2013 Grammy Nominations

Complete Nominations:

Record Of The Year

• Lonely Boy - The Black Keys
• Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) - Kelly Clarkson
• We Are Young - Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe
• Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye Featuring Kimbra
• Thinkin Bout You - Frank Ocean
• We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift

Album Of The Year

• El Camino - The Black Keys
• Some Nights - Fun.
• Babel - Mumford & Sons
• Channel Orange - Frank Ocean
• Blunderbuss - Jack White

Song Of The Year

• The A Team - Ed Sheeran, songwriter (Ed Sheeran)
• Adorn - Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel)
• Call Me Maybe - Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen & Josh Ramsay, songwriters (Carly Rae Jepsen)
• Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) - Jörgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin & Ali Tamposi, songwriters (Kelly Clarkson)
• We Are Young - Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe)

Best New Artist

• Alabama Shakes
• Fun.
• Hunter Hayes
• The Lumineers
• Frank Ocean

Pop Field

Best Pop Solo Performance

• Set Fire To The Rain [live] - Adele
• Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) - Kelly Clarkson
• Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
• Wide Awake - Katy Perry
• Where Have You Been - Rihanna

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

• Shake It Out - Florence & the Machine
• We Are Young - Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe
• Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye Featuring Kimbra
• Sexy And I Know It - Lmfao
• Payphone - Maroon 5 & Wiz Khalifa

Best Pop Instrumental Album

• 24/7 - Gerald Albright & Norman Brown
• Impressions - Chris Botti
• Four Hands & A Heart Volume One - Larry Carlton
• Live At The Blue Note Tokyo - Dave Koz
• Rumbadoodle - Arun Shenoy

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Stronger - Kelly Clarkson
• Ceremonials - Florence & the Machine
• Some Nights - Fun.
• Overexposed - Maroon 5
• The Truth About Love - Pink

Dance / Electronica field

Best Dance Recording

• Levels - Avicii
• Let's Go - Calvin Harris Featuring Ne-yo
• Bangarang - Skrillex Featuring Sirah
• Don't You Worry Child - Swedish House Mafia Featuring John Martin
• I Can't Live Without You - Al Walser

Best Dance/Electronica Album

• Wonderland - Steve Aoki
• Don't Think - The Chemical Brothers
• &rt;Album Title Goes Here< - Deadmau5
• Fire & Ice - Kaskade
• Bangarang - Skrillex

Traditional Pop Field

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• Christmas - Michael Bublé
• A Holiday Carole - Carole King
• Kisses On The Bottom - Paul Mccartney

Rock Field

Best Rock Performance

• Hold On - Alabama Shakes
• Lonely Boy - The Black Keys
• Charlie Brown - Coldplay
• I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons
• We Take Care Of Our Own - Bruce Springsteen

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance

• I'm Alive - Anthrax
• Love Bites (So Do I) - Halestorm
• Blood Brothers - Iron Maiden
• Ghost Walking - Lamb Of God
• No Reflection - Marilyn Manson
• Whose Life (Is It Anyways?) - Megadeth

Best Rock Song

• Freedom At 21 - Jack White, songwriter (Jack White)
• I Will Wait - Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall & Marcus Mumford, songwriters (mumford & Sons)
• Lonely Boy - Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton & Patrick Carney, songwriters (the Black Keys)
• Madness - Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
• We Take Care Of Our Own - Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)

Best Rock Album

• El Camino - The Black Keys
• Mylo Xyloto - Coldplay
• The 2nd Law - Muse
• Wrecking Ball - Bruce Springsteen
• Blunderbuss - Jack White

Alternative Field

Best Alternative Music Album

• The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do - Fiona Apple
• Biophilia - Björk
• Making Mirrors - Gotye
• Hurry Up, We're Dreaming. - M83
• Bad As Me - Tom Waits

R&B Field

Best R&B Performance

• Thank You - Estelle
• Gonna Be Alright (f.t.b.) - Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Ledisi
• I Want You - Luke James
• Adorn - Miguel
• Climax - Usher

Best Traditional R&B Performance

• Lately - Anita Baker
• Love On Top - Beyoncé
• Wrong Side Of A Love Song - Melanie Fiona
• Real Good Hands - Gregory Porter
• If Only You Knew - Swv

Best R&B Song

• Adorn - Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel)
• Beautiful Surprise - Tamia Hill, Claude Kelly & Salaam Remi, songwriters (Tamia)
• Heart Attack - Benjamin Levin, Rico Love & Tremaine Neverson, songwriters (Trey Songz)
• Pray For Me - Antonio Dixon, Kenny Edmonds, Anthony Hamilton & Patrick "jque" Smith, songwriters (Anthony Hamilton)
• Refill - Darhyl "dj" Camper, Elle Varner & Andrew "pop" Wansel, songwriters (Elle Varner)

Best Urban Contemporary Album

• Fortune - Chris Brown
• Kaleidoscope Dream - Miguel
• Channel Orange - Frank Ocean

Best R&B Album

• Black Radio - Robert Glasper Experiment
• Back To Love - Anthony Hamilton
• Write Me Back - R. Kelly
• Beautiful Surprise - Tamia
• Open Invitation - Tyrese

Rap Field

Best Rap Performance

• Hyfr (Hell Ya ... Right) - Drake Featuring Lil' Wayne
• ... In Paris - Jay-z & Kanye West
• Daughters - Nas
• Mercy - Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz
• I Do - Young Jeezy featuring Jay-z & André 3000

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• Wild Ones - Flo Rida Featuring Sia
• No Church In The Wild - Jay-z & Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The-dream
• Tonight (Best You Ever Had) - John Legend Featuring Ludacris
• Cherry Wine - Nas Featuring Amy Winehouse
• Talk That Talk - Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z

Best Rap Song

• Daughters - Nasir Jones & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Patrick Adams, Gary Decarlo, Dale Frashuer & Paul Leka, songwriters) (Nas) Track From: Life Is Good
• Lotus Flower Bomb - Olubowale Akintimehin, S. Joseph Dew, Jerrin Howard, Walker Johnson & Miguel Jontel Pimentel, songwriters (Wale Featuring Miguel)
• Mercy - Sean Anderson, Tauheed Epps, Stephan Taft, James Thomas, Terrence Thornton & Kanye West, songwriters (Denzie Beagle, Winston Riley & Reggie Williams, songwriters) (Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)
• The Motto - Dwayne Carter, Aubrey Graham & Tyler Williams, songwriters (Drake Featuring Lil' Wayne)
• ... In Paris - Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West, Songwriters (W.A. Donaldson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
• Young, Wild & Free - Calvin Broadus, Chris Brody Brown, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Peter Hernandez & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (t. Bluechel, M. Borrow, T. Griffin, K. Jackson, N. Lee & M. Newman, songwriters) (Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa featuring Bruno Mars)

Best Rap Album

• Take Care - Drake
• Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1 - Lupe Fiasco
• Life Is Good - Nas
• Undun - The Roots
• God Forgives, I Don't - Rick Ross
• Based On A T.r.u. Story - 2 Chainz

Country Field

Best Country Solo Performance

• Home - Dierks Bentley
• Springsteen - Eric Church
• Cost Of Livin' - Ronnie Dunn
• Wanted - Hunter Hayes
• Over - Blake Shelton
• Blown Away - Carrie Underwood

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

• Even If It Breaks Your Heart - Eli Young Band
• Pontoon - Little Big Town
• Safe & Sound - Taylor Swift & The Civil Wars
• On The Outskirts Of Town - The Time Jumpers
• I Just Come Here For The Music - Don Williams Featuring Alison Krauss

Best Country Song

• Blown Away - Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
• Cost Of Livin' - Phillip Coleman & Ronnie Dunn, songwriters (Ronnie Dunn)
• Even If It Breaks Your Heart - Will Hoge & Eric Paslay, songwriters (Eli Young Band)
• So You Don't Have To Love Me Anymore - Jay Knowles & Adam Wright, songwriters (Alan Jackson)
• Springsteen - Eric Church, Jeff Hyde & Ryan Tyndell, songwriters (Eric Church)

Best Country Album

• Uncaged - Zac Brown Band
• Hunter Hayes - Hunter Hayes
• Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochran - Jamey Johnson
• Four The Record - Miranda Lambert
• The Time Jumpers - The Time Jumpers

New Age Field

Best New Age Album

• Echoes Of Love - Omar Akram
• Live Ananda - Krishna Das
• Bindu - Michael Brant Demaria
• Deep Alpha - Steven Halpern
• Light Body - Peter Kater
• Troubadours On The Rhine - Loreena McKennitt

Jazz Field

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

• Cross Roads - Ravi Coltrane, soloist
• Hot House - Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists
• Alice In Wonderland - Chick Corea, soloist
• J. Mac - Kenny Garrett, soloist
• Ode - Brad Mehldau, soloist

Best Jazz Vocal Album

• Soul Shadows - Denise Donatelli
• 1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project - Kurt Elling
• Live - Al Jarreau (and The Metropole Orkest)
• The Book Of Chet - Luciana Souza
• Radio Music Society - Esperanza Spalding

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

• Further Explorations - Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez & Paul Motian
• Hot House - Chick Corea & Gary Burton
• Seeds From The Underground - Kenny Garrett
• Blue Moon - Ahmad Jamal
• Unity Band - Pat Metheny Unity Band

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• Centennial: Newly Discovered Works Of Gil Evans - Gil Evans Project
• For The Moment - Bob Mintzer Big Band
• Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You) - Arturo Sandoval

Best Latin Jazz Album

• Flamenco Sketches - Chano Domínguez
• ¡ritmo! - The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band
• Multiverse - Bobby Sanabria Big Band
• Duos Iii - Luciana Souza
• New Cuban Express - Manuel Valera New Cuban Express

Gospel Field

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

• Jesus, Friend Of Sinners - Casting Crowns
• Take Me To The King - Tamela Mann
• Go Get It - Mary Mary
• 10,000 Reasons (bless The Lord) - Matt Redman
• My Testimony - Marvin Sapp

Best Gospel Song

• Go Get It - Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, Songwriters (Mary Mary)
• Hold On - Cheryl Fortune, James Fortune & Terence Vaughn, songwriters (James Fortune & Fiya, Monica & Fred Hammond)
• I Feel Good - Phillip Feaster, Fred Hammond, Jonathan Miller & Calvin Rodgers, songwriters (Fred Hammond)
• My Testimony - Aaron Lindsey & Marvin Sapp, songwriters (Marvin Sapp)
• Released - Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Bill Winston & Living Word Featuring Donald Lawrence)

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song

• Jesus, Friend Of Sinners - Mark Hall & Matthew West, songwriters (Casting Crowns)
• 10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord) - Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman, songwriters (Matt Redman)
• When Mercy Found Me - Jeff Pardo & Rhett Walker, songwriters (Rhett Walker Band)
• White Flag - Jason Ingram, Matt Maher, Matt Redman & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Passion & Chris Tomlin)
• Your Presence Is Heaven - Israel Houghton & Micah Massey, songwriters (Israel & New Breed)

Best Gospel Album

• Identity - James Fortune & Fiya
• Jesus At The Center Live - Israel & New Breed
• Gravity - Lecrae
• I Win - Marvin Sapp
• Worship Soul - Anita Wilson

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

• Come To The Well - Casting Crowns
• Where I Find You - Kari Jobe
• Gold - Britt Nicole
• Eye On It - Tobymac
• Into The Light - Matthew West

Latin Field

Best Latin Pop Album

• Independiente - Ricardo Arjona
• Ilusión - Fonseca
• Kany Garcia - Kany Garcia
• ¿con Quién Se Queda El Perro? - Jesse Y Joy
• Mtv Unplugged Deluxe Edition - Juanes

Best Latin Rock, Urban Or Alternative Album

• Campo - Campo
• Déjenme Llorar - Carla Morrison
• Imaginaries - Quetzal
• Electro-jarocho - Sistema Bomb
• La Bala - Ana Tijoux

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano)

• Pecados Y Milagros - Lila Downs
• Sembrando Flores - Los Cojolites
• 365 Días - Los Tucanes De Tijuana
• Oye - Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
• El Primer Ministro - Gerardo Ortiz

Best Tropical Latin Album

• Cubano Soy - Raúl Lara Y Sus Soneros
• Desde Nueva York A Puerto Rico - Eddie Montalvo
• Retro - Marlow Rosado Y La Riqueña
• Formula Vol. 1 - Romeo Santos

American Roots

Best Americana Album

• The Carpenter - The Avett Brothers
• From The Ground Up - John Fullbright
• The Lumineers - The Lumineers
• Babel - Mumford & Sons
• Slipstream - Bonnie Raitt

Best Bluegrass Album

• The Gospel Side Of - Dailey & Vincent
• Life Finds A Way - The Grascals
• Beat The Devil And Carry A Rail - Noam Pikelny
• Scratch Gravel Road - Special Consensus
• Nobody Knows You - Steep Canyon Rangers

Best Blues Album

• 33 1/3 - Shemekia Copeland
• Locked Down - Dr. John
• Let It Burn - Ruthie Foster
• And Still I Rise - Heritage Blues Orchestra
• Bring It On Home - Joan Osborne

Best Folk Album

• Leaving Eden - Carolina Chocolate Drops
• Election Special - Ry Cooder
• Hambone's Meditations - Luther Dickinson
• The Goat Rodeo Sessions - Yo-yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile
• This One's For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark - (Various Artists) Shawn Camp & Tamara Saviano, producers

Best Regional Roots Music Album

• Malama Ko Aloha (Keep Your Love) - Keola Beamer
• Shi Kéyah Songs For The People - Radmilla Cody
• Pilialoha - Weldon Kekauoha
• Nothin' But The Best - Corey Ledet With Anthony Dopsie, Dwayne Dopsie And André Thierry
• The Band Courtbouillon - Wayne Toups, Steve Riley & Wilson Savoy

Reggae Field

Best Reggae Album

• Rebirth - Jimmy Cliff
• Miracle - The Original Wailers
• Tomahawk Technique - Sean Paul
• New Legend - Jamaica 50th Edition - Sly & Robbie & The Jam Masters
• Reggae Got Soul: Unplugged On Strawberry Hill - Toots And The Maytals

World Music Field

Best World Music Album

• Folila - Amadou & Mariam
• On A Gentle Island Breeze - Daniel Ho
• Jabulani - Hugh Masekela
• Traveller - Anoushka Shankar
• The Living Room Sessions Part 1 - Ravi Shankar

Children's Field

Best Children's Album

• Can You Canoe? - The Okee Dokee Brothers
• High Dive And Other Things That Could Have Happened ... - Bill Harley
• Jumpinjazz Kids - A Swinging Jungle Tale - Featuring Al Jarreau, Hubert Laws And Dee Dee Bridgewater - James Murray & Various Artists
• Little Seed: Songs For Children By Woody Guthrie - Elizabeth Mitchell
• Radio Jungle - The Pop Ups

Spoken Word Field

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)

• American Grown (Michelle Obama) - (Various Artists) Scott Creswell & Dan Zitt, producers
• Back To Work: Why We Need Smart Government For A Strong Economy - Bill Clinton
• Drift: The Unmooring Of American Military - Rachel Maddow
• Seriously... I'm Kidding - Ellen Degeneres
• Society's Child: My Autobiography - Janis Ian

Comedy Field

Best Comedy Album

• Blow Your Pants Off - Jimmy Fallon
• Cho Dependent (live In Concert) - Margaret Cho
• In God We Rust - Lewis Black
• Kathy Griffin: Seaman 1st Class - Kathy Griffin
• Mr. Universe - Jim Gaffigan
• Rize Of The Fenix - Tenacious D

Musical Theater Field

Musical Theater Album

• Follies - Danny Burstein, Jan Maxwell, Elaine Paige, Bernadette Peters & Ron Raines, Principal Soloists; Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, producers (Stephen Sondheim, Composer/lyricist) (New Broadway Cast With Danny Burstein, Jan Maxwell, Elaine Paige, Bernadette Peters, Ron Raines & Others)
• The Gershwins' Porgy And Bess - David Alan Grier, Norm Lewis & Audra Mcdonald, Principal Soloists; Tommy Krasker, producer (George Gershwin, Composer; Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward & Dubose Heyward, Lyricists) (New Broadway Cast With Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis, David Alan Grier & Others)
• Newsies - Jeremy Jordan & Kara Lindsay, principal soloists; Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken & Chris Montan, Producers (Alan Menken, Composer; Jack Feldman, Lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Jeremy Jordan, Kara Lindsay & Others)
• Nice Work If You Can Get It - Matthew Broderick & Kelli O'Hara, principal soloists; David Chase, Bill Elliott & Robert Sher, producers (George Gershwin, Composer; Ira Gershwin, Lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Matthew Broderick, Kelli O'Hara & Others)
• Once: A New Musical - Steve Kazee & Cristin Milioti, Principal Soloists; Steven Epstein & Martin Lowe, producers (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, Composers/lyricists) (Original Broadway Cast With Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti & Others)

Music For Visual Media

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

• The Descendants - (Various Artists)
• Marley- (Bob Marley & The Wailers)
• Midnight In Paris- (Various Artists)
• He Muppets- (Various Artists)
• Rock Of Ages- (Various Artists)

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

• The Adventures Of Tintin - The Secret Of The Unicorn - John Williams, Composer
• The Artist - Ludovic Bource, Composer
• The Dark Knight Rises - Hans Zimmer, Composer
• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Composers
• Hugo - Howard Shore, Composer
• Journey - Austin Wintory, Composer

Best Song Written For Visual Media

• Abraham's Daughter (from The Hunger Games) - T Bone Burnett, Win Butler & Régine Chassagne, Songwriters (Arcade Fire)
• Learn Me Right (from Brave) - Mumford & Sons, Songwriters (Birdy & Mumford & Sons)
• Let Me Be Your Star (from Smash) - Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman, Songwriters (Katharine Mcphee & Megan Hilty)
• Man Or Muppet (from The Muppets) Bret Mckenzie, Songwriter (Jason Segel & Walter)
• Safe & Sound (from The Hunger Games) - T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White & Joy Williams, Songwriters (Taylor Swift Featuring The Civil Wars)

Composing / Arranging Field

Best Instrumental Composition

• December Dream - Chuck Loeb, Composer (fourplay)
• Mozart Goes Dancing - Chick Corea, Composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton)
• Music Of Ansel Adams: America - Chris Brubeck & Dave Brubeck, Composers (Temple University Symphony Orchestra)
• Overture, Waltz And Rondo - Bill Cunliffe, Composer (Temple University Symphony Orchestra)
• Without A Paddle - Bill Holman, Composer (Tall & Small)

Best Instrumental Arrangement

• Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite For Ellington - Michael Philip Mossman, Arranger (Bobby Sanabria Big Band)
• How About You - Gil Evans, Arranger (Gil Evans Project)
• Irrequieto - Bob Mintzer, Arranger (Bob Mintzer Big Band)
• A Night In Tunisia (Actually An Entire Weekend!) - Wally Minko, Arranger (Arturo Sandoval)
• Salt Peanuts! (Mani Salado) - Gordon Goodwin, Arranger (Arturo Sandoval)

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

• City Of Roses - Thara Memory & Esperanza Spalding, Arrangers (Esperanza Spalding)
• Look To The Rainbow - Gil Evans, Arranger (Gil Evans Project And Luciana Souza)
• Out There - Shelly Berg, Arranger (Lorraine Feather)
• Spain (I Can Recall) - Vince Mendoza, Arranger (Al Jarreau And The Metropole Orkest)
• Wild Is The Wind - Nan Schwartz, Arranger (Whitney Claire Kaufman And Andrew Playfoot)

Package Field

Best Recording Package

• Biophilia - Michael Amzalag & Mathias Augustyniak, Art Directors (Björk)
• Boys & Girls - Brett Kilroe, Art Director (Alabama Shakes)
• Charmer - Gail Marowitz, Art Director (aimee Mann)
• Love This Giant - Noah Wall, Art Director (David Byrne & St. Vincent)
• Swing Lo Magellan - David Longstreth, Art Director (Dirty Projectors)

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (soundtrack From The Motion Picture) - Rob Sheridan, Art Director (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)
• Go Fly A Kite - Liz Kweller, Art Director (Ben Kweller)
• Ram - Paul McCartney Archive Collection (Deluxe Edition) - Simon Earith & James Musgrave, Art Directors (Paul And Linda McCartney)
• Some Girls: Super Deluxe Edition - Stephen Kennedy, Art Director (The Rolling Stones)
• Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection - Fritz Klaetke, Art Director (Woody Guthrie)

Album Notes Field

Best Album Notes

• Banjo Diary: Lessons From Tradition - Stephen Wade, Album Notes Writer (Stephen Wade)
• First Recordings: 50th Anniversary Edition - Hans Olof Gottfridsson, Album Notes Writer (The Beatles With Tony Sheridan)
• The Pearl Sessions - Holly George-warren, Album Notes Writer (Janis Joplin)
• Piazzolla In Brooklyn - Fernando Gonzalez, Album Notes Writer (Pablo Aslan Quintet)

Historical Notes

Best Historical Album

• He Is My Story: The Sanctified Soul Of Arizona Dranes - Josh Rosenthal, Compilation Producer; Bryan Hoffa & Christopher King, Mastering Engineers (Arizona Dranes)
• Old-time Smoky Mountain Music: 34 Historic Songs, Ballads, And Instrumentals Recorded In The Great Smoky Mountains By "song Catcher" Joseph S. Hall - Kent Cave, Michael Montgomery & Ted Olson, Compilation Producers; John Fleenor & Steve Kemp, Mastering Engineers (Various Artists)
• Opika Pende: Africa At 78 Rpm - Steven Lance Ledbetter & Jonathan Ward, Compilation Producers; Michael Graves, Mastering Engineer (Various Artists)
• Ram - Paul McCartney Archive Collection (Deluxe Edition) - Paul McCartney, Compilation Producer; Simon Gibson, Guy Massey & Steve Rooke, Mastering Engineers (Paul And Linda McCartney)
• The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Box Set) - Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson & Dennis Wolfe, Compilation Producers; Mark Linett, Mastering Engineer (The Beach Boys)
• Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection - Jeff Place & Robert Santelli, Compilation Producers; Pete Reiniger, Mastering Engineer (Woody Guthrie)

Production, Non-classical Field

Best Engineered Album, Non-classical

• The Absence - Moogie Canazio & Al Schmitt, Engineers; Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer (Melody Gardot)
• Ashes & Fire - Glyn Johns, Engineer; Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer (Ryan Adams)
• The Goat Rodeo Sessions - Richard King, Engineer; Richard King, Mastering Engineer (Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile)
• Love Is A Four Letter Word - Joe Chiccarelli, Steve Churchyard, Lars Fox, Graham Hope, Tony Maserati & Morgan Stratton, Engineers; Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer (Jason Mraz)
• Slingshot - Helik Hadar, Engineer; Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer (Rebecca Pidgeon)

Producer Of The Year, Non-classical

• Dan Auerbach
• Jeff Bhasker
• Diplo
• Markus Dravs
• Salaam Remi

Best Remixed Recording, Non-classical

• In My Mind (Axwell Remix) - Axel Hedfors, Remixer (Ivan Gough & Feenixpawl Featuring Georgi Kay)
• Lie Down In Darkness (Photek Remix) - Photek, Remixer (Moby)
• Midnight City (eric Prydz Private Remix) Eric Prydz, Remixer (m83) - - Promises (Skrillex & Nero Remix) - Skrillex, Remixer (nero)
• The Veldt (Tommy Trash Remix) - Thomas Olsen, Remixer (deadmau5 Featuring Chris James)

Surround Sound Field

Best Surround Sound Album

• Chamberland - David Miles Huber, Surround Mix Engineer; David Miles Huber, Surround Mastering Engineer; David Miles Huber, Surround Producer (David Miles Huber)
• Modern Cool - Jim Anderson, Surround Mix Engineer; Darcy Proper, Surround Mastering Engineer; Michael Friedman, Surround Producer (Patricia Barber)
• Quiet Winter Night - Morten Lindberg, Surround Mix Engineer; Morten Lindberg, Surround Mastering Engineer; Morten Lindberg, Surround Producer (Hoff Ensemble)
• Rupa-khandha - Daniel Shores, Surround Mix Engineer; Daniel Shores, Surround Mastering Engineer; Marina Ledin & Victor Ledin, Surround Producers (Los Angeles Percussion Quartet)
• Storm Corrosion - Steven Wilson, Surround Mix Engineer; Steven Wilson, Surround Mastering Engineer; Steven Wilson, Surround Producer (Storm Corrosion)

Production, Classical Field

Best Engineered Album, Classical

• Americana - Daniel Shores, Engineer; Daniel Shores, Mastering Engineer (Modern Mandolin Quartet)
• Beethoven: The Late String Quartets, Op. 127 & 131 - Bruce Egre, Engineer (Brentano String Quartet)
• Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen - Tom Caulfield & John Newton, Engineers; Mark Donahue, Mastering Engineer (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)
• Music For A Time Of War - Jesse Lewis & John Newton, Engineers; Jesse Brayman, Mastering Engineer (Carlos Kalmar & The Oregon Symphony)
• Souvenir - Morten Lindberg, Engineer; Morten Lindberg, Mastering Engineer (trondheimsolistene)

Producer Of The Year, Classical

• Blanton Alspaugh
• Tim Handley
• Marina Ledin, Victor Ledin
• James Mallinson
• Dan Merceruio

Classical Field

Best Orchestral Performance

• Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride In A Fast Machine - Michael Tilson Thomas, Conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
• Mahler: Symphony No. 1 - Iván Fischer, Conductor (Budapest Festival Orchestra)
• Music For A Time Of War - Carlos Kalmar, Conductor (Oregon Symphony)
• Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances - Valery Gergiev, Conductor (London Symphony Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording

• Berg: Lulu - Michael Boder, Conductor; Paul Groves, Ashley Holland, Julia Juon & Patricia Petibon; Johannes Müller, Producer (Symphony Orchestra Of The Gran Teatre Del Liceu)
• Handel: Agrippina - René Jacobs, Conductor; Marcos Fink, Sunhae Im, Bejun Mehta, Alexandrina Pendatchanska & Jennifer Rivera (Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin)
• Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress - Vladimir Jurowski, Conductor; Topi Lehtipuu, Miah Persson & Matthew Rose; Johannes Müller, Producer (London Philharmonic Orchestra; Glyndebourne Chorus)
• Vivaldi: Teuzzone - Jordi Savall, Conductor; Delphine Galou, Paolo Lopez, Roberta Mameli, Raffaella Milanesi & Furio Zanasi (Le Concert Des Nations)
• Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen - James Levine & Fabio Luisi, Conductors; Hans-peter König, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel & Deborah Voigt; Jay David Saks, Producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

Best Choral Performance

• Handel: Israel In Egypt - Julian Wachner, Conductor (Trinity Baroque Orchestra; Trinity Choir Wall Street)
• Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen - Charles Bruffy, Conductor (Matthew Gladden, Lindsey Lang, Rebecca Lloyd, Sarah Tannehill & Pamela Williamson; Kansas City Chorale)
• Ligeti: Requiem; Apparitions; San Francisco Polyphony - Peter Eötvös, Conductor (Barbara Hannigan & Susan Parry; Wdr Sinfonieorchester Köln; Swr Vokalensemble Stuttgart & Wdr Rundfunkchor Köln)
• The Nightingale - Stephen Layton, Conductor (Michala Petri; Danish National Vocal Ensemble)
• Striggio: Mass For 40 & 60 Voices - Hervé Niquet, Conductor (Le Concert Spirituel)

Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

• Americana - Modern Mandolin Quartet
• Meanwhile - Eighth Blackbird
• Mind Meld - Zofo Duet
• Profanes Et Sacrées - Boston Symphony Chamber Players
• Rupa-khandha - Los Angeles Percussion Quartet

Classical Instrumental Solo

• Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Clavier - András Schiff
• The Complete Harpsichord Works Of Rameau - Jory Vinikour
• Gál & Elgar: Cello Concertos - Claudio Cruz, Conductor; Antonio Meneses (Northern Sinfonia)
• Holst: The Planets - Hansjörg Albrecht
• Kurtág & Ligeti: Music For Viola - Kim Kashkashian

Classical Vocal Solo

• Debussy: Clair De Lune - Natalie Dessay (Henri Chalet; Philippe Cassard, Karine Deshayes & Catherine Michel; Le Jeune Coeur De Paris) Homecoming: Kansas City Symphony Presents Joyce Didonato - Joyce Didonato (Michael Stern; Kansas City Symphony)
• Paris Days, Berlin Nights - Ute Lemper (Stefan Malzew & Vogler Quartet)
• Poémes - Renée Fleming (Alan Gilbert & Seiji Ozawa; Orchestre National De France & Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France)
• Sogno Barocco - Anne Sofie Von Otter (Leonardo García Alarcón; Sandrine Piau & Susanna Sundberg; Ensemble Cappella Mediterranea)

Classical Compendium

• Partch: Bitter Music - Partch, Ensemble; John Schneider, Producer
• Penderecki: Fonogrammi; Horn Concerto; Partita; The Awakening Of Jacob; Anaklasis - Antoni Wit, Conductor; Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin, Producers
• Une Fête Baroque - Emmanuelle Haïm, Conductor; Daniel Zalay, Producer

Contemporary Classical Composition

• Hartke, Stephen: Meanwhile - Incidental Music To Imaginary Puppet Plays Stephen Hartke, Composer (eighth blackbird)
• León, Tania: Inura For Voices, Strings & Percussion - Tania León, Composer (Tania León, Son Sonora Voices, Dancebrazil Percussion & Son Sonora Ensemble)
• Praulins, Ugis: The Nightingale - Ugis Praulins, Composer (Stephen Layton, Michala Petri & Danish National Vocal Ensemble)
• Rautavaara, Einojuhani: Cello Concerto No. 2 'towards The Horizon' - Einojuhani Rautavaara, Composer (Truls ørk, John Storgárds & Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
• Stucky, Steven: August 4, 1964 - Steven Stucky, Composer; Gene Scheer, Librettist (Jaap Van Zweden, Dallas Symphony Chorus & Orchestra)

Music Video

Short Form Music Video

• Houdini - Foster The People | Daniels, Video Directors; Gaetano Crupi, Video Producer
• No Church In The Wild - Jay-Z & Kanye West Featuring Frank Ocean & The-dream | Romain Gervais, Video Director; Mourad Belkeddan, Video Producer
• Bad Girls - M.I.A | Romain Gavras, Video Director; Romain Gavras, Video Producer
• We Found Love - Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris | Melina Matsoukas, Video Director; Juliette Larthe & Ben Sullivan, Video Producers
• Run Boy Run - Woodkid | Yoann Lemoine, Video Director; Roman Pichon, Video Producer

Long Form Music Video

• Big Easy Express - Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros & Old Crow Medicine Show | Emmett Malloy, Video Director; Bryan Ling, Mike Luba & Tim Lynch, Video Producers
• Bring Me Home - Live 2011 - Sade | Sophie Muller, Video Director; Roger Davies, Grant Jue & Sophie Muller, Video Producers
• Radio Music Society - Esperanza Spalding | Pilar Sanz, Video Director; Esperanza Spalding, Video Producer
• Get Along - Tegan & Sara | Salazar, Video Director; Nick Blasko, Piers Henwood, Sara Quin & Tegan Quin, Video Producers
• From The Sky Down - U2 | Davis Guggenheim, Video Director; Belisa Balaban, Brian Celler, Davis Guggenheim & Ted Skillman, Video Producers