รางวัลแกรมมี ครั้งที่ 53

รางวัลแกรมมี ครั้งที่ 53 () เป็นการประกาศผลรางวัลทางดนตรี โดยสถาบันศิลปะวิทยาการการบันทึกเสียงแห่งสหรัฐอเมริกา จัดในวันที่ 13 กุมภาพันธ์ พ.ศ. 2554 ณ สเตเปิลส์เซ็นเตอร์ ลอสแอนเจลิส สหรัฐอเมริกา 

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เมื่อวันที่ 13 มกราคม พ.ศ. 2554 ได้มีการประกาศให้ดำเนินการในพระราชพิธีอย่างเป็นทางการดังนี้:
Arcade Fire
Eminem
Cee Lo Green
Lady Gaga
Miranda Lambert
Katy Perry
A week later, the following were reported to be included in the line-up:
B.o.B
Lady Antebellum
Bruno Mars
Janelle Monáe
Muse
Usher and Justin Bieber with Jaden Smith

 รางวัล 
 รางวัลพิเศษ 
บุคคลแห่งปี โดยมิวสิกแคร์
Barbra Streisand

รางวัลเกียรติยศแกรมมี
Julie Andrews, Roy Haynes, Juilliard String Quartet, the Kingston Trio, Dolly Parton, Ramones, George Beverly Shea

 รางวัลทั่วไป 
บันทึกเสียงแห่งปี

"Nothin' on You" - B.o.B & Bruno Mars
The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine, engineer/mixer

"Love the Way You Lie" - Eminem & Rihanna
Alex Da Kid & Makeba Riddick, producers; Alex Da Kid, Eminem & Mike Strange, engineers/mixers

"F*** You" - Cee Lo Green
The Smeezingtons, producers

"Empire State of Mind" - Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Angela Hunte, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Shux, producers; Ken "Duro" Ifill, Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton & Ann Mincieli, engineers/mixers

"Need You Now" - Lady Antebellum
Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer

อัลบั้มแห่งปี

The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire & Markus Dravs, producers; Arcade Fire, Mark Lawson & Craig Silvey, engineers/mixers; Mark Lawson, mastering engineer

Recovery - Eminem
featured artists; Kobe, Lil Wayne, Pink & Rihanna, producers; Alex Da Kid, Boi-1da, Nick Brongers, Supa Dups, DJ Khalil, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Havoc, Emile Haynie, Jim Jonsin, Just Blaze, Mr. Porter & Script Shepherd, engineers/mixers; Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, mastering engineer

Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer; Andrew Mendelson, mastering engineer

The Fame Monster - Lady Gaga
Beyoncé, featured artist; Ron Fair, Fernando Garibay, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jerkins, Lady Gaga, RedOne, Teddy Riley & Space Cowboy, producers; Eelco Bakker, Christian Delano, Mike Donaldson, Paul Foley, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jenkins, Hisashi Mizoguchi, Robert Orton, Dan Parry, Jack Joseph Puig, RedOne, Teddy Riley, Dave Russel, Johnny Severin, Space Cowboy, Mark Stent, Jonas Wetling & Frank Wolff, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer

Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
Snoop Dogg, featured artist; Ammo, Benny Blanco, Dr. Luke, Kuk Harrell, Max Martin, Stargate, C. "Tricky" Stewart, Sandy Vee & Greg Wells, producers; Steve Churchyard, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland, Jaycen-Joshua, Damien Lewis, Chris O'Ryan, Carlos Oyanedel, Paris, Phil Tan, Brain Thomas, Lewis Tozour, Miles Walker, Emily Wright & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer

เพลงแห่งปี

"Beg Steal Or Borrow"
Ray LaMontagne, songwriter (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)

"F*** You"
Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Cee Lo Green)

"The House That Built Me"
Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)

"Love The Way You Lie"
Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem featuring Rihanna)

"Need You Now"
Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)

ศิลปินหน้าใหม่ยอดเยี่ยม

Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence & The Machine
Esperanza Spalding
Mumford & Sons

 ป๊อบ 
นักร้องป๊อบหญิงยอดเยี่ยม

"King of Anything" - Sara Bareilles
"Halo" (Live) - Beyoncé
"Chasing Pirates" - Norah Jones
"Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga
"Teenage Dream" - Katy Perry

นักร้องป๊อบชายยอดเยี่ยม

"Haven't Met You Yet" - Michael Bublé
"This Is It" - Michael Jackson
"Whataya Want From Me" - Adam Lambert
"Just The Way You Are" - Bruno Mars
"Half of My Heart" - John Mayer

นักร้องป๊อบกลุ่มยอดเยี่ยม

"Don't Stop Believin'" (Regionals Version) - Glee Cast
"Misery" - Maroon 5
"The Only Exception" - Paramore
"Babyfather" - Sade
"Hey, Soul Sister" (Live) - Train

การประสานในเพลงป๊อบยอดเยี่ยม

"Airplanes, Part II" - B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams
"Imagine" - Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono Nº1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangaré
"If It Wasn't For Bad" - Elton John & Leon Russell
"Telephone" - Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
"California Gurls" - Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg

เพลงป๊อบบรรเลงยอดเยี่ยม

"Flow" - Laurie Anderson
"Nessun Dorma" - Jeff Beck
"No Mystery" - Stanley Clarke
"Orchestral Intro" - Gorillaz
"Sleepwalk" - The Brian Setzer Orchestra

อัลบั้มเพลงป๊อบบรรเลงยอดเยี่ยม

Pushing The Envelope - Gerald Albright
Take Your Pick - Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto
Heart and Soul - Kenny G
Singularity - Robby Krieger
Everything Is Everything: The Music Of Donny Hathaway - Kirk Whalum

อัลบั้มเพลงป๊อบยอดเยี่ยม

My World 2.0 - Justin Bieber
I Dreamed a Dream - Susan Boyle
The Fame Monster - Lady Gaga
Battle Studies - John Mayer
Teenage Dream - Katy Perry

แดนซ์
Best Dance Recording

"Rocket" - Goldfrapp
Alison Goldfrapp & Will Gregory, producers; Mark 'Spike' Stent, mixer
"In for the Kill" - La Roux
Elly Jackson & Ben Langmaid, producers; Serban Ghenea & John Hanes, mixers
"Dance in the Dark" - Lady Gaga
Fernando Garibay & Lady Gaga, producers; Robert Orton, mixer
"Only Girl (In the World)" - Rihanna
Crystal Johnson, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Sandy Wilhelm, producers: Stargate, Sandy Vee
"Dancing on My Own" - Robyn
Patrik Berger & Robyn, producers; Niklas Flyckt, mixer

Best Electronic/Dance Album

These Hopeful Machines - BT
Further - The Chemical Brothers
Head First - Goldfrapp
Black Light - Groove Armada
La Roux - La Roux

 Traditional pop 
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

 Crazy Love - Michael Bublé
 The Greatest Love Songs of All Time - Barry Manilow
 Let It Be Me: Mathis in Nashville - Johnny Mathis
 Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V - Rod Stewart
 Love Is the Answer - Barbra Streisand

 Rock 
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

 "Run Back to Your Side" - Eric Clapton
 "Crossroads" - John Mayer
 "Helter Skelter" - Paul McCartney
 "Silver Rider" - Robert Plant and the Band of Joy
 "Angry World" - Neil Young

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

 "Ready To Start" - Arcade Fire
 "I Put a Spell on You" - Jeff Beck & Joss Stone
 "Tighten Up" - The Black Keys
 "Radioactive" - Kings of Leon
 "Resistance" - Muse

Best Hard Rock Performance

 "A Looking in View" - Alice in Chains
 "Let Me Hear You Scream" - Ozzy Osbourne
 "Black Rain" - Soundgarden
 "Between the Lines" - Stone Temple Pilots
 "New Fang" - Them Crooked Vultures

Best Metal Performance

 "El Dorado" - Iron Maiden
 "Let the Guilt Go" - Korn
 "In Your Words" - Lamb Of God
 "Sudden Death" - Megadeth
 "World Painted Blood" - Slayer

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

 "Hammerhead" - Jeff Beck
 "Black Mud" - The Black Keys
 "Do The Murray" - Los Lobos
 "Kundalini Bonfire" - Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
 "The Deathless Horsie" - Dweezil Zappa

Best Rock Song

 "Angry World"
 Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
 "Little Lion Man"
 Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
 "Radioactive"
 Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings of Leon)
 "Resistance"
 Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
 "Tighten Up"
 Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)

Best Rock Album
 Emotion & Commotion - Jeff Beck
 The Resistance - Muse
 Backspacer - Pearl Jam
 Mojo - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
 Le Noise - Neil Young

 Alternative 
Best Alternative Music Album

 The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
 Infinite Arms - Band Of Horses
 Brothers - The Black Keys
 Broken Bells - Broken Bells
 Contra - Vampire Weekend

 R&B 
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
 "Everything to Me" - Monica
 "Gone Already" - Faith Evans
 "Bittersweet" - Fantasia
 "Tired" - Kelly Price
 "Holdin' You Down" - Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
 "Second Chance" - El DeBarge
 "Finding My Way Back" - Jaheim
 "Why Would You Stay" - Kem
 "We're Still Friends" - (Kirk Whalum &) Musiq Soulchild
 "There Goes My Baby" - Usher

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
"Soldier of Love" - Sade
"Love" - Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller
"Take My Time" - Chris Brown & Tank
"You've Got a Friend" - Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin
"Shine" - John Legend & The Roots

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
"When a Woman Loves" - R. Kelly
"Hang on in There" - John Legend & The Roots
"You're So Amazing" - Calvin Richardson
"In Between" - Ryan Shaw
"Go" [Live] - Betty Wright

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
"Little One" - Bilal
"Fuck You!" - Cee Lo Green
"Orion" - Carolyn Malachi
"Tightrope" - Janelle Monáe & Big Boi
"Still" - Eric Roberson

Best R&B Song
"Bittersweet"
Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly, songwriters (Fantasia)
"Finding My Way Back"
Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland & Miquel Jontel, songwriters (Jaheim)
"Second Chance"
E. Debarge & Mischke, songwriters (El DeBarge)
"Shine"
John Stephens, songwriter (John Legend & The Roots)
"Why Would You Stay"
K. Owens, songwriter (Kem)

Best R&B Album
Still Standing - Monica
Back To Me - Fantasia
Another Round - Jaheim
Wake Up! - John Legend & The Roots
The Love & War Masterpeace - Raheem DeVaughn

Best Contemporary R&B Album
TP4 - R. Kelly
Graffiti - Chris Brown
Transition - Ryan Leslie
The ArchAndroid - Janelle Monáe
Raymond V Raymond - Usher

 Rap 
Best Rap Solo Performance

"Over" - Drake
"Not Afraid" - Eminem
"How Low" - Ludacris
"I'm Back" - T.I.
"Power" - Kanye West

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

"Shutterbugg" - Big Boi & Cutty
"Fancy" - Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz
"On To The Next One" - Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
"My Chick Bad" - Ludacris & Nicki Minaj
"Lose My Mind" - Young Jeezy & Plies

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

"Nothin' On You" - B.o.B & Bruno Mars
"Deuces" - Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall
"Love The Way You Lie" - Eminem & Rihanna
"Empire State Of Mind" - Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
"Wake Up! Everybody" - John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common

Best Rap Song

"Empire State Of Mind"
Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)
"Love The Way You Lie"
Alex da Kid, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem & Rihanna)
"Not Afraid"
M. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, L. Resto & M. Samuels, songwriters (Eminem)
"Nothin' On You"
Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Bobby Simmons Jr., songwriters (B.o.B & Bruno Mars)
"On To The Next One"
Shawn Carter, J. Chaton & K. Dean, songwriters (G. Auge & X. De Rosnay, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)

Best Rap Album

The Adventures Of Bobby Ray - B.o.B
Thank Me Later - Drake
Recovery - Eminem
The Blueprint 3 - Jay-Z
How I Got Over - The Roots

 Country 
Best Female Country Vocal Performance

"Satisfied" - Jewel
"The House That Built Me" - Miranda Lambert
"Swingin'" - LeAnn Rimes
"Temporary Home" - Carrie Underwood
"I'd Love To Be Your Last" - Gretchen Wilson

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

"Macon" - Jamey Johnson
"Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)" - Toby Keith
"Turning Home" - David Nail
"'Til Summer Comes Around" - Keith Urban
"Gettin' You Home" - Chris Young

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

"Free" - Zac Brown Band
"Elizabeth" - Dailey & Vincent
"Need You Now" - Lady Antebellum
"Little White Church" - Little Big Town
"Where Rainbows Never Die" - The SteelDrivers

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

"Bad Angel" - Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
"Pride (In the Name of Love)" - Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
"As She's Walking Away" - Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
"Hillbilly Bone" - Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins
"I Run To You" - Marty Stuart & Connie Smith

Best Country Instrumental Performance

"Tattoo Of A Smudge" - Cherryholmes
"Magic #9" - The Infamous Stringdusters
"New Chance Blues" - Punch Brothers
"Willow Creek" - Darrell Scott
"Hummingbyrd" - Marty Stuart

Best Country Song

"The Breath You Take"
Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon & Jessie Jo Dillon, songwriters (George Strait)
"Free"
Zac Brown, songwriter (Zac Brown Band)
"The House That Built Me"
Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
"I'd Love To Be Your Last"
Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate & Sam Tate, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
"If I Die Young"
Kimberly Perry, songwriter (The Band Perry)
"Need You Now"
Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)

Best Country Album

Up On The Ridge - Dierks Bentley
You Get What You Give - Zac Brown Band
The Guitar Song - Jamey Johnson
Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
Revolution - Miranda Lambert

 New Age 
Best New Age Album

Ocean - Michael Brant DeMaria
Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai, Volume 4 - Kitaro
Dancing Into Silence - R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton & Will Clipman
Miho: Journey To The Mountain - Paul Winter Consort
Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 4 - Zamora

 Jazz 
Best Contemporary Jazz Album

The Stanley Clarke Band - The Stanley Clarke Band
Never Can Say Goodbye - Joey DeFrancesco
Now Is The Time - Jeff Lorber Fusion
To The One - John McLaughlin
Backatown - Trombone Shorty

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee - Dee Dee Bridgewater
Freddy Cole Sings Mr. B - Freddy Cole
When Lights Are Low - Denise Donatelli
Ages - Lorraine Feather
Water - Gregory Porter

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

"Solar" - Alan Broadbent
"A Change Is Gonna Come" - Herbie Hancock
"Body And Soul" - Keith Jarrett
"Lonely Woman" - Hank Jones
"Van Gogh" - Wynton Marsalis

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

Positootly! - John Beasley
The New Song And Dance - Clayton Brothers
Historicity - Vijay Iyer Trio
Moody 4B - James Moody
Providencia - Danilo Pérez

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Infernal Machines - Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
Autumn: In Moving Pictures Jazz - Chamber Music Vol. 2 - Billy Childs Ensemble Featuring The Ying String Quartet
Pathways - Dave Holland Octet
54 - Metropole Orkest, John Scofield & Vince Mendoza
Mingus Big Band Live At Jazz Standard - Mingus Big Band

Best Latin Jazz Album

Tango Grill - Pablo Aslan
Second Chance - Hector Martignon
Psychedelic Blues - Poncho Sanchez
Chucho's Steps - Chucho Valdés And The Afro-Cuban Messengers
¡Bien Bien! - Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet

 Gospel 
Best Gospel Performance

"He Wants It All" - Forever Jones
"You Hold My World" - Israel Houghton
"Nobody Greater" - VaShawn Mitchell
"He's Been Just That Good - Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway
"Grace" - BeBe & CeCe Winans

Best Gospel Song

"Beautiful Things"
Lisa Gungor & Michael Gungor, songwriters (Gungor)
"Better Than A Hallelujah"
Sarah Hart & Chapin Hartford, songwriters (Amy Grant)
"It's What I Do"
Jerry Peters & Kirk Whalum, songwriters (Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway)
"Our God"
Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman, Jesse Reeves & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)
"Return To Sender"
Gordon Kennedy, songwriter (Ricky Skaggs)

Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album

Church Music - David Crowder Band
For Those Who Wait - Fireflight
Beautiful Things - Gungor
Rehab - Lecrae
Hello Hurricane - Switchfoot

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

Beauty Will Rise - Steven Curtis Chapman
Love God. Love People. - Israel Houghton
Pieces of a Real Heart - Sanctus Real
Mosaic - Ricky Skaggs
Tonight - TobyMac

Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album

Times Like These - Austins Bridge
The Reason - Diamond Rio
Expecting Good Things - Jeff & Sheri Easter
Journey On - Ty Herndon
Live At Oak Tree: Karen Peck & New River - Karen Peck & New River

Best Traditional Gospel Album

The Experience - Vanessa Bell Armstrong
A City Called Heaven - Shirley Caesar
Downtown Church - Patty Griffin
Here I Am - Marvin Sapp
All In One - Karen Clark Sheard

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

Get Ready - Forever Jones
Love Unstoppable - Fred Hammond
Triumphant - VaShawn Mitchell
Aaron Sledge - Aaron Sledge
Still - BeBe & CeCe Winans

 Latin 
Best Latin Pop Album

Poquita Ropa - Ricardo Arjona
Alex Cuba - Alex Cuba
Boleto de Entrada - Kany García
Paraíso Express - Alejandro Sanz
Otra Cosa - Julieta Venegas

Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album

Oro - ChocQuibTown
Amor Vincit Omnia - Draco
El Existential- Grupo Fantasma
Bulevar 2000 - Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich+Fussible
1977 - Ana Tijoux

Best Tropical Latin Album

Sin Salsa No Hay Paraiso - El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
Asondeguerra - Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Irrepetible - Gilberto Santa Rosa
Viva La Tradición - Spanish Harlem Orchestra
100 Sones Cubanos - (Various Artists); Edesio Alejandro, Nelson Estevez & Juan Hidalgo, producers

Best Regional Mexican Album

NO NOMINEES
There were fewer than ten artists entered into this category, so per Academy rules The Recording Academy will not be announcing nominations or presenting a GRAMMY Award in this category this year.

Best Tejano Album
Recuerdos - Little Joe & La Familia
Sabes Bien - Juan P. Moreno
In The Pocket - Joe Posada
Homenaje A Mi Padre - Sunny Sauceda Y Todo Eso
Cookin - Tortilla Factory

Best Norteño Album

Indispensable - Angel Fresnillo
Classic - Intocable
Ni Hoy Ni Mañana - Gerardo Ortiz
Desde La Cantina Volumen 1 - Pesado
Intensamente - Principez De La Musica Norteña

Best Banda Album

Ando Bien Pedo - Banda Los Recoditos
Caricias Compradas... - Cuisillos
Con La Fuerza Del Corrido - El Chapo
Enamórate De Mí - El Güero Y Su Banda Centenario
Todo Depende De Ti - La Arrolladora Banda El Limon

 American roots 
Best Americana Album

The List - Rosanne Cash
Tin Can Trust - Los Lobos
Country Music - Willie Nelson
Band Of Joy - Robert Plant
You Are Not Alone - Mavis Staples

Best Bluegrass Album

Circles Around Me - Sam Bush
Mountain Soul II - Patty Loveless
Family Circle - The Del McCoury Band
Legacy - Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band
Reckless - The SteelDrivers

Best Traditional Blues Album

Giant - James Cotton
Memphis Blues - Cyndi Lauper
The Well - Charlie Musselwhite
Joined At The Hip - Pinetop Perkins & Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith
Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites - Jimmie Vaughan

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Nothing's Impossible - Solomon Burke
Tribal - Dr. John And The Lower 911
Living Proof - Buddy Guy
Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook - Bettye LaVette
Live! In Chicago - Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Featuring Hubert Sumlin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Bryan Lee, And Buddy Flett

Best Traditional Folk Album

Genuine Negro Jig - Carolina Chocolate Drops
Onward And Upward - Luther Dickinson & The Sons Of Mudboy
Memories Of John - The John Hartford Stringband
Maria Muldaur & Her Garden Of Joy - Maria Muldaur
Ricky Skaggs Solo: Songs My Dad Loved - Ricky Skaggs

Best Contemporary Folk Album

Love Is Strange - En Vivo Con Tino - Jackson Browne & David Lindley
The Age Of Miracles - Mary Chapin Carpenter
Somedays The Song Writes You - Guy Clark
God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise - Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs
Dream Attic - Richard Thompson

Best Hawaiian Music Album

Huana Ke Aloha - Tia Carrere
Amy Hanaiali'i And Slack Key Masters Of Hawaii - Amy Hanaiali‘i And Slack Key Masters Of Hawaii
Polani - Daniel Ho
The Legend - Ledward Kaapana
Maui On My Mind - Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Jeff Peterson

Best Native American Music Album

XI - Bear Creek
Temptations: Cree Round Dance Songs - Northern Cree
Woodnotes Wyld: Historic Flute Sounds From The Dr. Richard W. Payne Collection - Peter Phippen
2010 Gathering Of Nations Pow Wow: A Spirit's Dance - (Various Artists); Derek Mathews, Dr. Lita Mathews & Melonie Mathews, producers

Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album

Zydeco Junkie - Chubby Carrier And The Bayou Swamp Band
En Couleurs - Feufollet
Happy Go Lucky - D.L. Menard
Back Home - The Pine Leaf Boys
Creole Moon: Live At The Blue Moon Saloon - Cedric Watson et Bijou Créole

 Reggae 
Best Reggae Album

Before The Dawn - Buju Banton
Isaacs Meets Isaac - Gregory Isaacs & King Isaac
Revelation - Lee "Scratch" Perry
Made In Jamaica - Bob Sinclar And Sly & Robbie
One Pop Reggae + - Sly & Robbie And The Family Taxi
Legacy An Acoustic Tribute To Peter Tosh - Andrew Tosh

 World music 

Best Traditional World Music Album

Pure Sounds - Gyuto Monks Of Tibet
I Speak Fula - Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
Grace - Soweto Gospel Choir
Ali And Toumani - Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté
Tango Universal - Vayo

Best Contemporary World Music Album

Throw Down Your Heart , Africa Sessions Part 2: Unreleased Tracks - Béla Fleck
All In One - Bebel Gilberto
ÕŸÖ - Angelique Kidjo
Bom Tempo - Sérgio Mendes
Om Namo Narayanaya: Soul Call - Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon

 Children's 
Best Musical Album For Children

Here Comes Science - They Might Be Giants
Jungle Gym - Justin Roberts
Sunny Days - Battersby Duo
Tomorrow's Children - Pete Seeger With The Rivertown Kids And Friends
Weird Things Are Everywhere! - Judy Pancoast

Best Spoken Word Album For Children

Anne Frank: The Diary Of A Young Girl: The Definitive Edition - Selma Blair
The Best Candy In The Whole World - Bill Harley
Healthy Food For Thought: Good Enough To Eat - (Various Artists); Jim Cravero, Paula Lizzi & Steve Pullara, producers
Julie Andrews' Collection Of Poems, Songs, And Lullabies - Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton
Nanny McPhee Returns - Emma Thompson

 Spoken word 
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)
 American on Purpose - Craig Ferguson
 The Bedwetter - Sarah Silverman
 The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook) - Jon Stewart (With Samantha Bee, Wyatt Cenac, Jason Jones, John Oliver & Sigourney Weaver)
 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future… - Michael J. Fox
 This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection - Carol Burnett
 The Woody Allen Collection: Mere Anarchy, Side Effects, Without Feathers, Getting Even - Woody Allen

 Comedy 
Best Comedy Album

Cho Dependent - Margaret Cho
I Told You I Was Freaky - Flight of the Conchords
Kathy Griffin Does the Bible Belt - Kathy Griffin
Stark Raving Black - Lewis Black
Weapons of Self Destruction - Robin Williams

 Musical show 
Best Musical Show Album

 American Idiot (Featuring Green Day) - Billie Joe Armstrong, producer (Green Day, composers; Billie Joe Armstrong, lyricist)
 Fela! - Robert Sher, producer (Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, composer; Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, lyricist)
 A Little Night Music - Tommy Krasker, producer (Stephen Sondheim, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist)
 Promises, Promises - David Caddick & David Lai, producers (Burt Bacharach, composer; Hal David, lyricist)
 Sondheim On Sondheim - Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist)

 Film, TV and other visual media 
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

Crazy Heart
Glee: The Music, Volume 1
Tremé
True Blood - Volume 2
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Alice In Wonderland - Danny Elfman
Avatar - James Horner
Inception - Hans Zimmer
Sherlock Holmes - Hans Zimmer
Toy Story 3 - Randy Newman

Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

"Down In New Orleans" (From The Princess And The Frog)
Randy Newman, songwriter (Dr. John)
"I See You" (From Avatar)
Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell & James Horner, songwriters (Leona Lewis)
"Kiss Like Your Kiss" (From True Blood)
Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams & Elvis Costello)
"This City" (From Tremé)
Steve Earle, songwriter (Steve Earle)
"The Weary Kind" (From Crazy Heart)
Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett, songwriters (Ryan Bingham)

 Composing and arranging 
Best Instrumental Composition
"Aurora" - Patrick Williams
"Battle Circle" - Gerald Clayton
"Box Of Cannoli" - Tim Hagans
"Fourth Stream...La Banda" - Bill Cunliffe
"The Path Among The Trees" - Billy Childs

Best Instrumental Arrangement
"Carlos" - Vince Mendoza
"Fanfare For A New Day" - Patrick Williams
"Itsbynne Reel" - Gil Goldstein
"Monet" - Ted Nash
"Skip To My Lou" - Frank Macchia

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
"Baba Yetu" - Christopher Tin, arranger (Christopher Tin, Soweto Gospel Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
"Baby" - Roger Treece, arranger (Bobby McFerrin)
"Based On A Thousand True Stories" - Vince Mendoza, arranger (Silje Nergaard & Metropole Orchestra Strings)
"Don't Explain" - Geoffrey Keezer, arranger (Denise Donatelli)
"Imagine" - Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, arrangers (Herbie Hancock, Pink, Seal, Jeff Beck, India.Arie, Konono No 1 & Oumou Sangare)

 Package 
Best Recording Package
Brothers - Michael Carney, art director (The Black Keys)
Eggs - Malene Mathiasson, Malthe Fischer, Kristoffer Rom, Nis Svoldgård & Aske Zidore, art directors (Oh No Ono)
Hadestown - Brian Grunert, art director (Anaïs Mitchell)
What Will We Be - Devendra Banhart & Jon Beasley, art directors (Devendra Banhart)
Yonkers NY - Andrew Taray, art director (Chip Taylor)

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

Light: On The South Side - Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists)
Minotaur (Deluxe Edition) - Jeff Anderson & Vaughan Oliver, art directors (The Pixies)
A Sideman's Journey (Limited Collector's Super Deluxe Box Set) - Daniel Reiss & Klaus Voormann, art directors (Voormann & Friends)
Story Island - Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (Various Artists)
Under Great White Northern Lights (Limited Edition Box Set) - Rob Jones & Jack White III, art directors (The White Stripes)

 Album notes 
Best Album Notes

Alan Lomax In Haiti: Recordings For The Library Of Congress, 1936–1937 - Gage Averill, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Keep An Eye On The Sky - Robert Gordon, album notes writer (Big Star)
Side Steps - Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (John Coltrane)
There Breathes A Hope: The Legacy Of John Work II And His Fisk Jubilee Quartet, 1909–1916 - Doug Seroff, album notes writer (Fisk University Jubilee Quartet)
True Love Cast Out All Evil - Will Sheff, album notes writer (Roky Erickson With Okkervil River)

 Historical 
Best Historical Album

Alan Lomax In Haiti: Recordings For The Library Of Congress, 1936-1937
Jeffrey A. Greenberg, David Katznelson & Anna Lomax Wood, compilation producers; Steve Rosenthal & Warren Russell-Smith, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings)
Jeff Jones, compilation producer; Paul Hicks, Sean Magee, Guy Massey, Sam Okell & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (The Beatles)
The Complete Mother's Best Recordings...Plus!
Colin Escott, Mike Jason & Jett Williams, compilation producers; Joseph M. Palmaccio, mastering engineer (Hank Williams)
Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings And More
Andy McKaie, compilation producer; Erick Labson, mastering engineer (Buddy Holly)
Where The Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968
Alec Palao, Cheryl Pawelski & Andrew Sandoval, compilation producers; Dan Hersch & Andrew Sandoval, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

 Production, non-classical 
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
An Engineer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.)

Battle Studies
Michael H. Brauer, Joe Ferla, Chad Franscoviak & Manny Marroquin, engineers (John Mayer)
Dirty Side Down
John Keane, engineer (Widespread Panic)
Emotion & Commotion
Steve Lipson, engineer (Jeff Beck)
God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise
Ryan Freeland, engineer (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
Pink Elephant
Seth Presant & Leon F. Sylvers III, engineers (N'dambi)

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Rob Cavallo
 Brand New Eyes - Paramore (A)
 Hang Cool Teddy Bear - Meat Loaf (A)
 Happy Hour - Uncle Kracker (A)
 Music Again - Adam Lambert (T)
 Soaked - Adam Lambert (T)
 Sure Fire Winners - Adam Lambert (T)
 Time for Miracles - Adam Lambert (T)
 When It's Time - Green Day (T)

Danger Mouse
 Broken Bells - Broken Bells (A)
 Dark Night of the Soul - Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse (A)
 Tighten Up - The Black Keys (T)

Dr. Luke
 California Gurls - Katy Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg (T)
 For Your Entertainment - Adam Lambert (T)
 Hungover - Kesha (T)
 Kiss n Tell - Kesha (T)
 Magic - B.o.B. Featuring Rivers Cuomo (T)
 Take It Off - Kesha (T)
 Teenage Dream - Katy Perry (T)
 Your Love Is My Drug - Kesha (T)

RedOne
 Alejandro - Lady Gaga (S)
 Bad Romance - Lady Gaga (S)
 The Fame Monster - Lady Gaga (A)
 I Like It - Enrique Iglesias Featuring Pitbull (S)
 More - Usher (T)
 We Are the World 25 for Haiti - Artists for Haiti (S)
 Whole Lotta Love - Mary J. Blige (S)

The Smeezingtons (Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine)
 Billionaire - Travie McCoy Featuring Bruno Mars (T)
 Bow Chicka Wow Wow - Mike Posner (T)
 Fuck You - Cee Lo Green (S)
 Island Queen - Sean Kingston (T)
 Just the Way You Are - Bruno Mars (S)
 Nothin' on You - B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars (T)

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

Fantasy (Morgan Page Remix)
Morgan Page, remixer (Nadia Ali)
Funk Nasty (Wolfgang Gartner Remix Edit)
Wolfgang Gartner, remixer (Andy Caldwell Featuring Gram'ma Funk)
Orpheus (Quiet Carnival) (Funk Generation Mix)
Mike Rizzo, remixer (Sérgio Mendes)
Revolver (David Guetta's One Love Club Remix)
David Guetta, remixer (Madonna)
Sweet Disposition (Axwell & Dirty South Remix)
Axel Hedfors & Dragan Roganovic, remixers (The Temper Trap)

Production, surround sound
Best Surround Sound Album

Britten's Orchestra
Keith O. Johnson, surround mix engineer; Keith O. Johnson, surround mastering engineer; David Frost, surround producer (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
The Incident
Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround producer (Porcupine Tree)
Parallax Eden
David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber)
Songs And Stories (Monster Music Version)
Don Murray, surround mix engineer; Sangwook Nam & Doug Sax, surround mastering engineers; John Burk, Noel Lee & Marcus Miller, surround producers (George Benson)
Trondheimsolistene - In Folk Style
Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (TrondheimSolistene)

Production, classical
Best Engineered Album, Classical
An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)

Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina
Mark Donahue, John Hill & Dirk Sobotka, engineers (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
Have You Ever Been...?
Robert Friedrich, engineer (Turtle Island Quartet, Stefon Harris & Mike Marshall)
Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse
David Frost, Tom Lazarus, Steven Mackey & Dirk Sobotka, engineers (Gil Rose, Rinde Eckert, Catch Electric Guitar Quartet, Synergy Vocals & Boston Modern Orchestra Project)
Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works
Leslie Ann Jones, Kory Kruckenberg & David Sabee, engineers (Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams)
Vocabularies
Steve Miller, Allen Sides & Roger Treece, engineers (Bobby McFerrin)

Producer Of The Year, Classical
A Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)
Blanton Alspaugh
 Corigliano: Violin Concerto 'The Red Violin' (Michael Ludwig, JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
 Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
 Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 (Leonard Slatkin & Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
 Tower Of The Eight Winds - Music For Violin & Piano By Judith Shatin (Borup-Ernst Duo)
 Tyberg: Symphony No. 3; Piano Trio (JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
 Wind Serenades (Gregory Wolynec & Gateway Chamber Ensemble)

David Frost
 Britten's Orchestra (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
 Chambers, Evan: The Old Burying Ground (Kenneth Kiesler & The University Of Michigan Symphony Orchestra)
 Dorman, Avner: Concertos For Mandolin, Piccolo, Piano And Concerto Grosso (Andrew Cyr, Eliran Avni, Mindy Kaufman, Avi Avital & Metropolis Ensemble)
 The 5 Browns In Hollywood (5 Browns)
 Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse (Gil Rose, Rinde Eckert, Catch Electric Guitar Quartet, Synergy Vocals & Boston Modern Orchestra Project)
 Meeting Of The Spirits (Matt Haimovitz)
 Two Roads To Exile (ARC Ensemble)

Tim Handley
 Adams: Nixon In China (Marin Alsop, Tracy Dahl, Marc Heller, Thomas Hammons, Maria Kanyova, Robert Orth, Chen-Ye Yan, Opera Colorado Chorus & Colorado Symphony Orchestra)
 Debussy: Le Martyre De Saint Sébastien (Jun Märkl & Orchestre National De Lyon)
 Dohnányi: Variations On A Nursery Song (JoAnn Falletta, Eldar Nebolsin & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
 Harris: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 (Marin Alsop & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
 Hubay: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 And 2 (Chloë Hanslip, Andrew Mogrelia & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
 Messiaen: Poèmes Pour Mi (Anne Schwanewilms, Jun Märkl & Orchestre National De Lyon)
 Piazzolla: Sinfonía Buenos Aires (Daniel Binelli, Tianwa Yang, Giancarlo Guerro & Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
 Ries: Works For Flute And Piano (Uwe Grodd & Matteo Napoli)
 Roussel: Symphony No. 1 (Stéphane Denève & Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
 Shchedrin: Concertos For Orchestra Nos. 4 & 5 (Kirill Karabits & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
 Stamitz: Flute Concertos (Robert Aitken, Donatas Katkus & St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra)
 Strauss, R: Josephs-Legende; Rosenkavalier; Die Frau Ohne Schatten (Orchestral Suites) (JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)

Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
 Brubeck: Songs Of Praise (Lynne Morrow, Richard Grant, Quartet San Francisco & The Pacific Mozart Ensemble)
 Cascade Of Roses (Janice Weber)
 Gnattali: Solo & Chamber Works For Guitar (Marc Regnier)
 If I Were A Bird (Michael Lewin)
 Kletzki: Piano Concerto (Joseph Banowetz, Thomas Sanderling & Russian Philharmonic Orchestra)
 Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works (Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams)
 Rubinstein: Piano Music (1852–1894) (Joseph Banowetz)
 Rubinstein: Piano Music (1871–1890) (Joseph Banowetz)
 20th Century Harp Sonatas (Sarah Schuster Ericsson)

James Mallinson
 Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (Bernard Haitink, Duain Wolfe, Miah Persson, Christianne Stotijn, Chicago Symphony Chorus & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
 Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet (Valery Gergiev & London Symphony Orchestra)
 Shchedrin: The Enchanted Wanderer (Valery Gergiev, Evgeny Akimov, Sergei Aleksashkin, Kristina Kapustinskaya, Mariinsky Chorus & Mariinsky Orchestra)
 Strauss, R: Ein Heldenleben; Webern: Im Sommerwind (Bernard Haitink & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
 Strauss, R: Eine Alpensinfonie (Bernard Haitink & London Symphony Orchestra)
 Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations; Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante (Gautier Capuçon, Valery Gergiev & Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
 Wagner: Parsifal (Valery Gergiev, Gary Lehman, Violeta Urmana, René Pape, Evgeny Nikitin, Alexei Tanovitski, Nikolai Putilin, Mariinsky Chorus & Mariinsky Orchestra)

Classical
Best Classical Album
Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 - Mariss Jansons, conductor; Everett Porter, producer; Everett Porter, mastering engineer (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina - Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; Mark Donahue, John Hill & Dirk Sobotka, engineers/mixers (Terrence Wilson; Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse - Gil Rose, conductor; Rinde Eckert; Catch Electric Guitar Quartet; David Frost, producer; David Frost, Tom Lazarus, Steven Mackey & Dirk Sobotka, engineers/mixers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Synergy Vocals)
Sacrificium - Giovanni Antonini, conductor; Cecilia Bartoli; Arend Prohmann, producer; Philip Siney, engineer/mixer (Il Giardino Armonico)
Verdi: Requiem - Riccardo Muti, conductor; Duain Wolfe, chorus master; Christopher Alder, producer; David Frost, Tom Lazarus & Christopher Willis, engineers/mixers (Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli & Mario Zeffiri; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus)

Best Orchestral Performance
Bruckner: "Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4" - Mariss Jansons, conductor (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
"Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; "Deus Ex Machina" - Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Terrence Wilson; Nashville Symphony)
Mackey, Steven: "Dreamhouse" - Gil Rose, conductor; Rinde Eckert (Catch Electric Guitar Quartet; Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Synergy Vocals)
Salieri: "Overtures & Stage Music" - Thomas Fey, conductor (Mannheimer Mozartorchester)
Stravinsky: Pulcinella; Symphony In Three Movements; "Four Études" - Pierre Boulez, conductor (Roxana Constantinescu, Kyle Ketelsen & Nicholas Phan; Chicago Symphony Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording
Berg: "Lulu"
Antonio Pappano, conductor; Agneta Eichenholz, Jennifer Larmore, Klaus Florian Vogt & Michael Volle; David Groves, producer (Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House)
Hasse: "Marc' Antonio E Cleopatra"
Matthew Dirst, conductor; Jamie Barton & Ava Pine; Keith Weber, producer (Ars Lyrica Houston)
Saariaho: "L'Amour De Loin"
Kent Nagano, conductor; Daniel Belcher, Ekaterina Lekhina & Marie-Ange Todorovitch; Martin Sauer, producer (Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Rundfunkchor Berlin)
Shchedrin: "The Enchanted Wanderer"
Valery Gergiev, conductor; Evgeny Akimov, Sergei Aleksashkin & Kristina Kapustinskaya; James Mallinson, producer (Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre; Chorus Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
Sullivan: "Ivanhoe"
David Lloyd-Jones, conductor; Neal Davies, Geraldine McGreevy, James Rutherford, Toby Spence & Janice Watson; Brian Pidgeon, producer (BBC National Orchestra Of Wales; Adrian Partington Singers)

Best Choral Performance

Bach: "Cantatas" - Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor; Erwin Ortner, chorus master (Bernarda Fink, Gerald Finley, Christian Gerhaher, Werner Güra, Julia Kleiter, Christine Schäfer, Anton Scharinger & Kurt Streit; Concentus Musicau Wien; Arnold Schoenberg Chor)
"Baltic Runes" - Paul Hillier, conductor (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)
Haydn: "The Creation" - René Jacobs, conductor; Hans-Christoph Rademann, choir director (Julia Kleiter, Maximilian Schmitt & Johannes Weisser; Freiburger Barockorchester; RIAS Kammerchor)
Martin: "Golgotha" - Daniel Reuss, conductor (Judith Gauthier, Marianne Beate Kielland, Adrian Thompson, Mattijs Van De Woerd & Konstantin Wolff; Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; Cappella Amsterdam & Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)
Verdi: "Requiem" - Riccardo Muti, conductor; Duain Wolfe, chorus master (Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli & Mario Zeffiri; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus)

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)

Daugherty: "Deus Ex Machina" - Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Terrence Wilson (Nashville Symphony)
Dorman, Avner: "Mandolin Concerto" - Andrew Cyr, conductor; Avi Avital (Metropolis Ensemble)
Kletzki: "Piano Concerto In D Minor, Op. 22" - Thomas Sanderling, conductor; Joseph Banowetz (Russian Philharmonic Orchestra)
Mozart: "Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 24" - Mitsuko Uchida (The Cleveland Orchestra)
Porter, Quincy: "Concerto For Viola & Orchestra" - John McLaughlin Williams, conductor; Eliesha Nelson (Northwest Sinfonia)

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)

Chopin: "The Nocturnes" - Nelson Freire
Hamelin: "Études" - Marc-André Hamelin
Messiaen: "Livre Du Saint-Sacrement" - Paul Jacobs
Paganini: "24 Caprices" - Julia Fischer
"20th Century Harp Sonatas" - Sarah Schuster Ericsson

Best Chamber Music Performance

Beethoven: "Complete Sonatas For Violin & Piano" - Isabelle Faust & Alexander Melnikov
Gnattali: "Solo & Chamber Works For Guitar - Marc Regnier" (Tacy Edwards, Natalia Khoma & Marco Sartor)
Ligeti: "String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2" - Parker Quartet
Porter, Quincy: "Complete Viola Works" - Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams (Douglas Rioth; Northwest Sinfonia)
Schoenberg: "String Quartets Nos. 3 & 4" - Fred Sherry String Quartet (Christopher Oldfather & Rolf Schulte)

Best Small Ensemble Performance
"Ceremony And Devotion - Music For The Tudors" - Harry Christophers, conductor; The Sixteen
"Dinastia Borja" - Jordi Savall, conductor; Hespèrion XXI & La Capella Reial De Catalunya (Pascal Bertin, Daniele Carnovich, Lior Elmalich, Montserrat Figueras, Driss El Maloumi, Marc Mauillon, Lluís Vilamajó & Furio Zanasi; Pascal Bertin, Daniele Carnovich, Josep Piera & Francisco Rojas)
"Trondheimsolistene - In Folk Style" - Øyvind Gimse & Geir Inge Lotsberg, conductors (Emilia Amper & Gjermund Larsen; TrondheimSolistene)
"Victoria: Lamentations Of Jeremiah" - Peter Phillips, conductor; The Tallis Scholars
Whitacre, Eric: "Choral Music" - Noel Edison, conductor; Elora Festival Singers (Carol Bauman & Leslie De'Ath)

Best Classical Vocal Performance
"Ombre De Mon Amant - French Baroque Arias" - Anne Sofie Von Otter (William Christie; Les Arts Florissants)
"Sacrificium" - Cecilia Bartoli (Giovanni Antonini; Il Giardino Armonico)
Turina: "Canto A Sevilla" - Lucia Duchonová (Celso Antunes; NDR Radiophilharmonie)
Vivaldi: "Opera Arias - Pyrotechnics" - Vivica Genaux (Fabio Biondi; Europa Galante)
Wagner: "Wesendonck-Lieder" - Measha Brueggergosman (Franz Welser-Möst; The Cleveland Orchestra)

Best Classical Contemporary Composition
"Deus Ex Machina" - Michael Daugherty (Giancarlo Serrano)
"Appassionatamente Plus" - Hans Werner Henze (Stefan Soltesz)
"Graffiti" - Magnus Lindberg (Sakari Oramo)
"Symphony No. 4" - Arvo Pärt (Esa-Pekka Salonen)
"The Enchanted Wanderer" - Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin (Valery Gergiev)

Best Classical Crossover Album

Meeting Of The Spirits - Matt Haimovitz (Amaryllis Jarczyk, Jan Jarczyk, John McLaughlin, Dominic Painchaud, Leanna Rutt & Matt Wilson)
Off The Map - The Silk Road Ensemble
Roots - My Life, My Song - Jessye Norman (Ira Coleman, Steve Johns, Mike Lovatt, Mark Markham & Martin Williams)
Tin, Christopher: Calling All Dawns - Lucas Richman, conductor (Sussan Deyhim, Lia, Kaori Omura, Dulce Pontes, Jia Ruhan, Aoi Tada & Frederica von Stade; Anonymous 4 & Soweto Gospel Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
Vocabularies - Bobby McFerrin

 มิวสิกวิดีโอ 
Best Short Form Music Video

"Ain't No Grave / The Johnny Cash Project" - (Johnny Cash)
Chris Milk, video director; Jennifer Heath, Aaron Koblin & Rick Rubin, video producers
"Love The Way You Lie (Explicit Version)" - Eminem & Rihanna
Joseph Kahn, video director; Maryann Tanedo, video producer
"Stylo" - Gorillaz, Mos Def & Bobby Womack
Pete Candeland & Jamie Hewlett, video directors; Cara Speller, video producer
"Fuck You" - Cee Lo Green
Matt Stawski, video director; Paul Bock, video producer
"Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga
Francis Lawrence, video director; Heather Heller, video producer

Best Long Form Music Video

No Distance Left to Run - Blur
Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern & Giorgio Testi, video directors; Thomas Benski, Laura Collins & Lucas Ochoa, video producers
When You're Strange - The Doors
Tom Dicillo, video director; John Beug, Jeff Jampol, Peter Jankowski & Dick Wolf, video producers
The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story - Arif Mardin
Doug Biro & Joe Mardin, video directors; Doug Biro & Joe Mardin, video producers
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage - Rush
Sam Dunn & Scot McFadyen, video directors; Sam Dunn & Scot McFadyen, video producers
Under Great White Northern Lights - The White Stripes
Emmett Malloy, video director; Ian Montone & Mike Sarkissian, video producers

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