THE WINNERS \ Partial list
Male Pop Vocal Performance: “Say,” John Mayer; track from “Continuum” (Columbia)
Record of the Year: “Please Read The Letter,” Robert Plant and Alison Krauss; T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer; track from “Raising Sand” (Rounder)
New Artist: Adele
Rock Album: “Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends,” Coldplay (Capitol Records)
Pop Collaboration With Vocals: “Rich Woman,” Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, track from “Raising Sand” (Rounder)
Song of the Year: “Viva La Vida,” Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay), track from “Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends” (Capitol Records; Publishers: Universal Music-MGB Songs)
Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “Stay,” Sugarland, track from “Enjoy the Ride” (Mercury Records)
R&B Album: “Jennifer Hudson,” Jennifer Hudson (Arista Records)
Female Pop Vocal Performance: “Chasing Pavements,” Adele, track from “19” (Columbia/XL)Traditional Pop Vocal Album: “Still Unforgettable,” Natalie Cole (DMI Records)
Pop Vocal Album: “Rockferry,” Duffy (Mercury)
Pop Instrumental Performance: “I Dreamed There Was No War,” Eagles, track from “Long Road Out of Eden” (Eagles Recording Company)
Pop Instrumental Album: “Jingle All the Way,” Bela Fleck & The Flecktones (Rounder)
Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: “Viva La Vida,” Coldplay, track from “Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends” (Capitol Records)
Alternative Music Album: “In Rainbows,” Radiohead (TBD Records)
Solo Rock Vocal Performance: “Gravity,” John Mayer, track from “Where The Light Is: Live in Los Angeles” (Columbia)
Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: “Sex on Fire,” Kings of Leon (RCA Records)
Hard Rock Performance: “Wax Simulacra,” The Mars Volta (Universal Motown)
Metal Performance: “My Apocalypse,” Metallica, track from “Death Magnetic” (Warner Bros.)
Rock Song: “Girls in Their Summer Clothes,” Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen), track from “Magic” (Columbia; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen)
Rap Solo Performance: “A Milli,” Lil Wayne, track from “Tha Carter III” (Cash Money/Universal Motown)
Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: “Swagga Like Us,” Jay-Z and T.I. featuring Kanye West and Lil Wayne (Roc-A-Fella/Grand Hustle/Atlantic)
Rap/Sung Collaboration: “American Boy,” Estelle featuring Kanye West, track from “Shine” (Homeschool/Atlantic)
Rap Song: “Lollipop,” Dwayne Carter, Darius Harrison, James Scheffer, Stephen Garrett and Rex Zamor, songwriters (Lil Wayne featuring Static Major), track from “Tha Carter III” (Cash Money/Universal Motown; Publishers: Young Money Publishing/Warner-Chappell Music, Herbalicious Music/Blackfountain Music/EMI-April Music, JimiPub Music/EMI Blackwood, Three Nails and A Crown Publishing/Roynet Music)
Country Song: “Stay,” Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland), track from “Enjoy the Ride” (Mercury Records; Publisher: Jennifer Nettles Publishing)
Country Album: “Troubadour,” George Strait (MCA Nashville)
Female Country Vocal Performance: “Last Name,” Carrie Underwood, track from “Carnival Ride” (19/Arista/Arista Nashville)
Male Country Vocal Performance: “Letter to Me,” Brad Paisley, track from “5th Gear” (Arista Nashville)
Country Collaboration with Vocals: “Killing the Blues,” Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, track from “Raising Sand” (Rounder)
R&B Song: “Miss Independent,” Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Ne-Yo), track from “Year of the Gentleman” (Def Jam/Compound; Publishers: Pen in the Ground Publishing, Universal Music-Z Tunes)
Contemporary R&B Album: “Growing Pains,” Mary J. Blige (Geffen)
Female R&B Vocal Solo: “Superwoman,” Alicia Keys, track from “As I Am” (J Records)
Male R&B Vocal Solo: “Miss Independent,” Ne-Yo, track from “Year of the Gentleman” (Def Jam/Compound)
R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: “Stay With Me (By the Sea),” Al Green featuring John Legend, track from “Lay It Down” (Blue Note Records)
Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: “You’ve Got the Love I Need,” Al Green featuring Anthony Hamilton, track from “Lay It Down” (Blue Note Records)
Bluegrass Album: “Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947,” Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder (Skaggs Family Records)
Traditional Blues Album: “One Kind Favor,” B.B. King (Geffen Records)
Contemporary Blues Album: “City That Care Forgot,” Dr. John and The Lower 911 (429 Records)
Contemporary Jazz Album: “Randy in Brasil,” Randy Brecker (MAMA Records)
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