Record of the Year:

"Chasing Pavements" - Adele

"Viva La Vida" -  Coldplay

"Bleeding Love" - Leona Lewis

"Paper Planes" - M.I.A.

"Please Read The Letter" - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss   winner
 
 

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   winner

"In Rainbows" - Radiohead.
 
 

Song of the Year:

"American Boy" - (Estelle Featuring Kanye West) - William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters.

"Chasing Pavements" - (Adele) - Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters

"I'm Yours" - (Jason Mraz) - Jason Mraz, songwriter

"Love Song" - (Sara Bareilles) - Sara Bareilles, songwriter

"Viva La Vida" - (Coldplay) - Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters   winner
 
 

New Artist:

Adele  winner

Duffy

The Jonas Brothers

Lady Antebellum

Jazmine
 
 

Female Pop Vocal Performance:

"Chasing Pavements" - Adele   winner

"Love Song - Sara Bareilles

"Mercy" - Duffy

"Bleeding Love" - Leona Lewis

"I Kissed A Girl" - Katy Perry

"So What" -Pink
 
 

Male Pop Vocal Performance:

"All Summer Long" - Kid Rock

"Say" - John Mayer   winner

"That" - Was Me Paul McCartney

"I'm Yours" - Jason Mraz

"Closer" - Ne-Yo

"Wichita Lineman" - James Taylor
 
 

Pop Performance by a Duo or Group:

"Viva La Vida" - Coldplay   winner

"Waiting In The Weeds" - Eagles

"Going On" - Gnarls Barkley

"Won't Go Home Without You" - Maroon 5

"Apologize" - OneRepublic
 
 

Pop Collaboration:

"Lesson Learned" - Alicia Keys & John Mayer

"4 Minutes" - Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland

"Rich Woman" - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss   winner

"If I Never See Your Face Again" - Rihanna & Maroon 5

"No Air" - Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown
 
 

Pop Vocal Album:

"Detours" - Sheryl Crow

"Rockferry" - Duffy   winner

"Long Road Out Of Eden" - Eagles

"Spirit" - Leona Lewis

"Covers" - James Taylor
 
 

Solo Rock Vocal Performance:

"Gravity" - John Mayer   winner

"I Saw Her Standing There" - Paul McCartney

"Girls In Their Summer Clothes" - Bruce Springsteen

"Rise" - Eddie Vedder

"No Hidden Path" - Neil Young
 
 

Rock Performance by a Duo or Group:

"Rock N Roll Train" - AC/DC

"Violet Hill" - Coldplay

"Long Road Out Of Eden" - Eagles

"Sex On Fire" - Kings Of Leon   winner

"House Of Cards" - Radiohead
 
 

Rock Song:

"Girls In Their Summer Clothes" - (Bruce Springsteen) Bruce Springsteen, songwriter    winner

"House Of Cards" - (Radiohead) - Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Philip Selway & Thom Yorke, songwriters

"I Will Possess Your Heart" - (Death Cab For Cutie) - Benjamin Gibbard, Nicholas Harmer, Jason McGerr & Christopher Walla, songwriters

"Sex On Fire" - (Kings Of Leon) - Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters

"Violet Hill" - (Coldplay) - Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters
 
 

Rock Album:

"Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends" - Coldplay   winner

"Rock N Roll Jesus" - Kid Rock

"Only By The Night" - Kings Of Leon

"Death Magnetic" - Metallica

"Consolers Of The Lonely" - The Raconteurs
 
 

Female R&B Vocal Performance:

"Me, Myself And I" - Beyoncé

"Heaven Sent" - Keyshia Cole

"Spotlight" - Jennifer Hudson

"Superwoman" - Alicia Keys   winner

"Need U Bad" - Jazmine Sullivan
 

Male R&B Vocal Performance:

"You're The Only One" - Eric Benét

"Take You Down" - Chris Brown

"Miss Independent" - Ne-Yo   winner

"Can't Help But Wait" - Trey Songz

"Here I Stand" - Usher
 
 

R&B Performance by a Duo or Group:

"Ribbon In The Sky" - Boyz II Men

"Words" - Anthony David Featuring India.Arie

"Stay With Me (By The Sea)" - Al Green Featuring John Legend   winner

"I'm His Only Woman" - Jennifer Hudson Featuring Fantasia

"Never Give You Up" - Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton
 
 

R&B Song:

"Bust Your Windows" - (Jazmine Sullivan) - Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Deandre Way, songwriter)

"Customer" - (Raheem DeVaughn) - I. Barias, Raheem DeVaughn, C. Haggins, K. Oliver & J. Smith, songwriters

"Heaven Sent" - (Keyshia Cole) - Keyshia Cole, Jason Farmer & Alex Francis, songwriters

"Miss Independent" - Ne-Yo  - M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & S. Smith, songwriters  winner

"Spotlight Mikkel" - (Jennifer Hudson) - S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters
 

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   winner

"The Way I See It" - Raphael Saadiq

Contemporary R&B Album:

"Growing Pains" - Mary J. Blige  winner

"Back Of My Lac'" - J. Holiday

"First Love" - Karina

"Year Of The Gentleman" - Ne-Yo

"Fearless" - Jazmine Sullivan

Rap Solo Performance:

"Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)..." - Jay-Z

"A Milli" - Lil Wayne  winner

"Paris, Tokyo" - Lupe Fiasco

"N.i.*.*.e.r." - (The Slave And The Master) Nas

"Sexual Eruption" - Snoop Dogg

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  winner

"Mr. Carter" - Lil Wayne Featuring Jay-Z

"Wish You Would" - Ludacris Featuring T.I.

"Put On" - Young Jeezy Featuring Kanye West

Rap Collaboration:

"American Boy" - Estelle Featuring Kanye West  winner

"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
 
 

Rap Album:

"American Gangster" - Jay-Z

"Tha Carter III" - Lil Wayne  winner

"The Cool" - Lupe Fiasco

"Nas" - Nas

"Paper Trail" - T.I.

Rap Song:

"Lollipop" - (Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major) - D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters  winner

"Low" - (Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain) - T. Dillard, M. Humphrey & T-Pain, songwriters

"Sexual Eruption" - (Snoop Dogg) - Calvin Broadus, S. Lovejoy & D. Stewart, songwriters

"Superstar" - (Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos) - Lupe Fiasco & Soundtrakk, songwriters

"Swagga Like Us" - (Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne) - D. Carter, S. Carter, Clifford Harris & Kanye West, songwriters (M. Arulpragasam, N. Headon, M. Jones, J. Mellor, T. Pentz & P. Simonon, songwriters
 
 

Female Country Vocal Performance:

"For These Times" - Martina McBride

"What I Cannot Change" - LeAnn Rimes

"Last Name" - Carrie Underwood  winner

"Last Call" - Lee Ann Womack

"This Is Me You're Talking To" - Trisha Yearwood
 
 

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  winner

"Troubadour" - George Strait
 
 

Country Performance By A Duo Or Group:

"God Must Be Busy" - Brooks & Dunn

"Love Don't Live Here" - Lady Antebellum

"Every Day" - Rascal Flatts

"Blue Side Of The Mountain"

"Stay" - Sugarland  winner

Country Collaboration:

"Shiftwork" - Kenny Chesney & George Strait

"Killing The Blues" - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss  winner

"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
 
 

Country Song:

"Dig Two Graves" - (Randy Travis) - Ashley Gorley & Bob Regan, songwriters

"I Saw God Today" - (George Strait) - Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell & Wade Kirby, songwriters

"In Color" - (Jamey Johnson) - Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller & James Otto, songwriters

"Stay" - (Sugarland) - Jennifer Nettles, songwriter  winner

"You're Gonna Miss This" - (Trace Adkins) - Ashley Gorley & Lee Thomas Miller, songwriters
 
 

Country Album:

"That Lonesome Song" - Jamey Johnson

"Sleepless Nights" - Patty Loveless

"Troubadour" - George Strait  winner

"Around The Bend" - Randy Travis

"Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love" - Trisha Yearwood