2012 Grammy Nominees

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)