59th Annual Grammy Awards

Performers

Presenters

• Jennifer Lopez – presented Best New Artist
• – introduced The Weeknd and Daft Punk
• John Travolta – introduced Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood
• Nick Jonas – presented Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
• Katharine McPhee and The Chainsmokers – presented Best Rock Song
• Ryan Seacrest – introduced Lukas Graham and Kelsea Ballerini
• Tina Knowles – introduced Beyoncé
• Camila Cabello and Thomas Rhett – presented Best Country Solo Performance
• Little Big Town – introduced Katy Perry and Skip Marley
• William Bell and Gary Clark Jr. – presented Best Urban Contemporary Album
• Gina Rodriguez – introduced Maren Morris and Alicia Keys
• Taraji P. Henson – presented Best Rap Album
• Laverne Cox – introduced Metallica and Lady Gaga
• Dwight Yoakam – introduced Sturgill Simpson
• DNCE – introduced Demi Lovato, Tori Kelly, Little Big Town and Andra Day
• Celine Dion – presented Song of the Year
• Solange – introduced A Tribe Called Quest and Anderson Paak
• Halsey and Jason Derulo – introduced Chance the Rapper and Kirk Franklin
• Tim McGraw and Faith Hill – presented Record of the Year and Album of the Year

  Premiere ceremony

• Margaret Cho - main host
• Lauren Daigle and For King and Country
• O'Connor Band - "Ruby, Are You Mad At Your Man?"
• René Marie
• Ravi Coltrane and Third Coast Percussion - "Mallet Quartet"
• Sarah Jarosz
• Judy Collins - "Suzanne"
• Brendon Urie
• Northern Cree and Carla Morrison - "Cree Cuttin'"/"Un Beso"
• Mya
• Ziggy Marley - "Amen"
• Jimmy Jam

  Nominees and winners

• Taken from the Grammys website.
• The winners are in bold.

  General

• "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
• "Formation" – Beyoncé
• *Beyoncé Knowles, Mike Will Made-It & Pluss, producers; Jaycen Joshua & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
• "7 Years" – Lukas Graham
• *Future Animals & Pilo, producers; Delbert Bowers, Sebastian Fogh, Stefan Forrest & David LaBrel, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
• "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
• "Stressed Out" – Twenty One Pilots
• *Mike Elizondo & Tyler Joseph, producers; Neal Avron & Adam Hawkins, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer

• 25 – Adele
• * Danger Mouse, Samuel Dixon, Paul Epworth, Greg Kurstin, Max Martin, Ariel Rechtshaid, Shellback, The Smeezingtons & Ryan Tedder, producers; Julian Burg, Austen Jux Chandler, Cameron Craig, Samuel Dixon, Tom Elmhirst, Declan Gaffney, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Emile Haynie, Jan Holzner, Michael Ilbert, Chris Kasych, Greg Kurstin, Charles Moniz, Liam Nolan, Alex Pasco, Mike Piersante, Ariel Rechtshaid, Rich Rich, Dave Schiffman, Joe Visciano & Matt Wiggins, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers
• Lemonade – Beyoncé
• *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, Beyoncé 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
• 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 & Soundz, producers; Simon Cohen, Diplo, Mark "Exit" Goodchild, Josh Gudwin, Jaycen Joshua, Manny Marroquin, Chris "Tek" O'Ryan, Johannes Raassina, Gregg Rominiecki, Chris Sclafani, Skrillex, Dylan William & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers
• Views – Drake
• *dvsn, Future, Kyla, PartyNextDoor, Rihanna & Wizkid, featured artists; Brian Alexander-Morgan, Axlfoliethc, Beat Bully, Boi-1Da, Cardo, Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, Daxz, DJ Dahi, Frank Dukes, Maneesh, Murda Beatz, Nineteen85, Ricci Riera, Allen Ritter, Noah "40" Shebib, Southside, Sevn Thomas, Jordan Ullman, Kanye West, Wizkid & Young Exclusive, producers; Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell, Seth Firkins, David "Prep" Bijan Huges & Noah "40" Shebib, engineers/mixers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer
• A Sailor's Guide to Earth – Sturgill Simpson
• *Sturgill Simpson, producer; Geoff Allan, David Ferguson & Sean Sullivan, engineers/mixers; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer

• "Hello"
• * Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters
• "Formation"
• * Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé Knowles & Michael L. Williams II, songwriters
• "I Took a Pill in Ibiza"
• * Mike Posner, songwriter
• "Love Yourself"
• * Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin & Ed Sheeran, songwriters
• "7 Years"
• * Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard & Morten Ristorp, songwriters

• Chance the Rapper'''
• Kelsea Ballerini
• The Chainsmokers
• Maren Morris
• Anderson Paak

  Pop

• "Hello" – Adele
• "Hold Up" – Beyoncé
• "Love Yourself" – Justin Bieber
• "Piece by Piece" – Kelly Clarkson
• "Dangerous Woman" – Ariana Grande

• "Stressed Out" – Twenty One Pilots
• "Closer" – The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
• "7 Years" – Lukas Graham
• "Work" – Rihanna featuring Drake
• "Cheap Thrills" – Sia featuring Sean Paul

• – Willie Nelson
• Cinema – Andrea Bocelli
• Fallen Angels – Bob Dylan
• Stages Live – Josh Groban
• ' – Barbra Streisand

• 25 – Adele'
• Purpose – Justin Bieber
• Dangerous Woman – Ariana Grande
• Confident – Demi Lovato
• This Is Acting'' – Sia

  Dance/Electronic

• "Don't Let Me Down" – The Chainsmokers featuring Daya
• * The Chainsmokers, producers; Jordan Young, mixer
• "Tearing Me Up" – Bob Moses
• *Bob Moses, producers; Mark "Spike" Stent, mixer
• "Never Be Like You" – Flume featuring Kai
• * Harley Streten, producer; Eric J Dubowsky, mixer
• "'Rinse & Repeat" – Riton featuring Kah-Lo
• * Riton, producer; Wez Clarke, mixer
• "Drinkee" – Sofi Tukker
• * Sofi Tukker, producers; Bryan Wilson, mixer

• Skin – Flume
• – Jean-Michel Jarre
• Epoch – Tycho
• Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future – Underworld
• Louie Vega Starring...XXVIII – Little Louie Vega

  Contemporary Instrumental

• Culcha Vulcha – Snarky Puppy
• Human Nature – Herb Alpert
• When You Wish Upon a Star – Bill Frisell
• Way Back Home: Live from Rochester, NY – Steve Gadd Band
• Unspoken – Chuck Loeb

  Rock

• "Blackstar" – David Bowie
• "Joe" – Alabama Shakes
• "Don't Hurt Yourself" – Beyoncé featuring Jack White
• "The Sound of Silence" – Disturbed
• "Heathens" – Twenty One Pilots

• "Dystopia" – Megadeth
• "Shock Me" – Baroness
• "Silvera" – Gojira
• "Rotting in Vain" – Korn
• "The Price Is Wrong" – Periphery

• "Blackstar"
• * David Bowie, songwriter
• "Burn the Witch"
• * Radiohead, songwriters
• "Hardwired"
• * James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich, songwriters
• "Heathens"
• * Tyler Joseph, songwriter
• "My Name Is Human"
• * Rich Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters

• Tell Me I'm Pretty – Cage the Elephant
• California – Blink-182
• Magma – Gojira
• Death of a Bachelor – Panic! at the Disco
• Weezer – Weezer

  Alternative

• Blackstar – David Bowie
• 22, A Million – Bon Iver
• The Hope Six Demolition Project – PJ Harvey
• Post Pop Depression – Iggy Pop
• A Moon Shaped Pool – Radiohead

  R&B

• "Cranes in the Sky" – Solange
• "Turnin' Me Up" – BJ the Chicago Kid
• "Permission" – Ro James
• "I Do" – Musiq Soulchild
• "Needed Me" – Rihanna

• "Angel" – Lalah Hathaway
• "The Three of Me" – William Bell
• "Woman's World" – BJ the Chicago Kid
• "Sleeping with the One I Love" – Fantasia
• "Can't Wait" – Jill Scott

• "Lake by the Ocean"
• * Hod David & Musze, songwriters
• "Come and See Me"
• * J. Brathwaite, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters
• "Exchange"
• * Michael Hernandez & Bryson Tiller, songwriters
• "Kiss It Better"
• * Jeff Bhasker, Robyn Fenty, John-Nathan Glass & Teddy Sinclair, songwriters
• "Luv"
• * Magnus August Høiberg, Benjamin Levin & Daystar Peterson, songwriters

• Lemonade – Beyoncé
• Ology – Gallant
• We Are King – KING
• Malibu – Anderson.Paak
• Anti – Rihanna

• Lalah Hathaway Live – Lalah Hathaway
• In My Mind – BJ the Chicago Kid
• Velvet Portraits – Terrace Martin
• Healing Season – Mint Condition
• Smoove Jones – Mýa

  Rap

• "No Problem" – Chance the Rapper featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
• "Panda" – Desiigner
• "Pop Style" – Drake featuring The Throne
• "All the Way Up" – Fat Joe & Remy Ma featuring French Montana & Infared
• "THat Part" – ScHoolboy Q featuring Kanye West

• "Hotline Bling" – Drake
• "Freedom" – Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar
• "Broccoli" – DRAM featuring Lil Yachty
• "Ultralight Beam" – Kanye West featuring Chance the Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream
• "Famous" – Kanye West featuring Rihanna

• "Hotline Bling"
• * Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies, songwriters
• "All the Way Up"
• * Joseph Cartagena, Edward Davadi, Shandel Green, Karim Kharbouch, Andre Christopher Lyon, Reminisce Mackie & Marcello Valenzano, songwriters
• "Famous"
• * Chancellor Bennett, Ross Birchard, Ernest Brown, Andrew Dawson, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Kejuan Muchita, Patrick Reynolds, Kanye West, Cydel Young & Malik Yusef, songwriters
• "No Problem"
• * Chancellor Bennett, Dwayne Carter, Rachel Cato, Peter Cottontale, Tauheed Epps, Jonathan Hoard, Cam O'bi, Ivan Rosenberg, Conor Szymanski, Lakeithsha Williams & Jaime Woods, songwriters
• "Ultralight Beam"
• * Chancellor 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

• Coloring Book – Chance the Rapper
• and the Anonymous Nobody... – De La Soul
• Major Key – DJ Khaled
• Views – Drake
• Blank Face LP – ScHoolboy Q
• The Life of Pablo – Kanye West

  Country

• "My Church" – Maren Morris
• "Love Can Go to Hell" – Brandy Clark
• "Vice" – Miranda Lambert
• "Church Bells" – Carrie Underwood
• "Blue Ain't Your Color" – Keith Urban

• "Jolene" – Pentatonix featuring Dolly Parton
• "Different for Girls" – Dierks Bentley featuring Elle King
• "21 Summer" – Brothers Osborne
• "Setting the World on Fire" – Kenny Chesney & Pink
• "Think of You" – Chris Young with Cassadee Pope

• "Humble and Kind"
• * Lori McKenna, songwriter
• "Blue Ain't Your Color"
• * Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey & Steven Lee Olsen, songwriters
• "Die a Happy Man"
• * Sean Douglas, Thomas Rhett & Joe Spargur, songwriters
• "My Church"
• * busbee & Maren Morris, songwriters
• "Vice"
• * Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne, songwriters

• A Sailor's Guide to Earth – Sturgill Simpson
• Big Day in a Small Town – Brandy Clark
• Full Circle – Loretta Lynn
• Hero – Maren Morris
• Ripcord – Keith Urban

  New Age

• White Sun II – White Sun
• Orogen – John Burke
• Dark Sky Island – Enya
• Inner Passion – Peter Kater & Tina Guo
• Rosetta – Vangelis

  Jazz

• "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" – John Scofield, soloist
• "Countdown" – Joey Alexander, soloist
• "In Movement" – Ravi Coltrane, soloist
• "We See" – Fred Hersch, soloist
• "I Concentrate on You" – Brad Mehldau, soloist

• Take Me to the Alley – Gregory Porter
• Sound of Red – René Marie
• Upward Spiral – Branford Marsalis Quartet with special guest Kurt Elling
• Harlem on My Mind – Catherine Russell
• The Sting Variations – The Tierney Sutton Band

• Country for Old Men – John Scofield
• Book of Intuition – Kenny Barron Trio
• Dr. Um – Peter Erskine
• Sunday Night at the Vanguard – The Fred Hersch Trio
• Nearness – Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau

• – Ted Nash Big Band
• Real Enemies – Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
• MONK'estra, Vol. 1 – John Beasley
• ' – John Daversa
• All L.A. Band – Bob Mintzer

• Tribute to Irakere: Live in Marciac – Chucho Valdés
• Entre Colegas – Andy González
• Madera Latino: A Latin Jazz Perspective on the Music of Woody Shaw – Brian Lynch & various artists
• Canto América – Michael Spiro/Wayne Wallace La Orquesta Sinfonietta
• 30 – Trio Da Paz

  Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music

• "God Provides" – Tamela Mann
• * Kirk Franklin, songwriter
• "It's Alright, It's OK" – Shirley Caesar featuring Anthony Hamilton
• * Stanley Brown & Courtney Rumble, songwriters
• "You're Bigger " – Jekalyn Carr
• * Allundria Carr, songwriter
• "Made a Way " – Travis Greene
• * Travis Greene, songwriter
• "Better" – Hezekiah Walker
• * Jason Clayborn, Gabriel Hatcher & Hezekiah Walker, songwriters

• "Thy Will" – Hillary Scott & The Scott Family
• * Bernie Herms, Hillary Scott & Emily Weisband, songwriters
• "Trust in You" – Lauren Daigle
• * Lauren Daigle, Michael Farren & Paul Mabury, songwriters
• "Priceless" – For King & Country
• * Benjamin Backus, Seth Mosley, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters
• "King of the World" – Natalie Grant
• * Natalie Grant, Becca Mizell & Samuel Mizell, songwriters
• "Chain Breaker" – Zach Williams
• * Mia Fieldes, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters

• Losing My Religion – Kirk Franklin
• Listen – Tim Bowman, Jr.
• Fill This House – Shirley Caesar
• A Worshipper's Heart – Todd Dulaney
• Demonstrate – William Murphy

• Love Remains – Hillary Scott & The Scott Family
• Poets & Saints – All Sons & Daughters
• American Prodigal – Crowder
• Be One – Natalie Grant
• Youth Revival|Youth Revival – Hillsong Young & Free

• Hymns That Are Important to Us – Joey + Rory
• Better Together – Gaither Vocal Band
• Nature's Symphony in 432 – The Isaacs
• Hymns and Songs of Inspiration – Gordon Mote
• – ; Jeffrey Gaskill, producer

  Latin

• Un Besito Más – Jesse & Joy
• Ilusión – Gaby Moreno
• Similares – Laura Pausini
• Seguir Latiendo – Sanalejo
• Buena Vida – Diego Torres

• iLevitable – ile
• L.H.O.N. – Illya Kuryaki & The Valderamas
• Buenaventura – La Santa Cecilia
• Los Rakas – Los Rakas
• Amor Supremo – Carla Morrison

• Un Azteca en el Azteca, Vol. 1 – Vicente Fernández
• Raíces – Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga
• Hecho a Mano – Joss Favela
• Generación Maquinaria Est. 2006 – La Maquinaria Norteña
• Tributo a Joan Sebastian y Rigoberto Alfaro – Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea

• Donde Están? – Jose Lugo & Guasábara Combo
• Conexión – Fonseca
• La Fantasia Homenaje a Juan Formell – Formell y Los Van Van
• 35 Aniversario – Grupo Niche
• La Sonora Santanera en Su 60 Aniversario – Sonora Santanera

  American Roots

• "House of Mercy" – Sarah Jarosz
• "Ain't No Man" – The Avett Brothers
• "Mother's Children Have a Hard Time" – The Blind Boys of Alabama
• "Factory Girl" – Rhiannon Giddens
• "Wreck You" – Lori McKenna

• "Kid Sister"
• * Vince Gill, songwriter
• "Alabama at Night"
• * Robbie Fulks, songwriter
• "City Lights"
• * Jack White, songwriter
• "Gulfstream"
• * Eric Adcock & Roddie Romero, songwriters
• "Wreck You"
• * Lori McKenna & Felix McTeigue, songwriters

• This Is Where I Live – William Bell
• True Sadness – The Avett Brothers
• The Cedar Creek Sessions – Kris Kristofferson
• The Bird and the Rifle – Lori McKenna
• Kid Sister – The Time Jumpers

• Coming Home – O'Connor Band with Mark O'Connor
• Original Traditional – Blue Highway
• Burden Bearer – Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
• The Hazel and Alice Sessions – Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands
• North by South – Claire Lynch

• Porcupine Meat – Bobby Rush
• Can't Shake the Feeling – Lurrie Bell
• Live at the Greek Theatre – Joe Bonamassa
• Blues & Ballads – Luther Dickinson
• The Soul of Jimmie Rodgers – Vasti Jackson

• The Last Days of Oakland – Fantastic Negrito
• Love Wins Again – Janiva Magness
• Bloodline – Kenny Neal
• Give It Back to You – The Record Company
• Everybody Wants a Piece – Joe Louis Walker

• Undercurrent – Sarah Jarosz
• Silver Skies Blue – Judy Collins & Ari Hest
• Upland Stories – Robbie Fulks
• Factory Girl – Rhiannon Giddens
• Weighted Mind – Sierra Hull

• E Walea – Kalani Pe'a
• Broken Promised Land – Barry Jean Ancelet & Sam Broussard
• It's a Cree Thing – Northern Cree
• Gulfstream – Roddie Romero and the Hub City All-Stars
• I Wanna Sing Right: Rediscovering Lomax in the Evangeline Country – ; Joshua Caffery & Joel Savoy, producers

  Reggae

• Ziggy Marley – Ziggy Marley
• Sly & Robbie Presents... Reggae For Her – Devin Di Dakta & J.L
• Rose Petals – J Boog
• Everlasting – Raging Fyah
• Falling Into Place – Rebelution
• SOJA: Live in Virginia – SOJA

  World Music

• Sing Me Home – Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
• – Celtic Woman
• Walking in the Footsteps of Our Fathers – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
• Land of Gold – Anoushka Shankar
• Dois Amigos, Um Século de Música: Multishow Live'' – Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil

  Children's

• Infinity Plus One – Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
• Explorer of the World – Frances England
• Novelties – Recess Monkey
• Press Play – Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could
• Saddle Up – The Okee Dokee Brothers

  Spoken Word

• In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox – Carol Burnett
• The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo – Amy Schumer
• M Train – Patti Smith
• Under The Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk – Various Artists
• Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink – Elvis Costello

  Comedy

• Talking for Clapping – Patton Oswalt
• ...America...Great... – David Cross
• American Myth – Margaret Cho
• Boyish Girl Interrupted – Tig Notaro
• Live at the Apollo – Amy Schumer

  Musical Theatre

• 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;
• Bright Star – Carmen Cusack, principal soloist; Jay Alix, Peter Asher & Una Jackman, producers; Steve Martin, composer; Edie Brickell, composer & lyricist
• Fiddler on the Roof – Danny Burstein, principal soloist; Louise Gund, David Lai & Ted Sperling, producers;
• Kinky Boots – Killian Donnelly & Matt Henry, principal soloists; Sammy James, Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus & William Wittman, producers;
• Waitress – Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Neal Avron, Sara Bareilles & Nadia DiGiallonardo, producers; Sara Bareilles, composer & lyricist

  Music for Visual Media

• Miles Ahead –
• * Steve Berkowitz, Don Cheadle & Robert Glasper, compilation producers
• Amy –
• * Salaam Remi & Mark Ronson, compilation producers
• ' –
• * O'Shea Jackson & Andre Young, compilation producers
• Suicide Squad –
• * Mike Caren, Darren Higman & Kevin Weaver, compilation producers
• Vinyl: The Essentials Season 1 –
• * Stewart Lerman, Randall Poster & Kevin Weaver, compilation producers

• – John Williams, composer
• Bridge of Spies – Thomas Newman, composer
• The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone, composer
• The Revenant – Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto, composers
• Stranger Things, Vol. 1 – Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers
• Stranger Things, Vol. 2 – Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers

• "Can't Stop the Feeling!" – Max Martin, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters '''
• "Heathens" – Tyler Joseph, songwriter
• "Just Like Fire" – Oscar Holter, Max Martin, Pink & Shellback, songwriters
• "Purple Lamborghini" – Shamann Cooke, Sonny Moore & William Roberts, songwriters
• "Try Everything" – Mikkel S. Eriksen, Sia & Tor Erik Hermansen, songwriters
• "The Veil" – Peter Gabriel, songwriter

  Composing

• "Spoken at Midnight"
• * Ted Nash, composer
• "Bridge of Spies "
• * Thomas Newman, composer
• "The Expensive Train Set "
• * Tim Davies, composer
• "Flow"
• * Alan Ferber, composer
• "L'Ultima Diligenza Di Red Rock – Verisione Integrale"
• * Ennio Morricone, composer

  Arranging

• "You and I"
• * Jacob Collier, arranger
• "Ask Me Now"
• * John Beasley, arranger
• "Good 'Swing' Wenceslas"
• * Sammy Nestico, arranger
• "Linus & Lucy"
• * Christian Jacob, arranger
• "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
• * John Daversa, arranger
• "We Three Kings"
• * Ted Nash, arranger

• "Flintstones"
• * Jacob Collier, arranger
• "Do You Hear What I Hear?"
• * Gordon Goodwin, arranger2
• "Do You Want to Know a Secret
• * John Daversa, arranger
• "The Music"
• * Alan Broadbent, arranger
• "Somewhere "
• * Billy Childs & Larry Klein, arrangers

  Packaging

• Blackstar
• * Jonathan Barnbrook, art director
• Anti
• * Ciarra Pardo & Robyn Fenty, art directors
• Human Performance
• * Andrew Savage, art director
• Sunset Motel
• * Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors
• 22, A Million
• * Eric Timothy Carlson, art director

• Édith Piaf 1915–2015
• * Gérard Lo Monaco, art director
• 401 Days
• * Jonathan Dagan & Mathias Høst Normark, art directors
• I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It
• * Samuel Burgess-Johnson & Matthew Healy, art directors
• Paper Wheels
• * Matt Taylor, art director
• Tug of War
• * Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors

  Historical

• '
• * Steve Berkowitz & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Mark Wilder, mastering engineer '
• 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
• Ork Records: New York, New York
• * Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice, mastering engineers
• Vladimir Horowitz: The Unreleased Live Recordings 1966–1983
• * Bernard Horowitz, Andreas K. Meyer & Robert Russ, compilation producers; Andreas K. Meyer & Jeanne Montalvo, mastering engineers
• Waxing The Gospel: Mass Evangelism & the Phonograph, 1890–1990''
• * Michael Devecka, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Michael Devecka, David Giovannoni, Michael Khanchalian & Richard Martin, mastering engineers

  Engineered Album

• Blackstar
• * David Bowie, Tom Elmhirst, Kevin Killen & Tony Visconti, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer
• Are You Serious
• * Tchad Blake & David Boucher, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
• Dig In Deep
• * Ryan Freeland, engineer; Kim Rosen, mastering engineer
• Hit N Run Phase Two
• * Booker T., Dylan Dresdow, Chris James, Prince & Justin Stanley, engineers; Dylan Dresdow, mastering engineer
• Undercurrent
• * Shani Gandhi & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer

• The Ghosts of Versailles
• * Mark Donahue, Fred Vogler & David L Williams, engineers
• Dutilleux: Sur le même accord; Les Citations; Mystère de l'instant & Timbres, espace, mouvement
• * Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers
• Reflections
• * Morten Lindberg, engineer
• Shadow of Sirius
• * Silas Brown & David Frost, engineers; Silas Brown
• Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow – Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9
• * Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer

  Producer

• Greg Kurstin
• * "Cheap Thrills"
• * "Hello"
• * Love You to Death
• * "Million Years Ago"
• * "Something in the Way You Move"
• * "Water Under the Bridge"
• Benny Blanco
• * "Cold Water"
• * "Friends"
• * "Kill Em with Kindness"
• * "Love Yourself"
• * "Luv"
• * "Wild Love"
• Max Martin
• * "Can't Stop the Feeling!"
• * "Dangerous Woman"
• * "Into You"
• * "Just Like Fire"
• * "Rise"
• * "Send My Love "
• * "Side to Side"
• Nineteen85
• * "For Free"
• * "Hotline Bling"
• * "Not Nice"
• * "One Dance"
• * "Rising Water"
• * Sept. 5th
• * "Too Good"
• * We Move
• Ricky Reed
• * "Better"
• * "Cruel World"
• * "Girls Talk Boys"
• * "HandClap"
• * "Me Too"
• * "No"
• * "Sober"
• * "You Don't Get Me High Anymore"

• David Frost
• *Bach: The Cello Suites According to Anna Magdalena
• * Bates: Anthology of Fantastic Zoology
• * Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 5
• * Brahms & Dvořák: Serenades
• * Fitelberg: Chamber Works
• * Ispirare
• * Overtures to Bach
• * Schoenberg: Kol Nidre; Shostakovich: Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti
• * Shadow of Sirius
• Blanton Alspaugh
• * The Aeolian Organ at Duke University Chapel
• * Bolcom: Canciones De Lorca & Prometheus
• * Brahms: The Four Symphonies
• * Copland: Appalachian Spring Complete Ballet; Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
• * Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles
• * Dvořák: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8
• * Dvořák: Symphony No. 6; Slavonic Dances
• * Floyd: Wuthering Heights
• Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
• * Friedman: Original Piano Compositions
• * Moszkowski: From Foreign Lands
• Judith Sherman
• * American First Sonatas
• * Berlin: This Is The Life!
• * Centennial Commissions, Vol. II
• * Gernsheim & Brahms: Piano Quintets
• * Latin American & Spanish Masterpieces For Flute & Piano
• * Similar Motion
• * Tchaikovsky: Complete Works For Violin & Orchestra
• * Tower: String Quartets Nos. 3-5 & Dumbarton Quintet
• Robina G. Young
• * Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard
• * Lutosławski: Concerto For Orchestra; Brahms: Piano Quartet
• * Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vols. 8 & 9
• * Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 5
• * A Wondrous Mystery – Renaissance Choral Music for Christmas

  Remixer

• "Tearing Me Up"
• * André Allen Anjos, remixer
• '"Cali Coast"
• * Josh Williams, remixer
• "Heavy Star Movin'"
• * staRo, remixer
• "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five"
• * Timo Maas & James Teej, remixers
• "Only"
• * Kaskade & Lipless, remixer
• "Wide Open"
• * Joe Goddard, remixer

  Surround Sound

• Dutilleux: Sur le même accord; Les Citations; Mystère de l'instant & Timbres, espace, mouvement
• * Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, surround mix engineers; Dmitriy Lipay, surround mastering engineer; Dmitriy Lipay, surround producer
• Johnson: Considering Matthew Shephard
• * Brad Michel, surround mix engineer; Brad Michel, surround mastering engineer; Robina G. Young, surround producer
• Maja S.K. Ratkje: And Sing...
• * Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer
• Primus & The Chocolate Factory
• * Les Claypool, surround mix engineer; Stephen Marcussen, surround mastering engineer; Les Claypool, surround producer
• Reflections
• * Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer

  Classical

• Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow – Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9
• * Andris Nelsons, conductor
• Bates: Works for Orchestra
• * Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
• Ibert: Orchestral Works
• * Neeme Järvi, conductor
• Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 In B-flat major, Op. 100
• * Mariss Jansons, conductor
• Rouse: Odna Zhizn; Symphonies 3 & 4; Prospero's Rooms
• * Alan Gilbert, conductor

• Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles
• * James Conlon, conductor; Joshua Guerrero, Christopher Maltman, Lucas Meachem, Patricia Racette, Lucy Schaufer & Guanqun Yu, soloists; Blanton Alspaugh, producer
• Handel: Giulio Cesare
• * Giovanni Antonini, conductor; Cecilia Bartoli, Philippe Jaroussky, Andreas Scholl & Anne-Sofie von Otter, soloists; Samuel Theis, producer
• Higdon: Cold Mountain
• * Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor; Emily Fons, Nathan Gunn, Isabel Leonard & Jay Hunter Morris, soloists; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer
• Mozart: Le Nozze De Figaro
• * Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Thomas Hampson, Christiane Karg, Luca Pisaroni & Sonya Yoncheva, soloists; Daniel Zalay, producer
• Szymanowski: Król Roger
• * Antonio Pappano, conductor; Georgia Jarman, Mariusz Kwiecień & Saimir Pirgu, soloists; Jonathan Allen, producer

• Penderecki Conducts Penderecki, Volume 1
• * Krzysztof Penderecki, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, choir director
• Himmelrand
• * Elisabeth Holte, conductor
• Janáček: Glagolitic Mass
• * Edward Gardner, conductor; Håkon Matti Skrede, chorus master
• Lloyd: Bonhoeffer
• * Donald Nally, conductor
• Steinberg: Passion Week
• * Steven Fox, conductor

• Third Coast Percussion
• * Steve Reich
• Fitelberg: Chamber Works
• * ARC Ensemble
• Reflections
• * Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg & Trondheimsolistene
• Serious Business
• * Spektral Quartet
• Trios from Our Homelands
• * Lincoln Trio

• Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway
• * Zuill Bailey; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
• Adams, J.: Scheherazade.2
• * Leila Josefowicz; David Robertson, conductor
• Dvorák: Violin Concerto & Romance; Suk: Fantasy
• * Christian Tetzlaff; John Storgårds, conductor
• Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vols. 8 & 9
• * Kristian Bezuidenhout
• 1930's Violin Concertos, Vol. 2
• * Gil Shaham; Stéphane Denève, conductor

• Schumann & Berg
• * Dorothea Röschmann; Mitsuko Uchida, accompanist
• Shakespeare Songs
• * Ian Bostridge; Antonio Pappano, accompanist
• Monteverdi
• * Magdalena Kožená; Andrea Marcon, conductor
• Mozart: The Weber Sisters
• * Sabine Devieilhe; Raphaël Pichon, conductor
• Verismo
• * Anna Netrebko; Antonio Pappano, conductor

• Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway; American Gothic; Once Upon a Castle
• * Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
• Gesualdo
• * Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor; Manfred Eicher, producer
• Vaughan Williams: Discoveries
• * Martyn Brabbins, conductor; Ann McKay, producer
• Wolfgang: Passing Through
• * Judith Farmer & Gernot Wolfgang, producers
• Zappa: 200 Motels
• * The Suites – Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Frank Filipetti & Gail Zappa, producers

• Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway
• * Michael Daugherty, composer
• Bates: Anthology of Fantastic Zoology
• * Mason Bates, composer
• Higdon: Cold Mountain
• * Jennifer Higdon, composer; Gene Scheer, librettist
• Theofanidis: Bassoon Concerto
• * Christopher Theofanidis, composer
• Winger: Conversations with Nijinsky
• * C. F. Kip Winger, composer

  Music Video/Film

• "Formation" – Beyoncé
• * Melina Matsoukas, video director; Candice Dragonas, Juliette Larthe, Nathan Scherrer & Inga Veronique, video producers
• "River" – Leon Bridges
• * Miles Jay, video director; Dennis Beier, Allison Kunzman & Saul Levitz, video producers
• "Up & Up" – Coldplay
• * Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors; Candice Dragonas, Juliette Larthe, Nathan Scherrer & Natan Schottenfels, video producers
• "Gosh" – Jamie XX
• * Romain Gavras, video director; Iconoclast, video producers
• "Upside Down & Inside Out" – OK Go
• * Damian Kulash Jr. & Trish Sie, video directors; Melissa Murphy & John O'Grady, video producers

• ' –
• * Ron Howard, video director; Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Scott Pascucci & Nigel Sinclair, video producers'
• I'll Sleep When I'm Dead – Steve Aoki
• * Justin Krook, video director; Brent Almond, Matt Colon, David Gelb, Ryan Kavanaugh, Michael Theanne, Happy Walters & Matthew Weaver, video producers
• Lemonade – Beyoncé
• * Beyoncé Knowles Carter & Kahlil Joseph, video directors; Ed Burke, Steve Pamon, Todd Tourso, Dora Melissa Vargas, Erinn Williams & Beyoncé Knowles Carter, video producer
• The Music of Strangers – Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
• * Morgan Neville, video director; Caitrin Rogers, video producer
• American Saturday Night: Live From The Grand Ole Opry'' –
• * George J. Flanigen IV, video director; Steve Buchanan, John Burke & Lindsey Clark, Robert Deaton, Pete Fisher & George J. Flanigen IV, video producers

  Special Merit Awards

[MusiCares Person of the Year]

• Tom Petty

  Lifetime Achievement Award">Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award">Lifetime Achievement Award

• Shirley Caesar
• Ahmad Jamal
• Charley Pride
• Jimmie Rodgers
• Nina Simone
• Sly Stone
• The Velvet Underground

  Trustees Award">Grammy Trustees Award">Trustees Award

• Thom Bell
• Mo Ostin
• Ralph S. Peer

  [Technical Grammy Award]

• Alan Dower Blumlein

  Music Educator Award

• Keith Hancock

  Grammy Hall of Fame inductions

In Memoriam

• Prince
• Leonard Cohen
• Keith Emerson
• Greg Lake
• John Wetton
• Sharon Jones
• Wayne Jackson
• Rod Temperton
• James Jamerson, Jr.
• Ralph Stanley
• Merle Haggard
• Sonny James
• Scotty Moore
• Joey Feek
• Bobby Vee
• Lonnie Mack
• Butch Trucks
• Juan Gabriel
• Emilio Navaira
• Mose Allison
• Toots Thielemans
• Gato Barbieri
• Nat Hentoff
• Rudy Van Gelder
• George Michael
• Debbie Reynolds
• Guy Clark
• John D. Loudermilk
• Milt Okun
• Joe Ligon
• Stanley "Buckwater" Dural, Jr.
• Billy Paul
• Marvell Thomas
• Bernie Worrell
• Chips Moman
• Pete Fountain
• Frank Sinatra, Jr.
• Patrice Munsel
• Zhou Xiaoyan
• Sir Neville Marriner
• Phife Dawg
• Lee O'Denat
• Muhammad Ali
• Leon Russell
• Howard Kaufman
• Bill Ham
• Phil Chess
• Bob Krasnow
• Tony Martell
• Mary Stewart
• James M. Nederlander
• Chris Stone
• Remo Belli
• Sir George Martin

  Multiple nominations and awards

• Beyoncé

• Drake
• Rihanna
• Kanye West

• Chance the Rapper

• Adele
• Tyler Joseph

• Justin Bieber
• Benny Blanco
• David Bowie
• Tom Coyne
• Mike Dean
• Kirk Franklin
• Greg Kurstin
• Max Martin
• Lori McKenna
• Maren Morris

• BJ the Chicago Kid
• The Chainsmokers
• John Daversa
• Tom Elmhirst
• Lukas Forchhammer
• Jaycen Joshua
• Morten Lindberg
• Randy Merrill
• Mike Will Made It
• Ted Nash
• Nineteen85
• Antonio Pappano
• Morten Ristorp
• Noah "40" Shebib
• Shellback
• Sia
• Twenty One Pilots
• Jack White

• Blanton Alspaugh
• The Avett Brothers
• Neal Avron
• John Beasley
• William Bell
• Boi-1da
• Julian Burg
• John Burke
• Noel "Gadget" Campbell
• Shirley Caesar
• Brandy Clark
• Jacob Collier
• Diplo
• Kyle Dixon
• The-Dream
• Fat Joe
• Frank Filipetti
• Flume
• Stefan Forrest
• David Frost
• Robbie Fulks
• Chris Gehringer
• Rhiannon Giddens
• Gojira
• Ariana Grande
• Natalie Grant
• Giancarlo Guerrero
• Halsey
• Lalah Hathaway
• Emile Haynie
• Fred Hersch
• Hillary Scott & the Scott Family
• Sarah Jarosz
• Dave Kutch
• Kendrick Lamar
• Miranda Lambert
• Lil Wayne
• Alexander Lipay
• Dmitriy Lipay
• Liam Nolan
• Lukas Graham
• Remy Ma
• Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble
• Manny Marroquin
• Richard Martin
• Brad Mehldau
• French Montana
• Ennio Morricone
• Thomas Newman
• Anderson.Paak
• PartyNextDoor
• Alex Pasco
• Pink
• Pluss
• Kelly Price
• Radiohead
• Roddie Romero
• ScHoolboy Q
• Amy Schumer
• John Scofield
• Rob Sevier
• Ken Shipley
• Sturgill Simpson
• Skrillex
• Michael Stein
• 2 Chainz
• Keith Urban
• Stuart White
• Robina G. Young

• Adele

• David Bowie
• Greg Kurstin

• Chance the Rapper
• Tom Elmhirst

• Beyoncé
• Julian Burg
• Jacob Collier
• Tom Coyne
• Drake
• Kirk Franklin
• Giancarlo Guerrero
• Lalah Hathaway
• Emile Haynie
• Hillary Scott & the Scott Family
• Sarah Jarosz
• Max Martin
• Randy Merrill
• Ted Nash
• John Scofield
• Shellback

  Changes

[Best New Artist] guidelines

• Must have released a minimum of five singles/tracks or one album, but no more than 30 singles/tracks or three albums.
• May not have entered the category more than three times, including as a performing member of an established group.
• Must have achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and impacted the musical landscape during the eligibility period.

  Blues categories

• Best Traditional Blues Album.
• Best Contemporary Blues Album.

[Best Rap/Sung Collaboration] category renamed