2016 Grammy Awards: Complete list of nominations revealed

by Daniel Falconer | 7 December 2015

Album of the Year

Alabama Shakes - 'Sound and Color'
Kendrick Lamar - 'To Pimp a Butterfly'
Chris Stapleton - 'Traveler'
Taylor Swift - '1989'
The Weeknd - 'Beauty Behind the Madness'

Song of the Year

Kendrick Lamar - 'Alright'
Taylor Swift - 'Blank Space'
Little Big Town -'Girl Crush'
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth - 'See You Again'
Ed Sheeran - 'Thinking Out Loud'

Record of the Year

D'Angelo and the Vanguard - 'Really Love'
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars - 'Uptown Funk'
Ed Sheeran - 'Thinking Out Loud'
Taylor Swift - 'Blank Space'
The Weeknd - 'Can't Feel My Face'

Best New Artist

Courtney Barnett
James Bay
Sam Hunt
Tori Kelly
Meghan Trainor

Best Pop Solo Performance

Kelly Clarkson - 'Heartbeat Song'
Ellie Goulding - 'Love Me Like You Do'
Ed Sheeran - 'Thinking Out Loud'
Taylor Swift - 'Blank Space'
The Weeknd - 'Can't Feel My Face'

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Florence + the Machine - 'Ship to Wreck'
Maroon 5 - 'Sugar'
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars - 'Uptown Funk'
Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar - 'Bad Blood'
Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth - 'See You Again'

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap - 'The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern'
Bob Dylan - 'Shadows in the Night'
Josh Groban - 'Stages'
Seth MacFarlane - 'No One Ever Tells You'
Barry Manilow (& Various Artists) - 'My Dream Duets'

Best Pop Vocal Album

Kelly Clarkson - 'Piece by Piece'
Florence + the Machine - 'How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful'
Mark Ronson - 'Uptown Special'
Taylor Swift - '1989'
James Taylor - 'Before This World'

Best Dance Recording

Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston - 'We're All We Need'
The Chemical Brothers - 'Go'
Flying Lotus feat. Kendrick Lamar - 'Never Catch Me'
Galantis - 'Runaway (U & I)'
Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber - 'Where Are Ü Now'

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Caribou - 'Our Love'
The Chemical Brothers - 'Born in the Echoes'
Disclosure - 'Caracal'
Jamie XX - 'In Colour'
Skrillex and Diplo - 'Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü'

Best R&B Performance

Tamar Braxton - 'If I Don't Have You'
Andra Day - 'Rise Up'
Hiatus Kaiyote - 'Breathing Underwater'
Jeremih feat. J. Cole - 'Planes'
The Weeknd - 'Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)'

Best R&B Song

Miguel - 'Coffee'
The Weeknd - 'Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)'
Jazmine Sullivan - 'Let It Burn'
D'Angelo And The Vanguard - 'Really Love'
Tyrese - 'Shame'

Best R&B Album

Leon Bridges - 'Coming Home'
D'Angelo And The Vanguard - 'Black Messiah'
Andra Day - 'Cheers To The Fall'
Jazmine Sullivan - 'Reality Show'
Charlie Wilson - 'Forever Charlie'

Best Traditional R&B Performance

Faith Evans - 'He Is'
Lalah Hathaway - 'Little Ghetto Boy'
Jazmine Sullivan - 'Let It Burn'
Tyrese - 'Shame'
Charlie Wilson - 'My Favorite Part Of You'

Best Rap Performance

J. Cole - 'Apparently'
Drake - 'Back To Back'
Fetty Wap - 'Trap Queen'
Kendrick Lamar - 'Alright'
Nicki Minaj feat. Drake & Lil Wayne - 'Truffle Butter'
Kanye West feat. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney - 'All Day'

Best Rock Performance

Alabama Shakes - 'Don't Wanna Fight'
Florence + the Machine - 'What Kind Of Man'
Foo Fighters - 'Something From Nothing'
Elle King - 'Ex's & Oh's'
Wolf Alice - 'Moaning Lisa Smile'

Best Metal Performance

August Burns Red - 'Identity'
Ghost - 'Cirice'
Lamb of God - '512'
Slipknot - 'Custer'
Sevendust - 'Thank You'

Best Rap/Song Collaboration

Big Sean feat. Kanye West & John Legend - 'One Man Can Change The World'
Common & John Legend - 'Glory'
Jidenna feat. Roman GianArthur - 'Classic Man'
Kendrick Lamar feat. Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat - 'These Walls'
Nicki Minaj feat. Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown - 'Only'

Best Rock Song

Alabama Shakes - 'Don't Wanna Fight'
Elle King - 'Ex's & Oh's'
James Bay - 'Hold Back The River'
Highly Suspect - 'Lydia'
Florence + The Machine - 'What Kind Of Man'

Best Rock Album

James Bay - 'Chaos And The Calm'
Death Cab For Cutie - 'Kintsugi'
Highly Suspect - 'Mister Asylum'
Muse - 'Drones'
Slipknot - '.5: The Gray Chapter'

Best Alternative Music Album

Alabama Shakes - 'Sound & Color'
Björk - 'Vulnicura'
My Morning Jacket - 'The Waterfall'
Tame Impala - 'Currents'
Wilco - 'Star Wars'

Best Rap Song

Kanye West feat. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney - 'All Day'
Kendrick Lamar - 'Alright'
Drake - 'Energy'
Common & John Legend - 'Glory'
Fetty Wap - 'Trap Queen'

Best Rap Album

J. Cole - '2014 Forest Hills Drive'
Dr. Dre - 'Compton'
Drake - 'If You're Reading This It's Too Late'
Kendrick Lamar - 'To Pimp A Butterfly'
Nicki Minaj - 'The Pinkprint'

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Bill Frisell - 'Guitar In The Space Age!'
Wouter Kellerman - 'Love Language'
Marcus Miller - 'Afrodeezia'
Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest - 'Sylva'
Kirk Whalum - 'The Gospel According To Jazz, Chapter IV'

Best Urban Contemporary Album

The Internet - 'Ego Death'
Kehlani - 'You Should Be Here'
Lianne La Havas - 'Blood'
Miguel - 'Wildheart'
The Weeknd - 'Beauty Behind The Madness'

Best Country Solo Performance

Cam - 'Burning House'
Chris Stapleton - 'Traveller'
Carrie Underwood - 'Little Toy Guns'
Keith Urban - 'John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16'
Lee Ann Womack - 'Chances Are'

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

Brothers Osborne - 'Stay A Little Longer'
Joey+Rory - 'If I Needed You'
Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay - 'The Driver'
Little Big Town - 'Girl Crush'
Blake Shelton feat. Ashley Monroe - 'Lonely Tonight'

Best Country Song

Lee Ann Womack - 'Chances Are'
Tim McGraw - 'Diamond Rings And Old Barstools'
Little Big Town - 'Girl Crush'
Brandy Clark - 'Hold My Hand'
Chris Stapleton - 'Traveller'

Best Country Album

Sam Hunt - 'Montevallo'
Little Big Town - 'Pain Killer'
Ashley Monroe - 'The Blade'
Kacey Musgraves - 'Pageant Material'
Chris Stapleton - 'Traveller'

Best New Age Album

Paul Avgerinos - 'Grace'
Madi Das - 'Bhakti Without Borders'
Catherine Duc - 'Voyager'
Peter Kater - 'Love'
Ron Korb - 'Asia Beauty'

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Joey Alexander - 'Giant Steps'
Christian McBride - 'Cherokee'
Donny McCaslin - 'Arbiters Of Evolution'
Joshua Redman - 'Friend Or Foe'
John Scofield - 'Past Present'

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Karrin Allyson - 'Many A New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein'
Denise Donatelli - 'Find A Heart'
Lorraine Feather - 'Flirting With Disaster'
Jamison Ross - 'Jamison'
Cécile McLorin Salvant - 'For One To Love'

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Joey Alexander 'My Favorite Things'
Terence Blanchard feat. The E-Collective - 'Breathless'
Robert Glasper & The Robert Glasper Trio -'Covered: Recorded Live At Capitol Studios'
Jimmy Greene - 'Beautiful Life'
John Scofield - 'Past Present'

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Gil Evans Project - 'Lines Of Color'
Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band - 'Köln'
Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra - 'Cuba: The Conversation Continues'
Maria Schneider Orchestra - 'The Thompson Fields'
Patrick Williams - 'Home Suite Home'

Best Latin Jazz Album

Eliane Elias - 'Made In Brazil'
The Rodriguez Brothers - 'Impromptu'
Gonzalo Rubalcaba - 'Suite Caminos'
Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet - 'Intercambio'
Miguel Zenón - 'Identities Are Changeable'

Best Gospel Performance/Song

Anthony Brown & Group Therapy - 'Worth [Live]'
Kirk Franklin - 'Wanna Be Happy?'
Travis Greene - 'Intentional'
Israel & Newbreed feat. Yolanda Adams - 'How Awesome Is Our God [Live]'
Brian Courtney Wilson - 'Worth Fighting For [Live]'

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

Francesca Battistelli - 'Holy Spirit'
Crowder - 'Lift Your Head Weary Sinner (Chains)'
Matt Maher - 'Because He Lives (Amen)'
Third Day feat. All Sons & Daughters - 'Soul On Fire'
Tobymac feat. Mr. Talkbox - 'Feel It'

Best Gospel Album

Karen Clark Sheard - 'Destined To Win [Live]'
Dorinda Clark-Cole - 'Living It'
Tasha Cobbs - 'One Place Live'
Israel & Newbreed - 'Covered: Alive In Asia [Live] (Deluxe)'
Jonathan McReynolds - 'Life Music: Stage Two'

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Jason Crabb - 'Whatever The Road'
Lauren Daigle - 'How Can It Be'
Matt Maher - 'Saints And Sinners'
Tobymac - 'This Is Not A test'
Chris Tomlin - 'Love Ran Red'

Best Roots Gospel Album

The Fairfield Four - 'Still Rockin' My Soul'
Karen Peck & New River - 'Pray Now'
Point Of Grace - 'Directions Home (Songs We Love, Songs You Know)'

Best Latin Pop Album

Pablo Alborán - 'Terral'
Alex Cuba - 'Healer'
Ricky Martin - 'A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition)'
Alejandro Sanz - 'Sirope'
Julieta Venegas - 'Ago Sucede'

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album

Bomba Estereo - 'Amanecer'
La Cuneta Son Machín - 'Mondongo'
Natalia Lafourcade - 'Hasta La Raíz'
Monsieur Periné - 'Caja De Música'
Pitbull - 'Dale'

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

Banda El Recodo De Don Cruz Lizarraga - 'Mi Vicio Max Grande'
La Maquinaria Norteña - 'Ya Dime Adiós'
Los Cojolites - 'Zapateando'
Los Tigres Del Norte - 'Realidades - Deluxe Edition'
Mariachi Los Camperos De Nati Cano - 'Tradición, Arte Y Pasión'

Best Tropical Latin Album

José Alberto "El Canario" & Septeto Santiaguero - 'Tributo A Los Compadres: No Quiero Llanto'
Rubén Blades With Roberto Delgado & Orchestra - 'Son De Panamá'
Guaco - 'Presente Continuo'
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 - 'Todo Tiene Su Hora'
Victor Manuelle - 'Que Suenen Los Tambores'

Best American Roots Performance

Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn - 'And Am I Born To Die'
Buddy Guy - 'Born To Play Guitar'
The Milk Carton Kids - 'City Of Our Lady'
Punch Brothers - 'Julep'
Mavis Staples - 'See That My Grave Is Kept Clean'

Best American Roots Song

The Mavericks - 'All Night Long'
Don Henley & Merle Haggard - 'The Cost OF Living'
Punch Brothers - 'Julep'
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell - 'The Traveling Kind'
Jason Isbell - '24 Frames'

Best Americana Album

Brandi Carlile - 'The Firewatcher's Daughter'
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell - 'The Traveling Kind'
Jason Isbell - 'Something More Than Free'
The Mavericks - 'Mono'
Punch Brothers - 'The Phosphorescent Blues'

Best Bluegrass Album

Dale Ann Bradley - 'Pocket Full Of Keys'
Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley - 'Before The Sun Goes Down'
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - 'In Session'
Ralph Stanley & Friends - 'Man Of Constant Sorrow'
The Steeldrivers - 'The Muscle Shoals Recordings'

Best Blues Album

Cedric Burnside Project - 'Descendants Of Hill Country'
Shemekia Copeland - 'Outskirts Of Love'
Buddy Guy - 'Born To Play Guitar'
Bettye LaVette - 'Worthy'
John Primer & Various Artists - 'Muddy Waters 100'

Best Folk Album

Norman Blake - 'Wood, Wire & Words'
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn - 'Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn'
Rhiannon Giddens - 'Tomorrow Is My Turn'
Patty Griffin - 'Servant Of Love'
Glen Hansard - 'Didn't He Ramble'

Best Regional Roots Music Album

Jon Cleary - 'Go Go Juice'
Natalie Ai Kamauu - 'La La La La'
Keali'i Reichel - 'Kawaiokalena'
The Revelers - 'Get Ready'
Windwalker And The MCW - 'Generations'

Best Reggae Album

Rocky Dawuni - 'Branches Of The Same Tree'
Jah Cure - 'The Cure'
Barrington Levy - 'Acousticalevy'
Luciano - 'Zion Awake'
Morgan Heritage - 'Strictly Roots'

Best World Music Album

Gilberto Gil - 'Gilbertos Samba Ao Vivo'
Angelique Kidjo - 'Sings'
Ladysmith Black Mambazo With Ella Spira & The Inala Ensemble - 'Music From Inala'
Anoushka Shanka - 'Home'
Zomba Prison Project - 'I Have No Everything Here'

Best Children's Album

José-Luis Orozco - '¡Come Bien! Eat Right!'
Gustafer Yellowgold - 'Dark Pie Concerns'
Tim Kubart - 'Home'
Lori Henriques - 'How Great Can This Day Be'
Molly Ledford & Billy Kelly - 'Trees'

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

Patti Smith - 'Blood On Snow (Jo Nesbø)'
Dick Cavett - 'Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, And Assorted Hijinks'
Jimmy Carter - 'A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety'
Janis Ian & Jean Smart - 'Patience And Sarah (Isabel Miller)'
Amy Poehler (& Various Artists) - 'Yes Please'

Best Comedy Album

Lisa Lampanelli - 'Back To The Drawing Board'
Wyatt Cenac - 'Brooklyn'
Jay Mohr - 'Happy. And A Lot.'
Craig Ferguson - 'Just Being Honest'
Louis C.K. - 'Live At Madison Square Garden'

Best Musical Theater Album

'An American In Paris'
'Fun Home'
'Hamilton'
'The King And I'
'Something Rotten!'

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

'Empire: Season 1'
'Fifty Shades Of Grey'
'Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me'
'Pitch Perfect 2'
'Selma'

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

Antonio Sanchez - 'Birdman'
Alexandre Desplat - 'The Imitation Game'
Hans Zimmer - 'Interstellar'
Jóhann Jóhannsson - 'The Theory Of Everything'
Justin Hurwitz - 'Whiplash'

Best Song Written For Visual Media

The Weeknd - 'Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)'
Common & John Legend - 'Glory'
Ellie Goulding - 'Love Me Like You Do'
Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth - 'See You Again'
Lady Gaga - 'Til It Happens To You'

Best Instrumental Composition

Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Featuring Rudresh Mahanthappa - 'The Afro Latin Jazz Suite'
Bob Mintzer Big Band - 'Civil War'
Turtle Island Quartet - 'Confetti Man'
University Of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band - 'Neil'
Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band - 'Vesper'

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or Acapella

Vocally Challenged - 'Bruno Mars'
Pentatonix - 'Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy'
Committed - 'Do You Hear What I Hear?'
Bob James & Nathan East - 'Ghost Of A Chance'
John Fedchock New York Big Band - 'You And The Night And The Music'

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

Lorraine Feather - 'Be My Muse'
Patrick Williams feat. Patti Austin - '52nd & Broadway'
Catina DeLuna feat. Otmaro Ruiz - 'Garota De Ipanema'
David Bowie - 'Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)'
Jimmy Greene with Javier Colon - 'When I Come Home'

Best Recording Package

Alagoas - 'Alagoas'
Snoop Dogg - 'Bush'
Florence + the Machine - 'How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (Deluxe Edition)'
Elvis Presley - 'My Happiness'
Asleep At The Wheel - 'Still The King: Celebrating The Music Of Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys'

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

Of Monsters And Men - 'Beneath The Skin (Deluxe Box Set)'
Father John Misty - 'I Love You, Honeybear (Limited Edition Deluxe Vinyl)'
Various Artists - 'The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928-32)'
The Rolling Stones - 'Sticky Fingers (Super Deluxe Edition)'
Grateful Dead - '30 Trips Around The Sun'
The Decemberists - 'What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World (Deluxe Box Set)'

Best Album Notes

Various Artists - 'Folksongs Of Another America: Field Recordings From The Upper Midwest, 1937-1946'
Lead Belly - 'Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection'
Joni Mitchell - 'Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced'
Tennessee Ernie Fold - 'Portrait Of An American Singer'
Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra - 'Songs Of The Night: Dance Recordings, 1916-1925'

Best Historical Album

Bob Dylan And The Band - 'The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11'
Erroll Garner - 'The Complete Concert By The Sea'
Various Artists - 'Native North America (Vol. 1): Aboriginal Folk, Rock, And Country 1966-1985'
Various Artists - 'Parchman Farm: Photographs And Field Recordings, 1947-1959'
Fannie Lou Hamer - 'Songs My Mother Taught Me'

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

James Taylor - 'Before This World'
Melody Gardot - 'Currency Of Man'
The Bird And The Bee - 'Recreational Love'
Alabama Shakes - 'Sound & Color'
Diana Krall - 'Wallflower'

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Jeff Bhasker
Dave Cobb
Diplo
Larry Klein
Blake Mills

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

Daniel Hope - 'Berlin By Overnight (CFCF Remix)'
JES, Shant & Clint Maximus - 'Hold On (Fatum Remix)'
Galantis - 'Runaway (U & I) (Kaskade Remix)'
Odesza feat. Zyra - 'Say My Name (RAC Remix)'
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars - 'Uptown Funk (Dave Audé Remix)'

Best Surround Sound Album

Ingar Heine Bergby & Norwegian Radio Orchestra - 'Amdahl: Astrognosia & Aesop'
Roger Waters - 'Amused To Death'
Øyvind Gimse, Anita Brevik, Nidarosdomens Jentekor & Trondheimsolistene - 'Magnificat'
Paavo Järvi & Russian National Orchestra - 'Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7'
Tove Ramlo-Ystad & Cantus - 'Spes'

Best Engineered Album, Classical

George Manahan & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra - 'Ask Your Mama'
Ludovic Morlot, Augustin Hadelich & Seattle Symphony - 'Dutilleux: Métaboles; L'Arbre Des Songes; Symphony No. 2, 'Le Double''
Martin Pearlman, Jennifer Rivera, Fernando Guimarães & Boston Baroque - 'Monteverdi: Il Ritorno D'Ulisse In Patria'
Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Chorale & Kansas City Chorale - 'Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil'
Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony - 'Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3, 'Organ''

Producer Of The Year, Classical

Blanton Alspaugh
Manfred Eicher
Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
Dan Merceruio
Judith Sherman

Best Orchestral Performance

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - 'Bruckner: Symphony No. 4'
Seattle Symphony - 'Dutilleux: Métaboles; L'Arbre Des Songes; Symphony No. 2, 'Le Double''
Boston Symphony Orchestra - 'Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphony No. 10'
The Oregon Symphony - 'Spirit Of The American Range'
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra - 'Zhou Long & Chen Yi: Symphony 'Humen 1839''

Best Opera Recording

Orchestra Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin; Chorus Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin - 'JanáÄek: JenÅ¯fa'
Boston Baroque - 'Monteverdi: Il Ritorno D'Ulisse In Patria'
Chamber Orchestra Of Europe - 'Mozart: Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail'
Saito Kinen Orchestra; SKF Matsumoto Chorus & SKF Matsumoto Children's Chorus - 'Ravel: L'Enfant Et Les Sortilèges; Shéhérazade'
Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra - 'Steffani: Niobe, Regina Di Tebe'

Best Choral Performance

Anton Barachovsky, Genia Kühmeier, Elisabeth Kulman, Hanno Müller-Brachmann & Mark Padmore; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks - 'Beethoven: Missa Solemnis'
Jeremy Budd, Grace Davidson, Ben Davies, Mark Dobell, Eamonn Dougan & Charlotte Mobbs; The Sixteen - 'Monteverdi: Vespers Of 1610'
James K. Bass, Laura Mercado-Wright, Eric Neuville & Lauren Snouffer; Faith DeBow & Stephen Redfield; Conspirare - 'Pablo Neruda - The Poet Sings'
Sara Fraker, Matthew Goinz, Thea Lobo, Owen McIntosh, Kathryn Mueller & Christine Vivona; True Concord Orchestra; True Concord Voices - 'Paulus: Far In The Heavens'
Paul Davidson, Frank Fleschner, Toby Vaughn Kidd, Bryan Pinkall, Julia Scozzafava, Bryan Taylor & Joseph Warner; Kansas City Chorale & Phoenix Chorale - 'Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil'

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

Tanja Tetzlaff, Christian Tetzlaff & Lars Vogt - 'Brahms: The Piano Trios'
Eighth Blackbird - 'Filament'
Nadia Shpachenko & Genevieve Feiwen Lee - 'Flaherty: Airdancing For Toy Piano, Piano & Electronics'
Brad Wells & Roomful Of Teeth - 'Render'
Takács Quartet & Marc-André Hamelin - 'Shostakovich: Piano Quintet & String Quartet No. 2'

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Seattle Symphony - 'Dutilleux: Violin Concerto, L'Arbre Des Songes'
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern - 'Grieg & Moszkowski: Piano Concertos'
Kristian Bezuidenhout - 'Mozard: Keyboard Music, Vol. 7'
The Philadelphia Orchestra - 'Rachmaninov Variations'
Jerome Lowenthal - 'Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated!'

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

Beethoven: An Die Ferne Geliebte; Haydn: English Songs; Mozart: Masonic Cantata
Joyce & Tony - Live From Wigmore Hall
Nessun Dorma - The Puccini Album
Rouse: Seeing; Kabir Padavali
St. Petersburg

Best Classical Compendium

As Dreams Fall Apart - The Golden Age Of Jewish Stage And Film Music (1925-1955)
Ask Your Mama
Handel: L'Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato, 1740
Paulus: Three Places Of Enlightenment; Veil Of Tears & Grand Concerto
Woman At The New Piano

Best Contemporary Classical Composition