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Category 1

Record Of The Year
(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)

• Halo
  Beyoncé
  Beyoncé Knowles & Ryan Tedder, producers; Jim Caruana, Mark "Spike" Stent & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers
  Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce
  [Music World Music / Columbia]
  
• I Gotta Feeling
  The Black Eyed Peas
  David Guetta & Frederick Riesterer, producers; will.i.am, Dylan "3-D" Dresdow & Padraic "Padlock" Kerin, engineers/mixers
  [Interscope]
  
• Use Somebody
  Kings Of Leon
  Jacquire King & Angelo Petraglia, producers; Jacquire King, engineer/mixer
  [RCA Records]
  
• Poker Face
  Lady Gaga
  RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, engineers/mixers
  Track from: The Fame
  [Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree]
  
• You Belong With Me
  Taylor Swift
  Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers
  [Big Machine Records]
  
  

Category 2

Album Of The Year
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.)

• I Am... Sasha Fierce
  Beyoncé
  Shondrae "Mr. Bangledesh" Crawford, Ian Dench, D-Town, Toby Gad, Sean "The Pen" Garrett, Amanda Ghost, Jim Jonsin, Beyoncé Knowles, Rico Love, Dave McCracken, Terius "The Dream" Nash, Radio Killa, Stargate, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Ryan Tedder & Wayne Wilkins, producers; Jim Caruana, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Toby Gad, Kuk Harrell, Jim Jonsin, Jaycen Joshua, Dave Pensado, Radio Killa, Mark "Spike" Stent, Ryan Tedder, Brian "B-LUV" Thomas, Marcos Tovar, Miles Walker & Wayne Wilkins, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
  [Music World Music / Columbia]
  
• The E.N.D.
  The Black Eyed Peas
  Apl.de.ap, Jean Baptiste, Printz Board, DJ Replay, Funkagenda, David Guetta, Keith Harris, Mark Knight, Poet Name Life, Frederick Riesterer & will.i.am, producers; Dylan "3D" Dresdow, Padraic "Padlock" Kerin & will.i.am, engineers/mixers; Chris Bellman, mastering engineer
  [Interscope Records]
  
• The Fame
  Lady Gaga
  Flo Rida, Colby O'Donis & Space Cowboy, featured artists; Brian & Josh, Rob Fusari, Martin Kierszenbaum, RedOne & Space Cowboy, producers; 4Mil, Robert Orton, RedOne, Dave Russell & Tony Ugval, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
  [Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree]
  
• Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King
  Dave Matthews Band
  Rob Cavallo, producer; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer
  [RCA Records / Bama Rags Recordings, LLC.]
  
• Fearless
  Taylor Swift
  Colbie Caillat, featured artist; Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson, Nathan Chapman & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Hank Williams, mastering engineer
  [Big Machine Records]
  
  

Category 3

Song Of The Year
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Poker Face
  Lady Gaga & RedOne, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
  Track from: The Fame
  [Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree; Publishers: Stefani Germanotta p/k/a Lady Gaga, Sony/ATV Songs/House of Gaga Publishing/GloJoe Music, Sony/ATV Songs/RedOne Productions.]
  
• Pretty Wings
  Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
  Track from: Blacksummers' Night
  [Columbia; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes/Muszewell, EMI April Music, Ben Ami Music.]
  
• Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
  Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
  Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce
  [Music World Music / Columbia; Publishers: Songs of Peer/March 9th Publishing, 2082 Music/WB Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Tunes, Suga Wuga Music, B-Day Publishing/EMI April Music.]
  
• Use Somebody
  Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
  [RCA Records; Publishers: Martha Street Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, Followill Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, McFearless Music/Bug Music, Coffee, Tea or Me Publishing/Bug Music.]
  
• You Belong With Me
  Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
  Track from: Fearless
  [Big Machine Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, Taylor Swift Music/Potting Shed Music, Barbara Orbison World Publishing.]
  
  

Category 4

Best New Artist
(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.)

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

Category 5

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Hometown Glory
  Adele
  Track from: 19
  [XL/Columbia]
  
• Halo
  Beyoncé
  Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce
  [Music World Music / Columbia]
  
• Hot N Cold
  Katy Perry
  [Capitol]
  
• Sober
  Pink
  Track from: Funhouse
  [LaFace Records]
  
• You Belong With Me
  Taylor Swift
  Track from: Fearless
  [Big Machine Records]
  
  

Category 6

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• This Time
  John Legend
  Track from: Evolver
  [G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia]
  
• Love You
  Maxwell
  Track from: Blacksummers' Night
  [Columbia]
  
• Make It Mine
  Jason Mraz
  Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
  [Atlantic]
  
• If You Don't Know Me By Now
  Seal
  Track from: Soul
  [143/Warner Bros.]
  
• All About The Love Again
  Stevie Wonder
  [Hidden Beach Records]
  
  

Category 7

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• I Gotta Feeling
  The Black Eyed Peas
  Track from: The E.N.D.
  [Interscope Records]
  
• We Weren't Born To Follow
  Bon Jovi
  [Island]
  
• Never Say Never
  The Fray
  Track from: The Fray
  [Epic]
  
• Sara Smile
  Daryl Hall & John Oates
  Track from: Live At The Troubadour
  [Shout! Factory]
  
• Kids
  MGMT
  Track from: Oracular Spectacular
  [Columbia]
  
  

Category 8

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Sea Of Heartbreak
  Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen
  [Manhattan]
  
• Love Sex Magic
  Ciara & Justin Timberlake
  Track from: Fantasy Ride
  [LaFace Records]
  
• Lucky
  Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
  Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
  [Atlantic]
  
• Baby, It's Cold Outside
  Willie Nelson & Norah Jones
  Track from: American Classic
  [Blue Note]
  
• Breathe
  Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat
  Track from: Fearless
  [Big Machine Records]
  
  

Category 9

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Besame Mucho
  Herb Alpert
  Track from: Anything Goes — Live
  [Concord Jazz]
  
• Throw Down Your Heart
  Béla Fleck
  Track from: Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 — Africa Sessions
  [Rounder]
  
• The Fire
  Imogen Heap
  Track from: Ellipse
  [RCA Records / Megaphonic Records]
  
• Phoenix Rise
  Maxwell
  Track from: Blacksummers' Night
  [Columbia]
  
• Funk Joint
  Marcus Miller
  Track from: Marcus
  [Concord Jazz/3 Dueces Records]
  
  

Category 10

Best Pop Instrumental Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

• In Boston
  Chris Botti
  [Columbia]
  
• Legacy
  Hiroshima
  [Heads Up International]
  
• Potato Hole
  Booker T. Jones
  [Anti]
  
• Modern Art
  The Rippingtons Featuring Russ Freeman
  [Hear Music]
  
• Down The Wire
  Spyro Gyra
  [Heads Up International]
  
  

Category 11

Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• The E.N.D.
  The Black Eyed Peas
  [Interscope Records]
  
• Breakthrough
  Colbie Caillat
  [Universal Republic Records]
  
• All I Ever Wanted
  Kelly Clarkson
  [RCA Records / 19 Recordings LLC./ S Records]
  
• The Fray
  The Fray
  [Epic]
  
• Funhouse
  Pink
  [LaFace Records]
  
  

Category 12

Best Dance Recording
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)

• Boom Boom Pow
  The Black Eyed Peas
  will.i.am & Jean Baptiste, producers; Dylan Dresdow, mixer
  Track from: The E.N.D.
  [Interscope Records]
  
• When Love Takes Over
  David Guetta & Kelly Rowland
  David Guetta & Frederic Riesterer, producers; Veronica Ferraro, mixer
  Track from: One Love
  [Astralwerks]
  
• Poker Face
  Lady Gaga
  RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, mixers
  Track from: The Fame
  [Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree]
  
• Celebration
  Madonna
  [Warner Bros.]
  
• Womanizer
  Britney Spears
  K. Briscoe, producer; Serban Ghenea, mixer
  Track from: Circus
  [Jive/Zomba]
  
  

Category 13

Best Electronic/Dance Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

• Divided By Night
  The Crystal Method
  [Tiny E Records]
  
• One Love
  David Guetta
  [Astralwerks]
  
• The Fame
  Lady Gaga
  [Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree]
  
• Party Rock
  LMFAO
  [Party Rock/Will.i.am/Cherrytree/Interscope]
  
• Yes
  Pet Shop Boys
  [Astralwerks]
  
  

Category 14

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• A Swingin' Christmas
  Tony Bennett
  [Columbia]
  
• Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden
  Michael Bublé
  [143/Reprise]
  
• Your Songs
  Harry Connick, Jr.
  [Columbia]
  
• Liza's At The Palace
  Liza Minnelli
  [Hybrid Recordings]
  
• American Classic
  Willie Nelson
  [Blue Note]
  
  

Category 15

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Beyond Here Lies Nothin'
  Bob Dylan
  Track from: Together Through Life
  [Columbia]
  
• Change In The Weather
  John Fogerty
  Track from: The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again
  [Verve Forecast]
  
• Dreamer
  Prince
  Track from: LotusFlow3r
  [NPG Records]
  
• Working On A Dream
  Bruce Springsteen
  Track from: Working On A Dream
  [Columbia]
  
• Fork In The Road
  Neil Young
  Track from: Fork In The Road
  [Reprise]
  
  

Category 16

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Can't Find My Way Home
  Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
  Track from: Live From Madison Square Garden
  [Reprise]
  
• Life In Technicolor II
  Coldplay
  Track from: Prospekt's March EP
  [Capitol]
  
• 21 Guns
  Green Day
  Track from: 21st Century Breakdown
  [Reprise]
  
• Use Somebody
  Kings Of Leon
  [RCA Records]
  
• I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
  U2
  Track from: No Line On The Horizon
  [Interscope]
  
  

Category 17

Best Hard Rock Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• War Machine
  AC/DC
  Track from: Black Ice
  [Columbia]
  
• Check My Brain
  Alice In Chains
  Track from: Black Gives Way To Blue
  [Virgin]
  
• What I've Done
  Linkin Park
  Track from: Road To Revolution: Live At Milton Keynes
  [Warner Bros.]
  
• The Unforgiven III
  Metallica
  Track from: Death Magnetic
  [Warner Bros.]
  
• Burn It To The Ground
  Nickelback
  Track from: Dark Horse
  [Roadrunner Records]
  
  

Category 18

Best Metal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Dissident Aggressor
  Judas Priest
  Track from: A Touch Of Evil — Live
  [Epic]
  
• Set To Fail
  Lamb Of God
  Track from: Wrath
  [Epic]
  
• Head Crusher
  Megadeth
  Track from: Endgame
  [Roadrunner Records]
  
• Señor Peligro
  Ministry
  Track from: Adios...
  [13th Planet]
  
• Hate Worldwide
  Slayer
  [American / Columbia]
  
  

Category 19

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.)

• A Day In The Life
  Jeff Beck
  Track from: Performing This Week...Live At Ronnie Scott's
  [Eagle Records]
  
• Warped Sister
  Booker T. Jones
  Track from: Potato Hole
  [ANTI]
  
• Playing With Fire
  Brad Paisley
  Track from: Play
  [Arista Nashville]
  
• Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin'
  Brian Setzer Orchestra
  [Surfdog Records]
  
• Now We Run
  Steve Vai
  [Favored Nations Entertainment]
  
  

Category 20

Best Rock Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• The Fixer
  Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready & Eddie Vedder, songwriters (Pearl Jam)
  [Monkeywrench; Publishers: Innocent Bystander, Jumpin' Cat Music, Theory of Color, Write Treatage Music.]
  
• I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
  Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr., songwriters (U2)
  Track from: No Line On The Horizon
  [Interscope; Publishers: Universal Music Publishing, Upala Music.]
  
• 21 Guns
  Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day)
  Track from: 21st Century Breakdown
  [Reprise; Publishers: WB Music Corp./Green Daze Music.]
  
• Use Somebody
  Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
  [RCA Records; Publishers: Martha Street Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, Followill Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, McFearless Music/Bug Music, Coffee, Tea or Me Publishing/Bug Music.]
  
• Working On A Dream
  Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
  Track from: Working On A Dream
  [Columbia; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen]
  
  

Category 21

Best Rock Album
(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)

• Black Ice
  AC/DC
  [Columbia]
  
• Live From Madison Square Garden
  Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
  [Reprise/Duck]
  
• 21st Century Breakdown
  Green Day
  [Reprise]
  
• Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King
  Dave Matthews Band
  [RCA Records / Bama Rags Recordings, LLC.]
  
• No Line On The Horizon
  U2
  [Interscope]
  
  

Category 22

Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
  David Byrne & Brian Eno
  [Yep Roc Records]
  
• The Open Door
  Death Cab For Cutie
  [Atlantic]
  
• Sounds Of The Universe
  Depeche Mode
  [Capitol]
  
• Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
  Phoenix
  [Loyaute/Glassnote Records]
  
• It's Blitz!
  Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  [DGC Records/Interscope]
  
  

Category 23

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
  Beyoncé
  Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce
  [Music World Music/Columbia]
  
• It Kills Me
  Melanie Fiona
  [SRC/Universal Motown]
  
• That Was Then
  Lalah Hathaway
  Track from: Self Portrait
  [Stax Records/Concord Music Group]
  
• Goin' Thru Changes
  Ledisi
  Track from: Turn Me Loose
  [Verve Forecast]
  
• Lions, Tigers & Bears
  Jazmine Sullivan
  [J Records]
  
  

Category 24

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• The Point Of It All
  Anthony Hamilton
  Track from: The Point Of It All
  [So So Def]
  
• Pretty Wings
  Maxwell
  Track from: Blacksummers' Night
  [Columbia]
  
• Sobeautiful
  Musiq Soulchild
  Track from: OnMyRadio
  [Atlantic]
  
• Under
  Pleasure P
  Track from: The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper
  [Swagga Ent./Atlantic]
  
• There Goes My Baby
  Charlie Wilson
  Track from: Uncle Charlie
  [Jive Records]
  
  

Category 25

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Blame It
  Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
  [J Records]
  
• Chocolate High
  India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild
  Track from: Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
  [Soulbird/Universal Republic]
  
• Ifuleave
  Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige
  Track from: OnMyRadio
  [Atlantic]
  
• Higher Ground
  Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters
  Track from: Oh Happy Day
  [EMI Gospel]
  
• Love Has Finally Come At Last
  Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby
  Track from: Facts Of Life The Soul Of Bobby Womack
  [Shanachie Entertainment Corp.]
  
  

Category 26

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• At Last
  Beyoncé
  Track from: Cadillac Records Music From The Motion Picture
  [Music World Music/Columbia]
  
• Soul Music
  Anthony Hamilton
  Track from: Soul Men Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  [Stax/Concord]
  
• Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
  Boney James & Quinn
  Track from: Send One Your Love
  [Concord Records]
  
• Sow Love
  Ann Nesby
  Track from: The Lula Lee Project
  [It's Time Child Records/Tyscot]
  
• Woman Gotta Have It
  Calvin Richardson
  Track from: Facts Of Life The Soul Of Bobby Womack
  [Shanachie Entertainment Corp.]
  
  

Category 27

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Daykeeper
  The Foreign Exchange
  Track from: Leave It All Behind
  [Hard Boiled Records]
  
• All Matter
  Robert Glasper & Bilal
  Track from: Double Booked
  [Blue Note]
  
• Pearls
  India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore
  Track from: Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
  [Soulbird/Universal Republic]
  
• A Tale Of Two
  Eric Roberson, Ben O'Neill & Michelle Thompson
  Track from: Music Fan First
  [Blue Erro Soul]
  
• Blend
  Tonex
  Track from: Unspoken
  [Battery Records]
  
  

Category 28

Best R&B Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• 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)
  [J Records; Publishers: Sly As A Foxx Music/Bug Music, Gifted Source Music/EMI April Music, It's N8 Publishing, James T. Brown, Brandon R. Melanchon, John Conte, Jr., Nappypub Music/Universal Music Z Songs, Chameleon Publishing.]
  
• Lions, Tigers & Bears
  Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
  [J Records; Publishers: Nappy Puddy Music/Universal Music-Z Tunes, Salaam Remi Music/EMI April Music.]
  
• Pretty Wings
  Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
  Track from: Blacksummers' Night
  [Columbia; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes/Muszewell, EMI April Music, Ben Ami Music.]
  
• Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
  Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
  Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce
  [Music World Music / Columbia; Publishers: Songs of Peer/March 9th Publishing, 2082 Music/WB Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Tunes, Suga Wuga Music, B-Day Publishing/EMI April Music.]
  
• Under
  D. Babbs, L. Bereal, M. Cooper, A. Dixon, J. Franklin, T. Jones, R. New & K. Stephens, songwriters (Pleasure P)
  Track from: The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper
  [Swagga Ent./Atlantic; Publishers: Tank1176Music/Blackfountain/Antonio Dixon's Muzik/EMI April Music/Notting Dale Songs/Lonnalistic/Songs4ronnie/Doverland 301 Music/Thailand Music/K.Stephens Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, Silverplatinumy2k.]
  
  

Category 29

Best R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• The Point Of It All
  Anthony Hamilton
  [So So Def]
  
• Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
  India.Arie
  [Soulbird/Universal Republic]
  
• Turn Me Loose
  Ledisi
  [Verve Forecast]
  
• Blacksummers' Night
  Maxwell
  [Columbia]
  
• Uncle Charlie
  Charlie Wilson
  [Jive Records]
  
  

Category 30

Best Contemporary R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• I Am... Sasha Fierce
  Beyoncé
  [Music World Music/Columbia]
  
• Intuition
  Jamie Foxx
  [J Records]
  
• The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper
  Pleasure P
  [Swagga Ent./Atlantic]
  
• Ready
  Trey Songz
  [Songbook/Atlantic]
  
• Thr33 Ringz
  T-Pain
  [Jive Records]
  
  

Category 31

Best Rap Solo Performance
(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Best I Ever Had
  Drake
  [Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown]
  
• Beautiful
  Eminem
  Track from: Relapse
  [Aftermath/Interscope Records]
  
• D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)
  Jay-Z
  [Roc Nation]
  
• Day 'N' Nite
  Kid Cudi
  [Universal Motown/Good/Fool's Gold]
  
• Casa Bey
  Mos Def
  Track from: The Ecstatic
  [Downtown Records]
  
  

Category 32

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
(For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Too Many Rappers
  Beastie Boys & Nas
  [Capitol]
  
• Crack A Bottle
  Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
  Track from: Relapse
  [Aftermath/Interscope]
  
• Money Goes, Honey Stay
  Fabolous & Jay-Z
  Track from: Loso's Way
  [Def Jam]
  
• Make Her Say
  Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common
  [Universal Motown/GOOD Music]
  
• Amazing
  Kanye West & Young Jeezy
  Track from: 808s & Heartbreak
  [Roc-A-Fella]
  
  

Category 33

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
(For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Ego
  Beyoncé & Kanye West
  [Music World Music/Columbia]
  
• Knock You Down
  Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo
  Track from: In A Perfect World...
  [MMG/Zone 4/Interscope Records]
  
• Run This Town
  Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
  [Roc Nation]
  
• I'm On A Boat
  The Lonely Island & T-Pain
  Track from: Incredibad
  [Universal Republic Records]
  
• Dead And Gone
  T.I. & Justin Timberlake
  Track from: Paper Trail
  [Grand Hustle/Atlantic]
  
  

Category 34

Best Rap Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Best I Ever Had
  Aubrey Drake Graham, D. Hamilton & M. Samuels, songwriters (Drake)
  [Aspire/Young Money/Cash Money; Publisher: Sony/ATV Tunes.]
  
• Day 'N' Nite
  S. Mescudi & O. Omishore, songwriters (Kid Cudi)
  [Universal Motown/Good/Fool's Gold; Publishers: Elsie's Baby Boy, Owo Olorun, Universal Music Publishing.]
  
• Dead And Gone
  C. Harris, R. Tadross & J. Timberlake, songwriters (T.I. & Justin Timberlake)
  Track from: Paper Trail
  [Grand Hustle/Atlantic; Publishers: Crown Club Publishing/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/Tenman Tunes/Universal Z Tunes/Cleopatra's Sons Music/EMI April Music.]
  
• 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)
  [Atlantic; Publishers: EMI April Music, Carter Boys Music/Chrysalis Songs/No ID Music, Unichappell Music, APM Music.]
  
• Run This Town
  Shawn Carter, R. Fenty, M. Riddick, Kanye West & E. Wilson, songwriters (Athanasios Alatas, songwriter) (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West)
  [Roc Nation; Publishers: EMI April Music, Carter Boys Music/Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood/Chrysalis Songs/No ID Music/All The Above Publishing/Sony ATV/Annauhi Music/Athanasios Alatas Publishing.]
  
  

Category 35

Best Rap Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Universal Mind Control
  Common
  [Geffen]
  
• Relapse
  Eminem
  [Aftermath/Interscope]
  
• R.O.O.T.S.
  Flo Rida
  [Poe Boy/Atlantic]
  
• The Ecstatic
  Mos Def
  [Downtown Records]
  
• The Renaissance
  Q-Tip
  [Universal Motown]
  
  

Category 36

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Dead Flowers
  Miranda Lambert
  [Columbia Records]
  
• I Just Call You Mine
  Martina McBride
  Track from: Shine
  [RCA Records]
  
• White Horse
  Taylor Swift
  Track from: Fearless
  [Big Machine Records]
  
• Just A Dream
  Carrie Underwood
  Track from: Carnival Ride
  [Arista Nashville]
  
• Solitary Thinkin'
  Lee Ann Womack
  Track from: Call Me Crazy
  [MCA Nashville]
  
  

Category 37

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• All I Ask For Anymore
  Trace Adkins
  Track from: X (Ten)
  [Capitol Records Nashville]
  
• People Are Crazy
  Billy Currington
  Track from: Little Bit Of Everything
  [Mercury Records]
  
• High Cost Of Living
  Jamey Johnson
  Track from: That Lonesome Song
  [Mercury Records]
  
• Living For The Night
  George Strait
  Track from: Twang
  [MCA Nashville]
  
• Sweet Thing
  Keith Urban
  Track from: Defying Gravity
  [Capitol Records Nashville]
  
  

Category 38

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Cowgirls Don't Cry
  Brooks & Dunn
  Track from: Cowboy Town
  [Arista Nashville]
  
• Chicken Fried
  Zac Brown Band
  Track from: The Foundation
  [Home Grown/Big Picture/Atlantic]
  
• I Run To You
  Lady Antebellum
  Track from: Lady Antebellum
  [Capitol Records Nashville]
  
• Here Comes Goodbye
  Rascal Flatts
  Track from: Unstoppable
  [Lyric Street Records]
  
• It Happens
  Sugarland
  Track from: Love On The Inside
  [Mercury Records]
  

Category 39

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Beautiful World
  Dierks Bentley & Patty Griffin
  Track from: Feel That Fire
  [Capitol Records Nashville]
  
• Down The Road
  Kenny Chesney & Mac McAnally
  Track from: Lucky Old Sun
  [BNA Records Label]
  
• Start A Band
  Brad Paisley & Keith Urban
  Track from: Play
  [Arista Nashville]
  
• I Told You So
  Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis
  [19/Arista Nashville]
  
• Everything But Quits
  Lee Ann Womack & George Strait
  Track from: Call Me Crazy
  [MCA Nashville]
  
  

Category 40

Best Country Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Under The (Five) Wire
  Alison Brown
  Track from: The Company You Keep
  [Compass Records]
  
• The Crystal Merchant
  The Greencards
  Track from: Fascination
  [Sugar Hill Records]
  
• Mansinneedof
  Sarah Jarosz
  Track from: Song Up In Her Head
  [Sugar Hill Records]
  
• Producer's Medley
  Steve Wariner
  Track from: Steve Wariner c.g.p. My Tribute To Chet Atkins
  [SelecTone Records]
  
  

Category 41

Best Country Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• All I Ask For Anymore
  Casey Beathard & Tim James, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
  Track from: X (Ten)
  [Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, T-Bird's Music.]
  
• High Cost Of Living
  Jamey Johnson & James Slater, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)
  Track from: That Lonesome Song
  [Mercury Records; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music/Big Gassed Hitties, Hope-N-Cal Music/Pick Them Maters Music/Diversion Music.]
  
• I Run To You
  Tom Douglas, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
  Track from: Lady Antebellum
  [Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/DWHaywood Music/Radiobulletspublishing/Hillary Dawn Publishing/Shaw Enuff Songs/Sony/ATV Music Publishing/Tomdouglasmusic.]
  
• People Are Crazy
  Bobby Braddock & Troy Jones, songwriters (Billy Currington)
  Track from: Little Bit Of Everything
  [Mercury Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Tiltawhirl Music/Crozier Music Enterprise.]
  
• White Horse
  Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
  Track from: Fearless
  [Big Machine Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, Taylor Swift Music/Sony/ATV Timber Publishing, Hillsboro Valley Songs.]
  
  

Category 42

Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• The Foundation
  Zac Brown Band
  [Home Grown/Big Picture/Atlantic]
  
• Twang
  George Strait
  [MCA Nashville]
  
• Fearless
  Taylor Swift
  [Big Machine Records]
  
• Defying Gravity
  Keith Urban
  [Capitol Records Nashville]
  
• Call Me Crazy
  Lee Ann Womack
  [MCA Nashville]
  
  

Category 43

Best New Age Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Faith
  Jim Brickman
  [Compass Productions]
  
• Prayer For Compassion
  David Darling
  [Wind Over The Earth]
  
• Laserium For The Soul
  Henta
  [henta.co.uk]
  
• In A Dream
  Peter Kater, Dominic Miller, Kenny Loggins & Jaques Morelenbaum
  [Point Of Light Records]
  
• Impressions Of The West Lake
  Kitaro
  [Domo Records]
  
  

Category 44

Best Contemporary Jazz Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

• Urbanus
  Stefon Harris & Blackout
  [Concord Jazz]
  
• Sounding Point
  Julian Lage
  [Emarcy/Decca]
  
• At World's Edge
  Philippe Saisse
  [E1 Music]
  
• Big Neighborhood
  Mike Stern
  [Heads Up International]
  
• 75
  Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate
  [Heads Up International]
  
  

Category 45

Best Jazz Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• No Regrets
  Randy Crawford (& Joe Sample)
  [PRA Records]
  
• Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman
  Kurt Elling
  [Concord Jazz]
  
• So In Love
  Roberta Gambarini
  [Groovin' High/Emarcy]
  
• Tide
  Luciana Souza
  [Verve]
  
• Desire
  Tierney Sutton (Band)
  [Telarc Jazz]
  
  

Category 46

Best Improvised Jazz Solo
(For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Dancin' 4 Chicken
  Terence Blanchard, soloist
  Track from: Watts (Jeff "Tain" Watts)
  [Dark Key Music]
  
• All Of You
  Gerald Clayton, soloist
  Track from: Two-Shade
  [ArtistShare]
  
• Ms. Garvey, Ms. Garvey
  Roy Hargrove, soloist
  Track from: Emergence
  [Groovin' High/Emarcy]