“Somebody That I Used to Know,” Gotye and Kimbra

Album of the Year

“Babel,” Mumford & Sons

Song of the Year

Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost and Nate Ruess (“We Are Young,” Fun. and Janelle Monáe)

New Artist

Fun.

Pop Solo Performance

“Set Fire to the Rain (live),” Adele

Pop Performance, Duo or Group

“Somebody That I Used to Know,” Gotye and Kimbra

Pop Instrumental Album

“Impressions,” Chris Botti

Pop Vocal Album

“Stronger,” Kelly Clarkson

Dance Recording

“Bangarang,” Skrillex and Sirah

Dance/Electronica Album

“Bangarang,” Skrillex

Dance Recording

“Bangarang,” Skrillex and Sirah

Traditional Pop Vocal Album

“Kisses on the Bottom,” Paul McCartney

Rock Performance

“Lonely Boy,” the Black Keys

Hard Rock/Metal Performance

“Love Bites (So Do I),” Halestorm

Rock Song

Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton and Patrick Carney (“Lonely Boy,” the Black Keys)

Rock Album

“El Camino,” the Black Keys

Alternative Music Album

“Making Mirrors,” Gotye

R&B Performance

“Climax,” Usher

Traditional R&B Performance

“Love on Top,” Beyoncé

R&B Song

Miguel Pimentel (“Adorn,” Miguel)

R&B Album

“Black Radio,” Robert Glasper Experiment

Rap Performance

“___ in Paris,” Jay-Z and Kanye West

Rap/Sung Collaboration

“No Church in the Wild,” Jay-Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean and The-Dream

Rap Song

Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis, Kanye West and W. A. Donaldson (“___ in Paris,” Jay-Z and Kanye West)

Rap Album

“Take Care,” Drake

Urban Contemporary Album

“Channel Orange,” Frank Ocean

Country Solo Performance

“Blown Away,” Carrie Underwood

Country Performance, Duo or Group

“Pontoon,” Little Big Town

Country Song

Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins (“Blown Away,” Carrie Underwood)

Country Album

“Uncaged,” Zac Brown Band

New Age Album

“Echoes of Love,” Omar Akram

Improvised Jazz Solo

“Hot House,” Gary Burton and Chick Corea

Jazz Vocal Album

“Radio Music Society,” Esperanza Spalding

Jazz Instrumental Album

“Unity Band,” Pat Metheny Unity Band

Large Jazz Ensemble Album

“Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You),” Arturo Sandoval

Latin Jazz Album

“¡Ritmo!,” The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band

Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

“10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord),” Matt Redman

Gospel Song

Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell and Warryn Campbell (“Go Get It,” Mary Mary)

Contemporary Christian Music Song

Jonas Myrin and Matt Redman (“10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord),” Matt Redman)

Gospel Album

“Gravity,” Lecrae

Contemporary Christian Music Album

“Eye on It,” TobyMac

Latin Pop Album

“MTV Unplugged Deluxe Edition,” Juanes

Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album

“Imaginaries,” Quetzal

Regional Mexican or Tejano Album

“Pecados y Milagros,” Lila Downs

Tropical Latin Album

“Retro,” Marlow Rosada y La Riqueña”

Americana Album

“Slipstream,” Bonnie Raitt

Bluegrass Album

“Nobody Knows You,” Steep Canyon Rangers

Blues Album

“Locked Down,” Dr. John

Folk Album

“The Goat Rodeo Sessions,” Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile

Regional Roots Music Album

“The Band Courtbouillon,” Wayne Toups, Steve Riley and Wilson Savoy

Reggae Album

“Rebirth,” Jimmy Cliff

World Music Album

“The Living Room Sessions Part 1,” Ravi Shankar

Children’s Album

“Can You Canoe?,” The Okee Dokee Brothers

Spoken Word Album

“Society’s Child: My Autobiography,” Janis Ian

Comedy Album

“Blow Your Pants Off,” Jimmy Fallon

Musical Theater Album

“Once: A New Musical,” Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti, artists; Steven Epstein and Martin Lowe, producers; Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, composers/lyricists

Instrumental Composition

“Mozart Goes Dancing,” Chick Corea (Chick Corea and Gary Burton)

Instrumental Arrangement

“How About You,” Gil Evans (Gil Evans Project)

Producer of the Year, Nonclassical

Dan Auerbach

Producer of the Year, Classical

Blanton Alspaugh

Remixed Recording, Nonclassical

“Promises (Skrillex and Nero Remix),” Skrillex, remixer

Classical Instrumental Solo

“Kurtág & Ligeti: Music for Viola,” Kim Kashkashian

Classical Vocal Solo

“Poèmes,” Renée Fleming (Alan Gilbert and Seiji Ozawa; Orchestre National de France and Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France)

Contemporary Classical Composition

“Hartke, Stephen: Meanwhile — Incidental Music to Imaginary Puppet Plays,” Stephen Hartke (Eighth Blackbird)

Short Form Music Video

“We Found Love,” Rihanna and Calvin Harris

Long Form Music Video

“Big Easy Express,” Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and Old Crow Medicine Show

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General

Record of the Year

• “Lonely Boy” – The Black Keys
  • The Black Keys & Danger Mouse producers; Tom Elmhirst & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers; Brian Lucey, mastering engineer
• “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” – Kelly Clarkson
  • Greg Kurstin, producer; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Greg Kurstin & Jesse Shatkin, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
• “We Are Young” – Fun featuring Janelle Monae
  • Jeff Bhasker, producer Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dawson & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
• “Somebody That I Used to Know” – Gotye featuring Kimbra
  • Wally de Backer, producer; Wally de Backer & François Tétaz, engineers/mixers; William Bowden, mastering engineer
• “Thinkin Bout You” – Frank Ocean
  • Frank Ocean, producer; Jeff Ellis, Pat Thrall & Marcos Tovar, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
• “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” – Taylor Swift
  • Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift, producers; Serban Ghenea, engineer/mixer; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer

Album of the Year

• El Camino – The Black Keys
  • The Black Keys & Danger Mouse, producers; Tchad Blake, Tom Elmhirst & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers; Brian Lucey, mastering engineer
• Some Nights – Fun
  • Janelle Monáe, featured artist; Jeff Bhasker, Emile Haynie, Jake One & TommyD, producers; Jeff Bhasker, Pete Bischoff, Jeff Chestek, Andrew Dawson, Emile Haynie, Manny Marroquin, Sonny Pinnar & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
• Babel – Mumford & Sons
  • Markus Dravs, producer; Robin Baynton & Ruadhri Cushnan, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
• Channel Orange – Frank Ocean
  • André 3000, John Mayer & Earl Sweatshirt, featured artists; Om’Mas Keith, Malay, Frank Ocean & Pharell, producers; Calvin Bailif, Andrew Coleman, Jeff Ellis, Doug Fenske, Om’Mas Keith, Malay, Frank Ocean, Philip Scott, Mark “Spike” Stent, Pat Thrall, Marcos Tovar & Vic Wainstein, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
• Blunderbuss – Jack White
  • Jack White, producer; Vance Powell & Jack White, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer

Song of the Year

• “The A Team”
  • Ed Sheeran, songwriter (Ed Sheeran)
• “Adorn”
  • Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel)
• “Call Me Maybe”
  • Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen & Josh Ramsay, songwriters (Carly Rae Jepsen)
• “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
  • Jörgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin & Ali Tamposi, songwriters (Kelly Clarkson)
• “We Are Young”
  • Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Fun featuring Janelle Monae)

Best New Artist

• Alabama Shakes
• Fun
• Hunter Hayes
• The Lumineers
• Frank Ocean

Pop

Best Pop Solo Performance

• “Set Fire to the Rain” (Live) – Adele
• “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” – Kelly Clarkson
• “Call Me Maybe” – Carly Rae Jepsen
• “Wide Awake” – Katy Perry
• “Where Have You Been” – Rihanna

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

• “Shake It Out” – Florence and the Machine
• “We Are Young” – Fun featuring Janelle Monae
• “Somebody That I Used to Know” – Gotye featuring Kimbra
• “Sexy and I Know It” – LMFAO
• “Payphone” – Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa

Best Pop Instrumental Album

• 24/7 – Gerald Albright & Norman Brown
• Impressions – Chris Botti
• Four Hands & a Heart Volume One – Larry Carlton
• Live at tBlue Note Tokyo – Dave Koz
• Rumbadoodle – Arun Shenoy

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Stronger – Kelly Clarkson
• Ceremonials – Florence and the Machine
• Some Nights – Fun
• Overexposed – Maroon 5
• The Truth About Love – P!nk

Dance/Electronica

Best Dance Recording

• “Levels” - Avicii
  • Tim Bergling & Ash Pournouri, producers; Tim Bergling, mixer
• “Let’s Go” - Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo
  • Calvin Harris, producer; Calvin Harris, mixer
• “Bangarang” - Skrillex
  • Skrillex, producer; Skrillex, mixer
• “Don’t You Worry Child” - Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin
  • Steve Angello, Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso, producers; Steve Angello, Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso, mixers
• “I Can’t Live Without You” - Al Walser
  • Al Walser, producer; Al Walser, mixer

Best Dance/Electronica Album

• Wonderland – Steve Aoki
• Don’t Think – The Chemical Brothers
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• Fire & Ice – Kaskade
• Bangarang – Skrillex

Traditional Pop

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• Christmas – Michael Bublé
• A Holiday Carole – Carole King
• Kisses on the Bottom – Paul McCartney

Rock

Best Rock Performance

• “Hold On” – Alabama Shakes
• “Lonely Boy” – The Black Keys
• “Charlie Brown” – Coldplay
• “I Will Wait” – Mumford & Sons
• “We Take Care of Our Own” – Bruce Springsteen

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance

• “I’m Alive” - Anthrax
• “Love Bites (So Do I)” - Halestorm
• “Blood Brothers” - Iron Maiden
• “Ghost Walking” - Lamb of God
• “No Reflection” - Marilyn Manson
• “Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)” - Megadeth

Best Rock Song

• “Freedom at 21″
  • Jack White, songwriter (Jack White)
• “I Will Wait”
  • Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall & Marcus Mumford, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
• “Lonely Boy”
  • Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)
• “Madness”
  • Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
• “We Take Care of Our Own”
  • Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)

Best Rock Album

• El Camino - The Black Keys
• Mylo Xyloto - Coldplay
• The 2nd Law - Muse
• Wrecking Ball - Bruce Springsteen
• Blunderbuss - Jack White

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album

• The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do - Fiona Apple
• Biophilia - Björk
• Making Mirrors - Gotye
• Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming - M83
• Bad as Me - Tom Waits

R&B

Best R&B Performance

• “Thank You” - Estelle
• “Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)” - Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Ledisi
• “I Want You” - Luke James
• “Adorn” - Miguel
• “Climax” - Usher

Best Traditional R&B Performance

• “Lately” - Anita Baker
• “Love on Top” - Beyoncé
• “Wrong Side of a Love Song” - Melanie Fiona
• “Real Good Hands” - Gregory Porter
• “If Only You Knew” - SWV

Best R&B Song

• “Adorn”
  • Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel)
• “Beautiful Surprise”
  • Tamia Hill, Claude Kelly & Salaam Remi, songwriters (Tamia)
• “Heart Attack”
  • Benjamin Levin, Rico Love & Tremaine Neverson, songwriters (Trey Songz)
• “Pray for Me”
  • Antonio Dixon, Kenny Edmonds, Anthony Hamilton & Patrick “jQue” Smith, songwriters (Anthony Hamilton)
• “Refill”
  • Darhyl “DJ” Camper, Elle Varner & Andrew “Pop” Wansel, songwriters (Elle Varner)

Best Urban Contemporary Album

• Fortune - Chris Brown
• Kaleidoscope Dream - Miguel
• Channel Orange - Frank Ocean

Best R&B Album

• Black Radio - Robert Glasper Experiment
• Back to Love - Anthony Hamilton
• Write Me Back - R. Kelly
• Beautiful Surprise - Tamia
• Open Invitation - Tyrese

Rap

Best Rap Performance

• “HYFR (Hell Ya F***ing Right)” - Drake featuring Lil Wayne
• “Ni**as in Paris” - Jay-Z & Kanye West
• “Daughters” - Nas
• “Mercy” - Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz
• “I Do” - Young Jeezy featuring Jay-Z & André 3000

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• “Wild Ones” - Flo Rida featuring Sia
• “No Church in the Wild” - Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream
• “Tonight (Best You Ever Had)” - John Legend featuring Ludacris
• “Cherry Wine” - Nas featuring Amy Winehouse
• “Talk That Talk” - Rihanna featuring Jay-Z

Best Rap Song

• “Daughters”
  • Nas & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Patrick Adams, Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer & Paul Leka, songwriters) (Nas)
• “Lotus Flower Bomb”
  • Olubowale Akintimehin, S. Joseph Dew, Jerrin Howard, Walker Johnson & Miguel Jontel Pimentel, songwriters (Wale Featuring Miguel)
• “Mercy”
  • Sean Anderson, Tauheed Epps, Stephan Taft, James Thomas, Terrence Thornton & Kanye West, songwriters (Denzie Beagle, Winston Riley & Reggie Williams, songwriters) (Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)
• “The Motto”
  • Dwayne Carter, Aubrey Graham & Tyler Williams, songwriters (Drake Featuring Lil’ Wayne)
• “Ni**as In Paris”
  • Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West, songwriters (W.A. Donaldson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
• “Young, Wild & Free”
  • Calvin Broadus, Chris Brody Brown, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Peter Hernandez & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (T. Bluechel, M. Borrow, T. Griffin, K. Jackson, N. Lee & M. Newman, songwriters) (Wiz Khalifa & Snoop Dogg featuring Bruno Mars)

Best Rap Album

• Take Care - Drake
• Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album. Pt. 1 - Lupe Fiasco
• Life Is Good - Nas
• Undun - The Roots
• God Forgives, I Don’t - Rick Ross
• Based on a T.R.U. Story - 2 Chainz

Country

Best Country Solo Performance

• “Home” - Dierks Bentley
• “Springsteen” - Eric Church
• “Cost of Livin’” - Ronnie Dunn
• “Wanted” - Hunter Hayes
• “Over” - Blake Shelton
• “Blown Away” - Carrie Underwood

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

• “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” - Eli Young Band
• “Pontoon” - Little Big Town
• “Safe & Sound” - Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars
• “On The Outskirts Of Town” - The Time Jumpers
• “I Just Come Here For The Music” - Don Williams featuring Alison Krauss

Best Country Song

• “Blown Away”
  • Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
• “Cost of Livin’”
  • Phillip Coleman & Ronnie Dunn, songwriters (Ronnie Dunn)
• “Even If It Breaks Your Heart”
  • Will Hoge & Eric Paslay, songwriters (Eli Young Band)
• “So You Don’t Have to Love Me Anymore”
  • Jay Knowles & Adam Wright, songwriters (Alan Jackson)
• “Springsteen”
  • Eric Church, Jeff Hyde & Ryan Tyndell, songwriters (Eric Church)

Best Country Album

• Uncaged - Zac Brown Band
• Hunter Hayes - Hunter Hayes
• Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran - Jamey Johnson
• Four the Record - Miranda Lambert
• The Time Jumpers - The Time Jumpers

New Age

Best New Age Album

• Echoes of Love - Omar Akram
• Live Ananda - Krishna Das
• Bindu - Michael Brant DeMaria
• Deep Alpha - Steven Halpern
• Light Body - Peter Kater
• Troubadours on the Rhine - Loreena McKennitt

Jazz

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

• “Cross Roads” - Ravi Coltrane, soloist
• “Hot House” - Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists
• “Alice in Wonderland” - Chick Corea, soloist
• “J. Mac” - Kenny Garrett, soloist
• “Ode” - Brad Mehldau, soloist

Best Jazz Vocal Album

• Soul Shadows - Denise Donatelli
• 1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project - Kurt Elling
• Live - Al Jarreau & The Metropole Orkest
• The Book if Chet - Luciana Souza
• Radio Music Society - Esperanza Spalding

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

• Further Explorations - Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez & Paul Motian
• Hot House - Chick Corea & Gary Burton
• Seeds from the Underground - Kenny Garrett
• Blue Moon - Ahmad Jamal
• Unity Band - Pat Metheny Unity Band

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• Centennial: Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans - Gil Evans Project
• For the Moment - Bob Mintzer Big Band
• Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) - Kenny Garrett
• Blue Moon - Arturo Sandoval

Best Latin Jazz Album

• Flamenco Sketches - Chano Domínguez
• ¡Ritmo! - The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band
• Multiverse - Bobby Sanabria Big Band
• Duos III - Luciana Souza
• New Cuban Express - Manuel Valera New Cuban Express

Gospel/Contemporary Christian

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

• “Jesus, Friend of Sinners” - Casting Crowns
• “Take Me to the King” - Tamela Mann
• “Go Get It” - Mary Mary
• “10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)” - Matt Redman
• “My Testimony” - Marvin Sapp

Best Gospel Song

• “Go Get It”
  • Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Mary Mary)
• “Hold On”
  • Cheryl Fortune, James Fortune & Terence Vaughn, songwriters (James Fortune & FIYA, Monica & Fred Hammond)
• “I Feel Good”
  • Phillip Feaster, Fred Hammond, Jonathan Miller & Calvin Rodgers, songwriters (Fred Hammond)
• “My Testimony”
  • Aaron Lindsey & Marvin Sapp, songwriters (Marvin Sapp)
• “Released”
  • Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Bill Winston & Living Word Featuring Donald Lawrence)

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song

• “Jesus, Friend of Sinners”
  • Mark Hall & Matthew West, songwriters (Casting Crowns)
• “10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)”
  • Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman, songwriters (Matt Redman)
• “When Mercy Found Me”
  • Jeff Pardo & Rhett Walker, songwriters (Rhett Walker Band)
• “White Flag”
  • Jason Ingram, Matt Maher, Matt Redman & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Passion & Chris Tomlin)
• “Your Presence Is Heaven”
  • Israel Houghton & Micah Massey, songwriters (Israel & New Breed)

Best Gospel Album

• Identity - James Fortune
• Jesus at the Center: Live - Israel & New Breed
• Gravity - Lecrae
• I Win - Marvin Sapp
• Worship Soul - Anita Wilson

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

• Come to the Well - Casting Crowns
• Where I Find You - Kari Jobe
• Gold - Britt Nicole
• Eye on It - TobyMac
• Into the Light - Matthew West

Latin

Best Latin Pop Album

• Independiente - Ricardo Arjona
• Ilusión - Fonseca
• Kany Garcia - Kany Garcia
• ¿Con Quién Se Queda El Perro? - Jesse & Joy
• MTV Unplugged: Deluxe Edition - Juanes

Best Latin Rock Urban or Alternative Album

• Campo - Campo
• Déjenme Llorar - Carla Morrison
• Imaginaries - Quetzal
• Electro-Jarocho - Sistema Bomb
• La Bala - Ana Tijoux

Best Regional Mexican or Tejano Music Album

• Pecados y Milagros - Lila Downs
• Sembrando Flores - Los Cojolites
• 365 Días - Los Tucanes de Tijuana
• Oye - Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
• El Primer Ministro - Gerardo Ortiz

Best Tropical Latin Album

• Cubano Soy - Raúl Lara y Sus Soneros
• Desde Nueva York a Puerto Rico - Eddie Montalvo
• Retro - Marlow Rosado Y La Riqueña
• Formula, Vol. 1 - Romeo Santos

American Roots Music

Best Americana Album

• The Carpenter - The Avett Brothers
• From the Ground Up - John Fullbright
• The Lumineers - The Lumineers
• Babel - Mumford & Sons
• Slipstream - Bonnie Raitt

Best Bluegrass Album

• The Gospel Side Of - Dailey & Vincent
• Life Finds a Way - The Grascals
• Beat the Devil and Carry a Rail - Noam Pikelny
• Scratch Gravel Road - Special Consensus
• Nobody Knows You - Steep Canyon Rangers

Best Blues Album

• 33 1/3 - Shemekia Copeland
• Locked Down - Dr. John
• Let It Burn - Ruthie Foster
• And Still I Rise - Heritage Blues Orchestra
• Bring It on Home - Joan Osborne

Best Folk Album

• Leaving Eden - Carolina Chocolate Drops
• Election Special - Ry Cooder
• Hambone’s Meditations - Luther Dickinson
• The Goat Rodeo Sessions - Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile
• This One’s for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark - Various Artists

Best Regional Roots Music Album

• Malama Ko Aloha (Keep Your Love) - Keola Beamer
• Shi Kéyah – Songs for the People - Radmilla Cody
• Pilialoha - Weldon Kekauoha
• Nothin’ But The Best - Corey Ledet with Anthony Dopsie, Dwayne Dopsie & André Thierry
• The Band Courtbouillon - Wayne Toups, Steve Riley^{[disambiguation needed]} & Wilson Savoy

Reggae

Best Reggae Album

• Rebirth - Jimmy Cliff
• Miracle - The Original Wailers
• Tomahawk Technique - Sean Paul
• New Legend – Jamaica 50th Edition - Sly & Robbie & The Jam Masters
• Reggae Got Soul: Unplugged On Strawberry Hill - Toots And The Maytals

World Music

Best World Music Album

• Folila - Amadou & Mariam
• On A Gentle Island Breeze - Daniel Ho
• Jabulani - Hugh Masekela
• Traveller - Anoushka Shankar
• The Living Room Sessions Part 1 - Ravi Shankar

Children’s

Best Children’s Album

• Can You Canoe? - The Okee Dokee Brothers
• High Dive And Other Things That Could Have Happened… - Bill Harley
• JumpinJazz Kids – A Swinging Jungle Tale – Featuring Al Jarreau, Hubert Laws And Dee Dee Bridgewater - James Murray & Various Artists
• Little Seed: Songs For Children By Woody Guthrie - Elizabeth Mitchell
• Radio Jungle - The Pop Ups

Spoken Word

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)

• American Grown (Michelle Obama) - (Various Artists) Scott Creswell & Dan Zitt, producers
• Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy - Bill Clinton
• Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power - Rachel Maddow
• Seriously… I’m Kidding - Ellen DeGeneres
• Society’s Child: My Autobiography - Janis Ian

Comedy

Best Comedy Album

• Blow Your Pants Off - Jimmy Fallon
• Cho Dependent - Margaret Cho
• In God We Trust - Lewis Black
• Kathy Griffin: Seaman 1st Class - Kathy Griffin
• Mr. Universe - Jim Gaffigan
• Rize of the Fenix - Tenacious D

Musical Show

Best Musical Theater Album

• Follies - New Broadway Cast Recording
  • Danny Burstein, Jan Maxwell, Elaine Paige, Bernadette Peters & Ron Raines, principal soloists; Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer/lyricist)
• The Gershwins’ Porgy And Bess - New Broadway Cast Recording
  • David Alan Grier, Norm Lewis & Audra McDonald, principal soloists; Tommy Krasker, producer (George Gershwin, composer; Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward & DuBose Heyward, lyricists)
• Newsies - Original Broadway Cast Recording
  • Jeremy Jordan & Kara Lindsay, principal soloists; Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken & Chris Montan, producers (Alan Menken, composer; Jack Feldman, lyricist)
• Nice Work If You Can Get It - Original Broadway Cast Recording
  • Matthew Broderick & Kelli O’Hara, principal soloists; David Chase, Bill Elliott & Robert Sher, producers (George Gershwin, composer; Ira Gershwin, lyricist)
• Once: A New Musical - Original Broadway Cast Recording
  • Steve Kazee & Cristin Milioti, principal soloists; Steven Epstein & Martin Lowe, producers (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, composers/lyricists)

Music for Visual Media

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

• The Descendants - Various Artists
• Marley - Bob Marley & The Wailers
• Midnight In Paris - Various Artists
• The Muppets - Various Artists
• Rock Of Ages - Various Artists

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

• The Ad≤ventures Of Tintin – The Secret Of The Unicorn - John Williams, composer
• The Artist - L≈udovic Bource, composer
• The Dark Knight Rises - Hans Zimmer, composer
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
• Hugo - Howard Shore, composer
• Journey - Austin Wintory, composer

Best Song Written for Visual Media

• “Abraham’s Daughter” (from The Hunger Games)
  • T Bone Burnett, Win Butler & Régine Chassagne, songwriters (Arcade Fire)
• “Learn Me Right” (from Brave)
  • Mumford & Sons, songwriters (Birdy & Mumford & Sons)
• “Let Me Be Your Star” (from Smash)
  • Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman, songwriters (Katharine McPhee & Megan Hilty”
• “Man or Muppet” (from The Muppets)
  • Bret McKenzie, songwriter (Jason Segel & Walter)
• “Safe & Sound” (from The Hunger Games)
  • T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White & Joy Williams, songwriters (Taylor Swift Featuring The Civil Wars)

Composing/Arranging

Best Instrumental Composition

• “December Dream”
  • Chuck Loeb, composer (Fourplay)
• “Mozart Goes Dancing”
  • Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton)
• “Music Of Ansel Adams: America”
  • Chris Brubeck & Dave Brubeck, composers (Temple University Symphony Orchestra)
• “Overture, Waltz and Rondo”
  • Bill Cunliffe, composer (Temple University Symphony Orchestra)
• “Without a Paddle”
  • Bill Holman, composer (Tall & Small)

Best Instrumental Arrangement

• “Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite For Ellington”
  • Michael Philip Mossman, arranger (Bobby Sanabria Big Band)
• “How About You”
  • Gil Evans, arranger (Gil Evans Project)
• “Irrequieto”
  • Bob Mintzer, arranger (Bob Mintzer Big Band)
• “A Night In Tunisia (Actually An Entire Weekend!)”
  • Wally Minko, arranger (Arturo Sandoval)
• “Salt Peanuts! (Mani Salado)”
  • Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Arturo Sandoval)

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s

• “City Of Roses”
  • Thara Memory & Esperanza Spalding, arrangers (Esperanza Spalding)
• “Look To The Rainbow”
  • Gil Evans, arranger (Gil Evans Project & Luciana Souza)
• “Out There”
  • Shelly Berg, arranger (Lorraine Feather)
• “Spain (I Can Recall)”
  • Vince Mendoza, arranger (Al Jarreau and The Metropole Orkest)
• “Wild Is The Wind”
  • Nan Schwartz, arranger (Whitney Claire Kaufman And Andrew Playfoot)

Package

Best Recording Package

• Biophilia
  • Michael Amzalag & Mathias Augustyniak, art directors (Björk)
• Boys & Girls
  • Brett Kilroe, art director (Alabama Shakes)
• Charmer
  • Gail Marowitz, art director (Aimee Mann)
• Love This Giant
  • Noah Wall, art director (David Byrne & St. Vincent)
• Swing Lo Magellan
  • David Longstreth, art director (Dirty Projectors)

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
  • Rob Sheridan, art director (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)
• Go Fly a Kite
  • Liz Kweller, art director (Ben Kweller)
• Ram – Paul McCartney Archive Collection (Deluxe Edition)
  • Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney)
• Some Girls: Super Deluxe Edition
  • Stephen Kennedy, art director (The Rolling Stones)
• Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection
  • Fritz Klaetke, art director (Woody Guthrie)

Notes

Best Album Notes

• Banjo Diary: Lessons from Tradition
  • Stephen Wade, album notes writer (Stephen Wade)
• First Recordings: 50th Anniversary Edition
  • Hans Olof Gottfridsson, album notes writer (The Beatles with Tony Sheridan)
• The Pearl Sessions
  • Holly George-Warren, album notes writer (Janis Joplin)
• Piazzolla in Brooklyn
  • Fernando Gonzalez, album notes writer (Pablo Aslan Quintet)
• Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles
  • Billy Vera, album notes writer (Ray Charles)

Historical

Best Historical Album

• He is My Story: The Sanctified Soul of Arizona Dranes
  • Josh Rosenthal, compilation producer; Bryan Hoffa & Christopher King, mastering engineers (Arizona Dranes)
• Old-Time Smoky Mountain Music: 34 Historic Songs, Ballads, And Instrumentals Recorded In The Great Smoky Mountains By “Song Catcher” Joseph S. Hall
  • Kent Cave, Michael Montgomery & Ted Olson, compilation producers; John Fleenor & Steve Kemp, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
• Opika Pende: Africa at 78 RPM
  • Steven Lance Ledbetter & Jonathan Ward, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
• Ram – Paul McCartney Archive Collection (Deluxe Edition)
  • Paul McCartney, compilation producer; Simon Gibson, Guy Massey & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (Paul McCartney &Linda McCartney)
• The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Box Set)
  • Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson & Dennis Wolfe, compilation producers; Mark Linett, mastering engineer (The Beach Boys)
• Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection
  • Jeff Place & Robert Santelli, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Woody Guthrie)

Production

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

• The Absence
  • Moogie Canazio & Al Schmitt, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Melody Gardot)
• Ashes & Fire
  • Glyn Johns, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Ryan Adams)
• The Goat Rodeo Sessions
  • Richard King, engineer; Richard King, mastering engineer (Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile)
• Love is a Four Letter Word
  • Joe Chiccarelli, Steve Churchyard, Lars Fox, Graham Hope, Tony Maserati & Morgan Stratton, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Jason Mraz)
• Slingshot
  • Helik Hadar, engineer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Rebecca Pidgeon)

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

• Dan Auerbach
  • El Camino (The Black Keys) (A)
  • Locked Down (Dr. John) (A)
  • “Savage” (Hacienda) (S)
  • Shakedown (Hacienda) (A)
• Jeff Bhasker
  • Some Nights (Fun) (A)
• Diplo
  • “Climax” (Usher) (T)
  • “Get Free” (Major Lazer featuring Amber Coffman) (S)
  • “La La La” (Snoop Lion) (S)
  • “Lies” (Marina and The Diamonds) (T)
  • “Look At These Hoes” (Santigold) (T)
  • “Push And Shove” (No Doubt featuring Busy Signal & Major Lazer) (T)
  • “Slight Work” (Wale featuring Big Sean) (T)
  • “Thought of You” (Justin Bieber) (T)
  • “Too Close” (Alex Clare) (T)
• Markus Dravs
  • Babel (Mumford & Sons) (A)
  • Mylo Xyloto (Coldplay) (A)
• Salaam Remi
  • “Back To Love” (Anthony Hamilton) (T)
  • “Between the Cheats” (Amy Winehouse) (T)
  • “Girl On Fire” (Alicia Keys & Nicki Minaj) (S)
  • “How Many Drinks?” (Miguel) (T)
  • Life Is Good (Nas) (A)
  • “Like Smoke” (Amy Winehouse Featuring Nas) (T)
  • “Running” (Melanie Fiona Featuring Nas) (T)
  • “Sins of My Father” (Usher) (T)
  • “A Song For You” (Amy Winehouse) (T)

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

• “In My Mind” (Axwell Remix)
  • Axel Hedfors, remixer (Ivan Gough & Feenixpawl Featuring Georgi Kay)
• “Lie Down in Darkness” (Photek Remix)
  • Photek, remixer (Moby)
• “Midnight City” (Eric Prydz Private Remix)
  • Eric Prydz, remixer (M83)
• “Promises” (Skrillex & Nero Remix)
  • Skrillex, remixer (Nero)
• “The Veldt” (Tommy Trash Remix)
  • Thomas Olsen, remixer (Deadmau5 Featuring Chris James)

Production, Surround Sound

Best Surround Sound Album

• Chamberland
  • David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber)
• Modern Cool
  • Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Michael Friedman, surround producer (Patricia Barber)
• Quiet Winter Night
  • Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Hoff Ensemble)
• Rupa-Khandha
  • Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Marina Ledin & Victor Ledin, surround producers (Los Angeles Percussion Quartet)
• Storm Corrosion
  • Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Steven Wilson, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround producer (Storm Corrosion)

Production, Classical

Best Engineered Album, Classical

• Americana
  • Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (Modern Mandolin Quartet)
• Beethoven: The Late String Quartets, Op. 127 & 131
  • Bruce Egre, engineer (Brentano String Quartet)
• Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen
  • Tom Caulfield & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)
• Music for a Time of War
  • Jesse Lewis & John Newton, engineers; Jesse Brayman, mastering engineer (Carlos Kalmar & The Oregon Symphony)
• Souvenir
  • Morten Lindberg, engineer; Morten Lindberg, mastering engineer (TrondheimSolistene)

Producer of the Year, Classical

• Blanton Alspaugh
  • Chamber Symphonies (Gregory Wolynec & Gateway Chamber Orchestra)
  • Davis: Río De Sangre (Joseph Rescigno, Vale Rideout, Ava Pine, John Duykers, Kerry Walsh, Guido LeBron, The Florentine Opera Company & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
  • Gjeilo: Northern Lights (Charles Bruffy & Phoenix Chorale)
  • In Paradisum (Brian A. Schmidt & South Dakota Chorale)
  • Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)
  • Music for a Time of War (Carlos Kalmar & The Oregon Symphony)
  • Musto: The Inspector (Glen Cortese & Wolf Trap Opera Company)

• Tim Handley
  • Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (Leonard Slatkin & Orchestre National De Lyon)
  • Debussy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 7 (Jun Märkl & Orchestre National De Lyon)
  • Debussy: 24 Préludes (Jun Märkl & Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
  • Fuchs, K.: Atlantic Riband; American Rhapsody; Divinium Mysterium (JoAnn Falletta, Paul Silverthorne, Michael Ludwig & London Symphony Orchestra)
  • Gershwin: Piano Concerto In F; Rhapsody No. 2; I Got Rhythm Variations (Orion Weiss, JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
  • Hailstork: An American Port of Call (JoAnn Falletta, Virginia Symphony Chorus & Virginia Symphony Orchestra)
  • Holst: Cotswolds Symphony; Walt Whitman Overture (JoAnn Falletta & Ulster Orchestra)
  • Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (Marin Alsop & Baltimore Symphony Orchestra)
  • Roussel: Le Festin De L’Araignée (Stéphane Denève & Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
  • Still: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 (John Jeter & Fort Smith Symphony)

• Marina Ledin & Victor Ledin
  • Americana (Modern Mandolin Quartet)
  • Brubeck & American Poets (Lynne Morrow & Pacific Mozart Ensemble)
  • Delibes: Sylvia; Coppélia (Martin West & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra)
  • Mind Meld (ZOFO Duet)
  • Rupa-Khandha (Los Angeles Percussion Quartet)
  • Weigl: Isle of the Dead; Six Fantasies; Pictures & Tales; Night Fantasies (Joseph Banowetz)

• James Mallinson
  • Britten: War Requiem (Gianandrea Noseda, Joseph Cullen, Alastair Tighe, Choir Of Eltham College, London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra)
  • Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (Bernard Haitink & London Symphony Orchestra)
  • The Greatest Film Scores of Dimitri Tiomkin (Richard Kaufman, Whitney Claire Kaufman, Andrew Playfoot, London Voices & London Symphony Orchestra)
  • Massenet: Don Quichotte (Valery Gergiev, Andrei Serov, Anna Kiknadze, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Soloists’ Ensemble of the Mariinsky Academy of Young Singers & Mariinsky Orchestra)
  • Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances (Valery Gergiev & London Symphony Orchestra)

• Dan Merceruio
  • Arensky: Quartets Nos. 1 & 2; Piano Quintet, Op. 51 (Ying Quartet)
  • Brasileiro – Works of Francisco Mignone (Cuarteto Latinoamericano)
  • Change of Worlds (Ensemble Galilei)
  • The Complete Harpsichord Works of Rameau (Jory Vinikour)
  • Critical Models – Chamber Works of Mohammed Fairouz (Various Artists)
  • The Kernis Project: Schubert (Jasper String Quartet)
  • Le Bestiaire (Celine Ricci)
  • Scarlatti: La Dirindina & Pur Nel Sonno (Matthew Dirst & Ars Lyrica Houston)
  • Two Lutes – Lute Duets from England’s Golden Age (Ronn McFarlane & William Simms)
  • Weill-Ibert-Berg (Timothy Muffitt & Baton Rouge Symphony Chamber Players)

Classical

Best Orchestral Performance

• “Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride In A Fast Machine”
  • Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
• “Mahler: Symphony No. 1″
  • Iván Fischer, conductor (Budapest Festival Orchestra)
• “Music For A Time Of War”
  • Carlos Kalmar, conductor (Oregon Symphony)
• “Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances”
  • Valery Gergiev, conductor (London Symphony Orchestra)
• “Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5″
  • Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording

• “Berg: Lulu”
  • Michael Boder, conductor; Paul Groves, Ashley Holland, Julia Juon & Patricia Petibon; Johannes Müller, producer (Symphony Orchestra Of The Gran Teatre Del Liceu)
• “Handel: Agrippina”
  • René Jacobs, conductor; Marcos Fink, Sunhae Im, Bejun Mehta, Alexandrina Pendatchanska & Jennifer Rivera (Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin)
• “Stravinsky: The Rake’s Progress”
  • Vladimir Jurowski, conductor; Topi Lehtipuu, Miah Persson & Matthew Rose; Johannes Müller, producer (London Philharmonic Orchestra; Glyndebourne Chorus)
• “Vivaldi: Teuzzone”
  • Jordi Savall, conductor; Delphine Galou, Paolo Lopez, Roberta Mameli, Raffaella Milanesi & Furio Zanasi (Le Concert Des Nations)
• “Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen”
  • James Levine & Fabio Luisi, conductors; Hans-Peter König, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel & Deborah Voigt; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

Best Choral Performance

• “Handel: Israel In Egypt”
  • Julian Wachner, conductor (Trinity Baroque Orchestra; Trinity Choir Wall Street)
• “Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen”
  • Charles Bruffy, conductor (Matthew Gladden, Lindsey Lang, Rebecca Lloyd, Sarah Tannehill & Pamela Williamson; Kansas City Chorale)
• “Ligeti: Requiem; Apparitions; San Francisco Polyphony”
  • Peter Eötvös, conductor (Barbara Hannigan & Susan Parry; WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln; SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart & WDR Rundfunkchor Köln)
• “The Nightingale”
  • Stephen Layton, conductor (Michala Petri; Danish National Vocal Ensemble)
• “Striggio: Mass For 40 & 60 Voices”
  • Hervé Niquet, conductor (Le Concert Spirituel)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

• “Americana” – Modern Mandolin Quartet
• “Meanwhile” - Eighth Blackbird
• “Mind Meld” – ZOFO Duet
• “Profanes Et Sacrées” – Boston Symphony Chamber Players
• “Rupa-Khandha” – Los Angeles Percussion Quartet

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

• “Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Clavier”
  • András Schiff
• “The Complete Harpsichord Works Of Rameau”
  • Jory Vinikour
• “Gál & Elgar: Cello Concertos”
  • Claudio Cruz, conductor; Antonio Meneses (Northern Sinfonia)
• “Holst: The Planets”
  • Hansjörg Albrecht
• “Kurtág & Ligeti: Music For Viola”
  • Kim Kashkashian

Best Classical Vocal Solo

• “Debussy: Clair De Lune”
  • Natalie Dessay (Henri Chalet; Philippe Cassard, Karine Deshayes & Catherine Michel; Le Jeune Coeur De Paris)
• “Homecoming – Kansas City Symphony Presents Joyce DiDonato”
  • Joyce DiDonato (Michael Stern; Kansas City Symphony)
• “Paris Days, Berlin Nights”
  • Ute Lemper (Stefan Malzew & Vogler Quartet)
• “Poèmes”
  • Renée Fleming (Alan Gilbert & Seiji Ozawa; Orchestre National De France & Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France)
• “Sogno Barocco”
  • Anne Sofie von Otter (Leonardo García Alarcón; Sandrine Piau & Susanna Sundberg; Ensemble Cappella Mediterranea)

Best Classical Compendium

• Partch: Bitter Music
  • Partch, ensemble; John Schneider, producer
• Penderecki: Fonogrammi; Horn Concerto; Partita; The Awakening Of Jacob; Anaklasis
  • Antoni Wit, conductor; Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin, producers
• Une Fête Baroque
  • Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor; Daniel Zalay, producer

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

• “Meanwhile – Incidental Music To Imaginary Puppet Plays”
  • Stephen Hartke, composer (Eighth Blackbird)
• “Inura For Voices, Strings & Percussion”
  • Tania León, composer (Tania León, Son Sonora Voices, DanceBrazil Percussion & Son Sonora Ensemble)
• “Ugis: The Nightingale”
  • Ugis Praulins, composer (Stephen Layton, Michala Petri & Danish National Vocal Ensemble)
• “Cello Concerto No. 2 ‘Towards The Horizon’”
  • Einojuhani Rautavaara, composer (Truls Mørk, John Storgårds & Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
• “August 4, 1964″
  • Steven Stucky, composer; Gene Scheer, librettist (Jaap Van Zweden, Dallas Symphony Chorus & Orchestra)

Music Video

Best Short Form Music Video

• “Houdini” - Foster the People
  • Daniels, video directors; Gaetano Crupi, video producer
• “No Church in the Wild” - Jay-Z & Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream
  • Romain Gavras, video director; Mourad Belkeddan, video producer
• “Bad Girls” - M.I.A.
  • Romain Gavras, video director; Romain Gavras, video producer
• “We Found Love” - Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris
  • Melina Matsoukas, video director; Juliette Larthe & Ben Sullivan, video producers
• “Run Boy Run” - Woodkid
  • Yoann Lemoine, video director; Roman Pichon, video producer

Best Long Form Music Video

• Big Easy Express - Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe, Magnetic Zeros & Old Crow Medicine Show
  • Emmett Malloy, video director; Bryan Ling, Mike Luba & Tim Lynch, video producers
• Bring Me Home: Live 2011 - Sade
  • Sophie Muller, video director; Roger Davies, Grant Jue & Sophie Muller, video producers
• Radio Music Society - Esperanza Spalding
  • Pilar Sanz, video director; Esperanza Spalding, video producer
• Get Along - Tegan and Sara
  • Salazar, video director; Nick Blasko, Piers Henwood, Sara Quin & Tegan Quin, video producers
• From the Sky Down - U2
  • Davis Guggenheim, video director; Belisa Balaban, Brian Celler, Davis Guggenheim & Ted Skillman, video producers

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Holocene
Bon Iver
Justin Vernon, producer; Brian Joseph & Justin Vernon, engineers/mixers
Track from: Bon Iver
[Jagjaguwar]

Grenade
Bruno Mars
The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers
Track from: Doo-Wops & Hooligans
[Elektra]

The Cave
Mumford & Sons
Markus Dravs, producer; Francois Chevallier & Ruadhri Cushnan, engineers/mixers
Track from: Sigh No More
[Glassnote Records]

Firework
Katy Perry
Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Sandy Vee, producers; Mikkel S. Eriksen, Phil Tan, Sandy Vee & Miles Walker, engineers/mixers
[Capitol]

2. Album Of The Year
21
Adele
Jim Abbiss, Adele, Paul Epworth, Rick Rubin, Fraser T. Smith, Ryan Tedder & Dan Wilson, producers; Jim Abbiss, Philip Allen, Beatriz Artola, Ian Dowling, Tom Elmhirst, Greg Fidelman, Dan Parry, Steve Price, Mark Rankin, Andrew Scheps, Fraser T. Smith & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
[XL Recordings/Columbia Records]

Wasting Light
Foo Fighters
Butch Vig, producer; James Brown & Alan Moulder, engineers/mixers; Joe LaPorta & Emily Lazar, mastering engineers
[RCA Records/ Roswell Records]

Born This Way
Lady Gaga
Paul Blair, DJ Snake, Fernando Garibay, Lady Gaga, Robert John “Mutt” Lange, Jeppe Laursen, RedOne & Clinton Sparks, producers; Fernando Garibay, Bill Malina, Trevor Muzzy, RedOne, Dave Russell, Justin Shirley Smith, Horace Ward & Tom Ware, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
[Streamline/Interscope/Kon Live]

Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Bruno Mars
B.o.B, Cee Lo Green & Damian Marley, featured artists; Dwayne “Supa Dups” Chin-Quee, Needlz & The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Stephen Marcussen, mastering engineer
[Elektra]

Loud
Rihanna
Drake, Eminem & Nicki Minaj, featured artists; Ester Dean, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Alex Da Kid, Kuk Harrell, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mel & Mus, Awesome Jones, Makeba Riddick, The Runners, Sham, Soundz, Chris “Tricky” Stewart, Sandy Vee & Willy Will, producers; Ariel Chobaz, Cary Clark, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Alex Da Kid, Josh Gudwin, Kuk Harrell, Jaycen Joshua, Manny Marroquin, Dana Nielsen, Chad “C-Note” Roper, Noah “40″ Shebib, Corey Shoemaker, Jay Stevenson, Mike Strange, Phil Tan, Brian “B-Luv” Thomas, Marcos Tovar, Sandy Vee, Jeff “Supa Jeff” Villanueva, Miles Walker & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
[Def Jam]

3. Song Of The Year
All Of The Lights
Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
Track from: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
[Roc-A-Fella; Publishers: Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978]

The Cave
Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
Track from: Sigh No More
[Glassnote Records]

Grenade
Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
Track from: Doo-Wops & Hooligans
[Elektra; Publishers: Mars Force Music/Bughouse, Music Famamanem/Toy Plane Music/Art For Arts Sake/Late 80s Music/Westside Ind. Music/Studiobeat Music, Warner Tamerlane, Andrew Wyatt, Downtown DMP Songs]

Holocene
Justin Vernon, songwriter (Bon Iver)
Track from: Bon Iver
[Jagjaguwar; Publisher: April Base Publishing]

Rolling In The Deep
Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)
Track from: 21
[XL Recordings/Columbia Records; Publishers: Universal-Songs of Polygram/EMI Music Publishing]

4. Best New Artist
The Band Perry

Bon Iver

J. Cole

Nicki Minaj

Skrillex

5. Best Pop Solo Performance
Someone Like You
Adele
Track from: 21
[XL Recordings/Columbia Records]

Yoü And I
Lady Gaga
Track from: Born This Way
[Streamline/Interscope/Kon Live]

Grenade
Bruno Mars
Track from: Doo-Wops & Hooligans
[Elektra]

Firework
Katy Perry
[Capitol]

F***in’ Perfect
Pink
[Jive Records]

6. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Body And Soul
Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
Track from: Duets II
[Columbia Records]

Dearest
The Black Keys
Track from: Rave On Buddy Holly
[Fantasy]

Paradise
Coldplay
[Capitol Records]

Pumped Up Kicks
Foster The People
Track from: Torches
[Star Time Intl./Columbia]

Moves Like Jagger
Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera
Track from: Hands All Over
[A&M/Octone Records]

7. Best Pop Instrumental Album
Wish Upon A Star
Jenny Oaks Baker
[Shadow Mountain Records]

E Kahe Malie
Daniel Ho
[Daniel Ho Creations]

The Road From Memphis
Booker T. Jones
[Anti Records]

Hello Tomorrow
Dave Koz
[Concord Records]

Setzer Goes Instru-Mental!
Brian Setzer
[Surfdog Records]

8. Best Pop Vocal Album
21
Adele
[XL Recordings/Columbia Records]

The Lady Killer
Cee Lo Green
[Radiculture/Elektra]

Born This Way
Lady Gaga
[Streamline/Interscope/Kon Live]

Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Bruno Mars
[Elektra]

Loud
Rihanna
[Def Jam]

9. Best Dance Recording
Raise Your Weapon
Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo Bech
Joel Zimmerman, producer
Track from: 4×4=12
[Ultra Records]

Barbra Streisand
Duck Sauce
Duck Sauce, producers; Duck Sauce, mixers
[Downtown Records]

Sunshine
David Guetta & Avicii
Avicii, David Guetta & Giorgio Tuinfort, producers; Avicii, mixer
Track from: Nothing But The Beat
[Virgin]

Call Your Girlfriend
Robyn
Klas Åhlund & Billboard, producers; Niklas Flyckt, mixer
Track from: Body Talk Pt. 3
[Interscope Records]

Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites
Skrillex
Skrillex, producer; Skrillex, mixer
Track from: Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites
[Big Beat/Atlantic]

Save The World
Swedish House Mafia
Steve Angello, Axel Hedfors & Sebastian Ingrosso, producers; Steve Angello, Axel Hedfors & Sebastian Ingrosso, mixers
[Astralwerks]

10. Best Dance/Electronica Album
Zonoscope
Cut/Copy
[Modular Recordings]

4×4=12
Deadmau5
[Ultra Records]

Nothing But The Beat
David Guetta
[Virgin Records]

Body Talk, Pt. 3
Robyn
[Interscope Records]

Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites
Skrillex
[Big Beat/Atlantic]

11. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Duets II
Tony Bennett & Various Artists
[Columbia Records]

The Gift
Susan Boyle
[Syco Music/Columbia Records]

In Concert On Broadway
Harry Connick Jr.
[Columbia Records]

Music Is Better Than Words
Seth MacFarlane
[Universal Republic]

What Matters Most – Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman
Barbra Streisand
[Columbia Records]

12. Best Rock Performance
Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall
Coldplay
[Capitol Records/ EMI/ Parlophone]

Down By The Water
The Decemberists
Track from: The King Is Dead
[Capitol]

Walk
Foo Fighters
Track from: Wasting Light
[RCA Records/ Roswell Records]

The Cave
Mumford & Sons
Track from: Sigh No More
[Glassnote Records]

Lotus Flower
Radiohead
Track from: The King Of Limbs
[XL/ TBD Recordings]

13. Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
On The Backs Of Angels
Dream Theater
[Roadrunner Records]

White Limo
Foo Fighters
Track from: Wasting Light
[RCA Records/ Roswell Records]

Curl Of The Burl
Mastodon
[Reprise Records]

Public Enemy No. 1
Megadeth
[Roadrunner Records]

Blood In My Eyes
Sum 41
Track from: Screaming Bloody Murder
[Island]

14. Best Rock Song
The Cave
Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
Track from: Sigh No More
[Glassnote Records]

Down By The Water
Colin Meloy, songwriter (The Decemberists)
Track from: The King Is Dead
[Capitol; Publisher: Osterozhna Music]

Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
[Capitol Records/ EMI/ Parlophone; Publishers: Edition Pink Music/Hanseatic Musikverklag, Opal Music/Upala Music, Universal Music Publishing, Woulnough Music/Irving Music]

Lotus Flower
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Phil Selway & Thom Yorke, songwriters (Radiohead)
Track from: The King Of Limbs
[XL/ TBD Recordings; Publisher: Ticker Tape Ltd.]

Walk
Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
Track from: Wasting Light
[RCA Records/ Roswell Records; Publishers: M.J.-Twelve Music, I Love The Punk Rock Music, Living Under A Rock Music, Flying Earform Music, Ruthensmear Music]

15. Best Rock Album
Rock ‘N’ Roll Party Honoring Les Paul
Jeff Beck
[ATCO]

Wasting Light
Foo Fighters
[RCA Records/ Roswell Records]

Come Around Sundown
Kings Of Leon
[RCA Records]

I’m With You
Red Hot Chili Peppers
[WB]

The Whole Love
Wilco
[dBpm Records/ Anti Records]

16. Best Alternative Music Album
Bon Iver
Bon Iver
[Jagjaguwar]

Codes And Keys
Death Cab For Cutie
[Atlantic/ Barsuk]

Torches
Foster The People
[Star Time Intl./ Columbia]

Circuital
My Morning Jacket
[ATO Records]

The King Of Limbs
Radiohead
[XL/ TBD Records]

17. Best R&B Performance
Far Away
Marsha Ambrosius
Track from: Late Nights & Early Mornings
[J Records]

Pieces Of Me
Ledisi
Track from: Pieces Of Me
[Verve Forecast]

Not My Daddy
Kelly Price & Stokley
Track from: Kelly
[My Block/Sang Girl/Malaco]

Is This Love
Corinne Bailey Rae
Track from: The Love EP
[Capitol]

You Are
Charlie Wilson
Track from: Just Charlie
[Jive Records]

18. Best Traditional R&B Performance
Sometimes I Cry
Eric Benét
[Reprise]

Fool For You
Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona
[Radiculture/Elektra]

Radio Message
R. Kelly
Track from: Love Letter
[Jive Records]

Good Man
Raphael Saadiq
Track from: Stone Rollin’
[Columbia Records]

Surrender
Betty Wright & The Roots
Track from: Betty Wright: The Movie
[Ms B Records & S-Curve Records]

19. Best R&B Song
Far Away
Marsha Ambrosius, Sterling Simms & Justin Smith, songwriters (Marsha Ambrosius)
Track from: Late Nights & Early Mornings
[J Records; Publishers: Marshmellow Music/SPZ Music/Downtown DMP Songs, N.Q.C. Music/F.O.B. Music, YS Publishing, Stone Agate Music]

Fool For You
Cee Lo Green & Jack Splash, songwriters (Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona)
[Radiculture/Elektra; Publishers: Jacks Love Emporium/Radiculture Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music, Chrysalis Music/God Given Music]

Not My Daddy
Kelly Price, songwriter (Kelly Price & Stokley)
Track from: Kelly
[My Block/Sang Girl/Malaco; Publishers: For The Write Price/Roynet]

Pieces Of Me
Charles Harmon, Claude Kelly & Ledisi Young, songwriters (Ledisi)
Track from: Pieces Of Me
[Verve Forecast]

You Are
Dennis Bettis, Carl M. Days, Jr., Wirlie Morris, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilson, songwriters (Charlie Wilson)
Track from: Just Charlie
[Jive Records; Publishers: Nephew Wirlie Music, Pacific Coast Pirate Publishing, P Ty Music, Escribir Publishing, Mammas Pebbly Publishing]

20. Best R&B Album
F.A.M.E.
Chris Brown
[Jive Records]

Second Chance
El DeBarge
[Geffen]

Love Letter
R. Kelly
[Jive Records]

Pieces Of Me
Ledisi
[Verve Forecast]

Kelly
Kelly Price
[My Block/Sang Girl/Malaco]

21. Best Rap Performance
Look At Me Now
Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
Track from: F.A.M.E.
[Jive Records]

Otis
Jay-Z & Kanye West
Track from: Watch The Throne
[Roc-A-Fella Records/Def Jam]

The Show Goes On
Lupe Fiasco
Track from: Lasers
[1st & 15th/Atlantic]

Moment 4 Life
Nicki Minaj & Drake
Track from: Pink Friday
[Cash Money/Universal Motown]

Black And Yellow
Wiz Khalifa
Track from: Rolling Papers
[Rostrum/Atlantic]

22. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Party
Beyoncé & André 3000
Track from: 4
[Columbia Records]

I’m On One
DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
Track from: We The Best Forever
[Cash Money/Universal Motown]

I Need A Doctor
Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey
[Aftermath]

What’s My Name?
Rihanna & Drake
Track from: Loud
[Def Jam]

Motivation
Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne
Track from: Here I am
[Universal Motown]

All Of The Lights
Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie
Track from: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
[Def Jam]

23. Best Rap Song
All Of The Lights
Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
Track from: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
[Roc-A Fella; Publishers: Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978]

Black And Yellow
Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa)
Track from: Rolling Papers
[Rostrum/Atlantic; Publishers: PGH Sound/WB Music/EMI Music]

I Need A Doctor
Andre Young, Marshall Mathers III, Alexander Grant & Skylar Grey, songwriters (Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey)
[Aftermath]

Look At Me Now
Jean Baptiste, Chris Brown, Ryan Buendia, Trevor Smith, Dwayne Carter, Jr. & Wesley Pentz, songwriters (Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)
Track from: F.A.M.E.
[Jive Records; Publishers: Songs of Universal/Culture Beyond Ur Experience, I Like Turtles Music/Downtown Music, Cherry315 Publishing/The Bad Bad Guys, Meloist Music, Mack Music/Young Money Publishing/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, T'Ziah's Music]

Otis
Shawn Carter & Kanye West, songwriters (James Brown, Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Roy Hammond, J. Roach, Kirk Robinson & Harry Woods, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
Track from: Watch The Throne
[Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam; Publishers: Hip Hop Since 1978, EMI Robbins, BMG Gold/Hot Buttermilk Music/BMG Platinum/First Priority/Swing Beat Songs, Universal Music, Dynatone Publishing]

The Show Goes On
Dustin William Brower, Jonathon Keith Brown, Daniel Johnson, Kane & Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, songwriters (Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci & Eric Judy, songwriters) (Lupe Fiasco)
Track from: Lasers
[1st & 15th/Atlantic; Publishers: Hey Lu Chill, Heavy As Heaven/Universal/Artist Pub. Group West, Dustin William Brown Pub. Designee, Jonathan K. Brown Pub. Designee, Sony/ATV, Best Dressed Chicken In Town, Tschudi Music, Ugly Casanova]

24. Best Rap Album
Watch The Throne
Jay-Z & Kanye West
[Def Jam]

Tha Carter IV
Lil Wayne
[Cash Money/Young Money/Universal Republic]

Lasers
Lupe Fiasco
[1st & 15th/Atlantic]

Pink Friday
Nicki Minaj
[Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown]

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
[Def Jam]

25. Best Country Solo Performance
Dirt Road Anthem
Jason Aldean
[Broken Bow Records]

I’m Gonna Love You Through It
Martina McBride
[Republic Nashville]

Honey Bee
Blake Shelton
Track from: Red River Blue
[Warner Bros. Records]

Mean
Taylor Swift
Track from: Speak Now
[Big Machine Records]

Mama’s Song
Carrie Underwood
Track from: Play On
[Arista Nahville]

26. Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Don’t You Wanna Stay
Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson
[Broken Bow Records]

You And Tequila
Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter
[BNA Records]

Barton Hollow
The Civil Wars
Track from: Barton Hollow
[Sensibility Music LLC]

Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not
Thompson Square
Track from: Thompson Square
[Stoney Creek Records]

27. Best Country Song
Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not
Jim Collins & David Lee Murphy, songwriters (Thompson Square)
Track from: Thompson Square
[Stoney Creek Records; Publishers: Sexy Tractor Music/Hope-N-Cal Music, Old Desperados/N2D Publishing]

God Gave Me You
Dave Barnes, songwriter (Blake Shelton)
[Warner Bros.; Publisher: No Gang Music]

Just Fishin’
Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell & Ed Hill, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
[Show Dog-Universal Music; Publishers: Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music/Six Ring Circus Songs; Sony/ATV Tree Publishing; Five Hills Music]

Mean
Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
Track from: Speak Now
[Big Machine Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, Taylor Swift Music]

Threaten Me With Heaven
Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will Owsley & Dillon O’Brian, songwriters (Vince Gill)
[MCA Nashville]

You And Tequila
Matraca Berg & Deana Carter, songwriters (Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter)
[BNA Records]

28. Best Country Album
My Kinda Party
Jason Aldean
[Broken Bow Records]

Chief
Eric Church
[EMI Records Nashville]

Own The Night
Lady Antebellum
[Capitol Records Nashville]

Red River Blue
Blake Shelton
[Warner Bros. Records]

Here For A Good Time
George Strait
[MCA Nashville]

Speak Now
Taylor Swift
[Big Machine Records]

29. Best New Age Album
Northern Seas
Al Conti
[Shadowside Music]

Gaia
Michael Brant DeMaria
[Ontos Music]

Wind, Rock, Sea & Flame
Peter Kater
[Point Of Light Records]

What’s It All About
Pat Metheny
[Nonesuch]

Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 6
Zamora
[Z-Records]

30. Best Improvised Jazz Solo
All Or Nothing At All
Randy Brecker, soloist
Track from: The Jazz Ballad Song Book (Randy Brecker With DR Big Band)
[Half Note]

You Are My Sunshine
Ron Carter, soloist
Track from: This Is Jazz (Donald Harrison, Ron Carter & Billy Cobham)
[Half Note]

500 Miles High
Chick Corea, soloist
Track from: Forever (Corea, Clarke & White)
[Concord Records]

Work
Fred Hersch, soloist
Track from: Alone At The Vanguard
[Palmetto Records]

Sonnymoon For Two
Sonny Rollins, soloist
Track from: Road Shows Vol. 2
[Doxy/Emarcy/Decca]

31. Best Jazz Vocal Album
‘Round Midnight
Karrin Allyson
[Concord Jazz]

The Mosaic Project
Terri Lyne Carrington & Various Artists
[Concord Jazz]

The Gate
Kurt Elling
[Concord Jazz]

American Road
Tierney Sutton (Band)
[BFM Jazz]

The Music Of Randy Newman
Roseanna Vitro
[Motéma Music]

32. Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Bond: The Paris Sessions
Gerald Clayton
[Emarcy/Decca]

Forever
Corea, Clarke & White
[Concord Records]

Alone At The Vanguard
Fred Hersch
[Palmetto Records]

Bird Songs
Joe Lovano/Us Five
[Blue Note]

Road Shows Vol. 2
Sonny Rollins
[Doxy/Emarcy/Decca]

Timeline
Yellowjackets
[Mack Avenue Records]

33. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
The Jazz Ballad Song Book
Randy Brecker With DR Big Band
[Half Note]

The Good Feeling
Christian McBride Big Band
[Mack Avenue Records]

40 Acres And A Burro
Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
[Zoho]

Legacy
Gerald Wilson Orchestra
[Mack Avenue Records]

Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook
Miguel Zenón
[Marsalis Music]

34. Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
Do Everything
Steven Curtis Chapman
Track from: re:Creation
[Sparrow Records]

Alive (Mary Magdalene)
Natalie Grant
Track from: Music Inspired By The Story
[WOW Joint Venture/EMI CMG]

Your Love
Brandon Heath
Track from: Leaving Eden
[Reunion Records]

Jesus
Le’Andria Johnson
Track from: The Awakening Of Le’Andria Johnson
[Music World Gospel]

I Lift My Hands
Chris Tomlin
Track from: And If Our God Is For Us…
[Sparrow Records / sixstepsrecords]

35. Best Gospel Song
Hello Fear
Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)
Track from: Hello Fear
[Verity Gospel Music Group/Fo Yo Soul Ent.; Publisher: Aunt Gertrude Music]

Sitting With Me
Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Gerald Haddon & Tammi Haddon, songwriters (Mary Mary)
Track from: Something Big
[Columbia Records; Publishers: Precious Baby Music/T Bella Music/EMI April Music, It's Tea Tyme, That's Plum Song]

Spiritual
Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & Co. Featuring Blanche McAllister-Dykes)
Track from: YRM (Your Righteous Mind)
[Verity Gospel Music Group; Publisher: Quiet Water Entertainment]

Trust Me
Richard Smallwood, songwriter (Richard Smallwood & Vision)
Track from: Promises
[Verity Gospel Music Group; Publishers: Universal-Z Tunes/T.Autumn Music]

Window
Canton Jones, songwriter (Canton Jones)
Track from: Dominionaire
[Cajo Records; Publisher: CAJO Music]

36. Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
Blessings
Laura Story, songwriter (Laura Story)
Track from: Blessings
[Fair Trade Services; Publishers: New Spring/Gleaning Publishing]

Hold Me
Jamie Grace Harper, Toby McKeehan & Christopher Stevens, songwriters (Jamie Grace Featuring Tobymac)
[Gotee Records; Publishers: Universal Music, Brentwood Benson Tunes, Songs of Third Base/Chriscendo Music, Meaux Mercy/Achtober Songs]

I Lift My Hands
Louie Giglio, Matt Maher & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)
Track from: And If Our God Is For Us…
[Sparrow Records/sixstepsrecords; Publishers: sixsteps Music/worshiptogether.com Songs/Vamos Publishing/Thankyou Music/spiritandsong.com Publishing]

Strong Enough
Matthew West, songwriter (Matthew West)
Track from: The Story Of Your Life
[Sparrow Records; Publishers: External Combustion Music/Songs For Delaney/Songs of Southside Independent Music]

Your Love
Brandon Heath & Jason Ingram, songwriters (Brandon Heath)
Track from: Leaving Eden
[Reunion Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing/Big Skwawka Music, Sony/ATV Timber Publishing/Windsor Hill Music]

37. Best Gospel Album
The Love Album
Kim Burrell
[Shanachie Entertainment]

The Journey
Andraé Crouch
[Riverphlo Entertainment]

Hello Fear
Kirk Franklin
[Verity Gospel Music Group/ Fo Yo Soul Ent.]

Something Big
Mary Mary
[Columbia Records]

Angel & Chanelle Deluxe Edition
Trin-I-Tee 5:7
[Music World Gospel]

38. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Ghosts Upon The Earth
Gungor
[Brash Music]

Leaving Eden
Brandon Heath
[Reunion Records]

The Great Awakening
Leeland
[Essential Records]

What If We Were Real
Mandisa
[Sparrow Records]

Black & White
Royal Tailor
[Essential Records]

And If Our God Is For Us…
Chris Tomlin
[Sparrow Records / sixstepsrecords]

39. Best Latin Pop, Rock, Or Urban Album
Entren Los Que Quieran
Calle 13
[Sony Music]

Entre La Ciudad Y El Mar
Gustavo Galindo
[Surco/Universal Music Latino]

Nuestra
La Vida Bohème
[Nacional Records]

Not So Commercial
Los Amigos Invisibles
[Nacional Records]

Drama Y Luz
Maná
[Warner Music Mexico]

40. Best Regional Mexican Or Tejano Album
Bicentenario
Pepe Aguilar
[Venemusic]

Orale
Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
[Shea Records/East Side Records]

Amor A La Musica
Mariachi Los Arrieros Del Valle
[Los Arrieros]

Eres Un Farsante
Paquita La Del Barrio
[Balboa Records, Co]

Huevos Rancheros
Joan Sebastian
[Fonovisa]

41. Best Banda Or Norteño Album
Estare Mejor
El Güero Y Su Banda Centenario
[A.R.C. Discos]

Intocable 2011
Intocable
[Good I Music]

Los Tigres Del Norte And Friends
Los Tigres Del Norte
[Fonovisa]

El Árbol
Los Tucanes De Tijuana
[Fonovisa]

No Vengo A Ver Si Puedo… Si Por Que Puedo Vengo
Michael Salgado
[Zurdo Records]

42. Best Tropical Latin Album
Homenaje A Los Rumberos
Edwin Bonilla
[Sonic Projects Records]

The Last Mambo
Cachao
[Eventus/Sony Music Latin]

Mongorama
José Rizo’s Mongorama
[Saungu Records]

43. Best Americana Album
Emotional Jukebox
Linda Chorney
[Dance More Less War Records]

Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down
Ry Cooder
[Perro Verde Records LLC/Nonesuch]

Hard Bargain
Emmylou Harris
[Nonesuch]

Ramble At The Ryman
Levon Helm
[Vanguard/Dirt Farmer Music]

Blessed
Lucinda Williams
[Lost Highway Records]

44. Best Bluegrass Album
Paper Airplane
Alison Krauss & Union Station
[Rounder]

Reason And Rhyme: Bluegrass Songs By Robert Hunter & Jim Lauderdale
Jim Lauderdale
[Sugar Hill Records]

Rare Bird Alert
Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers
[Rounder]

Old Memories: The Songs Of Bill Monroe
The Del McCoury Band
[McCoury Music]

A Mother’s Prayer
Ralph Stanley
[Rebel Records]

Sleep With One Eye Open
Chris Thile & Michael Daves
[Nonesuch]

45. Best Blues Album
Low Country Blues
Gregg Allman
[Rounder]

Roadside Attractions
Marcia Ball
[Alligator]

Man In Motion
Warren Haynes
[Stax Records]

The Reflection
Keb Mo
[Yolabelle International/Ryko Records]

Revelator
Tedeschi Trucks Band
[Masterworks]

46. Best Folk Album
Barton Hollow
The Civil Wars
[Sensibility Music LLC]

I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive
Steve Earle
[New West Records]

Helplessness Blues
Fleet Foxes
[Sub Pop]

Ukulele Songs
Eddie Vedder
[Monkeywrench Inc./Universal Republic]

The Harrow & The Harvest
Gillian Welch
[Acony Records]

47. Best Regional Roots Music Album
Can’t Sit Down
C.J. Chenier
[World Village]

Wao Akua – The Forest Of The Gods
George Kahumoku, Jr.
[Daniel Ho Creations]

Rebirth Of New Orleans
Rebirth Brass Band
[Basin Street Records]

Grand Isle
Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys
[Mamou Playboy Records]

Not Just Another Polka
Jimmy Sturr & His Orchesta
[Starr Record]

48. Best Reggae Album
Harlem-Kingston Express Live!
Monty Alexander
[Motéma Music]

Reggae Knights
Israel Vibration
[Mediacom/VPAL]

Revelation Pt 1: The Root Of Life
Stephen Marley
[Tuff Gong/Universal Republic]

Wild And Free
Ziggy Marley
[Tuff Gong Worldwide]

Summer In Kingston
Shaggy
[Ranch Entertainment]

49. Best World Music Album
AfroCubism
AfroCubism
[World Circuit/Nonesuch]

Africa For Africa
Femi Kuti
[Knitting Factory Records]

Songs From A Zulu Farm
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
[Razor & Tie]

Tassili
Tinariwen
[Anti Records]

50. Best Children’s Album
All About Bullies… Big And Small
(Various Artists)
James Cravero, Gloria Domina, Kevin Mackie, Steve Pullara & Patrick Robinson, producers
[Cool Beans Music & East Coast Recording Co.]

Are We There Yet?
The Papa Hugs Band
[Indie]

Fitness Rock & Roll
Miss Amy
[Ionian Productions, Inc]

GulfAlive
The Banana Plant
[The Banana Plant]

I Love: Tom T. Hall’s Songs Of Fox Hollow
(Various Artists)
Eric Brace & Peter Cooper, producers
[Red Beet Records]

51. Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)
Bossypants
Tina Fey
[Hachette Audio]

Fab Fan Memories – The Beatles Bond
(Various Artists)
Nathan Burbank, Bryan Cumming, Dennis Scott & David Toledo, producers
[WannaBeats Records]

Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Dan Donohue & Various Artists – Oregon Shakespeare Festival
[Blackstone Audio Inc]

If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t)
Betty White
[Penguin Audio]

The Mark Of Zorro
Val Kilmer & Cast
[Blackstone Audio Inc.]

52. Best Comedy Album
Alpocalypse
“Weird Al” Yankovic
[Jive Records]

Finest Hour
Patton Oswalt
[Comedy Central Records]

Hilarious
Louis C.K.
[Comedy Central Records]

Kathy Griffin: 50 & Not Pregnant
Kathy Griffin
[Universal Network Television]

Turtleneck & Chain
The Lonely Island
[Universal Republic]

53. Best Musical Theater Album
Anything Goes
Sutton Foster & Joel Grey, principal soloists; Rob Fisher, James Lowe & Joel
Moss, producers (Cole Porter, composer/lyricist) (New Broadway Cast Recording)
[Ghostlight Records]

The Book Of Mormon
Josh Gad & Andrew Rannells, principal soloists; Anne Garefino, Robert Lopez,
Stephen Oremus, Trey Parker, Scott Rudin & Matt Stone, producers; Robert Lopez, Trey Parker & Matt Stone, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)
[Ghostlight Records]

How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
John Larroquette & Daniel Radcliffe, principal soloists; Robert Sher, producer
(Frank Loesser, composer/lyricist) (The 2011 Broadway Cast Recording)
[Decca]

54. Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Boardwalk Empire: Volume 1
(Various Artists)
[Elektra]

Burlesque
Christina Aguilera
[RCA Records]

Glee: The Music, Volume 4
(Glee Cast)
[Columbia Records]

Tangled
(Various Artists)
[Walt Disney Records]

True Blood: Volume 3
(Various Artists)
[WaterTower Music]

55. Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
Black Swan
Clint Mansell, composer
[Sony Classical/Fox Music]

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2
Alexandre Desplat, composer
[WaterTower Music]

The King’s Speech
Alexandre Desplat, composer
[Decca]

The Shrine
Ryan Shore, composer
[Screamworks]

Tron Legacy
Daft Punk, composers
[Walt Disney Records]

56. Best Song Written For Visual Media
Born To Be Somebody (From Never Say Never)
Diane Warren, songwriter (Justin Bieber)
Track from: Never Say Never The Remixes
[Island/Raymond Braun/School Boy]

Christmastime Is Killing Us (From Family Guy)
Ron Jones, Seth MacFarlane & Danny Smith, songwriters (Danny Smith, Ron Jones & Seth MacFarlane)
[Fox Music]

I See The Light (From Tangled)
Alan Menken & Glenn Slater, songwriters (Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi)
Track from: Tangled
[Walt Disney Records; Publishers: Wonderland Music/Walt Disney Music]

So Long (From Winnie The Pooh)
Zooey Deschanel, songwriter (Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward)
Track from: Winnie The Pooh
[Walt Disney Records; Publisher: Walt Disney Music]

Where The River Goes (From Footloose)
Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, Drew Pearson & Anne Preven, songwriters (Zac Brown)
Track from: Footloose
[Atlantic/Warner Music Nashville; Publishers: Weimerhound Publishing,Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, CYP Two Publishing, Lil Dub Music/Angelika Music]

You Haven’t Seen The Last Of Me (From Burlesque)
Diane Warren, songwriter (Cher)
Track from: Burlesque
[RCA Records; Publisher: Realsongs]

57. Best Instrumental Composition
Falling Men
John Hollenbeck, composer (John Hollenbeck, Daniel Yvinec & Orchestre National de Jazz (ONJ))
Track from: Shut Up And Dance
[BEE JAZZ / Abeille Musique]

Hunting Wabbits 3 (Get Off My Lawn)
Gordon Goodwin, composer (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)
Track from: That’s How We Roll
[Telarc International]

I Talk To The Trees
Randy Brecker, composer (Randy Brecker With DR Big Band)
Track from: The Jazz Ballad Song Book
[Half Note]

Life In Eleven
Béla Fleck & Howard Levy, composers (Béla Fleck & The Flecktones)
Track from: Rocket Science
[eOne Music]

Timeline
Russell Ferrante, composer (Yellowjackets)
Track from: Timeline
[Mack Avenue Records]

58. Best Instrumental Arrangement
All Or Nothing At All
Peter Jensen, arranger (Randy Brecker With DR Big Band)
Track from: The Jazz Ballad Song Book
[Half Note]

In The Beginning
Clare Fischer, arranger (The Clare Fischer Big Band)
Track from: Continuum
[Clare Fischer Productions/Clavo Records]

Nasty Dance
Bob Brookmeyer, arranger (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)
Track from: Forever Lasting – Live In Tokyo
[Planet Arts Recordings]

Rhapsody In Blue
Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)
Track from: That’s How We Roll
[Telarc International]

Song Without Words
Carlos Franzetti, arranger (Carlos Franzetti & Allison Brewster Franzetti)
Track from: Alborada
[Amapola Records]

59. Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
Ao Mar
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Vince Mendoza)
Track from: Nights On Earth
[HORIZONTAL]

Moon Over Bourbon Street
Rob Mathes, arranger (Sting & The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra)
Track from: Sting Live In Berlin
[Deutsche Grammophon]

On Broadway
Kevin Axt, Ray Brinker, Trey Henry, Christian Jacob & Tierney Sutton, arrangers (The Tierney Sutton Band)
Track from: American Road
[BFM Jazz]

Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Tony Bennett & Queen Latifah)
Track from: Duets II
[RPM/Columbia Records]

The Windmills Of Your Mind
William A. Ross, arranger (Barbra Streisand)
Track from: What Matters Most – Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman
[Columbia Records]

60. Best Recording Package
Chickenfoot III
Todd Gallopo, art director (Chickenfoot)
[eOne Music]

Good Luck & True Love
Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)
[No Big Deal Records]

Rivers And Homes
Jonathan Dagan, art director (J.Viewz)
[Jorjia Music]

Scenes From The Suburbs
Vincent Morisset, art director (Arcade Fire)
[Merge Records]

Watch The Throne
Virgil Abloh, art director (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
[Def Jam]

61. Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
The King Of Limbs
Donald Twain & Zachariah Wildwood, art directors (Radiohead)
[ATO Records]

The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story
Dave Bett & Michelle Holme, art directors (Bruce Springsteen)
[Columbia Records]

25th Anniversary Music Box
Matt Taylor & Ellen Wakayama, art directors (Danny Elfman & Tim Burton)
[WB]

25 Years
James Spindler, art director (Sting)
[A&M Records/Cherrytree Records/UMe]

Wingless Angels – Deluxe Edition
David Gorman, art director (Wingless Angels)
[Mindless Records, LLC]

62. Best Album Notes
The Bang Years 1966-1968
Neil Diamond, album notes writer (Neil Diamond)
[Columbia/Legacy]

The Bristol Sessions, 1927-1928: The Big Bang Of Country Music
Ted Olson & Tony Russell, album notes writers (Various Artists)
[Bear Family]

Complete Mythology
Ken Shipley, album notes writer (Syl Johnson)
[The Numero Group]

Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads & Beyond As Recorded By The San Francisco Bay By Chris Strachwitz In The 1960s
Adam Machado, album notes writer (Various Artists)
[Arhoolie Records]

The Music City Story: Street Corner Doo Wop, Raw R&B And Soulful Sounds From Berkeley, California 1950-75
Alec Palao, album notes writer (Various Artists)
[Ace Records]

63. Best Historical Album
Band On The Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection – Deluxe Edition)
Paul McCartney, compilation producer; Sam Okell & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (Paul McCartney & Wings)
[Hear Music]

The Bristol Sessions, 1927-1928: The Big Bang Of Country Music
Christopher C. King & Ted Olson, compilation producers; Christopher C. King & Chris Zwarg, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
[Bear Family]

Complete Mythology
Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton, mastering engineer (Syl Johnson)
[The Numero Group]

Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads & Beyond As Recorded By The San Francisco Bay By Chris Strachwitz In The 1960s
Chris Strachwitz, compilation producer; Mike Cogan, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
[Arhoolie Records]

Young Man With The Big Beat: The Complete ’56 Elvis Presley Masters
Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, compilation producer; Vic Anesini, mastering engineer (Elvis Presley)
[RCA/Legacy]

64. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Follow Me Down
Brandon Bell & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Sangwook “Sunny” Nam & Doug Sax, mastering engineers (Sarah Jarosz)
[Sugar Hill Records]

The Harrow & The Harvest
Matt Andrews, engineer; Stephen Marcussen, mastering engineer (Gillian Welch)
[Acony Records]

Music Is Better Than Words
Rich Breen & Frank Filipetti, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Seth MacFarlane)
[Universal Republic]

The Next Right Thing
Kevin Killen, Brendan Muldowney & John Shyloski, engineers; John Shyloski, mastering engineer (Seth Glier)
[MPress Records]

Paper Airplane
Mike Shipley, engineer; Brad Blackwood, mastering engineer (Alison Krauss & Union Station)
[Rounder]

65. Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Danger Mouse
Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi Present Rome (Gilda Buttá, Luciano Ciccaglioni, Gegé Munari, Dario Rosciglione, Antonello Vannucchi et al) (A)
Meyrin Fields EP (Broken Bells) (S)

Paul Epworth
Call It What You Want (Foster The People) (T)
I Would Do Anything For You (Foster The People) (T)
I’ll Be Waiting (Adele) (T)
Life On The Nickel (Foster The People) (T)
No One’s Gonna Love You (Cee-Lo Green) (S)
Rolling In The Deep (Adele) (T)

The Smeezingtons
Doo-Wops & Hooligans (Bruno Mars) (A)
If I Was You (OMG) (Far East Movement Featuring Snoop Dogg) (T)
Lighters (Bad Meets Evil Featuring Bruno Mars) (T)
Mirror (Lil Wayne Featuring Bruno Mars) (T)
Rocketeer (Far East Movement Featuring Ryan Tedder of One Republic) (T)

Ryan Tedder
Brighter Than The Sun (Colbie Caillat) (T)
Favorite Song (Colbie Caillat Featuring Common) (T)
I Remember Me (Jennifer Hudson) (T)
I Was Here (Beyoncé) (T)
Not Over You (Gavin DeGraw) (S)
#1Nite (One Night) (Cobra Starship) (S)
Rumour Has It (Adele) (T)
Sweeter (Gavin DeGraw) (T)
Who’s That Boy (Demi Lovato Featuring Dev) (T)

Butch Vig
Wasting Light (Foo Fighters) (A)

66. Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Cinema (Skrillex Remix)
Sonny Moore, remixer (Benny Benassi)
Track from: Electroman
[Ultra Records]

Collide (Afrojack Remix)
Afrojack, remixer (Leona Lewis)
[RCA/Syco Music]

End Of Line (Photek Remix)
Photek, remixer (Daft Punk)
Track from: Tron: Legacy Reconfigured
[Walt Disney Records]

Only Girl (In The World) (Rosabel Club Mix)
Abel Aguilera & Ralphi Rosario, remixers (Rihanna)
[Island Def Jam]

Rope (Deadmau5 Mix)
Deadmau5, remixer (Foo Fighters)
Track from: Wasting Light: Deluxe
[RCA/Roswell Records]

67. Best Surround Sound Album
An Evening With Dave Grusin
Frank Filipetti & Eric Schilling, surround mix engineers; Frank Filipetti, surround mastering engineer; Phil Ramone, surround producer (Various Artists)
[Telarc]

Grace For Drowning
Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Paschal Byrne, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround producer (Steven Wilson)
[K-Scope]

Kind
Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Kjetil Almenning, Ensemble 96 & Nidaros String Quartet)
[2L (Lindberg Lyd)]

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs (Super Deluxe Edition)
Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Bill Levenson & Elliot Scheiner, surround producers (Derek & The Dominos)
[USM/UMe/Polydor]

Spohr: String Sextet In C Major, Op. 140 & Nonet In F Major, Op. 31
Andreas Spreer, surround mix engineer; Andreas Spreer, surround mastering engineer; Andreas Spreer, surround producer (Camerata Freden)
[Tacet]

68. Best Engineered Album, Classical
Aldridge: Elmer Gantry
Byeong-Joon Hwang & John Newton, engineers; Jesse Lewis, mastering engineer (William Boggs, Keith Phares, Patricia Risley, Vale Rideout, Frank Kelley, Heather Buck, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
[Naxos]

Glazunov: Complete Concertos
Richard King, engineer (José Serebrier, Alexey Serov, Wen-Sinn Yang, Alexander Romanovsky, Rachel Barton Pine, Marc Chisson & Russian National Orchestra)
[Warner Classics]

Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music From Slide
Tom Lazarus & Bill Maylone, engineers; Joe Lambert, mastering engineer (Rinde Eckert, Steven Mackey & Eighth Blackbird)
[Cedille Records]

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4
Arne Akselberg, engineer (Leif Ove Andsnes, Antonio Pappano & London Symphony Orchestra)
[EMI Classics]

Weinberg: Symphony No. 3 & Suite No. 4 From ‘The Golden Key’
Torbjörn Samuelsson, engineer (Thord Svedlund & Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra)
[Chandos]

69. Producer Of The Year, Classical
Blanton Alspaugh
Aldridge: Elmer Gantry (William Boggs, Keith Phares, Patricia Risley, Vale Rideout, Frank Kelley, Heather Buck, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas (Peter Takács)
Osterfield: Rocky Streams (Paul Osterfield, Todd Waldecker & Various Artists)

Manfred Eicher
Bach: Concertos & Sinfonias For Oboe; Ich Hatte Viel Bekümmernis (Heinz Holliger, Eric Höbarth & Camerata Bern)
Hymns & Prayers (Gidon Kremer & Kremerata Baltica)
Manto & Madrigals (Thomas Zehetmair & Ruth Killius)
Songs Of Ascension (Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble, Todd Reynolds Quartet, The M6 & Montclair State University Singers)
Tchaikovsky/Kissine: Piano Trios (Gidon Kremer, Giedre Dirvanauskaite & Khatia Buniatishvili)
A Worcester Ladymass (Trio Mediaeval)

David Frost
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass Live (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass)
Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music From Slide (Rinde Eckert, Steven Mackey & Eighth Blackbird)
Prayers & Alleluias (Kenneth Dake)
Sharon Isbin & Friends – Guitar Passions (Sharon Isbin & Various Artists)

Peter Rutenberg
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (Patrick Dupré Quigley, James K. Bass, Seraphic Fire & Professional Choral Institute)
The Vanishing Nordic Chorale (Philip Spray & Musik Ekklesia)

Judith Sherman
Adams: Son Of Chamber Symphony; String Quartet (John Adams, St. Lawrence String Quartet & International Contemporary Ensemble)
Capricho Latino (Rachel Barton Pine)
85th Birthday Celebration (Claude Frank)
Insects & Paper Airplanes – Chamber Music Of Lawrence Dillon (Daedalus Quartet & Benjamin Hochman)
Midnight Frolic – The Broadway Theater Music Of Louis A. Hirsch (Rick Benjamin & Paragon Ragtime Orchestra)
Notable Women – Trios By Today’s Female Composers (Lincoln Trio)
The Soviet Experience, Vol. 1 – String Quartets By Dmitri Shostakovich & His Contemporaries (Pacifica Quartet)
Speak! (Anthony De Mare)
State Of The Art – The American Brass Quintet At 50 (The American Brass Quintet)
Steve Reich: WTC 9/11; Mallet Quartet; Dance Patterns (Kronos Quartet, Steve Reich Musicians & So Percussion)
Winging It – Piano Music Of John Corigliano (Ursula Oppens)

70. Best Orchestral Performance
Bowen: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2
Andrew Davis, conductor (BBC Philharmonic)
[Chandos]

Brahms: Symphony No. 4
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
[Deutsche Grammaphon]

Haydn: Symphonies 104, 88 & 101
Nicholas McGegan, conductor (Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra)
[Philharmonia Baroque Productions]

Henze: Symphonies Nos. 3-5
Marek Janowski, conductor (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin)
[Wergo]

Martinu: The 6 Symphonies
Jirí Belohlávek, conductor (BBC Symphony Orchestra)
[Onyx Classics]

71. Best Opera Recording
Adams: Doctor Atomic
Alan Gilbert, conductor; Meredith Arwady, Sasha Cooke, Richard Paul Fink, Gerald Finley, Thomas Glenn & Eric Owens; Jay David Saks, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
[Sony Classical]

Britten: Billy Budd
Mark Elder, conductor; John Mark Ainsley, Phillip Ens, Jacques Imbrailo, Darren Jeffery, Iain Paterson & Matthew Rose; James Whitbourn, producer (London Philharmonic Orchestra; Glyndebourne Chorus)
[Opus Arte]

Rautavaara: Kaivos
Hannu Lintu, conductor; Jaakko Kortekangas, Hannu Niemelä, Johanna Rusanen-Kartano & Mati Turi; Seppo Siirala, producer (Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra; Kaivos Chorus)
[Ondine]

Verdi: La Traviata
Antonio Pappano, conductor; Joseph Calleja, Renée Fleming & Thomas Hampson; James Whitbourn, producer (Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus)
[Opus Arte]

Vivaldi: Ercole Sul Termodonte
Fabio Biondi, conductor; Romina Basso, Patrizia Ciofi, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Vivica Genaux, Philippe Jaroussky, Topi Lehtipuu & Rolando Villazón; Daniel Zalay, producer (Europa Galante; Coro Da Camera Santa Cecilia Di Borgo San Lorenzo)
[Virgin Classics]

72. Best Choral Performance
Beyond All Mortal Dreams – American A Cappella
Stephen Layton, conductor (Choir Of Trinity College Cambridge)
[Hyperion Records]

Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor; James K. Bass, chorus master (Justin Blackwell, Scott Allen Jarrett, Paul Max Tipton & Teresa Wakim; Professional Choral Institute & Seraphic Fire)
[Seraphic Fire Media]

Kind
Kjetil Almenning, conductor (Nidaros String Quartet; Ensemble 96)
[2L (Lindberg Lyd)]

Light & Gold
Eric Whitacre, conductor (Christopher Glynn & Hila Plitmann; The King’s Singers, Laudibus, Pavão Quartet & The Eric Whitacre Singers)
[Decca]

The Natural World Of Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen
Paul Hillier, conductor (Ars Nova Copenhagen)
[Dacapo Records]

73. Best Small Ensemble Performance
Frank: Hilos
Gabriela Lena Frank; ALIAS Chamber Ensemble
[Naxos]

The Kingdoms Of Castille
Richard Savino, conductor; El Mundo
[Sono Luminus]

Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music From Slide
Rinde Eckert & Steven Mackey; Eighth Blackbird
[Cedille Records]

A Seraphic Fire Christmas
Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor; Seraphic Fire
[Seraphic Fire Media]

Sound The Bells!
The Bay Brass
[Harmonia Mundi]

74. Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Chinese Recorder Concertos – East Meets West
Lan Shui, conductor; Michala Petri (Copenhagen Philharmonic)
[OUR Recordings]

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini
Yuja Wang (Claudio Abbado; Mahler Chamber Orchestra)
[Deutsche Grammaphon]

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4
Leif Ove Andsnes (Antonio Pappano; London Symphony Orchestra)
[EMI Classics]

Schwantner: Concerto For Percussion & Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Christopher Lamb (Nashville Symphony)
Track from: Schwantner: Chasing Light…
[Naxos]

Winging It – Piano Music Of John Corigliano
Ursula Oppens
[Cedille Records]

75. Best Classical Vocal Solo
Diva Divo
Joyce DiDonato (Kazushi Ono; Orchestre De L’Opéra National De Lyon; Choeur De L’Opéra National De Lyon)
[Virgin Classics]

Grieg/Thommessen: Veslemøy Synsk
Marianne Beate Kielland (Nils Anders Mortensen)
[2L (Lindberg Lyd)]

Handel: Cleopatra
Natalie Dessay (Emmanuelle Haïm; Le Concert D’Astrée)
[Virgin Classics]

Purcell: O Solitude
Andreas Scholl (Stefano Montanari; Christophe Dumaux; Accademia Bizantina)
[Decca]

Three Baroque Tenors
Ian Bostridge (Bernard Labadie; Mark Bennett, Andrew Clarke, Sophie Daneman, Alberto Grazzi, Jonathan Gunthorpe, Benjamin Hulett & Madeline Shaw; The English Concert)
[EMI Classics]

76. Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Aldridge, Robert: Elmer Gantry
Robert Aldridge & Herschel Garfein
[Naxos]

Crumb, George: The Ghosts Of Alhambra
George Crumb
Track from: Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 15
[Bridge Records, Inc.]

Friedman, Jefferson: String Quartet No. 3
Jefferson Friedman
Track from: Jefferson Friedman: Quartets
[New Amsterdam Records]

Mackey, Steven: Lonely Motel – Music From Slide
Steven Mackey
[Cedille Records]

Ruders, Poul: Piano Concerto No. 2
Poul Ruders
Track from: Music Of Poul Ruders, Vol. 6
[Bridge Records, Inc.]

77. Best Short Form Music Video
Rolling In The Deep
Adele
Sam Brown, video director; Hannah Chandler, video producer
[XL Recordings/Columbia Records]

Yes I Know
Memory Tapes
Eric Epstein, video director; Eric Epstein, video producer
[Carpark Records]

All Is Not Lost
OK Go
Itamar Kubovy, Damian Kulash Jr & Trish Sie, video directors; Shirley Moyers, video producer
[Paracadute]

Lotus Flower
Radiohead
Garth Jennings, video director; Garth Jennings, video producer
[XL/TBD Records]

First Of The Year (Equinox)
Skrillex
Tony Truand, video director; Noah Klein, video producer
[Big Beat/Atlantic]

Perform This Way
“Weird Al” Yankovic
“Weird Al” Yankovic, video director; Cisco Newman, video producer
[Jive Records]

78. Best Long Form Music Video
I Am…World Tour
Beyoncé
Ed Burke, Frank Gatson Jr. & Beyoncé Knowles, video directors; Beyoncé Knowles & Camille Yorrick, video producers
[Columbia Records/Music World]

Foo Fighters: Back And Forth
Foo Fighters
James Moll, video director; James Moll & Nigel Sinclair, video producers
[Exclusive Media Group/RCA Records/Back & Fort]

Talihina Sky: The Story Of Kings Of Leon
Kings Of Leon
Stephen C. Mitchell, video director; Casey McGrath, video producer
[RCA/Kings of Leon]

Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest
Michael Rapaport, video director; Robert Benavides, Debra Koffler, Eric Matthies, Frank Mele, Edward Parks & A Tribe Called Quest, video producers
[Jive/Legacy]

Nine Types Of Light
TV On The Radio
Tunde Adebimpe, video director; Michelle An & Braj, video producers
[Interscope/Geffen/A&M]

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Empire of the Sun – Walking On A Dream
J. Cole – God’s Gift
De La Soul – La La La
Jay-Z & Kanye West – New Day
Télépopmusik – Brighton Beach
Danger Mouse – Black (feat. Norah Jones)
The Fifth Dimension – One Less Bell To Answer
Tom Scott – Today
Laura Nyro – The Bells
Zero 7 – Distractions
Lana Del Rey – Blue Jeans
Kid Cudi – My World
The Cure – Untitled (Live At Wembley 07/89)
Charles Bradley – Since Our Last Goodbye
Beach House – 10 Mile Stereo
Simon & Garfunkel – The Only Living Boy In New York

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