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Full List Of 2015 Grammy Winners, At Your Service

by Lindsay Mannering

It's the most wonderful night for music (other than your cousin's Bat Mitzvah) and every musician from Taylor Swift to Kanye West to Madonna to Ariana Grande are at the 2015 Grammy Awards to celebrate the last 12 months in recording history. Little gold gramophone trophies will be handed out to Beyonce, Jay Z ... and Joan Rivers. The night is already underway and many stars have already accepted awards. Of course, we'll have to wait until the very end of the show to learn who takes home the top prize for Album of the Year, but stay tuned: We'll be updating the list all night. Drum roll, please! And your 2015 Grammy Award winners are ...

Record of the Year

  • “Fancy” - Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX
  • “Chandelier” - Sia
  • “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)” - Sam Smith — WINNER
  • “Shake It Off” - Taylor Swift
  • “All About That Bass” - Megan Trainor

Album of the Year

  • Beyoncé — BEYONCÉ
  • Sam Smith — In the Lonely Hour
  • Ed Sheeran — x
  • Pharrell Williams — Girl
  • Beck — Morning Phase — WINNER

Song of the Year

  • “All About That Bass” - Meghan Trainor (Written by Kevin Kadish & Meghan Trainor)
  • “Chandelier” - Sia (Written by Sia Furler & Jesse Shatkin)
  • “Shake It Off” - Taylor Swift (Written by Max Martin, Shellback, & Taylor Swift)
  • “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)” - Sam Smith (Written by James Napier, William Phillips, & Sam Smith) — WINNER
  • “Take Me to Church” - Hozier (Written by Andrew Hozier-Byrne)

Best New Artist

  • Iggy Azalea
  • Bastille
  • Brandy Clark
  • HAIM
  • Sam Smith — WINNER

Best Pop Solo Performance

  • “All Of Me (Live Version)” - John Legend
  • “Chandelier” - Sia
  • “Stay With Me” - Sam Smith
  • “Shake It Off” - Taylor Swift
  • “Happy” - Pharrell — WINNER

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

  • “Fancy” - Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX
  • “A Sky Full of Stars” - Coldplay
  • “Say Something” - A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera — WINNER
  • “Bang Bang” - Jessie J, Ariana Grande, & Nicki Minaj
  • “Dark Horse” - Katy Petty feat. Juicy J

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

  • Wild Heart - Mindy Abair
  • Slam Dunk - Gerald Albright
  • Nathan East - Nathan East
  • Jazz Funk Soul - Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb, Everette Harp
  • Bass & Mandolin - Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer — WINNER

Best Pop Vocal Album

  • Ghost Stories - Coldplay
  • Bangerz - Miley Cyrus
  • My Everything - Ariana Grande
  • Prism - Katy Perry
  • X - Ed Sheeran
  • In the Lonely Hour - Sam Smith — WINNER

Best Dance Recording

  • “Never Say Never” - Basement Jaxx
  • “Rather Be” - Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne — WINNER
  • “F for You” - Disclosure feat. Mary J. Blige
  • “I Got You” - Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones
  • “Faded” - Zhu

Best Dance/Electronic Album

  • Syro - Aphex Twin — WINNER
  • while(1<2) - deadmau5
  • Nabuma Rubberband - Little Dragon
  • Do It Again - Röyksopp & Robyn
  • Damage Control - Mat Zo

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

  • Cheek to Cheek - Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga — WINNER
  • Nostalgia - Annie Lennox
  • Night Songs - Barry Manilow
  • Sending You a Little Christmas - Johnny Mathis
  • Partners - Barbra Streisand with Various Artists

Best Rock Performance

  • “Gimme Something Good” - Ryan Adams
  • “Do I Wanna Know?” - Arctic Monkeys
  • “Blue Moon” - Beck
  • “Fever” - The Black Keys
  • “Lazaretto” - Jack White — WINNER

Best Metal Performance

  • “Neon Knights” - Anthrax
  • “High Road” - Mastodon
  • “Heartbreaker” - Motörhead
  • “The Negative One” - Slipknot
  • “The Last In Line” - Tenacious D — WINNER

Best Rock Song

  • “Ain’t It Fun” - Paramore (Written by Hayley Williams & Taylor York) — WINNER
  • “Blue Moon” - Beck (Written by Beck Hansen)
  • “Fever” - The Black Keys (Written by Dan Auerback, Brian Burton, & Patrick Carney)
  • “Gimme Something Good” - Ryan Adams (Written by Ryan Adams)
  • “Lazaretto” - Jack White (Written by Jack White III)

Best Rock Album

  • Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams
  • Morning Phase - Beck — WINNER
  • Turn Blue - The Black Keys
  • Hypnotic Eye - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
  • Songs of Innocence - U2

Best Alternative Music Album

  • This Is All Yours - alt-J
  • Reflektor - Arcade Fire
  • Melophobia - Cage the Elephant
  • St. Vincent - St. Vincent — WINNER
  • Lazaretto - Jack White

Best R&B Performance

  • “Drunk in Love” - Beyoncé feat. Jay Z — WINNER
  • “New Flame” - Chris Brown feat. Usher & Rick Ross
  • “It’s Your World” - Jennifer Hudson feat. R. Kelly
  • “Like This” - Ledisi
  • “Good Kisser” - Usher

Best Traditional R&B Performance

  • “As” - Marsha Ambrosius & Anthony Hamilton
  • “I.R.S.” - Angie Fisher
  • “Jesus Children” - Robert Glasper Experiment feat. Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm Jamal Warner — WINNER
  • “Nobody” - Kem
  • “Hold Up Wait a Minute (Woo Woo)” - Antonique Smith

Best R&B Song

  • “Drunk in Love” - Beyoncé feat. Jay Z (Written by Shawn Carter, Rasool Diaz, Noel Fisher, Jerome Harmon, Beyoncé Knowles, Timothy Mosely, Andre Eric Proctor & Brian Soko) — WINNER
  • “Good Kisser” - Usher (Written by Ronald “Flip” Colson, Warren “Oak” Felder, Usher Raymond IV, Jameel Roberts, Terry “Tru” Sneed & Andrew “Pop” Wansel)
  • “New Flame” - Chris Brown feat. Usher & Rick Ross (Written by Eric Bellinger, Chris Brown, James Chambers, Malissa Hunter, Justin Booth Johnson, Mark Pitts, Usher Raymond IV, William Roberts, Maurice “Verse” Simmonds & Keith Thomas)
  • “Options (Wolfjames Version)” - Luke James feat. Rick Ross (Written by Dominic Gordon, Brandon Hesson, William Roberts & Jamaica “Kahn-Cept” Smith)
  • “The Worst” - Jhené Aiko (Written by Jhené Aiko Chilombo)

Best R&B Album

  • Islander - Bernhoft
  • Lift Your Spirit - Aloe Blacc
  • Love, Marriage & Divorce - Toni Braxton & Babyface — WINNER
  • Black Radio 2 - Robert Glasper Experiment
  • Give the People What They Want - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

Best Urban Contemporary Album

  • Sail Out - Jhené Aiko
  • Beyoncé - Beyoncé
  • X - Chris Brown
  • Mali Is… - Mali Music
  • Girl - Pharrell Williams — WINNER

Best Rap Performance

  • “3005” - Childish Gambino
  • “0 to 100 / The Catch-Up” - Drake
  • “Rap God” - Eminem
  • “i” - Kendrick Lamar — WINNER
  • “All I Need Is You” - Lecrae

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

  • “Blak Majik” - Common feat. Jhené Aiko
  • “The Monster” - Eminem feat. Rihanna — WINNER
  • “Tuesday” - I Love Makonnen feat. Drake
  • “Studio” - Schoolboy Q feat. BJ The Chicago Kid
  • “Bound 2” - Kanye West & Charlie Wilson

Best Rap Song

  • “Anaconda” - Nicki Minaj (Written by Ernest Clark, Jamal Jones, Onika Maraj, Marcos Palacios & J. Solone-Myvett)
  • “Bound 2” - Kanye West & Charlie Wilson (Written by Mike Dean, Malik Jones, Che Pope, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, John Stephens, Kanye West, Charlie Wilson & Cydel Young)
  • “i” - Kendrick Lamar (Written by K. Duckworth & C. Smith) — WINNER
  • “We Dem Boyz” - Wiz Khalifa (Written by N. Fisher & C. Thomaz)
  • “0 to 100 / The Catch-Up” - Drake (Written by A. Feeney, Aubrey Graham, A. Hernandez, P. Jefferies, M. Samuels & Noah Shebib)

Best Rap Album

  • The New Classic - Iggy Azalea
  • Because the Internet - Childish Gambino
  • Nobody’s Smiling - Common
  • The Marshall Mathers LP 2 - Eminem — WINNER
  • Oxymoron - Schoolboy Q
  • Blacc Hollywood - Wiz Khalifa

Best Country Solo Performance

  • “Give Me Back My Hometown” - Eric Church
  • “Invisible” - Hunter Hayes
  • “Automatic” - Miranda Lambert
  • “Something in the Water” - Carrie Underwood — WINNER
  • “Cop Car” - Keith Urban

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

  • “Gentle On My Mind” - The Band Perry — WINNER
  • “Meanwhile, Back At Mama’s” - Tim McGraw feat. Faith Hill
  • “Raise ‘Em Up” - Keith Urban feat. Eric Church
  • “Day Drinking” - Little Big Town
  • “Something Bad” - Miranda Lambert & Carrie Underwood

Best Country Song

  • “American Kids” - Kenny Chesney (Written by Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird & Shane McNally)
  • “Automatic” - Miranda Lambert (Written by Nicolle Galyon, Natalie Hemby and Miranda Lambert)
  • “Give Me Back My Hometown” - Eric Church (Written by Eric Church and Luke Laird)
  • “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” - Glen Campbell (Written by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond) — WINNER
  • “Meanwhile, Back at Mama’s” - Tim McGraw feat. Faith Hill (Written by Tom Douglas, Jaren Johnston and Jeffrey Steele)

Best Country Album

  • Riser - Dierks Bentley
  • The Outsiders - Eric Church
  • 12 Stories - Brandy Clark
  • Platinum - Miranda Lambert — WINNER
  • The Way I’m Livin’ - Lee Ann Womack

Best New Age Album

  • Bhakti - Paul Avgerinos
  • Ritual - Peter Kater & R. Carlos Nakai
  • Winds Of Samsara - Ricky Kej & Wouter Kellerman — WINNER
  • Symphony Live In Istanbul - Kitaro
  • In Love And Longing - Silvia Nakkach & David Darling

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

  • “The Eye Of The Hurricane” - Kenny Barron
  • “Fingerprints” - Chick Corea — WINNER
  • “You & The Night & The Music” - Fred Hersch
  • “Recorda Me” - Joe Lovano
  • “Sleeping Giant” - Brad Mehldau

Best Jazz Vocal Album

  • Map To The Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro - Billy Childs & Various Artists
  • I Wanna Be Evil - René Marie
  • Live In NYC - Gretchen Parlato
  • Beautiful Life - Dianne Reeves — WINNER
  • Paris Sessions - Tierney Sutton

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

  • Landmarks - Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band
  • Trilogy - Chick Corea Trio — WINNER
  • Floating - Fred Hersch Trio
  • Enjoy The View - Bobby Hutcherson, David Sanborn, Joey DeFrancesco feat. Billy Hart
  • All Rise: A Joyful Elegy For Fats Waller - Jason Moran

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

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

Best Latin Jazz Album

  • The Latin Side Of Joe Henderson - Conrad Herwig feat. Joe Lovano
  • The Pedrito Martinez Group - The Pedrito Martinez Group
  • The Offense Of The Drum - Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra — WINNER
  • Second Half - Emilio Solla Y La Inestable De Brooklyn
  • New Throned King - Yosvany Terry

Best Gospel Performance/Song

  • “Help” - Erica Campbell feat. Lecrae (Written by Erica Campbell, Warryn Campbell, Hasben Jones, Harold Lilly, Lecrae Moore & Aaron Sledge)
  • “Sunday A.M. [Live]” - Karen Clark Sheard (Written by Rudy Currence & Donald Lawrence)
  • “I Believe” - Mali Music (Written by Mali Music; Kortney J. Pollard)
  • “No Greater Love” - Smokie Norful (Written by Smokie Norful; Aaron W. Lindsey & Smokie Norful) — WINNER
  • “Love On The Radio” - The Walls Group (Written by The Walls Group; Kirk Franklin)

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

  • “Write Your Story” - Francesca Battistelli (Written by Francesca Battistelli, David Arthur Garcia & Ben Glover
  • “Come As You Are” - Crowder (Written by Crowder)
  • “Messengers” - Lecrae feat. For King & Country (Written by Torrance Esmond, Ran Jackson, Ricky Jackson, Kenneth Chris Mackey, Lecrae Moore, Joseph Prielozny, Joel Smallbone & Luke Smallbone) — WINNER
  • “Shake” - MercyMe (Written by Nathan Cochran, David Arthur Garcia, Ben Glover, Barry Graul, Bart Millard, Soli Olds, Mike Scheuchzer & Robby Shaffer)
  • “Multiplied” - Needtobreathe (Written by Bear Rinehart & Bo Rinehart)

Best Gospel Album

  • Help - Erica Campbell — WINNER
  • Amazing - Ricky Dillard & New G
  • Withholding Nothing, Live - William McDowell
  • Forever Yours, Smokie Norful
  • Vintage Worship - Anita Wilson

Best Roots Gospel Album

  • Forever Changed - T. Graham Brown
  • Shine For All The People - Mike Farris — WINNER
  • Hymns - Gaither Vocal Band
  • A Cappella - The Martins
  • His Way Of Loving Me - Tim Menzies

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

  • If We’re Honest - Francesca Battistelli
  • Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong. - For King & Country — WINNER
  • Hurricane - Natalie Grant
  • Welcome To The New - MercyMe
  • Royal Tailor - Royal Tailor

Best Latin Pop Album

  • Tangos - Rubén Blades — WINNER
  • Elypse - Camila
  • Raíz - Lila Downs, Niña Pastori, & Soledad
  • Loco de Amour - Juanes
  • Gracias Por Estar Aquí - Marco Antonio Solis

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album

  • Multiviral - Calle 13 — WINNER
  • 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)

  • Lastima Que Sean Ajenas - Pepe Aguilar
  • Mano A Mano - Tangos A La Manera De Vicente Fernández - Vicente Fernández — WINNER
  • Voz Y Guitarra - Ixya Herrera
  • 15 Aniversario - Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
  • Alegría Del Mariachi - Mariachi Los Arrieros Del Valle

Best Tropical Latin Album

  • 50 Aniversario - El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico
  • First Class To Havana - Aymee Nuviola
  • Live - Palo!
  • El Asunto - Totó La Momposina
  • Más + Corazón Profundo - Carlos Vives — WINNER

Best Americana Album

  • The River & The Thread - Rosanne Cash — WINNER
  • 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 — WINNER
  • 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

  • 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’
  • Step Back - Johnny Winter — WINNER

Best Folk Album

  • Three Bells - Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas & Rob Ickes
  • Follow The Music - Alice Gerrard
  • The Nocturne Diaries - Eliza Gilkyson
  • Remedy - Old Crow Medicine Show — WINNER
  • A Reasonable Amount Of Trouble - Jesse Winchester

Best Regional Roots Music Album

  • Light The Stars - Bonsoir, Catin
  • Hanu ‘A’ala - Kamaka Kukona
  • Love’s Lies - Magnolia Sisters
  • The Legacy - Jo-El Sonnier — WINNER
  • Ceremony - Joe Tohonnie Jr.

Best American Roots Song

  • “A Feather’s Not A Bird” - Rosanne Cash (Written by Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal) — WINNER
  • “Just So Much” - Jesse Winchester (Written by Jesse Winchester)
  • “The New York Trains” - The Del McCoury Band (Written by Woody Guthrie & Del McCoury)
  • “Pretty Little One” - Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers feat. Edie Brickell (Written by Edie Brickell & Steve Martin)
  • “Terms Of My Surrender” - John Hiatt (Written by John Hiatt)

Best American Roots Performance

  • “Statesboro Blues” - Gregg Allman & Taj Mahal
  • “A Feather’s Not A Bird” - Rosanne Cash — WINNER
  • “And When I Die” - Billy Childs feat. Alison Krauss & Jerry Douglas
  • “The Old Me Better” - Keb’ Mo’ feat. The California Feet Warmers
  • “Destination” - Nickel Creek

Best Reggae Album

  • Fly Rasta - Ziggy Marley — WINNER
  • Back on the Controls - Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
  • Full Frequency - Sean Paul
  • Out of Many, One Music - Shaggy
  • The Reggae Power - Sly & Robbie & Spicy Chocolate
  • Amid the Noise and the Haste - Soja

Best World Music Album

  • Toumani & Sidiki - Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté
  • Eve - Angelique Kidjo — WINNER
  • Our World In Song - Wu Man, Luis Conte & Daniel Ho
  • Magic - Sérgio Mendes
  • Traces Of You - Anoushka Shankar

Best Children’s Album

  • Appetite For Construction - The Pop Ups
  • I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai) - Neela Vaswani — WINNER
  • 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

Best Spoken Word Album

  • Actors Anonymous - James Franco
  • A Call to Action - Jimmy Carter
  • Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America - John Waters
  • Diary of a Mad Diva - Joan Rivers — WINNER
  • A Fighting Chance - Elizabeth Warren
  • We Will Survive: True Stories of Inspiration, Encouragement, and the Power of Song - Gloria Gaynor

Best Comedy Album

  • Mandatory Fun - “Weird Al” Yankovic — WINNER
  • Obsessed - Jim Gaffigan
  • Oh My God - Louis C.K.
  • Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time - Patton Oswalt
  • We Are Miracles - Sarah Silverman

Best Musical Theater Album

  • Aladdin - Original Broadway Cast
  • Beautiful: The Carole King Musical - Original Broadway Cast — WINNER
  • A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder - Original Broadway Cast
  • Hedwig And The Angry Inch - Original Broadway Cast
  • West Side Story - Cheyenne Jackson & Alexandra Silber With The San Francisco Symphony

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

  • American Hustle - Various Artists
  • Frozen - Various Artists — WINNER
  • 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

  • Frozen - Christophe Beck
  • Gone Girl - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel - Alexandre Desplat — WINNER
  • Gravity - Steven Price
  • Saving Mr. Banks - Thomas Newman

Best Song Written For Visual Media

  • “Everything Is Awesome!!!” - Tegan & Sara feat. The Lonely Island (Written by Joshua Bartholomew, Lisa Harriton, Shawn Patterson, Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer & Jorma Taccone)
  • “I See Fire” - Ed Sheeran (Written by Ed Sheeran)
  • “I’m Not Gonna Miss You - Glen Campbell (Written by Glen Campbell & Julian Raymond)
  • Let It Go - Idina Menzel (Written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez) — WINNER
  • “The Moon Song” - Scarlett Johansson & Joaquin Phoenix (Written by Spike Jonze & Karen O)

Best Instrumental Composition

  • “The Book Thief” - John Williams — WINNER
  • “Last Train To Sanity” - The Stanley Clarke Band
  • “Life In The Bubble” - Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
  • “Recognition” - Rufus Reid
  • “Tarnation” - Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer

Best Arrangement, Instruments And Vocals

  • “All My Tomorrows” - Jeremy Fox feat. Kate McGarry
  • “Goodnight America” - Mary Chapin Carpenter
  • New York Tendaberry” - Billy Childs feat. Renée Fleming & Yo-Yo Ma — WINNER
  • “Party Rockers” - Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
  • “What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?” - The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra

Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella

  • “Beautiful Dreamer” - The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra
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  • “Daft Punk” - Pentatonix — WINNER
  • “Get Smart” - Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
  • “Guantanamera” - Alfredo Rodríguez
  • “Moon River” - Amy Dickson

Best Recording Package

  • Formosa Medicine Show - The Muddy Basin Ramblers
  • Indie Cindy - Pixies
  • Lightning Bolt - Pearl Jam — WINNER
  • LP1 - FKA Twigs
  • Whispers - Passenger

Best Boxed/Special Limited Edition Package

  • Cities Of Darkscorch - Various Artists
  • A Letter Home (Vinyl Box Set) - Neil Young
  • The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-27) - Various Artists — WINNER
  • Sparks (Deluxe Album Box Set) - Imogen Heap
  • Spring 1990 (The Other One) - Grateful Dead

Best Album Notes

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

Best Historical Album

  • Black Europe: The Sounds And Images Of Black People In Europe Pre-1927 - Various Artists
  • The Garden Spot Programs, 1950 - Hank Williams — WINNER
  • Happy: The 1920 Rainbo Orchestra Sides - Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra
  • Longing For The Past: The 78 RPM Era In Southeast Asia - Various Artists
  • There’s A Dream I’ve Been Saving: Lee Hazlewood Industries 1966 - 1971 (Deluxe Edition)- Various Artists

Best Engineered Album (Non-classical)

  • Bass & Mandolin - Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer
  • BLUESAmericana - Keb’ Mo’
  • Morning Phase - Beck — WINNER
  • The Way I’m Livin’ - Lee Ann Womack
  • What’s Left Is Forever - Thomas Dybdahl

Producer Of The Year (Non-classical)

  • Paul Epworth
  • John Hill
  • Jay Joyce
  • Greg Kurstin
  • Max Martin — WINNER

Best Remixed Recording

  • All Of Me (Tiesto’s Birthday Treatment Remix) - John Legend (Remixer: Tijs Michiel Verwest) — WINNER
  • Falling Out (Ming Remix) - Crossfingers feat. Danny Losito (Remixer: MING)
  • Pompeii (Audien Remix) - Bastille (Remixer: Audien)
  • The Rising (Eddie Amador Remix) - Five Knives (Remixer: Eddie Amador)
  • Smile (Kaskade Edit) - Galantis (Remixer: Ryan Raddon)
  • Waves (Robin Schulz Remix) - Mr. Probz (Remixer: Robin Schulz)

Best Surround Sound Album

  • Beppe: Remote Galaxy - Vladimir Ashkenazy & Philharmonia Orchestra)
  • Beyoncé - Beyoncé — WINNER
  • Chamberland: The Berlin Remixes - David Miles Huber
  • The Division Bell (20th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set) - Pink Floyd
  • Epics Of Love - Song Zuying, Yu Long & China Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Mahler: Symphony No. 2 ‘Resurrection’ - Benjamin Zander & Philharmonia Orchestra

Best Engineered Album, Classical

  • Adams, John: City Noir - David Robertson & St. Louis Symphony
  • 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)
  • Riccardo Muti Conducts Mason Bates & Anna Clyne - Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  • Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending - Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus — WINNER

Producer Of The Year, Classical

  • Morten Lindberg
  • Dmitriy Lipay
  • Elaine Martone
  • Judith Sherman — WINNER
  • David Starobin

Best Orchestral Performance

  • “Adams, John: City Noir” - St. Louis Symphony — WINNER
  • “Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows Of Time” - Seattle Symphony
  • “Dvo_ák: Symphony No. 8; Janá_ek: Symphonic Suite From Jen_fa” - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  • “Schumann: Symphonien 1-4” - Berliner Philharmoniker
  • “Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7; Tapiola” - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Best Opera Recording

  • “Charpentier: La Descente D’Orphée Aux Enfers” - Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble; Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble — WINNER
  • “Milhaud: L’Orestie D’Eschyle” - University Of Michigan Percussion Ensemble & University Of Michigan Symphony Orchestra; University Of Michigan Chamber Choir, University Of Michigan Orpheus Singers, University Of Michigan University Choir & UMS Choral Union
  • “Rameau: Hippolyte Et Aricie” - Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment; The Glyndebourne Chorus
  • “Schönberg: Moses Und Aron” - SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden Und Freiburg; EuropaChorAkademie
  • “Strauss: Elektra” - Staatskapelle Dresden; Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden

Best Choral Performance

  • “Bach: Matthäus-Passion” - Werner Güra & Johannes Weisser; Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin; Rias Kammerchor & Staats-Und Domchor Berlin
  • “Dyrud: Out Of Darkness” - Erlend Aagaard Nilsen & Geir Morten Øien; Sarah Head & Lars Sitter; Nidaros Cathedral Choir
  • “Holst: First Choral Symphony; The Mystic Trumpeter” - Susan Gritton; BBC Symphony Orchestra; BBC Symphony Chorus
  • “Mozart: Requiem” - Matthew Brook, Rowan Hellier, Thomas Hobbs & Joanne Lunn; Dunedin Consort
  • “The Sacred Spirit Of Russia” - Conspirare — WINNER

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

  • “Dreams & Prayers” - David Krakauer & A Far Cry
  • “In 27 Pieces - The Hilary Hahn Encores” - Hilary Hahn & Cory Smythe — WINNER
  • “Martinů: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1-3” - Steven Isserlis & Olli Mustonen
  • “Partch: Castor & Pollux” - Partch
  • “Sing Thee Nowell” - New York Polyphony

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

  • “All The Things You Are” - Leon Fleisher
  • “The Carnegie Recital” - Daniil Trifonov
  • “Dutilleux: Tout Un Monde Lointain” - Seattle Symphony
  • “Play” - Jason Vieaux — WINNER
  • “Toccatas” - Jory Vinikour

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

  • Douce France - Carl Bagge, Margareta Bengston, Mats Bergström, Per Ekdahl, Bengan Janson, Olle Linder & Antoine Tamestit — WINNER
  • Porpora: Arias - Cecilia Bartoli; Venice Baroque Orchestra
  • Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin - Florian Boesch
  • Stella Di Napoli - Chœur De L’Opéra National De Lyon; Orchestre De L’Opéra National De Lyon
  • Virtuoso Rossini Arias - Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra

Best Classical Compendium

  • Britten To America - Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor; Colin Matthews, producer
  • Mieczysław Weinberg - Giedrė Dirvanauskaitė, Daniil Grishin, Gidon Kremer & Daniil Trifonov; Manfred Eicher, producer
  • Mike Marshall & The Turtle Island Quartet - Mike Marshall & Turtle Island Quartet; Mike Marshall, producer
  • Partch: Plectra & Percussion Dances - Partch; John Schneider, producer — WINNER
  • The Solent - Fifty Years Of Music By Ralph Vaughan Williams - Paul Daniel, conductor; Andrew Walton, producer

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

  • “Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean” - Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony — WINNER
  • “Clyne, Anna: Prince Of Clouds” - Jaime Laredo, Jennifer Koh, Vinay Parameswaran & Curtis 20/21 Ensemble
  • “Crumb, George: Voices From The Heartland” - Ann Crumb, Patrick Mason, James Freeman & Orchestra 2001
  • “Paulus, Stephen: Concerto For Two Trumpets & Band” - Eric Berlin, Richard Kelley, James Patrick Miller & UMASS Wind Ensemble
  • “Sierra, Roberto: Sinfonía No. 4” - Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony

Best Music Film

  • Beyoncé & Jay Z: On The Run Tour - Beyoncé & Jay Z
  • Ghost Stories - Coldplay
  • 20 Feet From Stardom - Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer & Judith Hill — WINNER
  • Metallica Through The Never - Metallica
  • The Truth About Love Tour: Live From Melbourne - Pink

Best Music Video

  • “We Exist” - Arcade Fire
  • “Turn Down For What” - DJ Snake & Lil’ Jon
  • “Chandelier” - Sia
  • “Happy” - Pharrell Williams — WINNER
  • “The Golden Age” - Woodkid feat. Max Richter