Nominations were announced on November 30, 2011. Awards will be presented in the following categories:

General Field

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
  • Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Sandy Vee, producers; Mikkel S. Eriksen, Phil Tan, Sandy Vee & Miles Walker, engineers/mixers

Album of the Year

• 21 – Adele
  • Jim Abbiss, Adele, Paul Epworth, Rick Rubin, Fraser T. Smith, Ryan Tedder & 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, 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, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Alex Da Kid, Kuk Harrell, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mel & Mus, Awesome Jones, Makeba Riddick, The Runners, Sham, Soundz, 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

• "All of the Lights"
  • Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
• "The Cave"
  • Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
• "Grenade"
  • Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
• "Holocene"
  • Justin Vernon, songwriter (Bon Iver)
• "Rolling in the Deep"
  • Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)

Best New Artist

• The Band Perry
• Bon Iver
• J. Cole
• Nicki Minaj
• Skrillex

Pop Field

Best Pop Solo Performance

• "Someone Like You" - Adele
• "You and I" - Lady Gaga
• "Firework" - Katy Perry
• "Grenade" - Bruno Mars
• "Fuckin' Perfect" - P!nk

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

• "Body and Soul" - Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse
• "Dearest" - The Black Keys
• "Paradise" - Coldplay
• "Pumped Up Kicks" - Foster the People
• "Moves Like Jagger" - Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera

Best Pop Instrumental Album

• Wish Upon a Star - Jenny Oaks Baker
• E Kahe Malie - Daniel Ho
• The Road from Memphis - Booker T. Jones
• 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/Electronica Field

Best Dance Recording

• "Raise Your Weapon" - Deadmau5 and Greta Svabo Bech
• "Barbra Streisand" - Duck Sauce
• "Sunshine" - David Guetta and Avicii
• "Call Your Girlfriend" - Robyn
• "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" - Skrillex
• "Save the World" - Swedish House Mafia

Best Dance/Electronica Album

• Zonoscope - Cut Copy
• 4x4=12 - Deadmau5
• Nothing But the Beat - David Guetta
• Body Talk Pt. 3 - Robyn
• Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites - Skrillex

Traditional Pop Field

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• Duets II - Tony Bennett
• The Gift - Susan Boyle
• In Concert On Broadway - Harry Connick Jr.
• Music Is Better Than Words - Seth MacFarlane
• What Matters Most – Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman - Barbra Streisand

Rock Field

Best Rock Performance

• "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" - Coldplay
• "Down by the Water" - The Decemberists
• "Walk" - Foo Fighters
• "The Cave" - Mumford & Sons
• "Lotus Flower" - Radiohead

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance

• "On the Backs of Angels" - Dream Theater
• "White Limo" - Foo Fighters
• "Curl of the Burl" - Mastodon
• "Public Enemy No. 1" - Megadeth
• "Blood in My Eyes" - Sum 41

Best Rock Song

• "The Cave"
  • Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
• "Down by the Water"
  • Colin Meloy, songwriter (The Decemberists)
• "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
  • Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
• "Lotus Flower"
  • Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Phil Selway & Thom Yorke, songwriters (Radiohead)
• "Walk"
  • Dave Grohl, songwriters (Foo Fighters)

Best Rock Album

• Rock 'n' Roll Party (Honoring Les Paul) - Jeff Beck
• Wasting Light - Foo Fighters
• Come Around Sundown - Kings of Leon
• I'm with You - Red Hot Chili Peppers
• The Whole Love - Wilco

Alternative Field

Best Alternative Music Album

• Bon Iver - Bon Iver
• Codes and Keys - Death Cab For Cutie
• Torches - Foster the People
• Circuital - My Morning Jacket
• The King of Limbs - Radiohead

R&B Field

Best R&B Performance

• "Far Away" - Marsha Ambrosius
• "Not My Daddy" - Kelly Price & Stokley
• "Pieces Of Me" - Ledisi
• "Is This Love" - Corinne Bailey Rae
• "You Are" - Charlie Wilson

Best Traditional R&B Performance

• "Sometimes I Cry" — Eric Benét
• "Fool for You" — Cee-Lo Green and Melanie Fiona
• "Radio Message" — R. Kelly
• "Good Man" — Raphael Saadiq
• "Surrender" — Betty Wright and The Roots

Best R&B Song

• "Far Away"
  • Marsha Ambrosius, Sterling Simms & Justin Smith, songwriters (Marsha Ambrosius)
• "Fool for You"
  • Cee Lo Green & Jack Splash, songwriters (Cee-Lo Green and Melanie Fiona)
• "Not My Daddy"
  • Kelly Price, songwriters (Kelly Price and Stokley)
• "Pieces Of Me"
  • Charles Harmon, Claude Kelly & Ledisi Young, songwriters (Ledisi)
• "You Are"
  • Dennis Bettis, Carl M. Days, Jr., Wirlie Morris, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilso, 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 Field

Best Rap Performance

• "Look At Me Now" - Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes
• "Otis" - Jay-Z and Kanye West
• "The Show Goes On" - Lupe Fiasco
• "Moment 4 Life" - Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake
• "Black and Yellow" - Wiz Khalifa

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• "Party" - Beyoncé and André 3000
• "I'm on One" - DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne
• "I Need a Doctor" - Dr. Dre, Eminem and Skylar Grey
• "What's My Name?" - Rihanna Featuring Drake
• "Motivation" - Kelly Rowland Feautring Lil Wayne
• "All of the Lights" - Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie

Best Rap Song

• "All of the Lights" — Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie
• "Black and Yellow" — Wiz Khalifa
• "I Need a Doctor" — Dr. Dre, Eminem and Skylar Grey
• "Look at Me Now" — Chris Brown, Busta Rhymes and Lil Wayne
• "Otis" — Jay-Z and Kanye West
• "The Show Goes On" — Lupe Fiasco

Best Rap Album

• Watch the Throne — Jay-Z and Kanye West
• Tha Carter IV — Lil Wayne
• Lasers — Lupe Fiasco
• Pink Friday — Nicki Minaj
• My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy — Kanye West

Country Field

Best Country Solo Performance

• "Dirt Road Anthem" - Jason Aldean
• "I'm Gonna Love You Through It" - Martina McBride
• "Honey Bee" - Blake Shelton
• "Mean" - Taylor Swift
• "Mama's Song" - Carrie Underwood

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

• "Don't You Wanna Stay" - Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson
• "You and Tequila" - Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter
• "Barton Hollow" - The Civil Wars
• "Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not" - Thompson Square

Best Country Song

• "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)
• "Mean"
  • Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
• "Threaten Me With Heaven"
  • Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will Owsley & Dillon O’Brian, songwriters (Vince Gill)
• "You and Tequila"
  • Matraca Berg & Deana Carter, songwriters (Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter)

Best Country Album

• My Kinda Party - Jason Aldean
• Chief - Eric Church
• Own the Night - Lady Antebellum
• Red River Blue - Blake Shelton
• Here for a Good Time - George Strait
• Speak Now - Taylor Swift

New Age Field

Best New Age Album

• Northern Seas - Al Conti
• Gaia - Michael Brant DeMaria
• Wind, Rock, Sea & Flame - Peter Kater
• What's It All About - Pat Metheny
• Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 6 - Zamora

Jazz Field

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

• "All Or Nothing At All" - Randy Brecker
• "You Are My Sunshine" - Ron Carter
• "500 Miles High" - Chick Corea
• "Work" - Fred Hersch
• "Sonnymoon For Two" - Sonny Rollins

Best Jazz Vocal Album

• 'Round Midnight - Karrin Allyson
• The Mosaic Project - Terri Lyne Carrington & Various Artists
• The Gate - Kurt Elling
• American Road - Tierney Sutton
• The Music Of Randy Newman - Roseanna Vitro

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

• Bond: The Paris Sessions - Gerald Clayton
• Forever - Corea, Clarke & White
• Alone At The Vanguard - Fred Hersch
• Bird Songs - Joe Lovano
• Road Shows Vol. 2 - Sonny Rollins
• Timeline - Yellowjackets

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• The Jazz Ballad Song Book - Randy Brecker With DR Big Band
• The Good Feeling - Christian McBride Big Band
• 40 Acres And A Burro - Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
• Legacy - Gerald Wilson Orchestra
• Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook - Miguel Zenón

Gospel Field

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

• "Do Everything" - Steven Curtis Chapman
• "Alive (Mary Magdalene)" - Natalie Grant
• "Your Love" - Brandon Heath
• "Jesus" - Le'Andria Johnson
• "I Lift My Hands" - Chris Tomlin

Best Gospel Song

• "Hello Fear"
  • Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)
• "Sitting With Me"
  • Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Gerald Haddon & Tammi Haddon, songwriters (Mary Mary)
• "Spiritual"
  • Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & Co. Featuring Blanche McAllister-Dykes)
• "Trust Me"
  • Richard Smallwood, songwriter (Richard Smallwood & Vision)
• "Window"
  • Canton Jones, songwriter (Canton Jones)

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song

• "Blessings"
  • Laura Story, songwriter (Laura Story)
• "Hold Me"
  • Jamie Grace Harper, Toby McKeehan & Christopher Stevens, songwriters (Jamie Grace Featuring Tobymac)
• "I Lift My Hands"
  • Louie Giglio, Matt Maher & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)
• "Strong Enough"
  • Matthew West, songwriter (Matthew West)
• "Your Love"
  • Brandon Heath & Jason Ingram, songwriters (Brandon Heath)

Best Gospel Album

• The Love Album - Kim Burrell
• The Journey - Andraé Crouch
• Hello Fear - Kirk Franklin
• Something Big - Mary Mary
• Angel & Chanelle (Deluxe Edition) - Trin-i-tee 5:7

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

• Ghosts Upon the Earth - Gungor
• Leaving Eden - Brandon Heath
• The Great Awakening - Leeland
• What If We Were Real - Mandisa
• Black & White - Royal Tailor

Latin Field

Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album

• Entren Los Que Quieran - Calle 13
• Entre La Ciudad Y El Mar - Gustavo Galindo
• Nuestra - La Vida Bohème
• Not So Commercial - Los Amigos Invisibles
• Drama Y Luz - Maná

Best Regional Mexican or Tejano Album

• Bicentenario - Pepe Aguilar
• Órale - Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
• 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

• Estare Mejor - El Güero Y Su Banda Centenario
• Intocable 2011 - Intocable
• Los Tigres Del Norte And Friends - Los Tigres del Norte
• El Árbol - Los Tucanes de Tijuana
• No Vengo A Ver Si Puedo... Si Por Que Puedo Vengo - Michael Salgado

Best Tropical Latin Album

• Homenaje A Los Rumberos - Edwin Bonilla
• The Last Mambo - Cachao
• Mongorama - José Rizo's Mongorama

American Roots Music Field

Best Americana Album

• Emotional Jukebox - Linda Chorney
• Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down - Ry Cooder
• Hard Bargain - Emmylou Harris
• Ramble At The Ryman - Levon Helm
• Blessed - Lucinda Williams

Best Bluegrass Album

• Paper Airplane - Alison Krauss & Union Station
• Reason And Rhyme: Bluegrass Songs By Robert Hunter & Jim Lauderdale - Jim Lauderdale
• Rare Bird Alert - Steve Martin And Steep Canyon Rangers
• Old Memories: The Songs Of Bill Monroe - The Del McCoury Band
• A Mother's Prayer - Ralph Stanley
• Sleep With One Eye Open - Chris Thile & Michael Daves

Best Blues Album

• Low Country Blues - Gregg Allman
• Roadside Attractions - Marcia Ball
• Man In Motion - Warren Haynes
• The Reflection - Keb' Mo'
• Revelator - Tedeschi Trucks Band

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

• Can't Sit Down - C. J. Chenier
• Wao Akua - The Forest Of The Gods - George Kahumoku, Jr.
• Rebirth Of New Orleans - Rebirth Brass Band
• Grand Isle - Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
• Not Just Another Polka - Jimmy Sturr & His Orchesta

Reggae Field

Best Reggae Album

• Harlem-Kingston Express Live! - Monty Alexander
• Reggae Knights - Israel Vibration
• Revelation Pt 1: The Root Of Life - Stephen Marley
• Wild and Free - Ziggy Marley
• Summer in Kingston - Shaggy

World Music Field

Best World Music Album

• AfroCubism - AfroCubism
• Africa For Africa - Femi Kuti
• Songs From A Zulu Farm - Ladysmith Black Mambazo
• Tassili - Tinariwen

Children's Field

Best Children's Album

• All About Bullies... Big And Small - Various Artists
• 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 Field

Best Spoken Word Album

(Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)

• Bossypants - Tina Fey
• Fab Fan Memories - The Beatles Bond - Various Artists
• Hamlet (William Shakespeare) - Dan Donohue & Various Artists
• If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won't) - Betty White
• The Mark Of Zorro - Val Kilmer & Cast

Comedy Field

Best Comedy Album

• Alpocalypse - "Weird Al" Yankovic
• Finest Hour - Patton Oswalt
• Hilarious - Louis C.K.
• Kathy Griffin: 50 & Not Pregnant - Kathy Griffin
• Turtleneck & Chain - The Lonely Island

Musical Theater Field

Best Musical Theater Album

• Anything Goes
  • Sutton Foster & Joel Grey, principal soloists; Rob Fisher, James Lowe & Joel Moss, producers (Cole Porter, composer/lyricist) (New Broadway Cast Recording)
• The Book of Mormon
  • 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 (Original Broadway Cast)
• How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
  • John Larroquette & Daniel Radcliffe, principal soloists; Robert Sher, producer (Frank Loesser, composer/lyricist) (The 2011 Broadway Cast Recording)

Music For Visual Media Field

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

• Boardwalk Empire: Volume 1 - 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

• Black Swan - Clint Mansell
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - Alexandre Desplat
• The King's Speech - Alexandre Desplat
• The Shrine - Ryan Shore
• Tron: Legacy - Daft Punk

Best Song Written For Visual Media

• "Born To Be Somebody" (From Never Say Never)
  • Diane Warren, songwriter (Justin Bieber)
• "Christmastime Is Killing Us" (From Family Guy)
  • Ron Jones, Seth MacFarlane & Danny Smith, songwriters (Danny Smith, Ron Jones & Seth MacFarlane)
• "I See the Light" (From Tangled)
  • Alan Menken & Glenn Slater, songwriters (Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi)
• "So Long" (From Winnie The Pooh)
  • Zooey Deschanel, songwriter (She & Him)
• "Where The River Goes" (From Footloose)
  • Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, Drew Pearson & Anne Preven, songwriters (Zac Brown)
• "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" (From Burlesque)
  • Diane Warren, songwriter (Cher)

Composing/Arranging Field

Best Instrumental Composition

• "Falling Men" - John Hollenbeck, Daniel Yvinec & Orchestre National de Jazz (ONJ)
• "Hunting Wabbits 3 (Get Off My Lawn)" - Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
• "I Talk To The Trees" - Randy Brecker With DR Big Band
• "Life In Eleven" - Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
• "Timeline" - Yellowjackets

Best Instrumental Arrangement

• "All Or Nothing At All"
  • Peter Jensen, arranger (Randy Brecker With DR Big Band)
• "In The Beginning"
  • Clare Fischer, arranger (The Clare Fischer Big Band)
• "Nasty Dance"
  • Bob Brookmeyer, arranger (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)
• "Rhapsody In Blue"
  • Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
• "Song Without Words"
  • Carlos Franzetti, arranger (Carlos Franzetti & Allison Brewster Franzetti)

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals

• "Ao Mar" - Vince Mendoza, arranger (Vince Mendoza)
• "Moon Over Bourbon Street" - Rob Mathes, arranger (Sting & The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra)
• "On Broadway" - Kevin Axt, Ray Brinker, Trey Henry, Christian Jacob & Tierney Sutton, arrangers (The Tierney Sutton Band)
• "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" - Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Tony Bennett & Queen Latifah)
• "The Windmills Of Your Mind" - William A. Ross, arranger (Barbra Streisand)

Package Field

Best Recording Package

• Chickenfoot III - Todd Gallopo, art director (Chickenfoot)
• Good Luck & True Love - Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)
• Rivers And Homes - Jonathan Dagan, art director (J.Viewz)
• Scenes from The Suburbs - Vincent Morisset, art director (Arcade Fire)
• Watch The Throne - Virgil Abloh, art director (Jay-Z & Kanye West)

Best Boxed/Special Limited Edition

• The King Of Limbs - Donald Twain & Zachariah Wildwood, art directors (Radiohead)
• The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story - Dave Bett & Michelle Holme, art directors (Bruce Springsteen)
• 25th Anniversary Music Box - Matt Taylor & Ellen Wakayama, art directors (Danny Elfman & Tim Burton)
• 25 Years - James Spindler, art director (Sting)
• Wingless Angels (Deluxe Edition) - David Gorman, art director (Wingless Angels)

Notes Field

Best Album Notes

• The Bang Years 1966-1968 - Neil Diamond, album notes writer (Neil Diamond)
• The Bristol Sessions, 1927-1928: The Big Bang Of Country Music - Ted Olson & Tony Russell, album notes writers (Various Artists)
• Complete Mythology - Ken Shipley, album notes writer (Syl Johnson)
• Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads & Beyond As Recorded By The San Francisco Bay By Chris Strachwitz In The 1960s - Adam Machado, album notes writer (Various Artists)
• The Music City Story: Street Corner Doo Wop, Raw R&B And Soulful Sounds From Berkeley, California 1950-75 - Alec Palao, album notes writer (Various Artists)

Historical Field

Best Historical Album

• Band On The Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection - Deluxe Edition) - Paul McCartney, compilation producer; Sam Okell & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (Paul McCartney & Wings)
• The Bristol Sessions, 1927-1928: The Big Bang Of Country Music - Christopher C. King & Ted Olson, compilation producers; Christopher C. King & Chris Zwarg, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
• Complete Mythology - Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton, mastering engineer (Syl Johnson)
• Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads & Beyond As Recorded By The San Francisco Bay By Chris Strachwitz In The 1960s - Chris Strachwitz, compilation producer; Mike Cogan, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
• Young Man With The Big Beat: The Complete '56 Elvis Presley Masters - Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, compilation producer; Vic Anesini, mastering engineer (Elvis Presley)

Production Field

Best Engineered Album (Non Classical)

• Follow Me Down
  • Brandon Bell & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Sangwook "Sunny" Nam & Doug Sax, mastering engineers (Sarah Jarosz)
• The Harrow & The Harvest
  • Matt Andrews, engineer; Stephen Marcussen, mastering engineer (Gillian Welch)
• Music Is Better Than Words
  • Rich Breen & Frank Filipetti, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Seth MacFarlane)
• The Next Right Thing
  • Kevin Killen, Brendan Muldowney & John Shyloski, engineers; John Shyloski, mastering engineer (Seth Glier)
• Paper Airplane
  • Mike Shipley, engineer; Brad Blackwood, mastering engineer (Alison Krauss & Union Station)

Producer of the Year (Non Classical)

• Danger Mouse
  • Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi Present Rome (A)
  • Meyrin Fields - Broken Bells (S)
• Paul Epworth
  • Call It What You Want - Foster The People (T)
  • I Would Do Anything For You - Foster The People (T)
  • I'll Be Waiting - Adele (T)
  • Life On The Nickel - Foster The People (T)
  • No One's Gonna Love You - Cee-Lo Green (S)
  • Rolling In The Deep - Adele (T)
• The Smeezingtons
  • Doo-Wops & Hooligans - Bruno Mars (A)
  • If I Was You (OMG) - Far East Movement Featuring Snoop Dogg (T)
  • Lighters - Bad Meets Evil Featuring Bruno Mars (T)
  • Mirror - Lil Wayne Featuring Bruno Mars (T)
  • Rocketeer - Far East Movement Featuring Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic (T)
• Ryan Tedder
  • Brighter Than The Sun - Colbie Caillat (T)
  • Favorite Song - Colbie Caillat Featuring Common (T)
  • I Remember Me - Jennifer Hudson (T)
  • I Was Here - Beyoncé (T)
  • Not Over You - Gavin DeGraw (S)
  • 1Nite (One Night) - Cobra Starship (S)
  • Rumour Has It - Adele (T)
  • Sweeter - Gavin DeGraw (T)
  • Who's That Boy - Demi Lovato Featuring Dev (T)
• Butch Vig
  • Wasting Light - Foo Fighters (A)

Best Remixed Recording

• Cinema (Skrillex Remix)
  • Sonny Moore, remixer (Benny Benassi)
• Collide (Afrojack Remix)
  • Afrojack, remixer (Leona Lewis)
• End Of Line (Photek Remix)
  • Photek, remixer (Daft Punk)
• Only Girl (In The World) (Rosabel Club Mix)
  • Abel Aguilera & Ralphi Rosario, remixers (Rihanna)
• Rope (Deadmau5 Mix)
  • Deadmau5, remixer (Foo Fighters)

Production, Surround Sound Field

Best Surround Sound Album

• 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)
• Kind
  • Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Kjetil Almenning, Ensemble 96 & Nidaros String Quartet)
• 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 & The Dominos)
• Spohr: String Sextet In C Major, Op. 140 & Nonet In F Major, Op. 31
  • Andreas Spreer, surround mix engineer; Andreas Spreer, surround mastering engineer; Andreas Spreer, surround producer (Camerata Freden)

Production, Classical Field

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 & Bill Maylone, 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'
  • Torbjörn Samuelsson, engineer (Thord Svedlund & Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra)

Producer of the Year, Classical

• Blanton Alspaugh
  • Aldridge: Elmer Gantry (William Boggs, Keith Phares, Patricia Risley, Vale Rideout, Frank Kelley, Heather Buck, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
  • Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas (Peter Takács)
  • Osterfield: Rocky Streams (Paul Osterfield, Todd Waldecker & Various Artists)
• Manfred Eicher
  • Bach: Concertos & Sinfonias For Oboe; Ich Hatte Viel Bekümmernis (Heinz Holliger, Eric Höbarth & Camerata Bern)
  • Hymns & Prayers (Gidon Kremer & Kremerata Baltica)
  • Manto & Madrigals (Thomas Zehetmair & Ruth Killius)
  • Songs Of Ascension (Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble, Todd Reynolds Quartet, The M6 & Montclair State University Singers)
  • Tchaikovsky/Kissine: Piano Trios (Gidon Kremer, Giedre Dirvanauskaite & Khatia Buniatishvili)
  • A Worcester Ladymass (Trio Mediaeval)
• David Frost
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass Live (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass)
  • Mackey: Lonely Motel - Music From Slide (Rinde Eckert, Steven Mackey & Eighth Blackbird)
  • Prayers & Alleluias (Kenneth Dake)
  • Sharon Isbin & Friends - Guitar Passions (Sharon Isbin & Various Artists)
• Peter Rutenberg
  • Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (Patrick Dupré Quigley, James K. Bass, Seraphic Fire & Professional Choral Institute)
  • The Vanishing Nordic Chorale (Philip Spray & Musik Ekklesia)
• Judith Sherman
  • Adams: Son Of Chamber Symphony; String Quartet (John Adams, St. Lawrence String Quartet & International Contemporary Ensemble)
  • Capricho Latino (Rachel Barton Pine)
  • 85th Birthday Celebration (Claude Frank)
  • Insects & Paper Airplanes - Chamber Music Of Lawrence Dillon (Daedalus Quartet & Benjamin Hochman)
  • Midnight Frolic - The Broadway Theater Music Of Louis A. Hirsch (Rick Benjamin & Paragon Ragtime Orchestra)
  • Notable Women - Trios By Today's Female Composers (Lincoln Trio)
  • The Soviet Experience, Vol. 1 - String Quartets By Dmitri Shostakovich & His Contemporaries (Pacifica Quartet)
  • Speak! (Anthony De Mare)
  • State Of The Art - The American Brass Quintet At 50 (The American Brass Quintet)
  • Steve Reich: WTC 9/11; Mallet Quartet; Dance Patterns (Kronos Quartet, Steve Reich Musicians & So Percussion)
  • Winging It - Piano Music Of John Corigliano (Ursula Oppens)

Classical Field

Best Orchestral Performance

• Bowen: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 - Andrew Davis

(BBC Philharmonic)

• Brahms: Symphony No. 4 - Gustavo Dudamel

(Los Angeles Philharmonic)

• Haydn: Symphonies 104, 88 & 101 - Nicholas McGegan

(Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra)

• Henze: Symphonies Nos. 3-5 - Marek Janowski

(Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin)

• Martinu: The 6 Symphonies - Jiří Bělohlávek

(BBC Symphony Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording

• Adams: Doctor Atomic
  • 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

• 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)
• Kind
  • Kjetil Almenning, conductor (Nidaros String Quartet; Ensemble 96)
• Light & Gold
  • Eric Whitacre, conductor (Christopher Glynn & Hila Plitmann; The King's Singers, Laudibus, Pavão Quartet & The Eric Whitacre Singers)
• The Natural World Of Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen
  • Paul Hillier, conductor (Ars Nova Copenhagen)

Best Small Ensemble Performance

• Frank: Hilos
  • Gabriela Lena Frank; ALIAS Chamber Ensemble
• The Kingdoms Of Castille
  • Richard Savino, conductor; El Mundo
• Mackey: Lonely Motel - Music From Slide
  • Rinde Eckert & Steven Mackey; Eighth Blackbird
• A Seraphic Fire Christmas
  • Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor; Seraphic Fire
• Sound The Bells!
  • The Bay Brass

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

• 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
  • Yuja Wang (Claudio Abbado; Mahler Chamber Orchestra)
• Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4
  • Leif Ove Andsnes (Antonio Pappano; London Symphony Orchestra)
• Schwantner: Concerto For Percussion & Orchestra
  • Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Christopher Lamb (Nashville Symphony)

Track from: Schwantner: Chasing Light…

• 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 Field

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; Eric Epstein, video producer
• "All is Not Lost" - OK Go
  • Itamar Kubovy, Damian Kulash Jr & Trish Sie, video directors; Shirley Moyers, video producer
• "Lotus Flower" - Radiohead
  • Garth Jennings, video director; Garth Jennings, 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

• I Am... World Tour - Beyoncé
  • Ed Burke, Frank Gatson Jr. & Beyoncé Knowles, video directors; Beyoncé Knowles & Camille Yorrick, video producers
• Foo Fighters: Back And Forth - Foo Fighters
  • James Moll, video director; James Moll & Nigel Sinclair, 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