Album of the Year: Fearless, Taylor SwiftRecord of the Year: "Use Somebody," Kings of LeonSong of the Year: "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," BeyoncéNew Artist: Zac Brown BandPOPPop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: The Black Eyed Peas, "I Gotta Feeling"Pop Vocal Album: The E.N.D., The Black Eyed PeasFemale Pop Vocal Performance: Beyoncé, "Halo"Male Pop Vocal Performance: Jason Mraz, "Make It Mine"Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden, Michael BubléPop Collaboration With Vocals: Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat, "Lucky"Pop Instrumental Performance: Bela Fleck, "Throw Down Your Heart"Pop Instrumental Album: Potato Hole, Booker T. JonesRihanna, Mos Def, Jay-Z Jeff Kravitz/Getty ImagesR&BFemale R&B Vocal Performance: Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"Male R&B Vocal Performance: Maxwell, "Pretty Wings"R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Jamie Foxx and T-Pain, "Blame It"Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: Beyoncé, "At Last"R&B Song: "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," BeyoncéR&B Album: Blacksummers' Night, MaxwellContemporary R&B Album: I Am...Sasha Fierce, BeyoncéRAPRap/Sung Collaboration: "Run This Town," Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye WestRap Performance by a Duo or Group: "Crack a Bottle," Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 CentRap Song: "Run This Town," Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye WestRap Album: Relapse, EminemRap Solo Performance: Jay-Z, "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)"Urban/Alternative Performance: India.Arie and Dobet Gnahoré, "Pearls"Taylor Swift Michael Caulfield/Getty ImagesCOUNTRYCountry Album: Fearless, Taylor SwiftFemale Country Vocal Performance: Taylor Swift, "White Horse"Male Country Vocal Performance: Keith Urban, "Sweet Thing"Country Song: "White Horse," Taylor SwiftCountry Collaboration With Vocals: "I Told You So," Carrie Underwood and Randy TravisCountry Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Lady Antebellum, "I Run to You"Country Instrumental Performance: Steve Wariner, "Producer's Medley"Kings of Leon Steve Granitz/Getty ImagesROCKRock Album: 21st Century Breakdown, Green DaySolo Rock Vocal Performance: Bruce Springsteen, "Working on a Dream"Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Kings of Leon, "Use Somebody"Rock Song: "Use Somebody," Kings of LeonHard Rock Performance: AC/DC, "War Machine"Metal Performance: Judas Priest, "Dissident Aggressor"Rock Instrumental Performance: Jeff Beck, "A Day in the Life"Lady Gaga John Shearer/Getty ImagesDANCEDance Recording: "Poker Face," Lady GagaElectronic/Dance Album: The Fame, Lady GagaTRADITIONAL/ALTERNATIVE/WORLDAlternative Music Album: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, PhoenixAmericana Album: Electric Dirt, Levon HelmBluegrass Album: The Crow/New Songs for the Five-String Banjo, Steve MartinTraditional Blues Album: A Stranger Here, Ramblin' Jack ElliottContemporary Blues Album: Already Free, The Derek Trucks BandTraditional Folk Album: High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project, Loudon Wainwright IIIContemporary Folk Album: Townes, Steve EarleHawaiian Music Album: Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Volume 2, Various ArtistsNative American Music Album: Spirit Wind North, Bill MillerZydeco or Cajun Music Album: Lay Your Burden Down, Buckwheat ZydecoReggae Album: Mind Control—Acoustic, Stephen MarleyTraditional World Music Album: Douga Mansa, Mamadou DiabateContemporary World Music Album: Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From the Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3—Africa Sessions, Béla FleckNew Age Album: Prayer for Compassion, David DarlingVISUAL MEDIAShort Form Music Video: "Boom Boom Pow," The Black Eyed PeasLong Form Music Video: "The Beatles Love—All Together Now," Various ArtistsSpoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling): Always Looking Up, Michael J. FoxMusical Show Album: West Side StoryCompilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Slumdog MillionaireScore Soundtrack Album tor Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Up, Michael GiacchinoSong Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: "Jai Ho" (from Slumdog Millionaire), A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer and Vijay PrakashInstrumental Composition: Married Life (from Up), Michael GiacchinoInstrumental Arrangement: "West Side Story Medley," Bill CunliffeGOSPELGospel Performance: "Wait on the Lord," Donnie McClurkin featuring Karen Clark SheardGospel Song: "God in Me," Mary Mary featuring Kierra "KiKi" SheardRock or Rap Gospel Album: Live Revelations, Third DayPop/Contemporary Gospel Album: The Power of One, Israel HoughtonSouthern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album: Jason Crabb, Jason CrabbTraditional Gospel Album: Oh Happy Day, Various ArtistsContemporary R&B Gospel Album: Audience of One, Heather HeadleyLATINLatin Pop Album: Sin Frenos, La Quinta EstaciónLatin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album: Los De Atras Vienen Conmigo, Calle 13Tropical Latin Album: Ciclos, Luis EnriqueRegional Mexican Album: Necesito De Ti, Vicente FernándezTejano Album: Borders y Bailes, Los TexmaniacsNorteño Album: Tu Noche Con...Los Tigres Del Norte, Los Tigres Del NorteBanda Album: Tu Esclavo y Amo, Lupillo RiveraJAZZContemporary Jazz Album: 75, Joe Zawinul & the Zawinul SyndicateJazz Vocal Album: Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman, Kurt EllingImprovised Jazz Solo: "Dancin' 4 Chicken," Terence Blanchard, soloistJazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group: Five Piece Band—Live, Chick Corea and John McLaughlin Five Peace BandLarge Jazz Ensemble Album: Book One, New Orleans Jazz OrchestraLatin Jazz Album: Juntos Para Siempre, Bebo Valdés and Chucho ValdésCLASSICALEngineered Album, Classical: Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10, Michael Tilson Thomas and San Francisco SymphonyProducer of the Year, Classical: Steven EpsteinClassical Album: Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10Orchestral Performance: Boston Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Ravel: Daphnis et ChloéOpera Recording: Britten: Billy Budd, London Symphony Orchestra; Gentlemen of the London Symphony ChorusChoral Performance: Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10, Laura Claycomb, Anthony Dean Griffey, Elza van den Heever, Katarina Karnéus, Quinn Kelsey, James Morris, Yvonne Naef and Erin Wall; San Francisco Symphony; Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Symphony Chorus and San Francisco Girls ChorusInstrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra): Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3, Philharmonia OrchestraInstrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra): Journey to the New World, Sharon IsbinChamber Music Performance: Intimate Letters, Emerson String QuartetSmall Ensemble Performance: Lang, David: The Little Match Girl Passion, Ars Nova Copenhagen & Theatre of VoicesClassical Vocal Performance: Renée Fleming, Verismo AriasClassical Contemporary Composition: Higdon, Jennifer: Percussion Concerto, Jennifer HigdonClassical Crossover Album: Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs of Joy and Peace, Yo-Yo MaSurround Sound Album: Transmigration, Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & ChorusesCHILDRENMusical Album for Children: Family Time, Ziggy MarleySpoken Word Album for Children: Aaaaah! Spooky, Scary Stories & Songs, Buck HowdyOTHERComedy Album: A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!, Stephen ColbertInstrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): "Quiet Nights," Diana KrallRecording Package: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, David Byrne and Brian EnoBoxed or Special Limited-Edition Package: Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963–1972), Neil YoungAlbum Notes: The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946), Louis ArmstrongHistorical Album: The Complete Chess Masters (1950-1967), Little WalterEngineered Album, Nonclassical: Ellipse, Imogen HeapProducer of the Year, Nonclassical: Brendan O'BrienRemixed Recording, Nonclassical: "When Love Takes Over" (Electro Extended Remix), David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland
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