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The Grammy Awards: The Winners
A running tally of the winners

The 52nd annual Grammy Awards blasted out of the gate with the pre-telecast awards ceremony, which started at 1 p.m. PT at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Winners in the early going included producer A.R. Rahman for “Slumdog Millionaire," best compilation soundtrack album; composer Michael Giacchino for “Up," best score soundtrack album; and writers Gulzar, A.R. Rahman and Tanvi Shah for “Jai Ho" (from “Slumdog Millionaire") for best song for a motion picture, TV or visual media.

Kudos in 100 categories will be handed out during the afternoon ceremony, while nine more winners including album, song and record of the year and best new artist will be announced during the evening show, to be telecast live in the East on CBS at 8 p.m. ET.

Best Jazz Vocal Album

“Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman"
WINNER
Kurt Elling
[Concord Jazz]

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

“75"
WINNER
Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate
[Heads Up International]

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

“Dancin' 4 Chicken"
WINNER
Terence Blanchard, soloist
Track from: Watts (Jeff “Tain" Watts)
[Dark Key Music]

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

“Book One"
WINNER
New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
[World Village]

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual Or Group

“Five Peace Band - Live"
WINNER
Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace Band
[Concord Records]

Best Latin Jazz Album

“Juntos Para Siempre"
WINNER
Bebo Valdes And Chucho Valdes
[Sony Music/Calle 54]

Best Dance Recording

“Poker Face" - Lady Gaga
WINNER
RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, mixers
Track from: “The Fame"
[Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree]

Best Electronic/Dance Album

“The Fame"
WINNER
Lady Gaga
[Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree]

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

“White Horse" - Taylor Swift
WINNER
Track from: “Fearless"
[Big Machine Records]

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

“Sweet Thing" - Keith Urban
WINNER
Track from: “Defying Gravity"
[Capitol Records Nashville]

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

“I Run To You" - Lady Antebellum
WINNER
Track from: “Lady Antebellum"
[Capitol Records Nashville]

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

“I Told You So" - Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis
WINNER
[19/Arista Nashville]

Best Country Instrumental Performance

“Producer's Medley" - Steve Wariner
WINNER
Track from: Steve Wariner c.g.p. My Tribute To Chet Atkins
[SelecTone Records]

Best Country Song

“White Horse" - Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
WINNER
Track from: “Fearless"
[Big Machine Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, Taylor Swift Music/Sony/ATV/Care Taker Music/ole]

Best New Age Album

“Prayer For Compassion"
WINNER
David Darling
[Wind Over The Earth]

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

“Always Looking Up"
WINNER
Michael J. Fox
[Hyperion Audio]

Best Gospel Performance

“Wait On The Lord"
WINNER
Donnie McClurkin Featuring Karen Clark Sheard
Track from: We All Are One (Live In Detroit)
[Verity]

Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album

“Live Revelations"
WINNER
Third Day
[Essential Records]

Best Gospel Song

“God In Me"
WINNER
Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Mary Mary Featuring Kierra “KiKi" Sheard)
Track from: “The Sound"
[Columbia Records; Publishers: EMI April Music, Wet Ink Red Music, That's Plum Song, It's Tea Tyme.]

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

“The Power Of One"
WINNER
Israel Houghton
[Integrity Music]

Best Southern/Country/Bluegrass Gospel Album

“Jason Crabb"
WINNER
Jason Crabb
[Spring Hill Music Group]

Best Traditional Gospel Album

“Oh Happy Day"
WINNER
(Various Artists)
Bill Hearn, Ken Levitan, Ken Pennell, Jack Rovner & Cedric Thompson, producers
[EMI Gospel/Vector Recordings]

Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album

“Los De Atras Vienen Conmigo"
WINNER
Calle 13
[Sony Music Norte]

Best Latin Pop Album

“Sin Frenos"
WINNER
La Quinta Estacin
[Sony Music Latin]

Best Tejano Album

“Borders Y Bailes"
WINNER
Los Texmaniacs
[Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]

Best Banda Album

“Tu Esclavo Y Amo"
WINNER
Lupillo Rivera
[Disa]

Best Native American Music Album

“Spirit Wind North"
WINNER
Bill Miller
[Cool Springs Music Group]

Best Traditional World Music Album

“Douga Mansa"
WINNER
Mamadou Diabate [World Village]

Best Contemporary World Music Album

“Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 -
Africa Sessions"
WINNER
Bla Fleck
[Rounder]

Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album

“Lay Your Burden Down"
WINNER
Buckwheat Zydeco
[Alligator]

Best Reggae Album

“Mind Control - Acoustic"
WINNER
Stephen Marley
[Ghetto Youths/Tuff Gong/Universal Republic]

Best Hawaiian Music Album

“Masters Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Volume 2"
WINNER
(Various Artists)
Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers
[Daniel Ho Creations]

Best Norteno Album

“Tu Noche Con...Los Tigres Del Norte"
WINNER
Los Tigres Del Norte
[Fonovisa]

Best Regional Mexican Album

“Necesito De Ti"
WINNER
Vicente Fernndez
[Sony Music Norte]

Best Tropical Latin Album

“Ciclos"
WINNER
Luis Enrique
[Top Stop Music]

Best Musical Album For Children

“Family Time"
WINNER
Ziggy Marley
[Tuff Gong Worldwide]

Best Spoken Word Album For Children

“Aaaaah! Spooky, Scary Stories & Songs"
WINNER
Buck Howdy
[Prairie Dog Entertainment]

Best Musical Show Album

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

Best Instrumental Composition

“Married Life" (From “Up")
WINNER
Michael Giacchino, composer (Michael Giacchino)
Track from: Up - Soundtrack
[Walt Disney Records]

Best Instrumental Arrangement

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

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

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

Best Recording Package

“Everything That Happens Will Happen Today"
WINNER
Stefan Sagmeister, art director (David Byrne & Brian Eno)
[Todomundo/Opal]

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

“Neil Young Archives Vol. I" (1963-1972)
WINNER
Gary Burden, Jenice Heo & Neil Young, art directors (Neil Young)
[Reprise]

Best Album Notes

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

Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

“Jai Ho" (From “Slumdog Millionaire")
WINNER
Gulzar, A.R. Rahman & Tanvi Shah, songwriters (A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash)
Track from: “Slumdog Millionaire" - Music From The Motion Picture
[N.E.E.T./Interscope Records; Publisher: KM Musiq.]

Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

“Up"
WINNER
Michael Giacchino, composer
[Walt Disney Records]

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

“Slumdog Millionaire"
WINNER
(Various Artists)
A.R. Rahman, producer
[N.E.E.T./Interscope Records]

Best Historical Album

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

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

“Ellipse"
WINNER
Imogen Heap, engineer (Imogen Heap)
[RCA/Megaphonic Records]

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

“When Love Takes Over (Electro Extended Remix)"
WINNER
David Guetta, remixer (David Guetta Featuring Kelly Rowland)
[Astralwerks]

Best Surround Sound Album

“Transmigration"
WINNER
Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Elaine Martone, surround producer (Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Choruses)
[Telarc]

RECORD OF THE YEAR

“Halo," Beyonce

“I Gotta Feeling," The Black Eyed Peas

“Use Somebody," Kings of Leon

“Poker Face," Lady Gaga

“You Belong With Me," Taylor Swift

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

“I Am...Sasha Fierce," Beyonce

“The E.N.D.," The Black Eyed Peas

“The Fame," Lady Gaga

“Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King," Dave Matthews Band

“Fearless," Taylor Swift

SONG OF THE YEAR

“Poker Face," Lady Gaga & RedOne

“Pretty Wings," Hod David & Musze

“Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)," Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart

“Use Somebody," Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon)

“You Belong With Me," Liz Rose & Taylor Swift

BEST NEW ARTIST

Zac Brown Band

Keri Hilson

MGMT

Silversun Pickups

The Ting Tings

BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE

“Hometown Glory," Adele

“Halo," Beyonce

“Hot N Cold," Katy Perry

“Sober," Pink

“You Belong With Me," Taylor Swift

BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE

“This Time," John Legend

“Love You," Maxwell

“Make It Mine," Jason Mraz

“If You Don't Know Me by Now," Seal

“All About the Love Again," Stevie Wonder

BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS

“I Gotta Feeling," The Black Eyed Peas

“We Weren't Born to Follow," Bon Jovi

“Never Say Never," The Fray

“Sara Smile," Daryl Hall & John Oates

“Kids," MGMT

BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS

“Sea of Heartbreak," Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen

“Love Sex Magic," Ciara & Justin Timberlake

“Lucky," Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat

“Baby, It's Cold Outside," Willie Nelson & Norah Jones

“Breathe," Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat

BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE

“Besame Mucho," Herb Alpert

“Throw Down Your Heart," Bela Fleck

“The Fire," Imogen Heap

“Phoenix Rise," Maxwell

“Funk Joint," Marcus Miller

BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM

“In Boston," Chris Botti

“Legacy," Hiroshima

“Potato Hole," Booker T. Jones

“Modern Art," The Rippingtons Featuring Russ Freeman

“Down The Wire," Spyro Gyra

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM

“The E.N.D.," The Black Eyed Peas

“Breakthrough," Colbie Caillat

“All I Ever Wanted," Kelly Clarkson

“The Fray," The Fray

“Funhouse," Pink

BEST DANCE RECORDING

“Boom Boom Pow," The Black Eyed Peas

“When Love Takes Over," David Guetta & Kelly Rowland

“Poker Face," Lady Gaga

“Celebration," Madonna

“Womanizer," Britney Spears

BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM

“Divided By Night," The Crystal Method

“One Love," David Guetta

“The Fame," Lady Gaga

“Party Rock," LMFAO

“Yes," Pet Shop Boys

BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM

“A Swingin' Christmas," Tony Bennett

“Michael Buble Meets Madison Square Garden," Michael Buble

“Your Songs," Harry Connick, Jr.

“Liza's At the Palace," Liza Minnelli

“American Classic," Willie Nelson

BEST SOLO ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE

“Beyond Here Lies Nothin'," Bob Dylan

“Change In the Weather," John Fogerty

“Dreamer," Prince

“Working On a Dream," Bruce Springsteen

“Fork in the Road," Neil Young

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS

“Can't Find My Way Home," Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood

“Life In Technicolor II," Coldplay

“21 Guns," Green Day

“Use Somebody," Kings of Leon

“I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight," U2

BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE

“War Machine," AC/DC

“Check My Brain," Alice In Chains

“When I've Done," Linkin Park

“The Unforgiven III," Metallica

“Burn It To The Ground," Nickelback

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE

“Dissident Aggressor," Judas Priest

“Set To Fail," Lamb of God

“Head Crusher," Megadeth

“Senor Peligro," Ministry

“Hate Worldwide," Slayer

BEST ROCK INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE

“A Day In The Life," Jeff Beck

“Warped Sister," Booker T. Jones

“Playing With Fire," Brad Paisley

“Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin'," Brian Setzer Orchestra

“Now We Run," Steve Vai

BEST ROCK SONG

“The Fixer," Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready & Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)

“I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight," Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr. (U2)

“21 Guns," Billi Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tre Cool (Green Day)

“Use Somebody," Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon)

“Working On A Dream," Bruce Springsteen

BEST ROCK ALBUM

“Black Ice," AC/DC

“Live From Madison Square Garden," Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood

“21st Century Breakdown," Green Day

“Big Whiskey And the Groogrux King," Dave Matthew Band

“No Line On The Horizon," U2

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM

“Everything That Happens Will Happen Today," David Byrne & Brian Eno

“The Open Door," Death Cab For Cutie

“Sounds of the Universe," Depeche Mode

“Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix," Phoenix

“It's Blitz!," Yeah Yeah Yeahs

BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE

“Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" Beyonce

“It Kills Me," Melanie Fiona

“That Was Then," Lalah Hathaway

“Goin' Thru Changes," Ledisi

“Lions, Tigers & Bears," Jazmine Sullivan

BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE

“The Point Of It All," Anthony Hamilton

“Pretty Wings," Maxwell

“Sobeautiful," Musiq Soulchild

“Under," Pleasure P

“There Goes My Baby," Charlie Wilson

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS

“Blame It," Jamie Foxx & T-Pain

“Chocolate High," India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild

“Ifuleave," Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige

“Higher Ground," Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters

“Love Has Finally Come At Last," Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby

BEST TRADITIONAL R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE

“At Last," Beyonce

“Soul Music," Anthony Hamilton

“Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight," Boney James & Quinn

“Sow Love," Ann Nesby

“Woman Gotta Have It," Calvin Richardson

BEST URBAN/ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE

“Daykeeper," The Foreign Exchange

“All Matter," Robert Glasper & Bilal

“Pearls," India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore

“A Tale of Two," Eric Roberson, Ben O'Neill & Michelle Thompson

“Blend," Tonex

BEST R&B SONG

“Blame It," James T. Brown, John Conte, Jr., Jamie Foxx, Christopher Henderson, Brandon R. Melachon, Breyon Prescott, T-Pain & Nathan L. Walker (Jamie Foxx & T-Pain)

“Lions, Tigers & Bears," Salaam Remi & Jazzmine Sullivan (Jazmine Sullivan)

“Pretty Wings," Hod David & Musze (Maxwell)

“Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)," Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart (Beyonce)

“Under," D. Babbs, L. Bereal, M. Cooper, A. Dixon, J. Franklin, T. Jones, R. New & K. Stephens (Pleasure P)

BEST R&B ALBUM

“The Point Of It All," Anthony Hamilton

“Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics," India.Arie

“Turn Me Loose," Ledisi

“Blacksummers' Night," Maxwell

“Uncle Charlie," Charlie Wilson

BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM

“I Am...Sasha Fierce," Beyonce

“Intuition," Jamie Foxx

“The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper," Pleasure P

“Ready," Trey Songs

“Thr33 Rings," T-Pain

BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE

“Best I Ever Had," Drake

“Beautiful," Eminem

“D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)," Jay-Z

“Day 'N' Nite," Kid Cudi

“Casa Bey," Mos Def

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP

“Too Many Rappers," Beastie Boys & Nas

“Crack a Bottle," Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent

“Money Goes, Honey Stay," Fabolous & Jay-Z

“Make Her Say," Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common

“Amazing," Kanye West & Young Jeezy

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION

“Ego," Beyonce & Kanye West

“Know You Down," Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo

“Run This Town," Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West

“I'm On A Boat," The Lonely Island & T-Pain

“Dead And Gone," T.I. & Justin Timberlake

BEST RAP SONG

“Best I Ever Had," Aubrey Drake Graham, D. Hamilton & M. Samuels (Drake)

“Day 'N' Nite," S. Mescudi, O. Omishore (Kid Cudi)

“Dead And Gone," C. Harris, R. Tadross, J. Timberlake (T.I. & Justin Timberlake)

“D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)," Shawn Carter & Ernest Wilson (Jay-Z)

“Run This Town," Shawn Carter, R. Fenty, M. Riddick, Kanye West & E. Wilson (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West)

BEST RAP ALBUM

“Universal Mind Control," Common

“Relapse," Eminem

“R.O.O.T.S.," Flo Rida

“The Ecstatic," Mos Def

“The Renaissance," Q-Tip

BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS

“Cowgirls Don't Cry," Brooks & Dunn

“Chicken Fried," Zac Brown Band

“I Run To You," Lady Antebellum

“Here Comes Goodbye," Racal Flatts

“It Happens," Sugarland

BEST COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS

“Beautiful World," Dierks Bentley & Patty Griffin

“Down The Road," Kenny Chesney & Mac McAnally

“Start A Band," Brad Paisley & Keith Urban

“I Told You So," Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis

“Everything But Quits," Lee Ann Womack & George Strait

BEST COUNTRY INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE

“Under the (Five) Wire," Alison Brown

“The Crystal Merchant," The Greencards

“Mansinneedof," Sarah Jarosz

“Producer's Medley," Steve Wariner

BEST COUNTRY SONG

“All I Ask For Anymore," Casey Beathard & Tim James (Trace Adkins)

“High Cost of Living," Jamey Johnson & James Slater (Jamey Johnson)

“I Run To You," Tom Douglas, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott (Lady Antebellum)

“People Are Crazy," Bobby Braddock & Troy Jones (Billy Currington)

“White Horse," Liz Rose & Taylor Swift (Taylor Swift)

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

“The Foundation," Zac Brown Band

“Twang," George Strait

“Fearless," Taylor Swift

“Defying Gravity," Keith Urban

“Call Me Crazy," Lee Ann Womack

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