The 52nd annual Grammy Awards blasted out of the gate with the pre-telecast awards ceremony, which started at 1 p.m. PT at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Winners in the early going included producer A.R. Rahman for “Slumdog Millionaire," best compilation soundtrack album; composer Michael Giacchino for “Up," best score soundtrack album; and writers Gulzar, A.R. Rahman and Tanvi Shah for “Jai Ho" (from “Slumdog Millionaire") for best song for a motion picture, TV or visual media. Kudos in 100 categories will be handed out during the afternoon ceremony, while nine more winners including album, song and record of the year and best new artist will be announced during the evening show, to be telecast live in the East on CBS at 8 p.m. ET.
Best Jazz Vocal Album “Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman" WINNER Kurt Elling [Concord Jazz]
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
“75" WINNER Joe Zawinul & The Zawinul Syndicate [Heads Up International]
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
“Dancin' 4 Chicken" WINNER Terence Blanchard, soloist Track from: Watts (Jeff “Tain" Watts) [Dark Key Music]
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
“Book One" WINNER New Orleans Jazz Orchestra [World Village]
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual Or Group
“Five Peace Band - Live" WINNER Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace Band [Concord Records]
Best Latin Jazz Album
“Juntos Para Siempre" WINNER Bebo Valdes And Chucho Valdes [Sony Music/Calle 54]
Best Dance Recording
“Poker Face" - Lady Gaga WINNER RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, RedOne & Dave Russell, mixers
Track from: “The Fame" [Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherrytree]
Best Musical Show Album
“West Side Story" WINNER David Caddick & David Lai, producers (Leonard Bernstein, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast with Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione & Others) [Masterworks Broadway]
Best Instrumental Arrangement
“West Side Story Medley" WINNER Bill Cunliffe, arranger (Resonance Big Band) Track from: Resonance Big Band Plays Tribute To Oscar Peterson [Resonance Records]
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
“Quiet Nights" WINNER Claus Ogerman, arranger (Diana Krall) Track from: Quiet Nights [Verve]
Best Album Notes
“The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions" (1935-1946) WINNER Dan Morgenstern, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong) [Mosaic Records]
OTHERS
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 & Red One
“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
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