2012 Grammy Ödülleri

54. Grammy Ödülleri
Sunucu	LL Cool J
Tarih	12 Şubat 2012
Yer	Staples Center, Los Angeles, Kaliforniya, ABD
Resmî sitesi	www.grammy.com
Ağ	CBS
< 53. Grammy Ödülleri 55. >

2012 Grammy Ödülleri 12 Şubat 2012'de, Staples Center, Los Angeles'ta yapılan CBS kanalında yayınlanan 54. Grammy Ödülü törenidir. Şovun sunuculuğunu LL Cool J yapmıştır. Son yedi yıldır ilk kez resmi bir sunucunun olduğu ilk törendir.^[1]

Adaylar 30 Kasım 2011'de "Canlı Grammy Adayları Konseri - Müziğin En Büyük Gecesi İçin Geri Sayım" isimli programla CBS'de bir saat canlı yayınlanmıştır.^[2][3] Kanye West yedi dalda; Adele, Foo Fighters ve Bruno Mars altı dalda; Lil Wayne, Skrillex ve Radiohead beş dalda aday olmuştur.

78 ödül olmak üzere toplam Akademi'nin kararının ardından sunuldu Grammy Ödül kategorileri yeniden yapılandırılması . Paul McCartney alınan Yılın MusiCares Kişi de 10 Şubat 2012 tarihinde ödül Los Angeles Kongre Merkezi'nde iki gece önce Grammy yayın için

Akademi'nin Grammy Ödül kategorilerini yeniden yapılandırmasıyla toplam 78 ödül verilmiştir. Paul McCartney 10 Şubat 2012'de törenden iki gün önce Yılın Müzik Adamı ilan edilmiştir.^[4]

8 Şubat 2012 tarihinde Akademi, 54. Grammy yayın öncesi törenini ulusal olarak canlı yayınlayacaklarını duyurmuştur. Bu tören Los Angeles Kongre Merkezi'nde gerçekleşmiştir ve Grammy resmi web sitesi ile CBS televizyonunda bütünüyle canlı akışla yayınlanmıştır. Dave Koz ve MC Lyte'ın sunduğu ödül öncesi töreninde 68 ödül adayı takdim edilmiştir.^[5] Resmi poster mimar ve tasarımcı Frank Gehry tarafından dizayn edilmiştir.^[6]

Ödül töreninden bir gece önce Whitney Houston Los Angeles'ta öldüğü için program yapımcıları Jennifer Hudson'ın I Will Always Love You isimli Whiyney Houston klasiğini söylediği bir bölüm ayarlamıştır.^[7] Ödül şovu Bruce Springsteen performansı ile başlamıştır ve arkasından “LL Cool J” Whitney Houston için bir konuşma yapmıştır. Beyoncé'nin bir gecede en çok ödül kazanan kadın sanatçı rekorunu kırarak Adele aday olduğu altı dalın hepsini kazanmıştır.^[8][9] Foo Fighters ve Kanye West, sırasıyla, beş ve dört ödül ile diğer en çok ödül kazanan sanatçılardır.^[8][10]

54. Grammy sadece 39,9 milyon izleyici ile 1984 Grammy Ödülleri'nin 43.8 milyonluk izleyici reytingini takip ederek kendi tarihinin ikinci en yüksek reyting rekorunu kırmıştır. 2011 yılına göre izleyi reytinglerinde %50 artış olmuştur.^[11]

• Kim Burrell, Le'Andria Johnson, Kelly Price ve Trin-I-Tee 5:7
• Joyce DiDonato
• Steve Earle
• Rebirth Brass Band

^[5]

• Gerald Clayton
• Chick Corea
• Brandon Heath
• Arturo O'Farrill
• OK Go
• Corinne Bailey Rae
• Esperanza Spalding
• Jimmy Jam

Yılın Kaydı

"Rolling in the Deep" – Adele

Paul Epworth, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Mark Rankin, engineers/mikser

• "Holocene" – Bon Iver
  • Justin Vernon, yapımcı; Brian Joseph & Justin Vernon, engineers/mikser
• "Grenade" – Bruno Mars
  • The Smeezingtons, yapımcı; Ari Levine & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mikser
• "The Cave" – Mumford & Sons
  • Markus Dravs, yapımcı; Francois Chevallier & Ruadhri Cushnan, engineers/mikser
• "Firework" – Katy Perry
  • Stargate & Sandy Vee, yapımcı; Mikkel S. Eriksen, Phil Tan, Sandy Vee & Miles Walker, engineers/mikser

Yılın Albümü

21 – Adele

Jim Abbiss, Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth, Rick Rubin, Fraser T. Smith, Ryan Tedder & Dan Wilson, yapımcı; Jim Abbiss, Philip Allen, Beatriz Artola, Ian Dowling, Tom Elmhirst, Greg Fidelman, Dan Parry, Steve Price, Mark Rankin, Andrew Scheps, Fraser T. Smith & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mikser; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer

• Wasting Light – Foo Fighters
  • Butch Vig, yapımcı; James Brown & Alan Moulder, engineers/mikser; Joe LaPorta & Emily Lazar, mastering engineers
• Born This Way – Lady Gaga
  • Paul Blair, DJ Snake, Fernando Garibay, Lady Gaga, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Jeppe Laursen, RedOne & Clinton Sparks, yapımcı; Fernando Garibay, Lady Gaga, Bill Malina, Trevor Muzzy, RedOne, Dave Russell, Justin Shirley Smith, Horace Ward & Tom Ware, engineers/mikser; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
• Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars
  • B.o.B, Cee Lo Green & Damian Marley, konuk şarkıcılar; Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, Needlz & The Smeezingtons, yapımcı; Ari Levine & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mikser; Stephen Marcussen, mastering engineer
• Loud – Rihanna
  • Drake, Eminem & Nicki Minaj, featured artists; Ester Dean, Alex da Kid, Kuk Harrell, Mel & Mus, Awesome Jones, Makeba Riddick, The Runners, Sham, Soundz, Stargate, Chris "Tricky" Stewart, Sandy Vee & Willy Will, yapımcı; Ariel Chobaz, Cary Clark, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Alex da Kid, Josh Gudwin, Kuk Harrell, Jaycen Joshua, Manny Marroquin, Dana Nielsen, Chad "C-Note" Roper, Noah "40" Shebib, Corey Shoemaker, Jay Stevenson, Mike Strange, Phil Tan, Brian "B-Luv" Thomas, Marcos Tovar, Sandy Vee, Jeff "Supa Jeff" Villanueva, Miles Walker & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mikser; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer

Yılın Şarkısı

"Rolling in the Deep"

Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, besteci (Adele)

• "All of the Lights"
  • Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Really Doe, Kanye West & Malik Yusef, besteci (Kanye West ile Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
• "The Cave"
  • Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, besteci (Mumford & Sons)
• "Grenade"
  • Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, The Smeezingtons & Andrew Wyatt, besteci (Bruno Mars)
• "Holocene"
  • Justin Vernon, besteci (Bon Iver)

En İyi Yeni Sanatçı

Bon Iver

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

En İyi Pop Solo Performans

"Someone Like You" – Adele

• "Yoü and I" – Lady Gaga
• "Grenade" – Bruno Mars
• "Firework" – Katy Perry
• "Fuckin' Perfect" – Pink

En İyi Pop Düet / Grup Performansı

"Body and Soul" – Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse

• "Rave On Buddy Holly" – The Black Keys
• "Paradise" – Coldplay
• "Pumped Up Kicks" – Foster the People
• "Moves Like Jagger" – Maroon 5 ile Christina Aguilera

En İyi Pop Enstrümantal Albüm

The Road from Memphis – Booker T. Jones

• Wish Upon a Star: A Tribute to the Music of Walt Disney – Jenny Oaks Baker
• E Kahe Malie – Daniel Ho
• Hello Tomorrow – Dave Koz
• Setzer Goes Instru-Mental! – Brian Setzer

En İyi Pop Albümü

21 – Adele

• The Lady Killer – Cee Lo Green
• Born This Way – Lady Gaga
• Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars
• Loud – Rihanna

En İyi Dans Kaydı

"Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" – Skrillex

Sonny Moore, yapımcı & mixer

• "Raise Your Weapon" – deadmau5 - Greta Svabo Bech
  • Joel Zimmerman, yapımcı
• "Barbra Streisand" – Duck Sauce
  • Armand Van Helden & Alain Macklovitch, yapımcılar; Armand Van Helden & Alain Macklovitch, mikser
• "Nothing but the Beat" – David Guetta & Avicii
  • Tim Bergling, David Guetta & Giorgio Tuinfort, yapımcılar; Tim Bergling, mixer
• "Call Your Girlfriend" – Robyn
  • Klas Åhlund & Billboard, yapımcılar; Niklas Flyckt, mixer
• "Save the World" – Swedish House Mafia
  • Steve Angello, Axel Hedfors & Sebastian Ingrosso, yapımcılar; Steve Angello, Axel Hedfors & Sebastian Ingrosso, mikser

En İyi Dans / Elektronik Albümü

Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites – Skrillex

• Zonoscope – Cut Copy
• 4x4=12 – deadmau5
• Nothing but the Beat – David Guetta
• Body Talk Pt. 3 – Robyn

En İyi Geleneksel Pop Vokal Albüm

Duets II – Tony Bennett

• The Gift – Susan Boyle
• In Concert on Broadway – Harry Connick, Jr.
• Music Is Better Than Words – Seth MacFarlane
• What Matters Most – Barbra Streisand

En İyi Rock Performansı

"Walk" – Foo Fighters

• "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" – Coldplay
• "The King Is Dead" – The Decemberists
• "The Cave" – Mumford & Sons
• "Lotus Flower" – Radiohead

En İyi Hard Rock / Metal Performansı

"White Limo" – Foo Fighters

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

En İyi Rock Şarkısı

"Walk" – Foo Fighters, besteci (Foo Fighters)

• "The Cave"
  • Mumford & Sons, besteci (Mumford & Sons)
• "Down By the Water"
  • Colin Meloy, besteci (The Decemberists)
• "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
  • Coldplay, besteci (Coldplay)
• "Lotus Flower"
  • Radiohead, besteci (Radiohead)

En İyi Rock Albümü

Wasting Light – Foo Fighters

• Rock 'n' Roll Party (Honoring Les Paul) – Jeff Beck
• Come Around Sundown – Kings of Leon
• I'm With You – Red Hot Chili Peppers
• The Whole Love – Wilco

En İyi Alternatif Müzik Albümü

Bon Iver, Bon Iver – Bon Iver

• Codes and Keys – Death Cab for Cutie
• Torches – Foster the People
• Circuital – My Morning Jacket
• The King of Limbs – Radiohead

En İyi R & B Performansı

"Is This Love" – Corinne Bailey Rae

• "Far Away" – Marsha Ambrosius
• "Pieces of Me" – Ledisi
• "Not My Daddy" – Kelly Price ile Stokley Williams
• "You Are" – Charlie Wilson

En İyi Geleneksel R & B Performansı

"Fool for You" – Cee Lo Green ile Melanie Fiona'

• "Sometimes I Cry" – Eric Benét
• "Radio Message" – R. Kelly
• "Good Man" – Raphael Saadiq
• "Surrender" – Betty Wright & The Roots

En İyi R & B Şarkısı

"Fool for You"

Cee Lo Green & Jack Splash, besteci (Cee Lo Green ile Melanie Fiona)

• "Far Away"
  • Marsha Ambrosius, Sterling Simms & Justin Smith, besteci (Marsha Ambrosius)
• "Not My Daddy"
  • Kelly Price, besteci (Kelly Price ile Stokley Williams)
• "Pieces of Me"
  • Chuck Harmony, Claude Kelly & Ledisi, besteci (Ledisi)
• "You Are"
  • Dennis Bettis, Carl M. Days, Jr., Wirlie Morris, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilson, besteci (Charlie Wilson)

En İyi R & B Albümü

F.A.M.E. – Chris Brown

• Second Chance – El DeBarge
• Love Letter – R. Kelly
• Pieces of Me – Ledisi
• Kelly – Kelly Price

En İyi Rap Performansı

"Otis" – Jay-Z & Kanye West ile Otis Redding'

• "Look at Me Now" – Chris Brown ile Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
• "The Show Goes On" – Lupe Fiasco
• "Moment 4 Life" – Nicki Minaj ile Drake
• "Black and Yellow" – Wiz Khalifa

En İyi Rap / Sung İşbirliği

"All of the Lights" – Kanye West ile Rihanna, Fergie & Kid Cudi'

• "Party" – Beyoncé ile André 3000
• "I'm On One" – DJ Khaled ile Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
• "I Need a Doctor" – Dr. Dre ile Eminem & Skylar Grey
• "What's My Name?" – Rihanna ile Drake
• "Motivation" – Kelly Rowland ile Lil Wayne

En İyi Rap Şarkısı

"All of the Lights"

Jeff Bhasker, Fergie, Really Doe, Kanye West & Malik Yusef, besteci (Kanye West ile Rihanna, Fergie & Kid Cudi)

• "Black and Yellow"
  • Wiz Khalifa & Stargate, besteci (Wiz Khalifa)
• "I Need a Doctor"
  • Alex da Kid, Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey, besteci (Dr. Dre ile Eminem & Skylar Grey)
• "Look at Me Now"
  • Jean Baptiste, Chris Brown, Ryan Buendia, Diplo, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, besteci (Chris Brown ile Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)
• "Otis"
  • Jay-Z & Kanye West, besteciler (James Brown, Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Roy Hammond, J. Roach, Kirk Robinson & Harry M. Woods,) (Jay-Z & Kanye West) (ile Otis Redding)
• "The Show Goes On"
  • Dustin William Brower, Jonathon Keith Brown, Daniel Johnson, Kane & Lupe Fiasco, besteci (Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci & Eric Judy, besteciler) (Lupe Fiasco)

En İyi Rap Albümü

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West

• Watch the Throne – Jay-Z & Kanye West
• Tha Carter IV – Lil Wayne
• Lasers – Lupe Fiasco
• Pink Friday – Nicki Minaj

En İyi Country Solo Performans

"Mean" – Taylor Swift

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

En İyi Country Duo / Grup Performansı

"Barton Hollow" – The Civil Wars

• "Don't You Wanna Stay" – Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson
• "You and Tequila" – Kenny Chesney ile Grace Potter ve the Nocturnals
• "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not" – Thompson Square

En İyi Country Şarkısı

"Mean"

Taylor Swift, besteci (Taylor Swift)

• "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not"
  • Jim Collins & David Lee Murphy, besteci (Thompson Square)
• "God Gave Me You"
  • Dave Barnes, besteci (Blake Shelton)
• "Just Fishin'"
  • Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell & Ed Hill, besteci (Trace Adkins)
• "Threaten Me with Heaven"
  • Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will Owsley & Dillon O’Brian, besteci (Vince Gill)
• "You and Tequila"
  • Matraca Berg & Deana Carter, besteci (Kenny Chesney ile Grace Potter)

En İyi Country Albüm

Own the Night – Lady Antebellum

• My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean
• Chief – Eric Church
• Red River Blue – Blake Shelton
• Here for a Good Time – George Strait
• Speak Now – Taylor Swift

En iyi New Age Albümü

What's It All About – Pat Metheny

• Northern Seas – Al Conti
• Gaia – Michael Brant DeMaria
• Wind, Rock, Sea & Flame – Peter Kater
• Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 6 – üZamora

En iyi Doğaçlama Caz Solo

"500 Miles High" – Chick Corea

• "All or Nothing at All" – Randy Brecker
• "You Are My Sunshine" – Ron Carter
• "Work" – Fred Hersch
• "Sonnymoon for Two" – Sonny Rollins

En iyi Caz Vokal Albümü

The Mosaic Project – Terri Lyne Carrington & Various Artists

• 'Round Midnight – Karrin Allyson
• The Gate – Kurt Elling
• American Road – Tierney Sutton (Band)
• The Music of Randy Newman – Roseanna Vitro

En İyi Enstrümantal Caz Albümü

Forever – Corea, Clarke & White

• Bond: The Paris Sessions – Gerald Clayton
• Alone at the Vanguard – Fred Hersch
• Bird Songs – Joe Lovano & Us Five
• Road Shows Vol. 2 – Sonny Rollins
• Timeline – Yellowjackets

En Büyük Jazz Topluluğu Albümü

The Good Feeling – Christian McBride Big Band

• The Jazz Ballad Song Book – Randy Brecker & DR Big Band
• 40 Acres and a Burro – Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orkestrası
• Legacy – Gerald Wilson Orchestra
• Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook – Miguel Zenón

En İyi Gospel / Çağdaş Hristiyan Müzik Performansı

"Jesus" – Le'Andria Johnson'

• "Do Everything" – Steven Curtis Chapman
• "Alive (Mary Magdalene)" – Natalie Grant
• "Your Love" – Brandon Heath
• "I Lift My Hands" – Chris Tomlin

En İyi Gospel Şarkı

"Hello Fear"

Kirk Franklin, besteci- (Kirk Franklin)

• "Sitting with Me"
  • Gerald Haddon, Tammi Haddon & Mary Mary, besteciler- (Mary Mary)
• "Spiritual"
  • Donald Lawrence, besteci- (Donald Lawrence & Co. ile Blanche McAllister-Dykes)
• "Trust Me"
  • Richard Smallwood, besteci- (Richard Smallwood & Vision)
• "Window"
  • Canton Jones, besteci- (Canton Jones)

En İyi Çağdaş Hristiyan Şarkısı

"Blessings"

Laura Story, besteci- (Laura Story)

• "Hold Me"
  • Jamie Grace, Christopher Stevens & TobyMac, besteciler- (Jamie Grace ile TobyMac)
• "I Lift My Hands"
  • Louie Giglio, Matt Maher & Chris Tomlin, besteciler- (Chris Tomlin)
• "Strong Enough"
  • Matthew West, besteci- (Matthew West)
• "Your Love"
  • Brandon Heath & Jason Ingram, besteciler- (Brandon Heath)

En İyi Gospel albümü

Hello Fear – Kirk Franklin

• The Love albümü – Kim Burrell
• The Journey – Andraé Crouch
• Something Big – Mary Mary
• Angel & Chanelle (Deluxe Edition) – Trin-i-tee 5:7

En İyi Çağdaş Hristiyan Müzik albümü

And If Our God Is for Us... – Chris Tomlin

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

En İyi Latin Pop, Rock ya da Urban albümü

'Drama y Luz – Maná

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

En İyi Bölgesel Meksika veya Tejano albümü

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

En İyi Banda ya da Norteño albümü

MTV Unplugged: Los Tigres del Norte and Friends – Los Tigres del Norte

• Estare Mejor – El Güero y Su Banda Centenario
• Intocable 2011 – Intocable
• El Árbol – Los Tucanes de Tijuana
• No Vengo A Ver Si Puedo... Si Por Que Puedo Vengo – Michael Salgado

En İyi Tropikal Latin albümü

The Last Mambo – Cachao

• Homenaje A Los Rumberos – Edwin Bonilla
• Mongorama – José Rizo's Mongorama

En İyi Amerikana albümü

Ramble at the Ryman – Levon Helm

• Emotional Jukebox – Linda Chorney
• Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down – Ry Cooder
• Hard Bargain – Emmylou Harris
• Blessed – Lucinda Williams

En İyi Bluegrass albümü

'Paper Airplane – Alison Krauss & Union Station

• Reason and Rhyme: Bluegrass Songs by Robert Hunter and Jim Lauderdale – Jim Lauderdale
• Rare Bird Alert – Steve Martin & Steep Canyon Rangers
• Old Memories: The Songs of Bill Monroe – Del McCoury Band
• A Mother's Prayer – Ralph Stanley
• Sleep with One Eye Open – Chris Thile & Michael Daves

En İyi Blues albümü

'Revelator – Tedeschi Trucks Band

• Low Country Blues – Gregg Allman
• Roadside Attractions – Marcia Ball
• Man in Motion – Warren Haynes
• The Reflection – Keb Mo

En İyi Folk albümü

Barton Hollow – The Civil Wars

• I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive – Steve Earle
• Helplessness Blues – Fleet Foxes
• Ukulele Songs – Eddie Vedder
• The Harrow & The Harvest – Gillian Welch

En İyi Bölgesel Root Music albümü

Rebirth of New Orleans – Rebirth Brass Band

• Can't Sit Down – C.J. Chenier
• Wao Akua: The Forest of the Gods – George Kahumoku, Jr.
• Grand Isle – Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
• Not Just Another Polka – Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra

En İyi Reggae albümü

'Revelation Pt 1: The Root of Life – Stephen Marley

• Harlem-Kingston Express Live! – Monty Alexander
• Reggae Knights – Israel Vibration
• Wild and Free – Ziggy Marley
• Summer in Kingston – Shaggy

En İyi Dünya Müziği albümü

'Tassili – Tinariwen

• AfroCubism – AfroCubism
• Africa for Africa – Femi Kuti
• Songs a Zulu Farm – Ladysmith Black Mambazo

En İyi Çocuk Müziği albümü

'All About Bullies... Big and Small – Çeşitli Sanatçılar

• Are We There Yet? – The Papa Hugs Band
• Fitness Rock & Roll – Miss Amy
• GulfAlive – The Banana Plant
• I Love: Tom T. Hall's Songs of Fox Hollow – Çeşitli Sanatçılar

En İyi Spoken Word albümü (Şiir, Sesli Kitaplar & Konuşan Hikâye Kitapları)

If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't) – Betty White

• Bossypants – Tina Fey
• Fab Fan Memories – The Beatles Bond – Çeşitli Sanatçılar
• Hamlet (William Shakespeare) – Dan Donohue & Çeşitli Sanatçılar – Oregon Shakespeare Festival
• The Mark of Zorro – Val Kilmer & Cast

En İyi Komedi albümü

'Hilarious – Louis C.K.

• Alpocalypse – "Weird Al" Yankovic
• Finest Hour – Patton Oswalt
• Kathy Griffin: 50 & Not Pregnant – Kathy Griffin
• Turtleneck & Chain – The Lonely Island

En İyi Müzikal Tiyatro Albümü

The Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording

Josh Gad & Andrew Rannells, solistler; Anne Garefino, Robert Lopez, Stephen Oremus, Trey Parker, Scott Rudin & Matt Stone, yapımcı; Robert Lopez, Trey Parker & Matt Stone, besteciler/lyricists

• Anything Goes – New Broadway Cast Recording
  • Sutton Foster & Joel Grey, solistler; Rob Fisher, James Lowe & Joel Moss, yapımcı (Cole Porter, besteci)
• How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – The 2011 Broadway Cast Recording
  • John Larroquette & Daniel Radcliffe, solistler; Robert Sher, yapımcı (Frank Loesser, besteci)

Görsel Medya için En İyi Toplama Film Müziği

'Boardwalk Empire Volume 1 – Çeşitli Sanatçılar

• Burlesque – Christina Aguilera
• Glee: The Music, Volume 4 – Glee Cast
• Tangled – Çeşitli Sanatçılar
• True Blood Volume 3 – Çeşitli Sanatçılar

Görsel Medya İçin Yapılan En İyi Soundtrack

The King's Speech

Alexandre Desplat, besteci

• Black Swan
  • Clint Mansell, besteci
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
  • Alexandre Desplat, besteci
• The Shrine
  • Ryan Shore, besteci
• Tron: Legacy
  • Daft Punk, besteciler

Görsel Medya İçin Yazılan En İyi Şarkı

"I See the Light" ( Tangled)'

Alan Menken & Glenn Slater, besteciler- (Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi)

• "Born to Be Somebody" ( Justin Bieber: Never Say Never)
  • Diane Warren, besteci- (Justin Bieber)
• "Christmastime Is Killing Us" ( Family Guy)
  • Ron Jones, Seth MacFarlane & Danny Smith, besteciler- (Danny Smith, Ron Jones & Seth MacFarlane)
• "So Long" ( Winnie the Pooh)
  • Zooey Deschanel, besteci- (Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward)
• "Where the River Goes" ( Footloose)
  • Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, Drew Pearson & Anne Preven, besteciler- (Zac Brown)
• "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" (Burlesque)
  • Diane Warren, besteci- (Cher)

En İyi Enstrümantal Kompozisyon

"Life in Eleven"'

Béla Fleck & Howard Levy, besteciler (Béla Fleck and the Flecktones)

• "Falling Men"
  • John Hollenbeck, besteci (John Hollenbeck, Daniel Yvinec & Orchestre National de Jazz (ONJ))
• "Hunting Wabbits 3 (Get Off My Lawn)"
  • Gordon Goodwin, besteci (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
• "I Talk to the Trees"
  • Randy Brecker, besteci (Randy Brecker with DR Big Band)
• "Timeline"
  • Russell Ferrante, besteci (Yellowjackets)

En İyi Enstrümantal Düzenleme

"Rhapsody in Blue"

Gordon Goodwin, aranjör (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)

• "All or Nothing at All"
  • Peter Jensen, aranjör (Randy Brecker with DR Big Band)
• "In the Beginning"
  • Clare Fischer, aranjör (The Clare Fischer Big Band)
• "Nasty Dance"
  • Bob Brookmeyer, aranjör (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)
• "Song Without Words"
  • Carlos Franzetti, aranjör (Carlos Franzetti & Allison Brewster Franzetti)

En İyi Vokali Destekleyen Enstrümantal Düzenleme

"Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)"'

Jorge Calandrelli, aranjör (Tony Bennett & Queen Latifah)

• "Ao Mar"
  • Vince Mendoza, aranjör (Vince Mendoza)
• "Moon Over Bourbon Street"
  • Rob Mathes, aranjör (Sting & Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra)
• "On Broadway"
  • Kevin Axt, Ray Brinker, Trey Henry, Christian Jacob & Tierney Sutton, aranjörler (The Tierney Sutton Band)
• "The Windmills of Your Mind"
  • William A. Ross, aranjör (Barbra Streisand)

En İyi Kayıt Paketi

'Scenes The Suburbs

Vincent Morisset, sanat yönetmeni (Arcade Fire)

• Chickenfoot III
  • Todd Gallopo, sanat yönetmeni (Chickenfoot)
• Good Luck & True Love
  • Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, sanat yönetmenleri (Reckless Kelly)
• Rivers and Homes
  • Jonathan Dagan, sanat yönetmeni (J.Viewz)
• Watch the Throne
  • Virgil Abloh, sanat yönetmeni (Jay-Z & Kanye West)

En iyi Kutulu veya Özel Sınırlı Sayılı Müzik Paketi

The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story

Dave Bett & Michelle Holme, sanat yönetmenleri (Bruce Springsteen)

• The King of Limbs
  • Donald Twain & Zachariah Wildwood, sanat yönetmenleri (Radiohead)
• 25th Anniversary Music Box
  • Matt Taylor & Ellen Wakayama, sanat yönetmenleri (Danny Elfman & Tim Burton)
• 25 Years
  • James Spindler, sanat yönetmeni (Sting)
• Wingless Angels (Deluxe Edition)
  • David Gorman, sanat yönetmeni (Wingless Angels)

En İyi Albüm Notaları

Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads & Beyond as Recorded by the San Francisco Bay by Chris Strachwitz in the 1960s

Adam Machado, albüm nota yazarı (Çeşitli Sanatçılar)

• The Bang Years 1966–1968
  • Neil Diamond, albüm nota yazarı (Neil Diamond)
• The Bristol Sessions, 1927–1928: The Big Bang of Country Music
  • Ted Olson & Tony Russell, albüm nota yazarı (Çeşitli Sanatçılar)
• Complete Mythology
  • Ken Shipley, albüm nota yazarı (Syl Johnson)
• The Music City Story: Street Corner Doo Wop, Raw R&B and Soulful Sounds Berkeley, California 1950–75
  • Alec Palao, albüm nota yazarı (Çeşitli Sanatçılar)

En İyi Tarihi Albüm

Band on the Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection – Deluxe Edition)

Paul McCartney, derleme- yapımcı; Sam Okell & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (Paul McCartney & Wings)

• The Bristol Sessions, 1927–1928: The Big Bang of Country Music
  • Christopher C. King & Ted Olson, derleme- yapımcı; Christopher C. King & Chris Zwarg, mastering engineers (Çeşitli Sanatçılar)
• Complete Mythology
  • Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, derleme- yapımcı; Jeff Lipton, mastering engineer (Syl Johnson)
• Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads & Beyond as Recorded by the San Francisco Bay by Chris Strachwitz in the 1960s
  • Chris Strachwitz, derleme- yapımcı; Mike Cogan, mastering engineer (Çeşitli Sanatçılar)
• Young Man with the Big Beat: The Complete '56 Elvis Presley Masters
  • Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, derleme- yapımcı; Vic Anesini, mastering engineer (Elvis Presley)

En İyi Albüm (Mühendislik), klasik dışı

'Paper Airplane

Mike Shipley, engineer; Brad Blackwood, mastering engineer (Alison Krauss & Union Station)

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

Yılın Yapımcısı, klasik dışı

Paul Epworth

• "Call It What You Want" (Foster the People) (T)
• "I Would Do Anything for You" (Foster the People) (T)
• "I'll Be Waiting" (Adele) (T)
• "Life on the Nickel" (Foster the People) (T)
• "No One's Gonna Love You" (Cee Lo Green) (S)
• "Rolling in the Deep" (Adele) (T)

• Danger Mouse
  • Meyrin Fields EP (Broken Bells) (S)
  • Rome (Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi) (A)
• The Smeezingtons
  • Doo-Wops & Hooligans (Bruno Mars) (A)
  • "If I Was You (OMG)" (Far East Movement ile Snoop Dogg) (T)
  • "Lighters" (Bad Meets Evil ile Bruno Mars) (T)
  • "Mirror" (Lil Wayne ile Bruno Mars) (T)
  • "Rocketeer" (Far East Movement ile Ryan Tedder) (T)
• Ryan Tedder
  • "Brighter Than the Sun" (Colbie Caillat) (T)
  • "Favorite Song" (Colbie Caillat ile Common) (T)
  • "I Remember Me" (Jennifer Hudson) (T)
  • "I Was Here" (Beyoncé) (T)
  • "Not Over You" (Gavin DeGraw) (S)
  • "#1Nite (One Night)" (Cobra Starship) (S)
  • "Rumour Has It" (Adele) (T)
  • "Sweeter" (Gavin DeGraw) (T)
  • "Who's That Boy" (Demi Lovato ile Dev) (T)
• Butch Vig
  • Wasting Light (Foo Fighters) (A)

En İyi Remix Kaydı

"Cinema" (Skrillex Remix)

Skrillex, remiks (Benny Benassi ile Gary Go)

• "Collide" (Afrojack Remix)
  • Afrojack, remiks (Leona Lewis & Avicii)
• "End of Line" (Photek Remix)
  • Photek, remiks (Daft Punk)
• "Only Girl (In the World)" (Rosabel Club Mix)
  • Rosabel, remiks (Rihanna)
• "Rope" (deadmau5 Mix)
  • deadmau5, remiks (Foo Fighters)

En İyi Surround Ses Albümü

Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (Super Deluxe Edition)

Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Bill Levenson & Elliot Scheiner, surround yapımcı (Derek and the Dominos)

• An Evening with Dave Grusin
  • Frank Filipetti & Eric Schilling, surround mix engineers; Frank Filipetti, surround mastering engineer; Phil Ramone, surround yapımcı (Çeşitli Sanatçılar)
• Grace for Drowning
  • Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Paschal Byrne, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround yapımcı (Steven Wilson)
• Kind
  • Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround yapımcı (Kjetil Almenning, Ensemble 96 & Nidaros String Quartet)
• Spohr: String Sextet in C Major, Op. 140 & Nonet in F Major, Op. 31
  • Andreas Spreer, surround mix engineer; Robin Schmidt & Andreas Spreer, surround mastering engineer; Andreas Spreer, surround yapımcı (Camerata Freden)

En İyi Albüm (Mühendislik)

Aldridge: Elmer Gantry

Byeong-Joon Hwang & John Newton, engineers; Jesse Lewis, mastering engineer (William Boggs, Keith Phares, Patricia Risley, Vale Rideout, Frank Kelley, Heather Buck, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)

• Glazunov: Complete Concertos
  • Richard King, engineer (José Serebrier, Alexey Serov, Wen-Sinn Yang, Alexander Romanovsky, Rachel Barton Pine, Marc Chisson & Russian National Orchestra)
• Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music From Slide
  • Tom Lazarus & Bill Maylone, engineers; Joe Lambert, mastering engineer (Rinde Eckert, Steven Mackey & Eighth Blackbird)
• Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4
  • Arne Akselberg, engineer (Leif Ove Andsnes, Antonio Pappano & London Symphony Orchestra)
• Weinberg: Symphony No. 3 & Suite No. 4 From 'The Golden Key'
  • Torbjörn Samuelsson, engineer (Thord Svedlund & Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra)

Yılın Yapımcısı

Judith Sherman

• Adams: Son of Chamber Symphony; String Quartet (John Adams, St. Lawrence String Quartet & International Contemporary Ensemble)
• Capricho Latino (Rachel Barton Pine)
• 85th Birthday Celebration (Claude Frank)
• Insects & Paper Airplanes – Chamber Music of Lawrence Dillon (Daedalus Quartet & Benjamin Hochman)
• Midnight Frolic – The Broadway Theater Music of Louis A. Hirsch (Rick Benjamin & Paragon Ragtime Orchestra)
• Notable Women – Trios by Today's Female Composers (Lincoln Trio)
• The Soviet Experience, Vol. 1 – String Quartets by Dmitri Shostakovich & His Contemporaries (Pacifica Quartet)
• Speak! (Anthony De Mare)
• State of the Art – The American Brass Quintet at 50 (The American Brass Quintet)
• Steve Reich: WTC 9/11; Mallet Quartet; Dance Patterns (Kronos Quartet, Steve Reich Musicians & So Percussion)
• Winging It – Piano Music of John Corigliano (Ursula Oppens)

• Blanton Alspaugh
  • Aldridge: Elmer Gantry (William Boggs, Keith Phares, Patricia Risley, Vale Rideout, Frank Kelley, Heather Buck, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
  • Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas (Peter Takács)
  • Osterfield: Rocky Streams (Paul Osterfield, Todd Waldecker & Çeşitli Sanatçılar)
• Manfred Eicher
  • Bach: Concertos & Sinfonias for Oboe; Ich Hatte Viel Bekümmernis (Heinz Holliger, Eric Höbarth & Camerata Bern)
  • Hymns & Prayers (Gidon Kremer & Kremerata Baltica)
  • Manto & Madrigals (Thomas Zehetmair & Ruth Killius)
  • Songs of Ascension (Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble, Todd Reynolds Quartet, The M6 & Montclair State University Singers)
  • Tchaikovsky/Kissine: Piano Trios (Gidon Kremer, Giedre Dirvanauskaite & Khatia Buniatishvili)
  • A Worcester Ladymass (Trio Mediaeval)
• David Frost
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass Live (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass)
  • Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music Slide (Rinde Eckert, Steven Mackey & Eighth Blackbird)
  • Prayers & Alleluias (Kenneth Dake)
  • Sharon Isbin & Friends – Guitar Passions (Sharon Isbin & Çeşitli Sanatçılar)
• Peter Rutenberg
  • Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (Patrick Dupré Quigley, James K. Bass, Seraphic Fire & Professional Choral Institute)
  • The Vanishing Nordic Chorale (Philip Spray & Musik Ekklesia)

En İyi Orkestra Performansı

"Brahms: Symphony No. 4"

Gustavo Dudamel, orkestra şefi (Los Angeles Philharmonic)

• "Bowen: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2"
  • Andrew Davis, orkestra şefi (BBC Philharmonic)
• "Haydn: Symphonies 104, 88 & 101"
  • Nicholas McGegan, orkestra şefi (Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra)
• "Henze: Symphonies Nos. 3–5"
  • Marek Janowski, orkestra şefi (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin)
• Martinu: The 6 Symphonies
  • Jirí Belohlávek, orkestra şefi (BBC Symphony Orchestra)

En İyi Opera Kaydı

"Adams: Doctor Atomic"

Alan Gilbert, orkestra şefi; Meredith Arwady, Sasha Cooke, Richard Paul Fink, Gerald Finley, Thomas Glenn & Eric Owens; Jay David Saks, yapımcı (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

• "Britten: Billy Budd"
  • Mark Elder, conductor; John Mark Ainsley, Phillip Ens, Jacques Imbrailo, Darren Jeffery, Iain Paterson & Matthew Rose; James Whitbourn, yapımcı (London Philharmonic Orchestra; Glyndebourne Chorus)
• "Rautavaara: Kaivos"
  • Hannu Lintu, orkestra şefi; Jaakko Kortekangas, Hannu Niemelä, Johanna Rusanen-Kartano & Mati Turi; Seppo Siirala, yapımcı (Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra; Kaivos Chorus)
• "Verdi: La Traviata"
  • Antonio Pappano, orkestra şefi; Joseph Calleja, Renée Fleming & Thomas Hampson; James Whitbourn, yapımcı (Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus)
• "Vivaldi: Ercole Sul Termodonte"
  • Fabio Biondi, orkestra şefi; Romina Basso, Patrizia Ciofi, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Vivica Genaux, Philippe Jaroussky, Topi Lehtipuu & Rolando Villazón; Daniel Zalay, yapımcı (Europa Galante; Coro Da Camera Santa Cecilia Di Borgo San Lorenzo)

En İyi Koro Performans

"Light & Gold"

Eric Whitacre, orkestra şefi (Christopher Glynn & Hila Plitmann; The King's Singers, Laudibus, Pavão Quartet & The Eric Whitacre Singers)

• "Beyond All Mortal Dreams – American A Cappella"
  • Stephen Layton, orkestra şefi(Choir of Trinity College Cambridge)
• "Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45"
  • Patrick Dupré Quigley, ; James K. Bass, orkestra şefi (Justin Blackwell, Scott Allen Jarrett, Paul Max Tipton & Teresa Wakim; Professional Choral Institute & Seraphic Fire)
• "Kind"
  • Kjetil Almenning, orkestra şefi (Nidaros String Quartet; Ensemble 96)
• "The Natural World of Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen"
  • Paul Hillier, orkestra şefi (Ars Nova Copenhagen)

En İyi Küçük Topluluk

"Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music Slide" – Rinde Eckert & Steven Mackey; Eighth Blackbird'

• "Frank: Hilos" – Gabriela Lena Frank; ALIAS Chamber Ensemble
• "The Kingdoms of Castille – Richard Savino, conductor; El Mundo
• "A Seraphic Fire Christmas" – Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor; Seraphic Fire
• "Sound the Bells!" – The Bay Brass

En İyi Klasik Enstrümantal Solo

"Schwantner: Concerto for Percussion & Orchestra"

Giancarlo Guerrero, orkestra şefi; Christopher Lamb (Nashville Symphony)

• "Chinese Recorder Concertos – East Meets West"
  • Lan Shui, orkestra şefi; Michala Petri (Copenhagen Philharmonic)
• "Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini"
  • Claudio Abbado, Yuja Wang (Mahler Chamber Orchestra)
• "Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4"
  • Leif Ove Andsnes, Antonio Pappano (London Symphony Orchestra)
• "Winging It – Piano Music of John Corigliano"
  • Ursula Oppens

En İyi Klasik Vokal Solo

"Diva Divo"

Joyce DiDonato (Kazushi Ono; Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Lyon; Choeur De L'Opéra National De Lyon)

• "Grieg/Thommessen: Veslemøy Synsk"
  • Marianne Beate Kielland (Nils Anders Mortensen)
• "Handel: Cleopatra"
  • Natalie Dessay (Emmanuelle Haïm; Le Concert D'Astrée)
• "Purcell: O Solitude"
  • Andreas Scholl (Stefano Montanari; Christophe Dumaux; Accademia Bizantina)
• "Three Baroque Tenors"
  • Ian Bostridge (Bernard Labadie; Mark Bennett, Andrew Clarke, Sophie Daneman, Alberto Grazzi, Jonathan Gunthorpe, Benjamin Hulett & Madeline Shaw; The English Concert)

En İyi Çağdaş Klasik Kompozisyon

"Aldridge, Robert: Elmer Gantry" – Robert Aldridge & Herschel Garfein

• "Crumb, George: The Ghosts of Alhambra" – George Crumb
• "Friedman, Jefferson: String Quartet No. 3" – Jefferson Friedman
• "Mackey, Steven: Lonely Motel – Music From Slide" – Steven Mackey
• "Ruders, Poul: Piano Concerto No. 2" – Poul Ruders

En İyi Kısa Müzik Videosu

"Rolling in the Deep" – Adele

Sam Brown, video yönetmeni; Hannah Chandler, video yapımcısı

• "Yes I Know" – Memory Tapes
  • Eric Epstein, video yönetmeni & video yapımcısı
• "All Is Not Lost" – OK Go
  • Itamar Kubovy, Damian Kulash & Trish Sie, video yönetmeni; Shirley Moyers, video yapımcısı
• "Lotus Flower" – Radiohead
  • Garth Jennings, video yönetmeni & video yapımcısı
• "First of the Year (Equinox)" – Skrillex
  • Tony Truand, video director; Noah Klein, video yapımcı
• "Perform This Way" – "Weird Al" Yankovic
  • "Weird Al" Yankovic, video yönetmeni; Cisco Newman, video yapımcısı

En İyi Uzun Müzik Videosu

Foo Fighters: Back and Forth – Foo Fighters

James Moll, video yönetmeni; James Moll & Nigel Sinclair, video yapımcısı

• I Am... World Tour – Beyoncé
  • Beyoncé, Ed Burke & Frank Gatson, Jr., video yönetmeni; Beyoncé & Camille Yorrick, video yapımcı
• Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon – Kings of Leon
  • Stephen C. Mitchell, video yönetmeni; Casey McGrath, video yapımcısı
• Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest – A Tribe Called Quest
  • Michael Rapaport, video yönetmeni; Robert Benavides, Debra Koffler, Eric Matthies, Frank Mele, Edward Parks & A Tribe Called Quest, video yapımcısı
• Nine Types of Light – TV on the Radio
  • Tunde Adebimpe, video yönetmeni; Michelle An & Braj, video yapımcısı

MusiCares Ödülü

• Paul McCartney

Başkanlık Başarı Ödülü

• Sir Richard Branson ^[12]

Grammy Yaşam Boyu Başarı Ödülü ^[13]

• Allman Brothers Band
• Glen Campbell
• Tom Jobim
• Roy Haynes
• George Jones
• The Memphis Horns
• Diana Ross
• Gil Scott-Heron

Mütevelli Grammy Ödülü

• Dave Bartholomew
• Steve Jobs
• Rudy Van Gelder

Teknik Grammy Ödülü

• Roger Nichols
• Celemony

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