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.)

Irreplaceable
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles, S. Smith & Stargate, producers; Jim Caruana, Jason Goldstein & Geoff Rice, engineers/mixers
Track from: B’Day
[Sony Urban Music/Columbia/Music World Productions]
The Pretender
Foo Fighters
Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers
[Roswell/RCA Records]
Umbrella
Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
Kuk Harrell, Terius “The Dream” Nash & C. “Tricky” Stewart, producers; Kuk Harrell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers
Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
[Def Jam]
What Goes Around…Comes Around
Justin Timberlake
Nate (Danja) Hills, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake, producers; Jimmy Douglass & Timbaland, engineers/mixers
[Jive/Zomba]
Rehab
Amy Winehouse
Mark Ronson, producer; Tom Elmhirst, Vaughan Merrick, Dom Morley, Mark Ronson & Gabriel Roth, engineers/mixers
Track from: Back To Black
[Universal Republic Records]

Category 2

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.)

Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Foo Fighters
Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer
[Roswell/RCA Records]
These Days
Vince Gill
John Anderson, Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell, Diana Krall & The Del McCoury Band, featured artists; Vince Gill, John Hobbs & Justin Niebank, producers; Neal Cappellino & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer
[MCA Nashville]
River: The Joni Letters
Herbie Hancock
Leonard Cohen, Norah Jones, Joni Mitchell, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza & Tina Turner, featured artists; Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, producers; Helik Hadar, engineer/mixer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer
[Verve]
Graduation
Kanye West
Dwele, Lil Wayne, Mos Def & T-Pain, featured artists; Warryn “Baby Dubb” Campbell, Mike Dean, Eric Hudson, Brian “Allday” Miller, Nottz, Patrick “Plain Pat” Reynolds, Gee Roberson, Toomp & Kanye West, producers; Craig Bauer, Bruce Buechner, Andrew Dawson, Mike Dean, Anthony Kilhoffer, Greg Koller, Manny Marroquin, Nottz Raw, Tony Rey, Seiji Sekine, Paul Sheehy & D. Sloan, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
[Roc-A-Fella Records]
Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
Mark Ronson & Salaam Remi, producers; Tom Elmhirst, Vaughan Merrick, Dom Morley, Gary Noble, Derek Pacuk, Matt Paul, Mark Ronson, Gabriel Roth & Franklin Socorro, engineers/mixers; Stuart Hawkes, mastering engineer
[Universal Republic Records]

Category 3

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.)

Before He Cheats
Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
Track from: Some Hearts
[19 Recordings/Arista Nashville; Publishers: Big Loud Shirt Industries, Mighty Underdog Music/Sony/ATV Cross Keys]
Hey There Delilah
Tom Higgenson, songwriter (Plain White T’s)
Track from: Every Second Counts
[Hollywood Records/Fearless Records; Publisher: So Happy Publishing]
Like A Star
Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriter (Corinne Bailey Rae)
Track from: Corinne Bailey Rae
[Capitol Records; Publisher: Global Talent Publishing]
Rehab
Amy Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse)
Track from: Back To Black
[Universal Republic Records; Publisher: EMI Music Publishing]
Umbrella
Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius “Dream” Nash & Christopher Stewart,
songwriters (Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z)
Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
[Def Jam; Publisher: Peer Music]

Category 4

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

Feist

Ledisi

Paramore

Taylor Swift

Amy Winehouse
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Field 1 — Pop

Category 5

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

Candyman
Christina Aguilera
[RCA Records]
1234
Feist
Track from: The Reminder
[Cherry Tree / Interscope Records]
Big Girls Don’t Cry
Fergie
Track from: The Dutchess
[A&M Records]
Say It Right
Nelly Furtado
Track from: Loose
[Geffen]
Rehab
Amy Winehouse
Track from: Back To Black
[Universal Republic Records] 

Category 6

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

Everything
Michael Bublé
Track from: Call Me Irresponsible
[143 Records/Reprise]
Belief
John Mayer
Track from: The Village Sessions
[Columbia/Aware]
Dance Tonight
Paul McCartney
Track from: Memory Almost Full
[MPL/Hear Music]
Amazing
Seal
[Warner Bros.]
What Goes Around…Comes Around
Justin Timberlake
[Jive]

Category 7

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

(You Want To) Make A Memory
Bon Jovi
Track from: Lost Highway
[Island/Mercury]
Home
Daughtry
[RCA Records/19 Recordings]
Makes Me Wonder
Maroon 5
Track from: It Won’t Be Soon Before Long
[Octone/A&M Records]
Hey There Delilah
Plain White T’s
Track from: Every Second Counts
[Hollywood Records]
Window In The Skies
U2
Track from: U218 - Singles
[Interscope Records]

Category 8

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

Steppin’ Out
Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera
Track from: Duets: An American Classic
[Columbia]
Beautiful Liar
Beyoncé & Shakira
Track from: B’Day (Deluxe Edition)
[Columbia/Sony Urban]
Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
[Rounder Records]
The Sweet Escape
Gwen Stefani & Akon
Track from: The Sweet Escape
[Interscope Records]
Give It To Me
Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake
Track from: Timbaland Presents: Shock Value
[Mosley/Blackground/Interscope Records]

Category 9

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

Off The Grid
Beastie Boys
Track from: The Mix-Up
[Capitol Records]
Paris Sunrise #7
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Track from: Lifeline
[Virgin Records]
Over The Rainbow
Dave Koz
Track from: At The Movies
[Capitol Records]
One Week Last Summer
Joni Mitchell
Track from: Shine
[Hear Music]
Simple Pleasures
Spyro Gyra
Track from: Good To Go-Go
[Heads Up International]

Category 10

Best Pop Instrumental Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

The Mix-Up
Beastie Boys
[Capitol Records]
Italia
Chris Botti
[Columbia]
At The Movies
Dave Koz
[Capitol/EMI]
Good To Go-Go
Spyro Gyra
[Heads Up International]
Roundtrip
Kirk Whalum
[Rendezvous Entertainment]

Category 11

Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

Lost Highway
Bon Jovi
[Island/Mercury]
The Reminder
Feist
[Cherry Tree/Interscope Records]
It Won’t Be Soon Before Long
Maroon 5
[Octone/A&M Records]
Memory Almost Full
Paul McCartney
[MPL/Hear Music]
Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
[Universal Republic Records]