Mumford & Sons nominovani su za album i amerikana album godine (Babel), rok interpretaciju, rok pjesmu (I Will Wait), pjesmu za vizelne medije (Learn me Right za crtani „Brave”) i spot duge forme (Big Easy Express).
Njujorški bend fun. nominovan je za najbolji snimak, pjesmu, pop duo/grupno izvođenje (We Are Young), najbolji album i pop vokalni album (Some Nights) i nove umetnike.
25-godišnji reper Frenk Oušen, koji je uzburkao hip hop industriju izjavom da mu je prva ljubav bila muškarac, ostvario je veliki uspjeh kod kritike i publike svojim debi albumom „Channel Orange”.
Nominovan je za snimak godine (Thinking Bout You), album godine, urbani savremeni album, novog umjetnika, rep saradnju i kratku formu (No Church In the Wild).
Rok duo iz Ohaja, The Black Keys, ima pet nominacija (album, rok album – El Camino; snimak, rok interpretacija, rok pjesma – Lonely Boy), dok je frontmen Den Auerbah nominovan i za neklasičnog producenta godine za radu na četiri albuma.
Keli Klarkson jedna je od malobrojnih nominovanih ženskih muzičara – za snimak godine, najbolju pjesmu i najbolji pop vokalno izvođenje (Stronger/What Doesn't Kill You).
I Rijana je dobila tri nominacije, za najbolje pop solo izvođenje (Where Have You Been), rep saradnju (Talk That Talk) i kratku formu (We Found Love).
Brus Springstin je pokazao da u njemu i dalje ima ogromne kreatvne žestine. Njegov singl We Take Care of Our Own je nomnovan za najbolju rok interpretaciju i rok pjesmu a Wrecking Ball je u konkurenciji za najbolji rok album.
Brusov uticaj prelio se i na druge kategorije. Kantri pjevač Erik Čerč je nominovan za najbolju kantri pjesmu i najbolju kantri solo interpretaciju za svoje ljubavno pismo The Bossu – „Springsteen”.
Gremiji ne bi bili gremiji bez najnagrađenije muzičarke u istoriji nagrade – Alison Kraus. Ona je nominovana za kantri duo/grupnu interpretaciju za saradnju sa Donom Vilijamsom pod nazivom I Just Come Here For The Music.
U svijetu džeza, Čik Korija ima pet nominacija, a Najbolji džez vokalni album biće veoma jaka kategorija: tu su Deniz Donateli, Kurt Eling, Al Džaro, Lusijana Souza i Esperanca Spalding.
Još neke veličine su dospjele na listu nominovanih: Dr Džon za Najbolji bluz album (Locked Down), Boni Rajt za amerikana album (Slipstream), Džimi Klif za rege album (Rebirth), Raj Kuder za folk album (Election Special), Tom Vejts za alternativni album (Bad As Me), dok je Pol Makartni nominovan u tri kategorije: tradicionalni pop vokalni album (Kisses on the Bottom), istorijski album i boks set ili Specijalno izdanje (reizdanje albuma Ram iz 1971).
Dodjela 55. „Gremija” biće održana 10. februara u Los Anđelesu. Tom prilikom britanskim rokerima iz benda The Who biće uručena nagrada za životno djelo.
Konkurencija:
Record Of The Year
Lonely Boy – The Black Keys
Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) – Kelly Clarkson
We Are Young – Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe
Somebody That I Used to Know – Gotye Featuring Kimbra
Thinkin Bout You – Frank Ocean
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together – Taylor Swift
Album Of The Year
El Camino – The Black Keys
Some Nights – Fun.
Babel – Mumford & Sons
Channel Orange – Frank Ocean
Blunderbuss – Jack White
Song Of The Year
The A Team
Adorn
Call Me Maybe
Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)
We Are Young
Best New Artist
Alabama Shakes
Fun.
Hunter Hayes
The Lumineers
Frank Ocean
Best Rock Song
Freedom At 21
I Will Wait
Lonely Boy
Madness
We Take Care Of Our Own
Best Rock Album
El Camino – The Black Keys
Mylo Xyloto – Coldplay
The 2nd Law – Muse
Wrecking Ball – Bruce Springsteen
Blunderbuss – Jack White
Best Alternative Music Album
The Idler Wheel Is Wiser… – Fiona Apple
Biophilia – Björk
Making Mirrors – Gotye
Hurry Up, We're Dreaming. – M83
Bad As Me – Tom Waits
Best R&B Album
Black Radio – Robert Glasper Experiment
Back To Love – Anthony Hamilton
Write Me Back – R. Kelly
Beautiful Surprise – Tamia
Open Invitation – Tyrese
Best Rap Album
Take Care – Drake
Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1 – Lupe Fiasco
Life Is Good – Nas
Undun – The Roots
God Forgives, I Don't – Rick Ross
Based On A T.r.u. Story – 2 Chainz
Best Country Album
Uncaged – Zac Brown Band
Hunter Hayes – Hunter Hayes
Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochran – Jamey Johnson
Four The Record – Miranda Lambert
The Time Jumpers – The Time Jumpers
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Soul Shadows – Denise Donatelli
1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project – Kurt Elling
Live – Al Jarreau (and The Metropole Orkest)
The Book Of Chet – Luciana Souza
Radio Music Society – Esperanza Spalding
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Further Explorations – Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez & Paul Motian
Hot House – Chick Corea & Gary Burton
Seeds From The Underground – Kenny Garrett
Blue Moon – Ahmad Jamal
Unity Band – Pat Metheny Unity Band
Best Blues Album
33 1/3 – Shemekia Copeland
Locked Down – Dr. John
Let It Burn – Ruthie Foster
And Still I Rise – Heritage Blues Orchestra
Bring It On Home – Joan Osborne
Best Folk Album
Leaving Eden – Carolina Chocolate Drops
Election Special – Ry Cooder
Hambone's Meditations – Luther Dickinson
The Goat Rodeo Sessions – Yo-yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile
This One's For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark – (Various Artists)
Best Reggae Album
Rebirth – Jimmy Cliff
Miracle – The Original Wailers
Tomahawk Technique – Sean Paul
New Legend – Jamaica 50th Edition – Sly & Robbie & The Jam Masters
Reggae Got Soul: Unplugged On Strawberry Hill – Toots And The Maytals
Best World Music Album
Folila – Amadou & Mariam
On A Gentle Island Breeze – Daniel Ho
Jabulani – Hugh Masekela
Traveller – Anoushka Shankar
The Living Room Sessions Part 1 – Ravi Shankar
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
The Adventures Of Tintin – The Secret Of The Unicorn
The Artist
The Dark Knight Rises
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoos
Hugo
Journey
Best Orchestral Performance
Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride In A Fast Machine – Michael Tilson Thomas, Conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 – Iván Fischer, Conductor (Budapest Festival Orchestra)
Music For A Time Of War – Carlos Kalmar, Conductor (Oregon Symphony)
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances – Valery Gergiev, Conductor (London Symphony Orchestra)