Nominations for the Grammy Awards ceremony taking place on February 12, 2012 were announced on Wednesday. They are as follows.

Record of the Year:

  • “Rolling in the Deep” by Adele
  • “Holocene” by Bon Iver
  • “Grenade” by Bruno Mars
  • “The Cave” by Mumford and Sons
  • “Firework” by Katie Perry

Song of the Year

  • “All of the Lights” by Kanya West feat Rihanna, Kid Cudi
  • “The Cave” by Mumford and Sons
  • “Grenade” by Bruno Mars
  • “Holocene” by Bon Iver
  • “Rolling in the Deep” by Adele

Best New Artist

  • The Band Perry
  • Bon Iver
  • J. Cole
  • Nicki Minaj
  • Skrillex

Album of the Year

  • 21 – Adele
  • Wasting Light – Foo Fighters
  • Born This Way – Lady Gaga
  • Doo Wops and Hooligans – Bruno Mars
  • Loud – Rihanna

Best Pop Solo Performance

  • Someone Like You – Adele
  • Yoü And I – Lady Gaga
  • Grenade – Bruno Mars
  • Firework – Katy Perry
  • F***in’ Perfect – Pink

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

  • Body And Soul – Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
  • Dearest – The Black Keys
  • Paradise – Coldplay
  • Pumped Up Kicks – Foster The People
  • Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera

Best Pop Instrumental Album

  • Wish Upon A Star – Jenny Oaks Baker
  • E Kahe Malie – Daniel Ho
  • The Road From Memphis – Booker T. Jones
  • Hello Tomorrow – Dave Koz
  • Setzer Goes Instru-Mental! – Brian Setzer

Best Pop Vocal Album

  • 21 – Adele
  • The Lady Killer – Cee Lo Green
  • Born This Way – Lady Gaga
  • Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars
  • Loud – Rihanna

Best Dance Recording

  • Raise Your Weapon – Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo Bech
  • Barbra Streisand – Duck Sauce
  • Sunshine – David Guetta & Avicii
  • Call Your Girlfriend – Robyn
  • Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites – Skrillex
  • Save The World – Swedish House Mafia

Best Dance/Electronica Album

  • Zonoscope – Cut/Copy
  • 4×4=12 – Deadmau5
  • Nothing But The Beat – David Guetta
  • Body Talk, Pt. 3 – Robyn
  • Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites – Skrillex

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

  • Duets II – Tony Bennett & Various Artists
  • The Gift – Susan Boyle
  • In Concert On Broadway – Harry Connick Jr.
  • Music Is Better Than Words – Seth MacFarlane
  • What Matters Most – Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman – Barbra Streisand

Best Rock Performance

  • Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall – Coldplay
  • Down By The Water – The Decemberists
  • Walk – Foo Fighters
  • The Cave – Mumford & Sons
  • Lotus Flower – Radiohead

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance

  • On The Backs Of Angels – Dream Theater
  • Foo Fighters – Track from: Wasting Light
  • Curl Of The Burl – Mastodon
  • Public Enemy No. 1 – Megadeth
  • Blood In My Eyes – Sum 41

Best Rock Song

  • The Cave – Mumford & Sons
  • Down By The Water – The Decemberists
  • Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall – Coldplay
  • Lotus Flower – Radiohead
  • Walk – Foo Fighters

Best Rock Album

  • Rock ‘N’ Roll Party Honoring Les Paul – Jeff Beck
  • Wasting Light – Foo Fighters
  • Come Around Sundown – Kings Of Leon
  • I’m With You – Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • The Whole Love – Wilco

Best Alternative Music Album

  • Bon Iver – Bon Iver
  • Codes And Keys – Death Cab For Cutie
  • Torches – Foster The People
  • Circuital – My Morning Jacket
  • The King Of Limbs – Radiohead

Best R&B Performance

  • Far Away – Marsha Ambrosius
  • Pieces Of Me – Ledisi
  • Not My Daddy – Kelly Price & Stokley
  • Is This Love – Corinne Bailey Rae
  • You Are – Charlie Wilson

Best Traditional R&B Performance

  • Sometimes I Cry – Eric Benét
  • Fool For You – Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona
  • Radio Message – R. Kelly
  • Good Man – Raphael Saadiq
  • Surrender – Betty Wright & The Roots

Best R&B Song

  • Far Away – Marsha Ambrosius
  • Fool For You – Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona
  • Not My Daddy – Kelly Price & Stokley
  • Pieces Of Me – Ledisi
  • You Are – Charlie Wilson

Best R&B Album

  • F.A.M.E. – Chris Brown
  • Second Chance – El DeBarge
  • Love Letter – R. Kelly
  • Pieces Of Me – Ledisi
  • Kelly – Kelly Price

Best Rap Performance

  • Look At Me Now – Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
  • Otis – Jay-Z & Kanye West
  • The Show Goes On – Lupe Fiasco
  • Moment 4 Life – Nicki Minaj & Drake
  • Black And Yellow – Wiz Khalifa

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

  • Party – Beyoncé & André 3000
  • I’m On One – DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
  • I Need A Doctor – Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey
  • What’s My Name? – Rihanna & Drake
  • Motivation – Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne
  • All Of The Lights – Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie

Best Rap Song

  • All Of The Lights – Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie
  • Black And Yellow – Wiz Khalifa
  • I Need A Doctor – Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey
  • Look At Me Now – Chris Brown
  • Otis – Jay-Z & Kanye West
  • The Show Goes On – Lupe Fiasco

Best Rap Album

  • Watch The Throne – Jay-Z & Kanye West
  • Tha Carter IV – Lil Wayne
  • Lasers – Lupe Fiasco
  • Pink Friday – Nicki Minaj
  • My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West

Best Country Solo Performance

  • Dirt Road Anthem – Jason Aldean
  • I’m Gonna Love You Through It – Martina McBride
  • Honey Bee – Blake Shelton
  • Mean – Taylor Swift
  • Mama’s Song – Carrie Underwood

 

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

  • Don’t You Wanna Stay – Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson
  • You And Tequila – Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter
  • Barton Hollow – The Civil Wars
  • Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not – Thompson Square

 

Best Country Song

  • Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not – Thompson Square
  • God Gave Me You – Blake Shelton
  • Just Fishin’ – Trace Adkins
  • Mean – Taylor Swift
  • Threaten Me With Heaven – Vince Gill
  • You And Tequila – Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter

Best Country Album

  • My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean
  • Chief – Eric Church
  • Own The Night – Lady Antebellum
  • Red River Blue – Blake Shelton
  • Here For A Good Time – George Strait
  • Speak Now – Taylor Swift

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

  • Ghosts Upon The Earth – Gungor
  • Leaving Eden – Brandon Heath
  • The Great Awakening – Leeland
  • What If We Were Real – Mandisa
  • Black & White – Royal Tailor
  • And If Our God Is For Us… – Chris Tomlin

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

  • Do Everything – Steven Curtis Chapman
  • Alive (Mary Magdalene) – Natalie Grant
  • Your Love – Brandon Heath
  • Jesus – Le’Andria Johnson
  • I Lift My Hands – Chris Tomlin

Best Gospel Song

  • Hello Fear – Kirk Franklin
  • Sitting With Me – Mary Mary
  • Spiritual – Donald Lawrence & Co. Featuring Blanche McAllister-Dykes
  • Trust Me – Richard Smallwood & Vision
  • Window – Canton Jones

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song

  • Blessings – Laura Story
  • Hold Me – Jamie Grace Featuring Tobymac
  • I Lift My Hands –Chris Tomlin
  • Strong Enough – Matthew West
  • Your Love – Brandon Heath

Best Gospel Album

  • The Love Album – Kim Burrell
  • The Journey – Andraé Crouch
  • Hello Fear – Kirk Franklin
  • Something Big – Mary Mary
  • Angel & Chanelle Deluxe Edition – Trin-I-Tee 5:7

Best Americana Album

  • Emotional Jukebox – Linda Chorney
  • Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down – Ry Cooder
  • Hard Bargain – Emmylou Harris
  • Ramble At The Ryman – Levon Helm
  • Blessed – Lucinda Williams

Best Folk Album

  • Barton Hollow – The Civil Wars
  • I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive – Steve Earle
  • Helplessness Blues – Fleet Foxes
  • Ukulele Songs – Eddie Vedder
  • The Harrow & The Harvest – Gillian Welch

Best Bluegrass Album

  • Paper Airplane – Alison Krauss & Union Station
  • Reason And Rhyme: Bluegrass Songs By Robert Hunter & Jim Lauderdale – Jim Lauderdale
  • Rare Bird Alert – Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers
  • Old Memories: The Songs Of Bill Monroe – The Del McCoury Band
  • A Mother’s Prayer – Ralph Stanley
  • Sleep With One Eye Open – Chris Thile & Michael Daves

Best Blues Album

  • Low Country Blues – Gregg Allman
  • Roadside Attractions – Marcia Ball
  • Man In Motion – Warren Haynes
  • The Reflection – Keb Mo
  • Revelator – Tedeschi Trucks Band

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

  • Boardwalk Empire: Volume 1 – (Various Artists)
  • Burlesque – Christina Aguilera
  • Glee: The Music, Volume 4 – (Glee Cast)
  • Tangled – (Various Artists)
  • True Blood: Volume 3 – (Various Artists)

Best New Age Album

  • Northern Seas – Al Conti
  • Gala – Michael Brant DeMaria
  • Wind, Rock, Sea & Flame – Peter Kater
  • What’s it All About – Pat Metheny
  • Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 6 – Zamora

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

  • All or Nothing at All – Randy Brecker, soloist
  • You Are My Sunshine – Ron Carter, soloist
  • 500 Miles High – Chick Corea, soloist
  • Work – Fred Hersch, soloist
  • Sonnymoon for Two – Sonny Rollins, soloist

Best Jazz Vocal Album

  • ‘Round Midnight – Karrin Allyson
  • The Mosaic Project – Terri Lyne Carrington & Various Artists
  • The Gate – Kurt Elling
  • American Road – Tierney Sutton (Band)
  • The Music of Randy Newman – Roseanna Vitro

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

  • Bond: The Paris Sessions – Gerald Clayton
  • Forever – Corea, Clarke & White
  • Alone at the Vanguard – Fred Hersch
  • Bird Songs – Joe Lovano/Us Five
  • Road Shows, Vol. 2 – Sonny Rollins
  • Timeline – Yellowjackets

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

  • The Jazz Ballad Song Book – Randy Brecker With DR Big Band
  • The Good Feeling – Christian McBride Big Band
  • 40 Acres and a Burro – Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
  • Legacy – Gerald Wilson Orchestra
  • Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook – Miguel Zenón

Best Latin Pop, Rock, Or Urban Album

  • Entren Los Que Quieran – Calle 13
  • Entre La Ciudad Y El Mar – Gustavo Galindo
  • Nuestra – La Vida Bohème
  • Not So Commercial – Los Amigos Invisibles
  • Drama Y Luz – Maná

Best Regional Mexican Or Tejano Album

  • Bicentenario – Pepe Aguilar
  • Orale – Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
  • Amore A La Musica -Mariachi Los Arrieros Del Valle
  • Eres Un Farsante – Paquita La Del Barrio
  • Huevos Rancheros – Joan Sebastian

Best Banda Or Norteño Album

  • Estare Mejor – El Güero Y Su Banda Centenario
  • Intocable 2011 – Intocable
  • Los Tigres Del Norte And Friends – Los Tigres Del Norte
  • El Árbol – Los Tucanes De Tijuana
  • No Vengo A Ver Si Puedo… Su Por Que Puedo Vengo – Michael Salgado

Best Tropical Latin Album

  • Homenaje A Los Rumberos – Edwin Bonilla
  • The Last Mambo – Cachao
  • Mongorama – José Rizo’s Mongorama

Best Reggae Album

  • Harlem-Kingston Express Live! – Monty Alexander
  • Reggae Knights – Israel Vibration
  • Revelation Pt. 1: The Root of Life – Stephen Marley
  • Wild and Free – Ziggy Marley
  • Summer in Kingston – Shaggy

Best World Music Album

  • AfroCubism – AfroCubism
  • Africa for Africa – Femi Kuti
  • Songs from a Zulu Farm – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
  • Tassili – Tinariwen

Best Children’s Album

  • All About Bullies…Big and Small – (Various Artists) James Cravero, Gloria Domina, Kevin Mackie, Steve Pullara & Patrick Robinson, producers
  • Are We There Yet? – The Papa Hugs Band
  • Fitness Rock & Roll – Miss Amy
  • Gulfalive – The Banana Plant
  • I Love: Tom T. Hall’s Songs of Fox Hollow – (Various Artists) Eric Brace & Peter Cooper, producers

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)

  • Bossypants – Tina Fey
  • Fab Fan Memories – The Beatles Bond – (Various Artists) Nathan Burbank, Bryan Cumming, Dennis Scott & David Toledo, producers
  • Hamlet (William Shakespeare) – Dan Donohue & Various Artists – Oregon Shakespeare Festival
  • If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t) – Betty White
  • The Mark of Zorro – Val Kilmer & Cast

Best Comedy Album

  • Alpocalypse – “Weird Al” Yankovic
  • Finest Hour – Patton Oswalt
  • Hilarious – Louis C.K.
  • Kathy Griffin: 50 & Not Pregnant – Kathy Griffin
  • Turtleneck & Chain – The Lonely Island

Best Musical Theater Album

  • Anything Goes – Sutton Foster & Joel Grey, principal soloists; Rob Fisher, James Lowe & Joel Moss, producers (Cole Porter, composer/lyricist) (New Broadway Cast Recording)
  • The Book of Mormon – Josh Gad & Andrew Rannells, principal soloists; Anne Garefino, Robert Lopez, Stephen Oremus, Trey Parker, Scott Rudin & Matt Stone, producers; Robert Lopez, Trey Parker & Matt Stone, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)
  • How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – John Larroquette & Daniel Radcliffe, principal soloists; Robert Sher, producer (Frank Loesser, composer/lyricist) (The 2011 Broadway Cast Recording)

About The Author

Erin Farnsworth is a Blast intern

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