Pop

Best Pop Solo Performance

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

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

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

Best Pop Instrumental Album

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

Best Pop Vocal Album

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

Dance/Electronic

Best Dance Recording

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

Best Dance/Electronic Album

• Bangarang – Skrillex
• Wonderland – Steve Aoki
• Don't Think – The Chemical Brothers
• > Album Title Goes Here < – Deadmau5
• Fire & Ice – Kaskade

Traditional Pop

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

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

Rock

Best Rock Performance

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

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance

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

Best Rock Song

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

Best Rock Album

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

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album

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

R&B

Best R&B Performance

• "Climax" – Usher
• "Thank You" – Estelle
• "Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)" – Robert Glasper Experiment & Ledisi
• "I Want You" – Luke James
• "Adorn" – Miguel

Best Traditional R&B Performance

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

Best R&B Song

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

Best Urban Contemporary Album

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

Best R&B Album

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

Rap

Best Rap Performance

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

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

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

Best Rap Song

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

Best Rap Album

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

Country

Best Country Solo Performance

• "Blown Away" – Carrie Underwood
• "Home" – Dierks Bentley
• "Springsteen" – Eric Church
• "Cost of Livin'" – Ronnie Dunn
• "Wanted" – Hunter Hayes
• "Over" – Blake Shelton

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

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

Best Country Song

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

Best Country Album

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

New Age

Best New Age Album

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

Jazz

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

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

Best Jazz Vocal Album

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

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

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

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

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

Best Latin Jazz Album

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

Gospel/Contemporary Christian

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

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

Best Gospel Song

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

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song

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

Best Gospel Album

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

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

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

Latin

Best Latin Pop Album

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

Best Latin Rock Urban or Alternative Album

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

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano)

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

Best Tropical Latin Album

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

American Roots Music

Best Americana Album

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

Best Bluegrass Album

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

Best Blues Album

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

Best Folk Album

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

Best Regional Roots Music Album

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

Reggae

Best Reggae Album

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

World Music

Best World Music Album

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

Children's

Best Children's Album

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

Spoken Word

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

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

Comedy

Best Comedy Album

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

Musical Show

Best Musical Theater Album

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

Music for Visual Media

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

• Midnight in Paris – Various Artists
• The Descendants – Various Artists
• Marley – Bob Marley & The Wailers
• The Muppets – Various Artists
• Rock of Ages – Various Artists

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
• The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn – John Williams, composer
• The Artist – Ludovic Bource, composer
• The Dark Knight Rises – Hans Zimmer, composer
• Hugo – Howard Shore, composer
• Journey – Austin Wintory, composer

Best Song Written for Visual Media

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

Composing/Arranging

Best Instrumental Composition

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

Best Instrumental Arrangement

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

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

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

Package

Best Recording Package

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

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

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

Catatan

Best Album Notes

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

Historical

Best Historical Album

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

Production

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

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

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

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

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

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

Production, Surround Sound

Best Surround Sound Album

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

Production, Classical

Best Engineered Album, Classical

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

Producer of the Year, Classical

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

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

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

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

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

Classical

Best Orchestral Performance

"Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride In A Fast Machine"

• Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
  • "Mahler: Symphony No. 1"
    • Iván Fischer, conductor (Budapest Festival Orchestra)
  • Music for a Time of War
    • Carlos Kalmar, conductor (Oregon Symphony)
  • "Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances"
    • Valery Gergiev, conductor (London Symphony Orchestra)
  • "Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5"
    • Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording

"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)
  • "Berg: Lulu"
    • Michael Boder, conductor; Paul Groves, Ashley Holland, Julia Juon & Patricia Petibon; Johannes Müller, producer (Symphony Orchestra Of The Gran Teatre Del Liceu)
  • "Handel: Agrippina"
    • René Jacobs, conductor; Marcos Fink, Sunhae Im, Bejun Mehta, Alexandrina Pendatchanska & Jennifer Rivera (Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin)
  • "Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress"
    • Vladimir Jurowski, conductor; Topi Lehtipuu, Miah Persson & Matthew Rose; Johannes Müller, producer (London Philharmonic Orchestra; Glyndebourne Chorus)
  • "Vivaldi: Teuzzone"
    • Jordi Savall, conductor; Delphine Galou, Paolo Lopez, Roberta Mameli, Raffaella Milanesi & Furio Zanasi (Le Concert Des Nations)

Best Choral Performance

"Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen"

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

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

"Meanwhile" – Eighth Blackbird

• "Americana" – Modern Mandolin Quartet
• "Mind Meld" – ZOFO Duet
• "Profanes Et Sacrées" – Boston Symphony Chamber Players
• "Rupa-Khandha" – Los Angeles Percussion Quartet

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

"Kurtág & Ligeti: Music For Viola"

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

Best Classical Vocal Solo

"Poèmes"

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

Best Classical Compendium

Penderecki: Fonogrammi; Horn Concerto; Partita; The Awakening Of Jacob; Anaklasis

• Antoni Wit, conductor; Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin, producers
  • Partch: Bitter Music
    • Partch, ensemble; John Schneider, producer
  • Une Fête Baroque
    • Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor; Daniel Zalay, producer

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

"Meanwhile - Incidental Music To Imaginary Puppet Plays"

• Stephen Hartke, composer (Eighth Blackbird)
  • "Inura For Voices, Strings & Percussion"
    • Tania León, composer (Tania León, Son Sonora Voices, DanceBrazil Percussion & Son Sonora Ensemble)
  • "Ugis: The Nightingale"
    • Uģis Prauliņš, composer (Stephen Layton, Michala Petri & Danish National Vocal Ensemble)
  • "Cello Concerto No. 2 'Towards The Horizon'"
    • Einojuhani Rautavaara, composer (Truls Mørk, John Storgårds & Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
  • "August 4, 1964"
    • Steven Stucky, composer; Gene Scheer, librettist (Jaap Van Zweden, Dallas Symphony Chorus & Orchestra)

Music Video

Best Short Form Music Video

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

Best Long Form Music Video

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