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The 59th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on February 12, 2017. The
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network broadcast the show live from the Staples Center in
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. The ceremony recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, which ran from October 1, 2015, to September 30, 2016. James Corden hosted the ceremony for the first time. The pre-telecast ceremony (officially named The Premiere Ceremony) was held on the same day prior to the main event and was hosted by comedian
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. The nominations were announced on December 6, 2016. Beyoncé acquired the most nominations with nine.
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, Rihanna, and
Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
received eight nominations each, while Chance the Rapper followed with seven nominations.
Tom Elmhirst Tom Elmhirst (born 8 June 1971) is a British mix engineer. He has worked with artists including Adele, Beck, David Bowie, Cage the Elephant, Lady Gaga, Residente, and Amy Winehouse, among many others. Elmhirst has received numerous accolades ...
won six awards from six nominations as an engineer/mixer. Among the artists,
Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (, ; born 5 May 1988), professionally known by the mononym Adele, is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a rec ...
was the biggest winner of the night with five trophies, including Album of the Year for '' 25'',
Record of the Year The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without reg ...
, and Song of the Year for "
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". Adele also became the first musician in history to win all three general field awards in the same ceremony twice, previously winning all three categories in
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Greg Kurstin Gregory Allen Kurstin (born May 14, 1969) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2017 and 2018, and written and produced four songs ...
followed with four trophies. Chance the Rapper won for
Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for records released in the previous year. The award was not presented in 1967. The official guidelines are as ...
alongside two other awards.


Performers

Performers adapted from '' International Business Times''.


Presenters

Source: Grammy.com * Jennifer Lopez – presented
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Paris Jackson Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson (born April 3, 1998) is an American model, actress, and singer. She is the second child and only daughter of Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe. In 2020, Jackson signed a deal with Republic Records. Her first sing ...
– introduced
The Weeknd Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. Known for his sonic versatility and dark lyricism, his music explores escapism, romance, and ...
and Daft Punk * John Travolta – introduced
Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is an Australian-American musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter known for his work in country music. Recognized with four Grammy Awards, Urban also received fifteen Academy of Country Music Award ...
and Carrie Underwood *
Nick Jonas Nicholas Jerry Jonas (born September 16, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. Jonas began acting on Broadway at the age of seven, and released his debut single in 2002; this caught the attention of Columbia Records, where Jonas ...
– presented
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance The Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. According to the 63rd Grammy Awards category rules, "this category ...
*
Katharine McPhee Katharine Hope McPhee (born March 25, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. In May 2006, she rose to fame as the runner-up on the fifth season of ''American Idol.'' Her eponymous debut album was released on RCA Records on Janua ...
and The Chainsmokers – presented
Best Rock Song The Grammy Award for Best Rock Song is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality songs in the rock music genre. Honors in several ...
* Ryan Seacrest – introduced
Lukas Graham Lukas Graham is a Danish pop band consisting of lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Lukas Forchhammer, bassist Magnus Larsson, and drummer Mark Falgren. The band released their first album, '' Lukas Graham'', with labels Copenhagen Records ...
and
Kelsea Ballerini Kelsea Nicole Ballerini (born September 12, 1993) is an American country pop singer. She began songwriting as a child and signed with Black River Entertainment in 2014, releasing her debut studio album the following year, '' The First Time''. H ...
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– introduced Beyoncé *
Camila Cabello Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao (; ; born March 3, 1997) is a Cuban-born American singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence as a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony, which became one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. While in ...
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Thomas Rhett Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ...
– presented Best Country Solo Performance *
Little Big Town Little Big Town is an American country music vocal group from Homewood, Alabama. Founded in 1998, the group has comprised the same four members since its founding: Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman (née Roads), Phillip Sweet, and Jimi Westbr ...
– introduced Katy Perry and
Skip Marley Skip Marley Minto (born 4 June 1996) is a Jamaican singer. He is the son of Cedella Marley and David Minto, and grandson of Bob Marley. He has received two Grammy Award nominations and an MTV Video Music Award nomination. Life and career Mar ...
* William Bell and
Gary Clark Jr. Gary Lee Clark Jr. (born February 15, 1984) is an American musician from Austin, Texas. He is known for his fusion of blues, rock and soul music with elements of hip hop. In 2011, Clark signed with Warner Bros Records and released ''The Brig ...
– presented Best Urban Contemporary Album * Gina Rodriguez – introduced Maren Morris and
Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. A classically trained pianist, Keys started composing songs when she was 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Col ...
* Taraji P. Henson – presented
Best Rap Album The Grammy Award for Best Rap Album is an award presented to recording artists for quality albums with rapping at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors in several categories ...
*
Laverne Cox Laverne Cox (born May 29, 1972) is an American actress and LGBT advocate. She rose to prominence with her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black'', becoming the first transgender person to be nominated for a Pr ...
– introduced Metallica and
Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( ; born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Gaga began performing as a teenag ...
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Dwight Yoakam Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and film director. He first achieved mainstream attention in 1986 with the release of his debut album ''Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.''. Yoakam had considerabl ...
– introduced Sturgill Simpson *
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– introduced Demi Lovato,
Tori Kelly Victoria Loren Kelly (born December 14, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter, and voice actress. She first gained recognition after posting videos on YouTube as a teenager, and made it through to Hollywood week on the ninth season of ''Americ ...
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and Andra Day *
Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...
– presented Song of the Year *
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– introduced A Tribe Called Quest and Anderson .Paak * Halsey and Jason Derulo – introduced Chance the Rapper and
Kirk Franklin Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American songwriter, choir director, gospel singer, and rapper. He is best known for leading urban contemporary gospel ensembles such as The Family, God's Property, and One Nation Crew (1NC) ...
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Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has released 16 studio albums (11 for Curb Records, four for Big Machine Records and one for Arista Nashville). 10 of those album ...
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Faith Hill Audrey Faith McGraw (; born September 21, 1967), known professionally as Faith Hill, is an American singer and actress. She is one of the most successful country music artists of all time, having sold more than 40 million albums worldwide. Hill' ...
– presented
Record of the Year The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without reg ...
and Album of the Year


Premiere ceremony

In order of appearance: *
Margaret Cho Margaret Moran Cho (born December 5, 1968) is an American comedian, actress, LGBT social activist, and musician. She is known for her stand-up routines, through which she critiques social and political problems, especially regarding race and se ...
- main host (presented Rock, Pop, Producer and Visual Media categories and Best Musical Theater Album) *
Lauren Daigle Lauren Ashley Daigle () (born September 9, 1991) is an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter. After being signed to the label Centricity Music, she released her debut album, '' How Can It Be,'' in 2015. It reached No. 1 on ...
and For King and Country (presented Gospel/Contemporary Christian, Engineering (Non Classical), Packaging and Arranging categories and
Best Historical Album The Grammy Award for Best Historical Album has been presented since 1979 and recognizes achievements in audio restoration. Since this category's creation, the award had several minor name changes: *In 1979 the award was known as Best Historical Re ...
,
Best Album Notes The Grammy Award – Best Album Notes has been presented since 1964. From 1973 to 1976 (the 15th through 18th Awards), a second award was presented for Best Album Notes – Classical. Those awards are listed under those years below. The award recog ...
, Best Surround Sound Album and
Best Instrumental Composition The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition (including its previous names) has been awarded since 1960. The award is presented to the composer of an original piece of music (not an adaptation), first released during the eligibility year. I ...
) * O'Connor Band - "Ruby, Are You Mad At Your Man?" *
René Marie René Marie (born René Marie Stevens, November 7, 1955 in Warrenton, Virginia, United States) is an American songwriter and jazz vocalist. Career She began her professional music career at age 42. Originally she performed as René Croan; she ...
(presented Gospel categories, Best New Age Album, Best World Music Album, Best Children's Album, Best Spoken Word Album, Best Music Video and Best Music Film) * Ravi Coltrane and Third Coast Percussion - " Mallet Quartet" *
Sarah Jarosz Sarah Jarosz ( ; born May 23, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter from Wimberley, Texas. Her first album, ''Song Up in Her Head'', was released in 2009
(presented Classical, Engineering (Classical) and Dance categories) * Judy Collins - " Suzanne" (Tribute to
Leonard Cohen Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, depression, sexuality, loss, death, and romantic relationships. He was inducted in ...
) *
Brendon Urie Brendon Boyd Urie (born April 12, 1987) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who is best known as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist of Panic! at the Disco, of which he is the only remaining member. In ...
(presented Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, Jazz, Country categories and Best Roots Gospel Album) *
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and
Carla Morrison Carla Patricia Morrison Flores (born 19 July 1986), known professionally as Carla Morrison, is a Mexican indie-pop guitarist and singer. She has released three studio albums and has received various awards and nominations including two Grammy Aw ...
- "Cree Cuttin'"/"Un Beso" * Mya (presented Latin and American Roots categories) *
Ziggy Marley David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley (born 17 October 1968) is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician, actor and philanthropist. He is the son of reggae icon Bob Marley and Rita Marley. He led the family band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers until 20 ...
- "Amen" * Jimmy Jam (presented R&B and Rap categories and
Best Reggae Album The Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1985 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works in the reggae music genre. Honors in sev ...
, Best Comedy Album)


Nominees and winners

* Taken from the Grammys website. * The winners are in bold.


General

Record of the Year The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without reg ...
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Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (, ; born 5 May 1988), professionally known by the mononym Adele, is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a rec ...
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Greg Kurstin Gregory Allen Kurstin (born May 14, 1969) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2017 and 2018, and written and produced four songs ...
, producer; Julian Burg,
Tom Elmhirst Tom Elmhirst (born 8 June 1971) is a British mix engineer. He has worked with artists including Adele, Beck, David Bowie, Cage the Elephant, Lady Gaga, Residente, and Amy Winehouse, among many others. Elmhirst has received numerous accolades ...
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Emile Haynie Emile Haynie (born July 13, 1980), often credited simply as Emile, is an American music producer from Buffalo, New York. His range of production includes alternative rock, hip hop, indie and pop music. Haynie has worked with several prominent ar ...
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Greg Kurstin Gregory Allen Kurstin (born May 14, 1969) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2017 and 2018, and written and produced four songs ...
, Liam Nolan, Alex Pasco & Joe Visciano, engineers/mixers;
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Randy Merrill Randy Merrill is an American mastering engineer who has worked with international artists including DAY6, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Harry Styles, One Direction, Adele, Imagine Dragons, Beck, Liam Gallagher, Jonas Brothers, Muse, Cag ...
, mastering engineers *" Formation" – Beyoncé **
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& Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer *" 7 Years" –
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, producer; Noel "Gadget" Campbell,
Kuk Harrell Thaddis Laphonia "Kuk" Harrell ( ) is an American songwriter, vocal producer, arranger and engineer. He was a member of a songwriting–production team composed of himself, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The-Dream" Nash. In 2011, Kuk ...
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Manny Marroquin Manny Marroquin (born September 21, 1971) is an American mixing engineer.Daley, Dan (May 2005).Manny Marroquin. ''Sound on Sound''. Retrieved February 10, 2007 He has received ten Grammy awards for his professional audio work. Life and career ...
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& Marcos Tovar, engineers/mixers;
Chris Gehringer Chris Gehringer (born May 27, 1962) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered recordings such as Gwen Stefani's '' Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'' (2004), Rihanna's '' Loud'' (2010), Lady Gaga's '' Born This Way'' (2011) and Drake' ...
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Mike Elizondo Mike Elizondo (born October 22, 1972) is an American producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. A protege of Dr. Dre, Elizondo has worked with 50 Cent, Eminem, Carrie Underwood, Fiona Apple, Mastodon, Ry Cooder, Skylar Grey, Twenty ...
& Tyler Joseph, producers; Neal Avron & Adam Hawkins, engineers/mixers;
Chris Gehringer Chris Gehringer (born May 27, 1962) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered recordings such as Gwen Stefani's '' Love. Angel. Music. Baby.'' (2004), Rihanna's '' Loud'' (2010), Lady Gaga's '' Born This Way'' (2011) and Drake' ...
, mastering engineer Album of the Year * '' 25'' –
Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (, ; born 5 May 1988), professionally known by the mononym Adele, is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a rec ...
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Samuel Dixon Samuel Dixon (born 1973, Adelaide, South Australia) is a record producer, songwriter and musician, based in London. Dixon has produced and written with artists including Adele, Sia, Kylie Minogue, Christina Aguilera, Paloma Faith and Jack S ...
, Paul Epworth,
Greg Kurstin Gregory Allen Kurstin (born May 14, 1969) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2017 and 2018, and written and produced four songs ...
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Ariel Rechtshaid Ariel Rechtshaid ( ;) is an American record producer, audio engineer, mixing engineer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. His accolades include three Grammy Awards for music production. Rechtshaid was the lead singer and guitarist of the sk ...
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Tom Elmhirst Tom Elmhirst (born 8 June 1971) is a British mix engineer. He has worked with artists including Adele, Beck, David Bowie, Cage the Elephant, Lady Gaga, Residente, and Amy Winehouse, among many others. Elmhirst has received numerous accolades ...
, Declan Gaffney,
Serban Ghenea Șerban Ghenea (born October 13, 1969) is a Grammy award-winning Romanian-Canadian audio engineer and mixer. Early life and education Ghenea was born in Bucharest, Romania in 1969. In 1976 he moved to Montreal with his family. He later attended ...
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Emile Haynie Emile Haynie (born July 13, 1980), often credited simply as Emile, is an American music producer from Buffalo, New York. His range of production includes alternative rock, hip hop, indie and pop music. Haynie has worked with several prominent ar ...
, Jan Holzner, Michael Ilbert, Chris Kasych, Greg Kurstin, Charles Moniz, Liam Nolan, Alex Pasco,
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Jonny Coffer Jonathan Coffer (born 8 March 1989) is a multiple Grammy-nominated songwriter and record producer from London. He has written and produced for artists including Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Lykke Li, FKA twigs, Naughty Boy, Emeli Sandé, Fall Out ...
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DannyBoyStyles Danny Schofield, known professionally as DannyBoyStyles (and previously known as Styles), is a Grammy award-winning record producer, engineer, songwriter, and composer. He produced all ten tracks on the Weeknd's album ''Kiss Land'' and won a Gram ...
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Hit-Boy Chauncey Alexander Hollis Jr. (born May 21, 1987), better known by his stage name Hit-Boy, is an American record producer, rapper, singer, and songwriter. In May 2011, he had signed a two-year deal with Kanye West's GOOD Music production branch. ...
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Just Blaze Justin Gregory Smith (born January 8, 1978), known professionally as Just Blaze, is an American hip hop record producer and DJ. Born in Paterson, New Jersey, Blaze attended Rutgers University for three years before dropping out to pursue his mu ...
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Ezra Koenig Ezra Michael Koenig ( ; born April 8, 1984) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, producer, and internet radio personality. He is best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of indie rock band Vampire Weekend. Additio ...
, Jeremy McDonald, MeLo-X, Mike Will Made-It, Pluss, Jack White & Malik Yusef, producers; Mike Dean,
Jaycen Joshua Jaycen Joshua is a mix engineer and music producer who owns the revered Canton House Studios in Studio City, California. Joshua started his mix career in 2005 when he became partners with his mentor Dave Pensado and formed The Penua Project. Joshu ...
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Tony Maserati Tony Maserati is an American record producer and audio engineer specializing in mixing. He was involved in the development of the New York R&B and hip-hop scene in the 1990s, working with Mary J. Blige, Notorious B.I.G., Puff Daddy, and Queen ...
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Vance Powell Vance Powell is an American six-time Grammy Award winning record producer, engineer and mixer. His credits include Phish, Chris Stapleton, Jack White, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown, The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather, The White Stripes, Arctic Monkey ...
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Big Sean Sean Michael Leonard Anderson (born March 25, 1988), known professionally as Big Sean, is an American rapper. Anderson began his music career in 2007 and gained popularity in 2010 with his third mixtape '' Finally Famous Vol. 3: Big''. He then s ...
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Skrillex Sonny John Moore (born January 15, 1988), known professionally as Skrillex, is an American DJ and music producer. Growing up in Northeast Los Angeles and Northern California, he joined the post-hardcore band From First to Last as the lead si ...
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The Audibles ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
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Axident Andreas Schuller (known by his producer name Axident) is a Norwegians, Norwegian songwriter and music producer based in Los Angeles. He has worked with artists Justin Bieber, Pitbull (rapper), Pitbull, Inna, Jason Derulo, Snoop Dogg, Jessie J, Ada ...
, Justin Bieber, Big Taste,
Benny Blanco Benjamin Joseph Levin (born March 8, 1988), known professionally as Benny Blanco (stylized in all lowercase), is an American record producer. He is the recipient of the 2013 Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is als ...
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Blood Blood is a body fluid in the circulatory system of humans and other vertebrates that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells, and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells. Blood in the cir ...
, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, Scott "Scooter" Braun, Mike Dean, Diplo, Gladius, Josh Gudwin, Nico Hartikainen, Mark "The Mogul" Jackson, Steve James,
Ian Kirkpatrick Ian Andrew Kirkpatrick (born 24 May 1946) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. Described as "supremely athletic, fast, fearless and with an uncanny sense of anticipation", Kirkpatrick is widely regarded as one of the greatest flankers t ...
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Maejor Brandon Michael Green (born July 23, 1988), better known by his stage name Maejor (formerly Bei Maejor and later Maejor Ali), is an American record producer, singer, and songwriter from Detroit, Michigan. Green has written and produced songs f ...
, MdL, Skrillex, Jeremy Snyder &
Soundz Kenneth C. Coby (born August 1, 1983), better known as his stage name Soundz is an American record producer and rapper from Milwaukee, Wisconsin signed to US Records and EMI Publishing. He was born to Charles and Lolita Coby, both former singe ...
, producers; Simon Cohen, Diplo, Mark "Exit" Goodchild, Josh Gudwin,
Jaycen Joshua Jaycen Joshua is a mix engineer and music producer who owns the revered Canton House Studios in Studio City, California. Joshua started his mix career in 2005 when he became partners with his mentor Dave Pensado and formed The Penua Project. Joshu ...
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Manny Marroquin Manny Marroquin (born September 21, 1971) is an American mixing engineer.Daley, Dan (May 2005).Manny Marroquin. ''Sound on Sound''. Retrieved February 10, 2007 He has received ten Grammy awards for his professional audio work. Life and career ...
, Chris "Tek" O'Ryan, Johannes Raassina, Gregg Rominiecki, Chris Sclafani, Skrillex, Dylan William & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers;
Tom Coyne Tom Coyne may refer to: * Tom Coyne (writer), American writer and professor * Tom Coyne (broadcaster) (1930–2015), British television presenter * Tom Coyne (music engineer) (1954–2017), American mastering engineer * Thomas Coyne (cricketer) ( ...
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Randy Merrill Randy Merrill is an American mastering engineer who has worked with international artists including DAY6, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Harry Styles, One Direction, Adele, Imagine Dragons, Beck, Liam Gallagher, Jonas Brothers, Muse, Cag ...
, mastering engineers *''
Views A view is a sight or prospect or the ability to see or be seen from a particular place. View, views or Views may also refer to: Common meanings * View (Buddhism), a charged interpretation of experience which intensely shapes and affects thou ...
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Drake Drake may refer to: Animals * A male duck People and fictional characters * Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family name * Drake (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * ...
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dvsn Dvsn (stylized as dvsn and pronounced "division") is a Canadian R&B duo composed of singer Daniel Daley and producer Nineteen85. The duo is signed to Canadian rapper Drake through his label OVO Sound. History ''Sept. 5th'' On September 5, 2 ...
, Future, Kyla,
PartyNextDoor Jahron Anthony Brathwaite (born July 3, 1993), known professionally as PartyNextDoor (stylized as PARTYNEXTDOOR), is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. PartyNextDoor was the first artist signed to Drake's OVO Sound record labe ...
, Rihanna &
Wizkid Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (born 16 July 1990), known professionally as Wizkid, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. A prominent figure in the modern-day Afrobeats music scene, Wizkid is regarded as one of the biggest and most influential Afri ...
, featured artists; Brian Alexander-Morgan, Axlfoliethc, Beat Bully,
Boi-1Da Matthew Jehu Samuels (born October 12, 1986), known professionally as Boi-1da ( , a play on "boy wonder"), is a Jamaican-Canadian Record production, record producer and songwriter based in Toronto, Ontario. The Toronto raised producer has work ...
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Cardo A cardo (plural ''cardines'') was a north–south street in Ancient Roman cities and military camps as an integral component of city planning. The cardo maximus, or most often the ''cardo'', was the main or central north–south-oriented street. ...
, Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, Daxz,
DJ Dahi Dacoury Dahi Natche (born March 10, 1983), professionally known as DJ Dahi, is an American DJ, songwriter, record producer and singer from Inglewood, California. Dahi is perhaps best known for producing " Money Trees" by American rapper Kendri ...
, Frank Dukes, Maneesh, Murda Beatz, Nineteen85, Ricci Riera, Allen Ritter,
Noah "40" Shebib Noah ''Nukh''; am, ኖህ, ''Noḥ''; ar, نُوح '; grc, Νῶε ''Nôe'' () is the tenth and last of the pre-Flood patriarchs in the traditions of Abrahamic religions. His story appears in the Hebrew Bible (Book of Genesis, chapters 5– ...
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Southside Southside or South Side may refer to: Places Australia * Southside, Queensland, a semi-rural locality in the Gympie Region Canada * South Side, Newfoundland and Labrador, a community in the St. George's Bay area on the southwest coast of Newf ...
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Sevn Thomas Rupert "Sevn" Thomas, Jr. (born July 7, 1991) is a Canadian record producer, songwriter and singer. He has produced and written numerous hit songs including Rihanna's "Work", Drake's " Pop Style" and " Chicago Freestyle," Travis Scott's " Wake ...
, Jordan Ullman,
Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
, Wizkid & Young Exclusive, producers; Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell, Seth Firkins, David "Prep" Bijan Huges & Noah "40" Shebib, engineers/mixers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer *'' A Sailor's Guide to Earth'' – Sturgill Simpson **Sturgill Simpson, producer; Geoff Allan, David Ferguson & Sean Sullivan, engineers/mixers;
Gavin Lurssen Gavin Lurssen is an American mastering engineer. He owns Lurssen Mastering in Hollywood, California.Song of the Year * "
Hello ''Hello'' is a salutation or greeting in the English language. It is first attested in writing from 1826. Early uses ''Hello'', with that spelling, was used in publications in the U.S. as early as the 18 October 1826 edition of the '' Norwich ...
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Adele Adkins Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (, ; born 5 May 1988), professionally known by the mononym Adele, is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a reco ...
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Greg Kurstin Gregory Allen Kurstin (born May 14, 1969) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2017 and 2018, and written and produced four songs ...
, songwriters (Adele) * " Formation" ** Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan,
Beyoncé Knowles Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...
& Michael L. Williams II, songwriters (Beyoncé) * "
I Took a Pill in Ibiza "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" (also known by its censored title "In Ibiza" or its clean title "I Took a Plane to Ibiza") is a song by American singer Mike Posner. The song was originally acoustic guitar-based and released digitally as a single in th ...
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Mike Posner Michael Robert Henrion Posner ( ; born February 12, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer.For Posner's full name, see He released his debut album, ''31 Minutes to Takeoff'', in 2010. The album includes the US ''Billboar ...
, songwriter (Mike Posner) * "
Love Yourself "Love Yourself" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Justin Bieber for his fourth studio album ''Purpose'' (2015). The song was released as a promotional single on November 9, 2015, and as the album's third official single on December 7, 2015. ...
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Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...
, Benjamin Levin &
Ed Sheeran Edward Christopher Sheeran (; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently re ...
, songwriters (Justin Bieber) * " 7 Years" ** Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard & Morten Ristorp, songwriters (Lukas Graham)
Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for records released in the previous year. The award was not presented in 1967. The official guidelines are as ...
* Chance the Rapper *
Kelsea Ballerini Kelsea Nicole Ballerini (born September 12, 1993) is an American country pop singer. She began songwriting as a child and signed with Black River Entertainment in 2014, releasing her debut studio album the following year, '' The First Time''. H ...
* The Chainsmokers * Maren Morris * Anderson .Paak


Pop

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Best Pop Solo Performance The Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guides, the Best Pop S ...
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Hello ''Hello'' is a salutation or greeting in the English language. It is first attested in writing from 1826. Early uses ''Hello'', with that spelling, was used in publications in the U.S. as early as the 18 October 1826 edition of the '' Norwich ...
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Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (, ; born 5 May 1988), professionally known by the mononym Adele, is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a rec ...
* " Hold Up" – Beyoncé * "
Love Yourself "Love Yourself" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Justin Bieber for his fourth studio album ''Purpose'' (2015). The song was released as a promotional single on November 9, 2015, and as the album's third official single on December 7, 2015. ...
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Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...
* " Piece by Piece" (''
Idol Idol or Idols may refer to: Religion and philosophy * Cult image, a neutral term for a man-made object that is worshipped or venerated for the deity, spirit or demon that it embodies or represents * Murti, a point of focus for devotion or medit ...
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Kelly Clarkson Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, author, and television personality. She rose to fame after winning the first season of ''American Idol'' in 2002, which earned her a record deal with RCA. Her debu ...
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Dangerous Woman ''Dangerous Woman'' is the third studio album by American singer Ariana Grande. It was released through Republic Records on May 20, 2016. Grande began work on the album shortly after the release of her second studio album '' My Everything'' (2 ...
" – Ariana Grande ;
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance The Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. According to the 63rd Grammy Awards category rules, "this category ...
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Stressed Out "Stressed Out" is a song written and recorded by American musical duo Twenty One Pilots. It was released as a promotional single from their fourth studio album, '' Blurryface'' (2015). Produced by Mike Elizondo and recorded at studios in Los A ...
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Twenty One Pilots Twenty One Pilots (stylized in all lowercase or as twenty øne piløts) are an American musical duo from Columbus, Ohio. Initially a band, the group was formed in 2009 by lead vocalist Tyler Joseph along with Nick Thomas and Chris Salih, who ...
* " Closer" – The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey * " 7 Years" –
Lukas Graham Lukas Graham is a Danish pop band consisting of lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Lukas Forchhammer, bassist Magnus Larsson, and drummer Mark Falgren. The band released their first album, '' Lukas Graham'', with labels Copenhagen Records ...
* "
Work Work may refer to: * Work (human activity), intentional activity people perform to support themselves, others, or the community ** Manual labour, physical work done by humans ** House work, housework, or homemaking ** Working animal, an animal t ...
" – Rihanna featuring
Drake Drake may refer to: Animals * A male duck People and fictional characters * Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family name * Drake (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * ...
* " Cheap Thrills" –
Sia Sia Kate Isobelle Furler ( ; born 18 December 1975) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Adelaide, she started her career as a singer in the acid jazz band Crisp in the mid-1990s. In 1997, when Crisp disbanded, she rel ...
featuring Sean Paul ; Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album * '' Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin'' –
Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album '' Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of '' Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and '' Stardust'' (1 ...
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Cinema Cinema may refer to: Film * Cinematography, the art of motion-picture photography * Film or movie, a series of still images that create the illusion of a moving image ** Film industry, the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking ...
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Andrea Bocelli Andrea Bocelli (; born 22 September 1958) is an Italian tenor and multi-instrumentalist. He was born visually impaired, with congenital glaucoma, and at the age of 12, Bocelli became completely blind, following a brain hemorrhage resulting fr ...
* '' Fallen Angels'' –
Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
* '' Stages Live'' –
Josh Groban Joshua Winslow Groban (born February 27, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. His first four solo albums have been certified multi-platinum, and he was charted in 2007 as the number-one best selling artist in the United States, wi ...
* '' Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway'' –
Barbra Streisand Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers awar ...
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Best Pop Vocal Album The Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality vocal pop music albums. Awards in several ...
* '' 25'' –
Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (, ; born 5 May 1988), professionally known by the mononym Adele, is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a rec ...
* '' Purpose'' –
Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...
* ''
Dangerous Woman ''Dangerous Woman'' is the third studio album by American singer Ariana Grande. It was released through Republic Records on May 20, 2016. Grande began work on the album shortly after the release of her second studio album '' My Everything'' (2 ...
'' – Ariana Grande * '' Confident'' – Demi Lovato * ''
This Is Acting ''This Is Acting'' is the seventh studio album by Australian singer and songwriter Sia. It was released on 29 January 2016 by Inertia, Monkey Puzzle and RCA Records. The album is mostly composed of songs written by Sia for other pop artists that ...
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Sia Sia Kate Isobelle Furler ( ; born 18 December 1975) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Adelaide, she started her career as a singer in the acid jazz band Crisp in the mid-1990s. In 1997, when Crisp disbanded, she rel ...


Dance/Electronic

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Best Dance Recording The Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording (formerly known as Best Dance Recording) is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists f ...
* " Don't Let Me Down" – The Chainsmokers featuring Daya ** The Chainsmokers, producers; Jordan Young, mixer * "Tearing Me Up" – Bob Moses **Bob Moses, producers; Mark "Spike" Stent, mixer * " Never Be Like You" –
Flume A flume is a human-made channel for water, in the form of an open declined gravity chute whose walls are raised above the surrounding terrain, in contrast to a trench or ditch. Flumes are not to be confused with aqueducts, which are built to t ...
featuring Kai ** Harley Streten, producer; Eric J Dubowsky, mixer * "' Rinse & Repeat" – Riton featuring Kah-Lo ** Riton, producer; Wez Clarke, mixer * " Drinkee" –
Sofi Tukker Sofi Tukker (stylized in all caps) is a musical duo based in Florida consisting of Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern. They are best known for their songs "Drinkee", " Best Friend", and " Purple Hat". "Best Friend" was featured in a commerc ...
** Sofi Tukker, producers; Bryan Wilson, mixer ;
Best Dance/Electronic Album The Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards — a ceremony that was established in 1958 — to recording artists for quality albums in the dance music and electronica genres. Honors in several categ ...
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Skin Skin is the layer of usually soft, flexible outer tissue covering the body of a vertebrate animal, with three main functions: protection, regulation, and sensation. Other animal coverings, such as the arthropod exoskeleton, have different de ...
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Flume A flume is a human-made channel for water, in the form of an open declined gravity chute whose walls are raised above the surrounding terrain, in contrast to a trench or ditch. Flumes are not to be confused with aqueducts, which are built to t ...
* '' Electronica 1: The Time Machine'' –
Jean-Michel Jarre Jean-Michel André Jarre (; born 24 August 1948) is a French composer, performer and record producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic, ambient and new-age genres, and is known for organising outdoor spectacles featuring his music, accompani ...
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Epoch In chronology and periodization, an epoch or reference epoch is an instant in time chosen as the origin of a particular calendar era. The "epoch" serves as a reference point from which time is measured. The moment of epoch is usually decided by ...
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Underworld The underworld, also known as the netherworld or hell, is the supernatural world of the dead in various religious traditions and myths, located below the world of the living. Chthonic is the technical adjective for things of the underwor ...
* '' Louie Vega Starring...XXVIII'' –
Little Louie Vega Luis Ferdinand Vega Jr. (born June 12, 1965), as known as "Little Louie" Vega, is an American DJ, record producer and Grammy Award winner remixer of Puerto Rican ancestry. He is one half of the Masters at Work musical production team. Biograph ...


Contemporary Instrumental

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Culcha Vulcha ''Culcha Vulcha'' is an album by American jazz fusion group Snarky Puppy that was released on April 29, 2016. The album includes performances by a number of musicians associated with the band and called "the Fam". The band's first studio album ...
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Snarky Puppy Snarky Puppy is an American instrumental band led by bassist Michael League. Founded in 2004, Snarky Puppy combines a variety of jazz idioms, rock, world music, and funk and has won four Grammy Awards. Although the band has worked with vocalis ...
* ''Human Nature'' –
Herb Alpert Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American trumpeter who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass in the 1960s. During the same decade, he co-founded A&M Records with Jerry Moss. Alpert has recorded 28 albums that have landed on the ...
* ''When You Wish Upon a Star'' –
Bill Frisell William Richard Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American jazz guitarist, composer and arranger. Frisell first came to prominence at ECM Records in the 1980s, as both a session player and a leader. He went on to work in a variety of contexts ...
* ''Way Back Home: Live from Rochester, NY'' – Steve Gadd Band * ''Unspoken'' – Chuck Loeb


Rock

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David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
* "Joe" (Live from
Austin City Limits ''Austin City Limits'' is an American live music television program recorded and produced by Austin PBS. The show helped Austin become widely known in the United States as the "Live Music Capital of the World", and is the only television show to ...
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Alabama Shakes Alabama Shakes were an American rock band formed in Athens, Alabama, in 2009. The band consists of lead singer and guitarist Brittany Howard, guitarist Heath Fogg, bassist Zac Cockrell, and drummer Steve Johnson. The band began its career touring ...
* " Don't Hurt Yourself" – Beyoncé featuring
Jack White John Anthony White (; born July 9, 1975), commonly known as Jack White, is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the duo the White Stripes. White has enjoyed consistent critical and popular success and is widely c ...
* " The Sound of Silence" (Live on Conan) – Disturbed * " Heathens" –
Twenty One Pilots Twenty One Pilots (stylized in all lowercase or as twenty øne piløts) are an American musical duo from Columbus, Ohio. Initially a band, the group was formed in 2009 by lead vocalist Tyler Joseph along with Nick Thomas and Chris Salih, who ...
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Best Metal Performance The Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards to recording artists for works (songs or albums) containing quality performances in the heavy metal music genre. The Grammy Awards is an annual ceremony, where ...
* " Dystopia" – Megadeth * "Shock Me" – Baroness * "Silvera" – Gojira * " Rotting in Vain" – Korn * "The Price Is Wrong" –
Periphery Periphery or peripheral may refer to: Music *Periphery (band), American progressive metal band * ''Periphery'' (album), released in 2010 by Periphery * "Periphery", a song from Fiona Apple's album '' The Idler Wheel...'' Gaming and entertainm ...
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Best Rock Song The Grammy Award for Best Rock Song is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality songs in the rock music genre. Honors in several ...
* " Blackstar" **
David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
, songwriter (David Bowie) * " Burn the Witch" ** Radiohead, songwriters (Radiohead) * " Hardwired" ** James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich, songwriters ( Metallica) * " Heathens" ** Tyler Joseph, songwriter (
Twenty One Pilots Twenty One Pilots (stylized in all lowercase or as twenty øne piløts) are an American musical duo from Columbus, Ohio. Initially a band, the group was formed in 2009 by lead vocalist Tyler Joseph along with Nick Thomas and Chris Salih, who ...
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My Name Is Human "My Name Is Human" is a song by American rock band Highly Suspect. It was released as the lead single from their second studio album ''The Boy Who Died Wolf'' in 2016. The song reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock chart and stayed t ...
" ** Rich Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters (
Highly Suspect Highly Suspect is an American rock band from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The band consists of twin brothers Rich (bass, backing vocals) and Ryan Meyer (drums, backing vocals), Johnny Stevens (guitar, lead vocals), and Matt Kofos (guitar, synthesi ...
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Best Rock Album The Grammy Award for Best Rock Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality albums in the rock music genre. Honors in sev ...
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Tell Me I'm Pretty ''Tell Me I'm Pretty'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Cage the Elephant. It was released on December 18, 2015, and was announced online on October 5, 2015. The album was recorded in the spring of 2015 at Easy Eye Sound in Nas ...
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Cage the Elephant Cage the Elephant is an American rock band formed in 2006 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. They moved to England, U.K. and settled in London in 2008, shortly before their self-titled first album was released. The band currently consists of Matt S ...
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California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
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Blink-182 Blink-182 (stylized as blink-182) is an American rock band formed in Poway, California in 1992. Their current lineup consists of bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus, guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. Though their sound has ...
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Magma Magma () is the molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed. Magma is found beneath the surface of the Earth, and evidence of magmatism has also been discovered on other terrestrial planets and some natural sa ...
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Death of a Bachelor ''Death of a Bachelor'' is the fifth studio album by Panic! at the Disco, and their first as a solo project, released January 15, 2016 on Fueled by Ramen and DCD2. It is the follow-up to the band's fourth studio album, ''Too Weird to Live, Too R ...
'' – Panic! at the Disco * ''
Weezer Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Scott Shriner (bass guitar, keyboards, backing ...
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Weezer Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Scott Shriner (bass guitar, keyboards, backing ...


Alternative

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Best Alternative Music Album The Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album is an award presented to recording artists for quality albums in the alternative genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. H ...
* '' Blackstar'' –
David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
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22, A Million ''22, A Million'' is the third studio album by American indie folk band Bon Iver, released on September 30, 2016. Recorded in lead member Justin Vernon's April Base studio in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the album marks a major shift in the band's sou ...
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Bon Iver Bon Iver ( ) is an American indie folk band founded in 2006 by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon. Vernon released Bon Iver's debut album, ''For Emma, Forever Ago,'' independently in July 2007. The majority of the album was recorded while Vernon ...
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The Hope Six Demolition Project ''The Hope Six Demolition Project'' is the ninth studio album by English singer-songwriter and musician PJ Harvey, released on 15 April 2016 on Island Records. The album is Harvey's first since her acclaimed Mercury Prize-winning album ''Let Eng ...
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Post Pop Depression ''Post Pop Depression'' is the seventeenth studio album by American rock singer Iggy Pop, released by Caroline International / Loma Vista Recordings on March 18, 2016. Produced by Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age, the album was recorded ...
'' – Iggy Pop * ''
A Moon Shaped Pool ''A Moon Shaped Pool'' is the ninth studio album by the English rock band Radiohead. It was released digitally on 8 May 2016, and physically on 17 June 2016 through XL Recordings. It was produced by Radiohead's longtime producer Nigel Godrich. ...
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R&B

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Best R&B Performance The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide it is designed for s ...
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Solange Solange (died 10 May, c. 880) was a Frankish shepherdess and a locally venerated Christian saint and cephalophore, whose cult is restricted to Sainte-Solange, Cher. Saint Solange was the patron of the traditional Province of Berry, of which C ...
* "Turnin' Me Up" – BJ the Chicago Kid * "Permission" – Ro James * "I Do" –
Musiq Soulchild Taalib Hassan Johnson (born September 16, 1977), better known by the stage name Musiq Soulchild or simply Musiq (pronounced "music") is an American singer and songwriter whose style blends R&B, funk, blues, jazz, and gospel influences fused w ...
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Needed Me "Needed Me" is a song by Barbadian singer and songwriter Rihanna from her eighth studio album, ''Anti'' (2016). It was written by Rihanna, Brittany Hazard, Charles Hinshaw and Derrus Rachel together with its producer DJ Mustard and its co-prod ...
" – Rihanna ;
Best Traditional R&B Performance The Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance is an accolade presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally named the Gramophone Awards, to performers of quality traditional R&B vocal performances. ...
* "Angel" –
Lalah Hathaway Eulaulah Donyll "Lalah" Hathaway (born December 16, 1968) is an American singer. In 1990 Hathaway released her first album titled ''Lalah Hathaway''. After releasing another album, titled '' A Moment'' (1994), it debuted at number 34 on the To ...
* "The Three of Me" – William Bell * "Woman's World" – BJ the Chicago Kid * " Sleeping with the One I Love" – Fantasia * "Can't Wait" – Jill Scott ;
Best R&B Song The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (sometimes known as the R&B Songwriter's Award) has been awarded since 1969. From 1969 to 2000, it was known as the Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Song. Beyoncé has won it a record four times, while Bab ...
* " Lake by the Ocean" ** Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell) * " Come and See Me" ** J. Brathwaite, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters (PartyNextDoor featuring Drake) * "
Exchange Exchange may refer to: Physics *Gas exchange is the movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration. Places United States * Exchange, Indiana, an unincorporated community * ...
" ** Michael Hernandez &
Bryson Tiller Bryson Djuan Tiller (born January 2, 1993) is an American singer and rapper. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he began his career in 2011 with a mixtape entitled ''Killer Instinct Vol. 1''. Tiller initially gained mainstream success in 2015 follo ...
, songwriters (Bryson Tiller) * " Kiss It Better" **
Jeff Bhasker Jeff Bhasker (born March 4, 1974) is an American record producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles. He was awarded the Grammy Award for Producer of the Year in 2016 and nominated in 2013. An accomplished producer, he ...
, Robyn Fenty, John-Nathan Glass & Teddy Sinclair, songwriters (Rihanna) * " Luv" ** Magnus August Høiberg, Benjamin Levin & Daystar Peterson, songwriters (Tory Lanez) ; Best Urban Contemporary Album * ''
Lemonade Lemonade is a sweetened lemon-flavored beverage. There are varieties of lemonade found throughout the world. In North America and South Asia, cloudy still lemonade is the most common variety. There it is traditionally a homemade drink using ...
'' – Beyoncé * '' Ology'' – Gallant * '' We Are King'' –
KING King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
* '' Malibu'' – Anderson .Paak * '' Anti'' – Rihanna ;
Best R&B Album The Grammy Award for Best R&B Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works on albums in the R&B music genre. Honors ...
* '' Lalah Hathaway Live'' –
Lalah Hathaway Eulaulah Donyll "Lalah" Hathaway (born December 16, 1968) is an American singer. In 1990 Hathaway released her first album titled ''Lalah Hathaway''. After releasing another album, titled '' A Moment'' (1994), it debuted at number 34 on the To ...
* '' In My Mind'' – BJ the Chicago Kid * ''
Velvet Portraits ''Velvet Portraits'' is an album by producer and musician Terrace Martin, released on April 1, 2016. In December of that year, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. The album was developed during the production of Kendri ...
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Terrace Martin Terrace Jamahl Martin (born December 28, 1978) is an American musician, rapper, singer, and record producer. He is perhaps best known for producing records for several prominent artists in the music industry, including Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dog ...
* '' Healing Season'' – Mint Condition * '' Smoove Jones'' –
Mýa Mya Marie Harrison (; born October 10, 1979), (stylized as Mýa), is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. Born into a musical family, she studied ballet, jazz, and tap dance as a child. Initially, Mýa began her career as a VJ ...


Rap

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Best Rap Performance The Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance is an honor presented to recording artists for quality rap performances. It was first presented at the 31st Annual Grammy Awards in 1989 and again at the 32nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1990, after which p ...
* " No Problem" – Chance the Rapper featuring
Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. His career began in 1995, at the age of 12, when he was signed by rapper Birdman, joining ...
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2 Chainz Tauheed K. Epps (born September 12, 1977), known professionally as 2 Chainz (or Tity Boi), is an American rapper. Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, he initially gained recognition as one-half of the Southern hip hop duo Playaz Circle, a ...
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Panda The giant panda (''Ailuropoda melanoleuca''), also known as the panda bear (or simply the panda), is a bear species endemic to China. It is characterised by its bold black-and-white coat and rotund body. The name "giant panda" is sometimes use ...
" – Desiigner * "
Pop Style "Pop Style" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake, featuring American rappers Kanye West and Jay-Z, collectively known as The Throne. The song was released alongside "One Dance", as singles promoting Drake's fourth studio album '' Views'', initially ...
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Drake Drake may refer to: Animals * A male duck People and fictional characters * Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family name * Drake (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * ...
featuring The Throne * " All the Way Up" – Fat Joe & Remy Ma featuring French Montana & Infared * " THat Part" –
ScHoolboy Q Quincy Matthew Hanley (born October 26, 1986), better known by his stage name Schoolboy Q (stylized as ScHoolboy Q), is an American rapper. In 2009, Hanley signed to Carson-based independent record label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) and in late ...
featuring
Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
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Best Rap/Sung Performance The Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance (awarded as Best Rap/Sung Collaboration until 2017, and Best Rap/Sung Performance from 2018 to 2020) is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and original ...
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Hotline Bling "Hotline Bling" is a song recorded by Canadian rapper Drake, which serves as the lead single from his fourth studio album '' Views'' (2016). The song is credited as a bonus track on the album. It was made available for digital download on July 3 ...
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Drake Drake may refer to: Animals * A male duck People and fictional characters * Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family name * Drake (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * ...
* " Freedom" – Beyoncé featuring
Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper and songwriter. Known for his progressive musical styles and socially conscious songwriting, he is often considered one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generat ...
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Broccoli Broccoli (''Brassica oleracea'' var. ''italica'') is an edible green plant in the cabbage family (family Brassicaceae, genus ''Brassica'') whose large flowering head, stalk and small associated leaves are eaten as a vegetable. Broccoli is cla ...
" – DRAM featuring
Lil Yachty Miles Parks McCollum (born August 23, 1997), known professionally as Lil Boat, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer. He first gained recognition on the internet in 2015 for his singles "One Night" and "Minnesota" (featuring ...
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Ultralight Beam "Ultralight Beam" is a song by American recording artist Kanye West from his seventh studio album ''The Life of Pablo'' (2016). The song features vocals by R&B singers The-Dream and Kelly Price, rapper Chance the Rapper, gospel singer Kirk Fr ...
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Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
featuring Chance the Rapper,
Kelly Price Kelly Cherelle Price (born April 4, 1973) is an American R&B and gospel singer. She started her singing career in 1992. Price originally garnered attention by singing backing vocals for Mariah Carey on multiple songs, including her ''Billboar ...
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Kirk Franklin Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American songwriter, choir director, gospel singer, and rapper. He is best known for leading urban contemporary gospel ensembles such as The Family, God's Property, and One Nation Crew (1NC) ...
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The-Dream Terius Youngdell Nash (born September 20, 1977), better known by his stage name The-Dream, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. His co-writing credits include songs with "Me Against the Music" (2003) for Britney Spears, " Rid ...
* " Famous" –
Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
featuring Rihanna and
Swizz Beatz Kasseem Daoud Dean (born September 13, 1978), known professionally as Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, rapper, disc jockey (DJ) and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, Dean embarked on his musical career as a DJ. At the ag ...
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Best Rap Song The Grammy Award for Best Rap Song is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality songs in the rap music genre. Honors in several c ...
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Hotline Bling "Hotline Bling" is a song recorded by Canadian rapper Drake, which serves as the lead single from his fourth studio album '' Views'' (2016). The song is credited as a bonus track on the album. It was made available for digital download on July 3 ...
" ** Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies, songwriters (Drake) * " All the Way Up" ** Joseph Cartagena, Edward Davadi, Shandel Green, Karim Kharbouch, Andre Christopher Lyon, Reminisce Mackie & Marcello Valenzano, songwriters (Fat Joe & Remy Ma featuring French Montana & Infared) * " Famous" ** Chancellor Bennett, Ross Birchard, Ernest Brown, Andrew Dawson, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Kejuan Muchita, Patrick Reynolds,
Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
, Cydel Young &
Malik Yusef Malik Yusef El Shabazz Jones (born April 4, 1971) is an American spoken word artist, poet, rapper, writer, composer, producer and director based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Early life He was raised in Chicago's South Side neighborho ...
, songwriters (Kanye West featuring Rihanna) * " No Problem" ** Chancellor Bennett, Dwayne Carter, Rachel Cato, Peter Cottontale,
Tauheed Epps Tauheed K. Epps (born September 12, 1977), known professionally as 2 Chainz (or Tity Boi), is an American rapper. Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, he initially gained recognition as one-half of the Southern hip hop duo Playaz Circle, al ...
, Jonathan Hoard, Cam O'bi, Ivan Rosenberg, Conor Szymanski, Lakeithsha Williams & Jaime Woods, songwriters (Chance the Rapper featuring Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz) * "
Ultralight Beam "Ultralight Beam" is a song by American recording artist Kanye West from his seventh studio album ''The Life of Pablo'' (2016). The song features vocals by R&B singers The-Dream and Kelly Price, rapper Chance the Rapper, gospel singer Kirk Fr ...
" ** Chancellor Bennett, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean,
Kirk Franklin Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American songwriter, choir director, gospel singer, and rapper. He is best known for leading urban contemporary gospel ensembles such as The Family, God's Property, and One Nation Crew (1NC) ...
, Noah Goldstein, Samuel Griesemer, Terius Nash, Jerome Potter,
Kelly Price Kelly Cherelle Price (born April 4, 1973) is an American R&B and gospel singer. She started her singing career in 1992. Price originally garnered attention by singing backing vocals for Mariah Carey on multiple songs, including her ''Billboar ...
, Nico "Donnie Trumpet" Segal, Derek Watkins, Kanye West, Cydel Young & Malik Yusef, songwriters (Kanye West featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream) ;
Best Rap Album The Grammy Award for Best Rap Album is an award presented to recording artists for quality albums with rapping at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors in several categories ...
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Coloring Book A coloring book (British English: colouring-in book, colouring book, or colouring page) is a type of book containing line art to which people are intended to add color using crayons, colored pencils, marker pens, paint or other artistic media ...
'' – Chance the Rapper * '' and the Anonymous Nobody...'' – De La Soul * ''
Major Key In music theory, the key of a piece is the group of pitches, or scale, that forms the basis of a musical composition in classical, Western art, and Western pop music. The group features a '' tonic note'' and its corresponding '' chords'', ...
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DJ Khaled Khaled Mohammed Khaled (born November 26, 1975), known professionally as DJ Khaled, is an American DJ, record executive, record producer and rapper. Khaled first gained recognition as a radio host in the 1990s on the radio station 99 Jamz, a ...
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Views A view is a sight or prospect or the ability to see or be seen from a particular place. View, views or Views may also refer to: Common meanings * View (Buddhism), a charged interpretation of experience which intensely shapes and affects thou ...
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Drake Drake may refer to: Animals * A male duck People and fictional characters * Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family name * Drake (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * ...
* '' Blank Face LP'' –
ScHoolboy Q Quincy Matthew Hanley (born October 26, 1986), better known by his stage name Schoolboy Q (stylized as ScHoolboy Q), is an American rapper. In 2009, Hanley signed to Carson-based independent record label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) and in late ...
* ''
The Life of Pablo ''The Life of Pablo'' is the seventh studio album by American rapper and producer Kanye West. It was released on February 14, 2016, through GOOD Music and distributed by Def Jam Recordings. Recording sessions took place from 2013 to 2016, in I ...
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Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...


Country

; Best Country Solo Performance * " My Church" – Maren Morris * "Love Can Go to Hell" – Brandy Clark * "
Vice A vice is a practice, behaviour, or habit generally considered immoral, sinful, criminal, rude, taboo, depraved, degrading, deviant or perverted in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a negative character t ...
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Miranda Lambert Miranda Leigh Lambert (born November 10, 1983) is an American country singer and guitarist. Born in Longview, Texas, she started out in early 2001 when she released her self-titled debut album independently. In 2003, she finished in third place o ...
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Church Bells A church bell in Christian architecture is a bell which is rung in a church for a variety of religious purposes, and can be heard outside the building. Traditionally they are used to call worshippers to the church for a communal service, and ...
" – Carrie Underwood * " Blue Ain't Your Color" –
Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is an Australian-American musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter known for his work in country music. Recognized with four Grammy Awards, Urban also received fifteen Academy of Country Music Award ...
; Best Country Duo/Group Performance * " Jolene" – Pentatonix featuring
Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album d ...
* " Different for Girls" –
Dierks Bentley Frederick Dierks Bentley (; born November 20, 1975) is an American country music singer and songwriter. In 2003, he signed to Capitol Nashville and released his eponymous debut album. Both it and its follow-up, 2005's '' Modern Day Drifter'', a ...
featuring
Elle King Tanner Elle Schneider (born July 3, 1989), known professionally as Elle King, is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Her musical style was influenced by country, rock and blues. In 2012, King released her debut EP, '' The Elle King ...
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21 Summer "21 Summer" is a song by recorded American country music duo Brothers Osborne. The song was released in February 2016 as the duo's fourth single overall and the third from the album ''Pawn Shop (album), Pawn Shop''. Duo members John and T.J. Osbor ...
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Brothers Osborne Brothers Osborne is an American country music duo consisting of brothers T.J. Osborne (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and John Osborne (lead guitar, background vocals). Born in Deale, Maryland, the duo signed a recording contract with EMI Records ...
* " Setting the World on Fire" –
Kenny Chesney Kenneth Arnold Chesney (born March 26, 1968) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He has recorded more than 20 albums and has produced more than 40 Top 10 singles on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs and Country ...
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Pink Pink is the color of a namesake flower that is a pale tint of red. It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, pink is the color most often associated with charm, politeness, ...
* " Think of You" – Chris Young with
Cassadee Pope Cassadee Blake Pope (born August 28, 1989) is an American pop and country singer. She was the lead vocalist and songwriter of the pop band Hey Monday, with whom she released one studio album and two EPs. Pope embarked on a solo career in early ...
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Best Country Song The Grammy Award for Best Country Song (sometimes known as the Country Songwriter's Award) has been awarded since 1965. The award is given to the songwriter(s) of the song, not to the artist, except if the artist is also the songwriter. There ha ...
* " Humble and Kind" **
Lori McKenna Lorraine McKenna ( Giroux; born December 22, 1968) is an American folk, Americana, and country music singer-songwriter. In 2016, she was nominated for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year and won Best Country Song for co-writing the hit sing ...
, songwriter (
Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has released 16 studio albums (11 for Curb Records, four for Big Machine Records and one for Arista Nashville). 10 of those album ...
) * " Blue Ain't Your Color" ** Clint Lagerberg,
Hillary Lindsey Hillary Lee Lindsey is an American singer-songwriter. She has written songs with or for a number of artists including Michelle Branch, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Shakira, Lady A, Gary Allan, Sara Evans, Carrie Underwood, Kellie Pickler, Bo ...
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Steven Lee Olsen Steven Lee Olsen (born November 25, 1985, in Newmarket, Ontario) is a Canadian country music artist and songwriter. He released his debut single "Now" in 2009 on RGK Records, taken from his 2009 debut album ''Introducing Steven Lee Olsen''. He fol ...
, songwriters (
Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is an Australian-American musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter known for his work in country music. Recognized with four Grammy Awards, Urban also received fifteen Academy of Country Music Award ...
) * " Die a Happy Man" ** Sean Douglas,
Thomas Rhett Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ...
& Joe Spargur, songwriters (Thomas Rhett) * " My Church" ** busbee & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris) * "
Vice A vice is a practice, behaviour, or habit generally considered immoral, sinful, criminal, rude, taboo, depraved, degrading, deviant or perverted in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a negative character t ...
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Miranda Lambert Miranda Leigh Lambert (born November 10, 1983) is an American country singer and guitarist. Born in Longview, Texas, she started out in early 2001 when she released her self-titled debut album independently. In 2003, she finished in third place o ...
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Shane McAnally Shane McAnally (born October 12, 1974) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. Originally a solo artist for Curb Records in 1999, McAnally charted three singles on Hot Country Songs, including the No. 31 " Are Y ...
& Josh Osborne, songwriters (Miranda Lambert) ;
Best Country Album The Grammy Award for Best Country Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality albums in the country music genre. Honors ...
* '' A Sailor's Guide to Earth'' – Sturgill Simpson * ''
Big Day in a Small Town ''Big Day in a Small Town'' is the second studio album by American country music artist Brandy Clark. It was released on June 10, 2016, through Warner Bros. Records. The album was nominated for Best Country Album and the album's second single, "L ...
'' – Brandy Clark * '' Full Circle'' –
Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn (; April 14, 1932 – October 4, 2022) was an American country music singer and songwriter. In a career spanning six decades, Lynn released multiple gold albums. She had numerous hits such as "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Ma ...
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Hero A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or strength. Like other formerly gender-specific terms (like ''actor''), ''her ...
'' – Maren Morris * '' Ripcord'' –
Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is an Australian-American musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter known for his work in country music. Recognized with four Grammy Awards, Urban also received fifteen Academy of Country Music Award ...


New Age

; Best New Age Album * '' White Sun II'' – White Sun * ''
Orogen An orogenic belt, or orogen, is a zone of Earth's crust affected by orogeny. An orogenic belt develops when a continental plate crumples and is uplifted to form one or more mountain ranges; this involves a series of geological processes collecti ...
'' – John Burke * ''
Dark Sky Island ''Dark Sky Island'' is the eighth studio album by Irish singer, songwriter, and musician Enya, released on 20 November 2015 by Warner Bros. Records. After the release of her previous album, '' And Winter Came...'' (2008), Enya was unsure of her ...
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Enya Enya Patricia Brennan (; ga, Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin; born 17 May 1961), known professionally by the mononym Enya, is an Irish singer, songwriter, and musician known for modern Celtic music. She is the best-selling Irish solo arti ...
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Inner Passion ''Inner Passion'' is the 2016 duet album by pianist Peter Kater and cellist Tina Guo. The album was fully improvised upon the musician’s first musical meeting. It debuted at number four on the Billboard New Age Albums chart. ''Inner Passion'' ...
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Peter Kater Peter Kater (born 1958) is a German-born American pianist, composer and Grammy Award winner. When he was four, he moved with his family from Germany to New Jersey. He studied classical piano at an early age. In 1977 when he was eighteen, Peter mo ...
& Tina Guo * ''
Rosetta Rosetta or Rashid (; ar, رشيد ' ; french: Rosette  ; cop, ϯⲣⲁϣⲓⲧ ''ti-Rashit'', Ancient Greek: Βολβιτίνη ''Bolbitinē'') is a port city of the Nile Delta, east of Alexandria, in Egypt's Beheira governorate. The Ro ...
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Vangelis Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou ( el, Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου ; 29 March 1943 – 17 May 2022), known professionally as Vangelis ( ; el, Βαγγέλης, links=no ), was a Greek composer and arranger of ...


Jazz

; Best Improvised Jazz Solo * "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" –
John Scofield John Scofield (born December 26, 1951), sometimes referred to as "Sco", is an American guitarist and composer whose music over a long career has blended jazz, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul and rock. He first came to mainstream attention in th ...
, soloist * "Countdown" – Joey Alexander, soloist * "In Movement" – Ravi Coltrane, soloist * "We See" – Fred Hersch, soloist * "I Concentrate on You" –
Brad Mehldau Bradford Alexander Mehldau (; born August 23, 1970) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Mehldau studied music at The New School, and toured and recorded while still a student. He was a member of saxophonist Joshua Redman's Qua ...
, soloist ; Best Jazz Vocal Album * ''
Take Me to the Alley ''Take Me to the Alley'' is the fourth studio album by Gregory Porter, released on May 6, 2016 through Blue Note Records. It earned Porter a 2017 Grammy Award for Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album, Best Jazz Vocal Album. The album was re ...
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Gregory Porter Gregory Porter (born November 4, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He has twice won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album: first in 2014 for ''Liquid Spirit'' and then again in 2017 for '' Take Me to the Alley''. Early l ...
* '' Sound of Red'' –
René Marie René Marie (born René Marie Stevens, November 7, 1955 in Warrenton, Virginia, United States) is an American songwriter and jazz vocalist. Career She began her professional music career at age 42. Originally she performed as René Croan; she ...
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Upward Spiral Upward Spiral is a term used by Paul Kennedy in his book ''The Rise and Fall of Great Powers'' to describe the continually rising cost of military equipment relative to civilian manufactured goods. According to Kennedy there is an upward spiral at ...
'' – Branford Marsalis Quartet with special guest
Kurt Elling Kurt Elling (born November 2, 1967) is an American jazz singer and songwriter. Born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Rockford, Elling became interested in music through his father, who was Kapellmeister at a Lutheran church. He sang in cho ...
* '' Harlem on My Mind'' – Catherine Russell * '' The Sting Variations'' – The Tierney Sutton Band ; Best Jazz Instrumental Album * '' Country for Old Men'' –
John Scofield John Scofield (born December 26, 1951), sometimes referred to as "Sco", is an American guitarist and composer whose music over a long career has blended jazz, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul and rock. He first came to mainstream attention in th ...
* '' Book of Intuition'' – Kenny Barron Trio * '' Dr. Um'' –
Peter Erskine Peter Erskine (born June 5, 1954) is an American jazz drummer who was a member of the jazz fusion groups Weather Report and Steps Ahead. Early life and education Erskine was born in Somers Point, New Jersey, U.S. He began playing the dru ...
* '' Sunday Night at the Vanguard'' – The Fred Hersch Trio * '' Nearness'' –
Joshua Redman Joshua Redman (born February 1, 1969) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He is the son of jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman (1931–2006). Life and career Joshua Redman was born in Berkeley, California, to jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman ...
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Brad Mehldau Bradford Alexander Mehldau (; born August 23, 1970) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Mehldau studied music at The New School, and toured and recorded while still a student. He was a member of saxophonist Joshua Redman's Qua ...
; Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album * '' Presidential Suite: Eight Variations on Freedom'' – Ted Nash Big Band * '' Real Enemies'' –
Darcy James Argue Darcy James Argue is a jazz composer and bandleader known for his work with his 18-piece ensemble, Secret Society. Biography Argue was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He studied at McGill University in Montreal from 1993–1998, and in 2000 ...
's Secret Society * '' MONK'estra, Vol. 1'' – John Beasley * '' Kaleidoscope Eyes: Music of the Beatles'' – John Daversa * ''All L.A. Band'' – Bob Mintzer ; Best Latin Jazz Album * ''Tribute to Irakere: Live in Marciac'' –
Chucho Valdés Jesús Valdés Rodríguez, better known as Chucho Valdés (born October 9, 1941), is a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger whose career spans over 50 years. An original member of the Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna, in 1973 he fo ...
* '' Entre Colegas'' – Andy González * '' Madera Latino: A Latin Jazz Perspective on the Music of Woody Shaw'' – Brian Lynch & various artists * ''Canto América'' – Michael Spiro/Wayne Wallace La Orquesta Sinfonietta * ''30'' – Trio Da Paz


Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music

; Best Gospel Performance/Song * "God Provides" –
Tamela Mann Tamela Jean Mann (née Johnson; born June 9, 1966) is an American gospel singer, songwriter, and actress. Mann began her career as a singer with the gospel group Kirk Franklin and the Family. She was a featured soloist on several tracks while wit ...
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Kirk Franklin Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American songwriter, choir director, gospel singer, and rapper. He is best known for leading urban contemporary gospel ensembles such as The Family, God's Property, and One Nation Crew (1NC) ...
, songwriter * "It's Alright, It's OK" – Shirley Caesar featuring Anthony Hamilton ** Stanley Brown & Courtney Rumble, songwriters * "You're Bigger ive
Jekalyn Carr Jekalyn Almonique Carr (born April 22, 1997) is a recording artist, as well as a speaker, entrepreneur, actress, and author. As a top selling recording artist, Carr has earned eight Billboard #1’s before the age of 21, including singles, ...
** Allundria Carr, songwriter * "Made a Way iveTravis Greene ** Travis Greene, songwriter * "Better" –
Hezekiah Walker Bishop Hezekiah Walker (born December 24, 1962) is a popular American gospel music singer and artist and pastor of prominent Brooklyn New York Pentecostal megachurch, Love Fellowship Tabernacle. Walker has released several albums on Benson Recor ...
** Jason Clayborn, Gabriel Hatcher & Hezekiah Walker, songwriters ; Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song * "Thy Will" – Hillary Scott & The Scott Family **
Bernie Herms Bernhard "Bernie" Herms (born March 26, 1972) is a Canadian composer, songwriter, and music producer in Nashville, Tennessee. He has received and been nominated for Grammy Awards, GMA Dove Awards, and GMA Canada Covenant Awards, due to his song ...
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Hillary Scott Hillary Dawn Scott-Tyrrell (born April 1, 1986) is an American singer and songwriter. She is the co-lead singer of Lady A, previously known as Lady Antebellum, a country music group that was formed in 2006, and is signed to Big Machine Records ...
& Emily Weisband, songwriters * "Trust in You" –
Lauren Daigle Lauren Ashley Daigle () (born September 9, 1991) is an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter. After being signed to the label Centricity Music, she released her debut album, '' How Can It Be,'' in 2015. It reached No. 1 on ...
** Lauren Daigle, Michael Farren & Paul Mabury, songwriters * "Priceless" – For King & Country ** Benjamin Backus,
Seth Mosley Seth David Mosley (born October 17, 1987) is an American Christian musician and record producer, who plays Christian pop and Christian rock. He was the frontman for the Christian alternative rock band Me in Motion. Mosley was awarded the Songw ...
, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone &
Tedd T Tedd T., born Tedd Andrew Tjornhom (CHURN-home), is a music producer, songwriter, arranger, programmer, and engineer. He launched the independent record label Teleprompt Records in 2003 as a joint venture with Word/Warner Music Group. His intere ...
jornhom, songwriters * " King of the World" –
Natalie Grant Natalie Diane Grant (born December 21, 1971) is an American singer and songwriter of contemporary Christian music. She received the Gospel Music Association's Dove Award for Female Vocalist of the Year four consecutive years (2006, 2007, 2008 an ...
** Natalie Grant, Becca Mizell & Samuel Mizell, songwriters * "Chain Breaker" – Zach Williams ** Mia Fieldes, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters ;
Best Gospel Album The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality albums in the Gospel music genre. Honors in s ...
* ''
Losing My Religion "Losing My Religion" is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released in February 1991 as the first single from the group's seventh album, '' Out of Time'' (1991). Built on a mandolin riff, the song was an unlikely hit for the grou ...
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Kirk Franklin Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American songwriter, choir director, gospel singer, and rapper. He is best known for leading urban contemporary gospel ensembles such as The Family, God's Property, and One Nation Crew (1NC) ...
* ''
Listen Listen may refer to: * The action of listening * Central auditory system listening is how the brain processes what you hear * Listening behaviour types in human communication Computing * LISTEN, a TCP connection state on the server side indi ...
'' – Tim Bowman, Jr. * '' Fill This House'' – Shirley Caesar * ''A Worshipper's Heart ive' –
Todd Dulaney Todd Anthony Dulaney (born December 20, 1983) is an American gospel musician, and former baseball player. His music career started in 2011, with the release of the CD version, ''Pulling Me Through''. This would be his breakthrough released upon ...
* ''Demonstrate ive' – William Murphy ;
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality albums in the Contempor ...
* '' Love Remains'' – Hillary Scott & The Scott Family * '' Poets & Saints'' – All Sons & Daughters * '' American Prodigal'' – Crowder * '' Be One'' –
Natalie Grant Natalie Diane Grant (born December 21, 1971) is an American singer and songwriter of contemporary Christian music. She received the Gospel Music Association's Dove Award for Female Vocalist of the Year four consecutive years (2006, 2007, 2008 an ...
* '' Youth Revival ive' –
Hillsong Young & Free Hillsong Young & Free (also known as Hillsong Y&F or simply Young & Free or Y&F) is an Australian contemporary worship music group from Sydney, Australia, where they started making Christian music in 2012 at Hillsong Church. They have release ...
; Best Roots Gospel Album * '' Hymns That Are Important to Us'' –
Joey + Rory Joey + Rory was an American country and bluegrass duo composed of singer-songwriters Rory Lee Feek (born April 25, 1965) and Joey Feek (September 9, 1975 – March 4, 2016), who were husband and wife. Both members of the duo were vocalists and ...
* '' Better Together'' – Gaither Vocal Band * '' Nature's Symphony in 432'' –
The Isaacs The Isaacs are a bluegrass Southern gospel music group consisting of mother Lily Isaacs (b. September 20, 1947), daughters Becky (b. Aug. 2, 1975) and Sonya Isaacs (b. July 22, 1974) and son Ben Isaacs (b. July 25, 1972), along with John Bowman (h ...
* '' Hymns and Songs of Inspiration'' – Gordon Mote * '' God Don't Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson'' – (Various Artists); Jeffrey Gaskill, producer


Latin

; Best Latin Pop Album * '' Un Besito Más'' –
Jesse & Joy Jesse & Joy () is a Mexican pop duo formed in 2005 by brother and sister Jesse (born December 31, 1982, as Jesse Eduardo Huerta Uecke) and Joy (born June 20, 1986, as Tirzah Joy Huerta Uecke), in Mexico City. The duo have released five studio ...
* ''Ilusión'' –
Gaby Moreno Gaby Moreno is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter, producer, film composer and guitarist. Singing in both English and Spanish, Moreno's music covers many genres including Latin, Alternative, Blues, Folk and Americana. Biography Moreno was born i ...
* '' Similares'' – Laura Pausini * ''Seguir Latiendo'' – Sanalejo * '' Buena Vida'' – Diego Torres ; Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album * ''iLevitable'' – ile * '' L.H.O.N. (La Humanidad o Nosotros)'' – Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas * ''Buenaventura'' – La Santa Cecilia * ''Los Rakas'' – Los Rakas * '' Amor Supremo'' –
Carla Morrison Carla Patricia Morrison Flores (born 19 July 1986), known professionally as Carla Morrison, is a Mexican indie-pop guitarist and singer. She has released three studio albums and has received various awards and nominations including two Grammy Aw ...
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Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano) Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporation ...
* ''Un Azteca en el Azteca, Vol. 1 (En Vivo)'' – Vicente Fernández * ''Raíces'' – Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga * ''Hecho a Mano'' – Joss Favela * ''Generación Maquinaria Est. 2006'' – La Maquinaria Norteña * ''Tributo a Joan Sebastian y Rigoberto Alfaro'' – Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea ; Best Tropical Latin Album * ''Donde Están?'' – Jose Lugo & Guasábara Combo * '' Conexión'' – Fonseca * ''La Fantasia Homenaje a Juan Formell'' – Formell y Los Van Van * '' 35 Aniversario'' – Grupo Niche * ''La Sonora Santanera en Su 60 Aniversario'' – Sonora Santanera


American Roots

; Best American Roots Performance * "House of Mercy" –
Sarah Jarosz Sarah Jarosz ( ; born May 23, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter from Wimberley, Texas. Her first album, ''Song Up in Her Head'', was released in 2009
* "Ain't No Man" –
The Avett Brothers The Avett Brothers are an American folk rock band from Concord, North Carolina. The band is made up of two brothers, Scott Avett (banjo, lead vocals, guitar, piano, kick-drum) and Seth Avett (guitar, lead vocals, piano, hi-hat) along with Bob C ...
* "Mother's Children Have a Hard Time" –
The Blind Boys of Alabama The Blind Boys of Alabama, also billed as The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, and Clarence Fountain and the Blind Boys of Alabama, is an American Gospel music, gospel group. The group was founded in 1939 in Talladega, Alabama, and has featured a ch ...
* "Factory Girl" – Rhiannon Giddens * "Wreck You" –
Lori McKenna Lorraine McKenna ( Giroux; born December 22, 1968) is an American folk, Americana, and country music singer-songwriter. In 2016, she was nominated for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year and won Best Country Song for co-writing the hit sing ...
; Best American Roots Song * "Kid Sister" **
Vince Gill Vincent Grant Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American country music singer, songwriter and musician. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman of the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s and as a solo artist ...
, songwriter ( The Time Jumpers) * "Alabama at Night" **
Robbie Fulks Robert "Robbie" Fulks (born March 25, 1963) is an American alternative country singer-songwriter, instrumentalist and long-time Chicago, Illinois resident. He has released 13 albums over a career spanning more than 30 years. His 2016 record ''Up ...
, songwriter (Robbie Fulks) * "City Lights" **
Jack White John Anthony White (; born July 9, 1975), commonly known as Jack White, is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the duo the White Stripes. White has enjoyed consistent critical and popular success and is widely c ...
, songwriter (Jack White/
The White Stripes The White Stripes were an American rock duo from Detroit formed in 1997. The group consisted of Jack White (songwriter, vocals, guitar, piano, and mandolin) and Meg White (drums and vocals). After releasing several singles and three albums wit ...
) * "Gulfstream" ** Eric Adcock & Roddie Romero, songwriters (Roddie Romero and the Hub City All-Stars) * "Wreck You" **
Lori McKenna Lorraine McKenna ( Giroux; born December 22, 1968) is an American folk, Americana, and country music singer-songwriter. In 2016, she was nominated for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year and won Best Country Song for co-writing the hit sing ...
& Felix McTeigue, songwriters (Lori McKenna) ;
Best Americana Album The Grammy Award for Best Americana Album is an honor presented to recording artists for quality albums in the Americana music genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors ...
* '' This Is Where I Live'' – William Bell * '' True Sadness'' –
The Avett Brothers The Avett Brothers are an American folk rock band from Concord, North Carolina. The band is made up of two brothers, Scott Avett (banjo, lead vocals, guitar, piano, kick-drum) and Seth Avett (guitar, lead vocals, piano, hi-hat) along with Bob C ...
* '' The Cedar Creek Sessions'' –
Kris Kristofferson Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is a retired American singer, songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are " Me and Bobby McGee", " For the Good Times", " Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and " Help Me Make It Through the ...
* '' The Bird and the Rifle'' –
Lori McKenna Lorraine McKenna ( Giroux; born December 22, 1968) is an American folk, Americana, and country music singer-songwriter. In 2016, she was nominated for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year and won Best Country Song for co-writing the hit sing ...
* ''Kid Sister'' – The Time Jumpers ; Best Bluegrass Album * ''Coming Home'' – O'Connor Band with
Mark O'Connor Mark O'Connor (born August 5, 1961) is an American fiddle player and composer whose music combines bluegrass, country, jazz and classical. A three-time Grammy Award winner, he has won six Country Music Association Musician Of The Year awards ...
* '' Original Traditional'' –
Blue Highway Blue Highway is an American contemporary bluegrass band formed in 1994 and based in Tennessee. The band's albums include ''Wondrous Love'' (2003), ''Marbletown'' (2005), and '' Original Traditional'' (2016). Background After helping found th ...
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Burden Bearer ''Burden Bearer'' is a bluegrass gospel Gospel originally meant the Christian message (" the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was set out. In this sense a gospel can be defined as a loo ...
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Doyle Lawson Doyle Lawson (born April 20, 1944) is an American traditional bluegrass and Southern gospel musician. He is best known as a mandolin player, vocalist, producer, and leader of the 6-man group Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. Lawson was inducted in ...
& Quicksilver * '' The Hazel and Alice Sessions'' – Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands * '' North by South'' –
Claire Lynch Claire Lynch (born February 20, 1954) is an American bluegrass musician, singer, songwriter, and producer. She is a three-time winner of the International Bluegrass Music Association's Female Vocalist of the Year honors. She is considered one o ...
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Best Traditional Blues Album The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album was awarded from 1983 to 2011 and from 2017 onwards. Until 1992 the award was known as Best Traditional Blues Performance and was twice awarded to individual tracks rather than albums. The award w ...
* '' Porcupine Meat'' –
Bobby Rush Bobby Lee Rush (born November 23, 1946) is an American politician, activist and pastor who served as the U.S. representative for for three decades. A civil rights activist during the 1960s, Rush co-founded the Illinois chapter of the Black Pant ...
* ''Can't Shake the Feeling'' – Lurrie Bell * '' Live at the Greek Theatre'' –
Joe Bonamassa Joseph Leonard Bonamassa ( ; born May 8, 1977) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. He started his career at age twelve, when he opened for B.B. King. Since 2000, Bonamassa has released fifteen solo albums through his ind ...
* ''Blues & Ballads (A Folksinger's Songbook: Volumes I & II)'' –
Luther Dickinson Luther Andrews Dickinson (born January 18, 1973) is the lead guitarist and vocalist for the North Mississippi Allstars and the son of record producer Jim Dickinson. He is also known for being the lead guitarist for The Black Crowes. He hosts ''G ...
* ''The Soul of Jimmie Rodgers'' – Vasti Jackson ;
Best Contemporary Blues Album The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album was awarded from 1988 to 2011 and from 2017 onwards. Until 1992 the award was known as Best Contemporary Blues Performance and in 1989 was awarded to a song rather than to an album. The award was ...
* ''
The Last Days of Oakland ''The Last Days of Oakland'' is the second album by American singer-songwriter Fantastic Negrito. Rayanne Pinna described the album as "an urgent, political record that grapples with the many changes Oakland has seen in recent years." In 2017, it w ...
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Fantastic Negrito Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz (born January 20, 1968), better known by his stage name Fantastic Negrito, is an American singer-songwriter whose music spans blues, R&B, and roots music. His 2016 album '' The Last Days of Oakland'' won a Grammy award f ...
* '' Love Wins Again'' – Janiva Magness * ''
Bloodline Heredity, also called inheritance or biological inheritance, is the passing on of traits from parents to their offspring; either through asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction, the offspring cells or organisms acquire the genetic informa ...
'' – Kenny Neal * ''Give It Back to You'' –
The Record Company The Record Company is a Grammy-nominated American rock band from Los Angeles. The members are Chris Vos (guitar, lead vocals), Alex Stiff (bass, backing vocals), and Marc Cazorla (drums, backing vocals). Their music is influenced by blues musicia ...
* '' Everybody Wants a Piece'' –
Joe Louis Walker Joe Louis Walker, also known as JLW (born December 25, 1949) is an American musician, best known as an electric blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer. His knowledge of blues history is revealed by his use of older material and playi ...
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Best Folk Album The Grammy Award for Best Folk Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for releasing albums in the folk genre. Honors in several ...
* '' Undercurrent'' –
Sarah Jarosz Sarah Jarosz ( ; born May 23, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter from Wimberley, Texas. Her first album, ''Song Up in Her Head'', was released in 2009
* '' Silver Skies Blue'' – Judy Collins &
Ari Hest Ari Hest (born 16 June 1979) is an American singer-songwriter from the Bronx borough of New York. Biography Early life and education Hest's father is a college music professor and his mother a cantor. His older brother, Danny, is Hest's forme ...
* ''
Upland Stories ''Upland Stories'' is an album by American country musician Robbie Fulks, released on April 1, 2016 on Bloodshot Records. It was produced by Steve Albini. ''Upland Stories'' was nominated for a Grammy for Best Folk Album and the song "Alabama at ...
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Robbie Fulks Robert "Robbie" Fulks (born March 25, 1963) is an American alternative country singer-songwriter, instrumentalist and long-time Chicago, Illinois resident. He has released 13 albums over a career spanning more than 30 years. His 2016 record ''Up ...
* '' Factory Girl'' – Rhiannon Giddens * '' Weighted Mind'' – Sierra Hull ; Best Regional Music Album * '' E Walea'' – Kalani Pe'a * ''Broken Promised Land'' – Barry Jean Ancelet & Sam Broussard * ''It's a Cree Thing'' –
Northern Cree Northern Cree, also known as the Northern Cree Singers, is a powwow and Round Dance drum and singing group, based in Maskwacis, Bouchard, David (2006). ''Nokum Is My Teacher'', Postface. Illustrated by Allen Sapp. Music by Northern Cree. Red ...
* ''Gulfstream'' – Roddie Romero and the Hub City All-Stars * ''I Wanna Sing Right: Rediscovering Lomax in the Evangeline Country'' – (Various Artists); Joshua Caffery &
Joel Savoy Joel Savoy (born in Eunice, Louisiana, USA) is a Cajun musician and music producer from Southwest Louisiana. His father Marc Savoy, famous accordion builder and musician, and his mother, Ann Savoy, author and music producer, are well known ambas ...
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Reggae

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Best Reggae Album The Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1985 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works in the reggae music genre. Honors in sev ...
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Ziggy Marley David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley (born 17 October 1968) is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician, actor and philanthropist. He is the son of reggae icon Bob Marley and Rita Marley. He led the family band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers until 20 ...
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Ziggy Marley David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley (born 17 October 1968) is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician, actor and philanthropist. He is the son of reggae icon Bob Marley and Rita Marley. He led the family band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers until 20 ...
* ''Sly & Robbie Presents... Reggae For Her'' – Devin Di Dakta & J.L * ''Rose Petals'' – J Boog * ''Everlasting'' –
Raging Fyah Raging Fyah is five-piece reggae band from Kingston, Jamaica, formed in 2006. They released their first album in 2011, and in 2016 signed to VP Records, with third album ''Everlasting'' earning them a Grammy nomination. Career Delroy "Pele" Hamil ...
* '' Falling Into Place'' – Rebelution * ''SOJA: Live in Virginia'' – SOJA


World Music

; Best World Music Album * ''Sing Me Home'' –
Yo-Yo Ma Yo-Yo Ma ('' Chinese'': 馬友友 ''Ma Yo Yo''; born October 7, 1955) is an American cellist. Born in Paris to Chinese parents and educated in New York City, he was a child prodigy, performing from the age of four and a half. He graduated from ...
& The Silk Road Ensemble * ''
Destiny Destiny, sometimes referred to as fate (from Latin ''fatum'' "decree, prediction, destiny, fate"), is a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. Fate Although often ...
'' – Celtic Woman * ''Walking in the Footsteps of Our Fathers'' –
Ladysmith Black Mambazo Ladysmith Black Mambazo are a South African male choral group singing in the local vocal styles of '' isicathamiya'' and '' mbube''. They became known internationally after singing with Paul Simon on his 1986 album '' Graceland'', and have won ...
* ''Land of Gold'' –
Anoushka Shankar Anoushka Shankar (born 9 June 1981) is a British-American sitar player, producer, film composer and activist. She was the youngest and first woman to receive a British House of Commons Shield; she has had 7 Grammy Awards nominations and was the ...
* ''Dois Amigos, Um Século de Música: Multishow Live'' –
Caetano Veloso Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso (; born 7 August 1942) is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo, which encomp ...
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Gilberto Gil Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira (; born 26 June 1942), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and politician, known for both his musical innovation and political activism. From 2003 to 2008, he served as Brazil's Minister of Culture in the administration ...


Children's

; Best Children's Album * ''Infinity Plus One'' – Secret Agent 23 Skidoo * ''Explorer of the World'' – Frances England * ''Novelties'' – Recess Monkey * ''Press Play'' – Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could * ''Saddle Up'' –
The Okee Dokee Brothers The Okee Dokee Brothers are an independent American bluegrass and American roots children's music duo from Minneapolis. Their 2012 CD/DVD release ''Can You Canoe?'', with music and videos created during a 2011 paddle down the Mississippi River, ...


Spoken Word

; Best Spoken Word Album (includes Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling) * '' In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox'' –
Carol Burnett Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and writer. Her groundbreaking comedy variety show ''The Carol Burnett Show'', which originally aired on CBS was one of the first of its kind to be hosted ...
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The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo ''The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo'' is a humorous autobiographical book by American stand-up comedian and actress Amy Schumer. It topped ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list shortly after its release in 2016. The book addresses subjects s ...
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Amy Schumer Amy Beth Schumer (born June 1, 1981) is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She ventured into comedy in the early 2000s before appearing as a contestant on the fifth season of the NBC reality competition series ''Last Comic Standing'' ...
* '' M Train'' –
Patti Smith Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter and author who became an influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album ''Horses''. Called the "punk poet ...
* '' Under The Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk'' – Various Artists * '' Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink'' – Elvis Costello


Comedy

; Best Comedy Album * ''Talking for Clapping'' –
Patton Oswalt Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is known as Spence Olchin in the sitcom ''The King of Queens'' (1998–2007) and for narrating the sitcom '' The Goldbergs'' (2013–present) as ...
* ''...America...Great...'' – David Cross * ''American Myth'' –
Margaret Cho Margaret Moran Cho (born December 5, 1968) is an American comedian, actress, LGBT social activist, and musician. She is known for her stand-up routines, through which she critiques social and political problems, especially regarding race and se ...
* ''Boyish Girl Interrupted'' –
Tig Notaro Mathilde O'Callaghan "Tig" Notaro (born March 24, 1971) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, radio contributor, and actress. She is known for her deadpan comedy. Her acclaimed album ''Live'' was nominated in 2014 for the Grammy Award for Be ...
* ''Live at the Apollo'' –
Amy Schumer Amy Beth Schumer (born June 1, 1981) is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She ventured into comedy in the early 2000s before appearing as a contestant on the fifth season of the NBC reality competition series ''Last Comic Standing'' ...


Musical Theatre

; Best Musical Theater Album * ''
The Color Purple ''The Color Purple'' is a 1982 epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker which won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction.
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Danielle Brooks Danielle Brittany Brooks (born September 17, 1989) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson on the comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019) and Leota Adebayo on the super ...
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Cynthia Erivo Cynthia Erivo (; born 8 January 1987) is an English actress, singer, and songwriter. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Grammy Award and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Awa ...
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Jennifer Hudson Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981), also known by her nickname J.Hud, is an American singer, actress, and talk show host. Throughout her career, she has received various accolades for her works in recorded music, film, televisio ...
, principal soloists; Stephen Bray, Van Dean, Frank Filipetti, Roy Furman, Joan Raffe, Scott Sanders (producer), Scott Sanders & Jhett Tolentino, producers; ( Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell & Allee Willis, composers/lyricists) (New Broadway Cast) *''Bright Star (musical), Bright Star'' – Carmen Cusack, principal soloist; Jay Alix, Peter Asher & Una Jackman, producers; Steve Martin, composer; Edie Brickell, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast) *''Fiddler on the Roof'' – Danny Burstein, principal soloist; Louise Gund, David Lai & Ted Sperling, producers; (Jerry Bock, composer; Sheldon Harnick, lyricist) (2016 Broadway Cast) *''Kinky Boots (musical), Kinky Boots'' – Killian Donnelly & Matt Henry, principal soloists; Sammy James, Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus & William Wittman, producers; (Cyndi Lauper, composer & lyricist) (Original West End Cast) *''Waitress (musical), Waitress'' – Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Neal Avron, Sara Bareilles & Nadia DiGiallonardo, producers; Sara Bareilles, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)


Music for Visual Media

;Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media * ''Miles Ahead (soundtrack), Miles Ahead'' – (Miles Davis & Various Artists) ** Steve Berkowitz, Don Cheadle & Robert Glasper, compilation producers * ''Amy (soundtrack), Amy'' – (Various Artists) ** Salaam Remi & Mark Ronson, compilation producers * ''Straight Outta Compton: Music from the Motion Picture, Straight Outta Compton'' – (Various Artists) ** Ice Cube, O'Shea Jackson & Dr. Dre, Andre Young, compilation producers * ''Suicide Squad (soundtrack), Suicide Squad (Collector's Edition)'' – (Various Artists) ** Mike Caren, Darren Higman & Kevin Weaver, compilation producers * ''Vinyl (TV series)#Music, Vinyl: The Essentials Season 1'' – (Various Artists) ** Stewart Lerman, Randall Poster & Kevin Weaver, compilation producers ;Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media * ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens (soundtrack), Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' – John Williams, composer * ''Bridge of Spies (film)#Soundtrack, Bridge of Spies'' – Thomas Newman, composer * ''The Hateful Eight (soundtrack), The Hateful Eight'' – Ennio Morricone, composer * ''The Revenant (soundtrack), The Revenant'' – Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto, composers * ''Stranger Things (soundtrack)#Volume 1, Stranger Things, Vol. 1'' – Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers * ''Stranger Things (soundtrack)#Volume 2, Stranger Things, Vol. 2'' – Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers ; Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, Best Song Written for Visual Media *"Can't Stop the Feeling!" –
Max Martin Karl Martin Sandberg (; born 26 February 1971),Max Martin
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, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (performed by Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, James Corden, Zooey Deschanel, Walt Dohrn, Ron Funches, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Christopher Mintz-Plasse & Kunal Nayyar) *" Heathens" – Tyler Joseph, songwriter (performed by
Twenty One Pilots Twenty One Pilots (stylized in all lowercase or as twenty øne piløts) are an American musical duo from Columbus, Ohio. Initially a band, the group was formed in 2009 by lead vocalist Tyler Joseph along with Nick Thomas and Chris Salih, who ...
) *"Just Like Fire" – Oscar Holter, Max Martin,
Pink Pink is the color of a namesake flower that is a pale tint of red. It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, pink is the color most often associated with charm, politeness, ...
& Shellback, songwriters (performed by Pink) *"Purple Lamborghini" – Shamann Cooke, Skrillex, Sonny Moore & Rick Ross, William Roberts, songwriters (performed by Skrillex & Rick Ross) *"Try Everything" – Stargate (production team), Mikkel S. Eriksen,
Sia Sia Kate Isobelle Furler ( ; born 18 December 1975) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Adelaide, she started her career as a singer in the acid jazz band Crisp in the mid-1990s. In 1997, when Crisp disbanded, she rel ...
& Stargate (production team), Tor Erik Hermansen, songwriters (performed by Shakira) *"Snowden (film)#Music, The Veil" – Peter Gabriel, songwriter (performed by Peter Gabriel)


Composing

;Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition, Best Instrumental Composition * "Spoken at Midnight" ** Ted Nash, composer (Ted Nash Big Band) * "Bridge of Spies (film)#Soundtrack, Bridge of Spies (End Title)" ** Thomas Newman, composer (Thomas Newman) * "The Expensive Train Set (An Epic Sarahnade for Big Band)" ** Tim Davies (musician), Tim Davies, composer (Tim Davies Big Band) * "Flow" ** Alan Ferber, composer (Alan Ferber Nonet) * "The Hateful Eight (soundtrack)#Track listing, L'Ultima Diligenza Di Red Rock – Verisione Integrale" ** Ennio Morricone, composer (Ennio Morricone)


Arranging

;Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella, Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella * "You and I (We Can Conquer the World), You and I" ** Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier) * "Ask Me Now" ** John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley) * "Good 'Swing' Wenceslas" ** Sammy Nestico, arranger (The Count Basie Orchestra) * "Linus & Lucy" ** Christian Jacob (musician), Christian Jacob, arranger (The Phil Norman Tentet) * "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" ** John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa) * "We Three Kings" ** Ted Nash, arranger (Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis) ;Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s), Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals * "Meet the Flintstones, Flintstones" ** Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier) * "Do You Hear What I Hear?" ** Gordon Goodwin, arranger2 (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Featuring Take 6) * "Do You Want to Know a Secret ** John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa Featuring Renee Olstead) * "The Music" ** Alan Broadbent, arranger (Kristin Chenoweth) * "Somewhere (Dirty Blvd) (Extended Version)" ** Billy Childs & Larry Klein, arrangers (Lang Lang Featuring Lisa Fischer & Jeffrey Wright)


Packaging

;Grammy Award for Best Recording Package, Best Recording Package * '' Blackstar'' ** Jonathan Barnbrook, art director (
David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
) * ''Anti (Rihanna album), Anti (Deluxe Edition)'' ** Ciarra Pardo & Robyn Fenty, art directors (Rihanna) * ''Human Performance'' ** Andrew Savage, art director (Parquet Courts) * ''Sunset Motel'' ** Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly (band), Reckless Kelly) * ''
22, A Million ''22, A Million'' is the third studio album by American indie folk band Bon Iver, released on September 30, 2016. Recorded in lead member Justin Vernon's April Base studio in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the album marks a major shift in the band's sou ...
'' ** Eric Timothy Carlson, art director (
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) ;Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package, Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package * ''Édith Piaf 1915–2015'' ** Gérard Lo Monaco, art director (Édith Piaf) * ''401 Days'' ** j.viewz, Jonathan Dagan & Mathias Høst Normark, art directors (J.Views) * ''I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It, I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It'' ** Samuel Burgess-Johnson & Matthew Healy, art directors (The 1975) * ''Paper Wheels (Deluxe Limited Edition)'' ** Matt Taylor, art director (Trey Anastasio) * ''Tug of War (Paul McCartney album)#2015 remaster, Tug of War (Deluxe Edition)'' ** Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney)


Notes

Grammy Award for Best Album Notes, Best Album Notes * ''Sissle and Blake Sing Shuffle Along'' ** Ken Bloom & Richard Carlin, album notes writers (Eubie Blake & Noble Sissle) * ''The Complete Monument & Columbia Album Collection, The Complete Monument & Columbia Albums Collection'' ** Mikal Gilmore, album notes writer (
Kris Kristofferson Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is a retired American singer, songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are " Me and Bobby McGee", " For the Good Times", " Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and " Help Me Make It Through the ...
) * ''The Knoxville Sessions, 1929–1930: Knox County Stomp'' ** Ted Olson & Tony Russell, album notes writers (Various Artists) * ''Ork Records: New York, New York'' ** Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, album notes writers (Various Artists) * ''Waxing The Gospel: Mass Evangelism & The Phonograph, 1890–1990'' ** Richard Martin, album notes writer (Various Artists)


Historical

;Grammy Award for Best Historical Album, Best Historical Album * ''The Bootleg Series Vol. 12: The Cutting Edge 1965–1966, The Cutting Edge 1965–1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12'' (Collector's Edition) ** Steve Berkowitz & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Mark Wilder, mastering engineer (
Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
) * ''Music of Morocco from the Library of Congress: Recorded By Paul Bowles, 1959'' ** April G. Ledbetter, Steven Lance Ledbetter, Bill Nowlin & Philip D. Schuyler, compilation producers; Rick Fisher & Michael Graves, mastering engineers (Various Artists) * ''Ork Records: New York, New York'' ** Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice, mastering engineers (Various Artists) * ''Vladimir Horowitz: The Unreleased Live Recordings 1966–1983'' ** Bernard Horowitz, Andreas K. Meyer & Robert Russ (music producer), Robert Russ, compilation producers; Andreas K. Meyer & Jeanne Montalvo, mastering engineers (Vladimir Horowitz) * ''Waxing The Gospel: Mass Evangelism & the Phonograph, 1890–1990'' ** Michael Devecka, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Michael Devecka, David Giovannoni, Michael Khanchalian & Richard Martin, mastering engineers (Various Artists)


Engineered Album

;Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical * '' Blackstar'' **
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,
Tom Elmhirst Tom Elmhirst (born 8 June 1971) is a British mix engineer. He has worked with artists including Adele, Beck, David Bowie, Cage the Elephant, Lady Gaga, Residente, and Amy Winehouse, among many others. Elmhirst has received numerous accolades ...
, Kevin Killen & Tony Visconti, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer (David Bowie) * ''Are You Serious (Andrew Bird album), Are You Serious'' ** Tchad Blake & David Boucher, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Andrew Bird) * ''Dig In Deep'' ** Ryan Freeland, engineer; Kim Rosen, mastering engineer (Bonnie Raitt) * ''Hit n Run Phase Two, Hit N Run Phase Two'' ** Booker T., Dylan Dresdow, Chris James, Prince (singer), Prince & Justin Stanley, engineers; Dylan Dresdow, mastering engineer (Prince) * '' Undercurrent'' ** Shani Gandhi & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (
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) Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical, Best Engineered Album, Classical * ''The Ghosts of Versailles'' ** Mark Donahue, Fred Vogler & David L Williams, engineers (James Conlon, Guanqun Yu, Joshua Guerrero, Patricia Racette, Christopher Maltman, Lucy Schaufer, Lucas Meachem, Los Angeles Opera Chorus and Orchestra) * ''Henri Dutilleux, Dutilleux: Sur le même accord; Les Citations; Mystère de l'instant & Timbres, espace, mouvement'' ** Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony) * ''Reflections'' ** Morten Lindberg, engineer (Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg & Trondheimsolistene) * ''Shadow of Sirius'' ** Silas Brown & David Frost, engineers; Silas Brown * ''Dmitri Shostakovich, Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow – Symphonies Nos. Symphony No. 5 (Shostakovich), 5, Symphony No. 8 (Shostakovich), 8 & Symphony No. 9 (Shostakovich), 9'' ** Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Andris Nelsons & Boston Symphony Orchestra)


Producer

;Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, Producer of the Year, Non-Classical *
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** " Cheap Thrills" (
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featuring Sean Paul) ** "
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) ** ''Love You to Death (Tegan and Sara album), Love You to Death'' (Tegan and Sara) ** "Million Years Ago (song), Million Years Ago" (Adele) ** "Something in the Way You Move" (Ellie Goulding) ** "Water Under the Bridge (song), Water Under the Bridge" (Adele) *
Benny Blanco Benjamin Joseph Levin (born March 8, 1988), known professionally as Benny Blanco (stylized in all lowercase), is an American record producer. He is the recipient of the 2013 Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is als ...
** "Cold Water (song), Cold Water" (Major Lazer featuring
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& MØ) ** "Friends (Francis and the Lights song), Friends" (Francis and the Lights featuring
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) ** "Kill Em with Kindness (song), Kill Em with Kindness" (Selena Gomez) ** "
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) ** " Luv" (Tory Lanez) ** "Wild Love (Cashmere Cat song), Wild Love" (Cashmere Cat featuring
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** "Can't Stop the Feeling!" (Justin Timberlake) ** "
Dangerous Woman ''Dangerous Woman'' is the third studio album by American singer Ariana Grande. It was released through Republic Records on May 20, 2016. Grande began work on the album shortly after the release of her second studio album '' My Everything'' (2 ...
" ( Ariana Grande) ** "Into You (Ariana Grande song), Into You" (Ariana Grande) ** "Just Like Fire" (
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) ** "Rise (Katy Perry song), Rise" ( Katy Perry) ** "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" (
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) ** "Side to Side" (Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj) * Nineteen85 ** "For Free" (
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" (Drake) ** "Not Nice" (
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) ** "One Dance" (
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& Kyla) ** "Rising Water" (James Vincent McMorrow) ** ''Sept. 5th'' (
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) ** "Too Good" (Drake featuring Rihanna) ** ''We Move'' (James Vincent McMorrow) * Ricky Reed ** "Better (Meghan Trainor song), Better" (Meghan Trainor featuring Yo Gotti) ** "Cruel World" (Phantogram (band), Phantogram) ** "Girls Talk Boys" (5 Seconds of Summer) ** "HandClap" (Fitz and the Tantrums) ** "Me Too (Meghan Trainor song), Me Too" (Meghan Trainor) ** "No (Meghan Trainor song), No" (Meghan Trainor) ** "Sober" (DJ Snake featuring JRY) ** "You Don't Get Me High Anymore" (Phantogram) Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical, Producer of the Year, Classical * David Frost (producer), David Frost **Johann Sebastian Bach, Bach: Cello Suites (Bach), The Cello Suites According to Anna Magdalena Bach, Anna Magdalena (Matt Haimovitz) ** Mason Bates, Bates: Anthology of Fantastic Zoology (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra) ** Beethoven: Piano sonatas (Beethoven), Piano Sonatas, Vol. 5 (Jonathan Biss) ** Brahms & Dvořák: Serenades (Boston Symphony Chamber Players) ** Jerzy Fitelberg, Fitelberg: Chamber Works (ARC Ensemble) ** Ispirare (Melia Watras) ** Overtures to Bach (Matt Haimovitz) ** Arnold Schoenberg, Schoenberg: Kol Nidre; Shostakovich: Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti (Ildar Abdrazakov, Alberto Mizrahi, Riccardo Muti, Duain Wolfe, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chorus) ** Shadow of Sirius (Jerry F. Junkin and The University Of Texas Wind Ensemble) * Blanton Alspaugh ** The Aeolian-Skinner, Aeolian Organ at Duke Chapel, Duke University Chapel (Christopher Jacobson) ** Bolcom: Canciones De Lorca & Prometheus (René Barbera, Jeffrey Biegel, Carl St. Clair, Pacific Chorale & Pacific Symphony) ** Brahms: The Four Symphonies (Leonard Slatkin & Detroit Symphony Orchestra) ** Aaron Copland, Copland: Appalachian Spring Complete Ballet; Hear Ye! Hear Ye! (Leonard Slatkin & Detroit Symphony Orchestra) ** John Corigliano, Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles (James Conlon, Guanqun Yu, Joshua Guerrero, Patricia Racette, Christopher Maltman, Lucy Schaufer, Lucas Meachem, Los Angeles Opera Chorus & Orchestra) ** Dvořák: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 (Andrés Orozco-Estrada & Houston Symphony) ** Dvořák: Symphony No. 6; Slavonic Dances (Andrés Orozoco-Estrada & Houston Symphony) ** Floyd: Wuthering Heights (Joseph Mechavich, Heather Buck, Vale Rideout, Susanne Mentzer, Kelly Markgraf, Georgia Jarman, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra & Florentine Opera Company) * Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin ** Friedman: Original Piano Compositions (Joseph Banowetz) ** Moszkowski: From Foreign Lands (Martin West & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra) * Judith Sherman ** American First Sonatas (Cecile Licad) ** Berlin: This Is The Life! (Rick Benjamin & Paragon Ragtime Orchestra) ** Centennial Commissions, Vol. II (Charles Neidich & Pro Arte Quartet) ** Gernsheim & Brahms: Piano Quintets (Reiko Uchida & Formosa Quartet) ** Latin American & Spanish Masterpieces For Flute & Piano (Stephanie Jutt) ** Similar Motion (Momenta Quartet) ** Tchaikovsky: Complete Works For Violin & Orchestra (Jennifer Koh, Alexander Vedernikov & Odense Symphony Orchestra) ** Tower: String Quartets Nos. 3-5 & Dumbarton Quintet (Miami String Quartet) * Robina G. Young ** Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard (Craig Hella Johnson & Conspirare) ** Lutosławski: Concerto For Orchestra; Brahms: Piano Quartet (Miguel Harth-Bedoya & Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra) ** Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vols. 8 & 9 (Kristian Bezuidenhout) ** Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 5 (Vadym Kholodenko, Miguel Harth-Bedoya & Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra) ** A Wondrous Mystery – Renaissance Choral Music for Christmas (Stile Antico (early music vocal ensemble), Stile Antico)


Remixer

;Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical, Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical * "Tearing Me Up" (RAC Remix) ** RAC (DJ), André Allen Anjos, remixer ( Bob Moses) * '"Cali Coast" (Psionics Remix) ** Josh Williams, remixer (Soul Pacific) * "Heavy Star Movin'" (staRo Remix) ** staRo, remixer (The Silver Lake Chorus) * "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" (Timo Maas & James Teej Remix) ** Timo Maas & James Teej, remixers (Wings (band), Paul McCartney & Wings) * "Only" (Kaskade × Lipless Remix) ** Kaskade & Lipless, remixer (Ry X) * "Wide Open" (Joe Goddard Remix) ** Joe Goddard, remixer (The Chemical Brothers)


Surround Sound

Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album, Best Surround Sound Album * ''Henri Dutilleux, Dutilleux: Sur le même accord; Les Citations; Mystère de l'instant & Timbres, espace, mouvement'' ** Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, surround mix engineers; Dmitriy Lipay, surround mastering engineer; Dmitriy Lipay, surround producer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony) * ''Johnson: Considering Matthew Shephard'' ** Brad Michel, surround mix engineer; Brad Michel, surround mastering engineer; Robina G. Young, surround producer (Craig Hella Johnson & Conspirare) * ''Maja S.K. Ratkje: And Sing ...'' ** Morten Lindberg (sound engineer), Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Maja Ratkje, Maja S.K. Ratkje, Cikada & Oslo Sinfonietta) * ''Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble, Primus & The Chocolate Factory'' ** Les Claypool, surround mix engineer; Stephen Marcussen, surround mastering engineer; Les Claypool, surround producer (Primus (band), Primus) * ''Reflections'' ** Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg & Trondheim Soloists, Trondheimsolistene)


Classical

Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance, Best Orchestral Performance * ''Dmitri Shostakovich, Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow – Symphonies Nos. Symphony No. 5 (Shostakovich), 5, Symphony No. 8 (Shostakovich), 8 & Symphony No. 9 (Shostakovich), 9'' ** Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra) * ''Mason Bates, Bates: Works for Orchestra'' ** Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony) * ''Ibert: Orchestral Works'' ** Neeme Järvi, conductor (Orchestre de la Suisse Romande) * ''Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 In B-flat major, Op. 100'' ** Mariss Jansons, conductor (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) * ''Rouse: Odna Zhizn; Symphonies 3 & 4; Prospero's Rooms'' ** Alan Gilbert (conductor), Alan Gilbert, conductor (New York Philharmonic) ;Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording, Best Opera Recording * ''John Corigliano, Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles'' ** James Conlon, conductor; Joshua Guerrero, Christopher Maltman, Lucas Meachem, Patricia Racette, Lucy Schaufer & Guanqun Yu, soloists; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and Chorus) * ''George Frideric Handel, Handel: Giulio Cesare'' ** Giovanni Antonini, conductor; Cecilia Bartoli, Philippe Jaroussky, Andreas Scholl & Anne-Sofie von Otter, soloists; Samuel Theis, producer (Il Giardino Armonico) * ''Jennifer Higdon, Higdon: Cold Mountain (opera), Cold Mountain'' ** Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor; Emily Fons, Nathan Gunn, Isabel Leonard & Jay Hunter Morris, soloists; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer (The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra; Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Program for Singers) * ''Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, Le Nozze De Figaro'' ** Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Thomas Hampson, Christiane Karg, Luca Pisaroni & Sonya Yoncheva, soloists; Daniel Zalay, producer (Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Vocalensemble Rastatt) * ''Karol Szymanowski, Szymanowski: King Roger, Król Roger'' ** Antonio Pappano, conductor; Georgia Jarman, Mariusz Kwiecień & Saimir Pirgu, soloists; Jonathan Allen, producer (Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus) ;Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance, Best Choral Performance * ''Penderecki Conducts Penderecki, Volume 1'' ** Krzysztof Penderecki, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, choir director (Nikolay Didenko, Agnieszka Rehlis & Johanna Rusanen, soloists; Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, orchestra; Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, choir) * ''Himmelrand'' ** Elisabeth Holte, conductor (Marianne Reidarsdatter Eriksen, Ragnfrid Lie & Matilda Sterby, soloists; Inger-Lise Ulsrud, accompanist; Uranienborg Vokalensemble, choir) * ''Leoš Janáček, Janáček: Glagolitic Mass'' ** Edward Gardner (conductor), Edward Gardner, conductor; Håkon Matti Skrede, chorus master (Susan Bickley, Gábor Bretz, Sara Jakubiak & Stuart Skelton, soloists; Thomas Trotter (musician), Thomas Trotter, accompanist; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, orchestra; Bergen Cathedral Choir, Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Choir of Collegium Musicum & Edvard Grieg Kor, choirs) * ''Lloyd: Bonhoeffer'' ** Donald Nally, conductor (Malavika Godbole, John Grecia, Rebecca Harris & Thomas Mesa, soloists; The Crossing (choral ensemble), The Crossing, ensemble) * ''Steinberg: Passion Week'' ** Steven Fox, conductor (The Clarion Choir) ;Grammy Award for Best Small Ensemble Performance, Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance * '' Third Coast Percussion'' ** ''Steve Reich'' * ''Jerzy Fitelberg, Fitelberg: Chamber Works'' ** The Royal Conservatory of Music#ARC Ensemble, ARC Ensemble * ''Reflections'' ** Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg & Trondheim Soloists, Trondheimsolistene * ''Serious Business'' ** Spektral Quartet * ''Trios from Our Homelands'' ** Lincoln Trio Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo, Best Classical Instrumental Solo * ''Michael Daugherty, Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway'' ** Zuill Bailey; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Nashville Symphony) * ''Adams, J.: Scheherazade.2'' ** Leila Josefowicz; David Robertson, conductor (Chester Englander; St. Louis Symphony) * ''Dvorák: Violin Concerto & Romance; Suk: Fantasy'' ** Christian Tetzlaff; John Storgårds, conductor (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra) * ''Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vols. 8 & 9'' ** Kristian Bezuidenhout * ''1930's Violin Concertos, Vol. 2'' ** Gil Shaham; Stéphane Denève, conductor (The Knights & Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra) Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo, Best Classical Solo Vocal Album * ''Robert Schumann, Schumann & Alban Berg, Berg'' ** Dorothea Röschmann; Mitsuko Uchida, accompanist * ''Shakespeare Songs'' ** Ian Bostridge; Antonio Pappano, accompanist (Michael Collins, Elizabeth Kenny, Lawrence Power & Adam Walker) * ''Monteverdi'' ** Magdalena Kožená; Andrea Marcon, conductor (David Feldman, Michael Feyfar, Jakob Pilgram & Luca Tittoto; La Cetra Barockorchester Basel) * ''Mozart: The Weber Sisters'' ** Sabine Devieilhe; Raphaël Pichon, conductor (Pygmalion) * ''Verismo'' ** Anna Netrebko; Antonio Pappano, conductor (Yusif Eyvazov; Coro Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia; Orchestra Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia) Grammy Award for Best Classical Compendium, Best Classical Compendium * ''Michael Daugherty, Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway; American Gothic; Once Upon a Castle'' ** Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer * ''Carlo Gesualdo, Gesualdo'' ** Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor; Manfred Eicher, producer * ''Ralph Vaughan Williams, Vaughan Williams: Discoveries'' ** Martyn Brabbins, conductor; Ann McKay, producer * ''Gernot Wolfgang, Wolfgang: Passing Through'' ** Judith Farmer & Gernot Wolfgang, producers * ''Zappa: 200 Motels'' ** The Suites – Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Frank Filipetti & Gail Zappa, producers Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition, Best Contemporary Classical Composition * ''Michael Daugherty, Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway'' ** Michael Daugherty, composer (Zuill Bailey, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony) * ''Mason Bates, Bates: Anthology of Fantastic Zoology'' ** Mason Bates, composer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra) * ''Higdon: Cold Mountain (opera), Cold Mountain'' ** Jennifer Higdon, composer; Gene Scheer, librettist * ''Theofanidis: Bassoon Concerto'' ** Christopher Theofanidis, composer (Martin Kuuskmann, Barry Jekowsky & Northwest Sinfonia) * ''Winger: Conversations with Nijinsky'' ** Kip Winger, C. F. Kip Winger, composer (Martin West & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra)


Music Video/Film

;Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Best Music Video * "Formation (Beyoncé song), Formation" – Beyoncé ** Melina Matsoukas, video director; Candice Dragonas, Juliette Larthe, Nathan Scherrer & Inga Veronique, video producers * "River" – Leon Bridges ** Miles Jay, video director; Dennis Beier, Allison Kunzman & Saul Levitz, video producers * "Up & Up" – Coldplay ** Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors; Candice Dragonas, Juliette Larthe, Nathan Scherrer & Natan Schottenfels, video producers * "Gosh" – Jamie XX ** Romain Gavras, video director; Iconoclast, video producers * "Upside Down & Inside Out" – OK Go ** Damian Kulash, Damian Kulash Jr. & Trish Sie, video directors; Melissa Murphy & John O'Grady, video producers ;Grammy Award for Best Music Film, Best Music Film * ''The Beatles: Eight Days a Week, The Beatles: Eight Days a Week The Touring Years'' – (The Beatles) ** Ron Howard, video director; Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Scott Pascucci & Nigel Sinclair, video producers * ''I'll Sleep When I'm Dead'' – Steve Aoki ** Justin Krook, video director; Brent Almond, Matt Colon, David Gelb, Ryan Kavanaugh, Michael Theanne, Happy Walters & Matthew Weaver, video producers * ''
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'' – Beyoncé ** Beyoncé Knowles Carter & Kahlil Joseph, video directors; Ed Burke, Steve Pamon, Todd Tourso, Dora Melissa Vargas, Erinn Williams & Beyoncé Knowles Carter, video producer * ''Silkroad (arts organization)#, The Music of Strangers'' –
Yo-Yo Ma Yo-Yo Ma ('' Chinese'': 馬友友 ''Ma Yo Yo''; born October 7, 1955) is an American cellist. Born in Paris to Chinese parents and educated in New York City, he was a child prodigy, performing from the age of four and a half. He graduated from ...
& The Silk Road Ensemble ** Morgan Neville, video director; Caitrin Rogers, video producer * ''American Saturday Night: Live From The Grand Ole Opry'' – (Various Artists) ** George J. Flanigen IV, video director; Steve Buchanan, John Burke & Lindsey Clark, Robert Deaton, Pete Fisher & George J. Flanigen IV, video producers


Special Merit Awards


MusiCares Person of the Year

* Tom Petty


Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Lifetime Achievement Award

* Shirley Caesar * Ahmad Jamal * Charley Pride * Jimmie Rodgers (country singer), Jimmie Rodgers * Nina Simone * Sly Stone * The Velvet Underground


Grammy Trustees Award, Trustees Award

* Thom Bell * Mo Ostin * Ralph S. Peer


Technical Grammy Award

* Alan Dower Blumlein


Music Educator Award

* Keith Hancock (of Tesoro High School in Las Flores, California, Las Flores, California)


Grammy Hall of Fame inductions


In Memoriam

The following people appeared in the In Memoriam segment: *Prince (musician), Prince *
Leonard Cohen Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, depression, sexuality, loss, death, and romantic relationships. He was inducted in ...
*Keith Emerson *Greg Lake *John Wetton *Sharon Jones *Wayne Jackson (musician), Wayne Jackson *Rod Temperton *James Jamerson, Jr. *Ralph Stanley *Merle Haggard *Sonny James *Scotty Moore *Joey Feek *Bobby Vee *Lonnie Mack *Butch Trucks *Juan Gabriel *Emilio Navaira *Mose Allison *Toots Thielemans *Gato Barbieri *Nat Hentoff *Rudy Van Gelder *George Michael *Debbie Reynolds *Guy Clark *John D. Loudermilk *Milt Okun *Joe Ligon *Buckwheat Zydeco, Stanley "Buckwater" Dural, Jr. *Billy Paul *Marvell Thomas *Bernie Worrell *Chips Moman *Pete Fountain *Frank Sinatra Jr. *Patrice Munsel *Zhou Xiaoyan *Sir Neville Marriner *Phife Dawg *Lee O'Denat *Muhammad Ali *Leon Russell *Howard Kaufman *Bill Ham *Phil Chess *Bob Krasnow *Tony Martell *Mary Stewart *James M. Nederlander *Chris Stone (entrepreneur), Chris Stone *Remo Belli *Sir George Martin


Multiple nominations and awards

The following received multiple nominations: ''Nine:'' * Beyoncé ''Eight:'' *
Drake Drake may refer to: Animals * A male duck People and fictional characters * Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family name * Drake (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * ...
* Rihanna *
Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
''Seven:'' * Chance the Rapper ''Six:'' *
Tom Elmhirst Tom Elmhirst (born 8 June 1971) is a British mix engineer. He has worked with artists including Adele, Beck, David Bowie, Cage the Elephant, Lady Gaga, Residente, and Amy Winehouse, among many others. Elmhirst has received numerous accolades ...
''Five:'' *
Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (, ; born 5 May 1988), professionally known by the mononym Adele, is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a rec ...
* Tyler Joseph ''Four:'' *
Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...
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Benny Blanco Benjamin Joseph Levin (born March 8, 1988), known professionally as Benny Blanco (stylized in all lowercase), is an American record producer. He is the recipient of the 2013 Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is als ...
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David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
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Tom Coyne Tom Coyne may refer to: * Tom Coyne (writer), American writer and professor * Tom Coyne (broadcaster) (1930–2015), British television presenter * Tom Coyne (music engineer) (1954–2017), American mastering engineer * Thomas Coyne (cricketer) ( ...
* Mike Dean *
Kirk Franklin Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American songwriter, choir director, gospel singer, and rapper. He is best known for leading urban contemporary gospel ensembles such as The Family, God's Property, and One Nation Crew (1NC) ...
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Greg Kurstin Gregory Allen Kurstin (born May 14, 1969) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2017 and 2018, and written and produced four songs ...
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Max Martin Karl Martin Sandberg (; born 26 February 1971),Max Martin
allmusic.com
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Lori McKenna Lorraine McKenna ( Giroux; born December 22, 1968) is an American folk, Americana, and country music singer-songwriter. In 2016, she was nominated for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year and won Best Country Song for co-writing the hit sing ...
* Maren Morris ''Three:'' * BJ the Chicago Kid * The Chainsmokers * John Daversa *
Tom Elmhirst Tom Elmhirst (born 8 June 1971) is a British mix engineer. He has worked with artists including Adele, Beck, David Bowie, Cage the Elephant, Lady Gaga, Residente, and Amy Winehouse, among many others. Elmhirst has received numerous accolades ...
* Lukas Forchhammer *
Jaycen Joshua Jaycen Joshua is a mix engineer and music producer who owns the revered Canton House Studios in Studio City, California. Joshua started his mix career in 2005 when he became partners with his mentor Dave Pensado and formed The Penua Project. Joshu ...
*Morten Lindberg (sound engineer), Morten Lindberg *
Randy Merrill Randy Merrill is an American mastering engineer who has worked with international artists including DAY6, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Harry Styles, One Direction, Adele, Imagine Dragons, Beck, Liam Gallagher, Jonas Brothers, Muse, Cag ...
*Mike Will Made It * Ted Nash * Nineteen85 *Antonio Pappano * Morten Ristorp *Noah "40" Shebib * Shellback *
Sia Sia Kate Isobelle Furler ( ; born 18 December 1975) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Adelaide, she started her career as a singer in the acid jazz band Crisp in the mid-1990s. In 1997, when Crisp disbanded, she rel ...
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Twenty One Pilots Twenty One Pilots (stylized in all lowercase or as twenty øne piløts) are an American musical duo from Columbus, Ohio. Initially a band, the group was formed in 2009 by lead vocalist Tyler Joseph along with Nick Thomas and Chris Salih, who ...
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Jack White John Anthony White (; born July 9, 1975), commonly known as Jack White, is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the duo the White Stripes. White has enjoyed consistent critical and popular success and is widely c ...
''Two:'' *Blanton Alspaugh *
The Avett Brothers The Avett Brothers are an American folk rock band from Concord, North Carolina. The band is made up of two brothers, Scott Avett (banjo, lead vocals, guitar, piano, kick-drum) and Seth Avett (guitar, lead vocals, piano, hi-hat) along with Bob C ...
* Neal Avron * John Beasley * William Bell *
Boi-1da Matthew Jehu Samuels (born October 12, 1986), known professionally as Boi-1da ( , a play on "boy wonder"), is a Jamaican-Canadian Record production, record producer and songwriter based in Toronto, Ontario. The Toronto raised producer has work ...
*Julian Burg * John Burke *Noel "Gadget" Campbell * Shirley Caesar * Brandy Clark *Jacob Collier * Diplo *Kyle Dixon *
The-Dream Terius Youngdell Nash (born September 20, 1977), better known by his stage name The-Dream, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. His co-writing credits include songs with "Me Against the Music" (2003) for Britney Spears, " Rid ...
* Fat Joe * Frank Filipetti *
Flume A flume is a human-made channel for water, in the form of an open declined gravity chute whose walls are raised above the surrounding terrain, in contrast to a trench or ditch. Flumes are not to be confused with aqueducts, which are built to t ...
* Stefan Forrest *David Frost (producer), David Frost *
Robbie Fulks Robert "Robbie" Fulks (born March 25, 1963) is an American alternative country singer-songwriter, instrumentalist and long-time Chicago, Illinois resident. He has released 13 albums over a career spanning more than 30 years. His 2016 record ''Up ...
*Chris Gehringer * Rhiannon Giddens * Gojira * Ariana Grande *
Natalie Grant Natalie Diane Grant (born December 21, 1971) is an American singer and songwriter of contemporary Christian music. She received the Gospel Music Association's Dove Award for Female Vocalist of the Year four consecutive years (2006, 2007, 2008 an ...
*Giancarlo Guerrero * Halsey *
Lalah Hathaway Eulaulah Donyll "Lalah" Hathaway (born December 16, 1968) is an American singer. In 1990 Hathaway released her first album titled ''Lalah Hathaway''. After releasing another album, titled '' A Moment'' (1994), it debuted at number 34 on the To ...
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Emile Haynie Emile Haynie (born July 13, 1980), often credited simply as Emile, is an American music producer from Buffalo, New York. His range of production includes alternative rock, hip hop, indie and pop music. Haynie has worked with several prominent ar ...
* Fred Hersch *Hillary Scott (singer), Hillary Scott & the Scott Family *
Sarah Jarosz Sarah Jarosz ( ; born May 23, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter from Wimberley, Texas. Her first album, ''Song Up in Her Head'', was released in 2009
*Dave Kutch *
Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper and songwriter. Known for his progressive musical styles and socially conscious songwriting, he is often considered one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generat ...
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Miranda Lambert Miranda Leigh Lambert (born November 10, 1983) is an American country singer and guitarist. Born in Longview, Texas, she started out in early 2001 when she released her self-titled debut album independently. In 2003, she finished in third place o ...
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Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. His career began in 1995, at the age of 12, when he was signed by rapper Birdman, joining ...
*Alexander Lipay *Dmitriy Lipay *Liam Nolan *
Lukas Graham Lukas Graham is a Danish pop band consisting of lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Lukas Forchhammer, bassist Magnus Larsson, and drummer Mark Falgren. The band released their first album, '' Lukas Graham'', with labels Copenhagen Records ...
* Remy Ma *Yo-Yo Ma, Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble *
Manny Marroquin Manny Marroquin (born September 21, 1971) is an American mixing engineer.Daley, Dan (May 2005).Manny Marroquin. ''Sound on Sound''. Retrieved February 10, 2007 He has received ten Grammy awards for his professional audio work. Life and career ...
*Richard Martin *
Brad Mehldau Bradford Alexander Mehldau (; born August 23, 1970) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Mehldau studied music at The New School, and toured and recorded while still a student. He was a member of saxophonist Joshua Redman's Qua ...
* French Montana *Ennio Morricone *Thomas Newman * Anderson .Paak *
PartyNextDoor Jahron Anthony Brathwaite (born July 3, 1993), known professionally as PartyNextDoor (stylized as PARTYNEXTDOOR), is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. PartyNextDoor was the first artist signed to Drake's OVO Sound record labe ...
*Alex Pasco *
Pink Pink is the color of a namesake flower that is a pale tint of red. It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, pink is the color most often associated with charm, politeness, ...
*Pluss *
Kelly Price Kelly Cherelle Price (born April 4, 1973) is an American R&B and gospel singer. She started her singing career in 1992. Price originally garnered attention by singing backing vocals for Mariah Carey on multiple songs, including her ''Billboar ...
* Radiohead *Roddie Romero *
ScHoolboy Q Quincy Matthew Hanley (born October 26, 1986), better known by his stage name Schoolboy Q (stylized as ScHoolboy Q), is an American rapper. In 2009, Hanley signed to Carson-based independent record label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) and in late ...
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Amy Schumer Amy Beth Schumer (born June 1, 1981) is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She ventured into comedy in the early 2000s before appearing as a contestant on the fifth season of the NBC reality competition series ''Last Comic Standing'' ...
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John Scofield John Scofield (born December 26, 1951), sometimes referred to as "Sco", is an American guitarist and composer whose music over a long career has blended jazz, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul and rock. He first came to mainstream attention in th ...
*Rob Sevier *Ken Shipley * Sturgill Simpson *
Skrillex Sonny John Moore (born January 15, 1988), known professionally as Skrillex, is an American DJ and music producer. Growing up in Northeast Los Angeles and Northern California, he joined the post-hardcore band From First to Last as the lead si ...
*Michael Stein *
2 Chainz Tauheed K. Epps (born September 12, 1977), known professionally as 2 Chainz (or Tity Boi), is an American rapper. Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, he initially gained recognition as one-half of the Southern hip hop duo Playaz Circle, a ...
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Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is an Australian-American musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter known for his work in country music. Recognized with four Grammy Awards, Urban also received fifteen Academy of Country Music Award ...
*Stuart White *Robina G. Young The following received multiple awards: ''Six:'' *
Tom Elmhirst Tom Elmhirst (born 8 June 1971) is a British mix engineer. He has worked with artists including Adele, Beck, David Bowie, Cage the Elephant, Lady Gaga, Residente, and Amy Winehouse, among many others. Elmhirst has received numerous accolades ...
''Five:'' *
Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (, ; born 5 May 1988), professionally known by the mononym Adele, is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a rec ...
''Four:'' *
David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
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Greg Kurstin Gregory Allen Kurstin (born May 14, 1969) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2017 and 2018, and written and produced four songs ...
''Three:'' * Chance the Rapper ''Two:'' * Beyoncé *Julian Burg *Jacob Collier *
Tom Coyne Tom Coyne may refer to: * Tom Coyne (writer), American writer and professor * Tom Coyne (broadcaster) (1930–2015), British television presenter * Tom Coyne (music engineer) (1954–2017), American mastering engineer * Thomas Coyne (cricketer) ( ...
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Drake Drake may refer to: Animals * A male duck People and fictional characters * Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family name * Drake (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * ...
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Kirk Franklin Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American songwriter, choir director, gospel singer, and rapper. He is best known for leading urban contemporary gospel ensembles such as The Family, God's Property, and One Nation Crew (1NC) ...
*Giancarlo Guerrero *
Lalah Hathaway Eulaulah Donyll "Lalah" Hathaway (born December 16, 1968) is an American singer. In 1990 Hathaway released her first album titled ''Lalah Hathaway''. After releasing another album, titled '' A Moment'' (1994), it debuted at number 34 on the To ...
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Emile Haynie Emile Haynie (born July 13, 1980), often credited simply as Emile, is an American music producer from Buffalo, New York. His range of production includes alternative rock, hip hop, indie and pop music. Haynie has worked with several prominent ar ...
*Hillary Scott (singer), Hillary Scott & the Scott Family *
Sarah Jarosz Sarah Jarosz ( ; born May 23, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter from Wimberley, Texas. Her first album, ''Song Up in Her Head'', was released in 2009
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Max Martin Karl Martin Sandberg (; born 26 February 1971),Max Martin
allmusic.com
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*Randy Merrill * Ted Nash *
John Scofield John Scofield (born December 26, 1951), sometimes referred to as "Sco", is an American guitarist and composer whose music over a long career has blended jazz, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul and rock. He first came to mainstream attention in th ...
* Shellback


Changes

In June 2016, the Grammy organization announced a few minor changes to the voting and awarding process. As of 2017, recordings released solely through streaming services will be eligible to enter the award process. These recordings will have to be available through streaming platforms. Applicable streaming services are paid subscription, full catalog, on-demand streaming/limited download platforms that have existed as such within the United States for at least one full year as of the submission deadline. All recordings entered must have an assigned International Standard Recording Code (ISRC).


Best New Artist guidelines

Existing Best New Artist rules were amended to remove the album barrier given current trends in how new music and developing artists are released and promoted. Currently many new artists first release singles, tracks, or EPs rather than full albums. To become eligible in the category of Best New Artist, the artist, duo, or group: * Must have released a minimum of five singles/tracks or one album, but no more than 30 singles/tracks or three albums. * May not have entered the category more than three times, including as a performing member of an established group. * Must have achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and impacted the musical landscape during the eligibility period.


Blues categories

The Best Blues Album category will branch into two distinct categories: * Best Traditional Blues Album (Blues recordings with traditional blues song and harmonic structures, including various subgenres such as Delta blues, Piedmont blues, jump/swing blues, Chicago blues, and classic/Southern soul). * Best Contemporary Blues Album (Recordings which may employ non-traditional blues rhythms such as funk, hip-hop, reggae, and rock, or which feature contemporary techniques such as synthesizers or Loop (music), loops). It means a return to the situation prior to 2012, the year the categories were merged in a major overhaul.


Best Rap/Sung Collaboration category renamed

The Best Rap/Sung Collaboration category (in the Rap field) will be renamed as Best Rap/Sung Performance, to allow solo performances, a result of "the current state and future trajectory of rap by expanding the category beyond collaborations between rappers and vocalists to include recordings by a solo artist who blurs the lines between rapping and singing." Additional amendments were made to the number and type of music creators recognized in the categories of Best Choral Performance and Best jazz vocal album, Best Jazz Vocal Album.


References


External links

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