Category 66

Best Traditional Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• The Blues Rolls On
  Elvin Bishop
  [Delta Groove Music, Inc.]
  
  
• Skin Deep
  Buddy Guy
  [Silvertone Records]
  
  
• All Odds Against Me
  John Lee Hooker Jr.
  [Steppin' Stone Records/CC Entertainment]
  
  
• ONE KIND FAVOR
  B.B. KING
  [Geffen Records]
  
  
• Pinetop Perkins & Friends
  Pinetop Perkins & Friends
  [Stoneagle Music/Telarc]
  
  
  

Category 67

Best Contemporary Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Peace, Love & BBQ
  Marcia Ball
  [Alligator Records]
  
  
• Like A Fire
  Solomon Burke
  [Shout! Factory]
  
  
• CITY THAT CARE FORGOT
  Dr. John And The Lower 911
  [429 Records]
  
  
• Maestro
  Taj Mahal
  [Heads Up International]
  
  
• Simply Grand
  Irma Thomas
  [Rounder Records]
  
  
  

Category 68

Best Traditional Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Coal
  Kathy Mattea
  [Captain Potato Records]
  
  
• Comedians & Angels
  Tom Paxton
  [Appleseed Recordings]
  
  
• Bring Me Home
  Peggy Seeger
  [Appleseed Recordings]
  
  
• AT 89
  PETE SEEGER
  [Appleseed Recordings]
  
  
• Strangers In Another Country
  Rosalie Sorrels
  [Red House Records]
  
  
  

Category 69

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Day After Tomorrow
  Joan Baez
  [Bobolink/Razor & Tie]
  
  
• I, Flathead
  Ry Cooder
  [Nonesuch Records]
  
  
• Sex & Gasoline
  Rodney Crowell
  [Work Song/Yep Roc Records]
  
  
• All I Intended To Be
  Emmylou Harris
  [Nonesuch Records]
  
  
• RAISING SAND
  ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS
  [Rounder Records]
  
  
  

Category 70

Best Native American Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Songs From The Black Hills
  Bryan Akipa
  [SOAR Corporation]
  
  
• Spo'Mo'Kin'Nan
  Black Lodge
  [Canyon Records]
  
  
• Red Rock
  Northern Cree
  [Canyon Records]
  
  
• COME TO ME GREAT MYSTERY - NATIVE AMERICAN HEALING SONGS
  (Various Artists)
  Tom Wasinger, producer
  [Silver Wave Records]
  
  
• Faith
  Kevin Yazzie
  [Canyon Records]
  
  
  

Category 71

Best Hawaiian Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• 'IKENA
  TIA CARRERE & DANIEL HO
  [Daniel Ho Creations]
  
  
• 'Aumakua
  Amy Hanaiali`i
  [Ua Records/Concord]
  
  
• Force Of Nature
  Led Kaapana & Mike Kaawa
  [Ledward Kaapana & Mike Kaawa]
  
  
• Hawaiian Slack Key Kings Masters Series Vol. II
  (Various Artists)
  Chris Lau & Milton Lau, producers
  [Rhythm And Roots Records]
  
  
• The Spirit Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar
  (Various Artists)
  Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Dennis Kamakahi, Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers
  [Daniel Ho Creations]
  
  
  

Category 72

Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• LIVE AT THE 2008 NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL
  BeauSoleil & Michael Doucet
  [MunckMix]
  
  
• From Now On
  Michael Doucet
  [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]
  
  
• Homage Au Passé
  Pine Leaf Boys
  [Lionsgate]
  
  
• Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
  Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys
  [MunckMix]
  
  
• Cedric Watson
  Cedric Watson
  [Valcour Records]
  
  
  

Category 73

Best Reggae Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• JAH IS REAL
  Burning Spear
  [Burning Music Production]
  
  
• Let's Get Physical
  Elephant Man
  [VP Records/ Bad Boy]
  
  
• Vibes
  Heavy D
  [Stride/Universal]
  
  
• Repentance
  Lee "Scratch" Perry
  [Narnack Records]
  
  
• Intoxication
  Shaggy
  [VP Records]
  
  
• Amazing
  Sly & Robbie
  [Fontana International]
  
  
  

Category 74

Best Traditional World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Calcutta Chronicles: Indian Slide Guitar Odyssey
  Debashish Bhattacharya
  [Riverboat Records/World Music Network]
  
  
• The Mandé Variations
  Toumani Diabaté
  [Nonesuch Records]
  
  
• ILEMBE: HONORING SHAKA ZULU
  Ladysmith Black Mambazo
  [Heads Up International]
  
  
• Dancing In The Light
  Lakshmi Shankar
  [World Village]
  
  
  

Category 75

Best Contemporary World Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Shake Away
  Lila Downs
  [Manhattan Records/Blue Note]
  
  
• Banda Larga Cordel
  Gilberto Gil
  [Warner Music Latina]
  
  
• GLOBAL DRUM PROJECT
  Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju & Giovanni Hidalgo
  [Shout! Factory]
  
  
• Rokku Mi Rokka (Give And Take)
  Youssou N'Dour
  [Nonesuch Records]
  
  
• Live At The Nelson Mandela Theater
  Soweto Gospel Choir
  [Shanachie Entertainment]
  
  
  

Category 76

Best Polka Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• El Maestro Del Acordeón Y Sus Polkas
  Paulino Bernal
  [Urbana Records]
  
  
• Speechless
  LynnMarie & Charlie Kelley As The Boxhounds
  [Squeeze Records]
  
  
• Back To Back Hall Of Fame Polkas
  Walter Ostanek & His Band, Jerry Darlak & The Touch And Bob Kravos & His Band
  [Sunshine Diversified Ent.]
  
  
• Hungry For More
  Polka Family Band
  [Polka Family Music]
  
  
• LET THE WHOLE WORLD SING
  Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra
  [Rounder]
  
  
  

Category 77

Best Musical Album For Children
(For albums consisting of predominantly music or song vs. spoken word.)

• Beethoven's Wig 4: Dance Along Symphonies
  Beethoven's Wig
  [Rounder Records]
  
  
• Big Round World
  Trout Fishing In America
  [Trout Records]
  
  
• HERE COME THE 123S
  THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS
  [Disney Sound]
  
  
• Here Comes Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could
  Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could
  [Bumblin' Bee Records]
  
  
• The Shoe Bird
  Gerard Schwarz Conducting The Seattle Symphony
  [Brilliance Audio]
  
  
  

Category 78

Best Spoken Word Album For Children
(For albums consisting of predominantly spoken word vs. music or song.)

• Around The Campfire
  Buck Howdy With BB
  [Prairie Dog Entertainment]
  
  
• The Big One-Oh
  Dean Pitchford
  [Random House Audio/Listening Library]
  
  
• Brown Bear And Friends
  Gwyneth Paltrow
  [Macmillan Audio]
  
  
• The Cricket In Times Square
  Tony Shalhoub
  [Macmillan Audio]
  
  
• YES TO RUNNING! BILL HARLEY LIVE
  Bill Harley
  [Round River Records]
  
  
  

Category 79

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)

• AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH (AL GORE)
  BEAU BRIDGES, CYNTHIA NIXON & BLAIR UNDERWOOD
  [Simon & Schuster Audio]
  
  
• Born Standing Up
  Steve Martin
  [Simon & Schuster Audio]
  
  
• I Am America (And So Can You!)
  Stephen Colbert (& Various Artists)
  [Hachette Audio]
  
  
• Life Beyond Measure
  Sidney Poitier
  [HarperAudio]
  
  
• When You Are Engulfed In Flames
  David Sedaris
  [Hachette Audio]
  
  
  

Category 80

Best Comedy Album
(For comedy recordings, spoken or musical)

• Anticipation
  Lewis Black
  [Comedy Central Records]
  
  
• Flight Of The Conchords
  Flight Of The Conchords
  [Sub Pop]
  
  
• For Your Consideration
  Kathy Griffin
  [Columbia/Music With A Twist]
  
  
• IT'S BAD FOR YA
  GEORGE CARLIN
  [Eardrum Records]
  
  
• Songs Of The Bushmen
  Harry Shearer
  [Courgette Records]
  
  
  

Category 81

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.))

• Gypsy
  Robert Sher, producer (Jule Styne, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (2008 Broadway Cast With Patti LuPone & Others)
  [Time Life]
  
  
• IN THE HEIGHTS
  KURT DEUTSCH, ALEX LACAMOIRE, ANDRES LEVIN, LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA, JOEL MOSS & BILL SHERMAN, PRODUCERS; LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA COMPOSER/LYRICIST(Original Broadway Cast With Lin-Manuel Miranda And Others)
  [Razor & Tie Entertainment/Ghostlight Records]
  
  
• The Little Mermaid
  Bruce Botnick, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken & Chris Montan, producers; Alan Menken, composer; Glenn Slater, lyricist (Howard Ashman, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Sierra Boggess, Tituss Burgess & Others)
  [Walt Disney Records]
  
  
• South Pacific
  David Caddick, David Lai & Ted Sperling, producers (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast With Kelli O'Hara, Paulo Szot & Others)
  [Masterworks Broadway]
  
  
• Young Frankenstein; The Musical
  Doug Besterman, producer; Mel Brooks, composer/lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Roger Bart, Megan Mullally, Sutton Foster & Others)
  [Decca Broadway]
  
  
  

Category 82

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.)

• American Gangster
  (Various Artists)
  [Def Jam]
  
  
• August Rush
  (Various Artists)
  [Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax]
  
  
• JUNO
  (VARIOUS ARTISTS)
  [Fox Music/Rhino]
  
  
• Mamma Mia!
  Meryl Streep (& Various Artists)
  [Decca Records]
  
  
• Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
  (Various Artists)
  [Nonesuch Records]
  
  
  

Category 83

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 DARK KNIGHT
  JAMES NEWTON HOWARD & HANS ZIMMER, COMPOSERS
  [Warner Sunset/Warner Bros.]
  
  
• Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull
  John Williams, composer
  [Concord Records]
  
  
• Iron Man
  Ramin Djawadi, composer
  [Lionsgate]
  
  
• There Will Be Blood
  Jonny Greenwood, composer
  [Nonesuch Records]
  
  
• Wall-E
  Thomas Newman, composer
  [Walt Disney Records/Pixar]
  
  
  

Category 84

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.)

• DOWN TO EARTH(From Wall-E)
  PETER GABRIEL & THOMAS NEWMAN, SONGWRITERS (Peter Gabriel)
  Track from: Wall-E
  [Walt Disney Records/Pixar; Publishers: Walt Disney Music, Wonderland Music/Pixar Talking Pictures/Pixar Music]
  
  
• Ever Ever After (From Enchanted)
  Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
  Track from: Enchanted
  [Walt Disney Records; Publishers: Wonderland Music & Walt Disney Music]
  
  
• Say (From The Bucket List)
  John Mayer, songwriter (John Mayer)
  Track from: Continuum
  [Aware/Columbia; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes, Specific Harm Music]
  
  
• That's How You Know (From Enchanted)
  Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz, songwriters (Amy Adams)
  Track from: Enchanted
  [Walt Disney Records; Publishers: Wonderland Music & Walt Disney Music]
  
  
• Walk Hard (From Walk Hard - The Dewey Cox Story)
  Judd Apatow, Marshall Crenshaw, Jake Kasdan & John C. Reilly, songwriters (John C. Reilly)
  Track from: Walk Hard The Dewey Cox Story
  [Columbia; Publishers: Murder by Television/Apatow Music/Popular Misconception/New Columbia Pictures Music/Colpix Music]
  
  
  

Category 85

Best Instrumental Composition
(A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.)

• THE ADVENTURES OF MUTT (From Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull)
  JOHN WILLIAMS, COMPOSER (John Williams)
  Track from: Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull - Soundtrack
  [Concord Records]
  
  
• Alegria
  Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton)
  Track from: The New Crystal Silence
  [Concord Records]
  
  
• Claire's Closet
  Russell Ferrante, composer (Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern)
  Track from: Lifecycle
  [Heads Up International]
  
  
• Danzón De Etiqueta
  Dave Grusin, composer (Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin)
  Track from: Amparo
  [Decca]
  
  
• Hit The Ground Running
  Gordon Goodwin, composer (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
  Track from: Act Your Age
  [Immergent]
  
  
  

Category 86

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

• DEFINE DANCING (From Wall-E)
  PETER GABRIEL & THOMAS NEWMAN, ARRANGERS (Thomas Newman)
  Track from: Wall-E - Soundtrack
  [Walt Disney Records]
  
  
• Down In The Valley
  Frank Macchia, arranger (Frank Macchia Featuring The Prague Orchestra)
  Track from: Landscapes
  [Cacophony]
  
  
• Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love
  Michael Abene, arranger (Joe Lovano With WDR Big Band & Rundfunk Orchestra)
  Track from: Symphonica
  [Blue Note]
  
  
• St. Louis Blues
  Bob Brookmeyer, arranger (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)
  Track from: Monday Night Live At The Village Vanguard
  [Planet Arts Recordings]
  
  
• Yesterdays
  Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Featuring Art Tatum)
  Track from: Act Your Age
  [Immergent]
  
  
  

Category 87

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

• Alfie
  Vince Mendoza, arranger (Traincha & The Metropole Orchestra)
  Track from: The Look Of Love - Burt Bacharach Songbook
  [Blue Note]
  
  
• Grace
  Cedric Dent, arranger (Take 6)
  Track from: The Standard
  [Heads Up International]
  
  
• HERE'S THAT RAINY DAY
  NAN SCHWARTZ, ARRANGER (NATALIE COLE)
  Track from: Still Unforgettable
  [DMI Records]
  
  
• Johnny One Note
  Don Sebesky, arranger (John Pizzarelli)
  Track from: With A Song In My Heart
  [Telarc International]
  
  
• Lazy Afternoon
  Claus Ogerman, arranger (Danilo Perez)
  Track from: Across The Crystal Sea
  [Emarcy]
  
  
  

Category 88

Best Recording Package

• DEATH MAGNETIC
  BRUCE DUCKWORTH, SARAH MOFFATT & DAVID TURNER, ART DIRECTORS(METALLICA)
  [Warner Bros.]
  
  
• Hawk Nelson...Is My Friend!
  Don Clark, art director (Hawk Nelson)
  [BEC Recordings]
  
  
• Nouns
  No Age & Brian Roettinger, art directors (No Age)
  [Sub Pop]
  
  
• Radio Retaliation
  Neal Ashby, Matthew Curry & Patrick Donohue, art directors (Thievery Corporation)
  [ESL Music]
  
  
• Summer Rains
  Amanda Barrett, Abby DeWald, Renee Jablow & Rick Whitmore, art directors (The Ditty Bops)
  [The Green Witch Society]
  
  
  

Category 89

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

• Ghosts I-IV
  Trent Reznor & Rob Sheridan, art directors (Nine Inch Nails)
  [The Null Corporation]
  
  
• IN RAINBOWS
  STANLEY DONWOOD, MEL MAXWELL & XIAN MUNRO, ART DIRECTORS(RADIOHEAD)
  [TBD Records]
  
  
• Poems & Songs
  Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (Wu Sheng)
  [Ring of Fire Music]
  
  
• Pretty. Odd.
  Alex Kirzhner & Panic At The Disco, art directors (Panic At The Disco)
  [Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen]
  
  
• @#%&*! Smilers
  Aimee Mann & Gail Marowitz, art directors (Aimee Mann)
  [SuperEgo Records]
  
  
  

Category 90

Best Album Notes

• Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music Documented By Art Rosenbaum
  Art Rosenbaum, album notes writer (Various Artists)
  [Dust-To-Digital]
  
  
• Debate '08: Taft And Bryan Campaign On The Edison Phonograph
  Patrick Feaster & David Giovannoni, album notes writers (William Jennings Bryan & William Howard Taft)
  [Archeophone Records]
  
  
• KIND OF BLUE: 50TH ANNIVERSARY COLLLECTOR'S EDITION
  Francis Davis, album notes writer (Miles Davis)
  [Columbia/Legacy Recordings]
  
  
• Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul
  David Ritz & Jerry Wexler, album notes writers (Aretha Franklin)
  [Rhino/Atlantic]
  
  
• The Unsung Father Of Country Music: 1925-1934
  Henry "Hank" Sapoznik, album notes writer (Ernest V. Stoneman)
  [5-String Productions]
  
  
  

Category 91

Best Historical Album

• ART OF FIELD RECORDING VOLUME I: FIFTY YEARS OF TRADITIONAL AMERICAN MUSIC DOCUMENTED BY ART ROSENBAUM
  Steven Lance Ledbetter & Art Rosenbaum, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
  [Dust-To-Digital]
  
  
• Classic Columbia, OKeh And Vocalion Lester Young With Count Basie (1936-1940)
  Scott Wenzel, compilation producer; Malcolm Addey, Michael Brooks, Matt Cavaluzzo, Andreas Meyer & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Lester Young With Count Basie)
  [Mosaic Records]
  
  
• Debate '08: Taft And Bryan Campaign On The Edison Phonograph
  David Giovannoni, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (William Jennings Bryan & William Howard Taft)
  [Archeophone Records]
  
  
• Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette
  Ken Flaherty, Jr., compilation producer; Marcos Sueiro Bal, Ken Flaherty, Jr., Kurt Nauck & Glenn Sage, mastering engineers (Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette)
  [Tompkins Square]
  
  
• To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story
  Richard Seidel, compilation producer; Mark G. Wilder, mastering engineer (Nina Simone)
  [RCA/Legacy Recordings]
  
  
  

Category 92

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

• CONSOLERS OF THE LONELY
  JOE CHICCARELLI, VANCE POWELL & JACK WHITE III, ENGINEERS(The Raconteurs)
  [Third Man/Warner Bros.]
  
  
• Just A Little Lovin'
  Al Schmitt, engineer (Shelby Lynne)
  [Lost Highway Records]
  
  
• Lay It Down
  Jimmy Douglass, Russell "The Dragon" Elevado & John Smeltz, engineers (Al Green)
  [Blue Note]
  
  
• Still Unforgettable
  Al Schmitt, engineer (Natalie Cole)
  [DMI Records]
  
  
• We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
  Dyre Gormsen & Tony Maserati, engineers (Jason Mraz)
  [Atlantic]
  
  
  

Category 93

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

• Danger Mouse
  
• Attack & Release (The Black Keys) (A)
  
• Modern Guilt (Beck) (A)
  
• The Odd Couple (Gnarls Barkley) (A)
  
  
  
• Nigel Godrich
  
• In Rainbows (Radiohead) (A)
  
  
  
• Johnny Karkazis (Johnny K)
  
• Big Bad World (Plain White T's) (A)
  
• The Illusion Of Progress (Staind) (A)
  
• Light From Above (Black Tide) (A)
  
• 3 Doors Down (3 Doors Down) (A)
  
  
  
• RICK RUBIN
  
• Death Magnetic (Metallica) (A)
  
• Home Before Dark (Neil Diamond) (A)
  
• Mercy (Dancing For The Death Of An Imaginary Enemy) (Ours) (A)
  
• Seeing Things (Jakob Dylan) (A)
  
• Weezer (Red Album) (Weezer) (A)
  
  
  
• will.i.am
  
• American Boy (Estelle Featuring Kanye West) (T)
  
• Encanto (Sergio Mendes) (A)
  
• Funky Bahia (Sergio Mendes Featuring will.i.am & Siedah Garrett) (T)
  
• In The Ayer (Flo Rida Featuring will.i.am) (T)
  
• Pick It Up (Fergie) (T)
  
• Picture Perfect (Chris Brown Featuring will.i.am) (T)
  
• What's Your Name (Usher Featuring will.i.am) (T)
  
  
  
  

Category 94

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
(A Remixer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Closer (StoneBridge Radio Edit)
  StoneBridge, remixer (Ne-Yo)
  [Def Jam]
  
  
• ELECTRIC FEEL(Justice Remix)
  JUSTICE REMIXERS,(MGMT)
  Track from: Oracular Spectacular
  [Columbia]
  
  
• 4 Minutes (Junkie XL Remix)
  Junkie XL, remixer (Madonna Featuring Justin Timberlake)
  [Warner Bros.]
  
  
• Just Fine (Moto Blanco Remix)
  Moto Blanco, remixers (Mary J. Blige)
  Track from: Growing Pains
  [Geffen]
  
  
• The Longest Road (Deadmau5 Remix)
  Deadmau5, remixer (Morgan Page Featuring Lissie)
  Track from: Elevate
  [Nettwerk]