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General

Thu âm của năm

• "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele
  • Paul Epworth, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Mark Rankin, engineers/mixers
• "Holocene" – Bon Iver
  • Justin Vernon, producer; Brian Joseph & Justin Vernon, engineers/mixers
• "Grenade" – Bruno Mars
  • The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers
• "The Cave" – Mumford & Sons
  • Markus Dravs, producer; Francois Chevallier & Ruadhri Cushnan, engineers/mixers
• "Firework" – Katy Perry
  • Stargate & Sandy Vee, producers; Mikkel S. Eriksen, Phil Tan, Sandy Vee & Miles Walker, engineers/mixers

Album của năm

• 21 – Adele
  • Ryan Tedder, Jim Abbiss, Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth, Rick Rubin, Fraser T Smith & 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
• Wasting Light – Foo Fighters
  • Butch Vig, producer; James Brown & Alan Moulder, engineers/mixers; Joe LaPorta & Emily Lazar, mastering engineers
• 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, Lady Gaga, Bill Malina, Trevor Muzzy, RedOne, Dave Russell, Justin Shirley Smith, Horace Ward & Tom Ware, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
• 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
• Loud – Rihanna
  • Drake, Eminem & Nicki Minaj, featured artists; Ester Dean, Alex da Kid, Kuk Harrell, Mel & Mus, Awesome Jones, Makeba Riddick, The Runners, Sham, Soundz, Stargate, 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

Bài hát của năm

• "Rolling in the Deep"
  • Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)
• "All of the Lights"
  • Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Really Doe, Kanye West & Malik Yusef, songwriters (Kanye West hợp tác với Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
• "The Cave"
  • Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
• "Grenade"
  • Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, The Smeezingtons & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
• "Holocene"
  • Justin Vernon, songwriter (Bon Iver)

Nghệ sĩ mới xuất sắc nhất

• Bon Iver
• The Band Perry
• J. Cole
• Nicki Minaj
• Skrillex

Pop

Trình diễn Solo giọng Pop xuất sắc nhất

• "Someone like You" – Adele
• "Yoü and I" – Lady Gaga
• "Grenade" – Bruno Mars
• "Firework" – Katy Perry
• "Fuckin' Perfect" – P!nk

Trình diễn Song ca/ Nhóm nhạc Pop xuất sắc nhất

• "Body and Soul" – Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
• "Dearest" – The Black Keys
• "Paradise" – Coldplay
• "Pumped Up Kicks" – Foster the People
• "Moves Like Jagger" – Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera

Best Pop Instrumental Album

• The Road from Memphis – Booker T. Jones
• Wish Upon a Star: A Tribute to the Music of Walt Disney – Jenny Oaks Baker
• E Kahe Malie – Daniel Ho
• Hello Tomorrow – Dave Koz
• Setzer Goes Instru-Mental! – Brian Setzer

Album giọng Pop xuất sắc nhất

• 21 – Adele
• The Lady Killer – Cee Lo Green
• Born This Way – Lady Gaga
• Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars
• Loud – Rihanna

Dance/Electronic

Thu âm nhạc dance xuất sắc nhất

• "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" – Skrillex

Sonny Moore, producer & mixer

• "Raise Your Weapon" – deadmau5 hợp tác với Greta Svabo Bech
  • Joel Zimmerman, producer
• "Barbra Streisand" – Duck Sauce
  • Armand Van Helden & Alain Macklovitch, producers; Armand Van Helden & Alain Macklovitch, mixers
• "Sunshine" – David Guetta & Avicii
  • Tim Bergling, David Guetta & Giorgio Tuinfort, producers; Tim Bergling, mixer
• "Call Your Girlfriend" – Robyn
  • Klas Åhlund & Billboard, producers; Niklas Flyckt, mixer
• "Save the World" – Swedish House Mafia
  • Steve Angello, Axel Hedfors & Sebastian Ingrosso, producers; Steve Angello, Axel Hedfors & Sebastian Ingrosso, mixers

Best Dance/Electronic Album

• Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites – Skrillex
• Zonoscope – Cut Copy
• 4x4=12 – deadmau5
• Nothing but the Beat – David Guetta
• Body Talk Pt. 3 – Robyn

Traditional Pop

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• Duets II – Tony Bennett
• The Gift – Susan Boyle
• In Concert on Broadway – Harry Connick, Jr.
• Music Is Better Than Words – Seth MacFarlane
• What Matters Most – Barbra Streisand

Rock

Trình diễn Rock xuất sắc nhất

• "Walk" – Foo Fighters
• "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" – Coldplay
• "Down By the Water" – The Decemberists
• "The Cave" – Mumford & Sons
• "Lotus Flower" – Radiohead

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance

• "White Limo" – Foo Fighters
• "On the Backs of Angels" – Dream Theater
• "Curl of the Burl" – Mastodon
• "Public Enemy No. 1" – Megadeth
• "Blood in My Eyes" – Sum 41

Bài hát Rock hay nhất

• "Walk"-Foo Fighters,
  • Foo Fighters sáng tác
• "The Cave"-Mumford & Sons
  • Mumford & Sons, sáng tác
• "Down By the Water"-The Decemberists
  • Colin Meloy, sáng tác
• "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"-Coldplay
  • Coldplay, sáng tác
• "Lotus Flower"-Radiohead,
  • Radiohead sáng tác

Album Rock xuất sắc nhất

• Wasting Light – Foo Fighters
• Rock 'n' Roll Party (Honoring Les Paul) – Jeff Beck
• Come Around Sundown – Kings of Leon
• I'm With You – Red Hot Chili Peppers
• The Whole Love – Wilco

Alternative

Album Alternative xuất sắc nhất

• Bon Iver, Bon Iver – Bon Iver
• Codes and Keys – Death Cab for Cutie
• Torches – Foster the People
• Circuital – My Morning Jacket
• The King of Limbs – Radiohead

R&B

Best R&B Performance

• "Is This Love" – Corinne Bailey Rae
• "Far Away" – Marsha Ambrosius
• "Pieces of Me" – Ledisi
• "Not My Daddy" – Kelly Price & Stokley Williams
• "You Are" – Charlie Wilson

Best Traditional R&B Performance

• "Fool for You" – Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona
• "Sometimes I Cry" – Eric Benét
• "Radio Message" – R. Kelly
• "Good Man" – Raphael Saadiq
• "Surrender" – Betty Wright & The Roots

Best R&B Song

• "Fool for You"
  • Cee Lo Green, Melanie Fiona, & Jack Splash, songwriters (Cee Lo Green hợp tác với Melanie Fiona)
• "Far Away"
  • Marsha Ambrosius, Sterling Simms & Justin Smith, songwriters (Marsha Ambrosius)
• "Not My Daddy"
  • Kelly Price, songwriter (Kelly Price hợp tác với Stokley Williams)
• "Pieces of Me"
  • Chuck Harmony, Claude Kelly & Ledisi, songwriters (Ledisi)
• "You Are"
  • Dennis Bettis, Carl M. Days, Jr., Wirlie Morris, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilson, songwriters (Charlie Wilson)

Best R&B Album

• F.A.M.E. – Chris Brown
• Second Chance – El DeBarge
• Love Letter – R. Kelly
• Pieces of Me – Ledisi
• Kelly – Kelly Price

Rap

Best Rap Performance

• "Otis" – Jay-Z & Kanye West hợp tác với Otis Redding
• "Look at Me Now" – Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
• "The Show Goes On" – Lupe Fiasco
• "Moment 4 Life" – Nicki Minaj & Drake
• "Black and Yellow" – Wiz Khalifa

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• "All of the Lights" – Kanye West, Rihanna, Fergie & Kid Cudi
• "Party" – Beyoncé & André 3000
• "I'm On One" – DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
• "I Need a Doctor" – Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey
• "What's My Name?" – Rihanna, & Drake
• "Motivation" – Kelly Rowland, & Lil Wayne

Best Rap Song

• "All of the Lights"
  • Jeff Bhasker, Fergie, Really Doe, Kanye West & Malik Yusef, songwriters (Kanye West hợp tác với Rihanna, Fergie & Kid Cudi)
• "Black and Yellow"
  • Wiz Khalifa & Stargate, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa)
• "I Need a Doctor"
  • Alex da Kid, Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey, songwriters (Dr. Dre hợp tác với Eminem & Skylar Grey)
• "Look at Me Now"
  • Jean Baptiste, Chris Brown, Ryan Buendia, Diplo, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, songwriters (Chris Brown hợp tác với Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)
• "Otis"
  • Jay-Z & Kanye West, songwriters (with James Brown, Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Roy Hammond, J. Roach, Kirk Robinson & Harry M. Woods, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Kanye West) (hợp tác với Otis Redding)
• "The Show Goes On"
  • Dustin William Brower, Jonathon Keith Brown, Daniel Johnson, Kane & Lupe Fiasco, songwriters (with Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci & Eric Judy, songwriters) (Lupe Fiasco)

Best Rap Album

• My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West
• Watch the Throne – Jay-Z & Kanye West
• Tha Carter IV – Lil Wayne
• Lasers – Lupe Fiasco
• Pink Friday – Nicki Minaj

Country

Best Country Solo Performance

• "Mean" – Taylor Swift
• "Dirt Road Anthem" – Jason Aldean
• "I'm Gonna Love You Through It" – Martina McBride
• "Honey Bee" – Blake Shelton
• "Mama's Song" – Carrie Underwood

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

• "Barton Hollow" – The Civil Wars
• "Don't You Wanna Stay" – Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson
• "You and Tequila" – Kenny Chesney hợp tác với Grace Potter
• "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not" – Thompson Square

Best Country Song

• "Mean"
  • Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
• "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not"
  • Jim Collins & David Lee Murphy, songwriters (Thompson Square)
• "God Gave Me You"
  • Dave Barnes, songwriter (Blake Shelton)
• "Just Fishin'"
  • Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell & Ed Hill, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
• "Threaten Me with Heaven"
  • Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will Owsley & Dillon O'Brian, songwriters (Vince Gill)
• "You and Tequila"
  • Matraca Berg & Deana Carter, songwriters (Kenny Chesney hợp tác với Grace Potter)

Best Country Album

• Own the Night – Lady Antebellum
• My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean
• Chief – Eric Church
• Red River Blue – Blake Shelton
• Here for a Good Time – George Strait
• Speak Now – Taylor Swift

New Age

Best New Age Album

• What's It All About – Pat Metheny
• Northern Seas – Al Conti
• Gaia – Michael Brant DeMaria
• Wind, Rock, Sea & Flame – Peter Kater
• Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 6 – Zamora

Jazz

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

• "500 Miles High" – Chick Corea
• "All or Nothing at All" – Randy Brecker
• "You Are My Sunshine" – Ron Carter
• "Work" – Fred Hersch
• "Sonnymoon for Two" – Sonny Rollins

Best Jazz Vocal Album

• The Mosaic Project – Terri Lyne Carrington & Various Artists
• 'Round Midnight – Karrin Allyson
• The Gate – Kurt Elling
• American Road – Tierney Sutton (Band)
• The Music of Randy Newman – Roseanna Vitro

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

• Forever – Corea, Clarke & White
• Bond: The Paris Sessions – Gerald Clayton
• Alone at the Vanguard – Fred Hersch
• Bird Songs – Joe Lovano & Us Five
• Road Shows Vol. 2 – Sonny Rollins
• Timeline – Yellowjackets

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• The Good Feeling – Christian McBride Big Band
• The Jazz Ballad Song Book – Randy Brecker with DR Big Band
• 40 Acres and a Burro – Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
• Legacy – Gerald Wilson Orchestra
• Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook – Miguel Zenón

Gospel/Contemporary Christian

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

• "Jesus" – Le'Andria Johnson
• "Do Everything" – Steven Curtis Chapman
• "Alive (Mary Magdalene)" – Natalie Grant
• "Your Love" – Brandon Heath
• "I Lift My Hands" – Chris Tomlin

Best Gospel Song

• "Hello Fear"
  • Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)
• "Sitting with Me"
  • Gerald Haddon, Tammi Haddon & Mary Mary, songwriters (Mary Mary)
• "Spiritual"
  • Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & Co. hợp tác với Blanche McAllister-Dykes)
• "Trust Me"
  • Richard Smallwood, songwriter (Richard Smallwood & Vision)
• "Window"
  • Canton Jones, songwriter (Canton Jones)

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song

• "Blessings"
  • Laura Story, songwriter (Laura Story)
• "Hold Me"
  • Jamie Grace, Christopher Stevens & TobyMac, songwriters (Jamie Grace hợp tác với TobyMac)
• "I Lift My Hands"
  • Louie Giglio, Matt Maher & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)
• "Strong Enough"
  • Matthew West, songwriter (Matthew West)
• "Your Love"
  • Brandon Heath & Jason Ingram, songwriters (Brandon Heath)

Best Gospel Album

• Hello Fear – Kirk Franklin
• The Love Album – Kim Burrell
• The Journey – Andraé Crouch
• Something Big – Mary Mary
• Angel & Chanelle (Deluxe Edition) – Trin-i-tee 5:7

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

• And If Our God Is for Us... – Chris Tomlin
• Ghosts Upon the Earth – Gungor
• Leaving Eden – Brandon Heath
• The Great Awakening – Leeland
• What If We Were Real – Mandisa
• Black & White – Royal Tailor

Latin

Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album

• Drama y Luz – Maná
• Entren Los Que Quieran – Calle 13
• Entre La Ciudad Y El Mar – Gustavo Galindo
• Nuestra – La Vida Bohème
• Not So Commercial – Los Amigos Invisibles

Best Regional Mexican or Tejano Album

• Bicentenario – Pepe Aguilar
• Órale – Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea
• Amor A La Musica – Mariachi Los Arrieros Del Valle
• Eres Un Farsante – Paquita la del Barrio
• Huevos Rancheros – Joan Sebastian

Best Banda or Norteño Album

• MTV Unplugged: Los Tigres del Norte and Friends – Los Tigres del Norte
• Estare Mejor – El Güero y Su Banda Centenario
• Intocable 2011 – Intocable
• El Árbol – Los Tucanes de Tijuana
• No Vengo A Ver Si Puedo ... Si Por Que Puedo Vengo – Michael Salgado

Best Tropical Latin Album

• The Last Mambo – Cachao
• Homenaje A Los Rumberos – Edwin Bonilla
• Mongorama – José Rizo's Mongorama

American Roots Music

Best Americana Album

• Ramble at the Ryman – Levon Helm
• Emotional Jukebox – Linda Chorney
• Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down – Ry Cooder
• Hard Bargain – Emmylou Harris
• Blessed – Lucinda Williams

Best Bluegrass Album

• Paper Airplane – Alison Krauss & Union Station
• Reason and Rhyme: Bluegrass Songs by Robert Hunter and Jim Lauderdale – Jim Lauderdale
• Rare Bird Alert – Steve Martin & Steep Canyon Rangers
• Old Memories: The Songs of Bill Monroe – Del McCoury Band
• A Mother's Prayer – Ralph Stanley
• Sleep with One Eye Open – Chris Thile & Michael Daves

Best Blues Album

• Revelator – Tedeschi Trucks Band
• Low Country Blues – Gregg Allman
• Roadside Attractions – Marcia Ball
• Man in Motion – Warren Haynes
• The Reflection – Keb Mo

Best Folk Album

• Barton Hollow – The Civil Wars
• I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive – Steve Earle
• Helplessness Blues – Fleet Foxes
• Ukulele Songs – Eddie Vedder
• The Harrow & The Harvest – Gillian Welch

Best Regional Roots Music Album

• Rebirth of New Orleans – Rebirth Brass Band
• Can't Sit Down – C.J. Chenier
• Wao Akua: The Forest of the Gods – George Kahumoku, Jr.
• Grand Isle – Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
• Not Just Another Polka – Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra

Reggae

Best Reggae Album

• Revelation Pt 1: The Root of Life – Stephen Marley
• Harlem-Kingston Express Live! – Monty Alexander
• Reggae Knights – Israel Vibration
• Wild and Free – Ziggy Marley
• Summer in Kingston – Shaggy

World Music

Best World Music Album

• Tassili – Tinariwen
• AfroCubism – AfroCubism
• Africa for Africa – Femi Kuti
• Songs from a Zulu Farm – Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Children's

Best Children's Album

• All About Bullies ... Big and Small – Various Artists Producers Steve Pullara, Jim Cravero, Pat Robinson, Kevin Mackie and Gloria Domina.
• Are We There Yet? – The Papa Hugs Band
• Fitness Rock & Roll – Miss Amy
• GulfAlive – The Banana Plant
• I Love: Tom T. Hall's Songs of Fox Hollow – Various Artists

Spoken Word

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

• If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't) – Betty White
• Bossypants – Tina Fey
• Fab Fan Memories – The Beatles Bond – Various Artists
• Hamlet (William Shakespeare) – Dan Donohue & Various Artists – Oregon Shakespeare Festival
• The Mark of Zorro – Val Kilmer & Cast

Comedy

Best Comedy Album

• Hilarious – Louis C.K.
• Alpocalypse – "Weird Al" Yankovic
• Finest Hour – Patton Oswalt
• Kathy Griffin: 50 & Not Pregnant – Kathy Griffin
• Turtleneck & Chain – The Lonely Island

Musical Show

Best Musical Theater Album

• The Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording
  • 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
• Anything Goes – New Broadway Cast Recording
  • Sutton Foster & Joel Grey, principal soloists; Rob Fisher, James Lowe & Joel Moss, producers (Cole Porter, composer/lyricist)
• How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – The 2011 Broadway Cast Recording
  • John Larroquette & Daniel Radcliffe, principal soloists; Robert Sher, producer (Frank Loesser, composer/lyricist)

Music for Visual Media

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

• Boardwalk Empire Volume 1: Music from the HBO Original Series – Various Artists
• Burlesque – Christina Aguilera
• Glee: The Music, Volume 4 – Glee Cast
• Tangled – Various Artists
• True Blood Volume 3 – Various Artists

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

• The King's Speech
  • Alexandre Desplat, composer
• Black Swan
  • Clint Mansell, composer
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
  • Alexandre Desplat, composer
• The Shrine
  • Ryan Shore, composer
• Tron: Legacy
  • Daft Punk, composers

Best Song Written for Visual Media

• "I See the Light" (from Tangled)
  • Alan Menken & Glenn Slater, songwriters (Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi)
• "Born to Be Somebody" (from Justin Bieber: Never Say Never)
  • Diane Warren, songwriter (Justin Bieber)
• "Christmastime Is Killing Us" (from Family Guy)
  • Ron Jones, Seth MacFarlane & Danny Smith, songwriters (Bruce McGill & Seth MacFarlane)
• "So Long" (from Winnie the Pooh)
  • Zooey Deschanel, songwriter (Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward)
• "Where the River Goes" (from Footloose)
  • Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, Drew Pearson & Anne Preven, songwriters (Zac Brown)
• "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" (from Burlesque)
  • Diane Warren, songwriter (Cher)

Composing/Arranging

Best Instrumental Composition

• "Life in Eleven"
  • Béla Fleck & Howard Levy, composers (Béla Fleck and the Flecktones)
• "Falling Men"
  • John Hollenbeck, composer (John Hollenbeck, Daniel Yvinec & Orchestre National de Jazz (ONJ))
• "Hunting Wabbits 3 (Get Off My Lawn)"
  • Gordon Goodwin, composer (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
• "I Talk to the Trees"
  • Randy Brecker, composer (Randy Brecker with DR Big Band)
• "Timeline"
  • Russell Ferrante, composer (Yellowjackets)

Best Instrumental Arrangement

• "Rhapsody in Blue"
  • Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
• "All or Nothing at All"
  • Peter Jensen, arranger (Randy Brecker with DR Big Band)
• "In the Beginning"
  • Clare Fischer, arranger (The Clare Fischer Big Band)
• "Nasty Dance"
  • Bob Brookmeyer, arranger (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)
• "Song Without Words"
  • Carlos Franzetti, arranger (Carlos Franzetti & Allison Brewster Franzetti)

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

• "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)"
  • Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Tony Bennett & Queen Latifah)
• "Ao Mar"
  • Vince Mendoza, arranger (Vince Mendoza)
• "Moon Over Bourbon Street"
  • Rob Mathes, arranger (Sting & Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra)
• "On Broadway"
  • Kevin Axt, Ray Brinker, Trey Henry, Christian Jacob & Tierney Sutton, arrangers (The Tierney Sutton Band)
• "The Windmills of Your Mind"
  • William A. Ross, arranger (Barbra Streisand)

Package

Best Recording Package

• Scenes from The Suburbs
  • Vincent Morisset, art director (Arcade Fire)
• Chickenfoot III
  • Todd Gallopo, art director (Chickenfoot)
• Good Luck & True Love
  • Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)
• Rivers and Homes
  • Jonathan Dagan, art director (J.Viewz)
• Watch the Throne
  • Virgil Abloh, art director (Jay-Z & Kanye West)

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

• The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story
  • Dave Bett & Michelle Holme, art directors (Bruce Springsteen)
• The King of Limbs
  • Donald Twain & Zachariah Wildwood, art directors (Radiohead)
• 25th Anniversary Music Box
  • Matt Taylor & Ellen Wakayama, art directors (Danny Elfman & Tim Burton)
• 25 Years
  • James Spindler, art director (Sting)
• Wingless Angels (Deluxe Edition)
  • David Gorman, art director (Wingless Angels)

Ghi chú

Best Album Notes

• 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)
• The Bang Years 1966–1968
  • Neil Diamond, album notes writer (Neil Diamond)
• The Bristol Sessions, 1927–1928: The Big Bang of Country Music
  • Ted Olson & Tony Russell, album notes writers (Various Artists)
• Complete Mythology
  • Ken Shipley, album notes writer (Syl Johnson)
• 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)

Historical

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)
• 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)
• Complete Mythology
  • Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton, mastering engineer (Syl Johnson)
• 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)
• Young Man with the Big Beat: The Complete '56 Elvis Presley Masters
  • Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, compilation producer; Vic Anesini, mastering engineer (Elvis Presley)

Production

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

• Paper Airplane
  • Mike Shipley, engineer; Brad Blackwood, mastering engineer (Alison Krauss & Union Station)
• Follow Me Down
  • Brandon Bell & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Sangwook "Sunny" Nam & Doug Sax, mastering engineers (Sarah Jarosz)
• The Harrow & The Harvest
  • Matt Andrews, engineer; Stephen Marcussen, mastering engineer (Gillian Welch)
• Music Is Better Than Words
  • Rich Breen & Frank Filipetti, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Seth MacFarlane)
• The Next Right Thing
  • Kevin Killen, Brendan Muldowney & John Shyloski, engineers; John Shyloski, mastering engineer (Seth Glier)

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

• 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)

• Danger Mouse
  • Meyrin Fields EP (Broken Bells) (S)
  • Rome (Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi) (A)
• The Smeezingtons
  • Doo-Wops & Hooligans (Bruno Mars) (A)
  • "If I Was You (OMG)" (Far East Movement hợp tác với Snoop Dogg) (T)
  • "Lighters" (Bad Meets Evil hợp tác với Bruno Mars) (T)
  • "Mirror" (Lil Wayne hợp tác với Bruno Mars) (T)
  • "Rocketeer" (Far East Movement hợp tác với Ryan Tedder) (T)
• Ryan Tedder
  • "Brighter Than the Sun" (Colbie Caillat) (T)
  • "Favorite Song" (Colbie Caillat hợp tác với 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 hợp tác với Dev) (T)
• Butch Vig
  • Wasting Light (Foo Fighters) (A)

Best Remixed Recording

• "Cinema" (Skrillex Remix)
  • Skrillex, remixer (Benny Benassi & Gary Go)
• "Collide" (Afrojack Remix)
  • Afrojack, remixer (Leona Lewis & Avicii)
• "End of Line" (Photek Remix)
  • Photek, remixer (Daft Punk)
• "Only Girl (In the World)" (Rosabel Club Mix)
  • Rosabel, remixers (Rihanna)
• "Rope" (deadmau5 Mix)
  • deadmau5, remixer (Foo Fighters)

Production, Surround Sound

Best Surround Sound Album

• 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 and the Dominos)
• An Evening with Dave Grusin
  • Frank Filipetti & Eric Schilling, surround mix engineers; Frank Filipetti, surround mastering engineer; Phil Ramone, surround producer (Various Artists)
• Grace for Drowning
  • Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Paschal Byrne, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround producer (Steven Wilson)
• Kind
  • Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Kjetil Almenning, Ensemble 96 & Nidaros String Quartet)
• Spohr: String Sextet in C Major, Op. 140 & Nonet in F Major, Op. 31
  • Andreas Spreer, surround mix engineer; Robin Schmidt & Andreas Spreer, surround mastering engineer; Andreas Spreer, surround producer (Camerata Freden)

Production, Classical

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)

• Glazunov: Complete Concertos
  • Richard King, engineer (José Serebrier, Alexey Serov, Wen-Sinn Yang, Alexander Romanovsky, Rachel Barton Pine, Marc Chisson & Russian National Orchestra)
• Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music From Slide
  • Tom Lazarus, Mat Lejeune, Bill Maylone & Jon Zacks, engineers; Joe Lambert, mastering engineer (Rinde Eckert, Steven Mackey & Eighth Blackbird)[8]
• Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4
  • Arne Akselberg, engineer (Leif Ove Andsnes, Antonio Pappano & London Symphony Orchestra)
• Weinberg: Symphony No. 3 & Suite No. 4 From 'The Golden Key'
  • Torbjörn Samuelsson, engineer (Thord Svedlund & Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra)

Producer of the Year, Classical

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)

• 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)

Classical

Best Orchestral Performance

"Brahms: Symphony No. 4"

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)

• "Bowen: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2"
  • Andrew Davis, conductor (BBC Philharmonic)
• "Haydn: Symphonies 104, 88 & 101"
  • Nicholas McGegan, conductor (Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra)
• "Henze: Symphonies Nos. 3–5"
  • Marek Janowski, conductor (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin)
• Martinu: The 6 Symphonies
  • Jirí Belohlávek, conductor (BBC Symphony Orchestra)

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)

• "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)
• "Rautavaara: Kaivos"
  • Hannu Lintu, conductor; Jaakko Kortekangas, Hannu Niemelä, Johanna Rusanen-Kartano & Mati Turi; Seppo Siirala, producer (Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra; Kaivos Chorus)
• "Verdi: La Traviata"
  • Antonio Pappano, conductor; Joseph Calleja, Renée Fleming & Thomas Hampson; James Whitbourn, producer (Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus)
• "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)

Best Choral Performance

"Light & Gold"

Eric Whitacre, conductor (Christopher Glynn & Hila Plitmann; The King's Singers, Laudibus, Pavão Quartet & The Eric Whitacre Singers)

• "Beyond All Mortal Dreams – American A Cappella"
  • Stephen Layton, conductor (Choir of Trinity College Cambridge)
• "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)
• "Kind"
  • Kjetil Almenning, conductor (Nidaros String Quartet; Ensemble 96)
• "The Natural World of Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen"
  • Paul Hillier, conductor (Ars Nova Copenhagen)

Best Small Ensemble Performance

"Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music from Slide" – Rinde Eckert & Steven Mackey; Eighth Blackbird

• "Frank: Hilos" – Gabriela Lena Frank; ALIAS Chamber Ensemble
• "The Kingdoms of Castille – Richard Savino, conductor; El Mundo
• "A Seraphic Fire Christmas" – Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor; Seraphic Fire
• "Sound the Bells!" – The Bay Brass

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

"Schwantner: Concerto for Percussion & Orchestra"

Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Christopher Lamb (Nashville Symphony)

• "Chinese Recorder Concertos – East Meets West"
  • Lan Shui, conductor; Michala Petri (Copenhagen Philharmonic)
• "Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini"
  • Claudio Abbado, Yuja Wang (Mahler Chamber Orchestra)
• "Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4"
  • Leif Ove Andsnes, Antonio Pappano (London Symphony Orchestra)
• "Winging It – Piano Music of John Corigliano"
  • Ursula Oppens

Best Classical Vocal Solo

"Diva Divo"

Joyce DiDonato (Kazushi Ono; Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Lyon; Choeur De L'Opéra National De Lyon)

• "Grieg/Thommessen: Veslemøy Synsk"
  • Marianne Beate Kielland (Nils Anders Mortensen)
• "Handel: Cleopatra"
  • Natalie Dessay (Emmanuelle Haïm; Le Concert D'Astrée)
• "Purcell: O Solitude"
  • Andreas Scholl (Stefano Montanari; Christophe Dumaux; Accademia Bizantina)
• "Three Baroque Tenors"
  • Ian Bostridge (Bernard Labadie; Mark Bennett, Andrew Clarke, Sophie Daneman, Alberto Grazzi, Jonathan Gunthorpe, Benjamin Hulett & Madeline Shaw; The English Concert)

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

"Aldridge, Robert: Elmer Gantry" – Robert Aldridge & Herschel Garfein

• "Crumb, George: The Ghosts of Alhambra" – George Crumb
• "Friedman, Jefferson: String Quartet No. 3" – Jefferson Friedman
• "Mackey, Steven: Lonely Motel – Music From Slide" – Steven Mackey
• "Ruders, Poul: Piano Concerto No. 2" – Poul Ruders

Music Video

Best Short Form Music Video

• "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele
  • Sam Brown, video director; Hannah Chandler, video producer
• "Yes I Know" – Memory Tapes
  • Eric Epstein, video director & video producer
• "All Is Not Lost" – OK Go
  • Itamar Kubovy, Damian Kulash & Trish Sie, video directors; Shirley Moyers, video producer
• "Lotus Flower" – Radiohead
  • Garth Jennings, video director & video producer
• "First of the Year (Equinox)" – Skrillex
  • Tony Truand, video director; Noah Klein, video producer
• "Perform This Way" – "Weird Al" Yankovic
  • "Weird Al" Yankovic, video director; Cisco Newman, video producer

Best Long Form Music Video

• Foo Fighters: Back and Forth – Foo Fighters
  • James Moll, video director; James Moll & Nigel Sinclair, video producers
• I Am... World Tour – Beyoncé
  • Beyoncé, Ed Burke & Frank Gatson, Jr., video directors; Beyoncé & Camille Yorrick, video producers
• Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon – Kings of Leon
  • Stephen C. Mitchell, video director; Casey McGrath, video producer
• 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
• Nine Types of Light – TV on the Radio
  • Tunde Adebimpe, video director; Michelle An & Braj, video producers