I Am ... Sasha Fierce - Beyonce

• 21st Century Breakdown - Green Day
• Circus - Britney Spears
• The E.N.D. - Black Eyed Peas
• Fearless - Taylor Swift
• It's Not Me, It's You - Lily Allen

"Poker Face" - Lady GaGa

• "Boom Boom Pow" - Black Eyed Peas

• "Know Your Enemy" - Green Day

• "Love Story" - Taylor Swift
• "Remedy" - Little Boots

• "Waking Up In Vegas" - Katy Perry

"If I Were A Boy" - written by B.C. Jean and Toby Gad; performed by Beyonce

• "21 Guns" - written and performed by Green Day

• "The Fear" - written by Lily Allen and Greg Kurstin; performed by Lily Allen
• "Just A Dream" - written by Gordie Sampson, Steve McEwan and Hillary Lindsey; performed by Carrie Underwood
• "Poker Face" - written by Lady GaGa and RedOne; performed by Lady GaGa
• "Use Somebody" - written and performed by Kings Of Leon

Little Boots

• Justin Bieber
• Carolina Liar
• Adam Lambert
• Pixie Lott
• Jessica Mauboy

Tom Baxter - "Better"

• Kris Allen - "Live Like We're Dying"
• David Archuleta - "A Little Too Not Over You"
• Michael Buble - "Haven't Met You Yet"
• Mat Kearney - "Closer To Love"
• Matt Nathanson - "Come On Get Higher"

Beyonce - "If I Were A Boy"

• Sara Bareilles - "Gravity"
• Kelly Clarkson - "My Life Would Suck Without You"
• Leona Lewis - "Run"
• Katy Perry - "Waking Up In Vegas"
• Taylor Swift - "You Belong With Me"

The Script - "Breakeven"

• Black Eyed Peas - "I Gotta Feeling"
• The Fray - "You Found Me"
• James Morrison & Nelly Furtado - "Broken Strings"
• Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat - "Lucky"
• Owl City featuring Matthew Thiessen - "Fireflies"

It's Not Me, It's You - Lily Allen

• All I Ever Wanted - Kelly Clarkson

• Circus - Britney Spears
• David Archuleta - David Archuleta
• Funhouse - Pink
• Songs For You, Truths For Me - James Morrison

"Waking Up In Vegas" - Katy Perry

• "Breakeven" - The Script

• "Circus" - Britney Spears

• "Evacuate The Dancefloor" - Cascada featuring Carlprit

• "The Fear" - Lily Allen

• "I Gotta Feeling" - Black Eyed Peas

• "Paparazzi" - Lady GaGa

Best Solo Vocal Performance

Best Vocal Performance by a Duo/Group

Kelly Clarkson - "I Do Not Hook Up"

• Vanessa Amorosi - "This Is Who I Am"

• David Cook - "Light On"

• Kid Rock - "Amen"

• Adam Lambert - "No Boundaries"

• Pink - "Sober"

Kings Of Leon - "Use Somebody"

• Carolina Liar - "Show Me What I'm Looking For"

• Green Day - "21 Guns"

• Jet - "She's A Genius"

• Linkin Park - "New Divide"

• Paramore - "Ignorance"

Best Album

Best Record

21st Century Breakdown - Green Day

• Brand New Eyes - Paramore

• Dark Horse - Nickelback

• Day & Age - The Killers

• No Line On The Horizon - U2

• Only By The Night - Kings Of Leon

"Use Somebody" - Kings Of Leon

• "21 Guns" - Green Day

• "Gives You Hell" - The All-American Rejects

• "Ignorance" - Paramore

• "I'm Not Over" - Carolina Liar

• "New Divide" - Linkin Park

Best Alternative Performance

Best Hard Rock Performance

Coldplay - "Life In Technicolor II"

• Keane - "Spiralling"

• The Killers - "Spaceman"

• Snow Patrol - "Take Back The City"

• Panic At The Disco - "Northern Downpour"

• Weezer - "Troublemaker"

Tokio Hotel - "Ready, Set, Go!"

• AC/DC - "Rock 'N Roll Train"

• Breaking Benjamin - "I Will Not Bow"

• Metallica - "Cyanide"

• Nickelback - "Something In Your Mouth"

• Shinedown - "Second Chance"

Best Male Soul/R&B Vocal Performance

Best Female Soul/R&B Vocal Performance

John Legend - "Everybody Knows"

• Justin Bieber - "One Time"

• Jeremih - "Birthday Sex"

• James Morrison - "You Make It Real"

• Daniel Merriweather - "Red"

• Ne-Yo - "Mad"

Beyonce - "Halo"

• Gabriella Cilmi - "Sanctuary"

• Whitney Houston - "I Look To You"

• Alicia Keys - "Doesn't Mean Anything"

• Pixie Lott - "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)"

• Jessica Mauboy - "Been Waiting"

Best Soul/R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo/Group

Best Soul/R&B Album

Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - "Empire State Of Mind"

• Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo - "Knock You Down"

• John Legend featuring Andre 3000 - "Green Light"

• The Pussycat Dolls - "I Hate This Part"

• Jay Sean featuring Lil' Wayne - "Down"

• T.I. feat. Justin Timberlake - "Dead And Gone"

I Am ... Sasha Fierce - Beyonce

• Been Waiting - Jessica Mauboy

• Evolver - John Legend

• Human - Brandy

• I Look To You - Whitney Houston

• Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel - Mariah Carey

Best Soul/R&B Record

Best Rap/Hip-Hop Performance

"Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" - Beyonce

• "Doesn't Mean Anything" - Alicia Keys

• "Empire State Of Mind" - Jay-Z & Alicia Keys

• "Everybody Knows" - John Legend

• "Knock You Down" - Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo

• "Million Dollar Bill" - Whitney Houston

Black Eyed Peas - "Boom Boom Pow"

• Flo Rida featuring Ke$ha - "Right Round"

• Jay-Z featuring Rihanna & Kanye West - "Run This Town"

• Kid Cudi vs Crookers - "Day 'n' Nite"

• T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake - "Dead And Gone"

• Kanye West - "Heartless"

Best Rap/Hip-Hop Album

The E.N.D. - Black Eyed Peas

• 808s & Heartbreak - Kanye West

• The Blueprint 3 - Jay-Z

• Man On The Moon: The End of Day - Kid Cudi

• Relapse - Eminem

• R.O.O.T.S. - Flo Rida

Best Artist

Best Album

Taylor Swift

• Dierks Bentley

• Brad Paisley

• Rascal Flatts

• Sugarland

• Carrie Underwood

Fearless - Taylor Swift

• American Saturday Night - Brad Paisley

• Defying Gravity - Keith Urban

• Lucky Old Sun - Kenny Chesney

• Raising Sand - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

• Unstoppable - Rascal Flatts

Best Record

"Love Story" - Taylor Swift

• "Here Comes Goodbye" - Rascal Flatts

• "Just A Dream" - Carrie Underwood

• "People Are Crazy" - Billy Currington

• "Sideways" - Dierks Bentley

• "What I Cannot Change" - LeAnn Rimes

Best Artist

Best Album

Lady GaGa

• David Guetta

• Calvin Harris

• Little Boots

• Britney Spears

• The Ting Tings

Circus - Britney Spears

• The Boy Who Knew Too Much - Mika

• Hands - Little Boots

• One Love - David Guetta

• Ready For The Weekend - Calvin Harris

• Want - 3Oh!3

Best Record

"Poker Face" - Lady GaGa

• "Celebration" - Madonna

• "Kids" - MGMT

• "Remedy" - Little Boots

• "Sad Song" - Blake Lewis

• "Sexy Bitch" - David Guetta featuring Akon

• "Walking On A Dream" - Empire Of The Sun

Best American Male Artist

Best American Female Artist

Jay-Z

• David Archuleta

• Eminem

• Flo Rida

• Jason Mraz

• Justin Timberlake

• Kanye West

Lady GaGa

• Beyonce

• Kelly Clarkson

• Miley Cyrus

• Katy Perry

• Britney Spears

• Taylor Swift

Best American Duo/Group

Best Canadian Artist

Black Eyed Peas

• Green Day

• The Killers

• Kings Of Leon

• The Offspring

• Paramore

• The Pussycat Dolls

Nelly Furtado

• Justin Bieber

• Michael Buble

• Celine Dion

• Alanis Morissette

• Nickelback

• Daniel Powter

Best British Solo Artist

Best British Duo/Group

Lily Allen

• Calvin Harris

• Leona Lewis

• Little Boots

• Pixie Lott

• Mika

• James Morrison

Coldplay

• Girls Aloud

• The Saturdays

• Snow Patrol

• Sugababes

• Take That

• The Ting Tings

Best European Artist

Best Australasian Artist

The Script

• Cascada

• David Guetta

• Robyn

• September

• Tokio Hotel

• U2

Jessica Mauboy

• Vanessa Amorosi

• Empire Of The Sun

• Evermore

• Ladyhawke

• Daniel Merriweather

• The Veronicas

Best Latin / Caribbean Artist

Shakira

• Enrique Iglesias

• Iyaz

• Sean Kingston

• Sean Paul

• Rihanna

• Shontelle

Best Collaboration

Best Original Song from a Motion Picture

"Broken Strings" - James Morrison featuring Nelly Furtado

• 3Oh!3 featuring Katy Perry - "Starstrukk"

• Cobra Starship featuring Leighton Meester - "Good Girls Go Bad"

• Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - "Empire State Of Mind"

• Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat - "Lucky"

• Kevin Rudolf featuring Kid Cudi - "Welcome To The World"

"Jai Ho" - featured in the motion picture 'Slumdog Millionaire'; written by A.R. Rahman and Gulzar; performed by A.R. Rahman featuring Sukhwinder Singh, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Vijay Prakash and Tanvi Shah

• "The Climb" - featured in the motion picture 'Hannah Montana: The Movie'; written by Nicole Sylvester and Miley Cyrus; performed by Miley Cyrus

• "Decode" - featured in the motion picture 'Twilight'; written by Hayley Williams, Josh Farro and Taylor York; performed by Paramore

• "Down To Earth" - featured in the animated motion picture 'Wall-E'; written and performed by Peter Gabriel

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• "New Divide" - featured in the motion picture 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'; written and performed by Linkin Park

• "The Wrestler" - featured in the motion picture 'The Wrestler'; written and performed by Bruce Springsteen

Best Music Video

"Love Story" - directed by Trey Fanjoy; artist: Taylor Swift

• "Circus" - directed by Francis Lawrence; artist: Britney Spears

• "Just A Dream" - directed by Roman White; artist: Carrie Underwood

• "Poker Face" - directed by Ray Kay and Anthony Mandler; artist: Lady GaGa

• "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" - directed by Jake Nava; artist: Beyonce

• "Boom Boom Pow" - directed by Matthew Cullen and Mark Kudsi; artist: Black Eyed Peas

Artist of the Year

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Lady GaGa

• Whitney Houston