| Artist(s) | Category | Title & YouTube Link |
| Britney Spears |
Best Dance Recording |
Womanizer |
| Harry Connick, Jr. |
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album |
Your Songs |
| Ledisi |
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance |
Goin' Thru Changes |
| Ledisi |
Best R&B Album |
Turn Me Loose |
| Lil Wayne, Drake, et al |
Best Rap Song (songwriters award) |
Best I Ever Had |
| Trace Adkins |
Best Male Country Vocal Performance |
All I Ask For Anymore |
| Brooks & Dunn |
Best Country Performance by Duo or Group |
Cowgirls Don't Cry |
| Terence Blanchard [w] |
Best Improvised Jazz Solo |
Dancin' 4 Chicken |
| Allen Toussaint |
Best Jazz Instrumental Album |
The Bright Mississippi |
| New Orleans Jazz Orchestra [w] |
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album |
Book One (see album credits) |
| Various Artists (Aaron Neville, et al) [w] |
Best Traditional Gospel Album |
Oh Happy Day: All-Star Music Celebration |
| Lucinda Williams |
Best Americana Album |
Little Honey |
| Beausoleil avec Michael Doucet |
Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album |
Alligator Purse |
| Buckwheat Zydeco [w] |
Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album |
Lay Your Burden Down (see album credits) |
| The Magnolia Sisters (*) |
Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album |
Stripped Down |
| Pine Leaf Boys |
Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album |
Live at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival |
| Cedric Watson and Bijou Creole |
Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album |
L'Esprit Creole |
| Notes: Recording eligibility period was October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009. The Magnolia Sisters members are Ann Savoy, Anya Burgess, Jane Vidrine, and Lisa Trahan. "Cadillac Records (Music From the Motion Picture)" was nominated for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album. it includes cuts from Little Walter, and others. "True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series" was nominated for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album. It features tracks by CC Adcock, Lucinda Williams, Lee Dorsey, Slim Harpo, Allen Toussaint, Dr. John, and others. 2010 additions to the Grammy Hall of Fame included recordings by King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, Mahalia Jackson, Jelly Roll Morton and Louis Armstrong. Performances included a medley of "Drop The World" and "Forever" featuring Lil Wayne, Eminem, Drake and Travis Barker. New Orleans guitarist and singer Snooks Eaglin (1937–2009) and tenor sax legend Sam Butera (1927-2009) were mentioned in the annual 'In Memoriam' segment. Producer/bassist/songwriter Larry Klein was nominated in the "Producer of the Year, Non-Classical" category. His credits for the year included the Zachary Richard & Celine Dion track "Acadian Driftwood". Country music duo Sugarland was nominated in the "Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals" category for their single "It Happens", from the album "Love on the Inside". Sugarland is backed on the album by New Orleanians Annie Clements (bass & vocals) and Travis McNabb (drums). Both of them performed with Sugarland on The Grammy Nominations Concert Live! which aired on CBS on December 2, 2009. The Trace Adkins single "All I Ask For Anymore", written by Casey Beathard and Tim James, is nominated for "Best Country Song" (a songwriters award). Grammy winner in the "Best Album Notes" category was Dan Morgenstern, for The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935–1946). Winner in the "Best Historical Album" category was Little Walter: The Complete Chess Masters (1950-1967) (Andy McKaie, compilation producer; Erick Labson, mastering engineer). |
