Album Of The Year
I Am… Sasha Fierce - Beyonce
The E.N.D. - The Black Eyed Peas
The Fame - Lady Gaga
Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King - Dave Matthews Band
Fearless - Taylor Swift

Song Of The Year
“Poker Face” - Lady Gaga & RedOne, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
“Pretty Wings” - Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
“Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” - Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyonce)
“Use Somebody” - Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
“You Belong With Me” - Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)

Best New Artist
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings

POP

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
“Hometown Glory” - Adele
“Halo” - Beyonce
“Hot N Cold” - Katy Perry
“Sober” - Pink
“You Belong With Me” - Taylor Swift

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
“This Time” - John Legend
“Love You” - Maxwell
“Make It Mine” - Jason Mraz
“If You Don’t Know Me By Now” - Seal
“All About The Love Again” - Stevie Wonder

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
“I Gotta Feeling” - The Black Eyed Peas
“We Weren’t Born To Follow” - Bon Jovi
“Never Say Never” - The Fray
“Sara Smile” - Daryl Hall & John Oates
“Kids” - MGMT

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
“Sea Of Heartbreak” - Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen
“Love Sex Magic” - Ciara & Justin Timberlake
“Lucky” - Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside” - Willie Nelson & Norah Jones
“Breathe” - Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
“Besame Mucho”- Herb Alpert
“Throw Down Your Heart” - Bela Fleck
“The Fire” - Imogen Heap
“Phoenix Rise” - Maxwell
“Funk Joint” - Marcus Miller

Best Pop Instrumental Album
In Boston - Chris Botti
Legacy - Hiroshima
Potato Hole - Booker T. Jones
Modern Art - The Rippingtons Featuring Russ Freeman
Down The Wire -Spyro Gyra

Best Pop Vocal Album
The E.N.D.- The Black Eyed Peas
Breakthrough - Colbie Caillat
All I Ever Wanted - Kelly Clarkson
The Fray - The Fray
Funhouse - Pink

DANCE

Best Dance Recording
“Boom Boom Pow” - The Black Eyed Peas
“When Love Takes Over” - David Guetta & Kelly Rowland
“Poker Face” - Lady Gaga
“Celebration” - Madonna
“Womanizer” - Britney Spears

Best Electronic/Dance Album
Divided By Night - The Crystal Method
One Love - David Guetta
The Fame - Lady Gaga
Party Rock - LMFAO
Yes - Pet Shop Boys

TRADITIONAL POP

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
A Swingin’ Christmas - Tony Bennett
Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden - Michael Bublé
Your Songs - Harry Connick, Jr.
Liza’s At The Palace - Liza Minnelli
American Classic - Willie Nelson

ROCK

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
“Beyond Here Lies Nothin’” - Bob Dylan
“Change In The Weather” - John Fogerty
“Dreamer” - Prince
“Working On A Dream” - Bruce Springsteen
“Fork In The Road” - Neil Young

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
“Can’t Find My Way Home” - Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
“Life In Technicolor II” - Coldplay
“21 Guns” - Green Day
“Use Somebody” - Kings Of Leon
“I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight” - U2

Best Hard Rock Performance
“War Machine” - AC/DC
“Check My Brain” - Alice In Chains
“What I’ve Done” - Linkin Park
“The Unforgiven III” - Metallica
“Burn It To The Ground” - Nickelback

Best Metal Performance
“Dissident Aggressor” - Judas Priest
“Set To Fail” - Lamb Of God
“Head Crusher” - Megadeth
“Señor Peligro” - Ministry
“Hate Worldwide” - Slayer

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
“A Day In The Life” - Jeff Beck
“Warped Sister” - Booker T. Jones
“Playing With Fire” - Brad Paisley
“Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin’” - Brian Setzer Orchestra
“Now We Run” - Steve Vai

Best Rock Song
“The Fixer” - Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready & Eddie Vedder, songwriters (Pearl Jam)
“I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight” - Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr., songwriters (U2)
“21 Guns” Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day)
“Use Somebody” Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
“Working On A Dream” Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)

Best Rock Album
Black Ice - AC/DC
Live From Madison Square Garden - Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
21st Century Breakdown - Green Day
Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King - Dave Matthews Band
No Line On The Horizon - U2

ALTERNATIVE

Best Alternative Music Album
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today - David Byrne & Brian Eno
The Open Door - Death Cab For Cutie
Sounds Of The Universe - Depeche Mode
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - Phoenix
It’s Blitz! - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

R&B
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
“Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” - Beyonce
“It Kills Me” - Melanie Fiona
“That Was Then” - Lalah Hathaway
“Goin’ Thru Changes” - Ledisi
“Lions, Tigers & Bears” - Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
“The Point Of It All” - Anthony Hamilton
“Pretty Wings” - Maxwell
“Sobeautiful” - Musiq Soulchild
“Under” - Pleasure P
“There Goes My Baby” - Charlie Wilson

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
“Blame It” - Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
“Chocolate High” - India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild
“Ifuleave” - Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige
“Higher Ground” - Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters
“Love Has Finally Come At Last” - Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
“At Last” - Beyonce
“Soul Music” - Anthony Hamilton
“Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight” - Boney James & Quinn
“Sow Love” - Ann Nesby
“Woman Gotta Have It” - Calvin Richardson

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
“Daykeeper” - The Foreign Exchange
“All Matter” - Robert Glasper & Bilal
“Pearls” - India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore
“A Tale Of Two” - Eric Roberson, Ben O’Neill & Michelle Thompson
“Blend” - Tonex

Best R&B Song
“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)
“Lions, Tigers & Bears” - Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
“Pretty Wings” - Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
“Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) - Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyonce)
“Under” - D. Babbs, L. Bereal, M. Cooper, A. Dixon, J. Franklin, T. Jones, R. New & K. Stephens, songwriters (Pleasure P)

Best R&B Album
The Point Of It All - Anthony Hamilton
Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics - India.Arie
Turn Me Loose - Ledisi
Blacksummers’ Night - Maxwell
Uncle Charlie - Charlie Wilson

Best Contemporary R&B Album
I Am… Sasha Fierce - Beyonce
Intuition - Jamie Foxx
The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper - Pleasure P
Ready - Trey Songz
Thr33 Ringz - T-Pain

RAP

Best Rap Solo Performance
“Best I Ever Had” - Drake
“Beautiful” - Eminem
“D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)” - Jay-Z
“Day ‘N’ Nite” - Kid Cudi
“Casa Bey” - Mos Def

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
“Too Many Rappers” - Beastie Boys & Nas
“Crack A Bottle” - Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
“Money Goes, Honey Stay” - Fabolous & Jay-Z
“Make Her Say” - Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common
“Amazing” - Kanye West & Young Jeezy

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
“Ego” - Beyoncé & Kanye West
“Knock You Down” - Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo
“Run This Town” - Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
“I’m On A Boat” - The Lonely Island & T-Pain
“Dead And Gone” - T.I. & Justin Timberlake

Best Rap Song
“Best I Ever Had” - Aubrey Drake Graham, D. Hamilton & M. Samuels, songwriters (Drake)
“Day ‘N’ Nite” - S. Mescudi & O. Omishore, songwriters (Kid Cudi)
“Dead And Gone” - C. Harris, R. Tadross & J. Timberlake, songwriters (T.I. & Justin Timberlake)
“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)
“Run This Town” - Shawn Carter, R. Fenty, M. Riddick, Kanye West & E. Wilson, songwriters (Athanasios Alatas, songwriter) (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West)

Best Rap Album
Universal Mind Control - Common
Relapse - Eminem
R.O.O.T.S. - Flo Rida
The Ecstatic - Mos Def
The Renaissance - Q-Tip

COUNTRY

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
“Dead Flowers” - Miranda Lambert
“I Just Call You Mine” - Martina McBride
“White Horse” - Taylor Swift
“Just A Dream” - Carrie Underwood
“Solitary Thinkin’” - Lee Ann Womack

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
“All I Ask For Anymore” - Trace Adkins
“People Are Crazy” - Billy Currington
“High Cost Of Living” - Jamey Johnson
“Living For The Night” - George Strait
“Sweet Thing” - Keith Urban

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
“Cowgirls Don’t Cry” - Brooks & Dunn
“Chicken Fried” - Zac Brown Band
“I Run To You” - Lady Antebellum
“Here Comes Goodbye” - Rascal Flatts
“It Happens” - Sugarland

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
“Beautiful World” - Dierks Bentley & Patty Griffin
“Down The Road” - Kenny Chesney & Mac McAnally
“Start A Band” - Brad Paisley & Keith Urban
“I Told You So” - Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis
“Everything But Quits” - Lee Ann Womack & George Strait

Best Country Instrumental Performance
“Under The (Five) Wire” - Alison Brown
“The Crystal Merchant” - The Greencards
“Mansinneedof” - Sarah Jarosz
“Producer’s Medley” - Steve Wariner

Best Country Song
“All I Ask For Anymore” - Casey Beathard & Tim James, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
“High Cost Of Living” - Jamey Johnson & James Slater, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)
“I Run To You” - Tom Douglas, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
“People Are Crazy - Bobby Braddock & Troy Jones, songwriters (Billy Currington)
“White Horse” - Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)

Best Country Album
The Foundation - Zac Brown Band
Twang - George Strait
Fearless - Taylor Swift
Defying Gravity - Keith Urban
Call Me Crazy - Lee Ann Womack