World’s Best Album
*Lady GaGa
Black Eyed Peas
Susan Boyle
Taylor Swift

World’s Best Classical Artist
*Andrea Bocelli
Katherine Jenkins
Paul Potts
The Priests

World’s Best DJ
*David Guetta
Tiesto
DeadMaus
Armin Van Buuren

World’s Best Hip Hop Artist
*Black Eyed Peas
Eminem
Jay-Z
Ludacris

World’s Best New Artist Artist
*Lady GaGa
Justin Bieber
Kesha
Susan Boyle

World’s Best Pop Artist
*Black Eyed Peas
Beyonce
Jay-Z
Justin Bieber

World’s Best Pop/Rock Artist
*Lady GaGa
Madonna
Rihanna
Taylor Swift

World’s Best R&B Artist
*Black Eyed Peas
Beyonce
Alicia Keys
Akon

World’s Best Rock Artist
*U2
Muse
King of Leon
Green Day

World’s Best Single
*Lady GaGa – Poker Face
The Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Felling
Beyonce – Single Ladies
David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland – When Love Takes Over

Best Selling Artists – Africa
Akon

Best Selling Artists – America
Lady GaGa

Best Selling Artists – Asia
Namie Amuro

Best Selling Artists – Australia
Empire of the Sun

Best Selling Artists – Canada
Michael Buble

Best Selling Artists – France
David Guetta

Best Selling Artists – Germany
Rammstein

Best Selling Artists – Great Britain
Susan Boyle

Best Selling Artists – Ireland
U2

Best Selling Artists – Italy
TizianFerro

Best Selling Artists – Latina America
Shakira

Best Selling Artists – Middle East
Ellisa

Best Selling Artists – Scandinavia
Ah-a

Best Selling Artists – Spain
Monica Noranjo

Album of the Year:

* “I Am…Sasha Fierce” – Beyonce Knowles
* “The E.N.D.” – Black Eyed Peas
* “The Fame” – Lady GaGa
* “Fearless” – Taylor Swift

Record of the year:

* “Halo” – Beyonce Knowles
* “I Gotta Feeling” – Black Eyed Peas
* “Use Somebody” – Kings of Leon
* “Poker Face” – Lady GaGa
* “You Belong with Me” – Taylor Swift

Song of the Year:

* “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” – Beyonce Knowles
* “Poker Face” – Lady GaGa
* “Pretty Wings” – Maxwell
* “Use Somebody” – Kings of Leon
* “You Belong with Me” – Taylor Swift

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals:

* “I Gotta Feeling” – Black Eyed Peas
* ” We Weren’t Born to Follow” – Bon Jovi
* “Never Say Never” – The Fray
* “Sara Smile” – Daryl Hall & John Oates
* “Kids” – MGMT

Best Rap Solo Performance:

* “Best I Ever Had” – Drake
* “Beautiful” – Eminem
* “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)” – Jay-Z
* “Day ‘N’ Nite” – Kid Cudi
* “Casa Bey” – Mos Def

Best Rock Album:

* “Black Ice” – AC/DC
* “Live From Madison Square Garden” – Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
* “21st Century Breakdown” – Green Day
* “Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King” – Dave Matthews Band
* “No Line on the Horizon” – U2

Best New Artist:

* Zac Brown Band
* Keri Hilson
* MGMT
* Silversun Pickups
* The Ting Tings

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance:

* Adele – “Hometown Glory”
* Beyonce Knowles – “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:

* Beyonce Knowles – “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:

* Beyonce Knowles – “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 R&B Song:

* Jamie Foxx & T-Pain – “Blame It”
* Jazmine Sullivan – “Lions, Tigers & Bears”
* Maxwell – “Pretty Wings”
* Beyonce Knowles – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)”
* Pleasure P – “Under”

Best R&B Album:

* Anthony Hamilton – “The Point of It All”
* India.Arie – “Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics”
* Ledisi – “Turn Me Loose”
* Maxwell – “BLACKsummers’night”
* Charlie Wilson – “Uncle Charlie”

Best Contemporary R&B Album:

* Beyonce Knowles – “I Am…Sasha Fierce”
* Jamie Foxx – “Intuition”
* Pleasure P – “The Introduction of Marcus Cooper”
* Trey Songz – “Ready”
* T-Pain – “Thr33 Ringz”

Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group:

* Beastie Boys & Nas – “Too Many Rappers”
* Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent – “Crack A Bottle”
* Fabolous & Jay-Z – “Money Goes, Honey Stay”
* Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common – “Make Her Say”
* Kanye West & Young Jeezy – “Amazing”

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:

* Beyonce Knowles & Kanye West – “Ego”
* Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo – “Knock You Down”
* Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West – “Run This Town”
* The Lonely Island & T-Pain – “I’m On A Boat”
* T.I. & Justin Timberlake – “Dead And Gone”

Best Rap Song:

* “Best I Ever Had” – Drake
* “Day ‘N’ Nite” – Kid Cudi
* “Dead And Gone” – T.I. & Justin Timberlake
* “D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)” – Jay-Z
* “Run This Town” – Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West

Best Rap Album:

* “Universal Mind Control” – Common
* “Relapse” – Eminem
* “R.O.O.T.S.” – Flo Rida
* “The Ecstatic” – Mos Def
* “The Renaissance” – Q-Tip

Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media

* Miley Cyrus – “The Climb” (From “Hannah Montana: The Movie”)
* Paramore – “Decode” (From “Twilight)
* A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash – “Jai Ho” (From “Slumdog Millionaire”)
* Beyonce Knowles – “Once in a Lifetime” (From “Cadillac Records”)
* Bruce Springsteen – “The Wrestler” (From “The Wrestler”)

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift

POP/ROCK – Favorite Male Artist
Michael Jackson

POP/ROCK – Favorite Female Artist
Lady Gaga

POP/ROCK – Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Black Eyed Peas

POP/ROCK – Favorite Album
Number Ones, Michael Jackson

COUNTRY – Favorite Male Artist
Keith Urban

COUNTRY – Favorite Female Artist
Taylor Swift

COUNTRY – Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Rascal Flatts

COUNTRY – Favorite Album
Fearless, Taylor Swift

RAP/HIP-HOP – Favorite Male Artist
Jay-Z

RAP/HIP-HOP – Favorite Album
Blueprint 3, Jay-Z

SOUL/R&B – Favorite Male Artist
Michael Jackson

SOUL/R&B – Favorite Female Artist
Beyoncé Knowles

SOUL/R&B – Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Black Eyed Peas

SOUL/R&B – Favorite Album
Number Ones, Michael Jackson

SOUNDTRACKS – Favorite Album
Twilight Soundtrack

ALTERNATIVE ROCK – Favorite Artist
Green Day

ADULT CONTEMPORARY – Favorite Artist
Taylor Swift

LATIN – Favorite Artist
Aventura

CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL – Favorite Artist
Mary Mary

T-MOBILE BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST
Gloriana

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Whitney Houston

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