# 55th Annual Grammy Awards

The 55th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 10, 2013, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012. The show was broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT and was hosted for the second time by LL Cool J. The "Pre-Telecast Ceremony" was streamed live from LA's Nokia Theater at the official Grammy website. Nominations were announced on December 5, 2012, on prime-time television as part of "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown to Music's Biggest Night", a one-hour special co-hosted by LL Cool J & Taylor Swift and broadcast live on CBS from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Fun, Frank Ocean, Mumford & Sons, Jay-Z, Kanye West and Dan Auerbach received the most nominations with six each.
Gotye and Kimbra won the Record of the Year for "Somebody That I Used to Know", becoming the second Australian and first New Zealand act to win the award. Mumford & Sons won the Album of the Year for Babel, and Fun won the Song of the Year (with Jeff Bhasker) for "We Are Young" as well as the Best New Artist. Kelly Clarkson won the Best Pop Vocal Album for Stronger, becoming the first and only artist to win the award twice. Dan Auerbach won the most awards during the ceremony, with five (including three as part of The Black Keys); followed by The Black Keys, Gotye, Jay-Z, Skrillex, Kanye West, with three each. Other multiple winners include: Chick Corea, Fun, Kimbra, Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean, Matt Redman and Esperanza Spalding with two awards each.
The Recording Academy introduced three new categories to the 78 awards previously presented at the 54th ceremony—Best Classical Compendium, Best Latin Jazz Album, and Best Urban Contemporary Album, bringing it to a total of 81 awards. 70 of them were presented at the pre-telecast at the Nokia Theatre, with the remaining 11 were presented at the main ceremony. Bruce Springsteen received the MusiCares Person of the Year award on February 8, 2013, at the 23rd Grammy Benefit Gala at the Los Angeles Convention Center, two nights prior to the main ceremony. The official poster was designed by Artist Erika Iris Simmons. The program producer is AEG Ehrlich Ventures, with Ken Ehrlich serving as executive producer, Louis J. Horvitz as director and David Wild and Ken Ehrlich as writers.

## Performers

The following artists performed on the pre-telecast:
* Krishna Das
* Eighth Blackbird
* John Fullbright
* Hugh Masekela
* Tyrese
* Elle Varner
The following performed on the main telecast:
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
| Taylor Swift | "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" |
| Elton John Ed Sheeran | "The A Team" |
| Fun | "Carry On" |
| Miranda Lambert Dierks Bentley | "Over You" "Home" |
| Miguel Wiz Khalifa | "Adorn" |
| Mumford & Sons | "I Will Wait" |
| Justin Timberlake Jay-Z | "Suit & Tie" "Pusher Love Girl" |
| Maroon 5 Alicia Keys | "Daylight" "Girl on Fire" |
| Rihanna Mikky Ekko | "Stay" |
| Dr. John The Preservation Hall Jazz Band The Black Keys | "Lonely Boy" |
| Kelly Clarkson | Tribute to Patti Page and Homage to Carole King "Tennessee Waltz" "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" |
| Bruno Mars Rihanna Sting Damian Marley Ziggy Marley | Tribute to Bob Marley "Locked Out of Heaven" "Walking on the Moon" "Could You Be Loved" "And Be Loved" |
| The Lumineers | "Ho Hey" |
| Jack White Ruby Amanfu | "Love Interruption" "Freedom at 21" |
| Carrie Underwood | "Blown Away" "Two Black Cadillacs" |
| Stanley Clarke Chick Corea Kenny Garrett | Tribute to Dave Brubeck "Take Five" |
| Zac Brown Brittany Howard Elton John Mumford & Sons Mavis Staples T Bone Burnett (musical director) | Tribute to Levon Helm and the Sandy Hook shooting "The Weight" |
| Juanes | "Your Song" |
| Frank Ocean | "Forrest Gump" |
| Travis Barker Chuck D LL Cool J Tom Morello DJ Z-Trip | Tribute to Adam Yauch "Whaddup" "Welcome to the Terrordome" "No Sleep till Brooklyn" |

## Presenters

The following presented on the pre-telecast:
* Artist
* Radmilla Cody
* Janis Ian
* Kaskade
* Britt Nicole
* Manuel Valera
The following presented on the main telecast:
| Presenter(s) | Category |
| Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull | Best Pop Solo Performance |
| Neil Patrick Harris | introduced Fun |
| John Mayer and Bonnie Raitt | introduced Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley |
| Miguel and Wiz Khalifa | Best Country Solo Performance |
| Faith Hill and Tim McGraw | Song of the Year |
| Johnny Depp | introduced Mumford & Sons |
| Beyoncé and Ellen DeGeneres | introduced Justin Timberlake |
| Dave Grohl and Pauley Perrette | 1. Producer of the Year, Non-Classical 2. Best Rock Performance |
| Kelly Rowland and Nas | Best Urban Contemporary Album |
| Keith Urban and Kaley Cuoco | Best Pop Vocal Album |
| Carly Rae Jepsen and Ne-Yo | Best Rap/Sung Collaboration |
| Kelly Clarkson | 1. Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award to Carole King 2. Best Country Album |
| Kat Dennings | introduced The Black Keys |
| Katy Perry | Best New Artist |
| Hunter Hayes | introduced Carrie Underwood |
| Prince | Record of the Year |
| Adele | Album of the Year |

## Winners and nominees

The winners and nominees per category were:

### General

General Awards :
| Album of the Year (presented by Adele) | Record of the Year (presented by Prince) |
| Babel – Mumford & Sons Blunderbuss – Jack White Channel Orange – Frank Ocean El Camino – The Black Keys Some Nights – Fun | "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra "Lonely Boy" – The Black Keys "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" – Kelly Clarkson "Thinkin Bout You" – Frank Ocean "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" – Taylor Swift "We Are Young" – Fun featuring Janelle Monáe |
| Song of the Year (presented by Faith Hill and Tim McGraw) | Best New Artist (presented by Katy Perry) |
| "We Are Young" – Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost, & Nate Ruess (Fun featuring Janelle Monáe) "The A Team" – Ed Sheeran (Ed Sheeran) "Adorn" – Miguel Pimentel (Miguel) "Call Me Maybe" – Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen, & Josh Ramsay (Carly Rae Jepsen) "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" – Jörgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin, & Ali Tamposi (Kelly Clarkson) | Fun Alabama Shakes Frank Ocean Hunter Hayes The Lumineers |
Album of the Year (additional personnel) :
| Album Nominee | Performer | Production | Engineering | Mastering |
| Babel | Mumford & Sons | Markus Dravs | Robin Baynton & Ruadhri Cushnan | Bob Ludwig |
| Blunderbuss | Jack White | Jack White | Vance Powell & Jack White | Bob Ludwig |
| Channel Orange | Frank Ocean feat. André 3000, John Mayer & Earl Sweatshirt | Om'Mas Keith, Malay, Frank Ocean, Shea Taylor, Tyler, the Creator, & Pharrell | Calvin Bailif, Andrew Coleman, Jeff Ellis, Doug Fenske, Om'Mas Keith, Malay, Frank Ocean, Philip Scott, Mark "Spike" Stent, Pat Thrall, Marcos Tovar, & Vic Wainstein | Vlado Meller |
| El Camino | The Black Keys | The Black Keys & Danger Mouse | Tchad Blake, Tom Elmhirst, & Kennie Takahashi | Brian Lucey |
| Some Nights | Fun feat. Janelle Monáe | Jeff Bhasker, Emile Haynie, Jake One, & TommyD | Jeff Bhasker, Pawel Sek, Pete Bischoff, Ken Lewis, Jeff Chestek, Andrew Dawson, Emile Haynie, Rich Costey, Manny Marroquin, Sonny Pinnar, & Stuart White | Chris Gehringer |
Record of the Year (additional personnel) :
| Record Nominee | Performer | Production | Engineering | Mastering |
| "Somebody That I Used to Know" | Gotye featuring Kimbra | Wally de Backer | Wally de Backer, François Tétaz & William Bowden | William Bowden |
| "Lonely Boy" | The Black Keys | The Black Keys & Danger Mouse | Tom Elmhirst & Kennie Takahashi | Brian Lucey |
| "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" | Kelly Clarkson | Greg Kurstin | Șerban Ghenea, John Hanes, Greg Kurstin, & Jesse Shatkin | Chris Gehringer |
| "Thinkin Bout You" | Frank Ocean | Shea Taylor & Frank Ocean | Jeff Ellis, Pat Thrall, Marcos Tovar, & Mark "Spike" Stent | Vlado Meller |
| "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" | Taylor Swift | Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift | Șerban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland, & Michael Ilbert | Tom Coyne |
| "We Are Young" | Fun featuring Janelle Monáe | Jeff Bhasker | Jeff Bhasker, Pawel Sek, Ken Lewis, Andrew Dawson, & Stuart White | Chris Gehringer |

### Pop

| Best Pop Solo Performance (presented by Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull) | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance |
| "Set Fire to the Rain" (Live) – Adele "Call Me Maybe" – Carly Rae Jepsen "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" – Kelly Clarkson "Where Have You Been" – Rihanna "Wide Awake" – Katy Perry | "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra "Payphone" – Maroon 5 & Wiz Khalifa "Sexy and I Know It" – LMFAO "Shake It Out" – Florence and the Machine "We Are Young" – Fun featuring Janelle Monáe |
| Best Pop Vocal Album (presented by Keith Urban and Kaley Cuoco) | Best Pop Instrumental Album |
| Stronger – Kelly Clarkson Ceremonials – Florence and the Machine Overexposed – Maroon 5 Some Nights – Fun The Truth About Love – P!nk | 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 Traditional Pop Vocal Album ||
| Kisses on the Bottom – Paul McCartney Christmas – Michael Bublé A Holiday Carole – Carole King ||

### Dance/Electronic

| Best Dance/Electronic Album | Best Dance Recording |
| Bangarang – Skrillex > Album Title Goes Here < – Deadmau5 Don't Think – The Chemical Brothers Fire & Ice – Kaskade Wonderland – Steve Aoki | "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 |

### Rock and alternative

| Best Rock Album | Best Rock Song |
| El Camino – The Black Keys The 2nd Law – Muse Blunderbuss – Jack White Mylo Xyloto – Coldplay Wrecking Ball – Bruce Springsteen | "Lonely Boy" – Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton, & Patrick Carney (The Black Keys) "Freedom at 21" – Jack White (Jack White) "I Will Wait" – Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall, & Marcus Mumford (Mumford & Sons) "Madness" – Matthew Bellamy (Muse) "We Take Care of Our Own" – Bruce Springsteen (Bruce Springsteen) |
| Best Rock Performance | Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance |
| "Lonely Boy" – The Black Keys "Charlie Brown" – Coldplay "Hold On" – Alabama Shakes "I Will Wait" – Mumford & Sons "We Take Care of Our Own" – Bruce Springsteen | "Love Bites (So Do I)" – Halestorm "Blood Brothers (live)" – Iron Maiden "Ghost Walking" – Lamb of God "I'm Alive" – Anthrax "No Reflection" – Marilyn Manson "Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)" – Megadeth |
| Best Alternative Music Album ||
| Making Mirrors – Gotye Bad as Me – Tom Waits Biophilia – Björk Hurry Up, We're Dreaming – M83 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 ||

### R&B

| Best R&B Performance | Best Traditional 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 | "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 Album | Best Urban Contemporary Album |
| Black Radio – Robert Glasper Experiment Back to Love – Anthony Hamilton Write Me Back – R. Kelly Beautiful Surprise – Tamia Open Invitation – Tyrese | Channel Orange – Frank Ocean Fortune – Chris Brown Kaleidoscope Dream – Miguel |
| 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) ||

### Rap

| Best Rap Album | Best Rap Song |
| Take Care – Drake Based on a T.R.U. Story – 2 Chainz Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album. Pt. 1 – Lupe Fiasco Life Is Good – Nas God Forgives, I Don't – Rick Ross Undun – The Roots | "Niggas in Paris" – Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West (W.A. Donaldson, samples) (Jay-Z & Kanye West) "Daughters" – Nas & Ernest Wilson (Patrick Adams, Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer & Paul Leka, samples) (Nas) "Lotus Flower Bomb" – Olubowale Akintimehin (Wale), S. Joseph Dew, Jerrin Howard, Walker Johnson & Miguel Jontel Pimentel (Wale & Miguel) "Mercy" – Sean Anderson, Tauheed Epps, Stephan Taft, James Thomas, Terrence Thornton & Kanye West (Denzie Beagle, Winston Riley & Reggie Williams, samples) (Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz) "The Motto" – Dwayne Carter, Aubrey Graham & Tyler Williams, songwriters (Drake feat. Lil' Wayne) "Young, Wild & Free" – Calvin Broadus, Chris Brody Brown, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Peter Hernandez & Cameron Thomaz (T. Bluechel, M. Borrow, T. Griffin, K. Jackson, N. Lee & M. Newman, samples) (Wiz Khalifa & Snoop Dogg feat. Bruno Mars) |
| Best Rap Performance | Best Rap/Sung Collaboration |
| "Niggas in Paris" – Jay-Z & Kanye West "Daughters" – Nas "HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right)" – Drake & Lil Wayne "I Do" – Young Jeezy featuring Jay-Z & André 3000 "Mercy" – Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz | "No Church in the Wild" – Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream "Cherry Wine" – Nas & Amy Winehouse "Talk That Talk" – Rihanna & Jay-Z "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" – John Legend & Ludacris "Wild Ones" – Flo Rida & Sia |

### Country

| Best Country Solo Performance (presented by Miguel and Wiz Khalifa) | Best Country Duo/Group Performance |
| "Blown Away" – Carrie Underwood "Cost of Livin'" – Ronnie Dunn "Home" – Dierks Bentley "Over" – Blake Shelton "Springsteen" – Eric Church "Wanted" – Hunter Hayes | "Pontoon" – Little Big Town "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" – Eli Young Band "I Just Come Here For The Music" – Don Williams featuring Alison Krauss "On The Outskirts Of Town" – The Time Jumpers "Safe & Sound" – Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars |
| Best Country Album (presented by Kelly Clarkson) | Best Country Song |
| Uncaged – Zac Brown Band Four the Record – Miranda Lambert Hunter Hayes – Hunter Hayes Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran – Jamey Johnson The Time Jumpers – The Time Jumpers | "Blown Away" – Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins (Carrie Underwood) "Cost of Livin'" – Phillip Coleman & Ronnie Dunn (Ronnie Dunn) "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" – Will Hoge & Eric Paslay (Eli Young Band) "So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore" – Jay Knowles & Adam Wright (Alan Jackson) "Springsteen" – Eric Church, Jeff Hyde & Ryan Tyndell (Eric Church) |

### Jazz and New Age

| Best Jazz Vocal Album | Best Jazz Instrumental Album |
| Radio Music Society – Esperanza Spalding 1619 Broadway – The Brill Building Project – Kurt Elling The Book of Chet – Luciana Souza Live – Al Jarreau & The Metropole Orkest Soul Shadows – Denise Donatelli | Unity Band – Pat Metheny Unity Band Blue Moon – Ahmad Jamal Further Explorations – Chick Corea, Eddie Gómez & Paul Motian Hot House – Chick Corea & Gary Burton Seeds from the Underground – Kenny Garrett |
| Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album | Best Latin Jazz 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 | ¡Ritmo! – The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band Duos III – Luciana Souza Flamenco Sketches – Chano Domínguez Multiverse – Bobby Sanabria Big Band New Cuban Express – Manuel Valera New Cuban Express |
| Best Improvised Jazz Solo | Best New Age Album |
| "Hot House" – Gary Burton & Chick Corea "Alice in Wonderland" – Chick Corea "Cross Roads" – Ravi Coltrane "J. Mac" – Kenny Garrett "Ode" – Brad Mehldau | Echoes of Love – Omar Akram Bindu – Michael Brant DeMaria Deep Alpha – Steven Halpern Light Body – Peter Kater Live Ananda – Krishna Das Troubadours on the Rhine – Loreena McKennitt |

### 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)