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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.
ll cool j to host 54th annual grammy awards 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. recording academy, cbs enter 10-year grammy deal, associated press, june 21, 2011
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.
grammy pre-telecast ceremony to stream live internationally poster resmi dirancang oleh arsitek frank gehry.
architect frank gehry creates official artwork for the 54th annual grammy, grammy.org december 8, 2011
malam sebelumnya penghargaan, whitney houston meninggal di los angeles, dan produser acara dengan cepat merencanakan tribut, dengan pertunjukan jennifer hudson.
grammys 2012: whitney houston tribute to be sung by 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.
kim burrell, le'andria johnson, kelly price dan trin-i-tee 5:7
rebirth brass band
corinne bailey rae
penayangan utama the beach boys to reunite at 54th grammy awards
berikut ini menampilkan:
bruce springsteenthe e street band
"we take care of our own"
alicia keysbonnie raitt
tribute to etta james"a sunday kind of love"
"turn up the music" "beautiful people"
jason aldeankelly clarkson
"don't you wanna stay"
"we found love" "princess of china" "paradise"
maroon 5 foster the peoplethe beach boys
celebrating the beach boys' 50th anniversary"surfer girl" "wouldn't it be nice" "good vibrations"
paul mccartney diana krall joe walsh
the civil wars
"e.t." "part of me"
"rolling in the deep"
the band perry blake shelton glen campbell
homage to glen campbell"gentle on my mind" "southern nights" "rhinestone cowboy"
tony bennett carrie underwood
"it had to be you"
tribute to whitney houston"i will always love you"
chris brown david guetta lil wayne foo fighters deadmau5
"i can only imagine" "rope" "raise your weapon"
paul mccartney bruce springsteen dave grohl joe walsh rusty anderson brian ray paul wickens abe laboriel, jr.
"golden slumbers" "carry that weight" "the end"
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.
nominasi dan pemenang
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 &
markus dravs, producer; francois chevallier &
ruadhri cushnan, engineers/mixers
"firework"  katy perry
sandy vee, producers; mikkel s.
eriksen, phil tan, sandy vee &
miles walker, engineers/mixers
album of the year
21  adele
jim 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
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 &
ted dwane, ben lovett, marcus mumford &
country winston, songwriters (mumford &
brody brown, claude kelly, the smeezingtons &
andrew wyatt, songwriters (bruno mars)
justin vernon, songwriter (bon iver)
best new artist
the band perry
best pop solo performance
"someone like you"  adele
"yo and i"  lady gaga
"grenade"  bruno mars
"firework"  katy perry
"perfect"  pink
best pop duo/group performance
"body and soul"  tony bennett &
"dearest"  the black keys
"paradise"  coldplay
"pumped up kicks"  foster the people
"moves like jagger"  maroon 5 featuring christina aguilera
best pop instrumental album
the 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 album
21  adele
the lady killer  cee lo green
born this way  lady gaga
hooligans  bruno mars
loud  rihanna
best dance recording
"scary monsters and nice sprites"  skrillex
sonny moore, producer &
"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 &
tim bergling, david guetta &
giorgio tuinfort, producers; tim bergling, mixer
"call your girlfriend"  robyn
klas hlund &
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 album
scary monsters and nice sprites  skrillex
zonoscope  cut copy
4x4=12  deadmau5
nothing but the beat  david guetta
body talk pt. 3  robyn
best traditional pop vocal album
duets 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
best rock performance
"walk"  foo fighters
"every teardrop is a waterfall"  coldplay
"down by the water"  the decemberists
"the cave"  mumford &
"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)
sons, songwriters (mumford &
"down by the water"
colin meloy, songwriter (the decemberists)
"every teardrop is a waterfall"
coldplay, songwriters (coldplay)
radiohead, songwriters (radiohead)
best rock album
wasting 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
best alternative music album
bon 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
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 bent
"radio message"  r. kelly
"good man"  raphael saadiq
"surrender"  betty wright &
best r&b song
"fool for you"
cee lo green &
jack splash, songwriters (cee lo green featuring melanie fiona)
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)
dennis bettis, carl m. days, jr., wirlie morris, charlie wilson &
mahin wilson, songwriters (charlie wilson)
best r&b album
f.a.m.e.  chris brown
second chance  el debarge
love letter  r. kelly
pieces of me  ledisi
kelly  kelly price
best rap performance
"otis"  jay-z &
kanye west featuring otis redding
"look at me now"  chris brown featuring lil wayne &
"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 &
"party"  beyonc featuring andr 3000
"i'm on one"  dj khaled featuring drake, rick ross &
"i need a doctor"  dr. dre featuring eminem &
"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 &
"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 &
"look at me now"
jean baptiste, chris brown, ryan buendia, diplo, lil wayne &
busta rhymes, songwriters (chris brown featuring lil wayne &
kanye west, songwriters (with james brown, jimmy campbell, reg connelly, roy hammond, j. roach, kirk robinson &
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 album
my beautiful dark twisted fantasy  kanye west
watch the throne  jay-z &
tha carter iv  lil wayne
lasers  lupe fiasco
pink friday  nicki minaj
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 underwood
best country duo/group performance
"barton hollow"  the civil wars
"don't you wanna stay"  jason aldean &
"you and tequila"  kenny chesney featuring grace potter
"are you gonna kiss me or not"  thompson square
best country song
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)
casey beathard, monty criswell &
ed hill, songwriters (trace adkins)
"threaten me with heaven"
vince gill, amy grant, will owsley &
dillon obrian, songwriters (vince gill)
"you and tequila"
matraca berg &
deana carter, songwriters (kenny chesney featuring grace potter)
best country album
speak 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
best new age album
what'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
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 album
the mosaic project  terri lyne carrington &
'round midnight  karrin allyson
the gate  kurt elling
american road  tierney sutton (band)
the music of randy newman  roseanna vitro
best jazz instrumental album
forever  corea, clarke &
bond: the paris sessions  gerald clayton
alone at the vanguard  fred hersch
bird songs  joe lovano &
road shows vol. 2  sonny rollins
timeline  yellowjackets
best large jazz ensemble album
the 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 zenn
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
kirk franklin, songwriter (kirk franklin)
"sitting with me"
gerald haddon, tammi haddon &
mary mary, songwriters (mary mary)
donald lawrence, songwriter (donald lawrence &
co. featuring blanche mcallister-dykes)
richard smallwood, songwriter (richard smallwood &
canton jones, songwriter (canton jones)
best contemporary christian music song
laura story, songwriter (laura story)
jamie grace, christopher stevens &
tobymac, songwriters (jamie grace featuring tobymac)
"i lift my hands"
louie giglio, matt maher &
chris tomlin, songwriters (chris tomlin)
matthew west, songwriter (matthew west)
brandon heath &
jason ingram, songwriters (brandon heath)
best gospel album
hello fear  kirk franklin
the love album  kim burrell
the journey  andra crouch
something big  mary mary
chanelle (deluxe edition)  trin-i-tee 5:7
best contemporary christian music album
and 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
white  royal tailor
best latin pop, rock or urban album
drama y luz  man
entren los que quieran  calle 13
entre la ciudad y el mar  gustavo galindo
nuestra  la vida bohme
not so commercial  los amigos invisibles
best regional mexican or tejano album
bicentenario  pepe aguilar
orale  mariachi divas de cindy shea
amor a la musica  mariachi los arrieros del valle
eres un farsante  paquita la del barrio
huevos rancheros  joan sebastian
best banda or norteo album
mtv unplugged: los tigres del norte and friends  los tigres del norte
estare mejor  el gero y su banda centenario
intocable 2011  intocable
el rbol  los tucanes de tijuana
no vengo a ver si puedo...
si por que puedo vengo  michael salgado
best tropical latin album
the last mambo  cachao
homenaje a los rumberos  edwin bonilla
mongorama  jos rizo's mongorama
american roots music
best americana album
ramble 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 album
paper airplane  alison krauss &
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 &
best blues album
revelator  tedeschi trucks band
low country blues  gregg allman
roadside attractions  marcia ball
man in motion  warren haynes
the reflection  keb mo
best folk album
barton hollow  the civil wars
i'll never get out of this world alive  steve earle
helplessness blues  fleet foxes
ukulele songs  eddie vedder
the harrow &
the harvest  gillian welch
best regional roots music album
rebirth 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 &
best reggae album
revelation 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
best world music album
tassili  tinariwen
afrocubism  afrocubism
africa for africa  femi kuti
songs from a zulu farm  ladysmith black mambazo
best children's album
all 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
best spoken word album (includes poetry, audio books &
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 &
best comedy album
hilarious  louis c.k.
alpocalypse  "weird al" yankovic
finest hour  patton oswalt
kathy griffin: 50 &
not pregnant  kathy griffin
chain  the lonely island
best musical theater album
the book of mormon: original broadway cast recording
josh 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 media
boardwalk 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 media
the king's speech
alexandre desplat, composer
clint mansell, composer
harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2
alexandre desplat, composer
ryan shore, composer
daft punk, composers
best song written for visual media
"i see the light" (from tangled)
alan menken &
glenn slater, songwriters (mandy moore &
"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 &
"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)
best instrumental composition
"life in eleven"
bla fleck &
howard levy, composers (bla fleck and the flecktones)
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)
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)
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 &
vince mendoza, arranger (vince mendoza)
"moon over bourbon street"
rob mathes, arranger (sting &
royal philharmonic concert orchestra)
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)
best recording package
scenes from the suburbs
vincent morisset, art director (arcade fire)
todd gallopo, art director (chickenfoot)
good luck &
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 &
best boxed or special limited edition package
the promise: the darkness on the edge of town story
dave 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 &
james spindler, art director (sting)
wingless angels (deluxe edition)
david gorman, art director (wingless angels)
best album notes
hear me howling!: blues, ballads &
beyond as recorded by the san francisco bay by chris strachwitz in the 1960s
adam machado, album notes writer (various artists)
the bang years 19661968
neil diamond, album notes writer (neil diamond)
the bristol sessions, 19271928: the big bang of country music
ted olson &
tony russell, album notes writers (various artists)
ken shipley, album notes writer (syl johnson)
the music city story: street corner doo wop, raw r&b and soulful sounds from berkeley, california 195075
alec palao, album notes writer (various artists)
best historical album
band on the run (paul mccartney archive collection  deluxe edition)
paul mccartney, compilation producer; sam okell &
steve rooke, mastering engineers (paul mccartney &
the bristol sessions, 19271928: the big bang of country music
christopher c. king &
ted olson, compilation producers; christopher c. king &
chris zwarg, mastering engineers (various artists)
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)
best engineered album, non-classical
mike shipley, engineer; brad blackwood, mastering engineer (alison krauss &
follow me down
brandon bell &
gary paczosa, engineers; sangwook "sunny" nam &
doug sax, mastering engineers (sarah jarosz)
the harrow &
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-classical
"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)
meyrin fields ep (broken bells) (s)
rome (danger mouse &
daniele luppi) (a)
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)
"brighter than the sun" (colbie caillat) (t)
"favorite song" (colbie caillat featuring common) (t)
"i remember me" (jennifer hudson) (t)
"i was here" (beyonc) (t)
"not over you" (gavin degraw) (s)
"#1nite (one night)" (cobra starship) (s)
"rumour has it" (adele) (t)
"sweeter" (gavin degraw) (t)
"who's that boy" (demi lovato featuring dev) (t)
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 &
"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 album
layla and other assorted love songs (super deluxe edition)
elliot scheiner, surround mix engineer; bob ludwig, surround mastering engineer; bill levenson &
elliot scheiner, surround producers (derek 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)
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)
best engineered album, classical
aldridge: elmer gantry
byeong-joon hwang &
john newton, engineers; jesse lewis, mastering engineer (william boggs, keith phares, patricia risley, vale rideout, frank kelley, heather buck, florentine opera chorus &
milwaukee symphony orchestra)
glazunov: complete concertos
richard king, engineer (jos 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 &
rachmaninov: piano concertos nos. 3 &
arne akselberg, engineer (leif ove andsnes, antonio pappano &
london symphony orchestra)
weinberg: symphony no. 3 &
suite no. 4 from 'the golden key'
torbjrn samuelsson, engineer (thord svedlund &
gothenburg symphony orchestra)
producer of the year, classical
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)
paper airplanes  chamber music of lawrence dillon (daedalus quartet &
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)
(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 &
winging it  piano music of john corigliano (ursula oppens)
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 takcs)
osterfield: rocky streams (paul osterfield, todd waldecker &
bach: concertos &
sinfonias for oboe; ich hatte viel bekmmernis (heinz holliger, eric hbarth &
prayers (gidon kremer &
madrigals (thomas zehetmair &
songs of ascension (meredith monk &
vocal ensemble, todd reynolds quartet, the m6 &
montclair state university singers)
tchaikovsky/kissine: piano trios (gidon kremer, giedre dirvanauskaite &
a worcester ladymass (trio mediaeval)
chicago symphony orchestra brass live (chicago symphony orchestra brass)
mackey: lonely motel  music from slide (rinde eckert, steven mackey &
alleluias (kenneth dake)
sharon isbin &
friends  guitar passions (sharon isbin &
brahms: ein deutsches requiem, op. 45 (patrick dupr quigley, james k. bass, seraphic fire &
professional choral institute)
the vanishing nordic chorale (philip spray &
best orchestral performance
"brahms: symphony no. 4"
gustavo dudamel, conductor (los angeles philharmonic)
"bowen: symphonies nos. 1 &
andrew davis, conductor (bbc philharmonic)
"haydn: symphonies 104, 88 &
nicholas mcgegan, conductor (philharmonia baroque orchestra)
"henze: symphonies nos. 35"
marek janowski, conductor (rundfunk-sinfonieorchester berlin)
martinu: the 6 symphonies
jir belohlvek, 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)
hannu lintu, conductor; jaakko kortekangas, hannu niemel, johanna rusanen-kartano &
mati turi; seppo siirala, producer (tampere philharmonic orchestra; kaivos chorus)
"verdi: la traviata"
antonio pappano, conductor; joseph calleja, rene 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 villazn; daniel zalay, producer (europa galante; coro da camera santa cecilia di borgo san lorenzo)
best choral performance
eric whitacre, conductor (christopher glynn &
hila plitmann; the king's singers, laudibus, pavo 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 dupr quigley, conductor; james k.
bass, chorus master (justin blackwell, scott allen jarrett, paul max tipton &
teresa wakim; professional choral institute &
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 dupr quigley, conductor; seraphic fire
"sound the bells!"  the bay brass
best classical instrumental solo
"schwantner: concerto for percussion &
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 &
leif ove andsnes, antonio pappano (london symphony orchestra)
"winging it  piano music of john corigliano"
best classical vocal solo
joyce didonato (kazushi ono; orchestre de l'opra national de lyon; choeur de l'opra national de lyon)
"grieg/thommessen: veslemy synsk"
marianne beate kielland (nils anders mortensen)
natalie dessay (emmanuelle ham; le concert d'astre)
"purcell: o solitude"
andreas scholl (stefano montanari; christophe dumaux; accademia bizantina)
"three baroque tenors"
ian bostridge (bernard labadie; mark bennett, andrew clarke, sophie daneman, alberto grazzi, jonathan gunthorpe, benjamin hulett &
madeline shaw; the english concert)
best contemporary classical composition
"aldridge, robert: elmer gantry"  robert aldridge &
"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
best short form music video
"rolling in the deep"  adele
sam brown, video director; hannah chandler, video producer
"yes i know"  memory tapes
eric epstein, video director &
"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 &
"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 video
foo fighters: back and forth  foo fighters
james moll, video director; james moll &
nigel sinclair, video producers
i am... world tour  beyonc
beyonc, ed burke &
frank gatson, jr., video directors; beyonc &
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
president's merit award
sir richard branson the recording academy, clive davis partner for pre-grammy gala
grammy lifetime achievement award grammy lifetime achievement award announces
allman brothers band
the memphis horns
grammy trustees award
rudy van gelder
technical grammy award
artis dengan beberapa nominasi dan penghargaan
cbs grammy site