55th GRAMMY AWARDS – the Folk-Americana results

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[Updated Monday morning, Feb 11, 2013; originally published Sunday night.]
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Folk-Americana artists scored some surprise wins in Sunday night’s 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Here are a few highlights, followed by our detailed coverage. Because this is the GUIDE, we let you avoid all that mainstream media immersion in overpriced ridiculous “fashions” and that worse-than-a-root-canal rap and hip-hop:
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The Surprises and Highlights…
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• Biggest surprise of the night was “ALBUM OF THE YEAR” going to MUMFORD & SONS for “BABEL.” Call ’em “Faux Folk” if you want, but recognize how far we have come since “O Brother, Where Art Thou” fueled the roots music revival and young people decided it was way cooler to be in a new-fangled old-timey string band than an overprocessed electronically-faked pop affair. And Mumford & Sons beat heavy favorites The Black Keys and Fun., and they beat Frank Ocean, and they beat the massive production teams seemingly required for the albums by the last two. And yes, they beat Jack White, who had a team of three, including himself, to make his album. It’s all notable. This GRAMMY differs from “Record of the Year” in who it recognizes, and awards for “Record” and “Album” are different GRAMMYS.
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• JANIS IAN beat Bill Clinton, Michelle Obama, Rachel Maddow, and Ellen DeGeneres to win “Best Spoken Word Album.”
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• The “BEST FOLK ALBUM” winner will surprise folkies whose orientation is unadorned voice and guitar, but we enthusiastically endorse it: The GRAMMY winner is “THE GOAT RODEO SESSIONS,” performed by YO-YO MA, STUART DUNCAN, EDGAR MEYER & CHRIS THILE, and it’s on the Sony Classical label. It prevailed with Academy voters over albums by the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Ry Cooder, Luther Dickinson (a solo project by the co-founder of North Mississippi Allstars), and a multi-artist tribute to Guy Clark.
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• The “BEST FOLK ALBUM” also won the GRAMMY for “BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL,” again for “The Goat Rodeo Sessions,” to RICHARD KING, engineer and mastering engineer, recordings by YO-YO MA, STUART DUNCAN, EDGAR MEYER & CHRIS THILE.
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• The GRAMMY for “Best Long Form Music Video” was a surprise, going not to sh-thump-thud pop practitioners, but to “BIG EASY EXPRESS,” a rootsy performance by MUMFORD & SONS, EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS, & OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW.
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• The “BEST AMERICANA ALBUM” went to BONNIE RAITT for “Slipstream,” edging out The Avett Brothers, The Lumineers, Mumford & Sons, and John Fullbright.
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• “BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM” was won by STEEP CANYON RANGERS for “Nobody Knows You,” beating Dailey & Vincent, The Grascals, Noam Pikelny, and Special Consensus.
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• “BEST BLUES ALBUM” win by DR. JOHN for “Locked Down” resolved some toss-up odds, with that album up against nominees Joan Osborne, Ruthie Foster, Heritage Blues Orchestra, and Shemekia Copeland.
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• “BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM” nominations created an apples-and-oranges match of Louisiana Cajun-zydeco against Hawai’ian artists, following the purge of some GRAMMY Award categories late last year. The winning album was “THE BAND COURTBOUILLON,” by zydeco artists WAYNE TOUPS, STEVE RILEY & WILSON SAVOY. The winning artists are first-rate, but… How could anyone with a ballot have resolved that crazy-quilt of a contest and felt good about it?
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• WOODY GUTHRIE’s name was all over the nomination categories, appropriate since 2012 was the centennial of his birth, and that occasioned many projects by many artists. Indeed, “WOODY AT 100: THE WOODY GUTHRIE CENTENNIAL COLLECTION,” FRITZ KLAETKE, art director, recordings by WOODY GUTHRIE, won the GRAMMY for “Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package.” ELIZABETH MITCHELL’s nomination in the “Best Children's Album” for “Little Seed: Songs For Children By Woody Guthrie,” lost to “Can You Canoe?” by THE OKEE DOKEE BROTHERS.
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• LILA DOWNS, an artist known to Southern California folk fans, won the “Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)” for her “PECADOS Y MILAGROS,” up against some stiff competition.
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• THE BIGGEST SURPRISE MAY BE THAT A TREND CONTINUES, showing that “pop” music is moving away from the electronica-robotic-voice / moronic pounding forms, and continuing to recognize artists who can sing, and who sing songs with coherent and pleasing melody lines. To wit, ADELE is back with a GRAMMY win for “Best Pop Solo Performance” for “Set Fire To the Rain [Live],” and PAUL McCARTNEY’s “Kisses on the Bottom” won “Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.” Granted, that category had an odd matchup against nominees Carole King and Michael Bublé.
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• BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, who many expected to win with “We Take Care of Our Own,” from his album “Wrecking Ball,” was beaten three times by THE BLACK KEYS for “Best Rock Song,” “Best Rock Performance,” and “Best Rock Album.” MUMFORD & SONS were in the running there, too.
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• In COUNTRY music, CARRIE UNDERWOOD won two GRAMMYS, for “Best Country Solo Performance” and “Best Country Song,” in both cases, for “Blown Away,” which she did not write. “Best Country Duo / Group Performance” went to LITTLE BIG TOWN, and the “Best Country Album” winner went to the ZAC BROWN BAND for “Uncaged.”
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• “BANJO DIARY: LESSONS FROM TRADITION,” with STEPHEN WADE as the credited musician and album notes writer, was a nominee for the “Best Album Notes” GRAMMY, but he lost to “SINGULAR GENIUS: THE COMPLETE ABC SINGLES,” by BILLY VERA, album notes writer, with recordings by RAY CHARLES.
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• “BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM” had folkies rooting for two nominees: “Old-Time Smoky Mountain Music: 34 Historic Songs, Ballads, and Instrumentals Recorded in The Great Smoky Mountains by ‘Song Catcher’ Joseph S. Hall,” and “Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection.” The latter was done by compilation producers Jeff Place & Robert Santelli (the same Bob Santelli who runs the GRAMMY MUSEUM in L.A.), and mastering engineer Pete Reiniger, from recordings by Woody Guthrie (on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, who had several nominations in various categories). The winner was “The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Box Set),” ALAN BOYD, MARK LINETT, BRIAN WILSON & DENNIS WOLFE, compilation producers; MARK LINETT, mastering engineer, from recordings by THE BEACH BOYS. (on Capitol Records). It also beat “Ram - Paul McCartney Archive Collection (Deluxe Edition),” recordings by Paul and Linda McCartney.
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DETAILS FOLLOW FOR THE CATEGORIES YOU CARE ABOUT…
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a) “ALBUM OF THE YEAR” (Category 2)
b) “BEST FOLK ALBUM” (Category 48)
c) “BEST AMERICANA ALBUM” (Category 45)
d) “BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM” (Category 46)
e) “BEST BLUES ALBUM” (47)
f) “BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM” (Category 49)
g) “BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM” (Category 53)
h) “BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE” (Category 63)
i) “BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM” (Category 65)
j) “BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)” (Category 43)
k) “BEST CHILDREN'S ALBUM” (Category 52)
L) “BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE” (Category 5)
m) “BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM” (Category 11)
n) “BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE” (Category 12)
o) “BEST ROCK SONG” (Category 14)
p) “BEST ROCK ALBUM” (Category 15)
q) “BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE” (Category 26)
r) “BEST COUNTRY DUO / GROUP PERFORMANCE” (Category 27)
s) “BEST COUNTRY SONG” (Category 28)
t) “BEST COUNTRY ALBUM” (Category 29)
u) “BEST ALBUM NOTES” (Category 64)
v) “BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL” (Category 66)
w) “BEST CHAMBER MUSIC / SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE” (Category 75)
x) “BEST LONG FORM MUSIC VIDEO” (Category 81)
y) “BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM” (Category 55)
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Each of those categories follows with detailed results.
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a) “ALBUM OF THE YEAR” (Category 2)
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Winner: “BABEL,” MUMFORD & SONS, (differs from “Record of the Year” in who it recognizes) MARKUS DRAVS, producer, ROBIN BAYNTON & RUADHRI CUSHNAN, engineers / mixers, BOB LUDWIG, mastering engineer (Glassnote).
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Other nominees: “El Camino,” The Black Keys, The Black Keys & Danger Mouse, producers, Tchad Blake, Tom Elmhirst & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers, Brian Lucey, mastering engineer (Nonesuch); “Some Nights,” Fun., Janelle Monáe, featured artist, Jeff Bhasker, Emile Haynie, Jake One & TommyD, producers, Jeff Bhasker, Pete Bischoff, Jeff Chestek, Rich Costey, Andrew Dawson, Emile Haynie, Ken Lewis, Manny Marroquin, Sonny Pinnar, Pawel Sek & Stuart White, engineers / mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer (Fueled By Ramen); “Channel Orange,” Frank Ocean, with featured artists André 3000, John Mayer, Earl Sweatshirt & Tyler, The Creator, and Om'Mas Keith, Malay, Frank Ocean, Pharrell & Shea Taylor, producers, Calvin Bailif, Andrew Coleman, Jeff Ellis, Doug Fenske, Om'Mas Keith, Malay, Frank Ocean, Ken Oriole, Philip Scott, Mark "Spike" Stent, Pat Thrall, Marcos Tovar & Vic Wainstein, engineers / mixers, Vlado Meller, mastering engineer (Def Jam); “Blunderbuss,” Jack White, Jack White, producer, Vance Powell & Jack White, engineers / mixers, Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Third Man/Columbia Records).
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b) “BEST FOLK ALBUM” (Category 48)
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Winner: “THE GOAT RODEO SESSIONS,” performed by YO-YO MA, STUART DUNCAN, EDGAR MEYER & CHRIS THILE (Sony Classical).
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Other nominees: “Leaving Eden,” Carolina Chocolate Drops (Nonesuch); “Election Special,” Ry Cooder (Perro Verde/Nonesuch); “Hambone's Meditations,” Luther Dickinson (Songs of the South); “This One's For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark,” by various artists, Shawn Camp & Tamara Saviano, producers (Icehouse Music).
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c) “BEST AMERICANA ALBUM” (Category 45)
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Winner: “SLIPSTREAM,” by BONNIE RAITT (Redwing Records).
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Other nominees: “The Carpenter,” The Avett Brothers (Universal Republic); “From The Ground Up,” John Fullbright (Blue Dirt Records); “The Lumineers” The Lumineers (Dualtone Music Group); “Babel,” Mumford & Sons (Glassnote).
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d) “BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM” (Category 46)
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Winner: “NOBODY KNOWS YOU,” performed by STEEP CANYON RANGERS (Rounder).
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Other nominees: “The Gospel Side Of,” Dailey & Vincent (Rounder/Cracker Barrel); “Life Finds A Way,” The Grascals (Mountain Home Music Company); “Beat The Devil And Carry A Rail,” Noam Pikelny (Compass Records); “Scratch Gravel Road,” Special Consensus (Compass Records).
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e) “BEST BLUES ALBUM” (47)
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Winner: “LOCKED DOWN,” performed by DR. JOHN (Nonesuch)
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Other nominees: “33 1/3,” Shemekia Copeland (Telarc International); “Let It Burn,” Ruthie Foster (Blue Corn Music); “And Still I Rise,” Heritage Blues Orchestra (Raisin' Music); “Bring It On Home,” Joan Osborne (Saguaro Road).
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f) “BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM” (Category 49)
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Winner: “THE BAND COURTBOUILLON,” WAYNE TOUPS, STEVE RILEY & WILSON SAVOY (Valcour Records).
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Other nominees: “Malama Ko Aloha (Keep Your Love),” Keola Beamer ('Ohe Records); “Shi Kéyah – Songs For The People,” Radmilla Cody (Canyon Records); “Pilialoha,” Weldon Kekauoha ('Ohelo Records); “Nothin' But The Best,” Corey Ledet With Anthony Dopsie And André Thierry (Corey Ledet).
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g) “BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM” (Category 53)
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Winner: “SOCIETY'S CHILD: MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY,” JANIS IAN (Audible, Inc.).
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Other nominees: “American Grown (Michelle Obama),” by various artists, Scott Creswell & Dan Zitt, producers (Random House Audio/Books on Tape); “Back To Work: Why We Need Smart Government For A Strong Economy,” Bill Clinton (Random House Audio/Books on Tape); “Drift: The Unmooring Of American Military Power,” Rachel Maddow (Random House Audio/Books on Tape); “Seriously... I'm Kidding,” Ellen DeGeneres (Hachette Audio).
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h) “BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE” (Category 63)
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Winner: “WOODY AT 100: THE WOODY GUTHRIE CENTENNIAL COLLECTION,” FRITZ KLAETKE, art director, recordings by WOODY GUTHRIE (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings).
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Other nominees: “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Soundtrack From The Motion Picture),” Rob Sheridan, art director, music by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (Null/Madison Gate Records); “Go Fly A Kite,” Kate Iltis, Ben Kweller, Liz Kweller, Erin Mayes, art directors, music by Ben Kweller (The Noise Company); “Ram - Paul McCartney Archive Collection (Deluxe Edition),” Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors, music by Paul And Linda McCartney (Hear Music); “Some Girls: Super Deluxe Edition,” Stephen Kennedy & Jimmy Tilley, art directors, performed by The Rolling Stones (UMe/Universal Republic).
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i) “BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM” (Category 65)
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Winner: “THE SMILE SESSIONS (Deluxe Box Set),” ALAN BOYD, MARK LINETT, BRIAN WILSON & DENNIS WOLFE, compilation producers; MARK LINETT, mastering engineer, recordings by THE BEACH BOYS. (Capitol Records).
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Other nominees: “He Is My Story: The Sanctified Soul Of Arizona Dranes,” Josh Rosenthal, compilation producer; Bryan Hoffa & Christopher King, mastering engineers, recordings by Arizona Dranes (Tompkins Square); “Old-Time Smoky Mountain Music: 34 Historic Songs, Ballads, and Instrumentals Recorded in The Great Smoky Mountains by ‘Song Catcher’ Joseph S. Hall,” Kent Cave, Michael Montgomery & Ted Olson, compilation producers; John Fleenor & Steve Kemp, mastering engineers, recordings by various artists (Great Smoky Mountains Association); “Opika Pende: Africa At 78 RPM,” Steven Lance Ledbetter & Jonathan Ward, compilation producers, Michael Graves, mastering engineer, recordings by various artists (Dust-to-Digital); “Ram - Paul McCartney Archive Collection (Deluxe Edition),” Paul McCartney, compilation producer, Simon Gibson, Guy Massey & Steve Rooke, mastering engineers, recordings by Paul and Linda McCartney (MPL/Hear Music/Concord); “Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection,” Jeff Place & Robert Santelli, compilation producers, Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer, recordings by Woody Guthrie (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings).
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j) “BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)” (Category 43)
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Winner: “PECADOS Y MILAGROS,” LILA DOWNS (Sony Music).
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k) “BEST CHILDREN'S ALBUM” (Category 52)
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Winner: “Can You Canoe?” THE OKEE DOKEE BROTHERS (Okee Dokee Music LLC).
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Other nominees: “High Dive And Other Things That Could Have Happened...” Bill Harley (Round River Records); “JumpinJazz Kids - A Swinging Jungle Tale - Featuring Al Jarreau, Hubert Laws And Dee Dee Bridgewater,” James Murray & Various Artists (JumpinJazzKids); “Little Seed: Songs For Children By Woody Guthrie,” Elizabeth Mitchell (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings); “Radio Jungle,” The Pop Ups (The Pop Ups).
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L) “BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE” (Category 5)
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Winner: “SET FIRE TO THE RAIN [Live],” ADELE, track from “Live at the Royal Albert Hall” (XL/Columbia).
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m) “BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM” (Category 11)
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Winner: “KISSES ON THE BOTTOM,” PAUL McCARTNEY (Hear Music).
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Other nominees: “Christmas,” Michael Bublé (143/Reprise); “A Holiday Carole,” Carole King (Hear Music).
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n) “BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE” (Category 12)
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Winner: “LONELY BOY,” THE BLACK KEYS, track from “El Camino” (Nonesuch).
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Other nominees: “Hold On,” Alabama Shakes, track from “Boys & Girls” (ATO Records); “Charlie Brown,” Coldplay (Capitol); “I Will Wait,” Mumford & Sons, track from “Babel” (Glassnote); “We Take Care Of Our Own,” Bruce Springsteen, track from “Wrecking Ball” (Columbia Records).
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o) “BEST ROCK SONG” (Category 14)
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Winner: “LONELY BOY,” DAN AUERBACH, BRIAN BURTON & PATRICK CARNEY, songwriters, performed by THE BLACK KEYS, track from “El Camino” (Nonesuch; Publisher, McMoore McLesst Publishing).
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Other nominees: “Freedom At 21,” Jack White, songwriter and performer, track from “Blunderbuss” ( Columbia Records/ Third Man Records; Publisher: Third String Tunes); “I Will Wait,” Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall & Marcus Mumford, songwriters, performed by Mumford & Sons, track from “Babel” (Glassnote); “Madness,” Matthew Bellamy, songwriter, performed by Muse (Warner Bros.; Publisher, Warner Chappell); “We Take Care Of Our Own,” Bruce Springsteen, songwriter and performer, track from “Wrecking Ball” (Columbia Records; publisher, Bruce Springsteen).
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p) “BEST ROCK ALBUM” (Category 15)
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Winner: “EL CAMINO,” THE BLACK KEYS (Nonesuch).
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Other nominees: “Mylo Xyloto,” Coldplay (Capitol); “The 2nd Law,” Muse (WB); “Wrecking Ball.” Bruce Springsteen (Columbia Records); “Blunderbuss,” Jack White (Columbia Records/ Third Man Records).
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q) “BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE” (Category 26)
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Winner: “BLOWN AWAY,” CARRIE UNDERWOOD, track from “Blown Away” (19 Recordings Limited/Arista Nashville).
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Other nominees: “Home,” Dierks Bentley (Capitol Records Nashville); “Springsteen,” Eric Church (EMI Records Nashville); “Cost Of Livin',” Ronnie Dunn (Arista Nashville); “Wanted,” Hunter Hayes, track from “Hunter Hayes” (Atlantic); “Over,” Blake Shelton, track from “Red River Blue” (Warner Bros. Records).
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r) “BEST COUNTRY DUO / GROUP PERFORMANCE” (Category 27)
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Winner: “PONTOON,” LITTLE BIG TOWN (Capitol Records Nashville).
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Other nominees: “Even If It Breaks Your Heart,” Eli Young Band (Republic Nashville); “Safe & Sound,” Taylor Swift & The Civil Wars (Big Machine Records/Universal Republic); “On The Outskirts Of Town,” The Time Jumpers, track from “The Time Jumpers” (Rounder); “I Just Come Here For The Music,” Don Williams featuring Alison Krauss (Sugar Hill Records).
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Winner: “BLOWN AWAY,” JOSH KEAR & CHRIS TOMPKINS, songwriters, performed by CARRIE UNDERWOOD, track from “Blown Away” (19 Recordings Limited/Arista Nashville; Publishers: Global Dog Music/Lunalight Music, Big Loud Songs/Angel River Songs).
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Other nominees: “Cost Of Livin',” Phillip Coleman & Ronnie Dunn, songwriters, performed by Ronnie Dunn (Arista Nashville; Publishers: Tractor Radio Songs, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Showbilly Music).
Other nominees: “Even If It Breaks Your Heart,” Will Hoge & Eric Paslay, songwriters, performed by Eli Young Band (Republic Nashville; Publishers: Cal IV Songs/Will Hoge Music); “So You Don't Have To Love Me Anymore,” Jay Knowles & Adam Wright, songwriters, performed by Alan Jackson (EMI Records Nashville/ACR Records; Publishers: Alrighty Den Music, Dean-Parnell Music, Acme Nashville); “Springsteen,” Eric Church, Jeff Hyde & Ryan Tyndell, songwriters, performed by Eric Church (EMI Records Nashville; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing / Sinnerlina Music/ole Purple Cape Music, Bug Music/Mamma's Cornbread Music).
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t) “BEST COUNTRY ALBUM” (Category 29)
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Winner: “UNCAGED,” ZAC BROWN BAND (Southern Ground/Atlantic).
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Other nominees: “Hunter Hayes,” Hunter Hayes (Atlantic); “Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochran,” Jamey Johnson (Mercury Records); “Four The Record,” Miranda Lambert (The RCA Records Label Nashville); “The Time Jumpers,” The Time Jumpers (Rounder).
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u) “BEST ALBUM NOTES” (Category 64)
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Winner: “SINGULAR GENIUS: THE COMPLETE ABC SINGLES,” BILLY VERA, album notes writer, recordings by RAY CHARLES (Concord).
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Other nominees: “Banjo Diary: Lessons From Tradition,” Stephen Wade, album notes writer, recordings by Stephen Wade (Smithsonian Folkways); “First Recordings: 50th Anniversary Edition,” Hans Olof Gottfridsson, album notes writer, recordings by The Beatles with Tony Sheridan (Time Life); “The Pearl Sessions,” Holly George-Warren, album notes writer, recordings by Janis Joplin (Columbia/Legacy); “Piazzolla In Brooklyn,” Fernando Gonzalez, album notes writer, recordings by Pablo Aslan Quintet (Soundbrush).
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v) “BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL” (Category 66)
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Winner: “THE GOAT RODEO SESSIONS,” RICHARD KING, engineer, RICHARD KING, mastering engineer, recordings by YO-YO MA, STUART DUNCAN, EDGAR MEYER & CHRIS THILE (Sony Classical).
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Other nominees: “The Absence,” Moogie Canazio & Al Schmitt, engineers, Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer recordings by Melody Gardot (Verve/Decca); “Ashes & Fire,” Glyn Johns, engineer, Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer, recordings by Ryan Adams (Capitol); “Love Is A Four Letter Word,” Joe Chiccarelli, Steve Churchyard, Lars Fox, Graham Hope, Tony Maserati & Morgan Stratton, engineers, Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer, recordings by Jason Mraz (Atlantic); “Slingshot,” Helik Hadar, engineer, Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer, recordings by Rebecca Pidgeon (Decca/Toy Canteen Records).
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w) “BEST CHAMBER MUSIC / SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE” (Category 75)
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Winner: “MEANWHILE,” EIGHTH BLACKBIRD (Cedille Records)
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Other nominees included “Americana,” by the Modern Mandolin Quartet (Sono Luminus).
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x) “BEST LONG FORM MUSIC VIDEO” (Category 81)
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Winner: “BIG EASY EXPRESS,” performed by MUMFORD & SONS, EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS, & OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW; EMMETT MALLOY, video director; BRYAN LING, MIKE LUBA & TIM LYNCH, video producers (S2BN Films).
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Other nominees: “Bring Me Home - Live 2011,” performed by Sade, Sophie Muller, video director, Roger Davies, Grant Jue & Sophie Muller, video producers (Epic); “Radio Music Society,” performed by Esperanza Spalding, Pilar Sanz, video director, Esperanza Spalding, video producer (Heads Up International/Montuno Producciones/Esperanza Spalding Productions); “Get Along,” performed by Tegan & Sara, Danny O’Malley, Salazar & Elinor Svoboda, video directors, Nick Blasko, Piers Henwood, Sara Quin & Tegan Quin, video producers (Warner Bros.); “From The Sky Down,” performed by U2, Davis Guggenheim, video director, Belisa Balaban, Brian Celler, Davis Guggenheim& Ted Skillman, video producers (Ume / Interscope / UMG / Mercury).
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y) “BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM” (Category 55)
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Winner: “ONCE: A NEW MUSICAL,” STEVE KAZEE & CRISTIN MILIOTI, principal soloists, STEVEN EPSTEIN & MARTIN LOWE, producers, Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, composers / lyricists, performed by original Broadway cast with STEVE KAZEE, CRISTIN MILIOTI & others (Masterworks).
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Other nominees: “Follies,” Danny Burstein, Jan Maxwell, Elaine Paige, Bernadette Peters & Ron Raines, principal soloists, Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, producers, Stephen Sondheim, composer/lyricist, performed by New Broadway Cast with Danny Burstein, Jan Maxwell, Elaine Paige, Bernadette Peters, Ron Raines & others (PS Classics); “The Gershwins' Porgy And Bess,” David Alan Grier, Norm Lewis & Audra McDonald, principal soloists, Tommy Krasker, producer, George Gershwin, composer; Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward & DuBose Heyward, lyricists, performed by New Broadway Cast with Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis, David Alan Grier & others (PS Classics); “Newsies,” Jeremy Jordan & Kara Lindsay, principal soloists, Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken & Chris Montan, producers, Alan Menken, composer, Jack Feldman, lyricist, performed by Original Broadway Cast with Jeremy Jordan, Kara Lindsay & others (Ghostlight Records / Razor & Tie); “Nice Work If You Can Get It,” Matthew Broderick & Kelli O'Hara, principal soloists, David Chase, Bill Elliott & Robert Sher, producers, George Gershwin, composer, Ira Gershwin, lyricist, performed by Original Broadway Cast with Matthew Broderick, Kelli O'Hara & others (Shout! Factory).
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