RECORD OF THE YEAR

“Halo,” Beyonce

“I Gotta Feeling,” The Black Eyed Peas

“Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon

“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga

“You Belong With Me,” Taylor Swift

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

“I Am…Sasha Fierce,” Beyonce

“The E.N.D.,” The Black Eyed Peas

“The Fame,” Lady Gaga

“Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King,” Dave Matthews Band

“Fearless,” Taylor Swift

SONG OF THE YEAR

“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga & RedOne

“Pretty Wings,” Hod David & Musze

“Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It),” Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart

“Use Somebody,” Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon)

“You Belong With Me,” Liz Rose & Taylor Swift

BEST NEW ARTIST

Zac Brown Band

Keri Hilson

MGMT

Silversun Pickups

The Ting Tings

BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE

“Hometown Glory,” Adele

“Halo,” Beyonce

“Hot N Cold,” Katy Perry

“Sober,” Pink

“You Belong With Me,” Taylor Swift

BEST MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE

“This Time,” John Legend

“Love You,” Maxwell

“Make It Mine,” Jason Mraz

“If You Don’t Know Me by Now,” Seal

“All About the Love Again,” Stevie Wonder

BEST POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS

“I Gotta Feeling,” The Black Eyed Peas

“We Weren’t Born to Follow,” Bon Jovi

“Never Say Never,” The Fray

“Sara Smile,” Daryl Hall & John Oates

“Kids,” MGMT

BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS

“Sea of Heartbreak,” Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen

“Love Sex Magic,” Ciara & Justin Timberlake

“Lucky,” Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat

“Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” Willie Nelson & Norah Jones

“Breathe,” Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat

BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE

“Besame Mucho,” Herb Alpert

“Throw Down Your Heart,” Bela Fleck

“The Fire,” Imogen Heap

“Phoenix Rise,” Maxwell

“Funk Joint,” Marcus Miller

BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM

“In Boston,” Chris Botti

“Legacy,” Hiroshima

“Potato Hole,” Booker T. Jones

“Modern Art,” The Rippingtons Featuring Russ Freeman

“Down The Wire,” Spyro Gyra

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM

“The E.N.D.,” The Black Eyed Peas

“Breakthrough,” Colbie Caillat

“All I Ever Wanted,” Kelly Clarkson

“The Fray,” The Fray

“Funhouse,” Pink

BEST DANCE RECORDING

“Boom Boom Pow,” The Black Eyed Peas

“When Love Takes Over,” David Guetta & Kelly Rowland

“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga

“Celebration,” Madonna

“Womanizer,” Britney Spears

BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM

“Divided By Night,” The Crystal Method

“One Love,” David Guetta

“The Fame,” Lady Gaga

“Party Rock,” LMFAO

“Yes,” Pet Shop Boys

BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM

“A Swingin’ Christmas,” Tony Bennett

“Michael Buble Meets Madison Square Garden,” Michael Buble

“Your Songs,” Harry Connick, Jr.

“Liza’s At the Palace,” Liza Minnelli

“American Classic,” Willie Nelson

BEST SOLO ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE

“Beyond Here Lies Nothin’,” Bob Dylan

“Change In the Weather,” John Fogerty

“Dreamer,” Prince

“Working On a Dream,” Bruce Springsteen

“Fork in the Road,” Neil Young

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS

“Can’t Find My Way Home,” Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood

“Life In Technicolor II,” Coldplay

“21 Guns,” Green Day

“Use Somebody,” Kings of Leon

“I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight,” U2

BEST HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE

“War Machine,” AC/DC

“Check My Brain,” Alice In Chains

“When I’ve Done,” Linkin Park

“The Unforgiven III,” Metallica

“Burn It To The Ground,” Nickelback

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE

“Dissident Aggressor,” Judas Priest

“Set To Fail,” Lamb of God

“Head Crusher,” Megadeth

“Senor Peligro,” Ministry

“Hate Worldwide,” Slayer

BEST ROCK INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE

“A Day In The Life,” Jeff Beck

“Warped Sister,” Booker T. Jones

“Playing With Fire,” Brad Paisley

“Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin’,” Brian Setzer Orchestra

“Now We Run,” Steve Vai

BEST ROCK SONG

“The Fixer,” Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready & Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)

“I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight,” Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr. (U2)

“21 Guns,” Billi Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tre Cool (Green Day)

“Use Somebody,” Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon)

“Working On A Dream,” Bruce Springsteen

BEST ROCK ALBUM

“Black Ice,” AC/DC

“Live From Madison Square Garden,” Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood

“21st Century Breakdown,” Green Day

“Big Whiskey And the Groogrux King,” Dave Matthew Band

“No Line On The Horizon,” U2

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM

“Everything That Happens Will Happen Today,” David Byrne & Brian Eno

“The Open Door,” Death Cab For Cutie

“Sounds of the Universe,” Depeche Mode

“Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix,” Phoenix

“It’s Blitz!,” Yeah Yeah Yeahs

BEST FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE

“Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” Beyonce

“It Kills Me,” Melanie Fiona

“That Was Then,” Lalah Hathaway

“Goin’ Thru Changes,” Ledisi

“Lions, Tigers & Bears,” Jazmine Sullivan

BEST MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE

“The Point Of It All,” Anthony Hamilton

“Pretty Wings,” Maxwell

“Sobeautiful,” Musiq Soulchild

“Under,” Pleasure P

“There Goes My Baby,” Charlie Wilson

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS

“Blame It,” Jamie Foxx & T-Pain

“Chocolate High,” India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild

“Ifuleave,” Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige

“Higher Ground,” Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters

“Love Has Finally Come At Last,” Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby

BEST TRADITIONAL R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE

“At Last,” Beyonce

“Soul Music,” Anthony Hamilton

“Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight,” Boney James & Quinn

“Sow Love,” Ann Nesby

“Woman Gotta Have It,” Calvin Richardson

BEST URBAN/ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE

“Daykeeper,” The Foreign Exchange

“All Matter,” Robert Glasper & Bilal

“Pearls,” India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore

“A Tale of Two,” Eric Roberson, Ben O’Neill & Michelle Thompson

“Blend,” Tonex

BEST R&B SONG

“Blame It,” James T. Brown, John Conte, Jr., Jamie Foxx, Christopher Henderson, Brandon R. Melachon, Breyon Prescott, T-Pain & Nathan L. Walker (Jamie Foxx & T-Pain)

“Lions, Tigers & Bears,” Salaam Remi & Jazzmine Sullivan (Jazmine Sullivan)

“Pretty Wings,” Hod David & Musze (Maxwell)

“Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It),” Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart (Beyonce)

“Under,” D. Babbs, L. Bereal, M. Cooper, A. Dixon, J. Franklin, T. Jones, R. New & K. Stephens (Pleasure P)

BEST R&B ALBUM

“The Point Of It All,” Anthony Hamilton

“Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics,” India.Arie

“Turn Me Loose,” Ledisi

“Blacksummers’ Night,” Maxwell

“Uncle Charlie,” Charlie Wilson

BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM

“I Am…Sasha Fierce,” Beyonce

“Intuition,” Jamie Foxx

“The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper,” Pleasure P

“Ready,” Trey Songs

“Thr33 Rings,” T-Pain

BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE

“Best I Ever Had,” Drake

“Beautiful,” Eminem

“D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune),” Jay-Z

“Day ‘N’ Nite,” Kid Cudi

“Casa Bey,” Mos Def

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP

“Too Many Rappers,” Beastie Boys & Nas

“Crack a Bottle,” Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent

“Money Goes, Honey Stay,” Fabolous & Jay-Z

“Make Her Say,” Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common

“Amazing,” Kanye West & Young Jeezy

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION

“Ego,” Beyonce & Kanye West

“Know You Down,” Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo

“Run This Town,” Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West

“I’m On A Boat,” The Lonely Island & T-Pain

“Dead And Gone,” T.I. & Justin Timberlake

BEST RAP SONG

“Best I Ever Had,” Aubrey Drake Graham, D. Hamilton & M. Samuels (Drake)

“Day ‘N’ Nite,” S. Mescudi, O. Omishore (Kid Cudi)

“Dead And Gone,” C. Harris, R. Tadross, J. Timberlake (T.I. & Justin Timberlake)

“D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune),” Shawn Carter & Ernest Wilson (Jay-Z)

“Run This Town,” Shawn Carter, R. Fenty, M. Riddick, Kanye West & E. Wilson (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West)

BEST RAP ALBUM

“Universal Mind Control,” Common

“Relapse,” Eminem

“R.O.O.T.S.,” Flo Rida

“The Ecstatic,” Mos Def

“The Renaissance,” Q-Tip

BEST FEMALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE

“Dead Flowers,” Miranda Lambert

“I Just Call You Mine,” Martina McBride

“White Horse,” Taylor Swift

“Just A Dream,” Carrie Underwood

“Solitary Thinkin’,” Lee Ann Womack

BEST MALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE

“All I Ask For Anymore,” Trace Adkins

“People Are Crazy,” Billy Currington

“High Cost Of Living,” Jamey Johnson

“Living For The Night,” George Strait

“Sweet Thing,” Keith Urban

BEST COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS

“Cowgirls Don’t Cry,” Brooks & Dunn

“Chicken Fried,” Zac Brown Band

“I Run To You,” Lady Antebellum

“Here Comes Goodbye,” Racal Flatts

“It Happens,” Sugarland

BEST COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS

“Beautiful World,” Dierks Bentley & Patty Griffin

“Down The Road,” Kenny Chesney & Mac McAnally

“Start A Band,” Brad Paisley & Keith Urban

“I Told You So,” Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis

“Everything But Quits,” Lee Ann Womack & George Strait

BEST COUNTRY INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE

“Under the (Five) Wire,” Alison Brown

“The Crystal Merchant,” The Greencards

“Mansinneedof,” Sarah Jarosz

“Producer’s Medley,” Steve Wariner

BEST COUNTRY SONG

“All I Ask For Anymore,” Casey Beathard & Tim James (Trace Adkins)

“High Cost of Living,” Jamey Johnson & James Slater (Jamey Johnson)

“I Run To You,” Tom Douglas, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott (Lady Antebellum)

“People Are Crazy,” Bobby Braddock & Troy Jones (Billy Currington)

“White Horse,” Liz Rose & Taylor Swift (Taylor Swift)

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

“The Foundation,” Zac Brown Band

“Twang,” George Strait

“Fearless,” Taylor Swift

“Defying Gravity,” Keith Urban

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift

POP/ROCK – Favorite Male Artist
Michael Jackson

POP/ROCK – Favorite Female Artist
Lady Gaga

POP/ROCK – Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Black Eyed Peas

POP/ROCK – Favorite Album
Number Ones, Michael Jackson

COUNTRY – Favorite Male Artist
Keith Urban

COUNTRY – Favorite Female Artist
Taylor Swift

COUNTRY – Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Rascal Flatts

COUNTRY – Favorite Album
Fearless, Taylor Swift

RAP/HIP-HOP – Favorite Male Artist
Jay-Z

RAP/HIP-HOP – Favorite Album
Blueprint 3, Jay-Z

SOUL/R&B – Favorite Male Artist
Michael Jackson

SOUL/R&B – Favorite Female Artist
Beyoncé Knowles

SOUL/R&B – Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Black Eyed Peas

SOUL/R&B – Favorite Album
Number Ones, Michael Jackson

SOUNDTRACKS – Favorite Album
Twilight Soundtrack

ALTERNATIVE ROCK – Favorite Artist
Green Day

ADULT CONTEMPORARY – Favorite Artist
Taylor Swift

LATIN – Favorite Artist
Aventura

CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL – Favorite Artist
Mary Mary

T-MOBILE BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST
Gloriana

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Whitney Houston

Michael Jackson had two albums in the works at the time of his death, Billboard magazine has reported.

The singer was collaborating on a pop album with singer-songwriters Claude Kelly and Akon, and another collection of classics.

Kelly said: “He was the King of Pop, the biggest to ever do it, and the one thing you never lose – whether known by the whole world or just 10 people – is your love for music. That never goes away and it never went away for him amidst his troubles.”

Akon (pictured) said: “My fans are still there. They still love me. They’re alive … His kids are like his first priority, and they had never seen him perform live. He was trying to create the most incredible show for his kids.”

Jackson was also working on an instrumental album, collaborating with composer David Michael Frank. “He had two demos of two pieces he’d written, but they weren’t complete,” Frank reportedly told Billboard.

“For one of them, he had a whole section of it done in his head. He had not recorded it. He hummed it to me as I sat at the keyboard in his pool house and we figured out the chords – I guess this recording I made is the only copy that exists of this music.”

Further compositions were also in the pipeline, a jazz track among them. “He mentioned more instrumental music of his he wanted to record, including one jazz piece,” said Frank, who hopes the Jackson family will decide to record the music as a “tribute and show the world the depth of his artistry”.

Meanwhile, Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.am earlier this week said Jackson had recordings of new songs the pair had worked on together. “He had all the hard drives because I didn’t want to be responsible for that.”

Source: Splash News

Best Video: Nickelback, “Gotta Be Somebody”

Best International Video – Artist: Lady Gaga, “Poker Face”

Best International Video – Group: Black Eyed Peas, “Boom Boom Pow”

Pop Video of the Year: Danny Fernandes, “Private Dancer”

Best International Video Canadian: Billy Talent, “Rusted from the Rain”

MuchLOUD Best Rock Video: Nickelback, “Gotta Be Somebody”

MuchVibe HipHop Video: Classified, “Anybody Listening”

Best Director: Marianas Trench, “Cross My Heart”

Best Post-Production: Nickelback, “Gotta Be Somebody”

Best Cinematography: Bedouin Soundclash, “Until We Burn Into the Sun (The Kids Just Want A Love Song)”

VideoFACT Best Independent Video: The Midway State, “Never Again”

MuchMusic.com Most Watched Video: Girlicious, “Like Me”

UR Fave International Video of the Year: The Jonas Brothers, “Burnin’ Up”

UR Fave New Artist of the Year: The Midway State, “Never Again”

UR Fave Video: Simple Plan, “Save You”

Black Eyed Peas’ “The E.N.D.” bows at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 304,000 — the hip-pop act’s best sales week ever. It’s also the first No. 1 album for the group, which had previously gone as high as No. 2. Its last set, 2005’s “Monkey Business,” bowed in the runner-up slot with a then-best 291,000. It had the unfortunate luck to come out the same week as Coldplay’s “X&Y,” which kept the Peas’ at bay when it started at No. 1 with 737,000. via Billboard.com

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Invasion Of Boom Boom Pow – Megamix EP – Available On iTunes Now!

Invasion Of Boom Boom Pow Tracklisting:

1) LET THE BEAT ROCK – Boys Noize Megamix feat. 50 CENT
2) LET THE BEAT ROCK – Boys Noize Megamix feat. GUCCI MANE
3) BOOM BOOM STYLE – Zuper Blahq Megamix feat. Kid Cudi
4) BOOM BOOM GUETTA – David Guetta’s Electro Hop Remix
5) BOOM BOOM WOW – D.J. will.i.am Megamix
6) BOOM BOOM BOOM – DJ Ammo/Poet Named Life Megamix

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The E.N.D – In Stores June 9, 2009

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Rihanna lent her support at the Black Eyed Peas Peapod Foundation benefit concert which was held inside the Conga Room at the Nokia Theatre LA Live this past Thursday in Los Angeles. Missing from the event was BEP member apl.de.ap, real name Allan Pineda Lindo, who was unfortunately mourning the death of his 21-year old brother, Joven Pineda Deala, who was gunned down in the northern Philippine town of Porac. On a happier note, BEP member Taboo, real name Jamie Gomez, and his fashion publicist girlfriend are expecting their first child this summer. Taboo also has a teenage son with a former girlfriend.

The Spice Girls, Seal, Heidi Klum and Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas all had performances at the Victoria’s Secret fashion show last month. But when the special aired on CBS Tuesday night, a performance was clearly missing.

The Spice Girls performed two songs at the show, their hit ‘Stop’ and their new single ‘Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)’. However, only their rendition of ‘Stop’ made it to the broadcast.

I think that’s unfair. Seal had more than one song that made it on the air. Although in comparison to any of the songs Seal performed, ‘Headlines’ was a big bore.