TOURIST GARDEN; OSUN STATE

OSUN STATE
Date Created: 27 August, 1991
Capital: Oshogbo
Main Towns: Ile-Ife, Oshogbo, Iwo, Ila-Orangun, Ejigbo, Ilesha and Ikirun.

Osun State, known as the state of the living spring occupies a land mass of approximately 8,602 square kilometres carved out of the old Oyo State. The state is bounded on the west by Oyo State, Ondo and Ekiti States in the east, Kwara State in the north and Ogun State in the south.

There are 30 local government areas that make up Osun State. They are: Ayedade, Aiyedere, Atakunmosa, Atakunmosa East, Boripe, Boluwaduro, Ede, Ede North, Egbedore, Ejigbo, Ifedayo, Ife East, Ife Central, Ife North, Ife South, Ifelodun, Ila, Ilesha East, Ilesha west, Irepodun, Irewole, Isokan, Iwo, Obokun, Odo-Otin, ula-Oluwa, Olorunda, Oriade, Orolu and Oshogbo.Agriculture is the traditional occupation of the people of the state.

The main cash crops are cocoa, palm produce while food crops include yam, maize, cassava, millet, plantain and rice. The federal government has indicated its presence in the state through the citing of two major industries namely: Osogbo Steel Rolling Mills and the Nigerian Machine Tools at Osogbo, the state capital. Other industries in the state include the Cocoa Products Industry at Ede and the supreme Oil Industry at Ilesha. Other small and medium industrial ventures are spread over the state.

Osun State apart from being rich in agricultural products is also endowed with a number of mineral resources such as gold, clay, limestones and granite.The state is a repository of Yoruba culture. Ile-Ife, known to be the cradle of the Yoruba race is a very attractive tourist centre. It has the renowned Oranmiyan Staff, the Ife Museum, the Osun shrine and the Olumirin water falls at Erin Ijesha. Others are the Mbari-Mbayo heritage, Idi-Baba Cultural Centre and the Adunni Susan Winges Art Works Centres located at Osogbo. Above all the state is recognized internationally through its colourful annual Osun Osogbo festival.Educationally, the state has reached an advanced level.

It has 1,112 public primary schools and a number of Technical and Grade II Teachers' Colleges. Also Colleges of Education, Polytechnic and a Federal University are also located in the State.The State is also committed to an effective health care delivery system. There are State and General Hospitals, Comprehensive Health Centres, Primary Health Centres, Dispensaries and Maternity Centres. In addition thete are many registered private Health Centres in the state.

Osun state cultural group

Nigeria Entertainment International Film Festival and Awards (DOWNLOAD FILM SUBMISSION FORM)

The Nigeria Entertainment International Film Festival and Awards, which is scheduled to take place from May 27-31, 2009, at the Tinapa Studios, Calabar, Nigeria, has launched its call for entries today.

The festival is looking for documentary, short and feature film submissions in all genres" and also music video submissions. Entry forms, rules, and regulations are available on this website. The entries deadline is 22 March, 2009, while the submission deadline is April 28, 2009. The special guest of the NEFFA 2009 is the “African American Cinema” with tributes to some of today's most prominent actors, actresses, filmmakers and authors whose creativity has inspired the world throughout history.

Nigeria Entertainment International Film Festival and Awards are creative conscious events designed to bring industry professionals and filmmakers together annually.
NEFFA 2009 expects filmmakers from around the world for the state-of-the-arts multimedia presentations featuring various concealed details on African American films, screenplays, and rare archival essays, posters, cinema, books, characters, and photos. The festival will also feature talent spotlights; studio premieres and awards gala-dinner honoring the NEFFA 2009 winners.
NEFFA 2009 accepts submissions from independant filmmakers only

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AGING AND STRESS

Between the cold weather, the economy, the ever-looming possibility of getting laid off and general every day stress, you could say that times are rough and for sure, we all have a bit o' stress mounting. Releasing that stress is very important to mental health and psychological stability, but how you release it, can be just as important.

I have to say, I have several ways of releasing stress...some more healthy than others, but I thought I would share and talk about my favorites:

Drinks. Yep, I admit, I love my adult beverages. I do try to keep it to a healthy limit, but the reality is, that after a stressful day, I really enjoy a glass of wine or a drink to sort of 'numb the pain.' Wine makes me sleepy, so if I have several hours of awake time ahead of me, I tend to opt for vodka, Soda and a splash of cranberry. My reasoning: The soda is hydrating, the cranberry is detoxifying and vodka...well, a little toxifying.

Karaoke. Singing my favorite tunes with a bunch of friends is not only fun, but creative. Although my profession(s) require my creativity a good portion of time, creative outlets within the performing arena has a lot more stress release attached to it.

Dancing. I need to clarify. I'm not talking about dancing at a club. I'm literally talking about being home, with a great song on our sound system (American Boy - Estelle/Kanye West is my most recent favorite) and dancing in my living room.

A Bath . I don't get to do this often, but when I do, I come out feeling like I just had a massage and that my stress has melted away.

A Good Time with Friends and Family. There is nothing like spending time and laughing with friends and family after a long week. Laughter, especially, helps release tons of stress!

Exercise. You knew this was coming. Exercise is by far one of the best stress releases. Running after a hard week seems to help me forget about all of my worries.

The Performances of Hug Jackman during the 81st Academy Awards.

1. Host Hugh Jackman

2. Host Hugh Jackman and Beyonce Knowles performer on stage during the 81st Academy Awards - Feb. 22, 2009.3.

Host Hugh Jackman and Anna Hathaway perform during the 81st Academy Awards - Feb. 22, 20094.

Penelope Cruz accepts the Best Supporting Actress award for 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' during the 81st Academy Awards - Feb. 22, 2009

New pilots: Can TV revive the sitcom?

NBC
We can get sucked into those Vh1 and Bravo reality shows as much as the next person, but we sure wouldn’t mind some new quality programs entering the fall TV lineup. It’s pilot season, and yes, there will be new incarnations of “CSI” and another hospital drama or two, but you know what else there will be? Sitcoms!

And they sound good!Before you groan, think back to a happier, more carefree time when “Seinfeld,” “Friends,” “Frasier,” “Mad About You,” “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “Married… With Children,” “Roseanne” and “News Radio” made us laugh on a regular basis. We still seek these shows out in syndication and if any of these shows actually aired now, they’d probably still be a hit. Sitcoms might stink now, but the trusty format goes back generations, and we couldn’t mind a revival.This fall, a few new sitcoms—and a few familiar stars—may pave the way for for this resurgence. “Cougartown” may have a cringe-worthy title, but we have faith that “Friends” alum Courteney Cox can rock this comedy. She stars as a recently divorced 40-year-old mom with a 17-year-old son and the show comes from the creator of “Scrubs.”

Next up is an untitled project staring Kelsey Grammer. This time he won’t be Dr. Frasier Crane but “a hotshot Wall Street executive who loses his job and is forced to reconnect with his small-town family.” Sounds like a funny story and a premise that should hit home. Though perhaps not as much as “Canned,” an "ensemble comedy about a group of friends who all get fired on the same day.” It’s certainly timely!Do you think any of these show could help revive the TV sitcom? What were some of your all-time favorites? [The Hollywood Reporter]

Sandra Weds David (LOVE)

Sandra Weds David (LOVE)
Wedding ceremony of SANDRA and DAVID on the 14th February 2009, Families, Friends and Well wishers where all in happy mood

Get a First Look at Denise on Dancing with the Stars!

Dancing with the Stars returns in just three short weeks for another round of celebrity salsa, cha-cha and disco-dancing, and you're not ready for the big premiere until you've seen these shots of the stars in all their rhinestoned, ballroom-ready glory. (The sequins alone are worth the price of admission.)

Click in to get a peek at the likes of Denise Richards, Nancy O'Dell and Shawn Johnson along with their dancing buddies!
Are you looking forward to round eight? Got any early favorites? Post in the comments!

CHURCH OF CHRIST

INVITE YOU TO HER

SOUTHWEST CHRISTIAN YOUTH RETREAT 2009

Funke Akindele Interview

Y ou must be one of Nigeria?s top actresses. How does it feel to be so appreciated?
I am so happy and I feel so honoured. It is not easy to be among the top actresses. It makes me so happy. Then again, it means I should keep working harder. I want to continue to make good statements with my movies.

You started with ?I need to Know?...
No. That series started in 1998. I started acting in 1997 in Opa Williams? Naked Wire. I did one or two other movies but played minor roles before I had the lead role in I Need to Know. Since then, I have been acting.

You must have been a secondary school student when you featured in ?I Need to Know?.
No! I was in my first year in UNILAG. I was not a teenager, but I had to play the role of a teenager. When I started, I had a problem with the role. My director was always telling me that I wasn?t getting it. I had to sit my younger sister down and listen to her talk.
When did you get into movies properly?

I would say in 2004 when I produced my first movie.
Then I continued. I produced Itanu, Taiwo Taiwo and some others. But I think the major one that made a statement was Jenifa. Everybody, not only the Yoruba, are watching the movie. They appreciate it.
I have been having several breaks since I started doing movies, but Jenifa was the biggest break ever. I wrote and produced it.

How did you get the inspiration to write such a movie?
The inspiration came from a story that my sister told me. She told me about some girls going for a party in Abuja from school. Fortunately for them, the girl sent a text to the person she was sending the girls to, telling him to ?settle? her and that the girls were on their way. She mistakenly sent the text to one of the girls and that was how they knew that something funny was happening.

This ?Aristo? thing is really gaining ground in our institutions. Yes, many know that AIDS is real and all that, but they are yet to change their lifestyle. So, I asked myself how I could pass the message to the youth. What else could I do to make these girls understand without repeating what the others have done? I needed to bring in a new dimension. That was why I brought in the comedy aspect. I brought in the village girl character who wanted to ?belong?. We have so many people like that on our campuses.

When you were writing the script, did you imagine the movie would be a hit?
I knew it would make an impact, but I didn?t know it would be this big. I wrote it several times. I tore the script and wrote it over and over again. I wanted something that would touch lives. My aim was for it to touch people and for them to learn a lesson from the movie. In all, I thank God.

Some people say a part of you was in that movie.
Were you wayward in school?
No. Way back in school, I never attended such parties.
I never did ?Aristo? because I have a mom who is very strict. She was always watching my back. She was always coming to my school unannounced. She would drive down late to the school to find out if I was in school or not.
Even till date, she still keeps tabs on me. If I stay out late, she would call me and ask me to come home.

You are still living with your mom?
Yes. In Yorubaland, it is not really good for a lady to live on her own until a man comes to take her. It is better you stay with your parents. It gives you more dignity. The man would respect you. He will come and ask them for your hand in marriage and then he would take you to his house.
We learnt ?Jenifa? has really swelled your pocket.
I am okay. I thank God. I am not a flamboyant person.
I am comfortable, and I thank God.
But you got yourself an SUV with the larges.
No, I had my SUV before I released Jenifa.
Was it the one they said a man bought for you? It is a big lie.
Okay, but the marketer bought a big car for your mother.
I was shocked when I heard that story. It is so unbelievable. I bought a car for my mom. I work hard.

WEARS IN INVOGUE FOR VALENTINE OUTTING

COMMON IS FUNNY OUT THERE!!!!!
TODAY IS THE DE-DAY FOR VALENTINE
PUT ON YOUR INVOGUE WEARS FOR FUNNY AND REALIZATION

VALENTINE POEMS

THE VALLEY OF LOVE
Underneath the starlet sky In the middle of the night

When phantoms move in share delight

Two hearts meet each other.

In the beauty moonlit night In that valley of desire

Filled with fragrance from the flowers

Two minds come together.

On the very lovely night

With the river flowing fast And the sea gulls flying past

Two souls find each other.

At the very point in time

When love has unfettered power

To rove through each and every bower

Two bodies join together.

BORED

I cannot sleep

I toss and turn in my bed

What do I do next,

I think in my head.

I try a book to read

A game or two to play

But the mind is unmotivated

I search for another way.

I take a walk outside for sight-seeing and for fresh air,

I gaze at cheerful faces yet my interest in not there.

I proceed to sing a song and act a role or two

I try to be what I'm not I'm not happy for I'm true.

I imagine a world of wonders An art of which I am greatly skilled.

I try to be as happy as a clown is yet my spirit in not lifted.

All diversionary therapy fails I cry to God "Uplift my soulfor it is just too bored".

Accidents Of Nature

I woke today feeling special Knowing that under this tree sits a maidI smiled when
I looked to the skyBecause
I thought it glowed brightlyI thought about yesterdayBut most importantly
I hoped in today
I am sure time will tell me howAnd destiny will show me whenMy hands are linked to magic
I have smeared my heart in strawberryUnlike the others,
I have no name for this
I feel I should call it nothing
I touch the arms of our legion And
I feel the sweet wanders of todayPlease don't make me dizzy again
I asked nicely that he may stop the spinSpontaneously
I move to each lineYet so certain of every step
I tried to carve out a figure But my mind eluded meA nd
I still feel no regrets For what joy
I should have knownWhen still
I feel you When sick
I know not howBut the truth is that Beautiful young people are accidents of nature.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Recover of Usher R&B singer's Wife

The wife of R&B singer Usher continues to recover in a Sao Paulo hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest shortly before undergoing plastic surgery, the spokeswoman of the doctor who was to perform the procedure said Thursday.

Ellen Dastry, spokeswoman for plastic surgeon Silvio Sterman, says Tameka Raymond checked into the Sao Rafael Hospital last Friday for a "simple liposuction." Dastry said that Raymond suffered a cardiac arrest while being anesthetized for the procedure "but was revived in less than a minute by heart massage." She was then placed in an induced coma before being taken to the intensive-care unit, a procedure Dastry said was "absolutely normal" and performed in order to "avoid unnecessary complications."

That same day Raymond was transferred to Sao Paulo's posh and better-equipped Sirio-Libanes Hospital where she is recovering, Dastry said without providing further details.
At Sirio-Libanes, a spokeswoman would only say that Raymond remains hospitalized. She explained that Raymond's family requested that no information regarding her condition be divulged by the hospital. She did not give her name, per hospital rules.

Usher was supposed to perform at music mogul Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party last Saturday, but backed out to come to Brazil to be with his wife.
The 30-year-old R&B star and his wife were married in August 2007. They have two young sons, 2-year-old Usher Raymond V and 2-month-old Naveid Ely Raymond.

Winner of the star prize of MTN Treasure Hunt Promo

Winner of the star prize of N10 milllion in the MTN Treasure Hunt Promo, Ejoh Taiwo Temitayo (middle); MTN General Manager (Consumer Marketing), Kolawole Oyeyemi (right); and Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Zonal Controller, Ephraim Nwakoneya, at the presentation of the award in Lagos. Photo: Felix Elijah

WHO'S WHO IN NIGERIA ENTERTAINMENT

The Annual Nigeria Entertainment International Film Festival and Awards are inline with the objectives of Who’s Who in Nigeria Entertainment.

In search for a face that will grace the cover of the Who’s Who encyclopedia, the Miss Nigeria Entertainment Reality Programs are inline with the objectives of Who’s Who in Nigeria Entertainment.

The most comprehensive and authoritative compendium of the Nigerian Entertainment industry, endorsed by the Federal Government of Nigeria

The most comprehensive compendium of the best Nigerian Football stars in the history of International Football.Endorsed By: National Sports Commission (The Presidency)

THE INSPIRE AFRICA BENEFIT CONCERT.

An even focused on Inspiring African Child featuring

Jaja Okocha.

D’Banj

Donell Jones, Banky W, Angic Stone and host of others.

A Complete List From the 2009 Grammys

Red Carpet Grammy award

Album of the Year: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Raising Sand
Best Rap Album: Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: John Mayer, "Say"
Record of the Year: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, "Please Read the Letter"
Best New Artist: Adele
Best Rock Album: Coldplay, Viva la Vida
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, "Rich Woman"
Song of the Year: Coldplay, "Viva la Vida"
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group: Sugarland, "Stay"
Best R&B Album: Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Hudson
Industry Icon Award: Clive Davis

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group: Chick Corea and Gary Burton, The New Crystal Silence
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo: Terence Blanchard, soloist, "Be-Bop"
Best Jazz Vocal Album: Cassandra Wilson, Loverly
Best Contemporary Jazz Album: Randy Brecker, Randy in Brasil
Best New Age Album: Jack DeJohnette, Peace Time
Best Comedy Album: George Carlin, It's Bad For Ya
Best Polka Album: Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra, Let the Whole World Sing
Best Contemporary World Music Album: Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju and Giovanni Hidalgo, Global Drum Project
Best Traditional World Music Album: Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu
Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album: Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, Live at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Best Native American Music Album: Come to Me Great Mystery—Native American Healing Songs
Best Norteño Album: Los Tigres del Norte, Raíces
Best Banda Album: Joan Sebástian, No Es de Madera
Best Tejano Album: Ruben Ramos and the Mexican Revolution, Viva la Revolucion
Best Regional Mexican Album: Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano, Amor, Dolor Y Lágrimas: Música Ranchera
Best Tropical Latin Album: José Feliciano, Señor Bachata
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album: 45, Jaguares
Best Latin Pop Album: Juanes, La Vida...Es un Ratico
Best Musical Show Album: In the Heights
Best Musical Album for Children: They Might Be Giants, Here Come The 123s
Best Spoken Word Album for Children: Bill Harley, Yes to Running!
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): Natalie Cole, "Here's That Rainy Day" (Nan Schwartz, arranger)

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Coldplay, "Viva la Vida"
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: Adele, "Chasing Pavements"
Best Pop Instrumental Album: Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Jingle All The Way
Best Pop Instrumental Performance: Eagles, "I Dreamed There Was No War"
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books): Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth (Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon and Blair Underwood)
Best Contemporary R&B Album: Mary J. Blige, Growing Pains
Best R&B Song: Ne-Yo, "Miss Independent" (Mikkel S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen and S. Smith, songwriters)
Best Urban/Alternative Performance: Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am, "Be OK"
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: Al Green Featuring Anthony Hamilton, "You've Got the Love I Need"
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Al Green Featuring John Legend, "Stay With Me (by the Sea)"
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: Alicia Keys; " Superwoman"
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: Ne-Yo, "Miss Independent"

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Rick Rubin (Death Magnetic, Home Before Dark, Mercy, Seeing Things, Weezer)
Best Rock Song: Bruce Springsteen, "Girls in Their Summer Clothes"
Best Rock Instrumental Performance: "Peaches En Regalia," Zappa Plays Zappa, Featuring Steve Vai & Napoleon Murphy Brock
Best Metal Performance: Metallica, "My Apocalypse"
Best Hard Rock Performance: The Mars Volta, "Wax Simulacra"
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Kings of Leon, "Sex on Fire"
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance: John Mayer, "Gravity"
Best Alternative Music Album: Radiohead, In Rainbows
Best Pop Vocal Album: Duffy, Rockferry

Best Reggae Album: Burning Spear, Jah Is Real
Best Hawaiian Music Album: Tia Carrere and Daniel Ho, Ikena
Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Raising Sand
Best Traditional Folk Album: Pete Seeger, At 89
Best Traditional Blues Album: B.B. King, One Kind Favor
Best Contemporary Blues Album: Dr. John and the Lower 911, City That Care Forgot
Best Long Form Music Video: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, "Runnin' Down a Dream"
Best Short Form Music Video: Weezer, "Pork and Beans"
Best Classical Album: Weill, Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Producer of the Year, Classical: David Frost
Best Classical Crossover Album: The King's Singers, Simple Gifts
Best Classical Contemporary Composition: John Corigliano, composer, Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan (JoAnn Falletta, conductor)
Best Classical Vocal Performance: John Corigliano, Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan
Best Small Ensemble Performance: Spotless Rose, Hymns to the Virgin Mary
Best Chamber Music Performance: Elliott Carter, Pacifica Quartet, String Quartets Nos. 1 and 5
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra): Gloria Cheng, Piano Music of Salonen, Stucky, and Lutoslawski
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra): Hilary Hahn, Schoenberg, Sibelius: Violin Concertos (Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor)
Best Choral Performance: Sir Simon Rattle, "Symphony of Psalms"
Best Opera Recording: Weill, Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Best Orchestral Performance: Shostakovich, "Symphony No. 4," Bernard Haitink, conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
Best Engineered Album, Classical: Traditions and Transformations: Sounds of Silk Road Chicago
Best Electronic/Dance Album: Daft Punk, Alive 2007
Best Dance Recording: Daft Punk, "Harder Better Faster Stronger"
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album: Kirk Franklin, The Fight of My Life
Best Traditional Gospel Album: The Blind Boys of Alabama, Down in New Orleans
Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album: Gaither Vocal Band, Lovin' Life
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: CeCe Winans, Thy Kingdom Come
Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album: TobyMac, Alive and Transported
Best Gospel Song: Kirk Franklin, "Help Me Believe"
Best Gospel Performance: Mary Mary, "Get Up"
Best Latin Jazz Album: Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, Song for Chico

Best Rap Song: Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major, "Lollipop" (D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer and R. Zamor, songwriters)
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: Estelle Featuring Kanye West, "American Boy"
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Jay-Z and T.I. Featuring Kanye West and Lil Wayne, "Swagga Like Us"
Best Rap Solo Performance: Lil Wayne, "A Milli"
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Natalie Cole, Still Unforgettable
Best Country Album: George Strait, Troubadour
Best Country Song: Sugarland, "Stay" (Jennifer Nettles, songwriter)
Best Bluegrass Album: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947
Best Country Instrumental Performance: Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert and Steve Wariner, "Cluster Pluck"
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, "Killing the Blues"
Best Male Country Vocal Performance: Brad Paisley, "Letter to Me"

Chris brown and Rihanna

Best Instrumental Arrangement: Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, "Define Dancing" (From Wall-E) (Thomas Newman, arranger)
Best Instrumental Composition: "The Adventures of Mutt" (From Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull)
Best Surround Sound Album: Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition; Night on Bald Mountain; Prelude to Khovanshchina
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: MGMT, "Electric Feel," Justice Remix (Justice, remixers)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: The Raconteurs (Joe Chiccarelli, Vance Powell and Jack White III), Consolers of the Lonely
Best Historical Album: Art of Field Recording, Volume I: Fifty Years of Traditional American Music (Documented by Art Rosenbaum)
Best Album Notes: Miles Davis, Kind of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition (Francis Davis, album notes writer)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: In Rainbows
Best Recording Package: Metallica, Death Magnetic (Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffat and David Turner, art directors)
Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, "Down to Earth" (From Wall-E)
Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer, The Dark Knight
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Juno