50th Annual Grammy Awards

Presenters

• Prince - presented Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
• Tom Hanks - paid tribute to The Band as a Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and introduced Cirque du Soleil and Julie Taymor
• Cyndi Lauper and Miley Cyrus - presented Best New Artist.
• Jason Bateman - Introduces a contest winner to perform with the Foo Fighters in the My Grammy contest.
• John Legend and Fergie - Presents the award for Best Soundtrack.
• Cher - Introduces a performance by Beyonce.
• Nelly Furtado, Andy Williams, and Roselyn Sanchez - Pay tribute to Burt Bacharach as the Lifetime Achievement recipient and present the award for Song of the Year.
• George Lopez - Introduces a performance by Brad Paisley.
• Chris Brown, Akon, and Solange Knowles - Introduce the award for Best Rap Album.
• Ludacris - Pays tribute to Cab Calloway as Lifetime Achievement Recipient and introduces a gospel performance by Aretha Franklin, Bebe Winans, Madison Bumblebees, The Clark Sisters, Trin-i-Tee 5:7, and Israel & New Breed.
• Carole King and Dierks Bentley - Pay tribute to Earl Scruggs as a Lifetime Achievement recipient and introduces a performance by Feist.
• Keely Smith and Kid Rock - Presents the award for Best Rock Album.
• Stevie Wonder - Pays tribute to Berry Gordy and introduces a performance by Alicia Keys.
• Ringo Starr and Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) - Presents the award for Best Country Album.
• Joe Mantegna - Pays tribute to Itzhak Perlman and Max Roach as Lifetime Achievement recipients and introduces a performance by Herbie Hancock and Lang Lang.
• Taylor Swift and Juanes - Presents the award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
• Cuba Gooding Jr. - Introduces a performance by Amy Winehouse.
• Natalie Cole and Tony Bennett - Pays tribute to Doris Day and presents the award for Record of the Year.
• Neil Portnow - Makes his annual speech and pays tribute to the 2008 WGA strike and Oscar Peterson, introduces a performance by Eldar, and presents the In Memoriam segment.
• Andrea Boccelli and Josh Groban - Pays tribute to Luciano Pavarotti.
• Usher & Quincy Jones - Album of the Year
• Bonnie Raitt - Introduces a performance by Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, and John Fogerty.

Winners and nominees

• Amy Winehouse
• Kanye West
• Foo Fighters
• Justin Timberlake
• Herbie Hancock
• Rihanna

General

• "Rehab" – Amy Winehouse
• *Mark Ronson, producer; Tom Elmhirst, Mark Ronson, Dom Morley, Vaughan Merrick & Gabriel Roth, engineers/mixers
• "Irreplaceable" – Beyoncé
• *Beyoncé Knowles, Ne-Yo & Stargate, producers; Jim Caruana, Jason Goldstein & Geoff Rice, engineers/mixers
• "The Pretender" – Foo Fighters
• *Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers
• "Umbrella" – Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
• *Kuk Harrell & C. "Tricky" Stewart, producers; Kuk Harrell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers
• "What Goes Around... Comes Around" – Justin Timberlake
• *Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland, engineers/mixers

• River: The Joni Letters – Herbie Hancock
• *Leonard Cohen, Norah Jones, Joni Mitchell, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza & Tina Turner, featured artists; Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, producers; Helik Hadar, engineer/mixer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer
• Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace – Foo Fighters
• *Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer
• These Days – Vince Gill
• *John Anderson, Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell, Diana Krall, Amy Grant & The Del McCoury Band, featured artists; Vince Gill, John Hobbs & Justin Niebank, producers; Neal Cappellino & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer
• Graduation – Kanye West
• *Dwele, Lil Wayne, Mos Def & T-Pain, featured artists; Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Eric Hudson, Brian "Allday" Miller, Nottz, Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds, Gee Roberson, Toomp & Kanye West, producers; Bruce Beuchner, Andrew Dawson, Mike Dean, Anthony Kilhoffer, Greg Koller, Manny Marroquin, Nottz Raw, Tony Rey, Seiji Sekine, Paul Sheehy & D. Sloan, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
• Back to Black – Amy Winehouse
• *Mark Ronson & Salaamremi, producers; Tom Elmhirst, Mark Ronson, Matt Paul, Dom Morley, Vaughan Merrick, Gabriel Roth, Derek Pacuk, Gary Noble & Franklin Socorro, engineers/mixers; Stuart Hawkes, mastering engineer

• "Rehab"
• * Amy Winehouse, songwriter
• "Before He Cheats"
• * Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters
• "Hey There Delilah"
• * Tom Higgenson, songwriter
• "Like a Star"
• * Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriter
• "Umbrella"
• * Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius "Dream" Nash, & Christopher Stewart, songwriters

• Amy Winehouse
• Feist
• Ledisi
• Paramore
• Taylor Swift

Pop

• "Rehab" – Amy Winehouse
• "Candyman" – Christina Aguilera
• "1234" – Feist
• "Big Girls Don't Cry" – Fergie
• "Say It Right" – Nelly Furtado

• "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around" – Justin Timberlake
• "Everything" – Michael Bublé
• "Belief" – John Mayer
• "Dance Tonight" – Paul McCartney
• "Amazing" – Seal

• "Makes Me Wonder" – Maroon 5
• "(You Want to) Make a Memory" – Bon Jovi
• "Home" – Daughtry
• "Hey There Delilah" – Plain White T's
• "Window in the Skies" – U2

• "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
• "Steppin' Out" – Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera
• "Beautiful Liar" – Beyoncé & Shakira
• "The Sweet Escape" – Gwen Stefani & Akon
• "Give It to Me" – Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake

• "One Week Last Summer" – Joni Mitchell
• "Off the Grid" – Beastie Boys
• "Paris Sunrise #7" – Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
• "Over the Rainbow" – Dave Koz
• "Simple Pleasures" – Spyro Gyra

• The Mix-Up - Beastie Boys
• Italia – Chris Botti
• At the Movies – Dave Koz
• Good to Go-Go – Spyro Gyra
• Roundtrip – Kirk Whalum

• Back to Black '– Amy Winehouse'
• Lost Highway – Bon Jovi
• The Reminder – Feist
• It Won't Be Soon Before Long – Maroon 5
• Memory Almost Full – Paul McCartney

Dance

• "LoveStoned/I Think She Knows Interlude" – Justin Timberlake
• *Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland, mixers
• "Do It Again" – The Chemical Brothers
• *Tom Rowlands & Ed Simons, producers
• "D.A.N.C.E." – Justice
• *Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay, producers; Gaspard Auge & Xavier de Rosnay, mixers
• "Love Today" – Mika
• *Jodi Marr, John Merchant, Mika & Greg Wells, producers; Greg Wells, mixer
• "Don't Stop the Music" – Rihanna
• *StarGate, producer; Phil Tan, mixer

• We Are the Night – The Chemical Brothers
• † – Justice
• Sound of Silver – LCD Soundsystem
• We Are Pilots – Shiny Toy Guns
• Elements of Life – Tiësto

Traditional Pop

• Call Me Irresponsible – Michael Bublé
• Cool Yule – Bette Midler
• Trav'lin' Light – Queen Latifah
• Live in Concert 2006 – Barbra Streisand
• James Taylor at Christmas – James Taylor

Rock

• "Radio Nowhere" – Bruce Springsteen
• "Timebomb" – Beck
• "Only Mama Knows" – Paul McCartney
• "Our Country" – John Mellencamp
• "Come On" – Lucinda Williams

• "Icky Thump" – The White Stripes
• "It's Not Over" – Daughtry
• "Working Class Hero" – Green Day
• "If Everyone Cared" – Nickelback
• "Instant Karma" – U2

• "The Pretender" – Foo Fighters
• "Sweet Sacrifice" – Evanescence
• "I Don't Wanna Stop" – Ozzy Osbourne
• "Sick, Sick, Sick" – Queens of the Stone Age
• "The Pot" – Tool

• "Final Six" – Slayer
• "Nothing Left" – As I Lay Dying
• "Never Ending Hill" – King Diamond
• "Aesthetics of Hate" – Machine Head
• "Redemption" – Shadows Fall

• "Once Upon a Time in the West" – Bruce Springsteen
• "The Ecstasy of Gold" – Metallica
• "Malignant Narcissism" – Rush
• "Always with Me, Always with You" – Joe Satriani
• "The Attitude Song" – Steve Vai

• "Radio Nowhere"
• *songwriter; Bruce Springsteen
• "Come On"
• *songwriter; Lucinda Williams
• "Icky Thump"
• *songwriter; Jack White
• "It's Not Over"
• *songwriters; Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Wilkerson & Brett Young
• "The Pretender"
• *songwriters; Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel & Chris Shiflett

• Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace – Foo Fighters
• Daughtry – Daughtry
• Revival – John Fogerty
• Magic – Bruce Springsteen
• Sky Blue Sky – Wilco

Alternative

• Icky Thump – The White Stripes
• Alright, Still – Lily Allen
• Neon Bible – Arcade Fire
• Volta – Björk
• Wincing the Night Away – The Shins

R&B

• "No One" – Alicia Keys
• "Just Fine" – Mary J. Blige
• "When I See U" – Fantasia
• "If I Have My Way"– Chrisette Michele
• "Hate on Me"– Jill Scott

• "Future Baby Mama" – Prince
• "Woman" – Raheem DeVaughn
• "B.U.D.D.Y." – Musiq Soulchild
• "Because of You" – Ne-Yo
• "Please Don't Go" – Tank

• "Disrespectful" – Chaka Khan & Mary J. Blige
• "Usher song)|Same Girl]" – R. Kelly & Usher
• "Love You">Love (The Beatles album)">Love You" – Rihanna & Ne-Yo
• "Baby"– Angie Stone & Betty Wright
• "Bartender" – T-Pain & Akon

• "In My Songs" – Gerald Levert
• "Walk a Mile In My Shoes" – Otis Clay
• "All Night Long" – Randy Crawford & Joe Sample
• "I Apologize" – Ann Nesby
• "I Am Your Man" – Ryan Shaw

• "Daydreamin'" – Lupe Fiasco & Jill Scott
• "Make a Baby" – Vikter Duplaix
• "That's the Way of the World" – Dwele
• "Fantasy" – Meshell Ndegeocello
• "Dream" – Alice Smith

• "No One"
• *songwriters; Dirty Harry, Kerry Brothers & Alicia Keys
• "Beautiful Flower"
• *songwriters; India.Arie & Joyce Simpson
• "Hate That I Love You"
• *songwriters; M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & Shaffer Smith
• "Teachme"
• *songwriters; Ivan Barias, Adam W. Blackstone, Randall C. Bowland, Carvin Haggins, Johnnie Smith II & Corey Latif Williams
• "When I See U"
• *songwriters; Louis Biancaniello, Waynne Nugent, Erika Nuri, Kevin Risto, Janet Sewel & Sam Watters

• Funk This – Chaka Khan
• Lost & Found – Ledisi
• Luvanmusiq – Musiq Soulchild
• The Real Thing – Jill Scott
• Sex, Love & Pain – Tank

• Because of You – Ne-Yo
• Konvicted – Akon
• Just Like You – Keyshia Cole
• Fantasia – Fantasia
• East Side Story – Emily King

Rap

• "Stronger" – Kanye West
• "The People" – Common
• "I Get Money" – 50 Cent
• "Show Me What You Got" – Jay-Z
• "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" – T.I.

• "Southside" – Common featuring Kanye West
• "Make It Rain" – Fat Joe featuring Lil Wayne
• "Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)" – UGK featuring OutKast
• "Party Like A Rockstar" – Shop Boyz
• "Better Than I've Ever Been" – Kanye West, Nas & KRS-One

• "Umbrella" – Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
• "I Wanna Love You" – Akon featuring Snoop Dogg
• "Kiss Kiss" – Chris Brown & T-Pain
• "Let It Go" – Keyshia Cole featuring Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim
• "Good Life" – Kanye West featuring T-Pain

• "Good Life"
• * A. Davis, F. Najm & K. West, songwriters;
• "Ayo Technology"
• * Nate (Danja) Hills, Curtis Jackson, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters;
• "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)"
• * Clifford Harris & Byron Thomas, songwriters
• "Can't Tell Me Nothing"
• * A. Davis & Kanye West, songwriters
• "Crank That (Soulja Boy)"
• * Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, songwriter

• Graduation – Kanye West
• Finding Forever – Common
• Kingdom Come – Jay-Z
• Hip Hop Is Dead – Nas
• T.I. vs. T.I.P. – T.I.

Country

• "Before He Cheats" – Carrie Underwood
• "Simple Love" – Alison Krauss
• "Famous in a Small Town" – Miranda Lambert
• "Nothin' Better to Do" – LeAnn Rimes
• "Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love" – Trisha Yearwood

• "Stupid Boy" – Keith Urban
• "Long Trip Alone" – Dierks Bentley
• "A Woman's Love" – Alan Jackson
• "If You're Reading This" – Tim McGraw
• "Give It Away" – George Strait

• "How Long" – Eagles
• "Proud of the House We Built" – Brooks & Dunn
• "Moments" – Emerson Drive
• "Lucky Man" – Montgomery Gentry
• "Sweet Memories" – The Time Jumpers

• "Lost Highway" – Willie Nelson & Ray Price
• "Days Aren't Long Enough" – Steve Earle & Allison Moorer
• "Because of You (Reba McEntire and [Kelly Clarkson song)|Because of You]" – Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson
• "I Need You (Tim McGraw and [Faith Hill song)|I Need You]" – Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
• "Oh Love" – Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood

• "Throttleneck" – Brad Paisley
• "Little Monk" – Russ Barenberg
• "Mucky the Duck" – The Greencards
• "Rawhide!" – Andy Statman
• "Fidoodlin" – The Time Jumpers

• "Before He Cheats"
• *Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters
• "Give It Away"
• *Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon & Jamey Johnson, songwriters
• "I Need You"
• *Tony Lane & David Lee, songwriters
• "If You're Reading This"
• *Tim McGraw, Brad Warren & Brett Warren, songwriters
• "Long Trip Alone"
• *Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard, songwriters

• These Days – Vince Gill
• Long Trip Alone – Dierks Bentley
• Let It Go – Tim McGraw
• 5th Gear – Brad Paisley
• It Just Comes Natural – George Strait

• The Bluegrass Diaries – Jim Lauderdale
• Cherryholmes II: Black and White – Cherryholmes
• Lefty's Old Guitar – J. D. Crowe and The New South
• Scenechronized – The Seldom Scene
• Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular – Tony Trischka

New Age

• Crestone – Paul Winter Consort
• Faces of the Sun – Peter Kater
• Sacred Journey of Ku–Kai, Volume 3 – Kitarō
• One Guitar – Ottmar Liebert
• Southwest – Eric Tingstad

Jazz

• River: The Joni Letters – Herbie Hancock
• Party Hats – Will Bernard
• Downright Upright – Brian Bromberg
• Re–imagination – Eldar
• He Had a Hat – Jeff Lorber

• Avant Gershwin – Patti Austin
• Red Earth: A Malian Journey – Dee Dee Bridgewater
• Music Maestro Please – Freddy Cole
• Nightmoves – Kurt Elling
• On the Other Side – Tierney Sutton

• "Anagram" – Michael Brecker
• "Levees" – Terence Blanchard
• "Both Sides Now– Herbie Hancock
• "Lullaby" – Hank Jones
• "1000 Kilometers" – Paul McCandless

• Pilgrimage – Michael Brecker
• Live at the Village Vanguard – The Bill Charlap Trio
• Kids: Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola – Joe Lovano and Hank Jones
• Line by Line – John Patitucci
• Back East – Joshua Redman

• A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina) – Terence Blanchard
• Eternal Licks & Grooves: Limited Edition – Bob Florence
• Hommage – The Bill Holman Band
• Sky Blue – Maria Schneider Orchestra
• With Love – Charles Tolliver Big Band

• Funk Tango – Paquito D'Rivera Quintet
• The Magician – Sammy Figueroa and his Latin Jazz Explosion
• Borrowed Time – Steve Khan
• Refugee – Hector Martignon
• Big Band Urban Folktales – Bobby Sanabria Big Band

Gospel

• "Blessed & Highly Favored" – The Clark Sisters
• "Never Gonna Break My Faith" – Aretha Franklin & Mary J. Blige
• "East to West" – Casting Crowns
• "With Long Life" – Israel And New Breed Featuring T-Bone
• "He Set My Life to Music" – CeCe Winans

• "Blessed & Highly Favored"
• *Karen Clark Sheard, songwriter
• "East to West"
• *Mark Hall & Bernie Herms, songwriters
• "Encourage Yourself"
• *Donald Lawrence, songwriter
• "Made to Love"
• *Cary Barlowe, Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore & Aaron Rice, songwriters
• "Praise on the Inside"
• *James L. Moss, songwriter

• Before the Daylight's Shot – Ashley Cleveland
• HIStory: Our Place In His Story – The Cross Movement
• Open Book – Da' T.R.U.T.H.
• The Reckoning – Pillar
• Comatose – Skillet

• A Deeper Level – Israel and New Breed
• The Altar and the Door – Casting Crowns
• True Beauty – Mandisa
• Stand – Michael W. Smith
• Portable Sounds – TobyMac

• Salt of the Earth (Ricky Skaggs & [The Whites album)|Salt of the Earth] – Ricky Skaggs & The Whites
• Amazing Grace – Bill & Gloria Gaither and the Homecoming Friends
• Journey of Joy – Karen Peck & New River
• Everybody's Brother – Billy Joe Shaver
• Tell Someone – Kenny & Amanda Smith Band
• I'll Fly Away: Country Hymns & Songs of Faith – Various Artists

• Live: One Last Time – The Clark Sisters
• The Grand Finale': Encourage Yourself – Donald Lawrence & The Tri–City Singers
• Life Changing – Smokie Norful
• Thirsty – Marvin Sapp
• Cherch – Bebe Winans

• Free to Worship – Fred Hammond
• Grateful – Coko
• V2...– J. Moss
• T57 – Trin-i-tee 5:7
• Alone But Not Alone – Marvin Winans

Latin

• El Tren de los Momentos – Alejandro Sanz
• Papito – Miguel Bosé
• 12 Segundos de Oscuridad – Jorge Drexler
• Navidades – Luis Miguel
• Dicen Que El Tiempo – Jennifer Peña

• No Hay Espacio – Black Guayaba
• Adelantando – Jarabe De Palo
• Amantes Sunt Amentes – Panda
• Kamikaze – Los Rabanes
• Memo Rex Commander y el Corazón Atómico de la Vía Láctea – Zoé

• Residente O Visitante – Calle 13
• E.S.L. – Akwid
• El Abayarde Contraataca – Tego Calderón
• El Cartel: The Big Boss – Daddy Yankee
• Vacaneria! – Fulanito

• La Llave de mi Corazón – Juan Luis Guerra
• Greetings From Havana – Cubanismo
• En Primera Plana – Issac Delgado
• Arroz con Habichuela – El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico
• United We Swing – Spanish Harlem Orchestra

• 100% Mexicano – Pepe Aguilar
• El Indomable – Cristian Castro
• Para Siempre – Vicente Fernández
• Puro Dolor – Paquita la del Barrio
• Esta Tierra Es Tuya – Sones De México Ensemble

• Before the Next Teardrop Falls – Little Joe & La Familia
• Ram Herrera and the Outlaw Band 2007 – Ram Herrera and the Outlaw Band
• Corazon de Oro – David Marez
• 35th Anniversary – Ruben Ramos
• Vagar Libremente – Sunny Sauceda

• Te Va a Gustar – El Chapo
• Los Mejores Corridos – El Potro De Sinaloa
• Lobo Domesticado – Valentin Elizalde
• Conquistando Corazones – K-PAZ De La Sierra
• Entre Copas y Botellas – Lupillo Rivera

Blues

• Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In Dallas – Henry James Townsend, Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins, Robert Lockwood Jr. & David Honeyboy Edwards
• Pinetop Perkins on the 88's: Live in Chicago – Pinetop Perkins
• Live...and in Concert from San Francisco – Otis Rush
• 10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads – Kenny Wayne Shepherd featuring Various Artists
• Old School – Koko Taylor

• The Road to Escondido – J. J. Cale & Eric Clapton
• Into the Blues – Joan Armatrading
• Is It News – Doyle Bramhall
• Truth – Robben Ford
• The Scene of the Crime – Bettye LaVette

Folk

• Dirt Farmer – Levon Helm
• Try Me One More Time – David Bromberg
• Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John – Peter Case
• Banjo Talkin – Cathy Fink
• Charlie Louvin – Charlie Louvin

• Washington Square Serenade – Steve Earle
• The Calling – Mary Chapin Carpenter
• My Name Is Buddy – Ry Cooder
• Children Running Through – Patty Griffin
• Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards – Tom Waits

• Totemic Flute Chants – Johnny Whitehorse
• Oklahoma Style – Walter Ahhaitty & Friends
• Watch This Dancer! – Black Lodge
• The Ballad of Old Times – Davis Mitchell
• Reconnections – R. Carlos Nakai, Cliff Sarde, William Eaton & Randy Wood

• Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar – Various Artists
• Ka Hikina O Ka Hau – Keola Beamer
• Hawaiiana – Tia Carrere
• He'eia – Cyril Pahinui
• Hawaiian Blossom – Raiatea Helm

• Live! Worldwide – Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience
• Le Cowboy Creole – Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
• King Cake – Lisa Haley
• Live: Á La Blue Moon – Lost Bayou Ramblers
• Blues De Musicien – Pine Leaf Boys
• Racines – Racines
• The La Louisianne Sessions – Roddie Romero and the Hub City All–Stars

Reggae

• Mind Control – Stephen Marley
• The [Burning Spear Experience] – Burning Spear
• The End of an American Dream – Lee "Scratch" Perry
• Anniversary – Sly & Robbie and the Taxi Gang
• Light Your Light – Toots & The Maytals

World Music

• African Spirit – Soweto Gospel Choir
• When the Soul Is Settled: Music of Iraq – Rahim Al Haj With Souhail Kaspa
• From Mali to America – Cheick Hamala Diabat & Bob Carlin
• Live at Couleur Café – Konono Nº1
• Singing for Life: Songs of Hope, Healing, and HIV/AIDS in Uganda – Various Artists

• Djin Djin – Angelique Kidjo
• CéU – Céu
• Gil Luminoso – Gilberto Gil
• Momento – Bebel Gilberto
• An Ancient Muse – Loreena McKennitt

• Come Share the Wine – Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra
• Polka's Revenge – Brave Combo
• Bulletproof Polkas – John Gora & Gorale
• Polka Freak Out – Bubba Hernandez & Alex Meixner
• Dueling Polkas – Walter Ostanek and His Band & Brian Sklar and the Western Senators

Children's

• A Green and Red Christmas – The Muppets
• Chickens – Buck Howdy with BB
• Experience...101 – Sweet Honey in the Rock
• I Wanna Play – Bill Harley
• My Green Kite – Peter Himmelman
• The Velveteen Rabbit: Love Can Make You Real – Various Artists

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Jim Dale
• Making the Heart Whole Again: Stories for a Wounded World – Milbre Burch
• The One and Only Shrek – Meryl Streep & Stanley Tucci
• Who's Got Game? The Ant or the Grasshopper? The Lion or the Mouse? Poppy or the Snake? – Toni Morrison
• Wickety Whack: Brer Rabbit Is Back – Diane Ferlatte

Spoken Word

• The Audacity of Hope : Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream – Barack Obama
• Celebrations – Maya Angelou
• Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World – Bill Clinton
• Sunday Mornings in Plains: Bringing Peace to a Changing World – Jimmy Carter
• Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself – Alan Alda

Comedy

• The Distant Future – Flight of the Conchords
• America's Mexican – George Lopez
• Dirty Girl – Lisa Lampanelli
• I Still Have a Pony – Steven Wright
• Songs Pointed & Pointless – Harry Shearer

Musical Show

• Spring Awakening
• *Duncan Sheik, producer; Duncan Sheik, composer; Steven Sater, lyricist
• A Chorus Line
• *David Caddick, producer
• Company
• *Tommy Krasker, producer
• Grey Gardens
• *Steven Epstein, producer
• West Side Story
• *Nick Patrick, producer

Film, Television and Other Visual Media

• Love – George Martin & Giles Martin
• Across The Universe – Various Artists
• Dreamgirls – Various Artists
• Hairspray – Various Artists
• Once – Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová

• Ratatouille – Michael Giacchino
• Babel – Gustavo Santaolalla
• Blood Diamond – James Newton Howard
• The Departed – Howard Shore
• Happy Feet – John Powell
• Pan's Labyrinth – Javier Navarrete

• "Love You I Do"
• *Siedah Garrett & Henry Krieger, songwriters
• "Falling Slowly"
• *Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, songwriters
• "Guaranteed"
• *Eddie Vedder, songwriter
• "Song of the Heart"
• *Prince Rogers Nelson, songwriter
• "You Know My Name"
• *David Arnold & Chris Cornell, songwriters

Composing/Arranging

• "Cerulean Skies"
• *Maria Schneider, composer
• "Ash Wednesday"
• *Harry Connick Jr., composer
• "Deep Six"
• *Mark Walker, composer
• "I Knew Her"
• *Philip Glass, composer
• "Spectacle"
• *Béla Fleck, composer

• "In a Silent Way"
• *Vince Mendoza, arranger
• "Ash Wednesday"
• *Harry Connick Jr., arranger
• "Besame Mucho"
• *Steve Wiest, arranger
• "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair"
• *Frank Macchia, arranger
• "Yo Tannenbaum "
• *Gordon Goodwin, arranger

• "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die"
• *John Clayton, arranger
• "Cry Me a River"
• *Jorge Calandrelli, arranger
• "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning"
• *Jay Ashby, Darmon Meader & Kim Nazarian, arrangers
• "Overture/Gershwin Medley"
• *Michael Abene, arranger
• "Smile"
• *Pete McGuinness, arranger

Package

• Cassadaga
• *Zack Nipper, art director
• The Dio Years
• *Masaki Koike, art director
• Friend & Foe
• *Craig Thompson, art director
• Secrets Keep You Sick
• *Don Clark, art director
• White Horse
• *Qing-Yang Xiao, art director

• What It Is!: Funky Soul and Rare Grooves
• *Masaki Koike, art director
• The Black Parade
• *Special Edition- Matt Taylor, Ellen Wakayama & Gerard Way, art directors
• A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
• *Limited Edition Collectible Deluxe Box- Alex Kirzhner, art director
• Icky Thump
• *Limited Edition USB Flash Drive- Stan Chow, art director
• Venus Doom
• *Matt Taylor & Ville Valo, art directors

Historical

• The Live Wire: [Woody Guthrie in Performance 1949]
• *Nora Guthrie & Jorge Arévalo Mateus, compilation producers; Jamie Howarth, Steve Rosenthal, Warren Russell-Smith & Dr. Kevin Short, mastering engineers
• Actionable Offenses: Indecent Phonograph Recordings from the 1890s
• *David Giovannoni, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer
• Forever Changing: The Golden Age of Elektra Records 1963-1973
• *Stuart Batsford, Mick Houghton & Phil Smee, compilation producers; Dan Hersch & Bill Inglot, mastering engineers
• Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970
• *Alec Palao, compilation producer; Dan Hersch, Bill Inglot & Dave Schultz, mastering engineers
• People Take Warning! Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs 1913-1938
• *Christopher King & Henry "Hank" Sapoznik, compilation producers; Christopher King & Robert Vosgien, mastering engineers

Production, Non Classical

• Beauty & Crime
• *Tchad Blake, Cameron Craig, Emery Dobyns & Jimmy Hogarth, engineers
• Destination Moon
• *Dave O'Donnell & Elliot Scheiner, engineers
• Don't Mess With the Dragon
• *Robert Carranza, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & KC Porter, engineers
• Floratone
• *Tucker Martine, engineer
• II
• *Jason Lehning, engineer

• Mark Ronson
• *"Back to Black"
• *"Littlest Things"
• *"Rehab"
• *Version
• *"You Know I'm No Good"
• Howard Benson
• *Daughtry
• *Devils & Angels
• *Direction
• *Five Score and Seven Years Ago
• *Stay Inside
• Joe Chiccarelli
• *Mercy
• *The Narcotic Story
• *Nightmoves
• *Wincing the Night Away
• Mike Elizondo
• *It Won't Be Soon Before Long
• *Under the Blacklight
• Timbaland
• *Come Around
• *"Give It to Me"
• *Make Me Better
• *Timbaland Presents: Shock Value
• *"The Way I Are

• "Bring the Noise"
• *Benny Benassi, remixer
• "Angelicus"
• *Andy Moor, remixer
• "Like a Child"
• *Carl Craig, remixer
• "Proper Education"
• *Eric Prydz, remixer
• "Sorry"
• *Dirty South, remixer

Production, Surround Sound

• Love
• *Paul Hicks, surround mix engineer; Tim Young, surround mastering engineer; George Martin & Giles Martin, surround producers
• At War With the Mystics 5.1
• *The Flaming Lips & Dave Fridmann, surround mix engineers; The Flaming Lips & Dave Fridmann, surround mastering engineers; The Flaming Lips & Dave Fridmann, surround producers
• Fear of a Blank Planet
• *Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Porcupine Tree, surround producers
• Grechaninov: Passion Week
• *John Newton, surround mix engineer; Jonathan Cooper, surround mastering engineer; Blanton Alspaugh, surround producer
• Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5; Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; Serenade to Music
• *Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Elaine Martone, surround producer

Production, Classical

• Garden of Dreams
• *Keith O. Johnson, engineer
• Grechaninov: Passion Week
• *John Newton, engineer
• Nielsen: Clarinet & Flute Concertos
• *Arne Akselberg & Tobias Lehmann, engineers
• Spirit of the Season
• *Bruce Leek, Fred Vogler & Trent Walker, engineers
• Strauss: Don Juan, Death and Transfiguration
• *Lawrence Rock, engineer

• Blanton Alspaugh
• * Eternal Rest: Mäntyjärvi, Ticheli, Martin, Clausen
• * Grechaninov: Passion Week
• * The Harrington String Quartet: Daniel McCarthy
• * Hartke: The Greater Good
• * Rider On The Plains: Cello Concertos By Virgil Thomson And Charles Fussell
• John Fraser
• * Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2, Scherzos
• * Great Handel
• * Kate Royal
• * Krommer/Spohr: Clarinet Concertos
• * Schubert: Piano Sonata D958, Lieder, Fragments
• Marina A. Ledin
• * Balakirev And Russian Folksong
• * Louisiana - A Pianist's Journey
• * Piano Impromptus
• * 20th Century Piano Sonatas
• Judith Sherman
• * American Virtuosa: Tribute To Maud Powell
• * From Barrelhouse To Broadway: The Musical Odyssey Of Joe Jordan
• * Górecki: String Quartet No. 3 '...Songs Are Sung'
• * Strange Imaginary Animals
• * Tchaikovsky: Three String Quartets, Souvenir De Florence
• Robina G. Young
• * As Steals The Morn...Handel Arias & Scenes For Tenor
• * Bach, CPE: Symphonies 1–4, Cello Concerto
• * Brahms: Variations
• * Music For Compline
• * Stockhausen: Stimmung

Classical

• Cherubini: Missa Solemnis in E
• *Riccardo Muti, conductor; Wilhelm Meister, producer
• Grechaninov: Passion Week
• *Charles Bruffy, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer
• Homage: The Age of the Diva
• *Renée Fleming; David Frost, producer
• Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs
• *Lorraine Hunt Lieberson; Dirk Sobotka, producer
• Tower: Made In America
• *Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Tim Handley, producer

• "Beethoven: Symphony No. 9"
• *Osmo Vänskä, conductor
• "Shostakovich: The Golden Age"
• *José Serebrier, conductor
• "Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps"
• *Esa–Pekka Salonen, conductor
• "Tower: Made in America"
• *Leonard Slatkin, conductor
• "Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5, Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, Serenade to Music"
• *Robert Spano, conductor

• "Albéniz: Pepita Jiménez"
• *José De Eusebio, conductor; Enrique Baquerizo, Carlos Chausson, Plácido Domingo, Jane Henschel & Carol Vaness; Michael Haas, producer
• "Donizetti: Dom Sébastien, Roi De Portugal"
• *Mark Elder, conductor; Carmelo Corrado Caruso, Giuseppe Filianoti, Vesselina Kasarova, Simon Keenlyside & Alastair Miles; Patric Schmid, producer
• "Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel"
• *Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor; Rebecca Evans, Jane Henschel & Jennifer Larmore; Brian Couzens, producer
• "Lully: Thésée"
• *Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Howard Crook, Ellen Hargis, Laura Pudwell & Harry Van Der Kamp; Renate Wolter–Seevers, producer
• "Verdi: La Traviata"
• *Zubin Mehta, conductor; Piotr Beczala, Paolo Gavanelli & Anja Harteros; Andreas Caemmerer & Felix Gargerle, producers

• "Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem"
• *Simon Rattle, conductor; Simon Halsey, chorus master
• "Cherubini: Missa Solemnis in E"
• *Riccardo Muti, conductor; Peter Dijkstra, chorus master
• "Grechaninov: Passion Week"
• *Charles Bruffy, conductor
• "Penderecki: Symphony No. 7 'Seven Gates Of Jerusalem'"
• *Antoni Wit, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, chorus master
• "Schönberg: Gurre-Lieder
• *Michael Gielen, conductor; Howard Arman & Michael Gläser, choir directors

• "Barber/Korngold/Walton: Violin Concertos"
• *Bramwell Tovey, conductor; James Ehnes
• "Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4"
• *Christoph Eschenbach, conductor; Lang Lang
• "Nielsen: Clarinet & Flute Concertos"
• *Simon Rattle, conductor; Sabine Meyer & Emmanuel Pahud
• "Rózsa: Violin Concerto, Op. 24"
• *Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor; Anastasia Khitruk
• "Tchaikovsky/Saint-Saëns/Ginastera"
• *Ari Rasilainen, conductor; Sol Gabetta

• "Beethoven Sonatas, Vol. 3" – Garrick Ohlsson
• "Haydn: Piano Sonatas" – Marc-André Hamelin
• "Louisiana: A Pianist's Journey" – Kenneth Boulton
• "Solo Piazzolla" – Manuel Barrueco
• "20th Century Piano Sonatas" – Allison Brewster Franzetti

• "On the Threshold of Hope" – Artists Of The Royal Conservatory Ensemble
• "Saint-Saëns/Poulenc/Devienne/Milhaud" – Oleg Maisenberg & Sabine Meyer
• "Strange Imaginary Animals" – Eighth Blackbird
• "Tchaikovsky: Three String Quartets, Souvenir De Florence" – Ying Quartet
• "30 Songs of the Russian People" – Joseph Banowetz & Alton Chung Ming Chan

• "Bach: Brandenburg Concertos" – Swiss Baroque Soloists
• "Bridges: Eddie Daniels Plays the Music of Frank Proto" – Frank Proto, conductor; Eddie Daniels; Ensemble Sans Frontière
• "Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde" – Kenneth Slowik, conductor; The Smithsonian Chamber Players & Santa Fe Pro Musica
• "Music for Compline" – Stile Antico
• "Stravinsky: Apollo, Concerto in D; Prokofiev: 20 Visions Fugitives" – Yuri Bashmet, conductor; Moscow Soloists

• "Gitano: Zarzuela Arias"
• *Rolando Villazón
• "Homage: The Age of the Diva"
• *Renée Fleming
• "Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs"
• *Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
• "Russian Album"
• *Anna Netrebko
• "Sea Pictures, Op. 37"
• *Sarah Connolly

• "Amargós: Northern Concerto"
• *Joan Albert Amargós
• "Chesky: Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra"
• *David Chesky
• "Higdon: Zaka"
• *Jennifer Higdon
• "Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs"
• *Peter Lieberson
• "Made in America"
• *Joan Tower

• The Jazz Album: Watch What Happens – Thomas Quasthoff
• A Love Supreme: The Legacy of John Coltrane – Turtle Island String Quartet
• Spirit of the Season – Craig Jessop & Mack Wilberg, conductors
• Whirled Chamber Music – Quartet San Francisco
• Wolfgang's Big Night Out – Brian Setzer

Music video

• "God's Gonna Cut You Down" – Johnny Cash
• *Tony Kaye, video director; Rachel Curl, video producer
• "1234" – Feist
• *Patrick Daughters, video director; Geoff McLean, video producer
• "Gone Daddy Gone" – Gnarls Barkley
• *Chris Milk, video director; Barbara Benson, video producer
• "D.A.N.C.E." – Justice
• *Jonas & François and So-Me, video directors and producers
• "Typical" – Mutemath
• *Israel Anthem, video director; Brandon Arolfo, video producer

• The Confessions Tour – Madonna
• *Jonas Akerlund, video director; Sara Martin and David May, video producers
• Live and Loud at the Fillmore – Dierks Bentley
• *Russell Thomas, video director; James Whetherly, video producer
• Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22 – R. Kelly
• *R. Kelly, Jim Swaffield and Victor Mignatti, video directors; Ann Carli, video producer
• 10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads – Kenny Wayne Shepherd and various artists
• *Noble Jones, video director; Kenny Wayne Shepherd, video producer
• Liberacion: Songs of the Cuban Underground – Various artists
• *Reuben Field, video director; Dean Bates, video producer

In Memoriam