Friday, January 29, 2010

52nd Annual Grammy's are Sunday


Here are the country-related nominees!

Record Of The Year
Beyonce, "Halo"
Black Eyed Peas, "I Got A Feeling"
Kings of Leon, "Use Somebody"
Lady GaGa, "Poker Face"
Taylor Swift, "You Belong With Me"

Album Of The Year
"I Am...Sasha Fierce," Beyonce
"The E.N.D.," Black Eyed Peas
"The Fame," Lady GaGa
"Big Whiskey & The GrooGrux King," Dave Matthews Band
"Fearless," Taylor Swift

Song Of The Year
Lady GaGa, "Poker Face"
Maxwell, "Pretty Wings"
Beyonce, "Single Ladies"
Kings of Leon, "Use Somebody"
Taylor Swift, "You Belong With Me"

Best New Artist
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Miranda Lambert, "Dead Flowers"
Martina McBride, "I Just Call You Mine"
Taylor Swift, "White Horse"
Carrie Underwood, "Just A Dream"
Lee Ann Womack, "Solitary Thinkin'"

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Trace Adkins, "All I Ask For Anymore"
Billy Currington, "People Are Crazy"
Jamey Johnson, "High Cost Of Living"
George Strait, "Living For The Night"
Keith Urban, "Sweet Thing"

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Brooks & Dunn, "Cowgirls Don't Cry"
Zac Brown Band, "Chicken Fried"
Lady Antebellum, "I Run To You"
Rascal Flatts, "Here Comes Goodbye"
Sugarland, "It Happens"

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
Dierks Bentley & Patty Griffin, "Beautiful World"
Kenny Chesney & Mac McAnally, "Down The Road"
Brad Paisley & Keith Urban, "Start A Band"
Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis, "I Told You So"
Lee Ann Womack & George Strait, "Everything But Quits"

Best Country Instrumental Performance
Alison Brown, "Under The (Five) Wire"
The Greencards, "The Crystal Merchant"
Sarah Jarosz, "Mansinneedof"
Steve Wariner, "Producer's Medley"
Track from: Steve Wariner c.g.p. My Tribute To Chet Atkins

Best Country Song
"All I Ask For Anymore," Casey Beathard & Tim James, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
"High Cost Of Living," Jamey Johnson & James Slater, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)
"I Run To You," Tom Douglas, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
"People Are Crazy," Bobby Braddock & Troy Jones, songwriters (Billy Currington)
"White Horse," Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)

Best Country Album
Zac Brown Band, "The Foundation"
George Strait, "Twang"
Taylor Swift, "Fearless"
Keith Urban, "Defying Gravity"
Lee Ann Womack, "Call Me Crazy"

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Adele, "Hometown Glory"
Beyoncé, "Halo"
Katy Perry, "Hot N Cold"
Pink, "Sober"
Taylor Swift, "You Belong With Me"

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen, "Sea Of Heartbreak"
Ciara & Justin Timberlake, "Love Sex Magic"
Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat, "Lucky"
Willie Nelson & Norah Jones, "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat, "Breathe"

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Tony Bennett, "A Swingin' Christmas"
Michael Bublé, "Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden"
Harry Connick, Jr., "Your Songs"
Liza Minnelli, "Liza's At The Palace"
Willie Nelson, "American Classic"

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Jeff Beck, "A Day In The Life"
Booker T. Jones, "Warped Sister"
Brad Paisley, "Playing With Fire"
Brian Setzer Orchestra, "Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin'"
Steve Vai, "Now We Run"

Best Southern/Country/Bluegrass Gospel Album
Jason Crabb, "Jason Crabb"
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound, "Dream On"
Tracy Lawrence, "The Rock"
Barry Scott & Second Wind, "In God's Time"
Triumphant Quartet, "Everyday"

Best Americana Album
Bob Dylan, "Together Through Life"
Levon Helm, "Electric Dirt"
Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel, "Willie And The Wheel"
Wilco, "Wilco (The Album)"
Lucinda Williams, "Little Honey"

Best Bluegrass Album
Jim Lauderdale, "Could We Get Any Closer?"
Steve Martin, "The Crow / New Songs For The Five-String Banjo"
Michael Martin Murphey, "Buckaroo Blue Grass"
Bryan Sutton And Friends, "Almost Live"
Rhonda Vincent, "Destination Life"

Best Musical Show Album
Ain't Misbehavin'," 30th Anniversary Cast Recording With Ruben Studdard, Frenchie Davis & Others
Robert Sher, producer; Various, composer; Various, lyricist
"Hair," New Broadway Cast With Sasha Allen, Gavin Creel & Others
Noah Cornman, Kurt Deutsch, Joel Moss & Steve Norman, producers; Galt MacDermot, composer; James Rado & Gerome Ragni, lyricists
"9 To 5 The Musical," Original Broadway Cast With Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty & Others
Alex Lacamoire, Stephen Oremus & Dolly Parton, producers; Dolly Parton, composer; Dolly Parton, lyricist
"Shrek The Musical," Original Broadway Cast With Brian d'Arcy James, Sutton Foster & Others
Peter Hylenski & Jeanine Tesori, producers; Jeanine Tesori, composer; David Lindsay-Abaire, lyricist
"West Side Story," New Broadway Cast with Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione & Others
David Caddick & David Lai, producers; Leonard Bernstein, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist
Best Long Form Music Video
Chris Botti, "In Boston"
Johnny Cash, "Johnny Cash's America"
Anita O'Day, "Anita O'Day - The Life Of A Jazz Singer"
Keith Urban, "Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy World Tour Live"
Various Artists, "The Beatles Love - All Together Now"