The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2011, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. They were broadcast on CBS with a rating of 26.6 million viewers. Barbra Streisand was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year two nights prior to the telecast on February 11. Nominations were announced on December 1, 2010 and a total of 109 awards were presented. Most of the awards were presented during the pre-telecast, which took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center next to the Staples Center, where the main telecast took place. The eligibility period was September 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010.
For the third year, nominations were announced on prime-time television as part of "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown to Music's Biggest Night" a one-hour special broadcast live on CBS from Club Nokia at L.A. Live.
Arcade Fire won Album of the Year for The Suburbs becoming the first indie act to do so, and surprising many viewers and critics. Baba Yetu composed and arranged by Christopher Tin won Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s), is the first Grammy given to a piece of music written for a Video Game. Esperanza Spalding was awarded Best New Artist. Lady Antebellum won five awards including Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Need You Now". Other multiple winners include: David Frost, John Legend, Lady Gaga, Jay-Z, and Jeff Beck with three awards each. The Black Keys, Eminem, Herbie Hancock, Alicia Keys, The Roots, Christopher Tin and BeBe Winans won two awards each.
The television broadcast of the 53rd Grammy Awards marked the last awards show for the Grammy's executive producer, John Cossette, before his death on April 26, 2011.
ChocQuibTownTrombone ShortyBuddy Guy, Cyndi Lauper, Maria Muldaur, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Mavis Staples, and Betty WrightKirk WhalumThe following performed:
Pre-telecast ceremonyBTKathy GriffinWayne WallaceLaurie AndersonSara BareillesTelecast ceremonyThe following presented:
MusiCares Person of the YearBarbra StreisandPresident's Merit AwardDavid GeffenGrammy Lifetime Achievement AwardJulie Andrews, Roy Haynes, Juilliard String Quartet, the Kingston Trio, Dolly Parton, Ramones, George Beverly SheaRecord of the Year"Need You Now" – Lady AntebellumLady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer"Nothin' on You" – B.o.B & Bruno MarsThe Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine, engineer/mixer"Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem & RihannaAlex da Kid & Makeba Riddick, producers; Alex da Kid, Eminem & Mike Strange, engineers/mixers"Fuck You" – Cee-Lo GreenThe Smeezingtons, producers"Empire State of Mind" – Jay-Z & Alicia KeysAngela Hunte, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Shux, producers; Ken "Duro" Ifill, Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton & Ann Mincieli, engineers/mixersAlbum of the YearThe Suburbs – Arcade FireArcade Fire & Markus Dravs, producers; Arcade Fire, Mark Lawson & Craig Silvey, engineers/mixers; Mark Lawson, mastering engineerRecovery – Eminemfeatured artists; Kobe, Lil Wayne, Pink & Rihanna, producers; Alex da Kid, Victor Alexander, Boi-1da, Nick Brongers, Supa Dups, DJ Khalil, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Havoc, Emile Haynie, Jim Jonsin, Just Blaze, Mr. Porter & Script Shepherd, engineers/mixers; Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, mastering engineerNeed You Now – Lady AntebellumLady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer; Andrew Mendelson, mastering engineerThe Fame Monster – Lady GagaBeyoncé, featured artist; Ron Fair, Fernando Garibay, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jerkins, Lady Gaga, RedOne, Teddy Riley & Space Cowboy, producers; Victor Alexander, 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, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineerTeenage Dream – Katy PerrySnoop Dogg, featured artist; Ammo, Benny Blanco, Dr. Luke, Kuk Harrell, Max Martin, Stargate, C. "Tricky" Stewart, Sandy Vee & Greg Wells, producers; Victor Alexander, 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, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineerSong of the Year"Need You Now"-Lady AntebellumDave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters"Beg, Steal or Borrow"-Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah DogsRay LaMontagne, songwriter"Fuck You"-Cee Lo GreenCee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters"The House That Built Me"-Miranda LambertTom Douglas & Allen Shamblin songwriters"Love the Way You Lie"-Eminem & RihannaAlexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwritersBest New ArtistEsperanza SpaldingJustin BieberDrakeFlorence + the MachineMumford & SonsBest Female Pop Vocal Performance"Bad Romance" – Lady Gaga"King of Anything" – Sara Bareilles"Halo" (Live from I Am... Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas) – Beyoncé"Chasing Pirates" – Norah Jones"Teenage Dream" – Katy PerryBest 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 MayerBest Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal"Hey, Soul Sister" (Live) – Train"Don't Stop Believin'" (Regionals Version) – Glee Cast"Misery" – Maroon 5"The Only Exception" – Paramore"Babyfather" – SadeBest 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 DoggBest Pop Instrumental Performance"Nessun Dorma" – Jeff Beck"Flow" – Laurie Anderson"No Mystery" – Stanley Clarke"Orchestral Intro" – Gorillaz"Sleepwalk" – The Brian Setzer OrchestraBest Pop Instrumental AlbumTake Your Pick – Larry Carlton & Tak MatsumotoPushing the Envelope – Gerald AlbrightHeart and Soul – Kenny GSingularity – Robby KriegerEverything Is Everything: The Music of Donny Hathaway – Kirk WhalumBest Pop Vocal AlbumThe Fame Monster – Lady GagaMy World 2.0 – Justin BieberI Dreamed a Dream – Susan BoyleBattle Studies – John MayerTeenage Dream – Katy PerryBest Dance Recording"Only Girl (In the World)" – RihannaCrystal Johnson, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Sandy Wilhelm, producers: Stargate, Sandy Vee"Rocket" – GoldfrappAlison Goldfrapp & Will Gregory, producers; Mark 'Spike' Stent, mixer"In for the Kill" – La RouxElly Jackson & Ben Langmaid, producers; Serban Ghenea & John Hanes, mixers"Dance in the Dark" – Lady GagaFernando Garibay & Lady Gaga, producers; Robert Orton, mixer"Dancing on My Own" – RobynPatrik Berger & Robyn, producers; Niklas Flyckt, mixerBest Electronic/Dance AlbumLa Roux – La RouxThese Hopeful Machines – BTFurther – The Chemical BrothersHead First – GoldfrappBlack Light – Groove ArmadaBest Traditional Pop Vocal AlbumCrazy Love – Michael BubléThe Greatest Love Songs of All Time – Barry ManilowLet It Be Me: Mathis in Nashville – Johnny MathisFly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V – Rod StewartLove Is the Answer – Barbra StreisandBest Solo Rock Vocal Performance"Helter Skelter" – Paul McCartney"Run Back to Your Side" – Eric Clapton"Crossroads" – John Mayer"Silver Rider" – Robert Plant and the Band of Joy"Angry World" – Neil YoungBest Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal"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" – MuseBest 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 PilotsBest Metal Performance"El Dorado" – Iron Maiden"Let the Guilt Go" – Korn"In Your Words" – Lamb of God"Sudden Death" – Megadeth"World Painted Blood" – SlayerBest 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 ZappaBest Rock Song"Angry World" – Neil YoungNeil Young, songwriter"Little Lion Man" – Mumford & SonsTed Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters"Radioactive" – Kings of LeonCaleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings of Leon)"Resistance" – MuseMatthew Bellamy, songwriter"Tighten Up" – The Black KeysDan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, songwritersBest Rock AlbumThe Resistance – MuseEmotion & Commotion – Jeff BeckBackspacer – Pearl JamMojo – Tom Petty and the HeartbreakersLe Noise – Neil YoungBest Alternative Music AlbumBrothers – The Black KeysThe Suburbs – Arcade FireInfinite Arms – Band of HorsesBroken Bells – Broken BellsContra – Vampire WeekendBest Female R&B Vocal Performance"Bittersweet" – Fantasia"Everything to Me" – Monica"Gone Already" – Faith Evans"Tired" – Kelly Price"Holding You Down" – Jazmine SullivanBest 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 SoulchildBest 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 RootsBest 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" (Live) – Betty WrightBest Urban/Alternative Performance"Fuck You" – Cee Lo Green"Little One" – Bilal"Orion" – Carolyn Malachi"Tightrope" – Janelle Monáe & Big Boi"Still" – Eric RobersonBest R&B Song"Shine"-John Legend & The RootsJohn Stephens, songwriter"Bittersweet"-FantasiaCharles Harmon & Claude Kelly, songwriters"Finding My Way Back"JaheimIvan "Orthodox" Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland & Miquel Jontel, songwriters"Second Chance"-El DeBargeE. Debarge & Mischke, songwriters"Why Would You Stay"-KemK. Owens, songwriterBest R&B AlbumWake Up! – John Legend & The RootsStill Standing – MonicaBack to Me – FantasiaAnother Round – JaheimThe Love & War Masterpeace – Raheem DeVaughnBest Contemporary R&B AlbumRaymond vs. Raymond – UsherUntitled – R. KellyGraffiti – Chris BrownTransition – Ryan LeslieThe ArchAndroid – Janelle MonáeBest Rap Solo Performance"Not Afraid" – Eminem"Over" – Drake"How Low" – Ludacris"I'm Back" – T.I."Power" – Kanye WestBest Rap Performance by a Duo or Group"On to the Next One" – Jay Z & Swiss Beatz"Shutterbugg" – Big Boi & Cutty"Fancy" – Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz"My Chick Bad" – Ludacris & Nicki Minaj"Lose My Mind" – Young Jeezy & PliesBest 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 & CommonBest Rap Song"Empire State of Mind"-Jay-Z & Alicia KeysShawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters"Love the Way You Lie"-Eminem & RihannaAlex da Kid, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters"Not Afraid"-EminemM. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, L. Resto & M. Samuels, songwriters"Nothin' on You"-B.o.B & Bruno MarsPhilip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Bobby Simmons Jr., songwriters"On to the Next One"-Jay-Z & Swizz BeatzShawn Carter, J. Chaton & K. Dean, songwriters (G. Auge & X. De Rosnay, songwriters)Best Rap AlbumRecovery – EminemThe Adventures Of Bobby Ray – B.o.BThank Me Later – DrakeThe Blueprint 3 – Jay-ZHow I Got Over – The RootsBest Female Country Vocal Performance"The House That Built Me" – Miranda Lambert [1]"Satisfied" – Jewel"Swingin'" – LeAnn Rimes"Temporary Home" – Carrie Underwood"I'd Love To Be Your Last" – Gretchen WilsonBest 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 YoungBest 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 SteelDriversBest 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 SmithBest Country Instrumental Performance"Hummingbyrd" – Marty Stuart"Tattoo of a Smudge" – Cherryholmes"Magic #9" – The Infamous Stringdusters"New Chance Blues" – Punch Brothers"Willow Creek" – Darrell ScottBest Country Song"Need You Now"Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)"The Breath You Take"Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon & Jessie Jo Dillon, songwriters (George Strait)"Free"Zac Brown, songwriter (Zac Brown Band)"The House That Built Me"Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)"I'd Love to Be Your Last"Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate & Sam Tate, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)"If I Die Young"Kimberly Perry, songwriter (The Band Perry)Best Country AlbumNeed You Now – Lady AntebellumUp On The Ridge – Dierks BentleyYou Get What You Give – Zac Brown BandThe Guitar Song – Jamey JohnsonRevolution – Miranda LambertBest New Age AlbumMiho: Journey to the Mountain – Paul Winter ConsortOcean – Michael DeMariaSacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Volume 4 – KitaroDancing into Silence – R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton & Will ClipmanInstrumental Oasis, Vol. 4 – ZamoraBest Contemporary Jazz AlbumThe Stanley Clarke Band – The Stanley Clarke BandNever Can Say Goodbye – Joey DeFrancescoNow Is the Time – Jeff Lorber FusionTo the One – John McLaughlinBackatown – Trombone ShortyBest Jazz Vocal AlbumEleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee Bridgewater – Dee Dee BridgewaterFreddy Cole Sings Mr. B – Freddy ColeWhen Lights Are Low – Denise DonatelliAges – Lorraine FeatherWater – Gregory PorterBest 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 MarsalisBest Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or GroupMoody 4B – James MoodyPositootly! – John BeasleyThe New Song and Dance – Clayton BrothersHistoricity – Vijay Iyer TrioProvidencia – Danilo PérezBest Large Jazz Ensemble AlbumMingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard – Mingus Big BandInfernal Machines – Darcy James Argue's Secret SocietyAutumn: In Moving Pictures Jazz – Chamber Music Vol. 2 – Billy Childs Ensemble featuring the Ying String QuartetPathways – Dave Holland Octet54 – Metropole Orkest, John Scofield & Vince MendozaBest Latin Jazz AlbumChucho's Steps – Chucho Valdés and the Afro-Cuban MessengersTango Grill – Pablo AslanSecond Chance – Hector MartignonPsychedelic Blues – Poncho Sanchez¡Bien Bien! – Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz QuintetBest 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 HathawayBest Gospel Song"It's What I Do"Jerry Peters & Kirk Whalum, songwriters (Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway)"Beautiful Things"Lisa Gungor & Michael Gungor, songwriters (Gungor)"Better Than a Hallelujah"Sarah Hart & Chapin Hartford, songwriters (Amy Grant)"Our God"Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman, Jesse Reeves & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)"Return to Sender"Gordon Kennedy, songwriter (Ricky Skaggs)Best Rock or Rap Gospel AlbumHello Hurricane – SwitchfootChurch Music – David Crowder BandFor Those Who Wait – FireflightBeautiful Things – GungorRehab – LecraeBest Pop/Contemporary Gospel AlbumLove God. Love People. – Israel HoughtonBeauty Will Rise – Steven Curtis ChapmanPieces of a Real Heart – Sanctus RealMosaic – Ricky SkaggsTonight – TobyMacBest Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel AlbumThe Reason – Diamond RioTimes Like These – Austins BridgeExpecting Good Things – Jeff & Sheri EasterJourney On – Ty HerndonLive at Oak Tree: Karen Peck & New River – Karen Peck & New RiverBest Traditional Gospel AlbumDowntown Church – Patty GriffinThe Experience – Vanessa Bell ArmstrongA City Called Heaven – Shirley CaesarHere I Am – Marvin SappAll in One – Karen Clark SheardBest Contemporary R&B Gospel AlbumStill – BeBe & CeCe WinansGet Ready – Forever JonesLove Unstoppable – Fred HammondTriumphant – VaShawn MitchellAaron Sledge – Aaron SledgeBest Latin Pop AlbumParaíso Express – Alejandro SanzPoquita Ropa – Ricardo ArjonaAlex Cuba – Alex CubaBoleto de Entrada – Kany GarcíaOtra Cosa – Julieta VenegasBest Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban AlbumEl Existential – Grupo FantasmaOro – ChocQuibTownAmor Vincit Omnia – DracoBulevar 2000 – Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich+Fussible1977 – Ana TijouxBest Tropical Latin AlbumViva la Tradición – Spanish Harlem OrchestraSin Salsa No Hay Paraiso – El Gran Combo de Puerto RicoAsondeguerra – Juan Luis Guerra 4.40Irrepetible – Gilberto Santa Rosa100 Sones Cubanos – (Various Artists); Edesio Alejandro, Nelson Estevez & Juan Hidalgo, producersBest Tejano AlbumRecuerdos – Little Joe & la FamiliaSabes Bien – Juan P. MorenoIn the Pocket – Joe PosadaHomenaje a Mi Padre – Sunny Sauceda y Todo EsoCookin – Tortilla FactoryBest Norteño AlbumClassic – IntocableIndispensable – Angel FresnilloNi Hoy Ni Mañana – Gerardo OrtízDesde la Cantina Volumen 1 – PesadoIntensamente – Principez de la Musica NorteñaBest Banda AlbumEnamórate de Mí – El Güero y Su Banda CentenarioAndo Bien Pedo – Banda Los RecoditosCaricias Compradas... – CuisillosCon la Fuerza del Corrido – El ChapoTodo Depende de Ti – La Arrolladora Banda El LimónBest Americana AlbumYou Are Not Alone – Mavis StaplesThe List – Rosanne CashTin Can Trust – Los LobosCountry Music – Willie NelsonBand of Joy – Robert PlantBest Bluegrass AlbumMountain Soul II – Patty LovelessCircles Around Me – Sam BushFamily Circle – The Del McCoury BandLegacy – Peter Rowan Bluegrass BandReckless – The SteelDriversBest Traditional Blues AlbumJoined at the Hip – Pinetop Perkins & Willie 'Big Eyes' SmithGiant – James CottonMemphis Blues – Cyndi LauperThe Well – Charlie MusselwhitePlays Blues, Ballads & Favorites – Jimmie VaughanBest Contemporary Blues AlbumLiving Proof – Buddy GuyNothing's Impossible – Solomon BurkeTribal – Dr. John and the Lower 911Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook – Bettye LaVetteLive! In Chicago – Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band featuring Hubert Sumlin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Bryan Lee, and Buddy FlettBest Traditional Folk AlbumGenuine Negro Jig – Carolina Chocolate DropsOnward and Upward – Luther Dickinson & The Sons Of MudboyMemories of John – The John Hartford StringbandMaria Muldaur & Her Garden Of Joy – Maria MuldaurRicky Skaggs Solo: Songs My Dad Loved – Ricky SkaggsBest Contemporary Folk AlbumGod Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise – Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah DogsLove Is Strange: En Vivo Con Tino – Jackson Browne & David LindleyThe Age of Miracles – Mary Chapin CarpenterSomedays the Song Writes You – Guy ClarkDream Attic – Richard ThompsonBest Hawaiian Music AlbumHuana Ke Aloha – Tia CarrereAmy Hanaiali'i and Slack Key Masters of Hawaii – Amy Hanaiali‘i And Slack Key Masters of HawaiiPolani – Daniel HoThe Legend – Ledward KaapanaMaui on My Mind – Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar – Jeff PetersonBest Native American Music Album2010 Gathering of Nations Pow Wow: A Spirit's Dance – (Various Artists); Derek Mathews, Dr. Lita Mathews & Melonie Mathews, producersXI – Bear CreekTemptations: Cree Round Dance Songs – Northern CreeWoodnotes Wyld: Historic Flute Sounds from the Dr. Richard W. Payne Collection – Peter PhippenBest Zydeco or Cajun Music AlbumZydeco Junkie – Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp BandEn Couleurs – FeufolletHappy Go Lucky – D. L. MenardBack Home – The Pine Leaf BoysCreole Moon: Live at the Blue Moon Saloon – Cedric Watson et Bijou CréoleBest Reggae AlbumBefore the Dawn – Buju BantonIsaacs Meets Isaac – Gregory Isaacs & King IsaacRevelation – Lee "Scratch" PerryMade in Jamaica – Bob Sinclar And Sly & RobbieOne Pop Reggae + – Sly & Robbie and the Family TaxiLegacy An Acoustic Tribute to Peter Tosh – Andrew ToshBest Traditional World Music AlbumAli and Toumani – Ali Farka Touré & Toumani DiabatéPure Sounds – Gyuto Monks of TibetI Speak Fula – Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni BaGrace – Soweto Gospel ChoirTango Universal – VayoBest Contemporary World Music AlbumThrow Down Your Heart, Africa Sessions Part 2: Unreleased Tracks – Béla FleckAll in One – Bebel GilbertoÕŸÖ – Angelique KidjoBom Tempo – Sérgio MendesOm Namo Narayanaya: Soul Call – Chandrika Krishnamurthy TandonBest Musical Album for ChildrenTomorrow's Children – Pete Seeger with the Rivertown Kids and FriendsHere Comes Science – They Might Be GiantsJungle Gym – Justin RobertsSunny Days – Battersby DuoWeird Things Are Everywhere! – Judy PancoastBest Spoken Word Album For ChildrenJulie Andrews' Collection of Poems, Songs, And Lullabies – Julie Andrews & Emma Walton HamiltonAnne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition – Selma BlairThe Best Candy in the Whole World – Bill HarleyHealthy Food For Thought: Good Enough to Eat – (Various Artists); Jim Cravero, Paula Lizzi & Steve Pullara, producersNanny McPhee Returns – Emma ThompsonBest Spoken Word AlbumEarth – Jon Stewart (With Samantha Bee, Wyatt Cenac, Jason Jones, John Oliver & Sigourney Weaver)American on Purpose – Craig FergusonThe Bedwetter – Sarah SilvermanA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future… – Michael J. FoxThis Time Together: Laughter and Reflection – Carol BurnettThe Woody Allen Collection: Mere Anarchy, Side Effects, Without Feathers, Getting Even – Woody AllenBest Comedy AlbumStark Raving Black – Lewis BlackCho Dependent – Margaret ChoI Told You I Was Freaky – Flight of the ConchordsKathy Griffin Does the Bible Belt – Kathy GriffinWeapons of Self Destruction – Robin WilliamsBest Musical Show AlbumAmerican Idiot (featuring Green Day) – Billie Joe Armstrong, producer (Green Day, composers; Billie Joe Armstrong, lyricist)Fela! – Robert Sher, producer (Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, composer; Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, lyricist)A Little Night Music – Tommy Krasker, producer (Stephen Sondheim, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist)Promises, Promises – David Caddick & David Lai, producers (Burt Bacharach, composer; Hal David, lyricist)Sondheim on Sondheim – Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist)Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual MediaCrazy HeartGlee: The Music, Volume 1TreméTrue Blood – Volume 2The Twilight Saga: EclipseBest Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual MediaToy Story 3 – Randy NewmanAlice in Wonderland – Danny ElfmanAvatar – James HornerInception – Hans ZimmerSherlock Holmes – Hans ZimmerBest Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media"The Weary Kind" (From Crazy Heart)Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett, songwriters (Ryan Bingham)"Down in New Orleans" (From The Princess and the Frog)Randy Newman, songwriter (Dr. John)"I See You" (From Avatar)Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell & James Horner, songwriters (Leona Lewis)"Kiss Like Your Kiss" (From True Blood)Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams & Elvis Costello)"This City" (From Tremé)Steve Earle, songwriter (Steve Earle)Composing and arranging
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 CunliffeBest Instrumental Arrangement"Carlos" – Vince Mendoza"Fanfare for a New Day" – Patrick Williams"Itsbynne Reel" – Gil Goldstein"Monet" – Ted Nash"Skip to My Lou" – Frank MacchiaBest Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)"Baba Yetu"Christopher Tin, arranger (Christopher Tin, Soweto Gospel Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)"Baby"Roger Treece, arranger (Bobby McFerrin)"Based on a Thousand True Stories"Vince Mendoza, arranger (Silje Nergaard & Metropole Orchestra Strings)"Don't Explain"Geoffrey Keezer, arranger (Denise Donatelli)"Imagine"Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, arrangers (Herbie Hancock, Pink, Seal, Jeff Beck, India.Arie, Konono No 1 & Oumou Sangare)Best Recording PackageBrothers – Michael Carney, art director (The Black Keys)Eggs – Malene Mathiasson, Malthe Fischer, Kristoffer Rom, Nis Svoldgård & Aske Zidore, art directors (Oh No Ono)Hadestown – Brian Grunert, art director (Anaïs Mitchell)What Will We Be – Devendra Banhart & Jon Beasley, art directors (Devendra Banhart)Yonkers NY – Andrew Taray, art director (Chip Taylor)Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition PackageUnder Great White Northern Lights (Limited Edition Box Set) – Rob Jones & Jack White III, art directors (The White Stripes)Light: On the South Side – Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists)Minotaur (Deluxe Edition) – Jeff Anderson & Vaughan Oliver, art directors (The Pixies)A Sideman's Journey (Limited Collector's Super Deluxe Box Set) – Daniel Reiss & Klaus Voormann, art directors (Voormann & Friends)Story Island – Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (Various Artists)Best Album NotesKeep an Eye on the Sky – Robert Gordon, album notes writer (Big Star)Alan Lomax in Haiti: Recordings for the Library of Congress, 1936–1937 – Gage Averill, album notes writer (Various Artists)Side Steps – Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (John Coltrane)There Breathes a Hope: The Legacy of John Work III and His Fisk Jubilee Quartet, 1909–1916 – Doug Seroff, album notes writer (Fisk University Jubilee Quartet)True Love Cast Out All Evil – Will Sheff, album notes writer (Roky Erickson With Okkervil River)Best Historical AlbumThe Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings)Jeff Jones, compilation producer; Paul Hicks, Sean Magee, Guy Massey, Sam Okell & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (The Beatles)Alan Lomax In Haiti: Recordings For The Library Of Congress, 1936–1937Jeffrey A. Greenberg, David Katznelson & Anna Lomax Wood, compilation producers; Steve Rosenthal & Warren Russell-Smith, mastering engineers (Various Artists)The Complete Mother's Best Recordings...Plus!Colin Escott, Mike Jason & Jett Williams, compilation producers; Joseph M. Palmaccio, mastering engineer (Hank Williams)Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings And MoreAndy McKaie, compilation producer; Erick Labson, mastering engineer (Buddy Holly)Where the Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965–1968Alec Palao, Cheryl Pawelski & Andrew Sandoval, compilation producers; Dan Hersch & Andrew Sandoval, mastering engineers (Various Artists)Best Engineered Album, Non-ClassicalAn Engineer's Award.
Battle Studies
Michael H. Brauer, Joe Ferla, Chad Franscoviak & Manny Marroquin, engineers (John Mayer)Dirty Side DownJohn Keane, engineer (Widespread Panic)Emotion & CommotionSteve Lipson, engineer (Jeff Beck)God Willin' & The Creek Don't RiseRyan Freeland, engineer (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)Pink ElephantSeth Presant & Leon F. Sylvers III, engineers (N'dambi)Producer Of The Year, Non-ClassicalDanger Mouse
Broken Bells – Broken Bells (A)Dark Night of the Soul – Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse (A)Tighten Up – The Black Keys (T)Rob CavalloBrand 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. LukeCalifornia Gurls – Katy Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg (T)For Your Entertainment – Adam Lambert (T)Hungover – Ke$ha (T)Kiss n Tell – Ke$ha (T)Magic – B.o.B Featuring Rivers Cuomo (T)Take It Off – Ke$ha (T)Teenage Dream – Katy Perry (T)Your Love Is My Drug – Ke$ha (T)RedOneAlejandro – 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-ClassicalRevolver (David Guetta's One Love Club Remix)
David Guetta & Afrojack, remixers (Madonna)Fantasy (Morgan Page Remix)Morgan Page, remixer (Nadia Ali)Funk Nasty (Wolfgang Gartner Remix Edit)Wolfgang Gartner, remixer (Andy Caldwell Featuring Gram'ma Funk)Orpheus (Quiet Carnival) (Funk Generation Mix)Mike Rizzo, remixer (Sérgio Mendes)Sweet Disposition (Axwell & Dirty South Remix)Axel Hedfors & Dragan Roganovic, remixers (The Temper Trap)Best Surround Sound AlbumBritten's OrchestraKeith O. Johnson, surround mix engineer; Keith O. Johnson, surround mastering engineer; David Frost, surround producer (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)The IncidentSteven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround producer (Porcupine Tree)Parallax EdenDavid 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 StyleMorten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (TrondheimSolistene)Best Engineered Album, ClassicalAn Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)
Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex MachinaMark 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: DreamhouseDavid 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 WorksLeslie Ann Jones, Kory Kruckenberg & David Sabee, engineers (Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams)VocabulariesSteve Miller, Allen Sides & Roger Treece, engineers (Bobby McFerrin)Producer Of The Year, ClassicalA Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)
Blanton AlspaughCorigliano: 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 FrostBritten'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 HandleyAdams: 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 LedinBrubeck: 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 MallinsonMahler: Symphony No. 2 (Bernard Haitink, Duain Wolfe, Miah Persson, Christianne Stotijn, Chicago Symphony Chorus & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet (Valery Gergiev & London Symphony Orchestra)Shchedrin: The Enchanted Wanderer (Valery Gergiev, Evgeny Akimov, Sergei Aleksashkin, Kristina Kapustinskaya, Mariinsky Chorus & Mariinsky Orchestra)Strauss, R: Ein Heldenleben; Webern: Im Sommerwind (Bernard Haitink & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)Strauss, R: Eine Alpensinfonie (Bernard Haitink & London Symphony Orchestra)Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations; Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante (Gautier Capuçon, Valery Gergiev & Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)Wagner: Parsifal (Valery Gergiev, Gary Lehman, Violeta Urmana, René Pape, Evgeny Nikitin, Alexei Tanovitski, Nikolai Putilin, Mariinsky Chorus & Mariinsky Orchestra)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; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; 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; Chicago Symphony Orchestra)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"Valery Gergiev, 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 Musicus Wien; Arnold Schoenberg 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; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; 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)
Messiaen: "Liver du Saint-Sacrement" - Paul JacobsChopin: "The Nocturnes" – Nelson FreireHamelin: "Études" – Marc-André HamelinPaganini: "24 Caprices" – Julia Fischer"20th Century Harp Sonatas" – Sarah Schuster EricssonBest Chamber Music Performance
Beethoven: "Complete Sonatas for Violin & Piano" – Isabelle Faust and Alexander MelnikovGnattali: "Solo & Chamber Works for Guitar – Marc Regnier" (Tacy Edwards, Natalia Khoma & Marco Sartor)Ligeti: "String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2" – Parker QuartetPorter, 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 ScholarsWhitacre, 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 Guerrero)"Appassionatamente Plus" – Hans Werner Henze (Stefan Soltesz)"Graffiti" – Magnus Lindberg (Sakari Oramo)"Symphony No. 4" – Arvo Pärt (Esa-Pekka Salonen)"The Enchanted Wanderer" – Rodion Shchedrin (Valery Gergiev)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 EnsembleRoots – 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 McFerrinBest Short Form Music Video"Bad Romance" – Lady GagaFrancis Lawrence, video director; Heather Heller, video producer"Ain't No Grave" – (Johnny Cash)Chris Milk, video director; Jennifer Heath, Aaron Koblin & Rick Rubin, video producers"Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem & RihannaJoseph Kahn, video director; Maryann Tanedo, video producer"Stylo" – Gorillaz, Mos Def & Bobby WomackPete Candeland & Jamie Hewlett, video directors; Cara Speller, video producer"Fuck You" – Cee Lo GreenMatt Stawski, video director; Paul Bock, video producerBest Long Form Music VideoWhen You're Strange – The DoorsTom Dicillo, video director; John Beug, Jeff Jampol, Peter Jankowski & Dick Wolf, video producersNo Distance Left to Run – BlurWill Lovelace, Dylan Southern & Giorgio Testi, video directors; Thomas Benski, Laura Collins & Lucas Ochoa, video producersThe Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story – Arif MardinDoug Biro & Joe Mardin, video directors; Doug Biro & Joe Mardin, video producersRush: Beyond the Lighted Stage – RushSam Dunn & Scot McFadyen, video directors; Sam Dunn & Scot McFadyen, video producersUnder Great White Northern Lights – The White StripesEmmett Malloy, video director; Ian Montone & Mike Sarkissian, video producersJames Moody, John D. Kendall, Billy Taylor, Herb Ellis, Lena Horne, Margaret Whiting, Charlie Louvin, Hank Cochran, Carl Smith, Bobby Charles, Bobby Hebb, Gladys Horton, Teena Marie, General Johnson, Gregory Isaacs, Sugar Minott, Harvey Fuqua, Garry Shider, Dick Griffey, Gerry Rafferty, George David Weiss, Wally Traugott, Jim Williamson, Bill Porter, Richie Hayward, Ben Keith, Captain Beefheart, Malcolm McLaren, Herman Leonard, Irwin Silber, Jim Marshall, Jerry Bock, Allyn Ferguson, John Barry, Peter Lopez, Caresse Henry, Bill Aucoin, Hal Uplinger, Ron Baird, Ronni Chasen, Mitch Miller, Roberto Cantoral, Olga Guillot, Enrique Morente, Joan Sutherland, Helen Boatwright, Margaret Price, Earl Wild, Raphael Hillyer, Ronnie James Dio, Doug Fieger, Don Kirshner, Esteban "Steve" Jordan, Tony "Ham" Guerrero, Eddie Fisher, Jimmy Dean, Alex Chilton, Walter Hawkins, Albertina Walker and Solomon Burke.