The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards

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GRAMMY NOMINATIONS

For recordings released during the Eligibility Year - October 1, 2008 through August 31, 2009

Note: More or less than 5 nominations in a category is the result of ties.

* Please note: This is a partial list of Grammy nominees and winners. Only select categories showing any involvement with COUNTRY music are listed.

Winners are bold & red

Record Of The Year

(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)

Halo

Beyoncé

Beyoncé Knowles & Ryan Tedder, producers; Jim Caruana, Mark "Spike" Stent & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers

Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce

[Music World Music / Columbia]

I Gotta Feeling

The Black Eyed Peas

David Guetta & Frédéric Riesterer, producers; will.i.am, Dylan "3-D" Dresdow & Padraic "Padlock" Kerin, engineers/mixers

[Interscope]

Use Somebody

Kings Of Leon

Jacquire King & Angelo Petraglia, producers; Jacquire King, engineer/mixer

[RCA Records]

Poker Face

Lady Gaga

RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, engineers/mixers

Track from: The Fame

[Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree]

You Belong With Me

Taylor Swift

Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers

[Big Machine Records]

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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, Frédéric 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

Jeff Coffin, Tim Reynolds & Rashawn Ross, featured artists; Rob Cavallo, producer; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer

[RCA Records / Bama Rags Recordings, LLC.]

Fearless

Taylor Swift

Colbie Caillat, featured artist; Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson, Nathan Chapman & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Hank Williams, mastering engineer

[Big Machine Records]

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Song Of The Year

A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

Poker Face

Lady Gaga & RedOne, songwriters (Lady Gaga)

Track from: The Fame

[Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree; Publishers: Stefani Germanotta p/k/a Lady Gaga, Sony/ATV Songs/House of Gaga Publishing/GloJoe Music, Sony/ATV Songs/RedOne Productions.]

Pretty Wings

Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)

Track from: Blacksummers' Night

[Columbia; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes/Muszewell, EMI April Music, Ben Ami Music.]

Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)

Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce

[Music World Music / Columbia; Publishers: Songs of Peer/March 9th Publishing, 2082 Music/WB Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Tunes, Suga Wuga Music, B-Day Publishing/EMI April Music.]

Use Somebody

Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)

[RCA Records; Publishers: Martha Street Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, Followill Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, McFearless Music/Bug Music, Coffee, Tea or Me Publishing/Bug Music.]

You Belong With Me

Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)

Track from: Fearless

[Big Machine Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, Taylor Swift Music/Potting Shed Music, Barbara Orbison World Publishing.]

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Best New Artist

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

Zac Brown Band

Keri Hilson

MGMT

Silversun Pickups

The Ting Tings

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Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

Hometown Glory

Adele

Track from: 19

[XL/Columbia]

Halo

Beyoncé

Track from: I Am... Sasha Fierce

[Music World Music / Columbia]

Hot N Cold

Katy Perry

[Capitol]

Sober

Pink

Track from: Funhouse

[LaFace Records]

You Belong With Me

Taylor Swift

Track from: Fearless

[Big Machine Records]

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Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

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

Sea Of Heartbreak

Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen

[Manhattan]

Love Sex Magic

Ciara & Justin Timberlake

Track from: Fantasy Ride

[LaFace Records]

Lucky

Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat

Track from: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.

[Atlantic]

Baby, It's Cold Outside

Willie Nelson & Norah Jones

Track from: American Classic

[Blue Note]

Breathe

Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat

Track from: Fearless

[Big Machine Records]

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Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

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

A Swingin' Christmas

Tony Bennett

[Columbia]

Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden

Michael Bublé

[143/Reprise]

Your Songs

Harry Connick, Jr.

[Columbia]

Liza's At The Palace

Liza Minnelli

[Hybrid Recordings]

American Classic

Willie Nelson

[Blue Note]

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Best Rock Instrumental Performance

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

A Day In The Life

Jeff Beck

Track from: Performing This Week...Live At Ronnie Scott's

[Eagle Records]

Warped Sister

Booker T. Jones

Track from: Potato Hole

[ANTI]

Playing With Fire

Brad Paisley

Track from: Play

[Arista Nashville]

Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin'

Brian Setzer Orchestra

[Surfdog Records]

Now We Run

Steve Vai

[Favored Nations Entertainment]

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Best Female Country Vocal Performance

(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

Dead Flowers

Miranda Lambert

[Columbia Records]

I Just Call You Mine

Martina McBride

Track from: Shine

[RCA Records]

White Horse

Taylor Swift

Track from: Fearless

[Big Machine Records]

Just A Dream

Carrie Underwood

Track from: Carnival Ride

[Arista Nashville]

Solitary Thinkin'

Lee Ann Womack

Track from: Call Me Crazy

[MCA Nashville]

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Best Male Country Vocal Performance

(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

All I Ask For Anymore

Trace Adkins

Track from: X (Ten)

[Capitol Records Nashville]

People Are Crazy

Billy Currington

Track from: Little Bit Of Everything

[Mercury Records]

High Cost Of Living

Jamey Johnson

Track from: That Lonesome Song

[Mercury Records]

Living For The Night

George Strait

Track from: Twang

[MCA Nashville]

Sweet Thing

Keith Urban

Track from: Defying Gravity

[Capitol Records Nashville]

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Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

Cowgirls Don't Cry

Brooks & Dunn

Track from: Cowboy Town

[Arista Nashville]

Chicken Fried

Zac Brown Band

Track from: The Foundation

[Home Grown/Big Picture/Atlantic]

I Run To You

Lady Antebellum

Track from: Lady Antebellum

[Capitol Records Nashville]

Here Comes Goodbye

Rascal Flatts

Track from: Unstoppable

[Lyric Street Records]

It Happens

Sugarland

Track from: Love On The Inside

[Mercury Records]

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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]

Down The Road

Kenny Chesney & Mac McAnally

Track from: Lucky Old Sun

[BNA Records Label]

Start A Band

Brad Paisley & Keith Urban

Track from: Play

[Arista Nashville]

I Told You So

Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis

[19/Arista Nashville]

Everything But Quits

Lee Ann Womack & George Strait

Track from: Call Me Crazy

[MCA Nashville]

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Best Country Instrumental Performance

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

Under The (Five) Wire

Alison Brown

Track from: The Company You Keep

[Compass Records]

The Crystal Merchant

The Greencards

Track from: Fascination

[Sugar Hill Records]

Mansinneedof

Sarah Jarosz

Track from: Song Up In Her Head

[Sugar Hill Records]

Producer's Medley

Steve Wariner

Track from: Steve Wariner c.g.p. My Tribute To Chet Atkins

[SelecTone Records]

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Best Country Song

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

All I Ask For Anymore

Casey Beathard & Tim James, songwriters (Trace Adkins)

Track from: X (Ten)

[Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, T-Bird's Music.]

High Cost Of Living

Jamey Johnson & James Slater, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)

Track from: That Lonesome Song

[Mercury Records; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music/Big Gassed Hitties, Hope-N-Cal Music/Pick Them Maters Music/Diversion Music.]

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.]

People Are Crazy

Bobby Braddock & Troy Jones, songwriters (Billy Currington)

Track from: Little Bit Of Everything

[Mercury Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Tiltawhirl Music/Crozier Music Enterprise.]

White Horse

Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)

Track from: Fearless

[Big Machine Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, Taylor Swift Music/Sony/ATV/Care Taker Music/ole]

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Best Country Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

The Foundation

Zac Brown Band

[Home Grown/Big Picture/Atlantic]

Twang

George Strait

[MCA Nashville]

Fearless

Taylor Swift

[Big Machine Records]

Defying Gravity

Keith Urban

[Capitol Records Nashville]

Call Me Crazy

Lee Ann Womack

[MCA Nashville]

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Best Southern/Country/Bluegrass Gospel Album

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

Jason Crabb

[Spring Hill Music Group]

Dream On

Ernie Haase & Signature Sound

[Gaither Music Group]

The Rock

Tracy Lawrence

[Rocky Comfort Records/Artist2Market Distribution]

In God's Time

Barry Scott & Second Wind

[Rebel Records]

Everyday

Triumphant Quartet

[Daywind Records]

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Best Americana Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Together Through Life

Bob Dylan

[Columbia]

Electric Dirt

Levon Helm

[Dirt Farmer Music/Vanguard Records]

Willie And The Wheel

Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel

[Bismeaux Records]

Wilco (The Album)

Wilco

[Nonesuch]

Little Honey

Lucinda Williams

[Lost Highway Records]

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Best Bluegrass Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Could We Get Any Closer?

Jim Lauderdale

[Sky Crunch Records]

The Crow / New Songs For The Five-String Banjo

Steve Martin

[Rounder]

Buckaroo Blue Grass

Michael Martin Murphey

[Rural Rhythm Records]

Almost Live

Bryan Sutton And Friends

[Sugar Hill Records]

Destination Life

Rhonda Vincent

[Rounder]

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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.)

In Boston

Chris Botti

Jim Gable, video director; Bobby Colomby, video producer

[Columbia]

Johnny Cash's America

(Johnny Cash)

Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video directors; Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video producers

[Columbia/Legacy]

Anita O'Day - The Life Of A Jazz Singer

(Anita O'Day)

Robbie Cavolina & Ian McCrudden, video directors; Robbie Cavolina, Melissa Davis & Ian McCrudden, video producers

[AOD Productions]