grammy awards ke-53 atau 53rd grammy awards diadakan pada 13 ferbruari, 2011, di staples center di los angeles.
acara disiarkan melalui cbs dan mendapat perhatian 26.6 juta penonton.
barbra streisand mendapat penghargaan musicares person of the year dua malam sebelum siaran pada tanggal 11 februari.
nominasi diumumkan pada tanggal 1 desember 2010 dan total 109 penghargaan dipresentasikan.
sebagian besar penghargaan dipresentasikan selama pra-siaran, yang bertempat di los angeles convention center sebelah staples center, dimana siaran utama bertempat.
periode kelayakan yaitu 1 september, 2009 hingga 30 september 2010.
53rd grammy awards slated for feb. 13,2011
buddy guy, cyndi lauper, maria muldaur, kenny wayne shepherd, mavis staples, and betty wright
yolanda adamschristina aguilerajennifer hudsonmartina mcbrideflorence welch
tribute to aretha franklin:"(you make me feel like) a natural woman""ain't no way" (aguilera)"until you come back to me (that's what i'm gonna do)" (mcbride)"think" (welch)"respect" (hudson)"spirit in the dark" (adams)"sisters are doin' it for themselves" yolanda adams, christina aguilera perform aretha franklin tribute at grammys: people.com
"born this way"
"the house that built me"
b.o.bbruno marsjanelle mone
"nothin' on you""grenade""cold war"
justin bieber jaden smith
"baby""never say never"
sons the avett brothers bob dylan
"the cave""head full of doubt""maggie's farm"
"if you don't know me by now""american honey""need you now"
cee-lo greengwyneth paltrowthe muppets
"not like the movies""teenage dream"
norah jonesjohn mayerkeith urban
eminem adam levinerihannaskylar greydr.
"love the way you lie (part ii)""i need a doctor"
mick jagger raphael saadiq
"everybody needs somebody to love" tribute to solomon burke
"what's my name?"
"month of may""ready to start"
special merit awards
musicares person of the year
grammy lifetime achievement award
julie andrews, roy haynes, juilliard string quartet, the kingston trio, dolly parton, ramones, george beverly shea
record of the year
"need you now"  lady antebellum
lady antebellum &
paul worley, producers; clarke schleicher, engineer/mixer
"nothin' on you"  b.o.b &
the smeezingtons, producers; ari levine, engineer/mixer
"love the way you lie"  eminem &
alex da kid &
makeba riddick, producers; alex da kid, eminem &
mike strange, engineers/mixers
"fuck you!"  cee-lo green
the smeezingtons, producers
"empire state of mind"  jay-z &
angela hunte, jane't "jnay" sewell-ulepic &
shux, producers; ken "duro" ifill, gimel "young guru" keaton &
ann mincieli, engineers/mixers
album of the year
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, victor alexander, 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
beyonc, 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, victor alexander, 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, victor alexander, 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
song of the year
"need you now"
dave haywood, josh kear, charles kelley &
hillary scott, songwriters (lady antebellum)
"beg, steal or borrow"
ray lamontagne, songwriter (ray lamontagne and the pariah dogs)
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)
best new artist
best female pop vocal performance
"bad romance"  lady gaga
"king of anything"  sara bareilles
"halo" (live)  beyonc
"chasing pirates"  norah jones
"teenage dream"  katy perry
best male pop vocal performance
"just the way you are"  bruno mars
"haven't met you yet"  michael bubl
"this is it"  michael jackson
"whataya want from me"  adam lambert
"half of my heart"  john mayer
best pop performance by a duo or group with vocals
"hey, soul sister" (live)  train
"don't stop believin'" (regionals version)  glee cast
"misery"  maroon 5
"the only exception"  paramore
"babyfather"  sade
best pop collaboration with vocals
"imagine"  herbie hancock, pink, india.arie, seal, konono no1, jeff beck, &
"airplanes, part ii"  b.o.b, eminem, &
"if it wasn't for bad"  elton john &
"telephone"  lady gaga &
"california gurls"  katy perry &
best pop instrumental performance
"nessun dorma"  jeff beck
"flow"  laurie anderson
"no mystery"  stanley clarke
"orchestral intro"  gorillaz
"sleepwalk"  the brian setzer orchestra
best pop instrumental album
take your pick  larry carlton &
pushing the envelope  gerald albright
heart and soul  kenny g
singularity  robby krieger
everything is everything: the music of donny hathaway  kirk whalum
best pop vocal album
the fame monster  lady gaga
my world 2.0  justin bieber
i dreamed a dream  susan boyle
battle studies  john mayer
teenage dream  katy perry
best dance recording
"only girl (in the world)"  rihanna
crystal johnson, mikkel s. eriksen, tor erik hermansen, sandy wilhelm, producers: stargate, sandy vee
"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
"dancing on my own"  robyn
patrik berger &
robyn, producers; niklas flyckt, mixer
best electronic/dance album
la roux  la roux
these hopeful machines  bt
further  the chemical brothers
head first  goldfrapp
black light  groove armada
best traditional pop vocal album
crazy love  michael bubl
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
best solo rock vocal performance
"helter skelter"  paul mccartney
"run back to your side"  eric clapton
"crossroads"  john mayer
"silver rider"  robert plant and the band of joy
"angry world"  neil young
best rock performance by a duo or group with vocals
"tighten up"  the black keys
"ready to start"  arcade fire
"i put a spell on you"  jeff beck &
"radioactive"  kings of leon
"resistance"  muse
best hard rock performance
"new fang"  them crooked vultures
"a looking in view"  alice in chains
"let me hear you scream"  ozzy osbourne
"black rain"  soundgarden
"between the lines"  stone temple pilots
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 &
"the deathless horsie"  dweezil zappa
best rock song
neil young, songwriter (neil young)
"little lion man"
ted dwane, ben lovett, marcus mumford &
country winston, songwriters (mumford &
caleb followill, jared followill, matthew followill &
nathan followill, songwriters (kings of leon)
matthew bellamy, songwriter (muse)
dan auerbach &
patrick carney, songwriters (the black keys)
best rock album
the resistance  muse
commotion  jeff beck
backspacer  pearl jam
mojo  tom petty and the heartbreakers
le noise  neil young
best alternative music album
brothers  the black keys
the suburbs  arcade fire
infinite arms  band of horses
broken bells  broken bells
contra  vampire weekend
best female r&b vocal performance
"bittersweet"  fantasia
"everything to me"  monica
"gone already"  faith evans
"tired"  kelly price
"holding you down"  jazmine sullivan
best male r&b vocal performance
"there goes my baby"  usher
"second chance"  el debarge
"finding my way back"  jaheim
"why would you stay"  kem
"we're still friends"  (kirk whalum &) musiq soulchild
best r&b performance by a duo or group with vocals
"soldier of love"  sade
"love"  chuck brown, jill scott &
"take my time"  chris brown &
"you've got a friend"  ronald isley &
"shine"  john legend &
best traditional r&b vocal performance
"hang on in there"  john legend &
"when a woman loves"  r. kelly
"you're so amazing"  calvin richardson
"in between"  ryan shaw
"go" (live)  betty wright
best urban/alternative performance
"fuck you!"  cee lo green
"little one"  bilal
"orion"  carolyn malachi
"tightrope"  janelle mone &
"still"  eric roberson
best r&b song
john stephens, songwriter (john legend &
charles harmon &
claude kelly, songwriters (fantasia)
"finding my way back"
ivan "orthodox" barias, curt chambers, carvin "ransum" haggins, jaheim hoagland &
miquel jontel, songwriters (jaheim)
e. debarge &
mischke, songwriters (el debarge)
"why would you stay"
k. owens, songwriter (kem)
best r&b album
wake up!  john legend &
still standing  monica
back to me  fantasia
another round  jaheim
the love &
war masterpeace  raheem devaughn
best contemporary r&b album
raymond vs. raymond  usher
untitled  r. kelly
graffiti  chris brown
transition  ryan leslie
the archandroid  janelle mone
best rap solo performance
"not afraid"  eminem
"over"  drake
"how low"  ludacris
"i'm back"  t.i.
"power"  kanye west
best rap performance by a duo or group
"on to the next one"  jay-z &
"shutterbugg"  big boi &
"fancy"  drake, t.i. &
"my chick bad"  ludacris &
"lose my mind"  young jeezy &
best rap/sung collaboration
"empire state of mind"  jay-z &
"nothin' on you"  b.o.b &
"deuces"  chris brown, tyga &
"love the way you lie"  eminem &
"wake up everybody"  john legend, the roots, melanie fiona &
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 &
"love the way you lie"
alex da kid, holly hafferman &
marshall mathers, songwriters (eminem &
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 &
"on to the next one"
shawn carter, j. chaton &
k. dean, songwriters (g. auge &
x. de rosnay, songwriters) (jay-z &
best rap album
recovery  eminem
the adventures of bobby ray  b.o.b
thank me later  drake
the blueprint 3  jay-z
how i got over  the roots
best female country vocal performance
"the house that built me"  miranda lambert
"satisfied"  jewel
"swingin'"  leann rimes
"temporary home"  carrie underwood
"i'd love to be your last"  gretchen wilson
best male country vocal performance
"'til summer comes around"  keith urban
"macon"  jamey johnson
"cryin' for me (wayman's song)"  toby keith
"turning home"  david nail
"gettin' you home"  chris young
best country performance by a duo or group with vocals
"need you now"  lady antebellum
"free"  zac brown band
"elizabeth"  dailey &
"little white church"  little big town
"where rainbows never die"  the steeldrivers
best country collaboration with vocals
"as she's walking away"  zac brown band &
"bad angel"  dierks bentley, miranda lambert &
"pride (in the name of love)"  dierks bentley, del mccoury &
the punch brothers
"hillbilly bone"  blake shelton &
"i run to you"  marty stuart &
best country instrumental performance
"hummingbyrd"  marty stuart
"tattoo of a smudge"  cherryholmes
"magic #9"  the infamous stringdusters
"new chance blues"  punch brothers
"willow creek"  darrell scott
best country song
"need you now"
dave haywood, josh kear, charles kelley &
hillary scott, songwriters (lady antebellum)
"the breath you take"
casey beathard, dean dillon &
jessie jo dillon, songwriters (george strait)
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)
best country album
need you now  lady antebellum
up on the ridge  dierks bentley
you get what you give  zac brown band
the guitar song  jamey johnson
revolution  miranda lambert
best new age album
miho: journey to the mountain  paul winter consort
ocean  michael demaria
sacred journey of ku-kai, volume 4  kitaro
dancing into silence  r. carlos nakai, william eaton &
instrumental oasis, vol. 4  zamora
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 bridgewater  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
"a change is gonna come"  herbie hancock
"solar"  alan broadbent
"body and soul"  keith jarrett
"lonely woman"  hank jones
"van gogh"  wynton marsalis
best jazz instrumental album, individual or group
moody 4b  james moody
john beasley
the new song and dance  clayton brothers
historicity  vijay iyer trio
providencia  danilo prez
best large jazz ensemble album
mingus big band live at jazz standard  mingus big band
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 &
best latin jazz album
chucho's steps  chucho valds and the afro-cuban messengers
tango grill  pablo aslan
second chance  hector martignon
psychedelic blues  poncho sanchez
bien bien!  wayne wallace latin jazz quintet
best gospel performance
"grace"  bebe &
"he wants it all"  forever jones
"you hold my world"  israel houghton
"nobody greater"  vashawn mitchell
"he's been just that good  kirk whalum &
best gospel song
"it's what i do"
jerry peters &
kirk whalum, songwriters (kirk whalum &
lisa gungor &
michael gungor, songwriters (gungor)
"better than a hallelujah"
sarah hart &
chapin hartford, songwriters (amy grant)
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
hello hurricane  switchfoot
church music  david crowder band
for those who wait  fireflight
beautiful things  gungor
rehab  lecrae
best pop/contemporary gospel album
love god. love people.
israel houghton
beauty will rise  steven curtis chapman
pieces of a real heart  sanctus real
mosaic  ricky skaggs
tonight  tobymac
best southern, country, or bluegrass gospel album
the reason  diamond rio
times like these  austins bridge
expecting good things  jeff &
journey on  ty herndon
live at oak tree: karen peck &
new river  karen peck &
best traditional gospel album
downtown church  patty griffin
the experience  vanessa bell armstrong
a city called heaven  shirley caesar
here i am  marvin sapp
all in one  karen clark sheard
best contemporary r&b gospel album
still  bebe &
get ready  forever jones
love unstoppable  fred hammond
triumphant  vashawn mitchell
aaron sledge  aaron sledge
best latin pop album
paraso express  alejandro sanz
poquita ropa  ricardo arjona
alex cuba  alex cuba
boleto de entrada  kany garca
otra cosa  julieta venegas
best latin rock, alternative or urban album
el existential  grupo fantasma
oro  chocquibtown
amor vincit omnia  draco
bulevar 2000  nortec collective presents: bostich+fussible
1977  ana tijoux
best tropical latin album
viva la tradicin  spanish harlem orchestra
sin salsa no hay paraiso  el gran combo de puerto rico
asondeguerra  juan luis guerra 4.40
irrepetible  gilberto santa rosa
100 sones cubanos  (various artists); edesio alejandro, nelson estevez &
juan hidalgo, producers
best tejano album
recuerdos  little joe &
sabes bien  juan p. moreno
in the pocket  joe posada
homenaje a mi padre  sunny sauceda y todo eso
cookin  tortilla factory
best norteo album
classic  intocable
indispensable  angel fresnillo
ni hoy ni maana  gerardo ortiz
desde la cantina volumen 1  pesado
intensamente  principez de la musica nortea
best banda album
enamrate de m  el gero y su banda centenario
ando bien pedo  banda los recoditos
caricias compradas...  cuisillos
con la fuerza del corrido  el chapo
todo depende de ti  la arrolladora banda el limon
american roots music
best americana album
you are not alone  mavis staples
the list  rosanne cash
tin can trust  los lobos
country music  willie nelson
band of joy  robert plant
best bluegrass album
mountain soul ii  patty loveless
circles around me  sam bush
family circle  the del mccoury band
legacy  peter rowan bluegrass band
reckless  the steeldrivers
best traditional blues album
joined at the hip  pinetop perkins &
willie 'big eyes' smith
giant  james cotton
memphis blues  cyndi lauper
the well  charlie musselwhite
plays blues, ballads &
favorites  jimmie vaughan
best contemporary blues album
living proof  buddy guy
nothing's impossible  solomon burke
tribal  dr. john and the lower 911
interpretations: the british rock songbook  bettye lavette
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
god willin' & the creek don't rise  ray lamontagne and the pariah dogs
love is strange  en vivo con tino  jackson browne &
the age of miracles  mary chapin carpenter
somedays the song writes you  guy clark
dream attic  richard thompson
best hawaiian music album
huana ke aloha  tia carrere
amy hanaiali'i and slack key masters of hawaii  amy hanaialii 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
2010 gathering of nations pow wow: a spirit's dance  (various artists); derek mathews, dr. lita mathews &
melonie mathews, producers
xi  bear creek
temptations: cree round dance songs  northern cree
woodnotes wyld: historic flute sounds from the dr. richard w. payne collection  peter phippen
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 crole
best reggae album
before the dawn  buju banton
isaacs meets isaac  gregory isaacs &
revelation  lee "scratch" perry
made in jamaica  bob sinclar and sly &
one pop reggae +  sly &
robbie and the family taxi
legacy an acoustic tribute to peter tosh  andrew tosh
best traditional world music album
ali and toumani  ali farka tour &
pure sounds  gyuto monks of tibet
i speak fula  bassekou kouyate &
grace  soweto gospel choir
tango universal  vayo
best contemporary world music album
throw down your heart , africa sessions part 2: unreleased tracks  bla fleck
all in one  bebel gilberto
angelique kidjo
bom tempo  srgio mendes
om namo narayanaya: soul call  chandrika krishnamurthy tandon
best musical album for children
tomorrow's children  pete seeger with the rivertown kids and friends
here comes science  they might be giants
jungle gym  justin roberts
sunny days  battersby duo
weird things are everywhere!
judy pancoast
best spoken word album for children
julie andrews' collection of poems, songs, and lullabies  julie andrews &
emma walton hamilton
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
nanny mcphee returns  emma thompson
best spoken word album
earth  jon stewart (with samantha bee, wyatt cenac, jason jones, john oliver &
american on purpose  craig ferguson
the bedwetter  sarah silverman
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
best comedy album
stark raving black  lewis black
cho dependent  margaret cho
i told you i was freaky  flight of the conchords
kathy griffin does the bible belt  kathy griffin
weapons of self destruction  robin williams
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
glee: the music, volume 1
true blood  volume 2
the twilight saga: eclipse
best score soundtrack album for motion picture, television or other visual media
toy story 3  randy newman
alice in wonderland  danny elfman
avatar  james horner
inception  hans zimmer
sherlock holmes  hans zimmer
best song written for motion picture, television or other visual media
"the weary kind" (from crazy heart)
ryan bingham & t bone burnett, songwriters (ryan bingham)
"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 &
"this city" (from trem)
steve earle, songwriter (steve earle)
composing and arranging
best instrumental composition
"the path among the trees"  billy childs
"aurora"  patrick williams
"battle circle"  gerald clayton
"box of cannoli"  tim hagans
..la banda"  bill cunliffe
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 &
best recording package
brothers  michael carney, art director (the black keys)
eggs  malene mathiasson, malthe fischer, kristoffer rom, nis svoldgrd &
aske zidore, art directors (oh no ono)
hadestown  brian grunert, art director (anas 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
under great white northern lights (limited edition box set)  rob jones &
jack white iii, art directors (the white stripes)
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 &
story island  qing-yang xiao, art director (various artists)
best album notes
keep an eye on the sky  robert gordon, album notes writer (big star)
alan lomax in haiti: recordings for the library of congress, 19361937  gage averill, album notes writer (various artists)
side steps  ashley kahn, album notes writer (john coltrane)
there breathes a hope: the legacy of john work ii and his fisk jubilee quartet, 19091916  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)
best historical album
the beatles (the original studio recordings)
jeff jones, compilation producer; paul hicks, sean magee, guy massey, sam okell &
steve rooke, mastering engineers (the beatles)
alan lomax in haiti: recordings for the library of congress, 19361937
jeffrey a. greenberg, david katznelson &
anna lomax wood, compilation producers; steve rosenthal &
warren russell-smith, mastering engineers (various artists)
the complete mother's best recordings.
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 19651968
alec palao, cheryl pawelski &
andrew sandoval, compilation producers; dan hersch &
andrew sandoval, mastering engineers (various artists)
best engineered album, non-classical
an engineer's award.
michael h. brauer, joe ferla, chad franscoviak &
manny marroquin, engineers (john mayer)
dirty side down
john keane, engineer (widespread panic)
steve lipson, engineer (jeff beck)
god willin' &
the creek don't rise
ryan freeland, engineer (ray lamontagne and the pariah dogs)
seth presant &
leon f. sylvers iii, engineers (n'dambi)
producer of the year, non-classical
broken bells  broken bells (a)
dark night of the soul  danger mouse and sparklehorse (a)
tighten up  the black keys (t)
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)
california gurls  katy perry featuring snoop dogg (t)
for your entertainment  adam lambert (t)
hungover  ke$ha (t)
kiss n tell  ke$ha (t)
magic  b.o.b featuring rivers cuomo (t)
take it off  ke$ha (t)
teenage dream  katy perry (t)
your love is my drug  ke$ha (t)
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  various artists (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
revolver (david guetta's one love club remix)
david guetta &
afrojack, remixers (madonna)
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 (srgio mendes)
sweet disposition (axwell &
dirty south remix)
axel hedfors &
dragan roganovic, remixers (the temper trap)
production, surround sound
best surround sound album
keith o. johnson, surround mix engineer; keith o. johnson, surround mastering engineer; david frost, surround producer (michael stern &
kansas city symphony)
steven wilson, surround mix engineer; darcy proper, surround mastering engineer; steven wilson, surround producer (porcupine tree)
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)
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 &
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)
steve miller, allen sides &
roger treece, engineers (bobby mcferrin)
producer of the year, classical
a producer's award.
(artist names appear in parentheses.)
corigliano: violin concerto 'the red violin' (michael ludwig, joann falletta &
buffalo philharmonic orchestra)
daugherty: metropolis symphony; deus ex machina (giancarlo guerrero &
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)
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 &
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)
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 sbastien (jun mrkl &
orchestre national de lyon)
dohnnyi: 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 (chlo hanslip, andrew mogrelia &
bournemouth symphony orchestra)
messiaen: pomes pour mi (anne schwanewilms, jun mrkl &
orchestre national de lyon)
piazzolla: sinfona buenos aires (daniel binelli, tianwa yang, giancarlo guerro &
nashville symphony orchestra)
ries: works for flute and piano (uwe grodd &
roussel: symphony no. 1 (stphane denve &
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 (18521894) (joseph banowetz)
rubinstein: piano music (18711890) (joseph banowetz)
20th century harp sonatas (sarah schuster ericsson)
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 &
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 capuon, valery gergiev &
orchestra of the mariinsky theatre)
wagner: parsifal (valery gergiev, gary lehman, violeta urmana, ren pape, evgeny nikitin, alexei tanovitski, nikolai putilin, mariinsky chorus &
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 tudes"  pierre boulez, conductor (roxana constantinescu, kyle ketelsen &
nicholas phan; chicago symphony orchestra)
best opera recording
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)
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 gra, julia kleiter, christine schfer, anton scharinger &
kurt streit; concentus musicau wien; arnold schoenberg chor)
"baltic runes"  paul hillier, conductor (estonian philharmonic chamber choir)
haydn: "the creation"  ren 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: "tudes"  marc-andr 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 &
gnattali: "solo &
chamber works for guitar  marc regnier" (tacy edwards, natalia khoma &
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 &
best small ensemble performance
"ceremony and devotion  music for the tudors"  harry christophers, conductor; the sixteen
"dinastia borja"  jordi savall, conductor; hesprion xxi &
la capella reial de catalunya (pascal bertin, daniele carnovich, lior elmalich, montserrat figueras, driss el maloumi, marc mauillon, llus vilamaj &
furio zanasi; pascal bertin, daniele carnovich, josep piera &
"trondheimsolistene  in folk style"  yvind 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 &
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 duchonov (celso antunes; ndr radiophilharmonie)
vivaldi: "opera arias  pyrotechnics"  vivica genaux (fabio biondi; europa galante)
wagner: "wesendonck-lieder"  measha brueggergosman (franz welser-mst; 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 prt (esa-pekka salonen)
"the enchanted wanderer"  rodion shchedrin (valery gergiev)
best classical crossover album
meeting of the spirits  matt haimovitz (amaryllis jarczyk, jan jarczyk, john mclaughlin, dominic painchaud, leanna rutt &
off the map  the silk road ensemble
roots  my life, my song  jessye norman (ira coleman, steve johns, mike lovatt, mark markham &
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
best short form music video
"bad romance"  lady gaga
francis lawrence, video director; heather heller, video producer
"ain't no grave"  (johnny cash)
chris milk, video director; jennifer heath, aaron koblin &
rick rubin, video producers
"love the way you lie"  eminem &
joseph kahn, video director; maryann tanedo, video producer
"stylo"  gorillaz, mos def &
pete candeland &
jamie hewlett, video directors; cara speller, video producer
"fuck you!"  cee lo green
matt stawski, video director; paul bock, video producer
best long form music video
when you're strange  the doors
tom dicillo, video director; john beug, jeff jampol, peter jankowski &
dick wolf, video producers
no distance left to run  blur
will lovelace, dylan southern &
giorgio testi, video directors; thomas benski, laura collins &
lucas ochoa, 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
artis dengan nominasi dan penghargaan ganda
artis yang mendapat nominasi ganda:
tujuh: bruno mars
enam: jay-z, lady antebellum, and lady gaga
lima: jeff beck, b.o.b, david frost, philip lawrence, john legend and the roots
empat: alex da kid, the black keys, drake, cee lo green, ari levine, katy perry, rihanna, dirk sobotka and zac brown
tiga: arcade fire, chris brown, david frost, muse, miranda lambert, john mayer and alicia keys
dua: robert plant, pink, justin bieber, mumford &
sons, monica, la roux, goldfrapp, janelle mone, sade, michael bubl, fantasia, hayley williams, the white stripes, beyonc and the cast of glee
artis yang mendapat penghargaan ganda:
lima: lady antebellum
tiga: david frost, jay-z, john legend and lady gaga
dua: jeff beck, the black keys, eminem, herbie hancock, alicia keys, the roots, keith urban, christopher tin and bebe winans
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