ALBUM OF THE YEAR
"The Suburbs," Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire & Markus Dravs, producers; Arcade Fire, Markus Dravs, Mark Lawson & Craig Silvey, engineers/mixers; George Marino, mastering engineer (Merge Records)
RECORD OF THE YEAR
"Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer
Track from: "Need You Now" (Capitol Records Nashville)
SONG OF THE YEAR
"Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters
Track from: "Need You Now" (Capitol Records Nashville)
BEST NEW ARTIST
Esperanza Spalding
FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Bad Romance," Lady Gaga
Track from: "The Fame Monster" (Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope )
MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Just the Way You Are," Bruno Mars (Elektra)
POP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
"Hey, Soul Sister," Train (Columbia Records)
POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
"Imagine," Herbie Hancock, Pink, India Arie, Seal, Komono No. 1, Jeff Beck, Oumou Sangare
Track from: "The Imagine Project" (Hancock Records)
POP INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE
"Nessun Dorma," Jeff Beck
Track from: "Emotion & Commotion" (Rhino)
POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
"Take Your Pick," Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto (335 Records, Inc.)
POP VOCAL ALBUM
"The Fame Monster," Lady Gaga (Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope)
DANCE RECORDING
"Only Girl (In The World)," Rihanna
Kuk Harrell, Stargate & Sandy Vee, producers; Phil Tan & Sandy Vee, mixers (Island Def Jam)
ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM
"La Roux," La Roux (Cherrytree/Interscope/Polydor/Biglife)
TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
"Crazy Love," Michael Bublé (143/Reprise)
SOLO ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Helter Skelter," Paul McCartney
Track from: "Good Evening New York City" (Hear Music/Universal/Concord)
ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
"Tighten Up," Black Keys
Track from: "Brothers" (Nonesuch)
HARD ROCK PERFORMANCE
"New Fang," Them Crooked Vultures
Track from: "Them Crooked Vultures" (DGC/Interscope)
METAL PERFORMANCE
"El Dorado," Iron Maiden
Track from:"The Final Frontier" (UMe)
ROCK INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE
"Hammerhead," Jeff Beck
Track from: "Emotion & Commotion" (Rhino)
ROCK SONG
"An Angry World," Neil Young
Track from: "Le Noise" (Reprise)
ROCK ALBUM
"Resistance," Muse
Track from: "The Resistance" (Warner Bros.)
ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
"Brothers," The Black Keys (Nonesuch)
FEMALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Bittersweet," Fantasia
Track from: "Back To Me" (J Records/19 Recordings LLC/S Records)
MALE R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"There Goes My Baby," Usher
Track from: "Raymond V Raymond" (LaFace/Jive)
R&B PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
"Soldier of Love," Sade
Track from: "Soldier Of Love" (Epic/Sony Music)
TRADITIONAL R&B VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Hang On in There," John Legend & The Roots
Track from: "Wake Up!" (G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia Records/Home School Records)
URBAN/ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE
"F*** You," Cee Lo Green (Elektra)
R&B SONG
"Shine," John Stephens
Track from: "Wake Up!" (G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia Records/Home School Records)
R&B ALBUM
"Wake Up!," John Legend & The Roots (G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia Records/Home School Records)
CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM
"Raymond V Raymond," Usher (LaFace/Jive)
RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE
"Not Afraid," Eminem
Track from: "Recovery" (Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope)
RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP
"On To The Next One," Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
Track from: "The Blueprint 3" (Roc Nation)
RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
"Empire State Of Mind," Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Track from: "The Blueprint 3" (Roc Nation)
RAP SONG
"Empire State Of Mind," Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Alicia Keys, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Burt Keyes & Sylvia Robinson, songwriters)
Track from: "The Blueprint 3" (Roc Nation)
RAP ALBUM
"Recovery," Eminem (Aftermath/Shady Records/Interscope)
FEMALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"The House That Built Me," Miranda Lambert
Track from: "Revolution" (Columbia Records)
MALE COUNTRY VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"'Til Summer Comes Around," Keith Urban (Capitol Records Nashville)
COUNTRY COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS
"As She's Walking Away," Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
Track from: "You Get What You Give"
(Southern Ground/Atlantic)
COUNTRY PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS
"Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
Track from: "Need You Now" (Capitol Records Nashville)
COUNTRY INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE
"Hummingbyrd," Marty Stuart
Track from: "Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions" (Sugar Hill Records)
COUNTRY SONG
"Need You Now," Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
Track from: "Need You Now" (Capitol Records Nashville)
COUNTRY ALBUM
"Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
Track from: "Need You Now" (Capitol Records Nashville)
NEW AGE ALBUM
"Miho: Journey To The Mountain," Paul Winter Consort (Living Music)
CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM
"The Stanley Clarke Band," The Stanley Clarke Band (Heads Up International)
JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
"Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee," Dee Dee Bridgewater (Emarcy)
IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO
"A Change Is Gonna Come," Herbie Hancock
Track from: "The Imagine Project" (Hancock Records)
JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM, INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP
"Moody 4B," James Moody (IPO Recordings)
LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
"Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard," Mingus Big Band
LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
"Chucho's Steps," Chucho Valdes and the Afro-Cuban Messengers
GOSPEL PERFORMANCE
"Grace," BeBe & CeCe Winans
Track from: "Still" (B&C/Malaco)
GOSPEL SONG
"It's What I Do," Jerry Peters & Kirk Whalum
Songwriters (Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway)
Track from: "The Gospel According To Jazz Chapter III" (Rendezvous Music/Mack Avenue Records)
ROCK OR RAP GOSPEL ALBUM
"Hello Hurricane," Switchfoot (Atlantic Recording Corp/Credential Recordings)
POP/CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL ALBUM
"Love God. Love People.," Israel Houghton (Integrity Music)
SOUTHERN, COUNTRY, OR BLUEGRASS GOSPEL ALBUM
"The Reason," Diamond Rio (Word)
TRADITIONAL GOSPEL ALBUM
"Downtown Church," Patty Griffin (Credential Recordings)
CONTEMPORARY R&B GOSPEL ALBUM
"Still," BeBe & CeCe Winans (B&C/Malaco)
LATIN POP ALBUM
"Paraiso Express," Alejandro Sanz (Warner Music Latina)
LATIN ROCK, ALTERNATIVE OR URBAN ALBUM
"El Existential," Grupo Fantasma (Nat Geo Music)
TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
"Viva La Tradicion," Spanish Harlem Orchestra (Concord Picante)
TEJANO ALBUM
"Recuerdos," Little Joe & La Familia (TDI Records)
NORTENO ALBUM
"Classic," Intocable (Sony Music Latin)
BANDA ALBUM
"Enamorate De Mí," El Güero Y Su Banda Centenario (A.R.C. Discos)
AMERICANA ALBUM
"You Are Not Alone," Mavis Staples (ANTI)
BLUEGRASS ALBUM
"Mountain Soul II," Patty Loveless (Saguaro Road)
TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM
"God Willin' and the Creek Don't Rise," Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs
CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM
"Living Proof," Buddy Guy (Silvertone/Jive)
TRADITIONAL FOLK ALBUM
"Genuine Negro Jig," Carolina Chocolate Drops
CONTEMPORARY FOLK ALBUM
"God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise," Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs (RCA Records)
HAWAIIAN MUSIC ALBUM
"Huana Ke Aloha," Tia Carrere (Daniel Ho Creations)
NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC ALBUM
"2010 Gathering Of Nations Pow Wow: A Spirit's Dance" (Various Artists) - Derek Mathews, Dr. Lita Mathews & Melonie Mathews, producers (Gathering Of Nations Records)
ZYDECO OR CAJUN MUSIC ALBUM
"Zydeco Junkie," Chubby Carrier And The Bayou Swamp Band (Swampadellic Records)
REGGAE ALBUM
"Before The Dawn," Buju Banton (Gargamel Music, Inc.)
TRADITIONAL WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
"Ali And Toumani," Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté (World Circuit/Nonesuch)
CONTEMPORARY WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
"Throw Down Your Heart , Africa Sessions Part 2: Unreleased Tracks," Béla Fleck (Acoustic Planet Records)
MUSICAL ALBUM FOR CHILDREN
"Tomorrow's Children," Pete Seeger With The Rivertown Kids And Friends (Appleseed)
SPOKEN WORD ALBUM FOR CHILDREN
"Julie Andrews' Collection Of Poems, Songs, And Lullabies," Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton (Hachette Audio)
SPOKEN WORD ALBUM (INCLUDES POETRY, AUDIO BOOKS & STORY TELLING)
"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook)," Jon Stewart (With Samantha Bee, Wyatt Cenac, Jason Jones, John Oliver & Sigourney Weaver) (Hachette Audio)
COMEDY ALBUM
"Stark Raving Black," Lewis Black (Comedy Central Records)
MUSICAL SHOW ALBUM
"American Idiot" (Featuring Green Day)
Billie Joe Armstrong, producer (Green Day, composers; Billie Joe Armstrong, lyricist)
(Original Broadway Cast With John Gallagher, Jr., Michael Esper & Others) (Reprise)
COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK ALBUM MP/TV/OVM
"Crazy Heart"(Various Artists) Stephen Bruton & T Bone Burnett, producers (New West Records)
SCORE SOUNDTRACK ALBUM MP/TV/OVM
"Toy Story 3," Randy Newman, composer (Walt Disney Records)
SONG MP/TV/OVM
"The Weary Kind" (From "Crazy Heart")
Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett, songwriters (Ryan Bingham)
Track from: "Crazy Heart" (New West Records)
INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
"The Path Among The Trees," Billy Childs, composer (Billy Childs Ensemble)
Track from: Autumn: "In Moving Pictures Jazz - Chamber Music Vol. 2" (ArtistShare)
INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT
"Carlos," Vince Mendoza, arranger (John Scofield, Vince Mendoza & Metropole Orkest)
Track from: "54" (Emarcy/Universal)
INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT ACCOMPANYING VOCALIST(S)
"Baba Yetu," Christopher Tin, arranger (Christopher Tin, Soweto Gospel Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
Track from: "Calling All Dawns" (Tin Works Publishing)
RECORDING PACKAGE
"Brothers" -Michael Carney, art director (The Black Keys) (Nonesuch)
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) (Third Man/Warner Bros.)
ALBUM NOTES
"Keep An Eye On The Sky," Robert Gordon, album notes writer (Big Star) (Rhino)
HISTORICAL ALBUM
"The Beatles" (The Original Studio Recordings) - Jeff Jones & Allan Rouse, compilation producers; Paul Hicks, Sean Magee, Guy Massey, Sam Okell & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (The Beatles) (Capitol/Apple)
ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
"Battle Studies," Michael H. Brauer, Joe Ferla, Chad Franscoviak & Manny Marroquin, engineers (John Mayer) (Columbia Records)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Danger Mouse
"Broken Bells" (Broken Bells) (A)
"Dark Night Of The Soul" (Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse) (A)
"Tighten Up" (The Black Keys) (T)
REMIXED RECORDING, NON-CLASSICAL
"Revolver" (David Guetta's One Love Club Remix)David Guetta & Afrojack, remixers (Madonna) (Warner Bros.)
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) (Reference Recordings)
ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
(TIE) "Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina," Mark Donahue, John Hill & Dirk Sobotka, engineers (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony Orchestra) (Naxos)
"TiePorter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works," Leslie Ann Jones, Kory Kruckenberg, Brandie Lane & David Sabee, engineers (Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams) (Dorian Sono Luminus)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
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)
CLASSICAL ALBUM
"Verdi: Requiem," Riccardo Muti, conductor; Duain Wolfe, chorus master; Christopher Alder, producer; David Frost, Tom Lazarus & Christopher Willis, engineers/mixers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli & Mario Zeffiri; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus) (CSO Resound)
ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
"Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina," Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Terrence Wilson; Nashville Symphony) (Naxos)
OPERA RECORDING
"Saariaho: L'Amour De Loin," Kent Nagano, conductor; Daniel Belcher, Ekaterina Lekhina & Marie-Ange Todorovitch; Martin Sauer, producer (Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Rundfunkchor Berlin) (Harmonia Mundi)
CHORAL PERFORMANCE
"Verdi: Requiem," Riccardo Muti, conductor; Duain Wolfe, chorus master (Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli & Mario Zeffiri; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus) (CSO Resound)
INSTRUMENTAL SOLOIST(S) PERFORMANCE (WITH ORCHESTRA)
"Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 24," Mitsuko Uchida (The Cleveland Orchestra) (Decca)
INSTRUMENTAL SOLOIST(S) PERFORMANCE (WITHOUT ORCHESTRA)
"Messiaen: Livre Du Saint-Sacrement," Paul Jacobs (Naxos)
CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCE
"Ligeti: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2," Parker Quartet (Naxos)
SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
"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 Vilamajo & Furio Zanasi; Pascal Bertin, Daniele Carnovich, Josep Piera & Francisco Rojas) (Alia Vox)
CLASSICAL VOCAL PERFORMANCE
"Sacrificium," Cecilia Bartoli (Giovanni Antonini; Il Giardino Armonico) Decca)
CLASSICAL CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION"Daugherty, Michael: Deus Ex Machina" Michael Daugherty (Giancarlo Guerrero)
Track from: "Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony" (Naxos)
CLASSICAL CROSSOVER ALBUM
"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) (Tin Works Publishing)
SHORT FORM MUSIC VIDEO
"Bad Romance," Lady Gaga
Francis Lawrence, video director; Kathy Angstadt, Nicole Ehrlich &Heather Heller, video producers (Streamline/Interscope/KonLive/Cherrytree)
LONG FORM MUSIC VIDEO
"When You're Strange," The Doors
Tom Dicillo, video director; John Beug, Jeff Jampol, Peter Jankowski & Dick Wolf, video producers (Eagle Vision)
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