Canção do ano
"Beg Steal or Borrow" - Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs
"Fuck You" - Cee Lo Green
"The House That Built Me" - Miranda Lambert
"Love the Way You Lie" - Eminem Featuring Rihanna
"Need You Now" - Lady Antebellum

Artista revelação
Drake
Justin Bieber
Esperanza Spalding
Florence + the Machine
Mumford & Sons

Álbum do ano
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Eminem - Recovery
Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream

Gravação do ano
Eminem e Rihanna - "Love the Way You Lie"
B.o.B e Bruno Mars - "Nothin' On You"
Jay-Z e Alicia Keys - "Empire State of Mind"
Lady Antebellum - "Need You Now"
Cee Lo Green - "Fuck You"

Álbum pop
My world 2.0 - Justin Bieber
I Dreamed a Dream - Susan Boyle
The Fame Monster - Lady Gaga
Battle Studies - John Mayer
Teenage Dream - Katy Perry

Melhor álbum rock
Jeff Beck - Emotion & Commotion
Muse - The Resistance
Pearl Jam - Backspacer
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Mojo
Neil Young - Le Noise

Melhor álbum de rap
B.o.B - The Adventures of Bobby Ray
Drake - Thank Me Later
Eminem - Recovery
Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3
The Roots - How I Got Over

Performance pop feminina
Sara Bareilles - "King of Anything"
Beyoncé - "Halo"
Norah Jones - "Chasing Pirates"
Lady Gaga - "Bad Romance"
Katy Perry - "Teenage Dream"

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

Melhor performance pop por uma dupla ou grupo
Train - "Hey, Soul Sister"
Elenco de Glee - "Don't Stop Believin' (Regionals Version)"
Maroon 5 - "Misery
Paramore - "The Only Exception"
Sade - "Babyfather"

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

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

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

Melhor performance rock individual
Eric Clapton - "Run Back To Your Side"
John Mayer - "Crossroads"
Paul McCartney - "Helter Skelter"
Neil Young - "Angry World"

Melhor performance rock por uma dupla ou grupo
Arcade Fire - "Ready To Start"
Jeff Beck & Joss Stone - "I Put A Spell On You"
The Black Keys - "Tighten Up"
Kings Of Leon - "Radioactive"
Muse - "Resistance"

Melhor álbum de R&B
Raheem DeVaughn - The Love & War Masterpeace
Fantasia - Back To Me
Jaheim - Another Round
John Legend & The Roots - Wake Up!
Monica - Still Standing

Melhor álbum de música alternativa
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Band Of Horses - Infinite Arms
The Black Keys - Brothers
Broken Bells - Broken Bells
Vampire Weekend - Contra