2008 Tyler's Choice Music Awards

(Boldface = winner; Italics = runner-up)

Best Song by a Male Vocalist

• "All Summer Long" - Kid Rock (Kid Rock)
• "Closer" - Ne-Yo (Stargate & Ne-Yo)
• "I'm Yours" - Jason Mraz (Martin Terefe)
• "Say" - John Mayer (John Mayer)
• "That Was Me" - Paul McCartney (David Kahne)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Fall for You" - Secondhand Serenade, "Love Remains the Same" - Gavin Rossdale, "Right Now (Na Na Na)" - Akon, "Wichita Lineman" - James Taylor, "With You" - Chris Brown)

Best Song by a Female Vocalist

• "Bleeding Love" - Leona Lewis (Ryan Tedder)
• "Chasing Pavements" - Adele (Eg White)
• "Love Song" - Sara Bareilles (Eric Rosse)
• "Mercy" - Duffy (Steve Booker)
• "So What" - P!nk (Max Martin)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Bust Your Windows" - Jazmine Sullivan, "Keeps Getting Better" - Christina Aguilera, "New Soul" - Yael Naim, "Not As We" - Alanis Morissette, "Pocketful of Sunshine" - Natasha Bedingfield)

Best Song by a Duo, Group or Band

• "Apologize" - OneRepublic, ft. Timbaland (Greg Wells, Ryan Tedder & Timbaland)
• "No Air" - Jordin Sparks, ft. Chris Brown (The Underdogs)
• "Please Read the Letter" - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss (T-Bone Burnett)
• "Viva La Vida" - Coldplay (Markus Dravs, Brian Eno, Jon Hopkins & Rik Simpson)
• "Wanna Be Startin Something 2008" - Michael Jackson & Akon (Michael Jackson, Akon & Giorgio Tuinfort)
• "Won't Go Home Without You" - Maroon 5 (Mike Elizondo, Spike Stent & Maroon 5)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Handlebars" - Flobots, "Nine in the Afternoon" - Panic! at the Disco, "Shadow of the Day" - Linkin Park, "Shake it" - Metro Station)

Best Album

• In Rainbows - Radiohead (Nigel Godrich)
• Raising Sand - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss (T-Bone Burnett)
• Rockferry - Duffy (Bernard Butler, Steve Booker & Jimmy Hogarth)
• Spirit - Leona Lewis (Kara DioGuardi, Ryan Tedder, Steve Mac, Walter Afanasieff & Salaam Remi)
• Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends - Coldplay (Markus Dravs, Brian Eno, Jon Hopkins & Rik Simpson)
• Year of the Gentleman - Ne-Yo (Ne-Yo, Stargate, Polow Da Don & The Stereotypes)

Best Music Video

• "4 Minutes" - Madonna, ft. Justin Timberlake (Jonas & François, directors; Greg Panteix, producer)
• "Another Way to Die" - Jack White & Alicia Keys (P.R. Brown & MK12, directors; Dexton Deboree, Lance Ebeling, Mick Ebeling & Jane Tredget, producers)
• "Honey" - Erykah Badu (Erykah Badu & Chris Robinson, directors; Megan Gutman, producer)
• "Pork and Beans" - Weezer (Mathew Cullen, director; Bernard Rahill, producer)
• "Viva La Vida" - Coldplay (Hype Williams, director)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Bleeding Love" - Leona Lewis, "Handlebars" - Flobots, "Shut Up and Let Me Go" - The Ting Tings, "When I Grow Up" - The Pussycat Dolls, "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" - Gnarls Barkley)

Best Country Song

• "Gunpowder and Lead" - Miranda Lambert (Frank Liddell & Mike Wrucke)
• "In Color" - Jamey Johnson (The Kent Hardly Playboys)
• "Last Name" - Carrie Underwood (Mark Bright)
• "Stay" - Sugarland (Byron Gallimore, Kristian Bush & Jennifer Nettles)
• "You're Gonna Miss This" - Trace Adkins (Frank Rogers)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Dig Two Graves" - Randy Travis, "For These Times" - Martina McBride, "Letter to Me" - Brad Paisley, "Troubadour" - George Strait, "Waiting in the Weeds" - Eagles)

Best Dance/Electronic Song

• "Black & Gold" - Sam Sparro (Jesse Rogg & Sam Falson)
• "Disturbia" - Rihanna (Brian Kennedy & Makeba Riddick)
• "Forever" - Chris Brown (Polow da Don & Brian Kennedy)
• "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Alive 2007)" - Daft Punk (Daft Punk)
• "Just Dance" - Lady Gaga, ft. Colby O'Donis (RedOne)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Battle Scars" - The Chemical Brothers, "Give It 2 Me" - Madonna, "Shut Up and Let Me Go" - The Ting Tings, "What Hurts the Most" - Cascada, "Wow" - Kylie Minogue)

Best Pop Song

• "Apologize" - OneRepublic, ft. Timbaland (Greg Wells, Ryan Tedder & Timbaland)
• "If I Never See Your Face Again" - Maroon 5, ft. Rihanna (Mark Endert, Mike Elizondo, Spike Stent, Maroon 5 & Tricky Stewart)
• "I'm Yours" - Jason Mraz (Maritn Terefe)
• "Rich Woman" - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss (T-Bone Burnett)
• "Shadow of the Day" - Linkin Park (Rick Rubin & Mike Shinoda)
• "Viva La Vida" - Coldplay (Markus Dravs, Brian Eno, Jon Hopkins & Rik Simpson)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Bleeding Love" - Leona Lewis, "Closer" - Ne-Yo, "No Air" - Jordin Sparks, ft. Chris Brown, "Say" - John Mayer)

Best Rap Song

• "American Boy" - Estelle, ft. Kanye West (Will.i.am)
• "Handlebars" - Flobots (Flobots)
• "Low" - Flo Rida, ft. T-Pain (DJ Montay & T-Pain)
• "Paper Planes" - M.I.A. (M.I.A. & Diplo)
• "Superstar" - Lupe Fiasco, ft. Matthew Santos (Soundtrakk)
• "Swagga Like Us" - Jay-Z & T.I., ft. Kanye West & Lil' Wayne (Kanye West)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Dangerous" - Kardinal Offishall, ft. Akon, "Live Your Life" - T.I., ft. Rihanna, "A Milli" - Lil' Wayne, "Sexual Eruption" - Snoop Dogg)

Best Rock Song

• "Girl in Their Summer Clothes" - Bruce Springsteen (Brendan O'Brien)
• "Gravity" - John Mayer (Steve Jordan & John Mayer)
• "Human" - The Killers (Stuart Price & The Killers)
• "Leave Out All the Rest" - Linkin Park (Rick Rubin & Mike Shinoda)
• "Sex on Fire" - Kings of Leon (Angelo Petraglia & Jacquire King)
• "Violet Hill" - Coldplay (Markus Dravs, Brian Eno, Jon Hopkins & Rik Simpson)
• "What About Now" - Daughtry (Howard Benson)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Long Road Out of Eden" - Eagles, "Pork and Beans" - Weezer, "That's What You Get" - Paramore)

Best Songwriting

• "Bleeding Love" - Leona Lewis (Jesse McCartney & Ryan Tedder)
• "Chasing Pavements" - Adele (Adele Adkins & Eg White)
• "I'm Yours" - Jason Mraz (Jason Mraz)
• "Love Song" - Sara Bareilles (Sara Bareilles)
• "Viva La Vida" - Coldplay (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Apologize" - OneRepublic, ft. Timbaland, "Handlebars" - Flobots, "Leave Out All the Rest" - Linkin Park, "No Air" - Jordin Sparks, ft. Chris Brown, "Say" - John Mayer)

Best Original Score

• The Dark Knight (Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard)
• Enchanted (Alan Menken)
• Iron Man (Ramin Djawadi)
• There Will Be Blood (Jonny Greenwood)
  
• WALL·E (Thomas Newman)

Best Compilation Soundtrack

• American Gangster (Kathy Nelson & Ridley Scott)
• August Rush (Richard Lewis)
• Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack (Benny Andersson)
• Music from the Motion Picture Juno (Jason Reitman, Margaret Yen & Peter Afterman)
• Twilight: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Alexandra Patsavas, Paul Katz & Mike Shinoda)

Best Song Written for Visual Media

• "Decode" - Twilight (Hayley Williams, Josh Farro & Taylor York)
• "Down to Earth" - WALL·E (Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman)
• "Say" - The Bucket List (John Mayer)
• "So Long" - Enchanted (Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz)
• "That's How You Know" - Enchanted (Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz)
• "Walk Hard" - Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (Judd Apatow, Marshall Crenshaw, Jake Kasdan & John C. Reilly)

Best New Artist

• Adele
• Duffy
• Jazmine Sullivan
• Lady Antebellum
• Leona Lewis
  (Honourable Mentions: The Jonas Brothers, Jordin Sparks, OneRepublic, Sara Bareilles, Vampire Weekend)