53. ceremonia wręczenia nagród Grammy

53. ceremonia rozdania nagród Grammy odbyła się 13 lutego 2011 roku w Staples Center w Los Angeles i była transmitowana na żywo na antenie CBS. Dwa dni wcześniej wyróżnieniem specjalnym, MusiCares Person of the Year, odznaczona została Barbra Streisand. Nominacje ogłoszone zostały 1 grudnia 2010 roku i objęły 109 możliwych do zdobycia wyróżnień. Zdecydowana większość statuetek przyznana została podczas tzw. pre-telecastu, a więc części ceremonii, nietransmitowanej w telewizji.

Najwięcej nominacji – dziesięć – zdobył raper Eminem, a w tym dla albumu, nagrania i piosenki roku. Bruno Mars otrzymał siedem nominacji; Jay-Z, Lady Antebellum i Lady Gaga po sześć nominacji; Jeff Beck, B.o.B, David Frost, Philip Lawrence, John Legend i The Roots po pięć nominacji; Alex Da Kid, The Black Keys, Drake, Cee Lo Green, Ari Levine, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Dirk Sobotka i Zac Brown po cztery nominacje; Arcade Fire, Chris Brown, Muse, Miranda Lambert, John Mayer, Beyoncé i Alicia Keys po trzy nominacje, zaś Robert Plant, Pink, Justin Bieber, Mumford & Sons, Monica, La Roux, Goldfrapp, Janelle Monáe, Sade, Michael Bublé, Fantasia, Hayley Williams, The White Stripes i obsada serialu Glee zdobyli po dwie nominacje.

Występujący

Pre-telecast

• ChocQuibTown
• Trombone Shorty
• Buddy Guy, Cyndi Lauper, Maria Muldaur, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Mavis Staples & Betty Wright
• Kirk Whalum

Telecast

Artysta	Piosenka
Yolanda Adams Christina Aguilera Jennifer Hudson Martina McBride Florence Welch	Hołd wobec Arethy Franklin: „(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” „Ain't No Way” (Aguilera) „Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I’m Gonna Do)” (McBride) „Think” (Welch) „Respect” (Hudson) „Spirit in the Dark” (Adams) „Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves”
Lady Gaga	„Born This Way”
Miranda Lambert	„The House That Built Me”
Muse	„Uprising”
B.o.B Bruno Mars Janelle Monáe	„Nothin' on You” „Grenade” „Cold War”
Justin Bieber Jaden Smith	„Baby” „Never Say Never”
Usher	„OMG”
Mumford & Sons The Avett Brothers Bob Dylan	„The Cave” „Head Full of Doubt” „Maggie’s Farm”
Lady Antebellum	„If You Don't Know Me By Now” „American Honey” „Need You Now”
Cee-Lo Green Gwyneth Paltrow The Muppets	„Forget You”
Katy Perry	„Not Like the Movies” „Teenage Dream”
Norah Jones John Mayer Keith Urban	„Jolene”
Eminem Adam Levine Rihanna Skylar Grey Dr. Dre	„Love the Way You Lie (Part II)” „I Need a Doctor”
Mick Jagger Raphael Saadiq	„Everybody Needs Somebody to Love”
Barbra Streisand	„Evergreen”
Rihanna Drake	„What’s My Name?”
Arcade Fire	„Month of May” „Ready to Start”

Prezenterzy

Pre-telecast

• BT
• Kathy Griffin
• Wayne Wallace
• Laurie Anderson
• Sara Bareilles

Telecast

• LL Cool J – prezentował hołd wobec Arethy Franklin
• Ricky Martin – zapowiedział występ Lady Gagi
• Blake Shelton – zapowiedział występ Mirandy Lambert
• Lenny Kravitz – zapowiedział występ Muse
• Ryan Seacrest – zapowiedział występ Bruno Marsa, B.o.B i Janelle Monáe
• Dierks Bentley i Zac Brown – prezentowali nagrodę w kategorii Best Female Country Vocal Performance
• Eva Longoria – zapowiedziała występ Justina Biebera, Jadena Smitha i Ushera
• Paramore i Pauley Perrette – prezentowali nagrodę w kategorii Best Rock Album
• Selena Gomez i Donnie Wahlberg – prezentowali nagrodę w kategorii Best Pop Vocal Album
• David Letterman – zapowiedział Boba Dylana, Mumford & Sons i The Avett Bros.
• Clay Matthews i Lea Michelle – zapowiedzieli występ Lady Antebellum
• Kings of Leon i Miley Cyrus – prezentowali nagrodę w kategorii Best Country Album
• Jamie Foxx – zapowiedział występ Cee Lo Greena, Gwyneth Paltrow i The Jim Henson Company Puppets
• Neil Patrick Harris – zapowiedział występ Katy Perry
• John Mayer, Norah Jones i Keith Urban – prezentowali nagrodę w kategorii Song of the Year
• Seth Rogen – zapowiedział występ Eminema, Dr. Dre i Rihanny
• Jewel i John Legend – prezentowali nagrodę w kategorii Best New Artist
• Matthew Morrison – zapowiedział wystąpienie przewodniczącego Akademii, Neila Portnowa
• Kris Kristofferson – zapowiedział występ Barbry Streisand
• Nicki Minaj i will.i.am – prezentowali nagrodę w kategorii Best Rap Album
• Diddy – zapowiedział występ Drake’a i Rihanny
• Marc Anthony i Jennifer Lopez – prezentowali nagrodę w kategorii Record of the Year
• Jason Segel – zapowiedział występ Arcade Fire
• Barbra Streisand i Kris Kristofferson – prezentowali nagrodę w kategorii Album of the Year

Nagrody

Nagrody specjalne

MusiCares Person of the Year

• Barbra Streisand

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

• Julie Andrews, Roy Haynes, Juilliard String Quartet, the Kingston Trio, Dolly Parton, Ramones, George Beverly Shea

Obszar generalny

Record of the Year

„Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum

Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, produkcja; Clarke Schleicher, inżynieria/miks

• „Nothin' on You” – B.o.B & Bruno Mars
  • The Smeezingtons, produkcja; Ari Levine, inżynieria/miks

• „Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem & Rihanna
  • Alex Da Kid & Makeba Riddick, produkcja; Alex Da Kid, Eminem & Mike Strange, inżynieria/miks

• „Forget You” – Cee Lo Green
  • The Smeezingtons, produkcja

• „Empire State of Mind” – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
  • Angela Hunte, Jane’t „Jnay” Sewell-Ulepic & Shux, produkcja; Ken „Duro” Ifill, Gimel „Young Guru” Keaton & Ann Mincieli, inżynieria/miks

Album of the Year

The Suburbs – Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire & Markus Dravs, produkcja; Arcade Fire, Mark Lawson & Craig Silvey, inżynieria/miks; Mark Lawson, mastering

• Recovery – Eminem
  • Kobe, Lil Wayne, Pink & Rihanna, produkcja; Alex Da Kid, Boi-1da, Nick Brongers, Supa Dups, DJ Khalil, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Havoc, Emile Haynie, Jim Jonsin, Just Blaze, Mr. Porter & Script Shepherd, inżynieria/miks; Brian „Big Bass” Gardner, mastering

• Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
  • Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, produkcja; Clarke Schleicher, inżynieria/miks; Andrew Mendelson, mastering

• The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
  • Beyoncé, gościnnie; Ron Fair, Fernando Garibay, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jerkins, Lady Gaga, RedOne, Teddy Riley & Space Cowboy, produkcja; Eelco Bakker, Christian Delano, Mike Donaldson, Paul Foley, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jenkins, Hisashi Mizoguchi, Robert Orton, Dan Parry, Jack Joseph Puig, RedOne, Teddy Riley, Dave Russel, Johnny Severin, Space Cowboy, Mark Stent, Jonas Wetling & Frank Wolff, inżynieria/miks; Gene Grimaldi, mastering

• Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
  • Snoop Dogg, gościnnie; Ammo, Benny Blanco, Dr. Luke, Kuk Harrell, Max Martin, Stargate, C. „Tricky” Stewart, Sandy Vee & Greg Wells, produkcja; Steve Churchyard, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland, Jaycen-Joshua, Damien Lewis, Chris O’Ryan, Carlos Oyanedel, Paris, Phil Tan, Brain Thomas, Lewis Tozour, Miles Walker, Emily Wright & Andrew Wuepper, inżynieria/miks; Brian Gardner, mastering

Song of the Year

„Need You Now”

Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, autor (Lady Antebellum)

• „Beg Steal or Borrow”
  • Ray LaMontagne, autor (Ray LaMontagne & Pariah Dogs)

• „Fuck You”
  • Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, autor (Cee Lo Green)

• „The House That Built Me”
  • Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, autor (Miranda Lambert)

• „Love the Way You Lie”
  • Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, autor (Eminem feat. Rihanna)

Best New Artist

Esperanza Spalding

• Justin Bieber
• Drake
• Florence an the Machine
• Mumford & Sons

Pop

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

„Bad Romance” – Lady Gaga

• „King of Anything” – Sara Bareilles
• „Halo” (na żywo) – Beyoncé
• „Chasing Pirates” – Norah Jones
• „Teenage Dream” – Katy Perry

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

„Just the Way You Are” – Bruno Mars

• „Haven't Met You Yet” – Michael Bublé
• „This Is It” – Michael Jackson
• „Whataya Want from Me” – Adam Lambert
• „Half of My Heart” – John Mayer

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

„Hey, Soul Sister” (na żywo) – Train

• „Don’t Stop Believin'” – obsada Glee
• „Misery” – Maroon 5
• „The Only Exception” – Paramore
• „Babyfather” – Sade

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

„Imagine” – Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono Nº1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangaré

• „Airplanes, Part II” – B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams
• „If It Wasn’t for Bad” – Elton John & Leon Russell
• „Telephone” – Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
• „California Gurls” – Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

„Nessun Dorma” – Jeff Beck

• „Flow” – Laurie Anderson
• „No Mystery” – Stanley Clarke
• „Orchestral Intro” – Gorillaz
• „Sleepwalk” – The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Best Pop Instrumental Album

Take Your Pick – Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto

• Pushing the Envelope – Gerald Albright
• Heart and Soul – Kenny G
• Singularity – Robby Krieger
• Everything Is Everything: The Music of Donny Hathaway – Kirk Whalum

Best Pop Vocal Album

The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga

• My World 2.0 – Justin Bieber
• I Dreamed a Dream – Susan Boyle
• Battle Studies – John Mayer
• Teenage Dream – Katy Perry

Dance

Best Dance Recording

„Only Girl (In the World)” – Rihanna

Crystal Johnson, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Sandy Wilhelm, produkcja: Stargate, Sandy Vee

• „Rocket” – Goldfrapp
  • Alison Goldfrapp & Will Gregory, produkcja; Mark ‘Spike’ Stent, miks
• „In for the Kill” – La Roux
  • Elly Jackson & Ben Langmaid, produkcja; Serban Ghenea & John Hanes, miks
• „Dance in the Dark” – Lady Gaga
  • Fernando Garibay & Lady Gaga, produkcja; Robert Orton, miks
• „Dancing on My Own” – Robyn
  • Patrik Berger & Robyn, produkcja; Niklas Flyckt, miks

Best Electronic/Dance Album

La Roux – La Roux

• These Hopeful Machines – BT
• Further – The Chemical Brothers
• Head First – Goldfrapp
• Black Light – Groove Armada

Traditional pop

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Crazy Love – Michael Bublé

• The Greatest Love Songs of All Time – Barry Manilow
• Let It Be Me: Mathis in Nashville – Johnny Mathis
• Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V – Rod Stewart
• Love Is the Answer – Barbra Streisand

Rock

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

„Helter Skelter” – Paul McCartney

• „Run Back to Your Side” – Eric Clapton
• „Crossroads” – John Mayer
• „Silver Rider” – Robert Plant & Band of Joy
• „Angry World” – Neil Young

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

„Tighten Up” – The Black Keys

• „Ready to Start” – Arcade Fire
• „I Put a Spell on You” – Jeff Beck & Joss Stone
• „RadioActive” – Kings of Leon
• „Resistance” – Muse

Best Hard Rock Performance

„New Fang” – Them Crooked Vultures

• „A Looking in View” – Alice in Chains
• „Let Me Hear You Scream” – Ozzy Osbourne
• „Black Rain” – Soundgarden
• „Between the Lines” – Stone Temple Pilots

Best Metal Performance

„El Dorado” – Iron Maiden

• „Let the Guilt Go” – Korn
• „In Your Words” – Lamb of God
• „Sudden Death” – Megadeth
• „World Painted Blood” – Slayer

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

„Hammerhead” – Jeff Beck

• „Black Mud” – The Black Keys
• „Do the Murray” – Los Lobos
• „Kundalini Bonfire” – Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
• „The Deathless Horsie” – Dweezil Zappa

Best Rock Song

„Angry World”

Neil Young, autor (Neil Young)

• „Little Lion Man”
  • Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, autor (Mumford & Sons)
• „RadioActive”
  • Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, autor (Kings of Leon)
• „Resistance”
  • Matthew Bellamy, autor (Muse)
• „Tighten Up”
  • Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, autor (The Black Keys)

Best Rock Album

The Resistance – Muse

• Emotion & Commotion – Jeff Beck
• Backspacer – Pearl Jam
• Mojo – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• Le Noise – Neil Young

Muzyka alternatywna

Best Alternative Music Album

Brothers – The Black Keys

• The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
• Infinite Arms – Band of Horses
• Broken Bells – Broken Bells
• Contra – Vampire Weekend

R&B

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

„Bittersweet” – Fantasia

• „Everything to Me” – Monica
• „Gone Already” – Faith Evans
• „Tired” – Kelly Price
• „Holding You Down” – Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

„There Goes My Baby” – Usher

• „Second Chance” – El DeBarge
• „Finding My Way Back” – Jaheim
• „Why Would You Stay” – Kem
• „We’re Still Friends” – (Kirk Whalum & Musiq Soulchild)

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

„Soldier of Love” – Sade

• „Love” – Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller
• „Take My Time” – Chris Brown & Tank
• „You’ve Got a Friend” – Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin
• „Shine” – John Legend & The Roots

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

„Hang On in There” – John Legend & The Roots

• „When a Woman Loves” – R. Kelly
• „You’re So Amazing” – Calvin Richardson
• „In Between” – Ryan Shaw
• „Go” (na żywo) – Betty Wright

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

„Fuck You” – Cee Lo Green

• „Little One” – Bilal
• „Orion” – Carolyn Malachi
• „Tightrope” – Janelle Monáe & Big Boi
• „Still” – Eric Roberson

Best R&B Song

„Shine”

John Stephens, autor (John Legend & The Roots)

• „Bittersweet”
  • Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly, autor (Fantasia)
• „Finding My Way Back”
  • Ivan „Orthodox” Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin „Ransum” Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland & Miquel Jontel, autor (Jaheim)
• „Second Chance”
  • E. Debarge & Mischke, autor (El DeBarge)
• „Why Would You Stay”
  • K. Owens, autor (Kem)

Best R&B Album

Wake Up! – John Legend & The Roots

• Still Standing – Monica
• Back to Me – Fantasia
• Another Round – Jaheim
• The Love & War Masterpeace – Raheem DeVaughn

Best Contemporary R&B Album

Raymond v. Raymond – Usher

• Untitled – R. Kelly
• Graffiti – Chris Brown
• Transition – Ryan Leslie
• The ArchAndroid – Janelle Monáe

Rap

Best Rap Solo Performance

„Not Afraid” – Eminem

• „Over” – Drake
• „How Low” – Ludacris
• „I'm Back” – T.I.
• „Power” – Kanye West

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

„On to the Next One” – Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz

• „Shutterbug” – Big Boi & Cutty
• „Fancy” – Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz
• „My Chick Bad” – Ludacris & Nicki Minaj
• „Lose My Mind” – Young Jeezy & Plies

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

„Empire State of Mind” – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys

• „Nothin' on You” – B.o.B & Bruno Mars
• „Deuces” – Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall
• „Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem & Rihanna
• „Wake Up Everybody” – John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common

Best Rap Song

„Empire State of Mind”

Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Jane’t „Jnay” Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, autor (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)

• „Love the Way You Lie”
  • Alex da Kid, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, autor (Eminem & Rihanna)
• „Not Afraid”
  • M. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, L. Resto & M. Samuels, autor (Eminem)
• „Nothin' on You”
  • Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Bobby Simmons Jr., autor (B.o.B & Bruno Mars)
• „On to the Next One”
  • Shawn Carter, J. Chaton & K. Dean, autor (G. Auge & X. De Rosnay, autor) (Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)

Best Rap Album

• The Adventures Of Bobby Ray – B.o.B
• Thank Me Later – Drake
• Recovery – Eminem
• The Blueprint 3 – Jay-Z
• How I Got Over – The Roots

Country

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

„The House That Built Me” – Miranda Lambert

• „Satisfied” – Jewel
• „Swingin'” – LeAnn Rimes
• „Temporary Home” – Carrie Underwood
• „I’d Love To Be Your Last” – Gretchen Wilson

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

„'Til Summer Comes Around” – Keith Urban

• „Macon” – Jamey Johnson
• „Cryin’ for Me (Wayman’s Song)” – Toby Keith
• „Turning Home” – David Nail
• „Gettin’ You Home” – Chris Young

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

„Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum

• „Free” – Zac Brown Band
• „Elizabeth” – Dailey & Vincent
• „Little White Church” – Little Big Town
• „Where Rainbows Never Die” – The SteelDrivers

Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

„As She’s Walking Away” – Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson

• „Bad Angel” – Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
• „Pride (In the Name of Love)” – Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
• „Hillbilly Bone” – Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins
• „I Run to You” – Marty Stuart & Connie Smith

Best Country Instrumental Performance

„Hummingbyrd” – Marty Stuart

• „Tattoo of a Smudge” – Cherryholmes
• „Magic #9” – The Infamous Stringdusters
• „New Chance Blues” – Punch Brothers
• „Willow Creek” – Darrell Scott

Best Country Song

„Need You Now”

Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, autor (Lady Antebellum)

• „The Breath You Take”
  • Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon & Jessie Jo Dillon, autor (George Strait)
• „Free”
  • Zac Brown, autor (Zac Brown Band)
• „The House That Built Me”
  • Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, autor (Miranda Lambert)
• „I’d Love to Be Your Last”
  • Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate & Sam Tate, autor (Gretchen Wilson)
• „If I Die Young”
  • Kimberly Perry, autor (The Band Perry)

Best Country Album

Need You Now – Lady Antebellum

• Up on the Ridge – Dierks Bentley
• You Get What You Give – Zac Brown Band
• The Guitar Song – Jamey Johnson
• Revolution – Miranda Lambert

New Age

Best New Age Album

Miho: Journey to the Mountain – Paul Winter Consort

• Ocean – Michael Brant DeMaria
• Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Volume 4 – Kitaro
• Dancing into Silence – R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton & Will Clipman
• Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 4 – Zamora

Jazz

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

The Stanley Clarke Band – Stanley Clarke Band

• Never Can Say Goodbye – Joey DeFrancesco
• Now Is the Time – Jeff Lorber Fusion
• To the One – John McLaughlin
• Backatown – Trombone Shorty

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee – Dee Dee Bridgewater

• Freddy Cole Sings Mr. B – Freddy Cole
• When Lights Are Low – Denise Donatelli
• Ages – Lorraine Feather
• Water – Gregory Porter

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

„A Change Is Gonna Come” – Herbie Hancock

• „Solar” – Alan Broadbent
• „Body and Soul” – Keith Jarrett
• „Lonely Woman” – Hank Jones
• „Van Gogh” – Wynton Marsalis

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

Moody 4B – James Moody

• Positootly! – John Beasley
• The New Song and Dance – Clayton Brothers
• Historicity – Vijay Iyer Trio
• Providencia – Danilo Pérez

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard – Mingus Big Band

• Infernal Machines – Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society
• Autumn: In Moving Pictures Jazz – Chamber Music Vol. 2 – Billy Childs Ensemble feat. the Ying String Quartet
• Pathways – Dave Holland Octet
• 54 – Metropole Orkest, John Scofield & Vince Mendoza

Best Latin Jazz Album

Chucho’s Steps – Chucho Valdés & the Afro-Cuban Messengers

• Tango Grill – Pablo Aslan
• Second Chance – Hector Martignon
• Psychedelic Blues – Poncho Sanchez
• ¡Bien Bien! – Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet

Gospel

Best Gospel Performance

„Grace” – BeBe & CeCe Winans

• „He Wants It All” – Forever Jones
• „You Hold My World” – Israel Houghton
• „Nobody Greater” – VaShawn Mitchell
• „He’s Been Just That Good – Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway

Best Gospel Song

„It’s What I Do”

Jerry Peters & Kirk Whalum, autor (Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway)

• „Beautiful Things”
  • Lisa Gungor & Michael Gungor, autor (Michael Gungor)
• „Better than a Hallelujah”
  • Sarah Hart & Chapin Hartford, autor (Amy Grant)
• „Our God”
  • Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman, Jesse Reeves & Chris Tomlin, autor (Chris Tomlin)
• „Return to Sender”
  • Gordon Kennedy, autor (Ricky Skaggs)

Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album

Hello Hurricane – Switchfoot

• Church Music – David Crowder Band
• For Those Who Wait – Fireflight
• Beautiful Things – Michael Gungor
• Rehab – Lecrae

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

Love God. Love People. – Israel Houghton

• Beauty Will Rise – Steven Curtis Chapman
• Pieces of a Real Heart – Sanctus Real
• Mosaic – Ricky Skaggs
• Tonight – TobyMac

Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album

The Reason – Diamond Rio

• Times Like These – Austins Bridge
• Expecting Good Things – Jeff & Sheri Easter
• Journey On – Ty Herndon
• Live at Oak Tree: Karen Peck & New River – Karen Peck & New River

Best Traditional Gospel Album

Downtown Church – Patty Griffin

• The Experience – Vanessa Bell Armstrong
• A City Called Heaven – Shirley Caesar
• Here I Am – Marvin Sapp
• All in One – Karen Clark Sheard

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

Still – BeBe & CeCe Winans

• Get Ready – Forever Jones
• Love Unstoppable – Fred Hammond
• Triumphant – VaShawn Mitchell
• Aaron Sledge – Aaron Sledge

Muzyka latynoamerykańska

Best Latin Pop Album

Paraíso Express – Alejandro Sanz

• Poquita Ropa – Ricardo Arjona
• Alex Cuba – Alex Cuba
• Boleto de Entrada – Kany García
• Otra Cosa – Julieta Venegas

Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album

El Existential – Grupo Fantasma

• Oro – ChocQuibTown
• Amor Vincit Omnia – Draco
• Bulevar 2000 – Nortec Collective
• 1977 – Ana Tijoux

Best Tropical Latin Album

Viva la Tradición – Spanish Harlem Orchestra

• Sin Salsa No Hay Paraiso – El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
• Asondeguerra – Juan Luis Guerra
• Irrepetible – Gilberto Santa Rosa
• 100 Sones Cubanos – Edesio Alejandro, Nelson Estevez & Juan Hidalgo

Best Tejano Album

Recuerdos – Little Joe & la Familia

• Sabes Bien – Juan P. Moreno
• In the Pocket – Joe Posada
• Homenaje a Mi Padre – Sunny Sauceda y Todo Eso
• Cookin – Tortilla Factory

Best Norteño Album

Classic – Intocable

• Indispensable – Angel Fresnillo
• Ni Hoy Ni Mañana – Gerardo Ortiz
• Desde la Cantina Volumen 1 – Pesado
• Intensamente – Principez de la Musica Norteña

Best Banda Album

Enamórate de Mí – El Güero y Su Banda Centenario

• Ando Bien Pedo – Banda Los Recoditos
• Caricias Compradas... – Cuisillos
• Con la Fuerza del Corrido – El Chapo
• Todo Depende de Ti – La Arrolladora Banda El Limon

Americana music

Best Americana Album

You Are Not Alone – Mavis Staples

• The List – Rosanne Cash
• Tin Can Trust – Los Lobos
• Country Music – Willie Nelson
• Band of Joy – Robert Plant

Best Bluegrass Album

Mountain Soul II – Patty Loveless

• Circles Around Me – Sam Bush
• Family Circle – The Del McCoury Band
• Legacy – Peter Rowan
• Reckless – The SteelDrivers

Best Traditional Blues Album

Joined at the Hip – Pinetop Perkins & Willie „Big Eyes” Smith

• Giant – James Cotton
• Memphis Blues – Cyndi Lauper
• The Well – Charlie Musselwhite
• Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites – Jimmie Vaughan

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Living Proof – Buddy Guy

• Nothing’s Impossible – Solomon Burke
• Tribal – Dr. John
• Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook – Bettye LaVette
• Live! In Chicago – Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band feat. Hubert Sumlin, Willie „Big Eyes” Smith, Bryan Lee, Buddy Flett

Best Traditional Folk Album

Genuine Negro Jig – Carolina Chocolate Drops

• Onward and Upward – Luther Dickinson & the Sons of Mudboy
• Memories of John – John Hartford|The John Hartford Stringband
• Maria Muldaur & Her Garden Of Joy – Maria Muldaur
• Ricky Skaggs Solo: Songs My Dad Loved – Ricky Skaggs

Best Contemporary Folk Album

God Willin’ & the Creek Don’t Rise – Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs

• Love Is Strange – En Vivo con Tino – Jackson Browne & David Lindley
• The Age of Miracles – Mary Chapin Carpenter
• Somedays the Song Writes You – Guy Clark
• Dream Attic – Richard Thompson

Best Hawaiian Music Album

Huana Ke Aloha – Tia Carrere

• Amy Hanaiali’i and Slack Key Masters of Hawaii – Amy Hanaiali‘i & Slack Key Masters of Hawaii
• Polani – Daniel Ho
• The Legend – Ledward Kaapana
• Maui on My Mind – Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar – Jeff Peterson

Best Native American Music Album

2010 Gathering of Nations Pow Wow: A Spirit’s Dance – Derek Mathews, Dr. Lita Mathews & Melonie Mathews

• XI – Bear Creek
• Temptations: Cree Round Dance Songs – Northern Cree
• Woodnotes Wyld: Historic Flute Sounds from the Dr. Richard W. Payne Collection – Peter Phippen

Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album

Zydeco Junkie – Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band

• En Couleurs – Feufollet
• Happy Go Lucky – D.L. Menard
• Back Home – The Pine Leaf Boys
• Creole Moon: Live at the Blue Moon Saloon – Cedric Watson et Bijou Créole

Reggae

Best Reggae Album

Before the Dawn – Buju Banton

• Isaacs Meets Isaac – Gregory Isaacs & King Isaac
• Revelation – Lee „Scratch” Perry
• Made in Jamaica – Bob Sinclar & Sly & Robbie
• One Pop Reggae + – Sly & Robbie & the Family Taxi
• Legacy an Acoustic Tribute to Peter Tosh – Andrew Tosh

Muzyka światowa

Best Traditional World Music Album

Ali and Toumani – Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté

• Pure Sounds – Gyuto Monks of Tibet
• I Speak Fula – bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
• Grace – Soweto Gospel Choir
• Tango Universal – Vayo

Best Contemporary World Music Album

Throw Down Your Heart, Africa Sessions Part 2: Unreleased Tracks – Béla Fleck

• All in One – Bebel Gilberto
• ÕŸÖ – Angelique Kidjo
• Bom Tempo – Sérgio Mendes
• Om Namo Narayanaya: Soul Call – Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon

Muzyka dziecięca

Best Musical Album for Children

Tomorrow’s Children – Pete Seeger & the Rivertown Kids & Friends

• Here Comes Science – They Might Be Giants
• Jungle Gym – Justin Roberts
• Sunny Days – Battersby Duo
• Weird Things Are Everywhere! – Judy Pancoast

Best Spoken Word Album For Children

Julie Andrews’ Collection of Poems, Songs, And Lullabies – Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton

• Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition – Selma Blair
• The Best Candy in the Whole World – Bill Harley
• Healthy Food For Thought: Good Enough to Eat – Jim Cravero, Paula Lizzi & Steve Pullara
• Nanny McPhee Returns – Emma Thompson

Spoken Word

Best Spoken Word Album

Earth – Jon Stewart (& Samantha Bee, Wyatt Cenac, Jason Jones, John Oliver & Sigourney Weaver)

• American on Purpose – Craig Ferguson
• The Bedwetter – Sarah Silverman
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future... – Michael J. Fox
• This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection – Carol Burnett
• The Woody Allen Collection: Mere Anarchy, Side Effects, Without Feathers, Getting Even – Woody Allen

Komedia

Best Comedy Album

Stark Raving Black – Lewis Black

• Cho Dependent – Margaret Cho
• I Told You I Was Freaky – Flight of the Conchords
• Kathy Griffin Does the Bible Belt – Kathy Griffin
• Weapons of Self Destruction – Robin Williams

Show muzyczne

Best Musical Show Album

American Idiot (feat. Green Day) – Billie Joe Armstrong, produkcja (Green Day, kompozytor; Billie Joe Armstrong, tekst)

• Fela! – Robert Sher, produkcja (Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, kompozytor; Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, tekst)
• A Little Night Music – Tommy Krasker, produkcja (Stephen Sondheim, kompozytor; Stephen Sondheim, tekst)
• Promises, Promises – David Caddick & David Lai, produkcja (Burt Bacharach, kompozytor; Hal David, tekst)
• Sondheim on Sondheim – Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, produkcja (Stephen Sondheim, kompozytor; Stephen Sondheim, tekst)

Film, TV i inne media wizualne

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

Crazy Heart

• Glee: The Music, Volume 1
• Tremé
• True Blood – Volume 2
• The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

Toy Story 3 – Randy Newman

• Alice in Wonderland – Danny Elfman
• Avatar – James Horner
• Inception – Hans Zimmer
• Sherlock Holmes – Hans Zimmer

Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

„The Weary Kind” (z Crazy Heart)

Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett, autor (Ryan Bingham)

• „Down in New Orleans” (z The Princess and the Frog)
  • Randy Newman, autor (Dr. John)
• „I See You” (z Avatar)
  • Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell & James Horner, autor (Leona Lewis)
• „Kiss Like Your Kiss” (z True Blood)
  • Lucinda Williams, autor (Lucinda Williams & Elvis Costello)
• „This City” (z Tremé)
  • Steve Earle, autor (Steve Earle)

Kompozycja i aranżacja

Best Instrumental Composition

„The Path Among the Trees” – Billy Childs

• „Aurora” – Patrick Williams
• „Battle Circle” – Gerald Clayton
• „Box of Cannoli” – Tim Hagans
• „Fourth Stream... La Banda” – Bill Cunliffe

Best Instrumental Arrangement

„Carlos” – Vince Mendoza

• „Fanfare for a New Day” – Patrick Williams
• „Itsbynne Reel” – Gil Goldstein
• „Monet” – Ted Nash
• „Skip to My Lou” – Frank Macchia

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

„Baba Yetu” – Christopher Tin, aranż (Christopher Tin, Soweto Gospel Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)

• „Baby” – Roger Treece, aranż (Bobby McFerrin)
• „Based on a Thousand True Stories” – Vince Mendoza, aranż (Silje Nergaard & Metropole Orchestra Strings)
• „Don’t Explain” – Geoffrey Keezer, aranż (Denise Donatelli)
• „Imagine” – Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, aranż (Herbie Hancock, Pink, Seal, Jeff Beck, India.Arie, Konono No 1 & Oumou Sangare)

Opakowanie

Best Recording Package

Brothers – Michael Carney, dyrekcja artystyczna (The Black Keys)

• Eggs – Malene Mathiasson, Malthe Fischer, Kristoffer Rom, Nis Svoldgård & Aske Zidore, dyrekcja artystyczna (Oh No Ono)
• Hadestown – Brian Grunert, dyrekcja artystyczna (Anaïs Mitchell)
• What Will We Be – Devendra Banhart & Jon Beasley, dyrekcja artystyczna (Devendra Banhart)
• Yonkers NY – Andrew Taray, dyrekcja artystyczna (Chip Taylor)

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

Under Great White Northern Lights (Limited Edition Box Set) – Rob Jones & Jack White III, dyrekcja artystyczna (The White Stripes)

• Light: On the South Side – Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, dyrekcja artystyczna (Various Artists)
• Minotaur (Deluxe Edition) – Jeff Anderson & Vaughan Oliver, dyrekcja artystyczna (The Pixies)
• A Sideman’s Journey (Limited Collector’s Super Deluxe Box Set) – Daniel Reiss & Klaus Voormann, dyrekcja artystyczna (Voormann & Friends)
• Story Island – Qing-Yang Xiao, dyrekcja artystyczna (Various Artists)

Notki albumowe

Best Album Notes

Keep an Eye on the Sky – Robert Gordon, autor (Big Star)

• Alan Lomax in Haiti: Recordings for the Library of Congress, 1936–1937 – Gage Averill, autor (różni artyści)
• Side Steps – Ashley Kahn, autor (John Coltrane)
• There Breathes a Hope: The Legacy of John Work II and His Fisk Jubilee Quartet, 1909–1916 – Doug Seroff, autor (Fisk University Jubilee Quartet)
• True Love Cast Out All Evil – Will Sheff, autor (Roky Erickson With Okkervil River)

Historia

Best Historical Album

The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings)

Jeff Jones, producent kompilacji; Paul Hicks, Sean Magee, Guy Massey, Sam Okell & Steve Rooke, mastering (The Beatles)

• Alan Lomax In Haiti: Recordings For The Library Of Congress, 1936-1937
  • Jeffrey A. Greenberg, David Katznelson & Anna Lomax Wood, producent kompilacji; Steve Rosenthal & Warren Russell-Smith, mastering (różni artyści)
• The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings... Plus!
  • Colin Escott, Mike Jason & Jett Williams, producent kompilacji; Joseph M. Palmaccio, mastering (Hank Williams)
• Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings And More
  • Andy McKaie, producent kompilacji; Erick Labson, mastering (Buddy Holly)
• Where The Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968
  • Alec Palao, Cheryl Pawelski & Andrew Sandoval, producent kompilacji; Dan Hersch & Andrew Sandoval, mastering (różni artyści)

Produkcja, gatunki nieklasyczne

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Nagroda dla inżyniera dźwięku.

Battle Studies

Michael H. Brauer, Joe Ferla, Chad Franscoviak & Manny Marroquin, inżynieria (John Mayer)

• Dirty Side Down
  • John Keane, inżynieria (Widespread Panic)
• Emotion & Commotion
  • Steve Lipson, inżynieria (Jeff Beck)
• God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise
  • Ryan Freeland, inżynieria (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
• Pink Elephant
  • Seth Presant & Leon F. Sylvers III, inżynieria (N’dambi)

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Danger Mouse

Broken Bells – Broken Bells (A)

Dark Night of the Soul – Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse (A)

Tighten Up – The Black Keys (T)

• Rob Cavallo
  • Brand New Eyes – Paramore (A)
  • Hang Cool Teddy Bear – Meat Loaf (A)
  • Happy Hour – Uncle Kracker (A)
  • Music Again – Adam Lambert (T)
  • Soaked – Adam Lambert (T)
  • Sure Fire Winners – Adam Lambert (T)
  • Time for Miracles – Adam Lambert (T)
  • When It’s Time – Green Day (T)

• Dr. Luke
  • California Gurls – Katy Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg (T)
  • For Your Entertainment – Adam Lambert (T)
  • Hungover – Kesha Sebert (T)
  • Kiss n Tell – Kesha Sebert (T)
  • Magic – B.o.B Featuring Rivers Cuomo (T)
  • Take It Off – Kesha Sebert (T)
  • Teenage Dream – Katy Perry (T)
  • Your Love Is My Drug – Kesha Sebert (T)

• RedOne
  • Alejandro – Lady Gaga (S)
  • Bad Romance – Lady Gaga (S)
  • The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga (A)
  • I Like It – Enrique Iglesias Featuring Pitbull (S)
  • More – Usher (T)
  • We Are the World 25 for Haiti – Various Artists (S)
  • Whole Lotta Love – Mary J. Blige (S)

• The Smeezingtons (Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine)
  • Billionaire – Travie McCoy Featuring Bruno Mars (T)
  • Bow Chicka Wow Wow – Mike Posner (T)
  • Fuck You – Cee Lo Green (S)
  • Island Queen – Sean Kingston (T)
  • Just the Way You Are – Bruno Mars (S)
  • Nothin' on You – B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars (T)

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

Revolver (David Guetta’s One Love Club Remix)

David Guetta, remiks (Madonna)

• Fantasy (Morgan Page Remix)
  • Morgan Page, remiks (Nadia Ali)
• Funk Nasty (Wolfgang Gartner Remix Edit)
  • Wolfgang Gartner, remiks (Andy Caldwell Featuring Gram’ma Funk)
• Orpheus (Quiet Carnival) (Funk Generation Mix)
  • Mike Rizzo, remiks (Sérgio Mendes)
• Sweet Disposition (Axwell & Dirty South Remix)
  • Axel Hedfors & Dragan Roganovic, remiks (The Temper Trap)

Produkcja, dźwięk przestrzenny

Best Surround Sound Album

• Britten’s Orchestra
  • Keith O. Johnson, surround mix engineer; Keith O. Johnson, surround mastering engineer; David Frost, surround producer (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
• The Incident
  • Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround producer (Porcupine Tree)
• Parallax Eden
  • David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber)
• Songs And Stories (Monster Music Version)
  • Don Murray, surround mix engineer; Sangwook Nam & Doug Sax, surround mastering engineers; John Burk, Noel Lee & Marcus Miller, surround producers (George Benson)
• Trondheimsolistene – In Folk Style
  • Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (TrondheimSolistene)

Produkcja, muzyka poważna

Best Engineered Album, Classical

An Engineer’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)

• Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina
  • Mark Donahue, John Hill & Dirk Sobotka, engineers (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
• Have You Ever Been...?
  • Robert Friedrich, engineer (Turtle Island Quartet, Stefon Harris & Mike Marshall)
• Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse
  • David Frost, Tom Lazarus, Steven Mackey & Dirk Sobotka, engineers (Gil Rose, Rinde Eckert, Catch Electric Guitar Quartet, synergy Vocals & Boston Modern Orchestra Project)
• Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works
  • Leslie Ann Jones, Kory Kruckenberg & David Sabee, engineers (Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams)
• Vocabularies
  • Steve Miller, Allen Sides & Roger Treece, engineers (Bobby McFerrin)

Producer Of The Year, Classical

A Producer’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)

• Blanton Alspaugh
  • Corigliano: Violin Concerto ‘The Red Violin’ (Michael Ludwig, JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
  • Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
  • Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 (Leonard Slatkin & Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
  • Tower Of The Eight Winds – Music For Violin & Piano By Judith Shatin (Borup-Ernst Duo)
  • Tyberg: Symphony No. 3; Piano Trio (JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
  • Wind Serenades (Gregory Wolynec & Gateway Chamber Ensemble)

• David Frost
  • Britten’s Orchestra (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
  • Chambers, Evan: The Old Burying Ground (Kenneth Kiesler & The University Of Michigan Symphony Orchestra)
  • Dorman, Avner: Concertos For Mandolin, Piccolo, Piano And Concerto Grosso (Andrew Cyr, Eliran Avni, Mindy Kaufman, Avi Avital & Metropolis Ensemble)
  • The 5 Browns In Hollywood (5 Browns)
  • Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse (Gil Rose, Rinde Eckert, Catch Electric Guitar Quartet, synergy Vocals & Boston Modern Orchestra Project)
  • Meeting Of The Spirits (Matt Haimovitz)
  • Two Roads To Exile (ARC Ensemble)

• Tim Handley
  • Adams: Nixon In China (Marin Alsop, Tracy Dahl, Marc Heller, Thomas Hammons, Maria Kanyova, Robert Orth, Chen-Ye Yan, Opera Colorado Chorus & Colorado Symphony Orchestra)
  • Debussy: Le Martyre De Saint Sébastien (Jun Märkl & Orchestre National De Lyon)
  • Dohnányi: Variations On A Nursery Song (JoAnn Falletta, Eldar Nebolsin & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
  • Harris: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 (Marin Alsop & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
  • Hubay: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 And 2 (Chloë Hanslip, Andrew Mogrelia & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
  • Messiaen: Poèmes Pour Mi (Anne Schwanewilms, Jun Märkl & Orchestre National De Lyon)
  • Piazzolla: Sinfonía Buenos Aires (Daniel Binelli, Tianwa Yang, Giancarlo Guerro & Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
  • Ries: Works For Flute And Piano (Uwe Grodd & Matteo Napoli)
  • Roussel: Symphony No. 1 (Stéphane Denève & Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
  • Shchedrin: Concertos For Orchestra Nos. 4 & 5 (Kirill Karabits & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
  • Stamitz: Flute Concertos (Robert Aitken, Donatas Katkus & St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra)
  • Strauss, R: Josephs-Legende; Rosenkavalier; Die Frau Ohne Schatten (Orchestral Suites) (JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)

• Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
  • Brubeck: Songs Of Praise (Lynne Morrow, Richard Grant, Quartet San Francisco & The Pacific Mozart Ensemble)
  • Cascade Of Roses (Janice Weber)
  • Gnattali: Solo & Chamber Works For Guitar (Marc Regnier)
  • If I Were A Bird (Michael Lewin)
  • Kletzki: Piano Concerto (Joseph Banowetz, Thomas Sanderling & Russian Philharmonic Orchestra)
  • Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works (Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams)
  • Rubinstein: Piano Music (1852–1894) (Joseph Banowetz)
  • Rubinstein: Piano Music (1871–1890) (Joseph Banowetz)
  • 20th Century Harp Sonatas (Sarah Schuster Ericsson)

• James Mallinson
  • Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (Bernard Haitink, Duain Wolfe, Miah Persson, Christianne Stotijn, Chicago Symphony Chorus & Chicagowska Orkiestra Symfoniczna)
  • Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet (Walerij Giergijew & London Symphony Orchestra)
  • Shchedrin: The Enchanted Wanderer (Walerij Giergijew, Evgeny Akimov, Sergei Aleksashkin, Kristina Kapustinskaya, Mariinsky Chorus & Mariinsky Orchestra)
  • Strauss, R: Ein Heldenleben; Webern: Im Sommerwind (Bernard Haitink & Chicagowska Orkiestra Symfoniczna)
  • Strauss, R: Eine Alpensinfonie (Bernard Haitink & London Symphony Orchestra)
  • Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations; Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante (Gautier Capuçon, Walerij Giergijew & Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
  • Wagner: Parsifal (Walerij Giergijew, Gary Lehman, Violeta Urmana, René Pape, Evgeny Nikitin, Alexei Tanovitski, Nikolai Putilin, Mariinsky Chorus & Mariinsky Orchestra)

Muzyka poważna

Best Classical Album

• Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 – Mariss Jansons, conductor; Everett Porter, producer; Everett Porter, mastering engineer (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
• Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina – Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; Mark Donahue, John Hill & Dirk Sobotka, engineers/mixers (Terrence Wilson; Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
• Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse – Gil Rose, conductor; Rinde Eckert; Catch Electric Guitar Quartet; David Frost, producer; David Frost, Tom Lazarus, Steven Mackey & Dirk Sobotka, engineers/mixers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Synergy Vocals)
• Sacrificium – Giovanni Antonini, conductor; Cecilia Bartoli; Arend Prohmann, producer; Philip Siney, engineer/mixer (Il Giardino Armonico)
• Verdi: Requiem – Riccardo Muti, conductor; Duain Wolfe, chorus master; Christopher Alder, producer; David Frost, Tom Lazarus & Christopher Willis, engineers/mixers (Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli & Mario Zeffiri; Chicagowska Orkiestra Symfoniczna; Chicago Symphony Chorus)

Best Orchestral Performance

• Bruckner: „Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4” – Mariss Jansons, conductor (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
• Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; „Deus Ex Machina” – Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Terrence Wilson; Nashville Symphony)
• Mackey, Steven: „Dreamhouse” – Gil Rose, conductor; Rinde Eckert (Catch Electric Guitar Quartet; Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Synergy Vocals)
• Salieri: „Overtures & Stage Music” – Thomas Fey, conductor (Mannheimer Mozartorchester)
• Stravinsky: Pulcinella; Symphony in Three Movements; „Four Études” – Pierre Boulez, conductor (Roxana Constantinescu, Kyle Ketelsen & Nicholas Phan; Chicagowska Orkiestra Symfoniczna)

Best Opera Recording

• Berg: „Lulu”
  • Antonio Pappano, conductor; Agneta Eichenholz, Jennifer Larmore, Klaus Florian Vogt & Michael Volle; David Groves, producer (Orchestra of The Royal Opera House)
• Hasse: „Marc’ Antonio E Cleopatra”
  • Matthew Dirst, conductor; Jamie Barton & Ava Pine; Keith Weber, producer (Ars Lyrica Houston)
• Saariaho: „L’Amour de Loin”
  • Kent Nagano, conductor; Daniel Belcher, Ekaterina Lekhina & Marie-Ange Todorovitch; Martin Sauer, producer (Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Rundfunkchor Berlin)
• Shchedrin: „The Enchanted Wanderer”
  • Walerij Giergijew, conductor; Evgeny Akimov, Sergei Aleksashkin & Kristina Kapustinskaya; James Mallinson, producer (Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre; Chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre)
• Sullivan: „Ivanhoe”
  • David Lloyd-Jones, conductor; Neal Davies, Geraldine McGreevy, James Rutherford, Toby Spence & Janice Watson; Brian Pidgeon, producer (BBC National Orchestra of Wales; Adrian Partington Singers)

Best Choral Performance

• Bach: „Cantatas” – Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor; Erwin Ortner, chorus master (Bernarda Fink, Gerald Finley, Christian Gerhaher, Werner Güra, Julia Kleiter, Christine Schäfer, Anton Scharinger & Kurt Streit; Concentus Musicau Wien; Arnold Schönberg Chor)
• „Baltic Runes” – Paul Hillier, conductor (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)
• Haydn: „The Creation” – René Jacobs, conductor; Hans-Christoph Rademann, choir director (Julia Kleiter, Maximilian Schmitt & Johannes Weisser; Freiburger Barockorchester; RIAS Kammerchor)
• Martin: „Golgotha” – Daniel Reuss, conductor (Judith Gauthier, Marianne Beate Kielland, Adrian Thompson, Mattijs Van De Woerd & Konstantin Wolff; Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; Cappella Amsterdam & Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)
• Verdi: „Requiem” – Riccardo Muti, conductor; Duain Wolfe, chorus master (Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli & Mario Zeffiri; Chicagowska Orkiestra Symfoniczna; Chicago Symphony Chorus)

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)

• Daugherty: „Deus Ex Machina” – Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Terrence Wilson (Nashville Symphony)
• Dorman, Avner: „Mandolin Concerto” – Andrew Cyr, conductor; Avi Avital (Metropolis Ensemble)
• Kletzki: „Piano Concerto in D Minor, Op. 22” – Thomas Sanderling, conductor; Joseph Banowetz (Russian Philharmonic Orchestra)
• Mozart: „Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 24” – Mitsuko Uchida (The Cleveland Orchestra)
• Porter, Quincy: „Concerto for Viola & Orchestra” – John McLaughlin Williams, conductor; Eliesha Nelson (Northwest Sinfonia)

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)

• Chopin: „The Nocturnes” – Nelson Freire
• Hamelin: „Études” – Marc-André Hamelin
• Messiaen: „Livre du Saint-Sacrement” – Paul Jacobs
• Paganini: „24 Caprices” – Julia Fischer
• „20th Century Harp Sonatas” – Sarah Schuster Ericsson

Best Chamber Music Performance

• Beethoven: „Complete Sonatas for Violin & Piano” – Isabelle Faust & Alexander Melnikov
• Gnattali: „Solo & Chamber Works for Guitar – Marc Regnier” (Tacy Edwards, Natalia Khoma & Marco Sartor)
• Ligeti: „String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2” – Parker Quartet
• Porter, Quincy: „Complete Viola Works” – Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams (Douglas Rioth; Northwest Sinfonia)
• Schoenberg: „String Quartets Nos. 3 & 4” – Fred Sherry String Quartet (Christopher Oldfather & Rolf Schulte)

Best Small Ensemble Performance

• „Ceremony and Devotion – Music for the Tudors” – Harry Christophers, conductor; The Sixteen
• „Dinastia Borja” – Jordi Savall, conductor; Hespèrion XXI & La Capella Reial De Catalunya (Pascal Bertin, Daniele Carnovich, Lior Elmalich, Montserrat Figueras, Driss El Maloumi, Marc Mauillon, Lluís Vilamajó & Furio Zanasi; Pascal Bertin, Daniele Carnovich, Josep Piera & Francisco Rojas)
• „Trondheimsolistene – In Folk Style” – Øyvind Gimse & Geir Inge Lotsberg, conductors (Emilia Amper & Gjermund Larsen; TrondheimSolistene)
• „Victoria: Lamentations Of Jeremiah” – Peter Phillips, conductor; The Tallis Scholars
• Whitacre, Eric: „Choral Music” – Noel Edison, conductor; Elora Festival Singers (Carol Bauman & Leslie De’Ath)

Best Classical Vocal Performance

• „Ombre de Mon Amant – French Baroque Arias” – Anne Sofie Von Otter (William Christie; Les Arts Florissants)
• „Sacrificium” – Cecilia Bartoli (Giovanni Antonini; Il Giardino Armonico)
• Turina: „Canto A Sevilla” – Lucia Duchonová (Celso Antunes; NDR Radiophilharmonie)
• Vivaldi: „Opera Arias – Pyrotechnics” – Vivica Genaux (Fabio Biondi; Europa Galante)
• Wagner: „Wesendonck-Lieder” – Measha Brueggergosman (Franz Welser-Möst; The Cleveland Orchestra)

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

• „Deus Ex Machina” – Michael Daugherty (Giancarlo Serrano)
• „Appassionatamente Plus” – Hans Werner Henze (Stefan Soltesz)
• „Graffiti” – Magnus Lindberg (Sakari Oramo)
• „Symphony No. 4” – Arvo Pärt (Esa-Pekka Salonen)
• „The Enchanted Wanderer” – Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin (Walerij Giergijew)

Best Classical Crossover Album

• Meeting of the Spirits – Matt Haimovitz (Amaryllis Jarczyk, Jan Jarczyk, John McLaughlin, Dominic Painchaud, Leanna Rutt & Matt Wilson)
• Off the Map – The Silk Road Ensemble
• Roots – My Life, My Song – Jessye Norman (Ira Coleman, Steve Johns, Mike Lovatt, Mark Markham & Martin Williams)
• Tin, Christopher: Calling All Dawns – Lucas Richman, conductor (Sussan Deyhim, Lia, Kaori Omura, Dulce Pontes, Jia Ruhan, Aoi Tada & Frederica von Stade; Anonymous 4 & Soweto Gospel Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
• Vocabularies – Bobby McFerrin

Wideoklipy

Best Short Form Music Video

„Bad Romance” – Lady Gaga

Francis Lawrence, reżyseria; Heather Heller, produkcja

• „Ain't No Grave” – (Johnny Cash)
  • Chris Milk, reżyseria; Jennifer Heath, Aaron Koblin & Rick Rubin, produkcja
• „Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem & Rihanna
  • Joseph Kahn, reżyseria; Maryann Tanedo, produkcja
• „Stylo” – Gorillaz, Mos Def & Bobby Womack
  • Pete Candeland & Jamie Hewlett, reżyseria; Cara Speller, produkcja
• „Fuck You” – Cee Lo Green
  • Matt Stawski, reżyseria; Paul Bock, produkcja

Best Long Form Music Video

When You're Strange – The Doors

Tom Dicillo, reżyseria; John Beug, Jeff Jampol, Peter Jankowski & Dick Wolf, produkcja

• No Distance Left to Run – Blur
  • Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern & Giorgio Testi, reżyseria; Thomas Benski, Laura Collins & Lucas Ochoa, produkcja
• The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story – Arif Mardin
  • Doug Biro & Joe Mardin, reżyseria; Doug Biro & Joe Mardin, produkcja
• Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage – Rush
  • Sam Dunn & Scot McFadyen, reżyseria; Sam Dunn & Scot McFadyen, produkcja
• Under Great White Northern Lights – The White Stripes
  • Emmett Malloy, reżyseria; Ian Montone & Mike Sarkissian, produkcja

Linki zewnętrzne

• Nominacje na stronie Grammy (ang.)