You do not want to miss music’s biggest night of the year. The 2019 Grammys will feature live performances Cardi B, Diana Ross, Dolly Parton, and plenty more that you won’t see anywhere else.
Alicia Keys will host the 61st annual Grammy Awards. And she should know a thing or two about Grammys—she’s won 15 of them.
Here’s everything you need to know to watch the Grammys online for free, including the complete list of nominees and performers.
Who are the 2019 Grammys performers?
- Cardi B: The five-time nominee will perform at the Grammys.
- Dolly Parton and friends: The country music legend will be performing for the first time since 2001 with Katy Perry, Little Big Town, Maren Morris, and Kacey Musgraves.
- Camila Cabello: The best pop solo performance and best pop vocal album nominee will be opening the show with J Balvin, Young Thug, Ricky Martin, and Arturo Sandoval.
- Diana Ross: The Grammy legend will perform a special 75th birthday performance, honoring her musical accomplishments.
- Other performers: Shawn Mendes, Janelle Monáe, Kacey Musgraves, Post Malone, Red Hot Chili Peppers, H.E.R., Dan + Shay, Miley Cyrus, Brandi Carlile
What time are the Grammys?
The 61st Annual Grammy Awards will air on Sunday, Feb. 10, at 8pm EST.
What channel is the Grammys on?
The Grammys will air on CBS, but if you’ve cut the cord, there are still plenty of ways to watch the Grammys online, as detailed below.
How to watch the Grammys online for free
To watch the 2019 Grammys, you’ll need access to CBS. Luckily, there are a handful of live TV streaming service options that come with a one-week free trial, so you can try out the service before committing. Depending on which service you choose, the availability of CBS in your area might vary. The links below will offer a quick primer on what channels you’ll get with each service, as well as the cost associated (after the free trial) and the devices you can use to stream.
1) CBS All Access
- Cost: $5.99 per month for streaming with ads, $9.99 per month for the ad-free version (after a one-week free trial)
- Devices: Roku, Apple TV, Android and Android TV, Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV, select smart TVs, Xbox, PS4, and the CBS app.
CBS All Access is the network’s answer to Netflix and Hulu. With it, you’ll be able to livestream CBS and the 2019 Grammy Awards. Plus, there are 10,000 episodes of CBS television to binge, including hit shows The Big Bang Theory, Big Brother, and NCIS. You’ll also be able to stream CBS All Access exclusives like Star Trek: Discovery.
2) Hulu with Live TV
- Cost: $40 per month (after a 7-day free trial)
- Hulu devices: Roku, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire Stick and Fire TV, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, and iOS and Android devices
- Local channels: ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, the CW (check your local availability here)
Hulu with Live TV not only gives you access to on-demand content, but you’ll also be able to stream live TV, including local networks like CBS. Along with access to live TV events like the Grammys’ 2019 award show is the massive library of on-demand movies, classic programs, and of course, original series available exclusively on Hulu. You’ll also get access to almost 60 channels, including Lifetime, ESPN, USA, and plenty more. (Here’s the complete list of Hulu Live TV channels.)
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3) FuboTV
- Cost: $44.99 for your first month and $54.99 per month thereafter (after a 7-day free trial)
- FuboTV devices: Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Android TV, iOS and Android devices
- Local channels: ABC, Fox, NBC, CBS (check local availability here)
If you’re a sports fanatic, FuboTV is a streaming service built just for you. In addition to football, there are packages tailor-made for fans of basketball, international soccer, golf, and even rock climbing. For the rest of the family, there’s a suite of great channels including Food Network, IFC, TBS, Cartoon Network, and more. (Here’s the complete FuboTV channels list.)
4) PlayStation Vue
- Cost: $44.99-$79.99 per month (after a 7-day free trial)
- PlayStation Vue devices: PlayStation 3 and 4, Roku, Amazon Fire, Google Chromecast, Kodi, iOS and Android devices
- Local channels: NBC, Fox, ABC, CBS (enter your ZIP code here to check your availability)
Depending on your location, Sony’s PlayStation Vue likely includes CBS, among other local channels. While you don’t need a PlayStation console to use PlayStation Vue streaming service, it certainly wouldn’t hurt. It looks fantastic on a PS4 and lets you jump from gaming to streaming on one device. One subscription lets you stream on up to five devices, all with unlimited cloud DVR storage. (Here are all of PlayStation Vue channels.)
5) YouTube TV
- Cost: $49.99 per month (after a 7-day free trial)
- YouTube TV devices: Google Chromecast, Roku, Apple TV, Android TV, Xbox One, iOS, and Android devices
- Local channels: NBC, CBS, Fox, ABC, the CW (enter your ZIP code here to check your availability)
The original destination for videos online has rolled out a streaming package of its own. YouTube TV offers a streaming suite of more than 60 popular cable networks, including local channels. Among them are sports channels including ESPN and FS1, entertainment destinations like FXX and TBS, and even a handful of Spanish language channels like Telemundo and NBC Universo. One YouTube TV subscription lets you add up to six accounts, each with unlimited cloud DVR. (You can find the full list of YouTube TV channels here.)
6) DirecTV Now
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- DirecTV Now devices: Roku, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, and Amazon Fire Stick
- Local channels: ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, the CW (enter your ZIP code here to check local availability)
DirecTV Now is the service provider’s answer to online streaming. If you simply must have the most channels, DirecTV Now offers upward of 125 channels in its most expensive package. Of course, its basic $40-a-month Live a Little plan will get you access to CBS, where you can stream the 2019 Grammys. (You can find the full list of DirecTV Now channels here.)
7) Locast
- Cost: Free
- Devices: Most web browsers
If you’re lucky enough to live in New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, Houston, Denver, Boston, or Dallas, non-profit streaming service Locast will let you stream the 2019 Grammys. The only downside is you’ll be relegated to watching in a web browser, instead of a fancy flat-screen, unless you use Chromecast or a similar device.
2019 Grammy nominations
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, Kuk Harrell, Evan LaRay & Simone Torres, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer - “THE JOKE”
Brandi Carlile
Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Tom Elmhirst & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer - “THIS IS AMERICA”
Childish Gambino
Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, producers; Derek “MixedByAli” Ali, Riley Mackin & Shaan Singh, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer - “GOD’S PLAN”
Drake
Boi-1Da, Cardo & Young Exclusive, producers; Noel Cadastre, Noel “Gadget” Campbell & Noah Shebib, engineers/mixers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer - “SHALLOW”
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Lady Gaga & Benjamin Rice, producers; Brandon Bost & Tom Elmhirst, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer - “ALL THE STARS”
Kendrick Lamar & SZA
Al Shux & Sounwave, producers; Sam Ricci & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer - “ROCKSTAR”
Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage
Louis Bell & Tank God, producers; Louis Bell, Lorenzo Cardona, Manny Marroquin & Ethan Stevens, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer - “THE MIDDLE”
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
Grey, Monsters & Strangerz & Zedd, producers; Grey, Tom Norris, Ryan Shanahan & Zedd, engineers/mixers; Mike Marsh, mastering engineer
Album of the Year
Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s) credited with at least 33% playing time of the album, if other than Artist.
- INVASION OF PRIVACY
Cardi B
Leslie Brathwaite & Evan LaRay, engineers/mixers; Belcalis Almanzar & Jorden Thorpe, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer - BY THE WAY, I FORGIVE YOU
Brandi Carlile
Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Dave Cobb & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers; Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer - SCORPION
Drake
Noel Cadastre, Noel “Gadget” Campbell & Noah Shebib, engineers/mixers; Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters; Chris Athens, mastering engineer - H.E.R.
H.E.R.
Darhyl “Hey DJ” Camper Jr, David ‘Swagg R’Celious’ Harris, H.E.R., Walter Jones & Jeff Robinson, producers; Miki Tsutsumi, engineer/mixer; Darhyl Camper Jr & H.E.R., songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer - BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS
Post Malone
Louis Bell & Post Malone, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Louis Bell & Austin Post, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer - DIRTY COMPUTER
Janelle Monáe
Chuck Lightning & Janelle Monáe Robinson & Nate “Rocket” Wonder, producers; Mick Guzauski, Janelle Monáe Robinson & Nate “Rocket” Wonder, engineers/mixers; Nathaniel Irvin III, Charles Joseph II, Taylor Parks & Janelle Monáe Robinson, songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer - GOLDEN HOUR
Kacey Musgraves
Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, producers; Craig Alvin & Shawn Everett, engineers/mixers; Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, songwriters; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers - BLACK PANTHER: THE ALBUM, MUSIC FROM AND INSPIRED BY
(Various Artists)
Kendrick Lamar, featured artist; Kendrick Duckworth & Sounwave, producers; Matt Schaeffer, engineer/mixer; Kendrick Duckworth & Mark Spears, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
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) - “BOO’D UP”
Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai) - “GOD’S PLAN”
Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake) - “IN MY BLOOD”
Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes & Geoffrey Warburton, songwriters (Shawn Mendes) - “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 & Jeffery Lamar Williams, songwriters (Childish Gambino)
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.
POP
Best Pop Solo Performance
For new vocal or instrumental pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.
- “COLORS”
Beck - “HAVANA (LIVE)”
Camila Cabello - “GOD IS A WOMAN”
Ariana Grande - “JOANNE (WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU’RE GOIN’?)”
Lady Gaga - “BETTER NOW”
Post Malone
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 - “DON’T GO BREAKING MY HEART”
Backstreet Boys - “‘S WONDERFUL”
Tony Bennett & Diana Krall - “SHALLOW”
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - “GIRLS 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
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new traditional pop recordings.
- LOVE IS HERE TO STAY
Tony Bennett & Diana Krall - MY WAY
Willie Nelson - NAT “KING” COLE & ME
Gregory Porter - STANDARDS (DELUXE)
Seal - THE MUSIC…THE MEM’RIES…THE MAGIC!
Barbra Streisand
Best Pop Vocal Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal pop recordings.
- CAMILA
Camila Cabello - MEANING OF LIFE
Kelly Clarkson - SWEETENER
Ariana Grande - SHAWN MENDES
Shawn Mendes - BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA
P!nk - REPUTATION
Taylor Swift
DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC
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 & Andrew Bayer, producers; Above & Beyond, mixers - “ULTIMATUM”
Disclosure (Featuring Fatoumata Diawara)
Guy Lawrence & Howard Lawrence, producers; Guy Lawrence, mixer - “LOSING IT”
Fisher
Paul Nicholas Fisher, producer; Kevin Grainger, mixer - “ELECTRICITY”
Silk City & Dua Lipa Featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson
Jarami, Alex Metric, Riton & Silk City, producers; Josh Gudwin, mixer - “GHOST VOICES”
Virtual Self
Porter Robinson, producer; Porter Robinson, mixer
Best Dance/Electronic Album
For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.
- SINGULARITY
Jon Hopkins - WOMAN WORLDWIDE
Justice - TREEHOUSE
Sofi Tukker - OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES
SOPHIE - LUNE ROUGE
TOKiMONSTA
CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
For albums containing approximately 51% or more playing time of instrumental material. For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings.
- THE EMANCIPATION PROCRASTINATION
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah - STEVE GADD BAND
Steve Gadd Band - MODERN LORE
Julian Lage - LAID BLACK
Marcus Miller - PROTOCOL 4
Simon Phillips
ROCK
Best Rock Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative rock recordings.
- “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
For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative metal recordings.
- “CONDEMNED TO THE GALLOWS”
Between The Buried And Me - “HONEYCOMB”
Deafheaven - “ELECTRIC MESSIAH”
High On Fire - “BETRAYER”
Trivium - “ON MY TEETH”
Underoath
Best Rock Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal songs. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
- “BLACK SMOKE RISING”
Jacob Thomas Kiszka, Joshua Michael Kiszka, Samuel Francis Kiszka & Daniel Robert Wagner, songwriters (Greta Van Fleet) - “JUMPSUIT”
Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots) - “MANTRA”
Jordan Fish, Matthew Kean, Lee Malia, Matthew Nicholls & Oliver Sykes, songwriters (Bring Me The Horizon) - “MASSEDUCTION”
Jack Antonoff & Annie Clark, songwriters (St. Vincent) - “RATS”
Tom Dalgety & A Ghoul Writer, songwriters (Ghost)
Best Rock Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rock, hard rock or metal recordings.
- RAINIER FOG
Alice In Chains - M A N I A
Fall Out Boy - PREQUELLE
Ghost - FROM THE FIRES
Greta Van Fleet - PACIFIC DAYDREAM
Weezer
ALTERNATIVE
Best Alternative Music Album
Vocal or Instrumental.
- TRANQUILITY BASE HOTEL + CASINO
Arctic Monkeys - COLORS
Beck - UTOPIA
Björk - AMERICAN UTOPIA
David Byrne - MASSEDUCTION
St. Vincent
R&B
Best R&B Performance
For new vocal or instrumental R&B recordings.
- “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
For new vocal or instrumental traditional R&B recordings.
- “BET AIN’T WORTH THE HAND”
Leon Bridges - “DON’T FALL APART ON ME TONIGHT”
Bettye LaVette - “HONEST”
MAJOR. - “HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE”
PJ Morton Featuring Yebba - “MADE FOR LOVE”
Charlie Wilson Featuring Lalah Hathaway
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) - “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
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded contemporary vocal tracks derivative of R&B.
- EVERYTHING IS LOVE
The Carters - THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT
Chloe x Halle - CHRIS DAVE AND THE DRUMHEDZ
Chris Dave And The Drumhedz - WAR & LEISURE
Miguel - VENTRILOQUISM
Meshell Ndegeocello
Best R&B Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new R&B recordings.
- SEX & CIGARETTES
Toni Braxton - GOOD THING
Leon Bridges - HONESTLY
Lalah Hathaway - H.E.R.
H.E.R. - GUMBO UNPLUGGED (LIVE)
PJ Morton
RAP
Best Rap Performance
For a Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.
- “BE CAREFUL”
Cardi B - “NICE FOR WHAT”
Drake - “KING’S DEAD”
Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake - “BUBBLIN”
Anderson .Paak - “SICKO MODE”
Travis Scott, Drake, (Big Hawk) & Swae Lee
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 - “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
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
- “GOD’S PLAN”
Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake) - “KING’S DEAD”
Kendrick Duckworth, Samuel Gloade, James Litherland, Johnny McKinzie, Axel Morgan, 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, Rogét Chahayed, BryTavious Chambers, Mike Dean, Mirsad Dervic, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, Aubrey Graham, 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
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rap recordings.
- INVASION OF PRIVACY
Cardi B - SWIMMING
Mac Miller - VICTORY LAP
Nipsey Hussle - DAYTONA
Pusha T - ASTROWORLD
Travis Scott
COUNTRY
Best Country Solo Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings.
- “WOULDN’T 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
For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country recordings.
- “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
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
- “BREAK UP IN THE END”
Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill & Jon Nite, songwriters (Cole Swindell) - “DEAR HATE”
Tom Douglas, David Hodges & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris Featuring Vince Gill) - “I LIVED IT”
Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley & Ben Hayslip, songwriters (Blake Shelton) - “SPACE COWBOY”
Luke Laird, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves) - “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
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new country recordings.
- UNAPOLOGETICALLY
Kelsea Ballerini - PORT SAINT JOE
Brothers Osborne - GIRL GOING NOWHERE
Ashley McBryde - GOLDEN HOUR
Kacey Musgraves - FROM A ROOM: VOLUME 2
Chris Stapleton
NEW AGE
Best New Age Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental new age recordings.
- HIRAETH
Lisa Gerrard & David Kuckhermann - BELOVED
Snatam Kaur - OPIUM MOON
Opium Moon - MOLECULES OF MOTION
Steve Roach - MOKU MALUHIA – PEACEFUL ISLAND
Jim Kimo West
JAZZ
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter’s name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.
- “SOME OF THAT SUNSHINE”
Regina Carter, soloist
Track from: Some Of That Sunshine (Karrin Allyson) - “DON’T FENCE ME IN”
John Daversa, soloist
Track from: American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom (John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists) - “WE SEE”
Fred Hersch, soloists - “DE-DAH”
Brad Mehldau, soloist
Track from: Seymour Reads The Constitution! (Brad Mehldau Trio) - “CADENAS”
Miguel Zenón, soloist
Track from: Yo Soy La Tradición (Miguel Zenón Featuring Spektral Quartet)
Best Jazz Vocal Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal jazz recordings.
- MY MOOD IS YOU
Freddy Cole - THE QUESTIONS
Kurt Elling - THE SUBJECT TONIGHT IS LOVE
Kate McGarry, Keith Ganz, Gary Versace - IF YOU REALLY WANT
Raul Midón With The Metropole Orkest Conducted By Vince Mendoza - THE WINDOW
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new instrumental jazz recordings.
- DIAMOND CUT
Tia Fuller - LIVE IN EUROPE
Fred Hersch Trio - SEYMOUR READS THE CONSTITUTION!
Brad Mehldau Trio - STILL DREAMING
Joshua Redman, Ron Miles, Scott Colley & Brian Blade - EMANON
The Wayne Shorter Quartet
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new ensemble jazz recordings.
- ALL ABOUT THAT BASIE
The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty Barnhart - AMERICAN DREAMERS: VOICES OF HOPE, MUSIC OF FREEDOM
John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists - PRESENCE
Orrin Evans And The Captain Black Big Band - ALL CAN WORK
John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble - BAREFOOT DANCES AND OTHER VISIONS
Jim McNeely & The Frankfurt Radio Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album
For vocal or instrumental albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material. The intent of this category is to recognize recordings that represent the blending of jazz with Latin, Iberian-American, Brazilian, and Argentinian tango music.
- HEART OF BRAZIL
Eddie Daniels - BACK TO THE SUNSET
Dafnis Prieto Big Band - WEST SIDE STORY REIMAGINED
Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band - CINQUE
Elio Villafranca - YO SOY LA TRADICIÓN
Miguel Zenón Featuring Spektral Quartet
GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC
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 - “WON’T HE DO IT”
Koryn Hawthorne - “NEVER ALONE”
Tori Kelly Featuring Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin & Victoria Kelly, songwriters - “CYCLES”
Jonathan McReynolds Featuring DOE; Jonathan McReynolds & Will Reagan, songwriters - “A GREAT WORK”
Brian Courtney Wilson; Aaron W. Lindsey, Alvin Richardson & Brian Courtney Wilson, songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s) (for new compositions) for the best contemporary Christian pop, Christian rap/hip-hop, or Christian rock single or track.
- “RECKLESS LOVE”
Cory Asbury; Cory Asbury, Caleb Culver & Ran Jackson, songwriters - “YOU SAY”
Lauren Daigle; Lauren Daigle, Jason Ingram & Paul Mabury, songwriters - “JOY.”
for KING & COUNTRY; Ben Glover, Matt Hales, Stephen Blake Kanicka, Seth Mosley, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters - “GRACE GOT YOU”
MercyMe Featuring John Reuben; David Garcia, Ben Glover, MercyMe, Solomon Olds & John Reuben, songwriters - “KNOWN”
Tauren Wells; Ethan Hulse, Jordan Sapp & Tauren Wells, songwriters
Best Gospel Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional or contemporary/R&B gospel music recordings.
- ONE NATION UNDER GOD
Jekalyn Carr - HIDING PLACE
Tori Kelly - MAKE ROOM
Jonathan McReynolds - THE OTHER SIDE
The Walls Group - A GREAT WORK
Brian Courtney Wilson
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, contemporary Christian music, including pop, rap/hip hop, or rock recordings.
- LOOK UP CHILD
Lauren Daigle - HALLELUJAH HERE BELOW
Elevation Worship - LIVING WITH A FIRE
Jesus Culture - SURROUNDED
Michael W. Smith - SURVIVOR: LIVE FROM HARDING PRISON
Zach Williams
Best Roots Gospel Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional/roots gospel music, including country, Southern gospel, bluegrass, and Americana recordings.
- UNEXPECTED
Jason Crabb - CLEAR SKIES
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound - FAVORITES: REVISITED BY REQUEST
The Isaacs - STILL STANDING
The Martins - LOVE LOVE LOVE
Gordon Mote
LATIN
Best Latin Pop Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new Latin pop recordings.
- PROMETO
Pablo Alboran - SINCERA
Claudia Brant - MUSAS (UN HOMENAJE AL FOLCLORE LATINOAMERICANO EN MANOS DE LOS MACORINOS), VOL. 2
Natalia Lafourcade - 2:00 AM
Raquel Sofía - VIVES
Carlos Vives
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new Latin rock, urban or alternative recordings.
- CLAROSCURA
Aterciopelados - COASTCITY
COASTCITY - ENCANTO TROPICAL
Monsieur Periné - GOURMET
Orishas - AZTLÁN
Zoé
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new regional Mexican (banda, norteño, corridos, gruperos, mariachi, ranchera and Tejano) recordings.
- PRIMERO SOY MEXICANA
Angela Aguilar - MITAD Y MITAD
Calibre 50 - TOTALMENTE JUAN GABRIEL VOL. II
Aida Cuevas - CRUZANDO BORDERS
Los Texmaniacs - LEYENDAS DE MI PUEBLO
Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez - ¡MÉXICO POR SIEMPRE!
Luis Miguel
Best Tropical Latin Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new tropical Latin recordings.
- PA’ MI GENTE
Charlie Aponte - LEGADO
Formell Y Los Van Van - ORQUESTA AKOKÁN
Orquesta Akokán - PONLE ACTITUD
Felipe Peláez - ANNIVERSARY
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC
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 - “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
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) - “BUILD A BRIDGE”
Jeff Tweedy, songwriter (Mavis Staples) - “THE JOKE”
Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile) - “KNOCKIN’ ON YOUR SCREEN DOOR”
Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine) - “SUMMER’S END”
Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)
Best Americana Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental Americana recordings.
- BY THE WAY, I FORGIVE YOU
Brandi Carlile - THINGS HAVE CHANGED
Bettye LaVette - THE TREE OF FORGIVENESS
John Prine - THE LONELY, THE LONESOME & THE GONE
Lee Ann Womack - ONE DROP OF TRUTH
The Wood Brothers
Best Bluegrass Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental bluegrass recordings.
- PORTRAITS IN FIDDLES
Mike Barnett - SISTER SADIE II
Sister Sadie - RIVERS AND ROADS
Special Consensus - THE TRAVELIN’ MCCOURYS
The Travelin’ McCourys - NORTH OF DESPAIR
Wood & Wire
Best Traditional Blues Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental traditional blues recordings.
- SOMETHING SMELLS FUNKY ‘ROUND HERE
Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio - BENTON COUNTY RELIC
Cedric Burnside - THE BLUES IS ALIVE AND WELL
Buddy Guy - NO MERCY IN THIS LAND
Ben Harper And Charlie Musselwhite - DON’T YOU FEEL MY LEG (THE NAUGHTY BAWDY BLUES OF BLUE LU BARKER)
Maria Muldaur
Best Contemporary Blues Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental contemporary blues recordings.
- PLEASE DON’T BE DEAD
Fantastic Negrito - HERE IN BABYLON
Teresa James And The Rhythm Tramps - CRY NO MORE
Danielle Nicole - OUT OF THE BLUES
Boz Scaggs - VICTOR WAINWRIGHT AND THE TRAIN
Victor Wainwright And The Train
Best Folk Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental folk recordings.
- WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND
Joan Baez - BLACK COWBOYS
Dom Flemons - RIFLES & ROSARY BEADS
Mary Gauthier - WEED GARDEN
Iron & Wine - ALL ASHORE
Punch Brothers
Best Regional Roots Music Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental regional roots music recordings.
- KREOLE ROCK AND SOUL
Sean Ardoin - SPYBOY
Cha Wa - ALOHA FROM NA HOA
Na Hoa - NO ‘ANE’I
Kalani Pe’a - MEWASINSATIONAL – CREE ROUND DANCE SONGS
Young Spirit
REGGAE
Best Reggae Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new reggae recordings.
- AS THE WORLD TURNS
Black Uhuru - REGGAE FOREVER
Etana - REBELLION RISES
Ziggy Marley - A MATTER OF TIME
Protoje - 44/876
Sting & Shaggy
WORLD MUSIC
Best World Music Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental World Music recordings.
- DERAN
Bombino - FENFO
Fatoumata Diawara - BLACK TIMES
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - FREEDOM
Soweto Gospel Choir - THE LOST SONGS OF WORLD WAR II
Yiddish Glory
CHILDREN’S
Best Children’s Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new musical or spoken word recordings that are created and intended specifically for children.
- ALL THE SOUNDS
Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats - BUILDING BLOCKS
Tim Kubart - FALU’S BAZAAR
Falu - GIANTS OF SCIENCE
The Pop Ups - THE NATION OF IMAGINE
Frank & Deane
SPOKEN WORD
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
Best Comedy Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings.
- ANNIHILATION
Patton Oswalt - EQUANIMITY & THE BIRD REVELATION
Dave Chappelle - NOBLE APE
Jim Gaffigan - STANDUP FOR DRUMMERS
Fred Armisen - TAMBORINE
Chris Rock
MUSICAL THEATER
Best Musical Theater Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings. Award to the principle vocalist(s) and the album producer(s) of 51% or more playing time of the album. The lyricist(s) and composer(s) of a new score are eligible for an Award if they have written and/or composed a new score which comprises 51% or more playing time of the album.
- THE BAND’S VISIT
Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Katrina Lenk & Ari’el Stachel, principal soloists; Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers; David Yazbek, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast) - CAROUSEL
Renée Fleming, Alexander Gemignani, Joshua Henry, Lindsay Mendez & Jessie Mueller, principal soloists; Steven Epstein, producer (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (2018 Broadway Cast) - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR LIVE IN CONCERT
Sara Bareilles, Alice Cooper, Ben Daniels, Brandon Victor Dixon, Erik Grönwall, Jin Ha, John Legend, Norm Lewis & Jason Tam, principal soloists; Andrew Lloyd Webber & Harvey Mason, Jr., producers (Andrew Lloyd-Webber, composer; Tim Rice, lyricist) (Original Television Cast) - MY FAIR LADY
Lauren Ambrose, Norbert Leo Butz & Harry Hadden-Paton, principal soloists; Van Dean, David Lai & 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, Stephen Flaherty & Elliot Scheiner, producers (Stephen Flaherty, composer; Lynn Ahrens, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast)
MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA
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)
Luca Guadagnino, compilation producer; Robin Urdang, music supervisor - DEADPOOL 2
(Various Artists)
David Leitch & Ryan Reynolds, compilation producers; John Houlihan, music supervisor - THE GREATEST SHOWMAN
Hugh Jackman (& Various Artists)
Alex Lacamoire, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul & Greg Wells, compilation producers - LADY BIRD
(Various Artists)
Timothy J. Smith, compilation producer; Michael Hill & Brian Ross, music supervisors - STRANGER THINGS
(Various Artists)
Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer & Timothy J. Smith, compilation producers; Nora Felder, music supervisor
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series, video games or other visual media.
- BLACK PANTHER
Ludwig Göransson, composer - BLADE RUNNER 2049
Benjamin Wallfisch & Hans Zimmer, composers - COCO
Michael Giacchino, composer - THE SHAPE OF WATER
Alexandre Desplat, composer - STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
John Williams, composer
Best Song Written For Visual Media
A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television, video games or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
- “ALL THE STARS”
Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Alexander William Shuckburgh, Mark Anthony Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
Track from: Black Panther - “MYSTERY OF LOVE”
Sufjan Stevens, songwriter (Sufjan Stevens)
Track from: Call Me By Your Name - “REMEMBER ME”
Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Miguel Featuring Natalia Lafourcade)
Track from: Coco - “SHALLOW”
Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
Track from: A Star Is Born - “THIS IS ME”
Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble)
Track from: The Greatest Showman
COMPOSING/ARRANGING
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) - “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, composer (Alexandre Desplat)
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) - “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
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) - “JOLENE”
Dan Pugach & Nicole Zuraitis, arrangers (Dan Pugach) - “MONA LISA”
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Gregory Porter) - “NIÑA”
Gonzalo Grau, arranger (Magos Herrera & Brooklyn Rider) - “SPIDERMAN THEME”
Mark Kibble, Randy Waldman & Justin Wilson, arrangers (Randy Waldman Featuring Take 6 & Chris Potter)
PACKAGE
Best Recording Package
- BE THE COWBOY
Mary Banas, art director (Mitski) - LOVE YOURSELF: TEAR
Doohee Lee, art director (BTS) - MASSEDUCTION
Willo Perron, art director (St. Vincent) - THE OFFERING
Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (The Chairman) - WELL KEPT THING
Adam Moore, art director (Foxhole)
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
- APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION (LOCKED N’ LOADED BOX)
Arian Buhler, Charles Dooher, Jeff Fura, Scott Sandler & Matt Taylor, art directors (Guns N’ Roses) - I’LL BE YOUR GIRL
Carson Ellis, Jeri Heiden & Glen Nakasako, art directors (The Decemberists) - PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-74′: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS
Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson & Roy Henry Vickers, art directors (Grateful Dead) - SQUEEZE BOX: THE COMPLETE WORKS OF “WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC
Meghan Foley, Annie Stoll & Al Yankovic, art directors (“Weird Al” Yankovic) - TOO MANY BAD HABITS
Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Johnny Nicholas)
NOTES
Best Album Notes
- ALPINE DREAMING: THE HELVETIA RECORDS STORY, 1920-1924
James P. Leary, album notes writer (Various Artists) - 4 BANJO SONGS, 1891-1897: FOUNDATIONAL RECORDINGS OF AMERICA’S ICONIC INSTRUMENT
Richard Martin & Ted Olson, album notes writers (Charles A. Asbury) - THE 1960 TIME SESSIONS
Ben Ratliff, album notes writer (Sonny Clark Trio) - THE PRODUCT OF OUR SOULS: THE SOUND AND SWAY OF JAMES REESE EUROPE’S SOCIETY ORCHESTRA
David Gilbert, album notes writer (Various Artists) - TROUBLE NO MORE: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 13 / 1979-1981 (DELUXE EDITION)
Amanda Petrusich, album notes writer (Bob Dylan) - VOICES OF MISSISSIPPI: ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS DOCUMENTED BY WILLIAM FERRIS
David Evans, album notes writer (Various Artists)
HISTORICAL
Best Historical Album
- ANY OTHER WAY
Rob Bowman, Douglas Mcgowan, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice, mastering engineers (Jackie Shane) - AT THE LOUISIANA HAYRIDE TONIGHT…
Martin Hawkins, compilation producer; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various Artists) - BATTLEGROUND KOREA: SONGS AND SOUNDS OF AMERICA’S FORGOTTEN WAR
Hugo Keesing, compilation producer; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various Artists) - A RHAPSODY IN BLUE – THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF OSCAR LEVANT
Robert Russ, compilation producer; Andreas K. Meyer & Rebekah Wineman, mastering engineers (Oscar Levant) - VOICES OF MISSISSIPPI: ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS DOCUMENTED BY WILLIAM FERRIS
William Ferris, April Ledbetter & Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
An Engineer’s Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.)
- ALL THE THINGS THAT I DID AND ALL THE THINGS THAT I DIDN’T DO
Ryan Freeland & Kenneth Pattengale, engineers; Kim Rosen, mastering engineer (The Milk Carton Kids) - COLORS
Julian Burg, Serban Ghenea, David “Elevator” Greenbaum, John Hanes, Beck Hansen, Greg Kurstin, Florian Lagatta, Cole M.G.N., Alex Pasco, Jesse Shatkin, Darrell Thorp & Cassidy Turbin, engineers; Chris Bellman, Tom Coyne, Emily Lazar & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers (Beck) - EARTHTONES
Robbie Lackritz, engineer; Philip Shaw Bova, mastering engineer (Bahamas) - HEAD OVER HEELS
Nathaniel Alford, Jason Evigan, Chris Galland, Tom Gardner, Patrick “P-Thugg” Gemayel, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Tony Hoffer, Derek Keota, Ian Kirkpatrick, David Macklovitch, Amber Mark, Manny Marroquin, Vaughn Oliver, Chris “TEK” O’Ryan, Morgan Taylor Reid & Gian Stone, engineers; Chris Gehringer & Michelle Mancini, mastering engineers (Chromeo) - VOICENOTES
Manny Marroquin & Charlie Puth, engineers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer (Charlie Puth)
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)
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 & Christian Hirt, remixers (Charlie Puth) - “ONLY ROAD (COSMIC GATE REMIX)”
Olaf Diekmann & 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
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
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, Edward 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
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, Edward 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)
• 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
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)
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, Edward Parks, Garrett Sorenson & Wei Wu; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer (The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra) - LULLY: ALCESTE
Christophe Rousset, conductor; Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Emiliano Gonzalez Toro & Judith Van Wanroij; Maximilien Ciup, producer (Les Talens Lyriques; Choeur De Chambre De Namur) - STRAUSS, R.: DER ROSENKAVALIER
Sebastian Weigle, conductor; Renée Fleming, Elīna Garanča, Günther Groissböck & Erin Morley; David Frost, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus) - VERDI: RIGOLETTO
Constantine Orbelian, conductor; Francesco Demuro, Dmitri Hvorostovsky & Nadine Sierra; Vilius Keras & Aleksandra Keriene, producers (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra; Men Of The Kaunas State Choir)
Best Choral Performance
Award to the Conductor, and to the Choral Director and/or Chorus Master where applicable and to the Choral Organization/Ensemble.
- “CHESNOKOV: TEACH ME THY STATUTES”
Vladimir Gorbik, conductor (Mikhail Davydov & Vladimir Krasov; PaTRAM Institute Male Choir) - “KASTALSKY: MEMORY ETERNAL”
Steven Fox, conductor (The Clarion Choir) - “MCLOSKEY: ZEALOT CANTICLES”
Donald Nally, conductor (Doris Hall-Gulati, Rebecca Harris, Arlen Hlusko, Lorenzo Raval & Mandy Wolman; The Crossing) - “RACHMANINOV: THE BELLS”
Mariss Jansons, conductor; Peter Dijkstra, chorus master (Oleg Dolgov, Alexey Markov & Tatiana Pavlovskaya; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks) - “SEVEN WORDS FROM THE CROSS”
Matthew Guard, conductor (Skylark)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
For new recordings of works with chamber or small ensemble (twenty-four or fewer members, not including the conductor). One Award to the ensemble and one Award to the conductor, if applicable.
- ANDERSON, LAURIE: LANDFALL
Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet - BEETHOVEN, SHOSTAKOVICH & BACH
The Danish String Quartet - BLUEPRINTING
Aizuri Quartet - STRAVINSKY: THE RITE OF SPRING CONCERTO FOR TWO PIANOS
Leif Ove Andsnes & Marc-André Hamelin - VISIONS AND VARIATIONS
A Far Cry
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) - “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
Award to: Vocalist(s), Collaborative Artist(s) (Ex: pianists, conductors, chamber groups) Producer(s), Recording Engineers/Mixers with 51% or more playing time of new material.
- ARC
Anthony Roth Costanzo; Jonathan Cohen, conductor (Les Violons Du Roy) - THE HANDEL ALBUM
Philippe Jaroussky; Artaserse, ensemble - MIRAGES
Sabine Devieilhe; François-Xavier Roth, conductor (Alexandre Tharaud; Marianne Crebassa & Jodie Devos; Les Siècles) - SCHUBERT: WINTERREISE
Randall Scarlata; Gilbert Kalish, accompanist - SONGS OF ORPHEUS – MONTEVERDI, CACCINI, D’INDIA & LANDI
Karim Sulayman; Jeannette Sorrell, conductor; Apollo’s Fire, ensembles
Best Classical Compendium
Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) and Engineer(s) of over 51% playing time of the album, if other than the artist.
- FUCHS: PIANO CONCERTO ‘SPIRITUALIST’; POEMS OF LIFE; GLACIER; RUSH
JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Tim Handley, producer - GOLD
The King’s Singers; Nigel Short, producer - THE JOHN ADAMS EDITION
Simon Rattle, conductor; Christoph Franke, producer - JOHN WILLIAMS AT THE MOVIES
Jerry Junkin, conductor; Donald J. McKinney, producer - VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: PIANO CONCERTO; OBOE CONCERTO; SERENADE TO MUSIC; FLOS CAMPI
Peter Oundjian, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer
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, Edward 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 Pérez, 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
Best Music Video
Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.
- “APES***”
The Carters
Ricky Saiz, video director; Mélodie Buchris, Natan Schottenfels & Erinn Williams, video producers - “THIS IS AMERICA”
Childish Gambino
Hiro Murai, video director; Ibra Ake, Jason Cole & Fam Rothstein, video producers - “I’M NOT RACIST”
Joyner Lucas
Joyner Lucas & Ben Proulx, video directors; Joyner Lucas, video producer - “PYNK”
Janelle Monáe
Emma Westenberg, video director; Justin Benoliel & Whitney Jackson, video producers - “MUMBO JUMBO”
Tierra Whack
Marco Prestini, video director; Sara Nassim, video producer
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 - WHITNEY
(Whitney Houston)
Kevin Macdonald, video director; Jonathan Chinn, Simon Chinn & Lisa Erspamer, video producers - QUINCY
Quincy Jones
Alan Hicks & Rashida Jones, video directors; Paula DuPré Pesmen, video producer - ITZHAK
Itzhak Perlman
Alison Chernick, video director; Alison Chernick, video producer - THE KING
(Elvis Presley)
Eugene Jarecki, video director; Christopher Frierson, Georgina Hill, David Kuhn & Christopher St. John, video producers
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