60th Grammy® Award Nominations Coverage

The nominations for the 60th Annual Grammy Awards were announced on November 28th, 2017. We have the full results of the ceremony, which took place on Sunday, January 28th, 2018 at Madison Square Gardens in New York.

And the nominees are:

Record Of The Year

• Redbone
  Childish Gambino
  Ludwig Goransson, producer; Donald Glover, Ludwig Goransson, Riley Mackin & Ruben Rivera, engineers/mixers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer
• Despacito
  Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber
  Josh Gudwin, Mauricio Rengifo & Andrés Torres, producers; Josh Gudwin & Jaycen Joshua, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
• The Story Of O.J.
  JAY-Z
  JAY-Z & No I.D., producers; Jimmy Douglas & Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
• HUMBLE.
  Kendrick Lamar
  Mike Will Made It, producer; Derek "MixedByAli" Ali, James Hunt & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
• 24K Magic
  Bruno Mars
  Shampoo Press & Curl, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer

Album Of The Year

• "Awaken, My Love!"
  Childish Gambino
  Ludwig Goransson, producer; Bryan Carrigan, Donald Glover, Ludwig Goransson, Riley Mackin & Ruben Rivera, engineers/mixers; Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer
• 4:44
  JAY-Z
  JAY-Z & No I.D., producers; Jimmy Douglas & Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, engineers/mixers; Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
• DAMN.
  Kendrick Lamar
  DJ Dahi, Sounwave & Anthony Tiffith, producers; Derek "MixedByAli" Ali, James Hunt & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; K. Duckworth, D. Natche, M. Spears & A. Tiffith, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
• Melodrama
  Lorde
  Jack Antonoff & Lorde, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff & Ella Yelich-O'Connor, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
• 24K Magic
  Bruno Mars
  Shampoo Press & Curl, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers/mixers; Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer

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

Best Pop Solo Performance

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

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

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

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

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

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Kaleidoscope EP
  Coldplay
• Lust For Life
  Lana Del Rey
• Evolve
  Imagine Dragons
• Rainbow
  Kesha
• Joanne
  Lady Gaga
• ÷ (Divide)
  Ed Sheeran

Best Dance Recording

• Bambro Koyo Ganda
  Bonobo Featuring Innov Gnawa
  Bonobo, producer; Bonobo, mixer
• Cola
  Camelphat & Elderbrook
  Mike Di Scala, Elderbrook & David Whelan, producers; Mike Di Scala, Elderbrook & David Whelan, mixers
• Andromeda
  Gorillaz Featuring DRAM
  Damon Albarn, Jamie Hewlett, Remi Kabaka & Anthony Khan, producers; Stephen Sedgwick, mixer
• Tonite
  LCD Soundsystem
  James Murphy, producer; James Murphy, mixer
• Line Of Sight
  Odesza Featuring WYNNE & Mansionair
  Clayton Knight & Harrison Mills, producers; Eric J Dubowsky, mixer

Best Dance/Electronic Album

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

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

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

Best Rock Performance

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

Best Metal Performance

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

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

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

Best Alternative Music Album

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

Best R&B Performance

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

Best Traditional R&B Performance

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

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

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

Best R&B Album

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

Best Rap Performance

• Bounce Back
  Big Sean
• Bodak Yellow
  Cardi B
• 4:44
  JAY-Z
• HUMBLE.
  Kendrick Lamar
• Bad And Boujee
  Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert

Best Rap/Sung Performance

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

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.
  K. Duckworth, Asheton Hogan & M. Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
• Sassy
  M. Evans & E. Gabouer, songwriters (Rapsody)
• The Story Of O.J.
  Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (JAY-Z)

Best Rap Album

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

Best Country Solo Performance

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

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

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

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

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

Best New Age Album

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

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

• Can't Remember Why
  Sara Caswell, soloist
  Track from: Whispers On The Wind (Chuck Owen And The Jazz Surge)
• Dance Of Shiva
  Billy Childs, soloist
  Track from: Rebirth
• Whisper Not
  Fred Hersch, soloist
  Track from: Open Book
• Miles Beyond
  John McLaughlin, soloist
  Track from: Live @ Ronnie Scott's (John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension)
• Ilimba
  Chris Potter, soloist
  Track from: The Dreamer Is The Dream

Best Jazz Vocal Album

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

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

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

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

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

Best Latin Jazz Album

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

Best Gospel Performance/Song

• Too Hard Not To
  Tina Campbell; Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters
• You Deserve It
  JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise Featuring Bishop Cortez Vaughn; David Bloom, JJ Hairston, Phontane Demond Reed & Cortez Vaughn, songwriters
• Better Days
  Le'Andria
• My Life
  The Walls Group; Warryn Campbell, Eric Dawkins, Damien Farmer, Damon Thomas, Ahjah Walls & Darrel Walls, songwriters
• Never Have To Be Alone
  CeCe Winans; Dwan Hill & Alvin Love III, songwriters

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

• Oh My Soul
  Casting Crowns; Mark Hall & Bernie Herms, songwriters
• Clean
  Natalie Grant; Natalie Grant, songwriter
• What A Beautiful Name
  Hillsong Worship; Ben Fielding & Brooke Ligertwood, songwriters
• Even If
  MercyMe; David Garcia, Ben Glover, Crystal Lewis, MercyMe & Tim Timmons, songwriters
• Hills And Valleys
  Tauren Wells; Chuck Butler, Jonathan Smith & Tauren Wells, songwriters

Best Gospel Album

• Crossover: Live From Music City
  Travis Greene
• Bigger Than Me
  Le'Andria
• Close
  Marvin Sapp
• Sunday Song
  Anita Wilson
• Let Them Fall In Love
  CeCe Winans

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

• Rise
  Danny Gokey
• Echoes (Deluxe Edition)
  Matt Maher
• Lifer
  MercyMe
• Hills And Valleys
  Tauren Wells
• Chain Breaker
  Zach Williams

Best Roots Gospel Album

• The Best Of The Collingsworth Family - Volume 1
  The Collingsworth Family
• Give Me Jesus
  Larry Cordle
• Resurrection
  Joseph Habedank
• Sing It Now: Songs Of Faith & Hope
  Reba McEntire
• Hope For All Nations
  Karen Peck & New River

Best Latin Pop Album

• Lo Único Constante
  Alex Cuba
• Mis Planes Son Amarte
  Juanes
• Amar Y Vivir En Vivo Desde La Ciudad De México, 2017
  La Santa Cecilia
• Musas (Un Homenaje Al Folclore Latinoamericano En Manos De Los Macorinos)
  Natalia Lafourcade
• El Dorado
  Shakira

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album

• Ayo
  Bomba Estéreo
• Pa' Fuera
  C4 Trío & Desorden Público
• Salvavidas De Hielo
  Jorge Drexler
• El Paradise
  Los Amigos Invisibles
• Residente
  Residente

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

• Ni Diablo Ni Santo
  Julión Álvarez Y Su Norteño Banda
• Ayer Y Hoy
  Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizárraga
• Momentos
  Alex Campos
• Arriero Somos Versiones Acústicas
  Aida Cuevas
• Zapateando En El Norte
  Humberto Novoa, producer (Various Artists)

Best Tropical Latin Album

• Albita
  Albita
• Art Of The Arrangement
  Doug Beavers
• Salsa Big Band
  Rubén Blades Con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
• Gente Valiente
  Silvestre Dangond
• Indestructible
  Diego El Cigala

Best American Roots Performance

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

Best American Roots Song

• Cumberland Gap
  David Rawlings & Gillian Welch, songwriters (David Rawlings)
• I Wish You Well
  Raul Malo & Alan Miller, songwriters (The Mavericks)
• If We Were Vampires
  Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit)
• It Ain't Over Yet
  Rodney Crowell, songwriter (Rodney Crowell Featuring Rosanne Cash & John Paul White)
• My Only True Friend
  Gregg Allman & Scott Sharrard, songwriters (Gregg Allman)

Best Americana Album

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

Best Bluegrass Album

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

Best Traditional Blues Album

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

Best Contemporary Blues Album

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

Best Folk Album

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

Best Regional Roots Music Album

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

Best Reggae Album

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

Best World Music Album

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

Best Children's Album

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

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

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

Best Comedy Album

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

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)

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

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

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

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

Best Song Written For Visual Media

• City Of Stars
  Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone)
  Track from: La La Land
• How Far I'll Go
  Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Auli'i Cravalho)
  Track from: Moana: The Songs
• I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)
  Jack Antonoff, Sam Dew & Taylor Swift, songwriters (ZAYN & Taylor Swift)
  Track from: Fifty Shades Darker
• Never Give Up
  Sia Furler & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Sia)
  Track from: Lion
• Stand Up For Something
  Common & Diane Warren, songwriters (Andra Day Featuring Common)
  Track from: Marshall

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)

Best Recording Package

• El Orisha De La Rosa
  Claudio Roncoli & Cactus Taller, art directors (Magín Díaz)
• 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)
• 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)

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)

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)

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
  • Don’t Quit (DJ Khaled & Calvin Harris Featuring Travis Scott & Jeremih) (T)
  • Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 (Calvin Harris Featuring Various Artists) (A)
• Greg Kurstin
  • Concrete And Gold (Foo Fighters) (A)
  • Dear Life (Beck) (S)
  • Dusk Till Dawn (ZAYN Featuring Sia) (S)
  • LOVE. (Kendrick Lamar Featuring Zacari) (T)
  • Strangers (Halsey Featuring Lauren Jauregui) (T)
  • Wall Of Glass (Liam Gallagher) (S)
• Blake Mills
  • Darkness And Light (John Legend) (A)
  • Eternally Even (Jim James) (A)
  • God Only Knows (John Legend & Cynthia Erivo Featuring yMusic) (S)
  • Memories Are Now (Jesca Hoop) (A)
  • No Shape (Perfume Genius) (A)
  • Semper Femina (Laura Marling) (A)
• No I.D.
  • America (Logic Featuring Black Thought, Chuck D & Big Lenbo & No ID) (T)
  • The Autobiography (Vic Mensa) (A)
  • 4:44 (JAY-Z) (A)
• The Stereotypes
  • Before I Do (Sevyn Streeter) (S)
  • Better (Lil Yachty Featuring Stefflon Don) (T)
  • Deliver (Fifth Harmony) (T)
  • Finesse (Bruno Mars) (T)
  • Mo Bounce (Iggy Azalea) (S)
  • Sunshine (Kyle Featuring Miguel) (S)
  • That's What I Like (Bruno Mars) (T)

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)

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)
• 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)

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
  • Adamo: Becoming Santa Claus (Emmanuel Villaume, Kevin Burdette, Keith Jameson, Lucy Schaufer, Hila Plitmann, Matt Boehler, Jonathan Blalock, Jennifer Rivera & Dallas Opera Orchestra)
  • Aldridge: Sister Carrie (William Boggs, Keith Phares, Matt Morgan, Alisa Suzanne Jordheim, Stephen Cunningham, Adriana Zabala, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
  • Copland: Symphony No. 3; Three Latin American Sketches (Leonard Slatkin & Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
  • Death & The Maiden (Patricia Kopatchinskaja & The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra)
  • Handel: Messiah (Andrew Davis, Noel Edison, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir & Toronto Symphony Orchestra)
  • Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 53, 64 & 96 (Carlos Kalmar & Oregon Symphony)
  • Heggie: It's A Wonderful Life (Patrick Summers, William Burden, Talise Trevigne, Andrea Carroll, Rod Gilfry & Houston Grand Opera)
  • Tyberg: Masses (Brian A. Schmidt, Christopher Jacobson & South Dakota Chorale)
• Manfred Eicher
  • Mansurian: Requiem (Alexander Liebreich, Florian Helgath, RIAS Kammerchor & Münchener Kammerorchester)
  • Monk, M.: On Behalf Of Nature (Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble)
  • Point & Line - Debussy And Hosokawa (Momo Kodama)
  • Rímur (Arve Henriksen & Trio Mediaeval)
  • Silvestrov: Hieroglyphen Der Nacht (Anja Lechner)
• David Frost
  • Alma Española (Isabel Leonard)
  • Amplified Soul (Gabriela Martinez)
  • Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 6 (Jonathan Biss)
  • Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
  • Garden Of Joys And Sorrows (Hat Trick Trio)
  • Laks: Chamber Works (ARC Ensemble)
  • Schoenberg, Adam: American Symphony; Finding Rothko; Picture Studies (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
  • Troika (Matt Haimovitz & Christopher O'Riley)
  • Verdi: Otello (Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Günther Groissböck, Željko Lucic, Dimitri Pittas, Aleksandrs Antonenko, Sonya Yoncheva, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)
• Morten Lindberg
  • Furatus (Ole Edvard Antonsen & Wolfgang Plagge)
  • Interactions (Bård Monsen & Gunnar Flagstad)
  • Kleiberg: Mass For Modern Man (Eivind Gullberg Jensen, Trondheim Vokalensemble & Trondheim Symphony Orchestra)
  • Minor Major (Oslo String Quartet)
  • Northern Timbre (Ragnhild Hemsing & Tor Espen Aspaas)
  • So Is My Love (Nina T. Karlsen & Ensemble 96)
  • Thoresen: Sea Of Names (Trond Schau)
• Judith Sherman
  • American Nocturnes (Cecile Licad)
  • The Birthday Party (Aki Takahashi)
  • Discovering Bach (Michelle Ross)
  • Foss: Pieces Of Genius (New York New Music Ensemble)
  • Secret Alchemy - Chamber Works By Pierre Jalbert (Curtis Macomber & Michael Boriskin)
  • Sevenfive - The John Corigliano Effect (Gaudette Brass)
  • Sonic Migrations - Music Of Laurie Altman (Various Artists)
  • Tribute (Dover Quartet)
  • 26 (Melia Watras & Michael Jinsoo Lim)

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 Kwiecien, 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)
• 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

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

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

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

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)
• 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

• Concerto For Orchestra
  Zhou Tian, composer (Louis Langrée & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
  Track from: Concertos For Orchestra
• Picture Studies
  Adam Schoenberg, composer (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
  Track from: Schoenberg, Adam: American Symphony; Finding Rothko; Picture Studies
• Requiem
  Tigran Mansurian, composer (Alexander Liebreich, Florian Helgath, RIAS Kammerchor & Münchener Kammerorchester)
• Songs Of Solitude
  Richard Danielpour, composer (Thomas Hampson, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
  Track from: Danielpour: Songs Of Solitude & War Songs
• Viola Concerto
  Jennifer Higdon, composer (Roberto Díaz, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
  Track from: Higdon: All Things Majestic, Viola Concerto & Oboe Concerto

Best Music Video

• Up All Night
  Beck
  Canada, video director; Laura Serra Estorch & Oscar Romagosa, video producers
• Makeba
  Jain
  Lionel Hirle & Gregory Ohrel, video directors; Yodelice, video producer
• The Story Of O.J.
  JAY-Z
  Shawn Carter & Mark Romanek, video directors; Daniel Midgley, video producer
• Humble.
  Kendrick Lamar
  The Little Homies & Dave Meyers, video directors; Jason Baum, Dave Free, Jamie Rabineau, Nathan K. Scherrer & Anthony Tiffith, video producers
• 1-800-273-8255
  Logic Featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid
  Andy Hines, video director; Andrew Lerios, video producer

Best Music Film

• One More Time With Feeling
  Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
  Andrew Dominik, video director; Dulcie Kellett & James Wilson, video producers
• Long Strange Trip
  (The Grateful Dead)
  Amir Bar-Lev, video director; Alex Blavatnik, Ken Dornstein, Eric Eisner, Nick Koskoff & Justin Kreutzmann, video producers
• The Defiant Ones
  (Various Artists)
  Allen Hughes, video director; Sarah Anthony, Fritzi Horstman, Broderick Johnson, Gene Kirkwood, Andrew Kosove, Laura Lancaster, Michael Lombardo, Jerry Longarzo, Doug Pray & Steven Williams, video producers
• Soundbreaking
  (Various Artists)
  Maro Chermayeff & Jeff Dupre, video directors; Joshua Bennett, Julia Marchesi, Sam Pollard, Sally Rosenthal, Amy Schewel & Warren Zanes, video producers
• Two Trains Runnin'
  (Various Artists)
  Sam Pollard, video director; Benjamin Hedin, video producer