57th Grammy® Award Nominations Coverage

The nominations for the 57th Annual Grammy Awards were announced on December 5th, 2014. We have full results on commentary on the night of the ceremony, which took place on Sunday, February 8th, 2015.

And the nominees are:

Record Of The Year

  • Fancy
    Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX
    The Arcade & The Invisible Men, producers; Anthony Kilhofler & Eric Weaver, engineers/mixers; Miles Showell, mastering engineer
    Track from: The New Classic
    Label: Def Jam Recordings
  • Chandelier
    Sia
    Greg Kurstin & Jesse Shatkin, producers; Greg Kurstin, Manny Marroquin & Jesse Shatkin, engineers/mixers; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer
    Track from: 1000 Forms Of Fear
    Label: RCA Records / Monkey Puzzle Records
  • Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)
    Sam Smith
    Steve Fitzmaurice, Rodney Jerkins & Jimmy Napes, producers; Steve Fitzmaurice, Jimmy Napes & Steve Price, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
    Label: Capitol Records
  • Shake It Off
    Taylor Swift
    Max Martin & Shellback, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland & Michael Ilbert, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
    Label: Big Machine Records
  • All About That Bass
    Meghan Trainor
    Kevin Kadish, producer; Kevin Kadish, engineer/mixer; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
    Label: Epic Records

Album Of The Year

  • Morning Phase
    Beck
    Beck Hansen, producer; Tom Elmhirst, David Greenbaum, Florian Lagatta, Cole Marsden, Greif Neill, Robbie Nelson, Darrell Thorp, Cassidy Turbin & Joe Visciano, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
    Label:Capitol Records
  • Beyoncé
    Beyoncé
    Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Drake, Jay Z & Frank Ocean, featured artists; Ammo, Boots, Noel ""Detail"" Fisher, Jerome Harmon, Hit-Boy, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius ""The Dream"" Nash, Caroline Polachek, Rey Reel, Noah ""40"" Shebib, Ryan Tedder, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Key Wane & Pharrell Williams, producers; Boots, Noel Cadastre, Noel ""Gadget"" Campbell, Rob Cohen, Andrew Coleman, Chris Godbey, Justin Hergett, James Krausse, Mike Larson, Jonathan Lee, Tony Maserati, Ann Mincieli, Caroline Polachek, Andrew Scheps, Bart Schoudel, Noah ""40"" Shebib, Ryan Tedder, Stuart White & Jordan ""DJ Swivel"" Young, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, James Krausse & Aya Merrill, mastering engineers
    Label: Columbia Records
  • X
    Ed Sheeran
    Jeff Bhasker, Benny Blanco, Jake Gosling, Johnny McDaid, Rick Rubin & Pharrell Williams, producers; Andrew Coleman, Jake Gosling, Matty Green, William Hicks, Tyler Sam Johnson, Jason Lader, Johnny McDaid, Chris Scafani, Mark Stent & Geoff Swan, engineers/mixers; Stuart Hawkes, mastering engineer
    Label: Atlantic
  • In The Lonely Hour
    Sam Smith
    Steve Fitzmaurice, Komi, Howard Lawrence, Zane Lowe, Mojam, Jimmy Napes, Naughty Boy, Fraser T. Smith, Two Inch Punch & Eg White, producers; Michael Angelo, Graham Archer, Steve Fitzmaurice, Simon Hale, Darren Heelis, James Murray, Jimmy Napes, Mustafa Omer, Dan Parry, Steve Price & Eg White, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Stuart Hawkes, mastering engineers
    Label: Capitol Records
  • Girl
    Pharrell Williams
    Alicia Keys & Justin Timberlake, featured artists; Pharrell Williams, producer; Leslie Brathwaite, Adrian Breakspear, Andrew Coleman, Jimmy Douglas, Hart Gunther, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta, Mike Larson, Stephanie McNally, Alan Meyerson, Ann Mincieli & Kenta Yonesaka, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
    Label: Columbia Records

Song Of The Year

  • All About That Bass
    Kevin Kadish & Meghan Trainor, songwriters (Meghan Trainor)
    Label: Epic Records; Publishers: Year Of The Dog Music/Over-Thought Under-Appreciated Songs
  • Chandelier
    Sia Furler & Jesse Shatkin, songwriters (Sia)
    Track from: 1000 Forms Of Fear
    Label: RCA Records / Monkey Puzzle Records; Publishers: EMI Music Publishing Inc./EMI April Music Inc./Aidenjulius Music
  • Shake It Off
    Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
    Label: Big Machine Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Taylor Swift Music/MXM admin. by Koblat Songs Music Publishing
  • Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)
    James Napier, William Phillips & Sam Smith, songwriters (Sam Smith)
    Label: Capitol Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Songs LLC obo Naughty Words Ltd./Universal-Polygram Int. Tunes, Inc. obo Method Paperwork
  • Take Me To Church
    Andrew Hozier-Byrne, songwriter (Hozier)
    Track from: Take Me To Church
    Label: Columbia Records

Best New Artist

  • Iggy Azalea
    Label: Def Jam Recordings
  • Bastille
    Label: Virgin Records
  • Brandy Clark
    Label: Slate Creek Records
  • Haim
    Label: Columbia Records
  • Sam Smith
    Label: Capitol Records

Best Pop Solo Performance

  • All Of Me (Live)
    John Legend
    Label: Columbia Records
  • Chandelier
    Sia
    Track from: 1000 Forms Of Fear
    Label: RCA Records / Monkey Puzzle Records
  • Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)
    Sam Smith
    Label: Capitol Records
  • Shake It Off
    Taylor Swift
    Label: Big Machine Records
  • Happy (Live)
    Pharrell Williams
    Label: Columbia Records

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

  • Fancy
    Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX
    Track from: The New Classic
    Label: Def Jam Recordings
  • A Sky Full Of Stars
    Coldplay
    Track from: Ghost Stories
    Label: Atlantic/Parlophone
  • Say Something
    A Great Big World With Christina Aguilera
    Track from: Is There Anybody Out There?
    Label: Epic Records
  • Bang Bang
    Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
    Label: Republic Records
  • Dark Horse
    Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J
    Label: Capitol Records

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

  • Cheek To Cheek
    Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
    Label: Streamline/Columbia/RPM/Interscope
  • Nostalgia
    Annie Lennox
    Label: Blue Note Records
  • Night Songs
    Barry Manilow
    Label: Stiletto Entertainment
  • Sending You A Little Christmas
    Johnny Mathis
    Label: Columbia
  • Partners
    Barbra Streisand With Various Artists
    Label: Columbia Records

Best Pop Vocal Album

  • Ghost Stories
    Coldplay
    Label: Atlantic/Parlophone
  • Bangerz
    Miley Cyrus
    Label: RCA
  • My Everything
    Ariana Grande
    Label: Republic Records
  • Prism
    Katy Perry
    Label: Capitol Records
  • X
    Ed Sheeran
    Label: Atlantic Records
  • In The Lonely Hour
    Sam Smith
    Label: Capitol Records

Best Dance Recording

  • Never Say Never
    Basement Jaxx
    Basement Jaxx, producers; Basement Jaxx, mixers
    Label: Atlantic Jaxx/[Pias]
  • Rather Be
    Clean Bandit Featuring Jess Glynne
    Grace Chatto & Jack Patterson, producers; Wez Clarke & Jack Patterson, mixers
    Track from: New Eyes
    Label: Big Beat/Atlantic
  • F For You
    Disclosure Featuring Mary J. Blige
    Disclosure, producer; Disclosure, mixer
    Track from: Settle (Deluxe)
    Label: Cherrytree/Interscope Records
  • I Got U
    Duke Dumont Featuring Jax Jones
    Duke Dumont & Jax Jones, producers; Tommy Forrest, mixer
    Label: Astralwerks
  • Faded
    Zhu
    Zhu, producer; Zhu, mixer
    Label: Mind Of A Genius

Best Dance/Electronic Album

  • Syro
    Aphex Twin
    Label: Warp Records
  • While (1<2)
    Deadmaus
    Label: Astralwerks
  • Nabuma Rubberband
    Little Dragon
    Label: Loma Vista Recordings / Republic
  • Do It Again
    Röyksopp & Robyn
    Label: Cherrytree/Interscope Records
  • Damage Control
    Mat Zo
    Label: Astralwerks

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

  • Wild Heart
    Mindi Abair
    Mindi Abair
    Label: Heads Up International
  • Slam Dunk
    Gerald Albright
    Gerald Albright
    Label: Heads Up International
  • Nathan East
    Nathan East
    Nathan East
    Label: Yamaha Entertainment Group
  • Jazz Funk Soul
    Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb, Everette Harp
    Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb, Everette Harp
    Label: Shanachie
  • Bass & Mandolin
    Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer
    Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer
    Label: Nonesuch

Best Rock Performance

  • Gimme Something Good
    Ryan Adams
    Label: Blue Note Records
  • Do I Wanna Know?
    Arctic Monkeys
    Track from: AM
    Label: Domino Recording Co.
  • Blue Moon
    Beck
    Label: Capitol Records
  • Fever
    The Black Keys
    Track from: Turn Blue
    Label: Nonesuch
  • Lazaretto
    Jack White
    Track from: Lazaretto
    Label: Third Man Records/Columbia Records

Best Metal Performance

  • Neon Knights
    Anthrax
    Track from: Ronnie James Dio - This Is Your Life
    Label: Rhino
  • High Road
    Mastodon
    Track from: Once More 'Round The Sun
    Label: Reprise
  • Heartbreaker
    Motörhead
    Track from: Aftershock
    Label: Udr
  • The Negative One
    Slipknot
    Label: Roadrunner Records
  • The Last In Line
    Tenacious D
    Track from: Ronnie James Dio - This Is Your Life
    Label: Rhino

Best Rock Song

  • Ain't It Fun
    Hayley Williams & Taylor York, songwriters (Paramore)
    Track from: Paramore
    Label: Fueled By Ramen; Publishers: WB Music Corp./But Father, I Just Want To Sing/FBR Music And Hunterboro Music/WB Music Corp/Justin's Polite Music
  • Blue Moon
    Beck Hansen, songwriter (Beck)
    Label: Capitol Records; Publisher: Youthless admin. by Kobalt Music Publishing, Inc.
  • Fever
    D. Auerbach, B. Burton & P. Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)
    Track from: Turn Blue
    Label: Nonesuch Records; Publishers: MCMOORE MCLESST Publishing admin. by Wixen Music/Sweet Science
  • Gimme Something Good
    Ryan Adams, songwriter (Ryan Adams)
    Label: Blue Note Records; Publisher: Barland Music admin. by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC.
  • Lazaretto
    Jack White III, songwriter (Jack White)
    Track from: Lazaretto
    Label: Third Man Records/Columbia Records; Publisher: Third String Tunes

Best Rock Album

  • Ryan Adams
    Ryan Adams
    Label: Blue Note Records
  • Morning Phase
    Beck
    Label: Capitol Records
  • Turn Blue
    The Black Keys
    Label: Nonesuch
  • Hypnotic Eye
    Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
    Label: Reprise
  • Songs Of Innocence
    U2
    Label: Interscope

Best Alternative Music Album

  • This Is All Yours
    Alt-J
    Label: Canvasback/Atlantic
  • Reflektor
    Arcade Fire
    Label: Capitol Records
  • Melophobia
    Cage The Elephant
    Label: RCA Records
  • St. Vincent
    St. Vincent
    Label: Loma Vista Recordings / Republic
  • Lazaretto
    Jack White
    Label: Third Man Records/Columbia Records

Best R&B Performance

  • Drunk In Love
    Beyoncé Featuring Jay Z
    Track from: Beyoncé
    Label: Columbia Records
  • New Flame
    Chris Brown Featuring Usher & Rick Ross
    Track from: X
    Label: RCA Records
  • It's Your World
    Jennifer Hudson Featuring R. Kelly
    Track from: JHUD
    Label: RCA Records
  • Like This
    Ledisi
    Track from: The Truth
    Label: Verve
  • Good Kisser
    Usher
    Label: RCA Records

Best Traditional R&B Performance

  • As
    Marsha Ambrosius & Anthony Hamilton
    Track from: The Best Man Holiday (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
    Label: RCA Records
  • I.R.S.
    Angie Fisher
    Label: Hidden Beach Recordings
  • Jesus Children
    Robert Glasper Experiment Featuring Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm Jamal Warner
    Track from: Black Radio 2
    Label: Blue Note Records
  • Nobody
    Kem
    Label: Motown Records
  • Hold Up Wait A Minute (Woo Woo)
    Antonique Smith
    Label: 9:23 Music & Media

Best R&B Song

  • Drunk In Love
    Shawn Carter, Rasool Diaz, Noel Fisher, Jerome Harmon, Beyoncé Knowles, Timothy Mosely, Andre Eric Proctor & Brian Soko, songwriters (Beyoncé Featuring Jay Z)
    Track from: Beyoncé
    Label: Columbia Records
  • Good Kisser
    Ronald “Flip” Colson, Warren “Oak” Felder, Usher Raymond IV, Jameel Roberts, Terry “Tru” Sneed & Andrew “Pop” Wansel, songwriters (Usher)
    Label: RCA Records
  • New Flame
    Eric Bellinger, Chris Brown, James Chambers, Malissa Hunter, Justin Booth Johnson, Mark Pitts, Usher Raymond IV, William Roberts, Maurice ""Verse"" Simmonds & Keith Thomas, songwriters (Chris Brown Featuring Usher & Rick Ross)
    Track from: X
    Label: RCA Records; Publishers: Songs Of Universal, Inc./Culture Beyond Ur Experience Publishing/Justin Booth Johnson, Keef Tha Beef, Maurice Nathan Simmonds Publishing/Bu Thiam Publishing/Universal Music Publishing, Eric B/Writing Camp Music/Sony/ATV Tunes LLC,4 Blunts Lit At Once Publishing/First And Gold Publishing adm. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Sony/ATV Sons LLC, 6 Kolbert Drive/Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Prescriptions Songs /Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, UR-IV Music /EMI April Music, Inc.
  • Options (Wolfjames Version)
    Dominic Gordon, Brandon Hesson, William Roberts & Jamaica ""Kahn-Cept"" Smith, songwriters (Luke James Featuring Rick Ross)
    Label: Island Records
  • The Worst
    Jhené Aiko Chilombo, songwriter (Jhené Aiko)
    Track from: Sail Out
    Label: Def Jam Recordings

Best Urban Contemporary Album

  • Sail Out
    Jhené Aiko
    Label: Def Jam Recordings
  • Beyoncé
    Beyoncé
    Label: Columbia Records
  • X
    Chris Brown
    Label: RCA Records
  • Mali Is...
    Mali Music
    Label: RCA Records / Bystorm Entertainment
  • Girl
    Pharrell Williams
    Label: Columbia Records

Best R&B Album

  • Islander
    Bernhoft
    Label: Big Picnic Records
  • Lift Your Spirit
    Aloe Blacc
    Label: XIX / Interscope Records
  • Love, Marriage & Divorce
    Toni Braxton & Babyface
    Label: Def Jam Recordings
  • Black Radio 2
    Robert Glasper Experiment
    Label: Blue Note Records
  • Give The People What They Want
    Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
    Label: Daptone Records

Best Rap Performance

  • 3005
    Childish Gambino
    Track from: Because The Internet
    Label: Glassnote
  • 0 To 100 / The Catch Up
    Drake
    Label: Cash Money/Young Money
  • Rap God
    Eminem
    Track from: The Marshall Mathers LP2
    Label: Aftermath
  • I
    Kendrick Lamar
    Label: Top Dawg Entertainment/Interscope Records
  • All I Need Is You
    Lecrae
    Label: Reach Records

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

  • Blak Majik
    Common Featuring Jhené Aiko
    Track from: Nobody's Smiling
    Label: Def Jam Recordings
  • The Monster
    Eminem Featuring Rihanna
    Track from: The Marshall Mathers LP2
    Label: Aftermath
  • Tuesday
    I Love Makonnen Featuring Drake
    Label: OVO/Warner Bros.
  • Studio
    Schoolboy Q Featuring BJ The Chicago Kid
    Track from: Oxymoron
    Label: TDE/Interscope Records
  • Bound 2
    Kanye West & Charlie Wilson
    Track from: Yeezus
    Label: Def Jam Recordings

Best Rap Song

  • Anaconda
    Ernest Clark, Jamal Jones, Onika Maraj, Marcos Palacios & J. Solone-Myvett, songwriters (Nicki Minaj)
    Label: Cash Money/Young Money
  • Bound 2
    Mike Dean, Malik Jones, Che Pope, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, John Stephens, Kanye West, Charlie Wilson & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West & Charlie Wilson)
    Track from: Yeezus
    Label: Def Jam Recordings
  • I
    K. Duckworth & C. Smith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
    Label: Top Dawg Entertainment/Interscope Records
  • We Dem Boyz
    N. Fisher & C. Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa)
    Track from: Blacc Hollywood
    Label: Rostrum/Atlantic; Publishers; Wiz KHalifa Publishing admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./IFYOUNEEDMEDONTLEAVEME
  • 0 To 100 / The Catch Up
    A. Feeney, Aubrey Graham, A. Hernandez, P. Jefferies, M. Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
    Label: Cash Money/Young Money

Best Rap Album

  • The New Classic
    Iggy Azalea
    Label: Def Jam Recordings
  • Because The Internet
    Childish Gambino
    Label: Glassnote
  • Nobody's Smiling
    Common
    Label: Def Jam Recordings
  • The Marshall Mathers LP2
    Eminem
    Label: Aftermath
  • Oxymoron
    Schoolboy Q
    Label: TDE/Interscope Records
  • Blacc Hollywood
    Wiz Khalifa
    Label: Rostrum/Atlantic

Best Country Solo Performance

  • Give Me Back My Hometown
    Eric Church
    Track from: The Outsiders
    Label: EMI Nashville
  • Invisible
    Hunter Hayes
    Track from: Storyline
    Label: Atlantic Records
  • Automatic
    Miranda Lambert
    Track from: Platinum
    Label: RCA Nashville
  • Something In The Water
    Carrie Underwood
    Label: Sony Nashville
  • Cop Car
    Keith Urban
    Track from: Fuse
    Label: Capitol Nashville

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

  • Gentle On My Mind
    The Band Perry
    Track from: Glen Campbell, I’ll Be Me Soundtrack EP
    Label: Big Machine Records
  • Somethin' Bad
    Miranda Lambert With Carrie Underwood
    Track from: Platinum
    Label: RCA Nashville
  • Day Drinking
    Little Big Town
    Label: Capitol Nashville
  • Meanwhile Back At Mama's
    Tim McGraw Featuring Faith Hill
    Track from: Sundown Heaven Town
    Label: Big Machine Records
  • Raise 'Em Up
    Keith Urban Featuring Eric Church
    Track from: Fuse
    Label: Capitol Nashville

Best Country Song

  • American Kids
    Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird & Shane McAnally, songwriters (Kenny Chesney)
    Label: Blue Chair Records, LLC / Columbia Nashville
  • Automatic
    Nicolle Galyon, Natalie Hemby & Miranda Lambert, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
    Track from: Platinum
    Label: RCA Nashville; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Pink Dog Publishing admin. by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Wruckestrike
  • Give Me Back My Hometown
    Eric Church & Luke Laird, songwriters (Eric Church)
    Track from: The Outsiders
    Label: EMI Nashville; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Longer And Louder Music, admin. by Sony/ATV Music PublishingLLC/Songs Of Universal , Inc./Creative Nation Music/Twangin And Slangin, admin. by Songs Of Universal, Inc.
  • I'm Not Gonna Miss You
    Glen Campbell & Julian Raymond, songwriters (Glen Campbell)
    Track from: Glen Campbell, I’ll Be Me Soundtrack
    Label: Big Machine Records
  • Meanwhile Back At Mama's
    Tom Douglas, Jaren Johnston & Jeffrey Steele, songwriters (Tim McGraw Featuring Faith Hill)
    Label: Big Machine Records

Best Country Album

  • Riser
    Dierks Bentley
    Label: Capitol Records
  • The Outsiders
    Eric Church
    Label: EMI Nashville
  • 12 Stories
    Brandy Clark
    Label: Slate Creek Records
  • Platinum
    Miranda Lambert
    Label: RCA Nashville
  • The Way I'm Livin'
    Lee Ann Womack
    Label: Sugar Hill Records

Best New Age Album

  • Bhakti
    Paul Avgerinos
    Label: Round Sky Music
  • Ritual
    Peter Kater & R. Carlos Nakai
    Label: Mysterium Music
  • Winds Of Samsara
    Ricky Kej & Wouter Kellerman
    Label: Listen 2 Africa
  • Symphony Live In Istanbul
    Kitaro
    Label: Domo Records, Inc
  • In Love And Longing
    Silvia Nakkach & David Darling
    Label: Sounds True

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

  • The Eye Of The Hurricane
    Kenny Barron, soloist
    Track from: Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio (Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio)
    Label: Whaling City Sound
  • Fingerprints
    Chick Corea, soloist
    Track from: Trilogy (Chick Corea Trio)
    Label: Concord Jazz
  • You & The Night & The Music
    Fred Hersch, soloist
    Track from: Floating (Fred Hersch Trio)
    Label: Palmetto Records
  • Recorda Me
    Joe Lovano, soloist
    Track from: The Latin Side Of Joe Henderson (Conrad Herwig Featuring Joe Lovano)
    Label: Half Note
  • Sleeping Giant
    Brad Mehldau, soloist
    Track from: Mehliana: Taming The Dragon (Brad Mehldau & Mark Guiliana)
    Label: Nonesuch

Best Jazz Vocal Album

  • Map To The Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro
    (Billy Childs &) Various Artists
    Label: Masterworks
  • I Wanna Be Evil
    René Marie
    Label: Motema Music
  • Live In NYC
    Gretchen Parlato
    Label: Obliqsound
  • Beautiful Life
    Dianne Reeves
    Label: Concord Records
  • Paris Sessions
    Tierney Sutton
    Label: BFM Jazz

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

  • Landmarks
    Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band
    Label: Blue Note Records
  • Trilogy
    Chick Corea Trio
    Label: Concord Jazz
  • Floating
    Fred Hersch Trio
    Label: Palmetto Records
  • Enjoy The View
    Bobby Hutcherson, David Sanborn, Joey DeFrancesco Featuring Billy Hart
    Label: Blue Note Records
  • All Rise: A Joyful Elegy For Fats Waller
    Jason Moran
    Label: Blue Note Records

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

  • The L.A. Treasures Project
    The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
    Label: Capri Records, Ltd.
  • Life In The Bubble
    Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
    Label: Telarc International
  • Quiet Pride: The Elizabeth Catlett Project
    Rufus Reid
    Label: Motema Music
  • Live: I Hear The Sound
    Archie Shepp Attica Blues Orchestra
    Label: ArchieBall
  • OverTime: Music Of Bob Brookmeyer
    The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
    Label: Planet Arts Recordings

Best Latin Jazz Album

  • The Latin Side Of Joe Henderson
    Conrad Herwig Featuring Joe Lovano
    Label: Half Note
  • The Pedrito Martinez Group
    The Pedrito Martinez Group
    Label: Motema Music
  • The Offense Of The Drum
    Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
    Label: Motema
  • Second Half
    Emilio Solla Y La Inestable De Brooklyn
    Label: Emilio Solla Music
  • New Throned King
    Yosvany Terry
    Label: 5Passion

Best Gospel Performance/Song

  • Help
    Erica Campbell Featuring Lecrae
    Erica Campbell Featuring Lecrae; Erica Campbell, Warryn Campbell, Hasben Jones, Harold Lilly, Lecrae Moore & Aaron Sledge, songwriters
    Track from: Help
    Label: EOne/My Block; Publishers: Campbell Kids/Fellowship Of The Unashamed, Uncle Bobby Music/EMI-Sony ATV, Food 4 Yo Soul, I Wrote It You Sing It, That's Plum Song
  • Sunday A.M. [Live]
    Karen Clark Sheard
    Karen Clark Sheard; Rudy Currence & Donald Lawrence, songwriters
    Label: EOne/Karew Records
  • I Believe
    Mali Music
    Mali Music; Kortney J. Pollard, songwriter
    Track from: Mali Is...
    Label: RCA Records/ByStorm Entertainment; Publisher: Mali Music Note Productions
  • No Greater Love
    Smokie Norful
    Smokie Norful; Aaron W. Lindsey & Smokie Norful, songwriters
    Label: Tre'Myles/Motown Gospel; Publishers: Capitol CMG Paragon, Aaron Lindsey Pub. admin. by CapitolCMGPublishing.com/Meadowgreen Music Company, Norful Music Publishing
  • Love On The Radio
    The Walls Group
    The Walls Group; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
    Track from: Fast Forward
    Label: RCA Inspiration/Fo Yo Soul; Publisher:Aunt Gertrude Music Publishing, Lilly Mack Music admin. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

  • Write Your Story
    Francesca Battistelli
    Francesca Battistelli; Francesca Battistelli, David Arthur Garcia & Ben Glover, songwriters
    Track from: If We're Honest
    Label: Fervent/Word/Curb; Publishers: Work Music, LLC/Francesca Music/Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Songs, D Soul Music/9T One Songs, Ariose Music admin. by CapitolCMGPublishing.com
  • Come As You Are
    Crowder
    Crowder
    Label: Sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records; Publishers: sixsteps Music/worshiptogether.com Songs/9T One Songs/Ariose Music/Valley Of Songs Music admin. by CapitolCMGPublishing.com/Thankyou Music admin. by CapitolCMGPublishing.com
  • Messengers
    Lecrae Featuring For King & Country
    Lecrae Featuring For King & Country; Torrance Esmond, Ran Jackson, Ricky Jackson, Kenneth Chris Mackey, Lecrae Moore, Joseph Prielozny, Joel Smallbone & Luke Smallbone, songwriters
    Label: Reach Records; Publishers: Fellowship Of The Unashamed Music, WB Music Corp./Method To The Madness/Shankel Songs/Warner Tamerlane/Kilns Music/Aly Plane Music/Evident Music/Before I Die Publishing/Joseph Prielozny Music/Track Or Die Music LLC
  • Shake
    MercyMe
    MercyMe; Nathan Cochran, David Arthur Garcia, Ben Glover, Barry Graul, Bart Millard, Soli Olds, Mike Scheuchzer & Robby Shaffer, songwriters
    Track from: Welcome To The New
    Label: Fair Trade; Publishers: MercyMe Music/Wet As A Fish Music/Soul Glow Activator Music/D Soul Music/Universal Music Brentwood Benson Publishing/9T One Songs/Ariose Music
  • Multiplied
    Needtobreathe
    Needtobreathe; Bear Rinehart & Bo Rinehart, songwriters
    Track from: Rivers In The Wasteland
    Label: Atlantic; Publishers: Needtobreathe Music/Bear Lee Breathing Music

Best Gospel Album

  • Help
    Erica Campbell
    Label: EOne/My Block
  • Amazing [Live]
    Ricky Dillard & New G
    Label: Light Records/EOne
  • Withholding Nothing [Live]
    William McDowell
    Label: EOne/Delivery Room Music
  • Forever Yours
    Smokie Norful
    Label: Tre'Myles/Motown Gospel
  • Vintage Worship
    Anita Wilson
    Label: Motown Gospel

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

  • If We're Honest
    Francesca Battistelli
    Label: Fervent/Word/Curb
  • Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong.
    For King & Country
    Label: Fervent/Word/Curb
  • Hurricane
    Natalie Grant
    Label: Curb Records
  • Welcome To The New
    MercyMe
    Label: Fair Trade
  • Royal Tailor
    Royal Tailor
    Label: Essential Records

Best Roots Gospel Album

  • Forever Changed
    T. Graham Brown
    T. Graham Brown
    Label: MCM World Media
  • Shine For All The People
    Mike Farris
    Mike Farris
    Label: Compass Records
  • Hymns
    Gaither Vocal Band
    Gaither Vocal Band
    Label: Gaither Music Group
  • A Cappella
    The Martins
    The Martins
    Label: Gaither Music Group
  • His Way Of Loving Me
    Tim Menzies
    Tim Menzies
    Label: By Grace Records

Best Latin Pop Album

  • Tangos
    Rubén Blades
    Label: Sunnyside Records
  • Elypse
    Camila
    Label: Sony Music Latin
  • Raíz
    Lila Downs, Niña Pastori And Soledad
    Label: Sony Music Latin
  • Loco De Amor
    Juanes
    Label: Universal Music Latino
  • Gracias Por Estar Aquí
    Marco Antonio Solís
    Label: Universal Music Latino

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album

  • Multiviral
    Calle 13
    Label: Sony Music Latin
  • Behind The Machine (Detrás De La Máquina)
    Chocquibtown
    Label: Sony Music Latin
  • Bailar En La Cueva
    Jorge Drexler
    Label: Warner Music Latina
  • Agua Maldita
    Molotov
    Label: Universal Latino
  • Vengo
    Ana Tijoux
    Label: Nacional Records

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

  • Lastima Que Sean Ajenas
    Pepe Aguilar
    Label: Sony Music Latin
  • Mano A Mano - Tangos A La Manera De Vicente Fernández
    Vicente Fernández
    Label: Sony Music Latin
  • Voz Y Guitarra
    Ixya Herrera
    Label: Rampart Latino Records
  • 15 Aniversario
    Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
    Label: East Side Records/Shea Records
  • Alegría Del Mariachi
    Mariachi Los Arrieros Del Valle
    Label: Mariachi Los Arrieros Del Valle

Best Tropical Latin Album

  • 50 Aniversario
    El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico
    Label: EGC Records
  • First Class To Havana
    Aymee Nuviola
    Label: Worldwide Entertainment
  • Live
    Palo!
    Label: Rolling Pin Music
  • El Asunto
    Totó La Momposina
    Label: Sony Music Latin
  • Más + Corazón Profundo
    Carlos Vives
    Label: Sony Music Latin

Best American Roots Performance

  • Statesboro Blues
    Gregg Allman & Taj Mahal
    Gregg Allman & Taj Mahal
    Track from: All My Friends: Celebrating The Songs & Voice Of Gregg Allman
    Label: Rounder
  • A Feather's Not A Bird
    Rosanne Cash
    Rosanne Cash
    Track from: The River & The Thread
    Label: Blue Note Records
  • And When I Die
    Billy Childs Featuring Alison Krauss & Jerry Douglas
    Billy Childs Featuring Alison Krauss & Jerry Douglas
    Track from: Map To The Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro
    Label: Masterworks
  • The Old Me Better
    Keb' Mo' Featuring The California Feet Warmers
    Keb' Mo' Featuring The California Feet Warmers
    Track from: Bluesamericana
    Label: Kind Of Blue Music
  • Destination
    Nickel Creek
    Nickel Creek
    Track from: A Dotted Line
    Label: Nonesuch

Best American Roots Song

  • A Feather's Not A Bird
    Rosanne Cash
    Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal, songwriters (Rosanne Cash)
    Track from: The River & The Thread
    Label: Blue Note Records; Publishers: Chelcait Music admin. by Measurable Music LLC, a Notable Music Co./Lev-A-Tunes
  • Just So Much
    Jesse Winchester
    Jesse Winchester, songwriter (Jesse Winchester)
    Track from: A Reasonable Amount Of Trouble
    Label: Appleseed; Publisher: Bug Music
  • The New York Trains
    The Del McCoury Band
    Woody Guthrie & Del McCoury, songwriters (The Del McCoury Band)
    Track from: My Name Is New York: Deluxe Audio Book
    Label: Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc.
  • Pretty Little One
    Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers Featuring Edie Brickell
    Edie Brickell & Steve Martin, songwriters (Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers Featuring Edie Brickell)
    Track from: Live
    Label: Rounder; Publishers: LA Films Music/Brick Elephant Music
  • Terms Of My Surrender
    John Hiatt
    John Hiatt, songwriter (John Hiatt)
    Track from: Terms Of My Surrender
    Label: New West Records; Publisher: So Not That Music

Best Americana Album

  • The River & The Thread
    Rosanne Cash
    Label: Blue Note Records
  • Terms Of My Surrender
    John Hiatt
    Label: New West Records
  • Bluesamericana
    Keb' Mo'
    Label: Kind Of Blue Music
  • A Dotted Line
    Nickel Creek
    Label: Nonesuch
  • Metamodern Sounds In Country Music
    Sturgill Simpson
    Label: High Top Mountain Records

Best Bluegrass Album

  • The Earls Of Leicester
    The Earls Of Leicester
    Label: Rounder
  • Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe
    Noam Pikelny
    Label: Compass Records
  • Cold Spell
    Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
    Label: Compass Records
  • Into My Own
    Bryan Sutton
    Label: Sugar Hill Records
  • Only Me
    Rhonda Vincent
    Label: Upper Management Music

Best Blues Album

  • Common Ground - Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play And Sing The Songs Of Big Bill Broonzy
    Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin
    Label: Yep Roc Records
  • Promise Of A Brand New Day
    Ruthie Foster
    Label: Blue Corn Music
  • Juke Joint Chapel
    Charlie Musselwhite
    Label: Henrietta Records
  • Decisions
    Bobby Rush With Blinddog Smokin'
    Label: Silver Talon Records
  • Step Back
    Johnny Winter
    Label: Megaforce Records

Best Folk Album

  • Three Bells
    Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas & Rob Ickes
    Label: Rounder
  • Follow The Music
    Alice Gerrard
    Label: Tompkins Square
  • The Nocturne Diaries
    Eliza Gilkyson
    Label: Red House Records
  • Remedy
    Old Crow Medicine Show
    Label: ATO Records
  • A Reasonable Amount Of Trouble
    Jesse Winchester
    Label: Appleseed

Best Regional Roots Music Album

  • Light The Stars
    Bonsoir, Catin
    Label: Valcour Records
  • Hanu 'A'ala
    Kamaka Kukona
    Label: Hanu Arts & Entertainment
  • Love's Lies
    Magnolia Sisters
    Label: Arhoolie Records
  • The Legacy
    Jo-El Sonnier
    Label: Takau Records
  • Ceremony
    Joe Tohonnie Jr.
    Label: Cool Runnings Music

Best Reggae Album

  • Fly Rasta
    Ziggy Marley
    Label: Tuff Gong Worldwide
  • Full Frequency
    Sean Paul
    Label: VP/Atlantic
  • Back On The Controls
    Lee 'Scratch' Perry
    Label: Upsetter
  • Out Of Many, One Music
    Shaggy
    Label: Ranch Entertainment, Inc.
  • The Reggae Power
    Sly & Robbie & Spicy Chocolate
    Label: Universal Music Japan, VP Records, Taxi Records
  • Amid The Noise And Haste
    Soja
    Label: Ato Records

Best World Music Album

  • Toumani & Sidiki
    Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté
    Label: World Circuit
  • Eve
    Angelique Kidjo
    Label: 429 Records
  • Our World In Song
    Wu Man, Luis Conte & Daniel Ho
    Label: Daniel Ho Creations & Wind Music
  • Magic
    Sérgio Mendes
    Label: OKeh
  • Traces Of You
    Anoushka Shankar
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Best Children's Album

  • Appetite For Construction
    The Pop Ups
    Label: Kugelsongs
  • I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai)
    Neela Vaswani
    Label: Hachette Audio
  • Just Say Hi!
    Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could
    Label: Bumblin' Bee Records
  • The Perfect Quirk
    Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
    Label: Underground Playground Records
  • Through The Woods
    The Okee Dokee Brothers
    Label: Okee Dokee Music

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)

  • Actors Anonymous
    James Franco
    Label: Brilliance Audio
  • A Call To Action
    Jimmy Carter
    Label: Simon & Schuster Audio
  • Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America
    John Waters
    Label: Macmillan Audio
  • Diary Of A Mad Diva
    Joan Rivers
    Label: Penguin Audio
  • A Fighting Chance
    Elizabeth Warren
    Label: Macmillan Audio
  • We Will Survive: True Stories Of Encouragement, Inspiration, And The Power Of Song
    Gloria Gaynor
    Label: Brilliance Audio

Best Comedy Album

  • Mandatory Fun
    "Weird Al" Yankovic
    Label: RCA Records
  • Obsessed
    Jim Gaffigan
    Label: Comedy Central
  • Oh My God
    Louis C.K.
    Label: Vagrant Records
  • Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time
    Patton Oswalt
    Label: Comedy Central
  • We Are Miracles
    Sarah Silverman
    Label: Sub Pop

Best Musical Theater Album

  • Aladdin
    James Monroe Iglehart, Adam Jacobs & Courtney Reed, principal soloists; Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken & Chris Montan, producers (Alan Menken, composer; Howard Ashman, Chad Beguelin & Tim Rice, lyricists) (Original Broadway Cast)
    Label: Walt Disney Records
  • Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
    Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell & Billy Jay Stein, producers (Carole King, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
    Label: Ghostlight/Razor & Tie
  • A Gentleman's Guide To Love & Murder
    Jefferson Mays & Bryce Pinkham, principal soloists; Kurt Deutsch & Joel Moss, producers; Robert L. Freedman, lyricist; Steven Lutvak, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
    Label: Ghostlight/Razor & Tie
  • Hedwig And The Angry Inch
    Lena Hall & Neil Patrick Harris, principal soloists; Justin Craig, Tim O'Heir & Stephen Trask, producers (Stephen Trask, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
    Label: Atlantic
  • West Side Story
    Cheyenne Jackson & Alexandra Silber, principal soloists; Jack Vad, producer (Leonard Bernstein, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (Cheyenne Jackson & Alexandra Silber With The San Francisco Symphony)
    Label: SFS Media

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

  • American Hustle
    (Various Artists)
    Label: Legacy Recordings
  • Frozen
    (Various Artists)
    Label: Walt Disney Records
  • Get On Up: The James Brown Story
    (James Brown)
    Label: Universal Music Enterprises
  • Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1
    (Various Artists)
    Label: Hollywood Records/Marvel Music
  • The Wolf Of Wall Street
    (Various Artists)
    Label: Virgin Records

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

  • Frozen
    Christophe Beck, composer
    Label: Walt Disney Records
  • Gone Girl
    Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
    Label: Columbia Records
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel
    Alexandre Desplat, composer
    Label: Abkco Music & Records
  • Gravity
    Steven Price, composer
    Label: WaterTower Music
  • Saving Mr. Banks
    Thomas Newman, composer
    Label: Walt Disney Records

Best Song Written For Visual Media

  • Everything Is Awesome!!!
    Joshua Bartholomew, Lisa Harriton, Shawn Patterson, Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer & Jorma Taccone, songwriters (Tegan And Sara Featuring The Lonely Island)
    Track from: The Lego Movie
    Label: WaterTower Music; Publishers: Waner-Olive Music, LLC, Drohnend Publishing, Shebar Music, Boner Tek, Snuglar Entertainment
  • I See Fire
    Ed Sheeran, songwriter (Ed Sheeran)
    Track from: The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
    Label: WaterTower Music; Publishers: New Line Music Co., United Lion Music Inc.
  • I'm Not Gonna Miss You
    Glen Campbell & Julian Raymond, songwriters (Glen Campbell)
    Track from: Glen Campbell, I’ll Be Me
    Label: Big Machine Records
  • Let It Go
    Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Idina Menzel)
    Track from: Frozen
    Label: Walt Disney Records; Publisher: Wonderland Music Company, Inc.
  • The Moon Song
    Spike Jonze & Karen O, songwriters (Scarlett Johansson & Joaquin Phoenix)
    Track from: Her
    Label: WaterTower Music

Best Instrumental Composition

  • The Book Thief
    John Williams, composer (John Williams)
    Track from: The Book Thief Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
    Label: Sony Classical, Fox Music; Publisher: Fox Film Music Corp.
  • Last Train To Sanity
    Stanley Clarke, composer (The Stanley Clarke Band)
    Track from: Up
    Label: Mack Avenue Records; Publisher: Roxboro Music Publishing
  • Life In The Bubble
    Gordon Goodwin, composer (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
    Track from: Life In The Bubble
    Label: Telarc International; Publisher: Wingood Music Productions, Inc.
  • Recognition
    Rufus Reid, composer (Rufus Reid)
    Track from: Quiet Pride: The Elizabeth Catlett Project
    Label: Motema Music; Publisher: Myriad Ltd.
  • Tarnation
    Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile, composers (Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer)
    Track from: Bass & Mandolin
    Label: Nonesuch

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

  • Beautiful Dreamer
    Pete McGuinness, arranger (The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra)
    Track from: Strength In Numbers
    Label: Summit Records
  • Daft Punk
    Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstie Maldonado & Kevin Olusola, arrangers (Pentatonix)
    Track from: PTX, Vol. 2
    Label: RCA Records
  • Get Smart
    Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
    Track from: Life In The Bubble
    Label: Telarc International
  • Guantanamera
    Alfredo Rodríguez, arranger (Alfredo Rodríguez)
    Track from: The Invasion Parade
    Label: Mack Avenue Records
  • Moon River
    Chris Walden, arranger (Amy Dickson)
    Track from: A Summer Place
    Label: Sony Classical

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

  • All My Tomorrows
    Jeremy Fox, arranger (Jeremy Fox Featuring Kate McGarry)
    Track from: With Love: Arrangements For Some Of My Favorite Singers
    Label: Jazzbill Records
  • Goodnight America
    Vince Mendoza, arranger (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
    Track from: Songs From The Movie
    Label: Rounder
  • New York Tendaberry
    Billy Childs, arranger (Billy Childs Featuring Renée Fleming & Yo-Yo Ma)
    Track from: Map To The Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro
    Label: Masterworks
  • Party Rockers
    Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
    Track from: Life In The Bubble
    Label: Telarc International
  • What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?
    Pete McGuinness, arranger (The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra)
    Track from: Strength In Numbers
    Label: Summit Records

Best Recording Package

  • Formosa Medicine Show
    David Chen & Andrew Wong, art directors (The Muddy Basin Ramblers)
    Label: Hove
  • Indie Cindy
    Vaughan Oliver, art director (Pixies)
    Label: Pixies Music/[PIAS] Recordings
  • Lightning Bolt
    Jeff Ament, Don Pendleton, Joe Spix & Jerome Turner, art directors (Pearl Jam)
    Label: Republic Records
  • LP1
    FKA Twigs & Phil Lee, art directors (FKA Twigs)
    Label: Young Turks/ XL Recordings
  • Whispers
    Sarah Larnach, art director (Passenger)
    Label: Nettwerk

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

  • Cities Of Darkscorch
    Leland Meiners & Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists)
    Label: The Numero Group
  • A Letter Home (Vinyl Box Set)
    Gary Burden & Jenice Heo, art directors (Neil Young)
    Label: Third Man Records
  • The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-27)
    Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White, art directors (Various Artists)
    Label: Third Man Records/ Revenant Records
  • Sparks (Deluxe Album Box Set)
    Andy Carne, art director (Imogen Heap)
    Label: RCA Records/ Megaphonic Records
  • Spring 1990 (The Other One)
    Jessica Dessner, Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson & Steve Vance, art directors (Grateful Dead)
    Label: Rhino

Best Album Notes

  • Happy: The 1920 Rainbo Orchestra Sides
    David Sager, album notes writer (Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra)
    Label: Archeophone Records
  • I'm Just Like You: Sly's Stone Flower 1969-70
    Alec Palao, album notes writer (Various Artists)
    Label: Light In The Attic Records
  • Offering: Live At Temple University
    Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (John Coltrane)
    Label: Resonance/Impulse
  • The Other Side Of Bakersfield: 1950s & 60s Boppers And Rockers From 'Nashville West'
    Scott B. Bomar, album notes writer (Various Artists)
    Label: Bear Family
  • Purple Snow: Forecasting The Minneapolis Sound
    Jon Kirby, album notes writer (Various Artists)
    Label: The Numero Group
  • The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-27)
    Scott Blackwood, album notes writer (Various Artists)
    Label: Third Man Records/Revenant Records

Best Historical Album

  • Black Europe: The Sounds And Images Of Black People In Europe Pre-1927
    Jeffrey Green, Ranier E. Lotz & Howard Rye, compilation producers; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
    Label: Bear Family
  • The Garden Spot Programs, 1950
    Colin Escott & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Hank Williams)
    Label: Omnivore Recordings
  • Happy: The 1920 Rainbo Orchestra Sides
    Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra)
    Label: Archeophone Records
  • Longing For The Past: The 78 RPM Era In Southeast Asia
    Steven Lance Ledbetter & David Murray, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
    Label: Dust-To-Digital
  • There's A Dream I've Been Saving: Lee Hazlewood Industries 1966 - 1971 (Deluxe Edition)
    Hunter Lea, Patrick McCarthy & Matt Sullivan, compilation producers; John Baldwin, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
    Label: Light In The Attic Records

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

  • Bass & Mandolin
    Richard King & Dave Sinko, engineers; Robert C. Ludwig, mastering engineer (Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer)
    Label: Nonesuch
  • Bluesamericana
    Ross Hogarth & Casey Wasner, engineers; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer (Keb' Mo')
    Label: Kind Of Blue Music
  • Morning Phase
    Tom Elmhirst, David Greenbaum, Florian Lagatta, Cole Marsden, Greif Neill, Robbie Nelson, Darrell Thorp, Cassidy Turbin & Joe Visciano, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Beck)
    Label: Capitol Records
  • The Way I'm Livin'
    Chuck Ainlay, engineer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer (Lee Ann Womack)
    Label: Sugar Hill Records
  • What's Left Is Forever
    Tchad Blake, Oyvind Jakobsen, Jo Ranheim, Itai Shapiro & David Way, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Thomas Dybdahl)
    Label: CMG

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

  • Paul Epworth
    • Pendulum (FKA Twigs) (T)
    • Queenie Eye (Paul McCartney) (T))
    • Road (Paul McCartney) (T)
    • Save Us (Paul McCartney) (T)
  • John Hill
    • All You Never Say (Birdy) (T)
    • Burning Gold (Christina Perri) (T)
    • Can't Remember To Forget You (Shakira Featuring Rihanna) (T)
    • Goldmine (Kimbra) (T)
    • Guts Over Fear (Eminem Featuring Sia) (S)
    • Strange Desire (Bleachers) (A)
    • Voices (Phantogram) (A)
    • Water Fountain (Tune-Yards) (T)
  • Jay Joyce
    • About Last Night (Sleeper Agent) (A)
    • It Goes Like This (Thomas Rhett) (A)
    • Melophobia (Cage The Elephant) (A)
    • Montibello Memories (Matrimony) (A)
    • Mountains Of Sorrow, Rivers Of Song (Amos Lee) (A)
    • The Outsiders (Eric Church) (A)
  • Greg Kurstin
    • Beating Heart (Ellie Goulding) (T)
    • Beating Heart (Ellie Goulding) (T)
    • Chandelier (Sia) (S)
    • Double Rainbow (Katy Perry) (T)
    • Gunshot (Lykke Li) (T)
    • Money Power Glory (Lana Del Rey) (T)
    • 1000 Forms Of Fear (Sia) (A)
    • Sheezus (Lily Allen) (A)
    • Wrapped In Red (Kelly Clarkson) (A)
  • Max Martin
    • Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj) (S)
    • Break Free (Ariana Grande Featuring Zedd) (S)
    • Dark Horse (Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J) (S)
    • Problem (Ariana Grande Featuring Iggy Azalea) (S)
    • Shake It Off (Taylor Swift) (S)
    • Unconditionally (Katy Perry) (S)

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

  • All Of Me (Tiesto's Birthday Treatment Remix)
    Tijs Michiel Verwest, remixer (John Legend)
    Label: Columbia Records
  • Falling Out (Ming Remix)
    MING, remixer (Crossfingers Featuring Danny Losito)
    Label: Big Alliance Records
  • Pompeii (Audien Remix)
    Audien, remixer (Bastille)
    Label: Virgin Records
  • The Rising (Eddie Amador Remix)
    Eddie Amador, remixer (Five Knives)
    Label: Red Bull Records
  • Smile (Kaskade Edit)
    Ryan Raddon, remixer (Galantis)
    Track from: Galantis EP
    Label: Big Beat Records
  • Waves (Robin Schulz Remix)
    Robin Schulz, remixer (Mr. Probz)
    Label: RCA Records/Ultra Records/Sony Music

Best Surround Sound Album

  • Beppe: Remote Galaxy
    Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Vladimir Ashkenazy & Philharmonia Orchestra)
    Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)
  • Beyoncé
    Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Tom Coyne, surround mastering engineer; Beyoncé Knowles, surround producer (Beyoncé)
    Label: Columbia Records
  • Chamberland: The Berlin Remixes
    David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber)
    Label: 51Bpm.Com LLC
  • The Division Bell (20th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set)
    Damon Iddins & Andy Jackson, surround mix engineers; Damon Iddins & Andy Jackson, surround mastering engineers (Pink Floyd)
    Label: Parlophone
  • Epics Of Love
    Hans-Jörg Maucksch, surround mix engineer; Hans-Jörg Maucksch, surround mastering engineer; Günter Pauler, surround producer (Song Zuying, Yu Long & China Philharmonic Orchestra)
    Label: Stockfisch-Records
  • Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection'
    Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Elaine Martone, surround producer (Benjamin Zander & Philharmonia Orchestra)
    Label: Linn

Best Engineered Album, Classical

  • Adams, John: City Noir
    Richard King, engineer; Wolfgang Schiefermair, mastering engineer (David Robertson & St. Louis Symphony)
    Label: Nonesuch
  • Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean
    Dmitriy Lipay & Nathaniel Reichman, engineers; Nathaniel Reichman, mastering engineer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
    Label: Cantaloupe Music
  • Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows Of Time
    Dmitriy Lipay, engineer; Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
    Label: Seattle Symphony Media
  • Riccardo Muti Conducts Mason Bates & Anna Clyne
    David Frost & Christopher Willis, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
    Label: CSO Resound
  • Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending
    Michael Bishop, engineer; Michael Bishop, mastering engineer (Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus)
    Label: ASO Media

Producer Of The Year, Classical

  • Morten Lindberg
    • Beppe: Remote Galaxy (Vladimir Ashkenazy & Philharmonia Orchestra)
    • Dyrud: Out Of Darkness (Vivianne Sydnes & Nidaros Cathedral Choir)
    • Ja, Vi Elsker (Tone Bianca Sparre Dahl, Ingar Bergby, Staff Band Of The Norwegian Armed Forces & Schola Cantorum)
    • Symphonies Of Wind Instruments (Ingar Bergby & Royal Norwegian Navy Band)
  • Dmitriy Lipay
    • Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
    • Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows Of Time (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
    • Fauré: Masques Et Bergamasques; Pelléas Et Mélisande; Dolly (Ludovic Morlot, Seattle Symphony Chorale & Seattle Symphony)
    • Hindemith: Nobilissima Visione; Five Pieces For String Orchestra (Gerard Schwarz & Seattle Symphony)
    • Ives: Symphony No. 2; Carter: Instances; Gershwin: An American In Paris (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
    • Ravel: Orchestral Works; Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
  • Elaine Martone
    • Hallowed Ground (Louis Langrée, Maya Angelou, Nathan Wyatt & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
    • Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection' (Benjamin Zander, Stefan Bevier, Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra)
    • Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7; Tapiola (Robert Spano & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
    • Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending (Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus)
  • Judith Sherman
    • Beethoven: Cello & Piano Complete (Fischer Duo)
    • Brahms By Heart (Chiara String Quartet)
    • Composing America (Lark Quartet)
    • Divergence (Plattform K + K Vienna)
    • The Good Song (Thomas Meglioranza)
    • Mozart & Brahms: Clarinet Quintets (Anthony McGill & Pacifica Quartet)
    • Snapshot (American Brass Quintet)
    • Two X Four (Jaime Laredo, Jennifer Koh, Vinay Parameswaran & Curtis 20/21 Ensemble)
    • Wagner Without Words (Ll_r Williams)
  • David Starobin
    • All The Things You Are (Leon Fleisher)
    • Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 16 (Ann Crumb, Patrick Mason, James Freeman & Orchestra 2001)
    • Game Of Attrition - Arlene Sierra, Vol. 2 (Jac Van Steen & BBC National Orchestra Of Wales)
    • Haydn, Beethoven & Schubert (Gilbert Kalish)
    • Mozart: Piano Concertos, No. 12, K. 414 & No. 23, K. 488 (Marianna Shirinyan, Scott Yoo & Odense Symphony Orchestra)
    • Music Of Peter Lieberson, Vol. 3 (Scott Yoo, Roberto Diaz, Steven Beck & Odense Symphony Orchestra)
    • Rochberg, Chihara & Rorem (Jerome Lowenthal)
    • Tchaikovsky: The Tempest, Op. 18 & Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23 (Joyce Yang, Alexander Lazarev & Odense Symphony Orchestra)

Best Orchestral Performance

  • Adams, John: City Noir
    David Robertson, conductor (St. Louis Symphony)
    Label: Nonesuch
  • Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows Of Time
    Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
    Label: Seattle Symphony Media
  • Dvo_ák: Symphony No. 8; Janá_ek: Symphonic Suite From Jen_fa
    Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
    Label: Reference Recordings
  • Schumann: Symphonien 1-4
    Simon Rattle, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker)
    Label: Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings
  • Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7; Tapiola
    Robert Spano, conductor (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
    Label: ASO Media

Best Opera Recording

  • Charpentier: La Descente D'Orphée Aux Enfers
    Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Aaron Sheehan; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble; Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble)
    Label: CPO
  • Milhaud: L'Orestie D'Eschyle
    Kenneth Kiesler, conductor; Dan Kempson, Jennifer Lane, Tamara Mumford & Brenda Rae; Tim Handley, producer (University Of Michigan Percussion Ensemble & University Of Michigan Symphony Orchestra; University Of Michigan Chamber Choir, University Of Michigan Orpheus Singers, University Of Michigan University Choir & UMS Choral Union)
    Label: Naxos
  • Rameau: Hippolyte Et Aricie
    William Christie, conductor; Sarah Connolly, Stéphane Degout, Christiane Karg, Ed Lyon & Katherine Watson; Sébastien Chonion, producer (Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment; The Glyndebourne Chorus)
    Label: Opus Arte
  • Schönberg: Moses Und Aron
    Sylvain Cambreling, conductor; Andreas Conrad & Franz Grundheber; Reinhard Oechsler, producer (SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden Und Freiburg; EuropaChorAkademie)
    Label: Hänssler Classic
  • Strauss: Elektra
    Christian Thielemann, conductor; Evelyn Herlitzius, Waltraud Meier, René Pape & Anne Schwanewilms; Magdalena Herbst, producer (Staatskapelle Dresden; Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden)
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Best Choral Performance

  • Bach: Matthäus-Passion
    René Jacobs, conductor (Werner Güra & Johannes Weisser; Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin; Rias Kammerchor & Staats-Und Domchor Berlin)
    Label: Harmonia Mundi
  • Dyrud: Out Of Darkness
    Vivianne Sydnes, conductor (Erlend Aagaard Nilsen & Geir Morten Øien; Sarah Head & Lars Sitter; Nidaros Cathedral Choir)
    Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)
  • Holst: First Choral Symphony; The Mystic Trumpeter
    Andrew Davis, conductor; Stephen Jackson, chorus master (Susan Gritton; BBC Symphony Orchestra; BBC Symphony Chorus)
    Label: Chandos Records
  • Mozart: Requiem
    John Butt, conductor (Matthew Brook, Rowan Hellier, Thomas Hobbs & Joanne Lunn; Dunedin Consort)
    Label: Linn Records
  • The Sacred Spirit Of Russia
    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare)
    Label: Harmonia Mundi

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

  • Dreams & Prayers
    David Krakauer & A Far Cry
    Label: Crier Records
  • In 27 Pieces - The Hilary Hahn Encores
    Hilary Hahn & Cory Smythe
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon
  • Martin_: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1-3
    Steven Isserlis & Olli Mustonen
    Label: BIS
  • Partch: Castor & Pollux
    Partch
    Track from: Partch: Plectra & Percussion Dances
    Label: Bridge Records, Inc.
  • Sing Thee Nowell
    New York Polyphony
    Label: BIS

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

  • All The Things You Are
    Leon Fleisher
    Label: Bridge Records, Inc.
  • The Carnegie Recital
    Daniil Trifonov
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon
  • Dutilleux: Tout Un Monde Lointain
    Xavier Phillips; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
    Track from: Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows Of Time
    Label: Seattle Symphony Media
  • Play
    Jason Vieaux
    Label: Azica Records
  • Toccatas
    Jory Vinikour
    Label: Sono Luminus

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

  • Douce France
    Anne Sofie Von Otter; Bengt Forsberg, accompanist (Carl Bagge, Margareta Bengston, Mats Bergström, Per Ekdahl, Bengan Janson, Olle Linder & Antoine Tamestit)
    Label: Naïve
  • Porpora: Arias
    Philippe Jaroussky; Andrea Marcon, conductor (Cecilia Bartoli; Venice Baroque Orchestra)
    Label: Erato
  • Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin
    Florian Boesch; Malcolm Martineau, accompanist
    Label: Onyx
  • Stella Di Napoli
    Joyce DiDonato; Riccardo Minasi, conductor (Chœur De L'Opéra National De Lyon; Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Lyon)
    Label: Erato/Warner Classics
  • Virtuoso Rossini Arias
    Lawrence Brownlee; Constantine Orbelian, conductor (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra)
    Label: Delos

Best Classical Compendium

  • Britten To America
    Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor; Colin Matthews, producer
    Label: NMC Recordings
  • Mieczys_aw Weinberg
    Giedr_ Dirvanauskait_, Daniil Grishin, Gidon Kremer & Daniil Trifonov; Manfred Eicher, producer
    Label: ECM New Series
  • Mike Marshall & The Turtle Island Quartet
    Mike Marshall & Turtle Island Quartet; Mike Marshall, producer
    Label: Adventure Music
  • Partch: Plectra & Percussion Dances
    Partch; John Schneider, producer
    Label: Bridge Records, Inc.
  • The Solent - Fifty Years Of Music By Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Paul Daniel, conductor; Andrew Walton, producer
    Label: Albion Records

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

  • Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean
    John Luther Adams, composer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
    Label: Cantaloupe Music
  • Clyne, Anna: Prince Of Clouds
    Anna Clyne, composer (Jaime Laredo, Jennifer Koh, Vinay Parameswaran & Curtis 20/21 Ensemble)
    Track from: Two X Four
    Label: Cedille Records
  • Crumb, George: Voices From The Heartland
    George Crumb, composer (Ann Crumb, Patrick Mason, James Freeman & Orchestra 2001)
    Track from: Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 16
    Label: Bridge Records, Inc.
  • Paulus, Stephen: Concerto For Two Trumpets & Band
    Stephen Paulus, composer (Eric Berlin, Richard Kelley, James Patrick Miller & UMASS Wind Ensemble)
    Track from: Fantastique - Premieres For Trumpet & Wind Ensemble
    Label: MSR Classics
  • Sierra, Roberto: Sinfonía No. 4
    Roberto Sierra, composer (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
    Track from: Sierra: Sinfonía No. 4; Fandangos; Carnaval
    Label: Naxos

Best Music Video

  • We Exist
    Arcade Fire
    David Wilson, video director; Jason Baum, video producer
    Label: Capitol Records
  • Turn Down For What
    DJ Snake & Lil Jon
    Daniels, video directors; Judy Craig, Candice Ouaknine, Jonathan Wang & Bryan Younce, video producers
    Label: Columbia Records
  • Chandelier
    Sia
    Daniel Askill & Sia, video directors; Jennifer Heath, video producer
    Label: RCA Records / Monkey Puzzle Records
  • Happy
    Pharrell Williams
    We Are From LA, video director; Kathleen Heffernan, Roman Pichon Herrera, Jett Steiger & Cedric Troadec, video producers
    Label: Columbia Records
  • The Golden Age
    Woodkid Featuring Max Richter
    Chis Clayton & Yoann Lemoine, video directors; Roman Pichon Herrera, Christine Miller, Susan Porche & Annabel Rosier, video producers
    Label: Interscope

Best Music Film

  • Beyoncé & Jay Z: On The Run Tour
    Beyoncé & Jay Z
    Jonas Åkerlund, video director; Svana Gisla, video producer
    Label: Columbia Records
  • Ghost Stories
    Coldplay
    Paul Dugdale, video director; Jim Parsons, video producer
    Label: Parlophone/Atlantic/Ja Digital
  • 20 Feet From Stardom
    Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer & Judith Hill
    Morgan Neville, video director; Gil Friesen & Caitrin Rogers, video producers
    Label: Anchor Bay
  • Metallica Through The Never
    Metallica
    Nimród Antal, video director; Adam Ellison & Charlotte Huggins, video producers
    Label: Blackened Recordings
  • The Truth About Love Tour: Live From Melbourne
    Pink
    Larn Poland, video director; Roger Davies, video producer
    Label: RCA Records