Did Beyoncé score a perfect 10? Did Gaga get gold? All the winners at America's premier music awards.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Fearless - Taylor Swift I Am...Sasha Fierce - Beyonce
The E.N.D. - The Black Eyed Peas
The Fame - Lady Gaga
Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King - Dave Matthews Band
RECORD OF THE YEARWINNER: "Use Somebody" - Kings of Leon "Halo" -
Beyonce"I Gotta Feeling" - Black Eyed Peas
"Poker Face" -
Lady Gaga "You Belong With Me" -
Taylor Swift
SONG OF THE YEARWINNER: "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" - Beyonce"Poker Face" -
Lady Gaga"Pretty Wings" -
Maxwell"Use Somebody" -
Kings of Leon "You Belong With Me" -
Taylor SwiftBEST NEW ARTISTWINNER: Zac Brown Band
Keri HilsonMGMTSilversun Pickups
The Ting TingsBEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
WINNER: "Halo" - Beyonce"Hometown Glory" - Adele
"Hot N Cold" -
Katy Perry"Sober" -
Pink "You Belong With Me" -
Taylor SwiftBEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
WINNER: "Make It Mine" - Jason Mraz"This Time" - John Legend
"Love You" -
Maxwell"If You Don't Know Me By Now" - Seal
"All About the Love Again" - Stevie Wonder
BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP With VOCALS
WINNER: "I Gotta Feeling" - Black Eyed Peas"We Weren't Born to Follow" -
Bon Jovi "Never Say Never" - The Fray
"Sara Smile" - Hall and Oates
"Kids" -
MGMT BEST POP COLAB WITH VOCALSWINNER: "Lucky" - Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat"Sea of Heartbreak" - Rosanne Cash and Bruce Springsteen
"Love Sex Magic" - Ciara and Justin Timberlake
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" - Willie Nelson and
Norah Jones"Breathe" -
Taylor Swift and Colbie Caillat
BEST POP ALBUM
WINNER: The E.N.D. - The Black Eyed Peas
Breakthrough - Colbie Caillat
All I Ever Wanted - Kelly Clarkson
The Fray - The Fray
Funhouse - Pink
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
WINNER: Michael Buble Meets Madison Square Garden - Michael Buble
A Swingin' Christmas - Tony Bennett
Your Songs - Harry Connick, Jr.
Liza's At the Palace - Liza Minnelli
American Classic - Willie Nelson
BEST DANCE RECORDING
WINNER: "Poker Face" - Lady Gaga"Boom Boom Pow" - The Black Eyed Peas
"When Love Takes Over" - David Guetta and Kelly Rowland
"Celebration" - Madonna
"Womanizer" - Britney Spears
BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM
WINNER: The Fame - Lady GagaDivided By Night - The Crystal Method
One Love - David Guetta
Party Rock - LMFAO
Yes - Pet Shop Boys
BEST SOLO ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE
WINNER: "Working on a Dream" - Bruce Springsteen"Beyond Here Lies Nothin'" - Bob Dylan
"Change in the Weather" - John Fogerty
"Dreamer" - Prince
"Fork in the Road" - Neil Young
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
WINNER: "Use Somebody" - Kings of Leon
"Can't Find My Way Home" - Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood
"Live in Technicolor II" -
Coldplay"21 Guns" -
Green Day"I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight" -
U2BEST ROCK SONG
WINNER: "Use Somebody" - Kings of Leon
"The Fixer" -
Pearl Jam
"I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight" -
U2"21 Guns" -
Green Day"Working on a Dream" - Bruce Springsteen
BEST ROCK ALBUM
WINNER: 21st Century Breakdown - Green DayBlack Ice - AC/DC
Live From Madison Square Garden - Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King - Dave Matthews Band
No Line on the Horizon - U2
BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE
WINNER: "War Machine" - AC/DC
"Check My Brain" - Alice in Chains
"What I've Done" - Linkin Park
"The Unforgiven III" - Metallica
"Burn It to the Ground" - Nickelback
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
WINNER: "Dissident Aggressor" - Judas Priest
"Set to Fail" - Lamb of God
"Head Crusher" - Megadeath
"Senor Peligro" - Ministry
"Hate Worldwide" - Slayer
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
WINNER: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - PhoenixEverything That Happens Will Happen Today - David Byrne and Brian Eno
The Open Door - Death Cab for Cutie
Sounds of the Universe -
Depeche Mode It's Blitz! - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
WINNER: "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" - Beyonce
"It Kills Me" -
Melanie Fiona"That Was Then" - Lalah Hathaway
"Goin' Thru Changes" - Ledisi
"Lions, Tigers & Bears" - Jazmine Sullivan
BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
WINNER: "Pretty Wings" - Maxwell"The Point of It All" - Anthony Hamilton
"Sobeautiful" - Musiq Soulchild
"Under" - Pleasure P
"There Goes My Baby" - Charlie Wilson
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
WINNER: "Blame It" - Jamie Foxx and T-Pain
"Chocolate High" - India.Arie and Musiq Soulchild
"Ifuleave" - Musiq Soulchild and Mary J. Blige
"Higher Ground" - Robert Randolph and The Clark Sisters
"Love Has Finally Come at Last" - Calvin Richardson and Ann Nesby
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
WINNER: "At Last" - Beyonce
"Soul Music" - Anthony Hamilton
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" - Boney James and Quinn
"Sow Love" - Ann Nesby
"Woman Gotta Have It" - Calvin Richardson
BEST URBAN/ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE
WINNER: "Pearls" - India.Arie and Dobet Gnahore"Daykeeper" - The Foreign Exchange
"All Matter" - Robert Glasper and Bilal
"A Tale of Two" - Eric Roberson, Ben O'Neill, and Michelle Thompson
"Blend" - Tonex
BEST R&B SONG
WINNER: "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" - Beyonce"Blame It" - Jamie Foxx and T-Pain
"Lions, Tigers, and Bears" - Jazmine Sullivan
"Pretty Wings" - Maxwell
"Under" - Pleasure P
BEST R&B ALBUM
WINNER: Blacksummers' Night - MaxwellThe Point of It All - Anthony Hamilton
Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics - India.Arie
Turn Me Loose - Ledisi
Uncle Charlie - Charlie Wilson
BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM
WINNER: I Am...Sasha Fierce - Beyonce
Intuition - Jamie Foxx
The Introduction of Marcus Cooper - Pleasure P
Ready - Trey Songz
Thr33 Ringz - T-Pain
BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE
WINNER: "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)," Jay-Z"Best I Ever Had," Drake
"Beautiful," Eminem
"Day 'N' Nite," Kid Cudi
"Casa Bey," Mos Def
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
WINNER: "Crack A Bottle," Eminem, Dr. Dre, and 50 Cent"Too Many Rappers,"
Beastie Boys and Nas
"Money Goes, Honey Stay," Fabolous and Jay-Z
"Make Her Say," Kid Cudi, Kanye West, and Common
"Amazing," Kanye West and Young Jeezy
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
WINNER: "Run This Town," Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Kanye West
"Ego," Beyonce and
Kanye West"Knock You Down," Keri Hilson, Kanye West and Ne-Yo
"I'm on a Boat" - The Lonely Island and T-Pain
"Dead and Gone," T.I. and Justin Timberlake
BEST RAP SONG
WINNER: "Run This Town," Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Kanye West
"Best I Ever Had," Drake
"Day 'N' Nite,"
Kid Cudi"Dead and Gone," T.I. and Justin Timberlake
"D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" -
Jay-ZBEST RAP ALBUM
WINNER: Relapse - EminemUniversal Mind Control - Common
R.O.O.T.S. - Flo Rida
The Ecstatic - Mos Def
The Renaissance - Q-Tip
BEST FEMALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE
WINNER: "White Horse" - Taylor Swift "Dead Flowers" - Miranda Lambert
"I Just Call You Mine" - Martina McBride
"Just a Dream," Carrie Underwood
"Solitary Thinkin," Lee Ann Womack
BEST MALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE
WINNER: "Sweet Thing" - Keith Urban"All I Ask for Anymore" - Trace Adkins
"People Are Crazy" - Billy Currington
"High Cost of Living" - Jamey Johnson
"Living for the Night" - George Strait
BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
WINNER: "I Run to You" - Lady Antebellum"Cowgirls Don't Cry" - Brooks & Dunn
"Chicken Fried"- Zac Brown Band
"Here Comes Goodbye" - Rascal Flatts
"It Happens" - Sugarland
BEST COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
WINNER: "I Told You So" - Carrie Underwood and Randy Travis
"Beautiful World" - Dierks Bentley and Patty Griffin
"Down the Road" - Kenny Chesney and Mac McAnally
"Start a Band" - Brad Paisley and Keith Urban
"Everything But Quits" - Lee Ann Womack and George Strait
BEST COUNTRY SONG
WINNER: "White Horse" - Taylor Swift "All I Ask for Anymore" - Trace Adkins
"High Cost of Living" - Jamey Johnson
"I Run to You" - Lady Antebellum
"People Are Crazy" - Billy Currington
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
WINNER: Fearless - Taylor Swift The Foundation - Zac Brown Band
Twang - George Strait
Defying Gravity - Keith Urban
Call Me Crazy - Lee Ann Womack
BEST CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM
WINNER: 75 - Joe Zawinul and The Zawinul SyndicateUrbanus, Stefon Harris and Blackout
Sounding Point, Julian Lage
At World's Edge, Philippe Saisse
Big Neighborhood, Mike Stern
BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
WINNER: Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music of Coltrane and Hartman, Kurt EllingNo Regrets, Randy Crawford and Joe Sample
So In Love, Roberta Gambarini
Tide, Luciana Souza
Desire, Tierney Sutton
BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
WINNER: Electric Dirt - Levon HelmTogether Through Life -
Bob DylanWillie and the Wheel - Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel
Wilco (The Album) - Wilco
Little Honey - Lucinda Williams
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK ALBUM FOR MOTION PICTURE, TV, ETC
WINNER: Slumdog Millionaire
Cadillac Records
Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds
True BloodTwilightBEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM FOR MOTION PICTURE, TV, ETC
WINNER: Up - Michael Giacchino, composerThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Disc 1)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Milk
Star Trek
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURE, TV, ETC
WINNER: "Jai Ho" (From Slumdog Millionaire), A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer, and Vijay Prakash"The Climb" (From Hannah Montana: The Movie), Miley Cyrus
"Decode" (From Twilight), Paramore
"Once in a Lifetime" (From
Cadillac Records, Beyonce
"The Wrestler" (From The Wrestler), Bruce Springsteen
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (NON-CLASSICAL)
WINNER: Brendan O'Brien - Black Ice (AC/DC)T Bone Burnett
Ethan Johns
Larry Klein
Greg Kurstin
BEST REMIXED RECORDING
WINNER: "When Love Takes Over (Electro Extended Remix)" - David Guetta (David Guetta Featuring Kelly Rowland)
"Don't Believe in Love (Dennis Ferrer Objektivity Mix)," Dennis Ferrer (Dido)
"The Girl and the Robot (Jean Elan Remix)," Jean Elan (Royksopp)
"I Want You (Dave Aude Remix)," Dave Aude, (Dean Coleman Featuring DCLA)
"No You Girls (Trentemoller Remix)," Anders Trentemoller (Franz Ferdinand)
BEST SHORT FORM MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER: "Boom Boom Pow" - The Black Eyed Peas"Mr. Hurricane," Beast
"Life in Technicolor II," Coldplay
"Wrong," Depeche Mode
"Her Morning Elegance," Oren Lavie
BEST LONG FORM MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER: The Beatles Love — All Together Now — Various Artists
In Boston, Chris Botti
Johnny Cash's America, Johnny Cash
Anita O'Day — The Life of a Jazz Singer — Anita O'Day
Love Pain and the Whole Crazy World Tour Live — Keith Urban
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