Special merit awards

MusiCares Person of the Year

• Neil Diamond

Lifetime Achievement Award winners

• Gene Autry
• The Blind Boys of Alabama
• The Four Tops
• Hank Jones
• Brenda Lee
• Dean Martin
• Tom Paxton

Trustees Award winners

• George Avakian
• Elliott Carter
• Allen Toussaint

Technical Grammy Award winners

• Clarence "Leo" Fender
• Universal Audio

President's Merit Award

• Clive Davis

General

For all of these there are both nominees and winners, the winners are in bold.

Record of the Year

• "Please Read the Letter" – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
  • T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer
• "Chasing Pavements" – Adele
  • Eg White, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Steve Price, engineer/mixers
• "Viva la Vida" – Coldplay
  • Markus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael Brauer & Rik Simpson, engineers/mixers
• "Bleeding Love" – Leona Lewis
  • Simon Cowell, Clive Davis & Ryan "Alias" Tedder, producers; Craig Durrance, Phil Tan & Ryan "Alias" Tedder, engineers/mixers
• "Paper Planes" – M.I.A.
  • Diplo, producer; Switch, engineer/mixer

Album of the Year

• Raising Sand – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
  • T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer
• Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends – Coldplay
  • Markus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael H. Brauer, Markus Dravs, John O'Mahoney, Rik Simpson & Andy Wallace, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
• Tha Carter III – Lil Wayne
  • Babyface, Brisco, Fabolous, Jay-Z, Kidd Kidd, Busta Rhymes, Juelz Santana, D. Smith, Static Major, T-Pain & Bobby Valentino, featured artists; Alchemist, David Banner, Vaushaun "Maestro" Brooks, Cool & Dre, Andrews "Drew" Correa, Shondrae "Mr. Bangladesh" Crawford, Darius "Deezle" Harrison, Jim Jonsin, Mousa, Pro Jay, Rodnae, Skillz & Play, D. Smith, Swizz Beatz, Robin Thicke, T-Pain & Kanye West, producers; Angel Aponte, Joshua Berkman, Andrew Dawson, Joe G, Darius "Deezle" Harrison, Fabian Marasciullo, Miguel Scott, Robin Thicke, Julian Vasquez & Gina Victoria, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
• Year of the Gentleman – Ne-Yo
  • Chuck Harmony, Ne-Yo, Polow Da Don, StarGate, Stereotypes, Syience, Shea Taylor & Shomari "Sho" Wilson, producers; Kirven Arrington, Jeff Chestek, Kevin "KD" Davis, Mikkel Eriksen, Jaymz Hardy Martin, III, Geno Regist, Phil Tan & Tony Terrebonne, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr., mastering engineer
• In Rainbows – Radiohead
  • Nigel Godrich, producer; Nigel Godrich, Dan Grech-Marguerat, Hugo Nicolson & Richard Woodcraft, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer

Song of the Year

• "Viva la Vida"
  • Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
• "American Boy"
  • William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle featuring Kanye West)
• "Chasing Pavements"
  • Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele)
• "I'm Yours"
  • Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz)
• "Love Song"
  • Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles)

Best New Artist

• Adele
• Duffy
• Jonas Brothers
• Lady Antebellum
• Jazmine Sullivan

Pop

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

• "Chasing Pavements" – Adele
• "Love Song" - Sara Bareilles
• "Mercy" - Duffy
• "Bleeding Love" - Leona Lewis
• "I Kissed a Girl" - Katy Perry
• "So What" - Pink

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

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

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

• "Viva la Vida" – Coldplay
• "Waiting in the Weeds" - Eagles
• "Going On" - Gnarls Barkley
• "Won't Go Home Without You" - Maroon 5
• "Apologize" - OneRepublic

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

• "Rich Woman" – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
• "Lesson Learned" - Alicia Keys & John Mayer
• "4 Minutes" - Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
• "If I Never See Your Face Again" - Maroon 5 & Rihanna
• "No Air" - Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

• "I Dreamed There Was No War" – Eagles
• "Love Appetite" - Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere
• "Fortune Teller"- Fourplay
• "Steppin' Out" - Stanley Jordan
• "Blast!" - Marcus Miller

Best Pop Instrumental Album

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

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Rockferry – Duffy
• Detours - Sheryl Crow
• Long Road Out of Eden - Eagles
• Spirit - Leona Lewis
• Covers - James Taylor

Dance

Best Dance Recording

• "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Alive 2007)" – Daft Punk
• "Ready for the Floor" - Hot Chip
• "Just Dance" - Lady Gaga & Colby O' Donis
• "Give It 2 Me" - Madonna
• "Disturbia" - Rihanna
• "Black & Gold" - Sam Sparro

Best Electronic/Dance Album

• Alive 2007 – Daft Punk
• New York City - Brazilian Girls
• Bring Ya to the Brink - Cyndi Lauper
• X - Kylie Minogue
• Last Night - Moby
• Robyn - Robyn

Traditional Pop

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

Rock

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

• "Gravity" – John Mayer
• "I Saw Her Standing There" - Paul McCartney
• "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" Bruce Springsteen
• "Rise" - Eddie Vedder
• "No Hidden Path" - Neil Young

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

• "Sex on Fire" – Kings of Leon
• "Rock N' Roll Train" - AC/DC
• "Violet Hill" - Coldplay
• "Long Road Out of Eden" - Eagles
• "House of Cards" - Radiohead

Best Hard Rock Performance

• "Inside the Fire" - Disturbed
• "Visions" - Judas Priest
• "Wax Simulacra" – The Mars Volta
• "Saints of Los Angeles" - Mötley Crüe
• "Lords of Salem" - Rob Zombie

Best Metal Performance

• "Heroes of Our Time" - DragonForce
• "Nostradamus" - Judas Priest
• "My Apocalypse" – Metallica
• "Under My Thumb" - Ministry
• "Psychosocial" - Slipknot

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

• "Castellorizon" - David Gilmour
• "Suicide & Redemption" - Metallica
• "34 Ghosts I-IV" - Nine Inch Nails
• "Hope (Live For The Art Of Peace)" - Rush
• "Peaches En Regalia" – Zappa Plays Zappa featuring Steve Vai & Napoleon Murphy Brock

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

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album

• In Rainbows - Radiohead
• Modern Guilt - Beck
• Narrow Stairs - Death Cab for Cutie
• The Odd Couple - Gnarls Barkley
• Evil Urges - My Morning Jacket

R&B

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

• "Superwoman" – Alicia Keys
• "Me, Myself and I" (Live) – Beyoncé
• "Heaven Sent" – Keyshia Cole
• "Spotlight" – Jennifer Hudson
• "Need U Bad" – Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

• "Miss Independent" – Ne-Yo
• "You're the Only One" – Eric Benét
• "Take You Down" – Chris Brown
• "Can't Help But Wait" – Trey Songz
• "Here I Stand" – Usher

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

• "Stay with Me (By the Sea)" – Al Green & John Legend
• "Ribbon in the Sky" - Boyz II Men
• "Words" - Anthony David & India.Arie
• "I'm His Only Woman" - Jennifer Hudson & Fantasia
• "Never Give You Up" - Raphael Saadiq feat. Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

• "You've Got the Love I Need" – Al Green & Anthony Hamilton
• "A Change is Gonna Come" - Wayne Brady
• "Baby I Know" - Linda Jones with Helen Bruner & Terry Jones
• "Love That Girl" - Raphael Saadiq
• "In Love With Another Man" - Jazmine Sullivan

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

• "Be OK" – Chrisette Michele & will.i.am
• "Say Goodbye to Love" - Kenna
• "Wanna Be" - Maiysha
• "Many Moons" - Janelle Monáe
• "Lovin You (Music)" - Wayna & Kokayi

Best R&B Song

• "Miss Independent" – Ne-Yo
• "Bust Your Windows" - Jazmine Sullivan
• "Customer" - Raheem DeVaughn
• "Heaven Sent" - Keyshia Cole
• "Spotlight - Jennifer Hudson

Best R&B Album

• Jennifer Hudson – Jennifer Hudson
• Love & Life - Eric Benét
• Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA - Boyz II Men
• Lay It Down - Al Green
• 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

Rap

Best Rap Solo Performance

• "A Milli" – Lil Wayne
• "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." – Jay-Z
• "Paris, Tokyo" – Lupe Fiasco
• "N.I.*.*.E.R. (The Slave and the Master)" – Nas
• "Sexual Eruption" – Snoop Dogg

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

• "Swagga Like Us" – Jay-Z & T.I. featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne
• "Royal Flush (song) – Big Boi featuring Raekwon & Andre 3000
• "Mr. Carter – Lil Wayne featuring Jay-Z
• "Wish You Would" – Ludacris featuring T.I.
• "Put On" – Young Jeezy featuring Kanye West

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• "American Boy" – Estelle featuring Kanye West
• "Low" – Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
• "Green Light" – John Legend & Andre 3000
• "Got Money" – Lil Wayne featuring T-Pain
• "Superstar" – Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos

Best Rap Song

• "Lollipop"
  • D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters (Lil Wayne featuring Static Major)
• "Low"
  • T. Dillard, M. Humphrey & T-Pain, songwriters (Flo Rida featuring T-Pain)
• "Sexual Eruption"
  • Calvin Broadus, S. Lovejoy & D. Stewart, songwriters (Snoop Dogg)
• "Superstar"
  • Lupe Fiasco & Soundtrakk, songwriters (Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos)
• "Swagga Like Us"
  • D. Carter, S. Carter, Clifford Harris & Kanye West, songwriters (M. Arulpragasam, N. Headon, M. Jones, J. Mellor, T. Pentz & P. Simonon, songwriters) (Jay-Z & T.I. featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne)

Best Rap Album

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

Country

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

• "Last Name" – Carrie Underwood
• "For These Times" - Martina McBride
• "What I Cannot Change" - LeAnn Rimes
• "Last Call" - Lee Ann Womack
• "This Is Me You're Talking To" - Trisha Yearwood

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

• "Letter to Me" – Brad Paisley
• "You're Gonna Miss This" - Trace Adkins
• "In Color" - Jamey Johnson
• "Just Got Started Lovin' You" - James Otto
• "Troubadour" - George Strait

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

• "Stay" – Sugarland
• "God Must Be Busy" - Brooks & Dunn
• "Love Don't Live Here" - Lady Antebellum
• "Every Day" - Rascal Flatts
• "Blue Side of the Mountain" - The Steel Drivers

Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

• "Killing the Blues" – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
• "Shiftwork" - Kenny Chesney & George Strait
• "House of Cash" - George Strait & Patty Loveless
• "Life in a Northern Town" - Sugarland, featuring Jake Owen & Little Big Town
• "Let the Wind Chase You" - Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban

Best Country Instrumental Performance

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

Best Country Song

• "Stay" – Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland)
• "Dig Two Graves" - Randy Travis
• "I Saw God Today" - George Strait
• "In Color" - Jamey Johnson
• "You're Gonna Miss This" - Trace Adkins

Best Country Album

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

Best Bluegrass Album

• Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947 – Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
• Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe - Cherryholmes
• Del McCoury Band — Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Del McCoury Band
• The Ultimate Collection / Live At The Ryman - Earl Scruggs
• Wheels - Dan Tyminski

New Age

Best New Age Album

• Peace Time – Jack DeJohnette
• Meditations - William Ackerman
• Pathfinder - Will Clipman
• Ambrosia - Peter Kater
• The Scent of Light - Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra

Jazz

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

• Loverly – Cassandra Wilson
• Imagina: Songs of Brasil – Karrin Allyson
• Breakfast on the Morning Tram – Stacey Kent
• If Less Is More...Nothing Is Everything – Kate McGarry
• Distances – Norma Winstone

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

• "Be–Bop" – Terence Blanchard
• "Seven Steps to Heaven" – Till Brönner
• "Waltz for Debby" – Gary Burton & Chick Corea
• "Son of Thirteen" – Pat Metheny
• "Be–Bop" – James Moody

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

• The New Crystal Silence – Chick Corea & Gary Burton
• History, Mystery – Bill Frisell
• Brad Mehldau Trio Live – Brad Mehldau Trio
• Day Trip – Pat Metheny featuring Christian McBride & Antonio Sánchez
• Standards – Alan Pasqua, Dave Carpenter & Peter Erskine

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard – Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

Best Latin Jazz Album

• Song for Chico – Arturo O'Farrill and The Afro–Latin Jazz Orchestra

Gospel

Best Gospel Performance

• "Get Up" – Mary Mary
• "East to West" - Casting Crowns
• "I Understand" - Kim Burrell, Rance Allen, BeBe Winans, Mariah Carey, & Hezekiah Walker's LFC
• "Shall We Gather at the River" - Take 6
• "Waging War" - CeCe Winans

Best Gospel Song

• "Help Me Believe" – Kirk Franklin
  • Kirk Franklin, songwriter
• "Cover Me" - 21:03 with Fred Hammond, Smokie Norful, & J Moss
  • James L. Moss, songwriter
• "Get Up" - Mary Mary
  • Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Warryn Campbell, & Eric Dawkins, songwriters
• "Give Me Your Eyes" - Brandon Heath
  • Brandon Heath & Jason Ingram, songwriters
• "You Reign" - MercyMe
  • Jim Bryson, Steven Curtis Chapman, Nathan Cochran, Barry Graul, Bart Millard, Mike Scheuchzer, & Robby Shaffer, songwriters

Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album

• Alive and Transported – tobyMac
• Hello - After Edmund
• Our World: Redeemed - Flame
• We Need Each Other - Sanctus Real
• Rock What You Got - Superchick

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

• Thy Kingdom Come – CeCe Winans
• This Moment - Steven Curtis Chapman
• What If We - Brandon Heath
• Opposite Way - Leeland
• Hello Love - Chris Tomlin

Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album

• Lovin' Life – Gaither Vocal Band
• Room For More - Booth Brothers
• Steps to Heaven - Charlie Louvin
• Hymned Again - Bart Millard
• Ephesians One - Karen Peck and New River

Best Traditional Gospel Album

• Down in New Orleans – The Blind Boys of Alabama
• I'll Say Yes - Carol Cymbala & The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
• Take It Back - Dorinda Clark-Cole
• Voices in Unity: Together In Worship - Deitrick Haddon
• No Limit - Bishop Charles E. Blake presents the West Angeles Church of God in Christ Choir

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

• The Fight of My Life – Kirk Franklin
• Reflections - Jason Champion
• The Sound - Mary Mary
• Donald Lawrence Introduces: Family Prayer - The Murrills
• Stand Out - Tye Tribbett & G.A.

Latin

Best Latin Pop Album

• La Vida... Es Un Ratico – Juanes

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

• 45 – Jaguares

Best Latin Urban Album

• Los Extraterrestres – Wisin & Yandel

Best Tropical Latin Album

• Señor Bachata – José Feliciano

Best Regional Mexican Album

• Amor, Dolor y Lágrimas: Música Ranchera – Mariachi los Camperos de Nati Cano
• Canciones de Amor – Mariachi Divas

Best Tejano Album

• Viva La Revolucion – Ruben Ramos & The Mexican Revolution

Best Norteño Album

• Raíces – Los Tigres del Norte

Best Banda Album

• No Es De Madera – Joan Sebastian

Blues

Best Traditional Blues Album

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

Best Contemporary Blues Album

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

Folk

Best Traditional Folk Album

• "At 89" – Pete Seeger
• "Coal"-Kathy Mattea
• "Comedians & Angels"-Tom Paxton
• "Bring Me Home"-Peggy Seeger
• "Strangers In Another Country"-Rosalie Sorrels

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album

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

Best Native American Music Album

• Come to Me Great Mystery: Native American Healing Songs – Various artists (Tom Wasinger, producer)

Best Hawaiian Music Album

• 'Ikena – Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho

Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album

• Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – BeauSoleil & Michael Doucet

Reggae

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 and Robbie

World music

Best Traditional World Music Album

• Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu – Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Best Contemporary World Music Album

• Global Drum Project – Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju & Giovanni Hidalgo
• nominee Angels & Almas – David Maldonado

Polka

Best Polka Album

• Let the Whole World Sing – Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra

Children's

Best Musical Album For Children

• Here Come the 123s – They Might Be Giants

Best Spoken Word Album for Children

• Yes To Running! Bill Harley Live – Bill Harley

Spoken word

Best Spoken Word Album

• An Inconvenient Truth – Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon & Blair Underwood

Comedy

Best Comedy Album

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

Musical show

Best Musical Show Album

• In the Heights – Original Broadway Cast with Lin-Manuel Miranda & Others
  • Kurt Deutsch, Alex Lacamoire, Andrés Levin, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joel Moss & Bill Sherman, producers; Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer/lyricist

Film, television and other visual media

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

• Juno
• American Gangster
• August Rush
• Mamma Mia!
• Sweeney Todd — The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street

Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

• The Dark Knight - James Newton Howard & 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

Composing and arranging

Best Instrumental Composition

• "The Adventures of Mutt" (from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) – John Williams
  • John Williams, composer

Best Instrumental Arrangement

• "Define Dancing" (from WALL-E) – Thomas Newman
  • Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, arrangers

Best Pop Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

• "Captain Of Her Heart" – Project Grand Slam & Judie Tzuke

Package

Best Recording Package

• Death Magnetic – Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffatt & David Turner, art directors (Metallica)

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

• In Rainbows – Stanley Donwood, Mel Maxwell & Xian Munro, art directors (Radiohead)

Album notes

Best Album Notes

• Kind Of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition – Francis Davis, album notes writer (Miles Davis)

Historical

Best Historical Album

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

Production, non-classical

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

• Consolers of the Lonely – The Raconteurs
  • Joe Chiccarelli, Vance Powell & Jack White III, engineers

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

• 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)

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

• "Electric Feel" (Justice Remix)
  • (MGMT), remixers Justice

Production, surround sound

Best Surround Sound Album

• Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Night on Bald Mountain; Prelude to Khovanshchina – Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra – Michael Bishop & Robert Woods

Production, classical

Best Engineered Album, Classical

• David Frost, Tom Lazarus & Christopher Willis – Traditions and Transformations: Sounds of Silk Road Chicago – Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Alan Gilbert, Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man, Yo-Yo Ma & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Producer of the Year, Classical

• David Frost
  • Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique – Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic
  • Right Through The Bone—Julius Röntgen Chamber Music
  • Schubert: Sonata in D major; Liszt: Don Juan Fantasy – Min Kwon
  • Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago – Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Alan Gilbert, Yo-Yo Ma, Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Classical

Best Classical Album

• Kurt Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny – James Conlon, conductor

Best Orchestral Performance

• Bernard Haitink, conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) – Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4

Best Opera Recording

• Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny – James Conlon, conductor; Fred Vogler, producer; Anthony Dean Griffey, Patti LuPone & Audra McDonald – Donnie Ray Albert, John Easterlin, Steven Humes, Mel Ulrich & Robert Wörle Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and Chorus

Best Choral Performance

• Symphony of Psalms – Sir Simon Rattle, conductor; Simon Halsey, chorus master – Berlin Philharmonic; Rundfunkchor Berlin

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra)

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

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra)

• Gloria Cheng – Piano music of Salonen, Stucky, and Lutosławski

Best Chamber Music Performance

• Pacifica Quartet – Elliott Carter: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 5

Best Small Ensemble Performance

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

Best Classical Vocal Performance

• Hila Plitmann – Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan – JoAnn Falletta (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

• Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan – John Corigliano (JoAnn Falletta)

Classical Crossover Album

• Simple Gifts – King's Singers

Music video

Best Short Form Music Video

• "Pork and Beans" – Weezer
  • Mathew Cullen, video director; Bernard Rahill, video producer

Best Long Form Music Video

• Runnin' Down a Dream – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
  • Peter Bogdanovich, video director; Skot Bright, video producer