The 55th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 10, 2013, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012. The show was broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT and was hosted for the second time by LL Cool J. The "Pre-Telecast Ceremony" was streamed live from LA's Nokia Theater at the official Grammy website. Nominations were announced on December 5, 2012, on prime-time television as part of "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown to Music's Biggest Night", a one-hour special co-hosted by LL Cool J & Taylor Swift and broadcast live on CBS from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Fun, Frank Ocean, Mumford & Sons, Jay-Z, Kanye West and Dan Auerbach received the most nominations with six each.

Gotye and Kimbra won the Record of the Year for "Somebody That I Used to Know", becoming the second Australian and first New Zealand act to win the award. Mumford & Sons won the Album of the Year for Babel, and Fun won the Song of the Year (with Jeff Bhasker) for "We Are Young" as well as the Best New Artist. Kelly Clarkson won the Best Pop Vocal Album for Stronger, becoming the first and only artist to win the award twice. Dan Auerbach won the most awards during the ceremony, with five (including three as part of The Black Keys); followed by The Black Keys, Gotye, Jay-Z, Skrillex, Kanye West, with three each. Other multiple winners include: Chick Corea, Fun, Kimbra, Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean, Matt Redman and Esperanza Spalding with two awards each.

The Recording Academy introduced three new categories to the 78 awards previously presented at the 54th ceremonyBest Classical Compendium, Best Latin Jazz Album, and Best Urban Contemporary Album, bringing it to a total of 81 awards. 70 of them were presented at the pre-telecast at the Nokia Theatre, with the remaining 11 were presented at the main ceremony. Bruce Springsteen received the MusiCares Person of the Year award on February 8, 2013, at the 23rd Grammy Benefit Gala at the Los Angeles Convention Center, two nights prior to the main ceremony. The official poster was designed by Artist Erika Iris Simmons. The program producer is AEG Ehrlich Ventures, with Ken Ehrlich serving as executive producer, Louis J. Horvitz as director and David Wild and Ken Ehrlich as writers.

Performers

The following artists performed on the pre-telecast:

The following performed on the main telecast:

Artist(s)Song(s)
Taylor Swift"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
Elton John Ed Sheeran"The A Team"
Fun"Carry On"
Miranda Lambert Dierks Bentley"Over You" "Home"
Miguel Wiz Khalifa"Adorn"
Mumford & Sons"I Will Wait"
Justin Timberlake Jay-Z"Suit & Tie" "Pusher Love Girl"
Maroon 5 Alicia Keys"Daylight" "Girl on Fire"
Rihanna Mikky Ekko"Stay"
Dr. John The Preservation Hall Jazz Band The Black Keys"Lonely Boy"
Kelly ClarksonTribute to Patti Page and Homage to Carole King "Tennessee Waltz" "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
Bruno Mars Rihanna Sting Damian Marley Ziggy MarleyTribute to Bob Marley "Locked Out of Heaven" "Walking on the Moon" "Could You Be Loved" "And Be Loved"
The Lumineers"Ho Hey"
Jack White Ruby Amanfu"Love Interruption" "Freedom at 21"
Carrie Underwood"Blown Away" "Two Black Cadillacs"
Stanley Clarke Chick Corea Kenny GarrettTribute to Dave Brubeck "Take Five"
Zac Brown Brittany Howard Elton John Mumford & Sons Mavis Staples T Bone Burnett (musical director)Tribute to Levon Helm and the Sandy Hook shooting "The Weight"
Juanes"Your Song"
Frank Ocean"Forrest Gump"
Travis Barker Chuck D LL Cool J Tom Morello DJ Z-TripTribute to Adam Yauch "Whaddup" "Welcome to the Terrordome" "No Sleep till Brooklyn"

Presenters

The following presented on the pre-telecast:

Artist
Radmilla Cody
Janis Ian
Kaskade
Britt Nicole
Manuel Valera

The following presented on the main telecast:

Winners and nominees

The winners and nominees per category were:

General

General Awards
Album of the Year (presented by Adele)Record of the Year (presented by Prince)
BabelMumford & Sons BlunderbussJack White Channel OrangeFrank Ocean El CaminoThe Black Keys Some NightsFun"Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra "Lonely Boy" – The Black Keys "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" – Kelly Clarkson "Thinkin Bout You" – Frank Ocean "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" – Taylor Swift "We Are Young" – Fun featuring Janelle Monáe
Song of the Year (presented by Faith Hill and Tim McGraw)Best New Artist (presented by Katy Perry)
"We Are Young" – Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost, & Nate Ruess (Fun featuring Janelle Monáe) "The A Team" – Ed Sheeran (Ed Sheeran) "Adorn" – Miguel Pimentel (Miguel) "Call Me Maybe" – Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen, & Josh Ramsay (Carly Rae Jepsen) "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" – Jörgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin, & Ali Tamposi (Kelly Clarkson)Fun Alabama Shakes Frank Ocean Hunter Hayes The Lumineers
Album of the Year (additional personnel)
Album NomineePerformerProductionEngineeringMastering
BabelMumford & SonsMarkus DravsRobin Baynton & Ruadhri CushnanBob Ludwig
BlunderbussJack WhiteJack WhiteVance Powell & Jack WhiteBob Ludwig
Channel OrangeFrank Ocean feat. André 3000, John Mayer & Earl SweatshirtOm'Mas Keith, Malay, Frank Ocean, Shea Taylor, Tyler, the Creator, & PharrellCalvin Bailif, Andrew Coleman, Jeff Ellis, Doug Fenske, Om'Mas Keith, Malay, Frank Ocean, Philip Scott, Mark "Spike" Stent, Pat Thrall, Marcos Tovar, & Vic WainsteinVlado Meller
El CaminoThe Black KeysThe Black Keys & Danger MouseTchad Blake, Tom Elmhirst, & Kennie TakahashiBrian Lucey
Some NightsFun feat. Janelle MonáeJeff Bhasker, Emile Haynie, Jake One, & TommyDJeff Bhasker, Pawel Sek, Pete Bischoff, Ken Lewis, Jeff Chestek, Andrew Dawson, Emile Haynie, Rich Costey, Manny Marroquin, Sonny Pinnar, & Stuart WhiteChris Gehringer
Record of the Year (additional personnel)
Record NomineePerformerProductionEngineeringMastering
"Somebody That I Used to Know"Gotye featuring KimbraWally de BackerWally de Backer, François Tétaz & William BowdenWilliam Bowden
"Lonely Boy"The Black KeysThe Black Keys & Danger MouseTom Elmhirst & Kennie TakahashiBrian Lucey
"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"Kelly ClarksonGreg KurstinSerban Ghenea, John Hanes, Greg Kurstin, & Jesse ShatkinChris Gehringer
"Thinkin Bout You"Frank OceanShea Taylor & Frank OceanJeff Ellis, Pat Thrall, Marcos Tovar, & Mark "Spike" StentVlado Meller
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"Taylor SwiftMax Martin, Shellback & Taylor SwiftSerban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland, & Michael IlbertTom Coyne
"We Are Young"Fun featuring Janelle MonáeJeff BhaskerJeff Bhasker, Pawel Sek, Ken Lewis, Andrew Dawson, & Stuart WhiteChris Gehringer

Pop

Best Pop Solo Performance (presented by Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull)Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
"Set Fire to the Rain" (Live) – Adele "Call Me Maybe" – Carly Rae Jepsen "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" – Kelly Clarkson "Where Have You Been" – Rihanna "Wide Awake" – Katy Perry"Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra "Payphone" – Maroon 5 & Wiz Khalifa "Sexy and I Know It" – LMFAO "Shake It Out" – Florence and the Machine "We Are Young" – Fun featuring Janelle Monáe
Best Pop Vocal Album (presented by Keith Urban and Kaley Cuoco)Best Pop Instrumental Album
StrongerKelly Clarkson CeremonialsFlorence and the Machine OverexposedMaroon 5 Some NightsFun The Truth About LoveP!nkImpressionsChris Botti 24/7Gerald Albright & Norman Brown Four Hands & a Heart Volume OneLarry Carlton Live at Blue Note TokyoDave Koz RumbadoodleArun Shenoy
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Kisses on the BottomPaul McCartney ChristmasMichael Bublé A Holiday CaroleCarole King

Dance/Electronic

Best Dance/Electronic AlbumBest Dance Recording
BangarangSkrillex > Album Title Goes Here <Deadmau5 Don't ThinkThe Chemical Brothers Fire & IceKaskade WonderlandSteve Aoki"Bangarang" – Skrillex & Sirah; Skrillex, producer; Skrillex, mixer "Levels" – Avicii; Tim Bergling & Ash Pournouri, producers; Tim Bergling, mixer "Let's Go" – Calvin Harris & Ne-Yo; Calvin Harris, producer; Calvin Harris, mixer "Don't You Worry Child" – Swedish House Mafia & John Martin; Steve Angello, Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso, producers; Steve Angello, Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso, mixers "I Can't Live Without You" – Al Walser; Al Walser, producer; Al Walser, mixer

Rock and alternative

Best Rock AlbumBest Rock Song
El CaminoThe Black Keys The 2nd LawMuse BlunderbussJack White Mylo XylotoColdplay Wrecking BallBruce Springsteen"Lonely Boy" – Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton, & Patrick Carney (The Black Keys) "Freedom at 21" – Jack White (Jack White) "I Will Wait" – Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall, & Marcus Mumford (Mumford & Sons) "Madness" – Matthew Bellamy (Muse) "We Take Care of Our Own" – Bruce Springsteen (Bruce Springsteen)
Best Rock PerformanceBest Hard Rock/Metal Performance
"Lonely Boy" – The Black Keys "Charlie Brown" – Coldplay "Hold On" – Alabama Shakes "I Will Wait" – Mumford & Sons "We Take Care of Our Own" – Bruce Springsteen"Love Bites (So Do I)" – Halestorm "Blood Brothers (live)" – Iron Maiden "Ghost Walking" – Lamb of God "I'm Alive" – Anthrax "No Reflection" – Marilyn Manson "Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)" – Megadeth
Best Alternative Music Album
Making MirrorsGotye Bad as MeTom Waits BiophiliaBjörk Hurry Up, We're DreamingM83 The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever DoFiona Apple

R&B

Best R&B PerformanceBest Traditional R&B Performance
"Climax" – Usher "Thank You" – Estelle "Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)" – Robert Glasper Experiment & Ledisi "I Want You" – Luke James "Adorn" – Miguel"Love on Top" – Beyoncé "Lately" – Anita Baker "Wrong Side of a Love Song" – Melanie Fiona "Real Good Hands" – Gregory Porter "If Only You Knew" – SWV
Best R&B AlbumBest Urban Contemporary Album
Black RadioRobert Glasper Experiment Back to LoveAnthony Hamilton Write Me BackR. Kelly Beautiful SurpriseTamia Open InvitationTyreseChannel OrangeFrank Ocean FortuneChris Brown Kaleidoscope DreamMiguel
Best R&B Song
"Adorn" Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel) "Beautiful Surprise" Tamia Hill, Claude Kelly & Salaam Remi, songwriters (Tamia) "Heart Attack" Benjamin Levin, Rico Love & Tremaine Neverson, songwriters (Trey Songz) "Pray for Me" Antonio Dixon, Kenny Edmonds, Anthony Hamilton & Patrick "jQue" Smith, songwriters (Anthony Hamilton) "Refill" Darhyl "DJ" Camper, Elle Varner & Andrew "Pop" Wansel, songwriters (Elle Varner)

Rap

Best Rap AlbumBest Rap Song
Take CareDrake Based on a T.R.U. Story2 Chainz Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album. Pt. 1Lupe Fiasco Life Is GoodNas God Forgives, I Don'tRick Ross UndunThe Roots"Niggas in Paris" – Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West (W.A. Donaldson, samples) (Jay-Z & Kanye West) "Daughters" – Nas & Ernest Wilson (Patrick Adams, Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer & Paul Leka, samples) (Nas) "Lotus Flower Bomb" – Olubowale Akintimehin (Wale), S. Joseph Dew, Jerrin Howard, Walker Johnson & Miguel Jontel Pimentel (Wale & Miguel) "Mercy" – Sean Anderson, Tauheed Epps, Stephan Taft, James Thomas, Terrence Thornton & Kanye West (Denzie Beagle, Winston Riley & Reggie Williams, samples) (Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz) "The Motto" – Dwayne Carter, Aubrey Graham & Tyler Williams, songwriters (Drake feat. Lil' Wayne) "Young, Wild & Free" – Calvin Broadus, Chris Brody Brown, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Peter Hernandez & Cameron Thomaz (T. Bluechel, M. Borrow, T. Griffin, K. Jackson, N. Lee & M. Newman, samples) (Wiz Khalifa & Snoop Dogg feat. Bruno Mars)
Best Rap PerformanceBest Rap/Sung Collaboration
"Niggas in Paris" – Jay-Z & Kanye West "Daughters" – Nas "HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right)" – Drake & Lil Wayne "I Do" – Young Jeezy featuring Jay-Z & André 3000 "Mercy" – Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz"No Church in the Wild" – Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream "Cherry Wine" – Nas & Amy Winehouse "Talk That Talk" – Rihanna & Jay-Z "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" – John Legend & Ludacris "Wild Ones" – Flo Rida & Sia

Country

Best Country Solo Performance (presented by Miguel and Wiz Khalifa)Best Country Duo/Group Performance
"Blown Away" – Carrie Underwood "Cost of Livin'" – Ronnie Dunn "Home" – Dierks Bentley "Over" – Blake Shelton "Springsteen" – Eric Church "Wanted" – Hunter Hayes"Pontoon" – Little Big Town "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" – Eli Young Band "I Just Come Here For The Music" – Don Williams featuring Alison Krauss "On The Outskirts Of Town" – The Time Jumpers "Safe & Sound" – Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars
Best Country Album (presented by Kelly Clarkson)Best Country Song
UncagedZac Brown Band Four the RecordMiranda Lambert Hunter HayesHunter Hayes Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank CochranJamey Johnson The Time JumpersThe Time Jumpers"Blown Away" – Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins (Carrie Underwood) "Cost of Livin'" – Phillip Coleman & Ronnie Dunn (Ronnie Dunn) "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" – Will Hoge & Eric Paslay (Eli Young Band) "So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore" – Jay Knowles & Adam Wright (Alan Jackson) "Springsteen" – Eric Church, Jeff Hyde & Ryan Tyndell (Eric Church)

Jazz and New Age

Best Jazz Vocal AlbumBest Jazz Instrumental Album
Radio Music SocietyEsperanza Spalding 1619 Broadway – The Brill Building ProjectKurt Elling The Book of ChetLuciana Souza LiveAl Jarreau & The Metropole Orkest Soul ShadowsDenise DonatelliUnity BandPat Metheny Unity Band Blue MoonAhmad Jamal Further ExplorationsChick Corea, Eddie Gómez & Paul Motian Hot HouseChick Corea & Gary Burton Seeds from the UndergroundKenny Garrett
Best Large Jazz Ensemble AlbumBest Latin Jazz Album
Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)Arturo Sandoval Centennial: Newly Discovered Works of Gil EvansGil Evans Project For the MomentBob Mintzer Big Band¡Ritmo!The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band Duos IIILuciana Souza Flamenco SketchesChano Domínguez MultiverseBobby Sanabria Big Band New Cuban ExpressManuel Valera New Cuban Express
Best Improvised Jazz SoloBest New Age Album
"Hot House" – Gary Burton & Chick Corea "Alice in Wonderland" – Chick Corea "Cross Roads" – Ravi Coltrane "J. Mac" – Kenny Garrett "Ode" – Brad MehldauEchoes of Love Omar Akram BinduMichael Brant DeMaria Deep AlphaSteven Halpern Light BodyPeter Kater Live AnandaKrishna Das Troubadours on the RhineLoreena McKennitt

Gospel/Contemporary Christian

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

Best Gospel Song

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song

Best Gospel Album

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Latin

Best Latin Pop Album

Best Latin Rock Urban or Alternative Album

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano)

Best Tropical Latin Album

American Roots Music

Best Americana Album

Best Bluegrass Album

Best Blues Album

Best Folk Album

Best Regional Roots Music Album

Reggae

Best Reggae Album

World Music

Best World Music Album

Children's

Best Children's Album

  • Can You Canoe?The Okee Dokee Brothers
  • High Dive and Other Things That Could Have Happened...Bill Harley
  • JumpinJazz Kids - A Swinging Jungle Tale - Featuring Al Jarreau, Hubert Laws and Dee Dee Bridgewater – James Murray & Various Artists
  • Little Seed: Songs for Children by Woody GuthrieElizabeth Mitchell
  • Radio Jungle – The Pop Ups

Spoken Word

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

Comedy

Best Comedy Album

Musical Show

Best Musical Theater Album

Music for Visual Media

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Best Song Written for Visual Media

Composing/Arranging

Best Instrumental Composition

Best Instrumental Arrangement

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

Package

Best Recording Package

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

Notes

Best Album Notes

  • Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles Billy Vera, album notes writer (Ray Charles) Banjo Diary: Lessons from Tradition Stephen Wade, album notes writer (Stephen Wade) First Recordings: 50th Anniversary Edition Hans Olof Gottfridsson, album notes writer (The Beatles with Tony Sheridan) The Pearl Sessions Holly George-Warren, album notes writer (Janis Joplin) Piazzolla in Brooklyn Fernando Gonzalez, album notes writer (Pablo Aslan Quintet)

Historical

Best Historical Album

  • The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Box Set) Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson & Dennis Wolfe, compilation producers; Mark Linett, mastering engineer (The Beach Boys) He is My Story: The Sanctified Soul of Arizona Dranes Josh Rosenthal, compilation producer; Bryan Hoffa & Christopher King, mastering engineers (Arizona Dranes) Old-Time Smoky Mountain Music: 34 Historic Songs, Ballads, And Instrumentals Recorded In The Great Smoky Mountains By "Song Catcher" Joseph S. Hall Kent Cave, Michael Montgomery & Ted Olson, compilation producers; John Fleenor & Steve Kemp, mastering engineers (Various Artists) Opika Pende: Africa at 78 RPM Steven Lance Ledbetter & Jonathan Ward, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists) Ram (Paul McCartney Archive Collection - Deluxe Edition) Paul McCartney, compilation producer; Simon Gibson, Guy Massey & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney) Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection Jeff Place & Robert Santelli, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Woody Guthrie)

Production

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

Production, Surround Sound

Best Surround Sound Album

  • Modern Cool Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Michael Friedman, surround producer (Patricia Barber) Chamberland David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber) Quiet Winter Night Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Hoff Ensemble) Rupa-Khandha Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Marina Ledin & Victor Ledin, surround producers (Los Angeles Percussion Quartet) Storm Corrosion Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Steven Wilson, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround producer (Storm Corrosion)

Production, Classical

Best Engineered Album, Classical

  • Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen
  • Tom Caulfield & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale) Americana Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (Modern Mandolin Quartet) Beethoven: The Late String Quartets, Op. 127 & 131 Bruce Egre, engineer (Brentano String Quartet) Music for a Time of War Jesse Lewis & John Newton, engineers; Jesse Brayman, mastering engineer (Carlos Kalmar & The Oregon Symphony) Souvenir Morten Lindberg, engineer; Morten Lindberg, mastering engineer (TrondheimSolistene)

Producer of the Year, Classical

  • Blanton Alspaugh
  • Chamber Symphonies (Gregory Wolynec & Gateway Chamber Orchestra)
  • Davis: Río De Sangre (Joseph Rescigno, Vale Rideout, Ava Pine, John Duykers, Kerry Walsh, Guido LeBron, The Florentine Opera Company & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
  • Gjeilo: Northern Lights (Charles Bruffy & Phoenix Chorale)
  • In Paradisum (Brian A. Schmidt & South Dakota Chorale)
  • Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)
  • Music for a Time of War (Carlos Kalmar & The Oregon Symphony)
  • Musto: The Inspector (Glen Cortese & Wolf Trap Opera Company) Tim Handley Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (Leonard Slatkin & Orchestre National De Lyon) Debussy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 7 (Jun Märkl & Orchestre National De Lyon) Debussy: 24 Préludes (Jun Märkl & Royal Scottish National Orchestra) Fuchs, K.: Atlantic Riband; American Rhapsody; Divinium Mysterium (JoAnn Falletta, Paul Silverthorne, Michael Ludwig & London Symphony Orchestra) Gershwin: Piano Concerto In F; Rhapsody No. 2; I Got Rhythm Variations (Orion Weiss, JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra) Hailstork: An American Port of Call (JoAnn Falletta, Virginia Symphony Chorus & Virginia Symphony Orchestra) Holst: Cotswolds Symphony; Walt Whitman Overture (JoAnn Falletta & Ulster Orchestra) Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (Marin Alsop & Baltimore Symphony Orchestra) Roussel: Le Festin De L'Araignée (Stéphane Denève & Royal Scottish National Orchestra) Still: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 (John Jeter & Fort Smith Symphony) Marina Ledin & Victor Ledin Americana (Modern Mandolin Quartet) Brubeck & American Poets (Lynne Morrow & Pacific Mozart Ensemble) Delibes: Sylvia; Coppélia (Martin West & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra) Mind Meld (ZOFO Duet) Rupa-Khandha (Los Angeles Percussion Quartet) Weigl: Isle of the Dead; Six Fantasies; Pictures & Tales; Night Fantasies (Joseph Banowetz) James Mallinson Britten: War Requiem (Gianandrea Noseda, Joseph Cullen, Alastair Tighe, Choir Of Eltham College, London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra) Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (Bernard Haitink & London Symphony Orchestra) The Greatest Film Scores of Dimitri Tiomkin (Richard Kaufman, Whitney Claire Kaufman, Andrew Playfoot, London Voices & London Symphony Orchestra) Massenet: Don Quichotte (Valery Gergiev, Andrei Serov, Anna Kiknadze, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Soloists' Ensemble of the Mariinsky Academy of Young Singers & Mariinsky Orchestra) Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances (Valery Gergiev & London Symphony Orchestra) Dan Merceruio Arensky: Quartets Nos. 1 & 2; Piano Quintet, Op. 51 (Ying Quartet) Brasileiro - Works of Francisco Mignone (Cuarteto Latinoamericano) Change of Worlds (Ensemble Galilei) The Complete Harpsichord Works of Rameau (Jory Vinikour) Critical Models - Chamber Works of Mohammed Fairouz (Various Artists) The Kernis Project: Schubert (Jasper String Quartet) Le Bestiaire (Celine Ricci) Scarlatti: La Dirindina & Pur Nel Sonno (Matthew Dirst & Ars Lyrica Houston) Two Lutes - Lute Duets from England's Golden Age (Ronn McFarlane & William Simms) Weill-Ibert-Berg (Timothy Muffitt & Baton Rouge Symphony Chamber Players)

Classical

Best Orchestral Performance

"Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride In A Fast Machine"

Best Opera Recording

"Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen"

Best Choral Performance

"Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen"

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

"Meanwhile" – Eighth Blackbird

  • "Americana" – Modern Mandolin Quartet
  • "Mind Meld" – ZOFO Duet
  • "Profanes Et Sacrées" – Boston Symphony Chamber Players
  • "Rupa-Khandha" – Los Angeles Percussion Quartet

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

"Kurtág & Ligeti: Music For Viola"

Best Classical Vocal Solo

"Poèmes"

Best Classical Compendium

Penderecki: Fonogrammi; Horn Concerto; Partita; The Awakening Of Jacob; Anaklasis

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

"Meanwhile - Incidental Music To Imaginary Puppet Plays"

Music video

Best Short Form Music Video

Best Long Form Music Video

Special Merit Awards

MusiCares Person of the Year

President's Merit Award

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Grammy Trustees Award

Technical Grammy Award

Artists with multiple nominations and awards

The following artists received multiple nominations: Six: Dan Auerbach, Fun, Jay-Z, Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean, Kanye West Five: The Black Keys, Chick Corea, Miguel Four: Jeff Bhasker, Bob Ludwig, Nas Three: Kelly Clarkson, Drake, Kenny Garrett, Chris Gehringer, Gotye, Mark Hall, Hunter Hayes, Janelle Monáe, Matt Redman, Rihanna, Marvin Sapp, Skrillex, Esperanza Spalding, Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift, 2 Chainz, Jack White Two: André 3000, Alabama Shakes, Matthew Bellamy, Big Sean, Gary Burton, Casting Crowns, Eric Church, The Civil Wars, Coldplay, Danger Mouse, Andrew Dawson, Ronnie Dunn, Florence and the Machine, James Fortune, Serban Ghenea, Anthony Hamilton, Calvin Harris, Israel & New Breed, Carly Rae Jepsen, Wiz Khalifa, Kimbra, Greg Kurstin, Lil Wayne, The Lumineers, Maroon 5, Mary Mary, Pusha T, Robert Glasper Experiment, Luciana Souza, Tamia, The-Dream, The Time JumpersThe following artists received multiple awards: Five: Dan Auerbach Three: The Black Keys, Gotye, Jay-Z, Skrillex, Kanye West Two: Chick Corea, Fun., Kimbra, Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean, Matt Redman, Esperanza Spalding

Nas had most nominations without a win, with four. Four artists had three nominations without a win: Bruce Springsteen, Jack White, Hunter Hayes and Marvin Sapp.

Two artists received a posthumous Grammy Award: Gil Evans (Best Instrumental Arrangement) and Ravi Shankar (Best World Music Album).

In Memoriam

Dave Brubeck, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Andy Williams, Donna Summer, Robin Gibb, Patti Page, Earl Scruggs, Chuck Brown, Davy Jones, Dick Clark, Fontella Bass, Marva Whitney, Jimmy Jones, Cleve Duncan, Herb Reed, Frank Wilson, Hal David, Scott McKenzie, Andy Griffith, Marvin Hamlisch, Richard Adler, Patty Andrews, Dorothy McGuire, Jenni Rivera, Kitty Wells, Frances Preston, Donna Hilley, Rick Blackburn, Doc Watson, Mike Auldridge, Joe South, Ravi Shankar, Mickey Baker, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Carl Davis, Adam Yauch, Jon Lord, Ed Cassidy, Ronnie Montrose, Frank Barsalona, Gil Friesen, Chris Lighty, Billy Strange, Big Jim Sullivan, Jim Marshall, George Marino, John Stronach, Howard Hilson Scott, Al DeLory, Mike Melvoin, Alan Mintz, David Braun, Paul Marshall, Jules Chaikin, Paquito Hechavarria, Yomo Toro, Luis Alberto Spinetta, Elliott Carter, Maurice André, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Claude Nobs, Carrie Smith, Red Holloway, Bob Babbitt, Andrew Love, Bob Welch, Bob Birch and Levon Helm.

Televised ratings

In its original live television broadcast, the ceremony received a 25 share/rating among viewers aged 18–49 and was watched by 28.37 million people.

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