Grammy Awards 2012 round up

We couldn’t have done it without the best producer in the world in Butch Vig

The Foo Fighters stormed the Grammys winning a total of 5 gongs including one for the Butch Vig produced Wasting Light. The album of 2011 (IMO) won in the Best Rock Album category.

In total the band won the following;

• Best Rock Album for Wasting Light
• Best Rock Performance for Walk
• Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance for White Limo
• Best Rock Song for Walk
• Best Long Form Music Video

Despite Dave Ghrol calling Butch the “Best producer in the World“, he sadly missed out on the Grammy in the Producer Of The Year category. It was won by Paul Epworth.

Full list of winners from the 2012 Grammy awards

• Album Of The Year: 21 – Adele
• Record Of The Year: “Rolling In The Deep” – Adele
• Best New Artist: Bon Iver
• Best Country Album: Own The Night – Lady Antebellum
• Song Of The Year: “Rolling In The Deep” – Adele
• Best R&B Album: F.A.M.E. – Chris Brown
• Best Rock Performance: “Walk” – Foo Fighters
• Best Rap Performance: “Otis” – Jay-Z/Kanye West
• Best Pop Solo Performance: “Someone Like You” – Adele
• Best Pop Performance By Duo/Group: “Body and Soul” – Tony Bennett/Amy Winehouse
• Best Pop Instrumental Album: The Road From Memphis – Booker T. Jones
• Best Pop Vocal Album: 21 – Adele
• Best Dance Recording: Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites – Skrillex
• Best Dance/Electronic Album: Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites – Skrillex
• Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Duets II – Tony Bennett
• Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance: “White Limo” – Foo Fighters
• Best Rock Song: “Walk” – Foo Fighters
• Best Rock Album: Wasting Light – Foo Fighters
• Best Alternative Music Album: Bon Iver – Bon Iver
• Best R&B Performance: “Is This Love” – Corinne Bailey Rae
• Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: “Fool For You” – Melanie Fiona/Cee-Lo
• Best R&B Song: “Fool For You” – Melanie Fiona/Cee-Lo
• Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: “All Of The Lights” – Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie
• Best Rap Song: “All Of The Lights” – Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie
• Best Rap Album: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West
• Best Country Solo Performance: “Mean” – Taylor Swift
• Best Country Duo/Group Performance: “Barton Hollow” – The Civil Wars
• Best Country Song: “Mean” – Taylor Swift
• Best New Age Album: What’s It All About – Pat Metheny
• Best Improvised Jazz Solo: “500 Miles High” – Chick Corea
• Best Jazz Vocal Album: The Mosaic Project – Terri Lyne Carrington
• Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Forever – Corea, Clarke & White
• Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: The Good Feeling – Christian McBride Big Band
• Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Performance: “Jesus” – L’Andria Johnson
• Best Gospel Song: “Hello Fear” – Kirk Franklin
• Best Contemporary Christian Music Song: “Blessings” – Laura Story
• Best Gospel Album: Hello Fear – Kirk Franklin
• Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: And If Our God Is For Us… – Chris Tomlin
• Best Latin Pop, Rock, Or Urban Album: Drama Y Luz – Maná
• Best Regional Mexican Or Tejano Album: Bicentenario – Pepe Aguilar
• Best Banda Or Norteño Album: Los Tigres Del Norte And Friends – Los Tigres Del Norte
• Best Tropical Latin Album: The Last Mambo – Cachao
• Best Americana Album: Ramble at the Ryman – Levon Helm
• Best Bluegrass Album: Paper Airplane – Alison Krauss & Union Station
• Best Blues Album: Revelator – Tedeschi Trucks Band
• Best Folk Album: Barton Hollow – The Civil Wars
• Best Regional Roots Music Album: Rebirth Of New Orleans – Rebirth Brass Band
• Best Reggae Album: Revelation Pt. 1: The Root of Life – Stephen Marley
• Best World Music Album: Tassili – Tinariwen
• Best Children’s Album: All About Bullies… Big and Small – Various Artists
• Best Spoken Word Album: If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t) – Betty White
• Best Comedy Album: Hilarious – Louis C.K.
• Best Musical Theater Album: The Book Of Mormon
• Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Visual Media: Boardwalk Empire – Various Artists
• Best Score Soundtrack Album For Visual Media: The King’s Speech – Alexandre Desplat
• Best Song Written For Visual Media: “I See the Light” – Alan Menken & Glenn Slater
• Best Instrumental Composition: “Life In Eleven” – Béla Fleck & Howard Levy
• Best Instrumental Arrangement: “Rhapsody In Blue” – Gordon Goodwin
• Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists: “Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)” – Jorge Calandrelli
• Best Recording Package: Scenes From The Suburbs – Caroline Robert, art director (Arcade Fire)
• Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package: The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story – Dave Bett & Michelle Holme, art directors (Bruce Springsteen)
• Best Album Notes: Hear Me Howling!: Blues, Ballads & Beyond As Recorded By The San Francisco Bay By Chris Strachwitz In The 1960s – Adam Machado, album notes writer (Various Artists)
  Best Historical Album: Band on the Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection – Deluxe Edition) – Paul McCartney
• Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: Paper Airplane – Neal Cappellino & Mike Shipley, engineers; Brad Blackwood, mastering engineer (Alison Krauss & Union Station)
• Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Paul Epworth
• Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: “Cinema (Skrillex remix)” – Sonny Moore
• Best Surround Sound Album: Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs (Super Deluxe Edition) – Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Bill Levenson & Elliot Scheiner, surround producers (Derek & The Dominos)
• Best Engineered Album, Classical: Aldridge: Elmer Gantry – Byeong-Joon Hwang & John Newton, engineers; Jesse Lewis, mastering engineer (William Boggs, Keith Phares, Patricia Risley, Vale Rideout, Frank Kelley, Heather Buck, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
• Producer of the Year, Classical: Judith Sherman
• Best Orchestral Performance: “Brahms: Symphony No. 4? – Gustavo Dudamel
• Best Opera Recording: “Adams: Doctor Atomic” – Alan Gilbert, conductor
• Best Choral Performance: “Light & Gold” – Eric Whitacre
• Best Small Ensemble Performance: Mackey: “Lonely Motel – Music From Slide” – Rinde Eckert & Steven Mackey; Eighth Blackbird
• Best Classical Instrumental Solo: Schwantner: Concerto For Percussion & Orchestra – Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
• Best Classical Vocal Solo: “Diva Divo” – Joyce DiDonato
• Best Classical Contemporary Composition: “Elmer Gantry” – Robert Aldridge & Herschel Garfein
• Best Short Form Music Video: “Rolling In The Deep” – Adele
• Best Long Form Music Video: Foo Fighters: Back And Forth – Foo Fighters