Hello
Adele
Greg Kurstin, producer; Julian Burg, Tom Elmhirst, Emile Haynie, Greg Kurstin, Liam Nolan, Alex Pasco & Joe Visciano, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers
Track from: 25
Label: XL Recordings/Columbia Records
Formation
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles, Mike Will Made-It & Pluss, producers; Jaycen Joshua & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
Track from: Lemonade
Label: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records
7 Years
Lukas Graham
Future Animals & Pilo, producers; Delbert Bowers, Sebastian Fogh, Stefan Forrest & David LaBrel, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
Track from: Lukas Graham
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Stressed Out
Twenty One Pilots
Mike Elizondo & Tyler Joseph, producers; Neal Avron & Adam Hawkins, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
Track from: Blurryface
Label: Fueled By Ramen
2.Album Of The Year
25
Adele
Danger Mouse, Samuel Dixon, Paul Epworth, Greg Kurstin, Max Martin, Ariel Rechtshaid, Shellback, The Smeezingtons & Ryan Tedder, producers; Julian Burg, Austen Jux Chandler, Cameron Craig, Samuel Dixon, Tom Elmhirst, Declan Gaffney, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Emile Haynie, Jan Holzner, Michael Ilbert, Chris Kasych, Greg Kurstin, Charles Moniz, Liam Nolan, Alex Pasco, Mike Piersante, Ariel Rechtshaid, Rich Rich, Dave Schiffman, Joe Visciano & Matt Wiggins, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers
Label: XL Recordings/Columbia Records
Lemonade
Beyoncé
James Blake, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd & Jack White, featured artists; Vincent Berry II, Ben Billions, James Blake, BOOTS, Jonny Coffer, Dannyboystyles, Michael Dean, Alex Delicata, Diplo, Derek Dixie, Kevin Garrett, Diana Gordon, HazeBanga, Hit-Boy, Just Blaze, King Henry, Beyoncé Knowles, Ezra Koenig, Jeremy McDonald, MeLo-X, Mike Will Made-It, Pluss, Jack White & Malik Yusef, producers; Mike Dean, Jaycen Joshua, Greg Koller, Tony Maserati, Lester Mendoza, Vance Powell, Joshua V. Smith & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
Label: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records
Purpose
Justin Bieber
Big Sean, Diplo, Halsey, Travis Scott & Skrillex, featured artists; The Audibles, Axident, Justin Bieber, Big Taste, Benny Blanco, Blood, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, Scott "Scooter" Braun, Mike Dean, Diplo, Gladius, Josh Gudwin, Nico Hartikainen, Mark "The Mogul" Jackson, Steve James, Ian Kirkpatrick, Maejor, MdL, Skrillex, Jeremy Snyder & @ S O U N D Z, producers; Simon Cohen, Diplo, Mark "Exit" Goodchild, Josh Gudwin, Jaycen Joshua, Manny Marroquin, Chris 'Tek' O'Ryan, Johannes Raassina, Gregg Rominiecki, Chris Sclafani, Bart Schoudel, Skrillex, Dylan William & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers
Label: Def Jam Recordings
Views
Drake
dvsn, Future, Kyla, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Rihanna & Wizkid, featured artists; Brian Alexander-Morgan, Axlfoliethc, Beat Bully, Boi-1Da, Cardo, Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, Daxz, DJ Dahi, Frank Dukes, Maneesh, Murda Beatz, Nineteen85, Ricci Riera, Allen Ritter, Noah "40" Shebib, Southside, Sevn Thomas, Jordan Ullman,Kanye West, Wizkid & Young Exclusive, producers; Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell, Seth Firkins, David "Prep" Bijan Huges & Noah "40" Shebib, engineers/mixers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer
Label: Young Money/Cash Money/Republic Records
A Sailor's Guide To Earth
Sturgill Simpson
Sturgill Simpson, producer; Geoff Allan, David Ferguson & Sean Sullivan, engineers/mixers; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer
Label: Atlantic
3.Song Of The Year
Formation
Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé Knowles & Michael L. Williams II, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Track from: Lemonade
Label: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records; Publisher(s): WB Music Corp./Sounds From Eardrummers LLC/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp/Oakland 13 Music
Hello
Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
Track from: 25
Label: XL Recordings/Columbia Records; Publisher(s): Universal - Songs of Polygram Int'l, Inc./EMI April Music Inc./Kurstin Music
I Took A Pill In Ibiza
Mike Posner, songwriter (Mike Posner)
Label: Island; Publisher(s): North Greenway Productions/SonyATV Tunes LLC
Love Yourself
Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Justin Bieber)
Label: Def Jam Recordings; Publisher(s): Songs Of Universal, Inc. o/b/o Please Don't Forget To Pay Me Music/Universal Music Corp. o/b/o Bieber Time Publishing/SonyATV Songs LLC
7 Years
Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard & Morten Ristorp, songwriters (Lukas Graham)
Track from: Lukas Graham
Label: Warner Bros. Records; Publisher(s): WB Music Corp o/b/o Lukas Graham Songs/WB Music Corp o/b/o Stefpublishing & Halla!Halla! Publishing/Then We Take The World/Westside Independent Music Publishing o/b/o Thou Art the Hunger/Late 80’s Music/F*** YOU DAVE
4.Best New Artist
5.Best Pop Solo Performance
6.Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
7.Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Cinema
Andrea Bocelli
Label: Sugar Music/Verve
Stages Live
Josh Groban
Label: Reprise
8.Best Pop Vocal Album
9.Best Dance Recording
Tearing Me Up
Bob Moses
Bob Moses, producers; Mark 'Spike' Stent, mixer
Track from: Days Gone By
Label: Domino Recording Co. Ltd.
Don't Let Me Down
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya
The Chainsmokers, producers; Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, mixer
Track from: Collage
Label: Disruptor Records/Columbia
Never Be Like You
Flume Featuring Kai
Harley Streten, producer; Eric J Dubowsky, mixer
Label: Mom+Pop Music/Future Classic.
Rinse & Repeat
Riton Featuring Kah-Lo
Riton, producer; Wez Clarke, mixer
Label: Interscope Records
Drinkee
Sofi Tukker
Sofi Tukker, producers; Bryan Wilson, mixer
Label: Ultra Records
10.Best Dance/Electronic Album
Skin
Flume
Label: Mom+Pop Music/Future Classic.
Electronica 1: The Time Machine
Jean-Michel Jarre
Label: Ultra Records
Epoch
Tycho
Label: Ghostly International
Barbara Barbara, We Face A Shining Future
Underworld
Label: Astralwerks
Louie Vega Starring...XXVIII
Louie Vega
Label: Vega Records
11.Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Human Nature
Herb Alpert
Label: Herb Alpert Presents
When You Wish Upon A Star
Bill Frisell
Label: Okeh Records
Way Back Home: Live From Rochester, NY
Steve Gadd Band
Label: BFM Jazz
Unspoken
Chuck Loeb
Label: Shanachie Entertainment
Culcha Vulcha
Snarky Puppy
Label: Ground Up Music
12.Best Rock Performance
Don't Hurt Yourself
Beyoncé Featuring Jack White
Track from: Lemonade
Label: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records
The Sound Of Silence (Live On Conan)
Disturbed
Label: Reprise
Heathens
Track from: Suicide Squad: The Album
Label: Atlantic Records/WaterTower Music
13.Best Metal Performance
Shock Me
Baroness
Track from: Purple
Label: Abraxan Hymns
Silvera
Gojira
Track from: Magma
Label: Roadrunner Records Inc.
Rotting In Vain
Korn
Label: Roadrunner Records Inc.
Dystopia
Megadeth
Track from: Dystopia
Label: UME
The Price Is Wrong
Periphery
Track from: Periphery III: Select Difficulty
Label: Sumerian
14.Best Rock Song
Blackstar
David Bowie, songwriter (David Bowie)
Track from: Blackstar
Label: ISO/Columbia Records; Publisher(s): Nipple Music admin. by RZO Music, Inc.
Burn The Witch
Radiohead, songwriters (Radiohead)
Track from: A Moon Shaped Pool
Label: XL Recordings; Publisher(s): Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
Hardwired
James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich, songwriters (Metallica)
Label: Blackened Recordings; Publisher(s): Creeping Death Music
Heathens
Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots)
Track from: Suicide Squad: The Album
Label: Atlantic Records/WaterTower Music; Publisher(s): Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Stryker Joseph Music
My Name Is Human
Rich Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters (Highly Suspect)
Label: 300 Entertainment; Publisher(s): MCID
15.Best Rock Album
California
Blink-182
Label: BMG
Magma
Gojira
Label: Roadrunner Records Inc.
Death Of A Bachelor
Panic! At The Disco
Label: DCD2/Fueled By Ramen
Weezer
Weezer
Label: Crush/Atlantic
16.Best Alternative Music Album
The Hope Six Demolition Project
PJ Harvey
Label: Vagrant
17.Best R&B Performance
Permission
Ro James
Track from: Eldorado
Label: ByStorm Entertainment/RCA Records
I Do
Musiq Soulchild
Track from: Life On Earth
Label: My Block, Inc./Entertainment One
Cranes In The Sky
Solange
Track from: A Seat At The Table
Label: Saint Records/Columbia Records
18.Best Traditional R&B Performance
The Three Of Me
William Bell
Track from: This Is Where I Live
Label: Stax Records
Sleeping With The One I Love
Fantasia
Track from: The Definition Of...
Label: RCA Records/19 Recordings Limited
Angel
Track from: Lalah Hathaway Live
Label: Hathaway Entertainment/Entertainment One
Can't Wait
Jill Scott
Track from: Woman
Label: Blues Babe Records/Atlantic Records
19.Best R&B Song
Come And See Me
J. Brathwaite, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters (PARTYNEXTDOOR Featuring Drake)
Track from: PartyNextDoor 3 (P3)
Label: OVO Sound/Warner Bros. Records; Publisher(s): Party OMO Ltd./Warner Chappell Music/Sandra Gale/EMI Music Publishing/Mavor & Moses Inc./Kobalt
Exchange
Michael Hernandez & Bryson Tiller, songwriters (Bryson Tiller)
Track from: T R A P S O U L
Label: RCA Records; Publisher(s): The MeKanics Music/EMI April Music, Inc.
Kiss It Better
Jeff Bhasker, Robyn Fenty, John-Nathan Glass & Teddy Sinclair, songwriters (Rihanna)
Track from: Anti
Label: Westbury Road Entertainment/Roc Nation Records; Publisher(s): Songs of Universal/Sony/ATV Songs/The Kills Effect/Way Above Music
Lake By The Ocean
Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
Track from: blackSUMMERS'night
Label: Columbia Records; Publisher(s): SonyATV Tunes LLC o/b/o Muszewell/EMI April Music Inc. o/b/o itself and Ben Ami Music
Luv
Magnus August Høiberg, Benjamin Levin & Daystar Peterson, songwriters (Tory Lanez)
Track from: I Told You
Label: Mad Love/ Interscope Records; Publisher(s): Infinite Stripes/Back Hair Music Publishing admin. by Universal Music Publishing/Please Don't Forget To Pay Me Music admin. by Universal Music Publishing/Tory Lanez Publishing /Tony Kelly Music/Universal – Songs of PolyGram Int., Inc./Dub Plate Music Publishers Ltd./Shocking Vibes Music Ltd./Greensleeves Publishing Ltd.
20.Best Urban Contemporary Album
Ology
Gallant
Label: Mind Of A Genius Records/Warner Bros. Records
We Are King
KING
Label: KING Creative, LLC
21.Best R&B Album
Velvet Portraits
Terrace Martin
Label: Sounds Of Crenshaw/Ropeadope
Healing Season
Mint Condition
Label: Mint Condition Music, LLC
Smoove Jones
Mýa
Label: Planet 9
22.Best Rap Performance
Panda
Desiigner
Label: Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc./Def Jam Recordings
Pop Style
Track from: Views
Label: Cash Money Records/Republic Records
All The Way Up
Fat Joe & Remy Ma Featuring French Montana & Infared
Label: RNG/EMPIRE
That Part
ScHoolboy Q Featuring Kanye West
Track from: Blank Face LP
Label: Top Dawg Entertainment/Interscope Records
23.Best Rap/Sung Performance
Freedom
Beyoncé Featuring Kendrick Lamar
Track from: Lemonade
Label: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records
Broccoli
D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty
Label: EMPIRE/Atlantic Records
Ultralight Beam
Track from: The Life Of Pablo
Label: G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings
24.Best Rap Song
All The Way Up
Joseph Cartagena, Edward Davadi, Shandel Green, Karim Kharbouch, Andre Christopher Lyon, Reminisce Mackie & Marcello Valenzano, songwriters (Fat Joe & Remy Ma Featuring French Montana & Infared)
Label: RNG/EMPIRE
Famous
Chancelor Bennett, Ross Birchard, Ernest Brown, Andrew Dawson, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Kejuan Muchita, Patrick Reynolds, Kanye West, Cydel Young & Malik Yusef, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Rihanna)
Label: G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam; Publisher(s): Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music Inc./BMG Platinum Songs/Mr. Redan Music admin. by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC/Juvenile Hell/Universal Music-MGB Songs/Noah Goldstein admin. by Donda Publishing/EMI April Music Inc./Sound EQ Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Papa George Music admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Chancelor Bennett Publishing Designee/Monza Ronza/Universal Tunes/Donda Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Warp Publishing/Plain Pat What Up/Jabriel Iz Myne/Universal Music Corp.
Hotline Bling
Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies, songwriters (Drake)
Track from: Views
Label: Cash Money Records/Republic Records; Publisher(s): Sandra Gale/EMI Music Publishing/Nyan King Music Inc./EMI April/Sony ATV
No Problem
Chancelor Bennett, Dwayne Carter, Rachel Cato, Peter Cottontale, Tauheed Epps, Jonathan Hoard, Cam O’bi, Ivan Rosenberg, Conor Szymanski, Lakeithsha Williams & Jaime Woods, songwriters (Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz)
Label: Chance The Rapper; Publisher(s): Greatauk/Brass Zebra/Chance The Rapper, LLC/Warner/Chappell/Reservoir Media Music/Greenhouse People/Lifespeak/Rachel Cato
Ultralight Beam
Chancelor Bennett, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Kirk Franklin, Noah Goldstein, Samuel Griesemer, Terius Nash, Jerome Potter, Kelly Price, Nico "Donnie Trumpet" Segal, Derek Watkins, Kanye West, Cydel Young & Malik Yusef, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream)
Track from: The Life Of Pablo
Label: G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam; Publisher(s): Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Warner-Tamerlane Publishng Corp./Papa George Music admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp/For the Write Price admin. by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing/2082 Music Publishing/WB Music Corp./Universal Music Brentwood Benson Songs/Universal Music Z-Tunes LLC/Monza Ronza/Universal Tunes/Chancelor Bennett Publishing Designee/Noah Goldstein Music/JLOL ASCAP/Samuel Griesemer Publishing Designee/BMG Platinum Songs/Mr. Redan Music/Jabriel Iz Myne/Universal Music Corp.
25.Best Rap Album
And The Anonymous Nobody
De La Soul
Label: A.O.I. Records
Major Key
DJ Khaled
Label: Epic
26.Best Country Solo Performance
27.Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Different For Girls
Dierks Bentley Featuring Elle King
Track from: Black
Label: Capitol Records Nashville
21 Summer
Brothers Osborne
Track from: Pawn Shop
Label: EMI Records Nashville
Think Of You
Chris Young With Cassadee Pope
Track from: I'm Comin' Over
Label: RCA Nashville
28.Best Country Song
Blue Ain't Your Color
Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey & Steven Lee Olsen, songwriters (Keith Urban)
Track from: Ripcord
Label: Capitol Records Nashville; Publisher(s): Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Songs of The Corn, admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.; HillarodyRathbone Music, admin. by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC; House Of Sea Gayle Music, admin. by ClearBox Rights/Spirit Catalog Holdings, S.a.r.l. admin. by Spirit Two Nashville.
Die A Happy Man
Sean Douglas, Thomas Rhett & Joe Spargur, songwriters (Thomas Rhett)
Track from: Tangled Up
Label: The Valory Music Co.; Publisher(s): EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Cricket On The Line admin. by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC./ Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Eastman Pond Publishing admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Music of Big Deal/Nice Life/Brodsky Spensive Publishing admin by Words & Music, a division of Big Deal Music.
Humble And Kind
Lori McKenna, songwriter (Tim McGraw)
Track from: Damn Country Music
Label: Big Machine Records; Publisher(s): Songs of Universal, Inc./Hoodie Songs
My Church
busbee & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris)
Track from: Hero
Label: Columbia Nashville; Publisher(s): International Dog Music/Words & Music/BMG Platinum Songs/BMG Rights Management/Hello I Love You Music
Vice
Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
Label: Vanner Records/RCA Nashville; Publisher(s): SonyATV Tree Publishing/Pink Dog Publishing/Smack Songs LLC/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing/Anderson Fork In The Road Music/Kobalt Music Publishing
29.Best Country Album
30.Best New Age Album
Orogen
John Burke
Label: John Burke
Dark Sky Island
Enya
Label: Warner Bros.
Inner Passion
Peter Kater & Tina Guo
Label: Hearts Of Space Records
Rosetta
Vangelis
Label: Decca
White Sun II
White Sun
Label: Be Why
31.Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Countdown
Joey Alexander, soloist
Track from: Countdown
Label: Motema Music
In Movement
Ravi Coltrane, soloist
Track from: In Movement (Jack DeJohnette, Ravi Coltrane & Matthew Garrison)
Label: ECM
We See
Fred Hersch, soloist
Track from: Sunday Night At The Vanguard (The Fred Hersch Trio)
Label: Palmetto Records
I Concentrate On You
Brad Mehldau, soloist
Track from: Blues And Ballads (Brad Mehldau Trio)
Label: Nonesuch
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
John Scofield, soloist
Track from: Country For Old Men
Label: Impulse!
32.Best Jazz Vocal Album
Sound Of Red
René Marie
Label: Motema Music
Take Me To The Alley
Gregory Porter
Label: Blue Note
Harlem On My Mind
Catherine Russell
Label: Jazz Village
The Sting Variations
The Tierney Sutton Band
Label: BFM Jazz
33.Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Book Of Intuition
Kenny Barron Trio
Label: Impulse!
Dr. Um
Peter Erskine
Label: Fuzzy Music
Sunday Night At The Vanguard
The Fred Hersch Trio
Label: Palmetto Records
Nearness
Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau
Label: Nonesuch
Country For Old Men
John Scofield
Label: Impulse!
34.Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Real Enemies
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
Label: New Amsterdam Records
MONK'estra, Vol. 1
John Beasley
Label: Mack Avenue Records
Kaleidoscope Eyes: Music Of The Beatles
John Daversa
Label: BFM Jazz
All L.A. Band
Bob Mintzer
Label: Fuzzy Music
Presidential Suite: Eight Variations On Freedom
Ted Nash Big Band
Label: Motema Music
35.Best Latin Jazz Album
Entre Colegas
Andy González
Label: Truth Revolution Records
Madera Latino: A Latin Jazz Perspective On The Music Of Woody Shaw
Brian Lynch & Various Artists
Label: Hollistic Musicworks
Canto América
Michael Spiro/Wayne Wallace La Orquesta Sinfonietta
Label: Patois Records
30
Trio Da Paz
Label: Zoho
Tribute To Irakere: Live In Marciac
Chucho Valdés
Label: Jazz Village
36.Best Gospel Performance/Song
It's Alright, It's Ok
Shirley Caesar Featuring Anthony Hamilton; Stanley Brown & Courtney Rumble, songwriters
Track from: Fill This House
Label: Light Records/Entertainment One; Publisher(s): Stan Brown Music/Courtney Adrianna Rumble
You're Bigger [Live]
Jekalyn Carr; Allundria Carr, songwriter
Track from: The Life Project [Live]
Label: LUNJEAL Music Group/Entertainment One; Publisher(s): ALJELUN Publishing
Made A Way [Live]
Travis Greene; Travis Greene, songwriter
Track from: The Hill [Live]
Label: RCA Inspiration; Publisher(s): Greenelight International
God Provides
Tamela Mann; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
Track from: One Way
Label: TillyMann Music; Publisher(s): Second Half Music Publishing
Better
Hezekiah Walker; Jason Clayborn, Gabriel Hatcher & Hezekiah Walker, songwriters
Track from: Azusa: The Next Generation 2- Better
Label: Entertainment One/Azusa; Publisher(s): JayClay Publishing/Luv-Ki/Phat Chordz Productions
37.Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Trust In You
Lauren Daigle; Lauren Daigle, Michael Farren & Paul Mabury, songwriters
Track from: How Can It Be
Label: Centricity Music; Publisher(s): CentricSongs/Sony/ATV Timber Publishing/Integrity’s Alleluia Music/Farren Love and War Publishing
Priceless
For King & Country; Benjamin Backus, Seth Mosley, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters
Track from: Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong. [The Anniversary Edition]
Label: Fervent/Curb Records; Publisher(s): Warner Tamerlane/Dayspring Music, LLC/Kilns Music / WB Music Corp./Word Music, LLC/Method To The Madness/Shankel Songs/CentricSongs/2 Hour Songs/R1WAY Music Publishing/Wordspring Music, LLC
King Of The World
Natalie Grant; Natalie Grant, Becca Mizell & Samuel Mizell, songwriters
Track from: Be One
Label: Curb Records; Publisher(s): SeeSeeBubba Songs admin. by Music Services/Maxx Melodies/BMG Platinum Songs/Takin It To The Maxx
Thy Will
Hillary Scott & The Scott Family; Bernie Herms, Hillary Scott & Emily Weisband, songwriters
Track from: Love Remains
Label: EMI Records Nashville; Publisher(s): W.B.M. Music Corp./EKT Publishing, admin. by W.B.M. Music Corp./WB Music Corp./Thankful For This Music, admin. by WB Music Corp./Songs of Universal, Inc./G650 Music
Chain Breaker
Zach Williams; Mia Fieldes, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters
Label: Essential Records/Provident/Sony Music; Publisher(s): Anthems of Hope/Upside Down Under/Be Essential Songs/Not Just Another Song Publishing/So Essential Tunes
38.Best Gospel Album
Listen
Tim Bowman Jr.
Label: Lifestyle Music Group/Motown Gospel
A Worshipper's Heart [Live]
Todd Dulaney
Label: Entertainment One/Worship
Demonstrate [Live]
William Murphy
Label: RCA Inspiration
39.Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Poets & Saints
All Sons & Daughters
Label: Integrity Music
American Prodigal
Crowder
Label: sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records
Be One
Natalie Grant
Label: Curb Records
Youth Revival [Live]
Hillsong Young & Free
Label: Hillsong Music Australia
Love Remains
Hillary Scott & The Scott Family
Label: EMI Records Nashville
40.Best Roots Gospel Album
Better Together
Gaither Vocal Band
Label: Gaither Music Group
Nature's Symphony In 432
The Isaacs
Label: House Of Isaacs
Hymns
Joey+Rory
Label: Gaither Music Group/Farmhouse Recordings
Hymns And Songs Of Inspiration
Gordon Mote
Label: New Haven Records
God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
(Various Artists); Jeffrey Gaskill, producer
Label: Alligator Records
41.Best Latin Pop Album
Un Besito Mas
Jesse & Joy
Label: Warner Music Mexico
Ilusión
Gaby Moreno
Label: Metamorfosis /Sony Music US Latin
Similares
Laura Pausini
Label: Warner Music Italia/Warner Music Group
Seguir Latiendo
Sanalejo
Label: Marmaz Records
Buena Vida
Diego Torres
Label: Sony Music Latin
42.Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
iLevitable
iLe
Label: Sony Music Latin
L.H.O.N. (La Humanidad O Nosotros)
Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas
Label: Sony Music
Buenaventura
La Santa Cecilia
Label: Universal Music Latin Entertainment
Los Rakas
Los Rakas
Label: Universal Music Latino
Amor Supremo
Carla Morrison
Label: Cosmica Records
43.Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
Raíces
Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizárraga
Label: Fonovisa
Hecho A Mano
Joss Favela
Label: Sony Music Latin
Un Azteca En El Azteca, Vol. 1 (En Vivo)
Vicente Fernández
Label: Sony Music Entertainment México
Generación Maquinaria Est. 2006.
La Maquinaria Norteña
Label: Azteca Records/Fonovisa/UMLE
Tributo A Joan Sebastian Y Rigoberto Alfaro
Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
Label: East Side Records/Shea Records
44.Best Tropical Latin Album
Conexión
Fonseca
Label: Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC
La Fantasia Homenaje A Juan Formell
Formell Y Los Van Van
Label: EGREM
35 Aniversario
Grupo Niche
Label: Niche Business Enterprises Inc dba PPM USA
La Sonora Santanera En Su 60 Aniversario
La Sonora Santanera
Label: Sony Music Entertainment México, S.A. De C.V
Donde Están?
Jose Lugo & Guasábara Combo
Label: En Grande Music, LLC
45.Best American Roots Performance
Ain't No Man
The Avett Brothers
Track from: True Sadness
Label: American Recordings/Republic Records
Mother's Children Have A Hard Time
Blind Boys Of Alabama
Track from: God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
Label: Alligator Records
Factory Girl
Rhiannon Giddens
Track from: Factory Girl
Label: Nonesuch Records Inc.
House Of Mercy
Sarah Jarosz
Track from: Undercurrent
Label: Sugar Hill Records
Wreck You
Lori McKenna
Label: CN Records
46.Best American Roots Song
Alabama At Night
Robbie Fulks, songwriter (Robbie Fulks)
Track from: Upland Stories
Label: Bloodshot Records; Publisher(s): Lorne Rall Music
City Lights
Jack White, songwriter (Jack White/The White Stripes)
Track from: Jack White Acoustic Recordings 1998 - 2016
Label: Columbia/Third Man Records; Publisher(s): Peppermint Stripe Music
Gulfstream
Eric Adcock & Roddie Romero, songwriters (Roddie Romero And The Hub City All-Stars)
Track from: Gulfstream
Label: Octavia Records; Publisher(s): Grand Bayou Music/Roddie Romero Music
Kid Sister
Vince Gill, songwriter (The Time Jumpers)
Track from: Kid Sister
Label: Rounder Records; Publisher(s): Vinny Mae Music admin. by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Wreck You
Lori McKenna & Felix McTeigue, songwriters (Lori McKenna)
Label: CN Records; Publisher(s): Melanie Howard Music, Inc./Rusty Muffler Songs admin. by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing
47.Best Americana Album
True Sadness
The Avett Brothers
Label: American Recordings/Republic Records
This Is Where I Live
William Bell
Label: Stax
The Cedar Creek Sessions
Kris Kristofferson
Label: KK Records, Llc
The Bird & The Rifle
Lori McKenna
Label: CN Records
48.Best Bluegrass Album
Original Traditional
Blue Highway
Label: Rounder Records
Burden Bearer
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
Label: Mountain Home Music Company
The Hazel And Alice Sessions
Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands
Label: Spruce And Maple Music
North By South
Claire Lynch
Label: Compass Records
Coming Home
O'Connor Band With Mark O'Connor
Label: Rounder Records
49.Best Traditional Blues Album
Can't Shake This Feeling
Lurrie Bell
Label: Delmark Records
Live At The Greek Theatre
Joe Bonamassa
Label: J&R Adventures
Blues & Ballads (A Folksinger's Songbook: Volumes I & II)
Luther Dickinson
Label: New West Records
The Soul Of Jimmie Rodgers
Vasti Jackson
Label: VJM
Porcupine Meat
Bobby Rush
Label: Rounder Records
50.Best Contemporary Blues Album
The Last Days Of Oakland
Fantastic Negrito
Label: Believe Global/Blackball Universe
Love Wins Again
Janiva Magness
Label: Blue Élan Records
Bloodline
Kenny Neal
Label: Cleopatra Blues
Give It Back To You
The Record Company
Label: Concord Records
Everybody Wants A Piece
Joe Louis Walker
Label: Provogue
51.Best Folk Album
Silver Skies Blue
Judy Collins & Ari Hest
Label: Wildflower Records/Cleopatra Records
Upland Stories
Robbie Fulks
Label: Bloodshot Records
Factory Girl
Rhiannon Giddens
Label: Nonesuch Records Inc.
Weighted Mind
Sierra Hull
Label: Rounder Records
Undercurrent
Sarah Jarosz
Label: Sugar Hill Records
52.Best Regional Roots Music Album
Broken Promised Land
Barry Jean Ancelet & Sam Broussard
Label: Swallow Records
It's A Cree Thing
Northern Cree
Label: Canyon Records
E Walea
Kalani Pe'a
Label: Kalani Pe’a Music Llc
Gulfstream
Roddie Romero And The Hub City All-Stars
Label: Octavia Records
I Wanna Sing Right: Rediscovering Lomax In The Evangeline Country
(Various Artists); Joshua Caffery & Joel Savoy, producers
Label: Valcour Records
53.Best Reggae Album
Sly & Robbie Presents... Reggae For Her
Devin Di Dakta & J.L
Label: Tuff Gong International, Taxi Records
Rose Petals
J Boog
Label: Wash House Music Group
Everlasting
Raging Fyah
Label: Dub Rockers/VP Records
Falling Into Place
Rebelution
Label: 87 Music/Hill Kid/Raise Up Music/Easy Star Records
SOJA: Live In Virginia
SOJA
Label: ATO Records
54.Best World Music Album
Destiny
Celtic Woman
Label: Manhattan Records
Walking In The Footsteps Of Our Fathers
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Label: Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Land Of Gold
Anoushka Shankar
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Dois Amigos, Um Século De Música: Multishow Live
Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil
Label: Nonesuch
55.Best Children's Album
Explorer Of The World
Frances England
Label: Frances England Music
Infinity Plus One
Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
Label: Underground Records
Novelties
Recess Monkey
Label: Recess Monkey
Press Play
Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could
Label: Bumblin' Bee Records
Saddle Up
The Okee Dokee Brothers
Label: Okee Dokee Music
56.Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo
Amy Schumer
Label: Simon & Schuster Audio
In Such Good Company: Eleven Years Of Laughter, Mayhem, And Fun In The Sandbox
Carol Burnett
Label: Penguin Random House Audio
M Train
Patti Smith
Label: Penguin Random House Audio
Under The Big Black Sun: A Personal History Of L.A. Punk (John Doe With Tom DeSavia)
(Various Artists)
Tom DeSavia, John Doe, Scott Sherratt & Dan Zitt, producers
Label: Penguin Random House Audio
Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink
Elvis Costello
Label: Penguin Random House Audio
57.Best Comedy Album
...America...Great…
David Cross
Label: Liberal Jewrun Media Productions
American Myth
Margaret Cho
Label: Clownery Records
Boyish Girl Interrupted
Tig Notaro
Label: Secretly Canadian
Live At The Apollo
Amy Schumer
Label: Maverick
Talking For Clapping
Patton Oswalt
Label: ASpecialThing Records
58.Best Musical Theater Album
Bright Star
Carmen Cusack, principal soloist; Jay Alix, Peter Asher & Una Jackman, producers; Steve Martin, composer; Edie Brickell, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
Label: Ghostlight
The Color Purple
Danielle Brooks, Cynthia Erivo & Jennifer Hudson, principal soloists; Stephen Bray, Van Dean, Frank Filipetti, Roy Furman, Joan Raffe, Scott Sanders & Jhett Tolentino, producers (Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell & Allee Willis, composers/lyricists) (New Broadway Cast)
Label: Broadway Records
Fiddler On The Roof
Danny Burstein, principal soloist; Louise Gund, David Lai & Ted Sperling, producers (Jerry Bock, composer; Sheldon Harnick, lyricist) (2016 Broadway Cast)
Label: Broadway Records
Kinky Boots
Killian Donnelly & Matt Henry, principal soloists; Sammy James, Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus & William Wittman, producers (Cyndi Lauper, composer & lyricist) (Original West End Cast)
Label: Masterworks Broadway
Waitress
Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Neal Avron, Sara Bareilles & Nadia DiGiallonardo, producers; Sara Bareilles, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
Label: DMI Soundtracks
59.Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Miles Ahead
(Miles Davis & Various Artists)
Steve Berkowitz, Don Cheadle & Robert Glasper, compilation producers
Label: Columbia/Legacy
Straight Outta Compton
(Various Artists)
O’Shea Jackson (Ice Cube) & Andre Young (Dr. Dre), compilation producers
Label: Capitol Records/UMe
Suicide Squad (Collector's Edition)
(Various Artists)
Mike Caren, Darren Higman & Kevin Weaver, compilation producers
Label: Atlantic/WaterTower Music
Vinyl: The Essentials Season 1
(Various Artists)
Stewart Lerman, Randall Poster & Kevin Weaver, compilation producers
Label: Atlantic/Warner Bros. Records
60.Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
Bridge Of Spies
Thomas Newman, composer
Label: Hollywood Records
Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight
Ennio Morricone, composer
Label: Decca
The Revenant
Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto, composers
Label: Milan Records
Stranger Things Volume 1
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers
Label: Lakeshore Records
Stranger Things Volume 2
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers
Label: Lakeshore Records
61.Best Song Written For Visual Media
Can't Stop The Feeling!
Max Martin, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, James Corden, Zooey Deschanel, Walt Dohrn, Ron Funches, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Christopher Mintz-Plasse & Kunal Nayyar)
Track from: Trolls
Label: Villa40/RCA Records; Publisher(s): Tennman Tunes admin. by Universal Music-Z Tunes LLC/ MXM Music admin. by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, Inc./DWA Songs
Heathens
Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots)
Track from: Suicide Squad
Label: Atlantic/WaterTower Music; Publisher(s): Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Stryker Joseph Music
Just Like Fire
Track from: Alice Through The Looking Glass
Label: RCA Records/Walt Disney Records; Publisher(s): EMI Blackwood Music, Inc./P!nk Inside Publishing/MXM Music admin. by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, Inc./Wolf Cousins/WB Music Corp. o/b/o Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia/Lionheart Music/Walt Disney Music Company/Wonderland Music Company, Inc.
Purple Lamborghini
Track from: Suicide Squad
Label: Atlantic/WaterTower Music; Publisher(s): Copaface admin. by Kobalt Music/EMI Blackwood Music Inc./4 Blunts Lit At Once/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. o/b/o itself/Rich Forever and Close Range Publishing
Try Everything
Mikkel S. Eriksen, Sia Furler & Tor Erik Hermansen, songwriters (Shakira)
Track from: Zootopia
Label: Walt Disney Records; Publisher(s): Walt Disney Music Company
The Veil
Peter Gabriel, songwriter (Peter Gabriel)
Track from: Snowden
Label: Real World Records/Peter Gabriel Ltd.; Publisher(s): Real World Music Ltd/Sony ATV
62.Best Instrumental Composition
Bridge Of Spies (End Title)
Thomas Newman, composer (Thomas Newman)
Track from: Bridge Of Spies
Label: Hollywood Records
The Expensive Train Set (An Epic Sarahnade For Double Big Band)
Tim Davies, composer (Tim Davies Big Band)
Track from: The Expensive Trainset
Label: Origin Records
Flow
Alan Ferber, composer (Alan Ferber Nonet)
Track from: Roots & Transitions
Label: Sunnyside Communications, Inc.
L'Ultima Diligenza Di Red Rock - Versione Integrale
Ennio Morricone, composer (Ennio Morricone)
Track from: Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight
Label: Decca Records
Spoken At Midnight
Ted Nash, composer (Ted Nash Big Band)
Track from: Presidential Suite: Eight Variations On Freedom
Label: Motema Music
63.Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Ask Me Now
John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley)
Track from: MONK'estra, Vol. 1
Label: Mack Avenue Records
Good "Swing" Wenceslas
Sammy Nestico, arranger (The Count Basie Orchestra)
Track from: A Very Swingin' Basie Christmas!
Label: Concord Jazz
Linus & Lucy
Christian Jacob, arranger (The Phil Norman Tentet)
Track from: Then & Now: Classic Sounds & Variations Of 12 Jazz Legends
Label: Mama Records
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa)
Track from: Kaleidoscope Eyes: Music Of The Beatles
Label: BFM Jazz
We Three Kings
Ted Nash, arranger (Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis)
Track from: Big Band Holidays
Label: Blue Engine Records
You And I
Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
Track from: In My Room
Label: Membran
64.Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Featuring Take 6)
Track from: A Big Phat Christmas - Wrap This!
Label: Music Of Content
Do You Want To Know A Secret
John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa Featuring Renee Olstead)
Track from: Kaleidoscope Eyes: Music Of The Beatles
Label: BFM Jazz
Flintstones
Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
Track from: In My Room
Label: Membran
I'm A Fool To Want You
Alan Broadbent, arranger (Kristin Chenoweth)
Track from: The Art Of Elegance
Label: Concord Records
Somewhere (Dirty Blvd) (Extended Version)
Billy Childs & Larry Klein, arrangers (Lang Lang Featuring Lisa Fischer & Jeffrey Wright)
Track from: New York Rhapsody
Label: Sony Classical
65.Best Recording Package
Anti (Deluxe Edition)
Ciarra Pardo & [[nid:147561|Robyn Fenty]], art directors (Rihanna)
Label: Westbury Road Entertainment
Blackstar
Jonathan Barnbrook, art director (David Bowie)
Label: ISO/Columbia Records
Human Performance
Andrew Savage, art director (Parquet Courts)
Label: Rough Trade Records
Sunset Motel
Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)
Label: No Big Deal Records
22, A Million
Eric Timothy Carlson, art director (Bon Iver)
Label: Jagjaguwar
66.Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
Edith Piaf 1915-2015
Gérard Lo Monaco, art director (Edith Piaf)
Label: Warner Music France
401 Days
Jonathan Dagan & Mathias Høst Normark, art directors (J.Views)
Label: J.Views
I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It (Box Set)
Samuel Burgess-Johnson & Matthew Healy, art directors (The 1975)
Label: Dirty Hit/Interscope
Paper Wheels (Deluxe Limited Edition)
Matt Taylor, art director (Trey Anastasio)
Label: ATO Records
Tug Of War (Deluxe Edition)
Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney)
Label: Concord Records
67.Best Album Notes
The Complete Monument & Columbia Albums Collection
Mikal Gilmore, album notes writer (Kris Kristofferson)
Label: Legacy Recordings
The Knoxville Sessions, 1929-1930: Knox County Stomp
Ted Olson & Tony Russell, album notes writers (Various Artists)
Label: Bear Family Productions Ltd.
Ork Records: New York, New York
Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, album notes writers (Various Artists)
Label: The Numero Group
Sissle And Blake Sing Shuffle Along
Ken Bloom & Richard Carlin, album notes writers (Eubie Blake & Noble Sissle)
Label: Harbinger Records/The Musical Theater Project
Waxing The Gospel: Mass Evangelism & The Phonograph, 1890-1900
Richard Martin, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Label: Archeophone Records
68.Best Historical Album
The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol.12 (Collector's Edition)
Steve Berkowitz & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Mark Wilder, mastering engineer (Bob Dylan)
Label: Columbia/Legacy
Music Of Morocco From The Library Of Congress: Recorded By Paul Bowles, 1959
April G. Ledbetter, Steven Lance Ledbetter, Bill Nowlin & Philip D. Schuyler, compilation producers; Rick Fisher & Michael Graves, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
Label: Dust-To-Digital
Ork Records: New York, New York
Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
Label: The Numero Group
Vladimir Horowitz: The Unreleased Live Recordings 1966-1983
Bernard Horowitz, Andreas K. Meyer & Robert Russ, compilation producers; Andreas K. Meyer & Jeanne Montalvo, mastering engineers (Vladimir Horowitz)
Label: Sony Classical
Waxing The Gospel: Mass Evangelism & The Phonograph, 1890-1900
Michael Devecka, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Michael Devecka, David Giovannoni, Michael Khanchalian & Richard Martin, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
Label: Archeophone Records
69.Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Are You Serious
Tchad Blake & David Boucher, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Andrew Bird)
Label: Loma Vista Recordings
Blackstar
David Bowie, Tom Elmhirst, Kevin Killen & Tony Visconti, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer (David Bowie)
Label: ISO/Columbia Records
Dig In Deep
Ryan Freeland, engineer; Kim Rosen, mastering engineer (Bonnie Raitt)
Label: Redwing Records
Hit N Run Phase Two
Booker T., Dylan Dresdow, Chris James, Jamie Lewis, Ben Mühlethaler, Prince, Justin Stanley & Joshua Welton, engineers; Dylan Dresdow, mastering engineer (Prince)
Label: NPG Records
Undercurrent
Shani Gandhi & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Sarah Jarosz)
Label: Sugar Hill Records
70.Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Benny Blanco
• Cold Water (Major Lazer Featuring Justin Bieber And MØ) (S) • Friends (Francis And The Lights Featuring Bon Iver) (S) • Kill Em' With Kindness (Selena Gomez) (T) • Love Yourself (Justin Bieber) (S) • Luv (Tory Lanez) (S) • Wild Love (Cashmere Cat Featuring The Weeknd & Francis And The Lights) (S)
Greg Kurstin
• Cheap Thrills (Sia Featuring Sean Paul) (S) • Hello (Adele) (S) • Love You To Death (Tegan And Sara) (A) • Million Years Ago (Adele) (T) • Something In The Way You Move (Ellie Goulding) (T) • Water Under The Bridge (Adele) (T)
Max Martin
• Can't Stop The Feeling! (Justin Timberlake) (S) • Dangerous Woman (Ariana Grande) (S) • Into You (Ariana Grande) (S) • Just Like Fire (P!nk) (T) • Rise (Katy Perry) (S) • Send My Love (To Your New Lover) (Adele) (S) • Side To Side (Ariana Grande Featuring Nicki Minaj) (T)
Nineteen85
• For Free (DJ Khaled Ft. Drake) (S) • Hotline Bling (Drake) (S) • Not Nice (PARTYNEXTDOOR) (S) • One Dance (Drake Featuring Wiz Kid & Kyla) (S) • Rising Water (James Vincent McMorrow) (T) • Sept. 5th (dvsn) (A) • Too Good (Drake Featuring Rihanna) (S) • We Move (James Vincent McMorrow) (A)
Ricky Reed
• Better (Meghan Trainor Featuring Yo Gotti) (S) • Cruel World (Phantogram) (S) • Girls Talk Boys (5 Seconds Of Summer) (S) • HandClap (Fitz And The Tantrums) (S) • Me Too (Meghan Trainor) (S) • No (Meghan Trainor) (S) • Sober (DJ Snake Featuring JRY) (T) • You Don't Get Me High Anymore (Phantogram) (S)
71.Best Remixed Recording
Cali Coast (Psionics Remix)
Josh Williams, remixer (Soul Pacific)
Track from: Awake
Label: Diso Studios
Heavy Star Movin' (starRo Remix)
starRo, remixer (The Silver Lake Chorus)
Track from: Silver Lake Chorus Remixes
Label: Six Degrees Records
Nineteen Hundred Eighty-Five (Timo Maas & James Teej Remix)
Timo Maas & James Teej, remixers (Paul McCartney & Wings)
Label: Casablanca/Republic Records
Only (Kaskade x Lipless Remix)
Kaskade & Lipless, remixers (Ry X)
Label: Loma Vista Recordings
Tearing Me Up (RAC Remix)
André Allen Anjos, remixer (Bob Moses)
Label: Domino Recording
Wide Open (Joe Goddard Remix)
Joe Goddard, remixer (The Chemical Brothers)
Label: Astralwerks
72.Best Surround Sound Album
Dutilleux: Sur Le Même Accord; Les Citations; Mystère De L'instant & Timbres, Espace, Mouvement
Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, surround mix engineers; Dmitriy Lipay, surround mastering engineer; Dmitriy Lipay, surround producer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
Label: Seattle Symphony Media
Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard
Brad Michel, surround mix engineer; Brad Michel, surround mastering engineer; Robina G. Young, surround producer (Craig Hella Johnson & Conspirare)
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Maja S.K. Ratkje: And Sing ...
Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Maja S.K. Ratkje, Cikada & Oslo Sinfonietta)
Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)
Primus & The Chocolate Factory (5.1 Surround Sound Edition)
Les Claypool, surround mix engineer; Stephen Marcussen, surround mastering engineer; Les Claypool, surround producer (Primus)
Label: ATO Records
Reflections
Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg & Trondheimsolistene)
Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)
73.Best Engineered Album, Classical
Corigliano: The Ghosts Of Versailles
Mark Donahue, Fred Vogler & David L Williams, engineers (James Conlon, Guanqun Yu, Joshua Guerrero, Patricia Racette, Christopher Maltman, Lucy Schaufer, Lucas Meachem, LA Opera Chorus & Orchestra)
Label: Pentatone Music
Dutilleux: Sur Le Même Accord; Les Citations; Mystère De L'Instant & Timbres, Espace, Mouvement
Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
Label: Seattle Symphony Media
Reflections
Morten Lindberg, engineer (Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg & Trondheimsolistene)
Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)
Shadow Of Sirius
Silas Brown & David Frost, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Jerry F. Junkin & The University Of Texas Wind Ensemble)
Label: Naxos
Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9
Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Andris Nelsons & Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
74.Producer Of The Year, Classical
Blanton Alspaugh
Blanton Alspaugh
• The Aeolian Organ At Duke University Chapel (Christopher Jacobson) • Bolcom: Canciones De Lorca & Prometheus (René Barbera, Jeffrey Biegel, Carl St. Clair, Pacific Chorale & Pacific Symphony) • Brahms: The Four Symphonies (Leonard Slatkin & Detroit Symphony Orchestra) • Copland: Appalachian Spring Complete Ballet; Hear Ye! Hear Ye! (Leonard Slatkin & Detroit Symphony Orchestra) • Corigliano: The Ghosts Of Versailles (James Conlon, Guanqun Yu, Joshua Guerrero, Patricia Racette, Christopher Maltman, Lucy Schaufer, Lucas Meachem, LA Opera Chorus & Orchestra) • Dvořák: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 (Andrés Orozco-Estrada & Houston Symphony) • Dvořák: Symphony No. 6; Slavonic Dances (Andrés Orozoco-Estrada & Houston Symphony) • Floyd: Wuthering Heights (Joseph Mechavich, Heather Buck, Vale Rideout, Susanne Mentzer, Kelly Markgraf, Georgia Jarman, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra & Florentine Opera Company)
David Frost
David Frost
• Bach: The Cello Suites According To Anna Magdalena (Matt Haimovitz) • Bates: Anthology Of Fantastic Zoology (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra) • Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 5 (Jonathan Biss) • Brahms & Dvořák: Serenades (Boston Symphony Chamber Players) • Fitelberg: Chamber Works (ARC Ensemble) • Ispirare (Melia Watras) • Overtures To Bach (Matt Haimovitz) • Schoenberg: Kol Nidre; Shostakovich: Suite On Verses Of Michelangelo Buonarroti (Ildar Abdrazakov, Alberto Mizrahi, Riccardo Muti, Duain Wolfe, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus) • Shadow Of Sirius (Jerry F. Junkin & The University Of Texas Wind Ensemble)
Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
• Friedman: Original Piano Compositions (Joseph Banowetz) • Moszkowski: From Foreign Lands (Martin West & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra)
Judith Sherman
• American First Sonatas (Cecile Licad) • Berlin: This Is The Life! (Rick Benjamin & Paragon Ragtime Orchestra) • Centennial Commissions, Vol. II (Charles Neidich & Pro Arte Quartet) • Gernsheim & Brahms: Piano Quintets (Reiko Uchida & Formosa Quartet) • Latin American & Spanish Masterpieces For Flute & Piano (Stephanie Jutt) • Similar Motion (Momenta Quartet) • Tchaikovsky: Complete Works For Violin & Orchestra (Jennifer Koh, Alexander Vedernikov & Odense Symphony Orchestra) • Tower: String Quartets Nos. 3-5 & Dumbarton Quintet (Miami String Quartet)
Robina G. Young
• Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard (Craig Hella Johnson & Conspirare) • Lutosławski: Concerto For Orchestra; Brahms: Piano Quartet (Miguel Harth-Bedoya & Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra) • Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vols. 8 & 9 (Kristian Bezuidenhout) • Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 5 (Vadym Kholodenko, Miguel Harth-Bedoya & Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra) • A Wondrous Mystery - Renaissance Choral Music For Christmas (Stile Antico)
75.Best Orchestral Performance
Bates: Works For Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
Label: SFS Media
Ibert: Orchestral Works
Neeme Järvi, conductor (Orchestre De La Suisse Romande)
Label: Chandos
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 In B-Flat Major, Op. 100
Mariss Jansons, conductor (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
Label: RCO
Rouse: Odna Zhizn; Symphonies 3 & 4; Prospero's Rooms
Alan Gilbert, conductor (New York Philharmonic)
Label: Dacapo Records
Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9
Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
76.Best Opera Recording
Corigliano: The Ghosts Of Versailles
James Conlon, conductor; Joshua Guerrero, Christopher Maltman, Lucas Meachem, Patricia Racette, Lucy Schaufer & Guanqun Yu; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (LA Opera Orchestra; LA Opera Chorus)
Label: Pentatone Music
Handel: Giulio Cesare
Giovanni Antonini, conductor; Cecilia Bartoli, Philippe Jaroussky, Andreas Scholl & Anne-Sofie von Otter; Samuel Theis, producer (Il Giardino Armonico)
Label: Decca
Higdon: Cold Mountain
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor; Emily Fons, Nathan Gunn, Isabel Leonard & Jay Hunter Morris; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer (The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra; Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Program For Singers)
Label: Pentatone Music
Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Thomas Hampson, Christiane Karg, Luca Pisaroni & Sonya Yoncheva; Daniel Zalay, producer (Chamber Orchestra Of Europe; Vocalensemble Rastatt)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Szymanowski: Król Roger
Antonio Pappano, conductor; Georgia Jarman, Mariusz Kwiecień & Saimir Pirgu; Jonathan Allen, producer (Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus)
Label: Opus Arte
77.Best Choral Performance
Himmelrand
Elisabeth Holte, conductor (Marianne Reidarsdatter Eriksen, Ragnfrid Lie & Matilda Sterby; Inger-Lise Ulsrud; Uranienborg Vokalensemble)
Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)
Janáček: Glagolitic Mass
Edward Gardner, conductor; Håkon Matti Skrede, chorus master (Susan Bickley, Gábor Bretz, Sara Jakubiak & Stuart Skelton; Thomas Trotter; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Bergen Cathedral Choir, Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Choir Of Collegium Musicum & Edvard Grieg Kor)
Label: Chandos
Lloyd: Bonhoeffer
Donald Nally, conductor (Malavika Godbole, John Grecia, Rebecca Harris & Thomas Mesa; The Crossing)
Label: Albany Records
Penderecki Conducts Penderecki, Volume 1
Krzysztof Penderecki, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, choir director (Nikolay Didenko, Agnieszka Rehlis & Johanna Rusanen; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Philharmonic Choir)
Label: Warner Classics
Steinberg: Passion Week
Steven Fox, conductor (The Clarion Choir)
Label: Naxos
78.Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Fitelberg: Chamber Works
ARC Ensemble
Label: Chandos
Reflections
Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg & Trondheimsolistene
Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)
Serious Business
Spektral Quartet
Label: Sono Luminus
Steve Reich
Third Coast Percussion
Label: Cedille Records
Trios From Our Homelands
Lincoln Trio
Label: Cedille Records
79.Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Adams, J.: Scheherazade.2
Leila Josefowicz; David Robertson, conductor (Chester Englander; St. Louis Symphony)
Label: Nonesuch
Daugherty: Tales Of Hemingway
Zuill Bailey; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Nashville Symphony)
Track from: Daugherty: Tales Of Hemingway; American Gothic; Once Upon A Castle
Label: Naxos
Dvořák: Violin Concerto & Romance; Suk: Fantasy
Christian Tetzlaff; John Storgårds, conductor (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
Label: Ondine
Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vols. 8 & 9
Kristian Bezuidenhout
Label: Harmonia Mundi
1930's Violin Concertos, Vol. 2
Gil Shaham; Stéphane Denève, conductor (The Knights & Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra)
Label: Canary Classics
80.Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Monteverdi
Magdalena Kožená; Andrea Marcon, conductor (David Feldman, Michael Feyfar, Jakob Pilgram & Luca Tittoto; La Cetra Barockorchester Basel)
Label: Archiv Produktion
Mozart: The Weber Sisters
Sabine Devieilhe; Raphaël Pichon, conductor (Pygmalion)
Label: Erato
Schumann & Berg
Dorothea Röschmann; Mitsuko Uchida, accompanist
Label: Decca
Shakespeare Songs
Ian Bostridge; Antonio Pappano, accompanist (Michael Collins, Elizabeth Kenny, Lawrence Power & Adam Walker)
Label: Warner Classics
Verismo
Anna Netrebko; Antonio Pappano, conductor (Yusif Eyvazov; Coro Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia; Orchestra Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
81.Best Classical Compendium
Daugherty: Tales Of Hemingway; American Gothic; Once Upon A Castle
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
Label: Naxos
Gesualdo
Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor; Manfred Eicher, producer
Label: ECM New Series
Vaughan Williams: Discoveries
Martyn Brabbins, conductor; Ann McKay, producer
Label: Albion Records
Wolfgang: Passing Through
Judith Farmer & Gernot Wolfgang, producers; (Various Artists)
Label: Albany Records
Zappa: 200 Motels - The Suites
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Frank Filipetti & Gail Zappa, producers
Label: Universal Music
82.Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Bates: Anthology Of Fantastic Zoology
Mason Bates, composer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
Label: CSO Resound
Daugherty: Tales Of Hemingway
Michael Daugherty, composer (Zuill Bailey, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
Track from: Daugherty: Tales Of Hemingway; American Gothic; Once Upon A Castle
Label: Naxos
Higdon: Cold Mountain
Jennifer Higdon, composer; Gene Scheer, librettist (Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Jay Hunter Morris, Emily Fons, Isabel Leonard, Nathan Gunn & The Santa Fe Opera)
Label: Pentatone Music
Theofanidis: Bassoon Concerto
Christopher Theofanidis, composer (Martin Kuuskmann, Barry Jekowsky & Northwest Sinfonia)
Track from: Bassoon Concertos - Theofanidis, Hummel, Mozart
Label: Estonian Record Productions
Winger: Conversations With Nijinsky
C. F. Kip Winger, composer (Martin West & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra)
Track from: Winger: Conversations With Nijinsky
Label: VBI Classic Recordings
83.Best Music Video
Formation
Beyoncé
Melina Matsoukas, video director; Candice Dragonas, Juliette Larthe, Nathan Scherrer & Inga Veronique, video producers
Label: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records
River
Leon Bridges
Miles Jay, video director; Dennis Beier, Allison Kunzman & Saul Levitz, video producers
Label: Columbia Records
Up&Up
Coldplay
Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors; Candice Dragonas, Juliette Larthe, Nathan Scherrer & Natan Schottenfels, video producers
Label: Parlophone Records/Atlantic
Gosh
Jamie XX
Romain Gavras, video director; Iconoclast, video producers
Label: Young Turks
Upside Down & Inside Out
OK Go
Damian Kulash Jr. & Trish Sie, video directors; Melissa Murphy & John O'Grady, video producers
Label: Paracadute
84.Best Music Film
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
Steve Aoki
Justin Krook, video director; Brent Almond, Matt Colon, David Gelb, Ryan Kavanaugh, Michael Theanne, Happy Walters & Matthew Weaver, video producers
Label: Netflix
The Beatles: Eight Days A Week The Touring Years
(The Beatles)
Ron Howard, video director; Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Scott Pascucci & Nigel Sinclair, video producers
Label: Apple Corps Ltd./UMe
Lemonade
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles Carter & Kahlil Joseph, video directors; Ed Burke, Steve Pamon, Todd Tourso, Dora Melissa Vargas, Erinn Williams & Beyoncé Knowles Carter, video producers
Label: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records
The Music Of Strangers
Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
Morgan Neville, video director; Caitrin Rogers, video producer
Label: Tremolo Productions
American Saturday Night: Live From The Grand Ole Opry
(Various Artists)
George J. Flanigen IV, video director; Steve Buchanan, John Burke & Lindsey Clark, Robert Deaton, Pete Fisher & George J. Flanigen IV, video producers
Label: Grand Ole Opry, LLC
