GRAMMYs 2018: Nominees & Winners

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Last Update: Album Of The Year

Winners are in bold.

GENERAL:

Record Of The Year:

  • Childish Gambino - 'Redbone'
  • Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber - 'Despacito'
  • Jay-Z - 'The Story Of O.J.'
  • Kendrick Lamar - 'HUMBLE.'
  • Bruno Mars - '24K Magic'

Album Of The Year:

  • Childish Gambino - Awaken, My Love!
  • Jay-Z - 4:44
  • Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
  • Lorde - Melodrama
  • Bruno Mars - 24K Magic

Song Of The Year:

  • 'Despacito' - Ramón Ayala, Justin Bieber, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, Erika Ender, Luis Fonsi & Marty James Garton, songwriters (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber)
  • '4:44' - Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Jay-Z)
  • 'Issues' - Benny Blanco, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Julia Michaels & Justin Drew Tranter, songwriters (Julia Michaels)
  • '1-800-273-8255' - Alessia Caracciolo, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, Arjun Ivatury & Khalid Robinson, songwriters (Logic featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid)
  • 'That’s What I Like' - Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars)

Best New Artist:

  • Alessia Cara
  • Khalid
  • Lil Uzi Vert
  • Julia Michaels
  • SZA

POP

Best Pop Solo Performance:

  • Kelly Clarkson - 'Love So Soft'
  • Kesha - 'Praying'
  • Lady Gaga - 'Million Reasons'
  • P!nk - 'What About Us'
  • Ed Sheeran - 'Shape Of You'

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:

  • The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - 'Something Just Like This'
  • Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber - 'Despacito'
  • Imagine Dragons - 'Thunder'
  • Portugal. The Man - 'Feel It Still'
  • Zedd & Alessia Cara - 'Stay'

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:

  • Michael Bublé - Nobody But Me (Deluxe Version)
  • Bob Dylan - Triplicate
  • Seth MacFarlane - In Full Swing
  • Sarah McLachlan - Wonderland
  • (Various Artists) Dae Bennett, Producer - Tony Bennett Celebrates 90

Best Pop Vocal Album:

  • Coldplay - Kaleidoscope EP
  • Lana Del Rey - Lust For Life
  • Imagine Dragons - Evolve
  • Kesha - Rainbow
  • Lady Gaga - Joanna
  • Ed Sheeran - ÷

DANCE & ELECTRONIC

Best Dance Recording:

  • Bonobo ft. Innov Gnawa - 'Bambro Koyo Ganda'
  • Camelphat & Elderbrook - 'Cola'
  • Gorillaz ft. DRAM - 'Andromeda'
  • LCD Soundsystem - 'Tonite'
  • Odesza ft. WYNNE & Mansionair - 'Line Of Sight'

Best Dance/Electronic Album:

  • Bonobo - Migration
  • Kraftwerk - 3-D The Catalogue
  • Mura Masa - Mura Masa
  • Odesza - A Moment Apart
  • Sylvan Esso - What Now

CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album:

  • The Jerry Douglas Band - What If
  • Alex Han - Spirit
  • Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge - Mount Royal
  • Jeff Lorber Fusion - Prototype
  • Antonio Sanchez - Bad Hombre

ROCK

Best Rock Performance:

  • Leonard Cohen - 'You Want It Darker'
  • Chris Cornell - 'The Promise'
  • Foo Fighters - 'Run'
  • Kaleo - 'No Good'
  • Nothing More - 'Go To War'

Best Metal Performance:

  • August Burns Red - 'Invisible Enemy'
  • Body Count - 'Black Hoodie'
  • Code Orange - 'Forever'
  • Mastodon - 'Sultan’s Curse'
  • Meshuggah - 'Cloclworks'

Best Rock Song:

  • 'Atlas, Rise!' - James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich, songwriters (Metallica)
  • 'Blood In The Cut' - JT Daly & Kristine Flaherty, songwriters (K.Flay)
  • 'Go To War' - Ben Anderson, Jonny Hawkins, Will Hoffman, Daniel Oliver, David Pramik & Mark Vollelunga, songwriters (Nothing More)
  • 'Run' — Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
  • 'The Stage' - Zachary Baker, Brian Haner, Matthew Sanders, Jonathan Seward & Brooks Wackerman, songwriters (Avenged Sevenfold)

Best Rock Album:

  • Mastodon - Emperor Of Sand
  • Metallica - Hardwired…To Self-Destruct
  • Nothing More - The Stories We Tell Ourselves
  • Queens Of The Stone Age - Villains
  • The War On Drugs - A Deeper Understanding

ALTERNATIVE

Best Alternative Music Album:

  • Arcade Fire - Everything Now
  • Gorillaz - Humanz
  • LCD Soundsystem - American Dream
  • Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
  • The National - Sleep Well Beast

R&B

Best R&B Performance:

  • Daniel Caesar ft. Kali Uchis - 'Get You'
  • Kehlani - 'Distraction'
  • Ledisi - 'High'
  • Bruno Mars - 'That's What I Like'
  • SZA - 'The Weekend'

Best Traditional R&B Performance:

  • The Baylor Project - 'Laugh And Move On'
  • Childish Gambino - 'Redbone'
  • Anthony Hamilton ft. The Hamiltones - 'What I’m Feelin''
  • Ledisi - 'All The Way'
  • Mali Music - 'Still'

Best R&B Song:

  • 'First Began' - PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton)
  • 'Location' - Alfredo Gonzalez, Olatunji Ige, Samuel David Jiminez, Christopher McClenney, Khalid Robinson & Joshua Scruggs, songwriters (Khalid)
  • 'Redbone' — Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)
  • 'Supermodel' — Tyran Donaldson, Terrence Henderson, Greg Landfair Jr., Solana Rowe & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (SZA)
  • 'That’s What I Like' — Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars)

Best Urban Contemporary Album:

  • 6LACK - Free 6LACK
  • Childish Gambino - Awaken, My Love!
  • Khalid - American Teen
  • SZA - Ctrl
  • The Weeknd - Starboy

Best R&B Album:

  • Daniel Caesar - Freudian
  • Ledisi - Let Love Rule
  • Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
  • PJ Morton - Gumbo
  • Musiq Soulchild - Feel The Real

HIP-HOP

Best Rap Performance:

  • Big Sean - 'Bounce Back'
  • Cardi B - 'Bodak Yellow'
  • Jay-Z - '4:44'
  • Kendrick Lamar - 'HUMBLE.'
  • Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert - 'Bad and Boujee'

Best Rap/Sung Performance:

  • 6LACK - 'PRBLMS'
  • Goldlink ft. Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy - 'Crew'
  • Jay-Z ft. Beyoncé - 'Family Feud'
  • Kendrick Lamar ft. Rihanna - 'LOYALTY.'
  • SZA ft. Travis Scott - 'Love Galore'

Best Rap Song:

  • 'Bodak Yellow' - Dieuson Octave, Klenord Raphael, Shaftizm, Jordan Thorpe, Washpoppin & J White, songwriters (Cardi B)
  • 'Chase Me' - Judah Bauer, Brian Burton, Hector Delgado, Jaime Meline, Antwan Patton, Michael Render, Russell Simins & Jon Spencer,
  • songwriters (Danger Mouse Featuring Run The Jewels & Big Boi)
  • 'HUMBLE.' - Duckworth, Asheton Hogan & M. Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
  • 'Sassy' - Gabouer & M. Evans, songwriters (Rapsody)
  • 'The Story Of O.J.' - Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Jay-Z)

Best Rap Album:

  • Jay-Z - 4:44
  • Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
  • Migos - Culture
  • Rapsody - Laila’s Wisdom
  • Tyler, The Creator - Flower Boy

COUNTRY

Best Country Solo Performance:

  • Sam Hunt - 'Body Like A Back Road'
  • Alison Krauss - 'Losing You'
  • Miranda Lambert - 'Tin Man'
  • Maren Morris - 'I Could Use A Love Song'
  • Chris Stapleton - 'Either Way'

Best Country Duo/Group Performance:

  • Brothers Osborne - 'It Ain’t My Fault'
  • Zac Brown Band - 'My Old Man'
  • Lady Antebellum - 'You Look Good'
  • Little Big Town - 'Better Man'
  • Midland - 'Drinkin’ Problem'

Best Country Song:

  • 'Better Man' - Taylor Swift, songwriter (Little Big Town)
  • 'Body Like A Back Road' - Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Sam Hunt)
  • 'Broken Halos' - Mike Henderson & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton)
  • 'Drinkin’ Problem' - Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne & Mark Wystrach, songwriters (Midland)
  • 'Tin Man' - Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert & Jon Randall, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)

Best Country Album:

  • Kenny Chesney - Cosmic Hallelujah
  • Lady Antebellum - Heart Break
  • Little Big Town - The Breaker
  • Thomas Rhett - Life Changes
  • Chris Stapleton - From A Room: Volume 1

NEW AGE

Best New Age Album:

  • Brian Eno - Reflection
  • India.Arie - SongVersation: Medicine
  • Peter Kater - Dancing On Water
  • Kitaro - Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai, Volume 5
  • Steve Roach - Spiral Revelation

JAZZ

Best Improvised Jazz Solo:

  • Sara Caswell, soloist - 'Can’t Remember Why'
  • Billy Childs, soloist - 'Dance Of Shiva'
  • Fred Hersch, soloist - 'Whisper Not'
  • John McLaughlin, soloist - 'Miles Beyond'
  • Chris Potter, soloist - 'Ilimba'

Best Jazz Vocal Album:

  • The Baylor Project - The Journey
  • Jazzmeia Horn - A Social Call
  • Raul Midón - Bad Ass and Blind
  • Randy Porter Trio with Nancy King - Porter Plays Porter
  • Cécile McLorin Salvant - Dreams and Daggers

Best Jazz Instrumental Album:

  • Bill Charlap Trio - Uptown, Downtown
  • Billy Childs - Rebirth
  • Joey DeFrancesco & The People - Project Freedom
  • Fred Hersch - Open Book
  • Chris Potter - The Dreamer Is The Dream

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album:

  • John Beasley - MONK’estra Vol. 2
  • Alan Ferber Big Band - Jigsaw
  • Christian McBride Big Band - Bringin’ It
  • Vince Mendoza & WDR Big Band Cologne - Homecoming
  • Chuck Owen and The Jazz Surge - Whispers On The Wind

Best Latin Jazz Album:

  • Antonio Adolfo - Hybrido – From Rio To Wayne Shorter
  • Jane Bunnett & Maqueque - Oddara
  • Anat Cohen & Marcello Gonçalves - Outra Coisa – The Music Of Moacir Santos
  • Miguel Zenón - Típico
  • Pablo Ziegler Trio - Jazz Tango

Best American Roots Performance:

  • Alabama Shakes - 'Killer Diller Blues'
  • Blind Boys Of Alabama - 'Let My Mother Live'
  • Glen Campbell - 'Arkansas Farmboy'
  • Leonard Cohen - 'Steer Your Way'
  • Alison Krauss - 'I Never Cared For You'

Best American Roots Song:

  • David Rawlings - 'Cumberland Gap'
  • The Mavericks - 'I Wish You Well'
  • Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit - 'If We Were Vampires'
  • Rodney Crowell ft. Rosanne Cash & John Paul White - 'It Ain’t Over Yet'
  • Gregg Allman - 'My Only True Friend'

Best Americana Album:

  • Gregg Allman - Southern Blood
  • Brent Cobb - Shine On Rainy Day
  • Iron & Wine - Beast Epic
  • Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit - The Nashville Sound
  • The Mavericks - Brand New Day

Best Bluegrass Album:

  • Michael Cleveland - Fiddler’s Dream
  • The Infamous Stringdusters - Laws Of Gravity (TIE)
  • Bobby Osborne - Original
  • Noam Pikelny - Universal Favorite
  • Rhonda Vincent And The Rage - All The Rage – In Concert Volume One [Live] (TIE)

Best Traditional Blues Album:

  • Eric Bibb - Migration Blues
  • Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio - Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio
  • R.L. Boyce - Roll and Tumble
  • Guy Davis & Fabrizio Poggi - Sonny & Brownie’s Last Train
  • The Rolling Stones - Blue & Lonesome

Best Contemporary Blues Album:

  • Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm - Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm
  • Sonny Landreth - Recorded Live In Lafayette
  • Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo' - TajMo
  • Robert Randolph & The Family Band - Got Soul
  • Tedeschi Trucks Band - Live From The Fox Oakland

Best Folk Album:

  • Aimee Mann - Mental Illness
  • Laura Marling - Semper Femina
  • Offa Rex - The Queen Of Hearts
  • The Secret Sisters - You Don’t Own Me Anymore
  • Yusuf / Cat Stevens - The Laughing Apple

Best Regional Roots Music Album:

  • Dwayne Dopsie and The Zydeco Hellraisers - Top Of the Mountain
  • Ho’okena - Ho’okena 3.0
  • Lost Bayou Ramblers - Kalenda
  • Northern Cree - Miyo Kekisepa, Make A Stand [Live]
  • Josh Tatofi - Pua Kiele

REGGAE

Best Reggae Album:

  • Chronixx - Chronology
  • Common Kings - Lost In Paradise
  • J Boog - Wash House Ting
  • Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley - Stony Hill
  • Morgan Heritage - Avrakedabra

WORLD MUSIC

Best World Music Album:

  • Vicente Amigo - Memoria De Los Sentidos
  • Buika - Para Mi
  • Anat Cohen & Trio Brasileiro - Rosa Dos Ventos —
  • Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration
  • Tinariwen - Elwan

CHILDREN’S

Best Children’s Album:

  • Gustafer Yellowgold - Brighter Side
  • Lisa Loeb - Feel What U Feel
  • Justin Roberts - Lemonade
  • Alphabet Rockers - Rise Shine #Woke
  • Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Songs Of Peace & Love For Kids & Parents Around The World

SPOKEN WORD

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling):

  • Neil Degrasse Tyson - Astrophysics For People In A Hurry
  • Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
  • Shelly Peiken - Confessions Of A Serial Songwriter
  • Bernie Sanders and Mark Ruffalo - Our Revolution: A Future To Believe In (Bernie Sanders)
  • Carrie Fisher - The Princess Diarist

COMEDY

Best Comedy Album:

  • Dave Chappelle - The Age Of Spin & Deep In The Heart Of Texas
  • Jim Gaffigan - Cinco
  • Jerry Seinfeld - Jerry Before Seinfeld
  • Sarah Silverman - A Speck Of Dust
  • Kevin Hart - What Now?

MUSICAL THEATER

Best Musical Theater Album:

  • Come From Away - Ian Eisendrath, August Eriksmoen, David Hein, David Lai & Irene Sankoff, producers; David Hein & Irene Sankoff, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
  • Dear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt, principal soloist; Alex Lacamoire, Stacey Mindich, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, producers; Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
  • Hello, Dolly! - Bette Midler, principal soloist; Steven Epstein, producer (Jerry Herman, composer & lyricist) (New Broadway Cast Recording)

MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media:

  • Baby Driver
  • Guardians Of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2
  • Hidden Figures: The Album
  • La La Land
  • Moana: The Songs

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media:

  • Jóhann Jóhannsson, composer - Arrival
  • Hans Zimmer, composer - Dunkirk
  • Ramin Djawadi, composer - Game Of Thrones: Season 7
  • Benjamin Wallfisch, Pharrell Williams & Hans Zimmer, composers - Hidden Figures
  • Justin Hurwitz, composer - La La Land

Best Song Written For Visual Media:

  • 'City Of Stars' - Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone)
  • 'How Far I’ll Go' - Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Auli’i Cravalho)
  • 'I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (‘Fifty Shades Darker’)' - Jack Antonoff, Sam Dew & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Zayn & Taylor Swift)
  • 'Never Give Up' - Sia Furler & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Sia)
  • 'Stand Up For Something' - Common & Diane Warren, songwriters (Andra Day featuring Common)

COMPOSING/ ARRANGING

Best Instrumental Composition:

  • 'Alkaline' - Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Le Boeuf Brothers & JACK Quartet)
  • 'Choros #3' - Vince Mendoza, composer (Vince Mendoza & WDR Big Band Cologne)
  • 'Home Free (For Peter Joe)' - Nate Smith, composer (Nate Smith)
  • 'Three Revolutions' - Arturo O’Farrill, composer (Arturo O’Farrill & Chucho Valdés)
  • 'Warped Cowboy' - Chuck Owen, composer (Chuck Owen And The Jazz Surge)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella:

  • 'All Hat, No Saddle' - Chuck Owen, arranger (Chuck Owen And The Jazz Surge)
  • 'Escapades For Alto Saxophone And Orchestra From Catch Me If You Can' - John Williams, arranger (John Williams)
  • 'Home Free (For Peter Joe)' - Nate Smith, arranger (Nate Smith)
  • 'Ugly Beauty/Pannonica' - John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley)
  • 'White Christmas' -Chris Walden, arranger (Herb Alpert)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals:

  • 'Another Day Of Sun' - Justin Hurwitz, arranger (La La Land Cast)
  • 'Every Time We Say Goodbye' - Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Clint Holmes featuring Jane Monheit)
  • 'I Like Myself' - Joel McNeely, arranger (Seth MacFarlane)
  • 'I Loves You Porgy/There’s A Boat That’s Leavin’ Soon For New York' - Shelly Berg, Gregg Field, Gordon Goodwin & Clint Holmes, arrangers (Clint Holmes Featuring Dee Dee Bridgewater And The Count Basie Orchestra)
  • 'Putin' - Randy Newman, arranger (Randy Newman)

PACKAGE

Best Recording Package:

  • El Orisha De La Rosa - Claudio Roncoli & Cactus Taller, art directors (Magín Díaz) (TIE)
  • Mura Masa - Alex Crossan & Matt De Jong, art directors (Mura Masa)
  • Pure Comedy (Deluxe Edition) - Sasha Barr, Ed Steed & Josh Tillman, art directors (Father John Misty) (TIE)
  • Sleep Well Beast - Elyanna Blaser-Gould, Luke Hayman & Andrea Trabucco-Campos, art directors (The National)
  • Solid State - Gail Marowitz, art director (Jonathan Coulton)

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package:

  • Bobo Yeye: Belle Epoque In Upper Volta - Tim Breen, art director (Various Artists)
  • Lovely Creatures: The Best Of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds (1984 – 2014) - Tom Hingston, art director (Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds)
  • May 1977: Get Shown The Light - Masaki Koike, art director (Grateful Dead)
  • The Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition - Lawrence Azerrad, Timothy Daly & David Pescovitz, art directors (Various Artists)
  • Warfaring Strangers: Acid Nightmares - Tim Breen, Benjamin Marra & Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists)

NOTES

Best Album Notes:

  • Arthur Q. Smith: The Trouble With The Truth - Wayne Bledsoe & Bradley Reeves, album notes writers (Various Artists)
  • Big Bend Killing: The Appalachian Ballad Tradition - Ted Olson, album notes writer (Various Artists)
  • The Complete Piano Works Of Scott Joplin - Bryan S. Wright, album notes writer (Richard Dowling)
  • Edouard-Léon Scott De Martinville, Inventor Of Sound Recording: A Bicentennial Tribute - David Giovannoni, album notes writer (Various Artists)
  • Live At The Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings - Lynell George, album notes writer (Otis Redding)
  • Washington Phillips and His Manzarene Dreams - Michael Corcoran, album notes writer (Washington Phillips)

HISTORICAL

Best Historical Album:

  • Bobo Yeye: Belle Epoque In Upper Volta - Jon Kirby, Florent Mazzoleni, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
  • The Goldberg Variations – The Complete Unreleased Recording Sessions June 1955 - Robert Russ, compilation producer; Matthias Erb, Martin Kistner & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Glenn Gould)
  • Leonard Bernstein – The Composer - Robert Russ, compilation producer; Martin Kistner & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Leonard Bernstein)
  • Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes From The Horn Of Africa - Nicolas Sheikholeslami & Vik Sohonie, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
  • Washington Phillips And His Manzarene Dreams - Michael Corcoran, April G. Ledbetter & Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Washington Phillips)

PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical:

  • Every Where Is Some Where - Brent Arrowood, Miles Comaskey, JT Daly, Tommy English, Kristine Flaherty, Adam Hawkins, Chad Howat & Tony Maserati, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer (K.Flay)
  • Is This The Life We Really Want? - Nigel Godrich, Sam Petts-Davies & Darrell Thorp, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Roger Waters)
  • Natural Conclusion - Ryan Freeland, engineer; Joao Carvalho, mastering engineer (Rose Cousins)
  • No Shape - Shawn Everett & Joseph Lorge, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (Perfume Genius)
  • 24K Magic - Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer (Bruno Mars)

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical:

  • Calvin Harris
  • Greg Kurstin
  • Blake Mills
  • No I.D.
  • The Stereotypes

Best Remixed Recording:

  • "Can’t Let You Go (Louie Vega Roots Mix)" - Louie Vega, remixer (Loleatta Holloway)
  • "Funk O’ De Funk (SMLE Remix)" - SMLE, remixers (Bobby Rush)
  • "Undercover (Adventure Club Remix)" - Leighton James & Christian Srigley, remixers (Kehlani)
  • "A Violent Noise (Four Tet Remix)" - Four Tet, remixer (The xx)
  • "You Move (Latroit Remix)" - Dennis White, remixer (Depeche Mode)

SURROUND SOUND

Best Surround Sound Album:

  • Early Americans - Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Jim Anderson & Jane Ira Bloom, surround producers (Jane Ira Bloom) -- WINNER
  • Kleiberg: Mass For Modern Man - Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Eivind Gullberg Jensen & Trondheim Symphony Orchestra And Choir)
  • So Is My Love - Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Nina T. Karlsen & Ensemble 96)
  • 3-D The Catalogue - Fritz Hilpert, surround mix engineer; Tom Ammermann, surround mastering engineer; Fritz Hilpert, surround producer (Kraftwerk)
  • Tyberg: Masses - Jesse Brayman, surround mix engineer; Jesse Brayman, surround mastering engineer; Blanton Alspaugh, surround producer (Brian A. Schmidt, Christopher Jacobson & South Dakota Chorale)

PRODUCTION, CLASSICAL

Best Engineered Album, Classical:

  • Danielpour: Songs Of Solitude & War Songs - Gary Call, engineer (Thomas Hampson, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
  • Kleiberg: Mass For Modern Man - Morten Lindberg, engineer (Eivind Gullberg Jensen, Trondheim Vokalensemble & Trondheim Symphony Orchestra)
  • Schoenberg, Adam: American Symphony; Finding Rothko; Picture Studies - Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
  • Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio - Mark Donahue, engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
  • Tyberg: Masses - John Newton, engineer; Jesse Brayman, mastering engineer (Brian A. Schmidt, Christopher Jacobson & South Dakota Chorale)

Producer Of The Year, Classical:

  • Blanton Alspaugh
  • Manfred Eicher
  • David Frost
  • Morten Lindberg
  • Judith Sherman

CLASSICAL 

Best Orchestral Performance:

  • Concertos For Orchestra - Louis Langrée, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
  • Copland: Symphony No. 3; Three Latin American Sketches - Leonard Slatkin, conductor (Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
  • Debussy: Images; Jeux & La Plus Que Lente - Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
  • Mahler: Symphony No. 5 - Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra)
  • Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio - Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording:

  • Berg: Lulu - Lothar Koenigs, conductor; Daniel Brenna, Marlis Petersen & Johan Reuter; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra)
  • Berg: Wozzeck - Hans Graf, conductor; Anne Schwanewilms & Roman Trekel; Hans Graf, producer (Houston Symphony; Chorus Of Students And Alumni, Shepherd School Of Music, Rice University & Houston Grand Opera Children’s Chorus)
  • Bizet: Les Pêcheurs De Perles - Gianandrea Noseda, conductor; Diana Damrau, Mariusz Kwiecień, Matthew Polenzani & Nicolas Testé; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
  • Handel: Ottone - George Petrou, conductor; Max Emanuel Cencic & Lauren Snouffer; Jacob Händel, producer (Il Pomo D’Oro)
  • Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel - Valery Gergiev, conductor; Vladimir Feliauer, Aida Garifullina & Kira Loginova; Ilya Petrov, producer (Mariinsky Orchestra; Mariinsky Chorus)

Best Choral Performance:

  • Bryars: The Fifth Century - Donald Nally, conductor (PRISM Quartet; The Crossing) -- WINNER
  • Handel: Messiah - Andrew Davis, conductor; Noel Edison, chorus master (Elizabeth DeShong, John Relyea, Andrew Staples & Erin Wall; Toronto Symphony Orchestra; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir)
  • Mansurian: Requiem - Alexander Liebreich, conductor; Florian Helgath, chorus master (Anja Petersen & Andrew Redmond; Münchener Kammerorchester; RIAS Kammerchor)
  • Music Of The Spheres - Nigel Short, conductor (Tenebrae)
  • Tyberg: Masses - Brian A. Schmidt, conductor (Christopher Jacobson; South Dakota Chorale)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance:

  •  Arcangelo - Buxtehude: Trio Sonatas, Op. 1
  • Patricia Kopatchinskaja & The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra - Death & The Maiden
  • Stile Antico -  Divine Theatre – Sacred Motets By Giaches De Wert
  • Joyce Yang & Augustin Hadelich - Franck, Kurtág, Previn & Schumann
  • Martha Argerich & Various Artists - Martha Argerich & Friends – Live From Lugano 2016

Best Classical Instrumental Solo:

  • Murray Perahia - Bach: The French Suites
  • Steven Isserlis; Florian Donderer, conductor (The Deutsch Kammerphilharmonie Bremen) - Haydn: Cello Concertos
  • Maria Lettberg; Ariane Matiakh, conductor (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) - Levina: The Piano Concertos
  • Frank Peter Zimmermann; Alan Gilbert, conductor (NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester) - Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
  • Daniil Trifonov - Transcendental

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album:

  • Bach & Telemann: Sacred Cantatas - Philippe Jaroussky; Petra Müllejans, conductor (Ann-Kathrin Brüggemann & Juan de la Rubia; Freiburger Barockorchester)
  • Crazy Girl Crazy – Music By Gershwin, Berg & Berio - Barbara Hannigan (Orchestra Ludwig) -- WINNER
  • Gods & Monsters - Nicholas Phan; Myra Huang, accompanist
  • In War & Peace – Harmony Through Music - Joyce DiDonato; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor (Il Pomo D’Oro)
  • Sviridov: Russia Cast Adrift - Dmitri Hvorostovsky; Constantine Orbelian, conductor (St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra & Style Of Five Ensemble)

Best Classical Compendium:

  • Barbara - Alexandre Tharaud; Cécile Lenoir, producer
  • Higdon: All Things Majestic, Viola Concerto & Oboe Concerto - Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
  • Kurtág: Complete Works For Ensemble & Choir - Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor; Guido Tichelman, producer
  • Les Routes De L’Esclavage - Jordi Savall, conductor; Benjamin Bleton, producer
  • Mademoiselle: Première Audience – Unknown Music Of Nadia Boulanger - Lucy Mauro; Lucy Mauro, producer

Best Contemporary Classical Composition:

  • Danielpour: Songs Of Solitude - Richard Danielpour, composer (Thomas Hampson, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
  • Higdon: Viola Concerto - Jennifer Higdon, composer (Roberto Díaz, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
  • Mansurian: Requiem - Tigran Mansurian, composer (Alexander Liebreich, Florian Helgath, RIAS Kammerchor & Münchener Kammerorchester)
  • Schoenberg, Adam: Picture Studies - Adam Schoenberg, composer (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
  • Zhou Tian: Concerto For Orchestra - Zhou Tian, composer (Louis Langrée & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)

MUSIC VIDEO/FILM

Best Music Video:

  • Beck - 'Up All Night'
  • Jain - 'Makeba'
  • Jay-Z - 'The Story Of O.J.'
  • Kendrick Lamar - 'HUMBLE.'
  • Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid - '1-800-273-8255'

Best Music Film:

  • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - One More Time With Feeling
  • The Grateful Dead - Long Strange Trip
  • The Defiant Ones
  • Soundbreaking
  • Two Trains Runnin'