The 61st Annual Grammys honored music’s biggest stars on Sunday, returning to Los Angeles’ Staples Center after taking place in New York City in 2018. The majority of the awards, in genre categories including comedy, new age, contemporary instrumental and gospel, were handed out prior to the broadcast.
Hosted by 15-time Grammy winner Alicia Keys, the 2019 Grammys saw one major change from previous years: the number of nominees in the main categories increased from five to eight, with an eye toward increasing diversity among the winners. After the Recording Academy faced criticism for the lack of female nominees and winners last year, this year’s group of artists included significantly more women, with five out of the eight Album of the Year nominees going to female artists.
See all the winners of the 2019 Grammys below.
Record Of The Year
I LIKE IT
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
THE JOKE
Brandi Carlile
THIS IS AMERICA
Childish Gambino
GOD’S PLAN
Drake
SHALLOW
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
ALL THE STARS
Kendrick Lamar & SZA
ROCKSTAR
Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage
THE MIDDLE
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
Album Of The Year
INVASION OF PRIVACY
Cardi B
BY THE WAY, I FORGIVE YOU
Brandi Carlile
SCORPION
Drake
H.E.R.
H.E.R.
BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS
Post Malone
DIRTY COMPUTER
Janelle Monáe
GOLDEN HOUR
Kacey Musgraves
BLACK PANTHER: THE ALBUM, MUSIC FROM AND INSPIRED BY
(Various Artists)
Kendrick Lamar, featured artist
Song Of The Year
ALL THE STARS
Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
BOO’D UP
Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)
GOD’S PLAN
Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
IN MY BLOOD
Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes & Geoffrey Warburton, songwriters (Shawn Mendes)
THE JOKE
Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
THE MIDDLE
Sarah Aarons, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax, Kyle Trewartha, Michael Trewartha & Anton Zaslavski, songwriters (Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey)
SHALLOW
Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
THIS IS AMERICA
Donald Glover, Ludwig Goransson & Jeffery Lamar Williams, songwriters (Childish Gambino)
Best New Artist
CHLOE X HALLE
LUKE COMBS
GRETA VAN FLEET
H.E.R.
DUA LIPA
MARGO PRICE
BEBE REXHA
JORJA SMITH
Best Pop Solo Performance
COLORS
Beck
HAVANA (LIVE)
Camila Cabello
GOD IS A WOMAN
Ariana Grande
JOANNE (WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU’RE GOIN’?)
Lady Gaga
BETTER NOW
Post Malone
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
FALL IN LINE
Christina Aguilera Featuring Demi Lovato
DON’T GO BREAKING MY HEART
Backstreet Boys
‘S WONDERFUL
Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
SHALLOW
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
GIRLS LIKE YOU
Maroon 5 Featuring Cardi B
SAY SOMETHING
Justin Timberlake Featuring Chris Stapleton
THE MIDDLE
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
LOVE IS HERE TO STAY
Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
MY WAY
Willie Nelson
NAT “KING” COLE & ME
Gregory Porter
STANDARDS (DELUXE)
Seal
THE MUSIC…THE MEM’RIES…THE MAGIC!
Barbra Streisand
Best Pop Vocal Album
CAMILA
Camila Cabello
MEANING OF LIFE
Kelly Clarkson
SWEETENER
Ariana Grande
SHAWN MENDES
Shawn Mendes
BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA
P!nk
REPUTATION
Taylor Swift
Best Dance Recording
NORTHERN SOUL
Above & Beyond Featuring Richard Bedford
ULTIMATUM
Disclosure (Featuring Fatoumata Diawara)
LOSING IT
Fisher
ELECTRICITY
Silk City & Dua Lipa Featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson
GHOST VOICES
Virtual Self
Best Dance/Electronic Album
SINGULARITY
Jon Hopkins
WOMAN WORLDWIDE
Justice
TREEHOUSE
Sofi Tukker
OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES
SOPHIE
LUNE ROUGE
TOKiMONSTA
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
THE EMANCIPATION PROCRASTINATION
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
STEVE GADD BAND
Steve Gadd Band
MODERN LORE
Julian Lage
LAID BLACK
Marcus Miller
PROTOCOL 4
Simon Phillips
Best Rock Performance
FOUR OUT OF FIVE
Arctic Monkeys
WHEN BAD DOES GOOD
Chris Cornell
MADE AN AMERICA
THE FEVER 333
HIGHWAY TUNE
Greta Van Fleet
UNCOMFORTABLE
Halestorm
Best Metal Performance
CONDEMNED TO THE GALLOWS
Between The Buried And Me
HONEYCOMB
Deafheaven
ELECTRIC MESSIAH
High On Fire
BETRAYER
Trivium
ON MY TEETH
Underoath
Best Rock Song
BLACK SMOKE RISING
JUMPSUIT
MANTRA
MASSEDUCTION
RATS
Best Rock Album
RAINIER FOG
Alice In Chains
M A N I A
Fall Out Boy
PREQUELLE
Ghost
FROM THE FIRES
Greta Van Fleet
PACIFIC DAYDREAM
Weezer
Best Alternative Music Album
TRANQUILITY BASE HOTEL + CASINO
Arctic Monkeys
COLORS
Beck
UTOPIA
Björk
AMERICANUTOPIA
David Byrne
MASSEDUCTION
St. Vincent
Best R&B Performance
LONG AS I LIVE
Toni Braxton
SUMMER
The Carters
Y O Y
Lalah Hathaway
BEST PART
H.E.R. Featuring Daniel Caesar
FIRST BEGAN
PJ Morton
Best Traditional R&B Performance
BET AIN’T WORTH THE HAND (TIE)
Leon Bridges
DON’T FALL APART ON ME TONIGHT
Bettye LaVette
HONEST
MAJOR.
HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE (TIE)
PJ Morton Featuring Yebba
MADE FOR LOVE
Charlie Wilson Featuring Lalah Hathaway
Best R&B Song
BOO’D UP
COME THROUGH AND CHILL
FEELS LIKE SUMMER
FOCUS
LONG AS I LIVE
Best Urban Contemporary Album
EVERYTHING IS LOVE
The Carters
THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT
Chloe x Halle
CHRIS DAVE AND THE DRUMHEDZ
Chris Dave And The Drumhedz
WAR & LEISURE
Miguel
VENTRILOQUISM
Meshell Ndegeocello
Best R&B Album
SEX & CIGARETTES
Toni Braxton
GOOD THING
Leon Bridges
HONESTLY
Lalah Hathaway
H.E.R.
H.E.R.
GUMBO UNPLUGGED (LIVE)
PJ Morton
Best Rap Performance
BE CAREFUL
Cardi B
NICE FOR WHAT
Drake
KING’S DEAD (TIE)
Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake
BUBBLIN (TIE)
Anderson .Paak
SICKO MODE
Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee
Best Rap/Sung Performance
LIKE I DO
Christina Aguilera Featuring Goldlink
PRETTY LITTLE FEARS
6lack Featuring J. Cole
THIS IS AMERICA
Childish Gambino
ALL THE STARS
Kendrick Lamar & SZA
ROCKSTAR
Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage
Best Rap Song
GOD’S PLAN
KING’S DEAD
LUCKY YOU
SICKO MODE
WIN
Best Rap Album
INVASION OF PRIVACY
Cardi B
SWIMMING
Mac Miller
VICTORY LAP
Nipsey Hussle
DAYTONA
Pusha T
ASTROWORLD
Travis Scott
Best Country Solo Performance
WOULDN’T IT BE GREAT?
Loretta Lynn
MONA LISAS AND MAD HATTERS
Maren Morris
BUTTERFLIES
Kacey Musgraves
MILLIONAIRE
Chris Stapleton
PARALLEL LINE
Keith Urban
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
SHOOT ME STRAIGHT
Brothers Osborne
TEQUILA
Dan + Shay
WHEN SOMEONE STOPS LOVING YOU
Little Big Town
DEAR HATE
Maren Morris Featuring Vince Gill
MEANT TO BE
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line
Best Country Song
BREAK UP IN THE END
DEAR HATE
I LIVED IT
SPACE COWBOY
TEQUILA
WHEN SOMEONE STOPS LOVING YOU
Best Country Album
UNAPOLOGETICALLY
Kelsea Ballerini
PORT SAINT JOE
Brothers Osborne
GIRL GOING NOWHERE
Ashley McBryde
GOLDEN HOUR
Kacey Musgraves
FROM A ROOM: VOLUME 2
Chris Stapleton
Best New Age Album
HIRAETH
Lisa Gerrard & David Kuckhemann
BELOVED
Snatam Kaur
OPIUM MOON
Opium Moon
MOLECULES OF MOTION
Steve Roach
MOKU MALUHIA – PEACEFUL ISLAND
Jim Kimo West
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
SOME OF THAT SUNSHINE
Regina Carter, soloist
DON’T FENCE ME IN
John Daversa, soloist
WE SEE
Fred Hersch, soloists
DE-DAH
Brad Mehldau, soloist
CADENAS
Miguel Zenón, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album
MY MOOD IS YOU
Freddy Cole
THE QUESTIONS
Kurt Elling
THE SUBJECT TONIGHT IS LOVE
Kate McGarry With Keith Ganz & Gary Versace
IF YOU REALLY WANT
Raul Midón With The Metropole Orkest Conducted By Vince Mendoza
THE WINDOW
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
DIAMOND CUT
Tia Fuller
LIVE IN EUROPE
Fred Hersch Trio
SEYMOUR READS THE CONSTITUTION!
Brad Mehldau Trio
STILL DREAMING
Joshua Redman, Ron Miles, Scott Colley & Brian Blade
EMANON
The Wayne Shorter Quartet
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
ALL ABOUT THAT BASIE
The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty Barnhart
AMERICAN DREAMERS: VOICES OF HOPE, MUSIC OF FREEDOM
John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists
PRESENCE
Orrin Evans And The Captain Black Big Band
ALL CAN WORK
John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
BAREFOOT DANCES AND OTHER VISIONS
Jim McNeely & The Frankfurt Radio Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album
HEART OF BRAZIL
Eddie Daniels
BACK TO THE SUNSET
Dafnis Prieto Big Band
WEST SIDE STORY REIMAGINED
Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band
CINQUE
Elio Villafranca
YO SOY LA TRADICIÓN
Miguel Zenón Featuring Spektral Quartet
Best Gospel Performance/Song
YOU WILL WIN
WON’T HE DO IT
NEVER ALONE
CYCLES
A GREAT WORK
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
RECKLESS LOVE
Cory Asbury; Cory Asbury, Caleb Culver & Ran Jackson, songwriters
YOU SAY
Lauren Daigle; Lauren Daigle, Jason Ingram & Paul Mabury, songwriters
JOY.
for KING & COUNTRY; Ben Glover, Matt Hales, Stephen Blake Kanicka, Seth Moslely, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters
GRACE GOT YOU
MercyMe Featuring John Reuben; David Garcia, Ben Glover, MercyMe, Solomon Olds & John Reuben, songwriters
KNOWN
Tauren Wells; Ethan Hulse, Jordan Sapp & Tauren Wells, songwriters
Best Gospel Album
ONE NATION UNDER GOD
Jekalyn Carr
HIDING PLACE
Tori Kelly
MAKE ROOM
Jonathan McReynolds
THE OTHER SIDE
The Walls Group
A GREAT WORK
Brian Courtney Wilson
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
LOOK UP CHILD
Lauren Daigle
HALLELUJAH HERE BELOW
Elevation Worship
LIVING WITH A FIRE
Jesus Culture
SURROUNDED
Michael W. Smith
SURVIVOR: LIVE FROM HARDING PRISON
Zach Williams
Best Roots Gospel Album
UNEXPECTED
Jason Crabb
CLEAR SKIES
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
FAVORITES: REVISITED BY REQUEST
The Isaacs
STILL STANDING
The Martins
LOVE LOVE LOVE
Gordon Mote
Best Latin Pop Album
PROMETO
Pablo Alboran
SINCERA
Claudia Brant
MUSAS (UN HOMENAJE AL FOLCLORE LATINOAMERICANO EN MANOS DE LOS MACORINOS), VOL. 2
Natalia Lafourcade
2:00 AM
Raquel Sofía
VIVES
Carlos Vives
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
CLAROSCURA
Aterciopelados
COASTCITY
COASTCITY
ENCANTO TROPICAL
Monsieur Periné
GOURMET
Orishas
AZTLÁN
Zoé
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
PRIMERO SOY MEXICANA
Angela Aguilar
MITAD Y MITAD
Calibre 50
TOTALMENTE JUAN GABRIEL VOL. II
Aida Cuevas
CRUZANDO BORDERS
Los Texmaniacs
LEYENDAS DE MI PUEBLO
Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez
¡MÉXICO POR SIEMPRE!
Luis Miguel
Best Tropical Latin Album
PA’ MI GENTE
Charlie Aponte
LEGADO
Formell Y Los Van Van
ORQUESTA AKOKÁN
Orquesta Akokán
PONLE ACTITUD
Felipe Peláez
ANNIVERSARY
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Best American Roots Performance
KICK ROCKS
Sean Ardoin
SAINT JAMES INFIRMARY BLUES
Jon Batiste
THE JOKE
Brandi Carlile
ALL ON MY MIND
Anderson East
LAST MAN STANDING
Willie Nelson
Best American Roots Song
ALL THE TROUBLE
BUILD A BRIDGE
THE JOKE
KNOCKIN’ ON YOUR SCREEN DOOR
SUMMER’S END
Best Americana Album
BY THE WAY, I FORGIVE YOU
Brandi Carlile
THINGS HAVE CHANGED
Bettye LaVette
THE TREE OF FORGIVENESS
John Prine
THE LONELY, THE LONESOME & THE GONE
Lee Ann Womack
ONE DROP OF TRUTH
The Wood Brothers
Best Bluegrass Album
PORTRAITS IN FIDDLES
Mike Barnett
SISTER SADIE II
Sister Sadie
RIVERS AND ROADS
Special Consensus
THE TRAVELIN’ MCCOURYS
The Travelin’ McCourys
NORTH OF DESPAIR
Wood & Wire
Best Traditional Blues Album
SOMETHING SMELLS FUNKY ‘ROUND HERE
Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio
BENTON COUNTY RELIC
Cedric Burnside
THE BLUES IS ALIVE AND WELL
Buddy Guy
NO MERCY IN THIS LAND
Ben Harper And Charlie Musselwhite
DON’T YOU FEEL MY LEG (THE NAUGHTY BAWDY BLUES OF BLUE LU BARKER)
Maria Muldaur
Best Contemporary Blues Album
PLEASE DON’T BE DEAD
Fantastic Negrito
HERE IN BABYLON
Teresa James And The Rhythm Tramps
CRY NO MORE
Danielle Nicole
OUT OF THE BLUES
Boz Scaggs
VICTOR WAINWRIGHT AND THE TRAIN
Victor Wainwright And The Train
Best Folk Album
WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND
Joan Baez
BLACK COWBOYS
Dom Flemons
RIFLES & ROSARY BEADS
Mary Gauthier
WEED GARDEN
Iron & Wine
ALL ASHORE
Punch Brothers
Best Regional Roots Music Album
KREOLE ROCK AND SOUL
Sean Ardoin
SPYBOY
Cha Wa
ALOHA FROM NA HOA
Na Hoa
NO ‘ANE’I
Kalani Pe’a
MEWASINSATIONAL – CREE ROUND DANCE SONGS
Young Spirit
Best Reggae Album
AS THE WORLD TURNS
Black Uhuru
REGGAE FOREVER
Etana
REBELLION RISES
Ziggy Marley
A MATTER OF TIME
Protoje
44/876
Sting & Shaggy
Best World Music Album
DERAN
Bombino
FENFO
Fatoumata Diawara
BLACK TIMES
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
FREEDOM
Soweto Gospel Choir
THE LOST SONGS OF WORLD WAR II
Yiddish Glory
Best Children’s Album
ALL THE SOUNDS
Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats
BUILDING BLOCKS
Tim Kubart
FALU’S BAZAAR
Falu
GIANTS OF SCIENCE
The Pop Ups
THE NATION OF IMAGINE
Frank & Deane
Best Spoken Word Album
ACCESSORY TO WAR (NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON & AVIS LANG)
Courtney B. Vance
CALYPSO
David Sedaris
CREATIVE QUEST
Questlove
FAITH – A JOURNEY FOR ALL
Jimmy Carter
THE LAST BLACK UNICORN
Tiffany Haddish
BEST COMEDY ALBUM
ANNIHILATION
Patton Oswalt
EQUANIMITY & THE BIRD REVELATION
Dave Chappelle
NOBLE APE
Jim Gaffigan
STANDUP FOR DRUMMERS
Fred Armisen
TAMBORINE
Chris Rock
Best Musical Theater Album
THE BAND’S VISIT
Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Katrina Lenk & Ari’el Stachel, principal soloists; Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers; David Yazbek, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
CAROUSEL
Renee Fleming, Alexander Gemignani, Joshua Henry, Lindsay Mendez & Jessie Mueller, principal soloists; Steven Epstein, producer (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (2018 Broadway Cast)
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR LIVE IN CONCERT
Sara Bareilles, Alice Cooper, Ben Daniels, Brandon Victor Dixon, Erik Grönwall, Jin Ha, John Legend, Norm Lewis & Jason Tam, principal soloists; Harvey Mason, Jr., producer (Andrew Lloyd-Webber, composer; Tim Rice, lyricist) (Original Television Cast)
MY FAIR LADY
Lauren Ambrose, Norbert Leo Butz & Harry Hadden-Paton, principal soloists; Andre Bishop, Van Dean, Hattie K. Jutagir, David Lai, Adam Siegel & Ted Sperling, producers (Frederick Loewe, composer; Alan Jay Lerner, lyricist) (2018 Broadway Cast)
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND
Phillip Boykin, Merle Dandridge, Quentin Earl Darrington, Hailey Kilgore, Kenita R. Miller, Alex Newell, Isaac Powell & Lea Salonga, principal soloists; Lynn Ahrens, Hunter Arnold, Ken Davenport, Stephen Flaherty & Elliot Scheiner, producers (Stephen Flaherty, composer; Lynn Ahrens, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast)
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
(Various Artists)
DEADPOOL 2
(Various Artists)
THE GREATEST SHOWMAN
(Various Artists)
LADY BIRD
(Various Artists)
STRANGER THINGS
(Various Artists)
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
BLACK PANTHER
Ludwig Göransson, composer
BLADE RUNNER 2049
Benjamin Wallfisch & Hans Zimmer, composers
COCO
Michael Giacchino, composer
THE SHAPE OF WATER
Alexandre Desplat, composer
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
John Williams, composer
Best Song Written For Visual Media
ALL THE STARS
Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Alexander William Shuckburgh, Mark Anthony Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
Track from: Black Panther
MYSTERY OF LOVE
Sufjan Stevens, songwriter (Sufjan Stevens)
Track from: Call Me By Your Name
REMEMBER ME
Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Miguel Featuring Natalia Lafourcade)
Track from: Coco
SHALLOW
Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
Track from: A Star Is Born
THIS IS ME
Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble)
Track from: The Greatest Showman
Best Instrumental Composition
BLUT UND BODEN (BLOOD AND SOIL)
Terence Blanchard, composer (Terence Blanchard)
CHRYSALIS
Jeremy Kittel, composer (Kittel & Co.)
INFINITY WAR
Alan Silverstri, composer (Alan Silvestri)
MINE MISSION
John Powell & John Williams, composers (John Powell & John Williams)
THE SHAPE OF WATER
Alexandre Desplat, composer (Alexandre Desplat)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
BATMAN THEME (TV)
Randy Waldman & Justin Wilson, arrangers (Randy Waldman Featuring Wynton Marsalis)
CHANGE THE WORLD
Mark Kibble, arranger (Take 6)
MADRID FINALE
John Powell, arranger (John Powell)
THE SHAPE OF WATER
Alexandre Desplat, arranger (Alexandre Desplat)
STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER
John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocal
IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR
Matt Rollings & Kristin Wilkinson, arrangers (Willie Nelson)
JOLENE
Dan Pugach & Nicole Zuraitis, arrangers (Dan Pugach)
MONA LISA
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Gregory Porter)
NIÑA
Gonzalo Grau, arranger (Magos Herrera & Brooklyn Rider)
SPIDERMAN THEME
Randy Waldman, arranger (Randy Waldman Featuring Take 6 & Chris Potter)
Best Recording Package
BE THE COWBOY
Mary Banas, art director (Mitski)
LOVE YOURSELF: TEAR
HuskyFox, art director (BTS)
MASSEDUCTION
Willo Perron, art director (St. Vincent)
THE OFFERING
Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (The Chairman)
WELL KEPT THING
Adam Moore, art director (Foxhole)
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION (LOCKED N’ LOADED BOX)
Arian Buhler, Charles Dooher, Jeff Fura, Scott Sandler & Matt Taylor, art directors (Guns N’ Roses)
I’LL BE YOUR GIRL
Carson Ellis, Jeri Heiden & Glen Nakasako, art directors (The Decemberists)
PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-74′: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS
Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson & Roy Henry Vickers, art directors (Grateful Dead)
SQUEEZE BOX: THE COMPLETE WORKS OF “WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC
Meghan Foley, Annie Stoll & Al Yankovic, art directors (“Weird Al” Yankovic)
TOO MANY BAD HABITS
Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Johnny Nicholas)
Best Album Notes
ALPINE DREAMING: THE HELVETIA RECORDS STORY, 1920-1924
James P. Leary, album notes writer (Various Artists)
4 BANJO SONGS, 1891-1897: FOUNDATIONAL RECORDINGS OF AMERICA’S ICONIC INSTRUMENT
Richard Martin & Ted Olson, album notes writers (Charles A. Asbury)=
THE 1960 TIME SESSIONS
Ben Ratliff, album notes writer (Sonny Clark Trio)
THE PRODUCT OF OUR SOULS: THE SOUND AND SWAY OF JAMES REESE EUROPE’S SOCIETY ORCHESTRA
David Gilbert, album notes writer (Various Artists)
TROUBLE NO MORE: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 13 / 1979-1981 (DELUXE EDITION)
Amanda Petrusich, album notes writer (Bob Dylan)
VOICES OF MISSISSIPPI: ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS DOCUMENTED BY WILLIAM FERRIS
David Evans, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Best Historical Album
ANY OTHER WAY
Rob Bowman, Douglas Mcgowan, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton, mastering engineer (Jackie Shane)
AT THE LOUISIANA HAYRIDE TONIGHT…
Martin Hawkins, compilation producer; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
BATTLEGROUND KOREA: SONGS AND SOUNDS OF AMERICA’S FORGOTTEN WAR
Hugo Keesing, compilation producer; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various Artists)=
A RHAPSODY IN BLUE – THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF OSCAR LEVANT
Robert Russ, compilation producer; Andreas K. Meyer & Rebekah Wineman, mastering engineers (Oscar Levant)
VOICES OF MISSISSIPPI: ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS DOCUMENTED BY WILLIAM FERRIS
William Ferris, April Ledbetter & Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
ALL THE THINGS THAT I DID AND ALL THE THINGS THAT I DIDN’T DO
Ryan Freeland & Kenneth Pattengale, engineers; Kim Rosen, mastering engineer (The Milk Carton Kids)
COLORS
Julian Burg, Serban Ghenea, David “Elevator” Greenbaum, John Hanes, Beck Hansen, Greg Kurstin, Florian Lagatta, Cole M.G.N., Alex Pasco, Jesse Shatkin, Darrell Thorp & Cassidy Turbin, engineers; Chris Bellman, Tom Coyne, Emily Lazar & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers (Beck)
EARTHTONES
Robbie Lackritz, engineer; Philip Shaw Bova, mastering engineer (Bahamas)
HEAD OVER HEELS
Nathaniel Alford, Jason Evigan, Chris Galland, Tom Gardner, Patrick “P-Thugg” Gemayel, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Tony Hoffer, Derek Keota, Ian Kirkpatrick, David Macklovitch, Amber Mark, Manny Marroquin, Vaughn Oliver, Chris “TEK” O’Ryan, Morgan Taylor Reid & Gian Stone, engineers; Chris Gehringer & Michelle Mancini, mastering engineers (Chromeo)
VOICENOTES
Manny Marroquin & Charlie Puth, engineers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer (Charlie Puth)
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
BOI-1DA
LARRY KLEIN
LINDA PERRY
KANYE WEST
PHARRELL WILLIAMS
Best Remixed Recording
AUDIO (CID REMIX)
CID, remixer (LSD)
HOW LONG (EDX’S DUBAI SKYLINE REMIX)
Maurizio Colella, remixer (Charlie Puth)
ONLY ROAD (COSMIC GATE REMIX)
Stefan Bossems & Claus Terhoeven, remixers (Gabriel & Dresden Featuring Sub Teal)
STARGAZING (KASKADE REMIX)
Kaskade, remixer (Kygo Featuring Justin Jesso)
WALKING AWAY (MURA MASA REMIX)
Alex Crossan, remixer (Haim)
Best Immersive Audio Album
EYE IN THE SKY – 35TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Alan Parsons, surround mix engineer; Dave Donnelly, PJ Olsson & Alan Parsons, surround mastering engineers; Alan Parsons, surround producer (The Alan Parsons Project)
FOLKETONER
Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Anne Karin Sundal-Ask & Det Norske Jentekor)
SEVEN WORDS FROM THE CROSS
Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, surround producer (Matthew Guard & Skylark)
SOMMERRO: UJAMAA & THE ICEBERG
Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Ingar Heine Bergby, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra & Choir)
SYMBOL
Prashant Mistry & Ronald Prent, surround mix engineers; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Prashant Mistry & Ronald Prent, surround producers (Engine-Earz Experiment)
Best Engineered Album, Classical
BATES: THE (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS
Mark Donahue & Dirk Sobotka, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu, Sasha Cooke, Edwards Parks, Jessica E. Jones & Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 3; STRAUSS: HORN CONCERTO NO. 1
Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
JOHN WILLIAMS AT THE MOVIES
Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers; Keith O. Johnson, mastering engineer (Jerry Junkin & Dallas Winds)
LIQUID MELANCHOLY – CLARINET MUSIC OF JAMES M. STEPHENSON
Bill Maylone & Mary Mazurek, engineers; Bill Maylone, mastering engineer (John Bruce Yeh)
SHOSTAKOVICH: SYMPHONIES NOS. 4 & 11
Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Andris Nelsons & Boston Symphony Orchestra)
VISIONS AND VARIATIONS
Tom Caulfield, engineer; Jesse Lewis, mastering engineer (A Far Cry)
Producer Of The Year, Classical
BLANTON ALSPAUGH
DAVID FROST
ELIZABETH OSTROW
JUDITH SHERMAN
DIRK SOBOTKA
Best Orchestral Performance
BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 3; STRAUSS: HORN CONCERTO NO. 1
Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
NIELSEN: SYMPHONY NO. 3 & SYMPHONY NO. 4
Thomas Dausgaard, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
RUGGLES, STUCKY & HARBISON: ORCHESTRAL WORKS
David Alan Miller, conductor (National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic)
SCHUMANN: SYMPHONIES NOS. 1-4
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
SHOSTAKOVICH: SYMPHONIES NOS. 4 & 11
Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Best Opera Recording
ADAMS: DOCTOR ATOMIC
John Adams, conductor; Aubrey Allicock, Julia Bullock, Gerald Finley & Brindley Sherratt; Friedemann Engelbrecht, producer (BBC Symphony Orchestra; BBC Singers)
BATES: THE (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS
Michael Christie, conductor; Sasha Cooke, Jessica E. Jones, Edwards Parks, Garrett Sorenson & Wei Wu; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer (The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
LULLY: ALCESTE
Christophe Rousset, conductor; Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Emiliano Gonzalez Toro & Judith Van Wanroij; Maximilien Ciup, producer (Les Talens Lyriques; Choeur De Chambre De Namur)
STRAUSS, R.: DER ROSENKAVALIER
Sebastian Weigle, conductor; Renée Fleming, Elīna Garanča, Günther Groissböck & Erin Morley; David Frost, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
VERDI: RIGOLETTO
Constantine Orbelian, conductor; Francesco Demuro, Dmitri Hvorostovsky & Nadine Sierra; Vilius Keras & Aleksandra Keriene, producers (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra; Men Of The Kaunas State Choir)
Best Choral Performance
CHESNOKOV: TEACH ME THY STATUTES
Vladimir Gorbik, conductor (Mikhail Davydov & Vladimir Krasov; PaTRAM Institute Male Choir)
KASTALSKY: MEMORY ETERNAL
Steven Fox, conductor (The Clarion Choir)
MCLOSKEY: ZEALOT CANTICLES
Donald Nally, conductor (Doris Hall-Gulati, Rebecca Harris, Arlen Hlusko, Lorenzo Raval & Mandy Wolman; The Crossing)
RACHMANINOV: THE BELLS
Mariss Jansons, conductor; Peter Dijkstra, chorus master (Oleg Dolgov, Alexey Markov & Tatiana Pavlovskaya; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)
SEVEN WORDS FROM THE CROSS
Matthew Guard, conductor (Skylark)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
ANDERSON, LAURIE: LANDFALL
Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet
BEETHOVEN, SHOSTAKOVICH & BACH
The Danish String Quartet
BLUEPRINTING
Aizuri Quartet
STRAVINSKY: THE RITE OF SPRING CONCERTO FOR TWO PIANOS
Leif Ove Andsnes & Marc-André Hamelin
VISIONS AND VARIATIONS
A Far Cry
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
BARTÓK: PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2
Yuja Wang; Simon Rattle, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker)
BIBER: THE MYSTERY SONATAS
Christina Day Martinson; Martin Pearlman, conductor (Boston Baroque)
BRUCH: SCOTTISH FANTASY, OP. 46; VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 1 IN G MINOR, OP. 26
Joshua Bell (The Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields)
GLASS: THREE PIECES IN THE SHAPE OF A SQUARE
Craig Morris
KERNIS: VIOLIN CONCERTO
James Ehnes; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
ARC
Anthony Roth Costanzo; Jonathan Cohen, conductor (Les Violons Du Roy)
THE HANDEL ALBUM
Philippe Jaroussky; Artaserse, ensemble
MIRAGES
Sabine Devieilhe; François-Xavier Roth, conductor (Alexandre Tharaud; Marianne Crebassa & Jodie Devos; Les Siècles)
SCHUBERT: WINTERREISE
Randall Scarlata; Gilbert Kalish, accompanist
SONGS OF ORPHEUS – MONTEVERDI, CACCINI, D’INDIA & LANDI
Karim Sulayman; Jeannette Sorrell, conductor; Apollo’s Fire, ensembles
Best Classical Compendium
FUCHS: PIANO CONCERTO ‘SPIRITUALIST’; POEMS OF LIFE; GLACIER; RUSH
JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
GOLD
The King’s Singers; Nigel Short, producer
THE JOHN ADAMS EDITION
Simon Rattle, conductor; Christoph Franke, producer
JOHN WILLIAMS AT THE MOVIES
Jerry Junkin, conductor; Donald J. McKinney, producer
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: PIANO CONCERTO; OBOE CONCERTO; SERENADE TO MUSIC; FLOS CAMPI
Peter Oundjian, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
BATES: THE (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS
Mason Bates, composer; Mark Campbell, librettist (Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu, Sasha Cooke, Edwards Parks, Jessica E. Jones & Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
DU YUN: AIR GLOW
Du Yun, composer (International Contemporary Ensemble)
HEGGIE: GREAT SCOTT
Jake Heggie, composer; Terrence McNally, librettist (Patrick Summers, Manuel Palazzo, Mark Hancock, Michael Mayes, Rodell Rosel, Kevin Burdette, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Nathan Gunn, Frederica von Stade, Ailyn Pérez, Joyce DiDonato, Dallas Opera Chorus & Orchestra)
KERNIS: VIOLIN CONCERTO
Aaron Jay Kernis, composer (James Ehnes, Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
MAZZOLI: VESPERS FOR VIOLIN
Missy Mazzoli, composer (Olivia De Prato)
Best Music Video
APES***
The Carters
Ricky Saiz, video director; Mélodie Buchris, Natan Schottenfels & Erinn Williams, video producers
THIS IS AMERICA
Childish Gambino
Hiro Murai, video director; Ibra Ake, Jason Cole & Fam Rothstein, video producers
I’M NOT RACIST
Joyner Lucas
Joyner Lucas & Ben Proulx, video directors; Joyner Lucas, video producer
PYNK
Janelle Monáe
Emma Westenberg, video director; Justin Benoliel & Whitney Jackson, video producers
MUMBO JUMBO
Tierra Whack
Marco Prestini, video director; Sara Nassim, video producer
Best Music Film
LIFE IN 12 BARS
Eric Clapton
Lili Fini Zanuck, video director; John Battsek, Scooter Weintraub, Larry Yelen & Lili Fini Zanuck, video producers
WHITNEY
(Whitney Houston)
Kevin Macdonald, video director; Jonathan Chinn, Simon Chinn & Lisa Erspamer, video producers
QUINCY
Quincy Jones
Alan Hicks & Rashida Jones, video directors; Paula DuPré Pesmen, video producer
ITZHAK
Itzhak Perlman
Alison Chernick, video director; Alison Chernick, video producer
THE KING
(Elvis Presley)
Eugene Jarecki, video director; Christopher Frierson, Georgina Hill, David Kuhn & Christopher St. John, video producers
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