the winner of grammy awards

Record of the Year

• "Chasing Pavements" – Adele
  • Eg White, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Steve Price, engineers/mixers
• "Viva la Vida" – Coldplay
  • Markus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael Brauer & Rik Simpson, engineers/mixers
• "Bleeding Love" – Leona Lewis
  • Ryan Tedder & Jesse McCartney, producer; Craig Durrance, Phil Tan & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers
• "Paper Planes" – M.I.A.
  • Diplo, producer; Switch, engineer/mixer
• "Please Read the Letter" – Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
  • T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer

[edit] Song of the Year

• "American Boy" – Estelle featuring Kanye West
  • Estelle, Keith Harris, John Legend, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, Kweli Washington, Kanye West & will.i.am, songwriters
• "Chasing Pavements" – Adele
  • Adele & Eg White, songwriters
• "I'm Yours" – Jason Mraz
  • Jason Mraz, songwriter
• "Love Song" - Sara Bareilles
  • Sara Bareilles, songwriter
• "Viva la Vida" – Coldplay
  • Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin; songwriters

[edit] Album of the Year

• Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends – Coldplay
• Tha Carter III – Lil Wayne
• Year of the Gentleman – Ne-Yo
• Raising Sand – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
• In Rainbows – Radiohead

[edit] Best New Artist

• Adele
• Duffy
• Jonas Brothers
• Lady Antebellum
• Jazmine Sullivan

[edit] Pop field

[edit] Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

• "Chasing Pavements" – Adele
• "Love Song" - Sara Bareilles
• "Mercy" – Duffy
• "Bleeding Love" – Leona Lewis
• "I Kissed a Girl" – Katy Perry
• "So What" – P!nk

[edit] Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

• "All Summer Long" – Kid Rock
• "Say" – John Mayer
• "That Was Me" – Paul McCartney
• "I'm Yours" – Jason Mraz
• "Closer" – Ne-Yo
• "Wichita Lineman" – James Taylor

[edit] Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

• "Viva La Vida" – Coldplay
• "Waiting in the Weeds" – Eagles
• "Going On" – Gnarls Barkley
• "Won't Go Home Without You" – Maroon 5
• "Apologize" – OneRepublic

[edit] Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

• "Lesson Learned" – Alicia Keys featuring John Mayer
• "4 Minutes" – Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
• "Rich Woman" – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
• "If I Never See Your Face Again" – Maroon 5 featuring Rihanna
• "No Air" – Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown

[edit] Best Pop Instrumental Performance

• "Love Appetite" – Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere
• "I Dreamed There Was No War" – Eagles
• "Fortune Teller" – Fourplay
• "Steppin' Out" – Stanley Jordan
• "Blast!" – Marcus Miller

[edit] Best Pop Instrumental Album

• Sax for Stax – Gerald Albright
• Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One – Larry Carlton
• Jingle All the Way – Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
• The Spice of Life – Earl Klugh
• A Night Before Christmas – Spyro Gyra

[edit] Best Pop Vocal Album

• Detours – Sheryl Crow
• Rockferry – Duffy
• Long Road Out of Eden – Eagles
• Spirit – Leona Lewis
• Covers – James Taylor

[edit] Dance field

[edit] Best Dance Recording

• "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" (Alive 2007) – Daft Punk
  • Daft Punk, producers/mixers
• "Ready for the Floor" – Hot Chip
  • Hot Chip, producers; Dan Carey, mixer
• "Just Dance" – Lady GaGa featuring Colby O'Donis
  • RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, re mixer
• "Give It 2 Me" – Madonna
  • Madonna & The Neptunes, producers; Andrew Coleman & Spike Stent, mixers
• "Disturbia" – Rihanna
  • Brian Kennedy, producer; Phil Tan, mixer
• "Black and Gold" – Sam Sparro
  • Jesse Rogg & Sam Sparro, producers; Jeremy Wheatley, mixer

[edit] Best Electronic/Dance Album

• New York City – Brazilian Girls
• Alive 2007 – Daft Punk
• Bring Ya to the Brink – Cyndi Lauper
• X – Kylie Minogue
• Last Night – Moby
• Robyn – Robyn

[edit] Traditional Pop field

[edit] Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• Still Unforgettable – Natalie Cole
• The Sinatra Project – Michael Feinstein
• Noël – Josh Groban
• In the Swing of Christmas – Barry Manilow
• Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall – Rufus Wainwright

[edit] Rock field

[edit] Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

• "Gravity" – John Mayer
• "I Saw Her Standing There" – Paul McCartney
• "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" – Bruce Springsteen
• "Rise" – Eddie Vedder
• "No Hidden Path" – Neil Young

[edit] Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

• "Rock N Roll Train" – AC/DC
• "Violet Hill" – Coldplay
• "Long Road Out of Eden" – Eagles
• "Sex on Fire" – Kings of Leon
• "House of Cards" – Radiohead

[edit] Best Hard Rock Performance

• "Inside the Fire" – Disturbed
• "Visions" – Judas Priest
• "Wax Simulacra" – The Mars Volta
• "Saints of Los Angeles" – Mötley Crüe
• "Lords of Salem" – Rob Zombie

[edit] Best Metal Performance

• "Heroes of Our Time" – DragonForce
• "Nostradamus" – Judas Priest
• "My Apocalypse" - Metallica
• "Under My Thumb" – Ministry
• "Psychosocial" – Slipknot

[edit] Best Rock Instrumental Performance

• "Castellorizon" – David Gilmour
• "Suicide & Redemption" – Metallica
• "34 Ghosts IV"^[3] – Nine Inch Nails
• "Hope" – Rush
• "Peaches En Regalia" – Zappa Plays Zappa

[edit] Best Rock Song

• "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" – Bruce Springsteen
  • Bruce Springsteen, songwriter
• "House of Cards" – Radiohead
  • Radiohead, songwriters
• "I Will Possess Your Heart" – Death Cab for Cutie
  • Death Cab for Cutie, songwriters
• "Sex on Fire" – Kings of Leon
  • Kings of Leon, songwriters
• "Violet Hill" – Coldplay
  • Coldplay, songwriters

[edit] Best Rock Album

• Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends – Coldplay
• Rock N Roll Jesus – Kid Rock
• Only by the Night – Kings of Leon
• Death Magnetic – Metallica
• Consolers of the Lonely – The Raconteurs

[edit] Alternative field

[edit] Best Alternative Music Album

• Modern Guilt – Beck
• Narrow Stairs – Death Cab for Cutie
• The Odd Couple – Gnarls Barkley
• Evil Urges – My Morning Jacket
• In Rainbows – Radiohead

[edit] R&B field

[edit] Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

• " Me, Myself, and I" – Beyoncé Knowles
• "Heaven Sent" – Keyshia Cole
• "Spotlight" – Jennifer Hudson
• "Superwoman" – Alicia Keys
• "Need U Bad" – Jazmine Sullivan

[edit] Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

• "You're the Only One" – Eric Benét
• "Take You Down" – Chris Brown
• "Miss Independent" – Ne-Yo
• "Can't Help But Wait" – Trey Songz
• "Here I Stand" – Usher

[edit] Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

• "Ribbon in the Sky" – Boyz II Men
• "Words" – Anthony David featuring India.Arie
• "Stay with Me (By the Sea)" – Al Green featuring John Legend
• "I'm His Only Woman" – Jennifer Hudson featuring Fantasia
• "Never Give You Up" – Raphael Saadiq featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton

[edit] Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

• "A Change Is Gonna Come" – Wayne Brady
• "You've Got the Love I Need" – Al Green featuring Anthony Hamilton
• "Baby I Know" – (Linda Jones) with Helen Bruner & Terry Jones
• "Love That Girl" – Raphael Saadiq
• "In Love with Another Man" – Jazmine Sullivan

[edit] Best Urban/Alternative Performance

• "Say Goodbye to Love" – Kenna
• "Wanna Be" – Maiysha
• "Be OK" – Chrisette Michele featuring Will.I.Am
• "Many Moons" – Janelle Monáe
• "Lovin You (Music)" – Wayna featuring Kokayi

[edit] Best R&B Song

• "Bust Your Windows" – Jazmine Sullivan
  • Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Deandre Way, songwriter)
• "Customer" – Raheem DeVaughn
  • Carvin & Ivan, Raheem DeVaughn, K. Oliver & J. Smith, songwriters
• "Heaven Sent" – Keyshia Cole
  • Keyshia Cole, Jason Farmer & Alex Francis, songwriters
• "Miss Independent" – Ne-Yo
  • Ne-Yo & StarGate, songwriters
• "Spotlight" – Jennifer Hudson
  • Ne-Yo & StarGate, songwriters

[edit] Best R&B Album

• Love & Life – Eric Benét
• Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA – Boyz II Men
• Lay It Down – Al Green
• Jennifer Hudson – Jennifer Hudson
• The Way I See It – Raphael Saadiq

[edit] Best Contemporary R&B Album

• Growing Pains – Mary J. Blige
• Back of My Lac' – J. Holiday
• First Love – Karina
• Year of the Gentleman – Ne-Yo
• Fearless – Jazmine Sullivan

[edit] Rap/Hip-Hop field

[edit] Best Rap Solo Performance

• "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." – Jay-Z
• "A Milli" – Lil Wayne
• "Paris, Tokyo" – Lupe Fiasco
• "N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave and the Master)" – Nas
• "Sexual Eruption" – Snoop Dogg

[edit] Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

• "Royal Flush" – Big Boi featuring André 3000 & Raekwon
• "Swagga Like Us" – Jay-Z & T.I. featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne
• "Mr. Carter" – Lil Wayne featuring Jay-Z
• "Wish You Would" – Ludacris featuring T.I.
• "Put On" – Young Jeezy featuring Kanye West

[edit] Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• "American Boy" – Estelle featuring Kanye West
• "Low" – Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
• "Green Light" – John Legend featuring Andre 3000
• "Got Money" – Lil Wayne featuring T-Pain
• "Superstar" – Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos

[edit] Best Rap Song

• "Lollipop" – Lil Wayne featuring Static Major
  • D. Harrison, Lil Wayne, J. Scheffer, Static Major & R. Zamor, songwriters
• "Low" – Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
  • Flo Rida, M. Humphrey & T-Pain, songwriters
• "Sexual Eruption" – Snoop Dogg
  • S. Lovejoy, Snoop Dogg & Shawty Redd, songwriters
• "Superstar" – Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos
  • Lupe Fiasco & Soundtrakk, songwriters
• "Swagga Like Us" – T.I. & Jay-Z featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne
  • T.I., Lil Wayne, Jay-Z & Kanye West, songwriters (Diplo, Topper Headon, Mick Jones, M.I.A., Paul Simonon & Joe Strummer, songwriters)

[edit] Best Rap Album

• American Gangster – Jay-Z
• Tha Carter III – Lil Wayne
• Lupe Fiasco's The Cool - Lupe Fiasco
• Nas - Nas
• Paper Trail – T.I.

[edit] Country field

[edit] Best Female Country Vocal Performance

• "For These Times" – Martina McBride
• "What I Cannot Change" – LeAnn Rimes
• "Last Name" – Carrie Underwood
• "Last Call" – Lee Ann Womack
• "This Is Me You're Talking To" – Trisha Yearwood

[edit] Best Male Country Vocal Performance

• "You're Gonna Miss This" – Trace Adkins
• "In Color" – Jamey Johnson
• "Just Got Started Lovin' You" – James Otto
• "Letter to Me" – Brad Paisley
• "Troubadour" – George Strait

[edit] Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

• "God Must Be Busy" – Brooks & Dunn
• "Love Don't Live Here" – Lady Antebellum
• "Every Day" – Rascal Flatts
• "Blue Side of the Mountain" – The SteelDrivers
• "Stay" – Sugarland

[edit] Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

• "Shiftwork" – Kenny Chesney & George Strait
• "Killing the Blues" – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
• "House of Cash" – George Strait & Patty Loveless
• "Life in a Northern Town" – Sugarland, Jake Owen & Little Big Town
• "Let the Wind Chase You" – Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban

[edit] Best Country Instrumental Performance

• "Sumatra" – Cherryholmes
• "Two Small Cars in Rome" – Jerry Douglas & Lloyd Green
• "Sleigh Ride" – Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
• "Is This America? (Katrina 2005)" – Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas & Bruce Hornsby
• "Cluster Pluck" – Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner

[edit] Best Country Song

• "Dig Two Graves" – Ashley Gorley & Bob Regan, songwriters (Randy Travis)
• "I Saw God Today" – Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell & Wade Kirby, songwriters (George Strait)
• "In Color" – Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller & James Otto, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)
• "Stay" – Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland)
• "You're Gonna Miss This" – Ashley Gorley & Lee Thomas Miller, songwriters (Trace Adkins)

[edit] Best Country Album

• That Lonesome Song – Jamey Johnson
• Sleepless Nights – Patty Loveless
• Troubadour – George Strait
• Around the Bend – Randy Travis
• Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love – Trisha Yearwood

[edit] Best Bluegrass Album

• Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe – Cherryholmes
• Del McCoury Band — Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – Del McCoury Band
• The Ultimate Collection / Live At The Ryman – Earl Scruggs with Family & Friends
• Honoring The Fathers Of Bluegrass: Tribute To 1946 And 1947 – Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
• Wheels – Dan Tyminski

[edit] New Age field

[edit] Best New Age Album

• Meditations – William Ackerman
• Pathfinder – Will Clipman
• Peace Time – Jack DeJohnette
• Ambrosia – Peter Kater
• The Scent of Light – Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra

[edit] Jazz field

[edit] Best Contemporary Jazz Album

• Randy in Brazil – Randy Brecker
• Floating Point – John McLaughlin
• Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration Of Cannonball Adderley – Various Artists
• Miles From India – Various Artists
• Lifecycle – Yellowjackets featuring Mike Stern

[edit] Best Jazz Vocal Album

• Imagina: Songs Of Brasil – Karrin Allyson
• Breakfast On The Morning Tram – Stacey Kent
• If Less Is More...Nothing Is Everything – Kate McGarry
• Loverly – Cassandra Wilson
• Distances – Norma Winstone

[edit] Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

• Be-Bop – Terence Blanchard (Track from: Live At The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival)
• Seven Steps To Heaven – Till Brönner (Track from: The Standard (Take 6))
• Waltz For Debby – Gary Burton & Chick Corea (Track from: The New Crystal Silence)
• Son of Thirteen – Pat Metheny (Track from: Day Trip)
• Be-Bop – James Moody (Track from: Live At The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival)

[edit] Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

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

• The New Crystal Silence – Chick Corea & Gary Burton
• History, Mystery – Bill Frisell
• Brad Mehldau Trio: Live – Brad Mehldau Trio
• Day Trip – Pat Metheny With Christian McBride & Antonio Sanchez
• Standards – Alan Pasqua, Dave Carpenter & Peter Erskine Trio

[edit] Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• Appearing Nightly – Carla Bley and Her Remarkable Big Band
• Act Your Age – Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
• Symphonica – Joe Lovano With WDR Big Band & Rundfunk Orchestra
• Blauklang – Vince Mendoza
• Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard – The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

[edit] Best Latin Jazz Album

• Afro Bop Alliance – Caribbean Jazz Project
• The Latin Side Of Wayne Shorter – Conrad Herwig & The Latin Side Band
• Song For Chico – Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra
• Nouveau Latino – Nestor Torres
• Marooned/Aislado – Papo Vázquez The Mighty Pirates

[edit] Gospel field

[edit] Best Gospel Performance

• "I Understand" – Kim Burrell, Rance Allen, BeBe Winans, Mariah Carey & Hezekiah Walker's Love Fellowship Tabernacle Church Choir
• "East to West" – Casting Crowns
• "Get Up" – Mary Mary
• "Shall We Gather at the River" – Take 6
• "Waging War" – CeCe Winans

[edit] Best Gospel Song

• "Cover Me" – 21:03 with Fred Hammond, Smokie Norful & J. Moss
  • James L. Moss, songwriter
• "Get Up" – Mary Mary
  • Warryn Campbell, Eric Dawkins & Mary Mary, songwriters
• "Give Me Your Eyes" – Brandon Heath
  • Brandon Heath & Jason Ingram, songwriters
• "Help Me Believe" – Kirk Franklin
  • Kirk Franklin, songwriter
• "You Reign" – MercyMe
  • Steven Curtis Chapman & MercyMe, songwriters

[edit] Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album

• Hello – After Edmund
• Our World Redeemed – Flame
• We Need Each Other – Sanctus Real
• Rock What You Got – Superchick
• Alive and Transported – TobyMac

[edit] Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

• This Moment – Steven Curtis Chapman
• What If We – Brandon Heath
• Opposite Way – Leeland
• Hello Love – Chris Tomlin
• Thy Kingdom Come – CeCe Winans

[edit] Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album

• Room for More – Booth Brothers
• Lovin' Life – Gaither Vocal Band
• Steps to Heaven – Charlie Louvin
• Hymned Again – Bart Millard
• Ephesians One – Karen Peck & New River

[edit] Best Traditional Gospel Album

• Down in New Orleans – The Blind Boys of Alabama
• I'll Say Yes – The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
• Take It Back – Dorinda Clark Cole
• Deitrick Haddon Presents . . . Together In Worship – Voices Of Unity
• Bishop Charles E. Blake Presents... No Limit – The West Angeles COGIC Mass Choir

[edit] Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

• Reflections – Jason Champion
• The Fight of My Life – Kirk Franklin
• The Sound – Mary Mary
• Donald Lawrence Introduces: Family Prayer – The Murrills
• Stand Out – Tye Tribbett & G.A.

[edit] Latin field

[edit] Best Latin Pop Album

• Cara B – Jorge Drexler
• Palabras del Silencio – Luis Fonsi
• La Vida... Es un Ratico – Juanes
• Cómplices – Luis Miguel
• Tarde O Temprano – Tommy Torres

[edit] Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

• Sonidos Gold – Grupo Fantasma
• 45 – Jaguares
• La Verdad – Locos por Juana
• Tijuana Sound Machine – Nortec Collective
• Mediocre – Ximena Sariñana

[edit] Best Latin Urban Album

• La Novela – Akwid
• La Sinfonia – La Sinfonía
• The Royalty/La Realeza – R.K.M. & Ken-Y
• En lo Claro – Voltio
• Los Extraterrestres – Wisin y Yandel

[edit] Best Tropical Latin Album

• Cuba: Un Viaje Musical — A Musical Journey – Albita, Rey Ruiz & Donato Poveda
• Renacer – DLG
• Señor Bachata – José Feliciano
• Frutero Moderno – Gonzalo Grau y La Clave Secreta
• Back On The Streets... Taste Of Spanish Harlem Vol. 2 – New Swing Sextet

[edit] Best Regional Mexican Album

• Amor, Dolor y Lágrimas: Música Ranchera – Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano
• Desde México: "Cumbia Cusinela" – Huichol Musical
• Vámonos Pa'l Río – Los Pikadientes de Caborca
• Canciones de Amor – Mariachi Divas
• A Puro Dolor – Nadia

[edit] Best Tejano Album

• Music Lessons – Chente Barrera y Taconazo
• Friends & Legends – Joe Posada
• Viva La Revolucion – Ruben Ramos & The Mexican Revolution
• All That Jazz... – Tortilla Factory
• Heir To The Throne – Albert Zamora

[edit] Best Norteño Album

• Me Enamore de Un Angel – Los Palominos
• Raíces – Los Tigres del Norte
• Corridos: Defendiendo El Honor – Pesado
• Six Pack – Siggno
• Cuidado – Solido

[edit] Best Banda Album

• Tu Inspiracion – Alacranes Musical
• Que Bonito... ¡Es Lo Bonito! – Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga
• Vive Y Dejame Vivir – Cuisillos
• Tiro de Gracia – Lupillo Rivera
• No Es De Madera – Joan Sebastian

[edit] Blues field

[edit] Best Traditional Blues Album

• The Blues Rolls On – Elvin Bishop
• Skin Deep – Buddy Guy
• All Odds Against Me – John Lee Hooker Jr.
• One Kind Favor – B.B. King
• Pinetop Perkins & Friends – Pinetop Perkins & Friends

[edit] Best Contemporary Blues Album

• Peace, Love & BBQ – Marcia Ball
• A Fire – Solomon Burke
• City That Care Forgot – Dr. John And The Lower 911
• Maestro – Taj Mahal
• Simply Grand – Irma Thomas

[edit] Folk field

[edit] Best Traditional Folk Album

• Coal – Kathy Mattea
• Comedians & Angels – Tom Paxton
• Bring Me Home – Peggy Seeger
• At 89 – Pete Seeger
• Strangers in Another Country – Rosalie Sorrels

[edit] Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album

• Day After Tomorrow – Joan Baez
• I, Flathead – Ry Cooder
• Sex & Gasoline – Rodney Crowell
• All I Intended to Be – Emmylou Harris
• Raising Sand by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

[edit] Best Native American Music Album

• Songs from the Black Hills – Bryan Akipa
• Spo'Mo'Kin'Nan – Black Lodge
• Red Rock – Northern Cree
• Come to Me Great Mystery: Native American Healing Songs – Various Artists (Tom Wasinger, producer)
• Faith – Kevin Yazzie

[edit] Best Hawaiian Music Album

• 'Ikena – Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho
• 'Aumakua – Amy Hanaiali'i
• Force of Nature – Led Kaapana & Mike Kaawa
• Hawaiian Slack Key Kings Masters Series Vol. II – Various Artists (Chris Lau & Milton Lau, producers)
• The Spirit of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar – Various Artists (Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Dennis Kamakahi, Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers)

[edit] Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album

• Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – BeauSoleil & Michael Doucet
• From Now On – Michael Doucet
• Homage Au Passé – Pine Leaf Boys
• Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys
• Cedric Watson – Cedric Watson

[edit] Reggae field

[edit] Best Reggae Album

• Jah Is Real – Burning Spear
• Let's Get Physical – Elephant Man
• Vibes – Heavy D
• Repentance – Lee "Scratch" Perry
• Intoxication – Shaggy
• Amazing – Sly & Robbie

[edit] World Music field

[edit] Best Traditional World Music Album

• Calcutta Chronicles: Indian Slide Guitar Odyssey – Debashish Bhattacharya
• The Mandé Variations – Toumani Diabaté
• Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
• Dancing in the Light – Lakshmi Shankar

[edit] Best Contemporary World Music Album

• Shake Away – Lila Downs
• Banda Larga Cordel – Gilberto Gil
• Global Drum Project – Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju & Giovanni Hidalgo
• Rokku Mi Rokka (Give and Take) – Youssou N'Dour
• Live at the Nelson Mandela Theater – Soweto Gospel Choir

[edit] Polka field

[edit] Best Polka Album

• El Maestro del Acordeón y Sus Polkas – Paulino Bernal
• Speechless – LynnMarie & Charlie Kelley As The Boxhounds
• Back to Back Hall of Fame Polkas – Walter Ostanek & His Band, Jerry Darlak & The Touch And Bob Kravos & His Band
• Hungry for More – Polka Family Band
• Let the Whole World Sing – Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra