• Ledisi

• Lucinda Williams for "Come On," from "West"

• Lucinda Williams for "Come On," from "West"

• Ledisi for "Lost & Found"

• Fat Joe & Lil Wayne for "Make It Rain"

• Tim McGraw for "If You're Reading This," from "Let It Go"

• Brooks & Dunn for "Proud of the House We Built," from "Cowboy Town"

• Tim McGraw & Faith Hill for "I Need You," from "Let It Go"

• Tim McGraw, et al. for "If You're Reading This," from "Let It Go"

• Tim McGraw for "Let It Go"

• Terence Blanchard for "Levees," from "A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem For Katrina)"

• Terence Blanchard for "A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem For Katrina)" [Grammy winner]

• Trin-I-Tee 5:7 for "T57"

• Kenny Wayne Shepherd, et al. for "10 Days Out: Blues From The Backroads"

• Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie for "Le Cowboy Creole"

• Lisa Haley (*) for "King Cake"

• Lost Bayou Ramblers for "Live A La Blue Moon"

• Pine Leaf Boys for "Blues de Musicien"

• Racines for "Racines"

• Roddie Romero and the Hub City All-Stars for "La Louisianne Sessions"

• Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience for "Live Worldwide" [Grammy winner]

• Harry Connick, Jr. for "Ash Wednesday," from "Chanson du Vieux Carre"

• Harry Connick, Jr. for "Ash Wednesday," from "Chanson du Vieux Carre"

• Mute Math for "Typical," from "Mute Math"

• Kenny Wayne Shepherd, et al. for "10 Days Out: Blues From The Backroads"

The 50th Annual Grammy Awards marked the addition of the "Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album" category.

Kanye West's "Graduation" is nominated for Album of the Year and Best Rap Album. NOLA rapper Lil' Wayne is a guest performer on the album (on the track "Barry Bonds").

"Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album" nominee Lisa Haley is a native of Wilmington, Del. She is based in Los Angeles.

Kenny Wayne Shepherd's "10 Days Out: Blues From The Backroads" CD and DVD features Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Bryan Lee, Buddy Flett, Henry Gray, and others.

Doyle Bramhall's "Is It News" is nominated for Best Contemporay Blues Album. It was produced by C.C. Adcock, and Adcock also performs on the album. "Is It News" was recorded at The Dugout in New Orleans.

Southeastern Louisiana University professor and classical pianist Kenneth Boulton is nominated in the Best Instrumental Soloist Performer (Without Orchestra) category for his album "Louisiana – A Pianist's Journey."

Louis Armstrong's "St. Louis Blues" is among the 2008 inductees into the Grammy Hall of Fame.