Penghargaan Grammy ke-54

Grammy Awards ke-54 merupakan puncak penganugerahan Penghargaan Grammy tahun 2011-2012 diadakan pada tanggal 12 Februari 2012, di Staples Center di Los Angeles yang disiarkan oleh CBS. LL Cool J menjadi pembawa acara. Ini adalah kali pertama dalam tujuh tahun bahwa acara ini memiliki sebuah host resmi. Nominasi tersebut diumumkan pada tanggal 30 November 2011 pada prime-time televisi sebagai bagian dari "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown to Music's Biggest Night", siaran satu jam khusus langsung oleh CBS dari Nokia Theatre di LA Live. Kanye West menerima nominasi terbanyak dengan tujuh nominasi. Adele, Foo Fighters, dan Bruno Mars masing-masing menerima enam nominasi. Lil Wayne, Skrillex, dan Radiohead semua mendapatkan lima nominasi.

Sebanyak 78 penghargaan dipresentasikan menyusul keputusan Academy untuk merestrukturisasi kategori Grammy Award. Paul McCartney menerima MusiCares Person of the Year penghargaan pada tanggal 10 Februari 2012, di Los Angeles Convention Center, dua malam sebelum penayangan Grammy.

Pada tanggal 8 Februari 2012, Akademi mengumumkan bahwa Grammy ke-54 Pra-siaran televisi Upacara akan streaming live internasional. Upacara berlangsung di Los Angeles Convention Center dan disiarkan secara langsung secara keseluruhan internasional di website resmi Grammy dan Jaringan CBS Television. Upacara ini co-host oleh Dave Koz dan MC Lyte. Sebanyak 68 Penghargaan yang disajikan dalam upacara Pra-siaran televisi. Poster resmi dirancang oleh Arsitek Frank Gehry.

Malam sebelumnya penghargaan, Whitney Houston meninggal di Los Angeles, dan produser acara dengan cepat merencanakan tribut, dengan pertunjukan Jennifer Hudson. Acara penghargaan dimulai dengan penampilan Bruce Springsteen diikuti dengan doa J LL Cool untuk Whitney Houston. Adele memenangkan nominasi enam-nya, mengikat rekor Beyonce untuk kemenangan terbanyak oleh artis wanita dalam satu malam. Foo Fighters dan Kanye West diikuti dengan penghargaan lima dan empat, masing-masing.

Pra-Siaran

Penampil 
 Kim Burrell, Le'Andria Johnson, Kelly Price dan Trin-I-Tee 5:7
 Joyce DiDonato
 Steve Earle
 Rebirth Brass Band

Pembawa acara 
 Gerald Clayton
 Chick Corea
 Brandon Heath
 Arturo O'Farrill
 OK Go
 Corinne Bailey Rae
 Esperanza Spalding
 Jimmy Jam

Penayangan utama

Penampil 

Berikut ini menampilkan:

 Maceo Parker dijadwalkan untuk penghormatan kepada akhir Clarence Clemons mengikuti montase mereka yang telah meninggal pada tahun 2011 meskipun penghormatannya dijatuhkan dalam 24 jam menjelang penghargaan menunjukkan untuk memberikan ruang bagi penghormatan Hudson Jennifer untuk Whitney Houston.

Presenter/Pembaca Nominasi 

 Alicia Keys dan Bonnie Raitt — membawakan Best Pop Solo Performance
 Marc Anthony dan Fergie — membawakan Best Rap Performance
 Reba — memperkenalkan Jason Aldean dan Kelly Clarkson
 Jack Black — memperkenalkan Foo Fighters
 Mario Manningham, Pauley Perrette dan Victor Cruz — membawakan Best Rock Performance
 Ryan Seacrest — memperkenalkan Maroon 5, Foster the People dan The Beach Boys
 Stevie Wonder — memperkenalkan Paul McCartney
 Common dan Taraji P. Henson — membawakan Best R&B Album
 Neil Patrick Harris — membawakan Song of the Year
 Kate Beckinsale (dengan host LL Cool J) — memperkenalkan Katy Perry
 Miranda Lambert dan Dierks Bentley — membawakan Best Country Album
 Gwyneth Paltrow — memperkenalkan Adele
 Taylor Swift — memperkenalkan tribute to Glen Campbell
 Carrie Underwood dan Tony Bennett — membawakan Best New Artist
 Ahmir Thompson (dengan host LL Cool J) — memperkenalkan Chris Brown, David Guetta, deadmau5, Foo Fighters dan Lil Wayne
 Drake — memperkenalkan Nicki Minaj
 Lady Antebellum — membawakan Record of the Year
 Diana Ross (dengan host LL Cool J) — membawakan Album of the Year
 Ringo Starr

Nominasi dan Pemenang 

Para pemenang per kategori adalah:

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

Album of the Year
21 – AdeleJim Abbiss, Adele Adkins, 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 Wasting Light – Foo Fighters
 Butch Vig, producer; James Brown & Alan Moulder, engineers/mixers; Joe LaPorta & Emily Lazar, mastering engineers
 Born This Way – Lady Gaga
 Paul Blair, DJ Snake, Fernando Garibay, Lady Gaga, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Jeppe Laursen, RedOne & Clinton Sparks, producers; Fernando Garibay, Lady Gaga, Bill Malina, Trevor Muzzy, RedOne, Dave Russell, Justin Shirley Smith, Horace Ward & Tom Ware, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
 Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars
 B.o.B, Cee Lo Green & Damian Marley, featured artists; Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, Needlz & The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Stephen Marcussen, mastering engineer
 Loud – Rihanna
 Drake, Eminem & Nicki Minaj, featured artists; Ester Dean, Alex da Kid, Kuk Harrell, Mel & Mus, Awesome Jones, Makeba Riddick, The Runners, Sham, Soundz, Stargate, Chris "Tricky" Stewart, Sandy Vee & Willy Will, producers; Ariel Chobaz, Cary Clark, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Alex da Kid, Josh Gudwin, Kuk Harrell, Jaycen Joshua, Manny Marroquin, Dana Nielsen, Chad "C-Note" Roper, Noah "40" Shebib, Corey Shoemaker, Jay Stevenson, Mike Strange, Phil Tan, Brian "B-Luv" Thomas, Marcos Tovar, Sandy Vee, Jeff "Supa Jeff" Villanueva, Miles Walker & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer

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

Best New ArtistBon Iver The Band Perry
 J. Cole
 Nicki Minaj
 Skrillex

 Pop 
Best Pop Solo Performance"Someone Like You" – Adele "Yoü and I" – Lady Gaga
 "Grenade" – Bruno Mars
 "Firework" – Katy Perry
 "Perfect" – Pink

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 featuring Christina Aguilera

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

Best Pop Vocal Album21 – Adele The Lady Killer – Cee Lo Green
 Born This Way – Lady Gaga
 Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars
 Loud – Rihanna

 Dance/Electronica 
Best Dance Recording"Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" – SkrillexSonny Moore, producer & mixer "Raise Your Weapon" – deadmau5 featuring Greta Svabo Bech
 Joel Zimmerman, producer
 "Barbra Streisand" – Duck Sauce
 Armand Van Helden & Alain Macklovitch, producers; Armand Van Helden & Alain Macklovitch, mixers
 "Sunshine" – David Guetta & Avicii
 Tim Bergling, David Guetta & Giorgio Tuinfort, producers; Tim Bergling, mixer
 "Call Your Girlfriend" – Robyn
 Klas Åhlund & Billboard, producers; Niklas Flyckt, mixer
 "Save the World" – Swedish House Mafia
 Steve Angello, Axel Hedfors & Sebastian Ingrosso, producers; Steve Angello, Axel Hedfors & Sebastian Ingrosso, mixers

Best Dance/Electronica AlbumScary Monsters and Nice Sprites – Skrillex Zonoscope – Cut Copy
 4x4=12 – deadmau5
 Nothing but the Beat – David Guetta
 Body Talk Pt. 3 – Robyn

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

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

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

Best Rock Song"Walk" – Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters) "The Cave"
 Mumford & Sons, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
 "Down By the Water"
 Colin Meloy, songwriter (The Decemberists)
 "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
 Coldplay, songwriters (Coldplay)
 "Lotus Flower"
 Radiohead, songwriters (Radiohead)

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

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

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

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

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

Best R&B AlbumF.A.M.E. – Chris Brown Second Chance – El DeBarge
 Love Letter – R. Kelly
 Pieces of Me – Ledisi
 Kelly – Kelly Price

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

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

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

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

 Country 
Best Country Solo Performance"Mean" – Taylor Swift "Dirt Road Anthem" – Jason Aldean
 "I'm Gonna Love You Through It" – Martina McBride
 "Honey Bee" – Blake Shelton
 "Mama's Song" – Carrie UnderwoodBest Country Duo/Group Performance
"Barton Hollow" – The Civil Wars
 "Don't You Wanna Stay" – Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson
 "You and Tequila" – Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter
 "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not" – Thompson Square

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 Gospel/Contemporary Christian 
Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance"Jesus" – Le'Andria Johnson "Do Everything" – Steven Curtis Chapman
 "Alive (Mary Magdalene)" – Natalie Grant
 "Your Love" – Brandon Heath
 "I Lift My Hands" – Chris Tomlin

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

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song"Blessings"Laura Story, songwriter (Laura Story) "Hold Me"
 Jamie Grace, Christopher Stevens & TobyMac, songwriters (Jamie Grace 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)

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

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

 Latin 
Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban AlbumDrama y Luz – Maná Entren Los Que Quieran – Calle 13
 Entre La Ciudad Y El Mar – Gustavo Galindo
 Nuestra – La Vida Bohème
 Not So Commercial – Los Amigos Invisibles

Best Regional Mexican or Tejano AlbumBicentenario – 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

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

Best Tropical Latin AlbumThe Last Mambo – Cachao Homenaje A Los Rumberos – Edwin Bonilla
 Mongorama – José Rizo's Mongorama

 American Roots Music 
Best Americana AlbumRamble at the Ryman – Levon Helm Emotional Jukebox – Linda Chorney
 Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down – Ry Cooder
 Hard Bargain – Emmylou Harris
 Blessed – Lucinda Williams

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

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

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

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

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

 World Music 
Best World Music AlbumTassili – Tinariwen AfroCubism – AfroCubism
 Africa for Africa – Femi Kuti
 Songs from a Zulu Farm – Ladysmith Black Mambazo

 Children's 
Best Children's AlbumAll About Bullies... Big and Small – Various Artists Are We There Yet? – The Papa Hugs Band
 Fitness Rock & Roll – Miss Amy
 GulfAlive – The Banana Plant
 I Love: Tom T. Hall's Songs of Fox Hollow – Various Artists

 Spoken Word 
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't) – Betty White Bossypants – Tina Fey
 Fab Fan Memories – The Beatles Bond – Various Artists
 Hamlet (William Shakespeare) – Dan Donohue & Various Artists – Oregon Shakespeare Festival
 The Mark of Zorro – Val Kilmer & Cast

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

 Musical Show 
Best Musical Theater AlbumThe Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast RecordingJosh Gad & Andrew Rannells, principal soloists; Anne Garefino, Robert Lopez, Stephen Oremus, Trey Parker, Scott Rudin & Matt Stone, producers; Robert Lopez, Trey Parker & Matt Stone, composers/lyricists Anything Goes – New Broadway Cast Recording
 Sutton Foster & Joel Grey, principal soloists; Rob Fisher, James Lowe & Joel Moss, producers (Cole Porter, composer/lyricist)
 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – The 2011 Broadway Cast Recording
 John Larroquette & Daniel Radcliffe, principal soloists; Robert Sher, producer (Frank Loesser, composer/lyricist)

 Music for Visual Media 
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual MediaBoardwalk Empire Volume 1 – Various Artists Burlesque – Christina Aguilera
 Glee: The Music, Volume 4 – Glee Cast
 Tangled – Various Artists
 True Blood Volume 3 – Various Artists

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual MediaThe King's SpeechAlexandre Desplat, composer Black Swan
 Clint Mansell, composer
 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
 Alexandre Desplat, composer
 The Shrine
 Ryan Shore, composer
 Tron: Legacy
 Daft Punk, composers

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

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

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

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

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

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

 Catatan 
Best Album NotesHear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads & Beyond as Recorded by the San Francisco Bay by Chris Strachwitz in the 1960sAdam Machado, album notes writer (Various Artists) The Bang Years 1966–1968
 Neil Diamond, album notes writer (Neil Diamond)
 The Bristol Sessions, 1927–1928: The Big Bang of Country Music
 Ted Olson & Tony Russell, album notes writers (Various Artists)
 Complete Mythology
 Ken Shipley, album notes writer (Syl Johnson)
 The Music City Story: Street Corner Doo Wop, Raw R&B and Soulful Sounds from Berkeley, California 1950–75
 Alec Palao, album notes writer (Various Artists)

 Historical 
Best Historical AlbumBand on the Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection – Deluxe Edition)Paul McCartney, compilation producer; Sam Okell & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (Paul McCartney & Wings) The Bristol Sessions, 1927–1928: The Big Bang of Country Music
 Christopher C. King & Ted Olson, compilation producers; Christopher C. King & Chris Zwarg, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
 Complete Mythology
 Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton, mastering engineer (Syl Johnson)
 Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads & Beyond as Recorded by the San Francisco Bay by Chris Strachwitz in the 1960s
 Chris Strachwitz, compilation producer; Mike Cogan, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
 Young Man with the Big Beat: The Complete '56 Elvis Presley Masters
 Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, compilation producer; Vic Anesini, mastering engineer (Elvis Presley)

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

Producer of the Year, Non-ClassicalPaul Epworth "Call It What You Want" (Foster the People) (T) "I Would Do Anything for You" (Foster the People) (T) "I'll Be Waiting" (Adele) (T) "Life on the Nickel" (Foster the People) (T) "No One's Gonna Love You" (Cee Lo Green) (S) "Rolling in the Deep" (Adele) (T) Danger Mouse
 Meyrin Fields EP (Broken Bells) (S)
 Rome (Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi) (A)
 The Smeezingtons
 Doo-Wops & Hooligans (Bruno Mars) (A)
 "If I Was You (OMG)" (Far East Movement 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) (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"Cinema" (Skrillex Remix)Skrillex, remixer (Benny Benassi featuring Gary Go) "Collide" (Afrojack Remix)
 Afrojack, remixer (Leona Lewis & Avicii)
 "End of Line" (Photek Remix)
 Photek, remixer (Daft Punk)
 "Only Girl (In the World)" (Rosabel Club Mix)
 Rosabel, remixers (Rihanna)
 "Rope" (deadmau5 Mix)
 deadmau5, remixer (Foo Fighters)

 Production, Surround Sound 
Best Surround Sound AlbumLayla and Other Assorted Love Songs (Super Deluxe Edition)Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Bill Levenson & Elliot Scheiner, surround producers (Derek and the Dominos) An Evening with Dave Grusin
 Frank Filipetti & Eric Schilling, surround mix engineers; Frank Filipetti, surround mastering engineer; Phil Ramone, surround producer (Various Artists)
 Grace for Drowning
 Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Paschal Byrne, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround producer (Steven Wilson)
 Kind
 Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Kjetil Almenning, Ensemble 96 & Nidaros String Quartet)
 Spohr: String Sextet in C Major, Op. 140 & Nonet in F Major, Op. 31
 Andreas Spreer, surround mix engineer; Robin Schmidt & Andreas Spreer, surround mastering engineer; Andreas Spreer, surround producer (Camerata Freden)

 Production, Classical 
Best Engineered Album, ClassicalAldridge: Elmer GantryByeong-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 & Bill Maylone, 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 Torbjörn Samuelsson, engineer (Thord Svedlund & Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra)

Producer of the Year, ClassicalJudith Sherman Adams: Son of Chamber Symphony; String Quartet (John Adams, St. Lawrence String Quartet & International Contemporary Ensemble) Capricho Latino (Rachel Barton Pine) 85th Birthday Celebration (Claude Frank) Insects & Paper Airplanes – Chamber Music of Lawrence Dillon (Daedalus Quartet & Benjamin Hochman) Midnight Frolic – The Broadway Theater Music of Louis A. Hirsch (Rick Benjamin & Paragon Ragtime Orchestra) Notable Women – Trios by Today's Female Composers (Lincoln Trio) The Soviet Experience, Vol. 1 – String Quartets by Dmitri Shostakovich & His Contemporaries (Pacifica Quartet) Speak! (Anthony De Mare) State of the Art – The American Brass Quintet at 50 (The American Brass Quintet) Steve Reich: WTC 9/11; Mallet Quartet; Dance Patterns (Kronos Quartet, Steve Reich Musicians & So Percussion) Winging It – Piano Music of John Corigliano (Ursula Oppens) Blanton Alspaugh
 Aldridge: Elmer Gantry (William Boggs, Keith Phares, Patricia Risley, Vale Rideout, Frank Kelley, Heather Buck, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
 Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas (Peter Takács)
 Osterfield: Rocky Streams (Paul Osterfield, Todd Waldecker & Various Artists)
 Manfred Eicher
 Bach: Concertos & Sinfonias for Oboe; Ich Hatte Viel Bekümmernis (Heinz Holliger, Eric Höbarth & Camerata Bern)
 Hymns & Prayers (Gidon Kremer & Kremerata Baltica)
 Manto & Madrigals (Thomas Zehetmair & Ruth Killius)
 Songs of Ascension (Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble, Todd Reynolds Quartet, The M6 & Montclair State University Singers)
 Tchaikovsky/Kissine: Piano Trios (Gidon Kremer, Giedre Dirvanauskaite & Khatia Buniatishvili)
 A Worcester Ladymass (Trio Mediaeval)
 David Frost
 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass Live (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass)
 Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music from Slide (Rinde Eckert, Steven Mackey & Eighth Blackbird)
 Prayers & Alleluias (Kenneth Dake)
 Sharon Isbin & Friends – Guitar Passions (Sharon Isbin & Various Artists)
 Peter Rutenberg
 Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (Patrick Dupré Quigley, James K. Bass, Seraphic Fire & Professional Choral Institute)
 The Vanishing Nordic Chorale (Philip Spray & Musik Ekklesia)

 Classical 
Best Orchestral Performance"Brahms: Symphony No. 4"Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic) "Bowen: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2"
 Andrew Davis, conductor (BBC Philharmonic)
 "Haydn: Symphonies 104, 88 & 101"
 Nicholas McGegan, conductor (Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra)
 "Henze: Symphonies Nos. 3–5"
 Marek Janowski, conductor (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin)
 Martinu: The 6 Symphonies
 Jirí Belohlávek, conductor (BBC Symphony Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording"Adams: Doctor Atomic"Alan Gilbert, conductor; Meredith Arwady, Sasha Cooke, Richard Paul Fink, Gerald Finley, Thomas Glenn & Eric Owens; Jay David Saks, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus) "Britten: Billy Budd"
 Mark Elder, conductor; John Mark Ainsley, Phillip Ens, Jacques Imbrailo, Darren Jeffery, Iain Paterson & Matthew Rose; James Whitbourn, producer (London Philharmonic Orchestra; Glyndebourne Chorus)
 "Rautavaara: Kaivos"
 Hannu Lintu, conductor; Jaakko Kortekangas, Hannu Niemelä, Johanna Rusanen-Kartano & Mati Turi; Seppo Siirala, producer (Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra; Kaivos Chorus)
 "Verdi: La Traviata"
 Antonio Pappano, conductor; Joseph Calleja, Renée Fleming & Thomas Hampson; James Whitbourn, producer (Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus)
 "Vivaldi: Ercole Sul Termodonte"
 Fabio Biondi, conductor; Romina Basso, Patrizia Ciofi, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Vivica Genaux, Philippe Jaroussky, Topi Lehtipuu & Rolando Villazón; Daniel Zalay, producer (Europa Galante; Coro Da Camera Santa Cecilia Di Borgo San Lorenzo)

Best Choral Performance"Light & Gold"Eric Whitacre, conductor (Christopher Glynn & Hila Plitmann; The King's Singers, Laudibus, Pavão Quartet & The Eric Whitacre Singers) "Beyond All Mortal Dreams – American A Cappella"
 Stephen Layton, conductor (Choir of Trinity College Cambridge)
 "Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45"
 Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor; James K. Bass, chorus master (Justin Blackwell, Scott Allen Jarrett, Paul Max Tipton & Teresa Wakim; Professional Choral Institute & Seraphic Fire)
 "Kind"
 Kjetil Almenning, conductor (Nidaros String Quartet; Ensemble 96)
 "The Natural World of Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen"
 Paul Hillier, conductor (Ars Nova Copenhagen)

Best Small Ensemble Performance"Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music from Slide" – Rinde Eckert & Steven Mackey; Eighth Blackbird "Frank: Hilos" – Gabriela Lena Frank; ALIAS Chamber Ensemble
 "The Kingdoms of Castille – Richard Savino, conductor; El Mundo
 "A Seraphic Fire Christmas" – Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor; Seraphic Fire
 "Sound the Bells!" – The Bay Brass

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

Best Classical Vocal Solo"Diva Divo"Joyce DiDonato (Kazushi Ono; Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Lyon; Choeur De L'Opéra National De Lyon) "Grieg/Thommessen: Veslemøy Synsk"
 Marianne Beate Kielland (Nils Anders Mortensen)
 "Handel: Cleopatra"
 Natalie Dessay (Emmanuelle Haïm; Le Concert D'Astrée)
 "Purcell: O Solitude"
 Andreas Scholl (Stefano Montanari; Christophe Dumaux; Accademia Bizantina)
 "Three Baroque Tenors"
 Ian Bostridge (Bernard Labadie; Mark Bennett, Andrew Clarke, Sophie Daneman, Alberto Grazzi, Jonathan Gunthorpe, Benjamin Hulett & Madeline Shaw; The English Concert)

Best Contemporary Classical Composition"Aldridge, Robert: Elmer Gantry" – Robert Aldridge & Herschel Garfein "Crumb, George: The Ghosts of Alhambra" – George Crumb
 "Friedman, Jefferson: String Quartet No. 3" – Jefferson Friedman
 "Mackey, Steven: Lonely Motel – Music From Slide" – Steven Mackey
 "Ruders, Poul: Piano Concerto No. 2" – Poul Ruders

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

Best Long Form Music VideoFoo Fighters: Back and Forth – Foo FightersJames Moll, video director; James Moll & Nigel Sinclair, video producers' I Am... World Tour – Beyoncé
 Beyoncé, Ed Burke & Frank Gatson, Jr., video directors; Beyoncé & Camille Yorrick, video producers
 Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon – Kings of Leon
 Stephen C. Mitchell, video director; Casey McGrath, video producer
 Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest – A Tribe Called Quest
 Michael Rapaport, video director; Robert Benavides, Debra Koffler, Eric Matthies, Frank Mele, Edward Parks & A Tribe Called Quest, video producers
 Nine Types of Light'' – TV on the Radio
 Tunde Adebimpe, video director; Michelle An & Braj, video producers

Penghargaan Merit Khusus 
MusiCares Person of the Year
 Paul McCartney

President's Merit Award
 Sir Richard Branson 

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award 
 Allman Brothers Band
 Glen Campbell
 Tom Jobim
 Roy Haynes
 George Jones
 The Memphis Horns
 Diana Ross
 Gil Scott-Heron

Grammy Trustees Award
 Dave Bartholomew
 Steve Jobs
 Rudy Van Gelder

Technical Grammy Award
 Roger Nichols
 Celemony

Artis dengan beberapa nominasi dan penghargaan 

Para artis berikut menerima beberapa nominasi:
 Tujuh: Kanye West
 Enam: Adele, Bruno Mars, Foo Fighters
 Lima: Lil Wayne, Radiohead, Skrillex
 Empat: Bon Iver, Drake, Jay-Z, Mumford & Sons, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna
 Tiga: Blake Shelton, Brandon Heath, Cee Lo Green, Chris Brown, Chris Tomlin, Coldplay, Deadmau5, Fergie, Jason Aldean, Kelly Price, Lady Gaga, Ledisi, Lupe Fiasco, Taylor Swift, Eminem
 Dua: Alexandre Desplat, Beyoncé, Charlie Wilson, Christina Aguilera, Daft Punk, David Guetta, Dr. Dre, Foster the People, Gillian Welch, Katy Perry, Kenny Chesney, Kirk Franklin, Kings of Leon, Marsha Ambrosius, Mary Mary, Robyn, R. Kelly, Seth MacFarlane, Skylar Grey, Thompson Square, The Civil Wars, Tony Bennett, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Wiz Khalifa, Afrojack

Para artis berikut menerima beberapa penghargaan:
 Enam: Adele
 Lima: Foo Fighters
 Empat: Kanye West
 Tiga: Skrillex
 Dua: Tony Bennett, Bon Iver, Cee Lo Green, Fergie, The Civil Wars, Taylor Swift

Referensi

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