Album of the Year

• 21, Adele
• Wasting Light, Foo Fighters
• Born This Way, Lady Gaga
• Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars
• Loud, Rihanna

Record of the Year

• “Rolling in the Deep,” Adele
• “Holocene,” Bon Iver
• “Grenade,” Bruno Mars
• “The Cave,” Mumford & Sons
• “Firework,” Katy
  Perry

Song of the Year

•  “All of the Lights,” Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie (Writer: Jeff
  Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter and Kanye West)
• “The Cave,” Mumford & Sons (Writers: Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus
  Mumford and Country Winston)
• “Grenade,” Bruno Mars (Writers: Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence,
  Ari Levine, Bruno Mars and Andrew Wyatt)
• “Holocene,” Bon Iver (Writer: Justin Vernon)
• “Rolling in the Deep,” Adele (Writers: Adele Adkins and Paul
  Epworth)

Best New Artist

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

Best Female Pop Solo Performance

• “Someone Like You,” Adele
• “You and I,” Lady Gaga
• “Grenade,” Bruno Mars
• “Firework,” Katy Perry
• “F–kin’ Perfect,” Pink

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

• “Body and Soul,” Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse
• “Dearest,” The Black Keys
• “Paradise,” Coldplay
• “Pumped Up Kicks,” Foster The People
• “Moves Like Jagger,” Maroon 5 and Christina
  Aguilera

The rest of the nominations are:

Best Pop Instrumental Album

• “Wish Upon a Star,” Jenny Oaks Baker
• “E Kahe Malie,” Daniel Ho
• “The Road From Memphis,” Booker T. Jones
• “Hello Tomorrow,” Dave Koz
• “Setzer Goes Instru-MENTAL!,” Brian Setzer

Best Pop Vocal Album

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

Best Dance Recording

• “Raise Your Weapon,” Deadmau5 and Greta Svabo Bech
• “Barbra
  Streisand,” Duck Sauce
• “Sunshine,” David Guetta and Avicii
• “Call Your Girlfriend,” Robyn
• “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites,” Skrillex
• “Save the World,” Swedish House Mafia

Best Dance/Electronica Album

• Zonoscope, Cut/Copy
• 4×4=12, Deadmau5
• Nothing But the Beat, David Guetta
• Body Talk, Pt. 3, Robyn
• Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites, Skrillex

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• Duets II, Tony Bennett and Various Artists
• The Gift, Susan Boyle
• In Concert on Broadway, Harry Connick Jr.
• Music Is Better Than Words, Seth MacFarlane
• What Matters Most: Barbra Streisand Sings the Lyrics of Alan and Marilyn
  Bergman, Barbra Streisand

Best Rock Performance

• “Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall,” Coldplay
• “Down By the Water,” The Decemberists
• “Walk,” Foo Fighters
• “The Cave,” Mumford & Sons
• “Lotus Flower,” Radiohead

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance

• “On the Backs of Angels,” Dream Theater
  
• “White Limo,” Foo Fighters
  
• “Curl of the Burl,” Mastodon
  
• “Public Enemy No. 1,” Megadeth
  
• “Blood in My Eyes,” Sum 41

Best Rock Song

• “The Cave,” Mumford & Sons (Writers: Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus
  Mumford and Country Winston)
• “Down by the Water,” The Decemberists (Writer: Colin Meloy)
• “Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall,” Coldplay (Writers: Guy Berryman, Jonny
  Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin)
• “Lotus Flower,” Radiohead (Writers: Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed
  O’Brien, Phil Selway and Thom Yorke)
• “Walk,” Foo Fighters (Writers: Foo Fighters)

Best Rock Album

• Rock ‘n’ Roll Party Honoring Les Paul, Jeff Beck
• Wasting Light, Foo Fighters
• Come Around Sundown, Kings of Leon
• I’m With You, Red Hot Chili Peppers
• The Whole Love, Wilco

Best Alternative Music Album

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

Best R&B Performance

• “Far Away,” Marsha Ambrosius
• “Pieces of Me,” Ledisi
• “Not My Daddy,” Kelly Price and Stokely
• “Is This Love,” Corinne Bailey Rae
• “You Are,” Charlie Wilson

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Best Traditional R&B Performance

• “Sometimes I Cry,” Eric Benet
• “Fool for You,” Cee Lo Green and Melanie Fiona
• “Radio Message,” R.
  Kelly
• “Good Man,” Raphael Saadiq
• “Surrender,” Betty Wright and The Roots

Best R&B Song

• “Far Away,” Marsha Ambrosius (Writers: Marsha Ambrosius, Sterling Simms and
  Justin Smith)
• “Fool for You,” Cee Lo Green and Melanie Fiona (Writers: Cee Lo Green and
  Jack Splash)
• “Not My Daddy,” Kelly Price and Stockley (Writer: Kelly Price)
• “Pieces of Me,” Ledisi (Writers: Charles Harmon, Claude Kelly and Ledisi
  Young
• “You Are,” Charlie Wilson (Writers: Dennis Bettis, Carl M. Days Jr., Wirlie
  Morris, Charlie Wilson and Mahin Wilson)

Best R&B Album

• F.A.M.E, Chris Brown
• Second Chance, El DeBarge
• Love Letter, R. Kelly
• Pieces of Me, Ledisi
• Kelly, Kelly Price

Best Rap Performance

• “Look at Me Now,” Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes
  
• “Otis,” Kanye West and Jay-Z
• “The Show Goes On,” Lupe Fiasco
• “Moment 4 Life,” Nicki Minaj and Drake
• “Black and Yellow,” Wiz Khalifa

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• “Party,” Beyoncè and Andrè 3000
• “I’m on One,” DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne
• “I Need a Doctor,” Dr. Dre, Eminem and Skylar Grey
• “What’s My Name,” Rihanna and Drake
• “Motivation,” Kelly Rowland and Lil Wayne
• “All of the Lights,” Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie

Best Rap Song

• “All of the Lights,” Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie (Writers: Jeff
  Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter and Kanye West)
• “Black and Yellow,” Wiz Khalifa (Writers: Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen
  and Cameron Thomaz)
• “I Need a Doctor,” Dr. Dre, Eminem and Skylar Grey (Writers: Andre Young,
  Marshall MAthers III, Alexander Grant and Skylar Grey
• “Look at Me Now,” Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes (Writers: Jean
  Baptiste, Chris Brown, Ryan Buendia, Trevor Smith, Dwayne Carther Jr., and
  Wesley Pentz)
• “Otis,” Kanye West and Jay-Z (Writers: Shawn Carter and Kanye West)
• “The Show Goes On,” Lupe Fiasco (Writers: Dustin William Brower, Jonathon
  Keith Brown, Daniel Johnson, Kane and Wasalu Muhammad Jaco)

Best Rap Album

• Watch the Throne, Jay-Z and Kanye West
• Tha Carter IV, Lil Wayne
• Lasers, Lupe Fiasco
• Pink Friday, Nicki Minaj
• My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West

Bset Country Solo Performance

• “Dirt Road Anthem,” Jason Aldean
• “I’m Gonna Love You Through It,” Martina McBride
• “Honey Bee,” Blake Shelton
• “Mean,” Taylor
  Swift
• “Mama’s Song,” Carrie Underwood

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

• “Don’t You Wanna Stay,” Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson
• “You and Tequila,” Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter
• “Barton Hollow,” The Civil Wars
• “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not,” Thompson Square

Best Country Song

• “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not,” Thompson Square (Writers: Jim Collins and
  David Lee Murphy)
• “God Gave Me You,” Blake Shelton (Writers: Dave Barnes)
• “Just Fishin’,” Trace Adkins (Writers: Casey Beathard, Money Criswell and Ed
  Hill)
• “Mean,” Taylor Swift (Writers: Taylor Swift)
• “Threaten Me With Heaven,” Vince Gill (Writers: Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will
  Owsley and Dillon O’Brian)
• “You and Tequila,” Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter (Writers: Matraca Berg and
  Deana Carter)

Best Country Album

• My Kinda Party, Jason Aldean
• Chief, Eric Church
• Own the Night, Lady Antebellum
• Red River Blue, Blake Shelton
• Here for a Good Time, George Strait
• Speak Now, Taylor Swift

Best New Age Album

• Northern Seas, Al Conti
  
• Gaia, Michael Brant DeMaria
  
• Wind, Rock, Sea and Flame, Peter Kater
  
• What’s It All About, Pat Metheny
  
• Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 6, Zamora
  

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

• “All or Nothing At All,” Randy Brecker
  
• “You Are My Sunshine,” Ron Carter
• “500 Miles High,” Chick Corea
• “Work,” Fred Hersch
• “Sonnymoon for Two,” Sonny Rollins

Best Jazz Vocal Album

• ‘Round Midnight, Karrin Allyson
• The Mosaic Project, Terri Lyne Carrington and Various Artists
• The Gate, Kurt Elling
• American Road, Tierney Sutton
• The Music of Randy Newman, Roseanna Vitro

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

• Bond: The Paris Sessions, Gerald Clayton
• Forever, Corea, Clarke and White
• Alone at the Vanguard, Fred Hersch
• Bird Songs, Joe Lovano/Us Five
• Road Shows Vol. 2, Sonny Rollins
• Timeline, Yellowjackets

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• The Jazz Ballad Song Book, Randy Brecker With DR Big Band
• The Good Feeling, Christian McBride Big Band
• 40 Acres and a Burro, Arturo O’Farrill and the Aftro Latin Jazz
  Orchestra
• Legacy, Gerald Wilson Orchestra
• Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook, Miguel Zenón

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

• “Do Everything,” Steven Curtis Chapman
• “Alive (Mary Magdalene),” Natalie Grant
• “Your Love,” Brandon Heath
• “Jesus,” Le’Andria Johnson
• “I Life My Hands,” Chris Tomlin

Best Gospel Song

• “Hello Fear,” Kirk Franklin (Writer: Kirk
  Franklin)
  
• “Sitting With Me,” Mary Mary (Writers: Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Gerald
  Haddon and Tammi Haddon)
• “Spiritual,” Donald Lawrence and Co. and Blanche McAllister-Dykes (Writer:
  Donald Lawrence)
• “Trust Me,” Richard Smallwood and Vision (Writer: Richard Smallwood)
• “Window,” Canton Jones (Writer: Canton Jones)

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song

• “Blessings,” Laura Story (Writer: Laura Story)
• “Hold Me,” Jamie Grace and Tobymac (Writers: Jamie Grace Harper, Toby
  McKeehan and Christopher Stevens)
• “I Life My Hands,” Chris Tomlin (Writers: Louie Giglio, Matt Maher and Chris
  Tomlin)
• “Strong Enough,” Matthew West (Writer: Matthew West)
• “Your Love,” Brandon Heath (Writers: Brandon Heath and Jason
  Ingram)

Best Gospel Album

• The Love Album, Kim Burrell
• The Journey, Andraé Crouch
• Hello Fear, Kirk Franklin
• Something Big, Mary Mary
• Angel and Chanelle Deluxe Edition, Trin-I-Tee 5:7

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

• Ghosts Upon the Earth, Gungor
• Leaving Eden, Brandon Heath
• The Great Awakening, Leeland
• What If We Were Real, Mandisa
• Black and White, Royal Tailor
• And If Our God Is for Us…, Chris Tomlin

Best Americana Album

• Emotional Jukebox, Linda Chorney
  
• Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down, Ry Cooder
  
• Hard Bargain, Emmylou Harris
  
• Ramble at the Ryman, Levon Helm
  
• Blessed, Lucinda Williams
  

Best Bluegrass Album

• Paper Airplane, Alison Krauss and Union Station
  
• Reason and Rhyme: Bluegrass Songs By Robert Hunter and Jim
  Lauderdale, Jim Lauderdale
  
• Rare Bird Alert, Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers
  
• Old Memories: The Songs of Bill Monroe, the Del McCoury Band
• A Mother’s Prayer, Ralph Stanley
• Sleep With One Eye Open, Chris Thile and Michael Daves

Best Blues Album

• Low Country Blues, Gregg Allman
  
• Roadside Attractions, Marcia Ball
• Man in Motion, Warren Haynes
  
• The Reflection, Keb Mo
  
• Revelator, Tedeschi Trucks Band
  

Best Folk Album

• Barton Hollow, The Civil Wars
• I”ll Never Get Out of This World Alive, Steve Earle
• Helplessness Blues, Fleet Foxes
• Ukulele Songs, Eddie Vedder
• The Harrow and the Harvest, Gillian Welch

Best Regional Roots Music Album

• Can’t Sit Down, C.J. Chenier
  
• Wao Akua: The Forest of The Gods, George Kahumoku
  Jr.
  
• Rebirth of New Orleans, Rebirth Brass Band
  
• Grand Isle, Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
  
• Not Just Another Polka, Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra

Best Reggae Album

• Harlem-Kingston Express Live!, Monty Alexander
  
• Reggae Knights, Israel Vibration
  
• Revelation Part 1: The Root of Life, Stephen
  Marley
  
• Wild and Free, Ziggy Marley
  
• Summer in Kingston, Shaggy
  

Best World Music Album

•  AfroCubism, AfroCubism
  
• Africa For Africa, Femi Kuti
  
• Songs From a Zulu Farm, Ladysmith Black Mambazo
  
• Tassili, Tinariwen
  

Best Children’s Album

• All About Bullies…Big and Small, Various Artists
• Are We There Yet?, the Papa Hugs Band
• Fitness Rock and Roll, Miss Amy
• GulfAlive, the Banana Plant
• I Love: Tom T. Hall’s Songs of Fox Hollow, Various
  Artists

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

• Bossypants, Tina Fey
• Fab Fan Memories: The Beatles Bond, Various Artists
• Hamlet (William Shakespeare), Dan Donohue and Various Artists
• If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t), Betty White
• The Mark of Zorro, Val Kilmer and Cast

Best Comedy Album

• Alpocalypse, “Weird Al” Yankovic
  
• Finest Hour, Patton Oswalt
  
• Hilarious, Louis C.K.
  
• Kathy
  Griffin: 50 and Not Pregnant, Kathy Griffin
  
• Turtleneck and Chain, the Lonely Island
  

Best Musical Theater Album

• Anything Goes, Sutton Foster and Joel Grey
  
• The Book of Mormon, Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells
  
• How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, John Larroquette
  and Daniel
  Radcliffe
  

Best Compilation Sountrack For Visual Media

• Boardwalk Empire: Volume 1, Varous Artists
  
• Burlesque, Christina Aguilera
  
• Glee: The Music, Volume 4, Glee cast
  
• Tangled, Various Artists
  
• True Blood: Volume 3, Various Artists
  

Best Score Sountrack For Visual Media

• Black Swan, Clint Mansell
  
• Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2, Alexandre
  Desplat
  
• The King’s Speech, Alexandre Desplat
  
• The Shrine, Ryan Shore
  
• Tron: Legacy, Daft Punk
  

Best Song Written For Visual Media

• “Born to Be Somebody,” from Never Say Never, Justin Bieber (Writer: Diane
  Warren)
• “Christmastime Is Killing Us,” from Family Guy, Danny Smith, Ron
  Jones and Seth MacFarlane (Writers: Danny Smith, Ron Jones and Seth
  MacFarlane)
• “I See the Light,” from Tangled, Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi (Writers: Alan
  Menken and Glenn Slater)
• “So Long,” from Winnie The Pooh, Zooey Deschanel and M.
  Ward (Writer: Zooey Deschanel)
• “Where the River Goes,” from Footloose, Zac Brown (Writers: Zac
  Brown, Wyatt Durrette, Drew Pearson and Anne Preven)
• “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me,” from Burlesque, Cher (Writer: Diane Warren)

Best Instrumental Composition

• “Falling Men,” John Hollenbeck
• “Hunting Wabbits 3 (Get Off My Lawn),” Gordon Goodwin
• “I Talk To The Trees,” Randy Brecker
• “Life In Eleven,” Béla Fleck and Howard Levy
• “Timeline,” Russell Ferrante

Best Instrumental Arrangement

• “All or Nothing at All,” Peter Jensen
• “In The Beginning,” Clare Fischer
• “Nasty Dance,” Bob Brookmeyer
• “Rhapsody in Blue,” Gordon Goodwin
• “Song Without Words,” Carlos Franzetti

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying
Vocalist(s)

• “Ao Mar,” Vince Mendoza
• “Moon Over Bourbon Street,” Rob Mathes
• “On Broadway,” Kevin Axt, Ray Brinker, Trey Henry, Christian Jacob and
  Tierney Sutton
• “Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me),” Jorge Calandrelli
• “The Windmills of Your Mind,” William A. Ross

Best Recording Package

• “Chickenfoot III,” Todd Gallopo
• “Good Luck and True Love,” Sarah Dodds and Shauna Dodds
• “Rivers and Homes,” Jonathan Dagan
• “Scenes From the Suburbs,” Vincent Morisset
• “Watch the Throne,” Virgil Abloh

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

• The King of Limbs, Donald Twait and Zachariah
  Wildwood
  
• The Promise: The Darkness On the Edge of Town Story, Dave Bett and
  Michelle Holme
  
• 25th Anniversary Music Box, Matt Taylor and Ellen
  Wakayama
  
• 25 Years, James Spindler
  
• Wingless Angels- Deluxe Edition, David
  Gorman
  

Best Album Notes

• The Bang Years 1966-1968, Neil Diamond
  
• The Bristol Sessions, 1927-1928: The Big Bang of Country Music, Ted
  Olson and Tony Russell
  
• Complete Mythology, Ken Shipley
  
• Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads and Byond as Recorded By the San
  francisco Bay by Chris Strachwitz in the 1960s, Adam
  Machado
  
• The Music City Story: Street Corner Doo Wop, Raw R&B And Soulful
  Sounds From Berkeley, California 1950-75, Alec Palao
  

Best Historical Album

• Band on the Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection, Deluxe Edition), Paul
  McCartney, Sam Okell and Steve Rooke
  
• The Bristol Sessions, 1927-1928: The Big Bang of Country Music,
  Christopher C. King, Chris Zwarg and Ted Olsonn
  
• Complete Mythology, Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier, Jeff Lipton and Ken
  Shipley
• Hear Me Howling! Blues, Ballads and Byond as Recorded By the San
  Francisco Bay by Chris Strachwitz in the 1960s, Chris Strachwitz and Mike
  Cogan
• Young Man With the Big Beat: The Complete ’56 Elvis Presley Masters,
  Ernst Mikael Jorgensen and Vic Anesini
  

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

• Follow Me Down, Brandon Bell, Gary Paczosa, Sangwook “Sunny” Nam
  and Doug Sax
  
• The Harrow and the Harvest, Matt Andrews and Stephen
  Marcussen
  
• Music Is Better Than Words, Rich Breen, Frank Filipetti and Bob
  Ludwig
  
• The Next Right Thing, Kevin Killen, Brendan Muldowney, John
  Shyloski and John Shyloski
  
• Paper Airplane, Mike Shipley and Brad
  Blackwood
  

Producer Of the Year, Non-Classical

• Danger Mouse
• Paul Epworth
• The Smeezingtons
• Ryan Tedder
• Butch Vig

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

• “Cinema (Skrillex Remix),” Sonny Moore
• “Collide (Afrojack Remix),” Afrojack
• “End of Line (Photek Remix),” Photek
• “Only Girl (In the World) (Rosabel Club Mix),” Abel Aguilera and Ralphi
  Rosario
• “Rope (Deadmau5 Mix),” Deadmau5

Best Surround Sound Album

• An Evening With Dave Grusin, Various Artists
  
• Grace For Drowning, Steven Wilson
  
• Kind, Lindberg Lyd
  
• Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs (Super Deluxe Edition), Derek
  and The Dominos
  
• Spohr: String Sextet in C Major, Op. 140 and Nonet in F Major, Op.
  31, Camerata Freden
  

Best Engineered Album, Classical

• Aldridge: Elmer Gantry, Byeong-Joon Hwang, John Newton, Jesse
  Lewis
  
• Glazunov: Complete Concertos, Richard King
  
• Mackey: Lonely Motel- Music From Slide, Tom Lazarus, Bill Maylone
  and Joe Lambert
  
• Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 and 4, Arne
  Akselberg
  
• Weinberg: Symphony No. 3 and Suite No. 4 From “The Golden Key,”
  Torbjörn Samuelsson
  

Best Producer of the Year, Classical

• Blanton Alspaugh
  
• Manfred Eicher
• David Frost
• Peter Rutenberg
• Judith Sherman

Best Orchestral Performance

• “Bowen: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2,” BBC Philharmonic
• “Brahms: Symphony No. 4,” Los Angeles Philharmonic
• “Haydn: Symphonies 104, 88, and 101,” Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
• “Henze: Symphonies Nos. 3-5,” Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
• “Martinu: The 6 Symphonies,” BBC Symphony Orchestra

Best Opera Recording

• “Adams: Doctor Atomic,” Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera
  Chorus
  
• “Britten: Billy Budd,” London Philharmonic Orchestra; Glyndebourne
  Chorus
• “Rautavaara: Kaivos,” Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra; Kaivos Chrous
• “Verdi: La Traviata,” Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera
  Chorus
• “Vivaldi: Ercole Sul Termodonte,” Europa Galante; Coro Da Camera Santa
  Cecilia Di Borgo San Lorenzo

Best Choral Performance

• “Beyond All Mortal Dreams: American A Cappella,” Choir Of Trinity College
  Cambridge
• “Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45,” Justin Blackwell, Scott Allen
  Jarrett, Paul Max Tipton and Teresa Wakim; Professional Choral Institute and
  Seraphic Fire)
• “Kind,” Nidaros String Quartet; Ensemble 96
• “Light and Gold,” Christopher Glynn and Hila Plitmann; The King’s Singers,
  Laudibus, Pavao Quartet and The Eric Whiteacre Singers)
• “The Natural World of Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen,” Ars Nova
  Copenhagen

Best Small Ensemble Performance

• “Frank: Hilos,” Gabriela Lena Frank; ALIAS Chamber Ensemble
• “The Kingdoms of Castille,” Richard Savino; El Mundo
• “Mackey: Lonely Motel—Music From Slide,” Rinde Eckert and Steven Mackey;
  Eighth Blackbird
• “A Seraphic Fire Christmas,” Patrick Dupré Quigley; Seraphic Fire
• “Sound The Bells!” the Bay Brass

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

• “Chinese Recorder Concertos: East Meets West,” Michala Petri (Copenhagen
  Philharmonic)
• “Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody On A Theme
  of Paganini,” Claudio Abbado (Mahler Chamber Orchestra)
• “Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 and 4,” Antonio Pappano (London
  Symphony Orchestra)
• “Schwantner: Concerto For Percussion and Orchestra,” Christopher Lamb
  (Nashville Symphony)
• “Winging It- Piano Music of John Corigliano,” Ursula Oppens

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Best Classical Vocal Solo

• “Diva Divo,” Joyce DiDonato
• “Grieg/Thommessen: Veslemøy Synsk,” Marianne Beate Kielland
• “Handel: Cleopatra,” Natalie Dessay
• “Purcell: O Solitude,” Andreas Scholl
• “Three Baroque Tenors,” Ian Bostridge

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

• “Aldridge, Robert: Elmer Gantry,” Robert Aldridge and Herschel Garfein
• “Crumb, George: The Ghosts of Alhambra,” George Crumb
• “Friedman, Jefferson: String Quartet No. 3,” Jefferson Friedman
• “Mackey, Steven: Lonely Motel- Music From Slide,” Steven Mackey
• “Ruders, Poul: Piano Concerto No. 2,” Poul Ruders

Best Short Form Music Vido

• “Rolling in the Deep,” Adele
• “Yes I Know,” Memory Tapes
• “All Is Not Lost,” OK Go
• “Lotus Flower,” Radiohead
• “First of the Year (Equinox),” Skrillex
• “Perform This Way,” “Weird Al” Yankovic

Best Long Form Music Video

• “I Am…World Tour,” Beyoncé
• “Foo Fighters: Back And Forth,” Foo Fighters
• “Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon,” Kings of Leon
• “Beats, Rhymes and Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest,” A Tribe
  Called Quest
• “Nine Types of Light,” TV On The Radio