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Final Nominations List51st Annual GRAMMY® Awards

For recordings released during the Eligibility Year October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008Note: More or less than 5 nominations in a category is the result of ties.

General FieldCategory 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.)

• Chasing Pavements Adele Eg White, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Steve Price, engineers/mixers Track from: 19 [XL Recordings/Columbia]

• Viva La Vida Coldplay Markus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael Brauer & Rik Simpson, engineers/mixers Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends [Capitol Records]

• Bleeding Love Leona Lewis Simon Cowell, Clive Davis & Ryan "Alias" Tedder, producers; Craig Durrance, Phil Tan & Ryan "Alias" Tedder, engineers/mixers [J Records/SYCO Music]

• Paper Planes M.I.A Diplo, producer; Switch, engineer/mixer Track from: Kala [Interscope]

• Please Read The Letter Robert Plant & Alison Krauss T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer Track from: Raising Sand [Rounder]

General FieldCategory 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.)

• Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends Coldplay Markus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael H. Brauer, Markus Dravs, John O'Mahoney, Rik Simpson & Andy Wallace, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer [Capitol Records]

• Tha Carter III Lil Wayne Babyface, Brisco, Fabolous, Jay-Z, Kidd Kidd, Busta Rhymes, Juelz Santana, D. Smith, Static Major, T-Pain & Bobby Valentino, featured artists; Alchemist, David Banner, Vaushaun "Maestro" Brooks, Cool & Dre, Andrews "Drew" Correa,

Shondrae "Mr. Bangladesh" Crawford, Darius "Deezle" Harrison, Jim Jonsin, Mousa, Pro Jay, Rodnae, Skillz & Play, D. Smith, Swizz Beatz, Robin Thicke, T-Pain & Kanye West, producers; Angel Aponte, Joshua Berkman, Andrew Dawson, Joe G, Darius "Deezle" Harrison, Fabian Marasciullo, Miguel Scott, Robin Thicke, Julian Vasquez & Gina Victoria, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer [Universal Motown/Cash Money]

• Year Of The Gentleman Ne-Yo Chuck Harmony, Ne-Yo, Polow Da Don, StarGate, Stereotypes, Syience, Shea Taylor & Shomari "Sho" Wilson, producers; Kirven Arrington, Jeff Chestek, Kevin "KD" Davis, Mikkel Eriksen, Jaymz Hardy Martin, III, Geno Regist, Phil Tan & Tony Terrebonne, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr., mastering engineer [Def Jam/Compound]

• Raising Sand Robert Plant & Alison Krauss T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer [Rounder]

• In Rainbows Radiohead Nigel Godrich, producer; Nigel Godrich, Dan Grech-Marguerat, Hugo Nicolson & Richard Woodcraft, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer [TBD Records]

General FieldCategory 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.)

• American Boy William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West) Track from: Shine [Atlantic/Homeschool; Publishers: Will.I.Am Music/Cherry River Music/Chrysalis Publishing/John Legend

Publishing/Cherry River Music/Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music/Larry Leron Music/Speir Music/Broke, Spoke and Gone Publishing]

• Chasing Pavements Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele) Track from: 19 [XL Recordings/Columbia; Publishers: Universal-Songs of Polygram Int.]

• I'm Yours Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz) Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. [Atlantic; Publisher: Goo Eyed Music]

• Love Song Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles) Track from: Little Voice [Epic; Publisher: Tiny Bear Music]

• Viva La Vida Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay) Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends [Capitol Records; Publishers: Universal Music-MGB Songs]

General FieldCategory 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.)

• Adele

• Duffy

• Jonas Brothers

• Lady Antebellum

• Jazmine Sullivan

Field 1 - PopCategory 5 - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Chasing Pavements Adele Track from: 19 [Columbia/XL]

• Love Song Sara Bareilles Track from: Little Voice [Epic]

• Mercy Duffy Track from: Rockferry [Mercury]

• Bleeding Love Leona Lewis [J Records/SYCO Music]

• I Kissed A Girl Katy Perry Track from: One Of The Boys [Capitol Records]

• So What Pink [LaFace]

Field 1 - PopCategory 6 - Best Male Pop Vocal Performance(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• All Summer Long Kid Rock Track from: Rock N Roll Jesus [Atlantic]

• Say John Mayer Track from: Continuum [Columbia]

• That Was Me Paul McCartney Track from: Amoeba's Secret [Hear Music/MPL Communications Ltd.]

• I'm Yours Jason Mraz Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. [Atlantic]

• Closer Ne-Yo Track from: Year Of The Gentleman [Def Jam/Compound Entertainment]

• Wichita Lineman James Taylor Track from: Covers [Hear Music]

Field 1 - PopCategory 7 - Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Viva La Vida Coldplay Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends [Capitol Records]

• Waiting In The Weeds Eagles Track from: Long Road Out Of Eden [Eagles Recording Company II]

• Going On Gnarls Barkley Track from: The Odd Couple [Downtown/Atlantic]

• Won't Go Home Without You Maroon 5 Track from: It Won't Be Soon Before Long [Octone/A&M]

• Apologize OneRepublic Track from: Dreaming Out Loud [Mosley Music/Interscope Records]

Field 1 - PopCategory 8 - Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Lesson Learned Alicia Keys & John Mayer Track from: As I Am [J Records]

• 4 Minutes Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland

Track from: Hard Candy [Warner Bros.]

• Rich Woman Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Track from: Raising Sand [Rounder]

• If I Never See Your Face Again Rihanna & Maroon 5 Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded [Def Jam]

• No Air Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown Track from: Jordin Sparks [Jive]

Field 1 - PopCategory 9 - Best Pop Instrumental Performance(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Love Appetite Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere Track from: Nudge It Up A Notch [Stax]

• I Dreamed There Was No War Eagles Track from: Long Road Out Of Eden [Eagles Recording Company II]

• Fortune Teller Fourplay Track from: Energy [Heads Up International]

• Steppin' Out Stanley Jordan Track from: State Of Nature [Mack Avenue Records]

• Blast! Marcus Miller Track from: Marcus [Concord Jazz]

Field 1 - PopCategory 10 - Best Pop Instrumental Album(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

• Sax For Stax Gerald Albright [Peak Records]

• Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One Larry Carlton [335 Records]

• Jingle All The Way Béla Fleck & The Flecktones [Rounder]

• The Spice Of Life Earl Klugh [Koch Records]

• A Night Before Christmas Spyro Gyra [Heads Up International]

Field 1 - PopCategory 11 - Best Pop Vocal Album(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Detours Sheryl Crow [A&M Records]

• Rockferry Duffy [Mercury]

• Long Road Out Of Eden Eagles [Eagles Recording Company II]

• Spirit Leona Lewis [J Records/SYCO Music]

• Covers James Taylor [Hear Music]

Field 2 - DanceCategory 12 - Best Dance Recording(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)

• Harder Better Faster Stronger Daft Punk Thomas Bangalter & Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo, producers; Thomas Bangalter & Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo, mixers Track from: Alive 2007 [Virgin Records]

• Ready For The Floor Hot Chip Hot Chip, producers; Dan Carey, mixer Track from: Made In The Dark [Astralwerks/DFA]

• Just Dance Lady Gaga & Colby O'Donis RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, mixer [Streamline/Interscope/Kon Live]

• Give It 2 Me Madonna Madonna & The Neptunes, producers; Andrew Coleman & Spike Stent, mixers Track from: Hard Candy [Warner Bros.]

• Disturbia Rihanna Brian Kennedy, producer; Phil Tan, mixer Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded [Def Jam]

• Black & Gold Sam Sparro Jesse Rogg & Sam Sparro, producers; Jeremy Wheatley, mixer Track from: Sam Sparro [Universal Republic Records]

Field 2 - DanceCategory 13 - Best Electronic/Dance Album(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

• New York City Brazilian Girls [Verve Forecast]

• Alive 2007 Daft Punk [Virgin Records]

• Bring Ya To The Brink Cyndi Lauper [Epic]

• X Kylie Minogue [Capitol/Astralwerks]

• Last Night Moby [Mute]

• Robyn Robyn [Konichiwa/Cherrytree/Interscope]

Field 3 - Traditional PopCategory 14 - Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Still Unforgettable Natalie Cole [DMI Records]

• The Sinatra Project Michael Feinstein [Concord Music Group]

• Noël Josh Groban [143/Reprise]

• In The Swing Of Christmas Barry Manilow [Hallmark/Arista]

• Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall Rufus Wainwright [Geffen]

Field 4 - RockCategory 15 - Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Gravity John Mayer Track from: Where The Light Is - Live In Los Angeles [Columbia]

• I Saw Her Standing There Paul McCartney Track from: Amoeba's Secret [Hear Music/MPL Communications Ltd.]

• Girls In Their Summer Clothes Bruce Springsteen Track from: Magic [Columbia]

• Rise Eddie Vedder [J Records]

• No Hidden Path Neil Young Track from: Chrome Dreams II [Reprise]

Field 4 - RockCategory 16 - Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Rock N Roll Train AC/DC [Columbia]

• Violet Hill Coldplay Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends [Capitol Records]

• Long Road Out Of Eden Eagles Track from: Long Road Out Of Eden [Eagles Recording Company II]

• Sex On Fire Kings Of Leon [RCA Records]

• House Of Cards Radiohead Track from: In Rainbows [TBD Records]

Field 4 - RockCategory 17 - Best Hard Rock Performance(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Inside The Fire Disturbed Track from: Indestructible [Reprise]

• Visions Judas Priest Track from: Nostradamus [Epic]

• Wax Simulacra The Mars Volta [Universal Motown]

• Saints Of Los Angeles Mötley Crüe Track from: Saints Of Los Angeles [Motley Records/Eleven Seven Music]

• Lords Of Salem Rob Zombie Track from: Zombie Live [Geffen/UMe]

Field 4 - RockCategory 18 - Best Metal Performance(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Heroes Of Our Time DragonForce [Roadrunner Records]

• Nostradamus Judas Priest Track from: Nostradamus [Epic]

• My Apocalypse Metallica Track from: Death Magnetic [Warner Bros.]

• Under My Thumb Ministry Track from: Cover Up [Megaforce Records]

• Psychosocial Slipknot [Roadrunner Records]

Field 4 - RockCategory 19 - Best Rock Instrumental Performance(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Castellorizon David Gilmour Track from: Live In Gdansk [Columbia]

• Suicide & Redemption Metallica Track from: Death Magnetic [Warner Bros.]

• 34 Ghosts I-IV Nine Inch Nails Track from: Ghosts I-IV [The Null Corporation]

• Hope (Live For The Art Of Peace) Rush Track from: Songs For Tibet: The Art Of Peace [Art of Peace Foundation]

• Peaches En Regalia Zappa Plays Zappa [Strobosonic/Razor & Tie Entertainment]

Field 4 - RockCategory 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.)

• Girls In Their Summer Clothes Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen) Track from: Magic [Columbia; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen]

• House Of Cards Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Philip Selway & Thom Yorke, songwriters (Radiohead) Track from: In Rainbows [TBD Records; Publisher: Warner Chappell Music]

• I Will Possess Your Heart Benjamin Gibbard, Nicholas Harmer, Jason McGerr & Christopher Walla, songwriters (Death Cab For Cutie) Track from: Narrow Stairs [Atlantic; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music/Where I'm Calling From Music/Shove It Up Your Songs/Giant Beat

Songs/Please Pass The Songs]

• Sex On Fire Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon) [RCA Records; Publishers: Martha Street Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, Followill

Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, McFearless Music/Bug Music, Coffee, Tea or Me Publishing/Bug Music]

• Violet Hill Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay) Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends [Capitol Records; Publisher: Universal Music-MGB Songs]

Field 4 - RockCategory 21 - Best Rock Album(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)

• Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends Coldplay [Capitol Records]

• Rock N Roll Jesus Kid Rock [Atlantic]

• Only By The Night Kings Of Leon [RCA Records]

• Death Magnetic Metallica [Warner Bros.]

• Consolers Of The Lonely The Raconteurs [Third Man/Warner Bros.]

Field 5 - AlternativeCategory 22 - Best Alternative Music Album(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Modern Guilt Beck [DGC Records/XL Recordings/Interscope]

• Narrow Stairs Death Cab For Cutie [Atlantic]

• The Odd Couple Gnarls Barkley [Downtown/Atlantic]

• Evil Urges My Morning Jacket [ATO Records]

• In Rainbows Radiohead [TBD Records]

Field 6 - R&BCategory 23 - Best Female R&B Vocal Performance(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Me, Myself And I Beyoncé Track from: The Beyonce Experience Live Audio [Columbia/Music World Music]

• Heaven Sent Keyshia Cole Track from: Just Like You [Geffen]

• Spotlight Jennifer Hudson [Arista]

• Superwoman Alicia Keys Track from: As I Am [J Records]

• Need U Bad Jazmine Sullivan [J Records]

Field 6 - R&BCategory 24 - Best Male R&B Vocal Performance(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• You're The Only One Eric Benét Track from: Love & Life [Friday/Reprise]

• Take You Down Chris Brown Track from: Exclusive [Jive]

• Miss Independent Ne-Yo Track from: Year Of The Gentleman [Def Jam/Compound]

• Can't Help But Wait Trey Songz Track from: Trey Day [Atlantic]

• Here I Stand Usher Track from: Here I Stand [LaFace]

Field 6 - R&BCategory 25 - Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Ribbon In The Sky Boyz II Men Track from: Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA [Decca Records]

• Words Anthony David Featuring India.Arie Track from: Acey Duecy [Soulbird/ Universal Republic Records]

• Stay With Me (By The Sea) Al Green Featuring John Legend Track from: Lay It Down [Blue Note Records]

• I'm His Only Woman Jennifer Hudson Featuring Fantasia Track from: Jennifer Hudson [Arista Records]

• Never Give You Up Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton Track from: The Way I See It [Columbia Records]

Field 6 - R&BCategory 26 - Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• A Change Is Gonna Come Wayne Brady Track from: A Long Time Coming [Peak Records]

• You've Got The Love I Need Al Green Featuring Anthony Hamilton Track from: Lay It Down [Blue Note Records]

• Baby I Know (Linda Jones) With Helen Bruner & Terry Jones Track from: Soul Talkin [Philerzy Productions]

• Love That Girl Raphael Saadiq Track from: The Way I See It [Columbia Records]

• In Love With Another Man Jazmine Sullivan Track from: Fearless [J Records]

Field 6 - R&BCategory 27 - Best Urban/Alternative Performance(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Say Goodbye To Love Kenna Track from: Make Sure They See My Face [Star Trak/Interscope]

• Wanna Be Maiysha Track from: This Much Is True: [Eusonia Records]

• Be OK Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am Track from: I Am [Def Jam]

• Many Moons Janelle Monae Track from: Metropolis: The Chase Suite (Special Edition) [Wondaland/Bad Boy]

• Lovin You (Music) Wayna Featuring Kokayi Track from: Higher Ground [Quiet Power Productions, LLC]

Field 6 - R&BCategory 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.)

• Bust Your Windows Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Deandre Way, songwriter) (Jazmine Sullivan) Track from: Fearless [J Records; Publishers: Nappy Puddy Music/Universal Music-Z Tunes, Salaam Remi Music/EMI April Music,

Soulja Boy Tellem Music/Croomstacular Music]

• Customer I. Barias, Raheem DeVaughn, C. Haggins, K. Oliver & J. Smith, songwriters (Raheem DeVaughn) Track from: Love Behind The Melody [Jive; Publishers: Universal Music-Z Tunes/Ahmad's World/Universal Music/Nivrac Tyke Music/Fresh Paint

Music/HC 1030 Publishing/Universal Music/Tetragrammaton Music/Melodic Piano Productions/HC 1030 Publishing]

• Heaven Sent Keyshia Cole, Jason Farmer & Alex Francis, songwriters (Keyshia Cole) Track from: Just Like You [Geffen; Publishers: She Wrote It/BMG Songs, J Vibe Publishing, Lex Project Publishing]

• Miss Independent M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & S. Smith, songwriters (Ne-Yo) Track from: Year Of The Gentleman [Def Jam/Compound; Publishers: Pen In The Ground Publishing, Universal Music-Z Tunes]

• Spotlight Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson) [Arista Records; Publishers: Super Sayin' Publishing/Universal Music-Z Songs, Sony/ATV Tunes, EMI Music

Publishing]

Field 6 - R&BCategory 29 - Best R&B Album(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Love & Life Eric Benét [Friday/Reprise]

• Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA Boyz II Men [Decca Records]

• Lay It Down Al Green [Blue Note]

• Jennifer Hudson Jennifer Hudson [Arista Records]

• The Way I See It Raphael Saadiq [Columbia]

Field 6 - R&BCategory 30 - Best Contemporary R&B Album(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Growing Pains Mary J. Blige [Geffen]

• Back Of My Lac' J. Holiday [Capitol Records]

• First Love Karina [Def Jam]

• Year Of The Gentleman Ne-Yo [Def Jam/Compound]

• Fearless Jazmine Sullivan [J Records]

Field 7 - RapCategory 31 - Best Rap Solo Performance(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)... Jay-Z Track from: American Gangster [Roc-A-Fella]

• A Milli Lil Wayne Track from: Tha Carter III [Cash Money/Universal Motown]

• Paris, Tokyo Lupe Fiasco Track from: The Cool [1st & 15th/Atlantic]

• N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave And The Master) Nas Track from: Untitled [Def Jam]

• Sexual Eruption Snoop Dogg Track from: Ego Trippin [Geffen]

Field 7 - RapCategory 32 - Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group(For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Royal Flush Big Boi Featuring Raekwon And Andre 3000 [LaFace]

• Swagga Like Us Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne [Roc-A-Fella/Grand Hustle/Atlantic]

• Mr. Carter Lil Wayne Featuring Jay-Z Track from: Tha Carter III [Cash Money/Universal Motown]

• Wish You Would Ludacris Featuring T.I. [DTP]

• Put On Young Jeezy Featuring Kanye West [Def Jam]

Field 7 - RapCategory 33 - Best Rap/Sung Collaboration(For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

• American Boy Estelle Featuring Kanye West Track from: Shine [Homeschool/Atlantic]

• Low Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain Track from: Mail On Sunday [Poe Boy/Atlantic]

• Green Light John Legend & Andre 3000 [Columbia/G.O.O.D. Music]

• Got Money Lil Wayne Featuring T-Pain Track from: Tha Carter III [Cash Money/Universal Motown]

• Superstar Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos Track from: The Cool [1st & 15th/Atlantic]

Field 7 - RapCategory 34 - Best Rap Song(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Lollipop D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters (Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major) Track from: Tha Carter III

[Cash Money/Universal Motown; Publishers: Young Money Publishing/Warner-Chappell Music, Herbalicious Music/Blackfountain Music/EMI-April Music, JimiPub Music/EMI Blackwood, Three Nails and A Crown Publishing]

• Low T. Dillard, M. Humphrey & T-Pain, songwriters (Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain) Track from: Mail On Sunday [Poe Boy/Atlantic; Publishers: E-Class Publishing/Top Quality Publishing/NappyPub Music/Zomba Songs]

• Sexual Eruption Calvin Broadus, S. Lovejoy & D. Stewart, songwriters (Snoop Dogg) Track from: Ego Trippin

[Geffen; Publishers: My Own Chit Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music, Shawty Redd Songs/EMI April Music, Pimpin Tha Pen]

• Superstar Lupe Fiasco & Soundtrakk, songwriters (Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos) Track from: The Cool

[1st & 15th/Atlantic; Publishers: Hey Lu Chill Music (Heavy As Heaven/Universal Music), 1st & 15th Publishing (Mr. Lopez Music/Universal Music Publishing)]

• 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)

[Roc-A-Fella/Grand Hustle/Atlantic; Publishers: Crown Club Pub./Warner-Tamerlane/Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood/Carter Boys Music/EMI April/Young Money Pub./Warner-Tamerlane/Hollertronix/Domino Publishing/Universal Z Tunes/Univ. Polygram Int'l]

Field 7 - RapCategory 35 - Best Rap Album(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• American Gangster Jay-Z [Roc-A-Fella]

• Tha Carter III Lil Wayne [Cash Money/Universal Motown]

• The Cool Lupe Fiasco [1st & 15th/Atlantic]

• Nas Nas [Def Jam]

• Paper Trail T.I. [Grand Hustle/Atlantic]

Field 8 - CountryCategory 36 - Best Female Country Vocal Performance(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• For These Times Martina McBride Track from: Waking Up Laughing [RCA Nashville]

• What I Cannot Change LeAnn Rimes Track from: Family [Curb Records]

• Last Name Carrie Underwood Track from: Carnival Ride [19/Arista/Arista Nashville]

• Last Call Lee Ann Womack [MCA Nashville]

• This Is Me You're Talking To Trisha Yearwood Track from: Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love [Big Machine]

Field 8 - CountryCategory 37 - Best Male Country Vocal Performance(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• You're Gonna Miss This Trace Adkins Track from: American Man, Greatest Hits Volume II [Capitol Records Nashville]

• In Color Jamey Johnson [MCA Nashville]

• Just Got Started Lovin' You James Otto Track from: Sunset Man [Raybaw]

• Letter To Me Brad Paisley Track from: 5th Gear [Arista Nashville]

• Troubadour George Strait Track from: Troubadour [MCA Nashville]

Field 8 - CountryCategory 38 - Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• God Must Be Busy Brooks & Dunn Track from: Cowboy Town [Arista Nashville]

• Love Don't Live Here Lady Antebellum Track from: Lady Antebellum [Capitol Records Nashville]

• Every Day Rascal Flatts Track from: Still Feels Good [Lyric Street Records]

• Blue Side Of The Mountain The SteelDrivers Track from: The SteelDrivers [Rounder]

• Stay Sugarland Track from: Enjoy The Ride [Mercury Records]

Field 8 - CountryCategory 39 - Best Country Collaboration With Vocals(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Shiftwork Kenny Chesney & George Strait Track from: Just Who I Am: Poets And Pirates [BNA Records]

• Killing The Blues Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Track from: Raising Sand [Rounder]

• House Of Cash George Strait & Patty Loveless Track from: Troubadour [MCA Nashville]

• Life In A Northern Town Sugarland, Jake Owen & Little Big Town Track from: Love On The Inside [Deluxe Fan Edition] [Mercury Records]

• Let The Wind Chase You Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban Track from: Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love [Big Machine]

Field 8 - CountryCategory 40 - Best Country Instrumental Performance(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Sumatra Cherryholmes Track from: Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe [Skaggs Family Records]

• Two Small Cars In Rome Jerry Douglas & Lloyd Green Track from: Glide [Koch]

• Sleigh Ride Béla Fleck & The Flecktones Track from: Jingle All The Way [Rounder]

• Is This America? (Katrina 2005) Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas & Bruce Hornsby Track from: Family & Friends - Rambling Boy [Decca Records]

• Cluster Pluck Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner [Arista Nashville]

Field 8 - CountryCategory 41 - Best Country Song(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Dig Two Graves Ashley Gorley & Bob Regan, songwriters (Randy Travis) Track from: Around The Bend [Warner Bros.; Publishers: Songs of Combustion Music, Music of Windswept/Famous Music, Mt. Tallac Music]

• I Saw God Today Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell & Wade Kirby, songwriters (George Strait) Track from: Troubadour

[MCA Nashville; Publishers: Big Red Toe/Extremely Loud Music, Steel Wheels Music, Steel Wheels Music/Blind Mule Music]

• In Color Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller & James Otto, songwriters (Jamey Johnson) Track from: That Lonesome Song [Mercury Records; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music/Big Gassed Hitties, EMI Blackwood Music/New Songs of

Sea Gayle/Noah's Little Boat Music, Eldorotto Music Publishing/Lucky Thumb Music]

• Stay Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland) Track from: Enjoy The Ride [Mercury Records; Publisher: Jennifer Nettles Publishing]

• You're Gonna Miss This Ashley Gorley & Lee Thomas Miller, songwriters (Trace Adkins) Track from: American Man, Greatest Hits Volume II [Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: EMI Blackwood/New Songs of Sea Gayle/Noah's Little Boat Music/Songs

of Combustion Music]

Field 8 - CountryCategory 42 - Best Country Album(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• That Lonesome Song Jamey Johnson [Mercury Records]

• Sleepless Nights Patty Loveless [Saguaro Road]

• Troubadour George Strait [MCA Nashville]

• Around The Bend Randy Travis [Warner Bros.]

• Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love Trisha Yearwood [Big Machine]

Field 8 - CountryCategory 43 - Best Bluegrass Album(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe Cherryholmes [Skaggs Family Records]

• Del McCoury Band - Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Del McCoury Band [MunckMix]

• The Ultimate Collection / Live At The Ryman Earl Scruggs With Family & Friends [Rounder Records]

• Honoring The Fathers Of Bluegrass: Tribute To 1946 And 1947 Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder [Skaggs Family Records]

• Wheels Dan Tyminski [Rounder]

Field 9 - New AgeCategory 44 - Best New Age Album(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Meditations William Ackerman [Compass Productions]

• Pathfinder Will Clipman [Canyon Records]

• Peace Time Jack DeJohnette [Golden Beams/Kindred Rhythm]

• Ambrosia Peter Kater [Point Of Light Records]

• The Scent Of Light Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra [SSRI]

Field 10 - JazzCategory 45 - Best Contemporary Jazz Album(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

• Randy In Brasil Randy Brecker [MAMA Records]

• Floating Point John McLaughlin [Abstract Logix]

• Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration Of Cannonball Adderley (Various Artists)

Gregg Field & Tom Scott, producers [Concord Jazz]

• Miles From India (Various Artists) Bob Belden, producer [4Q/Times Square Records]

• Lifecycle Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern [Heads Up International]

Field 10 - JazzCategory 46 - Best Jazz Vocal Album(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Imagina: Songs Of Brasil Karrin Allyson [Concord Jazz]

• Breakfast On The Morning Tram Stacey Kent [Blue Note]

• If Less Is More...Nothing Is Everything Kate McGarry [Palmetto Records]

• Loverly Cassandra Wilson [Blue Note]

• Distances Norma Winstone (Glauco Venier & Klaus Gesing) [ECM]

Field 10 - JazzCategory 47 - Best Jazz Instrumental 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.)

• Be-Bop Terence Blanchard, soloist Track from: Live At The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival (Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary All-Stars) [Monterey Jazz Festival Records]

• Seven Steps To Heaven Till Brönner, soloist Track from: The Standard (Take 6) [Heads Up International]

• Waltz For Debby Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists Track from: The New Crystal Silence [Concord Records]

• Son Of Thirteen Pat Metheny, soloist Track from: Day Trip [Nonesuch Records]

• Be-Bop James Moody, soloist Track from: Live At The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival (Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary All-Stars) [Monterey Jazz Festival Records]

Field 10 - JazzCategory 48 - Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

• The New Crystal Silence Chick Corea & Gary Burton [Concord Records]

• History, Mystery Bill Frisell [Nonesuch Records]

• Brad Mehldau Trio: Live Brad Mehldau Trio [Nonesuch Records]

• Day Trip Pat Metheny With Christian McBride & Antonio Sanchez [Nonesuch Records]

• Standards Alan Pasqua, Dave Carpenter & Peter Erskine Trio [Fuzzy Music]

Field 10 - JazzCategory 49 - Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album(For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

• Appearing Nightly Carla Bley And Her Remarkable Big Band [WATT]

• Act Your Age Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band [Immergent]

• Symphonica Joe Lovano With WDR Big Band & Rundfunk Orchestra [Blue Note]

• Blauklang Vince Mendoza [Act Music and Vision (AMV)]

• Monday Night Live At The Village Vanguard The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra [Planet Arts Recordings]

Field 10 - JazzCategory 50 - Best Latin Jazz Album(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Afro Bop Alliance Caribbean Jazz Project [Heads Up International]

• The Latin Side Of Wayne Shorter Conrad Herwig & The Latin Side Band [Half Note Records]

• Song For Chico Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra [Zoho]

• Nouveau Latino Nestor Torres [Diamond Light Records]

• Marooned/Aislado Papo Vázquez The Mighty Pirates [Picaro Records]

Field 11 - GospelCategory 51 - 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.)

• I Understand Kim Burrell, Rance Allen, Bebe Winans, Mariah Carey & Hezekiah Walker’s Love Fellowship Tabernacle Church Choir Track from: Randy Jackson's Music Club, Volume One [Concord Records/Dream Merchant 21 Ent.]

• East To West Casting Crowns Track from: The Altar And The Door Live [Beach Street/Reunion Records]

• Get Up Mary Mary Track from: The Sound [Columbia]

• Shall We Gather At The River Take 6 Track from: The Standard [Heads Up International]

• Waging War CeCe Winans Track from: Thy Kingdom Come [PureSprings Gospel/EMI Gospel]

Field 11 - GospelCategory 52 - Best Gospel Song(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Cover Me James L. Moss, songwriter (21:03 With Fred Hammond, Smokie Norful & J Moss) [Verity/Zomba Gospel; Publisher: Millenni-era Music]

• Get Up Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Warryn Campbell & Eric Dawkins, songwriters (Mary Mary) Track from: The Sound

[Columbia; Publishers: Wet Ink Red Music/That's Plum Song/It's Tea Tyme/EMI April/E.D. Duz-It Music/Irving Music/Underdog Songs]

• Give Me Your Eyes Brandon Heath & Jason Ingram, songwriters (Brandon Heath) Track from: What If We [Reunion Records; Publishers: Sitka6 Music/Peertunes/Grange Hill Music/Windsor Way Music]

• Help Me Believe Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin) Track from: The Fight Of My Life [Fo Yo Soul Ent./Zomba Gospel ; Publishers: Universal Music-Z Songs/Kerrion Publishing]

• You Reign Jim Bryson, Steven Curtis Chapman, Nathan Cochran, Barry Graul, Bart Millard, Mike Scheuchzer & Robby Shaffer, songwriters (MercyMe) Track from: All That Is Within Me [INO Records; Publishers: Simpleville Music/Wet As A Fish Music, Sparrow Song/Peach Hill Songs]

Field 11 - GospelCategory 53 - Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Hello After Edmund [Slanted Records]

• Our World Redeemed Flame [Cross Movement Records]

• We Need Each Other Sanctus Real [Sparrow Records]

• Rock What You Got Superchick [Inpop Records]

• Alive And Transported TobyMac [ForeFront Records/EMI CMG]

Field 11 - GospelCategory 54 - Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• This Moment Steven Curtis Chapman [Sparrow Records]

• What If We Brandon Heath [Reunion Records]

• Opposite Way Leeland [Essential Records]

• Hello Love Chris Tomlin [Sparrow Records/Sixstepsrecords/EMI CMG]

• Thy Kingdom Come CeCe Winans [PureSprings Gospel/EMI Gospel]

Field 11 - GospelCategory 55 - Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Room For More Booth Brothers [Daywind Records]

• Lovin' Life Gaither Vocal Band [Gaither Music Group]

• Steps To Heaven Charlie Louvin [Tompkins Square]

• Hymned Again Bart Millard [INO Records]

• Ephesians One Karen Peck & New River [Daywind Records]

Field 11 - GospelCategory 56 - Best Traditional Gospel Album(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Down In New Orleans The Blind Boys Of Alabama [Time Life]

• I'll Say Yes The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir Carol Cymbala, producer [Integrity Music]

• Take It Back Dorinda Clark-Cole [GospoCentric/Zomba]

• Deitrick Haddon Presents . . . Together In Worship Voices Of Unity [Tyscot Records]

• Bishop Charles E. Blake Presents... No Limit The West Angeles COGIC Mass Choir [EMI Gospel]

Field 11 - GospelCategory 57 - Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Reflections Jason Champion [EMI Gospel/Brooks Entertainment]

• The Fight Of My Life Kirk Franklin [Fo Yo Soul Entertainment/ Zomba Gospel]

• The Sound Mary Mary [Columbia]

• Donald Lawrence Introduces: Family Prayer The Murrills [Quiet Water/ Verity]

• Stand Out Tye Tribbett & G.A. [Columbia]

Field 12 - LatinCategory 58 - Best Latin Pop Album(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Cara B Jorge Drexler [Warner Music Latina]

• Palabras Del Silencio Luis Fonsi [Universal Music Latino]

• La Vida...Es Un Ratico Juanes [Universal Music Latino]

• Cómplices Luis Miguel [Warner Music Latina]

• Tarde O Temprano Tommy Torres [Warner Music Latina]

Field 12 - LatinCategory 59 - Best Latin Rock Or Alternative Album(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Sonidos Gold Grupo Fantasma [Aire Sol Records/Grupo Fantasma]

• 45 Jaguares [EMI Music]

• La Verdad Locos Por Juana [Machete Music]

• Tijuana Sound Machine Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich & Fussible [Nacional Records]

• Mediocre Ximena Sariñana [Warner Music Latina]

Field 12 - LatinCategory 60 - Best Latin Urban Album(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• La Novela Akwid [Univision Records]

• La Sinfonia La Sinfonia [Norte/Sony BMG]

• The Royalty: La Realeza Rkm & Ken-y [Machete Music]

• En Lo Claro Voltio [Norte/Sony BMG]

• Los Extraterrestres Wisin y Yandel [Machete Music]

Field 12 - LatinCategory 61 - Best Tropical Latin Album(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Cuba: Un Viaje Musical - A Musical Journey Albita, Rey Ruíz & Donato Poveda [Apollo Music]

• Renacer DLG [Machete Music]

• Señor Bachata José Feliciano [Universal Music Latino]

• Frutero Moderno Gonzalo Grau y La Clave Secreta [2008 Gonzalo Grau]

• Back On The Streets... Taste Of Spanish Harlem Vol. 2 New Swing Sextet [Cotique/Emusica Records]

Field 12 - LatinCategory 62 - Best Regional Mexican Album(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Amor, Dolor Y Lágrimas: Música Ranchera Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]

• Desde México: "Cumbia Cusinela" Huichol Musical [ASL]

• Vámonos Pa'l Río Los Pikadientes De Caborca [Norte/Sony BMG]

• Canciones De Amor Mariachi Divas [Shea Records/East Side Records]

• A Puro Dolor Nadia [Warner Music Latina]

Field 12 - LatinCategory 63 - Best Tejano Album(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Music Lessons Chente Barrera y Taconazo [Qvo Records]

• Friends & Legends Joe Posada [Baby Dude Records]

• Viva La Revolucion Ruben Ramos & The Mexican Revolution [Revolution Records]

• All That Jazz... Tortilla Factory [Tortilla Records]

• Heir To The Throne Albert Zamora [Freddie Records]

Field 12 - LatinCategory 64 - Best Norteño Album(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Me Enamore De Un Angel Los Palominos [Urbana Records]

• Raíces Los Tigres Del Norte [Fonovisa]

• Corridos: Defendiendo El Honor Pesado [Warner Music Latina]

• Six Pack Siggno [Freddie Records]

• Cuidado Solido [Freddie Records]

Field 12 - LatinCategory 65 - Best Banda Album(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Tu Inspiracion Alacranes Musical [Fonovisa]

• Que Bonito... ¡Es Lo Bonito! Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga [Fonsovisa]

• Vive Y Dejame Vivir Cuisillos [Musart/Balboa Records]

• Tiro De Gracia Lupillo Rivera [ASL]

• No Es De Madera Joan Sebástian [Musart/Balboa Records]

Field 13 - BluesCategory 66 - Best Traditional Blues Album(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• The Blues Rolls On Elvin Bishop [Delta Groove Music, Inc.]

• Skin Deep Buddy Guy [Silvertone Records]

• All Odds Against Me John Lee Hooker Jr. [Steppin' Stone Records/CC Entertainment]

• One Kind Favor B.B. King [Geffen Records]

• Pinetop Perkins & Friends Pinetop Perkins & Friends [Stoneagle Music/Telarc]

Field 13 - BluesCategory 67 - Best Contemporary Blues Album(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Peace, Love & BBQ Marcia Ball [Alligator Records]

• Like A Fire Solomon Burke [Shout! Factory]

• City That Care Forgot Dr. John And The Lower 911 [429 Records]

• Maestro Taj Mahal [Heads Up International]

• Simply Grand Irma Thomas [Rounder Records]

Field 14 - FolkCategory 68 - Best Traditional Folk Album(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Coal Kathy Mattea [Captain Potato Records]

• Comedians & Angels Tom Paxton [Appleseed Recordings]

• Bring Me Home Peggy Seeger [Appleseed Recordings]

• At 89 Pete Seeger [Appleseed Recordings]

• Strangers In Another Country Rosalie Sorrels [Red House Records]

Field 14 - FolkCategory 69 - Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Day After Tomorrow Joan Baez [Bobolink/Razor & Tie]

• I, Flathead Ry Cooder [Nonesuch Records]

• Sex & Gasoline Rodney Crowell [Work Song/Yep Roc Records]

• All I Intended To Be Emmylou Harris [Nonesuch Records]

• Raising Sand Robert Plant & Alison Krauss [Rounder Records]

Field 14 - FolkCategory 70 - Best Native American Music Album(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Songs From The Black Hills Bryan Akipa [SOAR Corporation]

• Spo'Mo'Kin'Nan Black Lodge [Canyon Records]

• Red Rock Northern Cree [Canyon Records]

• Come To Me Great Mystery - Native American Healing Songs (Various Artists) Tom Wasinger, producer [Silver Wave Records]

• Faith Kevin Yazzie [Canyon Records]

Field 14 - FolkCategory 71 - Best Hawaiian Music Album(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• 'Ikena Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho [Daniel Ho Creations]

• 'Aumakua Amy Hanaiali`i [Ua Records/Concord]

• Force Of Nature Led Kaapana & Mike Kaawa [Ledward Kaapana & Mike Kaawa]

• Hawaiian Slack Key Kings Masters Series Vol. II (Various Artists) Chris Lau & Milton Lau, producers [Rhythm And Roots Records]

• The Spirit Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar (Various Artists) Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Dennis Kamakahi, Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers [Daniel Ho Creations]

Field 14 - FolkCategory 72 - Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival BeauSoleil & Michael Doucet [MunckMix]

• From Now On Michael Doucet [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]

• Homage Au Passé Pine Leaf Boys [Lionsgate]

• Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys [MunckMix]

• Cedric Watson Cedric Watson [Valcour Records]

Field 15 - ReggaeCategory 73 - Best Reggae Album(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Jah Is Real Burning Spear [Burning Music Production]

• Let's Get Physical Elephant Man [VP Records/ Bad Boy]

• Vibes Heavy D [Stride/Universal]

• Repentance Lee "Scratch" Perry [Narnack Records]

• Intoxication Shaggy [VP Records]

• Amazing Sly & Robbie [Fontana International]

Field 16 - World MusicCategory 74 - Best Traditional World Music Album(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Calcutta Chronicles: Indian Slide Guitar Odyssey Debashish Bhattacharya [Riverboat Records/World Music Network]

• The Mandé Variations Toumani Diabaté [Nonesuch Records]

• Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu Ladysmith Black Mambazo [Heads Up International]

• Dancing In The Light Lakshmi Shankar [World Village]

Field 16 - World MusicCategory 75 - Best Contemporary World Music Album(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Shake Away Lila Downs [Manhattan Records/Blue Note]

• Banda Larga Cordel Gilberto Gil [Warner Music Latina]

• Global Drum Project Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju & Giovanni Hidalgo [Shout! Factory]

• Rokku Mi Rokka (Give And Take) Youssou N'Dour [Nonesuch Records]

• Live At The Nelson Mandela Theater Soweto Gospel Choir [Shanachie Entertainment]

Field 17 - PolkaCategory 76 - Best Polka Album(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• El Maestro Del Acordeón Y Sus Polkas Paulino Bernal [Urbana Records]

• Speechless LynnMarie & Charlie Kelley As The Boxhounds [Squeeze Records]

• Back To Back Hall Of Fame Polkas Walter Ostanek & His Band, Jerry Darlak & The Touch And Bob Kravos & His Band [Sunshine Diversified Ent.]

• Hungry For More Polka Family Band [Polka Family Music]

• Let The Whole World Sing Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra [Rounder]

Field 18 - Children'sCategory 77 - Best Musical Album For Children(For albums consisting of predominantly music or song vs. spoken word.)

• Beethoven's Wig 4: Dance Along Symphonies Beethoven's Wig [Rounder Records]

• Big Round World Trout Fishing In America [Trout Records]

• Here Come The 123s They Might Be Giants [Disney Sound]

• Here Comes Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could [Bumblin' Bee Records]

• The Shoe Bird Gerard Schwarz Conducting The Seattle Symphony [Brilliance Audio]

Field 18 - Children'sCategory 78 - Best Spoken Word Album For Children(For albums consisting of predominantly spoken word vs. music or song.)

• Around The Campfire Buck Howdy With BB [Prairie Dog Entertainment]

• The Big One-Oh Dean Pitchford [Random House Audio/Listening Library]

• Brown Bear And Friends Gwyneth Paltrow [Macmillan Audio]

• The Cricket In Times Square Tony Shalhoub [Macmillan Audio]

• Yes To Running! Bill Harley Live Bill Harley [Round River Records]

Field 19 - Spoken WordCategory 79 - Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)

• An Inconvenient Truth (Al Gore) Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon & Blair Underwood [Simon & Schuster Audio]

• Born Standing Up Steve Martin [Simon & Schuster Audio]

• I Am America (And So Can You!) Stephen Colbert (& Various Artists) [Hachette Audio]

• Life Beyond Measure Sidney Poitier [HarperAudio]

• When You Are Engulfed In Flames David Sedaris [Hachette Audio]

Field 20 - ComedyCategory 80 - Best Comedy Album(For comedy recordings, spoken or musical)

• Anticipation Lewis Black [Comedy Central Records]

• Flight Of The Conchords Flight Of The Conchords [Sub Pop]

• For Your Consideration Kathy Griffin [Columbia/Music With A Twist]

• It's Bad For Ya George Carlin [Eardrum Records]

• Songs Of The Bushmen Harry Shearer [Courgette Records]

Field 21 - Musical ShowCategory 81 - 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.))

• Gypsy Robert Sher, producer (Jule Styne, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (2008 Broadway Cast With Patti LuPone & Others) [Time Life]

• In The Heights Kurt Deutsch, Alex Lacamoire, Andrés Levin, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joel Moss & Bill Sherman, producers; Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer/lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Lin-Manuel Miranda And Others) [Razor & Tie Entertainment/Ghostlight Records]

• The Little Mermaid Bruce Botnick, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken & Chris Montan, producers; Alan Menken, composer; Glenn Slater, lyricist (Howard Ashman, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Sierra Boggess, Tituss Burgess & Others) [Walt Disney Records]

• South Pacific David Caddick, David Lai & Ted Sperling, producers (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast With Kelli O'Hara, Paulo Szot & Others) [Masterworks Broadway]

• Young Frankenstein; The Musical Doug Besterman, producer; Mel Brooks, composer/lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Roger Bart, Megan Mullally, Sutton Foster & Others) [Decca Broadway]

Field 22 - Film/TV/Visual MediaCategory 82 - Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media(Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album, or to the individual(s) actively responsible for the concept and musical direction and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable.)

• American Gangster (Various Artists) [Def Jam]

• August Rush (Various Artists) [Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax]

• Juno (Various Artists) [Fox Music/Rhino]

• Mamma Mia! Meryl Streep (& Various Artists) [Decca Records]

• Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street (Various Artists) [Nonesuch Records]

Field 22 - Film/TV/Visual MediaCategory 83 - Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media(Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series or other visual media.)

• The Dark Knight James Newton Howard & Hans Zimmer, composers [Warner Sunset/Warner Bros.]

• Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull John Williams, composer [Concord Records]

• Iron Man Ramin Djawadi, composer [Lionsgate]

• There Will Be Blood Jonny Greenwood, composer [Nonesuch Records]

• Wall-E Thomas Newman, composer [Walt Disney Records/Pixar]

Field 22 - Film/TV/Visual MediaCategory 84 - 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 To Earth (From Wall-E) Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, songwriters (Peter Gabriel) Track from: Wall-E [Walt Disney Records/Pixar; Publishers: Walt Disney Music, Wonderland Music/Pixar Talking Pictures/Pixar

Music]

• Ever Ever After (From Enchanted) Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz, songwriters (Carrie Underwood) Track from: Enchanted [Walt Disney Records; Publishers: Wonderland Music & Walt Disney Music]

• Say (From The Bucket List) John Mayer, songwriter (John Mayer) Track from: Continuum [Aware/Columbia; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes, Specific Harm Music]

• That's How You Know (From Enchanted) Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz, songwriters (Amy Adams) Track from: Enchanted [Walt Disney Records; Publishers: Wonderland Music & Walt Disney Music]

• Walk Hard (From Walk Hard - The Dewey Cox Story) Judd Apatow, Marshall Crenshaw, Jake Kasdan & John C. Reilly, songwriters (John C. Reilly) Track from: Walk Hard The Dewey Cox Story

[Columbia; Publishers: Murder by Television/Apatow Music/Popular Misconception/New Columbia Pictures Music/Colpix Music]

Field 23 - Composing/ArrangingCategory 85 - Best Instrumental Composition(A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.)

• The Adventures Of Mutt (From Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull) John Williams, composer (John Williams) Track from: Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull - Soundtrack [Concord Records]

• Alegria Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton) Track from: The New Crystal Silence [Concord Records]

• Claire's Closet Russell Ferrante, composer (Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern) Track from: Lifecycle [Heads Up International]

• Danzón De Etiqueta Dave Grusin, composer (Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin) Track from: Amparo [Decca]

• Hit The Ground Running Gordon Goodwin, composer (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band) Track from: Act Your Age [Immergent]

Field 23 - Composing/ArrangingCategory 86 - Best Instrumental Arrangement(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Define Dancing (From Wall-E) Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, arrangers (Thomas Newman) Track from: Wall-E - Soundtrack [Walt Disney Records]

• Down In The Valley Frank Macchia, arranger (Frank Macchia Featuring The Prague Orchestra) Track from: Landscapes [Cacophony]

• Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love Michael Abene, arranger (Joe Lovano With WDR Big Band & Rundfunk Orchestra) Track from: Symphonica [Blue Note]

• St. Louis Blues Bob Brookmeyer, arranger (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra) Track from: Monday Night Live At The Village Vanguard [Planet Arts Recordings]

• Yesterdays Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Featuring Art Tatum) Track from: Act Your Age [Immergent]

Field 23 - Composing/ArrangingCategory 87 - Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Alfie Vince Mendoza, arranger (Traincha & The Metropole Orchestra) Track from: The Look Of Love - Burt Bacharach Songbook [Blue Note]

• Grace Cedric Dent, arranger (Take 6) Track from: The Standard [Heads Up International]

• Here's That Rainy Day Nan Schwartz, arranger (Natalie Cole) Track from: Still Unforgettable [DMI Records]

• Johnny One Note Don Sebesky, arranger (John Pizzarelli) Track from: With A Song In My Heart [Telarc International]

• Lazy Afternoon Claus Ogerman, arranger (Danilo Perez) Track from: Across The Crystal Sea [Emarcy]

Field 24 - PackageCategory 88 - Best Recording Package

• Death Magnetic Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffatt & David Turner, art directors (Metallica) [Warner Bros.]

• Hawk Nelson...Is My Friend! Don Clark, art director (Hawk Nelson) [BEC Recordings]

• Nouns No Age & Brian Roettinger, art directors (No Age) [Sub Pop]

• Radio Retaliation Neal Ashby, Matthew Curry & Patrick Donohue, art directors (Thievery Corporation) [ESL Music]

• Summer Rains Amanda Barrett, Abby DeWald, Renee Jablow & Rick Whitmore, art directors (The Ditty Bops) [The Green Witch Society]

Field 24 - PackageCategory 89 - Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

• Ghosts I-IV Trent Reznor & Rob Sheridan, art directors (Nine Inch Nails) [The Null Corporation]

• In Rainbows Stanley Donwood, Mel Maxwell & Xian Munro, art directors (Radiohead) [TBD Records]

• Poems & Songs Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (Wu Sheng) [Ring of Fire Music]

• Pretty. Odd. Alex Kirzhner & Panic At The Disco, art directors (Panic At The Disco) [Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen]

• @#%&*! Smilers Aimee Mann & Gail Marowitz, art directors (Aimee Mann) [SuperEgo Records]

Field 25 - Album NotesCategory 90 - Best Album Notes

• Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music Documented By Art Rosenbaum Art Rosenbaum, album notes writer (Various Artists) [Dust-To-Digital]

• Debate '08: Taft And Bryan Campaign On The Edison Phonograph Patrick Feaster & David Giovannoni, album notes writers (William Jennings Bryan & William Howard Taft) [Archeophone Records]

• Kind Of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition Francis Davis, album notes writer (Miles Davis) [Columbia/Legacy Recordings]

• Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul David Ritz & Jerry Wexler, album notes writers (Aretha Franklin) [Rhino/Atlantic]

• The Unsung Father Of Country Music: 1925-1934 Henry "Hank" Sapoznik, album notes writer (Ernest V. Stoneman) [5-String Productions]

Field 26 - HistoricalCategory 91 - Best Historical Album

• Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music Documented By Art Rosenbaum Steven Lance Ledbetter & Art Rosenbaum, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists) [Dust-To-Digital]

• Classic Columbia, OKeh And Vocalion Lester Young With Count Basie (1936-1940) Scott Wenzel, compilation producer; Malcolm Addey, Michael Brooks, Matt Cavaluzzo, Andreas Meyer & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Lester Young With Count Basie) [Mosaic Records]

• Debate '08: Taft And Bryan Campaign On The Edison Phonograph David Giovannoni, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (William Jennings Bryan & William Howard Taft) [Archeophone Records]

• Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette Ken Flaherty, Jr., compilation producer; Marcos Sueiro Bal, Ken Flaherty, Jr., Kurt Nauck & Glenn Sage, mastering engineers (Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette) [Tompkins Square]

• To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story Richard Seidel, compilation producer; Mark G. Wilder, mastering engineer (Nina Simone) [RCA/Legacy Recordings]

Field 27 - Production, Non-ClassicalCategory 92 - Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical(An Engineer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.))

• Consolers Of The Lonely Joe Chiccarelli, Vance Powell & Jack White III, engineers (The Raconteurs) [Third Man/Warner Bros.]

• Just A Little Lovin' Al Schmitt, engineer (Shelby Lynne) [Lost Highway Records]

• Lay It Down Jimmy Douglass, Russell "The Dragon" Elevado & John Smeltz, engineers (Al Green) [Blue Note]

• Still Unforgettable Al Schmitt, engineer (Natalie Cole) [DMI Records]

• We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. Dyre Gormsen & Tony Maserati, engineers (Jason Mraz) [Atlantic]

Field 27 - Production, Non-ClassicalCategory 93 - Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical(A Producer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.))

• Danger Mouse • Attack & Release (The Black Keys) (A) • Modern Guilt (Beck) (A) • The Odd Couple (Gnarls Barkley) (A)

• Nigel Godrich • In Rainbows (Radiohead) (A)

• Johnny Karkazis (Johnny K) • Big Bad World (Plain White T's) (A) • The Illusion Of Progress (Staind) (A) • Light From Above (Black Tide) (A) • 3 Doors Down (3 Doors Down) (A)

• Rick Rubin • Death Magnetic (Metallica) (A) • Home Before Dark (Neil Diamond) (A) • Mercy (Dancing For The Death Of An Imaginary Enemy) (Ours) (A) • Seeing Things (Jakob Dylan) (A) • Weezer (Red Album) (Weezer) (A)

• will.i.am • American Boy (Estelle Featuring Kanye West) (T) • Encanto (Sergio Mendes) (A) • Funky Bahia (Sergio Mendes Featuring will.i.am & Siedah Garrett) (T) • In The Ayer (Flo Rida Featuring will.i.am) (T) • Pick It Up (Fergie) (T) • Picture Perfect (Chris Brown Featuring will.i.am) (T) • What's Your Name (Usher Featuring will.i.am) (T)

Field 27 - Production, Non-ClassicalCategory 94 - Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical(A Remixer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Closer (StoneBridge Radio Edit) StoneBridge, remixer (Ne-Yo) [Def Jam]

• Electric Feel (Justice Remix) Justice, remixers (MGMT) Track from: Oracular Spectacular [Columbia]

• 4 Minutes (Junkie XL Remix) Junkie XL, remixer (Madonna Featuring Justin Timberlake) [Warner Bros.]

• Just Fine (Moto Blanco Remix) Moto Blanco, remixers (Mary J. Blige) Track from: Growing Pains [Geffen]

• The Longest Road (Deadmau5 Remix) Deadmau5, remixer (Morgan Page Featuring Lissie) Track from: Elevate [Nettwerk]

Field 28 - Surround SoundCategory 95 - Best Surround Sound Album(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

• Divertimenti Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter L'Orange, surround mix engineers; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Øyvind Gimse & TrondheimSolistene) [2L]

• Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition; Night On Bald Mountain; Prelude To Khovanshchina Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Robert Woods, surround producer (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra) [Telarc]

• Rheinberger: Sacred Choral Works John Newton, surround mix engineer; Jonathan Cooper & Mark Donahue, surround mastering engineers; Blanton Alspaugh, surround producer (Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Bach Choir & Kansas City Chorale) [Chandos]

• Ringo 5.1 The Surround Sound Collection Bruce Sugar, surround mix engineer; Chris Bellman, surround mastering engineer; Bill Crowley, Ringo Starr & Bruce Sugar, surround producers (Ringo Starr) [Koch]

• Sensurround + B-Sides Toru Takayama, surround mix engineer; Ryuichi Tanaka & Yu Yamaguchi, surround mastering engineers; Keigo Oyamada, surround producer (Cornelius) [Everloving]

Field 29 - Production, ClassicalCategory 96 - Best Engineered Album, Classical(An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.))

• Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Fred Vogler, engineer (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic) [Deutsche Grammophon]

• Divertimenti Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter L'Orange, engineers (Øyvind Gimse & TrondheimSolistene) [2L (Lindberg Lyd)]

• Puccini: La Bohème Michael Bishop, engineer (Robert Spano & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus) [Telarc]

• Respighi: Church Windows, Brazilian Impressions, Rossiniana John Newton, engineer (JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra) [Naxos]

• Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago David Frost, Tom Lazarus & Christopher Willis, engineers (Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Alan Gilbert, Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man, Yo-Yo Ma & Chicago Symphony Orchestra) [CSO Resound]

Field 29 - Production, ClassicalCategory 97 - Producer Of The Year, Classical(A Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.))

• David Frost • Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic) • Right Through The Bone - Julius Röntgen Chamber Music (ARC Ensemble) • Schubert: Sonata In D Maj.; Liszt: Don Juan Fantasy (Min Kwon)

• Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago (Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Alan Gilbert, Yo-Yo Ma, Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)

• David Groves • Baroque (Gabriela Montero) • Beethoven: Piano Sonatas (Jonathan Biss) • Polish Spirit (Nigel Kennedy & Jacek Kaspszyk) • Respighi: Roman Trilogy, Il Tramonto (Antonio Pappano) • Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Martha Argerich)

• Judith Sherman • Carter, Elliott: String Quartets Nos. 1 And 5 (Pacifica Quartet) • Piano Music Of Salonen, Stucky And Lutoslawski (Gloria Cheng) • Reich: Daniel Variations (Grant Gershon, Alan Pierson, Los Angeles Master Chorale & London Sinfonietta) • Riley, Terry: The Cusp Of Magic (Kronos Quartet & Wu Man) • String Poetic (Jennifer Koh & Reiko Uchida)

• Robert Woods • Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition, Night On Bald Mountain, Prelude To Khovanshchina (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra) • Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5, Lieutenant Kijé Suite (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra) • Puccini: La Bohème (Robert Spano & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus) • Ravel: Boléro (Erich Kunzel & Cincinnati Pops Orchestra) • Revolutionary (Cameron Carpenter)

• Robina G. Young • Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 18, Nos 1-6 (Tokyo String Quartet) • Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 'Eroica' (Andrew Manze & Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra) • Birds On Fire (Fretwork) • Heavenly Harmonies (Stile Antico) • Scattered Rhymes (Paul Hillier, Orlando Consort & The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)

Field 30 - ClassicalCategory 98 - Best Classical Album(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) if other than the Artist.)

• Maria Cecilia Bartoli; Christopher Raeburn, producer; Wolf-Dieter Karwatky & Philip Siney, engineers/mixers (Adam Fischer; Orchestra La Scintilla) [Decca Records]

• O'Regan, Tarik: Threshold Of Night Craig Hella Johnson, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; John Newton, engineer/mixer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Company Of Strings; Company Of Voices & Conspirare) [Harmonia Mundi]

• Schoenberg/Sibelius: Violin Concertos Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Hilary Hahn; Sid McLauchlan & Arend Prohmann, producers; Stephan Flock, engineer/mixer (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra) [Deutsche Grammophon]

• Spotless Rose: Hymns To The Virgin Mary Charles Bruffy, conductor; Phoenix Chorale; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; John Newton, engineer/mixer; Jonathan Cooper, mastering engineer [Chandos]

• Weill: Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny James Conlon, conductor; Anthony Dean Griffey, Patti LuPone & Audra McDonald; Fred Vogler, producer (Donnie Ray Albert, John Easterlin, Steven Humes, Mel Ulrich & Robert Wörle; Los Angeles Opera Chorus; Los Angeles Opera Orchestra) [EuroArts]

Field 30 - ClassicalCategory 99 - Best Orchestral Performance(Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.)

• D'Indy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 Rumon Gamba, conductor (Iceland Symphony Orchestra) [Chandos]

• Glazunov: Symphony No. 6, La Mer, Introduction And Dance From Salome José Serebrier, conductor (Royal Scottish National Orchestra) [Warner Classics & Jazz]

• Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20 Alan Gilbert, conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) Track from: Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago [CSO Resound]

• Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 Bernard Haitink, conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) [CSO Resound]

• Walden, Chris: Symphony No. 1, The Four Elements Chris Walden, conductor (Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra) [Origin Classical]

Field 30 - ClassicalCategory 100 - Best Opera Recording(Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s) and Principal Soloists.)

• Dun, Tan: The First Emperor Tan Dun, conductor; Michelle DeYoung, Plácido Domingo, Elizabeth Futral, Paul Groves, Wu Hsing-Kuo & Hao Jiang Tian; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus) [EMI Classics]

• Lully: Psyché Paul O´Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Colin Balzer, Karina Gauvin, Carolyn Sampson & Aaron Sheehan; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra; Boston Early Music Festival Chorus) [CPO]

• Monteverdi: L'Orfeo Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor; Sara Mingardo, Monica Piccinini, Anna Simboli & Furio Zanasi; Jean-Pierre Loisil, producer (Concerto Italiano) [Naive Classique]

• Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin Valery Gergiev, conductor; Renée Fleming, Dmitri Hvorostovsky & Ramón Vargas; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus) [Decca]

• Weill: Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny James Conlon, conductor; Anthony Dean Griffey, Patti LuPone & Audra McDonald; Fred Vogler, producer (Donnie Ray Albert, John Easterlin, Steven Humes, Mel Ulrich & Robert Wörle; Los Angeles Opera Orchestra; Los Angeles Opera Chorus) [EuroArts]

Field 30 - ClassicalCategory 101 - 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.)

• O'Regan, Tarik: Threshold Of Night Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Company Of Strings; Company Of Voices & Conspirare) [Harmonia Mundi]

• Rheinberger: Sacred Choral Works Charles Bruffy, conductor (Kansas City Chorale & Phoenix Bach Choir) [Chandos]

• Symphony Of Psalms Sir Simon Rattle, conductor; Simon Halsey, chorus master (Berliner Philharmoniker; Rundfunkchor Berlin) Track from: Stravinsky: Symphonies [EMI Classics]

• Szymanowski, Karol: Stabat Mater Antoni Wit, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, chorus master (Jaroslaw Brek, Iwona Hossa & Ewa Marciniec; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Philharmonic Choir) [Naxos]

• Tippett: A Child Of Our Time Colin Davis, conductor; Joseph Cullen, chorus master (Steve Davislim, Mihoko Fujimura, Matthew Rose & Indra Thomas; London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus) [LSO Live]

Field 30 - ClassicalCategory 102 - Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)(Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor.)

• Bloch/Lees:Violin Concertos John McLaughlin Williams, conductor; Elmar Oliveira (National Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine) [Artek]

• Harrison: Pipa Concerto Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor; Wu Man (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) Track from: Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago [CSO Resound]

• Mozart: Piano Concertos 17 & 20 Leif Ove Andsnes (Norwegian Chamber Orchestra) [EMI Classics]

• Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos 2 & 5 Charles Dutoit, conductor; Jean-Yves Thibaudet (L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande) [Decca Records]

• Schoenberg/Sibelius: Violin Concertos Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Hilary Hahn (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra) [Deutsche Grammophon]

Field 30 - ClassicalCategory 103 - Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)(Award to the Instrumental Soloist.)

• In A State Of Jazz Marc-André Hamelin [Hyperion]

• Piano Music Of Salonen, Stucky, And Lutoslawski Gloria Cheng [Telarc]

• Red Cliff Capriccio Wei Li [First Impression Music]

• Revolutionary Cameron Carpenter [Telarc]

• Strange Toys Joan Jeanrenaud [Talking House Records]

Field 30 - ClassicalCategory 104 - Best Chamber Music Performance(Award to the Artists.)

• Brahms: String Quartet Op. 51, No. 2, Piano Quintet Op. 34 Stephen Hough; Takács Quartet [Hyperion]

• Carter, Elliott: String Quartets Nos. 1 And 5 Pacifica Quartet [Naxos]

• Folk Songs Trio Mediaeval [ECM New Series]

• Right Through The Bone - Julius Röntgen Chamber Music ARC Ensemble [RCA Red Seal]

• String Poetic Jennifer Koh & Reiko Uchida [Cedille Records]

Field 30 - ClassicalCategory 105 - Best Small Ensemble Performance(Award to the Ensemble (and to the Conductor.))

• Divertimenti Øyvind Gimse, conductor; TrondheimSolistene [2L (Lindberg Lyd)]

• Dun: Pipa Concerto; Hayashi: Viola Concerto; Takemitsu: Nostalgia Roman Balashov, conductor; Yuri Bashmet; Moscow Soloists (Wu Man) [Onyx Classics]

• Im Wunderschoenen Monat Mai Reinbert De Leeuw, conductor; Barbara Sukowa; Schoenberg Ensemble [Winter & Winter]

• Monk: Impermanence Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble [ECM New Series]

• Spotless Rose: Hymns To The Virgin Mary Charles Bruffy, conductor; Phoenix Chorale [Chandos]

Field 30 - ClassicalCategory 106 - Best Classical Vocal Performance(Award to the Vocal Soloist(s).)

• Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan Hila Plitmann (JoAnn Falletta; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra) [Naxos]

• Fussell, Charles: Wilde Sanford Sylvan (Gil Rose; Boston Modern Orchestra Project) [BMOP/sound]

• Gomidas Songs Isabel Bayrakdarian (Eduard Topchjan; Serouj Kradjian; Chamber Players Of The Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra) [Nonesuch Records]

• Maria Cecilia Bartoli (Adam Fischer; Orchestra La Scintilla) [Decca Records]

• Terezín: Theresienstadt Anne Sofie Von Otter (Christian Gerhaher & Daniel Hope; Bengt Forsberg & Gerold Huber) [Deutsche Grammophon]

Field 30 - ClassicalCategory 107 - 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.)

• Dalbavie: Concerto Pour Flûte Marc-André Dalbavie (Peter Eötvös) Track from: Dalbavie/Jarrell/Pintscher: Flute Concertos [EMI Classics]

• Gandolfi: The Garden Of Cosmic Speculation Michael Gandolfi (Robert Spano) [Telarc]

• Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan John Corigliano (JoAnn Falletta) Track from: Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan [Naxos]

• Violin Concerto No. 2 George Tsontakis (Douglas Boyd) Track from: Tsontakis: Violin Concerto No. 2, Clair De Lune [Koch Int'l Clasiscs]

• Walden, Chris: Symphony No. 1, The Four Elements Chris Walden (Chris Walden) [Origin Classical]

Field 30 - ClassicalCategory 108 - Best Classical Crossover Album(Award to the Artist(s) and/or to the Conductor.)

• Baroque Gabriela Montero [EMI Classics]

• Indigo Road Ronn McFarlane [Dorian Sono Luminus]

• Olde School East Village Opera Company [Decca Records]

• The Othello Syndrome Uri Caine Ensemble [Winter & Winter]

• Simple Gifts The King's Singers [Signum Records]

Field 31 - Music VideoCategory 109 - Best Short Form Music Video(For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.)

• Honey Erykah Badu Erykah Badu & Mr. Roboto, video directors; Megan Gutman, video producer [Universal Motown]

• Who's Gonna Save My Soul Gnarls Barkley Christopher Milk, video director; Anne Johnson, video producer [Downtown/Atlantic]

• Another Way To Die Alicia Keys & Jack White PR Brown & MK12, video directors; Mick Ebeling, Sheira Rees-Davies & Jane Tredget, video producers [J Records]

• House Of Cards Radiohead James Frost, video director; Dawn Fanning, video producer [TBD Records]

• Pork And Beans Weezer Mathew Cullen, video director; Bernard Rahill, video producer [DGC/Interscope]

Field 31 - Music VideoCategory 110 - 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.)

• Where The Light Is - Live In Los Angeles John Mayer Danny Clinch, video director; Lindha Narvaez, video producer [Columbia]

• Runnin' Down A Dream Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Peter Bogdanovich, video director; Skot Bright, video producer [Warner Bros.]

• Good Girl Gone Bad Live Rihanna Paul Caslin, video director; John Paveley, Ruth Paveley & Rupert Style, video producers [Def Jam/SRP Records/Mercury Music Group/Universal Music]

• Respect Yourself - The Stax Records Story (Various Artists) Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video directors; Mark Crosby, Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video producers [Stax/Tremolo Productions/Concord Music Group]

• Amazing Journey: The Story Of The Who The Who Paul Crowder & Murray Lerner, video directors; Murray Lerner, Robert Rosenberg & Nigel Sinclair, video producers [Universal Home Entertainment]