Universal Music Publishing Group is proud to announce a publishing interest in a record 152 GRAMMY® nominations, including four out of five nominees in the prestigious Album of the Year category; three out of five nominees for Best R&B Song; four out of five nominees for Best R&B Album; and five out of five nominees for Best Rap Album. Multiple nominations went to UMPG's T-Pain, Musiq Soulchild, Eminem, Justin Timberlake, U2, Keith Urban, Coldplay, Common, Anthony Hamilton, Keri Hilson, MGMT, and Jazmine Sullivan to name a few. Congratulations to all of our GRAMMY nominated writers!

CATEGORY HIGHLIGHTS - UMPG HAS A PUBLISHING INTEREST IN:

• 4 OUT OF 5 NOMINEES FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• 2 OUT OF 5 NOMINEES FOR BEST NEW ARTIST
• 2 OUT OF 5 NOMINEES FOR BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
• 3 OUT OF 5 NOMINEES FOR BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
• 2 OUT OF 5 NOMINEES FOR BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM
• 3 OUT OF 5 NOMINEES FOR BEST R&B SONG
• 4 OUT OF 5 NOMINEES FOR BEST R&B ALBUM
• 5 OUT OF 5 NOMINEES FOR BEST RAP ALBUM

Complete list of UMPG nominees:

Category 2

Album Of The Year
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.)

• I Am... Sasha Fierce *
  Beyoncé
  Shondrae "Mr. Bangledesh" Crawford, Ian Dench, D-Town, Toby Gad, Sean "The Pen" Garrett, Amanda Ghost, Jim Jonsin, Beyoncé Knowles, Rico Love, Dave McCracken, Terius "The Dream" Nash, Radio Killa, Stargate, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Ryan Tedder & Wayne Wilkins, producers; Jim Caruana, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Toby Gad, Kuk Harrell, Jim Jonsin, Jaycen Joshua, Dave Pensado, Radio Killa, Mark "Spike" Stent, Ryan Tedder, Brian "B-LUV" Thomas, Marcos Tovar, Miles Walker & Wayne Wilkins, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
  [Music World Music / Columbia]


• The E.N.D.
  The Black Eyed Peas
  Apl.de.ap, Jean Baptiste, Printz Board, DJ Replay, Funkagenda, David Guetta, Keith Harris, Mark Knight, Poet Name Life, Frederick Riesterer & will.i.am, producers; Dylan "3D" Dresdow, Padraic "Padlock" Kerin & will.i.am, engineers/mixers; Chris Bellman, mastering engineer
  [Interscope Records]


• The Fame
  Lady Gaga
  Flo Rida, Colby O'Donis & Space Cowboy, featured artists; Brian & Josh, Rob Fusari, Martin Kierszenbaum, RedOne & Space Cowboy, producers; 4Mil, Robert Orton, RedOne, Dave Russell & Tony Ugval, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
  [Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree]


• Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King
  Dave Matthews Band
  Rob Cavallo, producer; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer
  [RCA Records / Bama Rags Recordings, LLC.]

Category 4

Best New Artist
(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.)

• Keri Hilson


• MGMT

Field 1 - Pop

Category 5

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Hometown Glory
  Adele
  Track from: 19
  [XL/Columbia]

Category 7

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• We Weren't Born To Follow
  Bon Jovi
  [Island]


• Kids
  MGMT
  Track from: Oracular Spectacular
  [Columbia]

Category 8

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Love Sex Magic *
  Ciara & Justin Timberlake
  Track from: Fantasy Ride
  [LaFace Records]

Category 9

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Funk Joint
  Marcus Miller
  Track from: Marcus
  [Concord Jazz/3 Dueces Records]

Category 10

Best Pop Instrumental Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

• In Boston
  Chris Botti
  [Columbia]

Category 11

Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• The E.N.D.
  The Black Eyed Peas
  [Interscope Records]


• All I Ever Wanted
  Kelly Clarkson
  [RCA Records / 19 Recordings LLC./ S Records]


• Funhouse
  Pink
  [LaFace Records]

Field 2 - Dance

Category 12

Best Dance Recording
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)

• Boom Boom Pow
  The Black Eyed Peas
  will.i.am & Jean Baptiste, producers; Dylan Dresdow, mixer
  Track from: The E.N.D.
  [Interscope Records]


• Womanizer
  Britney Spears
  K. Briscoe, producer; Serban Ghenea, mixer
  Track from: Circus
  [Jive/Zomba]

Category 13

Best Electronic/Dance Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

• One Love *
  David Guetta
  [Astralwerks]


• The Fame
  Lady Gaga
  [Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree]

Field 3 - Traditional Pop

Category 14

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden *
  Michael Bublé
  [143/Reprise]


• Your Songs
  Harry Connick, Jr.
  [Columbia]


• American Classic
  Willie Nelson
  [Blue Note]

Field 4 - Rock

Category 15

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Dreamer
  Prince
  Track from: LotusFlow3r
  [NPG Records]

Category 16

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Life In Technicolor II
  Coldplay
  Track from: Prospekt's March EP
  [Capitol]
  


• 21 Guns
  Green Day
  Track from: 21st Century Breakdown
  [Reprise]


• I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
  U2
  Track from: No Line On The Horizon
  [Interscope]
  

Category 17

Best Hard Rock Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• What I've Done
  Linkin Park
  Track from: Road To Revolution: Live At Milton Keynes
  [Warner Bros.]


• The Unforgiven III
  Metallica
  Track from: Death Magnetic
  [Warner Bros.]

Category 18

Best Metal Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Hate Worldwide
  Slayer
  [American / Columbia]

Category 19

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Warped Sister *
  Booker T. Jones
  Track from: Potato Hole
  [ANTI]

Category 20

Best Rock Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
  Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr., songwriters (U2)
  Track from: No Line On The Horizon
  [Interscope; Publishers: Universal Music Publishing, Upala Music.]


• 21 Guns
  Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day)
  Track from: 21st Century Breakdown
  [Reprise; Publishers: WB Music Corp./Green Daze Music.]

Category 21

Best Rock Album
(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)

• Live From Madison Square Garden
  Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
  [Reprise/Duck]


• 21st Century Breakdown
  Green Day
  [Reprise]


• Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King
  Dave Matthews Band
  [RCA Records / Bama Rags Recordings, LLC.]


• No Line On The Horizon
  U2
  [Interscope]

Field 5 - Alternative

Category 22

Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Sounds Of The Universe
  Depeche Mode
  [Capitol]

Field 6 - R&B

Category 23

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• That Was Then
  Lalah Hathaway
  Track from: Self Portrait
  [Stax Records/Concord Music Group]


• Goin' Thru Changes
  Ledisi
  Track from: Turn Me Loose
  [Verve Forecast]


• Lions, Tigers & Bears
  Jazmine Sullivan
  [J Records]

Category 24

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• The Point Of It All
  Anthony Hamilton
  Track from: The Point Of It All
  [So So Def]


• Sobeautiful
  Musiq Soulchild
  Track from: OnMyRadio
  [Atlantic]


• Under
  Pleasure P
  Track from: The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper
  [Swagga Ent./Atlantic]


• There Goes My Baby
  Charlie Wilson
  Track from: Uncle Charlie
  [Jive Records]

Category 25

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Blame It
  Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
  [J Records]


• Chocolate High
  India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild
  Track from: Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
  [Soulbird/Universal Republic]
  


• Ifuleave
  Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige
  Track from: OnMyRadio
  [Atlantic]

Category 27

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Blend
  Tonex
  Track from: Unspoken
  [Battery Records]

Category 28

Best R&B Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Blame It
  James T. Brown, John Conte, Jr., Jamie Foxx, Christopher Henderson, Brandon R. Melanchon, Breyon Prescott, T-Pain & Nathan L. Walker, songwriters (Jamie Foxx & T-Pain)
  [J Records; Publishers: Sly As A Foxx Music/Bug Music, Gifted Source Music/EMI April Music, It's N8 Publishing, James T. Brown, Brandon R. Melanchon, John Conte, Jr., Nappypub Music/Universal Music Z Songs, Chameleon Publishing.]
  


• Lions, Tigers & Bears
  Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
  [J Records; Publishers: Nappy Puddy Music/Universal Music-Z Tunes, Salaam Remi Music/EMI April Music.]


• Under
  D. Babbs, L. Bereal, M. Cooper, A. Dixon, J. Franklin, T. Jones, R. New & K. Stephens, songwriters (Pleasure P)
  Track from: The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper
  [Swagga Ent./Atlantic; Publishers: Tank1176Music/Blackfountain/Antonio Dixon's Muzik/EMI April Music/Notting Dale Songs/Lonnalistic/Songs4ronnie/Doverland 301 Music/Thailand Music/K.Stephens Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, Silverplatinumy2k.]

Category 29

Best R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• The Point Of It All
  Anthony Hamilton
  [So So Def]


• Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics
  India.Arie
  [Soulbird/Universal Republic]


• Turn Me Loose
  Ledisi
  [Verve Forecast]


• Uncle Charlie
  Charlie Wilson
  [Jive Records]

Category 30

Best Contemporary R&B Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• I Am... Sasha Fierce *
  Beyoncé
  [Music World Music/Columbia]


• Intuition *
  Jamie Foxx
  [J Records]


• The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper
  Pleasure P
  [Swagga Ent./Atlantic]


• Thr33 Ringz
  T-Pain
  [Jive Records]

Field 7 - Rap

Category 31

Best Rap Solo Performance
(For a solo Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Best I Ever Had *
  Drake
  [Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown]


• Beautiful
  Eminem
  Track from: Relapse
  [Aftermath/Interscope Records]


• Day 'N' Nite
  Kid Cudi
  [Universal Motown/Good/Fool's Gold]

Category 32

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
(For duo, group or collaborative performances of Rap only. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Too Many Rappers
  Beastie Boys & Nas
  [Capitol]


• Crack A Bottle
  Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
  Track from: Relapse
  [Aftermath/Interscope]


• Make Her Say
  Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common
  [Universal Motown/GOOD Music]


• Amazing
  Kanye West & Young Jeezy
  Track from: 808s & Heartbreak
  [Roc-A-Fella]

Category 33

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
(For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Knock You Down
  Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo
  Track from: In A Perfect World...
  [MMG/Zone 4/Interscope Records]
  


• I'm On A Boat
  The Lonely Island & T-Pain
  Track from: Incredibad
  [Universal Republic Records]


• Dead And Gone
  T.I. & Justin Timberlake
  Track from: Paper Trail
  [Grand Hustle/Atlantic]

Category 34

Best Rap Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Best I Ever Had *
  Aubrey Drake Graham, D. Hamilton & M. Samuels, songwriters (Drake)
  [Aspire/Young Money/Cash Money; Publisher: Sony/ATV Tunes.]


• Day 'N' Nite
  S. Mescudi & O. Omishore, songwriters (Kid Cudi)
  [Universal Motown/Good/Fool's Gold; Publishers: Elsie's Baby Boy, Owo Olorun, Universal Music Publishing.]


• Dead And Gone
  C. Harris, R. Tadross & J. Timberlake, songwriters (T.I. & Justin Timberlake)
  Track from: Paper Trail
  [Grand Hustle/Atlantic; Publishers: Crown Club Publishing/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/Tenman Tunes/Universal Z Tunes/Cleopatra's Sons Music/EMI April Music.]

Category 35

Best Rap Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Universal Mind Control
  Common
  [Geffen]


• Relapse
  Eminem
  [Aftermath/Interscope]


• R.O.O.T.S.
  Flo Rida
  [Poe Boy/Atlantic]


• The Ecstatic
  Mos Def
  [Downtown Records]


• The Renaissance
  Q-Tip
  [Universal Motown]

Field 8 - Country

Category 37

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Sweet Thing
  Keith Urban
  Track from: Defying Gravity
  [Capitol Records Nashville]

Category 38

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• I Run To You
  Lady Antebellum
  Track from: Lady Antebellum
  [Capitol Records Nashville]


• Here Comes Goodbye
  Rascal Flatts
  Track from: Unstoppable
  [Lyric Street Records]

Category 39

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Beautiful World *
  Dierks Bentley & Patty Griffin
  Track from: Feel That Fire
  [Capitol Records Nashville]
  


• I Told You So
  Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis
  [19/Arista Nashville]

Category 41

Best Country Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• I Run To You
  Tom Douglas, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
  Track from: Lady Antebellum
  [Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/DWHaywood Music/Radiobulletspublishing/Hillary Dawn Publishing/Shaw Enuff Songs/Sony/ATV Music Publishing/Tomdouglasmusic.]

Category 42

Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Twang
  George Strait
  [MCA Nashville]


• Defying Gravity
  Keith Urban
  [Capitol Records Nashville]


• Call Me Crazy
  Lee Ann Womack
  [MCA Nashville]

Field 9 - New Age

Category 43

Best New Age Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Faith
  Jim Brickman
  [Compass Productions]

Field 10 - Jazz

Category 45

Best Jazz Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• No Regrets *
  Randy Crawford (& Joe Sample)
  [PRA Records]


• So In Love
  Roberta Gambarini
  [Groovin' High/Emarcy]


• Tide
  Luciana Souza
  [Verve]

Category 47

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

• Quartet Live
  Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow & Antonio Sanchez
  [Concord Jazz]

Field 11 - Gospel

Category 50

Best Gospel Performance
(For solo, duo, group as collaborative performances. Singles or tracks with vocal containing Gospel lyrics. All genres of Gospel music are eligible.)

• I Believe *
  Jonny Lang With Fisk Jubilee Singers
  Track from: Oh Happy Day
  [Vector Recordings/EMI Gospel]

Category 53

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• The Long Fall Back To Earth
  Jars Of Clay
  [Gray Matters/Essential Records]

Category 54

Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Jason Crabb
  Jason Crabb
  [Spring Hill Music Group]


• Dream On
  Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
  [Gaither Music Group]


• In God's Time
  Barry Scott & Second Wind
  [Rebel Records]

Category 56

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Audience Of One
  Heather Headley
  [EMI Gospel]


• Renewed
  Sheri Jones-Moffett
  [EMI Gospel]


• Bold Right Life
  Kierra Sheard
  [EMI Gospel]

Field 12 - Latin

Category 57

Best Latin Pop Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Te Acuerdas...
  Francisco Céspedes
  [Warner Music Latina]


• Hu Hu Hu
  Natalia Lafourcade
  [Sony Music Latin]


• Gran City Pop
  Paulina Rubio
  [Universal Music Latino]

Category 58

Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Los De Atras Vienen Conmigo
  Calle 13
  [Sony Music Norte]


• La Luz Del Ritmo
  Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
  [Nacional Records]


• La Revolucion
  Wisin Y Yandel
  [Machete Music/Wy Records]

Category 59

Best Tropical Latin Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Asi Soy
  Isaac Delgado
  [Machete Music]


• Ciclos
  Luis Enrique
  [Top Stop Music]


• Gracias
  Omara Portuondo
  [World Village]

Category 60

Best Regional Mexican Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Corazón Ranchero
  Shaila Dúrcal
  [EMI Mexico]


• Necesito De Ti
  Vicente Fernández
  [Sony Music Norte]


• Compañeras
  Mariachi Reyna De Los Angeles
  [Serenata Records]

Category 62

Best Norteño Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Dejame Soñar
  Cumbre Norteña
  [Sony Music Latin]


• El Niño De Oro
  El Compa Chuy
  [Sony Music Norte]


• Pese A Quien Le Pese
  Los Rieleros Del Norte
  [Fonovisa]


• Tu Noche Con...Los Tigres Del Norte
  Los Tigres Del Norte
  [Fonovisa]

Category 63

Best Banda Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Mas Adelante
  La Arrolladora Banda El Limón De Rene Camacho
  [Disa]


• Derecho De Antiguedad
  La Original Banda El Limón De Salvador Lizárraga
  [Fonovisa]


• Tu Esclavo Y Amo
  Lupillo Rivera
  [Disa]

Field 13 - American Roots

Category 66

Best Traditional Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• A Stranger Here
  Ramblin' Jack Elliott
  [ANTI]


• Rough & Tough
  John Hammond
  [Chesky Records]


• Stomp! The Blues Tonight
  Duke Robillard
  [Stony Plain Records]


• Chicago Blues: A Living History
  (Various Artists)
  Larry Skoller, producer
  [Raisin' Music]

Category 67

Best Contemporary Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Live: Hope At The Hideout *
  Mavis Staples
  [ANTI]

Category 68

Best Traditional Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Naked With Friends
  Maura O'Connell
  [Sugar Hill Records]


• Polka Cola: Music That Refreshes
  Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra
  [Starr Records]


• High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project
  Loudon Wainwright III
  [2nd Story Sound Records]

Category 69

Best Contemporary Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Secret, Profane & Sugarcane
  Elvis Costello
  [Hear Music]

Field 19 - Musical Show

Category 80

Best Musical Show Album
(Award to the Album Producer(s), and to the Lyricist(s) & Composer(s) of 51% or more of a new score. (Artist, Lyricist & Composer names appear in parentheses.))

• West Side Story
  David Caddick & David Lai, producers (Leonard Bernstein, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast with Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione & Others)
  [Masterworks Broadway]

Field 20 - Film/TV/Visual Media

Category 81

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album, or to the individual(s) actively responsible for the concept and musical direction and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable.)

• Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds *
  (Various Artists)
  [A Band Apart/Warner Bros.]


• Slumdog Millionaire
  (Various Artists)
  [N.E.E.T./Interscope Records]

Category 82

Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series or other visual media.)

• The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (Disc 1)
  Alexandre Desplat, composer
  [Concord Records]


• Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
  Nicholas Hooper, composer
  [New Line Records]


• Milk
  Danny Elfman, composer
  [Decca]

Category 83

Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Jai Ho (From Slumdog Millionaire)
  Gulzar, A.R. Rahman & Tanvi Shah, songwriters (A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash)
  [N.E.E.T./Interscope Records; Publisher: KM Musiq.]

Field 21 - Composing/Arranging

Category 85

Best Instrumental Arrangement
(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• West Side Story Medley
  Bill Cunliffe, arranger (Resonance Big Band)
  Track from: Resonance Big Band Plays Tribute To Oscar Peterson [Resonance Records]

Category 86

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Quiet Nights
  Claus Ogerman, arranger (Diana Krall)
  Track from: Quiet Nights
  [Verve]

Field 22 - Package

Category 88

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

• A Cabinet Of Curiosities
  Mathieu Bitton & Scott Webber, art directors (Jane's Addiction)
  [Warner Bros./Rhino]

Field 23 - Album Notes

Category 89

Best Album Notes

• The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946)
  Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong)
  [Mosaic Records]


• My Dusty Road
  Ed Cray & Bill Nowlin, album notes writers (Woody Guthrie)
  [Rounder]

Field 24 - Historical

Category 90

Best Historical Album

• The Complete Chess Masters (1950–1967)
  Andy McKaie, compilation producer; Erick Labson, mastering engineer (Little Walter)
  [Hip-O Select/Geffen Records]


• My Dusty Road
  Scott Billington, Michael Creamer & Bill Nowlin, compilation producers; Doug Pomeroy, mastering engineer (Woody Guthrie)
  [Rounder]


• Woodstock - 40 Years On: Back To Yasgur's Farm *
  Cheryl Pawelski, Mason Williams & Andy Zax, compilation producers; Dave Schultz, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
  [Rhino]

Field 27 - Production, Classical

Category 95

Best Engineered Album, Classical
(An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.))

• Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé
  Jesse Lewis & John Newton, engineers (James Levine, Tanglewood Festival Chorus & Boston Symphony Orchestra)
  [BSO Classics]

Category 96

Producer Of The Year, Classical
(A Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.))

• Blanton Alspaugh
• Carlson, David: Anna Karenina (Stewart Robertson, Christine Abraham, Sarah Colburn, Robert Gierlach, Christian Van Horn, Kelly Kaduce, Opera Theatre Of Saint Louis & Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra)
• Menotti: Amahl And The Night Visitors; My Christmas (Alastair Willis, Ike Hawkersmith, Kirsten Gunlogson, Dean Anthony, Todd Thomas, Kevin Short, Bart LeFan, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Nashville Symphony Chorus & Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
• Ravel: L'Enfant Et Les Sortilèges (Alastair Willis, Julie Boulianne, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chattanooga Boys Choir, Nashville Symphony Chorus & Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
• Schubert: Death And The Maiden (JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
• Sierra, Roberto: Missa Latina 'Pro Pace' (Andreas Delfs, Nathaniel Webster, Heidi Grant Murphy, Milwaukee Symphony Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
• Steven Epstein
• Adams: Doctor Atomic Symphony (David Robertson & Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra)
• Bernstein: Mass (Marin Alsop, Jubilant Sykes, Asher Edward Wulfman, Morgan State University Choir, Peabody Children's Chorus & Baltimore Symphony Orchestra)
• Corigliano: A Dylan Thomas Trilogy (Leonard Slatkin, George Mabry, Sir Thomas Allen, Nashville Symphony Chorus & Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
• Fauré: Piano Quintets (Fine Arts Quartet & Cristina Oritz)
• Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs Of Joy And Peace (Yo-Yo Ma & Various Artists)

Field 28 - Classical

Category 97

Best Classical Album (Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) if other than the Artist.)

• Bernstein: Mass
  Marin Alsop, conductor; Jubilant Sykes; Steven Epstein, producer; Richard King, engineer/mixer (Asher Edward Wulfman; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Morgan State University Choir & Peabody Children's Chorus)
  [Naxos]


• Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé
  James Levine, conductor; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer; Jesse Lewis & John Newton, engineers/mixers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Boston Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus)
  [BSO Classics]


• Ravel: L'Enfant Et Les Sortilèges
  Alastair Willis, conductor; Julie Boulianne; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; Mark Donahue & John Hill, engineers/mixers (Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Chattanooga Boys Choir, Chicago Symphony Chorus & Nashville Symphony Chorus)
  [Naxos]

Category 98

Best Orchestral Performance
(Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.)

• Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé
  James Levine, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus)
  [BSO Classics]

Field 29 - Music Video

Category 108

Best Short Form Music Video
(For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.)

• Boom Boom Pow
  The Black Eyed Peas
  Mat Cullen & Mark Kudsi, video directors; Anna Joseph & Patrick Nugent, video producers
  [Interscope Records]


• Life In Technicolor II
  Coldplay
  Dougal Wilson, video director; Matthew Fone, video producer
  [Capitol]

Category 109

Best Long Form Music Video
(For video album packages consisting of more than one song or track. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer of at least 51% of the total playing time.)

• Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy World Tour Live
  Keith Urban
  Chris Hicky, video director; Blake Morrison, video producer
  [Capitol Nashville]


• The Beatles Love - All Together Now
  (Various Artists)
  Adrian Wills, video director; Martin Bolduc & Jonathan Clyde, video producers
  [Apple/Capitol]

*Rondor Music International