MOST of this year’s 83 Grammy awards categories will be handed out during the Grammy Premiere Ceremony before the Grammy 2015 Primetime telecast (airing tonight on CBS at 8/7c PM).
Click for the WINNERS of the NINE Grammys handed out at the CBS Primetime telecast
Click for ALL the Grammy Performances from the CBS Primetime telecast
Country singer, Hunter Hays, hosts the event, which takes place at Nokia Theatre L.A. beginning at 3:30 ET.
Congratulations to Pentatonix, who won in their category, Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappela for their Daft Punk medley arrangement.
WE ARE GRAMMY WINNERS! WE LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH! THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BELIEVING IN US! ?????????? pic.twitter.com/baFOwNYi1t
— Pentatonix (@PTXofficial) February 8, 2015
Also, congratulations to Carrie Underwood for her Best Country Solo Performance win for “Something in the Water.”
I WON A GRAMMY! Watching the telecast now online right now & I'm so happy! Thank you to the @TheGRAMMYs and my incredible fans! So amazing!!
— Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) February 8, 2015
More congratulations: Christina Aguilera and A Great Big World. They won Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “Say Something.” and Pharrell for his Best Urban Contemporary Album win for GIRL
Max Martin wins Producer of the Year.
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Angie Fisher, Cheyenne Jackson & Alexandra Silber, Old Crow Medicine Show, Ana Tijoux, and an all-star jazz quartet featuring Nathan East, Robert Glasper, Billy Hart, and Joe Lovano are performers. Presenting the first GRAMMY Awards of the day in approximately 70 categories will be current nominees Rosanne Cash, Gloria Gaynor, Hilary Hahn, Smokie Norful, and John Waters as well as five-time GRAMMY-winning producer Jimmy Jam.
Click to watch the Pre-Grammy ceremony with us as we Live Blog ALL OF THE WINNERS.
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Cheek to Cheek – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga – WINNER
Nostalgia by Annie Lennox
Night Songs – Barry Manilow
Sending You a Little Christmas – Johnny Mathis
Partners – Barbara Streisand and Various Artists
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Fancy – Iggy Azalea feat Charli XCX
A Sky Full of Stars – Coldplay
Say Something – A Great Big World feat Christina Aguilera – WINNER
Bang Bang – Jesse J. Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
Dark Horse – Katy Perry feat Jesse J.
Best Country Song
American Kids – Kenny Chesney (Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally)
Automatic – Miranda Lambert – (Nicole Galyon, Natalie Hemby, Miranda Lambert)
Give Me Back my Home Town – Eric Church – (Eric Church, Luke Laird)
I’m Not Going to Miss You – Glen Campbell – (Glen Campbell, Julian Raymond) – WINNER
Meanwhile Back at Mama’s – Tim McGraw feat Faith Hill – (Tom Douglas, Jaren Johnston, Jeffrey Steele)
Best Country Solo Performance
Give Me Back My Hometown – Eric Church
Invisible – Hunter Hayes
Automatic – Miranda Lambert
Something in the Water – Carrie Underwood – WINNER
Cop Car – Keith Urban
Best Country Duo or Group Performance
Gentle On My Mind – The Band Perry – WINNER
Meanwhile Back at Mama’s – Tim McGraw feat Faith Hill
Raise ’em Up – Keith Urban feat Eric Church
Day Drinkin’ – Little Big Town
Somethin’ Bad – Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood
Best Rock Song
Ain’t if Fun – Paramore (Haley Williams & Taylor York) – WINNER
Blue Moon – Beck (Beck Hansen)
Fever – The Black Keys (Dan Auerback, Brian Burton & Patrick Carney)
Gimme Something Good – Ryan Adams (Ryan Adams)
Lazaretto – Jack White – (Jack White III)
Best Rock Performance
Gimme Something Good – Ryan Adams
Do I Wanna Know? – Arctic Monkeys
Blue Moon – Beck
Fever – The Black Keys
Lazaretto – Jack White – WINNER
Best Metal Performance
Neon Knights – Anthrax
High Road – Mastodon
Heartbreaker – Motorhead
The Negative One – Slipknot
The Last in Line – Tenacious D – WINNER
Best Alt Music Album
Alt J – This is All Yours
Reflector – Arcade Fire
Melophobia – Cage the Elephant
St. Vincent – St. Vincent – WINNER
Lazaretto – Jack White
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Sail Out – Jhene Aiko
Beyonce – Beyonce
X – Chris Brown
Mali Is… – Mali Music
GIRL – Pharrell Williams – WINNER
Best R&B Album
Islander – Bernhoft
Lift Your Spirit – Aloe Blacc
Love, Marriage & Divorce – Toni Braxton & Babyface – WINNER
Black Radio 2 – Robert Glasper Experiment
Give the People What They Want – Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Best R&B Song
Drunk in Love – Beyonce feat Jay Z (Shawn Carter, Rasool Diaz, Noel Fisher, Jerome Harmon, Beyoncé Knowles, Timothy Mosely, Andre Eric Proctor & Brian Soko) – WINNER
Good Kisser – Usher (Ronald “Flip” Colson, Warren “Oak” Felder, Usher Raymond IV, Jameel Roberts, Terry “Tru” Sneed & Andrew “Pop” Wansel)
New Flame – Chris Brown feat Usher & Rick Ross (Eric Bellinger, Chris Brown, James Chambers, Malissa Hunter, Justin Booth Johnson, Mark Pitts, Usher Raymond IV, William Roberts, Maurice “”Verse”” Simmonds & Keith Thomas)
Options – Luke James feat Rick Ross (Dominic Gordon, Brandon Hesson, William Roberts & Jamaica “”Kahn-Cept”” Smith)
The Worst – Jhené Aiko – (Jhené Aiko Chilombo)
Best Traditional R&B Performance
As – Marsha Ambrosius & Anthony Hamilton
I.R.S – Angie Fisher
Jesus Children – Robert Glasper feat Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm Jamal Warner – WINNER
Nobody – Kem
Hold Up Wait a Minute (Woo Woo) – Antonique Smith
Best Rap Performance
3,005 – Childish Gambino
0 to 100/The Catchup – Drake
Rap God – Eminem
I – Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
All I Need is You – Lecrae
Best Rap/Song Collaboration
Blak MagiK – Common feat Jhene Aiko
The Monster – Eminem feat Rihanna – WINNER
Tuesday – I Love Makonnen feat Drake
Studio – Schoolboy Q feat DJ The Chicago Kid
Bound 2 – Kanye West and Charlie Wilson
Best Rap Album
The New Classic – Iggy Azalea
Because the Internet – Childish Gambino
Nobody’s Smiling – Common
The Marshall Mathers LP II – Eminem – WINNER
Oxymoron – Schoolboy Q
Black Hollywood – Wiz Khalifa
Best Rap Song
Anaconda – Niki Minaj (Ernest Clark, Jamal Jones, Onika Maraj, Marcos Palacios & J. Solone-Myvett)
Bound 2 – Kanye West & Charlie Wilson (Mike Dean, Malik Jones, Che Pope, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, John Stephens, Kanye West, Charlie Wilson & Cydel Young)
I – Kendrick Lamar – (K. Duckworth & C. Smith) – WINNER
We Dem Boyz – Wiz Khalifa – (N. Fisher & C. Thomaz)
0 To 100 / The Catch Up – Drake – (A. Feeney, Aubrey Graham, A. Hernandez, P. Jefferies, M. Samuels & Noah Shebib)
Best Dance Recording
Never Say Never – Basement Jaxx
Rather Be – Clean Bandit feat Jess Glynne – WINNER
F for You – Disclosure feat Mary J. Blige
I Got You – Duke Dumong feat Jax Jones
Faded – Zhu
Best Dance/Electronica Album
Syro – Aphex Twin – WINNER
While (1<2) – Deadmaus
Nabuma Rubberband – Little Dragon
Do It Again – Royksopp & Robin
Damage Control – Mat Zo
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappela
Beautiful Dreamer – The Pete McGuiness Jazz Orchestra – (Pete McGuiness, Arranger)
Daft Punk – Pentatonix (Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstie Maldonado & Kevin Olusola, arrangers) – WINNER
Get Smart – Gordin Goodwin’s Big Phat Band (Gordon Goodwin, Arranger)
Guantanamera – Alfredo Rodríguez (Alfredo Rodríguez, arranger)
Moon River – Amy Dickson (Chris Walden, Arranger)
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE
Statesboro Blues Gregg Allman & Taj Mahal
Track from: All My Friends: Celebrating The Songs & Voice Of Gregg Allman
A Feather’s Not A Bird – Rosanne Cash – WINNER
Track from: The River & The Thread
And When I Die Billy Childs Featuring Alison Krauss & Jerry Douglas
Track from: Map To The Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro
The Old Me Better Keb’ Mo’ Featuring The California Feetwarmers
Track from: Bluesamericana
Destination Nickel Creek
Track from: A Dotted Line
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG
A Feather’s Not A Bird Rosanne Cash Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal, songwriters (Rosanne Cash)
Track from: The River & The Thread – WINNER
Just So Much Jesse Winchester Jesse Winchester, songwriter (Jesse Winchester)
Track from: A Reasonable Amount Of Trouble
The New York Trains The Del McCoury Band Woody Guthrie & Del McCoury, songwriters (The Del McCoury Band)
Track from: My Name Is New York: Deluxe Audio Book
Pretty Little One Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers Featuring Edie Brickell Steve Martin, songwriter (Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers Featuring Edie Brickell)
Track from: Live
Terms Of My Surrender John Hiatt John Hiatt, songwriter (John Hiatt)
Track from: Terms of My Surrender
Best Americana Album
The River & The Thread – Roseanne Cash – WINNER
Terms of My Surrender – John Hiatt
Bluesamericana – Keb Mo
Nickel Creek – A Dotted Line
Metamodern Sounds in Country Music – Sturgill Simpson
BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
The Earls Of Leicester – The Earls Of Leicester – WINNER
Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe Noam Pikelny
Cold Spell Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
Into My Own Bryan Sutton
Only Me Rhonda Vincent
BEST BLUES ALBUM
Common Ground – Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play And Sing The Songs Of Big Bill Broonzy Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin
Promise Of A Brand New Day Ruthie Foster
Juke Joint Chapel Charlie Musselwhite
Decisions Bobby Rush With Blinddog Smokin’
Step Back – Johnny Winter – WINNER
BEST FOLK ALBUM
Three Bells Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas & Rob Ickes
Follow The Music Alice Gerrard
The Nocturne Diaries Eliza Gilkyson
Remedy Old Crow Medicine Show – WINNER
A Reasonable Amount Of Trouble Jesse Winchester
BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM
Light The Stars Bonsoir, Catin
Hanu ‘A’ala Kamaka Kukona
Love’s Lies Magnolia Sisters
The Legacy Jo-El Sonnier – WINNER
Best Gospel Album
Help – Erica Campbell – WINNER
Amazing – Ricky Dillard & New G
Withholding Nothing – William McDowell
Forever Yours – Smokie Norful
Vintage Worship – Anita Wilson
BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG
Help Erica Campbell Featuring Lecrae Erica Campbell Featuring Lecrae; Erica Campbell, Warryn Campbell, Hasben Jones, Harold Lilly, Lecrae Moore & Aaron Sledge, songwriters
Track from: Help
Sunday A.M. [Live] Karen Clark Sheard Karen Clark Sheard; Rudy Currence & Donald Lawrence, songwriters
I Believe Mali Music Mali Music; Kortney J. Pollard, songwriter Track from: Mali Is…
No Greater Love – Smokie Norful – Smokie Norful; Aaron W. Lindsey & Smokie Norful, songwriters – WINNER
Love On The Radio The Walls Group The Walls Group; Kirk Franklin, songwriter Track from: Fast Forward
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE/SONG
Write Your Story Francesca Battistelli Francesca Battistelli; Francesca Battistelli, David Arthur Garcia & Ben Glover, songwriters Track from: If We’re Honest
Come As You Are Crowder Crowder; David Crowder, Ben Glover & Matt Maher, songwriters
Messengers – Lecrae Featuring For King & Country – Lecrae Featuring For King & Country; Torrance Esmond, Ran Jackson, Ricky Jackson, Kenneth Chris Mackey, Lecrae Moore, Joseph Prielozny, Joel Smallbone & Luke Smallbone, songwriters – WINNER
Shake MercyMe MercyMe; Nathan Cochran, David Arthur Garcia, Ben Glover, Barry Graul, Bart Millard, Soli Olds, Mike Scheuchzer & Robby Shaffer, songwriters Track from: Welcome To The New
Multiplied Needtobreathe Needtobreathe; Bear Rinehart & Bo Rinehart, songwriters Track from: Rivers In The Wasteland
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
If We’re Honest Francesca Battistelli
Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong – For King & Country – WINNER
Hurricane Natalie Grant
Welcome To The New MercyMe
Royal Tailor Royal Tailor
BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM
Forever Changed T. Graham Brown
Shine For All The People – Mike Farris – WINNER
Hymns Gaither Vocal Band
A Cappella The Martins
His Way Of Loving Me Tim Menzies
BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
Tangos – Rubén Blades – WINNER
Elypse Camila
Raíz Lila Downs, Niña Pastori And Soledad
Loco De Amor Juanes
Gracias Por Estar Aquí Marco Antonio Solís
BEST LATIN ROCK, URBAN OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
Multiviral – Calle 13 – WINNER
Behind The Machine (Detrás De La Máquina) Chocquibtown
Bailar En La Cueva Jorge Drexler
Agua Maldita Molotov
Vengo Ana Tijoux
BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)
Lastima Que Sean Ajenas Pepe Aguilar
Mano A Mano – Tangos A La Manera De Vicente – Fernández Vicente Fernández – WINNER
Voz Y Guitarra Ixya Herrera featuring Elias Torres
15 Aniversario Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
Alegría Del Mariachi Mariachi Los Arrieros Del Valle
BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
50 Aniversario El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico
First Class To Havana Aymee Nuviola
Live Palo!
El Asunto Totó La Momposina
Más + Corazón Profundo – Carlos Vives – WINNER
Best Reggae Album
Ziggy Marley – Fly Rasta – WINNER
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry – Back on the Controls
Sean Paul – Full Frequency
Shaggy – Out of Many, One Music
Sly & Robbie & Spicy Chocolate – The Reggae Power
Soja – Amid the Noise and the Haste
BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
Toumani & Sidiki Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté
Eve – Angelique Kidjo – WINNER
Our World In Song Wu Man, Luis Conte & Daniel Ho
Magic Sergio Mendes
Traces Of You Anoushka Shankar
Best New Age Album
Bhkati – Paul Avgerinos
Ritual – Peter Kater & R. Carlos Nakai
Winds of Samsara – Ricky Kej & Wouter Kellerman – WINNER
Symphony Live In Istanbul – Kitaro
In Love And Longing – Silvia Nakkach & David Darling
BEST CHILDREN’S ALBUM
Appetite For Construction The Pop Ups
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai) – Neela Vaswani – WINNER
Just Say Hi! Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could
The Perfect Quirk Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
Through The Woods The Okee Dokee Brothers
BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO
The Eye Of The Hurricane Kenny Barron, soloist –
Track from: Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio (Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio)
Fingerprints Chick Corea, soloist – WINNER
Track from: Trilogy (Chick Corea Trio)
You & The Night & The Music Fred Hersch, soloist
Track from: Floating (Fred Hersch Trio)
Recorda Me Joe Lovano, soloist
Track from: The Latin Side Of Joe Henderson (Conrad Herwig Featuring Joe Lovano)
Sleeping Giant Brad Mehldau, soloist
Track from: Mehliana: Taming The Dragon (Brad Mehldau & Mark Guiliana)
BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
Map To The Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro (Billy Childs & Larry Klein, producers) Various Artists
I Wanna Be Evil: With Love to Eartha Kitt René Marie
Live In NYC Gretchen Parlato
Beautiful Life – Dianne Reeves – WINNER
Paris Sessions Tierney Sutton
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Landmarks Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band
Trilogy Chick Corea Trio – WINNER
Floating Fred Hersch Trio
Enjoy The View Bobby Hutcherson, David Sanborn, Joey DeFrancesco Featuring Billy Hart
All Rise: A Joyful Elegy For Fats Waller Jason Moran
BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
The L.A. Treasures Project The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
Life In The Bubble – Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band – WINNER
Quiet Pride: The Elizabeth Catlett Project Rufus Reid
Live: I Hear The Sound Archie Shepp Attica Blues Orchestra
OverTime: Music Of Bob Brookmeyer The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
The Latin Side Of Joe Henderson Conrad Herwig Featuring Joe Lovano
The Pedrito Martinez Group The Pedrito Martinez Group
The Offense Of The Drum – Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra – WINNER
Second Half Emilio Solla Y La Inestable De Brooklyn
New Throned King Yosvany Terry
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
American Hustle – Various Artists
Frozen – Various Artists – WINNER
Get on Up: The James Brown Story – James Brown
Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol 1 – Various Artists
The Wolf of Wall Street – Various Artists
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Frozen Christophe Beck, composer
Gone Girl Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Alexandre Desplat, composer – WINNER
Gravity Steven Price, composer
Saving Mr. Banks Thomas Newman, composer
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Everything Is Awesome!!! – Joshua Bartholomew, Lisa Harriton, Shawn Patterson, Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer & Jorma Taccone, songwriters (Tegan And Sara Featuring The Lonely Island)
Track from: The Lego Movie
I See Fire – Ed Sheeran, songwriter (Ed Sheeran)
Track from: The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
I’m Not Gonna Miss You – Glen Campbell & Julian Raymond, songwriters (Glen Campbell)
Track from: Glen Campbell, I’ll Be Me
Let It Go Kristen – Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Idina Menzel)
Track from: Frozen – WINNER
The Moon Song Spike Jonze & Karen O, songwriters (Scarlett Johansson & Joaquin Phoenix)
Track from: Her
BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
Aladdin James Monroe Iglehart, Adam Jacobs & Courtney Reed, principal soloists; Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken & Chris Montan, producers (Alan Menken, composer; Howard Ashman, Chad Beguelin & Tim Rice, lyricists) (Original Broadway Cast)
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical – Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell & Billy Jay Stein, producers (Carole King, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast) – WINNER
A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder Jefferson Mays & Bryce Pinkham, principal soloists; Kurt Deutsch & Joel Moss, producers; Robert L. Freedman, lyricist; Steven Lutvak, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
Hedwig And The Angry Inch Lena Hall & Neil Patrick Harris, principal soloists; Justin Craig, Tim O’Heir & Stephen Trask, producers (Stephen Trask, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
West Side Story Cheyenne Jackson & Alexandra Silber, principal soloists; Michael Tilson Thomas & Jack Vad, producers (Leonard Bernstein, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (Cheyenne Jackson & Alexandra Silber With The San Francisco Symphony)
BEST MUSIC FILM
Beyoncé & Jay Z: On The Run Tour Beyoncé & Jay Z Jonas Åkerlund, video director; Ed Burke, Svana Gisla & Dan Parise, video producers
Ghost Stories Coldplay Paul Dugdale, video director; Jim Parsons, video producer
20 Feet From Stardom – Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer & Judith Hill Morgan Neville, video director; Gil Friesen & Caitrin Rogers, video producers – WINNER
Metallica Through The Never Metallica Nimród Antal, video director; Adam Ellison & Charlotte Huggins, video producers
The Truth About Love Tour: Live From Melbourne Pink Larn Poland, video director; Roger Davies, video producer
Spoken Word Album
Actors Anonymous – James Franco
A Call to Action – Jimmy Carter
Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America – John Waters
Diary of a Mad Diva – Joan Rivers – WINNER
A Fighting Chance – Elizabeth Warren
We Will Survive: True Stories of Encouragement, Inspiration and the Power of Song – Gloria Gaynor
BEST COMEDY ALBUM
Mandatory Fun “Weird Al” Yankovic – WINNER
Obsessed Jim Gaffigan
Oh My God Louis C.K.
Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time Patton Oswalt
We Are Miracles Sarah Silverman
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Wild Heart – Mindi Abair
Slam Dunk – Gerald Albright
Nathan East – Nathan East
Jazz Funk Soul – Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb, Everette Harp
Bass & Mandolin – Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer – WINNER
BEST REMIXED RECORDING, NON-CLASSICAL
All Of Me (Tiesto’s Birthday Treatment Remix) – Tijs Michiel Verwest, remixer (John Legend) – WINNER
Falling Out (Ming Remix) MING, remixer (Crossfingers Featuring Danny Losito)
Pompeii (Audien Remix) Audien, remixer (Bastille)
The Rising (Eddie Amador Remix) Eddie Amador, remixer (Five Knives)
Smile (Kaskade Edit) Ryan Raddon, remixer (Galantis) Track from: Galantis EP
Waves (Robin Schulz Remix) Robin Schulz, remixer (Mr. Probz)
BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALS
All My Tomorrows Jeremy Fox, arranger (Jeremy Fox Featuring Kate McGarry)
Track from: With Love: Arrangements For Some Of My Favorite Singers
Goodnight America Vince Mendoza, arranger (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
Track from: Songs From The Movie
New York Tendaberry – Billy Childs, arranger (Billy Childs Featuring Renée Fleming & Yo-Yo Ma) – WINNER
Track from: Map To The Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro
Party Rockers Gordon Goodwin & Judith Hill, arrangers (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)
Track from: Life In The Bubble
What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life? Pete McGuinness, arranger (The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra)
Track from: Strength In Numbers
BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
The Book Thief – John Williams, composer (John Williams)
Track from: The Book Thief Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – WINNER
Last Train To Sanity – Stanley Clarke, composer (The Stanley Clarke Band)
Track from: Up
Life In The Bubble – Gordon Goodwin, composer (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)
Track from: Life In The Bubble
Recognition – Rufus Reid, composer (Rufus Reid)
Track from: Quiet Pride: The Elizabeth Catlett Project
Tarnation – Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile, composers (Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer)
Track from: Bass & Mandolin
Producer of the Year – Non Classical
Paul Epworth
John Hill
Jay Joyce
Greg Kurstin
Max Martin – WINNER
Best Music Video
We Exist – Arcade Fire
Turn Down for What – DJ Snake & Little Jon
Chandelier – Sia
Happy – Pharrell – WINNER
The Golden Age – Woodkid feat Max Richter
BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
Formosa Medicine Show David Chen & Andrew Wong, art directors (The Muddy Basin Ramblers)
Indie Cindy Vaughan Oliver, art director (Pixies)
Lightning Bolt – Jeff Ament, Don Pendleton, Joe Spix & Jerome Turner, art directors (Pearl Jam) – WINNER
LP1 Jesse Kanda, art director (FKA Twigs)
Whispers Sarah Larnach, art director (Passenger)
BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
Cities Of Darkscorch Leland Meiners & Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists)
A Letter Home (Vinyl Box Set) Gary Burden & Jenice Heo, art directors (Neil Young)
The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-27) – Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White, art directors (Various Artists) – WINNER
Sparks (Deluxe Album Box Set) Andy Carne & Imogen Heap, art directors (Imogen Heap)
Spring 1990 (The Other One) Jessica Dessner, Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson & Steve Vance, art directors (Grateful Dead)
BEST ALBUM NOTES
Happy: The 1920 Rainbo Orchestra Sides David Sager, album notes writer (Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra)
I’m Just Like You: Sly’s Stone Flower 1969-70 Alec Palao, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Offering: Live At Temple University – Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (John Coltrane) – WINNER
The Other Side Of Bakersfield: 1950s & 60s Boppers And Rockers From ‘Nashville West’, Vol. 1 Scott B. Bomar, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Purple Snow: Forecasting The Minneapolis Sound Jon Kirby, album notes writer (Various Artists)
The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-27) Scott Blackwood, album notes writer (Various Artists)
BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM
Black Europe: The Sounds And Images Of Black People In Europe Pre-1927 Jeffrey Green, Ranier E. Lotz & Howard Rye, compilation producers; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
The Garden Spot Programs, 1950 – Colin Escott & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Hank Williams) – WINNER
Happy: The 1920 Rainbo Orchestra Sides Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra)
Longing For The Past: The 78 RPM Era In Southeast Asia Steven Lance Ledbetter & David Murray, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
There’s A Dream I’ve Been Saving: Lee Hazlewood Industries 1966 – 1971 (Deluxe Edition) Hunter Lea, Patrick McCarthy & Matt Sullivan, compilation producers; John Baldwin, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
Bass & Mandolin Richard King & Dave Sinko, engineers; Robert C. Ludwig, mastering engineer (Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer)
Bluesamericana Ross Hogarth & Casey Wasner, engineers; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer (Keb’ Mo’)
Morning Phase – Tom Elmhirst, David Greenbaum, Florian Lagatta, Cole Marsden Greif-Neill, Robbie Nelson, Darrell Thorp, Cassidy Turbin & Joe Visciano, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Beck) – WINNER
The Way I’m Livin’ Chuck Ainlay, engineer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer (Lee Ann Womack)
What’s Left Is Forever Tchad Blake, Thomas Dybdahl, Oyvind Jakobsen, Jo Ranheim, Itai Shapira & David Way, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Thomas Dybdahl)
BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUM
Beppe: Remote Galaxy Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Vladimir Ashkenazy & Philharmonia Orchestra)
Beyoncé – Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Beyoncé Knowles, surround producer (Beyoncé) – WINNER
Chamberland: The Berlin Remixes David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber)
The Division Bell (20th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set) Damon Iddins & Andy Jackson, surround mix engineers; Damon Iddins & Andy Jackson, surround mastering engineers (Pink Floyd)
Epics Of Love Hans-Jörg Maucksch, surround mix engineer; Hans-Jörg Maucksch, surround mastering engineer; Günter Pauler, surround producer (Song Zuying, Yu Long & China Philharmonic Orchestra)
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 ‘Resurrection’ Michael Bishop & Robert Friedrich, surround mix engineers; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Elaine Martone, surround producer (Benjamin Zander & Philharmonia Orchestra)
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
Adams, John: City Noir Richard King, engineer; Wolfgang Schiefermair, mastering engineer (David Robertson & St. Louis Symphony)
Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean Dmitriy Lipay & Nathaniel Reichman, engineers; Nathaniel Reichman, mastering engineer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows Of Time Dmitriy Lipay, engineer; Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
Riccardo Muti Conducts Mason Bates & Anna Clyne David Frost & Christopher Willis, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending – Michael Bishop, engineer; Michael Bishop, mastering engineer (Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus) – WINNER
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
Morten Lindberg
Dmitriy Lipay
Elaine Martone
Judith Sherman – WINNER
David Starobin
BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
Adams, John: City Noir David Robertson, conductor (St. Louis Symphony) – WINNER
Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows Of Time Ludovic Morlot, conductor Seattle Symphony)
Dvo?ák: Symphony No. 8; Janá?ek: Symphonic Suite From Jen?fa Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
Schumann: Symphonien 1-4 Simon Rattle, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker)
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7; Tapiola Robert Spano, conductor (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
BEST OPERA RECORDING
Charpentier: La Descente D’Orphée Aux Enfers – Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Aaron Sheehan; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble; Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble) – WINNER
Milhaud: L’Orestie D’Eschyle Kenneth Kiesler, conductor; Dan Kempson, Jennifer Lane, Tamara Mumford, Sidney Outlaw, Lori Phillips & Brenda Rae; Tim Handley, producer (University Of Michigan Percussion Ensemble & University Of Michigan Symphony Orchestra; University Of Michigan Chamber Choir, University Of Michigan Orpheus Singers, University Of Michigan University Choir & UMS Choral Union)
Rameau: Hippolyte Et Aricie William Christie, conductor; Sarah Connolly, Stéphane Degout, Christiane Karg, Ed Lyon & Katherine Watson; Sébastien Chonion, producer (Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment; The Glyndebourne Chorus)
Schönberg: Moses Und Aron Sylvain Cambreling, conductor; Andreas Conrad & Franz Grundheber; Reinhard Oechsler, producer (SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden Und Freiburg; EuropaChorAkademie)
Strauss: Elektra Christian Thielemann, conductor; Evelyn Herlitzius, Waltraud Meier, René Pape & Anne Schwanewilms; Arend Prohmann, producer (Staatskapelle Dresden; Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden)
BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Bach: Matthäus-Passion René Jacobs, conductor (Werner Güra & Johannes Weisser; Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin; Rias Kammerchor & Staats-Und Domchor Berlin)
Dyrud: Out Of Darkness Vivianne Sydnes, conductor (Erlend Aagaard Nilsen & Geir Morten Øien; Sarah Head & Lars Sitter; Nidaros Cathedral Choir)
Holst: First Choral Symphony; The Mystic Trumpeter Andrew Davis, conductor; Stephen Jackson, chorus master (Susan Gritton; BBC Symphony Orchestra; BBC Symphony Chorus)
Mozart: Requiem John Butt, conductor (Matthew Brook, Rowan Hellier, Thomas Hobbs & Joanne Lunn; Dunedin Consort)
The Sacred Spirit Of Russia – Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare) – WINNER
BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
Dreams & Prayers David Krakauer & A Far Cry
In 27 Pieces – The Hilary Hahn Encores – Hilary Hahn & Cory Smythe – WINNER
Martin?: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1-3 Steven Isserlis & Olli Mustonen
Partch: Castor & Pollux Partch Track from: Partch: Plectra & Percussion Dances
Sing Thee Nowell New York Polyphony
BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
All The Things You Are Leon Fleisher
The Carnegie Recital Daniil Trifonov
Dutilleux: Tout Un Monde Lointain Xavier Phillips; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony) Track from: Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows Of Time
Play – Jason Vieaux – WINNER
Toccatas Jory Vinikour
BEST CLASSICAL SOLO VOCAL ALBUM
Douce France – Anne Sofie Von Otter; Bengt Forsberg, accompanist (Carl Bagge, Margareta Bengston, Mats Bergström, Per Ekdahl, Bengan Janson, Olle Linder & Antoine Tamestit) – WINNER
Porpora: Arias Philippe Jaroussky; Andrea Marcon, conductor (Cecilia Bartoli; Venice Baroque Orchestra)
Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin Florian Boesch; Malcolm Martineau, accompanist
Stella Di Napoli Joyce DiDonato; Riccardo Minasi, conductor (Chœur De L’Opéra National De Lyon; Orchestre De L’Opéra National De Lyon)
Virtuoso Rossini Arias Lawrence Brownlee; Constantine Orbelian, conductor (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra)
BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM
Britten To America Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor; Colin Matthews, producer
Mieczys?aw Weinberg Giedr? Dirvanauskait?, Daniil Grishin, Gidon Kremer, & Daniil Trifonov & Kremerata Baltica; Manfred Eicher, producer
Mike Marshall & The Turtle Island Quartet Mike Marshall & Turtle Island Quartet; Mike Marshall, producer
Partch: Plectra & Percussion Dances – Partch; John Schneider, producer – WINNER
The Solent – Fifty Years Of Music By Ralph Vaughan Williams Paul Daniel, conductor; Andrew Walton, producer
BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION
Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean – John Luther Adams, composer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony) – WINNER
Clyne, Anna: Prince Of Clouds Anna Clyne, composer (Jaime Laredo, Jennifer Koh, Vinay Parameswaran & Curtis 20/21 Ensemble) Track from: Two X Four
Crumb, George: Voices From The Heartland George Crumb, composer (Ann Crumb, Patrick Mason, James Freeman & Orchestra 2001) Track from: Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 16
Paulus, Stephen: Concerto For Two Trumpets & Band Stephen Paulus, composer (Eric Berlin, Richard Kelley, James Patrick Miller & UMASS Wind Ensemble)Track from: Fantastique – Premieres For Trumpet & Wind Ensemble
Sierra, Roberto: Sinfonía No. 4 Roberto Sierra, composer (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony) Track from: Sierra: Sinfonía No. 4; Fandangos; Carnaval