54th Grammy® Award Nominations Coverage

The nominations for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards were announced on November 30th, 2011 at a star-studded televised concert hosted by LL Cool J.

And the nominees are:

Record Of The Year

• Rolling In The Deep
  Adele
  Paul Epworth, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Mark Rankin, engineers/mixers
  Track from: 21
  [XL Recordings/Columbia Records]
• 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]

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]

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]

Best New Artist

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

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]

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]

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]

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]

Best Dance Recording

• Raise Your Weapon
  Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo Bech
  Joel Zimmerman, producer
  Track from: 4x4=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]

Best Dance/Electronica Album

• Zonoscope
  Cut/Copy
  [Modular Recordings]
• 4x4=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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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)
    

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]

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]

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]

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)

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.]

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]

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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