Grammy Awards 2014

La 56ª edizione dei Grammy Awards si è svolta il 26 gennaio 2014 allo Staples Center di Los Angeles. Lo show è stato trasmesso sul canale televisivo statunitense CBS, ed è stato presentato da LL Cool J e Cindy Lauper.

Esibizioni

• Beyoncé & Jay-Z – Drunk in Love
• Lorde – Royals
• Hunter Hayes – Invisible
• Katy Perry & Juicy J – Dark Horse
• Robin Thicke & Chicago – Saturday in the Park, Blurred Lines
• Keith Urban & Gary Clark Jr. – Cop Car
• John Legend – All of Me
• Taylor Swift – All Too Well
• Pink & Nate Ruess – Try, Just Give Me a Reason
• Ringo Starr – Photograph
• Kendrick Lamar & Imagine Dragons – Radioactive, m.A.A.d city
• Ringo Starr & Paul McCartney – Queenie Eye
• Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson & Blake Shelton – Okie from Muskogee
• Daft Punk, Nile Rodgers, Stevie Wonder & Pharrell Williams – Get Lucky, Le Freak, Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger, Another Star, Lose Yourself to Dance, Around the World
• Sara Bareilles & Carole King – Beautiful, Brave
• Metallica & Lang Lang – One
• Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Mary Lambert, Madonna, Queen Latifah & Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue – Same Love, Open Your Heart
• Billie Joe Armstrong & Miranda Lambert – When Will I Be Loved
• Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age, Dave Grohl & Lindsey Buckingham – Copy of A, My God Is the Sun

Vincitori e candidati

I vincitori sono scritti in grassetto.

Assoluti

Registrazione dell'anno (Record of the Year)

• Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky
• Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
• Lorde - Royals
• Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven
• Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell Williams - Blurred Lines

Canzone dell'anno (Song of the Year)

• Lorde - Royals
• Pink feat. Nate Ruess - Just Give Me a Reason
• Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven
• Katy Perry - Roar
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert - Same Love

Miglior artista esordiente (Best New Artist)

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

Album dell'anno (Album of the Year)

• Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
• Sara Bareilles - The Blessed Unrest
• Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist
• Taylor Swift - Red

Pop

Miglior interpretazione pop solista (Best Pop Solo Performance)

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

Miglior interpretazione pop di un duo o un gruppo (Best Pop Duo/Group Performance)

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

Miglior album pop vocale (Best Pop Vocal Album)

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

Miglior album pop strumentale (Best Pop Instrumental Album)

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

Dance/Elettronica

Migliore registrazione dance (Best Dance Recording)

• Zedd feat. Foxes - Clarity
• Duke Dumont feat. A*M*E & MNEK - Need U (100%)
• Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch - Sweet Nothing
• Kaskade - Atmosphere
• Armin Van Buuren feat. Trevor Guthrie - This Is What It Feels Like

Miglior album dance/elettronico (Best Dance/Electronica Album)

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

Pop tradizionale

Miglior album pop tradizionale (Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album)

• Michael Bublé - To Be Loved
• Tony Bennett e altri artisti - Viva Duets
• Gloria Estefan - The Standards
• Cee Lo Green - Cee Lo's Magic Moment
• Dionne Warwick - Now

Rock

Miglior album rock (Best Rock Album)

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

Miglior canzone rock (Best Rock Song)

• Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic e Pat Smear - Cut Me Some Slack
• Alabama Shakes - Always Alright
• David Bowie - The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
• Led Zeppelin - Kashmir (Live)
• Queens of the Stone Age - My God Is the Sun
• Jack White - I'm Shakin'

Miglior interpretazione rock (Best Rock Performance)

• Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
• Alabama Shakes - Always Alright
• David Bowie - The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
• Led Zeppelin - Kashmir (Live)
• Queens of the Stone Age - My God Is the Sun
• Jack White - I'm Shakin'

Miglior interpretazione metal (Best Metal Performance)

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

Alternative

Miglior album di musica alternative (Best Alternative Music Album)

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

R&B

Miglior album R&B (Best R&B Album)

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

Miglior canzone R&B (Best R&B Song)

• Justin Timberlake - Pusher Love Girl
• Anthony Hamilton - Best of Me
• Tamar Braxton - Love and War
• PJ Morton e Stevie Wonder - Without Me

Miglior interpretazione R&B (Best R&B Performance)

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

Miglior interpretazione R&B tradizionale (Best Traditional R&B Performance)

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

Miglior album urbano contemporaneo (Best Urban Contemporary Album)

• Rihanna - Unapologetic
• Tamar Braxton - Love and War
• Fantasia - Side Effects of You
• Salaam Remi - One: In the Chamber
• Mack Wilds - New York: A Love Story

Country

Miglior interpretazione country solista (Best Country Solo Performance)

• Darius Rucker - Wagon Whell
• Lee Brice - I Drive Your Truck
• Hunter Hayes - I Want Crazy
• Miranda Lambert - Mama's Broken Heart
• Blake Shelton - Mine Would Be You

Miglior album country (Best Country Album)

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

Rap

Miglior interpretazione rap (Best Rap Performance)

• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz - Thrift Shop
• Drake - Started from the Bottom
• Eminem - Berzerk
• Jay-Z - Tom Ford
• Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)

Miglior canzone rap (Best Rap Song)

• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz - Thrift Shop
• ASAP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar - F***in' Problems
• Jay-Z feat. Justin Timberlake - Holy Grail
• Kanye West - New Slaves
• Drake - Started from the Bottom

Miglior album rap (Best Rap Album)

• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist
• Drake - Nothing Was the Same
• Jay-Z - Magna Carta... Holy Grail
• Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
• Kanye West - Yeezus

New Age

Miglior album new age (Best New Age Album)

• Laura Sullivan - Love's River
• Brian Eno - Lux
• Peter Kater - Illumination
• Kitarō - Final Call
• Raymond Carlos Nakai e Will Clipman - Awakening The Fire

Jazz

Miglio assolo jazz improvvisato (Best Improvised Jazz Solo)

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

Miglior album vocale jazz (Best Jazz Vocal Album)

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

Miglior album strumentale jazz (Best Jazz Instrumental Album)

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

Miglior album per un complesso jazz (Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album)

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

Miglior album latin jazz (Best Latin Jazz Album)

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

Gospel/Contemporary Christian

Migliore interpretazione gospel/musica cristiana contemporanea (Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance)

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

Miglior canzone gospel (Best Gospel Song)

• Tye Tribbett - If He Did It Before... Same God (Live)
• Deitrick Haddon - Deitrick Haddon
• Charlie Wilson - If I Believe
• Erica Campbell - A Little More Jesus
• Percy Bady ft. Lowell Pye - Still

Miglior canzone di musica cristiana contemporanea (Best Contemporary Christian Music Song)

• Mandisa - Overcomer
• Natalie Grant - Hurricane
• Steven Curtis Chapman - Love Take Me Over
• TobyMac - Speak Life
• Chris Tomlin - Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies)

Miglior album gospel (Best Gospel Album)

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

Miglior album di musica cristiana contemporanea (Best Contemporary Christian Music Album)

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

Latin

Miglior album di pop latino (Best Latin Pop Album)

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

Miglior album rock latino, hip hop latino o patchanka (Best latin Rock Urban or Alternative Album)

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

Miglior album di musica locale messicana (compresa la tejano) (Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano))

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

Miglior album di musica tropicale (Best Tropical Latin Album)

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

Americana

Miglior canzone di musica tradizionale americana (Best American Roots Song)

• Steve Martin e Edie Brickell - Love Has Come for You
• Sarah Jarosz - Build Me Up from Bones
• Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses) - Invisible
• Tim O'Brien e Darrell Scott - Keep Your Dirty Lights On
• Allen Toussaint - Shrimp Po-Boy, Dressed

Miglior album americana (Best Americana Album)

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

Miglior album bluegrass (Best Bluegrass Album)

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

Miglior album blues (Best Blues Album)

• Ben Harper con Charlie Musselwhite - Get Up!
• Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Sugar Ray Norcia e James Harman - Remembering Little Walter
• James Cotton - Cotton Mouth Man
• Beth Hart con Joe Bonamassa - Seesaw
• Bobby Rush - Down in Louisiana

Miglior album folk (Best Folk Album)

• Guy Clark - My Favourite Picture of You
• The Greencards - Sweetheart of the Sun
• Sarah Jarosz - Build Me Up from Bones
• The Milk Carton Kids - The Ash & Clay
• Artisti vari - They All Played for Us: Arhoolie Records 50th Anniversary Celebration

Miglior album di musica tradizionale locale (Best Regional Roots Music Album)

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

Reggae

Miglior album reggae (Best Reggae Album)

• Ziggy Marley - Ziggy Marley in Concert
• Snoop Lion - Reincarnated
• Bere Hammond - One Love, One Life
• Sizzla - The Messiah
• Sly e Robbie and the Jam Masters - Reggae Connection

World Music

Miglior album di world music (Best World Music Album)

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

Bambini

Miglior album per bambini (Best Children's Album)

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

Spoken Word

Miglior album parlato (Best Spoken Word Album)

• Stephen Colbert - America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren't
• Carol Burnett - Carrie and Me
• David Sedaris - Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls
• Billy Crystal - Still Foolin' 'Em
• Pete Seeger - The Storm King

Umorismo

Miglior album umoristico (Best Comedy Album)

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

Spettacolo musicale

Miglior album di un musical teatrale (Best Musical Theater Album)

• Broadway Original Cast - Kinky Boots
• Broadway Original Cast - Matilda the Musical
• Broadway Original Cast - Motown: The Musical

Musica per le arti visive

Miglior compilation di una colonna sonora per le arti visive (Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media)

• Dave Grohl e artisti vari - Sound City: Real to Reel
• Artisti vari - Django Unchained (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
• Artisti vari - The Great Gatsby: Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film
• Artisti vari - Les Misérables: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack

Migliore colonna sonora per le arti visive (Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media)

• Thomas Newman - Skyfall
• Alexandre Desplat - Argo
• Craig Armstrong - Il grande Gatsby
• Mychael Danna - Vita di Pi
• John Williams - Lincoln
• Alexandre Desplat - Zero Dark Thirty

Miglior canzone scritta per le arti visive (Best Song Written for Visual Media)

• Adele - Skyfall (da Skyfall)
• Coldplay - Atlas (da Hunger Games: La ragazza di fuoco)
• Jessie J - Silver Lining (Crazy 'Bout You) (da Il lato positivo - Silver Linings Playbook)
• Colbie Caillat ft. Gavin DeGraw - We Both Know (da Vicino a te non ho paura)
• Lana Del Rey - Young and Beautiful (da Il grande Gatsby)
• Regina Spektor - You've Got Time (da Orange Is the New Black)

Composizioni/arrangiamenti

Miglior composizione strumentale (Best Instrumental Composition)

• The Clare Fischer Orchestra - Pensamientos For Solo Alto Saxophone And Chamber Orchestra
• Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge - Away
• Quartet San Francisco - California Pictures for String Quartet
• Scott Healy Ensemble - Koko on the Boulevard
• Quartet San Francisco - String Quartet No. 1: Funky Diversion In Three Parts

Miglior arrangiamento strumentale (Best Instrumental Arrangement)

• Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - On Green Dolphin Street
• The Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra - Invitation
• Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge - Side Hikes – A Ridge Away
• Amy Dickinson - Skylark
• Brussels Jazz Orchestra ft. Joe Lovano - Wild Beauty

Miglior arrangiamento per voce e strumenti (Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s))

• Bobby McFerrin e Esperanza Spalding - Swing Low
• Gian Marco - La Vida Nos Espera
• Calabria Foti ft. Seth MacFarlane - Let's Fall in Love
• John Hollenbeck - The Moon's a Harsh Mistress
• Gloria Estefan - What a Wonderful World

Formati

Miglior package di un album (Best Recording Package)

• Reckless Kelly - Long Night Moon
• Geneseo - Automatic Music Can Be Fun
• Jay-Z - Magna Carta... Holy Grail
• Metallica - Through the Never (Music from the Motion Picture)
• David Bowie - The Next Day

Miglior package di un cofanetto o di un'edizione limitata (Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package)

• Paul McCartney & Wings - Wings over America (Deluxe Edition)
• The Rolling Stones - The Brussels Affair
• Mayer Hawthorne - How Do You Do (Limited Edition Box Set)
• Mumford & Sons - The Road to Red Rocks (Special Edition)
• Artisti vari - The Smith Tapes

Migliori note di un album (Best Album Notes)

• John Coltrane - Afro Blue Impressions (Remastered & Expanded)
• New York Art Quartet - Call It Art 1964-1965
• Country Joe and the Fish - Electric Music for the Mind and Body
• Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic - Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps
• Artisti vari - 360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story
• Artisti vari - Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard: Hard Time, Good Time & End Time Music, 1923–1936

Storico

Migliore album storico (Best Historical Album)

• The Rolling Stones - Charlie is My Darling – Ireland 1965
• Bill Withers - The Complete Sussex And Columbia Albums (pareggio)
• New York Art Quartet - Call It Art 1964-1965
• Artisti vari - Pictures Of Sound: One Thousand Years Of Educed Audio: 980–1980
• Georg Solti - Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen (Deluxe Edition)

Produzioni

Migliore registrazione di un album, non classico (Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical)

• Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
• Pistol Annies - Annie Up
• Madeleine Peyroux - The Blue Room
• Alice in Chains - The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
• Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork
• Andrew Duhon - The Moorings

Produttore dell'anno, non classico (Producer of the Year, Non-Classical)

• Pharrell Williams
• Rob Cavallo
• Dr. Luke
• Ariel Rechtshaid
• Jeff Tweedy

Miglior brano remixato, non classico (Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical)

• Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix)
• Delerium ft. Michael Logen - Days Turn Into Night (Andy Caldwell Remix)
• OneRepublic - If I Lose Myself (Alesso Vs. OneRepublic)
• Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven (Sultan + Ned Shepard Remix)
• Bob Marley & The Wailers - One Love/People Get Ready (Photek Remix)

Produzioni con suono surround

Miglior album con suono surround (Best Surround Sound Album)

• Paul McCartney - Live Kisses
• Primus - Sailing the Seas of Cheese (Deluxe Edition)
• Artisti vari - Signature Sound Opus One
• Jane Ira Bloom - Sixteen Sunsets
• Richard Scerbo & Inscape - Sprung Rhythm

Produzioni di musica classica

Miglior registrazione di album, classico (Best Engineered Album, Classical)

• Dawn Upshaw, Maria Schneider, Australian Chamber Orchestra e Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra - Winter Morning Walks
• Tone Bianca, Sparre Dahl e Schola Cantorum - Hymn to the Virgin
• Ole Kristian Ruud e la banda delle Forze armate norvegesi - La Voie Triomphale
• Brad Wells & Roomful of Teeth - Roomful of Teeth
• Diego Fasolis, Philippe Jaroussky, Max Emanuel Cenčić, Daniel Behle, Franco Fagioli, Valer Barna-Sabadus, Yuriy Mynenko e Concerto Köln - Vinci: Artaserse

Produttore dell'anno, classico (Producer of the Year, Classical)

• David Frost
• Manfred Eicher
• Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin
• James Mallinson
• Jay David Saks

Musica classica

Miglior performance orchestrale (Best Orchestral Performance)

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

Migliore registrazione di opera (Best Opera Recording)

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

Miglior performance corale (Best Choral Performance)

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

Miglior performance di musica da camera/piccolo complesso (Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance)

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

Miglior assolo strumentale classico

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

Miglior assolo vocale classico (Best Classical Vocal Solo)

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

Miglior compendio classico (Best Classical Compendium)

• Christoph Eschenbach (direttore) - Hindemith: Violinkonzert; Symphonic ; Konzertmusik
• Dima Slobodeniouk (direttore), Preben Iwan (produttore) - Holmboe: Concerto
• Maxim Rysanov (direttore), Manfred Eicher (produttore) - Tabakova: String Paths

Miglior composizione classica contemporanea (Best Classical Contemporary Composition)

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

Video/film musicali

Miglior videoclip (Best Music Video)

• Justin Timberlake e Jay-Z - Suit & Tie
• Capital Cities - Safe and Sound
• Jay-Z - Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ray Dalton - Can't Hold Us
• Jack White - I'm Shakin

Miglior film musicale (Best Music Film)

• Paul McCartney - Live Kisses
• Coldplay - Live 2012
• Green Day - ¡Cuatro!
• Ben Harper con Charlie Musselwhite - I'm in I'm out and I'm Gone: The Making of Get Up!
• Mumford & Sons - The Road to Red Rocks

Collegamenti esterni

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