The moment a lot of artists dream of–besides winning the award of course–is finally here, the 2019 #GRAMMY nominations!!
#KendrickLamar has the most nominations this year with 8 nods, and #Drake is right behind him with 7. #ChildishGambino, #CardiB, #LadyGaga and #HER all have 5 nods each. You may see some of your faves on this year’s list of nominees, as well as some of your faves who many feel have been snubbed, such as, #TheCarters, #ArianaGrande, #NickiMinaj, and #JCole to name a few.
What do y’all think about the nominees in the various categories #Roommates?! Check out the full list below via The Recording Academy:
Record Of The Year:
I Like It Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
The Joke Brandi Carlile
This Is America Childish Gambino
Gods Plan Drake
Shallow Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
All The Stars Kendrick Lamar & SZA
Rockstar Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage
The Middle Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
Album Of The Year:
Invasion Of Privacy Cardi B
By The Way, I Forgive You Brandi Carlile
Scorpion Drake
H.E.R. H.E.R.
Beerbongs & Bentleys Post Malone
Dirty Computer Janelle Mone
Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves
Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By (Various Artists)
Song Of The Year:
All The Stars Kendrick Duckworth, Solna Rowe, Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
Bood Up Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)
Gods Plan Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
In My Blood Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes & Geoffrey Warburton, songwriters (Shawn Mendes)
The Joke Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
The Middle Sarah Aarons, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax, Kyle Trewartha, Michael
Trewartha & Anton Zaslavski, songwriters (Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey)
Shallow Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
This Is America Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)
Best New Artist:
Chloe x Halle
Luke Combs
Greta Van Fleet
H.E.R.
Dua Lipa
Margo Price
Bebe Rexha
Jorja Smith
POP FIELD
Best Pop Solo Performance:
Colors Beck
Havana (Live) Camila Cabello
God Is A Woman Ariana Grande
Joanne (Where Do You Think Youre Goin?) Lady Gaga
Better Now Post Malone
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
Fall In Line Christina Aguilera Featuring Demi Lovato
Dont Go Breaking My Heart Backstreet Boys
S Wonderful Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
Shallow Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Girls I Like You Maroon 5 Featuring Cardi B
Say Something Justin Timberlake Featuring Chris Stapleton
The Middle Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
Love Is Here To Stay Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
My Way Willie Nelson
Nat King Cole & Me Gregory Porter
4. Standards (DELUXE)
Seal
5. THE MUSICTHE MEMRIESTHE MAGIC!
Barbra Streisand
Best Pop Vocal Album:
Camila Camila Cabello
Meaning Of Life Kelly Clarkson
Sweetener Ariana Grande
Shawn Mendes Shawn Mendes
Beautiful Trauma P!nk
Reputation Taylor Swift
DANCE/ELECTRONIC FIELD
Best Dance Recording:
Northern Soul Above & Beyond Featuring Richard Bedford
Ultimatum Disclosure (Featuring Fatoumata Diawara)
Losing It Fisher
Electricity Silk City & Dua Lipa Featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson
Ghost Voices Virtual Self
Best Dance/Electronic Album:
Singularity Jon Hopkins
Woman Worldwide Justice
Treehouse Sofi Tukker
Oil of Every Pearls Un-Insides SOPHIE
Lune Rouge TOKiMONSTA
CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL FIELD
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album:
The Emancipation Procrastination Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Steve Gadd Band Steve Gadd Band
Modern Lore Julian Lage
Laid Black Marcus Miller
Protocol 4 Simon Phillips
ROCK FIELD
Best Rock Performance:
Four Out Of Five Arctic Monkeys
When Bad Does Good Chris Cornell
Made An America The Fever 333
Highway Tune Greta Van Fleet
Uncomfortable Halestorm
Best Metal Performance:
Condemned To The Gallows Between The Buried And Me
Honeycomb Deafheaven
Electric Messiah High On Fire
Betrayer Trivium
On My Teeth Underoath
Best Rock Song:
Black Smoke Rising Jacob Thomas Kiszka, Joshua Michael Kiszka, Samuel Francis Kiszka & Daniel
Robert Wagner, songwriters (Greta Van Fleet)
Jumpsuit Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots)
MANTRA Jordan Fish, Matthew Kean, Lee Malia, Matthew Nicholls & Oliver Sykes, songwriters (Bring Me
The Horizon)
Masseduction Jack Antonoff & Annie Clark, songwriters (St. Vincent)
Rats Tom Dalgety & A Ghoul Writer, songwriters (Ghost)
Best Rock Album:
Rainier Fog Alice In Chains
M A N I A Fall Out Boy
Prequelle Ghost
From The Fires Greta Van Fleet
Pacific Daydream Weezer
ALTERNATIVE FIELD
Best Alternative Music Album:
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino Arctic Monkeys
Colors Beck
Utopia Bjrk
American Utopia David Byrne
Masseduction St. Vincent
R&B FIELD
Best R&B Performance:
Long As I Live Toni Braxton
Summer The Carters
Y O Y Lalah Hathaway
Best Part H.E.R. Featuring Daniel Caesar
First Began PJ Morton
Best Traditional R&B Performance:
Bet Aint Worth The Hand Leon Bridges
Dont Fall Apart On Me TonightBettye LaVette
Honest MAJOR.
How Deep Is Your Love PJ Morton Featuring Yebba
Made For Love Charlie Wilson Featuring Lalah Hathaway
Best R&B Song:
Bood Up Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon
McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)
Come Through And Chill Jermaine Cole, Miguel Pimentel & Salaam Remi, songwriters (Miguel Featuring J. Cole & Salaam Remi)
Feels Like Summer Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)
Focus Darhyl Camper Jr, H.E.R. & Justin Love, songwriters (H.E.R.)
Long As I Live Paul Boutin, Toni Braxton & Antonio Dixon, songwriters (Toni Braxton)
Best Urban Contemporary Album:
Everything Is Love The Carters
The Kids Are Alright Chloe x Halle
Chris Dave And The Drumhedz Chris Dave And The Drumhedz
War & Leisure Miguel
Ventriloquism Meshell Ndegeocello
Best R&B Albm:
Sex & Cigarettes Toni Braxton
Good Thing Leon Bridges
Honestly Lalah Hathaway
H.E.R. H.E.R.
Gumbo Unplugged (Live) PJ Morton
RAP FIELD
Best Rap Performance:
Be Careful Cardi B
Nice For What Drake
Kings Dead Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake
Bubblin Anderson .Paak
Sicko Mode Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee
Best Rap/Sung Performance:
Like I Do Christina Aguilera Featuring Goldlink
Pretty Little Fears 6LACK Featuring J. Cole
This Is America Childish Gambino
All The Stars Kendrick Lamar & SZA
Rockstar Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage
Best Rap Song:
Gods Plan Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron
LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
Kings Dead Kendrick Duckworth, Samuel Gloade, James Litherland, Johnny McKinzie, Mark Spears, Travis Walton, Nayvadius Wilburn & Michael Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future &
James Blake)
Lucky You R. Fraser, G. Lucas, M. Mathers, M. Samuels & J.
Sweet, songwriters (Eminem Featuring Joyner Lucas)
Sicko Mode Khalif Brown, Rogt Chahayed, BryTavious Chambers, Mike Dean, Mirsad Dervic, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, Aubrey Graham, John Edward Hawkins, Chauncey Hollis, Jacques Webster, Ozan Yildirim & Cydel Young, songwriters (Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee)
Win K. Duckworth, A. Hernandez, J. McKinzie, M. Samuels
& C. Thompson, songwriters (Jay Rock)
Best Rap Album:
Invasion Of Privacy Cardi B
Swimming Mac Miller
Victory Lap Nipsey Hussle
Daytona Pusha T
Astroworld Travis Scott
COUNTRY FIELD
Best Country Solo Performance:
Wouldnt It Be Great? Loretta Lynn
Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters Maren Morris
Butterflies Kacey Musgraves
Millionaire Chris Stapleton
Parallel Line Keith Urban
Best Country Duo/Group Performance:
Shoot Me Straight Brothers Osborne
Tequila Dan + Shay
When Someone Stops Loving You Little Big Town
Dear Hate Maren Morris Featuring Vince Gill
Meant To Be Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line
Best Country Song:
Break Up In The End Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill & Jon Nite, songwriters (Cole Swindell)
Dear Hate Tom Douglas, David Hodges & Maren Morris,
Songwriters (Maren Morris Featuring Vince Gill)
I Lived It Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley & Ben
Hayslip, songwriters (Blake Shelton)
Space Cowboy Luke Laird, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves,
songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
Tequila Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds & Dan Smyers, songwriters (Dan + Shay)
When Someone Stops Loving You Hillary Lindsey, Chase McGill & Lori McKenna, songwriters (Little Big Town)
Best Country Album:
Unapologetically Kelsea Ballerini
Port Saint Joe Brothers Osborne
Girl Going Nowhere Ashley McBryde
Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves
From A Room: Volume 2 Chris Stapleton
NEW AGE FIELD
Best New Age Album:
Hiraeth Lisa Gerrard & David Kuckhemann
Beloved Snatam Kaur
Opium Moon Opium Moon
Molecules Of Motion Steve Roach
Moku Maluhia Peaceful Island Jim Kimo West
JAZZ FIELD
Best Improvised Jazz Solo:
Some Of That Sunshine Regina Carter, soloist
Dont Fence Me In John Daversa, soloist
We See Fred Hersch, soloists
De-dah Brad Mehldau, soloist
Cadenas Miguel Zenn, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album:
My Mood Is You Freddy Cole
The Questions Kurt Elling
The Subject Tonight Is Love Kate McGarry With Keith Ganz & Gary Versace
If You Really Want Raul Midn With The Metropole Orkest Conducted By Vince Mendoza
The Window Ccile McLorin Salvant
Best Jazz Instrumental Album:
Diamond Cut Tia Fuller
Live In Europe Fred Hersch Trio
Seymour Reads The Constitution! Brad Mehldau Trio
Still Dreaming Joshua Redman, Ron Miles, Scott Colley & Brian Blade
Emanon The Wayne Shorter Quartet
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album:
All About That Basie The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty
Barnhart
American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists
Presence Orrin Evans And The Captain Black Big Band
All Can Work John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
Barefoot Dances And Other Visions Jim McNeely & The Frankfurt Radio Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album:
Heart Of Brazil Eddie Daniels
Back To The Sunset Dafnis Prieto Big Band
West Side Story Reimagined Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band
Cinque Elio Villafranca
Yo Soy La Tradicin Miguel Zenn Featuring Spektral Quartet
GOSPEL/ CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC FIELD
Best Gospel Performance/Song:
You Will Win Jekalyn Carr; Allen Carr & Jekalyn Carr, Songwriters
Wont He Do It Koryn Hawthorne
Never Alone Tori Kelly Featuring Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin &Victoria Kelly, Songwriters
Cycles Jonathan Mcreynolds Featuring Doe; JonathanMcReynolds, Songwriter
A Great Work Brian Courtney Wilson; Aaron W. Lindsey, AlvinRichardson & Brian Courtney Wilson, Songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song:
Reckless LoveCory Asbury; Cory Asbury, Caleb Culver & Ran Jackson, songwriters
You SayLauren Daigle; Lauren Daigle, Jason Ingram & Paul Mabury, songwriters
Joyfor King & Country; Ben Glover, Matt Hales, Stephen Blake Kanicka, Seth Moslely, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters
Grace Got You MercyMe Featuring John Reuben; David Garcia, Ben Glover, MercyMe, Solomon Olds & John Reuben, songwriters
KnownTauren Wells; Ethan Hulse, Jordan Sapp & Tauren
Wells, songwriters
Best Gospel Album:
One Nation Under God Jekalyn Carr
Hiding Place Tori Kelly
Make Room Jonathan McReynolds
The Other Side The Walls Group
A Great Work Brian Courtney Wilson
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album:
Look Up Child Lauren Daigle
Hallelujah Here Below Elevation Worship
Living With a Fire Jesus Culture
Surrounded Michael W. Smith
Survivor: Live From Harding Prison Zach Williams
Best Roots Gospel Album:
Unexpected Jason Crabb
Clear Skies Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Favorites: Revisited By Request The Isaacs
Still Standing The Martins
Love Love Love Gordon Mote
LATIN FIELD
Best Latin Pop Album:
Prometo Pablo Alboran
Sincera Claudia Brant
Musas (Un Homenaje Al Folclore Latinoamericano En Manos De Los Macorinos), Vol. 2 Natalia Lafourcade
2:00 AM Raquel Sofa
Vives Carlos Vives
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album:
Clairoscura Aterciopelados
Coastcity Coastcity
Encanto Tropical Monsieur Perin
Gourmet Orishas
Aztln Zo
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano):
Primero Soy Mexicana Angela Aguilar
Mitad y Mitad Calibre 50
Totalmente Juan Gabriel Vol. IIAida Cuevas
Cruzando Borders Los Texmaniacs
Leyendas De Mi Pueblo Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez
Mxico Por Siempre! Luis Miguel
Best Tropical Latin Album:
Pa Mi Gente Charlie Aponte
Legado Formell Y Los Van Van
Orquesta Akokn Orquesta Akokn
Ponle Actitud Felipe Pelez
Anniversary Spanish Harlem Orchestra
AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC FIELD
Best American Roots Performance:
Kick Rocks Sean Ardoin
Saint James Infirmary Blues Jon Batiste
The Joke Brandi Carlile
All On My Mind Anderson East
Last Man Standing Willie Nelson
Best American Roots Song:
All The Trouble Waylon Payne, Lee Ann Womack & Adam Wright, songwriters (Lee Ann Womack)
Build a Bridge Jeff Tweedy, songwriter (Mavis Staples)
The JokeBrandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
Knockin On Your Screen Door Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)
Summers End Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)
Best Americana Album:
By The Way, I Forgive You Brandi Carlile
Things Have Changed Bettye LaVette
The Tree Of Forgiveness John Prine
The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone Lee Ann Womack
One Drop Of Truth The Wood Brothers
Best Bluegrass Album:
Portraits in Fiddles Mike Barnett
Sister Sadie II Sister Sadie
Rivers and Roads Special Consensus
The Travelin McCourys The Travelin McCourys
North of Despair Wood & Wire
Best Traditional Blues Album:
Something Smells Funky Round Here Elvin Bishops Big Fun Trio
Benton County Relic Cedric Burnside
The Blues Is Alive and Well Buddy Guy
No Mercy in This Land Ben Harper And Charlie Musselwhite
Dont You Feel My Leg (The Naughty Bawdy Blues of Blue Lu Barker) Maria Muldaur
Best Contemporary Blues Album:
Please Dont Be Dead Fantastic Negrito
Here In Babylon Teresa James And The Rhythm Tramps
Cry No More Danielle Nicole
Out of The Blues Boz Scaggs
Victor Wainwright and The Train Victor Wainwright And The Train
Best Folk Album:
Whistle Down the Wind Joan Baez
Black Cowboys Dom Flemons
Rifles & Rosary Beads Mary Gauthier
Weed Garden Iron & Wine
All Ashore Punch Brothers
Best Regional Roots Music Album:
Kreole Rock and Soul Sean Ardoin
Spyboy Cha Wa
Aloha From Na Hoa Na Hoa
No Anei Kalani Pea
Mewasinsational Cree Round Dance Songs Young Spirit
REGGAE FIELD
Best Reggae Album:
As The World Turns Black Uhuru
Reggae Forever Etana
Rebellion Rises Ziggy Marley
A Matter of Time Protoje
44/876 Sting & Shaggy
WORLD MUSIC FIELD
Best World Music Album:
Deran Bombino
Fenfo Fatoumata Diawara
Black Times Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
Freedom Soweto Gospel Choir
The Lost Songs of World War II Yiddish Glory
CHILDRENS FIELD
Best Childrens Album:
All The Sounds Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats
Building Blocks Tim Kubart
Falus Bazaar Falu
Giants of Science The Pop Ups
The Nation of Imagine Frank & Deane
SPOKEN WORD FIELD
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling):
Accessory to War (Neil Degrasse Tyson & Avis Lang) Courtney B. Vance
Calypso David Sedaris
Creative Quest Questlove
Faith A Journey For All Jimmy Carter
The Last Black Unicorn Tiffany Haddish
COMEDY FIELD
Best Comedy Album:
Annihilation Patton Oswalt
Equanimity & The Bird Revelation Dave Chappelle
Noble Ape Jim Gaffigan
Standup For Drummers Fred Armisen
Tamborine Chris Rock
MUSICAL THEATER FIELD
Best Musical Theater Album:
The Bands Visit Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Katrina Lenk & Ariel
Stachel, principal soloists; Dean Sharenow & David
Yazbek, producers; David Yazbek, composer & lyricist
(Original Broadway Cast)
Carousel Renee Fleming, Alexander Gemignani, Joshua Henry,
Lindsay Mendez & Jessie Mueller, principal soloists;
Steven Epstein, producer (Richard Rodgers, composer;
Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (2018 Broadway Cast)
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert Sara Bareilles, Alice Cooper, Ben Daniels, Brandon
Victor Dixon, Erik Grnwall, Jin Ha, John Legend,
Norm Lewis & Jason Tam, principal soloists; Harvey
Mason, Jr., producer (Andrew Lloyd-Webber,
composer; Tim Rice, lyricist) (Original Television Cast)
My Fair Lady Lauren Ambrose, Norbert Leo Butz & Harry
Hadden-Paton, principal soloists; Andre Bishop, Van
Dean, Hattie K. Jutagir, David Lai, Adam Siegel & Ted
Sperling, producers (Frederick Loewe, composer; Alan
Jay Lerner, lyricist) (2018 Broadway Cast)
Once On This Island Phillip Boykin, Merle Dandridge, Quentin Earl
Darrington, Hailey Kilgore, Kenita R. Miller, Alex
Newell, Isaac Powell & Lea Salonga, principal soloists;
Lynn Ahrens, Hunter Arnold, Ken Davenport, Stephen
Flaherty & Elliot Scheiner, producers (Stephen
Flaherty, composer; Lynn Ahrens, lyricist) (New
Broadway Cast)
MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA FIELD
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media:
Call Me By Your Name (Various Artists)
Deadpool 2(Various Artists)
The Greatest Showman (Various Artists)
Lady Bird (Various Artists)
Stranger Things (Various Artists)
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media:
Black Panther Ludwig Gransson, composer
Blade Runner 2049 Benjamin Wallfisch & Hans Zimmer, composers
Coco Michael Giacchino, composer
The Shape of Water Alexandre Desplat, composer
Star Wars: The Last Jedi John Williams, composer
Best Song Written For Visual Media:
All The Stars Kendrick Duckworth, Solna Rowe, Alexander William Shuckburgh, Mark Anthony Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
Mystery Of Love Sufjan Stevens, songwriter (Sufjan Stevens)
Remember Me Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Miguel Featuring Natalia Lafourcade)
Shallow Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
This Is Me Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble)
COMPOSING/ ARRANGING FIELD
Best Instrumental Composition:
Blut und Boden (Blood and Soil) Terence Blanchard, composer (Terence Blanchard)
Chrysalis Jeremy Kittel, composer (Kittel & Co.)
Infinity War Alan Silverstri, composer (Alan Silvestri)
Mine Mission John Powell & John Williams, composers (John Powell & John Williams)
The Shape of Water Alexandre Desplat, comoser (Alexandre Desplat)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella:
Batman Theme (TV) Randy Waldman & Justin Wilson, arrangers (Randy Waldman Featuring Wynton Marsalis)
Change The World Mark Kibble, arranger (Take 6)
Madrid Finale John Powell, arranger (John Powell)
The Shape of Water Alexandre Desplat, arranger (Alexandre Desplat)
Stars and Stripes Forever John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals:
It Was a Very Good Year Matt Rollings & Kristin Wilkinson, arrangers (Willie Nelson)
Jolene Dan Pugach & Nicole Zuraitis, arrangers (Dan Pugach)
Mona Lisa Vince Mendoza, arranger (Gregory Porter)
Nia Gonzalo Grau, arranger (Magos Herrera & Brooklyn Rider)
Spiderman Theme Randy Waldman, arranger (Randy Waldman Featuring Take 6 & Chris Potter)
PACKAGE FIELD
Best Recording Package:
Be The Cowboy Mary Banas, art director (Mitski)
Love Yourself: Tear HuskyFox, art director (BTS)
Masseducation Willo Perron, art director (St. Vincent)
The Offering Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (The Chairman)
Well Kept Thing Adam Moore, art director (Foxhole)
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)
Ill Be Your Girl Carson Ellis, Jeri Heiden & Glen Nakasako, art directors (The Decemberists)
Pacific Northwest 73-74: The Complete Recordings Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson & Roy Henry Vickers, art
directors (Grateful Dead)
Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of Weird Al Yankovic Meghan Foley, Annie Stoll & Al Yankovic, art directors (Weird Al Yankovic)
Too Many Bad Habits Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Johnny Nicholas)
NOTES FIELD
Best Album Notes:
Alpine Dreaming: The Helvetia Records Story, 1920-1924 James P. Leary, album notes writer (Various Artists)
4 Banjo Songs, 1891-1897: Foundational Recordings of Americas Iconic Instrument Richard Martin & Ted Olson, album notes writers (Charles A. Asbury)
The 1960 Time Sessions Ben Ratliff, album notes writer (Sonny Clark Trio)
The Product of Our Souls: The Sound and Sway of James Reese Europes Society Orchestra David Gilbert, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Trouble No More: The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 / 1979-1981 Amanda Petrusich, album notes writer (Bob Dylan)
Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by WIlliam Ferris David Evans, album notes writer (Various Artists)
HISTORICAL FIELD
Best Historical Album:
Any Other Way Rob Bowman, Douglas Mcgowan, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton, mastering
engineer (Jackie Shane)
At The Louisiana Hayride Tonight Martin Hawkins, compilation producer; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
Battleground Korea: Songs and Sounds of Americas Forgotten War Hugo Keesing, compilation producer; Christian Zwarg,
mastering engineer (Various Artists)
Rhapsody in Blue The Extraordinary Life of Oscar Levant Robert Russ, compilation producer; Andreas K. Meyer & Rebekah Wineman, mastering engineers (Oscar Levant)
Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by WIlliam Ferris William Ferris, April Ledbetter & Steven Lance
Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL FIELD
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical:
All The Things That I Did and All The Things That I Didnt 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 ORyan, Morgan Taylor Reid & Gian Stone, engineers; Chris Gehringer & Michelle Mancini, mastering engineers (Chromeo)
Voicenotes Manny Marroquin & Charlie Puth, engineers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer (Charlie Puth)
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical:
Boi-1da
Larry Klein
Linda Perry
Kanye West
Pharrell Williams
Best Remixed Recording:
Audio (CID Remix) CID, remixer (LSD)
How Long (EDXs 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)
SURROUND SOUND FIELD
Best Immersive Audio Album:
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 FIELD
Best Engineered Album, Classical:
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)
Producer Of The Year, Classical:
Blanton Alspaugh
David Frost
Elizabeth Ostrow
Judith Sheman
Dirk Sobotka
CLASSICAL FIELD
Best Orchestral Performance:
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)
Best Opera Recording:
Adams: Doctor Atomic John Adams, conductor; Aubrey Allicock, Julia Bullock, Gerald Finley & Brindley Sherratt; Friedemann Engelbrecht, producer (BBC Symphony Orchestra; BBC Singers)
Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs Michael Christie, conductor; Sasha Cooke, Jessica E. Jones, Edwards Parks, Garrett Sorenson & Wei Wu; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer (The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
Lully: Alceste Christophe Rousset, conductor; Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Emiliano Gonzalez Toro & Judith
Van Wanroij; Maximilien Ciup, producer (Les Talens Lyriques; Choeur De Chambre De Namur)
Strauss, R.: Der Rosenkavalier Sebastian Weigle, conductor; Rene Fleming, Elna Garana, Gnther Groissbck & Erin Morley; David Frost, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Verdi: Rigoletto Constantine Orbelian, conductor; Francesco Demuro, Dmitri Hvorostovsky & Nadine Sierra; Vilius Keras &
Aleksandra Keriene, producers (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra; Men Of The Kaunas State Choir)
Best Choral Performance:
Chesnokov: Teach Me Thy Statutes Vladimir Gorbik, conductor (Mikhail Davydov & Vladimir Krasov; PaTRAM Institute Male Choir)
Kastalsky: Memory Eternal Steven Fox, conductor (The Clarion Choir)
McLoskey: Zealot Canticles Donald Nally, conductor (Doris Hall-Gulati, Rebecca Harris, Arlen Hlusko, Lorenzo Raval & Mandy Wolman; The Crossing)
Rachmaninov: The Bells Mariss Jansons, conductor; Peter Dijkstra, chorus master (Oleg Dolgov, Alexey Markov & Tatiana
Pavlovskaya; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)
Seven Words From The Cross Matthew Guard, conductor (Skylark)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance:
Anderson, Laurie: Landfall Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet
Beethoven, Shostakovich & Bach The Danish String Quartet
Blueprinting Aizuri Quartet
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring Concerto For Two Pianos: Leif Ove Andsnes & Marc-Andr Hamelin
Visions and Variations A Far Cry
Best Classical Instrumental Solo:
Bartk: Piano Concerto No. 2 Yuja Wang; Simon Rattle, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker)
Biber: The Mystery Sonatas Christina Day Martinson; Martin Pearlman, conductor (Boston Baroque)
Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46; Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26 Joshua Bell (The Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields)
Glass: Three Pieces in The Shape of a Square Craig Morris
Kernis: Violin Concerto James Ehnes; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album:
Arc Anthony Roth Costanzo; Jonathan Cohen, conductor (Les Violons Du Roy)
The Handel Album Philippe Jaroussky; Artaserse, ensemble
Mirages Sabine Devieilhe; Franois-Xavier Roth, conductor (Alexandre Tharaud; Marianne Crebassa & Jodie
Devos; Les Sicles)
Schubert: Winterreise Randall Scarlata; Gilbert Kalish, accompanist
Songs of Orpheus Monteverdi, Caccini, DIndia & Landi Karim Sulayman; Jeannette Sorrell, conductor; Apollos Fire, ensembles
Best Classical Compendium:
Fuchs: Piano Concerto Spiritualist; Poems of Life; Glacier; Rush JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
Gold The Kings Singers; Nigel Short, producer
The John Adams Edition Simon Rattle, conductor; Christoph Franke, producer
John Williams At The Movies Jerry Junkin, conductor; Donald J. McKinney, producer
Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto; Oboe Concerto; Serenade to Music; Flos Campi Peter Oundjian, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer
Best Contemporary Classical Composition:
Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs Mason Bates, composer; Mark Campbell, librettist (Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu, Sasha Cooke, Edwards Parks, Jessica E. Jones & Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
Du Yun: Air Glow Du Yun, composer (International Contemporary Ensemble)
Heggie: Great Scott Jake Heggie, composer; Terrence McNally, librettist (Patrick Summers, Manuel Palazzo, Mark Hancock, Michael Mayes, Rodell Rosel, Kevin Burdette, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Nathan Gunn, Frederica von Stade,
Ailyn Prez, Joyce DiDonato, Dallas Opera Chorus & Orchestra)
Kernis: Violin Concerto Aaron Jay Kernis, composer (James Ehnes, Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
Mazzoli: Vespers For Violin Missy Mazzoli, composer (Olivia De Prato)
MUSIC VIDEO/FILM FIELD
Best Music Video:
APES*** The Carters, Ricky Saiz, video director; Mlodie Buchris, Natan Schottenfels & Erinn Williams, video producers
This Is America Childish Gambino, Hiro Murai, video director; Ibra Ake, Jason Cole & Fam Rothstein, video producers
Im Not Racist Joyner Lucas& Ben Proulx, video directors; Joyner Lucas, video producer
Pynk Janelle Mone, Emma Westenberg, video director; Justin Benoliel & Whitney Jackson, video producers
Mumbo Jumbo Tierra Whack Marco Prestini, video director; Sara Nassim, video producer
Best Music Film:
Life in 12 Bars Eric Clapton, Lili Fini Zanuck, video director; John Battsek, Scooter Weintraub, Larry Yelen & Lili Fini Zanuck, video producers
Whitney (Whitney Houston), Kevin Macdonald, video director; Jonathan Chinn, Simon Chinn & Lisa Erspamer, video producers
Quincy Quincy Jones Alan Hicks & Rashida Jones, video directors; Paula DuPr Pesmen, video producer
Itzhak Itzhak Perlman, Alison Chernick, video director; Alison Chernick, video producer
The King (Elvis Presley), Eugene Jarecki, video director; Christopher Frierson, Georgina Hill, David Kuhn & Christopher St. John, video producers
