60th Grammy Awards 2018
Album Of The Year:
"Awaken, My Love!" — Childish Gambino
"4:44" — JAY-Z
"DAMN." — Kendrick Lamar
"Melodrama" — Lorde
"24K Magic" — Bruno Mars *WINNER
Record Of The Year:
"Redbone" — Childish Gambino
"Despacito" — Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber
"The Story Of O.J." — JAY-Z
"HUMBLE." — Kendrick Lamar
"24K Magic" — Bruno Mars *WINNER
Song Of The Year:
"Despacito" — Ramón Ayala, Justin Bieber, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, Erika Ender, Luis Fonsi & Marty James Garton, songwriters (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber)
"4:44" — Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (JAY-Z)
"Issues" — Benny Blanco, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Julia Michaels & Justin Drew Tranter, songwriters (Julia Michaels)
"1-800-273-8255" — Alessia Caracciolo, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, Arjun Ivatury, Khalid Robinson, songwriters (Logic Featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid)
"That's What I Like" — Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars) *WINNER
Best New Artist:
Alessia Cara *WINNER
Khalid
Lil Uzi Vert
Julia Michaels
SZA
POP FIELD
Best Pop Solo Performance:
"Love So Soft" — Kelly Clarkson
"Praying" — Kesha
"Million Reasons" — Lady Gaga
"What About Us" — P!nk
"Shape Of You" — Ed Sheeran *WINNER
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
"Something Just Like This" — The Chainsmokers & Coldplay
"Despacito" — Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber
"Thunder" — Imagine Dragons
"Feel It Still" — Portugal. The Man *WINNER
"Stay" — Zedd & Alessia Cara
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
"Nobody But Me" (Deluxe Version) — Michael Bublé
"Triplicate" — Bob Dylan
"In Full Swing" — Seth MacFarlane
"Wonderland" — Sarah McLachlan
"Tony Bennett Celebrates 90" — (Various Artists) Dae Bennett, Producer *WINNER
Best Pop Vocal Album:
"Kaleidoscope EP" — Coldplay
"Lust For Life" — Lana Del Rey
"Evolve" — Imagine Dragons
"Rainbow" — Kesha
"Joanne" — Lady Gaga
"÷ (Divide)" — Ed Sheeran *WINNER
Best Dance Recording:
"Bambro Koyo Ganda" — Bonobo Featuring Innov Gnawa
"Cola" — Camelphat & Elderbrook
"Andromeda" — Gorillaz Featuring DRAM
"Tonite" — LCD Soundsystem *WINNER
"Line Of Sight" — Odesza Featuring WYNNE & Mansionair
DANCE/ELECTRONIC FIELD
Best Dance/Electronic Album:
"Migration" — Bonobo
"3-D The Catalogue" — Kraftwerk *WINNER
"Mura Masa" — Mura Masa
"A Moment Apart" — Odesza
"What Now" — Sylvan Esso
CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL FIELD
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album:
"What If" — The Jerry Douglas Band
"Spirit" — Alex Han
"Mount Royal" — Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge
"Prototype" — Jeff Lorber Fusion *WINNER
"Bad Hombre" — Antonio Sanchez
ROCK FIELD
Best Rock Performance:
"You Want It Darker" — Leonard Cohen *WINNER
"The Promise" — Chris Cornell
"Run" — Foo Fighters
"No Good" — Kaleo
"Go To War" — Nothing More
Best Metal Performance:
"Invisible Enemy" — August Burns Red
"Black Hoodie" — Body Count
"Forever" — Code Orange
"Sultan's Curse" — Mastodon *WINNER
"Clockworks" — Meshuggah
Best Rock Song:
"Atlas, Rise!" — James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich, songwriters (Metallica)
"Blood In The Cut" — JT Daly & Kristine Flaherty, songwriters (K.Flay)
"Go To War" — Ben Anderson, Jonny Hawkins, Will Hoffman, Daniel Oliver, David Pramik & Mark Vollelunga, songwriters (Nothing More)
"Run" — Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters) *WINNER
"The Stage" — Zachary Baker, Brian Haner, Matthew Sanders, Jonathan Seward & Brooks Wackerman, songwriters (Avenged Sevenfold)
Best Rock Album:
"Emperor Of Sand" — Mastodon
"Hardwired...To Self-Destruct" — Metallica
"The Stories We Tell Ourselves" — Nothing More
"Villains" — Queens Of The Stone Age
"A Deeper Understanding" — The War On Drugs *WINNER
ALTERNATIVE FIELD
Best Alternative Music Album:
"Everything Now" — Arcade Fire
"Humanz" — Gorillaz
"American Dream" — LCD Soundsystem
"Pure Comedy" — Father John Misty
"Sleep Well Beast" — The National *WINNER
R&B FIELD
Best R&B Performance:
"Get You" — Daniel Caesar Featuring Kali Uchis
"Distraction" — Kehlani
"High" — Ledisi
"That's What I Like" — Bruno Mars *WINNER
"The Weekend" — SZA
Best Traditional R&B Performance:
"Laugh And Move On" — The Baylor Project
"Redbone" — Childish Gambino *WINNER
"What I'm Feelin'" — Anthony Hamilton Featuring The Hamiltones|
"All The Way" — Ledisi
"Still" — Mali Music
Best R&B Song:
"First Began" — PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton)
"Location" — Alfredo Gonzalez, Olatunji Ige, Samuel David Jiminez, Christopher McClenney, Khalid Robinson & Joshua Scruggs, songwriters (Khalid)
"Redbone" — Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)
"Supermodel" — Tyran Donaldson, Terrence Henderson, Greg Landfair Jr., Solana Rowe & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (SZA)
"That's What I Like" — Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars) *WINNER
Best Urban Contemporary Album:
"Free 6lack" — 6lack
"Awaken, My Love!" — Childish Gambino
"American Teen" — Khalid
"Ctrl" — SZA
"Starboy" — The Weeknd *WINNER
Best R&B Album:
"Freudian" — Daniel Caesar
"Let Love Rule" — Ledisi
"24K Magic" — Bruno Mars *WINNER
"Gumbo" — PJ Morton
"Feel The Real" -Musiq Soulchild
RAP FIELD
Best Rap Album:
"4:44" — JAY-Z
"DAMN." — Kendrick Lamar *WINNER
"Culture" — Migos
"Laila's Wisdom" — Rapsody
"Flower Boy" — Tyler, The Creator
Best Rap/Sung Performance:
"PRBLMS" — 6LACK
"Crew" — Goldlink Featuring Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy
"Family Feud" — Jay-Z Featuring Beyoncé
"LOYALTY." — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Rihanna *WINNER
"Love Galore" — SZA Featuring Travis Scott
Best Rap Performance:
"Bounce Back" — Big Sean
"Bodak Yellow" — Cardi B
"4:44" — Jay-Z
"HUMBLE." — Kendrick Lamar *WINNER
"Bad And Boujee" — Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert
Best Rap Song:
"Bodak Yellow" — Dieuson Octave, Klenord Raphael, Shaftizm, Jordan Thorpe, Washpoppin & J White, songwriters (Cardi B)
"Chase Me" — Judah Bauer, Brian Burton, Hector Delgado, Jaime Meline, Antwan Patton, Michael Render, Russell Simins & Jon Spencer,
songwriters (Danger Mouse Featuring Run The Jewels & Big Boi)
"HUMBLE." — Duckworth, Asheton Hogan & M. Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar) *WINNER
"Sassy" — Gabouer & M. Evans, songwriters (Rapsody)
"The Story Of O.J." — Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Jay-Z)
COUNTRY FIELD
Best Country Album:
"Cosmic Hallelujah" — Kenny Chesney
"Heart Break" — Lady Antebellum
"The Breaker" — Little Big Town
"Life Changes" — Thomas Rhett
"From A Room: Volume 1" — Chris Stapleton *WINNER
Best Country Solo Performance:
"Body Like A Back Road" — Sam Hunt
"Losing You: -Alison Krauss
"Tin Man" — Miranda Lambert
"I Could Use A Love Song" — Maren Morris
"Either Way" — Chris Stapleton *WINNER
Best Country Duo/Group Performance:
"It Ain't My Fault" — Brothers Osborne
"My Old Man" — Zac Brown Band
"You Look Good" — Lady Antebellum
"Better Man" — Little Big Town *WINNER
"Drinkin' Problem" — Midland
Best Country Song:
"Better Man" — Taylor Swift, songwriter (Little Big Town)
"Body Like A Back Road" — Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Sam Hunt)
"Broken Halos" — Mike Henderson & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton) *WINNER
"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)
NEW AGE FIELD
Best New Age Album:
"Reflection" — Brian Eno
"SongVersation: Medicine" — India.Arie
"Dancing On Water — Peter Kater" *WINNER
"Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai, Volume 5" — Kitaro
"Spiral Revelation" — Steve Roach
JAZZ FIELD
Best Improvised Jazz Solo:
"Can't Remember Why" — Sara Caswell, soloist
"Dance Of Shiva" — Billy Childs, soloist
"Whisper Not" — Fred Hersch, soloist
"Miles Beyond" — John McLaughlin, soloist *WINNER
"Ilimba" — Chris Potter, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album:
"The Journey" — The Baylor Project
"A Social Call" — Jazzmeia Horn
"Bad Ass And Blind" — Raul Midón
"Porter Plays Porter" — Randy Porter Trio With Nancy King
"Dreams And Daggers" — Cécile McLorin Salvant *WINNER
Best Jazz Instrumental Album:
"Uptown, Downtown" — Bill Charlap Trio
"Rebirth" — Billy Childs *WINNER
"Project Freedom" — Joey DeFrancesco & The People
"Open Book" — Fred Hersch
"The Dreamer Is the Dream" — Chris Potter
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album:
"MONK'estra Vol. 2" — John Beasley
"Jigsaw" — Alan Ferber Big Band
"Bringin' It" — Christian McBride Big Band *WINNER
"Homecoming" — Vince Mendoza & WDR Big Band Cologne
"Whispers On The Wind" — Chuck Owen And The Jazz Surge
Best Latin Jazz Album:
"Hybrido – From Rio To Wayne Shorter" — Antonio Adolfo
"Oddara" — Jane Bunnett & Maqueque
"Outra Coisa" – The Music Of Moacir Santos — Anat Cohen & Marcello Gonçalves
"Típico" — Miguel Zenón
"Jazz Tango" — Pablo Ziegler Trio *WINNER
GOSPEL/ CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC FIELD
Best Gospel Performance/Song:
"Too Hard Not To" — Tina Campbell
"You Deserve It" — JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise Featuring Bishop Cortez Vaughn
"Better Days" — Le'Andria
"My Life" — The Walls Group
"Never Have To Be Alone" — CeCe Winans *WINNER
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song:
"Oh My Soul" — Casting Crowns
"Clean" — Natalie Grant
"What A Beautiful Name" — Hillsong Worship *WINNER
"Even If" — MercyMe
"Hills And Valleys" — Tauren Wells
Best Gospel Album:
"Crossover: Live From Music City" — Travis Greene
"Bigger Than Me" — Le'Andria
"Close" — Marvin Sapp
"Sunday Song" — Anita Wilson
"Let Them Fall In Love" — CeCe Winans *WINNER
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album:
"Rise" — Danny Gokey
"Echoes (Deluxe Edition)" — Matt Maher
"Lifer" — MercyMe
"Hills And Valleys" — Tauren Wells
"Chain Breaker" — Zach Williams *WINNER
Best Roots Gospel Album:
"The Best Of The Collingsworth Family – Volume 1" — The Collingsworth Family
"Give Me Jesus" — Larry Cordle
"Resurrection" — Joseph Habedank
"Sing It Now: Songs Of Faith & Hope" — Reba McEntire *WINNER
Hope For All Nations — Karen Peck & New River
LATIN FIELD
Best Latin Pop Album:
"Lo Único Constante" — Alex Cuba
"Mis Planes Son Amarte" — Juanes
"Amar Y Vivir En Vivo Desde La Ciudad De México, 2017" — La Santa Cecilia
"Musas (Un Homenaje Al Folclore Latinoamericano En Manos De Los Macorinos)" — Natalia Lafourcade
"El Dorado" — Shakira *WINNER
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album:
"Ayo" — Bomba Estéreo
"Pa' Fuera" — C4 Trío & Desorden Público
"Salvavidas De Hielo" — Jorge Drexler
"El Paradise" — Los Amigos Invisibles
"Residente" — Residente *WINNER
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano):
"Ni Diablo Ni Santo" — Julión Álvarez Y Su Norteño Banda
"Ayer Y Hoy" — Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizárraga
"Momentos" — Alex Campos
"Arriero Somos Versiones Acústicas" — Aida Cuevas *WINNER
"Zapateando En El Norte" — Humberto Novoa, producer (Various Artists)
Best Tropical Latin Album:
"Albita" — Albita
"Art Of The Arrangement" — Doug Beavers
"Salsa Big Band" — Rubén Blades Con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta *WINNER
"Gente Valiente" — Silvestre Dangond
"Indestructible" — Diego El Cigala
AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC FIELD
Best American Roots Performance:
"Killer Diller Blues" — Alabama Shakes *WINNER
"Let My Mother Live" — Blind Boys Of Alabama
"Arkansas Farmboy" — Glen Campbell
"Steer Your Way" — Leonard Cohen
"I Never Cared For You" — Alison Krauss
Best American Roots Song:
"Cumberland Gap" — David Rawlings
"I Wish You Well" — The Mavericks
"If We Were Vampires" — Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit *WINNER
"It Ain't Over Yet" — Rodney Crowell Featuring Rosanne Cash & John Paul White
"My Only True Friend" -Gregg Allman
Best Americana Album:
"Southern Blood" — Gregg Allman
"Shine On Rainy Day" — Brent Cobb
"Beast Epic" — Iron & Wine
"The Nashville Sound" — Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit *WINNER
"Brand New Day" — The Mavericks
Best Bluegrass Album:
"Fiddler's Dream" — Michael Cleveland
"Laws Of Gravity" — The Infamous Stringdusters *WINNER (TIE)
"Original" — Bobby Osborne
"Universal Favorite" — Noam Pikelny
"All The Rage – In Concert Volume One [Live]" — Rhonda Vincent And The Rage *WINNER (TIE)
Best Traditional Blues Album:
"Migration Blues" — Eric Bibb
"Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio" — Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio
"Roll And Tumble" — R.L. Boyce
"Sonny & Brownie's Last Train" — Guy Davis & Fabrizio Poggi
"Blue & Lonesome" — The Rolling Stones *WINNER
Best Contemporary Blues Album:
"Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm" — Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm
"Recorded Live In Lafayette" — Sonny Landreth
"TajMo" — Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo' *WINNER
"Got Soul" — Robert Randolph & The Family Band
"Live From The Fox Oakland" — Tedeschi Trucks Band
Best Folk Album:
"Mental Illness" — Aimee Mann *WINNER
"Semper Femina" — Laura Marling
"The Queen Of Hearts" — Offa Rex
"You Don't Own Me Anymore" — The Secret Sisters
"The Laughing Apple" — Yusuf / Cat Stevens
Best Regional Roots Music Album:
"Top Of The Mountain" — Dwayne Dopsie And The Zydeco Hellraisers
"Ho'okena 3.0" — Ho'okena
"Kalenda" — Lost Bayou Ramblers *WINNER
"Miyo Kekisepa, Make A Stand [Live]" — Northern Cree
"Pua Kiele" — Josh Tatofi
REGGAE FIELD
Best Reggae Album:
"Chronology" — Chronixx
"Lost In Paradise" — Common Kings
"Wash House Ting" — J Boog
"Stony Hill" — Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley *WINNER
"Avrakedabra" — Morgan Heritage
WORLD MUSIC FIELD
Best World Music Album:
"Memoria De Los Sentidos" — Vicente Amigo
"Para Mi" — Buika
"Rosa Dos Ventos" — Anat Cohen & Trio Brasileiro
"Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration" — Ladysmith Black Mambazo *WINNER
"Elwan" — Tinariwen
CHILDREN'S FIELD
Best Children's Album:
"Brighter Side" — Gustafer Yellowgold
"Feel What U Feel: — Lisa Loeb *WINNER
"Lemonade" — Justin Roberts
"Rise Shine #Woke" — Alphabet Rockers
"Songs Of Peace & Love For Kids & Parents Around The World" — Ladysmith Black Mambazo
SPOKEN WORD FIELD
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling):
"Astrophysics For People In A Hurry" — Neil Degrasse Tyson
"Born To Run" — Bruce Springsteen
"Confessions Of A Serial Songwriter" — Shelly Peiken
"Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In (Bernie Sanders)" — Bernie Sanders And Mark Ruffalo
"The Princess Diarist" — Carrie Fisher *WINNER
COMEDY FIELD
Best Comedy Album:
"The Age Of Spin & Deep In The Heart Of Texas" — Dave Chappelle *WINNER
"Cinco" — Jim Gaffigan
"Jerry Before Seinfeld" — Jerry Seinfeld
"A Speck Of Dust" — Sarah Silverman
"What Now?" — Kevin Hart
MUSICAL THEATER FIELD
Best Musical Theater Album:
"Come From Away" — Ian Eisendrath, August Eriksmoen, David Hein, David Lai & Irene Sankoff, producers; David Hein & Irene Sankoff, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
"Dear Evan Hansen" — Ben Platt, principal soloist; Alex Lacamoire, Stacey Mindich, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, producers; Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording) *WINNER
"Hello, Dolly!" — Bette Midler, principal soloist; Steven Epstein, producer (Jerry Herman, composer & lyricist) (New Broadway Cast Recording)
MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA FIELD
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media:
"Baby Driver" — (Various Artists)
"Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2" — (Various Artists)
"Hidden Figures: The Album" — (Various Artists)
"La La Land"– (Various Artists) *WINNER
"Moana: The Songs" — (Various Artists)
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media:
"Arrival" — Jóhann Jóhannsson, composer
"Dunkirk" — Hans Zimmer, composer
"Game Of Thrones: Season 7" — Ramin Djawadi, composer
"Hidden Figures" — Benjamin Wallfisch, Pharrell Williams & Hans Zimmer, composers
"La La Land" — Justin Hurwitz, composer *WINNER
Best Song Written For Visual Media:
"City Of Stars" — Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone)
"How Far I'll Go" — Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Auli'i Cravalho) *WINNER
"I Don't Wanna Live Forever ('Fifty Shades Darker')" — Jack Antonoff, Sam Dew & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Zayn & Taylor Swift)
"Never Give Up" — Sia Furler & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Sia)
"Stand Up For Something" — Common & Diane Warren, songwriters (Andra Day Featuring Common)
COMPOSING/ ARRANGING FIELD
Best Instrumental Composition:
"Alkaline" — Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Le Boeuf Brothers & JACK Quartet)
"Choros #3" — Vince Mendoza, composer (Vince Mendoza & WDR Big Band Cologne)
"Home Free (For Peter Joe)" — Nate Smith, composer (Nate Smith)
"Three Revolutions" — Arturo O'Farrill, composer (Arturo O'Farrill & Chucho Valdés) *WINNER
"Warped Cowboy" — Chuck Owen, composer (Chuck Owen And The Jazz Surge)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella:
"All Hat, No Saddle" — Chuck Owen, arranger (Chuck Owen And The Jazz Surge)
"Escapades For Alto Saxophone And Orchestra From Catch Me If You Can" — John Williams, arranger (John Williams) *WINNER
"Home Free (For Peter Joe)" — Nate Smith, arranger (Nate Smith)
"Ugly Beauty/Pannonica" — John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley)
"White Christmas" — Chris Walden, arranger (Herb Alpert)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals:
"Another Day Of Sun" — Justin Hurwitz, arranger (La La Land Cast)
"Every Time We Say Goodbye" — Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Clint Holmes Featuring Jane Monheit)
"I Like Myself" — Joel McNeely, arranger (Seth MacFarlane)
"I Loves You Porgy/There's A Boat That's Leavin' Soon For New York" — Shelly Berg, Gregg Field, Gordon Goodwin & Clint Holmes, arrangers (Clint Holmes Featuring Dee Dee Bridgewater And The Count Basie Orchestra)
"Putin" — Randy Newman, arranger (Randy Newman) *WINNER
PACKAGE FIELD
Best Recording Package:
"El Orisha De La Rosa "– Claudio Roncoli & Cactus Taller, art directors (Magín Díaz) *WINNER (TIE)
"Mura Masa" — Alex Crossan & Matt De Jong, art directors (Mura Masa)
"Pure Comedy" (Deluxe Edition) — Sasha Barr, Ed Steed & Josh Tillman, art directors (Father John Misty) *WINNER (TIE)
"Sleep Well Beast" — Elyanna Blaser-Gould, Luke Hayman & Andrea Trabucco-Campos, art directors (The National)
"Solid State" — Gail Marowitz, art director (Jonathan Coulton)
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package:
"Bobo Yeye: Belle Epoque In Upper Volta" — Tim Breen, art director (Various Artists)
"Lovely Creatures: The Best Of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds (1984 – 2014) "– Tom Hingston, art director (Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds)
"May 1977": Get Shown The Light — Masaki Koike, art director (Grateful Dead)
"The Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition" — Lawrence Azerrad, Timothy Daly & David Pescovitz, art directors (Various Artists) *WINNER
"Warfaring Strangers: Acid Nightmares" — Tim Breen, Benjamin Marra & Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists)
NOTES FIELD
Best Album Notes:
"Arthur Q. Smith: The Trouble With The Truth" — Wayne Bledsoe & Bradley Reeves, album notes writers (Various Artists)
"Big Bend Killing: The Appalachian Ballad Tradition" — Ted Olson, album notes writer (Various Artists)
"The Complete Piano Works Of Scott Joplin" — Bryan S. Wright, album notes writer (Richard Dowling)
"Edouard-Léon Scott De Martinville, Inventor Of Sound Recording: A Bicentennial Tribute" — David Giovannoni, album notes writer (Various Artists)
"Live At The Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings" — Lynell George, album notes writer (Otis Redding) *WINNER
"Washington Phillips And His Manzarene Dreams" — Michael Corcoran, album notes writer (Washington Phillips)
HISTORICAL FIELD
Best Historical Album:
"Bobo Yeye: Belle Epoque In Upper Volta" — Jon Kirby, Florent Mazzoleni, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
"The Goldberg Variations" — The Complete Unreleased Recording Sessions June 1955 — Robert Russ, compilation producer; Matthias Erb, Martin Kistner & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Glenn Gould)
"Leonard Bernstein – The Composer" — Robert Russ, compilation producer; Martin Kistner & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Leonard Bernstein) *WINNER
"Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes From The Horn Of Africa" — Nicolas Sheikholeslami & Vik Sohonie, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
"Washington Phillips And His Manzarene Dreams" — Michael Corcoran, April G. Ledbetter & Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Washington Phillips)
PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL FIELD
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical:
"Every Where Is Some Where" — Brent Arrowood, Miles Comaskey, JT Daly, Tommy English, Kristine Flaherty, Adam Hawkins, Chad Howat & Tony Maserati, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer (K.Flay)
"Is This The Life We Really Want?" — Nigel Godrich, Sam Petts-Davies & Darrell Thorp, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Roger Waters)
"Natural Conclusion" — Ryan Freeland, engineer; Joao Carvalho, mastering engineer (Rose Cousins)
"No Shape" — Shawn Everett & Joseph Lorge, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (Perfume Genius)
"24K Magic" — Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer (Bruno Mars) *WINNER
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical:
Calvin Harris
Greg Kurstin *WINNER
Blake Mills
No I.D.
The Stereotypes
Best Remixed Recording:
"Can't Let You Go (Louie Vega Roots Mix)" — Louie Vega, remixer (Loleatta Holloway)
"Funk O' De Funk (SMLE Remix)" — SMLE, remixers (Bobby Rush)
"Undercover (Adventure Club Remix)" — Leighton James & Christian Srigley, remixers (Kehlani)
"A Violent Noise (Four Tet Remix)" — Four Tet, remixer (The xx)
"You Move (Latroit Remix)" — Dennis White, remixer (Depeche Mode) *WINNER
SURROUND SOUND FIELD
Best Surround Sound Album:
"Early Americans" — Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Jim Anderson & Jane Ira Bloom, surround producers (Jane Ira Bloom) *WINNER
"Kleiberg: Mass For Modern Man" — Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Eivind Gullberg Jensen & Trondheim Symphony Orchestra And Choir)
"So Is My Love" — Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Nina T. Karlsen & Ensemble 96)
"3-D The Catalogue" — Fritz Hilpert, surround mix engineer; Tom Ammermann, surround mastering engineer; Fritz Hilpert, surround producer (Kraftwerk)
"Tyberg: Masses" — Jesse Brayman, surround mix engineer; Jesse Brayman, surround mastering engineer; Blanton Alspaugh, surround producer (Brian A. Schmidt, Christopher Jacobson & South Dakota Chorale)
PRODUCTION, CLASSICAL FIELD
Best Engineered Album, Classical:
"Danielpour: Songs Of Solitude & War Songs" — Gary Call, engineer (Thomas Hampson, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
"Kleiberg: Mass For Modern Man" — Morten Lindberg, engineer (Eivind Gullberg Jensen, Trondheim Vokalensemble & Trondheim Symphony Orchestra)
"Schoenberg, Adam: American Symphony; Finding Rothko; Picture Studies" — Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
"Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio" — Mark Donahue, engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) *WINNER
"Tyberg: Masses" — John Newton, engineer; Jesse Brayman, mastering engineer (Brian A. Schmidt, Christopher Jacobson & South Dakota Chorale)
Producer Of The Year, Classical:
Blanton Alspaugh
Manfred Eicher
David Frost *WINNER
Morten Lindberg
Judith Sherman
CLASSICAL FIELD
Best Orchestral Performance:
"Concertos For Orchestra" — Louis Langrée, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
"Copland: Symphony No. 3; Three Latin American Sketches" — Leonard Slatkin, conductor (Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
"Debussy: Images; Jeux & La Plus Que Lente" — Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
"Mahler: Symphony No. 5" — Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra)
"Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio" — Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) *WINNER
Best Opera Recording:
"Berg: Lulu" — Lothar Koenigs, conductor; Daniel Brenna, Marlis Petersen & Johan Reuter; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra)
"Berg: Wozzeck" — Hans Graf, conductor; Anne Schwanewilms & Roman Trekel; Hans Graf, producer (Houston Symphony; Chorus Of Students And Alumni, Shepherd School Of Music, Rice University & Houston Grand Opera Children's Chorus) *WINNER
"Bizet: Les Pêcheurs De Perles" — Gianandrea Noseda, conductor; Diana Damrau, Mariusz Kwiecień, Matthew Polenzani & Nicolas Testé; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
"Handel: Ottone" — George Petrou, conductor; Max Emanuel Cencic & Lauren Snouffer; Jacob Händel, producer (Il Pomo D'Oro)
"Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel" — Valery Gergiev, conductor; Vladimir Feliauer, Aida Garifullina & Kira Loginova; Ilya Petrov, producer (Mariinsky Orchestra; Mariinsky Chorus)
Best Choral Performance:
"Bryars: The Fifth Century" — Donald Nally, conductor (PRISM Quartet; The Crossing) *WINNER
"Handel: Messiah" — Andrew Davis, conductor; Noel Edison, chorus master (Elizabeth DeShong, John Relyea, Andrew Staples & Erin Wall; Toronto Symphony Orchestra; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir)
"Mansurian: Requiem" — Alexander Liebreich, conductor; Florian Helgath, chorus master (Anja Petersen & Andrew Redmond; Münchener Kammerorchester; RIAS Kammerchor)
"Music Of The Spheres" — Nigel Short, conductor (Tenebrae)
"Tyberg: Masses" — Brian A. Schmidt, conductor (Christopher Jacobson; South Dakota Chorale)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance:
"Buxtehude: Trio Sonatas, Op. 1" — Arcangelo
"Death & The Maiden" — Patricia Kopatchinskaja & The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra *WINNER
"Divine Theatre" – Sacred Motets By Giaches De Wert — Stile Antico
Franck, Kurtág, Previn & Schumann — Joyce Yang & Augustin Hadelich
"Martha Argerich & Friends – Live From Lugano 2016" — Martha Argerich & Various Artists
Best Classical Instrumental Solo:
"Bach: The French Suites" — Murray Perahia
"Haydn: Cello Concertos" — Steven Isserlis; Florian Donderer, conductor (The Deutsch Kammerphilharmonie Bremen)
"Levina: The Piano Concertos" — Maria Lettberg; Ariane Matiakh, conductor (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin)
"Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2" — Frank Peter Zimmermann; Alan Gilbert, conductor (NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester)
"Transcendental" — Daniil Trifonov *WINNER
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album:
"Bach & Telemann: Sacred Cantatas" — Philippe Jaroussky; Petra Müllejans, conductor (Ann-Kathrin Brüggemann & Juan de la Rubia; Freiburger Barockorchester)
"Crazy Girl Crazy – Music By Gershwin, Berg & Berio" — Barbara Hannigan (Orchestra Ludwig) *WINNER
"Gods & Monsters" — Nicholas Phan; Myra Huang, accompanist
"In War & Peace – Harmony Through Music" — Joyce DiDonato; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor (Il Pomo D'Oro)
"Sviridov: Russia Cast Adrift" — Dmitri Hvorostovsky; Constantine Orbelian, conductor (St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra & Style Of Five Ensemble)
Best Classical Compendium:
"Barbara" — Alexandre Tharaud; Cécile Lenoir, producer
"Higdon: All Things Majestic, Viola Concerto & Oboe Concerto" — Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer *WINNER
"Kurtág: Complete Works For Ensemble & Choir" — Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor; Guido Tichelman, producer
"Les Routes De L'Esclavage" — Jordi Savall, conductor; Benjamin Bleton, producer
"Mademoiselle: Première Audience – Unknown Music Of Nadia Boulanger" — Lucy Mauro; Lucy Mauro, producer
Best Contemporary Classical Composition:
"Danielpour: Songs Of Solitude" — Richard Danielpour, composer (Thomas Hampson, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
"Higdon: Viola Concerto" — Jennifer Higdon, composer (Roberto Díaz, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony) *WINNER
"Mansurian: Requiem" — Tigran Mansurian, composer (Alexander Liebreich, Florian Helgath, RIAS Kammerchor & Münchener Kammerorchester)
"Schoenberg, Adam: Picture Studies" — Adam Schoenberg, composer (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
"Zhou Tian: Concerto For Orchestra" — Zhou Tian, composer (Louis Langrée & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
MUSIC VIDEO/FILM FIELD
Best Music Video:
"Up All Night" — Beck
"Makeba" — Jain
"The Story Of O.J." — Jay-Z
"Humble." — Kendrick Lamar *WINNER
"1-800-273-8255" — Logic Featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid
Best Music Film:
"One More Time With Feeling" — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
"Long Strange Trip" — (The Grateful Dead)
"The Defiant Ones" — (Various Artists) *WINNER
"Soundbreaking" — (Various Artists)
"Two Trains Runnin'" — (Various Artists)