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    2013 : 55th Annual @TheGRAMMYs Awards [nominations]

    The 55th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on February 10, 2013, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The show will be broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT and will be hosted for the second time by LL Cool J.

    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
    >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 HammondI 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
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