There were lot of nominees but i selected top 10 according to me. see below.

• Adele

• Gotye and Kimbra

• Babel, Mumford & Sons

• Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess

• Skrillex

• Paul McCartney

• The Black Keys

• Halestorm

• Usher

• Chris Botti