Winners are highlighted in
Bold General ====
Record of the Year==== •
"This Is America" – Childish Gambino •
Donald Glover & Ludwig Göransson, producers; Derek "MixedByAli" Ali, Riley Mackin & Shaan Singh, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer • "
I Like It" –
Cardi B,
Bad Bunny &
J Balvin • Invincible,
J. White Did It,
Craig Kallman & Tainy, producers; Leslie Brathwaite,
Kuk Harrell, Evan LaRay &
Simone Torres, engineers/mixers;
Colin Leonard, mastering engineer • "
The Joke" –
Brandi Carlile •
Dave Cobb &
Shooter Jennings, producers;
Tom Elmhirst & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers;
Pete Lyman, mastering engineer • "
God's Plan" –
Drake •
Boi-1Da,
Cardo & Young Exclusive, producers; Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell &
Noah Shebib, engineers/mixers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer • "
Shallow" –
Lady Gaga &
Bradley Cooper • Lady Gaga & Benjamin Rice, producers; Brandon Bost &
Tom Elmhirst, engineers/mixers;
Randy Merrill, mastering engineer • "
All the Stars" –
Kendrick Lamar &
SZA •
Al Shux & Sounwave, producers; Sam Ricci & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer • "
Rockstar" –
Post Malone featuring
21 Savage •
Louis Bell & Tank God, producers; Louis Bell, Lorenzo Cardona,
Manny Marroquin & Ethan Stevens, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer • "
The Middle" –
Zedd,
Maren Morris and
Grey • Grey,
Monsters & Strangerz & Zedd, producers; Grey, Tom Morris, Ryan Shanahan & Zedd, engineers/mixers; Mike Marsh, mastering engineer ====
Album of the Year==== •
Golden Hour –
Kacey Musgraves •
Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, producers; Craig Alvin & Shawn Everett, engineers/mixers; Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, songwriters; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers •
Invasion of Privacy –
Cardi B • Leslie Brathwaite & Evan LaRay, engineers/mixers; Belcalis Almanzar & Jorden Thorpe, songwriters;
Colin Leonard, mastering engineer •
By the Way, I Forgive You –
Brandi Carlile •
Dave Cobb &
Shooter Jennings, producers; Dave Cobb & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers; Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer •
Scorpion –
Drake • Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell &
Noah Shebib, engineers/mixers; Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters; Chris Athens, mastering engineer •
H.E.R. –
H.E.R. • Darhyl "Hey DJ" Camper Jr., David "Swagg R'Celious" Harris, H.E.R., Walter Jones & Jeff Robinson, producers; Miki Tsutsumi, engineer/mixer; Darhyl Camper Jr. & H.E.R., songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer •
Beerbongs & Bentleys –
Post Malone •
Louis Bell & Post Malone, producers; Louis Bell &
Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Louis Bell & Austin Post, songwriters;
Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer •
Dirty Computer –
Janelle Monáe •
Chuck Lightning, Janelle Monáe Robinson &
Nate "Rocket" Wonder, producers;
Mick Guzauski, Janelle Monáe Robinson & Nate "Rocket" Wonder, engineers/mixers; Nathaniel Irvin III, Charles Joseph II,
Taylor Parks & Janelle Monáe Robinson, songwriters; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer •
Black Panther: The Album, Music From and Inspired By – (Various Artists) •
Kendrick Lamar, featured artist; Kendrick Duckworth &
Sounwave, producers; Matt Schaeffer, engineer/mixer; Kendrick Duckworth & Mark Spears, songwriters;
Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer ====
Song of the Year==== •
"This Is America" •
Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson & Jeffrey Lamar Williams, songwriters (Childish Gambino) • "
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) ====
Best New Artist==== •
Dua Lipa •
Chloe x Halle •
Luke Combs •
Greta Van Fleet •
H.E.R. •
Margo Price •
Bebe Rexha •
Jorja Smith Pop ;
Best Pop Solo Performance • '''"
Joanne (Where Do You Think You're Goin'?)" –
Lady Gaga''' • "Colors" –
Beck • "
Havana" (Live) –
Camila Cabello • "
God Is a Woman" –
Ariana Grande • "
Better Now" –
Post Malone ;
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance •
"Shallow" – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper • "
Fall in Line" –
Christina Aguilera featuring
Demi Lovato • "
Don't Go Breaking My Heart" –
Backstreet Boys • "
'S Wonderful" –
Tony Bennett &
Diana Krall • "
Girls Like You" –
Maroon 5 featuring
Cardi B • "
Say Something" –
Justin Timberlake featuring
Chris Stapleton • "
The Middle" –
Zedd,
Maren Morris and
Grey ;
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album • '''
My Way –
Willie Nelson''' •
Love Is Here to Stay –
Tony Bennett &
Diana Krall •
Nat King Cole & Me –
Gregory Porter •
Standards (Deluxe) –
Seal • ''
The Music...The Mem'ries...The Magic!'' –
Barbra Streisand ;
Best Pop Vocal Album • '''
Sweetener –
Ariana Grande''' •
Camila –
Camila Cabello •
Meaning of Life –
Kelly Clarkson •
Shawn Mendes –
Shawn Mendes •
Beautiful Trauma –
P!nk •
Reputation –
Taylor Swift Dance/Electronic Music ;
Best Dance Recording •
"Electricity" – Silk City & Dua Lipa featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson •
Jarami, Alex Metric, Riton & Silk City, producers; Josh Gudwin, mixer • "
Northern Soul" –
Above & Beyond featuring
Richard Bedford • Above & Beyond &
Andrew Bayer, producers; Above & Beyond, mixers • "
Ultimatum" –
Disclosure featuring
Fatoumata Diawara • Guy Lawrence & Howard Lawrence, producers; Guy Lawrence, mixer • "
Losing It" –
Fisher • Paul Nicholas Fisher, producer; Kevin Grainger, mixer • "
Ghost Voices" –
Virtual Self •
Porter Robinson, producer; Porter Robinson, mixer ;
Best Dance/Electronic Album • '''
Woman Worldwide –
Justice''' •
Singularity –
Jon Hopkins •
Treehouse –
Sofi Tukker • ''
Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides'' –
SOPHIE •
Lune Rouge –
TOKiMONSTA Contemporary Instrumental Music ;
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album • '''
Steve Gadd Band –
Steve Gadd Band''' •
The Emancipation Procrastination –
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah •
Modern Lore –
Julian Lage •
Laid Black –
Marcus Miller •
Protocol IV –
Simon Phillips Rock ;
Best Rock Performance •
"When Bad Does Good" – Chris Cornell (posthumous) • "
Four Out of Five" –
Arctic Monkeys • "Made an America" –
Fever 333 • "
Highway Tune" –
Greta Van Fleet • "
Uncomfortable" –
Halestorm ;
Best Metal Performance •
"Electric Messiah" – High on Fire • "Condemned to the Gallows" –
Between the Buried and Me • "Honeycomb" –
Deafheaven • "Betrayer" –
Trivium • "On My Teeth" –
Underoath ;
Best Rock Song •
"Masseduction" •
Jack Antonoff & Annie Clark, songwriters (St. Vincent) • "
Black Smoke Rising" •
Jacob Thomas Kiszka,
Joshua Michael Kiszka,
Samuel Francis Kiszka, &
Daniel Robert Wagner, songwriters (
Greta Van Fleet) • "
Jumpsuit" •
Tyler Joseph, songwriter (
Twenty One Pilots) • "
Mantra" •
Jordan Fish, Matthew Kean,
Lee Malia, Matthew Nicholls, &
Oliver Sykes, songwriters (
Bring Me the Horizon) • "
Rats" •
Tom Dalgety &
A Ghoul Writer, songwriters (
Ghost) ;
Best Rock Album • '''
From the Fires –
Greta Van Fleet''' •
Rainier Fog –
Alice in Chains •
Mania –
Fall Out Boy •
Prequelle –
Ghost •
Pacific Daydream –
Weezer Alternative ;
Best Alternative Music Album • '''
Colors –
Beck''' •
Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino –
Arctic Monkeys •
Utopia –
Björk •
American Utopia –
David Byrne •
Masseduction –
St. Vincent R&B ;
Best R&B Performance •
"Best Part" – H.E.R. featuring Daniel Caesar • "
Long as I Live" –
Toni Braxton • "Summer" –
The Carters • "Y O Y" –
Lalah Hathaway • "First Began" –
PJ Morton ;
Best Traditional R&B Performance • '''"Bet Ain't Worth the Hand" –
Leon Bridges''' •
"How Deep Is Your Love" – PJ Morton featuring Yebba • "Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight" –
Bettye LaVette • "Honest" –
MAJOR. • "Made for Love" –
Charlie Wilson featuring
Lalah Hathaway ;
Best R&B Song • '''"
Boo'd Up"''' •
Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai) • "Come Through and Chill" •
Jermaine Cole,
Miguel Pimentel &
Salaam Remi, songwriters (Miguel featuring J. Cole & Salaam Remi) • "
Feels Like Summer" •
Donald Glover &
Ludwig Göransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino) • "Focus" • Darhyl Camper Jr.,
H.E.R. & Justin Love, songwriters (H.E.R.) • "
Long as I Live" •
Paul Boutin,
Toni Braxton & Antonio Dixon, songwriters (Toni Braxton) ;
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 • '''
H.E.R. –
H.E.R.''' •
Sex & Cigarettes –
Toni Braxton •
Good Thing –
Leon Bridges •
Honestly –
Lalah Hathaway •
Gumbo Unplugged –
PJ Morton Rap ;
Best Rap Performance • '''"
King's Dead" –
Kendrick Lamar,
Jay Rock,
Future &
James Blake''' •
"Bubblin" – • "
Be Careful" –
Cardi B • "
Nice for What" –
Drake • "
Sicko Mode" –
Travis Scott, Drake &
Swae Lee ;
Best Rap/Sung Performance •
"This Is America" – Childish Gambino • "
Like I Do" –
Christina Aguilera featuring
Goldlink • "
Pretty Little Fears" –
6lack featuring
J. Cole • "
All the Stars" –
Kendrick Lamar &
SZA • "
Rockstar" –
Post Malone featuring
21 Savage ;
Best Rap Song • '''"
God's Plan"''' •
Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake) • "
King's Dead" •
Kendrick Duckworth,
Samuel Gloade,
James Litherland,
Johnny McKinzie, Axel Morgan,
Mark Spears,
Travis Walton,
Nayvadius Wilburn &
Michael Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake) • "
Lucky You" • R. Fraser,
G. Lucas,
M. Mathers,
M. Samuels & J. Sweet, songwriters (Eminem featuring Joyner Lucas) • "
Sicko Mode" •
Khalif Brown,
Rogét Chahayed,
BryTavious Chambers,
Mike Dean, Mirsad Dervic,
Kevin Gomringer,
Tim Gomringer,
Aubrey Graham,
Chauncey Hollis,
Jacques Webster, Ozan Yildirim &
Cydel Young, songwriters (Travis Scott, Drake & Swae Lee) • "
Win" •
K. Duckworth,
A. Hernandez,
J. McKinzie,
M. Samuels & C. Thompson, songwriters (Jay Rock) ;
Best Rap Album • '''
Invasion of Privacy –
Cardi B''' •
Swimming –
Mac Miller •
Victory Lap –
Nipsey Hussle •
Daytona –
Pusha T •
Astroworld –
Travis Scott Country ;
Best Country Solo Performance •
"Butterflies" – Kacey Musgraves • "
Wouldn't It Be Great?" –
Loretta Lynn • "
Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" –
Maren Morris • "
Millionaire" –
Chris Stapleton • "
Parallel Line" –
Keith Urban ;
Best Country Duo/Group Performance •
"Tequila" – Dan + Shay • "
Shoot Me Straight" –
Brothers Osborne • "
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 •
"Space Cowboy" •
Luke Laird, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves) • "
Break Up in the End" • Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill &
Jon Nite, songwriters (
Cole Swindell) • "
Dear Hate" •
Tom Douglas,
David Hodges &
Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris featuring
Vince Gill) • "
I Lived It" •
Rhett Akins,
Ross Copperman,
Ashley Gorley &
Ben Hayslip, songwriters (
Blake Shelton) • "
Tequila" •
Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds &
Dan Smyers, songwriters (
Dan + Shay) • "
When Someone Stops Loving You" •
Hillary Lindsey, Chase McGill &
Lori McKenna, songwriters (
Little Big Town) ;
Best Country Album •
Golden Hour –
Kacey Musgraves •
Unapologetically –
Kelsea Ballerini •
Port Saint Joe –
Brothers Osborne •
Girl Going Nowhere –
Ashley McBryde •
From a Room: Volume 2 –
Chris Stapleton New Age ;
Best New Age Album • '''
Opium Moon –
Opium Moon''' •
Hiraeth –
Lisa Gerrard & David Kuckhermann •
Beloved –
Snatam Kaur •
Molecules of Motion –
Steve Roach •
Moku Maluhia: Peaceful Island –
Jim Kimo West Jazz ;
Best Improvised Jazz Solo • '''"Don't Fence Me In" –
John Daversa, soloist''' • "Some of That Sunshine" –
Regina Carter, soloist • "We See" –
Fred Hersch, soloists • "De-Dah" –
Brad Mehldau, soloist • "Cadenas" –
Miguel Zenón, soloist ;
Best Jazz Vocal Album • '''
The Window –
Cécile McLorin Salvant''' •
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
Metropole Orkest conducted by
Vince Mendoza ;
Best Jazz Instrumental Album • '''
Emanon –
The Wayne Shorter Quartet''' •
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 ;
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album • '''
American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom –
John Daversa Big Band featuring DACA Artists''' •
All About That Basie –
Count Basie Orchestra directed by
Scotty Barnhart •
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 • '''
Back to the Sunset –
Dafnis Prieto Big Band''' •
Heart of Brazil –
Eddie Daniels •
West Side Story Reimagined –
Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band •
Cinque – Elio Villafranca •
Yo Soy La Tradición –
Miguel Zenón featuring
Spektral Quartet Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music ;
Best Gospel Performance/Song •
"Never Alone" – Tori Kelly featuring Kirk Franklin •
Kirk Franklin & Victoria Kelly, songwriters • "You Will Win" –
Jekalyn Carr • Allen Carr & Jekalyn Carr, songwriters • "Won't He Do It" –
Koryn Hawthorne • Koryn Hawthorne • "Cycles" –
Jonathan McReynolds featuring DOE • Jonathan McReynolds & Will Reagan, songwriters • "A Great Work" –
Brian Courtney Wilson • Aaron W. Lindsey, Alvin Richardson & Brian Courtney Wilson, songwriters ;
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song •
"You Say" – Lauren Daigle •
Lauren Daigle, Jason Ingram & Paul Mabury, songwriters • "
Reckless Love" –
Cory Asbury • Cory Asbury, Caleb Culver & Ran Jackson, songwriters • "
Joy." –
For King & Country •
Ben Glover,
Matt Hales, Stephen Blake Kanicka,
Seth Mosley,
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 • '''
Hiding Place –
Tori Kelly''' •
One Nation Under God –
Jekalyn Carr •
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 Latin ;
Best Latin Pop Album • '''
Sincera –
Claudia Brant''' •
Prometo –
Pablo Alborán •
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 • '''
Aztlán –
Zoé''' •
Claroscura –
Aterciopelados •
COASTCITY – COASTCITY •
Encanto Tropical –
Monsieur Periné •
Gourmet –
Orishas ;
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano) • '''
¡México Por Siempre! –
Luis Miguel''' •
Primero Soy Mexicana –
Ángela 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 José Hernández ;
Best Tropical Latin Album • '''
Anniversary –
Spanish Harlem Orchestra''' • ''Pa' Mi Gente'' –
Charlie Aponte •
Legado – Formell y
Los Van Van •
Orquesta Akokán –
Orquesta Akokán •
Ponle Actitud – Felipe Peláez
American Roots Music ;
Best American Roots Performance •
"The Joke" – Brandi Carlile • "Kick Rocks" –
Sean Ardoin • "
St. James Infirmary Blues" –
Jon Batiste • "
All on My Mind" –
Anderson East • "Last Man Standing" –
Willie Nelson ;
Best American Roots Song •
"The Joke" •
Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile) • "
All the Trouble" •
Waylon Payne,
Lee Ann Womack & Adam Wright, songwriters (Lee Ann Womack) • "
Build a Bridge" •
Jeff Tweedy, songwriter (
Mavis Staples) • "Knockin' on Your Screen Door" •
Pat McLaughlin &
John Prine, songwriters (John Prine) • "Summer's End" • Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine) ;
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 • '''''The Travelin' McCourys'' –
The Travelin' McCourys''' •
Portraits in Fiddles – Mike Barnett •
Sister Sadie II –
Sister Sadie •
Rivers and Roads –
The Special Consensus •
North of Despair –
Wood & Wire ;
Best Traditional Blues Album • '''
The Blues Is Alive and Well –
Buddy Guy''' • ''Something Smells Funky 'Round Here'' –
Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio •
Benton County Relic –
Cedric Burnside •
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 & 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 • '''
All Ashore –
Punch Brothers''' •
Whistle Down the Wind –
Joan Baez •
Black Cowboys –
Dom Flemons •
Rifles & Rosary Beads –
Mary Gauthier •
Weed Garden –
Iron & Wine ;
Best Regional Roots Music Album • '''''
No 'Ane'i'' –
Kalani Pe'a''' •
Kreole Rock and Soul –
Sean Ardoin •
Spyboy –
Cha Wa •
Aloha from Na Hoa – Na Hoa •
Mewasinsational: Cree Round Dance Songs – Young Spirit
Reggae ;
Best Reggae Album • '''
44/876 –
Sting &
Shaggy''' •
As the World Turns –
Black Uhuru •
Reggae Forever –
Etana •
Rebellion Rises –
Ziggy Marley •
A Matter of Time –
Protoje World Music ;
Best World Music Album • '''
Freedom –
Soweto Gospel Choir''' •
Deran –
Bombino •
Fenfo –
Fatoumata Diawara •
Black Times –
Seun Kuti &
Egypt 80 •
The Lost Songs of World War II –
Yiddish Glory Children's ;
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 Spoken Word ;
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling) • '''
Faith: A Journey for All –
Jimmy Carter''' •
Accessory to War –
Courtney B. Vance •
Calypso –
David Sedaris •
Creative Quest –
Questlove •
The Last Black Unicorn –
Tiffany Haddish Comedy ;
Best Comedy Album • '''
Equanimity & The Bird Revelation –
Dave Chappelle''' •
Annihilation –
Patton Oswalt •
Noble Ape –
Jim Gaffigan •
Standup for Drummers –
Fred Armisen •
Tamborine –
Chris Rock Musical Theater ;
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 –
Renée 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;
Andrew Lloyd Webber &
Harvey Mason Jr., producers (Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer;
Tim Rice, lyricist) (Original Television Cast) •
My Fair Lady –
Lauren Ambrose,
Norbert Leo Butz &
Harry Hadden-Paton, principal soloists; Van Dean, David Lai, &
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,
Stephen Flaherty &
Elliot Scheiner, producers (Stephen Flaherty, composer; Lynn Ahrens, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast)
Music for Visual Media ;
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media • '''
The Greatest Showman –
Hugh Jackman (& various artists)''' •
Alex Lacamoire, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul & Greg Wells, compilation producers •
Call Me by Your Name – (Various artists) •
Luca Guadagnino, compilation producer; Robin Urdang, music supervisor •
Deadpool 2 – (Various artists) •
David Leitch &
Ryan Reynolds, compilation producers; John Houlihan, music supervisor •
Lady Bird – (Various artists) • Timothy J. Smith, compilation producer; Michael Hill & Brian Ross, music supervisors •
Stranger Things – (Various artists) •
Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Timothy J. Smith, compilation producer; Nora Felder, music supervisor ;
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 • '
"Shallow" (from A Star Is Born)' •
Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper) • "
All the Stars" (from
Black Panther) •
Kendrick Duckworth,
Solána Rowe,
Alexander William Shuckburgh, Mark Anthony Spears &
Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA) • "
Mystery of Love" (from
Call Me by Your Name) •
Sufjan Stevens, songwriter (Sufjan Stevens) • "
Remember Me" (from
Coco) •
Kristen Anderson-Lopez &
Robert Lopez, songwriters (
Miguel featuring
Natalia Lafourcade) • "
This Is Me" (from
The Greatest Showman) •
Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (
Keala Settle &
The Greatest Showman Ensemble)
Composing ;
Best Instrumental Composition •
"Blut und Boden (Blood and Soil)" •
Terence Blanchard, composer (Terence Blanchard) • "Chrysalis" •
Jeremy Kittel, composer (Kittel & Co.) • "
Infinity War" •
Alan Silvestri, composer (Alan Silvestri) • "Mine Mission" •
John Powell &
John Williams, composers (John Powell & John Williams) • "The Shape of Water" •
Alexandre Desplat, composer (Alexandre Desplat)
Arranging ;
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella •
"Stars and Stripes Forever" •
John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa Big Band featuring DACA Artists) • "
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) ;
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals •
"Spiderman Theme" •
Mark Kibble, Randy Waldman & Justin Wilson, arrangers (Randy Waldman featuring Take 6 & Chris Potter) • "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)
Packaging ;
Best Recording Package •
Masseduction •
Willo Perron, art director (St. Vincent) •
Be the Cowboy • Mary Banas, art director (
Mitski) •
Love Yourself: Tear • Doohee Lee, art director (
BTS) •
The Offering • Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (The Chairman) •
Well Kept Thing • Adam Moore, art director (
Foxhole) ;
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package •
Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of "Weird Al" Yankovic •
Meghan Foley, Annie Stoll & Al Yankovic, art directors ("Weird Al" Yankovic) • ''
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) •
Too Many Bad Habits • Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (
Johnny Nicholas)
Notes ;
Best Album Notes •
Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris •
David Evans, album notes writer (Various artists) •
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 writer (
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)
Historical ;
Best Historical Album •
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) •
Any Other Way •
Rob Bowman, Douglas McGowan, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice, 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)
Production, Non-Classical ;
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical •
Colors •
Julian Burg, Şerban 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) • ''
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) •
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,
Şerban 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 & Emerson Mancini, mastering engineers (
Chromeo) •
Voicenotes • Manny Marroquin &
Charlie Puth, engineers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer (Charlie Puth) ;
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical •
Pharrell Williams • "
Apeshit" (
The Carters) •
Man of the Woods (
Justin Timberlake) •
No One Ever Really Dies (
N.E.R.D) • "
Stir Fry" (
Migos) •
Sweetener (
Ariana Grande) •
Boi-1da • "
Be Careful" (
Cardi B) • "
Diplomatic Immunity" (
Drake) • "
Friends" (
The Carters) • "
God's Plan" (Drake) • "
Heard About Us" (The Carters) • "
Lucky You" (
Eminem featuring
Joyner Lucas) • "
Mob Ties" (Drake) • "
No Limit" (
G-Eazy featuring
ASAP Rocky & Cardi B) •
Larry Klein • "All These Things" (
Thomas Dybdahl) •
Anthem (
Madeleine Peyroux) •
The Book of Longing (
Luciana Souza) • "Can I Have It All" (Thomas Dybdahl) •
Junk (
Hailey Tuck) • "Look at What We've Done" (Thomas Dybdahl) •
Meaning to Tell Ya (
Molly Johnson) •
Linda Perry • "
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" (
Willa Amai) •
Served Like a Girl (Various artists) •
28 Days in the Valley (
Dorothy) •
Kanye West •
Daytona (
Pusha T) •
Kids See Ghosts (
Kids See Ghosts) •
K.T.S.E. (
Teyana Taylor) •
Nasir (
Nas) •
Ye (Kanye West) ;
Best Remixed Recording •
"Walking Away" (Mura Masa Remix) •
Alex Crossan, remixer (Haim) • "
Audio" (CID Remix) • CID, remixer (
LSD) • "
How Long" (EDX's Dubai Skyline Remix) •
Maurizio Colella & Christian Hirt, remixers (
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)
Production, Immersive Audio ;
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)
Production, Classical ;
Best Engineered Album, Classical •
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11 •
Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Andris Nelsons & Boston Symphony Orchestra) •
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) •
Visions and Variations • Tom Caulfield, engineer; Jesse Lewis, mastering engineer (
A Far Cry) ;
Producer of the Year, Classical •
Blanton Alspaugh •
Arnesen: Infinity – Choral Works (Joel Rinsema & Kantorei) •
Aspects of America (
Carlos Kalmar &
Oregon Symphony) •
Chesnokov: Teach Me Thy Statutes (Vladimir Gorbik & PaTRAM Institute Male Choir) •
Gordon, R.: The House Without a Christmas Tree (Bradley Moore, Elisabeth Leone, Maximillian Macias, Megan Mikailovna Samarin, Patricia Schuman, Lauren Snouffer,
Heidi Stober,
Daniel Belcher,
Houston Grand Opera Juvenile Chorus & Houston Grand Opera Orchestra) •
Haydn: The Creation (
Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Betsy Cook Weber,
Houston Symphony & Houston Symphony Chorus) •
Heggie: Great Scott (
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) •
Music of Fauré, Buide & Zemlinsky (Trio Séléné) •
Paterson: Three Way – A Trio of One-Act Operas (Dean Williamson, Daniele Pastin, Courtney Ruckman, Eliza Bonet, Melisa Bonetti, Jordan Rutter, Samuel Levine,
Wes Mason, Matthew Treviño &
Nashville Opera Orchestra) •
Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto; Oboe Concerto; Serenade to Music; Flos Campi (
Peter Oundjian &
Toronto Symphony Orchestra) •
David Frost •
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Volume 7 (
Jonathan Biss) •
Mirror in Mirror (
Anne Akiko Meyers,
Kristjan Järvi &
Philharmonia Orchestra) •
Mozart: Idomeneo (
James Levine,
Alan Opie,
Matthew Polenzani,
Alice Coote,
Nadine Sierra,
Elza van den Heever, The
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus) •
Presentiment (Orion Weiss) •
Strauss, R.: Der Rosenkavalier (
Sebastian Weigle,
Renée Fleming,
Elīna Garanča,
Erin Morley,
Günther Groissböck,
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus) • Elizabeth Ostrow •
Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs (
Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu,
Sasha Cooke, Edwards Parks, Jessica E. Jones & Santa Fe Opera Orchestra) •
The Road Home (Joshua Habermann &
Santa Fe Desert Chorale) • Judith Sherman •
Beethoven Unbound (
Llŷr Williams) •
Black Manhattan Volume 3 (
Rick Benjamin &
Paragon Ragtime Orchestra) •
Bolcom: Piano Music (Various artists) •
Del Tredici: March to Tonality (
Mark Peskanov & various artists) •
Love Comes in at the Eye (Timothy Jones,
Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio, Jeffrey Sykes, Anthony Ross, Carol Cook, Beth Rapier & Stephanie Jutt) •
Meltzer: Variations on a Summer Day & Piano Quartet (
Abigail Fischer, Jayce Ogren & Sequitur) •
Mendelssohn: Complete Works for Cello and Piano (
Marcy Rosen &
Lydia Artymiw) •
New Music for Violin and Piano (Julie Rosenfeld & Peter Miyamoto) •
Reich: Pulse/Quartet (
Colin Currie Group &
International Contemporary Ensemble) • Dirk Sobotka •
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1 (
Manfred Honeck &
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) •
Lippencott: Frontier Symphony (Jeff Lippencott & Ligonier Festival Orchestra) •
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (
Thierry Fischer,
Mormon Tabernacle Choir &
Utah Symphony) •
Music of the Americas (
Andrés Orozco-Estrada &
Houston Symphony)
Classical ;
Best Orchestral Performance •
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11 •
Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra) •
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) ;
Best Opera Recording •
Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs •
Michael Christie, conductor; Sasha Cooke, Jessica E. Jones, Edward Parks, Garrett Sorenson & Wei Wu; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer (The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra) •
Adams: Doctor Atomic •
John Adams, conductor; Aubrey Allicock,
Julia Bullock,
Gerald Finley & Brindley Sherratt; Friedemann Engelbrecht, producer (The
BBC Symphony Orchestra;
BBC Singers) •
Lully: Alceste •
Christophe Rousset, conductor; Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Emiliano Gonzalez Toro & Judith van Wanroij; Maximilien Ciup, producer (
Les Talens Lyriques;
Chœur 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; The 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 •
McLoskey: Zealot Canticles •
Donald Nally, conductor (Doris Hall-Gulati, Rebecca Harris, Arlen Hlusko, Lorenzo Raval & Mandy Wolman; The Crossing) •
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) •
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 • '''
Kernis: Violin Concerto –
James Ehnes''' •
Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony) •
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 ;
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album • '''''Songs of Orpheus: Monteverdi, Caccini, d'India & Landi
– Karim Sulayman' • '''
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor;
Apollo's Fire, ensembles''' •
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 ;
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 •
Kernis: Violin Concerto •
Aaron Jay Kernis, composer (James Ehnes, Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony) •
Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs •
Mason Bates, composer; Mark Campbell, librettist (Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu,
Sasha Cooke, Edward 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) •
Mazzoli: Vespers for Violin •
Missy Mazzoli, composer (Olivia De Prato)
Music Video/Film ;
Best Music Video •
"This Is America" – Childish Gambino •
Hiro Murai, video directors; Ibra Ake, Jason Cole & Fam Rothstein, video producers • "
Apeshit" –
The Carters • Ricky Saiz, video director; Mélodie Buchris, Natan Schottenfels & Erinn Williams, video producers • "
I'm Not Racist" –
Joyner Lucas • Joyner Lucas & Ben Proulx, video directors; Joyner Lucas, video producer • "
Pynk" –
Janelle Monáe • Emma Westenburg, video director; Justin Benoliel & Whitney Jackson, video producers • "Mumbo Jumbo" –
Tierra Whack • Marco Prestini, video director; Sara Nassim, video producer ;
Best Music Film • '''
Quincy –
Quincy Jones''' •
Alan Hicks & Rashida Jones, video directors; Paula DuPré Pesmen, video producer •
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 •
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 ==Special Merit Awards==