Nominees list adapted from
the Recording Academy's website.
General ;
Record of the Year •
"24K Magic" – Bruno Mars •
Shampoo Press & Curl, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer • "
Redbone" –
Childish Gambino •
Donald Glover &
Ludwig Goransson, producers; Donald Glover, Ludwig Goransson, Riley Mackin & Ruben Rivera, engineers/mixers;
Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer • "
Despacito" –
Luis Fonsi and
Daddy Yankee featuring
Justin Bieber • Josh Gudwin, Mauricio Rengifo & Andrés Torres, producers; Josh Gudwin &
Jaycen Joshua,
Chris "TEK" O’Ryan, Mauricio Rengifo, Juan G Rivera "Gaby Music", Luis "Salda" Saldarriaga & Andrés Torres, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer • "
The Story of O.J." –
Jay-Z • Jay-Z &
No I.D., producers;
Jimmy Douglass &
Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer • "
Humble" –
Kendrick Lamar •
Asheton Hogan &
Mike Will Made It, producers; Derek "MixedByAli" Ali, James Hunt & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers;
Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer ;
Album of the Year • '''
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 •
"Awaken, My Love!" –
Childish Gambino •
Donald Glover &
Ludwig Goransson, producers;
Bryan Carrigan,
Chris Fogel, 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 Douglass &
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 ;
Song of the Year •
'''"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) • "
Despacito" •
Ramón Ayala Rodriguez,
Justin Bieber,
Jason Boyd,
Erika Ender,
Luis Fonsi & Marty James Garton Jr., songwriters (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber) • "
4:44" •
Shawn Carter &
Dion Wilson, songwriters (Jay-Z) • "
Issues" •
Benjamin Levin,
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 & Andrew Taggart, songwriters (Logic featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid) ;
Best New Artist •
Alessia Cara •
Khalid •
Lil Uzi Vert •
Julia Michaels •
SZA Pop ;
Best Pop Solo Performance •
"Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran • "
Love So Soft" –
Kelly Clarkson • "
Praying" –
Kesha • "
Million Reasons" –
Lady Gaga • "
What About Us" –
Pink ;
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance •
"Feel It Still" – Portugal. The Man • "
Something Just like This" –
The Chainsmokers and
Coldplay • "
Despacito" –
Luis Fonsi and
Daddy Yankee featuring
Justin Bieber • "
Thunder" –
Imagine Dragons • "
Stay" –
Zedd and
Alessia Cara ;
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album • '''
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 – Dae Bennett, producer (various artists)''' •
Nobody but Me (deluxe version) –
Michael Bublé •
Triplicate –
Bob Dylan •
In Full Swing –
Seth MacFarlane •
Wonderland –
Sarah McLachlan ;
Best Pop Vocal Album • '''
÷ –
Ed Sheeran''' •
Kaleidoscope EP –
Coldplay •
Lust for Life –
Lana Del Rey •
Evolve –
Imagine Dragons •
Rainbow –
Kesha •
Joanne –
Lady Gaga Dance/electronic music Best Dance Recording •
"Tonite" – LCD Soundsystem •
James Murphy, producer; James Murphy, mixer • "Bambro Koyo Ganda" –
Bonobo featuring Innov Gnawa • Bonobo, producer; Bonobo, mixer • "
Cola" –
CamelPhat &
Elderbrook • CamelPhat & Elderbrook, producers; CamelPhat, mixer • "
Andromeda" –
Gorillaz featuring
DRAM •
Damon Albarn,
Jamie Hewlett,
Remi Kabaka &
Anthony Khan, producers;
Stephen Sedgwick, mixer • "Line of Sight" –
Odesza featuring WYNNE &
Mansionair • Clayton Knight & Harrison Mills, producers;
Eric J Dubowsky, mixer
Best Dance/Electronic Album • '''
3-D The Catalogue –
Kraftwerk''' •
Migration –
Bonobo •
Mura Masa –
Mura Masa •
A Moment Apart –
Odesza •
What Now –
Sylvan Esso Contemporary instrumental music Best Contemporary Instrumental Album • '''
Prototype –
Jeff Lorber Fusion''' •
What If – The
Jerry Douglas Band •
Spirit – Alex Han •
Mount Royal –
Julian Lage and
Chris Eldridge •
Bad Hombre –
Antonio Sanchez Rock ;
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 • '''"
Sultan's Curse" –
Mastodon''' • "
Invisible Enemy" –
August Burns Red • "
Black Hoodie" –
Body Count • "
Forever" –
Code Orange • "
Clockworks" –
Meshuggah ;
Best Rock Song •
"Run" •
Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters) • "
Atlas, Rise!" •
James Hetfield and
Lars Ulrich, songwriters (
Metallica) • "
Blood in the Cut" •
JT Daly and
Kristine Flaherty, songwriters (
K.Flay) • "
Go to War" • Ben Anderson, Jonny Hawkins, Will Hoffman, Daniel Oliver, David Pramik & Mark Vollelunga, songwriters (
Nothing More) • "
The Stage" • Zachary Baker,
Brian Haner,
Matthew Sanders, Jonathan Seward &
Brooks Wackerman, songwriters (
Avenged Sevenfold) ;
Best Rock Album • '''
A Deeper Understanding –
The War on Drugs''' •
Emperor of Sand –
Mastodon •
Hardwired... to Self-Destruct –
Metallica •
The Stories We Tell Ourselves –
Nothing More •
Villains –
Queens of the Stone Age Alternative Best Alternative Music Album • '''
Sleep Well Beast –
The National''' •
Everything Now –
Arcade Fire •
Humanz –
Gorillaz •
American Dream –
LCD Soundsystem •
Pure Comedy –
Father John Misty R&B Best R&B Performance • '''"
That's What I Like" –
Bruno Mars''' • "
Get You" –
Daniel Caesar featuring
Kali Uchis • "
Distraction" –
Kehlani • "High" –
Ledisi • "
The Weekend" –
SZA Best Traditional R&B Performance •
"Redbone" – Childish Gambino • "Laugh and Move On" –
The Baylor Project • "What I'm Feelin'" –
Anthony Hamilton featuring The Hamiltones • "All the Way" –
Ledisi • "Still" –
Mali Music Best R&B Song • '''"
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) • "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.,
Carter Lang &
Solana Rowe, songwriters (
SZA)
Best Urban Contemporary Album • '''
Starboy –
The Weeknd''' •
Free 6lack –
6lack •
"Awaken, My Love!" –
Childish Gambino •
American Teen –
Khalid •
Ctrl –
SZA Best R&B Album • '''
24K Magic –
Bruno Mars''' •
Freudian –
Daniel Caesar •
Let Love Rule –
Ledisi •
Gumbo –
PJ Morton •
Feel the Real –
Musiq Soulchild Rap ;
Best Rap Performance •
"Humble" – Kendrick Lamar • "
Bounce Back" –
Big Sean • "
Bodak Yellow" –
Cardi B • "
4:44" –
Jay-Z • "
Bad and Boujee" –
Migos featuring
Lil Uzi Vert ;
Best Rap/Sung Performance •
"Loyalty" – Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna • "
Prblms" –
6lack • "
Crew" –
GoldLink featuring
Brent Faiyaz &
Shy Glizzy • "Family Feud" –
Jay-Z featuring
Beyoncé • "
Love Galore" –
SZA featuring
Travis Scott Best Rap Song •
"Humble" •
K. Duckworth, Asheton Hogan & M. Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar) • "
Bodak Yellow" •
Belcalis Almanzar,
Dieuson Octave, Klenord Raphael, Shaftizm, Jordan Thorpe & 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) • "Sassy" •
Marlanna Evans, E. Gabouer, Jason Martin & Wyann Vaughn, songwriters (Rapsody) • "
The Story of O.J." •
Shawn Carter &
Dion Wilson, songwriters (Jay-Z)
Best Rap Album • '''
Damn –
Kendrick Lamar''' •
4:44 –
Jay-Z •
Culture –
Migos • ''
Laila's Wisdom'' –
Rapsody •
Flower Boy –
Tyler, the Creator Country Best Country Solo Performance •
"Either Way" – Chris Stapleton • "
Body Like a Back Road" –
Sam Hunt • "Losing You" –
Alison Krauss • "
Tin Man" –
Miranda Lambert • "
I Could Use a Love Song" –
Maren Morris Best Country Duo/Group Performance •
"Better Man" – Little Big Town • "
It Ain't My Fault" –
Brothers Osborne • "
My Old Man" –
Zac Brown Band • "
You Look Good" –
Lady Antebellum • "
Drinkin' Problem" –
Midland Best Country Song •
"Broken Halos" •
Mike Henderson & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton) • "
Better Man" •
Taylor Swift, songwriter (
Little Big Town) • "
Body Like a Back Road" • Zach Crowell,
Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne, songwriters (
Sam Hunt) • "
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 • '''
From A Room: Volume 1 –
Chris Stapleton''' •
Cosmic Hallelujah –
Kenny Chesney •
Heart Break –
Lady Antebellum •
The Breaker –
Little Big Town •
Life Changes –
Thomas Rhett New Age Best New Age Album • '''
Dancing on Water –
Peter Kater''' •
Reflection –
Brian Eno •
SongVersation: Medicine –
India Arie •
Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Volume 5 –
Kitarō •
Spiral Revelation –
Steve Roach Jazz Best Improvised Jazz Solo •
"Miles Beyond" – John McLaughlin, soloist • "Can't Remember Why" –
Sara Caswell, soloist • "Dance of Shiva" –
Billy Childs, soloist • "Whisper Not" –
Fred Hersch, soloist • "Ilimba" –
Chris Potter, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album • '''
Dreams and Daggers –
Cécile McLorin Salvant''' •
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 Best Jazz Instrumental Album • '''
Rebirth –
Billy Childs''' •
Uptown, Downtown –
Bill Charlap Trio •
Project Freedom –
Joey DeFrancesco & The People •
Open Book –
Fred Hersch •
The Dreamer Is the Dream –
Chris Potter Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album • '''''
Bringin' It – Christian McBride Big Band' • ''MONK'estra Vol. 2'' –
John Beasley •
Jigsaw – Alan Ferber Big Band •
Homecoming –
Vince Mendoza &
WDR Big Band Cologne •
Whispers on the Wind – Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge
Best Latin Jazz Album • '''
Jazz Tango –
Pablo Ziegler Trio''' •
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 Gospel/contemporary Christian music Best Gospel Performance/Song •
"Never Have to Be Alone" – CeCe Winans •
Dwan Hill & Alvin Love III, songwriters • "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 •
Le'Andria, songwriter • "My Life" –
The Walls Group • Warryn Campbell, Eric Dawkins, Damien Farmer, Damon Thomas, Ahjah Walls & Darrel Walls, songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song •
"What a Beautiful Name" – Hillsong Worship •
Ben Fielding & Brooke Ligertwood, songwriters • "Oh My Soul" –
Casting Crowns • Mark Hall, Bernie Herms & Nichole Nordeman, songwriters • "Clean" –
Natalie Grant •
Natalie Grant, songwriter • "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 • '''
Let Them Fall in Love –
CeCe Winans''' •
Crossover: Live from Music City –
Travis Greene •
Bigger Than Me –
Le'Andria Johnson •
Close –
Marvin Sapp •
Sunday Song –
Anita Wilson Best Contemporary Christian Music Album • '''
Chain Breaker –
Zach Williams''' •
Rise –
Danny Gokey •
Echoes (deluxe edition) –
Matt Maher •
Lifer –
MercyMe •
Hills and Valleys –
Tauren Wells Best Roots Gospel Album • '''
Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope –
Reba McEntire''' •
The Best of The Collingsworth Family – Volume 1 – The Collingsworth Family •
Give Me Jesus –
Larry Cordle •
Resurrection – Joseph Habedank •
Hope for All Nations –
Karen Peck & New River Latin ;
Best Latin Pop Album • '''
El Dorado –
Shakira''' •
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 ;
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album • '''
Residente –
Residente''' •
Ayo –
Bomba Estéreo • ''Pa' Fuera'' – C4 Trío &
Desorden Público •
Salvavidas de Hielo –
Jorge Drexler •
El Paradise –
Los Amigos Invisibles ;
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano) • '''
Arrieros Somos – Sesiones Acústicas –
Aida Cuevas''' •
Ni Diablo, ni Santo –
Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda •
Ayer y Hoy –
Banda el Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga •
Momentos –
Alex Campos •
Zapateando en el Norte – (various artists) ;
Best Tropical Latin Album • '''
Salsa Big Band –
Rubén Blades con
Roberto Delgado & Orquesta''' •
Albita –
Albita •
Art of the Arrangement –
Doug Beavers •
Gente Valiente –
Silvestre Dangond •
Indestructible –
Diego el Cigala American roots ;
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 •
"If We Were Vampires" •
Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit) • "Cumberland Gap" •
David Rawlings &
Gillian Welch, songwriters (David Rawlings) • "I Wish You Well" •
Raul Malo & Alan Miller, songwriters (
The Mavericks) • "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 • '''
The Nashville Sound –
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit''' •
Southern Blood –
Gregg Allman •
Shine on Rainy Day –
Brent Cobb •
Beast Epic –
Iron & Wine •
Brand New Day –
The Mavericks ;
Best Bluegrass Album • '''
Laws of Gravity –
Infamous Stringdusters''' • '''
All the Rage: In Concert Volume One [Live] –
Rhonda Vincent and the Rage''' • ''Fiddler's Dream'' –
Michael Cleveland •
Original –
Bobby Osborne •
Universal Favorite –
Noam Pikelny ;
Best Traditional Blues Album • '''
Blue & Lonesome –
The Rolling Stones''' •
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 ;
Best Contemporary Blues Album • '''
TajMo –
Taj Mahal &
Keb' Mo'''' •
Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm –
Robert Cray &
Hi Rhythm •
Recorded Live in Lafayette –
Sonny Landreth •
Got Soul –
Robert Randolph and 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 (
Olivia Chaney +
The Decemberists) • ''You Don't Own Me Anymore'' –
The Secret Sisters •
The Laughing Apple –
Yusuf / Cat Stevens ;
Best Regional Music Album • '''
Kalenda –
The Lost Bayou Ramblers''' •
Top of the Mountain –
Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers • ''Ho'okena 3.0'' – Ho'okena •
Miyo Kekisepa, Make a Stand [Live] –
Northern Cree •
Pua Kiele – Josh Tatofi
Reggae ;
Best Reggae Album • '''
Stony Hill –
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley''' •
Chronology –
Chronixx •
Lost in Paradise –
Common Kings •
Wash House Ting – J Boog •
Avrakedabra –
Morgan Heritage World music ;
Best World Music Album • '''
Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration –
Ladysmith Black Mambazo''' •
Memoria de los Sentidos –
Vicente Amigo •
Para Mí –
Concha Buika •
Rosa dos Ventos –
Anat Cohen & Trio Brasileiro •
Elwan –
Tinariwen Children ;
Best Children's Album • '''
Feel What U Feel –
Lisa Loeb''' •
Brighter Side –
Gustafer Yellowgold •
Lemonade –
Justin Roberts •
Rise Shine #Woke – Alphabet Rockers •
Songs of Peace & Love for Kids & Parents Around the World –
Ladysmith Black Mambazo Spoken word ;
Best Spoken Word Album (includes Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling) • '''
The Princess Diarist –
Carrie Fisher (posthumous)''' •
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 and
Mark Ruffalo Comedy ;
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 Musical theatre ;
Best Musical Theater Album • '''
Dear Evan Hansen –
Laura Dreyfuss,
Mike Faist,
Rachel Bay Jones, Kristolyn Lloyd,
Michael Park,
Ben Platt,
Will Roland &
Jennifer Laura Thompson, principal soloists;
Pete Ganbarg,
Alex Lacamoire, Stacey Mindich,
Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, producers; Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording)''' •
Come from Away – Ian Eisendrath, August Eriksmoen,
David Hein, David Lai & Irene Sankoff, producers; David Hein & Irene Sankoff, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording) •
Hello, Dolly! –
Bette Midler, principal soloist; Steven Epstein, producer; (
Jerry Herman, composer and lyricist) (New Broadway Cast Recording)
Music for visual media ;
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media • '''
La La Land – (various artists)''' •
Marius de Vries & Justin Hurwitz, compilation producers •
Baby Driver – (various artists) •
Edgar Wright, compilation producer •
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 – (various artists) •
James Gunn, compilation producer •
Hidden Figures – (various artists) •
Pharrell Williams, compilation producer •
Moana – (various artists) • Opetaia Foa'i, Tom MacDougall,
Mark Mancina &
Lin-Manuel Miranda, compilation producers ;
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media • '''
La La Land –
Justin Hurwitz, composer''' •
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 ;
Best Song Written for Visual Media • '''"
How Far I'll Go" (from
Moana) –
Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (
Auliʻi Cravalho)''' • "
City of Stars" (from
La La Land) –
Justin Hurwitz,
Benj Pasek &
Justin Paul, songwriters (
Ryan Gosling &
Emma Stone) • "
I Don't Wanna Live Forever" (from
Fifty Shades Darker) –
Jack Antonoff,
Sam Dew &
Taylor Swift, songwriters (
Zayn & Taylor Swift) • "
Never Give Up" (from
Lion) –
Sia Furler &
Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Sia) • "
Stand Up for Something" (from
Marshall) –
Common,
Andra Day &
Diane Warren, songwriters (Andra Day featuring Common)
Composing Best Instrumental Composition •
"Three Revolutions" • '''
Arturo O'Farrill, composer (Arturo O'Farrill &
Chucho Valdés)''' • "Alkaline" •
Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (
Le Boeuf Brothers &
JACK Quartet) • "Choros #3" •
Vince Mendoza, composer (Vince Mendoza &
WDR Big Band Cologne) • "Warped Cowboy" • Chuck Owen, composer (Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge) • "Home Free (For Peter Joe)" • Nate Smith, composer (Nate Smith)
Arranging Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella • '
"Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra" from Catch Me If You Can''''' •
John Williams, arranger (John Williams) • "Ugly Beauty"/"Pannonica" •
John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley) • "All Hat, No Saddle" • Chuck Owen, arranger (Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge) • "Home Free (For Peter Joe)" • Nate Smith, arranger (Nate Smith) • "White Christmas" •
Chris Walden, arranger (
Herb Alpert)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals •
"Putin" •
Randy Newman, arranger (Randy Newman) • "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) • "Every Time We Say Goodbye" •
Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Clint Holmes featuring
Jane Monheit) • "Another Day of Sun" •
Justin Hurwitz, arranger (
La La Land cast) • "I Like Myself" •
Joel McNeely, arranger (
Seth MacFarlane)
Packaging ;
Best Recording Package •
El Orisha de la Rosa •
Claudio Roncoli & Cactus Taller, art directors (Magín Díaz) •
Pure Comedy (Deluxe Edition) •
Sasha Barr, Ed Steed & Josh Tillman, art directors (Father John Misty) •
Mura Masa •
Alex Crossan &
Matt de Jong, art directors (Mura Masa) •
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 •
The Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition •
Lawrence Azerrad, Timothy Daly & David Pescovitz, art directors (Various Artists) •
Bobo Yeye: Belle Epoque In Upper Volta • Tim Breen, art director (Various Artists) •
Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds •
Tom Hingston, art director (
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) •
May 1977: Get Shown the Light • Masaki Koike, art director (
Grateful Dead) •
Warfaring Strangers: Acid Nightmares • Tim Breen,
Benjamin Marra & Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists)
Notes Best Album Notes •
Live at the Whisky a Go Go: The Complete Recordings •
Lynell George, album notes writer (Otis Redding) •
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) •
Washington Phillips and His Manzarene Dreams • Michael Corcoran, album notes writer (
Washington Phillips)
Historical Best Historical Album •
Leonard Bernstein – The Composer •
Robert Russ, compilation producer; Martin Kistner & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Leonard Bernstein) •
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) •
Glenn Gould – 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) •
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)
Engineered album ;
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical •
24K Magic •
Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer (Bruno Mars) •
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) ;
Best Engineered Album, Classical •
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio •
Mark Donahue, engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) •
Danielpour: Songs of Solitude & War Songs • Gary Call, engineer (
Thomas Hampson,
Giancarlo Guerrero & the
Nashville Symphony) •
Kleiberg: Mass for Modern Man •
Morten Lindberg, engineer (Eivind Gulliberg Jensen, Trondheim Vokalensemble &
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra) •
Schoenberg, Adam: American Symphony; Finding Rothko; Picture Studies • Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers (
Michael Stern & the
Kansas City Symphony) •
Tyberg: Masses • John Newton, engineer; Jesse Brayman, mastering engineer (Brian A. Schmidt, Christopher Jacobson & South Dakota Chorale)
Producer ;
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical •
Greg Kurstin •
Concrete and Gold (
Foo Fighters) • "Dear Life" (
Beck) • "
Dusk Till Dawn" (
Zayn featuring
Sia) • "
Love" (
Kendrick Lamar featuring Zacari) • "Strangers" (
Halsey featuring
Lauren Jauregui) • "
Wall of Glass" (
Liam Gallagher) •
Calvin Harris • "Don't Quit" (
DJ Khaled & Calvin Harris featuring
Travis Scott &
Jeremih) •
Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 (Calvin Harris featuring Various Artists) •
Blake Mills •
Darkness and Light (
John Legend) •
Eternally Even (
Jim James) • "God Only Knows" (John Legend &
Cynthia Erivo featuring yMusic) •
Memories Are Now (
Jesca Hoop) •
No Shape (
Perfume Genius) •
Semper Femina (
Laura Marling) •
No I.D. • "America" (
Logic featuring
Black Thought,
Chuck D, Big Lenbo & No I.D.) •
The Autobiography (
Vic Mensa) •
4:44 (
Jay-Z) •
The Stereotypes • "
Before I Do" (
Sevyn Streeter) • "Better" (
Lil Yachty featuring
Stefflon Don) • "Deliver" (
Fifth Harmony) • "
Finesse" (
Bruno Mars) • "
Mo Bounce" (
Iggy Azalea) • "Sunshine" (
Kyle featuring
Miguel) • "
That's What I Like" (Bruno Mars) ;
Producer of the Year, Classical •
David Frost • Alma Española (
Isabel Leonard) • Amplified Soul (Gabriela Martinez) • Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 6 (
Jonathan Biss) • Bruckner:
Symphony No. 9 (
Riccardo Muti and
Chicago Symphony Orchestra) • Garden Of Joys And Sorrows (Hat Trick Trio) •
Laks: Chamber Works (ARC Ensemble) •
Adam Schoenberg:
American Symphony;
Finding Rothko;
Picture Studies (
Michael Stern and
Kansas City Symphony) •
Troika (
Matt Haimovitz and
Christopher O'Riley) • Verdi:
Otello (
Yannick Nézet-Séguin,
Günther Groissböck,
Željko Lučić, Dimitri Pittas,
Aleksandrs Antoņenko,
Sonya Yoncheva,
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus) •
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) • 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)
Remixer ;
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical •
"You Move" (Latroit Remix) •
Dennis White, remixer (Depeche Mode) • "Can't Let You Go" (Louie Vega Roots Mix) •
Louie Vega, remixer (
Loleatta Holloway) • "Funk O'De Funk" (Smle Remix) •
Smle, remixer (
Bobby Rush) • "Undercover" (Adventure Club Remix) •
Leighton James & Christian Srigley, remixer (
Kehlani) • "A Violent Noise" (Four Tet Remix) •
Four Tet, remixer (
The XX)
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) •
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)
Classical ;
Best Orchestral Performance •
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio •
Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) •
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) ;
Best Opera Recording •
Berg: Wozzeck • '''
Hans Graf, conductor;
Anne Schwanewilms & Roman Trekel, soloists; Hans Graf, producer (
Houston Symphony; Chorus Of Students And Alumni,
Shepherd School of Music,
Rice University &
Houston Grand Opera Children's Chorus)''' •
Berg: Lulu •
Lothar Koenigs, conductor; Daniel Brenna,
Marlis Petersen &
Johan Reuter, soloists;
Jay David Saks, producer (
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra) •
Bizet: Les Pêcheurs De Perles •
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor;
Diana Damrau,
Mariusz Kwiecień,
Matthew Polenzani &
Nicolas Testé, soloists;
Jay David Saks, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus) •
Händel: Ottone •
George Petrou, conductor;
Max Emanuel Cencic & Lauren Snouffer, soloists; Jacob Händel, producer (Il Pomo D'Oro) •
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel •
Valery Gergiev, conductor; Vladimir Feliauer,
Aida Garifullina & Kira Loginova, soloists; Ilya Petrov, producer (
Mariinsky Orchestra; Mariinsky Chorus) ;
Best Choral Performance •
Bryars: The Fifth Century •
Donald Nally, conductor; The Crossing, choir (PRISM, ensemble) •
Händel: Messiah •
Andrew Davis, conductor;
Noel Edison, chorus master;
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (Elizabeth DeShong,
John Relyea,
Andrew Staples &
Erin Wall, soloists;
Toronto Symphony Orchestra) •
Mansurian: Requiem • Alexander Liebreich, conductor; Florian Helgath, chorus master;
RIAS Kammerchor (
Anja Petersen & Andrew Redmond, soloists;
Münchener Kammerorchester) •
Music of the Spheres •
Nigel Short, conductor;
Tenebrae (choir) •
Tyberg: Masses • Brian A. Schmidt, conductor; South Dakota Chorale (Christopher Jacobson, soloist) ;
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance •
Death & the Maiden •
Patricia Kopatchinskaja & the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra •
Buxtehude: Trio Sonatas Op. 1 •
Arcangelo •
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 •
Transcendental •
Daniil Trifonov •
Bach: The French Suites •
Murray Perahia •
Haydn: Cello Concertos •
Steven Isserlis;
Florian Donderer, conductor (The Deutsche 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) ;
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album •
Crazy Girl Crazy – Music by Gershwin, Berg & Berio •
Barbara Hannigan •
Bach & Telemann: Sacred Cantatas •
Philippe Jaroussky, soloist;
Petra Müllejans, conductor •
Gods & Monsters •
Nicholas Phan, soloist; Myra Huang, accompanist •
In War & Peace – Harmony Through Music •
Joyce DiDonato, soloist;
Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor •
Sviridov: Russia Cast Adrift •
Dmitri Hvorostovsky, soloist;
Constantine Orbelian, conductor ;
Best Classical Compendium •
Higdon: All Things Majestic, Viola Concerto & Oboe Concerto •
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer •
Barbara • Alexandre Tharaud, conductor; Cécile Lenoir, producer •
Kurtág: Complete Works for Ensemble & Choir •
Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor; Guido Tichelman, producer • ''Les Routes de l'Esclavage'' • Jordi Savall, conductor; Benjamin Bletton, producer •
Mademoiselle: Première Audience – Unknown Music of Nadia Boulanger • Lucy Mauro, pianist and producer ;
Best Contemporary Classical Composition •
Viola Concerto •
Jennifer Higdon, composer (Roberto Diaz, Giancarlo Geurrero & the Nashville Symphony) •
Songs of Solitude • Richard Danielpour, composer (Thomas Hampson,
Giancarlo Guerrero & the
Nashville Symphony) •
Requiem • Tigran Mansurian, composer (Alexander Liebreich, Florian Helgath, the RIAS Kammerchor & the Münchener Kammerorchester) •
Picture Studies • Adam Schoenberg, composer (Michael Stern & the Kansas City Symphony) •
Concerto for Orchestra •
Zhou Tian, composer (
Louis Langrée & the
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
Music video/film ;
Best Music Video •
"Humble" – Kendrick Lamar •
The Little Homies & Dave Meyers, video directors; Jason Baum, Dave Free, Jamie Rabineau, Nathan K. Scherrer & Anthony Tiffith, video producers • "
Up All Night" –
Beck • Canada, video director; Alba Barneda, 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, Elizabeth Newman &
Chaka Pilgrim, video producers • "
1-800-273-8255" –
Logic featuring
Alessia Cara &
Khalid •
Andy Hines, video director; Brandon Bonfiglio, Mildred Delamota, Andrew Lerios, Luga Podesta & Alex Randal, video producers ;
Best Music Film • '''
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 •
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 •
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 ==Special merit awards==