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Complete List Of Nominations For Gramy Awards '09 by uniknet: 10:20am On Dec 06, 2008
Here's the complete list of nominations:

Record of the Year
• "Chasing Pavements," Adele • "Viva la Vida," Coldplay • "Bleeding Love," Leona Lewis

• "Paper Planes," M.I.A. • "Please Read the Letter," Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Album of the Year

• Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Coldplay • Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne • Year of the Gentleman, Ne-Yo • Raising Sand, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss • In Rainbows,

Radiohead Song of the Year
• "American Boy," Estelle featuring Kanye West • "Chasing Pavements," Adele • "I'm Yours," Jason Mraz • "Love Song," Sarah Bareilles • "Viva la Vida," Coldplay

Best New Artist
• Adele • Duffy • Jonas Brothers • Lady Antebellum • Jazmine Sullivan

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
• Adele, "Chasing Pavements" • Sara Bareilles, "Love Song" • Duffy, "Mercy" • Leona Lewis, "Bleeding Love" • Katy Perry, "I Kissed a Girl" • Pink, "So What"

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
• Kid Rock, "All Summer Long," • John Mayer, "Say" • Paul McCartney, "That Was Me" • Jason Mraz, "I'm Yours" • Ne-Yo, "Closer" • James Taylor, "Wichita Lineman"

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
• Coldplay, "Viva la Vida" • Eagles, "Waiting in the Weeds" • Gnarls Barkley, "Going On" • Maroon 5, "Won't Go Home Without You" • One Republic, "Apologize"

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
• Alicia Keys and John Mayer, "Lesson Learned" • Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland, "Four Minutes" • Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, "Rich Woman" • Rihanna & Maroon 5, "If I Never See Your Face Again" • Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown, "No Air"

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
• Steve Cropper and Felix Cavaliere, "Love Appetite" • Eagles, "I Dreamed There Was No War" • Fourplay, "Fortune Teller" • Stanley Jordan, "Steppin' Out" • Marcus Miller, "Blast!"

Best Pop Instrumental Album
• Sax for Stax, Gerald Albright • Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One, Larry Carlton • Jingle All the Way, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones • The Spice of Life, Earl Klugh • A Night Before Christmas, Spyro Gyra

Best Pop Vocal Album
• Detours, Sheryl Crow • Rockferry, Duffy • Long Road Out of Eden, Eagles • Spirit, Leona Lewis • Covers, James Taylor

Best Dance Recording
• "Harder Better Faster Stronger," Daft Punk • "Ready for the Flow," Hot Chip • "Just Dance," Lady Gaga and Colby O'Donis • "Give It 2 Me," Madonna • "Disturbia," Rihanna • "Black and Gold," Sam Sparro

Best Electronic/Dance Album
• New York City, Brazilian Girls • Alive 2007, Daft Punk • Bring Ya to the Brink, Cyndi Lauper • X, Kylie Minogue • Last Night, Moby • Robyn, Robyn

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
• Still Unforgettable, Natalie Cole • The Sinatra Project, Michael Feinstein • Noël, Josh Groban • In the Swing of Christmas, Barry Manilow • Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall, Rufus Wainwright

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
• John Mayer, "Gravity" • Paul McCartney, "I Saw Her Standing There" • Bruce Springsteen, "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" • Eddie Vedder, "Rise" • Neil Young, "No Hidden Path"

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
• AC/DC, "Rock N Roll Train" • Coldplay, "Violet Hill" • Eagles, "Long Road Out of Eden" • Kings of Leon, "Sex on Fire" • Radiohead, "House of Cards"

Best Hard Rock Performance
• Disturbed, "Inside the Fire" • Judas Priest, "Visions" • The Mars Volta, "Wax Simulacra" • Mötley Crüe, "Saints of Los Angeles" • Rob Zombie, "Lords of Salem"

Best Metal Performance
• DragonForce, "Heroes of Our Time" • Judas Priest, "Nostradamus" • Metallica, "My Apocalypse" • Ministry, " Under My Thumb" • Slipknot, "Psychosocial"

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
• David Gilmour, "Castellorizon" • Metallica, "Suicide & Redemption" • Nine Inch Nails, "34 Ghosts I-IV" • Rush, "Hope (Live for the Art of Peace)" • Zappa Plays Zappa, "Peaches en Regalia"

Best Rock Song
• "Girls in Their Summer Clothes," Bruce Springsteen • "House of Cards," Radiohead • "I Will Possess Your Heart," Death Cab for Cutie • "Sex on Fire," Kings of Leon • "Violet Hill," Coldplay

Best Rock Album
• Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Coldplay • Rock n Roll Jesus, Kid Rock • Only by the Night, Kings of Leon • Death Magnetic, Metallica • Consolers of the Lonely, the Raconteurs

Best Alternative Music Album
• Modern Guilt, Beck • Narrow Stairs, Death Cab for Cutie • The Odd Couple, Gnarls Barkley • Evil Urges, My Morning Jacket • In Rainbows, Radiohead Best Female R&

Best Vocal Performance
• Beyoncé, "Me, Myself And I" • Keyshia Cole, "Heaven Sent" • Jennifer Hudson, "Spotlight" • Alicia Keys, "Superwoman" • Jazmine Sullivan, "Need U Bad"

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
• Eric Benét, "You're the Only One" • Chris Brown, "Take You Down" • Ne-Yo, "Miss Independent" • Trey Songz, "Can't Help But Wait" • Usher, "Here I Stand"

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
• Boyz II Men, "Ribbon in the Sky" • Anthony David Featuring India.Arie, "Wordsl" • Al Green Featuring John Legend, "Stay With Me (by the Sea)" • Jennifer Hudson Featuring Fantasia, "I'm His Only Woman" • Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder and C.J. Hilton, "Never Give You Up"

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
• Wayne Brady, "A Change Is Gonna Come" • Al Green Featuring Anthony Hamilton, "You've Got the Love I Need" • (Linda Jones) With Helen Bruner and Terry Jones, "Baby I Know" • Raphael Saadiq, "Love That Girl" • Jazmine Sullivan, "In Love With Another Man"

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
• Kenna, "Say Goodbye to Love" • Maiysha, "Wanna Be" • Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am, "Be OK" • Janelle Monae, "Many Moons" • Wayna Featuring Kokayi, "Lovin You (Music)"

Best R&B Song
• "Bust Your Windows," Jazmine Sullivan • "Customer," Raheem DeVaughn • "Heaven Sent," Keyshia Cole • "Miss Independent," Ne-Yo • "Spotlight," Jennifer Hudson

Best R&B Album
• Love & Life, Eric Benet • Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA, Boyz II Men • Lay It Down, Al Green • Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Hudson • The Way I See It, Raphael Saadiq

Best Contemporary R&B Album
• Growing Pains, Mary J. Blige • Back of My Lac', J. Holiday • First Love, Karina • Year of the Gentleman, Ne-Yo • Fearless, Jazmine Sullivan

Best Rap Solo Performance
• Jay-Z, "Roc Boys (and the Winner Is), " • Lil Wayne, "A Milli" • Lupe Fiasco, "Paris, Tokyo" • Nas, "N.i.-.-.e.r. (the Slave and the Master)" • Snoop Dogg, "Sexual Eruption"

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
• Big Boi Featuring Raekwon and Andre 3000, "Royal Flush" • Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne, "Swagga Like Us" • Lil Wayne Featuring Jay-Z, "Mr. Carter" • Ludacris Featuring T.I., "Wish You Would" • Young Jeezy Featuring Kanye West, "Put On"

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
• Estelle Featuring Kanye West, "American Boy" • Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain, "Low" • John Legend & Andre 3000, "Green Light" • Lil Wayne Featuring T-Pain, "Got Money" • Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos, "Superstar"

Best Rap Song
• "Lollipop," Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major • "Low," Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain • "Sexual Eruption," Snoop Dogg • "Superstar," Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos • "Swagga Like Us," Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West and Lil Wayne

Best Rap Album
• American Gangster, Jay-Z • Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne • The Cool, Lupe Fiasco • Nas, Nas • Paper Trail, T.I.

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
• Martina McBride, "For These Times" • LeAnn Rimes, "What I Cannot Change" • Carrie Underwood, "Last Name" • Lee Ann Womack, "Last Call" • Trisha Yearwood, "This Is Me You're Talking To"

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
• Trace Adkins, "You're Gonna Miss This" • Jamey Johnson, "In Color" • James Otto, "Just Got Started Lovin' You" • Brad Paisley, "Letter to Me " • George Strait, "Troubadour"

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
• Brooks & Dunn, "God Must Be Busy" • Lady Antebellum, "Love Don't Live Here" • Rascal Flatts, "Every Day" • The SteelDrivers, "Blue Side of the Mountain" • Sugarland, "Stay"

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
• Kenny Chesney and George Strait, "Shiftwork" • Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, "Killing the Blues" • George Strait and Patty Loveless, "House of Cash" • Sugarland, Jake Owen and Little Big Town, "Life in a Northern Town" • Trisha Yearwood and Keith Urban, "Let the Wind Chase You"

Best Country Instrumental Performance
• Cherryholmes, "Sumatra " • Jerry Douglas and Lloyd Green, "Two Small Cars In Rome" • Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, "Sleigh Ride " • Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas and Bruce Hornsby, "Is This America? (Katrina 2005)" • Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert and Steve Wariner, "Cluster Pluck"

Best Country Song
• "Dig Two Graves," Randy Travis • "I Saw God Today," George Strait • "In Color," Jamey Johnson • "Stay," Sugarland • "You're Gonna Miss This," Trace Adkins

Best Country Album
• That Lonesome Song, Jamey Johnson • Sleepless Nights, Patty Loveless • Troubadour, George Strait • Around The Bend, Randy Travis • Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love, Trisha Yearwood

Best Bluegrass Album
• Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe, Cherryholmes • Del McCoury Band—Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Del McCoury Band • The Ultimate Collection/Live at the Ryman, Earl Scruggs With Family and Friends • Honoring the Fathers Of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder • Wheels, Dan Tyminski

Best New Age Album
• Meditations, William Ackerman • Pathfinder, Will Clipman • Peace Time, Jack DeJohnette • Ambrosia, Peter Kater • The Scent of Light, Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra

Best Contemporary Jazz Album
• Randy In Brasil, Randy Brecker • Floating Point, John McLaughlin • Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration of Cannonball Adderley, Various Artists • Miles From India, Various Artists • Lifecycle, Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern

Best Jazz Vocal Album
• Imagina: Songs of Brasil, Karrin Allyson • Breakfast on the Morning Tram, Stacey Kent • If Less Is More, Nothing Is Everything, Kate McGarry • Loverly, Cassandra Wilson • Distances, Norma Winstone (Glauco Venier & Klaus Gesing)

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
• "Be-Bop," Terence Blanchard • "Seven Steps to Heaven," Till Brönner • "Waltz for Debby," Gary Burton and Chick Corea • "Son of Thirteen," Pat Metheny • "Be-Bop," James Moody

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
• The New Crystal Silence, Chick Corea and Gary Burton • History, Mystery, Bill Frisell • Brad Mehldau Trio: Live, Brad Mehldau Trio • Day Trip, Pat Metheny With Christian McBride and Antonio Sanchez • Standards, Alan Pasqua, Dave Carpenter and Peter Erskine Trio

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
• Appearing Nightly, Carla Bley and Her Remarkable Big Band • Act Your Age, Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band • Symphonica, Joe Lovano With WDR Big Band and Rundfunk Orchestra • Blauklang, Vince Mendoza • Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

Best Latin Jazz Album
• Afro Bop Alliance, Caribbean Jazz Project • The Latin Side of Wayne Shorter, Conrad Herwig and the Latin Side Band • Song for Chico, Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra • Nouveau Latino, Nestor Torres • Marooned/Aislado, Papo Vázquez and the Mighty Pirates

Best Gospel Performance
• Kim Burrell, Rance Allen, Bebe Winans, Mariah Carey and Hezekiah Walker's Love Fellowship Tabernacle Church Choir, "I Understand" • Casting Crowns, "East to West" • Mary Mary, "Get Up" • Take 6, "Shall We Gather at the River" • CeCe Winans, "Waging War"

Best Gospel Song
• "Cover Me," 21:03 With Fred Hammond, Smokie Norful and J. Moss • "Get Up," Mary Mary • "Give Me Your Eyes," Brandon Heath • "Help Me Believe," Kirk Franklin • "You Reign," MercyMe

Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album
• Hello, After Edmund • Our World Redeemed, Flame • We Need Each Other, Sanctus Real • Rock What You Got, Superchick • Alive and Transported, TobyMac

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
• This Moment, Steven Curtis Chapman • What If We, What If We • Opposite Way, Leeland • Hello Love, Hello Love • Thy Kingdom Come, CeCe Winans

Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
• Room for More, Booth Brothers • Lovin' Life, Gaither Vocal Band • Steps to Heaven, Charlie Louvin • Hymned Again, Bart Millard • Ephesians One, Karen Peck J MossNew River

Best Traditional Gospel Album
• Down In New Orleans, the Blind Boys of Alabama • I'll Say Yes, the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir • Take It Back, Dorinda Clark-Cole • Deitrick Haddon Presents, Together In Worship, Voices of Unity • Bishop Charles E. Blake Presents, No Limit, the West Angeles COGIC Mass Choir

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
• Reflections, Jason Champion • The Fight of My Life, Kirk Franklin • The Sound, Mary Mary • Donald Lawrence Introduces: Family Prayer, the Murrills • Stand Out, Tye Tribbett & G.A.

Best Latin Pop Album
• Cara B, Jorge Drexler • Palabras Del Silencio, Luis Fonsi • La Vida, Es un Ratico, Juanes • Cómplices, Luis Miguel • Tarde o Temprano, Tommy Torres

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
• Sonidos Gold, Grupo Fantasma • 45, Jaguares • La Verdad, Locos por Juana • Tijuana Sound Machine, Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich & Fussible • Mediocre, Ximena Sariñana

Best Latin Urban Album
• La Novela, Akwid • La Sinfonia, La Sinfonia • The Royalty: La Realeza, R.K.M. and Ken-Y • En lo Claro, Voltio • Los Extraterrestres, Wisin y Yandel

Best Tropical Latin Album
• Cuba: Un Viaje Musical—A Musical Journey, Albita, Rey Ruíz and Donato Poveda • Renacer, DLG • Señor Bachata, José Feliciano • Frutero Moderno, Gonzalo Grau and la Clave Secreta • Back on the Streets, Taste Of Spanish Harlem Vol. 2, New Swing Sextet

Best Regional Mexican Album
• Amor, Dolor y Lágrimas: Música Ranchera, Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano • Desde México: "Cumbia Cusinela," Huichol Musical • Vámonos Pa'l Río, Los Pikadientes de Caborca • Canciones de Amor, Mariachi Divas • A Puro Dolor, Nadia

Best Tejano Album
• Music Lessons, Chente Barrera and Taconazo • Friends and Legends, Joe Posada • Viva la Revolucion, Rubén Ramos and the Mexican Revolution • All That Jazz, , Tortilla Factory • Heir to the Throne, Albert Zamora

Best Norteño Album
• Me Enamore de un Angel, Los Palominos • Raíces, Los Tigres del Norte • Corridos: Defendiendo el Honor, Pesado • Six Pack, Siggno • Cuidado, Solido Best Banda Album

• Tu Inspiracion, Alacranes Musical • Que Bonito, ¡Es Lo Bonito!, Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga • Vive y Dejame Vivir, Cuisillos • Tiro de Gracia, Lupillo Rivera • No Es de Madera, Joan Sebástian

Best Traditional Blues Album
• The Blues Rolls On, Elvin Bishop • Skin Deep, Buddy Guy • All Odds Against Me, John Lee Hooker Jr. • One Kind Favor, B.B. King • Pinetop Perkins and Friends, Pinetop Perkins and Friends Best Contemporary Blues Album

• Peace, Love & BBQ, Marcia Ball • Like A Fire, Solomon Burke • City That Care Forgot, Dr. John And The Lower 911 • Maestro, Taj Mahal • Simply Grand, Irma Thomas

Best Traditional Folk Album
• Coal, Kathy Mattea • Comedians & Angels, Tom Paxton • Bring Me Home, Peggy Seeger • At 89, Pete Seeger • Strangers In Another Country, Rosalie Sorrels Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album

• Day After Tomorrow, Joan Baez • I, Igbo, Ry Cooder • Sex & Gasoline, Rodney Crowell • All I Intended To Be, Emmylou Harris • Raising Sand, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Best Native American Music Album
• Songs From the Black Hills, Bryan Akipa • Spo'Mo'Kin'Nan, Black Lodge • Red Rock, Northern Cree • Come to Me Great Mystery—Native American Healing Songs, Various Artists • Faith, Kevin Yazzie

Best Hawaiian Music Album
• 'Ikena, Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho • 'Aumakua, Amy Hanaiali'i • Force of Nature, Led Kaapana and Mike Kaawa • Hawaiian Slack Key Kings Masters Series Vol. II, Various Artists • The Spirit of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Various Artists

Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album
• Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, BeauSoleil & Michael Doucet • From Now On, Michael Doucet • Homage au Passé, Pine Leaf Boys • Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys • Cedric Watson, Cedric Watson

Best Reggae Album
• Jah Is Real, Burning Spear • Let's Get Physical, Elephant Man • Vibes, Heavy D • Repentance, Lee "Scratch" Perry • Intoxication, Shaggy • Amazing, Sly & Robbie

Best Traditional World Music Album
• Calcutta Chronicles: Indian Slide Guitar Odyssey, Debashish Bhattacharya • The Mandé Variations, Toumani Diabaté • Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu, Ladysmith Black Mambazo • Dancing In The Light, Lakshmi Shankar Best Contemporary World Music Album

• Shake Away, Lila Downs • Banda Larga Cordel, Gilberto Gil • Global Drum Project, Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju & Giovanni Hidalgo • Rokku mi Rokka (Give and Take), Youssou N'Dour • Live at the Nelson Mandela Theater, Soweto Gospel Choir

Best Polka Album
• El Maestro del Acordeón y Sus Polkas, Paulino Bernal • Speechless, LynnMarie and Charlie Kelley as the Boxhounds • Back to Back Hall of Fame Polkas, Walter Ostanek and His Band, Jerry Darlak and the Touch and Bob Kravos and His Band • Hungry for More, Polka Family Band • Let the Whole World Sing, Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra

Best Musical Album for Children
• Beethoven's Wig 4: Dance Along Symphonies, Beethoven's Wig • Big Round World, Trout Fishing In America • Here Come the 123s, They Might Be Giants • Here Comes Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could, Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could • The Shoe Bird, Gerard Schwarz Conducting the Seattle Symphony

Best Spoken Word Album for Children
• Around the Campfire, Buck Howdy With BB • The Big One-Oh, Dean Pitchford • Brown Bear and Friends, Gwyneth Paltrow • The Cricket in Times Square, Tony Shalhoub • Yes to Running! Bill Harley Live, Bill Harley

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Story Telling)
• An Inconvenient Truth (Al Gore), Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon and Blair Underwood • Born Standing Up, Steve Martin • I Am America (and So Can You!), Stephen Colbert (and Various Artists) • Life Beyond Measure, Sidney Poitier • When You Are Engulfed In Flames, David Sedaris

Best Comedy Album
• Anticipation, Lewis Black • Flight of the Conchords, Flight of the Conchords • For Your Consideration, Kathy Griffin • It's Bad for Ya, George Carlin • Songs of the Bushmen, Harry Shearer

Best Musical Show Album
• Gypsy • In the Heights • The Little Mermaid • South Pacific • Young Frankenstein: The Musical

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
• American Gangster • August Rush • Juno • Mamma Mia! • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Best Score Soundtrack Album tor Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
• The Dark Knight, James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, John Williams • Iron Man, Ramin Djawadi • There Will Be Blood, Jonny Greenwood • WALL-E, Thomas Newman

Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
• "Down to Earth" (from WALL-E), Peter Gabriel • "Ever Ever After" (from Enchanted), Carrie Underwood • "Say" (from The Bucket List), John Mayer • "That's How You Know" (from Enchanted), Amy Adams • "Walk Hard (from Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story), John C. Reilly

Best Instrumental Composition
• "The Adventures of Mutt" (from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull), John Williams • "Alegria," Chick Corea and Gary Burton • "Claire's Closet," Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern • "Danzón de Etiqueta," Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin • "Hit the Ground Running," Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band

Best Instrumental Arrangement
• Harry Connick Jr., "Ash Wednesday" • Maynard Ferguson, "Besame Mucho" • Frank Macchia and the Prague Orchestra, "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" • Joe Zawinul, "In a Silent Way" • Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, "Yo Tannenbaum"

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
• "Alfie," Traincha and the Metropole Orchestra • "Grace," Take 6 • "Here's That Rainy Day," Natalie Cole • "Johnny One Note," John Pizzarelli • "Lazy Afternoon," Danilo Perez

Best Recording Package
• Death Magnetic, Metallica • Hawk Nelson, Is My Friend!, Hawk Nelson • Nouns, No Age • Radio Retaliation, Thievery Corporation • Summer Rains, the Ditty Bops

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
• Ghosts I-IV, Nine Inch Nails • In Rainbows, Radiohead • Poems and Songs, Wu Sheng • Pretty. Odd., Panic at the Disco • @#%&*! Smilers, Aimee Mann

Best Album Notes
• Art of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years of Traditional American Music Documented by Art Rosenbaum, Various Artists • Debate '08: Taft and Bryan Campaign on the Edison Phonograph, William Jennings Bryan and William Howard Taft • Kind of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition, Miles Davis • Rare and Unreleased Recordings From the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin • The Unsung Father of Country Music: 1925-1934, Ernest V. Stoneman

Best Historical Album
• Art of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years of Traditional American Music Documented by Art Rosenbaum, Various Artists • Classic Columbia, Okeh and Vocalion: Lester Young With Count Basie (1936-1940), Lester Young With Count Basie • Debate '08: Taft and Bryan Campaign on the Edison Phonograph, William Jennings Bryan and William Howard Taft • Polk Miller and His Old South Quartette, Polk Miller and His Old South Quartette • To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story, Nina Simone

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
• Consolers of the Lonely, the Raconteurs • Just a Little Lovin', Shelby Lynne • Lay It Down, Al Green • Still Unforgettable, Natalie Cole • We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things., Jason Mraz

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
• Danger Mouse: Attack and Release (the Black Keys), Modern Guilt (Beck), The Odd Couple (Gnarls Barkley) • Nigel Godrich, In Rainbows • Johnny Karkazis: Big Bad World (Plain White T's), The Illusion of Progress (Staind), Light From Above (Black Tide), 3 Doors Down (3 Doors Down) • Rick Rubin: Death Magnetic (Metallica), Home Before Dark (Neil Diamond), Mercy (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy) (Ours), Seeing Things (Jakob Dylan), Weezer (Red Album) (Weezer) • Will.i.am: "American Boy" (Estelle Featuring Kanye West), Encanto (Sergio Mendes), "Funky Bahia" (Sergio Mendes Featuring Will.i.am & Siedah Garrett), "In the Ayer" (Flo Rida Featuring Will.i.am), "Pick It Up" (Fergie), "Picture Perfect" (Chris Brown Featuring Will.i.am), "What's Your Name" (Usher Featuring Will.i.am)

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
• "Closer" (StoneBridge Radio Edit), Ne-Yo • "Electric Feel" (Justice Remix), MGMT • "4 Minutes" (Junkie XL Remix), Madonna Featuring Justin Timberlake • "Just Fine" (Moto Blanco Remix), Mary J. Blige • "The Longest Road" (Deadmau5 Remix), Morgan Page Featuring Lissie B

Best Surround Sound Album
• Divertimenti, Øyvind Gimse and TrondheimSolistene • Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Night on Bald Mountain; Prelude to Khovanshchina, Paavo Järvi and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra • Rheinberger: Sacred Choral Works, Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Bach Choir and Kansas City Chorale • Ringo 5.1 The Surround Sound Collection, Ringo Starr • Sensurround + B-Sides, Cornelius

Best Engineered Album, Classical
• Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic • Divertimenti, Øyvind Gimse and TrondheimSolistene • Puccini: La Bohème: Robert Spano and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus • Respighi: Church Windows, Brazilian Impressions, Rossiniana, JoAnn Falletta and Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra • Traditions and Transformations: Sounds of Silk Road Chicago, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Alan Gilbert, Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man, Yo-Yo Ma and Chicago Symphony

Orchestra Producer of the Year, Classical
• David Frost • David Groves • Judith Sherman • Robert Woods • Robina G. Young

Best Classical Album
• Maria, Adam Fischer; Orchestra La Scintilla • O'Regan, Tarik: Threshold Of Night, Company Of Strings; Company of Voices and Conspirare • Schoenberg/Sibelius: Violin Concertos, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra • Spotless Rose: Hymns to the Virgin Mary, Phoenix Chorale • Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, Donnie Ray Albert, John Easterlin, Steven Humes, Mel Ulrich and Robert Wörle; Los Angeles Opera Chorus; Los Angeles Opera Orchestra

Best Orchestral Performance
• Iceland Symphony Orchestra, D'Indy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 • Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Glazunov: Symphony No. 6, La Mer, Introduction and Dance From Salome • Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20 • Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 • Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra, Walden, Chris: Symphony No. 1, The Four Elements

Best Opera Recording
• Dun, Tan: The First Emperor, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra • Lully: Psyché, Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra; Boston Early Music Festival Chorus • Monteverdi: L'Orfeo, Concerto Italiano • Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; the Metropolitan Opera Chorus • Weill: Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny; Donnie Ray Albert, John Easterlin, Steven Humes, Mel Ulrich and Robert Wörle; Los Angeles Opera Orchestra; Los Angeles Opera Chorus

Best Choral Performance
• Company of Strings; Company Of Voices & Conspirare, O'Regan, Tarik: Threshold of Night • Kansas City Chorale and Phoenix Bach Choir, Rheinberger: Sacred Choral Works • Berliner Philharmoniker; Rundfunkchor Berlin, Symphony of Psalms • Jaroslaw Brek, Iwona Hossa and Ewa Marciniec; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Szymanowski, Karol: Stabat Mater • Steve Davislim, Mihoko Fujimura, Matthew Rose and Indra Thomas; London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus, Tippett: A Child of Our Time

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
• National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Bloch/Lees: Violin Concertos • Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Harrison: Pipa Concerto • Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Mozart: Piano Concertos 17 and 20 • L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos 2 and 5 • Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Schoenberg/Sibelius: Violin Concertos

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
• Marc-André Hamelin, In a State of Jazz • Gloria Cheng, Piano Music of Salonen, Stucky and Lutoslawski • Wei Li, Red Cliff Capriccio • Cameron Carpenter, Revolutionary • Joan Jeanrenaud, Strange Toys

Best Chamber Music Performance
• Stephen Hough; Takács Quartet, Brahms: String Quartet Op. 51, No. 2, Piano Quintet Op. 34 • Pacifica Quartet, Carter, Elliott: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 5 • Trio Mediaeval, Folk Songs • ARC Ensemble, Right Through the Bone—Julius Röntgen Chamber Music • Jennifer Koh and Reiko Uchida, String Poetic

Best Small Ensemble Performance
• TrondheimSolistene, Divertimenti • Moscow Soloists, Dun: Pipa Concerto; Hayashi: Viola Concerto; Takemitsu: Nostalgia • Schoenberg Ensemble, Im Wunderschoenen Monat Mai • Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble, Monk: Impermanence • Phoenix Chorale, Spotless Rose: Hymns to the Virgin Mary

Best Classical Vocal Performance
• JoAnn Falletta; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan • Gil Rose; Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Fussell, Charles: Wilde • Eduard Topchjan; Serouj Kradjian; Chamber Players of the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra, Gomidas Songs • Adam Fischer; Orchestra la Scintilla, Maria • Christian Gerhaher and Daniel Hope; Bengt Forsberg and Gerold Huber, Terezín: Theresienstadt

Best Classical Contemporary Composition
• Peter Eötvös, "Dalbavie: Concerto Pour Flûte" • Robert Spano, "Gandolfi: The Garden of Cosmic Speculation" • JoAnn Falletta, "Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan" • Douglas Boyd, "Violin Concerto No. 2" • Chris Walden, "Walden, Chris: Symphony No. 1, the Four Elements"

Best Classical Crossover Album
• Baroque, Gabriela Montero • Indigo Road, Ronn McFarlane • Old School, East Village Opera Company • The Othello Syndrome, Uri Caine Ensemble • Simple Gifts, the King's Singers

Best Short Form Music Video
• Erykah Badu, "Honey" • Gnarls Barkley, "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" • Alicia Keys and Jack White, "Another Way to Die" • Radiohead, "House of Cards" • Weezer, "Pork and Beans"

Best Long Form Music Video
• John Mayer, "Where the Light Is—Live in Los Angeles" • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers , "Runnin' Down a Dream" • Rihanna, "Good Girl Gone Bad Live" • Various Artists, "Respect Yourself—the Stax Records Story" • The Who, "Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who"

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