penghargaan grammy ke-55 (the 55th annual grammy awards) diadakan pada tanggal 10 februari 2013, di staples center di los angeles.
disiarkan di cbs dengan rating 28,6 juta pemirsa.
grammy awards set for jan. 26 los angeles times 13 mei 2013ll cool j menjadi presenter di malam penganugerahan pada 10 februari.
nominasi diumumkan pada tanggal 5 desember 2012.
sebagian besar penghargaan disajikan selama pra-siaran, yang berlangsung di nokia theatre.
bruce springsteen mendapat the musicares person of the year award pada 8 februari 2013.
"we are never ever getting back together"
"the a team"
"i will wait"
"pusher love girl"
"girl on fire"
the preservation hall jazz band
the black keys
tribute to patti page and homage to carole king"tennessee waltz"
"(you make me feel like) a natural woman"
tribute to bob marley"locked out of heaven"
"walking on the moon"
"could you be loved"
"freedom at 21"
"two black cadillacs"
tribute to dave brubeck"take five"
t bone burnett (musical director)
tribute to levon helm[18]"the weight"
ll cool j
tribute to adam yauch"welcome to the terrordome"
"no sleep till brooklyn"
pemenang dan nominasi
record of the year
"somebody that i used to know"  gotye featuring kimbra
wally de backer, producer; wally de backer &
franois ttaz, engineers/mixers; william bowden, mastering engineer
"lonely boy"  the black keys
the black keys &
danger mouse producers; tom elmhirst &
kennie takahashi, engineers/mixers; brian lucey, mastering engineer
"stronger (what doesn't kill you)"  kelly clarkson
greg kurstin, producer; erban ghenea, john hanes, greg kurstin &
jesse shatkin, engineers/mixers; chris gehringer, mastering engineer
"we are young"  fun featuring janelle mone
jeff bhasker, producer jeff bhasker, andrew dawson &
stuart white, engineers/mixers; chris gehringer, mastering engineer
"thinkin bout you"  frank ocean
frank ocean, producer; jeff ellis, pat thrall &
marcos tovar, engineers/mixers; vlado meller, mastering engineer
"we are never ever getting back together"  taylor swift
max martin, shellback &
taylor swift, producers; erban ghenea, engineer/mixer; tom coyne, mastering engineer
album of the year
babel  mumford &
markus dravs, producer; robin baynton &
ruadhri cushnan, engineers/mixers; bob ludwig, mastering engineer
el camino  the black keys
the black keys &
danger mouse, producers; tchad blake, tom elmhirst &
kennie takahashi, engineers/mixers; brian lucey, mastering engineer
some nights  fun
janelle mone, featured artist; jeff bhasker, emile haynie, jake one &
tommyd, producers; jeff bhasker, pete bischoff, jeff chestek, andrew dawson, emile haynie, manny marroquin, sonny pinnar &
stuart white, engineers/mixers; chris gehringer, mastering engineer
channel orange  frank ocean
andr 3000, john mayer, earl sweatshirt &
tyler, the creator, featured artists; om'mas keith, malay, frank ocean &
pharell, producers; calvin bailif, andrew coleman, jeff ellis, doug fenske, om'mas keith, malay, frank ocean, philip scott, mark "spike" stent, pat thrall, marcos tovar &
vic wainstein, engineers/mixers; vlado meller, mastering engineer
blunderbuss  jack white
jack white, producer; vance powell &
jack white, engineers/mixers; bob ludwig, mastering engineer
song of the year
"we are young"
jack antonoff, jeff bhasker, andrew dost &
nate ruess, songwriters (fun featuring janelle mone)
"the a team"
ed sheeran, songwriter (ed sheeran)
miguel pimentel, songwriter (miguel)
"call me maybe"
tavish crowe, carly rae jepsen &
josh ramsay, songwriters (carly rae jepsen)
"stronger (what doesn't kill you)"
jrgen elofsson, david gamson, greg kurstin &
ali tamposi, songwriters (kelly clarkson)
best new artist
best pop solo performance
"set fire to the rain" (live)  adele
"stronger (what doesn't kill you)"  kelly clarkson
"call me maybe"  carly rae jepsen
"wide awake"  katy perry
"where have you been"  rihanna
best pop duo/group performance
"somebody that i used to know"  gotye &
"shake it out"  florence and the machine
"we are young"  fun &
"sexy and i know it"  lmfao
"payphone"  maroon 5 &
best pop instrumental album
impressions  chris botti
24/7  gerald albright &
four hands &
a heart volume one  larry carlton
live at blue note tokyo  dave koz
rumbadoodle  arun shenoy
best pop vocal album
stronger  kelly clarkson
ceremonials  florence and the machine
some nights  fun
overexposed  maroon 5
the truth about love  pink
best dance recording
"bangarang"  skrillex &
skrillex, producer; skrillex, mixer
"levels"  avicii
tim bergling &
ash pournouri, producers; tim bergling, mixer
"let's go"  calvin harris &
calvin harris, producer; calvin harris, mixer
"don't you worry child"  swedish house mafia &
steve angello, axwell &
sebastian ingrosso, producers; steve angello, axwell &
sebastian ingrosso, mixers
"i can't live without you"  al walser
al walser, producer; al walser, mixer
best dance/electronic album
bangarang  skrillex
wonderland  steve aoki
don't think  the chemical brothers
> album title goes here <  deadmau5
ice  kaskade
best traditional pop vocal album
kisses on the bottom  paul mccartney
christmas  michael bubl
a holiday carole  carole king
best rock performance
"lonely boy"  the black keys
"hold on"  alabama shakes
"charlie brown"  coldplay
"i will wait"  mumford &
"we take care of our own"  bruce springsteen
best hard rock/metal performance
"love bites (so do i)"  halestorm
"i'm alive"  anthrax
"blood brothers (live)"  iron maiden
"ghost walking"  lamb of god
"no reflection"  marilyn manson
"whose life (is it anyways?)"  megadeth
best rock song
dan auerbach, brian burton &
patrick carney, songwriters (the black keys)
"freedom at 21"
jack white, songwriter (jack white)
"i will wait"
ted dwane, ben lovett, winston marshall &
marcus mumford, songwriters (mumford &
matthew bellamy, songwriter (muse)
"we take care of our own"
bruce springsteen, songwriter (bruce springsteen)
best rock album
el camino  the black keys
mylo xyloto  coldplay
the 2nd law  muse
wrecking ball  bruce springsteen
blunderbuss  jack white
best alternative music album
making mirrors  gotye
the idler wheel is wiser than the driver of the screw and whipping cords will serve you more than ropes will ever do  fiona apple
biophilia  bjrk
hurry up, we're dreaming  m83
bad as me  tom waits
best r&b performance
"climax"  usher
"thank you"  estelle
"gonna be alright (f.t.b.)"  robert glasper experiment &
"i want you"  luke james
"adorn"  miguel
best traditional r&b performance
"love on top"  beyonc
"lately"  anita baker
"wrong side of a love song"  melanie fiona
"real good hands"  gregory porter
"if only you knew"  swv
best r&b song
miguel pimentel, songwriter (miguel)
tamia hill, claude kelly &
salaam remi, songwriters (tamia)
benjamin levin, rico love &
tremaine neverson, songwriters (trey songz)
"pray for me"
antonio dixon, kenny edmonds, anthony hamilton &
patrick "jque" smith, songwriters (anthony hamilton)
darhyl "dj" camper, elle varner &
andrew "pop" wansel, songwriters (elle varner)
best urban contemporary album
channel orange  frank ocean
fortune  chris brown
kaleidoscope dream  miguel
best r&b album
black radio  robert glasper experiment
back to love  anthony hamilton
write me back  r. kelly
beautiful surprise  tamia
open invitation  tyrese
best rap performance
"ni**as in paris"  jay-z &
"hyfr (hell ya f***ing right)"  drake &
"daughters"  nas
"mercy"  kanye west featuring big sean, pusha t & 2 chainz
"i do"  young jeezy featuring jay-z &
best rap/sung collaboration
"no church in the wild"  jay-z and kanye west featuring frank ocean &
"wild ones"  flo rida &
"tonight (best you ever had)"  john legend &
"cherry wine"  nas &
"talk that talk"  rihanna &
best rap song
"ni**as in paris"
shawn carter, mike dean, chauncey hollis &
kanye west, songwriters (w.a. donaldson, songwriter) (jay-z &
ernest wilson, songwriters (patrick adams, gary decarlo, dale frashuer &
paul leka, songwriters) (nas)
"lotus flower bomb"
olubowale akintimehin, s. joseph dew, jerrin howard, walker johnson &
miguel jontel pimentel, songwriters (wale &
sean anderson, tauheed epps, stephan taft, james thomas, terrence thornton &
kanye west, songwriters (denzie beagle, winston riley &
reggie williams, songwriters) (kanye west featuring big sean, pusha t & 2 chainz)
dwayne carter, aubrey graham &
tyler williams, songwriters (drake featuring lil' wayne)
"young, wild &
calvin broadus, chris brody brown, philip lawrence, ari levine, peter hernandez &
cameron thomaz, songwriters (t. bluechel, m. borrow, t. griffin, k. jackson, n. lee & m. newman, songwriters) (wiz khalifa &
snoop dogg featuring bruno mars)
best rap album
take care  drake
liquor ii: the great american rap album.
pt. 1  lupe fiasco
life is good  nas
undun  the roots
god forgives, i don't  rick ross
based on a t.r.u. story  2 chainz
best country solo performance
"blown away"  carrie underwood
"home"  dierks bentley
"springsteen"  eric church
"cost of livin'"  ronnie dunn
"wanted"  hunter hayes
"over"  blake shelton
best country duo/group performance
"pontoon"  little big town
"even if it breaks your heart"  eli young band
sound"  taylor swift featuring the civil wars
"on the outskirts of town"  the time jumpers
"i just come here for the music"  don williams featuring alison krauss
best country song
josh kear &
chris tompkins, songwriters (carrie underwood)
"cost of livin'"
phillip coleman &
ronnie dunn, songwriters (ronnie dunn)
"even if it breaks your heart"
will hoge &
eric paslay, songwriters (eli young band)
"so you don't have to love me anymore"
jay knowles &
adam wright, songwriters (alan jackson)
eric church, jeff hyde &
ryan tyndell, songwriters (eric church)
best country album
uncaged  zac brown band
hunter hayes  hunter hayes
living for a song: a tribute to hank cochran  jamey johnson
four the record  miranda lambert
the time jumpers  the time jumpers
best new age album
echoes of love  omar akram
live ananda  krishna das
bindu  michael brant demaria
deep alpha  steven halpern
light body  peter kater
troubadours on the rhine  loreena mckennitt
best improvised jazz solo
"hot house"  gary burton &
chick corea, soloists
"cross roads"  ravi coltrane, soloist
"alice in wonderland"  chick corea, soloist
"j. mac"  kenny garrett, soloist
"ode"  brad mehldau, soloist
best jazz vocal album
radio music society  esperanza spalding
soul shadows  denise donatelli
1619 broadway  the brill building project  kurt elling
live  al jarreau &
the metropole orkest
the book of chet  luciana souza
best jazz instrumental album
unity band  pat metheny unity band
further explorations  chick corea, eddie gmez &
hot house  chick corea &
seeds from the underground  kenny garrett
blue moon  ahmad jamal
best large jazz ensemble album
dear diz (every day i think of you)  arturo sandoval
centennial: newly discovered works of gil evans  gil evans project
for the moment  bob mintzer big band
best latin jazz album
the clare fischer latin jazz big band
flamenco sketches  chano domnguez
multiverse  bobby sanabria big band
duos iii  luciana souza
new cuban express  manuel valera new cuban express
best gospel/contemporary christian music performance
"10,000 reasons (bless the lord)"  matt redman
"jesus, friend of sinners"  casting crowns
"take me to the king"  tamela mann
"go get it"  mary mary
"my testimony"  marvin sapp
best gospel song
"go get it"
erica campbell, tina campbell &
warryn campbell, songwriters (mary mary)
cheryl fortune, james fortune &
terence vaughn, songwriters (james fortune &
fiya, monica &
"i feel good"
phillip feaster, fred hammond, jonathan miller &
calvin rodgers, songwriters (fred hammond)
aaron lindsey &
marvin sapp, songwriters (marvin sapp)
donald lawrence, songwriter (bill winston &
living word featuring donald lawrence)
best contemporary christian music song
"10,000 reasons (bless the lord)" (tie)
jonas myrin &
matt redman, songwriters (matt redman)
"your presence is heaven" (tie)
israel houghton &
micah massey, songwriters (israel &
"jesus, friend of sinners"
mark hall &
matthew west, songwriters (casting crowns)
"when mercy found me"
jeff pardo &
rhett walker, songwriters (rhett walker band)
jason ingram, matt maher, matt redman &
chris tomlin, songwriters (passion &
best gospel album
gravity  lecrae
identity  james fortune
jesus at the center: live  israel &
i win  marvin sapp
worship soul  anita wilson
best contemporary christian music album
eye on it  tobymac
come to the well  casting crowns
where i find you  kari jobe
gold  britt nicole
into the light  matthew west
best latin pop album
mtv unplugged: deluxe edition  juanes
independiente  ricardo arjona
ilusin  fonseca
kany garcia  kany garcia
con quin se queda el perro?
jesse &
best latin rock urban or alternative album
imaginaries  quetzal
campo  campo
djenme llorar  carla morrison
electro-jarocho  sistema bomb
la bala  ana tijoux
best regional mexican music album (including tejano)
pecados y milagros  lila downs
sembrando flores  los cojolites
365 das  los tucanes de tijuana
oye  mariachi divas de cindy shea
el primer ministro - gerardo ortz
best tropical latin album
retro  marlow rosado y la riquea
cubano soy  ral lara y sus soneros
desde nueva york a puerto rico  eddie montalvo
formula, vol. 1  romeo santos
american roots music
best americana album
slipstream  bonnie raitt
the carpenter  the avett brothers
from the ground up  john fullbright
the lumineers  the lumineers
babel  mumford &
best bluegrass album
nobody knows you  steep canyon rangers
the gospel side of  dailey &
life finds a way  the grascals
beat the devil and carry a rail  noam pikelny
scratch gravel road  the special consensus
best blues album
locked down  dr. john
33 1/3  shemekia copeland
let it burn  ruthie foster
and still i rise  heritage blues orchestra
bring it on home  joan osborne
best folk album
the goat rodeo sessions  yo-yo ma, stuart duncan, edgar meyer &
leaving eden  carolina chocolate drops
election special  ry cooder
hambone's meditations  luther dickinson
this one's for him: a tribute to guy clark  various artists
best regional roots music album
the band courtbouillon  wayne toups, steve riley &
malama ko aloha (keep your love)  keola beamer
shi kyah - songs for the people  radmilla cody
pilialoha  weldon kekauoha
nothin' but the best  corey ledet with anthony dopsie, dwayne dopsie &
best reggae album
rebirth  jimmy cliff
miracle  the original wailers
tomahawk technique  sean paul
new legend - jamaica 50th edition  sly and robbie &
the jam masters
reggae got soul: unplugged on strawberry hill  toots and the maytals
best world music album
the living room sessions part 1  ravi shankar
folila  amadou &
on a gentle island breeze  daniel ho
jabulani  hugh masekela
traveller  anoushka shankar
best children's album
can you canoe?
the okee dokee brothers
high dive and other things that could have happened...  bill harley
jumpinjazz kids - a swinging jungle tale - featuring al jarreau, hubert laws and dee dee bridgewater  james murray &
little seed: songs for children by woody guthrie  elizabeth mitchell
radio jungle  the pop ups
best spoken word album (includes poetry, audio books &
society's child: my autobiography  janis ian
american grown (michelle obama)  (various artists) scott creswell &
dan zitt, producers
back to work: why we need smart government for a strong economy  bill clinton
drift: the unmooring of american military power  rachel maddow
seriously... i'm kidding  ellen degeneres
best comedy album
blow your pants off  jimmy fallon
in god we rust  lewis black
kathy griffin: seaman 1st class  kathy griffin
jim gaffigan: mr. universe  jim gaffigan
rize of the fenix  tenacious d
best musical theater album
once: a new musical  original broadway cast recording
steve kazee &
cristin milioti, principal soloists; steven epstein &
martin lowe, producers (glen hansard &
marketa irglova, composers/lyricists)
follies  new broadway cast recording
danny burstein, jan maxwell, elaine paige, bernadette peters &
ron raines, principal soloists; philip chaffin &
tommy krasker, producers (stephen sondheim, composer/lyricist)
the gershwins' porgy and bess  new broadway cast recording
david alan grier, norm lewis &
audra mcdonald, principal soloists; tommy krasker, producer (george gershwin, composer; ira gershwin, dorothy heyward &
dubose heyward, lyricists)
newsies  original broadway cast recording
jeremy jordan &
kara lindsay, principal soloists; frank filipetti, michael kosarin, alan menken &
chris mountain, producers (alan menken, composer; jack feldman, lyricist)
nice work if you can get it  original broadway cast recording
matthew broderick &
kelli o'hara, principal soloists; david chase, bill elliott &
robert sher, producers (george gershwin, composer; ira gershwin, lyricist)
music for visual media
best compilation soundtrack for visual media
midnight in paris  various artists
the descendants  various artists
marley  bob marley &
the muppets  various artists
rock of ages  various artists
best score soundtrack for visual media
the girl with the dragon tattoo  trent reznor &
atticus ross, composers
the adventures of tintin: the secret of the unicorn  john williams, composer
the artist  ludovic bource, composer
the dark knight rises  hans zimmer, composer
hugo  howard shore, composer
journey  austin wintory, composer
best song written for visual media
sound" (from the hunger games)
t bone burnett, taylor swift, john paul white &
joy williams, songwriters (taylor swift &
the civil wars)
"abraham's daughter" (from the hunger games)
t bone burnett, win butler &
rgine chassagne, songwriters (arcade fire)
"learn me right" (from brave)
sons, songwriters (birdy &
"let me be your star" (from smash)
marc shaiman &
scott wittman, songwriters (katharine mcphee &
"man or muppet" (from the muppets)
bret mckenzie, songwriter (jason segel &
best instrumental composition
"mozart goes dancing"
chick corea, composer (chick corea &
chuck loeb, composer (fourplay)
"music of ansel adams: america"
chris brubeck &
dave brubeck, composers (temple university symphony orchestra)
"overture, waltz and rondo"
bill cunliffe, composer (temple university symphony orchestra)
"without a paddle"
bill holman, composer (tall &
best instrumental arrangement
"how about you"
gil evans, arranger (gil evans project)
"afro-cuban jazz suite for ellington"
michael philip mossman, arranger (bobby sanabria big band)
bob mintzer, arranger (bob mintzer big band)
"a night in tunisia (actually an entire weekend!)"
wally minko, arranger (arturo sandoval)
gordon goodwin, arranger (arturo sandoval)
best instrumental arrangement accompanying vocalist(s)
"city of roses"
thara memory &
esperanza spalding, arrangers (esperanza spalding)
"look to the rainbow"
gil evans, arranger (gil evans project &
shelly berg, arranger (lorraine feather)
"spain (i can recall)"
vince mendoza, arranger (al jarreau and the metropole orkest)
"wild is the wind"
nan schwartz, arranger (whitney claire kaufman and andrew playfoot)
best recording package
michael amzalag &
mathias augustyniak, art directors (bjrk)
brett kilroe, art director (alabama shakes)
gail marowitz, art director (aimee mann)
love this giant
noah wall, art director (david byrne &
swing lo magellan
david longstreth, art director (dirty projectors)
best boxed or special limited edition package
woody at 100: the woody guthrie centennial collection
fritz klaetke, art director (woody guthrie)
the girl with the dragon tattoo (soundtrack from the motion picture)
rob sheridan, art director (trent reznor &
go fly a kite
liz kweller, art director (ben kweller)
ram (paul mccartney archive collection - deluxe edition)
simon earith &
james musgrave, art directors (paul mccartney &
some girls (super deluxe edition)
stephen kennedy, art director (the rolling stones)
best album notes
singular genius: the complete abc singles
billy vera, album notes writer (ray charles)
banjo diary: lessons from tradition
stephen wade, album notes writer (stephen wade)
first recordings: 50th anniversary edition
hans olof gottfridsson, album notes writer (the beatles with tony sheridan)
the pearl sessions
holly george-warren, album notes writer (janis joplin)
piazzolla in brooklyn
fernando gonzalez, album notes writer (pablo aslan quintet)
best historical album
the smile sessions (deluxe box set)
alan boyd, mark linett, brian wilson &
dennis wolfe, compilation producers; mark linett, mastering engineer (the beach boys)
he is my story: the sanctified soul of arizona dranes
josh rosenthal, compilation producer; bryan hoffa &
christopher king, mastering engineers (arizona dranes)
old-time smoky mountain music: 34 historic songs, ballads, and instrumentals recorded in the great smoky mountains by "song catcher" joseph s. hall
kent cave, michael montgomery &
ted olson, compilation producers; john fleenor &
steve kemp, mastering engineers (various artists)
opika pende: africa at 78 rpm
steven lance ledbetter &
jonathan ward, compilation producers; michael graves, mastering engineer (various artists)
ram (paul mccartney archive collection - deluxe edition)
paul mccartney, compilation producer; simon gibson, guy massey &
steve rooke, mastering engineers (paul mccartney &
woody at 100: the woody guthrie centennial collection
jeff place &
robert santelli, compilation producers; pete reiniger, mastering engineer (woody guthrie)
best engineered album, non-classical
the goat rodeo sessions
richard king, engineer; richard king, mastering engineer (yo-yo ma, stuart duncan, edgar meyer &
moogie canazio &
al schmitt, engineers; bernie grundman, mastering engineer (melody gardot)
glyn johns, engineer; bob ludwig, mastering engineer (ryan adams)
love is a four letter word
joe chiccarelli, steve churchyard, lars fox, graham hope, tony maserati &
morgan stratton, engineers; bob ludwig, mastering engineer (jason mraz)
helik hadar, engineer; bernie grundman, mastering engineer (rebecca pidgeon)
producer of the year, non-classical
el camino (the black keys) (a)
locked down (dr. john) (a)
"savage" (hacienda) (s)
shakedown (hacienda) (a)
some nights (fun) (a)
"climax" (usher) (t)
"get free" (major lazer featuring amber coffman) (s)
"la la la" (snoop lion) (s)
"lies" (marina and the diamonds) (t)
"look at these hoes" (santigold) (t)
"push and shove" (no doubt featuring busy signal &
major lazer) (t)
"slight work" (wale featuring big sean) (t)
"thought of you" (justin bieber) (t)
"too close" (alex clare) (t)
babel (mumford &
mylo xyloto (coldplay) (a)
"back to love" (anthony hamilton) (t)
"between the cheats" (amy winehouse) (t)
"girl on fire" (alicia keys &
nicki minaj) (s)
"how many drinks?"
life is good (nas) (a)
"like smoke" (amy winehouse featuring nas) (t)
"running" (melanie fiona &
"sins of my father" (usher) (t)
"a song for you" (amy winehouse) (t)
best remixed recording, non-classical
"promises" (skrillex &
skrillex, remixer (nero)
"in my mind" (axwell remix)
axel hedfors, remixer (ivan gough &
feenixpawl featuring georgi kay)
"lie down in darkness" (photek remix)
photek, remixer (moby)
"midnight city" (eric prydz private remix)
eric prydz, remixer (m83)
"the veldt" (tommy trash remix)
thomas olsen, remixer (deadmau5 featuring chris james)
production, surround sound
best surround sound album
jim anderson, surround mix engineer; darcy proper, surround mastering engineer; michael friedman, surround producer (patricia barber)
david miles huber, surround mix engineer; david miles huber, surround mastering engineer; david miles huber, surround producer (david miles huber)
quiet winter night
morten lindberg, surround mix engineer; morten lindberg, surround mastering engineer; morten lindberg, surround producer (hoff ensemble)
daniel shores, surround mix engineer; daniel shores, surround mastering engineer; marina ledin &
victor ledin, surround producers (los angeles percussion quartet)
steven wilson, surround mix engineer; steven wilson, surround mastering engineer; steven wilson, surround producer (storm corrosion)
best engineered album, classical
breath - choral works by ren clausen
tom caulfield &
john newton, engineers; mark donahue, mastering engineer (charles bruffy &
kansas city chorale)
daniel shores, engineer; daniel shores, mastering engineer (modern mandolin quartet)
beethoven: the late string quartets, op. 127 & 131
bruce egre, engineer (brentano string quartet)
music for a time of war
jesse lewis &
john newton, engineers; jesse brayman, mastering engineer (carlos kalmar &
the oregon symphony)
morten lindberg, engineer; morten lindberg, mastering engineer (trondheimsolistene)
producer of the year, classical
chamber symphonies (gregory wolynec &
gateway chamber orchestra)
davis: ro de sangre (joseph rescigno, vale rideout, ava pine, john duykers, kerry walsh, guido lebron, the florentine opera company &
milwaukee symphony orchestra)
gjeilo: northern lights (charles bruffy &
in paradisum (brian a. schmidt &
south dakota chorale)
breath - choral works by ren clausen (charles bruffy &
kansas city chorale)
music for a time of war (carlos kalmar &
the oregon symphony)
musto: the inspector (glen cortese &
wolf trap opera company)
berlioz: symphonie fantastique (leonard slatkin &
orchestre national de lyon)
debussy: orchestral works, vol. 7 (jun mrkl &
orchestre national de lyon)
debussy: 24 prludes (jun mrkl &
royal scottish national orchestra)
fuchs, k.: atlantic riband; american rhapsody; divinium mysterium (joann falletta, paul silverthorne, michael ludwig &
london symphony orchestra)
gershwin: piano concerto in f; rhapsody no. 2; i got rhythm variations (orion weiss, joann falletta &
buffalo philharmonic orchestra)
hailstork: an american port of call (joann falletta, virginia symphony chorus &
virginia symphony orchestra)
holst: cotswolds symphony; walt whitman overture (joann falletta &
mahler: symphony no. 1 (marin alsop &
baltimore symphony orchestra)
roussel: le festin de l'araigne (stphane denve &
royal scottish national orchestra)
still: symphonies nos. 2 &
3 (john jeter &
fort smith symphony)
marina ledin &
americana (modern mandolin quartet)
american poets (lynne morrow &
pacific mozart ensemble)
delibes: sylvia; copplia (martin west &
san francisco ballet orchestra)
mind meld (zofo duet)
rupa-khandha (los angeles percussion quartet)
weigl: isle of the dead; six fantasies; pictures &
tales; night fantasies (joseph banowetz)
britten: war requiem (gianandrea noseda, joseph cullen, alastair tighe, choir of eltham college, london symphony chorus &
bruckner: symphony no. 4 (bernard haitink &
london symphony orchestra)
the greatest film scores of dimitri tiomkin (richard kaufman, whitney claire kaufman, andrew playfoot, london voices &
london symphony orchestra)
massenet: don quichotte (valery gergiev, andrei serov, anna kiknadze, ferruccio furlanetto, soloists' ensemble of the mariinsky academy of young singers &
rachmaninov: symphonic dances (valery gergiev &
london symphony orchestra)
arensky: quartets nos. 1 & 2; piano quintet, op. 51 (ying quartet)
brasileiro - works of francisco mignone (cuarteto latinoamericano)
change of worlds (ensemble galilei)
the complete harpsichord works of rameau (jory vinikour)
critical models - chamber works of mohammed fairouz (various artists)
the kernis project: schubert (jasper string quartet)
le bestiaire (celine ricci)
scarlatti: la dirindina &
pur nel sonno (matthew dirst &
ars lyrica houston)
two lutes - lute duets from england's golden age (ronn mcfarlane &
weill-ibert-berg (timothy muffitt &
baton rouge symphony chamber players)
best orchestral performance
"adams: harmonielehre &
short ride in a fast machine"
michael tilson thomas, conductor (san francisco symphony)
"mahler: symphony no. 1"
ivn fischer, conductor (budapest festival orchestra)
music for a time of war
carlos kalmar, conductor (oregon symphony)
"rachmaninov: symphonic dances"
valery gergiev, conductor (london symphony orchestra)
"sibelius: symphonies nos. 2 &
osmo vnsk, conductor (minnesota orchestra)
best opera recording
"wagner: der ring des nibelungen"
james levine &
fabio luisi, conductors; hans-peter knig, jay hunter morris, bryn terfel &
deborah voigt; jay david saks, producer (the metropolitan opera orchestra; the metropolitan opera chorus)
michael boder, conductor; paul groves, ashley holland, julia juon &
patricia petibon; johannes mller, producer (symphony orchestra of the gran teatre del liceu)
ren jacobs, conductor; marcos fink, sunhae im, bejun mehta, alexandrina pendatchanska &
jennifer rivera (akademie fr alte musik berlin)
"stravinsky: the rake's progress"
vladimir jurowski, conductor; topi lehtipuu, miah persson &
matthew rose; johannes mller, producer (london philharmonic orchestra; glyndebourne chorus)
jordi savall, conductor; delphine galou, paolo lopez, roberta mameli, raffaella milanesi &
furio zanasi (le concert des nations)
best choral performance
breath  choral works by ren clausen"
charles bruffy, conductor (matthew gladden, lindsey lang, rebecca lloyd, sarah tannehill &
pamela williamson; kansas city chorale)
"handel: israel in egypt"
julian wachner, conductor (trinity baroque orchestra; trinity choir wall street)
"ligeti: requiem; apparitions; san francisco polyphony"
peter etvs, conductor (barbara hannigan &
susan parry; wdr sinfonieorchester kln; swr vokalensemble stuttgart &
wdr rundfunkchor kln)
stephen layton, conductor (michala petri; danish national vocal ensemble)
"striggio: mass for 40 &
herv niquet, conductor (le concert spirituel)
best chamber music/small ensemble performance
"meanwhile"  eighth blackbird
"americana"  modern mandolin quartet
"mind meld"  zofo duet
"profanes et sacres"  boston symphony chamber players
"rupa-khandha"  los angeles percussion quartet
best classical instrumental solo
ligeti: music for viola"
"bach: das wohltemperierte clavier"
"the complete harpsichord works of rameau"
elgar: cello concertos"
claudio cruz, conductor; antonio meneses (northern sinfonia)
"holst: the planets"
best classical vocal solo
rene fleming (alan gilbert &
seiji ozawa; orchestre national de france &
orchestre philharmonique de radio france)
"debussy: clair de lune"
natalie dessay (henri chalet; philippe cassard, karine deshayes &
catherine michel; le jeune coeur de paris)
"homecoming  kansas city symphony presents joyce didonato"
joyce didonato (michael stern; kansas city symphony)
"paris days, berlin nights"
ute lemper (stefan malzew &
anne sofie von otter (leonardo garca alarcn; sandrine piau &
susanna sundberg; ensemble cappella mediterranea)
best classical compendium
penderecki: fonogrammi; horn concerto; partita; the awakening of jacob; anaklasis
antoni wit, conductor; aleksandra nagrko &
andrzej sasin, producers
partch: bitter music
partch, ensemble; john schneider, producer
une fte baroque
emmanuelle ham, conductor; daniel zalay, producer
best classical contemporary composition
"meanwhile - incidental music to imaginary puppet plays"
stephen hartke, composer (eighth blackbird)
"inura for voices, strings &
tania len, composer (tania len, son sonora voices, dancebrazil percussion &
son sonora ensemble)
"ugis: the nightingale"
uis prauli, composer (stephen layton, michala petri &
danish national vocal ensemble)
"cello concerto no. 2 'towards the horizon'"
einojuhani rautavaara, composer (truls mrk, john storgrds &
helsinki philharmonic orchestra)
"august 4, 1964"
steven stucky, composer; gene scheer, librettist (jaap van zweden, dallas symphony chorus &
best short form music video
"we found love"  rihanna &
melina matsoukas, video director; juliette larthe &
ben sullivan, video producers
"houdini"  foster the people
daniels, video directors; gaetano crupi, video producer
"no church in the wild"  jay-z &
kanye west featuring frank ocean &
romain gavras, video director; mourad belkeddan, video producer
"bad girls"  m.i.a.
romain gavras, video director; romain gavras, video producer
"run boy run"  woodkid
yoann lemoine, video director; roman pichon, video producer
best long form music video
big easy express - mumford &
sons, edward sharpe, magnetic zeros &
old crow medicine show
emmett malloy, video director; bryan ling, mike luba &
tim lynch, video producers
bring me home: live 2011 - sade
sophie muller, video director; roger davies, grant jue &
sophie muller, video producers
radio music society - esperanza spalding
pilar sanz, video director; esperanza spalding, video producer
get along - tegan and sara
salazar, video director; nick blasko, piers henwood, sara quin &
tegan quin, video producers
from the sky down - u2
davis guggenheim, video director; belisa balaban, brian celler, davis guggenheim &
ted skillman, video producers
musicares person of the year
president's merit award
grammy lifetime achievement award
grammy trustees award
technical grammy award