Jelaskan "Resistance" – Muse dari Penghargaan Grammy ke-53

Best Hard Rock Performance"New Fang" – Them Crooked Vultures "A Looking in View" – Alice in Chains

"Let Me Hear You Scream" – Ozzy Osbourne

"Between the Lines" – Stone Temple Pilots

Best Metal Performance"El Dorado" – Iron Maiden "Let the Guilt Go" – Korn

"In Your Words" – Lamb of God

"World Painted Blood" – Slayer

Best Rock Instrumental Performance"Hammerhead" – Jeff Beck "Black Mud" – The Black Keys

"Do the Murray" – Los Lobos

"Kundalini Bonfire" – Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds

"The Deathless Horsie" – Dweezil Zappa

Best Rock Song"Angry World" Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young) "Little Lion Man"

Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)

Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings of Leon)

Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)

Best Rock AlbumThe Resistance – Muse Emotion & Commotion – Jeff Beck

Mojo – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Le Noise – Neil Young

Best Alternative Music AlbumBrothers – The Black Keys The Suburbs – Arcade Fire

Infinite Arms – Band of Horses

Broken Bells – Broken Bells

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance"Bittersweet" – Fantasia "Everything to Me" – Monica

"Gone Already" – Faith Evans

"Holding You Down" – Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance"There Goes My Baby" – Usher "Second Chance" – El DeBarge

"Finding My Way Back" – Jaheim

"Why Would You Stay" – Kem

"We're Still Friends" – (Kirk Whalum &) Musiq Soulchild

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals"Soldier of Love" – Sade "Love" – Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller

"Take My Time" – Chris Brown & Tank

"You've Got a Friend" – Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin

"Shine" – John Legend & The Roots

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance"Hang On in There" – John Legend & The Roots "When a Woman Loves" – R. Kelly

"You're So Amazing" – Calvin Richardson

"In Between" – Ryan Shaw

"Go" (Live) – Betty Wright

Best Urban/Alternative Performance"Fuck You!" – Cee Lo Green "Little One" – Bilal