Sony Music Entertainment Artists Earn Grammy Nominations Across Major Categories

NEW YORK – DECEMBER 3, 2009 – Sony Music Entertainment artists representing virtually every genre of music from across the company’s labels and divisions received GRAMMY nominations from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS) last night, including multiple nods in the coveted categories of Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best New Artist. The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards ceremony will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif. on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010.

Following is a list of Sony Music’s nominees:

General Field

Category 1

Record Of The Year

(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)

* Halo

Beyoncé

Beyoncé Knowles & Ryan Tedder, producers; Jim Caruana, Mark “Spike” Stent & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers

Track from: I Am… Sasha Fierce

[Music World Music / Columbia]

* Use Somebody

Kings Of Leon

Jacquire King & Angelo Petraglia, producers; Jacquire King, engineer/mixer

[RCA Records]

Category 2

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.)

* I Am… Sasha Fierce

Beyoncé

Shondrae “Mr. Bangledesh” Crawford, Ian Dench, D-Town, Toby Gad, Sean “The Pen” Garrett, Amanda Ghost, Jim Jonsin, Beyoncé Knowles, Rico Love, Dave McCracken, Terius “The Dream” Nash, Radio Killa, Stargate, Christopher “Tricky” Stewart, Ryan Tedder & Wayne Wilkins, producers; Jim Caruana, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Toby Gad, Kuk Harrell, Jim Jonsin, Jaycen Joshua, Dave Pensado, Radio Killa, Mark “Spike” Stent, Ryan Tedder, Brian “B-LUV” Thomas, Marcos Tovar, Miles Walker & Wayne Wilkins, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer

[Music World Music / Columbia]

* Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King

Dave Matthews Band

Rob Cavallo, producer; Chris Lord-Alge & Doug McKean, engineers/mixers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer

[RCA Records / Bama Rags Recordings, LLC.]

Category 3

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.)

* Pretty Wings

Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)

Track from: Blacksummers’ Night

[Columbia; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes/Muszewell, EMI April Music, Ben Ami Music.]

* Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)

Track from: I Am… Sasha Fierce

[Music World Music / Columbia; Publishers: Songs of Peer/March 9th Publishing, 2082 Music/WB Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Tunes, Suga Wuga Music, B-Day Publishing/EMI April Music.]

* Use Somebody

Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)

[RCA Records; Publishers: Martha Street Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, Followill Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, McFearless Music/Bug Music, Coffee, Tea or Me Publishing/Bug Music.]

Category 4

Best New Artist

(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.)

* MGMT

* The Ting Tings

Field 1 — Pop

Category 5

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Hometown Glory

Adele

Track from: 19

[XL/Columbia]

* Halo

Beyoncé

Track from: I Am… Sasha Fierce

[Music World Music / Columbia]

* Sober

Pink

Track from: Funhouse

[LaFace Records]

Category 6

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

* This Time

John Legend

Track from: Evolver

[G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia]

* Love You

Maxwell

Track from: Blacksummers’ Night

[Columbia]

Category 7

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Never Say Never

The Fray

Track from: The Fray

[Epic]

* Kids

MGMT

Track from: Oracular Spectacular

[Columbia]

Category 8

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Love Sex Magic

Ciara & Justin Timberlake

Track from: Fantasy Ride

[LaFace Records]

Category 9

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

* The Fire

Imogen Heap

Track from: Ellipse

[RCA Records / Megaphonic Records]

* Phoenix Rise

Maxwell

Track from: Blacksummers’ Night

[Columbia]

Category 10

Best Pop Instrumental Album

(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

* In Boston

Chris Botti

[Columbia]

Category 11

Best Pop Vocal Album

(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

* All I Ever Wanted

Kelly Clarkson

[RCA Records / 19 Recordings LLC./ S Records]

* The Fray

The Fray

[Epic]

* Funhouse

Pink

[LaFace Records]

Field 2 — Dance

Category 12

Best Dance Recording

(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)

* Womanizer

Britney Spears

K. Briscoe, producer; Serban Ghenea, mixer

Track from: Circus

[Jive/Zomba]

Field 3 — Traditional Pop

Category 14

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

* A Swingin’ Christmas

Tony Bennett

[Columbia]

* Your Songs

Harry Connick, Jr.

[Columbia]

Field 4 — Rock

Category 15

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Beyond Here Lies Nothin’

Bob Dylan

Track from: Together Through Life

[Columbia]

* Working On A Dream

Bruce Springsteen

Track from: Working On A Dream

[Columbia]

Category 16

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Use Somebody

Kings Of Leon

[RCA Records]

Category 17

Best Hard Rock Performance

(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

* War Machine

AC/DC

Track from: Black Ice

[Columbia]

Category 18

Best Metal Performance

(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Dissident Aggressor

Judas Priest

Track from: A Touch Of Evil — Live

[Epic]

* Set To Fail

Lamb Of God

Track from: Wrath

[Epic]

* Hate Worldwide

Slayer

[American / Columbia]

Category 19

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Playing With Fire

Brad Paisley

Track from: Play

[Arista Nashville]

Category 20

Best Rock Song

(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

* Use Somebody

Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)

[RCA Records; Publishers: Martha Street Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, Followill Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, McFearless Music/Bug Music, Coffee, Tea or Me Publishing/Bug Music.]

* Working On A Dream

Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)

Track from: Working On A Dream

[Columbia; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen]

Category 21

Best Rock Album

(Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.)

* Black Ice

AC/DC

[Columbia]

* Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King

Dave Matthews Band

[RCA Records / Bama Rags Recordings, LLC.]

Field 6 — R&B

Category 23

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

Beyoncé

Track from: I Am… Sasha Fierce

[Music World Music/Columbia]

* Lions, Tigers & Bears

Jazmine Sullivan

[J Records]

Category 24

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Pretty Wings

Maxwell

Track from: Blacksummers’ Night

[Columbia]

* There Goes My Baby

Charlie Wilson

Track from: Uncle Charlie

[Jive Records]

Category 25

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Blame It

Jamie Foxx & T-Pain

[J Records]

Category 26

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

* At Last

Beyoncé

Track from: Cadillac Records Music From The Motion Picture

[Music World Music/Columbia]

Category 27

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Blend

Tonex

Track from: Unspoken

[Battery Records]

Category 28

Best R&B Song

(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

* Blame It

James T. Brown, John Conte, Jr., Jamie Foxx, Christopher Henderson, Brandon R. Melanchon, Breyon Prescott, T-Pain & Nathan L. Walker, songwriters (Jamie Foxx & T-Pain)

[J Records; Publishers: Sly As A Foxx Music/Bug Music, Gifted Source Music/EMI April Music, It’s N8 Publishing, James T. Brown, Brandon R. Melanchon, John Conte, Jr., Nappypub Music/Universal Music Z Songs, Chameleon Publishing.]

* Lions, Tigers & Bears

Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)

[J Records; Publishers: Nappy Puddy Music/Universal Music-Z Tunes, Salaam Remi Music/EMI April Music.]

* Pretty Wings

Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)

Track from: Blacksummers’ Night

[Columbia; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tunes/Muszewell, EMI April Music, Ben Ami Music.]

* Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)

Track from: I Am… Sasha Fierce

[Music World Music / Columbia; Publishers: Songs of Peer/March 9th Publishing, 2082 Music/WB Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Tunes, Suga Wuga Music, B-Day Publishing/EMI April Music.]

Category 29

Best R&B Album

(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

* Blacksummers’ Night

Maxwell

[Columbia]

* Uncle Charlie

Charlie Wilson

[Jive Records]

Category 30

Best Contemporary R&B Album

(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

* I Am… Sasha Fierce

Beyoncé

[Music World Music/Columbia]

* Intuition

Jamie Foxx

[J Records]

* Thr33 Ringz

T-Pain

[Jive Records]

Field 7 — Rap

Category 33

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

(For a Rap/Sung collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Ego

Beyoncé & Kanye West

[Music World Music/Columbia]

Field 8 — Country

Category 36

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Dead Flowers

Miranda Lambert

[Columbia Records]

* I Just Call You Mine

Martina McBride

Track from: Shine

[RCA Records]

* Just A Dream

Carrie Underwood

Track from: Carnival Ride

[Arista Nashville]

Category 38

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Cowgirls Don’t Cry

Brooks & Dunn

Track from: Cowboy Town

[Arista Nashville]

Category 39

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

* Down The Road

Kenny Chesney & Mac McAnally

Track from: Lucky Old Sun

[BNA Records Label]

* Start A Band

Brad Paisley & Keith Urban

Track from: Play

[Arista Nashville]

* I Told You So

Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis

[19/Arista Nashville]

Field 11 — Gospel

Category 50

Best Gospel Performance

(For solo, duo, group as collaborative performances. Singles or tracks with vocal containing Gospel lyrics. All genres of Gospel music are eligible.)

* Wait On The Lord

Donnie McClurkin Featuring Karen Clark Sheard

Track from: We All Are One (Live In Detroit)

[Verity]

* Born Again Third Day

Track from: Revelation

[Essential Records]

Category 51

Best Gospel Song

(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

* Born Again

Tai Anderson, David Carr, Mark Lee & Mac Powell, songwriters (Third Day)

Track from: Revelation

[Essential Records; Publisher: Consuming Fire Music.]

* Every Prayer

Dayna Caddell, Israel Houghton, Aaron Lindsey & Ricardo Sanchez, songwriters (Israel Houghton & Mary Mary)

Track from: The Power Of One

[Integrity Music; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, Aaron Lindsey Publishing, Integrity’s Praise! Music, Sound of the New Breed, gnidybab music, Ricardo Music Dot Com.]

* God In Me

Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Mary Mary Featuring Kierra “KiKi” Sheard)

Track from: The Sound

[Columbia Records; Publishers: EMI April Music, Wet Ink Red Music, That’s Plum Song, It’s Tea Tyme.]

Category 52

Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album

(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

* Crash

Decyfer Down

[INO Records]

* Live Revelations

Third Day

[Essential Records]

* Innocence & Instinct

Red

[Essential Records]

Category 53

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

* The Power Of One

Israel Houghton

[Integrity Music]

* The Long Fall Back To Earth

Jars Of Clay

[Gray Matters/Essential Records]

* Love Is On The Move

Leeland

[Essential Records]

Category 55

Best Traditional Gospel Album

(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

* The Law Of Confession, Part I

Donald Lawrence & Co.

[Quiet Water/Verity]

Category 56

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

* Just James

J Moss

[GospoCentric/ Verity]

Field 12 — Latin

Category 57

Best Latin Pop Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

* Sin Frenos

La Quinta Estación

[Sony Music Latin]

* Hu Hu Hu

Natalia Lafourcade

[Sony Music Latin]

Category 58

Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

* Los De Atras Vienen Conmigo

Calle 13

[Sony Music Norte]

Category 59

Best Tropical Latin Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

* Bach In Havana

Tiempo Libre

[Sony Classical]

Category 60

Best Regional Mexican Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

* Necesito De Ti

Vicente Fernández

[Sony Music Norte]

Category 62

Best Norteño Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

* Dejame Soñar

Cumbre Norteña

[Sony Music Latin]

* El Niño De Oro

El Compa Chuy

[Sony Music Norte]

Field 13 — American Roots

Category 64

Best Americana Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

* Together Through Life

Bob Dylan

[Columbia]

Category 67

Best Contemporary Blues Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

* Already Free

The Derek Trucks Band

[Victor Records]

Field 18 — Comedy

Category 79

Best Comedy Album

(For comedy recordings, spoken or musical)

* Internet Leaks

“Weird Al” Yankovic

[Volcano]

Field 19 — Musical Show

Category 80

Best Musical Show Album

(Award to the Album Producer(s), and to the Lyricist(s) & Composer(s) of 51% or more of a new score. (Artist, Lyricist & Composer names appear in parentheses.))

* West Side Story

David Caddick & David Lai, producers (Leonard Bernstein, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast with Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione & Others)

[Masterworks Broadway]

Field 20 — Film/TV/Visual Media

Category 81

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

(Award to the Artist(s) and/or Producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album, or to the individual(s) actively responsible for the concept and musical direction and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable.)

* Cadillac Records

(Various Artists)

[Music World Music/Columbia]

Category 83

Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

(A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

* Once In A Lifetime (From Cadillac Records)

Ian Dench, James Dring, Amanda Ghost, Beyoncé Knowles, Scott McFarnon & Jody Street, songwriters (Beyoncé)

[Music World Music/Columbia; Publishers: B-Day Publishing/EMI April Music, Amanda Ghost Bucks Music Group Ltd./EMI Blackwood, Red Ink Music Ltd., Ian Dench Music/Songs of Kobalt Music, Chrysalis Music.]

* The Wrestler (From The Wrestler)

Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)

[Columbia; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen.]

Field 21 — Composing/Arranging

Category 85

Best Instrumental Arrangement

(An Arranger’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

* Emmanuel

Jeremy Lubbock, arranger (Chris Botti & Lucia Micarelli)

Track from: In Boston

[Columbia]

Field 23 — Album Notes

Category 89

Best Album Notes

* Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson — Music From The Film

Douglas Brinkley & Johnny Depp, album notes writers (Various Artists)

[Legacy Recordings]

Field 25 — Production, Non-Classical

Category 91

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

(An Engineer’s Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.))

* Ellipse

Imogen Heap, engineer (Imogen Heap)

[RCA/Megaphonic Records]

* Gossip In The Grain

Ethan Johns & Dominic Monks, engineers (Ray LaMontagne)

[RCA Records]

* Safe Trip Home

Jon Brion, Grippa, Greg Koller & Jim Scott, engineers (Dido)

[Arista]

Category 92

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

(A Producer’s Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.))

* Ethan Johns

o Gossip In The Grain (Ray LaMontagne) (A)

* Brendan O’Brien

o Black Ice (AC/DC) (A)

o Working On A Dream (Bruce Springsteen) (A)

Category 93

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

(A Remixer’s Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.)

* Don’t Believe In Love (Dennis Ferrer Objektivity Mix)

Dennis Ferrer, remixer (Dido)

[Arista]

Field 27 — Production, Classical

Category 96

Producer Of The Year, Classical

(A Producer’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.))

* Steven Epstein

o Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs Of Joy And Peace (Yo-Yo Ma & Various Artists)

* David Frost

o Journey To The New World (Sharon Isbin, Mark O’Connor & Joan Baez)

Field 28 — Classical

Category 102

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)

(Award to the Instrumental Soloist.)

* Journey To The New World

Sharon Isbin (Joan Baez & Mark O’Connor)

[Sony Classical]

Category 103

Best Chamber Music Performance

(Award to the Artists.)

* The Hungarian Album

Guarneri Quartet

[RCA Red Seal]

Category 107

Best Classical Crossover Album

(Award to the Artist(s) and/or to the Conductor.)

* Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs Of Joy And Peace

Yo-Yo Ma (Odair Assad, Sergio Assad, Chris Botti, Dave Brubeck, Matt Brubeck, John Clayton, Paquito d’Rivera, Renée Fleming, Diana Krall, Alison Krauss, Natalie McMaster, Edgar Meyer, Cristina Pato, Joshua Redman, Jake Shimabukuro, Silk Road Ensemble, James Taylor, Chris Thile, Wu Tong, Alon Yavnai & Amelia Zirin-Brown)

[Sony Classical]

Field 29 — Music Video

Category 109

Best Long Form Music Video

(For video album packages consisting of more than one song or track. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer of at least 51% of the total playing time.)

* In Boston

Chris Botti

Jim Gable, video director; Bobby Colomby, video producer

[Columbia]

* Johnny Cash’s America

(Johnny Cash)

Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video directors; Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville, video producers

[Columbia/Legacy]