I am thankful to kanye west for letting Taylor swift finish her speech! The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards is now running and CBS is broadcasting the event, taking place at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Neil Young was honored as the 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year on January 29, two days prior to the Grammy telecast.
Beyoncé leads the nominees with ten nominations. Other nominees include Taylor Swift with eight and Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell, Kanye West with six nominations, and David Guetta, Jay-Z and Lady Gaga with five nominations. Colbie Caillat, Kings of Leon, Bruce Springsteen, T-Pain, and Keith Urban each received four nominations.
Winners
Special Merit Awards
MusiCares Person of the Year
Neil Young
Lifetime Achievement Award Winners
Leonard Cohen
Bobby Darin
David “Honeyboy” Edwards
Michael Jackson
Loretta Lynn
André Previn
Clark Terry
Trustees Award Winners
Harold Bradley
Florence Greenberg
Walter C. Miller
Technical Grammy Award Winners
AKG
Thomas Alva Edison
President’s Merit Award
Doug Morris
Kenny Burrell
Plácido Domingo
the NOMINEES ARE…
General
Record of the Year
“Halo” – Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles & Ryan Tedder, producers; Jim Caruana, Mark “Spike” Stent & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers
“I Gotta Feeling” – Black Eyed Peas
David Guetta & Frederick Riesterer, producers; will.i.am, Dylan “3-D” Dresdow & Padraic “Padlock” Kerin, engineers/mixers
“Use Somebody” – Kings of Leon
Jacquire King & Angelo Petraglia, producers; Jacquire King, engineer/mixer
“Poker Face” – Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, engineers/mixers
“You Belong With Me” – Taylor Swift
Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers
Album of the Year
I Am… Sasha Fierce – Beyoncé
Bangladesh (producer), Ian Dench, D-Town, Toby Gad, Sean Garrett, Amanda Ghost, Jim Jonsin, Beyoncé Knowles, Rico Love, Dave McCracken, Terius Nash, Radio Killa, Stargate, Christopher “Tricky” Stewart, Ryan Tedder & Wayne Wilkins, producers; Jim Caruana, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Toby Gad, Kuk Harrell, Jim Jonsin, Jaycen Joshua, Dave Pensado, Radio Killa, Mark “Spike” Stent, Ryan Tedder, Brian “B-LUV” Thomas, Marcos Tovar, Miles Walker & Wayne Wilkins, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
The E.N.D. – Black Eyed Peas
Apl.de.ap, Jean Baptiste, Printz Board, DJ Replay, Funkagenda, David Guetta, Keith Harris, & will.i.am, producers; Dylan “3D” Dresdow, Padraic “Padlock” Kerin & will.i.am, engineers/mixers; Chris Bellman, mastering engineer
The Fame – Lady Gaga
Flo Rida, Colby O’Donis & Space Cowboy, featured artists; Brian & Josh, Rob Fusari, Martin Kierszenbaum, RedOne & Space Cowboy, producers; 4Mil, Robert Orton, RedOne, Dave Russell & Tony Ugval, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King – Dave Matthews Band
Jeff Coffin, Tim Reynolds & Rashawn Ross, featured artists; Rob Cavallo, producer; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer
Fearless – Taylor Swift
Colbie Caillat, featured artist; Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson, Nathan Chapman & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Hank Williams, mastering engineer
Song of the Year
“Poker Face” – Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga & RedOne, songwriters
“Pretty Wings” – Maxwell
Hod David & Musze, songwriters
“Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” – Beyoncé
Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters
“Use Somebody” – Kings of Leon
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters
“You Belong With Me” – Taylor Swift
Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters
Best New Artist
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings
Pop
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
“Hometown Glory” – Adele
“Halo” – Beyoncé
“Hot N Cold” – Katy Perry
“Sober” – Pink
“You Belong With Me” – Taylor Swift
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
“Make It Mine” – Jason Mraz
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
“I Gotta Feeling” – Black Eyed Peas
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
“Lucky – Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
“Throw Down Your Heart” – Béla Fleck
Best Pop Instrumental Album
Potato Hole – Booker T. Jones
Best Pop Vocal Album
The E.N.D. – Black Eyed Peas
Dance
Best Dance Recording
“Poker Face” – Lady Gaga
RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, mixers
Best Electronic/Dance Album
The Fame – Lady Gaga
Traditional Pop
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
“Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden” – Michael Bublé
Rock
Best Rock Solo Vocal Performance
“Working On A Dream” – Bruce Springsteen
Best Rock Performance By a Duo/Group w/ Vocals
“Use Somebody” – Kings of Leon
Best Hard Rock Performance
“War Machine” – AC/DC
Best Metal Performance
“Dissident Aggressor” – Judas Priest
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
“A Day in the Life” – Jeff Beck
Best Rock Song
“Use Somebody” – Kings of Leon
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters
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
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix – Phoenix
R&B
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
“Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” – Beyoncé
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
“Pretty Wings” – Maxwell
Best R&B Performance By a Duo/Group W/ Vocals
“Blame It” – Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
“At Last” – Beyoncé
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
“Pearls” – India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore
Best R&B Song
“Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” – Beyoncé
Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart songwriters
Best R&B Album
BLACKsummers’night – Maxwell
Best Contemporary R&B Album
I Am… Sasha Fierce – Beyoncé
Rap
Best Rap Solo Performance
“D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)” – Jay-Z
Best Rap Performance By a Duo/Group
“Crack A Bottle” – Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
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
“Run This Town” – Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
Shawn Carter, R. Fenty, M. Riddick, Kanye West & E. Wilson, songwriters
Best Rap Album
Relapse – Eminem
Country
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
“White Horse” – Taylor Swift
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
“Sweet Thing” – Keith Urban
Best Country Performance by a Duo/Group With Vocals
“I Run to You” – Lady Antebellum
Best Country Collaboration w/ Vocals
“I Told You So” – Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis
Best Country Instrumental Performance
“Producer’s Medley” – Steve Wariner
Best Country Song
“White Horse” – Taylor Swift
Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters
Best Country Album
The Foundation – Zac Brown Band
Twang – George Strait
Fearless – Taylor Swift
Defying Gravity – Keith Urban
Call Me Crazy – Lee Ann Womack
New Age
Best New Age Album
Prayer For Compassion – David Darling
Jazz
Best Contemporary Jazz Instrumental Album
75 – Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman – Kurt Elling
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo Performance
“Dancin’ 4 Chicken” – Terence Blanchard soloist
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Five Peace Band — Live – Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace
Band
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Book One – New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
Best Latin Jazz Album
Juntos Para Siempre – Bebo Valdés And Chucho Valdés
Gospel
Best Gospel Performance
“Wait On The Lord” – Donnie McClurkin & Karen Clark Sheard
Best Gospel Song
“God in Me” – Mary Mary Featuring Kierra Sheard
Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album
Live Revelations – Third Day
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
The Power Of One – Israel Houghton
Best Southern/Country/Bluegrass Album
Jason Crabb – Jason Crabb
Best Traditional Gospel Album
Oh Happy Day – (Various Artists)
Bill Hearn, Ken Levitan, Ken Pennell, Jack Rovner & Cedric Thompson, producers
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
Audience Of One – Heather Headley
Latin
Best Latin Pop Album
Sin Frenos – La Quinta Estación
Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album
Los de Atras Vienen Conmigo – Calle 13
Best Tropical Latin Album
Ciclos – Luis Enrique
Best Regional Mexican Album
Necesito de Ti – Vicente Fernández
Best Tejano Album
Borders y Bailes – Los Texmaniacs
Best Norteno Album
Tu Noche con… Los Tigres del Norte – Los Tigres del Norte
Best Banda Album
Tu Esclavo y Amo – Lupillo Rivera
American Roots
Best Americana Album
Electric Dirt – Levon Helm
Best Bluegrass Album
The Crow/New Songs For The Five-String Banjo – Steve Martin
Best Traditional Blues Album
A Stranger Here – Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Already Free – The Derek Trucks Band
Best Traditional Folk Album
High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project – Loudon Wainwright III
Best Contemporary Folk Album
Townes – Steve Earle
Best Hawaiian Music Album
Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Volume 2 – Various Artists
Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers
Best Native American Music Album
Spirit Wind North – Bill Miller
Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album
Lay Your Burden Down – Buckwheat Zydeco
Reggae
Best Reggae Album
Mind Control – Acoustic – Stephen Marley
World Music
Best Traditional World Music Album
Douga Mansa – Mamadou Diabate
Best Contemporary World Music Album
Throw Down Your Heart: Tales from the Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 – Africa Sessions – Béla Fleck
Children’s
Best Children’s Music Album
Family Time – Ziggy Marley
Best Children’s Spoken Word Album
Aaaaah! Spooky, Scary Stories & Songs – Buck Howdy
Spoken Word
Best Spoken Word Album
Always Looking Up – Michael J. Fox
Comedy
Best Comedy Album
Back from the Dead – Spinal Tap
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! – Stephen Colbert
Internet Leaks – “Weird Al” Yankovic
My Weakness Is Strong – Patton Oswalt
Suckin’ It for the Holidays – Kathy Griffin
Tall, Dark & Chicano – George Lopez
Musical Show
Best Musical Show Album
West Side Story
Film/TV/Visual Media
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album
Slumdog Millionaire – A. R. Rahman
Best Score Soundtrack Album
Up – Michael Giacchino
Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media “Jai Ho” (From Slumdog Millionaire)
Gulzar, A. R. Rahman & Tanvi Shah, songwriters (A. R. Rahman, Sukhwinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash)
Composing/Arranging
Best Instrumental Composition
“Married Life” (From Up)
Michael Giacchino, composer (Michael Giacchino)
Best Instrumental Arrangement
“West Side Story Medley”
Bill Cunliffe, arranger (Resonance Big Band)
Best Instrumental Arangment Accompanying Vocalist(s)
“Quiet Nights”
Claus Ogerman, arranger (Diana Krall)
Package
Best Recording Package
“Everything That Happens Will Happen Today”
Stefan Sagmeister, art director (David Byrne & Brian Eno)
Best Boxed/Special Limited Edition
“Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963-1972)”
Gary Burden, Jenice Heo & Neil Young, art directors (Neil Young)
Album Notes
Best Album Notes
The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946)
Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong)
Historical
Best Historical Album
The Complete Chess Masters (1950-1967)
Andy McKaie, compilation producer; Erick Labson, mastering engineer (Little Walter)
Production, Non Classical
Best Engineered Album, Non Classical
Ellipse
Imogen Heap, engineer (Imogen Heap)
Producer of the Year, Non Classical
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
“When Love Takes Over” (Electro Extended Remix) – David Guetta, remixer (David Guetta Featuring Kelly Rowland)
Production, Surround Sound
Best Surround Sound Album
Transmigration
Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Elaine Martone, surround producer (Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Choruses)
Production, Classical
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10 – Peter Laenger, engineer (Michael Tilson Thomas & San Francisco Symphony)
Producer of the Year, Classical
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)
Classical
Best Classical Album
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)
Best Orchestra Performance
“Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé”
James Levine, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus)
Best Opera Recordimg
“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)
Best Choral Performance
“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)
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra)
“Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3”
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor; Evgeny Kissin (Philharmonia Orchestra)
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra)
“Journey To The New World” – Sharon Isbin (Joan Baez & Mark O’Connor)
Best Chamber Music Performance
“Intimate Letters” – Emerson String Quartet
Best Small Ensemble Performance
“Lang, David: The Little Match Girl Passion”
Paul Hillier, conductor; Ars Nova Copenhagen & Theatre Of Voices
Best Classical Vocal Performance
“Verismo Arias” – Renée Fleming (Marco Armiliato; Jonas Kaufmann; Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppi Verdi; Coro Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppi Verdi)
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
“Higdon, Jennifer: Percussion Concerto” – Jennifer Higdon (Marin Alsop)
Best Classical Crossover Album
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)
Music Video
Best Short Form Music Video
“Boom Boom Pow” – The Black Eyed Peas
Mat Cullen & Mark Kudsi, video directors; Anna Joseph & Patrick Nugent, video producers
Best Long Form Music Video
“The Beatles Love — All Together Now” – Various Artists
Adrian Wills, video director; Martin Bolduc & Jonathan Clyde, video producers
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