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Grammy Nominations 2012

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Album of the Year

• Adele: 21   *WINNER*
• Foo Fighters: Wasting Light
• Lady Gaga: Born This Way 
• Bruno Mars: Doo-wops & Hooligans 
• Rihanna: Loud 

Best Musical Theater Album

• Anything Goes 
• The Book of Mormon  *WINNER* 
• How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying 

Best Score Soundtrack

• Black Swan  
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, part 2 
• The King's Speech  *WINNER*
• The Shrine 
• Tron Legacy 

Best Orchestral Performance

• Bowen: Symphonies nos.1 & 2   
  Andrew Davis & BBC Philharmonic
• Brahms: Symphony no.4 *iTunes download only*  *WINNER*
  Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic 
• Haydn: Symphonys 104, 88, & 101 
  Nicholas McGegan & Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
• Henze: Symphonies nos.3-5 
  Marek Janowski & Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
• Martinu: The Six Symphonies 
  Jirí Belohlávek & BBC Symphony Orchestra

Best Opera Recording

• Adams: Doctor Atomic (dvd)  *WINNER*
• Britten: Billy Budd (dvd)
• Rautavaara: Kaivos 
• Verdi: La Traviata (dvd)
• Vivaldi: Ercole sul Termodonte 

Best Choral Performance

• Beyond All Mortal Dreams: American A Cappella
  (Stephen Layton & Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge)
• Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, op.45 
  (Patrick Quigley & Professional Choral Institute & Seraphic Fire)
• Kind  
  (Kjetil Almenning & Nidaros String Quartet & ensemble 96)
• Light & Gold  *WINNER*
  (Eric Whitacre & various groups)
• The Natural World of Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen 
  (Paul Hillier & Ars Nova Copenhagen)

Best Small Ensemble Performance

• Hilos 
  (Gabriela Lena Frank & ALIAS Chamber Ensemble)
• The Kingdoms of Castille 
  (Richard Savino & El Mundo)
• Lonely Motel -- Music from Slide  *WINNER*
  (Rinde Eckert , Steven Mackey, & Eighth Blackbird)
• A Seraphic Fire Christmas 
  (Patrick Quigley & Seraphic Fire)
• Sound the Bells: American Premieres for Brass 
  (The Bay Brass)

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

• Chinese Recorder Concertos: East Meets West 
  (Michala Petri)
• Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no. 2, op.18; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini 
  (Yuja Wang)
• Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos nos. 3 & 4 
  (Leif Ove Andsnes)
• Schwantner: Concerto for Percussion & Orchestra  *WINNER*
  (Christopher Lamb)
• Winging It: Piano Music of John Corigliano 
  (Ursula Oppens)

Best Classical Vocal Solo

• Diva Divo  *WINNER*
  (Joyce DiDonato)
• Grieg/Thommessen: Veslemøy Synsk 
  (Marianne Beate Kielland)
• Handel: Cleopatra 
  (Natalie Dessay)
• Purcell: O Solitude 
  (Andreas Scholl)
• Three Baroque Tenors 
  (Ian Bostridge)

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

• Robert Aldridge: Elmer Gantry  *WINNER*
• George Crumb: The Ghosts of Alhambra 
• Jefferson Friedman: String Quartet no.3 
• Steven Mackey: Lonely Motel--Music from Slide 
• Poul Ruders: Piano Concerto no.2 

Best Jazz Vocal Album

• Karrin Allyson: Round Midnight 
• Terri Lyne Carrington: The Mosaic Project *WINNER*
• Kurt EllingL The Gate 
• Tierney Sutton: American Road 
• Roseanna Vitro: The Music of Randy Newman 

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

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

Best Large Jazz Instrumental Album

• The Jazz Ballad Song Book  
  (Randy Brecker & DR Big Band)
• The Good Feeling *WINNER* 
  (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 Blues Album

• Gregg Allman: Low Country Blues 
• Marcia Ball: Roadside Attractions 
• Warren Haynes: Man in Motion 
• Keb Mo: The Reflection 
• Tedeschi Trucks Band: Revelator *WINNER*

Best Rock Album

• Jeff Beck: Rock N Roll Honoring Les Paul 
• Foo Fighters: Wasting Light  *WINNER* 
• Kings of Leon: Come Around Sundown 
• Red Hot Chili Peppers: I'm With You  
• Wilco: The Whole Love 

Best Alternative Music Album

• Bon Iver: Bon Iver  *WINNER*
• Death Cab for Cutie: Codes and Keys 
• Foster the People: Torches 
• My Morning Jacket: Circuital 
• Radiohead: The King of Limbs 

Best Rap Album

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

Best Americana Album

• Linda Chorney: Emotional Jukebox   *cdbaby.com download only*
• Ry Cooder: Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down 
• Emmylou Harris: Hard Bargain 
• Levon Helm: Ramble at the Ryman *WINNER*
• Lucinda Williams: Blessed 

Best Bluegrass Album

• Alison Krauss & Union Station: Paper Airplane *WINNER*
• Jim Lauderdale: Reason and Rhyme 
• Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers: Rare Bird Alert 
• Del McCoury Band: Old Memories 
• Ralph Stanley: A Mother's Prayer  
• Chris Thile & Michael Daves: Sleep with One Eye Open 

Best Folk Album

• The Civil Wars: Barton Hollow  *WINNER*
• Steve Earle: I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive 
• Fleet Foxes: Helplessness Blues 
• Eddie Vedder: Ukulele Songs 
• Gillian Welch: The Harrow & the Harvest  

Best World Music Album

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

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• Best Orchestral Performance
• Best Opera Recording
• Best Choral Performance
• Best Small Ensemble Performance
• Best Classical Instrumental Solo
• Best Classical Vocal Solo
• Best Contemporary Classical Composition
• Best Jazz Vocal Album
• Best Jazz Instrumental Album
• Best Large Jazz Instrumental Album
• Best Blues Album
• Best Rock Album
• Best Alternative Music Album
• Best Rap Album
• Best Americana Album
• Best Bluegrass Album
• Best Folk Album
• Best World Music Album