Nominations Grammy awards : Beyoncé en tête. Phoenix et Guetta nommés.

Album de l'année :

I Am…Sasha Fierce (Beyoncé)
The E.N.D. (the Black Eyed Peas)
The Fame (Lady Gaga)
Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King (Dave Matthews Band)
Fearless (Taylor Swift)

Single de l'année :

"Halo" (Beyoncé)
"I Gotta Feeling" (the Black Eyed Peas)
"Use Somebody" (Kings Of Leon)
"Poker Face" (Lady Gaga)
"You Belong With Me" (Taylor Swift)

Chanson de l'année :

"Poker Face," (Lady Gaga)
"Pretty Wings," (Maxwell)
"Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)," (Beyoncé)
"Use Somebody, "(Kings Of Leon)
"You Belong With Me," (Taylor Swift)


Album rock :

Black Ice par AC/DC
Live From... par Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
21st Century Breakdown par Green Day
Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King  par Dave Matthews Band
No Line On The Horizon par U2.


Chanson rock :

"The Fixer" (Pearl Jam)
"I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight" (U2)
"21 Guns" (Green Day)
"Use Somebody" (Kings Of Leon)
"Working On A Dream" (Bruce Springsteen)


Album rap :

Universal fly Control par Common
Relapse par Eminem;
R.O.O.T.S. par Flo Rida;
The Ecstatic par Mos Def
The Renaissance par Q-Tip.


Chanson rap :

"Best I Ever Had" (Drake)
"Dead And Gone" (T.I. & Justin Timberlake)
"D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)" (Jay-Z)
"Run This Town" (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West)


Album R'n'B :

The Point Of It All par Anthony Hamilton
Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics, India.Arie
Turn Me Loose, Ledisi 
Blacksummers' Night par Maxwell
Uncle Charlie  par Charlie Wilson


Album R'n'B contemporain :

I Am... Sasha Fierce, Beyoncé
Intuition, Jamie Foxx
The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper, Pleasure P
l'album de Trey Songs
Thr33 Ringz, T-Pain


Chanson R'n'B :

"Blame It" (Jamie Foxx & T-Pain)
"Lions, Tigers & Bears" (Jazmine Sullivan)
"Pretty Wings" (Maxwell)
"Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" (Beyoncé)
"Under D." (Pleasure P)


Album pop :

The E.N.D. par The Black Eyed Peas
Breakthrough par Colbie Caillat
All I Ever Wanted par Kelly Clarkson
celui de The Fray
Funhouse par Pink 


Nouvel artiste :

Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
MGMT
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings


Performances pop duo ou groupe, puis féminine et masculine  (3 catégories distinctes): 

"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.

"Hometown" Glory Adele
"Halo" Beyoncé
"Hot N Cold" Katy Perry
"Sober" Pink
"You Belong With Me"  Taylor Swift

"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


Album dance / electronique :

Divided By Night The Crystal Method
One Love David Guetta
The Fame Lady Gaga
Party Rock LMFAO
Yes Pet Shop Boys


Enregistrement dance :

"Boom Boom Pow" The Black Eyed Peas
"When Love Takes Over" David Guetta & Kelly Rowland
"Poker Face" Lady Gaga
"Celebration" Madonna
"Womanizer" Britney Spears


Album musique alternative :

Everything That Happens Will Happen Today par David Byrne & Brian Eno
The Open Door par Death Cab For Cutie
Sounds Of The Universe par Depeche Mode
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix par les Versaillais de Phoenix
It's Blitz! par Y. Y. Yeahs


Album country (vocal ou instrumental) :

The Foundation par Zac Brown Band
Twang par George Strait
Fearless par Taylor Swift
Defying Gravity par Keith Urban
Call Me Crazy par Lee Ann Womack


Musique "World" contemporaine :

Welcome To Mali par le duo Amadou & Mariam
Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 — Africa Sessions
Day By Day par Femi Kuti
Seya Oumou par Sangare
Across The Divide: A Tale Of Rhythm & Ancestry par Omar Sosa