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1. 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
Track from: El Camino
Label: Nonesuch
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
Label: RCA Records/19 Recordings Limited
We Are Young
Fun. Featuring Janelle Monáe
Jeff Bhasker, producer; Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dawson, Ken Lewis, Pawel Sek & Stuart White,
engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
Track from: Some Nights
Label: Fueled By Ramen
Thinkin Bout You
Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean & Shea Taylor, producers; Jeff Ellis, Mark "Spike" Stent, Pat Thrall & Marcos Tovar, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
Track from: Channel Orange
Label: Def Jam
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
Taylor Swift
Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift, producers; Serban Ghenea, Sam Holland, Michael Ilbert & John Hanes, engineer/mixers;
Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
Label: Big Machine Records
2. Album Of The Year
Winner
Babel
Mumford & Sons
Mumford & Sons (Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford, Winston Marshall), artist. Robin Baynton, Ruadhri Cushnan & Matt Lawrence, engineers/mixers. Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer. Markus Dravs, producer.
Label: Glassnote
El Camino
The Black Keys
The Black Keys & Danger Mouse, producers; Tchad Blake, Tom Elmhirst & Kennie
Takahashi, engineers/mixers; Brian Lucey, mastering engineer
Label: Nonesuch
Some Nights
Fun.
Janelle Monáe, featured artist; Jeff Bhasker, Emile Haynie, Jake One & TommyD,
producers; Jeff Bhasker, Pete Bischoff, Jeff Chestek, Rich Costey, Andrew Dawson, Emile
Haynie, Ken Lewis, Manny Marroquin, Sonny Pinnar, Pawel Sek & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Chris
Gehringer, mastering engineer
Label: Fueled By Ramen
Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
André 3000, John Mayer, Earl Sweatshirt & Tyler, The Creator, featured artists; Om'Mas Keith, Malay,
Frank Ocean, Pharrell & Shea Taylor, producers; Calvin Bailif, Andrew Coleman, Jeff Ellis,
Doug Fenske, Om'Mas Keith, Malay, Frank Ocean, Ken Oriole, Philip Scott, Mark "Spike" Stent,
Pat Thrall, Marcos Tovar & Vic Wainstein, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller,
mastering engineer
Label: Def Jam
Blunderbuss
Jack White
Jack White, producer; Vance Powell & Jack White, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig,
mastering engineer
Label: Third Man/Columbia Records
3. Song Of The Year
Winner
We Are Young
Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Fun. Featuring Janelle Monáe)
Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters.
Track from: Some Nights
Label: Fueled By Ramen; Publishers: WB Music, FBR Music, Bearvon Music/Rough Art/Shira Lee Lawrence Rick Music/Way Above Music/Sony ATV Songs
The A Team
Ed Sheeran, songwriter (Ed Sheeran)
Track from: +
Label: Elektra; Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Adorn
Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel)
Label: RCA/Bystorm Entertainment; Publisher: Art Dealer Chic
Call Me Maybe
Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen & Josh Ramsay, songwriters (Carly Rae Jepsen)
Label: 604 Records/Schoolboy Records/Interscope; Publishers: Jepsen Music Publishing, Regular Monkey Productions, Crowe Music Publishing
Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)
Jörgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin & Ali Tamposi, songwriters (Kelly Clarkson)
Label: RCA/19 Recordings; Publishers: Universal Music Publishing MGB Scandinavia, Perfect Storm Music Group/Sony ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia, BMG Gold Songs, Kurstin Music/EMI April Music
4. Best New Artist
Winner
Fun.
Fun. (Jack Antonoff, Andrew Dost, Nate Ruess), artist.
5. Best Pop Solo Performance
Winner
Set Fire To The Rain [Live]
Adele
Adele, artist.
Track from: Live At The Royal Albert Hall
Label: XL/Columbia
Wide Awake
Katy Perry
Label: Capitol
Where Have You Been
Rihanna
Track from: Talk That Talk
Label: Def Jam
6. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Shake It Out
Florence & The Machine
Track from: Ceremonials
Label: Universal Republic
Sexy And I Know It
LMFAO
Track from: Sorry For Party Rocking
Label: will.i.am/Interscope/Cherrytree Records
Payphone
Maroon 5 & Wiz Khalifa
Track from: Overexposed
Label: A & M/Octone
7. Best Pop Instrumental Album
Winner
Impressions
Chris Botti
Chris Botti, artist. Allen M. Sides, engineer/mixer. Bobby Colomby, producer.
Label: Columbia
24/7
Gerald Albright & Norman Brown
Label: Concord Jazz
Four Hands & A Heart Volume One
Larry Carlton
Label: 335 Records, Inc.
Rumbadoodle
Arun Shenoy
Label: Arun Shenoy Music Publishing
8. Best Pop Vocal Album
Winner
Stronger
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson, artist. Serban Ghenea & John Hanes, engineers/mixers.
Label: RCA Records/19 Recordings LLC
Ceremonials
Florence & The Machine
Label: Universal Republic
Overexposed
Maroon 5
Label: A&M/Octone
The Truth About Love
Pink
Label: RCA Records
9. Best Dance Recording
Winner
Bangarang
Skrillex Featuring Sirah
Sirah Mitchell & Skrillex, artists. Skrillex, mixer. Skrillex, producer.
Track from: Bangarang
Label: OWSLA/Big Beat/Atlantic
Levels
Avicii
Tim Bergling & Ash Pournouri, producers; Tim Bergling, mixer
Label: Levels/Atom Empire/Interscope
Let's Go
Calvin Harris Featuring Ne-Yo
Calvin Harris, producer; Calvin Harris, mixer
Label: Ultra Music
Don't You Worry Child
Swedish House Mafia Featuring John Martin
Steve Angello, Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso, producers; Steve Angello, Axwell &
Sebastian Ingrosso, mixers
Label: Astralwerks
I Can't Live Without You
Al Walser
Al Walser, producer; Al Walser, mixer
Label: Cut The Bull Entertainment
10. Best Dance/Electronica Album
Winner
Bangarang
Skrillex
Skrillex, artist. Skrillex, engineer/mixer. Skrillex, producer.
Label: OWSLA/Big Beat/Atlantic
Wonderland
Steve Aoki
Label: Ultra Music/ Dim Mak
Don't Think
The Chemical Brothers
Label: Astralwerks
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Deadmau5
Label: Mau5trap Recordings/Ultra Music
Fire & Ice
Kaskade
Label: Ultra Music
11. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Winner
Kisses On The Bottom
Paul McCartney, artist. Al Schmitt, engineer/mixer. Tommy LiPuma, producer.
Label: Hear Music
Christmas
Michael Bublé
Label: 143/Reprise
A Holiday Carole
Carole King
Label: Hear Music
12. Best Rock Performance
Winner
Lonely Boy
The Black Keys
The Black Keys (Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney), artist.
Track from: El Camino
Label: Nonesuch
13. Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
Winner
Love Bites (So Do I)
Halestorm
Halestorm (Arejay Hale, Lzzy Hale, Joseph Hottinger, Josh Smith), artist.
Track from: The Strange Case Of...
Label: Atlantic
I'm Alive
Anthrax
Label: Megaforce
Blood Brothers
Iron Maiden
Track from: En Vivo!
Label: UMe
Ghost Walking
Lamb Of God
Track from: Resolution
Label: Epic
No Reflection
Marilyn Manson
Track from: Born Villain
Label: Cooking Vinyl
Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)
Megadeth
Track from: Th1rt3en
Label: Roadrunner Records
14. Best Rock Song
Winner
Lonely Boy
Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)
Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney & Danger Mouse, songwriters.
Track from: El Camino
Label: Nonesuch; Publisher: McMoore McLesst Publishing
Freedom At 21
Jack White, songwriter (Jack White )
Track from: Blunderbuss
Label: Columbia Records/ Third Man Records; Publisher: Third String Tunes
I Will Wait
Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall & Marcus Mumford, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
Track from: Babel
Label: Glassnote
Madness
Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
Label: Warner Bros.; Publisher: Warner Chappell
We Take Care Of Our Own
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
Track from: Wrecking Ball
Label: Columbia Records; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen
15. Best Rock Album
Winner
El Camino
The Black Keys
The Black Keys (Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney), artist. Tchad Blake & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers. The Black Keys (Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney) & Danger Mouse, producers.
Label: Nonesuch
The 2nd Law
Muse
Label: WB
16. Best Alternative Music Album
Winner
Making Mirrors
Gotye
Gotye, artist. Francois Tetaz, engineer/mixer. Gotye, producer.
Label: Universal Republic
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
Label: Epic/Clean Slate
Biophilia
Björk
Label: One Little Indian / Nonesuch
Hurry Up, We're Dreaming.
M83
Label: Mute
Bad As Me
Tom Waits
Label: Anti Records
17. Best R&B Performance
Winner
Climax
Usher
Usher, artist.
Track from: Looking 4 Myself
Label: RCA Records
Thank You
Estelle
Track from: All Of Me
Label: Home School/Atlantic
Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)
Robert Glasper Experiment Featuring Ledisi
Track from: Black Radio
Label: Blue Note
I Want You
Luke James
Label: Mercury
18. Best Traditional R&B Performance
Winner
Lately
Anita Baker
Label: Blue Note
Wrong Side Of A Love Song
Melanie Fiona
Track from: The MF Life
Label: SRC
Real Good Hands
Gregory Porter
Track from: Be Good
Label: Motema Music
If Only You Knew
SWV
Track from: I Missed Us
Label: Mass Appeal Entertainment/E1 Music
19. Best R&B Song
Winner
Adorn
Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel)
Miguel Jontel Pimentel, songwriter.
Label: RCA/Bystorm Entertainment; Publisher: Art Dealer Chic
Beautiful Surprise
Tamia Hill, Claude Kelly & Salaam Remi, songwriters (Tamia)
Label: Plus 1 Music Group; Publishers: Plus 1 Publishing, Studiobeast Music/Warner Tamerlane Music/Linden Springfield/EMI Blackwood Music
Heart Attack
Benjamin Levin, Rico Love & Tremaine Neverson, songwriters (Trey Songz)
Track from: Chapter V
Label: Songbook/Atlantic; Publishers: Matza Ball Music/Where Da Kasz At, EMI Foray Music, April's Boy Muzik/Warner Chappell Music
Pray For Me
Antonio Dixon, Kenny Edmonds, Anthony Hamilton & Patrick “jQue” Smith, songwriters (Anthony Hamilton)
Track from: Back To Love
Label: RCA; Publishers: Tappy Whyte's Music/Songs of Universal, Faze 2 Music/Songs of Universal, Antonio Dixon's Muzik/EMI April Music, Christopher Matthew Music Publishing/Songs of Windswept Pacific
Refill
Darhyl "DJ" Camper, Elle Varner & Andrew "Pop" Wansel, songwriters (Elle Varner)
Track from: Perfectly Imperfect
Label: RCA Records/MBK Entertainment; Publishers: Ellevision Music/Sony ATV Songs, Private Stock Entertainment/Songs of Universal, CampStar Music/EMI April
20. Best Urban Contemporary Album
Winner
Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean, artist. Jeff Ellis & Frank Ocean, engineers/mixers. Om'mas Keith & Frank Ocean, producers.
Label: Def Jam
21. Best R&B Album
Winner
Black Radio
Robert Glasper Experiment
Robert Glasper Experiment (Casey Benjamin, Chris Dave, Robert Glasper, Derrick Hodge), artist. Keith "Qmillion" Lewis, engineer/mixer.
Label: Blue Note
Back To Love
Anthony Hamilton
Label: RCA Records
Write Me Back
R. Kelly
Label: RCA Records
Beautiful Surprise
Tamia
Label: Plus 1 Music Group
Open Invitation
Tyrese
Label: Voltron Recordz
22. Best Rap Performance
Winner
N****s In Paris
Jay-Z & Kanye West, artists.
Track from: Watch The Throne
Label: Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC
HYFR (Hell Ya F***ing Right)
Drake Featuring Lil' Wayne
Track from: Take Care
Label: Cash Money Records
Daughters
Nas
Track from: Life Is Good
Label: Def Jam
Mercy
Kanye West Featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz
Label: G.O.O.D. Music / Island Def Jam
23. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Winner
No Church In The Wild
Jay-Z & Kanye West Featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream
Jay-Z, The-Dream, Frank Ocean & Kanye West, artists.
Track from: Watch The Throne
Label: Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC
Wild Ones
Flo Rida Featuring Sia
Track from: Wild Ones
Label: Poe Boy/Atlantic
Tonight (Best You Ever Had)
John Legend Featuring Ludacris
Label: Epic Records
24. Best Rap Song
Winner
N****s In Paris
Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West, songwriters (W.A. Donaldson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis, Shawn Carter & Kanye West, songwriters.
Track from: Watch The Throne
Label: Roc-A-Fella Records; Publishers: Hit-Boy Music/Very Good Beats, Hip Hop Since 1978, Dean's List Productions, Unichappell Music
Daughters
Nasir Jones & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Patrick Adams, Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer & Paul Leka, songwriters) (Nas)
Track from: Life Is Good
Label: Def Jam; Publishers: Rich Daily Since '71, Universal Music Publishing, Unichappell Music
Lotus Flower Bomb
Olubowale Akintimehin, S. Joseph Dew, Jerrin Howard, Walker Johnson & Miguel Jontel Pimentel, songwriters (Wale Featuring Miguel)
Label: MMG/Warner Bros.; Publishers: WB Music/Deadstock Music/Verrin Howard/Miguel Jontel Pimentel Publishing/Fusician Publishing
Mercy
Sean Anderson, Mike Dean, Tauheed Epps, Willie Hansbro, Malik Yusef Jones, Anthony Khan, Stephen Taft, James Thomas, Terrence Thornton, Herbert Turner & Kanye West, songwriters (Denzie Beagle, Winston Riley, Reggie Stepper & Reggie Williams, songwriters)
(Kanye West Featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)
Label: G.O.O.D. Music; Publishers: Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood/RLFG Music/FF to Def Pub./Neighborhood Pusha/Sony ATV Songs/Ty Epps Music/Copyright Control/Roynet Music/Dub Plate Music
The Motto
Dwayne Carter, Aubrey Graham, Noah "40" Shebib & Tyler Williams, songwriters (Drake Featuring Lil' Wayne)
Track from: Take Care
Label: Cash Money Records
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) (Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Featuring Bruno Mars)
Track from: Mac And Devin Go To High School: Music From And Inspired By The Movie
Label: Atlantic; Publishers: My Own Chit Publishing/EMI Blackwood, PGH Sound, Mars Force Music/Roc Nation Music, Toy Plane Music-Universal Music, Westside Independent, WB Music, Late 80's Music, Beechwood Music, BMG Platinum, Rebellion Corps.
25. Best Rap Album
Winner
Take Care
Drake
Drake, artist. Noel "Gadget" Campbell & Noah "40" Shebib, engineers/mixers. Noah "40" Shebib, producer.
Label: Cash Money Records
Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1
Lupe Fiasco
Label: Atlantic
Life Is Good
Nas
Label: Def Jam
Undun
The Roots
Label: Island Def Jam
God Forgives, I Don't
Rick Ross
Label: Def Jam
Based On A T.R.U. Story
2 Chainz
Label: Island Def Jam
26. Best Country Solo Performance
Winner
Blown Away
Carrie Underwood, artist.
Track from: Blown Away
Label: 19 Recordings Limited/Arista Nashville
Home
Dierks Bentley
Label: Capitol Records Nashville
Springsteen
Eric Church
Label: EMI Records Nashville
Cost Of Livin'
Ronnie Dunn
Label: Arista Nashville
Over
Blake Shelton
Track from: Red River Blue
Label: Warner Bros. Records
27. Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Winner
Pontoon
Little Big Town
Little Big Town (Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet, Jimi Westbrook), artist.
Label: Capitol Records Nashville
Even If It Breaks Your Heart
Eli Young Band
Label: Republic Nashville
On The Outskirts Of Town
The Time Jumpers
Track from: The Time Jumpers
Label: Rounder
28. Best Country Song
Winner
Blown Away
Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters.
Track from: Blown Away
Label: 19 Recordings Limited/Arista Nashville; Publishers: Global Dog Music/Lunalight Music, Big Loud Songs/Angel River Songs
Cost Of Livin'
Phillip Coleman & Ronnie Dunn, songwriters (Ronnie Dunn)
Label: Arista Nashville; Publishers: Tractor Radio Songs, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Showbilly Music
Even If It Breaks Your Heart
Will Hoge & Eric Paslay, songwriters (Eli Young Band)
Label: Republic Nashville; Publishers: Cal IV Songs/Will Hoge Music
So You Don't Have To Love Me Anymore
Jay Knowles & Adam Wright, songwriters (Alan Jackson)
Label: EMI Records Nashville/ACR Records; Publishers: Alrighty Den Music, Dean-Parnell Music, Acme Nashville
Springsteen
Eric Church, Jeff Hyde & Ryan Tyndell, songwriters (Eric Church)
Label: EMI Records Nashville; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Sinnerlina Music/ole Purple Cape Music, Bug Music/Mamma's Cornbread Music
29. Best Country Album
Winner
Uncaged
Zac Brown Band
Zac Brown Band (Coy Bowles, Zac Brown, Clay Cook, Daniel De Los Reyes, Jimmy De Martini, Chris Fryar, John Driskell Hopkins), artist. John Kelton, engineer/mixer. Keith Stegall, producer.
Label: Southern Ground/Atlantic
Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochran
Jamey Johnson
Label: Mercury Records
The Time Jumpers
The Time Jumpers
Label: Rounder
30. Best New Age Album
Winner
Echoes Of Love
Omar Akram
Omar Akram, artist. Gregg Karukas, engineer/mixer. Gregg Karukas, producer.
Label: Real Music
Live Ananda
Krishna Das
Label: Krishna Das Music
Bindu
Michael Brant DeMaria
Label: Ontos Music
Deep Alpha
Steven Halpern
Label: Steven Halpern's Inner Peace Music
Light Body
Peter Kater
Label: Mysterium Music
Troubadours On The Rhine
Loreena McKennitt
Label: Verve
31. Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Winner
Hot House
Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists
Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists.
Track from: Hot House
Label: Concord Jazz
Cross Roads
Ravi Coltrane, soloist
Track from: Spirit Fiction
Label: Blue Note
Alice In Wonderland
Chick Corea, soloist
Track from: Further Explorations (Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez & Paul Motian)
Label: Concord Jazz
J. Mac
Kenny Garrett, soloist
Track from: Seeds From The Underground
Label: Mack Avenue Records
Ode
Brad Mehldau, soloist
Track from: Ode (Brad Mehldau Trio)
Label: Nonesuch
32. Best Jazz Vocal Album
Winner
Radio Music Society
Esperanza Spalding
Esperanza Spalding, artist. Joe Ferla & Fernando Lodeiro, engineers/mixers. Esperanza Spalding, producer.
Label: Heads Up International
Soul Shadows
Denise Donatelli
Label: Savant Records
1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project
Kurt Elling
Label: Concord Jazz
Live
Al Jarreau (And The Metropole Orkest)
Label: Concord
The Book Of Chet
Luciana Souza
Label: Sunnyside Records
33. Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Winner
Unity Band
Pat Metheny Unity Band
Pat Metheny Unity Band (Pat Metheny, Chris Potter, Antonio Sanchez, Ben Williams), artist. James Farber & Pete Karam, engineers/mixers.
Label: Nonesuch
Further Explorations
Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez & Paul Motian
Label: Concord Jazz
Hot House
Chick Corea & Gary Burton
Label: Concord Jazz
Seeds From The Underground
Kenny Garrett
Label: Mack Avenue Records
Blue Moon
Ahmad Jamal
Label: Jazz Village
34. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Winner
Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You)
Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval, artist. Gregg Field & Don Murray, engineers/mixers. Gregg Field & Arturo Sandoval, producers.
Label: Concord Jazz
Centennial: Newly Discovered Works Of Gil Evans
Gil Evans Project
Label: ArtistShare
For The Moment
Bob Mintzer Big Band
Label: MCG Jazz
35. Best Latin Jazz Album
Winner
¡Ritmo!
The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band
The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band (Brent Fischer, Dr. Clare Fischer), artist. Dan Blessinger, Les Brockmann, Matt Brownlie & Justin Merrill, engineers/mixers.
Label: Clare Fischer Productions/Clavo Records
Flamenco Sketches
Chano Domínguez
Label: Blue Note
Multiverse
Bobby Sanabria Big Band
Label: Jazzheads
Duos III
Luciana Souza
Label: Sunnyside Records
New Cuban Express
Manuel Valera New Cuban Express
Label: Mavo Records
36. Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
Winner
10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)
Matt Redman
Matt Redman, artist.
Track from: 10,000 Reasons
Label: sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records
Jesus, Friend Of Sinners
Casting Crowns
Track from: Come To The Well
Label: Beach Street/Reunion Records
Take Me To The King
Tamela Mann
Label: Tillymann Music Group
Go Get It
Mary Mary
Label: Columbia Records
My Testimony
Marvin Sapp
Track from: I Win
Label: Verity Gospel Music Group
37. Best Gospel Song
Winner
Go Get It
Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Mary Mary)
Erica Campbell, Trecina Campbell & Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, songwriters.
Label: Columbia; Publishers: EMI April Music, It's Tea Tyme, That's Plum Song, Wet Ink Red Music
Hold On
Cheryl Fortune, James Fortune & Terence Vaughn, songwriters (James Fortune & FIYA, Monica & Fred Hammond)
Track from: Identity
Label: Light Records/eOne Music/Fiya World
I Feel Good
Phillip Feaster, Fred Hammond, Jonathan Miller & Calvin Rodgers, songwriters (Fred Hammond)
Track from: God, Love & Romance
Label: Verity Gospel Music Group; Publishers: fHammond Music/Bridge Bldg Music/CJMS Music/Music Feast Productions/Jonathan Miller Publishing
My Testimony
Aaron Lindsey & Marvin Sapp, songwriters (Marvin Sapp)
Track from: I Win
Label: Verity Gospel Music Group; Publishers: Universal Music-Brentwood Benson Songs/Marvin L. Sapp Music/Ardent Media
Released
Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Bill Winston & Living Word Featuring Donald Lawrence)
Label: Source Media; Publisher: Quiet Water Ent.
38. Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
Tie
10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)
Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman, songwriters (Matt Redman)
Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman, songwriters.
Track from: 10,000 Reasons
Label: sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records; Publishers: Thankyou Music/sixsteps Music/worshiptogether.com Songs/Said And Done Music/Shout! Publishing
Tie
Your Presence Is Heaven
Israel Houghton & Micah Massey, songwriters (Israel & New Breed)
Israel Houghton & Micah Massey, songwriters.
Track from: Jesus At The Center Live
Label: Integrity Music; Publishers: Integrity's Praise! Music/Sound of the New Breed, Regenerate Music
Jesus, Friend Of Sinners
Mark Hall & Matthew West, songwriters (Casting Crowns)
Track from: Come To The Well
Label: Beach Street/Reunion Records
When Mercy Found Me
Jeff Pardo & Rhett Walker, songwriters (Rhett Walker Band)
Track from: Come To The River
Label: Essential Records; Publishers: Sony ATV Music, Ships In A Bottle/Simple Tense Songs
White Flag
Jason Ingram, Matt Maher, Matt Redman & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Passion & Chris Tomlin)
Track from: White Flag
Label: sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records; Publishers: sixsteps Music/worshiptogether.com Songs/Vamos Publishing/Said And Done Music/Valley of the Songs Music/Sony ATV Timber Publishing/West Main Music/Windsor Hill Music/Thankyou Music
39. Best Gospel Album
Winner
Gravity
Lecrae
Lecrae, artist. Carlton Lynn & Joseph Prielozny, engineers/mixers.
Label: Reach Records
Identity
James Fortune & FIYA
Label: Light Records/eOne Music/Fiya World
Jesus At The Center Live
Israel & New Breed
Label: Integrity Music
I Win
Marvin Sapp
Label: Verity Gospel Music Group
Worship Soul
Anita Wilson
Label: EMI Gospel
40. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Winner
Eye On It
TobyMac
Tobymac, artist. Jerricho Scroggins, Christopher Stevens & Taylor Stevens, engineers/mixers. Christopher Stevens & Tobymac, producers.
Label: ForeFront Records
Come To The Well
Casting Crowns
Label: Beach Street/Reunion Records
Where I Find You
Kari Jobe
Label: Sparrow Records
Gold
Britt Nicole
Label: Sparrow Records
Into The Light
Matthew West
Label: Sparrow Records
41. Best Latin Pop Album
Winner
MTV Unplugged Deluxe Edition
Juanes
Juanes, artist. Gustavo Borner, engineer/mixer. Juan Luis Guerra, producer.
Label: Universal Music Latino
Independiente
Ricardo Arjona
Label: Metamorfosis
Ilusión
Fonseca
Label: Sony Music Latin
Kany Garcia
Kany Garcia
Label: Sony Music
¿Con Quién Se Queda El Perro?
Jesse Y Joy
Label: Warner Music Latina
42. Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
Winner
Imaginaries
Quetzal
Quetzal (Tylana Enomoto, Quetzal Flores, Martha Gonzalez, Peter Jacobson, Alberto Lopez, Juan Perez), artist. Pete Reiniger, engineer/mixer. Daniel Sheehy, producer.
Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Campo
Campo
Label: Bizarro Records
Déjenme Llorar
Carla Morrison
Label: Cosmica Records
Electro-Jarocho
Sistema Bomb
Label: Round Whirled Records
La Bala
Ana Tijoux
Label: Nacional Records
43. Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
Winner
Pecados Y Milagros
Lila Downs
Lila Downs, artist. Alan Saucedo, Aneiro Taño & Rodolfo Vasquez, engineers/mixers. Paul Cohen, Lila Downs & Aneiro Taño, producers.
Label: Sony Music
Sembrando Flores
Los Cojolites
Label: Round Whirled Records
365 Días
Los Tucanes De Tijuana
Label: Fonovisa
Oye
Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
Label: Shea Records/East Side Records
El Primer Ministro
Gerardo Ortiz
Label: Sony Music Latin
44. Best Tropical Latin Album
Winner
Retro
Marlow Rosado Y La Riqueña
Marlow Rosado Y La Riqueña (Marlow Rosado), artist. Victor "Sonny" Hernández, engineer/mixer.
Label: Pink Chaos Productions
Cubano Soy
Raúl Lara Y Sus Soneros
Label: Spanish Music Records
Desde Nueva York A Puerto Rico
Eddie Montalvo
Label: Señor Marcha Records
Formula Vol. 1
Romeo Santos
Label: Sony Music
45. Best Americana Album
Winner
Slipstream
Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt, artist. Ryan Freeland, engineer/mixer. Bonnie Raitt, producer.
Label: Redwing Records
The Carpenter
The Avett Brothers
Label: Universal Republic
From The Ground Up
John Fullbright
Label: Blue Dirt Records
46. Best Bluegrass Album
Winner
Nobody Knows You
Steep Canyon Rangers
The Steep Canyon Rangers (Mike Guggino, Charles Humphrey, Woody Platt, Nicky Sanders, Graham Sharp), artist. Brandon Bell & Gary Paczosa, engineers/mixers. Gary Paczosa & The Steep Canyon Rangers (Mike Guggino, Charles Humphrey, Woody Platt, Nicky Sanders, Graham Sharp), producers.
Label: Rounder
The Gospel Side Of
Dailey & Vincent
Label: Rounder/Cracker Barrel
Life Finds A Way
The Grascals
Label: Mountain Home Music Company
Beat The Devil And Carry A Rail
Noam Pikelny
Label: Compass Records
Scratch Gravel Road
Special Consensus
Label: Compass Records
47. Best Blues Album
Winner
Locked Down
Dr. John
Dr. John, artist. Dan Auerbach & Collin Dupuis, engineers/mixers. Dan Auerbach, producer.
Label: Nonesuch
33 1/3
Shemekia Copeland
Label: Telarc International
Let It Burn
Ruthie Foster
Label: Blue Corn Music
And Still I Rise
Heritage Blues Orchestra
Label: Raisin' Music
Bring It On Home
Joan Osborne
Label: Saguaro Road
48. Best Folk Album
Winner
The Goat Rodeo Sessions
Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile
Stuart Duncan, Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile, artists. Richard King, engineer/mixer. Steven Epstein, producer.
Label: Sony Classical
Leaving Eden
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Label: Nonesuch
Election Special
Ry Cooder
Label: Perro Verde/Nonesuch
Hambone's Meditations
Luther Dickinson
Label: Songs Of The South
This One's For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark
(Various Artists)
Shawn Camp & Tamara Saviano, producers
Label: Icehouse Music
49. Best Regional Roots Music Album
Winner
The Band Courtbouillon
Wayne Toups, Steve Riley & Wilson Savoy
Steve Riley, Wilson Savoy & Wayne Toups, artists. Joel Savoy, engineer/mixer.
Label: Valcour Records
Malama Ko Aloha (Keep Your Love)
Keola Beamer
Label: 'Ohe Records
Shi Kéyah – Songs For The People
Radmilla Cody
Label: Canyon Records
Pilialoha
Weldon Kekauoha
Label: 'Ohelo Records
Nothin' But The Best
Corey Ledet With Anthony Dopsie And André Thierry
Label: Corey Ledet
50. Best Reggae Album
Winner
Rebirth
Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff, artist. Tim Armstrong, Kevin Bivona, J Bonner, Bill Mims, John Morrical & Clinton Welander, engineers/mixers. Tim Armstrong, producer.
Label: UMe/Sunpower
Miracle
The Original Wailers
Label: MRG Recordings
Tomahawk Technique
Sean Paul
Label: VP/Atlantic
New Legend - Jamaica 50th Edition
Sly & Robbie & The Jam Masters
Label: Mondo Tunes
Reggae Got Soul: Unplugged On Strawberry Hill
Toots And The Maytals
Label: Metropolis Recordings
51. Best World Music Album
Winner
The Living Room Sessions Part 1
Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar, artist. Barry Phillips, engineer/mixer. Barry Phillips, producer.
Label: East Meets West Music
Folila
Amadou & Mariam
Label: Because Music / Nonesuch
On A Gentle Island Breeze
Daniel Ho
Label: Wind Music Int'l Corp. & Daniel Ho Creations
Jabulani
Hugh Masekela
Label: Listen 2 Entertainmnet Group/Razor & Tie
Traveller
Anoushka Shankar
Label: Deutsche Grammophon/Universal
52. Best Children's Album
Winner
Can You Canoe?
The Okee Dokee Brothers
The Okee Dokee Brothers (Justin Lansing, Joe Mailander), artist. Dean Jones, engineer/mixer. Dean Jones, producer.
Label: Okee Dokee Music LLC
High Dive And Other Things That Could Have Happened...
Bill Harley
Label: Round River Records
JumpinJazz Kids - A Swinging Jungle Tale - Featuring Al Jarreau, Hubert Laws And Dee Dee Bridgewater
James Murray & Various Artists
Label: JumpinJazzKids
Little Seed: Songs For Children By Woody Guthrie
Elizabeth Mitchell
Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Radio Jungle
The Pop Ups
Label: The Pop Ups
53. Best Spoken Word Album
Winner
Society's Child: My Autobiography
Janis Ian
Janis Ian, artist. Stefan Rudnicki & Ted Scott, engineers/mixers. Mike Charzuk, Christina Harcar, Jason Ojalvo & Stefan Rudnicki, producers.
Label: Audible, Inc.
American Grown (Michelle Obama)
(Various Artists)
Scott Creswell & Dan Zitt, producers
Label: Random House Audio/Books on Tape
Back To Work: Why We Need Smart Government For A Strong Economy
Bill Clinton
Label: Random House Audio/Books on Tape
Drift: The Unmooring Of American Military Power
Rachel Maddow
Label: Random House Audio/Books on Tape
Seriously... I'm Kidding
Ellen DeGeneres
Label: Hachette Audio
54. Best Comedy Album
Winner
Blow Your Pants Off
Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Fallon, artist. Lawrence Manchester, engineer/mixer. Gerard Bradford, Mike DiCenzo, Jimmy Fallon & Lawrence Manchester, producers.
Label: Warner Bros. Records/LoudMouth Entertainment
Cho Dependent (Live In Concert)
Margaret Cho
Label: Clownery Productions, Rocket Science
In God We Rust
Lewis Black
Label: Comedy Central Records
Kathy Griffin: Seaman 1st Class
Kathy Griffin
Label: Donut Run, Inc.
Mr. Universe
Jim Gaffigan
Label: Comedy Central Records
Rize Of The Fenix
Tenacious D
Label: Columbia Records
55. Best Musical Theater Album
Winner
Once: A New Musical
Steve Kazee & Cristin Milioti, principal soloists; Steven Epstein & Martin Lowe, producers (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, composers/lyricists) (Original Broadway Cast With Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti & Others)
Steve Kazee & Cristin Milioti, principal soloists. Steven Epstein & Martin Lowe, producers. Richard King, engineer/mixer.
Label: Masterworks
Follies
Danny Burstein, Jan Maxwell, Elaine Paige, Bernadette Peters & Ron Raines, principal soloists; Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer/lyricist)
(New Broadway Cast With Danny Burstein, Jan Maxwell, Elaine Paige, Bernadette Peters, Ron Raines & Others)
Label: PS Classics
The Gershwins' Porgy And Bess
David Alan Grier, Norm Lewis & Audra McDonald, principal soloists; Tommy Krasker, producer (George Gershwin, composer; Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward & DuBose Heyward, lyricists)
(New Broadway Cast With Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis, David Alan Grier & Others)
Label: PS Classics
Newsies
Jeremy Jordan & Kara Lindsay, principal soloists; Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken & Chris Montan, producers (Alan Menken, composer; Jack Feldman, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Jeremy Jordan, Kara Lindsay & Others)
Label: Ghostlight Records/ Razor & Tie
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Matthew Broderick & Kelli O'Hara, principal soloists; David Chase, Bill Elliott & Robert Sher, producers (George Gershwin, composer; Ira Gershwin, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Matthew Broderick, Kelli O'Hara & Others)
Label: Shout! Factory
56. Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Winner
Midnight In Paris
(Various Artists)
Woody Allen, producer.
Label: Madison Gate Records, Inc.
The Descendants
(Various Artists)
Dondi Bastone & Alexander Payne, producers
Label: Sony Classical/Fox Music
Marley
(Bob Marley & The Wailers)
Chris Blackwell & Barry Cole, producers
Label: UMe/Island/Tuff Gong
The Muppets
(Various Artists)
Kaylin Frank & Mitchell Leib, producers
Label: Walt Disney Records
Rock Of Ages
(Various Artists)
Adam Anders & Peer Astrom, producers
Label: WaterTower Music
57. Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
Winner
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers. Blumpy & Alan Moulder, engineers/mixers. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, producers.
Label: Null/Madison Gate
The Adventures Of Tintin - The Secret Of The Unicorn
John Williams, composer
Label: Sony Classical
The Artist
Ludovic Bource, composer
Label: Sony Classical
The Dark Knight Rises
Hans Zimmer, composer
Label: WaterTower Music
Hugo
Howard Shore, composer
Label: Howe Records
Journey
Austin Wintory, composer
Label: Sony Computer Entertainment America
58. Best Song Written For Visual Media
Winner
Safe & Sound (From The Hunger Games)
T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White & Joy Williams, songwriters
T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White & Joy Williams, songwriters.
Label: Big Machine Records/Universal Republic; Publishers: Sony ATV Tree Publishing, Taylor Swift Music, Sensibility Songs, Absurd Music, Shiny Happy Music, Baffle Music, Henry Burnett Music
Abraham's Daughter (From The Hunger Games)
T Bone Burnett, Win Butler & Régine Chassagne, songwriters (Arcade Fire)
Label: Universal Republic; Publishers: Régine Chassagne, Absurd Music, Win Butler, Henry Burnett Music, Baffle Music
Learn Me Right (From Brave)
Mumford & Sons, songwriters (Birdy & Mumford & Sons)
Label: Walt Disney Records/Pixar; Publisher: Pixar Talking Pictures
Let Me Be Your Star (From Smash)
Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman, songwriters (Katharine McPhee & Megan Hilty)
Label: Columbia; Publishers: Winding Brook Way Music, Walli Woo Entertainment
Man Or Muppet (From The Muppets)
Bret McKenzie, songwriter (Jason Segel & Walter)
Label: Walt Disney; Publisher: Fuzzy Muppet Songs
59. Best Instrumental Composition
Winner
Mozart Goes Dancing
Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton)
Chick Corea, composer.
Track from: Hot House
Label: Concord Jazz
December Dream
Chuck Loeb, composer (Fourplay)
Track from: Esprit De Four
Label: Heads Up International
Music Of Ansel Adams: America
Chris Brubeck & Dave Brubeck, composers (Temple University Symphony Orchestra)
Label: BCM&D Records
Overture, Waltz And Rondo
Bill Cunliffe, composer (Temple University Symphony Orchestra)
Label: BCM&D Records
Without A Paddle
Bill Holman, composer (Tall & Small)
Track from: High On You
Label: Bosco Records
60. Best Instrumental Arrangement
Winner
How About You
Gil Evans, arranger (Gil Evans Project)
Gil Evans, arranger.
Track from: Centennial - Newly Discovered Works Of Gil Evans
Label: ArtistShare
Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite For Ellington
Michael Philip Mossman, arranger (Bobby Sanabria Big Band)
Track from: Multiverse
Label: Jazzheads
Irrequieto
Bob Mintzer, arranger (Bob Mintzer Big Band)
Track from: For The Moment
Label: MCG Jazz
A Night In Tunisia (Actually An Entire Weekend!)
Wally Minko, arranger (Arturo Sandoval)
Track from: Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You)
Label: Concord Jazz
Salt Peanuts! (Mani Salado)
Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Arturo Sandoval)
Track from: Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You)
Label: Concord Jazz
61. Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
Winner
City Of Roses
Thara Memory & Esperanza Spalding, arrangers (Esperanza Spalding)
Thara Memory & Esperanza Spalding, arrangers.
Track from: Radio Music Society
Label: Heads Up International
Look To The Rainbow
Gil Evans, arranger (Gil Evans Project and Luciana Souza)
Track from: Centennial - Newly Discovered Works Of Gil Evans
Label: ArtistShare
Out There
Shelly Berg, arranger (Lorraine Feather)
Track from: Tales Of The Unusual
Label: Jazzed Media
Spain (I Can Recall)
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Al Jarreau And The Metropole Orkest)
Track from: Live
Label: Concord Records
Wild Is The Wind
Nan Schwartz, arranger (Whitney Claire Kaufman)
Track from: The Greatest Film Scores Of Dimitri Tiomkin
Label: LSO Live
62. Best Recording Package
Winner
Biophilia
Michael Amzalag & Mathias Augustyniak, art directors (Björk)
Michael Amzalag & Mathias Augustyniak, art directors.
Label: One Little Indian / Nonesuch
Charmer
Gail Marowitz, art director (Aimee Mann)
Label: SuperEgo Records
Love This Giant
Noah Wall, art director (David Byrne & St. Vincent)
Label: 4AD
Swing Lo Magellan
David Longstreth, art director (Dirty Projectors)
Label: Domino Recording Company
63. Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
Winner
Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection
Fritz Klaetke, art director (Woody Guthrie)
Fritz Klaetke, art director.
Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Soundtrack From The Motion Picture)
Rob Sheridan, art director (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)
Label: Null/Madison Gate Records
Go Fly A Kite
Kate Iltis, Ben Kweller, Liz Kweller, Erin Mayes, art directors (Ben Kweller)
Label: The Noise Company
Ram - Paul McCartney Archive Collection (Deluxe Edition)
Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul And Linda McCartney)
Label: Hear Music
Some Girls: Super Deluxe Edition
Stephen Kennedy & Jimmy Tilley, art directors (The Rolling Stones)
Label: UMe/Universal Republic
64. Best Album Notes
Winner
Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles
Billy Vera, album notes writer (Ray Charles)
Billy Vera, album notes writer.
Label: Concord
Banjo Diary: Lessons From Tradition
Stephen Wade, album notes writer (Stephen Wade)
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
First Recordings: 50th Anniversary Edition
Hans Olof Gottfridsson, album notes writer (The Beatles With Tony Sheridan)
Label: Time Life
The Pearl Sessions
Holly George-Warren, album notes writer (Janis Joplin)
Label: Columbia/Legacy
Piazzolla In Brooklyn
Fernando Gonzalez, album notes writer (Pablo Aslan Quintet)
Label: Soundbrush
65. Best Historical Album
Winner
The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Box Set)
Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson & Dennis Wolfe, compilation producers; Mark Linett, mastering engineer (The Beach Boys)
Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson & Dennis Wolfe, compilation producers. Mark Linett, mastering engineer.
Label: Capitol Records
He Is My Story: The Sanctified Soul Of Arizona Dranes
Josh Rosenthal, compilation producer; Bryan Hoffa & Christopher King, mastering engineers (Arizona Dranes)
Label: Tompkins Square
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)
Label: Great Smoky Mountains Association
Opika Pende: Africa At 78 RPM
Steven Lance Ledbetter & Jonathan Ward, compilation producers; Michael Graves,
mastering engineer (Various Artists)
Label: Dust-to-Digital
Ram - Paul McCartney Archive Collection (Deluxe Edition)
Paul McCartney, compilation producer; Simon Gibson, Guy Massey & Steve Rooke,
mastering engineers (Paul And Linda McCartney)
Label: MPL/Hear Music/Concord
Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection
Jeff Place & Robert Santelli, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering
engineer (Woody Guthrie)
Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
66. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Winner
The Goat Rodeo Sessions
Richard King, engineer; Richard King, mastering engineer (Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile)
Richard King, engineer. Richard King, mastering engineer.
Label: Sony Classical
The Absence
Moogie Canazio & Al Schmitt, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Melody Gardot)
Label: Verve/Decca
Ashes & Fire
Glyn Johns, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Ryan Adams)
Label: Capitol
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)
Label: Atlantic
Slingshot
Helik Hadar, engineer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Rebecca Pidgeon)
Label: Decca/Toy Canteen Records
67. Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Winner
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)
68. Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Winner
Promises (Skrillex & Nero Remix)
Skrillex, remixer (Nero)
Joseph Ray, Skrillex & Daniel Stephens, remixers.
Label: Cherry Tree/Interscope
In My Mind (Axwell Remix)
Axel Hedfors, remixer (Ivan Gough & Feenixpawl Featuring Georgi Kay)
Label: Neon Records/Axtone/Big Beat Records
Lie Down In Darkness (Photek Remix)
Photek, remixer (Moby)
Track from: Destroyed Remixed
Label: Little Idiot
Midnight City (Eric Prydz Private Remix)
Eric Prydz, remixer (M83)
Label: Mute
The Veldt (Tommy Trash Remix)
Thomas Olsen, remixer (Deadmau5 Featuring Chris James)
Label: Ultra Music
69. Best Surround Sound Album
Winner
Modern Cool
Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Michael Friedman, surround producer (Patricia Barber)
Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer. Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer. Michael Friedman, surround producer.
Label: Premonition Records
Chamberland
David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber)
Label: 51bpm.com llc
Quiet Winter Night
Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Hoff Ensemble)
Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)
Rupa-Khandha
Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Marina Ledin & Victor Ledin, surround producers (Los Angeles Percussion Quartet)
Label: Sono Luminus
Storm Corrosion
Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Steven Wilson, surround mastering
engineer; Steven Wilson, surround producer (Storm Corrosion)
Label: Roadrunner Records
70. Best Engineered Album, Classical
Winner
Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen
Tom Caulfield & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)
Tom Caulfield & John Newton, engineers. Mark Donahue, mastering engineer.
Label: Chandos
Americana
Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (Modern Mandolin Quartet)
Label: Sono Luminus
Beethoven: The Late String Quartets, Op. 127 & 131
Bruce Egre, engineer (Brentano String Quartet)
Label: Aeon
Music For A Time Of War
Jesse Lewis & John Newton, engineers; Jesse Brayman, mastering engineer (Carlos Kalmar & The Oregon Symphony)
Label: PentaTone Classics
Souvenir
Morten Lindberg, engineer; Morten Lindberg, mastering engineer (TrondheimSolistene)
Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)
71. Producer Of The Year, Classical
Winner
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)
72. Best Orchestral Performance
Winner
Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride In A Fast Machine
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor. Roni Jules, Gus Polleck, Uwe Willenbacher & Denise Woodward, engineers/mixers. Jack Vad, producer.
Label: SFS Media
Mahler: Symphony No. 1
Iván Fischer, conductor (Budapest Festival Orchestra)
Label: Channel Classics
Music For A Time Of War
Carlos Kalmar, conductor (Oregon Symphony)
Label: PentaTone Classics
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances
Valery Gergiev, conductor (London Symphony Orchestra)
Label: LSO Live
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5
Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra)
Label: BIS
73. Best Opera Recording
Winner
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)
James Levine & Fabio Luisi, conductors. Jay David Saks, producer. Hans-Peter König, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel & Deborah Voigt, soloists. Jay David Saks, engineer/mixer.
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Berg: Lulu
Michael Boder, conductor; Paul Groves, Ashley Holland, Julia Juon & Patricia Petibon; Johannes Müller, producer (Symphony Orchestra Of The Gran Teatre Del Liceu)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Handel: Agrippina
René Jacobs, conductor; Marcos Fink, Sunhae Im, Bejun Mehta, Alexandrina Pendatchanska & Jennifer Rivera (Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin)
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress
Vladimir Jurowski, conductor; Topi Lehtipuu, Miah Persson & Matthew Rose; Jean Chatauret, producer (London Philharmonic Orchestra; Glyndebourne Chorus)
Label: Opus Arte
Vivaldi: Teuzzone
Jordi Savall, conductor; Delphine Galou, Paolo Lopez, Roberta Mameli, Raffaella Milanesi & Furio Zanasi, Jordi Savall & Manuel Mohino, producers (Le Concert Des Nations)
Jordi Savall, conductor; Delphine Galou, Paolo Lopez, Roberta Mameli, Raffaella Milanesi & Furio Zanasi, Jordi Savall & Manuel Mohino, producers (Le Concert Des Nations)
Label: Naïve Classique
74. Best Choral Performance
Winner
Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen
Charles Bruffy, conductor (Matthew Gladden, Lindsey Lang, Rebecca Lloyd, Sarah Tannehill & Pamela Williamson; Kansas City Chorale)
Charles Bruffy, conductor. Tom Caulfield & John Newton, engineers/mixers. Blanton Alspaugh, producer.
Label: Chandos
Handel: Israel In Egypt
Julian Wachner, conductor (Trinity Baroque Orchestra; Trinity Choir Wall Street)
Label: Musica Omnia
Ligeti: Requiem; Apparitions; San Francisco Polyphony
Peter Eötvös, conductor (Barbara Hannigan & Susan Parry; WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln; SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart & WDR Rundfunkchor Köln)
Label: BMC
The Nightingale
Stephen Layton, conductor (Michala Petri; Danish National Vocal Ensemble)
Label: OUR Recordings
Striggio: Mass For 40 & 60 Voices
Hervé Niquet, conductor (Le Concert Spirituel)
Label: Glossa
75. Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Winner
Meanwhile
Eighth Blackbird
Eighth Blackbird (Matt Albert, Matthew Duvall, Lisa Kaplan, Michael J. Maccaferri, Tim Munro, Nicholas Photinos), ensemble. Bill Maylone, engineer/mixer. Judith Sherman, producer.
Label: Cedille Records
Americana
Modern Mandolin Quartet
Label: Sono Luminus
Mind Meld
ZOFO Duet
Label: Sono Luminus
Profanes Et Sacrées
Boston Symphony Chamber Players
Label: BSO Classics
Rupa-Khandha
Los Angeles Percussion Quartet
Label: Sono Luminus
76. Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Winner
Kurtág & Ligeti: Music For Viola
Kim Kashkashian
Kim Kashkashian, soloist. Peter Laenger, engineer/mixer. Manfred Eicher, producer.
Label: ECM New Series
Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Clavier
András Schiff
Label: ECM New Series
The Complete Harpsichord Works Of Rameau
Jory Vinikour
Label: Sono Luminus
Gál & Elgar: Cello Concertos
Claudio Cruz, conductor; Antonio Meneses (Northern Sinfonia)
Label: AVIE Records
Holst: The Planets
Hansjörg Albrecht
Label: Oehms Classics
77. Best Classical Vocal Solo
Winner
Poèmes
Renée Fleming (Alan Gilbert & Seiji Ozawa; Orchestre National De France & Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France)
Renée Fleming, soloist. Christian Lahondes, engineer/mixer. Arnaud Moral, producer.
Label: Decca Records
Debussy: Clair De Lune
Natalie Dessay (Henri Chalet; Philippe Cassard, Karine Deshayes & Catherine Michel; Le Jeune Coeur De Paris)
Label: Virgin Classics
Homecoming - Kansas City Symphony Presents Joyce DiDonato
Joyce DiDonato (Michael Stern; Kansas City Symphony)
Label: Kansas City Symphony
Paris Days, Berlin Nights
Ute Lemper (Stefan Malzew & Vogler Quartet)
Label: Steinway & Sons
Sogno Barocco
Anne Sofie Von Otter (Leonardo García Alarcón; Sandrine Piau & Susanna Sundberg; Ensemble Cappella Mediterranea)
Label: Naïve Classique
78. Best Classical Compendium
Winner
Penderecki: Fonogrammi; Horn Concerto; Partita; The Awakening Of Jacob; Anaklasis
Antoni Wit, conductor; Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin, producers
Antoni Wit, conductor. Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin, producers. Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin, engineers/mixers.
Label: Naxos
Partch: Bitter Music
Partch, ensemble; John Schneider, producer
Label: Bridge Records, Inc.
Une Fête Baroque
Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor; Daniel Zalay, producer
Label: Virgin Classics
79. Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Winner
Hartke, Stephen: Meanwhile - Incidental Music To Imaginary Puppet Plays
Stephen Hartke, composer (Eighth Blackbird)
Stephen Hartke, composer.
Track from: Meanwhile
Label: Cedille Records
León, Tania: Inura For Voices, Strings & Percussion
Tania León, composer (Tania León, Son Sonora Voices, DanceBrazil Percussion & Son Sonora Ensemble)
Track from: In Motion
Label: Albany Records
Praulins, Ugis: The Nightingale
Ugis Praulins, composer (Stephen Layton, Michala Petri & Danish National Vocal Ensemble)
Track from: The Nightingale
Label: OUR Recordings
Rautavaara, Einojuhani: Cello Concerto No. 2 'Towards The Horizon'
Einojuhani Rautavaara, composer (Truls Mørk, John Storgårds & Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
Track from: Rautavaara: Modificata; Percussion Concerto 'Incantations'; Cello Concerto No. 2 'Towards The Horizon'
Label: Ondine
Stucky, Steven: August 4, 1964
Steven Stucky, composer; Gene Scheer, librettist (Jaap Van Zweden, Dallas Symphony Chorus & Orchestra)
Label: DSO Live
80. Best Short Form Music Video
Winner
We Found Love
Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris & Rihanna, artists. Melina Matsoukas, video director. Juliette Larthe, Candice Ouaknine, Ben Sullivan & Inga Veronique, video producers.
Label: Def Jam
Houdini
Foster The People
Daniels, video directors; Gaetano Crupi, Saul Levitz & Candice Ovaknine video producers
Label: Columbia
No Church In The Wild
Jay-Z & Kanye West Featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream
Romain Gavras, video director; Mourad Belkeddar, video producer
Label: Def Jam
Bad Girls
M.I.A
Romain Gavras, video director; Romain Gavras, video producer
Label: N.E.E.T./Interscope
Run Boy Run
Woodkid
Yoann Lemoine, video director; Roman Pichon, video producer
Label: Green United Music
81. Best Long Form Music Video
Winner
Big Easy Express
Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros & Old Crow Medicine Show
Mumford & Sons (Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford, Winston Marshall), Old Crow Medicine Show (Kevin Hayes, Morgan Jahnig, Gill Landry, Ketch Secor, Willie Watson, Cory Younts) & Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros (Alex Ebert), artists. Emmett Malloy, video director. Bryan Ling, Mike Luba & Tim Lynch, video producers.
Label: S2BN Films
Bring Me Home - Live 2011
Sade
Sophie Muller, video director; Roger Davies, Grant Jue & Sophie Muller, video
producers
Label: Epic
Radio Music Society
Esperanza Spalding
Pilar Sanz, video director; Esperanza Spalding, video producer
Label: Heads Up International/Montuno Producciones/Esperanza Spalding Productions
Get Along
Tegan & Sara
SDanny O’Malley, Salazar & Elinor Svoboda, video directors; Nick Blasko, Piers Henwood, Sara Quin & Tegan Quin,
video producers
Label: Warner Bros.
From The Sky Down
U2
Davis Guggenheim, video director; Belisa Balaban, Brian Celler, Davis Guggenheim
& Ted Skillman, video producers
Label: UMe/Interscope/UMG/Mercury