59th Grammy® Award Nominations Coverage
The nominations for the 59th Annual Grammy Awards were announced on December 6th, 2016. We have full results and commentary on the ceremony, which took place on Sunday, February 12th, 2017 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
And the nominees are:
Record Of The Year
- Hello
Adele
Greg Kurstin, producer; Julian Burg, Tom Elmhirst, Greg Kurstin, Liam Nolan & Alex Pasco, 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 - Work
Rihanna Featuring Drake
Boi-1da, producer; Noel "Gadget" Campbell, Kuk Harrell, Manny Marroquin, Noah "40" Shebib & Marcos Tovar, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
Label: Westbury Road Entertainment - 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
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, Jan Holzner, Michael Ilbert, Chris Kasych, Greg Kurstin, Charles Moniz, Liam Nolan, Alex Pasco, Mike Piersante, Ariel Rechtshaid, Rich Rich, Dave Schiffman & 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, 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, 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 Rassina, Gregg Rominiecki, Chris Sclafani, 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
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
Best New Artist
- Kelsea Ballerini
- The Chainsmokers
- Chance The Rapper
- Maren Morris
- Anderson .Paak
Best Pop Solo Performance
- Hello
Adele
Track from: 25
Label: XL Recordings/Columbia Records - Hold Up
Beyoncé
Track from: Lemonade
Label: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records - Love Yourself
Justin Bieber
Label: Def Jam Recordings - Piece By Piece (Idol Version)
Kelly Clarkson
Label: RCA Records/19 Recordings Limited - Dangerous Woman
Ariana Grande
Track from: Dangerous Woman
Label: Republic Records
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- Closer
The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey
Label: Disruptor Records/Columbia - 7 Years
Lukas Graham
Track from: Lukas Graham
Label: Warner Bros. Records - Work
Rihanna Featuring Drake
Label: Westbury Road Entertainment - Cheap Thrills
Sia Featuring Sean Paul
Label: RCA Records/Monkey Puzzle Records - Stressed Out
Twenty One Pilots
Track from: Blurryface
Label: Fueled By Ramen
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- Cinema
Andrea Bocelli
Label: Verve - Fallen Angels
Bob Dylan
Label: Columbia Records - Stages Live
Josh Groban
Label: Reprise - Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin
Willie Nelson
Label: Legacy Recordings - Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway
Barbra Streisand
Label: Columbia Records
Best Pop Vocal Album
- 25
Adele
Label: XL Recordings/Columbia Records - Purpose
Justin Bieber
Label: Def Jam Recordings - Dangerous Woman
Ariana Grande
Label: Republic - Confident
Demi Lovato
Label: Hollywood Records/Island Records - This Is Acting
Sia
Label: Monkey Puzzle Records/RCA Records
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 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
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
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
Best Rock Performance
- Joe (Live From Austin City Limits)
Alabama Shakes
Label: ATO Records - Don't Hurt Yourself
Beyoncé Featuring Jack White
Track from: Lemonade
Label: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records - Blackstar
David Bowie
Track from: Blackstar
Label: ISO/Columbia Records - The Sound Of Silence (Live On Conan)
Disturbed
Label: Reprise - Heathens
Twenty One Pilots
Track from: Suicide Squad: The Album
Label: Atlantic Records
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
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; 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
Best Rock Album
- California
Blink-182
Label: BMG - Tell Me I'm Pretty
Cage The Elephant
Label: RCA Records - Magma
Gojira
Label: Roadrunner Records Inc. - Death Of A Bachelor
Panic! At The Disco
Label: DCD2/Fueled By Ramen - Weezer
Weezer
Label: Crush/Atlantic
Best Alternative Music Album
- 22, A Million
Bon Iver
Label: Jagjaguwar - Blackstar
David Bowie
Label: Columbia Records - The Hope Six Demolition Project
PJ Harvey
Label: Vagrant - Post Pop Depression
Iggy Pop
Label: Loma Vista Recordings - A Moon Shaped Pool
Radiohead
Label: XL Recordings
Best R&B Performance
- Turnin' Me Up
BJ The Chicago Kid
Track from: In My Mind
Label: Motown Records - 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 - Needed Me
Rihanna
Label: Westbury Road Entertainment/Roc Nation Records - Cranes In The Sky
Solange
Track from: A Seat At The Table
Label: Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment
Best Traditional R&B Performance
- The Three Of Me
William Bell
Track from: This Is Where I Live
Label: Stax Records - Woman's World
BJ The Chicago Kid
Track from: In My Mind
Label: Motown Records - Sleeping With The One I Love
Fantasia
Track from: The Definition Of...
Label: RCA Records/19 Recordings Limited - Angel
Lalah Hathaway
Track from: Lalah Hathaway Live
Label: Hathaway Entertainment/Entertainment One - Can't Wait
Jill Scott
Track from: Woman
Label: Blues Babe Records/Atlantic Records
Best R&B Song
- Come 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 & Natalia Noemi, 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.
Best Urban Contemporary Album
- Lemonade
Beyoncé
Label: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records - Ology
Gallant
Label: Mind Of A Genius Records/Warner Bros. Records - We Are King
KING
Label: KING Creative, LLC - Malibu
Anderson .Paak
Label: OBE/Steel Wool/Art Club/Empire - Anti
Rihanna
Label: Westbury Road Entertainment/Roc Nation Records
Best R&B Album
- In My Mind
BJ The Chicago Kid
Label: Motown Records - Lalah Hathaway Live
Lalah Hathaway
Label: Hathaway Entertainment/Entertainment One - Velvet Portraits
Terrace Martin
Label: Sounds Of Crenshaw/Ropeadope - Healing Season
Mint Condition
Label: Mint Condition Music, LLC - Smoove Jones
Mya
Label: Planet 9
Best Rap Performance
- No Problem
Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
Label: Chance The Rapper - Panda
Desiigner
Label: Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc./Def Jam Recordings - Pop Style
Drake Featuring The Throne
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
Best Rap/Sung Performance
- Freedom
Beyoncé Featuring Kendrick Lamar
Track from: Lemonade
Label: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records - Hotline Bling
Drake
Track from: Views
Label: Cash Money Records/Republic Records - Broccoli
D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty
Label: Empire/Atlantic Records - Ultralight Beam
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 Recordings - Famous
Kanye West Featuring Rihanna
Label: G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings
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, 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 - 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 & Tauheed Epps, songwriters (Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz)
Label: Chance The Rapper - 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, 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
Best Rap Album
- Coloring Book
Chance The Rapper
Label: Chance The Rapper - And The Anonymous Nobody
De La Soul
Label: A.O.I. Records - Major Key
DJ Khaled
Label: Epic - Views
Drake
Label: OVO Sound/Young Money/Cash Money/Republic - Blank Face LP
ScHoolboy Q
Label: Top Dawg Entertainment/Interscope Records - The Life Of Pablo
Kanye West
Label: G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings
Best Country Solo Performance
- Love Can Go To Hell
Brandy Clark
Track from: Big Day In A Small Town
Label: Warner Bros. Records - Vice
Miranda Lambert
Label: Vanner Records/RCA Nashville - My Church
Maren Morris
Track from: Hero
Label: Columbia Nashville - Church Bells
Carrie Underwood
Track from: Storyteller
Label: 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville - Blue Ain't Your Color
Keith Urban
Track from: Ripcord
Label: Capitol Records Nashville
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 - Setting The World On Fire
Kenny Chesney & P!nk
Label: Blue Chair Records/Columbia Nashville - Jolene
Pentatonix Featuring Dolly Parton
Label: Dolly Records, LLC/RCA Nashville - Think Of You
Chris Young With Cassadee Pope
Track from: I'm Comin' Over
Label: RCA Nashville
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/Frederic and Ried Music. admin. by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC. - 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
Best Country Album
- Big Day In A Small Town
Brandy Clark
Label: Warner Bros. Records - Full Circle
Loretta Lynn
Label: Legacy Recordings - Hero
Maren Morris
Label: Columbia Nashville - A Sailor's Guide To Earth
Sturgill Simpson
Label: Atlantic - Ripcord
Keith Urban
Label: Capitol Records Nashville
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
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!
Best Jazz Vocal Album
- Sound Of Red
René Marie
Label: Motema Music - Upward Spiral
Branford Marsalis Quartet With Special Guest Kurt Elling
Label: Okeh - 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
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!
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- Real Enemies
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
Label: New Amsterdam Records - Presents 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
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
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
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/Word Music & Pocket Full of Rocks 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
Best Gospel Album
- Listen
Tim Bowman Jr.
Label: Lifestyle Music Group/Motown Gospel - Fill This House
Shirley Caesar
Label: Light Records/Entertainment One - A Worshipper's Heart [Live]
Todd Dulaney
Label: Entertainment One/Worship - Losing My Religion
Kirk Franklin
Label: Fo Yo Soul Recordings/RCA Records - Demonstrate [Live]
William Murphy
Label: RCA Inspiration
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
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
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
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
- ilevitable
ile
Label: Sony Music Latin - L.H.O.N. (La Humanidad O Nosotros)
Illya Kuryaki & The Valderamas
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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 - Kid Sister
The Time Jumpers
Label: Rounder Records
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
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
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
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
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
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 - Ziggy Marley
Ziggy Marley
Label: Tuff Gong Worldwide - Everlasting
Raging Fyah
Label: Dub Rockers/VP Records - Falling Into Place
Rebelution
Label: Easy Star Records - SOJA: Live In Virginia
SOJA
Label: ATO Records
Best World Music Album
- Destiny
Celtic Woman
Label: Manhattan Records - Walking In The Footsteps Of Our Fathers
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Label: Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Sing Me Home
Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
Label: Masterworks - Land Of Gold
Anoushka Shankar
Label: Deutsche Grammophon - Dois Amigos, Um Século De Música: Multishow
Live
Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil
Label: Nonesuch
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
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
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
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
Cynthia Erivo & Jennifer Hudson, principal soloists; Stephen Bray, Van Dean, Frank Filipetti, Roy Furman, 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
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
- Amy
(Various Artists)
Label: Republic Records - Miles Ahead
(Miles Davis & Various Artists)
Label: Columbia/Legacy - Straight Outta Compton
(Various Artists)
Label: Capitol Records/UMe - Suicide Squad (Collector's Edition)
(Various Artists)
Label: Atlantic/WaterTower Music - Vinyl: The Essentials Season 1
(Various Artists)
Label: Atlantic/Warner Bros. Records
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 - Star Wars: The Force Awakens
John Williams, composer
Label: Walt Disney 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
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
Oscar Holter, Max Martin, P!nk & Shellback, songwriters (P!nk)
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
Shamann Cooke, Sonny Moore & William Roberts, songwriters (Skrillex & Rick Ross)
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
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
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
- Ask Me Now
John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley)
Track from: Presents 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
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
Best Recording Package
- Anti (Deluxe Edition)
Ciarra Pardo & 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
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
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
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
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, Prince & Justin Stanley, 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
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)
Best Remixed Recording
- Cali Coast (Psionics Remix)
Josh Williams, remixer (Soul Pacific)
Track from: Awake
Label: Diso Studios - Heavy Star Movin' (staRo Remix)
staRo, 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)
Ryan Raddon, remixer (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
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)
Best Engineered Album, Classical
- Corigliano: The Ghosts Of Versailles
Mark Donahue & Fred Vogler, 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
Producer Of The Year, Classical
- 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) • Dvorák: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 (Andrés Orozco-Estrada & Houston Symphony) • Dvorák: 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
• 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 & Dvorák: 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) • Lutoslawski: 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)
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
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 Kwiecien & Saimir Pirgu; Jonathan Allen, producer (Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus)
Label: Opus Arte
Best Choral Performance
- Himmelrand
Elisabeth Holte, conductor (Marianne Reidarsdatter Eriksen, Ragnfrid Lie & Matilda Sterby; Inger-Lise Ulsrud; Uranienborg Vokalensemble)
Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd) - Janácek: 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
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
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 - Dvorák: 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
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
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; Andrew Walton, 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
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
Best Music Video
- Formation
Beyoncé
Melina Matsoukas, video director; Nathan Scherrer, video producer
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; Juliette Larthe & 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
Best Music Film
- I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
Steve Aoki
Justin Krook, video director; Brent Almond, Matt Colon, David Gelb, Ryan Kavanaugh, Happy Walters & Matthew Weaver, video producers
Label: Relativity - 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; Beyoncé Knowles Carter, video producer
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; John Burke & Lindsey Clark, video producers
Label: Grand Ole Opry, LLC