| Danh sách một số đề cử Grammy lần thứ 53:
Album của năm
The Suburbs Arcade Fire
Recovery Eminem
Need You Now Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream Katy Perry
Ca khúc của năm
Beg Steal Or Borrow - Ray LaMontagne
F*** You - Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars
The House That Built Me - Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin
Love The Way You Lie - Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers
Need You Now - Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott
Nghệ sĩ mới xuất sắc nhất
Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence & The Machine
Mumford & Sons
Esperanza Spalding
Album pop xuất sắc nhất
Pushing The Envelope - Gerald Albright
Take Your Pick - Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto
Heart And Soul - Kenny G
Singularity - Robby Krieger
Everything Is Everything: The Music Of Donny Hathaway - Kirk Whalum
Giọng pop nữ hay nhất
King Of Anything- Sara Bareilles
Halo (Live) - Beyoncé
Chasing Pirates - Norah Jones
Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
Giọng pop nam hay nhất
Haven't Met You Yet - Michael Bublé
This Is It - Michael Jackson
Whataya Want From Me - Adam Lambert
Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars
Half Of My Heart - John Mayer
Giọng R&B nữ hay nhất
Gone Already - Faith Evans
Bittersweet - Fantasia
Everything To Me - Monica
Tired - Kelly Price
[My Block/ Sang Girl!/ Malaco]
Holding You Down (Going In Circles) - Jazmine Sullivan
Giọng R&B nam hay nhất
Second Chance - El DeBarge
Finding My Way Back - Jaheim
Why Would You Stay - Kem
We're Still Friends - (Kirk Whalum &) Musiq Soulchild
There Goes My Baby - Usher
Album R&B hay nhất
The Love & War Masterpeace - Raheem DeVaughn
Back To Me - Fantasia
Another Round - Jaheim
Wake Up! - John Legend & The Roots
Still Standing - Monica
Album rap hay nhất
The Adventures Of Bobby Ray - B.o.B
Thank Me Later - Drake
[Cash Money/Young Money/Universal Motown]
Recovery - Eminem
The Blueprint 3 - Jay-Z
How I Got Over - The Roots
Album rock hay nhất
Emotion & Commotion - Jeff Beck
The Resistance - Muse
Backspacer - Pearl Jam
Mojo - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Le Noise - Neil Young
Album nhạc đồng quê hay nhất
Up On The Ridge - Dierks Bentley
You Get What You Give - Zac Brown Band
The Guitar Song - Jamey Johnson
Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
Revolution - Miranda Lambert
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