The 55th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on February 10, 2013, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The show will be broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m.

General

Record of the Year

• “Lonely Boy” – The Black Keys
  • The Black Keys & Danger Mouse producers; Tom Elmhirst & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers; Brian Lucey, mastering engineer
• “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” – Kelly Clarkson
  • Greg Kurstin, producer; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Greg Kurstin & Jesse Shatkin, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
• “We Are Young” – Fun featuring Janelle Monae
  • Jeff Bhasker, producer Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dawson & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
• “Somebody That I Used to Know” – Gotye featuring Kimbra
  • Wally de Backer, producer; Wally de Backer & François Tétaz, engineers/mixers; William Bowden, mastering engineer
• “Thinkin Bout You” – Frank Ocean
  • Frank Ocean, producer; Jeff Ellis, Pat Thrall & Marcos Tovar, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
• “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” – Taylor Swift
  • Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift, producers; Serban Ghenea, engineer/mixer; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer

Album of the Year

• 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, Pete Bischoff, Jeff Chestek, Andrew Dawson, Emile Haynie, Manny Marroquin, Sonny Pinnar & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
• Babel – Mumford & Sons
  • Markus Dravs, producer; Robin Baynton & Ruadhri Cushnan, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
• Channel Orange – Frank Ocean
  • André 3000, John Mayer & Earl Sweatshirt, featured artists; Om’Mas Keith, Malay, Frank Ocean & Pharell, producers; Calvin Bailif, Andrew Coleman, Jeff Ellis, Doug Fenske, Om’Mas Keith, Malay, Frank Ocean, Philip Scott, Mark “Spike” Stent, Pat Thrall, Marcos Tovar & Vic Wainstein, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
• Blunderbuss – Jack White
  • Jack White, producer; Vance Powell & Jack White, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer

Song of the Year

• “The A Team”
  • Ed Sheeran, songwriter (Ed Sheeran)
• “Adorn”
  • Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel)
• “Call Me Maybe”
  • Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen & Josh Ramsay, songwriters (Carly Rae Jepsen)
• “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
  • Jörgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin & Ali Tamposi, songwriters (Kelly Clarkson)
• “We Are Young”
  • Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Fun featuring Janelle Monae)

Best New Artist

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

Pop

Best Pop Solo Performance

• “Set Fire to the Rain” (Live) – Adele
• “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” – Kelly Clarkson
• “Call Me Maybe” – Carly Rae Jepsen
• “Wide Awake” – Katy Perry
• “Where Have You Been” – Rihanna

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

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

Best Pop Instrumental Album

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

Best Pop Vocal Album

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

Dance/Electronica

Best Dance Recording

• “Levels” - Avicii
  • Tim Bergling & Ash Pournouri, producers; Tim Bergling, mixer
• “Let’s Go” - Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo
  • Calvin Harris, producer; Calvin Harris, mixer
• “Bangarang” - Skrillex
  • Skrillex, producer; Skrillex, mixer
• “Don’t You Worry Child” - Swedish House Mafia featuring 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

Best Dance/Electronica Album

• Wonderland – Steve Aoki
• Don’t Think – The Chemical Brothers
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• Fire & Ice – Kaskade
• Bangarang – Skrillex

Traditional Pop

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

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

Rock

Best Rock Performance

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

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance

• “I’m Alive” - Anthrax
• “Love Bites (So Do I)” - Halestorm
• “Blood Brothers” - Iron Maiden
• “Ghost Walking” - Lamb of God
• “No Reflection” - Marilyn Manson
• “Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)” - Megadeth

Best Rock Song

• “Freedom at 21”
  • Jack White, songwriter (Jack White)
• “I Will Wait”
  • Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall & Marcus Mumford, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
• “Lonely Boy”
  • Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)
• “Madness”
  • Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
• “We Take Care of Our Own”
  • Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)

Best Rock Album

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

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album

• 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
• Making Mirrors - Gotye
• Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming - M83
• Bad as Me - Tom Waits

R&B

Best R&B Performance

• “Thank You” - Estelle
• “Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)” - Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Ledisi
• “I Want You” - Luke James
• “Adorn” - Miguel
• “Climax” - Usher

Best Traditional R&B Performance

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

Best R&B Song

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

Best Urban Contemporary Album

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

Best R&B Album

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

Rap

Best Rap Performance

• “HYFR (Hell Ya F***ing Right)” - Drake featuring Lil Wayne
• “Ni**as in Paris” - Jay-Z & Kanye West
• “Daughters” - Nas
• “Mercy” - Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz
• “I Do” - Young Jeezy featuring Jay-Z & André 3000

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• “Wild Ones” - Flo Rida featuring Sia
• “No Church in the Wild” - Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream
• “Tonight (Best You Ever Had)” - John Legend featuring Ludacris
• “Cherry Wine” - Nas featuring Amy Winehouse
• “Talk That Talk” - Rihanna featuring Jay-Z

Best Rap Song

• “Daughters”
  • Nas & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Patrick Adams, Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer & Paul Leka, songwriters) (Nas)
• “Lotus Flower Bomb”
  • Olubowale Akintimehin, S. Joseph Dew, Jerrin Howard, Walker Johnson & Miguel Jontel Pimentel, songwriters (Wale Featuring Miguel)
• “Mercy”
  • Sean Anderson, Tauheed Epps, Stephan Taft, James Thomas, Terrence Thornton & Kanye West, songwriters (Denzie Beagle, Winston Riley & Reggie Williams, songwriters) (Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)
• “The Motto”
  • Dwayne Carter, Aubrey Graham & Tyler Williams, songwriters (Drake Featuring Lil’ Wayne)
• “Ni**as In Paris”
  • Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West, songwriters (W.A. Donaldson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
• “Young, Wild & Free”
  • Calvin Broadus, Chris Brody Brown, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Peter Hernandez & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (T. Bluechel, M. Borrow, T. Griffin, K. Jackson, N. Lee & M. Newman, songwriters) (Wiz Khalifa & Snoop Dogg featuring Bruno Mars)

Best Rap Album

• Take Care - Drake
• Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album. Pt. 1 - Lupe Fiasco
• Life Is Good - Nas
• Undun - The Roots
• God Forgives, I Don’t - Rick Ross
• Based on a T.R.U. Story - 2 Chainz

Country

Best Country Solo Performance

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

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

• “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” - Eli Young Band
• “Pontoon” - Little Big Town
• “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

Best Country Song

• “Blown Away”
  • Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
• “Cost of Livin'”
  • Phillip Coleman & Ronnie Dunn, songwriters (Ronnie Dunn)
• “Even If It Breaks Your Heart”
  • Will Hoge & Eric Paslay, songwriters (Eli Young Band)
• “So You Don’t Have to Love Me Anymore”
  • Jay Knowles & Adam Wright, songwriters (Alan Jackson)
• “Springsteen”
  • Eric Church, Jeff Hyde & Ryan Tyndell, songwriters (Eric Church)

Best Country Album

• Uncaged - Zac Brown Band
• Hunter Hayes - Hunter Hayes
• Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran - Jamey Johnson
• Four the Record - Miranda Lambert
• The Time Jumpers - The Time Jumpers

New Age

Best New Age Album

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

Jazz

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

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

Best Jazz Vocal Album

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

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

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

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• Centennial: Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans - Gil Evans Project
• For the Moment - Bob Mintzer Big Band
• Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) - Kenny Garrett
• Blue Moon - Arturo Sandoval

Best Latin Jazz Album

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

Gospel/Contemporary Christian

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

• “Jesus, Friend of Sinners” - Casting Crowns
• “Take Me to the King” - Tamela Mann
• “Go Get It” - Mary Mary
• “10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)” - Matt Redman
• “My Testimony” - Marvin Sapp

Best Gospel Song

• “Go Get It”
  • Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Mary Mary)
• “Hold On”
  • Cheryl Fortune, James Fortune & Terence Vaughn, songwriters (James Fortune & FIYA, Monica & Fred Hammond)
• “I Feel Good”
  • Phillip Feaster, Fred Hammond, Jonathan Miller & Calvin Rodgers, songwriters (Fred Hammond)
• “My Testimony”
  • Aaron Lindsey & Marvin Sapp, songwriters (Marvin Sapp)
• “Released”
  • Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Bill Winston & Living Word Featuring Donald Lawrence)

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song

• “Jesus, Friend of Sinners”
  • Mark Hall & Matthew West, songwriters (Casting Crowns)
• “10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)”
  • Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman, songwriters (Matt Redman)
• “When Mercy Found Me”
  • Jeff Pardo & Rhett Walker, songwriters (Rhett Walker Band)
• “White Flag”
  • Jason Ingram, Matt Maher, Matt Redman & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Passion & Chris Tomlin)
• “Your Presence Is Heaven”
  • Israel Houghton & Micah Massey, songwriters (Israel & New Breed)

Best Gospel Album

• Identity - James Fortune
• Jesus at the Center: Live - Israel & New Breed
• Gravity - Lecrae
• I Win - Marvin Sapp
• Worship Soul – Anita Wilson

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

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

Latin

Best Latin Pop Album

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

Best Latin Rock Urban or Alternative Album

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

Best Regional Mexican or Tejano Music Album

• 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 Ortiz

Best Tropical Latin Album

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

American Roots Music

Best Americana Album

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

Best Bluegrass Album

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

Best Blues Album

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

Best Folk Album

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

Best Regional Roots Music Album

• Malama Ko Aloha (Keep Your Love) - 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
• The Band Courtbouillon - Wayne Toups, Steve Riley^{[disambiguation needed]} & Wilson Savoy

Reggae

Best Reggae Album

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

World Music

Best World Music Album

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

Children’s

Best Children’s Album

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

Spoken Word

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)

• American Grown (Michelle Obama) – (Various Artists) Scott Creswell & Dan Zitt, producers
• Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy - Bill Clinton
• Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power - Rachel Maddow
• Seriously… I’m Kidding - Ellen DeGeneres
• Society’s Child: My Autobiography - Janis Ian

Comedy

Best Comedy Album

• Blow Your Pants Off - Jimmy Fallon
• Cho Dependent - Margaret Cho
• In God We Trust - Lewis Black
• Kathy Griffin: Seaman 1st Class - Kathy Griffin
• Mr. Universe - Jim Gaffigan
• Rize of the Fenix - Tenacious D

Musical Show

Best Musical Theater Album

• Follies – New Broadway Cast Recording
  • Danny Burstein, Jan Maxwell, Elaine Paige, Bernadette Peters & Ron Raines, principal soloists; Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer/lyricist)
• The Gershwins’ Porgy And Bess – New Broadway Cast Recording
  • David Alan Grier, Norm Lewis & Audra McDonald, principal soloists; Tommy Krasker, producer (George Gershwin, composer; Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward & DuBose Heyward, lyricists)
• Newsies – Original Broadway Cast Recording
  • Jeremy Jordan & Kara Lindsay, principal soloists; Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken & Chris Montan, producers (Alan Menken, composer; Jack Feldman, lyricist)
• Nice Work If You Can Get It – Original Broadway Cast Recording
  • Matthew Broderick & Kelli O’Hara, principal soloists; David Chase, Bill Elliott & Robert Sher, producers (George Gershwin, composer; Ira Gershwin, lyricist)
• Once: A New Musical – Original Broadway Cast Recording
  • Steve Kazee & Cristin Milioti, principal soloists; Steven Epstein & Martin Lowe, producers (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, composers/lyricists)

Music for Visual Media

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

• The Descendants – Various Artists
• Marley - Bob Marley & The Wailers
• Midnight In Paris – Various Artists
• The Muppets – Various Artists
• Rock Of Ages – Various Artists

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

• The Ad≤ventures Of Tintin – The Secret Of The Unicorn - John Williams, composer
• The Artist - L≈udovic Bource, composer
• The Dark Knight Rises - Hans Zimmer, composer
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
• Hugo - Howard Shore, composer
• Journey - Austin Wintory, composer

Best Song Written for Visual Media

• “Abraham’s Daughter” (from The Hunger Games)
  • T Bone Burnett, Win Butler & Régine Chassagne, songwriters (Arcade Fire)
• “Learn Me Right” (from Brave)
  • Mumford & Sons, songwriters (Birdy & Mumford & Sons)
• “Let Me Be Your Star” (from Smash)
  • Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman, songwriters (Katharine McPhee & Megan Hilty”
• “Man or Muppet” (from The Muppets)
  • Bret McKenzie, songwriter (Jason Segel & Walter)
• “Safe & Sound” (from The Hunger Games)
  • T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White & Joy Williams, songwriters (Taylor Swift Featuring The Civil Wars)

Composing/Arranging

Best Instrumental Composition

• “December Dream”
  • Chuck Loeb, composer (Fourplay)
• “Mozart Goes Dancing”
  • Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton)
• “Music Of Ansel Adams: America”
  • Chris Brubeck & Dave Brubeck, composers (Temple University Symphony Orchestra)
• “Overture, Waltz and Rondo”
  • Bill Cunliffe, composer (Temple University Symphony Orchestra)
• “Without a Paddle”
  • Bill Holman, composer (Tall & Small)

Best Instrumental Arrangement

• “Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite For Ellington”
  • Michael Philip Mossman, arranger (Bobby Sanabria Big Band)
• “How About You”
  • Gil Evans, arranger (Gil Evans Project)
• “Irrequieto”
  • Bob Mintzer, arranger (Bob Mintzer Big Band)
• “A Night In Tunisia (Actually An Entire Weekend!)”
  • Wally Minko, arranger (Arturo Sandoval)
• “Salt Peanuts! (Mani Salado)”
  • Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Arturo Sandoval)

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s

• “City Of Roses”
  • Thara Memory & Esperanza Spalding, arrangers (Esperanza Spalding)
• “Look To The Rainbow”
  • Gil Evans, arranger (Gil Evans Project & Luciana Souza)
• “Out There”
  • Shelly Berg, arranger (Lorraine Feather)
• “Spain (I Can Recall)”
  • Vince Mendoza, arranger (Al Jarreau and The Metropole Orkest)
• “Wild Is The Wind”
  • Nan Schwartz, arranger (Whitney Claire Kaufman And Andrew Playfoot)

Package

Best Recording Package

• Biophilia
  • Michael Amzalag & Mathias Augustyniak, art directors (Björk)
• Boys & Girls
  • Brett Kilroe, art director (Alabama Shakes)
• Charmer
  • Gail Marowitz, art director (Aimee Mann)
• Love This Giant
  • Noah Wall, art director (David Byrne & St. Vincent)
• Swing Lo Magellan
  • David Longstreth, art director (Dirty Projectors)

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
  • Rob Sheridan, art director (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)
• Go Fly a Kite
  • Liz Kweller, art director (Ben Kweller)
• Ram – Paul McCartney Archive Collection (Deluxe Edition)
  • Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney)
• Some Girls: Super Deluxe Edition
  • Stephen Kennedy, art director (The Rolling Stones)
• Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection
  • Fritz Klaetke, art director (Woody Guthrie)

Notes

Best Album Notes

• Banjo Diary: Lessons from Tradition
  • Stephen Wade, album notes writer (Stephen Wade)
• First Recordings: 50th Anniversary Edition
  • Hans Olof Gottfridsson, album notes writer (The Beatles with Tony Sheridan)
• The Pearl Sessions
  • Holly George-Warren, album notes writer (Janis Joplin)
• Piazzolla in Brooklyn
  • Fernando Gonzalez, album notes writer (Pablo Aslan Quintet)
• Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles
  • Billy Vera, album notes writer (Ray Charles)

Historical

Best Historical Album

• He is My Story: The Sanctified Soul of Arizona Dranes
  • Josh Rosenthal, compilation producer; Bryan Hoffa & Christopher King, mastering engineers (Arizona Dranes)
• Old-Time Smoky Mountain Music: 34 Historic Songs, Ballads, And Instrumentals Recorded In The Great Smoky Mountains By “Song Catcher” Joseph S. Hall
  • Kent Cave, Michael Montgomery & Ted Olson, compilation producers; John Fleenor & Steve Kemp, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
• Opika Pende: Africa at 78 RPM
  • Steven Lance Ledbetter & Jonathan Ward, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
• Ram – Paul McCartney Archive Collection (Deluxe Edition)
  • Paul McCartney, compilation producer; Simon Gibson, Guy Massey & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (Paul McCartney &Linda McCartney)
• The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Box Set)
  • Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson & Dennis Wolfe, compilation producers; Mark Linett, mastering engineer (The Beach Boys)
• Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection
  • Jeff Place & Robert Santelli, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Woody Guthrie)

Production

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

• The Absence
  • Moogie Canazio & Al Schmitt, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Melody Gardot)
• Ashes & Fire
  • Glyn Johns, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Ryan Adams)
• The Goat Rodeo Sessions
  • Richard King, engineer; Richard King, mastering engineer (Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile)
• Love is a Four Letter Word
  • Joe Chiccarelli, Steve Churchyard, Lars Fox, Graham Hope, Tony Maserati & Morgan Stratton, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Jason Mraz)
• Slingshot
  • Helik Hadar, engineer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Rebecca Pidgeon)

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

• Dan Auerbach
  • El Camino (The Black Keys) (A)
  • Locked Down (Dr. John) (A)
  • “Savage” (Hacienda) (S)
  • Shakedown (Hacienda) (A)
• Jeff Bhasker
  • Some Nights (Fun) (A)
• Diplo
  • “Climax” (Usher) (T)
  • “Get Free” (Major Lazer featuring Amber Coffman) (S)
  • “La La La” (Snoop Lion) (S)
  • “Lies” (Marina and The Diamonds) (T)
  • “Look At These Hoes” (Santigold) (T)
  • “Push And Shove” (No Doubt featuring Busy Signal & Major Lazer) (T)
  • “Slight Work” (Wale featuring Big Sean) (T)
  • “Thought of You” (Justin Bieber) (T)
  • “Too Close” (Alex Clare) (T)
• Markus Dravs
  • Babel (Mumford & Sons) (A)
  • Mylo Xyloto (Coldplay) (A)
• Salaam Remi
  • “Back To Love” (Anthony Hamilton) (T)
  • “Between the Cheats” (Amy Winehouse) (T)
  • “Girl On Fire” (Alicia Keys & Nicki Minaj) (S)
  • “How Many Drinks?” (Miguel) (T)
  • Life Is Good (Nas) (A)
  • “Like Smoke” (Amy Winehouse Featuring Nas) (T)
  • “Running” (Melanie Fiona Featuring Nas) (T)
  • “Sins of My Father” (Usher) (T)
  • “A Song For You” (Amy Winehouse) (T)

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

• “In My Mind” (Axwell Remix)
  • Axel Hedfors, remixer (Ivan Gough & Feenixpawl Featuring Georgi Kay)
• “Lie Down in Darkness” (Photek Remix)
  • Photek, remixer (Moby)
• “Midnight City” (Eric Prydz Private Remix)
  • Eric Prydz, remixer (M83)
• “Promises” (Skrillex & Nero Remix)
  • Skrillex, remixer (Nero)
• “The Veldt” (Tommy Trash Remix)
  • Thomas Olsen, remixer (Deadmau5 Featuring Chris James)

Production, Surround Sound

Best Surround Sound Album

• Chamberland
  • David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber)
• Modern Cool
  • Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Michael Friedman, surround producer (Patricia Barber)
• Quiet Winter Night
  • Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Hoff Ensemble)
• Rupa-Khandha
  • Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Marina Ledin & Victor Ledin, surround producers (Los Angeles Percussion Quartet)
• Storm Corrosion
  • Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Steven Wilson, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround producer (Storm Corrosion)

Production, Classical

Best Engineered Album, Classical

• Americana
  • Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (Modern Mandolin Quartet)
• Beethoven: The Late String Quartets, Op. 127 & 131
  • Bruce Egre, engineer (Brentano String Quartet)
• Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen
  • Tom Caulfield & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)
• Music for a Time of War
  • Jesse Lewis & John Newton, engineers; Jesse Brayman, mastering engineer (Carlos Kalmar & The Oregon Symphony)
• Souvenir
  • Morten Lindberg, engineer; Morten Lindberg, mastering engineer (TrondheimSolistene)

Producer of the Year, Classical

• Blanton Alspaugh
  • Chamber Symphonies (Gregory Wolynec & Gateway Chamber Orchestra)
  • Davis: Río De Sangre (Joseph Rescigno, Vale Rideout, Ava Pine, John Duykers, Kerry Walsh, Guido LeBron, The Florentine Opera Company & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
  • Gjeilo: Northern Lights (Charles Bruffy & Phoenix Chorale)
  • In Paradisum (Brian A. Schmidt & South Dakota Chorale)
  • Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)
  • Music for a Time of War (Carlos Kalmar & The Oregon Symphony)
  • Musto: The Inspector (Glen Cortese & Wolf Trap Opera Company)

• Tim Handley
  • Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (Leonard Slatkin & Orchestre National De Lyon)
  • Debussy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 7 (Jun Märkl & Orchestre National De Lyon)
  • Debussy: 24 Préludes (Jun Märkl & Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
  • Fuchs, K.: Atlantic Riband; American Rhapsody; Divinium Mysterium (JoAnn Falletta, Paul Silverthorne, Michael Ludwig & London Symphony Orchestra)
  • Gershwin: Piano Concerto In F; Rhapsody No. 2; I Got Rhythm Variations (Orion Weiss, JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
  • Hailstork: An American Port of Call (JoAnn Falletta, Virginia Symphony Chorus & Virginia Symphony Orchestra)
  • Holst: Cotswolds Symphony; Walt Whitman Overture (JoAnn Falletta & Ulster Orchestra)
  • Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (Marin Alsop & Baltimore Symphony Orchestra)
  • Roussel: Le Festin De L’Araignée (Stéphane Denève & Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
  • Still: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 (John Jeter & Fort Smith Symphony)

• Marina Ledin & Victor Ledin
  • Americana (Modern Mandolin Quartet)
  • Brubeck & American Poets (Lynne Morrow & Pacific Mozart Ensemble)
  • Delibes: Sylvia; Coppélia (Martin West & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra)
  • Mind Meld (ZOFO Duet)
  • Rupa-Khandha (Los Angeles Percussion Quartet)
  • Weigl: Isle of the Dead; Six Fantasies; Pictures & Tales; Night Fantasies (Joseph Banowetz)

• James Mallinson
  • Britten: War Requiem (Gianandrea Noseda, Joseph Cullen, Alastair Tighe, Choir Of Eltham College, London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra)
  • Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (Bernard Haitink & London Symphony Orchestra)
  • The Greatest Film Scores of Dimitri Tiomkin (Richard Kaufman, Whitney Claire Kaufman, Andrew Playfoot, London Voices & London Symphony Orchestra)
  • Massenet: Don Quichotte (Valery Gergiev, Andrei Serov, Anna Kiknadze, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Soloists’ Ensemble of the Mariinsky Academy of Young Singers & Mariinsky Orchestra)
  • Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances (Valery Gergiev & London Symphony Orchestra)

• Dan Merceruio
  • Arensky: Quartets Nos. 1 & 2; Piano Quintet, Op. 51 (Ying Quartet)
  • Brasileiro – Works of Francisco Mignone (Cuarteto Latinoamericano)
  • Change of Worlds (Ensemble Galilei)
  • The Complete Harpsichord Works of Rameau (Jory Vinikour)
  • Critical Models – Chamber Works of Mohammed Fairouz (Various Artists)
  • The Kernis Project: Schubert (Jasper String Quartet)
  • Le Bestiaire (Celine Ricci)
  • Scarlatti: La Dirindina & Pur Nel Sonno (Matthew Dirst & Ars Lyrica Houston)
  • Two Lutes – Lute Duets from England’s Golden Age (Ronn McFarlane & William Simms)
  • Weill-Ibert-Berg (Timothy Muffitt & Baton Rouge Symphony Chamber Players)

Classical

Best Orchestral Performance

• “Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride In A Fast Machine”
  • Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
• “Mahler: Symphony No. 1”
  • Iván Fischer, conductor (Budapest Festival Orchestra)
• “Music For A Time Of War”
  • Carlos Kalmar, conductor (Oregon Symphony)
• “Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances”
  • Valery Gergiev, conductor (London Symphony Orchestra)
• “Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5”
  • Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording

• “Berg: Lulu”
  • Michael Boder, conductor; Paul Groves, Ashley Holland, Julia Juon & Patricia Petibon; Johannes Müller, producer (Symphony Orchestra Of The Gran Teatre Del Liceu)
• “Handel: Agrippina”
  • René Jacobs, conductor; Marcos Fink, Sunhae Im, Bejun Mehta, Alexandrina Pendatchanska & Jennifer Rivera (Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin)
• “Stravinsky: The Rake’s Progress”
  • Vladimir Jurowski, conductor; Topi Lehtipuu, Miah Persson & Matthew Rose; Johannes Müller, producer (London Philharmonic Orchestra; Glyndebourne Chorus)
• “Vivaldi: Teuzzone”
  • Jordi Savall, conductor; Delphine Galou, Paolo Lopez, Roberta Mameli, Raffaella Milanesi & Furio Zanasi (Le Concert Des Nations)
• “Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen”
  • James Levine & Fabio Luisi, conductors; Hans-Peter König, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel & Deborah Voigt; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

Best Choral Performance

• “Handel: Israel In Egypt”
  • Julian Wachner, conductor (Trinity Baroque Orchestra; Trinity Choir Wall Street)
• “Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen”
  • Charles Bruffy, conductor (Matthew Gladden, Lindsey Lang, Rebecca Lloyd, Sarah Tannehill & Pamela Williamson; Kansas City Chorale)
• “Ligeti: Requiem; Apparitions; San Francisco Polyphony”
  • Peter Eötvös, conductor (Barbara Hannigan & Susan Parry; WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln; SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart & WDR Rundfunkchor Köln)
• “The Nightingale”
  • Stephen Layton, conductor (Michala Petri; Danish National Vocal Ensemble)
• “Striggio: Mass For 40 & 60 Voices”
  • Hervé Niquet, conductor (Le Concert Spirituel)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

• “Americana” – Modern Mandolin Quartet
• “Meanwhile” - Eighth Blackbird
• “Mind Meld” – ZOFO Duet
• “Profanes Et Sacrées” – Boston Symphony Chamber Players
• “Rupa-Khandha” – Los Angeles Percussion Quartet

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

• “Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Clavier”
  • András Schiff
• “The Complete Harpsichord Works Of Rameau”
  • Jory Vinikour
• “Gál & Elgar: Cello Concertos”
  • Claudio Cruz, conductor; Antonio Meneses (Northern Sinfonia)
• “Holst: The Planets”
  • Hansjörg Albrecht
• “Kurtág & Ligeti: Music For Viola”
  • Kim Kashkashian

Best Classical Vocal Solo

• “Debussy: Clair De Lune”
  • Natalie Dessay (Henri Chalet; Philippe Cassard, Karine Deshayes & Catherine Michel; Le Jeune Coeur De Paris)
• “Homecoming – Kansas City Symphony Presents Joyce DiDonato”
  • Joyce DiDonato (Michael Stern; Kansas City Symphony)
• “Paris Days, Berlin Nights”
  • Ute Lemper (Stefan Malzew & Vogler Quartet)
• “Poèmes”
  • Renée Fleming (Alan Gilbert & Seiji Ozawa; Orchestre National De France & Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France)
• “Sogno Barocco”
  • Anne Sofie von Otter (Leonardo García Alarcón; Sandrine Piau & Susanna Sundberg; Ensemble Cappella Mediterranea)

Best Classical Compendium

• Partch: Bitter Music
  • Partch, ensemble; John Schneider, producer
• Penderecki: Fonogrammi; Horn Concerto; Partita; The Awakening Of Jacob; Anaklasis
  • Antoni Wit, conductor; Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin, producers
• Une Fête Baroque
  • Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor; Daniel Zalay, producer

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

• “Meanwhile – Incidental Music To Imaginary Puppet Plays”
  • Stephen Hartke, composer (Eighth Blackbird)
• “Inura For Voices, Strings & Percussion”
  • Tania León, composer (Tania León, Son Sonora Voices, DanceBrazil Percussion & Son Sonora Ensemble)
• “Ugis: The Nightingale”
  • Ugis Praulins, composer (Stephen Layton, Michala Petri & Danish National Vocal Ensemble)
• “Cello Concerto No. 2 ‘Towards The Horizon'”
  • Einojuhani Rautavaara, composer (Truls Mørk, John StorgÃ¥rds & Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
• “August 4, 1964”
  • Steven Stucky, composer; Gene Scheer, librettist (Jaap Van Zweden, Dallas Symphony Chorus & Orchestra)

Music Video

Best Short Form Music Video

• “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
• “We Found Love” - Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris
  • Melina Matsoukas, video director; Juliette Larthe & Ben Sullivan, video producers
• “Run Boy Run” - Woodkid
  • Yoann Lemoine, video director; Roman Pichon, video producer

Best Long Form Music Video

• Big Easy Express - Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe, Magnetic Zeros & Old Crow Medicine Show
  • Emmett Malloy, video director; Bryan Ling, Mike Luba & Tim Lynch, video producers
• Bring Me Home: Live 2011 - Sade
  • Sophie Muller, video director; Roger Davies, Grant Jue & Sophie Muller, video producers
• Radio Music Society - Esperanza Spalding
  • Pilar Sanz, video director; Esperanza Spalding, video producer
• Get Along - Tegan and Sara
  • Salazar, video director; Nick Blasko, Piers Henwood, Sara Quin & Tegan Quin, video producers
• From the Sky Down - U2
  • Davis Guggenheim, video director; Belisa Balaban, Brian Celler, Davis Guggenheim & Ted Skillman, video producers