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Mick Guzauski Nathan "Mick" Guzauski is an American multi-platinum mixing engineer and sound engineer. His work spans a wide range of styles, including jazz, R&B, Latin, rock, pop, easy listening, funk and hip hop. He won a 2002 Latin Grammy for Thalía's ...

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Ab-Soul Herbert Anthony Stevens IV (born February 23, 1987), better known by his stage name Ab-Soul, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. Raised in Carson, California, he signed to indie record label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) in 2007, where ...

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Ryan Raddon Ryan Gary Raddon (born February 25, 1971), better known by his stage name Kaskade, is an American DJ, record producer and remixer. ''DJ Times'' voted Kaskade "America's Best DJ" in 2011 and 2013. ''DJ Magazine, DJ Mag'' named Kaskade fifty-firs ...

Armin Van Buuren Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren ( , ; born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ and record producer from Leiden, South Holland. Since 2001, he has hosted ''A State of Trance'' (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40&nbs ...

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I Want Crazy "I Want Crazy" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Hunter Hayes. It is one of five songs recorded for ''Hunter Hayes (Encore)'', the deluxe edition of Hayes' self-titled debut album. Hayes debuted the song at the A ...

Mine Would Be You "Mine Would Be You" is a song written by Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington, and Deric Ruttan and recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton. It was released in July 2013 as the third single from Shelton's 2013 album ''Based on a True ...

Best Country Duo/Group Performance The Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. It was first awarded in 2012, after a major overhaul of Gramm ...

Your Side of the Bed "Your Side of the Bed" is a song recorded by American country music group Little Big Town. It was released April 8, 2013, as the third single from their fifth studio album, ''Tornado''. The song was written by the group alongside Lori McKenna. Th ...

Highway Don't Care "Highway Don't Care" is a song recorded by American country music singer Tim McGraw and singer-songwriter Taylor Swift on vocals, featuring Keith Urban on guitar. It was released to US country radio on March 25, 2013, as the third single from Mc ...

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Jessi Alexander Jessica Leigh Alexander (born November 18, 1976) is an American country music artist and songwriter. Biography She has had her songs recorded by Patty Loveless, Trisha Yearwood and Little Big Town. She also launched her own recording career in 2 ...

Brandy Clark Brandy Lynn Clark (born October 9, 1975) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Her songs have been recorded by Sheryl Crow, Miranda Lambert, the Band Perry, Reba McEntire, LeAnn Rimes, Billy Currington, Darius Rucker, and Kacey Musgrav ...

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Jessi Alexander Jessica Leigh Alexander (born November 18, 1976) is an American country music artist and songwriter. Biography She has had her songs recorded by Patty Loveless, Trisha Yearwood and Little Big Town. She also launched her own recording career in 2 ...

Same Trailer Different Park ''Same Trailer Different Park'' is the debut studio album by American country music artist Kacey Musgraves, released on March 19, 2013, through Mercury Nashville. Musgraves co-wrote all 12 tracks and co-produced the album with Luke Laird and Shan ...

Jason Aldean Jason Aldean (born Jason Aldine Williams; February 28, 1977) is an American country music singer. Since 2005, he has been signed to BBR Music Group, Broken Bow Records, a record label for which he has released ten albums and 40 singles. His 2010 ...

Two Lanes of Freedom ''Two Lanes of Freedom'' is the twelfth studio album by American country music singer Tim McGraw. It was released February 5, 2013, as his first album for Big Machine Records following 20 years with Curb Records. He co-produced the album with Byro ...

Best New Age Album The Grammy Award for Best New Age Album is presented to recording artists for quality albums in the new-age music genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors in several c ...

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Brian Eno Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (; born Brian Peter George Eno, 15 May 1948) is a British musician, composer, record producer and visual artist best known for his contributions to ambient music and work in rock, pop an ...

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Best Improvised Jazz Solo The Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo has been awarded since 1959. Before 1979 the award title did not specify instrumental performances and was presented for instrumental or vocal performances. The award has had several minor name change ...

Fred Hersch Fred Hersch (born October 21, 1955) is an American jazz pianist, educator and HIV/AIDS activist. He was the first person to play weeklong engagements as a solo pianist at the Village Vanguard in New York City. He has recorded more than 70 of his ...

Best Jazz Vocal Album The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works (songs or albums) in the vocal jazz ...

Liquid Spirit ''Liquid Spirit'' is the third studio album by American jazz musician Gregory Porter. It was released through Blue Note Records on September 2, 2013. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album in 2014. The record also produced six ...

Andy Bey Andrew W. Bey (born October 28, 1939) is an American jazz singer and pianist. Bey has a wide vocal range, with a four-octave baritone voice. Raised in Newark, New Jersey,Adler, David R"Andy Bey" ''JazzTimes'', April 25, 2019. Accessed December ...

Lorraine Feather Lorraine Feather (born Billie Jane Lee Lorraine Feather; September 10, 1948) is an American singer, lyricist, and songwriter. Early life A native of Manhattan, she was born to jazz writer Leonard Feather and his wife Jane, a former big band sin ...

Tierney Sutton Tierney Sutton (born June 28, 1963) is an American jazz singer. Career Sutton was born in Omaha, Nebraska, but grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She received a bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, and attended ...

Best Jazz Instrumental Album The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album is an award that was first presented in 1959. History From 1959 to 2011, the Award was called Best Instrumental Jazz Album, Individual or Group. In 2012, it was shortened to Best Jazz Instrumental ...

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Pushing the World Away ''Pushing the World Away'' is the Grammy-nominated, critically acclaimed fourteenth studio album by Kenny Garrett, released on September 17, 2013 on Mack Avenue Records. Following its release, the album peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Top Ja ...

Kenny Garrett Kenny Garrett (born October 9, 1960) is an American post-bop jazz musician and composer who gained recognition in his youth as a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra and for his time with Miles Davis's band. His primary instruments are alto and ...

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album The Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album has been presented since 1961. From 1962 to 1971 and 1979 to 1991 the award title specified instrumental performances. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works ...

Night in Calisia ''Night in Calisia'' is a jazz album recorded by Randy Brecker, the Wlodek Pawlik Trio, the Kalisz Philharmonic Orchestra and Adam Klocek. Composed to celebrate the 1850th anniversary of Kalisz, the six-part jazz suite was recorded in March 2011 ...

Darcy James Argue's Secret Society Darcy James Argue is a jazz composer and bandleader known for his work with his 18-piece ensemble, Secret Society. Biography Argue was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He studied at McGill University in Montreal from 1993–1998, and in 2000 ...

Brussels Jazz Orchestra Brussels Jazz Orchestra is a Belgian jazz orchestra with big band line up founded in 1993 by saxophonist and composer Frank Vaganée, Serge Plume, Marc Godfroid and Bo van der Werf. Since 1999 the orchestra is supported by the Flemish government ...

La Noche Más Larga ''La Noche Más Larga'' is the fifth studio album by Spanish singer Concha Buika. The record was released on June 4, 2013 via Warner Music Spain label. Plot Neil Spenser of ''The Guardian'' stated "Now relocated to Miami, she's clearly reaching ...

Buika Buika is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Concha Buika María Concepción Balboa Buika (born 11 May 1972), known as Concha Buika or Buika, is a Spanish singer. Her album ''Niña de Fuego'' was nominated for the 2008 Latin ...

Omar Sosa Omar Sosa (born April 10, 1965) is a jazz pianist from Cuba. Biography A native of Camagüey, Cuba, Sosa studied percussion at the Escuela Nacional de Musica and Instituto Superior de Arte. In the 1980s he started the band Tributo, recording alb ...

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance The Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. According to the 54th Grammy Awards descri ...

Matt Maher Matthew Guion Maher (born November 10, 1974) is a Canadian contemporary Christian music (CCM) artist, songwriter, and worship leader from Newfoundland, Canada, who lives in the United States. Three of his nine albums have reached the Top 25 ...

Best Gospel Song The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality songs in the gospel music genre. Honors in seve ...

Percy Bady Percy Bady is an American singer, keyboardist, arranger, songwriter and record producer. Biography Bady was involved in 26 platinum and gold records. In 2003, he released his first solo album, ''The Percy Bady Experience'', which reached No. ...

Ben Glover Benjamin Allen Glover (born June 1, 1978) is a songwriter and producer hailing from Loveland, Colorado, a small city on the edge of the Rocky Mountains. Glover moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2000 after signing his first publishing deal the year ...

Ryan Stevenson Ryan Stevenson may refer to: * Ryan Stevenson (cricketer) (born 1992), English cricketer * Ryan Stevenson (drummer) (born 1987), Canadian drummer and singer * Ryan Stevenson (footballer) (born 1984), Scottish footballer * Ryan Stevenson (singer) ...

Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies) "Whom Shall I Fear od of Angel Armies''" is a song by Christian contemporary Christian- modern worship musician Chris Tomlin from his seventh studio album, ''Burning Lights''. It was released in the United States on November 9, 2012, as the fir ...

Tehrah Tamara Taylor, known as Tehrah (born March 6, 1965) is an American power vocalist, songwriter and producer. She has been recognized with Grammy Nomination Considerations, LA Music Awards, Producers Choice Awards, Women’s Leadership Awards, Hu ...

Donald Lawrence Donald Lawrence (born May 4, 1961, Gastonia, North Carolina) is an American gospel music songwriter, record producer and artist. He is best known for his Grammy Award-nominated songs "The Blessing of Abraham" and "Encourage Yourself". He studied ...

Bishop Paul S. Morton Paul Sylvester Morton (born July 30, 1950) is an American Baptist pastor. He is the senior pastor of Changing a Generation Full Gospel Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, and co-pastor of Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church in New Or ...

All the People Said Amen ''All the People Said Amen'' is the first compilation album by contemporary worship music recording artist Matt Maher, released on April 23, 2013. It is his fourth album with Essential Records, and his seventh overall release. The album was produ ...

Matt Maher Matthew Guion Maher (born November 10, 1974) is a Canadian contemporary Christian music (CCM) artist, songwriter, and worship leader from Newfoundland, Canada, who lives in the United States. Three of his nine albums have reached the Top 25 ...

Your Grace Finds Me ''Your Grace Finds Me'' was the third live album from contemporary worship musician Matt Redman, which it was released by the dual labels sixstepsrecords and Sparrow Records on 24 September 2013, and it was produced by Nathan Nockels. This was ...

Best Latin Pop Album The Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for releasing albums in the Latin pop genre. Honors in ...

Vida Vida means “life” in Spanish and Portuguese. It may refer to: Geography * Vida (Gradačac), village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Lake Vida, Victoria Valley, Antarctica * U.S. settled places: ** Vida, Montana ** Vida, Oregon ** Vida, Missour ...

Faith, Hope y Amor Faith, Hope y Amor is the seventh studio album released by Frankie J on May 28, 2013. It was nominated for Best Latin Pop Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards The 56th Annual Grammy Awards presentation was held on January 26, 2014, at Staples ...

Aleks Syntek Raúl Alejandro Escajadillo Peña (born 29 September 1969), known by his stage name, Aleks Syntek, is a Mexican singer and songwriter. He has earned nine nominations for the Latin Grammy Awards, a Grammy nomination, five nominations for the MT ...

La Santa Cecilia La Santa Cecilia is an American band based in Los Angeles, California that plays a blend of cumbia, bossa nova, and boleros, among other styles. Saint Cecilia, La Santa Cecilia is the patron saint of musicians. The band seeks to represent a US b ...

El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco ''El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco'' is the seventh studio album released by Mexican band, Café Tacuba, on October 22, 2012. In this album, the band has once again collaborated with award-winning Argentine music producer Gustavo Santaolalla. The al ...

Café Tacuba Café Tacvba (Pronounced ''kaˈfe taˈkuβa'') is a band from Ciudad Satélite, Mexico. The group gained popularity in the early 1990s. They were founded in 1989, before they had the current lineup of Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega (lead vocals, ...

Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas (IKV) is a musical duo formed in 1991 consisting of Dante Spinetta and Emmanuel Horvilleur, from Buenos Aires, Argentina. The duo split in 2001 to follow solo careers, but later performed together several times, ...

Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea The Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea is an all-female mariachi band based in Los Angeles, California. The band was founded in 1999 by Cindy Shea. In 2009, they became the first all-female mariachi band ever to be nominated for a Grammy Award, and the ...

Best Tropical Latin Album The Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for releasing albums in the tropical latin music ...

Pacific Mambo Orchestra Pacific Mambo Orchestra is a Latin dance music orchestra based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their debut album was released in October 2012, and they received a Grammy Award for the album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. History The Pacific ...

Marc Anthony Marco Antonio Muñiz Rivera (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. A three-time Grammy Award and six-time Latin Gra ...

Corazón Profundo ''Corazón Profundo'' (English: ''Deep Heart'') is the thirteenth studio album by Colombian recording artist Carlos Vives, released by Sony Music on April 23, 2013. This was Vives's first studio album since 2009's '' Clásicos de la Provincia II' ...

Carlos Vives Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his interpretation of traditional music styles of Colombia such as vallenato, cumbia, champeta, bambuco and porro as well as genres ...

Best American Roots Song The Grammy Award for Best American Roots Song is an award category at the annual Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality songs in the American Roots Music ...

Steve Earle Stephen Fain Earle (; born January 17, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, author, and actor. Earle began his career as a songwriter in Nashville and released his first EP in 1982. Initially working in the country music g ...

Allen Toussaint Allen Richard Toussaint (; January 14, 1938 – November 10, 2015) was an American musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues from the 1950s to the end of the century, descri ...

Best Americana Album The Grammy Award for Best Americana Album is an honor presented to recording artists for quality albums in the Americana music genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors ...

Old Yellow Moon ''Old Yellow Moon'' is a collaborative album by American country music singer-songerwriters Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, released on February 26, 2013 in the United States by Nonesuch Records. It is the twenty-seventh and fourteenth studio ...

Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including ...

Rodney Crowell Rodney Crowell (born August 7, 1950) is an American musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music. Crowell has had five number one singles on Hot Country Songs, all from his 1988 album '' Diamonds & Dirt''. ...

Love Has Come for You ''Love Has Come for You'' is a 2013 bluegrass music CD featuring a collaboration of 13 original songs composed by Steve Martin (music) and Edie Brickell (music and lyrics). The album cover art is a painting entitled "After Dinner Drinks" (2008) b ...

Jim Lauderdale James Russell Lauderdale (born April 11, 1957) is an American country, bluegrass, and Americana singer-songwriter. Since 1986, he has released 31 studio albums, including collaborations with artists such as Dr. Ralph Stanley, Buddy Miller, and ...

Mavis Staples Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress, and civil rights activist. She rose to fame as a member of her family's band The Staple Singers (she is the last surviving member of that band). Durin ...

Allen Toussaint Allen Richard Toussaint (; January 14, 1938 – November 10, 2015) was an American musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues from the 1950s to the end of the century, descri ...

Best Bluegrass Album The Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works (songs or albums) in the bluegrass m ...

Del McCoury Band The Del McCoury Band is a Grammy award-winning American bluegrass band. History Originally the band was called Del McCoury and the Dixie Pals with Del on guitar and his brother Jerry on bass. The band went through a number of changes in personn ...

Della Mae Della Mae is an American bluegrass band formed in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, in 2009.Best Blues Album *'' Get Up!'' — Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite *''Remembering Little Walter'' — Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel,

Sugar Ray Norcia Sugar Ray Norcia (born Raymond Alan Norcia, June 6, 1954, Stonington, Connecticut, United States) is an American electric and soul blues singer and harmonica player. He is best known for his work with his backing band, The Bluetones, with whom ...

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James Harman James Gary Harman (June 8, 1946 – May 23, 2021) was an American blues harmonica player, singer, and songwriter. The music journalist Tony Russell described Harman as an "amusing songwriter and an excellent, unfussy blues harp player". Biograp ...

*''Cotton Mouth Man'' — James Cotton *'' Seesaw'' — Beth Hart with Joe Bonamassa *''Down In Louisiana'' — Bobby Rush ; Best Folk Album *''

My Favorite Picture of You ''My Favorite Picture of You'' is the fourteenth and final studio album by American singer-songwriter Guy Clark before his death in May 2016. The album was released in July 2013 under Dualtone Records, and won the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Folk A ...

'' — Guy Clark *''Sweetheart of the Sun'' — The Greencards *''Build Me Up from Bones'' — Sarah Jarosz *''The Ash & Clay'' — The Milk Carton Kids *''They All Played for Us: Arhoolie Records 50th Anniversary Celebration'' — Various Artists; Chris Strachwitz, producer ;Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Music Album, Best Regional Roots Music Album *''Dockside Sessions'' — Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience *''The Life & Times Of...The Hot 8 Brass Band'' — Hot 8 Brass Band *''Hula Ku'i'' — Kahulanui *''Le Fou'' — Zachary Richard *''Apache & Crown Dance Songs'' — Joe Tohonnie Jr.

Reggae

;Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album, Best Reggae Album * ''Ziggy Marley In Concert'' – Ziggy Marley * ''Reincarnated (album), Reincarnated'' – Snoop Dogg, Snoop Lion * ''One Love, One Life'' – Beres Hammond * ''The Messiah'' – Sizzla * ''Reggae Connection'' – Sly & Robbie and the Jam Masters

World Music

;Grammy Award for Best World Music Album, Best World Music Album * ''Savor Flamenco'' – Gipsy Kings * ''Live: Singing for Peace Around the World'' – Ladysmith Black Mambazo (''tie'') * ''No Place for My Dream'' – Femi Kuti * ''The Living Room Sessions Part 2'' – Ravi Shankar

Children's

;Grammy Award for Best Children's Album, Best Children's Album * ''Throw a Penny in the Wishing Well'' – Jennifer Gasoi * ''Blue Clouds'' – Elizabeth Mitchell (musician), Elizabeth Mitchell & You Are My Flower * ''The Mighty Sky'' – Beth Nielsen Chapman * ''Recess'' – Justin Roberts (musician), Justin Roberts * ''Singing Our Way Through: Songs for the World's Bravest Kids'' – Alastair Moock & Friends

Spoken Word

;Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album, Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling) * ''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

;Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album, Best Comedy Album * ''Calm Down Gurrl'' – Kathy Griffin * ''I'm Here to Help'' – Craig Ferguson * ''A Little Unprofessional'' – Ron White * ''Live (Tig Notaro album), Live'' – Tig Notaro * ''That's What I'm Talkin' About'' – Bob Saget

Musical Show

;Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, Best Musical Theater Album * ''Kinky Boots (Broadway cast album), Kinky Boots'' **Billy Porter (entertainer), Billy Porter & Stark Sands, principal soloists; Sammy James, Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus & William Wittman, producers; Cyndi Lauper, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast) * ''Matilda the Musical'' **Bertie Carvel, Sophia Gennusa, Laurence, Bailey Ryon, Miley Shapiro & Lauren Ward, principal soloists; Michael Croiter, Van Dean & Chris Nightingale, producers; Tim Minchin, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast) * ''Motown: The Musical'' **Brandon Victor Dixon & Valisia Lakae, principal soloists; Frank Filipetti & Ethan Popp, producers (Robert Bateman, Al Cleveland, Georgia Dobbins, Lamont Dozier, William Garrett, Marvin Gaye, Berry Gordy, Freddie Gorman, Cornelius Grant, Brian Holland, Ivy Jo Hunter, Michael Lovesmith, Mizell Brothers, Alphonzo Mizell, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, William "Mickey" Stevenson, William Stevenson, Norman Whitfield &

Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris ( Judkins; May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, who is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include rhythm and blues, Pop musi ...

, composers; Ashford & Simpson, Nickolas Ashford, Marvin Gaye, Berry Gordy, Lula Mae Hardaway, Eddie Holland, Michael Lovesmith, Deke Richards,

Smokey Robinson William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive director. He was the founder and front man of the Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he was also chief ...

, Barrett Strong, Ronnie White, Ronald White, Stevie Wonder & Syreeta Wright, lyricists) (Original Broadway Cast)

Music for Visual Media

;Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media *''Sound City: Real to Reel'' –

Dave Grohl David Eric Grohl (born January 14, 1969) is an American musician. He is the founder of the rock band Foo Fighters, in which he is the lead singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter. Prior to forming Foo Fighters, he was the drummer of gru ...

& Various Artists *''Django Unchained (soundtrack), Django Unchained'' – Various Artists *''The Great Gatsby: Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film, The Great Gatsby (Deluxe Edition)'' – Various Artists *''Les Misérables: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack, Les Misérables (Deluxe Edition)'' – Various Artists *''Muscle Shoals'' – Various Artists ;Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media *''Skyfall'' **Thomas Newman, composer *''Argo (2012 film), Argo'' **Alexandre Desplat, composer *''The Great Gatsby (2013 film), The Great Gatsby'' **Craig Armstrong (composer), Craig Armstrong, composer *''Life of Pi (film)#Music, Life of Pi'' **Mychael Danna, composer *''Lincoln (2012 film)#Music, Lincoln'' **John Williams, composer *''Zero Dark Thirty'' **Alexandre Desplat, composer ;Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, Best Song Written for Visual Media * "Skyfall (Adele song), Skyfall" (from ''Skyfall'') **Adele, Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele) * "Atlas (Coldplay song), Atlas" (from ''The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'') **Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay) * "Silver Lining (Crazy 'Bout You)" (from ''Silver Linings Playbook'') **Diane Warren, songwriter (Jessie J) * "We Both Know" (from ''Safe Haven (film), Safe Haven'') **Colbie Caillat & Gavin DeGraw, songwriters (Colbie Caillat featuring Gavin DeGraw) * "Young and Beautiful (Lana Del Rey song), Young and Beautiful" (from ''The Great Gatsby (2013 film), The Great Gatsby'') ** Lana Del Rey & Rick Nowels, songwriters (Lana Del Rey) * "You've Got Time" (from ''Orange Is the New Black'') **Regina Spektor, songwriter (Regina Spektor)

Composing/Arranging

;Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition, Best Instrumental Composition *"Pensamientos For Solo Alto Saxophone And Chamber Orchestra" **Clare Fischer, composer (The Clare Fischer Orchestra) *" Away" **Chuck Owen, composer (Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge) *"California Pictures For String Quartet" **Gordon Goodwin, composer (Quartet San Francisco) *"Koko On The Boulevard" **Scott Healy, composer (Scott Healy Ensemble) *"String Quartet No. 1: Funky Diversion In Three Parts" **Vince Mendoza, composer (Quartet San Francisco) ;Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement, Best Instrumental Arrangement *"On Green Dolphin Street" **Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band) *"Invitation" **Kim Richmond, arranger (The Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra) *"Side Hikes – A Ridge Away" **Chuck Owen, arranger (Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge) *"Skylark" **Nan Schwartz, arranger (Amy Dickson) *"Wild Beauty" **Gil Goldstein, arranger (Brussels Jazz Orchestra Featuring Joe Lovano) ;Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s), Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) *"Swing Low" **Gil Goldstein, arranger (Bobby McFerrin & Esperanza Spalding) *"La Vida Nos Espera" **Nan Schwartz, arranger (Gian Marco Zignago, Gian Marco) *"Let's Fall In Love" **Chris Walden, arranger (Calabria Foti Featuring Seth MacFarlane) *"The Moon's A Harsh Mistress" **John Hollenbeck (musician), John Hollenbeck, arranger (John Hollenbeck) *"What A Wonderful World" **Shelly Berg, arranger (

Gloria Estefan Gloria Estefan (; born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García; born 1 September 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a seven-time Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been ...

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Crafts

;Grammy Award for Best Recording Package, Best Recording Package *''Long Night Moon'' **Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly (band), Reckless Kelly) *''Automatic Music Can Be Fun'' **Mike Brown, Zac Decamp, Brian Grunert & Annie Stoll, art directors (Geneseo) *'' Magna Carta... Holy Grail'' **Brian Roettinger, art director (

Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and founder of Manhattan-based conglomerate talent and entertainment agency Roc Nation. He is regarded as one of ...

) *''Metallica Through the Never (album), Metallica Through The Never (Music From The Motion Picture)'' **Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffat & David Turner, art directors (

Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrume ...

) *'' The Next Day'' **Jonathan Barnbrook, art director ( David Bowie) ;Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package, Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package *''Wings Over America'' (Deluxe Edition) **Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney and Wings) *''The Brussels Affair'' **Charles Dooher & 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 & Sons) *''The Smith Tapes'' **Masaki Koike, art director (Various Artists) ;Grammy Award for Best Album Notes, Best Album Notes * ''Afro Blue Impressions'' (Remastered & 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 and Body'' **Alec Palao, album notes writer (Country Joe and the Fish) * ''Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps'' **Jonathan Cott, album notes writer (Leonard Bernstein & 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 & End Time Music, 1923–1936'' **Nathan Salsburg, album notes writer (various artists)

Historical

;Grammy Award for Best Historical Album, Best Historical Album * ''Charlie Is My Darling – Ireland 1965'' (''tie'') **Teri Landi, Andrew Loog Oldham & Steve Rosenthal, compilation producers;

Bob Ludwig Robert C. Ludwig (born c. 1945) is an American mastering engineer. He has mastered recordings on all the major recording formats for all the major record labels, and on projects by more than 1,300 artists including Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Qu ...

, mastering engineer ( The Rolling Stones) * ''The Complete Sussex And Columbia Albums'' (''tie'') ** Leo Sacks, compilation producer; Joseph M. Palmaccio, Tom Ruff & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Bill Withers) * ''Call It Art 1964–1965'' ** Joe Lizzi & Ben Young, compilation producers; Steve Fallone, Joe Lizzi & Ben Young, mastering engineers (New York Art Quartet) * ''Pictures Of Sound: One Thousand Years Of Educed Audio: 980–1980'' ** Patrick Feaster & Steven Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists) * ''Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen'' (Deluxe Edition) ** Philip Siney, compilation producer; Ben Turner, mastering engineer (Georg Solti, Sir Georg Solti)

Production

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Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical The Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical has been awarded since 1959. The award had several minor name changes: * In 1959, the award was known as Best Engineered Record – Non-Classical * In 1960, it was awarded as Best Engineeri ...

*'' Random Access Memories'' **

Peter Franco Peter Franco (November 27, 1973) is an audio engineer and music producer. Franco was first recognized for his work in 2007 on Daft Punk's ''Alive 2007'' album. He recorded, and assisted in mixing ''Random Access Memories'' by Daft Punk in 2013, wi ...

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Mick Guzauski Nathan "Mick" Guzauski is an American multi-platinum mixing engineer and sound engineer. His work spans a wide range of styles, including jazz, R&B, Latin, rock, pop, easy listening, funk and hip hop. He won a 2002 Latin Grammy for Thalía's ...

, Florian Lagatta & Daniel Lerner, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (

Daft Punk Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. Widely regarded as one of the most influential acts in dance music history, they achieved popularity in the late 1990s as p ...

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Bob Ludwig Robert C. Ludwig (born c. 1945) is an American mastering engineer. He has mastered recordings on all the major recording formats for all the major record labels, and on projects by more than 1,300 artists including Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Qu ...

, mastering engineer (Pistol Annies) *''The Blue Room'' **Helik Hadar & Leslie Ann Jones, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Madeleine Peyroux) *''The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here'' **Paul Figueroa & Randy Staub, engineers; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer (Alice in Chains) *'' ...Like Clockwork'' **Joe Barresi & Mark Rankin, engineers; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer ( Queens of the Stone Age) *''The Moorings'' **Trina Shoemaker, engineer; Eric Conn, mastering engineer (Andrew Duhon) ;Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, Producer of the Year, Non-Classical *

Pharrell Williams Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (; born April 5, 1973) is an American record producer, rapper, singer, and songwriter. Alongside close colleague Chad Hugo, he formed the hip hop and R&B production duo the Neptunes in the early 1990s, with whom he ...

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Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and founder of Manhattan-based conglomerate talent and entertainment agency Roc Nation. He is regarded as one of ...

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Blurred Lines "Blurred Lines" is a song by American singer Robin Thicke featuring American rappers T.I. and Pharrell Williams from the former's sixth studio album of the same name (2013). Solely produced by Williams, it was released as the album's lead si ...

" ( Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell) ** "Happy (Pharrell Williams song), Happy" (Pharrell Williams) ** "I Can't Describe (The Way I Feel)" (Jennifer Hudson featuring T.I.) ** "Love Songs (Destiny's Child album), Nuclear" (Destiny's Child) ** "Oceans (Jay-Z song), Oceans" (Jay-Z featuring Frank Ocean) ** "Reach Out Richard" (Mayer Hawthorne) ** "The Stars Are Ours" (Mayer Hawthorne) *Rob Cavallo ** ''All That Echoes'' (Josh Groban) ** "Bright Lights" (Gary Clark Jr.) ** ''¡Dos!'' (Green Day) ** "If I Loved You" (Delta Rae featuring Lindsey Buckingham) ** "Love They Say" (Tegan and Sara) ** "Things Are Changin'" (Gary Clark Jr.) ** ''¡Tré!'' (Green Day) ** "When My Train Pulls In" (Gary Clark Jr.) ** "You've Got Time" (Regina Spektor) *Dr. Luke ** Bounce It (Juicy J Featuring Wale & Trey Songz) ** "Crazy Kids" (Kesha) ** "Fall Down (will.i.am song), Fall Down (will.i.am featuring Miley Cyrus) ** "Give It 2 U" ( Robin Thicke featuring Kendrick Lamar) ** " Roar" (

Katy Perry Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Known for her influence on modern pop music and her Camp (style), campy style, she has been ...

) ** "Rock Me" (One Direction) ** "Wrecking Ball" (Miley Cyrus) ** "Play it Again" (Becky G) *Ariel Rechtshaid ** ''Days Are Gone'' (Haim (band), Haim) ** "Everything Is Embarrassing" (Sky Ferreira) ** "Lost in My Bedroom" (Sky Ferreira) ** '' Modern Vampires of the City'' ( Vampire Weekend) ** ''Reincarnated (album), Reincarnated'' (Snoop Lion) ** ''True Romance (Charli XCX album), True Romance'' (Charli XCX) ** "You're No Good" (Major Lazer featuring Santigold, Vybz Kartel, Haim (band), Danielle Haim and Yasmin (musician), Yasmin) *Jeff Tweedy ** ''The Invisible Way'' (Low) ** '' One True Vine'' (

Mavis Staples Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress, and civil rights activist. She rose to fame as a member of her family's band The Staple Singers (she is the last surviving member of that band). Durin ...

) ** ''Wassaic Way'' (Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion) ;Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical, Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical *"Summertime Sadness" (Cedric Gervais Remix) **Cedric Gervais, remixer ( Lana Del Rey) *"Days Turn Into Nights" (Andy Caldwell Remix) **Andy Caldwell, remixer (Delerium featuring Michael Logen) *"If I Lose Myself#Alesso vs OneRepublic version, If I Lose Myself" (Alesso Vs. OneRepublic) **Alesso, remixer (OneRepublic) *" Locked Out of Heaven" (Sultan + Ned Shepard Remix) **Sultan & Ned Shepard, remixers ( Bruno Mars) *"One Love/People Get Ready" (Photek Remix) **Photek, Rupert Parkes, remixer (Bob Marley and the Wailers)

Production, Surround Sound

;Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album, Best Surround Sound Album * ''Kisses on the Bottom, Live Kisses'' **Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; Tommy LiPuma, surround producer ( Paul McCartney) *''Sailing the Seas of Cheese'' (Deluxe Edition) **Les Claypool & Jason Mills, surround mix engineers; Stephen Marcussen, surround mastering engineer; Les Claypool & Jeff Fura, surround producers (Primus (band), 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 (sound engineer), Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Jim Anderson & 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 & Inscape)

Production, Classical

;Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical, Best Engineered Album, Classical * ''Winter Morning Walks'' ** David Frost (producer), David Frost, Brian Losch & Tim Martyn, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Dawn Upshaw, Maria Schneider (musician), Maria Schneider, Australian Chamber Orchestra & Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra) * ''Hymn to the Virgin'' ** Morten Lindberg (sound engineer), Morten Lindberg, engineer (Tone Bianca, Sparre Dahl, & Schola Cantorum de Paris, Schola Cantorum) * ''La Voie Triomphale'' ** Morten Lindberg (sound engineer), Morten Lindberg, engineer (Ole Kristian Ruud & Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces) * ''Roomful of Teeth'' ** Mark Donahue & Jesse Lewis, engineers (Brad Wells & Roomful of Teeth) * ''Vinci: Artaserse'' ** Hans-Martin Renz, Wolfgang Rixius & Ulrich Ruscher, engineers (Diego Fasolis, Philippe Jaroussky, Max Emanuel Cenčić, Daniel Behle, Franco Fagioli, Valer Barna-Sabadus, Yuriy Mynenko & Concerto Köln) ;Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical, Producer of the Year, Classical * David Frost (producer), David Frost **''Andres: Home Stretch'' (Timo Andres, Andrew Cyr & Metropolis Ensemble) **''Angel Heart, A Music Storybook'' (Matt Haimovitz & Uccello) **''Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2'' (Jonathan Biss) **''Ben-Haim: Chamber Works'' (ARC Ensemble) **''Celebrating The American Spirit'' (Judith Clurman & Essential Voices USA) **''Elgar: Enigma Variations''; ''Vaughan Williams: The Wasps''; ''Greensleeves'' (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony) **''Guilty Pleasures'' (Renée Fleming, Sebastian Lang-Lessing & Philharmonia Orchestra) **''Verdi: Otello'' (Riccardo Muti, Aleksandrs Antonenko, Krassimira Stoyanova, Carlo Guelfi, Chicago Symphony Chorus & Chicago Symphony Orchestra) **''Winter Morning Walks'' (Dawn Upshaw, Maria Schneider, Australian Chamber Orchestra & St. Paul Chamber Orchestra) * Manfred Eicher **''Beethoven: Diabelli-Variationen'' (András Schiff) **''Canto Oscuro'' (Anna Gourari) **''Adam's Lament (Pärt), Pärt: Adam's Lament'' (Tõnu Kaljuste, Latvian Radio Choir, Vox Clamantis, Sinfonietta Riga, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra) **''Tabakova: String Paths'' (Maxim Rysanov) * Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin **''Bizet: Symphony In C''; ''Jeux D'Enfants''; ''Variations Chromatiques'' (Martin West & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra) **''Traveling Sonata – European Music For Flute & Guitar'' (Viviana Guzmán & Jérémy Jouve) **''Voyages'' (Conrad Tao) **''Zia'' (Del Sol String Quartet) * James Mallinson **''Berlioz: Grande Messe Des Morts'' (Colin Davis, London Symphony Chorus, London Philharmonic Choir & London Symphony Orchestra) **''Bloch: Symphony In C-Sharp Minor & Poems Of The Sea'' (Dalia Atlas & London Symphony Orchestra) **''Fauré: Requiem''; ''Bach: Partita, Chorales & Ciaccona'' (Nigel Short, Tenebrae & London Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble) **''Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3'' (Colin Davis & London Symphony Orchestra) **''Wagner: Das Rheingold'' (Valery Gergiev, René Pape, Stephan Rügamer, Nikolai Putilin & Mariinsky Orchestra) **''Wagner: Die Walküre'' (Valery Gergiev, Anja Kampe, Jonas Kaufmann, René Pape, Nina Stemme & Mariinsky Orchestra) **''Weber: Der Freischütz'' (Colin Davis, Christine Brewer, Sally Matthews, Simon O'Neill, London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra) * Jay David Saks **''Adams: Nixon in China'' (John Adams (composer), John Adams, Russell Braun, Ginger Costa-Jackson, James Maddalena, Janis Kelly (soprano), Janis Kelly, Richard Paul Fink, Robert Brubaker (tenor), Robert Brubaker, Kathleen Kim, Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra) **''Adès: The Tempest'' (Thomas Adès, Audrey Luna, Isabel Leonard, Alan Oke, Simon Keenlyside, Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra) **''The Enchanted Island'' (William Christie, Joyce DiDonato, David Daniels, Danielle De Niese, Luca Pisaroni, Lisette Oropesa, Plácido Domingo, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus) **''Handel: Rodelinda'' (Harry Bicket, Renée Fleming, Andreas Scholl, Joseph Kaiser, Stephanie Blythe, Iestyn Davies, Shenyang & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra) **''Live At Carnegie Hall'' (James Levine, Evgeny Kissin & The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra) **Verdi: ''Rigoletto'' (Michele Mariotti, Željko Lučić, Diana Damrau, Piotr Beczała, Oksana Volkova, Štefan Kocán, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)

Classical

;Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance, Best Orchestral Performance *''Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4'' **Osmo Vänskä (conductor), Minnesota Orchestra *''Atterberg: Orchestral Works Vol. 1'' **Neeme Järvi (conductor), Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra *''Lutoslawski: Symphony No. 1'' **Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), Los Angeles Philharmonic *''Schumann: Symphony No. 2; Overtures Manfred & Genoveva'' **Claudio Abbado (conductor), Orchestra Mozart *''Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps'' **Simon Rattle (conductor), Berliner Philharmoniker ;Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording, Best Opera Recording *''Adès: The Tempest (opera), The Tempest'' **Thomas Adès (conductor); Simon Keenlyside, Isabel Leonard, Audrey Luna, Alan Oke (soloists); Luisa Bricetti and Victoria Warivonchick (producers) *''Britten: The Rape of Lucretia'' **Oliver Knussen (conductor); Ian Bostridge, Peter Coleman-Wright, Susan Gritton, Angelika Kirchschlager (soloists); John Fraser (producer) *''Ståle Kleiberg, Kleiberg: David and Bathsheba'' **Tõnu Kaljuste (conductor); Anna Eimarsson and Johannes Weisser (soloists); Morten Lindberg (sound engineer), Morten Lindberg (producer) *''Vinci: Artaserse (Vinci), Artaserse'' **Diego Fasolis (conductor); Valer Barna-Sabadus, Daniel Behle, Max Emanuel Cenčić, Franco Fagioli, Philippe Jaroussky (soloists); Ulrich Russcher (producer) *''Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen'' **Christian Thielemann (conductor); Katarina Dalayman, Albert Dohmen, Stephen Gould (tenor), Stephen Gould, Eric Halfvarson, Linda Watson (soprano), Linda Watson (soloists); Ohmar Eichinger (producer) ;Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance, Best Choral Performance ''Performers who are not eligible for an award (such as orchestras, soloists or choirs) are mentioned in parentheses'' *''Pärt: Adam's Lament'' **Tõnu Kaljuste (conductor) (with Tui Hirv & Rainer Vilu; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Sinfonietta Riga & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra; Latvian Radio Choir & Vox Clamantis) *''Berlioz: Grande Messe de Morts'' **Colin Davis (conductor) (with Barry Banks (tenor), Barry Banks, London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir and London Symphony Chorus) *''Parry: Works for Chorus & Orchestra'' **Neeme Järvi (conductor), Adrian Partington (chorus master) (with Amanda Roocroft, BBC National Orchestra of Wales and BBC National Chorus of Wales) *''Annelies (Whitbourn), Whitbourn: Annelies'' **James Jordan (conductor), James Jordan (conductor) (with Arianna Zukerman, The Lincoln Trio and the Williamson Voices, Westminster Williamson Voices) *''Palestrina: Volume 3'' **Harry Christophers (conductor) (with The Sixteen) ;Grammy Award for Best Small Ensemble Performance, Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance *''Roomful of Teeth'' **Brad Wells & Roomful of Teeth *''Beethoven: Violin Sonatas'' **Leonidas Kavakos & Enrico Pace *''Cage: The 10,000 Things'' **Vicki Ray, William Winant, Aron Kallay & Tom Peters *''Duo'' **Hélène Grimaud & Sol Gabetta *''Times Go By Turns'' **New York Polyphony ;Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo, Best Classical Instrumental Solo *''Corigliano: Conjurer – Concerto for Percussionist & String Orchestra'' **Evelyn Glennie (soloist), David Alan Miller (conductor) *''Bartók, Eötvös & Ligeti'' **Patricia Kopatchinskaja (soloist), Peter Eötvös (conductor) *''The Edge of Light'' **Gloria Cheng *''Lindberg: Piano Concerto No. 2'' **Yefim Bronfman (soloist), Alan Gilbert (conductor), Alan Gilbert (conductor) *''Salonen: Violin Concerto (Salonen), Violin Concerto; Nyx (composition), Nyx'' **Leila Josefowicz (soloist), Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor) *''Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 845 & D. 960'' **Maria João Pires ;Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo, Best Classical Vocal Solo *''Winter Morning Walks'' **Dawn Upshaw *''Drama Queens'' **Joyce DiDonato *''Mission'' **Cecilia Bartoli *''Schubert: Winterreise'' **Christoph Prégardien *''Wagner'' **Jonas Kaufmann ;Grammy Award for Best Classical Compendium, Best Classical Compendium *''Hindemith: Violinkonzert; Symphonic; Konzertmusik'' **Christoph Eschenbach (conductor) *''Holmboe: Concerto'' **Dima Slobodeniouk (conductor), Preben Iwan (producer) *''Tabakova: String Paths'' **Maxim Rysanov (conductor), Manfred Eicher (producer) ;Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition, Best Classical Contemporary Composition *''Winter Morning Walks'' **Maria Schneider (musician), Maria Schneider *''Piano Concerto No. 2'' **Magnus Lindberg *''Adam's Lament'' **Arvo Pärt *''Violin Concerto'' **Esa-Pekka Salonen *''Partita for 8 Voices'' **Caroline Shaw

Music Video/Film

;Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video, Best Music Video *"

Suit & Tie "Suit & Tie" is a song by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake from his third studio album ''The 20/20 Experience'' (2013). It features a skit from American rapper Jay-Z. It was written and produced by Timberlake, Tim "Timbaland" Mosley ...

" –

Justin Timberlake Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is one of the world's best-selling music artists, with sales of over 88 million records. Timberlake is the recipient of numerous awards and ac ...

& Jay-Z **David Fincher, video director; Timory King, video producer *"Safe and Sound (Capital Cities song), Safe and Sound" – Capital Cities (band), Capital Cities **Grady Hall, video director; Buddy Enright, video producer; Daniel Weisman, video producer; Danny Lockwood, video producer *"Picasso Baby#Music video, Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film" –

Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and founder of Manhattan-based conglomerate talent and entertainment agency Roc Nation. He is regarded as one of ...

**Mark Romanek, video director;

Shawn Carter Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and founder of Manhattan-based conglomerate talent and entertainment agency Roc Nation. He is regarded as one of ...

& Aristides McGarry, video producers *"Can't Hold Us" – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton **Jon Jon Augustavo, Jason Koenig & Ryan Lewis, video directors; Tricia Davis, Honna Kimmerer & Jenny Koenig, video producers *"I'm Shakin'" – Jack White **Dori Oskowitz, video director; Raquel Costello, video producer ;Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video, Best Music Film *''Live Kisses'' – Paul McCartney **Jonas Åkerlund, video director; Violaine Etienne, Aron Levine & Scott Rodger, video producers *''Coldplay Live 2012, 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 *''The Road to Red Rocks'' – Mumford & Sons **Nicolas Jack Davies & Frederick Scott, video directors; Dan Bowen, video producer

Special Merit Awards

MusiCares Person of the Year

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Carole King Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who has been active since 1958, initially as one of the staff songwriters at 1650 Broadway and later as a solo artist. Regarded as one ...

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Lifetime Achievement Award

*The Beatles *Clifton Chenier *The Isley Brothers *Kraftwerk * Kris Kristofferson *Armando Manzanero *Maud Powell

Grammy Trustees Award, Trustees Award

*Rick Hall *Jim Marshall (photographer), Jim Marshall *Ennio Morricone

Technical Grammy Award

* Emile Berliner * Lexicon (company), Lexicon

Music Educator Award

* Kent Knappenberger (of Westfield Academy and Central School in Westfield (village), New York, Westfield, New York (state), New York)

Grammy Hall of Fame inductions

In Memoriam

The following people appeared in the In Memoriam segment: * Van Cliburn * George Jones * Ray Price (musician), Ray Price * Eydie Gormé * Annette Funicello * Richie Havens * Ray Manzarek * Alvin Lee * Dennis Frederiksen * Andy Johns * Sid Bernstein (impresario), Sid Bernstein * Al Coury * Marian McPartland * Cedar Walton * Gloria Lynne * George Duke * Bebo Valdés * Chico Hamilton * Don Shirley, Donald Shirley * Colin Davis * Stanley Solow * Bobby Bland * Magic Slim, Morris Holt * Larry Monroe (radio personality), Larry Monroe * Kris Kross, Chris Kelly * Lord Infamous * Junior Murvin * Hugh McCracken * Ricky Lawson * Mike Shipley * Tompall Glaser * Jack Greene * Jack Clement, Cowboy Jack Clement * Slim Whitman * Jody Payne * Steven Fromholz * Mindy McCready * Jim Foglesong * Sherman Halsey * JJ Cale * Peter Rauhofer * Chi Cheng (musician), Chi Cheng * Chet Flippo * Paul Williams (Crawdaddy! creator) * Steve Jones * Marvin Junior * Bobby Smith (rhythm and blues singer), Bobby Smith * Deke Richards * Cordell Mosson * Bobby Martin * Jerry Boulding * George Beverly Shea * Cleotha Staples * Patti Webster * Phil Ramone * Polly Anthony * Mel Ilberman * Jules Kurz * Don Engel, Donald Engel * Jonathan Winters * Tony Sheridan * Jerry G. Bishop * Larry Lujack * Sara Montiel * Oralia Domínguez * Juan Carlos Calderón * Risë Stevens * János Starker * Claudio Abbado * Yusef Lateef * Donald Byrd * Roy Campbell, Jr. * Cory Monteith * Randy Ostin * Milt Olin * Ed Shaughnessy * Al Porcino * Norman Winter * Oscar Castro-Neves * Jim Hall (musician), Jim Hall * Frank Wess * Ray Dolby * Amar Bose * Mort Nasatir * Lou Reed * Phil Everly

Artists with multiple wins and nominations

The following artists received multiple nominations: *Nine:

Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and founder of Manhattan-based conglomerate talent and entertainment agency Roc Nation. He is regarded as one of ...

*Seven: Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis,

Justin Timberlake Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is one of the world's best-selling music artists, with sales of over 88 million records. Timberlake is the recipient of numerous awards and ac ...

,

Pharrell Williams Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (; born April 5, 1973) is an American record producer, rapper, singer, and songwriter. Alongside close colleague Chad Hugo, he formed the hip hop and R&B production duo the Neptunes in the early 1990s, with whom he ...

*Five:

Daft Punk Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. Widely regarded as one of the most influential acts in dance music history, they achieved popularity in the late 1990s as p ...

, Drake,

Bob Ludwig Robert C. Ludwig (born c. 1945) is an American mastering engineer. He has mastered recordings on all the major recording formats for all the major record labels, and on projects by more than 1,300 artists including Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Qu ...

*Four:

Lorde Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor (born 7 November 1996), known professionally as Lorde ( ), is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. Taking inspiration from aristocracy for her stage name, she is known for her unconventional musical styles and i ...

, Bruno Mars, Kacey Musgraves, Taylor Swift, *Three: Jeff Bhasker, Black Sabbath, Tamar Braxton,

Fantasia Fantasia International Film Festival (also known as Fantasia-fest, FanTasia, and Fant-Asia) is a film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996. Regularly held in July of each year, it is valued by both hardcore ...

,

Peter Franco Peter Franco (November 27, 1973) is an audio engineer and music producer. Franco was first recognized for his work in 2007 on Daft Punk's ''Alive 2007'' album. He recorded, and assisted in mixing ''Random Access Memories'' by Daft Punk in 2013, wi ...

,

Dave Grohl David Eric Grohl (born January 14, 1969) is an American musician. He is the founder of the rock band Foo Fighters, in which he is the lead singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter. Prior to forming Foo Fighters, he was the drummer of gru ...

,

Mick Guzauski Nathan "Mick" Guzauski is an American multi-platinum mixing engineer and sound engineer. His work spans a wide range of styles, including jazz, R&B, Latin, rock, pop, easy listening, funk and hip hop. He won a 2002 Latin Grammy for Thalía's ...

, Florian Lagatta, Daniel Lerner, Manny Marroquin, Charlie Musselwhite,

Nile Rodgers Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr. (born September 19, 1952) is an American musician, record producer and composer. The co-founder of Chic, Rodgers has written, produced, and performed on records that have sold more than 500 million albums and 75 million ...

, Robin Thicke, Tye Tribbett,

Tehrah Tamara Taylor, known as Tehrah (born March 6, 1965) is an American power vocalist, songwriter and producer. She has been recognized with Grammy Nomination Considerations, LA Music Awards, Producers Choice Awards, Women’s Leadership Awards, Hu ...

*Two:

Jessi Alexander Jessica Leigh Alexander (born November 18, 1976) is an American country music artist and songwriter. Biography She has had her songs recorded by Patty Loveless, Trisha Yearwood and Little Big Town. She also launched her own recording career in 2 ...

,

Sara Bareilles Sara Beth Bareilles (, ; born December 7, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She has sold over three million albums and over 15 million singles in the United States. She has earned various awards and nominations including nin ...

,

Mary J. Blige Mary Jane Blige ( ; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Often referred to as the " Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and " Queen of R&B", Blige has won nine Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, four American Music Award ...

, David Bowie, Edie Brickell, Rob Caggiano, Gary Clark, Jr., Tasha Cobbs, Coldplay,

Ray Dalton Raymond A. Dalton (born May 10, 1991) is an American singer and songwriter based in Seattle, Washington. He began his career as a gospel and R&B singer. Dalton gained prominence as the featured artist on Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' 2011 song "Can ...

, Lana Del Rey, Alexandre Desplat, Dr. Luke, Natalie Grant,

Dave Grohl David Eric Grohl (born January 14, 1969) is an American musician. He is the founder of the rock band Foo Fighters, in which he is the lead singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter. Prior to forming Foo Fighters, he was the drummer of gru ...

, Anthony Hamilton, Ben Harper, Connie Harrington,

Calvin Harris Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter who has released six studio albums. His debut studio album, ''I Created Disco'', was released in June ...

,

Imagine Dragons Imagine Dragons is an American pop rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, consisting of lead singer Dan Reynolds, guitarist Wayne Sermon, bassist Ben McKee and drummer Daniel Platzman. The band first gained exposure with the release of their sing ...

, Sarah Jarosz, Kaskade, Mary Lambert (singer), Mary Lambert, Led Zeppelin, Ari Levine, Joel Little,

Matt Maher Matthew Guion Maher (born November 10, 1974) is a Canadian contemporary Christian music (CCM) artist, songwriter, and worship leader from Newfoundland, Canada, who lives in the United States. Three of his nine albums have reached the Top 25 ...

, Mandisa, Max Martin, Steve Martin, Shane McAnally, Paul McCartney, Tim McGraw, Miguel,

Katy Perry Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Known for her influence on modern pop music and her Camp (style), campy style, she has been ...

, Pink, Gregory Porter, Queens of the Stone Age,

Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to the ...

, Nate Ruess,

Noah Shebib Noah ''Nukh''; am, ኖህ, ''Noḥ''; ar, نُوح '; grc, Νῶε ''Nôe'' () is the tenth and last of the pre-Flood patriarchs in the traditions of Abrahamic religions. His story appears in the Hebrew Bible (Book of Genesis, chapters 5– ...

, Ed Sheeran, Blake Shelton, T.I., Timbaland, Chris Tomlin,

Allen Toussaint Allen Richard Toussaint (; January 14, 1938 – November 10, 2015) was an American musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues from the 1950s to the end of the century, descri ...

,

Wanz Michael "Mike" Wansley (born October 9, 1961), better known by his stage names Wanz and TeeWanz, is an American singer, songwriter and rapper. He performs in various genres, including rock, R&B, soul, hip hop, and pop. He was featured on fellow ...

, Kanye West, Jack White The following artists received multiple awards: *Four:

Bob Ludwig Robert C. Ludwig (born c. 1945) is an American mastering engineer. He has mastered recordings on all the major recording formats for all the major record labels, and on projects by more than 1,300 artists including Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Qu ...

, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis,

Daft Punk Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. Widely regarded as one of the most influential acts in dance music history, they achieved popularity in the late 1990s as p ...

,

Pharrell Williams Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (; born April 5, 1973) is an American record producer, rapper, singer, and songwriter. Alongside close colleague Chad Hugo, he formed the hip hop and R&B production duo the Neptunes in the early 1990s, with whom he ...

*Three:

Peter Franco Peter Franco (November 27, 1973) is an audio engineer and music producer. Franco was first recognized for his work in 2007 on Daft Punk's ''Alive 2007'' album. He recorded, and assisted in mixing ''Random Access Memories'' by Daft Punk in 2013, wi ...

,

Mick Guzauski Nathan "Mick" Guzauski is an American multi-platinum mixing engineer and sound engineer. His work spans a wide range of styles, including jazz, R&B, Latin, rock, pop, easy listening, funk and hip hop. He won a 2002 Latin Grammy for Thalía's ...

, Florian Lagatta, Daniel Lerner,

Nile Rodgers Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr. (born September 19, 1952) is an American musician, record producer and composer. The co-founder of Chic, Rodgers has written, produced, and performed on records that have sold more than 500 million albums and 75 million ...

,

Justin Timberlake Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is one of the world's best-selling music artists, with sales of over 88 million records. Timberlake is the recipient of numerous awards and ac ...

*Two: David Frost (producer), David Frost,

Dave Grohl David Eric Grohl (born January 14, 1969) is an American musician. He is the founder of the rock band Foo Fighters, in which he is the lead singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter. Prior to forming Foo Fighters, he was the drummer of gru ...

,

Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and founder of Manhattan-based conglomerate talent and entertainment agency Roc Nation. He is regarded as one of ...

,

Lorde Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor (born 7 November 1996), known professionally as Lorde ( ), is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. Taking inspiration from aristocracy for her stage name, she is known for her unconventional musical styles and i ...

, Paul McCartney, Kacey Musgraves, Tye Tribbett

Live-GIFs

The 56th Annual Grammy Awards were the first in the show's history to incorporate comprehensive Live-GIF integration through Tumblr. Creative agency Deckhouse Digital was hired to facilitate the integration, producing more than 50 Gif, animated GIFs during the live broadcast and publishing them to the official Grammy tumblr page in real time. The images contributed to the more than 5.1 million reblogs and likes that Grammy related posts received on the blogging site, and the record breaking 34 million combined social media interactions related to the live broadcast.

References

External links

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Winners and nominees

General

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Rock

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Special Merit Awards

MusiCares Person of the Year

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Lifetime Achievement Award

Grammy Trustees Award, Trustees Award

Technical Grammy Award

Music Educator Award

Grammy Hall of Fame inductions

In Memoriam

Artists with multiple wins and nominations

Live-GIFs

References

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