FEMI KUTI BAGS 4TH GRAMMY NOMINATION

For the fourth time in the space of 10 years  Femi Kuti has been nominated for the Grammy Awards.

The Nigerian Afrobeat singer and saxophonist has been nominated in the ‘World Music‘ category for his 2013 ‘No Place For My Dream‘ album released under Knitting Factory Records.

Others in the category include French group Gipsy Kings, SA male choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Indian musician Ravi Shankar.

In 2003, Kuti picked up his first Grammy Award nomination but lost out to Panamanian salsa singer Rubén Blades. He lost in 2010 when he was nominated in the same category. US banjo player  Bela Fleck walked away with the award.

In 2011, Kuti once again lost the award to Malian band Tinariwen for the album Tassili.

Femi Kuti has been swarmed with congratulatory messages on Twitter where he supposedly received the news.  ’Really haven’t heard. Thanks‘, he wrote while replying a congratulatory tweet.

Kuti has however grown less optimistic about getting a Grammy Award. In 2011, Femi Kuti delibrately skipped out on attending the award show, stating that he ‘didn’t want to raise his hopes high’.

Meanwhile, rapper Jay Z leads the list with nine nominations including best rap album, Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore n Ryan Lewis, Justin Timberlake, and Pharrell Williams follow closely with seven nods. Drake is up for five awards.

Check out the full list here

GENERAL
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
‘The Blessed Unrest’ — Sara Bareilles
‘Random Access Memories’ — Daft Punk
‘Good Kid, M.A.A.D City’ — Kendrick Lamar
‘The Heist’ — Macklemore n Ryan Lewis
‘Red’ — Taylor Swift

RECORD OF THE YEAR
‘Get Lucky’ — Daft Punk n Pharrell Williams
‘Radioactive’ — Imagine Dragons
‘Royals’ — Lorde
‘Locked Out Of Heaven’ — Bruno Mars
‘Blurred Lines’ — Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. n Pharrell Williams

SONG OF THE YEAR
‘Just Give Me A Reason’ — Jeff Bhasker, Pink n Nate Ruess, songwriters (Pink Featuring Nate Ruess)
‘Locked Out Of Heaven’ — Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine n Bruno Mars, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
‘Roar’ — Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry n Henry Walter, songwriters (Katy Perry)
‘Royals’ — Joel Little n Ella Yelich O’Connor, songwriters (Lorde)
‘Same Love’ — Ben Haggerty, Mary Lambert n Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore n Ryan Lewis Featuring Mary Lambert)

BEST NEW ARTIST
James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore n Ryan Lewis
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran

POP
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
‘Brave’ — Sara Bareilles
‘Royals’ — Lorde
‘When I Was Your Man’ — Bruno Mars
‘Roar’ — Katy Perry
‘Mirrors’ — Justin Timberlake

BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
‘Get Lucky’ — Daft Punk n Pharrell Williams
‘Just Give Me A Reason’ — Pink Featuring Nate Ruess
‘Stay’ — Rihanna Featuring Mikky Ekko
‘Blurred Lines’ — Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. n Pharrell Williams
‘Suit n Tie’ — Justin Timberlake n Jay Z

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
‘Paradise’ — Lana Del Rey
‘Pure Heroine’ — Lorde
‘Unorthodox Jukebox’ — Bruno Mars
‘Blurred Lines’ — Robin Thicke
‘The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience’ — Justin Timberlake

BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
‘Steppin’ Out’ — Herb Alpert
‘The Beat’ — Boney James
‘Handpicked’ — Earl Klugh
‘Summer Horns’ — Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair n Richard Elliot
‘Hacienda’ — Jeff Lorber Fusion

BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
‘Viva Duets’ — Tony Bennett n Various Artists
‘To Be Loved’ — Michael Bublé
‘The Standards’ — Gloria Estefan
‘Cee Lo’s Magic Moment’ — Cee Lo Green
‘Now’ — Dionne Warwick

DANCE
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONICA ALBUM
Random Access Memories — Daft Punk
Settle — Disclosure
18 Months — Calvin Harris
Atmosphere — Kaskade
A Color Map Of The Sun — Pretty Lights

BEST DANCE RECORDING
‘Need U (100%)’ — Duke Dumont Featuring A*M*E n MNEK
‘Sweet Nothing’ — Calvin Harris Featuring Florence Welch
‘Atmosphere’ — Kaskade
‘This Is What It Feels Like’ — Armin Van Buuren Featuring Trevor Guthrie
‘Clarity’ — Zedd Featuring Foxes

ROCK
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
‘Always Alright’ — Alabama Shakes
‘The Stars (Are Out Tonight)’ — David Bowie
‘Radioactive’ — Imagine Dragons
‘Kashmir’ (Live) — Led Zeppelin
‘My God Is The Sun’ — Queens Of The Stone Age
‘I’m Shakin’’ — Jack White

BEST ROCK ALBUM
‘13’ — Black Sabbath
‘The Next Day’ — David Bowie
‘Mechanical Bull’ — Kings Of Leon
‘Celebration Day’ — Led Zeppelin
‘…Like Clockwork’ — Queens Of The Stone Age
‘Psychedelic Pill’ — Neil Young With Crazy Horse

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
‘T.N.T.’ — Anthrax
‘God Is Dead?’ — Black Sabbath
‘The Enemy Inside’ — Dream Theater
‘In Due Time’ — Killswitch Engage
‘Room 24’ — Volbeat Featuring King Diamond

BEST ROCK SONG
‘Ain’t Messin ‘Round’ — Gary Clark Jr., songwriter (Gary Clark Jr.)
‘Cut Me Some Slack’ — Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic n Pat Smear, songwriters (Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear)
‘Doom And Gloom’ — Mick Jagger n Keith Richards, songwriters (The Rolling Stones)
‘God Is Dead?’ — Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi n Ozzy Osbourne, songwriters (Black Sabbath)
‘Panic Station’ — Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)

ALTERNATIVE
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
‘The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You’ — Neko Case
‘Trouble Will Find Me’ — The National
‘Hesitation Marks’ — Nine Inch Nails
‘Lonerism’ — Tame Impala
‘Modern Vampires Of The City’ — Vampire Weekend

RnB
BEST RnB PERFORMANCE
‘Love And War’ — Tamar Braxton
‘Best Of Me’ — Anthony Hamilton
‘Nakamarra’ — Hiatus Kaiyote Featuring Q-Tip
‘How Many Drinks?’ — Miguel Featuring Kendrick Lamar
‘Something’ — Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway

BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
‘Love And War’ — Tamar Braxton
‘Side Effects Of You’ — Fantasia
‘One: In The Chamber’ — Salaam Remi
‘Unapologetic’ — Rihanna
‘New York: A Love Story’ — Mack Wilds

BEST RnB ALBUM
RnB Divas — Faith Evans
Girl On Fire — Alicia Keys
Love In The Future — John Legend
Better — Chrisette MicheleThree Kings — TGT

BEST TRADITIONAL RnB PERFORMANCE
‘Please Come Home — Gary Clark Jr.
‘Get It Right’ — Fantasia
‘Quiet Fire’ — Maysa
‘Hey Laura’ — Gregory Porter
‘Yesterday’ — Ryan Shaw

BEST RnB SONG (A SONGWRITERS AWARD)
‘Best Of Me’ — Anthony Hamilton n Jairus Mozee, songwriters (Anthony Hamilton)
‘Love And War’ — Tamar Braxton, Darhyl Camper, Jr., LaShawn Daniels n Makeba Riddick, songwriters (Tamar Braxton)
‘Only One’ — PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton Featuring Stevie Wonder)
‘Pusher Love Girl’ — James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley n Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake)
‘Without Me’ — Fantasia Barrino, Missy Elliott, Al Sherrod Lambert, Harmony Samuels n Kyle Stewart, songwriters (Fantasia Featuring Kelly Rowland n Missy Elliot)

RAP
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
‘Started From The Bottom’ — Drake
‘Berzerk’ — Eminem
‘Tom Ford’ — Jay Z
‘Swimming Pools (Drank)’ — Kendrick Lamar
‘Thrift Shop’ — Macklemore n Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
‘Power Trip’ — J.Cole Featuring Miguel
‘Part II (On The Run)’ — Jay Z Featuring Beyoncé
‘Holy Grail’ — Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake
‘Now Or Never’ — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Mary J. Blige
‘Remember You’ — Wiz Khalifa Featuring The Weeknd

BEST RAP ALBUM
Nothing Was The Same — Drake
Magna Carta…Holy Grail — Jay Z
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City — Kendrick Lamar
The Heist — Macklemore n Ryan Lewis
Yeezus — Kanye West

BEST RAP SONG
‘F***in’ Problems’ — Tauheed Epps, Aubrey Graham, Kendrick Lamar, Rakim Mayers n Noah Shebib, songwriters (ASAP Rocky Featuring Drake, 2 Chainz n Kendrick Lamar)
‘Holy Grail’ — Shawn Carter, Terius Nash, J. Harmon, Timothy Mosley, Justin Timberlake n Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl n Krist Novoselic, songwriters) (Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake)
‘New Slaves’ — Christopher Breaux, Ben Bronfman, Mike Dean, Louis Johnson, Malik Jones, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, Che Smith, Kanye West n Cydell Young, songwriters (Anna Adamis n Gabor Presser, songwriters) (Kanye West)
‘Started From The Bottom’ — W. Coleman, Aubrey Graham n Noah Shebib, songwriters (Bruno Sanfilippo, songwriter) (Drake)
‘Thrift Shop’ — Ben Haggerty n Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore n Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz)

COUNTRY MUSIC
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
‘I Drive Your Truck’ — Lee Brice
‘I Want Crazy’ — Hunter Hayes
‘Mama’s Broken Heart’ — Miranda Lambert
‘Wagon Wheel’ — Darius Rucker
‘Mine Would Be You’ — Blake Shelton

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Night Train — Jason Aldean
Two Lanes Of Freedom — Tim McGraw
Same Trailer Different Park — Kacey Musgraves
Based On A True Story — Blake Shelton
Red — Taylor Swift

BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
‘From This Valley’ — The Civil Wars
‘Don’t Rush’ — Kelly Clarkson Featuring Vince Gill
‘Your Side Of The Bed’ — Little Big Town
‘Highway Don’t Care’ — Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift n Keith Urban
‘You Can’t Make Old Friends’ — Kenny Rogers With Dolly Parton

BEST COUNTRY SONG (A SONGWRITERS AWARD)
‘Begin Again’ — Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
‘I Drive Your Truck’ — Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington n Jimmy Yeary, songwriters (Lee Brice)
‘Mama’s Broken Heart’ — Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally n Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
‘Merry Go ‘Round’ — Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves n Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
‘Mine Would Be You’ — Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington n Deric Ruttan, songwriters (Blake Shelton)

NEW AGE
BEST NEW AGE ALBUM
‘Lux’ — Brian Eno
‘Illumination’ — Peter Kater
‘Final Call’ — Kitaro
‘Awakening The Fire’ — R. Carlos Nakai n Will Clipman
‘Love’s River’ — Laura Sullivan

JAZZ
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Guided Tour — The New Gary Burton Quartet
Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue — Terri Lyne Carrington
Life Forum — Gerald Clayton
Pushing The World Away — Kenny Garrett
Out Here — Christian McBride Trio

BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO
‘Don’t Run’ — Terence Blanchard, soloist
‘Song For Maura’ — Paquito D’Rivera, soloist
‘Song Without Words #4: Duet’ — Fred Hersch, soloist
‘Stadium Jazz’ — Donny McCaslin, soloist
‘Orbits’ — Wayne Shorter, soloist

BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
‘The World According To Andy Bey’ — Andy Bey
‘Attachments’ — Lorraine Feather
‘Liquid Spirit’ — Gregory Porter
‘WomanChild’ — Cécile McLorin Salvant
‘After Blue’ — Tierney Sutton

BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
‘Brooklyn Babylon’ — Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society
‘Night In Calisia’ — Randy Brecker, Włodek Pawlik Trio n Kalisz Philharmonic
‘Wild Beauty’ — Brussels Jazz Orchestra Featuring Joe Lovano
‘March Sublime’ — Alan Ferber
‘Intrada’ — Dave Slonaker Big Band

BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
‘La Noche Más Larga’ — Buika
‘Song For Maura’ — Paquito D’Rivera And Trio Corrente
‘Yo’ — Roberto Fonseca
‘Eggūn’ — Omar Sosa
‘Latin Jazz-Jazz Latin’ — Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet

GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC
BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
Grace (Live) — Tasha Cobbs
Best For Last: 20 Year Celebration Vol. 1 — Donald Lawrence
Best Days Yet — Bishop Paul S. Morton
God Chaser (Live) — William Murphy
Greater Than (Live) — Tye Tribbett

BEST GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE
‘Break Every Chain [Live]’ –Tasha Cobbs
‘Hurricane’ — Natalie Grant
‘Lord, I Need You’ — Matt Maher
‘Overcomer’ — Mandisa
‘If He Did It Before… Same God [Live]’ — Tye Tribbett

BEST GOSPEL SONG
‘Have Your Way’ — Calvin Frazier n Deitrick Haddon, songwriters (Deitrick Haddon)
‘If He Did It Before… Same God [Live]’ — Tye Tribbett, songwriter (Tye Tribbett)
‘If I Believe’ — Wirlie Morris, Michael Paran, Charlie Wilson n Mahin Wilson, songwriters (Charlie Wilson)
‘A Little More Jesus’ — Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell n Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Erica Campbell)
‘Still’ — Percy Bady, songwriter (Percy Bady Featuring Lowell Pye)

BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC SONG
‘Hurricane’ — Matt Bronleewe, Natalie Grant n Cindy Morgan, songwriters (Natalie Grant)
‘Love Take Me Over’ — Steven Curtis Chapman, songwriter (Steven Curtis Chapman)
‘Overcomer’ — David Garcia, Ben Glover n Christopher Stevens, songwriters (Mandisa)
‘Speak Life’ — Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore n Ryan Stevenson, songwriters (Tobymac)
‘Whom Shall I Fear (God Of Angel Armies)’ — Ed Cash, Scott Cash n Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)

BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
‘We Won’t Be Shaken’ — Building 429
‘All The People Said Amen [Live]’ — Matt Maher
‘Overcomer’ — Mandisa
‘Your Grace Finds Me (Live)’ — Matt Redman
‘Burning Lights’ Chris Tomlin

LATIN
BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
‘Faith, Hope Y Amor’ — Frankie J
‘Viajero Frecuente’ — Ricardo Montaner
‘Vida’ — Draco Rosa
‘Syntek’ — Aleks Syntek
‘12 Historias’ — Tommy Torres

BEST LATIN ROCK, URBAN OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
‘El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco’ — Café Tacvba
‘Ojo Por Ojo’ — El Tri
‘Chances’ — Illya Kuryaki And The Valderramas
‘Treinta Días’ — La Santa Cecilia
‘Repeat After Me’ — Los Amigos Invisibles

BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)
‘El Free’ — Banda Los Recoditos
‘En Peligro De Extinción’ — Intocable
‘A Mi Manera’ — Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
‘Romeo Y Su Nieta’ — Paquita La Del Barrio
‘13 Celebrando El 13’ — Joan Sebastian

BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
3.0 — Marc Anthony
Como Te Voy A Olvidar — Los Angeles Azules
Pacific Mambo Orchestra — Pacific Mambo Orchestra
Sergio George Presents Salsa Giants — Various Artists
Corazón Profundo — Carlos Vives

AMERICAN ROOTS
BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
Old Yellow Moon — Emmylou Harris n Rodney Crowell’
Love Has Come For You — Steve Martin n Edie Brickell
Buddy And Jim — Buddy Miller And Jim Lauderdale
One True Vine — Mavis Staples
Songbook — Allen Toussaint

BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
‘It’s Just A Road’ — The Boxcars
‘Brothers Of The Highway’ — Dailey n Vincent
‘This World Oft Can Be’ — Della Mae
‘Three Chords And The Truth’ — James King
‘The Streets Of Baltimore’ — Del McCoury Band

BEST BLUES ALBUM
‘Remembering Little Walter’ — Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Sugar Ray Norcia n James Harman
‘Cotton Mouth Man’ — James Cotton
‘Get Up!’ — Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite
‘Seesaw’ — Beth Hart n Joe Bonamassa
‘Down In Louisiana’ — Bobby Rush

BEST FOLK ALBUM
‘My Favorite Picture Of You’ — Guy Clark
‘Sweetheart Of The Sun’ — The Greencards
‘Build Me Up From Bones’ — Sarah Jarosz
‘The Ash n Clay’ — The Milk Carton Kids
‘They All Played For Us: Arhoolie Records 50th Anniversary Celebration’ — (Various Artists) Chris Strachwitz, producer

BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM
‘The Life n Times Of…The Hot 8 Brass Band’ — Hot 8 Brass Band
‘Hula Ku’i’ — Kahulanui
‘Le Fou’ — Zachary Richard
‘Dockside Sessions’ — Terrance Simien n The Zydeco Experience
‘Apache Blessing n Crown Dance Songs’ — Joe Tohonnie Jr.

REGGAE
BEST REGGAE ALBUM
‘One Love, One Life’ — Beres Hammond
‘Ziggy Marley In Concert’ — Ziggy Marley
‘The Messiah’ — Sizzla
‘Reggae Connection’ — Sly n Robbie And The Jam Masters
‘Reincarnated’ — Snoop Lion

WORLD MUSIC
BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
‘Savor Flamenco’ — Gipsy Kings
‘No Place For My Dream’ — Femi Kuti
‘Live: Singing For Peace Around The World’ — Ladysmith Black Mambazo
‘The Living Room Sessions Part 2’ — Ravi Shankar

CHILDREN’S
BEST CHILDREN’S ALBUM
‘Blue Clouds’ Elizabeth Mitchell n You Are My Flower
‘The Mighty Sky’ — Beth Nielsen Chapman
‘Recess’ — Justin Roberts
‘Singing Our Way Through: Songs For The World’s Bravest Kids’ — Alastair Moock n Friends
‘Throw A Penny In The Wishing Well’ — Jennifer Gasoi

SPOKEN WORD
BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM
‘America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren’t’ — Stephen Colbert
‘Carrie And Me’ — Carol Burnett
‘Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls’ — David Sedaris
‘Still Foolin’ ‘Em’ — Billy Crystal
‘The Storm King’ — Pete Seeger

COMEDY
BEST COMEDY ALBUM
‘Calm Down Gurrl’ — Kathy Griffin
‘I’m Here To Help’ — Craig Ferguson
‘A Little Unprofessional’ — Ron White
‘Live’ — Tig Notaro
‘That’s What I’m Talkin’ About’ — Bob Saget

MUSICAL THEATER
BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
‘Kinky Boots’
‘Matilda: The Musical’
‘Motown The Musical’

MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Django Unchained
The Great Gatsby (Deluxe Edition)
Les Misérables (Deluxe Edition)
Muscle Shoals
Sound City: Real To Reel

BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Argo — Alexandre Desplat, composer
The Great Gatsby — Craig Armstrong, composer
Life Of Pi — Mychael Danna, composer
Lincoln — John Williams, composer
Skyfall — Thomas Newman, composer
Zero Dark Thirty — Alexandre Desplat, composer

BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
‘Atlas’ from ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ — Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion n Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
‘Silver Lining’ from ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ — Diane Warren, songwriter (Jessie J)
‘Skyfall’ from ‘Skyfall’– Adele Adkins n Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)
‘We Both Know’ from ‘Safe Haven’ — Colbie Caillat n Gavin DeGraw, songwriters (Colbie Caillat Featuring Gavin DeGraw)
‘Young And Beautiful’ from ‘The Great Gatsby’ –Lana Del Rey n Rick Nowels, songwriters (Lana Del Rey)
‘You’ve Got Time’ from Orange Is The New Black — Regina Spektor, songwriter (Regina Spektor)

COMPOSING/ARRANGING
Best Instrumental Composition
Bound Away — Chuck Owen, composer (Chuck Owen n The Jazz Surge)
California Pictures For String Quartet — Gordon Goodwin, composer (Quartet San Francisco)
Koko On The Boulevard — Scott Healy, composer (Scott Healy Ensemble)
Pensamientos For Solo Alto Saxophone And Chamber Orchestra — Clare Fischer, composer (The Clare Fischer Orchestra)
String Quartet No. 1: Funky Diversion In Three Parts — Vince Mendoza, composer (Quartet San Francisco)

BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT
Invitation — Kim Richmond, arranger (The Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra)
On Green Dolphin Street– Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)
Side Hikes – A Ridge Away — Chuck Owen, arranger (Chuck Owen n The Jazz Surge)
Skylark — Nan Schwartz, arranger (Amy Dickson)
Wild Beauty — Gil Goldstein, arranger (Brussels Jazz Orchestra Featuring Joe Lovano)

BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT ACCOMPANYING VOCALIST(S)
La Vida Nos Espera — Nan Schwartz, arranger (Gian Marco)
Let’s Fall In Love
The Moon’s A Harsh Mistress — John Hollenbeck, arranger (John Hollenbeck)
Swing Low — Gil Goldstein, arranger (Bobby McFerrin n Esperanza Spalding)
What A Wonderful World — Shelly Berg, arranger (Gloria Estefan)

PACKAGE
BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
Automatic Music Can Be Fun — Mike Brown, Zac Decamp, Brian Grunert n Annie Stoll, art directors (Geneseo)
Long Night Moon — Sarah Dodds n Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)
Magna Carta…Holy Grail — Brian Roettinger, art director (Jay Z)
Metallica Through The Never — Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffat n David Turner, art directors (Metallica)
The Next Day — Jonathan Barnbrook, art director (David Bowie)

BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
The Brussels Affair — Charles Dooher n Scott Sandler, art directors (The Rolling Stones)
How Do You Do (Limited Edition Box Set) — Mayer Hawthorne, art director (Mayer Hawthorne)
The Road To Red Rocks (Special Edition) — Ross Stirling, art director (Mumford n Sons)
The Smith Tapes — Masaki Koike, art director (Various Artists)
Wings Over America (Deluxe Edition) — Simon Earith n James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney And Wings)

NOTES
BEST ALBUM NOTES
Afro Blue Impressions (Remastered n Expanded) — Neil Tesser, album notes writer (John Coltrane)
Call It Art 1964-1965 — Ben Young, album notes writer (New York Art Quartet)
Electric Music For The Mind n Body — Alec Palao, album notes writer (Country Joe n The Fish)
Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps — Jonathan Cott, album notes writer (Leonard Bernstein n New York Philharmonic)
360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story — Sean Wilentz, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard: Hard Time, Good Time n End Time Music, 1923-1936 — Nathan Salsburg, album notes writer (Various Artists)

HISTORICAL
BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM
Call It Art 1964-1965
Charlie Is My Darling – Ireland 1965
The Complete Sussex And Columbia Albums
Pictures Of Sound: One Thousand Years Of Educed Audio: 980–1980
Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen (Deluxe Edition)

PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
Annie Up — Chuck Ainlay, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Pistol Annies)
The Blue Room — Helik Hadar n Leslie Ann Jones, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Madeleine Peyroux)
The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here — Paul Figueroa n Randy Staub, engineers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer (Alice In Chains)
…Like Clockwork — Joe Barresi n Mark Rankin, engineers; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer (Queens Of The Stone Age)
The Moorings — Trina Shoemaker, engineer; Eric Conn, mastering engineer (Andrew Duhon)
Random Access Memories — Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta n Daniel Lerner, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Daft Punk)

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Rob Cavallo
Dr. Luke
Ariel Rechtshaid
Jeff Tweedy
Pharrell Williams

BEST REMIXED RECORDING, NON-CLASSICAL
Days Turn Into Nights (Andy Caldwell Remix) — Andy Caldwell, remixer (Delerium Featuring Michael Logen)
If I Lose Myself (Alesso Vs. OneRepublic) — Alesso, remixer (OneRepublic)
Locked Out Of Heaven (Sultan + Ned Shepard Remix) — Ned Shepard n Sultan, remixers (Bruno Mars)
One Love/People Get Ready (Photek Remix) — Rupert Parkes, remixer (Bob Marley And The Wailers)
Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix) — Cedric Gervais, remixer (Lana Del Rey)

SURROUND SOUND
BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUM
Live Kisses — Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; Tommy LiPuma, surround producer (Paul McCartney)
Sailing The Seas Of Cheese (Deluxe Edition) — Les Claypool n Jason Mills, surround mix engineers; Stephen Marcussen, surround mastering engineer; Les Claypool n Jeff Fura, surround producers (Primus)
Signature Sound Opus One — Leslie Ann Jones, surround mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, surround mastering engineer; Herbert Waltl, surround producer (Various Artists)
Sixteen Sunsets — Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Jim Anderson n Jane Ira Bloom, surround producers (Jane Ira Bloom)
Sprung Rhythm — Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, surround producer (Richard Scerbo n Inscape)

FIELD: PRODUCTION, CLASSICAL
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
Hymn To The Virgin — Morten Lindberg, engineer (Tone Bianca Sparre Dahl n Schola Cantorum)
La Voie Triomphale — Morten Lindberg, engineer (Ole Kristian Ruud n Staff Band Of The Norwegian Armed Forces)
Roomful Of Teeth — Mark Donahue n Jesse Lewis, engineers (Brad Wells n Roomful Of Teeth)
Vinci: Artaserse — Hans-Martin Renz, Wolfgang Rixius n Ulrich Ruscher, engineers (Diego Fasolis, Philippe Jaroussky, Max Emanuel Cencic, Daniel Behle, Franco Fagioli, Valer Barna-Sabadus, Yuriy Mynenko n Concerto Köln)
Winter Morning Walks — David Frost, Brian Losch n Tim Martyn, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Dawn Upshaw, Maria Schneider, Australian Chamber Orchestra n St. Paul Chamber Orchestra)

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
Manfred Eicher
David Frost
Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
James Mallinson
Jay David Saks

CLASSICAL
BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
Atterberg: Orchestral Works Vol. 1 — Neeme Järvi, conductor (Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra)
Lutosławski: Symphony No. 1 — Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Schumann: Symphony No. 2; Overtures Manfred n Genoveva — Claudio Abbado, conductor (Orchestra Mozart)
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 n 4 — Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra)
Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps — Simon Rattle, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker)

BEST OPERA RECORDING
Adès: The Tempest
Britten: The Rape Of Lucretia
Kleiberg: David n Bathsheba
Vinci: Artaserse
Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen

BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Berlioz: Grande Messe Des Morts — Colin Davis, conductor (Barry Banks; London Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Choir n London Symphony Chorus)
Palestrina: Volume 3 — Harry Christophers, conductor (The Sixteen)
Parry: Works For Chorus n Orchestra — Neeme Järvi, conductor; Adrian Partington, chorus master (Amanda Roocroft; BBC National Orchestra Of Wales; BBC National Chorus Of Wales)
Pärt: Adam’s Lament — Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor (Tui Hirv n Rainer Vilu; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Sinfonietta Riga n Tallinn Chamber Orchestra; Latvian Radio Choir n Vox Clamantis)
Whitbourn: Annelies — James Jordan, conductor (Ariana Zukerman; The Lincoln Trio; Westminster Williamson Voices)

BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas — Leonidas Kavakos n Enrico Pace
Cage: The 10,000 Things — Vicki Ray, William Winant, Aron Kallay n Tom Peters
Duo — Hélène Grimaud n Sol Gabetta
Roomful Of Teeth — Brad Wells n Roomful Of Teeth
Times Go By Turns — New York Polyphony

BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
Bartók, Eötvös n Ligeti — Patricia Kopatchinskaja; Peter Eötvös, conductor (Ensemble Modern n Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra)
Corigliano: Conjurer – Concerto For Percussionist n String Orchestra — Evelyn Glennie; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)
The Edge Of Light — Gloria Cheng (Calder Quartet)
Lindberg: Piano Concerto No. 2 — Yefim Bronfman; Alan Gilbert, conductor (New York Philharmonic)
Salonen: Violin Concerto; Nyx — Leila Josefowicz; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra)
Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 845 n D. 960 — Maria João Pires

BEST CLASSICAL VOCAL SOLO
Drama Queens — Joyce DiDonato (Alan Curtis; Il Complesso Barocco)
Mission — Cecilia Bartoli (Diego Fasolis; Philippe Jaroussky; I Barocchisti)
Schubert: Winterreise — Christoph Prégardien (Michael Gees)
Wagner — Jonas Kaufmann (Donald Runnicles; Markus Brück; Chor Der Deutschen Oper Berlin; Orchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin)
Winter Morning Walks — Dawn Upshaw (Maria Schneider; Jay Anderson, Frank Kimbrough n Scott Robinson; Australian Chamber Orchestra n St. Paul Chamber Orchestra)

BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM
Hindemith: Violinkonzert; Symphonic Metamorphosis; Konzertmusik — Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Holmboe: Concertos — Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor; Preben Iwan, producer
Tabakova: String Paths — Maxim Rysanov; Manfred Eicher, producer
BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION
Lindberg, Magnus: Piano Concerto No. 2 — Magnus Lindberg, composer
Pärt, Arvo: Adam’s Lament — Arvo Pärt, composer
Salonen, Esa-Pekka: Violin Concerto — Esa-Pekka Salonen, composer
Schneider, Maria: Winter Morning Walks — Maria Schneider, composer
Shaw, Caroline: Partita For 8 Voices — Caroline Shaw, composer (Brad Wells n Roomful Of Teeth)

MUSIC VIDEO/FILM
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Safe And Sound — Capital Cities (Grady Hall, video director; Buddy Enright, video producer)
Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film — Jay Z (Mark Romanek, video director; Shawn Carter n Aristides McGarry, video producers)
Can’t Hold Us — Macklemore n Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton (Jon Jon Augustavo, Jason Koenig n Ryan Lewis, video directors; Tricia Davis, Honna Kimmerer n Jenny Koenig, video producers)
Suit n Tie — Justin Timberlake Featuring Jay Z (David Fincher, video director; Timory King, video producer)
I’m Shakin’ — Jack White (Dori Oskowitz, video director; Raquel Costello, video producer)

BEST MUSIC FILM
Live 2012 — Coldplay (Paul Dugdale, video director; Jim Parsons, video producer)
¡Cuatro! — Green Day (Tim Wheeler, video director; Tim Lynch, video producer)
I’m In I’m Out And I’m Gone: The Making Of Get Up! — Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite (Danny Clinch, video director; Ben Harper, video producer)
Live Kisses — Paul McCartney (Jonas Akerlund, video director; Violaine Etienne, Aron Levine n Scott Rodger, video producers)
The Road To Red Rocks — Mumford n Sons (Nicolas Jack Davies n Frederick Scott, video directors; Dan Bowen, video producer)