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Here is a list of Grammy winners in the major categories, as announced Sunday by the Recording Academy. For a complete list of winners, go to TheEnvelope.com.
Record of the year
“Please Read the Letter,” Robert Plant & Alison Krauss (T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer)
GENERAL
Album of the year
“Raising Sand,” Robert Plant & Alison Krauss (T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer)
Song of the year
“Viva La Vida,” Coldplay, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Cham- pion & Chris Martin, songwriters
Best new artist
Adele
POP
Female vocal performance
“Chasing Pavements,” Adele
Male vocal performance
“Say,” John Mayer
Performance by a duo or group with vocals
“Viva La Vida,” Coldplay
Collaboration with vocals
“Rich Woman,” Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Traditional vocal album
“Still Unforgettable,” Natalie Cole
ROCK
Solo vocal performance
“Gravity,” John Mayer
Performance by a duo or group with vocals
“Sex on Fire,” Kings of Leon
Best song
“Girls in Their Summer Clothes,” Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
Best album
“Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends,” Coldplay
ALTERNATIVE
Best album
“In Rainbows,” Radiohead
R&B
Female vocal performance
“Superwoman,” Alicia Keys
Male vocal performance
“Miss Independent,” Ne-Yo
Performance by a duo or group with vocals
“Stay With Me (by the Sea),” Al Green featuring John Legend
Best song
“Miss Independent,” Mikkel S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & S. Smith, songwriters (Ne-Yo)
Best album
“Jennifer Hudson,” Jennifer Hudson
RAP
Solo performance
“A Milli,” Lil Wayne
Performance by a duo or group
“Swagga Like Us,” Jay-Z & T.I. featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne
Best song
“Lollipop,” D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters (Lil Wayne featuring Static Major)
Best album
“Tha Carter III,” Lil Wayne
COUNTRY
Female vocal performance
“Last Name,” Carrie Underwood
Male vocal performance
“Letter to Me,” Brad Paisley
Performance by a duo or group with vocals
“Stay,” Sugarland
Best song
“Stay,” Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland)
Best album
“Troubadour,” George Strait
CLASSICAL
Best album
“Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahag- onny,” James Conlon, conductor; Anthony Dean Griffey, Patti LuPone & Audra McDonald; Fred Vogler, producer (Donnie Ray Albert, John Easterlin, Steven Humes, Mel Ulrich & Robert Worle; Los Angeles Opera Chorus; Los Angeles Opera Orchestra)
JAZZ
Contemporary album
“Randy in Brasil,” Randy Brecker
LATIN
Pop album
“La Vida . . . Es Un Ratico,” Juanes
Rock or alternative album
“45,” Jaguares
PRODUCTION
Producer of the year
(nonclassical)
Rick Rubin
Producer of the year
(classical)
David Frost
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