53. ceremonia wręczenia nagród Grammy

53. ceremonia rozdania nagród Grammy odbyła się 13 lutego 2011 roku w Staples Center w Los Angeles i była transmitowana na żywo na antenie CBS. Dwa dni wcześniej wyróżnieniem specjalnym, MusiCares Person of the Year, odznaczona została Barbra Streisand. Nominacje ogłoszone zostały 1 grudnia 2010 roku i objęły 109 możliwych do zdobycia wyróżnień. Zdecydowana większość statuetek przyznana została podczas tzw. pre-telecastu, a więc części ceremonii, nietransmitowanej w telewizji.

Najwięcej nominacji – dziesięć – zdobył raper Eminem, a w tym dla albumu, nagrania i piosenki roku. Bruno Mars otrzymał siedem nominacji; Jay-Z, Lady Antebellum i Lady Gaga po sześć nominacji; Jeff Beck, B.o.B, David Frost, Philip Lawrence, John Legend i The Roots po pięć nominacji; Alex Da Kid, The Black Keys, Drake, Cee Lo Green, Ari Levine, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Dirk Sobotka i Zac Brown po cztery nominacje; Arcade Fire, Chris Brown, Muse, Miranda Lambert, John Mayer, Beyoncé i Alicia Keys po trzy nominacje, zaś Robert Plant, Pink, Justin Bieber, Mumford & Sons, Monica, La Roux, Goldfrapp, Janelle Monáe, Sade, Michael Bublé, Fantasia, Hayley Williams, The White Stripes i obsada serialu Glee zdobyli po dwie nominacje.

Występujący

Pre-telecast
Telecast
ArtystaPiosenka
Yolanda Adams
Christina Aguilera
Jennifer Hudson
Martina McBride
Florence Welch
Hołd wobec Arethy Franklin:
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
Ain't No Way” (Aguilera)
Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)” (McBride)
Think” (Welch)
Respect” (Hudson)
Spirit in the Dark” (Adams)
Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves
Lady GagaBorn This Way
Miranda Lambert„The House That Built Me”
MuseUprising
B.o.B
Bruno Mars
Janelle Monáe
Nothin' on You
Grenade
Cold War
Justin Bieber
Jaden Smith
Baby
Never Say Never
UsherOMG
Mumford & Sons
The Avett Brothers
Bob Dylan
„The Cave”
„Head Full of Doubt”
„Maggie’s Farm”
Lady AntebellumIf You Don't Know Me By Now
American Honey
Need You Now
Cee-Lo Green
Gwyneth Paltrow
The Muppets
Forget You
Katy Perry„Not Like the Movies”
Teenage Dream
Norah Jones
John Mayer
Keith Urban
„Jolene”
Eminem
Adam Levine
Rihanna
Skylar Grey
Dr. Dre
„Love the Way You Lie (Part II)”
I Need a Doctor
Mick Jagger
Raphael Saadiq
Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
Barbra StreisandEvergreen
Rihanna
Drake
What’s My Name?
Arcade Fire„Month of May”
„Ready to Start”

Prezenterzy

Pre-telecast
Telecast

Nagrody

Nagrody specjalne

MusiCares Person of the Year
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Obszar generalny

Record of the Year

„Need You Now” - Lady Antebellum

Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, produkcja; Clarke Schleicher, inżynieria/miks
  • Nothin' on You” - B.o.B & Bruno Mars
    • The Smeezingtons, produkcja; Ari Levine, inżynieria/miks
  • Empire State of Mind” - Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
    • Angela Hunte, Jane't „Jnay” Sewell-Ulepic & Shux, produkcja; Ken „Duro” Ifill, Gimel „Young Guru” Keaton & Ann Mincieli, inżynieria/miks
Album of the Year

The SuburbsArcade Fire

Arcade Fire & Markus Dravs, produkcja; Arcade Fire, Mark Lawson & Craig Silvey, inżynieria/miks; Mark Lawson, mastering
  • Recovery - Eminem
    • Kobe, Lil Wayne, Pink & Rihanna, produkcja; Alex Da Kid, Boi-1da, Nick Brongers, Supa Dups, DJ Khalil, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Havoc, Emile Haynie, Jim Jonsin, Just Blaze, Mr. Porter & Script Shepherd, inżynieria/miks; Brian „Big Bass” Gardner, mastering
  • Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
    • Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, produkcja; Clarke Schleicher, inżynieria/miks; Andrew Mendelson, mastering
  • The Fame Monster - Lady Gaga
    • Beyoncé, gościnnie; Ron Fair, Fernando Garibay, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jerkins, Lady Gaga, RedOne, Teddy Riley & Space Cowboy, produkcja; Eelco Bakker, Christian Delano, Mike Donaldson, Paul Foley, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jenkins, Hisashi Mizoguchi, Robert Orton, Dan Parry, Jack Joseph Puig, RedOne, Teddy Riley, Dave Russel, Johnny Severin, Space Cowboy, Mark Stent, Jonas Wetling & Frank Wolff, inżynieria/miks; Gene Grimaldi, mastering
  • Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
    • Snoop Dogg, gościnnie; Ammo, Benny Blanco, Dr. Luke, Kuk Harrell, Max Martin, Stargate, C. „Tricky” Stewart, Sandy Vee & Greg Wells, produkcja; Steve Churchyard, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland, Jaycen-Joshua, Damien Lewis, Chris O'Ryan, Carlos Oyanedel, Paris, Phil Tan, Brain Thomas, Lewis Tozour, Miles Walker, Emily Wright & Andrew Wuepper, inżynieria/miks; Brian Gardner, mastering
Song of the Year

Need You Now

Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, autor (Lady Antebellum)
  • Beg Steal or Borrow
    • Ray LaMontagne, autor (Ray LaMontagne & Pariah Dogs)
  • Fuck You
    • Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, autor (Cee Lo Green)
  • The House That Built Me
    • Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, autor (Miranda Lambert)
Best New Artist

Esperanza Spalding

Pop

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Bad Romance” - Lady Gaga

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Just the Way You Are” - Bruno Mars

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

Hey, Soul Sister” (na żywo) – Train

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

Imagine” - Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono Nº1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangaré

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

„Nessun Dorma” - Jeff Beck

Best Pop Instrumental Album

Take Your Pick - Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto

  • Pushing the Envelope - Gerald Albright
  • Heart and Soul - Kenny G
  • Singularity - Robby Krieger
  • Everything Is Everything: The Music of Donny Hathaway - Kirk Whalum
Best Pop Vocal Album

The Fame Monster - Lady Gaga

Dance

Best Dance Recording

Only Girl (In the World)” - Rihanna

Crystal Johnson, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Sandy Wilhelm, produkcja: Stargate, Sandy Vee
  • Rocket” - Goldfrapp
    • Alison Goldfrapp & Will Gregory, produkcja; Mark 'Spike' Stent, miks
  • In for the Kill” - La Roux
    • Elly Jackson & Ben Langmaid, produkcja; Serban Ghenea & John Hanes, miks
  • Dance in the Dark” - Lady Gaga
    • Fernando Garibay & Lady Gaga, produkcja; Robert Orton, miks
  • Dancing on My Own” - Robyn
    • Patrik Berger & Robyn, produkcja; Niklas Flyckt, miks
Best Electronic/Dance Album

La Roux - La Roux

Traditional pop

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Crazy Love - Michael Bublé

Rock

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

Helter Skelter” - Paul McCartney

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

„Tighten Up” - The Black Keys

Best Hard Rock Performance

„New Fang” - Them Crooked Vultures

Best Metal Performance

„El Dorado” - Iron Maiden

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

„Hammerhead” - Jeff Beck

Best Rock Song

„Angry World”

Neil Young, autor (Neil Young)
  • „Little Lion Man”
    • Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, autor (Mumford & Sons)
  • RadioActive
    • Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, autor (Kings of Leon)
  • Resistance
    • Matthew Bellamy, autor (Muse)
  • „Tighten Up”
Best Rock Album

The Resistance - Muse

Muzyka alternatywna

Best Alternative Music Album

Brothers - The Black Keys

R&B

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

„Bittersweet” - Fantasia

  • „Everything to Me” - Monica
  • „Gone Already” - Faith Evans
  • „Tired” - Kelly Price
  • „Holding You Down” - Jazmine Sullivan
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

There Goes My Baby” - Usher

  • „Second Chance” - El DeBarge
  • „Finding My Way Back” - Jaheim
  • „Why Would You Stay” - Kem
  • „We're Still Friends” - (Kirk Whalum & Musiq Soulchild)
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

„Soldier of Love” - Sade

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

„Hang On in There” - John Legend & The Roots

  • „When a Woman Loves” - R. Kelly
  • „You're So Amazing” - Calvin Richardson
  • „In Between” - Ryan Shaw
  • „Go” (na żywo) – Betty Wright
Best Urban/Alternative Performance

„Fuck You” - Cee Lo Green

  • „Little One” - Bilal
  • „Orion” - Carolyn Malachi
  • „Tightrope” - Janelle Monáe & Big Boi
  • „Still” - Eric Roberson
Best R&B Song

„Shine”

John Stephens, autor (John Legend & The Roots)
  • „Bittersweet”
    • Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly, autor (Fantasia)
  • „Finding My Way Back”
    • Ivan „Orthodox” Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin „Ransum” Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland & Miquel Jontel, autor (Jaheim)
  • „Second Chance”
    • E. Debarge & Mischke, autor (El DeBarge)
  • „Why Would You Stay”
    • K. Owens, autor (Kem)
Best R&B Album

Wake Up! - John Legend & The Roots

  • Still Standing - Monica
  • Back to Me - Fantasia
  • Another Round - Jaheim
  • The Love & War Masterpeace - Raheem DeVaughn
Best Contemporary R&B Album

Raymond v. Raymond - Usher

Rap

Best Rap Solo Performance

Not Afraid” - Eminem

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

On to the Next One” - Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Empire State of Mind” - Jay-Z & Alicia Keys

Best Rap Song

Empire State of Mind

Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Jane't „Jnay” Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, autor (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)
Best Rap Album

Country

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

„The House That Built Me” - Miranda Lambert

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

„'Til Summer Comes Around” - Keith Urban

  • „Macon” - Jamey Johnson
  • „Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)” - Toby Keith
  • „Turning Home” - David Nail
  • „Gettin' You Home” - Chris Young
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

Need You Now” - Lady Antebellum

  • „Free” - Zac Brown Band
  • „Elizabeth” - Dailey & Vincent
  • „Little White Church” - Little Big Town
  • „Where Rainbows Never Die” - The SteelDrivers
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

„As She's Walking Away” - Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson

  • „Bad Angel” - Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
  • Pride (In the Name of Love)” - Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
  • „Hillbilly Bone” - Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins
  • „I Run to You” - Marty Stuart & Connie Smith
Best Country Instrumental Performance

„Hummingbyrd” - Marty Stuart

  • „Tattoo of a Smudge” - Cherryholmes
  • „Magic #9” - The Infamous Stringdusters
  • „New Chance Blues” - Punch Brothers
  • „Willow Creek” - Darrell Scott
Best Country Song

Need You Now

Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, autor (Lady Antebellum)
  • „The Breath You Take”
    • Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon & Jessie Jo Dillon, autor (George Strait)
  • „Free”
    • Zac Brown, autor (Zac Brown Band)
  • „The House That Built Me”
    • Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, autor (Miranda Lambert)
  • „I'd Love to Be Your Last”
    • Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate & Sam Tate, autor (Gretchen Wilson)
  • „If I Die Young”
    • Kimberly Perry, autor (The Band Perry)
Best Country Album

Need You Now - Lady Antebellum

  • Up on the Ridge - Dierks Bentley
  • You Get What You Give - Zac Brown Band
  • The Guitar Song - Jamey Johnson
  • Revolution - Miranda Lambert

New Age

Best New Age Album

Miho: Journey to the Mountain - Paul Winter Consort

  • Ocean - Michael Brant DeMaria
  • Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Volume 4 - Kitaro
  • Dancing into Silence - R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton & Will Clipman
  • Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 4 - Zamora

Jazz

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

The Stanley Clarke Band - Stanley Clarke Band

  • Never Can Say Goodbye - Joey DeFrancesco
  • Now Is the Time - Jeff Lorber Fusion
  • To the One - John McLaughlin
  • Backatown - Trombone Shorty
Best Jazz Vocal Album

Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee - Dee Dee Bridgewater

  • Freddy Cole Sings Mr. B - Freddy Cole
  • When Lights Are Low - Denise Donatelli
  • Ages - Lorraine Feather
  • Water - Gregory Porter
Best Improvised Jazz Solo

„A Change Is Gonna Come” - Herbie Hancock

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

Moody 4B - James Moody

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard - Mingus Big Band

  • Infernal Machines - Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
  • Autumn: In Moving Pictures Jazz - Chamber Music Vol. 2 - Billy Childs Ensemble feat. the Ying String Quartet
  • Pathways - Dave Holland Octet
  • 54 - Metropole Orkest, John Scofield & Vince Mendoza
Best Latin Jazz Album

Chucho's Steps - Chucho Valdés & the Afro-Cuban Messengers

  • Tango Grill - Pablo Aslan
  • Second Chance - Hector Martignon
  • Psychedelic Blues - Poncho Sanchez
  • ¡Bien Bien! - Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet

Gospel

Best Gospel Performance

„Grace” - BeBe & CeCe Winans

  • „He Wants It All” - Forever Jones
  • „You Hold My World” - Israel Houghton
  • „Nobody Greater” - VaShawn Mitchell
  • „He's Been Just That Good - Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway
Best Gospel Song

„It's What I Do”

Jerry Peters & Kirk Whalum, autor (Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway)
  • „Beautiful Things”
    • Lisa Gungor & Michael Gungor, autor (Michael Gungor)
  • „Better than a Hallelujah”
    • Sarah Hart & Chapin Hartford, autor (Amy Grant)
  • „Our God”
    • Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman, Jesse Reeves & Chris Tomlin, autor (Chris Tomlin)
  • „Return to Sender”
    • Gordon Kennedy, autor (Ricky Skaggs)
Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album

Hello Hurricane - Switchfoot

  • Church Music - David Crowder Band
  • For Those Who Wait - Fireflight
  • Beautiful Things - Michael Gungor
  • Rehab - Lecrae
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

Love God. Love People. - Israel Houghton

  • Beauty Will Rise - Steven Curtis Chapman
  • Pieces of a Real Heart - Sanctus Real
  • Mosaic - Ricky Skaggs
  • Tonight - TobyMac
Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album

The Reason - Diamond Rio

  • Times Like These - Austins Bridge
  • Expecting Good Things - Jeff & Sheri Easter
  • Journey On - Ty Herndon
  • Live at Oak Tree: Karen Peck & New River - Karen Peck & New River
Best Traditional Gospel Album

Downtown Church - Patty Griffin

  • The Experience - Vanessa Bell Armstrong
  • A City Called Heaven - Shirley Caesar
  • Here I Am - Marvin Sapp
  • All in One - Karen Clark Sheard
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

Still - BeBe & CeCe Winans

  • Get Ready - Forever Jones
  • Love Unstoppable - Fred Hammond
  • Triumphant - VaShawn Mitchell
  • Aaron Sledge - Aaron Sledge

Muzyka latynoamerykańska

Best Latin Pop Album

Paraíso Express - Alejandro Sanz

  • Poquita Ropa - Ricardo Arjona
  • Alex Cuba - Alex Cuba
  • Boleto de Entrada - Kany García
  • Otra Cosa - Julieta Venegas
Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album

El Existential - Grupo Fantasma

  • Oro - ChocQuibTown
  • Amor Vincit Omnia - Draco
  • Bulevar 2000 - Nortec Collective
  • 1977 - Ana Tijoux
Best Tropical Latin Album

Viva la Tradición - Spanish Harlem Orchestra

  • Sin Salsa No Hay Paraiso - El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
  • Asondeguerra - Juan Luis Guerra
  • Irrepetible - Gilberto Santa Rosa
  • 100 Sones Cubanos - Edesio Alejandro, Nelson Estevez & Juan Hidalgo
Best Tejano Album

Recuerdos - Little Joe & la Familia

  • Sabes Bien - Juan P. Moreno
  • In the Pocket - Joe Posada
  • Homenaje a Mi Padre - Sunny Sauceda y Todo Eso
  • Cookin - Tortilla Factory
Best Norteño Album

Classic - Intocable

  • Indispensable - Angel Fresnillo
  • Ni Hoy Ni Mañana - Gerardo Ortiz
  • Desde la Cantina Volumen 1 - Pesado
  • Intensamente - Principez de la Musica Norteña
Best Banda Album

Enamórate de Mí - El Güero y Su Banda Centenario

  • Ando Bien Pedo - Banda Los Recoditos
  • Caricias Compradas... - Cuisillos
  • Con la Fuerza del Corrido - El Chapo
  • Todo Depende de Ti - La Arrolladora Banda El Limon

Americana music

Best Americana Album

You Are Not Alone - Mavis Staples

Best Bluegrass Album

Mountain Soul II - Patty Loveless

  • Circles Around Me - Sam Bush
  • Family Circle - The Del McCoury Band
  • Legacy - Peter Rowan
  • Reckless - The SteelDrivers
Best Traditional Blues Album

Joined at the Hip - Pinetop Perkins & Willie „Big Eyes” Smith

  • Giant - James Cotton
  • Memphis Blues - Cyndi Lauper
  • The Well - Charlie Musselwhite
  • Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites - Jimmie Vaughan
Best Contemporary Blues Album

Living Proof - Buddy Guy

  • Nothing's Impossible - Solomon Burke
  • Tribal - Dr. John
  • Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook - Bettye LaVette
  • Live! In Chicago - Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band feat. Hubert Sumlin, Willie „Big Eyes” Smith, Bryan Lee, Buddy Flett
Best Traditional Folk Album

Genuine Negro Jig - Carolina Chocolate Drops

  • Onward and Upward - Luther Dickinson & the Sons of Mudboy
  • Memories of John - John Hartford|The John Hartford Stringband
  • Maria Muldaur & Her Garden Of Joy - Maria Muldaur
  • Ricky Skaggs Solo: Songs My Dad Loved - Ricky Skaggs
Best Contemporary Folk Album

God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise - Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs

  • Love Is Strange - En Vivo con Tino - Jackson Browne & David Lindley
  • The Age of Miracles - Mary Chapin Carpenter
  • Somedays the Song Writes You - Guy Clark
  • Dream Attic - Richard Thompson
Best Hawaiian Music Album

Huana Ke Aloha - Tia Carrere

  • Amy Hanaiali'i and Slack Key Masters of Hawaii - Amy Hanaiali‘i & Slack Key Masters of Hawaii
  • Polani - Daniel Ho
  • The Legend - Ledward Kaapana
  • Maui on My Mind - Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Jeff Peterson
Best Native American Music Album

2010 Gathering of Nations Pow Wow: A Spirit's Dance - Derek Mathews, Dr. Lita Mathews & Melonie Mathews

  • XI - Bear Creek
  • Temptations: Cree Round Dance Songs - Northern Cree
  • Woodnotes Wyld: Historic Flute Sounds from the Dr. Richard W. Payne Collection - Peter Phippen
Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album

Zydeco Junkie - Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band

  • En Couleurs - Feufollet
  • Happy Go Lucky - D.L. Menard
  • Back Home - The Pine Leaf Boys
  • Creole Moon: Live at the Blue Moon Saloon - Cedric Watson et Bijou Créole

Reggae

Best Reggae Album

Before the Dawn - Buju Banton

Muzyka światowa

Best Traditional World Music Album

Ali and Toumani - Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté

  • Pure Sounds - Gyuto Monks of Tibet
  • I Speak Fula - Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
  • Grace - Soweto Gospel Choir
  • Tango Universal - Vayo
Best Contemporary World Music Album

Throw Down Your Heart, Africa Sessions Part 2: Unreleased Tracks - Béla Fleck

  • All in One - Bebel Gilberto
  • ÕŸÖ - Angelique Kidjo
  • Bom Tempo - Sérgio Mendes
  • Om Namo Narayanaya: Soul Call - Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon

Muzyka dziecięca

Best Musical Album for Children

Tomorrow’s Children - Pete Seeger & the Rivertown Kids & Friends

  • Here Comes Science - They Might Be Giants
  • Jungle Gym - Justin Roberts
  • Sunny Days - Battersby Duo
  • Weird Things Are Everywhere! - Judy Pancoast
Best Spoken Word Album For Children

Julie Andrews' Collection of Poems, Songs, And Lullabies - Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton

  • Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition - Selma Blair
  • The Best Candy in the Whole World - Bill Harley
  • Healthy Food For Thought: Good Enough to Eat - Jim Cravero, Paula Lizzi & Steve Pullara
  • Nanny McPhee Returns - Emma Thompson

Spoken Word

Best Spoken Word Album

Earth - Jon Stewart (& Samantha Bee, Wyatt Cenac, Jason Jones, John Oliver & Sigourney Weaver)

Komedia

Best Comedy Album

Stark Raving Black - Lewis Black

Show muzyczne

Best Musical Show Album

American Idiot (feat. Green Day) – Billie Joe Armstrong, produkcja (Green Day, kompozytor; Billie Joe Armstrong, tekst)

  • Fela! - Robert Sher, produkcja (Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, kompozytor; Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, tekst)
  • A Little Night Music - Tommy Krasker, produkcja (Stephen Sondheim, kompozytor; Stephen Sondheim, tekst)
  • Promises, Promises - David Caddick & David Lai, produkcja (Burt Bacharach, kompozytor; Hal David, tekst)
  • Sondheim on Sondheim - Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, produkcja (Stephen Sondheim, kompozytor; Stephen Sondheim, tekst)

Film, TV i inne media wizualne

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

Crazy Heart

  • Glee: The Music, Volume 1
  • Tremé
  • True Blood - Volume 2
  • The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

Toy Story 3 - Randy Newman

Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

„The Weary Kind” (z Crazy Heart)

Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett, autor (Ryan Bingham)

Kompozycja i aranżacja

Best Instrumental Composition

„The Path Among the Trees” - Billy Childs

  • „Aurora” - Patrick Williams
  • „Battle Circle” - Gerald Clayton
  • „Box of Cannoli” - Tim Hagans
  • „Fourth Stream... La Banda” - Bill Cunliffe
Best Instrumental Arrangement

„Carlos” - Vince Mendoza

  • „Fanfare for a New Day” - Patrick Williams
  • „Itsbynne Reel” - Gil Goldstein
  • „Monet” - Ted Nash
  • „Skip to My Lou” - Frank Macchia
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

Baba Yetu” - Christopher Tin, aranż (Christopher Tin, Soweto Gospel Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)

  • „Baby” - Roger Treece, aranż (Bobby McFerrin)
  • „Based on a Thousand True Stories” - Vince Mendoza, aranż (Silje Nergaard & Metropole Orchestra Strings)
  • „Don't Explain” - Geoffrey Keezer, aranż (Denise Donatelli)
  • „Imagine” - Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, aranż (Herbie Hancock, Pink, Seal, Jeff Beck, India.Arie, Konono No 1 & Oumou Sangare)

Opakowanie

Best Recording Package

Brothers - Michael Carney, dyrekcja artystyczna (The Black Keys)

  • Eggs - Malene Mathiasson, Malthe Fischer, Kristoffer Rom, Nis Svoldgård & Aske Zidore, dyrekcja artystyczna (Oh No Ono)
  • Hadestown - Brian Grunert, dyrekcja artystyczna (Anaïs Mitchell)
  • What Will We Be - Devendra Banhart & Jon Beasley, dyrekcja artystyczna (Devendra Banhart)
  • Yonkers NY - Andrew Taray, dyrekcja artystyczna (Chip Taylor)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

Under Great White Northern Lights (Limited Edition Box Set) - Rob Jones & Jack White III, dyrekcja artystyczna (The White Stripes)

  • Light: On the South Side - Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, dyrekcja artystyczna (Various Artists)
  • Minotaur (Deluxe Edition) - Jeff Anderson & Vaughan Oliver, dyrekcja artystyczna (The Pixies)
  • A Sideman's Journey (Limited Collector's Super Deluxe Box Set) - Daniel Reiss & Klaus Voormann, dyrekcja artystyczna (Voormann & Friends)
  • Story Island - Qing-Yang Xiao, dyrekcja artystyczna (Various Artists)

Notki albumowe

Best Album Notes

Keep an Eye on the Sky - Robert Gordon, autor (Big Star)

  • Alan Lomax in Haiti: Recordings for the Library of Congress, 1936–1937 - Gage Averill, autor (różni artyści)
  • Side Steps - Ashley Kahn, autor (John Coltrane)
  • There Breathes a Hope: The Legacy of John Work II and His Fisk Jubilee Quartet, 1909–1916 - Doug Seroff, autor (Fisk University Jubilee Quartet)
  • True Love Cast Out All Evil - Will Sheff, autor (Roky Erickson With Okkervil River)

Historia

Best Historical Album

The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings)

Jeff Jones, producent kompilacji; Paul Hicks, Sean Magee, Guy Massey, Sam Okell & Steve Rooke, mastering (The Beatles)
  • Alan Lomax In Haiti: Recordings For The Library Of Congress, 1936-1937
    • Jeffrey A. Greenberg, David Katznelson & Anna Lomax Wood, producent kompilacji; Steve Rosenthal & Warren Russell-Smith, mastering (różni artyści)
  • The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings... Plus!
    • Colin Escott, Mike Jason & Jett Williams, producent kompilacji; Joseph M. Palmaccio, mastering (Hank Williams)
  • Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings And More
    • Andy McKaie, producent kompilacji; Erick Labson, mastering (Buddy Holly)
  • Where The Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968
    • Alec Palao, Cheryl Pawelski & Andrew Sandoval, producent kompilacji; Dan Hersch & Andrew Sandoval, mastering (różni artyści)

Produkcja, gatunki nieklasyczne

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Nagroda dla inżyniera dźwięku.

Battle Studies

Michael H. Brauer, Joe Ferla, Chad Franscoviak & Manny Marroquin, inżynieria (John Mayer)
  • Dirty Side Down
    • John Keane, inżynieria (Widespread Panic)
  • Emotion & Commotion
    • Steve Lipson, inżynieria (Jeff Beck)
  • God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise
    • Ryan Freeland, inżynieria (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
  • Pink Elephant
    • Seth Presant & Leon F. Sylvers III, inżynieria (N'dambi)
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Danger Mouse

Broken BellsBroken Bells (A)
Dark Night of the SoulDanger Mouse and Sparklehorse (A)
Tighten UpThe Black Keys (T)
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

Revolver (David Guetta's One Love Club Remix)

David Guetta, remiks (Madonna)
  • Fantasy (Morgan Page Remix)
  • Funk Nasty (Wolfgang Gartner Remix Edit)
    • Wolfgang Gartner, remiks (Andy Caldwell Featuring Gram'ma Funk)
  • Orpheus (Quiet Carnival) (Funk Generation Mix)
    • Mike Rizzo, remiks (Sérgio Mendes)
  • Sweet Disposition (Axwell & Dirty South Remix)
    • Axel Hedfors & Dragan Roganovic, remiks (The Temper Trap)

Produkcja, dźwięk przestrzenny

Best Surround Sound Album
  • Britten's Orchestra
    • Keith O. Johnson, surround mix engineer; Keith O. Johnson, surround mastering engineer; David Frost, surround producer (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
  • The Incident
    • Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround producer (Porcupine Tree)
  • Parallax Eden
    • David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber)
  • Songs And Stories (Monster Music Version)
    • Don Murray, surround mix engineer; Sangwook Nam & Doug Sax, surround mastering engineers; John Burk, Noel Lee & Marcus Miller, surround producers (George Benson)
  • Trondheimsolistene - In Folk Style
    • Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (TrondheimSolistene)

Produkcja, muzyka poważna

Best Engineered Album, Classical

An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)

  • Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina
    • Mark Donahue, John Hill & Dirk Sobotka, engineers (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
  • Have You Ever Been...?
    • Robert Friedrich, engineer (Turtle Island Quartet, Stefon Harris & Mike Marshall)
  • Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse
    • David Frost, Tom Lazarus, Steven Mackey & Dirk Sobotka, engineers (Gil Rose, Rinde Eckert, Catch Electric Guitar Quartet, synergy Vocals & Boston Modern Orchestra Project)
  • Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works
    • Leslie Ann Jones, Kory Kruckenberg & David Sabee, engineers (Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams)
  • Vocabularies
    • Steve Miller, Allen Sides & Roger Treece, engineers (Bobby McFerrin)
Producer Of The Year, Classical

A Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)

  • Blanton Alspaugh
    • Corigliano: Violin Concerto 'The Red Violin' (Michael Ludwig, JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
    • Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
    • Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 (Leonard Slatkin & Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
    • Tower Of The Eight Winds - Music For Violin & Piano By Judith Shatin (Borup-Ernst Duo)
    • Tyberg: Symphony No. 3; Piano Trio (JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
    • Wind Serenades (Gregory Wolynec & Gateway Chamber Ensemble)
  • David Frost
    • Britten's Orchestra (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
    • Chambers, Evan: The Old Burying Ground (Kenneth Kiesler & The University Of Michigan Symphony Orchestra)
    • Dorman, Avner: Concertos For Mandolin, Piccolo, Piano And Concerto Grosso (Andrew Cyr, Eliran Avni, Mindy Kaufman, Avi Avital & Metropolis Ensemble)
    • The 5 Browns In Hollywood (5 Browns)
    • Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse (Gil Rose, Rinde Eckert, Catch Electric Guitar Quartet, synergy Vocals & Boston Modern Orchestra Project)
    • Meeting Of The Spirits (Matt Haimovitz)
    • Two Roads To Exile (ARC Ensemble)
  • Tim Handley
    • Adams: Nixon In China (Marin Alsop, Tracy Dahl, Marc Heller, Thomas Hammons, Maria Kanyova, Robert Orth, Chen-Ye Yan, Opera Colorado Chorus & Colorado Symphony Orchestra)
    • Debussy: Le Martyre De Saint Sébastien (Jun Märkl & Orchestre National De Lyon)
    • Dohnányi: Variations On A Nursery Song (JoAnn Falletta, Eldar Nebolsin & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
    • Harris: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 (Marin Alsop & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
    • Hubay: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 And 2 (Chloë Hanslip, Andrew Mogrelia & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
    • Messiaen: Poèmes Pour Mi (Anne Schwanewilms, Jun Märkl & Orchestre National De Lyon)
    • Piazzolla: Sinfonía Buenos Aires (Daniel Binelli, Tianwa Yang, Giancarlo Guerro & Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
    • Ries: Works For Flute And Piano (Uwe Grodd & Matteo Napoli)
    • Roussel: Symphony No. 1 (Stéphane Denève & Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
    • Shchedrin: Concertos For Orchestra Nos. 4 & 5 (Kirill Karabits & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
    • Stamitz: Flute Concertos (Robert Aitken, Donatas Katkus & St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra)
    • Strauss, R: Josephs-Legende; Rosenkavalier; Die Frau Ohne Schatten (Orchestral Suites) (JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
  • Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
    • Brubeck: Songs Of Praise (Lynne Morrow, Richard Grant, Quartet San Francisco & The Pacific Mozart Ensemble)
    • Cascade Of Roses (Janice Weber)
    • Gnattali: Solo & Chamber Works For Guitar (Marc Regnier)
    • If I Were A Bird (Michael Lewin)
    • Kletzki: Piano Concerto (Joseph Banowetz, Thomas Sanderling & Russian Philharmonic Orchestra)
    • Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works (Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams)
    • Rubinstein: Piano Music (1852–1894) (Joseph Banowetz)
    • Rubinstein: Piano Music (1871–1890) (Joseph Banowetz)
    • 20th Century Harp Sonatas (Sarah Schuster Ericsson)
  • James Mallinson
    • Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (Bernard Haitink, Duain Wolfe, Miah Persson, Christianne Stotijn, Chicago Symphony Chorus & Chicagowska Orkiestra Symfoniczna)
    • Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet (Walerij Giergijew & London Symphony Orchestra)
    • Shchedrin: The Enchanted Wanderer (Walerij Giergijew, Evgeny Akimov, Sergei Aleksashkin, Kristina Kapustinskaya, Mariinsky Chorus & Mariinsky Orchestra)
    • Strauss, R: Ein Heldenleben; Webern: Im Sommerwind (Bernard Haitink & Chicagowska Orkiestra Symfoniczna)
    • Strauss, R: Eine Alpensinfonie (Bernard Haitink & London Symphony Orchestra)
    • Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations; Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante (Gautier Capuçon, Walerij Giergijew & Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
    • Wagner: Parsifal (Walerij Giergijew, Gary Lehman, Violeta Urmana, René Pape, Evgeny Nikitin, Alexei Tanovitski, Nikolai Putilin, Mariinsky Chorus & Mariinsky Orchestra)

Muzyka poważna

Best Classical Album
  • Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 - Mariss Jansons, conductor; Everett Porter, producer; Everett Porter, mastering engineer (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
  • Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina - Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; Mark Donahue, John Hill & Dirk Sobotka, engineers/mixers (Terrence Wilson; Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
  • Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse - Gil Rose, conductor; Rinde Eckert; Catch Electric Guitar Quartet; David Frost, producer; David Frost, Tom Lazarus, Steven Mackey & Dirk Sobotka, engineers/mixers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Synergy Vocals)
  • Sacrificium - Giovanni Antonini, conductor; Cecilia Bartoli; Arend Prohmann, producer; Philip Siney, engineer/mixer (Il Giardino Armonico)
  • Verdi: Requiem - Riccardo Muti, conductor; Duain Wolfe, chorus master; Christopher Alder, producer; David Frost, Tom Lazarus & Christopher Willis, engineers/mixers (Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli & Mario Zeffiri; Chicagowska Orkiestra Symfoniczna; Chicago Symphony Chorus)
Best Orchestral Performance
  • Bruckner: „Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4” - Mariss Jansons, conductor (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
  • Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; „Deus Ex Machina” - Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Terrence Wilson; Nashville Symphony)
  • Mackey, Steven: „Dreamhouse” - Gil Rose, conductor; Rinde Eckert (Catch Electric Guitar Quartet; Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Synergy Vocals)
  • Salieri: „Overtures & Stage Music” - Thomas Fey, conductor (Mannheimer Mozartorchester)
  • Stravinsky: Pulcinella; Symphony in Three Movements; „Four Études” - Pierre Boulez, conductor (Roxana Constantinescu, Kyle Ketelsen & Nicholas Phan; Chicagowska Orkiestra Symfoniczna)
Best Opera Recording
  • Berg: „Lulu”
    • Antonio Pappano, conductor; Agneta Eichenholz, Jennifer Larmore, Klaus Florian Vogt & Michael Volle; David Groves, producer (Orchestra of The Royal Opera House)
  • Hasse: „Marc' Antonio E Cleopatra”
    • Matthew Dirst, conductor; Jamie Barton & Ava Pine; Keith Weber, producer (Ars Lyrica Houston)
  • Saariaho: „L’Amour de Loin”
    • Kent Nagano, conductor; Daniel Belcher, Ekaterina Lekhina & Marie-Ange Todorovitch; Martin Sauer, producer (Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Rundfunkchor Berlin)
  • Shchedrin: „The Enchanted Wanderer”
    • Walerij Giergijew, conductor; Evgeny Akimov, Sergei Aleksashkin & Kristina Kapustinskaya; James Mallinson, producer (Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre; Chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre)
  • Sullivan: „Ivanhoe”
    • David Lloyd-Jones, conductor; Neal Davies, Geraldine McGreevy, James Rutherford, Toby Spence & Janice Watson; Brian Pidgeon, producer (BBC National Orchestra of Wales; Adrian Partington Singers)
Best Choral Performance
  • Bach: „Cantatas” - Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor; Erwin Ortner, chorus master (Bernarda Fink, Gerald Finley, Christian Gerhaher, Werner Güra, Julia Kleiter, Christine Schäfer, Anton Scharinger & Kurt Streit; Concentus Musicau Wien; Arnold Schönberg Chor)
  • „Baltic Runes” - Paul Hillier, conductor (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)
  • Haydn: „The Creation” - René Jacobs, conductor; Hans-Christoph Rademann, choir director (Julia Kleiter, Maximilian Schmitt & Johannes Weisser; Freiburger Barockorchester; RIAS Kammerchor)
  • Martin: „Golgotha” - Daniel Reuss, conductor (Judith Gauthier, Marianne Beate Kielland, Adrian Thompson, Mattijs Van De Woerd & Konstantin Wolff; Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; Cappella Amsterdam & Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)
  • Verdi: „Requiem” - Riccardo Muti, conductor; Duain Wolfe, chorus master (Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli & Mario Zeffiri; Chicagowska Orkiestra Symfoniczna; Chicago Symphony Chorus)
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
  • Daugherty: „Deus Ex Machina” - Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Terrence Wilson (Nashville Symphony)
  • Dorman, Avner: „Mandolin Concerto” - Andrew Cyr, conductor; Avi Avital (Metropolis Ensemble)
  • Kletzki: „Piano Concerto in D Minor, Op. 22” - Thomas Sanderling, conductor; Joseph Banowetz (Russian Philharmonic Orchestra)
  • Mozart: „Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 24” - Mitsuko Uchida (The Cleveland Orchestra)
  • Porter, Quincy: „Concerto for Viola & Orchestra” - John McLaughlin Williams, conductor; Eliesha Nelson (Northwest Sinfonia)
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
  • Chopin: „The Nocturnes” - Nelson Freire
  • Hamelin: „Études” - Marc-André Hamelin
  • Messiaen: „Livre du Saint-Sacrement” - Paul Jacobs
  • Paganini: „24 Caprices” - Julia Fischer
  • „20th Century Harp Sonatas” - Sarah Schuster Ericsson
Best Chamber Music Performance
  • Beethoven: „Complete Sonatas for Violin & Piano” - Isabelle Faust & Alexander Melnikov
  • Gnattali: „Solo & Chamber Works for Guitar - Marc Regnier” (Tacy Edwards, Natalia Khoma & Marco Sartor)
  • Ligeti: „String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2” - Parker Quartet
  • Porter, Quincy: „Complete Viola Works” - Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams (Douglas Rioth; Northwest Sinfonia)
  • Schoenberg: „String Quartets Nos. 3 & 4” - Fred Sherry String Quartet (Christopher Oldfather & Rolf Schulte)
Best Small Ensemble Performance
  • „Ceremony and Devotion - Music for the Tudors” - Harry Christophers, conductor; The Sixteen
  • „Dinastia Borja” - Jordi Savall, conductor; Hespèrion XXI & La Capella Reial De Catalunya (Pascal Bertin, Daniele Carnovich, Lior Elmalich, Montserrat Figueras, Driss El Maloumi, Marc Mauillon, Lluís Vilamajó & Furio Zanasi; Pascal Bertin, Daniele Carnovich, Josep Piera & Francisco Rojas)
  • „Trondheimsolistene - In Folk Style” - Øyvind Gimse & Geir Inge Lotsberg, conductors (Emilia Amper & Gjermund Larsen; TrondheimSolistene)
  • „Victoria: Lamentations Of Jeremiah” - Peter Phillips, conductor; The Tallis Scholars
  • Whitacre, Eric: „Choral Music” - Noel Edison, conductor; Elora Festival Singers (Carol Bauman & Leslie De'Ath)
Best Classical Vocal Performance
  • „Ombre de Mon Amant - French Baroque Arias” - Anne Sofie Von Otter (William Christie; Les Arts Florissants)
  • „Sacrificium” - Cecilia Bartoli (Giovanni Antonini; Il Giardino Armonico)
  • Turina: „Canto A Sevilla” - Lucia Duchonová (Celso Antunes; NDR Radiophilharmonie)
  • Vivaldi: „Opera Arias - Pyrotechnics” - Vivica Genaux (Fabio Biondi; Europa Galante)
  • Wagner: „Wesendonck-Lieder” - Measha Brueggergosman (Franz Welser-Möst; The Cleveland Orchestra)
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
  • „Deus Ex Machina” - Michael Daugherty (Giancarlo Serrano)
  • „Appassionatamente Plus” - Hans Werner Henze (Stefan Soltesz)
  • „Graffiti” - Magnus Lindberg (Sakari Oramo)
  • „Symphony No. 4” - Arvo Pärt (Esa-Pekka Salonen)
  • „The Enchanted Wanderer” - Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin (Walerij Giergijew)
Best Classical Crossover Album
  • Meeting of the Spirits - Matt Haimovitz (Amaryllis Jarczyk, Jan Jarczyk, John McLaughlin, Dominic Painchaud, Leanna Rutt & Matt Wilson)
  • Off the Map - The Silk Road Ensemble
  • Roots - My Life, My Song - Jessye Norman (Ira Coleman, Steve Johns, Mike Lovatt, Mark Markham & Martin Williams)
  • Tin, Christopher: Calling All Dawns - Lucas Richman, conductor (Sussan Deyhim, Lia, Kaori Omura, Dulce Pontes, Jia Ruhan, Aoi Tada & Frederica von Stade; Anonymous 4 & Soweto Gospel Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
  • Vocabularies - Bobby McFerrin

Wideoklipy

Best Short Form Music Video

Bad Romance” - Lady Gaga

Francis Lawrence, reżyseria; Heather Heller, produkcja
Best Long Form Music Video

When You're Strange - The Doors

Tom Dicillo, reżyseria; John Beug, Jeff Jampol, Peter Jankowski & Dick Wolf, produkcja
  • No Distance Left to Run - Blur
    • Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern & Giorgio Testi, reżyseria; Thomas Benski, Laura Collins & Lucas Ochoa, produkcja
  • The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story - Arif Mardin
    • Doug Biro & Joe Mardin, reżyseria; Doug Biro & Joe Mardin, produkcja
  • Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage - Rush
    • Sam Dunn & Scot McFadyen, reżyseria; Sam Dunn & Scot McFadyen, produkcja
  • Under Great White Northern Lights - The White Stripes
    • Emmett Malloy, reżyseria; Ian Montone & Mike Sarkissian, produkcja

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