The 60th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on January 28, 2018. The CBS network broadcast the show live from

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. The show was moved to January to avoid coinciding with the

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in Pyeongchang, as was the case in 2010 and 2014. James Corden returned as host. The ceremony recognizes the best recordings, compositions and artists of the eligibility year, which ran from October 1, 2016, to September 30, 2017. The nominations were announced on November 28, 2017. The "pre-telecast" ceremony (officially named ''The Premiere Ceremony'') was held on the same day prior to the main ceremony. Bruno Mars was nominated for six awards and won all six on the night.

Performers

Premiere ceremony

Main ceremony

Presenters

John Legend John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He began his musical career working behind the scenes for other artists, playing piano on Lauryn Hill's " Every ...

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Tony Bennett Anthony Dominick Benedetto (August 3, 1926 – July 21, 2023), known professionally as Tony Bennett, was an American jazz and traditional pop singer. He received many accolades, including 20 Grammy Awards, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, ...

– presented

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 ...

Kelly Clarkson Kelly Brianne (born Kelly Brianne Clarkson, April 24, 1982), known professionally as Kelly Clarkson, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Rising to fame after winning the American Idol season 1, first season of ''Ameri ...

and

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 New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since the 2nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1960 (except in 1967) "for a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that ar ...

* Jim Gaffigan – introduced

Little Big Town Little Big Town is an American country music vocal group from Homewood, Alabama. Founded in 1998, the group has had the same four members since its founding: Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman (née Roads), Phillip Sweet, and Jimi Westbrook. Fa ...

* Jon Batiste, Gary Clark Jr., and Joe Saylor – presented Best Pop Solo Performance * Sarah Silverman and Victor Cruz – introduced

Luis Fonsi Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero (born April 15, 1978), known by his stage name Luis Fonsi (), is a Puerto Rican singer. He is known for his soulful and dance oriented songs, most notably 2017's "Despacito". Fonsi received his first Latin ...

Daddy Yankee Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez (; born February 3, 1976), known professionally as Daddy Yankee (), is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor who rose to worldwide prominence in 2004 with the song "Gasolina". Dubbed the "Honorific ...

and Zuleyka Rivera *

Dave Chappelle David Khari Webber Chappelle ( ; born August 24, 1973) is an American stand-up comedy, stand-up comedian and actor. He starred in and co-created the satirical comedy sketch series ''Chappelle's Show'' (2003–2006) before quitting in the middle ...

– presented Best Rap Album *

Katie Holmes Kate Noelle Holmes (born December 18, 1978) is an American actress. She first achieved fame as Joey Potter on the television series ''Dawson's Creek'' (1998–2003). Holmes made her film debut with a supporting role in Ang Lee's '' The Ice Sto ...

– introduced Bruno Mars and

Cardi B Belcalis Marlenis Cephus (; born October 11, 1992), known professionally as Cardi B, is an American rapper. Noted for her unfiltered public image and lyrics, Cardi B is one of the most successful female rappers. From 2015 to early 2017, she ga ...

* Trevor Noah – presenting Best Comedy Album *

Donnie Wahlberg Donald Edmond Wahlberg Jr. (born August 17, 1969) is an American singer, actor and producer. He is a founding member of the boy band New Kids on the Block. Outside music, he has starred in the TV drama series ''Blue Bloods (TV series), Blue Bloo ...

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Hailee Steinfeld Hailee Steinfeld (born December 11, 1996) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She had her breakthrough with the western film ''True Grit (2010 film), True Grit'' (2010), which earned her List of awards and nominations received by H ...

– presenting Best Country Album *

Janelle Monáe Janelle Monáe Robinson ( ; born December 1, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper and actress. She has received ten Grammy Award nominations, and is the recipient of a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Children's and Family Emmy Award. ...

– introduced

Kesha Kesha Rose Sebert (born March 1, 1987), formerly stylized as Ke$ha, is an American singer and songwriter. Her first major success came in 2009 when she was featured on rapper Flo Rida's number-one single, "Right Round". Kesha's music and ima ...

Camila Cabello Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao (; ; born March 3, 1997) is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence as a member of the Pop music, pop girl group Fifth Harmony, one of the List of best-selling girl groups, best-selling girl gro ...

Cyndi Lauper Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper ( ; born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Known for her distinctive image, featuring a variety of hair colors and eccentric clothing, and for her powerful four-octave vocal range;Jerome, ...

Julia Michaels Julia Carin Michaels (''Birth name, née'' Cavazos; born November 13, 1993) is an American singer and songwriter. She has received six Grammy Award nominations, including twice for Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Song of the Year and Grammy A ...

, Andra Day and Bebe Rexha *

– introduced U2 * Sting – presenting Song of the Year *

Anna Kendrick Anna Cooke Kendrick (born August 9, 1985) is an American actress. Known for playing upbeat and endearing characters in comedies and musicals, List of awards and nominations received by Anna Kendrick, her accolades include nominations for an Aca ...

– introduced

Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter and pianist. His music and showmanship have had a significant, lasting impact on the music industry, and his songwriting partnership with l ...

and

Miley Cyrus Miley Ray Cyrus ( , born Destiny Hope Cyrus, November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and director. Regarded as a contemporary pop icon, Cyrus has been recognized for her evolving artistry and image reinventions. She is ...

* Shemar Moore and

Eve Eve is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. According to the origin story, "Creation myths are symbolic stories describing how the universe and its inhabitants came to be. Creation myths develop through oral traditions and there ...

– introduced

SZA Solána Imani Rowe (born November 8, 1989), known professionally as SZA ( ), is an American singer-songwriter. Known for her diaristic lyrics and genre explorations, she has been credited as a prominent figure in influencing contemporary R& ...

Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer and songwriter. A classically trained pianist, Keys began composing songs at the age of 12 and was signed by Columbia Records at 15. After d ...

– presenting

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 re ...

* U2 – presenting Album of the Year

Nominations and winners

Nominees list adapted from

the Recording Academy National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. (NARAS), doing business as The Recording Academy, is an American Learned society, learned academy of musicians, producers, recording engineers, and other musical professionals. It is widely kno ...

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General

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* "24K Magic" – Bruno Mars **Shampoo Press & Curl, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer *" Redbone" – Childish Gambino **

Donald Glover Donald McKinley Glover Jr. (; born September 25, 1983), also known by his musical stage name Childish Gambino (), is an American actor, comedian, musician, and filmmaker. While he studied at New York University and after working in Derrick ...

& Ludwig Goransson, producers; Donald Glover, Ludwig Goransson, Riley Mackin & Ruben Rivera, engineers/mixers;

Bernie Grundman Bernie Grundman (born 16 December 1943, Minneapolis) is an American audio engineer. He is most known for his mastering work and his studio, Bernie Grundman Mastering, which he opened in 1984 in Hollywood. The studio, which includes engineers Chr ...

, mastering engineer * "

Despacito "Despacito" (; ) is a song by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi, originally written in 2015. In 2016, Luis sent the song to Puerto Rican rapper and singer Daddy Yankee to give it an "urban injection", and released it as the lead single from Fons ...

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Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Regarded as a pop icon, he is recognized for his multi-genre musical performances. He was discovered by record executive Scooter Braun in 2008 and subsequently brought to the U ...

** Josh Gudwin, Mauricio Rengifo & Andrés Torres, producers; Josh Gudwin &

Jaycen Joshua Jaycen Joshua is an American audio engineer based in California. He won three Grammy Awards: the first for mixing ''Growing Pains'' for Mary J. Blige in 2007, followed by '' El mal querer'' for Rosalía in 2018, and ''Hyperspace'' for Beck in ...

, Chris "TEK" O’Ryan, Mauricio Rengifo, Juan G Rivera "Gaby Music", Luis "Salda" Saldarriaga & Andrés Torres, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer * "

The Story of O.J. "The Story of O.J." is a song by American rapper Jay-Z from his thirteenth studio album '' 4:44''. It was produced by Jay-Z and No I.D. Following the release of the album, the song charted in multiple regions, entering and peaking at number 23 on ...

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Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American Rapping, rapper, businessman, and record executive. Rooted in East Coast hip-hop, he was named Billboard and Vibe's 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time, the ...

** Jay-Z & No I.D., producers; Jimmy Douglass & Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer * " Humble" –

Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time, he was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music, becoming the first music ...

** Asheton Hogan & Mike Will Made It, producers; Derek "MixedByAli" Ali, James Hunt & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer ; Album of the Year * '' 24K Magic'' – Bruno Mars ** Shampoo Press & Curl, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers/mixers; Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer * '' "Awaken, My Love!"'' – Childish Gambino **

& Ludwig Goransson, producers; Bryan Carrigan, Chris Fogel, Donald Glover, Ludwig Goransson, Riley Mackin & Ruben Rivera, engineers/mixers; Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters;

, mastering engineer * '' 4:44'' –

** Jay-Z & No I.D., producers; Jimmy Douglass & Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, engineers/mixers; Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer * '' Damn'' –

DJ Dahi Dacoury Dahi Natche (born March 10, 1983), known professionally as DJ Dahi or simply Dahi, is an American record producer, songwriter, disc jockey and singer from Inglewood, California. Working primarily in hip hop and R&B music, he has been ...

, Sounwave & Anthony Tiffith, producers; Derek "MixedByAli" Ali, James Hunt & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; K. Duckworth, D. Natche, M. Spears & A. Tiffith, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer * ''

Melodrama A melodrama is a Drama, dramatic work in which plot, typically sensationalized for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodrama is "an exaggerated version of drama". Melodramas typically concentrate on ...

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Lorde Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor (born 7 November 1996), known professionally as Lorde ( ), is a New Zealand singer and songwriter. She is known for her unconventional style of pop music and introspective songwriting, and has been referred to ...

** Jack Antonoff & Lorde, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff & Ella Yelich-O'Connor, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer ; Song of the Year * "That's What I Like" ** Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars) * "

" ** Ramón Ayala Rodriguez,

, Jason Boyd, Erika Ender,

& Marty James Garton Jr., songwriters (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber) * " 4:44" ** Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Jay-Z) * " Issues" ** Benjamin Levin, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen,

& Justin Drew Tranter, songwriters (Julia Michaels) *" 1-800-273-8255" ** Alessia Caracciolo, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, Arjun Ivatury, Khalid Robinson & Andrew Taggart, songwriters (Logic featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid) ;

* Alessia Cara * Khalid * Lil Uzi Vert *

Pop

; Best Pop Solo Performance *"

Shape of You "Shape of You" is a song by English singer Ed Sheeran. It was released on 6 January 2017 as one of the lead single, double lead singles from his third studio album ''÷ (album), ÷'' (2017), along with "Castle on the Hill". The Dancehall pop, ...

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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 r ...

* " Love So Soft" –

* " Praying" –

* " Million Reasons" –

Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her image reinventions and versatility across the entertainment industry, she is an influ ...

* " What About Us" –

Pink Pink is a pale tint of red, the color of the Dianthus plumarius, pink flower. 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, p ...

; Best Pop Duo/Group Performance * " Feel It Still" – Portugal. The Man * " Something Just like This" –

The Chainsmokers The Chainsmokers are an American electronic DJ and production duo consisting of Alex Pall and Drew Taggart. They started out by releasing remixes of songs by indie artists. The electronic dance music, EDM-Pop music, pop duo achieved a breakth ...

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Coldplay Coldplay are a British Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer and percussionist Will Champion, and manager Phil Harvey (band m ...

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Thunder Thunder is the sound caused by lightning. Depending upon the distance from and nature of the lightning, it can range from a long, low rumble to a sudden, loud crack. The sudden increase in temperature and hence pressure caused by the lightning pr ...

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Imagine Dragons Imagine Dragons are an American pop rock band formed in 2008, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The band currently consists of lead singer Dan Reynolds, guitarist Wayne Sermon, and bassist Ben McKee. They first gained exposure with the release of ...

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Stay Stay may refer to: Places * Stay, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in the US Law * Stay of execution, a ruling to temporarily suspend the enforcement of a court judgment * Stay of proceedings, a ruling halting further legal process in a tr ...

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Zedd Anton Zaslavski (; born 2 September 1989), known professionally as Zedd (), is a German record producer and DJ. His stage name, Zedd, was derived from ''zed'', the Z#Name and pronunciation, English pronunciation, barring American English, for ...

and Alessia Cara ; Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album * '' Tony Bennett Celebrates 90'' – Dae Bennett, producer (various artists) * '' Nobody but Me'' (deluxe version) –

Michael Bublé Michael Steven Bublé ( ; born September 9, 1975) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Regarded as a pop icon, he is often credited for helping to renew public interest and appreciation for traditional pop standards and the Great American ...

* '' Triplicate'' –

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his nearly 70-year ...

* '' In Full Swing'' –

Seth MacFarlane Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (; born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director, comedian, and singer. He is best known as the creator and star of the television series ''Family Guy'' (since 1999) and ''The Orvill ...

* '' Wonderland'' –

Sarah McLachlan Sarah Ann McLachlan (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. As of 2015, she had sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is ''Surfacing (album), Surfacing'' (1997), for which she won two G ...

; Best Pop Vocal Album *'' ÷'' –

* '' Kaleidoscope EP'' –

*'' Lust for Life'' –

Lana Del Rey Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born June 21, 1985), known professionally as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter. Lana Del Rey discography, Her music is noted for its melancholic exploration of Glamour (presentation), glamor and Romanc ...

* '' Evolve'' –

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Rainbow A rainbow is an optical phenomenon caused by refraction, internal reflection and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a continuous spectrum of light appearing in the sky. The rainbow takes the form of a multicoloured circular ...

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* '' Joanne'' –

Dance/electronic music

Best Dance Recording * " Tonite" –

LCD Soundsystem LCD Soundsystem is an American Dance-punk#Contemporary dance-punk, dance-punk revival band from Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2002 by James Murphy (electronic musician), James Murphy, of DFA Records. The band comprises Murphy (vocals ...

** James Murphy, producer; James Murphy, mixer * "Bambro Koyo Ganda" –

Bonobo The bonobo (; ''Pan paniscus''), also historically called the pygmy chimpanzee (less often the dwarf chimpanzee or gracile chimpanzee), is an endangered great ape and one of the two species making up the genus ''Pan (genus), Pan'' (the other bei ...

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Cola Cola is a Carbonation, carbonated soft drink flavored with vanilla, cinnamon, citrus essential oil, oils, and other flavorings. Cola became popular worldwide after the American pharmacist John Stith Pemberton invented Coca-Cola, a trademarked br ...

" – CamelPhat & Elderbrook ** CamelPhat & Elderbrook, producers; CamelPhat, mixer * " Andromeda" –

Gorillaz Gorillaz are an English virtual band created by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett in London, England in 1998. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: (vocals, keyboards), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (gui ...

featuring

DRAM Dram, DRAM, or drams may refer to: Technology and engineering * Dram (unit), a unit of mass and volume, and an informal name for a small amount of liquor, especially whisky or whiskey * Dynamic random-access memory, a type of electronic semicondu ...

Damon Albarn Damon Albarn (, ; born 23 March 1968) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the frontman, main vocalist, and lyricist of the rock band Blur (band), Blur and the co-creator and primary musical con ...

Jamie Hewlett Jamie Christopher Hewlett (born 3 April 1968) is a British comic book artist and illustrator. He is the co-creator of the comic book ''Tank Girl'' with Alan Martin (writer), Alan Martin and the virtual band Gorillaz, alongside Blur (band), Blur ...

, Remi Kabaka & Anthony Khan, producers; Stephen Sedgwick, mixer * "Line of Sight" – Odesza featuring WYNNE & Mansionair ** Clayton Knight & Harrison Mills, producers; Eric J Dubowsky, 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 — honor quality dance music, dance and electronica albums in any given year. The award was first presented ...

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3-D The Catalogue ''3-D The Catalogue'' () is the second official live album by German electronic music band Kraftwerk. It was released on 26 May 2017 on several format iterations, including a deluxe four-disc Blu-ray box set with Dolby Atmos multichannel audi ...

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Kraftwerk Kraftwerk (, ) is a Germany, German Electronic music, electronic band formed in Düsseldorf in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. Widely considered innovators and pioneers of electronic music, Kraftwerk was among the first successful a ...

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Migration Migration, migratory, or migrate may refer to: Human migration * Human migration, physical movement by humans from one region to another ** International migration, when peoples cross state boundaries and stay in the host state for some minimum le ...

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* '' Mura Masa'' – Mura Masa * '' A Moment Apart'' – Odesza * ''

What Now What Now may refer to: Albums * What, Now? (Peter Hammill album), ''What, Now?'' (Peter Hammill album), 2001 * What Now? (Kenny Wheeler album), ''What Now?'' (Kenny Wheeler album), 2005 * What Now (Sylvan Esso album), ''What Now'' (Sylvan Esso al ...

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Contemporary instrumental music

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album * ''

Prototype A prototype is an early sample, model, or release of a product built to test a concept or process. It is a term used in a variety of contexts, including semantics, design, electronics, and Software prototyping, software programming. A prototype ...

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Jeff Lorber Fusion Jeffrey H. Lorber (born November 4, 1952) is an American keyboardist, composer, and record producer. After six previous nominations, Lorber won his first 60th Annual Grammy Awards, Grammy Award on January 28, 2018 for Best Contemporary Instrumen ...

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What If What If may refer to: Film * ''What If'', a 2006 TV film starring Niall Buggy * What If... (2010 film), ''What If...'' (2010 film), an American film * What If... (2012 film), ''What If...'' (2012 film), a Greek film * What If (2013 film), ''What ...

'' – The Jerry Douglas Band * ''Spirit'' – Alex Han * ''Mount Royal'' – Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge * '' Bad Hombre'' – Antonio Sanchez

Rock

; Best Rock Performance * " You Want It Darker" –

Leonard Cohen Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934November 7, 2016) was a Canadian songwriter, singer, poet, and novelist. Themes commonly explored throughout his work include faith and mortality, isolation and depression, betrayal and redemption, soc ...

* " The Promise" – Chris Cornell * " Run" –

Foo Fighters The Foo Fighters are an American Rock music, rock band formed in Seattle in 1994. Initially founded as a one-man project by former Nirvana (band), Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, the band comprises vocalist/guitarist Grohl, bassist Nate Mendel, gu ...

* "No Good" – Kaleo * " Go to War" – Nothing More ;

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 ...

* " Sultan's Curse" –

Mastodon A mastodon, from Ancient Greek μαστός (''mastós''), meaning "breast", and ὀδούς (''odoús'') "tooth", is a member of the genus ''Mammut'' (German for 'mammoth'), which was endemic to North America and lived from the late Miocene to ...

* " Invisible Enemy" – August Burns Red * " Black Hoodie" – Body Count * "

Forever Forever or 4ever may refer to: Film and television Films * ''Forever'' (1921 film), an American silent film by George Fitzmaurice * ''Forever'' (1978 film), an American made-for-television romantic drama, based on the novel by Judy Blume * '' ...

" – Code Orange * " Clockworks" –

Meshuggah Meshuggah () is a Swedish extreme metal band formed in Umeå in 1987. Since 2004, the band's lineup consists of founding members Jens Kidman (lead vocals) and Fredrik Thordendal (lead guitar), alongside rhythm guitarist Mårten Hagström, drumm ...

; Best Rock Song * " Run" **

, songwriters (Foo Fighters) * " Atlas, Rise!" **

James Hetfield James Alan Hetfield (born August 3, 1963) is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, co-founder, and a primary songwriter of heavy metal band Metallica. He is mainly known for his raspy voice and intricate rhythm playi ...

and Lars Ulrich, songwriters (

Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band. It was formed in Los Angeles in 1981 by vocalist and guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrume ...

) * " Blood in the Cut" ** JT Daly and Kristine Flaherty, songwriters ( K.Flay) * " Go to War" ** Ben Anderson, Jonny Hawkins, Will Hoffman, Daniel Oliver, David Pramik & Mark Vollelunga, songwriters ( Nothing More) * "

The Stage ''The Stage'' is a British weekly newspaper and website covering the entertainment industry and particularly theatre. Founded in 1880, ''The Stage'' contains news, reviews, opinion, features, and recruitment advertising, mainly directed at thos ...

" ** Zachary Baker, Brian Haner, Matthew Sanders, Jonathan Seward & Brooks Wackerman, songwriters (

Avenged Sevenfold Avenged Sevenfold (abbreviated as A7X) is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist M. Shadows, rhythm guitarist Zacky Vengeance, lead gui ...

) ; Best Rock Album * '' A Deeper Understanding'' – The War on Drugs * '' Emperor of Sand'' –

* '' Hardwired... to Self-Destruct'' –

* '' The Stories We Tell Ourselves'' – Nothing More * ''

Villains A villain (also known as a " black hat", "bad guy" or "baddy"; The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p.126 "baddy (also baddie) noun (pl. -ies) ''informal'' a villain or criminal in a book, film, etc.". the feminine form is villai ...

'' – Queens of the Stone Age

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album * '' Sleep Well Beast'' – The National * '' Everything Now'' –

Arcade Fire Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, consisting of husband and wife Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, alongside Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury, and Jeremy Gara. The band's touring line-up includes former core ...

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Humanz ''Humanz'' is the fifth studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz, released on 28 April 2017 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom and Warner Bros. Records in the United States. It was the band's first studio album released in seven years, fo ...

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American Dream The "American Dream" is a phrase referring to a purported national ethos of the United States: that every person has the freedom and opportunity to succeed and attain a better life. The phrase was popularized by James Truslow Adams during the ...

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* '' Pure Comedy'' –

Father John Misty Joshua Michael Tillman (born May 3, 1981), better known by his stage name Father John Misty, is an American musician. He is known for his satirical lyrics and eccentric performance style. Tillman began his career in Seattle in the early 2000s. O ...

R&B

Best R&B Performance *" That's What I Like" – Bruno Mars * " Get You" – Daniel Caesar featuring Kali Uchis * "

Distraction Distraction is the process of diverting the attention of an individual or group from a desired area of focus and thereby blocking or diminishing the reception of desired information. Distraction is caused by: inability to pay attention; lack of i ...

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Kehlani Kehlani Ashley Parrish ( ; born April 24, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. She is originally from Oakland, California, and achieved initial fame as a member of the teen pop group PopLyfe in 2011. Kehlani's debut mixtape, '' ...

* "High" – Ledisi * " The Weekend" –

Best Traditional R&B Performance * " Redbone" – Childish Gambino * "Laugh and Move On" – The Baylor Project * "What I'm Feelin'" – Anthony Hamilton featuring The Hamiltones * "All the Way" – Ledisi * "Still" – Mali Music Best R&B Song *" That's What I Like" **Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters ( Bruno Mars) * "First Began" **

PJ Morton P.J. Morton (born Paul Sylvester Morton Jr.; March 29, 1981) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. Since 2012, he has been the keyboardist for the pop band Maroon 5. Morton originally joined the band as a touring mem ...

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Location In geography, location or place is used to denote a region (point, line, or area) on Earth's surface. The term ''location'' generally implies a higher degree of certainty than ''place'', the latter often indicating an entity with an ambiguous bou ...

" ** Alfredo Gonzalez, Olatunji Ige, Samuel David Jiminez, Christopher McClenney, Khalid Robinson & Joshua Scruggs, songwriters (Khalid) * " Redbone" **

& Ludwig Goransson, songwriters ( Childish Gambino) * "Supermodel" ** Tyran Donaldson, Terrence Henderson, Greg Landfair Jr., Carter Lang & Solana Rowe, songwriters (

) Best Urban Contemporary Album *'' Starboy'' –

The Weeknd Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (; born February 16, 1990), known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is best known for adding Pop music, pop, electronic music, electronic and hip-hop stylings ...

* '' Free 6lack'' – 6lack * '' "Awaken, My Love!"'' – Childish Gambino * '' American Teen'' – Khalid * '' Ctrl'' –

Best R&B Album * '' 24K Magic'' – Bruno Mars * '' Freudian'' – Daniel Caesar * '' Let Love Rule'' – Ledisi * '' Gumbo'' –

* '' Feel the Real'' –

Musiq Soulchild Taalib Hassan Johnson (born September 16, 1977), better known by his stage name Musiq Soulchild (or simply Musiq; pronounced "music") is an American singer-songwriter. His music blends Rhythm and blues, R&B, funk, blues, jazz, and Gospel music, ...

Rap

; Best Rap Performance * " Humble" –

* " Bounce Back" –

Big Sean Sean Michael Leonard Anderson (born March 25, 1988), known professionally as Big Sean, is an American rapper. He met Kanye West as a teenager, and signed with his record label GOOD Music, an imprint of Def Jam Recordings in 2007. He gained popul ...

* " Bodak Yellow" –

* " 4:44" –

* " Bad and Boujee" –

Migos Migos () were an American hip hop group founded in Lawrenceville, Georgia, in 2008. The group was composed of rapper Quavo, his nephew Takeoff, and their "cousin" friend Offset. Quavo is from Athens, Georgia, while Offset and Takeoff were bo ...

featuring Lil Uzi Vert ;

* "

Loyalty Loyalty is a Fixation (psychology), devotion to a country, philosophy, group, or person. Philosophers disagree on what can be an object of loyalty, as some argue that loyalty is strictly interpersonal and only another human being can be the obj ...

" –

featuring

Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, businesswoman, and actress. One of the List of music artists by net worth, wealthiest musicians in the world, List of awards and nominations received by Rihanna, her vario ...

* " Prblms" – 6lack * "

Crew A crew is a body or a group of people who work at a common activity, generally in a structured or hierarchy, hierarchical organization. A location in which a crew works is called a crewyard or a workyard. The word has nautical resonances: the ta ...

" –

GoldLink D'Anthony William Carlos (born May 17, 1993), better known by his stage name GoldLink, is an American rapper and singer from Washington, D.C. He gained recognition following the release of his debut mixtape ''The God Complex'' (2014), which was ...

featuring

Brent Faiyaz Christopher Brent Wood (born September 19, 1995), known professionally as Brent Faiyaz, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. Faiyaz rose to prominence following his guest performance alongside Shy Glizzy on GoldLink's ...

& Shy Glizzy * "Family Feud" –

featuring

Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. With a career spanning over three decades, she has established herself as one of the most Cultural impact of Beyoncé, ...

* " Love Galore" –

featuring Travis Scott Best Rap Song * " Humble" ** K. Duckworth, Asheton Hogan & M. Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar) * " Bodak Yellow" ** Belcalis Almanzar, Dieuson Octave, Klenord Raphael, Shaftizm, Jordan Thorpe & J White, songwriters (Cardi B) * "Chase Me" ** Judah Bauer, Brian Burton, Hector Delgado, Jaime Meline, Antwan Patton, Michael Render, Russell Simins & Jon Spencer, songwriters (Danger Mouse featuring

Run The Jewels Run the Jewels, also known by the initials RTJ, is an American hip-hop Supergroup (music), superduo, composed of Brooklyn-based rapper and producer El-P and Atlanta-based rapper Killer Mike. They released their critically acclaimed Run the Jewe ...

& Big Boi) * "Sassy" ** Marlanna Evans, E. Gabouer, Jason Martin & Wyann Vaughn, songwriters (Rapsody) * "

" ** Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Jay-Z) Best Rap Album * '' Damn'' –

* '' 4:44'' –

* ''

Culture Culture ( ) is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and Social norm, norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, Social norm, customs, capabilities, Attitude (psychology), attitudes ...

'' –

* '' Laila's Wisdom'' – Rapsody * '' Flower Boy'' –

Tyler, the Creator Tyler Gregory Okonma (born March 6, 1991), known professionally as Tyler, the Creator, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has been cited as an influential figure in alternative hip-hop during the 2010s. Tyler beca ...

Country

Best Country Solo Performance * " Either Way" – Chris Stapleton * " Body Like a Back Road" –

Sam Hunt Sam Lowry Hunt (born December 8, 1984) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Born in Cedartown, Georgia, Hunt played American football, football in his high school and college years and once attempted to pursue a professional sport ...

* "Losing You" –

Alison Krauss Alison Maria Krauss (born July 23, 1971) is an American bluegrass-country singer, fiddler and music producer. She entered the music industry at an early age, competing in local contests by the age of eight and recording for the first time at ...

* " Tin Man" –

Miranda Lambert Miranda Leigh Lambert (born November 10, 1983) is an American country music, country singer. 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 ...

* " I Could Use a Love Song" – Maren Morris Best Country Duo/Group Performance * " Better Man" –

* " It Ain't My Fault" – Brothers Osborne * " My Old Man" – Zac Brown Band * " You Look Good" – Lady Antebellum * " Drinkin' Problem" – Midland Best Country Song * " Broken Halos" ** Mike Henderson & Chris Stapleton, songwriters ( Chris Stapleton) * " Better Man" **

Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Known for her autobiographical songwriting, artistic versatility, and Cultural impact of Taylor Swift, cultural impact, Swift is one of the Best selling artists, w ...

, songwriter (

) * " Body Like a Back Road" ** Zach Crowell,

, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne, songwriters (

) * " Drinkin' Problem" ** Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne & Mark Wystrach, songwriters ( Midland) * " Tin Man" ** Jack Ingram,

& Jon Randall, songwriters (

) Best Country Album * '' From A Room: Volume 1'' – Chris Stapleton * '' Cosmic Hallelujah'' –

Kenny Chesney Kenneth Arnold Chesney (born March 26, 1968) is an American country singer. With 30 million albums sold worldwide, he released his debut, '' In My Wildest Dreams'', in 1994, and has since released 19 follow-ups. His albums spawned 27 singles tha ...

* '' Heart Break'' – Lady Antebellum * '' The Breaker'' –

* '' Life Changes'' –

Thomas Rhett Thomas Rhett Akins Jr. (born March 30, 1990) is an American country music, country singer-songwriter. He is the oldest son of singer Rhett Akins. Rhett has released seven studio albums for Big Machine Records' Valory Music imprint: ''It Goes ...

New Age

Best New Age Album * '' Dancing on Water'' – Peter Kater * '' Reflection'' –

Brian Eno Brian Peter George Jean-Baptiste de la Salle Eno (, born 15 May 1948), also mononymously known as Eno, is an English musician, songwriter, record producer, visual artist, and activist. He is best known for his pioneering contributions to ambien ...

* ''SongVersation: Medicine'' –

India Arie India Arie Simpson (born October 3, 1975) is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence with her debut album, '' Acoustic Soul (2001),'' which was a commercial and critical success. She has since released the albums '' Voyage to ...

* ''Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Volume 5'' – Kitarō * ''Spiral Revelation'' – Steve Roach

Jazz

Best Improvised Jazz Solo * "Miles Beyond" – John McLaughlin, soloist * "Can't Remember Why" – Sara Caswell, soloist * "Dance of Shiva" – Billy Childs, soloist * "Whisper Not" –

Fred Hersch Fred Hersch (born October 21, 1955) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and a 17-time Grammy nominée. He was the first person to play weeklong engagements as a solo pianist at the Village Vanguard in New York City. He has recorded more than ...

, soloist * "Ilimba" – Chris Potter, soloist Best Jazz Vocal Album * '' Dreams and Daggers'' – Cécile McLorin Salvant * ''The Journey'' – The Baylor Project * ''A Social Call'' – Jazzmeia Horn * ''Bad Ass and Blind'' – Raul Midón * ''Porter Plays Porter'' – Randy Porter Trio with Nancy King Best Jazz Instrumental Album * '' Rebirth'' – Billy Childs * ''Uptown, Downtown'' –

Bill Charlap William Morrison Charlap (born October 15, 1966, pronounced "Shar-Lap") is an American jazz pianist and educator. Early life and education Born in New York City, Bill Charlap is the son of American Broadway composer Moose Charlap and the singe ...

Trio * ''Project Freedom'' – Joey DeFrancesco & The People * ''Open Book'' –

* ''The Dreamer Is the Dream'' – Chris Potter Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album * '' Bringin' It'' – Christian McBride Big Band * ''MONK'estra Vol. 2'' – John Beasley * ''Jigsaw'' – Alan Ferber Big Band * ''Homecoming'' – Vince Mendoza & WDR Big Band Cologne * ''Whispers on the Wind'' – Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge Best Latin Jazz Album * '' Jazz Tango'' – Pablo Ziegler Trio * ''Hybrido – From Rio to Wayne Shorter'' – Antonio Adolfo * ''Oddara'' – Jane Bunnett & Maqueque * ''Outra Coisa – The Music of Moacir Santos'' – Anat Cohen & Marcello Gonçalves * ''Típico'' – Miguel Zenón

Gospel/contemporary Christian music

Best Gospel Performance/Song * " Never Have to Be Alone" –

CeCe Winans Priscilla Marie Love, known professionally by her stage name as CeCe Winans, (born October 8, 1964) is an American gospel singer who has garnered 17 Grammy Awards, the most for any female gospel singer; 33 GMA Dove Awards, 19 Stellar Awards, ...

** Dwan Hill & Alvin Love III, songwriters * "Too Hard Not To" – Tina Campbell ** Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters * "You Deserve It" – JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise featuring Bishop Cortez Vaughn ** David Bloom, JJ Hairston, Phontane Demond Reed & Cortez Vaughn, songwriters * "Better Days" – Le'Andria ** Le'Andria, songwriter * "My Life" – The Walls Group ** Warryn Campbell, Eric Dawkins, Damien Farmer, Damon Thomas, Ahjah Walls & Darrel Walls, songwriters Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song * " What a Beautiful Name" –

Hillsong Worship Hillsong Worship (formerly Hillsong Live) is a contemporary worship music, praise and worship collective from Sydney, Australia. They started making music in 1983 at Hillsong Church. Fifteen of their songs have appeared on the ''Billboard (magazi ...

** Ben Fielding & Brooke Ligertwood, songwriters * "Oh My Soul" – Casting Crowns ** Mark Hall, Bernie Herms & Nichole Nordeman, songwriters * "Clean" –

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, 2006–2009, and ...

, songwriter * "Even If" –

MercyMe MercyMe is an American contemporary Christian music band founded in Edmond, Oklahoma. The band consists of lead vocalist Bart Millard, percussionist Robby Shaffer, bassist Nathan Cochran, and guitarists Michael Scheuchzer and Barry Graul. The b ...

** David Garcia, Ben Glover, Crystal Lewis,

& Tim Timmons, songwriters * " Hills and Valleys" – Tauren Wells ** Chuck Butler, Jonathan Smith & Tauren Wells, songwriters Best Gospel Album * '' Let Them Fall in Love'' –

* ''Crossover: Live from Music City'' – Travis Greene * ''Bigger Than Me'' – Le'Andria Johnson * ''Close'' – Marvin Sapp * ''Sunday Song'' – Anita Wilson Best Contemporary Christian Music Album * '' Chain Breaker'' – Zach Williams * '' Rise'' – Danny Gokey * ''Echoes'' (deluxe edition) –

Matt Maher Matthew Guion Maher (born November 10, 1974) is a Canadian Catholic contemporary Christian music artist, songwriter, and worship leader based in the United States. Three of his nine albums have reached the Christian Albums, Top 25 Christian Albu ...

* '' Lifer'' –

* ''Hills and Valleys'' – Tauren Wells Best Roots Gospel Album * '' Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope'' –

Reba McEntire Reba Nell McEntire ( ; born March 28, 1955), or simply Reba, is an American country music, country singer and actress. Dubbed "Honorific nicknames in popular music, The Queen of Country", she has sold more than 75 million records worldwide. Sin ...

* ''The Best of The Collingsworth Family – Volume 1'' – The Collingsworth Family * ''Give Me Jesus'' – Larry Cordle * ''Resurrection'' – Joseph Habedank * ''Hope for All Nations'' – Karen Peck & New River

Latin

; Best Latin Pop Album * '' El Dorado'' –

Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977) is a Colombian singer-songwriter. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Music", she has had a Cultural impact of Shakira, significant impact on the ...

* '' Lo Único Constante'' – Alex Cuba * '' Mis Planes Son Amarte'' –

Juanes Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez (born 9 August 1972), known professionally as Juanes, is a Colombian musician who was a member of the Rock music, rock band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. Since releasing his solo debut album ''Fíjate B ...

* ''Amar y Vivir (En Vivo Desde la Ciudad de México, 2017)'' –

La Santa Cecilia La Santa Cecilia is an American band based in Los Angeles, California that plays a blend of cumbia, bossa nova, and boleros, among other styles. The group is named after Santa Cecilia, who is the patron saint of musicians. The band seeks to ...

* '' Musas (Un Homenaje al Folclore Latinoamericano en Manos de Los Macorinos)'' – Natalia Lafourcade ; Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album * '' Residente'' – Residente * '' Ayo'' – Bomba Estéreo * ''Pa' Fuera'' – C4 Trío & Desorden Público * '' Salvavidas de Hielo'' – Jorge Drexler * ''El Paradise'' –

Los Amigos Invisibles Los Amigos Invisibles ( Spanish for "The Invisible Friends") is a Venezuelan band which plays a blend of disco, acid jazz and funk mixed with Latin rhythms. In addition to releasing eleven critically acclaimed albums, the band have been lauded ...

; Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano) * ''Arrieros Somos – Sesiones Acústicas'' –

Aida Cuevas Aída Cuevas (; born Aída Gabriela Cuevas Castillo; September 24, 1963) is a Mexican singer and actress. Affectionately known as "The Queen of Ranchera Music”, Cuevas has recorded 40 albums, selling 10 million copies worldwide. Her work has ...

* ''Ni Diablo, ni Santo'' – Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda * ''Ayer y Hoy'' – Banda el Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga * ''Momentos'' – Alex Campos * ''Zapateando en el Norte'' – (various artists) ; Best Tropical Latin Album * '' Salsa Big Band'' – Rubén Blades con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta * ''Albita'' – Albita * ''Art of the Arrangement'' – Doug Beavers * ''Gente Valiente'' – Silvestre Dangond * ''Indestructible'' – Diego el Cigala

American roots

; Best American Roots Performance * "Killer Diller Blues" – Alabama Shakes * "Let My Mother Live" – Blind Boys of Alabama * "Arkansas Farmboy" –

Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American country musician and actor. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting ''The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour'' on CBS television from ...

* "Steer Your Way" –

* " I Never Cared for You" –

; Best American Roots Song * "If We Were Vampires" ** Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit) * "Cumberland Gap" ** David Rawlings & Gillian Welch, songwriters (David Rawlings) * "I Wish You Well" ** Raul Malo & Alan Miller, songwriters ( The Mavericks) * "It Ain't Over Yet" **

Rodney Crowell Rodney Crowell (born August 7, 1950) is an American musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music. Crowell has had five number one singles on Hot Country Songs, all from his 1988 album '' Diamonds & Dirt''. ...

, songwriter (Rodney Crowell featuring

Rosanne Cash Rosanne Cash (born May 24, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of country musician Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian Cash. Although Cash is often classified as a country artist, her music draws f ...

& John Paul White) * "My Only True Friend" **

Gregg Allman Gregory LeNoir Allman (December 8, 1947 – May 27, 2017) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was known for performing in the Allman Brothers Band. Allman grew up with an interest in rhythm and blues music, and the Allman B ...

& Scott Sharrard, songwriters (Gregg Allman) ; Best Americana Album * '' The Nashville Sound'' – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit * '' Southern Blood'' –

* ''Shine on Rainy Day'' – Brent Cobb * '' Beast Epic'' – Iron & Wine * '' Brand New Day'' – The Mavericks ; Best Bluegrass Album * '' Laws of Gravity'' – Infamous Stringdusters * ''All the Rage: In Concert Volume One ive' – Rhonda Vincent and the Rage * ''Fiddler's Dream'' – Michael Cleveland * ''Original'' – Bobby Osborne * ''Universal Favorite'' – Noam Pikelny ; Best Traditional Blues Album * '' Blue & Lonesome'' –

The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for over six decades, they are one of the most popular, influential, and enduring bands of the Album era, rock era. In the early 1960s, the band pione ...

* ''Migration Blues'' – Eric Bibb * ''Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio'' – Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio * ''Roll and Tumble'' – R.L. Boyce * ''Sonny & Brownie's Last Train'' – Guy Davis & Fabrizio Poggi ; Best Contemporary Blues Album * ''TajMo'' –

Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal ( ; ; ) is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was commissioned in 1631 by the fifth Mughal Empire, Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan () to house the tomb of his belo ...

Keb' Mo' Kevin Roosevelt Moore (born October 3, 1951), known as Keb' Mo', is an American blues musician. He is a singer, guitarist and songwriter, living in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been described as "a living link to the seminal Delta blues that tra ...

* ''Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm'' – Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm * ''Recorded Live in Lafayette'' – Sonny Landreth * ''Got Soul'' – Robert Randolph and the Family Band * '' Live from the Fox Oakland'' – Tedeschi Trucks Band ;

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 music, folk genre. Honors ...

* ''

Mental Illness A mental disorder, also referred to as a mental illness, a mental health condition, or a psychiatric disability, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning. A mental disorder is ...

'' –

Aimee Mann Aimee Elizabeth Mann (born September 8, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter. Over the course of four decades, she has released ten studio albums as a solo artist. She is noted for her sardonic and literate lyrics about dark subjects, often d ...

* '' Semper Femina'' –

Laura Marling Laura Beatrice Marling (born 1 February 1990) is an English Folk music, folk singer-songwriter. She won the Brit Award for Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist, Best British Female Solo Artist at the 2011 Brit Awards and was nominated for th ...

* '' The Queen of Hearts'' – Offa Rex ( Olivia Chaney +

The Decemberists The Decemberists are an American indie rock band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 2000. The band consists of Colin Meloy (lead vocals, guitar), Chris Funk (guitar, multi-instrumentalist), Jenny Conlee (piano, keyboards, accordion, backing vocals ...

) * ''You Don't Own Me Anymore'' – The Secret Sisters * '' The Laughing Apple'' – Yusuf / Cat Stevens ; Best Regional Music Album * ''Kalenda'' – The Lost Bayou Ramblers * ''Top of the Mountain'' – Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers * ''Ho'okena 3.0'' – Ho'okena * ''Miyo Kekisepa, Make a Stand ive' – Northern Cree * ''Pua Kiele'' – Josh Tatofi

Reggae

; Best Reggae Album * '' Stony Hill'' – Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley * ''

Chronology Chronology (from Latin , from Ancient Greek , , ; and , ''wikt:-logia, -logia'') is the science of arranging events in their order of occurrence in time. Consider, for example, the use of a timeline or sequence of events. It is also "the deter ...

'' – Chronixx * ''Lost in Paradise'' –

Common Kings Common Kings is an American, Hawaiian, and Samoan reggae rock/pop band from Orange County, California. The band's debut album, ''Lost in Paradise'', was nominated for a Grammy Award. History Formation (2011) Born in the South Pacific and raised ...

* ''Wash House Ting'' – J Boog * ''Avrakedabra'' – Morgan Heritage

World music

; Best World Music Album * ''Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration'' –

Ladysmith Black Mambazo Ladysmith Black Mambazo are a South African male choral group singing in the local vocal styles of ''isicathamiya'' and ''mbube (genre), mbube''. They became known internationally after singing with American Paul Simon on his 1986 album ''Grace ...

* ''Memoria de los Sentidos'' – Vicente Amigo * ''Para Mí'' – Concha Buika * ''Rosa dos Ventos'' – Anat Cohen & Trio Brasileiro * '' Elwan'' – Tinariwen

Children

; Best Children's Album * '' Feel What U Feel'' – Lisa Loeb * ''Brighter Side'' – Gustafer Yellowgold * ''Lemonade'' – Justin Roberts * ''Rise Shine #Woke'' – Alphabet Rockers * ''Songs of Peace & Love for Kids & Parents Around the World'' –

Spoken word

; Best Spoken Word Album (includes Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling) * '' The Princess Diarist'' –

Carrie Fisher Carrie Frances Fisher (October 21, 1956 – December 27, 2016) was an American actress and writer. She played Princess Leia in the Star Wars original trilogy, original ''Star Wars'' films (1977–1983) and reprised the role in'' Star Wars: The F ...

(posthumous) * '' Astrophysics for People in a Hurry'' –

Neil deGrasse Tyson Neil deGrasse Tyson ( or ; born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysics, astrophysicist, author, and science communication, science communicator. Tyson studied at Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Columbia Univ ...

* '' Born to Run'' –

Bruce Springsteen Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American Rock music, rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Nicknamed "the Boss", Springsteen has released 21 studio albums spanning six decades; most of his albums feature th ...

* ''Confessions of a Serial Songwriter'' – Shelly Peiken * '' Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In'' –

Bernie Sanders Bernard Sanders (born September8, 1941) is an American politician and activist who is the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from the state of Vermont. He is the longest-serving independ ...

and

Mark Ruffalo Mark Alan Ruffalo (; born November 22, 1967) is an American actor. He began acting in the late 1980s and first gained recognition for his work in Kenneth Lonergan's play ''This Is Our Youth'' (1996) and drama film ''You Can Count on Me'' (2000) ...

Comedy

; Best Comedy Album * '' The Age of Spin & Deep in the Heart of Texas'' –

* ''Cinco'' – Jim Gaffigan * '' Jerry Before Seinfeld'' –

Jerry Seinfeld Jerome Allen Seinfeld ( ; born April 29, 1954) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. As a stand-up comedian, Seinfeld specializes in observational comedy. Seinfeld gained stardom playing a semi-fictionalized version ...

* ''A Speck of Dust'' – Sarah Silverman * '' What Now?'' –

Kevin Hart Kevin Darnell Hart (born July 6, 1979) is an American comedian and actor. The accolades he has received include the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and nominations for two Grammy Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards. After winning se ...

Musical theatre

; Best Musical Theater Album *''

Dear Evan Hansen ''Dear Evan Hansen'' is a stage musical with music and lyrics by Pasek and Paul, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Steven Levenson. The musical follows Evan Hansen, a high school senior with social anxiety, "who invents an important rol ...

'' – Laura Dreyfuss, Mike Faist, Rachel Bay Jones, Kristolyn Lloyd, Michael Park,

Ben Platt Benjamin Schiff Platt (born September 24, 1993) is an American actor and singer. The son of film and theater producer Marc Platt (producer), Marc Platt and philanthropist Julie Platt, he began his acting career in musical theater as a child and ...

, Will Roland & Jennifer Laura Thompson, principal soloists; Pete Ganbarg, Alex Lacamoire, Stacey Mindich, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, producers; Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording) *'' Come from Away'' – Ian Eisendrath, August Eriksmoen, David Hein, David Lai & Irene Sankoff, producers; David Hein & Irene Sankoff, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording) *'' Hello, Dolly!'' –

Bette Midler Bette Midler ( ;''Inside the Actors Studio'', 2004 born December 1, 1945) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and author. Throughout her five-decade career Midler has received List of awards and nominations received by Bette Midler, numero ...

, principal soloist; Steven Epstein, producer; ( Jerry Herman, composer and lyricist) (New Broadway Cast Recording)

Music for visual media

; Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media * ''

La La Land ''La La Land'' is a 2016 American musical romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. It stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a struggling jazz pianist and an aspiring actress who meet and fall in love while pursuing ...

'' – (various artists) ** Marius de Vries & Justin Hurwitz, compilation producers * '' Baby Driver'' – (various artists) **

Edgar Wright Edgar Howard Wright (born 18 April 1974) is an English filmmaker. He is known for his fast-paced and kinetic, satirical Film genre, genre films, which feature extensive utilisation of expressive popular music, Steadicam tracking shots, dolly zo ...

, compilation producer * '' Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2'' – (various artists) **

James Gunn James Francis Gunn Jr. (born August 5, 1966) is an American filmmaker. He began his career as a screenwriter in the mid-1990s, starting at Troma Entertainment with ''Tromeo and Juliet'' (1996). He then began working as a director, starting wi ...

, compilation producer * ''

Hidden Figures ''Hidden Figures'' is a 2016 American Biographical film, biographical Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Theodore Melfi and written by Melfi and Allison Schroeder. It is loosely based on the 2016 non-fiction Hidden Figures (boo ...

'' – (various artists) **

Pharrell Williams Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (; born April 5, 1973), also known mononymously as Pharrell, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and fashion designer. He first became known as one half of the music production duo ...

, compilation producer * '' Moana'' – (various artists) ** Opetaia Foa'i, Tom MacDougall, Mark Mancina & Lin-Manuel Miranda, compilation producers ; Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media * ''

'' – Justin Hurwitz, composer * '' Arrival'' –

Jóhann Jóhannsson Jóhann Gunnar Jóhannsson (; 19 September 1969 – 9 February 2018) was an Icelandic composer who wrote music for a wide array of media including theatre, dance, television, and film. His work is stylised by its blending of traditional orchest ...

, composer * ''

Dunkirk Dunkirk ( ; ; ; Picard language, Picard: ''Dunkèke''; ; or ) is a major port city in the Departments of France, department of Nord (French department), Nord in northern France. It lies from the Belgium, Belgian border. It has the third-larg ...

'' –

Hans Zimmer Hans Florian Zimmer (; born 12 September 1957) is a German film score composer and music producer. He has won two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, five Grammy Awards, and has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, Emmy Awards and a Tony ...

, composer * '' Game of Thrones: Season 7'' –

Ramin Djawadi Ramin Djawadi (born 19 July 1974) is an Iranian-German film score composer, conductor, and record producer. He is known for his scores for the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'', for which he was nominated for Grammy Awards in 2018 and 2020. He is al ...

, composer * ''

'' – Benjamin Wallfisch,

& Hans Zimmer, composers ; Best Song Written for Visual Media * " How Far I'll Go" (from '' Moana'') – Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter ( Auliʻi Cravalho) * " City of Stars" (from ''

'') – Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (

Ryan Gosling Ryan Thomas Gosling ( ; born November 12, 1980) is a Canadian actor. His work includes both independent films and major studio features, and his accolades include a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, a ...

& Emma Stone) * " I Don't Wanna Live Forever" (from '' Fifty Shades Darker'') – Jack Antonoff, Sam Dew &

, songwriters ( Zayn & Taylor Swift) * " Never Give Up" (from ''

Lion The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'', native to Sub-Saharan Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body (biology), body; a short, rounded head; round ears; and a dark, hairy tuft at the ...

'') – Sia Furler & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Sia) * " Stand Up for Something" (from '' Marshall'') –

Common Common may refer to: As an Irish surname, it is anglicised from Irish Gaelic surname Ó Comáin. Places * Common, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland * Boston Common, a central public park in Boston, Massachusetts * Cambridge Com ...

, Andra Day &

Diane Warren Diane Eve Warren (born September 7, 1956) is an American songwriter. She has won an Academy Honorary Award, Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards and three consecutive ''Billboard'' Music Awards for Songwriter of the Year from 19 ...

, songwriters (Andra Day featuring Common)

Composing

Best Instrumental Composition * "Three Revolutions" ** Arturo O'Farrill, composer (Arturo O'Farrill & Chucho Valdés) * "Alkaline" ** Pascal Le Boeuf, composer ( Le Boeuf Brothers & JACK Quartet) * "Choros #3" ** Vince Mendoza, composer (Vince Mendoza & WDR Big Band Cologne) * "Warped Cowboy" ** Chuck Owen, composer (Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge) * "Home Free (For Peter Joe)" ** Nate Smith, composer (Nate Smith)

Arranging

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella * "Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra" from ''Catch Me If You Can'' **

John Williams John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932)Nylund, Rob (November 15, 2022)Classic Connection review, ''WBOI'' ("For the second time this year, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic honored American composer, conductor, and arranger John Williams, who w ...

, arranger (John Williams) * "Ugly Beauty"/"Pannonica" ** John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley) * "All Hat, No Saddle" ** Chuck Owen, arranger (Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge) * "Home Free (For Peter Joe)" ** Nate Smith, arranger (Nate Smith) * "White Christmas" ** Chris Walden, arranger (

Herb Alpert Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American trumpeter, pianist, singer, songwriter, record producer, arranger, conductor, painter, sculptor and theatre producer, who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (sometimes called "Herb Alpe ...

) Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals * "Putin" **

Randy Newman Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer, songwriter, arranger, pianist, composer, conductor and orchestrator. He is known for his non-rhotic Southern American English, Southern-accented singing style, early America ...

, arranger (Randy Newman) * "I Loves You Porgy"/"There's a Boat That's Leavin' Soon for New York" ** Shelly Berg, Gregg Field, Gordon Goodwin & Clint Holmes, arrangers (Clint Holmes featuring

Dee Dee Bridgewater Dee Dee Bridgewater (née Denise Garrett, May 27, 1950) is an American jazz singer and actress. She is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, as well as a Tony Award-winning stage actress. For 23 years, she was the host of National ...

and the Count Basie Orchestra) * "Every Time We Say Goodbye" ** Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Clint Holmes featuring Jane Monheit) * "Another Day of Sun" ** Justin Hurwitz, arranger (''La La Land'' cast) * "I Like Myself" **

Joel McNeely Joel McNeely (born March 28, 1959) is an American composer, conductor, arranger, musician, lyricist, and record producer. A protégé of composer Jerry Goldsmith, he is best known for his film and television scores. He won the Primetime Emmy Aw ...

, arranger (

)

Packaging

; Best Recording Package * ''El Orisha de la Rosa'' ** Claudio Roncoli & Cactus Taller, art directors (

Magín Díaz Magín Díaz García (30 December 1922 – 28 November 2017) was a Colombian musician and composer. He is best known for performing traditional music from the Caribbean coast of Colombia and for composing several popular songs. He is particularly ...

) * '' Pure Comedy (Deluxe Edition)'' ** Sasha Barr, Ed Steed & Josh Tillman, art directors (Father John Misty) * '' Mura Masa'' ** Alex Crossan & Matt de Jong, art directors (Mura Masa) * '' Sleep Well Beast'' ** Elyanna Blaser-Gould, Luke Hayman & Andrea Trabucco-Campos, art directors ( The National) * '' Solid State'' ** Gail Marowitz, art director (

Jonathan Coulton Jonathan William Coulton (born December 1, 1970), often called "JoCo" by fans, is an American folk/comedy singer-songwriter, known for his songs about geek culture and his use of the Internet to draw fans. Among his most popular songs are "Cod ...

) ; Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package * '' The Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition'' ** Lawrence Azerrad, Timothy Daly & David Pescovitz, art directors (Various Artists) * ''Bobo Yeye: Belle Epoque In Upper Volta'' ** Tim Breen, art director (Various Artists) * '' Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds'' ** Tom Hingston, art director ( Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) * '' May 1977: Get Shown the Light'' ** Masaki Koike, art director (

Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead was an American rock music, rock band formed in Palo Alto, California, in 1965. Known for their eclectic style that fused elements of rock, blues, jazz, Folk music, folk, country music, country, bluegrass music, bluegrass, roc ...

) * ''Warfaring Strangers: Acid Nightmares'' ** Tim Breen, Benjamin Marra & Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists)

Notes

Best Album Notes * ''Live at the Whisky a Go Go: The Complete Recordings'' ** Lynell George, album notes writer (

Otis Redding Otis Ray Redding Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul music and rhythm and blues. ...

) * ''Arthur Q. Smith: The Trouble with the Truth'' ** Wayne Bledsoe & Bradley Reeves, album notes writers (Various Artists) * ''Big Bend Killing: The Appalachian Ballad Tradition'' ** Ted Olson, album notes writer (Various Artists) * ''The Complete Piano Works of Scott Joplin'' ** Bryan S. Wright, album notes writer (Richard Dowling) * ''Edouard-Léon Scott De Martinville, Inventor of Sound Recording: A Bicentennial Tribute'' ** David Giovannoni, album notes writer (Various Artists) * ''Washington Phillips and His Manzarene Dreams'' ** Michael Corcoran, album notes writer ( Washington Phillips)

Historical

Best Historical Album * ''Leonard Bernstein – The Composer'' ** Robert Russ, compilation producer; Martin Kistner & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (

Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein ( ; born Louis Bernstein; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was th ...

) * ''Bobo Yeye: Belle Epoque in Upper Volta'' ** Jon Kirby, Florent Mazzoleni, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice, mastering engineers (Various Artists) * ''Glenn Gould – The Goldberg Variations – The Complete Unreleased Recording Sessions June 1955'' ** Robert Russ, compilation producer; Matthias Erb, Martin Kistner & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers ( Glenn Gould) * ''Sweet as Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes from the Horn of Africa'' ** Nicolas Sheikholeslami & Vik Sohonie, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists) * ''Washington Phillips and His Manzarene Dreams'' ** Michael Corcoran, April G. Ledbetter & Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer ( Washington Phillips)

Engineered album

; Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical * '' 24K Magic'' ** Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer ( Bruno Mars) * '' Every Where Is Some Where'' ** Brent Arrowood, Miles Comaskey, JT Daly, Tommy English, Kristine Flaherty, Adam Hawkins, Chad Howat & Tony Maserati, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer ( K.Flay) * '' Is This the Life We Really Want?'' ** Nigel Godrich, Sam Petts-Davies & Darrell Thorp, engineers;

Bob Ludwig Robert Carl Ludwig (born December 11, 1944), is a retired American mastering engineer. He mastered recordings on all the major recording formats for all the major record labels, and on projects by more than 1,300 artists, including Led Zeppeli ...

, mastering engineer (

Roger Waters George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. In 1965, he co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd as the bassist. Following the departure of the group's main songwriter Syd Barrett in 1968, Waters became ...

) * ''Natural Conclusion'' ** Ryan Freeland, engineer; Joao Carvalho, mastering engineer ( Rose Cousins) * '' No Shape'' ** Shawn Everett & Joseph Lorge, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer ( Perfume Genius) ; Best Engineered Album, Classical * ''Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio'' **Mark Donahue, engineer ( Manfred Honeck &

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is an American orchestra based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The orchestra is resident at Heinz Hall, located in Pittsburgh's Cultural District. Since 2008, the orchestra's music director is Manfred Ho ...

) * ''Danielpour: Songs of Solitude & War Songs'' **Gary Call, engineer ( Thomas Hampson, Giancarlo Guerrero & the

Nashville Symphony The Nashville Symphony is an American symphony orchestra, based in Nashville, Tennessee. The orchestra is resident at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. History In 1920, prior to the 1946 founding of the Nashville Symphony, a group of amateur a ...

) * ''Kleiberg: Mass for Modern Man'' ** Morten Lindberg, engineer (Eivind Gulliberg Jensen, Trondheim Vokalensemble & Trondheim Symphony Orchestra) * ''Schoenberg, Adam: American Symphony; Finding Rothko; Picture Studies'' **Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers ( Michael Stern & the Kansas City Symphony) * ''Tyberg: Masses'' **John Newton, engineer; Jesse Brayman, mastering engineer (Brian A. Schmidt, Christopher Jacobson & South Dakota Chorale)

Producer

; Producer of the Year, Non-Classical * Greg Kurstin ** ''

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) ** "Dear Life" (

Beck Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970), known mononymously as Beck, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his Experimental music, experimental and Lo-fi mus ...

) ** " Dusk Till Dawn" ( Zayn featuring Sia) ** "

Love Love is a feeling of strong attraction and emotional attachment (psychology), attachment to a person, animal, or thing. It is expressed in many forms, encompassing a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most su ...

" (

featuring Zacari) ** "Strangers" ( Halsey featuring

Lauren Jauregui Lauren Michelle Jauregui Morgado (; born June 27, 1996) is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence as a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony, which became one of the List of best-selling girl groups, best-selling girl groups ...

) ** " Wall of Glass" (

Liam Gallagher William John Paul Gallagher (born 21 September 1972) is an English singer and songwriter. He is the lead singer and co-founder of the rock band Oasis (band), Oasis and fronted the rock band Beady Eye from 2010 to 2014, before starting a succes ...

) *

Calvin Harris Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris (and sometimes under the stage name Love Regenerator), is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter. His debut studio album, ''I Created Disco'' (2007 ...

** "Don't Quit" (

DJ Khaled Khaled Mohammed Khaled (; born November 26, 1975), known professionally as DJ Khaled, is an American DJ and record producer. Originally a Miami-based radio personality, Khaled has since become known for enlisting high-profile music industry ar ...

& Calvin Harris featuring Travis Scott & Jeremih) ** '' Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1'' (Calvin Harris featuring Various Artists) * Blake Mills ** '' Darkness and Light'' (

) ** '' Eternally Even'' ( Jim James) ** "God Only Knows" (John Legend &

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featuring yMusic) ** '' Memories Are Now'' ( Jesca Hoop) ** '' No Shape'' ( Perfume Genius) ** '' Semper Femina'' (

) * No I.D. ** "America" (

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featuring

Black Thought Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (born October 3, 1973), better known as Black Thought, is an American rapper, singer, actor and the lead Emcee (hip hop), MC of the hip hop group The Roots, which he co-founded with drummer Questlove in Philadelphia. Regar ...

Chuck D Carlton Douglas Ridenhour (born August 1, 1960), known professionally as Chuck D, is an American rapper, best known as the leader and frontman of the hip hop group Public Enemy, which he co-founded in 1985 with Flavor Flav. Chuck D is also a me ...

, Big Lenbo & No I.D.) ** '' The Autobiography'' (

Vic Mensa Victor Kwesi Mensah (born June 6, 1993), known professionally as Vic Mensa, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Chicago, he was a member of the regional hip hop groups Kids These Days (band), Kids These Days and Savemoney prior to releasing ...

) ** '' 4:44'' (

) * The Stereotypes ** " Before I Do" ( Sevyn Streeter) ** "Better" ( Lil Yachty featuring

Stefflon Don Stephanie Victoria Allen (born 14 December 1991), known professionally as Stefflon Don, is an English rapper. She rose to fame with her 2017 single "Hurtin' Me" (featuring French Montana), which peaked at number seven on the UK singles chart, ...

) ** "Deliver" (

Fifth Harmony Fifth Harmony, often shortened to 5H, is an American girl group based in Miami, composed of Ally Brooke, Normani, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui, and formerly Camila Cabello until her departure from the group in December 2016. The group signed a ...

) ** "

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" ( Bruno Mars) ** " Mo Bounce" ( Iggy Azalea) ** "Sunshine" ( Kyle featuring Miguel) ** " That's What I Like" (Bruno Mars) ; Producer of the Year, Classical *

David Frost Sir David Paradine Frost (7 April 1939 – 31 August 2013) was an English television host, journalist, comedian and writer. He rose to prominence during the satire boom in the United Kingdom when he was chosen to host the satirical programme ...

**Alma Española ( Isabel Leonard) **Amplified Soul (Gabriela Martinez) **Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 6 ( Jonathan Biss) **Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 (

Riccardo Muti Riccardo Muti (; born 28 July 1941) is an Italian conductor. He is current music director of the Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini. Muti has previously held posts at the Maggio Musicale in Florence, the Philharmonia Orchestra in London, the ...

and

Chicago Symphony Orchestra The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is an American symphony orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by Theodore Thomas in 1891, the ensemble has been based in the Symphony Center since 1904 and plays a summer season at the Ravinia F ...

) **Garden Of Joys And Sorrows (Hat Trick Trio) ** Laks: Chamber Works (ARC Ensemble) ** Adam Schoenberg: '' American Symphony''; '' Finding Rothko''; '' Picture Studies'' ( Michael Stern and Kansas City Symphony) **''Troika'' ( Matt Haimovitz and Christopher O'Riley) **Verdi: ''

Otello ''Otello'' () is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on William Shakespeare, Shakespeare's play ''Othello''. It was Verdi's penultimate opera, first performed at the La Scala, Teatro alla Scala, M ...

'' ( Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Günther Groissböck, Željko Lučić, Dimitri Pittas, Aleksandrs Antoņenko, Sonya Yoncheva, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus) * Blanton Alspaugh **Adamo: Becoming Santa Claus (Emmanuel Villaume, Kevin Burdette, Keith Jameson, Lucy Schaufer, Hila Plitmann, Matt Boehler, Jonathan Blalock, Jennifer Rivera & Dallas Opera Orchestra) **Aldridge: Sister Carrie (William Boggs, Keith Phares, Matt Morgan, Alisa Suzanne Jordheim, Stephen Cunningham, Adriana Zabala, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra) **Copland: Symphony No. 3; Three Latin American Sketches (Leonard Slatkin & Detroit Symphony Orchestra) **Death & The Maiden (Patricia Kopatchinskaja & The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra) **Handel: Messiah (Andrew Davis, Noel Edison, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir & Toronto Symphony Orchestra) **Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 53, 64 & 96 (Carlos Kalmar & Oregon Symphony) **Heggie: It's A Wonderful Life (Patrick Summers, William Burden, Talise Trevigne, Andrea Carroll, Rod Gilfry & Houston Grand Opera) **Tyberg: Masses (Brian A. Schmidt, Christopher Jacobson & South Dakota Chorale) *

Manfred Eicher Manfred Eicher (born 9 July 1943) is a German record producer and the founder of ECM Records. Life and career Eicher was born in Lindau, Germany. He studied music at the Academy of Music in Berlin. He started as a double-bass player of classi ...

**Mansurian: Requiem (Alexander Liebreich, Florian Helgath, RIAS Kammerchor & Münchener Kammerorchester) **Monk, M.: On Behalf Of Nature (Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble) **Point & Line – Debussy And Hosokawa (Momo Kodama) **Rímur (Arve Henriksen & Trio Mediaeval) **Silvestrov: Hieroglyphen Der Nacht (Anja Lechner) * Morten Lindberg **Furatus ( Ole Edvard Antonsen & Wolfgang Plagge) **Interactions (Bård Monsen & Gunnar Flagstad) **Kleiberg: Mass For Modern Man (Eivind Gullberg Jensen, Trondheim Vokalensemble & Trondheim Symphony Orchestra) **Minor Major (Oslo String Quartet) **Northern Timbre (Ragnhild Hemsing & Tor Espen Aspaas) **So Is My Love (Nina T. Karlsen & Ensemble 96) **Thoresen: Sea Of Names (Trond Schau) * Judith Sherman **American Nocturnes (Cecile Licad) **The Birthday Party (Aki Takahashi) **Discovering Bach (Michelle Ross) **Foss: Pieces Of Genius (New York New Music Ensemble) **Secret Alchemy – Chamber Works By Pierre Jalbert (Curtis Macomber & Michael Boriskin) **Sevenfive – The John Corigliano Effect (Gaudette Brass) **Sonic Migrations – Music Of Laurie Altman (Various Artists) **Tribute ( Dover Quartet) **26 (Melia Watras & Michael Jinsoo Lim)

Remixer

; Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical * "You Move" (Latroit Remix) ** Dennis White, remixer (

Depeche Mode Depeche Mode are an English electronic music, electronic band formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980. Originally formed with the line-up of Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher (musician), Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke, the band currently consists ...

) * "Can't Let You Go" (Louie Vega Roots Mix) ** Louie Vega, remixer (

Loleatta Holloway Loleatta Holloway (, ; November 5, 1946 – March 21, 2011) was an American singer known for disco songs such as "Hit and Run" and " Love Sensation". In December 2016, ''Billboard'' named her the 95th-most successful dance artist of all time. Acc ...

) * "Funk O'De Funk" (Smle Remix) ** Smle, remixer (

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, ending in 2023. A civil rights activist during the 1960s, Rush co-founded the Illinois chapter ...

) * "Undercover" (Adventure Club Remix) ** Leighton James & Christian Srigley, remixer (

) * "A Violent Noise" (Four Tet Remix) **

Four Tet Kieran Miles David Hebden (born September 1977), known as Four Tet, is an English electronic musician. He came to prominence as a member of the post-rock band Fridge before establishing himself as a solo artist with charting and critically acc ...

, remixer (

The XX The xx are an English indie rock band from Wandsworth, London, formed in 2005. The band consists of Romy Madley Croft (guitar, vocals), Oliver Sim (bass guitar, vocals), Jamie Smith, also known as Jamie xx (beats, MPC, record production), ...

)

Surround sound

; Best Surround Sound Album * ''Early Americans'' ** Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Jim Anderson &

Jane Ira Bloom Jane Ira Bloom (born January 12, 1955) is an American jazz soprano saxophonist and composer. Early years Bloom was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Joel and Evelyn Bloom. She began as a pianist and drummer, later switching to the alto saxophon ...

, surround producers (Jane Ira Bloom) * ''Kleiberg: Mass for Modern Man'' ** Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Eivind Gullberg Jensen & Trondheim Symphony Orchestra and Choir) * ''So Is My Love'' ** Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Nina T. Karlsen & Ensemble 96) * ''

'' ** Fritz Hilpert, surround mix engineer; Tom Ammermann, surround mastering engineer; Fritz Hilpert, surround producer (

) * ''Tyberg: Masses'' ** Jesse Brayman, surround mix engineer; Jesse Brayman, surround mastering engineer; Blanton Alspaugh, surround producer (Brian A. Schmidt, Christopher Jacobson & South Dakota Chorale)

Classical

; Best Orchestral Performance * ''Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio'' ** Manfred Honeck, conductor (

) * ''Concertos for Orchestra'' ** Louis Langrée, conductor ( Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra) * ''Copland: Symphony No. 3; Three Latin American Sketches'' **

Leonard Slatkin Leonard Edward Slatkin (born September 1, 1944) is an American conductor, author and composer. Early life and education Slatkin was born in Los Angeles to a Jewish musical family that came from areas of the Russian Empire now in Ukraine. His fat ...

, conductor (Detroit Symphony Orchestra) * ''Debussy: Images; Jeux & La Plus Que Lente'' **

Michael Tilson Thomas Michael Tilson Thomas (born December 21, 1944) is an American conductor, pianist, and composer. He is Artistic Director Laureate of the New World Symphony, an American orchestral academy in Miami Beach, Florida, Music Director Laureate of the S ...

, conductor (

San Francisco Symphony The San Francisco Symphony, founded in 1911, is an American orchestra based in San Francisco, California. Since 1980 the orchestra has been resident at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in the city's Hayes Valley, San Francisco, Hayes Valley ne ...

) * ''Mahler: Symphony No. 5'' ** Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra) ;Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording, Best Opera Recording * ''Berg: Wozzeck'' **Hans Graf, conductor; Anne Schwanewilms & Roman Trekel, soloists; Hans Graf, producer (Houston Symphony; Chorus Of Students And Alumni, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University & Houston Grand Opera Children's Chorus) * ''Berg: Lulu'' **Lothar Koenigs, conductor; Daniel Brenna, Marlis Petersen & Johan Reuter, soloists; Jay David Saks, producer ( Metropolitan Opera Orchestra) * ''Bizet: Les Pêcheurs De Perles'' **Gianandrea Noseda, conductor; Diana Damrau, Mariusz Kwiecień, Matthew Polenzani & Nicolas Testé, soloists; Jay David Saks, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus) * ''Händel: Ottone'' **George Petrou, conductor; Max Emanuel Cencic & Lauren Snouffer, soloists; Jacob Händel, producer (Il Pomo D'Oro) * ''Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel'' **Valery Gergiev, conductor; Vladimir Feliauer, Aida Garifullina & Kira Loginova, soloists; Ilya Petrov, producer (Mariinsky Orchestra; Mariinsky Chorus) ;Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance, Best Choral Performance * ''Bryars: The Fifth Century'' **Donald Nally, conductor; The Crossing (choral ensemble), The Crossing, choir (PRISM, ensemble) * ''Händel: Messiah'' **Andrew Davis (conductor), Andrew Davis, conductor; Noel Edison, chorus master; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (Elizabeth DeShong, John Relyea, Andrew Staples & Erin Wall, soloists; Toronto Symphony Orchestra) * ''Mansurian: Requiem'' **Alexander Liebreich, conductor; Florian Helgath, chorus master; RIAS Kammerchor (Anja Petersen & Andrew Redmond, soloists; Münchener Kammerorchester) * ''Music of the Spheres'' **Nigel Short (singer), Nigel Short, conductor; Tenebrae (choir) * ''Tyberg: Masses'' **Brian A. Schmidt, conductor; South Dakota Chorale (Christopher Jacobson, soloist) ;Grammy Award for Best Small Ensemble Performance, Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance * ''Death & the Maiden'' **Patricia Kopatchinskaja & the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra * ''Buxtehude: Trio Sonatas Op. 1'' **Arcangelo (ensemble), Arcangelo * ''Divine Theatre – Sacred Motets by Giaches de Wert'' **Stile Antico (early music vocal ensemble), Stile Antico * ''Franck, Kurtág, Previn & Schumann'' **Joyce Yang & Augustin Hadelich * ''Martha Argerich & Friends – Live From Lugano 2016'' **Martha Argerich & Various Artists ;Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo, Best Classical Instrumental Solo * ''Transcendental'' ** Daniil Trifonov * ''Bach: The French Suites'' ** Murray Perahia * ''Haydn: Cello Concertos'' ** Steven Isserlis; Florian Donderer, conductor (The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen) * ''Levina: The Piano Concertos'' ** Maria Lettberg; Ariane Matiakh, conductor (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin) * ''Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2'' ** Frank Peter Zimmermann; Alan Gilbert (conductor), Alan Gilbert, conductor (NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester) ;Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo, Best Classical Solo Vocal Album * ''Crazy Girl Crazy – Music by Gershwin, Berg & Berio'' **Barbara Hannigan * ''Bach & Telemann: Sacred Cantatas'' **Philippe Jaroussky, soloist; Petra Müllejans, conductor * ''Gods & Monsters'' **Nicholas Phan, soloist; Myra Huang, accompanist * ''In War & Peace – Harmony Through Music'' **Joyce DiDonato, soloist; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor * ''Sviridov: Russia Cast Adrift'' **Dmitri Hvorostovsky, soloist; Constantine Orbelian, conductor ;Grammy Award for Best Classical Compendium, Best Classical Compendium * ''Higdon: All Things Majestic, Viola Concerto & Oboe Concerto'' ** Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer * ''Barbara'' ** Alexandre Tharaud, conductor; Cécile Lenoir, producer * ''Kurtág: Complete Works for Ensemble & Choir'' ** Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor; Guido Tichelman, producer * ''Les Routes de l'Esclavage'' ** Jordi Savall, conductor; Benjamin Bletton, producer * ''Mademoiselle: Première Audience – Unknown Music of Nadia Boulanger'' ** Lucy Mauro, pianist and producer ;Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition, Best Contemporary Classical Composition * Viola Concerto (Higdon), Viola Concerto **Jennifer Higdon, composer (Roberto Diaz, Giancarlo Geurrero & the Nashville Symphony) * ''Songs of Solitude'' **Richard Danielpour, composer (Thomas Hampson, Giancarlo Guerrero & the

) * ''Requiem'' **Tigran Mansurian, composer (Alexander Liebreich, Florian Helgath, the RIAS Kammerchor & the Münchener Kammerorchester) * ''Picture Studies'' **Adam Schoenberg, composer (Michael Stern & the Kansas City Symphony) * ''Concerto for Orchestra'' **Zhou Tian, composer ( Louis Langrée & the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)

Music video/film

;Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Best Music Video * " Humble" –

** The Little Homies & Dave Meyers (director), Dave Meyers, video directors; Jason Baum, Dave Free, Jamie Rabineau, Nathan Scherrer, Nathan K. Scherrer & Anthony Tiffith, video producers * "Up All Night (Beck song), Up All Night" –

** Canada, video director; Alba Barneda, Laura Serra Estorch & Oscar Romagosa, video producers * "Makeba (song), Makeba" – Jain (singer), Jain ** Lionel Hirle & Gregory Ohrel, video directors; Yodelice, video producer * "

" –

** Shawn Carter & Mark Romanek, video directors; Daniel Midgley, Elizabeth Newman & Chaka Pilgrim, video producers * " 1-800-273-8255" –

featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid ** Andy Hines, video director; Brandon Bonfiglio, Mildred Delamota, Andrew Lerios, Luga Podesta & Alex Randal, video producers ;Grammy Award for Best Music Film, Best Music Film * ''The Defiant Ones (documentary), The Defiant Ones'' – (various artists) ** Allen Hughes, video director; Sarah Anthony, Fritzi Horstman, Broderick Johnson, Gene Kirkwood, Andrew Kosove, Laura Lancaster, Michael Lombardo, Jerry Longarzo, Doug Pray & Steven Williams, video producers * ''One More Time With Feeling'' – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ** Andrew Dominik, video director; Dulcie Kellett & James Wilson, video producers * ''Long Strange Trip'' – The Grateful Dead ** Amir Bar-Lev, video director; Alex Blavatnik, Ken Dornstein, Eric Eisner (producer), Eric Eisner, Nick Koskoff, Justin Kreutzmann, video producers * ''Soundbreaking'' – (various artists) ** Maro Chermayeff & Jeff Dupre, video directors; Joshua Bennett, Julia Marchesi, Sam Pollard, Sally Rosenthal, Amy Schewel & Warren Zanes, video producers * ''Two Trains Runnin – (various artists) ** Sam Pollard, video director; Benjamin Hedin, video producer

Special merit awards

MusiCares Person of the Year

* Fleetwood Mac ** Mick Fleetwood ** John McVie ** Christine McVie ** Lindsey Buckingham ** Stevie Nicks

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Lifetime Achievement Award

* Hal Blaine * Neil Diamond * Emmylou Harris * Louis Jordan * The Meters * Queen (band), Queen * Tina Turner

Grammy Trustees Award, Trustees Award

* Bill Graham (promoter), Bill Graham * Seymour Stein *

Technical Grammy Award

* Tony Agnello * Richard Factor

Music Educator Award

* 2014 Kent Knappenberger (Westfield Academy and Central School in Westfield, New York, Westfield, New York (state), N.Y.) * 2015 Jared Cassedy (of Windham High School in Windham, New Hampshire, Windham, New Hampshire, N.H.) * 2016 Phillip Riggs (of North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham, North Carolina, Durham, North Carolina, N.C) * 2017 Keith Hancock (of Tesoro High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, Rancho Santa Margarita, California, C.A.) * 2018 Melissa Salguero (of P.S. 48 Joseph R. Drake in Hunts Point, Bronx, Hunts Point, the Bronx, Bronx) * 2019 Jeffery Redding (of West Orange High School (Florida), West Orange High School in Florida * 2020 Mickey Smith Jr. (of Maplewood Middle School in Sulphur, Louisiana) * 2021 Jeffrey Murdock (of The University of Arkansas) * 2022 Stephen Cox (of ''Eastland High School in Eastland, Texas'')

Grammy Hall of Fame inductions

In memoriam

*Tom Petty *Walter Becker *J Geils *Eddie Clarke (musician), Eddie Clarke *Pat DiNizio *Gord Downie *Ray Thomas *Johnny Hallyday *Cuba Gooding Sr. *Charles Bradley (singer), Charles Bradley *Denise LaSalle *Dolores O'Riordan *Chuck Berry *David Cassidy *

*Troy Gentry *Jo Walker-Meador *Bill Hearn *Fats Domino *Keely Smith *Sylvia Moy *Bunny Sigler *Wayne Cochran *Leon Ware *

*Lonnie Brooks *James Cotton *Clyde Stubblefield *Rick Hall *Jimmy Beaumont *Gary Arnold * Jay Lowy *Paul Buckmaster *Joni Sledge *Don Williams *Mel Tillis *Jon Hendricks *Hugh Masekela *Larry Coryell *John Abercrombie (guitarist), John Abercrombie *Grady Tate *Allan Holdsworth *Ralph Carney *George Avakian *Tommy LiPuma *Roberta Peters *Robert Mann *Jerry Lewis *Jim Nabors *Shelley Berman *Prodigy (rapper), Prodigy *Lil Peep *Reggie Osse * Chris Cornell *Malcolm Young *Bruce Hampton *Bruce Langhorne *Ed Greene * Jordan Feldstein *Sandy Gallin *Carol Peters * Joseph Rascoff * Harry Sandler *Edwin Hawkins *Della Reese *Thomas Meehan (writer), Thomas Meehan *Dave Valentin *Jerry Perenchio *Jerry Ross (record producer), Jerry Ross * Tom Coyne *Nigel Grainge *Chester Bennington

Multiple nominations and awards

The following received multiple nominations: ''Eight:'' *

''Seven:'' *

''Six:'' * Bruno Mars ''Five:'' *Childish Gambino * Khalid * No I.D. *

''Four:'' *Christopher Brody Brown * Alessia Cara *Serban Ghenea *John Hanes * Justin Hurwitz *Philip Lawrence * Morten Lindberg ''Three:'' *

* Tom Coyne *

* James Fauntleroy *

*Ludwig Goransson *Dave Kutch * Ledisi *Charles Moniz * Nothing More *Chuck Owen * Chris Stapleton * The Stereotypes *

''Two:'' *Derek "MixedByAli" Ali *

* Blanton Alspaugh * Jack Antonoff *The Baylor Project * John Beasley * 6lack *

* Mike Bozzi *Jesse Brayman *Tim Breen * Daniel Caesar *Warryn Campbell *

* Billy Childs * Anat Cohen *

*Michael Corcoran * JT Daly * Jimmy Douglass *

*Michael Graves *

* Fritz Hilpert *Asheton Hogan *James Hunt *

* Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit * Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton *

* K.Flay *Martin Kistner *

* Greg Kurstin * Lady Antebellum *

*Le'Andria * Lil Uzi Vert *

*Riley Mackin * Raul Malo * Mura Masa *

*Shane McAnally * Vince Mendoza *

*Andreas K. Meyer *

* Midland *

* Mike Will Made It * Lin-Manuel Miranda *Father John Misty * Odesza *Josh Osborne *Pasek and Paul *Sam Pollard * Chris Potter * Rapsody *Ruben Rivera *Robert Russ *Jay David Saks *Matt Schaeffer *

*Ken Shipley *Nate Smith *

*Andrew Taggart *Anthony Tiffith * Lars Ulrich * Tauren Wells *

The following received multiple awards: ''Six:'' * Bruno Mars ''Five:'' *

''Three:'' * Christopher Brody Brown * Tom Coyne * James Fauntleroy *Serban Ghenea *John Hanes *The Smeezingtons, Philip Lawrence *Charles Moniz * Chris Stapleton ''Two:'' * Justin Hurwitz * Jason Isbell *The Stereotypes, Ray Charles McCullough II * Jeremy Reeves * Ray Romulus *Shampoo Press & Curl *

*The Stereotypes, Johnathan Yip

Changes

In June 2017, the Grammy organization announced a few minor changes to the voting and awarding process. * As of 2018, voting members will cast their votes online rather than by paper ballot. This transition will provide greater flexibility for touring artists, eliminate the possibility of invalid ballots, and protect further against fraudulent voting. * All music creators, including songwriters, producers, engineers, mixers, mastering engineers and featured artists, which are credited with at least 33 percent or more playing time on the winning album will be eligible to receive a Grammy in the Album of the Year category. This is the first time songwriters are recognized in this category. * From this year on, Nominations Review Committees will be created and implemented for the Rap, Contemporary Instrumental, and New Age Fields. * From this year, the definition of Album is expanded in Classical, Dance, And Jazz Fields. To be eligible for Grammy consideration, an album must comprise a minimum total playing time of 15 minutes with at least five distinct tracks or a minimum total playing time of 30 minutes with no minimum track requirement. * An exception on the rule of only one version of a song allowed to enter in the Grammy Awards nomination process will be made in the Best Song Written for Visual Media category, allowing the film version of a track to be entered in the category, even if a different version of the track is submitted in other categories. In the Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media category, eligibility guidelines have been amended to require soundtrack albums for a documentary or biopic to contain 51 percent or more of newly recorded music.

New York as a host city

The 60th Annual Grammy Awards marked the first time since 45th Grammy Awards, 2003 that the ceremony was held in New York City. The Staples Center in Los Angeles had been the home of the Grammys since 2000. The 2003 ceremony was also held at New York City's

. The fifteen-year gap between the 2003 and 2018 Grammys in New York marked the longest period of time New York went without hosting the awards. With the main telecast being held at Madison Square Garden, the premiere ceremony (also known as the Pre-Telecast) was held at the Hulu Theater. The MusiCares Person of the Year tribute is typically held at the Los Angeles Convention Center two days prior to the Grammys, but since the 2018 Grammy Awards were held in New York, the MusiCares tribute was held at Radio City Music Hall.

Controversy and cost overruns

Hosting the Grammy Awards in New York City resulted in the Grammy Awards costing more to organize, as the costs associated with hosting it in Los Angeles are significantly less. The awards cost $8 million more to host in New York City. The host committee that the city assembled failed to raise the money that they had initially promised. The MusiCares Person of the Year tribute, which the Barclays Center (operated by Anschutz Entertainment Group, AEG) was hoping to host, ended up being held at Radio City Music Hall, which is owned by The Madison Square Garden Company. MusiCares funds, which were intended for charitable purposes, were instead used to pay for the $8 million cost overruns associated with hosting the Grammys in New York City. Dana Tomarken, the former executive VP of MusiCares, claims that Recording Academy president Neil Portnow directed these funds away from MusiCares to pay for the cost overruns. Dana Tomarken had been negotiating a deal to have the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute to Fleetwood Mac to be held at the Barclays Center, but Portnow decided to have it at Radio City Music Hall, without consulting Tomarken. Irving Azoff who heads Azoff MSG Entertainment (which is affiliated with The Madison Square Garden Company), informed her of this change rather than Portnow consulting her first. Tomarken has since made a claim of wrongful termination. On June 5, 2018, an independent investigation was launched to examine the claims made by Dana Tomarken. The investigation also examined the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute as well as sexual harassment allegations. In May 2019, Tomarken claimed she was fired because she pushed back against the academy's "boys club". The academy allegedly tried to keep Tomarken's allegations from being fully made public. She also claimed that she struggled to find a suitable venue in New York for the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute to Fleetwood Mac. The Barclays Center offered up an acceptable deal, but Irving Azoff of the Madison Square Garden Company prevented the event from being held there. By having it at Radio City instead, the event was not a traditional VIP dinner, nor did it have a silent auction. This then prevented the event from turning a profit. On June 4, 2018, the New York City Hall, mayor's office weighed in on the controversy, saying their position was always to be "venue neutral" and denied any involvement in the venue controversy. The Barclays Center notified City Hall of their interest in being involved with Grammy week, and Julie Menin (the New York City Commissioner for the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment) passed that information along to Grammy organizers.

Ratings

The show was moved to January to avoid competing with the

in Pyeongchang County, Pyeongchang, as was the case in 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, 2010 and 56th Annual Grammy Awards, 2014. Viewership for the ceremony dropped 24% compared to the previous year, obtaining the smallest audience in the show's history in the key demographic.

References

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