LISTA COMPLETA DE NOMINADOS A LOS GRAMMY 2019, LA 61 EDICIÓN

Los premios más importantes de la música (y la industria de la grabación en general desde la perspectiva estadounidense) llegan a su 61 edición, aquí hallas la lista completa de nominados. La entrega tendrá lugar el domingo 10 de febrero.

GENERAL FIELD

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.

• I LIKE IT
  Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
  Invincible, JWhiteDidIt, Craig Kallman & Tainy, producers; Leslie Brathwaite & Evan LaRay, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
   
• THE JOKE
  Brandi Carlile
  Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Tom Elmhirst & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer
   
• THIS IS AMERICA
  Childish Gambino
  Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, producers; Derek "MixedByAli" Ali & Riley Mackin, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
   
• GOD'S PLAN
  Drake
  Boi-1Da, Cardo & Young Exclusive, producers; Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell & Noah Shebib, engineers/mixers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer
   
• SHALLOW
  Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
  Lady Gaga & Benjamin Rice, producers; Tom Elmhirst, engineer/mixer; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
   
• ALL THE STARS
  Kendrick Lamar & SZA
  Al Shux & Sounwave, producers; Sam Ricci & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
   
• ROCKSTAR
  Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage
  Louis Bell & Tank God, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
   
• THE MIDDLE
  Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
  Grey, Monsters & Strangerz & Zedd, producers; Grey, Tom Morris, Ryan Shanahan & Zedd, engineers/mixers; Mike Marsh, mastering engineer

2. Album Of The Year
Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s) credited with at least 33% playing time of the album, if other than Artist.

• INVASION OF PRIVACY
  Cardi B
  Leslie Brathwaite & Evan LaRay, engineers/mixers; Belcalis Almanzar & Jorden Thorpe, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
   
• BY THE WAY, I FORGIVE YOU
  Brandi Carlile
  Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Dave Cobb & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers; Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer
   
• SCORPION
  Drake
  Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell & Noah Shebib, engineers/mixers; Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters; Chris Athens, mastering engineer
   
• H.E.R.
  H.E.R.
  Darhyl "Hey DJ" Camper Jr, H.E.R. & Jeff Robinson, producers; Miki Tsutsumi, engineer/mixer; Darhyl Camper Jr & H.E.R., songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
   
• BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS
  Post Malone
  Louis Bell & Post Malone, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Louis Bell & Austin Post, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
   
• DIRTY COMPUTER
  Janelle Monáe
  Chuck Lightning & Janelle Monáe Robinson & Nate "Rocket" Wonder, producers; Mick Guzauski, Janelle Monáe Robinson & Nate "Rocket" Wonder, engineers/mixers; Nathaniel Irvin III, Charles Joseph II, Taylor Parks & Janelle Monáe Robinson, songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
   
• GOLDEN HOUR
  Kacey Musgraves
  Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, producers; Craig Alvin & Shawn Everett, engineers/mixers; Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, songwriters; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers
   
• BLACK PANTHER: THE ALBUM, MUSIC FROM AND INSPIRED BY
  (Various Artists)
  Kendrick Lamar, featured artist; Kendrick Duckworth & Sounwave, producers; Matt Schaeffer, engineer/mixer; Kendrick Duckworth & Mark Spears, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer

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.

• ALL THE STARS
  Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
   
• BOO'D UP
  Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)
   
• GOD'S PLAN
  Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
   
• IN MY BLOOD
  Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes & Geoffrey Warburton, songwriters (Shawn Mendes)
   
• THE JOKE
  Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
   
• THE MIDDLE
  Sarah Aarons, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax, Kyle Trewartha, Michael Trewartha & Anton Zaslavski, songwriters (Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey)
   
• SHALLOW
  Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
   
• THIS IS AMERICA
  Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)

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.

• CHLOE X HALLE
   
• LUKE COMBS
   
• GRETA VAN FLEET
   
• H.E.R.
   
• DUA LIPA
   
• MARGO PRICE
   
• BEBE REXHA
   
• JORJA SMITH

POP

5. Best Pop Solo Performance
For new vocal or instrumental pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.

• COLORS
  Beck
   
• HAVANA (LIVE)
  Camila Cabello
   
• GOD IS A WOMAN
  Ariana Grande
   
• JOANNE (WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOIN'?)
  Lady Gaga
   
• BETTER NOW
  Post Malone

6. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.

• FALL IN LINE
  Christina Aguilera Featuring Demi Lovato
   
• DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART
  Backstreet Boys
   
• 'S WONDERFUL
  Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
   
• SHALLOW
  Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
   
• GIRLS LIKE YOU
  Maroon 5 Featuring Cardi B
   
• SAY SOMETHING
  Justin Timberlake Featuring Chris Stapleton
   
• THE MIDDLE
  Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey

7. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new traditional pop recordings.

• LOVE IS HERE TO STAY
  Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
   
• MY WAY
  Willie Nelson
   
• NAT "KING" COLE & ME
  Gregory Porter
   
• STANDARDS (DELUXE)
  Seal
   
• THE MUSIC...THE MEM'RIES...THE MAGIC!
  Barbra Streisand

8. Best Pop Vocal Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal pop recordings.

• CAMILA
  Camila Cabello
   
• MEANING OF LIFE
  Kelly Clarkson
   
• SWEETENER
  Ariana Grande
   
• SHAWN MENDES
  Shawn Mendes
   
• BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA
  P!nk
   
• REPUTATION
  Taylor Swift

DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC

9. Best Dance Recording
For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.

• NORTHERN SOUL
  Above & Beyond Featuring Richard Bedford
  Above & Beyond, producers; Above & Beyond, mixers
   
• ULTIMATUM
  Disclosure (Featuring Fatoumata Diawara)
  Guy Lawrence & Howard Lawrence, producers; Guy Lawrence, mixer
   
• LOSING IT
  Fisher
  Paul Nicholas Fisher, producer; Kevin Granger, mixer
   
• ELECTRICITY
  Silk City & Dua Lipa Featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson
  Silk City, producers; Josh Gudwin, mixer
   
• GHOST VOICES
  Virtual Self
  Porter Robinson, producer; Porter Robinson, mixer

10. Best Dance/Electronic Album
For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.

• SINGULARITY
  Jon Hopkins
   
• WOMAN WORLDWIDE
  Justice
   
• TREEHOUSE
  Sofi Tukker
   
• OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES
  SOPHIE
   
• LUNE ROUGE
  TOKiMONSTA

CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

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.

• THE EMANCIPATION PROCRASTINATION
  Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
   
• STEVE GADD BAND
  Steve Gadd Band
   
• MODERN LORE
  Julian Lage
   
• LAID BLACK
  Marcus Miller
   
• PROTOCOL 4
  Simon Phillips

ROCK

12. Best Rock Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative rock recordings.

• FOUR OUT OF FIVE
  Arctic Monkeys
   
• WHEN BAD DOES GOOD
  Chris Cornell
   
• MADE AN AMERICA
  THE FEVER 333
   
• HIGHWAY TUNE
  Greta Van Fleet
   
• UNCOMFORTABLE
  Halestorm

13. Best Metal Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative metal recordings.

• CONDEMNED TO THE GALLOWS
  Between The Buried And Me
   
• HONEYCOMB
  Deafheaven
   
• ELECTRIC MESSIAH
  High On Fire
   
• BETRAYER
  Trivium
   
• ON MY TEETH
  Underoath

14. Best Rock Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal songs. 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.

• BLACK SMOKE RISING
  Jacob Thomas Kiszka, Joshua Michael Kiszka, Samuel Francis Kiszka & Daniel Robert Wagner, songwriters (Greta Van Fleet)
   
• JUMPSUIT
  Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots)
   
• MANTRA
  Jordan Fish, Matthew Kean, Lee Malia, Matthew Nicholls & Oliver Sykes, songwriters (Bring Me The Horizon)
   
• MASSEDUCTION
  Jack Antonoff & Annie Clark, songwriters (St. Vincent)
   
• RATS
  Tom Dalgety & A Ghoul Writer, songwriters (Ghost)

15. Best Rock Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rock, hard rock or metal recordings.

• RAINIER FOG
  Alice In Chains
   
• M A N I A
  Fall Out Boy
   
• PREQUELLE
  Ghost
   
• FROM THE FIRES
  Greta Van Fleet
   
• PACIFIC DAYDREAM
  Weezer

ALTERNATIVE

16. Best Alternative Music Album
Vocal or Instrumental.

• TRANQUILITY BASE HOTEL + CASINO
  Arctic Monkeys
   
• COLORS
  Beck
   
• UTOPIA
  Björk
   
• AMERICAN UTOPIA
  David Byrne
   
• MASSEDUCTION
  St. Vincent

R&B

17. Best R&B Performance
For new vocal or instrumental R&B recordings.

• LONG AS I LIVE
  Toni Braxton
   
• SUMMER
  The Carters
   
• Y O Y
  Lalah Hathaway
   
• BEST PART
  H.E.R. Featuring Daniel Caesar
   
• FIRST BEGAN
  PJ Morton

18. Best Traditional R&B Performance
For new vocal or instrumental traditional R&B recordings.

• BET AIN'T WORTH THE HAND
  Leon Bridges
   
• DON'T FALL APART ON ME TONIGHT
  Bettye LaVette
   
• HONEST
  MAJOR.
   
• HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE
  PJ Morton Featuring Yebba
   
• MADE FOR LOVE
  Charlie Wilson Featuring Lalah Hathaway

19. Best R&B Song
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.

• BOO'D UP
  Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)
   
• COME THROUGH AND CHILL
  Jermaine Cole, Miguel Pimentel & Salaam Remi, songwriters (Miguel Featuring J. Cole & Salaam Remi)
   
• FEELS LIKE SUMMER
  Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)
   
• FOCUS
  Darhyl Camper Jr, H.E.R. & Justin Love, songwriters (H.E.R.)
   
• LONG AS I LIVE
  Paul Boutin, Toni Braxton & Antonio Dixon, songwriters (Toni Braxton)

20. Best Urban Contemporary Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded contemporary vocal tracks derivative of R&B.

• EVERYTHING IS LOVE
  The Carters
   
• THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT
  Chloe x Halle
   
• CHRIS DAVE AND THE DRUMHEDZ
  Chris Dave And The Drumhedz
   
• WAR & LEISURE
  Miguel
   
• VENTRILOQUISM
  Meshell Ndegeocello

21. Best R&B Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new R&B recordings.

• SEX & CIGARETTES
  Toni Braxton
   
• GOOD THING
  Leon Bridges
   
• HONESTLY
  Lalah Hathaway
   
• H.E.R.
  H.E.R.
   
• GUMBO UNPLUGGED (LIVE)
  PJ Morton

RAP

22. Best Rap Performance
For a Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.

• BE CAREFUL
  Cardi B
   
• NICE FOR WHAT
  Drake
   
• KING'S DEAD
  Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake
   
• BUBBLIN
  Anderson .Paak
   
• SICKO MODE
  Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee

23. Best Rap/Sung Performance
For a solo or collaborative performance containing both elements of R&B melodies and Rap.

• LIKE I DO
  Christina Aguilera Featuring Goldlink
   
• PRETTY LITTLE FEARS
  6lack Featuring J. Cole
   
• THIS IS AMERICA
  Childish Gambino
   
• ALL THE STARS
  Kendrick Lamar & SZA
   
• ROCKSTAR
  Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage

24. Best Rap Song
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.

• GOD'S PLAN
  Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
   
• KING'S DEAD
  Kendrick Duckworth, Samuel Gloade, James Litherland, Johnny McKinzie, Mark Spears, Travis Walton, Nayvadius Wilburn & Michael Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake)
   
• LUCKY YOU
  R. Fraser, G. Lucas, M. Mathers, M. Samuels & J. Sweet, songwriters (Eminem Featuring Joyner Lucas)
   
• SICKO MODE
  Khalif Brown, Rogét Chahayed, BryTavious Chambers, Mike Dean, Mirsad Dervic, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, Aubrey Graham, John Edward Hawkins, Chauncey Hollis, Jacques Webster, Ozan Yildirim & Cydel Young, songwriters (Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee)
   
• WIN
  K. Duckworth, A. Hernandez, J. McKinzie, M. Samuels & C. Thompson, songwriters (Jay Rock)

25. Best Rap Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rap recordings.

• INVASION OF PRIVACY
  Cardi B
   
• SWIMMING
  Mac Miller
   
• VICTORY LAP
  Nipsey Hussle
   
• DAYTONA
  Pusha T
   
• ASTROWORLD
  Travis Scott

COUNTRY

26. Best Country Solo Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings.

• WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT?
  Loretta Lynn
   
• MONA LISAS AND MAD HATTERS
  Maren Morris
   
• BUTTERFLIES
  Kacey Musgraves
   
• MILLIONAIRE
  Chris Stapleton
   
• PARALLEL LINE
  Keith Urban

27. Best Country Duo/Group Performance
For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country recordings.

• SHOOT ME STRAIGHT
  Brothers Osborne
   
• TEQUILA
  Dan + Shay
   
• WHEN SOMEONE STOPS LOVING YOU
  Little Big Town
   
• DEAR HATE
  Maren Morris Featuring Vince Gill
   
• MEANT TO BE
  Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line

28. Best Country Song
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.

• BREAK UP IN THE END
  Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill & Jon Nite, songwriters (Cole Swindell)
   
• DEAR HATE
  Tom Douglas, David Hodges & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris Featuring Vince Gill)
   
• I LIVED IT
  Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley & Ben Hayslip, songwriters (Blake Shelton)
   
• SPACE COWBOY
  Luke Laird, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
   
• TEQUILA
  Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds & Dan Smyers, songwriters (Dan + Shay)
   
• WHEN SOMEONE STOPS LOVING YOU
  Hillary Lindsey, Chase McGill & Lori McKenna, songwriters (Little Big Town)

29. Best Country Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new country recordings.

• UNAPOLOGETICALLY
  Kelsea Ballerini
   
• PORT SAINT JOE
  Brothers Osborne
   
• GIRL GOING NOWHERE
  Ashley McBryde
   
• GOLDEN HOUR
  Kacey Musgraves
   
• FROM A ROOM: VOLUME 2
  Chris Stapleton

NEW AGE

30. Best New Age Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental new age recordings.

• HIRAETH
  Lisa Gerrard & David Kuckhemann
   
• BELOVED
  Snatam Kaur
   
• OPIUM MOON
  Opium Moon
   
• MOLECULES OF MOTION
  Steve Roach
   
• MOKU MALUHIA - PEACEFUL ISLAND
  Jim Kimo West

JAZZ

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.

• SOME OF THAT SUNSHINE
  Regina Carter, soloist
  Track from: Some Of That Sunshine (Karrin Allyson)
   
• DON'T FENCE ME IN
  John Daversa, soloist
  Track from: American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom (John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists)
   
• WE SEE
  Fred Hersch, soloists
   
• DE-DAH
  Brad Mehldau, soloist
  Track from: Seymour Reads The Constitution! (Brad Mehldau Trio)
   
• CADENAS
  Miguel Zenón, soloist
  Track from: Yo Soy La Tradición (Miguel Zenón Featuring Spektral Quartet)

32. Best Jazz Vocal Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal jazz recordings.

• MY MOOD IS YOU
  Freddy Cole
   
• THE QUESTIONS
  Kurt Elling
   
• THE SUBJECT TONIGHT IS LOVE
  Kate McGarry With Keith Ganz & Gary Versace
   
• IF YOU REALLY WANT
  Raul Midón With The Metropole Orkest Conducted By Vince Mendoza
   
• THE WINDOW
  Cécile McLorin Salvant

33. Best Jazz Instrumental Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new instrumental jazz recordings.

• DIAMOND CUT
  Tia Fuller
   
• LIVE IN EUROPE
  Fred Hersch Trio
   
• SEYMOUR READS THE CONSTITUTION!
  Brad Mehldau Trio
   
• STILL DREAMING
  Joshua Redman, Ron Miles, Scott Colley & Brian Blade
   
• EMANON
  The Wayne Shorter Quartet

34. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new ensemble jazz recordings.

• ALL ABOUT THAT BASIE
  The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty Barnhart
   
• AMERICAN DREAMERS: VOICES OF HOPE, MUSIC OF FREEDOM
  John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists
   
• PRESENCE
  Orrin Evans And The Captain Black Big Band
   
• ALL CAN WORK
  John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
   
• BAREFOOT DANCES AND OTHER VISIONS
  Jim McNeely & The Frankfurt Radio Big Band

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.

• HEART OF BRAZIL
  Eddie Daniels
   
• BACK TO THE SUNSET
  Dafnis Prieto Big Band
   
• WEST SIDE STORY REIMAGINED
  Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band
   
• CINQUE
  Elio Villafranca
   
• YO SOY LA TRADICIÓN
  Miguel Zenón Featuring Spektral Quartet

GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC

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.

• YOU WILL WIN
  Jekalyn Carr; Allen Carr & Jekalyn Carr, songwriters
   
• WON'T HE DO IT
  Koryn Hawthorne
   
• NEVER ALONE
  Tori Kelly Featuring Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin & Victoria Kelly, songwriters
   
• CYCLES
  Jonathan McReynolds Featuring DOE; Jonathan McReynolds, songwriter
   
• A GREAT WORK
  Brian Courtney Wilson; Aaron W. Lindsey, Alvin Richardson & Brian Courtney Wilson, songwriters

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.

• RECKLESS LOVE
  Cory Asbury; Cory Asbury, Caleb Culver & Ran Jackson, songwriters
   
• YOU SAY
  Lauren Daigle; Lauren Daigle, Jason Ingram & Paul Mabury, songwriters
   
• JOY.
  for KING & COUNTRY; Ben Glover, Matt Hales, Stephen Blake Kanicka, Seth Moslely, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters
   
• GRACE GOT YOU
  MercyMe Featuring John Reuben; David Garcia, Ben Glover, MercyMe, Solomon Olds & John Reuben, songwriters
   
• KNOWN
  Tauren Wells; Ethan Hulse, Jordan Sapp & Tauren Wells, songwriters

38. Best Gospel Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional or contemporary/R&B gospel music recordings.

• ONE NATION UNDER GOD
  Jekalyn Carr
   
• HIDING PLACE
  Tori Kelly
   
• MAKE ROOM
  Jonathan McReynolds
   
• THE OTHER SIDE
  The Walls Group
   
• A GREAT WORK
  Brian Courtney Wilson

39. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, contemporary Christian music, including pop, rap/hip hop, or rock recordings.

• LOOK UP CHILD
  Lauren Daigle
   
• HALLELUJAH HERE BELOW
  Elevation Worship
   
• LIVING WITH A FIRE
  Jesus Culture
   
• SURROUNDED
  Michael W. Smith
   
• SURVIVOR: LIVE FROM HARDING PRISON
  Zach Williams

40. Best Roots Gospel Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional/roots gospel music, including country, Southern gospel, bluegrass, and Americana recordings.

• UNEXPECTED
  Jason Crabb
   
• CLEAR SKIES
  Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
   
• FAVORITES: REVISITED BY REQUEST
  The Isaacs
   
• STILL STANDING
  The Martins
   
• LOVE LOVE LOVE
  Gordon Mote

LATIN

41. Best Latin Pop Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new Latin pop recordings.

• PROMETO
  Pablo Alboran
   
• SINCERA
  Claudia Brant
   
• MUSAS (UN HOMENAJE AL FOLCLORE LATINOAMERICANO EN MANOS DE LOS MACORINOS), VOL. 2
  Natalia Lafourcade
   
• 2:00 AM
  Raquel Sofía
   
• VIVES
  Carlos Vives

42. Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new Latin rock, urban or alternative recordings.

• CLAROSCURA
  Aterciopelados
   
• COASTCITY
  COASTCITY
   
• ENCANTO TROPICAL
  Monsieur Periné
   
• GOURMET
  Orishas
   
• AZTLÁN
  Zoé

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.

• PRIMERO SOY MEXICANA
  Angela Aguilar
   
• MITAD Y MITAD
  Calibre 50
   
• TOTALMENTE JUAN GABRIEL VOL. II
  Aida Cuevas
   
• CRUZANDO BORDERS
  Los Texmaniacs
   
• LEYENDAS DE MI PUEBLO
  Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez
   
• ¡MÉXICO POR SIEMPRE!
  Luis Miguel

44. Best Tropical Latin Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new tropical Latin recordings.

• PA' MI GENTE
  Charlie Aponte
   
• LEGADO
  Formell Y Los Van Van
   
• ORQUESTA AKOKÁN
  Orquesta Akokán
   
• PONLE ACTITUD
  Felipe Peláez
   
• ANNIVERSARY
  Spanish Harlem Orchestra

AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC

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).

• KICK ROCKS
  Sean Ardoin
   
• SAINT JAMES INFIRMARY BLUES
  Jon Batiste
   
• THE JOKE
  Brandi Carlile
   
• ALL ON MY MIND
  Anderson East
   
• LAST MAN STANDING
  Willie Nelson

46. Best American Roots Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Americana, bluegrass, traditional blues, contemporary blues, folk or regional roots songs. 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.

• ALL THE TROUBLE
  Waylon Payne, Lee Ann Womack & Adam Wright, songwriters (Lee Ann Womack)
   
• BUILD A BRIDGE
  Jeff Tweedy, songwriter (Mavis Staples)
   
• THE JOKE
  Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
   
• KNOCKIN' ON YOUR SCREEN DOOR
  Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)
   
• SUMMER'S END
  Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)

47. Best Americana Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental Americana recordings.

• BY THE WAY, I FORGIVE YOU
  Brandi Carlile
   
• THINGS HAVE CHANGED
  Bettye LaVette
   
• THE TREE OF FORGIVENESS
  John Prine
   
• THE LONELY, THE LONESOME & THE GONE
  Lee Ann Womack
   
• ONE DROP OF TRUTH
  The Wood Brothers

48. Best Bluegrass Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental bluegrass recordings.

• PORTRAITS IN FIDDLES
  Mike Barnett
   
• SISTER SADIE II
  Sister Sadie
   
• RIVERS AND ROADS
  Special Consensus
   
• THE TRAVELIN' MCCOURYS
  The Travelin' McCourys
   
• NORTH OF DESPAIR
  Wood & Wire

49. Best Traditional Blues Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental traditional blues recordings.

• SOMETHING SMELLS FUNKY 'ROUND HERE
  Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio
   
• BENTON COUNTY RELIC
  Cedric Burnside
   
• THE BLUES IS ALIVE AND WELL
  Buddy Guy
   
• NO MERCY IN THIS LAND
  Ben Harper And Charlie Musselwhite
   
• DON'T YOU FEEL MY LEG (THE NAUGHTY BAWDY BLUES OF BLUE LU BARKER)
  Maria Muldaur

50. Best Contemporary Blues Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental contemporary blues recordings.

• PLEASE DON'T BE DEAD
  Fantastic Negrito
   
• HERE IN BABYLON
  Teresa James And The Rhythm Tramps
   
• CRY NO MORE
  Danielle Nicole
   
• OUT OF THE BLUES
  Boz Scaggs
   
• VICTOR WAINWRIGHT AND THE TRAIN
  Victor Wainwright And The Train

51. Best Folk Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental folk recordings.

• WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND
  Joan Baez
   
• BLACK COWBOYS
  Dom Flemons
   
• RIFLES & ROSARY BEADS
  Mary Gauthier
   
• WEED GARDEN
  Iron & Wine
   
• ALL ASHORE
  Punch Brothers

52. Best Regional Roots Music Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental regional roots music recordings.

• KREOLE ROCK AND SOUL
  Sean Ardoin
   
• SPYBOY
  Cha Wa
   
• ALOHA FROM NA HOA
  Na Hoa
   
• NO 'ANE'I
  Kalani Pe'a
   
• MEWASINSATIONAL - CREE ROUND DANCE SONGS
  Young Spirit

REGGAE

53. Best Reggae Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new reggae recordings.

• AS THE WORLD TURNS
  Black Uhuru
   
• REGGAE FOREVER
  Etana
   
• REBELLION RISES
  Ziggy Marley
   
• A MATTER OF TIME
  Protoje
   
• 44/876
  Sting & Shaggy

WORLD MUSIC

54. Best World Music Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental World Music recordings.

• DERAN
  Bombino
   
• FENFO
  Fatoumata Diawara
   
• BLACK TIMES
  Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
   
• FREEDOM
  Soweto Gospel Choir
   
• THE LOST SONGS OF WORLD WAR II
  Yiddish Glory

CHILDREN'S

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.

• ALL THE SOUNDS
  Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats
   
• BUILDING BLOCKS
  Tim Kubart
   
• FALU'S BAZAAR
  Falu
   
• GIANTS OF SCIENCE
  The Pop Ups
   
• THE NATION OF IMAGINE
  Frank & Deane

SPOKEN WORD

56. Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)

• ACCESSORY TO WAR (NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON & AVIS LANG)
  Courtney B. Vance
   
• CALYPSO
  David Sedaris
   
• CREATIVE QUEST
  Questlove
   
• FAITH - A JOURNEY FOR ALL
  Jimmy Carter
   
• THE LAST BLACK UNICORN
  Tiffany Haddish

COMEDY

57. Best Comedy Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings.

• ANNIHILATION
  Patton Oswalt
   
• EQUANIMITY & THE BIRD REVELATION
  Dave Chappelle
   
• NOBLE APE
  Jim Gaffigan
   
• STANDUP FOR DRUMMERS
  Fred Armisen
   
• TAMBORINE
  Chris Rock

MUSICAL THEATER

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.

• THE BAND'S VISIT
  Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Katrina Lenk & Ari'el Stachel, principal soloists; Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers; David Yazbek, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
   
• CAROUSEL
  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 CONCERT
  Sara Bareilles, Alice Cooper, Ben Daniels, Brandon Victor Dixon, Erik Grönwall, 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 LADY
  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 ISLAND
  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

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).

• CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
  (Various Artists)
   
• DEADPOOL 2
  (Various Artists)
   
• THE GREATEST SHOWMAN
  (Various Artists)
   
• LADY BIRD
  (Various Artists)
   
• STRANGER THINGS
  (Various Artists)

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.

• BLACK PANTHER
  Ludwig Göransson, composer
   
• BLADE RUNNER 2049
  Benjamin Wallfisch & Hans Zimmer, composers
   
• COCO
  Michael Giacchino, composer
   
• THE SHAPE OF WATER
  Alexandre Desplat, composer
   
• STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
  John Williams, composer

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.

• ALL THE STARS
  Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Alexander William Shuckburgh, Mark Anthony Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
  Track from: Black Panther
   
• MYSTERY OF LOVE
  Sufjan Stevens, songwriter (Sufjan Stevens)
  Track from: Call Me By Your Name
   
• REMEMBER ME
  Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Miguel Featuring Natalia Lafourcade)
  Track from: Coco
   
• SHALLOW
  Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
  Track from: A Star Is Born
   
• THIS IS ME
  Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble)
  Track from: The Greatest Showman

COMPOSING/ARRANGING

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.

• BLUT UND BODEN (BLOOD AND SOIL)
  Terence Blanchard, composer (Terence Blanchard)
   
• CHRYSALIS
  Jeremy Kittel, composer (Kittel & Co.)
   
• INFINITY WAR
  Alan Silverstri, composer (Alan Silvestri)
   
• MINE MISSION
  John Powell & John Williams, composers (John Powell & John Williams)
   
• THE SHAPE OF WATER
  Alexandre Desplat, composer (Alexandre Desplat)

63. Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

• BATMAN THEME (TV)
  Randy Waldman & Justin Wilson, arrangers (Randy Waldman Featuring Wynton Marsalis)
   
• CHANGE THE WORLD
  Mark Kibble, arranger (Take 6)
   
• MADRID FINALE
  John Powell, arranger (John Powell)
   
• THE SHAPE OF WATER
  Alexandre Desplat, arranger (Alexandre Desplat)
   
• STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER
  John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists)

64. Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

• IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR
  Matt Rollings & Kristin Wilkinson, arrangers (Willie Nelson)
   
• JOLENE
  Dan Pugach & Nicole Zuraitis, arrangers (Dan Pugach)
   
• MONA LISA
  Vince Mendoza, arranger (Gregory Porter)
   
• NIÑA
  Gonzalo Grau, arranger (Magos Herrera & Brooklyn Rider)
   
• SPIDERMAN THEME
  Randy Waldman, arranger (Randy Waldman Featuring Take 6 & Chris Potter)

PACKAGE

65. Best Recording Package

• BE THE COWBOY
  Mary Banas, art director (Mitski)
   
• LOVE YOURSELF: TEAR
  HuskyFox, art director (BTS)
   
• MASSEDUCTION
  Willo Perron, art director (St. Vincent)
   
• THE OFFERING
  Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (The Chairman)
   
• WELL KEPT THING
  Adam Moore, art director (Foxhole)

66. Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

• APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION (LOCKED N' LOADED BOX)
  Arian Buhler, Charles Dooher, Jeff Fura, Scott Sandler & Matt Taylor, art directors (Guns N' Roses)
   
• I'LL BE YOUR GIRL
  Carson Ellis, Jeri Heiden & Glen Nakasako, art directors (The Decemberists)
   
• PACIFIC NORTHWEST '73-74': THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS
  Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson & Roy Henry Vickers, art directors (Grateful Dead)
   
• SQUEEZE BOX: THE COMPLETE WORKS OF "WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC
  Meghan Foley, Annie Stoll & Al Yankovic, art directors ("Weird Al" Yankovic)
   
• TOO MANY BAD HABITS
  Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Johnny Nicholas)

NOTES

67. Best Album Notes

• ALPINE DREAMING: THE HELVETIA RECORDS STORY, 1920-1924
  James P. Leary, album notes writer (Various Artists)
   
• 4 BANJO SONGS, 1891-1897: FOUNDATIONAL RECORDINGS OF AMERICA'S ICONIC INSTRUMENT
  Richard Martin & Ted Olson, album notes writers (Charles A. Asbury)
   
• THE 1960 TIME SESSIONS
  Ben Ratliff, album notes writer (Sonny Clark Trio)
   
• THE PRODUCT OF OUR SOULS: THE SOUND AND SWAY OF JAMES REESE EUROPE'S SOCIETY ORCHESTRA
  David Gilbert, album notes writer (Various Artists)
   
• TROUBLE NO MORE: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 13 / 1979-1981 (DELUXE EDITION)
  Amanda Petrusich, album notes writer (Bob Dylan)
   
• VOICES OF MISSISSIPPI: ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS DOCUMENTED BY WILLIAM FERRIS
  David Evans, album notes writer (Various Artists)

HISTORICAL

68. Best Historical Album

• ANY OTHER WAY
  Rob Bowman, Douglas Mcgowan, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton, mastering engineer (Jackie Shane)
   
• AT THE LOUISIANA HAYRIDE TONIGHT...
  Martin Hawkins, compilation producer; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
   
• BATTLEGROUND KOREA: SONGS AND SOUNDS OF AMERICA'S FORGOTTEN WAR
  Hugo Keesing, compilation producer; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
   
• A RHAPSODY IN BLUE - THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF OSCAR LEVANT
  Robert Russ, compilation producer; Andreas K. Meyer & Rebekah Wineman, mastering engineers (Oscar Levant)
   
• VOICES OF MISSISSIPPI: ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS DOCUMENTED BY WILLIAM FERRIS
  William Ferris, April Ledbetter & Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL

69. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
An Engineer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.)

• ALL THE THINGS THAT I DID AND ALL THE THINGS THAT I DIDN'T DO
  Ryan Freeland & Kenneth Pattengale, engineers; Kim Rosen, mastering engineer (The Milk Carton Kids)
   
• COLORS
  Julian Burg, Serban Ghenea, David "Elevator" Greenbaum, John Hanes, Beck Hansen, Greg Kurstin, Florian Lagatta, Cole M.G.N., Alex Pasco, Jesse Shatkin, Darrell Thorp & Cassidy Turbin, engineers; Chris Bellman, Tom Coyne, Emily Lazar & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers (Beck)
   
• EARTHTONES
  Robbie Lackritz, engineer; Philip Shaw Bova, mastering engineer (Bahamas)
   
• HEAD OVER HEELS
  Nathaniel Alford, Jason Evigan, Chris Galland, Tom Gardner, Patrick "P-Thugg" Gemayel, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Tony Hoffer, Derek Keota, Ian Kirkpatrick, David Macklovitch, Amber Mark, Manny Marroquin, Vaughn Oliver, Chris "TEK" O'Ryan, Morgan Taylor Reid & Gian Stone, engineers; Chris Gehringer & Michelle Mancini, mastering engineers (Chromeo)
   
• VOICENOTES
  Manny Marroquin & Charlie Puth, engineers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer (Charlie Puth)

70. Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
A Producer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.)

• BOI-1DA

  • Be Careful (Cardi B) (T)
  • Diplomatic Immunity (Drake) (S)
  • Friends (The Carters) (T)
  • God's Plan (Drake) (S)
  • Heard About Us (The Carters) (T)
  • Lucky You (Eminem Featuring Joyner Lucas) (T)
  • Mob Ties (Drake) (T)
  • No Limit (G-Eazy Featuring A$AP Rocky & Cardi B) (S)

• LARRY KLEIN

  • All These Things (Thomas Dybdahl) (S)
  • Anthem (Madeleine Peyroux) (A)
  • The Book Of Longing (Luciana Souza) (A)
  • Can I Have It All (Thomas Dybdahl) (S)
  • Junk (Hailey Tuck) (A)
  • Look At What We've Done (Thomas Dybdahl) (S)
  • Meaning To Tell Ya (Molly Johnson) (A)

• LINDA PERRY

  • Harder Better Faster Stronger (Willa Amai) (S)
  • Served Like A Girl (Music From And Inspired By The Documentary Film) (Various Artists) (A)
  • 28 Days In The Valley (Dorothy) (A)

• KANYE WEST

  • Daytona (Pusha T) (A)
  • Kids See Ghosts (Kids See Ghosts) (A)
  • K.T.S.E. (Teyana Taylor) (A)
  • Nasir (Nas) (A)
  • Ye (Kanye West) (A)

• PHARRELL WILLIAMS

  • Apes*** (The Carters) (T)
  • Man Of The Woods (Justin Timberlake) (A)
  • No One Ever Really Dies (N.E.R.D) (A)
  • Stir Fry (Migos) (T)
  • Sweetener (Ariana Grande) (A)

71. Best Remixed Recording
A Remixer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.

• AUDIO (CID REMIX)
  CID, remixer (LSD)
   
• HOW LONG (EDX'S DUBAI SKYLINE REMIX)
  Maurizio Colella, remixer (Charlie Puth)
   
• ONLY ROAD (COSMIC GATE REMIX)
  Stefan Bossems & Claus Terhoeven, remixers (Gabriel & Dresden Featuring Sub Teal)
   
• STARGAZING (KASKADE REMIX)
  Kaskade, remixer (Kygo Featuring Justin Jesso)
   
• WALKING AWAY (MURA MASA REMIX)
  Alex Crossan, remixer (Haim)

PRODUCTION, IMMERSIVE AUDIO

72. Best Immersive Audio 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).

• EYE IN THE SKY - 35TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
  Alan Parsons, surround mix engineer; Dave Donnelly, PJ Olsson & Alan Parsons, surround mastering engineers; Alan Parsons, surround producer (The Alan Parsons Project)
   
• FOLKETONER
  Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Anne Karin Sundal-Ask & Det Norske Jentekor)
   
• SEVEN WORDS FROM THE CROSS
  Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, surround producer (Matthew Guard & Skylark)
   
• SOMMERRO: UJAMAA & THE ICEBERG
  Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Ingar Heine Bergby, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra & Choir)
   
• SYMBOL
  Prashant Mistry & Ronald Prent, surround mix engineers; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Prashant Mistry & Ronald Prent, surround producers (Engine-Earz Experiment)

PRODUCTION, CLASSICAL

73. Best Engineered Album, Classical
An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)

• BATES: THE (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS
  Mark Donahue & Dirk Sobotka, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu, Sasha Cooke, Edwards Parks, Jessica E. Jones & Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
   
• BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 3; STRAUSS: HORN CONCERTO NO. 1
  Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
   
• JOHN WILLIAMS AT THE MOVIES
  Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers; Keith O. Johnson, mastering engineer (Jerry Junkin & Dallas Winds)
   
• LIQUID MELANCHOLY - CLARINET MUSIC OF JAMES M. STEPHENSON
  Bill Maylone & Mary Mazurek, engineers; Bill Maylone, mastering engineer (John Bruce Yeh)
   
• SHOSTAKOVICH: SYMPHONIES NOS. 4 & 11
  Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Andris Nelsons & Boston Symphony Orchestra)
   
• VISIONS AND VARIATIONS
  Tom Caulfield, engineer; Jesse Lewis, mastering engineer (A Far Cry)

74. Producer Of The Year, Classical
A Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)

• BLANTON ALSPAUGH

  • Arnesen: Infinity - Choral Works (Joel Rinsema & Kantorei)
  • Aspects Of America (Carlos Kalmar & Oregon Symphony)
  • Chesnokov: Teach Me Thy Statutes (Vladimir Gorbik & PaTRAM Institute Male Choir)
  • Gordon, R.: The House Without A Christmas Tree (Bradley Moore, Elisabeth Leone, Maximillian Macias, Megan Mikailovna Samarin, Patricia Schuman, Lauren Snouffer, Heidi Stober, Daniel Belcher, Houston Gran Opera Juvenile Chorus & Houston Grand Opera Orchestra)
  • Haydn: The Creation (Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Betsy Cook Weber, Houston Symphony & Houston Symphony Chorus)
  • Heggie: Great Scott (Patrick Summers, Manuel Palazzo, Mark Hancock, Michael Mayes, Rodell Rosel, Kevin Burdette, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Nathan Gunn, Frederica von Stade, Ailyn Pérez, Joyce DiDonato, Dallas Opera Chorus & Orchestra)
  • Music Of Fauré, Buide & Zemlinsky (Trio Séléné)
  • Paterson: Three Way - A Trio Of One-Act Operas (Dean Williamson, Daniele Pastin, Courtney Ruckman, Eliza Bonet, Melisa Bonetti, Jordan Rutter, Samuel Levine, Wes Mason, Matthew Treviño & Nashville Opera Orchestra)
  • Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto; Oboe Concerto; Serenade To Music; Flos Campi (Peter Oundjian & Toronto Symphony Orchestra)

• DAVID FROST

  • Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Volume 7 (Jonathan Biss)
  • Mirror In Mirror (Anne Akiko Meyers, Kristjan Järvi & Philharmonia Orchestra)
  • Mozart: Idomeneo (James Levine, Alan Opie, Matthew Polenzani, Alice Coote, Nadine Sierra, Elza van den Heever, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)
  • Presentiment (Orion Weiss)
  • Strauss, R.: Der Rosenkavalier (Sebastian Weigle, Renée Fleming, Elīna Garanča, Erin Morley, Günther Groissböck, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)

• ELIZABETH OSTROW

  • Bates: The (R)evolution Of Steve Jobs (Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu, Sasha Cooke, Edwards Parks, Jessica E. Jones & Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
  • The Road Home (Joshua Habermann & Santa Fe Desert Chorale)

• JUDITH SHERMAN

  • Beethoven Unbound (Llŷr Williams)
  • Black Manhattan Volume 3 (Rick Benjamin & Paragon Ragtime Orchestra)
  • Bolcom: Piano Music (Various Artists)
  • Del Tredici: March To Tonality (Mark Peskanov & Various Artists)
  • Love Comes In At The Eye (Timothy Jones, Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio, Jeffrey Sykes, Anthony Ross, Carol Cook, Beth Rapier & Stephanie Jutt)
  • Meltzer: Variations On A Summer Day & Piano Quartet (Abigail Fischer, Jayce Ogren & Sequitur)
  • Mendelssohn: Complete Works For Cello And Piano (Marcy Rosen & Lydia Artymiw)
  • New Music For Violin And Piano (Julie Rosenfeld & Peter Miyamoto)
  • Reich: Pulse/Quartet (Colin Currie Group & International Contemporary Ensemble)

• DIRK SOBOTKA

  • Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1 (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
  • Lippencott: Frontier Symphony (Jeff Lippencott & Ligonier Festival Orchestra)
  • Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Thierry Fischer, Mormon Tabernacle Choir & Utah Symphony)
  • Music Of The Americas (Andrés Orozco-Estrada & Houston Symphony)

CLASSICAL

75. Best Orchestral Performance
Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.

• BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 3; STRAUSS: HORN CONCERTO NO. 1
  Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
   
• NIELSEN: SYMPHONY NO. 3 & SYMPHONY NO. 4
  Thomas Dausgaard, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
   
• RUGGLES, STUCKY & HARBISON: ORCHESTRAL WORKS
  David Alan Miller, conductor (National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic)
   
• SCHUMANN: SYMPHONIES NOS. 1-4
  Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
   
• SHOSTAKOVICH: SYMPHONIES NOS. 4 & 11
  Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)

76. Best Opera Recording
Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s) and Principal Soloists.

• ADAMS: DOCTOR ATOMIC
  John Adams, conductor; Aubrey Allicock, Julia Bullock, Gerald Finley & Brindley Sherratt; Friedemann Engelbrecht, producer (BBC Symphony Orchestra; BBC Singers)
   
• BATES: THE (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS
  Michael Christie, conductor; Sasha Cooke, Jessica E. Jones, Edwards Parks, Garrett Sorenson & Wei Wu; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer (The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
   
• LULLY: ALCESTE
  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 ROSENKAVALIER
  Sebastian Weigle, conductor; Renée Fleming, Elīna Garanča, Günther Groissböck & Erin Morley; David Frost, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
   
• VERDI: RIGOLETTO
  Constantine Orbelian, conductor; Francesco Demuro, Dmitri Hvorostovsky & Nadine Sierra; Vilius Keras & Aleksandra Keriene, producers (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra; Men Of The Kaunas State Choir)

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.

• CHESNOKOV: TEACH ME THY STATUTES
  Vladimir Gorbik, conductor (Mikhail Davydov & Vladimir Krasov; PaTRAM Institute Male Choir)
   
• KASTALSKY: MEMORY ETERNAL
  Steven Fox, conductor (The Clarion Choir)
   
• MCLOSKEY: ZEALOT CANTICLES
  Donald Nally, conductor (Doris Hall-Gulati, Rebecca Harris, Arlen Hlusko, Lorenzo Raval & Mandy Wolman; The Crossing)
   
• RACHMANINOV: THE BELLS
  Mariss Jansons, conductor; Peter Dijkstra, chorus master (Oleg Dolgov, Alexey Markov & Tatiana Pavlovskaya; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)
   
• SEVEN WORDS FROM THE CROSS
  Matthew Guard, conductor (Skylark)

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.

• ANDERSON, LAURIE: LANDFALL
  Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet
   
• BEETHOVEN, SHOSTAKOVICH & BACH
  The Danish String Quartet
   
• BLUEPRINTING
  Aizuri Quartet
   
• STRAVINSKY: THE RITE OF SPRING CONCERTO FOR TWO PIANOS
  Leif Ove Andsnes & Marc-André Hamelin
   
• VISIONS AND VARIATIONS
  A Far Cry

79. Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor when applicable.

• BARTÓK: PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2
  Yuja Wang; Simon Rattle, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker)
   
• BIBER: THE MYSTERY SONATAS
  Christina Day Martinson; Martin Pearlman, conductor (Boston Baroque)
   
• BRUCH: SCOTTISH FANTASY, OP. 46; VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 1 IN G MINOR, OP. 26
  Joshua Bell (The Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields)
   
• GLASS: THREE PIECES IN THE SHAPE OF A SQUARE
  Craig Morris
   
• KERNIS: VIOLIN CONCERTO
  James Ehnes; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)

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.

• ARC
  Anthony Roth Costanzo; Jonathan Cohen, conductor (Les Violons Du Roy)
   
• THE HANDEL ALBUM
  Philippe Jaroussky; Artaserse, ensemble
   
• MIRAGES
  Sabine Devieilhe; François-Xavier Roth, conductor (Alexandre Tharaud; Marianne Crebassa & Jodie Devos; Les Siècles)
   
• SCHUBERT: WINTERREISE
  Randall Scarlata; Gilbert Kalish, accompanist
   
• SONGS OF ORPHEUS - MONTEVERDI, CACCINI, D'INDIA & LANDI
  Karim Sulayman; Jeannette Sorrell, conductor; Apollo's Fire, ensembles

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.

• FUCHS: PIANO CONCERTO 'SPIRITUALIST'; POEMS OF LIFE; GLACIER; RUSH
  JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
   
• GOLD
  The King's Singers; Nigel Short, producer
   
• THE JOHN ADAMS EDITION
  Simon Rattle, conductor; Christoph Franke, producer
   
• JOHN WILLIAMS AT THE MOVIES
  Jerry Junkin, conductor; Donald J. McKinney, producer
   
• VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: PIANO CONCERTO; OBOE CONCERTO; SERENADE TO MUSIC; FLOS CAMPI
  Peter Oundjian, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer

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: THE (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS
  Mason Bates, composer; Mark Campbell, librettist (Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu, Sasha Cooke, Edwards Parks, Jessica E. Jones & Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
   
• DU YUN: AIR GLOW
  Du Yun, composer (International Contemporary Ensemble)
   
• HEGGIE: GREAT SCOTT
  Jake Heggie, composer; Terrence McNally, librettist (Patrick Summers, Manuel Palazzo, Mark Hancock, Michael Mayes, Rodell Rosel, Kevin Burdette, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Nathan Gunn, Frederica von Stade, Ailyn Pérez, Joyce DiDonato, Dallas Opera Chorus & Orchestra)
   
• KERNIS: VIOLIN CONCERTO
  Aaron Jay Kernis, composer (James Ehnes, Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
   
• MAZZOLI: VESPERS FOR VIOLIN
  Missy Mazzoli, composer (Olivia De Prato)

MUSIC VIDEO/FILM

83. Best Music Video
Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.

• APES***
  The Carters
  Ricky Saiz, video director; Mélodie Buchris, Natan Schottenfels & Erinn Williams, video producers
   
• THIS IS AMERICA
  Childish Gambino
  Hiro Murai, video director; Ibra Ake, Jason Cole & Fam Rothstein, video producers
   
• I'M NOT RACIST
  Joyner Lucas
  Joyner Lucas & Ben Proulx, video directors; Joyner Lucas, video producer
   
• PYNK
  Janelle Monáe
  Emma Westenberg, video director; Justin Benoliel & Whitney Jackson, video producers
   
• MUMBO JUMBO
  Tierra Whack
  Marco Prestini, video director; Sara Nassim, video producer

84. Best Music Film
For concert/performance films or music documentaries. Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.

• LIFE IN 12 BARS
  Eric Clapton
  Lili Fini Zanuck, video director; John Battsek, Scooter Weintraub, Larry Yelen & Lili Fini Zanuck, video producers
   
• WHITNEY
  (Whitney Houston)
  Kevin Macdonald, video director; Jonathan Chinn, Simon Chinn & Lisa Erspamer, video producers
   
• QUINCY
  Quincy Jones
  Alan Hicks & Rashida Jones, video directors; Paula DuPré Pesmen, video producer
   
• ITZHAK
  Itzhak Perlman
  Alison Chernick, video director; Alison Chernick, video producer
   
• THE KING
  (Elvis Presley)
  Eugene Jarecki, video director; Christopher Frierson, Georgina Hill, David Kuhn & Christopher St. John, video producers

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