The Grammy Awards honours the best in music each year as a part of a week long celebration that includes a gala event to honour the MusiCares Person of the Year. The 2012 MusiCares recipient is Barbra Streisand.
Earlier this year the Recording Academy shortened the nominee list from 109 categories to only 78; combining many categories and eliminating some specialty categories.
Nominees for the 54th annual Grammy Awards are…
Record of the Year:
”Rolling in the Deep” by Adele
”Holocene” by Bon Iver
”Grenade” by Bruno Mars
”The Cave” by Mumford & Sons
”Firework” by Katy Perry
Album of the Year:
”21” by Adele
”Washing Light” by the Foo Fighters
”Born this Way” by Lady Gaga
”Doo-Wops & Hooligans” by Bruno Mars
”Loud” by Rihanna
Song of the Year: (a songwriter’s award)
”All of the Lights” written by Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter, and Kanye West
”The Cave” written by Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford, and Country Winston
”Grenade” written by Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Air Levine, Bruno Mars, and Andrew Wyatt
“Holocene” written by Justin Vemon
”Rolling in the Deep” written by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
Best New Artist:
The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex
Best Pop Solo Performance:
”Someone Like You” by Adele
”You and I” by Lady Gaga
”Grenade” by Bruno Mars
”Firework” by Katy Perry
”F***in’ Perfect” by Pink
Best Pop Duo or Group Performance:
”Body and Soul” by Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse
”Dearest” by The Black Keys
”Paradise” by Coldplay
”Pumped Up Kicks” by Foster the People
”Moves Like Jagger” by Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera
Best Pop Instrumental Album:
”Wish Upon a Star” by Jenny Oaks Baker
”E Kahe Malie by Daniel Ho
”The Road from Memphis” by Booker T. Jones
”Hello Tomorrow” by Dave Koz
”Setzer Goes Instru-Mental” by Brian Setzer
Best Pop vocal Album:
”21” by Adele
”The Lady Killer” by Cee Lo Green
”Born this Way” by Lady Gaga
”Doo-Wops & Hooligans” by Bruno Mars
”Loud” by Rihanna
Best Dance Recording:
”Raise Your Weapon” by Deadmau5 and Greta Svabo Bech
”Barbra Streisand” by Duck Sauce
”Sunshine” by David guetta and Avicii
”Call Your Girlfriend” by Robyn
”Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” by Skrillex
”Save the World” by Sedish House Mafia
Best Dance or Electronica Album:
”Zonoscope” by Cut Copy
”4X4=12” by Deadmau5
”Nothing but the Best” by David Guetta
”Body Talk, Pt. 3” by Robyn
”Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” by Skrillex
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
”Duets II” by Tony Bennett
”The Gift” by Susan Boyle
”In Concert on Broadway” by Harry Connick Jr.
”Music is Better than Words” by Seth MacFarlane
”What Matters Most – Barbra Streisand Sings the Lyrics of Alan and Marilyn Bergman” by Barbra Streisand
Best Rock Performance:
”Every Teardrop is a Waterfall” by Coldplay
”Down by the Water” by The Decemberists
”Walk” by the Foo Fighters
”The Cave” by Mumford & Sons
”Lotus Flower” by Radiohead
Best Hard Rock or Metal Performance:
”On the Backs of Angels” by Dream Theater
”White Limo” by the Foo Fighters
”Curl of the Burl” by Mastodon
”Public Enemy No. 1” by Megadeth
”Blood in My Eyes” by Sum 41
Best Rock Song: (a songwriters award”
”The Cave” written by Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford, and Country Winston
”Down by the Water” written by Colin Meloy
”Every Teardrop is a Waterfall” written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin
”Lotus Flower” written by Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Phil Selway, and Thom Yorke
”Walk” by the Foo Fighters
Best Rock Album:
”Rock ‘N’ Roll Party Honoring Les Paul” by Jeff Beck
”Wasting Light” by the Foo Fighters
”Come Around Sundown” by the Kings of Leon
”I’m with You” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
”The Whole Love” by Wilco
Best Alternative Music Album:
”Bon Iver” by Bon Iver
”Codes and Keys” by Death Cab for Cutie
”Torches” by Foster the People
”Circuital” by My Morning Jacket
”The King of Limbs” by Radiohead
Best R&B Performance:
”Far Away” by Marsha Ambrosius
”Pieces of Me” by Ledisi
”Not My Daddy” by Kelly Price and Stokley
”Is this Love” by Corine Bailey Rae
”You Are” by Charlie Wilson
Best Traditional R&B Performance:
”Sometimes I Cry” by Eric Benet
”Fool for You” by Cee Lo Green and Melanie Fiona
”Radio Message” by R. Kelly
”Good Man” by Raphael Saadiq
”Surrender” by Betty Wright and The Roots
Best R&B Song: (a songwriters award)
”Far Away” written by Marsha Ambrosius, Sterling Simms, and Justin Smith
”Fool for You” written by Cee Lo Green and Jack Splash
”Not My Daddy” written by Kelly Price
”Pieces of Me” written by Charles Harmon, Claude Kelly, and Ledisi Young
”You Are” written by Dennis Bettis, Carl M. Days Jr., Wirlie Morris, Charlie Wilson, and Mahin Wilson
Best R&B Album:
”F.A.M.E.” by Chris Brown
”Second Chance” by El DeBarge
”Love Letter” by R. Kelly
”Pieces of Me” by Ledisi
”Kelly” by Kelly Price
Best Rap Performance:
”Look at Me Now” by Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, and Busta Rhymes
”Otis” by Jay-Z and Kanye West
”The Show Goes On” by Lupe Fiasco
”Moment 4 Life” by Nicki Minaj and Drake
”Black and Yellow” by Wiz Khalifa
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
”Party” by Beyonce and Andre 3000
”I’n on One” by DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne
”I Need a Doctor” by Dr. Dre, Eminem, and Skylar Grey
”What’s My Name?” by Rihanna and Drake
”Motivation” by Kelly Rowland and Lil Wayne
”All of the Lights” by Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi, and Fergie
Best Rap Song: (a songwriters award)
”All of the Lights” written by Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter and Kanye West
”Black and Yellow” written by Mikkel eriksen, tor Erik Hermansen, and Cameron Thomaz
”I Need a Doctor” written by Andre Young, Marshall Matters III, Alexander grant, and Skylar Grey
”Look at Me Now” written by Jean Baptiste, Chris Brown, Ryan Buendia, Trevor Smith, Dwayne Carter Jr. and Wesley Pentz
”Otis” written by Shawn Carter and Kanye West
”The Show Goes On” written by Dustin William Brower, Jonathon Keith Brown, Daniel Johnson, Kane, and Wasalu Muhammad Jaco
Best Rap Album:
”Watch the Throne” by Jay-Z and Kanye West
”The Carter IV” by Lil Wayne
”Lasers” by Lupe Fiasco
”Pink Friday” by Nicki Minaj
”My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” by Kanye West
Best Country Solo Performance:
”Dirt Road Anthem” by Jason Aldean
”I’m Gonna Love You Through It” by Martina McBride
”Honey Bee” by Blake Shelton
”Mean” by Taylor Swift
”Mama’s Song” by Carrie Underwood
Best Country Duo or Group Performance:
”Don’t You Wanna Stay” by Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson
”You and Tequila” by Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter
”Barton Hollow” by The Civil Wars
”Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not” by Thompson Square
Best Country Song: (a songwriters award”
”Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not” written by Jim Collins and David Lee Murphy
”God Gave Me You” written by Dave Barnes
”Just Fishin’” written by Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell and Ed Hill
”Mean” written by Taylor Swift
”Threaten Me with Heaven” written by Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will Owsley and Dillon O’Brien
”You and Tequila” written by Matraca Berg and Deana Carter
Best Country Album:
”My Kinda Party” by Jason Aldean
”Chief” by Eric Church
”Own the Night” by Lady Antebellum
”Red River Blue” by Blake Shelton
”Here for a Good Time” by George Strait
”Speak Now” by Taylor Swift
Best New Age Album:
”Northern Seas” by Al Conti
Gaia by Michael Brant DeMaria
”Wind, Rock, Sea & Flame” by Peter Kater
”What’s it All About” by Pat Metheny
”Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 6” by Zamora
Best Improvised Jazz Solo:
”All or Nothing at All” by Randy Brecker
”You Are My Sunshine” by Ron Carter
”500 Miles High” by Chick Corea
”Work” by Fred Hersch
”Sonnymoon for Two” by Sonny Rollins
Best Jazz Vocal Album:
”Round Midnight” by Karrin Allyson
”The Mosaic Project” by Terri Lyne Carrington and Various Artists
”The Gate” by Kurt Elling
”American Road” by Tierney Sutton
”The Music of Randy Newman” by Roseanna Vitro
Best Jazz Instrumental Album:
”Bond: The Paris Sessions” by Gerald Clayton
”Forever” by Corea, Clarke and White
”Alone at the Vanguard” by Fred Hersch
”Bird Songs” by Joe Lovano and Us Five
”Road Shows Vol. 2” by Sonny Rollins
”Timeline” by the Yellowjackets
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album:
”The Jazz Ballad song Book” by Randy Brecker with the DR Big Band
”The Good Feeling” by the Christian McBride Big Band
”40 Acres and a Burro” by Arturo O’Farrill and The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
”Legacy” by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra
”Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook” by Miguel Zenon
Best Gospel or Contemporary Christian Music Performance:
”Do Everything” by Steven Curtis Chapman
”Alive (Mary Magdalene) by Natalie Grant
”Your Love” by Brandon Heath
”Jesus” by Le’Andria Johnson
”I Lift My Hands” by Chris Tomlin
Best Gospel Song: (a songwriters award)
”Hello Fear” written by Kirk Franklin
”Sitting with Me” written by Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Gerald Haddon, and Tammi Haddon
”Spiritual” written by Donald Lawrence
”Trust Me” written by Richard Smallood
”Window” written by Canton Jones
Best Contemporary Christrian Music Song: (a songwriters award)
”Blessings” written by Laura Story
”Hold Me” written by Jamie Grace Harper, toby McKeehan, and Christopher Stevens
”I Lift My Hands” written by Louie Giglio, Matt Maher, and Chris Tomlin
”Strong Enough” written by Matthew West
”Your Love” written by Brandon Heath and Jason Ingram
Best Gospel Album:
”The Love Album” by Kim Burrell
”The Journey” by Andrae Crouch
”Hello Fear” by Kirk Franklin
”Something Big” by Mary Mary
”Angel & Chanelle Deluxe Edition” by Trin-I-Tee 5:7
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album:
”Ghosts Upon the Earth” by Gungor
”Leaving Eden” by Brandon Heath
”The Great Awakening” by Leeland
”What if We Were Real” by Mandisa
”Black & White” by Royal Tailor
”And if Our God is for Us…” by Chris Tomlin
Best Latin Pop, Rock, or Urban Album:
”Entren Los Que Quieran” by Calle 13
”Entre La Ciudad Y El Mar” by Gustavo Galindo
”Nuestra” by La Vida Boheme
”Not so Commercial” by the Los Amigos Invisibles
”Drama Y Luz” by Mana
Best Regional Mexican or Tejano Album:
”Becentenario” by Pepe Aguilar
”Orale” by the Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
”Amor A La Musica” by the Mariachi Los Arrieros Del Valle
”Eres Un Farsante” by Paquitaa La Del Barrio
”Huevos Rancheros” by Joan Sebastian
Best Banda or Norteno Album:
”Estare Mejor” by El Guero Y Su Banda Centenario
”Intocable 2011” by Intocable
”Los Tigres Del Norte and Friends” by Los tirgres Del Norte
”Arbol” by Los Tucanes De Tijuana
”No Vengo A Ver Si Puedo…Si Por Que Puedo Vengo” by Michael Salgado
Best Tropical Latin Album:
”Homenaje A Los Rumberos” by Edwin Bonilla
”The Last Mambo” by Cachao
”Mongorama” by Joe Rizo’s Mongorama
Best Americana Album:
”Emotional Jukebox” by Linda Chomey
”Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down” by Ry Cooder
”Hard Bargain” by Emmylou Harris
”Ramble at the Ryman” by Levon Helm
”Blessed” by Lucinda Williams
Best Bluegrass Album:
”Paper Airplane” by Alison Kraus and Union Station
”Read and Rhyme: Bluegrass Songs by Robert Hunter & Jim Lauderdale” by Jim Lauderdale
”Rare Bird Alert” by Steve Martin and the Sheep Canyon Rangers
”Old Memories: The Songs of Bill Monroe” by The Del McCoury Band
”A Mother’s Prayer” by Ralph Stanley
”Sleep with One Eye Open” by chris Thile and Michael Daves
Best Blues Album:
”Low Country Blues” by Gregg Allman
”Roadside Attractions” by Marcia Ball
”Man in Motion” by Warren Haynes
”The Reflection” by Keb Mo
”Revelator” by the Tedeschi trucks Band
Best Folk Album:
”Barton Hollow” by The Civil Wars
”I’ll Never Get Out of this World Alive” by Steve Earle
”Helplessness Blues” by the Fleet Foxes
”Ukulele Songs” by Eddie Vedder
”The Harrow & The Harvest” by Gillian Welch
Best regional Roots Music Album:
”Can’t Sit Down” by C. J. Cherier
”Wao Akua – The Forest of the Gods” by George Kahumcku, Jr.
”Rebirth of New Orleans” by the Rebirth Brass Band
”Grand Isle” by Steve Riley and the Mamouu Playboys
”Not Just Another Polka” by Jimmy sturr and His Orchestra
Best Reggae Album:
”Harlem-Kingston Express Live!” by Monty Alexander
”Reggae Knights” by Isreal Vibration
”Revelation Pt. 1: The Root of Life” by Stephen Marley
”Wild and Free” by Ziggy Marley
”Summer in Kingston” by Shaggy
Best World Music Album:
”AfroCubism” by AfroCubism
”Africa for Africa” by Femi Kuti
”Songs from a Zulu Farm” by Ladysmith Black Mambazo
”Tassili” by Tinariwen
Best Children’s Album:
”All About Bullies…Big and Small” by Various Artists
”Are We there Yet?” by The Papa Hugs Band
”Fitness Rock & Roll” by Miss Amy
”GulfAlive” by The Banana Plant
”I Love: Tom T. Hall’s Songs of fox Hollow” by Various Artists
Best Spoken Word Album:
”Bossypants” by Tina Fey
”Fab Fan Memories – The Beatles Bond” by Various Artists
”Hamlet” by Dan Donohue and Various Artists – Oregon Shakespeare Festival
”If You Ask Me (and of Course You Won’t)” by Betty White
”The Mark of Zorro” by Val Kilmer and Cast
Best Comedy Album:
”Alpocalypse” by “Weird Al” Yankovic
”Finest Hour” by Patton Oswalt
”Hilarious” by Louis C.K.
”Kathy Griffin: 50 and Not Pregnant” by Kathy Griffin
”Turtleneck & Chain” by The Lonely Island
Best Musical Theater Album:
”Anything Goes”
”The Book of Mormon”
”How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media”
”Boardwalk Empire: Volume 1” by Various Artists
”Burlesque” by Christina Aguilera
”Glee: The Music, Volume 4” by the Cast of “Glee”
”Tangled” by Various Artists
”True Blood: Volume 3”
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media:
”Black Swan” composed by Clint Mansell
”Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2” composed by Alexandre Desplat
”The King’s Speech” composed by Alexandre Desplat
”The Shrine” composed by Ryan Shore
”Tron Legacy” composed by Daft Punk
Best Song Written for Visual Media:
”Born to be Somebody” from “Never Say Never” written by Diane Warren
”Christmastime is Killing Us” from the “Family Guy” written by Ron Jones, Seth MacFarlane, and Danny Smith
”I See the Light” from “Tangled” written by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater
Best Song Written for Visual Media:
”So Long” from “Winnie the Pooh” written by Zooey Deschanel
”Where the River Goes” from “Footloose” written by Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, Drew Pearson, and Anne Preven
”You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” from “Burlesque” written by Diane Warren
Best Instrumental Composition:
”Falling Men” composed by John Lollenbeck
”Hunting Wabbits 3” composed by Gordon Goodwin
”I Talk to The Trees” composed by Randy Brecker
”Life in Eleven” composed by Bela Fleck and Howad Levy
”Timeline” composed by Russell Ferrante
Best Instrumental Arrangement:
”All or Nothing at All” arranged by Peter Jensen
”In the Beginning” arranged by Clare Fischer
”Nasty Dance” arranged by Bob Brookmeyer
”Rhapsody in Blue” arranged by Gordon Goodwin
”Song Without Words” arranged byCarlos Franzetti
Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocals:
”Ao Mar” arranged by Vince Mendoza
”Moon Over Bourbon Street” arranged by Rob Mathes
”On Broadway” arranged by Kevin Axt, Ray Brinker, Trey Henry, Christian Jacob, and Tierney Sutton
”Who Can I Turn To” arranged by Jorge Calandrelli
”The Windmills of Your Mind” arranged by William A. Ross
Best Recording Package:
Todd Gallopo for “Chickenfoot III”
Sarah and Shauna Dodds for “Good Luck & True Love”
Jonathan Dagan for “River and Homes”
Vincent Morisset for Scenes from the Suburbs”
Virgil Abloh for “Watch the Throne”
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package:
Donald Twain and Zachariah Wildwood for “The King of Limbs”
Dave Bett and Michelle Holme for “The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story”
Matt Taylor and Ellen Wakayama for “25th Anniversary Music Box”
James Spindler for “25 Years”
David Gorman for “Wingless Angels – Deluxe Edition”
Best Album Notes:
Neil Diamond for “The Band Years 1966-1968”
Ted Olson and tony Russell for “The Bristol Sessions, 1927-1928: The Big Bang of Country Music”
Ken Shipley for “Complete Mythology”
Adam Machado for “Hear Me Howling!: blues, Ballads & Beyond as recorded by the San Francisco Bay by Chris Strachwitz in the 1960’s”
Alec Palao for “The Music City Story: Street Corner Doo Wop, Raw R&B and Soulful Sounds from Berkeley, California 1950-75”
Best Historical Album:
”Band on the Run” – Paul McCartney Archive Collection – Deluxe Edition
”The Bristol Sessions, 1927-1928: the Big Bang of Country Music”
”Complete Mythology”
“Hear Me Howling!: blues, Ballads & Beyond as recorded by the San Francisco Bay by Chris Strachwitz in the 1960’s”
”Young Man with the Big Beat: The Complete ’56 Elvis Presley Masters”
Best Non Classical Engineered Album:
Brandon Bell, Gary Paczosa, Sangwook “sunny” Nam , and Doug Sax for “Follow Me Down”
Matt Andrews and Stephen Marcussen for “The Harrow & The Harvest”
Rich Breen, Frank Filipetti, and Bob Ludwig for “Music is Better than Words”
Kevin Killen, Brendan Muldowney, and John Shyloski for “The Next Right Thing”
Mike Shipley and Brad Blackwood for “Paper Airplane”
Non Classical Producer of the Year:
Danger Mouse
Paul Epworth
The Smeezingtons
Ryan Tedder
Butch Vig
Best Non Classical Remixed Recording:
Sonny Moore for “Cinema” by Skrillex
Afrojack for “Collide” by Afrojack
Photek for “End of Line” by Photek
Abel Aguilera and Ralphi Rosario for “Only Girl (in the World) by Rihanna
Deadmau5 for “Rope” by the Foo Fighters
Best Surround Sound Album:
”An Evening with Dave Grusin” engineered by Frank Filipetti and Eric Schilling
”Grace for Drowning” engineered by Paschal Byrne and Steven Wilson
”Kind” engineered by Morten Lindberg
”Layla and other Assorted Love Songs” (Super Deluxe Edition) engineered by Elliot Scheiner, Bob Ludwig, and Bill Levenson
”Spohr: String Sextet in C Major, Op. 140 and Nonet in F Major, Op. 31” engineered by Andreas Spreer
Best Engineered Classical Album:
”Aldridge: Elmer Gantry” engineered by Byeong-Joon Hwang, John Newton, and Jesse Lewis
”Glazunov: Complete Concertos” engineered by Richard King
”Makey: Lonely Motel – Music from Slide” engineered by Tom Lazarus, Bill Maylone, and Joe Lambert
”Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4” engineered by Arne Akselberg
”Weinberg: Symphony No 3 & Suite No.4 from ‘The Golden Key’” engineered by Torbjorn Samuelsson
Classical Producer of the Year:
Blanton Alspaugh
Manfed Eicher
David Frost
Peter Rutenberg
Judith Sherman
Best Orchestral Performance:
”Bowen: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2” by the BBC Philharmonic
”Brahms: Symphony No. 4” by the Los Angeles Philharmonic
”Haydn: Symphonies...
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