The 56th Annual Grammy Awards presentation was held on January 26, 2014, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The show was broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT and was hosted for the third time by LL Cool J. The show was moved to January to avoid competing with the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, as was the case in 2010.
The eligibility period for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards was October 1, 2012, to September 30, 2013. The nominations were announced on December 6, 2013 during a live televised concert on CBS, The Grammy Nominations Concert Live â Countdown to Music's Biggest Night. Jay-Z received the most nominations with nine. Justin Timberlake, Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Pharrell Williams each received seven nominations. Daft Punk and Pharrell Williams were nominated twice for both Album of the Year and Record of the Year. Sound engineer Bob Ludwig received the most nominations by a non-performing artist, with five.
Daft Punk won five awards, including Album of the Year for Random Access Memories and Record of the Year, with Pharrell Williams, for "Get Lucky", Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, and an additional win for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical completing a clean sweep for the project that night. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis won four trophies, including Best New Artist, and led an industry show of support for gay marriage with a performance of their song "Same Love" to accompany a mass wedding of gay and heterosexual couples, which was presided over by Queen Latifah. Lorde's "Royals" received awards for Best Pop Solo Performance and Song of the Year, becoming the youngest artist to win the category at 17 years old. Carole King was honored as MusiCares Person of the Year on January 24, two days prior to the awards ceremony.
On June 4, 2013, the Recording Academy approved a number of changes recommended by its Awards & Nominations Committee, including adding a new category for Best American Roots Song to the American Music field. This songwriters' award will encompass all the subgenres in this field such as Americana, bluegrass, blues, folk, and regional roots music. The Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance category was renamed Best Metal Performance and became a stand-alone category. Hard rock performances will now be screened in the Best Rock Performance category. The Music Video field will become the Best Music Video/Film field. Its two categories will be renamed: Best Short Form Music Video will now be known as Best Music Video and Best Long Form Music Video will change into Best Music Film. These changes bring the total number of categories at the 2014 Grammy Awards to 82, up from 81 at the 2013 Grammy Awards.
Performers
Presenters
Winners and nominees
The winners and nominees per category were:
General
Record of the Year
- "Get Lucky" â Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers
- Thomas Bangalter & Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, producers;
- Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta & Daniel Lerner, engineers/mixers;
- Bob Ludwig & Antoine Chabert, mastering engineers
- "Radioactive" â Imagine Dragons
- Alex Da Kid, producer;
- Manny Marroquin & Josh Mosser, engineers/mixers;
- Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer
- "Royals" â Lorde
- Joel Little, producer;
- Joel Little, engineer/mixer;
- Stuart Hawkes, mastering engineer
- "Locked Out of Heaven" â Bruno Mars
- Jeff Bhasker, Emile Haynie, Mark Ronson & The Smeezingtons, producers;
- Alalal, Josh Blair, Wayne Gordon, Ari Levine, Manny Marroquin & Mark Ronson, engineers/mixers;
- David Kutch, mastering engineer
- "Blurred Lines" â Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams
- Pharrell, producer;
- Andrew Coleman & Tony Maserati, engineers/mixers;
- Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
Album of the Year
- Random Access Memories â Daft Punk
- Julian Casablancas, DJ Falcon, Todd Edwards, Chilly Gonzales, Giorgio Moroder, Panda Bear, Nile Rodgers, Paul Williams & Pharrell Williams, featured artists;
- Thomas Bangalter, Julian Casablancas, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, DJ Falcon & Todd Edwards, producers;
- Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta, Guillaume Le Braz & Daniel Lerner, engineers/mixers;
- Antoine Chabert & Bob Ludwig, mastering engineers
- The Blessed Unrest â Sara Bareilles
- Sara Bareilles, Mark Endert & John O'Mahony, producers;
- Jeremy Darby, Mark Endert & John O'Mahony, engineers/mixers;
- Greg Calbi, mastering engineer
- Good Kid, M.A.A.D City â Kendrick Lamar
- Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre, Drake, Jay Rock, Jay-Z, MC Eiht & Anna Wise, featured artists;
- DJ Dahi, Hit-Boy, Skhye Hutch, Just Blaze, Like, Terrace Martin, Dawaun Parker, Pharrell, Rahki, Scoop DeVille, Sounwave, Jack Splash, Tabu, Tha Bizness & T-Minus, producers;
- Derek Ali, Dee Brown, Dr. Dre, James Hunt, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Mike Larson, Jared Scott, Jack Splash & Andrew Wright, engineers/mixers;
- Mike Bozzi & Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, mastering engineers
- Red â Taylor Swift
- Gary Lightbody & Ed Sheeran, featured artists;
- Jeff Bhasker, Nathan Chapman, Dann Huff, Jacknife Lee, Max Martin, Shellback, Taylor Swift, Butch Walker & Dan Wilson, producers;
- Joe Baldridge, Sam Bell, Matt Bishop, Chad Carlson, Nathan Chapman, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland, Michael Ilbert, Tyler Johnson, Jacknife Lee, Steve Marcantonio, Manny Marroquin, Justin Niebank, John Rausch, Eric Robinson, Pawel Sek, Jake Sinclair, Mark "Spike" Stent & Andy Thompson, engineers/mixers;
- Tom Coyne & Hank Williams, mastering engineers
- The Heist â Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
- Ab-Soul, Ben Bridwell, Ray Dalton, Eighty4 Fly, Hollis, Mary Lambert, Baffalo Madonna, Evan Roman, Schoolboy Q, Allen Stone, The Teaching & Wanz, featured artists;
- Ryan Lewis, producer;
- Ben Haggerty, Ryan Lewis, Amos Miller, Reed Ruddy & Pete Stewart, engineers/mixers;
- Tom Coyne & Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, mastering engineer
Song of the Year
- "Royals"
- Ella Yelich O'Connor, Joel Little, songwriters (Lorde)
- "Just Give Me a Reason"
- P!nk, Jeff Bhasker and Nate Ruess, songwriters (P!nk featuring Nate Ruess)
- "Locked Out of Heaven"
- Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
- "Roar"
- Katy Perry, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee and Henry Walter, songwriters (Katy Perry)
- "Same Love"
- Ben Haggerty, Ryan Lewis and Mary Lambert, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert)
Best New Artist
Pop
Best Pop Solo Performance
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Best Pop Instrumental Album
Best Pop Vocal Album
Dance/Electronica
Best Dance Recording
Best Dance/Electronica Album
Traditional Pop
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Rock
Best Rock Performance
Best Metal Performance
Best Rock Song
- "Cut Me Some Slack"
- Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear, songwriters (Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear)
- "Ain't Messin 'Round"
- Gary Clark Jr., songwriter (Gary Clark Jr.)
- "Doom and Gloom"
- Mick Jagger & Keith Richards, songwriters (The Rolling Stones)
- "God Is Dead?"
- Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi & Ozzy Osbourne, songwriters (Black Sabbath)
- "Panic Station"
- Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
Best Rock Album
Alternative
Best Alternative Music Album
R&B
Best R&B Performance
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Best R&B Song
- "Pusher Love Girl"
- James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake)
- "Best of Me"
- Anthony Hamilton & Jairus Mozee, songwriters (Anthony Hamilton)
- "Love and War"
- Tamar Braxton, Darhyl Camper Jr., LaShawn Daniels & Makeba Riddick, songwriters (Tamar Braxton)
- "Only One"
- PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton & Stevie Wonder)
- "Without Me"
- Fantasia, Missy Elliott, Al Sherrod Lambert, Harmony Samuels & Kyle Stewart, songwriters (Fantasia featuring Kelly Rowland & Missy Elliott)
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Best R&B Album
Rap
Best Rap Performance
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Best Rap Song
- "Thrift Shop"
- Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz)
- "F**in' Problems"
- Tauheed Epps, Aubrey Graham, Kendrick Lamar, Rakim Mayers & Noah Shebib, songwriters (ASAP Rocky featuring Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar)
- "Holy Grail"
- Shawn Carter, Terius Nash, J. Harmon, Timothy Mosley, Justin Timberlake & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl & Krist Novoselic, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Justin Timberlake)
- "New Slaves"
- Christopher Breaux, Ben Bronfman, Mike Dean, Louis Johnson, Malik Jones, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, Che Smith, Kanye West & Cydell Young, songwriters (Anna Adamis & Gabor Presser, songwriters) (Kanye West)
- "Started from the Bottom"
- W. Coleman, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Bruno Sanfilippo, songwriter) (Drake)
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
Best Latin Jazz 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 Album
Best Latin Rock Urban or Alternative Album
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
Best Tropical Latin Album
Americana Music
Best American Roots Song
Best Americana Album
Best Bluegrass Album
Best Blues Album
Best Folk Album
Best Regional Roots Music Album
- Dockside Sessions â Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
- The Life & Times Of...The Hot 8 Brass Band â Hot 8 Brass Band
- Hula Ku'i â Kahulanui
- Le Fou â Zachary Richard
- Apache & Crown Dance Songs â Joe Tohonnie Jr.
Reggae
Best Reggae Album
World Music
Best World Music Album
Children's
Best Children's Album
Spoken Word
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)
Comedy
Best Comedy Album
Musical Show
Best Musical Theater Album
- Kinky Boots
- Billy Porter & Stark Sands, principal soloists; Sammy James Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus & William Wittman, producers; Cyndi Lauper, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
- Matilda the Musical
- Bertie Carvel, Sophia Gennusa, Laurence, Bailey Ryon, Miley Shapiro & Lauren Ward, principal soloists; Michael Croiter, Van Dean & Chris Nightingale, producers; Tim Minchin, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
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- Brandon Victor Dixon & Valisia Lakae, principal soloists; Frank Filipetti & Ethan Popp, producers (Robert Bateman, Al Cleveland, Georgia Dobbins, Lamont Dozier, William Garrett, Marvin Gaye, Berry Gordy, Freddie Gorman, Cornelius Grant, Brian Holland, Ivy Jo Hunter, Michael Lovesmith, Alphonzo Mizell, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, William Stevenson, Norman Whitfield & Stevie Wonder, composers; Nickolas Ashford, Marvin Gaye, Berry Gordy, Lula Mae Hardaway, Eddie Holland, Michael Lovesmith, Deke Richards, Smokey Robinson, Barrett Strong, Ronald White, Stevie Wonder & Syreeta Wright, lyricists) (Original Broadway Cast)
Music for Visual Media
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
- ' â Dave Grohl & Various Artists
- Django Unchained â Various Artists
- ' â Various Artists
- ' â Various Artists
- Muscle Shoals â Various Artists
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Best Song Written for Visual Media
Composing/Arranging
Best Instrumental Composition
- "Pensamientos For Solo Alto Saxophone And Chamber Orchestra"
- Clare Fischer, composer (The Clare Fischer Orchestra)
- " Away"
- Chuck Owen, composer (Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge)
- "California Pictures For String Quartet"
- Gordon Goodwin, composer (Quartet San Francisco)
- "Koko On The Boulevard"
- Scott Healy, composer (Scott Healy Ensemble)
- "String Quartet No. 1: Funky Diversion In Three Parts"
- Vince Mendoza, composer (Quartet San Francisco)
Best Instrumental Arrangement
- "On Green Dolphin Street"
- Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
- "Invitation"
- Kim Richmond, arranger (The Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra)
- "Side Hikes â A Ridge Away"
- Chuck Owen, arranger (Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge)
- "Skylark"
- Nan Schwartz, arranger (Amy Dickson)
- "Wild Beauty"
- Gil Goldstein, arranger (Brussels Jazz Orchestra Featuring Joe Lovano)
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
Crafts
Best Recording Package
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
- Wings Over America (Deluxe Edition)
- Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney and Wings)
- The Brussels Affair
- Charles Dooher & Scott Sandler, art directors (The Rolling Stones)
- How Do You Do (Limited Edition Box Set)
- Mayer Hawthorne, art director (Mayer Hawthorne)
- The Road To Red Rocks (Special Edition)
- Ross Stirling, art director (Mumford & Sons)
- The Smith Tapes
- Masaki Koike, art director (Various Artists)
Best Album Notes
- Afro Blue Impressions (Remastered & Expanded)
- Neil Tesser, album notes writer (John Coltrane)
- Call It Art 1964âÂÂ1965
- Ben Young, album notes writer (New York Art Quartet)
- Electric Music for the Mind and Body
- Alec Palao, album notes writer (Country Joe and the Fish)
- Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps
- Jonathan Cott, album notes writer (Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic)
- 360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story
- Sean Wilentz, album notes writer (various artists)
- Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard: Hard Time, Good Time & End Time Music, 1923âÂÂ1936
- Nathan Salsburg, album notes writer (various artists)
Historical
Best Historical Album
- Charlie Is My Darling â Ireland 1965 (tie)
- Teri Landi, Andrew Loog Oldham & Steve Rosenthal, compilation producers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (The Rolling Stones)
- The Complete Sussex And Columbia Albums (tie)
- Leo Sacks, compilation producer; Joseph M. Palmaccio, Tom Ruff & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Bill Withers)
- Call It Art 1964âÂÂ1965
- Joe Lizzi & Ben Young, compilation producers; Steve Fallone, Joe Lizzi & Ben Young, mastering engineers (New York Art Quartet)
- Pictures Of Sound: One Thousand Years Of Educed Audio: 980âÂÂ1980
- Patrick Feaster & Steven Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
- Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen (Deluxe Edition)
- Philip Siney, compilation producer; Ben Turner, mastering engineer (Sir Georg Solti)
Production
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
- Random Access Memories
- Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta & Daniel Lerner, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Daft Punk)
- Annie Up
- Chuck Ainlay, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Pistol Annies)
- The Blue Room
- Helik Hadar & Leslie Ann Jones, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Madeleine Peyroux)
- The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
- Paul Figueroa & Randy Staub, engineers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer (Alice in Chains)
- ...Like Clockwork
- Joe Barresi & Mark Rankin, engineers; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer (Queens of the Stone Age)
- The Moorings
- Trina Shoemaker, engineer; Eric Conn, mastering engineer (Andrew Duhon)
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Production, Surround Sound
Best Surround Sound Album
- Live Kisses
- Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; Tommy LiPuma, surround producer (Paul McCartney)
- Sailing the Seas of Cheese (Deluxe Edition)
- Les Claypool & Jason Mills, surround mix engineers; Stephen Marcussen, surround mastering engineer; Les Claypool & Jeff Fura, surround producers (Primus)
- Signature Sound Opus One
- Leslie Ann Jones, surround mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, surround mastering engineer; Herbert Waltl, surround producer (various artists)
- Sixteen Sunsets
- Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Jim Anderson & Jane Ira Bloom, surround producers (Jane Ira Bloom)
- Sprung Rhythm
- Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, surround producer (Richard Scerbo & Inscape)
Production, Classical
Best Engineered Album, Classical
- Winter Morning Walks
- David Frost, Brian Losch & Tim Martyn, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Dawn Upshaw, Maria Schneider, Australian Chamber Orchestra & Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra)
- Hymn to the Virgin
- Morten Lindberg, engineer (Tone Bianca, Sparre Dahl, & Schola Cantorum)
- La Voie Triomphale
- Morten Lindberg, engineer (Ole Kristian Ruud & Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces)
- Roomful of Teeth
- Mark Donahue & Jesse Lewis, engineers (Brad Wells & Roomful of Teeth)
- Vinci: Artaserse
- Hans-Martin Renz, Wolfgang Rixius & Ulrich Ruscher, engineers (Diego Fasolis, Philippe Jaroussky, Max Emanuel CenÃÂiÃÂ, Daniel Behle, Franco Fagioli, Valer Barna-Sabadus, Yuriy Mynenko & Concerto Köln)
Producer of the Year, Classical
- David Frost
- Andres: Home Stretch (Timo Andres, Andrew Cyr & Metropolis Ensemble)
- Angel Heart, A Music Storybook (Matt Haimovitz & Uccello)
- Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 (Jonathan Biss)
- Ben-Haim: Chamber Works (ARC Ensemble)
- Celebrating The American Spirit (Judith Clurman & Essential Voices USA)
- Elgar: Enigma Variations; Vaughan Williams: The Wasps; Greensleeves (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
- Guilty Pleasures (Renée Fleming, Sebastian Lang-Lessing & Philharmonia Orchestra)
- Verdi: Otello (Riccardo Muti, Aleksandrs Antonenko, Krassimira Stoyanova, Carlo Guelfi, Chicago Symphony Chorus & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
- Winter Morning Walks (Dawn Upshaw, Maria Schneider, Australian Chamber Orchestra & St. Paul Chamber Orchestra)
- Manfred Eicher
- Beethoven: Diabelli-Variationen (András Schiff)
- Canto Oscuro (Anna Gourari)
- Pärt: Adam's Lament (Tõnu Kaljuste, Latvian Radio Choir, Vox Clamantis, Sinfonietta Riga, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra)
- Tabakova: String Paths (Maxim Rysanov)
- Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
- Bizet: Symphony In C; Jeux D'Enfants; Variations Chromatiques (Martin West & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra)
- Traveling Sonata â European Music For Flute & Guitar (Viviana Guzmán & Jérémy Jouve)
- Voyages (Conrad Tao)
- Zia (Del Sol String Quartet)
- James Mallinson
- Berlioz: Grande Messe Des Morts (Colin Davis, London Symphony Chorus, London Philharmonic Choir & London Symphony Orchestra)
- Bloch: Symphony In C-Sharp Minor & Poems Of The Sea (Dalia Atlas & London Symphony Orchestra)
- Fauré: Requiem; Bach: Partita, Chorales & Ciaccona (Nigel Short, Tenebrae & London Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble)
- Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 (Colin Davis & London Symphony Orchestra)
- Wagner: Das Rheingold (Valery Gergiev, René Pape, Stephan Rügamer, Nikolai Putilin & Mariinsky Orchestra)
- Wagner: Die Walküre (Valery Gergiev, Anja Kampe, Jonas Kaufmann, René Pape, Nina Stemme & Mariinsky Orchestra)
- Weber: Der Freischütz (Colin Davis, Christine Brewer, Sally Matthews, Simon O'Neill, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra)
- Jay David Saks
- Adams: Nixon in China (John Adams, Russell Braun, Ginger Costa-Jackson, James Maddalena, Janis Kelly, Richard Paul Fink, Robert Brubaker, Kathleen Kim, Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra)
- Adès: The Tempest (Thomas Adès, Audrey Luna, Isabel Leonard, Alan Oke, Simon Keenlyside, Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra)
- The Enchanted Island (William Christie, Joyce DiDonato, David Daniels, Danielle De Niese, Luca Pisaroni, Lisette Oropesa, Plácido Domingo, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)
- Handel: Rodelinda (Harry Bicket, Renée Fleming, Andreas Scholl, Joseph Kaiser, Stephanie Blythe, Iestyn Davies, Shenyang & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra)
- Live At Carnegie Hall (James Levine, Evgeny Kissin & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra)
- Verdi: Rigoletto (Michele Mariotti, Ã
½eljko LuÃÂiÃÂ, Diana Damrau, Piotr BeczaÃ
Âa, Oksana Volkova, Ã
 tefan Kocán, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)
Classical
Best Orchestral Performance
Best Opera Recording
- Adès: The Tempest
- Thomas Adès (conductor); Simon Keenlyside, Isabel Leonard, Audrey Luna, Alan Oke (soloists); Luisa Bricetti and Victoria Warivonchick (producers)
- Britten: The Rape of Lucretia
- Oliver Knussen (conductor); Ian Bostridge, Peter Coleman-Wright, Susan Gritton, Angelika Kirchschlager (soloists); John Fraser (producer)
- Kleiberg: David and Bathsheba
- Tõnu Kaljuste (conductor); Anna Eimarsson and Johannes Weisser (soloists); Morten Lindberg (producer)
- Vinci: Artaserse
- Diego Fasolis (conductor); Valer Barna-Sabadus, Daniel Behle, Max Emanuel CenÃÂiÃÂ, Franco Fagioli, Philippe Jaroussky (soloists); Ulrich Russcher (producer)
- Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
- Christian Thielemann (conductor); Katarina Dalayman, Albert Dohmen, Stephen Gould, Eric Halfvarson, Linda Watson (soloists); Ohmar Eichinger (producer)
Best Choral Performance
Performers who are not eligible for an award (such as orchestras, soloists or choirs) are mentioned in parentheses
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Best Classical Vocal Solo
Best Classical Compendium
- Hindemith: Violinkonzert; Symphonic; Konzertmusik
- Christoph Eschenbach (conductor)
- Holmboe: Concerto
- Dima Slobodeniouk (conductor), Preben Iwan (producer)
- Tabakova: String Paths
- Maxim Rysanov (conductor), Manfred Eicher (producer)
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Music Video/Film
Best Music Video
- "Suit & Tie" â Justin Timberlake & Jay-Z
- David Fincher, video director; Timory King, video producer
- "Safe and Sound" â Capital Cities
- Grady Hall, video director; Buddy Enright, video producer; Daniel Weisman, video producer; Danny Lockwood, video producer
- "Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film" â Jay-Z
- Mark Romanek, video director; Shawn Carter & Aristides McGarry, video producers
- "Can't Hold Us" â Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton
- Jon Jon Augustavo, Jason Koenig & Ryan Lewis, video directors; Tricia Davis, Honna Kimmerer & Jenny Koenig, video producers
- "I'm Shakin'" â Jack White
- Dori Oskowitz, video director; Raquel Costello, video producer
Best Music Film
- Live Kisses â Paul McCartney
- Jonas ÃÂ
kerlund, video director; Violaine Etienne, Aron Levine & Scott Rodger, video producers
- Live 2012 â Coldplay
- Paul Dugdale, video director; Jim Parsons, video producer
- áCuatro! â Green Day
- Tim Wheeler, video director; Tim Lynch, video producer
- I'm in I'm out and I'm Gone: The Making of Get Up! â Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite
- Danny Clinch, video director; Ben Harper, video producer
- The Road to Red Rocks â Mumford & Sons
- Nicolas Jack Davies & Frederick Scott, video directors; Dan Bowen, video producer
Special Merit Awards
Music Educator Award
- Kent Knappenberger <small>(of Westfield Academy and Central School in Westfield, New York)</small>
Grammy Hall of Fame inductions
In Memoriam
The following people appeared in the In Memoriam segment:
Artists with multiple wins and nominations
The following artists received multiple nominations:
- Nine: Jay-Z
- Seven: Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell Williams
- Five: Daft Punk, Drake, Bob Ludwig
- Four: Lorde, Bruno Mars, Kacey Musgraves, Taylor Swift,
- Three: Jeff Bhasker, Black Sabbath, Tamar Braxton, Fantasia, Peter Franco, Dave Grohl, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta, Daniel Lerner, Manny Marroquin, Charlie Musselwhite, Nile Rodgers, Robin Thicke, Tye Tribbett, Tehrah
- Two: Jessi Alexander, Sara Bareilles, Mary J. Blige, David Bowie, Edie Brickell, Rob Caggiano, Gary Clark Jr., Tasha Cobbs, Coldplay, Ray Dalton, Lana Del Rey, Alexandre Desplat, Dr. Luke, Natalie Grant, Dave Grohl, Anthony Hamilton, Ben Harper, Connie Harrington, Calvin Harris, Imagine Dragons, Sarah Jarosz, Kaskade, Mary Lambert, Led Zeppelin, Ari Levine, Joel Little, Matt Maher, Mandisa, Max Martin, Steve Martin, Shane McAnally, Paul McCartney, Tim McGraw, Miguel, Katy Perry, P!nk, Gregory Porter, Queens of the Stone Age, Rihanna, Nate Ruess, Noah Shebib, Ed Sheeran, Blake Shelton, T.I., Timbaland, Chris Tomlin, Allen Toussaint, Wanz, Kanye West, Jack White
The following artists received multiple awards:
- Five: Daft Punk
- Four: Bob Ludwig, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Pharrell Williams
- Three: Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta, Daniel Lerner, Nile Rodgers, Justin Timberlake
- Two: David Frost, Dave Grohl, Jay-Z, Lorde, Paul McCartney, Kacey Musgraves, Tye Tribbett
Live-GIFs
The 56th Annual Grammy Awards were the first in the show's history to incorporate comprehensive Live-GIF integration through Tumblr. Creative agency Deckhouse Digital was hired to facilitate the integration, producing more than 50 animated GIFs during the live broadcast and publishing them to the official Grammy tumblr page in real time. The images contributed to the more than 5.1 million reblogs and likes that Grammy related posts received on the blogging site, and the record breaking 34 million combined social media interactions related to the live broadcast.
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