Rock
Best Solo Rock Vocal
- Bob Dylan - "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"
- John Fogerty - "Change In the Weather"
- Prince - "Dreamer"
- Bruce Springsteen - "Working On a Dream"
- Neil Young - "Fork In the Road"
Best Rock Duo or Group With Vocal
- Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood - "Can't Find My Way Home"
- Coldplay - "Life in Technicolor II"
- Green Day - "21 Guns"
- Kings of Leon - "Use Somebody"
- U2 - "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight"
Best Hard Rock
- AC/DC - "War Machine"
- Alice in Chains - "Check My Brain"
- Linkin Park - "What I've Done"
- Metallica - "The Unforgiven III"
- Nickelback - "Burn It To the Ground"
Best Metal
- Judas Priest - "Dissident Aggressor"
- Lamb of God - "Set To Fail"
- Megadeth - "Head Crusher"
- Ministry - "Senor Peligro"
- Slayer - "Hate Worldwide"
Best Rock Instrumental
- Jeff Beck - "A Day In the Life"
- Booker T. Jones - "Warped Sister"
- Brad Paisley - "Playing With Fire"
- Brian Setzer Orchestra - "Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin'"
- Steve Vai - "Now We Run"
Best Rock Song
- Pearl Jam - "The Fixer"
- U2 - "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight"
- Green Day - "21 Guns"
- Kings of Leon - "Use Somebody"
- Bruce Springsteen - "Working On a Dream"
Best Rock Album
- AC/DC - Black Ice
- Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood - Live From Madison Square Garden
- Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown
- Dave Matthews Band - Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King
- U2 - No Line On the Horizon
