57th Annual Grammy Awards

Pre-telecast ceremony

Performers

Presenters

• Taylor Swift – presented Best New Artist, introducing Sam Smith and Mary J. Blige
• Anna Kendrick – introduced Ariana Grande
• Jessie J and Tom Jones – presented Best Pop Solo Performance
• Dierks Bentley – introduced Miranda Lambert
• Pentatonix and Barry Gibb – presented Best Pop Vocal Album
• Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj – introduced Madonna
• Josh Duhamel, Julian Edelman, and Malcolm Butler – presented Best Rock Album
• Smokey Robinson and Nile Rodgers – presented Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance
• James Corden – introduced Ed Sheeran and John Mayer
• Ryan Seacrest – introduced Adam Levine and Gwen Stefani
• Meghan Trainor and Nick Jonas – presented Best Country Album
• The Weeknd – introduced Pharrell Williams and Lang Lang
• Katharine McPhee – introduced Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett
• Keith Urban – introduced Eric Church
• Gina Rodriguez – introduced Juanes
• Prince – presented Album of the Year
• Shia LaBeouf – introduced Sia
• Enrique Iglesias – presented Song of the Year
• Dave Grohl – introduced Beck and Chris Martin
• Jamie Foxx and Stevie Wonder presented Record of the Year
• Gwyneth Paltrow – introduced Beyoncé

  Winners and nominees

General

• "Stay with Me" – Sam Smith
• * Steve Fitzmaurice, Rodney Jerkins and Jimmy Napes, producers; Steve Fitzmaurice, Jimmy Napes and Steve Price, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
• "Fancy" – Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX
• * The Arcade and The Invisible Men, producers; Anthony Kilhofler and Eric Weaver, engineers/mixers; Miles Showell, mastering engineer
• "Chandelier" – Sia
• * Greg Kurstin and Jesse Shatkin, producers; Greg Kurstin, Manny Marroquin and Jesse Shatkin, engineers/mixers; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer
• "Shake It Off" – Taylor Swift
• * Max Martin and Shellback, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland and Michael Ilbert, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
• "All About That Bass" – Meghan Trainor
• * Kevin Kadish, producer; Kevin Kadish, engineer/mixer; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer

• Morning Phase – Beck
• * Beck Hansen, producer; Tom Elmhirst, David Greenbaum, Florian Lagatta, Cole Marsden Greif-Neill, Robbie Nelson, Darrell Thorp, Cassidy Turbin and Joe Visciano, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
• In the Lonely Hour – Sam Smith
• * Steve Fitzmaurice, Komi, Howard Lawrence, Zane Lowe, Mojam, Jimmy Napes, Naughty Boy, Fraser T Smith, Two Inch Punch and Eg White, producers; Michael Angelo, Graham Archer, Steve Fitzmaurice, Simon Hale, Darren Heelis, James Murray, Jimmy Napes, Mustafa Omer, Dan Parry, Steve Price and Eg White, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne and Stuart Hawkes, mastering engineers
• Beyoncé – Beyoncé
• * Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Drake, Jay Z and Frank Ocean, featured artists; Ammo, Boots, Noel "Detail" Fisher, Jerome Harmon, Hit-Boy, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius "The Dream" Nash, Caroline Polachek, Rey Reel, Noah "40" Shebib, Ryan Tedder, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Key Wane and Pharrell Williams, producers; Boots, Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell, Rob Cohen, Andrew Coleman, Chris Godbey, Justin Hergett, James Krausse, Mike Larson, Jonathan Lee, Tony Maserati, Ann Mincieli, Caroline Polachek, Andrew Scheps, Bart Schoudel, Noah "40" Shebib, Ryan Tedder, Stuart White and Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, James Krausse and Aya Merrill, mastering engineers
• x – Ed Sheeran
• * Jeff Bhasker, Benny Blanco, Jake Gosling, Johnny McDaid, Rick Rubin and Pharrell Williams, producers; Andrew Coleman, Jake Gosling, Matty Green, William Hicks, Tyler Sam Johnson, Jason Lader, Johnny McDaid, Chris Scafani, Mark Stent and Geoff Swan, engineers/mixers; Stuart Hawkes, mastering engineer
• G I R L – Pharrell Williams
• * Alicia Keys and Justin Timberlake, featured artists; Pharrell Williams, producer; Leslie Brathwaite, Adrian Breakspear, Andrew Coleman, Jimmy Douglas, Hart Gunther, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta, Mike Larson, Stephanie McNally, Alan Meyerson, Ann Mincieli and Kenta Yonesaka, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer

• "Stay with Me"
• * James Napier, William Phillips and Sam Smith, songwriters
• "All About That Bass"
• * Kevin Kadish and Meghan Trainor, songwriters
• "Chandelier"
• * Sia Furler and Jesse Shatkin, songwriters
• "Shake It Off"
• * Max Martin, Shellback and Taylor Swift, songwriters
• "Take Me to Church"
• * Andrew Hozier-Byrne, songwriter

• Sam Smith
• Iggy Azalea
• Bastille
• Brandy Clark
• HAIM

  Pop

• "Happy " – Pharrell Williams
• "All of Me " – John Legend
• "Stay With Me " – Sam Smith
• "Chandelier" – Sia
• "Shake It Off" – Taylor Swift

• "Say Something" – A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera
• "Fancy" – Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX
• "A Sky Full of Stars" – Coldplay
• "Bang Bang" – Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj
• "Dark Horse" – Katy Perry featuring Juicy J

• In the Lonely Hour – Sam Smith
• Ghost Stories – Coldplay
• Bangerz – Miley Cyrus
• My Everything – Ariana Grande
• Prism – Katy Perry
• x – Ed Sheeran

• Cheek to Cheek – Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
• Nostalgia – Annie Lennox
• Night Songs – Barry Manilow
• Sending You a Little Christmas – Johnny Mathis
• Partners – Barbra Streisand

  Dance/Electronic

• "Rather Be" – Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne
• * Grace Chatto and Jack Patterson, producers; Wez Clarke and Jack Patterson, mixers
• "Never Say Never" – Basement Jaxx featuring ETML
• * Basement Jaxx, producers; Basement Jaxx, mixers
• "F For You" – Disclosure featuring Mary J. Blige
• * Disclosure, producer; Disclosure, mixer
• "I Got U" – Duke Dumont featuring Jax Jones
• * Duke Dumont and Jax Jones, producers; Tommy Forrest, mixer
• "Faded" – Zhu
• * Zhu, producer; Zhu, mixer

• Syro – Aphex Twin
• while – deadmau5
• Nabuma Rubberband – Little Dragon
• Do It Again – Röyksopp and Robyn
• Damage Control – Mat Zo

  Contemporary Instrumental

• Bass & Mandolin – Chris Thile and Edgar Meyer
• Wild Heart – Mindi Abair
• Slam Dunk – Gerald Albright
• Nathan East – Nathan East
• Jazz Funk Soul – Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb and Everette Harp

  Rock

• "Lazaretto" – Jack White
• "Gimme Something Good" – Ryan Adams
• "Do I Wanna Know?" – Arctic Monkeys
• "Blue Moon" – Beck
• "Fever" – The Black Keys

• "The Last in Line" – Tenacious D
• "Neon Knights" – Anthrax
• "High Road" – Mastodon
• "Heartbreaker" – Motörhead
• "The Negative One" – Slipknot

• "Ain't It Fun"
• * Hayley Williams and Taylor York, songwriters
• "Blue Moon"
• * Beck Hansen, songwriter
• "Fever"
• * Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney and Brian Burton, songwriters
• "Gimme Something Good"
• * Ryan Adams, songwriter
• "Lazaretto"
• * Jack White, songwriter

• Morning Phase – Beck
• Ryan Adams – Ryan Adams
• Turn Blue – The Black Keys
• Hypnotic Eye – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• Songs of Innocence – U2

  Alternative

• St. Vincent – St. Vincent
• This Is All Yours – alt-J
• Reflektor – Arcade Fire
• Melophobia – Cage the Elephant
• Lazaretto – Jack White

  R&B

• "Drunk in Love" – Beyoncé featuring Jay Z
• "New Flame" – Chris Brown featuring Usher and Rick Ross
• "It's Your World" – Jennifer Hudson featuring R. Kelly
• "Like This" – Ledisi
• "Good Kisser" – Usher

• "Jesus Children" – Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Lalah Hathaway and Malcolm Jamal Warner
• "As" – Marsha Ambrosius and Anthony Hamilton
• "I.R.S" – Angie Fisher
• "Nobody" – Kem
• "Hold Up Wait a Minute " – Antonique Smith

• "Drunk in Love"
• * Shawn Carter, Rasool Diaz, Noel Fisher, Jerome Harmon, Beyoncé Knowles, Timothy Mosely, Andre Eric Proctor and Brian Soko, songwriters
• "Good Kisser"
• * Ronald "Flip" Colson, Warren "Oak" Felder, Usher Raymond IV, Jameel Roberts, Terry "Tru" Sneed and Andrew "Pop" Wansel, songwriters
• "New Flame"
• * Eric Bellinger, Chris Brown, James Chambers, Malissa Hunter, Justin Booth Johnson, Mark Pitts, Usher Raymond IV, William Roberts, Maurice "Verse" Simmonds and Keith Thomas, songwriters
• "Options "
• * Dominic Gordon, Brandon Hesson and Jamaica "Kahn-Cept" Smith, songwriters
• "The Worst"
• * Jhené Aiko Chilombo, Mac Robinson and Brian Warfield, songwriter

• G I R L – Pharrell Williams
• Sail Out – Jhené Aiko
• Beyoncé – Beyoncé
• X – Chris Brown
• Mali is... – Mali Music

• Love, Marriage & Divorce – Toni Braxton and Babyface
• Islander – Bernhoft
• Lift Your Spirit – Aloe Blacc
• Black Radio 2 – Robert Glasper Experiment
• Give The People What They Want – Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings

  Rap

• "i" – Kendrick Lamar
• "3005" – Childish Gambino
• "0 to 100 / The Catch Up" – Drake
• "Rap God" – Eminem
• "All I Need Is You" – Lecrae

• "The Monster" – Eminem featuring Rihanna
• "Blak Majik" – Common featuring Jhené Aiko
• "Tuesday" – ILoveMakonnen featuring Drake
• "Studio" – Schoolboy Q featuring BJ the Chicago Kid
• "Bound 2" – Kanye West featuring Charlie Wilson

• "i"
• * Kendrick Duckworth and Columbus Smith III, songwriters
• "Anaconda"
• * Ernest Clark, Jamal Jones, Onika Maraj, Marcos Palacios and Jonathan Solone-Myvett, Anthony Ray songwriters
• "Bound 2"
• * Mike Dean, Malik Jones, Che Pope, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, John Stephens, Kanye West, Charlie Wilson and Cydel Young, songwriters
• "We Dem Boyz"
• * Noel Fisher and Cameron Thomaz, songwriters
• "0 to 100 / The Catch Up"
• * A. Feeney, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, P. Jefferies, Matthew Samuels and Noah Shebib, songwriters

• The Marshall Mathers LP 2 – Eminem
• The New Classic – Iggy Azalea
• Because the Internet – Childish Gambino
• Nobody's Smiling – Common
• Oxymoron – ScHoolboy Q
• Blacc Hollywood – Wiz Khalifa

  Country

• "Something in the Water" – Carrie Underwood
• "Give Me Back My Hometown" – Eric Church
• "Invisible" – Hunter Hayes
• "Automatic" – Miranda Lambert
• "Cop Car" – Keith Urban

• "Gentle on My Mind" – The Band Perry
• "Somethin' Bad" – Miranda Lambert with Carrie Underwood
• "Day Drinking" – Little Big Town
• "Meanwhile Back at Mama's – Tim McGraw featuring Faith Hill
• "Raise 'Em Up" – Keith Urban featuring Eric Church

• "I'm Not Gonna Miss You"
• * Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond, songwriters
• "American Kids"
• * Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird and Shane McAnally, songwriters
• "Automatic"
• * Nicolle Galyon, Natalie Hemby and Miranda Lambert, songwriters
• "Give Me Back My Hometown"
• * Eric Church and Luke Laird, songwriters
• "Meanwhile Back at Mama's"
• * Tom Douglas, Jaren Johnston and Jeffrey Steele, songwriters

• Platinum – Miranda Lambert
• Riser – Dierks Bentley
• The Outsiders – Eric Church
• 12 Stories – Brandy Clark
• The Way I'm Livin' – Lee Ann Womack

  New Age

• Winds of Samsara – Ricky Kej and Wouter Kellerman
• Bhakti – Paul Avgerinos
• Ritual – Peter Kater and R. Carlos Nakai
• Symphony Live in Istanbul – Kitaro
• In Love and Longing – Silvia Nakkach and David Darling

  Jazz

• "Fingerprints" – Chick Corea, soloist
• "The Eye of the Hurricane" – Kenny Barron, soloist
• "You and the Night and the Music" – Fred Hersch, soloist
• "Recorda Me" – Joe Lovano, soloist
• "Sleeping Giant" – Brad Mehldau, soloist

• Beautiful Life – Dianne Reeves
• Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro – Billy Childs and various artists
• I Wanna Be Evil – René Marie
• Live in NYC – Gretchen Parlato
• Paris Sessions – Tierney Sutton

• Trilogy – Chick Corea Trio
• Landmarks – Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band
• Floating – Fred Hersch Trio
• Enjoy the View – Bobby Hutcherson, David Sanborn, Joey DeFrancesco featuring Billy Hart
• ' – Jason Moran

• The Offense of the Drum – Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra'
• The Latin Side of Joe Henderson – Conrad Herwig featuring Joe Lovano
• The Pedrito Martinez Group – Pedrito Martinez Group
• Second Half – Emilio Solla y la Inestable de Brooklyn
• New Throned King – Yosvany Terry

  Gospel/Contemporary Christian

• "No Greater Love" – Smokie Norful
• * Aaron W. Lindsey, Smokie Norful, songwriters
• "Help" – Erica Campbell featuring Lecrae
• * Erica Campbell, Warryn Campbell, Hasben Jones, Harold Lilly, Lecrae Moore, Aaron Sledge, songwriters
• "Sunday A.M. " – Karen Clark Sheard
• * Rudy Currence, Donald Lawrence, songwriters
• "I Believe" – Mali Music
• * Kortney J. Pollard, songwriter
• "Love on the Radio" – The Walls Group
• "In the Raw" – Tehrah
• * Kirk Franklin, songwriter

• "Messengers" – Lecrae featuring For King & Country
• * Torrance Esmond, Ran Jackson, Ricky Jackson, Kenneth Chris Mackey, Lecrae Moore, Joseph Prielozny, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone, songwriters
• "Write Your Story" – Francesca Battistelli
• * Francesca Battistelli, David Arthur Garcia, Ben Glover, songwriters
• "Come as You Are" – Crowder
• * David Crowder, Ben Glover and Matt Maher, songwriters
• "Shake" – MercyMe
• * Nathan Cochran, David Arthur Garcia, Ben Glover, Barry Graul, Bart Millard, Soli Olds, Mike Scheuchzer, Robby Shaffer, songwriters
• "Multiplied" – Needtobreathe
• * Bear Rinehart, Bo Rinehart, songwriters

• Help – Erica Campbell
• Amazing – Ricky Dillard and New G
• Withholding Nothing – William McDowell
• Forever Yours – Smokie Norful
• Vintage Worship – Anita Wilson

• Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong. – For King & Country
• If We're Honest – Francesca Battistelli
• Hurricane – Natalie Grant
• Welcome to the New – MercyMe
• Royal Tailor – Royal Tailor

• Shine for All the People – Mike Farris
• Forever Changed – T. Graham Brown
• Hymns – Gaither Vocal Band
• A Cappella – The Martins
• His Way of Loving Me – Tim Menzies

  Latin

• Tangos – Rubén Blades
• Elypse – Camila
• Raíz – Lila Downs, Niña Pastori and Soledad
• Loco de Amor – Juanes
• Gracias Por Estar Aquí – Marco Antonio Solís

• Multi Viral – Calle 13
• Behind The Machine – ChocQuibTown
• Bailar En La Cueva – Jorge Drexler
• Agua Maldita – Molotov
• Vengo – Ana Tijoux

• Mano A Mano – Tangos A La Manera De Vicente Fernández – Vicente Fernández
• Lastima Que Sean Ajenas – Pepe Aguilar
• Voz Y Guitarra – Ixya Herrera
• 15 Aniversario – Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea
• Alegría Del Mariachi – Mariachi Los Arrieros Del Valle

• Más + Corazón Profundo – Carlos Vives
• 50 Aniversario – El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
• First Class To Havana – Aymée Nuviola
• Live – Palo!
• El Asunto – Totó La Momposina

  Americana Music

• "A Feather's Not a Bird" – Rosanne Cash
• "Statesboro Blues" – Gregg Allman and Taj Mahal
• "And When I Die" – Billy Childs featuring Alison Krauss and Jerry Douglas
• "The Old Me Better" – Keb' Mo' featuring the California Feet Warmers
• "Destination" – Nickel Creek

• "A Feather's Not a Bird" – Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal, songwriters
• "Just So Much" – Jesse Winchester, songwriter
• "The New York Trains" – Woody Guthrie and Del McCoury, songwriters
• "Pretty Little One" – Edie Brickell and Steve Martin, songwriters
• "Terms of My Surrender" – John Hiatt, songwriter

• The River & the Thread – Rosanne Cash
• Terms of My Surrender – John Hiatt
• BluesAmericana – Keb' Mo'
• A Dotted Line – Nickel Creek
• Metamodern Sounds in Country Music – Sturgill Simpson

• The Earls of Leicester – The Earls of Leicester
• Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe – Noam Pikelny
• Cold Spell – Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen
• Into My Own – Bryan Sutton
• Only Me – Rhonda Vincent

• Step Back – Johnny Winter
• Common Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy – Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin
• Promise of a Brand New Day – Ruthie Foster
• Juke Joint Chapel – Charlie Musselwhite
• Decisions – Bobby Rush with Blinddog Smokin'

• Remedy – Old Crow Medicine Show
• Three Bells – Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas, Rob Ickes
• Follow the Music – Alice Gerrard
• The Nocturne Diaries – Eliza Gilkyson
• A Reasonable Amount of Trouble – Jesse Winchester

• The Legacy – Jo-El Sonnier
• Light the Stars – Bonsoir, Catin
• Hanu 'A'ala – Kamaka Kukona
• Love's Lies – Magnolia Sisters
• Ceremony – Joe Tohonnie Jr.

  Reggae

• Fly Rasta – Ziggy Marley
• Back on the Controls – Lee "Scratch" Perry
• Full Frequency – Sean Paul
• Out of Many, One Music – Shaggy
• Reggae Power – Sly and Robbie and Spicy Chocolate
• Amid the Noise and the Haste – SOJA

  World Music

• Eve – Angélique Kidjo
• Toumani & Sidiki – Toumani Diabaté and Sidiki Diabaté
• Our World in Song – Wu Man, Luis Conte and Daniel Ho
• Magic – Sérgio Mendes
• Traces of You – Anoushka Shankar

  Children's

• I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World – Neela Vaswani
• Appetite For Construction – The Pop Ups
• Just Say Hi! – Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could
• The Perfect Quirk – Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
• Through The Woods – The Okee Dokee Brothers

  Spoken Word

• Diary of a Mad Diva – Joan Rivers
• Actors Anonymous – James Franco
• – Jimmy Carter
• Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America – John Waters
• A Fighting Chance – Elizabeth Warren
• We Will Survive: True Stories of Encouragement, Inspiration, and the Power of Song – Gloria Gaynor

  Comedy

• Mandatory Fun – "Weird Al" Yankovic
• Obsessed – Jim Gaffigan
• Oh My God – Louis C.K.
• – Patton Oswalt
• We Are Miracles – Sarah Silverman

  Musical Show

• ' – Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell and Billy Jay Stein, producers '
• Aladdin – James Monroe Iglehart, Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed, principal soloists; Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken and Chris Montan, producers
• A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder – Jefferson Mays and Bryce Pinkham, principal soloists; Kurt Deutsch and Joel Moss, producers; Robert L. Freedman, lyricist; Steven Lutvak, composer and lyricist
• Hedwig and the Angry Inch – Lena Hall and Neil Patrick Harris, principal soloists; Justin Craig, Tim O'Heir and Stephen Trask, producers
• West Side Story'' – Cheyenne Jackson and Alexandra Silber, principal soloists; Jack Vad, producer

  Music for Visual Media

• Frozen – various artists
• American Hustle – various artists
• Get on Up: The James Brown Story – James Brown
• Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 – various artists
• The Wolf of Wall Street – various artists

• The Grand Budapest Hotel: Original Soundtrack – Alexandre Desplat, composer
• Frozen – Christophe Beck, composer
• Gone Girl: Soundtrack from the Motion Picture – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, composers
• ' – Steven Price, composer
• Saving Mr. Banks – Thomas Newman, composer

• "Let It Go" – Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, songwriters '''
• "Everything Is Awesome" – Joshua Bartholomew, Lisa Harriton, Shawn Patterson, Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, songwriters
• "I See Fire" – Ed Sheeran, songwriter
• "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" – Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond, songwriters
• "The Moon Song" – Spike Jonze and Karen O, songwriters

  Composing/Arranging

• "The Book Thief"
• * John Williams, composer
• "Last Train To Sanity"
• * Stanley Clarke, composer
• "Life in the Bubble"
• * Gordon Goodwin, composer
• "Recognition"
• * Rufus Reid, composer
• "Tarnation"
• * Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile, composers

• "Daft Punk"
• * Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstie Maldonado and Kevin Olusola, arrangers
• "Beautiful Dreamer"
• * Pete McGuinness, arranger
• "Get Smart"
• * Gordon Goodwin, arranger
• "Guantanamera"
• * Alfredo Rodríguez, arranger
• "Moon River"
• * Chris Walden, arranger

• "New York Tendaberry"
• * Billy Childs, arranger
• "All My Tomorrows"
• * Jeremy Fox, arranger
• "Goodnight America"
• * Vince Mendoza, arranger
• "Party Rockers"
• * Gordon Goodwin, arranger
• "What Are You Doing The Rest of Your Life?"
• * Pete McGuinness, arranger

  Crafts

• Lightning Bolt
• * Jeff Ament, Don Pendleton, Joe Spix and Jerome Turner, art directors
• Formosa Medicine Show
• * David Chen and Andrew Wong, art directors
• Indie Cindy
• * Vaughan Oliver, art director
• LP1
• * FKA Twigs and Phil Lee, art directors
• Whispers
• * Sarah Larnach, art director

• The Rise and Fall of Paramount Records, Volume One
• * Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood and Jack White, art directors
• Cities of Darkscorch
• * Leland Meiners and Ken Shipley, art directors
• A Letter Home
• * Gary Burden and Jenice Heo, art directors
• Sparks
• * Andy Carne, art director
• Spring 1990
• * Jessica Dessner, Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson and Steve Vance, art directors

• * Ashley Kahn, album notes writer
• Happy: The 1920 Rainbo Orchestra Sides
• * David Sager, album notes writer
• I'm Just Like You: Sly's Stone Flower 1969–70
• * Alec Palao, album notes writer
• The Other Side Of Bakersfield: 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West
• * Scott B. Bomar, album notes writer
• * Jon Kirby, album notes writer
• The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume One
• * Scott Blackwood, album notes writer

  Historical

• The Garden Spot Programs, 1950
• * Colin Escott and Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer
• Black Europe: The Sounds And Images Of Black People In Europe Pre-1927
• * Jeffrey Green, Ranier E. Lotz and Howard Rye, compilation producers; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer
• Happy: The 1920 Rainbo Orchestra Sides
• * Meagan Hennessey and Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer
• Longing for the Past: The 78 RPM Era In Southeast Asia
• * Steven Lance Ledbetter and David Murray, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer
• There's A Dream I've Been Saving: Lee Hazlewood Industries 1966 – 1971
• * Hunter Lea, Patrick McCarthy and Matt Sullivan, compilation producers; John Baldwin, mastering engineer

  Production

• Morning Phase
• * Tom Elmhirst, David Greenbaum, Florian Lagatta, Cole Marsden, Greif Neill, Robbie Nelson, Darrell Thorp, Cassidy Turbin and Joe Visciano, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
• Bass & Mandolin
• * Richard King and Dave Sinko, engineers; Robert C. Ludwig, mastering engineer
• Bluesamericana
• * Ross Hogarth and Casey Wasner, engineers; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer
• The Way I'm Livin
• * Chuck Ainlay, engineer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer
• What's Left Is Forever
• * Tchad Blake, Oyvind Jakobsen, Jo Ranheim, Itai Shapiro and David Way, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer

• Max Martin
• * "Bang Bang"
• * "Break Free"
• * "Dark Horse"
• * "Problem"
• * "Shake It Off"
• * "Unconditionally"
• Paul Epworth
• * "Pendulum"
• * "Queenie Eye"
• * "Road"
• * "Save Us"
• John Hill
• * "All You Never Say"
• * "Burning Gold"
• * "Can't Remember to Forget You"
• * "Goldmine"
• * "Guts Over Fear"
• * Strange Desire
• * Voices
• * "Water Fountain"
• Jay Joyce
• * About Last Night
• * It Goes Like This
• * Melophobia
• * Montibello Memories
• * Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song
• * The Outsiders
• Greg Kurstin
• * "Beating Heart"
• * "Chandelier"
• * "Double Rainbow"
• * "Gunshot"
• * "Money Power Glory"
• * 1000 Forms of Fear
• * Sheezus
• * Wrapped in Red

• "All of Me"
• * Tijs Michiel Verwest, remixer '
• "Falling Out"
• * MING, remixer
• "Pompeii"
• * Audien, remixer
• "The Rising"
• * Eddie Amador, remixer
• "Smile"
• * Ryan Raddon, remixer
• "Waves"
• * Robin Schulz, remixer

  Production, Surround Sound

• Beyoncé
• * Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Beyoncé Knowles, surround producer
• Beppe: Remote Galaxy
• * Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer
• Chamberland: The Berlin Remixes
• * David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer
• The Division Bell
• * Damon Iddins and Andy Jackson, surround mix engineers; Damon Iddins and Andy Jackson, surround mastering engineers
• Epics Of Love
• * Hans-Jörg Maucksch, surround mix engineer; Hans-Jörg Maucksch, surround mastering engineer; Günter Pauler, surround producer
• Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection
• * Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Elaine Martone, surround producer

  Production, Classical

• Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending
• * Michael Bishop, engineer; Michael Bishop, mastering engineer
• Adams, John: City Noir
• * Richard King, engineer; Wolfgang Schiefermair, mastering engineer
• Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean
• * Dmitriy Lipay and Nathaniel Reichman, engineers; Nathaniel Reichman, mastering engineer
• Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows Of Time
• * Dmitriy Lipay, engineer; Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineer
• Riccardo Muti Conducts Mason Bates and Anna Clyne
• * David Frost and Christopher Willis, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer

• Judith Sherman
• * Beethoven: Cello and Piano Complete
• * Brahms By Heart
• * Composing America
• * Divergence
• * The Good Song
• * Mozart and Brahms: Clarinet Quintets
• * Snapshot
• * Two X Four
• * Wagner Without Words
• Morten Lindberg
• * Beppe: Remote Galaxy
• * Dyrud: Out Of Darkness
• * Ja, Vi Elsker
• * Symphonies Of Wind Instruments
• Dmitriy Lipay
• * Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean
• * Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows of Time
• * Fauré: Masques Et Bergamasques; Pelléas Et Mélisande; Dolly
• * Hindemith: Nobilissima Visione; Five Pieces For String Orchestra
• * Ives: Symphony No. 2; Carter: Instances; Gershwin: An American In Paris
• * Ravel: Orchestral Works; Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony
• Elaine Martone
• * Hallowed Ground
• * Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection
• * Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 6 and 7; Tapiola
• * Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending
• David Starobin
• * All The Things You Are
• * Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 16
• * Game of Attrition – Arlene Sierra, Vol. 2
• * Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert
• * Mozart: Piano Concertos, No. 12, K. 414 and No. 23, K. 488
• * Music Of Peter Lieberson, Vol. 3
• * Rochberg, Chihara and Rorem
• * Tchaikovsky: The Tempest, Op. 18 and Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23

  Classical

• Adams, John: City Noir
• * David Robertson,
• Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout un monde lointain...; The Shadows of Time
• * Ludovic Morlot, conductor
• Dvořák: Symphony No. 8; Janacek: Symphonic Suite From Jenůfa
• * Manfred Honeck, conductor
• Schumann: Symphonien 1–4
• * Simon Rattle, conductor
• Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 6 and 7; Tapiola
• * Robert Spano, conductor

• Charpentier: La descente d'Orphée aux enfers
• * Paul O'Dette and Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Aaron Sheehan; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer
• Milhaud: L'Orestie d'Eschyle
• * Kenneth Kiesler, conductor; Dan Kempson, Jennifer Lane, Tamara Mumford and Brenda Rae; Tim Handley, producer
• Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie
• * William Christie, conductor; Sarah Connolly, Stéphane Degout, Christiane Karg, Ed Lyon and Katherine Watson; Sébastien Chonion, producer
• Schönberg: Moses und Aron
• * Sylvain Cambreling, conductor; Andreas Conrad and Franz Grundheber; Reinhard Oechsler, producer
• Strauss: Elektra
• * Christian Thielemann, conductor; Evelyn Herlitzius, Waltraud Meier, René Pape and Anne Schwanewilms; Magdalena Herbst, producer

• The Sacred Spirit of Russia
• * Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
• Bach: Matthäus-Passion
• * René Jacobs, conductor
• Dyrud: Out of Darkness
• * Vivianne Sydnes, conductor
• Holst: First Choral Symphony; The Mystic Trumpeter
• * Andrew Davis; Stephen Jackson, chorus master
• Mozart: Requiem Mass in D minor
• * John Butt, conductor

• In 27 Pieces – The Hilary Hahn Encores
• * Hilary Hahn and Cory Smythe
• Dreams and Prayers
• * David Krakauer and A Far Cry
• Martinů: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1–3
• * Steven Isserlis and Olli Mustonen
• Partch: Castor and Pollux
• * Partch
• Sing Thee Nowell
• * New York Polyphony

• Play
• * Jason Vieaux
• All The Things You Are
• * Leon Fleisher
• The Carnegie Recital
• * Daniil Trifonov
• Dutilleux: Tout un monde lointain...
• * Xavier Phillips; Ludovic Morlot, conductor
• Toccatas
• * Jory Vinikour

• Douce France
• * Anne Sofie Von Otter; Bengt Forsberg, accompanist
• Porpora: Arias
• * Philippe Jaroussky; Andrea Marcon, conductor
• Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin
• * Florian Boesch; Malcolm Martineau, accompanist
• Stella Di Napoli
• * Joyce DiDonato; Riccardo Minasi, conductor
• Virtuoso Rossini Arias
• * Lawrence Brownlee; Constantine Orbelian, conductor

• Partch: Plectra and Percussion Dances
• * Partch; John Schneider, producer
• Britten To America
• * Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor; Colin Matthews, producer
• Mieczysław Weinberg
• * Giedrė Dirvanauskaitė, Daniil Grishin, Gidon Kremer and Daniil Trifonov; Manfred Eicher, producer
• Mike Marshall and The Turtle Island Quartet
• * Mike Marshall and Turtle Island Quartet; Mike Marshall, producer
• The Solent – Fifty Years of Music By Ralph Vaughan Williams
• * Paul Daniel, conductor; Andrew Walton, producer

• Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean
• * John Luther Adams, composer
• Clyne, Anna: Prince of Clouds
• * Anna Clyne, composer
• Crumb, George: Voices From The Heartland
• * George Crumb, composer
• Paulus, Stephen: Concerto for Two Trumpets and Band
• * Stephen Paulus, composer
• Sierra, Roberto: Sinfonía No. 4''
• * Roberto Sierra, composer

  Music Video/Film

• "Happy" – Pharrell Williams
• * We Are From LA, video director; Kathleen Heffernan, Solal Micenmacher, Jett Steiger and Cedric Troadec, video producers
• "We Exist" – Arcade Fire
• * David Wilson, video director; Sue Yeon Ahn and Jason Baum, video producers
• "Turn Down for What" – DJ Snake and Lil Jon
• * Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, video directors; Judy Craig, Jonathan Wang, Candance Ouaknine and Bryan Younce, video producers
• "Chandelier" – Sia
• * Sia Furler and Daniel Askill, video directors; Jennifer Heath and Jack Hogan, video producers
• "The Golden Age" – Woodkid featuring Max Richter
• * Yoann Lemoine, video director; Kathleen Heffernan, Roman Pichon Herrera, Christine Miller and Annabel Rosier, video producers

• 20 Feet from Stardom – Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer and Judith Hill
• * Morgan Neville, video director; Gil Friesen and Caitrin Rogers, video producers
• '
• * Jonas Åkerlund, video director; Ed Burke, Svana Gisla and Dan Parise, video producers
• Ghost Stories – Coldplay
• * Paul Dugdale, video director; Jim Parsons, video producer
• "Metallica Through the Never" – Metallica
• * Nimród Antal, video director; Adam Ellison and Charlotte Huggins, video producers
• ' – Pink
• * Larn Poland, video director; Roger Davies, video producer

  Special Merit Awards

MusiCares Person of the Year

• Bob Dylan

  Lifetime Achievement Award

• Bee Gees
• Pierre Boulez
• Buddy Guy
• George Harrison
• Flaco Jiménez
• The Louvin Brothers
• Wayne Shorter

  Trustees Award

• Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
• Richard Perry
• George Wein

  Technical Grammy Award

• Raymond Kurzweil

  Music Educator Award

• Jared Cassedy

  Grammy Hall of Fame inductions

In Memoriam

• Joe Cocker
• Andraé Crouch
• Pete Seeger
• Jack Bruce
• Johnny Winter
• Bobby Keys
• Ian McLagan
• Tommy Ramone
• Jimmy Ruffin
• Wayne Henderson
• Joe Sample
• Bobby Womack
• Don Covay
• Jesse Winchester
• Robin Williams
• Little Jimmy Dickens
• Jimmy C. Newman
• George Hamilton IV
• Bob Montgomery
• Horace Silver
• Charlie Haden
• Buddy DeFranco
• Paul Horn
• Big Bank Hank
• Frankie Knuckles
• Steven "Asap Yams" Rodriguez
• Casey Kasem
• Gerry Goffin
• Bob Crewe
• Paul Revere
• Bob Casale
• Kim Fowley
• Paco de Lucía
• Gustavo Cerati
• Cheo Feliciano
• Lorin Maazel
• Stephen Paulus
• Ann Ruckert
• Mike Nichols
• Ruby Dee
• Ted Bergmann
• Cosimo Matassa
• Gary Haber
• David Anderle
• Peter Grosslight
• Peter Shukat
• Rod McKuen
• Dallas Taylor
• Tim Hauser
• Maya Angelou

  Multiple nominations and awards

• Beyoncé
• Sam Smith
• Pharrell Williams

• Bob Ludwig

• Iggy Azalea
• Beck
• Eric Church
• Tom Coyne
• Drake
• Gordon Goodwin
• Jay-Z
• Miranda Lambert
• Sia
• Usher
• Jack White

• Ryan Adams
• Jhené Aiko
• The Black Keys
• Chris Brown
• Rosanne Cash
• Billy Childs
• Coldplay
• Tehrah
• Andrew Coleman
• Detail
• Eminem
• Ben Glover
• Florian Lagatta
• Lecrae
• Dmitriy Lipay
• Max Martin
• Rick Ross
• Ed Sheeran
• Taylor Swift

• Arcade Fire
• Francesca Battistelli
• Michael Bishop
• Glen Campbell
• Charli XCX
• Brandy Clark
• Common
• Chick Corea
• Jerry Douglas
• Tom Elmhirst
• Steve Fitzmaurice
• For King & Country
• Childish Gambino
• Ariana Grande
• Michael Graves
• David Greenbaum
• Cole M. Greif-Neill
• Stuart Hawkes
• Fred Hersch
• John Hiatt
• J-Roc
• Keb' Mo'
• Kevin Kadish
• Wiz Khalifa
• Richard King
• Greg Kurstin
• Luke Laird
• Kendrick Lamar
• Mike Larson
• Howard Lawrence
• John Legend
• Morten Lindberg
• Kristen Anderson-Lopez
• Robert Lopez
• Joe Lovano
• Mali Music
• Elaine Martone
• Pete McGuinness
• MercyMe
• Edgar Meyer
• Ann Mincieli
• Nicki Minaj
• Ludovic Morlot
• Jimmy Napes
• Robbie Nelson
• Nickel Creek
• Smokie Norful
• Partch
• Katy Perry
• Tom Petty
• Steve Price
• Julian Raymond
• Rufus Reid
• Robert Glasper Experiment
• Schoolboy Q
• Jesse Shatkin
• Noah "40" Shebib
• Shellback
• Chris Thile
• Darrell Thorp
• Timbaland
• Justin Timberlake
• Meghan Trainor
• Daniil Trifonov
• Cassidy Turbin
• Carrie Underwood
• Keith Urban
• Joe Visciano
• Kanye West
• Charlie Wilson
• Jesse Winchester

• Sam Smith

• Beyoncé
• Rosanne Cash
• Bob Ludwig
• Pharrell Williams

• Beck
• Chick Corea
• Tom Elmhirst
• Eminem
• For King & Country
• David Greenbaum
• Cole M. Greif-Neill
• Jay-Z
• Florian Lagatta
• Kendrick Lamar
• Kristen Anderson-Lopez
• Robert Lopez
• Jimmy Napes
• Robbie Nelson
• Darrell Thorp
• Cassidy Turbin
• Joe Visciano
• Jack White

  Changes

• New categories

• Changes in the Gospel categories

• Samples allowed

• A few minor name changes.