Giải Grammy lần thứ 54

Giải Grammy lần thứ 54 được tổ chức vào ngày 12 tháng 2 năm 2012 tại Trung tâm Staples, thành phố Los Angeles, California tại Mĩ. LL Cool J là người dẫn chương trình. Các đề cử được lên danh sách ngày 30 tháng 11 năm 2011, trong đó Kanye West có số lượng đề cử nhiều nhất, 7 đề cử. Sau đó là Adele, Bruno Mars và Foo Fighters với 6 đề cử. Skrillex, Lil Wayne và Radiohead có 5 đề cử.

Trước lễ trao giải, Whitney Houston đã qua đời đêm trước đó, do vậy Jennifer Hudson đã biểu diễn ca khúc "I Will Always Love You" thay cho Whitney. Adele, là nghệ sĩ thắng lớn tại lễ trao giải, thắng 6/6 đề cử, ngang bằng với kỉ lục Beyoncé nắm giữ. Foo Fighters nhận được 4 giải và Kayne West, nhận được 5 giải.

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Maceo Parker was scheduled to pay tribute to Clarence Clemons following the montage of those that had died in 2011 although his tribute was dropped in the 24 hours leading up to the awards show to make room for the Jennifer Hudson tribute to Whitney Houston.

Người trao giải

Alicia Keys
Bonnie Raitt
Marc Anthony
Fergie
Reba
Jack Black
Mario Manningham
Pauley Perrette
Victor Cruz
Ryan Seacrest
Stevie Wonder
Common
Taraji P. Henson
Neil Patrick Harris
Kate Beckinsale (with host LL Cool J)
Miranda Lambert
Dierks Bentley
Gwyneth Paltrow
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Tony Bennett
Ahmir Thompson (with host LL Cool J)
Drake
Lady Antebellum
Diana Ross (with host LL Cool J)

Danh sách đề cử và thắng giải
Tên người chiến thắng được in đậm.

General
;Thu âm của năm
"Rolling in the Deep" – Adele
Paul Epworth, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Mark Rankin, engineers/mixers
"Holocene" – Bon Iver
Justin Vernon, producer; Brian Joseph & Justin Vernon, engineers/mixers
"Grenade" – Bruno Mars
The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers
"The Cave" – Mumford & Sons
Markus Dravs, producer; Francois Chevallier & Ruadhri Cushnan, engineers/mixers
"Firework" – Katy Perry
Stargate & Sandy Vee, producers; Mikkel S. Eriksen, Phil Tan, Sandy Vee & Miles Walker, engineers/mixers
;Album của năm
21 – Adele
Ryan Tedder, Jim Abbiss, Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth, Rick Rubin, Fraser T Smith & Dan Wilson, producers; Jim Abbiss, Philip Allen, Beatriz Artola, Ian Dowling, Tom Elmhirst, Greg Fidelman, Dan Parry, Steve Price, Mark Rankin, Andrew Scheps, Fraser T Smith & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
Wasting Light – Foo Fighters
Butch Vig, producer; James Brown & Alan Moulder, engineers/mixers; Joe LaPorta & Emily Lazar, mastering engineers
Born This Way – Lady Gaga
Paul Blair, DJ Snake, Fernando Garibay, Lady Gaga, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Jeppe Laursen, RedOne & Clinton Sparks, producers; Fernando Garibay, Lady Gaga, Bill Malina, Trevor Muzzy, RedOne, Dave Russell, Justin Shirley Smith, Horace Ward & Tom Ware, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars
B.o.B, Cee Lo Green & Damian Marley, featured artists; Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, Needlz & The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Stephen Marcussen, mastering engineer
Loud – Rihanna
Drake, Eminem & Nicki Minaj, featured artists; Ester Dean, Alex da Kid, Kuk Harrell, Mel & Mus, Awesome Jones, Makeba Riddick, The Runners, Sham, Soundz, Stargate, Chris "Tricky" Stewart, Sandy Vee & Willy Will, producers; Ariel Chobaz, Cary Clark, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Alex da Kid, Josh Gudwin, Kuk Harrell, Jaycen Joshua, Manny Marroquin, Dana Nielsen, Chad "C-Note" Roper, Noah "40" Shebib, Corey Shoemaker, Jay Stevenson, Mike Strange, Phil Tan, Brian "B-Luv" Thomas, Marcos Tovar, Sandy Vee, Jeff "Supa Jeff" Villanueva, Miles Walker & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer

;Bài hát của năm
"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 hợp tác với Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
"The Cave"
Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
"Grenade"
Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, The Smeezingtons & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
"Holocene"
Justin Vernon, songwriter (Bon Iver)

;Nghệ sĩ mới xuất sắc nhất
Bon Iver
The Band Perry
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex

Pop
;Trình diễn Solo giọng Pop xuất sắc nhất
"Someone like You" – Adele
"Yoü and I" – Lady Gaga
"Grenade" – Bruno Mars
"Firework" – Katy Perry
"Fuckin' Perfect" – P!nk

;Trình diễn Song ca/ Nhóm nhạc Pop xuất sắc nhất
"Body and Soul" – Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
"Dearest" – The Black Keys
"Paradise" – Coldplay
"Pumped Up Kicks" – Foster the People
"Moves Like Jagger" – Maroon 5 & 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

;Album giọng Pop xuất sắc nhất
21 – Adele
The Lady Killer – Cee Lo Green
Born This Way – Lady Gaga
Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars
Loud – Rihanna

Dance/Electronic
;Thu âm nhạc dance xuất sắc nhất
"Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" – Skrillex
:Sonny Moore, producer & mixer
"Raise Your Weapon" – deadmau5 hợp tác với Greta Svabo Bech
Joel Zimmerman, producer
"Barbra Streisand" – Duck Sauce
Armand Van Helden & Alain Macklovitch, producers; Armand Van Helden & Alain Macklovitch, mixers
"Sunshine" – David Guetta & Avicii
Tim Bergling, David Guetta & Giorgio Tuinfort, producers; Tim Bergling, mixer
"Call Your Girlfriend" – Robyn
Klas Åhlund & Billboard, producers; Niklas Flyckt, mixer
"Save the World" – Swedish House Mafia
Steve Angello, Axel Hedfors & Sebastian Ingrosso, producers; Steve Angello, Axel Hedfors & Sebastian Ingrosso, mixers

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

Traditional Pop
;Best Traditional Pop Vocal 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

Rock
;Trình diễn Rock xuất sắc nhất
"Walk" – Foo Fighters
"Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" – Coldplay
"Down By the Water" – The Decemberists
"The Cave" – Mumford & Sons
"Lotus Flower" – Radiohead

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

;Bài hát Rock hay nhất
"Walk"-Foo Fighters,
Foo Fighters sáng tác
"The Cave"-Mumford & Sons
Mumford & Sons, sáng tác
"Down By the Water"-The Decemberists
Colin Meloy, sáng tác
"Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"-Coldplay
Coldplay, sáng tác
"Lotus Flower"-Radiohead,
Radiohead sáng tác

;Album Rock xuất sắc nhất
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

Alternative
;Album Alternative xuất sắc nhất
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

;Best Rap Song
"All of the Lights"
Jeff Bhasker, Fergie, Really Doe, Kanye West & Malik Yusef, songwriters (Kanye West hợp tác với Rihanna, Fergie & Kid Cudi)
"Black and Yellow"
Wiz Khalifa & Stargate, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa)
"I Need a Doctor"
Alex da Kid, Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey, songwriters (Dr. Dre hợp tác với Eminem & Skylar Grey)
"Look at Me Now"
Jean Baptiste, Chris Brown, Ryan Buendia, Diplo, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, songwriters (Chris Brown hợp tác với Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)
"Otis"
Jay-Z & Kanye West, songwriters (with James Brown, Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Roy Hammond, J. Roach, Kirk Robinson & Harry M. Woods, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Kanye West) (hợp tác với 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 & Kanye West
Tha Carter IV – Lil Wayne
Lasers – Lupe Fiasco
Pink Friday – Nicki Minaj

Country
;Best Country Solo Performance
"Mean" – Taylor Swift
"Dirt Road Anthem" – Jason Aldean
"I'm Gonna Love You Through It" – Martina McBride
"Honey Bee" – Blake Shelton
"Mama's Song" – Carrie Underwood

;Best Country Duo/Group Performance
"Barton Hollow" – The Civil Wars
"Don't You Wanna Stay" – Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson
"You and Tequila" – Kenny Chesney hợp tác với Grace Potter
"Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not" – Thompson Square

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

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

New Age
;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

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

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

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

;Best Large Jazz Ensemble 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 Zenón

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

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

;Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
"Blessings"
Laura Story, songwriter (Laura Story)
"Hold Me"
Jamie Grace, Christopher Stevens & TobyMac, songwriters (Jamie Grace hợp tác với TobyMac)
"I Lift My Hands"
Louie Giglio, Matt Maher & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)
"Strong Enough"
Matthew West, songwriter (Matthew West)
"Your Love"
Brandon Heath & Jason Ingram, songwriters (Brandon Heath)

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

;Best Contemporary Christian Music 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
Black & White – Royal Tailor

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

;Best Regional Mexican or Tejano Album
Bicentenario – Pepe Aguilar
Órale – Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea
Amor A La Musica – Mariachi Los Arrieros Del Valle
Eres Un Farsante – Paquita la del Barrio
Huevos Rancheros – Joan Sebastian

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

;Best Tropical Latin Album
The Last Mambo – Cachao
Homenaje A Los Rumberos – Edwin Bonilla
Mongorama – José 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 & Union Station
Reason and Rhyme: Bluegrass Songs by Robert Hunter and Jim Lauderdale – Jim Lauderdale
Rare Bird Alert – Steve Martin & Steep Canyon Rangers
Old Memories: The Songs of Bill Monroe – Del McCoury Band
A Mother's Prayer – Ralph Stanley
Sleep with One Eye Open – Chris Thile & Michael Daves

;Best Blues 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 & His Orchestra

Reggae
;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

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

Children's
;Best Children's Album
All About Bullies&nbsp;... Big and Small – Various Artists Producers Steve Pullara, Jim Cravero, Pat Robinson, Kevin Mackie and Gloria Domina.
Are We There Yet? – The Papa Hugs Band
Fitness Rock & Roll – Miss Amy
GulfAlive – The Banana Plant
I Love: Tom T. Hall's Songs of Fox Hollow – Various Artists

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

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

Musical Show
;Best Musical Theater 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: Music from the HBO Original Series – 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
Black Swan
Clint Mansell, composer
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Alexandre Desplat, composer
The Shrine
Ryan Shore, composer
Tron: Legacy
Daft Punk, composers

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

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

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

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

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

;Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition 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 & Tim Burton)
25 Years
James Spindler, art director (Sting)
Wingless Angels (Deluxe Edition)
David Gorman, art director (Wingless Angels)

Ghi chú
;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 1966–1968
Neil Diamond, album notes writer (Neil Diamond)
The Bristol Sessions, 1927–1928: The Big Bang of Country Music
Ted Olson & Tony Russell, album notes writers (Various Artists)
Complete Mythology
Ken Shipley, album notes writer (Syl Johnson)
The Music City Story: Street Corner Doo Wop, Raw R&B and Soulful Sounds from Berkeley, California 1950–75
Alec Palao, album notes writer (Various Artists)

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

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

;Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Paul Epworth
"Call It What You Want" (Foster the People) (T)
: "I Would Do Anything for You" (Foster the People) (T)
: "I'll Be Waiting" (Adele) (T)
: "Life on the Nickel" (Foster the People) (T)
: "No One's Gonna Love You" (Cee Lo Green) (S)
: "Rolling in the Deep" (Adele) (T)
Danger Mouse
Meyrin Fields EP (Broken Bells) (S)
Rome (Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi) (A)
The Smeezingtons
Doo-Wops & Hooligans (Bruno Mars) (A)
"If I Was You (OMG)" (Far East Movement hợp tác với Snoop Dogg) (T)
"Lighters" (Bad Meets Evil hợp tác với Bruno Mars) (T)
"Mirror" (Lil Wayne hợp tác với Bruno Mars) (T)
"Rocketeer" (Far East Movement hợp tác với Ryan Tedder) (T)
Ryan Tedder
"Brighter Than the Sun" (Colbie Caillat) (T)
"Favorite Song" (Colbie Caillat hợp tác với Common) (T)
"I Remember Me" (Jennifer Hudson) (T)
"I Was Here" (Beyoncé) (T)
"Not Over You" (Gavin DeGraw) (S)
"1Nite (One Night)" (Cobra Starship) (S)
"Rumour Has It" (Adele) (T)
"Sweeter" (Gavin DeGraw) (T)
"Who's That Boy" (Demi Lovato hợp tác với Dev) (T)
Butch Vig
Wasting Light (Foo Fighters) (A)

;Best Remixed Recording
"Cinema" (Skrillex Remix)
Skrillex, remixer (Benny Benassi & Gary Go)
"Collide" (Afrojack Remix)
Afrojack, remixer (Leona Lewis & Avicii)
"End of Line" (Photek Remix)
Photek, remixer (Daft Punk)
"Only Girl (In the World)" (Rosabel Club Mix)
Rosabel, remixers (Rihanna)
"Rope" (deadmau5 Mix)
deadmau5, remixer (Foo Fighters)

Production, Surround Sound
;Best Surround Sound 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)
Kind
Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Kjetil Almenning, Ensemble 96 & Nidaros String Quartet)
Spohr: String Sextet in C Major, Op. 140 & Nonet in F Major, Op. 31
Andreas Spreer, surround mix engineer; Robin Schmidt & Andreas Spreer, surround mastering engineer; Andreas Spreer, surround producer (Camerata Freden)

Production, Classical
;Best Engineered Album, 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 (José Serebrier, Alexey Serov, Wen-Sinn Yang, Alexander Romanovsky, Rachel Barton Pine, Marc Chisson & Russian National Orchestra)
Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music From Slide
Tom Lazarus, Mat Lejeune, Bill Maylone & Jon Zacks, engineers; Joe Lambert, mastering engineer (Rinde Eckert, Steven Mackey & Eighth Blackbird)
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4
Arne Akselberg, engineer (Leif Ove Andsnes, Antonio Pappano & London Symphony Orchestra)
Weinberg: Symphony No. 3 & Suite No. 4 From 'The Golden Key
Torbjörn Samuelsson, engineer (Thord Svedlund & Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Danh sách các nghệ sĩ nhiều giải thưởng và đề cử nhất

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

Nhiều giải thưởng nhất:
Sáu: Adele
Năm: Foo Fighters
Bốn: Kanye West
Ba: Skrillex
Hai: Tony Bennett, Bon Iver, Cee Lo Green, Kirk Franklin, Fergie, The Civil Wars, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Kid Cudi

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