kiss (From True Blood)

Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams & Elvis Costello)

Track from: True Blood: Music From The HBO Original Series - Volume 2

[Elektra; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane, Lucy Jones Music]

This City (From Tremé)

Steve Earle, songwriter (Steve Earle)

Track from: Treme Soundtrack

[Geffen; Publisher: Exile On Jones Street Music]

The Weary Kind (From Crazy Heart)

Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett, songwriters (Ryan Bingham)

Track from: Crazy Heart

[New West Records; Publishers: Lost Bound Rails Publishing/Henry Burnett Music]

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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.

Aurora

Patrick Williams, composer (Patrick Williams The Big Band)

Track from: Aurora

[ArtistShare]

Battle Circle

Gerald Clayton, composer (Clayton Brothers)

[ArtistShare]

Box Of Cannoli

Tim Hagans, composer (The Norrbotten Big Band)

Track from: The Avatar Sessions

[Fuzzy Music]

Fourth Stream...La Banda

Bill Cunliffe, composer (Temple University Symphony Orchestra)

[Boyer College Of Music And Dance]

The Path Among The Trees

Billy Childs, composer (Billy Childs Ensemble)

Track from: Autumn: In Moving Pictures Jazz - Chamber Music Vol. 2

[ArtistShare]

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85. Best Instrumental Arrangement

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

Carlos

Vince Mendoza, arranger (John Scofield, Vince Mendoza & Metropole Orkest)

Track from: 54

[Emarcy/Universal]

Fanfare For A New Day

Patrick Williams, arranger (Patrick Williams The Big Band)

Track from: Aurora

[ArtistShare]

Itsbynne Reel

Gil Goldstein, arranger (Dave Eggar)

Track from: Kingston Morning

[Domo Records]

Monet

Ted Nash, arranger (Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra)

Track from: Portrait In Seven Shades

[Jazz At Lincoln Center]

Skip To My Lou

Frank Macchia, arranger (Frank Macchia)

Track from: Folk Songs For Jazzers

[Cacophony]

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86. Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

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

Baba Yetu

Christopher Tin, arranger (Christopher Tin, Soweto Gospel Choir & Royal

Philharmonic Orchestra)

Track from: Calling All Dawns

[Tin Works Publishing]

Baby

Roger Treece, arranger (Bobby McFerrin)

Track from: Vocabularies

[Emarcy]

Based On A Thousand True Stories

Vince Mendoza, arranger (Silje Nergaard & Metropole Orchestra Strings)

Track from: A Thousand True Stories

[Sony]

Don't Explain

Geoffrey Keezer, arranger (Denise Donatelli)

Track from: When Lights Are Low

[Savant Records]

Imagine

Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, arrangers (Herbie Hancock, Pink, Seal, Jeff Beck,

India.Arie, Konono No 1 & Oumou Sangare)

Track from: The Imagine Project

[Hancock Records]

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87. Best Recording Package

Brothers

Michael Carney, art director (The Black Keys)

[Nonesuch]

Eggs

Malene Mathiasson, Malthe Fischer, Kristoffer Rom, Nis Svoldgård & Aske Zidore,

art directors (Oh No Ono)

[Friendly Fire Recordings]

Hadestown

Brian Grunert, art director (Anaïs Mitchell)

[Righteous Babe Records]

What Will We Be

Devendra Banhart & Jon Beasley, art directors (Devendra Banhart)

[Warner Bros.]

Yonkers NY

Andrew Taray, art director (Chip Taylor)

[Train Wreck Records]

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88. Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

Light: On The South Side

Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists)

[The Numero Group]

Minotaur (Deluxe Edition)

Jeff Anderson & Vaughan Oliver, art directors (The Pixies)

[Artist In Residence]

A Sideman's Journey (Limited Collector's Super Deluxe Box Set)

Daniel Reiss & Klaus Voormann, art directors (Voormann & Friends)

[UMe/USM/Mercury]

Story Island

Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (Various Artists)

[Wind Music]

Under Great White Northern Lights (Limited Edition Box Set)

Rob Jones & Jack White III, art directors (The White Stripes)

[Third Man/Warner Bros.]

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89. Best Album Notes

Alan Lomax In Haiti: Recordings For The Library Of Congress, 1936-1937

Gage Averill, album notes writer (Various Artists)

[Harte Recordings]

Keep An Eye On The Sky

Robert Gordon, album notes writer (Big Star)

[Rhino]

Side Steps

Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (John Coltrane)

[Prestige Records]

There Breathes A Hope: The Legacy Of John Work II And His Fisk Jubilee Quartet, 1909-1916

Doug Seroff, album notes writer (Fisk University Jubilee Quartet)

[Archeophone Records]

True Love Cast Out All Evil

Will Sheff, album notes writer (Roky Erickson With Okkervil River)

[ANTI-]

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90. Best Historical Album

Alan Lomax In Haiti: Recordings For The Library Of Congress, 1936-1937

Jeffrey A. Greenberg, David Katznelson & Anna Lomax Wood, compilation producers;

Steve Rosenthal & Warren Russell-Smith, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

[Harte Recordings]

The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings)

Jeff Jones, compilation producer; Paul Hicks, Sean Magee, Guy Massey, Sam Okell

& Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (The Beatles)

[Capitol/Apple]

The Complete Mother's Best Recordings...Plus!

Colin Escott, Mike Jason & Jett Williams, compilation producers; Joseph M.

Palmaccio, mastering engineer (Hank Williams)

[Time Life]

Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings And More

Andy McKaie, compilation producer; Erick Labson, mastering engineer (Buddy

Holly)

[UMe/Hip-O Select/Geffen]

Where The Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968

Alec Palao, Cheryl Pawelski & Andrew Sandoval, compilation producers; Dan Hersch

& Andrew Sandoval, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

[Rhino]

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91. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

An Engineer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.)

Battle Studies

Michael H. Brauer, Joe Ferla, Chad Franscoviak & Manny Marroquin, engineers

(John Mayer)

[Columbia Records]

Dirty Side Down

John Keane, engineer (Widespread Panic)

[ATO Records]

Emotion & Commotion

Steve Lipson, engineer (Jeff Beck)

[Rhino/Atco]

God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise

Ryan Freeland, engineer (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)

[RCA Records]

Pink Elephant

Seth Presant & Leon F. Sylvers III, engineers (N'dambi)

[Stax Records]

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92. Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

A Producer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.)

Rob Cavallo

• Brand New Eyes (Paramore) (A)
• Hang Cool Teddy Bear (Meat Loaf) (A)
• Happy Hour (Uncle Kracker) (A)
• Music Again (Adam Lambert) (T)
• Soaked (Adam Lambert) (T)
• Sure Fire Winners (Adam Lambert) (T)
• Time For Miracles (Adam Lambert) (T)
• When It's Time (Green Day) (T)

Danger Mouse

• Broken Bells (Broken Bells) (A)
• Dark Night Of The Soul (Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse) (A)
• Tighten Up (The Black Keys) (T)

Dr. Luke

• California Gurls (Katy Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg) (T)
• For Your Entertainment (Adam Lambert) (T)
• Hungover (Kesha) (T)
• Kiss N Tell (Kesha) (T)
• Magic (B.o.B. Featuring Rivers Cuomo) (T)
• Take It Off (Kesha) (T)
• Teenage Dream (Katy Perry) (T)
• Your Love Is My Drug (Kesha) (T)

RedOne

• Alejandro (Lady Gaga) (S)
• Bad Romance (Lady Gaga) (S)
• The Fame Monster (Lady Gaga) (A)
• I Like It (Enrique Iglesias Featuring Pitbull) (S)
• More (Usher) (T)
• We Are The World 25 For Haiti (Artists For Haiti) (S)
• Whole Lotta Love (Mary J. Blige) (S)

The Smeezingtons (Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine

• Billionaire (Travie McCoy Featuring Bruno Mars) (T)
• Bow Chicka Wow Wow (Mike Posner) (T)
• F*** You (Cee Lo Green) (S)
• Island Queen (Sean Kingston) (T)
• Just The Way You Are (Bruno Mars) (S)
• Nothin' On You (B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars) (T)

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93. Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

A Remixer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.

Fantasy (Morgan Page Remix)

Morgan Page, remixer (Nadia Ali)

[Smile In Bed]

Funk Nasty (Wolfgang Gartner Remix Edit)

Wolfgang Gartner, remixer (Andy Caldwell Featuring Gram'ma Funk)

[Uno Recordings]

Orpheus (Quiet Carnival) (Funk Generation Mix)

Mike Rizzo, remixer (Sergio Mendes)

[Concord]

Revolver (David Guetta's One Love Club Remix)

David Guetta, remixer (Madonna)

[Warner Bros.]

Sweet Disposition (Axwell & Dirty South Remix)

Axel Hedfors & Dragan Roganovic, remixers (The Temper Trap)

[Glassnote/Columbia Records]

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94. Best Surround Sound Album

For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.

Britten's Orchestra

Keith O. Johnson, surround mix engineer; Keith O. Johnson, surround mastering

engineer; David Frost, surround producer (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)

[Reference Recordings]

The Incident

Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer;

Steven Wilson, surround producer (Porcupine Tree)

[Roadrunner Records]

Parallax Eden

David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering

engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber)

[51bpm]

Songs And Stories (Monster Music Version)

Don Murray, surround mix engineer; Sangwook Nam & Doug Sax, surround mastering

engineers; John Burk, Noel Lee & Marcus Miller, surround producers (George Benson)

[Concord Records/Monster Music]

Trondheimsolistene - In Folk Style

Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering

engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (TrondheimSolistene)

[2L]

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95. Best Engineered Album, Classical

An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)

Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina

Mark Donahue, John Hill & Dirk Sobotka, engineers (Giancarlo Guerrero &

Nashville Symphony Orchestra)

[Naxos]

Have You Ever Been...?

Robert Friedrich, engineer (Turtle Island Quartet, Stefon Harris & Mike

Marshall)

[Telarc]

Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse

David Frost, Tom Lazarus, Steven Mackey & Dirk Sobotka, engineers (Gil Rose,

Rinde Eckert, Catch Electric Guitar Quartet, Synergy Vocals & Boston Modern Orchestra Project)

[BMOP/sound]

Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works

Leslie Ann Jones, Kory Kruckenberg & David Sabee, engineers (Eliesha Nelson &

John McLaughlin Williams)

[Dorian Sono Luminus]

Vocabularies

Steve Miller, Allen Sides & Roger Treece, engineers (Bobby McFerrin)

[Emarcy]

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96. Producer Of The Year, Classical

A Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)

Blanton Alspaugh

• Corigliano: Violin Concerto 'The Red Violin' (Michael Ludwig, JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
• Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
• Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 (Leonard Slatkin & Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
• Tower Of The Eight Winds - Music For Violin & Piano By Judith Shatin (Borup-Ernst Duo)
• Tyberg: Symphony No. 3; Piano Trio (JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
• Wind Serenades (Gregory Wolynec & Gateway Chamber Ensemble)

David Frost

• Britten's Orchestra (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
• Chambers, Evan: The Old Burying Ground (Kenneth Kiesler & The University Of Michigan Symphony Orchestra)
• Dorman, Avner: Concertos For Mandolin, Piccolo, Piano And Concerto Grosso (Andrew Cyr, Eliran Avni, Mindy Kaufman, Avi Avital & Metropolis Ensemble)
• The 5 Browns In Hollywood (5 Browns)
• Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse (Gil Rose, Rinde Eckert, Catch Electric Guitar Quartet, Synergy Vocals & Boston Modern Orchestra Project)
• Meeting Of The Spirits (Matt Haimovitz)
• Two Roads To Exile (ARC Ensemble)

Tim Handley

• Adams: Nixon In China (Marin Alsop, Tracy Dahl, Marc Heller, Thomas Hammons, Maria Kanyova, Robert Orth, Chen-Ye Yan, Opera Colorado Chorus & Colorado Symphony Orchestra)
• Debussy: Le Martyre De Saint Sébastien (Jun Märkl & Orchestre National De Lyon)
• Dohnányi: Variations On A Nursery Song (JoAnn Falletta, Eldar Nebolsin & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
• Harris: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 (Marin Alsop & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
• Hubay: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 And 2 (Chloë Hanslip, Andrew Mogrelia & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
• Messiaen: Poèmes Pour Mi (Anne Schwanewilms, Jun Märkl & Orchestre National De Lyon)
• Piazzolla: Sinfonía Buenos Aires (Daniel Binelli, Tianwa Yang, Giancarlo Guerro & Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
• Ries: Works For Flute And Piano (Uwe Grodd & Matteo Napoli)
• Roussel: Symphony No. 1 (Stéphane Denève & Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
• Shchedrin: Concertos For Orchestra Nos. 4 & 5 (Kirill Karabits & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
• Stamitz: Flute Concertos (Robert Aitken, Donatas Katkus & St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra)
• Strauss, R: Josephs-Legende; Rosenkavalier; Die Frau Ohne Schatten (Orchestral Suites) (JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)

Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin

• Brubeck: Songs Of Praise (Lynne Morrow, Richard Grant, Quartet San Francisco & The Pacific Mozart Ensemble)
• Cascade Of Roses (Janice Weber)
• Gnattali: Solo & Chamber Works For Guitar (Marc Regnier)
• If I Were A Bird (Michael Lewin)
• Kletzki: Piano Concerto (Joseph Banowetz, Thomas Sanderling & Russian Philharmonic Orchestra)
• Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works (Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams)
• Rubinstein: Piano Music (1852-1894) (Joseph Banowetz)
• Rubinstein: Piano Music (1871-1890) (Joseph Banowetz)
• 20th Century Harp Sonatas (Sarah Schuster Ericsson)

James Mallinson

• Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (Bernard Haitink, Duain Wolfe, Miah Persson, Christianne Stotijn, Chicago Symphony Chorus & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
• Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet (Valery Gergiev & London Symphony Orchestra)
• Shchedrin: The Enchanted Wanderer (Valery Gergiev, Evgeny Akimov, Sergei Aleksashkin, Kristina Kapustinskaya, Mariinsky Chorus & Mariinsky Orchestra)
• Strauss, R: Ein Heldenleben; Webern: Im Sommerwind (Bernard Haitink & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
• Strauss, R: Eine Alpensinfonie (Bernard Haitink & London Symphony Orchestra)
• Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations; Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante (Gautier Capuçon, Valery Gergiev & Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
• Wagner: Parsifal (Valery Gergiev, Gary Lehman, Violeta Urmana, René Pape, Evgeny Nikitin, Alexei Tanovitski, Nikolai Putilin, Mariinsky Chorus & Mariinsky Orchestra)

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97. Best Classical Album

Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) if other than the Artist.

Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4

Mariss Jansons, conductor; Everett Porter, producer; Everett Porter, mastering

engineer (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)

[RCO Live]

Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina

Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; Mark Donahue, John

Hill & Dirk Sobotka, engineers/mixers (Terrence Wilson; Nashville Symphony Orchestra)

[Naxos]

Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse

Gil Rose, conductor; Rinde Eckert; Catch Electric Guitar Quartet; David Frost,

producer; David Frost, Tom Lazarus, Steven Mackey & Dirk Sobotka, engineers/mixers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Synergy Vocals)

[BMOP/sound]

Sacrificium

Giovanni Antonini, conductor; Cecilia Bartoli; Arend Prohmann, producer; Philip

Siney, engineer/mixer (Il Giardino Armonico)

[Decca]

Verdi: Requiem

Riccardo Muti, conductor; Duain Wolfe, chorus master; Christopher Alder,

producer; David Frost, Tom Lazarus & Christopher Willis, engineers/mixers (Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli & Mario Zeffiri; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus)

[CSO Resound]

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98. Best Orchestral Performance

Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.

Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4

Mariss Jansons, conductor (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)

[RCO Live]

Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina

Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Terrence Wilson; Nashville Symphony)

[Naxos]

Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse

Gil Rose, conductor; Rinde Eckert (Catch Electric Guitar Quartet; Boston Modern

Orchestra Project; Synergy Vocals)

[BMOP/sound]

Salieri: Overtures & Stage Music

Thomas Fey, conductor (Mannheimer Mozartorchester)

[Haenssler Classic]

Stravinsky: Pulcinella; Symphony In Three Movements; Four Études

Pierre Boulez, conductor (Roxana Constantinescu, Kyle Ketelsen & Nicholas Phan;

Chicago Symphony Orchestra)

[CSO Resound]

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99. Best Opera Recording

Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s) and Principal Soloists.

Berg: Lulu

Antonio Pappano, conductor; Agneta Eichenholz, Jennifer Larmore, Klaus Florian

Vogt & Michael Volle; David Groves, producer (Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House)

[Opus Arte]

Hasse: Marc' Antonio E Cleopatra

Matthew Dirst, conductor; Jamie Barton & Ava Pine; Keith Weber, producer (Ars

Lyrica Houston)

[Dorian Sono Luminus]

Saariaho: L'Amour De Loin

Kent Nagano, conductor; Daniel Belcher, Ekaterina Lekhina & Marie-Ange

Todorovitch; Martin Sauer, producer (Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Rundfunkchor Berlin)

[Harmonia Mundi]

Shchedrin: The Enchanted Wanderer

Valery Gergiev, conductor; Evgeny Akimov, Sergei Aleksashkin & Kristina

Kapustinskaya; James Mallinson, producer (Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre; Chorus Of The Mariinsky Theatre)

[Mariinsky]

Sullivan: Ivanhoe

David Lloyd-Jones, conductor; Neal Davies, Geraldine McGreevy, James Rutherford,

Toby Spence & Janice Watson; Brian Pidgeon, producer (BBC National Orchestra Of Wales; Adrian Partington Singers)

[Chandos]

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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.

Bach: Cantatas

Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor; Erwin Ortner, chorus master (Bernarda Fink,

Gerald Finley, Christian Gerhaher, Werner Güra, Julia Kleiter, Christine Schäfer, Anton Scharinger & Kurt Streit; Concentus Musicau Wien; Arnold Schoenberg Chor)

[Deutsche Harmonia Mundi]

Baltic Runes

Paul Hillier, conductor (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)

[Harmonia Mundi]

Haydn: The Creation

René Jacobs, conductor; Hans-Christoph Rademann, choir director (Julia Kleiter,

Maximilian Schmitt & Johannes Weisser; Freiburger Barockorchester; RIAS Kammerchor)

[Harmonia Mundi]

Martin: Golgotha

Daniel Reuss, conductor (Judith Gauthier, Marianne Beate Kielland, Adrian

Thompson, Mattijs Van De Woerd & Konstantin Wolff; Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; Cappella Amsterdam & Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)

[Harmonia Mundi]

Verdi: Requiem

Riccardo Muti, conductor; Duain Wolfe, chorus master (Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga

Borodina, Barbara Frittoli & Mario Zeffiri; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus)

[CSO Resound]

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101. Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)

Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor.

Daugherty: Deus Ex Machina

Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Terrence Wilson (Nashville Symphony)

Track from: Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony

[Naxos]

Dorman, Avner: Mandolin Concerto

Andrew Cyr, conductor; Avi Avital (Metropolis Ensemble)

Track from: Dorman, Avner: Mandolin Concerto; Piccolo Concerto; Concerto Grosso; Piano Concerto

[Naxos]

Kletzki: Piano Concerto In D Minor, Op. 22

Thomas Sanderling, conductor; Joseph Banowetz (Russian Philharmonic Orchestra)

Track from: Kletzki: Piano Concerto

[Naxos]

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 24

Mitsuko Uchida (The Cleveland Orchestra)

[Decca]

Porter, Quincy: Concerto For Viola & Orchestra

John McLaughlin Williams, conductor; Eliesha Nelson (Northwest Sinfonia)

Track from: Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works

[Dorian Sono Luminus]

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102. Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)

Award to the Instrumental Soloist.

Chopin: The Nocturnes

Nelson Freire

[Decca]

Hamelin: Études

Marc-André Hamelin

[Hyperion Records]

Messiaen: Livre Du Saint-Sacrement

Paul Jacobs

[Naxos]

Paganini: 24 Caprices

Julia Fischer

[Decca]

20th Century Harp Sonatas

Sarah Schuster Ericsson

[Dorian Sono Luminus]

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103. Best Chamber Music Performance

Award to the Artists.

Beethoven: Complete Sonatas For Violin & Piano

Isabelle Faust & Alexander Melnikov

[Harmonia Mundi]

Gnattali: Solo & Chamber Works For Guitar

Marc Regnier (Tacy Edwards, Natalia Khoma & Marco Sartor)

[Dorian Sono Luminus]

Ligeti: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2

Parker Quartet

[Naxos]

Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works

Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams (Douglas Rioth; Northwest Sinfonia)

[Dorian Sono Luminus]

Schoenberg: String Quartets Nos. 3 & 4

Fred Sherry String Quartet (Christopher Oldfather & Rolf Schulte)

[Naxos]

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104. Best Small Ensemble Performance

Award to the Ensemble (and to the Conductor.)

Ceremony And Devotion - Music For The Tudors

Harry Christophers, conductor; The Sixteen

[CORO]

Dinastia Borja

Jordi Savall, conductor; Hespèrion XXI & La Capella Reial De Catalunya (Pascal

Bertin, Daniele Carnovich, Lior Elmalich, Montserrat Figueras, Driss El Maloumi, Marc Mauillon, Lluís Vilamajó & Furio Zanasi; Pascal Bertin, Daniele Carnovich, Josep Piera & Francisco Rojas)

[Alia Vox]

Trondheimsolistene - In Folk Style

Øyvind Gimse & Geir Inge Lotsberg, conductors (Emilia Amper & Gjermund Larsen;

TrondheimSolistene)

[2L (Lindberg Lyd)]

Victoria: Lamentations Of Jeremiah

Peter Phillips, conductor; The Tallis Scholars

[Gimell]

Whitacre, Eric: Choral Music

Noel Edison, conductor; Elora Festival Singers (Carol Bauman & Leslie De'Ath)

[Naxos]

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105. Best Classical Vocal Performance

Award to the Vocal Soloist(s).

Ombre De Mon Amant - French Baroque Arias

Anne Sofie Von Otter (William Christie; Les Arts Florissants)

[Deutsche Grammophon]

Sacrificium

Cecilia Bartoli (Giovanni Antonini; Il Giardino Armonico)

[Decca]

Turina: Canto A Sevilla

Lucia Duchonová (Celso Antunes; NDR Radiophilharmonie)

[Haenssler Classic]

Vivaldi: Opera Arias - Pyrotechnics

Vivica Genaux (Fabio Biondi; Europa Galante)

[Virgin Classics]

Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder

Measha Brueggergosman (Franz Welser-Möst; The Cleveland Orchestra)

Track from: Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder; Preludes & Overtures

[Deutsche Grammophon]

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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.

Daugherty, Michael: Deus Ex Machina

Michael Daugherty (Giancarlo Guerrero)

Track from: Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony

[Naxos]

Henze, Hans Werner: Appassionatamente Plus

Hans Werner Henze (Stefan Soltesz)

Track from: Appassionatamente Plus Lulu-Suite

[Cybele Records]

Lindberg, Magnus: Graffiti

Magnus Lindberg (Sakari Oramo)

Track from: Lindberg: Graffiti; Seht Die Sonne

[Ondine]

Pärt, Arvo: Symphony No. 4

Arvo Pärt (Esa-Pekka Salonen)

Track from: Pärt: Symphony No. 4

[ECM New Series]

Shchedrin, Rodion Konstantinovich: The Enchanted Wanderer

Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin (Valery Gergiev)

Track from: Shchedrin: The Enchanted Wanderer

[Mariinsky]

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107. Best Classical Crossover Album

Award to the Artist(s) and/or to the Conductor.

Meeting Of The Spirits

Matt Haimovitz (Amaryllis Jarczyk, Jan Jarczyk, John McLaughlin, Dominic

Painchaud, Leanna Rutt & Matt Wilson)

[Oxingale Records]

Off The Map

The Silk Road Ensemble

[World Village]

Roots - My Life, My Song

Jessye Norman (Ira Coleman, Steve Johns, Mike Lovatt, Mark Markham & Martin

Williams)

[Sony Classical]

Tin, Christopher: Calling All Dawns

Lucas Richman, conductor (Sussan Deyhim, Lia, Kaori Omura, Dulce Pontes, Jia

Ruhan, Aoi Tada & Frederica von Stade; Anonymous 4 & Soweto Gospel Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)

[Tin Works Publishing]

Vocabularies

Bobby McFerrin

[Emarcy/Universal]

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108. Best Short Form Music Video

For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.

Ain't No Grave / The Johnny Cash Project

(Johnny Cash)

Chris Milk, video director; Jennifer Heath, Aaron Koblin & Rick Rubin, video producers

[American/Universal]

Love The Way You Lie (Explicit Version)

Eminem & Rihanna

Joseph Kahn, video director; Maryann Tanedo, video producer

[Aftermath]

Stylo

Gorillaz, Mos Def & Bobby Womack

Pete Candeland & Jamie Hewlett, video directors; Cara Speller, video producer

[Virgin Records]

F*** You

Cee Lo Green

Matt Stawski, video director; Paul Bock, video producer

[Elektra]

Bad Romance

Lady Gaga

Francis Lawrence, video director; Heather Heller, video producer

[Streamline/Interscope/KonLive/Cherrytree]

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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.

No Distance Left To Run

Blur

Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern & Giorgio Testi, video directors; Thomas Benski, Laura Collins & Lucas Ochoa, video producers

[Parlophone/EMI]

When You're Strange

(The Doors)

Tom Dicillo, video director; John Beug, Jeff Jampol, Peter Jankowski & Dick Wolf, video producers

[Eagle Vision]

The Greatest Ears In Town: The Arif Mardin Story

(Arif Mardin)

Doug Biro & Joe Mardin, video directors; Doug Biro & Joe Mardin, video producers

[Nunoise Records]

Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage

Rush

Sam Dunn & Scot McFadyen, video directors; Sam Dunn & Scot McFadyen, video producers

[Zoe]

Under Great White Northern Lights

The White Stripes

Emmett Malloy, video director; Ian Montone & Mike Sarkissian, video producers

[Third Man/Warner Bros.]