
GENERAL
Record of the Year:
βI Like Itβ — Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
βThe Jokeβ — Brandi Carlile
WINNER: βThis Is Americaβ — Childish Gambino
βGod`s Planβ — Drake
βShallowβ — Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
βAll The Starsβ — Kendrick Lamar & SZA
βRockstarβ — Post Malone feat. 21 Savage
βThe Middleβ — Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
Album of the Year:
Invasion of PrivacyΒ — Cardi B
By The Way, I Forgive YouΒ — Brandi Carlile
ScorpionΒ — Drake
H.E.R.Β – H.E.R.
Beerbongs & BentleysΒ — Post Malone
Dirty ComputerΒ — Janelle MonΓΒ‘e
WINNER:Β Golden HourΒ — Kacey Musgraves
Black Panther: The AlbumΒ — Various Artists
Song of the Year:
βAll The Starsβ — Kendrick Duckworth, SolΓΒ‘na Rowe, Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
βBoo`d Upβ — Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)
βGod`s Planβ — Β Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
βIn My Bloodβ — Β Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes & Geoffrey Warburton, songwriters (Shawn Mendes)
βThe Jokeβ — Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
βThe Middleβ — Sarah Aarons, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax, Kyle Trewartha, Michael Trewartha & Anton Zaslavski, songwriters (Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey)
βShallowβ — Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
WINNER: βThis Is Americaβ — Β Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)
Best New Artist:
Chloe x Halle
Luke Combs
Greta Van Fleet
H.E.R.
WINNER: Dua Lipa
Margo Price
Bebe Rexha
Jorja Smith
POP
Best Pop Solo Performance:
βColors — Beck
βHavana (Live)β — Camila Cabello
βGod Is A Womanβ — Ariana Grande
WINNER: βJoanne (Where Do You Think You`re Goin`?)β — Lady Gaga
βBetter Nowβ — Post Malone
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
βFall in Lineβ — Christina Aguilera feat. Demi Lovato
βDon`t Go Breaking My Heartβ — Backstreet Boys
β’S Wonderfulβ — Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
WINNER: βShallowβ — Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
βGirls Like Youβ — Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B
βSay Somethingβ — Justin Timberlake feat. Chris Stapleton
βThe Middleβ — Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
Love is Here to StayΒ — Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
WINNER:Β My WayΒ — Willie Nelson
Nat βKingβ Cole & MeΒ — Gregory Porter
Standards (Deluxe)Β — Seal
The Music…The Mem`ries…The Magic!Β — Barbra Streisand
Best Pop Vocal Album:
CamilaΒ — Camila Cabello
Meaning of LifeΒ — Kelly Clarkson
WINNER:Β SweetenerΒ — Ariana Grande
Shawn MendesΒ — Shawn Mendes
Beautiful TraumaΒ — P!nk
ReputationΒ — Taylor Swift
DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC
Best Dance Recording:
βNorthern Soulβ — Above & Beyond feat. Richard Bedford
βUltimatumβ — Disclosure feat. Fatoumata Diawara
βLosing Itβ — Fisher
WINNER: βElectricityβ — Silk City & Dua Lipa feat. Diplo & Mark Ronson
βGhost Voicesβ — Virtual Self
Best Dance/Electronic Album:
SingularityΒ — Jon Hopkins
WINNER:Β Woman WorldwideΒ — Justice
TreehouseΒ — Sofi Tukker
Oil of Every Pearl`s Un-InsidesΒ — SOPHIE
Lune RougeΒ — TOKiMONSTA
CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album:
The Emancipation ProcrastinationΒ — Β Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
WINNER:Β Steve Gadd BandΒ — Steve Gadd Band
Modern LoreΒ — Julian Lage
Laid BlackΒ — Marcus Miller
Protocol 4Β — Simon Phillips
ROCK
Best Rock Performance:
βFour Out Of Fiveβ — Arctic Monkeys
WINNER: βWhen Good Does Badβ — Chris Cornell
βMade An Americaβ — THE FEVER 333
βHighway Tuneβ — Greta Van Fleet
βUncomfortable — Halestorm
Best Metal Performance:
βCondemned to the Gallowsβ — Between The Buried And Me
βHoneycombβ — Deafheaven
WINNER: βElectric Messiahβ — High on Fire
βBetrayerβ — Trivium
βOn My Teethβ — Underoath
Best Rock Song:
βBlack Smoke Risingβ — Jacob Thomas Kiszka, Joshua Michael Kiszka, Samuel Francis Kiszka & Daniel Robert Wagner, songwriters (Greta Van Fleet)
βJumpsuitβ — Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots)
βMANTRAβ — Jordan Fish, Matthew Kean, Lee Malia, Matthew Nicholls & Oliver Sykes, songwriters (Bring Me The Horizon)
WINNER: βMasseductionβ — Jack Antonoff & Annie Clark, songwriters (St. Vincent)
βRatsβ — Tom Dalgety & A Ghoul Writer, songwriters (Ghost)
Best Rock Album:
Rainier FogΒ — Alice in Chains
M A N I AΒ — Fall Out Boy
PrequelleΒ — Ghost
WINNER:Β From the FiresΒ — Greta Van Fleet
Pacific DaydreamΒ — Weezer
ALTERNATIVE
Best Alternative Music Album:
Tranquility Base Hotel + CasinoΒ — Arctic Monkeys
WINNER:Β ColorsΒ — Beck
UtopiaΒ — BjΓΒΆrk
American UtopiaΒ — David Byrne
MasseductionΒ — St. Vincent
R&B
Best R&B Performance:
βLong As I Liveβ — Toni Braxton
βSummerβ — The Carters
βY O Yβ – Lalah Hathaway
WINNER: βBest Partβ — H.E.R. feat. Daniel Caesar
βFirst Beganβ — PJ Morton
Best Traditional R&B Performance:
WINNER (TIE):Β βBet Ain`t Worth the Handβ — Leon Bridges
βDon`t Fall Apart on Me Tonightβ — Bettye LaVette
βHonestβ — MAJOR.
WINNER (TIE):Β βHow Deep Is Your Loveβ — PJ Morton feat. Yebba
βMade for Loveβ — Charlie Wilson feat. Lalah Hathaway
Best R&B Song:
WINNER: βBoo`d Upβ — Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)
βCome Through and Chillβ — Jermaine Cole, Miguel Pimentel & Salaam Remi, songwriters (Miguel feat. J. Cole & Salaam Remi)
βFeels Like Summerβ — Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)
βFocusβ — Darhyl Camper Jr, H.E.R. & Justin Love, songwriters (H.E.R.)
βLong As I Liveβ — Paul Boutin, Toni Braxton & Antonio Dixon, songwriters (Toni Braxton)
Best Urban Contemporary Album:
WINNER:Β Everything Is LoveΒ — The Carters
The Kids Are AlrightΒ — Chloe x Halle
Chris Dave And The DrumhedzΒ — Chris Dave And The Drumhedz
War & LeisureΒ — Miguel
VentriloquismΒ — Meshell Ndegeocello
Best R&B Album:
Love & CigarettesΒ — Toni Braxton
Good ThingΒ — Leon Bridges
HonestlyΒ — Lalah Hathaway
WINNER:Β H.E.R.Β — H.E.R.
Gumbo Unplugged (Live)Β — PJ Morton
RAP
Best Rap Performance:
βBe Carefulβ — Cardi B
βNice for Whatβ — Drake
WINNER (TIE): βKing`s Deadβ — Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake
WINNER (TIE): βBubblinβ — Anderson .Paak
βSicko Modeβ — Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee
Best Rap/Sung Performance:
βLike I Doβ — Christina Aguilera feat. GoldLink
βPretty Little Fearsβ — 6lack feat. J. Cole
WINNER: βThis Is Americaβ — Childish Gambino
βAll The Starsβ — Kendrick Lamar & SZA
βRockstarβ — Post Malone feat. 21 Savage
Best Rap Song:
WINNER: βGod`s Planβ — Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
βKing`s Deadβ — Kendrick Duckworth, Samuel Gloade, James Litherland, Johnny McKinzie, Mark Spears, Travis Walton, Nayvadius Wilburn & Michael Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake)
βLucky Youβ — R. Fraser, G. Lucas, M. Mathers, M. Samuels & J. Sweet, songwriters (Eminem feat. Joyner Lucas)
βSicko Modeβ — Khalif Brown, RogΓΒ©t Chahayed, BryTavious Chambers, Mike Dean, Mirsad Dervic, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, Aubrey Graham, John Edward Hawkins, Chauncey Hollis, Jacques Webster, Ozan Yildirim & Cydel Young, songwriters (Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee)
βWinβ — K. Duckworth, A. Hernandez, J. McKinzie, M. Samuels & C. Thompson, songwriters (Jay Rock)
Best Rap Album:
WINNER:Β Invasion of PrivacyΒ — Cardi B
SwimmingΒ — Mac Miller
Victory LapΒ — Nipsey Hussle
DaytonaΒ — Pusha T
AstroworldΒ — Travis Scott
COUNTRY
Best Country Solo Performance:
βWouldn`t It Be Greatβ — Loretta Lynn
βMona Lisas And Mad Hattersβ — Maren Morris
WINNER: βButterfliesβ — Kacey Musgraves
βMillionaireβ — Chris Stapleton
βParallel Lineβ — Keith Urban
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
βShoot Me Straightβ — Brothers Osborne
WINNER: βTequilaβ — Dan + Shay
βWhen Someone Stops Loving Youβ — Little Big Town
βDear Hateβ — Maren Morris feat. Vince Gill
βMeant To Beβ — Bebe Rehxa & Florida Georgia Line
Best Country Song:
βBreak Up In The Endβ — Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill & Jon Nite, songwriters (Cole Swindell)
βDear Hateβ — Tom Douglas, David Hodges & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris Featuring Vince Gill)
βI Lived Itβ — Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley & Ben Hayslip, songwriters (Blake Shelton)
WINNER: βSpace Cowboyβ — Luke Laird, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
βTequilaβ — Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds & Dan Smyers, songwriters (Dan + Shay)
βWhen Someone Stops Loving Youβ — Hillary Lindsey, Chase McGill & Lori McKenna, songwriters (Little Big Town)
Best Country Album:
UnapologeticallyΒ — Kelsea Ballerini
Port Saint JoeΒ — Brothers Osborne
Girl Going NowhereΒ — Ashley McBryde
WINNER:Β Golden HourΒ — Kacey Musgraves
From A Room: Volume 2Β — Chris Stapleton
NEW AGE
Best New Age Album:
HiraethΒ — Lisa Gerrard & David Kuckhemann
BelovedΒ — Snatam Kaur
WINNER:Β Opium MoonΒ — Opium Moon
Molecules Of MotionΒ — Steve Roach
Moku Maluhia – Peaceful IslandΒ — Β Jim Kimo West
JAZZ
Best Improvised Jazz Solo:
βSome of That Sunshineβ — Regina Carter, soloist
WINNER: βDon`t Fence Me Inβ — John Daversa, soloist
βWe Seeβ — Fred Hersch, soloist
βDe-Dahβ — Brad Mehldau, soloist
βCadenasβ — Miguel ZenΓΒ³n, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album:
My Mood Is YouΒ — Freddy Cole
The QuestionsΒ — Kurt Elling
The Subject Tonight Is LoveΒ — Kate McGarry with Keith Ganz & Gary Versace
If You Really WantΒ — Raul MidΓΒ³n with The Metropole Orkest Conducted by Vince Mendoza
WINNER:Β The WindowΒ — CΓΒ©cile McLorin Savant
Best Jazz Instrumental Album:
Diamond CutΒ — Tia Fuller
Live In EuropeΒ — Fred Hersch Trio
Seymour Reads The Constitution!Β — Brad Mehldau Trio
Still DreamingΒ — Joshua Redman, Ron Miles, Scott Colley & Brian Blade
WINNER:Β EmanonΒ — The Wayne Shorter Quartet
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album:
All About That BasieΒ — The Count Basie Orchestra Directed by Scott Barnhart
WINNER:Β American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of FreedomΒ — John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists
PresenceΒ — Orrin Evans And The Captain Black Big Band
All Can WorkΒ — John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
Barefoot Dances And Other VisionsΒ — Jim McNeely & The Frankfurt Radio Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album:
Heart of BrazilΒ — Eddie Daniels
WINNER:Β Back to the SunsetΒ — Dafnis Preito Big Band
West Side Story ReimaginedΒ — Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band
CinqueΒ — Elio Villafranca
Yo Soy La TradiciΓΒ³nΒ — Miguel ZenΓΒ³n Featuring Spektral Quartet
GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC
Best Gospel Performance/Song:
βYou Will Winβ — Allen Carr & Jekalyn Carr, songwriters (Jekalyn Carr)
βWon`t He Do Itβ — Koryn Hawthorne, songwriter (Koryn Hawthorne)
WINNER: βNever Aloneβ — Kirk Franklin & Victoria Kelly, songwriters (Tori Kelly feat. Kirk Franklin)
βCyclesβ — Jonathan McReynolds, songwriter (Jonathan McReynolds feat. DOE)
βA Great Workβ — Aaron W. Lindsey, Alvin Richardson & Brian Courtney Wilson, songwriters (Brian Courtney Wilson)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song:
βReckless Loveβ — Cory Asbury, Caleb Culver & Ran Jackson, songwriters (Cory Asbury)
WINNER: βYou Sayβ — Lauren Daigle, Jason Ingram & Paul Mabury, songwriters (Lauren Daigle)
βJoy.β — Ben Glover, Matt Hales, Stephen Blake Kanicka, Seth Moslely, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters (for KING AND COUNTRY)
βGrace Got Youβ — David Garcia, Ben Glover, MercyMe, Solomon Olds & John Reuben, songwriters (MercyMe feat. John Reuben)
βKnownβ — Ethan Hulse, Jordan Sapp & Tauren Wells, songwriters (Tauren Wells)
Best Gospel Album:
One Nation Under GodΒ — Jekalyn Carr
WINNER:Β Hiding PlaceΒ — Tori Kelly
Make RoomΒ — Jonathan McReynolds
The Other SideΒ — The Walls Group
A Great WorkΒ — Brian Courtney Wilson
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album:
WINNER:Β Look Up ChildΒ — Lauren Daigle
Hallelujah Here BelowΒ — Elevation Worship
Living With A FireΒ — Jesus Culture
SurroundedΒ — Michael W. Smith
Survivor: Live From Harding PrisonΒ — Zach Williams
Best Roots Gospel Album:
WINNER:Β UnexpectedΒ — Jason Crabb
Clear SkiesΒ — Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Favorite: Revisited By RequestΒ — The Isaacs
Still StandingΒ — The Martins
Love Love LoveΒ — Gordon Mote
LATIN
Best Latin Pop Album:
PrometoΒ — Pablo Alboran
WINNER:Β SinceraΒ — Claudia Brant
Musas (Un Homenaje Al Folclore Latinoamericano En Manos De Los Macorinos), Vol. 2Β — Natalia Lafourcade
2:00 AMΒ — Raquel SofΓΒa
VivesΒ — Carlos Vives
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album:
ClaroscuraΒ — Aterciopelados
CoastcityΒ — COASTCITY
Encanto TropicalΒ — Monsieur PerinΓΒ©
GourmetΒ — Orishas
WINNER:Β AztlΓΒ‘nΒ — ZoΓΒ©
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano):
Primero Soy MexicanaΒ — Angela Aguilar
Mitad Y MitadΒ — Calibre 50
Totalmente Juan Gabriel Vol. IIΒ — Aida Cuevas
Cruzando BordersΒ — Los Texmaniacs
Leyendas De Mi PuebloΒ — Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez
WINNER:Β Β‘MΓΒ©xico Por Siempre!Β — Luis Miguel
Best Tropical Latin Album:
Pa’ Mi GenteΒ — Charlie Aponte
LegadoΒ — Formell Y Los Van Van
Orquesta AkokΓΒ‘nΒ — Orquesta AkokΓΒ‘n
Ponle ActitudΒ — Felipe PelΓΒ‘ez
WINNER:Β AnniversaryΒ — Spanish Harlem Orchestra
AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC
Best American Roots Performance:
βKick Rocksβ — Sean Ardoin
βSaint James Infirmary Bluesβ — Jon Batiste
WINNER: βThe Jokeβ — Brandi Carlile
βAll On My Mindβ — Anderson East
βLast Man Standing — Willie Nelson
Best American Roots Song:
βAll the Troubleβ — Waylon Payne, Lee Ann Womack & Adam Wright, songwriters (Lee Ann Womack)
βBuild a Bridgeβ — Β Jeff Tweedy, songwriter (Mavis Staples)
WINNER: βThe Jokeβ — Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
βKnockin` on Your Screen Doorβ — Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)
βSummer`s Endβ — Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)
Best Americana Album:
WINNER:Β By The Way, I Forgive YouΒ — Brandi Carlile
Things Have ChangedΒ — Bettye LaVette
The Tree Of ForgivenessΒ — John Prine
The Lonely, The Lonesome & The GoneΒ — Lee Ann Womack
One Drop Of TruthΒ — The Wood Brothers
Best Bluegrass Album:
Portraits In FiddlesΒ — Mike Barnett
Sister Sadie IIΒ — Sister Sadie
Rivers And RoadsΒ — Special Consensus
WINNER:Β The Travelin` McCourysΒ – The Travelin` McCourys
North Of DespairΒ — Wood & Wire
Best Traditional Blues Album:
Something Smells Funky βΛRound HereΒ — Elvin Bishop`s Big Fun Trio
Benton County RelicΒ — Cedric Burnside
WINNER:Β The Blues Is Alive and WellΒ — Buddy Guy
No Mercy In This LandΒ — Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite
Don’t You Feel My Leg (The Naughty Bawdy Blues Of Blue Lu Barker)Β — Maria Muldaur
Best Contemporary Blues Album:
WINNER:Β Please Don`t Be DeadΒ — Fantastic Negrito
Here In BabylonΒ — Teresa James And The Rhythm Tramps
Cry No MoreΒ — Danielle Nicole
Out Of The BluesΒ — Boz Scaggs
Victor Wainwright And The TrainΒ — Victor Wainwright And The Train
Best Folk Album:
Whistle Down The WindΒ — Joan Baez
Black CowboysΒ — Dom Flemons
Rifles & Rosary BeadsΒ — Mary Gauthier
Weed GardenΒ — Iron & Wine
WINNER:Β All AshoreΒ — Punch Brothers
Best Regional Roots Music Album:
Kreole Rock & SoulΒ — Sean Ardoin
SpyboyΒ — Cha Wa
Aloha From Na HoaΒ — Na Hoa
WINNER:Β No ‘Ane’iΒ — Kalani Pe’a
Mewasinsational – Cree Round Dance SongsΒ — Young Spirit
REGGAE
Best Reggae Album:
As The World TurnsΒ — Black Uhuru
Reggae ForeverΒ — Etana
Rebellion RisesΒ — Ziggy Marley
A Matter Of TimeΒ — Protoje
WINNER:Β 44/876Β — Sting & Shaggy
WORLD MUSIC
Best World Music Album:
DeranΒ — Bombino
FenfoΒ — Fatoumata Diawara
Black TimesΒ — Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
WINNER:Β FreedomΒ — Soweto Gospel Choir
The Lost Songs Of World War IIΒ — Yiddish Glory
CHILDREN`S
Best Children`s Album:
WINNER:Β All the SoundsΒ — Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats
Building BlocksΒ — Tim Kubart
Falu`s BazaarΒ — Falu
Giants Of ScienceΒ — The Pop Ups
The Nation Of ImagineΒ — Frank & Deane
SPOKEN WORD
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry Audio Books & Storytelling):
Accessory to WarΒ — Courtney B. Vance (Neil deGrasse Tyson & Avis Lang)
CalypsoΒ — David Sedaris (David Sedaris)
Creative QuestΒ — Questlove
WINNER:Β Faith – A Journey for AllΒ — Jimmy Carter
The Last Black UnicornΒ — Tiffany Haddish
COMEDY
Best Comedy Album:
AnnihilationΒ — Patton Oswalt
WINNER:Β Equanimity And The Bird RevelationΒ — Dave Chappelle
Noble ApeΒ — Jim Gaffigan
Standup For DrummersΒ — Jim Gaffigan
TamborineΒ — Chris Rock
MUSICAL THEATER
Best Musical Theater Album:
WINNER:Β The Band`s VisitΒ — Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Katrina Lenk & Ari’el Stachel, principal soloists; Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers; David Yazbek, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
CarouselΒ — Renee Fleming, Alexander Gemignani, Joshua Henry, Lindsay Mendez & Jessie Mueller, principal soloists; Steven Epstein, producer (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (2018 Broadway Cast)
Jesus Christ Superstar Live In ConcertΒ — Sara Bareilles, Alice Cooper, Ben Daniels, Brandon Victor Dixon, Erik GrΓΒΆnwall, Jin Ha, John Legend, Norm Lewis & Jason Tam, principal soloists; Harvey Mason, Jr., producer (Andrew Lloyd-Webber, composer; Tim Rice, lyricist) (Original Television Cast)
My Fair LadyΒ — Lauren Ambrose, Norbert Leo Butz & Harry Hadden-Paton, principal soloists; Andre Bishop, Van Dean, Hattie K. Jutagir, David Lai, Adam Siegel & Ted Sperling, producers (Frederick Loewe, composer; Alan Jay Lerner, lyricist) (2018 Broadway Cast)
Once On This IslandΒ — Phillip Boykin, Merle Dandridge, Quentin Earl Darrington, Hailey Kilgore, Kenita R. Miller, Alex Newell, Isaac Powell & Lea Salonga, principal soloists; Lynn Ahrens, Hunter Arnold, Ken Davenport, Stephen Flaherty & Elliot Scheiner, producers (Stephen Flaherty, composer; Lynn Ahrens, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast)
MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media:
Call Me By Your NameΒ — Various Artists
Deadpool 2Β — Various Artists
WINNER:Β The Greatest ShowmanΒ — Various Artists
Lady BirdΒ — Various Artists
Stranger ThingsΒ — Various Artists
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media:
WINNER:Β Black PantherΒ — Ludwig GΓΒΆransson, composer
Blade Runner 2049Β — Benjamin Wallfisch & Hans Zimmer, composers
CocoΒ — Michael Giacchino, composer
The Shape Of WaterΒ — Alexandre Desplat, composer
Star Wars: The Last JediΒ — John Williams, composer
Best Song Written For Visual Media:
βAll The Starsβ — Kendrick Duckworth, SolΓΒ‘na Rowe, Alexander William Shuckburgh, Mark Anthony Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
βMystery Of Loveβ — Sufjan Stevens, songwriter (Sufjan Stevens)
βRemember Meβ — Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Miguel Featuring Natalia Lafourcade)
WINNER: βShallowβ — Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
βThis Is Meβ — Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble)
COMPOSING/ARRANGING
Best Instrumental Composition:
WINNER: βBlut Und Boden (Blood And Soil)β — Terence Blanchard, composer (Terence Blanchard)
βChrysalisβ — Jeremy Kittel, composer (Kittel & Co.)
βInfinity Warβ — Alan Silvestri, composer (Alan Silvestri)
βMine Missionβ — John Powell & John Williams, composers (John Powell & John Williams)
βThe Shape Of Waterβ — Alexandre Desplat, composer (Alexandre Desplat)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Capella:
βBatman Themeβ (TV) — Randy Waldman & Justin Wilson, arrangers (Randy Waldman feat. Wynton Marsalis)
βChange The Worldβ — Mark Kibble, arranger (Take 6)
βMadrid Finaleβ — John Powell, arranger (John Powell)
βThe Shape Of Waterβ — Alexandre Desplat, arranger (Alexandre Desplat)
WINNER: βStars and Stripes Foreverβ — John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa Big Band feat. DACA Artists)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals:
βIt Was A Very Good Yearβ — Matt Rollings & Kristin Wilkinson, arrangers (Willie Nelson)
βJoleneβ — Dan Pugach & Nicole Zuraitis, arrangers (Dan Pugach)
βMona Lisaβ — Vince Mendoza, arranger (Gregory Porter)
βNiΓΒ±aβ — Gonzalo Grau, arranger (Magos Herrera & Brooklyn Rider)
WINNER: βSpiderman Themeβ — Randy Waldman, arranger (Randy Waldman feat. Take 6 & Chris Potter)
PACKAGE
Best Recording Package:
Be The CowboyΒ — Mary Banas, art director (Mitski)
Love Yourself: TearΒ — HuskyFox, art director (BTS)
WINNER:Β MasseductionΒ — Willo Perron, art director (St. Vincent)
The OfferingΒ — Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (The Chairman)
Well Kept ThingΒ — Adam Moore, art director (Foxhole)
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package:
Appetite For DestructionΒ (Locked N` Loaded Box) — Arian Buhler, Charles Dooher, Jeff Fura, Scott Sandler & Matt Taylor, art directors (Guns N` Roses)
I`ll Be Your GirlΒ — Carson Ellis, Jeri Heiden & Glen Nakasako, art directors (The Decemberists)
Pacific Northwest βΛ73-74`: The Complete RecordingsΒ — Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson & Roy Henry Vickers, art directors (Grateful Dead)
WINNER:Β Squeeze Box: The Complete Works Of βWeird Alβ YankovicΒ — Meghan Foley, Annie Stoll & Al Yankovic, art directors (βWeird Alβ Yankovic)
Too Many Bad HabitsΒ — Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Johnny Nicholas)
NOTES
Best Album Notes:
Alpine Dreaming: The Helvetia Records Story, 1920-1924Β — James P. Leary, album notes writer (Various Artists)
4 Banjo Songs, 1891-1897: Foundational Recordings Of America`s Iconic InstrumentΒ — Richard Martin & Ted Olson, album notes writers (Charles A. Asbury)
The 1960 Time SessionsΒ — Ben Ratliff, album notes writer (Sonny Clark Trio)
The Product Of Our Souls: The Sounds And Sway Of James Reese Europe`s Society OrchestraΒ — David Gilbert, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Trouble No More: The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 / 1979-1981 (Deluxe Edition)Β — Amanda Petrusich, album notes writer (Bob Dylan)
WINNER:Β Voices of Mississippi: Artists And Musicians Documented By William FerrisΒ — David Evans, album notes writer (Various Artists)
HISTORICAL
Best Historical Album:
Any Other WayΒ — Rob Bowman, Douglas Mcgowan, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton, mastering engineer (Jackie Shane)
At The Louisiana Hayride Tonightβ¦ — Martin Hawkins, compilation producer; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
Battleground Korea: Songs And Sounds Of America`s Forgotten WarΒ — Hugo Keesing, compilation producer; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
A Rhapsody In Blue – The Extraordinary Life Of Oscar LevantΒ — Robert Russ, compilation producer; Andreas K. Meyer & Rebekah Wineman, mastering engineers (Oscar Levant)
WINNER:Β Voices of Mississippi: Artists And Musicians Documented By William FerrisΒ — William Ferris, April Ledbetter & Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical:
All The Things That I Did And All The Things That I Didn`t DoΒ — Ryan Freeland & Kenneth Pattengale, engineers; Kim Rosen, mastering engineer (The Milk Carton Kids)
WINNER:Β ColorsΒ — Julian Burg, Serban Ghenea, David βElevatorβ 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)
EarthtonesΒ — Robbie Lackritz, engineer; Philip Shaw Bova, mastering engineer (Bahamas)
Head Over HeelsΒ — Nathaniel Alford, Jason Evigan, Chris Galland, Tom Gardner, Patrick βP-Thuggβ Gemayel, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Tony Hoffer, Derek Keota, Ian Kirkpatrick, David Macklovitch, Amber Mark, Manny Marroquin, Vaughn Oliver, Chris βTEKβ O`Ryan, Morgan Taylor Reid & Gian Stone, engineers; Chris Gehringer & Michelle Mancini, mastering engineers (Chromeo)
VoicenotesΒ — Manny Marroquin & Charlie Puth, engineers; David Kutch, mastering engineer (Charlie Puth)
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical:
Boi-1da
Larry Klein
Linda Perry
Kanye West
WINNER: Pharrell Williams
Best Remixed Recording:
βAudio (CID Remix) — CID, remixer (LSD)
βHow Long (EDX`s Dubai Skyline Remix)β — Maurizio Colella, remixer (Charlie Puth)
βOnly Road (Cosmic Gate Remix)β — Stefan Bossems & Claus Terhoeven, remixers (Gabriel & Dresden feat. Sub Teal)
βStargazing (Kaskade Remix)β — Kaskade, remixer (Kygo feat. Justin Jesso)
WINNER: βWalking Away (Mura Masa Remix)β — Alex Crossan, remixer (Haim)
PRODUCTION, IMMERSIVE AUDIO
Best Immersive Audio Album:
WINNER:Β Eye In The Sky – 35th Anniversary EditionΒ — Alan Parsons, surround mix engineer; Dave Donnelly, PJ Olsson & Alan Parsons, surround mastering engineers; Alan Parsons, surround producer (The Alan Parsons Project)
FolketonerΒ — 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 CrossΒ — Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, surround producer (Matthew Guard & Skylark)
Sommerro: Ujamaa & The IcebergΒ — Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Ingar Heine Bergby, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra & Choir)
SymbolΒ — 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:
Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve JobsΒ — 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. 1Β — Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
John Williams At The MoviesΒ — Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers; Keith O. Johnson, mastering engineer (Jerry Junkin & Dallas Winds)
Liquid MelancholyΒ – Clarinet Music Of James M. Stephenson — Bill Maylone & Mary Mazurek, engineers; Bill Maylone, mastering engineer (John Bruce Yeh)
WINNER:Β Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11Β — Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Andris Nelsons & Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Visions And VariationsΒ — Tom Caulfield, engineer; Jesse Lewis, mastering engineer (A Far Cry)
Producer Of The Year, Classical:
WINNER: Blanton Alspaugh
David Frost
Elizabeth Ostrow
Judith Sherman
Dirk Sobotka
CLASSICAL
Best Orchestral Performance:
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1Β — Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
Nielsen: Symphony No. 3 & Symphony No. 4Β — Thomas Dausgaard, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
Ruggles, Stucky & Harbison: Orchestral WorksΒ — David Alan Miller, conductor (National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic)
Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1-4Β — Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
WINNER:Β Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11Β — Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Best Opera Recording:
Adams: Doctor AtomicΒ — John Adams, conductor; Aubrey Allicock, Julia Bullock, Gerald Finley & Brindley Sherratt; Friedemann Engelbrecht, producer (BBC Symphony Orchestra; BBC Singers)
WINNER:Β Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve JobsΒ — Michael Christie, conductor; Sasha Cooke, Jessica E. Jones, Edward Parks, Garrett Sorenson & Wei Wu; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer (The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
Lully: AlcesteΒ — Christophe Rousset, conductor; Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Emiliano Gonzalez Toro & Judith Van Wanroij; Maximilien Ciup, producer (Les Talens Lyriques; Choeur De Chambre De Namur)
Strauss, R.: Der RosenkavalierΒ — Sebastian Weigle, conductor; RenΓΒ©e Fleming, El?na Garan?a, GΓΒΌnther GroissbΓΒΆck & Erin Morley; David Frost, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Verdi: RigolettoΒ — Constantine Orbelian, conductor; Francesco Demuro, Dmitri Hvorostovsky & Nadine Sierra; Vilius Keras & Aleksandra Keriene, producers (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra; Men Of The Kaunas State Choir)
Best Choral Performance:
Chesnokov: Teach Me Thy StatutesΒ — Vladimir Gorbik, conductor (Mikhail Davydov & Vladimir Krasov; PaTRAM Institute Male Choir)
Kastalsky: Memory EternalΒ — Steven Fox, conductor (The Clarion Choir)
WINNER:Β McLoskey: Zealot CanticlesΒ — Donald Nally, conductor (Doris Hall-Gulati, Rebecca Harris, Arlen Hlusko, Lorenzo Raval & Mandy Wolman; The Crossing)
Rachmaninov: The BellsΒ — 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 CrossΒ — Matthew Guard, conductor (Skylark)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance:
WINNER:Β Anderson, Laurie: LandfallΒ — Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet
Beethoven, Shostakovich & BachΒ — The Danish String Quartet
BlueprintingΒ — Aizuri Quartet
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring Concerto for Two PianosΒ — Leif Ove Andsnes & Marc-Andre Hamelin
Visions And VariationsΒ — A Far Cry
Best Classical Instrumental Solo:
βBartΓΒ³k: Piano Concerto No. 2β — Yuja Wang; Simon Rattle, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker)
Biber: The Mystery SonatasΒ — Christina Day Martinson; Martin Pearlman, conductor (Boston Baroque)
Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46; Violin Concerto No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 26Β — Joshua Bell (The Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields)
Glass: Three Pieces In The Shape Of A SquareΒ — Craig Morris
WINNER: βKernis: Violin Concertoβ — James Ehnes; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album:
ARCΒ — Anthony Roth Costanzo; Jonathan Cohen, conductor (Les Violons Du Roy)
The Handel AlbumΒ — Philippe Jaroussky; Artaserse, ensemble
MiragesΒ — Sabine Devieilhe; FranΓΒ§ois-Xavier Roth, conductor (Alexandre Tharaud; Marianne Crebassa & Jodie Devos; Les SiΓΒ¨cles)
Schubert: WinterreiseΒ — Randall Scarlata; Gilbert Kalish, accompanist
WINNER:Β Songs of OrpheusΒ – Monteverdi, Caccini, D`India & Landi — Karim Sulayman; Jeannette Sorrell, conductor; Apollo`s Fire, ensembles
Best Classical Compendium:
Fuchs: Piano Concerto βΛSpiritualist`; Poems Of Life; Glacier; RushΒ — JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
GoldΒ — The King`s Singers; Nigel Short, producer
The John Adams EditionΒ — Simon Rattle, conductor; Christoph Franke, producer
John Williams At The MoviesΒ — Jerry Junkin, conductor; Donald J. McKinney, producer
WINNER:Β Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto; Oboe Concerto; Serenade To Music; Flos CampiΒ — Peter Oundjian, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer
Best Contemporary Classical Composition:
Bates: The (R)evolution Of Steve JobsΒ — Mason Bates, composer; Mark Campbell, librettist (Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu, Sasha Cooke, Edwards Parks, Jessica E. Jones & Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
βDu Yun: Air Glowβ — Du Yun, composer (International Contemporary Ensemble)
Heggie: Great ScottΒ — 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 PΓΒ©rez, Joyce DiDonato, Dallas Opera Chorus & Orchestra)
WINNER: βKernis: Violin Concertoβ — Aaron Jay Kernis, composer (James Ehnes, Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
βMazzoli: Vespers For Violinβ — Missy Mazzoli, composer (Olivia De Prato)
MUSIC VIDEO/FILM
Best Music Video:
βApes***β — Ricky Saiz, video director; Melodie Buchris, Natan Schottenfels & Erinn Williams, video producers (The Carters)
WINNER: βThis Is Americaβ — Hiro Murai, video director; Ibra Ake, Jason Cole & Fam Rothstein, video producers (Childish Gambino)
βI`m Not Racistβ — Joyner Lucas & Ben Proulx, video directors; Joyner Lucas, video producer (Joyner Lucas)
βPYNKβ — Emma Westenberg, video director; Justin Benoliel & Whitney Jackson, video producers (Janelle MonΓΒ‘e)
βMUMBO JUMBOβ — Marco Prestini, video director; Sara Nassim, video producer (Tierra Whack)
Best Music Film:
Life in 12 BarsΒ — Lili Fini Zanuck, video director; John Battsek, Scooter Weintraub, Larry Yelen & Lili Fini Zanuck, video producers (Eric Clapton)
WhitneyΒ — Kevin Macdonald, video director; Jonathan Chinn, Simon Chinn & Lisa Erspamer, video producers (Whitney Houston)
WINNER:Β QuincyΒ — Alan Hicks & Rashida Jones, video directors; Paula DuPrΓ© Pesmen, video producer (Quincy Jones)
ItzhakΒ — Alison Chernick, video director; Alison Chernick, video producer (Itzhak Perlman)
The KingΒ — Eugene Jarecki, video director; Christopher Frierson, Georgina Hill, David Kuhn & Christopher St. John, video producers (Elvis Presley)





