Complete List Of 2012 Grammy Nominees
The Grammy nominations were announced live last night by the Recording Academy. It was a strong night for Adele and others who the pundits had predicted. But there are always a few surprises including this year in in Best New Artist. Nominees in that category included The Band Perry, Bon Iver (also nominated for record of the year), J. Cole Nicki Minaj, and Skrillex. A complete list of 2012 Grammy nominees:
1. Record Of The Year
Rolling In The Deep
Holocene
Grenade
The Cave
Firework
2. Album Of The Year
21
Wasting Light
Born This Way
Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Loud
3. Song Of The Year
All Of The Lights
The Cave
Grenade
Holocene
Rolling In The Deep
4. Best New Artist
5. Best Pop Solo Performance
Someone Like You
Yoü And I
Grenade
Firework
F***in’ Perfect
6. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Body And Soul
Dearest
Paradise
Pumped Up Kicks
Moves Like Jagger
7. Best Pop Instrumental Album
Wish Upon A Star
E Kahe Malie
The Road From Memphis
Hello Tomorrow
Setzer Goes Instru-Mental!
8. Best Pop Vocal Album
21
The Lady Killer
Born This Way
Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Loud
9. Best Dance Recording
Raise Your Weapon
Barbra Streisand
Sunshine
Call Your Girlfriend
Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites
Save The World
10. Best Dance/Electronica Album
Zonoscope
4×4=12
Nothing But The Beat
Body Talk, Pt. 3
Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites
11. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Duets II
The Gift
In Concert On Broadway
Music Is Better Than Words
What Matters Most – Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman
12. Best Rock Performance
Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall
Down By The Water
Walk
The Cave
Lotus Flower
13. Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
On The Backs Of Angels
White Limo
Curl Of The Burl
Public Enemy No. 1
Blood In My Eyes
14. Best Rock Song
The Cave
Down By The Water
Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall
Lotus Flower
Walk
15. Best Rock Album
Rock 'N' Roll Party Honoring Les Paul
Wasting Light
Come Around Sundown
I'm With You
The Whole Love
16. Best Alternative Music Album
Bon Iver
Codes And Keys
Torches
Circuital
The King Of Limbs
17. Best R&B Performance
Far Away
Pieces Of Me
Not My Daddy
Is This Love
You Are
18. Best Traditional R&B Performance
Sometimes I Cry
Fool For You
Radio Message
Good Man
Surrender
19. Best R&B Song
Far Away
Fool For You
Not My Daddy
Pieces Of Me
You Are
20. Best R&B Album
F.A.M.E.
Second Chance
Love Letter
Pieces Of Me
Kelly
21. Best Rap Performance
Look At Me Now
Otis
The Show Goes On
Moment 4 Life
Black And Yellow
22. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Party
I'm On One
I Need A Doctor
What's My Name?
Motivation
All Of The Lights
23. Best Rap Song
All Of The Lights
Black And Yellow
I Need A Doctor
Look At Me Now
Otis
The Show Goes On
24. Best Rap Album
Watch The Throne
Tha Carter IV
Lasers
Pink Friday
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
25. Best Country Solo Performance
Dirt Road Anthem
I'm Gonna Love You Through It
Honey Bee
Mean
Mama's Song
26. Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Don't You Wanna Stay
You And Tequila
Barton Hollow
Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not
27. Best Country Song
Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not
God Gave Me You
Just Fishin'
Mean
Threaten Me With Heaven
You And Tequila
28. Best Country Album
My Kinda Party
Chief
Own The Night
Red River Blue
Here For A Good Time
Speak Now
29. Best New Age Album
Northern Seas
Gaia
Wind, Rock, Sea & Flame
What's It All About
Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 6
30. Best Improvised Jazz Solo
All Or Nothing At All
You Are My Sunshine
500 Miles High
Work
Sonnymoon For Two
31. Best Jazz Vocal Album
'Round Midnight
The Mosaic Project
The Gate
American Road
The Music Of Randy Newman
32. Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Bond: The Paris Sessions
Forever
Alone At The Vanguard
Bird Songs
Road Shows Vol. 2
Timeline
33. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
The Jazz Ballad Song Book
The Good Feeling
40 Acres And A Burro
Legacy
Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook
34. Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
Do Everything
Alive (Mary Magdalene)
Your Love
Jesus
I Lift My Hands
35. Best Gospel Song
Hello Fear
Sitting With Me
Spiritual
Trust Me
Window
36. Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
Blessings
Hold Me
I Lift My Hands
Strong Enough
Your Love
37. Best Gospel Album
The Love Album
The Journey
Hello Fear
Something Big
Angel & Chanelle Deluxe Edition
38. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Ghosts Upon The Earth
Leaving Eden
The Great Awakening
What If We Were Real
Black & White
And If Our God Is For Us…
39. Best Latin Pop, Rock, Or Urban Album
Entren Los Que Quieran
Entre La Ciudad Y El Mar
Nuestra
Not So Commercial
Drama Y Luz
40. Best Regional Mexican Or Tejano Album
Bicentenario
Orale
Amor A La Musica
Eres Un Farsante
Huevos Rancheros
41. Best Banda Or Norteño Album
Estare Mejor
Intocable 2011
Los Tigres Del Norte And Friends
El Árbol
No Vengo A Ver Si Puedo… Si Por Que Puedo Vengo
42. Best Tropical Latin Album
Homenaje A Los Rumberos
The Last Mambo
Mongorama
43. Best Americana Album
Emotional Jukebox
Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down
Hard Bargain
Ramble At The Ryman
Blessed
44. Best Bluegrass Album
Paper Airplane
Reason And Rhyme: Bluegrass Songs By Robert Hunter & Jim Lauderdale
Rare Bird Alert
Old Memories: The Songs Of Bill Monroe
A Mother's Prayer
Sleep With One Eye Open
45. Best Blues Album
Low Country Blues
Roadside Attractions
Man In Motion
The Reflection
Revelator
46. Best Folk Album
Barton Hollow
I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive
Helplessness Blues
Ukulele Songs
The Harrow & The Harvest
47. Best Regional Roots Music Album
Can't Sit Down
Wao Akua – The Forest Of The Gods
Rebirth Of New Orleans
Grand Isle
Not Just Another Polka
48. Best Reggae Album
Harlem-Kingston Express Live!
Reggae Knights
Revelation Pt 1: The Root Of Life
Wild And Free
Summer In Kingston
49. Best World Music Album
AfroCubism
Africa For Africa
Songs From A Zulu Farm
Tassili
50. Best Children's Album
All About Bullies… Big And Small
Are We There Yet?
Fitness Rock & Roll
GulfAlive
I Love: Tom T. Hall's Songs Of Fox Hollow
51. Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)
Bossypants
Fab Fan Memories – The Beatles Bond
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won't)
The Mark Of Zorro
52. Best Comedy Album
Alpocalypse
Finest Hour
Hilarious
Kathy Griffin: 50 & Not Pregnant
Turtleneck & Chain
53. Best Musical Theater Album
Anything Goes
The Book Of Mormon
How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
54. Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Boardwalk Empire: Volume 1
Burlesque
Glee: The Music, Volume 4
Tangled
True Blood: Volume 3
55. Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
Black Swan
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2
The King's Speech
The Shrine
Tron Legacy
56. Best Song Written For Visual Media
Born To Be Somebody (From Never Say Never)
Christmastime Is Killing Us (From Family Guy)
I See The Light (From Tangled)
So Long (From Winnie The Pooh)
Where The River Goes (From Footloose)
You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me (From Burlesque)
57. Best Instrumental Composition
Falling Men
Hunting Wabbits 3 (Get Off My Lawn)
I Talk To The Trees
Life In Eleven
Timeline
58. Best Instrumental Arrangement
All Or Nothing At All
In The Beginning
Nasty Dance
Rhapsody In Blue
Song Without Words
59. Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
Ao Mar
Moon Over Bourbon Street
On Broadway
Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
The Windmills Of Your Mind
60. Best Recording Package
Chickenfoot III
Good Luck & True Love
Rivers And Homes
Scenes From The Suburbs
Watch The Throne
61. Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
The King Of Limbs
The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story
25th Anniversary Music Box
25 Years
Wingless Angels – Deluxe Edition
62. Best Album Notes
The Bang Years 1966-1968
The Bristol Sessions, 1927-1928: The Big Bang Of Country Music
Complete Mythology
Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads & Beyond As Recorded By The San Francisco Bay By Chris Strachwitz In The 1960s
The Music City Story: Street Corner Doo Wop, Raw R&B And Soulful Sounds From Berkeley, California 1950-75
63. Best Historical Album
Band On The Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection – Deluxe Edition)
The Bristol Sessions, 1927-1928: The Big Bang Of Country Music
Complete Mythology
Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads & Beyond As Recorded By The San Francisco Bay By Chris Strachwitz In The 1960s
Young Man With The Big Beat: The Complete '56 Elvis Presley Masters
64. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Follow Me Down
The Harrow & The Harvest
Music Is Better Than Words
The Next Right Thing
Paper Airplane
65. Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Danger Mouse
- Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi Present Rome (Gilda Buttá, Luciano Ciccaglioni, Gegé Munari, Dario Rosciglione, Antonello Vannucchi et al) (A)
- Meyrin Fields EP (Broken Bells) (S)
Paul Epworth
- Call It What You Want (Foster The People) (T)
- I Would Do Anything For You (Foster The People) (T)
- I'll Be Waiting (Adele) (T)
- Life On The Nickel (Foster The People) (T)
- No One's Gonna Love You (Cee-Lo Green) (S)
- Rolling In The Deep (Adele) (T)
The Smeezingtons
- Doo-Wops & Hooligans (Bruno Mars) (A)
- If I Was You (OMG) (Far East Movement Featuring Snoop Dogg) (T)
- Lighters (Bad Meets Evil Featuring Bruno Mars) (T)
- Mirror (Lil Wayne Featuring Bruno Mars) (T)
- Rocketeer (Far East Movement Featuring Ryan Tedder of One Republic) (T)
Ryan Tedder
- Brighter Than The Sun (Colbie Caillat) (T)
- Favorite Song (Colbie Caillat Featuring Common) (T)
- I Remember Me (Jennifer Hudson) (T)
- I Was Here (Beyoncé) (T)
- Not Over You (Gavin DeGraw) (S)
- #1Nite (One Night) (Cobra Starship) (S)
- Rumour Has It (Adele) (T)
- Sweeter (Gavin DeGraw) (T)
- Who's That Boy (Demi Lovato Featuring Dev) (T)
Butch Vig
- Wasting Light (Foo Fighters) (A)
66. Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Cinema (Skrillex Remix)
Collide (Afrojack Remix)
End Of Line (Photek Remix)
Only Girl (In The World) (Rosabel Club Mix)
Rope (Deadmau5 Mix)
67. Best Surround Sound Album
An Evening With Dave Grusin
Grace For Drowning
Kind
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs (Super Deluxe Edition)
Spohr: String Sextet In C Major, Op. 140 & Nonet In F Major, Op. 31
68. Best Engineered Album, Classical
Aldridge: Elmer Gantry
Glazunov: Complete Concertos
Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music From Slide
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4
Weinberg: Symphony No. 3 & Suite No. 4 From 'The Golden Key'
69. Producer Of The Year, Classical
Blanton Alspaugh
- Aldridge: Elmer Gantry (William Boggs, Keith Phares, Patricia Risley, Vale Rideout, Frank Kelley, Heather Buck, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
- Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas (Peter Takács)
- Osterfield: Rocky Streams (Paul Osterfield, Todd Waldecker & Various Artists)
Manfred Eicher
- Bach: Concertos & Sinfonias For Oboe; Ich Hatte Viel Bekümmernis (Heinz Holliger, Eric Höbarth & Camerata Bern)
- Hymns & Prayers (Gidon Kremer & Kremerata Baltica)
- Manto & Madrigals (Thomas Zehetmair & Ruth Killius)
- Songs Of Ascension (Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble, Todd Reynolds Quartet, The M6 & Montclair State University Singers)
- Tchaikovsky/Kissine: Piano Trios (Gidon Kremer, Giedre Dirvanauskaite & Khatia Buniatishvili)
- A Worcester Ladymass (Trio Mediaeval)
David Frost
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass Live (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass)
- Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music From Slide (Rinde Eckert, Steven Mackey & Eighth Blackbird)
- Prayers & Alleluias (Kenneth Dake)
- Sharon Isbin & Friends – Guitar Passions (Sharon Isbin & Various Artists)
Peter Rutenberg
- Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (Patrick Dupré Quigley, James K. Bass, Seraphic Fire & Professional Choral Institute)
- The Vanishing Nordic Chorale (Philip Spray & Musik Ekklesia)
Judith Sherman
- Adams: Son Of Chamber Symphony; String Quartet (John Adams, St. Lawrence String Quartet & International Contemporary Ensemble)
- Capricho Latino (Rachel Barton Pine)
- 85th Birthday Celebration (Claude Frank)
- Insects & Paper Airplanes – Chamber Music Of Lawrence Dillon (Daedalus Quartet & Benjamin Hochman)
- Midnight Frolic – The Broadway Theater Music Of Louis A. Hirsch (Rick Benjamin & Paragon Ragtime Orchestra)
- Notable Women – Trios By Today's Female Composers (Lincoln Trio)
- The Soviet Experience, Vol. 1 – String Quartets By Dmitri Shostakovich & His Contemporaries (Pacifica Quartet)
- Speak! (Anthony De Mare)
- State Of The Art – The American Brass Quintet At 50 (The American Brass Quintet)
- Steve Reich: WTC 9/11; Mallet Quartet; Dance Patterns (Kronos Quartet, Steve Reich Musicians & So Percussion)
- Winging It – Piano Music Of John Corigliano (Ursula Oppens)