The 56th annual Grammy awards will take place in January and the nominees were rightfully chosen in Los Angeles. Our ones to watch are obviously alternative albums, remix categories and best soundtracks for visual media. Check out the Grammy nominees and photographs/footage from the Grammy Nom Concert Live……
Record Of The Year
Get Lucky – Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
Radioactive – Imagine Dragons
Royals – Lorde
Locked Out Of Heaven – Bruno Mars
Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell
Album Of The Year
The Blessed Unrest – Sara Bareilles
Random Access Memories – Daft Punk
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City – Kendrick Lamar
The Heist – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Red – Taylor Swift
Song Of The Year
Just Give Me A Reason
Jeff Bhasker, Pink & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Pink Featuring Nate Ruess)
Locked Out Of Heaven
Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
Roar
Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry & Henry Walter, songwriters (Katy Perry)
Royals
Joel Little & Ella Yelich O’Connor, songwriters (Lorde)
Same Love
Ben Haggerty, Mary Lambert & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Mary Lambert)
Best New Artist
James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran
Best Pop Solo Performance
Brave
Sara Bareilles
Royals
Lorde
When I Was Your Man
Bruno Mars
Roar
Katy Perry
Mirrors
Justin Timberlake
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Get Lucky
Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
Just Give Me A Reason
Pink Featuring Nate Ruess
Stay
Rihanna Featuring Mikky Ekko
Blurred Lines
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell
Suit & Tie
Justin Timberlake & Jay Z
Best Pop Instrumental Album
Steppin’ Out
Herb Alpert
The Beat
Boney James
Handpicked
Earl Klugh
Summer Horns
Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair & Richard Elliot
Hacienda
Jeff Lorber Fusion
Best Pop Vocal Album
Paradise
Lana Del Rey
Pure Heroine
Lorde
Unorthodox Jukebox
Bruno Mars
Blurred Lines
Robin Thicke
The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience
Justin Timberlake
Best Dance Recording
Need U (100%)
Duke Dumont Featuring A*M*E & MNEK
Sweet Nothing
Calvin Harris Featuring Florence Welch
Atmosphere
Kaskade
This Is What It Feels Like
Armin Van Buuren Featuring Trevor Guthrie
Clarity
Zedd Featuring Foxes
Best Dance/Electronica Album
Random Access Memories
Daft Punk
Settle
Disclosure
18 Months
Calvin Harris
Atmosphere
Kaskade
A Color Map Of The Sun
Pretty Lights
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Viva Duets
Tony Bennett & Various Artists
To Be Loved
Michael Bublé
The Standards
Gloria Estefan
Cee Lo’s Magic Moment
Cee Lo Green
Now
Dionne Warwick
Best Rock Performance
Always Alright
Alabama Shakes
The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
David Bowie
Radioactive
Imagine Dragons
Kashmir
Led Zeppelin
My God Is The Sun
Queens Of The Stone Age
I’m Shakin’
Jack White
Best Metal Performance
T.N.T.
Anthrax
God Is Dead?
Black Sabbath
The Enemy Inside
Dream Theater
In Due Time
Killswitch Engage
Room 24
Volbeat Featuring King Diamond
Best Rock Song
Ain’t Messin ‘Round
Gary Clark Jr., songwriter (Gary Clark Jr.)
Cut Me Some Slack
Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear, songwriters (Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear)
Doom And Gloom
Mick Jagger & Keith Richards, songwriters (The Rolling Stones)
God Is Dead?
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi & Ozzy Osbourne, songwriters (Black Sabbath)
Panic Station
Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
Best Rock Album
13
Black Sabbath
The Next Day
David Bowie
Mechanical Bull
Kings Of Leon
Celebration Day
Led Zeppelin
…Like Clockwork
Queens Of The Stone Age
Psychedelic Pill
Neil Young With Crazy Horse
Best Alternative Music Album
The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You
Neko Case
Trouble Will Find Me
The National
Hesitation Marks
Nine Inch Nails
Lonerism
Tame Impala
Modern Vampires Of The City
Vampire Weekend
Best R&B Performance
Love And War
Tamar Braxton
Best Of Me
Anthony Hamilton
Nakamarra
Hiatus Kaiyote Featuring Q-Tip
How Many Drinks?
Miguel Featuring Kendrick Lamar
Something
Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Please Come Home
Gary Clark Jr.
Get It Right
Fantasia
Quiet Fire
Maysa
Hey Laura
Gregory Porter
Yesterday
Ryan Shaw
Best R&B Song
Best Of Me
Anthony Hamilton & Jairus Mozee, songwriters (Anthony Hamilton)
Love And War
Tamar Braxton, Darhyl Camper, Jr., LaShawn Daniels & Makeba Riddick, songwriters (Tamar Braxton)
Only One
PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton Featuring Stevie Wonder)
Pusher Love Girl
James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake)
Without Me
Fantasia Barrino, Missy Elliott, Al Sherrod Lambert, Harmony Samuels & Kyle Stewart, songwriters (Fantasia Featuring Kelly Rowland & Missy Elliot)
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Love And War
Tamar Braxton
Side Effects Of You
Fantasia
One: In The Chamber
Salaam Remi
Unapologetic
Rihanna
New York: A Love Story
Mack Wilds
Best R&B Album
R&B Divas
Faith Evans
Girl On Fire
Alicia Keys
Love In The Future
John Legend
Better
Chrisette Michele
Three Kings
TGT
Best Rap Performance
Started From The Bottom
Drake
Berzerk
Eminem
Tom Ford
Jay Z
Swimming Pools (Drank)
Kendrick Lamar
Thrift Shop
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Power Trip
J. Cole Featuring Miguel
Part II (On The Run)
Jay Z Featuring Beyoncé
Holy Grail
Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake
Now Or Never
Kendrick Lamar Featuring Mary J. Blige
Remember You
Wiz Khalifa Featuring The Weeknd
Best Rap Song
F***in’ Problems
Tauheed Epps, Aubrey Graham, Kendrick Lamar, Rakim Mayers & Noah Shebib, songwriters (ASAP Rocky Featuring Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar)
Holy Grail
Shawn Carter, Terius Nash, J. Harmon, Timothy Mosley, Justin Timberlake & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl & Krist Novoselic, songwriters) (Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake)
New Slaves
Christopher Breaux, Ben Bronfman, Mike Dean, Louis Johnson, Malik Jones, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, Che Smith, Kanye West & Cydell Young, songwriters (Anna Adamis & Gabor Presser, songwriters) (Kanye West)
Started From The Bottom
W. Coleman, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Bruno Sanfilippo, songwriter) (Drake)
Thrift Shop
Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz)
Best Rap Album
Nothing Was The Same
Drake
Magna Carta…Holy Grail
Jay Z
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
Kendrick Lamar
Yeezus
Kanye West
Best Country Solo Performance
I Drive Your Truck
Lee Brice
I Want Crazy
Hunter Hayes
Mama’s Broken Heart
Miranda Lambert
Wagon Wheel
Darius Rucker
Mine Would Be You
Blake Shelton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
From This Valley
The Civil Wars
Don’t Rush
Kelly Clarkson Featuring Vince Gill
Your Side Of The Bed
Little Big Town
Highway Don’t Care
Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift & Keith Urban
You Can’t Make Old Friends
Kenny Rogers With Dolly Parton
Best Country Song
Begin Again
Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
I Drive Your Truck
Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington & Jimmy Yeary, songwriters (Lee Brice)
Mama’s Broken Heart
Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
Merry Go ‘Round
Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
Mine Would Be You
Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington & Deric Ruttan, songwriters (Blake Shelton)
Best Country Album
Night Train
Jason Aldean
Two Lanes Of Freedom
Tim McGraw
Same Trailer Different Park
Kacey Musgraves
Based On A True Story
Blake Shelton
Red
Taylor Swift
Best New Age Album
Lux
Brian Eno
Illumination
Peter Kater
Final Call
Kitaro
Awakening The Fire
R. Carlos Nakai & Will Clipman
Love’s River
Laura Sullivan
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Don’t Run
Terence Blanchard, soloist
Song For Maura
Paquito D’Rivera, soloist
Song Without Words #4: Duet
Fred Hersch, soloist
Stadium Jazz
Donny McCaslin, soloist
Orbits
Wayne Shorter, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album
The World According To Andy Bey
Andy Bey
Attachments
Lorraine Feather
Liquid Spirit
Gregory Porter
WomanChild
Cécile McLorin Salvant
After Blue
Tierney Sutton
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Guided Tour
The New Gary Burton Quartet
Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue
Terri Lyne Carrington
Life Forum
Gerald Clayton
Pushing The World Away
Kenny Garrett
Out Here
Christian McBride Trio
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Brooklyn Babylon
Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society
Night In Calisia
Randy Brecker, Włodek Pawlik Trio & Kalisz Philharmonic
Wild Beauty
Brussels Jazz Orchestra Featuring Joe Lovano
March Sublime
Alan Ferber
Intrada
Dave Slonaker Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album
La Noche Más Larga
Buika
Song For Maura
Paquito D’Rivera And Trio Corrente
Yo
Roberto Fonseca
Eggūn
Omar Sosa
Latin Jazz-Jazz Latin
Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet
Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
Break Every Chain [Live]
Tasha Cobbs
Hurricane
Natalie Grant
Lord, I Need You
Matt Maher
Overcomer
Mandisa
If He Did It Before… Same God [Live]
Tye Tribbett
Best Gospel Song
Have Your Way
Calvin Frazier & Deitrick Haddon, songwriters (Deitrick Haddon)
If He Did It Before… Same God [Live]
Tye Tribbett, songwriter (Tye Tribbett)
If I Believe
Wirlie Morris, Michael Paran, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilson, songwriters (Charlie Wilson)
A Little More Jesus
Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Erica Campbell)
Still
Percy Bady, songwriter (Percy Bady Featuring Lowell Pye)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
Hurricane
Matt Bronleewe, Natalie Grant & Cindy Morgan, songwriters (Natalie Grant)
Love Take Me Over
Steven Curtis Chapman, songwriter (Steven Curtis Chapman)
Overcomer
David Garcia, Ben Glover & Christopher Stevens, songwriters (Mandisa)
Speak Life
Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore & Ryan Stevenson, songwriters (Tobymac)
Whom Shall I Fear (God Of Angel Armies)
Ed Cash, Scott Cash & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)
Best Gospel Album
Grace [Live]
Tasha Cobbs
Best For Last: 20 Year Celebration Vol. 1 [Live]
Donald Lawrence
Best Days Yet
Bishop Paul S. Morton
God Chaser [Live]
William Murphy
Greater Than [Live]
Tye Tribbett
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
We Won’t Be Shaken
Building 429
All The People Said Amen [Live]
Matt Maher
Overcomer
Mandisa
Your Grace Finds Me (Live)
Matt Redman
Burning Lights
Chris Tomlin
Best Latin Pop Album
Faith, Hope Y Amor
Frankie J
Viajero Frecuente
Ricardo Montaner
Vida
Draco Rosa
Syntek
Aleks Syntek
12 Historias
Tommy Torres
42. Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco
Café Tacvba
Label: Universal Music Latino
Ojo Por Ojo
El Tri
Label: Warner Music Latina
Chances
Illya Kuryaki And The Valderramas
Label: Sony Music Latin
Treinta Días
La Santa Cecilia
Label: Universal Music Latino Y Arju Productions, Inc.
Repeat After Me
Los Amigos Invisibles
Label: Nacional Records
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
El Free
Banda Los Recoditos
Label: Disa
En Peligro De Extinción
Intocable
Label: Universal Music Latin
A Mi Manera
Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
Label: East Side Records/Shea Records
Romeo Y Su Nieta
Paquita La Del Barrio
Label: Balboa Records, Co./Musart
13 Celebrando El 13
Joan Sebastian
Label: Fonovisa
Best Tropical Latin Album
3.0
Marc Anthony
Label: Sony Music Latin
Como Te Voy A Olvidar
Los Angeles Azules
Label: Sony Music Latin
Pacific Mambo Orchestra
Pacific Mambo Orchestra
Label: Tumalanmusic / Stefrecords
Sergio George Presents Salsa Giants
Various Artists
Label: Top Stop Music
Corazón Profundo
Carlos Vives
Label: Sony Music Latin
Best American Roots Song
Build Me Up From Bones
Sarah Jarosz, songwriter (Sarah Jarosz)
Label: Sugar Hill Records
Invisible
Steve Earle, songwriter (Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses))
Label: New West Records; Publisher: Exile On Jones St. Music
Keep Your Dirty Lights On
Tim O’Brien & Darrell Scott, songwriters (Tim O’Brien And Darrell Scott)
Track from: Memories And Moments
Label: Full Skies Records
Love Has Come For You
Edie Brickell & Steve Martin, songwriters (Steve Martin & Edie Brickell)
Track from: Love Has Come For You
Label: Rounder; Publishers: LA Films Music/Brick Elephant Music
Shrimp Po-Boy, Dressed
Allen Toussaint, songwriter (Allen Toussaint)
Track from: Songbook
Label: Rounder; Publishers: Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc/Marsaint Music, Inc.
Best Americana Album
Old Yellow Moon
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
Label: Nonesuch Records
Love Has Come For You
Steve Martin & Edie Brickell
Label: Rounder
Buddy And Jim
Buddy Miller And Jim Lauderdale
Label: New West Records
One True Vine
Mavis Staples
Label: Anti Records
Songbook
Allen Toussaint
Label: Rounder
Best Bluegrass Album
It’s Just A Road
The Boxcars
Label: Mountain Home Music Company
Brothers Of The Highway
Dailey & Vincent
Label: Rounder
This World Oft Can Be
Della Mae
Label: Rounder
Three Chords And The Truth
James King
Label: Rounder
The Streets Of Baltimore
Del McCoury Band
Label: McCoury Music
Best Blues Album
Remembering Little Walter
Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Sugar Ray Norcia & James Harman
Label: Blind Pig Records
Cotton Mouth Man
James Cotton
Label: Alligator
Get Up!
Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite
Label: Stax
Seesaw
Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa
Label: J&R Adventures
Down In Louisiana
Bobby Rush
Label: Deep Rush Records
Best Folk Album
My Favorite Picture Of You
Guy Clark
Label: Dualtone
Sweetheart Of The Sun
The Greencards
Label: Darling Street Records
Build Me Up From Bones
Sarah Jarosz
Label: Sugar Hill Records
The Ash & Clay
The Milk Carton Kids
Label: Anti Records
They All Played For Us: Arhoolie Records 50th Anniversary Celebration
(Various Artists)
Chris Strachwitz, producer
Label: Arhoolie Records
Best Regional Roots Music Album
The Life & Times Of…The Hot 8 Brass Band
Hot 8 Brass Band
Label: Tru Thoughts
Hula Ku’i
Kahulanui
Label: Palm Records
Le Fou
Zachary Richard
Label: Avalanche Productions
Dockside Sessions
Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
Label: Musicmatters Records
Apache Blessing & Crown Dance Songs
Joe Tohonnie Jr.
Label: Cool Runnings Music
Best Reggae Album
One Love, One Life
Beres Hammond
Label: VP Records
Ziggy Marley In Concert
Ziggy Marley
Label: Tuff Gong Worldwide
The Messiah
Sizzla
Label: VP Records
Reggae Connection
Sly & Robbie And The Jam Masters
Label: K’z Records
Reincarnated
Snoop Lion
Label: RCA Records/Berhane Sound System/Boss Lady Ent
Best World Music Album
Savor Flamenco
Gipsy Kings
Label: Knitting Factory Records
No Place For My Dream
Femi Kuti
Label: Knitting Factory Records
Live: Singing For Peace Around The World
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Label: Ladysmith Black Mambazo
The Living Room Sessions Part 2
Ravi Shankar
Label: East Meets West Music, Inc.
Best Children’s Album
Blue Clouds
Elizabeth Mitchell & You Are My Flower
Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
The Mighty Sky
Beth Nielsen Chapman
Label: BNC Records
Recess
Justin Roberts
Label: Carpet Square Records
Singing Our Way Through: Songs For The World’s Bravest Kids
Alastair Moock & Friends
Label: Moockshake Music
Throw A Penny In The Wishing Well
Jennifer Gasoi
Label: Sparkling Productions
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren’t
Stephen Colbert
Label: Hachette Audio
Carrie And Me
Carol Burnett
Label: Simon & Schuster Audio
Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls
David Sedaris
Label: Hachette Audio
Still Foolin’ ‘Em
Billy Crystal
Label: Macmillan Audio
The Storm King
Pete Seeger
Label: Hachette Audio
Best Comedy Album
Calm Down Gurrl
Kathy Griffin
Label: Back Lot Music
I’m Here To Help
Craig Ferguson
Label: New Wave Dynamics
A Little Unprofessional
Ron White
Label: Organica Music Group
Live
Tig Notaro
Label: Secretly Canadian
That’s What I’m Talkin’ About
Bob Saget
Label: New Wave Dynamics
Best Musical Theater Album
Kinky Boots
Billy Porter & Stark Sands, principal soloists; Sammy James Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus & William Wittman, producers; Cyndi Lauper, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Stark Sands, Billy Porter & Others)
Label: Masterworks Broadway
Matilda: The Musical
Bertie Carvel, Sophia Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon, Miley Shapiro & Lauren Ward, principal soloists; Michael Croiter, Van Dean & Chris Nightingale, producers; Tim Minchin, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
Label: Broadway Records / Yellow Sound Label
Motown The Musical
Brandon Victor Dixon & Valisia Lakae, principal soloists; Frank Filipetti & Ethan Popp, producers (Robert Bateman, Al Cleveland, Georgia Dobbins, Lamont Dozier, Wiliam Garrett, Marvin Gaye, Berry Gordy, Freddie Gorman, Cornelius Grant, Brian Holland, Ivy Jo Hunter, Michael Lovesmith, Alphonzo Mizell, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, William Stevenson, Norman Whitfield & Stevie Wonder, composers; Nickolas Ashford, Marvin Gaye, Berry Gordy, Lula Mae Hardaway, Edward Holland Jr., Michael Lovesmith, Deke Richards, William Robinson, Barrett Strong, Ronald White, Stevie Wonder & Syreeta Wright, lyricists) (Original Broadway Cast With Brandon Victor Dixon, Valisia LeKae, Charl Brown, Bryan Terrell Clark, & Others)
Label: Universal Music Enterprises
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Django Unchained
(Various Artists)
Label: Loma Vista/Universal Republic
The Great Gatsby (Deluxe Edition)
(Various Artists)
Label: WaterTower Music/ Interscope
Les Misérables (Deluxe Edition)
(Various Artists)
Label: Universal Republic
Muscle Shoals
(Various Artists)
Label: Universal Republic
Sound City: Real To Reel
Dave Grohl & Various Artists
Label: RCA Records/Roswell Records
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
Argo
Alexandre Desplat, composer
Label: WaterTower Music
The Great Gatsby
Craig Armstrong, composer
Label: WaterTower Music/Interscope
Life Of Pi
Mychael Danna, composer
Label: Sony Classical/Fox Music
Lincoln
John Williams, composer
Label: Sony Classical
Skyfall
Thomas Newman, composer
Label: Sony Classical
Zero Dark Thirty
Alexandre Desplat, composer
Label: Madison Gate Records
Best Song Written For Visual Media
Atlas
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
Track from: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Label: Universal Republic; Publisher: Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
Silver Lining
Diane Warren, songwriter (Jessie J)
Track from: Silver Linings Playbook
Label: Sony Classical; Publisher: Realsongs
Skyfall
Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)
Track from: Skyfall
Label: Columbia Records/ XL Recordings; Publishers: Universal Music Publishing Ltd./EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
We Both Know
Colbie Caillat & Gavin DeGraw, songwriters (Colbie Caillat Featuring Gavin DeGraw)
Track from: Safe Haven
Label: Relativity Music Group/RCA/Universal Republic; Publishers: G Degraw Music Inc./Plummy Lou Music
Young And Beautiful
Lana Del Rey & Rick Nowels, songwriters (Lana Del Rey)
Track from: The Great Gatsby (Deluxe Edition)
Label: WaterTower Music/Interscope; Publishers: EMI Music Publishing Ltd./R-Rated Music/EMI April Music, Inc.
You’ve Got Time
Regina Spektor, songwriter (Regina Spektor)
Track from: Orange Is The New Black
Label: Sire; Publishers: Soviet Kitsch Music/EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Best Instrumental Composition
Bound Away
Chuck Owen, composer (Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge)
Track from: River Runs: A Concerto For Jazz Guitar, Saxophone & Orchestra
Label: Mama Records
California Pictures For String Quartet
Gordon Goodwin, composer (Quartet San Francisco)
Track from: Pacific Premieres: New Works By California Composers
Label: Violinjazz Recordings
Koko On The Boulevard
Scott Healy, composer (Scott Healy Ensemble)
Track from: Hudson City Suite
Label: Hudson City Records
Pensamientos For Solo Alto Saxophone And Chamber Orchestra
Clare Fischer, composer (The Clare Fischer Orchestra)
Label: Clavo Records
String Quartet No. 1: Funky Diversion In Three Parts
Vince Mendoza, composer (Quartet San Francisco)
Track from: Pacific Premieres: New Works By California Composers
Label: Violinjazz Recordings
Best Instrumental Arrangement
Invitation
Kim Richmond, arranger (The Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra)
Track from: Artistry: A Tribute To Stan Kenton
Label: Mama Records
On Green Dolphin Street
Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)
Track from: NA
Label: Telarc International
Side Hikes – A Ridge Away
Chuck Owen, arranger (Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge)
Track from: River Runs: A Concerto For Jazz Guitar, Saxophone & Orchestra
Label: Mama Records
Skylark
Nan Schwartz, arranger (Amy Dickson)
Track from: Dusk & Dawn
Label: Sony Classical
Wild Beauty
Gil Goldstein, arranger (Brussels Jazz Orchestra Featuring Joe Lovano)
Label: Half Note
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
La Vida Nos Espera
Nan Schwartz, arranger (Gian Marco)
Track from: Versiones
Label: E35 Music & Caracola Records
Let’s Fall In Love
Chris Walden, arranger (Calabria Foti Featuring Seth MacFarlane)
Label: Moco Records
The Moon’s A Harsh Mistress
John Hollenbeck, arranger (John Hollenbeck)
Track from: Songs I Like A Lot
Label: Sunnyside
Swing Low
Gil Goldstein, arranger (Bobby McFerrin & Esperanza Spalding)
Label: Masterworks
What A Wonderful World
Shelly Berg, arranger (Gloria Estefan)
Track from: The Standards
Label: Masterworks
Best Recording Package
Automatic Music Can Be Fun
Mike Brown, Zac Decamp, Brian Grunert & Annie Stoll, art directors (Geneseo)
Label: Temperamental Recordings
Long Night Moon
Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)
Label: No Big Deal Records
Magna Carta…Holy Grail
Brian Roettinger, art director (Jay Z)
Label: Roc Nation
Metallica Through The Never (Music From The Motion Picture)
Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffat & David Turner, art directors (Metallica)
Label: Blackened Recordings
The Next Day
Jonathan Barnbrook, art director (David Bowie)
Label: Columbia Records
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
The Brussels Affair
Charles Dooher & Scott Sandler, art directors (The Rolling Stones)
Label: Rolling Stones Records
How Do You Do (Limited Edition Box Set)
Mayer Hawthorne, art director (Mayer Hawthorne)
Label: Universal Republic
The Road To Red Rocks (Special Edition)
Ross Stirling, art director (Mumford & Sons)
Label: Glassnote Records
The Smith Tapes
Masaki Koike, art director (Various Artists)
Label: The Smith Tapes
Wings Over America (Deluxe Edition)
Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney And Wings)
Label: Hear Music
Best Album Notes
Afro Blue Impressions (Remastered & Expanded)
Neil Tesser, album notes writer (John Coltrane)
Label: Pablo/Concord Music Group
Call It Art 1964-1965
Ben Young, album notes writer (New York Art Quartet)
Label: Triple Point Records
Electric Music For The Mind & Body
Alec Palao, album notes writer (Country Joe & The Fish)
Label: Ace/Vanguard
Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps
Jonathan Cott, album notes writer (Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic)
Label: Sony Classical
360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story
Sean Wilentz, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Label: Columbia Records
Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard: Hard Time, Good Time & End Time Music, 1923-1936
Nathan Salsburg, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Label: Tompkins Square
Best Historical Album
Call It Art 1964-1965
Joe Lizzi & Ben Young, compilation producers; Steve Fallone, Joe Lizzi & Ben Young, mastering engineers (New York Art Quartet)
Label: Triple Point Records
Charlie Is My Darling – Ireland 1965
Teri Landi, Andrew Loog Oldham & Steve Rosenthal, compilation producers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (The Rolling Stones)
Label: ABKCO
The Complete Sussex And Columbia Albums
Leo Sacks, compilation producer; Joseph M. Palmaccio, Tom Ruff & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Bill Withers)
Label: Columbia/Legacy Recordings
Pictures Of Sound: One Thousand Years Of Educed Audio: 980–1980
Patrick Feaster & Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
Label: Dust-To-Digital
Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen (Deluxe Edition)
Philip Siney, compilation producer; Ben Turner, mastering engineer (Sir Georg Solti)
Label: Decca
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Annie Up
Chuck Ainlay, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Pistol Annies)
Label: RCA/Sony
The Blue Room
Helik Hadar & Leslie Ann Jones, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Madeleine Peyroux)
Label: Decca/Universal
The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
Paul Figueroa & Randy Staub, engineers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer (Alice In Chains)
Label: Capitol Records
…Like Clockwork
Joe Barresi & Mark Rankin, engineers; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer (Queens Of The Stone Age)
Label: Matador
The Moorings
Trina Shoemaker, engineer; Eric Conn, mastering engineer (Andrew Duhon)
Label: Andrew Duhon
Random Access Memories
Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta & Daniel Lerner, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Daft Punk)
Label: Columbia Records
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Rob Cavallo
• All That Echoes (Josh Groban) (A) • Bright Lights (Gary Clark Jr.) (T) • ¡Dos! (Green Day) (A) • If I Loved You (Delta Rae Featuring Lindsey Buckingham) (S) • Love They Say (Tegan And Sara) (T) • Things Are Changin’ (Gary Clark Jr.) (T) • ¡Tré! (Green Day) (A) • When My Train Pulls In (Gary Clark Jr.) (T) • You’ve Got Time (Regina Spektor) (S)
Dr. Luke
• Bounce It (Juicy J Featuring Wale & Trey Songz) (S) • Crazy Kids (Kesha) (S) • Fall Down (will.i.am Featuring Miley Cyrus) (S) • Give It 2 U (Robin Thicke Featuring Kendrick Lamar) (S) • Play It Again (Becky G) (S) • Roar (Katy Perry) (S) • Rock Me (One Direction) (T) • Wrecking Ball (Miley Cyrus) (S)
Ariel Rechtshaid
• Days Are Gone (Haim) (A) • Everything Is Embarrassing (Sky Ferreira) (T) • Lost In My Bedroom (Sky Ferreira) (T) • Modern Vampires Of The City (Vampire Weekend) (A) • Reincarnated (Snoop Lion) (A) • True Romance (Charli XCX) (A) • You’re No Good (Major Lazer Featuring Santigold, Vybz Kartel, Danielle Haim & Yasmin) (T)
Jeff Tweedy
• The Invisible Way (Low) (A) • One True Vine (Mavis Staples) (A) • Wassaic Way (Sarah Lee Guthrie And Johnny Irion) (A)
Pharrell Williams
• BBC (Jay Z) (T) • Blurred Lines (Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell) (S) • Happy (Pharrell Williams) (T) • I Can’t Describe (The Way I Feel) (Jennifer Hudson Featuring T.I.) (S) • Nuclear (Destiny’s Child) (T) • Oceans (Jay Z Featuring Frank Ocean) (T) • Reach Out Richard (Mayer Hawthorne) (T) • The Stars Are Ours (Mayer Hawthorne) (T)
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Days Turn Into Nights (Andy Caldwell Remix)
Andy Caldwell, remixer (Delerium Featuring Michael Logen)
Track from: Days Turn Into Nights Remixes
Label: Nettwerk
If I Lose Myself (Alesso Vs. OneRepublic)
Alesso, remixer (OneRepublic)
Label: Mosley Music Group/Interscope
Locked Out Of Heaven (Sultan + Ned Shepard Remix)
Ned Shepard & Sultan, remixers (Bruno Mars)
Label: Atlantic Records
One Love/People Get Ready (Photek Remix)
Rupert Parkes, remixer (Bob Marley And The Wailers)
Track from: Legend Remixed
Label: Universal Music Enterprises/Tuff Gong
Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix)
Cedric Gervais, remixer (Lana Del Rey)
Label: Interscope/Polydor UK
Best Surround Sound Album
Live Kisses
Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; Tommy LiPuma, surround producer (Paul McCartney)
Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment
Sailing The Seas Of Cheese (Deluxe Edition)
Les Claypool & Jason Mills, surround mix engineers; Stephen Marcussen, surround mastering engineer; Les Claypool & Jeff Fura, surround producers (Primus)
Label: Universal Music Enterprises
Signature Sound Opus One
Leslie Ann Jones, surround mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, surround mastering engineer; Herbert Waltl, surround producer (Various Artists)
Label: Media Hyperium 3 (Mh3)
Sixteen Sunsets
Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Jim Anderson & Jane Ira Bloom, surround producers (Jane Ira Bloom)
Label: Pure Audio Records
Sprung Rhythm
Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, surround producer (Richard Scerbo & Inscape)
Label: Sono Luminus
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Hymn To The Virgin
Morten Lindberg, engineer (Tone Bianca Sparre Dahl & Schola Cantorum)
Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)
La Voie Triomphale
Morten Lindberg, engineer (Ole Kristian Ruud & Staff Band Of The Norwegian Armed Forces)
Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)
Roomful Of Teeth
Mark Donahue & Jesse Lewis, engineers (Brad Wells & Roomful Of Teeth)
Label: New Amsterdam Records
Vinci: Artaserse
Hans-Martin Renz, Wolfgang Rixius & Ulrich Ruscher, engineers (Diego Fasolis, Philippe Jaroussky, Max Emanuel Cencic, Daniel Behle, Franco Fagioli, Valer Barna-Sabadus, Yuriy Mynenko & Concerto Köln)
Label: Virgin Classics
Winter Morning Walks
David Frost, Brian Losch & Tim Martyn, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Dawn Upshaw, Maria Schneider, Australian Chamber Orchestra & St. Paul Chamber Orchestra)
Label: ArtistShare
Producer Of The Year, Classical
Manfred Eicher
• Beethoven: Diabelli-Variationen (András Schiff) • Canto Oscuro (Anna Gourari) • Pärt: Adam’s Lament (Tõnu Kaljuste, Latvian Radio Choir, Vox Clamantis, Sinfonietta Riga, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra) • Tabakova: String Paths (Maxim Rysanov)
David Frost
• Andres: Home Stretch (Timo Andres, Andrew Cyr & Metropolis Ensemble) • Angel Heart, A Music Storybook (Matt Haimovitz & Uccello) • Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 (Jonathan Biss) • Ben-Haim: Chamber Works (ARC Ensemble) • Celebrating The American Spirit (Judith Clurman & Essential Voices USA) • Elgar: Enigma Variations; Vaughan Williams: The Wasps; Greensleeves (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony) • Guilty Pleasures (Renée Fleming, Sebastian Lang-Lessing & Philharmonia Orchestra) • Verdi: Otello (Riccardo Muti, Aleksandrs Antonenko, Krassimira Stoyanova, Carlo Guelfi, Chicago Symphony Chorus & Chicago Symphony Orchestra) • Winter Morning Walks (Dawn Upshaw, Maria Schneider, Australian Chamber Orchestra & St. Paul Chamber Orchestra)
Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
• Bizet: Symphony In C; Jeux D’Enfants; Variations Chromatiques (Martin West & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra) • Traveling Sonata – European Music For Flute & Guitar (Viviana Guzmán & Jérémy Jouve) • Voyages (Conrad Tao) • Zia (Del Sol String Quartet)
James Mallinson
• Berlioz: Grande Messe Des Morts (Colin Davis, London Symphony Chorus, London Philharmonic Choir & London Symphony Orchestra) • Bloch: Symphony In C-Sharp Minor & Poems Of The Sea (Dalia Atlas & London Symphony Orchestra) • Fauré: Requiem; Bach: Partita, Chorales & Ciaccona (Nigel Short, Tenebrae & London Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble) • Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 (Colin Davis & London Symphony Orchestra) • Wagner: Das Rheingold (Valery Gergiev, René Pape, Stephan Rügamer, Nikolai Putilin & Mariinsky Orchestra) • Wagner: Die Walküre (Valery Gergiev, Anja Kampe, Jonas Kaufmann, René Pape, Nina Stemme & Mariinsky Orchestra) • Weber: Der Freischütz (Colin Davis, Christine Brewer, Sally Matthews, Simon O’Neill, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra)
Jay David Saks
• Adams: Nixon In China (John Adams, Russell Braun, Ginger Costa-Jackson, James Maddalena, Janis Kelly, Richard Paul Fink, Robert Brubaker, Kathleen Kim, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra) • Adès: The Tempest (Thomas Adès, Audrey Luna, Isabel Leonard, Alan Oke, Simon Keenlyside, Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra) • The Enchanted Island (William Christie, Joyce DiDonato, David Daniels, Danielle De Niese, Luca Pisaroni, Lisette Oropesa, Plácido Domingo, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus) • Handel: Rodelinda (Harry Bicket, Renée Fleming, Andreas Scholl, Joseph Kaiser, Stephanie Blythe, Iestyn Davies, Shenyang & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra) • Live At Carnegie Hall (James Levine, Evgeny Kissin & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra) • Verdi: Rigoletto (Michele Mariotti, Željko Lu_i_, Diana Damrau, Piotr Beczala, Oksana Volkova, Štefan Kocán, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)
Best Orchestral Performance
Atterberg: Orchestral Works Vol. 1
Neeme Järvi, conductor (Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra)
Label: Chandos
Lutosławski: Symphony No. 1
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Track from: Lutoslawski: The Symphonies
Label: Sony Classical
Schumann: Symphony No. 2; Overtures Manfred & Genoveva
Claudio Abbado, conductor (Orchestra Mozart)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4
Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra)
Label: BIS Records
Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps
Simon Rattle, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker)
Label: EMI Classics
Best Opera Recording
Adès: The Tempest
Thomas Adès, conductor; Simon Keenlyside, Isabel Leonard, Audrey Luna & Alan Oke; Luisa Bricetti & Victoria Warivonchick, producers (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Britten: The Rape Of Lucretia
Oliver Knussen, conductor; Ian Bostridge, Peter Coleman-Wright, Susan Gritton & Angelika Kirchschlager; John Fraser, producer (Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble)
Label: Virgin Classics
Kleiberg: David & Bathsheba
Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor; Anna Einarsson & Johannes Weisser; Morten Lindberg, producer (Trondheim Symphony Orchestra; Trondheim Symphony Orchestra Vocal Ensemble)
Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)
Vinci: Artaserse
Diego Fasolis, conductor; Valer Barna-Sabadus, Daniel Behle, Max Emanuel Cencic, Franco Fagioli & Philippe Jaroussky; Ulrich Ruscher, producer (Concerto Köln; Coro Della Radiotelevisione Svizzera, Lugano)
Label: Virgin Classics
Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen
Christian Thielemann, conductor; Katarina Dalayman, Albert Dohmen, Stephen Gould, Eric Halfvarson & Linda Watson; Othmar Eichinger, producer (Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper; Chor Der Wiener Staatsoper)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Best Choral Performance
Berlioz: Grande Messe Des Morts
Colin Davis, conductor (Barry Banks; London Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Choir & London Symphony Chorus)
Label: LSO Live
Palestrina: Volume 3
Harry Christophers, conductor (The Sixteen)
Label: Coro
Parry: Works For Chorus & Orchestra
Neeme Järvi, conductor; Adrian Partington, chorus master (Amanda Roocroft; BBC National Orchestra Of Wales; BBC National Chorus Of Wales)
Label: Chandos
Pärt: Adam’s Lament
Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor (Tui Hirv & Rainer Vilu; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Sinfonietta Riga & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra; Latvian Radio Choir & Vox Clamantis)
Label: ECM New Series
Whitbourn: Annelies
James Jordan, conductor (Ariana Zukerman; The Lincoln Trio; Westminster Williamson Voices)
Label: Naxos
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas
Leonidas Kavakos & Enrico Pace
Label: Decca
Cage: The 10,000 Things
Vicki Ray, William Winant, Aron Kallay & Tom Peters
Label: MicroFest Records
Duo
Hélène Grimaud & Sol Gabetta
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Roomful Of Teeth
Brad Wells & Roomful Of Teeth
Label: New Amsterdam Records
Times Go By Turns
New York Polyphony
Label: BIS Records
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Bartók, Eötvös & Ligeti
Patricia Kopatchinskaja; Peter Eötvös, conductor (Ensemble Modern & Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra)
Label: Naïve
Corigliano: Conjurer – Concerto For Percussionist & String Orchestra
Evelyn Glennie; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)
Track from: Corigliano: Conjurer; Vocalise
Label: Naxos
The Edge Of Light
Gloria Cheng (Calder Quartet)
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Lindberg: Piano Concerto No. 2
Yefim Bronfman; Alan Gilbert, conductor (New York Philharmonic)
Track from: Magnus Lindberg
Label: Dacapo Records
Salonen: Violin Concerto; Nyx
Leila Josefowicz; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 845 & D. 960
Maria João Pires
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Best Classical Vocal Solo
Drama Queens
Joyce DiDonato (Alan Curtis; Il Complesso Barocco)
Label: Virgin Classics
Mission
Cecilia Bartoli (Diego Fasolis; Philippe Jaroussky; I Barocchisti)
Label: Decca
Schubert: Winterreise
Christoph Prégardien (Michael Gees)
Label: Challenge
Wagner
Jonas Kaufmann (Donald Runnicles; Markus Brück; Chor Der Deutschen Oper Berlin; Orchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin)
Label: Decca
Winter Morning Walks
Dawn Upshaw (Maria Schneider; Jay Anderson, Frank Kimbrough & Scott Robinson; Australian Chamber Orchestra & St. Paul Chamber Orchestra)
Label: ArtistShare
Best Classical Compendium
Hindemith: Violinkonzert; Symphonic Metamorphosis; Konzertmusik
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Label: Ondine
Holmboe: Concertos
Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor; Preben Iwan, producer
Label: Dacapo Records
Tabakova: String Paths
Maxim Rysanov; Manfred Eicher, producer
Label: ECM New Series
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Lindberg, Magnus: Piano Concerto No. 2
Magnus Lindberg, composer (Yefim Bronfman, Alan Gilbert & New York Philharmonic)
Track from: Magnus Lindberg
Label: Dacapo Records
Pärt, Arvo: Adam’s Lament
Arvo Pärt, composer (Tõnu Kaljuste, Latvian Radio Choir, Vox Clamantis & Sinfonietta Riga)
Track from: Arvo Pärt: Adam’s Lament
Label: ECM New Series
Salonen, Esa-Pekka: Violin Concerto
Esa-Pekka Salonen, composer (Leila Josefowicz, Esa-Pekka Salonen & Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra)
Track from: Out Of Nowhere
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Schneider, Maria: Winter Morning Walks
Maria Schneider, composer (Dawn Upshaw, Jay Anderson, Frank Kimbrough, Scott Robinson & Australian Chamber Orchestra)
Track from: Winter Morning Walks
Label: ArtistShare
Shaw, Caroline: Partita For 8 Voices
Caroline Shaw, composer (Brad Wells & Roomful Of Teeth)
Track from: Roomful Of Teeth
Label: New Amsterdam Records
Best Music Video
Safe And Sound
Capital Cities
Grady Hall, video director; Buddy Enright, video producer
Label: Capitol Records
Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film
Jay Z
Mark Romanek, video director; Shawn Carter & Aristides McGarry, video producers
Label: Roc Nation
Can’t Hold Us
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton
Jon Jon Augustavo, Jason Koenig & Ryan Lewis, video directors; Tricia Davis, Honna Kimmerer & Jenny Koenig, video producers
Label: Macklemore LLC
Suit & Tie
Justin Timberlake Featuring Jay Z
David Fincher, video director; Timory King, video producer
Label: RCA Records
I’m Shakin’
Jack White
Dori Oskowitz, video director; Raquel Costello, video producer
Label: Columbia Records
Best Music Film
Live 2012
Coldplay
Paul Dugdale, video director; Jim Parsons, video producer
Label: Capitol Records
¡Cuatro!
Green Day
Tim Wheeler, video director; Tim Lynch, video producer
Label: Reprise
I’m In I’m Out And I’m Gone: The Making Of Get Up!
Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite
Danny Clinch, video director; Ben Harper, video producer
Label: Stax
Live Kisses
Paul McCartney
Jonas Akerlund, video director; Violaine Etienne, Aron Levine & Scott Rodger, video producers
Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment
The Road To Red Rocks
Mumford & Sons
Nicolas Jack Davies & Frederick Scott, video directors; Dan Bowen, video producer
Label: Glassnote Records
