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GRAMMY AWARDS 2011



RECORD OF THE YEAR

NOTHIN’ ON YOU – B.O.B. FEATURING BRUNO MARS

LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE – EMINEM FEATURING RIHANNA

F*** YOU – CEE LO GREEN

EMPIRE STATE OF MIND – JAY-Z & ALICIA KEYS

NEED YOU NOW – LADY ANTEBELLUM -- WINNER

 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

RECOVERY – EMINEM

THE SUBURBS – ARCADE FIRE -- WINNER

NEED YOU NOW – LADY ANTEBELLUM

THE FAME MONSTER – LADY GAGA

TEENAGE DREAM – KATY PERRY

 

SONG OF THE YEAR

BEG STEAL OR BORROW – RAY LAMONTAGNE

F*** YOU – BRODY BROWN

THE HOUSE THAT BUILT ME – TOM DOUGLAS & ALLEN SHAMBLIN

LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE – EMINEM

NEED YOU NOW – WRITTEN BY DAVE HAYWARD & JOSH KEAR & CHARLES KELLEY & HILLARY SCOTT - PERFORMED BY LADY ANTEBELLUM -- WINNER

 

BEST NEW ARTIST

JUSTIN BIEBER

DRAKE

FLORENCE & THE MACHINE

MUMFORD & SONS

ESPERANZA SPALDING -- WINNER

 

BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE

KING OF ANYTHING – SARA BEREILLES

HALO (LIVE) – BEYONCE

CHASING PIRATES – NORAH JONES

BAD ROMANCE – LADY GAGA -- WINNER

TEENAGE DREAM – KATY PERRY

 

BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE

HAVEN’T MET YOU YET – MICHAEL BUBLE

THIS IS IT – MICHAEL JACKSON

WHATAYA WANT FROMME – ADAM LAMBERT

JUST THE WAY YOU ARE – BRUNO MARS -- WINNER

HALF OF MY HEART – JOHN MAYER

 

BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS

DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ – GLEE CAST

MISERY – MAROON 5

THE ONLY EXCEPTION – PARAMORE

BABYFATHER – SADE

HEY, SOUL SISTER – TRAIN -- WINNER

 

BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS

AIRPLANES, PART II – B.O.B., EMINEM & HALEY WILLIAMS

IMAGINE – HERBIE HANCOCK, PINK, INDIA.ARIE, SEAL, KONONO NO 1, JEFF BECK & OUMOU SANGARE -- WINNER

IF IT WASN’T FOR BAD – ELTON JOHN & LEON RUSSELL

TELEPHONE – LADY GAGA & BEYONCE

CALIFORNIA GURLS – KATY PERRY & SNOOP DOGG

 

BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE

FLOW – LAURIE ANDERSON

NESSUN DORMA – JEFF BECK -- WINNER

NO MYSTERY – STANLEY CLARKE

ORCHESTRAL INTRO – GORILLAZ

SLEEPWALK – THE BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA

 

BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM

PUSHING THE ENVELOPE – GERALD ALBRIGHT

TAKE YOUR PICK – LARRY CARLTON & TAK MATSUMOTO -- WINNER

HEART AND SOUL – KENNY G

SINGLUARITY – ROBBY KRIEGR

EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING: THE MUSIC OF DONNY HATHAWAY – KIRK WHALUM

 

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM

MY WORLD 2.0 – JUSTIN BIEBER

I DREAMED A DREAM – SUSAN BOYLE

THE FAME MONSTER – LADY GAGA -- WINNER

BATTLE STUDIES – JOHN MAYER

TEENAGE DREAM – KATY PERRY

 

BEST DANCE RECORDING

ROCKET – GOLDFRAPP

IN FOR THE KILL – LA ROUX

DANCE IN THE DARK – LADY GAGA

ONLY GIRL – RIHANNA -- WINNER

DANCING ON MY OWN – ROBYN

 

BEST ELECTRONIC/ DANCE ALBUM

THESE HOPEFUL MACHINES – BT

FURTHER – THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS

HEAD FIRST – GOLDFRAPP

BLACK LIGHT – GROOVE ARMADA

LA ROUX – LA ROUX -- WINNER

 

BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM

THE GREATEST LOVE SONGS OF ALL TIME – BARRY MANILOW
CRAZY LOVE – MICHAEL BUBLE -- WINNER

LET IT BE ME: MATHIS IN NASHVILLE – JOHNNY MATHIS

FLY ME TO THE MOON…THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK: VOLUME V – ROD STEWART

LOVE IS THE ANSWER – BARBARA STREISAND

 

BEST SOLO ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE

RUN BACK TO YOUR SIDE – ERIC CLAPTON

CROSSROADS – JOHN MAYER

HELTER SKELTER – PAUL MCCARTNEY -- WINNER

SILVER RIDER – ROBERT PLANT

ANGRY WORLD – NEIL YOUNG

 

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS

READY TO START – ARCADE FIRE

I PUT A SPELL ON YOU – JEFF BECK & JOSS STONE

TIGHTEN UP – THE BLACK KEYS -- WINNER

RADIOACTIVE – KINGS OF LEON

 

BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE

A LOOKING IN VIEW – ALICE IN CHAINS

LET ME HEAR YOU SCREAM – OZZY OSBOURNE

BLACK RAIN – SOUNDGARDEN

BETWEEN THE LINES – STONE TEMPLE PILOTS

NEW FANG – THEM CROOKED VULTURES -- WINNER

 

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE

LET THE GUILT GO – KORN

IN YOUR WORDS – LAMB OF GOD
EL DORADO – IRON MAIDEN -- WINNER

SUDDEN DEATH – MEGADETH

WORLD PAINTED BLOOD – SLAYER

 

BEST ROCK INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE

BLACK MUD – THE BLACK KEYS

DO THE MURRAY – LOS LOBOS

KUNDALINI BONFIRE – DAVE MATTHEWS & TIM REYNOLDS
HAMMERHEAD – JEFF BECK

THE DEATHLESS HORSIE – DWEEZIL ZAPPA

 

BEST ROCK SONG

LITTLE LION MAN – MUMFORD & SONS

RADIOACTIVE – KINGS OF LEON
ANGRY WORLD – NEIL YOUNG -- WINNER

RESISTANCE – MUSE

TIGHTEN UP – THE BLACK KEYS

 

BEST ROCK ALBUM

EMOTION & COMMOTION – JEFF BECK

THE RESISTANCE – MUSE -- WINNER

BACKSPACER – PEARL JAM

MOJO – TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS

LE NOISE – NEIL YOUNG

 

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM

THE SUBURBS – ARCADE FIRE

INFINITE ARMS – BAND OF HORSES

BROTHERS – BLACK KEY WINNER

BROKEN BELLS – BROKEN BELLS

CONTRA – VAMPIRE WEEKEND

 

BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE

GONE ALREADY – FAITH EVANS

BITTERSWEET – FANTASIA- WINNER

EVERYTHING TO ME – MONICA

TIRED – KELLY PRICE

HOLDING YOU DOWN – JAZMINE SULLIVAN

 

BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE

SECOND CHANCE – EL DEBARGE

FINDING MY WAY BACK – JAHEIM

WHY WOULD YOU STAY – KEM

WE’RE STILL FRIENDS – MUSIQ SOULCHILD

THERE GOES MY BABY – USHER -- WINNER

 

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS

LOVE – CHUCK BROWN, JILL SCOTT & MARCUS MILLER

TAKE MY TIME – CHRIS BROWN & TANK

YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND – RONALD ISLEY & ARETHA FRANKLIN

SHINE – JOHN LEGEND & THE ROOTS

SOLDIER OF LOVE – SADE -- WINNER

 

BEST TRADITIONAL R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE

WHEN A WOMAN LOVES – R. KELLY

HANG ON IN THERE – JOHN LEGEND & THE ROOTS -- WINNER

YOU’RE SO AMAZING – CALVIN RICHARDSON

IN BETWEEN – RYAN SHAW

GO – BETTY WRIGHT

 

BEST URBAN/ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE

LITTLE ONE – BILAL

F*** YOU – CEE LO GREEN -- WINNER

ORION – CAROLYN MALACHI

TIGHTROPE – JANELLA MONAE & BIG BOI

STILL – ERIC ROBERSON

 

BEST R&B SONG

BITTERSWEET – FANTASIA

FINDING MY WAY BACK – JAHEIM

SECOND CHANCE – EL DEBARGE

SHINE – JOHN LEGEND & THE ROOTS -- WINNER

WHY WOULD YOU STAY – KEM

 

BEST R&B ALBUM

THE LOVE & WAR MASTERPEACE – RAHEEM DEVAUGHN

BACK TO ME – FANTASIA

ANOTHER ROUND – JAHEIM

WAKE UP! – JOHN LEGEND & THE ROOTS -- WINNER

STILL STANDING – MONICA

 

BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM

GRAFFITI – CHRIS BROWN

UNTITLED – R. KELLY

TRANSITION – RYAN LESLIE

THE ARCHANDROID – JANELLE MONAE

RAYMOND V RAYMOND – USHER -- WINNER

 

BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE

OVER-DRAKE

NOT AFRAID – EMINEM -- WINNER

HOW LOW – LUDACRIS

I’M BACK – T.I.

POWER – KANYE WEST

 

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP

SHUTTERBUGG – BIG BOI, BOSKO, CUTTY & MOUCHE

FANCY – DRAKE, T.I. & SWIZZ BEATZ

ON TO THE NEXT ONE – JAY-Z & SWIZZ BEATZ -- WINNER

MY CHICK BAD – LUDACRIS & NICKI MINAJ

LOSE MY MIND – YOUNG JEEZY & PLIES

 

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION

NOTHIN’ ON YOU – B.O.B. & BRUNO MARS

DEUCES – CHRIS BROWN, TYGA & KEVIN MCCALL

LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE – EMINEM & RIHANNA

EMPIRE STATE OF MIND – JAY-Z & ALICIA KEYS -- WINNER

WAKE UP EVERYBODY – JOHN LEGEND & THE ROOTS

 

BEST RAP SONG

LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE – EMINEM & RIHANNA

NOT AFRAID – EMINEM
EMPIRE STATE OF MIND – JAY-Z & ALICIA KEYS -- WINNER

NOTHIN’ ON YOU – B.O.B. & BRUNO MARS

ON TO THE NEXT ONE – JAY-Z & SWIZZ BEATZ

 

BEST RAP ALBUM

THE ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY – B.O.B.

THANK ME LATER – DRAKE

RECOVERY – EMINEM -- WINNER

THE BLUEPRINT 3 – JAY-Z

HOW I GOT OVER – THE ROOTS

 

BEST FEMALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE

SATISFIED – JEWEL

THE HOUSE THAT BUILT ME – MIRANDA LAMBERT -- WINNER

SWINGIN’ – LEANN RIMES

TEMPORARY HOME – CARRIE UNDERWOOD

I’D LOVE TO BE YOUR LAST – GRETCHEN WILSON

 

BEST MALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE

MACON – JAMEY JOHNSON

CRYIN’ FOR ME – TOBY KEITH

TURNING HOME – DAVID NAIL

‘TIL SUMMER COMES AROUND – KEITH URBAN -- WINNER

GETTING’ YOU HOME – CHRIS YOUNG

 

BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS

FREE – ZAC BROWN BAND

ELIZABETH – DAILEY & VINCENT

NEED YOU NOW – LADY ANTEBELLUM -- WINNER

LITTLE WHITE CHURCH – LITTLE BIG TOWN

WHERE RAINBOWS NEVER DIE – THE STEELDRIVERS

 

BEST COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS

BAD ANGEL – DIERKS BENTLEY, MIRANDA LAMBERT & JAME JOHNSON

PRIDE – DIERKS BENTLEY, DEL MCCOURY & THE PUNCH BROTHERS

AS SHE’S WALKING AWAY – ZAC BROWN BAND & ALAN JACKSON -- WINNER

HILLBILLY BONE – BLAKE SHELTON & TRACE ADKINS

I RUN TO YOU – MARTY STUART & CONNIE SMITH

 

BEST COUNTRY INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE

TATTOO OF A SMUDGE – CHERRYHOLMES

MAGIC #9 – THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS

NEW CHANCE BLUES – PUNCH BROTHERS

WILLOW CREEK – DARRELL SCOTT

HUMMINGBYRD – MARTY STUART -- WINNER

 

BEST COUNTRY SONG

THE BREATH YOU TAKE – GEORGE STRAIT

FREE – ZAC BROWN BAND

THE HOUSE THAT BUILT ME – MIRANDA LAMBERT

I’D LOVE TO BE YOUR LAST – GRETCHEN WILSON

IF I DIE YOUNG – THE BAND PERRY

NEED YOU NOW – LADY ANTEBELLUM -- WINNER

 

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

UP ON THE RIDGE – DIERKS BENTLEY

YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE – ZAC BROWN BAND

THE GUITAR SONG – JAMEY JOHNSON

NEED YOU NOW – LADY ANTEBELLUM -- WINNER

REVOLUTION – MIRANDA LAMBERT

 

BEST NEW AGE ALBUM

OCEAN – MICHAEL BRANT DEMARIA

SACRED JOURNEY OF KU-KAI, VOLUME 4 – KITARO

DANCING INTO SILENCE – R. CARLOS NAKAI, WILLIAM EATON & WILL CLIPMAN

MIHO: JOURNEY TO THE MOUNTAIN – PAUL WINTER CONSORT --WINNER

INSTRUMENTAL OASIS, VOL. 4 – ZAMORA

 

BEST CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM

NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE – JOEY DEFRANCESCO

NOW IS THE TIME – JEFF LORBER FUSION
THE STANLEY CLARKE BAND – THE STANLEY CLARKE BAND -- WINNER

TO THE ONE – JOHN MCLAUGHLIN

BACKATOWN – TROMBONE SHORTY

 

BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM

BREDDY COLE SINGS MR. B – FREDDY COLE

WHEN LIGHTS ARE LOW – DENISE DONATELLI
TO BILLIE WITH LOVE FROM DEE DEE – DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER -- WINNER

AGES – LORRAINE FEATHER

WATER – GREGORY PORTER

 

BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO

SOLAR – ALAN BROADBENT

A CHANGE IS GONNA COME – HERBIE HANCOCK -- WINNER

BODY AND SOUL – KEITH JARRETT

LONELY WOMAN – HANK JONES

VAN GOGH – WYNTON MARSALIS

 

BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM, INDIVIDUAL, OR GROUP

POSITOOTLY! – JOHN BEASLEY

THE NEW SONG AND DANCE – CLAYTON BROTHERS

HISTORICITY – VIJAY IYER TRIO

MOODY 4B – JAMES MOODY -- WINNER

PROVIDENCIA – DANILO PEREZ

 

BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM

INFERNAL MACHINES – DARCY JAMES ARGUES SECRET SOCIETY

AUTUMN – BILLY CHILDS ENSEMBLE

PATHWAYS – DAVE HOLLAND OCTET

54 – METROPOLE ORKEST, JOHN SCOFIELD & VINCE MENDOZA

MINGUS BIG BAND LIVE AT JAZZ STANDARD – MINGUS BIG BAND -- WINNER

 

BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM

TANGO GRILL – PABLO ASLAN

SECOND CHANCE – HECTOR MARTIGNON

PSYCHEDELIC BLUES – POHNCHO SANCHEZ

CHUCHO’S STEPS – CHUCHO VALDES AND THE AFRO-CUBAN MESSENGERS -- WINNER

IBIEN BIEN! – WAYNE WALLACE LATIN JAZZ QUINTET

 

BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE

HE WANTS IT ALL – FOREVER JONES

YOU HOLD MY WORLD – ISRAEL HOUGHTON

NOBODY GREATER – VASHAWN MITCHELL

HE’S BEEN JUST THAT GOOD – KIRK WHALUM & LALAH HATHAWAY

GRACE – BEBE & CECE WINANS -- WINNER

 

BEST GOSPEL SONG

BEAUTIFUL THINGS – LISA GUNGOR & MICHAEL GUNGOR

BETTER THAN A HALLELUJAH – SARAH HART & CHAPIN HARTFORD

IT’S WHAT I DO – KIRK WHALUM & LALAH HATHAWAY -- WINNER

OUR GOD – CHRIS TOMLIN

RETURN TO SENDER – RICKY SKAGGS

 

BEST ROCK OR RAP GOSPEL ALBUM

CHURCH MUSIC – DAVID CROWDER BAND

FOR THOSE WHO WAIT – FIREFLIGHT

BEAUTIFUL THINGS – GUNGOR

REHAB – LECRAE

HELLO HURRICANE – SWITCHFOOT -- WINNER

 

BEST POP/CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL ALBUM

BEAUTY WILL RISE – STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN

LOVE GOD. LOVE PEOPLE. – ISRAEL HOUGHTON- WINNER

PIECES OF A REAL HEART – SANCTUS REAL

MOSAIC – RICKY SKAGGS

TONIGHT – TOBYMAC

 

BEST SOUTHERN, COUNTRY, OR BLUEGRASS ALBUM

TIMES LIKE THESE – AUSTINS BRIDGE

THE REASON – DIAMOND RIO -- WINNER

EXPECTING GOOD THINGS – JEFF & SHERI EASTER

JOURNEY ON – TY HERNDON

LIVE AT OAK TREE – KAREN PECK & NEW RIVER

 

BEST TRADITIONAL GOSPEL ALBUM

THE EXPERIENCE – VANESSA BELL ARMSTRONG

A CITY CALLED HEAVEN – SHIRLEY CAESAR

DOWNTOWN CHURCH – PATTY GRIFFIN -- WINNER

HERE I AM – MARVIN SAPP

ALL IN ONE – KAREN CLARK SHEARD

 

BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B GOSPEL ALBUM

GET READY – FOREVER JONES

LOVE UNSTOPPABLE – FRED HAMMOND

TRIUMPHANT – VASHAWN MITCHELL

AARON SLEDGE – AARON SLEDGE

STILL – BEBE& CECE WINANS -- WINNER

 

BEST LATIN POP ALBUM

POQUITA ROPA – RICARDO ARJONA

ALEX CUBA – ALEX CUBA

BOLETO DE ENTRADA – KANY GARCIA

PARAISO EXPRESS – ALEJANDRO SANZ -- WINNER

OTRA COSA – JULIETA VENEGAS

 

BEST LATIN ROCK, ALTERNATIVE, OR URBAN ALBUM

ORO – CHOCQUIB TOWN

AMOR VINCIT OMNIA – DRACO

EL EXISTENTIAL – GRUPO FANTASMA -WINNER

BULEVAR 2000 – NORTEC COLLECTIVE PRESENTS: BOSTITCH+FUSSIBLE

1977 – ANA TIJOUX

 

BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM

SIN SALSO NO HAY PARAISO – EL GRAN COMBO DE PUERTO RICO

ASONDEGUERRA – JUAN LUIS GUERRA 4.40

IRREPETIBLE – GILBERTO SANTA ROSA

VIVA LA TRADICION – SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA -- WINNER

100 SONES CUBANOS – VARIOUS ARTISTS

 

BEST TEJANO ALBUM

SABES BIEN – JUAN P. MORENO

IN THE POCKET – JOE POSADA
RECUERDOS – LITTLE JOE & LA FAMILIA -- WINNER

HOMENAJE A MI PADRE – SUNNY SAUCEDA Y TODO ESO

COOKIN – TORTILLA FACTORY

 

BEST NORTENO ALBUM

INDISPENSABLE – ANGEL FRESNILLO

CLASSIC – INTOCABLE -- WINNER

NI HOY NI MANANA – GERARDO ORTIZ

DESDE LA CANTINA VOLUMEN 1 – PESADO

INTENSAMENTE – PRINCIPEZ DE LA MUSICA NORTENA

 

BEST BANDA ALBUM

ANDO BIEN PEDO – BANDA LOS RECODITOS

CARICIAS COMPRADAS… - CUISILLOS

CON LA FUERZA DEL CORRIDO – EL CHAPO

ENAMORATE DE MI – EL GUERO Y SU BANDA CENTENARIO -- WINNER

TODO DEPNDE DE TI – LA ARROLLADORA BANDA EL LIMON

 

BEST AMERICANA ALBUM

THE LIST – ROSANNE CASH

TIN CAN TRUST – LOS LOBOS

COUNTRY MUSIC – WILLIE NELSON

BAND OF JOY – ROBERT PLANT

YOU ARE NOT ALONE – MAVIS STAPLES -- WINNER

 

BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM

CIRCLES AROUND ME – SAM BUSH

MOUNTAIN SOUL II – PATTY LOVELESS -- WINNER

FAMILY CIRCLE – THE DEL MCCOURY BAND

LEGACY – PETER ROWAN BLUEGRASS BAND

RECKLESS – THE STEELDRIVERS

 

BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM

GIANT – JAMES COTTON

MEMPHIS BLUES – CYNDI LAUPER

THE WELL – CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE

JOINED AT THE HIP – PINETOP PERKINS & WILLIE SMITH -- WINNER

PLAYS BLUES, BALLADS & FAVORITES – JIMMY VAUGHAN

 

BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM

NOTHING’S IMPOSSIBLE – SOLOMON BURKE

TRIBAL – DR. JOHN AND THE LOWER 911

LIVING PROOF – BUDDY GUY -WINNER

INTERPRETATIONS: THE BRITISH ROCK SONGBOOK – BETTYE LAVETTE

LIVE! IN CHICAGO – KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD BAND

 

BEST TRADITIONAL FOLK ALBUM

ONWARD AND UPWARD – LUTHER DICKINSON & THE SONS OF MUDBOY

MEMORIES OF JOHN – THE JOHN HARTFORD STRINGBAND
GENUINE NEGRO JIG – CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS -- WINNER

MARIA MULDAUR & HER GARDEN OF JOY – MARIA MULDAUR

RICKY SKAGGS SOLO: SONGS MY DAD LOVED – RICKY SKAGGS

 

BEST CONTEMPORARY FOLK ALBUM

LOVE IS STRANGE – JACKSON BROWNE & DAVID LINDLEY

THE AGE OF MIRACLES – MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER

SOMEDAYS THE SONG WRITES YOU – GUY CLARK

GOD WILLIN’ & THE CREEK DON’T RISE – RAY LAMONTAGNE AND THE PARIAH DOGS -- WINNER

DREAM ATTIC – RICHARD THOMPSON

 

BEST HAWAIIAN MUSIC ALBUM

AMY HANAIALI’I AND SLACK KEY MASTERS OF HAWAII – AMY HANAIALI’I AND SLACK KEY MASTERS OF HAWAII
HUANA KE ALOHA – TIA CARRERE -- WINNER

POLANI – DANIEL HO

THE LEGEND – LEDWARD KAAPANA

MAUI ON MY MIND – HAWAIIAN SLACK KEY GUITAR – JEFF PETERSON

 

BEST NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC ALBUM

XI – BEAR CREEK

TEMPTATIONS: CREE ROUND DANCE SONGS – NORTHERN CREE

WOODNOTES WYLD – PETER PHIPPEN

2010 GATHERING OF NATIONS POW WOW: A SPIRIT’S DANCE – VARIOUS ARTISTS -- WINNER

 

BEST ZYDECO OR CAJUN MUSIC ALBUM

EN COULEURS – FEUFOLLET

HAPPY GO LUCKY – D.L. MENARD
ZYDECO JUNKIE – CHUBBY CARRIER AND THE BAYOU SWAMP BAND -- WINNER

BACK HOME – THE PINE LEAF BOYS

CREOLE MOON – CEDRIC WATSON ET BIJOU CREOLE

 

BEST REGGAE ALBUM

ISAACS MEETS ISAAC – GREGORY ISSACS & KING ISAAC

REVELATION – LEE “SCRATCH” PERRY
BEFORE THE DAWN – BUJU BANTON -- WINNER

MADE IN JAMAICA – BOB SINCLAR AND SLY & ROBBIE

ONE POP REGGAE + - SLY & ROBBIE AND THE FAMILY TAXI

LEGACY – ANDREW TOSH

 

BEST TRADITIONAL WORLD MUSIC ALBUM

PURE SOUNDS – GYUTO MONKS OF TIBET

I SPEAK FULA – BASSEKOU KOUYAT & NGONI BA

GRACE – SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR

ALI AND TOUMANI – ALI FARKA TOURE & TOUMANI DIABATE -- WINNER

TANGO UNIVERSAL – VAYO

 

BEST CONTEMPORARY WORLD MUSIC ALBUM

ALL IN ONE – BEBEL GILBERTO

OYO – ANGELIQUE KIDJO

BOM TEMPO – SERGIO MENDES
THROW DOWN YOUR HEART – BELA FLECK -- WINNER

ON NAMO NARAYANAYA: SOUL CALL – CHANDRIKA KRISHNAMURTHY TANDON

 

BEST MUSICAL ALBUM FOR CHILDREN

HERE COMES SCIENCE – THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS

JUNGLE GYM – JUSTIN ROBERTS

SUNNY DAYS – BATTERS BY DUO

TOMORROW’S CHILDREN – PETE SEEGER WITH THE RIVERTOWN KIDS AND FRIENDS -- WINNER

WEIRD THINGS ARE EVERYWHERE! – JUDY PANCOAST

 

BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM FOR CHILDREN

ANNE FRANK: THE DEFINITIVE EDITION – SELMA BLAIR

THE BEST CANDY IN THE WHOLE WORLD – BILL HARLEY

HEALTHY FOOD FOR THOUGHT: GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT – VARIOUS ARTISTS

JULIE ANDREWS’ COLLECTION OF POEMS, SONGS, AND LULLABIES – JULIE ANDREWS & EMMA WALTON HAMILTON -- WINNER

NANNE MCPHEE RETURNS – EMMA THOMPSON

 

BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM

AMERICAN ON PURPOSE – CRAIG FERGUSON

THE BEDWETTER – SARAH SIVERMAN

THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART PRESENTS EARTH – JON STEWART -- WINNER

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FUTURE… - MICHAEL J. FOX

THIS TIME TOGETHER: LAUGHTER AND REFLECTION – CAROL BURNETT

THE WOODY ALLEN COLLECTION – WOODY ALLEN

 

BEST COMEDY ALBUM

CHO DEPENDENT – MARGARET CHO

I TOLD YOU I WAS FREAKY – FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS

KATHY GRIFFEN DOES THE BIBLE BELT – KATHY GRIFFIN

STARK RAVING BLACK – LEWIS BLACK -- WINNER

WEAPONS OF SELF DESTRUCTION – ROBIN WILLIAMS

 

BEST MUSICAL SHOW ALBUM

FELA! – ROBERT SHER

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC – TOMMY KRASKER
AMERICAN IDIOT – BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG - WINNER

PROMISES, PROMISES – DAVID CADDICK & DAVID LAI

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM – PHILIP CHAFFIN & TOMMY KRASKER

 

BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK

GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOLUME 1 – GLEE CAST

TREME – VARIOUS ARTISTS
CRAZY HEART – VARIOUS ARTISTS -- WINNER

TRUE BLOOD – VOLUME 2 – VARIOUS ARTISTS

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE

 

BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM

ALICE IN WONDERLAND – DANNY ELFMAN

AVATAR – JAMES HORNER

INCEPTION – HANS ZIMMER

SHERLOCK HOLMES – HANS ZIMMER

TOY STORY 3 – RANDY NEWMAN -- WINNER

 

BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION, OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA

DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS – DR. JOHN

I SEE YOU – LEONA LEWIS

KISS LIKE YOUR KISS – LUCINDA WILLIAMS & ELVIS COSTELLO

THIS CITY – FROM TREME

THE WEARY KIND – RYAN BINGHAM -- WINNER

 

BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION

AURORA – PATRICK WILLIAMS THE BIG BAND

BATTLE CIRCLE – CLAYTON BROTHERS

BOX OF CANNOLI – THE NORRBOTTEN BIG BAND

FOURTH STREAM … LA BANDA – TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

THE PATH AMONG THE TREES - PATRICK WILLIAMS -- WINNER

 

BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT

FANFARE FOR A NEW DAY – PATRICK WILLIAMS

ITSBYNNE REEL – DAVE EGGAR
CARLOS – VINCE MENDOZA -- WINNER

MONET – JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA

SKIP TO MY LOU – FRANK MACCHIA

 

BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT ACCOMPANYING VOCALISTS

BABY – BOBBY MCFERRIN

BASED ON A THOUSAND TRUE STORIES – VINCE MENDOZA

DON’T EXPLAIN – DENISE DONATELLI
BABA YETU – CHRISTOPHER TIN  -- WINNER

IMAGINE – HERBIE HANCOCK & LARRY KLEIN

 

BEST RECORDING PACKAGE

EGGS – OH NO ONO

HADESTOWN – ANAIS MITCHELL
BROTHERS – THE BLACK KEYS - MICHAEL CARNEY -- WINNER

WHAT WILL WE BE – DEVENDRA BANHART

YONKERS NY – CHIP TAYLOR

 

BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE

LIGHT: ON THE SOUTH SIDE – VARIOUS ARTISTS

MINOTAUR – THE PIXIES

A SIDEMAN’S JOURNEY – VOORMANN & FRIENDS

STORY ISLAND – VARIOUS ARTISTS

UNDER GREAT WHITE NORTHERN LIGHTS – THE WHITE STRIPES - ROB JONES & JACK WHITE III-- WINNER

 

BEST ALBUM NOTES

ALAN LOMAX IN HAITI – VARIOUS ARTISTS

KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY – BIG STAR - ROBERT GORDON-- WINNER

SIDE STEPS – JOHN COLTRANE

THERE BREATHES A HOPE – FISK UNIVERSITY JUBILEE QUARTET

TRUE LOVE CAST OUT ALL EVIL – ROKY ERIKSON WITH OKKERVIL RIVER

 

BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM

ALAN LOMAX IN HAITI – VARIOUS ARTISTS

THE BEATLES – THE BEATLES - JEFF JONES & ALLAN ROUSE -- WINNER

THE COMPLETE MOTHER’S BEST RECORDINGS…PLUS! – HANK WILLIAMS

NOT FADE AWAY – BUDDY HOLLY

WHERE THE ACTION IS! – VARIOUS ARTISTS

 

BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL

DIRTY SIDE DOWN – WIDESPREAD PANIC

EMOTION & COMMOTION – JEFF BECK

BATTLE STUDIES – JOHN MAYER - MICHAEL H BRAUER & JOE FERLA & CHAD FRANSCOVIAK & MANNY MARROQUIN -- WINNER

GOD WILLIN’ & THE CREEK DON’T RISE – RAY LAMONTAGNE AND THE PARIAH DOGS

PINK ELEPHANT – N’DAMBI

 

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL

ROB CAVALLO

DANGER MOUSE - BROKEN BELLS & DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL & TIGHTEN UP -- WINNER

DR. LUKE

REDONE

THE SMEEZINGTONS

 

BEST REMIXED RECORDING, NON-CLASSICAL

FANTASY – NADIA ALI

FUNK NASTY – ANDY CALDWELL

ORPHEUS – SERGIO MENDES

REVOLVER – MADONNA - DAVID GUETTA & AFROJACK -- WINNER

SWEET DISPOSITION – THE TEMPER TRAP

 

BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUM

THE INCIDENT – PORCUPINE TREE

PARALLAX EDEN – DAVID MILES HUBER
BRITTEN’S ORCHESTRA – MICHAEL STERN & KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY -- WINNER

SONGS AND STORIES – GEORGE BENSON

TRONDHEIMSOLISTENE – TRONDHEIMSOLISTENE

 

BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN…? – TURTLE ISLAND QUARTET & MIKE MARSHALL

MACKEY, STEVEN: DREAMHOUSE
DAUGHERTY – GIANCARLO GUERRERO & NASHVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA -- WINNER (TIE)

VOCABULARIES – BOBBY MCFERRIN
QUINCY PORTER - COMPLETE VIOLA WORKS -- WINNER (TIE)

 

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL

BLANTON ALSPAUGH

DAVID FROST -- WINNER

   -BRITTEN'S ORCHESTRA

   -EVAN CHAMBERS

   -AVNER DORMAN

   -THE 5 BROWNS

   -STEVEN MACKEY

   -MEETING OF THE SPIRITS

   -TWO ROADS TO EXILE                   

MARINA A. LEDIN, VICTOR LEDIN

JAMES MALLINSON

 

BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM

BRUCKNER – ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA

DAUGHERTY – TERRENCE WILSON

DREAMHOUSE

SACRIFICIUM – IL GIARDINO ARMONICO

VERDI: REQUIEM -- WINNER

 

BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE

BRUCKNER – ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA

DAUGHERTY – METROPOLIS SYMPHONY ; DEUS EX MACHINA -- WINNER

DREAMHOUSE

SALIERI – MANNHEIMER MOZARTORCHESTER

 

BEST OPERA RECORDING

BERG: LULU

HASSE: MARC’ANTONIO E CLOPATRA

SAARIAHO: L’AMOUR DE LOIN -- WINNER

SHCHEDRIM: THE ENCHANTED WANDERER

SULLIVAN: IVANHOE

 

BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE

BACH: CANTATAS

BALTIC RUNES

HAYDN: THE CREATION

MARTIN: GOLGOTHA

VERDI: REQUIEM -- WINNER

 

BEST INSTRUMENTAL SOLOISTS PERFORMANCE

DAUGHERTY: DEUS EX MACHINA

DORMAN, AVNER: MANDOLIN CONCERTO

KLETZKI: PIANO CONCERTO IN D MINOR, OP. 22

MOZART: PIANO CONCERTOS NOS. 23 & 24 -- WINNER

PORTER, QUINCY: CONCERTO FOR VIOLA & ORCHESTRA

 

BEST INSTRUMENTAL SOLOIST PERFORMANCE (WITHOUT ORCHESTRA)

CHOPIN: THE NOCTURNES – NELSON FREIRE

HAMELIN: ETUDES – MARC-ANDREW HAMELIN

MESSIAEN: LIVRE DU SAINT-SACREMENT – PAUL JACOBS -- WINNER

PAGANINI: 24 CAPRICES – JULIA FISCHER

20TH CENTURY HARP SONATAS – SARAH SCHUSTER ERICSSON

 

BEST CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCE

BEETHOVEN: COMPLETE SONATAS FOR VIOLIN & PIANO – ISABELLE FAUST & ALEXANDER MELNIKOV

GNATTALI: SOLO & CHAMBER WORKS FOR GUITAR – MARC REGNIER

LIGETI: STRING QUARTETS NOS. 1 & 2 – PARKER QUARTET -- WINNER

PORTER, QUINCY: COMPLETE VIOLA WORKS – ELISHA NELSON & JOHN MCLAUGHLIN WILLIAMS

SCHONBERG: STRING QUARTTS NOS. 3 & 4 – FRED SHERRY STRING QUARTET

 

BEST SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE

CEREMONY AND DEVOTION – THE SIXTEEN

DINASTIA BORJA -- WINNER

TRONDHIMSOLISTENE – IN FOLK STYLE

VICTORIA: LAMENTATIONS OF JEREMIAH – THE TALLIS SCHOLARS

WHITACRE, ERIC: CHORAL MUSIC – CAROL BAUMAN & LESLIE DE’ATH

 

BEST CLASSICAL VOCAL PERFORMANCE

OMBRE DE MON AMANT – WILLIAM CHRISTIE

SACRIFICIUM – GIOVANNI ANTONINI, IL GIARDINO ARMONICO -- WINNER

TURINA: CANTO A SEVILLA

VIVALDO: OPERA ARIAS – PYROTECHNICS

WAGNER: WSENDONCK-LIEDER

 

BEST CLASSICAL CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION

HENZE, HANS-WERNER: APPASSIONATAMENTE PLUS

LINDBERG, MAGNUS: GRAFFITI
DAUGHERTY, MICHAEL: DEUS EX MACHINA -- WINNER

PART, ARVO: SYMPHONY NO. 4

SHCHEDRIN, RODION KONSTANTINOVICH: THE ENCHANTED WANDERER

 

BEST CLASSICAL CROSSOVER ALBUM

MEETING OF THE SPIRITS – MATT HAIMOVITZ

OFF THE MAP – THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE

ROOTS – MY LIFE, MY SONG – JESSYE NORMAN

TIN, CHRISTOPHER: CALLING ALL DAWNS -- WINNER

VOCABULARIES – BOBBY MCFERRIN

 

BEST SHORT FORM MUSIC VIDEO

AIN’T NO GRAVE – JOHNNY CASH

LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE – EMINEM & RIHANNA

STYLO – GORILLAZ, MOS DEF & BOBBY WOMAK

F*** YOU – CEE LO GREEN

BAD ROMANCE – LADY GAGA -- WINNER

 

BEST LONG FORM MUSIC VIDEO

NO DISTANCE LEFT TO RUN – BLUR

WHEN YOU’RE STRANGE – THE DOORS -- WINNER

THE GREATEST EARS IN TOWN – ARIF MARDIN

RUSH: BEYOND THE LIGHTED STAGE – RUSH

UNDER GREAT LIGHT NORTHERN LIGHTS – THE WHITE STRIPES