British star Colin Firth celebrated his Oscar win with a string of kisses — before threatening to dance on stage. The King’s Speech actor was named best actor at the 83rd Academy Awards — and promptly kissed wife Livia. Then he kissed co-star — and his wife in the movie — Helena Bonham Carter. And the kissing didn’t stop there — for when he reached the stage he also kissed presenter Sandra Bullock. Then as he began his Oscar speech, he revealed he was “experiencing stirrings” and threatened that they may turn into dance moves on the stage. But he managed to get through his two-minute speech without breaking out any moves before finishing off with: “Now if you will all excuse me I have some impulses I have to tend to backstage!” Firth looked stunned as his name was read out by Bullock for best actor. He stood for a moment on the stage looking down at his award before making his own speech. He then said: “I have a feeling my career has just peaked. My deepest thanks to academy. I am afraid I have to warn you that I am experiencing stirrings, some in the upper abdominals which are threatening to form themselves into dance moves which joyous as they may be for me, would be extremely problematic if they make it to my legs before I get off stage, so I’m going to my best to be brief with my gratitude for being on this extraordinary list of fellow nominees. They are something quite formidable and possibly the greatest honour of this. All the crew and my fellow cast members. All those that are not here and those who are, Geoffrey and Helena and Guy, who virtuosity made it very difficult to be as bad as I was planning to be and David Seidler, whose owns struggles have given so many people the benefit of his beautiful voice. And Tom Hooper whose immense courage and clear-sightedness with which he interpreted that. The men who finessed this to the screen Gareth, Emile, Xavier and of course Harvey who first took me on 20 years ago when I was a mere child sensation. All the people who have been rooting for me back home. And my very fortunate friendship with Tom Ford, who I owe a very piece of this. And to the Anglo-Italian-American-Canadian access which makes up my family. And Livia for putting up with my fleeting delusions of royalty, who I hold responsible for this and for everything that’s really good and happened since I met her. Now if you will all excuse me I have some impulses I have to tend to back stage. Thank you very much.”
Oscar Winners 2011: Your Complete List of Academy Award Winners!
BEST PICTURE
The King’s Speech
BEST ACTOR
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
BEST ACTRESS
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
BEST DIRECTOR
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
BEST SONG
“We Belong Together,” Toy Story 3, Randy Newman
BEST EDITING
The Social Network, Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Inception, Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Inside Job, Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT
God of Love, Luke Matheny
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Strangers No More, Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Alice in Wonderland, Colleen Atwood
BEST MAKEUP
The Wolfman, Rick Baker and Dave Elsey
BEST SOUND EDITING
Inception, Richard King
BEST SOUND MIXING
Inception, Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo, and Ed Novick
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Social Network, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christian Bale, The Fighter
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
In a Better World (Denmark)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The King’s Speech, Screenplay by David Seidler
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Social Network, Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Toy Story 3
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
The Lost Thing, Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Inception, Wally Pfister
BEST ART DIRECTION
Alice in Wonderland, Robert Stromberg, Karen O’Hara
The very adorable Kellie Pickler recently went on her Twitter to tell all her followers of a very interesting matter. If you weren’t invited to the former American Idol contestant’s wedding last month, Kellie’s ready to share her special moment with you for the very low price of $1.99. It appears that the country singer is selling her wedding video on iTunes, or rather, a segment of her wedding video set to her hubby Kyle Jacob’s song “Say I Do”, which I would assume he wrote for the special occasion. Hey, if selling the wedding photos didn’t rake in enough cash, I guess a wedding video would be the next step.
Sharon Osbourne believes Cheryl Cole will easily ‘win’ the US over as a judge on the X-Factor. Cheryl, 27, is said to be having elocution lessons to help her lose her heavy North East England accent, and fellow British ex-pat Sharon, said that once that is sorted, there will be no stopping her. The 58-year-old told The Mirror, “Americans won’t understand a bloody word of unadulterated Geordie. But with a little help — and those gorgeous Bambi eyes — she’ll win the audience over. Cheryl will be great. “She needs to know what she can and can’t say, but after that it’ll be plain sailing. And she has Simon’s [Cowell] full backing so she will be just fine, no matter what.”
Alyssa Milano has revealed that her unborn baby is already keeping her up all night. Appearing at the premier of Hall Pass in Los Angeles on Wednesday, she explained to People, “I feel really good but I’m not sleeping great because of the many trips to the bathroom in the middle of the night. “So, I don’t know. I feel good, but if there’s a time I feel like I need to slow down, I will.” She added that choosing what to wear has become easier since falling pregnant. “I’m not as body conscious or concerned with the way I look,” she said. “It’s more about what’s going to be comfortable versus what looks flattering. It’s a whole different world that I’m enjoying a lot.” With her first trimester out of the way, she said that she is planning to start preparing for the baby soon. “Everyone says don’t do anything the first trimester, because God forbid something happens,” she said. “So, I haven’t really done anything. I’m going to New York to do a part in New Year’s Eve, and I’ll be back home in three weeks, so I figure I’ll start then.”
David Arquette has revealed that he would ‘love’ to get back together with estranged wife Courteney Cox. The couple announced their split in October after 11 years of marriage, and Arquette admitted himself to rehab in January following an alcohol-fuelled spate of partying. Having completed his treatment, he told Oprah Winfrey that he wants to now try to repair his marriage. Appearing on her chat show, he said, “I’d love for it to work out. “I want her to be happy. If me being the best person I can be doesn’t make her happy in a partner, in who she needs, whatever she’s looking for, that’s still to be answered.”
A cross-eyed possum in Germany is predicting this year’s Oscar winners. Following in the footsteps of Paul the Octopus – who predicted the World Cup football results — Heidi the possum is giving her tips for the Academy Awards. Each day the cute marsupial is being released in a pen, where she comes face to face with a row of fake Oscar statuettes. Whichever statue she touches with her paw first signifies the winner in that category. Last night (Tuesday) Heidi picked Black Swan star Natalie Portman to take home the Best Actress award. The possum made Portman her chosen one after sniffing around the trophies and walking in and out of her box. The hilarious footage was broadcast on Jimmy Kimmel’s US chat show. A picture of each actress was taped to each statuette — complete with cross eyes to make Heidi feel at home. Heidi, who is believed to be two-and-a-half-years-old, was abandoned outside an animal shelter in North Carolina in the United States with her sister Naira, and has been living at Leipzig Zoo in Germany since May last year.
My Name Is Earl star Alyssa Milano has confirmed that she is expecting her first child. The 38-year-old actress and her husband Dave Bugliari, 32, confirmed the pregnancy on Twitter. “Yes, it’s true. And we couldn’t be happier,” Milano tweeted. “Thank you for your warm wishes and love!” Milano and Bugliari — an agent at the Creative Artists Agency — tied the knot in New Jersey, in August 2009, after meeting three years earlier. “They’re just over the moon,” said a source close to the Hall Pass star. “They are so excited.”
Ashley Cole’s mum has reportedly launched a one-woman mission to get her son and Cheryl Cole back together. According to Now, Sue Cole misses Cheryl so much that she rings her constantly, trying to convince her to reunite with Ashley. A source told the magazine: “Sue talks about the house and how much it misses Cheryl’s stylish touch. And she has told her how much she wishes she was still with ‘her Ash’. “Sue would love to see them back together, but Cheryl has made it clear that there is no chance. She wouldn’t let herself get hurt by him again.” The source added that Cheryl “has always thought the world of Sue”, who lives with Ashley in Surrey, “but now she just wants to move on”.
Actress Ashley Judd is reportedly close to signing a deal to star in ABC show Missing. If the 42-year-old star agrees to sign on to the show she will play the role of Becca Winstone, a single mum who travels to Europe to track down her 18-year-old son when he goes missing in Italy while working on an architecture fellowship. According to Deadline, the new show is from feature writer Greg Poirier and is set to launch in the autumn. Steve Shill, who won an Emmy for his work on Dexter, has signed up to direct several episodes of the new show including the first episode. Production will begin on the show at the end of March in Rome, Vienna and Prague.
Anna Nicole Smith’s estate is reportedly considering legal action over the new ‘Anna Nicole’ opera in London. Larry Birkhead, the father of Smith’s young daughter Dannielynn, has told US website TMZ that her family are not happy about the opera, which recently debuted at the Royal Opera House in London. The opera follows Smith’s eventful life and Eva-Maria Westbroek is taking the lead role while Alan Oke is playing J Howard Marshall. Birkhead told TMZ that Smith’s family were not contacted by producers of the show and he was not offered an advance screening. He said that the opera is ‘a sleazy tabloid’. He added that the estate is looking at their legal options. Birkhead said: “If [the producers] are not careful, they’ll get more than diet pills in the mail.”
Hollywood star Ashton Kutcher has admitted he wants to date Jennifer Aniston. The hunky actor, who is married to Demi Moore, 48, seems to have a bit of a soft spot for the Just Go with It actress. Speaking to Graham Norton in an upcoming episode of his BBC1 show, Kutcher said: “When I was 17 I bet a buddy $1,000 that I’d date Jen. Five years later I met her and asked Brad’s permission.” The 33-year-old added: “She turned me down. But now we’re friends so it might still happen.”
Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman have reached a divorce settlement that was filed with the court. Sources say that the pop singer and the music exec will share joint custody of their son Max. As for their assets, while the former couple had a prenup, sources are saying that Jordan got a little something extra as part of the settlement. As for when the divorce will be finalized, Laura Wasser, Christina’s rep, says that the divorce won’t be final until 6 months from the date it was originally filed so Christina and Jordan will official be divorced on April 15.
Kate Moss is reportedly having to rethink her wedding plans after finding out she can’t get married in Paris. The supermodel is set to tie the knot with boyfriend Jamie Hince later this year, and both had fancied holding the big day in the French capital. But according to the Daily Star, they would have to live in the city for 40 days before the ceremony and get themselves a celibacy certificate. An insider told the newspaper: “Paris seemed to be the obvious choice. Kate and Jamie fell in love there and felt they’d get more privacy there than in the UK. ??There was even talk of choosing Bastille Day in July so they could soak up the fireworks and wonderful atmosphere. ?? [But] The churches they like are mainly Catholic and it’s been made clear to Kate and Jamie that the traditions are hard to breach in France.”
Jennifer Aniston has revealed that her family still listen to rumours about her love life. The 42-year-old actress said that she avoids reading gossip about herself, but admitted that she is forced to deal with it when her family start quizzing her. She told Britain’s S magazine, “You stay as far away from it as possible and just try to deal with the emails and phone calls from your mother, saying, ‘Are you adopting?’ ‘No, Mum.’ ‘Are you dating somebody?’ ‘No, Mum.’ ‘Well, Aunt Jean thinks…’ ‘No.’ ‘Are you getting married at Oprah’s?’ ‘An eight million dollar wedding?’ ‘No. I told you. Don’t believe it.’ “So the only way I’m really privy to it is when I have to, sort of, field questions from my family members, because for some reason they still believe it’s true.”
Jennifer Aniston has admitted she was stunned by Nicole Kidman’s “rock solid eight-pack”. The former Friends actress met Kidman when she made a cameo appearance on the set of her new movie Just Go With It, and said that aside from being in awe of her toned physique, she also felt like a “dwarf” next to her tall co-star. Appearing on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show, she said: “I walked up to her and I said, ‘I’m sorry, can I touch it? I have to touch it, is that spray-painted?’ It was rock solid, it’s like an eight-pack. [And] I felt like I was this dwarf next to her. I was the littlest person in the world.”
It seems that the pop/country trio were the ones that really scored big at the Grammy Awards. They apparently won no less that five prizes, including the ones for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. That pretty much surpasses any other nominee at the awards so it seems that Lady Antebellum were pretty much the super-stars of the show. This is probably going to bump up their career a bit, especially considering that they haven’t really been wowing too many people. But then again, the Grammy awards they got might not necessarily bring Lady Antebellum any large amount of commercial success too soon.
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Grammy 2011 Winners
EVENING BROADCAST GALA
Album Of The Year
The Suburbs — Arcade Fire
Record Of The Year
Need You Now — Lady Antebellum
Best Rap Album
Recovery — Eminem
Best New Artist
Esperanza Spalding
Song Of The Year
Need You Now — Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
Best Country Album
Need You Now — Lady Antebellum
Best Pop Vocal Album
The Fame Monster — Lady Gaga
Best Rock Album
The Resistance — Muse
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Hey, Soul Sister (Live) — Train
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
The House That Built Me — Miranda Lambert
AFTERNOON WINNERS
Rock / Metal:
Best Rock Song
Angry World — Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Hammerhead — Jeff Beck
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
American Idiot (featuring Green Day) – Billy Joe Armstrong, producer
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Crazy Heart – various artists
Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Toy Story 3 – Randy Newman composer
Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
The Weary Kind (from Crazy Heart) – Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett
Best New Age Album
Miho: Journey to the Mountain – Paul Winter Consort
Best Musical Album for Children
Tomorrow’s Children – Pete Seeger with the Rivertown Kids and Friends
Best Spoken Word Album for Children
Julie Andrews’ Collection of Poems, Songs and Lullabies – Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (the audiobook) – Jon Stewart with Samantha Bee, Wyatt Cenac, Jason Jones, John Oliver and Sigourney Weaver
Best Comedy Album
Stark Raving Black — Lewis Black
Best Instrumental Composition
The Path Among the Trees – Billy Childs, composer
Best Instrumental Arrangement
Carlos – Vince Mendoza, arranger
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
Baba Yetu – Christopher Tin, arranger
Best Recording Package
Brothers – Michael Carney, art director
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
Under Great White Northern Lights (Limited Edition Box Set) – Rob Jones & Jack White III, art directors
Best Album Notes
Keep an Eye on the Sky – Robert Gordon, album-notes writer
Best Historical Album
The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings) – Jeff Jones & Allan Rouse, compilation producers
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Battle Studies
Best Engineered Album, Classical (tie)
Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina and
Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Rob Cavallo
Producer of the Year, Classical
David Frost
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Revolver (David Guetta’s One Love Club Remix)
Best Surround Sound Album
Britten’s Orchestra
Best Orchestra Performance
Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony: Deus Ex Machina
GRAMMY AWARDS Performance
Katy Perry perform at Grammy’s 2011
Justin Bieber ft Usher & Jaden smith – Never say never and OMG 53rd Grammy Awards 2011 performance
Lady Gaga – Born this Way Live Performance 53rd Grammy’s Awards 2011 EGG
Rihanna ft Drake – Whats My Name 2011 live Performance at the 53rd Grammy Awards HD 2011
Eminem ft Rihanna – Love the way you lie & Dr dre I need a doctor Performance Grammy Awards 2011
Bruno Mars Ft B.o.B & Janelle Monáe – Nothing on you Performance at the 53rd Grammy Awards 2011
Cee Lo Green, Gwyneth Paltrow & Muppets at 2011 Grammys
Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Florence Welch, Martina McBride and Yolanda Adams – Grammy Performance
Grammy Awards 2011 Miranda Lambert The House The Built Me
Grammy Awards The Resistence Muse
Grammy Awards 2011 Avett Brothers Bob Dylan
Grammy Awards 2011 Lady Antebellum If you don`t know me
Lady Antebellum Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer Track from: Need You Now [Capitol Records Nashville] Nothin’ On You
B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine & Mike Wilson, engineer/mixers Track from: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray [Rebel Rock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic] Love The Way You Lie
Eminem Featuring Rihanna Alex Da Kid & Makeba Riddick, producers; Alex Da Kid, Eminem, Mike Strange & Marcos Tovar, engineers/mixers Track from: Recovery [Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope] F*** You
Cee Lo Green The Smeezingtons, producers; Manny Marroquin & Graham Marsh, engineers/mixers [Elektra] Empire State Of Mind
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys Angela Hunte, Jane’t "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Shux, producers; Ken "Duro" Ifill, Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton & Ann Mincieli, engineers/mixers Track from: The Blueprint 3 [Roc Nation]
2. Album Of The Year
WINNER The Suburbs
Arcade Fire Arcade Fire & Markus Dravs, producers; Arcade Fire, Markus Dravs, Mark Lawson & Craig Silvey, engineers/mixers; George Marino, mastering engineer [Merge Records] Recovery
Eminem Kobe, Lil Wayne, Pink, Rihanna & Slaughterhouse, featured artists; Alex Da Kid, Mark Batson, Boi-1da, Nick Brongers, Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, DJ Khalil, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Jason Gilbert, Havoc, Emile Haynie, Jim Jonsin, Just Blaze, Magnedo7, Mr. Porter, Robert Reyes, Makeba Riddick & Script Shepherd, producers; Alex Da Kid, Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, Kal "Boogie" Dellaportas, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Just Blaze, Brent Kolatalo, Ken Lewis, Robert Marks, Alex Merzin, Matthew Samuels, Joe Strange, Mike Strange, Marcos Tovar & Ryan West, engineers/mixers; Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, mastering engineer [Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope] Need You Now
Lady Antebellum Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer; Andrew Mendelson, mastering engineer [Capitol Records Nashville] The Fame Monster
Lady Gaga Beyoncé, featured artist; Ron Fair, Fernando Garibay, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jerkins, Lady Gaga, RedOne, Teddy Riley & Space Cowboy, producers; Eelco Bakker, Christian Delano, Mike Donaldson, Paul Foley, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jerkins, Hisashi Mizoguchi, Robert Orton, Dan Parry, Jack Joseph Puig, RedOne, Teddy Riley, Dave Russel, Johnny Severin, Space Cowboy, Mark Stent, Jonas Westling & Frank Wolf, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer [Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope] Teenage Dream
Katy Perry Snoop Dogg, featured artist; Ammo, Benny Blanco, Dr. Luke, Kuk Harrell, Max Martin, Stargate, Chris "Tricky" Stewart, Sandy Vee & Greg Wells, producers; Nick Chahwala, Steve Churchyard, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland, Jaycen-Joshua, Damien Lewis, Ian MacGregor, Chris O’Ryan, Carlos Oyanedel, Paris, Phil Tan, Brian Thomas, Pat Thrall, Lewis Tozour, Miles Walker, Emily Wright & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer [Capitol Records]
3. Song Of The Year
WINNER Need You Now
Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum) Track from: Need You Now [Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/DWHaywood Music/Radiobulletspublishing, EMI Foray Music/Hillary Dawn Songs, Year of the Dog Music, Darth Buddha Music] Beg Steal Or Borrow
Ray LaMontagne, songwriter (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs) Track from: God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise [RCA Records; Publishers: Sweet Mary Music/Chrysalis Music] F*** You
Brody Brown, Cee Lo Green, Ari Levine, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Cee Lo Green) [Elektra] The House That Built Me
Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert) Track from: Revolution [Columbia Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Tomdouglasmusic, Built On Rock Music] Love The Way You Lie
Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem Featuring Rihanna) Track from: Recovery [Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope; Publishers: Songs of Universal/Shroom Shady Music/Universal Music Publishing/Universal Music-Z Songs/Hotel Bravo Music/M. Shop Publishing]
4. Best New Artist
WINNER Esperanza Spalding
Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence & The Machine
Mumford & Sons
5. Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
WINNER Bad Romance
Lady Gaga Track from: The Fame Monster [Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope] King Of Anything
Sara Bareilles Track from: Kaleidoscope Heart [Epic] Halo (Live)
Beyoncé Track from: I Am…Yours: An Intimate Performance At Wynn Las Vegas [Columbia Records/Music World Music] Chasing Pirates
Norah Jones Track from: The Fall [Blue Note Records] Teenage Dream
Katy Perry Track from: Teenage Dream [Capitol Records]
6. Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
WINNER Just The Way You Are
Bruno Mars [Elektra] Haven’t Met You Yet
Michael Bublé Track from: Crazy Love [143/Reprise] This Is It
Michael Jackson Track from: This Is It [Epic] Whataya Want From Me
Adam Lambert Track from: For Your Entertainment [RCA Records / 19 Recordings LLC.] Half Of My Heart
John Mayer Track from: Battle Studies [Columbia Records]
7. Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Lady Gaga [Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope] My World 2.0
Justin Bieber [Island] I Dreamed A Dream
Susan Boyle [Sony/SYCO Music/Columbia Records] Battle Studies
John Mayer [Columbia Records] Teenage Dream
Katy Perry [Capitol Records]
12. Best Dance Recording
WINNER Only Girl (In The World)
Rihanna Kuk Harrell, Stargate & Sandy Vee, producers; Phil Tan & Sandy Vee, mixers [Island Def Jam] Rocket
Goldfrapp Alison Goldfrapp & Will Gregory, producers; Mark ‘Spike’ Stent, mixer Track from: Head First [Mute] In For The Kill
La Roux Elly Jackson & Ben Langmaid, producers; Serban Ghenea & John Hanes, mixers Track from: La Roux [Cherrytree/Interscope/Polydor/Big Life] Dance In The Dark
Lady Gaga Fernando Garibay & Lady Gaga, producers; Robert Orton, mixer Track from: The Fame Monster [Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope] Dancing On My Own
Robyn Patrik Berger & Robyn, producers; Niklas Flyckt, mixer Track from: Body Talk Pt. 1 [Konichiwa Records/Cherrytree/Interscope]
13. Best Electronic/Dance Album
WINNER La Roux
La Roux [Cherrytree/Interscope/Polydor/Biglife] These Hopeful Machines
BT [Nettwerk Records] Further
The Chemical Brothers [Astralwerks] Head First
Goldfrapp [Mute] Black Light
Groove Armada [OM Records]
14. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
WINNER Crazy Love
Michael Bublé [143/Reprise] The Greatest Love Songs Of All Time
Barry Manilow [Arista Records] Let It Be Me: Mathis In Nashville
Johnny Mathis [Columbia Records] Fly Me To The Moon…The Great American Songbook: Volume V
Rod Stewart [J Records] Love Is The Answer
Barbra Streisand [Columbia Records]
15. Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
WINNER Helter Skelter
Paul McCartney Track from: Good Evening New York City [Hear Music/Universal/Concord] Run Back To Your Side
Eric Clapton Track from: Clapton [Duck/Reprise] Crossroads
John Mayer Track from: Battle Studies [Columbia Records] Silver Rider
Robert Plant Track from: Band Of Joy [Rounder] Angry World
Neil Young Track from: Le Noise [Reprise]
16. Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
WINNER Tighten Up
The Black Keys Track from: Brothers [Nonesuch] Ready To Start
Arcade Fire Track from: The Suburbs [Merge Records / Sonovox] I Put A Spell On You
Jeff Beck & Joss Stone Track from: Emotion & Commotion [Rhino/ATCO] Radioactive
Kings Of Leon [RCA Records] Resistance
Muse Track from: The Resistance [Warner Bros.]
17. Best Hard Rock Performance
WINNER New Fang
Them Crooked Vultures Track from: Them Crooked Vultures [DGC/Interscope] A Looking In View
Alice In Chains [Virgin Records] Let Me Hear You Scream
Ozzy Osbourne Track from: Scream [Epic] Black Rain
Soundgarden Track from: Telephantasm [A&M/UMe] Between The Lines
Stone Temple Pilots Track from: Stone Temple Pilots [Atlantic]
18. Best Metal Performance
WINNER El Dorado
Iron Maiden Track from: The Final Frontier [UMe] Let The Guilt Go
Korn Track from: Korn III: Remember Who You Are [Roadrunner Records] In Your Words
Lamb Of God Track from: Wrath [Epic] Sudden Death
Megadeth [Roadrunner Records] World Painted Blood
Slayer Track from: World Painted Blood [Columbia Records/American Records]
19. Best Rock Instrumental Performance
WINNER Hammerhead
Jeff Beck Track from: Emotion & Commotion [Rhino] Black Mud
The Black Keys Track from: Brothers [Nonesuch] Do The Murray
Los Lobos Track from: Tin Can Trust [Shout! Factory] Kundalini Bonfire
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds Track from: Live In Las Vegas [RCA Records/Bama Rags Recordings LLC] The Deathless Horsie
Dweezil Zappa Track from: Return Of The Son Of… [Z Tornado/Razor & Tie Entertainment]
20. Best Rock Song
WINNER Angry World
Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young) Track from: Le Noise [Reprise; Publisher: Silver Fiddle Music] Little Lion Man
Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons) Track from: Sigh No More [Glassnote Records] Radioactive
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon) [RCA Records] Resistance
Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse) Track from: The Resistance [Warner Bros.; Publisher: Warner Chappell] Tighten Up
Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys) Track from: Brothers [Nonesuch; Publisher: McMoore McLeest Publishing]
21. Best Rock Album
WINNER The Resistance
Muse [Warner Bros.] Emotion & Commotion
Jeff Beck [Rhino/ATCO] Backspacer
Pearl Jam [Monkeywrench] Mojo
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers [Reprise] Le Noise
Janelle Monáe & Big Boi Track from: The ArchAndroid [Bad Boy/Wondaland/Atlantic] Still
Eric Roberson [Blue Erro Soul]
28. Best R&B Song
WINNER Shine
John Stephens, songwriter (John Legend & The Roots) Track from: Wake Up! [G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia Records/Home School Records; Publisher: John Legend Publishing] Bittersweet
Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly, songwriters (Fantasia) Track from: Back To Me [J Records/19 Recordings/S Records; Publishers: Chuck Harmony's House/Normaharris Music Publishing/Strauss Co./EMI April Music,Studio Beast Music/Warner Tamerlane Publishing, 3M Holdings] Finding My Way Back
Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland & Miguel Jontel, songwriters (Jaheim) Track from: Another Round [Atlantic; Publishers: Tetragrammation Music/Universal Music, Nivrac Tyke Publishing, Miquel Jontel Publishing, Curt Chambers Publishing, Jasane Dramma Publishing] Second Chance
E. DeBarge & Mischke, songwriters (El DeBarge) [Geffen; Publishers: myElmusic, mischemusic/Universal Music] Why Would You Stay
K. Owens, songwriter (Kem) [Universal Motown]
29. Best R&B Album
WINNER Wake Up!
John Legend & The Roots [G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia Records/Home School Records] The Love & War Masterpeace
Raheem DeVaughn [Jive] Back To Me
Fantasia [J Records / 19 Recordings LLC / S Records] Another Round
Jaheim [Atlantic] Still Standing
Monica [J Records]
30. Best Contemporary R&B Album
WINNER Raymond V Raymond
Usher [Jive] Graffiti
Chris Brown [Jive] Untitled
R. Kelly [Jive] Transition
Ryan Leslie [Universal Motown/Casablanca] The ArchAndroid
Janelle Monáe [Bad Boy/Wondaland/Atlantic]
31. Best Rap Solo Performance
WINNER Not Afraid
Eminem Track from: Recovery [Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope] Over
Drake Track from: Thank Me Later [Cash Money/Young Money/Universal Motown] How Low
Ludacris Track from: Battle Of The Sexes [DTP/Def Jam Recordings] I’m Back
Big Boi, Bosko, Cutty & Mouche Track from: Sir Lucious Left Foot…The Son Of Chico Dusty [Def Jam Recordings] Fancy
Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz Track from: Thank Me Later [Cash Money/Young Money/Universal Motown] My Chick Bad
Ludacris & Nicki Minaj Track from: Battle Of The Sexes [DTP/ Def Jam Recordings] Lose My Mind
Young Jeezy & Plies [Def Jam Recordings]
33. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
WINNER Empire State Of Mind
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys Track from: The Blueprint 3 [Roc Nation] Nothin’ On You
B.o.B & Bruno Mars Track from: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray [Rebel Rock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic] Deuces
Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall [Jive Records] Love The Way You Lie
Eminem & Rihanna Track from: Recovery [Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope] Wake Up Everybody
John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common [G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia Records/Home School Records]
34. Best Rap Song
WINNER Empire State Of Mind
Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Alicia Keys, Jane’t "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Burt Keyes & Sylvia Robinson, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys) Track from: The Blueprint 3 [Roc Nation; Publishers: Carter Boys Music/Al Shuckburgh/Global Talent Publishing/Foray Music/Masani Elshabazz Music/EMI April Music/J Sewell Publishing/Lellow Productions/Twenty Nine Black Music/Gambi Music] Love The Way You Lie
Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem & Rihanna) Track from: Recovery [Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope; Publishers: Songs of Universal/Shroom Shady Music/Universal Music Publishing/Universal Music-Z Songs/Hotel Bravo Music/M. Shop Publishing] Not Afraid
M. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, Luis Resto & M. Samuels, songwriters (Eminem) Track from: Recovery [AftermathShady Records/Interscope; Publishers: Songs of Universal/Shroom Shady Music/Resto World Music/1damentional Publishing/Sony ATV Tunes/1daniable Publishing] Nothin’ On You
Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Bobby Simmons Jr., songwriters (B.o.B & Bruno Mars) Track from: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray [Rebel Rock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic; Publishers: Ham Squad Music/Songs of Universal/Shady Music Publishing/Mars Force Music/Northside Independent Music/Bug House/Roc Cor Publishing/Music Famamanem/Toy Plane Music/Art For Arts Sake Music/Bughouse] On To The Next One
Shawn Carter, J. Chaton & K. Dean, songwriters (G. Auge & X. De Rosnay, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz) Track from: The Blueprint 3 [Roc Nation; Publishers: Carter Boys Music/Swizz Beatz/Universal Tunes/Irish Town Songs/Blue Mountain Music/Universal Music-MGB Songs]
35. Best Rap Album
WINNER Recovery
Eminem [Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope] The Adventures Of Bobby Ray
B.o.B [Rebel Rock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic] Thank Me Later
Drake [Cash Money/Young Money/Universal Motown] The Blueprint 3
Jay-Z [Roc Nation] How I Got Over
The Roots [Def Jam Recordings]
36. Best Female Country Vocal Performance
WINNER The House That Built Me
Miranda Lambert Track from: Revolution [Columbia Records] Satisfied
Jewel Track from: Sweet And Wild [The Valory Music Company] Swingin’
LeAnn Rimes [Curb] Temporary Home
Carrie Underwood Track from: Play On [Arista] I’d Love To Be Your Last
Gretchen Wilson Track from: I Got Your Country Right Here [Redneck Records]
37. Best Male Country Vocal Performance
WINNER ‘Til Summer Comes Around
Keith Urban [Capitol Records Nashville] Macon
Jamey Johnson [Mercury Records] Cryin’ For Me (Wayman’s Song)
Toby Keith Track from: American Ride [Show Dog-Universal Music] Turning Home
David Nail Track from: I’m About To Come Alive [MCA Nashville] Gettin’ You Home
Chris Young Track from: The Man I Want To Be [RCA Records Label]
38. Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
WINNER Need You Now
Lady Antebellum Track from: Need You Now [Capitol Records Nashville] Free
Zac Brown Band Track from: The Foundation [Home Grown/Big Picture/Atlantic] Elizabeth
Dailey & Vincent Track from: Dailey & Vincent Sing The Statler Brothers [Rounder] Little White Church
Little Big Town [Capitol Records Nashville] Where Rainbows Never Die
The SteelDrivers Track from: Reckless [Rounder]
39. Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
WINNER As She’s Walking Away
Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson Track from: You Get What You Give [Southern Ground/Atlantic] Bad Angel
Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson Track from: Up On The Ridge [Capitol Records Nashville] Pride (In The Name Of Love)
Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers Track from: Up On The Ridge [Capitol Records] Hillbilly Bone
Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins Track from: Hillbilly Bone [Warner Bros.] I Run To You
Marty Stuart & Connie Smith Track from: Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions [Sugar Hill Records]
40. Best Country Instrumental Performance
WINNER Hummingbyrd
Marty Stuart Track from: Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions [Sugar Hill Records] Tattoo Of A Smudge
Cherryholmes Track from: Cherryholmes IV Common Threads [Skaggs Family Records] Magic #9
The Infamous Stringdusters Track from: Things That Fly [Sugar Hill Records] New Chance Blues
Punch Brothers [Nonesuch] Willow Creek
Darrell Scott Track from: A Crooked Road [Full Light]
41. Best Country Song
WINNER Need You Now
Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum) Track from: Need You Now [Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/DWHaywood Music/Radiobulletspublishing, EMI Foray Music/Hillary Dawn Songs, Year of the Dog Music, Darth Buddha Music] The Breath You Take
Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon & Jessie Jo Dillon, songwriters (George Strait) Track from: Twang [MCA Nashville; Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing/Unwound Music, Immokalee Music/Bluebird In My Heart Music, Revelry Music/Nettwerk One Music (Canada) Ltd., Six Ring Circus] Free
Zac Brown, songwriter (Zac Brown Band) Track from: The Foundation [Home Grown/Big Picture/Atlantic; Publisher: Weimerhound Music] The House That Built Me
Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert) Track from: Revolution [Columbia Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Tomdouglasmusic, Built On Rock Music] I’d Love To Be Your Last
Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate & Sam Tate, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson) Track from: I Got Your Country Right Here [Redneck Records] If I Die Young
Kimberly Perry, songwriter (The Band Perry) [Republic Nashville; Publisher: Pearlfeather Publishing]
42. Best Country Album
WINNER Need You Now
Lady Antebellum [Capitol Records Nashville] Up On The Ridge
Dierks Bentley [Capitol Records Nashville] You Get What You Give
Zac Brown Band [Southern Ground/Atlantic] The Guitar Song
Jamey Johnson [Mercury Nashville] Revolution
Miranda Lambert [Columbia Records]
43. Best New Age Album
WINNER Miho: Journey To The Mountain
Paul Winter Consort [Living Music] Ocean
Michael Brant DeMaria [Ontos Music] Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai, Volume 4
Kitaro [Domo Records] Dancing Into Silence
R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton & Will Clipman [Canyon Records] Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 4
Zamora [Z-Records]
44. Best Contemporary Jazz Album
WINNER The Stanley Clarke Band
The Stanley Clarke Band [Heads Up International] Never Can Say Goodbye
Joey DeFrancesco [HighNote Records] Now Is The Time
Jeff Lorber Fusion [Heads Up International] To The One
John McLaughlin [Abstract Logix] Backatown
Trombone Shorty [Verve Forecast]
45. Best Jazz Vocal Album
WINNER Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee
Dee Dee Bridgewater [Emarcy] Freddy Cole Sings Mr. B
Freddy Cole [HighNote Records] When Lights Are Low
Denise Donatelli [Savant Records] Ages
Lorraine Feather [Jazzed Media] Water
Gregory Porter [Motéma Music]
46. Best Improvised Jazz Solo
WINNER A Change Is Gonna Come
Herbie Hancock, soloist Track from: The Imagine Project [Hancock Records] Solar
Alan Broadbent, soloist Track from: Live At Giannelli Square: Volume 1 [Chilly Bin Records] Body And Soul
Keith Jarrett, soloist Track from: Jasmine [ECM] Lonely Woman
Hank Jones, soloist Track from: Pleased To Meet You [Justin Time Records] Van Gogh
Wynton Marsalis, soloist Track from: Portrait In Seven Shades (Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra) [Jazz At Lincoln Center]
47. Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
WINNER Moody 4B
James Moody [IPO Recordings] Positootly!
John Beasley [Resonance Records] The New Song And Dance
Mingus Big Band [Jazz Workshop, Inc./Jazz Standard] Infernal Machines
Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society [New Amsterdam Records] Autumn: In Moving Pictures Jazz – Chamber Music Vol. 2
Billy Childs Ensemble Featuring The Ying String Quartet [ArtistShare] Pathways
Dave Holland Octet [Dare2 Records] 54
Metropole Orkest, John Scofield & Vince Mendoza [Emarcy/Universal]
49. Best Latin Jazz Album
WINNER Chucho’s Steps
Chucho Valdés And The Afro-Cuban Messengers [Four Quarters Entertainment] Tango Grill
Pablo Aslan [Zoho] Second Chance
Hector Martignon [Zoho] Psychedelic Blues
Poncho Sanchez [Concord Picante] ¡Bien Bien!
Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet [Patois Records]
50. Best Gospel Performance
WINNER Grace
BeBe & CeCe Winans Track from: Still [B&C/Malaco] He Wants It All
Forever Jones Track from: Get Ready [EMI Gospel] You Hold My World
Israel Houghton Track from: Love God. Love People. [Integrity Music] Nobody Greater
VaShawn Mitchell Track from: Triumphant [EMI Gospel] He’s Been Just That Good
Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway Track from: The Gospel According To Jazz Chapter III [Rendezvous Music/ Mack Avenue Records]
51. Best Gospel Song
WINNER It’s What I Do
Jerry Peters & Kirk Whalum, songwriters (Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway) Track from: The Gospel According To Jazz Chapter III [Rendezvous Music/ Mack Avenue Records; Publishers: Whalumusic/Jerry Peters Music] Beautiful Things
Lisa Gungor & Michael Gungor, songwriters (Gungor) Track from: Beautiful Things [Brash Music] Better Than A Hallelujah
Sarah Hart & Chapin Hartford, songwriters (Amy Grant) Track from: Somewhere Down The Road [Amy Grant Productions/ Sparrow Records; Publishers: River Oaks Music, spiritandsong.com Publishing, Sony/Tree Music Publishing, Michael Puryear Music] Our God
Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman, Jesse Reeves & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin) Track from: Passion: Awakening [Sparrow Records / sixstepsrecords; Publishers: Thankyou Music, sixsteps Music/worshiptogether.com Songs/Said And Done Music/Vamos Publishing/Jonas Myrin/SHOUT! Publishing] Return To Sender
Gordon Kennedy, songwriter (Ricky Skaggs) Track from: Mosaic [Skaggs Family Records; Publisher: GlennJoy Music]
52. Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album
WINNER Hello Hurricane
Switchfoot [Atlantic Recording Corp/ Credential Recordings] Church Music
David Crowder Band [Sparrow Records / Sixstepsrecords] For Those Who Wait
Fireflight [Flicker Records] Beautiful Things
Gungor [Brash Music] Rehab
Lecrae [Reach Records]
53. Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
WINNER Love God. Love People.
Israel Houghton [Integrity Music] Beauty Will Rise
Steven Curtis Chapman [Sparrow Records] Pieces Of A Real Heart
Sanctus Real [Sparrow Records] Mosaic
Ricky Skaggs [Skaggs Family Records] Tonight
TobyMac [ForeFront Records]
54. Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
WINNER The Reason
Diamond Rio [Word] Times Like These
Austins Bridge [Daywind Records] Expecting Good Things
Jeff & Sheri Easter [Spring Hill Music Group/She Loved Music] Journey On
Ty Herndon [FUNL Music] Live At Oak Tree: Karen Peck & New River
Karen Peck & New River [Daywind Records]
55. Best Traditional Gospel Album
WINNER Downtown Church
Patty Griffin [Credential Recordings] The Experience
Vanessa Bell Armstrong [EMI Gospel] A City Called Heaven
Spanish Harlem Orchestra [Concord Picante] Sin Salsa No Hay Paraiso
El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico [Sony Music Latin] Asondeguerra
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 [Capitol Latin] Irrepetible
Gilberto Santa Rosa [Sony Music Latin] 100 Sones Cubanos
(Various Artists) Edesio Alejandro, Nelson Estevez & Juan Hidalgo, producers [J&N Records]
60. Best Regional Mexican Album NO NOMINEES
There were fewer than ten artists entered into this category, so per Academy rules The Recording Academy will not be announcing nominations or presenting a GRAMMY Award in this category this year.
61. Best Tejano Album
WINNER Recuerdos
Little Joe & La Familia [TDI Records] Sabes Bien
Juan P. Moreno [Q-Vo Records] In The Pocket
Joe Posada [Baby Dude Records] Homenaje A Mi Padre
Sunny Sauceda Y Todo Eso [Solstice Records] Cookin
Pete Seeger With The Rivertown Kids And Friends [Appleseed] Here Comes Science
They Might Be Giants [Disney Sound] Jungle Gym
Justin Roberts [Carpet Square Records] Sunny Days
Battersby Duo [TBD 2010] Weird Things Are Everywhere!
Judy Pancoast [Mamanook Music]
77. Best Spoken Word Album For Children
WINNER Julie Andrews’ Collection Of Poems, Songs, And Lullabies
Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton [Hachette Audio] Anne Frank: The Diary Of A Young Girl: The Definitive Edition
Selma Blair [Random House Audio/Listening Library] The Best Candy In The Whole World
Bill Harley [Round River Records] Healthy Food For Thought: Good Enough To Eat
(Various Artists) Jim Cravero, Paula Lizzi, Kevin Mackie & Steve Pullara, producers [East Coast Recording Company] Nanny McPhee Returns
Emma Thompson [Macmillan Audio With Universal Studios]
78. Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)
WINNER The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook)
Jon Stewart (With Samantha Bee, Wyatt Cenac, Jason Jones, John Oliver & Sigourney Weaver) [Hachette Audio] American On Purpose
Craig Ferguson [HarperAudio] The Bedwetter
Sarah Silverman [HarperAudio] A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To The Future…
Michael J. Fox [Hyperion Audio] This Time Together: Laughter And Reflection
Carol Burnett [Random House Audio] The Woody Allen Collection: Mere Anarchy, Side Effects, Without Feathers, Getting Even
Woody Allen [Audible Inc. and Dylan & Satchel Productions]
79. Best Comedy Album
WINNER Stark Raving Black
Lewis Black [Comedy Central Records] Cho Dependent
Margaret Cho [Clownery Records] I Told You I Was Freaky
Flight Of The Conchords [Sub Pop] Kathy Griffin Does The Bible Belt
Kathy Griffin [Donut Run, Inc.] Weapons Of Self Destruction
Robin Williams [Columbia Records]
80. Best Musical Show Album
WINNER American Idiot (Featuring Green Day)
Billie Joe Armstrong, producer (Green Day, composers; Billie Joe Armstrong, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With John Gallagher, Jr., Michael Esper & Others) [Reprise] Fela!
Robert Sher, producer (Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, composer; Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Sahr Ngaujah, Lillias White & Others) [Knitting Factory] A Little Night Music
Tommy Krasker, producer (Stephen Sondheim, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (2009 Broadway Revival Cast With Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury & Others) [Nonesuch - PS Classics] Promises, Promises
David Caddick & David Lai, producers (Burt Bacharach, composer; Hal David, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast With Sean Hayes, Kristin Chenoweth & Others) [Masterworks Broadway] Sondheim On Sondheim
Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Barbara Cook , Vanessa Williams, Tom Wopat & Others) [PS Classics]
81. Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
WINNER Crazy Heart
(Various Artists) Stephen Bruton & T Bone Burnett, producers [New West Records] Glee: The Music, Volume 1
(Glee Cast) Adam Anders, Peer Astrom & Ryan Murphy, producers [Columbia Records] Tremé
(Various Artists) Alan Ball, Gary Calamar & Kevin Weaver, producers [Elektra] The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
(Various Artists) Paul Katz & Alexandra Patsavas, producers [Summit Ent/Chop Shop/Atlantic]
82. Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
WINNER Toy Story 3
Randy Newman, composer [Walt Disney Records] Alice In Wonderland
Danny Elfman, composer [Walt Disney Records] Avatar
James Horner, composer [Fox Music/Atlantic Records] Inception
Hans Zimmer, composer [Reprise/WaterTower Music] Sherlock Holmes
Hans Zimmer, composer [WaterTower Music]
83. Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
WINNER The Weary Kind (From Crazy Heart)
Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett, songwriters (Ryan Bingham) Track from: Crazy Heart [New West Records; Publishers: Lost Bound Rails Publishing/Henry Burnett Music/Bug Music] Down In New Orleans (From The Princess And The Frog)
Randy Newman, songwriter (Dr. John) Track from: The Princess And The Frog [Walt Disney Records; Publisher: Walt Disney Music] I See You (From Avatar)
Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell & James Horner, songwriters (Leona Lewis) Track from: Avatar [Fox Music/Atlantic Records; Publishers: Franglen Lupino Music, Horner Music in Motion, Suga Wuga Music, Sony/ATV Harmony & TCF Music] Kiss Like Your Kiss (From True Blood)
Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams & Elvis Costello) Track from: True Blood: Music From The HBO Original Series – Volume 2 [Elektra; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane, Lucy Jones Music] This City (From Tremé)
Steve Earle, songwriter (Steve Earle) Track from: Treme Soundtrack [Geffen; Publisher: Exile On Jones Street Music]
84. Best Instrumental Composition
WINNER The Path Among The Trees
Billy Childs, composer (Billy Childs Ensemble) Track from: Autumn: In Moving Pictures Jazz – Chamber Music Vol. 2 [ArtistShare] Aurora
Patrick Williams, composer (Patrick Williams The Big Band) Track from: Aurora [ArtistShare] Battle Circle
Gerald Clayton, composer (Clayton Brothers) [ArtistShare] Box Of Cannoli
Tim Hagans, composer (The Norrbotten Big Band) Track from: The Avatar Sessions [Fuzzy Music] Fourth Stream…La Banda
Bill Cunliffe, composer (Temple University Symphony Orchestra) [Boyer College Of Music And Dance]
85. Best Instrumental Arrangement
WINNER Carlos
Vince Mendoza, arranger (John Scofield, Vince Mendoza & Metropole Orkest) Track from: 54 [Emarcy/Universal] Fanfare For A New Day
Patrick Williams, arranger (Patrick Williams The Big Band) Track from: Aurora [ArtistShare] Itsbynne Reel
Gil Goldstein, arranger (Dave Eggar) Track from: Kingston Morning [Domo Records] Monet
Ted Nash, arranger (Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra) Track from: Portrait In Seven Shades [Jazz At Lincoln Center] Skip To My Lou
Frank Macchia, arranger (Frank Macchia) Track from: Folk Songs For Jazzers [Cacophony]
86. Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
WINNER Baba Yetu
Christopher Tin, arranger (Christopher Tin, Soweto Gospel Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) Track from: Calling All Dawns [Tin Works Publishing] Baby
Roger Treece, arranger (Bobby McFerrin) Track from: Vocabularies [Emarcy] Based On A Thousand True Stories
Geoffrey Keezer, arranger (Denise Donatelli) Track from: When Lights Are Low [Savant Records] Imagine
Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, arrangers (Herbie Hancock, Pink, Seal, Jeff Beck, India.Arie, Konono No 1 & Oumou Sangare) Track from: The Imagine Project [Hancock Records]
87. Best Recording Package
WINNER Brothers
Michael Carney, art director (The Black Keys) [Nonesuch] Eggs
Malene Mathiasson, Malthe Fischer, Kristoffer Rom, Nis Svoldgård & Aske Zidore, art directors (Oh No Ono) [Friendly Fire Recordings] Hadestown
Brian Grunert, Anaïs Mitchell, Peter Nevins, art directors (Anaïs Mitchell) [Righteous Babe Records] What Will We Be
Devendra Banhart & Jon Beasley, art directors (Devendra Banhart) [Warner Bros.] Yonkers NY
Andrew Taray, art director (Chip Taylor) [Train Wreck Records]
88. Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
WINNER Under Great White Northern Lights (Limited Edition Box Set)
Rob Jones & Jack White III, art directors (The White Stripes) [Third Man/Warner Bros.] Light: On The South Side
Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists) [The Numero Group] Minotaur (Deluxe Edition)
Jeff Anderson & Vaughan Oliver, art directors (The Pixies) [Artist In Residence] A Sideman’s Journey (Limited Collector’s Super Deluxe Box Set)
Daniel Reiss & Klaus Voormann, art directors (Voormann & Friends) [UMe/USM/Mercury] Story Island
Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (Various Artists) [Wind Music]
89. Best Album Notes
WINNER Keep An Eye On The Sky
Robert Gordon, album notes writer (Big Star) [Rhino] Alan Lomax In Haiti: Recordings For The Library Of Congress, 1936-1937
Gage Averill, album notes writer (Various Artists) [Harte Recordings] Side Steps
Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (John Coltrane) [Prestige Records] There Breathes A Hope: The Legacy Of John Work II And His Fisk Jubilee Quartet, 1909-1916
Doug Seroff, album notes writer (Fisk University Jubilee Quartet) [Archeophone Records] True Love Cast Out All Evil
Will Sheff, album notes writer (Roky Erickson With Okkervil River) [ANTI-]
90. Best Historical Album
WINNER The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings)
Jeff Jones & Allan Rouse, compilation producers; Paul Hicks, Sean Magee, Guy Massey, Sam Okell & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (The Beatles) [Capitol/Apple] Alan Lomax In Haiti: Recordings For The Library Of Congress, 1936-1937
Jeffrey A. Greenberg, David Katznelson & Anna Lomax Wood, compilation producers; Steve Rosenthal & Warren Russell-Smith, mastering engineers (Various Artists) [Harte Recordings] The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings…Plus!
Colin Escott, Mike Jason & Jett Williams, compilation producers; Joseph M. Palmaccio, mastering engineer (Hank Williams) [Time Life] Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings And More
Andy McKaie, compilation producer; Erick Labson, mastering engineer (Buddy Holly) [UMe/Hip-O Select/Geffen] Where The Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968
Alec Palao, Cheryl Pawelski & Andrew Sandoval, compilation producers; Dan Hersch & Andrew Sandoval, mastering engineers (Various Artists) [Rhino]
91. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
WINNER Battle Studies
Michael H. Brauer, Joe Ferla, Chad Franscoviak & Manny Marroquin, engineers (John Mayer) [Columbia Records] Dirty Side Down
John Keane, engineer (Widespread Panic) [ATO Records] Emotion & Commotion
Steve Lipson, engineer (Jeff Beck) [Rhino/Atco] God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise
Ryan Freeland, engineer (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs) [RCA Records] Pink Elephant
N’dambi, Seth Presant & Leon F. Sylvers III, engineers (N’dambi) [Stax Records]
92. Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
WINNER Danger Mouse
Broken Bells (Broken Bells) (A) Dark Night Of The Soul (Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse) (A) Tighten Up (The Black Keys) (T) Rob Cavallo
Brand New Eyes (Paramore) (A) Hang Cool Teddy Bear (Meat Loaf) (A) Happy Hour (Uncle Kracker) (A) Music Again (Adam Lambert) (T) Soaked (Adam Lambert) (T) Sure Fire Winners (Adam Lambert) (T) Time For Miracles (Adam Lambert) (T) When It’s Time (Green Day) (T) Dr. Luke
California Gurls (Katy Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg) (T) For Your Entertainment (Adam Lambert) (T) Hungover (Kesha) (T) Kiss N Tell (Kesha) (T) Magic (B.o.B. Featuring Rivers Cuomo) (T) Take It Off (Kesha) (T) Teenage Dream (Katy Perry) (T) Your Love Is My Drug (Kesha) (T) RedOne
Alejandro (Lady Gaga) (S) Bad Romance (Lady Gaga) (S) The Fame Monster (Lady Gaga) (A) I Like It (Enrique Iglesias Featuring Pitbull) (S) More (Usher) (T) We Are The World 25 For Haiti (Artists For Haiti) (S) Whole Lotta Love (Mary J. Blige) (S) The Smeezingtons (Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine
Billionaire (Travie McCoy Featuring Bruno Mars) (T) Bow Chicka Wow Wow (Mike Posner) (T) F*** You (Cee Lo Green) (S) Island Queen (Sean Kingston) (T) Just The Way You Are (Bruno Mars) (S) Nothin’ On You (B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars) (T)
93. Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
WINNER Revolver (David Guetta’s One Love Club Remix)
David Guetta & Afrojack, remixers (Madonna) [Warner Bros.] Fantasy (Morgan Page Remix)
Morgan Page, remixer (Nadia Ali) [Smile In Bed] Funk Nasty (Wolfgang Gartner Remix Edit)
Mike Rizzo, remixer (Sergio Mendes) [Concord] Sweet Disposition (Axwell & Dirty South Remix)
Axel Hedfors & Dragan Roganovic, remixers (The Temper Trap) [Glassnote/Columbia Records]
94. Best Surround Sound Album
WINNER Britten’s Orchestra
Keith O. Johnson, surround mix engineer; Keith O. Johnson, surround mastering engineer; David Frost, surround producer (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony) [Reference Recordings] The Incident
Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround producer (Porcupine Tree) [Roadrunner Records] Parallax Eden
David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber) [51bpm] Songs And Stories (Monster Music Version)
Don Murray, surround mix engineer; Sangwook Nam & Doug Sax, surround mastering engineers; John Burk, Noel Lee & Marcus Miller, surround producers (George Benson) [Concord Records/Monster Music] Trondheimsolistene – In Folk Style
TIE Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina
Mark Donahue, John Hill & Dirk Sobotka, engineers (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony Orchestra) [Naxos]
TIE Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works
Leslie Ann Jones, Kory Kruckenberg, Brandie Lane & David Sabee, engineers (Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams) [Dorian Sono Luminus] Have You Ever Been…?
Robert Friedrich, engineer (Turtle Island Quartet, Stefon Harris & Mike Marshall) [Telarc] Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse
Mark Donahue, David Frost, Tom Lazarus, Steven Mackey & Dirk Sobotka, engineers (Gil Rose, Rinde Eckert, Catch Electric Guitar Quartet, Synergy Vocals & Boston Modern Orchestra Project) [BMOP/sound] Vocabularies
Steven Miller, Allen Sides & Roger Treece, engineers (Bobby McFerrin) [Emarcy]
96. Producer Of The Year, Classical
WINNER David Frost
Britten’s Orchestra (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony) Chambers, Evan: The Old Burying Ground (Kenneth Kiesler & The University Of Michigan Symphony Orchestra) Dorman, Avner: Concertos For Mandolin, Piccolo, Piano And Concerto Grosso (Andrew Cyr, Eliran Avni, Mindy Kaufman, Avi Avital & Metropolis Ensemble) The 5 Browns In Hollywood (5 Browns) Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse (Gil Rose, Rinde Eckert, Catch Electric Guitar Quartet, Synergy Vocals & Boston Modern Orchestra Project) Meeting Of The Spirits (Matt Haimovitz) Two Roads To Exile (ARC Ensemble) Blanton Alspaugh
Corigliano: Violin Concerto ‘The Red Violin’ (Michael Ludwig, JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra) Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony) Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 (Leonard Slatkin & Detroit Symphony Orchestra) Tower Of The Eight Winds – Music For Violin & Piano By Judith Shatin (Borup-Ernst Duo) Tyberg: Symphony No. 3; Piano Trio (JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra) Wind Serenades (Gregory Wolynec & Gateway Chamber Ensemble) Tim Handley
Adams: Nixon In China (Marin Alsop, Tracy Dahl, Marc Heller, Thomas Hammons, Maria Kanyova, Robert Orth, Chen-Ye Yan, Opera Colorado Chorus & Colorado Symphony Orchestra) Debussy: Le Martyre De Saint Sébastien (Jun Märkl & Orchestre National De Lyon) Dohnányi: Variations On A Nursery Song (JoAnn Falletta, Eldar Nebolsin & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra) Harris: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 (Marin Alsop & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra) Hubay: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 And 2 (Chloë Hanslip, Andrew Mogrelia & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra) Messiaen: Poèmes Pour Mi (Anne Schwanewilms, Jun Märkl & Orchestre National De Lyon) Piazzolla: Sinfonía Buenos Aires (Daniel Binelli, Tianwa Yang, Giancarlo Guerro & Nashville Symphony Orchestra) Ries: Works For Flute And Piano (Uwe Grodd & Matteo Napoli) Roussel: Symphony No. 1 (Stéphane Denève & Royal Scottish National Orchestra) Shchedrin: Concertos For Orchestra Nos. 4 & 5 (Kirill Karabits & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra) Stamitz: Flute Concertos (Robert Aitken, Donatas Katkus & St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra) Strauss, R: Josephs-Legende; Rosenkavalier; Die Frau Ohne Schatten (Orchestral Suites) (JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra) Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
Brubeck: Songs Of Praise (Lynne Morrow, Richard Grant, Quartet San Francisco & The Pacific Mozart Ensemble) Cascade Of Roses (Janice Weber) Gnattali: Solo & Chamber Works For Guitar (Marc Regnier) If I Were A Bird (Michael Lewin) Kletzki: Piano Concerto (Joseph Banowetz, Thomas Sanderling & Russian Philharmonic Orchestra) Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works (Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams) Rubinstein: Piano Music (1852-1894) (Joseph Banowetz) Rubinstein: Piano Music (1871-1890) (Joseph Banowetz) 20th Century Harp Sonatas (Sarah Schuster Ericsson) James Mallinson
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (Bernard Haitink, Duain Wolfe, Miah Persson, Christianne Stotijn, Chicago Symphony Chorus & Chicago Symphony Orchestra) Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet (Valery Gergiev & London Symphony Orchestra) Shchedrin: The Enchanted Wanderer (Valery Gergiev, Evgeny Akimov, Sergei Aleksashkin, Kristina Kapustinskaya, Mariinsky Chorus & Mariinsky Orchestra) Strauss, R: Ein Heldenleben; Webern: Im Sommerwind (Bernard Haitink & Chicago Symphony Orchestra) Strauss, R: Eine Alpensinfonie (Bernard Haitink & London Symphony Orchestra) Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations; Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante (Gautier Capuçon, Valery Gergiev & Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre) Wagner: Parsifal (Valery Gergiev, Gary Lehman, Violeta Urmana, René Pape, Evgeny Nikitin, Alexei Tanovitski, Nikolai Putilin, Mariinsky Chorus & Mariinsky Orchestra)
97. Best Classical Album
WINNER Verdi: Requiem
Riccardo Muti, conductor; Duain Wolfe, chorus master; Christopher Alder, producer; David Frost, Tom Lazarus & Christopher Willis, engineers/mixers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli & Mario Zeffiri; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus) [CSO Resound] Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; Mark Donahue, John Hill & Dirk Sobotka, engineers/mixers (Terrence Wilson; Nashville Symphony Orchestra) [Naxos] Gil Rose, Rinde Eckert, Mark Donahue, David Frost, David Frost, Tom Lazarus, Steven Mackey & Dirk Sobotka, Silas Brown; Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse
Gil Rose, conductor; Rinde Eckert; Catch Electric Guitar Quartet; Mark Donahue, David Frost, producer; David Frost, Tom Lazarus, Steven Mackey & Dirk Sobotka, engineers/mixers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer; Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse [BMOP/sound] Sacrificium
Giovanni Antonini, conductor; Cecilia Bartoli; Arend Prohmann, producer; Philip Siney, engineer/mixer (Il Giardino Armonico) [Decca]
98. Best Orchestral Performance
WINNER Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina
Gil Rose, conductor; Rinde Eckert (Catch Electric Guitar Quartet; Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Synergy Vocals) [BMOP/sound] Salieri: Overtures & Stage Music
Thomas Fey, conductor (Mannheimer Mozartorchester) [Haenssler Classic] Stravinsky: Pulcinella; Symphony In Three Movements; Four Études
Pierre Boulez, conductor (Roxana Constantinescu, Kyle Ketelsen & Nicholas Phan; Chicago Symphony Orchestra) [CSO Resound]
99. Best Opera Recording
WINNER Saariaho: L’Amour De Loin
Kent Nagano, conductor; Daniel Belcher, Ekaterina Lekhina & Marie-Ange Todorovitch; Martin Sauer, producer (Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Rundfunkchor Berlin) [Harmonia Mundi] Berg: Lulu
Antonio Pappano, conductor; Agneta Eichenholz, Jennifer Larmore, Klaus Florian Vogt & Michael Volle; David Groves, producer (Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House) [Opus Arte] Hasse: Marc’ Antonio E Cleopatra
Matthew Dirst, conductor; Jamie Barton & Ava Pine; Keith Weber, producer (Ars Lyrica Houston) [Dorian Sono Luminus] Shchedrin: The Enchanted Wanderer
Valery Gergiev, conductor; Evgeny Akimov, Sergei Aleksashkin & Kristina Kapustinskaya; James Mallinson, producer (Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre; Chorus Of The Mariinsky Theatre) [Mariinsky] Sullivan: Ivanhoe
David Lloyd-Jones, conductor; Neal Davies, Geraldine McGreevy, James Rutherford, Toby Spence & Janice Watson; Brian Pidgeon, producer (BBC National Orchestra Of Wales; Adrian Partington Singers) [Chandos]
100. Best Choral Performance
WINNER Verdi: Requiem
Riccardo Muti, conductor; Duain Wolfe, chorus master (Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli & Mario Zeffiri; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus) [CSO Resound] Bach: Cantatas
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor; Erwin Ortner, chorus master (Bernarda Fink, Gerald Finley, Christian Gerhaher, Werner Güra, Julia Kleiter, Christine Schäfer, Anton Scharinger & Kurt Streit; Concentus Musicau Wien; Arnold Schoenberg Chor) [Deutsche Harmonia Mundi] Baltic Runes
Paul Hillier, conductor (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir) [Harmonia Mundi] Haydn: The Creation
René Jacobs, conductor; Hans-Christoph Rademann, choir director (Julia Kleiter, Maximilian Schmitt & Johannes Weisser; Freiburger Barockorchester; RIAS Kammerchor) [Harmonia Mundi] Martin: Golgotha
Daniel Reuss, conductor (Judith Gauthier, Marianne Beate Kielland, Adrian Thompson, Mattijs Van De Woerd & Konstantin Wolff; Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; Cappella Amsterdam & Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir) [Harmonia Mundi]
101. Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
WINNER Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 24
Mitsuko Uchida (The Cleveland Orchestra) [Decca] Daugherty: Deus Ex Machina
Andrew Cyr, conductor; Avi Avital (Metropolis Ensemble) Track from: Dorman, Avner: Mandolin Concerto; Piccolo Concerto; Concerto Grosso; Piano Concerto [Naxos] Kletzki: Piano Concerto In D Minor, Op. 22
Thomas Sanderling, conductor; Joseph Banowetz (Russian Philharmonic Orchestra) Track from: Kletzki: Piano Concerto [Naxos] Porter, Quincy: Concerto For Viola & Orchestra
John McLaughlin Williams, conductor; Eliesha Nelson (Northwest Sinfonia) Track from: Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works [Dorian Sono Luminus]
102. Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
Parker Quartet [Naxos] Beethoven: Complete Sonatas For Violin & Piano
Isabelle Faust & Alexander Melnikov [Harmonia Mundi] Gnattali: Solo & Chamber Works For Guitar
Marc Regnier (Tacy Edwards, Natalia Khoma & Marco Sartor) [Dorian Sono Luminus] Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works
Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams (Douglas Rioth; Northwest Sinfonia) [Dorian Sono Luminus] Schoenberg: String Quartets Nos. 3 & 4
Fred Sherry String Quartet (Christopher Oldfather & Rolf Schulte) [Naxos]
104. Best Small Ensemble Performance
WINNER Dinastia Borja
Jordi Savall, conductor; Hespèrion XXI & La Capella Reial De Catalunya (Pascal Bertin, Daniele Carnovich, Lior Elmalich, Montserrat Figueras, Driss El Maloumi, Marc Mauillon, Lluís Vilamajó & Furio Zanasi; Pascal Bertin, Daniele Carnovich, Josep Piera & Francisco Rojas) [Alia Vox] Ceremony And Devotion – Music For The Tudors
Harry Christophers, conductor; The Sixteen [CORO] Trondheimsolistene – In Folk Style
Lucas Richman, conductor (Sussan Deyhim, Lia, Kaori Omura, Dulce Pontes, Jia Ruhan, Aoi Tada & Frederica von Stade; Anonymous 4 & Soweto Gospel Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) [Tin Works Publishing] Meeting Of The Spirits
Matt Haimovitz (Amaryllis Jarczyk, Jan Jarczyk, John McLaughlin, Dominic Painchaud, Leanna Rutt & Matt Wilson) [Oxingale Records] Off The Map
The Silk Road Ensemble [World Village] Roots – My Life, My Song
Jessye Norman (Ira Coleman, Steve Johns, Mike Lovatt, Mark Markham & Martin Williams) [Sony Classical] Vocabularies
Lady Gaga Francis Lawrence, video director; Kathy Angstadt, Nicole Ehrlich &Heather Heller, video producers [Streamline/Interscope/KonLive/Cherrytree] Ain’t No Grave / The Johnny Cash Project
(Johnny Cash) Chris Milk, video director; Jennifer Heath, Aaron Koblin & Rick Rubin, video producers [American/Universal] Love The Way You Lie (Explicit Version)
Eminem & Rihanna Joseph Kahn, video director; MaryAnn Tanedo, video producer [Aftermath] Stylo
Gorillaz, Mos Def & Bobby Womack Jamie Hewlett & Pete Candeland, video directors; Cara Speller, video producer [Virgin Records] F*** You
Cee Lo Green Matt Stawski, video director; Paul Bock, video producer [Elektra]
(The Doors) Tom Dicillo, video director; John Beug, Jeff Jampol, Peter Jankowski & Dick Wolf, video producers [Eagle Vision] No Distance Left To Run
Blur Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern & Giorgio Testi, video directors; Thomas Benski, Laura Collins, Stefan Demetriou, Terry Felgate, Steve Heaver, Chris Morrison & Lucas Ochoa, video producers [Parlophone/EMI] The Greatest Ears In Town: The Arif Mardin Story
(Arif Mardin) Doug Biro & Joe Mardin, video directors; Doug Biro & Joe Mardin, video producers [Nunoise Records] Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage
Rush Sam Dunn & Scot McFadyen, video directors; Sam Dunn & Scot McFadyen, video producers [Zoe] Under Great White Northern Lights
The White Stripes Emmett Malloy, video director; Ian Montone & Mike Sarkissian, video producers [Third Man/Warner Bros.]
It seems that the current situation she is in right now has left Lindsay Lohan without the option of taking anymore chances. So instead she’s trying to increase her standing, especially with the jewelry store that’s accusing her of theft. Lindsay Lohan went about doing this by sending them some pretty flowers. She supposedly said she only did it just to be nice, but she’s probably actually just desperate. Still, whatever happened to those witnesses of hers that could supposedly testify that she stole no necklace? Did they vanish into thin air just as suddenly as they had previously appeared?
Glee star Dianna Agron would love to play a young Carrie Bradshaw in a Sex and the City prequel. But the actress is aware of all the pressure that would come with stepping into Carrie’s Manolos. Asked about the possibility of playing the lead in The Carrie Diaries, the 24-year-old told Access: “Of course.” Speaking at the I Am Number Four premiere in Los Angeles on Wednesday, she added: “I mean, who hasn’t seen every episode 5 million times. But, then again, you run the risk of people hating it. I mean, how do you compete against Sarah Jessica Parker? She originated that!” Earlier in the week at Justin Bieber’s Never Say Never premiere, Miley Cyrus also said she would like to be considered for the role. Cyrus, 18, said: “I would love it. “I’m not attached, so I don’t want to say that, but that would be very cool.”
Hollywood actor Johnny Depp will reportedly be a ’surprise guest star’ in Adam Sandler’s new film Jack and Jill. According to MTV News, the 47-year-old Pirates of the Caribbean star will have a cameo in the new flick. The movie’s director Dennis Dugan told MTV: “There’s a secret guest star, but I can’t say who it is.” He then went on to reveal that Depp is the mystery man. Sandler, 44, is said to play a set of male and female twins in the film. But when asked what Adam looks like as a woman, Dennis replied by saying that he doesn’t look anything like his Just Go with It co-star Brooklyn Decker.
