GRAMMY Awards 2018: Jay Z, Bruno Mars and Kendrick Lamar lead nominations

Album of the year:

• "Awaken, My Love!" — Childish Gambino
• “4:44” — Jay-Z
• “Damn.” — Kendrick Lamar
• “Melodrama” — Lorde
• “24K Magic” — Bruno Mars

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Record of the year:

• “Redbone” — Childish Gambino
• “Despacito” — Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber
• “The Story of O.J.” — Jay-Z
• “Humble.” — Kendrick Lamar
• ”24K Magic” — Bruno Mars

Song of the year

• "Despacito" — Ramón Ayala, Justin Bieber, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, Erika Ender, Luis Fonsi & Marty James Garton, songwriters (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber)
• "4:44" — Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Jay-Z)
• "Issues" — Benny Blanco, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Julia Michaels & Justin Drew Tranter, songwriters (Julia Michaels)
• "1-800-273-8255" — Alessia Caracciolo, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, Arjun Ivatury & Khalid Robinson, songwriters (Logic Featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid)
• "That's What I Like" — Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars)

New artist

• Alessia Cara
• Khalid
• Lil Uzi Vert
• Julia Michaels
• SZA

Pop solo performance

• "Love So Soft" — Kelly Clarkson
• "Praying" — Kesha
• "Million Reasons" — Lady Gaga
• "What About Us" — P!nk
• "Shape of You" — Ed Sheeran

Pop duo/group performance

• "Something Just Like This" — The Chainsmokers & Coldplay
• "Despacito" — Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber
• "Thunder" — Imagine Dragons
• "Feel It Still" — Portugal. The Man
• "Stay" — Zedd & Alessia Cara

Traditional pop vocal album

• "Nobody But Me (Deluxe Version)" — Michael Bublé
• "Triplicate" — Bob Dylan
• "In Full Swing" — Seth MacFarlane
• "Wonderland" — Sarah McLachlan
• "Tony Bennett Celebrates 90" — (Various Artists)

Pop vocal album

• "Kaleidoscope EP" — Coldplay
• "Lust for Life" — Lana Del Rey
• "Evolve" — Imagine Dragons
• "Rainbow" — Kesha
• "Joanne" — Lady Gaga
• "÷ (Divide)" — Ed Sheeran

Dance recording

• "Bambro Koyo Ganda" — Bonobo featuring Innov Gnawa
• "Cola" — Camelphat & Elderbrook
• "Andromeda" — Gorillaz featuring Dram
• "Tonite" — LCD Soundsystem
• "Line of Sight" — Odesza featuring Wynne & Mansionair

Dance/electronic album

• "Migration" — Bonobo
• "3-D the Catalogue" — Kraftwerk
• "Mura Masa" — Mura Masa
• "A Moment Apart" — Odesza
• "What Now" — Sylvan Esso

Contemporary instrumental album

• "What If" — the Jerry Douglas Band
• "Spirit" — Alex Han
• "Mount Royal" — Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge
• "Prototype" — Jeff Lorber Fusion
• "Bad Hombre" — Antonio Sanchez

Rock performance

• "You Want It Darker" — Leonard Cohen
• "The Promise" — Chris Cornell
• "Run" — Foo Fighters
• "No Good" — Kaleo
• "Go to War" — Nothing More

Metal performance

• "Invisible Enemy" — August Burns Red
• "Black Hoodie" — Body Count
• "Forever" — Code Orange
• "Sultan’s Curse" — Mastodon
• "Clockworks" — Meshuggah

Rock song

• "Atlas, Rise!" — James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich, songwriters (Metallica)
• "Blood in the Cut" — JT Daly & Kristine Flaherty, songwriters (K.Flay)
• "Go to War" — Ben Anderson, Jonny Hawkins, Will Hoffman, Daniel Oliver, David Pramik & Mark Vollelunga, songwriters (Nothing More)
• "Run" — Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
• "The Stage" — Zachary Baker, Brian Haner, Matthew Sanders, Jonathan Seward & Brooks Wackerman, songwriters (Avenged Sevenfold)

Rock album

• "Emperor of Sand" — Mastodon
• "Hardwired...to Self-Destruct" — Metallica
• "The Stories We Tell Ourselves" — Nothing More
• "Villains" — Queens of the Stone Age
• "A Deeper Understanding" — the War on Drugs

R&B performance

• "Get You" — Daniel Caesar featuring Kali Uchis
• "Distraction" — Kehlani
• "High" — Ledisi
• "That's What I Like" — Bruno Mars
• "The Weekend" — SZA

Traditional R&B performance

• "Laugh and Move On" — the Baylor Project
• "Redbone" — Childish Gambino
• "What I'm Feelin'" — Anthony Hamilton teaturing the Hamiltones
• "All the Way" — Ledisi
• "Still" — Mali Music

R&B song

• "First Began" — PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton)
• "Location" — Alfredo Gonzalez, Olatunji Ige, Samuel David Jiminez, Christopher McClenney, Khalid Robinson & Joshua Scruggs, songwriters (Khalid)
• "Redbone" — Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)
• "Supermodel" — Tyran Donaldson, Terrence Henderson, Greg Landfair Jr., Solana Rowe & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (SZA)
• "That's What I Like" — Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars)

Urban contemporary album

• "Free 6lack" — 6lack
• "Awaken, My Love!" — Childish Gambino
• "American Teen" — Khalid
• "Ctrl" — SZA
• "Starboy" — the Weeknd

R&B album

• "Freudian" — Daniel Caesar
• "Let Love Rule" — Ledisi
• "24K Magic" — Bruno Mars
• "Gumbo" — PJ Morton
• "Feel the Real' — Musiq Soulchild

Rap performance

• "Bounce Back" — Big Sean
• "Bodak Yellow" — Cardi B
• "4:44" — Jay-Z
• "Humble." — Kendrick Lamar
• "Bad and Boujee" — Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert

Rap/sung performance

• "Prblms" — 6lack
• "Crew" — Goldlink featuring Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy
• "Family Feud" — Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé
• "Loyalty." — Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna
• "Love Galore" — SZA featuring Travis Scott

Rap song

• "Bodak Yellow" — Dieuson Octave, Klenord Raphael, Shaftizm, Jordan Thorpe, Washpoppin & J White, songwriters (Cardi B)
• "Chase Me" — Judah Bauer, Brian Burton, Hector Delgado, Jaime Meline, Antwan Patton, Michael Render, Russell Simins & Jon Spencer, songwriters (Danger Mouse featuring Run the Jewels & Big Boi)
• "Humble." — K. Duckworth, Asheton Hogan & M. Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
• "Sassy" — E. Gabouer & M. Evans, songwriters (Rapsody)
• "The Story of O.J." — Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Jay-Z)

Rap album

• "4:44" — Jay-Z
• "Damn." — Kendrick Lamar
• "Culture" — Migos
• "Laila's Wisdom" — Rapsody
• "Flower Boy" — Tyler, the Creator

Country solo performance

• "Body Like a Back Road" — Sam Hunt
• "Losing You" — Alison Krauss
• "Tin Man" — Miranda Lambert
• "I Could Use a Love Song" — Maren Morris
• "Either Way" — Chris Stapleton

Country duo/group performance

• "It Ain't My Fault" — Brothers Osborne
• "My Old Man" — Zac Brown Band
• "You Look Good" — Lady Antebellum
• "Better Man" — Little Big Town
• "Drinkin' Problem" — Midland

Country song

• "Better Man" — Taylor Swift, songwriter (Little Big Town)
• "Body Like a Back Road" — Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Sam Hunt)
• "Broken Halos" — Mike Henderson & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton)
• "Drinkin’ Problem" — Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne & Mark Wystrach, songwriters (Midland)
• "Tin Man" — Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert & Jon Randall, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)

Country album

• "Cosmic Hallelujah" — Kenny Chesney
• "Heart Break" — Lady Antebellum
• "The Breaker" — Little Big Town
• "Life Changes" — Thomas Rhett
• "From a Room: Volume 1" — Chris Stapleton

New Age album

• "Reflection" — Brian Eno
• "SongVersation: Medicine" — India.Arie
• "Dancing on Water" — Peter Kater
• "Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Volume 5" — Kitaro
• "Spiral Revelation" — Steve Roach

Improvised jazz solo

• "Can't Remember Why" — Sara Caswell, soloist
• "Dance of Shiva" — Billy Childs, soloist
• "Whisper Not" — Fred Hersch, soloist
• "Miles Beyond" — John McLaughlin, soloist
• "Ilimba" — Chris Potter, soloist

Jazz vocal album

• "The Journey" — The Baylor Project
• "A Social Call" — Jazzmeia Horn
• "Bad Ass and Blind" — Raul Midón
• "Porter Plays Porter" — Randy Porter Trio With Nancy King
• "Dreams and Daggers" — Cécile McLorin Salvant

Jazz instrumental album

• "Uptown, Downtown" — Bill Charlap Trio
• "Rebirth" — Billy Childs
• "Project Freedom" — Joey DeFrancesco & the People
• "Open Book" — Fred Hersch
• "The Dreamer Is the Dream" — Chris Potter

Large jazz ensemble album

• "MONK'estra Vol. 2" — John Beasley
• "Jigsaw" — Alan Ferber Big Band
• "Bringin' It" — Christian McBride Big Band
• "Homecoming" — Vince Mendoza & WDR Big Band Cologne
• "Whispers on the Wind" — Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge

Latin jazz album

• "Hybrido — From Rio to Wayne Shorter" — Antonio Adolfo
• "Oddara" — Jane Bunnett & Maqueque
• "Outra Coisa — The Music of Moacir Santos" — Anat Cohen & Marcello Gonçalves
• "Típico" — Miguel Zenón
• "Jazz Tango" — Pablo Ziegler Trio

Gospel performance/song

• "Too Hard Not To" — Tina Campbell
• "You Deserve It" — JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise featuring Bishop Cortez Vaughn
• "Better Days" — Le'Andria
• "My Life" — the Walls Group
• "Never Have to Be Alone" — CeCe Winans

Contemporary Christian music performance/song

• "Oh My Soul" — Casting Crowns
• "Clean" — Natalie Grant
• "What a Beautiful Name" — Hillsong Worship
• "Even If" — MercyMe
• "Hills and Valleys" — Tauren Wells

Gospel album

• "Crossover: Live From Music City" — Travis Greene
• "Bigger Than Me" — Le'Andria
• "Close" — Marvin Sapp
• "Sunday Song" — Anita Wilson
• "Let Them Fall in Love" — CeCe Winans

Contemporary Christian music album

• "Rise" — Danny Gokey
• "Echoes (Deluxe Edition) — Matt Maher
• "Lifer" — MercyMe
• "Hills and Valleys" — Tauren Wells
• "Chain Breaker" — Zach Williams

Roots gospel album

• "The Best of the Collingsworth Family — Volume 1" — the Collingsworth Family
• "Give Me Jesus" — Larry Cordle
• "Resurrection" — Joseph Habedank
• "Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope" — Reba McEntire
• "Hope for All Nations" — Karen Peck & New River

Latin pop album

• "Lo Único Constante" — Alex Cuba
• "Mis Planes Son Amarte" — Juanes
• "Amar y Vivir en Vivo Desde la Ciudad de México, 2017" — La Santa Cecilia
• "Musas (Un Homenaje al Folclore Latinoamericano en Manos de los Macorinos)" — Natalia Lafourcade
• "El Dorado" — Shakira

Latin rock, urban or alternative album

• "Ayo" — Bomba Estéreo
• "Pa' Fuera" — C4 Trío & Desorden Público
• "Salvavidas de Hielo" — Jorge Drexler
• "El Paradise" — Los Amigos Invisibles
• "Residente" — Residente

Regional Mexican music album (including Tejano)

• "Ni Diablo Ni Santo" — Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda
• "Ayer y Hoy" — Banda el Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga
• "Momentos" — Alex Campos
• "Arriero Somos Versiones Acústicas" — Aida Cuevas
• "Zapateando en el Norte" — Humberto Novoa, producer (Various Artists)

Tropical Latin album

• "Albita" — Albita
• "Art of the Arrangement" — Doug Beavers
• "Salsa Big Band" — Rubén Blades con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
• "Gente Valiente" — Silvestre Dangond
• "Indestructible" — Diego el Cigala

American roots performance

• "Killer Diller Blues" — Alabama Shakes
• "Let My Mother Live" — Blind Boys of Alabama
• "Arkansas Farmboy" — Glen Campbell
• "Steer Your Way" — Leonard Cohen
• "I Never Cared for You" — Alison Krauss

American roots song

• "Cumberland Gap" — David Rawlings
• "I Wish You Well" — the Mavericks
• "If We Were Vampires" — Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
• "It Ain't Over Yet" — Rodney Crowell featuring Rosanne Cash & John Paul White
• "My Only True Friend" — Gregg Allman

Americana album

• "Southern Blood" — Gregg Allman
• "Shine on Rainy Day" — Brent Cobb
• "Beast Epic" — Iron & Wine
• "The Nashville Sound" — Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
• "Brand New Day" — the Mavericks

Bluegrass album

• "Fiddler's Dream" — Michael Cleveland
• "Laws of Gravity" — the Infamous Stringdusters
• "Original" — Bobby Osborne
• "Universal Favorite" — Noam Pikelny
• "All the Rage - In Concert Volume One [Live]" — Rhonda Vincent and the Rage

Traditional blues album

• "Migration Blues" — Eric Bibb
• "Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio" — Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio
• "Roll and Tumble" — R.L. Boyce
• "Sonny & Brownie's Last Train" — Guy Davis & Fabrizio Poggi
• "Blue & Lonesome" — the Rolling Stones

Contemporary blues album

• "Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm" — Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm
• "Recorded Live in Lafayette" — Sonny Landreth
• "TajMo" — Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo'
• "Got Soul" — Robert Randolph & the Family Band
• "Live From the Fox Oakland" — Tedeschi Trucks Band

Folk album

• "Mental Illness" — Aimee Mann
• "Semper Femina" — Laura Marling
• "The Queen of Hearts" — Offa Rex
• "You Don't Own Me Anymore" — the Secret Sisters
• "The Laughing Apple" — Yusuf / Cat Stevens

Regional roots music album

• "Top of the Mountain" — Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers
• "Ho'okena 3.0" — Ho'okena
• "Kalenda" — Lost Bayou Ramblers
• "Miyo Kekisepa, Make a Stand [Live]" — Northern Cree
• "Pua Kiele" — Josh Tatofi

Reggae album

• "Chronology" — Chronixx
• "Lost in Paradise" — Common Kings
• "Wash House Ting" — J Boog
• "Stony Hill" — Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
• "Avrakedabra" — Morgan Heritage

World music album

• "Memoria de los Sentidos" — Vicente Amigo
• "Para Mi" — Buika
• "Rosa Dos Ventos" — Anat Cohen & Trio Brasileiro
• "Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration" — Ladysmith Black Mambazo
• "Elwan" — Tinariwen

Children's album

• "Brighter Side" — Gustafer Yellowgold
• "Feel What U Feel" — Lisa Loeb
• "Lemonade" — Justin Roberts
• "Rise Shine #Woke" — Alphabet Rockers
• "Songs of Peace & Love for Kids & Parents Around the World" — Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Spoken word album (includes poetry, audiobooks & storytelling)

• "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry" — Neil deGrasse Tyson
• "Born to Run" — Bruce Springsteen
• "Confessions of a Serial Songwriter" — Shelly Peiken
• "Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In (Bernie Sanders) — Bernie Sanders and Mark Ruffalo
• "The Princess Diarist" — Carrie Fisher

Comedy album

• "The Age of Spin & Deep in the Heart of Texas" — Dave Chappelle
• "Cinco" — Jim Gaffigan
• "Jerry Before Seinfeld" — Jerry Seinfeld
• "A Speck of Dust" — Sarah Silverman
• "What Now?" — Kevin Hart

Musical theater album

• "Come From Away" — Ian Eisendrath, August Eriksmoen, David Hein, David Lai & Irene Sankoff, producers; David Hein & Irene Sankoff, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
• "Dear Evan Hansen" — Ben Platt, principal soloist; Alex Lacamoire, Stacey Mindich, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, producers; Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
• "Hello, Dolly!" — Bette Midler, principal soloist; Steven Epstein, producer (Jerry Herman, composer & lyricist) (New Broadway Cast Recording)

Compilation soundtrack for visual media

• "Baby Driver" (Various Artists)
• "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2" (Various Artists)
• "Hidden Figures: The Album" (Various Artists)
• "La La Land" (Various Artists)
• "Moana: The Songs" (Various Artists)

Score soundtrack for visual media

• "Arrival" — Jóhann Jóhannsson, composer
• "Dunkirk" — Hans Zimmer, composer
• "Game of Thrones: Season 7" — Ramin Djawadi, composer
• "Hidden Figures" — Benjamin Wallfisch, Pharrell Williams & Hans Zimmer, composers
• "La La Land" — Justin Hurwitz, composer

Song written for visual media

• "City of Stars" — Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone)
• "How Far I'll Go" — Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Auli'i Cravalho)
• "I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)" — Jack Antonoff, Sam Dew & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Zayn & Taylor Swift)
• "Never Give Up" — Sia Furler & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Sia)
• "Stand Up for Something" — Common & Diane Warren, songwriters (Andra Day featuring Common)

Instrumental composition

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

Arrangement, anstrumental or a cappella

• "All Hat, No Saddle" — Chuck Owen, arranger (Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge)
• "Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra From Catch Me If You Can" — John Williams, arranger (John Williams)
• "Home Free (For Peter Joe)" — Nate Smith, arranger (Nate Smith)
• "Ugly Beauty/Pannonica" — John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley)
• "White Christmas" — Chris Walden, arranger (Herb Alpert)

Arrangement, instruments and vocals

• "Another Day of Sun" — Justin Hurwitz, arranger (La La Land Cast)
• "Every Time We Say Goodbye" — Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Clint Holmes featuring Jane Monheit)
• "I Like Myself" — Joel McNeely, arranger (Seth MacFarlane)
• "I Loves You Porgy/There's a Boat That's Leavin' Soon for New York" — Shelly Berg, Gregg Field, Gordon Goodwin & Clint Holmes, arrangers (Clint Holmes featuring Dee Dee Bridgewater and the Count Basie Orchestra)
• "Putin" — Randy Newman, arranger (Randy Newman)

Recording package

• "El Orisha de la Rosa" — Claudio Roncoli & Cactus Taller, art directors (Magín Díaz)
• "Mura Masa" — Alex Crossan & Matt De Jong, art directors (Mura Masa)
• "Pure Comedy (Deluxe Edition)" — Sasha Barr, Ed Steed & Josh Tillman, art directors (Father John Misty)
• "Sleep Well Beast" — Elyanna Blaser-Gould, Luke Hayman & Andrea Trabucco-Campos, art directors (The National)
• "Solid State" — Gail Marowitz, art director (Jonathan Coulton) Gail Marowitz, art director (Jonathan Coulton)

Boxed or special limited edition package

• "Bobo Yeye: Belle Epoque in Upper Volta" — Tim Breen, art director (Various Artists)
• "Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (1984- 2014)" — Tom Hingston, art director (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds)
• "May 1977: Get Shown the Light" - Masaki Koike, art director (Grateful Dead)
• "The Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition" — Lawrence Azerrad, Timothy Daly & David Pescovitz, art directors (Various Artists)
• "Warfaring Strangers: Acid Nightmares" — Tim Breen, Benjamin Marra & Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists)

Album notes

• "Arthur Q. Smith: The Trouble With the Truth" — Wayne Bledsoe & Bradley Reeves, album notes writers (Various Artists)
• "Big Bend Killing: The Appalachian Ballad Tradition" — Ted Olson, album notes writer (Various Artists)
• "The Complete Piano Works of Scott Joplin" — Bryan S. Wright, album notes writer (Richard Dowling)
• "Edouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, Inventor of Sound Recording: A Bicentennial Tribute" — David Giovannoni, album notes writer (Various Artists)
• "Live at the Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings" — Lynell George, album notes writer (Otis Redding)
• "Washington Phillips and His Manzarene Dreams" — Michael Corcoran, album notes writer (Washington Phillips)

Historical album

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

Engineered album, non-classical

• "Every Where Is Some Where" — Brent Arrowood, Miles Comaskey, JT Daly, Tommy English, Kristine Flaherty, Adam Hawkins, Chad Howat & Tony Maserati, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer (K.Flay)
• "Is This the Life We Really Want?" — Nigel Godrich, Sam Petts-Davies & Darrell Thorp, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Roger Waters)
• "Natural Conclusion" — Ryan Freeland, engineer; Joao Carvalho, mastering engineer (Rose Cousins)
• "No Shape" — Shawn Everett & Joseph Lorge, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (Perfume Genius)
• "24K Magic" — Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer (Bruno Mars)

Producer of the year, non-classical

• Calvin Harris
• Greg Kurstin
• Blake Mills
• No I.D.
• The Stereotypes

Remixed recording

• "Can't Let You Go (Louie Vega Roots Mix)" — Louie Vega, remixer (Loleatta Holloway)
• "Funk O' De Funk (SMLE Remix)" — SMLE, remixers (Bobby Rush)
• "Undercover (Adventure Club Remix)" — Leighton James & Christian Srigley, remixers (Kehlani)
• "A Violent Noise (Four Tet Remix)" — Four Tet, remixer (The xx)
• "You Move (Latroit Remix)" — Dennis White, remixer (Depeche Mode)

Surround sound album

• "Early Americans" — Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Jim Anderson & Jane Ira Bloom, surround producers (Jane Ira Bloom)
• "Kleiberg: Mass for Modern Man" — Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Eivind Gullberg Jensen & Trondheim Symphony Orchestra And Choir)
• "So Is My Love" — Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Nina T. Karlsen & Ensemble 96)
• "3-D the Catalogue" — Fritz Hilpert, surround mix engineer; Tom Ammermann, surround mastering engineer; Fritz Hilpert, surround producer (Kraftwerk)
• "Tyberg: Masses" — Jesse Brayman, surround mix engineer; Jesse Brayman, surround mastering engineer; Blanton Alspaugh, surround producer (Brian A. Schmidt, Christopher Jacobson & South Dakota Chorale)

Engineered album, classical

• "Danielpour: Songs of Solitude & War Songs" — Gary Call, engineer (Thomas Hampson, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
• "Kleiberg: Mass for Modern Man" — Morten Lindberg, engineer (Eivind Gullberg Jensen, Trondheim Vokalensemble & Trondheim Symphony Orchestra)
• "Schoenberg, Adam: American Symphony; Finding Rothko; Picture Studies" — Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
• "Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio" — Mark Donahue, engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
• "Tyberg: Masses" — John Newton, engineer; Jesse Brayman, mastering engineer (Brian A. Schmidt, Christopher Jacobson & South Dakota Chorale)

Producer of the year, classical

• Blanton Alspaugh
• Manfred Eicher
• David Frost
• Morten Lindberg
• Judith Sherman

Orchestral performance

• "Concertos for Orchestra" — Louis Langrée, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
• "Copland: Symphony No. 3; Three Latin American Sketches" — Leonard Slatkin, conductor (Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
• "Debussy: Images; Jeux & aa Plus Que Lente" — Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
• "Mahler: Symphony No. 5" — Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra)
• "Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio" — Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

Opera recording

• "Berg: Lulu" — Lothar Koenigs, conductor; Daniel Brenna, Marlis Petersen & Johan Reuter; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra)
• "Berg: Wozzeck" — Hans Graf, conductor; Anne Schwanewilms & Roman Trekel; Hans Graf, producer (Houston Symphony; Chorus of Students and Alumni, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University & Houston Grand Opera Children's Chorus)
• "Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de Perles" — Gianandrea Noseda, conductor; Diana Damrau, Mariusz Kwiecień, Matthew Polenzani & Nicolas Testé; Jay David Saks, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
• "Handel: Ottone" — George Petrou, conductor; Max Emanuel Cencic & Lauren Snouffer; Jacob Händel, producer (Il Pomo D'Oro)
• "Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel" — Valery Gergiev, conductor; Vladimir Feliauer, Aida Garifullina & Kira Loginova; Ilya Petrov, producer (Mariinsky Orchestra; Mariinsky Chorus)

Choral Performance

• "Bryars: The Fifth Century" — Donald Nally, conductor (PRISM Quartet; The Crossing)
• "Handel: Messiah" — Andrew Davis, conductor; Noel Edison, chorus master (Elizabeth DeShong, John Relyea, Andrew Staples & Erin Wall; Toronto Symphony Orchestra; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir)
• "Mansurian: Requiem" — Alexander Liebreich, conductor; Florian Helgath, chorus master (Anja Petersen & Andrew Redmond; Münchener Kammerorchester; RIAS Kammerchor)

• "Music of the Spheres" — Nigel Short, conductor (Tenebrae)
• “Tyberg: Masses” — Brian A. Schmidt, conductor (Christopher Jacobson; South Dakota Chorale)

Chamber music/small ensemble performance

• "Buxtehude: Trio Sonatas, Op. 1" — Arcangelo
• "Death & the Maiden" — Patricia Kopatchinskaja & the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
• "Divine Theatre — Sacred Motets by Giaches De Wert" — Stile Antico
• "Franck, Kurtág, Previn & Schumann" — Joyce Yang & Augustin Hadelich
• "Martha Argerich & Friends — Live From Lugano 2016" — Martha Argerich & Various Artists

Classical instrumental solo

• "Bach: The French Suites" — Murray Perahia
• "Haydn: Cello Concertos" — Steven Isserlis; Florian Donderer, conductor (The Deutsch Kammerphilharmonie Bremen)
• "Levina: The Piano Concertos" — Maria Lettberg; Ariane Matiakh, conductor (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin)
• "Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2" — Frank Peter Zimmermann; Alan Gilbert, conductor (NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester)
• "Transcendental" - Daniil Trifonov

Classical solo vocal album

• "Bach & Telemann: Sacred Cantatas" — Philippe Jaroussky; Petra Müllejans, conductor (Ann-Kathrin Brüggemann & Juan de la Rubia; Freiburger Barockorchester)
• "Crazy Girl Crazy — Music by Gershwin, Berg & Berio" — Barbara Hannigan (Orchestra Ludwig)
• "Gods & Monsters" — Nicholas Phan; Myra Huang, accompanist
• "In War & Peace — Harmony Through Music" — Joyce DiDonato; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor (Il Pomo D’Oro)
• "Sviridov: Russia Cast Adrift" — Dmitri Hvorostovsky; Constantine Orbelian, conductor (St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra & Style of Five Ensemble)

Classical compendium

• "Barbara" — Alexandre Tharaud; Cécile Lenoir, producer
• "Higdon: All Things Majestic, Viola Concerto & Oboe Concerto" — Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
• "Kurtág: Complete Works for Ensemble & Choir" — Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor; Guido Tichelman, producer
• "Les Routes de l'Esclavage" — Jordi Savall, conductor; Benjamin Bleton, producer
• "Mademoiselle: Première Audience — Unknown Music of Nadia Boulanger" — Lucy Mauro; Lucy Mauro, producer

Contemporary classical composition

• "Danielpour: Songs of Solitude" — Richard Danielpour, composer (Thomas Hampson, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
• "Higdon: Viola Concerto" — Jennifer Higdon, composer (Roberto Díaz, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
• "Mansurian: Requiem" — Tigran Mansurian, composer (Alexander Liebreich, Florian Helgath, RIAS Kammerchor & Münchener Kammerorchester)
• "Schoenberg, Adam: Picture Studies" — Adam Schoenberg, composer (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
• "Zhou Tian: Concerto for Orchestra" — Zhou Tian, composer (Louis Langrée & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)

Music video

• "Up All Night" — (Beck) Canada, video director; Laura Serra Estorch & Oscar Romagosa, video producers
• "Makeba" — (Jain) Lionel Hirle & Gregory Ohrel, video directors; Yodelice, video producer
• "The Story of O.J." — (Jay-Z) Shawn Carter & Mark Romanek, video directors; Daniel Midgley, video producer
• "Humble." — (Kendrick Lamar) The Little Homies & Dave Meyers, video directors; Jason Baum, Dave Free, Jamie Rabineau, Nathan K. Scherrer & Anthony Tiffith, video producers
• "1-800-273-8255" — (Logic featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid) Andy Hines, video director; Andrew Lerios, video producer

Music film

• "One More Time With Feeling" (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds) Andrew Dominik, video director; Dulcie Kellett & James Wilson, video producers
• "Long Strange Trip" (The Grateful Dead) Amir Bar-Lev, video director; Alex Blavatnik, Ken Dornstein, Eric Eisner, Nick Koskoff & Justin Kreutzmann, video producers
• "The Defiant Ones" (Various Artists) Allen Hughes, video director; Sarah Anthony, Fritzi Horstman, Broderick Johnson, Gene Kirkwood, Andrew Kosove, Laura Lancaster, Michael Lombardo, Jerry Longarzo, Doug Pray & Steven Williams, video producers
• "Soundbreaking" (Various Artists) Maro Chermayeff & Jeff Dupre, video directors; Joshua Bennett, Julia Marchesi, Sam Pollard, Sally Rosenthal, Amy Schewel & Warren Zanes, video producers