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Hosted by
LL Cool J
Most nominations
Kanye West (7)
Viewership
40 million viewers
Other ceremonies
2011, 2013
Most awards
Adele (6)
Network
CBS
Date
12 February 2012
Host
LL Cool J
Location
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
2012 grammy award winners
The 54th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 12, 2012, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles being broadcast on CBS. LL Cool J hosted the show. It was the first time in seven years that the event had an official host. Nominations were announced on November 30, 2011 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 Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live. Kanye West received the most nominations with seven. Adele, Foo Fighters, and Bruno Mars each received six nominations. Lil Wayne, Skrillex, and Radiohead all earned five nominations. The nominations were criticised by many music journalists as Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy missed out on a nomination for Album of the Year despite being highly critically acclaimed and topping many end of year charts. West's album went on to win Best Rap Album.
A total of 78 awards were presented following the Academy's decision to restructure the Grammy Award categories. Paul McCartney received the MusiCares Person of the Year award on February 10, 2012, at the Los Angeles Convention Center, two nights prior to the Grammy telecast.
On February 8, 2012, the Academy announced that the 54th Grammy Pre-Telecast Ceremony would stream live internationally. The ceremony took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center and was streamed live in its entirety internationally at Grammy's official website and CBS Television Network. The ceremony was co-hosted by Dave Koz and MC Lyte. A total of 68 awards were presented in the Pre-Telecast ceremony. The official poster was designed by Architect Frank Gehry.
The day before the ceremony, Whitney Houston died in Los Angeles, and the show's producers quickly planned a tribute in the form of Jennifer Hudson singing Houston's "I Will Always Love You". The awards show began with a Bruce Springsteen performance followed by an LL Cool J prayer for Whitney Houston. Adele won all of her six nominations, equalling the record for most wins by a female artist in one night, firstly held by Beyoncé Knowles. Foo Fighters and Kanye West followed with five and four awards, respectively.
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Ratings
The 54th Grammys were the second-highest rated in its history with 39.9 million viewers, second only to the 1984 Grammys with 43.8 mil. viewers. The rating was 50% higher than in 2011.
Performers
Kim Burrell, Le'Andria Johnson, Kelly Price and Trin-I-Tee 5:7
Joyce DiDonato
Steve Earle
Rebirth Brass Band
The Civil Wars
Presenters
Gerald Clayton
Chick Corea
Brandon Heath
Arturo O'Farrill
OK Go
Corinne Bailey Rae
Esperanza Spalding
Jimmy Jam
Performers
The following performed:
Maceo Parker was scheduled to pay tribute to Clarence Clemons following the montage of those that had died in 2011 although his tribute was dropped in the 24 hours leading up to the awards show to make room for the Jennifer Hudson tribute to Whitney Houston.
Nominees and winners
The winners per category were:
General
Record of the Year
"Rolling in the Deep" – Adele
Paul Epworth, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Mark Rankin, engineers/mixers
"Holocene" – Bon Iver
Justin Vernon, producer; Brian Joseph & Justin Vernon, engineers/mixers
"Grenade" – Bruno Mars
The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers
"The Cave" – Mumford & Sons
Markus Dravs, producer; Francois Chevallier & Ruadhri Cushnan, engineers/mixers
"Firework" – Katy Perry
Stargate & Sandy Vee, producers; Mikkel S. Eriksen, Phil Tan, Sandy Vee & Miles Walker, engineers/mixers
Album of the Year
21 – Adele
Ryan Tedder, Jim Abbiss, Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth, Rick Rubin, Fraser T Smith & Dan Wilson, producers; Jim Abbiss, Philip Allen, Beatriz Artola, Ian Dowling, Tom Elmhirst, Greg Fidelman, Dan Parry, Steve Price, Mark Rankin, Andrew Scheps, Fraser T Smith & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
Wasting Light – Foo Fighters
Butch Vig, producer; James Brown & Alan Moulder, engineers/mixers; Joe LaPorta & Emily Lazar, mastering engineers
Born This Way – Lady Gaga
Paul Blair, DJ Snake, Fernando Garibay, Lady Gaga, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Jeppe Laursen, RedOne & Clinton Sparks, producers; Fernando Garibay, Lady Gaga, Bill Malina, Trevor Muzzy, RedOne, Dave Russell, Justin Shirley Smith, Horace Ward & Tom Ware, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars
B.o.B, Cee Lo Green & Damian Marley, featured artists; Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, Needlz & The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Stephen Marcussen, mastering engineer
Loud – Rihanna
Drake, Eminem & Nicki Minaj, featured artists; Ester Dean, Alex da Kid, Kuk Harrell, Mel & Mus, Awesome Jones, Makeba Riddick, The Runners, Sham, Soundz, Stargate, Chris "Tricky" Stewart, Sandy Vee & Willy Will, producers; Ariel Chobaz, Cary Clark, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Alex da Kid, Josh Gudwin, Kuk Harrell, Jaycen Joshua, Manny Marroquin, Dana Nielsen, Chad "C-Note" Roper, Noah "40" Shebib, Corey Shoemaker, Jay Stevenson, Mike Strange, Phil Tan, Brian "B-Luv" Thomas, Marcos Tovar, Sandy Vee, Jeff "Supa Jeff" Villanueva, Miles Walker & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
Song of the Year
"Rolling in the Deep"
Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)
"All of the Lights"
Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Really Doe, Kanye West & Malik Yusef, songwriters (Kanye West featuring Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
"The Cave"
Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
"Grenade"
Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, The Smeezingtons & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
"Holocene"
Justin Vernon, songwriter (Bon Iver)
Best New Artist
Bon Iver
The Band Perry
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex
Pop
Best Pop Solo Performance
"Someone like You" – Adele
"Yoü and I" – Lady Gaga
"Grenade" – Bruno Mars
"Firework" – Katy Perry
"Fuckin' Perfect" – P!nk
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
"Body and Soul" – Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
"Dearest" – The Black Keys
"Paradise" – Coldplay
"Pumped Up Kicks" – Foster the People
"Moves Like Jagger" – Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera
Best Pop Instrumental Album
The Road from Memphis – Booker T. Jones
Wish Upon a Star: A Tribute to the Music of Walt Disney – Jenny Oaks Baker
E Kahe Malie – Daniel Ho
Hello Tomorrow – Dave Koz
Setzer Goes Instru-Mental! – Brian Setzer
Best Pop Vocal Album
21 – Adele
The Lady Killer – Cee Lo Green
Born This Way – Lady Gaga
Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars
Loud – Rihanna
Dance/Electronic
Best Dance Recording
"Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" – Skrillex
Sonny Moore, producer & mixer
"Raise Your Weapon" – deadmau5 featuring Greta Svabo Bech
Joel Zimmerman, producer
"Barbra Streisand" – Duck Sauce
Armand Van Helden & Alain Macklovitch, producers; Armand Van Helden & Alain Macklovitch, mixers
"Sunshine" – David Guetta & Avicii
Tim Bergling, David Guetta & Giorgio Tuinfort, producers; Tim Bergling, mixer
Kelly Price, songwriter (Kelly Price featuring Stokley Williams)
"Pieces of Me"
Chuck Harmony, Claude Kelly & Ledisi, songwriters (Ledisi)
"You Are"
Dennis Bettis, Carl M. Days, Jr., Wirlie Morris, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilson, songwriters (Charlie Wilson)
Best R&B Album
F.A.M.E. – Chris Brown
Second Chance – El DeBarge
Love Letter – R. Kelly
Pieces of Me – Ledisi
Kelly – Kelly Price
Rap
Best Rap Performance
"Otis" – Jay-Z & Kanye West featuring Otis Redding
"Look at Me Now" – Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
"The Show Goes On" – Lupe Fiasco
"Moment 4 Life" – Nicki Minaj & Drake
"Black and Yellow" – Wiz Khalifa
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
"All of the Lights" – Kanye West, Rihanna, Fergie & Kid Cudi
"Party" – Beyoncé & André 3000
"I'm On One" – DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
"I Need a Doctor" – Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey
"What's My Name?" – Rihanna, & Drake
"Motivation" – Kelly Rowland, & Lil Wayne
Best Rap Song
"All of the Lights"
Jeff Bhasker, Fergie, Really Doe, Kanye West & Malik Yusef, songwriters (Kanye West featuring Rihanna, Fergie & Kid Cudi)
"Black and Yellow"
Wiz Khalifa & Stargate, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa)
"I Need a Doctor"
Alex da Kid, Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey, songwriters (Dr. Dre featuring Eminem & Skylar Grey)
"Look at Me Now"
Jean Baptiste, Chris Brown, Ryan Buendia, Diplo, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, songwriters (Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)
"Otis"
Jay-Z & Kanye West, songwriters (with James Brown, Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Roy Hammond, J. Roach, Kirk Robinson & Harry M. Woods, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Kanye West) (featuring Otis Redding)
"The Show Goes On"
Dustin William Brower, Jonathon Keith Brown, Daniel Johnson, Kane & Lupe Fiasco, songwriters (with Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci & Eric Judy, songwriters) (Lupe Fiasco)
Best Rap Album
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West
Watch the Throne – Jay-Z & Kanye West
Tha Carter IV – Lil Wayne
Lasers – Lupe Fiasco
Pink Friday – Nicki Minaj
Country
Best Country Solo Performance
"Mean" – Taylor Swift
"Dirt Road Anthem" – Jason Aldean
"I'm Gonna Love You Through It" – Martina McBride
"Honey Bee" – Blake Shelton
"Mama's Song" – Carrie Underwood
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
"Barton Hollow" – The Civil Wars
"Don't You Wanna Stay" – Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson
"You and Tequila" – Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter
"Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not" – Thompson Square
Best Country Song
"Mean"
Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
"Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not"
Jim Collins & David Lee Murphy, songwriters (Thompson Square)
"God Gave Me You"
Dave Barnes, songwriter (Blake Shelton)
"Just Fishin'"
Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell & Ed Hill, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
Amor A La Musica – Mariachi Los Arrieros Del Valle
Eres Un Farsante – Paquita la del Barrio
Huevos Rancheros – Joan Sebastian
Best Banda or Norteño Album
MTV Unplugged: Los Tigres del Norte and Friends – Los Tigres del Norte
Estare Mejor – El Güero y Su Banda Centenario
Intocable 2011 – Intocable
El Árbol – Los Tucanes de Tijuana
No Vengo A Ver Si Puedo ... Si Por Que Puedo Vengo – Michael Salgado
Best Tropical Latin Album
The Last Mambo – Cachao
Homenaje A Los Rumberos – Edwin Bonilla
Mongorama – José Rizo's Mongorama
American Roots Music
Best Americana Album
Ramble at the Ryman – Levon Helm
Emotional Jukebox – Linda Chorney
Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down – Ry Cooder
Hard Bargain – Emmylou Harris
Blessed – Lucinda Williams
Best Bluegrass Album
Paper Airplane – Alison Krauss & Union Station
Reason and Rhyme: Bluegrass Songs by Robert Hunter and Jim Lauderdale – Jim Lauderdale
Rare Bird Alert – Steve Martin & Steep Canyon Rangers
Old Memories: The Songs of Bill Monroe – Del McCoury Band
A Mother's Prayer – Ralph Stanley
Sleep with One Eye Open – Chris Thile & Michael Daves
Best Blues Album
Revelator – Tedeschi Trucks Band
Low Country Blues – Gregg Allman
Roadside Attractions – Marcia Ball
Man in Motion – Warren Haynes
The Reflection – Keb Mo
Best Folk Album
Barton Hollow – The Civil Wars
I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive – Steve Earle
Helplessness Blues – Fleet Foxes
Ukulele Songs – Eddie Vedder
The Harrow & The Harvest – Gillian Welch
Best Regional Roots Music Album
Rebirth of New Orleans – Rebirth Brass Band
Can't Sit Down – C.J. Chenier
Wao Akua: The Forest of the Gods – George Kahumoku, Jr.
Grand Isle – Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
Not Just Another Polka – Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra
Reggae
Best Reggae Album
Revelation Pt 1: The Root of Life – Stephen Marley
Harlem-Kingston Express Live! – Monty Alexander
Reggae Knights – Israel Vibration
Wild and Free – Ziggy Marley
Summer in Kingston – Shaggy
World Music
Best World Music Album
Tassili – Tinariwen
AfroCubism – AfroCubism
Africa for Africa – Femi Kuti
Songs from a Zulu Farm – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Children's
Best Children's Album
All About Bullies ... Big and Small – Various Artists Producers Steve Pullara, Jim Cravero, Pat Robinson, Kevin Mackie and Gloria Domina.
Are We There Yet? – The Papa Hugs Band
Fitness Rock & Roll – Miss Amy
GulfAlive – The Banana Plant
I Love: Tom T. Hall's Songs of Fox Hollow – Various Artists
Spoken Word
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)
If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't) – Betty White
Bossypants – Tina Fey
Fab Fan Memories – The Beatles Bond – Various Artists
Hamlet (William Shakespeare) – Dan Donohue & Various Artists – Oregon Shakespeare Festival
The Mark of Zorro – Val Kilmer & Cast
Comedy
Best Comedy Album
Hilarious – Louis C.K.
Alpocalypse – "Weird Al" Yankovic
Finest Hour – Patton Oswalt
Kathy Griffin: 50 & Not Pregnant – Kathy Griffin
Turtleneck & Chain – The Lonely Island
Musical Show
Best Musical Theater Album
The Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording
Josh Gad & Andrew Rannells, principal soloists; Anne Garefino, Robert Lopez, Stephen Oremus, Trey Parker, Scott Rudin & Matt Stone, producers; Robert Lopez, Trey Parker & Matt Stone, composers/lyricists
Anything Goes – New Broadway Cast Recording
Sutton Foster & Joel Grey, principal soloists; Rob Fisher, James Lowe & Joel Moss, producers (Cole Porter, composer/lyricist)
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – The 2011 Broadway Cast Recording
John Larroquette & Daniel Radcliffe, principal soloists; Robert Sher, producer (Frank Loesser, composer/lyricist)
Music for Visual Media
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Boardwalk Empire Volume 1: Music from the HBO Original Series – Various Artists
Burlesque – Christina Aguilera
Glee: The Music, Volume 4 – Glee Cast
Tangled – Various Artists
True Blood Volume 3 – Various Artists
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
The King's Speech
Alexandre Desplat, composer
Black Swan
Clint Mansell, composer
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Alexandre Desplat, composer
The Shrine
Ryan Shore, composer
Tron: Legacy
Daft Punk, composers
Best Song Written for Visual Media
"I See the Light" (from Tangled)
Alan Menken & Glenn Slater, songwriters (Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi)
"Born to Be Somebody" (from Justin Bieber: Never Say Never)
Diane Warren, songwriter (Justin Bieber)
"Christmastime Is Killing Us" (from Family Guy)
Ron Jones, Seth MacFarlane & Danny Smith, songwriters (Bruce McGill & Seth MacFarlane)
"So Long" (from Winnie the Pooh)
Zooey Deschanel, songwriter (Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward)
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (Super Deluxe Edition)
Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Bill Levenson & Elliot Scheiner, surround producers (Derek and the Dominos)
An Evening with Dave Grusin
Frank Filipetti & Eric Schilling, surround mix engineers; Frank Filipetti, surround mastering engineer; Phil Ramone, surround producer (Various Artists)
Grace for Drowning
Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Paschal Byrne, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround producer (Steven Wilson)
Spohr: String Sextet in C Major, Op. 140 & Nonet in F Major, Op. 31
Andreas Spreer, surround mix engineer; Robin Schmidt & Andreas Spreer, surround mastering engineer; Andreas Spreer, surround producer (Camerata Freden)
Production, Classical
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Aldridge: Elmer Gantry
Byeong-Joon Hwang & John Newton, engineers; Jesse Lewis, mastering engineer (William Boggs, Keith Phares, Patricia Risley, Vale Rideout, Frank Kelley, Heather Buck, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
Glazunov: Complete Concertos
Richard King, engineer (José Serebrier, Alexey Serov, Wen-Sinn Yang, Alexander Romanovsky, Rachel Barton Pine, Marc Chisson & Russian National Orchestra)
Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music From Slide
Tom Lazarus, Mat Lejeune, Bill Maylone & Jon Zacks, engineers; Joe Lambert, mastering engineer (Rinde Eckert, Steven Mackey & Eighth Blackbird)
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4
Arne Akselberg, engineer (Leif Ove Andsnes, Antonio Pappano & London Symphony Orchestra)
Weinberg: Symphony No. 3 & Suite No. 4 From 'The Golden Key'
Alan Gilbert, conductor; Meredith Arwady, Sasha Cooke, Richard Paul Fink, Gerald Finley, Thomas Glenn & Eric Owens; Jay David Saks, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
"Britten: Billy Budd"
Mark Elder, conductor; John Mark Ainsley, Phillip Ens, Jacques Imbrailo, Darren Jeffery, Iain Paterson & Matthew Rose; James Whitbourn, producer (London Philharmonic Orchestra; Glyndebourne Chorus)
"Rautavaara: Kaivos"
Hannu Lintu, conductor; Jaakko Kortekangas, Hannu Niemelä, Johanna Rusanen-Kartano & Mati Turi; Seppo Siirala, producer (Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra; Kaivos Chorus)
"Verdi: La Traviata"
Antonio Pappano, conductor; Joseph Calleja, Renée Fleming & Thomas Hampson; James Whitbourn, producer (Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus)
"Vivaldi: Ercole Sul Termodonte"
Fabio Biondi, conductor; Romina Basso, Patrizia Ciofi, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Vivica Genaux, Philippe Jaroussky, Topi Lehtipuu & Rolando Villazón; Daniel Zalay, producer (Europa Galante; Coro Da Camera Santa Cecilia Di Borgo San Lorenzo)
Best Choral Performance
"Light & Gold"
Eric Whitacre, conductor (Christopher Glynn & Hila Plitmann; The King's Singers, Laudibus, Pavão Quartet & The Eric Whitacre Singers)
"Beyond All Mortal Dreams – American A Cappella"
Stephen Layton, conductor (Choir of Trinity College Cambridge)
"Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45"
Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor; James K. Bass, chorus master (Justin Blackwell, Scott Allen Jarrett, Paul Max Tipton & Teresa Wakim; Professional Choral Institute & Seraphic Fire)
"Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music from Slide" – Rinde Eckert & Steven Mackey; Eighth Blackbird
"Frank: Hilos" – Gabriela Lena Frank; ALIAS Chamber Ensemble
"The Kingdoms of Castille – Richard Savino, conductor; El Mundo
"A Seraphic Fire Christmas" – Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor; Seraphic Fire
"Sound the Bells!" – The Bay Brass
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
"Schwantner: Concerto for Percussion & Orchestra"
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Christopher Lamb (Nashville Symphony)
"Chinese Recorder Concertos – East Meets West"
Lan Shui, conductor; Michala Petri (Copenhagen Philharmonic)
"Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini"
Claudio Abbado, Yuja Wang (Mahler Chamber Orchestra)
"Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4"
Leif Ove Andsnes, Antonio Pappano (London Symphony Orchestra)
"Winging It – Piano Music of John Corigliano"
Ursula Oppens
Best Classical Vocal Solo
"Diva Divo"
Joyce DiDonato (Kazushi Ono; Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Lyon; Choeur De L'Opéra National De Lyon)
"Grieg/Thommessen: Veslemøy Synsk"
Marianne Beate Kielland (Nils Anders Mortensen)
"Handel: Cleopatra"
Natalie Dessay (Emmanuelle Haïm; Le Concert D'Astrée)
"Purcell: O Solitude"
Andreas Scholl (Stefano Montanari; Christophe Dumaux; Accademia Bizantina)
"Three Baroque Tenors"
Ian Bostridge (Bernard Labadie; Mark Bennett, Andrew Clarke, Sophie Daneman, Alberto Grazzi, Jonathan Gunthorpe, Benjamin Hulett & Madeline Shaw; The English Concert)
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
"Aldridge, Robert: Elmer Gantry" – Robert Aldridge & Herschel Garfein
"Crumb, George: The Ghosts of Alhambra" – George Crumb
"Friedman, Jefferson: String Quartet No. 3" – Jefferson Friedman
"Mackey, Steven: Lonely Motel – Music From Slide" – Steven Mackey
"Ruders, Poul: Piano Concerto No. 2" – Poul Ruders
Music Video
Best Short Form Music Video
"Rolling in the Deep" – Adele
Sam Brown, video director; Hannah Chandler, video producer
"Yes I Know" – Memory Tapes
Eric Epstein, video director & video producer
"All Is Not Lost" – OK Go
Itamar Kubovy, Damian Kulash & Trish Sie, video directors; Shirley Moyers, video producer
"Lotus Flower" – Radiohead
Garth Jennings, video director & video producer
"First of the Year (Equinox)" – Skrillex
Tony Truand, video director; Noah Klein, video producer
"Perform This Way" – "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Weird Al" Yankovic, video director; Cisco Newman, video producer
Best Long Form Music Video
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth – Foo Fighters
James Moll, video director; James Moll & Nigel Sinclair, video producers
I Am... World Tour – Beyoncé
Beyoncé, Ed Burke & Frank Gatson, Jr., video directors; Beyoncé & Camille Yorrick, video producers
Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon – Kings of Leon
Stephen C. Mitchell, video director; Casey McGrath, video producer
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest – A Tribe Called Quest
Michael Rapaport, video director; Robert Benavides, Debra Koffler, Eric Matthies, Frank Mele, Edward Parks & A Tribe Called Quest, video producers
Nine Types of Light – TV on the Radio
Tunde Adebimpe, video director; Michelle An & Braj, video producers
Special Merit Awards
MusiCares Person of the Year
Paul McCartney
President's Merit Award
Sir Richard Branson
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Allman Brothers Band
Glen Campbell
Tom Jobim
Roy Haynes
George Jones
The Memphis Horns
Diana Ross
Gil Scott-Heron
Grammy Trustees Award
Dave Bartholomew
Steve Jobs
Rudy Van Gelder
Technical Grammy Award
Roger Nichols
Celemony
In Memoriam
Amy Winehouse, Nick Ashford, Phoebe Snow, Jerry Leiber, Steve Jobs, Heavy D, Sylvia Robinson, Nate Dogg, M-Bone, Jimmy Castor, George Shearing, Roger Williams, Ray Bryant, Gil Cates, Fred Steiner, Dobie Gray, Ferlin Husky, Larry Butler, Wilma Lee Cooper, Harley Allen, Liz Anderson, Charlie Craig, Barbara Orbison, Frank DiLeo, Steve Popovich, Tal Herzberg, Bruce Jackson, Johnny Otis, Benny Spellman, Don DeVito, Roger Nichols, Stan Ross, Joe Arroyo, Facundo Cabral, Marv Tarplin, Esther Gordy Edwards, Carl Gardner, Cornell Dupree, Jerry Ragovoy, Gene McDaniels, Joe Morello, Gil Bernal, Frank Foster, Ralph MacDonald, Leonard Dillon, Clare Fischer, Bert Jansch, Andrew Gold, Bill Morrissey, Warren Hellman, Hazel Dickens, Gary Moore, Gerard Smith, Doyle Bramhall, Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Camilla Williams, Milton Babbitt, David Mason, Andy Kazdin, Alex Steinweiss, Bill Johnson, Jessy Dixon, Don Butler, Clarence Clemons and Whitney Houston.