And this might not even BE the complete list, because there’s so damned many categories and I started to lose track after awhile. If I’m wrong, hey – there’s this great new thing called ‘Google.’ It can tell you lots of stuff that you probably didn’t know before, and I urge you to make use of it if you think I’ve gotten something wrong down there.
I’m pretty excited for Lady Antebellum, you know, winning a lot of the important categories, because guys? I LIKE Lady Antebellum. Bizzare, I know, especially considering my general distaste for country music, so this year? Was totally exciting.
Album of the Year: The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
Record of the Year: “Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum
Rap Album: Recovery, Eminem
New Artist: Esperanza Spalding
Song of the Year: “Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum
Pop Vocal Album: Lady Gaga, The Fame Monster
Pop Performance by a Duo or Group: Train, “Hey, Soul Sister (Live)”
Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Michael Bublé, Crazy Love
Female Pop Vocal Performance: Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance”
Male Pop Vocal Performance: Bruno Mars, “Just The Way You Are”
Pop Collaboration: “Imagine,” Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare, The Imagine Project
Instrumental Album: Take Your Pick, Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto Female R&B Vocal Performance: Fantasia, “Bittersweet”
Male R&B Vocal Performance: Usher, “There Goes My Baby,
R&B Performance by a Duo or Group: Sade, “Soldier of Love”
Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: John Legend & The Roots, “Hang On In There”
R&B Song: John Legend & The Roots, “Shine”
R&B Album: Wake Up!, John Legend & The Roots
Contemporary R&B Album: Raymond V Raymond, Usher
Rap Song: Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, “Empire State of Mind”
Rap/Sung Collaboration: Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, “Empire State of Mind”
Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz, “On to the Next One”
Rap Solo Performance: Eminem, “Not Afraid”
Urban/Alternative Performance: “F*** You” Cee Lo Green
Rock Album: Muse, The Resistance
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Solo Rock Vocal Performance: Paul McCartney, “Helter Skelter”
Rock Performance by a Duo or Group: The Black Keys, “Tighten Up” Rock Song: “Angry World” Neil Young, Le Noise
Hard Rock Performance: New Fang, “Them Crooked Vultures”
Metal Performance: “El Dorado,” Iron Maiden
Instrumental Performance: Jeff Beck, “Hammerhead”
Country Album: Lady Antebellum, Need You Now
Female Country Vocal Performance: Miranda Lambert, ” The House That Built Me”
Male Country Vocal Performance: Keith Urban, “‘Til Summer Comes Around”
Country Song: Lady Antebellum, “Need You Now”
Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Lady Antebellum, “Need You Now”
Country Instrumental Performance: Marty Stuart, “Hummingbyrd” New Age Album: Miho: Journey to the Mountain
Contemporary Jazz Album: The Stanley Clarke Band, The Stanley Clarke Band
Jazz Vocal Album:Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee, Dee Dee Bridgewater
Latin Pop Album: Paraiso Express, Alejandro Sanz
Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album: El Existential, Grupo Fantasma
Tropical Latin Album: Viva La Tradición, Spanish Harlem Orchestra Tejano Album: Recuerdos, Little Joe & La Familia Norteño Album: Classic, Intocable Banda Album: Enamórate De Mí, El Güero Y Su Banda Centenario Contemporary Jazz Album: The Stanley Clarke Band, The Stanley Clarke Band
Jazz Vocal Album: Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee, Dee Dee Bridgewater
Improvised Jazz Solo: “A Change Is Gonna Come” Herbie Hancock
Jazz Instrumental Album: Moody 4B, James Moody
Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Live at Jazz Standard, Mingus Big Band Latin Jazz Album: Chucho’s Steps, Chucho Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers
Gospel Performance: “Grace,” BeBe & CeCe Winans
Gospel Song: “It’s What I Do,” Jerry Peters & Kirk Whalum
Rock or Rap Gospel Album: Hello Hurricane, Switchfoot Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: Love God. Love People, Israel Houghton Southern
Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album: The Reason, Diamond Rio Traditional Gospel Album: Downtown Church, Patty Griffin Contemporary R&B Gospel Album: Still, BeBe & CeCe Winans
Dance Recording: “Only Girl (in the World),” Rihanna
Electronic/Dance Album: La Roux, La Roux
Alternative Music Album: Brothers, The Black Keys
Americana Album: You Are Not Alone, Mavis Staples
Bluegrass Album: Mountain Soul II, Patty Loveless
Traditional Blues Album: Joined At The Hip, Pinetop Perkins & Willie ‘Big Eyes’ Smith
Contemporary Blues Album: Living Proof, Buddy Guy
Traditional Folk Album: Genuine Negro Jig, Carolina Chocolate Drops Contemporary Folk Album: God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise, Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs
Hawaiian Music Album: Huana Ke Aloha, Tia Carrere
Native American Music Album: 2010 Gathering Of Nations Pow Wow: A Spirit’s Dance
Zydeco or Cajun Music Album: Zydeco Junkie, Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band
Reggae Album: Before The Dawn, Buju Banton
Traditional World Music Album: Ali And Toumani, Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté
Contemporary World Music Album: Throw Down Your Heart, Africa Sessions Part 2: Unreleased Tracks, Béla Fleck
New Age Album: Miho: Journey to the Mountain, Paul Winter Consort Short Form Music Video: “Bad Romance,” Lady Gaga
Long Form Music Video: “When You’re Strange,” The Doors
Spoken Word Album: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook)
Musical Show Album: American Idiot (Featuring Green Day)
Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Crazy Heart (Various Artists) Score
Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Toy Story 3, Randy Newman, composer
Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: “The Weary Kind” (From Crazy Heart), Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett, songwriters
Instrumental Composition: “The Path Among the Trees,” Billy Childs, composer (Billy Childs Ensemble), Autumn: In Moving Pictures Jazz-Chamber Music Vol. 2
Instrumental Arrangement: “Carlos,” Vince Mendoza, arranger (John Scofield, Vince Mendoza & Metropole Orkest), 54
Engineered Album, Classical: Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Producer of the Year, Classical: David Frost
Classical Album: Verdi: Requiem, Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus
Orchestral Performance: Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina, Nashville Symphony Opera Recording: Saariaho: L’Amour De Loin, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Choral Performance: Verdi: Requiem, Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus
Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra): Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 24, Mitsuko Uchida (The Cleveland Orchestra) Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra): Paul Jacobs, Messiaen: Livre Du Saint-Sacrement
Chamber Music Performance: Ligeti: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2, Parker Quartet
Small Ensemble Performance: Dinastia Borja, Jordi Savall, conductor; Hespèrion XXI & La Capella Reial De Catalunya
Classical Vocal Performance: Sacrificium, Cecilia Bartoli (Giovanni Antonini; Il Giardino Armonico)
Classical Contemporary Composition: Michael Daugherty: Deus Ex Machina, Michael Daugherty (Giancarlo Guerrero), Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony
Classical Crossover Album: Christopher Tin: Calling All Dawns
Surround Sound Album: Britten’s Orchestra, Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony
Musical Album for Children: Tomorrow’s Children, Pete Seeger with the Rivertown Kids and Friends
Spoken Word Album for Children: Julie Andrews’ Collection of Poems, Songs, and Lullabies, Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton
Comedy Album: Lewis Black, Stark Raving Black
Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): “Baba Yetu,” Christopher Tin, Soweto Gospel Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Calling All Dawns
Recording Package: Brothers, The Black Keys Boxed
Special Limited-Edition Package: Under Great White Northern Lights (Limited Edition Box Set), The White Stripes Album Notes: Keep An Eye On The Sky, Big Star
Historical Album: The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings), The Beatles
Engineered Album, Nonclassical: Battle Studies, John Mayer
Producer of the Year, Nonclassical: Danger Mouse Remixed
Recording, Nonclassical: “Revolver” (David Guetta’s One Love Club Remix), Madonna
Stay tuned for a shit ton of Grammys photos!
Lady Antebellum isn’t country…it’s twangy pop.
Touché!