54th Annual Grammy Awards

Ratings

Pre-telecast

Performers

• Kim Burrell, Le'Andria Johnson, Kelly Price and
• Joyce DiDonato
• Steve Earle
• Rebirth Brass Band
• The Civil Wars

  Presenters

• Gerald Clayton
• Chick Corea
• Brandon Heath
• Arturo O'Farrill
• OK Go
• Corinne Bailey Rae
• Esperanza Spalding
• Jimmy Jam

  Main telecast

Performers

• 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.

  Presenters

• 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
• Miranda Lambert
• Dierks Bentley
• Gwyneth Paltrow
• Taylor Swift
• Carrie Underwood
• Tony Bennett
• Ahmir Thompson
• Drake
• Lady Antebellum
• Diana Ross

  Nominees and winners

General

• "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

• 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

• "Rolling in the Deep"
• *Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters
• "All of the Lights"
• * Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Really Doe, Kanye West & Malik Yusef, songwriters
• "The Cave"
• *Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters
• "Grenade"
• *Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, The Smeezingtons & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters
• "Holocene"
• * Justin Vernon, songwriter

• Bon Iver
• The Band Perry
• J. Cole
• Nicki Minaj
• Skrillex

  Pop

• "Someone like You" – Adele
• "Yoü and I" – Lady Gaga
• "Grenade" – Bruno Mars
• "Firework" – Katy Perry
• "Fuckin' Perfect" – P!nk

• "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

• The Road from Memphis – Booker T. Jones
• ' – Jenny Oaks Baker
• E Kahe Malie – Daniel Ho
• Hello Tomorrow – Dave Koz
• Setzer Goes Instru-Mental! – Brian Setzer

• 21 – Adele'
• The Lady Killer – Cee Lo Green
• Born This Way – Lady Gaga
• Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars
• Loud'' – Rihanna

  Dance/Electronic

• "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" – Skrillex
• "Raise Your Weapon" – deadmau5 featuring Greta Svabo Bech
• *Joel Zimmerman, producer
• "Barbra Streisand" – Duck Sauce
• * Armand Van Helden & Alain Macklovitch, producers; Armand van Helden & Alain Macklovitch, mixers
• "Sunshine" – David Guetta & 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

• 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

• 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

• "Walk" – Foo Fighters
• "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" – Coldplay
• "Down By the Water" – The Decemberists
• "The Cave" – Mumford & Sons
• "Lotus Flower" – Radiohead

• "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

• "Walk" – Foo Fighters,
• *Foo Fighters songwriters
• "The Cave"-Mumford & Sons
• *Mumford & Sons, songwriters
• "Down By the Water"-The Decemberists
• *Colin Meloy, songwriter
• "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"-Coldplay
• *Coldplay, songwriters
• "Lotus Flower"-Radiohead,
• *Radiohead songwriters

• Wasting Light – Foo Fighters'
• Rock 'n' Roll Party – Jeff Beck
• Come Around Sundown – Kings of Leon
• I'm With You – Red Hot Chili Peppers
• The Whole Love'' – Wilco

  Alternative

• 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

• "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

• "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

• "Fool for You"
• *Cee Lo Green, Melanie Fiona, & Jack Splash, songwriters
• "Far Away"
• * Marsha Ambrosius, Sterling Simms & Justin Smith, songwriters
• "Not My Daddy"
• * Kelly Price, songwriter
• "Pieces of Me"
• * Chuck Harmony, Claude Kelly & Ledisi, songwriters
• "You Are"
• *Dennis Bettis, Carl M. Days, Jr., Wirlie Morris, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilson, songwriters

• F.A.M.E. – Chris Brown
• Second Chance – El DeBarge
• Love Letter – R. Kelly
• Pieces of Me – Ledisi
• Kelly – Kelly Price

  Rap

• "Otis" – Jay-Z & Kanye West
• "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

• "All of the Lights" – Kanye West, Rihanna, & 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

• "All of the Lights"
• *Jeff Bhasker, Really Doe, Kanye West & Malik Yusef, songwriters
• "Black and Yellow"
• * Wiz Khalifa & Stargate, songwriters
• "I Need a Doctor"
• * Alex da Kid, Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey, songwriters
• "Look at Me Now"
• * Jean Baptiste, Chris Brown, Ryan Buendia, Diplo, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, songwriters
• "Otis"
• * Jay-Z & Kanye West, songwriters
• "The Show Goes On"
• *Dustin William Brower, Jonathon Keith Brown, Daniel Johnson, Kane & Lupe Fiasco, songwriters

• 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

• "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

• "Barton Hollow" – The Civil Wars
• "Don't You Wanna Stay" – Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson
• "You and Tequila" – Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter
• "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not" – Thompson Square

• "Mean"
• *Taylor Swift, songwriter
• "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not"
• * Jim Collins & David Lee Murphy, songwriters
• "God Gave Me You"
• * Dave Barnes, songwriter
• "Just Fishin'"
• * Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell & Ed Hill, songwriters
• "Threaten Me with Heaven"
• * Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will Owsley & Dillon O'Brian, songwriters
• "You and Tequila"
• * Matraca Berg & Deana Carter, songwriters

• 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

• 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

• "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

• The Mosaic Project – Terri Lyne Carrington & Various Artists
• Round Midnight – Karrin Allyson
• The Gate – Kurt Elling
• American Road – Tierney Sutton
• The Music of Randy Newman – Roseanna Vitro

• 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

• 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

• "Jesus" – Le'Andria Johnson
• "Do Everything" – Steven Curtis Chapman
• "Alive " – Natalie Grant
• "Your Love" – Brandon Heath
• "I Lift My Hands" – Chris Tomlin

• "Hello Fear"
• *Kirk Franklin, songwriter
• "Sitting with Me"
• *Gerald Haddon, Tammi Haddon & Mary Mary, songwriters
• "Spiritual"
• * Donald Lawrence, songwriter
• "Trust Me"
• * Richard Smallwood, songwriter
• "Window"
• * Canton Jones, songwriter

• "Blessings"
• *Laura Story, songwriter
• "Hold Me"
• * Jamie Grace, Christopher Stevens & TobyMac, songwriters
• "I Lift My Hands"
• * Louie Giglio, Matt Maher & Chris Tomlin, songwriters
• "Strong Enough"
• * Matthew West, songwriter
• "Your Love"
• * Brandon Heath & Jason Ingram, songwriters

• Hello Fear – Kirk Franklin
• The Love Album – Kim Burrell
• The Journey – Andraé Crouch
• Something Big – Mary Mary
• Angel & Chanelle –

• 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

• 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

• 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

• – Los Tigres del Norte
• Estare Mejor – El Guero Y Su Banda Centenario
• Intocable 2011 – Intocable
• El Árbol – Los Tucanes de Tijuana
• No Vengo A Ver Si Puedo ... Si Por Que Puedo Vengo – Michael Salgado

• The Last Mambo – Cachao
• Homenaje A Los Rumberos – Edwin Bonilla
• Mongorama – José Rizo's Mongorama

  American Roots Music

• 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

• 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

• Revelator – Tedeschi Trucks Band
• Low Country Blues – Gregg Allman
• Roadside Attractions – Marcia Ball
• Man in Motion – Warren Haynes
• The Reflection – Keb' Mo'

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Tassili – Tinariwen
• AfroCubism – AfroCubism
• Africa for Africa – Femi Kuti
• Songs from a Zulu Farm – Ladysmith Black Mambazo

  Children's

• All About Bullies ... Big and Small – Steve Pullara, Jim Cravero, Pat Robinson, Kevin Mackie and Gloria Domina, producers
• 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

• If You Ask Me – Betty White
• Bossypants – Tina Fey
• Fab Fan Memories – The Beatles Bond – Various Artists
• Hamlet – Dan Donohue & Various Artists – Oregon Shakespeare Festival
• The Mark of Zorro – Val Kilmer & Cast

  Comedy

• Hilarious – Louis C.K.
• Alpocalypse – "Weird Al" Yankovic
• Finest Hour – Patton Oswalt
• – Kathy Griffin
• Turtleneck & Chain – The Lonely Island

  Musical Show

• *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
• How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – The 2011 Broadway Cast Recording
• * John Larroquette & Daniel Radcliffe, principal soloists; Robert Sher, producer

  Music for Visual Media

• – Various Artists
• Burlesque – Christina Aguilera
• ' – Glee Cast
• Tangled – Various Artists
• True Blood Volume 3 – Various Artists

• The King's Speech
• *Alexandre Desplat, composer
• '
• * Clint Mansell, composer
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
• * Alexandre Desplat, composer
• The Shrine''
• * Ryan Shore, composer
• '
• * Daft Punk, composers

• "I See the Light"
• *Alan Menken & Glenn Slater, songwriters
• ""
• * Diane Warren, songwriter
• "Christmastime Is Killing Us"
• * Ron Jones, Seth MacFarlane & Danny Smith, songwriters
• "So Long"
• * Zooey Deschanel, songwriter
• "Where the River Goes"
• * Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, Drew Pearson & Anne Preven, songwriters
• "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me"
• *Diane Warren, songwriter

  Composing/Arranging

• "Life in Eleven"
• *Béla Fleck & Howard Levy, composers
• "Falling Men"
• * John Hollenbeck, composer
• "Hunting Wabbits 3 "
• * Gordon Goodwin, composer
• "I Talk to the Trees"
• * Randy Brecker, composer
• "Timeline"
• * Russell Ferrante, composer

• "Rhapsody in Blue"
• *Gordon Goodwin, arranger
• "All or Nothing at All"
• *Peter Jensen, arranger
• "In the Beginning"
• * Clare Fischer, arranger
• "Nasty Dance"
• * Bob Brookmeyer, arranger
• "Song Without Words"
• * Carlos Franzetti, arranger

• "Who Can I Turn To "
• *Jorge Calandrelli, arranger
• "Ao Mar"
• * Vince Mendoza, arranger
• "Moon Over Bourbon Street"
• *Rob Mathes, arranger
• "On Broadway"
• *Kevin Axt, Ray Brinker, Trey Henry, Christian Jacob & Tierney Sutton, arrangers
• "The Windmills of Your Mind"
• * William A. Ross, arranger

  Package

• Scenes from The Suburbs
• *Vincent Morisset, art director
• Chickenfoot III
• *Todd Gallopo, art director
• Good Luck & True Love
• *Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors
• Rivers and Homes
• * Jonathan Dagan, art director
• Watch the Throne
• *Virgil Abloh, art director

• *Dave Bett & Michelle Holme, art directors
• The King of Limbs
• *Donald Twain & Zachariah Wildwood, art directors
• 25th Anniversary Music Box
• *Matt Taylor & Ellen Wakayama, art directors
• 25 Years
• *James Spindler, art director
• Wingless Angels
• *David Gorman, art director

  Historical

• Band on the Run
• *Paul McCartney, compilation producer; Sam Okell & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers
• 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
• Complete Mythology
• *Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton, mastering engineer
• 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
• Young Man with the Big Beat: The Complete '56 Elvis Presley Masters
• *Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, compilation producer; Vic Anesini, mastering engineer

  Production

• Paper Airplane
• *Mike Shipley, engineer; Brad Blackwood, mastering engineer
• Follow Me Down
• *Brandon Bell & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Sangwook "Sunny" Nam & Doug Sax, mastering engineers
• The Harrow & The Harvest
• *Matt Andrews, engineer; Stephen Marcussen, mastering engineer
• Music Is Better Than Words
• *Rich Breen & Frank Filipetti, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
• The Next Right Thing
• *Kevin Killen, Brendan Muldowney & John Shyloski, engineers; John Shyloski, mastering engineer

• Paul Epworth
• *"Call It What You Want"
• Danger Mouse
• * Meyrin Fields EP
• * Rome
• The Smeezingtons
• * Doo-Wops & Hooligans
• * "If I Was You "
• * "Lighters"
• * "Mirror"
• * "Rocketeer"
• Ryan Tedder
• * "Brighter Than the Sun"
• * "Favorite Song"
• * "I Remember Me"
• * "I Was Here"
• * "Not Over You"
• * "#1Nite "
• * "Rumour Has It"
• * "Sweeter"
• * "Who's That Boy"
• Butch Vig
• * Wasting Light

• "Cinema"
• *Skrillex, remixer
• "Collide"
• * Afrojack, remixer
• ""
• * Photek, remixer
• "Only Girl "
• * Rosabel, remixers
• "Rope"
• * deadmau5, remixer

  Production, Surround Sound

• Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
• Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Bill Levenson & Elliot Scheiner, surround producers
• An Evening with Dave Grusin
• *Frank Filipetti & Eric Schilling, surround mix engineers; Frank Filipetti, surround mastering engineer; Phil Ramone, surround producer
• Grace for Drowning
• * Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Paschal Byrne, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround producer
• Kind
• *Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer
• 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

  Production, Classical

• Glazunov: Complete Concertos
• *Richard King, engineer
• Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music From Slide
• *Tom Lazarus, Mat Lejeune, Bill Maylone & Jon Zacks, engineers; Joe Lambert, mastering engineer
• Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4
• *Arne Akselberg, engineer
• Weinberg: Symphony No. 3 & Suite No. 4 From 'The Golden Key'
• *Torbjörn Samuelsson, engineer

• Blanton Alspaugh
• *Aldridge: Elmer Gantry
• *Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas
• *Osterfield: Rocky Streams
• Manfred Eicher
• *Bach: Concertos & Sinfonias for Oboe; Ich Hatte Viel Bekümmernis
• *Hymns & Prayers
• *Manto & Madrigals
• *Songs of Ascension
• *Tchaikovsky/Kissine: Piano Trios
• *A Worcester Ladymass
• David Frost
• *Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass Live
• *Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music from Slide
• *Prayers & Alleluias
• *Sharon Isbin & Friends – Guitar Passions
• Peter Rutenberg
• *Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
• *The Vanishing Nordic Chorale

  Classical

• "Bowen: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2"
• * Andrew Davis, conductor
• "Haydn: Symphonies 104, 88 & 101"
• * Nicholas McGegan, conductor
• "Henze: Symphonies Nos. 3–5"
• * Marek Janowski, conductor
• Martinu: The 6 Symphonies
• * Jirí Belohlávek, conductor

• "Britten: Billy Budd"
• *Mark Elder, conductor; John Mark Ainsley, Phillip Ens, Jacques Imbrailo, Darren Jeffery, Iain Paterson & Matthew Rose; James Whitbourn, producer
• "Rautavaara: Kaivos"
• *Hannu Lintu, conductor; Jaakko Kortekangas, Hannu Niemelä, Johanna Rusanen-Kartano & Mati Turi; Seppo Siirala, producer
• "Verdi: La Traviata"
• *Antonio Pappano, conductor; Joseph Calleja, Renée Fleming & Thomas Hampson; James Whitbourn, producer
• "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

• "Beyond All Mortal Dreams – American A Cappella"
• *Stephen Layton, conductor
• "Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45"
• *Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor; James K. Bass, chorus master
• "Kind"
• *Kjetil Almenning, conductor
• "The Natural World of Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen"
• *Paul Hillier, conductor

• "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

• "Chinese Recorder Concertos – East Meets West"
• *Lan Shui, conductor; Michala Petri
• "Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini"
• *Claudio Abbado, Yuja Wang
• "Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4"
• *Leif Ove Andsnes, Antonio Pappano
• "Winging It – Piano Music of John Corigliano"
• *Ursula Oppens

• "Grieg/Thommessen: Veslemøy Synsk"
• *Marianne Beate Kielland
• "Handel: Cleopatra"
• *Natalie Dessay
• "Purcell: O Solitude"
• *Andreas Scholl
• "Three Baroque Tenors"
• *Ian Bostridge

• "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

• "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 " – Skrillex
• *Tony Truand, video director; Noah Klein, video producer
• "Perform This Way" – "Weird Al" Yankovic
• * "Weird Al" Yankovic, video director; Cisco Newman, video producer

• 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
• – 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

  Special Merit Awards

• Paul McCartney

• Sir Richard Branson

• Allman Brothers Band
• Glen Campbell
• Tom Jobim
• Roy Haynes
• George Jones
• The Memphis Horns
• Diana Ross
• Gil Scott-Heron

• Dave Bartholomew
• Steve Jobs
• Rudy Van Gelder

• Roger Nichols
• Celemony

  Artists with multiple nominations and awards

• Seven: Kanye West
• Six: Adele, Bruno Mars, Foo Fighters
• Five: Lil Wayne, Radiohead, Skrillex
• Four: Bon Iver, Drake, Jay-Z, Mumford & Sons, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna
• Three: 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
• Two: 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,Skrillex

• Six: Adele
• Five: Foo Fighters
• Four: Kanye West
• Three: Skrillex
• Two: Tony Bennett, Bon Iver, Cee Lo Green, Kirk Franklin, Fergie, The Civil Wars, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Kid Cudi

  In Memoriam