2015 Grammy Awards – Complete List of Winners and Nominees

Held on February 8, 2015, the 57th Annual Grammy Awards acknowledged recordings from October 1, 2013, to September 30, 2014. Beck's introspective and critically lauded album Morning Phase delivered a surprising win for Album of the Year, showcasing the Grammys' recognition of established alternative artists.
Sam Smith was a major winner, taking Record of the Year for his soulful ballad "Stay with Me" and being deservedly named Best New Artist. Other prominent winners included Beyoncé and Pharrell Williams.
This ceremony highlighted the Grammys' recognition of both respected indie artists and the emergence of new pop-soul talents, reflecting a diverse and evolving musical landscape.

Record Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Sam Smith	Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)
Nominee	Meghan Trainor	All About That Bass
Nominee	Taylor Swift	Shake It Off
Nominee	Sia	Chandelier
Nominee	Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX	Fancy

Album Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Beck	Morning Phase
Nominee	Pharrell Williams	Girl
Nominee	Sam Smith	In The Lonely Hour
Nominee	Ed Sheeran	X
Nominee	Beyoncé	Beyoncé

Song Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Sam Smith	Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)
Nominee	Hozier	Take Me To Church
Nominee	Taylor Swift	Shake It Off
Nominee	Sia	Chandelier
Nominee	Meghan Trainor	All About That Bass

Best New Artist

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Sam Smith	nan
Nominee	Haim	nan
Nominee	Brandy Clark	nan
Nominee	Bastille	nan
Nominee	Iggy Azalea	nan

Best Pop Solo Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Pharrell Williams	Happy (Live)
Nominee	Taylor Swift	Shake It Off
Nominee	Sam Smith	Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)
Nominee	Sia	Chandelier
Nominee	John Legend	All Of Me (Live)

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	A Great Big World With Christina Aguilera	Say Something
Nominee	Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J	Dark Horse
Nominee	Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj	Bang Bang
Nominee	Coldplay	A Sky Full Of Stars
Nominee	Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX	Fancy

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga	Cheek To Cheek
Nominee	Barbra Streisand With Various Artists	Partners
Nominee	Johnny Mathis	Sending You A Little Christmas
Nominee	Barry Manilow	Night Songs
Nominee	Annie Lennox	Nostalgia

Best Pop Vocal Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Sam Smith	In The Lonely Hour
Nominee	Ed Sheeran	X
Nominee	Katy Perry	Prism
Nominee	Ariana Grande	My Everything
Nominee	Miley Cyrus	Bangerz
Nominee	Coldplay	Ghost Stories

Best Dance Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Clean Bandit Featuring Jess Glynne	Rather Be
Nominee	Zhu	Faded
Nominee	Duke Dumont Featuring Jax Jones	I Got U
Nominee	Disclosure Featuring Mary J. Blige	F For You
Nominee	Basement Jaxx Featuring ETML	Never Say Never

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Aphex Twin	Syro
Nominee	Mat Zo	Damage Control
Nominee	Röyksopp & Robyn	Do It Again
Nominee	Little Dragon	Nabuma Rubberband
Nominee	Deadmau5	While(1<2)

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer	Bass & Mandolin
Nominee	Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb, Everette Harp	Jazz Funk Soul
Nominee	Nathan East	Nathan East
Nominee	Gerald Albright	Slam Dunk
Nominee	Mindi Abair	Wild Heart

Best Rock Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jack White	Lazaretto
Nominee	The Black Keys	Fever
Nominee	Beck	Blue Moon
Nominee	Arctic Monkeys	Do I Wanna Know?
Nominee	Ryan Adams	Gimme Something Good

Best Metal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Tenacious D	The Last In Line
Nominee	Slipknot	The Negative One
Nominee	Motörhead	Heartbreaker
Nominee	Mastodon	High Road
Nominee	Anthrax	Neon Knights

Best Rock Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Paramore	Ain't It Fun
Nominee	Jack White	Lazaretto
Nominee	Ryan Adams	Gimme Something Good
Nominee	The Black Keys	Fever
Nominee	Beck	Blue Moon

Best Rock Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Beck	Morning Phase
Nominee	U2	Songs Of Innocence
Nominee	Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	Hypnotic Eye
Nominee	The Black Keys	Turn Blue
Nominee	Ryan Adams	Ryan Adams

Best Alternative Music Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	St. Vincent	St. Vincent
Nominee	Jack White	Lazaretto
Nominee	Cage The Elephant	Melophobia
Nominee	Arcade Fire	Reflektor
Nominee	Alt-J	This Is All Yours

Best R&B Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Beyoncé Featuring Jay Z	Drunk In Love
Nominee	Usher	Good Kisser
Nominee	Ledisi	Like This
Nominee	Jennifer Hudson Featuring R. Kelly	It's Your World
Nominee	Chris Brown Featuring Usher & Rick Ross	New Flame

Best Traditional R&B Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Robert Glasper Experiment Featuring Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm-Jamal Warner	Jesus Children
Nominee	Antonique Smith	Hold Up Wait A Minute (Woo Woo)
Nominee	Kem	Nobody
Nominee	Angie Fisher	I.R.S.
Nominee	Marsha Ambrosius & Anthony Hamilton	As

Best R&B Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Beyoncé Featuring Jay Z	Drunk In Love
Nominee	Jhené Aiko	The Worst
Nominee	Luke James	Options (Wolfjames Version)
Nominee	Chris Brown Featuring Usher & Rick Ross	New Flame
Nominee	Usher	Good Kisser

Best Urban Contemporary Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Pharrell Williams	Girl
Nominee	Mali Music	Mali Is...
Nominee	Chris Brown	X
Nominee	Beyoncé	Beyoncé
Nominee	Jhené Aiko	Sail Out

Best R&B Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Toni Braxton & Babyface	Love, Marriage & Divorce
Nominee	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Give The People What They Want
Nominee	Robert Glasper Experiment	Black Radio 2
Nominee	Aloe Blacc	Lift Your Spirit
Nominee	Bernhoft	Islander

Best Rap Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Kendrick Lamar	I
Nominee	Lecrae	All I Need Is You
Nominee	Eminem	Rap God
Nominee	Drake	0 To 100 / The Catch Up
Nominee	Childish Gambino	3005

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Eminem Featuring Rihanna	The Monster
Nominee	Kanye West & Charlie Wilson	Bound 2
Nominee	Schoolboy Q Featuring BJ The Chicago Kid	Studio
Nominee	I Love Makonnen Featuring Drake	Tuesday
Nominee	Common Featuring Jhené Aiko	Blak Majik

Best Rap Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Kendrick Lamar	I
Nominee	Drake	0 To 100 / The Catch Up
Nominee	Wiz Khalifa	We Dem Boyz
Nominee	Kanye West & Charlie Wilson	Bound 2
Nominee	Nicki Minaj	Anaconda

Best Rap Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Eminem	The Marshall Mathers LP2
Nominee	Wiz Khalifa	Blacc Hollywood
Nominee	Schoolboy Q	Oxymoron
Nominee	Common	Nobody's Smiling
Nominee	Childish Gambino	Because The Internet
Nominee	Iggy Azalea	The New Classic

Best Country Solo Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Carrie Underwood	Something In The Water
Nominee	Keith Urban	Cop Car
Nominee	Miranda Lambert	Automatic
Nominee	Hunter Hayes	Invisible
Nominee	Eric Church	Give Me Back My Hometown

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Band Perry	Gentle On My Mind
Nominee	Keith Urban Featuring Eric Church	Raise 'Em Up
Nominee	Tim McGraw Featuring Faith Hill	Meanwhile Back At Mama's
Nominee	Little Big Town	Day Drinking
Nominee	Miranda Lambert With Carrie Underwood	Somethin' Bad

Best Country Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Glen Campbell	I'm Not Gonna Miss You
Nominee	Tim McGraw Featuring Faith Hill	Meanwhile Back At Mama's
Nominee	Eric Church	Give Me Back My Hometown
Nominee	Miranda Lambert	Automatic
Nominee	Kenny Chesney	American Kids

Best Country Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Miranda Lambert	Platinum
Nominee	Lee Ann Womack	The Way I'm Livin'
Nominee	Brandy Clark	12 Stories
Nominee	Eric Church	The Outsiders
Nominee	Dierks Bentley	Riser

Best New Age Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ricky Kej & Wouter Kellerman	Winds Of Samsara
Nominee	Silvia Nakkach & David Darling	In Love And Longing
Nominee	Kitaro	Symphony Live In Istanbul
Nominee	Peter Kater & R. Carlos Nakai	Ritual
Nominee	Paul Avgerinos	Bhakti

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Chick Corea, soloist	Fingerprints
Nominee	Brad Mehldau, soloist	Sleeping Giant
Nominee	Joe Lovano, soloist	Recorda Me
Nominee	Fred Hersch, soloist	You & The Night & The Music
Nominee	Kenny Barron, soloist	The Eye Of The Hurricane

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Dianne Reeves	Beautiful Life
Nominee	Tierney Sutton	Paris Sessions
Nominee	Gretchen Parlato	Live In NYC
Nominee	René Marie	I Wanna Be Evil: With Love To Eartha Kitt
Nominee	(Billy Childs &) Various Artists	Map To The Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Chick Corea Trio	Trilogy
Nominee	Jason Moran	All Rise: A Joyful Elegy For Fats Waller
Nominee	Bobby Hutcherson, David Sanborn, Joey DeFrancesco Featuring Billy Hart	Enjoy The View
Nominee	Fred Hersch Trio	Floating
Nominee	Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band	Landmarks

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band	Life In The Bubble
Nominee	The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra	OverTime: Music Of Bob Brookmeyer
Nominee	Archie Shepp Attica Blues Orchestra	Live: I Hear The Sound
Nominee	Rufus Reid	Quiet Pride: The Elizabeth Catlett Project
Nominee	The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra	The L.A. Treasures Project

Best Latin Jazz Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra	The Offense Of The Drum
Nominee	Yosvany Terry	New Throned King
Nominee	Emilio Solla Y La Inestable De Brooklyn	Second Half
Nominee	The Pedrito Martinez Group	The Pedrito Martinez Group
Nominee	Conrad Herwig Featuring Joe Lovano	The Latin Side Of Joe Henderson

Best Gospel Performance/Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Smokie Norful; Aaron W. Lindsey & Smokie Norful, songwriters	No Greater Love
Nominee	The Walls Group; Kirk Franklin, songwriter	Love On The Radio
Nominee	Mali Music; Kortney J. Pollard, songwriter	I Believe
Nominee	Karen Clark Sheard; Rudy Currence & Donald Lawrence, songwriters	Sunday A.M. [Live]
Nominee	Erica Campbell Featuring Lecrae; Erica Campbell, Warryn Campbell, Hasben Jones, Harold Lilly, Lecrae Moore & Aaron Sledge, songwriters	Help

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Lecrae Featuring For King & Country; Torrance Esmond, Ran Jackson, Ricky Jackson, Kenneth Chris Mackey, Lecrae Moore, Joseph Prielozny, Joel Smallbone & Luke Smallbone, songwriters	Messengers
Nominee	Needtobreathe; Bear Rinehart & Bo Rinehart, songwriters	Multiplied
Nominee	MercyMe; Nathan Cochran, David Arthur Garcia, Ben Glover, Barry Graul, Bart Millard, Soli Olds, Mike Scheuchzer & Robby Shaffer, songwriters	Shake
Nominee	Crowder; David Crowder, Ben Glover & Matt Maher, songwriters	Come As You Are
Nominee	Francesca Battistelli; Francesca Battistelli, David Arthur Garcia & Ben Glover, songwriters	Write Your Story

Best Gospel Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Erica Campbell	Help
Nominee	Anita Wilson	Vintage Worship
Nominee	Smokie Norful	Forever Yours
Nominee	William McDowell	Withholding Nothing [Live]
Nominee	Ricky Dillard & New G	Amazing [Live]

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	For King & Country	Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong.
Nominee	Royal Tailor	Royal Tailor
Nominee	MercyMe	Welcome To The New
Nominee	Natalie Grant	Hurricane
Nominee	Francesca Battistelli	If We're Honest

Best Roots Gospel Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Mike Farris	Shine For All The People
Nominee	Tim Menzies	His Way Of Loving Me
Nominee	The Martins	A Cappella
Nominee	Gaither Vocal Band	Hymns
Nominee	T. Graham Brown	Forever Changed

Best Latin Pop Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Rubén Blades	Tangos
Nominee	Marco Antonio Solís	Gracias Por Estar Aquí
Nominee	Juanes	Loco De Amor
Nominee	Lila Downs, Niña Pastori And Soledad	Raíz
Nominee	Camila	Elypse

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Calle 13	Multiviral
Nominee	Ana Tijoux	Vengo
Nominee	Molotov	Agua Maldita
Nominee	Jorge Drexler	Bailar En La Cueva
Nominee	Chocquibtown	Behind The Machine (Detrás De La Máquina)

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Vicente Fernández	Mano A Mano - Tangos A La Manera De Vicente Fernández
Nominee	Mariachi Los Arrieros Del Valle	Alegría Del Mariachi
Nominee	Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea	15 Aniversario
Nominee	Ixya Herrera Featuring Elias Torres	Voz Y Guitarra
Nominee	Pepe Aguilar	Lastima Que Sean Ajenas

Best Tropical Latin Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Carlos Vives	Más Corazón Profundo
Nominee	Totó La Momposina	El Asunto
Nominee	Palo!	Live
Nominee	Aymee Nuviola	First Class To Havana
Nominee	El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico	50 Aniversario

Best American Roots Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Rosanne Cash	A Feather's Not A Bird
Nominee	Nickel Creek	Destination
Nominee	Keb' Mo' Featuring The California Feetwarmers	The Old Me Better
Nominee	Billy Childs Featuring Alison Krauss & Jerry Douglas	And When I Die
Nominee	Gregg Allman & Taj Mahal	Statesboro Blues

Best American Roots Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Rosanne Cash	A Feather's Not A Bird
Nominee	John Hiatt	Terms Of My Surrender
Nominee	Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers Featuring Edie Brickell	Pretty Little One
Nominee	The Del McCoury Band	The New York Trains
Nominee	Jesse Winchester	Just So Much

Best Americana Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Rosanne Cash	The River & The Thread
Nominee	Sturgill Simpson	Metamodern Sounds In Country Music
Nominee	Nickel Creek	A Dotted Line
Nominee	Keb' Mo'	Bluesamericana
Nominee	John Hiatt	Terms Of My Surrender

Best Bluegrass Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Earls Of Leicester	The Earls Of Leicester
Nominee	Rhonda Vincent	Only Me
Nominee	Bryan Sutton	Into My Own
Nominee	Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen	Cold Spell
Nominee	Noam Pikelny	Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe

Best Blues Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Johnny Winter	Step Back
Nominee	Bobby Rush With Blinddog Smokin'	Decisions
Nominee	Charlie Musselwhite	Juke Joint Chapel
Nominee	Ruthie Foster	Promise Of A Brand New Day
Nominee	Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin	Common Ground - Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play And Sing The Songs Of Big Bill Broonzy

Best Folk Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Old Crow Medicine Show	Remedy
Nominee	Jesse Winchester	A Reasonable Amount Of Trouble
Nominee	Eliza Gilkyson	The Nocturne Diaries
Nominee	Alice Gerrard	Follow The Music
Nominee	Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas & Rob Ickes	Three Bells

Best Regional Roots Music Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jo-EL Sonnier	The Legacy
Nominee	Joe Tohonnie Jr.	Ceremony
Nominee	Magnolia Sisters	Love's Lies
Nominee	Kamaka Kukona	Hanu 'A'ala
Nominee	Bonsoir, Catin	Light The Stars

Best Reggae Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ziggy Marley	Fly Rasta
Nominee	Soja	Amid The Noise And Haste
Nominee	Sly & Robbie & Spicy Chocolate	The Reggae Power
Nominee	Shaggy	Out Of Many, One Music
Nominee	Lee 'Scratch' Perry	Back On The Controls
Nominee	Sean Paul	Full Frequency

Best World Music Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Angelique Kidjo	Eve
Nominee	Anoushka Shankar	Traces Of You
Nominee	Sergio Mendes	Magic
Nominee	Wu Man, Luis Conte & Daniel Ho	Our World In Song
Nominee	Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté	Toumani & Sidiki

Best Children's Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Neela Vaswani	I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai)
Nominee	The Okee Dokee Brothers	Through The Woods
Nominee	Secret Agent 23 Skidoo	The Perfect Quirk
Nominee	Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could	Just Say Hi!
Nominee	The Pop Ups	Appetite For Construction

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Joan Rivers	Diary Of A Mad Diva
Nominee	Gloria Gaynor	We Will Survive: True Stories Of Encouragement, Inspiration, And The Power Of Song
Nominee	Elizabeth Warren	A Fighting Chance
Nominee	John Waters	Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America
Nominee	Jimmy Carter	A Call To Action
Nominee	James Franco	Actors Anonymous

Best Comedy Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Weird Al Yankovic	Mandatory Fun
Nominee	Sarah Silverman	We Are Miracles
Nominee	Patton Oswalt	Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time
Nominee	Louis C.K.	Oh My God
Nominee	Jim Gaffigan	Obsessed

Best Musical Theater Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell & Billy Jay Stein, producers; Joel Moss, engineer; Jason Howland & Billy Jay Stein, engineers/mixers (Original Broadway Cast)	Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Nominee	Cheyenne Jackson & Alexandra Silber, principal soloists; Michael Tilson Thomas & Jack Vad, producers (Cheyenne Jackson & Alexandra Silber With The San Francisco Symphony)	West Side Story
Nominee	Lena Hall & Neil Patrick Harris, principal soloists; Justin Craig, Tim O'Heir & Stephen Trask, producers (Original Broadway Cast)	Hedwig And The Angry Inch
Nominee	Jefferson Mays & Bryce Pinkham, principal soloists; Steven Lutvak, composer & lyricist; Robert L. Freedman, lyricist; Kurt Deutsch & Joel Moss, producers (Original Broadway Cast)	A Gentleman's Guide To Love & Murder
Nominee	James Monroe Iglehart, Adam Jacobs & Courtney Reed, principal soloists; Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken & Chris Montan, producers (Original Broadway Cast)	Aladdin

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	(Various Artists)	Frozen
Nominee	(Various Artists)	The Wolf Of Wall Street
Nominee	(Various Artists)	Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1
Nominee	James Brown	Get On Up: The James Brown Story
Nominee	(Various Artists)	American Hustle

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Alexandre Desplat, composer; Wes Anderson & Randall Poster, producers; Simon Rhodes, engineer/mixer (Alexandre Desplat)	The Grand Budapest Hotel
Nominee	Thomas Newman, composer (Thomas Newman)	Saving Mr. Banks
Nominee	Steven Price, composer (Steven Price)	Gravity
Nominee	Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)	Gone Girl
Nominee	Christophe Beck, composer (Christophe Beck)	Frozen

Best Song Written For Visual Media

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Idina Menzel	Let It Go
Nominee	Scarlett Johansson & Joaquin Phoenix	The Moon Song
Nominee	Glen Campbell	I'm Not Gonna Miss You
Nominee	Ed Sheeran	I See Fire
Nominee	Tegan And Sara Featuring The Lonely Island	Everything Is Awesome!!!

Best Instrumental Composition

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	John Williams, composer (John Williams)	The Book Thief
Nominee	Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile, composers (Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer)	Tarnation
Nominee	Rufus Reid, composer (Rufus Reid)	Recognition
Nominee	Gordon Goodwin, composer (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)	Life In The Bubble
Nominee	Stanley Clarke, composer (The Stanley Clarke Band)	Last Train To Sanity

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ben Bram & Pentatonix (Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado & Kevin Olusola), arrangers (Pentatonix)	Daft Punk
Nominee	Chris Walden, arranger (Amy Dickson)	Moon River
Nominee	Alfredo Rodríguez, arranger (Alfredo Rodríguez)	Guantanamera
Nominee	Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)	Get Smart
Nominee	Pete McGuinness, arranger (The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra)	Beautiful Dreamer

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Billy Childs, arranger (Billy Childs Featuring Renée Fleming & Yo-Yo Ma)	New York Tendaberry
Nominee	Pete McGuinness, arranger (The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra)	What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?
Nominee	Gordon Goodwin & Judith Hill, arrangers (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)	Party Rockers
Nominee	Vince Mendoza, arranger (Mary Chapin Carpenter)	Goodnight America
Nominee	Jeremy Fox, arranger (Jeremy Fox Featuring Kate McGarry)	All My Tomorrows

Best Recording Package

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jeff Ament, Don Pendleton, Joe Spix & Jerome Turner, art directors (Pearl Jam)	Lightning Bolt
Nominee	Sarah Larnach, art director (Passenger)	Whispers
Nominee	Jesse Kanda, art director (FKA Twigs)	LP1
Nominee	Vaughan Oliver, art director (Pixies)	Indie Cindy
Nominee	David Chen & Andrew Wong, art directors (The Muddy Basin Ramblers)	Formosa Medicine Show

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White, art directors (Various Artists)	The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-27)
Nominee	Jessica Dessner, Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson & Steve Vance, art directors (Grateful Dead)	Spring 1990 (The Other One)
Nominee	Andy Carne & Imogen Heap, art directors (Imogen Heap)	Sparks (Deluxe Album Box Set)
Nominee	Gary Burden & Jenice Heo, art directors (Neil Young)	A Letter Home (Vinyl Box Set)
Nominee	Leland Meiners & Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists)	Cities Of Darkscorch

Best Album Notes

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (John Coltrane)	Offering: Live At Temple University
Nominee	Scott Blackwood, album notes writer (Various Artists)	The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-27)
Nominee	Jon Kirby, album notes writer (Various Artists)	Purple Snow: Forecasting The Minneapolis Sound
Nominee	Scott B. Bomar, album notes writer (Various Artists)	The Other Side Of Bakersfield: 1950s & 60s Boppers And Rockers From 'Nashville West', Vol. 1
Nominee	Alec Palao, album notes writer (Various Artists)	I'm Just Like You: Sly's Stone Flower 1969-70
Nominee	David Sager, album notes writer (Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra)	Happy: The 1920 Rainbo Orchestra Sides

Best Historical Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Colin Escott & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Hank Williams)	The Garden Spot Programs, 1950
Nominee	Hunter Lea, Patrick McCarthy & Matt Sullivan, compilation producers; John Baldwin, mastering engineer (Various Artists)	There's A Dream I've Been Saving: Lee Hazlewood Industries 1966 - 1971 (Deluxe Edition)
Nominee	Steven Lance Ledbetter & David Murray, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)	Longing For The Past: The 78 RPM Era In Southeast Asia
Nominee	Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra)	Happy: The 1920 Rainbo Orchestra Sides
Nominee	Jeffrey Green, Rainer E. Lotz & Howard Rye, compilation producers; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various Artists)	Black Europe: The Sounds And Images Of Black People In Europe Pre-1927

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Drew Brown, Tom Elmhirst, David Greenbaum, Cole Marsden Greif-Neill, Florian Lagatta, Robbie Nelson, Darrell Thorp, Cassidy Turbin & Joe Visciano, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Beck)	Morning Phase
Nominee	Tchad Blake, Thomas Dybdahl, Oyvind Jakobsen, Jo Ranheim, Itai Shapira & David Way, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Thomas Dybdahl)	What's Left Is Forever
Nominee	Chuck Ainlay, engineer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer (Lee Ann Womack)	The Way I'm Livin'
Nominee	Ross Hogarth & Casey Wasner, engineers; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer (Keb' Mo')	Bluesamericana
Nominee	Richard King & Dave Sinko, engineers; Robert C. Ludwig, mastering engineer (Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer)	Bass & Mandolin

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Max Martin	nan
Nominee	Greg Kurstin	nan
Nominee	Jay Joyce	nan
Nominee	John Hill	nan
Nominee	Paul Epworth	nan

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Tijs Michiel Verwest	All Of Me (Tiësto's Birthday Treatment Remix)
Nominee	Robin Schulz	Waves (Robin Schulz Remix)
Nominee	Ryan Raddon	Smile (Kaskade Edit)
Nominee	Eddie Amador	The Rising (Eddie Amador Remix)
Nominee	Audien	Pompeii (Audien Remix)
Nominee	MING	Falling Out (Ming Remix)

Best Surround Sound Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Beyoncé Knowles, surround producer (Beyoncé)	Beyoncé
Nominee	Michael Bishop & Robert Friedrich, surround mix engineers; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Elaine Martone, surround producer (Benjamin Zander & Philharmonia Orchestra)	Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection'
Nominee	Hans-Jörg Maucksch, surround mix engineer; Hans-Jörg Maucksch, surround mastering engineer; Günter Pauler, surround producer (Song Zuying, Yu Long & China Philharmonic Orchestra)	Epics Of Love
Nominee	Damon Iddins & Andy Jackson, surround mix engineers; Damon Iddins & Andy Jackson, surround mastering engineers (Pink Floyd)	The Division Bell (20th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set)
Nominee	David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber)	Chamberland: The Berlin Remixes
Nominee	Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Vladimir Ashkenazy & Philharmonia Orchestra)	Beppe: Remote Galaxy

Best Engineered Album, Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Michael Bishop, engineer; Michael Bishop, mastering engineer (Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus)	Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending
Nominee	David Frost & Christopher Willis, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)	Riccardo Muti Conducts Mason Bates & Anna Clyne
Nominee	Dmitriy Lipay, engineer; Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)	Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows Of Time
Nominee	Dmitriy Lipay & Nathaniel Reichman, engineers; Nathaniel Reichman, mastering engineer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)	Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean
Nominee	Richard King, engineer; Wolfgang Schiefermair, mastering engineer (David Robertson & St. Louis Symphony)	Adams, John: City Noir

Producer Of The Year, Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Judith Sherman	nan
Nominee	David Starobin	nan
Nominee	Elaine Martone	nan
Nominee	Dmitriy Lipay	nan
Nominee	Morten Lindberg	nan

Best Orchestral Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	David Robertson, conductor; Friedemann Engelbrecht, producer; Richard King, engineer/mixer (St. Louis Symphony)	Adams, John: City Noir
Nominee	Robert Spano, conductor (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)	Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7; Tapiola
Nominee	Simon Rattle, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker)	Schumann: Symphonien 1-4
Nominee	Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)	Dvorák: Symphony No. 8; Janácek: Symphonic Suite From Jenufa
Nominee	Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)	Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows Of Time

Best Opera Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Aaron Sheehan, soloist; Siegbert Ernst, engineer/mixer (Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble; Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble)	Charpentier: La Descente D'Orphée Aux Enfers
Nominee	Christian Thielemann, conductor; Arend Prohmann, producer; Evelyn Herlitzius, Waltraud Meier, René Pape & Anne Schwanewilms, soloists (Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden; Staatskapelle Dresden)	Strauss: Elektra
Nominee	Sylvain Cambreling, conductor; Reinhard Oechsler, producer; Andreas Conrad & Franz Grundheber, soloists (EuropaChorAkademie; SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden Und Freiburg)	Schönberg: Moses Und Aron
Nominee	William Christie, conductor; Sébastien Chonion, producer; Sarah Connolly, Stéphane Degout, Christiane Karg, Ed Lyon & Katherine Watson, soloists (The Glyndebourne Chorus; Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment)	Rameau: Hippolyte Et Aricie
Nominee	Kenneth Kiesler, conductor; Tim Handley, producer; Dan Kempson, Jennifer Lane, Tamara Mumford, Sidney Outlaw, Lori Phillips & Brenda Rae, soloists (UMS Choral Union, University Of Michigan Chamber Choir, University Of Michigan Orpheus Singers & University Of Michigan University Choir; University Of Michigan Percussion Ensemble & University Of Michigan Symphony Orchestra)	Milhaud: L'Orestie D'Eschyle

Best Choral Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Craig Hella Johnson, conductor; Robina G. Young, producer; Brad Michel, engineer/mixer (Conspirare)	The Sacred Spirit Of Russia
Nominee	John Butt, conductor (Matthew Brook, Rowan Hellier, Thomas Hobbs & Joanne Lunn; Dunedin Consort)	Mozart: Requiem
Nominee	Stephen Jackson, chorus master; Andrew Davis, conductor (Susan Gritton; BBC Symphony Chorus; BBC Symphony Orchestra)	Holst: First Choral Symphony; The Mystic Trumpeter
Nominee	Vivianne Sydnes, conductor (Erlend Aagaard Nilsen & Geir Morten Øien; Nidaros Cathedral Choir)	Dyrud: Out Of Darkness
Nominee	René Jacobs, conductor (Werner Güra & Johannes Weisser; Rias Kammerchor & Staats-Und Domchor Berlin; Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin)	Bach: Matthäus-Passion

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Hilary Hahn & Andreas K. Meyer, producers; Andreas K. Meyer & Julian Schwenker, engineers/mixers	In 27 Pieces - The Hilary Hahn Encores
Nominee	New York Polyphony (Christopher Dylan Herbert, Craig Phillips, Geoffrey Williams & Steven Caldicott Wilson), ensembles	Sing Thee Nowell
Nominee	Partch (Erin Barnes, Alison Bjorkedahl, Matt Cook, David Johnson, John Schneider, Nick Terry, T.J. Troy & Alex Wand), ensembles	Partch: Castor & Pollux
Nominee	A Far Cry	Martinu: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1-3
Nominee	A Far Cry (Miki-Sophia Cloud), ensembles	Dreams & Prayers

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jason Vieaux; Alan Bise, producer; Bruce Egre, engineer/mixer	Play
Nominee	Jory Vinikour	Toccatas
Nominee	Xavier Phillips; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)	Dutilleux: Tout Un Monde Lointain
Nominee	Daniil Trifonov	The Carnegie Recital
Nominee	Leon Fleisher	All The Things You Are

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Anne Sofie Von Otter, soloist; Jean-Pierre Loisil, producer; Thomas Dappelo, engineer/mixer	Douce France
Nominee	Lawrence Brownlee, soloist (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra)	Virtuoso Rossini Arias
Nominee	Joyce DiDonato, soloist (Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Lyon)	Stella Di Napoli
Nominee	Florian Boesch, soloist	Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin
Nominee	Philippe Jaroussky, soloist (Venice Baroque Orchestra)	Porpora: Arias

Best Classical Compendium

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	John Schneider, producer; John Baffa, engineer/mixer (Partch)	Partch: Plectra & Percussion Dances
Nominee	Paul Daniel, conductor; Andrew Walton, producer (Paul Daniel)	The Solent - Fifty Years Of Music By Ralph Vaughan Williams
Nominee	Mike Marshall, producer (Mike Marshall & The Turtle Island Quartet)	Mike Marshall & The Turtle Island Quartet
Nominee	Manfred Eicher, producer (Gidon Kremer, Daniil Grishin, Giedre Dirvanauskaite, Daniil Trifonov & Kremerata Baltica)	Mieczyslaw Weinberg
Nominee	Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor; Colin Matthews, producer (Jeffrey Skidmore)	Britten To America

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	John Luther Adams, composer	Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean
Nominee	Roberto Sierra, composer	Sierra, Roberto: Sinfonía No. 4
Nominee	Stephen Paulus, composer	Paulus, Stephen: Concerto For Two Trumpets & Band
Nominee	George Crumb, composer	Crumb, George: Voices From The Heartland
Nominee	Anna Clyne, composer	Clyne, Anna: Prince Of Clouds

Best Music Video

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Pharrell Williams	Happy
Nominee	Woodkid Featuring Max Richter	The Golden Age
Nominee	Sia	Chandelier
Nominee	DJ Snake & Lil Jon	Turn Down For What
Nominee	Arcade Fire	We Exist

Best Music Film

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer & Judith Hill	20 Feet From Stardom
Nominee	Pink	The Truth About Love Tour: Live From Melbourne
Nominee	Metallica	Metallica Through The Never
Nominee	Coldplay	Ghost Stories
Nominee	Beyoncé & Jay Z	Beyoncé & Jay Z: On The Run Tour