Winners will be attributed with ** GRAMMY WINNER ** after the artist, song, album, or video.
Fan-voted winners will have ** FAN-VOTED WINNER ** after the artist, song, album.
Fans didn't vote in each category. Only in the general country categories.
Album Of The Year
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.)
- Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Foo Fighters
Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer
[Roswell/RCA Records]
- These Days read review
Vince Gill
John Anderson, Guy Clarke, Rodney Crowell, Diana Krall & The Del McCoury Band, featured artists; Vince Gill, John Hobbs & Justin Niebank, producers; Neal Cappellino & Justin Niebank, engineers/mixers; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer
[MCA Nashville]
- River: The Joni Letters ** GRAMMY WINNER **
Herbie Hancock
Leonard Cohen, Norah Jones, Joni Mitchell, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza & Tina Turner, featured artists; Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, producers; Helik Hadar, engineer/mixer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer
[Verve]
- Graduation
Kanye West
Dwele, Lil Wayne, Mos Def & T-Pain, featured artists; Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Eric Hudson, Brian "Allday" Miller, Nottz, Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds, Gee Roberson, Toomp & Kanye West, producers; Bruce Beuchner, Andrew Dawson, Mike Dean, Anthony Kilhoffer, Greg Koller, Manny Marroquin, Nottz Raw, Tony Rey, Seiji Sekine, Paul Sheehy & D. Sloan, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
[Roc-A-Fella Records]
- Back To Black
Amy Winehouse
Mark Ronson & Salaamremi, producers; Tom Elmhirst, Gary Noble & Franklin Socorro, engineers/mixers; Mark Ronson, mastering engineer
[Universal Republic Records]
Song Of The Year
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
- "Before He Cheats"
Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
Track from: Some Hearts read review
[19 Recordings/Arista Nashville; Publishers: That Little House Music, Mighty Underdog Music/Sony/ATV Cross Keys]
- "Hey There Delilah"
Tom Higgenson, songwriter (Plain White T's)
Track from: Every Second Counts
[Hollywood Records/Fearless Records; Publisher: So Happy Publishing]
- "Like A Star"
Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriter (Corinne Bailey Rae)
Track from: Corinne Bailey Rae
[Capitol Records; Publisher: Global Talent Publishing]
- "Rehab" ** GRAMMY WINNER **
Amy Winehouse, songwriter (Amy Winehouse)
Track from: Back To Black
[Universal Republic Records; Publisher: EMI Music Publishing]
- "Umbrella"
Shawn Carter, Kuk Harrell, Terius "Dream" Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z)
Track from: Good Girl Gone Bad
[Def Jam]
Best New Artist
(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.)
- Feist
- Ledisi
- Paramore
- Taylor Swift
- Amy Winehouse ** GRAMMY WINNER **
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
- "Simple Love"
Alison Krauss
Track from: A Hundred Miles Or More: A Collection read review
[Rounder]
- "Famous In A Small Town"
Miranda Lambert
Track from: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend read review
[Columbia Nashville]
- "Nothin' Better To Do"
LeAnn Rimes
Track from: Family
[Curb Records]
- "Before He Cheats" ** GRAMMY WINNER ** ** FAN-VOTED WINNER **
Carrie Underwood
Track from: Some Hearts
[19 Recordings/Arista Nashville]
- "Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love"
Trisha Yearwood
Track from: Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love read review
[Big Machine Records]
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
- "Long Trip Alone"
Dierks Bentley
Track from: Long Trip Alone read review
[Capitol Records Nashville]
- "A Woman's Love"
Alan Jackson
Track from: Like Red On A Rose read review
[Arista Nashville]
- "If You're Reading This"
Tim McGraw
Track from: Let It Go read review
[Curb Records]
- "Give It Away"
George Strait
Track from: It Just Comes Natural read review
[MCA Nashville]
- "Stupid Boy" ** GRAMMY WINNER ** ** FAN-VOTED WINNER **
Keith Urban
Track from: Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing read review
[Capitol Records Nashville]
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
- "Proud Of The House We Built"
Brooks & Dunn
Track from: Cowboy Town read review
[Arista Nashville]
- "How Long" ** GRAMMY WINNER **
Eagles
Track from: Long Road Out Of Eden read review
[Eagles Recording Co. II]
- "Moments" ** FAN-VOTED WINNER **
Emerson Drive
Track from: Countrified read review
[Midas Records, Inc.]
- "Lucky Man"
Montgomery Gentry
Track from: Some People Change read review
[Columbia Nashville]
- "Sweet Memories"
The Time Jumpers
Track from: Jumpin' Time
[Crosswind]
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
- "Days Aren't Long Enough"
Steve Earle & Allison Moorer
Track from: Washington Square Serenade
[New West Records]
- "Because Of You" ** FAN-VOTED WINNER **
Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson
Track from: Duets read review
[MCA Nashville]
- "I Need You"
Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
Track from: Let It Go
[Curb Records]
- "Lost Highway" ** GRAMMY WINNER **
Willie Nelson & Ray Price
Track from: Last Of The Breed read review
[Lost Highway Records]
- "Oh Love"
Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood
Track from: 5th Gear read review
[Arista Nashville]