Album of the year:
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends -- Coldplay
Tha Carter III -- Lil Wayne
Year Of The Gentleman -- Ne-Yo
Raising Sand -- Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
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In Rainbows -- Radiohead
Record of the year:
"Chasing Pavements" -- Adele
"Viva La Vida" -- Coldplay
"Bleeding Love" -- Leona Lewis
"Paper Planes" -- M.I.A
"Please Read The Letter" -- Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Best new artist:
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Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan
Song of the year:
"American Boy" -- William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West)
"Chasing Pavements" -- Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele)
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"I'm Yours" -- Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz)
"Love Song" -- Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles)
"Viva La Vida" -- Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
Best vocal pop performance by a duo or group:
"Viva La Vida" -- Coldplay
"Waiting In The Weeds" -- Eagles
"Going On" -- Gnarls Barkley
"Won't Go Home Without You" -- Maroon 5
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"Apologize" -- OneRepublic
Best vocal pop collaboration:
"Lesson Learned" -- Alicia Keys & John Mayer
"4 Minutes" -- Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
"Rich Woman" -- Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
"If I Never See Your Face Again" -- Rihanna & Maroon 5
"No Air" -- Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown
Best pop
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vocal album:
Detours -- Sheryl Crow
Rockferry -- Duffy
Long Road Out Of Eden -- Eagles
Spirit -- Leona Lewis
Covers -- James Taylor
Best dance recording:
"Harder Better Faster Stronger" -- Daft Punk
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"Ready For The Floor" -- Hot Chip
"Just Dance" -- Lady Gaga & Colby O'Donis
"Give It 2 Me" --Madonna
"Disturbia" -- Rihanna
"Black & Gold" -- Sam Sparro
Best traditional pop vocal album:
Still Unforgettable -- Natalie Cole
The Sinatra Project -- Michael Feinstein
Noël -- Josh Groban
In The Swing Of Christmas -- Barry Manilow
Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall -- Rufus Wainwright
Best rock with vocals by a duo or group:
"Rock 'N Roll Train" -- AC/DC
"Violet Hill" -- Coldplay
"Long Road Out Of Eden" -- Eagles
"Sex On Fire" -- Kings Of Leon
"House Of Cards" -- Radiohead
Best rock song:
"Girls In Their Summer Clothes" -- Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
"House Of Cards" -- Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Philip Selway & Thom Yorke, songwriters (Radiohead)
"I Will Possess Your Heart" -- Benjamin Gibbard, Nicholas Harmer, Jason McGerr & Christopher Walla, songwriters (Death Cab For Cutie)
"Sex On Fire" -- Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
"Violet Hill" -- Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
Best rock album:
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends -- Coldplay
Rock N Roll Jesus -- Kid Rock
Only By The Night -- Kings Of Leon
Death Magnetic -- Metallica
Consolers Of The Lonely -- The Raconteurs
Best R&B album:
Love & Life -- Eric Benét
Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA -- Boyz II Men
Lay It Down -- Al Green
Jennifer Hudson -- Jennifer Hudson
The Way I See It -- Raphael Saadiq
Best R&B with vocals by a duo or group:
"Ribbon In The Sky" -- Boyz II Men
"Words" -- Anthony David Featuring Indie.Arie
"Stay With Me (By The Sea)" -- Al Green Featuring John Legend
"I'm His Only Woman" -- Jennifer Hudson Featuring Fantasia
"Never Give You Up" -- Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton
Best urban or alternative performance:
"Say Goodbye To Love" -- Kenna
"Wanna Be" -- Maiysha
"Be OK" -- Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am
"Many Moons" -- Janelle Monae
"Lovin You (Music)" -- Wayna Featuring Kokayi
Best rap/sung collaboration:
"American Boy" -- Estelle Featuring Kanye West
"Low" -- Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain
"Green Light" -- John Legend & Andre 3000
"Got Money" -- Lil Wayne Featuring T-Pain
"Superstar" -- Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos
Best rap song:
"Lollipop" -- D. Carter, S. Garrett, D.Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters (Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major)
"Low" -- T. Dillard, M. Humphrey & T-Pain, songwriters (Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain)
"Sexual Eruption" -- Calvin Broadus, S. Lovejoy & D. Stewart, songwriters (Snoop Dogg)
"Superstar" -- Lupe Fiasco & Soundtrakk, songwriter (Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos)
"Swagga Like Us" -- D. Carter, S. Carter, Clifford Harris, & Kanye West, songwriters (M. Arulpragasam, N. Headon, M. Jones, J. Mellor, T. Pentz, P. Simonon, songwriters)(Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne)
Best rap album:
American Gangster -- Jay-Z
Tha Carter III -- Lil Wayne
The Cool -- Lupe Fiasco
Nas -- Nas
Paper Trail -- T.I.
Best voal country collaboration:
"Shiftwork" -- Kenny Chesney & George Strait
"Killing The Blues" -- Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
"House Of Cash" -- George Strait & Patty Loveless
"Life In A Northern Town" -- Sugarland, Jake Owen & Little Big Town
"Let The Wind Chase You" -- Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban
Best country song:
"Dig Two Graves" -- Ashley Gorley & Bob Regan, songwriters (Randy Travis)
"I Saw God Today" -- Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell & Wade Kirby, songwriters (George Strait)
"In Color" -- Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller & James Otto, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)
"Stay" -- Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland)
"You're Gonna Miss This" -- Ashley Gorley & Lee Thomas Miller, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
Best country album:
That Lonesome Song -- Jamey Johnson
Sleepless Nights -- Patty Loveless
Troubadour -- George Strait
Around The Bend -- Randy Travis
Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love -- Trisha Yearwood
Best contemporary jazz album:
Randy In Brasil -- Randy Brecker
Floating Point -- John McLaughlin
Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration Of Cannonball Adderley -- (Various Artists) Gregg Field & Tom Scott, producers
Miles From India -- (Various Artists) Bob Belden, producer
Lifecycle -- Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern
Best jazz
vocal album:
Imagina: Songs Of Brasil -- Karrin Allyson
Breakfast On The Morning Tram -- Stacey Kent
If Less Is More...Nothing Is Everything -- Kate McGarry
Loverly -- Cassandra Wilson
Distances -- Norma Winstone (Glauco Venier & Klaus Gesing)
