85. Best Instrumental Arrangement

• Carlos
John Scofield, Vince Mendoza & Metropole Orkest
Track from: 54
[Emarcy/Universal]

• Fanfare For A New Day
Patrick Williams The Big Band
Track from: Aurora
[ArtistShare]

• Itsbynne Reel
Dave Eggar
Track from: Kingston Morning
[Domo Records]

• Monet
Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra
Track from: Portrait In Seven Shades
[Jazz At Lincoln Center]

• Skip To My Lou
Frank Macchia
Track from: Folk Songs For Jazzers
[Cacophony]

86. Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

• Baba Yetu
Christopher Tin, Soweto Gospel Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Track from: Calling All Dawns
[Tin Works Publishing]

• Baby
Bobby McFerrin
Track from: Vocabularies
[Emarcy]

• Based On A Thousand True Stories
Silje Nergaard & Metropole Orchestra Strings
Track from: A Thousand True Stories
[Sony]

• Don't Explain
Denise Donatelli
Track from: When Lights Are Low
[Savant Records]

• Imagine
Herbie Hancock, Pink, Seal, Jeff Beck, India.Arie, Konono No 1 & Oumou Sangare
Track from: The Imagine Project
[Hancock Records]

84. Best Instrumental Composition

• Aurora
Patrick Williams The Big Band
Track from: Aurora
[ArtistShare]

• Battle Circle
Clayton Brothers
[ArtistShare]

• Box Of Cannoli
The Norrbotten Big Band
Track from: The Avatar Sessions
[Fuzzy Music]

• Fourth Stream...La Banda
Temple University Symphony Orchestra
[Boyer College Of Music And Dance]

• The Path Among The Trees
Billy Childs Ensemble
Track from: Autumn: In Moving Pictures Jazz - Chamber Music Vol. 2
[ArtistShare]

81. Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

• Crazy Heart
(Various Artists)
[New West Records]

• Glee: The Music, Volume 1
(Glee Cast)
[Columbia Records]

• Tremé
(Various Artists)
[Geffen]

• True Blood - Volume 2
(Various Artists)
[Elektra]

• The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
(Various Artists)
[Summit Ent/Chop Shop/Atlantic]

82. Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

• Alice In Wonderland
Danny Elfman
[Walt Disney Records]

• Avatar
James Horner
[Fox Music/Atlantic Records]

• Inception
Hans Zimmer
[Reprise/WaterTower Music]

• Sherlock Holmes
Hans Zimmer
[WaterTower Music]

• Toy Story 3
Randy Newman
[Walt Disney Records]

83. Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

• Down In New Orleans (From The Princess And The Frog)
Dr. John
Track from: The Princess And The Frog
[Walt Disney Records]

• I See You (From Avatar)
Leona Lewis
Track from: Avatar
[Fox Music/Atlantic Records]

• Kiss Like Your Kiss (From True Blood)
Lucinda Williams & Elvis Costello
Track from: True Blood: Music From The HBO Original Series - Volume 2
[Elektra]

• This City (From Tremé)
Steve Earle
Track from: Treme Soundtrack
[Geffen]

• The Weary Kind (From Crazy Heart)
Ryan Bingham
Track from: Crazy Heart
[New West Records]

80. Best Musical Show Album

• American Idiot (Featuring Green Day)
Original Broadway Cast With John Gallagher, Jr., Michael Esper & Others
[Reprise]

• Fela!
Original Broadway Cast With Sahr Ngaujah, Lillias White & Others
[Knitting Factory]

• A Little Night Music
2009 Broadway Revival Cast With Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury & Others
[Nonesuch - PS Classics]

• Promises, Promises
New Broadway Cast With Sean Hayes, Kristin Chenoweth & Others
[Masterworks Broadway]

• Sondheim On Sondheim
Original Broadway Cast With Barbara Cook , Vanessa Williams, Tom Wopat & Others
[PS Classics]

79. Best Comedy Album

• Cho Dependent
Margaret Cho
[Clownery Records]

• I Told You I Was Freaky
Flight Of The Conchords
[Sub Pop]

• Kathy Griffin Does The Bible Belt
Kathy Griffin
[Donut Run, Inc.]

• Stark Raving Black
Lewis Black
[Comedy Central Records]

• Weapons Of Self Destruction
Robin Williams
[Columbia Records]

78. Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)

• American On Purpose
Craig Ferguson
[HarperAudio]

• The Bedwetter
Sarah Silverman
[HarperAudio]

• The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook)
Jon Stewart (With Samantha Bee, Wyatt Cenac, Jason Jones, John Oliver &
Sigourney Weaver)
[Hachette Audio]

• A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To The Future...
Michael J. Fox
[Hyperion Audio]

• This Time Together: Laughter And Reflection
Carol Burnett
[Random House Audio]

• The Woody Allen Collection: Mere Anarchy, Side Effects, Without Feathers, Getting Even
Woody Allen
[Audible Inc. and Dylan & Satchel Productions]

76. Best Musical Album For Children

• Here Comes Science
They Might Be Giants
[Disney Sound]

• Jungle Gym
Justin Roberts
[Carpet Square Records]

• Sunny Days
Battersby Duo
[TBD 2010]

• Tomorrow's Children
Pete Seeger With The Rivertown Kids And Friends
[Appleseed]

• Weird Things Are Everywhere!
Judy Pancoast
[Mamanook Music]

77. Best Spoken Word Album For Children

• Anne Frank: The Diary Of A Young Girl: The Definitive Edition
Selma Blair
[Random House Audio/Listening Library]

• The Best Candy In The Whole World
Bill Harley
[Round River Records]

• Healthy Food For Thought: Good Enough To Eat
(Various Artists)
[East Coast Recording Company]

• Julie Andrews' Collection Of Poems, Songs, And Lullabies
Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton
[Hachette Audio]

• Nanny McPhee Returns
Emma Thompson
[Macmillan Audio With Universal Studios]

74. Best Traditional World Music Album

• Pure Sounds
Gyuto Monks Of Tibet
[New Earth Records]

• I Speak Fula
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
[Sub Pop/Next Ambiance]

• Grace
Soweto Gospel Choir
[Shanachie Entertainment]

• Ali And Toumani
Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté
[World Circuit/Nonesuch]

• Tango Universal
Vayo
[Big Dream Music]

75. Best Contemporary World Music Album

• Throw Down Your Heart , Africa Sessions Part 2: Unreleased Tracks
Béla Fleck
[Acoustic Planet Records]

• All In One
Bebel Gilberto
[Verve]

• ÕŸÖ
Angelique Kidjo
[Razor & Tie Entertainment]

• Bom Tempo
Sergio Mendes
[Concord Records]

• Om Namo Narayanaya: Soul Call
Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon
[Soul Chants Music]

73. Best Reggae Album

• Before The Dawn
Buju Banton
[Gargamel Music, Inc.]

• Isaacs Meets Isaac
Gregory Isaacs & King Isaac
[King Isaac Music]

• Revelation
Lee "Scratch" Perry
[Megawave Records]

• Made In Jamaica
Bob Sinclar And Sly & Robbie
[Yellow Productions/Universal Music France]

• One Pop
Reggae + Sly & Robbie And The Family Taxi
[Phase One Communications/Taxi Records]

• Legacy: An Acoustic Tribute To Peter Tosh
Andrew Tosh
[Box10/Tuff Gong]

64. Best Americana Album

• The List
Rosanne Cash
[Manhattan Records]

• Tin Can Trust
Los Lobos
[Shout! Factory]

• Country Music
Willie Nelson
[Rounder]

• Band Of Joy
Robert Plant
[Rounder]

• You Are Not Alone
Mavis Staples
[ANTI-]

65. Best Bluegrass Album

• Circles Around Me
Sam Bush
[Sugar Hill Records]

• Mountain Soul II
Patty Loveless
[Saguaro Road]

• Family Circle
The Del McCoury Band
[McCoury Music]

• Legacy
Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band
[Compass Records]

• Reckless
The SteelDrivers
[Rounder]

66. Best Traditional Blues Album

• Giant
James Cotton
[Alligator]

• Memphis Blues
Cyndi Lauper
[Mercer Street Records]

• The Well
Charlie Musselwhite
[Alligator]

• Joined At The Hip
Pinetop Perkins & Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith
[Telarc]

• Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites
Jimmie Vaughan
[Shout! Factory]

67. Best Contemporary Blues Album

• Nothing's Impossible
Solomon Burke
[E1 Music]

• Tribal
Dr. John And The Lower 911
[429 Records]

• Living Proof
Buddy Guy
[Silvertone/Jive]

• Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook
Bettye LaVette
[ANTI-]

• Live! In Chicago
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Featuring Hubert Sumlin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith,
Bryan Lee, And Buddy Flett
[Roadrunner/Loud & Proud Records]

68. Best Traditional Folk Album

• Genuine Negro Jig
Carolina Chocolate Drops
[Nonesuch]

• Onward And Upward
Luther Dickinson & The Sons Of Mudboy
[Memphis International]

• Memories Of John
The John Hartford Stringband
[Compass Records/Red Clay Records]

• Maria Muldaur & Her Garden Of Joy
Maria Muldaur
[Stony Plain Records]

• Ricky Skaggs Solo: Songs My Dad Loved
Ricky Skaggs
[Skaggs Family Records]

69. Best Contemporary Folk Album

• Love Is Strange - En Vivo Con Tino
Jackson Browne & David Lindley
[Inside Recordings]

• The Age Of Miracles
Mary Chapin Carpenter
[Zoe Records]

• Somedays The Song Writes You
Guy Clark
[Dualtone]

• God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise
Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs
[RCA Records]

• Dream Attic
Richard Thompson
[Shout! Factory]

70. Best Hawaiian Music Album

• Huana Ke Aloha
Tia Carrere
[Daniel Ho Creations]

• Amy Hanaiali'i And Slack Key Masters Of Hawaii
Amy Hanaiali‘i And Slack Key Masters Of Hawaii
[Peterson Productions]

• Polani
Daniel Ho
[Daniel Ho Creations]

• The Legend
Ledward Kaapana
[Rhythm & Roots Records]

• Maui On My Mind - Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar
Jeff Peterson
[Peterson Productions]

71. Best Native American Music Album

• XI
Bear Creek
[Canyon Records]

• Temptations: Cree Round Dance Songs
Northern Cree
[Canyon Records]

• Woodnotes Wyld: Historic Flute Sounds From The Dr. Richard W. Payne Collection
Peter Phippen
[INAFA Productions]

• 2010 Gathering Of Nations Pow Wow: A Spirit's Dance
(Various Artists)
[Gathering Of Nations Records]

72. Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album

• Zydeco Junkie

Chubby Carrier And The Bayou Swamp Band
[Swampadellic Records]

• En Couleurs
Feufollet
[Feufollet Records]

• Happy Go Lucky
D.L. Menard
[Swallow Records]

• Back Home
The Pine Leaf Boys
[Valcour Records]

• Creole Moon: Live At The Blue Moon Saloon
Cedric Watson et Bijou Créole
[Valcour Records]