Grammy Award Nominee List Announced

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by Edwin on December 2, 2011 · 0 comments

The Grammy Awards will be airing on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT.  Here’s the exhaustive list of nominees:

 

Album of the Year

21, Adele

Wasting Light, Foo Fighters

Born This Way, Lady Gaga

Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars

Loud, Rihanna

 

Record of the Year

“Rolling in the Deep,” Adele

“Holocene,” Bon Iver

“Grenade,” Bruno Mars

“The Cave,” Mumford & Sons

“Firework,” Katy Perry

 

Song of the Year

“All of the Lights,” Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie (Writer: Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter and Kanye West)

“The Cave,” Mumford & Sons (Writers: Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford and Country Winston)

“Grenade,” Bruno Mars (Writers: Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars and Andrew Wyatt)

“Holocene,” Bon Iver (Writer: Justin Vernon)

“Rolling in the Deep,” Adele (Writers: Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth)

 

Best New Artist

Nicki Minaj

Bon Iver

The Band Perry

J. Cole

Skrillex

 

Best Female Pop Solo Performance

“Someone Like You,” Adele

“You and I,” Lady Gaga

“Grenade,” Bruno Mars

“Firework,” Katy Perry

“F–kin’ Perfect,” Pink

 

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 and 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

 

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

4×4=12, Deadmau5

Nothing But the Beat, David Guetta

Body Talk, Pt. 3, Robyn

Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites, Skrillex

 

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Duets II, Tony Bennett and Various Artists

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

 

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,” Mumford & Sons (Writers: Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford and Country Winston)

“Down by the Water,” The Decemberists (Writer: Colin Meloy)

“Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall,” Coldplay (Writers: Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin)

“Lotus Flower,” Radiohead (Writers: Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Phil Selway and Thom Yorke)

“Walk,” Foo Fighters (Writers: 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

 

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

 

Best R&B Performance

“Far Away,” Marsha Ambrosius

“Pieces of Me,” Ledisi

“Not My Daddy,” Kelly Price and Stokely

“Is This Love,” Corinne Bailey Rae

“You Are,” Charlie Wilson

 

Best Traditional R&B Performance

“Sometimes I Cry,” Eric Benet

“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 (Writers: Marsha Ambrosius, Sterling Simms and Justin Smith)

“Fool for You,” Cee Lo Green and Melanie Fiona (Writers: Cee Lo Green and Jack Splash)

“Not My Daddy,” Kelly Price and Stockley (Writer: Kelly Price)

“Pieces of Me,” Ledisi (Writers: Charles Harmon, Claude Kelly and Ledisi Young

“You Are,” Charlie Wilson (Writers: Dennis Bettis, Carl M. Days Jr., Wirlie Morris, Charlie Wilson and Mahin 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

 

Best Rap Performance

“Look at Me Now,” Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes

“Otis,” Kanye West and Jay-Z

“The Show Goes On,” Lupe Fiasco

“Moment 4 Life,” Nicki Minaj and Drake

“Black and Yellow,” Wiz Khalifa

 

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

“Party,” Beyoncè and Andrè 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 and Drake

“Motivation,” Kelly Rowland and 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 (Writers: Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter and Kanye West)

“Black and Yellow,” Wiz Khalifa (Writers: Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Cameron Thomaz)

“I Need a Doctor,” Dr. Dre, Eminem and Skylar Grey (Writers: Andre Young, Marshall MAthers III, Alexander Grant and Skylar Grey

“Look at Me Now,” Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes (Writers: Jean Baptiste, Chris Brown, Ryan Buendia, Trevor Smith, Dwayne Carther Jr., and Wesley Pentz)

“Otis,” Kanye West and Jay-Z (Writers: Shawn Carter and Kanye West)

“The Show Goes On,” Lupe Fiasco (Writers: Dustin William Brower, Jonathon Keith Brown, Daniel Johnson, Kane and Wasalu Muhammad Jaco)

 

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

 

Bset 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 and Kelly Clarkson

“You and Tequila,” Kenny Chesney and 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,” Thompson Square (Writers: Jim Collins and David Lee Murphy)

“God Gave Me You,” Blake Shelton (Writers: Dave Barnes)

“Just Fishin’,” Trace Adkins (Writers: Casey Beathard, Money Criswell and Ed Hill)

“Mean,” Taylor Swift (Writers: Taylor Swift)

“Threaten Me With Heaven,” Vince Gill (Writers: Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will Owsley and Dillon O’Brian)

“You and Tequila,” Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter (Writers: Matraca Berg and Deana Carter)

 

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

 

Best New Age Album

Northern Seas, Al Conti

Gaia, Michael Brant DeMaria

Wind, Rock, Sea and FlamePeter Kater

What’s It All About, Pat Metheny

Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 6, Zamora

 

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 and 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 and White

Alone at the Vanguard, Fred Hersch

Bird Songs, Joe Lovano/Us Five

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 and the Aftro Latin Jazz Orchestra

Legacy, Gerald Wilson Orchestra

Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook, Miguel Zenón

 

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 Life My Hands,” Chris Tomlin

 

Best Gospel Song

“Hello Fear,” Kirk Franklin (Writer: Kirk Franklin)

“Sitting With Me,” Mary Mary (Writers: Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Gerald Haddon and Tammi Haddon)

“Spiritual,” Donald Lawrence and Co. and Blanche McAllister-Dykes (Writer: Donald Lawrence)

“Trust Me,” Richard Smallwood and Vision (Writer: Richard Smallwood)

“Window,” Canton Jones (Writer: Canton Jones)

 

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song

“Blessings,” Laura Story (Writer: Laura Story)

“Hold Me,” Jamie Grace and Tobymac (Writers: Jamie Grace Harper, Toby McKeehan and Christopher Stevens)

“I Life My Hands,” Chris Tomlin (Writers: Louie Giglio, Matt Maher and Chris Tomlin)

“Strong Enough,” Matthew West (Writer: Matthew West)

“Your Love,” Brandon Heath (Writers: Brandon Heath and Jason Ingram)

 

Best Gospel Album

The Love Album, Kim Burrell

The Journey, Andraé Crouch

Hello Fear, Kirk Franklin

Something Big, Mary Mary

Angel and 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 and White, Royal Tailor

And If Our God Is for Us…, Chris Tomlin

 

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

Orale, 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

 

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 and Union Station

Reason and Rhyme: Bluegrass Songs By Robert Hunter and Jim Lauderdale, Jim Lauderdale

Rare Bird Alert, Steve Martin and the 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 and 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 and 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 and the Mamou Playboys

Not Just Another Polka, Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra

 

Best Reggae Album

Harlem-Kingston Express Live!, Monty Alexander

Reggae Knights, Israel Vibration

Revelation Part 1: The Root of Life, Stephen Marley

Wild and Free, Ziggy Marley

Summer in Kingston, Shaggy

 

Best World Music Album

AfroCubism, AfroCubism

Africa For Africa, Femi Kuti

Songs From a Zulu Farm, Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Tassili, Tinariwen

 

Best Children’s Album

All About Bullies…Big and Small, Various Artists

Are We There Yet?, the Papa Hugs Band

Fitness Rock and Roll, Miss Amy

GulfAlive, the Banana Plant

I Love: Tom T. Hall’s Songs of Fox Hollow, Various Artists

 

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Story Telling)

Bossypants, Tina Fey

Fab Fan Memories: The Beatles Bond, Various Artists

Hamlet (William Shakespeare), Dan Donohue and Various Artists

If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t), Betty White

The Mark of Zorro, Val Kilmer and Cast

 

Best Comedy Album

Alpocalypse, “Weird Al” Yankovic

Finest Hour, Patton Oswalt

Hilarious, Louis C.K.

Kathy Griffin: 50 and Not Pregnant, Kathy Griffin

Turtleneck and Chain, the Lonely Island

 

Best Musical Theater Album

Anything Goes, Sutton Foster and Joel Grey

The Book of Mormon, Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells

How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, John Larroquette and Daniel Radcliffe

 

Best Compilation Sountrack For Visual Media

Boardwalk Empire: Volume 1, Varous Artists

Burlesque, Christina Aguilera

Glee: The Music, Volume 4Glee cast

Tangled, Various Artists

True Blood: Volume 3, Various Artists

 

Best Score Sountrack 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, Justin Bieber (Writer: Diane Warren)

“Christmastime Is Killing Us,” from Family Guy, Danny Smith, Ron Jones and Seth MacFarlane (Writers: Danny Smith, Ron Jones and Seth MacFarlane)

“I See the Light,” from Tangled, Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi (Writers: Alan Menken and Glenn Slater)

“So Long,” from Winnie The Pooh, Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward (Writer: Zooey Deschanel)

“Where the River Goes,” from Footloose, Zac Brown (Writers: Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, Drew Pearson and Anne Preven)

“You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me,” from Burlesque, Cher (Writer: Diane Warren)

 

Best Instrumental Composition

“Falling Men,” John Hollenbeck

“Hunting Wabbits 3 (Get Off My Lawn),” Gordon Goodwin

“I Talk To The Trees,” Randy Brecker

“Life In Eleven,” Béla Fleck and Howard Levy

“Timeline,” Russell Ferrante

 

Best Instrumental Arrangement

“All or Nothing at All,” Peter Jensen

“In The Beginning,” Clare Fischer

“Nasty Dance,” Bob Brookmeyer

“Rhapsody in Blue,” Gordon Goodwin

“Song Without Words,” Carlos Franzetti

 

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

“Ao Mar,” Vince Mendoza

“Moon Over Bourbon Street,” Rob Mathes

“On Broadway,” Kevin Axt, Ray Brinker, Trey Henry, Christian Jacob and Tierney Sutton

“Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me),” Jorge Calandrelli

“The Windmills of Your Mind,” William A. Ross

 

Best Recording Package

“Chickenfoot III,” Todd Gallopo

“Good Luck and True Love,” Sarah Dodds and Shauna Dodds

“Rivers and Homes,” Jonathan Dagan

“Scenes From the Suburbs,” Vincent Morisset

“Watch the Throne,” Virgil Abloh

 

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

The King of Limbs, Donald Twait and Zachariah Wildwood

The Promise: The Darkness On the Edge of Town Story, Dave Bett and Michelle Holme

25th Anniversary Music Box, Matt Taylor and Ellen Wakayama

25 Years, James Spindler

Wingless Angels- Deluxe Edition, David Gorman

 

Best Album Note

The Bang Years 1966-1968, Neil Diamond

The Bristol Sessions, 1927-1928: The Big Bang of Country Music, Ted Olson and Tony Russell

Complete Mythology, Ken Shipley

Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads and Byond as Recorded By the San francisco Bay by Chris Strachwitz in the 1960s, Adam Machado

The Music City Story: Street Corner Doo Wop, Raw R&B And Soulful Sounds From Berkeley, California 1950-75, Alec Palao

 

Best Historical Album

Band on the Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection, Deluxe Edition), Paul McCartney, Sam Okell and Steve Rooke

The Bristol Sessions, 1927-1928: The Big Bang of Country Music, Christopher C. King, Chris Zwarg and Ted Olsonn

Complete Mythology, Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier, Jeff Lipton and Ken Shipley

Hear Me Howling! Blues, Ballads and Byond as Recorded By the San Francisco Bay by Chris Strachwitz in the 1960s, Chris Strachwitz and Mike Cogan

Young Man With the Big Beat: The Complete ’56 Elvis Presley Masters, Ernst Mikael Jorgensen and Vic Anesini

 

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Follow Me Down, Brandon Bell, Gary Paczosa, Sangwook “Sunny” Nam and Doug Sax

The Harrow and the Harvest, Matt Andrews and Stephen Marcussen

Music Is Better Than Words, Rich Breen, Frank Filipetti and Bob Ludwig

The Next Right Thing, Kevin Killen, Brendan Muldowney, John Shyloski and John Shyloski

Paper Airplane, Mike Shipley and Brad Blackwood

 

Producer Of the Year, Non-Classical

Danger Mouse

Paul Epworth

The Smeezingtons

Ryan Tedder

Butch Vig

 

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

“Cinema (Skrillex Remix),” Sonny Moore

“Collide (Afrojack Remix),” Afrojack

“End of Line (Photek Remix),” Photek

“Only Girl (In the World) (Rosabel Club Mix),” Abel Aguilera and Ralphi Rosario

“Rope (Deadmau5 Mix),” Deadmau5

 

Best Surround Sound Album

An Evening With Dave Grusin, Various Artists

Grace For Drowning, Steven Wilson

Kind, Lindberg Lyd

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs (Super Deluxe Edition), Derek and The Dominos

Spohr: String Sextet in C Major, Op. 140 and Nonet in F Major, Op. 31, Camerata Freden

 

Best Engineered Album, Classical

Aldridge: Elmer Gantry, Byeong-Joon Hwang, John Newton, Jesse Lewis

Glazunov: Complete Concertos, Richard King

Mackey: Lonely Motel- Music From Slide, Tom Lazarus, Bill Maylone and Joe Lambert

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 and 4, Arne Akselberg

Weinberg: Symphony No. 3 and Suite No. 4 From “The Golden Key,” Torbjörn Samuelsson

 

Best Producer of the Year, Classical

Blanton Alspaugh

Manfred Eicher

David Frost

Peter Rutenberg

Judith Sherman

 

Best Orchestral Performance

“Bowen: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2,” BBC Philharmonic

“Brahms: Symphony No. 4,” Los Angeles Philharmonic

“Haydn: Symphonies 104, 88, and 101,” Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

“Henze: Symphonies Nos. 3-5,” Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin

“Martinu: The 6 Symphonies,” BBC Symphony Orchestra

 

Best Opera Recording

“Adams: Doctor Atomic,” Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus

“Britten: Billy Budd,” London Philharmonic Orchestra; Glyndebourne Chorus

“Rautavaara: Kaivos,” Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra; Kaivos Chrous

“Verdi: La Traviata,” Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus

“Vivaldi: Ercole Sul Termodonte,” Europa Galante; Coro Da Camera Santa Cecilia Di Borgo San Lorenzo

 

Best Choral Performance

“Beyond All Mortal Dreams: American A Cappella,” Choir Of Trinity College Cambridge

“Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45,” Justin Blackwell, Scott Allen Jarrett, Paul Max Tipton and Teresa Wakim; Professional Choral Institute and Seraphic Fire)

“Kind,” Nidaros String Quartet; Ensemble 96

“Light and Gold,” Christopher Glynn and Hila Plitmann; The King’s Singers, Laudibus, Pavao Quartet and The Eric Whiteacre Singers)

“The Natural World of Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen,” Ars Nova Copenhagen

 

Best Small Ensemble Performance

“Frank: Hilos,” Gabriela Lena Frank; ALIAS Chamber Ensemble

“The Kingdoms of Castille,” Richard Savino; El Mundo

“Mackey: Lonely Motel—Music From Slide,” Rinde Eckert and Steven Mackey; Eighth Blackbird

“A Seraphic Fire Christmas,” Patrick Dupré Quigley; Seraphic Fire

“Sound The Bells!” the Bay Brass

 

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

“Chinese Recorder Concertos: East Meets West,” Michala Petri (Copenhagen Philharmonic)

“Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody On A Theme of Paganini,” Claudio Abbado (Mahler Chamber Orchestra)

“Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 and 4,” Antonio Pappano (London Symphony Orchestra)

“Schwantner: Concerto For Percussion and Orchestra,” Christopher Lamb (Nashville Symphony)

“Winging It- Piano Music of John Corigliano,” Ursula Oppens

 

Best Classical Vocal Solo

“Diva Divo,” Joyce DiDonato

“Grieg/Thommessen: Veslemøy Synsk,” Marianne Beate Kielland

“Handel: Cleopatra,” Natalie Dessay

“Purcell: O Solitude,” Andreas Scholl

“Three Baroque Tenors,” Ian Bostridge

 

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

“Aldridge, Robert: Elmer Gantry,” Robert Aldridge and 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

 

Best Short Form Music Vido

“Rolling in the Deep,” Adele

“Yes I Know,” Memory Tapes

“All Is Not Lost,” OK Go

“Lotus Flower,” Radiohead

“First of the Year (Equinox),” Skrillex

“Perform This Way,” “Weird Al” Yankovic

 

Best Long Form Music Video

“I Am…World Tour,” Beyoncé

“Foo Fighters: Back And Forth,” Foo Fighters

“Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon,” Kings of Leon

“Beats, Rhymes and Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest,” A Tribe Called Quest

“Nine Types of Light,” TV On The Radi

 

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