The 57th Annual Grammy Awards was held on February 8, 2015, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
General[]
Record of the Year[]
- "Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)" – Sam Smith
- "Fancy" – Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX
- "Chandelier" – Sia
- "Shake It Off" – Taylor Swift
- "All About That Bass" – Meghan Trainor
Album of the Year[]
- Morning Phase – Beck
- Beyoncé – Beyoncé
- X – Ed Sheeran
- In the Lonely Hour – Sam Smith
- G I R L – Pharrell Williams
Song of the Year[]
- "Stay with Me (Darkchild Version)"
- "All About That Bass"
- "Chandelier"
- "Shake It Off"
- "Take Me to Church"
Best New Artist[]
- Sam Smith
- Iggy Azalea
- Bastille
- Brandy Clark
- HAIM
Pop[]
Best Pop Solo Performance[]
- "Happy (Live)" – Pharrell Williams
- "All of Me (Live)" – John Legend
- "Chandelier" – Sia
- "Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)" – Sam Smith
- "Shake It Off" – Taylor Swift
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance[]
- "Say Something" - A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera
- "Fancy" - Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX
- "A Sky Full of Stars" - Coldplay
- "Bang Bang" - Jessie J, Ariana Grande, & Nicki Minaj
- "Dark Horse" - Katy Perry feat. Juicy J
Best Pop Vocal Album[]
- In the Lonely Hour – Sam Smith
- Ghost Stories – Coldplay
- Bangerz – Miley Cyrus
- My Everything – Ariana Grande
- Prism – Katy Perry
- x – Ed Sheeran
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album[]
- Cheek to Cheek – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
- Nostalgia – Annie Lennox
- Night Songs – Barry Manilow
- Sending You a Little Christmas – Johnny Mathis
- Partners – Barbra Streisand
Dance/Electronica[]
Best Dance Recording[]
- "Rather Be" – Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne
- "Never Say Never" – Basement Jaxx
- "F For You" – Disclosure featuring Mary J. Blige
- "I Got U" – Duke Dumont featuring Jax Jones
- "Faded" – Zhu
Best Dance/Electronic Album[]
- Syro – Aphex Twin
- while(1<2) – deadmau5
- Nabuma Rubberband – Little Dragon
- Do It Again – Röyksopp & Robyn
- Damage Control – Mat Zo
Contemporary Instrumental[]
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album[]
- Bass & Mandolin – Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer
- Wild Heart – Mindi Abair
- Slam Dunk – Gerald Albright
- Nathan East – Nathan East
- Jazz Funk Soul – Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb & Everette Harp
Rock[]
Best Rock Performance[]
- "Lazaretto" – Jack White
- "Gimme Something Good" – Ryan Adams
- "Do I Wanna Know?" – Arctic Monkeys
- "Blue Moon" – Beck
- "Fever" – The Black Keys
Best Metal Performance[]
- "The Last In Line" – Tenacious D
- "Neon Knights" – Anthrax
- "High Road" – Mastodon
- "Heartbreaker" – Motorhead
- "The Negative One" – Slipknot
Best Rock Song[]
Best Rock Album[]
- Morning Phase – Beck
- Ryan Adams – Ryan Adams
- Turn Blue – The Black Keys
- Hypnotic Eye – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Songs of Innocence – U2
Alternative[]
Best Alternative Music Album[]
- St. Vincent – St. Vincent
- This Is All Yours – alt-J
- Reflektor – Arcade Fire
- Melophobia – Cage the Elephant
- Lazaretto – Jack White
R&B[]
Best R&B Performance[]
- "Drunk in Love" – Beyonce featuring Jay Z
- "Like This" – Ledisi
- "It's Your World" – Jennifer Hudson featuring R. Kelly
- "New Flame" – Chris Brown featuring Usher & Rick Ross
- "Good Kisser" – Usher
Best Traditional R&B Performance[]
- "Jesus Children" – Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm Jamal Warner
- "As" – Marsha Ambrosius & Anthony Hamilton
- "I.R.S" – Angie Fisher
- "Nobody" – Kem
- "Hold Up Wait a Minute (Woo Woo)" – Antonique Smith
Best R&B Song[]
- "Drunk in Love"
- "Good Kisser"
- "New Flame"
- "Options (Wolfjames Version)"
- "The Worst"
Best Urban Contemporary Album[]
- G I R L – Pharrell Williams
- Sail Out – Jhené Aiko
- Beyoncé – Beyoncé
- X – Chris Brown
- Mali is... – Mali Music
Best R&B Album[]
- Love, Marriage & Divorce – Toni Braxton & Babyface
- Islander – Bernhoft
- Lift Your Spirit – Aloe Blacc
- Black Radio 2 – Robert Glasper Experiment
- Give The People What They Want – Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Rap[]
Best Rap Performance[]
- "i" - Kendrick Lamar
- "3005" – Childish Gambino
- "0 to 100 / The Catch Up" – Drake
- "Rap God" – Eminem
- "All I Need Is You" – Lecrae
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration[]
- "The Monster" – Eminem featuring Rihanna
- "Blak Majik" – Common featuring Jhené Aiko
- "Tuesday" – ILoveMakonnen featuring Drake
- "Studio" – Schoolboy Q featuring BJ the Chicago Kid
- "Bound 2" – Kanye West featuring Charlie Wilson
Best Rap Song[]
- "i"
- "Anaconda"
- "Bound 2"
- "We Dem Boyz"
- "0 to 100 / The Catch Up"
Best Rap Album[]
- The Marshall Mathers LP 2 - Eminem
- The New Classic - Iggy Azalea
- Because the Internet - Childish Gambino
- Nobody's Smiling - Common
- Oxymoron - ScHoolboy Q
- Blacc Hollywood - Wiz Khalifa
Country[]
Best Country Solo Performance[]
- "Something in the Water" - Carrie Underwood
- "Give Me Back My Hometown" - Eric Church
- "Invisible" - Hunter Hayes
- "Automatic" - Miranda Lambert
- "Cop Car" - Keith Urban
Best Country Duo/Group Performance[]
- "Gentle on My Mind" - The Band Perry
- "Somethin' Bad" - Miranda Lambert with Carrie Underwood
- "Day Drinking" - Little Big Town
- "Meanwhile Back at Mama's - Tim McGraw feat. Faith Hill
- "Raise 'Em Up" - Keith Urban feat. Eric Church
Best Country Song[]
- "I'm Not Gonna Miss You"
- "American Kids"
- "Automatic"
- "Give Me Back My Hometown"
- "Meanwhile Back at Mama's"
Best Country Album[]
- Platinum – Miranda Lambert
- Riser – Dierks Bentley
- The Outsiders – Eric Church
- 12 Stories – Brandy Clark
- The Way I'm Livin' – Lee Ann Womack
New Age[]
Best New Age Album[]
- Winds Of Samsara – Ricky Kej & Wouter Kellerman
- Bhakti – Paul Avgerinos
- Ritual – Peter Kater & R. Carlos Nakai
- Symphony Live In Istanbul – Kitaro
- In Love And Longing – Silvia Nakkach & David Darling
Jazz[]
Best Improvised Jazz Solo[]
- "Fingerprints" – Chick Corea, soloist
- "The Eye of the Hurricane" – Kenny Barron, soloist
- "You and the Night and the Music" – Fred Hersch, soloist
- "Recorda Me" – Joe Lovano, soloist
- "Sleeping Giant" – Brad Mehldau, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album[]
- Beautiful Life – Dianne Reeves
- Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro – Billy Childs and various artists
- I Wanna Be Evil – René Marie
- Live in NYC – Gretchen Parlato
- Paris Sessions – Tierney Sutton
Best Jazz Instrumental Album[]
- Trilogy – Chick Corea Trio
- Landmarks – Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band
- Floating – Fred Hersch Trio
- Enjoy The View – Bobby Hutcherson, David Sanborn, Joey DeFrancesco featuring Billy Hart
- All Rise: A Joyful Elegy For Fats Waller – Jason Moran
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album[]
- Life in the Bubble – Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
- The L.A. Treasures Project – Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
- Quiet Pride: The Elizabeth Catlett Project – Rufus Reid
- Live: I Hear the Sound – Archie Shepp Attica Blues Orchestra
- OverTime: Music of Bob Brookmeyer – Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
Best Latin Jazz Album[]
- The Offense of the Drum – Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
- The Latin Side of Joe Henderson – Conrad Herwig featuring Joe Lovano
- The Pedrito Martinez Group – Pedrito Martinez Group
- Second Half – Emilio Solla y la Inestable de Brooklyn
- New Throned King – Yosvany Terry
Gospel/Contemporary Christian[]
Best Gospel Performance/Song[]
- "No Greater Love" – Smokie Norful
- "Help" – Erica Campbell featuring Lecrae
- "Sunday A.M. (Live)" – Karen Clark Sheard
- "I Believe" – Mali Music
- "Love on the Radio" – The Walls Group
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song[]
- "Messengers" – Lecrae featuring For King & Country
- "Write Your Story" – Francesca Battistelli
- "Come as You Are" – Crowder
- "Shake" – MercyMe
- "Multiplied" – Needtobreathe
Best Gospel Album[]
- Help – Erica Campbell
- Amazing (Live) – Ricky Dillard and New G
- Withholding Nothing (Live) – William McDowell
- Forever Yours – Smokie Norful
- Vintage Worship – Anita Wilson
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album[]
- Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong. – For King & Country
- If We're Honest – Francesca Battistelli
- Hurricane – Natalie Grant
- Welcome to the New – MercyMe
- Royal Tailor – Royal Tailor
Best Roots Gospel Album[]
- Shine for All the People – Mike Farris
- Forever Changed – T. Graham Brown
- Hymns – Gaither Vocal Band
- A Cappella – The Martins
- His Way of Loving Me – Tim Menzies
Latin[]
Best Latin Pop Album[]
- Tangos – Rubén Blades
- Elypse – Camila
- Raíz – Lila Downs, Niña Pastori and Soledad
- Loco de Amor – Juanes
- Gracias Por Estar Aquí – Marco Antonio Solís
Best Latin Rock Urban or Alternative Album[]
- Multi Viral – Calle 13
- Behind The Machine (Detrás De La Máquina) – ChocQuibTown
- Bailar En La Cueva – Jorge Drexler
- Agua Maldita – Molotov
- Vengo – Ana Tijoux
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)[]
- Mano A Mano - Tangos A La Manera De Vicente Fernández – Vicente Fernández
- Lastima Que Sean Ajenas – Pepe Aguilar
- Voz Y Guitarra – Ixya Herrera
- 15 Aniversario – Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea
- Alegría Del Mariachi – Mariachi Los Arrieros Del Valle
Best Tropical Latin Album[]
- Más + Corazón Profundo – Carlos Vives
- 50 Aniversario – El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
- First Class To Havana – Aymee Nuviola
- Live – Palo!
- El Asunto – Totó La Momposina
Americana Music[]
Best American Roots Performance[]
- "A Feather's Not a Bird" – Rosanne Cash
- "Statesboro Blues" – Gregg Allman & Taj Mahal
- "And When I Die" – Billy Childs featuring Alison Krauss & Jerry Douglas
- "The Old Me Better" – Keb' Mo' featuring the California Feet Warmers
- "Destination" – Nickel Creek
Best American Roots Song[]
- "A Feather's Not a Bird" – Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal, songwriters (Rosanne Cash)
- "Just So Much" – Jesse Winchester, songwriter (Jesse Winchester)
- "The New York Trains" – Woody Guthrie & Del McCoury, songwriters (Del McCoury Band)
- "Pretty Little One" – Edie Brickell & Steve Martin, songwriters (Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell)
- "Terms of My Surrender" – John Hiatt, songwriter (John Hiatt)
Best Americana Album[]
- The River & the Thread – Rosanne Cash
- Terms of My Surrender – John Hiatt
- BluesAmericana – Keb' Mo'
- A Dotted Line – Nickel Creek
- Metamodern Sounds in Country Music – Sturgill Simpson
Best Bluegrass Album[]
- The Earls of Leicester – The Earls of Leicester
- Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe – Noam Pikelny
- Cold Spell – Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
- Into My Own – Bryan Sutton
- Only Me – Rhonda Vincent
Best Blues Album[]
- Step Back – Johnny Winter
- Common Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy – Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin
- Promise of a Brand New Day – Ruthie Foster
- Juke Joint Chapel – Charlie Musselwhite
- Decisions – Bobby Rush with Blinddog Smokin'
Best Folk Album[]
- Remedy – Old Crow Medicine Show
- Three Bells – Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas, Rob Ickes
- Follow the Music – Alice Gerrard
- The Nocturne Diaries – Eliza Gilkyson
- A Reasonable Amount of Trouble – Jesse Winchester
Best Regional Music Album[]
- The Legacy – Jo-El Sonnier
- Light the Stars – Bonsoir, Catin
- Hanu 'A'ala – Kamaka Kukona
- Love's Lies – Magnolia Sisters
- Ceremony – Joe Tohonnie Jr.
Reggae[]
Best Reggae Album[]
- Fly Rasta – Ziggy Marley
- Back On the Controls – Lee "Scratch" Perry
- Full Frequency – Sean Paul
- Out of Many, One Music – Shaggy
- Reggae Power – Sly and Robbie & Spicy Chocolate
- Amid The Noise and The Haste – SOJA
World Music[]
Best World Music Album[]
- Eve – Angélique Kidjo
- Toumani & Sidiki – Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté
- Our World in Song – Wu Man, Luis Conte & Daniel Ho
- Magic – Sérgio Mendes
- Traces of You – Anoushka Shankar
Children's[]
Best Children's Album[]
- I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai) – Neela Vaswani
- Appetite For Construction – The Pop Ups
- Just Say Hi! – Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could
- The Perfect Quirk – Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
- Through The Woods – The Okee Dokee Brothers
Spoken Word[]
Best Spoken Word Album[]
- Diary of a Mad Diva – Joan Rivers
- Actors Anonymous – James Franco
- A Call to Action – Jimmy Carter
- Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America – John Waters
- A Fighting Chance – Elizabeth Warren
- We Will Survive: True Stories of Encouragement, Inspiration, and the Power of Song – Gloria Gaynor
Comedy[]
Best Comedy Album[]
- Mandatory Fun – "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Obsessed – Jim Gaffigan
- Oh My God – Louis C.K.
- Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time – Patton Oswalt
- We Are Miracles – Sarah Silverman
Musical Show[]
Best Musical Theater Album[]
- Beautiful: The Carole King Musical – Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell & Billy Jay Stein, producers (Carole King, composer & lyricist) (original Broadway cast)
- Aladdin – James Monroe Iglehart, Adam Jacobs & Courtney Reed, principal soloists; Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken & Chris Montan, producers (Alan Menken, composer; Howard Ashman, Chad Beguelin & Tim Rice, lyricists) (original Broadway cast)
- A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder – Jefferson Mays & Bryce Pinkham, principal soloists; Kurt Deutsch & Joel Moss, producers; Robert L. Freedman, lyricist; Steven Lutvak, composer & lyricist (original Broadway cast)
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch – Lena Hall & Neil Patrick Harris, principal soloists; Justin Craig, Tim O'Heir & Stephen Trask, producers (Stephen Trask, composer & lyricist) (original Broadway cast)
- West Side Story – Cheyenne Jackson & Alexandra Silber, principal soloists; Jack Vad, producer (Leonard Bernstein, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (Cheyenne Jackson & Alexandra Silber with the San Francisco Symphony)
Music for Visual Media[]
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media[]
- Frozen – various artists
- American Hustle – various artists
- Get On Up: The James Brown Story – James Brown
- Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 – various artists
- The Wolf of Wall Street – various artists
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media[]
- The Grand Budapest Hotel – Alexandre Desplat, composer
- Frozen – Christophe Beck, composer
- Gone Girl – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
- Gravity – Steven Price, composer
- Saving Mr. Banks – Thomas Newman, composer
Best Song Written for Visual Media[]
- "Let It Go" (from Frozen) – Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Idina Menzel)
- "Everything Is Awesome" (from The Lego Movie) – Joshua Bartholomew, Lisa Harriton, Shawn Patterson, Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer & Jorma Taccone, songwriters (Tegan and Sara featuring the Lonely Island)
- "I See Fire" (from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug) – Ed Sheeran, songwriter (Ed Sheeran)
- "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" (from Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me) – Glen Campbell & Julian Raymond, songwriters (Glen Campbell)
- "The Moon Song" (from Her) – Spike Jonze & Karen O, songwriters (Scarlett Johansson & Joaquin Phoenix)
Composing/Arranging[]
Best Instrumental Composition[]
- "The Book Thief (film)" - John Williams, composer (John Williams)
- "Last Train To Sanity" - Stanley Clarke, composer (The Stanley Clarke Band)
- "Life In The Bubble" - Gordon Goodwin, composer (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
- "Recognition" - Rufus Reid, composer (Rufus Reid)
- "Tarnation" - Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile, composers (Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or a Cappella[]
- "Daft Punk" - Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstie Maldonado & Kevin Olusola, arrangers (Pentatonix)
- "Beautiful Dreamer" - Pete McGuinness, arranger (The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra)
- "Get Smart" - Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
- "Guantanamera" - Alfredo Rodríguez, arranger (Alfredo Rodríguez)
- "Moon River" - Chris Walden, arranger (Amy Dickson)
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)[]
- "New York Tendaberry" - Billy Childs, arranger (Billy Childs Featuring Renée Fleming & Yo-Yo Ma)
- "All My Tomorrows" - Jeremy Fox, arranger (Jeremy Fox Featuring Kate McGarry)
- "Goodnight America" - Vince Mendoza, arranger (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
- "Party Rockers" - Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
- "What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?" - Pete McGuinness, arranger (The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra)
Crafts[]
Best Recording Package[]
- Lightning Bolt
- Formosa Medicine Show
- Indie Cindy
- LP1
- Whispers
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package[]
- The Rise and Fall of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-27)
- Cities of Darkscorch
- A Letter Home (vinyl box set)
- Sparks (deluxe album box set)
- Spring 1990 (The Other One)
Best Album Notes[]
- Offering: Live At Temple University
- Happy: The 1920 Rainbo Orchestra Sides
- I'm Just Like You: Sly's Stone Flower 1969-70
- 'The Other Side Of Bakersfield: 1950s & 60s Boppers And Rockers From 'Nashville West
- Purple Snow: Forecasting The Minneapolis Sound
- The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-27)
Best Historical Album[]
- The Garden Spot Programs, 1950
- Black Europe: The Sounds And Images Of Black People In Europe Pre-1927
- Happy: The 1920 Rainbo Orchestra Sides
- Longing For The Past: The 78 RPM Era In Southeast Asia
- There's A Dream I've Been Saving: Lee Hazlewood Industries 1966 - 1971 (Deluxe Edition)
Production[]
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical[]
- Morning Phase
- Bass & Mandolin
- Bluesamericana
- The Way I'm Livin'
- What's Left Is Forever
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical[]
- Max Martin
- "Bang Bang" (Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj)
- "Break Free" (Ariana Grande Featuring Zedd)
- "Dark Horse" (Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J)
- "Problem" (Ariana Grande Featuring Iggy Azalea)
- "Shake It Off" (Taylor Swift)
- "Unconditionally" (Katy Perry)
- Paul Epworth
- "Pendulum" (FKA Twigs)
- "Queenie Eye" (Paul McCartney)
- "Road" (Paul McCartney)
- "Save Us" (Paul McCartney)
- John Hill
- "All You Never Say" (Birdy)
- "Burning Gold" (Christina Perri)
- "Can't Remember to Forget You" (Shakira Featuring Rihanna)
- "Goldmine" (Kimbra)
- "Guts Over Fear" (Eminem Featuring Sia)
- Strange Desire (Bleachers)
- Voices (Phantogram)
- "Water Fountain" (Tune-Yards)
- Jay Joyce
- About Last Night (Sleeper Agent)
- It Goes Like This (Thomas Rhett)
- Melophobia (Cage the Elephant)
- Montibello Memories (Matrimony)
- Mountains Of Sorrow, Rivers Of Song (Amos Lee)
- The Outsiders (Eric Church)
- Greg Kurstin
- "Beating Heart" (Ellie Goulding)
- "Chandelier" (Sia)
- "Double Rainbow" (Katy Perry)
- "Gunshot" (Lykke Li)
- "Money Power Glory" (Lana Del Rey)
- 1000 Forms of Fear (Sia)
- Sheezus (Lily Allen)
- Wrapped in Red (Kelly Clarkson)
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical[]
- "All Of Me" (Tiesto's Birthday Treatment Remix)
- "Falling Out" (Ming Remix)
- "Pompeii" (Audien Remix)
- "The Rising" (Eddie Amador Remix)
- "Smile" (Kaskade Edit)
- "Waves" (Robin Schulz Remix)
Production, Surround Sound[]
Best Surround Sound Album[]
- Beyoncé
- Beppe: Remote Galaxy
- Chamberland: The Berlin Remixes
- The Division Bell (20th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set)
- Epics Of Love
- Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection'
Production, Classical[]
Best Engineered Album, Classical[]
- Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending
- Adams, John: City Noir
- Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean
- Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows Of Time
- Riccardo Muti Conducts Mason Bates & Anna Clyne
Producer of the Year, Classical[]
- Judith Sherman
- Beethoven: Cello & Piano Complete (Fischer Duo)
- Brahms By Heart (Chiara String Quartet)
- Composing America (Lark Quartet)
- Divergence (Plattform K + K Vienna)
- The Good Song (Thomas Meglioranza)
- Mozart & Brahms: Clarinet Quintets (Anthony McGill & Pacifica Quartet)
- Snapshot (American Brass Quintet)
- Two X Four (Jaime Laredo, Jennifer Koh, Vinay Parameswaran & Curtis 20/21 Ensemble)
- Wagner Without Words (Ll_r Williams)
- Morten Lindberg
- Beppe: Remote Galaxy (Vladimir Ashkenazy & Philharmonia Orchestra)
- Dyrud: Out Of Darkness (Vivianne Sydnes & Nidaros Cathedral Choir)
- Ja, Vi Elsker (Tone Bianca Sparre Dahl, Ingar Bergby, Staff Band Of The Norwegian Armed Forces & Schola Cantorum)
- Symphonies Of Wind Instruments (Ingar Bergby & Royal Norwegian Navy Band)
- Dmitriy Lipay
- Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
- Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows Of Time (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
- Fauré: Masques Et Bergamasques; Pelléas Et Mélisande; Dolly (Ludovic Morlot, Seattle Symphony Chorale & Seattle Symphony)
- Hindemith: Nobilissima Visione; Five Pieces For String Orchestra (Gerard Schwarz & Seattle Symphony)
- Ives: Symphony No. 2; Carter: Instances; Gershwin: An American In Paris (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
- Ravel: Orchestral Works; Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
- Elaine Martone
- Hallowed Ground (Louis Langrée, Maya Angelou, Nathan Wyatt & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
- Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection' (Benjamin Zander, Stefan Bevier, Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra)
- Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7; Tapiola (Robert Spano & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
- Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending (Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus)
- David Starobin
- All The Things You Are (Leon Fleisher)
- Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 16 (Ann Crumb, Patrick Mason, James Freeman & Orchestra 2001)
- Game Of Attrition - Arlene Sierra, Vol. 2 (Jac Van Steen & BBC National Orchestra Of Wales)
- Haydn, Beethoven & Schubert (Gilbert Kalish)
- Mozart: Piano Concertos, No. 12, K. 414 & No. 23, K. 488 (Marianna Shirinyan, Scott Yoo & Odense Symphony Orchestra)
- Music Of Peter Lieberson, Vol. 3 (Scott Yoo, Roberto Diaz, Steven Beck & Odense Symphony Orchestra)
- Rochberg, Chihara & Rorem (Jerome Lowenthal)
- Tchaikovsky: The Tempest, Op. 18 & Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23 (Joyce Yang, Alexander Lazarev & Odense Symphony Orchestra)
Classical[]
Best Orchestral Performance[]
- Adams, John: City Noir
- Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout un monde lointain...; The Shadows Of Time
- Dvořák: Symphony No. 8; Janacek: Symphonic Suite From Jenůfa
- Schumann: Symphonien 1-4
- Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7; Tapiola
Best Opera Recording[]
- Charpentier: La descente d'Orphée aux enfers
- Milhaud: L'Orestie D'Eschyle
- Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie
- Schönberg: Moses und Aron
- Strauss: Elektra (opera)
Best Choral Performance[]
- The Sacred Spirit Of Russia
- Bach: Matthäus-Passion
- Dyrud: Out Of Darkness
- Holst: First Choral Symphony; The Mystic Trumpeter
- Mozart: Requiem Mass in D minor
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance[]
- In 27 Pieces - The Hilary Hahn Encores
- Dreams & Prayers
- Martinů: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1-3
- Partch: Castor & Pollux
- Sing Thee Nowell
Best Classical Instrumental Solo[]
- Play - Jason Vieaux
- All The Things You Are - Leon Fleisher
- The Carnegie Recital - Daniil Trifonov
- Dutilleux: Tout un monde lointain... - Xavier Phillips; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
- Toccatas - Jory Vinikour
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album[]
- Douce France
- Porpora: Arias
- Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin
- Stella Di Napoli
- Virtuoso Rossini Arias
Best Classical Compendium[]
- Partch: Plectra & Percussion Dances
- Britten To America
- Mieczys_aw Weinberg
- Mike Marshall & The Turtle Island Quartet
- The Solent - Fifty Years Of Music By Ralph Vaughan Williams
Best Contemporary Classical Composition[]
- Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean
- Clyne, Anna: Prince Of Clouds
- Crumb, George: Voices From The Heartland
- Paulus, Stephen: Concerto For Two Trumpets & Band
- Sierra, Roberto: Sinfonía No. 4
Music Video/Film[]
Best Music Video[]
- "Happy" - Pharrell Williams
- "Chandelier" - Sia
- "We Exist" - Arcade Fire
- "Turn Down for What" - DJ Snake & Lil Jon
- "The Golden Age" - Woodkid feat. Max Richter
Best Music Film[]
- 20 Feet From Stardom – Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer & Judith Hill
- Beyoncé & Jay Z: On The Run Tour – Beyoncé & Jay Z
- Ghost Stories – Coldplay
- Metallica Through The Never – Metallica
- The Truth About Love Tour: Live From Melbourne – Pink