The 54th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 12, 2012, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles being broadcast on CBS honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011. LL Cool J hosted the show. It was the first time in seven years that the event had an official host. Nominations were announced on November 30, 2011, on prime-time television as part of "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! â Countdown to Music's Biggest Night", a one-hour special broadcast live on CBS from Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live. Kanye West received the most nominations with seven. Adele, Foo Fighters, and Bruno Mars each received six nominations. Lil Wayne, Skrillex, and Radiohead all earned five nominations. The nominations were criticised by many music journalists as Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy missed out on a nomination for Album of the Year despite being highly critically acclaimed and topping many end of year charts. West's album went on to win Best Rap Album.
A total of 78 awards were presented following the academy's decision to restructure the Grammy Award categories. Paul McCartney received the MusiCares Person of the Year award on February 10, 2012, at the Los Angeles Convention Center, two nights prior to the Grammy telecast.
On February 8, 2012, the academy announced that the 54th Grammy Pre-Telecast Ceremony would stream live internationally. The ceremony took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center and was streamed live in its entirety internationally at Grammy's official website and CBS Television Network. The ceremony was co-hosted by Dave Koz and MC Lyte. A total of 68 awards were presented in the Pre-Telecast ceremony. The official poster was designed by architect Frank Gehry.
On February 7, 2012, following Etta James' death on January 20, 2012, The Recording Academy announced a tribute performance Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt. The day before the ceremony, Whitney Houston died in Los Angeles, and the show's producers quickly planned a tribute in the form of Jennifer Hudson singing Houston's "I Will Always Love You". The awards show began with a Bruce Springsteen performance followed by an LL Cool J prayer for Whitney Houston.
Adele won all of her six nominations, equalling the record for most wins by a female artist in one night, first held by Beyoncé. Adele became only the second artist in history, following Christopher Cross in 1981, to have won all four of the general field (Album of the Year, Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year) awards throughout her career. Foo Fighters and Kanye West followed with five and four awards, respectively. With his win for Best Musical Theater Album (for '), producer Scott Rudin became the 11th person to become an EGOT winner.
Ratings
The anticipation for the show's tributes to the late 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
Presenters
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.
Presenters
Nominees and winners
The winners per category were:
General
Record of the Year
- "Rolling in the Deep" â Adele
- Paul Epworth, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Mark Rankin, engineers/mixers
- "Holocene" â Bon Iver
- Justin Vernon, producer; Brian Joseph & Justin Vernon, engineers/mixers
- "Grenade" â Bruno Mars
- The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers
- "The Cave" â Mumford & Sons
- Markus Dravs, producer; Francois Chevallier & Ruadhri Cushnan, engineers/mixers
- "Firework" â Katy Perry
- Stargate & Sandy Vee, producers; Mikkel S. Eriksen, Phil Tan, Sandy Vee & Miles Walker, engineers/mixers
Album of the Year
- 21 â 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 â Foo Fighters
- Butch Vig, producer; James Brown & Alan Moulder, engineers/mixers; Joe LaPorta & Emily Lazar, mastering engineers
- Born This Way â Lady Gaga
- Paul Blair, DJ Snake, Fernando Garibay, Lady Gaga, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Jeppe Laursen, RedOne & Clinton Sparks, producers; Fernando Garibay, Lady Gaga, Bill Malina, Trevor Muzzy, RedOne, Dave Russell, Justin Shirley Smith, Horace Ward & Tom Ware, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
- Doo-Wops & Hooligans â Bruno Mars
- B.o.B, Cee Lo Green & Damian Marley, featured artists; Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, Needlz & The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Stephen Marcussen, mastering engineer
- Loud â Rihanna
- Drake, Eminem & Nicki Minaj, featured artists; Ester Dean, Alex da Kid, Kuk Harrell, Mel & Mus, Awesome Jones, Makeba Riddick, The Runners, Sham, Soundz, Stargate, Chris "Tricky" Stewart, Sandy Vee & Willy Will, producers; Ariel Chobaz, Cary Clark, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Alex da Kid, Josh Gudwin, Kuk Harrell, Jaycen Joshua, Manny Marroquin, Dana Nielsen, Chad "C-Note" Roper, Noah "40" Shebib, Corey Shoemaker, Jay Stevenson, Mike Strange, Phil Tan, Brian "B-Luv" Thomas, Marcos Tovar, Sandy Vee, Jeff "Supa Jeff" Villanueva, Miles Walker & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
Song of the Year
- "Rolling in the Deep"
- Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)
- "All of the Lights"
- Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Really Doe, Kanye West & Malik Yusef, songwriters (Kanye West featuring Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
- "The Cave"
- Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
- "Grenade"
- Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, The Smeezingtons & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
- "Holocene"
- Justin Vernon, songwriter (Bon Iver)
Best New Artist
Pop
Best Pop Solo Performance
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Best Pop Instrumental Album
Best Pop Vocal Album
Dance/Electronic
Best Dance Recording
Sonny Moore, producer & mixer
- "Raise Your Weapon" â deadmau5 featuring Greta Svabo Bech
- Joel Zimmerman, producer
- "Barbra Streisand" â Duck Sauce
- Armand Van Helden & Alain Macklovitch, producers; Armand van Helden & Alain Macklovitch, mixers
- "Sunshine" â David Guetta & Avicii
- Tim Bergling, David Guetta & Giorgio Tuinfort, producers; Tim Bergling, mixer
- "Call Your Girlfriend" â Robyn
- Klas ÃÂ
hlund & Billboard, producers; Niklas Flyckt, mixer
- "Save the World" â Swedish House Mafia
- Steve Angello, Axel Hedfors & Sebastian Ingrosso, producers; Steve Angello, Axel Hedfors & Sebastian Ingrosso, mixers
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Traditional Pop
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Rock
Best Rock Performance
Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
Best Rock Song
Best Rock Album
Alternative
Best Alternative Music Album
R&B
Best R&B Performance
Best Traditional R&B Performance
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)
- "You Are"
- Dennis Bettis, Carl M. Days, Jr., Wirlie Morris, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilson, songwriters (Charlie Wilson)
Best R&B Album
Rap
Best Rap Performance
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
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)
- "Look at Me Now"
- Jean Baptiste, Chris Brown, Ryan Buendia, Diplo, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, songwriters (Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)
- "Otis"
- Jay-Z & Kanye West, songwriters (with James Brown, Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Roy Hammond, J. Roach, Kirk Robinson & Harry M. Woods, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Kanye West) (featuring Otis Redding)
- "The Show Goes On"
- Dustin William Brower, Jonathon Keith Brown, Daniel Johnson, Kane & Lupe Fiasco, songwriters (with Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci & Eric Judy, songwriters) (Lupe Fiasco)
Best Rap Album
Country
Best Country Solo Performance
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Best Country Song
Best Country Album
New Age
Best New Age Album
Jazz
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
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, Rock or Urban Album
Best Regional Mexican or Tejano Album
Best Banda or Norteño Album
Best Tropical Latin Album
- The Last Mambo â Cachao
- Homenaje A Los Rumberos â Edwin Bonilla
- Mongorama â José Rizo's Mongorama
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
- All About Bullies ... Big and Small â Steve Pullara, Jim Cravero, Pat Robinson, Kevin Mackie and Gloria Domina, producers (Various Artists)
- Are We There Yet? â The Papa Hugs Band
- Fitness Rock & Roll â Miss Amy
- GulfAlive â The Banana Plant
- I Love: Tom T. Hall's Songs of Fox Hollow â Various Artists
Spoken Word
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)
Comedy
Best Comedy Album
Musical Show
Best Musical Theater Album
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- 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 â 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 â 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
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
- 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, 1927âÂÂ1928: 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 1950âÂÂ75
- Alec Palao, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Historical
Best Historical Album
- Band on the Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection â Deluxe Edition)
- Paul McCartney, compilation producer; Sam Okell & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (Paul McCartney & Wings)
- The Bristol Sessions, 1927âÂÂ1928: 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
* "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)
Best Remixed Recording
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 â 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)
* 85th Birthday Celebration (Claude Frank)
* Insects & Paper Airplanes â Chamber Music of Lawrence Dillon (Daedalus Quartet & Benjamin Hochman)
* Midnight Frolic â The Broadway Theater Music of Louis A. Hirsch (Rick Benjamin & Paragon Ragtime Orchestra)
* Notable Women â Trios by Today's Female Composers (Lincoln Trio)
* The Soviet Experience, Vol. 1 â String Quartets by Dmitri Shostakovich & His Contemporaries (Pacifica Quartet)
* Speak! (Anthony De Mare)
* State of the Art â The American Brass Quintet at 50 (The American Brass Quintet)
* Steve Reich: WTC 9/11; Mallet Quartet; Dance Patterns (Kronos Quartet, Steve Reich Musicians & So Percussion)
* Winging It â Piano Music of John Corigliano (Ursula Oppens)
- Blanton Alspaugh
- Aldridge: Elmer Gantry (William Boggs, Keith Phares, Patricia Risley, Vale Rideout, Frank Kelley, Heather Buck, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
- Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas (Peter Takács)
- Osterfield: Rocky Streams (Paul Osterfield, Todd Waldecker & Various Artists)
- Manfred Eicher
- Bach: Concertos & Sinfonias for Oboe; Ich Hatte Viel Bekümmernis (Heinz Holliger, Eric Höbarth & Camerata Bern)
- Hymns & Prayers (Gidon Kremer & Kremerata Baltica)
- Manto & Madrigals (Thomas Zehetmair & Ruth Killius)
- Songs of Ascension (Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble, Todd Reynolds Quartet, The M6 & Montclair State University Singers)
- Tchaikovsky/Kissine: Piano Trios (Gidon Kremer, Giedre Dirvanauskaite & Khatia Buniatishvili)
- A Worcester Ladymass (Trio Mediaeval)
- David Frost
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass Live (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass)
- Mackey: Lonely Motel â Music from Slide (Rinde Eckert, Steven Mackey & Eighth Blackbird)
- Prayers & Alleluias (Kenneth Dake)
- Sharon Isbin & Friends â Guitar Passions (Sharon Isbin & Various Artists)
- Peter Rutenberg
- Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (Patrick Dupré Quigley, James K. Bass, Seraphic Fire & Professional Choral Institute)
- The Vanishing Nordic Chorale (Philip Spray & Musik Ekklesia)
Classical
Best Orchestral Performance
"Brahms: Symphony No. 4"
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
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)
- "Verdi: La Traviata"
- Antonio Pappano, conductor; Joseph Calleja, Renée Fleming & Thomas Hampson; James Whitbourn, producer (Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus)
- "Vivaldi: Ercole Sul Termodonte"
- Fabio Biondi, conductor; Romina Basso, Patrizia Ciofi, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Vivica Genaux, Philippe Jaroussky, Topi Lehtipuu & Rolando Villazón; Daniel Zalay, producer (Europa Galante; Coro Da Camera Santa Cecilia Di Borgo San Lorenzo)
Best Choral Performance
"Light & Gold"
Eric Whitacre, conductor (Christopher Glynn & Hila Plitmann; The King's Singers, Laudibus, Pavão Quartet & The Eric Whitacre Singers)
- "Beyond All Mortal Dreams â American A Cappella"
- Stephen Layton, conductor (Choir of Trinity College Cambridge)
- "Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45"
- Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor; James K. Bass, chorus master (Justin Blackwell, Scott Allen Jarrett, Paul Max Tipton & Teresa Wakim; Professional Choral Institute & Seraphic Fire)
- "Kind"
- Kjetil Almenning, conductor (Nidaros String Quartet; Ensemble 96)
- "The Natural World of Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen"
- Paul Hillier, conductor (Ars Nova Copenhagen)
Best Small Ensemble Performance
"Mackey: Lonely Motel â Music from Slide" â Rinde Eckert & Steven Mackey; Eighth Blackbird
- "Frank: Hilos" â Gabriela Lena Frank; ALIAS Chamber Ensemble
- "The Kingdoms of Castille â Richard Savino, conductor; El Mundo
- "A Seraphic Fire Christmas" â Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor; Seraphic Fire
- "Sound the Bells!" â The Bay Brass
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
"Schwantner: Concerto for Percussion & Orchestra"
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Christopher Lamb (Nashville Symphony)
- "Chinese Recorder Concertos â East Meets West"
- Lan Shui, conductor; Michala Petri (Copenhagen Philharmonic)
- "Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini"
- Claudio Abbado, Yuja Wang (Mahler Chamber Orchestra)
- "Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4"
- Leif Ove Andsnes, Antonio Pappano (London Symphony Orchestra)
- "Winging It â Piano Music of John Corigliano"
- Ursula Oppens
Best Classical Vocal Solo
"Diva Divo"
Joyce DiDonato (Kazushi Ono; Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Lyon; Choeur De L'Opéra National De Lyon)
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
"Aldridge, Robert: Elmer Gantry" â Robert Aldridge & Herschel Garfein
- "Crumb, George: The Ghosts of Alhambra" â George Crumb
- "Friedman, Jefferson: String Quartet No. 3" â Jefferson Friedman
- "Mackey, Steven: Lonely Motel â Music From Slide" â Steven Mackey
- "Ruders, Poul: Piano Concerto No. 2" â Poul Ruders
Music video
Best Short Form Music Video
- "Rolling in the Deep" â Adele
- Sam Brown, video director; Hannah Chandler, video producer
- "Yes I Know" â Memory Tapes
- Eric Epstein, video director & video producer
- "All Is Not Lost" â OK Go
- Itamar Kubovy, Damian Kulash & Trish Sie, video directors; Shirley Moyers, video producer
- "Lotus Flower" â Radiohead
- Garth Jennings, video director & video producer
- "First of the Year (Equinox)" â Skrillex
- Tony Truand, video director; Noah Klein, video producer
- "Perform This Way" â "Weird Al" Yankovic
- "Weird Al" Yankovic, video director; Cisco Newman, video producer
Best Long Form Music Video
- Foo Fighters: Back and Forth â Foo Fighters
- James Moll, video director; James Moll & Nigel Sinclair, video producers
- I Am... World Tour â Beyoncé
- Beyoncé, Ed Burke & Frank Gatson, Jr., video directors; Beyoncé & Camille Yorrick, video producers
- Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon â Kings of Leon
- Stephen C. Mitchell, video director; Casey McGrath, video producer
- ' â A Tribe Called Quest
- Michael Rapaport, video director; Robert Benavides, Debra Koffler, Eric Matthies, Frank Mele, Edward Parks & A Tribe Called Quest, video producers
- Nine Types of Light â TV on the Radio
- Tunde Adebimpe, video director; Michelle An & Braj, video producers
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:
- Seven: Kanye West
- Six: Adele, Bruno Mars, Foo Fighters
- Five: Lil Wayne, Radiohead, Skrillex
- Four: Bon Iver, Drake, Jay-Z, Mumford & Sons, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna
- Three: Blake Shelton, Brandon Heath, Cee Lo Green, Chris Brown, Chris Tomlin, Coldplay, Deadmau5, Fergie, Jason Aldean, Kelly Price, Lady Gaga, Ledisi, Lupe Fiasco, Taylor Swift, Eminem
- Two: Alexandre Desplat, Beyoncé, Charlie Wilson, Christina Aguilera, Daft Punk, David Guetta, Dr. Dre, Foster the People, Gillian Welch, Katy Perry, Kenny Chesney, Kirk Franklin, Kings of Leon, Marsha Ambrosius, Mary Mary, Robyn, R. Kelly, Seth MacFarlane, Skylar Grey, Thompson Square, The Civil Wars, Tony Bennett, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Wiz Khalifa, Afrojack
The following artists received multiple awards:
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.
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