Daft Punk took the top honors at the 56th Grammy Awards on Sunday when they took the awards for record of the year for "Get Lucky," with Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers, and album of the year for "Random Access Memories." They also nabbed the awards for best pop duo/group performance and dance/electronica album.
Other winners in the top categories include Lorde for song of the year and pop solo performance, and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis for new artist.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis were also the top winners in the pre-telecast ceremony, nabbing the awards for best rap performance, rap song and rap album. Other early winners were Imagine Dragons for rock performance and Black Sabbath for metal performance.
General field
Record of the year
"Radioactive" — Imagine Dragons
"Royals" — Lorde
"Locked Out of Heaven" — Bruno Mars
"Blurred Lines" — Robin Thicke, featuring T.I. & Pharrell
Album of the year
"The Blessed Unrest" — Sara Bareilles
"Good Kid, M.A.A.D City"— Kendrick Lamar
"The Heist" — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
"Red" — Taylor Swift
Song of the year
"Just Give Me a Reason" — Jeff Bhasker, Pink & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Pink, featuring Nate Ruess)
"Locked Out of Heaven" — Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
"Roar" — Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry & Henry Walter, songwriters (Katy Perry)
"Same Love" — Ben Haggerty, Mary Lambert & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, featuring Mary Lambert)
Best new artist
James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran
Pop field
Best pop solo performance
"Brave" — Sara Bareilles
"When I Was Your Man" — Bruno Mars
"Roar" — Katy Perry
"Mirrors" — Justin Timberlake
Best pop duo/group performance
"Just Give Me a Reason" — Pink, featuring Nate Ruess
"Stay" — Rihanna, featuring Mikky Ekko
"Blurred Lines" — Robin Thicke, featuring T.I. & Pharrell
"Suit & Tie" — Justin Timberlake & Jay Z
Best pop instrumental album
"The Beat" — Boney James
"Handpicked" — Earl Klugh
"Summer Horns" — Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair & Richard Elliot
"Hacienda" — Jeff Lorber Fusion
Best pop vocal album
"Paradise" — Lana Del Rey
"Pure Heroine" — Lorde
"Blurred Lines" — Robin Thicke
"The 20/20 Experience — The Complete Experience" — Justin Timberlake
Dance/electronica field
Best dance recording
Need U (100%)" — Duke Dumont, featuring A*M*E & MNEK
"Sweet Nothing" — Calvin Harris, featuring Florence Welch
"Atmosphere" — Kaskade
"This Is What It Feels Like" — Armin Van Buuren, featuring Trevor Guthrie
Best dance/electronica album
"Settle" — Disclosure
"18 Months" — Calvin Harris
"Atmosphere" — Kaskade
"A Color Map of the Sun" — Pretty Lights
Traditional pop field
Best traditional pop vocal album
"Viva Duets" — Tony Bennett & various artists
"The Standards" — Gloria Estefan
"Cee Lo's Magic Moment" — Cee Lo Green
"Now" — Dionne Warwick
Rock rield
Best rock performance
"Always Alright" — Alabama Shakes
"The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" — David Bowie
"Kashmir" — Led Zeppelin
"My God Is the Sun" — Queens of the Stone Age
"I'm Shakin'" — Jack White
Best metal performance
"T.N.T." — Anthrax
"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.)
"Doom and Gloom" — Mick Jagger & Keith Richards, songwriters (the Rolling Stones)
"God Is Dead?" — Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi & Ozzy Osbourne, songwriters (Black Sabbath)
"Panic Station" — Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
Best rock album
"13" — Black Sabbath
"The Next Day" — David Bowie
"Mechanical Bull" — Kings of Leon
"...Like Clockwork" — Queens of the Stone Age
"Psychedelic Pill" — Neil Young With Crazy Horse
Alternative field
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
R&B field
Best R&B performance
"Love and War" — Tamar Braxton
"Best of Me" — Anthony Hamilton
"Nakamarra" — Hiatus Kaiyote, featuring Q-Tip
"How Many Drinks?" — Miguel, featuring Kendrick Lamar
Best traditional R&B performance
"Get It Right" — Fantasia
"Quiet Fire" — Maysa
"Hey Laura" — Gregory Porter
"Yesterday" — Ryan Shaw
Best R&B song
"Love and War" — Tamar Braxton, Darhyl Camper Jr., LaShawn Daniels & Makeba Riddick, songwriters (Tamar Braxton)
"Only One" — PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton, featuring Stevie Wonder)
"Without Me" — Fantasia Barrino, Missy Elliott, Al Sherrod Lambert, Harmony Samuels & Kyle Stewart, songwriters (Fantasia, featuring Kelly Rowland & Missy Elliot)
Best urban contemporary album
"Love and War" — Tamar Braxton
Side Effects Of You — Fantasia
One: In the Chamber — Salaam Remi
New York: A Love Story — Mack Wilds
Best R&B album
"R&B Divas" — Faith Evans
"Love in the Future" — John Legend
"Better" — Chrisette Michele
"Three Kings" — TGT
Rap field
Best rap performance
"Started From the Bottom" — Drake
"Berzerk" — Eminem
"Tom Ford" — Jay Z
"Swimming Pools (Drank)" — Kendrick Lamar
Best rap/sung collaboration
"Power Trip" — J. Cole, featuring Miguel
"Part II (On the Run)" — Jay Z, featuring Beyoncé
"Now or Never" — Kendrick Lamar, featuring Mary J. Blige
"Remember You" — Wiz Khalifa, featuring the Weeknd
Best rap song
"...Problems" — Tauheed Epps, Aubrey Graham, Kendrick Lamar, Rakim Mayers & Noah Shebib, songwriters (ASAP Rocky, featuring Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar)
"Holy Grail" — Shawn Carter, Terius Nash, J. Harmon, Timothy Mosley, Justin Timberlake & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl & 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 & Cydell Young, songwriters (Anna Adamis & Gabor Presser, songwriters) (Kanye West)
"Started From the Bottom" — W. Coleman, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Bruno Sanfilippo, songwriter) (Drake)
Best rap album
"Nothing Was the Same" — Drake
"Magna Carta...Holy Grail" — Jay Z
"Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" — Kendrick Lamar
Country field
Best country solo performance
"I Drive Your Truck" — Lee Brice
"I Want Crazy" — Hunter Hayes
"Mama's Broken Heart" — Miranda Lambert
"Mine Would Be You" — Blake Shelton
Best country duo/group performance
"Don't Rush" — Kelly Clarkson, featuring Vince Gill
"Your Side of the Bed" — Little Big Town
"Highway Don't Care" — Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift & Keith Urban
"You Can't Make Old Friends" — Kenny Rogers With Dolly Parton
Best country song
"Begin Again" — Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
"I Drive Your Truck" — Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington & Jimmy Yeary, songwriters (Lee Brice)
"Mama's Broken Heart" — Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
"Mine Would Be You" — Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington & Deric Ruttan, songwriters (Blake Shelton)
Best country album
"Night Train" — Jason Aldean
"Two Lanes of Freedom" — Tim McGraw
"Based on a True Story" — Blake Shelton
"Red" — Taylor Swift
New Age field
Best New Age album
"Lux" — Brian Eno
"Illumination" — Peter Kater
"Final Call" — Kitaro
"Awakening the Fire" — R. Carlos Nakai & Will Clipman
Jazz field
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
Best jazz vocal album
"The World According to Andy Bey" — Andy Bey
"Attachments" — Lorraine Feather
"WomanChild" — Cécile McLorin Salvant
"After Blue" — Tierney Sutton
Best jazz instrumental album
"Guided Tour" — The New Gary Burton Quartet
"Life Forum" — Gerald Clayton
"Pushing the World Away" — Kenny Garrett
"Out Here" — Christian McBride Trio
Best large jazz ensemble album
"Brooklyn Babylon" — Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
"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
"Yo" — Roberto Fonseca
"Eggun" — Omar Sosa
"Latin Jazz-Jazz Latin" — Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet
Gospel/contemporary Christian music field
Best gospel/contemporary Christian music performance
"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 & Deitrick Haddon, songwriters (Deitrick Haddon)
"If I Believe" — Wirlie Morris, Michael Paran, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilson, songwriters (Charlie Wilson)
"A Little More Jesus" — Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Erica Campbell)
"Still" — Percy Bady, songwriter (Percy Bady, featuring Lowell Pye)
Best contemporary Christian music song
"Hurricane" — Matt Bronleewe, Natalie Grant & Cindy Morgan, songwriters (Natalie Grant)
"Love Take Me Over" — Steven Curtis Chapman, songwriter (Steven Curtis Chapman)
"Speak Life" — Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore & Ryan Stevenson, songwriters (Tobymac)
"Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies)" — Ed Cash, Scott Cash & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)
Best gospel album
"Grace [Live]" — Tasha Cobbs
"Best for Last: 20 Year Celebration Vol. 1 [Live]" — Donald Lawrence
"Best Days Yet" — Bishop Paul S. Morton
"God Chaser [Live]" — William Murphy
Best contemporary Christian music album
"We Won't Be Shaken" — Building 429
"All the People Said Amen [Live]" — Matt Maher
"Your Grace Finds Me (Live)" — Matt Redman
"Burning Lights" — Chris Tomlin
Latin field
Best Latin pop album
"Faith, Hope y Amor" — Frankie J
"Viajero Frecuente" — Ricardo Montaner
"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
"Repeat After Me" — Los Amigos Invisibles
Best regional Mexican music album (including Tejano)
"El Free" — Banda Los Recoditos
"En Peligro de Extinción" — Intocable
"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
"Sergio George Presents Salsa Giants" — Various Artists
"Corazón Profundo" — Carlos Vives
American roots music field
Best American roots song
"Build Me Up From Bones" — Sarah Jarosz
"Invisible" — Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses)
"Keep Your Dirty Lights On" — Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott
"Shrimp Po-Boy, Dressed" — Allen Toussaint
Best Americana album
"Love Has Come for You" — Steve Martin & 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 & Vincent
"This World Oft Can Be" — Della Mae
"Three Chords and the Truth" — James King
"Remembering Little Walter" — Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Sugar Ray Norcia & James Harman
"Cotton Mouth Man" — James Cotton
"Seesaw" — Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa
"Down in Louisiana" — Bobby Rush
Best folk album
"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
Best regional roots music album
"The Life & Times of ... the Hot 8 Brass Band" — Hot 8 Brass Band
"Hula Ku'i" — Kahulanui
"Le Fou" — Zachary Richard
"Apache Blessing & Crown Dance Songs" — Joe Tohonnie Jr.
Reggae field
Best reggae album
"One Love, One Life" — Beres Hammond
"The Messiah" — Sizzla
"Reggae Connection" — Sly & Robbie and The Jam Masters
"Reincarnated" — Snoop Lion
World music field
Best world music album
"No Place for My Dream" — Femi Kuti
"The Living Room Sessions Part 2" — Ravi Shankar
Children's field
Best children's album
"Blue Clouds" — Elizabeth Mitchell & 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 & Friends
Best spoken word album (includes poetry, audio books and storytelling)
"Carrie and Me" — Carol Burnett
"Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls" — David Sedaris
"Still Foolin' 'Em" — Billy Crystal
"The Storm King" — Pete Seeger
Comedy field
Best comedy album
"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 field
Best Musical Theater Album
"Matilda: The Musical" — Bertie Carvel, Sophia Gennusa, Oona 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, Wiliam Garrett, Marvin Gaye, Berry Gordy, Freddie Gorman, Cornelius Grant, Brian Holland, Ivy Jo Hunter, Michael Lovesmith, Alphonzo Mizell, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, William Stevenson, Norman Whitfield & Stevie Wonder, composers; Nickolas Ashford, Marvin Gaye, Berry Gordy, Lula Mae Hardaway, Edward Holland Jr., Michael Lovesmith, Deke Richards, William Robinson, Barrett Strong, Ronald White, Stevie Wonder & Syreeta Wright, lyricists) (Original Broadway Cast With Brandon Victor Dixon, Valisia LeKae, Charl Brown, Bryan Terrell Clark, & others)
Music for visual media field
Best compilation soundtrack for visual media
"Django Unchained" — Various artists
"The Great Gatsby (Deluxe Edition)" — Various artists
"Les Misérables (Deluxe Edition)" — Various artists
"Muscle Shoals" — Various artists
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
"Zero Dark Thirty" — Alexandre Desplat, composer
Best song written for visual media
"Atlas" — Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
"Silver Lining" — Diane Warren, songwriter (Jessie J)
"We Both Know" — Colbie Caillat & Gavin DeGraw, songwriters (Colbie Caillat Featuring Gavin DeGraw)
"Young and Beautiful" — Lana Del Rey & Rick Nowels, songwriters (Lana Del Rey)
"You've Got Time" — Regina Spektor, songwriter (Regina Spektor)
Composing/arranging field
Best instrumental composition
"Bound 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)
Best instrumental arrangement
"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)
Best instrumental arrangement accompanying vocalist(s)
"La Vida Nos Espera" — Nan Schwartz, arranger (Gian Marco)
"Let's Fall in Love" — Chris Walden, arranger (Calabria Foti Featuring Seth MacFarlane)
"The Moon's a Harsh Mistress" — John Hollenbeck, arranger (John Hollenbeck)
"What a Wonderful World" — Shelly Berg, arranger (Gloria Estefan)
Package Field
Best recording package
"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)
"Metallica Through the Never (Music From the Motion Picture)" — Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffat & 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 & 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)
Notes field
Best album notes
"Call It Art 1964-1965" — Ben Young, album notes writer (New York Art Quartet)
"Electric Music for the Mind & Body" — Alec Palao, album notes writer (Country Joe & 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 field
Best historical album
"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 Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
"Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (Deluxe Edition)" — Philip Siney, compilation producer; Ben Turner, mastering engineer (Sir Georg Solti)
Production, non-classical field
Best engineered album, non-classical
"Annie Up" — Chuck Ainlay, engineer; Bob Ludwig, 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)
Producer of the year, non-classical
Rob Cavallo
Dr. Luke
Ariel Rechtshaid
Jeff Tweedy
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 & Sultan, remixers (Bruno Mars)
"One Love/People Get Ready (Photek Remix)" — Rupert Parkes, remixer (Bob Marley and The Wailers)
Surround sound field
Best surround sound album
"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)
"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 & 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 field
Best engineered album, classical
"Hymn to the Virgin" — Morten Lindberg, engineer (Tone Bianca Sparre Dahl & Schola Cantorum)
"La Voie Triomphale" — 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 Cencic, Daniel Behle, Franco Fagioli, Valer Barna-Sabadus, Yuriy Mynenko & Concerto Köln)
Producer of the year, classical
Manfred Eicher
Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
James Mallinson
Jay David Saks
Classical field
Best orchestral performance
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)
Best opera recording
"Britten: The Rape of Lucretia" — Oliver Knussen, conductor; Ian Bostridge, Peter Coleman-Wright, Susan Gritton & Angelika Kirchschlager; John Fraser, producer (Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble)
"Kleiberg: David & Bathsheba" — Tonu Kaljuste, conductor; Anna Einarsson & Johannes Weisser; Morten Lindberg, producer (Trondheim Symphony Orchestra; Trondheim Symphony Orchestra Vocal Ensemble)
"Vinci: Artaserse" — Diego Fasolis, conductor; Valer Barna-Sabadus, Daniel Behle, Max Emanuel Cencic, Franco Fagioli & Philippe Jaroussky; Ulrich Ruscher, producer (Concerto Köln; Coro Della Radiotelevisione Svizzera, Lugano)
"Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen" — Christian Thielemann, conductor; Katarina Dalayman, Albert Dohmen, Stephen Gould, Eric Halfvarson & Linda Watson; Othmar Eichinger, producer (Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper; Chor der Wiener Staatsoper)
Best choral performance
"Berlioz: Grande Messe Des Morts" — Colin Davis, conductor (Barry Banks; London Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Choir & London Symphony Chorus)
"Palestrina: Vol. 3" — Harry Christophers, conductor (The Sixteen)
"Parry: Works for Chorus & Orchestra" — Neeme Järvi, conductor; Adrian Partington, chorus master (Amanda Roocroft; BBC National Orchestra of Wales; BBC National Chorus of Wales)
"Whitbourn: Annelies" — James Jordan, conductor (Ariana Zukerman; the Lincoln Trio; Westminster Williamson Voices)
Best chamber music/small ensemble performance
"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
Best classical instrumental solo
"Bartók, Eötvös & Ligeti" — Patricia Kopatchinskaja; Peter Eötvös, conductor (Ensemble Modern & Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra)
"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 & 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)
"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 (Yefim Bronfman, Alan Gilbert & New York Philharmonic)
"Pärt, Arvo: Adam's Lament" — Arvo Pärt, composer (Tonu Kaljuste, Latvian Radio Choir, Vox Clamantis & Sinfonietta Riga)
"Salonen, Esa-Pekka: Violin Concerto" — Esa-Pekka Salonen, composer (Leila Josefowicz, Esa-Pekka Salonen & Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra)
"Shaw, Caroline: Partita for 8 Voices" — Caroline Shaw, composer (Brad Wells & Roomful of Teeth)
Music video/film field
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 & 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
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
"The Road to Red Rocks" — Mumford & Sons | Nicolas Jack Davies & Frederick Scott, video directors; Dan Bowen, video producer
