The Big Four
Album of the Year
Record of the Year
Song of the Year
Winner
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash, Christopher Stewart — Beyoncé
Pop
Best Pop Vocal Album
Breakthrough— Colbie Caillat
All I Ever Wanted— Kelly Clarkson
The Fray— The Fray
Best Pop Solo Performance
Poker Face— Lady Gaga
Breathe— Taylor Swift
Beautiful Day— Mary J. Blige
Rock
Best Rock Album
Only by the Night— Kings of Leon
No Line on the Horizon— U2
The Fixer— Pearl Jam
Best Rock Performance
Working on a Dream— Bruce Springsteen
Angry World— Neil Young
Crack the Skye— Mastodon
R&B
Best R&B Album
I Am… Sasha Fierce— Beyoncé
Intuition— Jazmine Sullivan
The Point of It All— Anthony Hamilton
Best R&B Performance
Pretty Wings— Maxwell
He Is— Heather Headley
Be Careful— Jazmine Sullivan
Rap/Hip-Hop
Best Rap Album
The Blueprint 3— Jay-Z
Deeper Than Rap— Rick Ross
Tha Carter III— Lil Wayne
Best Rap Performance
D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)— Jay-Z
Crack a Bottle— Eminem ft. Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
Whatever You Like— T.I.
Country
Best Country Album
The Foundation— Zac Brown Band
Twang— George Strait
Defying Gravity— Keith Urban
Best Country Song
In Color— Jamey Johnson
People Are Crazy— Billy Currington
I Run to You— Lady Antebellum
Alternative
Dance/Electronic
Best Dance Recording
When Love Takes Over— David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland
Celebration— Madonna
Womanizer— Britney Spears