55th Annual Grammy Awards

Performers

• Krishna Das
• Eighth Blackbird
• John Fullbright
• Hugh Masekela
• Tyrese
• Elle Varner

Presenters

• Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull - presented Best Pop Solo Performance
• Neil Patrick Harris - introduced Fun
• John Mayer and Bonnie Raitt - introduced Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley
• Miguel and Wiz Khalifa - presented Best Country Solo Performance
• Faith Hill and Tim McGraw - presented Song of the Year
• Johnny Depp - introduced Mumford & Sons
• Beyoncé and Ellen DeGeneres - introduced Justin Timberlake
• Dave Grohl and Pauley Perrette - announced Producer of the Year, Non-Classical and presented Best Rock Performance
• Kelly Rowland and Nas - presented Best Urban Contemporary Album
• Keith Urban and Kaley Cuoco - presented Best Pop Vocal Album
• Carly Rae Jepsen and Ne-Yo - presented Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
• Kelly Clarkson - presented Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award to Carole King and Best Country Album
• Kat Dennings - introduced The Black Keys
• Katy Perry - presented Best New Artist
• Hunter Hayes - presented Carrie Underwood
• Prince - presented Record of the Year
• Adele - presented Album of the Year

  Winners and nominees

General

• "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra
• * Wally de Backer, producer;
• * Wally de Backer, François Tétaz & William Bowden, engineers/mixers;
• * William Bowden, mastering engineer
• "Lonely Boy" – The Black Keys
• * The Black Keys & Danger Mouse producers;
• * Tom Elmhirst & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers;
• * Brian Lucey, mastering engineer
• "Stronger " – Kelly Clarkson
• * Greg Kurstin, producer;
• * Șerban Ghenea, John Hanes, Greg Kurstin & Jesse Shatkin, engineers/mixers;
• * Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
• "We Are Young" – Fun featuring Janelle Monáe
• * Jeff Bhasker, producer;
• * Jeff Bhasker, Pawel Sek, Ken Lewis, Andrew Dawson & Stuart White, engineers/mixers;
• * Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
• "Thinkin Bout You" – Frank Ocean
• * Shea Taylor & Frank Ocean, producer;
• * Jeff Ellis, Pat Thrall, Marcos Tovar & Mark "Spike" Stent, engineers/mixers;
• * Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
• "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" – Taylor Swift
• * Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift, producers;
• * Șerban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland & Michael Ilbert, engineers/mixers;
• * Tom Coyne, mastering engineer

• Babel – Mumford & Sons
• *Markus Dravs, producer;
• * Robin Baynton & Ruadhri Cushnan, engineers/mixers;
• * Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
• El Camino – The Black Keys
• * The Black Keys & Danger Mouse, producers;
• * Tchad Blake, Tom Elmhirst & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers;
• * Brian Lucey, mastering engineer
• Some Nights – Fun
• * Janelle Monáe, featured artist;
• * Jeff Bhasker, Emile Haynie, Jake One & TommyD, producers;
• * Jeff Bhasker, Pawel Sek, Pete Bischoff, Ken Lewis, Jeff Chestek, Andrew Dawson, Emile Haynie, Rich Costey, Manny Marroquin, Sonny Pinnar & Stuart White, engineers/mixers;
• * Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
• Channel Orange – Frank Ocean
• * André 3000, John Mayer & Earl Sweatshirt, featured artists;
• * Om'Mas Keith, Malay, Frank Ocean, Shea Taylor, Tyler, the Creator & Pharell, producers;
• * Calvin Bailif, Andrew Coleman, Jeff Ellis, Doug Fenske, Om'Mas Keith, Malay, Frank Ocean, Philip Scott, Mark "Spike" Stent, Pat Thrall, Marcos Tovar & Vic Wainstein, engineers/mixers;
• * Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
• Blunderbuss – Jack White
• * Jack White, producer;
• * Vance Powell & Jack White, engineers/mixers;
• * Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer

• "We Are Young"
• *Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters
• "The A Team"
• * Ed Sheeran, songwriter
• "Adorn"
• * Miguel Pimentel, songwriter
• "Call Me Maybe"
• * Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen & Josh Ramsay, songwriters
• "Stronger "
• * Jörgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin & Ali Tamposi, songwriters

• Fun
• Alabama Shakes
• Hunter Hayes
• The Lumineers
• Frank Ocean

  Pop

• "Set Fire to the Rain" – Adele
• "Stronger " – Kelly Clarkson
• "Call Me Maybe" – Carly Rae Jepsen
• "Wide Awake" – Katy Perry
• "Where Have You Been" – Rihanna

• "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye & Kimbra
• "Shake It Out" – Florence and the Machine
• "We Are Young" – Fun & Janelle Monáe
• "Sexy and I Know It" – LMFAO
• "Payphone" – Maroon 5 & Wiz Khalifa

• Impressions – Chris Botti
• 24/7 – Gerald Albright & Norman Brown
• Four Hands & a Heart Volume One – Larry Carlton
• Live at Blue Note Tokyo – Dave Koz
• Rumbadoodle – Arun Shenoy

• Stronger – Kelly Clarkson
• Ceremonials – Florence and the Machine
• Some Nights – Fun
• Overexposed – Maroon 5
• The Truth About Love – Pink

  Dance/Electronic

• "Bangarang" – Skrillex & Sirah
• * Skrillex, producer; Skrillex, mixer
• "Levels" – Avicii
• * Tim Bergling & Ash Pournouri, producers; Tim Bergling, mixer
• "Let's Go" – Calvin Harris & Ne-Yo
• * Calvin Harris, producer; Calvin Harris, mixer
• "Don't You Worry Child" – Swedish House Mafia & John Martin
• *Steve Angello, Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso, producers; Steve Angello, Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso, mixers
• "I Can't Live Without You" – Al Walser
• * Al Walser, producer; Al Walser, mixer

• Bangarang – Skrillex
• Wonderland – Steve Aoki
• Don't Think – The Chemical Brothers
• > Album Title Goes Here < – Deadmau5
• Fire & Ice – Kaskade

  Traditional Pop

• Kisses on the Bottom – Paul McCartney
• Christmas – Michael Bublé
• A Holiday Carole – Carole King

  Rock

• "Lonely Boy" – The Black Keys
• "Hold On" – Alabama Shakes
• "Charlie Brown" – Coldplay
• "I Will Wait" – Mumford & Sons
• "We Take Care of Our Own" – Bruce Springsteen

• "Love Bites " – Halestorm
• "I'm Alive" – Anthrax
• "Blood Brothers " – Iron Maiden
• "Ghost Walking" – Lamb of God
• "No Reflection" – Marilyn Manson
• "Whose Life " – Megadeth

• "Lonely Boy"
• * Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton & Patrick Carney, songwriters
• "Freedom at 21"
• * Jack White, songwriter
• "I Will Wait"
• * Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall & Marcus Mumford, songwriters
• "Madness"
• * Matthew Bellamy, songwriter
• "We Take Care of Our Own"
• * Bruce Springsteen, songwriter

• El Camino – The Black Keys
• Mylo Xyloto – Coldplay
• The 2nd Law – Muse
• Wrecking Ball – Bruce Springsteen
• Blunderbuss – Jack White

  Alternative

• Making Mirrors – Gotye
• The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do – Fiona Apple
• Biophilia – Björk
• Hurry Up, We're Dreaming – M83
• Bad as Me – Tom Waits

  R&B

• "Climax" – Usher
• "Thank You" – Estelle
• "Gonna Be Alright " – Robert Glasper Experiment & Ledisi
• "I Want You" – Luke James
• "Adorn" – Miguel

• "Love on Top" – Beyoncé
• "Lately" – Anita Baker
• "Wrong Side of a Love Song" – Melanie Fiona
• "Real Good Hands" – Gregory Porter
• "If Only You Knew" – SWV

• "Adorn"
• * Miguel Pimentel, songwriter
• "Beautiful Surprise"
• * Tamia Hill, Claude Kelly & Salaam Remi, songwriters
• "Heart Attack"
• * Benjamin Levin, Rico Love & Tremaine Neverson, songwriters
• "Pray for Me"
• * Antonio Dixon, Kenny Edmonds, Anthony Hamilton & Patrick "jQue" Smith, songwriters
• "Refill"
• * Darhyl "DJ" Camper, Elle Varner & Andrew "Pop" Wansel, songwriters

• Channel Orange – Frank Ocean
• Fortune – Chris Brown
• Kaleidoscope Dream – Miguel

• Black Radio – Robert Glasper Experiment
• Back to Love – Anthony Hamilton
• Write Me Back – R. Kelly
• Beautiful Surprise – Tamia
• Open Invitation – Tyrese

  Rap

• "Niggas in Paris" – Jay-Z & Kanye West
• "HYFR " – Drake & Lil Wayne
• "Daughters" – Nas
• "Mercy" – Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz
• "I Do" – Young Jeezy featuring Jay-Z & André 3000

• "No Church in the Wild" – Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream
• "Wild Ones" – Flo Rida & Sia
• "Tonight " – John Legend & Ludacris
• "Cherry Wine" – Nas & Amy Winehouse
• "Talk That Talk" – Rihanna & Jay-Z

• "Niggas in Paris"
• * Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West, songwriters
• "Daughters"
• * Nas & Ernest Wilson, songwriters
• "Lotus Flower Bomb"
• * Olubowale Akintimehin, S. Joseph Dew, Jerrin Howard, Walker Johnson & Miguel Jontel Pimentel, songwriters
• "Mercy"
• * Sean Anderson, Tauheed Epps, Stephan Taft, James Thomas, Terrence Thornton & Kanye West, songwriters
• "The Motto"
• * Dwayne Carter, Aubrey Graham & Tyler Williams, songwriters
• "Young, Wild & Free"
• * Calvin Broadus, Chris Brody Brown, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Peter Hernandez & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters

• Take Care – Drake
• – Lupe Fiasco
• Life Is Good – Nas
• Undun – The Roots
• God Forgives, I Don't – Rick Ross
• Based on a T.R.U. Story – 2 Chainz

  Country

• "Blown Away" – Carrie Underwood
• "Home" – Dierks Bentley
• "Springsteen" – Eric Church
• "Cost of Livin'" – Ronnie Dunn
• "Wanted" – Hunter Hayes
• "Over" – Blake Shelton

• "Pontoon" – Little Big Town
• "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" – Eli Young Band
• "Safe & Sound" – Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars
• "On The Outskirts Of Town" – The Time Jumpers
• "I Just Come Here For The Music" – Don Williams featuring Alison Krauss

• "Blown Away"
• * Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters
• "Cost of Livin'"
• * Phillip Coleman & Ronnie Dunn, songwriters
• "Even If It Breaks Your Heart"
• * Will Hoge & Eric Paslay, songwriters
• "So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore"
• * Jay Knowles & Adam Wright, songwriters
• "Springsteen"
• * Eric Church, Jeff Hyde & Ryan Tyndell, songwriters

• Uncaged – Zac Brown Band
• Hunter Hayes – Hunter Hayes
• – Jamey Johnson
• Four the Record – Miranda Lambert
• The Time Jumpers – The Time Jumpers

  New Age

• Echoes of Love – Omar Akram
• Live Ananda – Krishna Das
• Bindu – Michael Brant DeMaria
• Deep Alpha – Steven Halpern
• Light Body – Peter Kater
• Troubadours on the Rhine – Loreena McKennitt

  Jazz

• "Hot House" – Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists
• "Cross Roads" – Ravi Coltrane, soloist
• "Alice in Wonderland" – Chick Corea, soloist
• "J. Mac" – Kenny Garrett, soloist
• "Ode" – Brad Mehldau, soloist

• Radio Music Society – Esperanza Spalding
• Soul Shadows – Denise Donatelli
• 1619 Broadway – The Brill Building Project – Kurt Elling
• Live – Al Jarreau & The Metropole Orkest
• The Book of Chet – Luciana Souza

• Unity Band – Pat Metheny Unity Band
• Further Explorations – Chick Corea, Eddie Gómez & Paul Motian
• Hot House – Chick Corea & Gary Burton
• Seeds from the Underground – Kenny Garrett
• Blue Moon – Ahmad Jamal

• Dear Diz – Arturo Sandoval
• Centennial: Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans – Gil Evans Project
• For the Moment – Bob Mintzer Big Band

• ¡Ritmo! – The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band
• Flamenco Sketches – Chano Domínguez
• Multiverse – Bobby Sanabria Big Band
• Duos III – Luciana Souza
• New Cuban Express – Manuel Valera New Cuban Express

  Gospel/Contemporary Christian

• "10,000 Reasons " – Matt Redman
• "Jesus, Friend of Sinners" – Casting Crowns
• "Take Me to the King" – Tamela Mann
• "Go Get It" – Mary Mary
• "My Testimony" – Marvin Sapp

• "Go Get It"
• Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters
• * "Hold On"
• ** Cheryl Fortune, James Fortune & Terence Vaughn, songwriters
• * "I Feel Good"
• ** Phillip Feaster, Fred Hammond, Jonathan Miller & Calvin Rodgers, songwriters
• * "My Testimony"
• ** Aaron Lindsey & Marvin Sapp, songwriters
• * "Released"
• ** Donald Lawrence, songwriter

• "10,000 Reasons "
• Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman, songwriters
• "Your Presence Is Heaven"
• Israel Houghton & Micah Massey, songwriters
• * "Jesus, Friend of Sinners"
• ** Mark Hall & Matthew West, songwriters
• * "When Mercy Found Me"
• ** Jeff Pardo & Rhett Walker, songwriters
• * "White Flag"
• ** Jason Ingram, Matt Maher, Matt Redman & Chris Tomlin, songwriters

• Gravity – Lecrae
• Identity – James Fortune
• ' – Israel & New Breed
• I Win – Marvin Sapp
• Worship Soul – Anita Wilson

• Eye on It – TobyMac'
• Come to the Well – Casting Crowns
• Where I Find You – Kari Jobe
• Gold – Britt Nicole
• Into the Light'' – Matthew West

  Latin

• MTV Unplugged: Deluxe Edition – Juanes
• Independiente – Ricardo Arjona
• Ilusión – Fonseca
• Kany Garcia – Kany Garcia
• ¿Con Quién Se Queda El Perro? – Jesse & Joy

• Imaginaries – Quetzal
• Campo – Campo
• Déjenme Llorar – Carla Morrison
• Electro-Jarocho – Sistema Bomb
• La Bala – Ana Tijoux

• Pecados y Milagros – Lila Downs
• Sembrando Flores – Los Cojolites
• 365 Días – Los Tucanes de Tijuana
• Oye – Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea
• El Primer Ministro - Gerardo Ortíz

• Retro – Marlow Rosado Y La Riqueña
• Cubano Soy – Raúl Lara y Sus Soneros
• Desde Nueva York a Puerto Rico – Eddie Montalvo
• Formula, Vol. 1 – Romeo Santos

  American Roots Music

• Slipstream – Bonnie Raitt
• The Carpenter – The Avett Brothers
• From the Ground Up – John Fullbright
• The Lumineers – The Lumineers
• Babel – Mumford & Sons

• Nobody Knows You – Steep Canyon Rangers
• The Gospel Side Of – Dailey & Vincent
• Life Finds a Way – The Grascals
• Beat the Devil and Carry a Rail – Noam Pikelny
• Scratch Gravel Road – The Special Consensus

• Locked Down – Dr. John
• 33 1/3 – Shemekia Copeland
• Let It Burn – Ruthie Foster
• And Still I Rise – Heritage Blues Orchestra
• Bring It on Home – Joan Osborne

• The Goat Rodeo Sessions – Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile
• Leaving Eden – Carolina Chocolate Drops
• Election Special – Ry Cooder
• Hambone's Meditations – Luther Dickinson
• This One's for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark – Various Artists

• The Band Courtbouillon – Wayne Toups, Steve Riley & Wilson Savoy
• Malama Ko Aloha – Keola Beamer
• Shi Kéyah - Songs for the People – Radmilla Cody
• Pilialoha – Weldon Kekauoha
• Nothin' But The Best – Corey Ledet with Anthony Dopsie, Dwayne Dopsie & André Thierry

  Reggae

• Rebirth – Jimmy Cliff
• Miracle – The Original Wailers
• Tomahawk Technique – Sean Paul
• New Legend - Jamaica 50th Edition – Sly and Robbie & The Jam Masters
• Reggae Got Soul: Unplugged On Strawberry Hill – Toots And The Maytals

  World Music

• The Living Room Sessions Part 1 – Ravi Shankar
• Folila – Amadou & Mariam
• On a Gentle Island Breeze – Daniel Ho
• Jabulani – Hugh Masekela
• Traveller – Anoushka Shankar

  Children's

• Can You Canoe? – The Okee Dokee Brothers
• High Dive and Other Things That Could Have Happened... – Bill Harley
• JumpinJazz Kids - A Swinging Jungle Tale - Featuring Al Jarreau, Hubert Laws and Dee Dee Bridgewater – James Murray & Various Artists
• Little Seed: Songs for Children by Woody Guthrie – Elizabeth Mitchell
• Radio Jungle – The Pop Ups

  Spoken Word

• Society's Child: My Autobiography – Janis Ian
• American Grown – Scott Creswell & Dan Zitt, producers
• ' – Bill Clinton
• ' – Rachel Maddow
• Seriously... I'm Kidding – Ellen DeGeneres

  Comedy

• Blow Your Pants Off – Jimmy Fallon
• In God We Rust – Lewis Black
• Kathy Griffin: Seaman 1st Class – Kathy Griffin
• – Jim Gaffigan
• Rize of the Fenix – Tenacious D

  Musical Show

• Once: A New Musical – Original Broadway Cast Recording
• *Steve Kazee & Cristin Milioti, principal soloists; Steven Epstein & Martin Lowe, producers
• * Follies – New Broadway Cast Recording
• ** Danny Burstein, Jan Maxwell, Elaine Paige, Bernadette Peters & Ron Raines, principal soloists; Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, producers
• * The Gershwins' Porgy And Bess – New Broadway Cast Recording
• ** David Alan Grier, Norm Lewis & Audra McDonald, principal soloists; Tommy Krasker, producer
• * Newsies – Original Broadway Cast Recording
• ** Jeremy Jordan & Kara Lindsay, principal soloists; Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken & Chris Mountain, producers
• * Nice Work If You Can Get It – Original Broadway Cast Recording
• ** Matthew Broderick & Kelli O'Hara, principal soloists; David Chase, Bill Elliott & Robert Sher, producers

  Music for Visual Media

• Midnight in Paris – Various Artists
• The Descendants – Various Artists
• Marley – Bob Marley & The Wailers
• The Muppets – Various Artists
• Rock of Ages – Various Artists

• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
• ' – John Williams, composer
• The Artist – Ludovic Bource, composer
• The Dark Knight Rises – Hans Zimmer, composer
• Hugo – Howard Shore, composer
• Journey – Austin Wintory, composer

• "Safe & Sound"
• T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White & Joy Williams, songwriters '''
• * "Abraham's Daughter"
• ** T Bone Burnett, Win Butler & Régine Chassagne, songwriters
• * "Learn Me Right"
• ** Mumford & Sons, songwriters
• * "Let Me Be Your Star"
• ** Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman, songwriters
• * "Man or Muppet"
• ** Bret McKenzie, songwriter

  Composing/Arranging

• "Mozart Goes Dancing"
• Chick Corea, composer
• * "December Dream"
• ** Chuck Loeb, composer
• * "Music Of Ansel Adams: America"
• ** Chris Brubeck & Dave Brubeck, composers
• * "Overture, Waltz and Rondo"
• ** Bill Cunliffe, composer
• * "Without a Paddle"
• ** Bill Holman, composer

• "How About You"
• Gil Evans, arranger
• * "Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite For Ellington"
• ** Michael Philip Mossman, arranger
• * "Irrequieto"
• ** Bob Mintzer, arranger
• * "A Night In Tunisia "
• ** Wally Minko, arranger
• * "Salt Peanuts! "
• ** Gordon Goodwin, arranger

• "City Of Roses"
• Thara Memory & Esperanza Spalding, arrangers
• * "Look To The Rainbow"
• ** Gil Evans, arranger
• * "Out There"
• ** Shelly Berg, arranger
• * "Spain "
• ** Vince Mendoza, arranger
• * "Wild Is The Wind"
• ** Nan Schwartz, arranger

  Package

• Biophilia
• Michael Amzalag & Mathias Augustyniak, art directors
• * Boys & Girls
• ** Brett Kilroe, art director
• * Charmer
• ** Gail Marowitz, art director
• * Love This Giant
• ** Noah Wall, art director
• * Swing Lo Magellan
• ** David Longstreth, art director

• Fritz Klaetke, art director
• * The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
• ** Rob Sheridan, art director
• * Go Fly a Kite
• ** Liz Kweller, art director
• * Ram
• ** Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors
• * Some Girls
• ** Stephen Kennedy, art director

  Historical

• The Smile Sessions
• * Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson & Dennis Wolfe, compilation producers; Mark Linett, mastering engineer
• * He is My Story: The Sanctified Soul of Arizona Dranes
• ** Josh Rosenthal, compilation producer; Bryan Hoffa & Christopher King, mastering engineers
• * Old-Time Smoky Mountain Music: 34 Historic Songs, Ballads, And Instrumentals Recorded In The Great Smoky Mountains By "Song Catcher" Joseph S. Hall
• ** Kent Cave, Michael Montgomery & Ted Olson, compilation producers; John Fleenor & Steve Kemp, mastering engineers
• * Opika Pende: Africa at 78 RPM
• ** Steven Lance Ledbetter & Jonathan Ward, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer
• * Ram
• ** Paul McCartney, compilation producer; Simon Gibson, Guy Massey & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers
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• ** Jeff Place & Robert Santelli, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer

  Production

• The Goat Rodeo Sessions
• * Richard King, engineer; Richard King, mastering engineer
• The Absence
• * Moogie Canazio & Al Schmitt, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer
• Ashes & Fire
• * Glyn Johns, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
• Love is a Four Letter Word
• * Joe Chiccarelli, Steve Churchyard, Lars Fox, Graham Hope, Tony Maserati & Morgan Stratton, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
• Slingshot
• * Helik Hadar, engineer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer

• Dan Auerbach
• * El Camino
• * Locked Down
• * "Savage"
• * Shakedown
• Jeff Bhasker
• * Some Nights
• Diplo
• * "Climax"
• * "Get Free"
• * "La La La"
• * "Lies"
• * "Look At These Hoes"
• * "Push And Shove"
• * "Slight Work"
• * "Thought of You"
• * "Too Close"
• Markus Dravs
• * Babel
• * Mylo Xyloto
• Salaam Remi
• * "Back To Love"
• * ""
• * "Girl On Fire"
• * "How Many Drinks?"
• * Life Is Good
• * ""
• * "Running"
• * "Sins of My Father"
• * "A Song For You"

• "Promises"
• * Skrillex, remixer
• "In My Mind"
• * Axel Hedfors, remixer
• "Lie Down in Darkness"
• * Photek, remixer
• "Midnight City"
• * Eric Prydz, remixer
• "The Veldt"
• * Thomas Olsen, remixer

  Production, Surround Sound

• Modern Cool
• * Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Michael Friedman, surround producer
• * Chamberland
• ** David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer
• * Quiet Winter Night
• ** Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer
• * Rupa-Khandha
• ** Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Marina Ledin & Victor Ledin, surround producers
• * Storm Corrosion
• ** Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Steven Wilson, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround producer

  Production, Classical

• Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen
• Tom Caulfield & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer
• * Americana
• ** Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer
• * Beethoven: The Late String Quartets, Op. 127 & 131
• ** Bruce Egre, engineer
• * Music for a Time of War
• ** Jesse Lewis & John Newton, engineers; Jesse Brayman, mastering engineer
• * Souvenir
• ** Morten Lindberg, engineer; Morten Lindberg, mastering engineer

• Blanton Alspaugh
• Chamber Symphonies
• Davis: Río De Sangre
• Gjeilo: Northern Lights
• In Paradisum
• Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen
• Music for a Time of War
• Musto: The Inspector
• * Tim Handley
• ** Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
• ** Debussy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 7
• ** Debussy: 24 Préludes
• ** Fuchs, K.: Atlantic Riband; American Rhapsody; Divinium Mysterium
• ** Gershwin: Piano Concerto In F; Rhapsody No. 2; I Got Rhythm Variations
• ** Hailstork: An American Port of Call
• ** Holst: Cotswolds Symphony; Walt Whitman Overture
• ** Mahler: Symphony No. 1
• ** Roussel: Le Festin De L'Araignée
• ** Still: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3
• * Marina Ledin & Victor Ledin
• ** Americana
• ** Brubeck & American Poets
• ** Delibes: Sylvia; Coppélia
• ** Mind Meld
• ** Rupa-Khandha
• ** Weigl: Isle of the Dead; Six Fantasies; Pictures & Tales; Night Fantasies
• * James Mallinson
• ** Britten: War Requiem
• ** Bruckner: Symphony No. 4
• ** The Greatest Film Scores of Dimitri Tiomkin
• ** Massenet: Don Quichotte
• ** Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances
• * Dan Merceruio
• ** Arensky: Quartets Nos. 1 & 2; Piano Quintet, Op. 51
• ** Brasileiro - Works of Francisco Mignone
• ** Change of Worlds
• ** The Complete Harpsichord Works of Rameau
• ** Critical Models - Chamber Works of Mohammed Fairouz
• ** The Kernis Project: Schubert
• ** Le Bestiaire
• ** Scarlatti: La Dirindina & Pur Nel Sonno
• ** Two Lutes - Lute Duets from England's Golden Age
• ** Weill-Ibert-Berg

  Classical

• Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
• * "Mahler: Symphony No. 1"
• ** Iván Fischer, conductor
• * Music for a Time of War
• ** Carlos Kalmar, conductor
• * "Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances"
• ** Valery Gergiev, conductor
• * "Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5"
• ** Osmo Vänskä, conductor

• James Levine & Fabio Luisi, conductors; Hans-Peter König, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel & Deborah Voigt; Jay David Saks, producer
• * "Berg: Lulu"
• ** Michael Boder, conductor; Paul Groves, Ashley Holland, Julia Juon & Patricia Petibon; Johannes Müller, producer
• * "Handel: Agrippina"
• ** René Jacobs, conductor; Marcos Fink, Sunhae Im, Bejun Mehta, Alexandrina Pendatchanska & Jennifer Rivera
• * "Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress"
• ** Vladimir Jurowski, conductor; Topi Lehtipuu, Miah Persson & Matthew Rose; Johannes Müller, producer
• * "Vivaldi: Teuzzone"
• ** Jordi Savall, conductor; Delphine Galou, Paolo Lopez, Roberta Mameli, Raffaella Milanesi & Furio Zanasi

• Charles Bruffy, conductor
• * "Handel: Israel In Egypt"
• ** Julian Wachner, conductor
• * "Ligeti: Requiem; Apparitions; San Francisco Polyphony"
• ** Peter Eötvös, conductor
• * "The Nightingale"
• ** Stephen Layton, conductor
• * "Striggio: Mass For 40 & 60 Voices"
• ** Hervé Niquet, conductor

• "Americana" – Modern Mandolin Quartet
• "Mind Meld" – ZOFO Duet
• "Profanes Et Sacrées" – Boston Symphony Chamber Players
• "Rupa-Khandha" – Los Angeles Percussion Quartet

• Kim Kashkashian
• * "Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Clavier"
• ** András Schiff
• * "The Complete Harpsichord Works Of Rameau"
• ** Jory Vinikour
• * "Gál & Elgar: Cello Concertos"
• ** Claudio Cruz, conductor; Antonio Meneses
• * "Holst: The Planets"
• ** Hansjörg Albrecht

• Renée Fleming
• * "Debussy: Clair De Lune"
• ** Natalie Dessay
• * "Homecoming – Kansas City Symphony Presents Joyce DiDonato"
• ** Joyce DiDonato
• * "Paris Days, Berlin Nights"
• ** Ute Lemper
• * "Sogno Barocco"
• ** Anne Sofie von Otter

• Antoni Wit, conductor; Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin, producers
• * Partch: Bitter Music
• ** Partch, ensemble; John Schneider, producer
• * Une Fête Baroque
• ** Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor; Daniel Zalay, producer

• Stephen Hartke, composer
• * "Inura For Voices, Strings & Percussion"
• ** Tania León, composer
• * "Ugis: The Nightingale"
• ** Uģis Prauliņš, composer
• * "Cello Concerto No. 2 'Towards The Horizon'"
• ** Einojuhani Rautavaara, composer
• * "August 4, 1964"
• ** Steven Stucky, composer; Gene Scheer, librettist

  Music Video

• "We Found Love" – Rihanna & Calvin Harris
• Melina Matsoukas, video director; Juliette Larthe & Ben Sullivan, video producers
• *"Houdini" – Foster the People
• **Daniels, video directors; Gaetano Crupi, video producer
• *"No Church in the Wild" – Jay-Z & Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream
• **Romain Gavras, video director; Mourad Belkeddan, video producer
• *"Bad Girls" – M.I.A.
• **Romain Gavras, video director; Romain Gavras, video producer
• *"Run Boy Run" – Woodkid
• **Yoann Lemoine, video director; Roman Pichon, video producer

• Big Easy Express - Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe, Magnetic Zeros & Old Crow Medicine Show
• Emmett Malloy, video director; Bryan Ling, Mike Luba & Tim Lynch, video producers
• * - Sade
• **Sophie Muller, video director; Roger Davies, Grant Jue & Sophie Muller, video producers
• *Radio Music Society - Esperanza Spalding
• **Pilar Sanz, video director; Esperanza Spalding, video producer
• *Get Along - Tegan and Sara
• **Salazar, video director; Nick Blasko, Piers Henwood, Sara Quin & Tegan Quin, video producers
• *From the Sky Down - U2
• **Davis Guggenheim, video director; Belisa Balaban, Brian Celler, Davis Guggenheim & Ted Skillman, video producers

  Special Merit Awards

• Bruce Springsteen

• L.A. Reid

• Glenn Gould
• Charlie Haden
• Lightnin' Hopkins
• Carole King
• Patti Page
• Ravi Shankar
• The Temptations

• Marilyn Bergman
• Alan Bergman
• Leonard Chess
• Phil Chess
• Alan Livingston

• Ikutaro Kakehashi
• Dave Smith
• Royer Labs

  Artists with multiple nominations and awards

• Six: Dan Auerbach, Fun, Jay-Z, Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean, Kanye West
• Five: The Black Keys, Chick Corea, Miguel
• Four: Jeff Bhasker, Bob Ludwig, Nas
• Three: Kelly Clarkson, Drake, Kenny Garrett, Chris Gehringer, Gotye, Mark Hall, Hunter Hayes, Janelle Monáe, Matt Redman, Rihanna, Marvin Sapp, Skrillex, Esperanza Spalding, Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift, 2 Chainz, Jack White
• Two: André 3000, Alabama Shakes, Matthew Bellamy, Big Sean, Gary Burton, Casting Crowns, Eric Church, The Civil Wars, Coldplay, Danger Mouse, Andrew Dawson, Ronnie Dunn, Florence and the Machine, James Fortune, Șerban Ghenea, Anthony Hamilton, Calvin Harris, Israel & New Breed, Carly Rae Jepsen, Wiz Khalifa, Kimbra, Greg Kurstin, Lil Wayne, The Lumineers, Maroon 5, Mary Mary, Pusha T, Robert Glasper Experiment, Luciana Souza, Tamia, The-Dream, The Time Jumpers

• Five: Dan Auerbach
• Three: The Black Keys, Gotye, Jay-Z, Skrillex, Kanye West
• Two: Chick Corea, Fun., Kimbra, Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean, Matt Redman, Esperanza Spalding

Most cumulative Grammy Awards

• 20th Grammy: Pat Metheny
• 19th, 20th and 21st Grammy: Kanye West
• 19th and 20th Grammy: Chick Corea
• 17th Grammy: Yo-Yo Ma
• 15th, 16th and 17th Grammy: Jay Z
• 15th Grammy: Alicia Keys
• 14th Grammy: Beyoncé
• 14th Grammy: Steve Epstein
• 13th Grammy: T-Bone Burnett
• 12th Grammy: Eminem
• 12th Grammy: Jay David Saks
• 11th Grammy: Michael Tilson Thomas
• 10th Grammy: James Levine
• 10th Grammy: Bonnie Raitt
• 9th Grammy: Paul McCartney
• 9th Grammy: Adele
• 9th Grammy: Richard King
• 7th Grammy: Taylor Swift
• 6th Grammy: Rihanna
• 6th Grammy : Carrie Underwood

In Memoriam

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