53rd Annual Grammy Awards...


Special Merit Awards

MusiCares Person of the Year
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

General

Record of the Year
Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer
Album of the Year
Arcade Fire & Markus Dravs, producers; Arcade Fire, Mark Lawson & Craig Silvey, engineers/mixers; Mark Lawson, mastering engineer
  • Recovery – Eminem
    • featured artists; Kobe, Lil Wayne, Pink & Rihanna, producers; 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, engineers/mixers; Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, mastering engineer
  • Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
    • Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer; Andrew Mendelson, mastering engineer
  • The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
    • Beyoncé, featured artist; Ron Fair, Fernando Garibay, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jerkins, Lady Gaga, RedOne, Teddy Riley & Space Cowboy, producers; 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, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
  • Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
    • Snoop Dogg, featured artist; Ammo, Benny Blanco, Dr. Luke, Kuk Harrell, Max Martin, Stargate, C. "Tricky" Stewart, Sandy Vee & Greg Wells, producers; 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, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer
Song of the Year
Dave Haywood, Josh KearCharles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
Best New Artist

Pop

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
"Hey, Soul Sister" (Live) – Train
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Best Pop Instrumental Album
Best Pop Vocal Album

Dance

Best Dance Recording
Crystal JohnsonMikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Sandy Wilhelm, producers: Stargate, Sandy Vee
Best Electronic/Dance Album

Traditional pop

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Rock

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Best Hard Rock Performance
Best Metal Performance
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
"Hammerhead" – Jeff Beck
Best Rock Song
"Angry World"
Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
Best Rock Album

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album

R&B

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
"Hang On in There" – John Legend & The Roots
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
"Fuck You!" – Cee Lo Green
Best R&B Song
"Shine"
John Stephens, songwriter (John Legend & The Roots)
  • "Bittersweet"
    • Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly, songwriters (Fantasia)
  • "Finding My Way Back"
    • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland & Miquel Jontel, songwriters (Jaheim)
  • "Second Chance"
    • E. Debarge & Mischke, songwriters (El DeBarge)
  • "Why Would You Stay"
    • K. Owens, songwriter (Kem)
Best R&B Album
Best Contemporary R&B Album

Rap

Best Rap Solo Performance
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Best Rap Song
Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)
Best Rap Album

Country

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
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
Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
Best Country Album

New Age

Best New Age Album
Miho: Journey to the Mountain – Paul Winter Consort
  • Ocean – Michael 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 – The Stanley Clarke Band
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 featuring the Ying String Quartet
  • Pathways – Dave Holland Octet
  • 54 – Metropole Orkest, John Scofield & Vince Mendoza
Best Latin Jazz Album
Chucho's Steps – Chucho Valdés and 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
Best Gospel Song
"It's What I Do"
Jerry Peters & Kirk Whalum, songwriters (Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway)
  • "Beautiful Things"
    • Lisa Gungor & Michael Gungor, songwriters (Gungor)
  • "Better than a Hallelujah"
    • Sarah Hart & Chapin Hartford, songwriters (Amy Grant)
  • "Our God"
    • Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman, Jesse Reeves & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)
  • "Return to Sender"
Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album
Best Traditional Gospel Album
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

Latin

Best Latin Pop Album
Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album
El Existential – Grupo Fantasma
Best Tropical Latin Album
Viva la Tradición – Spanish Harlem Orchestra
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
Best Bluegrass Album
Mountain Soul II – Patty Loveless
Best Traditional Blues Album
Joined at the Hip – Pinetop Perkins & Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Living Proof – Buddy Guy
Best Traditional Folk Album
Best Contemporary Folk Album
God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise – Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs
Best Hawaiian Music Album
Huana Ke Aloha – Tia Carrere
  • Amy Hanaiali'i and Slack Key Masters of Hawaii – Amy Hanaiali‘i And 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 – (Various Artists); Derek Mathews, Dr. Lita Mathews & Melonie Mathews, producers
  • 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

World music

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

Children's

Best Musical Album for Children
Tomorrow's Children – Pete Seeger with the Rivertown Kids and Friends
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 – (Various Artists); Jim Cravero, Paula Lizzi & Steve Pullara, producers
  • Nanny McPhee Returns – Emma Thompson

Spoken Word

Best Spoken Word Album

Comedy

Best Comedy Album

Musical show

Best Musical Show Album
American Idiot (featuring Green Day) – Billie Joe Armstrong, producer (Green Day, composers; Billie Joe Armstrong, lyricist)

Film, TV and other visual media

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
"The Weary Kind" (From Crazy Heart)
Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett, songwriters (Ryan Bingham)

Composing and arranging

Best Instrumental Composition
"The Path Among the Trees" – Billy Childs
Best Instrumental Arrangement
"Carlos" – Vince Mendoza
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
"Baba Yetu" – Christopher Tin, arranger (Christopher Tin, Soweto Gospel Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
  • "Baby" – Roger Treece, arranger (Bobby McFerrin)
  • "Based on a Thousand True Stories" – Vince Mendoza, arranger (Silje Nergaard & Metropole Orchestra Strings)
  • "Don't Explain" – Geoffrey Keezer, arranger (Denise Donatelli)
  • "Imagine" – Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, arrangers (Herbie Hancock, Pink, Seal, Jeff Beck, India.Arie, Konono No 1 & Oumou Sangare)

Package

Best Recording Package
Brothers – Michael Carney, art director (The Black Keys)
  • Eggs – Malene Mathiasson, Malthe Fischer, Kristoffer Rom, Nis Svoldgård & Aske Zidore, art directors (Oh No Ono)
  • Hadestown – Brian Grunert, art director (Anaïs Mitchell)
  • What Will We Be – Devendra Banhart & Jon Beasley, art directors (Devendra Banhart)
  • Yonkers NY – Andrew Taray, art director (Chip Taylor)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
Under Great White Northern Lights (Limited Edition Box Set) – Rob Jones & Jack White III, art directors (The White Stripes)
  • Light: On the South Side – Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists)
  • Minotaur (Deluxe Edition) – Jeff Anderson & Vaughan Oliver, art directors (The Pixies)
  • A Sideman's Journey (Limited Collector's Super Deluxe Box Set) – Daniel Reiss & Klaus Voormann, art directors (Voormann & Friends)
  • Story Island – Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (Various Artists)

Album notes

Best Album Notes
Keep an Eye on the Sky – Robert Gordon, album notes writer (Big Star)
  • Alan Lomax in Haiti: Recordings for the Library of Congress, 1936–1937 – Gage Averill, album notes writer (Various Artists)
  • Side Steps – Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (John Coltrane)
  • There Breathes a Hope: The Legacy of John Work II and His Fisk Jubilee Quartet, 1909–1916 – Doug Seroff, album notes writer (Fisk University Jubilee Quartet)
  • True Love Cast Out All Evil – Will Sheff, album notes writer (Roky Erickson With Okkervil River)

Historical

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

Production, non-classical

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
An Engineer's Award.
Battle Studies
Michael H. Brauer, Joe Ferla, Chad Franscoviak & Manny Marroquin, engineers (John Mayer)
  • Dirty Side Down
    • John Keane, engineer (Widespread Panic)
  • Emotion & Commotion
    • Steve Lipson, engineer (Jeff Beck)
  • God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise
    • Ryan Freeland, engineer (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
  • Pink Elephant
    • Seth Presant & Leon F. Sylvers III, engineers (N'dambi)
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Broken Bells – Broken Bells (A)
Dark Night of the Soul – Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse (A)
Tighten Up – The Black Keys (T)
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Revolver (David Guetta's One Love Club Remix)
David Guetta, remixer (Madonna)
  • Fantasy (Morgan Page Remix)
  • Funk Nasty (Wolfgang Gartner Remix Edit)
    • Wolfgang Gartner, remixer (Andy Caldwell Featuring Gram'ma Funk)
  • Orpheus (Quiet Carnival) (Funk Generation Mix)
    • Mike Rizzo, remixer (Sérgio Mendes)
  • Sweet Disposition (Axwell & Dirty South Remix)
    • Axel Hedfors & Dragan Roganovic, remixers (The Temper Trap)

Production, surround sound

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)

Production, classical

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 & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
    • Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet (Valery Gergiev & London Symphony Orchestra)
    • Shchedrin: The Enchanted Wanderer (Valery Gergiev, Evgeny Akimov, Sergei Aleksashkin, Kristina Kapustinskaya, Mariinsky Chorus & Mariinsky Orchestra)
    • Strauss, R: Ein Heldenleben; Webern: Im Sommerwind (Bernard Haitink & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
    • Strauss, R: Eine Alpensinfonie (Bernard Haitink & London Symphony Orchestra)
    • Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations; Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante (Gautier Capuçon, Valery Gergiev & Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
    • Wagner: Parsifal (Valery Gergiev, Gary Lehman, Violeta Urmana, René Pape, Evgeny Nikitin, Alexei Tanovitski, Nikolai Putilin, Mariinsky Chorus & Mariinsky Orchestra)

Classical

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; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; 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; Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
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"
    • Valery Gergiev, 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 Schoenberg 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; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; 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 (Valery Gergiev)
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

Music video

Best Short Form Music Video
Francis Lawrence, video director; Heather Heller, video producer
Best Long Form Music Video
Tom Dicillo, video director; John Beug, Jeff Jampol, Peter Jankowski & Dick Wolf, video producers