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1. The King's Speech Triumphs at Oscars
   The period costume drama won best picture while its star Colin Firth picked up the best actor Oscar. Natalie Portman of Black Swan won best actress in a ceremony critics are calling anticlimactic.
   Read original story in The New York Times | Monday, Feb. 28, 2011

2. Rebels Closing In on Qaddafi
   Armed forces opposed to the Libyan dictator are in control of a town 30 miles west of Tripoli that is now surrounded by government forces. Is Oman next?
   Read original story in The New York Times | Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011

3. Pro-Union Activists Rally Across the Country
   Despite steady snow, as many as 100,000 people gathered in Madison in what may have been the city's largest protest since the Vietnam War.
   Read original story in The Los Angeles Times | Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011

4. Protests Spread to Oman
   Six are dead after demonstrators demanded their rights from yet another oppressive U.S.-backed sultanate.
   Read original story in Reuters | Monday, Feb. 28, 2011

5. JPMorgan Wants a Piece of Twitter
   The investment bank is in talks to buy a 10 percent stake that would value the social networking service at $4.5 billion.
   Read original story in The Daily Telegraph | Monday, Feb. 28, 2011

6. Hacktivists Target Koch-Backed Web Site
   "Anonymous" strikes again, this time against the Web site of Koch-backed conservative group Americans for Prosperity.
   Read original story in Politico | Monday, Feb. 28, 2011

7. Sullivan Takes Blog to Daily Beast
   Andrew Sullivan will move his blogging fiefdom from the Atlantic to the Daily Beast in April.
   Read original story in The Huffington Post | Monday, Feb. 28, 2011

8. Last Doughboy Dies at 110
   Born in 1901, Frank Buckles bluffed his way into the army at age 16 and crossed the seas to fight in World War I.
   Read original story in The Washington Post | Monday, Feb. 28, 2011

9. Beverly Hills Child Psychiatrist Busted for Lewd Facebook Photos
   Public bum flashing? Crystal meth and Rentboy.com? A child custody expert defends his antics as "satire."
   Read original story in The Los Angeles Times | Monday, Feb. 28, 2011

10. London Parlor Offers Breast Milk Ice Cream
    Baby Gaga--frozen human milk infused with vanilla and lemon zest--costs $20 per scoop and comes in a cocktail glass.
    Read original story in The Guardian | Monday, Feb. 28, 2011

11. U.K. Medical Chiefs: Abortion Is Safer Than Delivery
    The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that those who are advising women considering an abortion say that terminating a pregnancy is "generally safer" than having the baby.
    Read original story in The Telegraph | Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011

12. The Last Airbender Named Worst Picture
    Sarah Jessica Parker and Ashton Kutcher also got awards. Meanwhile, Black Swan wins big in the Independent Spirit Awards.
    Read original story in The Hollywood Reporter | Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011

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Morning News 02.23.11

1. Campaign of Terror Engulfs Libya's Capital
   Qaddafi says he will kill protesters "house by house" in Tripoli.
   Read original story in The New York Times | Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011

2. Rahm Emanuel Wins in Chicago
   The former White House chief of staff will be the Windy City's next mayor.
   Read original story in Chicago Tribune | Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011

3. New Zealand Earthquake: 75 Dead, 300 Missing
   The search continues for survivors trapped in the rubble while some buildings teeter on the brink of collapse.
   Read original story in AP | Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011

4. Cell Phones Set Brain Whirring
   Using a cell phone speeds up activity in the part of the brain next to the device, researchers find. But is that harmful?
   Read original story in The New York Times | Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011

5. Federal Judge Upholds Health Care
   And dismisses the Commerce Clause argument as "pure semantics" that "ignore reality."
   Read original story in TPM | Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011

6. Baby Dolphin Deaths Spike in Gulf
   Are baby dolphin deaths in the Gulf of Mexico tied to the BP oil spill?
   Read original story in The Mississippi Clarion-Ledger | Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011

7. Harry Reid Calls for End to Prostitution
   The senator's appeal to Nevada's puritanical side was met with silence.
   Read original story in Politico | Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011

8. Indiana Democrats Ditch Capital To Avoid Vote on Anti-Union Bill
   Illinois is now sheltering renegade Democrats from both Wisconsin and Indiana.
   Read original story in Indianapolis Star | Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011

9. 100,000 Protest in Bahrain
   One-fifth of the country's population was in the streets Tuesday.
   Read original story in The New York Times | Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011

10. Boehner: We're Not Going To Let the Government Shut Down
    The speaker of the House said Tuesday that Republicans will pass "a short-term bill to keep the government running," but it will also cut spending.
    Read original story in Reuters | Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011

11. Sarah Palin Uses Alternate Facebook Account To Praise Sarah Palin
    Someone using Palin's personal Gmail address and the name "Lou Sarah" has a Facebook account that they use almost exclusively to "like" Sarah Palin's official page and post nice things about Bristol.
    Read original story in Wonkette | Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011

12. Even Atheists Get Mad at God
    In a survey of people's attitudes toward God, nonbelievers reported experiencing more anger at God during their lives than believers.
    Read original story in CNN | Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011

AP source: Knicks, Nuggets agree on Anthony deal

NEW YORK (AP) — Carmelo Anthony is getting his wish, and the New York Knicks are getting a second superstar.

The Knicks have agreed to a trade with the Denver Nuggets for Anthony, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Monday night.

The deal that would end the season-long trade saga involving Denver's All-Star forward and send him to his desired destination can't be finalized until Tuesday during a conference call with the NBA office. Assuming it goes through, it puts Anthony alongside Amare Stoudemire in a potentially explosive frontcourt - at a heavy cost to the Knicks.

The person provided no other details of who was in the deal, which was first reported Monday by the Denver Post. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment publicly on the trade.

The Post, citing a league source, said the Knicks would send Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Timofey Mozgov and a 2014 first-round draft pick to the Nuggets, who would get additional picks and cash.

Along with Anthony, New York would acquire Chauncey Billups, Shelden Williams, Anthony Carter and Renaldo Balkman, according to the Post.

ESPN later reported it was a three-way deal with Minnesota, which would acquire Eddy Curry and Anthony Randolph from the Knicks for Corey Brewer.

The Nuggets have explored an Anthony trade since he refused to sign the three-year contract extension worth nearly $65 million they offered him last summer. They appeared on the verge of sending him to the New Jersey Nets on multiple occasions, but the Knicks increased their offer enough to land Anthony, who was believed to prefer New York all along.

The Knicks would hope he could be in uniform Wednesday when they host the Milwaukee Bucks.

Denver coach George Karl said there was ``some sadness'' to the deal, which sends away not only Anthony but Billups, the popular Denver native. But he added it was ``time to move on, reinvent.''

Anthony led the Nuggets to the playoffs in each of his first seven seasons in Denver after winning a national title at Syracuse as a freshman and had them positioned for another playoff run this year. But Denver advanced out of the first round just once in that time.

He stood to become the headliner of the 2011 free agent class, but didn't want to risk free agency knowing a new collective bargaining agreement could cost him millions. But once he refused the extension with the Nuggets - plus put his Denver mansion on the market last year - the Nuggets' new front office team of general manager Masai Ujiri and team president Josh Kroenke had to begin trade talks so they wouldn't risk losing him and getting nothing in return as the Cavaliers did with LeBron James and the Toronto Raptors did with Chris Bosh last year. CONTINUE READING..

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Angela Bassett Covers Essence Magazine Looking Flawless at 52 Years Old

Actress Angela Bassett is on the cover of the March 2011 issue of Essence Magazine, and was recently honored at their Fourth Annual Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon.
At 52 years old, spectators agree that she looks fabulous.

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Grammy Awards 2011: Winners and nominees for 53rd Grammy Awards

GENERAL FIELD

Album Of The Year

(Winner) The Suburbs -- Arcade Fire
Recovery -- Eminem
Need You Now -- Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster -- Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream -- Katy Perry

Record Of The Year

"Nothin' On You" -- B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
"Love The Way You Lie" -- Eminem Featuring Rihanna
".... You" -- Cee Lo Green
"Empire State Of Mind" -- Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
(Winner) "Need You Now" -- Lady Antebellum

Best New Artist

Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence & The Machine
Mumford & Sons
(Winner) Esperanza Spalding

Song Of The Year

"Beg Steal Or Borrow" -- Ray LaMontagne, songwriter (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
"... You" -- Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Cee Lo Green)
"The House That Built Me" --Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
"Love The Way You Lie" -- Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers, songwriters
(Eminem Featuring Rihanna)
(Winner) "Need You Now" -- Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)

POP FIELD

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

"King Of Anything" -- Sara Bareilles
"Halo (Live)" -- Beyoncé
"Chasing Pirates" -- Norah Jones
(Winner) "Bad Romance" -- Lady Gaga
"Teenage Dream" -- Katy Perry

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

"Haven't Met You Yet" -- Michael Bublé
"This Is It" -- Michael Jackson
"Whataya Want From Me" -- Adam Lambert
(Winner) "Just The Way You Are" -- Bruno Mars
"Half Of My Heart -- John Mayer

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

"Flow" -- Laurie Anderson
(Winner) "Nessun Dorma" -- Jeff Beck
"No Mystery" -- Stanley Clarke
"Orchestral Intro" -- Gorillaz
"Sleepwalk" -- The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Best Pop Instrumental Album

"Pushing The Envelope" -- Gerald Albright
(Winner) "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

Best Pop Vocal Album

"My World 2.0" -- Justin Bieber
"I Dreamed A Dream" -- Susan Boyle
(Winner) "The Fame Monster" -- Lady Gaga
"Battle Studies" -- John Mayer
"Teenage Dream" -- Katy Perry

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

"Don't Stop Believin' (Regionals Version)" -- "Glee" Cast
"Misery" -- Maroon 5
"The Only Exception" -- Paramore
"Babyfather" -- Sade
(Winner) "Hey, Soul Sister (Live)" -- Train

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

"Airplanes II" -- B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams
(Winner) "Imagine" -- Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No. 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
"If It Wasn't For Bad" -- Elton John & Leon Russell
"Telephone" -- Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
"California Gurls" -- Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg

TRADITIONAL POP FIELD

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

(Winner) "Crazy Love" -- Michael Bublé
"The Greatest Love Songs Of All Time" -- Barry Manilow
"Let It Be Me: Mathis In Nashville" -- Johnny Mathis
"Fly Me To The Moon…The Great American Songbook: Volume V" -- Rod Stewart
"Love Is The Answer" -- Barbra Streisand

DANCE FIELD

Best Dance Recording

"Rocket" -- Goldfrapp
"In For The Kill" -- La Roux
"Dance In The Dark" -- Lady Gaga
(Winner) "Only Girl (In The World)" -- Rihanna
"Dancing On My Own" -- Robyn

Best Electronic/Dance Album

"These Hopeful Machines" -- BT
"Further" -- The Chemical Brothers
"Head First" -- Goldfrapp
"Black Light" -- Groove Armada
(Winner) "La Roux" -- La Roux

ROCK FIELD

Best Rock Song

(Winner) "Angry World" -- Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
"Little Lion Man" -- Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
"Radioactive" -- Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
"Resistance" -- Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
"Tighten Up" -- Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)

Best Rock Album

"Emotion & Commotion" -- Jeff Beck
(Winner) "The Resistance" -- Muse
"Backspacer" -- Pearl Jam
"Mojo" -- Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
"Le Noise" -- Neil Young

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

"Run Back To Your Side" -- Eric Clapton
"Crossroads" -- John Mayer
(Winner) "Helter Skelter" -- Paul McCartney
"Silver Rider" -- Robert Plant
"Angry World" -- Neil Young

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

"Ready To Start" -- Arcade Fire
"I Put A Spell On You" -- Jeff Beck & Joss Stone
(Winner) "Tighten Up" -- The Black Keys
"Radioactive" -- Kings Of Leon
"Resistance" -- Muse

Best Hard Rock Performance

"A Looking In View" -- Alice In Chains
"Let Me Hear You Scream" -- Ozzy Osbourne
"Black Rain" -- Soundgarden
"Between The Lines" -- Stone Temple Pilots
(Winner) "New Fang" -- Them Crooked Vultures

Best Rock Song

"Angry World" -- Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
"Little Lion Man" -- Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters
(Mumford & Sons)
"Radioactive" -- Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters
(Kings Of Leon)
"Resistance" -- Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
"Tighten Up" -- Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, songwriter (The Black Keys)

Best Metal Performance

(Winner) "El Dorado" -- Iron Maiden
"Let The Guilt Go" -- Korn
"In Your Words" -- Lamb Of God
"Sudden Death" -- Megadeth
"World Painted Blood" -- Slayer

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

(Winner) "Hammerhead" -- Jeff Beck
"Black Mud" -- The Black Keys
"Do The Murray" -- Los Lobos
"Kundalini Bonfire" -- Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
"The Deathless Horsie" -- Dweezil Zappa

ALTERNATIVE FIELD

Best Alternative Music Album

The Suburbs -- Arcade Fire
Infinite Arms -- Band Of Horses
(Winner) Brothers -- The Black Keys
Broken Bells -- Broken Bells
Contra -- Vampire Weekend

R&B FIELD

Best R&B Song

"Bittersweet" -- Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly, songwriters (Fantasia)
"Finding My Way Back" -- Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland & Miquel Jontel, songwriters (Jaheim)
"Second Chance" -- E. Debarge & Mischke, songwriters (El DeBarge)
(Winner) "Shine" -- John Stephens, songwriter (John Legend & The Roots)
"Why Would You Stay" -- K. Owens, songwriter (Kem)

Best R&B Album

The Love & War Masterpeace -- Raheem DeVaughn
Back To Me -- Fantasia
Another Round -- Jaheim
(Winner) Wake Up! -- John Legend & The Roots
Still Standing -- Monica

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

"Gone Already" -- Faith Evans
(Winner) "Bittersweet" -- Fantasia
"Everything To Me" -- Monica
"Tired" -- Kelly Price
"Holding You Down (Going In Circles)" -- Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

"Second Chance" -- El DeBarge
"Finding My Way Back" -- Jaheim
"Why Would You Stay" -- Kem
"We're Still Friends" -- (Kirk Whalum &) Musiq Soulchild
(Winner) "There Goes My Baby" -- Usher

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

"When A Woman Loves" -- R. Kelly
(Winner) "Hang On In There" -- John Legend & The Roots
"You're So Amazing" -- Calvin Richardson
"In Between" -- Ryan Shaw
"Go [Live]" -- Betty Wright

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

"Little One" -- Bilal
(Winner) "... You" -- Cee Lo Green
"Orion" -- Carolyn Malachi
"Tightrope" -- Janelle Monáe & Big Boi
"Still" -- Eric Roberson

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

"Take My Time" -- Chris Brown & Tank
"Love" -- Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller
"You've Got A Friend" -- Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin
"Shine" -- John Legend & The Roots
(Winner) "Soldier Of Love" -- Sade

Best Contemporary R&B Album

Graffiti -- Chris Brown
Untitled -- R. Kelly
Transition -- Ryan Leslie
The ArchAndroid -- Janelle Monáe
(Winner) Raymond V Raymond -- Usher

RAP FIELD

Best Rap Solo Performance

"Over" -- Drake
(Winner) "Not Afraid" -- Eminem
"How Low" -- Ludacris
"I'm Back" -- T.I.
"Power" -- Kanye West

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

"Shutterbugg" -- Big Boi & Cutty
"Fancy" -- Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz
(Winner) "On To The Next One" -- Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
"My Chick Bad" -- Ludacris & Nicki Minaj
"Lose My Mind" -- Young Jeezy & Plies

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

"Nothin' On You" -- B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
"Deuces" -- Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall
"Love The Way You Lie" -- Eminem & Rihanna
(Winner) "Empire State Of Mind" -- Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
"Wake Up! Everybody" -- John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common

Best Rap Song

(Winner) "Empire State Of Mind" -- Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Sylvia Robinson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)
"Love The Way You Lie" -- Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers, songwriters
(Eminem & Rihanna)
"Not Afraid" -- M. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, L. Resto & M. Samuels, songwriters (Eminem)
"Nothin' On You" -- Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Bobby Simmons Jr., songwriters (B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars)
"On To The Next One" -- Shawn Carter, J. Chaton & K. Dean, songwriters (G. Auge & X. De Rosnay, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)

Best Rap Album

The Adventures Of Bobby Ray -- B.o.B
Thank Me Later -- Drake
(Winner) Recovery -- Eminem
The Blueprint 3 -- Jay-Z
How I Got Over -- The Roots

COUNTRY FIELD

Best Country Song

"The Breath You Take" -- Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon & Jessie Jo Dillon, songwriters (George Strait)
"Free" -- Zac Brown, songwriter (Zac Brown Band)
"The House That Built Me" -- Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
"I'd Love To Be Your Last" -- Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate & Sam Tate, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
"If I Die Young" -- Kimberly Perry, songwriter (The Band Perry)
(Winner) "Need You Now" -- Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)

Best Country Album

Up On The Ridge -- Dierks Bentley
You Get What You Give -- Zac Brown Band
The Guitar Song -- Jamey Johnson
(Winner) Need You Now -- Lady Antebellum
Revolution -- Miranda Lambert

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

"Satisfied" -- Jewel
(Winner) "The House That Built Me" -- Miranda Lambert
"Swingin'" -- LeAnn Rimes
"Temporary Home" -- Carrie Underwood
"I'd Love To Be Your Last" -- Gretchen Wilson

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

"Macon" -- Jamey Johnson
"Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song)" -- Toby Keith
"Turning Home" -- David Nail
(Winner) "'Til Summer Comes Around" -- Keith Urban
"Gettin' You Home" -- Chris Young

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

"Free" -- Zac Brown Band
"Elizabeth" -- Dailey & Vincent
(Winner) "Need You Now" -- Lady Antebellum
"Little White Church" -- Little Big Town
"Where Rainbows Never Die" -- The SteelDrivers

Best Country Instrumental Performance

"Tattoo Of A Smudge" -- Cherryholmes
"Magic #9" -- The Infamous Stringdusters
"New Chance Blues" -- Punch Brothers
"Willow Creek" -- Darrell Scott
(Winner) "Hummingbyrd" -- Marty Stuart

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

"Bad Angel" -- Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
"Pride (In The Name Of Love)" -- Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
(Winner) "As She's Walking Away" -- Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
"Hillbilly Bone" -- Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins
"I Run To You" -- Marty Stuart & Connie Smith

NEW AGE FIELD

Best New Age Album

Ocean -- Michael Brant DeMaria
Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai, Volume 4 -- Kitaro
Dancing Into Silence -- R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton & Will Clipman
(Winner) Miho: Journey To The Mountain -- Paul Winter Consort
Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 4 -- Zamora

JAZZ FIELD

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

(Winner) The Stanley Clarke Band -- The Stanley Clarke Band
Never Can Say Goodbye -- Joey DeFrancesco
Now Is The Time -- Jeff Lorber Fusion
To The One -- John McLaughlin
Backatown -- Trombone Shorty

Best Jazz Vocal Album

(Winner) Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee -- Dee Dee Bridgewater
Freddy Cole Sings Mr. B -- Freddy Cole
When Lights Are Low -- Denise Donatelli
Ages -- Lorraine Feather
Water -- Gregory Porter

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

"Solar" -- Alan Broadbent, soloist (Track from: Live At Giannelli Square: Volume 1)
(Winner) "A Change Is Gonna Come" - Herbie Hancock, soloist (Track from: The Imagine Project)
"Body And Soul" -- Keith Jarrett, soloist (Track from: Jasmine)
"Lonely Woman" -- Hank Jones, soloist (Track from: Pleased To Meet You)
"Van Gogh" -- Wynton Marsalis, soloist (Track from: Portrait In Seven Shades (Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra) )

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

Positootly! -- John Beasley
The New Song And Dance -- Clayton Brothers
Historicity -- Vijay Iyer Trio
(Winner) Moody 4B -- James Moody
Providencia -- Danilo Perez

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Infernal Machines -- Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
Autumn: In Moving Pictures Jazz - Chamber Music Vol. 2 -- Billy Childs Ensemble Featuring The Ying String Quartet
Pathways -- Dave Holland Octet
54 -- Metropole Orkest, John Scofield & Vince Mendoza
(Winner) Mingus Big Band Live At Jazz Standard -- Mingus Big Band

Best Latin Jazz Album

Tango Grill -- Pablo Aslan
Second Chance -- Hector Martignon
Psychedelic Blues -- Poncho Sanchez
(Winner) Chucho's Steps -- Chucho Valdés And The Afro-Cuban Messengers
¡Bien Bien! -- Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet

GOSPEL FIELD

Best Gospel Performance

"He Wants It All" -- Forever Jones
"You Hold My World" -- Israel Houghton
"Nobody Greater" -- VaShawn Mitchell
"He's Been Just That Good" -- Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway
(Winner) "Grace" -- BeBe & CeCe Winans

Best Gospel Song

"Beautiful Things" -- Lisa Gungor & Michael Gungor, songwriters (Gungor)
"Better Than A Hallelujah" -- Sarah Hart & Chapin Hartford, songwriters (Amy Grant)
(Winner) "It's What I Do" -- Jerry Peters & Kirk Whalum, songwriters (Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway)
"Our God" -- Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman, Jesse Reeves & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)
"Return To Sender" -- Gordon Kennedy, songwriter (Ricky Skaggs)

Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album

Church Music -- David Crowder Band
For Those Who Wait -- Fireflight
Beautiful Things -- Gungor
Rehab -- Lecrae
(Winner) Hello Hurricane -- Switchfoot

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

Beauty Will Rise -- Steven Curtis Chapman
(Winner) Love God. Love People. -- Israel Houghton
Pieces Of A Real Heart -- Sanctus Real
Mosaic -- Ricky Skaggs
Tonight -- TobyMac

Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album

Times Like These -- Austins Bridge
(Winner) The Reason -- Diamond Rio
Expecting Good Things -- Jeff & Sheri Easter
Journey On -- Ty Herndon
Live At Oak Tree: Karen Peck & New River -- Karen Peck & New River

Best Traditional Gospel Album

The Experience -- Vanessa Bell Armstrong
A City Called Heaven -- Shirley Caesar
(Winner) Downtown Church -- Patty Griffin
Here I Am -- Marvin Sapp
All In One -- Karen Clark Sheard]

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

Get Ready -- Forever Jones
Love Unstoppable -- Fred Hammond
Triumphant -- VaShawn Mitchell
Aaron Sledge -- Aaron Sledge
(Winner) Still -- BeBe & CeCe Winans

AMERICAN ROOTS FIELD

Best Americana Album

The List -- Rosanne Cash
Tin Can Trust -- Los Lobos
Country Music -- Willie Nelson
Band Of Joy -- Robert Plant
(Winner) You Are Not Alone -- Mavis Staples

Best Traditional Blues Album

Giant -- James Cotton
Memphis Blues -- Cyndi Lauper
The Well -- Charlie Musselwhite
(Winner) Joined At The Hip -- Pinetop Perkins & Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites -- Jimmie Vaughan

Best Bluegrass Album

Circles Around Me -- Sam Bush
(Winner) Mountain Soul II -- Patty Loveless
Family Circle -- The Del McCoury Band
Legacy -- Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band
Reckless -- The SteelDrivers

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Nothing's Impossible -- Solomon Burke
Tribal -- Dr. John And The Lower 911
(Winner) Living Proof -- Buddy Guy
Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook -- Bettye LaVette
Live! In Chicago -- Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Featuring Hubert Sumlin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Bryan Lee, And Buddy Flett

Best Traditional Folk Album

(Winner) Genuine Negro Jig -- Carolina Chocolate Drops
Onward And Upward -- Luther Dickinson & The Sons Of Mudboy
Memories Of John -- The John Hartford Stringband
Maria Muldaur & Her Garden Of Joy -- Maria Muldaur
Ricky Skaggs Solo: Songs My Dad Loved -- Ricky Skaggs

Best Contemporary Folk Album

Love Is Strange - En Vivo Con Tino -- Jackson Browne & David Lindley
The Age Of Miracles -- Mary Chapin Carpenter
Somedays The Song Writes You -- Guy Clark
(Winner) God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise -- Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs
Dream Attic -- Richard Thompson

Best Hawaiian Music Album

(Winner) Huana Ke Aloha -- Tia Carrere
Amy Hanaiali'i And Slack Key Masters Of Hawaii -- Amy Hanaiali'i And Slack Key Masters Of Hawaii
Polani -- Daniel Ho
The Legend -- Ledward Kaapana
Maui On My Mind - Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar -- Jeff Peterson

Best Native American Music Album

XI -- Bear Creek
Temptations: Cree Round Dance Songs -- Northern Cree
Woodnotes Wyld: Historic Flute Sounds From The Dr. Richard W. Payne Collection -- Peter Phippen
(Winner) 2010 Gathering Of Nations Pow Wow: A Spirit's Dance -- (Various Artists)

Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album

(Winner) Zydeco Junkie -- Chubby Carrier And The Bayou Swamp Band
En Couleurs -- Feufollet
Happy Go Lucky -- D.L. Menard
Back Home -- The Pine Leaf Boys
Creole Moon: Live At The Blue Moon Saloon -- Cedric Watson et Bijou Créole

LATIN FIELD

Best Latin Pop Album

Poquita Ropa -- Ricardo Arjona
Alex Cuba -- Alex Cuba
Boleto De Entrada -- Kany Garcia
(Winner) Paraiso Express -- Alejandro Sanz
Otra Cosa -- Julieta Venegas

Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album

Oro -- ChocQuibTown
Amor Vincit Omnia -- Draco
(Winner) El Existential -- Grupo Fantasma
Bulevar 2000 -- Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich+Fussible
1977 -- Ana Tijoux

Best Tropical Latin Album

Sin Salsa No Hay Paraiso -- El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico
Asondeguerra -- Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Irrepetible -- Gilberto Santa Rosa
(Winner) Viva La Tradición -- Spanish Harlem Orchestra
100 Sones Cubanos -- (Various Artists)

Best Regional Mexican Album

There were fewer than ten artists entered into this category, so per Academy rules The Recording Academy will not be announcing nominations or presenting a GRAMMY Award in this category this year.

Best Tejano Album

(Winner) Recuerdos -- Little Joe & La Familia
Sabes Bien -- Juan P. Moreno
In The Pocket -- Joe Posada
Homenaje A Mi Padre -- Sunny Sauceda Y Todo Eso
Cookin -- Tortilla Factory

Best Norteño Album

Indispensable -- Angel Fresnillo
(Winner) Classic -- Intocable
Ni Hoy Ni Mañana -- Gerardo Ortiz
Desde La Cantina Volumen 1 -- Pesado
Intensamente -- Principez De La Musica Norteña

Best Banda Album

Ando Bien Pedo -- Banda Los Recoditos
Caricias Compradas... -- Cuisillos
Con La Fuerza Del Corrido -- El Chapo
(Winner) Enamórate De Mí -- El Güero Y Su Banda Centenario
Todo Depende De Ti -- La Arrolladora Banda El Limon

REGGAE FIELD

Best Reggae Album

(Winner) Before The Dawn -- Buju Banton
Isaacs Meets Isaac -- Gregory Isaacs & King Isaac
Revelation -- Lee "Scratch" Perry
Made In Jamaica -- Bob Sinclair And Sly & Robbie
One Pop Reggae + -- Sly & Robbie And The Family Taxi
Legacy An Acoustic Tribute To Peter Tosh -- Andrew Tosh

WORLD MUSIC FIELD

Best Traditional World Music Album

Pure Sounds -- Gyuto Monks Of Tibet
I Speak Fula -- Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
Grace -- Soweto Gospel Choir
(Winner) Ali And Toumani -- Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté
Tango Universal -- Vayo

Best Contemporary World Music Album

(Winner) Throw Down Your Heart , Africa Sessions Part 2: Unreleased Tracks -- Béla Fleck
All In One -- Bebel Gilberto
ÕŸÖ -- Angelique Kidjo
Bom Tempo -- Sergio Mendes
Om Namo Narayanaya: Soul Call -- Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon

CHILDREN'S FIELD

Best Musical Album For Children

Here Comes Science -- They Might Be Giants
Jungle Gym -- Justin Roberts
Sunny Days -- Battersby Duo
(Winner) Tomorrow's Children -- Pete Seeger With The Rivertown Kids And Friends
Weird Things Are Everywhere! -- Judy Pancoast

Best Spoken Word Album For Children

Anne Frank: The Diary Of A Young Girl: The Definitive Edition -- Selma Blair
The Best Candy In The Whole World -- Bill Harley
Healthy Food For Thought: Good Enough To Eat -- (Various Artists) Jim Cravero, Paula Lizzi & Steve Pullara, producers
(Winner) Julie Andrews' Collection Of Poems, Songs, And Lullabies -- Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton
Nanny McPhee Returns -- Emma Thompson

SPOKEN WORD FIELD

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)

American On Purpose -- Craig Ferguson
The Bedwetter -- Sarah Silverman
(Winner) The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook) -- Jon Stewart (With Samantha Bee, Wyatt Cenac, Jason Jones, John Oliver & Sigourney Weaver)
A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To The Future... -- Michael J. Fox
This Time Together: Laughter And Reflection -- Carol Burnett
The Woody Allen Collection: Mere Anarchy, Side Effects, Without Feathers, Getting Even -- Woody Allen

COMEDY FIELD

Best Comedy Album

Cho Dependent -- Margaret Cho
I Told You I Was Freaky -- Flight Of The Conchords
Kathy Griffin Does The Bible Belt -- Kathy Griffin
(Winner) Stark Raving Black -- Lewis Black
Weapons Of Self Destruction -- Robin Williams

MUSICAL SHOW FIELD

Best Musical Show Album

(Winner) American Idiot (Featuring Green Day) -- Billie Joe Armstrong, producer (Green Day, composers; Billie Joe Armstrong, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With John Gallagher, Jr., Michael Esper & Others)
Fela! -- Robert Sher, producer (Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, composer; Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Sahr Ngaujah, Lillias White & Others)
A Little Night Music -- Tommy Krasker, producer (Stephen Sondheim, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (2009 Broadway Revival Cast With Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury & Others)
Promises, Promises -- David Caddick & David Lai, producers (Burt Bacharach, composer; Hal David, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast With Sean Hayes, Kristin Chenoweth & Others)
Sondheim On Sondheim -- Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Barbara Cook , Vanessa Williams, Tom Wopat & Others)

FILM/TV/VISUAL MEDIA FIELD

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

(Winner) "Crazy Heart" -- (Various Artists)
"Glee: The Music, Volume 1" -- (Glee Cast)
"Tremé" -- (Various Artists)
"True Blood - Volume 2" -- (Various Artists)
"The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" -- (Various Artists)

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

"Alice In Wonderland" -- Danny Elfman, composer
"Avatar" -- James Horner, composer
"Inception" -- Hans Zimmer, composer
"Sherlock Holmes" -- Hans Zimmer, composer
(Winner) "Toy Story 3" -- Randy Newman, composer

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

"Down In New Orleans" (From "The Princess And The Frog") -- Randy Newman, songwriter (Dr. John)
"I See You" (From "Avatar") -- Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell & James Horner, songwriters (Leona Lewis)
"Kiss Like Your Kiss" (From "True Blood") -- Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams & Elvis Costello)
"This City" (From "Tremé") -- Steve Earle, songwriter (Steve Earle)
(Winner) "The Weary Kind" (From "Crazy Heart") -- Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett, songwriters (Ryan Bingham)

COMPOSING/ARRANGING FIELD

Best Instrumental Composition

Aurora -- Patrick Williams, composer (Patrick Williams The Big Band)
Battle Circle -- Gerald Clayton, composer (Clayton Brothers)
Box Of Cannoli -- Tim Hagans, composer (The Norrbotten Big Band)
Fourth Stream...La Banda -- Bill Cunliffe, composer (Temple University Symphony Orchestra)
(Winner) The Path Among The Trees -- Billy Childs, composer (Billy Childs Ensemble)

Best Instrumental Arrangement

(Winner) Carlos -- Vince Mendoza, arranger (John Scofield, Vince Mendoza & Metropole Orkest)
Fanfare For A New Day -- Patrick Williams, arranger (Patrick Williams The Big Band)
Itsbynne Reel -- Gil Goldstein, arranger (Dave Eggar)
Monet -- Ted Nash, arranger (Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra)
Skip To My Lou -- Frank Macchia, arranger (Frank Macchia)

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

(Winner) Baba Yetu -- Christopher Tin, arranger (Christopher Tin, Soweto Gospel Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
Baby -- Roger Treece, arranger (Bobby McFerrin)
Based On A Thousand True Stories -- Vince Mendoza, arranger (Silje Nergaard & Metropole Orchestra Strings)
Don't Explain -- Geoffrey Keezer, arranger (Denise Donatelli)
Imagine -- Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, arrangers (Herbie Hancock, Pink, Seal, Jeff Beck, India.Arie, Konono No 1 & Oumou Sangare)

PACKAGE FIELD

Best Recording Package

(Winner) Brothers -- Michael Carney, art director (The Black Keys)
Eggs -- Malene Mathiasson, Malthe Fischer, Kristoffer Rom, Nis Svoldgård & Aske Zidore, art directors (Oh No Ono)
Hadestown -- Brian Grunert, art director (Anaïs Mitchell)
What Will We Be -- Devendra Banhart & Jon Beasley, art directors (Devendra Banhart)
Yonkers NY -- Andrew Taray, art director (Chip Taylor)

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

Light: On The South Side -- Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists)
Minotaur (Deluxe Edition) -- Jeff Anderson & Vaughan Oliver, art directors (The Pixies)
A Sideman's Journey (Limited Collector's Super Deluxe Box Set) -- Daniel Reiss & Klaus Voormann, art directors (Voormann & Friends)
Story Island -- Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (Various Artists)
(Winner) Under Great White Northern Lights (Limited Edition Box Set) -- Rob Jones & Jack White III, art directors (The White Stripes)

ALBUM NOTES

Best Album Notes

Alan Lomax In Haiti: Recordings For The Library Of Congress, 1936-1937 -- Gage Averill, album notes writer (Various Artists)
(Winner) Keep An Eye On The Sky -- Robert Gordon, album notes writer (Big Star)
Side Steps -- Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (John Coltrane)
There Breathes A Hope: The Legacy Of John Work II And His Fisk Jubilee Quartet, 1909-1916 -- Doug Seroff, album notes writer (Fisk University Jubilee Quartet)
True Love Cast Out All Evil -- Will Sheff, album notes writer (Roky Erickson With Okkervil River)

HISTORICAL FIELD

Best Historical Album

Alan Lomax In Haiti: Recordings For The Library Of Congress, 1936-1937
(Winner) The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings)
The Complete Mother's Best Recordings...Plus!
Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings And More
Where The Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968

PRODUCTION, NON CLASSICAL FIELD

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

(Winner) Battle Studies -- Michael H. Brauer, Joe Ferla, Chad Franscoviak & Manny Marroquin, engineers (John Mayer)
Dirty Side Down -- John Keane, engineer (Widespread Panic)
Emotion & Commotion -- Steve Lipson, engineer (Jeff Beck)
God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise -- Ryan Freeland, engineer (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
Pink Elephant -- Seth Presant & Leon F. Sylvers III, engineers (N'dambi)

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Rob Cavallo -- Brand New Eyes (Paramore) (A); Hang Cool Teddy Bear (Meat Loaf) (A); Happy Hour (Uncle Kracker) (A); Music Again (Adam Lambert) (T); Soaked (Adam Lambert) (T); Sure Fire Winners (Adam Lambert) (T); Time For Miracles (Adam Lambert) (T); When It's Time (Green Day) (T)

(Winner) Danger Mouse -- Broken Bells (Broken Bells) (A); Dark Night Of The Soul (Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse) (A); Tighten Up (The Black Keys) (T)

Dr. Luke -- California Gurls (Katy Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg) (T); For Your Entertainment (Adam Lambert) (T); Hungover (Kesha) (T); Kiss N Tell (Kesha) (T); Magic (B.o.B. Featuring Rivers Cuomo) (T); Take It Off (Kesha) (T); Teenage Dream (Katy Perry) (T); Your Love Is My Drug (Kesha) (T)

RedOne -- Alejandro (Lady Gaga) (S); Bad Romance (Lady Gaga) (S); The Fame Monster (Lady Gaga) (A); I Like It (Enrique Iglesias Featuring Pitbull) (S); More (Usher) (T); We Are The World 25 For Haiti (Artists For Haiti) (S); Whole Lotta Love (Mary J. Blige) (S)

The Smeezingtons (Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine) -- Billionaire (Travie McCoy Featuring Bruno Mars) (T); Bow Chicka Wow Wow (Mike Posner) (T); ... You (Cee Lo Green) (S); Island Queen (Sean Kingston) (T); Just The Way You Are (Bruno Mars) (S); Nothin' On You (B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars) (T)

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

Fantasy (Morgan Page Remix) -- Morgan Page, remixer (Nadia Ali)
Funk Nasty (Wolfgang Gartner Remix Edit) -- Wolfgang Gartner, remixer (Andy Caldwell Featuring Gram'ma Funk)
Orpheus (Quiet Carnival) (Funk Generation Mix) -- Mike Rizzo, remixer (Sergio Mendes)
(Winner) Revolver (David Guetta's One Love Club Remix) -- David Guetta, remixer (Madonna)
Sweet Disposition (Axwell & Dirty South Remix) -- Axel Hedfors & Dragan Roganovic, remixers (The Temper Trap)

SURROUND SOUND FIELD

Best Surround Sound Album

(Winner) Britten's Orchestra -- Keith O. Johnson, surround mix engineer; Keith O. Johnson, surround mastering engineer; David Frost, surround producer (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
The Incident -- Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround producer (Porcupine Tree)
Parallax Eden -- David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber)
Songs And Stories (Monster Music Version) -- Don Murray, surround mix engineer; Sangwook Nam & Doug Sax, surround mastering engineers; John Burk, Noel Lee & Marcus Miller, surround producers (George Benson)
Trondheimsolistene - In Folk Style -- Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (TrondheimSolistene)

PRODUCTION, CLASICAL

Best Engineered Album, Classical

Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina -- Mark Donahue, John Hill & Dirk Sobotka, engineers (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
Have You Ever Been...? -- Robert Friedrich, engineer (Turtle Island Quartet, Stefon Harris & Mike Marshall)
Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse -- David Frost, Tom Lazarus, Steven Mackey & Dirk Sobotka, engineers (Gil Rose, Rinde Eckert, Catch Electric Guitar Quartet, Synergy Vocals & Boston Modern Orchestra Project)
(Winner) Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works -- Leslie Ann Jones, Kory Kruckenberg & David Sabee, engineers (Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams)
Vocabularies -- Steve Miller, Allen Sides & Roger Treece, engineers (Bobby McFerrin)

Producer Of The Year, Classical

Blanton Alspaugh -- Corigliano: Violin Concerto 'The Red Violin' (Michael Ludwig, JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra); Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony); Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 (Leonard Slatkin & Detroit Symphony Orchestra); Tower Of The Eight Winds - Music For Violin & Piano By Judith Shatin (Borup-Ernst Duo); Tyberg: Symphony No. 3; Piano Trio (JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra); Wind Serenades (Gregory Wolynec & Gateway Chamber Ensemble)

(Winner) David Frost -- Britten's Orchestra (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony); Chambers, Evan: The Old Burying Ground (Kenneth Kiesler & The University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra); Dorman, Avner: Concertos For Mandolin, Piccolo, Piano And Concerto Grosso (Andrew Cyr, Eliran Avni, Mindy Kaufman, Avi Avital & Metropolis Ensemble); The 5 Browns In Hollywood (5 Browns); Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse (Gil Rose, Rinde Eckert, Catch Electric Guitar Quartet, Synergy Vocals & Boston Modern Orchestra Project); Meeting Of The Spirits (Matt Haimovitz); Two Roads To Exile (ARC Ensemble)

Tim Handley -- Adams: Nixon In China (Marin Alsop, Tracy Dahl, Marc Heller, Thomas Hammons, Maria Kanyova, Robert Orth, Chen-Ye Yan, Opera Colorado Chorus & Colorado Symphony Orchestra); Debussy: Le Martyre De Saint Sébastien (Jun Märkl & Orchestre National De Lyon); Dohnányi: Variations On A Nursery Song (JoAnn Falletta, Eldar Nebolsin & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra); Harris: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 (Marin Alsop & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra); Hubay: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 And 2 (Chloë Hanslip, Andrew Mogrelia & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra); Messiaen: Poèmes Pour Mi (Anne Schwanewilms, Jun Märkl & Orchestre National De Lyon); Piazzolla: Sinfonía Buenos Aires (Daniel Binelli, Tianwa Yang, GiancarloGuerro & Nashville Symphony Orchestra); Ries: Works For Flute And Piano (Uwe Grodd & Matteo Napoli); Roussel: Symphony No. 1 (Stéphane Denève & Royal Scottish National Orchestra); Shchedrin: Concertos For Orchestra Nos. 4 & 5 (Kirill Karabits & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra); Stamitz: Flute Concertos (Robert Aitken, Donatas Katkus & St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra); Strauss, R: Josephs-Legende; Rosenkavalier; Die Frau Ohne Schatten (Orchestral Suites) (JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)

Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin -- Brubeck: Songs Of Praise (Lynne Morrow, Richard Grant, Quartet San Francisco & The Pacific Mozart Ensemble); Cascade Of Roses (Janice Weber); Gnattali: Solo & Chamber Works For Guitar (Marc Regnier); If I Were A Bird (Michael Lewin); Kletzki: Piano Concerto (Joseph Banowetz, Thomas Sanderling & Russian Philharmonic Orchestra); Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works (Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams); Rubinstein: Piano Music (1852-1894) (Joseph Banowetz); Rubinstein: Piano Music (1871-1890) (Joseph Banowetz); 20th Century Harp Sonatas (Sarah Schuster Ericsson)

James Mallinson -- Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (Bernard Haitink, Duain Wolfe, Miah Persson, Christianne Stotijn, Chicago Symphony Chorus & Chicago Symphony Orchestra); Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet (Valery Gergiev & London Symphony Orchestra); Shchedrin: The Enchanted Wanderer (Valery Gergiev, Evgeny Akimov, Sergei Aleksashkin, Kristina Kapustinskaya, Mariinsky Chorus & Mariinsky Orchestra); Strauss, R: Ein Heldenleben; Webern: Im Sommerwind (Bernard Haitink & Chicago Symphony Orchestra); Strauss, R: Eine Alpensinfonie (Bernard Haitink & London Symphony Orchestra); Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations; Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante (Gautier Capuçon, Valery Gergiev & Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre); Wagner: Parsifal (Valery Gergiev, Gary Lehman, Violeta Urmana, René Pape, Evgeny Nikitin, Alexei Tanovitski, Nikolai Putilin, Mariinsky Chorus & Mariinsky Orchestra)

CLASSICAL FIELD

Best Classical Album

Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 -- Mariss Jansons, conductor
Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina -- Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse -- Gil Rose, conductor
Sacrificium -- Giovanni Antonini, conductor
(Winner) Verdi: Requiem -- Riccardo Muti, conductor

Best Orchestral Performance

Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 -- Mariss Jansons, conductor (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
(Winner) Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina -- Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Terrence Wilson; Nashville Symphony)
Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse -- Gil Rose, conductor; Rinde Eckert (Catch Electric Guitar Quartet; Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Synergy Vocals)
Salieri: Overtures & Stage Music -- Thomas Fey, conductor (Mannheimer Mozartorchester)
Stravinsky: Pulcinella; Symphony In Three Movements; Four Études -- Pierre Boulez, conductor (Roxana Constantinescu, Kyle Ketelsen & Nicholas Phan; Chicago Symphony Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording

Berg: Lulu -- Antonio Pappano, conductor; Agneta Eichenholz, Jennifer Larmore, Klaus Florian Vogt & Michael Volle; David Groves, producer (Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House)
Hasse: Marc' Antonio E Cleopatra -- Matthew Dirst, conductor; Jamie Barton & Ava Pine; Keith Weber, producer (Ars Lyrica Houston)
(Winner) Saariaho: L'Amour De Loin -- Kent Nagano, conductor; Daniel Belcher, Ekaterina Lekhina & Marie-Ange Todorovitch; Martin Sauer, producer (Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Rundfunkchor Berlin)
Shchedrin: The Enchanted Wanderer -- Valery Gergiev, conductor; Evgeny Akimov, Sergei Aleksashkin & Kristina Kapustinskaya; James Mallinson, producer (Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre; Chorus Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
Sullivan: Ivanhoe -- David Lloyd-Jones, conductor; Neal Davies, Geraldine McGreevy, James Rutherford, Toby Spence & Janice Watson; Brian Pidgeon, producer (BBC National Orchestra of Wales; Adrian Partington Singes)

Best Choral Performance

Bach: Cantatas -- Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor; Erwin Ortner, chorus master
Baltic Runes -- Paul Hillier, conductor (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)
Haydn: The Creation -- René Jacobs, conductor; Hans-Christoph Rademann, choir director
Martin: Golgotha -- Daniel Reuss, conductor
(Winner) Verdi: Requiem -- Riccardo Muti, conductor; Duain Wolfe, chorus master

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)

Daugherty: Deus Ex Machina -- Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Terrence Wilson (Nashville Symphony)
Dorman, Avner: Mandolin Concerto -- Andrew Cyr, conductor; Avi Avital (Metropolis Ensemble)
Kletzki: Piano Concerto In D Minor, Op. 22 -- Thomas Sanderling, conductor; Joseph Banowetz (Russian Philharmonic Orchestra)
(Winner) Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 24 -- Mitsuko Uchida (The Cleveland Orchestra)
Porter, Quincy: Concerto For Viola & Orchestra -- John McLaughlin Williams, conductor; Eliesha Nelson (Northwest Sinfonia)

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)

Chopin: The Nocturnes -- Nelson Freire
Hamelin: Études -- Marc-André Hamelin
(Winner) Messiaen: Livre Du Saint-Sacrement -- Paul Jacobs
Paganini: 24 Caprices -- Julia Fischer
20th Century Harp Sonatas -- Sarah Schuster Ericsson

Best Chamber Music Performance

Beethoven: Complete Sonatas For Violin & Piano -- Isabelle Faust & Alexander Melnikov
Gnattali: Solo & Chamber Works For Guitar -- Marc Regnier (Tacy Edwards, Natalia Khoma & Marco Sartor)
(Winner) Ligeti: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 -- Parker Quartet
Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works -- Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams (Douglas Rioth; Northwest Sinfonia)
Schoenberg: String Quartets Nos. 3 & 4 -- Fred Sherry String Quartet (Christopher Oldfather & Rolf Schulte)

Best Small Ensemble Performance

Ceremony And Devotion - Music For The Tudors -- Harry Christophers, conductor; The Sixteen
(Winner) Dinastia Borja -- Jordi Savall, conductor; Hespèrion XXI & La Capella Reial De Catalunya (Pascal Bertin, Daniele Carnovich, Lior Elmalich, Montserrat Figueras, Driss El Maloumi, Marc Mauillon, Lluís Vilamajó & Furio Zanasi; Pascal Bertin, Daniele Carnovich, Josep Piera & Francisco Rojas)
Trondheimsolistene - In Folk Style -- Øyvind Gimse & Geir Inge Lotsberg, conductors (Emilia Amper & Gjermund Larsen;TrondheimSolistene)
Victoria: Lamentations Of Jeremiah -- Peter Phillips, conductor; The Tallis Scholars
Whitacre, Eric: Choral Music -- Noel Edison, conductor; Elora Festival Singers (Carol Bauman & Leslie De'Ath)

Best Classical Vocal Performance

Ombre De Mon Amant - French Baroque Arias -- Anne Sofie Von Otter (William Christie; Les Arts Florissants)
(Winner) Sacrificium -- Cecilia Bartoli (Giovanni Antonini; Il Giardino Armonico)
Turina: Canto A Sevilla -- Lucia Duchonová (Celso Antunes; NDR Radiophilharmonie)
Vivaldi: Opera Arias - Pyrotechnics -- Vivica Genaux (Fabio Biondi; Europa Galante)
Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder -- Measha Brueggergosman (Franz Welser-Möst; The Cleveland Orchestra)

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

(Winner) Daugherty, Michael: Deus Ex Machina -- Michael Daugherty (Giancarlo Guerrero)
Henze, Hans Werner: Appassionatamente Plus -- Hans Werner Henze (Stefan Soltesz)
Lindberg, Magnus: Graffiti - Magnus Lindberg (Sakari Oramo)
Pärt, Arvo: Symphony No. 4 -- Arvo Pärt (Esa-Pekka Salonen)
Shchedrin, Rodion Konstantinovich: The Enchanted Wanderer -- Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin (Valery Gergiev)

Best Classical Crossover Album

Meeting Of The Spirits -- Matt Haimovitz (Amaryllis Jarczyk, Jan Jarczyk, John McLaughlin, Dominic Painchaud, Leanna Rutt & Matt Wilson)
Off The Map -- The Silk Road Ensemble
Roots - My Life, My Song -- Jessye Norman (Ira Coleman, Steve Johns, Mike Lovatt, Mark Markham & Martin Williams)
(Winner) Tin, Christopher: Calling All Dawns -- Lucas Richman, conductor (Sussan Deyhim, Lia, Kaori Omura, Dulce Pontes, Jia Ruhan, Aoi Tada & Frederica von Stade; Anonymous 4 & Soweto Gospel Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
Vocabularies -- Bobby McFerrin

MUSIC VIDEOS

Best Short Form Music Video

"Ain't No Grave / The Johnny Cash Project" -- Johnny Cash; Chris Milk, video director; Jennifer Heath, Aaron Koblin & Rick Rubin, video producers
"Love The Way You Lie (Explicit Version)" -- Eminem & Rihanna; Joseph Kahn, video director; Maryann Tanedo, video producer
"Stylo" -- Gorillaz, Mos Def & Bobby Womack; Pete Candeland & Jamie Hewlett, video directors; Cara Speller, video producer
"... You" -- Cee Lo Green; Matt Stawski, video director; Paul Bock, video producer
(Winner) "Bad Romance" -- Lady Gaga; Francis Lawrence, video director; Heather Heller, video producer

Best Long Form Music Video

"No Distance Left To Run" -- Blur; Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern & Giorgio Testi, video directors; Thomas Benski, Laura Collins & Lucas Ochoa, video producers
(Winner) "When You're Strange" -- The Doors; Tom Dicillo, video director; John Beug, Jeff Jampol, Peter Jankowski & Dick Wolf, video producers
"The Greatest Ears In Town: The Arif Mardin Story" -- Arif Mardin; Doug Biro & Joe Mardin, video directors; Doug Biro & Joe Mardin, video producers
"Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage" -- Rush; Sam Dunn & Scot McFadyen, video directors; Sam Dunn & Scot McFadyen, video producers
"Under Great White Northern Lights" -- The White Stripes; Emmett Malloy, video director; Ian Montone & Mike Sarkissian, video producers

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Morning News 02.10.11

1. Republicans Face Mutiny in the Ranks
   House GOP leaders have proposed deep budget cuts, but they don't go far enough for some Republicans.
   Read original story in The New York Times | Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011

2. Taliban Teen Kills 27 in Pakistan
   The boy in a school uniform walked into a Pakistani army camp Thursday and blew himself up, killing 27 troops.
   Read original story in AP | Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011

3. Egyptian Protesters Block Access to Parliament
   Protests continued to expand in scope Wednesday, with demonstrations, strikes, or attacks on government facilities in at least a half-dozen cities.
   Read original story in BBC | Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011

4. India and Pakistan To Restart Peace Talks
   Talks may resume for the first time since the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
   Read original story in AFP | Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011

5. Fetal Spine Surgery Helps Children Walk
   Babies who had surgery for spina bifida as fetuses were twice as likely to walk by themselves than those that underwent the procedure after birth.
   Read original story in San Francisco Chronicle | Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011

6. Is Twitter Worth $10 Billion?
   Investors are drooling at the prospect of tapping Twitter's trove of user data, but the social networking service is playing hard to get.
   Read original story in The Wall Street Journal | Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011

7. Gabrielle Giffords Would Like Some Toast
   The wounded congresswoman has recovered enough to eat three meals a day - and make requests about what those meals are.
   Read original story in Politico | Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011

8. Activision Unplugs Guitar Hero
   After five years of hits, the popular video game will become a relic of the noughties.
   Read original story in Reuters | Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011

9. L.A. Seeks To Force Condoms on Porn Industry
   But producers say safe sex is a turn-off and will cut into sales.
   Read original story in The New York Times | Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011

10. Lindsay Lohan Charged With Stealing $2,500 Necklace
    "You're no different than anyone else, so please don't push your luck," a judge told the starlet.
    Read original story in Los Angeles Times | Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011

11. Sen. Jim Webb Won't Seek Reelection
    Republicans are salivating over the very real possibility of picking up a Senate seat from Virginia, but Dems hope they can hang on if they convince former Gov. Tim Kaine to throw his hat in the ring.
    Read original story in Politico | Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011

12. GOP Rep Resigns Over Shirtless Snapshots
    Rep. Christopher Lee hit the exit just hours after Gawker published e-mails and photos the "fit, fun, classy" married congressman exchanged with a lady friend he met on Craigslist.
    Read original story in Gawker | Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011

Morning News 02.07.11

1. Egypt Makes New Concessions to Protesters
   After meeting with a number of representatives of opposition groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood, the country's vice president vowed to allow a free press, lift the emergency laws and set up a committee to study reforms.
   Read original story in The Associated Press | Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011

2. Green Bay Packers Triumph at Super Bowl
   The Florida team took down the Pittsburg Steelers 31-25.
   Read original story in The Chicago Sun Times | Monday, Feb. 7, 2011

3. AOL Buys Huffington Post
   The $315 million deal will put Huffington Post founder Ariana Huffington at the head of editorial content for both companies.
   Read original story in Los Angeles Times | Monday, Feb. 7, 2011

4. Google Exec To Be Released in Egypt
   The 30-year-old Google employee and political activist will be freed from government custody after disappearing over a week ago.
   Read original story in The Wall Street Journal | Monday, Feb. 7, 2011

5. Super Bowl: Christina Aguilera Flubs National Anthem
   "At the twilight's last reaming"? Really?
   Read original story in The Washington Post | Monday, Feb. 7, 2011

6. Obama and O'Reilly Face Off
   Politico reports the two "seemed to enjoy each other's company" during a pre-Super Bowl interview.
   Read original story in Politico | Monday, Feb. 7, 2011

7. U.S. Special Envoy Embarrasses Administration
   The White House's envoy to Europe shocked Western leaders in Munich when he seemed to speak fondly of Egypt's president, underscoring the disagreements that exist in Washington over how to proceed.
   Read original story in The Guardian | Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011

8. Americans in Iran Deny Spying Charges in Court
   Two men held in Iran for the last 18 months pleaded not guilty, insisting they were hiking in the mountains of northern Iraq when they inadvertently crossed an unmarked border.
   Read original story in Reuters | Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011

9. User-Generated Ads Score at Super Bowl
   A Doritos dog ad and a Pepsi MAX commercial made on the cheap by ordinary people won competitions for the coveted Super Bowl spots. Meanwhile, Groupon bombed with its off-color ad about Tibet.
   Read original story in USA Today | Monday, Feb. 7, 2011

10. Scrabble for New Domain Names Begins
    The ubiquitous .com is about to be joined by a host of new suffixes. But who will control .nazi, .god, .abortion, and .gay?
    Read original story in The Washington Post | Monday, Feb. 7, 2011

11. Sumo Contest Scrapped After Match-fixing Scandal
    Sumo wrestling's major spring contest has been cancelled after players admitted that the ancient sport is now basically WWF with loincloths.
    Read original story in The Wall Street Journal | Monday, Feb. 7, 2011

12. Bush Calls Off Trip After Protests, Legal Threats
    The former president canceled what would have been his first trip to Europe since leaving office after activists called for demonstrations and a group threatened legal action.
    Read original story in The Washington Post | Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011

Packers win Super Bowl 31-25

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)—Aaron Rodgers(notes) has turned the Green Bay Packers into Super Bowl champions once again.

Rodgers threw three touchdown passes and Nick Collins(notes) returned an interception for another score, leading the Packers to a 31-25 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.

This was Green Bay’s fourth Super Bowl title. The Packers won the first two Super Bowls with Vince Lombardi coaching Bart Starr, and captured another with Brett Favre(notes) in January 1997.

The Steelers trailed 21-3 before halftime. Ben Roethlisberger(notes) got them within 28-25 midway through the fourth quarter with a touchdown pass and a nifty 2-point conversion. The Packers answered with a field goal, giving Roethlisberger one last chance.

Needing to go 87 yards in 1:59 with one timeout left, Roethlisberger couldn’t make it across midfield.

NFL Hall of Fame 2011: Hall of Fame Class of 2011

NFL Hall of Fame 2011: Hall of Fame Class of 2011 and Candidates - What gives more excitement and eagerness to watch the Super Bowl 2011 live stream tomorrow at Dallas Cowboys Stadium will also give the same treatment to the NFL Hall of Fame Class of 2011. And finally the Pro Football Hall of Fame selectors elected Marshall Faulk, Deion Sanders, Richard Dent and Shannon Sharpe and NFL Films founder Ed Sabol to be included in the crème of the crop class of 2011.

Apparently, former Patriots and Jets running back Curtis Martin, a finalist for this year’s Hall of Fame class, was not selected for entry into Canton. He reportedly made the cut from 15 to 10, but did not make the next round of cuts from 10 to five Hall of Fame inductees.

Meanwhile, Faulk, the NFL Rookie of the Year in 1994, Offensive Player of the Year from 1999-2001 and league MVP in 2000, was an impact rusher and receiver, finishing his career with over 12,000 rushing yards and more than 6,000 receiving yards. In 1999, he became the second running back ever to go over 1,000 rushing and receiving yards, and he recorded a then-NFL record 26 touchdowns in 2000.

The official voters Voters spent considerable time laying out the case for Faulk even though there seemed to be little doubt about his status as a likely first-ballot Hall of Famer. Faulk had no significant weaknesses. He could run for speed or power.

On the other hand, Cortez Kennedy was not that good but he got the job done for the Seattle Seahawks during his 11-year NFL career. In eight of those years, Kennedy made the Pro Bowl while also being named a first-team All-Pro three years and a second-teamer two years. Yet Kennedy fell short for the third-straight year when the NFL Hall of Fame announced its class of 2011 on Saturday, a victim of a loaded crop of skill players.

Perhaps, Deion Sanders was considered as the most dominant cover cornerback of his generation, and perhaps all time, offered more than just stellar play in the secondary. Sanders averaged more than 15 yards every time he got his hands on the football. He scored five different ways during the regular season. Sanders made his only season with the 49ers a memorable one, helping San Francisco win the Super Bowl after the 1994 season.

The list of NFL Hall of Fame 2011 inductees will be announced later tonight. Faulk and Sanders are considered as the top candidates most likely to be inducted in the said event. Find out more by tuning here regularly to get the latest updates with regards to the 2011 Class of NFL Hall of Fame.

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SAINT WOBIL FASHION SHOW NEW YORK FASHION WEEK

New York, NY - January 27, 2011 -Saint Wobil will be showing its latest collection titled Fall Winter Fantasy during New York Fashion Week on Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. The fashion show will be held in the renowned Studio 450, located at 450 West 31^st Street, New York, NY 10001.

 

Designer Darius E. Wobil presents collections that are now claiming the attention that he truly deserves. He was once referred to as "Georgia's youngest couture and Atlanta's Valentino." A New York magazine once called him "a fashion storm to watch for." Darius now with three plus years of showing his collection brings his "eclectic charm and metropolitan sensibility" to New York. Launched in 2000, Saint Wobil's stylish collections have been consistently featured in fashion magazines one such article was from Italian Vogue and the designer has garnered numerous accolades, including a nomination for best design from the Bermuda American Association.

 

This collection is inspired by the fantasy and beauty of high society New York in the winter showing its rich layers of fabric as the city accentuates its glamor with the blast of snow leaving the streets heavily polished in white. Designs features a more delightful arrangement of metallic under tones, old school tailoring,  romantic silhouettes, exquisite laced edge gowns, fitted skirt dresses, wasp-waisted gowns, reworked bolero jacket silhouettes for elegance, pencil skirts. The inspiring colors of metallic gold, cream, black and white, punching red, sprinkling of sequins and different shades etc. gives the fantasy its elegant reality. The fantasy bridal finale gouged in diamonds fit for a swan princess. Subtle sexy complete contemporary take on masculine luxury with Heavy braided knit sweaters, intricate necklines and classic three piece suits giving the layered sophistication of today's metro work play attitude adds a welcome spark to the collection.

SAINT WOBIL

SAINT WOBIL is a fashion house that influences the glamor and beauty with designs that extends itself to a gracious lifestyle. A vision of elegance and glamor can only be achieved by giving the comfort and sophistication that covers our own personal style by seeking to express our inner beauty with its designs. Darius Wobil with his artistic expressions and passion for fashion continues to deliver what we all seek with elegance, magic and beauty.

www.saintwobil.com

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Snow, a White Fashion Event, Year 2 presented by Pigment Cosmetics.Produced by SFBA Fashion Network, Joseph Domingo.