54th Annual Grammy Awards

Ratings

The anticipation for the show's tributes to Whitney Houston greatly helped increase the ratings for the 54th Grammy Awards, which became the second highest in its history with 39.9 million viewers (trailing only behind the 1984 Grammys with 51.67 million viewers). The rating was 50% higher than in 2011. This remains the highest-rated Grammy telecast on 21st-century U.S. television.

Pre-telecast

Performers

Kim Burrell, Le'Andria Johnson, Kelly Price and Trin-I-Tee 5:7

Joyce DiDonato

Steve Earle

Rebirth Brass Band

The Civil Wars

Presenters

Gerald Clayton

Chick Corea

Brandon Heath

Arturo O'Farrill

OK Go

Corinne Bailey Rae

Esperanza Spalding

Jimmy Jam

Main telecast

Performers

The following performed:

Maceo Parker was scheduled to pay tribute to Clarence Clemons following the montage of those that had died in 2011 although his tribute was dropped in the 24 hours leading up to the awards show to make room for the Jennifer Hudson tribute to Whitney Houston.

Nominees and winners

The winners per category were:

General

Record of the Year

"Rolling in the Deep" – Adele

Paul Epworth, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Mark Rankin, engineers/mixers

"Holocene" – Bon Iver

Justin Vernon, producer; Brian Joseph & Justin Vernon, engineers/mixers

"Grenade" – Bruno Mars

The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers

"The Cave" – Mumford & Sons

Markus Dravs, producer; Francois Chevallier & Ruadhri Cushnan, engineers/mixers

"Firework" – Katy Perry

Stargate & Sandy Vee, producers; Mikkel S. Eriksen, Phil Tan, Sandy Vee & Miles Walker, engineers/mixers

Album of the Year

21 – Adele

Ryan Tedder, Jim Abbiss, Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth, Rick Rubin, Fraser T Smith & Dan Wilson, producers; Jim Abbiss, Philip Allen, Beatriz Artola, Ian Dowling, Tom Elmhirst, Greg Fidelman, Dan Parry, Steve Price, Mark Rankin, Andrew Scheps, Fraser T Smith & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer

Wasting Light – Foo Fighters

Butch Vig, producer; James Brown & Alan Moulder, engineers/mixers; Joe LaPorta & Emily Lazar, mastering engineers

Born This Way – Lady Gaga

Pop

Best Pop Solo Performance

"Someone like You" – Adele

"Yoü and I" – Lady Gaga

"Grenade" – Bruno Mars

"Firework" – Katy Perry

"Fuckin' Perfect" – P!nk

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

"Body and Soul" – Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse

"Dearest" – The Black Keys

"Paradise" – Coldplay

"Pumped Up Kicks" – Foster the People

"Moves Like Jagger" – Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera

Best Pop Instrumental Album

The Road from Memphis – Booker T. Jones

Wish Upon a Star: A Tribute to the Music of Walt Disney – Jenny Oaks Baker

E Kahe Malie – Daniel Ho

Hello Tomorrow – Dave Koz

Setzer Goes Instru-Mental! – Brian Setzer

Best Pop Vocal Album

21 – Adele

The Lady Killer – Cee Lo Green

Born This Way – Lady Gaga

Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars

Dance/Electronic

Best Dance Recording

"Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" – Skrillex

Sonny Moore, producer & mixer

"Raise Your Weapon" – deadmau5 featuring Greta Svabo Bech

Joel Zimmerman, producer

"Barbra Streisand" – Duck Sauce

Armand Van Helden & Alain Macklovitch, producers; Armand van Helden & Alain Macklovitch, mixers

"Sunshine" – David Guetta & Avicii

Tim Bergling, David Guetta & Giorgio Tuinfort, producers; Tim Bergling, mixer

"Call Your Girlfriend" – Robyn

Klas Åhlund & Billboard, producers; Niklas Flyckt, mixer

"Save the World" – Swedish House Mafia

Steve Angello, Axel Hedfors & Sebastian Ingrosso, producers; Steve Angello, Axel Hedfors & Sebastian Ingrosso, mixers

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites – Skrillex

Zonoscope – Cut Copy

4x4=12 – deadmau5

Nothing but the Beat – David Guetta

Body Talk Pt. 3 – Robyn

Traditional Pop

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Duets II – Tony Bennett

The Gift – Susan Boyle

In Concert on Broadway – Harry Connick, Jr.

Music Is Better Than Words – Seth MacFarlane

What Matters Most – Barbra Streisand

Rock

Best Rock Performance

"Walk" – Foo Fighters

"Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" – Coldplay

"Down By the Water" – The Decemberists

"The Cave" – Mumford & Sons

"Lotus Flower" – Radiohead

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance

"White Limo" – Foo Fighters

"On the Backs of Angels" – Dream Theater

"Curl of the Burl" – Mastodon

"Public Enemy No. 1" – Megadeth

"Blood in My Eyes" – Sum 41

Best Rock Song

"Walk" – Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters songwriters

"The Cave" – Mumford & Sons

Mumford & Sons, songwriters

"Down By the Water" – The Decemberists

Colin Meloy, songwriter

"Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" – Coldplay

Coldplay, songwriters

"Lotus Flower" – Radiohead,

Radiohead songwriters

Best Rock Album

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album

Bon Iver – Bon Iver

Codes and Keys – Death Cab for Cutie

Torches – Foster the People

Circuital – My Morning Jacket

The King of Limbs – Radiohead

R&B

Best R&B Performance

"Is This Love" – Corinne Bailey Rae

"Far Away" – Marsha Ambrosius

"Pieces of Me" – Ledisi

"Not My Daddy" – Kelly Price & Stokley Williams

"You Are" – Charlie Wilson

Best Traditional R&B Performance

"Fool for You" – Cee Lo Green featuring Melanie Fiona

"Sometimes I Cry" – Eric Benét

"Radio Message" – R. Kelly

"Good Man" – Raphael Saadiq

"Surrender" – Betty Wright & The Roots

Best R&B Song

"Fool for You"

Cee Lo Green, Melanie Fiona, & Jack Splash, songwriters (Cee Lo Green featuring Melanie Fiona)

"Far Away"

Marsha Ambrosius, Sterling Simms & Justin Smith, songwriters (Marsha Ambrosius)

"Not My Daddy"

Kelly Price, songwriter (Kelly Price featuring Stokley Williams)

"Pieces of Me"

Chuck Harmony, Claude Kelly & Ledisi, songwriters (Ledisi)

Rap

Best Rap Performance

"Otis" – Jay-Z & Kanye West

"Look at Me Now" – Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes

"The Show Goes On" – Lupe Fiasco

"Moment 4 Life" – Nicki Minaj & Drake

"Black and Yellow" – Wiz Khalifa

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

"All of the Lights" – Kanye West featuring Rihanna, & Kid Cudi

"Party" – Beyoncé & André 3000

"I'm On One" – DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne

"I Need a Doctor" – Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey

"What's My Name?" – Rihanna & Drake

"Motivation" – Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne

Best Rap Song

"All of the Lights"

Jeff Bhasker, Really Doe, Kanye West & Malik Yusef, songwriters (Kanye West featuring Rihanna & Kid Cudi)

"Black and Yellow"

Wiz Khalifa & Stargate, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa)

"I Need a Doctor"

Alex da Kid, Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey, songwriters (Dr. Dre featuring Eminem & Skylar Grey)

Country

Best Country Solo Performance

"Mean" – Taylor Swift

"Dirt Road Anthem" – Jason Aldean

"I'm Gonna Love You Through It" – Martina McBride

"Honey Bee" – Blake Shelton

"Mama's Song" – Carrie Underwood

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

"Barton Hollow" – The Civil Wars

"Don't You Wanna Stay" – Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson

"You and Tequila" – Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter

"Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not" – Thompson Square

Best Country Song

"Mean"

Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)

"Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not"

Jim Collins & David Lee Murphy, songwriters (Thompson Square)

"God Gave Me You"

Dave Barnes, songwriter (Blake Shelton)

"Just Fishin'"

Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell & Ed Hill, songwriters (Trace Adkins)

"Threaten Me with Heaven"

Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will Owsley & Dillon O'Brian, songwriters (Vince Gill)

New Age

Best New Age Album

What's It All About – Pat Metheny

Northern Seas – Al Conti

Gaia – Michael Brant DeMaria

Wind, Rock, Sea & Flame – Peter Kater

Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 6 – Zamora

Jazz

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

"500 Miles High" – Chick Corea

"All or Nothing at All" – Randy Brecker

"You Are My Sunshine" – Ron Carter

"Work" – Fred Hersch

"Sonnymoon for Two" – Sonny Rollins

Best Jazz Vocal Album

The Mosaic Project – Terri Lyne Carrington & Various Artists

'Round Midnight – Karrin Allyson

The Gate – Kurt Elling

American Road – Tierney Sutton (Band)

The Music of Randy Newman – Roseanna Vitro

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Forever – Corea, Clarke & White

Bond: The Paris Sessions – Gerald Clayton

Alone at the Vanguard – Fred Hersch

Bird Songs – Joe Lovano & Us Five

Road Shows Vol. 2 – Sonny Rollins

Timeline – Yellowjackets

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

The Good Feeling – Christian McBride Big Band

The Jazz Ballad Song Book – Randy Brecker with DR Big Band

Gospel/Contemporary Christian

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

"Jesus" – Le'Andria Johnson

"Do Everything" – Steven Curtis Chapman

"Alive (Mary Magdalene)" – Natalie Grant

"Your Love" – Brandon Heath

"I Lift My Hands" – Chris Tomlin

Best Gospel Song

"Hello Fear"

Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)

"Sitting with Me"

Gerald Haddon, Tammi Haddon & Mary Mary, songwriters (Mary Mary)

"Spiritual"

Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & Co. featuring Blanche McAllister-Dykes)

"Trust Me"

Richard Smallwood, songwriter (Richard Smallwood & Vision)

"Window"

Canton Jones, songwriter (Canton Jones)

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song

"Blessings"

Laura Story, songwriter (Laura Story)

"Hold Me"

Jamie Grace, Christopher Stevens & tobyMac, songwriters (Jamie Grace featuring tobyMac)

Latin

Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album

Drama y Luz – Maná

Entren Los Que Quieran – Calle 13

Entre La Ciudad Y El Mar – Gustavo Galindo

Nuestra – La Vida Bohème

Not So Commercial – Los Amigos Invisibles

Best Regional Mexican or Tejano Album

Bicentenario – Pepe Aguilar

Órale – Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea

Amor A La Musica – Mariachi Los Arrieros Del Valle

Eres Un Farsante – Paquita la del Barrio

Huevos Rancheros – Joan Sebastian

Best Banda or Norteño Album

MTV Unplugged: Los Tigres del Norte and Friends – Los Tigres del Norte

Estare Mejor – El Guero Y Su Banda Centenario

Intocable 2011 – Intocable

El Árbol – Los Tucanes de Tijuana

No Vengo A Ver Si Puedo ... Si Por Que Puedo Vengo – Michael Salgado

Best Tropical Latin Album

The Last Mambo – Cachao

Homenaje A Los Rumberos – Edwin Bonilla

American Roots Music

Best Americana Album

Ramble at the Ryman – Levon Helm

Emotional Jukebox – Linda Chorney

Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down – Ry Cooder

Hard Bargain – Emmylou Harris

Blessed – Lucinda Williams

Best Bluegrass Album

Paper Airplane – Alison Krauss & Union Station

Reason and Rhyme: Bluegrass Songs by Robert Hunter and Jim Lauderdale – Jim Lauderdale

Rare Bird Alert – Steve Martin & Steep Canyon Rangers

Old Memories: The Songs of Bill Monroe – Del McCoury Band

A Mother's Prayer – Ralph Stanley

Sleep with One Eye Open – Chris Thile & Michael Daves

Best Blues Album

Revelator – Tedeschi Trucks Band

Low Country Blues – Gregg Allman

Roadside Attractions – Marcia Ball

Man in Motion – Warren Haynes

The Reflection – Keb' Mo'

Best Folk Album

Barton Hollow – The Civil Wars

Reggae

Best Reggae Album

Revelation Pt. 1 – The Root of Life – Stephen Marley

Harlem-Kingston Express Live! – Monty Alexander

Reggae Knights – Israel Vibration

Wild and Free – Ziggy Marley

Summer in Kingston – Shaggy

World Music

Best World Music Album

Tassili – Tinariwen

AfroCubism – AfroCubism

Africa for Africa – Femi Kuti

Songs from a Zulu Farm – Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Children's

Best Children's Album

All About Bullies ... Big and Small – Steve Pullara, Jim Cravero, Pat Robinson, Kevin Mackie and Gloria Domina, producers (Various Artists)

Are We There Yet? – The Papa Hugs Band

Fitness Rock & Roll – Miss Amy

GulfAlive – The Banana Plant

I Love: Tom T. Hall's Songs of Fox Hollow – Various Artists

Spoken Word

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

If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't) – Betty White

Bossypants – Tina Fey

Fab Fan Memories – The Beatles Bond – Various Artists

Hamlet (William Shakespeare) – Dan Donohue & Various Artists – Oregon Shakespeare Festival

The Mark of Zorro – Val Kilmer & Cast

Comedy

Best Comedy Album

Hilarious – Louis C.K.

Alpocalypse – "Weird Al" Yankovic

Finest Hour – Patton Oswalt

Kathy Griffin: 50 & Not Pregnant – Kathy Griffin

Turtleneck & Chain – The Lonely Island

Musical Show

Best Musical Theater Album

The Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording

Josh Gad & Andrew Rannells, principal soloists; Anne Garefino, Robert Lopez, Stephen Oremus, Trey Parker, Scott Rudin & Matt Stone, producers; Robert Lopez, Trey Parker & Matt Stone, composers/lyricists

Anything Goes – New Broadway Cast Recording

Sutton Foster & Joel Grey, principal soloists; Rob Fisher, James Lowe & Joel Moss, producers (Cole Porter, composer/lyricist)

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – The 2011 Broadway Cast Recording

John Larroquette & Daniel Radcliffe, principal soloists; Robert Sher, producer (Frank Loesser, composer/lyricist)

Music for Visual Media

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

Boardwalk Empire Volume 1: Music from the HBO Original Series – Various Artists

Burlesque – Christina Aguilera

Glee: The Music, Volume 4 – Glee Cast

Tangled – Various Artists

True Blood Volume 3 – Various Artists

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

The King's Speech

Alexandre Desplat, composer

Black Swan

Clint Mansell, composer

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Alexandre Desplat, composer

The Shrine

Ryan Shore, composer

Tron: Legacy

Daft Punk, composers

Best Song Written for Visual Media

"I See the Light" (from Tangled)

Alan Menken & Glenn Slater, songwriters (Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi)

"Born to Be Somebody" (from Justin Bieber: Never Say Never)

Diane Warren, songwriter (Justin Bieber)

Composing/Arranging

Best Instrumental Composition

"Life in Eleven"

Béla Fleck & Howard Levy, composers (Béla Fleck and the Flecktones)

"Falling Men"

John Hollenbeck, composer (John Hollenbeck, Daniel Yvinec & Orchestre National de Jazz (ONJ))

"Hunting Wabbits 3 (Get Off My Lawn)"

Gordon Goodwin, composer (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)

"I Talk to the Trees"

Randy Brecker, composer (Randy Brecker with DR Big Band)

"Timeline"

Russell Ferrante, composer (Yellowjackets)

Best Instrumental Arrangement

"Rhapsody in Blue"

Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)

"All or Nothing at All"

Peter Jensen, arranger (Randy Brecker with DR Big Band)

"In the Beginning"

Clare Fischer, arranger (The Clare Fischer Big Band)

"Nasty Dance"

Bob Brookmeyer, arranger (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)

Package

Best Recording Package

Scenes from The Suburbs

Vincent Morisset, art director (Arcade Fire)

Chickenfoot III

Todd Gallopo, art director (Chickenfoot)

Good Luck & True Love

Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)

Rivers and Homes

Jonathan Dagan, art director (J.Viewz)

Watch the Throne

Virgil Abloh, art director (Jay-Z & Kanye West)

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story

Dave Bett & Michelle Holme, art directors (Bruce Springsteen)

The King of Limbs

Donald Twain & Zachariah Wildwood, art directors (Radiohead)

25th Anniversary Music Box

Matt Taylor & Ellen Wakayama, art directors (Danny Elfman & Tim Burton)

25 Years

James Spindler, art director (Sting)

Wingless Angels (Deluxe Edition)

Notes

Best Album Notes

Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads & Beyond as Recorded by the San Francisco Bay by Chris Strachwitz in the 1960s

Adam Machado, album notes writer (Various Artists)

The Bang Years 1966-1968

Neil Diamond, album notes writer (Neil Diamond)

The Bristol Sessions, 1927–1928: The Big Bang of Country Music

Ted Olson & Tony Russell, album notes writers (Various Artists)

Complete Mythology

Ken Shipley, album notes writer (Syl Johnson)

The Music City Story: Street Corner Doo Wop, Raw R&B and Soulful Sounds from Berkeley, California 1950–75

Alec Palao, album notes writer (Various Artists)

Historical

Best Historical Album

Band on the Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection – Deluxe Edition)

Paul McCartney, compilation producer; Sam Okell & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (Paul McCartney & Wings)

The Bristol Sessions, 1927–1928: The Big Bang of Country Music

Christopher C. King & Ted Olson, compilation producers; Christopher C. King & Chris Zwarg, mastering engineers (Various Artists)

Complete Mythology

Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton, mastering engineer (Syl Johnson)

Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads & Beyond as Recorded by the San Francisco Bay by Chris Strachwitz in the 1960s

Chris Strachwitz, compilation producer; Mike Cogan, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Young Man with the Big Beat: The Complete '56 Elvis Presley Masters

Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, compilation producer; Vic Anesini, mastering engineer (Elvis Presley)

Production

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Paper Airplane

Mike Shipley, engineer; Brad Blackwood, mastering engineer (Alison Krauss & Union Station)

Follow Me Down

Brandon Bell & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Sangwook "Sunny" Nam & Doug Sax, mastering engineers (Sarah Jarosz)

The Harrow & The Harvest

Matt Andrews, engineer; Stephen Marcussen, mastering engineer (Gillian Welch)

Music Is Better Than Words

Rich Breen & Frank Filipetti, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Seth MacFarlane)

The Next Right Thing

Kevin Killen, Brendan Muldowney & John Shyloski, engineers; John Shyloski, mastering engineer (Seth Glier)

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Paul Epworth

"Call It What You Want" (Foster the People) (T)

"I Would Do Anything for You" (Foster the People) (T)

"I'll Be Waiting" (Adele) (T)

"Life on the Nickel" (Foster the People) (T)

"No One's Gonna Love You" (Cee Lo Green) (S)

"Rolling in the Deep" (Adele) (T)

Production, Surround Sound

Best Surround Sound Album

Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (Super Deluxe Edition)

Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Bill Levenson & Elliot Scheiner, surround producers (Derek and the Dominos)

An Evening with Dave Grusin

Frank Filipetti & Eric Schilling, surround mix engineers; Frank Filipetti, surround mastering engineer; Phil Ramone, surround producer (Various Artists)

Grace for Drowning

Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Paschal Byrne, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround producer (Steven Wilson)

Kind

Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Kjetil Almenning, Ensemble 96 & Nidaros String Quartet)

Spohr: String Sextet in C Major, Op. 140 & Nonet in F Major, Op. 31

Andreas Spreer, surround mix engineer; Robin Schmidt & Andreas Spreer, surround mastering engineer; Andreas Spreer, surround producer (Camerata Freden)

Production, Classical

Best Engineered Album, Classical

Aldridge: Elmer Gantry

Byeong-Joon Hwang & John Newton, engineers; Jesse Lewis, mastering engineer (William Boggs, Keith Phares, Patricia Risley, Vale Rideout, Frank Kelley, Heather Buck, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)

Glazunov: Complete Concertos

Richard King, engineer (José Serebrier, Alexey Serov, Wen-Sinn Yang, Alexander Romanovsky, Rachel Barton Pine, Marc Chisson & Russian National Orchestra)

Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music From Slide

Tom Lazarus, Mat Lejeune, Bill Maylone & Jon Zacks, engineers; Joe Lambert, mastering engineer (Rinde Eckert, Steven Mackey & Eighth Blackbird)

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4

Arne Akselberg, engineer (Leif Ove Andsnes, Antonio Pappano & London Symphony Orchestra)

Weinberg: Symphony No. 3 & Suite No. 4 From 'The Golden Key'

Torbjörn Samuelsson, engineer (Thord Svedlund & Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra)

Producer of the Year, Classical

Judith Sherman

Adams: Son of Chamber Symphony; String Quartet (John Adams, St. Lawrence String Quartet & International Contemporary Ensemble)

Capricho Latino (Rachel Barton Pine)

Classical

Best Orchestral Performance

"Brahms: Symphony No. 4"

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)

"Bowen: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2"

Andrew Davis, conductor (BBC Philharmonic)

"Haydn: Symphonies 104, 88 & 101"

Nicholas McGegan, conductor (Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra)

"Henze: Symphonies Nos. 3–5"

Marek Janowski, conductor (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin)

Martinu: The 6 Symphonies

Jirí Belohlávek, conductor (BBC Symphony Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording

"Adams: Doctor Atomic"

Alan Gilbert, conductor; Meredith Arwady, Sasha Cooke, Richard Paul Fink, Gerald Finley, Thomas Glenn & Eric Owens; Jay David Saks, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

"Britten: Billy Budd"

Mark Elder, conductor; John Mark Ainsley, Phillip Ens, Jacques Imbrailo, Darren Jeffery, Iain Paterson & Matthew Rose; James Whitbourn, producer (London Philharmonic Orchestra; Glyndebourne Chorus)

"Rautavaara: Kaivos"

Hannu Lintu, conductor; Jaakko Kortekangas, Hannu Niemelä, Johanna Rusanen-Kartano & Mati Turi; Seppo Siirala, producer (Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra; Kaivos Chorus)

Music video

Best Short Form Music Video

"Rolling in the Deep" – Adele

Sam Brown, video director; Hannah Chandler, video producer

"Yes I Know" – Memory Tapes

Eric Epstein, video director & video producer

"All Is Not Lost" – OK Go

Itamar Kubovy, Damian Kulash & Trish Sie, video directors; Shirley Moyers, video producer

"Lotus Flower" – Radiohead

Garth Jennings, video director & video producer

"First of the Year (Equinox)" – Skrillex

Tony Truand, video director; Noah Klein, video producer

"Perform This Way" – "Weird Al" Yankovic

"Weird Al" Yankovic, video director; Cisco Newman, video producer

Best Long Form Music Video

Foo Fighters: Back and Forth – Foo Fighters

James Moll, video director; James Moll & Nigel Sinclair, video producers

I Am... World Tour – Beyoncé

Beyoncé, Ed Burke & Frank Gatson, Jr., video directors; Beyoncé & Camille Yorrick, video producers

Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon – Kings of Leon

Special Merit Awards

MusiCares Person of the Year

Paul McCartney

President's Merit Award

Sir Richard Branson

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Allman Brothers Band

Glen Campbell

Tom Jobim

Roy Haynes

George Jones

The Memphis Horns

Diana Ross

Gil Scott-Heron

Grammy Trustees Award

Dave Bartholomew

Steve Jobs

Rudy Van Gelder

Technical Grammy Award

Roger Nichols

Celemony

In Memoriam

Amy Winehouse, Nick Ashford, Phoebe Snow, Jerry Leiber, Steve Jobs, Heavy D, Sylvia Robinson, Nate Dogg, M-Bone, Jimmy Castor, George Shearing, Roger Williams, Ray Bryant, Gil Cates, Fred Steiner, Dobie Gray, Ferlin Husky, Larry Butler, Wilma Lee Cooper, Harley Allen, Liz Anderson, Charlie Craig, Barbara Orbison, Frank DiLeo, Steve Popovich, Tal Herzberg, Bruce Jackson, Johnny Otis, Benny Spellman, Don DeVito, Roger Nichols, Stan Ross, Joe Arroyo, Facundo Cabral, Marv Tarplin, Esther Gordy Edwards, Carl Gardner, Cornell Dupree, Jerry Ragovoy, Gene McDaniels, Joe Morello, Gil Bernal, Frank Foster, Ralph MacDonald, Leonard Dillon, Clare Fischer, Bert Jansch, Andrew Gold, Bill Morrissey, Warren Hellman, Hazel Dickens, Gary Moore, Gerard Smith, Doyle Bramhall, Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Camilla Williams, Milton Babbitt, David Mason, Andy Kazdin, Alex Steinweiss, Bill Johnson, Jessy Dixon, Don Butler, Clarence Clemons and Whitney Houston.