Grammys Nominees 2010
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Best New Artist
- Keri Hilson
- MGMT
- Silversun Pickups
- The Ting Tings
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Best Female Vocal Pop Performance
- 'Hometown Glory,' Adele
- 'Halo,' Beyonce
- 'Hot N Cold,' Katy Perry
- 'Sober,' Pink
- 'You Belong With Me,' Taylor Swift
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Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- '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
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Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
- 'Sea of Heartbreak,' Rosanne Cash and Bruce Springsteen
- 'Love Sex Magic,' Ciara and Justin Timberlake
- 'Lucky,' Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat
- 'Baby, It's Cold Outside,' Willie Nelson and Norah Jones
- 'Breathe,' Taylor Swift and Colbie Caillat
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Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- 'Besame Mucho,' Herb Alpert
- 'Throw Down Your Heart,' Béla Fleck
- 'The Fire,' Imogen Heap
- 'Phoenix Rise,' Maxwell
- 'Funk Joint,' Marcus Miller
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Best Pop Instrumental Album
- 'In Boston,' Chris Botti
- 'Legacy,' Hiroshima
- 'Potato Hole,' Booker T. Jones
- 'Modern Art,' The Rippingtons Featuring Russ Freeman
- 'Down The Wire,' Spyro Gyra
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Best Pop Vocal Album
- 'The E.N.D.' the Black Eyed Peas
- 'Breakthrough,' Colbie Caillat
- 'All I Ever Wanted,'Kelly Clarkson
- 'The Fray,' The Fray
- 'Funhouse,' Pink
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Best Dance Recording
- 'Boom Boom Pow,' The Black Eyed Peas
- 'When Love Takes Over,' David Guetta & Kelly Rowland'
- 'Poker Face,' Lady Gaga
- 'Celebration,' Madonna
- 'Womanizer,' Britney Spears
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Best Electronic/Dance Album
- 'Divided By Night,' The Crystal Method
- 'One Love,' David Guetta
- 'The Fame,' Lady Gaga
- 'Party Rock,' LMFAO
- 'Yes,' Pet Shop Boys
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Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- '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
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Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
- '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
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Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
- '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
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Best Hard Rock Performance
- 'War Machine,' AC/DC'
- 'Check My Brain,' Alice in Chains
- 'What I've Done,' Linkin Park'
- 'The Unforgiven III,' Metallica
- 'Burn It to the Ground,' Nickelback
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Best Metal Performance
- 'Dissident Aggressor,' Judas Priest
- 'Set to Fail,' Lamb of God
- 'Head Crusher,' Megadeth
- 'Señor Peligro,' Ministry
- 'Hate Worldwide,' Slayer
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Best Rock Instrumental Performance
- '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
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Best Rock Song
- 'The Fixer,' Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready & Eddie Vedder, songwriters (Pearl Jam)
- 'I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight,' Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr., songwriters (U2)
- '21 Guns,' Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day)
- 'Use Somebody,' Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
- 'Working on a Dream,' Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
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Best Rock Album
- 'Black Ice,' AC/DC
- 'Live From Madison Square Garden,' Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
- '21st Century Breakdown,' Green Day [Reprise]
- 'Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King,' Dave Matthews Band
- 'No Line on the Horizon,' U2
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Best Alternative Music Album
- 'Everything That Happens Will Happen Today,' David Byrne & Brian Eno
- 'The Open Door,' Death Cab For Cutie
- 'Sounds of the Universe,' Depeche Mode
- 'Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix,' Phoenix
- 'It's Blitz!' Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- '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
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Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
- 'The Point Of It All,' Anthony Hamilton
- 'Pretty Wings,' Maxwell
- 'Sobeautiful,' Musiq Soulchild
- 'Under,' Pleasure P
- 'There Goes My Baby,' Charlie Wilson
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Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
- '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
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Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
- '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
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Best Urban/Alternative Performance
- '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
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Best R&B Song
- 'Blame It,' James T. Brown, John Conte, Jr., Jamie Foxx, Christopher Henderson, Brandon R. Melanchon, Breyon Prescott, T-Pain & Nathan L. Walker, songwriters (Jamie Foxx & T-Pain)
- 'Lions, Tigers & Bears' Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
- 'Pretty Wings,' Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
- 'Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)' Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
- 'Under,' D. Babbs, L. Bereal, M. Cooper, A. Dixon, J. Franklin, T. Jones, R. New & K. Stephens, songwriters (Pleasure P)
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Best R&B Album
- '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
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Best Contemporary R&B Album
- 'I Am... Sasha Fierce,' Beyoncé
- 'Intuition,' Jamie Foxx
- 'The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper,' Pleasure P
- 'Ready,' Trey Songz
- 'Thr33 Ringz,' T-Pain
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Best Rap Solo Performance
- '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
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Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
- '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
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Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
- '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
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Best Rap Song
- 'Best I Ever Had,' Aubrey Drake Graham, D. Hamilton & M. Samuels, songwriters (Drake)
- 'Day 'N' Nite,' S. Mescudi & O. Omishore, songwriters (Kid Cudi)
- 'Dead And Gone,' C. Harris, R. Tadross & J. Timberlake, songwriters (T.I. & Justin Timberlake)
- 'D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune),' Shawn Carter & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer, Paul Leka, Janko Nilovic & Dave Sucky, songwriters) (Jay-Z)
- 'Run This Town,' Shawn Carter, R. Fenty, M. Riddick, Kanye West & E. Wilson, songwriters (Athanasios Alatas, songwriter) (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West)
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Best Rap Album
- 'Universal Mind Control,' Common
- 'Relapse,' Eminem
- 'R.O.O.T.S.' Flo Rida
- 'The Ecstatic,' Mos Def
- 'The Renaissance,' Q-Tip
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Best Female Country Vocal Performance
- '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
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Best Male Country Vocal Performance
- '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
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Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
- '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
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Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
- '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
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Best Country Instrumental Performance
- 'Under The (Five) Wire,' Alison Brown
- 'The Crystal Merchant,' The Greencards
- 'Mansinneedof,' Sarah Jarosz
- 'Producer's Medley,' Steve Wariner
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Best Country Song
- 'All I Ask For Anymore,' Casey Beathard & Tim James, songwriters (Trace Adkins) Track from: X (Ten)
- 'High Cost Of Living,' Jamey Johnson & James Slater, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)
- 'I Run To You,' Tom Douglas, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
- 'People Are Crazy,' Bobby Braddock & Troy Jones, songwriters (Billy Currington)
- 'White Horse,' Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
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Best Country Album
- 'The Foundation,' Zac Brown Band
- 'Twang,' George Strait
- 'Fearless,' Taylor Swift
- 'Defying Gravity,' Keith Urban
- 'Call Me Crazy,' Lee Ann Womack
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Best New Age Album
- '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
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Best Contemporary Jazz Album
- 'Urbanus,' Stefon Harris & Blackout
- 'Sounding Point,' Julian Lage
- 'At World's Edge,' Philippe Saisse
- 'Big Neighborhood,' Mike Stern
- '75,' Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate
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Best Jazz Vocal Album
- '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)
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Best Improvised Jazz 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
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Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
- 'Quartet Live,' Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow & Antonio Sanchez
- 'Brother To Brother,' Clayton Brothers
- 'Five Peace Band - Live,' Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace Band
- 'Remembrance,' John Patitucci Trio
- 'The Bright Mississippi,' Allen Toussaint
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Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- '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
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Best Latin Jazz Album
- 'Things I Wanted To Do,' Chembo Corniel
- 'Áurea,' Geoffrey Keezer
- 'Brazilliance X 4,' Claudio Roditi
- 'Juntos Para Siempre,' Bebo Valdés And Chucho Valdés
- 'Esta Plena,' Miguel Zenón
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Best Gospel Performance
- 'Free To Be Me,' Francesca Battistelli
- 'Jesus Is Love,' Heather Headley Featuring Smokie Norful
- 'I Believe,' Jonny Lang With Fisk Jubilee Singers
- 'Wait On The Lord,' Donnie McClurkin Featuring Karen Clark Sheard
- 'Born Again,' Third Day
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Best Gospel Song
- 'Born Again,' Tai Anderson, David Carr, Mark Lee & Mac Powell, songwriters (Third Day)
- 'City On Our Knees,' Cary Barlowe, Toby McKeehan & Jaime Moore, songwriters (TobyMac)
- 'Every Prayer,' Dayna Caddell, Israel Houghton, Aaron Lindsey & Ricardo Sanchez, songwriters (Israel Houghton & Mary Mary)
- 'God In Me,' Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Mary Mary Featuring Kierra "KiKi" Sheard)
- 'The Motions,' Jason Houser, Sam Mizell & Matthew West, songwriters (Matthew West)
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Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album
- '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
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Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
- '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
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Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
- '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
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Best Traditional Gospel Album
- 'God Don't Never Change,' Ashley Cleveland
- 'The Law Of Confession, Part I,' Donald Lawrence & Co.
- 'Oh Happy Day,' (Various Artists)
- 'The Journey Continues,' The Williams Brothers
- 'How I Got Over,' Vickie Winans
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Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
- 'Audience Of One,' Heather Headley
- 'Renewed,' Sheri Jones-Moffett
- 'Just James,' J Moss
- 'Smokie Norful: Live,' Smokie Norful
- 'Bold Right Life,' Kierra Sheard
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Best Latin Pop Album
- '5to Piso,' Ricardo Arjona
- 'Te Acuerdas...' Francisco Céspedes
- 'Sin Frenos,' La Quinta Estación
- 'Hu Hu Hu,' Natalia Lafourcade
- 'Gran City Pop,' Paulina Rubio
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Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album
- 'Rio,' Aterciopelados
- 'Y.' Bebe
- 'Los De Atras Vienen Conmigo,' Calle 13
- 'La Luz Del Ritmo,' Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
- 'La Revolucion,' Wisin Y Yandel
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Best Tropical Latin Album
- 'Asi Soy,' Isaac Delgado
- 'Ciclos,' Luis Enrique
- 'Guasábara,' José Lugo Orchestra
- 'Gracias,' Omara Portuondo
- 'Bach In Havana,' Tiempo Libre
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Best Regional Mexican Album
- '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
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Best Tejano Album
- '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
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Best Norteño Album
- '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
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Best Banda Album
- '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
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Best Americana Album
- '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
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Best Bluegrass Album
- '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
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Best Traditional Blues Album
- '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)
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Best Contemporary Blues Album
- '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
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Best Traditional Folk Album
- '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
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Best Contemporary Folk Album
- 'Middle Cyclone,' Neko Case
- 'Our Bright Future,' Tracy Chapman
- 'Live,' Shawn Colvin
- 'Secret, Profane & Sugarcane,' Elvis Costello
- 'Townes,' Steve Earle
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Best Hawaiian Music Album
- '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)
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Best Native American Music Album
- '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
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Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album
- '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
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Best Reggae Album
- 'Rasta Got Soul,' Buju Banton
- 'Brand New Me,' Gregory Isaacs
- 'Awake,' Julian Marley
- 'Mind Control -- Acoustic,' Stephen Marley
- 'Imperial Blaze,' Sean Paul
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Best Traditional World Music Album
- '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
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Best Contemporary World Music Album
- '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
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Best Musical Album For Children
- 'American Heroes #3,' Jonathan Sprout
- 'Banjo To Beatbox,' Cathy & Marcy With Special Guest Christylez Bacon
- 'Family Time,' Ziggy Marley
- 'Great Day,' Milkshake
- 'Jumpin' & Jammin',' Greg & Steve
- 'Pete Seeger Tribute - Ageless Kids' Songs,' Buck Howdy
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Best Spoken Word Album For Children
- 'Aaaaah! Spooky, Scary Stories & Songs,' Buck Howdy
- 'Captain Nobody,' Dean Pitchford
- 'Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales,' (Various Artists)
- 'The Phantom Tollbooth,' David Hyde Pierce
- 'Scat,' Ed Asner
- 'Through The Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There,' Harlan Ellison
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Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)
- 'Always Looking Up,' Michael J. Fox
- 'Jonathan Winters -- A Very Special Time,' Jonathan Winters (Music By Verne Langdon & Skip Edwards)
- 'The Lincoln-Douglas Debates,' Richard Dreyfuss & David Strathairn
- 'The Maltese Falcon,' (Dashiell Hammett) Various Artists Including Michael Madsen, Sandra Oh, Edward Herrmann & Others
- 'We Can Have Peace In The Holy Land,' Jimmy Carter
- 'Wishful Drinking,' Carrie Fisher
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Best Comedy Album
- '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
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Best Musical Show Album
- 'Ain't Misbehavin',' Robert Sher, producer (Various, composer; Various, lyricist) (30th Anniversary Cast Recording With Ruben Studdard, Frenchie Davis & Others)
- 'Hair,'' Noah Cornman, Kurt Deutsch, Joel Moss & Steve Norman, producers (Galt MacDermot, composer; James Rado & Gerome Ragni, lyricists) (New Broadway Cast With Sasha Allen, Gavin Creel & Others)
- '9 To 5 The Musical,' Frank Filipetti, producer; Dolly Parton, composer; Dolly Parton, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty & Others)
- 'Shrek The Musical,' Peter Hylenski & Jeanine Tesori, producers; Jeanine Tesori, composer; David Lindsay-Abaire, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Brian d'Arcy James, Sutton Foster & Others)
- 'West Side Story,' David Caddick & David Lai, producers (Leonard Bernstein, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast with Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione & Others)
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Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
- 'Cadillac Records,' (Various Artists)
- 'Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds,' (Various Artists)
- 'Slumdog Millionaire,' (Various Artists)
- 'True Blood,' (Various Artists)
- 'Twilight,' (Various Artists)
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Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
- 'The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (Disc 1),' Alexandre Desplat, composer
- 'Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince,' Nicholas Hooper, composer
- 'Milk,' Danny Elfman, composer
- 'Star Trek,' Michael Giacchino, composer
- 'Up,' Michael Giacchino, composer
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Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
- 'The Climb' (From Hannah Montana: The Movie), Jessi Alexander & Jon Mabe, songwriters (Miley Cyrus)
- 'Decode' (From Twilight), Josh Farro, Hayley Williams & Taylor York, songwriters (Paramore)
- 'Jai Ho' (From Slumdog Millionaire), Gulzar, A.R. Rahman & Tanvi Shah, songwriters (A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash)
- 'Once In A Lifetime,' (From Cadillac Records), Ian Dench, James Dring, Amanda Ghost, Beyoncé Knowles, Scott McFarnon & Jody Street, songwriters (Beyoncé)
- 'The Wrestler' (From The Wrestler), Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
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Best Instrumental Composition
- 'Borat In Syracuse,' Paquito D'Rivera, composer (Paquito D'Rivera Quintet)
- 'Counting To Infinity,' Tim Davies, composer (Tim Davies Big Band)
- 'Fluffy,' Bob Florence, composer (Bob Florence Limited Edition)
- 'Ice-Nine,' Steve Wiest, composer (University Of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band)
- 'Married Life' (From Up), Michael Giacchino, composer (Michael Giacchino)
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Best Instrumental Arrangement
- 'Emmanuel,' Jeremy Lubbock, arranger (Chris Botti & Lucia Micarelli)
- 'Hope,' Vince Mendoza, arranger (Jim Beard With Vince Mendoza & The Metropole Orchestra)
- 'Slings And Arrows,' Vince Mendoza, arranger (Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge)
- 'Up With End Credits,' (From Up) Michael Giacchino, arranger (Michael Giacchino)
- 'West Side Story Medley,' Bill Cunliffe, arranger (Resonance Big Band)
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Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
- 'A Change Is Gonna Come,' David Foster & Jerry Hey, arrangers (Seal)
- 'Dedicated To You,' Laurence Hobgood, arranger (Kurt Elling)
- 'In The Still Of The Night,' Thomas Zink, arranger (Anne Walsh)
- 'My One And Only Thrill,' Vince Mendoza, arranger (Melody Gardot)
- 'Quiet Nights,' Claus Ogerman, arranger (Diana Krall)
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Best Recording Package
- 'Back From The Dead,' Brian Porizek, art director (Spinal Tap)
- 'Everything That Happens Will Happen Today,' Stefan Sagmeister, art director (David Byrne & Brian Eno)
- 'Middle Cyclone,' Neko Case & Judge, art directors (Neko Case)
- 'Splitting Adam,' Jeff Harrison, art director (Splitting Adam)
- 'Tathagata,' Szu Wei Cheng & Hui Chen Huang, art directors (Various Artists)
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Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
- 'A Cabinet Of Curiosities,' Mathieu Bitton & Scott Webber, art directors (Jane's Addiction)
- 'The Clifford Ball,' Masaki Koike, art director (Phish)
- 'Everything That Happens Will Happen Today,' Stefan Sagmeister, art director (David Byrne & Brian Eno)
- 'Lost In The Sound Of Separation (Deluxe Edition),' Jordan Butcher, art director (Underoath)
- 'Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963–1972),' Gary Burden, Jenice Heo & Neil Young, art directors (Neil Young)
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Best Album Notes
- 'The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935–1946),' Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong)
- 'Dance-O-Mania: Harry Yerkes And The Dawn Of The Jazz Age, 1919–1923,' Mark Berresford, album notes writer (The Happy Six)
- 'Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson - Music From The Film,' Douglas Brinkley & Johnny Depp, album notes writers (Various Artists)
- 'My Dusty Road,' Ed Cray & Bill Nowlin, album notes writers (Woody Guthrie)
- 'Origins Of The Red Hot Mama, 1910–1922,' Lloyd Ecker & Susan Ecker, album notes writers (Sophie Tucker)
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Best Historical Album
- 'The Complete Chess Masters (1950–1967),' Andy McKaie, compilation producer; Erick Labson, mastering engineer (Little Walter)
- 'My Dusty Road,' Scott Billington, Michael Creamer & Bill Nowlin, compilation producers; Doug Pomeroy, mastering engineer (Woody Guthrie)
- 'Origins Of The Red Hot Mama, 1910–1922,' Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Sophie Tucker)
- 'Take Me To The Water: Immersion Baptism In Vintage Music And Photography 1890–1950,' Steven Lance Ledbetter & Jim Linderman, compilation producers; Robert Vosgien, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
- 'Woodstock - 40 Years On: Back To Yasgur's Farm,' Cheryl Pawelski, Mason Williams & Andy Zax, compilation producers; Dave Schultz, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
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Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
- 'Ellipse,' Imogen Heap, engineer (Imogen Heap)
- 'Gossip In The Grain,' Ethan Johns & Dominic Monks, engineers (Ray LaMontagne)
- 'My One And Only Thrill,' Helik Hadar & Al Schmitt, engineers (Melody Gardot)
- 'Safe Trip Home,' Jon Brion, Grippa, Greg Koller & Jim Scott, engineers (Dido)
- 'Swan Feathers,' Richard Alderson, Chris Allen, Roman Klun, Lawrence Manchester, Rob Mounsey, Jay Newland & Gordie Sampson, engineers (Leslie Mendelson)
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Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
- T Bone Burnett, 'Moonalice' (Moonalice), 'Secret, Profane & Sugarcane' (Elvis Costello)
- Ethan Johns, 'Gossip In The Grain (Ray LaMontagne)
- Larry Klein, 'Acadian Driftwood' (Zachary Richard), 'Bare Bones' (Madeleine Peyroux), 'My One And Only Thrill' (Melody Gardot), 'Our Bright Future' (Tracy Chapman), 'Tide' (Luciana Souza)
- Greg Kurstin, 'It's Not Me, It's You' (Lily Allen), 'Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future' (The Bird And The Bee)
- Brendan O'Brien, 'Black Ice' (AC/DC), 'Crack The Skye, (Mastodon), 'The Fixer' (Pearl Jam), 'Killswitch Engage' (Killswitch Engage), 'Working On A Dream' (Bruce Springsteen)
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Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
- 'Don't Believe In Love (Dennis Ferrer Objektivity Mix),' Dennis Ferrer, remixer (Dido)
- 'The Girl And The Robot (Jean Elan Remix),' Jean Elan, remixer (Röyksopp)
- 'I Want You (Dave Aude Remix),' Dave Aude, remixer (Dean Coleman Featuring DCLA)
- 'No You Girls (Trentemøller Remix),' Anders Trentemøller, remixer (Franz Ferdinand)
- 'When Love Takes Over (Electro Extended Remix),' David Guetta, remixer (David Guetta Featuring Kelly Rowland)
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Best Surround Sound Album
- 'Colabs,' David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber, Allen Hart, DJ Muad'Deep, Seren Wen, Musetta, Henta, Marcell Marias & Gail Pettis)
- 'Flute Mystery,' Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter L'Orange, surround mix engineers; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Emily Beynon, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Fred Johnny Berg, Catherine Beynon & Philharmonia Orchestra)
- 'Kleiberg: Treble & Bass,' Morten Lindberg & Hans Peter L'Orange, surround mix engineers; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Daniel Reuss, Trondheim Symfoniorkester, Marianne Thorsen & Göran Sjölin)
- '1970 – 1975,' Nick Davis, surround mix engineer; Tony Cousins, surround mastering engineer; Nick Davis, surround producer (Genesis)
- 'Transmigration,' Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Elaine Martone, surround producer (Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Choruses)
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Best Engineered Album, Classical
- 'Britten: Billy Budd,' Neil Hutchinson & Jonathan Stokes, engineers (Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, Ian Bostridge, Gidon Saks, Neal Davies, Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra)
- 'Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10,' Peter Laenger, engineer (Michael Tilson Thomas & San Francisco Symphony)
- 'QSF Plays Brubeck,' Judy Kirschner, engineer (Quartet San Francisco)
- 'Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé,' Jesse Lewis & John Newton, engineers (James Levine, Tanglewood Festival Chorus & Boston Symphony Orchestra)
- 'Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15,' John Newton & Dirk Sobotka, engineers (Valery Gergiev & Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
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Producer Of The Year, Classical
- Blanton Alspaugh, 'Carlson, David: Anna Karenina (Stewart Robertson, Christine Abraham, Sarah Colburn, Robert Gierlach, Christian Van Horn, Kelly Kaduce, Opera Theatre Of Saint Louis & Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra), 'Menotti: Amahl And The Night Visitors; My Christmas' (Alastair Willis, Ike Hawkersmith, Kirsten Gunlogson, Dean Anthony, Todd Thomas, Kevin Short, Bart LeFan, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Nashville Symphony Chorus & Nashville Symphony Orchestra), 'Ravel: L'Enfant Et Les Sortilèges' (Alastair Willis, Julie Boulianne, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chattanooga Boys Choir, Nashville Symphony Chorus & Nashville Symphony Orchestra), 'Schubert: Death And The Maiden' (JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra), 'Sierra, Roberto: Missa Latina 'Pro Pace'' (Andreas Delfs, Nathaniel Webster, Heidi Grant Murphy, Milwaukee Symphony Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
- Steven Epstein, 'Adams: Doctor Atomic Symphony' (David Robertson & Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra), 'Bernstein: Mass' (Marin Alsop, Jubilant Sykes, Asher Edward Wulfman, Morgan State University Choir, Peabody Children's Chorus & Baltimore Symphony Orchestra), 'Corigliano: A Dylan Thomas Trilogy' (Leonard Slatkin, George Mabry, Sir Thomas Allen, Nashville Symphony Chorus & Nashville Symphony Orchestra) 'Fauré: Piano Quintets' (Fine Arts Quartet & Cristina Oritz), 'Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs Of Joy And Peace' (Yo-Yo Ma & Various Artists)
- John Fraser, 'Britten: Billy Budd' (Daniel Harding, Nathan Gunn, Ian Bostridge, Gidon Saks, Neal Davies, Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra), 'Midsummer Night' (Kate Royal, Edward Gardner, Crouch End Festival Chorus & Orchestra Of English National Opera), 'Schubert: Schwanengesang' (Ian Bostridge & Antonio Pappano), 'Shadows Of Silence' (Leif Ove Andsnes, Franz Welzer-Möst & Sinfonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)
- David Frost, 'An American Journey' (Eroica Trio), 'Journey To The New World' (Sharon Isbin, Mark O'Connor & Joan Baez), 'Korngold: Violin Concerto; Schauspiel Overture; Much Ado About Nothing' (Philippe Quint, Carlos Miguel Prieto & Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria), 'Mozart: Piano Concertos 21 & 22' (Jonathan Biss & Orpheus Chamber Orchestra), 'O'Connor, Mark: String Quartets Nos. 2 & 3' (Ida Kavafian, Mark O'Connor, Paul Neubauer & Matt Haimovitz)
- James Mallinson, 'MacMillan, James: St. John Passion' (Sir Colin Davis, Christopher Maltman, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra), 'Mahler: Symphony No. 8' (Valery Gergiev, Choir Of Eltham College, Choral Arts Society Of Washington, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra), 'Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15' (Valery Gergiev & Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre), 'Shostakovich: The Nose (Valery Gergiev, Andrei Popov, Sergei Semishkur, Vladislav Sulimsky, Chorus Of The Mariinsky Theatre & Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
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Best Classical Album
- 'Bernstein: Mass,' Marin Alsop, conductor; Jubilant Sykes; Steven Epstein, producer; Richard King, engineer/mixer (Asher Edward Wulfman; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Morgan State University Choir & Peabody Children's Chorus)
- 'Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10,' Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Ragnar Bohlin, Kevin Fox & Susan McMane, choir directors; Andreas Neubronner, producer; Peter Laenger, engineer/mixer; Andreas Neubronner, mastering engineer (Laura Claycomb, Anthony Dean Griffey, Katarina Karnéus, Quinn Kelsey, James Morris, Yvonne Naef, Elza van den Heever & Erin Wall; San Francisco Symphony; Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Girls Chorus & San Francisco Symphony Chorus)
- 'Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé,' James Levine, conductor; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer; Jesse Lewis & John Newton, engineers/mixers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Boston Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus)
- 'Ravel: L'Enfant Et Les Sortilèges,' Alastair Willis, conductor; Julie Boulianne; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; Mark Donahue & John Hill, engineers/mixers (Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Chattanooga Boys Choir, Chicago Symphony Chorus & Nashville Symphony Chorus)
- 'Shostakovich: The Nose,' Valery Gergiev, conductor; Andrei Popov, Sergei Semishkur & Vladislav Sulimsky; James Mallinson, producer; John Newton & Dirk Sobotka, engineers/mixers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre; Chorus Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
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Best Orchestral Performance
- 'Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique,' Simon Rattle, conductor (Susan Graham; Berliner Philharmoniker)
- 'Bruckner: Symphony No. 5,' Benjamin Zander, conductor (Philharmonia Orchestra)
- 'Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé,' James Levine, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus)
- 'Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 15,' Valery Gergiev, conductor (Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
- 'Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4,' Antoni Wit, conductor (Jan Krzysztof Broja, Ewa Marczyk & Marek Marczyk; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra)
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Best Opera Recording
- 'Britten: Billy Budd,' Daniel Harding, conductor; Ian Bostridge, Neal Davies, Nathan Gunn, Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose & Gidon Saks; John Fraser, producer (London Symphony Orchestra; Gentlemen Of The London Symphony Chorus)
- 'Messiaen: Saint François D'Assise,' Ingo Metzmacher, conductor; Armand Arapian, Hubert Delamboye, Rod Gilfry, Henk Neven, Tom Randle & Camilla Tilling; Karin Elzendoorn, producer (The Hague Philharmonic; Chorus Of De Nederlandse Opera)
- 'Musto, John: Volpone,' Sara Jobin, conductor; Lisa Hopkins, Joshua Jeremiah, Museop Kim, Jeremy Little, Rodell Rosel & Faith Sherman; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Wolf Trap Opera Company)
- 'Shostakovich: The Nose,' Valery Gergiev, conductor; Andrei Popov, Sergei Semishkur & Vladislav Sulimsky; James Mallinson, producer (Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre; Chorus Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
Posted by Kim Davis
Filed under: Grammy Awards, AOL Music
