Whitney Houston Tribute: Jennifer Hudson sings “I Will Always Love You” 2012 Grammys

As the music industry continue to mourn over the untimely death of Whitney Houston, American Idol alum Jennifer Hudson pays tribute to the iconic singer by performing the hit “I Will Always Love You” during the 2012 Grammy Awards.

Adele dominates 2012 Grammy Awards; Winners List...

Adele and the late Whitney Houston headlines the 54th Annual Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on Sunday (February 12). The event is hosted by  LL Cool J.

Barbra Streisand “Evergreen” at Grammy Awards 2011

Another smooth and graceful performance from the music icon Barbra Streisand as she return to the stage singing “Evergreen” at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on Sunday (February 13).

Rihanna & Drake "What's My Name?" at the Grammy Awards 2011

Rihanna and Drake passionately heats up their sexy-hot stage performance singing their hit song, "What's My Name?" at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards held at at the Staples Center in LA. (Feb. 13)

Cee Lo Green & Gwyneth Paltrow at the 53rd Grammy (Video)

Cee Lo Green together with actress Gwyneth Paltrow and the Muppets for a special musical performance of “Forget You” at the 2011 Grammy Awards.

2011 Grammy Awards Winners - Complete List

A shocking-surprising result for the  53rd Annual Grammy Awards as Arcade Fire and their album “The Suburbs”  bagged the  Best Album of the Year beating Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Eminem. The music event  was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. (February 13)

Katy Perry's performance and Wedding Video at the 2011 Grammys (Video)

Singer Katy Perry performed “Not Like the Movies” and “Teenage Dream” at the 2011 Grammy Awards and she also highlight a  footage of her wedding during her performance.

It seems Katy is sending a message that she is still in the bliss of happiness and she made the right choice of marrying Russell Brand.

Christina Aguilera Falls Onstage After Her Grammy Performance

Christina Aguilera delivered a great vocal performance singing “Ain’t No Way” during the tribute to Aretha Franklin at the 2011 Grammy Awards but it seems her not so lucky week continues as she accidentally fell down at the end of the performance but she quickly recovered like nothing happened.

Lady Gaga "Born This Way" at 2011 Grammy Awards (Video)

Emerging from the highly buzz egg-like container, Lady Gaga came out to performed her latest song, "Born This Way," at the 2011 Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center. (Feb. 13)

Lady Gaga Inside a Giant Egg at the 2011 Grammy Awards

Lady Gaga surely knows how to make an impact as she headline herself in another bizarre red carpet entrance at 2011 Grammy Awards. She showed up inside an egg-like container and was transported by four people.

The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards List Of Nominees (2011)

Here are the list of nominees for 53rd Annual Grammy Award, announced during thew Grammy Nominations Concert (December 1).

Rapper Eminem led the pack with a total 10 Grammy nominations followed by Bruno Mars with 7 nod. Jay-Z and Lady GaGa each received 6 nominations.

52nd Annual Grammy Awards attracts 25.8 Million Viewers

Aside from the winners, the 2010 Grammy Awards is also a big winner in ratings as it jump high this year with 25.8 million million viewers. It attracted the largest Grammy audience since 2004.

Pink's amazing Grammy Performance (video)

Many are amazed with Pink's performance of "Glitter in the Air" at the 52nd Grammy Awards. Pink performed while suspended in the air and twirling (BTW, she's in nude bodysuit). Simply Amazing!

BRAVO!!!! Two thumbs up!!!


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Lady GaGa's futuristic orbital dress at the Grammys

Known forher bizarre artistic outfit, Lady GaGa shows off a futuristic theme dress at the red carpet of 2010 Grammy Awards.

The “Poker Face” songstress gave a great performance as she start the Grammy awards with Sir Elton John and she won two awards for best dance album and dace recording.


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52nd Grammy Awards Winners List

As expected Beyonce and Taylor Swift are the big winners at the 52nd Grammy Awards. Beyonce won six awards, including song of the year for her hit single "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)". Beyonce's six wins created the recognition for most awards by a female in one night in the history of the Grammy awards.

Taylor Swift won four awards including Grammy album of the year for "Fearless". Lady Gaga won best dance album and dace recording.

Here are the list of Winners...

Best Female Country Vocal Performance:
Taylor Swift, “White Horse”

Best Male Country Performance:
Keith Urban, “Sweet Thing”

Best Country Performance By Duo or Group With Vocals:
Lady Antebellum, “I Run To You”

Best Country Song:
Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, “White Horse”

Best Rap Solo Performance:
Jay-Z, “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)”

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group:
Eminem, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, “Crack A Bottle”

Best Rap Song:
Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kanye West, “Run This Town”

Best Rap Album:
Eminem, “Relapse”

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance:
Beyonce, “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance:
Maxwell, “Pretty Wings”

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
Jamie Foxx & T-Pain, “Blame It”

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance:
Beyonce, “At Last”


Best R&B Song:
Beyoncé, “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”

Best Contemporary R&B Album:
I Am…Sasha Fierce, Beyoncé

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals:
Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat, “Lucky"

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance:
Jason Mraz, "Make it Mine"

Best Song Of The Year:
Beyonce, “Single Ladies”

Best Country Album:
Taylor Swift, "Fearless"

Best New Artist:
Zac Brown Band

Best Record of The Year:
Kings of Leon, "Use Somebody"

Best Dance Recording:
Lady Gaga

Best Electronic/Dance Album
The Fame, Lady Gaga

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance:
Beyonce, “Halo”

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West, “Run This Town”

Album Of The Year:
Taylor Swift, "Fearless"


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Lady Gaga and Sir Elton John - Grammy duet (video)

In a factory-themed set, Lady Gaga glitters while opening her performance with her hit "Poker Face" at 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. The excitement continues with her duet mash up performance with Sir Elton John with their renditions of “Speechless” and “Your Song.”
Watch the clip below...


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Miley Cyrus "The Climb" no longer up for Grammy consideration

Miley Cyrus’ hit single "The Climb" from the "Hannah Montana: The Movie" will be no longer up for Grammy consideration for best song written for a soundtrack.

Written by Jessi Alexander and Jon Mabe, the song is reportedly was submitted in the category by mistake. Cyrus and her staff decided to withdrew the nomination the day after the Grammy nominations were announced.

The nomination will now go to the next highest number of votes which is Karen O's "All Is Love", written for Where the Wild Things Are.


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2010 Grammy Awards - list of nominees

2010 Grammy Awards will be definitely a showdown of the best of the best. Beyoncé led all nominees with 10 nods, followed by Taylor Swift with eight nominations. The Black Eyed Peas, Kanye West and Maxwell each received six.

The 52nd Grammy Awards will be handed out January 31, 2009 in Los Angeles.

Checkout below list of Nominees....

SONG OF THE YEAR
Beyonce, “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”
Kings Of Leon, “Use Somebody”
Lady Gaga, “Poker Face”
Maxwell, “Pretty Wings”
Taylor Swift, “You Belong With Me”

RECORD OF THE YEAR
Beyonce, “Halo”
The Black Eyed Peas, “I Gotta Feeling”
Kings Of Leon, “Use Somebody”
Lady Gaga, “Poker Face”
Taylor Swift, “You Belong With Me”

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Beyonce, I Am… Sasha Fierce
The Black Eyed Peas, The E.N.D.
Lady Gaga, The Fame
Dave Matthews Band, Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King
Taylor Swift, Fearless

BEST NEW ARTIST
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings
Zac Brown Band

BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Adele, “Hometown Glory”
Beyonce, “Halo”
Katy Perry, “Hot N Cold”
Pink, “Sober”
Taylor Swift, “You Belong With Me”

BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
John Legend, “This Time”
Maxwell, “Love You”
Jason Mraz, “Make It Mine”
Seal, “If You Don’t Know Me By Now”
Stevie Wonder, “All About The Love Again”

BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen, “Sea Of Heartbreak”
Ciara & Justin Timberlake, “Love Sex Magic”
Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat, “Lucky”
Willie Nelson & Norah Jones, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”
Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat, “Breathe”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY POP DUO OR GROUP
The Black Eyed Peas, “I Gotta Feeling”
Bon Jovi, “We Weren’t Born To Follow”
The Fray, “Never Say Never”
Daryl Hall & John Oates, “Sara Smile”
MGMT, “Kids”

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
The Black Eyed Peas, The E.N.D.
Colbie Caillat, Breakthrough
Kelly Clarkson, All I Ever Wanted
The Fray, The Fray
Pink, Funhouse

BEST DANCE RECORDING
The Black Eyed Peas, “Boom Boom Pow”
David Guetta, & Kelly Rowland, “When Love Takes Over”
Lady Gaga, “Poker Face”
Madonna, “Celebration”
Britney Spears, “Womanizer”

BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM
The Crystal Method, Divided By Night
David Guetta, One Love
Lady Gaga, The Fame
LMFAO, Party Rock
Pet Shop Boys, Yes

BEST ROCK SONG
Pearl Jam, “The Fixer”
U2, “I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight”
Green Day, “21 Guns”
Kings Of Leon, “Use Somebody”
Bruce Springsteen, “Working On A Dream”

BEST ROCK ALBUM
AC/DC, Black Ice
Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood, Live At Madison Square Garden
Green Day, 21st Century Breakdown
Dave Matthews Band, Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King
U2, No Line On The Horizon

BEST ROCK SOLO VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Bob Dylan, “Beyond Here Lies Nothin’”
John Fogerty, “Change In The Weather”
Prince, “Dreamer”
Bruce Springsteen, “Working On A Dream”
Neil Young, “Fork In The Road”

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood, “Can’t Find My Way Home”
Coldplay, “Life In Technicolor II”
Green Day, “21 Guns”
Kings Of Leon, “Use Somebody”
U2, “I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight”

BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE
AC/DC, “War Machine”
Alice In Chains, “Check My Brain”
Linkin Park, “What I’ve Done”
Metallica, “The Unforgiven III”
Nickelback, “Burn It To The Ground”

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
Judas Priest, “Dissident Aggressor”
Lamb Of God, “Set To Fail”
Megadeth, “Head Crusher”
Ministry, “Señor Peligro”
Slayer, “Hate Worldwide”

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
David Byrne & Brian Eno, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Death Cab For Cutie, The Open Door
Depeche Mode, Sounds Of The Universe
Phoenix, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, It’s Blitz!

BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Beyonce, “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”
Melanie Fiona, “It Kills Me”
Lalah Hathaway, “That Was Then”
Ledisi, “Goin’ Thru Changes”
Jazmine Sullivan, “Lions, Tigers & Bears”

BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Anthony Hamilton, “The Point Of It All”
Maxwell, “Pretty Wings”
Musiq Soulchild, “Sobeautiful”
Pleasure P, “Under”
Charlie Wilson, “There Goes My Baby”

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
Jamie Foxx & T-Pain, “Blame It”
India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild, “Chocolate High”
Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige, “Ifuleave”
Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters, “Higher Ground”
Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby, “Love Has Finally Come At Last”

BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Drake, “Best I Ever Had”
Eminem, “Beautiful”
Jay-Z, “D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)”
Kid Cudi, “Day ‘N’ Nite”
Mos Def, “Casa Bay”

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
Beyonce & Kanye West, “Ego”
Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo, “Knock You Down”
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West, “Run This Town”
The Lonely Island & T-Pain, “I’m On A Boat”
T.I. & Justin Timberlake, “Dead And Gone”

BEST RAP SONG
Drake, “Best I Ever Had”
Kid Cudi, “Day ‘N’ Nite”
T.I. & Justin Timberlake, “Dead And Gone”
Jay-Z, “D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)”
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West, “Run This Town”

BEST RAP ALBUM
Common, Universal Mind Control
Eminem, Relapse
Flo Rida, R.O.O.T.S.
Mos Def, The Ecstatic
Q-Tip, The Renaissance

BEST COUNTRY SONG
Trace Adkins, “All I Ask For Anymore”
Jamey Johnson, “High Cost Of Living”
Lady Antebellum, “I Run To You”
Billy Currington, “People Are Crazy”
Taylor Swift, “White Horse”

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Zac Brown Band, The Foundation
George Strait, Twang
Taylor Swift, Fearless
Keith Urban, Defying Gravity
Lee Ann Womack, Call Me Crazy

BEST FEMALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Miranda Lambert, “Dead Flowers”
Martina McBride, “I Just Call You Mine”
Taylor Swift, “White Horse”
Carrie Underwood, “Just A Dream”
Lee Ann Womack, “Solitary Thinkin’”

BEST MALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Trace Adkins, “All I Ask For Anymore”
Billy Currington, “People Are Crazy”
Jamey Johnson, “High Cost Of Living”
George Strait, “Living For The Night”
Keith Urban, “Sweet Thing”

BEST PERFORMANCE BY COUNTRY DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
Brooks and Dunn, “Cowgirls Don’t Cry”
Zac Brown Band, “Chicken Fried”
Lady Antebellum, “I Run to You”
Rascal Flatts, “Here Comes Goodbye”
Sugarland, “It Happens”

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Jennifer Hudson's “You Pulled Me Through” at the 51st Grammy Awards

Jennifer Hudson took home the Grammy for Best R&B album at the 51st Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Checkout below her powerful performance of “You Pulled Me Through”.


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51st Grammy awards (2009) - List of Winners

The 51st Grammy awards event was paraded with attendance and performances of mixed performances from legendary artists and future music icons. 60-year-old Robert Plant & Alison Krauss were the evening's top winners, picking up five total GRAMMYs that includes Record Of The Year and Album Of The Year.

Rock band Coldplay won three awards, including song of the year while John Mayer took home Best male pop vocal category.

Below are the complete list of winners at the 2009 Grammy Awards :

Album of the Year: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Raising Sand

Best Rap Album: Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: John Mayer, “Say”

Record of the Year: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, “Please Read the Letter”

Best New Artist: Adele

Best Rock Album: Coldplay, Viva la Vida

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, “Rich Woman”

Song of the Year: Coldplay, “Viva la Vida”

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group: Sugarland, “Stay”

Best R&B Album: Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Hudson

Industry Icon Award: Clive Davis

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Rick Rubin (Death Magnetic, Home Before Dark, Mercy, Seeing Things, Weezer)

Best Rock Song: Bruce Springsteen, “Girls in Their Summer Clothes”

Best Rock Instrumental Performance: “Peaches En Regalia,” Zappa Plays Zappa, Featuring Steve Vai & Napoleon Murphy Brock

Best Metal Performance: Metallica, “My Apocalypse”

Best Hard Rock Performance: The Mars Volta, “Wax Simulacra”

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Kings of Leon, “Sex on Fire”

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance: John Mayer, “Gravity”

Best Alternative Music Album: Radiohead, In Rainbows

Best Pop Vocal Album: Duffy, Rockferry

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Coldplay, “Viva la Vida”

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: Adele, “Chasing Pavements”

Best Pop Instrumental Album: Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Jingle All The Way

Best Pop Instrumental Performance: Eagles, “I Dreamed There Was No War”

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books): Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth (Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon and Blair Underwood)

Best Contemporary R&B Album: Mary J. Blige, Growing Pains

Best R&B Song: Ne-Yo, “Miss Independent” (Mikkel S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen and S. Smith, songwriters)

Best Urban/Alternative Performance: Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am, “Be OK”

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: Al Green Featuring Anthony Hamilton, “You’ve Got the Love I Need”

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Al Green Featuring John Legend, “Stay With Me (by the Sea)”

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: Alicia Keys; “ Superwoman”

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: Ne-Yo, “Miss Independent”

Best Rap Song: Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major, “Lollipop” (D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer and R. Zamor, songwriters)

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: Estelle Featuring Kanye West, “American Boy”

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Jay-Z and T.I. Featuring Kanye West and Lil Wayne, “Swagga Like Us”

Best Rap Solo Performance: Lil Wayne, “A Milli”

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Natalie Cole, Still Unforgettable

Best Country Album: George Strait, Troubadour

Best Country Song: Sugarland, “Stay” (Jennifer Nettles, songwriter)

Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947

Best Country Instrumental Performance: Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert and Steve Wariner, “Cluster Pluck”

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, “Killing the Blues”

Best Male Country Vocal Performance: Brad Paisley, “Letter to Me”

Best Female Country Vocal Performance: Carrie Underwood, “Last Name”

Best Reggae Album: Burning Spear, Jah Is Real

Best Hawaiian Music Album: Tia Carrere and Daniel Ho, Ikena

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Raising Sand

Best Traditional Folk Album: Pete Seeger, At 89

Best Traditional Blues Album: B.B. King, One Kind Favor

Best Contemporary Blues Album: Dr. John and the Lower 911, City That Care Forgot

Best Long Form Music Video: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “Runnin’ Down a Dream”

Best Short Form Music Video: Weezer, “Pork and Beans”

Best Classical Album: Weill, Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

Producer of the Year, Classical: David Frost

Best Classical Crossover Album: The King’s Singers, Simple Gifts

Best Classical Contemporary Composition: John Corigliano, composer, Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan (JoAnn Falletta, conductor)

Best Classical Vocal Performance: John Corigliano, Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan

Best Small Ensemble Performance: Spotless Rose, Hymns to the Virgin Mary

Best Chamber Music Performance: Elliott Carter, Pacifica Quartet, String Quartets Nos. 1 and 5

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra): Gloria Cheng, Piano Music of Salonen, Stucky, and Lutoslawski

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra): Hilary Hahn, Schoenberg, Sibelius: Violin Concertos (Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor)

Best Choral Performance: Sir Simon Rattle, “Symphony of Psalms”

Best Opera Recording: Weill, Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

Best Orchestral Performance: Shostakovich, “Symphony No. 4,” Bernard Haitink, conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)

Best Engineered Album, Classical: Traditions and Transformations: Sounds of Silk Road Chicago

Best Electronic/Dance Album: Daft Punk, Alive 2007

Best Dance Recording: Daft Punk, “Harder Better Faster Stronger”

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album: Kirk Franklin, The Fight of My Life

Best Traditional Gospel Album: The Blind Boys of Alabama, Down in New Orleans

Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album: Gaither Vocal Band, Lovin’ Life

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: CeCe Winans, Thy Kingdom Come

Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album: TobyMac, Alive and Transported

Best Gospel Song: Kirk Franklin, “Help Me Believe”

Best Gospel Performance: Mary Mary, “Get Up”

Best Latin Jazz Album: Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, Song for Chico

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group: Chick Corea and Gary Burton, The New Crystal Silence

Best Jazz Instrumental Solo: Terence Blanchard, soloist, “Be-Bop”

Best Jazz Vocal Album: Cassandra Wilson, Loverly

Best Contemporary Jazz Album: Randy Brecker, Randy in Brasil

Best New Age Album: Jack DeJohnette, Peace Time

Best Comedy Album: George Carlin, It’s Bad For Ya

Best Polka Album: Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra, Let the Whole World Sing

Best Contemporary World Music Album: Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju and Giovanni Hidalgo, Global Drum Project

Best Traditional World Music Album: Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu

Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album: Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Best Native American Music Album: Come to Me Great Mystery—Native American Healing Songs

Best Norteño Album: Los Tigres del Norte, Raíces

Best Banda Album: Joan Sebástian, No Es de Madera

Best Tejano Album: Ruben Ramos and the Mexican Revolution, Viva la Revolucion

Best Regional Mexican Album: Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano, Amor, Dolor Y Lágrimas: Música Ranchera

Best Tropical Latin Album: José Feliciano, Señor Bachata

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album: 45, Jaguares

Best Latin Pop Album: Juanes, La Vida...Es un Ratico

Best Musical Show Album: In the Heights

Best Musical Album for Children: They Might Be Giants, Here Come The 123s

Best Spoken Word Album for Children: Bill Harley, Yes to Running!

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): Natalie Cole, “Here’s That Rainy Day” (Nan Schwartz, arranger)

Best Instrumental Arrangement: Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, “Define Dancing” (From Wall-E) (Thomas Newman, arranger)

Best Instrumental Composition: “The Adventures of Mutt” (From Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull)

Best Surround Sound Album: Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition; Night on Bald Mountain; Prelude to Khovanshchina

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: MGMT, “Electric Feel,” Justice Remix (Justice, remixers)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: The Raconteurs (Joe Chiccarelli, Vance Powell and Jack White III), Consolers of the Lonely

Best Historical Album: Art of Field Recording, Volume I: Fifty Years of Traditional American Music (Documented by Art Rosenbaum)

Best Album Notes: Miles Davis, Kind of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition (Francis Davis, album notes writer)

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: In Rainbows

Best Recording Package: Metallica, Death Magnetic (Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffat and David Turner, art directors)

Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, “Down to Earth” (From Wall-E)

Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer, The Dark Knight

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Juno
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