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THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES, INC.
Final Nominations List

59th Annual GRAMMY Awards
For recordings released during the Eligibility Year October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016
Note: More or less than 5 nominations in a category is the result of ties.
General Field
Category 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.
1. HELLO
Adele
Greg Kurstin, producer; Julian Burg, Tom Elmhirst, Emile
Haynie, Greg Kurstin, Liam Nolan, Alex Pasco & Joe
Visciano, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Randy Merrill,
mastering engineers
Track from: 25
[XL Recordings/Columbia Records]
2. FORMATION
Beyonc
Beyonc Knowles, Mike Will Made-It & Pluss, producers;
Jaycen Joshua & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Dave
Kutch, mastering engineer
Track from: Lemonade
[Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records]
3. 7 YEARS
Lukas Graham
Future Animals & Pilo, producers; Delbert Bowers,
Sebastian Fogh, Stefan Forrest & David LaBrel,
engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
Track from: Lukas Graham
[Warner Bros. Records]
4. WORK
Rihanna Featuring Drake
Boi-1da, producer; Noel "Gadget" Campbell, Kuk Harrell,
Manny Marroquin, Noah "40" Shebib & Marcos Tovar,
engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
[Westbury Road Entertainment]
5. STRESSED OUT
Twenty One Pilots
Mike Elizondo & Tyler Joseph, producers; Neal Avron &
Adam Hawkins, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer,
mastering engineer
Track from: Blurryface
[Fueled By Ramen]
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General Field
Category 2 4. VIEWS
Album Of The Year Drake
Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording dvsn, Future, Kyla, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Rihanna &
Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than Wizkid, featured artists; Brian Alexander-Morgan,
the artist. Axlfoliethc, Beat Bully, Boi-1Da, Cardo, Dwayne "Supa
Dups" Chin-Quee, Daxz, DJ Dahi, Frank Dukes, Maneesh,
1. 25 Murda Beatz, Nineteen85, Ricci Riera, Allen Ritter, Noah
Adele "40" Shebib, Southside, Sevn Thomas, Jordan Ullman,
Danger Mouse, Samuel Dixon, Paul Epworth, Greg Kanye West, Wizkid & Young Exclusive, producers; Noel
Kurstin, Max Martin, Ariel Rechtshaid, Shellback, The Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell, Seth Firkins, David
Smeezingtons & Ryan Tedder, producers; Julian Burg, "Prep" Bijan Hughes & Noah "40" Shebib,
Austen Jux Chandler, Cameron Craig, Samuel Dixon, Tom engineers/mixers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer
Elmhirst, Declan Gaffney, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, [Young Money/Cash Money/Republic Records]
Emile Haynie, Jan Holzner, Michael Ilbert, Chris Kasych,
Greg Kurstin, Charles Moniz, Liam Nolan, Alex Pasco, 5. A SAILOR'S GUIDE TO EARTH
Mike Piersante, Ariel Rechtshaid, Rich Rich, Dave Sturgill Simpson
Schiffman, Joe Visciano & Matt Wiggins, Sturgill Simpson, producer; Geoff Allan, David Ferguson &
engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Randy Merrill, mastering Sean Sullivan, engineers/mixers; Gavin Lurssen, mastering
engineers engineer
[XL Recordings/Columbia Records] [Atlantic]
2. LEMONADE
Beyonc
James Blake, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd & Jack White,
featured artists; Vincent Berry II, Ben Billions, James
Blake, BOOTS, Jonny Coffer, Dannyboystyles, Michael
Dean, Alex Delicata, Diplo, Derek Dixie, Kevin Garrett,
Diana Gordon, HazeBanga, Hit-Boy, Just Blaze, King
Henry, Beyonc Knowles, Ezra Koenig, Jeremy McDonald,
MeLo-X, Mike Will Made-It, Pluss, Jack White & Malik
Yusef, producers; Mike Dean, Jaycen Joshua, Greg Koller,
Tony Maserati, Lester Mendoza, Vance Powell, Joshua V.
Smith & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch,
mastering engineer
3. PURPOSE
Justin Bieber
Big Sean, Diplo, Halsey, Travis Scott & Skrillex, featured
artists; The Audibles, Axident, Justin Bieber, Big Taste,
Benny Blanco, Blood, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, Scott
"Scooter" Braun, Mike Dean, Diplo, Gladius, Josh Gudwin,
Nico Hartikainen, Mark "The Mogul" Jackson, Steve
James, Ian Kirkpatrick, Maejor, MdL, Skrillex, Jeremy
Snyder & @ S O U N D Z, producers; Simon Cohen, Diplo,
Mark "Exit" Goodchild, Josh Gudwin, Jaycen Joshua,
Manny Marroquin, Chris 'Tek' O'Ryan, Johannes Raassina,
Gregg Rominiecki, Bart Schoudel, Chris Sclafani, Skrillex,
Dylan William & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Tom
Coyne & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers
[Def Jam Recordings]

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General Field
Category 3 Category 4
Song Of The Year Best New Artist
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or An artist will be considered for Best New Artist if their eligibility
if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist year release/s achieved a breakthrough into the public
names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only. consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape.
1. FORMATION 1. KELSEA BALLERINI

Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyonc Knowles &
Michael L. Williams II, songwriters (Beyonc)
2. THE CHAINSMOKERS
Track from: Lemonade
[Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records; Publisher(s): WB Music
Corp./Sounds From Eardrummers LLC/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing
Corp/Oakland 13 Music] 3. CHANCE THE RAPPER
2. HELLO
Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele) 4. MAREN MORRIS
Track from: 25
[XL Recordings/Columbia Records; Publisher(s): Universal - Songs of
Polygram Int'l, Inc./EMI April Music Inc./Kurstin Music] 5. ANDERSON .PAAK
3. I TOOK A PILL IN IBIZA

Mike Posner, songwriter (Mike Posner)
[Island; Publisher(s): North Greenway Productions/SonyATV Tunes LLC]
4. LOVE YOURSELF
Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin & Ed Sheeran,
songwriters (Justin Bieber)
[Def Jam Recordings; Publisher(s): Songs Of Universal, Inc. o/b/o Please
Don't Forget To Pay Me Music/Universal Music Corp. o/b/o Bieber Time
Publishing/SonyATV Songs LLC]
5. 7 YEARS
Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard
& Morten Ristorp, songwriters (Lukas Graham)
Track from: Lukas Graham
[Warner Bros. Records; Publisher(s): WB Music Corp o/b/o Lukas
Graham Songs/WB Music Corp o/b/o Stefpublishing & Halla!Halla!
Publishing/Then We Take The World/Westside Independent Music
Publishing o/b/o Thou Art the Hunger/Late 80s Music/F*** YOU
DAVE]

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Field 1 - Pop
Best Pop Solo Performance Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
For new vocal or instrumental pop recordings. Singles or Tracks For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative pop
only. recordings. Singles or Tracks only.
1. HELLO 1. CLOSER
Adele The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey
Track from: 25 [Disruptor Records/Columbia]
[XL Recordings/Columbia Records] 2. 7 YEARS
2. HOLD UP Lukas Graham
Beyonc Track from: Lukas Graham
Track from: Lemonade [Warner Bros. Records]
[Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records] 3. WORK
3. LOVE YOURSELF Rihanna Featuring Drake
Justin Bieber [Westbury Road Entertainment]
[Def Jam Recordings] 4. CHEAP THRILLS
4. PIECE BY PIECE (IDOL VERSION) Sia Featuring Sean Paul
Kelly Clarkson [RCA Records/Monkey Puzzle Records]
[RCA Records/19 Recordings Limited] 5. STRESSED OUT
5. DANGEROUS WOMAN Twenty One Pilots
Ariana Grande Track from: Blurryface
Track from: Dangerous Woman [Fueled By Ramen]
[Republic Records]

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Field 1 - Pop
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Best Pop Vocal Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new traditional For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal pop
pop recordings. recordings.
1. CINEMA 1. 25
Andrea Bocelli Adele
[Sugar Music/Verve] [XL Recordings/Columbia Records]
2. FALLEN ANGELS 2. PURPOSE
Bob Dylan Justin Bieber
[Columbia Records] [Def Jam Recordings]
3. STAGES LIVE 3. DANGEROUS WOMAN
Josh Groban Ariana Grande
[Reprise] [Republic]
4. SUMMERTIME: WILLIE NELSON SINGS 4. CONFIDENT
GERSHWIN Demi Lovato
Willie Nelson [Hollywood Records/Island Records]
[Legacy Recordings]
5. THIS IS ACTING
5. ENCORE: MOVIE PARTNERS SING BROADWAY Sia
Barbra Streisand [Monkey Puzzle Records/RCA Records]
[Columbia Records]

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Field 2 - Dance/Electronic Music
Best Dance Recording Best Dance/Electronic Album
For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.
Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.
1. SKIN
1. TEARING ME UP Flume
Bob Moses [Mom+Pop Music/Future Classic.]
Bob Moses, producers; Mark 'Spike' Stent, mixer
2. ELECTRONICA 1: THE TIME MACHINE
Track from: Days Gone By Jean-Michel Jarre
[Domino Recording Co. Ltd.] [Ultra Records]
2. DON'T LET ME DOWN 3. EPOCH
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya Tycho
The Chainsmokers, producers; Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, [Ghostly International]
mixer
Track from: Collage 4. BARBARA BARBARA, WE FACE A SHINING
[Disruptor Records/Columbia] FUTURE
Underworld
3. NEVER BE LIKE YOU [Astralwerks]
Flume Featuring Kai
Harley Streten, producer; Eric J Dubowsky, mixer 5. LOUIE VEGA STARRING...XXVIII
Louie Vega
[Mom+Pop Music/Future Classic.]
[Vega Records]
4. RINSE & REPEAT
Riton Featuring Kah-Lo
Riton, producer; Wez Clarke, mixer
[Interscope Records]
5. DRINKEE
Sofi Tukker
Sofi Tukker, producers; Bryan Wilson, mixer
[Ultra Records]

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Field 3 - Contemporary Instrumental Music
Category 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.
1. HUMAN NATURE
Herb Alpert
[Herb Alpert Presents]
2. WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR

Bill Frisell
[Okeh Records]
3. WAY BACK HOME: LIVE FROM ROCHESTER, NY

Steve Gadd Band
[BFM Jazz]
4. UNSPOKEN
Chuck Loeb
[Shanachie Entertainment]
5. CULCHA VULCHA
Snarky Puppy
[Ground Up Music]

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Field 4 - Rock
Best Rock Performance Best Metal Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative
rock recordings. metal recordings.
1. JOE (LIVE FROM AUSTIN CITY LIMITS) 1. SHOCK ME

Alabama Shakes Baroness
[ATO Records]
Track from: Purple
[Abraxan Hymns]
2. DON'T HURT YOURSELF
Beyonc Featuring Jack White 2. SILVERA
Track from: Lemonade Gojira
Track from: Magma
[Roadrunner Records Inc.]
3. BLACKSTAR
David Bowie 3. ROTTING IN VAIN
Track from: Blackstar Korn
[ISO/Columbia Records] [Roadrunner Records Inc.]
4. THE SOUND OF SILENCE (LIVE ON CONAN) 4. DYSTOPIA

Disturbed Megadeth
[Reprise]
Track from: Dystopia
[UME]
5. HEATHENS
Twenty One Pilots 5. THE PRICE IS WRONG
Track from: Suicide Squad: The Album Periphery
[Atlantic Records/WaterTower Music]
Track from: Periphery III: Select Difficulty
[Sumerian]

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Field 4 - Rock
Best Rock Song Best Rock Album
A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rock, hard
songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist rock or metal recordings.
names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
1. CALIFORNIA
1. BLACKSTAR Blink-182
David Bowie, songwriter (David Bowie) [BMG]
Track from: Blackstar 2. TELL ME I'M PRETTY

[ISO/Columbia Records; Publisher(s): Nipple Music admin. by RZO
Music, Inc.] Cage The Elephant
[RCA Records]
2. BURN THE WITCH
Radiohead, songwriters (Radiohead) 3. MAGMA
Gojira
Track from: A Moon Shaped Pool
[XL Recordings; Publisher(s): Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.] [Roadrunner Records Inc.]
3. HARDWIRED 4. DEATH OF A BACHELOR

James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich, songwriters (Metallica) Panic! At The Disco
[Blackened Recordings; Publisher(s): Creeping Death Music] [DCD2/Fueled By Ramen]
4. HEATHENS 5. WEEZER
Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots) Weezer
[Crush/Atlantic]
Track from: Suicide Squad: The Album
[Atlantic Records/WaterTower Music; Publisher(s): Warner-Tamerlane
Publishing Corp./Stryker Joseph Music]
5. MY NAME IS HUMAN
Rich Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens,
songwriters (Highly Suspect)
[300 Entertainment; Publisher(s): MCID]

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Field 5 - Alternative
Category 16
Best Alternative Music Album
Vocal or Instrumental.
1. 22, A MILLION
Bon Iver
[Jagjaguwar]
2. BLACKSTAR
David Bowie
[Columbia Records]
3. THE HOPE SIX DEMOLITION PROJECT

PJ Harvey
[Vagrant]
4. POST POP DEPRESSION

Iggy Pop
[Loma Vista Recordings]
5. A MOON SHAPED POOL

Radiohead
[XL Recordings]

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Field 6 - R&B
Best R&B Performance Best Traditional R&B Performance
For new vocal or instrumental R&B recordings. For new vocal or instrumental traditional R&B recordings.
1. TURNIN' ME UP 1. THE THREE OF ME
BJ The Chicago Kid William Bell
Track from: In My Mind Track from: This Is Where I Live
[Motown Records] [Stax Records]
2. PERMISSION 2. WOMAN'S WORLD

Ro James BJ The Chicago Kid
Track from: Eldorado Track from: In My Mind
[ByStorm Entertainment/RCA Records] [Motown Records]
3. I DO 3. SLEEPING WITH THE ONE I LOVE

Musiq Soulchild Fantasia
Track from: Life On Earth Track from: The Definition Of...
[My Block, Inc./Entertainment One] [RCA Records/19 Recordings Limited]
4. NEEDED ME 4. ANGEL
Rihanna Lalah Hathaway
[Westbury Road Entertainment/Roc Nation Records]
Track from: Lalah Hathaway Live
[Hathaway Entertainment/Entertainment One]
5. CRANES IN THE SKY
Solange 5. CAN'T WAIT
Track from: A Seat At The Table Jill Scott
[Saint Records/Columbia Records]
Track from: Woman
[Blues Babe Records/Atlantic Records]

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Field 6 - R&B
Best R&B Song Best Urban Contemporary Album
A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded
Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or contemporary vocal tracks derivative of R&B.
Tracks only.
1. LEMONADE
1. COME AND SEE ME Beyonc
J. Brathwaite, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, [Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records]
songwriters (PARTYNEXTDOOR Featuring Drake)
2. OLOGY
Track from: PARTYNEXTDOOR 3 (P3)
[OVO Sound/Warner Bros. Records; Publisher(s): Party OMO Gallant
Ltd./Warner Chappell Music/Sandra Gale/EMI Music Publishing/Mavor [Mind Of A Genius Records/Warner Bros. Records]
& Moses Inc./Kobalt]
3. WE ARE KING
2. EXCHANGE
KING
Michael Hernandez & Bryson Tiller, songwriters [KING Creative, LLC]
(Bryson Tiller)
Track from: T R A P S O U L 4. MALIBU
[RCA Records; Publisher(s): The MeKanics Music/EMI April Music, Anderson .Paak
Inc.]
[OBE/Steel Wool/Art Club/EMPIRE]
3. KISS IT BETTER
5. ANTI
Jeff Bhasker, Robyn Fenty, John-Nathan Glass &
Rihanna
Teddy Sinclair, songwriters (Rihanna)
[Westbury Road Entertainment/Roc Nation Records]
Track from: Anti
[Westbury Road Entertainment/Roc Nation Records; Publisher(s): Songs
of Universal/Sony/ATV Songs/The Kills Effect/Way Above Music]
4. LAKE BY THE OCEAN

Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
Track from: blackSUMMERS'night
[Columbia Records; Publisher(s): SonyATV Tunes LLC o/b/o
Muszewell/EMI April Music Inc. o/b/o itself and Ben Ami Music]
5. LUV
Magnus August Hiberg, Benjamin Levin & Daystar
Peterson, songwriters (Tory Lanez)
Track from: I Told You
[Mad Love/Interscope Records; Publisher(s): Infinite Stripes/Back Hair
Music Publishing admin. by Universal Music Publishing/Please Don't
Forget To Pay Me Music admin. by Universal Music Publishing/Tory
Lanez Publishing /Tony Kelly Music/Universal Songs of PolyGram Int.,
Inc./Dub Plate Music Publishers Ltd./Shocking Vibes Music
Ltd./Greensleeves Publishing Ltd.]

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Field 6 - R&B
Category 21
Best R&B Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new R&B
recordings.
1. IN MY MIND
BJ The Chicago Kid
[Motown Records]
2. LALAH HATHAWAY LIVE

Lalah Hathaway
[Hathaway Entertainment/Entertainment One]
3. VELVET PORTRAITS
Terrace Martin
[Sounds Of Crenshaw/Ropeadope]
4. HEALING SEASON
Mint Condition
[Mint Condition Music, LLC]
5. SMOOVE JONES
Ma
[Planet 9]

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Field 7 - Rap
Best Rap Performance Best Rap/Sung Performance
For a Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only. For a solo or collaborative performance containing both elements
of R&B melodies and Rap.
1. NO PROBLEM
Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz 1. FREEDOM
[Chance The Rapper] Beyonc Featuring Kendrick Lamar
2. PANDA Track from: Lemonade

Desiigner
[Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc./Def Jam Recordings] 2. HOTLINE BLING
Drake
3. POP STYLE
Drake Featuring The Throne Track from: Views
[Cash Money Records/Republic Records]
Track from: Views
[Cash Money Records/Republic Records] 3. BROCCOLI
D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty
4. ALL THE WAY UP
[EMPIRE/Atlantic Records]
Fat Joe & Remy Ma Featuring French Montana &
Infared 4. ULTRALIGHT BEAM
[RNG/EMPIRE]
Kanye West Featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly
5. THAT PART Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream
ScHoolboy Q Featuring Kanye West Track from: The Life Of Pablo
[G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings]
Track from: Blank Face LP
[Top Dawg Entertainment/Interscope Records] 5. FAMOUS
Kanye West Featuring Rihanna
[G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings]

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Field 7 - Rap
Best Rap Song Best Rap Album
A song must contain music and lyrics and must be either a new For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rap
song or a song first achieving prominence during the eligibility recordings.
year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)
1. COLORING BOOK
1. ALL THE WAY UP Chance The Rapper
Joseph Cartagena, Edward Davadi, Shandel Green, [Chance The Rapper]
Karim Kharbouch, Andre Christopher Lyon,
Reminisce Mackie & Marcello Valenzano, songwriters 2. AND THE ANONYMOUS NOBODY
(Fat Joe & Remy Ma Featuring French Montana & De La Soul
Infared) [A.O.I. Records]
[RNG/EMPIRE]
3. MAJOR KEY
2. FAMOUS DJ Khaled
Chancelor Bennett, Ross Birchard, Ernest Brown, [Epic]
Andrew Dawson, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Noah
Goldstein, Kejuan Muchita, Patrick Reynolds, Kanye 4. VIEWS
West, Cydel Young & Malik Yusef, songwriters (Kanye Drake
West Featuring Rihanna) [OVO Sound/Young Money/Cash Money/Republic]
[G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam; Publisher(s): Please Gimme My
Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music Inc./BMG Platinum Songs/Mr. Redan 5. BLANK FACE LP
Music admin. by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC/Juvenile ScHoolboy Q
Hell/Universal Music-MGB Songs/Noah Goldstein admin. by Donda
[Top Dawg Entertainment/Interscope Records]
Publishing/EMI April Music Inc./Sound EQ Music/Warner-Tamerlane
Publishing Corp./Papa George Music admin. by Warner-Tamerlane
6. THE LIFE OF PABLO
Publishing Corp./Chancelor Bennett Publishing Designee/Monza
Ronza/Universal Tunes/Donda Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music Kanye West
Inc./Warp Publishing/Plain Pat What Up] [G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings]
3. HOTLINE BLING
Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies, songwriters (Drake)
Track from: Views
[Cash Money Records/Republic Records; Publisher(s): Sandra Gale/EMI
Music Publishing/Nyan King Music Inc./EMI April/Sony ATV]
4. NO PROBLEM
Chancelor Jonathan Bennett, Dwayne Carter, Rachel
Cato, Peter Cottontale, Tauheed Epps, Jonathan
Hoard, Cam Obi, Ivan Rosenberg, Conor Szymanski,
Lakeithsha Williams & Jaime Woods, songwriters
(Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz)
[Chance The Rapper; Publisher(s): Greatauk/Brass Zebra/Chance The
Rapper, LLC/Warner/Chappell/Reservoir Media Music/Greenhouse
People/Lifespeak/Rachel Cato]
5. ULTRALIGHT BEAM
Chancelor Bennett, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Kirk
Franklin, Noah Goldstein, Samuel Griesemer, Terius
Nash, Jerome Potter, Kelly Price, Nico "Donnie
Trumpet" Segal, Derek Watkins, Kanye West, Cydel
Young & Malik Yusef, songwriters (Kanye West
Featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk
Franklin & The-Dream)
Track from: The Life Of Pablo
[G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam; Publisher(s): Please Gimme My
Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Warner-Tamerlane Publishng
Corp./Papa George Music admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing
Corp/For the Write Price admin. by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing/2082
Music Publishing/WB Music Corp./Universal Music Brentwood Benson
Songs/Universal Music Z-Tunes LLC/Monza Ronza/Universal
Tunes/Chancelor Bennett Publishing Designee/Noah Goldstein
Music/JLOL ASCAP/Samuel Griesemer Publishing Designee/BMG
Platinum Songs/Mr. Redan Music]

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Field 8 - Country
Best Country Solo Performance Best Country Duo/Group Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings. For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country
recordings.
1. LOVE CAN GO TO HELL
Brandy Clark 1. DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS
Track from: Big Day In A Small Town Dierks Bentley Featuring Elle King
[Warner Bros. Records] Track from: Black
[Capitol Records Nashville]
2. VICE
Miranda Lambert 2. 21 SUMMER
[Vanner Records/RCA Nashville] Brothers Osborne
3. MY CHURCH Track from: Pawn Shop

[EMI Records Nashville]
Maren Morris
Track from: Hero 3. SETTING THE WORLD ON FIRE
[Columbia Nashville] Kenny Chesney & P!nk
[Blue Chair Records/Columbia Nashville]
4. CHURCH BELLS
Carrie Underwood 4. JOLENE
Track from: Storyteller Pentatonix Featuring Dolly Parton
[19 Recordings/Arista Nashville] [RCA Records]
5. BLUE AIN'T YOUR COLOR 5. THINK OF YOU

Keith Urban Chris Young With Cassadee Pope
Track from: Ripcord Track from: I'm Comin' Over

[Capitol Records Nashville] [RCA Nashville]

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Field 8 - Country
Best Country Song Best Country Album
A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new country
Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or recordings.
Tracks only.
1. BIG DAY IN A SMALL TOWN
1. BLUE AIN'T YOUR COLOR Brandy Clark
Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey & Steven Lee Olsen, [Warner Bros. Records]
songwriters (Keith Urban)
2. FULL CIRCLE
Track from: Ripcord
[Capitol Records Nashville; Publisher(s): Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Loretta Lynn
Corp./Songs of The Corn, admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.; [Legacy Recordings]
HillarodyRathbone Music, admin. by BMG Rights Management (US)
LLC; House Of Sea Gayle Music, admin. by ClearBox Rights/Spirit 3. HERO
Catalog Holdings, S.a.r.l. admin. by Spirit Two Nashville.]
Maren Morris
2. DIE A HAPPY MAN [Columbia Nashville]
Sean Douglas, Thomas Rhett & Joe Spargur,

4. A SAILOR'S GUIDE TO EARTH
songwriters (Thomas Rhett)
Sturgill Simpson
Track from: Tangled Up [Atlantic]
[The Valory Music Co.; Publisher(s): EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Cricket
On The Line admin. by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC./
5. RIPCORD
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Eastman Pond Publishing admin. by
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Music of Big Deal/Nice Keith Urban
Life/Brodsky Spensive Publishing admin by Words & Music, a division [Capitol Records Nashville]
of Big Deal Music]
3. HUMBLE AND KIND

Lori McKenna, songwriter (Tim McGraw)
Track from: Damn Country Music
[Big Machine Records; Publisher(s): Songs of Universal, Inc./Hoodie
Songs]
4. MY CHURCH
busbee & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris)
Track from: Hero
[Columbia Nashville; Publisher(s): International Dog Music/Words &
Music/BMG Platinum Songs/BMG Rights Management/Hello I Love You
Music]
5. VICE
Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne,
songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
[Vanner Records/RCA Nashville; Publisher(s): SonyATV Tree
Publishing/Pink Dog Publishing/Smack Songs LLC/Kobalt Songs Music
Publishing/Anderson Fork In The Road Music/Kobalt Music Publishing]

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Field 9 - New Age
Category 30
Best New Age Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or
instrumental new age recordings.
1. OROGEN
John Burke
[John Burke]
2. DARK SKY ISLAND

Enya
[Warner Bros.]
3. INNER PASSION
Peter Kater & Tina Guo
[Hearts Of Space Records]
4. ROSETTA
Vangelis
[Decca]
5. WHITE SUN II
White Sun
[Be Why]

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Field 10 - Jazz
Best Improvised Jazz Solo Best Jazz Vocal Album
For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal jazz
on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed recordings.
appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is
1. SOUND OF RED
in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.
Ren Marie
1. COUNTDOWN [Motema Music]
Joey Alexander, soloist
2. UPWARD SPIRAL
Track from: Countdown
Branford Marsalis Quartet With Special Guest Kurt
[Motema Music]
Elling
2. IN MOVEMENT [Okeh]
Ravi Coltrane, soloist 3. TAKE ME TO THE ALLEY

Track from: In Movement (Jack DeJohnette, Ravi Coltrane Gregory Porter
& Matthew Garrison) [Blue Note]
[ECM]
4. HARLEM ON MY MIND
3. WE SEE Catherine Russell
Fred Hersch, soloist [Jazz Village]
Track from: Sunday Night At The Vanguard (The Fred
5. THE STING VARIATIONS
Hersch Trio)
[Palmetto Records] The Tierney Sutton Band
[BFM Jazz]
4. I CONCENTRATE ON YOU
Brad Mehldau, soloist
Track from: Blues And Ballads (Brad Mehldau Trio)
[Nonesuch]
5. IM SO LONESOME I COULD CRY

John Scofield, soloist
Track from: Country For Old Men
[Impulse!]

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Field 10 - Jazz
Best Jazz Instrumental Album Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new ensemble
instrumental jazz recordings. jazz recordings.
1. BOOK OF INTUITION 1. REAL ENEMIES

Kenny Barron Trio Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
[Impulse!] [New Amsterdam Records]
2. DR. UM 2. MONK'ESTRA, VOL. 1

Peter Erskine John Beasley
[Fuzzy Music] [Mack Avenue Records]
3. SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE VANGUARD 3. KALEIDOSCOPE EYES: MUSIC OF THE BEATLES

The Fred Hersch Trio John Daversa
[Palmetto Records] [BFM Jazz]
4. NEARNESS 4. ALL L.A. BAND

Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau Bob Mintzer
[Nonesuch] [Fuzzy Music]
5. COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN 5. PRESIDENTIAL SUITE: EIGHT VARIATIONS ON

John Scofield FREEDOM
[Impulse!] Ted Nash Big Band
[Motema Music]

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Field 10 - Jazz
Category 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.
1. ENTRE COLEGAS
Andy Gonzlez
[Truth Revolution Records]
2. MADERA LATINO: A LATIN JAZZ PERSPECTIVE

ON THE MUSIC OF WOODY SHAW
Brian Lynch & Various Artists
[Hollistic Musicworks]
3. CANTO AMRICA
Michael Spiro/Wayne Wallace La Orquesta Sinfonietta
[Patois Records]
4. 30
Trio Da Paz
[Zoho]
5. TRIBUTE TO IRAKERE: LIVE IN MARCIAC

Chucho Valds
[Jazz Village]

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Field 11 - Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music
Best Gospel Performance/Song Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s) (for new This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s) (for new
compositions) for the best traditional Christian, roots gospel or compositions) for the best contemporary Christian pop, Christian
contemporary gospel single or track. rap/hip-hop, or Christian rock single or track.
1. IT'S ALRIGHT, IT'S OK 1. TRUST IN YOU

Shirley Caesar Featuring Anthony Hamilton; Stanley Lauren Daigle; Lauren Daigle, Michael Farren & Paul
Brown & Courtney Rumble, songwriters Mabury, songwriters
Track from: Fill This House Track from: How Can It Be
[Light Records/Entertainment One; Publisher(s): Stan Brown [Centricity Music; Publisher(s): CentricSongs/Sony/ATV Timber
Music/Courtney Adrianna Rumble] Publishing/Integritys Alleluia Music/Farren Love and War Publishing]
2. YOU'RE BIGGER [LIVE] 2. PRICELESS

Jekalyn Carr; Allundria Carr, songwriter For King & Country; Benjamin Backus, Seth Mosley,
Track from: The Life Project [Live] Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom,
[LUNJEAL Music Group/Entertainment One; Publisher(s): ALJELUN songwriters
Publishing] Track from: Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong. [The
3. MADE A WAY [LIVE] Anniversary Edition]
[Fervent/Curb Records; Publisher(s): Warner Tamerlane/Dayspring
Travis Greene; Travis Greene, songwriter Music, LLC/Kilns Music / WB Music Corp./Word Music, LLC/Method
To The Madness/Shankel Songs/CentricSongs/2 Hour Songs/R1WAY
Track from: The Hill [Live]
Music Publishing/Wordspring Music, LLC]
[RCA Inspiration; Publisher(s): Greenelight International]
3. KING OF THE WORLD
4. GOD PROVIDES
Natalie Grant; Natalie Grant, Becca Mizell & Samuel
Tamela Mann; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
Mizell, songwriters
Track from: One Way Track from: Be One
[TillyMann Music; Publisher(s): Second Half Music Publishing] [Curb Records; Publisher(s): SeeSeeBubba Songs admin. by Music
Services/Maxx Melodies/BMG Platinum Songs/Takin It To The Maxx]
5. BETTER
Hezekiah Walker; Jason Clayborn, Gabriel Hatcher & 4. THY WILL
Hezekiah Walker, songwriters Hillary Scott & The Scott Family; Bernie Herms,
Track from: Azusa: The Next Generation 2- Better Hillary Scott & Emily Weisband, songwriters
[Entertainment One/Azusa; Publisher(s): JayClay Publishing/Luv-Ki/Phat Track from: Love Remains
Chordz Productions] [EMI Records Nashville; Publisher(s): W.B.M. Music Corp./EKT
Publishing, admin. by W.B.M. Music Corp./WB Music Corp./Thankful
For This Music, admin. by WB Music Corp./Songs of Universal,
Inc./G650 Music]
5. CHAIN BREAKER
Zach Williams; Mia Fieldes, Jonathan Smith & Zach
Williams, songwriters
[Essential Records/Provident/Sony Music; Publisher(s): Anthems of
Hope/Upside Down Under/Be Essential Songs/Not Just Another Song
Publishing/So Essential Tunes]

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Best Gospel Album Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
This award is given to the artist(s) and any producer(s) or This award is given to the artist(s) and any producer(s) or
engineer(s) responsible for at least 51% playing time of an album engineer(s) responsible for at least 51% playing time of an album
containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal,
traditional or contemporary/R&B gospel music recordings. contemporary Christian music, including pop, rap/hip-hop, or rock
recordings. (Subject to eligibility criteria)
1. LISTEN
Tim Bowman Jr. 1. POETS & SAINTS
[Lifestyle Music Group/Motown Gospel] All Sons & Daughters
[Integrity Music]
2. FILL THIS HOUSE
Shirley Caesar 2. AMERICAN PRODIGAL
[Light Records/Entertainment One] Crowder
[sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records]
3. A WORSHIPPER'S HEART [LIVE]
Todd Dulaney 3. BE ONE
[Entertainment One/Worship] Natalie Grant
[Curb Records]
4. LOSING MY RELIGION
Kirk Franklin 4. YOUTH REVIVAL [LIVE]
[Fo Yo Soul Recordings/RCA Records] Hillsong Young & Free
[Hillsong Music Australia]
5. DEMONSTRATE [LIVE]
William Murphy 5. LOVE REMAINS
[RCA Inspiration] Hillary Scott & The Scott Family
[EMI Records Nashville]

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Category 40
Best Roots Gospel Album
This award is given to the artist(s) and any producer(s) or
engineer(s) responsible for at least 51% playing time of an album
containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal,
traditional/roots gospel music, including country, Southern gospel,
bluegrass, and Americana recordings. (Subject to eligibility
criteria)
1. BETTER TOGETHER
Gaither Vocal Band
[Gaither Music Group]
2. NATURE'S SYMPHONY IN 432

The Isaacs
[House Of Isaacs]
3. HYMNS
Joey+Rory
[Gaither Music Group/Farmhouse Recordings]
4. HYMNS AND SONGS OF INSPIRATION

Gordon Mote
[New Haven Records]
5. GOD DON'T NEVER CHANGE: THE SONGS OF

BLIND WILLIE JOHNSON
(Various Artists)
Jeffrey Gaskill, producer
[Alligator Records]

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Field 12 - Latin
Best Latin Pop Album Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new Latin pop For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new Latin rock,
recordings. urban or alternative recordings.
1. UN BESITO MAS 1. ILEVITABLE

Jesse & Joy iLe
[Warner Music Mexico] [Sony Music Latin]
2. ILUSIN 2. L.H.O.N. (LA HUMANIDAD O NOSOTROS)

Gaby Moreno Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas
[Metamorfosis/Sony Music US Latin] [Sony Music]
3. SIMILARES 3. BUENAVENTURA
Laura Pausini La Santa Cecilia
[Warner Music Italia/Warner Music Group] [Universal Music Latin Entertainment]
4. SEGUIR LATIENDO 4. LOS RAKAS

Sanalejo Los Rakas
[Marmaz Records] [Universal Music Latino]
5. BUENA VIDA 5. AMOR SUPREMO

Diego Torres Carla Morrison
[Sony Music Latin] [Cosmica Records]

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Field 12 - Latin
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano) Best Tropical Latin Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new regional For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new tropical
Mexican (banda, norteo, corridos, gruperos, mariachi, ranchera Latin recordings.
and Tejano) recordings.
1. CONEXIN
1. RACES Fonseca
Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizrraga [Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC]
[Fonovisa]
2. LA FANTASIA HOMENAJE A JUAN FORMELL
2. HECHO A MANO Formell Y Los Van Van
Joss Favela [EGREM]
[Sony Music Latin]
3. 35 ANIVERSARIO
3. UN AZTECA EN EL AZTECA, VOL. 1 (EN VIVO) Grupo Niche
Vicente Fernndez [Niche Business Enterprises Inc. dba PPM USA]
[Sony Music Entertainment Mxico]
4. LA SONORA SANTANERA EN SU 60
4. GENERACIN MAQUINARIA EST. 2006. ANIVERSARIO
La Maquinaria Nortea La Sonora Santanera
[Azteca Records/Fonovisa/UMLE] [Sony Music Entertainment Mxico, S.A. De C.V.]
5. TRIBUTO A JOAN SEBASTIAN Y RIGOBERTO 5. DONDE ESTN?

ALFARO Jose Lugo & Guasbara Combo
Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea [En Grande Music, LLC]
[East Side Records/Shea Records]

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Field 13 - American Roots Music
Best American Roots Performance Best American Roots Song
For new vocal or instrumental American Roots recordings. This is A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Americana, bluegrass, traditional
for performances in the style of any of the subgenres encompassed blues, contemporary blues, folk or regional roots songs. For Song
in the American Roots Music field including Americana, bluegrass, Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in
blues, folk or regional roots. Award to the artist(s). parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
1. AIN'T NO MAN 1. ALABAMA AT NIGHT
The Avett Brothers Robbie Fulks, songwriter (Robbie Fulks)
Track from: True Sadness Track from: Upland Stories
[American Recordings/Republic Records] [Bloodshot Records; Publisher(s): Lorne Rall Music]
2. MOTHER'S CHILDREN HAVE A HARD TIME 2. CITY LIGHTS

Blind Boys Of Alabama Jack White, songwriter (Jack White/The White Stripes)
Track from: God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Track from: Jack White Acoustic Recordings 1998 - 2016
Willie Johnson [Columbia/Third Man Records; Publisher(s): Peppermint Stripe Music]
[Alligator Records]
3. GULFSTREAM
3. FACTORY GIRL Eric Adcock & Roddie Romero, songwriters (Roddie
Rhiannon Giddens Romero And The Hub City All-Stars)
Track from: Factory Girl Track from: Gulfstream
[Nonesuch Records Inc.] [Octavia Records; Publisher(s): Grand Bayou Music/Roddie Romero
Music]
4. HOUSE OF MERCY
4. KID SISTER
Sarah Jarosz
Vince Gill, songwriter (The Time Jumpers)
Track from: Undercurrent
Track from: Kid Sister
[Sugar Hill Records]
[Rounder Records; Publisher(s): Vinny Mae Music admin. by Songs of
Kobalt Music Publishing]
5. WRECK YOU
Lori McKenna 5. WRECK YOU
[CN Records] Lori McKenna & Felix McTeigue, songwriters (Lori
McKenna)
[CN Records; Publisher(s): Melanie Howard Music, Inc./Rusty Muffler
Songs admin. by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing]

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Best Americana Album Best Bluegrass Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or
instrumental Americana recordings. instrumental bluegrass recordings.
1. TRUE SADNESS 1. ORIGINAL TRADITIONAL

The Avett Brothers Blue Highway
[American Recordings/Republic Records] [Rounder Records]
2. THIS IS WHERE I LIVE 2. BURDEN BEARER

William Bell Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
[Stax] [Mountain Home Music Company]
3. THE CEDAR CREEK SESSIONS 3. THE HAZEL AND ALICE SESSIONS

Kris Kristofferson Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands
[KK Records, Llc] [Spruce And Maple Music]
4. THE BIRD & THE RIFLE 4. NORTH BY SOUTH

Lori McKenna Claire Lynch
[CN Records] [Compass Records]
5. KID SISTER 5. COMING HOME

The Time Jumpers O'Connor Band With Mark O'Connor
[Rounder Records] [Rounder Records]

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Best Traditional Blues Album Best Contemporary Blues Album
instrumental traditional blues recordings. instrumental contemporary blues recordings.
1. CAN'T SHAKE THIS FEELING 1. THE LAST DAYS OF OAKLAND
Lurrie Bell Fantastic Negrito
[Delmark Records] [Believe Global/Blackball Universe]
2. LIVE AT THE GREEK THEATRE 2. LOVE WINS AGAIN
Joe Bonamassa Janiva Magness
[J&R Adventures] [Blue lan Records]
3. BLUES & BALLADS (A FOLKSINGER'S 3. BLOODLINE
SONGBOOK: VOLUMES I & II) Kenny Neal
Luther Dickinson [Cleopatra Blues]
[New West Records]
4. GIVE IT BACK TO YOU
4. THE SOUL OF JIMMIE RODGERS The Record Company
Vasti Jackson [Concord Records]
[VJM]
5. EVERYBODY WANTS A PIECE
5. PORCUPINE MEAT Joe Louis Walker
Bobby Rush [Provogue]
[Rounder Records]

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Best Folk Album Best Regional Roots Music Album
instrumental folk recordings. instrumental regional roots music recordings.
1. SILVER SKIES BLUE 1. BROKEN PROMISED LAND

Judy Collins & Ari Hest Barry Jean Ancelet & Sam Broussard
[Wildflower Records/Cleopatra Records] [Swallow Records]
2. UPLAND STORIES 2. IT'S A CREE THING
Robbie Fulks Northern Cree
[Bloodshot Records] [Canyon Records]
3. FACTORY GIRL 3. E WALEA
Rhiannon Giddens Kalani Pe'a
[Nonesuch Records Inc.] [Kalani Pea Music Llc]
4. WEIGHTED MIND 4. GULFSTREAM
Sierra Hull Roddie Romero And The Hub City All-Stars
[Rounder Records] [Octavia Records]
5. UNDERCURRENT 5. I WANNA SING RIGHT: REDISCOVERING LOMAX
Sarah Jarosz IN THE EVANGELINE COUNTRY
[Sugar Hill Records] (Various Artists)
Joshua Caffery & Joel Savoy, producers
[Valcour Records]

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Field 14 - Reggae
Category 53
Best Reggae Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new reggae
recordings.
1. SLY & ROBBIE PRESENTS... REGGAE FOR HER

Devin Di Dakta & J.L
[Tuff Gong International, Taxi Records]
2. ROSE PETALS
J Boog
[Wash House Music Group]
3. ZIGGY MARLEY
Ziggy Marley
[Tuff Gong Worldwide]
4. EVERLASTING
Raging Fyah
[Dub Rockers/VP Records]
5. FALLING INTO PLACE

Rebelution
[87 Music/Hill Kid/Raise Up Music/Easy Star Records]
6. SOJA: LIVE IN VIRGINIA

SOJA
[ATO Records]

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Field 15 - World Music
Category 54
Best World Music Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or
instrumental world music recordings.
1. DESTINY
Celtic Woman
[Manhattan Records]
2. WALKING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF OUR FATHERS

Ladysmith Black Mambazo
[Ladysmith Black Mambazo]
3. SING ME HOME
Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
[Masterworks]
4. LAND OF GOLD
Anoushka Shankar
[Deutsche Grammophon]
5. DOIS AMIGOS, UM SCULO DE MSICA:

MULTISHOW LIVE
Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil
[Nonesuch]

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Field 16 - Children's
Category 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.
1. EXPLORER OF THE WORLD

Frances England
[Frances England Music]
2. INFINITY PLUS ONE

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
[Underground Records]
3. NOVELTIES
Recess Monkey
[Recess Monkey]
4. PRESS PLAY
Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could
[Bumblin' Bee Records]
5. SADDLE UP
The Okee Dokee Brothers
[Okee Dokee Music]

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Field 17 - Spoken Word
Category 56
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio
Books & Storytelling)
1. THE GIRL WITH THE LOWER BACK TATTOO

Amy Schumer
[Simon & Schuster Audio]
2. IN SUCH GOOD COMPANY: ELEVEN YEARS OF
LAUGHTER, MAYHEM, AND FUN IN THE
SANDBOX
Carol Burnett
[Penguin Random House Audio]
3. M TRAIN
Patti Smith
4. UNDER THE BIG BLACK SUN: A PERSONAL
HISTORY OF L.A. PUNK (JOHN DOE WITH TOM
DESAVIA)
(Various Artists)
Tom DeSavia, John Doe, Scott Sherratt & Dan Zitt,
producers
5. UNFAITHFUL MUSIC & DISAPPEARING INK
Elvis Costello

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Field 18 - Comedy
Category 57
Best Comedy Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings.
1. ...AMERICA...GREAT
David Cross
[Liberal Jewrun Media Productions]
2. AMERICAN MYTH
Margaret Cho
[Clownery Records]
3. BOYISH GIRL INTERRUPTED

Tig Notaro
[Secretly Canadian]
4. LIVE AT THE APOLLO

Amy Schumer
[Maverick]
5. TALKING FOR CLAPPING

Patton Oswalt
[ASpecialThing Records]

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Field 19 - Musical Theater
Category 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.
1. BRIGHT STAR
Carmen Cusack, principal soloist; Jay Alix, Peter Asher
& Una Jackman, producers; Steve Martin, composer;
Edie Brickell, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway
Cast)
[Ghostlight]
2. THE COLOR PURPLE

Danielle Brooks, Cynthia Erivo & Jennifer Hudson,
principal soloists; Stephen Bray, Van Dean, Frank
Filipetti, Roy Furman, Joan Raffe, Scott Sanders &
Jhett Tolentino, producers (Stephen Bray, Brenda
Russell & Allee Willis, composers/lyricists) (New
Broadway Cast)
[Broadway Records]
3. FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

Danny Burstein, principal soloist; Louise Gund, David
Lai & Ted Sperling, producers (Jerry Bock, composer;
Sheldon Harnick, lyricist) (2016 Broadway Cast)
[Broadway Records]
4. KINKY BOOTS
Killian Donnelly & Matt Henry, principal soloists;
Sammy James, Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus &
William Wittman, producers (Cyndi Lauper, composer
& lyricist) (Original West End Cast)
[Masterworks Broadway]
5. WAITRESS
Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Neal Avron, Sara
Bareilles & Nadia DiGiallonardo, producers; Sara
Bareilles, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
[DMI Soundtracks]

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Field 20 - Music for Visual Media
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
Award to the artist(s) and/or in studio producer(s) of a majority of Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically
the tracks on the album. In the absence of both, award to the one for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture,
or two individuals proactively responsible for the concept and television show or series, video games or other visual media.
musical direction of the album and for the selection of artists, songs
1. BRIDGE OF SPIES
and producers, as applicable. Award also goes to appropriately
credited music supervisor(s). Thomas Newman, composer
[Hollywood Records]
1. AMY
(Various Artists) 2. QUENTIN TARANTINO'S THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Salaam Remi & Mark Ronson, compilation producers Ennio Morricone, composer
[Republic Records] [Decca]
2. MILES AHEAD 3. THE REVENANT

(Miles Davis & Various Artists) Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto, composers
Steve Berkowitz, Don Cheadle & Robert Glasper, [Milan Records]

compilation producers 4. STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
[Columbia/Legacy] John Williams, composer
3. STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON [Walt Disney Records]
(Various Artists) 5. STRANGER THINGS VOLUME 1
OShea Jackson & Andre Young, compilation Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers
producers
[Lakeshore Records]
[Capitol Records/UMe]
6. STRANGER THINGS VOLUME 2
4. SUICIDE SQUAD (COLLECTOR'S EDITION)
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers
(Various Artists)
[Lakeshore Records]
Mike Caren, Darren Higman & Kevin Weaver,
compilation producers
[Atlantic/WaterTower Music]
5. VINYL: THE ESSENTIALS SEASON 1
(Various Artists)
Stewart Lerman, Randall Poster & Kevin Weaver,
compilation producers
[Atlantic/Warner Bros. Records]

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Field 20 - Music for Visual Media
Category 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.
1. CAN'T STOP THE FEELING!
Max Martin, Shellback & Justin Timberlake,
songwriters (Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Gwen
Stefani, James Corden, Zooey Deschanel, Walt Dohrn,
Ron Funches, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Christopher
Mintz-Plasse & Kunal Nayyar)
Track from: Trolls
[Villa40/RCA Records; Publisher(s): Tennman Tunes
admin. by Universal Music-Z Tunes LLC/ MXM Music
admin. by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, Inc./DWA
Songs]
2. HEATHENS
Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots)
Track from: Suicide Squad
[Atlantic/WaterTower Music; Publisher(s):
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Stryker Joseph Music]
3. JUST LIKE FIRE
Oscar Holter, Max Martin, P!nk & Shellback,
songwriters (P!nk)
Track from: Alice Through The Looking Glass
[RCA Records/Walt Disney Records; Publisher(s): EMI
Blackwood Music, Inc./P!nk Inside Publishing/MXM
Music admin. by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, Inc./Wolf
Cousins/WB Music Corp. o/b/o Warner/Chappell Music
Scandinavia/Lionheart Music/Walt Disney Music
Company/Wonderland Music Company, Inc.]
4. PURPLE LAMBORGHINI
Shamann Cooke, Sonny Moore & William Roberts,
songwriters (Skrillex & Rick Ross)
Track from: Suicide Squad
[Atlantic/WaterTower Music; Publisher(s): Copaface
admin. by Kobalt Music/EMI Blackwood Music Inc./4
Blunts Lit At Once/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
o/b/o itself/Rich Forever and Close Range Publishing]
5. TRY EVERYTHING
Mikkel S. Eriksen, Sia Furler & Tor Erik Hermansen,
songwriters (Shakira)
Track from: Zootopia
[Walt Disney Records; Publisher(s): Walt Disney Music
Company]
6. THE VEIL
Peter Gabriel, songwriter (Peter Gabriel)
Track from: Snowden
[Real World Records/Peter Gabriel Ltd.; Publisher(s): Real
World Music Ltd/Sony ATV]

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Field 21 - Composing/Arranging
Best Instrumental Composition Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles
adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or or Tracks only.
Tracks only.
1. ASK ME NOW
1. BRIDGE OF SPIES (END TITLE) John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley)
Thomas Newman, composer (Thomas Newman) Track from: MONK'estra, Vol. 1
Track from: Bridge Of Spies [Mack Avenue Records]
[Hollywood Records]
2. GOOD "SWING" WENCESLAS
2. THE EXPENSIVE TRAIN SET (AN EPIC Sammy Nestico, arranger (The Count Basie Orchestra)
SARAHNADE FOR DOUBLE BIG BAND)
Track from: A Very Swingin' Basie Christmas!
Tim Davies, composer (Tim Davies Big Band) [Concord Jazz]
Track from: The Expensive Trainset
[Origin Records] 3. LINUS & LUCY
Christian Jacob, arranger (The Phil Norman Tentet)
3. FLOW
Track from: Then & Now: Classic Sounds & Variations Of
Alan Ferber, composer (Alan Ferber Nonet)
12 Jazz Legends
Track from: Roots & Transitions [Mama Records]
[Sunnyside Communications, Inc.]
4. LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS
4. L'ULTIMA DILIGENZA DI RED ROCK - VERSIONE John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa)
INTEGRALE
Track from: Kaleidoscope Eyes: Music Of The Beatles
Ennio Morricone, composer (Ennio Morricone)
[BFM Jazz]
Track from: Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight
[Decca Records] 5. WE THREE KINGS
Ted Nash, arranger (Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra
5. SPOKEN AT MIDNIGHT With Wynton Marsalis)
Ted Nash, composer (Ted Nash Big Band)
Track from: Big Band Holidays
Track from: Presidential Suite: Eight Variations On [Blue Engine Records]
Freedom
[Motema Music]
6. YOU AND I
Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
Track from: In My Room
[Membran]

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Field 21 - Composing/Arranging
Category 64
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles
or Tracks only.
1. DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR?

Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big
Phat Band Featuring Take 6)
Track from: A Big Phat Christmas - Wrap This!
[Music Of Content]
2. DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET

John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa Featuring Renee
Olstead)
Track from: Kaleidoscope Eyes: Music Of The Beatles
[BFM Jazz]
3. FLINTSTONES
Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
Track from: In My Room
[Membran]
4. I'M A FOOL TO WANT YOU

Alan Broadbent, arranger (Kristin Chenoweth)
Track from: The Art Of Elegance
[Concord Records]
5. SOMEWHERE (DIRTY BLVD) (EXTENDED

VERSION)
Billy Childs & Larry Klein, arrangers (Lang Lang
Featuring Lisa Fischer & Jeffrey Wright)
Track from: New York Rhapsody
[Sony Classical]

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Field 22 - Package
Best Recording Package Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
1. ANTI (DELUXE EDITION) 1. EDITH PIAF 1915-2015

Robyn Fenty, Roy Nachum & Ciarra Pardo, art Grard Lo Monaco, art director (Edith Piaf)
directors (Rihanna) [Warner Music France]
[Westbury Road Entertainment]
2. 401 DAYS
2. BLACKSTAR Jonathan Dagan & Mathias Hst Normark, art
Jonathan Barnbrook, art director (David Bowie) directors (J.Views)
[ISO/Columbia Records] [J.Views]
3. HUMAN PERFORMANCE 3. I LIKE IT WHEN YOU SLEEP, FOR YOU ARE SO

Andrew Savage, art director (Parquet Courts) BEAUTIFUL YET SO UNAWARE OF IT (BOX SET)
[Rough Trade Records] Samuel Burgess-Johnson & Matthew Healy, art
directors (The 1975)
4. SUNSET MOTEL [Dirty Hit/Interscope]
Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless
4. PAPER WHEELS (DELUXE LIMITED EDITION)
Kelly)
[No Big Deal Records] Matt Taylor, art director (Trey Anastasio)
[ATO Records]
5. 22, A MILLION
Eric Timothy Carlson, art director (Bon Iver) 5. TUG OF WAR (DELUXE EDITION)
[Jagjaguwar] Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul
McCartney)
[Concord Records]

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Field 23 - Notes
Category 67
Best Album Notes
1. THE COMPLETE MONUMENT & COLUMBIA

ALBUMS COLLECTION
Mikal Gilmore, album notes writer (Kris Kristofferson)
[Legacy Recordings]
2. THE KNOXVILLE SESSIONS, 1929-1930: KNOX

COUNTY STOMP
Ted Olson & Tony Russell, album notes writers
(Various Artists)
[Bear Family Productions Ltd.]
3. ORK RECORDS: NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, album notes writers
(Various Artists)
[The Numero Group]
4. SISSLE AND BLAKE SING SHUFFLE ALONG

Ken Bloom & Richard Carlin, album notes writers
(Eubie Blake & Noble Sissle)
[Harbinger Records/The Musical Theater Project]
5. WAXING THE GOSPEL: MASS EVANGELISM &

THE PHONOGRAPH, 1890-1900
Richard Martin, album notes writer (Various Artists)
[Archeophone Records]

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Field 24 - Historical
Category 68
Best Historical Album
1. THE CUTTING EDGE 1965-1966: THE BOOTLEG

SERIES, VOL.12 (COLLECTOR'S EDITION)
Steve Berkowitz & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers;
Mark Wilder, mastering engineer (Bob Dylan)
[Columbia/Legacy]
2. MUSIC OF MOROCCO FROM THE LIBRARY OF

CONGRESS: RECORDED BY PAUL BOWLES, 1959
April G. Ledbetter, Steven Lance Ledbetter, Bill Nowlin
& Philip D. Schuyler, compilation producers; Rick
Fisher & Michael Graves, mastering engineers (Various
Artists)
[Dust-To-Digital]
3. ORK RECORDS: NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff
Lipton & Maria Rice, mastering engineers (Various
Artists)
[The Numero Group]
4. VLADIMIR HOROWITZ: THE UNRELEASED LIVE

RECORDINGS 1966-1983
Bernard Horowitz, Andreas K. Meyer & Robert Russ,
compilation producers; Andreas K. Meyer & Jeanne
Montalvo, mastering engineers (Vladimir Horowitz)
[Sony Classical]
5. WAXING THE GOSPEL: MASS EVANGELISM &

THE PHONOGRAPH, 1890-1900
Michael Devecka, Meagan Hennessey & Richard
Martin, compilation producers; Michael Devecka,
David Giovannoni, Michael Khanchalian & Richard
Martin, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
[Archeophone Records]

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Field 25 - Production, Non-Classical
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
An Engineer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.) A Producer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.)
1. ARE YOU SERIOUS 1. BENNY BLANCO

Tchad Blake & David Boucher, engineers; Bob Ludwig, Cold Water (Major Lazer Featuring Justin Bieber And
mastering engineer (Andrew Bird) M) (S)
[Loma Vista Recordings] Friends (Francis And The Lights Featuring Bon Iver) (S)
Kill Em' With Kindness (Selena Gomez) (T)
2. BLACKSTAR
Love Yourself (Justin Bieber) (S)
David Bowie, Tom Elmhirst, Kevin Killen & Tony
Luv (Tory Lanez) (S)
Visconti, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer
Wild Love (Cashmere Cat Featuring The Weeknd &
(David Bowie)
Francis And The Lights) (S)
[ISO/Columbia Records]
2. GREG KURSTIN
3. DIG IN DEEP
Cheap Thrills (Sia Featuring Sean Paul) (S)
Ryan Freeland, engineer; Kim Rosen, mastering engineer
Hello (Adele) (S)
(Bonnie Raitt)
Love You To Death (Tegan And Sara) (A)
[Redwing Records] Million Years Ago (Adele) (T)
4. HIT N RUN PHASE TWO Something In The Way You Move (Ellie Goulding) (T)
Booker T., Dylan Dresdow, Chris James, Jamie Lewis, Ben Water Under The Bridge (Adele) (T)
Mhlethaler, Prince, Justin Stanley & Joshua Welton, 3. MAX MARTIN
engineers; Dylan Dresdow, mastering engineer (Prince)
Can't Stop The Feeling! (Justin Timberlake) (S)
[NPG Records] Dangerous Woman (Ariana Grande) (S)
5. UNDERCURRENT Into You (Ariana Grande) (S)
Shani Gandhi & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Paul Blakemore, Just Like Fire (P!nk) (T)
mastering engineer (Sarah Jarosz) Rise (Katy Perry) (S)
[Sugar Hill Records] Send My Love (To Your New Lover) (Adele) (S)
Side To Side (Ariana Grande Featuring Nicki Minaj) (T)
4. NINETEEN85
For Free (DJ Khaled Ft. Drake) (S)
Hotline Bling (Drake) (S)
Not Nice (PARTYNEXTDOOR) (S)
One Dance (Drake Featuring Wiz Kid & Kyla) (S)
Rising Water (James Vincent McMorrow) (T)
Sept. 5th (dvsn) (A)
Too Good (Drake Featuring Rihanna) (S)
We Move (James Vincent McMorrow) (A)
5. RICKY REED
Better (Meghan Trainor Featuring Yo Gotti) (S)
Cruel World (Phantogram) (S)
Girls Talk Boys (5 Seconds Of Summer) (S)
HandClap (Fitz And The Tantrums) (S)
Me Too (Meghan Trainor) (S)
No (Meghan Trainor) (S)
Sober (DJ Snake Featuring JRY) (T)
You Don't Get Me High Anymore (Phantogram) (S)

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Field 25 - Production, Non-Classical
Category 71
Best Remixed Recording
A Remixer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses for
identification.) Singles or Tracks only.
1. CALI COAST (PSIONICS REMIX)

Josh Williams, remixer (Soul Pacific)
Track from: Awake
[Diso Studios]
2. HEAVY STAR MOVIN' (STARRO REMIX)

starRo, remixer (The Silver Lake Chorus)
Track from: Silver Lake Chorus Remixes
[Six Degrees Records]
3. NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE (TIMO MAAS

& JAMES TEEJ REMIX)
Timo Maas & James Teej, remixers (Paul McCartney &
Wings)
[Casablanca/Republic Records]
4. ONLY (KASKADE X LIPLESS REMIX)

Kaskade & Lipless, remixers (Ry X)
[Loma Vista Recordings]
5. TEARING ME UP (RAC REMIX)

Andr Allen Anjos, remixer (Bob Moses)
[Domino Recording]
6. WIDE OPEN (JOE GODDARD REMIX)

Joe Goddard, remixer (The Chemical Brothers)
[Astralwerks]

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Field 26 - Surround Sound
Category 72
Best Surround Sound 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).
1. DUTILLEUX: SUR LE MME ACCORD; LES

CITATIONS; MYSTRE DE L'INSTANT &
TIMBRES, ESPACE, MOUVEMENT
Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, surround mix
engineers; Dmitriy Lipay, surround mastering engineer;
Dmitriy Lipay, surround producer (Ludovic Morlot &
Seattle Symphony)
[Seattle Symphony Media]
2. JOHNSON: CONSIDERING MATTHEW SHEPARD

Brad Michel, surround mix engineer; Brad Michel,
surround mastering engineer; Robina G. Young,
surround producer (Craig Hella Johnson &
Conspirare)
[Harmonia Mundi]
3. MAJA S.K. RATKJE: AND SING ...

Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten
Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten
Lindberg, surround producer (Maja S.K. Ratkje,
Cikada & Oslo Sinfonietta)
[2L (Lindberg Lyd)]
4. PRIMUS & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (5.1

SURROUND SOUND EDITION)
Les Claypool, surround mix engineer; Stephen
Marcussen, surround mastering engineer; Les Claypool,
surround producer (Primus)
[ATO Records]
5. REFLECTIONS
Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten
Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten
Lindberg, surround producer (yvind Gimse, Geir Inge
Lotsberg & Trondheimsolistene)
[2L (Lindberg Lyd)]

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Field 27 - Production, Classical
Category 73
Best Engineered Album, Classical
An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)
1. CORIGLIANO: THE GHOSTS OF VERSAILLES
Mark Donahue, Fred Vogler & David L Williams,
engineers (James Conlon, Guanqun Yu, Joshua
Guerrero, Patricia Racette, Christopher Maltman, Lucy
Schaufer, Lucas Meachem, LA Opera Chorus &
Orchestra)
[Pentatone Music]
2. DUTILLEUX: SUR LE MME ACCORD; LES

CITATIONS; MYSTRE DE L'INSTANT &
TIMBRES, ESPACE, MOUVEMENT
Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers (Ludovic
Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
[Seattle Symphony Media]
3. REFLECTIONS
Morten Lindberg, engineer (yvind Gimse, Geir Inge
Lotsberg & Trondheimsolistene)
[2L (Lindberg Lyd)]
4. SHADOW OF SIRIUS
Silas Brown & David Frost, engineers; Silas Brown,
mastering engineer (Jerry F. Junkin & The University
Of Texas Wind Ensemble)
[Naxos]
5. SHOSTAKOVICH: UNDER STALIN'S SHADOW -

SYMPHONIES NOS. 5, 8 & 9
Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn,
mastering engineer (Andris Nelsons & Boston
Symphony Orchestra)

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Field 27 - Production, Classical
Category 74
Producer Of The Year, Classical
A Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)
1. BLANTON ALSPAUGH 4. JUDITH SHERMAN

The Aeolian Organ At Duke University Chapel American First Sonatas (Cecile Licad)
(Christopher Jacobson) Berlin: This Is The Life! (Rick Benjamin & Paragon
Bolcom: Canciones De Lorca & Prometheus (Ren Ragtime Orchestra)
Barbera, Jeffrey Biegel, Carl St. Clair, Pacific Chorale & Centennial Commissions, Vol. II (Charles Neidich & Pro
Pacific Symphony) Arte Quartet)
Brahms: The Four Symphonies (Leonard Slatkin & Gernsheim & Brahms: Piano Quintets (Reiko Uchida &
Detroit Symphony Orchestra) Formosa Quartet)
Copland: Appalachian Spring Complete Ballet; Hear Ye! Latin American & Spanish Masterpieces For Flute &
Hear Ye! (Leonard Slatkin & Detroit Symphony Orchestra) Piano (Stephanie Jutt)
Corigliano: The Ghosts Of Versailles (James Conlon, Similar Motion (Momenta Quartet)
Guanqun Yu, Joshua Guerrero, Patricia Racette, Tchaikovsky: Complete Works For Violin & Orchestra
Christopher Maltman, Lucy Schaufer, Lucas Meachem, LA (Jennifer Koh, Alexander Vedernikov & Odense Symphony
Opera Chorus & Orchestra) Orchestra)
Dvok: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 (Andrs Orozco-Estrada Tower: String Quartets Nos. 3-5 & Dumbarton Quintet
& Houston Symphony) (Miami String Quartet)
Dvok: Symphony No. 6; Slavonic Dances (Andrs 5. ROBINA G. YOUNG
Orozoco-Estrada & Houston Symphony)
Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard (Craig Hella
Floyd: Wuthering Heights (Joseph Mechavich, Heather
Johnson & Conspirare)
Buck, Vale Rideout, Susanne Mentzer, Kelly Markgraf,
Lutosawski: Concerto For Orchestra; Brahms: Piano
Georgia Jarman, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra &
Quartet (Miguel Harth-Bedoya & Fort Worth Symphony
Florentine Opera Company)
Orchestra)
2. DAVID FROST Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vols. 8 & 9 (Kristian
Bach: The Cello Suites According To Anna Magdalena Bezuidenhout)
(Matt Haimovitz) Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 5 (Vadym
Bates: Anthology Of Fantastic Zoology (Riccardo Muti & Kholodenko, Miguel Harth-Bedoya & Fort Worth
Chicago Symphony Orchestra) Symphony Orchestra)
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 5 (Jonathan Biss) A Wondrous Mystery - Renaissance Choral Music For
Brahms & Dvok: Serenades (Boston Symphony Christmas (Stile Antico)
Chamber Players)
Fitelberg: Chamber Works (ARC Ensemble)
Ispirare (Melia Watras)
Overtures To Bach (Matt Haimovitz)
Schoenberg: Kol Nidre; Shostakovich: Suite On Verses
Of Michelangelo Buonarroti (Ildar Abdrazakov, Alberto
Mizrahi, Riccardo Muti, Duain Wolfe, Chicago Symphony
Orchestra & Chorus)
Shadow Of Sirius (Jerry F. Junkin & The University Of
Texas Wind Ensemble)
3. MARINA A. LEDIN AND VICTOR LEDIN
Friedman: Original Piano Compositions (Joseph
Banowetz)
Moszkowski: From Foreign Lands (Martin West & San
Francisco Ballet Orchestra)

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Field 28 - Classical
Best Orchestral Performance Best Opera Recording
Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra. Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s) and Principal
Soloists.
1. BATES: WORKS FOR ORCHESTRA
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco 1. CORIGLIANO: THE GHOSTS OF VERSAILLES
Symphony) James Conlon, conductor; Joshua Guerrero,
[SFS Media] Christopher Maltman, Lucas Meachem, Patricia
Racette, Lucy Schaufer & Guanqun Yu; Blanton
2. IBERT: ORCHESTRAL WORKS
Alspaugh, producer (LA Opera Orchestra; LA Opera
Neeme Jrvi, conductor (Orchestre De La Suisse
Chorus)
Romande) [Pentatone Music]
[Chandos]
2. HANDEL: GIULIO CESARE
3. PROKOFIEV: SYMPHONY NO. 5 IN B-FLAT
Giovanni Antonini, conductor; Cecilia Bartoli, Philippe
MAJOR, OP. 100
Jaroussky, Andreas Scholl & Anne-Sofie von Otter;
Mariss Jansons, conductor (Royal Concertgebouw
Samuel Theis, producer (Il Giardino Armonico)
Orchestra) [Decca]
[RCO]
3. HIGDON: COLD MOUNTAIN
4. ROUSE: ODNA ZHIZN; SYMPHONIES 3 & 4;
PROSPERO'S ROOMS Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor; Emily Fons, Nathan
Alan Gilbert, conductor (New York Philharmonic) Gunn, Isabel Leonard & Jay Hunter Morris; Elizabeth
Ostrow, producer (The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra;
[Dacapo Records]
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Program For Singers)
5. SHOSTAKOVICH: UNDER STALIN'S SHADOW - [Pentatone Music]
SYMPHONIES NOS. 5, 8 & 9
4. MOZART: LE NOZZE DI FIGARO
Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony
Yannick Nzet-Sguin, conductor; Thomas Hampson,
Orchestra)
[Deutsche Grammophon] Christiane Karg, Luca Pisaroni & Sonya Yoncheva;
Daniel Zalay, producer (Chamber Orchestra Of
Europe; Vocalensemble Rastatt)
5. SZYMANOWSKI: KRL ROGER

Antonio Pappano, conductor; Georgia Jarman, Mariusz
Kwiecie & Saimir Pirgu; Jonathan Allen, producer
(Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House; Royal Opera
Chorus)
[Opus Arte]

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Best Choral Performance Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Award to the Conductor, and to the Choral Director and/or Chorus For new recordings of works with chamber or small ensemble
Master where applicable and to the Choral Organization/Ensemble. (twenty-four or fewer members, not including the conductor). One
Award to the ensemble and one Award to the conductor, if
1. HIMMELRAND
applicable.
Elisabeth Holte, conductor (Marianne Reidarsdatter
Eriksen, Ragnfrid Lie & Matilda Sterby; Inger-Lise 1. FITELBERG: CHAMBER WORKS
Ulsrud; Uranienborg Vokalensemble) ARC Ensemble
[2L (Lindberg Lyd)] [Chandos]
2. JANEK: GLAGOLITIC MASS 2. REFLECTIONS

Edward Gardner, conductor; Hkon Matti Skrede, yvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg &
chorus master (Susan Bickley, Gbor Bretz, Sara Trondheimsolistene
Jakubiak & Stuart Skelton; Thomas Trotter; Bergen [2L (Lindberg Lyd)]
Philharmonic Orchestra; Bergen Cathedral Choir,
Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Choir Of Collegium 3. SERIOUS BUSINESS
Musicum & Edvard Grieg Kor) Spektral Quartet
[Chandos] [Sono Luminus]
3. LLOYD: BONHOEFFER 4. STEVE REICH

Donald Nally, conductor (Malavika Godbole, John Third Coast Percussion
Grecia, Rebecca Harris & Thomas Mesa; The Crossing) [Cedille Records]
[Albany Records]
5. TRIOS FROM OUR HOMELANDS
4. PENDERECKI CONDUCTS PENDERECKI, Lincoln Trio
VOLUME 1 [Cedille Records]
Krzysztof Penderecki, conductor; Henryk
Wojnarowski, choir director (Nikolay Didenko,
Agnieszka Rehlis & Johanna Rusanen; Warsaw
Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Philharmonic Choir)
[Warner Classics]
5. STEINBERG: PASSION WEEK

Steven Fox, conductor (The Clarion Choir)
[Naxos]

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Best Classical Instrumental Solo Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor when Award to: Vocalist(s), Collaborative Artist(s) (Ex: pianists,
applicable. conductors, chamber groups) Producer(s), Recording
Engineers/Mixers with 51% or more playing time of new material.
1. ADAMS, J.: SCHEHERAZADE.2
Leila Josefowicz; David Robertson, conductor (Chester 1. MONTEVERDI
Englander; St. Louis Symphony) Magdalena Koen; Andrea Marcon, conductor (David
[Nonesuch] Feldman, Michael Feyfar, Jakob Pilgram & Luca
Tittoto; La Cetra Barockorchester Basel)
2. DAUGHERTY: TALES OF HEMINGWAY [Archiv Produktion]
Zuill Bailey; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Nashville
Symphony) 2. MOZART: THE WEBER SISTERS
Track from: Daugherty: Tales Of Hemingway; American Sabine Devieilhe; Raphal Pichon, conductor
Gothic; Once Upon A Castle (Pygmalion)
[Naxos] [Erato]
3. DVOK: VIOLIN CONCERTO & ROMANCE; 3. SCHUMANN & BERG

SUK: FANTASY Dorothea Rschmann; Mitsuko Uchida, accompanist
Christian Tetzlaff; John Storgrds, conductor (Helsinki [Decca]
Philharmonic Orchestra)
[Ondine] 4. SHAKESPEARE SONGS
Ian Bostridge; Antonio Pappano, accompanist (Michael
4. MOZART: KEYBOARD MUSIC, VOLS. 8 & 9 Collins, Elizabeth Kenny, Lawrence Power & Adam
Kristian Bezuidenhout Walker)
[Harmonia Mundi] [Warner Classics]
5. 1930'S VIOLIN CONCERTOS, VOL. 2 5. VERISMO

Gil Shaham; Stphane Denve, conductor (The Knights Anna Netrebko; Antonio Pappano, conductor (Yusif
& Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra) Eyvazov; Coro Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa
[Canary Classics] Cecilia; Orchestra Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa
Cecilia)

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Best Classical Compendium Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) and A Composer's Award. (For a contemporary classical composition
Engineer(s) of over 51% playing time of the album, if other than composed within the last 25 years, and released for the first time
the artist. during the Eligibility Year.) Award to the librettist, if applicable.
1. DAUGHERTY: TALES OF HEMINGWAY; 1. BATES: ANTHOLOGY OF FANTASTIC ZOOLOGY

AMERICAN GOTHIC; ONCE UPON A CASTLE Mason Bates, composer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, Symphony Orchestra)
producer [CSO Resound]
[Naxos]
2. DAUGHERTY: TALES OF HEMINGWAY
2. GESUALDO Michael Daugherty, composer (Zuill Bailey, Giancarlo
Tnu Kaljuste, conductor; Manfred Eicher, producer Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
[ECM New Series] Track from: Daugherty: Tales Of Hemingway; American
3. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: DISCOVERIES Gothic; Once Upon A Castle
[Naxos]
Martyn Brabbins, conductor; Ann McKay, producer
[Albion Records] 3. HIGDON: COLD MOUNTAIN
Jennifer Higdon, composer; Gene Scheer, librettist
4. WOLFGANG: PASSING THROUGH
(Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Jay Hunter Morris, Emily Fons,
Judith Farmer & Gernot Wolfgang, producers; Isabel Leonard, Nathan Gunn & The Santa Fe Opera)
(Various Artists) [Pentatone Music]
[Albany Records]
4. THEOFANIDIS: BASSOON CONCERTO
5. ZAPPA: 200 MOTELS - THE SUITES
Christopher Theofanidis, composer (Martin
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Frank Filipetti & Gail Kuuskmann, Barry Jekowsky & Northwest Sinfonia)
Zappa, producers
[Universal Music]
Track from: Bassoon Concertos - Theofanidis, Hummel,
Mozart
[Estonian Record Productions]
5. WINGER: CONVERSATIONS WITH NIJINSKY

C. F. Kip Winger, composer (Martin West & San
Francisco Ballet Orchestra)
Track from: Winger: Conversations With Nijinsky
[VBI Classic Recordings]

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Field 29 - Music Video/Film
Best Music Video Best Music Film
Award to the artist, video director, and video producer. For concert/performance films or music documentaries. Award to
the artist, video director, and video producer.
1. FORMATION
Beyonc 1. I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD
Melina Matsoukas, video director; Candice Dragonas, Steve Aoki
Juliette Larthe, Nathan Scherrer & Inga Veronique, Justin Krook, video director; Brent Almond, Matt
video producers Colon, David Gelb, Ryan Kavanaugh, Michael
[Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records] Theanne, Happy Walters & Matthew Weaver, video
producers
2. RIVER
[Netflix]
Leon Bridges
Miles Jay, video director; Dennis Beier, Allison 2. THE BEATLES: EIGHT DAYS A WEEK THE
Kunzman & Saul Levitz, video producers TOURING YEARS
[Columbia Records] (The Beatles)
Ron Howard, video director; Brian Grazer, Ron
3. UP&UP Howard, Scott Pascucci & Nigel Sinclair, video
Coldplay producers
Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors; [Apple Corps Ltd./UMe]
Candice Dragonas, Juliette Larthe, Nathan Scherrer &
3. LEMONADE
Natan Schottenfels, video producers
[Parlophone Records/Atlantic] Beyonc
Beyonc Knowles Carter & Kahlil Joseph, video
4. GOSH directors; Ed Burke, Steve Pamon, Todd Tourso, Dora
Jamie XX Melissa Vargas, Erinn Williams & Beyonc Knowles
Romain Gavras, video director; Iconoclast, video Carter, video producers
producers [Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records]
[Young Turks]
4. THE MUSIC OF STRANGERS
5. UPSIDE DOWN & INSIDE OUT Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
OK Go Morgan Neville, video director; Caitrin Rogers, video
Damian Kulash Jr. & Trish Sie, video directors; Melissa producer
Murphy & John O'Grady, video producers [Tremolo Productions]
[Paracadute]
5. AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT: LIVE FROM THE
GRAND OLE OPRY
(Various Artists)
George J. Flanigen IV, video director; Steve Buchanan,
John Burke, Lindsey Clark, Robert Deaton, Pete Fisher
& George J. Flanigen IV, video producers
[Grand Ole Opry, LLC]

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THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES, INC.

Final Nominations List

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1. FORMATION 1. KELSEA BALLERINI

3. I TOOK A PILL IN IBIZA

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2. WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR

3. WAY BACK HOME: LIVE FROM ROCHESTER, NY

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1. JOE (LIVE FROM AUSTIN CITY LIMITS) 1. SHOCK ME

4. THE SOUND OF SILENCE (LIVE ON CONAN) 4. DYSTOPIA

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Track from: Blackstar 2. TELL ME I'M PRETTY

3. HARDWIRED 4. DEATH OF A BACHELOR

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3. THE HOPE SIX DEMOLITION PROJECT

4. POST POP DEPRESSION

5. A MOON SHAPED POOL

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2. PERMISSION 2. WOMAN'S WORLD

3. I DO 3. SLEEPING WITH THE ONE I LOVE

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4. LAKE BY THE OCEAN

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2. LALAH HATHAWAY LIVE

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2. PANDA Track from: Lemonade

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3. MY CHURCH Track from: Pawn Shop

5. BLUE AIN'T YOUR COLOR 5. THINK OF YOU

Track from: Ripcord Track from: I'm Comin' Over

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Sean Douglas, Thomas Rhett & Joe Spargur,

3. HUMBLE AND KIND

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2. DARK SKY ISLAND

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Ravi Coltrane, soloist 3. TAKE ME TO THE ALLEY

5. IM SO LONESOME I COULD CRY

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1. BOOK OF INTUITION 1. REAL ENEMIES

2. DR. UM 2. MONK'ESTRA, VOL. 1

3. SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE VANGUARD 3. KALEIDOSCOPE EYES: MUSIC OF THE BEATLES

4. NEARNESS 4. ALL L.A. BAND

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