Posted by Robert Bartosh
December 5, 2014 - 3:28pm UTC
December 5, 2014 - 3:28pm UTC
Download PDF1. RECORD OF THE YEAR
Fancy
Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX
The Arcade & The Invisible Men, producers; Anthony Kilhofler & Eric Weaver, engineers/mixers; Miles Showell, mastering engineer
Track from: The New Classic
Label: Def Jam Recordings
Chandelier
Sia
Greg Kurstin & Jesse Shatkin, producers; Greg Kurstin, Manny Marroquin & Jesse Shatkin, engineers/mixers; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer
Track from: 1000 Forms Of Fear
Label: RCA Records / Monkey Puzzle Records
Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)
Sam Smith
Steve Fitzmaurice, Rodney Jerkins & Jimmy Napes, producers; Steve Fitzmaurice, Jimmy Napes & Steve Price, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
Label: Capitol Records
Shake It Off
Taylor Swift
Max Martin & Shellback, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland & Michael Ilbert, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
Label: Big Machine Records
All About That Bass
Meghan Trainor
Kevin Kadish, producer; Kevin Kadish, engineer/mixer; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
Label: Epic Records
2. ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Album Of The Year nominees will be announced later today
3. SONG OF THE YEAR
All About That Bass
Kevin Kadish & Meghan Trainor, songwriters (Meghan Trainor)
Label: Epic Records; Publishers: Year Of The Dog Music/Over-Thought Under-Appreciated Songs
Chandelier
Sia Furler & Jesse Shatkin, songwriters (Sia)
Track from: 1000 Forms Of Fear
Label: RCA Records / Monkey Puzzle Records; Publishers: EMI Music Publishing Inc./EMI April Music Inc./Aidenjulius Music
Shake It Off
Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
Label: Big Machine Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Taylor Swift Music/MXM admin. by Koblat Songs Music Publishing
Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)
James Napier, William Phillips & Sam Smith, songwriters (Sam Smith)
Label: Capitol Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Songs LLC obo Naughty Words Ltd./Universal-Polygram Int. Tunes, Inc. obo Method Paperwork
Take Me To Church
Andrew Hozier-Byrne, songwriter (Hozier)
Track from: Take Me To Church
Label: Columbia Records
4. BEST NEW ARTIST
Iggy Azalea
Label: Def Jam Recordings
Bastille
Label: Virgin Records
Brandy Clark
Label: Slate Creek Records
Haim
Label: Columbia Records
Sam Smith
Label: Capitol Records
5. BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
All Of Me (Live)
John Legend
Label: Columbia Records
Chandelier
Sia
Track from: 1000 Forms Of Fear
Label: RCA Records / Monkey Puzzle Records
Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)
Sam Smith
Label: Capitol Records
Shake It Off
Taylor Swift
Label: Big Machine Records
Happy (Live)
Pharrell Williams
Label: Columbia Records
6. BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Fancy
Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX
Track from: The New Classic
Label: Def Jam Recordings
A Sky Full Of Stars
Coldplay
Track from: Ghost Stories
Label: Atlantic/Parlophone
Say Something
A Great Big World With Christina Aguilera
Track from: Is There Anybody Out There?
Label: Epic Records
Bang Bang
Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
Label: Republic Records
Dark Horse
Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J
Label: Capitol Records
7. BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
Cheek To Cheek
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
Label: Streamline/Columbia/RPM/Interscope
Nostalgia
Annie Lennox
Label: Blue Note Records
Night Songs
Barry Manilow
Label: Stiletto Entertainment
Sending You A Little Christmas
Johnny Mathis
Label: Columbia
Partners
Barbra Streisand With Various Artists
Label: Columbia Records
8. BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Ghost Stories
Coldplay
Label: Atlantic/Parlophone
Bangerz
Miley Cyrus
Label: RCA
My Everything
Ariana Grande
Label: Republic Records
Prism
Katy Perry
Label: Capitol Records
X
Ed Sheeran
Label: Atlantic Records
In The Lonely Hour
Sam Smith
Label: Capitol Records
9. BEST DANCE RECORDING
Never Say Never
Basement Jaxx
Basement Jaxx, producers; Basement Jaxx, mixers
Label: Atlantic Jaxx/[Pias]
Rather Be
Clean Bandit Featuring Jess Glynne
Grace Chatto & Jack Patterson, producers; Wez Clarke & Jack Patterson, mixers
Track from: New Eyes
Label: Big Beat/Atlantic
F For You
Disclosure Featuring Mary J. Blige
Disclosure, producer; Disclosure, mixer
Track from: Settle (Deluxe)
Label: Cherrytree/Interscope Records
I Got U
Duke Dumont Featuring Jax Jones
Duke Dumont & Jax Jones, producers; Tommy Forrest, mixer
Label: Astralwerks
Faded
Zhu
Zhu, producer; Zhu, mixer
Label: Mind Of A Genius
10. BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
Syro
Aphex Twin
Label: Warp Records
While (1<2)
Deadmaus
Label: Astralwerks
Nabuma Rubberband
Little Dragon
Label: Loma Vista Recordings / Republic
Do It Again
Röyksopp & Robyn
Label: Cherrytree/Interscope Records
Damage Control
Mat Zo
Label: Astralwerks
11. BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Wild Heart
Mindi Abair
Mindi Abair
Label: Heads Up International
Slam Dunk
Gerald Albright
Gerald Albright
Label: Heads Up International
Nathan East
Nathan East
Nathan East
Label: Yamaha Entertainment Group
Jazz Funk Soul
Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb, Everette Harp
Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb, Everette Harp
Label: Shanachie
Bass & Mandolin
Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer
Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer
Label: Nonesuch
12. BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
Gimme Something Good
Ryan Adams
Label: Blue Note Records
Do I Wanna Know?
Arctic Monkeys
Track from: AM
Label: Domino Recording Co.
Blue Moon
Beck
Label: Capitol Records
Fever
The Black Keys
Track from: Turn Blue
Label: Nonesuch
Lazaretto
Jack White
Track from: Lazaretto
Label: Third Man Records/Columbia Records
13. BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
Neon Knights
Anthrax
Track from: Ronnie James Dio - This Is Your Life
Label: Rhino
High Road
Mastodon
Track from: Once More 'Round The Sun
Label: Reprise
Heartbreaker
Motörhead
Track from: Aftershock
Label: Udr
The Negative One
Slipknot
Label: Roadrunner Records
The Last In Line
Tenacious D
Track from: Ronnie James Dio - This Is Your Life
Label: Rhino
14. BEST ROCK SONG
Ain't It Fun
Hayley Williams & Taylor York, songwriters (Paramore)
Track from: Paramore
Label: Fueled By Ramen; Publishers: WB Music Corp./But Father, I Just Want To Sing/FBR Music And Hunterboro Music/WB Music Corp/Justin's Polite Music
Blue Moon
Beck Hansen, songwriter (Beck)
Label: Capitol Records; Publisher: Youthless admin. by Kobalt Music Publishing, Inc.
Fever
D. Auerbach, B. Burton & P. Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)
Track from: Turn Blue
Label: Nonesuch Records; Publishers: MCMOORE MCLESST Publishing admin. by Wixen Music/Sweet Science
Gimme Something Good
Ryan Adams, songwriter (Ryan Adams)
Label: Blue Note Records; Publisher: Barland Music admin. by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC.
Lazaretto
Jack White III, songwriter (Jack White)
Track from: Lazaretto
Label: Third Man Records/Columbia Records; Publisher: Third String Tunes
15. BEST ROCK ALBUM
Ryan Adams
Ryan Adams
Label: Blue Note Records
Morning Phase
Beck
Label: Capitol Records
Turn Blue
The Black Keys
Label: Nonesuch
Hypnotic Eye
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Label: Reprise
Songs Of Innocence
U2
Label: Interscope
16. BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
This Is All Yours
Alt-J
Label: Canvasback/Atlantic
Reflektor
Arcade Fire
Label: Capitol Records
Melophobia
Cage The Elephant
Label: RCA Records
St. Vincent
St. Vincent
Label: Loma Vista Recordings / Republic
Lazaretto
Jack White
Label: Third Man Records/Columbia Records
17. BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
Drunk In Love
Beyoncé Featuring Jay Z
Track from: Beyoncé
Label: Columbia Records
New Flame
Chris Brown Featuring Usher & Rick Ross
Track from: X
Label: RCA Records
It's Your World
Jennifer Hudson Featuring R. Kelly
Track from: JHUD
Label: RCA Records
Like This
Ledisi
Track from: The Truth
Label: Verve
Good Kisser
Usher
Label: RCA Records
18. BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
As
Marsha Ambrosius & Anthony Hamilton
Track from: The Best Man Holiday (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Label: RCA Records
I.R.S.
Angie Fisher
Label: Hidden Beach Recordings
Jesus Children
Robert Glasper Experiment Featuring Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm Jamal Warner
Track from: Black Radio 2
Label: Blue Note Records
Nobody
Kem
Label: Motown Records
Hold Up Wait A Minute (Woo Woo)
Antonique Smith
Label: 9:23 Music & Media
19. BEST R&B SONG
Drunk In Love
Shawn Carter, Rasool Diaz, Noel Fisher, Jerome Harmon, Beyoncé Knowles, Timothy Mosely, Andre Eric Proctor & Brian Soko, songwriters (Beyoncé Featuring Jay Z)
Track from: Beyoncé
Label: Columbia Records
Good Kisser
Ronald “Flip” Colson, Warren “Oak” Felder, Usher Raymond IV, Jameel Roberts, Terry “Tru” Sneed & Andrew “Pop” Wansel, songwriters (Usher)
Label: RCA Records
New Flame
Eric Bellinger, Chris Brown, James Chambers, Malissa Hunter, Justin Booth Johnson, Mark Pitts, Usher Raymond IV, William Roberts, Maurice ""Verse"" Simmonds & Keith Thomas, songwriters (Chris Brown Featuring Usher & Rick Ross)
Track from: X
Label: RCA Records; Publishers: Songs Of Universal, Inc./Culture Beyond Ur Experience Publishing/Justin Booth Johnson, Keef Tha Beef, Maurice Nathan Simmonds Publishing/Bu Thiam Publishing/Universal Music Publishing, Eric B/Writing Camp Music/Sony/ATV Tunes LLC,4 Blunts Lit At Once Publishing/First And Gold Publishing adm. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Sony/ATV Sons LLC, 6 Kolbert Drive/Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Prescriptions Songs /Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, UR-IV Music /EMI April Music, Inc.
Options (Wolfjames Version)
Dominic Gordon, Brandon Hesson, William Roberts & Jamaica ""Kahn-Cept"" Smith, songwriters (Luke James Featuring Rick Ross)
Label: Island Records
The Worst
Jhené Aiko Chilombo, songwriter (Jhené Aiko)
Track from: Sail Out
Label: Def Jam Recordings
20. BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
Sail Out
Jhené Aiko
Label: Def Jam Recordings
Beyoncé
Beyoncé
Label: Columbia Records
X
Chris Brown
Label: RCA Records
Mali Is...
Mali Music
Label: RCA Records / Bystorm Entertainment
Girl
Pharrell Williams
Label: Columbia Records
21. BEST R&B ALBUM
Islander
Bernhoft
Label: Big Picnic Records
Lift Your Spirit
Aloe Blacc
Label: XIX / Interscope Records
Love, Marriage & Divorce
Toni Braxton & Babyface
Label: Def Jam Recordings
Black Radio 2
Robert Glasper Experiment
Label: Blue Note Records
Give The People What They Want
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Label: Daptone Records
22. BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
3005
Childish Gambino
Track from: Because The Internet
Label: Glassnote
0 To 100 / The Catch Up
Drake
Label: Cash Money/Young Money
Rap God
Eminem
Track from: The Marshall Mathers LP2
Label: Aftermath
I
Kendrick Lamar
Label: Top Dawg Entertainment/Interscope Records
All I Need Is You
Lecrae
Label: Reach Records
23. BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
Blak Majik
Common Featuring Jhené Aiko
Track from: Nobody's Smiling
Label: Def Jam Recordings
The Monster
Eminem Featuring Rihanna
Track from: The Marshall Mathers LP2
Label: Aftermath
Tuesday
I Love Makonnen Featuring Drake
Label: OVO/Warner Bros.
Studio
Schoolboy Q Featuring BJ The Chicago Kid
Track from: Oxymoron
Label: TDE/Interscope Records
Bound 2
Kanye West & Charlie Wilson
Track from: Yeezus
Label: Def Jam Recordings
24. BEST RAP SONG
Anaconda
Ernest Clark, Jamal Jones, Onika Maraj, Marcos Palacios & J. Solone-Myvett, songwriters (Nicki Minaj)
Label: Cash Money/Young Money
Bound 2
Mike Dean, Malik Jones, Che Pope, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, John Stephens, Kanye West, Charlie Wilson & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West & Charlie Wilson)
Track from: Yeezus
Label: Def Jam Recordings
I
K. Duckworth & C. Smith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
Label: Top Dawg Entertainment/Interscope Records
We Dem Boyz
N. Fisher & C. Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa)
Track from: Blacc Hollywood
Label: Rostrum/Atlantic; Publishers; Wiz KHalifa Publishing admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./IFYOUNEEDMEDONTLEAVEME
0 To 100 / The Catch Up
A. Feeney, Aubrey Graham, A. Hernandez, P. Jefferies, M. Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
Label: Cash Money/Young Money
25. BEST RAP ALBUM
The New Classic
Iggy Azalea
Label: Def Jam Recordings
Because The Internet
Childish Gambino
Label: Glassnote
Nobody's Smiling
Common
Label: Def Jam Recordings
The Marshall Mathers LP2
Eminem
Label: Aftermath
Oxymoron
Schoolboy Q
Label: TDE/Interscope Records
Blacc Hollywood
Wiz Khalifa
Label: Rostrum/Atlantic
26. BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
Give Me Back My Hometown
Eric Church
Track from: The Outsiders
Label: EMI Nashville
Invisible
Hunter Hayes
Track from: Storyline
Label: Atlantic Records
Automatic
Miranda Lambert
Track from: Platinum
Label: RCA Nashville
Something In The Water
Carrie Underwood
Label: Sony Nashville
Cop Car
Keith Urban
Track from: Fuse
Label: Capitol Nashville
27. BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Gentle On My Mind
The Band Perry
Track from: Glen Campbell, I’ll Be Me Soundtrack EP
Label: Big Machine Records
Somethin' Bad
Miranda Lambert With Carrie Underwood
Track from: Platinum
Label: RCA Nashville
Day Drinking
Little Big Town
Label: Capitol Nashville
Meanwhile Back At Mama's
Tim McGraw Featuring Faith Hill
Track from: Sundown Heaven Town
Label: Big Machine Records
Raise 'Em Up
Keith Urban Featuring Eric Church
Track from: Fuse
Label: Capitol Nashville
28. BEST COUNTRY SONG
American Kids
Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird & Shane McAnally, songwriters (Kenny Chesney)
Label: Blue Chair Records, LLC / Columbia Nashville
Automatic
Nicolle Galyon, Natalie Hemby & Miranda Lambert, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
Track from: Platinum
Label: RCA Nashville; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Pink Dog Publishing admin. by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Wruckestrike
Give Me Back My Hometown
Eric Church & Luke Laird, songwriters (Eric Church)
Track from: The Outsiders
Label: EMI Nashville; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Longer And Louder Music, admin. by Sony/ATV Music PublishingLLC/Songs Of Universal , Inc./Creative Nation Music/Twangin And Slangin, admin. by Songs Of Universal, Inc.
I'm Not Gonna Miss You
Glen Campbell & Julian Raymond, songwriters (Glen Campbell)
Track from: Glen Campbell, I’ll Be Me Soundtrack
Label: Big Machine Records
Meanwhile Back At Mama's
Tom Douglas, Jaren Johnston & Jeffrey Steele, songwriters (Tim McGraw Featuring Faith Hill)
Label: Big Machine Records
29. BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Riser
Dierks Bentley
Label: Capitol Records
The Outsiders
Eric Church
Label: EMI Nashville
12 Stories
Brandy Clark
Label: Slate Creek Records
Platinum
Miranda Lambert
Label: RCA Nashville
The Way I'm Livin'
Lee Ann Womack
Label: Sugar Hill Records
30. BEST NEW AGE ALBUM
Bhakti
Paul Avgerinos
Label: Round Sky Music
Ritual
Peter Kater & R. Carlos Nakai
Label: Mysterium Music
Winds Of Samsara
Ricky Kej & Wouter Kellerman
Label: Listen 2 Africa
Symphony Live In Istanbul
Kitaro
Label: Domo Records, Inc
In Love And Longing
Silvia Nakkach & David Darling
Label: Sounds True
31. BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO
The Eye Of The Hurricane
Kenny Barron, soloist
Track from: Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio (Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio)
Label: Whaling City Sound
Fingerprints
Chick Corea, soloist
Track from: Trilogy (Chick Corea Trio)
Label: Concord Jazz
You & The Night & The Music
Fred Hersch, soloist
Track from: Floating (Fred Hersch Trio)
Label: Palmetto Records
Recorda Me
Joe Lovano, soloist
Track from: The Latin Side Of Joe Henderson (Conrad Herwig Featuring Joe Lovano)
Label: Half Note
Sleeping Giant
Brad Mehldau, soloist
Track from: Mehliana: Taming The Dragon (Brad Mehldau & Mark Guiliana)
Label: Nonesuch
32. BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
Map To The Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro
(Billy Childs &) Various Artists
Label: Masterworks
I Wanna Be Evil
René Marie
Label: Motema Music
Live In NYC
Gretchen Parlato
Label: Obliqsound
Beautiful Life
Dianne Reeves
Label: Concord Records
Paris Sessions
Tierney Sutton
Label: BFM Jazz
33. BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Landmarks
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band
Label: Blue Note Records
Trilogy
Chick Corea Trio
Label: Concord Jazz
Floating
Fred Hersch Trio
Label: Palmetto Records
Enjoy The View
Bobby Hutcherson, David Sanborn, Joey DeFrancesco Featuring Billy Hart
Label: Blue Note Records
All Rise: A Joyful Elegy For Fats Waller
Jason Moran
Label: Blue Note Records
34. BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
The L.A. Treasures Project
The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
Label: Capri Records, Ltd.
Life In The Bubble
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
Label: Telarc International
Quiet Pride: The Elizabeth Catlett Project
Rufus Reid
Label: Motema Music
Live: I Hear The Sound
Archie Shepp Attica Blues Orchestra
Label: ArchieBall
OverTime: Music Of Bob Brookmeyer
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
Label: Planet Arts Recordings
35. BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
The Latin Side Of Joe Henderson
Conrad Herwig Featuring Joe Lovano
Label: Half Note
The Pedrito Martinez Group
The Pedrito Martinez Group
Label: Motema Music
The Offense Of The Drum
Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Label: Motema
Second Half
Emilio Solla Y La Inestable De Brooklyn
Label: Emilio Solla Music
New Throned King
Yosvany Terry
Label: 5Passion
36. 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
Label: EOne/My Block; Publishers: Campbell Kids/Fellowship Of The Unashamed, Uncle Bobby Music/EMI-Sony ATV, Food 4 Yo Soul, I Wrote It You Sing It, That's Plum Song
Sunday A.M. [Live]
Karen Clark Sheard
Karen Clark Sheard; Rudy Currence & Donald Lawrence, songwriters
Label: EOne/Karew Records
I Believe
Mali Music
Mali Music; Kortney J. Pollard, songwriter
Track from: Mali Is...
Label: RCA Records/ByStorm Entertainment; Publisher: Mali Music Note Productions
No Greater Love
Smokie Norful
Smokie Norful; Aaron W. Lindsey & Smokie Norful, songwriters
Label: Tre'Myles/Motown Gospel; Publishers: Capitol CMG Paragon, Aaron Lindsey Pub. admin. by CapitolCMGPublishing.com/Meadowgreen Music Company, Norful Music Publishing
Love On The Radio
The Walls Group
The Walls Group; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
Track from: Fast Forward
Label: RCA Inspiration/Fo Yo Soul; Publisher:Aunt Gertrude Music Publishing, Lilly Mack Music admin. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com
37. 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
Label: Fervent/Word/Curb; Publishers: Work Music, LLC/Francesca Music/Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Songs, D Soul Music/9T One Songs, Ariose Music admin. by CapitolCMGPublishing.com
Come As You Are
Crowder
Crowder
Label: Sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records; Publishers: sixsteps Music/worshiptogether.com Songs/9T One Songs/Ariose Music/Valley Of Songs Music admin. by CapitolCMGPublishing.com/Thankyou Music admin. by CapitolCMGPublishing.com
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
Label: Reach Records; Publishers: Fellowship Of The Unashamed Music, WB Music Corp./Method To The Madness/Shankel Songs/Warner Tamerlane/Kilns Music/Aly Plane Music/Evident Music/Before I Die Publishing/Joseph Prielozny Music/Track Or Die Music LLC
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
Label: Fair Trade; Publishers: MercyMe Music/Wet As A Fish Music/Soul Glow Activator Music/D Soul Music/Universal Music Brentwood Benson Publishing/9T One Songs/Ariose Music
Multiplied
Needtobreathe
Needtobreathe; Bear Rinehart & Bo Rinehart, songwriters
Track from: Rivers In The Wasteland
Label: Atlantic; Publishers: Needtobreathe Music/Bear Lee Breathing Music
38. BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
Help
Erica Campbell
Label: EOne/My Block
Amazing [Live]
Ricky Dillard & New G
Label: Light Records/EOne
Withholding Nothing [Live]
William McDowell
Label: EOne/Delivery Room Music
Forever Yours
Smokie Norful
Label: Tre'Myles/Motown Gospel
Vintage Worship
Anita Wilson
Label: Motown Gospel
39. BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
If We're Honest
Francesca Battistelli
Label: Fervent/Word/Curb
Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong.
For King & Country
Label: Fervent/Word/Curb
Hurricane
Natalie Grant
Label: Curb Records
Welcome To The New
MercyMe
Label: Fair Trade
Royal Tailor
Royal Tailor
Label: Essential Records
40. BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM
Forever Changed
T. Graham Brown
T. Graham Brown
Label: MCM World Media
Shine For All The People
Mike Farris
Mike Farris
Label: Compass Records
Hymns
Gaither Vocal Band
Gaither Vocal Band
Label: Gaither Music Group
A Cappella
The Martins
The Martins
Label: Gaither Music Group
His Way Of Loving Me
Tim Menzies
Tim Menzies
Label: By Grace Records
41. BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
Tangos
Rubén Blades
Label: Sunnyside Records
Elypse
Camila
Label: Sony Music Latin
Raíz
Lila Downs, Niña Pastori And Soledad
Label: Sony Music Latin
Loco De Amor
Juanes
Label: Universal Music Latino
Gracias Por Estar Aquí
Marco Antonio Solís
Label: Universal Music Latino
42. BEST LATIN ROCK, URBAN OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
Multiviral
Calle 13
Label: Sony Music Latin
Behind The Machine (Detrás De La Máquina)
Chocquibtown
Label: Sony Music Latin
Bailar En La Cueva
Jorge Drexler
Label: Warner Music Latina
Agua Maldita
Molotov
Label: Universal Latino
Vengo
Ana Tijoux
Label: Nacional Records
43. BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)
Lastima Que Sean Ajenas
Pepe Aguilar
Label: Sony Music Latin
Mano A Mano - Tangos A La Manera De Vicente Fernández
Vicente Fernández
Label: Sony Music Latin
Voz Y Guitarra
Ixya Herrera
Label: Rampart Latino Records
15 Aniversario
Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
Label: East Side Records/Shea Records
Alegría Del Mariachi
Mariachi Los Arrieros Del Valle
Label: Mariachi Los Arrieros Del Valle
44. BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
50 Aniversario
El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico
Label: EGC Records
First Class To Havana
Aymee Nuviola
Label: Worldwide Entertainment
Live
Palo!
Label: Rolling Pin Music
El Asunto
Totó La Momposina
Label: Sony Music Latin
Más + Corazón Profundo
Carlos Vives
Label: Sony Music Latin
45. BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE
Statesboro Blues
Gregg Allman & Taj Mahal
Gregg Allman & Taj Mahal
Track from: All My Friends: Celebrating The Songs & Voice Of Gregg Allman
Label: Rounder
A Feather's Not A Bird
Rosanne Cash
Rosanne Cash
Track from: The River & The Thread
Label: Blue Note Records
And When I Die
Billy Childs Featuring Alison Krauss & Jerry Douglas
Billy Childs Featuring Alison Krauss & Jerry Douglas
Track from: Map To The Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro
Label: Masterworks
The Old Me Better
Keb' Mo' Featuring The California Feet Warmers
Keb' Mo' Featuring The California Feet Warmers
Track from: Bluesamericana
Label: Kind Of Blue Music
Destination
Nickel Creek
Nickel Creek
Track from: A Dotted Line
Label: Nonesuch
46. 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
Label: Blue Note Records; Publishers: Chelcait Music admin. by Measurable Music LLC, a Notable Music Co./Lev-A-Tunes
Just So Much
Jesse Winchester
Jesse Winchester, songwriter (Jesse Winchester)
Track from: A Reasonable Amount Of Trouble
Label: Appleseed; Publisher: Bug Music
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
Label: Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc.
Pretty Little One
Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers Featuring Edie Brickell
Edie Brickell & Steve Martin, songwriters (Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers Featuring Edie Brickell)
Track from: Live
Label: Rounder; Publishers: LA Films Music/Brick Elephant Music
Terms Of My Surrender
John Hiatt
John Hiatt, songwriter (John Hiatt)
Track from: Terms Of My Surrender
Label: New West Records; Publisher: So Not That Music
47. BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
The River & The Thread
Rosanne Cash
Label: Blue Note Records
Terms Of My Surrender
John Hiatt
Label: New West Records
Bluesamericana
Keb' Mo'
Label: Kind Of Blue Music
A Dotted Line
Nickel Creek
Label: Nonesuch
Metamodern Sounds In Country Music
Sturgill Simpson
Label: High Top Mountain Records
48. BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
The Earls Of Leicester
The Earls Of Leicester
Label: Rounder
Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe
Noam Pikelny
Label: Compass Records
Cold Spell
Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
Label: Compass Records
Into My Own
Bryan Sutton
Label: Sugar Hill Records
Only Me
Rhonda Vincent
Label: Upper Management Music
49. BEST BLUES ALBUM
Common Ground - Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play And Sing The Songs Of Big Bill Broonzy
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin
Label: Yep Roc Records
Promise Of A Brand New Day
Ruthie Foster
Label: Blue Corn Music
Juke Joint Chapel
Charlie Musselwhite
Label: Henrietta Records
Decisions
Bobby Rush With Blinddog Smokin'
Label: Silver Talon Records
Step Back
Johnny Winter
Label: Megaforce Records
50. BEST FOLK ALBUM
Three Bells
Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas & Rob Ickes
Label: Rounder
Follow The Music
Alice Gerrard
Label: Tompkins Square
The Nocturne Diaries
Eliza Gilkyson
Label: Red House Records
Remedy
Old Crow Medicine Show
Label: ATO Records
A Reasonable Amount Of Trouble
Jesse Winchester
Label: Appleseed
51. BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM
Light The Stars
Bonsoir, Catin
Label: Valcour Records
Hanu 'A'ala
Kamaka Kukona
Label: Hanu Arts & Entertainment
Love's Lies
Magnolia Sisters
Label: Arhoolie Records
The Legacy
Jo-El Sonnier
Label: Takau Records
Ceremony
Joe Tohonnie Jr.
Label: Cool Runnings Music
52. BEST REGGAE ALBUM
Fly Rasta
Ziggy Marley
Label: Tuff Gong Worldwide
Full Frequency
Sean Paul
Label: VP/Atlantic
Back On The Controls
Lee 'Scratch' Perry
Label: Upsetter
Out Of Many, One Music
Shaggy
Label: Ranch Entertainment, Inc.
The Reggae Power
Sly & Robbie & Spicy Chocolate
Label: Universal Music Japan, VP Records, Taxi Records
Amid The Noise And Haste
Soja
Label: Ato Records
53. BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
Toumani & Sidiki
Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté
Label: World Circuit
Eve
Angelique Kidjo
Label: 429 Records
Our World In Song
Wu Man, Luis Conte & Daniel Ho
Label: Daniel Ho Creations & Wind Music
Magic
Sérgio Mendes
Label: OKeh
Traces Of You
Anoushka Shankar
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
54. BEST CHILDREN'S ALBUM
Appetite For Construction
The Pop Ups
Label: Kugelsongs
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai)
Neela Vaswani
Label: Hachette Audio
Just Say Hi!
Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could
Label: Bumblin' Bee Records
The Perfect Quirk
Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
Label: Underground Playground Records
Through The Woods
The Okee Dokee Brothers
Label: Okee Dokee Music
55. BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM (INCLUDES POETRY, AUDIO BOOKS & STORYTELLING)
Actors Anonymous
James Franco
Label: Brilliance Audio
A Call To Action
Jimmy Carter
Label: Simon & Schuster Audio
Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America
John Waters
Label: Macmillan Audio
Diary Of A Mad Diva
Joan Rivers
Label: Penguin Audio
A Fighting Chance
Elizabeth Warren
Label: Macmillan Audio
We Will Survive: True Stories Of Encouragement, Inspiration, And The Power Of Song
Gloria Gaynor
Label: Brilliance Audio
56. BEST COMEDY ALBUM
Mandatory Fun
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Label: RCA Records
Obsessed
Jim Gaffigan
Label: Comedy Central
Oh My God
Louis C.K.
Label: Vagrant Records
Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time
Patton Oswalt
Label: Comedy Central
We Are Miracles
Sarah Silverman
Label: Sub Pop
57. 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)
Label: Walt Disney Records
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell & Billy Jay Stein, producers (Carole King, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
Label: Ghostlight/Razor & Tie
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)
Label: Ghostlight/Razor & Tie
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)
Label: Atlantic
West Side Story
Cheyenne Jackson & Alexandra Silber, principal soloists; Jack Vad, producer (Leonard Bernstein, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (Cheyenne Jackson & Alexandra Silber With The San Francisco Symphony)
Label: SFS Media
58. BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
American Hustle
(Various Artists)
Label: Legacy Recordings
Frozen
(Various Artists)
Label: Walt Disney Records
Get On Up: The James Brown Story
(James Brown)
Label: Universal Music Enterprises
Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1
(Various Artists)
Label: Hollywood Records/Marvel Music
The Wolf Of Wall Street
(Various Artists)
Label: Virgin Records
59. BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Frozen
Christophe Beck, composer
Label: Walt Disney Records
Gone Girl
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
Label: Columbia Records
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Alexandre Desplat, composer
Label: Abkco Music & Records
Gravity
Steven Price, composer
Label: WaterTower Music
Saving Mr. Banks
Thomas Newman, composer
Label: Walt Disney Records
60. 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
Label: WaterTower Music; Publishers: Waner-Olive Music, LLC, Drohnend Publishing, Shebar Music, Boner Tek, Snuglar Entertainment
I See Fire
Ed Sheeran, songwriter (Ed Sheeran)
Track from: The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
Label: WaterTower Music; Publishers: New Line Music Co., United Lion Music Inc.
I'm Not Gonna Miss You
Glen Campbell & Julian Raymond, songwriters (Glen Campbell)
Track from: Glen Campbell, I’ll Be Me
Label: Big Machine Records
Let It Go
Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Idina Menzel)
Track from: Frozen
Label: Walt Disney Records; Publisher: Wonderland Music Company, Inc.
The Moon Song
Spike Jonze & Karen O, songwriters (Scarlett Johansson & Joaquin Phoenix)
Track from: Her
Label: WaterTower Music
61. BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
The Book Thief
John Williams, composer (John Williams)
Track from: The Book Thief Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Sony Classical, Fox Music; Publisher: Fox Film Music Corp.
Last Train To Sanity
Stanley Clarke, composer (The Stanley Clarke Band)
Track from: Up
Label: Mack Avenue Records; Publisher: Roxboro Music Publishing
Life In The Bubble
Gordon Goodwin, composer (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
Track from: Life In The Bubble
Label: Telarc International; Publisher: Wingood Music Productions, Inc.
Recognition
Rufus Reid, composer (Rufus Reid)
Track from: Quiet Pride: The Elizabeth Catlett Project
Label: Motema Music; Publisher: Myriad Ltd.
Tarnation
Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile, composers (Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer)
Track from: Bass & Mandolin
Label: Nonesuch
62. BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL OR A CAPPELLA
Beautiful Dreamer
Pete McGuinness, arranger (The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra)
Track from: Strength In Numbers
Label: Summit Records
Daft Punk
Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstie Maldonado & Kevin Olusola, arrangers (Pentatonix)
Track from: PTX, Vol. 2
Label: RCA Records
Get Smart
Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
Track from: Life In The Bubble
Label: Telarc International
Guantanamera
Alfredo Rodríguez, arranger (Alfredo Rodríguez)
Track from: The Invasion Parade
Label: Mack Avenue Records
Moon River
Chris Walden, arranger (Amy Dickson)
Track from: A Summer Place
Label: Sony Classical
63. 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
Label: Jazzbill Records
Goodnight America
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
Track from: Songs From The Movie
Label: Rounder
New York Tendaberry
Billy Childs, arranger (Billy Childs Featuring Renée Fleming & Yo-Yo Ma)
Track from: Map To The Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro
Label: Masterworks
Party Rockers
Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
Track from: Life In The Bubble
Label: Telarc International
What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?
Pete McGuinness, arranger (The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra)
Track from: Strength In Numbers
Label: Summit Records
64. BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
Formosa Medicine Show
David Chen & Andrew Wong, art directors (The Muddy Basin Ramblers)
Label: Hove
Indie Cindy
Vaughan Oliver, art director (Pixies)
Label: Pixies Music/[PIAS] Recordings
Lightning Bolt
Jeff Ament, Don Pendleton, Joe Spix & Jerome Turner, art directors (Pearl Jam)
Label: Republic Records
LP1
FKA Twigs & Phil Lee, art directors (FKA Twigs)
Label: Young Turks/ XL Recordings
Whispers
Sarah Larnach, art director (Passenger)
Label: Nettwerk
65. BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
Cities Of Darkscorch
Leland Meiners & Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists)
Label: The Numero Group
A Letter Home (Vinyl Box Set)
Gary Burden & Jenice Heo, art directors (Neil Young)
Label: Third Man Records
The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-27)
Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White, art directors (Various Artists)
Label: Third Man Records/ Revenant Records
Sparks (Deluxe Album Box Set)
Andy Carne, art director (Imogen Heap)
Label: RCA Records/ Megaphonic Records
Spring 1990 (The Other One)
Jessica Dessner, Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson & Steve Vance, art directors (Grateful Dead)
Label: Rhino
66. BEST ALBUM NOTES
Happy: The 1920 Rainbo Orchestra Sides
David Sager, album notes writer (Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra)
Label: Archeophone Records
I'm Just Like You: Sly's Stone Flower 1969-70
Alec Palao, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Label: Light In The Attic Records
Offering: Live At Temple University
Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (John Coltrane)
Label: Resonance/Impulse
The Other Side Of Bakersfield: 1950s & 60s Boppers And Rockers From 'Nashville West'
Scott B. Bomar, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Label: Bear Family
Purple Snow: Forecasting The Minneapolis Sound
Jon Kirby, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Label: The Numero Group
The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-27)
Scott Blackwood, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Label: Third Man Records/Revenant Records
67. 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)
Label: Bear Family
The Garden Spot Programs, 1950
Colin Escott & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Hank Williams)
Label: Omnivore Recordings
Happy: The 1920 Rainbo Orchestra Sides
Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra)
Label: Archeophone Records
Longing For The Past: The 78 RPM Era In Southeast Asia
Steven Lance Ledbetter & David Murray, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
Label: Dust-To-Digital
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)
Label: Light In The Attic Records
68. BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
Bass & Mandolin
Richard King & Dave Sinko, engineers; Robert C. Ludwig, mastering engineer (Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer)
Label: Nonesuch
Bluesamericana
Ross Hogarth & Casey Wasner, engineers; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer (Keb' Mo')
Label: Kind Of Blue Music
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)
Label: Capitol Records
The Way I'm Livin'
Chuck Ainlay, engineer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer (Lee Ann Womack)
Label: Sugar Hill Records
What's Left Is Forever
Tchad Blake, Oyvind Jakobsen, Jo Ranheim, Itai Shapiro & David Way, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Thomas Dybdahl)
Label: CMG
69. PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Paul Epworth
- Pendulum (FKA Twigs) (T)
- Queenie Eye (Paul McCartney) (T))
- Road (Paul McCartney) (T)
- Save Us (Paul McCartney) (T)
John Hill
- All You Never Say (Birdy) (T)
- Burning Gold (Christina Perri) (T)
- Can't Remember To Forget You (Shakira Featuring Rihanna) (T)
- Goldmine (Kimbra) (T)
- Guts Over Fear (Eminem Featuring Sia) (S)
- Strange Desire (Bleachers) (A)
- Voices (Phantogram) (A)
- Water Fountain (Tune-Yards) (T)
Jay Joyce
- About Last Night (Sleeper Agent) (A)
- It Goes Like This (Thomas Rhett) (A)
- Melophobia (Cage The Elephant) (A)
- Montibello Memories (Matrimony) (A)
- Mountains Of Sorrow, Rivers Of Song (Amos Lee) (A)
- The Outsiders (Eric Church) (A)
Greg Kurstin
- Beating Heart (Ellie Goulding) (T)
- Beating Heart (Ellie Goulding) (T)
- Chandelier (Sia) (S)
- Double Rainbow (Katy Perry) (T)
- Gunshot (Lykke Li) (T)
- Money Power Glory (Lana Del Rey) (T)
- 1000 Forms Of Fear (Sia) (A)
- Sheezus (Lily Allen) (A)
- Wrapped In Red (Kelly Clarkson) (A)
Max Martin
- Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj) (S)
- Break Free (Ariana Grande Featuring Zedd) (S)
- Dark Horse (Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J) (S)
- Problem (Ariana Grande Featuring Iggy Azalea) (S)
- Shake It Off (Taylor Swift) (S)
- Unconditionally (Katy Perry) (S)
70. BEST REMIXED RECORDING, NON-CLASSICAL
All Of Me (Tiesto's Birthday Treatment Remix)
Tijs Michiel Verwest, remixer (John Legend)
Label: Columbia Records
Falling Out (Ming Remix)
MING, remixer (Crossfingers Featuring Danny Losito)
Label: Big Alliance Records
Pompeii (Audien Remix)
Audien, remixer (Bastille)
Label: Virgin Records
The Rising (Eddie Amador Remix)
Eddie Amador, remixer (Five Knives)
Label: Red Bull Records
Smile (Kaskade Edit)
Ryan Raddon, remixer (Galantis)
Track from: Galantis EP
Label: Big Beat Records
Waves (Robin Schulz Remix)
Robin Schulz, remixer (Mr. Probz)
Label: RCA Records/Ultra Records/Sony Music
71. 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)
Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)
Beyoncé
Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Tom Coyne, surround mastering engineer; Beyoncé Knowles, surround producer (Beyoncé)
Label: Columbia Records
Chamberland: The Berlin Remixes
David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber)
Label: 51Bpm.Com LLC
The Division Bell (20th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set)
Damon Iddins & Andy Jackson, surround mix engineers; Damon Iddins & Andy Jackson, surround mastering engineers (Pink Floyd)
Label: Parlophone
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)
Label: Stockfisch-Records
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection'
Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Elaine Martone, surround producer (Benjamin Zander & Philharmonia Orchestra)
Label: Linn
72. BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
Adams, John: City Noir
Richard King, engineer; Wolfgang Schiefermair, mastering engineer (David Robertson & St. Louis Symphony)
Label: Nonesuch
Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean
Dmitriy Lipay & Nathaniel Reichman, engineers; Nathaniel Reichman, mastering engineer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
Label: Cantaloupe Music
Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows Of Time
Dmitriy Lipay, engineer; Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
Label: Seattle Symphony Media
Riccardo Muti Conducts Mason Bates & Anna Clyne
David Frost & Christopher Willis, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
Label: CSO Resound
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)
Label: ASO Media
73. PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
Morten Lindberg
- Beppe: Remote Galaxy (Vladimir Ashkenazy & Philharmonia Orchestra)
- Dyrud: Out Of Darkness (Vivianne Sydnes & Nidaros Cathedral Choir)
- Ja, Vi Elsker (Tone Bianca Sparre Dahl, Ingar Bergby, Staff Band Of The Norwegian Armed Forces & Schola Cantorum)
- Symphonies Of Wind Instruments (Ingar Bergby & Royal Norwegian Navy Band)
Dmitriy Lipay
- Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
- Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows Of Time (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
- Fauré: Masques Et Bergamasques; Pelléas Et Mélisande; Dolly (Ludovic Morlot, Seattle Symphony Chorale & Seattle Symphony)
- Hindemith: Nobilissima Visione; Five Pieces For String Orchestra (Gerard Schwarz & Seattle Symphony)
- Ives: Symphony No. 2; Carter: Instances; Gershwin: An American In Paris (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
- Ravel: Orchestral Works; Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
Elaine Martone
- Hallowed Ground (Louis Langrée, Maya Angelou, Nathan Wyatt & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
- Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection' (Benjamin Zander, Stefan Bevier, Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra)
- Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7; Tapiola (Robert Spano & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
- Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending (Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus)
Judith Sherman
- Beethoven: Cello & Piano Complete (Fischer Duo)
- Brahms By Heart (Chiara String Quartet)
- Composing America (Lark Quartet)
- Divergence (Plattform K + K Vienna)
- The Good Song (Thomas Meglioranza)
- Mozart & Brahms: Clarinet Quintets (Anthony McGill & Pacifica Quartet)
- Snapshot (American Brass Quintet)
- Two X Four (Jaime Laredo, Jennifer Koh, Vinay Parameswaran & Curtis 20/21 Ensemble)
- Wagner Without Words (Ll_r Williams)
David Starobin
- All The Things You Are (Leon Fleisher)
- Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 16 (Ann Crumb, Patrick Mason, James Freeman & Orchestra 2001)
- Game Of Attrition - Arlene Sierra, Vol. 2 (Jac Van Steen & BBC National Orchestra Of Wales)
- Haydn, Beethoven & Schubert (Gilbert Kalish)
- Mozart: Piano Concertos, No. 12, K. 414 & No. 23, K. 488 (Marianna Shirinyan, Scott Yoo & Odense Symphony Orchestra)
- Music Of Peter Lieberson, Vol. 3 (Scott Yoo, Roberto Diaz, Steven Beck & Odense Symphony Orchestra)
- Rochberg, Chihara & Rorem (Jerome Lowenthal)
- Tchaikovsky: The Tempest, Op. 18 & Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23 (Joyce Yang, Alexander Lazarev & Odense Symphony Orchestra)
74. BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
Adams, John: City Noir
David Robertson, conductor (St. Louis Symphony)
Label: Nonesuch
Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows Of Time
Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
Label: Seattle Symphony Media
Dvo_ák: Symphony No. 8; Janá_ek: Symphonic Suite From Jen_fa
Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
Label: Reference Recordings
Schumann: Symphonien 1-4
Simon Rattle, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker)
Label: Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7; Tapiola
Robert Spano, conductor (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
Label: ASO Media
75. 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)
Label: CPO
Milhaud: L'Orestie D'Eschyle
Kenneth Kiesler, conductor; Dan Kempson, Jennifer Lane, Tamara Mumford & 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)
Label: Naxos
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)
Label: Opus Arte
Schönberg: Moses Und Aron
Sylvain Cambreling, conductor; Andreas Conrad & Franz Grundheber; Reinhard Oechsler, producer (SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden Und Freiburg; EuropaChorAkademie)
Label: Hänssler Classic
Strauss: Elektra
Christian Thielemann, conductor; Evelyn Herlitzius, Waltraud Meier, René Pape & Anne Schwanewilms; Magdalena Herbst, producer (Staatskapelle Dresden; Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
76. BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Bach: Matthäus-Passion
René Jacobs, conductor (Werner Güra & Johannes Weisser; Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin; Rias Kammerchor & Staats-Und Domchor Berlin)
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Dyrud: Out Of Darkness
Vivianne Sydnes, conductor (Erlend Aagaard Nilsen & Geir Morten Øien; Sarah Head & Lars Sitter; Nidaros Cathedral Choir)
Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)
Holst: First Choral Symphony; The Mystic Trumpeter
Andrew Davis, conductor; Stephen Jackson, chorus master (Susan Gritton; BBC Symphony Orchestra; BBC Symphony Chorus)
Label: Chandos Records
Mozart: Requiem
John Butt, conductor (Matthew Brook, Rowan Hellier, Thomas Hobbs & Joanne Lunn; Dunedin Consort)
Label: Linn Records
The Sacred Spirit Of Russia
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare)
Label: Harmonia Mundi
77. BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
Dreams & Prayers
David Krakauer & A Far Cry
Label: Crier Records
In 27 Pieces - The Hilary Hahn Encores
Hilary Hahn & Cory Smythe
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Martin_: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1-3
Steven Isserlis & Olli Mustonen
Label: BIS
Partch: Castor & Pollux
Partch
Track from: Partch: Plectra & Percussion Dances
Label: Bridge Records, Inc.
Sing Thee Nowell
New York Polyphony
Label: BIS
78. BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
All The Things You Are
Leon Fleisher
Label: Bridge Records, Inc.
The Carnegie Recital
Daniil Trifonov
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
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
Label: Seattle Symphony Media
Play
Jason Vieaux
Label: Azica Records
Toccatas
Jory Vinikour
Label: Sono Luminus
79. 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)
Label: Naïve
Porpora: Arias
Philippe Jaroussky; Andrea Marcon, conductor (Cecilia Bartoli; Venice Baroque Orchestra)
Label: Erato
Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin
Florian Boesch; Malcolm Martineau, accompanist
Label: Onyx
Stella Di Napoli
Joyce DiDonato; Riccardo Minasi, conductor (Chœur De L'Opéra National De Lyon; Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Lyon)
Label: Erato/Warner Classics
Virtuoso Rossini Arias
Lawrence Brownlee; Constantine Orbelian, conductor (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra)
Label: Delos
80. BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM
Britten To America
Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor; Colin Matthews, producer
Label: NMC Recordings
Mieczys_aw Weinberg
Giedr_ Dirvanauskait_, Daniil Grishin, Gidon Kremer & Daniil Trifonov; Manfred Eicher, producer
Label: ECM New Series
Mike Marshall & The Turtle Island Quartet
Mike Marshall & Turtle Island Quartet; Mike Marshall, producer
Label: Adventure Music
Partch: Plectra & Percussion Dances
Partch; John Schneider, producer
Label: Bridge Records, Inc.
The Solent - Fifty Years Of Music By Ralph Vaughan Williams
Paul Daniel, conductor; Andrew Walton, producer
Label: Albion Records
81. BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION
Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean
John Luther Adams, composer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
Label: Cantaloupe Music
Clyne, Anna: Prince Of Clouds
Anna Clyne, composer (Jaime Laredo, Jennifer Koh, Vinay Parameswaran & Curtis 20/21 Ensemble)
Track from: Two X Four
Label: Cedille Records
Crumb, George: Voices From The Heartland
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Track from: Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 16
Label: Bridge Records, Inc.
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
Label: MSR Classics
Sierra, Roberto: Sinfonía No. 4
Roberto Sierra, composer (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
Track from: Sierra: Sinfonía No. 4; Fandangos; Carnaval
Label: Naxos
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