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.WINNER
Use Somebody
Kings Of Leon
Jacquire King & Angelo Petraglia, producers; Jacquire King, engineer/mixer
[RCA Records]
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.WINNER
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]
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.WINNER
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.]
Best New Artist
For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.WINNER
Zac Brown Band
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
Halo
Beyoncé
Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce
[Music World Music / Columbia]
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
Make It Mine
Jason Mraz
Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
[Atlantic]
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
I Gotta Feeling
The Black Eyed Peas
Track from: The E.N.D.
[Interscope Records]
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
Lucky
Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
[Atlantic]
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
Throw Down Your Heart
Béla Fleck
Track from: Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 - Africa Sessions
[Rounder]
Best Pop Instrumental Album
For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.WINNER
Potato Hole
Booker T. Jones
[Anti]
Best Pop Vocal Album
For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.WINNER
The E.N.D.
The Black Eyed Peas
[Interscope Records]
Best Dance Recording
For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.WINNER
Poker Face
Lady Gaga
RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, mixers
Track from: The Fame
[Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree]
Best Electronic/Dance Album
For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.WINNER
The Fame
Lady Gaga
[Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree]
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.WINNER
Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden
Michael Bublé
[143/Reprise]
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
Working On A Dream
Bruce Springsteen
Track from: Working On A Dream
[Columbia]
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
Use Somebody
Kings Of Leon
[RCA Records]
Best Hard Rock Performance
For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
War Machine
AC/DC
Track from: Black Ice
[Columbia]
Best Metal Performance
For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
Dissident Aggressor
Judas Priest
Track from: A Touch Of Evil - Live
[Epic]
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
A Day In The Life
Jeff Beck
Track from: Performing This Week...Live At Ronnie Scott's
[Eagle Records]
Best Rock Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see the Song Of The Year award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
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.]
Best Rock Album
Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.WINNER
21st Century Breakdown
Green Day
[Reprise]
Best Alternative Music Album
Vocal or Instrumental.WINNER
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Phoenix
[Loyaute/Glassnote Records]
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Beyoncé
Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce
[Music World Music/Columbia]
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
Pretty Wings
Maxwell
Track from: Blacksummers' Night
[Columbia]
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
Blame It
Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
[J Records]
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
At Last
Beyoncé
Track from: Cadillac Records Music From The Motion Picture
[Music World Music/Columbia]
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
Pearls
India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore
Track from: Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
[Soulbird/Universal Republic]
Best R&B Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see the Song Of The Year award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks onlyWINNER
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.]
Best R&B Album
For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.WINNER
Blacksummers' Night
Maxwell
[Columbia]
Best Contemporary R&B Album
For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.WINNER
I Am... Sasha Fierce
Beyoncé
[Music World Music / Columbia]
Best Rap Solo Performance
For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)
Jay-Z
[Roc Nation]
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
Crack A Bottle
Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
Track from: Relapse
[Aftermath/Interscope]
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
Run This Town
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
[Roc Nation]
Best Rap Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see the Song Of The Year award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
Run This Town
Jeff Bhasker, Shawn Carter, Robyn Fenty, Kanye West & Ernest 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.]
Best Rap Album
For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.WINNER
Relapse
Eminem
[Aftermath/Interscope]
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
White Horse
Taylor Swift
Track from: Fearless
[Big Machine Records]
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
Sweet Thing
Keith Urban
Track from: Defying Gravity
[Capitol Records Nashville]
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
I Run To You
Lady Antebellum
Track from: Lady Antebellum
[Capitol Records Nashville]
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.
WINNER
I Told You So
Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis
[19/Arista Nashville]
Best Country Instrumental Performance
For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
Producer's Medley
Steve Wariner
Track from: Steve Wariner c.g.p. My Tribute To Chet Atkins
[SelecTone Records]
Best Country Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see the Song Of The Year award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
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/Care Taker Music/ole]
Best Country Album
Vocal or Instrumental.WINNER
Fearless
Taylor Swift
[Big Machine Records]
Best New Age Album
Vocal or Instrumental.WINNER
Prayer For Compassion
David Darling
[Wind Over The Earth]
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.WINNER
75
Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate
[Heads Up International]
Best Jazz Vocal Album
For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.WINNER
Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman
Kurt Elling
[Concord Jazz]
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.WINNER
Dancin' 4 Chicken
Terence Blanchard, soloist
Track from: Watts (Jeff "Tain" Watts)
[Dark Key Music]
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual Or Group
For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.WINNER
Five Peace Band - Live
Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace Band
[Concord Records]
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
For large jazz ensembles, including big band sounds. Albums must contain 51% or more INSTRUMENTAL tracks.WINNER
Book One
New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
[World Village]
Best Latin Jazz Album
Vocal or Instrumental.WINNER
Juntos Para Siempre
Bebo Valdés And Chucho Valdés
[Sony Music/Calle 54]
Best Gospel Performance
For solo, duo, group as collaborative performances. Singles or tracks with vocal containing Gospel lyrics. All genres of Gospel music are eligible.WINNER
Wait On The Lord
Donnie McClurkin Featuring Karen Clark Sheard
Track from: We All Are One (Live In Detroit)
[Verity]
Best Gospel Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see the Song Of The Year award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
God In Me
Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Mary Mary Featuring Kierra "KiKi" Sheard)
Track from: The Sound
[Columbia Records; Publishers: EMI April Music, Wet Ink Red Music, That's Plum Song, It's Tea Tyme.]
Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album
For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.WINNER
Live Revelations
Third Day
[Essential Records]
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.WINNER
The Power Of One
Israel Houghton
[Integrity Music]
Best Southern/Country/Bluegrass Gospel Album
For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.WINNER
Jason Crabb
Jason Crabb
[Spring Hill Music Group]
Best Traditional Gospel Album
For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.WINNER
Oh Happy Day
(Various Artists)
Bill Hearn, Ken Levitan, Ken Pennell, Jack Rovner & Cedric Thompson, producers
[EMI Gospel/Vector Recordings]
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.WINNER
Audience Of One
Heather Headley
[EMI Gospel]
Best Latin Pop Album
Vocal or Instrumental.WINNER
Sin Frenos
La Quinta Estación
[Sony Music Latin]
Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album
Vocal or Instrumental.WINNER
Los De Atras Vienen Conmigo
Calle 13
[Sony Music Norte]
Best Tropical Latin Album
Vocal or Instrumental.WINNER
Ciclos
Luis Enrique
[Top Stop Music]
Best Regional Mexican Album
Vocal or Instrumental.WINNER
Necesito De Ti
Vicente Fernández
[Sony Music Norte]
Best Tejano Album
Vocal or Instrumental.WINNER
Borders Y Bailes
Los Texmaniacs
[Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]
Best Norteño Album
Vocal or Instrumental.WINNER
Tu Noche Con...Los Tigres Del Norte
Los Tigres Del Norte
[Fonovisa]
Best Banda Album
Vocal or Instrumental.WINNER
Tu Esclavo Y Amo
Lupillo Rivera
[Disa]
Best Americana Album
Vocal or Instrumental.WINNER
Electric Dirt
Levon Helm
[Dirt Farmer Music/Vanguard Records]
Best Bluegrass Album
Vocal or Instrumental.WINNER
The Crow / New Songs For The Five-String Banjo
Steve Martin
[Rounder]
Best Traditional Blues Album
Vocal or Instrumental.WINNER
A Stranger Here
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
[ANTI]
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Vocal or Instrumental.WINNER
Already Free
The Derek Trucks Band
[Victor Records]
Best Traditional Folk Album
Vocal or Instrumental.WINNER
High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project
Loudon Wainwright III
[2nd Story Sound Records]
Best Contemporary Folk Album
Vocal or Instrumental.WINNER
Townes
Steve Earle
[New West Records]
Best Hawaiian Music Album
Vocal or Instrumental.WINNER
Masters Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Volume 2
(Various Artists)
Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers
[Daniel Ho Creations]
Best Native American Music Album
Vocal or Instrumental.WINNER
Spirit Wind North
Bill Miller
[Cool Springs Music Group]
Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album
Vocal or Instrumental.WINNER
Lay Your Burden Down
Buckwheat Zydeco
[Alligator]
Best Reggae Album
Vocal or Instrumental.WINNER
Mind Control - Acoustic
Stephen Marley
[Ghetto Youths/Tuff Gong/Universal Republic]
Best Traditional World Music Album
Vocal or Instrumental.WINNER
Douga Mansa
Mamadou Diabate
[World Village]
Best Contemporary World Music Album
Vocal or Instrumental.WINNER
Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 - Africa Sessions
Béla Fleck
[Rounder]
Best Musical Album For Children
For albums consisting of predominantly music or song vs. spoken word.WINNER
Family Time
Ziggy Marley
[Tuff Gong Worldwide]
Best Spoken Word Album For Children
For albums consisting of predominantly spoken word vs. music or song.WINNER
Aaaaah! Spooky, Scary Stories & Songs
Buck Howdy
[Prairie Dog Entertainment]
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)
WINNER
Always Looking Up
Michael J. Fox
[Hyperion Audio]
Best Comedy Album
For comedy recordings, spoken or musicalWINNER
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All!
Stephen Colbert
[Comedy Central Records]
Best Musical Show Album
Award to the Album Producer(s), and to the Lyricist(s) & Composer(s) of 51% or more of a new score. (Artist, Lyricist & Composer names appear in parentheses.)
WINNER
West Side Story
David Caddick & David Lai, producers (Leonard Bernstein, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast with Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione & Others)
[Masterworks Broadway]
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album, or to the individual(s) actively responsible for the concept and musical direction and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable.WINNER
Slumdog Millionaire
(Various Artists)
A.R. Rahman, producer
[N.E.E.T./Interscope Records]
Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series or other visual media.WINNER
Up
Michael Giacchino, composer
[Walt Disney Records]
Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
Jai Ho (From Slumdog Millionaire)
Gulzar, A.R. Rahman & Tanvi Shah, songwriters (A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash)
Track from: Slumdog Millionaire - Music From The Motion Picture
[N.E.E.T./Interscope Records; Publisher: KM Musiq.]
Best Instrumental Composition
A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
Married Life (From Up)
Michael Giacchino, composer (Michael Giacchino)
Track from: Up - Soundtrack
[Walt Disney Records]
Best Instrumental Arrangement
An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
West Side Story Medley
Bill Cunliffe, arranger (Resonance Big Band)
Track from: Resonance Big Band Plays Tribute To Oscar Peterson
[Resonance Records]
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
Quiet Nights
Claus Ogerman, arranger (Diana Krall)
Track from: Quiet Nights
[Verve]
Best Recording Package
WINNER
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Stefan Sagmeister, art director (David Byrne & Brian Eno)
[Todomundo/Opal]
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
WINNER
Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963-1972)
Gary Burden, Jenice Heo & Neil Young, art directors (Neil Young)
[Reprise]
Best Album Notes
WINNER
The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946)
Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong)
[Mosaic Records]
Best Historical Album
WINNER
The Complete Chess Masters (1950-1967)
Andy McKaie, compilation producer; Erick Labson, mastering engineer (Little Walter)
[Hip-O Select/Geffen Records]
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
An Engineer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.)WINNER
Ellipse
Imogen Heap, engineer (Imogen Heap)
[RCA/Megaphonic Records]
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
A Producer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.)WINNER
Brendan O'Brien
* Black Ice (AC/DC) (A)
* Crack The Skye (Mastodon) (A)
* The Fixer (Pearl Jam) (S)
* Killswitch Engage (Killswitch Engage) (A)
* Working On A Dream (Bruce Springsteen) (A)
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
A Remixer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.WINNER
When Love Takes Over (Electro Extended Remix)
David Guetta, remixer (David Guetta Featuring Kelly Rowland)
[Astralwerks]
Best Surround Sound Album
For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.WINNER
Transmigration
Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Elaine Martone, surround producer (Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Choruses)
[Telarc]
Best Engineered Album, Classical
An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)WINNER
Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10
Peter Laenger, engineer (Michael Tilson Thomas & San Francisco Symphony)
[SFS Media]
Producer Of The Year, Classical
A Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)WINNER
Steven Epstein
* Adams: Doctor Atomic Symphony (David Robertson & Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra)
* Bernstein: Mass (Marin Alsop, Jubilant Sykes, Asher Edward Wulfman, Morgan State University Choir, Peabody Children's Chorus & Baltimore Symphony Orchestra)
* Corigliano: A Dylan Thomas Trilogy (Leonard Slatkin, George Mabry, Sir Thomas Allen, Nashville Symphony Chorus & Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
* Fauré: Piano Quintets (Fine Arts Quartet & Cristina Oritz)
* Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs Of Joy And Peace (Yo-Yo Ma & Various Artists)
Best Classical Album
Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) if other than the Artist.WINNER
Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Ragnar Bohlin, Kevin Fox & Susan McMane, choir directors; Andreas Neubronner, producer;
Peter Laenger, engineer/mixer; Andreas Neubronner, mastering engineer (Laura Claycomb, Anthony Dean Griffey, Katarina Karnéus, Quinn Kelsey, James Morris, Yvonne Naef, Elza van den Heever & Erin Wall; San Francisco Symphony; Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Girls Chorus & San Francisco Symphony Chorus)
[SFS Media]
Best Orchestral Performance
Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.WINNER
Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé
James Levine, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus)
[BSO Classics]
Best Opera Recording
Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s) and Principal Soloists.WINNER
Britten: Billy Budd
Daniel Harding, conductor; Ian Bostridge, Neal Davies, Nathan Gunn, Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose & Gidon Saks; John Fraser, producer (London Symphony Orchestra; Gentlemen Of The London Symphony Chorus)
[Virgin Classics]
Best Choral Performance
Award to the Choral Conductor, and to the Orchestra Conductor if an Orchestra is on the recording, and to the Choral Director or Chorus Master if applicable.WINNER
Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Ragnar Bohlin, Kevin Fox & Susan McMane, choir directors
(Laura Claycomb, Anthony Dean Griffey, Elza van den Heever, Katarina Karnéus, Quinn Kelsey, James Morris, Yvonne Naef & Erin Wall; San Francisco Symphony; Pacific Boychoir, San Francisco Symphony Chorus & San Francisco Girls Chorus)
[SFS Media]
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra)
Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor.WINNER
Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor; Evgeny Kissin (Philharmonia Orchestra)
[EMI Classics]
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra)
Award to the Instrumental Soloist.WINNER
Journey To The New World
Sharon Isbin (Joan Baez & Mark O'Connor)
[Sony Classical]
Best Chamber Music Performance
Award to the Artists.WINNER
Intimate Letters
Emerson String Quartet
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Best Small Ensemble Performance
Award to the Ensemble (and to the Conductor.)WINNER
Lang, David: The Little Match Girl Passion
Paul Hillier, conductor; Ars Nova Copenhagen & Theatre Of Voices
[Harmonia Mundi]
Best Classical Vocal Performance
Award to the Vocal Soloist(s).WINNER
Verismo Arias
Renée Fleming (Marco Armiliato; Jonas Kaufmann; Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppi Verdi; Coro Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppi Verdi)
[Decca]
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
A Composer's Award. (For a contemporary classical composition composed within the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year.) Award to the librettist, if applicable.WINNER
Higdon, Jennifer: Percussion Concerto
Jennifer Higdon (Marin Alsop)
Track from: Alsop Conducts MacMillan, Ad
[London Philharmonic Orchestra]
Best Classical Crossover Album
Award to the Artist(s) and/or to the Conductor.WINNER
Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs Of Joy And Peace
Yo-Yo Ma
(Odair Assad, Sergio Assad, Chris Botti, Dave Brubeck, Matt Brubeck, John Clayton, Paquito d'Rivera, Renée Fleming, Diana Krall, Alison Krauss, Natalie McMaster, Edgar Meyer, Cristina Pato, Joshua Redman, Jake Shimabukuro, Silk Road Ensemble, James Taylor, Chris Thile, Wu Tong, Alon Yavnai & Amelia Zirin-Brown)
[Sony Classical]
Best Short Form Music Video
For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.WINNER
Boom Boom Pow
The Black Eyed Peas
Mathew Cullen & Mark Kudsi, video directors; Javier Jimenez, Anna Joseph & Patrick Nugent, video producers
[Interscope Records]
Best Long Form Music Video
For video album packages consisting of more than one song or track. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer of at least 51% of the total playing time.WINNER
The Beatles Love - All Together Now
(Various Artists)
Adrian Wills, video director; Martin Bolduc & Jonathan Clyde, video producers
[Apple/Capitol]
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