Si bien los grammy no se pueden jactar de ser los grandes premios sobre el heavy metal tienen a sus nominados, a continuación las categorías y los nominados:
Mejor actuación del Metal:
Anthrax – “T.N.T.” (AC/DC cover)
Black Sabbath – “God Is Dead?“
Dream Theater – “The Enemy Inside“
Killswitch Engage – “In Due Time“
Volbeat – “Room 24” (feat. King Diamond)
Mejor actuación del rock:
Alabama Shakes – “Always Alright“
David Bowie – “The Stars (Are Out Tonight)“
Imagine Dragons – “Radioactive“
Led Zeppelin – “Kashmir” (live from “Celebration Day“)
Queens Of The Stone Age – “My God Is The Sun“
Jack White – “I’m Shakin’“
Mejor canción de Rock:
Gary Clark Jr. – “Ain’t Messin ‘Round“
Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear – “Cut Me Some Slack“
Rolling Stones – “Doom And Gloom“
Black Sabbath – “God Is Dead?“
Muse – “Panic Station“
Mejor disco de rock:
Black Sabbath – “13“
David Bowie – “The Next Day“
Kings Of Leon – “Mechanical Bull“
Led Zeppelin – “Celebration Day“
Queens Of The Stone Age – “…Like Clockwork“
Neil Young With Crazy Hose – “Psychedelic Pill“
Mejor disco alternativo:
Neko Case – “The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You“
The National – “Trouble Will Find Me“
Nine Inch Nails – “Hesitation Marks“
Tame Impala – “Lonerism“
Vampire Weekend – “Modern Vampires Of The City“
Mejor pack:
Geneseo – “Automatic Music Can Be Fun“
Reckless Kelly – “Long Night Moon“
Jay-Z – “Magna Carta…Holy Grail“
Metallica – “Through The Never (Music From The Motion Picture)“
David Bowie – “The Next Day“
Álbum mejor producidol:
Pistol Annies – “Annie Up“
Madeleine Peyroux – “The Blue Room“
Alice In Chains – “The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here“
Queens Of The Stone Age – “…Like Clockwork“
Andrew Duhon – “The Moorings“
Daft Punk – “Random Access Memories“