2010 Grammy Ödülleri

2010 Grammy Ödülleri, 31 Ocak 2010'da gerçekleştirildi. Los Angeles, Kaliforniya'daki Staples Center'da düzenlenen tören, CBS üzerinden canlı olarak yayınlandı. Neil Young, 29 Ocak'ta 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year ödülünün sahibi oldu.

Beyoncé, on ödülle gecenin en çok sayıda ödüle aday gösterilen ismiydi. Beyoncé'yi sekiz adaylıkla Taylor Swift izledi. Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell ve Kanye West altı; David Guetta, Jay-Z ve Lady Gaga beş ödüle aday gösterilirken; Colbie Caillat, Kings of Leon, Bruce Springsteen, T-Pain ve Keith Urban dörder ödüle aday gösterildi.

Eminem, gecede iki ödül kazandı ve toplamda on bir Grammy'si oldu. Böylece on dört Grammy ile Kanye West'ten sonra en çok Grammy'ye sahip hip hop sanatçısı unvanına sahip oldu. Beyoncé bir gecede altı ödül kazanarak; Grammy tarihinde yeni bir rekora imza attı. Taylor Swift'in dört ödül kazandığı törende; Black Eyed Peas ve Kings of Leon üçer ödül kazandı.

Taylor Swift'in Fearless albümü Yılın Albümü kategorisindeki ödülü kazandı. Beyoncé'nin "Single Ladies" parçası Yılın Şarkısı ödülünü kazanırken; Yılın Kaydı ödülünün sahibi "Use Somebody" parçasıyla Kings of Leon oldu.^[1]

Aşağıdaki performanslar doğrulandı:^[2]

1. Lady Gaga & Elton John - "Poker Face"/"Speechless"/"Your Song"
2. Green Day, American Idiot müzikali oyuncuları - "21 Guns"
3. Beyoncé & Alanis Morissette - "If I Were a Boy"/"You Oughta Know"
4. Pink - "Glitter in the Air"
5. Black Eyed Peas - "Imma Be"/"I Gotta Feeling"
6. Lady Antebellum - "Need You Now"
7. Jamie Foxx, T-Pain, Slash & Doug E. Fresh - "Blame It"
8. Zac Brown Band & Leon Russell - "America the Beautiful"/"Dixie Lullaby"/"Chicken Fried"
9. Taylor Swift & Stevie Nicks - "Today Was a Fairytale"/"Rhiannon"/"You Belong with Me"
10. Michael Jackson, Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson, Carrie Underwood & Usher - "Earth Song" (Michael Jackson anısına)
11. Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles - "We Weren't Born to Follow"/"Who Says You Can't Go Home"/"Livin' on a Prayer"
12. David Foster, Mary J. Blige & Andrea Bocelli - "Bridge over Troubled Water"
13. Dave Matthews Band - "You and Me"
14. Maxwell & Roberta Flack - "Pretty Wings"/"Where Is the Love"
15. Jeff Beck & Imelda May - "How High the Moon" (Les Paul anısına)
16. Drake, Eminem, Lil Wayne & Travis Barker - "Drop the World"/"Forever"

Akademi, Michael Jackson adına bir saygı gösterisine yer verdi. This Is It turnesi için hazırlanan üç boyutlu bir kısa filmin gösterimi yapıldı.Bu gösteride Michael Jackson'ın Earth Song şarkısının düet şeklinde söylenmesi büyük alkış aldı. Grammy yayınında ilk kez böyle bir bölüme yer verildi. Michael'ın çocukları Prince ve Paris Jackson, Ömür Boyu Başarı Ödülü'nü babaları adına aldılar.

Kısa filmin yanı sıra aşağıdaki sanatçılar performans sergilediler:^[3]

• Celine Dion
• Jennifer Hudson
• Smokey Robinson
• Carrie Underwood
• Usher

Aşağıdaki isimler doğrulandı:^[2]

Kazananlar koyu renkte gösterildi.

MusiCares Person of the Year

• Neil Young

Ömür Boyu Başarı Ödülü

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

Trustees Ödülü

• Harold Bradley
• Florence Greenberg
• Walter C. Miller

Technical Grammy Ödülü

• AKG
• Thomas Alva Edison

President's Merit Ödülü

• Doug Morris
• Kenny Burrell
• Plácido Domingo

Yılın Kaydı

• "Halo" – Beyoncé
• "I Gotta Feeling" – Black Eyed Peas
• "Use Somebody" – Kings of Leon
• "Poker Face" – Lady Gaga
• "You Belong with Me" – Taylor Swift

Yılın Albümü

• I Am... Sasha Fierce – Beyoncé
• The E.N.D. – Black Eyed Peas
• The Fame – Lady Gaga
• Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King – Dave Matthews Band
• Fearless – Taylor Swift

Yılın Şarkısı

• "Poker Face" – Lady Gaga
• "Pretty Wings" – Maxwell
• "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Beyoncé
• "Use Somebody" – Kings of Leon
• "You Belong with Me" – Taylor Swift

En İyi Yeni Sanatçı

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

En İyi Kadın Pop Vokal Performansı

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

En İyi Erkek Pop Vokal Performansı

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

En İyi Grup Pop Vokal Performansı

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

En İyi Pop Vokal İşbirliği

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

En İyi Pop Enstrümantal Performansı;

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

En İyi Pop Enstürmantal Albümü

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

En İyi Pop Vokal Albümü

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

En İyi Dans Kaydı

• "Boom Boom Pow" - The Black Eyed Peas
• "When Love Takes Over" - David Guetta & Kelly Rowland
• "Poker Face" - Lady Gaga
• "Celebration" - Madonna
• "Womanizer" - Britney Spears

En İyi Elektronik/Dans Albümü

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

En İyi Geleneksel Pop Vokal Albümü

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

En İyi Rock Solo Vokal Performansı

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

En İyi Rock Grup Vokal Performansı

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

En İyi Hard Rock Performansı

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

En İyi Metal Performansı

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

En İyi Rock Enstrümantal Performans

• "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

En İyi Rock Şarkı

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

En İyi Rock Albüm

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

En İyi Alternatif Müzik Albümü

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

En İyi Kadın Vokal R&B Performansı

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

En İyi Erkek Vokal R&B Performansı

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

En İyi Grup R&B Performansı

• "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

En İyi Geleneksel R&B Vokal Performansı

• "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

En İyi Urban/Alternatif Performansı

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

En İyi R&B Şarkısı

• "Blame It" - Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
• "Lions, Tigers & Bears" - Jazmine Sullivan
• "Pretty Wings" - Maxwell
• "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" - Beyoncé
• "Under" - Pleasure P

En İyi R&B Albümü

• The Point Of It All - Anthony Hamilton
• Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics - India.Arie
• Turn Me Loose - Ledisi
• BLACKsummers'night - Maxwell
• Uncle Charlie - Charlie Wilson

En İyi Modern R&B Albümü

• I Am... Sasha Fierce - Beyoncé
• Intuition - Jamie Foxx
• The Introduction of Marcus Cooper - Pleasure P
• Ready - Trey Songz
• Thr33 Ringz - T-Pain

En İyi Rap Solo Performansı

• "Best I Ever Had" - Drake
• "Beautiful" - Eminem
• "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" - Jay-Z
• "Day 'N' Nite" - Kid Cudi
• "Casa Bey" - Mos Def

En İyi Rap Grup Performansı

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

En İyi Rap/Düet

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

En İyi Rap Şarkısı

• "Best I Ever Had" - Drake
• "Day 'N' Nite" - Kid Cudi
• "Dead and Gone" - T.I. & Justin Timberlake
• "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" - Jay-Z
• "Run This Town" - Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West

En İyi Rap Albümü

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

En İyi Kadın Vokal Country Performansı

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

En İyi Erkek Vokal Country Performansı

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

En İyi Grup Country Performansı

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

En İyi Country İşbirliği

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

En İyi Country Enstrümantal Performansı

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

En İyi Country Şarkısı

• "All I Ask For Anymore" - Trace Adkins
• "High Cost of Living" - Jamey Johnson
• "I Run to You" - Lady Antebellum
• "People Are Crazy" - Billy Currington
• "White Horse" - Taylor Swift

En İyi Country Albümü

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

En İyi New Age Albümü

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

En İyi Modern Caz Albümü

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

En İyi Caz Vokal Albümü

• "No Regrets" - Randy Crawford (& Joe Sample)
• "Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman" - Kurt Elling
• "So In Love" - Roberta Gambarini
• "Tide" - Luciana Souza
• "Desire" - Tierney Sutton (Band)

En İyi Caz Enstrümantal Solo

• "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

En İyi Caz Enstrümantal Albümü-Kişisel veya Grup

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

En Büyük Caz Topluluğu Albümü

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

En İyi Latin Caz Albümü

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

En İyi Gospel Müziği Performansı

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

En İyi Gospel Şarkısı

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

En İyi Rock/Rap Gospel Albümü

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

En İyi Pop/Modern Gospel Albümü

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

En İyi Southern/Country/Bluegrass Albümü

• "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

En İyi Geleneksel Gospel Albümü

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

En İyi Modern R&B Gospel Albümü

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

En İyi Latin Pop Albümü

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

En İyi Latin Rock, Alternatif/Urban Albümü

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

En İyi Tropik Latin Albümü

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

En İyi Bölgesel Meksikalı Albümü

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

En İyi Tejano Albümü

• "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

En İyi Norteno Albümü

• "Dejame Soñar"- Cumbre Norteña
• "El Niño De Oro"- El Compa Chuy
• "Pese A Quien Le Pese"- Los Rieleros Del Norte
• "Tu Noche Con...Los Tigres Del Norte"- Los Tigres Del Norte
• "Soy Todo Tuyo"- Los Tucanes De Tijuana

En İyi Banda Albümü

• "Se Nos Murio El Amor"- El Güero 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
• "Tu Esclavo Y Amo"- Lupillo Rivera

En iyi Americana Albümü

• "Together Through Life"- Bob Dylan
• "Electric Dirt"- Levon Helm
• "Willie And The Wheel"- Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel
• "Wilco (The Album)"- Wilco
• "Little Honey"- Lucinda Williams

En İyi Bluegrass Albümü

• "Could We Get Any Closer?"- Jim Lauderdale
• "The Crow / New Songs For The Five-String Banjo"- Steve Martin
• "Buckaroo Blue Grass"- Michael Martin Murphey
• "Almost Live"- Bryan Sutton And Friends
• "Destination Life"- Rhonda Vincent

En İyi Geleneksel Blues Albümü

• "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

En Modern Blues Albümü

• "This Time"- The Robert Cray Band
• "The Truth According To Ruthie Foster"- Ruthie Foster
• "Live: Hope At The Hideout"- Mavis Staples
• "Back To The River"- Susan Tedeschi
• "Already Free"- The Derek Trucks Band

En İyi Geleneksel Folk Albümü

• "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
• "High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project"- Loudon Wainwright III

En İyi Modern Folk/Americana Albümü

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

En İyi Hawaiili Müzik Albümü

• "He Nani"- Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho
• "Friends & Family Of Hawai'i"- Amy Hanaiali'i
• "Nani Mau Loa: Everlasting Beauty" Ho'okena
• "Masters Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Volume 2"- Various Artists

En İyi Kızılderili Müzik Albümü

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

En İyi Zydeco veya Cajun Müzik Albümü

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

En İyi Reggae Albümü

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

En İyi Geleneksel Dünya Müziği Albümü

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

En İyi Modern Dünya Müziği Albümü

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

Çocuklar İçin En İyi Müzik Albümü

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

Çocuklar İçin En İyi Spoken Word Albümü

• "Aaaaah! Spooky, Scary Stories & Songs"- Buck Howdy
• "Captain Nobody"- Dean Pitchford
• "Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales"- Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johannson, 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

En İyi Spoken Word Albümü

• "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 & OthersYuri Rasovsky
  • Josh Stanton, producers
• "We Can Have Peace In The Holy Land"- Jimmy Carter
• "Wishful Drinking"- Carrie Fisher

En İyi Komedi Albümü

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

En İyi Müzikal Gösteri Albümü

• 9 to 5 the Musical
• Ain't Misbehavin'
• Hair
• Shrek the Musical
• West Side Story

En İyi Toplama Soundtrack Albümü

• Cadillac Records- Various Artists
• Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds
• Slumdog Millionaire
• True Blood
• Twilight

En İyi Score Sountrack Albümü

• The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (Disc 1)- Alexandre Desplat
• Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince- Nicholas Hooper
• Milk- Danny Elfman
• Star Trek- Michael Giacchino, Varèse Sarabande
• Up

En İyi Şarkı-Film, Televizyon veya Diğer Görsel Medya İçin

• "All Is Love" (Where The Wild Things Are'dan)
  • Karen O & Nick Zinner, söz yazarı (Karen O & The Kids)
• "Decode" (Twilight'tan)
  • Josh Farro, Hayley Williams & Taylor York, songwriters (Paramore)
• "Jai Ho" (Slumdog Millionaire'den)
  • Gulzar, A.R. Rahman & Tanvi Shah, songwriters (A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash)
• "Once In A Lifetime" (Cadillac Records'tan)
  • Ian Dench, James Dring, Amanda Ghost, Beyoncé, Scott McFarnon & Jody Street, songwriters (Beyoncé)
• "The Wrestler" (The Wrestler'dan)
  • Bruce Springsteen, söz yazarı (Bruce Springsteen)

En İyi Enstrümental Dizgi

• "Borat In Syracuse"
  • Paquito D'Rivera, besteci (Paquito D'Rivera Quintet)
• "Counting To Infinity"
  • Tim Davies, besteci (Tim Davies Big Band)
• "Fluffy"
  • Bob Florence, besteci (Bob Florence Limited Edition)
• "Ice-Nine"
  • Steve Wiest, besteci (University Of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band)
• "Married Life" (From Up)
  • Michael Giacchino, besteci (Michael Giacchino)

En İyi Enstrümantal Aranjman

• "Emmanuel"
  • Jeremy Lubbock, aranjör (Chris Botti & Lucia Micarelli)
• "Hope"
  • Vince Mendoza, aranjör (Jim Beard With Vince Mendoza & The Metropole Orchestra)
• "Slings And Arrows"
  • Vince Mendoza, aranjör (Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge)
• "Up With End Credits" (From Up)
  • Michael Giacchino & Tim Simonec, aranjör (Michael Giacchino)
• "West Side Story Medley"
  • Bill Cunliffe, aranjör (Resonance Big Band)

En İyi "Vokalli Enstrümantal Aranjman"

• "A Change Is Gonna Come"
  • David Foster & Jerry Hey, aranjörs (Seal)
• "Dedicated To You"
  • Laurence Hobgood, aranjör (Kurt Elling)
• "In The Still Of The Night"
  • Thomas Zink, aranjör (Anne Walsh)
• "My One And Only Thrill"
  • Vince Mendoza, aranjör (Melody Gardot)
• "Quiet Nights"
  • Claus Ogerman, aranjör (Diana Krall)

En İyi Kısa Müzik Videosu

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

En İyi Uzun Müzik Videosu

• "In Boston" - Chris Botti
  • Jim Gable, video yönetmeni; Bobby Colomby, video yapımcısı
• "Johnny Cash's America" - Johnny Cash
  • Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video yönetmeni; Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video yapımcısı
• "Anita O'Day — The Life Of A Jazz Singer" - Anita O'Day
  • Robbie Cavolina & Ian McCrudden, video yönetmeni; Robbie Cavolina, Melissa Davis & Ian McCrudden, video yapımcısı
• "Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy World Tour Live" - Keith Urban
  • Chris Hicky, video yönetmeni; Blake Morrison, video yapımcısı
• "The Beatles Love — All Together Now" - Various Artists
  • Adrian Wills, video yönetmeni; Martin Bolduc & Jonathan Clyde, video yapımcısı

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