56th Annual Grammy Awards

Performers

Presenters

• Pharrell Williams and Anna Kendrick – presented Best New Artist
• Anna Faris and Juanes – presented Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
• Steve Coogan – introduced Katy Perry
• Bruno Mars – introduced P!nk
• Ariana Grande and Miguel – presented Best Pop Solo Performance
• Black Sabbath – introduced Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr
• Jamie Foxx – presented Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
• Julia Roberts – introduced Paul McCartney
• Gloria Estefan and Marc Anthony – presented Best Pop Vocal Album
• Jeremy Renner – introduced Willie Nelson, Blake Shelton, Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson
• Zac Brown and Martina McBride – presented Best Country Album
• Smokey Robinson and Steven Tyler
• Neil Patrick Harris – introduced Daft Punk
• Cyndi Lauper – introduced Sara Bareilles and Carole King
• Sara Bareilles and Carole King – presented Song of the Year
• Jared Leto – introduced Metallica
• Smokey Robinson and Steven Tyler – presented Record of the Year
• Queen Latifah – introduced Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
• John Legend and Ryan Seacrest – presented Music Educator Award
• Lang Lang – introduced "In Memoriam"
• Olivia Harrison, Alicia Keys and Yoko Ono – presented Album of the Year

  Winners and nominees

General

• "Get Lucky" – Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers
• * Thomas Bangalter & Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, producers;
• * Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta & Daniel Lerner, engineers/mixers;
• * Bob Ludwig & Antoine Chabert, mastering engineers
• "Radioactive" – Imagine Dragons
• * Alex Da Kid, producer;
• * Manny Marroquin & Josh Mosser, engineers/mixers;
• * Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer
• "Royals" – Lorde
• * Joel Little, producer;
• * Joel Little, engineer/mixer;
• * Stuart Hawkes, mastering engineer
• "Locked Out of Heaven" – Bruno Mars
• * Jeff Bhasker, Emile Haynie, Mark Ronson & The Smeezingtons, producers;
• * Alalal, Josh Blair, Wayne Gordon, Ari Levine, Manny Marroquin & Mark Ronson, engineers/mixers;
• * David Kutch, mastering engineer
• "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams
• * Pharrell, producer;
• * Andrew Coleman & Tony Maserati, engineers/mixers;
• * Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer

• Random Access Memories – Daft Punk
• * Julian Casablancas, DJ Falcon, Todd Edwards, Chilly Gonzales, Giorgio Moroder, Panda Bear, Nile Rodgers, Paul Williams & Pharrell Williams, featured artists;
• * Thomas Bangalter, Julian Casablancas, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, DJ Falcon & Todd Edwards, producers;
• * Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta, Guillaume Le Braz & Daniel Lerner, engineers/mixers;
• * Antoine Chabert & Bob Ludwig, mastering engineers
• The Blessed Unrest – Sara Bareilles
• * Sara Bareilles, Mark Endert & John O'Mahony, producers;
• * Jeremy Darby, Mark Endert & John O'Mahony, engineers/mixers;
• * Greg Calbi, mastering engineer
• good kid, m.A.A.d city – Kendrick Lamar
• * Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre, Drake, Jay Rock, Jay-Z, MC Eiht & Anna Wise, featured artists;
• * DJ Dahi, Hit-Boy, Skhye Hutch, Just Blaze, Like, Terrace Martin, Dawaun Parker, Pharrell, Rahki, Scoop DeVille, Sounwave, Jack Splash, Tabu, Tha Bizness & T-Minus, producers;
• * Derek Ali, Dee Brown, Dr. Dre, James Hunt, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Mike Larson, Jared Scott, Jack Splash & Andrew Wright, engineers/mixers;
• * Mike Bozzi & Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, mastering engineers
• Red – Taylor Swift
• * Gary Lightbody & Ed Sheeran, featured artists;
• * Jeff Bhasker, Nathan Chapman, Dann Huff, Jacknife Lee, Max Martin, Shellback, Taylor Swift, Butch Walker & Dan Wilson, producers;
• * Joe Baldridge, Sam Bell, Matt Bishop, Chad Carlson, Nathan Chapman, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland, Michael Ilbert, Tyler Johnson, Jacknife Lee, Steve Marcantonio, Manny Marroquin, Justin Niebank, John Rausch, Eric Robinson, Pawel Sek, Jake Sinclair, Mark "Spike" Stent & Andy Thompson, engineers/mixers;
• * Tom Coyne & Hank Williams, mastering engineers
• The Heist – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
• * Ab-Soul, Ben Bridwell, Ray Dalton, Eighty4 Fly, Hollis, Mary Lambert, Baffalo Madonna, Evan Roman, Schoolboy Q, Allen Stone, The Teaching & Wanz, featured artists;
• * Ryan Lewis, producer;
• * Ben Haggerty, Ryan Lewis, Amos Miller, Reed Ruddy & Pete Stewart, engineers/mixers;
• * Tom Coyne & Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, mastering engineer

• "Royals"
• * Ella Yelich O'Connor, Joel Little, songwriters
• "Just Give Me a Reason"
• * Pink, Jeff Bhasker and Nate Ruess, songwriters
• "Locked Out of Heaven"
• * Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, songwriters
• "Roar"
• * Katy Perry, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee and Henry Walter, songwriters
• "Same Love"
• * Ben Haggerty, Ryan Lewis and Mary Lambert, songwriters

• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
• James Blake
• Kendrick Lamar
• Kacey Musgraves
• Ed Sheeran

  Pop

• "Royals" – Lorde
• "Brave" – Sara Bareilles
• "When I Was Your Man" – Bruno Mars
• "Roar" – Katy Perry
• "Mirrors" – Justin Timberlake

• "Get Lucky" – Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers
• "Just Give Me a Reason" – Pink featuring Nate Ruess
• "Stay" – Rihanna & Mikky Ekko
• "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams
• "Suit & Tie" – Justin Timberlake & Jay-Z

• Steppin' Out – Herb Alpert
• The Beat – Boney James
• HandPicked – Earl Klugh
• Summer Horns – Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair & Richard Elliot
• Hacienda – Jeff Lorber Fusion

• Unorthodox Jukebox – Bruno Mars
• Paradise – Lana Del Rey
• Pure Heroine – Lorde
• Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke
• The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience – Justin Timberlake

  Dance/Electronica

• "Clarity" – Zedd & Foxes
• *Anton Zaslavski, producer and mixer
• "Need U " – Duke Dumont featuring A*M*E & MNEK
• * Adam Dyment & Tommy Forrest, producers; Adam Dyment & Tommy Forrest, mixers
• "Sweet Nothing" – Calvin Harris & Florence Welch
• * Calvin Harris, producer; Calvin Harris, mixer
• "Atmosphere" – Kaskade
• * Finn Bjarnson & Ryan Raddon, producers; Ryan Raddon, mixer
• "This Is What It Feels Like" – Armin Van Buuren & Trevor Guthrie
• * Armin Van Buuren & Benno De Goeij, producers; Armin Van Buuren & Benno De Goeij, mixers

• Random Access Memories – Daft Punk
• Settle – Disclosure
• 18 Months – Calvin Harris
• Atmosphere – Kaskade
• A Color Map of the Sun – Pretty Lights

  Traditional Pop

• To Be Loved – Michael Bublé
• Viva Duets – Tony Bennett and various artists
• The Standards – Gloria Estefan
• Cee Lo's Magic Moment – Cee Lo Green
• Now – Dionne Warwick

  Rock

• "Radioactive" – Imagine Dragons
• "Kashmir " – Led Zeppelin
• "Always Alright" – Alabama Shakes
• "The Stars " – David Bowie
• "My God Is the Sun" – Queens of the Stone Age
• "I'm Shakin'" – Jack White

• "God Is Dead?" – Black Sabbath
• "T.N.T." – Anthrax
• "The Enemy Inside" – Dream Theater
• "In Due Time" – Killswitch Engage
• "Room 24" – Volbeat & King Diamond

• "Cut Me Some Slack"
• * Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear, songwriters
• "Ain't Messin 'Round"
• * Gary Clark, Jr., songwriter
• "Doom and Gloom"
• * Mick Jagger & Keith Richards, songwriters
• "God Is Dead?"
• * Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi & Ozzy Osbourne, songwriters
• "Panic Station"
• * Matthew Bellamy, songwriter

• Celebration Day – Led Zeppelin
• 13 – Black Sabbath
• The Next Day – David Bowie
• Mechanical Bull – Kings of Leon
• ...Like Clockwork – Queens of the Stone Age
• Psychedelic Pill – Neil Young & Crazy Horse

  Alternative

• Modern Vampires of the City – Vampire Weekend
• The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You – Neko Case
• Trouble Will Find Me – The National
• Hesitation Marks – Nine Inch Nails
• Lonerism – Tame Impala

  R&B

• "Something" – Snarky Puppy & Lalah Hathaway
• "Love and War" – Tamar Braxton
• "Best of Me" – Anthony Hamilton
• "Nakamarra" – Hiatus Kaiyote & Q-Tip
• "How Many Drinks?" – Miguel & Kendrick Lamar

• "Please Come Home"– Gary Clark, Jr.
• "Get It Right" – Fantasia
• "Quiet Fire" – Maysa
• "Hey Laura" – Gregory Porter
• "Yesterday'" – Ryan Shaw

• "Pusher Love Girl"
• * James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters
• "Best of Me"
• * Anthony Hamilton & Jairus Mozee, songwriters
• "Love and War"
• * Tamar Braxton, Darhyl Camper, Jr., LaShawn Daniels & Makeba Riddick, songwriters
• "Only One"
• * PJ Morton, songwriter
• "Without Me"
• * Fantasia, Missy Elliott, Al Sherrod Lambert, Harmony Samuels & Kyle Stewart, songwriters

• Unapologetic – Rihanna
• Love and War – Tamar Braxton
• Side Effects of You – Fantasia
• One: In the Chamber – Salaam Remi
• – Mack Wilds

• Girl on Fire – Alicia Keys
• R&B Divas – Faith Evans
• Love in the Future – John Legend
• Better – Chrisette Michele
• Three Kings – TGT

  Rap

• "Thrift Shop" – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz
• "Swimming Pools " – Kendrick Lamar
• "Berzerk" – Eminem
• "Started from the Bottom" – Drake
• "Tom Ford" – Jay-Z

• "Holy Grail" – Jay-Z & Justin Timberlake
• "Now or Never" – Kendrick Lamar & Mary J. Blige
• "Power Trip" – J. Cole & Miguel
• "Remember You" – Wiz Khalifa & The Weeknd
• "Part II " – Jay-Z & Beyoncé

• "Thrift Shop"
• * Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis, songwriters
• "F**in' Problems"
• * Tauheed Epps, Aubrey Graham, Kendrick Lamar, Rakim Mayers & Noah Shebib, songwriters
• "Holy Grail"
• * Shawn Carter, Terius Nash, J. Harmon, Timothy Mosley, Justin Timberlake & Ernest Wilson, songwriters
• "New Slaves"
• * Christopher Breaux, Ben Bronfman, Mike Dean, Louis Johnson, Malik Jones, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, Che Smith, Kanye West & Cydell Young, songwriters
• "Started from the Bottom"
• * W. Coleman, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters

• The Heist – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
• Nothing Was the Same – Drake
• good kid, m.A.A.d city – Kendrick Lamar
• Magna Carta... Holy Grail – Jay-Z
• Yeezus – Kanye West

  Country

• "Wagon Wheel" – Darius Rucker
• "I Drive Your Truck" – Lee Brice
• "I Want Crazy" – Hunter Hayes
• "Mama's Broken Heart" – Miranda Lambert
• "Mine Would Be You" – Blake Shelton
• "Say You Do" – Dierks Bentley

• "From This Valley" – The Civil Wars
• "Don't Rush" – Kelly Clarkson & Vince Gill
• "Your Side of the Bed" – Little Big Town
• "Highway Don't Care" – Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift & Keith Urban
• "You Can't Make Old Friends" – Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

• "Merry Go 'Round"
• * Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters
• "Begin Again"
• * Taylor Swift, songwriter
• "I Drive Your Truck"
• * Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington & Jimmy Yeary, songwriters
• "Mama's Broken Heart"
• * Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters
• "Mine Would Be You"
• * Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington & Deric Ruttan, songwriters

• Same Trailer Different Park – Kacey Musgraves
• Night Train – Jason Aldean
• Two Lanes of Freedom – Tim McGraw
• Based on a True Story... – Blake Shelton
• Red – Taylor Swift

  New Age

• Love's River – Laura Sullivan
• Lux – Brian Eno
• Illumination – Peter Kater
• Final Call – Kitaro
• Awakening The Fire – R. Carlos Nakai & Will Clipman

  Jazz

• "Orbits" – Wayne Shorter, soloist
• "Don't Run" – Terence Blanchard, soloist
• "Song for Maura" – Paquito D'Rivera, soloist
• "Song Without Words #4: Duet" – Fred Hersch, soloist
• "Stadium Jazz" – Donny McCaslin, soloist

• Liquid Spirit – Gregory Porter
• The World According to Andy Bey – Andy Bey
• Attachments – Lorraine Feather
• WomanChild – Cécile McLorin Salvant
• After Blue – Tierney Sutton

• Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue – Terri Lyne Carrington
• Guided Tour – The New Gary Burton Quartet
• Life Forum – Gerald Clayton
• Pushing the World Away – Kenny Garrett
• Out Here – Christian McBride Trio

• Night in Calisia – Randy Brecker, Włodek Pawlik Trio & Kalisz Philharmonic
• Brooklyn Babylon – Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
• Wild Beauty – Brussels Jazz Orchestra featuring Joe Lovano
• March Sublime – Alan Ferber
• Intrada – Dave Slonaker Big Band

• Song for Maura – Paquito D'Rivera and Trio Corrente
• La Noche Más Larga – Buika
• Yo – Roberto Fonseca
• Egg_n – Omar Sosa
• Latin Jazz-Jazz Latin – Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet

  Gospel/Contemporary Christian

• "Break Every Chain" – Tasha Cobbs
• "Hurricane" – Natalie Grant
• "Lord, I Need You" – Matt Maher
• "If He Did It Before... Same God" – Tye Tribbett
• "Overcomer" – Mandisa

• "If He Did It Before... Same God"
• * Tye Tribbett, songwriter
• "Deitrick Haddon"
• * Calvin Frazier & Deitrick Haddon, songwriters
• "If I Believe"
• * Wirlie Morris, Michael Paran, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilson, songwriters
• "A Little More Jesus"
• * Erica Campbell and Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters
• "Still"
• * Percy Bady, songwriter

• "Overcomer"
• * David Garcia, Ben Glover & Christopher Stevens, songwriters
• "Hurricane"
• * Matt Bronleewe, Natalie Grant & Cindy Morgan, songwriters
• "Love Take Me Over"
• * Steven Curtis Chapman, songwriter
• "Speak Life"
• * Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore & Ryan Stevenson, songwriters
• "Whom Shall I Fear "
• * Ed Cash, Scott Cash & Chris Tomlin, songwriters
• "In God's Time" – Tehrah

• Greater Than – Tye Tribbett
• Grace – Tasha Cobbs
• Best For Last: 20 Year Celebration Vol. 1 – Donald Lawrence
• Best Days Yet – Bishop Paul S. Morton
• God Chaser – William Murphy

• Overcomer – Mandisa
• We Won't Be Shaken – Building 429
• All the People Said Amen – Matt Maher
• Your Grace Finds Me – Matt Redman
• Burning Lights – Chris Tomlin

  Latin

• Vida – Draco Rosa
• Faith, Hope y Amor – Frankie J
• Viajero Frecuente – Ricardo Montaner
• Syntek – Aleks Syntek
• 12 Historias – Tommy Torres

• Treinta Días – La Santa Cecilia
• El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco – Café Tacuba
• Ojo Por Ojo – El Tri
• Chances – Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas
• Repeat After Me – Los Amigos Invisibles

• A Mi Manera – Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea
• El Free – Banda Los Recoditos
• En Peligro De Extinción – Intocable
• Romeo y Su Nieta – Paquita la del Barrio
• 13 Celebrando El 13 – Joan Sebastian

• Pacific Mambo Orchestra – Pacific Mambo Orchestra
• 3.0 – Marc Anthony
• Como Te Voy A Olvidar – Los Angeles Azules
• Sergio George Presents Salsa Giants – Various Artists
• Corazón Profundo – Carlos Vives

  Americana Music

• "Love Has Come For You"
• *Edie Brickell & Steve Martin, songwriters
• "Build Me Up From Bones"
• *Sarah Jarosz, songwriter
• "Invisible"
• *Steve Earle, songwriter
• "Keep Your Dirty Lights On"
• *Tim O'Brien & Darrell Scott, songwriters
• "Shrimp Po-Boy, Dressed"
• *Allen Toussaint, songwriter

• Old Yellow Moon — Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
• Love Has Come for You — Steve Martin & Edie Brickell
• Buddy and Jim — Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale
• One True Vine — Mavis Staples
• Songbook — Allen Toussaint

• The Streets of Baltimore — Del McCoury Band
• It's Just a Road — The Boxcars
• Brothers of the Highway — Dailey & Vincent
• This World Oft Can Be — Della Mae
• Three Chords and the Truth — James King

• Get Up! — Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite
• Remembering Little Walter — Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Sugar Ray Norcia & James Harman
• Cotton Mouth Man — James Cotton
• Seesaw — Beth Hart with Joe Bonamassa
• Down In Louisiana — Bobby Rush

• My Favorite Picture of You — Guy Clark
• Sweetheart of the Sun — The Greencards
• Build Me Up from Bones — Sarah Jarosz
• The Ash & Clay — The Milk Carton Kids
• They All Played for Us: Arhoolie Records 50th Anniversary Celebration — Various Artists; Chris Strachwitz, producer

• Dockside Sessions — Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
• The Life & Times Of...The Hot 8 Brass Band — Hot 8 Brass Band
• Hula Ku'i — Kahulanui
• Le Fou — Zachary Richard
• Apache & Crown Dance Songs — Joe Tohonnie Jr.

  Reggae

• Ziggy Marley In Concert – Ziggy Marley
• Reincarnated – Snoop Lion
• One Love, One Life – Beres Hammond
• The Messiah – Sizzla
• Reggae Connection – Sly & Robbie and the Jam Masters

  World Music

• Savor Flamenco – Gipsy Kings
• Live: Singing for Peace Around the World – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
• No Place for My Dream – Femi Kuti
• The Living Room Sessions Part 2 – Ravi Shankar

  Children's

• Throw a Penny in the Wishing Well – Jennifer Gasoi
• Blue Clouds – Elizabeth Mitchell & You Are My Flower
• The Mighty Sky – Beth Nielsen Chapman
• Recess – Justin Roberts
• Singing Our Way Through: Songs for the World's Bravest Kids – Alastair Moock & Friends

  Spoken Word

• – Stephen Colbert
• Carrie and Me – Carol Burnett
• Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls – David Sedaris
• Still Foolin' 'Em – Billy Crystal
• The Storm King – Pete Seeger

  Comedy

• Calm Down Gurrl – Kathy Griffin
• I'm Here to Help – Craig Ferguson
• A Little Unprofessional – Ron White
• Live – Tig Notaro
• That's What I'm Talkin' About – Bob Saget

  Musical Show

• Kinky Boots
• *Billy Porter & Stark Sands, principal soloists; Sammy James, Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus & William Wittman, producers; Cyndi Lauper, composer & lyricist

• Matilda the Musical
• *Bertie Carvel, Sophia Gennusa, Laurence, Bailey Ryon, Miley Shapiro & Lauren Ward, principal soloists; Michael Croiter, Van Dean & Chris Nightingale, producers; Tim Minchin, composer & lyricist
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• *Brandon Victor Dixon & Valisia Lakae, principal soloists; Frank Filipetti & Ethan Popp, producers

  Music for Visual Media

• – Dave Grohl & Various Artists
• Django Unchained – Various Artists
• ' – Various Artists
• ' – Various Artists
• Muscle Shoals – Various Artists

• Skyfall
• *Thomas Newman, composer
• Argo
• *Alexandre Desplat, composer
• The Great Gatsby
• *Craig Armstrong, composer
• Life of Pi
• *Mychael Danna, composer
• Lincoln
• *John Williams, composer
• Zero Dark Thirty
• *Alexandre Desplat, composer

• "Skyfall"
• *Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters
• "Atlas"
• *Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters
• "Silver Lining "
• *Diane Warren, songwriter
• "We Both Know"
• *Colbie Caillat & Gavin DeGraw, songwriters
• "Young and Beautiful"
• *Lana Del Rey & Rick Nowels, songwriters
• "You've Got Time"
• *Regina Spektor, songwriter

  Composing/Arranging

• "Pensamientos For Solo Alto Saxophone And Chamber Orchestra"
• *Clare Fischer, composer
• " Away"
• *Chuck Owen, composer
• "California Pictures For String Quartet"
• *Gordon Goodwin, composer
• "Koko On The Boulevard"
• *Scott Healy, composer
• "String Quartet No. 1: Funky Diversion In Three Parts"
• *Vince Mendoza, composer

• "On Green Dolphin Street"
• *Gordon Goodwin, arranger
• "Invitation"
• *Kim Richmond, arranger
• "Side Hikes – A Ridge Away"
• *Chuck Owen, arranger
• "Skylark"
• *Nan Schwartz, arranger
• "Wild Beauty"
• *Gil Goldstein, arranger

• "Swing Low"
• *Gil Goldstein, arranger
• "La Vida Nos Espera"
• *Nan Schwartz, arranger
• "Let's Fall In Love"
• *Chris Walden, arranger
• "The Moon's A Harsh Mistress"
• *John Hollenbeck, arranger
• "What A Wonderful World"
• *Shelly Berg, arranger

  Crafts

• Long Night Moon
• *Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors
• Automatic Music Can Be Fun
• *Mike Brown, Zac Decamp, Brian Grunert & Annie Stoll, art directors
• Magna Carta... Holy Grail
• *Brian Roettinger, art director
• Metallica Through The Never
• *Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffat & David Turner, art directors
• The Next Day
• *Jonathan Barnbrook, art director

• Wings Over America
• *Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors
• The Brussels Affair
• *Charles Dooher & Scott Sandler, art directors
• How Do You Do
• *Mayer Hawthorne, art director
• The Road To Red Rocks
• *Ross Stirling, art director
• The Smith Tapes
• *Masaki Koike, art director

• Afro Blue Impressions
• *Neil Tesser, album notes writer
• Call It Art 1964–1965
• *Ben Young, album notes writer
• Electric Music for the Mind and Body
• *Alec Palao, album notes writer
• Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps
• *Jonathan Cott, album notes writer
• 360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story
• *Sean Wilentz, album notes writer
• Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard: Hard Time, Good Time & End Time Music, 1923–1936
• *Nathan Salsburg, album notes writer

  Historical

• Charlie Is My Darling – Ireland 1965
• *Teri Landi, Andrew Loog Oldham & Steve Rosenthal, compilation producers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
• The Complete Sussex And Columbia Albums
• * Leo Sacks, compilation producer; Joseph M. Palmaccio, Tom Ruff & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers
• Call It Art 1964–1965
• * Joe Lizzi & Ben Young, compilation producers; Steve Fallone, Joe Lizzi & Ben Young, mastering engineers
• Pictures Of Sound: One Thousand Years Of Educed Audio: 980–1980
• * Patrick Feaster & Steven Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer
• Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen
• * Philip Siney, compilation producer; Ben Turner, mastering engineer

  Production

• Random Access Memories
• *Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta & Daniel Lerner, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
• Annie Up
• *Chuck Ainlay, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
• The Blue Room
• *Helik Hadar & Leslie Ann Jones, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer
• The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
• *Paul Figueroa & Randy Staub, engineers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer
• ...Like Clockwork
• *Joe Barresi & Mark Rankin, engineers; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer
• The Moorings
• *Trina Shoemaker, engineer; Eric Conn, mastering engineer

• Pharrell Williams
• * "BBC"
• * "Blurred Lines"
• * "Happy"
• * "I Can't Describe "
• * "Nuclear"
• * "Oceans"
• * "Reach Out Richard"
• * "The Stars Are Ours"
• Rob Cavallo
• * All That Echoes
• * "Bright Lights"
• * ¡Dos!
• * "If I Loved You"
• * "Love They Say"
• * "Things Are Changin'"
• * ¡Tré!
• * "When My Train Pulls In"
• * "You've Got Time"
• Dr. Luke
• * Bounce It
• * "Crazy Kids"
• * "Fall Down
• * "Give It 2 U"
• * "Roar"
• * "Rock Me"
• * "Wrecking Ball"
• * "Play it Again"
• Ariel Rechtshaid
• * Days Are Gone
• * "Everything Is Embarrassing"
• * "Lost in My Bedroom"
• * Modern Vampires of the City
• * Reincarnated
• * True Romance
• * "You're No Good"
• Jeff Tweedy
• * The Invisible Way
• * One True Vine
• * Wassaic Way

• "Summertime Sadness"
• *Cedric Gervais, remixer
• "Days Turn Into Nights"
• *Andy Caldwell, remixer
• "If I Lose Myself"
• *Alesso, remixer
• "Locked Out of Heaven"
• *Sultan & Ned Shepard, remixers
• "One Love/People Get Ready"
• *Rupert Parkes, remixer

  Production, Surround Sound

• Live Kisses
• *Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; Tommy LiPuma, surround producer
• Sailing the Seas of Cheese
• *Les Claypool & Jason Mills, surround mix engineers; Stephen Marcussen, surround mastering engineer; Les Claypool & Jeff Fura, surround producers
• Signature Sound Opus One
• *Leslie Ann Jones, surround mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, surround mastering engineer; Herbert Waltl, surround producer
• Sixteen Sunsets
• *Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Jim Anderson & Jane Ira Bloom, surround producers
• Sprung Rhythm
• *Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, surround producer

  Production, Classical

• Winter Morning Walks
• * David Frost, Brian Losch & Tim Martyn, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer
• Hymn to the Virgin
• * Morten Lindberg, engineer
• La Voie Triomphale
• * Morten Lindberg, engineer
• Roomful of Teeth
• * Mark Donahue & Jesse Lewis, engineers
• Vinci: Artaserse
• * Hans-Martin Renz, Wolfgang Rixius & Ulrich Ruscher, engineers

• David Frost
• *Andres: Home Stretch
• *Angel Heart, A Music Storybook
• *Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2
• *Ben-Haim: Chamber Works
• *Celebrating The American Spirit
• *Elgar: Enigma Variations; Vaughan Williams: The Wasps; Greensleeves
• *Guilty Pleasures
• *Verdi: Otello
• *Winter Morning Walks
• Manfred Eicher
• *Beethoven: Diabelli-Variationen
• *Canto Oscuro
• *Pärt: Adam's Lament
• *Tabakova: String Paths
• Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
• *Bizet: Symphony In C; Jeux D'Enfants; Variations Chromatiques
• *Traveling Sonata – European Music For Flute & Guitar
• *Voyages
• *Zia
• James Mallinson
• *Berlioz: Grande Messe Des Morts
• *Bloch: Symphony In C-Sharp Minor & Poems Of The Sea
• *Fauré: Requiem; Bach: Partita, Chorales & Ciaccona
• *Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3
• *Wagner: Das Rheingold
• *Wagner: Die Walküre
• *Weber: Der Freischütz
• Jay David Saks
• *Adams: Nixon in China
• *Adès: The Tempest
• *The Enchanted Island
• *Handel: Rodelinda
• *Live At Carnegie Hall
• *Verdi: Rigoletto

  Classical

• Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4
• *Osmo Vänskä, Minnesota Orchestra
• Atterberg: Orchestral Works Vol. 1
• *Neeme Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
• Lutoslawski: Symphony No. 1
• *Esa-Pekka Salonen, Los Angeles Philharmonic
• Schumann: Symphony No. 2; Overtures Manfred & Genoveva
• *Claudio Abbado, Orchestra Mozart
• Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps
• *Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker

• Adès: The Tempest
• *Thomas Adès ; Simon Keenlyside, Isabel Leonard, Audrey Luna, Alan Oke ; Luisa Bricetti and Victoria Warivonchick
• Britten: The Rape of Lucretia
• *Oliver Knussen ; Ian Bostridge, Peter Coleman-Wright, Susan Gritton, Angelika Kirchschlager ; John Fraser
• Kleiberg: David and Bathsheba
• *Tõnu Kaljuste ; Anna Eimarsson and Johannes Weisser ; Morten Lindberg
• Vinci: Artaserse
• *Diego Fasolis ; Valer Barna-Sabadus, Daniel Behle, Max Emanuel Cenčić, Franco Fagioli, Philippe Jaroussky ; Ulrich Russcher
• Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
• *Christian Thielemann ; Katarina Dalayman, Albert Dohmen, Stephen Gould, Eric Halfvarson, Linda Watson ; Ohmar Eichinger

• Pärt: Adam's Lament
• *Tõnu Kaljuste
• Berlioz: Grande Messe de Morts
• *Colin Davis
• Parry: Works for Chorus & Orchestra
• *Neeme Järvi, Adrian Partington
• Whitbourn: Annelies
• *James Jordan
• Palestrina: Volume 3
• *Harry Christophers

• Roomful of Teeth
• *Brad Wells & Roomful of Teeth
• Beethoven: Violin Sonatas
• *Leonidas Kavakos & Enrico Pace
• Cage: The 10,000 Things
• *Vicki Ray, William Winant, Aron Kallay & Tom Peters
• Duo
• *Hélène Grimaud & Sol Gabetta
• Times Go By Turns
• *New York Polyphony

• Corigliano: Conjurer – Concerto for Percussionist & String Orchestra
• *Evelyn Glennie, David Alan Miller
• Bartók, Eötvös & Ligeti
• *Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Peter Eötvös
• The Edge of Light
• *Gloria Cheng
• Lindberg: Piano Concerto No. 2
• *Yefim Bronfman, Alan Gilbert
• Salonen: Violin Concerto; Nyx
• *Leila Josefowicz, Esa-Pekka Salonen
• Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 845 & D. 960
• *Maria João Pires

• Winter Morning Walks
• *Dawn Upshaw
• Drama Queens
• *Joyce DiDonato
• Mission
• *Cecilia Bartoli
• Schubert: Winterreise
• *Christoph Prégardien
• Wagner
• *Jonas Kaufmann

• Hindemith: Violinkonzert; Symphonic ; Konzertmusik
• *Christoph Eschenbach
• Holmboe: Concerto
• *Dima Slobodeniouk, Preben Iwan
• Tabakova: String Paths
• *Maxim Rysanov, Manfred Eicher

• Winter Morning Walks
• *Maria Schneider
• Piano Concerto No. 2
• *Magnus Lindberg
• Adam's Lament
• *Arvo Pärt
• Violin Concerto
• *Esa-Pekka Salonen
• Partita for 8 Voices
• *Caroline Shaw

  Music Video/Film

• "Suit & Tie" – Justin Timberlake & Jay-Z
• *David Fincher, video director; Timory King, video producer
• "Safe and Sound" – Capital Cities
• *Grady Hall, video director; Buddy Enright, video producer; Daniel Weisman, video producer; Danny Lockwood, video producer
• "Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film" – Jay-Z
• *Mark Romanek, video director; Shawn Carter & Aristides McGarry, video producers
• "Can't Hold Us" – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton
• *Jon Jon Augustavo, Jason Koenig & Ryan Lewis, video directors; Tricia Davis, Honna Kimmerer & Jenny Koenig, video producers
• "I'm Shakin'" – Jack White
• *Dori Oskowitz, video director; Raquel Costello, video producer

• Live Kisses – Paul McCartney
• *Jonas Åkerlund, video director; Violaine Etienne, Aron Levine & Scott Rodger, video producers
• Live 2012 – Coldplay
• * Paul Dugdale, video director; Jim Parsons, video producer
• ¡Cuatro! – Green Day
• *Tim Wheeler, video director; Tim Lynch, video producer
• I'm in I'm out and I'm Gone: The Making of Get Up! – Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite
• *Danny Clinch, video director; Ben Harper, video producer
• The Road to Red Rocks – Mumford & Sons
• *Nicolas Jack Davies & Frederick Scott, video directors; Dan Bowen, video producer

  Special Merit Awards

[MusiCares Person of the Year]

• Carole King

  Lifetime Achievement Award">Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award">Lifetime Achievement Award

• The Beatles
• Clifton Chenier
• The Isley Brothers
• Kraftwerk
• Kris Kristofferson
• Armando Manzanero
• Maud Powell

  Trustees Award">Grammy Trustees Award">Trustees Award

• Rick Hall
• Jim Marshall
• Ennio Morricone

  [Technical Grammy Award]

• Emile Berliner
• Lexicon

  Music Educator Award

• Kent Knappenberger

  Grammy Hall of Fame inductions

In Memoriam

• Van Cliburn
• George Jones
• Ray Price
• Eydie Gormé
• Annette Funicello
• Richie Havens
• Ray Manzarek
• Alvin Lee
• Dennis Frederiksen
• Andy Johns
• Sid Bernstein
• Al Coury
• Marian McPartland
• Cedar Walton
• Gloria Lynne
• George Duke
• Bebo Valdés
• Chico Hamilton
• Donald Shirley
• Colin Davis
• Stanley Solow
• Bobby Bland
• Morris Holt
• Larry Monroe
• Chris Kelly
• Lord Infamous
• Junior Murvin
• Hugh McCracken
• Ricky Lawson
• Mike Shipley
• Tompall Glaser
• Jack Greene
• Cowboy Jack Clement
• Slim Whitman
• Jody Payne
• Steven Fromholz
• Mindy McCready
• Jim Foglesong
• Sherman Halsey
• JJ Cale
• Peter Rauhofer
• Chi Cheng
• Chet Flippo
• Paul Williams
• Steve Jones
• Marvin Junior
• Bobby Smith
• Deke Richards
• Cordell Mosson
• Bobby Martin
• Jerry Boulding
• George Beverly Shea
• Cleotha Staples
• Patti Webster
• Phil Ramone
• Polly Anthony
• Mel Ilberman
• Jules Kurz
• Donald Engel
• Jonathan Winters
• Tony Sheridan
• Jerry G. Bishop
• Larry Lujack
• Sara Montiel
• Oralia Domínguez
• Juan Carlos Calderón
• Risë Stevens
• János Starker
• Claudio Abbado
• Yusef Lateef
• Donald Byrd
• Roy Campbell, Jr.
• Cory Monteith
• Randy Ostin
• Milt Olin
• Ed Shaughnessy
• Al Porcino
• Norman Winter
• Oscar Castro-Neves
• Jim Hall
• Frank Wess
• Ray Dolby
• Amar Bose
• Mort Nasatir
• Lou Reed
• Phil Everly

  Artists with multiple wins and nominations

• Nine: Jay-Z
• Seven: Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell Williams
• Five: Daft Punk, Drake, Bob Ludwig
• Four: Lorde, Bruno Mars, Kacey Musgraves, Taylor Swift
• Three: Jeff Bhasker, Black Sabbath, Tamar Braxton, Fantasia, Peter Franco, Dave Grohl, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta, Daniel Lerner, Manny Marroquin, Charlie Musselwhite, Nile Rodgers, Robin Thicke, Tye Tribbett, Tehrah
• Two: Jessi Alexander, Sara Bareilles, Mary J. Blige, David Bowie, Edie Brickell, Rob Caggiano, Gary Clark, Jr., Tasha Cobbs, Coldplay, Ray Dalton, Lana Del Rey, Alexandre Desplat, Dr. Luke, Natalie Grant, Dave Grohl, Anthony Hamilton, Ben Harper, Connie Harrington, Calvin Harris, Imagine Dragons, Sarah Jarosz, Kaskade, Mary Lambert, Led Zeppelin, Ari Levine, Joel Little, Matt Maher, Mandisa, Max Martin, Steve Martin, Shane McAnally, Paul McCartney, Tim McGraw, Miguel, Katy Perry, Pink, Gregory Porter, Queens of the Stone Age, Rihanna, Nate Ruess, Noah Shebib, Ed Sheeran, Blake Shelton, T.I., Timbaland, Chris Tomlin, Allen Toussaint, Wanz, Kanye West, Jack White

• Four: Bob Ludwig, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams
• Three: Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta, Daniel Lerner, Nile Rodgers, Justin Timberlake
• Two: David Frost, Dave Grohl, Jay-Z, Lorde, Paul McCartney, Kacey Musgraves, Tye Tribbett

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