THE RECORDING ACADEMY FINAL NOMINATIONS LIST 59th Annual GRAMMY® AWARDS
For recordings released during the Eligibility Year October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016
Note: More or less than 5 nominations in a category is the result of ties.
General Field
Category 1 - Record Of The Year
(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s), if other than the artist.)
• Hello
Adele
Greg Kurstin, producer; Julian Burg, Tom Elmhirst, Greg Kurstin, Liam Nolan & Alex Pasco, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers
Track from: 25
[XL Recordings/Columbia Records]
• Formation
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles, Mike Will Made-It & Pluss, producers; Jaycen Joshua & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
Track from: Lemonade
[Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records]
• 7 Years
Lukas Graham
Future Animals & Pilo, producers; Delbert Bowers, Sebastian Fogh, Stefan Forrest & David LaBrel, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
Track from: Lukas Graham
[Warner Bros. Records]
• Work
Rihanna Featuring Drake
Boi-1da, producer; Noel "Gadget" Campbell, Kuk Harrell, Manny Marroquin, Noah "40" Shebib & Marcos Tovar, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
[Westbury Road Entertainment]
• Stressed Out
Twenty One Pilots
Mike Elizondo & Tyler Joseph, producers; Neal Avron & Adam Hawkins, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
Track from: Blurryface
[Fueled By Ramen]
General Field
Category 2 - Album Of The Year
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.)
• 25
Adele
Danger Mouse, Samuel Dixon, Paul Epworth, Greg Kurstin, Max Martin, Ariel Rechtshaid, Shellback, The Smeezingtons & Ryan Tedder, producers; Julian Burg, Austen Jux Chandler, Cameron Craig, Samuel Dixon, Tom Elmhirst, Declan Gaffney, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Jan Holzner, Michael Ilbert, Chris Kasych, Greg Kurstin, Charles Moniz, Liam Nolan, Alex Pasco, Mike Piersante, Ariel Rechtshaid, Rich Rich, Dave Schiffman & Matt Wiggins, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers
[XL Recordings/Columbia Records]
• Lemonade
Beyoncé
James Blake, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd & Jack White, featured artists; Vincent Berry II, Ben Billions, James Blake, BOOTS, Jonny Coffer, Dannyboystyles, Michael Dean, Alex Delicata, Diplo, Derek Dixie, Kevin Garrett, Diana Gordon, HazeBanga, Hit-Boy, Just Blaze, King Henry, Beyoncé Knowles, Ezra Koenig, Jeremy McDonald, MeLo-X, Mike Will Made-It, Pluss & Jack White, producers; Mike Dean, Jaycen Joshua, Greg Koller, Tony Maserati, Lester Mendoza, Vance Powell, Joshua V. Smith & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
[Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records]
• Purpose
Justin Bieber
Big Sean, Diplo, Halsey, Travis Scott & Skrillex, featured artists; The Audibles, Axident, Justin Bieber, Big Taste, Benny Blanco, Blood, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, Scott "Scooter" Braun, Mike Dean, Diplo, Gladius, Nico Hartikainen, Mark "The Mogul" Jackson, Steve James, Ian Kirkpatrick, Maejor, MdL, Skrillex, Jeremy Snyder & @ S O U N D Z, producers; Simon Cohen, Diplo, Mark "Exit" Goodchild, Josh Gudwin, Jaycen Joshua, Manny Marroquin, Chris 'Tek' O'Ryan, Johannes Rassina, Gregg Rominiecki, Chris Sclafani, Skrillex, Dylan William & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers
[Def Jam Recordings]
• Views
Drake
dvsn, Future, Kyla, PartyNextDoor, Rihanna & Wizkid, featured artists; Brian Alexander-Morgan, Axlfoliethc, Beat Bully, Boi-1Da, Cardo, Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, Daxz, DJ Dahi, Frank Dukes, Maneesh, Murda Beatz, Nineteen85, Ricci Riera, Allen Ritter, Noah "40" Shebib, Southside, Sevn Thomas, Jordan Ullman, Kanye West, Wizkid & Young Exclusive, producers; Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell, Seth Firkins, David "Prep" Bijan Huges & Noah "40" Shebib, engineers/mixers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer
[Young Money/Cash Money/Republic Records]
• A Sailor's Guide To Earth
Sturgill Simpson
Sturgill Simpson, producer; Geoff Allan, David Ferguson & Sean Sullivan, engineers/mixers; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer
[Atlantic]
General Field
Category 3 - Song Of The Year
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• Formation
Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé Knowles & Michael L. Williams II, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Track from: Lemonade
[Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records; Publisher(s): WB Music Corp./Sounds From Eardrummers LLC/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp/Oakland 13 Music]
• Hello
Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
Track from: 25
[XL Recordings/Columbia Records; Publisher(s): Universal - Songs of Polygram Int'l, Inc./EMI April Music Inc./Kurstin Music]
• I Took A Pill In Ibiza
Mike Posner, songwriter (Mike Posner)
[Island; Publisher(s): North Greenway Productions/SonyATV Tunes LLC]
• Love Yourself
Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Justin Bieber)
[Def Jam Recordings; Publisher(s): Songs Of Universal, Inc. o/b/o Please Don't Forget To Pay Me Music/Universal Music Corp. o/b/o Bieber Time Publishing/SonyATV Songs LLC]
• 7 Years
Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard & Morten Ristorp, songwriters (Lukas Graham)
Track from: Lukas Graham
[Warner Bros. Records; Publisher(s): WB Music Corp o/b/o Lukas Graham Songs/WB Music Corp o/b/o Stefpublishing & Halla!Halla! Publishing/Then We Take The World/Westside Independent Music Publishing o/b/o Thou Art the Hunger/Late 80’s Music/F*** YOU DAVE]
General Field
Category 4 - Best New Artist
(An artist will be considered for Best New Artist if their eligibility year release/s achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape.)
• Kelsea Ballerini
• The Chainsmokers
• Chance The Rapper
• Maren Morris
• Anderson .Paak
Field 1 - Pop
Category 5 - Best Pop Solo Performance
(For new vocal or instrumental pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Hello
Adele
Track from: 25
[XL Recordings/Columbia Records]
• Hold Up
Beyoncé
Track from: Lemonade
[Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records]
• Love Yourself
Justin Bieber
[Def Jam Recordings]
• Piece By Piece (Idol Version)
Kelly Clarkson
[RCA Records/19 Recordings Limited]
• Dangerous Woman
Ariana Grande
Track from: Dangerous Woman
[Republic Records]
Field 1 - Pop
Category 6 - Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
(For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Closer
The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey
[Disruptor Records/Columbia]
• 7 Years
Lukas Graham
Track from: Lukas Graham
[Warner Bros. Records]
• Work
Rihanna Featuring Drake
[Westbury Road Entertainment]
• Cheap Thrills
Sia Featuring Sean Paul
[RCA Records/Monkey Puzzle Records]
• Stressed Out
Twenty One Pilots
Track from: Blurryface
[Fueled By Ramen]
Field 1 - Pop
Category 7 - Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new traditional pop recordings.)
• Cinema
Andrea Bocelli
[Verve]
• Fallen Angels
Bob Dylan
[Columbia Records]
• Stages Live
Josh Groban
[Reprise]
• Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin
Willie Nelson
[Legacy Recordings]
• Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway
Barbra Streisand
[Columbia Records]
Field 1 - Pop
Category 8 - Best Pop Vocal Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal pop recordings.)
• 25
Adele
[XL Recordings/Columbia Records]
• Purpose
Justin Bieber
[Def Jam Recordings]
• Dangerous Woman
Ariana Grande
[Republic]
• Confident
Demi Lovato
[Hollywood Records/Island Records]
• This Is Acting
Sia
[Monkey Puzzle Records/RCA Records]
Field 2 - Dance/Electronic Music
Category 9 - Best Dance Recording
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)
• Tearing Me Up
Bob Moses
Bob Moses, producers; Mark 'Spike' Stent, mixer
Track from: Days Gone By
[Domino Recording Co. Ltd.]
• Don't Let Me Down
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya
The Chainsmokers, producers; Jordan Young, mixer
Track from: Collage
[Disruptor Records/Columbia]
• Never Be Like You
Flume Featuring Kai
Harley Streten, producer; Eric J Dubowsky, mixer
[Mom+Pop Music/Future Classic.]
• Rinse & Repeat
Riton Featuring Kah-Lo
Riton, producer; Wez Clarke, mixer
[Interscope Records]
• Drinkee
Sofi Tukker
Sofi Tukker, producers; Bryan Wilson, mixer
[Ultra Records]
Field 2 - Dance/Electronic Music
Category 10 - Best Dance/Electronic Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)
• Skin
Flume
[Mom+Pop Music/Future Classic.]
• Electronica 1: The Time Machine
Jean-Michel Jarre
[Ultra Records]
• Epoch
Tycho
[Ghostly International]
• Barbara Barbara, We Face A Shining Future
Underworld
[Astralwerks]
• Louie Vega Starring...XXVIII
Louie Vega
[Vega Records]
Field 3 - Contemporary Instrumental Music
Category 11 - Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
(For albums containing approximately 51% or more playing time of instrumental material. For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings.)
• Human Nature
Herb Alpert
Herb Alpert
[Herb Alpert Presents]
• When You Wish Upon A Star
Bill Frisell
Bill Frisell
[Okeh Records]
• Way Back Home: Live From Rochester, NY
Steve Gadd Band
Steve Gadd Band
[BFM Jazz]
• Unspoken
Chuck Loeb
Chuck Loeb
[Shanachie Entertainment]
• Culcha Vulcha
Snarky Puppy
Snarky Puppy
[Ground Up Music]
Field 4 - Rock
Category 12 - Best Rock Performance
(For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative rock recordings.)
• Joe (Live From Austin City Limits)
Alabama Shakes
[ATO Records]
• Don't Hurt Yourself
Beyoncé Featuring Jack White
Track from: Lemonade
[Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records]
• Blackstar
David Bowie
Track from: Blackstar
[ISO/Columbia Records]
• The Sound Of Silence (Live On Conan)
Disturbed
[Reprise]
• Heathens
Twenty One Pilots
Track from: Suicide Squad: The Album
[Atlantic Records]
Field 4 - Rock
Category 13 - Best Metal Performance
(For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative metal recordings.)
• Shock Me
Baroness
Track from: Purple
[Abraxan Hymns]
• Silvera
Gojira
Track from: Magma
[Roadrunner Records Inc.]
• Rotting In Vain
Korn
[Roadrunner Records Inc.]
• Dystopia
Megadeth
Track from: Dystopia
[UME]
• The Price Is Wrong
Periphery
Track from: Periphery III: Select Difficulty
[Sumerian]
Field 4 - Rock
Category 14 - Best Rock Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• Blackstar
David Bowie, songwriter (David Bowie)
Track from: Blackstar
[ISO/Columbia Records; Publisher(s): Nipple Music admin. by RZO Music, Inc.]
• Burn The Witch
Radiohead, songwriters (Radiohead)
Track from: A Moon Shaped Pool
[XL Recordings; Publisher(s): Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.]
• Hardwired
James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich, songwriters (Metallica)
[Blackened Recordings; Publisher(s): Creeping Death Music]
• Heathens
Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots)
Track from: Suicide Squad: The Album
[Atlantic Records; Publisher(s): Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Stryker Joseph Music]
• My Name Is Human
Rich Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters (Highly Suspect)
[300 Entertainment; Publisher(s): MCID]
Field 4 - Rock
Category 15 - Best Rock Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rock, hard rock or metal recordings.)
• California
Blink-182
[BMG]
• Tell Me I'm Pretty
Cage The Elephant
[RCA Records]
• Magma
Gojira
[Roadrunner Records Inc.]
• Death Of A Bachelor
Panic! At The Disco
[DCD2/Fueled By Ramen]
• Weezer
Weezer
[Crush/Atlantic]
Field 5 - Alternative
Category 16 - Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
• 22, A Million
Bon Iver
[Jagjaguwar]
• Blackstar
David Bowie
[Columbia Records]
• The Hope Six Demolition Project
PJ Harvey
[Vagrant]
• Post Pop Depression
Iggy Pop
[Loma Vista Recordings]
• A Moon Shaped Pool
Radiohead
[XL Recordings]
Field 6 - R&B
Category 17 - Best R&B Performance
(For new vocal or instrumental R&B recordings.)
• Turnin' Me Up
BJ The Chicago Kid
Track from: In My Mind
[Motown Records]
• Permission
Ro James
Track from: Eldorado
[ByStorm Entertainment/RCA Records]
• I Do
Musiq Soulchild
Track from: Life On Earth
[My Block, Inc./Entertainment One]
• Needed Me
Rihanna
[Westbury Road Entertainment/Roc Nation Records]
• Cranes In The Sky
Solange
Track from: A Seat At The Table
[Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment]
Field 6 - R&B
Category 18 - Best Traditional R&B Performance
(For new vocal or instrumental traditional R&B recordings.)
• The Three Of Me
William Bell
Track from: This Is Where I Live
[Stax Records]
• Woman's World
BJ The Chicago Kid
Track from: In My Mind
[Motown Records]
• Sleeping With The One I Love
Fantasia
Track from: The Definition Of...
[RCA Records/19 Recordings Limited]
• Angel
Lalah Hathaway
Track from: Lalah Hathaway Live
[Hathaway Entertainment/Entertainment One]
• Can't Wait
Jill Scott
Track from: Woman
[Blues Babe Records/Atlantic Records]
Field 6 - R&B
Category 19 - Best R&B Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• Come See Me
J. Brathwaite, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters (PartyNextDoor Featuring Drake)
Track from: PartyNextDoor 3 (P3)
[OVO Sound/Warner Bros. Records; Publisher(s): Party OMO Ltd./Warner Chappell Music/Sandra Gale/EMI Music Publishing/Mavor & Moses Inc./Kobalt]
• Exchange
Michael Hernandez & Bryson Tiller, songwriters (Bryson Tiller)
Track from: T R A P S O U L
[RCA Records; Publisher(s): The MeKanics Music/EMI April Music, Inc.]
• Kiss It Better
Jeff Bhasker, Robyn Fenty, John-Nathan Glass & Natalia Noemi, songwriters (Rihanna)
Track from: Anti
[Westbury Road Entertainment/Roc Nation Records; Publisher(s): Songs of Universal/Sony/ATV Songs/The Kills Effect/Way Above Music]
• Lake By The Ocean
Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
Track from: blackSUMMERS'night
[Columbia Records; Publisher(s): SonyATV Tunes LLC o/b/o Muszewell/EMI April Music Inc. o/b/o itself and Ben Ami Music]
• Luv
Magnus August Høiberg, Benjamin Levin & Daystar Peterson, songwriters (Tory Lanez)
Track from: I Told You
[Mad Love/ Interscope Records; Publisher(s): Infinite Stripes/Back Hair Music Publishing admin. by Universal Music Publishing/Please Don't Forget To Pay Me Music admin. by Universal Music Publishing/Tory Lanez Publishing /Tony Kelly Music/Universal – Songs of PolyGram Int., Inc./Dub Plate Music Publishers Ltd./Shocking Vibes Music Ltd./Greensleeves Publishing Ltd.]
Field 6 - R&B
Category 20 - Best Urban Contemporary Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded contemporary vocal tracks derivative of R&B.)
• Lemonade
Beyoncé
[Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records]
• Ology
Gallant
[Mind Of A Genius Records/Warner Bros. Records]
• We Are King
KING
[KING Creative, LLC]
• Malibu
Anderson .Paak
[OBE/Steel Wool/Art Club/Empire]
• Anti
Rihanna
[Westbury Road Entertainment/Roc Nation Records]
Field 6 - R&B
Category 21 - Best R&B Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new R&B recordings.)
• In My Mind
BJ The Chicago Kid
[Motown Records]
• Lalah Hathaway Live
Lalah Hathaway
[Hathaway Entertainment/Entertainment One]
• Velvet Portraits
Terrace Martin
[Sounds Of Crenshaw/Ropeadope]
• Healing Season
Mint Condition
[Mint Condition Music, LLC]
• Smoove Jones
Mya
[Planet 9]
Field 7 - Rap
Category 22 - Best Rap Performance
(For a Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• No Problem
Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
[Chance The Rapper]
• Panda
Desiigner
[Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc./Def Jam Recordings]
• Pop Style
Drake Featuring The Throne
Track from: Views
[Cash Money Records/Republic Records]
• All The Way Up
Fat Joe & Remy Ma Featuring French Montana & Infared
[RNG/Empire]
• That Part
ScHoolboy Q Featuring Kanye West
Track from: Blank Face LP
[Top Dawg Entertainment/Interscope Records]
Field 7 - Rap
Category 23 - Best Rap/Sung Performance
(For a solo or collaborative performance containing both elements of R&B melodies and Rap.)
• Freedom
Beyoncé Featuring Kendrick Lamar
Track from: Lemonade
[Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records]
• Hotline Bling
Drake
Track from: Views
[Cash Money Records/Republic Records]
• Broccoli
D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty
[Empire/Atlantic Records]
• Ultralight Beam
Kanye West Featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream
Track from: The Life Of Pablo
[G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings]
• Famous
Kanye West Featuring Rihanna
[G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings]
Field 7 - Rap
Category 24 - Best Rap Song
(A song must contain music and lyrics and must be either a new song or a song first achieving prominence during the eligibility year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.))
• All The Way Up
Joseph Cartagena, Edward Davadi, Shandel Green, Karim Kharbouch, Andre Christopher Lyon, Reminisce Mackie & Marcello Valenzano, songwriters (Fat Joe & Remy Ma Featuring French Montana & Infared)
[RNG/Empire]
• Famous
Chancelor Bennett, Ross Birchard, Ernest Brown, Andrew Dawson, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Kejuan Muchita, Patrick Reynolds, Kanye West & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Rihanna)
[G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam; Publisher(s): Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music Inc./BMG Platinum Songs/Mr. Redan Music admin. by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC/Juvenile Hell/Universal Music-MGB Songs/Noah Goldstein admin. by Donda Publishing/EMI April Music Inc./Sound EQ Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Papa George Music admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Chancelor Bennett Publishing Designee/Monza Ronza/Universal Tunes/Donda Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Warp Publishing/Plain Pat What Up]
• Hotline Bling
Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies, songwriters (Drake)
Track from: Views
[Cash Money Records/Republic Records; Publisher(s): Sandra Gale/EMI Music Publishing/Nyan King Music Inc./EMI April/Sony ATV]
• No Problem
Chancelor Bennett, Dwayne Carter & Tauheed Epps, songwriters (Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz)
[Chance The Rapper]
• Ultralight Beam
Chancelor Bennett, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Kirk Franklin, Noah Goldstein, Samuel Griesemer, Terius Nash, Jerome Potter, Kelly Price, Nico "Donnie Trumpet" Segal, Derek Watkins, Kanye West & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream)
Track from: The Life Of Pablo
[G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam; Publisher(s): Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Warner-Tamerlane Publishng Corp./Papa George Music admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp/For the Write Price admin. by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing/2082 Music Publishing/WB Music Corp./Universal Music Brentwood Benson Songs/Universal Music Z-Tunes LLC/Monza Ronza/Universal Tunes/Chancelor Bennett Publishing Designee/Noah Goldstein Music/JLOL ASCAP/Samuel Griesemer Publishing Designee/BMG Platinum Songs/Mr. Redan Music]
Field 7 - Rap
Category 25 - Best Rap Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rap recordings.)
• Coloring Book
Chance The Rapper
[Chance The Rapper]
• And The Anonymous Nobody
De La Soul
[A.O.I. Records]
• Major Key
DJ Khaled
[Epic]
• Views
Drake
[OVO Sound/Young Money/Cash Money/Republic]
• Blank Face LP
ScHoolboy Q
[Top Dawg Entertainment/Interscope Records]
• The Life Of Pablo
Kanye West
[G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings]
Field 8 - Country
Category 26 - Best Country Solo Performance
(For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings.)
• Love Can Go To Hell
Brandy Clark
Track from: Big Day In A Small Town
[Warner Bros. Records]
• Vice
Miranda Lambert
[Vanner Records/RCA Nashville]
• My Church
Maren Morris
Track from: Hero
[Columbia Nashville]
• Church Bells
Carrie Underwood
Track from: Storyteller
[19 Recordings/Arista Nashville]
• Blue Ain't Your Color
Keith Urban
Track from: Ripcord
[Capitol Records Nashville]
Field 8 - Country
Category 27 - Best Country Duo/Group Performance
(For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country recordings.)
• Different For Girls
Dierks Bentley Featuring Elle King
Track from: Black
[Capitol Records Nashville]
• 21 Summer
Brothers Osborne
Track from: Pawn Shop
[EMI Records Nashville]
• Setting The World On Fire
Kenny Chesney & P!nk
[Blue Chair Records/Columbia Nashville]
• Jolene
Pentatonix Featuring Dolly Parton
[Dolly Records, LLC/RCA Nashville]
• Think Of You
Chris Young With Cassadee Pope
Track from: I'm Comin' Over
[RCA Nashville]
Field 8 - Country
Category 28 - Best Country Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• Blue Ain't Your Color
Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey & Steven Lee Olsen, songwriters (Keith Urban)
Track from: Ripcord
[Capitol Records Nashville; Publisher(s): Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Songs of The Corn, admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.; HillarodyRathbone Music, admin. by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC; House Of Sea Gayle Music, admin. by ClearBox Rights/Spirit Catalog Holdings, S.a.r.l. admin. by Spirit Two Nashville.]
• Die A Happy Man
Sean Douglas, Thomas Rhett & Joe Spargur, songwriters (Thomas Rhett)
Track from: Tangled Up
[The Valory Music Co.; Publisher(s): EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Cricket On The Line admin. by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC./ Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Eastman Pond Publishing admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Music of Big Deal/Nice Life/Frederic and Ried Music. admin. by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC.]
• Humble And Kind
Lori McKenna, songwriter (Tim McGraw)
Track from: Damn Country Music
[Big Machine Records; Publisher(s): Songs of Universal, Inc./Hoodie Songs]
• My Church
busbee & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris)
Track from: Hero
[Columbia Nashville; Publisher(s): International Dog Music/Words & Music/BMG Platinum Songs/BMG Rights Management/Hello I Love You Music]
• Vice
Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
[Vanner Records/RCA Nashville; Publisher(s): SonyATV Tree Publishing/Pink Dog Publishing/Smack Songs LLC/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing/Anderson Fork In The Road Music/Kobalt Music Publishing]
Field 8 - Country
Category 29 - Best Country Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new country recordings.)
• Big Day In A Small Town
Brandy Clark
[Warner Bros. Records]
• Full Circle
Loretta Lynn
[Legacy Recordings]
• Hero
Maren Morris
[Columbia Nashville]
• A Sailor's Guide To Earth
Sturgill Simpson
[Atlantic]
• Ripcord
Keith Urban
[Capitol Records Nashville]
Field 9 - New Age
Category 30 - Best New Age Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental new age recordings.)
• Orogen
John Burke
[John Burke]
• Dark Sky Island
Enya
[Warner Bros.]
• Inner Passion
Peter Kater & Tina Guo
[Hearts Of Space Records]
• Rosetta
Vangelis
[Decca]
• White Sun II
White Sun
[Be Why]
Field 10 - Jazz
Category 31 - Best Improvised Jazz Solo
(For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Countdown
Joey Alexander, soloist
Track from: Countdown
[Motema Music]
• In Movement
Ravi Coltrane, soloist
Track from: In Movement (Jack DeJohnette, Ravi Coltrane & Matthew Garrison)
[ECM]
• We See
Fred Hersch, soloist
Track from: Sunday Night At The Vanguard (The Fred Hersch Trio)
[Palmetto Records]
• I Concentrate On You
Brad Mehldau, soloist
Track from: Blues And Ballads (Brad Mehldau Trio)
[Nonesuch]
• I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
John Scofield, soloist
Track from: Country For Old Men
[Impulse!]
Field 10 - Jazz
Category 32 - Best Jazz Vocal Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal jazz recordings.)
• Sound Of Red
René Marie
[Motema Music]
• Upward Spiral
Branford Marsalis Quartet With Special Guest Kurt Elling
[Okeh]
• Take Me To The Alley
Gregory Porter
[Blue Note]
• Harlem On My Mind
Catherine Russell
[Jazz Village]
• The Sting Variations
The Tierney Sutton Band
[BFM Jazz]
Field 10 - Jazz
Category 33 - Best Jazz Instrumental Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new instrumental jazz recordings.)
• Book Of Intuition
Kenny Barron Trio
[Impulse!]
• Dr. Um
Peter Erskine
[Fuzzy Music]
• Sunday Night At The Vanguard
The Fred Hersch Trio
[Palmetto Records]
• Nearness
Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau
[Nonesuch]
• Country For Old Men
John Scofield
[Impulse!]
Field 10 - Jazz
Category 34 - Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new ensemble jazz recordings.)
• Real Enemies
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
[New Amsterdam Records]
• Presents Monk'estra, Vol. 1
John Beasley
[Mack Avenue Records]
• Kaleidoscope Eyes: Music Of The Beatles
John Daversa
[BFM Jazz]
• All L.A. Band
Bob Mintzer
[Fuzzy Music]
• Presidential Suite: Eight Variations On Freedom
Ted Nash Big Band
[Motema Music]
Field 10 - Jazz
Category 35 - Best Latin Jazz Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material. The intent of this category is to recognize recordings that represent the blending of jazz with Latin, Iberian-American, Brazilian, and Argentinian tango music.)
• Entre Colegas
Andy González
[Truth Revolution Records]
• Madera Latino: A Latin Jazz Perspective On The Music Of Woody Shaw
Brian Lynch & Various Artists
[Hollistic Musicworks]
• Canto América
Michael Spiro/Wayne Wallace La Orquesta Sinfonietta
[Patois Records]
• 30
Trio Da Paz
[Zoho]
• Tribute To Irakere: Live In Marciac
Chucho Valdés
[Jazz Village]
Field 11 - Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music
Category 36 - Best Gospel Performance/Song
(This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s) (for new compositions) for the best traditional Christian, roots gospel or contemporary gospel single or track.)
• It's Alright, It's Ok
Shirley Caesar Featuring Anthony Hamilton
Shirley Caesar Featuring Anthony Hamilton; Stanley Brown & Courtney Rumble, songwriters
Track from: Fill This House
[Light Records/Entertainment One; Publisher(s): Stan Brown Music/Courtney Adrianna Rumble]
• You're Bigger [Live]
Jekalyn Carr
Jekalyn Carr; Allundria Carr, songwriter
Track from: The Life Project [Live]
[LUNJEAL Music Group/Entertainment One; Publisher(s): ALJELUN Publishing]
• Made A Way [Live]
Travis Greene
Travis Greene; Travis Greene, songwriter
Track from: The Hill [Live]
[RCA Inspiration; Publisher(s): Greenelight International]
• God Provides
Tamela Mann
Tamela Mann; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
Track from: One Way
[TillyMann Music; Publisher(s): Second Half Music Publishing]
• Better
Hezekiah Walker
Hezekiah Walker; Jason Clayborn, Gabriel Hatcher & Hezekiah Walker, songwriters
Track from: Azusa: The Next Generation 2- Better
[Entertainment One/Azusa; Publisher(s): JayClay Publishing/Luv-Ki/Phat Chordz Productions]
Field 11 - Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music
Category 37 - Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
(This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s) (for new compositions) for the best contemporary Christian pop, Christian rap/hip-hop, or Christian rock single or track.)
• Trust In You
Lauren Daigle
Lauren Daigle; Lauren Daigle, Michael Farren & Paul Mabury, songwriters
Track from: How Can It Be
[Centricity Music; Publisher(s): CentricSongs/Sony/ATV Timber Publishing/Word Music & Pocket Full of Rocks Publishing]
• Priceless
For King & Country
For King & Country; Benjamin Backus, Seth Mosley, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters
Track from: Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong. [The Anniversary Edition]
[Fervent/Curb Records; Publisher(s): Warner Tamerlane/Dayspring Music, LLC/Kilns Music / WB Music Corp./Word Music, LLC/Method To The Madness/Shankel Songs/CentricSongs/2 Hour Songs/R1WAY Music Publishing/Wordspring Music, LLC]
• King Of The World
Natalie Grant
Natalie Grant; Natalie Grant, Becca Mizell & Samuel Mizell, songwriters
Track from: Be One
[Curb Records; Publisher(s): SeeSeeBubba Songs admin. by Music Services/Maxx Melodies/BMG Platinum Songs/Takin It To The Maxx]
• Thy Will
Hillary Scott & The Scott Family
Hillary Scott & The Scott Family; Bernie Herms, Hillary Scott & Emily Weisband, songwriters
Track from: Love Remains
[EMI Records Nashville; Publisher(s): W.B.M. Music Corp./EKT Publishing, admin. by W.B.M. Music Corp./WB Music Corp./Thankful For This Music, admin. by WB Music Corp./Songs of Universal, Inc./G650 Music]
• Chain Breaker
Zach Williams
Zach Williams; Mia Fieldes, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters
[Essential Records/Provident/Sony Music; Publisher(s): Anthems of Hope/Upside Down Under/Be Essential Songs/Not Just Another Song Publishing/So Essential Tunes]
Field 11 - Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music
Category 38 - Best Gospel Album
(This award is given to the artist(s) and any producer(s) or engineer(s) responsible for at least 51% playing time of an album containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional or contemporary/R&B gospel music recordings.)
• Listen
Tim Bowman Jr.
[Lifestyle Music Group/Motown Gospel]
• Fill This House
Shirley Caesar
[Light Records/Entertainment One]
• A Worshipper's Heart [Live]
Todd Dulaney
[Entertainment One/Worship]
• Losing My Religion
Kirk Franklin
[Fo Yo Soul Recordings/RCA Records]
• Demonstrate [Live]
William Murphy
[RCA Inspiration]
Field 11 - Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music
Category 39 - Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
(This award is given to the artist(s) and any producer(s) or engineer(s) responsible for at least 51% playing time of an album containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, contemporary Christian music, including pop, rap/hip-hop, or rock recordings. (Subject to eligibility criteria))
• Poets & Saints
All Sons & Daughters
[Integrity Music]
• American Prodigal
Crowder
[sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records]
• Be One
Natalie Grant
[Curb Records]
• Youth Revival [Live]
Hillsong Young & Free
[Hillsong Music Australia]
• Love Remains
Hillary Scott & The Scott Family
[EMI Records Nashville]
Field 11 - Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music
Category 40 - Best Roots Gospel Album
(This award is given to the artist(s) and any producer(s) or engineer(s) responsible for at least 51% playing time of an album containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional/roots gospel music, including country, Southern gospel, bluegrass, and Americana recordings. (Subject to eligibility criteria))
• Better Together
Gaither Vocal Band
Gaither Vocal Band
[Gaither Music Group]
• Nature's Symphony In 432
The Isaacs
The Isaacs
[House Of Isaacs]
• Hymns
Joey+Rory
Joey+Rory
[Gaither Music Group/Farmhouse Recordings]
• Hymns And Songs Of Inspiration
Gordon Mote
Gordon Mote
[New Haven Records]
• God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
(Various Artists)
Jeffrey Gaskill, producer
[Alligator Records]
Field 12 - Latin
Category 41 - Best Latin Pop Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new Latin pop recordings.)
• Un Besito Mas
Jesse & Joy
[Warner Music Mexico]
• Ilusión
Gaby Moreno
[Metamorfosis /Sony Music US Latin]
• Similares
Laura Pausini
[Warner Music Italia/Warner Music Group]
• Seguir Latiendo
Sanalejo
[Marmaz Records]
• Buena Vida
Diego Torres
[Sony Music Latin]
Field 12 - Latin
Category 42 - Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new Latin rock, urban or alternative recordings.)
• ilevitable
ile
[Sony Music Latin]
• L.H.O.N. (La Humanidad O Nosotros)
Illya Kuryaki & The Valderamas
[Sony Music]
• Buenaventura
La Santa Cecilia
[Universal Music Latin Entertainment]
• Los Rakas
Los Rakas
[Universal Music Latino]
• Amor Supremo
Carla Morrison
[Cosmica Records]
Field 12 - Latin
Category 43 - Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new regional Mexican (banda, norteño, corridos, gruperos, mariachi, ranchera and Tejano) recordings.)
• Raíces
Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizárraga
[Fonovisa]
• Hecho A Mano
Joss Favela
[Sony Music Latin]
• Un Azteca En El Azteca, Vol. 1 (En Vivo)
Vicente Fernández
[Sony Music Entertainment México]
• Generación Maquinaria Est. 2006.
La Maquinaria Norteña
[AZTECA/FONOVISA/UMLE]
• Tributo A Joan Sebastian Y Rigoberto Alfaro
Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
[East Side Records/Shea Records]
Field 12 - Latin
Category 44 - Best Tropical Latin Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new tropical Latin recordings.)
• Conexión
Fonseca
[Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC]
• La Fantasia Homenaje A Juan Formell
Formell Y Los Van Van
[EGREM]
• 35 Aniversario
Grupo Niche
[Niche Business Enterprises Inc dba PPM USA]
• La Sonora Santanera En Su 60 Aniversario
La Sonora Santanera
[Sony Music Entertainment México, S.A. De C.V]
• Donde Están?
Jose Lugo & Guasábara Combo
[En Grande Music, LLC]
Field 13 - American Roots Music
Category 45 - Best American Roots Performance
(For new vocal or instrumental American Roots recordings. This is for performances in the style of any of the subgenres encompassed in the American Roots Music field including Americana, bluegrass, blues, folk or regional roots. Award to the artist(s).)
• Ain't No Man
The Avett Brothers
The Avett Brothers
Track from: True Sadness
[American Recordings/Republic Records]
• Mother's Children Have A Hard Time
Blind Boys Of Alabama
Blind Boys Of Alabama
Track from: God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
[Alligator Records]
• Factory Girl
Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens
Track from: Factory Girl
[Nonesuch Records Inc.]
• House Of Mercy
Sarah Jarosz
Sarah Jarosz
Track from: Undercurrent
[Sugar Hill Records]
• Wreck You
Lori McKenna
Lori McKenna
[CN Records]
Field 13 - American Roots Music
Category 46 - Best American Roots Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Americana, bluegrass, traditional blues, contemporary blues, folk or regional roots songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• Alabama At Night
Robbie Fulks
Robbie Fulks, songwriter (Robbie Fulks)
Track from: Upland Stories
[Bloodshot Records; Publisher(s): Lorne Rall Music]
• City Lights
Jack White
Jack White, songwriter (Jack White)
Track from: Jack White Acoustic Recordings 1998 - 2016
[Columbia/Third Man Records; Publisher(s): Peppermint Stripe Music]
• Gulfstream
Roddie Romero And The Hub City All-Stars
Eric Adcock & Roddie Romero, songwriters (Roddie Romero And The Hub City All-Stars)
Track from: Gulfstream
[Octavia Records; Publisher(s): Grand Bayou Music/Roddie Romero Music]
• Kid Sister
The Time Jumpers
Vince Gill, songwriter (The Time Jumpers)
Track from: Kid Sister
[Rounder Records; Publisher(s): Vinny Mae Music admin. by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing]
• Wreck You
Lori McKenna
Lori McKenna & Felix McTeigue, songwriters (Lori McKenna)
[CN Records; Publisher(s): Melanie Howard Music, Inc./Rusty Muffler Songs admin. by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing]
Field 13 - American Roots Music
Category 47 - Best Americana Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental Americana recordings.)
• True Sadness
The Avett Brothers
[American Recordings/Republic Records]
• This Is Where I Live
William Bell
[Stax]
• The Cedar Creek Sessions
Kris Kristofferson
[KK Records, Llc]
• The Bird & The Rifle
Lori McKenna
[CN Records]
• Kid Sister
The Time Jumpers
[Rounder Records]
Field 13 - American Roots Music
Category 48 - Best Bluegrass Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental bluegrass recordings.)
• Original Traditional
Blue Highway
[Rounder Records]
• Burden Bearer
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
[Mountain Home Music Company]
• The Hazel And Alice Sessions
Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands
[Spruce And Maple Music]
• North By South
Claire Lynch
[Compass Records]
• Coming Home
O'Connor Band With Mark O'Connor
[Rounder Records]
Field 13 - American Roots Music
Category 49 - Best Traditional Blues Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental traditional blues recordings.)
• Can't Shake This Feeling
Lurrie Bell
[Delmark Records]
• Live At The Greek Theatre
Joe Bonamassa
[J&R Adventures]
• Blues & Ballads (A Folksinger's Songbook: Volumes I & II)
Luther Dickinson
[New West Records]
• The Soul Of Jimmie Rodgers
Vasti Jackson
[VJM]
• Porcupine Meat
Bobby Rush
[Rounder Records]
Field 13 - American Roots Music
Category 50 - Best Contemporary Blues Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental contemporary blues recordings.)
• The Last Days Of Oakland
Fantastic Negrito
[Believe Global/Blackball Universe]
• Love Wins Again
Janiva Magness
[Blue Élan Records]
• Bloodline
Kenny Neal
[Cleopatra Blues]
• Give It Back To You
The Record Company
[Concord Records]
• Everybody Wants A Piece
Joe Louis Walker
[Provogue]
Field 13 - American Roots Music
Category 51 - Best Folk Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental folk recordings.)
• Silver Skies Blue
Judy Collins & Ari Hest
[Wildflower Records/Cleopatra Records]
• Upland Stories
Robbie Fulks
[Bloodshot Records]
• Factory Girl
Rhiannon Giddens
[Nonesuch Records Inc.]
• Weighted Mind
Sierra Hull
[Rounder Records]
• Undercurrent
Sarah Jarosz
[Sugar Hill Records]
Field 13 - American Roots Music
Category 52 - Best Regional Roots Music Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental regional roots music recordings.)
• Broken Promised Land
Barry Jean Ancelet & Sam Broussard
[Swallow Records]
• It's A Cree Thing
Northern Cree
[Canyon Records]
• E Walea
Kalani Pe'a
[Kalani Pe’a Music Llc]
• Gulfstream
Roddie Romero And The Hub City All-Stars
[Octavia Records]
• I Wanna Sing Right: Rediscovering Lomax In The Evangeline Country
(Various Artists)
Joshua Caffery & Joel Savoy, producers
[Valcour Records]
Field 14 - Reggae
Category 53 - Best Reggae Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new reggae recordings.)
• Sly & Robbie Presents... Reggae For Her
Devin Di Dakta & J.L
[Tuff Gong International, Taxi Records]
• Rose Petals
J Boog
[Wash House Music Group]
• Ziggy Marley
Ziggy Marley
[Tuff Gong Worldwide]
• Everlasting
Raging Fyah
[Dub Rockers/VP Records]
• Falling Into Place
Rebelution
[Easy Star Records]
• SOJA: Live In Virginia
SOJA
[ATO Records]
Field 15 - World Music
Category 54 - Best World Music Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental world music recordings.)
• Destiny
Celtic Woman
[Manhattan Records]
• Walking In The Footsteps Of Our Fathers
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
[Ladysmith Black Mambazo]
• Sing Me Home
Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
[Masterworks]
• Land Of Gold
Anoushka Shankar
[Deutsche Grammophon]
• Dois Amigos, Um Século De Música: Multishow Live
Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil
[Nonesuch]
Field 16 - Children's
Category 55 - Best Children's Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new musical or spoken word recordings that are created and intended specifically for children.)
• Explorer Of The World
Frances England
[Frances England Music]
• Infinity Plus One
Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
[Underground Records]
• Novelties
Recess Monkey
[Recess Monkey]
• Press Play
Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could
[Bumblin' Bee Records]
• Saddle Up
The Okee Dokee Brothers
[Okee Dokee Music]
Field 17 - Spoken Word
Category 56 - Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
• The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo
Amy Schumer
[Simon & Schuster Audio]
• In Such Good Company: Eleven Years Of Laughter, Mayhem, And Fun In The Sandbox
Carol Burnett
[Penguin Random House Audio]
• M Train
Patti Smith
[Penguin Random House Audio]
• Under The Big Black Sun: A Personal History Of L.A. Punk (John Doe With Tom Desavia)
(Various Artists)
Tom DeSavia, John Doe, Scott Sherratt & Dan Zitt, producers
[Penguin Random House Audio]
• Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink
Elvis Costello
[Penguin Random House Audio]
Field 18 - Comedy
Category 57 - Best Comedy Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings.)
• ...America...Great…
David Cross
[Liberal Jewrun Media Productions]
• American Myth
Margaret Cho
[Clownery Records]
• Boyish Girl Interrupted
Tig Notaro
[Secretly Canadian]
• Live At The Apollo
Amy Schumer
[Maverick]
• Talking For Clapping
Patton Oswalt
[ASpecialThing Records]
Field 19 - Musical Theater
Category 58 - Best Musical Theater Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings. Award to the principle vocalist(s) and the album producer(s) of 51% or more playing time of the album. The lyricist(s) and composer(s) of a new score are eligible for an Award if they have written and/or composed a new score which comprises 51% or more playing time of the album.)
• Bright Star
Carmen Cusack, principal soloist; Jay Alix, Peter Asher & Una Jackman, producers; Steve Martin, composer; Edie Brickell, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
[Ghostlight]
• The Color Purple
Cynthia Erivo & Jennifer Hudson, principal soloists; Stephen Bray, Van Dean, Frank Filipetti, Roy Furman, Scott Sanders & Jhett Tolentino, producers (Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell & Allee Willis, composers/lyricists) (New Broadway Cast)
[Broadway Records]
• Fiddler On The Roof
Danny Burstein, principal soloist; Louise Gund, David Lai & Ted Sperling, producers (Jerry Bock, composer; Sheldon Harnick, lyricist) (2016 Broadway Cast)
[Broadway Records]
• Kinky Boots
Killian Donnelly & Matt Henry, principal soloists; Sammy James, Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus & William Wittman, producers (Cyndi Lauper, composer & lyricist) (Original West End Cast)
[Masterworks Broadway]
• Waitress
Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Neal Avron, Sara Bareilles & Nadia DiGiallonardo, producers; Sara Bareilles, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
[DMI Soundtracks]
Field 20 - Music for Visual Media
Category 59 - Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
(Award to the artist(s) and/or ‘in studio’ producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album. In the absence of both, award to the one or two individuals proactively responsible for the concept and musical direction of the album and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable. Award also goes to appropriately credited music supervisor(s).)
• Amy
(Various Artists)
[Republic Records]
• Miles Ahead
(Miles Davis & Various Artists)
[Columbia/Legacy]
• Straight Outta Compton
(Various Artists)
[Capitol Records/UMe]
• Suicide Squad (Collector's Edition)
(Various Artists)
[Atlantic/WaterTower Music]
• Vinyl: The Essentials Season 1
(Various Artists)
[Atlantic/Warner Bros. Records]
Field 20 - Music for Visual Media
Category 60 - Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
(Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series, video games or other visual media.)
• Bridge Of Spies
Thomas Newman, composer
[Hollywood Records]
• Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight
Ennio Morricone, composer
[Decca]
• The Revenant
Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto, composers
[Milan Records]
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens
John Williams, composer
[Walt Disney Records]
• Stranger Things Volume 1
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers
[Lakeshore Records]
• Stranger Things Volume 2
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers
[Lakeshore Records]
Field 20 - Music for Visual Media
Category 61 - Best Song Written For Visual Media
(A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television, video games or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• Can't Stop The Feeling!
Max Martin, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, James Corden, Zooey Deschanel, Walt Dohrn, Ron Funches, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Christopher Mintz-Plasse & Kunal Nayyar)
Track from: Trolls
[Villa40/RCA Records; Publisher(s): Tennman Tunes admin. by Universal Music-Z Tunes LLC/ MXM Music admin. by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, Inc./DWA Songs]
• Heathens
Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots)
Track from: Suicide Squad
[Atlantic/WaterTower Music; Publisher(s): Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Stryker Joseph Music]
• Just Like Fire
Oscar Holter, Max Martin, P!nk & Shellback, songwriters (P!nk)
Track from: Alice Through The Looking Glass
[RCA Records/Walt Disney Records; Publisher(s): EMI Blackwood Music, Inc./P!nk Inside Publishing/MXM Music admin. by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, Inc./Wolf Cousins/WB Music Corp. o/b/o Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia/Lionheart Music/Walt Disney Music Company/Wonderland Music Company, Inc.]
• Purple Lamborghini
Shamann Cooke, Sonny Moore & William Roberts, songwriters (Skrillex & Rick Ross)
Track from: Suicide Squad
[Atlantic/WaterTower Music; Publisher(s): Copaface admin. by Kobalt Music/EMI Blackwood Music Inc./4 Blunts Lit At Once/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. o/b/o itself/Rich Forever and Close Range Publishing]
• Try Everything
Mikkel S. Eriksen, Sia Furler & Tor Erik Hermansen, songwriters (Shakira)
Track from: Zootopia
[Walt Disney Records; Publisher(s): Walt Disney Music Company]
• The Veil
Peter Gabriel, songwriter (Peter Gabriel)
Track from: Snowden
[Real World Records/Peter Gabriel Ltd.; Publisher(s): Real World Music Ltd/Sony ATV]
Field 21 - Composing/Arranging
Category 62 - Best Instrumental Composition
(A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Bridge Of Spies (End Title)
Thomas Newman, composer (Thomas Newman)
Track from: Bridge Of Spies
[Hollywood Records]
• The Expensive Train Set (An Epic Sarahnade For Double Big Band)
Tim Davies, composer (Tim Davies Big Band)
Track from: The Expensive Trainset
[Origin Records]
• Flow
Alan Ferber, composer (Alan Ferber Nonet)
Track from: Roots & Transitions
[Sunnyside Communications, Inc.]
• L'Ultima Diligenza Di Red Rock - Versione Integrale
Ennio Morricone, composer (Ennio Morricone)
Track from: Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight
[Decca Records]
• Spoken At Midnight
Ted Nash, composer (Ted Nash Big Band)
Track from: Presidential Suite: Eight Variations On Freedom
[Motema Music]
Field 21 - Composing/Arranging
Category 63 - Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• Ask Me Now
John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley)
Track from: Presents Monk'estra, Vol. 1
[Mack Avenue Records]
• Good "Swing" Wenceslas
Sammy Nestico, arranger (The Count Basie Orchestra)
Track from: A Very Swingin' Basie Christmas!
[Concord Jazz]
• Linus & Lucy
Christian Jacob, arranger (The Phil Norman Tentet)
Track from: Then & Now: Classic Sounds & Variations Of 12 Jazz Legends
[Mama Records]
• Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa)
Track from: Kaleidoscope Eyes: Music Of The Beatles
[BFM Jazz]
• We Three Kings
Ted Nash, arranger (Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis)
Track from: Big Band Holidays
[Blue Engine Records]
• You And I
Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
Track from: In My Room
[Membran]
Field 21 - Composing/Arranging
Category 64 - Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• Do You Hear What I Hear?
Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Featuring Take 6)
Track from: A Big Phat Christmas - Wrap This!
[Music Of Content]
• Do You Want To Know A Secret
John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa Featuring Renee Olstead)
Track from: Kaleidoscope Eyes: Music Of The Beatles
[BFM Jazz]
• Flintstones
Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
Track from: In My Room
[Membran]
• I'm A Fool To Want You
Alan Broadbent, arranger (Kristin Chenoweth)
Track from: The Art Of Elegance
[Concord Records]
• Somewhere (Dirty Blvd) (Extended Version)
Billy Childs & Larry Klein, arrangers (Lang Lang Featuring Lisa Fischer & Jeffrey Wright)
Track from: New York Rhapsody
[Sony Classical]
Field 22 - Package
Category 65 - Best Recording Package
• Anti (Deluxe Edition)
Ciarra Pardo & Robyn Fenty, art directors (Rihanna)
[Westbury Road Entertainment]
• Blackstar
Jonathan Barnbrook, art director (David Bowie)
[ISO/Columbia Records]
• Human Performance
Andrew Savage, art director (Parquet Courts)
[Rough Trade Records]
• Sunset Motel
Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)
[No Big Deal Records]
• 22, A Million
Eric Timothy Carlson, art director (Bon Iver)
[Jagjaguwar]
Field 22 - Package
Category 66 - Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
• Edith Piaf 1915-2015
Gérard Lo Monaco, art director (Edith Piaf)
[Warner Music France]
• 401 Days
Jonathan Dagan & Mathias Høst Normark, art directors (J.Views)
[J.Views]
• I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It (Box Set)
Samuel Burgess-Johnson & Matthew Healy, art directors (The 1975)
[Dirty Hit/Interscope]
• Paper Wheels (Deluxe Limited Edition)
Matt Taylor, art director (Trey Anastasio)
[ATO Records]
• Tug Of War (Deluxe Edition)
Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney)
[Concord Records]
Field 23 - Notes
Category 67 - Best Album Notes
• The Complete Monument & Columbia Albums Collection
Mikal Gilmore, album notes writer (Kris Kristofferson)
[Legacy Recordings]
• The Knoxville Sessions, 1929-1930: Knox County Stomp
Ted Olson & Tony Russell, album notes writers (Various Artists)
[Bear Family Productions Ltd.]
• Ork Records: New York, New York
Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, album notes writers (Various Artists)
[The Numero Group]
• Sissle And Blake Sing Shuffle Along
Ken Bloom & Richard Carlin, album notes writers (Eubie Blake & Noble Sissle)
[Harbinger Records/The Musical Theater Project]
• Waxing The Gospel: Mass Evangelism & The Phonograph, 1890-1900
Richard Martin, album notes writer (Various Artists)
[Archeophone Records]
Field 24 - Historical
Category 68 - Best Historical Album
• The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol.12 (Collector's Edition)
Steve Berkowitz & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Mark Wilder, mastering engineer (Bob Dylan)
[Columbia/Legacy]
• Music Of Morocco From The Library Of Congress: Recorded By Paul Bowles, 1959
April G. Ledbetter, Steven Lance Ledbetter, Bill Nowlin & Philip D. Schuyler, compilation producers; Rick Fisher & Michael Graves, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
[Dust-To-Digital]
• Ork Records: New York, New York
Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
[The Numero Group]
• Vladimir Horowitz: The Unreleased Live Recordings 1966-1983
Bernard Horowitz, Andreas K. Meyer & Robert Russ, compilation producers; Andreas K. Meyer & Jeanne Montalvo, mastering engineers (Vladimir Horowitz)
[Sony Classical]
• Waxing The Gospel: Mass Evangelism & The Phonograph, 1890-1900
Michael Devecka, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Michael Devecka, David Giovannoni, Michael Khanchalian & Richard Martin, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
[Archeophone Records]
Field 25 - Production, Non-Classical
Category 69 - Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
(An Engineer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.))
• Are You Serious
Tchad Blake & David Boucher, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Andrew Bird)
[Loma Vista Recordings]
• Blackstar
David Bowie, Tom Elmhirst, Kevin Killen & Tony Visconti, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer (David Bowie)
[ISO/Columbia Records]
• Dig In Deep
Ryan Freeland, engineer; Kim Rosen, mastering engineer (Bonnie Raitt)
[Redwing Records]
• Hit N Run Phase Two
Booker T., Dylan Dresdow, Chris James, Prince & Justin Stanley, engineers; Dylan Dresdow, mastering engineer (Prince)
[NPG Records]
• Undercurrent
Shani Gandhi & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Sarah Jarosz)
[Sugar Hill Records]
Field 25 - Production, Non-Classical
Category 70 - Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
(A Producer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.))
• Benny Blanco
• Cold Water (Major Lazer Featuring Justin Bieber And MØ) (S)
• Friends (Francis And The Lights Featuring Bon Iver) (S)
• Kill Em' With Kindness (Selena Gomez) (T)
• Love Yourself (Justin Bieber) (S)
• Luv (Tory Lanez) (S)
• Wild Love (Cashmere Cat Featuring The Weeknd & Francis And The Lights) (S)
• Greg Kurstin
• Cheap Thrills (Sia Featuring Sean Paul) (S)
• Hello (Adele) (S)
• Love You To Death (Tegan And Sara) (A)
• Million Years Ago (Adele) (T)
• Something In The Way You Move (Ellie Goulding) (T)
• Water Under The Bridge (Adele) (T)
• Max Martin
• Can't Stop The Feeling! (Justin Timberlake) (S)
• Dangerous Woman (Ariana Grande) (S)
• Into You (Ariana Grande) (S)
• Just Like Fire (P!nk) (T)
• Rise (Katy Perry) (S)
• Send My Love (To Your New Lover) (Adele) (S)
• Side To Side (Ariana Grande Featuring Nicki Minaj) (T)
• Nineteen85
• For Free (DJ Khaled Ft. Drake) (S)
• Hotline Bling (Drake) (S)
• Not Nice (PartyNextDoor) (S)
• One Dance (Drake Featuring Wiz Kid & Kyla) (S)
• Rising Water (James Vincent McMorrow) (T)
• Sept. 5th (dvsn) (A)
• Too Good (Drake Featuring Rihanna) (S)
• We Move (James Vincent McMorrow) (A)
• Ricky Reed
• Better (Meghan Trainor Featuring Yo Gotti) (S)
• Cruel World (Phantogram) (S)
• Girls Talk Boys (5 Seconds Of Summer) (S)
• HandClap (Fitz And The Tantrums) (S)
• Me Too (Meghan Trainor) (S)
• No (Meghan Trainor) (S)
• Sober (DJ Snake Featuring JRY) (T)
• You Don't Get Me High Anymore (Phantogram) (S)
Field 25 - Production, Non-Classical
Category 71 - Best Remixed Recording
(A Remixer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.)
• Cali Coast (Psionics Remix)
Josh Williams, remixer (Soul Pacific)
Track from: Awake
[Diso Studios]
• Heavy Star Movin' (staRo Remix)
staRo, remixer (The Silver Lake Chorus)
Track from: Silver Lake Chorus Remixes
[Six Degrees Records]
• Nineteen Hundred Eighty-Five (Timo Maas & James Teej Remix)
Timo Maas & James Teej, remixers (Paul McCartney & Wings)
[Casablanca/Republic Records]
• Only (Kaskade x Lipless Remix)
Ryan Raddon, remixer (Ry X)
[Loma Vista Recordings]
• Tearing Me Up (RAC Remix)
André Allen Anjos, remixer (Bob Moses)
[Domino Recording]
• Wide Open (Joe Goddard Remix)
Joe Goddard, remixer (The Chemical Brothers)
[Astralwerks]
Field 26 - Surround Sound
Category 72 - Best Surround Sound Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums in any genre. Must be commercially released on DVD-Audio, DVD-Video, SACD, Blu-Ray, or burned download-only/streaming-only copies and must provide a new surround mix of four or more channels. Award to the surround mix engineer, surround producer (if any) and surround mastering engineer (if any).)
• Dutilleux: Sur Le Même Accord; Les Citations; Mystère De L'instant & Timbres, Espace, Mouvement
Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, surround mix engineers; Dmitriy Lipay, surround mastering engineer; Dmitriy Lipay, surround producer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
[Seattle Symphony Media]
• Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard
Brad Michel, surround mix engineer; Brad Michel, surround mastering engineer; Robina G. Young, surround producer (Craig Hella Johnson & Conspirare)
[Harmonia Mundi]
• Maja S.K. Ratkje: And Sing ...
Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Maja S.K. Ratkje, Cikada & Oslo Sinfonietta)
[2L (Lindberg Lyd)]
• Primus & The Chocolate Factory (5.1 Surround Sound Edition)
Les Claypool, surround mix engineer; Stephen Marcussen, surround mastering engineer; Les Claypool, surround producer (Primus)
[ATO Records]
• Reflections
Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg & Trondheimsolistene)
[2L (Lindberg Lyd)]
Field 27 - Production, Classical
Category 73 - Best Engineered Album, Classical
(An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.))
• Corigliano: The Ghosts Of Versailles
Mark Donahue & Fred Vogler, engineers (James Conlon, Guanqun Yu, Joshua Guerrero, Patricia Racette, Christopher Maltman, Lucy Schaufer, Lucas Meachem, LA Opera Chorus & Orchestra)
[Pentatone Music]
• Dutilleux: Sur Le Même Accord; Les Citations; Mystère De L'Instant & Timbres, Espace, Mouvement
Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
[Seattle Symphony Media]
• Reflections
Morten Lindberg, engineer (Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg & Trondheimsolistene)
[2L (Lindberg Lyd)]
• Shadow Of Sirius
Silas Brown & David Frost, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Jerry F. Junkin & The University Of Texas Wind Ensemble)
[Naxos]
• Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9
Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Andris Nelsons & Boston Symphony Orchestra)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Field 27 - Production, Classical
Category 74 - Producer Of The Year, Classical
(A Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.))
• Blanton Alspaugh
• The Aeolian Organ At Duke University Chapel (Christopher Jacobson)
• Bolcom: Canciones De Lorca & Prometheus (René Barbera, Jeffrey Biegel, Carl St. Clair, Pacific Chorale & Pacific Symphony)
• Brahms: The Four Symphonies (Leonard Slatkin & Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
• Copland: Appalachian Spring Complete Ballet; Hear Ye! Hear Ye! (Leonard Slatkin & Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
• Corigliano: The Ghosts Of Versailles (James Conlon, Guanqun Yu, Joshua Guerrero, Patricia Racette, Christopher Maltman, Lucy Schaufer, Lucas Meachem, LA Opera Chorus & Orchestra)
• Dvořák: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 (Andrés Orozco-Estrada & Houston Symphony)
• Dvořák: Symphony No. 6; Slavonic Dances (Andrés Orozoco-Estrada & Houston Symphony)
• Floyd: Wuthering Heights (Joseph Mechavich, Heather Buck, Vale Rideout, Susanne Mentzer, Kelly Markgraf, Georgia Jarman, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra & Florentine Opera Company)
• David Frost
• Bach: The Cello Suites According To Anna Magdalena (Matt Haimovitz)
• Bates: Anthology Of Fantastic Zoology (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
• Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 5 (Jonathan Biss)
• Brahms & Dvořák: Serenades (Boston Symphony Chamber Players)
• Fitelberg: Chamber Works (ARC Ensemble)
• Ispirare (Melia Watras)
• Overtures To Bach (Matt Haimovitz)
• Schoenberg: Kol Nidre; Shostakovich: Suite On Verses Of Michelangelo Buonarroti (Ildar Abdrazakov, Alberto Mizrahi, Riccardo Muti, Duain Wolfe, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus)
• Shadow Of Sirius (Jerry F. Junkin & The University Of Texas Wind Ensemble)
• Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
• Friedman: Original Piano Compositions (Joseph Banowetz)
• Moszkowski: From Foreign Lands (Martin West & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra)
• Judith Sherman
• American First Sonatas (Cecile Licad)
• Berlin: This Is The Life! (Rick Benjamin & Paragon Ragtime Orchestra)
• Centennial Commissions, Vol. II (Charles Neidich & Pro Arte Quartet)
• Gernsheim & Brahms: Piano Quintets (Reiko Uchida & Formosa Quartet)
• Latin American & Spanish Masterpieces For Flute & Piano (Stephanie Jutt)
• Similar Motion (Momenta Quartet)
• Tchaikovsky: Complete Works For Violin & Orchestra (Jennifer Koh, Alexander Vedernikov & Odense Symphony Orchestra)
• Tower: String Quartets Nos. 3-5 & Dumbarton Quintet (Miami String Quartet)
• Robina G. Young
• Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard (Craig Hella Johnson & Conspirare)
• Lutosławski: Concerto For Orchestra; Brahms: Piano Quartet (Miguel Harth-Bedoya & Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra)
• Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vols. 8 & 9 (Kristian Bezuidenhout)
• Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 5 (Vadym Kholodenko, Miguel Harth-Bedoya & Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra)
• A Wondrous Mystery - Renaissance Choral Music For Christmas (Stile Antico)
Field 28 - Classical
Category 75 - Best Orchestral Performance
(Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.)
• Bates: Works For Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
[SFS Media]
• Ibert: Orchestral Works
Neeme Järvi, conductor (Orchestre De La Suisse Romande)
[Chandos]
• Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 In B-Flat Major, Op. 100
Mariss Jansons, conductor (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
[RCO]
• Rouse: Odna Zhizn; Symphonies 3 & 4; Prospero's Rooms
Alan Gilbert, conductor (New York Philharmonic)
[Dacapo Records]
• Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9
Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Field 28 - Classical
Category 76 - Best Opera Recording
(Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s) and Principal Soloists.)
• Corigliano: The Ghosts Of Versailles
James Conlon, conductor; Joshua Guerrero, Christopher Maltman, Lucas Meachem, Patricia Racette, Lucy Schaufer & Guanqun Yu; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (LA Opera Orchestra; LA Opera Chorus)
[Pentatone Music]
• Handel: Giulio Cesare
Giovanni Antonini, conductor; Cecilia Bartoli, Philippe Jaroussky, Andreas Scholl & Anne-Sofie von Otter; Samuel Theis, producer (Il Giardino Armonico)
[Decca]
• Higdon: Cold Mountain
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor; Emily Fons, Nathan Gunn, Isabel Leonard & Jay Hunter Morris; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer (The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra; Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Program For Singers)
[Pentatone Music]
• Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Thomas Hampson, Christiane Karg, Luca Pisaroni & Sonya Yoncheva; Daniel Zalay, producer (Chamber Orchestra Of Europe; Vocalensemble Rastatt)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
• Szymanowski: Król Roger
Antonio Pappano, conductor; Georgia Jarman, Mariusz Kwiecień & Saimir Pirgu; Jonathan Allen, producer (Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus)
[Opus Arte]
Field 28 - Classical
Category 77 - Best Choral Performance
(Award to the Conductor, and to the Choral Director and/or Chorus Master where applicable and to the Choral Organization/Ensemble.)
• Himmelrand
Elisabeth Holte, conductor (Marianne Reidarsdatter Eriksen, Ragnfrid Lie & Matilda Sterby; Inger-Lise Ulsrud; Uranienborg Vokalensemble)
[2L (Lindberg Lyd)]
• Janáček: Glagolitic Mass
Edward Gardner, conductor; Håkon Matti Skrede, chorus master (Susan Bickley, Gábor Bretz, Sara Jakubiak & Stuart Skelton; Thomas Trotter; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Bergen Cathedral Choir, Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Choir Of Collegium Musicum & Edvard Grieg Kor)
[Chandos]
• Lloyd: Bonhoeffer
Donald Nally, conductor (Malavika Godbole, John Grecia, Rebecca Harris & Thomas Mesa; The Crossing)
[Albany Records]
• Penderecki Conducts Penderecki, Volume 1
Krzysztof Penderecki, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, choir director (Nikolay Didenko, Agnieszka Rehlis & Johanna Rusanen; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Philharmonic Choir)
[Warner Classics]
• Steinberg: Passion Week
Steven Fox, conductor (The Clarion Choir)
[Naxos]
Field 28 - Classical
Category 78 - Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
(For new recordings of works with chamber or small ensemble (twenty-four or fewer members, not including the conductor). One Award to the ensemble and one Award to the conductor, if applicable.)
• Fitelberg: Chamber Works
ARC Ensemble
[Chandos]
• Reflections
Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg & Trondheimsolistene
[2L (Lindberg Lyd)]
• Serious Business
Spektral Quartet
[Sono Luminus]
• Steve Reich
Third Coast Percussion
[Cedille Records]
• Trios From Our Homelands
Lincoln Trio
[Cedille Records]
Field 28 - Classical
Category 79 - Best Classical Instrumental Solo
(Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor when applicable.)
• Adams, J.: Scheherazade.2
Leila Josefowicz; David Robertson, conductor (Chester Englander; St. Louis Symphony)
[Nonesuch]
• Daugherty: Tales Of Hemingway
Zuill Bailey; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Nashville Symphony)
Track from: Daugherty: Tales Of Hemingway; American Gothic; Once Upon A Castle
[Naxos]
• Dvořák: Violin Concerto & Romance; Suk: Fantasy
Christian Tetzlaff; John Storgårds, conductor (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
[Ondine]
• Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vols. 8 & 9
Kristian Bezuidenhout
[Harmonia Mundi]
• 1930's Violin Concertos, Vol. 2
Gil Shaham; Stéphane Denève, conductor (The Knights & Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra)
[Canary Classics]
Field 28 - Classical
Category 80 - Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
(Award to: Vocalist(s), Collaborative Artist(s) (Ex: pianists, conductors, chamber groups) Producer(s), Recording Engineers/Mixers with 51% or more playing time of new material.)
• Monteverdi
Magdalena Kožená; Andrea Marcon, conductor (David Feldman, Michael Feyfar, Jakob Pilgram & Luca Tittoto; La Cetra Barockorchester Basel)
[Archiv Produktion]
• Mozart: The Weber Sisters
Sabine Devieilhe; Raphaël Pichon, conductor (Pygmalion)
[Erato]
• Schumann & Berg
Dorothea Röschmann; Mitsuko Uchida, accompanist
[Decca]
• Shakespeare Songs
Ian Bostridge; Antonio Pappano, accompanist (Michael Collins, Elizabeth Kenny, Lawrence Power & Adam Walker)
[Warner Classics]
• Verismo
Anna Netrebko; Antonio Pappano, conductor (Yusif Eyvazov; Coro Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia; Orchestra Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia)
[Deutsche Grammophon]
Field 28 - Classical
Category 81 - Best Classical Compendium
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) and Engineer(s) of over 51% playing time of the album, if other than the artist.)
• Daugherty: Tales Of Hemingway; American Gothic; Once Upon A Castle
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
[Naxos]
• Gesualdo
Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor; Manfred Eicher, producer
[ECM New Series]
• Vaughan Williams: Discoveries
Martyn Brabbins, conductor; Andrew Walton, producer
[Albion Records]
• Wolfgang: Passing Through
Judith Farmer & Gernot Wolfgang, producers; (Various Artists)
[Albany Records]
• Zappa: 200 Motels - The Suites
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Frank Filipetti & Gail Zappa, producers
[Universal Music]
Field 28 - Classical
Category 82 - Best Contemporary Classical Composition
(A Composer's Award. (For a contemporary classical composition composed within the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year.) Award to the librettist, if applicable.)
• Bates: Anthology Of Fantastic Zoology
Mason Bates, composer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
[CSO Resound]
• Daugherty: Tales Of Hemingway
Michael Daugherty, composer (Zuill Bailey, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
Track from: Daugherty: Tales Of Hemingway; American Gothic; Once Upon A Castle
[Naxos]
• Higdon: Cold Mountain
Jennifer Higdon, composer; Gene Scheer, librettist (Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Jay Hunter Morris, Emily Fons, Isabel Leonard, Nathan Gunn & The Santa Fe Opera)
[Pentatone Music]
• Theofanidis: Bassoon Concerto
Christopher Theofanidis, composer (Martin Kuuskmann, Barry Jekowsky & Northwest Sinfonia)
Track from: Bassoon Concertos - Theofanidis, Hummel, Mozart
[Estonian Record Productions]
• Winger: Conversations With Nijinsky
C. F. Kip Winger, composer (Martin West & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra)
Track from: Winger: Conversations With Nijinsky
[VBI Classic Recordings]
Field 29 - Music Video/Film
Category 83 - Best Music Video
(Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.)
• Formation
Beyoncé
Melina Matsoukas, video director; Nathan Scherrer, video producer
[Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records]
• River
Leon Bridges
Miles Jay, video director; Dennis Beier, Allison Kunzman & Saul Levitz, video producers
[Columbia Records]
• Up & Up
Coldplay
Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors; Juliette Larthe & Natan Schottenfels, video producers
[Parlophone Records/Atlantic]
• Gosh
Jamie XX
Romain Gavras, video director; Iconoclast, video producers
[Young Turks]
• Upside Down & Inside Out
OK Go
Damian Kulash Jr. & Trish Sie, video directors; Melissa Murphy & John O'Grady, video producers
[Paracadute]
Field 29 - Music Video/Film
Category 84 - Best Music Film
(For concert/performance films or music documentaries. Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.)
• I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
Steve Aoki
Justin Krook, video director; Brent Almond, Matt Colon, David Gelb, Ryan Kavanaugh, Happy Walters & Matthew Weaver, video producers
[Relativity]
• The Beatles: Eight Days A Week The Touring Years
(The Beatles)
Ron Howard, video director; Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Scott Pascucci & Nigel Sinclair, video producers
[Apple Corps Ltd./UMe]
• Lemonade
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles Carter & Kahlil Joseph, video directors; Beyoncé Knowles Carter, video producer
[Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records]
• The Music Of Strangers
Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
Morgan Neville, video director; Caitrin Rogers, video producer
[Tremolo Productions]
• American Saturday Night: Live From The Grand Ole Opry
(Various Artists)
George J. Flanigen IV, video director; John Burke & Lindsey Clark, video producers
[Grand Ole Opry, LLC]
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