General
- Wally de Backer, producer; Wally de Backer & François Tétaz, engineers/mixers; William Bowden, mastering engineer
- "Lonely Boy" – The Black Keys
- The Black Keys & Danger Mouse producers; Tom Elmhirst & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers; Brian Lucey, mastering engineer
- "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" – Kelly Clarkson
- Greg Kurstin, producer; Șerban Ghenea, John Hanes, Greg Kurstin & Jesse Shatkin, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
- "We Are Young" – Fun featuring Janelle Monáe
- Jeff Bhasker, producer Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dawson & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
- "Thinkin Bout You" – Frank Ocean
- Frank Ocean, producer; Jeff Ellis, Pat Thrall & Marcos Tovar, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
- "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" – Taylor Swift
- Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift, producers; Șerban Ghenea, engineer/mixer; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
- Markus Dravs, producer; Robin Baynton & Ruadhri Cushnan, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
- El Camino – The Black Keys
- The Black Keys & Danger Mouse, producers; Tchad Blake, Tom Elmhirst & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers; Brian Lucey, mastering engineer
- Some Nights – Fun
- Janelle Monáe, featured artist; Jeff Bhasker, Emile Haynie, Jake One & TommyD, producers; Jeff Bhasker, Pete Bischoff, Jeff Chestek, Andrew Dawson, Emile Haynie, Manny Marroquin, Sonny Pinnar & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
- Channel Orange – Frank Ocean
- André 3000, John Mayer, Earl Sweatshirt & Tyler, The Creator, featured artists; Om'Mas Keith, Malay, Frank Ocean & Pharell, producers; Calvin Bailif, Andrew Coleman, Jeff Ellis, Doug Fenske, Om'Mas Keith, Malay, Frank Ocean, Philip Scott, Mark "Spike" Stent, Pat Thrall, Marcos Tovar & Vic Wainstein, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
- Blunderbuss – Jack White
- Jack White, producer; Vance Powell & Jack White, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
- Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Fun featuring Janelle Monáe)
- "The A Team"
- Ed Sheeran, songwriter (Ed Sheeran)
- "Adorn"
- Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel)
- "Call Me Maybe"
- Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen & Josh Ramsay, songwriters (Carly Rae Jepsen)
- "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"
- Jörgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin & Ali Tamposi, songwriters (Kelly Clarkson)
Pop
"Set Fire to the Rain" (Live) – Adele
- "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" – Kelly Clarkson
- "Call Me Maybe" – Carly Rae Jepsen
- "Wide Awake" – Katy Perry
- "Where Have You Been" – Rihanna
- "Shake It Out" – Florence and the Machine
- "We Are Young" – Fun featuring Janelle Monáe
- "Sexy and I Know It" – LMFAO
- "Payphone" – Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa
- 24/7 – Gerald Albright & Norman Brown
- Four Hands & a Heart Volume One – Larry Carlton
- Live at Blue Note Tokyo – Dave Koz
- Rumbadoodle – Arun Shenoy
- Ceremonials – Florence and the Machine
- Some Nights – Fun
- Overexposed – Maroon 5
- The Truth About Love – Pink
Dance/Electronica
- Skrillex, producer; Skrillex, mixer
- "Levels" – Avicii
- Tim Bergling & Ash Pournouri, producers; Tim Bergling, mixer
- "Let's Go" – Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo
- Calvin Harris, producer; Calvin Harris, mixer
- "Don't You Worry Child" – Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin
- Steve Angello, Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso, producers; Steve Angello, Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso, mixers
- "I Can't Live Without You" – Al Walser
- Al Walser, producer; Al Walser, mixer
- "Levels" – Avicii
- Wonderland – Steve Aoki
- Don't Think – The Chemical Brothers
- > Album Title Goes Here < – Deadmau5
- Fire & Ice – Kaskade
Traditional Pop
Rock
- "Hold On" – Alabama Shakes
- "Charlie Brown" – Coldplay
- "I Will Wait" – Mumford & Sons
- "We Take Care of Our Own" – Bruce Springsteen
"Love Bites (So Do I)" – Halestorm
- "I'm Alive" – Anthrax
- "Blood Brothers" (live) – Iron Maiden
- "Ghost Walking" – Lamb of God
- "No Reflection" – Marilyn Manson
- "Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)" – Megadeth
- Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)
- "Freedom at 21"
- Jack White, songwriter (Jack White)
- "I Will Wait"
- Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall & Marcus Mumford, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
- "Madness"
- Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
- "We Take Care of Our Own"
- Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
- "Freedom at 21"
- Mylo Xyloto – Coldplay
- The 2nd Law – Muse
- Wrecking Ball – Bruce Springsteen
- Blunderbuss – Jack White
Alternative
- The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do – Fiona Apple
- Biophilia – Björk
- Hurry Up, We're Dreaming – M83
- Bad as Me – Tom Waits
R&B
- "Thank You" – Estelle
- "Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)" – Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Ledisi
- "I Want You" – Luke James
- "Adorn" – Miguel
"Love on Top" – Beyoncé
- "Lately" – Anita Baker
- "Wrong Side of a Love Song" – Melanie Fiona
- "Real Good Hands" – Gregory Porter
- "If Only You Knew" – SWV
"Adorn"
- Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel)
- "Beautiful Surprise"
- Tamia Hill, Claude Kelly & Salaam Remi, songwriters (Tamia)
- "Heart Attack"
- Benjamin Levin, Rico Love & Tremaine Neverson, songwriters (Trey Songz)
- "Pray for Me"
- Antonio Dixon, Kenny Edmonds, Anthony Hamilton & Patrick "jQue" Smith, songwriters (Anthony Hamilton)
- "Refill"
- Darhyl "DJ" Camper, Elle Varner & Andrew "Pop" Wansel, songwriters (Elle Varner)
- "Beautiful Surprise"
- Back to Love – Anthony Hamilton
- Write Me Back – R. Kelly
- Beautiful Surprise – Tamia
- Open Invitation – Tyrese
Rap
- "HYFR (Hell Ya F***ing Right)" – Drake featuring Lil Wayne
- "Daughters" – Nas
- "Mercy" – Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz
- "I Do" – Young Jeezy featuring Jay-Z & André 3000
- "Wild Ones" – Flo Rida featuring Sia
- "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" – John Legend featuring Ludacris
- "Cherry Wine" – Nas featuring Amy Winehouse
- "Talk That Talk" – Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
- Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West, songwriters (W.A. Donaldson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
- "Daughters"
- Nas & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Patrick Adams, Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer & Paul Leka, songwriters) (Nas)
- "Lotus Flower Bomb"
- Olubowale Akintimehin, S. Joseph Dew, Jerrin Howard, Walker Johnson & Miguel Jontel Pimentel, songwriters (Wale Featuring Miguel)
- "Mercy"
- Sean Anderson, Tauheed Epps, Stephan Taft, James Thomas, Terrence Thornton & Kanye West, songwriters (Denzie Beagle, Winston Riley & Reggie Williams, songwriters) (Kanye West featuringBig Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)
- "The Motto"
- Dwayne Carter, Aubrey Graham & Tyler Williams, songwriters (Drake Featuring Lil' Wayne)
- "Young, Wild & Free"
- Calvin Broadus, Chris Brody Brown, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Peter Hernandez & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (T. Bluechel, M. Borrow, T. Griffin, K. Jackson, N. Lee & M. Newman, songwriters) (Wiz Khalifa & Snoop Dogg featuring Bruno Mars)
- "Daughters"
- Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album. Pt. 1 – Lupe Fiasco
- Life Is Good – Nas
- Undun – The Roots
- God Forgives, I Don't – Rick Ross
- Based on a T.R.U. Story – 2 Chainz
Country
- "Home" – Dierks Bentley
- "Springsteen" – Eric Church
- "Cost of Livin'" – Ronnie Dunn
- "Wanted" – Hunter Hayes
- "Over" – Blake Shelton
- "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" – Eli Young Band
- "Safe & Sound" – Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars
- "On The Outskirts Of Town" – The Time Jumpers
- "I Just Come Here For The Music" – Don Williams featuring Alison Krauss
- Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
- "Cost of Livin'"
- Phillip Coleman & Ronnie Dunn, songwriters (Ronnie Dunn)
- "Even If It Breaks Your Heart"
- Will Hoge & Eric Paslay, songwriters (Eli Young Band)
- "So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore"
- Jay Knowles & Adam Wright, songwriters (Alan Jackson)
- "Springsteen"
- Eric Church, Jeff Hyde & Ryan Tyndell, songwriters (Eric Church)
- "Cost of Livin'"
- Hunter Hayes – Hunter Hayes
- Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran – Jamey Johnson
- Four the Record – Miranda Lambert
- The Time Jumpers – The Time Jumpers
New Age
Echoes of Love – Omar Akram
- Live Ananda – Krishna Das
- Bindu – Michael Brant DeMaria
- Deep Alpha – Steven Halpern
- Light Body – Peter Kater
- Troubadours on the Rhine – Loreena McKennitt
Jazz
"Hot House" – Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists
- "Cross Roads" – Ravi Coltrane, soloist
- "Alice in Wonderland" – Chick Corea, soloist
- "J. Mac" – Kenny Garrett, soloist
- "Ode" – Brad Mehldau, soloist
- Soul Shadows – Denise Donatelli
- 1619 Broadway – The Brill Building Project – Kurt Elling
- Live – Al Jarreau & The Metropole Orkest
- The Book of Chet – Luciana Souza
- Further Explorations – Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez & Paul Motian
- Hot House – Chick Corea & Gary Burton
- Seeds from the Underground – Kenny Garrett
- Blue Moon – Ahmad Jamal
Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) – Arturo Sandoval
- Centennial: Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans – Gil Evans Project
- For the Moment – Bob Mintzer Big Band
¡Ritmo! – The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band
- Flamenco Sketches – Chano Domínguez
- Multiverse – Bobby Sanabria Big Band
- Duos III – Luciana Souza
- New Cuban Express – Manuel Valera New Cuban Express
Gospel/Contemporary Christian
"10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)" – Matt Redman
- "Jesus, Friend of Sinners" – Casting Crowns
- "Take Me to the King" – Tamela Mann
- "Go Get It" – Mary Mary
- "My Testimony" – Marvin Sapp
"Go Get It"
- Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Mary Mary)
- "Hold On"
- Cheryl Fortune, James Fortune & Terence Vaughn, songwriters (James Fortune & FIYA, Monica & Fred Hammond)
- "I Feel Good"
- Phillip Feaster, Fred Hammond, Jonathan Miller & Calvin Rodgers, songwriters (Fred Hammond)
- "My Testimony"
- Aaron Lindsey & Marvin Sapp, songwriters (Marvin Sapp)
- "Released"
- Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Bill Winston & Living Word Featuring Donald Lawrence)
- "Hold On"
"10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)"1
- Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman, songwriters (Matt Redman)
"Your Presence Is Heaven"1
- Israel Houghton & Micah Massey, songwriters (Israel & New Breed)
- "Jesus, Friend of Sinners"
- Mark Hall & Matthew West, songwriters (Casting Crowns)
- "When Mercy Found Me"
- Jeff Pardo & Rhett Walker, songwriters (Rhett Walker Band)
- "White Flag"
- Jason Ingram, Matt Maher, Matt Redman & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Passion & Chris Tomlin)
- "Jesus, Friend of Sinners"
- Identity – James Fortune
- Jesus at the Center: Live – Israel & New Breed
- I Win – Marvin Sapp
- Worship Soul – Anita Wilson
- Eye on It – TobyMac
- Come to the Well – Casting Crowns
- Where I Find You – Kari Jobe
- Gold – Britt Nicole
- Into the Light – Matthew West
Latin
- Independiente – Ricardo Arjona
- Ilusión – Fonseca
- Kany Garcia – Kany Garcia
- ¿Con Quién Se Queda El Perro? – Jesse & Joy
Imaginaries – Quetzal
- Campo – Campo
- Déjenme Llorar – Carla Morrison
- Electro-Jarocho – Sistema Bomb
- La Bala – Ana Tijoux
- Best Regional Mexican Album (Including Tejano)
- Sembrando Flores – Los Cojolites
- 365 Días – Los Tucanes de Tijuana
- Oye – Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
- El Primer Ministro - Gerardo Ortiz
Retro – Marlow Rosado Y La Riqueña
- Cubano Soy – Raúl Lara y Sus Soneros
- Desde Nueva York a Puerto Rico – Eddie Montalvo
- Formula, Vol. 1 – Romeo Santos
American Roots Music
- The Carpenter – The Avett Brothers
- From the Ground Up – John Fullbright
- The Lumineers – The Lumineers
- Babel – Mumford & Sons
Nobody Knows You – Steep Canyon Rangers
- The Gospel Side Of – Dailey & Vincent
- Life Finds a Way – The Grascals
- Beat the Devil and Carry a Rail – Noam Pikelny
- Scratch Gravel Road – The Special Consensus
- 33 1/3 – Shemekia Copeland
- Let It Burn – Ruthie Foster
- And Still I Rise – Heritage Blues Orchestra
- Bring It on Home – Joan Osborne
- Leaving Eden – Carolina Chocolate Drops
- Election Special – Ry Cooder
- Hambone's Meditations – Luther Dickinson
- This One's for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark – Various Artists
The Band Courtbouillon – Wayne Toups, Steve Riley & Wilson Savoy
- Malama Ko Aloha (Keep Your Love) – Keola Beamer
- Shi Kéyah - Songs for the People – Radmilla Cody
- Pilialoha – Weldon Kekauoha
- Nothin' But The Best – Corey Ledet with Anthony Dopsie, Dwayne Dopsie & André Thierry
Reggae
- Miracle – The Original Wailers
- Tomahawk Technique – Sean Paul
- New Legend - Jamaica 50th Edition – Sly & Robbie & The Jam Masters
- Reggae Got Soul: Unplugged On Strawberry Hill – Toots And The Maytals
World Music
The Living Room Sessions Part 1 – Ravi Shankar
- Folila – Amadou & Mariam
- On A Gentle Island Breeze – Daniel Ho
- Jabulani – Hugh Masekela
- Traveller – Anoushka Shankar
Children's
Can You Canoe? – The Okee Dokee Brothers
- High Dive And Other Things That Could Have Happened... – Bill Harley
- JumpinJazz Kids - A Swinging Jungle Tale - Featuring Al Jarreau, Hubert Laws And Dee Dee Bridgewater – James Murray & Various Artists
- Little Seed: Songs For Children By Woody Guthrie – Elizabeth Mitchell
- Radio Jungle – The Pop Ups
Spoken Word
- Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)
Society's Child: My Autobiography – Janis Ian
- American Grown (Michelle Obama) – (Various Artists) Scott Creswell & Dan Zitt, producers
- Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy – Bill Clinton
- Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power – Rachel Maddow
- Seriously... I'm Kidding – Ellen DeGeneres
Comedy
- Cho Dependent – Margaret Cho
- In God We Rust – Lewis Black
- Kathy Griffin: Seaman 1st Class – Kathy Griffin
- Jim Gaffigan: Mr. Universe – Jim Gaffigan
- Rize of the Fenix – Tenacious D
Musical Show
Once: A New Musical – Original Broadway Cast Recording
- Steve Kazee & Cristin Milioti, principal soloists; Steven Epstein & Martin Lowe, producers (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, composers/lyricists)
- Follies – New Broadway Cast Recording
- Danny Burstein, Jan Maxwell, Elaine Paige, Bernadette Peters & Ron Raines, principal soloists; Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer/lyricist)
- The Gershwins' Porgy And Bess – New Broadway Cast Recording
- David Alan Grier, Norm Lewis & Audra McDonald, principal soloists; Tommy Krasker, producer (George Gershwin, composer; Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward & DuBose Heyward, lyricists)
- Newsies – Original Broadway Cast Recording
- Jeremy Jordan & Kara Lindsay, principal soloists; Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken & Chris Montan, producers (Alan Menken, composer; Jack Feldman, lyricist)
- Nice Work If You Can Get It – Original Broadway Cast Recording
- Matthew Broderick & Kelli O'Hara, principal soloists; David Chase, Bill Elliott & Robert Sher, producers (George Gershwin, composer; Ira Gershwin, lyricist)
- Follies – New Broadway Cast Recording
Music for Visual Media
Midnight In Paris – Various Artists
- The Descendants – Various Artists
- Marley – Bob Marley & The Wailers
- The Muppets – Various Artists
- Rock Of Ages – Various Artists
- The Adventures Of Tintin - The Secret Of The Unicorn – John Williams, composer
- The Artist – Ludovic Bource, composer
- The Dark Knight Rises – Hans Zimmer, composer
- Hugo – Howard Shore, composer
- Journey – Austin Wintory, composer
"Safe & Sound" (from The Hunger Games)
- T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White & Joy Williams, songwriters (Taylor Swift Featuring The Civil Wars)
- "Abraham's Daughter" (from The Hunger Games)
- T Bone Burnett, Win Butler & Régine Chassagne, songwriters (Arcade Fire)
- "Learn Me Right" (from Brave)
- Mumford & Sons, songwriters (Birdy & Mumford & Sons)
- "Let Me Be Your Star" (from Smash)
- Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman, songwriters (Katharine McPhee & Megan Hilty)
- "Man or Muppet" (from The Muppets)
- Bret McKenzie, songwriter (Jason Segel & Walter)
- "Abraham's Daughter" (from The Hunger Games)
Composing/Arranging
"Mozart Goes Dancing"
- Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Gary Burton)
- "December Dream"
- Chuck Loeb, composer (Fourplay)
- "Music Of Ansel Adams: America"
- Chris Brubeck & Dave Brubeck, composers (Temple University Symphony Orchestra)
- "Overture, Waltz and Rondo"
- Bill Cunliffe, composer (Temple University Symphony Orchestra)
- "Without a Paddle"
- Bill Holman, composer (Tall & Small)
- "December Dream"
"How About You"
- Gil Evans, arranger (Gil Evans Project)
- "Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite For Ellington"
- Michael Philip Mossman, arranger (Bobby Sanabria Big Band)
- "Irrequieto"
- Bob Mintzer, arranger (Bob Mintzer Big Band)
- "A Night In Tunisia (Actually An Entire Weekend!)"
- Wally Minko, arranger (Arturo Sandoval)
- "Salt Peanuts! (Mani Salado)"
- Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Arturo Sandoval)
- "Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite For Ellington"
"City Of Roses"
- Thara Memory & Esperanza Spalding, arrangers (Esperanza Spalding)
- "Look To The Rainbow"
- Gil Evans, arranger (Gil Evans Project & Luciana Souza)
- "Out There"
- Shelly Berg, arranger (Lorraine Feather)
- "Spain (I Can Recall)"
- Vince Mendoza, arranger (Al Jarreau and The Metropole Orkest)
- "Wild Is The Wind"
- Nan Schwartz, arranger (Whitney Claire Kaufman And Andrew Playfoot)
- "Look To The Rainbow"
Package
- Michael Amzalag & Mathias Augustyniak, art directors (Björk)
- Boys & Girls
- Brett Kilroe, art director (Alabama Shakes)
- Charmer
- Gail Marowitz, art director (Aimee Mann)
- Love This Giant
- Noah Wall, art director (David Byrne & St. Vincent)
- Swing Lo Magellan
- David Longstreth, art director (Dirty Projectors)
- Boys & Girls
- Fritz Klaetke, art director (Woody Guthrie)
- The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
- Rob Sheridan, art director (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)
- Go Fly a Kite
- Liz Kweller, art director (Ben Kweller)
- Ram (Paul McCartney Archive Collection - Deluxe Edition)
- Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney)
- Some Girls (Super Deluxe Edition)
- Stephen Kennedy, art director (The Rolling Stones)
- The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
Notes
Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles
- Billy Vera, album notes writer (Ray Charles)
- Banjo Diary: Lessons from Tradition
- Stephen Wade, album notes writer (Stephen Wade)
- First Recordings: 50th Anniversary Edition
- Hans Olof Gottfridsson, album notes writer (The Beatles with Tony Sheridan)
- The Pearl Sessions
- Holly George-Warren, album notes writer (Janis Joplin)
- Piazzolla in Brooklyn
- Fernando Gonzalez, album notes writer (Pablo Aslan Quintet)
- Banjo Diary: Lessons from Tradition
Historical
The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Box Set)
- Alan Boyd, Mark Linett, Brian Wilson & Dennis Wolfe, compilation producers; Mark Linett, mastering engineer (The Beach Boys)
- He is My Story: The Sanctified Soul of Arizona Dranes
- Josh Rosenthal, compilation producer; Bryan Hoffa & Christopher King, mastering engineers (Arizona Dranes)
- Old-Time Smoky Mountain Music: 34 Historic Songs, Ballads, And Instrumentals Recorded In The Great Smoky Mountains By "Song Catcher" Joseph S. Hall
- Kent Cave, Michael Montgomery & Ted Olson, compilation producers; John Fleenor & Steve Kemp, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
- Opika Pende: Africa at 78 RPM
- Steven Lance Ledbetter & Jonathan Ward, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
- Ram (Paul McCartney Archive Collection - Deluxe Edition)
- Paul McCartney, compilation producer; Simon Gibson, Guy Massey & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers (Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney)
- Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection
- Jeff Place & Robert Santelli, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Woody Guthrie)
- He is My Story: The Sanctified Soul of Arizona Dranes
Production
- Richard King, engineer; Richard King, mastering engineer (Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile)
- The Absence
- Moogie Canazio & Al Schmitt, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Melody Gardot)
- Ashes & Fire
- Glyn Johns, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Ryan Adams)
- Love is a Four Letter Word
- Joe Chiccarelli, Steve Churchyard, Lars Fox, Graham Hope, Tony Maserati & Morgan Stratton, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Jason Mraz)
- Slingshot
- Helik Hadar, engineer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Rebecca Pidgeon)
- The Absence
- El Camino (The Black Keys) (A)
- Locked Down (Dr. John) (A)
- "Savage" (Hacienda) (S)
- Shakedown (Hacienda) (A)
- Jeff Bhasker
- Some Nights (Fun) (A)
- Diplo
- "Climax" (Usher) (T)
- "Get Free" (Major Lazer featuring Amber Coffman) (S)
- "La La La" (Snoop Lion) (S)
- "Lies" (Marina and The Diamonds) (T)
- "Look At These Hoes" (Santigold) (T)
- "Push And Shove" (No Doubt featuring Busy Signal & Major Lazer) (T)
- "Slight Work" (Wale featuring Big Sean) (T)
- "Thought of You" (Justin Bieber) (T)
- "Too Close" (Alex Clare) (T)
- Markus Dravs
- Babel (Mumford & Sons) (A)
- Mylo Xyloto (Coldplay) (A)
- Salaam Remi
- "Back To Love" (Anthony Hamilton) (T)
- "Between the Cheats" (Amy Winehouse) (T)
- "Girl On Fire" (Alicia Keys & Nicki Minaj) (S)
- "How Many Drinks?" (Miguel) (T)
- Life Is Good (Nas) (A)
- "Like Smoke" (Amy Winehouse Featuring Nas) (T)
- "Running" (Melanie Fiona Featuring Nas) (T)
- "Sins of My Father" (Usher) (T)
- "A Song For You" (Amy Winehouse) (T)
- Jeff Bhasker
"Promises" (Skrillex & Nero Remix)
- Skrillex, remixer (Nero)
- "In My Mind" (Axwell Remix)
- Axel Hedfors, remixer (Ivan Gough & Feenixpawl Featuring Georgi Kay)
- "Lie Down in Darkness" (Photek Remix)
- "Midnight City" (Eric Prydz Private Remix)
- Eric Prydz, remixer (M83)
- "The Veldt" (Tommy Trash Remix)
- Thomas Olsen, remixer (Deadmau5 Featuring Chris James)
- "In My Mind" (Axwell Remix)
Production, Surround Sound
Modern Cool
- Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Michael Friedman, surround producer (Patricia Barber)
- Chamberland
- David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber)
- Quiet Winter Night
- Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Hoff Ensemble)
- Rupa-Khandha
- Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Marina Ledin & Victor Ledin, surround producers (Los Angeles Percussion Quartet)
- Storm Corrosion
- Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Steven Wilson, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround producer (Storm Corrosion)
- Chamberland
Production, Classical
Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen
- Tom Caulfield & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)
- Americana
- Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (Modern Mandolin Quartet)
- Beethoven: The Late String Quartets, Op. 127 & 131
- Bruce Egre, engineer (Brentano String Quartet)
- Music for a Time of War
- Jesse Lewis & John Newton, engineers; Jesse Brayman, mastering engineer (Carlos Kalmar & The Oregon Symphony)
- Souvenir
- Morten Lindberg, engineer; Morten Lindberg, mastering engineer (TrondheimSolistene)
- Americana
- Chamber Symphonies (Gregory Wolynec & Gateway Chamber Orchestra)
- Davis: Río De Sangre (Joseph Rescigno, Vale Rideout, Ava Pine, John Duykers, Kerry Walsh, Guido LeBron, The Florentine Opera Company & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
- Gjeilo: Northern Lights (Charles Bruffy & Phoenix Chorale)
- In Paradisum (Brian A. Schmidt & South Dakota Chorale)
- Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)
- Music for a Time of War (Carlos Kalmar & The Oregon Symphony)
- Musto: The Inspector (Glen Cortese & Wolf Trap Opera Company)
- Tim Handley
- Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (Leonard Slatkin & Orchestre National De Lyon)
- Debussy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 7 (Jun Märkl & Orchestre National De Lyon)
- Debussy: 24 Préludes (Jun Märkl & Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
- Fuchs, K.: Atlantic Riband; American Rhapsody; Divinium Mysterium (JoAnn Falletta, Paul Silverthorne, Michael Ludwig & London Symphony Orchestra)
- Gershwin: Piano Concerto In F; Rhapsody No. 2; I Got Rhythm Variations (Orion Weiss, JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
- Hailstork: An American Port of Call (JoAnn Falletta, Virginia Symphony Chorus & Virginia Symphony Orchestra)
- Holst: Cotswolds Symphony; Walt Whitman Overture (JoAnn Falletta & Ulster Orchestra)
- Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (Marin Alsop & Baltimore Symphony Orchestra)
- Roussel: Le Festin De L'Araignée (Stéphane Denève & Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
- Still: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 (John Jeter & Fort Smith Symphony)
- Marina Ledin & Victor Ledin
- Americana (Modern Mandolin Quartet)
- Brubeck & American Poets (Lynne Morrow & Pacific Mozart Ensemble)
- Delibes: Sylvia; Coppélia (Martin West & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra)
- Mind Meld (ZOFO Duet)
- Rupa-Khandha (Los Angeles Percussion Quartet)
- Weigl: Isle of the Dead; Six Fantasies; Pictures & Tales; Night Fantasies (Joseph Banowetz)
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- Britten: War Requiem (Gianandrea Noseda, Joseph Cullen, Alastair Tighe, Choir Of Eltham College, London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra)
- Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (Bernard Haitink & London Symphony Orchestra)
- The Greatest Film Scores of Dimitri Tiomkin (Richard Kaufman, Whitney Claire Kaufman, Andrew Playfoot, London Voices & London Symphony Orchestra)
- Massenet: Don Quichotte (Valery Gergiev, Andrei Serov, Anna Kiknadze, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Soloists' Ensemble of the Mariinsky Academy of Young Singers & Mariinsky Orchestra)
- Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances (Valery Gergiev & London Symphony Orchestra)
- Dan Merceruio
- Arensky: Quartets Nos. 1 & 2; Piano Quintet, Op. 51 (Ying Quartet)
- Brasileiro - Works of Francisco Mignone (Cuarteto Latinoamericano)
- Change of Worlds (Ensemble Galilei)
- The Complete Harpsichord Works of Rameau (Jory Vinikour)
- Critical Models - Chamber Works of Mohammed Fairouz (Various Artists)
- The Kernis Project: Schubert (Jasper String Quartet)
- Le Bestiaire (Celine Ricci)
- Scarlatti: La Dirindina & Pur Nel Sonno (Matthew Dirst & Ars Lyrica Houston)
- Two Lutes - Lute Duets from England's Golden Age (Ronn McFarlane & William Simms)
- Weill-Ibert-Berg (Timothy Muffitt & Baton Rouge Symphony Chamber Players)
Classical
"Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride In A Fast Machine"
- Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
- "Mahler: Symphony No. 1"
- Iván Fischer, conductor (Budapest Festival Orchestra)
- Music for a Time of War
- Carlos Kalmar, conductor (Oregon Symphony)
- "Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances"
- Valery Gergiev, conductor (London Symphony Orchestra)
- "Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5"
- Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra)
- "Mahler: Symphony No. 1"
- James Levine & Fabio Luisi, conductors; Hans-Peter König, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel & Deborah Voigt; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
- "Berg: Lulu"
- Michael Boder, conductor; Paul Groves, Ashley Holland, Julia Juon & Patricia Petibon; Johannes Müller, producer (Symphony Orchestra Of The Gran Teatre Del Liceu)
- "Handel: Agrippina"
- René Jacobs, conductor; Marcos Fink, Sunhae Im, Bejun Mehta, Alexandrina Pendatchanska & Jennifer Rivera (Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin)
- "Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress"
- Vladimir Jurowski, conductor; Topi Lehtipuu, Miah Persson & Matthew Rose; Johannes Müller, producer (London Philharmonic Orchestra; Glyndebourne Chorus)
- "Vivaldi: Teuzzone"
- Jordi Savall, conductor; Delphine Galou, Paolo Lopez, Roberta Mameli, Raffaella Milanesi & Furio Zanasi (Le Concert Des Nations)
- "Berg: Lulu"
"Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen"
- Charles Bruffy, conductor (Matthew Gladden, Lindsey Lang, Rebecca Lloyd, Sarah Tannehill & Pamela Williamson; Kansas City Chorale)
- "Handel: Israel In Egypt"
- Julian Wachner, conductor (Trinity Baroque Orchestra; Trinity Choir Wall Street)
- "Ligeti: Requiem; Apparitions; San Francisco Polyphony"
- Peter Eötvös, conductor (Barbara Hannigan & Susan Parry; WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln; SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart & WDR Rundfunkchor Köln)
- "The Nightingale"
- Stephen Layton, conductor (Michala Petri; Danish National Vocal Ensemble)
- "Striggio: Mass For 40 & 60 Voices"
- Hervé Niquet, conductor (Le Concert Spirituel)
- "Handel: Israel In Egypt"
"Meanwhile" – Eighth Blackbird
- "Americana" – Modern Mandolin Quartet
- "Mind Meld" – ZOFO Duet
- "Profanes Et Sacrées" – Boston Symphony Chamber Players
- "Rupa-Khandha" – Los Angeles Percussion Quartet
"Kurtág & Ligeti: Music For Viola"
- Kim Kashkashian
- "Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Clavier"
- "The Complete Harpsichord Works Of Rameau"
- "Gál & Elgar: Cello Concertos"
- Claudio Cruz, conductor; Antonio Meneses (Northern Sinfonia)
- "Holst: The Planets"
- Hansjörg Albrecht
"Poèmes"
- Renée Fleming (Alan Gilbert & Seiji Ozawa; Orchestre National De France & Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France)
- "Debussy: Clair De Lune"
- Natalie Dessay (Henri Chalet; Philippe Cassard, Karine Deshayes & Catherine Michel; Le Jeune Coeur De Paris)
- "Homecoming – Kansas City Symphony Presents Joyce DiDonato"
- "Paris Days, Berlin Nights"
- Ute Lemper (Stefan Malzew & Vogler Quartet)
- "Sogno Barocco"
- Anne Sofie von Otter (Leonardo García Alarcón; Sandrine Piau & Susanna Sundberg; Ensemble Cappella Mediterranea)
- "Debussy: Clair De Lune"
Penderecki: Fonogrammi; Horn Concerto; Partita; The Awakening Of Jacob; Anaklasis
- Antoni Wit, conductor; Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin, producers
- Partch: Bitter Music
- Partch, ensemble; John Schneider, producer
- Une Fête Baroque
- Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor; Daniel Zalay, producer
- Partch: Bitter Music
"Meanwhile - Incidental Music To Imaginary Puppet Plays"
- Stephen Hartke, composer (Eighth Blackbird)
- "Inura For Voices, Strings & Percussion"
- Tania León, composer (Tania León, Son Sonora Voices, DanceBrazil Percussion & Son Sonora Ensemble)
- "Ugis: The Nightingale"
- Ugis Praulins, composer (Stephen Layton, Michala Petri & Danish National Vocal Ensemble)
- "Cello Concerto No. 2 'Towards The Horizon'"
- "August 4, 1964"
- Steven Stucky, composer; Gene Scheer, librettist (Jaap Van Zweden, Dallas Symphony Chorus & Orchestra)
- "Inura For Voices, Strings & Percussion"
Music Video
- Melina Matsoukas, video director; Juliette Larthe & Ben Sullivan, video producers
- "Houdini" – Foster the People
- Daniels, video directors; Gaetano Crupi, video producer
- "No Church in the Wild" – Jay-Z & Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream
- Romain Gavras, video director; Mourad Belkeddan, video producer
- "Bad Girls" – M.I.A.
- Romain Gavras, video director; Romain Gavras, video producer
- "Run Boy Run" – Woodkid
- Yoann Lemoine, video director; Roman Pichon, video producer
- "Houdini" – Foster the People
- Emmett Malloy, video director; Bryan Ling, Mike Luba & Tim Lynch, video producers
- Bring Me Home: Live 2011 - Sade
- Sophie Muller, video director; Roger Davies, Grant Jue & Sophie Muller, video producers
- Radio Music Society - Esperanza Spalding
- Pilar Sanz, video director; Esperanza Spalding, video producer
- Get Along - Tegan and Sara
- Salazar, video director; Nick Blasko, Piers Henwood, Sara Quin & Tegan Quin, video producers
- From the Sky Down - U2
- Davis Guggenheim, video director; Belisa Balaban, Brian Celler, Davis Guggenheim & Ted Skillman, video producers
- Bring Me Home: Live 2011 - Sade
