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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Monday, December 29, 2008
Weekend Box Office
- Marley & Me, $37 million
- Bedtime Stories, $28.1 million
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, $27.2 million
- Valkyrie, $21.5 million
- Yes Man, $16.5 million
- Seven Pounds, $13.4 million
- The Tale of Despereaux, $9.4 million
- The Day the Earth Stood Still, $7.9 million
- The Spirit, $6.5 million
- Doubt, $5.7 million
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Beyonce's Halo & Diva Videos
Beyonce 's Diva Video
Monday, December 22, 2008
Weekend Box Office
- Yes Man, $18.2 million
- Seven Pounds, $16 million
- The Tale of Despereaux, $10.5 million
- The Day the Earth Stood Still, $10.2 million
- Four Christmases, $7.7 million
- Twilight, $5.2 million
- Bolt, $4.3 million
- Slumdog Millionaire, $3.2 million
- Australia, $2.3 million
- Quantum of Solace, $2.2 million
Friday, December 19, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Hit Again!
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Weekend Box Office
- The Day the Earth Stood Still, $31 million
- Four Christmases, $13.3 million
- Twilight, $8 million
- Bolt, $7.5 million
- Australia, $4.3 million
- Quantum of Solace, $3.8 milliion
- Nothing Like the Holidays, $3.5 million
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, $3.3 million
- Milk, $2.6 million
- Transporter 3, $2.3 million
Saturday Night Live: Kanye West's Live Performances
Love Lockdown Performance
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
2009 Golden Globes Nominations
FILM
BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Frost/Nixon
- The Reader
- Revolutionary Road
- Slumdog Millionaire
BEST MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY
- Burn After Reading
- Happy-Go-Lucky
- In Bruges
- Mamma Mia!
- Vicky Cristina Barcelona
ACTOR, DRAMA
- Leonardo DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road
- Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
- Sean Penn, Milk
- Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
ACTRESS, DRAMA
- Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
- Angelina Jolie, Changeling
- Meryl Streep, Doubt
- Kristin Scott Thomas, I've Loved You So Long
- Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road
ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
- Javier Bardem, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Colin Farrell, In Bruges
- James Franco, Pineapple Express
- Brendan Gleeson, In Bruges
- Dustin Hoffman, Last Chance Harvey
ACTRESS, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
- Rebecca Hall, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
- Frances McDormand, Burn After Reading
- Meryl Streep, Mamma Mia!
- Emma Thompson, Last Chance Harvey
SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Tom Cruise, Tropic Thunder
- Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
- Ralph Fiennes, The Duchess
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
- Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Amy Adams, Doubt
- Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Viola Davis, Doubt
- Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
- Kate Winslet, The Reader
DIRECTOR
- Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
- Stephen Daldry, The Reader
- David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
- Sam Mendes, Revolutionary Road
SCREENPLAY
- Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
- David Hare, The Reader
- Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon
- Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- John Patrick Shanley, Doubt
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
- The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
- Everlasting Moments (Sweden)
- Gomorrah (Italy)
- I've Loved You So Long (France)
- Waltz With Bashir (Israel)
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
- Bolt
- Kung Fu Panda
- WALL-E
ORIGINAL SCORE
- Alexandre Desplat, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Clint Eastwood, Changeling
- James Newton Howard, Defiance
- A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire
- Hans Zimmer, Frost/Nixon
ORIGINAL SONG
- "Down to Earth," WALL-E; music by Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman; lyrics by Peter Gabriel
- "Gran Torino," Gran Torino; music by Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens; lyrics by Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens
- "I Thought I Lost You," Bolt; music & lyrics by Miley Cyrus, Jeffrey Steele
- "Once in a Lifetime," Cadillac Records; music & lyrics by Beyoncé Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarnon, Ian Dench, James Dring, Jody Street
- "The Wrestler," The Wrestler; music & lyrics by Bruce Springsteen
TELEVISION
TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA
- Dexter
- House
- In Treatment
- Mad Men
- True Blood
ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA
- Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
- Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- January Jones, Mad Men
- Anna Paquin, True Blood
- Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA
- Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
- Michael C. Hall, Dexter
- Jon Hamm, Mad Men
- Hugh Laurie, House
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers, The Tudors
TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
- 30 Rock
- Californication
- Entourage
- The Office
- Weeds
ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
- Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
- America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
- Tina Fey, 30 Rock
- Debra Messing, The Starter Wife
- Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds
ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
- Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
- Steve Carell, The Office
- Kevin Connolly, Entourage
- David Duchovny, Californication
- Tony Shalhoub, Monk
MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- A Raisin in the Sun
- Bernard and Doris
- Cranford
- John Adams
- Recount
ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- Judi Dench, Cranford
- Catherine Keener, An American Crime
- Laura Linney, John Adams
- Shirley MacLaine, Coco Chanel
- Susan Sarandon, Bernard and Doris
ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- Ralph Fiennes, Bernard and Doris
- Paul Giamatti, John Adams
- Kevin Spacey, Recount
- Kiefer Sutherland, 24: Redemption
- Tom Wilkinson, Recount
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- Eileen Atkins, Cranford
- Laura Dern, Recount
- Melissa George, In Treatment
- Rachel Griffiths, Brothers & Sisters
- Dianne Wiest, In Treatment
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
- Denis Leary, Recount
- Jeremy Piven, Entourage
- Blair Underwood, In Treatment
- Tom Wilkinson, John Adams
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
Weekend Box Office
- Four Christmases, $18.2 million
- Twilight, $13.2 million
- Bolt, $9.7 million
- Australia, $7 million
- Quantum of Solace, $6.6 milliion
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, $5.1 million
- Transporter 3, $4.5 million
- Punisher: War Zone, $4 million
- Cadillac Records, $3.5 million
- Role Models, $2.6 million
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Friday, December 5, 2008
Thursday, December 4, 2008
51st Annual Grammy Awards Nominees
Here's the complete list of nominations:
Record of the Year
- "Chasing Pavements," Adele
- "Viva la Vida," Coldplay
- "Bleeding Love," Leona Lewis
- "Paper Planes," M.I.A.
- "Please Read the Letter," Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Album of the Year
- Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Coldplay
- Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne
- Year of the Gentleman, Ne-Yo
- Raising Sand, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
- In Rainbows, Radiohead
Song of the Year
- "American Boy," Estelle featuring Kanye West
- "Chasing Pavements," Adele
- "I'm Yours," Jason Mraz
- "Love Song," Sarah Bareilles
- "Viva la Vida," Coldplay
Best New Artist
- Adele
- Duffy
- Jonas Brothers
- Lady Antebellum
- Jazmine Sullivan
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- Adele, "Chasing Pavements"
- Sara Bareilles, "Love Song"
- Duffy, "Mercy"
- Leona Lewis, "Bleeding Love"
- Katy Perry, "I Kissed a Girl"
- Pink, "So What"
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Kid Rock, "All Summer Long,"
- John Mayer, "Say"
- Paul McCartney, "That Was Me"
- Jason Mraz, "I'm Yours"
- Ne-Yo, "Closer"
- James Taylor, "Wichita Lineman"
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
- Coldplay, "Viva la Vida"
- Eagles, "Waiting in the Weeds"
- Gnarls Barkley, "Going On"
- Maroon 5, "Won't Go Home Without You"
- One Republic, "Apologize"
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
- Alicia Keys and John Mayer, "Lesson Learned"
- Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland, "Four Minutes"
- Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, "Rich Woman"
- Rihanna & Maroon 5, "If I Never See Your Face Again"
- Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown, "No Air"
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- Steve Cropper and Felix Cavaliere, "Love Appetite"
- Eagles, "I Dreamed There Was No War"
- Fourplay, "Fortune Teller"
- Stanley Jordan, "Steppin' Out"
- Marcus Miller, "Blast!"
Best Pop Instrumental Album
- Sax for Stax, Gerald Albright
- Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One, Larry Carlton
- Jingle All the Way, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
- The Spice of Life, Earl Klugh
- A Night Before Christmas, Spyro Gyra
Best Pop Vocal Album
- Detours, Sheryl Crow
- Rockferry, Duffy
- Long Road Out of Eden, Eagles
- Spirit, Leona Lewis
- Covers, James Taylor
Best Dance Recording
- "Harder Better Faster Stronger," Daft Punk
- "Ready for the Flow," Hot Chip
- "Just Dance," Lady Gaga and Colby O'Donis
- "Give It 2 Me," Madonna
- "Disturbia," Rihanna
- "Black and Gold," Sam Sparro
Best Electronic/Dance Album
- New York City, Brazilian Girls
- Alive 2007, Daft Punk
- Bring Ya to the Brink, Cyndi Lauper
- X, Kylie Minogue
- Last Night, Moby
- Robyn, Robyn
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- Still Unforgettable, Natalie Cole
- The Sinatra Project, Michael Feinstein
- Noël, Josh Groban
- In the Swing of Christmas, Barry Manilow
- Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall, Rufus Wainwright
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
- John Mayer, "Gravity"
- Paul McCartney, "I Saw Her Standing There"
- Bruce Springsteen, "Girls in Their Summer Clothes"
- Eddie Vedder, "Rise"
- Neil Young, "No Hidden Path"
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
- AC/DC, "Rock N Roll Train"
- Coldplay, "Violet Hill"
- Eagles, "Long Road Out of Eden"
- Kings of Leon, "Sex on Fire"
- Radiohead, "House of Cards"
Best Hard Rock Performance
- Disturbed, "Inside the Fire"
- Judas Priest, "Visions"
- The Mars Volta, "Wax Simulacra"
- Mötley Crüe, "Saints of Los Angeles"
- Rob Zombie, "Lords of Salem"
Best Metal Performance
- DragonForce, "Heroes of Our Time"
- Judas Priest, "Nostradamus"
- Metallica, "My Apocalypse"
- Ministry, " Under My Thumb"
- Slipknot, "Psychosocial"
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
- David Gilmour, "Castellorizon"
- Metallica, "Suicide & Redemption"
- Nine Inch Nails, "34 Ghosts I-IV"
- Rush, "Hope (Live for the Art of Peace)"
- Zappa Plays Zappa, "Peaches en Regalia"
Best Rock Song
- "Girls in Their Summer Clothes," Bruce Springsteen
- "House of Cards," Radiohead
- "I Will Possess Your Heart," Death Cab for Cutie
- "Sex on Fire," Kings of Leon
- "Violet Hill," Coldplay
Best Rock Album
- Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Coldplay
- Rock n Roll Jesus, Kid Rock
- Only by the Night, Kings of Leon
- Death Magnetic, Metallica
- Consolers of the Lonely, the Raconteurs
Best Alternative Music Album
- Modern Guilt, Beck
- Narrow Stairs, Death Cab for Cutie
- The Odd Couple, Gnarls Barkley
- Evil Urges, My Morning Jacket
- In Rainbows, Radiohead
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- Beyoncé, "Me, Myself And I"
- Keyshia Cole, "Heaven Sent"
- Jennifer Hudson, "Spotlight"
- Alicia Keys, "Superwoman"
- Jazmine Sullivan, "Need U Bad"
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
- Eric Benét, "You're the Only One"
- Chris Brown, "Take You Down"
- Ne-Yo, "Miss Independent"
- Trey Songz, "Can't Help But Wait"
- Usher, "Here I Stand"
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
- Boyz II Men, "Ribbon in the Sky"
- Anthony David Featuring India.Arie, "Wordsl"
- Al Green Featuring John Legend, "Stay With Me (by the Sea)"
- Jennifer Hudson Featuring Fantasia, "I'm His Only Woman"
- Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder and C.J. Hilton, "Never Give You Up"
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
- Wayne Brady, "A Change Is Gonna Come"
- Al Green Featuring Anthony Hamilton, "You've Got the Love I Need"
- (Linda Jones) With Helen Bruner and Terry Jones, "Baby I Know"
- Raphael Saadiq, "Love That Girl"
- Jazmine Sullivan, "In Love With Another Man"
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
- Kenna, "Say Goodbye to Love"
- Maiysha, "Wanna Be"
- Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am, "Be OK"
- Janelle Monae, "Many Moons"
- Wayna Featuring Kokayi, "Lovin You (Music)"
Best R&B Song
- "Bust Your Windows," Jazmine Sullivan
- "Customer," Raheem DeVaughn
- "Heaven Sent," Keyshia Cole
- "Miss Independent," Ne-Yo
- "Spotlight," Jennifer Hudson
Best R&B Album
- Love & Life, Eric Benet
- Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA, Boyz II Men
- Lay It Down, Al Green
- Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Hudson
- The Way I See It, Raphael Saadiq
Best Contemporary R&B Album
- Growing Pains, Mary J. Blige
- Back of My Lac', J. Holiday
- First Love, Karina
- Year of the Gentleman, Ne-Yo
- Fearless, Jazmine Sullivan
Best Rap Solo Performance
- Jay-Z, "Roc Boys (and the Winner Is)..."
- Lil Wayne, "A Milli"
- Lupe Fiasco, "Paris, Tokyo"
- Nas, "N.i.-.-.e.r. (the Slave and the Master)"
- Snoop Dogg, "Sexual Eruption"
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
- Big Boi Featuring Raekwon and Andre 3000, "Royal Flush"
- Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne, "Swagga Like Us"
- Lil Wayne Featuring Jay-Z, "Mr. Carter"
- Ludacris Featuring T.I., "Wish You Would"
- Young Jeezy Featuring Kanye West, "Put On"
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
- Estelle Featuring Kanye West, "American Boy"
- Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain, "Low"
- John Legend & Andre 3000, "Green Light"
- Lil Wayne Featuring T-Pain, "Got Money"
- Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos, "Superstar"
Best Rap Song
- "Lollipop," Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major
- "Low," Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain
- "Sexual Eruption," Snoop Dogg
- "Superstar," Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos
- "Swagga Like Us," Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West and Lil Wayne
Best Rap Album
- American Gangster, Jay-Z
- Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne
- The Cool, Lupe Fiasco
- Nas, Nas
- Paper Trail, T.I.
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
- Martina McBride, "For These Times"
- LeAnn Rimes, "What I Cannot Change"
- Carrie Underwood, "Last Name"
- Lee Ann Womack, "Last Call"
- Trisha Yearwood, "This Is Me You're Talking To"
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
- Trace Adkins, "You're Gonna Miss This"
- Jamey Johnson, "In Color"
- James Otto, "Just Got Started Lovin' You"
- Brad Paisley, "Letter to Me "
- George Strait, "Troubadour"
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
- Brooks & Dunn, "God Must Be Busy"
- Lady Antebellum, "Love Don't Live Here"
- Rascal Flatts, "Every Day"
- The SteelDrivers, "Blue Side of the Mountain"
- Sugarland, "Stay"
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
- Kenny Chesney and George Strait, "Shiftwork"
- Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, "Killing the Blues"
- George Strait and Patty Loveless, "House of Cash"
- Sugarland, Jake Owen and Little Big Town, "Life in a Northern Town"
- Trisha Yearwood and Keith Urban, "Let the Wind Chase You"
Best Country Instrumental Performance
- Cherryholmes, "Sumatra "
- Jerry Douglas and Lloyd Green, "Two Small Cars In Rome"
- Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, "Sleigh Ride "
- Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas and Bruce Hornsby, "Is This America? (Katrina 2005)"
- Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert and Steve Wariner, "Cluster Pluck"
Best Country Song
- "Dig Two Graves," Randy Travis
- "I Saw God Today," George Strait
- "In Color," Jamey Johnson
- "Stay," Sugarland
- "You're Gonna Miss This," Trace Adkins
Best Country Album
- That Lonesome Song, Jamey Johnson
- Sleepless Nights, Patty Loveless
- Troubadour, George Strait
- Around The Bend, Randy Travis
- Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love, Trisha Yearwood
Best Bluegrass Album
- Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe, Cherryholmes
- Del McCoury Band—Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Del McCoury Band
- The Ultimate Collection/Live at the Ryman, Earl Scruggs With Family and Friends
- Honoring the Fathers Of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder
- Wheels, Dan Tyminski
Best New Age Album
- Meditations, William Ackerman
- Pathfinder, Will Clipman
- Peace Time, Jack DeJohnette
- Ambrosia, Peter Kater
- The Scent of Light, Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
- Randy In Brasil, Randy Brecker
- Floating Point, John McLaughlin
- Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration of Cannonball Adderley, Various Artists
- Miles From India, Various Artists
- Lifecycle, Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern
Best Jazz Vocal Album
- Imagina: Songs of Brasil, Karrin Allyson
- Breakfast on the Morning Tram, Stacey Kent
- If Less Is More...Nothing Is Everything, Kate McGarry
- Loverly, Cassandra Wilson
- Distances, Norma Winstone (Glauco Venier & Klaus Gesing)
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
- "Be-Bop," Terence Blanchard
- "Seven Steps to Heaven," Till Brönner
- "Waltz for Debby," Gary Burton and Chick Corea
- "Son of Thirteen," Pat Metheny
- "Be-Bop," James Moody
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
- The New Crystal Silence, Chick Corea and Gary Burton
- History, Mystery, Bill Frisell
- Brad Mehldau Trio: Live, Brad Mehldau Trio
- Day Trip, Pat Metheny With Christian McBride and Antonio Sanchez
- Standards, Alan Pasqua, Dave Carpenter and Peter Erskine Trio
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- Appearing Nightly, Carla Bley and Her Remarkable Big Band
- Act Your Age, Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
- Symphonica, Joe Lovano With WDR Big Band and Rundfunk Orchestra
- Blauklang, Vince Mendoza
- Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
Best Latin Jazz Album
- Afro Bop Alliance, Caribbean Jazz Project
- The Latin Side of Wayne Shorter, Conrad Herwig and the Latin Side Band
- Song for Chico, Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra
- Nouveau Latino, Nestor Torres
- Marooned/Aislado, Papo Vázquez and the Mighty Pirates
Best Gospel Performance
- Kim Burrell, Rance Allen, Bebe Winans, Mariah Carey and Hezekiah Walker's Love Fellowship Tabernacle Church Choir, "I Understand"
- Casting Crowns, "East to West"
- Mary Mary, "Get Up"
- Take 6, "Shall We Gather at the River"
- CeCe Winans, "Waging War"
Best Gospel Song
- "Cover Me," 21:03 With Fred Hammond, Smokie Norful and J. Moss
- "Get Up," Mary Mary
- "Give Me Your Eyes," Brandon Heath
- "Help Me Believe," Kirk Franklin
- "You Reign," MercyMe
Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album
- Hello, After Edmund
- Our World Redeemed, Flame
- We Need Each Other, Sanctus Real
- Rock What You Got, Superchick
- Alive and Transported, TobyMac
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
- This Moment, Steven Curtis Chapman
- What If We, What If We
- Opposite Way, Leeland
- Hello Love, Hello Love
- Thy Kingdom Come, CeCe Winans
Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
- Room for More, Booth Brothers
- Lovin' Life, Gaither Vocal Band
- Steps to Heaven, Charlie Louvin
- Hymned Again, Bart Millard
- Ephesians One, Karen Peck J MossNew River
Best Traditional Gospel Album
- Down In New Orleans, the Blind Boys of Alabama
- I'll Say Yes, the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
- Take It Back, Dorinda Clark-Cole
- Deitrick Haddon Presents...Together In Worship, Voices of Unity
- Bishop Charles E. Blake Presents...No Limit, the West Angeles COGIC Mass Choir
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
- Reflections, Jason Champion
- The Fight of My Life, Kirk Franklin
- The Sound, Mary Mary
- Donald Lawrence Introduces: Family Prayer, the Murrills
- Stand Out, Tye Tribbett & G.A.
Best Latin Pop Album
- Cara B, Jorge Drexler
- Palabras Del Silencio, Luis Fonsi
- La Vida...Es un Ratico, Juanes
- Cómplices, Luis Miguel
- Tarde o Temprano, Tommy Torres
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
- Sonidos Gold, Grupo Fantasma
- 45, Jaguares
- La Verdad, Locos por Juana
- Tijuana Sound Machine, Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich & Fussible
- Mediocre, Ximena Sariñana
Best Latin Urban Album
- La Novela, Akwid
- La Sinfonia, La Sinfonia
- The Royalty: La Realeza, R.K.M. and Ken-Y
- En lo Claro, Voltio
- Los Extraterrestres, Wisin y Yandel
Best Tropical Latin Album
- Cuba: Un Viaje Musical—A Musical Journey, Albita, Rey RuÃz and Donato Poveda
- Renacer, DLG
- Señor Bachata, José Feliciano
- Frutero Moderno, Gonzalo Grau and la Clave Secreta
- Back on the Streets... Taste Of Spanish Harlem Vol. 2, New Swing Sextet
Best Regional Mexican Album
- Amor, Dolor y Lágrimas: Música Ranchera, Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano
- Desde México: "Cumbia Cusinela," Huichol Musical
- Vámonos Pa'l RÃo, Los Pikadientes de Caborca
- Canciones de Amor, Mariachi Divas
- A Puro Dolor, Nadia
Best Tejano Album
- Music Lessons, Chente Barrera and Taconazo
- Friends and Legends, Joe Posada
- Viva la Revolucion, Rubén Ramos and the Mexican Revolution
- All That Jazz..., Tortilla Factory
- Heir to the Throne, Albert Zamora
Best Norteño Album
- Me Enamore de un Angel, Los Palominos
- RaÃces, Los Tigres del Norte
- Corridos: Defendiendo el Honor, Pesado
- Six Pack, Siggno
- Cuidado, Solido
Best Banda Album
- Tu Inspiracion, Alacranes Musical
- Que Bonito... ¡Es Lo Bonito!, Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga
- Vive y Dejame Vivir, Cuisillos
- Tiro de Gracia, Lupillo Rivera
- No Es de Madera, Joan Sebástian
Best Traditional Blues Album
- The Blues Rolls On, Elvin Bishop
- Skin Deep, Buddy Guy
- All Odds Against Me, John Lee Hooker Jr.
- One Kind Favor, B.B. King
- Pinetop Perkins and Friends, Pinetop Perkins and Friends
Best Contemporary Blues Album
- Peace, Love & BBQ, Marcia Ball
- Like A Fire, Solomon Burke
- City That Care Forgot, Dr. John And The Lower 911
- Maestro, Taj Mahal
- Simply Grand, Irma Thomas
Best Traditional Folk Album
- Coal, Kathy Mattea
- Comedians & Angels, Tom Paxton
- Bring Me Home, Peggy Seeger
- At 89, Pete Seeger
- Strangers In Another Country, Rosalie Sorrels
Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
- Day After Tomorrow, Joan Baez
- I, Flathead, Ry Cooder
- Sex & Gasoline, Rodney Crowell
- All I Intended To Be, Emmylou Harris
- Raising Sand, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Best Native American Music Album
- Songs From the Black Hills, Bryan Akipa
- Spo'Mo'Kin'Nan, Black Lodge
- Red Rock, Northern Cree
- Come to Me Great Mystery—Native American Healing Songs, Various Artists
- Faith, Kevin Yazzie
Best Hawaiian Music Album
- 'Ikena, Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho
- 'Aumakua, Amy Hanaiali'i
- Force of Nature, Led Kaapana and Mike Kaawa
- Hawaiian Slack Key Kings Masters Series Vol. II, Various Artists
- The Spirit of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Various Artists
Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album
- Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, BeauSoleil & Michael Doucet
- From Now On, Michael Doucet
- Homage au Passé, Pine Leaf Boys
- Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
- Cedric Watson, Cedric Watson
Best Reggae Album
- Jah Is Real, Burning Spear
- Let's Get Physical, Elephant Man
- Vibes, Heavy D
- Repentance, Lee "Scratch" Perry
- Intoxication, Shaggy
- Amazing, Sly & Robbie
Best Traditional World Music Album
- Calcutta Chronicles: Indian Slide Guitar Odyssey, Debashish Bhattacharya
- The Mandé Variations, Toumani Diabaté
- Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu, Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Dancing In The Light, Lakshmi Shankar
Best Contemporary World Music Album
- Shake Away, Lila Downs
- Banda Larga Cordel, Gilberto Gil
- Global Drum Project, Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju & Giovanni Hidalgo
- Rokku mi Rokka (Give and Take), Youssou N'Dour
- Live at the Nelson Mandela Theater, Soweto Gospel Choir
Best Polka Album
- El Maestro del Acordeón y Sus Polkas, Paulino Bernal
- Speechless, LynnMarie and Charlie Kelley as the Boxhounds
- Back to Back Hall of Fame Polkas, Walter Ostanek and His Band, Jerry Darlak and the Touch and Bob Kravos and His Band
- Hungry for More, Polka Family Band
- Let the Whole World Sing, Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra
Best Musical Album for Children
- Beethoven's Wig 4: Dance Along Symphonies, Beethoven's Wig
- Big Round World, Trout Fishing In America
- Here Come the 123s, They Might Be Giants
- Here Comes Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could, Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could
- The Shoe Bird, Gerard Schwarz Conducting the Seattle Symphony
Best Spoken Word Album for Children
- Around the Campfire, Buck Howdy With BB
- The Big One-Oh, Dean Pitchford
- Brown Bear and Friends, Gwyneth Paltrow
- The Cricket in Times Square, Tony Shalhoub
- Yes to Running! Bill Harley Live, Bill Harley
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Story Telling)
- An Inconvenient Truth (Al Gore), Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon and Blair Underwood
- Born Standing Up, Steve Martin
- I Am America (and So Can You!), Stephen Colbert (and Various Artists)
- Life Beyond Measure, Sidney Poitier
- When You Are Engulfed In Flames, David Sedaris
Best Comedy Album
- Anticipation, Lewis Black
- Flight of the Conchords, Flight of the Conchords
- For Your Consideration, Kathy Griffin
- It's Bad for Ya, George Carlin
- Songs of the Bushmen, Harry Shearer
Best Musical Show Album
- Gypsy
- In the Heights
- The Little Mermaid
- South Pacific
- Young Frankenstein: The Musical
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
- American Gangster
- August Rush
- Juno
- Mamma Mia!
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Best Score Soundtrack Album tor Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
- The Dark Knight, James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, John Williams
- Iron Man, Ramin Djawadi
- There Will Be Blood, Jonny Greenwood
- WALL-E, Thomas Newman
Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
- "Down to Earth" (from WALL-E), Peter Gabriel
- "Ever Ever After" (from Enchanted), Carrie Underwood
- "Say" (from The Bucket List), John Mayer
- "That's How You Know" (from Enchanted), Amy Adams
- "Walk Hard (from Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story), John C. Reilly
Best Instrumental Composition
- "The Adventures of Mutt" (from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull), John Williams
- "Alegria," Chick Corea and Gary Burton
- "Claire's Closet," Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern
- "Danzón de Etiqueta," Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin
- "Hit the Ground Running," Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
Best Instrumental Arrangement
- Harry Connick Jr., "Ash Wednesday"
- Maynard Ferguson, "Besame Mucho"
- Frank Macchia and the Prague Orchestra, "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair"
- Joe Zawinul, "In a Silent Way"
- Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, "Yo Tannenbaum"
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
- "Alfie," Traincha and the Metropole Orchestra
- "Grace," Take 6
- "Here's That Rainy Day," Natalie Cole
- "Johnny One Note," John Pizzarelli
- "Lazy Afternoon," Danilo Perez
Best Recording Package
- Death Magnetic, Metallica
- Hawk Nelson...Is My Friend!, Hawk Nelson
- Nouns, No Age
- Radio Retaliation, Thievery Corporation
- Summer Rains, the Ditty Bops
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
- Ghosts I-IV, Nine Inch Nails
- In Rainbows, Radiohead
- Poems and Songs, Wu Sheng
- Pretty. Odd., Panic at the Disco
- @#%&*! Smilers, Aimee Mann
Best Album Notes
- Art of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years of Traditional American Music Documented by Art Rosenbaum, Various Artists
- Debate '08: Taft and Bryan Campaign on the Edison Phonograph, William Jennings Bryan and William Howard Taft
- Kind of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition, Miles Davis
- Rare and Unreleased Recordings From the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin
- The Unsung Father of Country Music: 1925-1934, Ernest V. Stoneman
Best Historical Album
- Art of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years of Traditional American Music Documented by Art Rosenbaum, Various Artists
- Classic Columbia, Okeh and Vocalion: Lester Young With Count Basie (1936-1940), Lester Young With Count Basie
- Debate '08: Taft and Bryan Campaign on the Edison Phonograph, William Jennings Bryan and William Howard Taft
- Polk Miller and His Old South Quartette, Polk Miller and His Old South Quartette
- To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story, Nina Simone
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
- Consolers of the Lonely, the Raconteurs
- Just a Little Lovin', Shelby Lynne
- Lay It Down, Al Green
- Still Unforgettable, Natalie Cole
- We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things., Jason Mraz
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
- Danger Mouse: Attack and Release (the Black Keys), Modern Guilt (Beck), The Odd Couple (Gnarls Barkley)
- Nigel Godrich, In Rainbows
- Johnny Karkazis: Big Bad World (Plain White T's), The Illusion of Progress (Staind), Light From Above (Black Tide), 3 Doors Down (3 Doors Down)
- Rick Rubin: Death Magnetic (Metallica), Home Before Dark (Neil Diamond), Mercy (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy) (Ours), Seeing Things (Jakob Dylan), Weezer (Red Album) (Weezer)
- Will.i.am: "American Boy" (Estelle Featuring Kanye West), Encanto (Sergio Mendes), "Funky Bahia" (Sergio Mendes Featuring Will.i.am & Siedah Garrett), "In the Ayer" (Flo Rida Featuring Will.i.am), "Pick It Up" (Fergie), "Picture Perfect" (Chris Brown Featuring Will.i.am), "What's Your Name" (Usher Featuring Will.i.am)
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
- "Closer" (StoneBridge Radio Edit), Ne-Yo
- "Electric Feel" (Justice Remix), MGMT
- "4 Minutes" (Junkie XL Remix), Madonna Featuring Justin Timberlake
- "Just Fine" (Moto Blanco Remix), Mary J. Blige
- "The Longest Road" (Deadmau5 Remix), Morgan Page Featuring Lissie
Best Surround Sound Album
- Divertimenti, Øyvind Gimse and TrondheimSolistene
- Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Night on Bald Mountain; Prelude to Khovanshchina, Paavo Järvi and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
- Rheinberger: Sacred Choral Works, Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Bach Choir and Kansas City Chorale
- Ringo 5.1 The Surround Sound Collection, Ringo Starr
- Sensurround + B-Sides, Cornelius
Best Engineered Album, Classical
- Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Divertimenti, Øyvind Gimse and TrondheimSolistene
- Puccini: La Bohème: Robert Spano and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
- Respighi: Church Windows, Brazilian Impressions, Rossiniana, JoAnn Falletta and Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
- Traditions and Transformations: Sounds of Silk Road Chicago, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Alan Gilbert, Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man, Yo-Yo Ma and Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Producer of the Year, Classical
- David Frost
- David Groves
- Judith Sherman
- Robert Woods
- Robina G. Young
Best Classical Album
- Maria, Adam Fischer; Orchestra La Scintilla
- O'Regan, Tarik: Threshold Of Night, Company Of Strings; Company of Voices and Conspirare
- Schoenberg/Sibelius: Violin Concertos, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Spotless Rose: Hymns to the Virgin Mary, Phoenix Chorale
- Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, Donnie Ray Albert, John Easterlin, Steven Humes, Mel Ulrich and Robert Wörle; Los Angeles Opera Chorus; Los Angeles Opera Orchestra
Best Orchestral Performance
- Iceland Symphony Orchestra, D'Indy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1
- Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Glazunov: Symphony No. 6, La Mer, Introduction and Dance From Salome
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4
- Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra, Walden, Chris: Symphony No. 1, The Four Elements
Best Opera Recording
- Dun, Tan: The First Emperor, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
- Lully: Psyché, Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra; Boston Early Music Festival Chorus
- Monteverdi: L'Orfeo, Concerto Italiano
- Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; the Metropolitan Opera Chorus
- Weill: Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny; Donnie Ray Albert, John Easterlin, Steven Humes, Mel Ulrich and Robert Wörle; Los Angeles Opera Orchestra; Los Angeles Opera Chorus
Best Choral Performance
- Company of Strings; Company Of Voices & Conspirare, O'Regan, Tarik: Threshold of Night
- Kansas City Chorale and Phoenix Bach Choir, Rheinberger: Sacred Choral Works
- Berliner Philharmoniker; Rundfunkchor Berlin, Symphony of Psalms
- Jaroslaw Brek, Iwona Hossa and Ewa Marciniec; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Szymanowski, Karol: Stabat Mater
- Steve Davislim, Mihoko Fujimura, Matthew Rose and Indra Thomas; London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus, Tippett: A Child of Our Time
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
- National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Bloch/Lees: Violin Concertos
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Harrison: Pipa Concerto
- Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Mozart: Piano Concertos 17 and 20
- L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos 2 and 5
- Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Schoenberg/Sibelius: Violin Concertos
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
- Marc-André Hamelin, In a State of Jazz
- Gloria Cheng, Piano Music of Salonen, Stucky and Lutoslawski
- Wei Li, Red Cliff Capriccio
- Cameron Carpenter, Revolutionary
- Joan Jeanrenaud, Strange Toys
Best Chamber Music Performance
- Stephen Hough; Takács Quartet, Brahms: String Quartet Op. 51, No. 2, Piano Quintet Op. 34
- Pacifica Quartet, Carter, Elliott: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 5
- Trio Mediaeval, Folk Songs
- ARC Ensemble, Right Through the Bone—Julius Röntgen Chamber Music
- Jennifer Koh and Reiko Uchida, String Poetic
Best Small Ensemble Performance
- TrondheimSolistene, Divertimenti
- Moscow Soloists, Dun: Pipa Concerto; Hayashi: Viola Concerto; Takemitsu: Nostalgia
- Schoenberg Ensemble, Im Wunderschoenen Monat Mai
- Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble, Monk: Impermanence
- Phoenix Chorale, Spotless Rose: Hymns to the Virgin Mary
Best Classical Vocal Performance
- JoAnn Falletta; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan
- Gil Rose; Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Fussell, Charles: Wilde
- Eduard Topchjan; Serouj Kradjian; Chamber Players of the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra, Gomidas Songs
- Adam Fischer; Orchestra la Scintilla, Maria
- Christian Gerhaher and Daniel Hope; Bengt Forsberg and Gerold Huber, TerezÃn: Theresienstadt
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
- Peter Eötvös, "Dalbavie: Concerto Pour Flûte"
- Robert Spano, "Gandolfi: The Garden of Cosmic Speculation"
- JoAnn Falletta, "Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan"
- Douglas Boyd, "Violin Concerto No. 2"
- Chris Walden, "Walden, Chris: Symphony No. 1, the Four Elements"
Best Classical Crossover Album
- Baroque, Gabriela Montero
- Indigo Road, Ronn McFarlane
- Old School, East Village Opera Company
- The Othello Syndrome, Uri Caine Ensemble
- Simple Gifts, the King's Singers
Best Short Form Music Video
- Erykah Badu, "Honey"
- Gnarls Barkley, "Who's Gonna Save My Soul"
- Alicia Keys and Jack White, "Another Way to Die"
- Radiohead, "House of Cards"
- Weezer, "Pork and Beans"
Best Long Form Music Video
- John Mayer, "Where the Light Is—Live in Los Angeles"
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers , "Runnin' Down a Dream"
- Rihanna, "Good Girl Gone Bad Live"
- Various Artists, "Respect Yourself—the Stax Records Story"
- The Who, "Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who"
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Under New Management!
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Good Morning America: Britney Spears' Womanizer & Circus Live Performances
Circus Performance
Monday, December 1, 2008
Weekend Box Office
- Four Christmases, $31.7 million
- Bolt, $26.6 million
- Twilight, $26.4 million
- Quantum of Solace, $19.5 milliion
- Australia, $14.8 million
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, $14.5 million
- Transporter 3, $12.3 million
- Role Models, $5.3 million
- The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, $1.7 million
- Milk, $1.4 million