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2010 Grammy Nominees
Tonight is the biggest award show for the music industry. One of the highest viewed award broadcasts every year. Let’s take a look at the nominees:
- Beyoncé – I Am… Sasha Fierce
- Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D.
- Lady Gaga – The Fame
- Dave Matthews Band – Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King
- Taylor Swift – Fearless
Record of the Year
- Beyoncé – “Halo”
- Black Eyed Peas – “I Gotta Feeling”
- Kings of Leon – “Use Somebody”
- Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”
- Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me”
Song of the Year
- Beyoncé – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)”
- Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”
- Maxwell – “Pretty Wings”
- Kings of Leon – “Use Somebody”
- Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me”
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
- Black Eyed Peas – “I Gotta Feeling”
- Bon Jovi – “We Weren’t Born to Follow”
- The Fray – “Never Say Never”
- Daryl Hall & John Oates – “Sara Smile”
- MGMT – “Kids”
Best Rap Solo Performance
- Drake – “Best I Ever Had”
- Eminem – “Beautiful”
- Jay-Z – “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)”
- Kid Cudi – “Day ‘N’ Nite”
- Mos Def – “Casa Bey”
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
- Brooks & Dunn – “Cowgirls Don’t Cry”
- Zac Brown Band – “Chicken Fried”
- Lady Antebellum – “I Run To You”
- Rascal Flatts – “Here Comes Goodbye”
- Sugarland – “It Happens”
Best Rock Album
- AC/DC – Black Ice
- Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood – Live From Madison Square Garden
- Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown
- Dave Matthews Band – Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King
- U2 – No Line on the Horizon
Best New Artist
- Zac Brown Band
- Keri Hilson
- MGMT
- Silversun Pickups
- The Ting Tings
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- Adele – “Hometown Glory”
- Beyoncé – “Halo”
- Katy Perry – “Hot N Cold”
- Pink – “Sober”
- Taylor Swift – “You Belong With Me”
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- John Legend – “This Time”
- Maxwell – “Love You”
- Jason Mraz – “Make It Mine”
- Seal – “If You Don’t Know Me By Now”
- Stevie Wonder – “All About the Love Again”
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
- Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen – “Sea of Heartbreak”
- Ciara & Justin Timberlake – “Love Sex Magic”
- Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat – “Lucky”
- Willie Nelson & Norah Jones – “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”
- Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat – “Breathe”
Best Pop Vocal Album
- Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D.
- Colbie Caillat – Breakthrough
- Kelly Clarkson – All I Ever Wanted
- The Fray – The Fray
- Pink – Funhouse
Best Dance Recording
- Black Eyed Peas – “Boom Boom Pow”
- David Guetta & Kelly Rowland – “When Love Takes Over”
- Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”
- Madonna – “Celebration”
- Britney Spears – “Womanizer”
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- Beyoncé – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)”
- Melanie Fiona – “It Kills Me”
- Lalah Hathaway – “That Was Then”
- Ledisi – “Goin’ Thru Changes”
- Jazmine Sullivan – “Lions, Tigers & Bears”
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
- Anthony Hamilton – “The Point of It All”
- Maxwell – “Pretty Wings”
- Musiq Soulchild – “Sobeautiful”
- Pleasure P – “Under”
- Charlie Wilson – “There Goes My Baby”
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
- Jamie Foxx & T-Pain – “Blame It”
- India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild – “Chocolate High”
- Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige – “Ifuleave”
- Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters – “Higher Ground”
- Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby – “Love Has Finally Come At Last”
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
- Beyoncé – “At Last”
- Anthony Hamilton – “Soul Music”
- Boney James & Quinn – “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight”
- Ann Nesby – “Sow Love”
- Calvin Richardson – “Woman Gotta Have It”
Best Electronic/Dance Album
- The Crystal Method — Divided By Night
- David Guetta — One Love
- Lady GaGa — The Fame
- LMFAO — Party Rock
- Pet Shop Boys — Yes
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- Tony Bennett — A Swingin’ Christmas
- Michael Bublé — Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden
- Harry Connick, Jr. — Your Songs
- Liza Minnelli — Liza’s At the Palace
- Willie Nelson — American Classic
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
- Bob Dylan — Beyond Here Lies Nothin’
- John Fogerty — Change In The Weather
- Prince — Dreamer
- Bruce Springsteen — Working On A Dream
- Neil Young — Fork In The Road
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
- Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood — Can’t Fine My Way Home
- Coldplay — Life In Technicolor II
- Green Day — 21 Guns
- Kings of Leon — Use Somebody
- U2 — I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight
Best Hard Rock Performance
- AC/DC — War Machine
- Alice In Chains — Check My Brain
- Linkin Park — What I’ve Done
- Metallica — The Unforgiven III
- Nickelback — Burn It To The Ground
Best Metal Performance
- Judas Priest — Dissident Aggressor
- Lamb Of God — Set To Fail
- Megadeth — Head Crusher
- Ministry — Señor Peligro
- Slayer — Hate Worldwide
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
- Jeff Beck — A Day In The Life
- Booker T. Jones — Warped Sister
- Brad Paisley — Playing With Fire
- Brian Setzer Orchestra — Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin’
- Steve Val — Now We Run
Best Rock Song
- Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready & Eddie Vedder, songwriters (Pearl Jam) — The Fixer
- Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr., songwriters (U2) — I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight
- Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day) — 21 Guns
- Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon) — Use Somebody
- Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen) — Working On A Dream
Best Alternative Music Album
- David Byrne & Brian Eno — Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
- Death Cab For Cutie — The Open Door
- Depeche Mode — Sounds Of The Universe
- Phoenix — Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs — It’s Blitz!
Best Rap Solo Performance
- Drake — Best I Ever Had
- Eminem — Beautiful
- Jay-Z — D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)
- Kid Cudi — Day ‘N’ Nite
- Mos Def — Casa Boy
Best Country Album
- Zac Brown Band — The Foundation
- George Strait — Twang
- Taylor Swift — Fearless
- Keith Urban — Defying Gravity
- Lee Ann Womack — Call Me Crazy
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
- Stefon Harris & Blackout — Urbanus
- Julian Lage — Sounding Point
- Phillippe Saisse — At World’s Edge
- Mike Stern — Big Neighborhood
- Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate
Best Jazz Vocal Album
- Randy Crawford (& Joe Sample) — No Regrets
- Kurt Elling — Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman
- Roberta Gambarini — So In Love
- Luciana Souza — Tide
- Tierny Sutton (Band) — Desire
Best Latin Jazz Album
- Chembo Corniel — Things I Wanted To Do
- Geoffrey Keezer — Áurea
- Claudio Roditi — Brazilliance X 4
- Bebo Valdés And Chucho Valdés — Juntos Para Siempre
- Miguel Zenón — Esta Plena
Let us know what you think about the nominees, and the winners in the comments below!