2010 Tyler's Choice Music Awards

(Boldface = winner; Italics = runner-up)

Best Song by a Male Vocalist

• "Fuck You!" - Cee-Lo Green (The Smeezingtons)
• "Haven't Met You Yet" - Michael Bublé (Bob Rock & Martin Asp)
• "Just the Way You Are" - Bruno Mars (The Smeezingtons & Needlz)
• "This is It" - Michael Jackson (Michael Jackson, John McClain & Mervyn Warren)
• "Whataya Want from Me" - Adam Lambert (Max Martin & Shellback)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Count on Me" - Bruno Mars, "Dynamite" - Taio Cruz, "Half of My Heart" - John Mayer, "In My Head" - Jason DeRulo, "Something More" - Secondhand Serenade)

Best Song by a Female Vocalist

• "Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga (Lady Gaga & RedOne)
• "Glitter in the Air" - P!nk (Billy Mann)
• "The House That Built Me" - Miranda Lambert (Frank Liddell & Mike Wrucke)
• "King of Anything" - Sara Bareilles (Neal Avron)
• "Only Girl (In the World)" - Rihanna (Stargate, Kuk Harrell & Sandy Vee)
• "Teenage Dream" - Katy Perry (Dr. Luke, Max Martin & Benny Blanco)
  (Honourable Mentions: "According to You" - Orianthi, "Alejandro" - Lady Gaga, "Clap Your Hands" - Sia, "Valentino" - Diane Birch)

Best Song by a Duo, Group or Band

• "Dog Days Are Over" - Florence + The Machine (James Ford)
• "Empire State of Mind" - Jay-Z, ft. Alicia Keys (Al Shux)
• "Hey, Soul Sister" - Train (Espionage, Martin Terefe & Gregg Wattenberg)
• "Love the Way You Lie" - Eminem, ft. Rihanna (Alex da Kid & Makeba Riddick)
• "Need You Now" - Lady Antebellum (Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley)
• "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" - Santana, India.Arie & Yo-Yo Ma (Carlos Santana, Clive Davis, Matt Serletic & Howard Benson)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Breakeven" - The Script, "Don't Give Up" - Herbie Hancock, John Legend & P!nk, "I Like It" - Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull, "Wavin' Flag" - K'naan, Will.i.am & David Guetta)

Best Album

• The Fame Monster - Lady Gaga (Lady Gaga, RedOne, Fernando Garibay, Rodney Jerkins & Space Cowboy)
• I Dreamed a Dream - Susan Boyle (Steve Mac)
• Need You Now - Lady Antebellum (Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley)
• The Suburbs - Arcade Fire (Arcade Fire & Markus Dravs)
• Teenage Dream - Katy Perry (Max Martin, Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco, Stargate & Tricky Stewart)
  (Honourable Mentions: The Archandroid - Janelle Monáe, Kaleidoscope Heart - Sara Bareilles, Live at the Trobadour - Carole King & James Taylor, Raymond V Raymond - Usher, Soldier of Love - Sade)

Best Music Video

• "Ain't No Grave" - Johnny Cash (Chris Milk, director; Jennifer Heath, Aaron Koblin & Rick Rubin, producers)
• "Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga (Francis Lawrence, director; Kathy Angstadt, Nicole Ehrlich & Heather Heller, producer)
• "Fuck You!" - Cee-Lo Green (Matt Stawski, director; Paul Bock, producer)
• "Love the Way You Lie" - Eminem, ft. Rihanna (Joseph Kahn, director; MaryAnn Tanedo, producer)
• "The Wilderness Downtown/We Used to Wait" - Arcade Fire (Chris Milk, director)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Giving Up the Gun" - Vampire Weekend, "Rude Boy" - Rihanna, "Symphonies" - Dan Black, ft. Kid Cudi, "Telephone" - Lady Gaga & Beyoncé, "This Too Shall Pass - Rube Goldberg Machine" - OK Go)

Best Country Song

• "The Breath You Take" - George Strait (George Strait & Tony Brown)
• "The House That Built Me" - Miranda Lambert (Frank Liddell & Mike Wrucke)
• "If I Die Young" - The Band Perry (Nathan Chapman & Paul Worley)
• "Need You Now" - Lady Antebellum (Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley)
• "Temporary Home" - Carrie Underwood (Mark Bright)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Cowboy Casanova" - Carrie Underwood, "Free" - Zac Brown Band, "Little White Church" - Little Big Town, "Mine" - Taylor Swift, "'Til Summer Comes Around" - Keith Urban)

Best Dance/Electronic Song

• "Beautiful Monster" - Ne-Yo (Stargate & Sandy Vee)
• "Dance in the Dark" - Lady Gaga (Lady Gaga & Fernando Garibay)
• "Dancing on My Own" - Robyn (Patrik Berger)
• "Dynamite" - Taio Cruz (Dr. Luke & Benny Blanco)
• "Only Girl (In the World)" - Rihanna (Stargate, Sandy Vee & Kuk Harrell)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Club Can't Handle Me" - Flo Rida, ft. David Guetta, "Cooler Than Me" - Mike Posner, "Imma Be" - Black Eyed Peas, "One Life Stand" - Hot Chip, "XXXO" - M.I.A.)

Best Pop Song

• "Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga (Lady Gaga & RedOne)
• "Breakeven" - The Script (Andrew Frampton & Steve Kipner)
• "Just the Way You Are" - Bruno Mars (The Smeezingtons & Needlz)
• "Misery" - Maroon 5 (Mutt Lange)
• "Teenage Dream" - Katy Perry (Dr. Luke, Max Martin & Benny Blanco)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Babyfather" - Sade, "Break Your Heart" - Taio Cruz, ft. Ludacris, "Haven't Met You Yet" - Michael Bublé, "Hey, Soul Sister" - Train, "Whataya Want from Me" - Adam Lambert)

Best Rap Song

• "Airplanes" - B.O.B., ft. Hayley Williams (Alex da Kid & DJ Frank E)
• "Empire State of Mind" - Jay-Z, ft. Alicia Keys (Al Shux)
• "Love the Way You Lie" - Eminem, ft. Rihanna (Alex da Kid & Makeba Riddick)
• "Nothin' on You" - B.O.B., ft. Bruno Mars (The Smeezingtons)
• "Wake Up Everybody" - John Legend & The Roots, ft. Common & Melanie Fiona (The Roots)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Down" - Jay Sean, ft. Lil' Wayne, "I'm Beamin'" - Lupe Fiasco, "Just a Dream" - Nelly, "Not Afraid" - Eminem, "Wavin' Flag" - K'naan)

Best Rock Song

• "Angry World" - Neil Young (Daniel Lanois)
• "Dog Days Are Over" - Florence + The Machine (James Ford)
• "Little Lion Man" - Mumford and Sons (Markus Dravs)
• "Radioactive" - Kings of Leon (Angelo Petraglia & Jacquire King)
• "Resistance" - Muse (Muse)
• "Tighten Up" - The Black Keys (Danger Mouse)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Animal" - Neon Trees, "Crossfire" - Brandon Flowers, "Giving Up the Gun" - Vampire Weekend, "September" - Daughtry)

Best Songwriting

• "Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga (Stefani Germanotta & Nadir Khayat)
• "The House That Built Me" - Miranda Lambert (Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin)
• "Just the Way You Are" - Bruno Mars (Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Khalil Walton & Khari Cain)
• "Love the Way You Lie" - Eminem, ft. Rihanna (Marshall Mathers, Alexander Grant & Holly Hafermann)
• "Need You Now" - Lady Antebellum (Hillary Scott, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Dave Heywood)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Beg, Steal or Borrow" - Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs, "Dog Days Are Over" - Florence + The Machine, "Fuck You!" - Cee-Lo Green, "Little Lion Man" - Mumford and Sons, "Symphonies" - Dan Black, ft. Kid Cudi)

Best Original Score

• Avatar (James Horner)
• How To Train Your Dragon (John Powell)
• Inception (Hans Zimmer)
• Sherlock Holmes (Hans Zimmer)
• Toy Story 3 (Randy Newman)
  (Honourable Mentions: Alice in Wonderland - Danny Elfman, Fantastic Mr. Fox - Alexandre Desplat, The Pacific - Blake Neely, Geoff Zanelli & Hans Zimmer, Red Dead Redemption - Bill Elm & Woody Jackson, A Single Man - Abel Korzeniowski)

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

• American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording (Billie Joe Armstrong)
• Crazy Heart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Stephen Bruton & T-Bone Burnett)
• Fantastic Mr. Fox (Original Soundtrack) (Wes Anderson & Randall Poster)
• Glee: The Music, Volume 1 (Ryan Murphy, Adam Anders & Peer Åström)
• Treme: Music From the HBO Original Series, Season 1 (Blake Leyh & Tony Seyler)
• The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Paul Katz & Alexandra Katsavas)
  (Honourable Mentions: Phineas and Ferb, Precious, The Princess and the Frog, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World)

Best Song Written for Visual Media

• "Almost There" - The Princess and the Frog (Randy Newman)
• "This City" - Treme (Steve Earle)
• "The Weary Kind" - Crazy Heart (Ryan Bingham & T-Bone Burnett)
• "We Belong Together" - Toy Story 3 (Randy Newman)
• "When It's Time" - American Idiot (Billie Joe Armstrong)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Alice" - Alice in Wonderland, "Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit" - How I Met Your Mother, "Shine" - Waiting for 'Superman', "Winter" - Brothers)

Best New Artist

• Justin Bieber
• Florence + The Machine
• Adam Lambert
• Mumford and Sons
• Esperanza Spalding
  (Honourable Mentions: Susan Boyle, Kid Cudi, Drake, Orianthi, Taio Cruz)