52nd Annual Grammy Awards

Performers

Presenters

• Simon Baker
• Kristen Bell
• Justin Bieber
• Jeff Bridges
• Jonas Brothers
• Stephen Colbert
• Alice Cooper
• Sheryl Crow
• Kaley Cuoco
• Miley Cyrus
• Mos Def
• Plácido Domingo
• Robert Downey Jr.
• Josh Duhamel
• Wyclef Jean
• Norah Jones
• Juanes
• Ke$ha
• Miranda Lambert
• John Legend
• LL Cool J
• Jennifer Lopez
• Ricky Martin
• Lea Michele
• Chris O'Donnell
• Katy Perry
• Lionel Richie
• Adam Sandler
• Carlos Santana
• Ryan Seacrest
• Seal
• Ringo Starr
• Quentin Tarantino
• Keith Urban

  Awards

General

• Fearless – Taylor Swift
• * Colbie Caillat, featured artist; Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson, Nathan Chapman & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Hank Williams, mastering engineer
• I Am... Sasha Fierce – Beyoncé
• * Bangladesh, Ian Dench, D-Town, Toby Gad, Sean Garrett, Amanda Ghost, Jim Jonsin, Beyoncé Knowles, Rico Love, Dave McCracken, Terius Nash, Radio Killa, Stargate, Christopher Stewart, Ryan Tedder & Wayne Wilkins, producers; Jim Caruana, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Toby Gad, Kuk Harrell, Jim Jonsin, Jaycen Joshua, Dave Pensado, Radio Killa, Mark "Spike" Stent, Ryan Tedder, Brian Thomas, Marcos Továr, Miles Walker & Wayne Wilkins, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
• The E.N.D. – The Black Eyed Peas
• * apl.de.ap, Jean Baptiste, Printz Board, DJ Replay, Funkagenda, David Guetta, Keith Harris, & will.i.am, producers; Dylan Dresdow, Padraic Kerin & will.i.am, engineers/mixers; Chris Bellman, mastering engineer
• The Fame – Lady Gaga
• * Flo Rida, Colby O'Donis & Space Cowboy, featured artists; Brian & Josh, Rob Fusari, Martin Kierszenbaum, RedOne & Space Cowboy, producers; 4Mil, Robert Orton, RedOne, Dave Russell & Tony Ugval, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
• Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King – Dave Matthews Band
• * Jeff Coffin, Tim Reynolds & Rashawn Ross, featured artists; Rob Cavallo, producer; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer

• "Use Somebody" – Kings of Leon
• * Jacquire King & Angelo Petraglia, producers; Jacquire King, engineer/mixer
• "Halo" – Beyoncé
• * Beyoncé Knowles & Ryan Tedder, producers; Jim Caruana, Mark "Spike" Stent & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers
• "I Gotta Feeling" – The Black Eyed Peas
• * David Guetta & Frederick Riesterer, producers; will.i.am, Dylan "3-D" Dresdow & Padraic "Padlock" Kerin, engineers/mixers
• "Poker Face" – Lady Gaga
• * Lady Gaga, RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, engineers/mixers
• "You Belong With Me" – Taylor Swift
• * Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers

• "Single Ladies " – Beyoncé
• * Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters
• "Poker Face" – Lady Gaga
• * Lady Gaga & RedOne, songwriters
• "Pretty Wings" – Maxwell
• * Hod David & Musze, songwriters
• "Use Somebody" – Kings of Leon
• * Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters
• "You Belong With Me" – Taylor Swift
• * Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters

• Zac Brown Band
• Keri Hilson
• MGMT
• Silversun Pickups
• The Ting Tings

  Pop

• "Halo" - Beyoncé
• "Hometown Glory" - Adele
• "Hot n Cold" - Katy Perry
• "Sober" - Pink
• "You Belong With Me" - Taylor Swift

• "Make It Mine" - Jason Mraz
• "This Time" - John Legend
• "Love You" - Maxwell
• "If You Don't Know Me by Now" - Seal
• "All About the Love Again" - Stevie Wonder

• "I Gotta Feeling" - The Black Eyed Peas
• "We Weren't Born to Follow" - Bon Jovi
• "Never Say Never" - The Fray
• "Sara Smile" - Daryl Hall & John Oates
• "Kids" - MGMT

• "Lucky" - Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
• "Sea of Heartbreak" - Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen
• "Love Sex Magic" - Ciara & Justin Timberlake
• "Baby, It's Cold Outside" - Norah Jones & Willie Nelson
• "Breathe" - Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat

• "Throw Down Your Heart" - Béla Fleck
• "Bésame Mucho" - Herb Alpert
• "The Fire" - Imogen Heap
• "Phoenix Rise" - Maxwell
• "Funk Joint" - Marcus Miller

• Potato Hole - Booker T. Jones
• In Boston - Chris Botti
• Legacy - Hiroshima
• Modern Art - The Rippingtons & Russ Freeman
• Down the Wire - Spyro Gyra

• The E.N.D. - The Black Eyed Peas
• Breakthrough - Colbie Caillat
• All I Ever Wanted - Kelly Clarkson
• The Fray - The Fray
• Funhouse - Pink

  Dance

• "Poker Face" - Lady Gaga
• * RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, mixers
• "Boom Boom Pow" - The Black Eyed Peas
• * will.i.am, Jean Baptiste & Poet Name Life, producers ; Dylan Dresdow, mixer
• "When Love Takes Over" - David Guetta & Kelly Rowland
• * David Guetta & Frédéric Riesterer, producers; Veronica Ferraro, mixer
• "Celebration" - Madonna
• * Madonna & Paul Oakenfold, producers; Demacio Castellon, mixer
• "Womanizer" - Britney Spears
• * K. Briscoe, producer; Serban Ghenea, mixer

• The Fame - Lady Gaga
• Divided By Night - The Crystal Method
• One Love - David Guetta
• Party Rock - LMFAO

  Traditional Pop

• Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden - Michael Bublé
• A Swingin' Christmas - Tony Bennett
• Your Songs - Harry Connick, Jr.
• Liza's at The Palace.... - Liza Minnelli
• American Classic - Willie Nelson

  Rock

• "Working on a Dream" - Bruce Springsteen
• "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'" - Bob Dylan
• "Change in the Weather" - John Fogerty
• "Dreamer" - Prince
• "Fork in the Road" - Neil Young

• "Use Somebody" - Kings of Leon
• "Can't Find My Way Home" - Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
• "Life in Technicolor II" - Coldplay
• "21 Guns" - Green Day
• "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight" - U2

• "War Machine" - AC/DC
• "What I've Done " - Linkin Park
• "Check My Brain" - Alice in Chains
• "The Unforgiven III" - Metallica
• "Burn It to the Ground" - Nickelback

• "Dissident Aggressor " - Judas Priest
• "Set to Fail" - Lamb of God
• "Head Crusher" - Megadeth
• "Señor Peligro " - Ministry
• "Hate Worldwide" - Slayer

• "A Day in the Life" - Jeff Beck
• "Warped Sister" - Booker T. Jones
• "Playing With Fire" - Brad Paisley
• "Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin" - Brian Setzer Orchestra
• "Now We Run" - Steve Vai

• "Use Somebody" - Kings of Leon
• * Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters
• "The Fixer" - Pearl Jam
• * Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready & Eddie Vedder, songwriters
• "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight" - U2
• * Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen, Jr., songwriters
• "21 Guns" - Green Day
• * Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters
• "Working on a Dream" - Bruce Springsteen
• * Bruce Springsteen songwriter

• 21st Century Breakdown - Green Day
• Black Ice - AC/DC
• Live from Madison Square Garden - Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
• Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King - Dave Matthews Band
• No Line on the Horizon - U2

  Alternative

• Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - Phoenix
• Everything That Happens Will Happen Today - David Byrne & Brian Eno
• The Open Door EP - Death Cab For Cutie
• Sounds of the Universe - Depeche Mode
• It's Blitz! - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

  R&B

• "Single Ladies " - Beyoncé
• "It Kills Me" - Melanie Fiona
• "That Was Then" - Lalah Hathaway
• "Goin' Thru Changes" - Ledisi
• "Lions, Tigers & Bears" - Jazmine Sullivan

• "Pretty Wings" - Maxwell
• "The Point Of It All" - Anthony Hamilton
• "SoBeautiful" - Musiq Soulchild
• "Under" - Pleasure P
• "There Goes My Baby" - Charlie Wilson

• "Blame It" - Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
• "Chocolate High" - India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild
• "IfULeave" - Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige
• "Higher Ground" - Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters
• "Love Has Finally Come at Last" - Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby

• "At Last" - Beyoncé
• "Soul Music" - Anthony Hamilton
• "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" - Boney James & Quinn
• "Sow Love" - Ann Nesby
• "Woman Gotta Have It" - Calvin Richardson

• "Pearls" - India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore
• "Daykeeper" - The Foreign Exchange
• "All Matter" - Robert Glasper & Bilal
• "A Tale Of Two" - Eric Roberson, Ben O'Neill & Michelle Thompson
• "Blend" - Tonex

• "Single Ladies " - Beyoncé
• * Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart songwriters
• "Blame It" - Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
• * James T. Brown, John Conte, Jr., Jamie Foxx, Christopher Henderson, Brandon R. Melanchon, Breyon Prescott, T-Pain & Nathan L. Walker songwriters
• "Lions, Tigers & Bears" - Jazmine Sullivan
• * Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan songwriters
• "Pretty Wings" - Maxwell
• * Hod David & Musze songwriters
• "Under" - Pleasure P
• * D. Babbs, L. Bereal, M. Cooper, A. Dixon, J. Franklin, T. Jones, R. New & K. Stephens songwriters

• BLACKsummers'night - Maxwell
• The Point Of It All - Anthony Hamilton
• ' - India.Arie
• Turn Me Loose - Ledisi
• Uncle Charlie - Charlie Wilson

• I Am... Sasha Fierce - Beyoncé'
• Intuition - Jamie Foxx
• The Introduction of Marcus Cooper - Pleasure P
• Ready - Trey Songz
• Thr33 Ringz'' - T-Pain

  Rap

• "D.O.A. " – Jay-Z
• "Best I Ever Had" – Drake
• "Beautiful" – Eminem
• "Day 'n' Nite" – Kid Cudi
• "Casa Bey" – Mos Def

• "Crack A Bottle" – Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
• "Too Many Rappers" – Beastie Boys & Nas
• "Money Goes, Honey Stay" – Fabolous & Jay-Z
• "Make Her Say" – Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common
• "Amazing" – Kanye West & Young Jeezy

• "Run This Town" – Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
• "Ego" – Beyoncé & Kanye West
• "Knock You Down" – Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo
• "I'm On A Boat" – The Lonely Island & T-Pain
• "Dead and Gone" – T.I. & Justin Timberlake

• "Run This Town"
• * Shawn Carter, R. Fenty, M. Riddick, Kanye West & E. Wilson, songwriters
• "Best I Ever Had"
• * Aubrey Drake Graham, D. Hamilton & M. Samuels, songwriters
• "Day 'N' Nite"
• * S. Mescudi & O. Omishore, songwriters
• "Dead and Gone"
• * C. Harris, R. Tadross & J. Timberlake, songwriters
• "D.O.A. "
• * Shawn Carter & Ernest Wilson, songwriters

• Relapse – Eminem
• Universal Mind Control – Common
• R.O.O.T.S. – Flo Rida
• The Ecstatic – Mos Def
• The Renaissance – Q-Tip

  Country

• "White Horse" - Taylor Swift
• "Dead Flowers" - Miranda Lambert
• "I Just Call You Mine" - Martina McBride
• "Just a Dream" - Carrie Underwood
• "Solitary Thinkin'" - Lee Ann Womack

• "Sweet Thing" - Keith Urban
• "All I Ask For Anymore" - Trace Adkins
• "People Are Crazy" - Billy Currington
• "High Cost of Living" - Jamey Johnson
• "Living for the Night" - George Strait

• "I Run to You" - Lady Antebellum
• "Cowgirls Don't Cry" - Brooks & Dunn
• "Chicken Fried" - Zac Brown Band
• "Here Comes Goodbye" - Rascal Flatts
• "It Happens" - Sugarland

• "I Told You So" - Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis
• "Beautiful World" - Dierks Bentley & Patty Griffin
• "Down the Road" - Kenny Chesney & Mac McAnally
• "Start a Band" - Brad Paisley & Keith Urban
• "Everything But Quits" - Lee Ann Womack & George Strait

• "Producer's Medley" - Steve Wariner
• "Under The Wire" - Alison Brown
• "The Crystal Merchant" - The Greencards
• "Mansinneedof" - Sarah Jarosz

• "White Horse" - Taylor Swift
• * Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters
• "All I Ask For Anymore" - Trace Adkins
• * Casey Beathard & Tim James, songwriters
• "High Cost of Living" - Jamey Johnson
• * Jamey Johnson & James T. Slater, songwriters
• "I Run to You" - Lady Antebellum
• * Tom Douglas, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters
• "People Are Crazy" - Billy Currington
• * Bobby Braddock & Troy Jones, songwriters

• Fearless - Taylor Swift
• The Foundation - Zac Brown Band
• Twang - George Strait
• Defying Gravity - Keith Urban
• Call Me Crazy - Lee Ann Womack

  New Age

• Prayer for Compassion - David Darling
• Faith - Jim Brickman
• Laserium for the Soul - Henta
• In A Dream - Peter Kater, Dominic Miller, Kenny Loggins & Jaques Morelenbaum
• Impressions of the West Lake - Kitarō

  Jazz

• 75 - Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate
• Urbanus - Stefon Harris & Blackout
• Sounding Point - Julian Lage
• At World's Edge - Philippe Saisse
• Big Neighborhood - Mike Stern

• - Kurt Elling
• No Regrets - Randy Crawford
• So In Love - Roberta Gambarini
• Tide - Luciana Souza
• Desire - Tierney Sutton

• "Dancin' 4 Chicken" - Terence Blanchard soloist
• "All Of You" - Gerald Clayton soloist
• "Ms. Garvey, Ms. Garvey" - Roy Hargrove soloist
• "On Green Dolphin Street" - Martial Solal soloist
• "Villa Palmeras" - Miguel Zenón soloist

• Five Peace Band Live - Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace Band
• Quartet Live - Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow & Antonio Sánchez
• Brother To Brother - The Clayton Brothers
• Remembrance - John Patitucci Trio
• The Bright Mississippi - Allen Toussaint

• Book One - New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
• Legendary - Bob Florence Limited Edition
• Eternal Interlude - John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
• Fun Time - Sammy Nestico And The SWR Big Band
• Lab 2009 - University of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band

• Juntos Para Siempre - Bebo Valdés And Chucho Valdés
• Things I Wanted To Do - Chembo Corniel
• Áurea - Geoffrey Keezer
• Brazilliance X 4 - Claudio Roditi
• Esta Plena - Miguel Zenón

  Gospel

• "Wait On The Lord" - Donnie McClurkin & Karen Clark Sheard
• "Free to Be Me" - Francesca Battistelli
• "Jesus Is Love" - Heather Headley & Smokie Norful
• "I Believe" - Jonny Lang With Fisk Jubilee Singers
• "Born Again" - Third Day featuring Lacey Mosley

• "God in Me" - Mary Mary Featuring Kierra Sheard
• "Born Again" - Third Day
• "City on Our Knees" - TobyMac
• "Every Prayer" - Israel Houghton & Mary Mary
• "The Motions" - Matthew West

• Live Revelations - Third Day
• The Big Picture - Da' T.R.U.T.H.
• Crash - Decyfer Down
• Innocence & Instinct - Red
• The Dash - John Wells – The Tonic

• The Power Of One - Israel Houghton
• Speaking Louder Than Before - Jeremy Camp
• The Long Fall Back to Earth - Jars of Clay
• Love Is On The Move - Leeland
• Freedom - Mandisa

• Jason Crabb - Jason Crabb
• Dream On - Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
• The Rock - Tracy Lawrence
• In God's Time - Barry Scott & Second Wind
• Everyday - Triumphant Quartet

• - Various Artists
• God Don't Never Change - Ashley Cleveland
• The Law Of Confession, Part I - Donald Lawrence & Co.
• * Bill Hearn, Ken Levitan, Ken Pennell, Jack Rovner & Cedric Thompson, producers
• The Journey Continues - The Williams Brothers
• How I Got Over - Vickie Winans

• Audience Of One - Heather Headley
• Renewed - Sheri Jones-Moffett
• Just James - J Moss
• Smokie Norful Live - Smokie Norful
• Bold Right Life - Kierra Sheard

  Latin

• Sin Frenos - La Quinta Estación
• 5to Piso - Ricardo Arjona
• Te Acuerdas... - Francisco Céspedes
• Hu Hu Hu - Natalia Lafourcade
• Gran City Pop - Paulina Rubio

• Los de Atras Vienen Conmigo - Calle 13
• Río - Aterciopelados
• Y. - Bebe
• La Luz del Ritmo - Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
• La Revolución - Wisin & Yandel

• Ciclos - Luis Enrique
• Asi Soy - Isaac Delgado
• Guasábara - José Lugo Orchestra
• Gracias - Omara Portuondo
• Bach In Havana - Tiempo Libre

• Necesito de Ti - Vicente Fernández
• Corazón Ranchero - Shaila Dúrcal
• Compañeras - Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles
• 10 Aniversario - Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea
• Pegadito Al Corazón - Joan Sebastian

• Borders y Bailes - Los Texmaniacs
• Divina - Stefani Montiel
• All the Way Live - Jay Perez
• Point of View - Joe Posada
• Radiación Musical - Sunny Sauceda y Todo Eso

• Tu Noche con... Los Tigres del Norte - Los Tigres del Norte
• Dejame Soñar - Cumbre Norteña
• El Niño de Oro - El Compa Chuy
• Pese a Quien le Pese - Los Rieleros del Norte
• Soy Todo Tuyo - Los Tucánes de Tijuana

• Tu Esclavo y Amo - Lupillo Rivera
• Se Nos Murio el Amor - El Guero Y Su Banda Centenario
• Mas Adelante - La Arrolladora Banda el Limón de Rene Camacho
• Derecho de Antiguedad - La Original Banda el Limón de Salvador Lizárraga

  American roots

• Electric Dirt - Levon Helm
• Together Through Life - Bob Dylan
• Willie and the Wheel - Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel
• Wilco - Wilco
• Little Honey - Lucinda Williams

• - Steve Martin
• Could We Get Any Closer? - Jim Lauderdale
• Buckaroo Blue Grass - Michael Martin Murphey
• Almost Live - Bryan Sutton And Friends
• Destination Life - Rhonda Vincent

• A Stranger Here - Ramblin' Jack Elliott
• Blue Again - The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band Featuring Rick Vito
• Rough & Tough - John Hammond
• Stomp! The Blues Tonight - Duke Robillard
• Chicago Blues: A Living History - Various Artists
• * Larry Skoller, producer

• Already Free - The Derek Trucks Band
• This Time - The Robert Cray Band
• The Truth According to Ruthie Foster - Ruthie Foster
• ' - Mavis Staples
• Back To The River - Susan Tedeschi

• - Loudon Wainwright III
• Cutting Loose - David Holt And Josh Goforth
• Naked With Friends - Maura O'Connell
• Polka Cola: Music That Refreshes - Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra
• Singing Through The Hard Times: A Tribute to Utah Phillips - Various Artists
• * Jacqui Morse, Kendall Morse & Dan Schatz, producers

• Townes - Steve Earle
• Middle Cyclone - Neko Case
• Our Bright Future - Tracy Chapman
• Live - Shawn Colvin
• Secret, Profane & Sugarcane - Elvis Costello

• Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Volume 2 - Various Artists
• Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers
• He Nani - Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho
• Friends & Family Of Hawaii - Amy Hanaialii
• Nani Mau Loa: Everlasting Beauty- Ho'okena

• Spirit Wind North - Bill Miller
• Siyotanka - Michael Brant DeMaria
• True Blue - Northern Cree
• Wind Songs - Native American Flute Solos John Two-Hawks
• Riders Of The Healing Road Johnny Whitehorse

• Lay Your Burden Down - Buckwheat Zydeco'
• Alligator Purse - Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet
• Stripped Down - The Magnolia Sisters
• Live at 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Pine Leaf Boys
• L'Ésprit Créole'' - Cedric Watson et Bijou Créole

  Reggae

• Mind Control - Acoustic - Stephen Marley
• Rasta Got Soul - Buju Banton
• Brand New Me - Gregory Isaacs
• Awake - Julian Marley
• Imperial Blaze - Sean Paul

  World music

• Douga Mansa - Mamadou Diabate
• Ancient Sounds - Rahim Alhaj And Amjad Ali Khan
• Double Play - Liz Carroll & John Doyle
• La Guerra No - John Santos Y El Coro Folklórico Kindembo
• Drum Music Land - Ten Drum Art Percussion Group

• Throw Down Your Heart: Tales from the Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 - Africa Sessions - Béla Fleck
• Welcome To Mali - Amadou & Mariam
• Day By Day - Femi Kuti
• Seya - Oumou Sangare
• Across the Divide: A Tale of Rhythm & Ancestry - Omar Sosa

  Children's

• Family Time - Ziggy Marley
• American Heroes #3 - Jonathan Sprout
• Banjo to Beatbox - Cathy & Marcy & Christylez Bacon
• Great Day - Milkshake
• Jumpin' & Jammin - Greg & Steve
• Pete Seeger Tribute - Ageless Kids' Songs - Buck Howdy

• Aaaaah! Spooky, Scary Stories & Songs - Buck Howdy'
• Captain Nobody - Dean Pitchford
• Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales - Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Helen Mirren, Forest Whitaker & Various Artists
• * Sharon Gelman, Michele McGonigle & Alfre Woodard, producers
• The Phantom Tollbooth - David Hyde Pierce
• Scat - Ed Asner
• Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There - Harlan Ellison

  Spoken word

• Always Looking Up - Michael J. Fox
• Jonathan Winters - A Very Special Time - Jonathan Winters
• The Lincoln-Douglas Debates - Richard Dreyfuss & David Strathairn
• The Maltese Falcon - Various Artists Including Michael Madsen, Sandra Oh, Edward Herrmann and OthersYuri Rasovsky
• * Josh Stanton, producers
• We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land - Jimmy Carter
• Wishful Drinking - Carrie Fisher

  Comedy

• ' – Stephen Colbert'
• Back from the Dead – Spinal Tap
• Internet Leaks – "Weird Al" Yankovic
• My Weakness Is Strong – Patton Oswalt
• Suckin' It for the Holidays – Kathy Griffin
• Tall, Dark & Chicano'' – George Lopez

  Musical show

• West Side Story
• *David Caddick & David Lai producers
• Ain't Misbehavin
• *Robert Sher, producer
• Hair
• '
• Shrek the Musical''

  Film, TV and other visual media

• Slumdog Millionaire - Various Artists, A. R. Rahman, P. A. Deepak
• ' - Various Artists
• Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds
• True Blood
• Twilight

• Up - Michael Giacchino
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Alexandre Desplat
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Nicholas Hooper
• Milk - Danny Elfman
• ' - Michael Giacchino, Varèse Sarabande

• "Jai Ho"
• * A. R. Rahman, Sukhwinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer, Vijay Prakash, songwriters
• "All Is Love"
• * Karen O & Nick Zinner, songwriters
• "Decode"
• * Josh Farro, Hayley Williams & Taylor York, songwriters
• "Once in a Lifetime"
• * Ian Dench, James Dring, Amanda Ghost, Beyoncé Knowles, Scott McFarnon & Jody Street, songwriters
• "The Wrestler"
• * Bruce Springsteen, songwriter

  Composing and arranging

• "Married Life"
• * Michael Giacchino, composer
• "Borat In Syracuse"
• * Paquito D'Rivera, composer
• "Counting To Infinity"
• * Tim Davies, composer
• "Fluffy"
• * Bob Florence, composer
• "Ice-Nine"
• * Steve Wiest, composer

• "West Side Story Medley"
• * Bill Cunliffe, arranger
• "Emmanuel"
• * Jeremy Lubbock, arranger
• "Hope"
• * Vince Mendoza, arranger
• "Slings And Arrows"
• * Vince Mendoza, arranger
• "Up With End Credits"
• * Michael Giacchino & Tim Simonec, arrangers

• "Quiet Nights"
• * Claus Ogerman, arranger
• "A Change Is Gonna Come"
• * David Foster & Jerry Hey, arrangers
• "Dedicated To You"
• * Laurence Hobgood, arranger
• "In The Still Of The Night"
• * Thomas Zink, arranger
• "My One And Only Thrill"
• * Vince Mendoza, arranger

  Package

• Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
• * Stefan Sagmeister, art director
• Back from the Dead
• * Brian Porizek, art director
• Middle Cyclone
• * Neko Case & Kathleen Judge, art directors
• Splitting Adam
• * Jeff Harrison, art director
• Tathagata
• * Szu Wei Cheng & Hui Chen Huang, art directors

• Neil Young The Archives Vol. 1 1963-1972
• * Gary Burden, Jenice Heo & Neil Young, art directors
• A Cabinet of Curiosities
• * Mathieu Bitton & Scott Webber, art directors
• The Clifford Ball
• * Masaki Koike, art director
• Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
• * Stefan Sagmeister, art director
• Lost in the Sound of Separation
• * Jordan Butcher, art director

  Album notes

• The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions
• * Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer
• Dance-O-Mania: Harry Yerkes And The Dawn Of The Jazz Age, 1919–1923
• * Mark Berresford, album notes writer
• - Music From The Film
• * Douglas Brinkley & Johnny Depp, album notes writers
• My Dusty Road
• * Ed Cray & Bill Nowlin, album notes writers
• Origins Of The Red Hot Mama, 1910–1922
• * Lloyd Ecker & Susan Ecker, album notes writers

  Historical

• The Complete Chess Masters
• * Andy McKaie, compilation producer; Erick Labson, mastering engineer
• My Dusty Road
• * Scott Billington, Michael Creamer & Bill Nowlin, compilation producers; Doug Pomeroy, mastering engineer
• Origins Of The Red Hot Mama, 1910-1922
• * Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer
• Take Me To The Water: Immersion Baptism In Vintage Music And Photography 1890-1950
• * Steven Lance Ledbetter & Jim Linderman, compilation producers; Robert Vosgien, mastering engineer
• * Cheryl Pawelski, Mason Williams & Andy Zax, compilation producers; Dave Schultz, mastering engineer

  Production, non-classical

• Ellipse
• * Imogen Heap, engineer
• Gossip in the Grain
• * Ethan Johns & Dominic Monks, engineers
• My One and Only Thrill
• * Helik Hadar & Al Schmitt, engineers
• Safe Trip Home
• * Jon Brion, Grippa, Greg Koller and Jim Scott, engineers
• Swan Feathers
• * Richard Alderson, Chris Allen, Roman Klun, Lawrence Manchester, Rob Mounsey, Jay Newland, Gene Paul, Jamie Polaski & Gordie Sampson, engineers

• Brendan O'Brien
• * Black Ice
• * Crack the Skye
• * The Fixer
• * Killswitch Engage
• * Working On A Dream
• T Bone Burnett
• * Moonalice
• * Secret, Profane & Sugarcane
• Ethan Johns
• * Gossip In The Grain
• Larry Klein
• * Acadian Driftwood
• * Bare Bones
• * My One and Only Thrill
• * "Our Bright Future"
• * Tide
• Greg Kurstin
• * It's Not Me, It's You
• * Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future

• "When Love Takes Over" - David Guetta, remixer
• "Don't Believe in Love" - Dennis Ferrer, remixer
• "The Girl and the Robot" - Jean Elan, remixer
• "I Want You" - Dave Audé, remixer
• "No You Girls" - Anders Trentemøller, remixer

  Production, surround sound

• Transmigration
• * Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Elaine Martone, surround producer
• Colabs
• * David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer
• Flute Mystery
• * Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter L'Orange, surround mix engineers; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer
• Kleiberg: Treble & Bass
• * Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter L'Orange, surround mix engineers; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer
• Genesis 1970–1975
• * Nick Davis, surround mix engineer; Tony Cousins, surround mastering engineer; Nick Davis, surround producer

  Production, classical

• Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10 - Peter Laenger, engineer
• Britten: Billy Budd - Neil Hutchinson & Jonathan Stokes, engineers
• QSF Plays Brubeck - Judy Kirschner, engineer
• Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé - Jesse Lewis & John Newton, engineers
• Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15 - John Newton & Dirk Sobotka, engineers

• Steven Epstein
• * Adams: Doctor Atomic Symphony
• * Bernstein: Mass
• * Corigliano: A Dylan Thomas Trilogy
• * Fauré: Piano Quintets
• * Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs Of Joy And Peace
• Blanton Alspaugh
• * Carlson, David: Anna Karenina
• * Menotti: Amahl And The Night Visitors; My Christmas
• * Ravel: L'Enfant Et Les Sortilèges
• * Schubert: Death And The Maiden
• * Sierra, Roberto: Missa Latina 'Pro Pace'
• John Fraser
• * Britten: Billy Budd
• * Midsummer Night
• * Schubert: Schwanengesang
• * Shadows Of Silence
• David Frost
• * An American Journey
• * Journey To The New World
• * Korngold: Violin Concerto; Schauspiel Overture; Much Ado About Nothing
• * Mozart: Piano Concertos 21 & 22
• * O'Connor, Mark: String Quartets Nos. 2 & 3
• James Mallinson
• * MacMillan, James: St. John Passion
• * Mahler: Symphony No. 8
• * Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15
• * Shostakovich: The Nose

  Classical

• Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10
• * Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Ragnar Bohlin, Kevin Fox & Susan McMane, choir directors; Andreas Neubronner, producer; Peter Laenger, engineer/mixer; Andreas Neubronner, mastering engineer
• Bernstein: Mass
• * Marin Alsop, conductor; Jubilant Sykes; Steven Epstein, producer; Richard King, engineer/mixer
• Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé
• * James Levine, conductor; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer; Jesse Lewis & John Newton, engineers/mixers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer
• Ravel: L'Enfant et les Sortilèges
• * Alastair Willis, conductor; Julie Boulianne; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; Mark Donahue & John Hill, engineers/mixers
• Shostakovich: The Nose
• * Valery Gergiev, conductor; Andrei Popov, Sergei Semishkur & Vladislav Sulimsky; James Mallinson, producer; John Newton & Dirk Sobotka, engineers/mixers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer

• "Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé"
• * James Levine, conductor
• "Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique"
• * Simon Rattle, conductor
• "Bruckner: Symphony No. 5"
• * Benjamin Zander, conductor
• "Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15"
• * Valery Gergiev, conductor
• "Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4"
• * Antoni Wit, conductor

• "Britten: Billy Budd"
• * Daniel Harding, conductor; Ian Bostridge, Neal Davies, Nathan Gunn, Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose & Gidon Saks; John Fraser, producer
• "Messiaen: Saint François D'Assise"
• * Ingo Metzmacher, conductor; Armand Arapian, Hubert Delamboye, Rod Gilfry, Henk Neven, Tom Randle & Camilla Tilling; Ferenc van Damme, producer
• "Musto, John: Volpone"
• * Sara Jobin, conductor; Lisa Hopkins, Joshua Jeremiah, Museop Kim, Jeremy Little, Rodell Rosel & Faith Sherman; Blanton Alspaugh, producer
• "Shostakovich: The Nose"
• * Valery Gergiev, conductor; Andrei Popov, Sergei Semishkur & Vladislav Sulimsky; James Mallinson, producer
• "Tan Dun: Marco Polo"
• * Tan Dun, conductor; Stephen Bryant, Sarah Castle, Zhang Jun, Nancy Allen Lundy, Stephen Richardson & Charles Workman; Ferenc van Damme, producer

• "Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10"
• * Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Ragnar Bohlin, Kevin Fox & Susan McMane, choir directors
• "Handel: Coronation Anthems"
• * Harry Christophers, conductor
• "Penderecki: Utrenja"
• * Antoni Wit, conductor
• "Song Of The Stars: Granados, Casals & Blancafort"
• * Dennis Keene, conductor
• "A Spotless Rose"

• "Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3"
• * Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor; Evgeny Kissin
• "Bartók: 3 Concertos"
• * Pierre Boulez, conductor
• "Bermel, Derek: Voices For Solo Clarinet And Orchestra"
• * Gil Rose, conductor; Derek Bermel
• "Korngold: Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 35"
• * Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor; Philippe Quint
• "Salonen, Esa-Pekka: Piano Concerto"
• * Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Yefim Bronfman

• "Journey To The New World" - Sharon Isbin
• "Caroline Goulding" - Caroline Goulding
• Chopin" - Maria João Pires
• "Oppens Plays Carter" - Ursula Oppens
• "Sonatas & Etudes" - Yuja Wang

• "Intimate Letters" - Emerson String Quartet
• "Ginastera: String Quartets" - Enso Quartet
• "The Hungarian Album" - Guarneri Quartet
• "Schumann/Bartók: The Berlin Recital" - Martha Argerich & Gidon Kremer
• "Takemitsu, Toru: And Then I Knew 'Twas Wind" - Yolanda Kondonassis, Cynthia Phelps & Joshua Smith

• "Lang, David: The Little Match Girl Passion"
• * Paul Hillier, conductor; Ars Nova Copenhagen & Theatre Of Voices
• "Bach: Orchestral Suites For A Young Prince"
• * Monica Huggett, conductor; Gonzalo X. Ruiz; Ensemble Sonnerie
• "Josquin: Missa Malheur Me Bat"
• * Peter Phillips, conductor; Tallis Scholars
• "Song Of Songs"
• * Stile Antico
• "Vivaldi: Concertos"
• * Daniel Hope & Anne Sofie von Otter; Chamber Orchestra Of Europe

• "Verismo Arias" - Renée Fleming
• "Bach" - Anne Sofie von Otter
• "Bel Canto Spectacular" - Juan Diego Flórez
• "Recital At Ravinia" - Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
• "Un Frisson Français" - Susan Graham

• "Higdon, Jennifer: Percussion Concerto" - Jennifer Higdon
• "Crumb, George: The Winds Of Destiny" - George Crumb
• "Pärt, Arvo: In Principio" - Arvo Pärt
• "Sierra, Roberto: Missa Latina 'Pro Pace'" - Roberto Sierra
• "Wyner, Yehudi: Piano Concerto "Chiavi In Mano"" - Yehudi Wyner

• Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs of Joy & Peace - Yo-Yo Ma '
• A Company of Voices: Conspirare in Concert
• * Craig Hella Johnson, conductor; Conspirare
• Jazz-Clazz - Paquito D'Rivera Quintet
• The Melody Of Rhythm
• * Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer
• QSF Plays Brubeck - Quartet San Francisco
• Twelve Songs by Charles Ives''
• * Theo Bleckmann; Kneebody

  Music video

• "Boom Boom Pow" – The Black Eyed Peas
• * Mat Cullen & Mark Kudsi, video directors; Anna Joseph & Patrick Nugent, video producers
• "Mr. Hurricane" – Beast
• * Ben Steiger Levine, video director; Sach Baylin-Stern, video producer
• "Life in Technicolor II" – Coldplay
• * Dougal Wilson, video director; Matthew Fone, video producer
• "Wrong" – Depeche Mode
• * Patrick Daughters, video director; Jonathan Lia, video producer
• "Her Morning Elegance" – Oren Lavie
• * Oren Lavie, Merav Nathan and Yuval Nathan, video directors; Oren Lavie, video producer

• "The Beatles Love — All Together Now" – Various Artists
• * Adrian Wills, video director; Martin Bolduc and Jonathan Clyde, video producers
• "In Boston" – Chris Botti
• * Jim Gable, video director; Bobby Colomby, video producer
• "Johnny Cash's America" – Johnny Cash
• * Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video directors; Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville, video producers
• "" – Anita O'Day
• * Robbie Cavolina & Ian McCrudden, video directors; Robbie Cavolina, Melissa Davis & Ian McCrudden, video producers
• "Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy World Tour Live" – Keith Urban
• * Chris Hicky, video director; Blake Morrison, video producer

  Special merit awards

• Neil Young

• Leonard Cohen
• Bobby Darin
• David "Honeyboy" Edwards
• Michael Jackson
• Loretta Lynn
• André Previn
• Clark Terry

• Harold Bradley
• Florence Greenberg
• Walter C. Miller

• AKG
• Thomas Alva Edison

• Doug Morris
• Kenny Burrell
• Ken Ehrlich
• Plácido Domingo

  Artists with multiple nominations and awards

• Ten: Beyoncé
• Eight: Taylor Swift
• Six: The Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell, and Kanye West
• Five: Jay-Z
• Four: Kings of Leon, Lady Gaga
• Three: Colbie Caillat, Eminem

  In Memoriam

Trivia

• The two Grammy Awards Eminem won was the first Grammy wins in 6 years when at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards he won the discontinued Grammy Award for Best Male Rap Solo Performance and became the first recipient for Best Rap Song for his 2002 hit Lose Yourself from the 8 Mile Soundtrack.
• Spyro Gyra received their twelfth Grammy Award nomination at this year's Grammy Awards. Their first nomination was at the 22nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1980.