Viewpoint : 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards

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Best New Age Album
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT / Pat Metheny
NORTHERN SEAS / Al Conti
GAIA / Michael Brant DeMaria
WIND, ROCK, SEA & FLAME / Peter Kater
INSTRUMENTAL OASIS, VOL. 6 / Zamora

Best Gospel Album
HELLO FEAR / Kirk Franklin
SOMETHING BIG / Mary Mary
THE JOURNEY / Andraé Crouch
THE LOVE ALBUM / Kim Burrell
ANGEL & CHANELLE DELUXE EDITION / Trin-I-Tee 5:7

Best Latin Pop, Rock, Or Urban Album
DRAMA Y LUZ / Maná
NOT SO COMMERCIAL / Los Amigos Invisibles
ENTREN LOS QUE QUIERAN / Calle 13
ENTRE LA CIUDAD Y EL MAR / Gustavo Galindo
NUESTRA / La Vida Bohème

Best Americana Album
PULL UP SOME DUST AND SIT DOWN / Ry Cooder
HARD BARGAIN / Emmylou Harris
RAMBLE AT THE RYMAN / Levon Helm
BLESSED / Lucinda Williams
EMOTIONAL JUKEBOX / Linda Chorney

Best Bluegrass Album
PAPER AIRPLANE / Alison Krauss & Union Station
RARE BIRD ALERT / Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers
SLEEP WITH ONE EYE OPEN / Chris Thile & Michael Daves
OLD MEMORIES : THE SONGS OF BILL MONROE / The Del McCoury Band
A MOTHER’S PRAYER / Ralph Stanley
REASON AND RHYME : BLUEGRASS SONGS BY
ROBERT HUNTER & JIM LAUDERDALE / Jim Lauderdale

Best Blues Album
REVELATOR / Tedeschi Trucks Band
THE REFLECTION / Keb Mo
ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS / Marcia Ball
LOW COUNTRY BLUES / Gregg Allman
MAN IN MOTION / Warren Haynes

Best Folk Album
HELPLESSNESS BLUES / Fleet Foxes
THE HARROW & THE HARVEST / Gillian Welch
BARTON HOLLOW / The Civil Wars
UKULELE SONGS / Eddie Vedder
I’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE / Steve Earle

Best Reggae Album
WILD AND FREE / Ziggy Marley
SUMMER IN KINGSTON / Shaggy
REVELATION Pt 1 : THE ROOT OF LIFE / Stephen Marley
HARLEM-KINGSTON EXPRESS LIVE! / Monty Alexander
REGGAE KNIGHTS / Israel Vibration

Best World Music Album
AFROCUBISM / AfroCubism
AFRICA FOR AFRICA / Femi Kuti
SONGS FROM A ZULU FARM / Ladysmith Black Mambazo
TASSILI / Tinariwen

Best Comedy Album
TURTLENECK & CHAIN / The Lonely Island
ALPOCALYPSE / “Weird Al” Yankovic
FINEST HOUR / Patton Oswalt
HILARIOUS / Louis C.K.
KATHY GRIFFIN: 50 & NOT PREGNANT / Kathy Griffin

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
BOARDWALK EMPIRE : VOLUME 1 / Various Artists
BURLESQUE / Christina Aguilera
GLEE : THE MUSIC, VOLUME 4 / Glee Cast
TANGLED / Various Artists
TRUE BLOOD: VOLUME 3 / Various Artists

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
BLACK SWAN : Clint Mansell (composer)
TRON LEGACY : Daft Punk (composers)
THE SHRINE : Ryan Shore (composer)
THE KING’S SPEECH : Alexandre Desplat (composer)
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 :
Alexandre Desplat (composer)

Best Song Written For Visual Media
YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE LAST OF ME / Cher (BURLESQUE) :
Diane Warren <songwriter>
WHERE THE RIVER GOES / Zac Brown (FOOTLOOSE) :
Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, Drew Pearson, Anne Preven <songwriters>
BORN TO BE SOMEBODY / Justin Bieber (NEVER SAY NEVER) :
Diane Warren <songwriter>
CHRISTMASTIME IS KILLING US /
Danny Smith, Ron Jones & Seth MacFarlane (FAMILY GUY) :
Ron Jones, Seth MacFarlane, Danny Smith <songwriters>
I SEE THE LIGHT / Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi (TANGLED) :
Alan Menken, Glenn Slater <songwriters>
SO LONG / Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward (WINNIE THE POOH) :
Zooey Deschanel (songwriter)