The Gleaner's Grammy Guide
Published:Sunday | February 12, 2012 | 12:00 AM
The nominees are:
1. Record Of The Year
Rolling In The Deep
Adele
Holocene
Bon Iver
Grenade
Bruno Mars
The Cave
Mumford & Sons
Firework
Katy Perry
2. Album Of The Year
21
Adele
Wasting Light
Foo Fighters
Born This Way
Lady Gaga
Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Bruno Mars
Loud
Rihanna
3. Song Of The Year
All Of The Lights
Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
The Cave
Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
Grenade
Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
Holocene
Justin Vernon, songwriter (Bon Iver)
Rolling In The Deep
Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)
4. Best New Artist
The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex
5. Best Pop Solo Performance
Someone Like You
Adele
Yoü And I
Lady Gaga
Grenade
Bruno Mars
Firework
Katy Perry
Fin' Perfect
Pink
6. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
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
7. Best Pop Instrumental Album
Wish Upon A Star
Jenny Oaks Baker
E Kahe Malie
Daniel Ho
The Road From Memphis
Booker T. Jones
Hello Tomorrow
Dave Koz
Setzer Goes Instru-Mental!
Brian Setzer
8. Best Pop Vocal Album
21
Adele
The Lady Killer
Cee Lo Green
Born This Way
Lady Gaga
Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Bruno Mars
Loud
Rihanna
9. Best Dance Recording
Raise Your Weapon
Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo Bech
Barbra Streeisand
Duck Sauce
Sunshine
David Guetta
Call Your Girlfriend
Robyn
Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites
Skrillex
Save The World
Swedish House Mafia
10. Best Dance/ Electronica Album
Zonoscope
Cut/Copy
4x4=12
Deadmau5
Nothing But The Beat
David Guetta
Body Talk, Pt. 3
Robyn
Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites
Skrillex
11. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Duets II
Tony Bennett & Various Artists
The Gift
Susan Boyle
In Concert On Broadway
Harry Connick Jr.
Music Is Better Than Words
Seth MacFarlane
What Matters Most - Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman
12. Best Rock Performance
Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall
Coldplay
Down By The Water
The Decemberists
Walk
Foo Fighters
The Cave
Mumford & Sons
Lotus Flower
Radiohead
13. Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
On The Backs Of Angels
Dream Theater
White Limo
Foo Fighters
Curl Of The Burl
Mastodon
Public Enemy No. 1
Megadeth
Blood In My Eyes
Sum 41
14. Best Rock Song
The Cave
Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
Down By The Water
Colin Meloy, songwriter (The Decemberists)
Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
Lotus Flower
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Phil Selway & Thom Yorke, songwriters (Radiohead)
Walk
Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
15. Best Rock Album
Rock 'N' Roll Party Honoring Les Paul
Jeff Beck
Wasting Light
Foo Fighters
Come Around Sundown
Kings Of Leon
I'm With You
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Whole Love
Wilco
16. Best Alternative Music Album
Bon Iver
Bon Iver
Codes And Keys
Death Cab For Cutie
Torches
Foster The People
My Morning Jacket
The King Of Limbs
Radiohead
[XL/ TBD Records]
17. Best R&B Performance
Far Away
Marsha Ambrosius
Pieces Of Me
Ledisi
Not My Daddy
Kelly Price & Stokley
Is This Love
Corinne Bailey Rae
You Are
Charlie Wilson
18. Best Traditional R&B Performance
Sometimes I Cry
Eric Benet
Fool For You
Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona
Radio Message
R. Kelly
Good Man
Raphael Saadiq
Surrender
Betty Wright & The Roots
19. Best R&B Song
Far Away
Marsha Ambrosius, Larrance Dopson, Lamar Edwards, Sterling Simms & Justin Smith, songwriters (Marsha Ambrosius)
Fool For You
Cee Lo Green, Melanie Hallim, Jack Splash, songwriters (Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona)
Not My Daddy
Kelly Price, songwriter (Kelly Price & Stokley)
Pieces Of Me
Charles Harmon, Claude Kelly & Ledisi Young, songwriters (Ledisi)
You Are
Dennis Bettis, Carl M. Days, Jr., Wirlie Morris, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilson, songwriters (Charlie Wilson)
20. 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
21. Best Rap Performance
Look At Me Now
Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
Otis
Jay-Z & Kanye West
The Show Goes On
Lupe Fiasco
Moment 4 Life
Nicki Minaj & Drake
Black And Yellow
Wiz Khalifa
22. Best Rap/Sung
Collaboration
Party
Beyoncé & Andre 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
All Of The Lights
Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie
23. Best Rap Song
All Of The Lights
Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
Black And Yellow
Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa)
I Need A Doctor
Andre Young, Marshall Mathers III, Alexander Grant & Skylar Grey, songwriters (Dr Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey)
Look At Me Now
Jean Baptiste, Chris Brown, Ryan Buendia, Trevor Smith, Dwayne Carter, Jr., Wesley Pentz & Nick Van De Wall, songwriters (Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)
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)
The Show Goes On
Dustin William Brower, Jonathon Keith Brown, Daniel Johnson, Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, songwriters (Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci & Eric Judy, songwriters) (Lupe Fiasco)
24. Best Rap Album
Watch The Throne
Jay-Z & Kanye West
Tha Carter IV
Lil Wayne
Lasers
Lupe Fiasco
Pink Friday
Nicki Minaj
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
25. Best Country Solo Performance
Dirt Road Anthem
Jason Aldean
I'm Gonna Love You Through It
Martina McBride
Honey Bee
Blake Shelton
Mean
Taylor Swift
Mama's Song
Carrie Underwood
26. Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Don't You Wanna Stay
Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson
You And Tequila
Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter
Barton Hollow
The Civil Wars
Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not
Thompson Square
27. Best Country Song
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)
Mean
Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
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 Featuring Grace Potter)
28. Best Country Album
My Kinda Party
Jason Aldean
Chief
Eric Church
Own The Night
Lady Antebellum
Red River Blue
Blake Shelton
Here For A Good Time
George Strait
Speak Now
Taylor Swift
29. Best New Age Album
Northern Seas
Al Conti
Gaia
Michael Brant DeMaria
Wind, Rock, Sea & Flame
Peter Kater
What's It All About
Pat Metheny
Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 6
Zamora
30. Best Improvised Jazz Solo
All Or Nothing At All
Randy Brecker, soloist
You Are My Sunshine
Ron Carter, soloist
500 Miles High
Chick Corea, soloist
Work
Fred Hersch, soloist
Sonnymoon For Two
Sonny Rollins, soloist
31. Best Jazz Vocal Album
'Round Midnight
Karrin Allyson
The Mosaic Project
Terri Lyne Carrington & Various Artists
The Gate
Kurt Elling
American Road
Tierney Sutton (Band)
The Music Of Randy Newman
Roseanna Vitro
32. Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Bond: The Paris Sessions
Gerald Clayton
Forever
Corea, Clarke & White
Alone At The Vanguard
Fred Hersch
Bird Songs
Joe Lovano/Us Five
Road Shows Vol. 2
Sonny Rollins
Timeline
Yellowjackets
33. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
The Jazz Ballad Song Book
Randy Brecker With DR Big Band
The Good Feeling
Christian McBride 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
34. Best Gospel/ Contemporary Christian Music Performance
Do Everything
Steven Curtis Chapman
Alive (Mary Magdalene)
Natalie Grant
Your Love
Brandon Heath
Jesus
Le'Andria Johnson
I Lift My Hands
Chris Tomlin
35. Best Gospel Song
Hello Fear
Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)
Sitting With Me
Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Gerald Haddon & Tammi Haddon, songwriters (Mary Mary)
Spiritual
Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & Co. Featuring Blanche McAllister-Dykes)
Trust Me
Richard Smallwood, songwriter (Richard Smallwood & Vision)
Window
Canton Jones, songwriter (Canton Jones)
36. Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
Blessings
Laura Story, songwriter (Laura Story)
Hold Me
Jamie Grace Harper, Toby McKeehan & Christopher Stevens, songwriters (Jamie Grace Featuring 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)
37. Best Gospel Album
The Love Album
Kim Burrell
The Journey
Andraé Crouch
Hello Fear
Kirk Franklin
Something Big
Mary Mary
Angel & Chanelle Deluxe Edition
Trin-I-Tee 5:7
38. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Ghosts Upon The Earth
Gungor
Leaving Eden
Brandon Heath
The Great Awakening
Leeland
What If We Were Real
Mandisa
Black & White
Royal Tailor
And If Our God Is For Us ...
Chris Tomlin
39. Best Latin Pop, Rock, Or Urban Album
Entren Los Que Quieran
Calle 13
Entre La Ciudad Y El Mar
Gustavo Galindo
Nuestra
La Vida Bohème
Not So Commercial
Los Amigos Invisibles
Drama Y Luz
Man?
40. Best Regional Mexican Or Tejano Album
Bicentenario
Pepe Aguilar
Orale
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
41. Best Banda Or Norteño Album
Estare Mejor
El Guero Y Su Banda Centenario
Intocable 2011
Intocable
Los Tigres Del Norte And Friends
Los Tigres Del Norte
El çrbol
Los Tucanes De Tijuana
No Vengo A Ver Si Puedo... Si Por Que Puedo Vengo
Michael Salgado
42. Best Tropical Latin Album
Homenaje A Los Rumberos
Edwin Bonilla
The Last Mambo
Cachao
Mongorama
José Rizo's Mongorama
43. Best Americana Album
Emotional Jukebox
Linda Chorney
Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down
Ry Cooder
Hard Bargain
Emmylou Harris
Ramble At The Ryman
Levon Helm
Blessed
Lucinda Williams
44. Best Bluegrass Album
Paper Airplane
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Reason And Rhyme: Bluegrass Songs By Robert Hunter & Jim Lauderdale
Jim Lauderdale
Rare Bird Alert
Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers
Old Memories: The Songs Of Bill Monroe
The Del McCoury Band
A Mother's Prayer
Ralph Stanley
Sleep With One Eye Open
Chris Thile & Michael Daves
45. Best Blues Album
Low Country Blues
Gregg Allman
Roadside Attractions
Marcia Ball
Man In Motion
Warren Haynes
The Reflection
Keb Mo
Revelator
Tedeschi Trucks Band
46. 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
47. Best Regional Roots Music Album
Can't Sit Down
C.J. Chenier
Wao Akua - The Forest Of The Gods
George Kahumoku, Jr.
Rebirth Of New Orleans
Rebirth Brass Band
Grand Isle
Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys
Not Just Another Polka
Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra
48. Best Reggae Album
Harlem-Kingston Express Live!
Monty Alexander
Reggae Knights
Israel Vibration
Revelation Pt 1: The Root Of Life
Stephen Marley
Wild And Free
Ziggy Marley
Summer In Kingston
Shaggy
49. Best World Music Album
AfroCubism
AfroCubism
Africa For Africa
Femi Kuti
Songs From A Zulu Farm
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Tassili
Tinariwen
50. Best Children's Album
All About Bullies... Big And Small
(Various Artists)
Jim Cravero, Gloria Domina, Kevin Mackie, Steve Pullara & Patrick Robinson, producers
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)
Eric Brace & Peter Cooper, producers
51. Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)
Bossypants
Tina Fey
Fab Fan Memories - The Beatles Bond
(Various Artists)
Nathan Burbank, Bryan Cumming, Dennis Scott & David Toledo, producers
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Dan Donohue & Various Artists - Oregon Shakespeare Festival
If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won't)
Betty White
The Mark Of Zorro
Val Kilmer & Cast
52. Best Comedy Album
Alpocalypse
'Weird Al' Yankovic
Finest Hour
Patton Oswalt
Hilarious
Louis C.K.
Kathy Griffin: 50 & Not Pregnant
Kathy Griffin
Turtleneck & Chain
The Lonely Island
53. Best Musical Theater Album
Anything Goes
Sutton Foster & Joel Grey, artists; Rob Fisher, James Lowe & Joel
Moss, producers (Cole Porter, composer/lyricist) (New Broadway Cast Recording)
The Book Of Mormon
Josh Gad & Andrew Rannells, artists; Anne Garefino, Robert Lopez,
Stephen Oremus, Trey Parker, Scott Rudin & Matt Stone, producers; Robert Lopez, Trey Parker & Matt Stone, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)
How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
John Larroquette & Daniel Radcliffe, artists; Robert Sher, producer
(Frank Loesser, composer/lyricist) (The 2011 Broadway Cast Recording)
54. Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Boardwalk Empire: Volume 1
(Various Artists)
Stewart Lerman, Randall Poster & Kevin Weaver, producers
Burlesque
Christina Aguilera
Glee: The Music, Volume 4
(Glee Cast)
Adam Anders, Peer Astrom & Ryan Murphy, producers
Tangled
(Various Artists)
Alan Menken, producer
True Blood: Volume 3
(Various Artists)
Gary Calamar, producer
55. Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
Black Swan
Clint Mansell, composer
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2
Alexandre Desplat, composer
The King's Speech
Alexandre Desplat, composer
The Shrine
Ryan Shore, composer
Tron Legacy
Daft Punk, composers
56. Best Song Written For Visual Media
Born To Be Somebody (From Never Say Never)
Diane Warren, songwriter (Justin Bieber)
Christmastime Is Killing Us (From Family Guy)
Ron Jones, Seth MacFarlane & Danny Smith, songwriters (Danny Smith, Ron Jones & Seth MacFarlane)
I See The Light (From Tangled)
Alan Menken & Glenn Slater, songwriters (Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi)
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)
Track from: Burlesque
57. Best Instrumental Composition
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)
Life In Eleven
Béla Fleck & Howard Levy, composers (Béla Fleck & The Flecktones)
Timeline
Russell Ferrante, composer (Yellowjackets)
58. Best Instrumental Arrangement
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)
Rhapsody In Blue
Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
Song Without Words
Carlos Franzetti, arranger (Carlos Franzetti & Allison Brewster Franzetti)
59. Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
Ao Mar
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Vince Mendoza)
Moon Over Bourbon Street
Nicola Tescari, arranger (Sting & The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra)
On Broadway
Kevin Axt, Ray Brinker, Trey Henry, Christian Jacob & Tierney Sutton, arrangers (The Tierney Sutton Band)
Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Tony Bennett & Queen Latifah)
The Windmills Of Your Mind
William Ross, arranger (Barbra Streisand)
60. Best Recording Package
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)
Scenes From The Suburbs
Caroline Robert, art director (Arcade Fire)
Watch The Throne
Virgil Abloh & Riccardo Tisci, art directors (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
61. Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
The King Of Limbs
Donald Twain & Zachariah Wildwood, art directors (Radiohead)
The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story
Dave Bett & Michelle Holme, art directors (Bruce Springsteen)
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)
62. Best Album Notes
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)
Syl Johnson: Complete Mythology
Ken Shipley, album notes writer (Syl Johnson)
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 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)
63. Best Historical Album
Band On The Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection - Deluxe Edition)
Paul McCartney, compilation producer; Sam Okell & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (Paul McCartney & Wings)
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)
Syl Johnson: 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)
64. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
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, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Seth MacFarlane)
The Next Right Thing
Seth Glier, Kevin Killen, Brendan Muldowney & John Shyloski, engineers; John Shyloski, mastering engineer (Seth Glier)
Paper Airplane
Neal Cappellino & Mike Shipley, engineers; Brad Blackwood, mastering engineer (Alison Krauss & Union Station)
65. Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Danger Mouse
Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi Present Rome (Gilda Butt?, 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 (Beyonc) (T)
Not Over You (Gavin DeGraw) (S)
#1Nite (One Night) (Cobra Starship) (S)
Rumour Has It (Adele) (T)
Sweeter (Gavin DeGraw) (T)
Who's That Boy (Demi Lovato Featuring Dev) (T)
Butch Vig
Wasting Light (Foo Fighters) (A)
66. Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Cinema (Skrillex Remix)
Sonny Moore, remixer (Benny Benassi)
Collide (Afrojack Remix)
Afrojack, remixer (Leona Lewis)
End Of Line (Photek Remix)
Photek, remixer (Daft Punk)
Only Girl (In The World) (Rosabel Club Mix)
Abel Aguilera & Ralphi Rosario, remixers (Rihanna)
Rope (Deadmau5 Mix)
Deadmau5, remixer (Foo Fighters)
Track from: Wasting Light: Deluxe
67. Best Surround Sound Album
An Evening With Dave Grusin
Frank Filipetti & Eric Schilling, surround mix engineers; Frank Filipetti, surround mastering engineer; Phil Ramone & Larry Rosen, surround producers (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)
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)
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 engineers; Andreas Spreer, surround producer (Camerata Freden)
68. Best Engineered Album, Classical
Aldridge: Elmer Gantry
Byeong-Joon Hwang & John Newton, engineers; Jesse Lewis, mastering engineer (William Boggs, Keith Phares, Patricia Risley, Vale Rideout, Frank Kelley, Heather Buck, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
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)
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'
Torbjsrn Samuelsson, engineer (Thord Svedlund & Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra)
69. Producer Of The Year, Classical
Blanton Alspaugh
Aldridge: Elmer Gantry (William Boggs, Keith Phares, Patricia Risley, Vale Rideout, Frank Kelley, Heather Buck, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas (Peter Takacs)
Osterfield: Rocky Streams (Paul Osterfield, Todd Waldecker & Various Artists)
Manfred Eicher
Bach: Concertos & Sinfonias For Oboe; Ich Hatte Viel BekŸmmernis (Heinz Holliger, Eric Hsbarth & Camerata Bern)
Hymns & Prayers (Gidon Kremer & Kremerata Baltica)
Manto & Madrigals (Thomas Zehetmair & Ruth Killius)
Songs Of Ascension (Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble, Todd Reynolds Quartet, The M6 & Montclair State University Singers)
Tchaikovsky/Kissine: Piano Trios (Gidon Kremer, Giedre Dirvanauskaite & Khatia Buniatishvili)
A Worcester Ladymass (Trio Mediaeval)
David Frost
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass Live (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass)
Mackey: Lonely Motel - Music From Slide (Rinde Eckert, Steven Mackey & Eighth Blackbird)
Prayers & Alleluias (Kenneth Dake)
Sharon Isbin & Friends - Guitar Passions (Sharon Isbin & Various Artists)
Peter Rutenberg
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (Patrick Dupré Quigley, James K. Bass, Seraphic Fire & Professional Choral Institute)
The Vanishing Nordic Chorale (Philip Spray & Musik Ekklesia)
Judith Sherman
Adams: Son Of Chamber Symphony; String Quartet (John Adams, St. Lawrence String Quartet & International Contemporary Ensemble)
Capricho Latino (Rachel Barton Pine)
85th Birthday Celebration (Claude Frank)
Insects & Paper Airplanes - Chamber Music Of Lawrence Dillon (Daedalus Quartet & Benjamin Hochman)
Midnight Frolic - The Broadway Theater Music Of Louis A. Hirsch (Rick Benjamin & Paragon Ragtime Orchestra)
Notable Women - Trios By Today's Female Composers (Lincoln Trio)
The Soviet Experience, Vol. 1 - String Quartets By Dmitri Shostakovich & His Contemporaries (Pacifica Quartet)
Speak! (Anthony De Mare)
State Of The Art - The American Brass Quintet At 50 (The American Brass Quintet)
Steve Reich: WTC 9/11; Mallet Quartet; Dance Patterns (Kronos Quartet, Steve Reich Musicians & So Percussion)
Winging It - Piano Music Of John Corigliano (Ursula Oppens)
70. Best Orchestral Performance
Bowen: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2
Andrew Davis, conductor (BBC Philharmonic)
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles 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
Jir' Belohl vek, conductor (BBC Symphony Orchestra)
71. Best Opera Recording
Adams: Doctor Atomic
Alan Gilbert, conductor; Meredith Arwady, Sasha Cooke, Richard Paul Fink, Gerald Finley, Thomas Glenn & Eric Owens; Jay David Saks, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
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 NiemelS, 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 Villaz—n; Daniel Zalay, producer (Europa Galante; Coro Da Camera Santa Cecilia Di Borgo San Lorenzo)
72. Best Choral Performance
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)
Light & Gold
Eric Whitacre, conductor (Christopher Glynn & Hila Plitmann; The King's Singers, Laudibus, Pav‹o Quartet & The Eric Whitacre Singers)
The Natural World Of Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen
Paul Hillier, conductor (Ars Nova Copenhagen)
73. Best Small Ensemble Performance
Frank: Hilos
Gabriela Lena Frank; ALIAS Chamber Ensemble
The Kingdoms Of Castille
Richard Savino, conductor; El Mundo
Mackey: Lonely Motel - Music From Slide
Rinde Eckert & Steven Mackey; Eighth Blackbird
A Seraphic Fire Christmas
Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor; Seraphic Fire
Sound The Bells!
The Bay Brass
74. Best Classical Instrumental Solo
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)
Schwantner: Concerto For Percussion & Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Christopher Lamb (Nashville Symphony)
Track from: Schwantner: Chasing Light …
Winging It - Piano Music Of John Corigliano
Ursula Oppens
75. Best Classical Vocal Solo
Diva Divo
Joyce DiDonato (Kazushi Ono; Orchestre De L'Opra National De Lyon; Choeur De L'Opra National De Lyon)
Grieg/Thommessen: Veslem y Synsk
Marianne Beate Kielland (Nils Anders Mortensen)
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Handel: Cleopatra
Natalie Dessay (Emmanuelle Ham; Le Concert D'Astre)
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)
76. Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Aldridge, Robert: Elmer Gantry
Robert Aldridge & Herschel Garfein
Crumb, George: The Ghosts Of Alhambra
George Crumb
Track from: Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 15
Friedman, Jefferson: String Quartet No. 3
Jefferson Friedman
Track from: Jefferson Friedman: Quartets
Mackey, Steven: Lonely Motel - Music From Slide
Steven Mackey
Ruders, Poul: Piano Concerto No. 2
Poul Ruders
Track from: Music Of Poul Ruders, Vol. 6
77. 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; Eric Epstein, video producer
All Is Not Lost
OK Go
Itamar Kubovy, Damian Kulash Jr & Trish Sie, video directors; Shirley Moyers, video producer
Lotus Flower
Radiohead
Garth Jennings, video director; Garth Jennings, video producer
First Of The Year (Equinox)
Skrillex
Tony Truand, video director; David Gitlis & Noah Klein, video producers
Perform This Way
'Weird Al' Yankovic
'Weird Al' Yankovic, video director; Cisco Newman, video producer
78. Best Long Form Music Video
I Am ... World Tour
Beyoncé
Ed Burke, Frank Gatson Jr. & BeyoncKnowles, video directors; BeyoncKnowles & Camille Yorrick, video producers
Foo Fighters: Back And Forth
Foo Fighters
James Moll, video director; James Moll & Nigel Sinclair, 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 & Caren Braj, video producers