Penghargaan Grammy ke-53

Penghargaan Grammy ke-53
Tanggal	February 13, 2011
Tempat	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
	TV di Amerika Serikat
Network	CBS

Grammy Awards ke-53 atau 53rd Grammy Awards diadakan pada 13 Ferbruari, 2011, di Staples Center di Los Angeles. Acara disiarkan melalui CBS dan mendapat perhatian 26.6 juta penonton. Barbra Streisand mendapat penghargaan MusiCares Person of the Year dua malam sebelum siaran pada tanggal 11 Februari. Nominasi diumumkan pada tanggal 1 Desember 2010 dan total 109 penghargaan dipresentasikan. Sebagian besar penghargaan dipresentasikan selama pra-siaran, yang bertempat di Los Angeles Convention Center sebelah Staples Center, dimana siaran utama bertempat. Periode kelayakan yaitu 1 September, 2009 hingga 30 September 2010.^[1]

Penampilan Artis

Pra-siaran acara^[2]

Siaran upacara

Artist(s)	Song(s)
Yolanda Adams Christina Aguilera Jennifer Hudson Martina McBride Florence Welch	Tribute to Aretha Franklin^[3]: "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" "Ain't No Way" (Aguilera) "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (McBride) "Think" (Welch) "Respect" (Hudson) "Spirit in the Dark" (Adams) "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"^[4]
Lady Gaga	"Born This Way"^[5]
Miranda Lambert	"The House That Built Me"^[5]
Muse	"Uprising"^[6]
B.o.B Bruno Mars Janelle Monáe	"Nothin' on You" "Grenade" "Cold War"^[6]
Justin Bieber Jaden Smith	"Baby" "Never Say Never"
Usher	"OMG"^[6]
Mumford & Sons The Avett Brothers Bob Dylan^[7]	"The Cave" "Head Full of Doubt" "Maggie's Farm"
Lady Antebellum	"If You Don't Know Me By Now" "American Honey" "Need You Now"^[6]
Cee-Lo Green Gwyneth Paltrow The Muppets	"Fuck You!"^[5]^[8]^[9]
Katy Perry	"Not Like the Movies" "Teenage Dream"^[5]
Norah Jones John Mayer Keith Urban	"Jolene"
Eminem Adam Levine Rihanna Skylar Grey Dr. Dre	"Love the Way You Lie (Part II)" "I Need a Doctor"^[5]^[7]
Mick Jagger Raphael Saadiq	"Everybody Needs Somebody to Love"^[10] Tribute to Solomon Burke
Barbra Streisand	"Evergreen"^[2]
Rihanna Drake^[8]	"What's My Name?"
Arcade Fire^[5]	"Month of May" "Ready to Start"

Presenter

Pra-siaran acara^[2]

Siaran upacara

LL Cool J^[8] — presented the Aretha Franklin-tribute
Ricky Martin^[7] — introduced Lady Gaga
Blake Shelton^[8] — introduced Miranda Lambert
Lenny Kravitz — introduced Muse
Ryan Seacrest^[7] — introduced Bruno Mars, B.o.B, and Janelle Monáe
Dierks Bentley^[8] and Zac Brown^[7] — presented Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Eva Longoria^[7] — introduced Justin Bieber, Jaden Smith and Usher
Paramore^[2] and Pauley Perrette^[3] — presented Best Rock Album
Selena Gomez^[8] and Donnie Wahlberg^[3] — presented Best Pop Vocal Album
David Letterman — introduced Bob Dylan, Mumford & Sons, and The Avett Bros.
Clay Matthews^[7] and Lea Michelle — introduced Lady Antebellum
Kings of Leon and Miley Cyrus^[2] — presented Best Country Album
Jamie Foxx^[3] — introduced Cee Lo Green, Gwyneth Paltrow and The Jim Henson Company Puppets
Neil Patrick Harris^[2] — introduced Katy Perry
John Mayer,^[3] Norah Jones^[8] and Keith Urban^[7] — presented Song of the Year
Seth Rogen^[2] — introduced Eminem, Dr. Dre, and Rihanna
Jewel^[3] and John Legend^[2] — presented Best New Artist
Matthew Morrison^[7] — introduced Recording Academy President Neil Portnow
Kris Kristofferson^[2] — introduced Barbra Streisand
Nicki Minaj^[8] and will.i.am^[7] — presented Best Rap Album
Diddy — introduced Drake and Rihanna
Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez^[3]^[7] — presented Record of the Year
Jason Segel ^[7] — introduced Arcade Fire
Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson — presented Album of the Year

Penghargaan

Special Merit Awards

MusiCares Person of the Year

Barbra Streisand

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Julie Andrews, Roy Haynes, Juilliard String Quartet, the Kingston Trio, Dolly Parton, Ramones, George Beverly Shea^[11]

Umum

Record of the Year

"Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum

Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer

"Nothin' on You" – B.o.B & Bruno Mars
- The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine, engineer/mixer
"Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem & Rihanna
- Alex da Kid & Makeba Riddick, producers; Alex da Kid, Eminem & Mike Strange, engineers/mixers
"Fuck You!" – Cee-Lo Green
- The Smeezingtons, producers
"Empire State of Mind" – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
- Angela Hunte, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Shux, producers; Ken "Duro" Ifill, Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton & Ann Mincieli, engineers/mixers

Album of the Year

The Suburbs – Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire & Markus Dravs, producers; Arcade Fire, Mark Lawson & Craig Silvey, engineers/mixers; Mark Lawson, mastering engineer

Recovery – Eminem
- featured artists; Kobe, Lil Wayne, Pink & Rihanna, producers; Alex da Kid, Boi-1da, Nick Brongers, Supa Dups, DJ Khalil, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Havoc, Victor Alexander, Emile Haynie, Jim Jonsin, Just Blaze, Mr. Porter & Script Shepherd, engineers/mixers; Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, mastering engineer
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
- Lady Antebellum & Paul Worley, producers; Clarke Schleicher, engineer/mixer; Andrew Mendelson, mastering engineer
The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
- Beyoncé, featured artist; Ron Fair, Fernando Garibay, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jerkins, Lady Gaga, RedOne, Teddy Riley & Space Cowboy, producers; Eelco Bakker, Christian Delano, Mike Donaldson, Paul Foley, Tal Herzberg, Rodney Jenkins, Hisashi Mizoguchi, Robert Orton, Dan Parry, Jack Joseph Puig, RedOne, Teddy Riley, Dave Russel, Johnny Severin, Victor Alexander, Space Cowboy, Mark Stent, Jonas Wetling & Frank Wolff, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
- Snoop Dogg, featured artist; Ammo, Benny Blanco, Dr. Luke, Kuk Harrell, Max Martin, Stargate, C. "Tricky" Stewart, Sandy Vee & Greg Wells, producers; Steve Churchyard, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland, Jaycen-Joshua, Victor Alexander, Damien Lewis, Chris O'Ryan, Carlos Oyanedel, Paris, Phil Tan, Brain Thomas, Lewis Tozour, Miles Walker, Emily Wright & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer

Song of the Year

"Need You Now"

Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)

"Beg, Steal or Borrow"
- Ray LaMontagne, songwriter (Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs)
"Fuck You!"
- Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Cee Lo Green)
"The House That Built Me"
- Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
"Love the Way You Lie"
- Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem featuring Rihanna)

Best New Artist

Esperanza Spalding

Pop

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

"Bad Romance" – Lady Gaga

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

"Just the Way You Are" – Bruno Mars

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

"Hey, Soul Sister" (Live) – Train

"Don't Stop Believin'" (Regionals Version) – Glee Cast
"Misery" – Maroon 5
"The Only Exception" – Paramore
"Babyfather" – Sade

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

"Imagine" – Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono Nº1, Jeff Beck, & Oumou Sangaré

"Airplanes, Part II" – B.o.B, Eminem, & Hayley Williams
"If It Wasn't for Bad" – Elton John & Leon Russell
"Telephone" – Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
"California Gurls" – Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

"Nessun Dorma" – Jeff Beck

"Flow" – Laurie Anderson
"No Mystery" – Stanley Clarke
"Orchestral Intro" – Gorillaz
"Sleepwalk" – The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Best Pop Instrumental Album

Take Your Pick – Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto

Pushing the Envelope – Gerald Albright
Heart and Soul – Kenny G
Singularity – Robby Krieger
Everything Is Everything: The Music of Donny Hathaway – Kirk Whalum

Best Pop Vocal Album

The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga

Dance

Best Dance Recording

"Only Girl (In the World)" – Rihanna

Crystal Johnson, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Sandy Wilhelm, producers: Stargate, Sandy Vee

"Rocket" – Goldfrapp
- Alison Goldfrapp & Will Gregory, producers; Mark 'Spike' Stent, mixer
"In for the Kill" – La Roux
- Elly Jackson & Ben Langmaid, producers; Serban Ghenea & John Hanes, mixers
"Dance in the Dark" – Lady Gaga
- Fernando Garibay & Lady Gaga, producers; Robert Orton, mixer
"Dancing on My Own" – Robyn
- Patrik Berger & Robyn, producers; Niklas Flyckt, mixer

Best Electronic/Dance Album

La Roux – La Roux

Traditional pop

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Crazy Love – Michael Bublé

Rock

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

"Helter Skelter" – Paul McCartney

"Run Back to Your Side" – Eric Clapton
"Crossroads" – John Mayer
"Silver Rider" – Robert Plant and the Band of Joy
"Angry World" – Neil Young

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

"Tighten Up" – The Black Keys

"Ready to Start" – Arcade Fire
"I Put a Spell on You" – Jeff Beck & Joss Stone
"Radioactive" – Kings of Leon
"Resistance" – Muse

Best Hard Rock Performance

"New Fang" – Them Crooked Vultures

"A Looking in View" – Alice in Chains
"Let Me Hear You Scream" – Ozzy Osbourne
"Black Rain" – Soundgarden
"Between the Lines" – Stone Temple Pilots

Best Metal Performance

"El Dorado" – Iron Maiden

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

"Hammerhead" – Jeff Beck

"Black Mud" – The Black Keys
"Do the Murray" – Los Lobos
"Kundalini Bonfire" – Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
"The Deathless Horsie" – Dweezil Zappa

Best Rock Song

"Angry World"

Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)

"Little Lion Man"
- Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
"Radioactive"
- Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings of Leon)
"Resistance"
- Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
"Tighten Up"
- Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)

Best Rock Album

The Resistance – Muse

Emotion & Commotion – Jeff Beck
Backspacer – Pearl Jam
Mojo – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Le Noise – Neil Young

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album

Brothers – The Black Keys

R&B

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

"Bittersweet" – Fantasia

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

"There Goes My Baby" – Usher

"Second Chance" – El DeBarge
"Finding My Way Back" – Jaheim
"Why Would You Stay" – Kem
"We're Still Friends" – (Kirk Whalum &) Musiq Soulchild

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

"Soldier of Love" – Sade

"Love" – Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller
"Take My Time" – Chris Brown & Tank
"You've Got a Friend" – Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin
"Shine" – John Legend & The Roots

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

"Hang On in There" – John Legend & The Roots

"When a Woman Loves" – R. Kelly
"You're So Amazing" – Calvin Richardson
"In Between" – Ryan Shaw
"Go" (Live) – Betty Wright

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

"Fuck You!" – Cee Lo Green

"Little One" – Bilal
"Orion" – Carolyn Malachi
"Tightrope" – Janelle Monáe & Big Boi
"Still" – Eric Roberson

Best R&B Song

"Shine"

John Stephens, songwriter (John Legend & The Roots)

"Bittersweet"
- Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly, songwriters (Fantasia)
"Finding My Way Back"
- Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland & Miquel Jontel, songwriters (Jaheim)
"Second Chance"
- E. Debarge & Mischke, songwriters (El DeBarge)
"Why Would You Stay"
- K. Owens, songwriter (Kem)

Best R&B Album

Wake Up! – John Legend & The Roots

Still Standing – Monica
Back to Me – Fantasia
Another Round – Jaheim
The Love & War Masterpeace – Raheem DeVaughn

Best Contemporary R&B Album

Raymond vs. Raymond – Usher

Rap

Best Rap Solo Performance

"Not Afraid" – Eminem

"Over" – Drake
"How Low" – Ludacris
"I'm Back" – T.I.
"Power" – Kanye West

Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

"On to the Next One" – Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

"Empire State of Mind" – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys

"Nothin' on You" – B.o.B & Bruno Mars
"Deuces" – Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall
"Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem & Rihanna
"Wake Up Everybody" – John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common

Best Rap Song

"Empire State of Mind"

Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)

"Love the Way You Lie"
- Alex da Kid, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem & Rihanna)
"Not Afraid"
- M. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, L. Resto & M. Samuels, songwriters (Eminem)
"Nothin' on You"
- Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Bobby Simmons Jr., songwriters (B.o.B & Bruno Mars)
"On to the Next One"
- Shawn Carter, J. Chaton & K. Dean, songwriters (G. Auge & X. De Rosnay, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)

Best Rap Album

Recovery – Eminem

Country

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

"The House That Built Me" – Miranda Lambert

"Satisfied" – Jewel
"Swingin'" – LeAnn Rimes
"Temporary Home" – Carrie Underwood
"I'd Love To Be Your Last" – Gretchen Wilson

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

"'Til Summer Comes Around" – Keith Urban

"Macon" – Jamey Johnson
"Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)" – Toby Keith
"Turning Home" – David Nail
"Gettin' You Home" – Chris Young

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

"Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum

"Free" – Zac Brown Band
"Elizabeth" – Dailey & Vincent
"Little White Church" – Little Big Town
"Where Rainbows Never Die" – The SteelDrivers

Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

"As She's Walking Away" – Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson

"Bad Angel" – Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
"Pride (In the Name of Love)" – Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
"Hillbilly Bone" – Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins
"I Run to You" – Marty Stuart & Connie Smith

Best Country Instrumental Performance

"Hummingbyrd" – Marty Stuart

"Tattoo of a Smudge" – Cherryholmes
"Magic #9" – The Infamous Stringdusters
"New Chance Blues" – Punch Brothers
"Willow Creek" – Darrell Scott

Best Country Song

"Need You Now"

Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)

"The Breath You Take"
- Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon & Jessie Jo Dillon, songwriters (George Strait)
"Free"
- Zac Brown, songwriter (Zac Brown Band)
"The House That Built Me"
- Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
"I'd Love to Be Your Last"
- Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate & Sam Tate, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
"If I Die Young"
- Kimberly Perry, songwriter (The Band Perry)

Best Country Album

Need You Now – Lady Antebellum

Up On The Ridge – Dierks Bentley
You Get What You Give – Zac Brown Band
The Guitar Song – Jamey Johnson
Revolution – Miranda Lambert

New Age

Best New Age Album

Miho: Journey to the Mountain – Paul Winter Consort

Ocean – Michael DeMaria
Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Volume 4 – Kitaro
Dancing into Silence – R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton & Will Clipman
Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 4 – Zamora

Jazz

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

The Stanley Clarke Band – The Stanley Clarke Band

Never Can Say Goodbye – Joey DeFrancesco
Now Is the Time – Jeff Lorber Fusion
To the One – John McLaughlin
Backatown – Trombone Shorty

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee Bridgewater – Dee Dee Bridgewater

Freddy Cole Sings Mr. B – Freddy Cole
When Lights Are Low – Denise Donatelli
Ages – Lorraine Feather
Water – Gregory Porter

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

"A Change Is Gonna Come" – Herbie Hancock

"Solar" – Alan Broadbent
"Body and Soul" – Keith Jarrett
"Lonely Woman" – Hank Jones
"Van Gogh" – Wynton Marsalis

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

Moody 4B – James Moody

Positootly! – John Beasley
The New Song and Dance – Clayton Brothers
Historicity – Vijay Iyer Trio
Providencia – Danilo Pérez

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard – Mingus Big Band

Infernal Machines – Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
Autumn: In Moving Pictures Jazz – Chamber Music Vol. 2 – Billy Childs Ensemble featuring the Ying String Quartet
Pathways – Dave Holland Octet
54 – Metropole Orkest, John Scofield & Vince Mendoza

Best Latin Jazz Album

Chucho's Steps – Chucho Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers

Tango Grill – Pablo Aslan
Second Chance – Hector Martignon
Psychedelic Blues – Poncho Sanchez
¡Bien Bien! – Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet

Gospel

Best Gospel Performance

"Grace" – BeBe & CeCe Winans

"He Wants It All" – Forever Jones
"You Hold My World" – Israel Houghton
"Nobody Greater" – VaShawn Mitchell
"He's Been Just That Good – Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway

Best Gospel Song

"It's What I Do"

Jerry Peters & Kirk Whalum, songwriters (Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway)

"Beautiful Things"
- Lisa Gungor & Michael Gungor, songwriters (Gungor)
"Better Than a Hallelujah"
- Sarah Hart & Chapin Hartford, songwriters (Amy Grant)
"Our God"
- Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman, Jesse Reeves & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)
"Return to Sender"
- Gordon Kennedy, songwriter (Ricky Skaggs)

Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album

Hello Hurricane – Switchfoot

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

Love God. Love People. – Israel Houghton

Beauty Will Rise – Steven Curtis Chapman
Pieces of a Real Heart – Sanctus Real
Mosaic – Ricky Skaggs
Tonight – TobyMac

Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album

The Reason – Diamond Rio

Times Like These – Austins Bridge
Expecting Good Things – Jeff & Sheri Easter
Journey On – Ty Herndon
Live at Oak Tree: Karen Peck & New River – Karen Peck & New River

Best Traditional Gospel Album

Downtown Church – Patty Griffin

The Experience – Vanessa Bell Armstrong
A City Called Heaven – Shirley Caesar
Here I Am – Marvin Sapp
All in One – Karen Clark Sheard

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

Still – BeBe & CeCe Winans

Get Ready – Forever Jones
Love Unstoppable – Fred Hammond
Triumphant – VaShawn Mitchell
Aaron Sledge – Aaron Sledge

Latin

Best Latin Pop Album

Paraíso Express – Alejandro Sanz

Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album

El Existential – Grupo Fantasma

Oro – ChocQuibTown
Amor Vincit Omnia – Draco
Bulevar 2000 – Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich+Fussible
1977 – Ana Tijoux

Best Tropical Latin Album

Viva la Tradición – Spanish Harlem Orchestra

Sin Salsa No Hay Paraiso – El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
Asondeguerra – Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Irrepetible – Gilberto Santa Rosa
100 Sones Cubanos – (Various Artists); Edesio Alejandro, Nelson Estevez & Juan Hidalgo, producers

Best Tejano Album

Recuerdos – Little Joe & la Familia

Sabes Bien – Juan P. Moreno
In the Pocket – Joe Posada
Homenaje a Mi Padre – Sunny Sauceda y Todo Eso
Cookin – Tortilla Factory

Best Norteño Album

Classic – Intocable

Indispensable – Angel Fresnillo
Ni Hoy Ni Mañana – Gerardo Ortiz
Desde la Cantina Volumen 1 – Pesado
Intensamente – Principez de la Musica Norteña

Best Banda Album

Enamórate de Mí – El Güero y Su Banda Centenario

Ando Bien Pedo – Banda Los Recoditos
Caricias Compradas... – Cuisillos
Con la Fuerza del Corrido – El Chapo
Todo Depende de Ti – La Arrolladora Banda El Limon

American roots music

Best Americana Album

You Are Not Alone – Mavis Staples

Best Bluegrass Album

Mountain Soul II – Patty Loveless

Circles Around Me – Sam Bush
Family Circle – The Del McCoury Band
Legacy – Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band
Reckless – The SteelDrivers

Best Traditional Blues Album

Joined at the Hip – Pinetop Perkins & Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith

Giant – James Cotton
Memphis Blues – Cyndi Lauper
The Well – Charlie Musselwhite
Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites – Jimmie Vaughan

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Living Proof – Buddy Guy

Nothing's Impossible – Solomon Burke
Tribal – Dr. John and the Lower 911
Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook – Bettye LaVette
Live! In Chicago – Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band featuring Hubert Sumlin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Bryan Lee, and Buddy Flett

Best Traditional Folk Album

Genuine Negro Jig – Carolina Chocolate Drops

Onward and Upward – Luther Dickinson & The Sons Of Mudboy
Memories of John – The John Hartford Stringband
Maria Muldaur & Her Garden Of Joy – Maria Muldaur
Ricky Skaggs Solo: Songs My Dad Loved – Ricky Skaggs

Best Contemporary Folk Album

God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise – Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs

Love Is Strange – En Vivo con Tino – Jackson Browne & David Lindley
The Age of Miracles – Mary Chapin Carpenter
Somedays the Song Writes You – Guy Clark
Dream Attic – Richard Thompson

Best Hawaiian Music Album

Huana Ke Aloha – Tia Carrere

Amy Hanaiali'i and Slack Key Masters of Hawaii – Amy Hanaiali‘i And Slack Key Masters of Hawaii
Polani – Daniel Ho
The Legend – Ledward Kaapana
Maui on My Mind – Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar – Jeff Peterson

Best Native American Music Album

2010 Gathering of Nations Pow Wow: A Spirit's Dance – (Various Artists); Derek Mathews, Dr. Lita Mathews & Melonie Mathews, producers

XI – Bear Creek
Temptations: Cree Round Dance Songs – Northern Cree
Woodnotes Wyld: Historic Flute Sounds from the Dr. Richard W. Payne Collection – Peter Phippen

Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album

Zydeco Junkie – Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band

En Couleurs – Feufollet
Happy Go Lucky – D. L. Menard
Back Home – The Pine Leaf Boys
Creole Moon: Live at the Blue Moon Saloon – Cedric Watson et Bijou Créole

Reggae

Best Reggae Album

Before the Dawn – Buju Banton

Isaacs Meets Isaac – Gregory Isaacs & King Isaac
Revelation – Lee "Scratch" Perry
Made in Jamaica – Bob Sinclar And Sly & Robbie
One Pop Reggae + – Sly & Robbie and the Family Taxi
Legacy An Acoustic Tribute to Peter Tosh – Andrew Tosh

World music

Best Traditional World Music Album

Ali and Toumani – Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté

Pure Sounds – Gyuto Monks of Tibet
I Speak Fula – Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
Grace – Soweto Gospel Choir
Tango Universal – Vayo

Best Contemporary World Music Album

Throw Down Your Heart, Africa Sessions Part 2: Unreleased Tracks – Béla Fleck

All in One – Bebel Gilberto
ÕŸÖ – Angelique Kidjo
Bom Tempo – Sérgio Mendes
Om Namo Narayanaya: Soul Call – Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon

Children's

Best Musical Album for Children

Tomorrow's Children – Pete Seeger with the Rivertown Kids and Friends

Here Comes Science – They Might Be Giants
Jungle Gym – Justin Roberts
Sunny Days – Battersby Duo
Weird Things Are Everywhere! – Judy Pancoast

Best Spoken Word Album For Children

Julie Andrews' Collection of Poems, Songs, And Lullabies – Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition – Selma Blair
The Best Candy in the Whole World – Bill Harley
Healthy Food For Thought: Good Enough to Eat – (Various Artists); Jim Cravero, Paula Lizzi & Steve Pullara, producers
Nanny McPhee Returns – Emma Thompson

Spoken Word

Best Spoken Word Album

Earth – Jon Stewart (With Samantha Bee, Wyatt Cenac, Jason Jones, John Oliver & Sigourney Weaver)

American on Purpose – Craig Ferguson
The Bedwetter – Sarah Silverman
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future… – Michael J. Fox
This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection – Carol Burnett
The Woody Allen Collection: Mere Anarchy, Side Effects, Without Feathers, Getting Even – Woody Allen

Comedy

Best Comedy Album

Stark Raving Black – Lewis Black

Cho Dependent – Margaret Cho
I Told You I Was Freaky – Flight of the Conchords
Kathy Griffin Does the Bible Belt – Kathy Griffin
Weapons of Self Destruction – Robin Williams

Musical show

Best Musical Show Album

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

Fela! – Robert Sher, producer (Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, composer; Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, lyricist)
A Little Night Music – Tommy Krasker, producer (Stephen Sondheim, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist)
Promises, Promises – David Caddick & David Lai, producers (Burt Bacharach, composer; Hal David, lyricist)
Sondheim on Sondheim – Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist)

Film, TV and other visual media

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

Crazy Heart

Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

Toy Story 3 – Randy Newman

Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

"The Weary Kind" (From Crazy Heart)

Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett, songwriters (Ryan Bingham)

"Down in New Orleans" (From The Princess and the Frog)
- Randy Newman, songwriter (Dr. John)
"I See You" (From Avatar)
- Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell & James Horner, songwriters (Leona Lewis)
"Kiss Like Your Kiss" (From True Blood)
- Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams & Elvis Costello)
"This City" (From Tremé)
- Steve Earle, songwriter (Steve Earle)

Composing and arranging

Best Instrumental Composition

"The Path Among the Trees" – Billy Childs

"Aurora" – Patrick Williams
"Battle Circle" – Gerald Clayton
"Box of Cannoli" – Tim Hagans
"Fourth Stream...La Banda" – Bill Cunliffe

Best Instrumental Arrangement

"Carlos" – Vince Mendoza

"Fanfare for a New Day" – Patrick Williams
"Itsbynne Reel" – Gil Goldstein
"Monet" – Ted Nash
"Skip to My Lou" – Frank Macchia

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

"Baba Yetu" – Christopher Tin, arranger (Christopher Tin, Soweto Gospel Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)

"Baby" – Roger Treece, arranger (Bobby McFerrin)
"Based on a Thousand True Stories" – Vince Mendoza, arranger (Silje Nergaard & Metropole Orchestra Strings)
"Don't Explain" – Geoffrey Keezer, arranger (Denise Donatelli)
"Imagine" – Herbie Hancock & Larry Klein, arrangers (Herbie Hancock, Pink, Seal, Jeff Beck, India.Arie, Konono No 1 & Oumou Sangare)

Package

Best Recording Package

Brothers – Michael Carney, art director (The Black Keys)

Eggs – Malene Mathiasson, Malthe Fischer, Kristoffer Rom, Nis Svoldgård & Aske Zidore, art directors (Oh No Ono)
Hadestown – Brian Grunert, art director (Anaïs Mitchell)
What Will We Be – Devendra Banhart & Jon Beasley, art directors (Devendra Banhart)
Yonkers NY – Andrew Taray, art director (Chip Taylor)

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

Under Great White Northern Lights (Limited Edition Box Set) – Rob Jones & Jack White III, art directors (The White Stripes)

Light: On the South Side – Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists)
Minotaur (Deluxe Edition) – Jeff Anderson & Vaughan Oliver, art directors (The Pixies)
A Sideman's Journey (Limited Collector's Super Deluxe Box Set) – Daniel Reiss & Klaus Voormann, art directors (Voormann & Friends)
Story Island – Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (Various Artists)

Album notes

Best Album Notes

Keep an Eye on the Sky – Robert Gordon, album notes writer (Big Star)

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

Historical

Best Historical Album

The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings)

Jeff Jones, compilation producer; Paul Hicks, Sean Magee, Guy Massey, Sam Okell & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (The Beatles)

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

Production, non-classical

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

An Engineer's Award.

Battle Studies

Michael H. Brauer, Joe Ferla, Chad Franscoviak & Manny Marroquin, engineers (John Mayer)

Dirty Side Down
- John Keane, engineer (Widespread Panic)
Emotion & Commotion
- Steve Lipson, engineer (Jeff Beck)
God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise
- Ryan Freeland, engineer (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
Pink Elephant
- Seth Presant & Leon F. Sylvers III, engineers (N'dambi)

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Danger Mouse

Broken Bells – Broken Bells (A)

Dark Night of the Soul – Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse (A)

Tighten Up – The Black Keys (T)

Rob Cavallo
- Brand New Eyes – Paramore (A)
- Hang Cool Teddy Bear – Meat Loaf (A)
- Happy Hour – Uncle Kracker (A)
- Music Again – Adam Lambert (T)
- Soaked – Adam Lambert (T)
- Sure Fire Winners – Adam Lambert (T)
- Time for Miracles – Adam Lambert (T)
- When It's Time – Green Day (T)
Dr. Luke
- California Gurls – Katy Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg (T)
- For Your Entertainment – Adam Lambert (T)
- Hungover – Ke$ha (T)
- Kiss n Tell – Ke$ha (T)
- Magic – B.o.B Featuring Rivers Cuomo (T)
- Take It Off – Ke$ha (T)
- Teenage Dream – Katy Perry (T)
- Your Love Is My Drug – Ke$ha (T)
RedOne
- Alejandro – Lady Gaga (S)
- Bad Romance – Lady Gaga (S)
- The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga (A)
- I Like It – Enrique Iglesias Featuring Pitbull (S)
- More – Usher (T)
- We Are the World 25 for Haiti – Various Artists (S)
- Whole Lotta Love – Mary J. Blige (S)
The Smeezingtons (Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine)
- Billionaire – Travie McCoy Featuring Bruno Mars (T)
- Bow Chicka Wow Wow – Mike Posner (T)
- Fuck You! – Cee Lo Green (S)
- Island Queen – Sean Kingston (T)
- Just the Way You Are – Bruno Mars (S)
- Nothin' on You – B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars (T)

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

Revolver (David Guetta's One Love Club Remix)

David Guetta & Afrojack, remixers (Madonna)

Fantasy (Morgan Page Remix)
- Morgan Page, remixer (Nadia Ali)
Funk Nasty (Wolfgang Gartner Remix Edit)
- Wolfgang Gartner, remixer (Andy Caldwell Featuring Gram'ma Funk)
Orpheus (Quiet Carnival) (Funk Generation Mix)
- Mike Rizzo, remixer (Sérgio Mendes)
Sweet Disposition (Axwell & Dirty South Remix)
- Axel Hedfors & Dragan Roganovic, remixers (The Temper Trap)

Production, surround sound

Best Surround Sound Album

Britten's Orchestra
- Keith O. Johnson, surround mix engineer; Keith O. Johnson, surround mastering engineer; David Frost, surround producer (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
The Incident
- Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround producer (Porcupine Tree)
Parallax Eden
- David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber)
Songs And Stories (Monster Music Version)
- Don Murray, surround mix engineer; Sangwook Nam & Doug Sax, surround mastering engineers; John Burk, Noel Lee & Marcus Miller, surround producers (George Benson)
Trondheimsolistene – In Folk Style
- Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (TrondheimSolistene)

Production, classical

Best Engineered Album, Classical

An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)

Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina
- Mark Donahue, John Hill & Dirk Sobotka, engineers (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
Have You Ever Been...?
- Robert Friedrich, engineer (Turtle Island Quartet, Stefon Harris & Mike Marshall)
Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse
- David Frost, Tom Lazarus, Steven Mackey & Dirk Sobotka, engineers (Gil Rose, Rinde Eckert, Catch Electric Guitar Quartet, Synergy Vocals & Boston Modern Orchestra Project)
Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works
- Leslie Ann Jones, Kory Kruckenberg & David Sabee, engineers (Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams)
Vocabularies
- Steve Miller, Allen Sides & Roger Treece, engineers (Bobby McFerrin)

Producer Of The Year, Classical

A Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)

Blanton Alspaugh
- Corigliano: Violin Concerto 'The Red Violin' (Michael Ludwig, JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
- Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
- Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 (Leonard Slatkin & Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
- Tower Of The Eight Winds – Music For Violin & Piano By Judith Shatin (Borup-Ernst Duo)
- Tyberg: Symphony No. 3; Piano Trio (JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
- Wind Serenades (Gregory Wolynec & Gateway Chamber Ensemble)
David Frost
- Britten's Orchestra (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
- Chambers, Evan: The Old Burying Ground (Kenneth Kiesler & The University Of Michigan Symphony Orchestra)
- Dorman, Avner: Concertos For Mandolin, Piccolo, Piano And Concerto Grosso (Andrew Cyr, Eliran Avni, Mindy Kaufman, Avi Avital & Metropolis Ensemble)
- The 5 Browns In Hollywood (5 Browns)
- Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse (Gil Rose, Rinde Eckert, Catch Electric Guitar Quartet, Synergy Vocals & Boston Modern Orchestra Project)
- Meeting Of The Spirits (Matt Haimovitz)
- Two Roads To Exile (ARC Ensemble)
Tim Handley
- Adams: Nixon In China (Marin Alsop, Tracy Dahl, Marc Heller, Thomas Hammons, Maria Kanyova, Robert Orth, Chen-Ye Yan, Opera Colorado Chorus & Colorado Symphony Orchestra)
- Debussy: Le Martyre De Saint Sébastien (Jun Märkl & Orchestre National De Lyon)
- Dohnányi: Variations On A Nursery Song (JoAnn Falletta, Eldar Nebolsin & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
- Harris: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 (Marin Alsop & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
- Hubay: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 And 2 (Chloë Hanslip, Andrew Mogrelia & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
- Messiaen: Poèmes Pour Mi (Anne Schwanewilms, Jun Märkl & Orchestre National De Lyon)
- Piazzolla: Sinfonía Buenos Aires (Daniel Binelli, Tianwa Yang, Giancarlo Guerro & Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
- Ries: Works For Flute And Piano (Uwe Grodd & Matteo Napoli)
- Roussel: Symphony No. 1 (Stéphane Denève & Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
- Shchedrin: Concertos For Orchestra Nos. 4 & 5 (Kirill Karabits & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)
- Stamitz: Flute Concertos (Robert Aitken, Donatas Katkus & St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra)
- Strauss, R: Josephs-Legende; Rosenkavalier; Die Frau Ohne Schatten (Orchestral Suites) (JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
- Brubeck: Songs Of Praise (Lynne Morrow, Richard Grant, Quartet San Francisco & The Pacific Mozart Ensemble)
- Cascade Of Roses (Janice Weber)
- Gnattali: Solo & Chamber Works For Guitar (Marc Regnier)
- If I Were A Bird (Michael Lewin)
- Kletzki: Piano Concerto (Joseph Banowetz, Thomas Sanderling & Russian Philharmonic Orchestra)
- Porter, Quincy: Complete Viola Works (Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams)
- Rubinstein: Piano Music (1852–1894) (Joseph Banowetz)
- Rubinstein: Piano Music (1871–1890) (Joseph Banowetz)
- 20th Century Harp Sonatas (Sarah Schuster Ericsson)
James Mallinson
- Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (Bernard Haitink, Duain Wolfe, Miah Persson, Christianne Stotijn, Chicago Symphony Chorus & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
- Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet (Valery Gergiev & London Symphony Orchestra)
- Shchedrin: The Enchanted Wanderer (Valery Gergiev, Evgeny Akimov, Sergei Aleksashkin, Kristina Kapustinskaya, Mariinsky Chorus & Mariinsky Orchestra)
- Strauss, R: Ein Heldenleben; Webern: Im Sommerwind (Bernard Haitink & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
- Strauss, R: Eine Alpensinfonie (Bernard Haitink & London Symphony Orchestra)
- Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations; Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante (Gautier Capuçon, Valery Gergiev & Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre)
- Wagner: Parsifal (Valery Gergiev, Gary Lehman, Violeta Urmana, René Pape, Evgeny Nikitin, Alexei Tanovitski, Nikolai Putilin, Mariinsky Chorus & Mariinsky Orchestra)

Classical

Best Classical Album

Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 – Mariss Jansons, conductor; Everett Porter, producer; Everett Porter, mastering engineer (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina – Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; Mark Donahue, John Hill & Dirk Sobotka, engineers/mixers (Terrence Wilson; Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
Mackey, Steven: Dreamhouse – Gil Rose, conductor; Rinde Eckert; Catch Electric Guitar Quartet; David Frost, producer; David Frost, Tom Lazarus, Steven Mackey & Dirk Sobotka, engineers/mixers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Synergy Vocals)
Sacrificium – Giovanni Antonini, conductor; Cecilia Bartoli; Arend Prohmann, producer; Philip Siney, engineer/mixer (Il Giardino Armonico)
Verdi: Requiem – Riccardo Muti, conductor; Duain Wolfe, chorus master; Christopher Alder, producer; David Frost, Tom Lazarus & Christopher Willis, engineers/mixers (Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli & Mario Zeffiri; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus)

Best Orchestral Performance

Bruckner: "Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4" – Mariss Jansons, conductor (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; "Deus Ex Machina" – Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Terrence Wilson; Nashville Symphony)
Mackey, Steven: "Dreamhouse" – Gil Rose, conductor; Rinde Eckert (Catch Electric Guitar Quartet; Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Synergy Vocals)
Salieri: "Overtures & Stage Music" – Thomas Fey, conductor (Mannheimer Mozartorchester)
Stravinsky: Pulcinella; Symphony in Three Movements; "Four Études" – Pierre Boulez, conductor (Roxana Constantinescu, Kyle Ketelsen & Nicholas Phan; Chicago Symphony Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording

Berg: "Lulu"
- Antonio Pappano, conductor; Agneta Eichenholz, Jennifer Larmore, Klaus Florian Vogt & Michael Volle; David Groves, producer (Orchestra of The Royal Opera House)
Hasse: "Marc' Antonio E Cleopatra"
- Matthew Dirst, conductor; Jamie Barton & Ava Pine; Keith Weber, producer (Ars Lyrica Houston)
Saariaho: "L'Amour de Loin"
- Kent Nagano, conductor; Daniel Belcher, Ekaterina Lekhina & Marie-Ange Todorovitch; Martin Sauer, producer (Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Rundfunkchor Berlin)
Shchedrin: "The Enchanted Wanderer"
- Valery Gergiev, conductor; Evgeny Akimov, Sergei Aleksashkin & Kristina Kapustinskaya; James Mallinson, producer (Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre; Chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre)
Sullivan: "Ivanhoe"
- David Lloyd-Jones, conductor; Neal Davies, Geraldine McGreevy, James Rutherford, Toby Spence & Janice Watson; Brian Pidgeon, producer (BBC National Orchestra of Wales; Adrian Partington Singers)

Best Choral Performance

Bach: "Cantatas" – Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor; Erwin Ortner, chorus master (Bernarda Fink, Gerald Finley, Christian Gerhaher, Werner Güra, Julia Kleiter, Christine Schäfer, Anton Scharinger & Kurt Streit; Concentus Musicau Wien; Arnold Schoenberg Chor)
"Baltic Runes" – Paul Hillier, conductor (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)
Haydn: "The Creation" – René Jacobs, conductor; Hans-Christoph Rademann, choir director (Julia Kleiter, Maximilian Schmitt & Johannes Weisser; Freiburger Barockorchester; RIAS Kammerchor)
Martin: "Golgotha" – Daniel Reuss, conductor (Judith Gauthier, Marianne Beate Kielland, Adrian Thompson, Mattijs Van De Woerd & Konstantin Wolff; Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; Cappella Amsterdam & Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)
Verdi: "Requiem" – Riccardo Muti, conductor; Duain Wolfe, chorus master (Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli & Mario Zeffiri; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus)

Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)

Daugherty: "Deus Ex Machina" – Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Terrence Wilson (Nashville Symphony)
Dorman, Avner: "Mandolin Concerto" – Andrew Cyr, conductor; Avi Avital (Metropolis Ensemble)
Kletzki: "Piano Concerto in D Minor, Op. 22" – Thomas Sanderling, conductor; Joseph Banowetz (Russian Philharmonic Orchestra)
Mozart: "Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 24" – Mitsuko Uchida (The Cleveland Orchestra)
Porter, Quincy: "Concerto for Viola & Orchestra" – John McLaughlin Williams, conductor; Eliesha Nelson (Northwest Sinfonia)

Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)

Chopin: "The Nocturnes" – Nelson Freire
Hamelin: "Études" – Marc-André Hamelin
Messiaen: "Livre du Saint-Sacrement" – Paul Jacobs
Paganini: "24 Caprices" – Julia Fischer
"20th Century Harp Sonatas" – Sarah Schuster Ericsson

Best Chamber Music Performance

Beethoven: "Complete Sonatas for Violin & Piano" – Isabelle Faust & Alexander Melnikov
Gnattali: "Solo & Chamber Works for Guitar – Marc Regnier" (Tacy Edwards, Natalia Khoma & Marco Sartor)
Ligeti: "String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2" – Parker Quartet
Porter, Quincy: "Complete Viola Works" – Eliesha Nelson & John McLaughlin Williams (Douglas Rioth; Northwest Sinfonia)
Schoenberg: "String Quartets Nos. 3 & 4" – Fred Sherry String Quartet (Christopher Oldfather & Rolf Schulte)

Best Small Ensemble Performance

"Ceremony and Devotion – Music for the Tudors" – Harry Christophers, conductor; The Sixteen
"Dinastia Borja" – Jordi Savall, conductor; Hespèrion XXI & La Capella Reial De Catalunya (Pascal Bertin, Daniele Carnovich, Lior Elmalich, Montserrat Figueras, Driss El Maloumi, Marc Mauillon, Lluís Vilamajó & Furio Zanasi; Pascal Bertin, Daniele Carnovich, Josep Piera & Francisco Rojas)
"Trondheimsolistene – In Folk Style" – Øyvind Gimse & Geir Inge Lotsberg, conductors (Emilia Amper & Gjermund Larsen; TrondheimSolistene)
"Victoria: Lamentations Of Jeremiah" – Peter Phillips, conductor; The Tallis Scholars
Whitacre, Eric: "Choral Music" – Noel Edison, conductor; Elora Festival Singers (Carol Bauman & Leslie De'Ath)

Best Classical Vocal Performance

"Ombre de Mon Amant – French Baroque Arias" – Anne Sofie von Otter (William Christie; Les Arts Florissants)
"Sacrificium" – Cecilia Bartoli (Giovanni Antonini; Il Giardino Armonico)
Turina: "Canto A Sevilla" – Lucia Duchonová (Celso Antunes; NDR Radiophilharmonie)
Vivaldi: "Opera Arias – Pyrotechnics" – Vivica Genaux (Fabio Biondi; Europa Galante)
Wagner: "Wesendonck-Lieder" – Measha Brueggergosman (Franz Welser-Möst; The Cleveland Orchestra)

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

"Deus Ex Machina" – Michael Daugherty (Giancarlo Serrano)
"Appassionatamente Plus" – Hans Werner Henze (Stefan Soltesz)
"Graffiti" – Magnus Lindberg (Sakari Oramo)
"Symphony No. 4" – Arvo Pärt (Esa-Pekka Salonen)
"The Enchanted Wanderer" – Rodion Shchedrin (Valery Gergiev)

Best Classical Crossover Album

Meeting of the Spirits – Matt Haimovitz (Amaryllis Jarczyk, Jan Jarczyk, John McLaughlin, Dominic Painchaud, Leanna Rutt & Matt Wilson)
Off the Map – The Silk Road Ensemble
Roots – My Life, My Song – Jessye Norman (Ira Coleman, Steve Johns, Mike Lovatt, Mark Markham & Martin Williams)
Tin, Christopher: Calling All Dawns – Lucas Richman, conductor (Sussan Deyhim, Lia, Kaori Omura, Dulce Pontes, Jia Ruhan, Aoi Tada & Frederica von Stade; Anonymous 4 & Soweto Gospel Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
Vocabularies – Bobby McFerrin

Music video

Best Short Form Music Video