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

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

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 - Pink

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 & John Mayer
4 Minutes - Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
Rich Woman - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
If I Never See Your Face Again - Rihanna & Maroon 5
No Air - Jordin Sparks & 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 - Daft Punk
Ready For The Floor - Hot Chip
Just Dance - Lady Gaga & Colby O'Donis
Give It 2 Me - Madonna
Disturbia - Rihanna
Black & 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 I-IV - Nine Inch Nails
Hope (Live For The Art Of Peace) - 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
Only By The Night - Kings Of Leon
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
Heaven Sent - Keyshia Cole
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 Monae
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.*.*.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 Raekwon And Andre 3000
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 & 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 0 Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne

Best Rap Album
American Gangster - Jay-Z
Tha Carter III - Lil Wayne
The Cool - Lupe Fiasco
Nas - 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 SteelDriversStay - 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 - Randy Travis
I Saw God Today - George Strait
In Color - Jamey Johnson
Stay - Sugarland
You're Gonna Miss This - 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 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 Live In Los Angeles - John Mayer
(Danny Clinch, video director; Lindha Narvaez, video producer)
Runnin' Down A Dream - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
(Peter Bogdanovich, video director; Skot Bright, video producer)
Good Girl Gone Bad Live - Rihanna
(Paul Caslin, video director; John Paveley, Ruth Paveley & Rupert Style, video producers)
Respect Yourself The Stax Records Story - Various Artists
(Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video directors; Mark Crosby, Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video producers)
Amazing Journey: The Story Of The Who - The Who
(Paul Crowder & Murray Lerner, video directors; Murray Lerner, Robert Rosenberg & Nigel Sinclair, video producers)