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GRAMMY AWARDS 2009 NOMINEES AND WINNERS
Record of the Year
Chasing Pavements – Adele
Viva la Vida – Coldplay
Bleeding Love – Leona Lewis
Paper Planes – M.I.A.
Please Read the Letter – Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Song of the Year
American Boy – Estelle featuring Kanye West
Chasing Pavements – Adele
I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
Love Song - Sara Bareilles
Viva la Vida – Coldplay
Album of the Year
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends - Coldplay
Tha Carter III - Lil Wayne
Year of the Gentleman - Ne-Yo
Raising Sand - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
In Rainbows - Radiohead
Best New Artist
Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan
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 – P!nk
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
All Summer Long – Kid Rock
Say – John Mayer
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
Lesson Learned – Alicia Keys featuring John Mayer
4 Minutes – Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
Rich Woman – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
If I Never See Your Face Again – Maroon 5 featuring Rihanna
No Air – Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Love Appetite – Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere
I Dreamed There Was No War – Eagles
Fortune Teller – Fourplay
Steppin’ Out – Stanley Jordan
Blast! – Marcus Miller
Best Pop Instrumental Album
Sax for Stax – Gerald Albright
Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One – Larry Carlton
Jingle All the Way – Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
The Spice of Life – Earl Klugh
A Night Before Christmas – Spyro Gyra
Best Pop Vocal Album
Detours – Sheryl Crow
Rockferry – Duffy
Long Road Out of Eden – Eagles
Spirit – Leona Lewis
Covers – James Taylor
Best Dance Recording
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Alive 2007) – Daft Punk
Ready for the Floor – Hot Chip
Just Dance – Lady GaGa featuring Colby O’Donis
Give It 2 Me – Madonna
Disturbia – Rihanna
Black and Gold – Sam Sparro
Best Electronic/Dance Album
New York City – Brazilian Girls
Alive 2007 – Daft Punk
Bring Ya to the Brink – Cyndi Lauper
X – Kylie Minogue
Last Night – Moby
Robyn – Robyn
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
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 Vocals
Rock N Roll Train – AC/DC
Violet Hill – Coldplay
Long Road Out of Eden – Eagles
Sex on Fire – Kings of Leon
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 IV – Nine Inch Nails
Hope – Rush
Peaches En Regalia – Zappa Plays Zappa
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
Death Magnetic – Metallica
Consolers of the Lonely – The Raconteurs
Best Alternative Music Album
Modern Guilt – Beck
Narrow Stairs – Death Cab for Cutie
The Odd Couple – Gnarls Barkley
Evil Urges – My Morning Jacket
In Rainbows – Radiohead
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Me, Myself, and I – Beyoncé Knowles
Spotlight – Jennifer Hudson
Superwoman – Alicia Keys
Need U Bad – Jazmine Sullivan
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
You’re the Only One – Eric Benét
Take You Down – Chris Brown
Miss Independent – Ne-Yo
Can’t Help But Wait – Trey Songz
Here I Stand – Usher
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Ribbon in the Sky – Boyz II Men
Words – Anthony David featuring India.Arie
Stay with Me (By the Sea) – Al Green featuring John Legend
I’m His Only Woman – Jennifer Hudson featuring Fantasia
Never Give You Up – Raphael Saadiq featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
A Change Is Gonna Come – Wayne Brady
You’ve Got the Love I Need – Al Green featuring Anthony Hamilton
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
Say Goodbye to Love – Kenna
Wanna Be – Maiysha
Be OK – Chrisette Michele featuring will.i.am
Many Moons – Janelle Monáe
Lovin You (Music) – Wayna featuring Kokayi
Best R&B Song
Bust Your Windows – Jazmine Sullivan
Customer – Raheem DeVaughn
Heaven Sent – Keyshia Cole
Miss Independent – Ne-Yo
Spotlight – Jennifer Hudson
Best R&B Album
Love & Life – Eric Benét
Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA – Boyz II Men
Lay It Down – Al Green
Jennifer Hudson – Jennifer Hudson
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
Best Rap Solo Performance
Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)… – Jay-Z
A Milli – Lil Wayne
Paris, Tokyo – Lupe Fiasco
N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave and the Master) – Nas
Sexual Eruption – Snoop Dogg
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
Royal Flush – Big Boi featuring André 3000 & Raekwon
Swagga Like Us – Jay-Z & T.I. featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne
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 featuring Andre 3000
Got Money – Lil Wayne featuring T-Pain
Superstar – Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos
Best Rap Song
Lollipop – Lil Wayne featuring Static Major
Low – Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
Sexual Eruption – Snoop Dogg
Superstar – Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos
Swagga Like Us – T.I. & Jay-Z featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne
Best Rap Album
American Gangster – Jay-Z
Tha Carter III – Lil Wayne
Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool - Lupe Fiasco
Nas (album) - Nas
Paper Trail – T.I.
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
For These Times – Martina McBride
What I Cannot Change – LeAnn Rimes
Last Name – Carrie Underwood
Last Call – Lee Ann Womack
This Is Me You’re Talking To – Trisha Yearwood
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
You’re Gonna Miss This – Trace Adkins
In Color – Jamey Johnson
Just Got Started Lovin’ You – James Otto
Letter to Me – Brad Paisley
Troubadour – George Strait
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
God Must Be Busy – Brooks & Dunn
Love Don’t Live Here – Lady Antebellum
Every Day – Rascal Flatts
Blue Side of the Mountain – The SteelDrivers
Stay – Sugarland
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
Shiftwork – Kenny Chesney & George Strait
Killing the Blues – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
House of Cash – George Strait & Patty Loveless
Life in a Northern Town – Sugarland, Jake Owen & Little Big Town
Let the Wind Chase You – Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban
Best Country Instrumental Performance
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
Cluster Pluck – Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner
Best Country Song
Dig Two Graves – Ashley Gorley & Bob Regan, songwriters (Randy Travis)
I Saw God Today – Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell & Wade Kirby, songwriters (George Strait)
In Color – Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller & James Otto, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)
Stay – Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland)
You’re Gonna Miss This – Ashley Gorley & Lee Thomas Miller, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
Best Country Album
That Lonesome Song – Jamey Johnson
Sleepless Nights – Patty Loveless
Troubadour – George Strait
Around the Bend – Randy Travis
Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love – Trisha Yearwood
Best Bluegrass Album
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 with Family & Friends
Honoring The Fathers Of Bluegrass: Tribute To 1946 And 1947 – Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Wheels – Dan Tyminski
Best New Age Album
Meditations – William Ackerman
Pathfinder – Will Clipman
Peace Time – Jack DeJohnette
Ambrosia – Peter Kater
The Scent of Light – Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
Randy in Brazil – 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
Imagina: Songs Of Brasil – Karrin Allyson
Breakfast On The Morning Tram – Stacey Kent
If Less Is More…Nothing Is Everything – Kate McGarry
Loverly – Cassandra Wilson
Distances – Norma Winstone
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
Be-Bop – Terence Blanchard (Track from: Live At The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival)
Seven Steps To Heaven – Till Brönner (Track from: The Standard (Take 6))
Waltz For Debby – Gary Burton & Chick Corea (Track from: The New Crystal Silence)
Son of Thirteen – Pat Metheny (Track from: Day Trip)
Be-Bop – James Moody (Track from: Live At The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival)
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of Instrumental tracks.)
The New Crystal Silence – Chick Corea & Gary Burton
History, Mystery – Bill Frisell
Brad Mehldau Trio: Live – Brad Mehldau Trio
Day Trip – Pat Metheny With Christian McBride & Antonio Sanchez
Standards – Alan Pasqua, Dave Carpenter & Peter Erskine Trio
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Appearing Nightly – Carla Bley and Her Remarkable Big Band
Act Your Age – Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
Symphonica – Joe Lovano With WDR Big Band & Rundfunk Orchestra
Blauklang – Vince Mendoza
Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard – The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
Best Latin Jazz Album
Afro Bop Alliance – Caribbean Jazz Project
The Latin Side Of Wayne Shorter – Conrad Herwig & The Latin Side Band
Song For Chico – Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra
Nouveau Latino – Nestor Torres
Marooned/Aislado – Papo Vázquez The Mighty Pirates
Best Gospel Performance
I Understand – Kim Burrell, Rance Allen, BeBe Winans, Mariah Carey & Hezekiah Walker’s Love Fellowship Tabernacle Church Choir
East to West – Casting Crowns
Get Up – Mary Mary
Shall We Gather at the River – Take 6
Waging War – CeCe Winans
Best Gospel Song
Cover Me – 21:03 with Fred Hammond, Smokie Norful & J. Moss
Get Up – Mary Mary
Give Me Your Eyes – Brandon Heath
Help Me Believe – Kirk Franklin
You Reign – MercyMe
Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album
Hello – After Edmund
Our World Redeemed – Flame
We Need Each Other – Sanctus Real
Rock What You Got – Superchick
Alive and Transported – TobyMac
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
This Moment – Steven Curtis Chapman
What If We – Brandon Heath
Opposite Way – Leeland
Hello Love – Chris Tomlin
Thy Kingdom Come – CeCe Winans
Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album
Room for More – Booth Brothers
Lovin’ Life – Gaither Vocal Band
Steps to Heaven – Charlie Louvin
Hymned Again – Bart Millard
Ephesians One – Karen Peck & New River
Best Traditional Gospel Album
Down in New Orleans – The Blind Boys of Alabama
I’ll Say Yes – The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Take It Back – Dorinda Clark Cole
Deitrick Haddon Presents . . . Together In Worship – Voices Of Unity
Bishop Charles E. Blake Presents… No Limit – The West Angeles COGIC Mass Choir
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
Reflections – Jason Champion
The Fight of My Life – Kirk Franklin
The Sound – Mary Mary
Donald Lawrence Introduces: Family Prayer – The Murrills
Stand Out – Tye Tribbett & G.A.
Best Latin Pop Album
Cara B – Jorge Drexler
Palabras del Silencio – Luis Fonsi
La Vida… Es un Ratico – Juanes
Cómplices – Luis Miguel
Tarde O Temprano – Tommy Torres
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Sonidos Gold – Grupo Fantasma
45 – Jaguares
La Verdad – Locos por Juana
Tijuana Sound Machine – Nortec Collective
Mediocre – Ximena Sariñana
Best Latin Urban Album
La Novela – Akwid
La Sinfonia – La Sinfonía
The Royalty/La Realeza – R.K.M. & Ken-Y
En lo Claro – Voltio
Los Extraterrestres – Wisin y Yandel
Best Tropical Latin Album
Cuba: Un Viaje Musical — A Musical Journey – Albita, Rey Ruiz & Donato Poveda
Renacer – DLG
Señor Bachata – José Feliciano
Frutero Moderno – Gonzalo Grau y La Clave Secreta
Back On The Streets… Taste Of Spanish Harlem Vol. 2 – New Swing Sextet
Best Regional Mexican Album
Amor, Dolor y Lágrimas: Música Ranchera – Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano
Desde México: Cumbia Cusinela’ – Huichol Musical
Vámonos Pa’l Río – Los Pikadientes de Caborca
Canciones de Amor – Mariachi Divas
A Puro Dolor – Nadia
Best Tejano Album
Music Lessons – Chente Barrera y Taconazo
Friends & Legends – Joe Posada
Viva La Revolucion – Ruben Ramos & The Mexican Revolution
All That Jazz… – Tortilla Factory
Heir To The Throne – Albert Zamora
Best Norteño Album
Me Enamore de Un Angel – Los Palominos
Raíces – Los Tigres del Norte
Corridos: Defendiendo El Honor – Pesado
Six Pack – Siggno
Cuidado – Solido
Best Banda Album
Tu Inspiracion – Alacranes Musical
Que Bonito… ¡Es Lo Bonito! – Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga
Vive Y Dejame Vivir – Cuisillos
Tiro de Gracia – Lupillo Rivera
No Es De Madera – Joan Sebastian
Best Traditional Blues Album
The Blues Rolls On – Elvin Bishop
Skin Deep – Buddy Guy
All Odds Against Me – John Lee Hooker Jr.
One Kind Favor – B.B. King
Pinetop Perkins & Friends – Pinetop Perkins & Friends
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Peace, Love & BBQ – Marcia Ball
A Fire – Solomon Burke
City That Care Forgot – Dr. John And The Lower 911
Maestro – Taj Mahal
Simply Grand – Irma Thomas
Best Traditional Folk Album
Coal – Kathy Mattea
Comedians & Angels – Tom Paxton
Bring Me Home – Peggy Seeger
At 89 – Pete Seeger
Strangers in Another Country – Rosalie Sorrels
Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
Day After Tomorrow – Joan Baez
I, Flathead – Ry Cooder
Sex & Gasoline – Rodney Crowell
All I Intended to Be – Emmylou Harris
Raising Sand by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Best Native American Music Album
Songs from the Black Hills – Bryan Akipa
Spo’Mo’Kin’Nan – Black Lodge
Red Rock – Northern Cree
Come to Me Great Mystery: Native American Healing Songs – Various Artists (Tom Wasinger, producer)
Faith – Kevin Yazzie
Best Hawaiian Music Album
‘Ikena – Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho
‘Aumakua – Amy Hanaiali’i
Force of Nature – Led Kaapana & Mike Kaawa
Hawaiian Slack Key Kings Masters Series Vol. II – Various Artists (Chris Lau & Milton Lau, producers)
The Spirit of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar – Various Artists (Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Dennis Kamakahi, Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers)
Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album
Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – BeauSoleil & Michael Doucet
From Now On – Michael Doucet
Homage Au Passé – Pine Leaf Boys
Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys
Cedric Watson – Cedric Watson
Best Reggae Album
Jah Is Real – Burning Spear
Let’s Get Physical – Elephant Man
Vibes – Heavy D
Repentance – Lee Perry
Intoxication – Shaggy
Amazing – Sly & Robbie
Best Traditional World Music Album
Calcutta Chronicles: Indian Slide Guitar Odyssey – Debashish Bhattacharya
The Mandé Variations – Toumani Diabaté
Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Dancing in the Light – Lakshmi Shankar
Best Contemporary World Music Album
Shake Away – Lila Downs
Banda Larga Cordel – Gilberto Gil
Global Drum Project – Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju & Giovanni Hidalgo
Rokku Mi Rokka (Give and Take) – Youssou N’Dour
Live at the Nelson Mandela Theater – Soweto Gospel Choir
Best Polka Album
El Maestro del Acordeón y Sus Polkas – Paulino Bernal
Speechless – LynnMarie & Charlie Kelley As The Boxhounds
Back to Back Hall of Fame Polkas – Walter Ostanek & His Band, Jerry Darlak & The Touch And Bob Kravos & His Band
Hungry for More – Polka Family Band
Let the Whole World Sing – Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra
Best Musical Album For Children
Beethoven’s Wig 4: Dance Along Symphonies – Beethoven’s Wig
Big Round World – Trout Fishing in America
Here Come the 123s – They Might Be Giants
Here Comes Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could – Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could
The Shoe Bird – Gerard Schwarz Conducting the Seattle Symphony
Best Spoken Word Album for Children
Around the Campfire – Buck Howdy With BB
The Big One-Oh – Dean Pitchford
Brown Bear and Friends – Gwyneth Paltrow
The Cricket in Times Square – Tony Shalhoub
Yes To Running! Bill Harley Live – Bill Harley
Best Spoken Word Album
An Inconvenient Truth – Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon & Blair Underwood
Born Standing Up – Steve Martin
I Am America (And So Can You!) – Stephen Colbert (& Various Artists)
Life Beyond Measure – Sidney Poitier
When You Are Engulfed in Flames – David Sedaris
Best Comedy Album
Anticipation – Lewis Black
Flight of the Conchords – Flight of the Conchords
For Your Consideration – Kathy Griffin
It’s Bad for Ya – George Carlin
Songs of the Bushmen – Harry Shearer
Best Musical Show Album
Gypsy – 2008 Broadway Cast with Patti LuPone & Others
In the Heights – Original Broadway Cast with Lin-Manuel Miranda & Others
The Little Mermaid – Original Broadway Cast with Sierra Boggess, Tituss Burgess & Others
South Pacific – New Broadway Cast with Kelli O’Hara, Paulo Szot & Others
Young Frankenstein – Original Broadway Cast with Roger Bart, Megan Mullally, Sutton Foster & Others
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
American Gangster
August Rush
Juno
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
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
There Will Be Blood
WALL-E
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
Best Instrumental Composition
The Adventures of Mutt (From Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) – John Williams
Alegria – Chick Corea & Gary Burton
Claire’s Closet – Yellowjackets featuring Mike Stern
Danzón De Etiqueta – Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin
Hit The Ground Running – Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
Best Instrumental Arrangement
Define Dancing (From WALL-E) – Thomas Newman
Down in the Valley – Frank Macchia featuring The Prague Orchestra
Duke Ellington’s Sound of Love – Joe Lovano with WDR Big Band & Rundfunk Orchestra
St. Louis Blues – The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
Yesterdays – Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band featuring Art Tatum
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
Alfie – Traincha & The Metropole Orchestra
Grace – Take 6
Here’s That Rainy Day – Natalie Cole
Johnny One Note – John Pizzarelli
Lazy Afternoon – Danilo Perez
Best Recording Package
Death Magnetic – Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffatt & David Turner, art directors (Metallica)
Hawk Nelson…Is My Friend! – Don Clark, art director (Hawk Nelson)
Nouns – No Age & Brian Roettinger, art directors (No Age)
Radio Retaliation – Neal Ashby, Matthew Curry & Patrick Donohue, art directors (Thievery Corporation)
Summer Rains – Amanda Barrett, Abby DeWald, Renee Jablow & Rick Whitmore, art directors (The Ditty Bops)
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
Ghosts I–IV – Jeff Anderson, Trent Reznor & Rob Sheridan, art directors (Nine Inch Nails)
In Rainbows – Stanley Donwood, Mel Maxwell & Xian Munro, art directors (Radiohead)
Poems & Songs – Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (Wu Sheng)
Pretty. Odd. – Alex Kirzhner & Panic At The Disco, art directors (Panic At The Disco)
@#%&*! Smilers – Aimee Mann & Gail Marowitz, art directors (Aimee Mann)
Best Album Notes
Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music – Documented By Art Rosenbaum; Art Rosenbaum, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Debate ‘08: Taft And Bryan Campaign On The Edison Phonograph – Patrick Feaster & David Giovannoni, album notes writers (William Jennings Bryan & William Howard Taft)
Kind Of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition – Francis Davis, album notes writer (Miles Davis)
Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul – David Ritz & Jerry Wexler, album notes writers (Aretha Franklin)
The Unsung Father Of Country Music: 1925-1934 – Henry Hank Sapoznik, album notes writer (Ernest V. Stoneman)
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)
Classic Columbia, OKeh And Vocalion Lester Young With Count Basie (1936-1940) – Scott Wenzel, compilation producer; Malcolm Addey, Michael Brooks, Matt Cavaluzzo, Andreas Meyer & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Lester Young With Count Basie)
Debate ‘08: Taft And Bryan Campaign On The Edison Phonograph – David Giovannoni, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (William Jennings Bryan & William Howard Taft)
Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette – Ken Flaherty, Jr., compilation producer; Marcos Sueiro Bal, Ken Flaherty, Jr., Kurt Nauck & Glenn Sage, mastering engineers (Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette)
To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story – Richard Seidel, compilation producer; Mark G. Wilder, mastering engineer (Nina Simone)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Consolers of the Lonely – The Raconteurs
Just A Little Lovin’ – Shelby Lynne
Lay It Down – Al Green
Still Unforgettable – Natalie Cole
We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. – Jason Mraz
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Danger Mouse
Nigel Godrich
Johnny K
Rick Rubin
Death Magnetic (Metallica)
will.i.am
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Closer (StoneBridge Radio Edit)
Electric Feel (Justice Remix)
4 Minutes (Junkie XL Remix)
Just Fine (Moto Blanco Remix)
The Longest Road (Deadmau5 Remix)
Best Classical Album
Kurt Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny - James Conlon, conductor
Maria - Cecilia Bartoli with Orchestra La Scintilla, Adam Fischer, conductor
Tarik O’Regan: Threshold of Night - Company of Strings, Company of Voices, and Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Arnold Schoenberg: Violin Concerto, op. 36/Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, op. 47 - Hilary Hahn, violin, with Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Spotless Rose: Hymns To The Virgin Mary - Phoenix Chorale, Charles Bruffy, conductor
Opera Recording
Kurt Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny - James Conlon, conductor, Munawar Kazi, Strings
Orchestral Performance
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 - Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink, conductor
Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra)
Arnold Schoenberg: Violin Concerto, op. 36/Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, op. 47 - Hilary Hahn, violin, with Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra)
Witold Lutosławski, Steven Stucky, and Esa-Pekka Salonen: Piano Music - Gloria Cheng
Chamber Music Performance
Elliott Carter: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 5 - Pacifica Quartet
Small Ensemble Performance
Spotless Rose: Hymns to the Virgin Mary - Phoenix Chorale, Charles Bruffy, conductor
Classical Vocal Performance
Hila Plitmann - “Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan” - JoAnn Falletta (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
Sanford Sylvan - “Wilde” - Gil Rose (Boston Modern Orchestra Project)
Isabel Bayrakdarian - “Gomidas Songs” - Eduard Topchjan, Serouj Kradjian (Chamber Players of the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra)
Cecilia Bartoli - “Maria” - Ádám Fischer (Orchestra La Scintilla)
Anne Sofie von Otter - “Theresienstadt” - Christian Gerhaher & Daniel Hope, Bengt Forsberg & Gerold Huber
Classical Contemporary Composition
“Concerto Pour Flûte” - Marc-André Dalbavie (Peter Eötvös)
“The Garden Of Cosmic Speculation” - Michael Gandolfi (Robert Spano)
“Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan” - John Corigliano (JoAnn Falletta)
“Violin Concerto No. 2 - George Tsontakis (Douglas Boyd)
“Symphony No. 1, The Four Seasons - Chris Walden (Chris Walden)
Classical Crossover Album
“Baroque” - Gabriela Montero
“Indigo Road” - Ronn McFarlane
“Olde School” - East Village Opera Company
“The Othello Syndrome” - Uri Caine Ensemble
“Simple Gifts” - King’s Singers
Best Short Form Music Video
Honey – Erykah Badu
Who’s Gonna Save My Soul – Gnarls Barkley
Another Way to Die – Alicia Keys & Jack White
House of Cards – Radiohead
Pork and Beans – Weezer
Best Long Form Music Video
Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles – John Mayer
Runnin’ Down a Dream – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Good Girl Gone Bad Live – Rihanna
Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story – Various Artists
Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who – The Who
February 13th, 2009
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