Grammy Awards 2011
The 53rd Grammy Awards · Held February 13, 2011 · 72 categories · everything in 2011
Album of the Year
- Winner The Suburbs
- Nominee Need You Now · Lady A
- Nominee Recovery · Eminem
- Nominee Teenage Dream · Katy Perry
- Nominee The Fame Monster · Lady Gaga
Record of the Year
- Winner Need You Now · Lady A
- Nominee Empire State of Mind · Jay-Z, Alicia Keys
- Nominee F*** You · Cee-Lo Green
- Nominee Love the Way You Lie · Eminem, Rihanna
- Nominee Nothin' on You · B.o.B, Bruno Mars
Song of the Year
- Winner Need You Now · Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott
- Nominee Beg, Steal or Borrow · Ray LaMontagne
- Nominee F*** You · Cee-Lo Green, Bruno Mars
- Nominee Love the Way You Lie · Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman
- Nominee The House That Built Me · Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin
Best New Artist
- Winner Esperanza Spalding
- Nominee Drake
- Nominee Florence & The Machine
- Nominee Justin Bieber
- Nominee Mumford & Sons
- Nominee Nicki Minaj
Best Alternative Music Album
- Winner Black Mud · The Black Keys
- Nominee Broken Bells · Broken Bells
- Nominee Contra · Vampire Weekend
- Nominee Infinite Arms · Band of Horses
- Nominee The Suburbs · Arcade Fire
Best Americana Album
- Winner You Are Not Alone · Mavis Staples
- Nominee Band of Joy · Robert Plant
- Nominee Country Music · Willie Nelson
- Nominee Do the Murray · Los Lobos
- Nominee The List · Rosanne Cash
Best Banda Album
- Winner Enamórate de Mí · El Guero Y Su Banda Centenario
- Nominee Ando Bien Pedo
- Nominee Caricias Compradas...
- Nominee Con la Fuerza del Corrido
- Nominee Todo Depende de Ti
Best Bluegrass Album
- Winner Mountain Soul II · Patty Loveless
- Nominee Circles Around Me · Sam Bush
- Nominee Family Circle · Del McCoury Band, The Del McCoury Band
- Nominee Legacy + · Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band
- Nominee Reckless · The Steel Drivers
Best Comedy Album
- Winner Stark Raving Black · Lewis Black
- Nominee Cho Dependent · Margaret Cho
- Nominee I Told You I Was Freaky · Flight of the Conchords
- Nominee Kathy Griffin Does the Bible Belt · Kathy Griffin
- Nominee Weapons of Self Destruction · Robin Williams
Best Contemporary Blues Album
- Winner Living Proof · Buddy Guy
- Nominee Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook · Bettye LaVette
- Nominee Live! In Chicago · Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, Hubert Sumlin, Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith, Bryan Lee
- Nominee Nothing's Impossible · Solomon Burke
- Nominee Tribal · Dr. John, the Lower 911
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
- Winner Take Your Pick · Larry Carlton, Tak Matsumoto
- Nominee Everything Is Everything: The Music of Donny Hathaway · Kirk Whalum
- Nominee Heart and Soul · Kenny G
- Nominee Pushing the Envelope · Gerald Albright
- Nominee Singularity · Robby Krieger
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
- Winner The Stanley Clarke Band · Stanley Clarke
- Nominee Backatown · Trombone Shorty
- Nominee Never Can Say Goodbye · Joey DeFrancesco
- Nominee Now Is the Time · Jeff Lorber
- Nominee To the One · John McLaughlin
Best Contemporary R&B Album
- Winner Raymond vs. Raymond · Usher
- Nominee Take My Time · Chris Brown
- Nominee The ArchAndroid · Janelle Monáe
- Nominee Transition · Ryan Leslie
- Nominee Untitled · R. Kelly
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
- Winner Still · BeBe & CeCe Winans
- Nominee Aaron Sledge
- Nominee Get Ready
- Nominee Love Unstoppable · Fred Hammond
- Nominee Triumphant
Best Contemporary World Music Album
- Winner Throw Down Your Heart, Africa Sessions Part 2: Unreleased Tracks · Béla Fleck
- Nominee All in One · Bebel Gilberto
- Nominee Bom Tempo · Sérgio Mendes
- Nominee Om Namo Narayanaya: Soul Call
- Nominee ÕŸÖ · Angelique Kidjo
Best Country Album
- Winner Need You Now · Lady A
- Nominee Revolution · Miranda Lambert
- Nominee The Guitar Song · Jamey Johnson
- Nominee Up On The Ridge · Dierks Bentley
- Nominee You Get What You Give · Zac Brown Band
Best Country Instrumental Performance
- Winner Hummingbyrd
- Nominee Magic #9 · Infamous Stringdusters
- Nominee New Chance Blues · Punch Brothers
- Nominee Tattoo of a Smudge · Cherryholmes
- Nominee Willow Creek · Darrell Scott
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Winner Need You Now · Lady A
- Nominee Elizabeth · Dailey & Vincent
- Nominee Free · Zac Brown Band
- Nominee Little White Church · Little Big Town
- Nominee Where Rainbows Never Die · The Steel Drivers
Best Country Song
- Winner Need You Now
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
- Winner Only Girl (In the World) · Rihanna
- Nominee Dance in the Dark · Lady Gaga
- Nominee Dancing on My Own · Robyn
- Nominee In for the Kill · La Roux
- Nominee Rocket · Goldfrapp
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
- Winner The House That Built Me · Miranda Lambert
- Nominee I'd Love To Be Your Last · Gretchen Wilson
- Nominee Satisfied · Jewel
- Nominee Swingin' · LeAnn Rimes
- Nominee Temporary Home · Carrie Underwood
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
- Winner Bad Romance · Lady Gaga
- Nominee Chasing Pirates · Norah Jones
- Nominee Halo · I Am... Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas, Beyoncé
- Nominee King of Anything · Sara Bareilles
- Nominee Teenage Dream · Katy Perry
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
- Winner Bittersweet · Fantasia Barrino
- Nominee Everything to Me · Monica
- Nominee Gone Already · Faith Evans
- Nominee Holding You Down · Jazmine Sullivan
- Nominee Tired · Kelly Price
Best Folk Album
- Winner God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise · Ray LaMontagne
- Nominee Dream Attic · Richard Thompson
- Nominee Love Is Strange: En Vivo Con Tino · Jackson Browne, David Lindley
- Nominee Somedays the Song Writes You · Guy Clark
- Nominee The Age of Miracles · Mary Chapin Carpenter
Best Hard Rock Performance
- Winner New Fang · Them Crooked Vultures
- Nominee A Looking in View · Alice in Chains
- Nominee Between the Lines · Stone Temple Pilots
- Nominee Black Rain · Soundgarden
- Nominee Let Me Hear You Scream · Ozzy Osbourne
Best Hawaiian Music Album
- Winner Huana Ke Aloha · Tia Carrere
- Nominee Amy Hanaiali'i and Slack Key Masters of Hawaii
- Nominee Maui on My Mind – Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar
- Nominee Polani · Daniel Ho
- Nominee The Legend
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- Winner Moody 4B · James Moody
- Nominee Historicity · Vijay Iyer Trio
- Nominee Positootly! · John Beasley
- Nominee Providencia · Danilo Pérez
- Nominee The New Song and Dance · Clayton Brothers
Best Jazz Performance
- Winner A Change Is Gonna Come · Herbie Hancock
- Nominee Body and Soul · Keith Jarrett
- Nominee Lonely Woman · Hank Jones
- Nominee Solar · Alan Broadbent
- Nominee Van Gogh · Wynton Marsalis
Best Jazz Vocal Album
- Winner Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee Bridgewater · Dee Dee Bridgewater
- Nominee Ages · Lorraine Feather
- Nominee Freddy Cole Sings Mr. B · Freddy Cole
- Nominee Water · Gregory Porter
- Nominee When Lights Are Low · Denise Donatelli
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- Winner Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard · Mingus Big Band
- Nominee 54 · Metropole Orkest, John Scofield, Vince Mendoza
- Nominee Autumn: In Moving Pictures Jazz – Chamber Music Vol. 2 · Billy Childs, the Ying String Quartet
- Nominee Infernal Machines · Darcy James Argue
- Nominee Pathways · Dave Holland
Best Latin Jazz Album
- Winner Chucho's Steps · Chucho Valdés
- Nominee Psychedelic Blues
- Nominee Second Chance · Hector Martignon
- Nominee Tango Grill
- Nominee ¡Bien Bien!
Best Latin Pop Album
- Winner Paraíso Express · Alejandro Sanz
- Nominee Alex Cuba · Alex Cuba
- Nominee Boleto de Entrada · Kany García
- Nominee Otra Cosa · Julieta Venegas
- Nominee Poquita Ropa · Ricardo Arjona
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
- Winner El Existential · Grupo Fantasma
- Nominee 1977 · Ana Tijoux
- Nominee Amor Vincit Omnia · Draco Rosa
- Nominee Bulevar 2000 · Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich+Fussible
- Nominee Oro · ChocQuibTown
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
- Winner 'Til Summer Comes Around · Keith Urban
- Nominee Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song) · Toby Keith
- Nominee Gettin' You Home · Chris Young
- Nominee Macon · Jamey Johnson
- Nominee Turning Home · David Nail
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- Winner Just the Way You Are · Bruno Mars
- Nominee Half of My Heart · John Mayer
- Nominee Haven't Met You Yet · Michael Bublé
- Nominee This Is It · Michael Jackson
- Nominee Whataya Want from Me · Adam Lambert
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
- Winner There Goes My Baby · Usher
- Nominee Finding My Way Back · Jaheim
- Nominee Second Chance · El DeBarge
- Nominee We're Still Friends · Kirk Whalum, Musiq Soulchild
- Nominee Why Would You Stay · Kem
Best Melodic Rap Performance
- Winner Empire State of Mind · Jay-Z, Alicia Keys
- Nominee Deuces · Chris Brown, Tyga, Kevin McCall
- Nominee Love the Way You Lie · Eminem, Rihanna
- Nominee Nothin' on You · B.o.B, Bruno Mars
- Nominee Wake Up Everybody · John Legend, The Grand Wizzards, Melanie Fiona, Common
Best Metal Performance
- Winner El Dorado · Iron Maiden
- Nominee Hate Worldwide · Slayer
- Nominee In Your Words · Lamb of God
- Nominee Let the Guilt Go · Korn
- Nominee Sudden Death · Megadeth
Best Musical Album for Children
- Winner Tomorrow's Children · Pete Seeger
- Nominee Here Comes Science · They Might Be Giants
- Nominee Jungle Gym · Justin Roberts
- Nominee Sunny Days
- Nominee Weird Things Are Everywhere! · Judy Pancoast
Best Native American Music Album
Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album
- Winner Miho: Journey to the Mountain · Paul Winter Consort
- Nominee Dancing into Silence
- Nominee Instrumental Oasis, Vol. 4 · Zamora
- Nominee Ocean · Michael DeMaria
- Nominee Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Volume 4 · Kitarō
Best Norteño Album
- Winner Classic
- Nominee Desde la Cantina Volumen 1
- Nominee Indispensable
- Nominee Intensamente
- Nominee Ni Hoy Ni Mañana · Gerardo Ortíz
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- Winner Nessun Dorma · Jeff Beck
- Nominee Flow · Laurie Anderson
- Nominee No Mystery · Stanley Clarke
- Nominee Orchestral Intro · Gorillaz
- Nominee Sleepwalk · Brian Setzer Orchestra
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
- Winner Hey, Soul Sister · Train
- Nominee Babyfather · Sade
- Nominee Don't Stop Believin' · Glee Cast
- Nominee Misery · Maroon 5
- Nominee The Only Exception · Paramore
Best Pop Vocal Album
- Winner The Fame Monster · Lady Gaga
- Nominee Battle Studies · John Mayer
- Nominee I Dreamed a Dream · Susan Boyle
- Nominee My World 2.0 · Justin Bieber
- Nominee Teenage Dream · Katy Perry
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
- Winner Love God. Love People. · Israel Houghton, Israel Breed, New Breed
- Nominee Beauty Will Rise · Steven Curtis Chapman
- Nominee Mosaic · Ricky Skaggs
- Nominee Pieces of a Real Heart · Sanctus Real
- Nominee Tonight · TobyMac
Best R&B Album
- Winner Wake Up! · John Legend, The Grand Wizzards
- Nominee Another Round · Jaheim
- Nominee Back to Me · Fantasia Barrino
- Nominee Still Standing · Monica
- Nominee The Love & War Masterpeace · Raheem DeVaughn
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
- Winner Soldier of Love · Sade
- Nominee Love · Chuck Brown, Jill Scott, Marcus Miller
- Nominee Shine · John Legend, The Grand Wizzards
- Nominee Take My Time · Chris Brown, Tank
- Nominee You've Got a Friend · Ronald Isley, Aretha Franklin
Best R&B Song
- Winner Shine · John Legend
- Nominee Bittersweet · Claude Kelly
- Nominee Finding My Way Back · Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Jaheim, Miquel Jontel
- Nominee Second Chance · El DeBarge
- Nominee Why Would You Stay · Kem
Best Rap Album
- Winner Recovery · Eminem
- Nominee How I Got Over · The Grand Wizzards
- Nominee Thank Me Later · Drake
- Nominee The Adventures Of Bobby Ray · B.o.B
- Nominee The Blueprint 3 · Jay-Z
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
- Winner On to the Next One · Jay-Z, Swizz Beatz
- Nominee Fancy · Drake, T.I., Swizz Beatz
- Nominee Lose My Mind · Young Jeezy, Plies
- Nominee My Chick Bad · Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Nicki Minaj
- Nominee Shutterbugg · Big Boi
Best Rap Solo Performance
- Winner Not Afraid · Eminem
- Nominee How Low · Chris "Ludacris" Bridges
- Nominee I'm Back · T.I.
- Nominee Over · Drake
- Nominee Power · Kanye West
Best Rap Song
- Winner Empire State of Mind · Jay-Z, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Alexander Shuckburgh
- Nominee Love the Way You Lie · Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman, Eminem
- Nominee Not Afraid · Matthew Burnett, Jordan Evans, Luis Resto, M. Samuels
- Nominee Nothin' on You · Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, B.o.B
- Nominee On to the Next One · Swizz Beatz
Best Reggae Album
- Winner Before the Dawn · Buju Banton
- Nominee Isaacs Meets Isaac · Gregory Isaacs, King Isaac
- Nominee Legacy An Acoustic Tribute to Peter Tosh · Andrew Tosh
- Nominee Made in Jamaica · Bob Sinclar
- Nominee One Pop Reggae +
- Nominee Revelation · Lee "Scratch" Perry
Best Rock Album
- Winner The Resistance · Muse
- Nominee Backspacer · Pearl Jam
- Nominee Le Noise · Neil Young
- Nominee Mojo · Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Tom Petty, the Heartbreakers
- Nominee Nessun Dorma · Jeff Beck
Best Rock Gospel Album
- Winner Hello Hurricane · Switchfoot
- Nominee Beautiful Things · Gungor
- Nominee Church Music · David Crowder Band
- Nominee For Those Who Wait · Fireflight
- Nominee Rehab · Lecrae
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
- Winner Hammerhead · Jeff Beck
- Nominee Black Mud · The Black Keys
- Nominee Do the Murray · Los Lobos
- Nominee Kundalini Bonfire · Dave Matthews, Tim Reynolds
- Nominee The Deathless Horsie · Dweezil Zappa
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Winner Tighten Up · The Black Keys
- Nominee I Put a Spell on You · Jeff Beck, Joss Stone
- Nominee Radioactive · Caleb Followill
- Nominee Ready to Start · Arcade Fire
- Nominee Resistance · Muse
Best Rock Song
- Winner Angry World · Neil Young
- Nominee Little Lion Man · Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford, Country Winston
- Nominee Radioactive
- Nominee Resistance · Matthew Bellamy
- Nominee Tighten Up · Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
- Winner Helter Skelter · Paul McCartney
- Nominee Angry World · Neil Young
- Nominee Battle Studies · John Mayer
- Nominee Run Back to Your Side · Eric Clapton, Eric Clapton
- Nominee Silver Rider · Robert Plant, Band of Joy
Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
- Winner The Reason · Diamond Rio
- Nominee Expecting Good Things
- Nominee Journey On · Ty Herndon
- Nominee Live at Oak Tree: Karen Peck & New River
- Nominee Times Like These · Austins Bridge
Best Spoken Word Album
- Winner Earth · Jon Stewart, Samantha Bee, Wyatt Cenac, Jason Jones, John Oliver, Sigourney Weaver
- Nominee A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future... · Michael J. Fox
- Nominee American on Purpose · Craig Ferguson
- Nominee Mere Anarchy · Side Effects, Without Feathers, Woody Allen
- Nominee The Bedwetter · Sarah Silverman
- Nominee This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection · Carol Burnett
Best Spoken Word Album for Children
- Winner Julie Andrews' Collection of Poems, Songs, And Lullabies · Julie Andrews, Emma Walton Hamilton
- Nominee Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition · Selma Blair
- Nominee Healthy Food For Thought: Good Enough to Eat
- Nominee Nanny McPhee Returns · Emma Thompson
- Nominee The Best Candy in the Whole World · Bill Harley
Best Traditional Blues Album
- Winner Joined at the Hip · Pinetop Perkins, Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith
- Nominee Giant · James Cotton
- Nominee Memphis Blues · Cyndi Lauper
- Nominee Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites · Jimmie Vaughan
- Nominee The Well · Charlie Musselwhite
Best Traditional Folk Album
- Winner Genuine Negro Jig · Carolina Chocolate Drops
- Nominee Maria Muldaur & Her Garden Of Joy · Maria Muldaur
- Nominee Memories of John · The John Hartford Stringband
- Nominee Onward and Upward · Luther Dickinson, The Sons Of Mudboy
- Nominee Ricky Skaggs Solo: Songs My Dad Loved · Ricky Skaggs
Best Traditional Gospel Album
- Winner Downtown Church · Patty Griffin
- Nominee A City Called Heaven · Shirley Caesar
- Nominee All in One · Karen Clark Sheard
- Nominee Here I Am · Marvin Sapp
- Nominee The Experience · Vanessa Bell Armstrong
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- Winner Crazy Love · Michael Bublé
- Nominee Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V · Rod Stewart
- Nominee Let It Be Me: Mathis in Nashville · Johnny Mathis
- Nominee Love Is the Answer · Barbra Streisand
- Nominee The Greatest Love Songs of All Time · Barry Manilow
Best Traditional R&B Performance
- Winner Hang On in There · John Legend, The Grand Wizzards
- Nominee Go · Betty Wright
- Nominee In Between · Ryan Shaw
- Nominee When a Woman Loves · R. Kelly
- Nominee You're So Amazing · Calvin Richardson
Best Traditional World Music Album
- Winner Ali and Toumani · Ali Farka Touré, Toumani Diabate
- Nominee Cassius Khan
- Nominee Grace · Soweto Gospel Choir
- Nominee I Speak Fula · Bassekou Kouyate
- Nominee Pure Sounds
- Nominee Tango Universal
Best Tropical Latin Album
- Winner Viva la Tradición · Spanish Harlem Orchestra
- Nominee 100 Sones Cubanos · Edesio Alejandro
- Nominee A Son de Guerra · Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
- Nominee Irrepetible · Gilberto Santa Rosa
- Nominee Sin Salsa No Hay Paraíso · El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
Best Urban/Alternative Performance
- Winner F*** You · Cee-Lo Green
- Nominee Little One · Bilal
- Nominee Orion
- Nominee Still · Eric Roberson
- Nominee Tightrope · Janelle Monáe, Big Boi
Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album
- Winner Zydeco Junkie · Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band, Chubby Carrier, the Bayou Swamp Band
- Nominee Back Home · Pine Leaf Boys
- Nominee Creole Moon: Live at the Blue Moon Saloon · Cedric Watson
- Nominee En Couleurs
- Nominee Happy Go Lucky · D. L. Menard