Penghargaan Grammy ke-54

Grammy Awards ke-54 merupakan puncak penganugerahan Penghargaan Grammy tahun 2011-2012 diadakan pada tanggal 12 Februari 2012, di Staples Center di Los Angeles yang disiarkan oleh CBS. LL Cool J menjadi pembawa acara. Ini adalah kali pertama dalam tujuh tahun bahwa acara ini memiliki sebuah host resmi. Nominasi tersebut diumumkan pada tanggal 30 November 2011 pada prime-time televisi sebagai bagian dari "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown to Music's Biggest Night", siaran satu jam khusus langsung oleh CBS dari Nokia Theatre di LA Live. Kanye West menerima nominasi terbanyak dengan tujuh nominasi. Adele, Foo Fighters, dan Bruno Mars masing-masing menerima enam nominasi. Lil Wayne, Skrillex, dan Radiohead semua mendapatkan lima nominasi.

Penghargaan Grammy ke-54
Tanggal	12 Februari 2012 1:00–3:30 p.m. PST (Perayaan Pra-Siaran) 5:00–8:30 p.m. PST (Malam Puncak)
Tempat	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Host	LL Cool J
TV di Amerika Serikat
Network	CBS
< 2011 Grammy Awards 2013 >

Sebanyak 78 penghargaan dipresentasikan menyusul keputusan Academy untuk merestrukturisasi kategori Grammy Award. Paul McCartney menerima MusiCares Person of the Year penghargaan pada tanggal 10 Februari 2012, di Los Angeles Convention Center, dua malam sebelum penayangan Grammy.

Pada tanggal 8 Februari 2012, Akademi mengumumkan bahwa Grammy ke-54 Pra-siaran televisi Upacara akan streaming live internasional. Upacara berlangsung di Los Angeles Convention Center dan disiarkan secara langsung secara keseluruhan internasional di website resmi Grammy dan Jaringan CBS Television. Upacara ini co-host oleh Dave Koz dan MC Lyte. Sebanyak 68 Penghargaan yang disajikan dalam upacara Pra-siaran televisi. Poster resmi dirancang oleh Arsitek Frank Gehry.

Malam sebelumnya penghargaan, Whitney Houston meninggal di Los Angeles, dan produser acara dengan cepat merencanakan tribut, dengan pertunjukan Jennifer Hudson. Acara penghargaan dimulai dengan penampilan Bruce Springsteen diikuti dengan doa J LL Cool untuk Whitney Houston. Adele memenangkan nominasi enam-nya, mengikat rekor Beyonce untuk kemenangan terbanyak oleh artis wanita dalam satu malam. Foo Fighters dan Kanye West diikuti dengan penghargaan lima dan empat, masing-masing.

Pra-Siaran

Penampil

• Kim Burrell, Le'Andria Johnson, Kelly Price dan Trin-I-Tee 5:7
• Joyce DiDonato
• Steve Earle
• Rebirth Brass Band

Pembawa acara

• Gerald Clayton
• Chick Corea
• Brandon Heath
• Arturo O'Farrill
• OK Go
• Corinne Bailey Rae
• Esperanza Spalding
• Jimmy Jam

Penayangan utama

Penampil

Berikut ini menampilkan:

Artis/Penyanyi	Lagu
Bruce Springsteen The E Street Band	"We Take Care of Our Own"
Bruno Mars	"Runaway Baby"
Alicia Keys Bonnie Raitt	Tribute to Etta James "A Sunday Kind of Love"
Chris Brown	"Turn Up the Music" "Beautiful People"
Jason Aldean Kelly Clarkson	"Don't You Wanna Stay"
Foo Fighters	"Walk"
Rihanna Coldplay	"We Found Love" "Princess of China" "Paradise"
Maroon 5 Foster the People The Beach Boys	Celebrating the Beach Boys' 50th anniversary "Surfer Girl" "Wouldn't It Be Nice" "Good Vibrations"
Paul McCartney Diana Krall Joe Walsh	"My Valentine"
The Civil Wars	"Barton Hollow"
Taylor Swift	"Mean"
Katy Perry	"E.T." "Part of Me"
Adele	"Rolling in the Deep"
The Band Perry Blake Shelton Glen Campbell	Homage to Glen Campbell "Gentle on My Mind" "Southern Nights" "Rhinestone Cowboy"
Tony Bennett Carrie Underwood	"It Had to Be You"
Jennifer Hudson	Tribute to Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You"
Chris Brown David Guetta Lil Wayne Foo Fighters deadmau5	"I Can Only Imagine" "Rope" "Raise Your Weapon"
Nicki Minaj	"Roman Holiday"
Paul McCartney Bruce Springsteen Dave Grohl Joe Walsh Rusty Anderson Brian Ray Paul Wickens Abe Laboriel, Jr.	"Golden Slumbers" "Carry That Weight" "The End"

• Maceo Parker dijadwalkan untuk penghormatan kepada akhir Clarence Clemons mengikuti montase mereka yang telah meninggal pada tahun 2011 meskipun penghormatannya dijatuhkan dalam 24 jam menjelang penghargaan menunjukkan untuk memberikan ruang bagi penghormatan Hudson Jennifer untuk Whitney Houston.

Presenter/Pembaca Nominasi

• Alicia Keys dan Bonnie Raitt — membawakan Best Pop Solo Performance
• Marc Anthony dan Fergie — membawakan Best Rap Performance
• Reba — memperkenalkan Jason Aldean dan Kelly Clarkson
• Jack Black — memperkenalkan Foo Fighters
• Mario Manningham, Pauley Perrette dan Victor Cruz — membawakan Best Rock Performance
• Ryan Seacrest — memperkenalkan Maroon 5, Foster the People dan The Beach Boys
• Stevie Wonder — memperkenalkan Paul McCartney
• Common dan Taraji P. Henson — membawakan Best R&B Album
• Neil Patrick Harris — membawakan Song of the Year
• Kate Beckinsale (dengan host LL Cool J) — memperkenalkan Katy Perry
• Miranda Lambert dan Dierks Bentley — membawakan Best Country Album
• Gwyneth Paltrow — memperkenalkan Adele
• Taylor Swift — memperkenalkan tribute to Glen Campbell
• Carrie Underwood dan Tony Bennett — membawakan Best New Artist
• Ahmir Thompson (dengan host LL Cool J) — memperkenalkan Chris Brown, David Guetta, deadmau5, Foo Fighters dan Lil Wayne
• Drake — memperkenalkan Nicki Minaj
• Lady Antebellum — membawakan Record of the Year
• Diana Ross (dengan host LL Cool J) — membawakan Album of the Year
• Ringo Starr

Nominasi dan Pemenang

Para pemenang per kategori adalah:

Umum

"Rolling in the Deep" – Adele

• "Holocene" – Bon Iver
  • Justin Vernon, producer; Brian Joseph & Justin Vernon, engineers/mixers
• "Grenade" – Bruno Mars
  • The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers
• "The Cave" – Mumford & Sons
  • Markus Dravs, producer; Francois Chevallier & Ruadhri Cushnan, engineers/mixers
• "Firework" – Katy Perry
  • Stargate & Sandy Vee, producers; Mikkel S. Eriksen, Phil Tan, Sandy Vee & Miles Walker, engineers/mixers

21 – Adele

• Wasting Light – Foo Fighters
  • Butch Vig, producer; James Brown & Alan Moulder, engineers/mixers; Joe LaPorta & Emily Lazar, mastering engineers
• Born This Way – Lady Gaga
  • Paul Blair, DJ Snake, Fernando Garibay, Lady Gaga, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Jeppe Laursen, RedOne & Clinton Sparks, producers; Fernando Garibay, Lady Gaga, Bill Malina, Trevor Muzzy, RedOne, Dave Russell, Justin Shirley Smith, Horace Ward & Tom Ware, engineers/mixers; Gene Grimaldi, mastering engineer
• Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars
  • B.o.B, Cee Lo Green & Damian Marley, featured artists; Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, Needlz & The Smeezingtons, producers; Ari Levine & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Stephen Marcussen, mastering engineer
• Loud – Rihanna
  • Drake, Eminem & Nicki Minaj, featured artists; Ester Dean, Alex da Kid, Kuk Harrell, Mel & Mus, Awesome Jones, Makeba Riddick, The Runners, Sham, Soundz, Stargate, Chris "Tricky" Stewart, Sandy Vee & Willy Will, producers; Ariel Chobaz, Cary Clark, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Alex da Kid, Josh Gudwin, Kuk Harrell, Jaycen Joshua, Manny Marroquin, Dana Nielsen, Chad "C-Note" Roper, Noah "40" Shebib, Corey Shoemaker, Jay Stevenson, Mike Strange, Phil Tan, Brian "B-Luv" Thomas, Marcos Tovar, Sandy Vee, Jeff "Supa Jeff" Villanueva, Miles Walker & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer

"Rolling in the Deep"

• "All of the Lights"
  • Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Really Doe, Kanye West & Malik Yusef, songwriters (Kanye West featuring Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
• "The Cave"
  • Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
• "Grenade"
  • Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, The Smeezingtons & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
• "Holocene"
  • Justin Vernon, songwriter (Bon Iver)

Bon Iver

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

Pop

"Someone Like You" – Adele

• "Yoü and I" – Lady Gaga
• "Grenade" – Bruno Mars
• "Firework" – Katy Perry
• "Perfect" – Pink

"Body and Soul" – Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse

• "Dearest" – The Black Keys
• "Paradise" – Coldplay
• "Pumped Up Kicks" – Foster the People
• "Moves Like Jagger" – Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera

The Road from Memphis – Booker T. Jones

• Wish Upon a Star: A Tribute to the Music of Walt Disney – Jenny Oaks Baker
• E Kahe Malie – Daniel Ho
• Hello Tomorrow – Dave Koz
• Setzer Goes Instru-Mental! – Brian Setzer

21 – Adele

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

Dance/Electronica

"Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" – Skrillex

• "Raise Your Weapon" – deadmau5 featuring Greta Svabo Bech
  • Joel Zimmerman, producer
• "Barbra Streisand" – Duck Sauce
  • Armand Van Helden & Alain Macklovitch, producers; Armand Van Helden & Alain Macklovitch, mixers
• "Sunshine" – David Guetta & Avicii
  • Tim Bergling, David Guetta & Giorgio Tuinfort, producers; Tim Bergling, mixer
• "Call Your Girlfriend" – Robyn
  • Klas Åhlund & Billboard, producers; Niklas Flyckt, mixer
• "Save the World" – Swedish House Mafia
  • Steve Angello, Axel Hedfors & Sebastian Ingrosso, producers; Steve Angello, Axel Hedfors & Sebastian Ingrosso, mixers

Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites – Skrillex

• Zonoscope – Cut Copy
• 4x4=12 – deadmau5
• Nothing but the Beat – David Guetta
• Body Talk Pt. 3 – Robyn

Traditional Pop

Duets II – Tony Bennett

• The Gift – Susan Boyle
• In Concert on Broadway – Harry Connick, Jr.
• Music Is Better Than Words – Seth MacFarlane
• What Matters Most – Barbra Streisand

Rock

"Walk" – Foo Fighters

• "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" – Coldplay
• "Down By the Water" – The Decemberists
• "The Cave" – Mumford & Sons
• "Lotus Flower" – Radiohead

"White Limo" – Foo Fighters

• "On the Backs of Angels" – Dream Theater
• "Curl of the Burl" – Mastodon
• "Public Enemy No. 1" – Megadeth
• "Blood in My Eyes" – Sum 41

"Walk" – Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters)

• "The Cave"
  • Mumford & Sons, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
• "Down By the Water"
  • Colin Meloy, songwriter (The Decemberists)
• "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
  • Coldplay, songwriters (Coldplay)
• "Lotus Flower"
  • Radiohead, songwriters (Radiohead)

Wasting Light – Foo Fighters

• Rock 'n' Roll Party (Honoring Les Paul) – Jeff Beck
• Come Around Sundown – Kings of Leon
• I'm With You – Red Hot Chili Peppers
• The Whole Love – Wilco

Alternative

Bon Iver, Bon Iver – Bon Iver

• Codes and Keys – Death Cab for Cutie
• Torches – Foster the People
• Circuital – My Morning Jacket
• The King of Limbs – Radiohead

R&B

"Is This Love" – Corinne Bailey Rae

• "Far Away" – Marsha Ambrosius
• "Pieces of Me" – Ledisi
• "Not My Daddy" – Kelly Price featuring Stokley Williams
• "You Are" – Charlie Wilson

"Fool for You" – Cee Lo Green featuring Melanie Fiona

• "Sometimes I Cry" – Eric Benét
• "Radio Message" – R. Kelly
• "Good Man" – Raphael Saadiq
• "Surrender" – Betty Wright & The Roots

"Fool for You"

• "Far Away"
  • Marsha Ambrosius, Sterling Simms & Justin Smith, songwriters (Marsha Ambrosius)
• "Not My Daddy"
  • Kelly Price, songwriter (Kelly Price featuring Stokley Williams)
• "Pieces of Me"
  • Chuck Harmony, Claude Kelly & Ledisi, songwriters (Ledisi)
• "You Are"
  • Dennis Bettis, Carl M. Days, Jr., Wirlie Morris, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilson, songwriters (Charlie Wilson)

F.A.M.E. – Chris Brown

• Second Chance – El DeBarge
• Love Letter – R. Kelly
• Pieces of Me – Ledisi
• Kelly – Kelly Price

Rap

"Otis" – Jay-Z & Kanye West featuring Otis Redding

• "Look at Me Now" – Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
• "The Show Goes On" – Lupe Fiasco
• "Moment 4 Life" – Nicki Minaj featuring Drake
• "Black and Yellow" – Wiz Khalifa

"All of the Lights" – Kanye West featuring Rihanna, Fergie & Kid Cudi

• "Party" – Beyoncé featuring André 3000
• "I'm On One" – DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
• "I Need a Doctor" – Dr. Dre featuring Eminem & Skylar Grey
• "What's My Name?" – Rihanna featuring Drake
• "Motivation" – Kelly Rowland featuring Lil Wayne

"All of the Lights"

• "Black and Yellow"
  • Wiz Khalifa & Stargate, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa)
• "I Need a Doctor"
  • Alex da Kid, Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey, songwriters (Dr. Dre featuring Eminem & Skylar Grey)
• "Look at Me Now"
  • Jean Baptiste, Chris Brown, Ryan Buendia, Diplo, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, songwriters (Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)
• "Otis"
  • Jay-Z & Kanye West, songwriters (with James Brown, Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Roy Hammond, J. Roach, Kirk Robinson & Harry M. Woods, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Kanye West) (featuring Otis Redding)
• "The Show Goes On"
  • Dustin William Brower, Jonathon Keith Brown, Daniel Johnson, Kane & Lupe Fiasco, songwriters (with Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci & Eric Judy, songwriters) (Lupe Fiasco)

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West

• Watch the Throne – Jay-Z & Kanye West
• Tha Carter IV – Lil Wayne
• Lasers – Lupe Fiasco
• Pink Friday – Nicki Minaj

Country

"Mean" – Taylor Swift

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

"Barton Hollow" – The Civil Wars

• "Don't You Wanna Stay" – Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson
• "You and Tequila" – Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter
• "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not" – Thompson Square

"Mean"

• "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not"
  • Jim Collins & David Lee Murphy, songwriters (Thompson Square)
• "God Gave Me You"
  • Dave Barnes, songwriter (Blake Shelton)
• "Just Fishin'"
  • Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell & Ed Hill, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
• "Threaten Me with Heaven"
  • Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will Owsley & Dillon O’Brian, songwriters (Vince Gill)
• "You and Tequila"
  • Matraca Berg & Deana Carter, songwriters (Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter)

Speak Now – Taylor Swift

• My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean
• Chief – Eric Church
• Red River Blue – Blake Shelton
• Here for a Good Time – George Strait
• Own the Night – Lady Antebellum

New Age

What's It All About – Pat Metheny

• Northern Seas – Al Conti
• Gaia – Michael Brant DeMaria
• Wind, Rock, Sea & Flame – Peter Kater
• Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 6 – Zamora

Jazz

"500 Miles High" – Chick Corea

• "All or Nothing at All" – Randy Brecker
• "You Are My Sunshine" – Ron Carter
• "Work" – Fred Hersch
• "Sonnymoon for Two" – Sonny Rollins

The Mosaic Project – Terri Lyne Carrington & Various Artists

• 'Round Midnight – Karrin Allyson
• The Gate – Kurt Elling
• American Road – Tierney Sutton (Band)
• The Music of Randy Newman – Roseanna Vitro

Forever – Corea, Clarke & White

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

The Good Feeling – Christian McBride Big Band

• The Jazz Ballad Song Book – Randy Brecker with DR 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

Gospel/Contemporary Christian

"Jesus" – Le'Andria Johnson

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

"Hello Fear"

• "Sitting with Me"
  • Gerald Haddon, Tammi Haddon & Mary Mary, songwriters (Mary Mary)
• "Spiritual"
  • Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & Co. featuring Blanche McAllister-Dykes)
• "Trust Me"
  • Richard Smallwood, songwriter (Richard Smallwood & Vision)
• "Window"
  • Canton Jones, songwriter (Canton Jones)

"Blessings"

• "Hold Me"
  • Jamie Grace, Christopher Stevens & TobyMac, songwriters (Jamie Grace featuring TobyMac)
• "I Lift My Hands"
  • Louie Giglio, Matt Maher & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)
• "Strong Enough"
  • Matthew West, songwriter (Matthew West)
• "Your Love"
  • Brandon Heath & Jason Ingram, songwriters (Brandon Heath)

Hello Fear – Kirk Franklin

• The Love Album – Kim Burrell
• The Journey – Andraé Crouch
• Something Big – Mary Mary
• Angel & Chanelle (Deluxe Edition) – Trin-i-tee 5:7

And If Our God Is for Us... – Chris Tomlin

• Ghosts Upon the Earth – Gungor
• Leaving Eden – Brandon Heath
• The Great Awakening – Leeland
• What If We Were Real – Mandisa
• Black & White – Royal Tailor

Latin

Drama y Luz – Maná

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

Bicentenario – Pepe Aguilar

• Orale – Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
• Amor A La Musica – Mariachi Los Arrieros Del Valle
• Eres Un Farsante – Paquita la del Barrio
• Huevos Rancheros – Joan Sebastian

MTV Unplugged: Los Tigres del Norte and Friends – Los Tigres del Norte

• Estare Mejor – El Güero y Su Banda Centenario
• Intocable 2011 – Intocable
• El Árbol – Los Tucanes de Tijuana
• No Vengo A Ver Si Puedo... Si Por Que Puedo Vengo – Michael Salgado

The Last Mambo – Cachao

• Homenaje A Los Rumberos – Edwin Bonilla
• Mongorama – José Rizo's Mongorama

American Roots Music

Ramble at the Ryman – Levon Helm

• Emotional Jukebox – Linda Chorney
• Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down – Ry Cooder
• Hard Bargain – Emmylou Harris
• Blessed – Lucinda Williams

Paper Airplane – Alison Krauss & Union Station

• Reason and Rhyme: Bluegrass Songs by Robert Hunter and Jim Lauderdale – Jim Lauderdale
• Rare Bird Alert – Steve Martin & Steep Canyon Rangers
• Old Memories: The Songs of Bill Monroe – Del McCoury Band
• A Mother's Prayer – Ralph Stanley
• Sleep with One Eye Open – Chris Thile & Michael Daves

Revelator – Tedeschi Trucks Band

• Low Country Blues – Gregg Allman
• Roadside Attractions – Marcia Ball
• Man in Motion – Warren Haynes
• The Reflection – Keb Mo

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

Rebirth of New Orleans – Rebirth Brass Band

• Can't Sit Down – C.J. Chenier
• Wao Akua: The Forest of the Gods – George Kahumoku, Jr.
• Grand Isle – Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
• Not Just Another Polka – Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra

Reggae

Revelation Pt 1: The Root of Life – Stephen Marley

• Harlem-Kingston Express Live! – Monty Alexander
• Reggae Knights – Israel Vibration
• Wild and Free – Ziggy Marley
• Summer in Kingston – Shaggy

World Music

Tassili – Tinariwen

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

Children's

All About Bullies... Big and Small – Various Artists

• 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

Spoken Word

If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't) – Betty White

• Bossypants – Tina Fey
• Fab Fan Memories – The Beatles Bond – Various Artists
• Hamlet (William Shakespeare) – Dan Donohue & Various Artists – Oregon Shakespeare Festival
• The Mark of Zorro – Val Kilmer & Cast

Comedy

Hilarious – Louis C.K.

• Alpocalypse – "Weird Al" Yankovic
• Finest Hour – Patton Oswalt
• Kathy Griffin: 50 & Not Pregnant – Kathy Griffin
• Turtleneck & Chain – The Lonely Island

Musical Show

The Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording

• Anything Goes – New Broadway Cast Recording
  • Sutton Foster & Joel Grey, principal soloists; Rob Fisher, James Lowe & Joel Moss, producers (Cole Porter, composer/lyricist)
• How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – The 2011 Broadway Cast Recording
  • John Larroquette & Daniel Radcliffe, principal soloists; Robert Sher, producer (Frank Loesser, composer/lyricist)

Music 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

The King's Speech

• Black Swan
  • Clint Mansell, composer
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
  • Alexandre Desplat, composer
• The Shrine
  • Ryan Shore, composer
• Tron: Legacy
  • Daft Punk, composers

"I See the Light" (from Tangled)

• "Born to Be Somebody" (from Justin Bieber: Never Say Never)
  • Diane Warren, songwriter (Justin Bieber)
• "Christmastime Is Killing Us" (from [Family Guy])
  • Ron Jones, Seth MacFarlane & Danny Smith, songwriters (Danny Smith, Ron Jones & Seth MacFarlane)
• "So Long" (from Winnie the Pooh)
  • Zooey Deschanel, songwriter (Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward)
• "Where the River Goes" (from Footloose)
  • Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, Drew Pearson & Anne Preven, songwriters (Zac Brown)
• "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" (from Burlesque)
  • Diane Warren, songwriter (Cher)

Composing/Arranging

"Life in Eleven"

• "Falling Men"
  • John Hollenbeck, composer (John Hollenbeck, Daniel Yvinec & Orchestre National de Jazz (ONJ))
• "Hunting Wabbits 3 (Get Off My Lawn)"
  • Gordon Goodwin, composer (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
• "I Talk to the Trees"
  • Randy Brecker, composer (Randy Brecker with DR Big Band)
• "Timeline"
  • Russell Ferrante, composer (Yellowjackets)

"Rhapsody in Blue"

• "All or Nothing at All"
  • Peter Jensen, arranger (Randy Brecker with DR Big Band)
• "In the Beginning"
  • Clare Fischer, arranger (The Clare Fischer Big Band)
• "Nasty Dance"
  • Bob Brookmeyer, arranger (The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)
• "Song Without Words"
  • Carlos Franzetti, arranger (Carlos Franzetti & Allison Brewster Franzetti)

"Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)"

• "Ao Mar"
  • Vince Mendoza, arranger (Vince Mendoza)
• "Moon Over Bourbon Street"
  • Rob Mathes, arranger (Sting & Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra)
• "On Broadway"
  • Kevin Axt, Ray Brinker, Trey Henry, Christian Jacob & Tierney Sutton, arrangers (The Tierney Sutton Band)
• "The Windmills of Your Mind"
  • William A. Ross, arranger (Barbra Streisand)

Package

Scenes from The Suburbs

• Chickenfoot III
  • Todd Gallopo, art director (Chickenfoot)
• Good Luck & True Love
  • Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)
• Rivers and Homes
  • Jonathan Dagan, art director (J.Viewz)
• Watch the Throne
  • Virgil Abloh, art director (Jay-Z & Kanye West)

The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story

• The King of Limbs
  • Donald Twain & Zachariah Wildwood, art directors (Radiohead)
• 25th Anniversary Music Box
  • Matt Taylor & Ellen Wakayama, art directors (Danny Elfman & Tim Burton)
• 25 Years
  • James Spindler, art director (Sting)
• Wingless Angels (Deluxe Edition)
  • David Gorman, art director (Wingless Angels)

Catatan

Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads & Beyond as Recorded by the San Francisco Bay by Chris Strachwitz in the 1960s

• The Bang Years 1966–1968
  • Neil Diamond, album notes writer (Neil Diamond)
• The Bristol Sessions, 1927–1928: The Big Bang of Country Music
  • Ted Olson & Tony Russell, album notes writers (Various Artists)
• Complete Mythology
  • Ken Shipley, album notes writer (Syl Johnson)
• The Music City Story: Street Corner Doo Wop, Raw R&B and Soulful Sounds from Berkeley, California 1950–75
  • Alec Palao, album notes writer (Various Artists)

Historical

Band on the Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection – Deluxe Edition)

• The Bristol Sessions, 1927–1928: The Big Bang of Country Music
  • Christopher C. King & Ted Olson, compilation producers; Christopher C. King & Chris Zwarg, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
• Complete Mythology
  • Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton, mastering engineer (Syl Johnson)
• Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads & Beyond as Recorded by the San Francisco Bay by Chris Strachwitz in the 1960s
  • Chris Strachwitz, compilation producer; Mike Cogan, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
• Young Man with the Big Beat: The Complete '56 Elvis Presley Masters
  • Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, compilation producer; Vic Anesini, mastering engineer (Elvis Presley)

Production

Paper Airplane

• Follow Me Down
  • Brandon Bell & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Sangwook "Sunny" Nam & Doug Sax, mastering engineers (Sarah Jarosz)
• The Harrow & The Harvest
  • Matt Andrews, engineer; Stephen Marcussen, mastering engineer (Gillian Welch)
• Music Is Better Than Words
  • Rich Breen & Frank Filipetti, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Seth MacFarlane)
• The Next Right Thing
  • Kevin Killen, Brendan Muldowney & John Shyloski, engineers; John Shyloski, mastering engineer (Seth Glier)

Paul Epworth

• Danger Mouse
  • Meyrin Fields EP (Broken Bells) (S)
  • Rome (Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi) (A)
• The Smeezingtons
  • Doo-Wops & Hooligans (Bruno Mars) (A)
  • "If I Was You (OMG)" (Far East Movement featuring Snoop Dogg) (T)
  • "Lighters" (Bad Meets Evil featuring Bruno Mars) (T)
  • "Mirror" (Lil Wayne featuring Bruno Mars) (T)
  • "Rocketeer" (Far East Movement featuring Ryan Tedder) (T)
• Ryan Tedder
  • "Brighter Than the Sun" (Colbie Caillat) (T)
  • "Favorite Song" (Colbie Caillat featuring Common) (T)
  • "I Remember Me" (Jennifer Hudson) (T)
  • "I Was Here" (Beyoncé) (T)
  • "Not Over You" (Gavin DeGraw) (S)
  • "#1Nite (One Night)" (Cobra Starship) (S)
  • "Rumour Has It" (Adele) (T)
  • "Sweeter" (Gavin DeGraw) (T)
  • "Who's That Boy" (Demi Lovato featuring Dev) (T)
• Butch Vig
  • Wasting Light (Foo Fighters) (A)

"Cinema" (Skrillex Remix)

• "Collide" (Afrojack Remix)
  • Afrojack, remixer (Leona Lewis & Avicii)
• "End of Line" (Photek Remix)
  • Photek, remixer (Daft Punk)
• "Only Girl (In the World)" (Rosabel Club Mix)
  • Rosabel, remixers (Rihanna)
• "Rope" (deadmau5 Mix)
  • deadmau5, remixer (Foo Fighters)

Production, Surround Sound

Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (Super Deluxe Edition)

• An Evening with Dave Grusin
  • Frank Filipetti & Eric Schilling, surround mix engineers; Frank Filipetti, surround mastering engineer; Phil Ramone, surround producer (Various Artists)
• Grace for Drowning
  • Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Paschal Byrne, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround producer (Steven Wilson)
• Kind
  • Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Kjetil Almenning, Ensemble 96 & Nidaros String Quartet)
• Spohr: String Sextet in C Major, Op. 140 & Nonet in F Major, Op. 31
  • Andreas Spreer, surround mix engineer; Robin Schmidt & Andreas Spreer, surround mastering engineer; Andreas Spreer, surround producer (Camerata Freden)

Production, Classical

Aldridge: Elmer Gantry

• Glazunov: Complete Concertos
  • Richard King, engineer (José Serebrier, Alexey Serov, Wen-Sinn Yang, Alexander Romanovsky, Rachel Barton Pine, Marc Chisson & Russian National Orchestra)
• Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music From Slide
  • Tom Lazarus & Bill Maylone, engineers; Joe Lambert, mastering engineer (Rinde Eckert, Steven Mackey & Eighth Blackbird)
• Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4
  • Arne Akselberg, engineer (Leif Ove Andsnes, Antonio Pappano & London Symphony Orchestra)
• Weinberg: Symphony No. 3 & Suite No. 4 From 'The Golden Key'
  • Torbjörn Samuelsson, engineer (Thord Svedlund & Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra)

Judith Sherman

• Blanton Alspaugh
  • Aldridge: Elmer Gantry (William Boggs, Keith Phares, Patricia Risley, Vale Rideout, Frank Kelley, Heather Buck, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
  • Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas (Peter Takács)
  • Osterfield: Rocky Streams (Paul Osterfield, Todd Waldecker & Various Artists)
• Manfred Eicher
  • Bach: Concertos & Sinfonias for Oboe; Ich Hatte Viel Bekümmernis (Heinz Holliger, Eric Höbarth & Camerata Bern)
  • Hymns & Prayers (Gidon Kremer & Kremerata Baltica)
  • Manto & Madrigals (Thomas Zehetmair & Ruth Killius)
  • Songs of Ascension (Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble, Todd Reynolds Quartet, The M6 & Montclair State University Singers)
  • Tchaikovsky/Kissine: Piano Trios (Gidon Kremer, Giedre Dirvanauskaite & Khatia Buniatishvili)
  • A Worcester Ladymass (Trio Mediaeval)
• David Frost
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass Live (Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass)
  • Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music from Slide (Rinde Eckert, Steven Mackey & Eighth Blackbird)
  • Prayers & Alleluias (Kenneth Dake)
  • Sharon Isbin & Friends – Guitar Passions (Sharon Isbin & Various Artists)
• Peter Rutenberg
  • Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (Patrick Dupré Quigley, James K. Bass, Seraphic Fire & Professional Choral Institute)
  • The Vanishing Nordic Chorale (Philip Spray & Musik Ekklesia)

Classical

"Brahms: Symphony No. 4"

• "Bowen: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2"
  • Andrew Davis, conductor (BBC Philharmonic)
• "Haydn: Symphonies 104, 88 & 101"
  • Nicholas McGegan, conductor (Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra)
• "Henze: Symphonies Nos. 3–5"
  • Marek Janowski, conductor (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin)
• Martinu: The 6 Symphonies
  • Jirí Belohlávek, conductor (BBC Symphony Orchestra)

"Adams: Doctor Atomic"

• "Britten: Billy Budd"
  • Mark Elder, conductor; John Mark Ainsley, Phillip Ens, Jacques Imbrailo, Darren Jeffery, Iain Paterson & Matthew Rose; James Whitbourn, producer (London Philharmonic Orchestra; Glyndebourne Chorus)
• "Rautavaara: Kaivos"
  • Hannu Lintu, conductor; Jaakko Kortekangas, Hannu Niemelä, Johanna Rusanen-Kartano & Mati Turi; Seppo Siirala, producer (Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra; Kaivos Chorus)
• "Verdi: La Traviata"
  • Antonio Pappano, conductor; Joseph Calleja, Renée Fleming & Thomas Hampson; James Whitbourn, producer (Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus)
• "Vivaldi: Ercole Sul Termodonte"
  • Fabio Biondi, conductor; Romina Basso, Patrizia Ciofi, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Vivica Genaux, Philippe Jaroussky, Topi Lehtipuu & Rolando Villazón; Daniel Zalay, producer (Europa Galante; Coro Da Camera Santa Cecilia Di Borgo San Lorenzo)

"Light & Gold"

• "Beyond All Mortal Dreams – American A Cappella"
  • Stephen Layton, conductor (Choir of Trinity College Cambridge)
• "Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45"
  • Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor; James K. Bass, chorus master (Justin Blackwell, Scott Allen Jarrett, Paul Max Tipton & Teresa Wakim; Professional Choral Institute & Seraphic Fire)
• "Kind"
  • Kjetil Almenning, conductor (Nidaros String Quartet; Ensemble 96)
• "The Natural World of Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen"
  • Paul Hillier, conductor (Ars Nova Copenhagen)

"Mackey: Lonely Motel – Music from Slide" – Rinde Eckert & Steven Mackey; Eighth Blackbird

• "Frank: Hilos" – Gabriela Lena Frank; ALIAS Chamber Ensemble
• "The Kingdoms of Castille – Richard Savino, conductor; El Mundo
• "A Seraphic Fire Christmas" – Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor; Seraphic Fire
• "Sound the Bells!" – The Bay Brass

"Schwantner: Concerto for Percussion & Orchestra"

• "Chinese Recorder Concertos – East Meets West"
  • Lan Shui, conductor; Michala Petri (Copenhagen Philharmonic)
• "Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini"
  • Claudio Abbado, Yuja Wang (Mahler Chamber Orchestra)
• "Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4"
  • Leif Ove Andsnes, Antonio Pappano (London Symphony Orchestra)
• "Winging It – Piano Music of John Corigliano"
  • Ursula Oppens

"Diva Divo"

• "Grieg/Thommessen: Veslemøy Synsk"
  • Marianne Beate Kielland (Nils Anders Mortensen)
• "Handel: Cleopatra"
  • Natalie Dessay (Emmanuelle Haïm; Le Concert D'Astrée)
• "Purcell: O Solitude"
  • Andreas Scholl (Stefano Montanari; Christophe Dumaux; Accademia Bizantina)
• "Three Baroque Tenors"
  • Ian Bostridge (Bernard Labadie; Mark Bennett, Andrew Clarke, Sophie Daneman, Alberto Grazzi, Jonathan Gunthorpe, Benjamin Hulett & Madeline Shaw; The English Concert)

"Aldridge, Robert: Elmer Gantry" – Robert Aldridge & Herschel Garfein

• "Crumb, George: The Ghosts of Alhambra" – George Crumb
• "Friedman, Jefferson: String Quartet No. 3" – Jefferson Friedman
• "Mackey, Steven: Lonely Motel – Music From Slide" – Steven Mackey
• "Ruders, Poul: Piano Concerto No. 2" – Poul Ruders

Music Video

"Rolling in the Deep" – Adele

• "Yes I Know" – Memory Tapes
  • Eric Epstein, video director & video producer
• "All Is Not Lost" – OK Go
  • Itamar Kubovy, Damian Kulash & Trish Sie, video directors; Shirley Moyers, video producer
• "Lotus Flower" – Radiohead
  • Garth Jennings, video director & video producer
• "First of the Year (Equinox)" – Skrillex
  • Tony Truand, video director; Noah Klein, video producer
• "Perform This Way" – "Weird Al" Yankovic
  • "Weird Al" Yankovic, video director; Cisco Newman, video producer

Foo Fighters: Back and Forth – Foo Fighters

• I Am... World Tour – Beyoncé
  • Beyoncé, Ed Burke & Frank Gatson, Jr., video directors; Beyoncé & Camille Yorrick, video producers
• Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon – Kings of Leon
  • Stephen C. Mitchell, video director; Casey McGrath, video producer
• Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest – A Tribe Called Quest
  • Michael Rapaport, video director; Robert Benavides, Debra Koffler, Eric Matthies, Frank Mele, Edward Parks & A Tribe Called Quest, video producers
• Nine Types of Light – TV on the Radio
  • Tunde Adebimpe, video director; Michelle An & Braj, video producers

Penghargaan Merit Khusus

• Paul McCartney

• Sir Richard Branson

• Allman Brothers Band
• Glen Campbell
• Tom Jobim
• Roy Haynes
• George Jones
• The Memphis Horns
• Diana Ross
• Gil Scott-Heron

• Dave Bartholomew
• Steve Jobs
• Rudy Van Gelder

• Roger Nichols
• Celemony

Artis dengan beberapa nominasi dan penghargaan

Para artis berikut menerima beberapa nominasi: Tujuh: Kanye West Enam: Adele, Bruno Mars, Foo Fighters Lima: Lil Wayne, Radiohead, Skrillex Empat: Bon Iver, Drake, Jay-Z, Mumford & Sons, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna Tiga: Blake Shelton, Brandon Heath, Cee Lo Green, Chris Brown, Chris Tomlin, Coldplay, Deadmau5, Fergie, Jason Aldean, Kelly Price, Lady Gaga, Ledisi, Lupe Fiasco, Taylor Swift, Eminem Dua: Alexandre Desplat, Beyoncé, Charlie Wilson, Christina Aguilera, Daft Punk, David Guetta, Dr. Dre, Foster the People, Gillian Welch, Katy Perry, Kenny Chesney, Kirk Franklin, Kings of Leon, Marsha Ambrosius, Mary Mary, Robyn, R. Kelly, Seth MacFarlane, Skylar Grey, Thompson Square, The Civil Wars, Tony Bennett, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Wiz Khalifa, Afrojack

Para artis berikut menerima beberapa penghargaan: Enam: Adele Lima: Foo Fighters Empat: Kanye West Tiga: Skrillex Dua: Tony Bennett, Bon Iver, Cee Lo Green, Fergie, The Civil Wars, Taylor Swift

Referensi

1. LL Cool J To Host 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards
2. Recording Academy, CBS enter 10-year Grammy deal Diarsipkan 2012-06-04 di Archive.is, Associated Press, June 21, 2011
3. "Jason Aldean, Lady Gaga To Perform At "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!!"". GRAMMY.com. 2011-10-25. Diakses tanggal 2011-11-18. 
4. "Paul McCartney Is 2012 MusiCares Person Of The Year". GRAMMY.com. Diakses tanggal 2011-11-18. 
5. GRAMMY Pre-Telecast Ceremony To Stream Live Internationally
6. Architect Frank Gehry Creates Official Artwork for the 54th Annual Grammy 2012-03-05 di Wayback Machine., Grammy.org December 8, 2011
7. Grammys 2012: Whitney Houston tribute to be sung by Jennifer Hudson
8. "Grammy.com". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. February 12, 2012. Diakses tanggal February 12, 2012. 
9. "Adele wins 6 Grammys, including record of the year". The Clarion-Ledger. Gannett Company. February 12, 2012. Diakses tanggal February 12, 2012. 
10. The Beach Boys To Reunite At 54th GRAMMY Awards
11. . Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2012-02-17. Diakses tanggal 2012-02-20. 
12. The 54th Grammy Awards Nominees List
13. The Recording Academy, Clive Davis Partner For Pre-GRAMMY Gala
14. Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Announces

Pranala luar

• NARAS
• CBS GRAMMY Site