Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Brandi Carlile lead 2019 GRAMMY Awards: The Full List

By DONNA BALANCIA

Kendrick Lamar leads the list of this years’ GRAMMY nominations with eight nods, Drake took seven and Brandi Carlile and producer Boi-1da grabbed six each for the 61st annual GRAMMY Awards.

Childish Gambino, Cardi B., H.E.R., Lady Gaga, Maren Morris, producer Sounwave and mastering engineer Mike Bozzi follow with five nods.

In the Best Rock Song category, it’s St. Vincent with “Masseduction” against Greta Van Fleet’s “Black Smoke Rising,” Twenty One Pilots’ “Jumpsuit, Bring Me The Horizon’s “Mantra,” and Ghost’s “Rats.”

In the Best Rock Album category, Weezer nabbed a nomination for Pacific Daydream, against Greta Van Fleet’s From The Fires, Ghost’s Prequelle, Fall Out Boy’s Mania, and Alice in Chains’ Rainier Fog.

In the Best Alternative category, David Byrne’s  American Utopia is up against Beck’s Colors, Arctic Monkeys’ Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino, Bjork’s Utopia and St. Vincent’s Masseduction.

 

GENERAL FIELD

1. Record Of The Year

Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s), if other than the artist.

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

2. Album Of The Year

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

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

3. Song Of The Year

A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

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

4. Best New Artist

An artist will be considered for Best New Artist if their eligibility year release/s achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape.

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

POP

5. Best Pop Solo Performance

For new vocal or instrumental pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.

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

6. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.

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

7. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new traditional pop recordings.

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

8. Best Pop Vocal Album

For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal pop recordings.

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

DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC

9. Best Dance Recording

For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.

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

10. Best Dance/Electronic Album

For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.

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

CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

11. Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

For albums containing approximately 51% or more playing time of instrumental material. For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings.

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

ROCK

12. Best Rock Performance

For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative rock recordings.

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

13. Best Metal Performance

For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative metal recordings.

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

14. Best Rock Song

A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal songs. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

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

15. Best Rock Album

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

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

ALTERNATIVE

16. Best Alternative Music Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

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

R&B

17. Best R&B Performance

For new vocal or instrumental R&B recordings.

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

18. Best Traditional R&B Performance

For new vocal or instrumental traditional R&B recordings.

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

19. Best R&B Song

A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

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

20. Best Urban Contemporary Album

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

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

21. Best R&B Album

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

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

RAP

22. Best Rap Performance

For a Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.

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

23. Best Rap/Sung Performance

For a solo or collaborative performance containing both elements of R&B melodies and Rap.

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

24. Best Rap Song

A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

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

25. Best Rap Album

For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rap recordings.

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

COUNTRY

26. Best Country Solo Performance

For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings.

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

27. Best Country Duo/Group Performance

For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country recordings.

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

28. Best Country Song

A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

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

29. Best Country Album

For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new country recordings.

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

NEW AGE

30. Best New Age Album

For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental new age recordings.

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

JAZZ

31. Best Improvised Jazz Solo

For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter’s name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.

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

32. Best Jazz Vocal Album

For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal jazz recordings.

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

33. Best Jazz Instrumental Album

For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new instrumental jazz recordings.

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

34. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new ensemble jazz recordings.

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

35. Best Latin Jazz Album

For vocal or instrumental albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material. The intent of this category is to recognize recordings that represent the blending of jazz with Latin, Iberian-American, Brazilian, and Argentinian tango music.

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

GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC

36. Best Gospel Performance/Song

This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s) (for new compositions) for the best traditional Christian, roots gospel or contemporary gospel single or track.

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

37. Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s) (for new compositions) for the best contemporary Christian pop, Christian rap/hip-hop, or Christian rock single or track.

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

38. Best Gospel Album

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

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

39. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

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

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

40. Best Roots Gospel Album

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

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

LATIN

41. Best Latin Pop Album

For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new Latin pop recordings.

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

42. Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album

For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new Latin rock, urban or alternative recordings.

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

43. Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new regional Mexican (banda, norteño, corridos, gruperos, mariachi, ranchera and Tejano) recordings.

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

44. Best Tropical Latin Album

For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new tropical Latin recordings.

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

AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC

45. Best American Roots Performance

For new vocal or instrumental American Roots recordings. This is for performances in the style of any of the subgenres encompassed in the American Roots Music field including Americana, bluegrass, blues, folk or regional roots. Award to the artist(s).

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

46. Best American Roots Song

A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Americana, bluegrass, traditional blues, contemporary blues, folk or regional roots songs. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

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

47. Best Americana Album

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

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

48. Best Bluegrass Album

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

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

49. Best Traditional Blues Album

For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental traditional blues recordings.

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

50. Best Contemporary Blues Album

For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental contemporary blues recordings.

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

51. Best Folk Album

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

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

52. Best Regional Roots Music Album

For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental regional roots music recordings.

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

REGGAE

53. Best Reggae Album

For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new reggae recordings.

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

WORLD MUSIC

54. Best World Music Album

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

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

CHILDREN’S

55. Best Children’s Album

For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new musical or spoken word recordings that are created and intended specifically for children.

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

SPOKEN WORD

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

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

COMEDY

57. Best Comedy Album

For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings.

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

MUSICAL THEATER

58. Best Musical Theater Album

For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings. Award to the principle vocalist(s) and the album producer(s) of 51% or more playing time of the album. The lyricist(s) and composer(s) of a new score are eligible for an Award if they have written and/or composed a new score which comprises 51% or more playing time of the album.

• THE BAND’S VISIT
• Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Katrina Lenk & Ari’el Stachel, principal soloists; Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers; David Yazbek, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
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• CAROUSEL
• Renee Fleming, Alexander Gemignani, Joshua Henry, Lindsay Mendez & Jessie Mueller, principal soloists; Steven Epstein, producer (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (2018 Broadway Cast)
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• JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR LIVE IN CONCERT
• Sara Bareilles, Alice Cooper, Ben Daniels, Brandon Victor Dixon, Erik Grönwall, Jin Ha, John Legend, Norm Lewis & Jason Tam, principal soloists; Harvey Mason, Jr., producer (Andrew Lloyd-Webber, composer; Tim Rice, lyricist) (Original Television Cast)
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• MY FAIR LADY
• Lauren Ambrose, Norbert Leo Butz & Harry Hadden-Paton, principal soloists; Andre Bishop, Van Dean, Hattie K. Jutagir, David Lai, Adam Siegel & Ted Sperling, producers (Frederick Loewe, composer; Alan Jay Lerner, lyricist) (2018 Broadway Cast)
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• ONCE ON THIS ISLAND
• Phillip Boykin, Merle Dandridge, Quentin Earl Darrington, Hailey Kilgore, Kenita R. Miller, Alex Newell, Isaac Powell & Lea Salonga, principal soloists; Lynn Ahrens, Hunter Arnold, Ken Davenport, Stephen Flaherty & Elliot Scheiner, producers (Stephen Flaherty, composer; Lynn Ahrens, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast)

MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA

59. Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

Award to the artist(s) and/or ‘in studio’ producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album. In the absence of both, award to the one or two individuals proactively responsible for the concept and musical direction of the album and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable. Award also goes to appropriately credited music supervisor(s).

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

60. Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series, video games or other visual media.

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

61. Best Song Written For Visual Media

A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television, video games or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

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

COMPOSING/ARRANGING

62. Best Instrumental Composition

A Composer’s Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.

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

63. Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

An Arranger’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

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

64. Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

An Arranger’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

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

PACKAGE

65. Best Recording Package

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

66. Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

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

NOTES

67. Best Album Notes

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

HISTORICAL

68. Best Historical Album

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

PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL

69. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

An Engineer’s Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.)

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

70. Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

A Producer’s Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.)

• BOI-1DA

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

• LARRY KLEIN

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

• LINDA PERRY

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

• KANYE WEST

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

• PHARRELL WILLIAMS

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

71. Best Remixed Recording

A Remixer’s Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.

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

PRODUCTION, IMMERSIVE AUDIO

72. Best Immersive Audio Album

For vocal or instrumental albums in any genre. Must be commercially released on DVD-Audio, DVD-Video, SACD, Blu-Ray, or burned download-only/streaming-only copies and must provide a new surround mix of four or more channels. Award to the surround mix engineer, surround producer (if any) and surround mastering engineer (if any).

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

PRODUCTION, CLASSICAL

73. Best Engineered Album, Classical

An Engineer’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)

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

74. Producer Of The Year, Classical

A Producer’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)

• BLANTON ALSPAUGH

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

• DAVID FROST

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

• ELIZABETH OSTROW

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

• JUDITH SHERMAN

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

• DIRK SOBOTKA

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

CLASSICAL

75. Best Orchestral Performance

Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.

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

76. Best Opera Recording

Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s) and Principal Soloists.

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

77. Best Choral Performance

Award to the Conductor, and to the Choral Director and/or Chorus Master where applicable and to the Choral Organization/Ensemble.

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

For new recordings of works with chamber or small ensemble (twenty-four or fewer members, not including the conductor). One Award to the ensemble and one Award to the conductor, if applicable.

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

Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor when applicable.

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

80. Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

Award to: Vocalist(s), Collaborative Artist(s) (Ex: pianists, conductors, chamber groups) Producer(s), Recording Engineers/Mixers with 51% or more playing time of new material.

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

81. Best Classical Compendium

Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) and Engineer(s) of over 51% playing time of the album, if other than the artist.

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

82. Best Contemporary Classical Composition

A Composer’s Award. (For a contemporary classical composition composed within the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year.) Award to the librettist, if applicable.

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

MUSIC VIDEO/FILM

83. Best Music Video

Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.

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

84. Best Music Film

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

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