Even if there weren't that many awards given out during the actual ceremony, the 2019 Grammys were a hell of a ride—confounding, delightful, and indulgent, this year's show had everything—except for, you know, that many actual awards.
Given that the Grammys has moved towards giving the majority of its awards out before the actual ceremony starts, it's easy to miss when a given year makes history—like, say, for example, when "This Is America" becomes the first rap song ever to win Record of the Year. Or when Cardi B became the first female solo artist to win the Grammy for Best Rap Album.
And what about the big upsets in the dozens of categories that aren't aired? Did you know, for example, a Steve Jobs opera won Best Opera? Did you know there even was a Steve Jobs Opera? Now you do! This is why lists are important.
(Winners in bold)
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.)
• "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 Track from: Invasion Of Privacy
• "The Joke" Brandi Carlile Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Tom Elmhirst & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer Track from: By The Way, I Forgive You
• "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 Track from: Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired By
• "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 Norris, Ryan Shanahan & Zedd, engineers/mixers; Mike Marsh, mastering engineer
Category 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
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.)
• "All The Stars"
Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
Track from: Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired By
• "Boo'd Up" Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai) Track from: Ready
• "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) Track from: Shawn Mendes
• "The Joke" Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile) Track from: By The Way, I Forgive You
• "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)
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.)
• Chloe x Halle
• Luke Combs
• Greta Van Fleet
• H.E.R.
• Dua Lipa
• Margo Price
• Bebe Rexha
• Jorja Smith
Category 5 - Best Pop Solo Performance
(For new vocal or instrumental pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Colors" Beck Track from: Colors
• "Havana (Live)" Camila Cabello
• "God Is A Woman" Ariana Grande
• "Joanne (Where Do You Think You're Goin'?)" Lady Gaga
• "Better Now" Post Malone
Category 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 Track from: Liberation
• "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" Backstreet Boys
• "'S Wonderful" Tony Bennett & Diana Krall Track from: Love Is Here To Stay
• "Shallow" Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
• "Girls Like You" Maroon 5 Featuring Cardi B Track from: Red Pill Blues
• "Say Something" Justin Timberlake Featuring Chris Stapleton
• "The Middle" Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
Category 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
Category 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
Category 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
Category 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
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.)
• 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
Category 12 - Best Rock Performance
(For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative rock recordings.)
• "Four Out Of Five" Arctic Monkeys Track from: Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino
• "When Bad Does Good" Chris Cornell
• "Made An America" THE FEVER 333 Track from: Made An America
• "Highway Tune" Greta Van Fleet
• "Uncomfortable" Halestorm Track from: Vicious
Category 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
Category 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) Track from: Masseduction
• "Rats" Tom Dalgety & A Ghoul Writer, songwriters (Ghost) Track from: Prequelle
Category 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
Category 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
Category 17 - Best R&B Performance
(For new vocal or instrumental R&B recordings.)
• "Long As I Live" Toni Braxton
• "Summer" The Carters Track from: Everything Is Love
• "Y O Y" Lalah Hathaway Track from: Honestly
• "Best Part" H.E.R. Featuring Daniel Caesar Track from: H.E.R.
• "First Began" PJ Morton Track from: Gumbo Unplugged (Live)
Category 18 - Best Traditional R&B Performance
(For new vocal or instrumental traditional R&B recordings.)
• "Bet Ain't Worth The Hand" (Tie) Leon Bridges Track from: Good Thing
• "Don't Fall Apart On Me Tonight" Bettye LaVette Track from: Things Have Changed
• "Honest" MAJOR.
• "How Deep Is Your Love" (Tie) PJ Morton Featuring Yebba Track from: Gumbo Unplugged (Live)
• "Made For Love" Charlie Wilson Featuring Lalah Hathaway Track from: In It To Win It
Category 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) Track from: Ready
• "Come Through And Chill" Jermaine Cole, Miguel Pimentel & Salaam Remi, songwriters (Miguel Featuring J. Cole & Salaam Remi) Track from: War & Leisure
• "Feels Like Summer" Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)
• "Focus" Darhyl Camper Jr, H.E.R. & Justin Love, songwriters (H.E.R.) Track from: H.E.R.
• "Long As I Live" Paul Boutin, Toni Braxton & Antonio Dixon, songwriters (Toni Braxton)
Category 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
Category 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
Category 22 - Best Rap Performance
(For a Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
• "Be Careful" Cardi B Track from: Invasion Of Privacy
• "Nice For What" Drake
• "King's Dead" (Tie) Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake Track from: Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired By
• "Bubblin" (Tie) Anderson .Paak
• "Sicko Mode" Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee Track from: Astroworld
Category 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 Track from: Liberation
• "Pretty Little Fears" 6lack Featuring J. Cole
• "This Is America" Childish Gambino
• "All The Stars" Kendrick Lamar & SZA Track from: Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired By
• "Rockstar" Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage
Category 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) Track from: Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired By
• "Lucky You" R. Fraser, G. Lucas, M. Mathers, M. Samuels & J. Sweet, songwriters (Eminem Featuring Joyner Lucas) Track from: Kamikaze
• "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) Track from: Astroworld
• "Win" K. Duckworth, A. Hernandez, J. McKinzie, M. Samuels & C. Thompson, songwriters (Jay Rock) Track from: Redemption
Category 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
Category 26 - Best Country Solo Performance
(For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings.)
• "Wouldn't It Be Great?" Loretta Lynn Track from: Wouldn't It Be Great
• "Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters" Maren Morris Track from: Restoration: Reimagining The Songs Of Elton John And Bernie Taupin
• "Butterflies" Kacey Musgraves Track from: Golden Hour
• "Millionaire" Chris Stapleton Track from: From A Room: Volume 2
• "Parallel Line" Keith Urban Track from: Graffiti U
Category 27 - Best Country Duo/Group Performance
(For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country recordings.)
• "Shoot Me Straight" Brothers Osborne Track from: Port Saint Joe
• "Tequila" Dan + Shay
• "When Someone Stops Loving You" Little Big Town Track from: The Breaker
• "Dear Hate" Maren Morris Featuring Vince Gill
• "Meant To Be" Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line Track from: All Your Fault: Pt. 2
Category 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) Track from: Golden Hour
• "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) Track from: The Breaker
Category 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
Category 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
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.)
• "Some Of That Sunshine" Regina Carter, soloist Track from: Some Of That Sunshine (Karrin Allyson)
• "Don't Fence Me In" John Daversa, soloistTrack 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)
Category 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
Category 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
Category 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
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.)
• 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
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.)
• "You Will Win" Jekalyn Carr; Allen Carr & Jekalyn Carr, songwriters Track from: One Nation Under God
• "Won't He Do It" Koryn Hawthorne Track from: Greenleaf Soundtrack - Season 2
• "Never Alone" Tori Kelly Featuring Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin & Victoria Kelly, songwriters Track from: Hiding Place
• "Cycles" Jonathan McReynolds Featuring DOE; Jonathan McReynolds, songwriter Track from: Make Room
• "A Great Work" Brian Courtney Wilson; Aaron W. Lindsey, Alvin Richardson & Brian Courtney Wilson, songwriters Track from: A Great Work
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.)
• "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 Track from: Lifer
• "Known" Tauren Wells; Ethan Hulse, Jordan Sapp & Tauren Wells, songwriters Track from: Hills And Valleys
Category 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
Category 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
Category 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
Category 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
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.)
• Claroscura Aterciopelados
• Coastcity COASTCITY
• Encanto Tropical Monsieur Periné
• Gourmet Orishas
• Aztlán Zoé
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.)
• 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
Category 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
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).)
• "Kick Rocks" Sean Ardoin Track from: Kreole Rock And Soul
• "Saint James Infirmary Blues" Jon Batiste Track from: Hollywood Africans
• "The Joke" Brandi Carlile Track from: By The Way, I Forgive You
• "All On My Mind" Anderson East Track from: Encore
• "Last Man Standing" Willie Nelson Track from: Last Man Standing
Category 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) Track from: The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone
• "Build A Bridge" Jeff Tweedy, songwriter (Mavis Staples)
• "The Joke" Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile) Track from: By The Way, I Forgive You
• "Knockin' On Your Screen Door" Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine) Track from: The Tree Of Forgiveness
• "Summer's End" Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine) Track from: The Tree Of Forgiveness
Category 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
Category 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
Category 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
Category 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
Category 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
Category 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
Category 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
Category 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
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.)
• 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
Category 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
Category 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
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.)
• 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)
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).)
• Call Me By Your Name (Various Artists)
• Deadpool 2 (Various Artists)
• The Greatest Showman (Various Artists)
• Lady Bird (Various Artists)
• Stranger Things (Various Artists)
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.)
• 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
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.)
• "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
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.)
• "Blut Und Boden (Blood And Soil)" Terence Blanchard, composer (Terence Blanchard) Track from: Blackkklansman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
• "Chrysalis" Jeremy Kittel, composer (Kittel & Co.)
• "Infinity War" Alan Silverstri, composer (Alan Silvestri) Track from: Avengers: Infinity War
• "Mine Mission" John Powell & John Williams, composers (John Powell & John Williams) Track from: Solo: A Star Wars Story
• "The Shape Of Water" Alexandre Desplat, composer (Alexandre Desplat) Track from: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The Shape Of Water
Category 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) Track from: Superheroes
• "Change The World" Mark Kibble, arranger (Take 6)
• "Madrid Finale" John Powell, arranger (John Powell) Track from: Original Motion Picture Score Ferdinand
• "The Shape Of Water" Alexandre Desplat, arranger (Alexandre Desplat) Track from: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The Shape Of Water
• "Stars And Stripes Forever" John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists) Track from: American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom
Category 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) Track from: My Way
• "Jolene" Dan Pugach & Nicole Zuraitis, arrangers (Dan Pugach) Track from: Plus One
• "Mona Lisa" Vince Mendoza, arranger (Gregory Porter) Track from: Nat "King" Cole & Me
• "Niña" Gonzalo Grau, arranger (Magos Herrera & Brooklyn Rider) Track from: Dreamers
• "Spiderman Theme" Randy Waldman, arranger (Randy Waldman Featuring Take 6 & Chris Potter) Track from: Superheroes
Category 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)
Category 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)
Category 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)
Category 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)
Category 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)
Category 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)
Category 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) Track from: How Long Edx's Dubai Skyline Remix
• "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)
Category 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)
Category 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)
Category 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 Grand Opera Juvenile Chorus & Houston Grand Opera Orchestra)
• Haydn: The Creation (Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Betsy Cook Weber, Houston Symphony & Houston Symphony Chorus)
• Heggie: Great Scott (Patrick Summers, Manuel Palazzo, Mark Hancock, Michael Mayes, Rodell Rosel, Kevin Burdette, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Nathan Gunn, Frederica von Stade, Ailyn Pérez, Joyce DiDonato, Dallas Opera Chorus & Orchestra)
• Music Of Fauré, Buide & Zemlinsky (Trio Séléné)
• Paterson: Three Way - A Trio Of One-Act Operas (Dean Williamson, Daniele Pastin, Courtney Ruckman, Eliza Bonet, Melisa Bonetti, Jordan Rutter, Samuel Levine, Wes Mason, Matthew Treviño & Nashville Opera Orchestra)
• Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto; Oboe Concerto; Serenade To Music; Flos Campi (Peter Oundjian & Toronto Symphony Orchestra)
• David Frost
• Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Volume 7 (Jonathan Biss)
• Mirror In Mirror (Anne Akiko Meyers, Kristjan Järvi & Philharmonia Orchestra)
• Mozart: Idomeneo (James Levine, Alan Opie, Matthew Polenzani, Alice Coote, Nadine Sierra, Elza van den Heever, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)
• Presentiment (Orion Weiss)
• Strauss, R.: Der Rosenkavalier (Sebastian Weigle, Renée Fleming, Elīna Garanča, Erin Morley, Günther Groissböck, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)
• Elizabeth Ostrow
• Bates: The (R)evolution Of Steve Jobs (Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu, Sasha Cooke, Edwards Parks, Jessica E. Jones & Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
• The Road Home (Joshua Habermann & Santa Fe Desert Chorale)
• Judith Sherman
• Beethoven Unbound (Llŷr Williams)
• Black Manhattan Volume 3 (Rick Benjamin & Paragon Ragtime Orchestra)
• Bolcom: Piano Music (Various Artists)
• Del Tredici: March To Tonality (Mark Peskanov & Various Artists)
• Love Comes In At The Eye (Timothy Jones, Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio, Jeffrey Sykes, Anthony Ross, Carol Cook, Beth Rapier & Stephanie Jutt)
• Meltzer: Variations On A Summer Day & Piano Quartet (Abigail Fischer, Jayce Ogren & Sequitur)
• Mendelssohn: Complete Works For Cello And Piano (Marcy Rosen & Lydia Artymiw)
• New Music For Violin And Piano (Julie Rosenfeld & Peter Miyamoto)
• Reich: Pulse/Quartet (Colin Currie Group & International Contemporary Ensemble)
• Dirk Sobotka
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1 (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
• Lippencott: Frontier Symphony (Jeff Lippencott & Ligonier Festival Orchestra)
• Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Thierry Fischer, Mormon Tabernacle Choir & Utah Symphony)
• Music Of The Americas (Andrés Orozco-Estrada & Houston Symphony)
Category 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)
Category 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)
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.)
• 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) Track from: Rachmaninov: The Bells & Symphonic Dances
• Seven Words From The Cross Matthew Guard, conductor (Skylark)
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.)
• 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
Category 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) Track from: The Asia Tour
• 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) Track from: Violin Concertos
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.)
• 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
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.)
• 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
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: 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) Track from: Dinosaur Scar
• 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) Track from: Violin Concertos
• "Mazzoli: Vespers For Violin" Missy Mazzoli, composer (Olivia De Prato) Track from: Streya
Category 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
Category 85 - Best Music Film
• 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