61st Annual Grammy Awards

Nominations announcement

Performers

Presenters

• Devin McCourty and Julian Edelman – presented Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
• Nina Dobrev – introduced Kacey Musgraves
• Alicia Keys and John Mayer – presented Song of the Year
• Anna Kendrick – introduced Kacey Musgraves, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Little Big Town, Maren Morris, and Dolly Parton
• Alicia Keys – introduced Shawn Mendes and Miley Cyrus
• Kane Brown, Meghan Trainor, Luke Combs – presented Best Country Album
• Dan + Shay – presented Best Rap Song
• Alicia Keys – introduced Post Malone and Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Raif-Henok Emmanuel Kendrick – introduced Diana Ross
• Alicia Keys – introduced Lady Gaga
• Eve and Swizz Beatz – introduced Travis Scott, James Blake, and Philip Bailey
• Alicia Keys and Smokey Robinson – introduced Jennifer Lopez, Smokey Robinson, and Ne-Yo
• BTS – presented Best R&B Album
• Kelsea Ballerini – introduced Brandi Carlile
• Leon Bridges and Charlie Wilson – introduced Chloe x Halle
• Chloe x Halle – presented Best Rap Album
• Wilmer Valderrama – introduced St. Vincent and Dua Lipa
• Alessia Cara and Bob Newhart – presented Best New Artist
• Jimmy Jam – introduced outgoing President of the Recording Academy Neil Portnow
• Neil Portnow – introduced in memoriam montage
• Alicia Keys – announced Producer of the Year, Non-Classical and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
• Alicia Keys – presented Record of the Year and Album of the Year

  Premiere ceremony

• Shaggy
• Lzzy Hale of Halestorm
• Kalani Pe'a
• Questlove
• Cécile McLorin Salvant
• Tokimonsta
• Jimmy Jam

  Nominations and winners

General

Record of the Year">Grammy Award for Record of the Year">Record of the Year

• "This Is America" – Childish Gambino
• *Donald Glover & Ludwig Göransson, producers; Derek "MixedByAli" Ali, Riley Mackin & Shaan Singh, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
• "I Like It" – Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
• * Invincible, J. White Did It, Craig Kallman & Tainy, producers; Leslie Brathwaite, Kuk Harrell, Evan LaRay & Simone Torres, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
• "The Joke" – Brandi Carlile
• *Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Tom Elmhirst & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer
• "God's Plan" – Drake
• *Boi-1Da, Cardo & Young Exclusive, producers; Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell & Noah Shebib, engineers/mixers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer
• "Shallow" – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
• *Lady Gaga & Benjamin Rice, producers; Brandon Bost & Tom Elmhirst, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
• "All the Stars" – Kendrick Lamar & SZA
• *Al Shux & Sounwave, producers; Sam Ricci & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
• "Rockstar" – Post Malone featuring 21 Savage
• *Louis Bell & Tank God, producers; Louis Bell, Lorenzo Cardona, Manny Marroquin & Ethan Stevens, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
• "The Middle" – Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey
• *Grey, Monsters & Strangerz & Zedd, producers; Grey, Tom Morris, Ryan Shanahan & Zedd, engineers/mixers; Mike Marsh, mastering engineer

  Album of the Year">Grammy Award for Album of the Year">Album of the Year

• Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves
• * Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, producers; Craig Alvin & Shawn Everett, engineers/mixers; Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, songwriters; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers
• Invasion of Privacy – Cardi B
• * Leslie Brathwaite & Evan LaRay, engineers/mixers; Belcalis Almanzar & Jorden Thorpe, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
• By the Way, I Forgive You – Brandi Carlile
• * Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Dave Cobb & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers; Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer
• Scorpion – Drake
• * Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell & Noah Shebib, engineers/mixers; Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters; Chris Athens, mastering engineer
• H.E.R. – H.E.R.
• * Darhyl "Hey DJ" Camper Jr., David "Swagg R'Celious" Harris, H.E.R., Walter Jones & Jeff Robinson, producers; Miki Tsutsumi, engineer/mixer; Darhyl Camper Jr. & H.E.R., songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
• Beerbongs & Bentleys – Post Malone
• * Louis Bell & Post Malone, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Louis Bell & Austin Post, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
• Dirty Computer – Janelle Monáe
• * Chuck Lightning, Janelle Monáe Robinson & Nate "Rocket" Wonder, producers; Mick Guzauski, Janelle Monáe Robinson & Nate "Rocket" Wonder, engineers/mixers; Nathaniel Irvin III, Charles Joseph II, Taylor Parks & Janelle Monáe Robinson, songwriters; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
• Black Panther: The Album, Music From and Inspired By –
• * Kendrick Lamar, featured artist; Kendrick Duckworth & Sounwave, producers; Matt Schaeffer, engineer/mixer; Kendrick Duckworth & Mark Spears, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer

  Song of the Year">Grammy Award for Song of the Year">Song of the Year

• "This Is America"
• *Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson & Jeffrey Lamar Williams, songwriters
• "All the Stars"
• *Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters
• "Boo'd Up"
• *Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters
• "God's Plan"
• *Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters
• "In My Blood"
• *Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes & Geoffrey Warburton, songwriters
• "The Joke"
• *Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters
• "The Middle"
• *Sarah Aarons, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax, Kyle Trewartha, Michael Trewartha & Anton Zaslavski, songwriters
• "Shallow"
• *Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters

  Best New Artist">Grammy Award for Best New Artist">Best New Artist

• Dua Lipa
• Chloe x Halle
• Luke Combs
• Greta Van Fleet
• H.E.R.
• Margo Price
• Bebe Rexha
• Jorja Smith

  Pop

• "Joanne " – Lady Gaga
• "Colors" – Beck
• "Havana" – Camila Cabello
• "God Is a Woman" – Ariana Grande
• "Better Now" – Post Malone

• "Shallow" – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
• "Fall in Line" – Christina Aguilera featuring Demi Lovato
• "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" – Backstreet Boys
• "'S Wonderful" – Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
• "Girls Like You" – Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B
• "Say Something" – Justin Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton
• "The Middle" – Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey

• My Way – Willie Nelson
• Love Is Here to Stay – Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
• Nat King Cole & Me – Gregory Porter
• Standards – Seal
• The Music...The Mem'ries...The Magic! – Barbra Streisand

• Sweetener – Ariana Grande
• Camila – Camila Cabello
• Meaning of Life – Kelly Clarkson
• Shawn Mendes – Shawn Mendes
• Beautiful Trauma – P!nk
• Reputation – Taylor Swift

  Dance/Electronic Music

• "Electricity" – Silk City & Dua Lipa featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson
• *Jarami, Alex Metric, Riton & Silk City, producers; Josh Gudwin, mixer
• "Northern Soul" – Above & Beyond featuring Richard Bedford
• *Above & Beyond & Andrew Bayer, producers; Above & Beyond, mixers
• "Ultimatum" – Disclosure featuring Fatoumata Diawara
• *Guy Lawrence & Howard Lawrence, producers; Guy Lawrence, mixer
• "Losing It" – Fisher
• *Paul Nicholas Fisher, producer; Kevin Grainger, mixer
• "Ghost Voices" – Virtual Self
• *Porter Robinson, producer; Porter Robinson, mixer

• Woman Worldwide – Justice
• Singularity – Jon Hopkins
• Treehouse – Sofi Tukker
• Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides – SOPHIE
• Lune Rouge – TOKiMONSTA

  Contemporary Instrumental Music

• Steve Gadd Band – Steve Gadd Band
• The Emancipation Procrastination – Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
• Modern Lore – Julian Lage
• Laid Black – Marcus Miller
• Protocol IV – Simon Phillips

  Rock

• "When Bad Does Good" – Chris Cornell
• "Four Out of Five" – Arctic Monkeys
• "Made an America" – Fever 333
• "Highway Tune" – Greta Van Fleet
• "Uncomfortable" – Halestorm

• "Electric Messiah" – High on Fire
• "Condemned to the Gallows" – Between the Buried and Me
• "Honeycomb" – Deafheaven
• "Betrayer" – Trivium
• "On My Teeth" – Underoath

• "Masseduction"
• *Jack Antonoff & Annie Clark, songwriters
• "Black Smoke Rising"
• *Jacob Thomas Kiszka, Joshua Michael Kiszka, Samuel Francis Kiszka, & Daniel Robert Wagner, songwriters
• "Jumpsuit"
• *Tyler Joseph, songwriter
• "Mantra"
• *Jordan Fish, Matthew Kean, Lee Malia, Matthew Nicholls, & Oliver Sykes, songwriters
• "Rats"
• *Tom Dalgety & A Ghoul Writer, songwriters

• From the Fires – Greta Van Fleet
• Rainier Fog – Alice in Chains
• Mania – Fall Out Boy
• Prequelle – Ghost
• Pacific Daydream – Weezer

  Alternative

• Colors – Beck
• Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino – Arctic Monkeys
• Utopia – Björk
• American Utopia – David Byrne
• Masseduction – St. Vincent

  R&B

• "Best Part" – H.E.R. featuring Daniel Caesar
• "Long as I Live" – Toni Braxton
• "Summer" – The Carters
• "Y O Y" – Lalah Hathaway
• "First Began" – PJ Morton

• "Bet Ain't Worth the Hand" – Leon Bridges
• "How Deep Is Your Love" – PJ Mortonfeaturing Yebba
• "Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight" – Bettye LaVette
• "Honest" – MAJOR.
• "Made for Love" – Charlie Wilson featuring Lalah Hathaway

• "Boo'd Up"
• * Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters
• "Come Through and Chill"
• * Jermaine Cole, Miguel Pimentel & Salaam Remi, songwriters
• "Feels Like Summer"
• * Donald Glover & Ludwig Göransson, songwriters
• "Focus"
• * Darhyl Camper Jr., H.E.R. & Justin Love, songwriters
• "Long as I Live"
• * Paul Boutin, Toni Braxton & Antonio Dixon, songwriters

• Everything Is Love – The Carters
• The Kids Are Alright – Chloe x Halle
• Chris Dave and the Drumhedz – Chris Dave and the Drumhedz
• War & Leisure – Miguel
• Ventriloquism – Meshell Ndegeocello

• H.E.R. – H.E.R.
• Sex & Cigarettes – Toni Braxton
• Good Thing – Leon Bridges
• Honestly – Lalah Hathaway
• Gumbo Unplugged – PJ Morton

  Rap

• "King's Dead" – Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake
• "Bubblin" – Anderson.Paak
• "Be Careful" – Cardi B
• "Nice for What" – Drake
• "Sicko Mode" – Travis Scott, Drake & Swae Lee

• "This Is America" – Childish Gambino
• "Like I Do" – Christina Aguilera featuring Goldlink
• "Pretty Little Fears" – 6lack featuring J. Cole
• "All the Stars" – Kendrick Lamar & SZA
• "Rockstar" – Post Malone featuring 21 Savage

• "God's Plan"
• * Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters
• "King's Dead"
• * Kendrick Duckworth, Samuel Gloade, James Litherland, Johnny McKinzie, Axel Morgan, Mark Spears, Travis Walton, Nayvadius Wilburn & Michael Williams II, songwriters
• "Lucky You"
• * R. Fraser, G. Lucas, M. Mathers, M. Samuels & J. Sweet, songwriters
• "Sicko Mode"
• * Khalif Brown, Rogét Chahayed, BryTavious Chambers, Mike Dean, Mirsad Dervic, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, Aubrey Graham, Chauncey Hollis, Jacques Webster, Ozan Yildirim & Cydel Young, songwriters
• "Win"
• * K. Duckworth, A. Hernandez, J. McKinzie, M. Samuels & C. Thompson, songwriters

• Invasion of Privacy – Cardi B
• Swimming – Mac Miller
• Victory Lap – Nipsey Hussle
• Daytona – Pusha T
• Astroworld – Travis Scott

  Country

• "Butterflies" – Kacey Musgraves
• "Wouldn't It Be Great?" – Loretta Lynn
• "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" – Maren Morris
• "Millionaire" – Chris Stapleton
• "Parallel Line" – Keith Urban

• "Tequila" – Dan + Shay
• "Shoot Me Straight" – Brothers Osborne
• "When Someone Stops Loving You" – Little Big Town
• "Dear Hate" – Maren Morris featuring Vince Gill
• "Meant to Be" – Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line

• "Space Cowboy"
• * Luke Laird, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters
• "Break Up in the End"
• * Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill & Jon Nite, songwriters
• "Dear Hate"
• * Tom Douglas, David Hodges & Maren Morris, songwriters
• "I Lived It"
• * Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley & Ben Hayslip, songwriters
• "Tequila"
• * Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds & Dan Smyers, songwriters
• "When Someone Stops Loving You"
• * Hillary Lindsey, Chase McGill & Lori McKenna, songwriters

• Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves
• Unapologetically – Kelsea Ballerini
• Port Saint Joe – Brothers Osborne
• Girl Going Nowhere – Ashley McBryde
• – Chris Stapleton

  New Age

• Opium Moon – Opium Moon
• Hiraeth – Lisa Gerrard & David Kuckhermann
• Beloved – Snatam Kaur
• Molecules of Motion – Steve Roach
• Moku Maluhia: Peaceful Island – Jim Kimo West

  Jazz

• "Don't Fence Me In" – John Daversa, soloist
• "Some of That Sunshine" – Regina Carter, soloist
• "We See" – Fred Hersch, soloists
• "De-Dah" – Brad Mehldau, soloist
• "Cadenas" – Miguel Zenón, soloist

• The Window – Cécile McLorin Salvant
• My Mood Is You – Freddy Cole
• The Questions – Kurt Elling
• The Subject Tonight Is Love – Kate McGarry with Keith Ganz & Gary Versace
• If You Really Want – Raul Midón with Metropole Orkest conducted by Vince Mendoza

• Emanon – The Wayne Shorter Quartet
• Diamond Cut – Tia Fuller
• Live in Europe – Fred Hersch Trio
• Seymour Reads the Constitution! – Brad Mehldau Trio
• Still Dreaming – Joshua Redman, Ron Miles, Scott Colley & Brian Blade

• – John Daversa Big Band featuring DACA Artists
• All About That Basie – Count Basie Orchestra directed by Scotty Barnhart
• Presence – Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band
• All Can Work – John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
• Barefoot Dances and Other Visions – Jim McNeely & The Frankfurt Radio Big Band

• Back to the Sunset – Dafnis Prieto Big Band
• Heart of Brazil – Eddie Daniels
• West Side Story Reimagined – Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band
• Cinque – Elio Villafranca
• Yo Soy La Tradición – Miguel Zenón featuring Spektral Quartet

  Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music

• "Never Alone" – Tori Kelly featuring Kirk Franklin
• * Kirk Franklin & Victoria Kelly, songwriters
• "You Will Win" – Jekalyn Carr
• * Allen Carr & Jekalyn Carr, songwriters
• "Won't He Do It" – Koryn Hawthorne
• * Koryn Hawthorne
• "Cycles" – Jonathan McReynolds featuring DOE
• * Jonathan McReynolds & Will Reagan, songwriters
• "A Great Work" – Brian Courtney Wilson
• * Aaron W. Lindsey, Alvin Richardson & Brian Courtney Wilson, songwriters

• "You Say" – Lauren Daigle
• * Lauren Daigle, Jason Ingram & Paul Mabury, songwriters
• "Reckless Love" – Cory Asbury
• * Cory Asbury, Caleb Culver & Ran Jackson, songwriters
• "Joy." – For King & Country
• * Ben Glover, Matt Hales, Stephen Blake Kanicka, Seth Mosley, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters
• "Grace Got You" – MercyMe featuring John Reuben
• * David Garcia, Ben Glover, MercyMe, Solomon Olds & John Reuben, songwriters
• "Known" – Tauren Wells
• * Ethan Hulse, Jordan Sapp & Tauren Wells, songwriters

• Hiding Place – Tori Kelly
• One Nation Under God – Jekalyn Carr
• Make Room – Jonathan McReynolds
• The Other Side – The Walls Group
• A Great Work – Brian Courtney Wilson

• Look Up Child – Lauren Daigle
• Hallelujah Here Below – Elevation Worship
• Living With a Fire – Jesus Culture
• Surrounded – Michael W. Smith
• Survivor: Live from Harding Prison – Zach Williams

• Unexpected – Jason Crabb
• Clear Skies – Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
• Favorites: Revisited by Request – The Isaacs
• Still Standing – The Martins
• Love Love Love – Gordon Mote

  Latin

• Sincera – Claudia Brant
• Prometo – Pablo Alborán
• Musas, Vol 2 – Natalia Lafourcade
• 2:00 AM – Raquel Sofía
• Vives – Carlos Vives

• Aztlán – Zoé
• Claroscura – Aterciopelados
• COASTCITY – COASTCITY
• Encanto Tropical – Monsieur Periné
• Gourmet – Orishas

• ¡México Por Siempre! – Luis Miguel
• Primero Soy Mexicana – Ángela Aguilar
• Mitad y Mitad – Calibre 50
• Totalmente Juan Gabriel Vol. II – Aida Cuevas
• Cruzando Borders – Los Texmaniacs
• Leyendas de Mi Pueblo – Mariachi Sol de Mexico de José Hernández

• Anniversary – Spanish Harlem Orchestra
• Pa' Mi Gente – Charlie Aponte
• Legado – Formell y Los Van Van
• Orquesta Akokán – Orquesta Akokán
• Ponle Actitud – Felipe Peláez

  American Roots Music

• "The Joke" – Brandi Carlile
• "Kick Rocks" – Sean Ardoin
• "St. James Infirmary Blues" – Jon Batiste
• "All on My Mind" – Anderson East
• "Last Man Standing" – Willie Nelson

• "The Joke"
• * Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters
• "All the Trouble"
• * Waylon Payne, Lee Ann Womack & Adam Wright, songwriters
• "Build a Bridge"
• * Jeff Tweedy, songwriter
• "Knockin' on Your Screen Door"
• * Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters
• "Summer's End"
• * Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters

• By the Way, I Forgive You – Brandi Carlile
• Things Have Changed – Bettye LaVette
• The Tree of Forgiveness – John Prine
• The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone – Lee Ann Womack
• One Drop of Truth – The Wood Brothers

• The Travelin' McCourys – The Travelin' McCourys
• Portraits in Fiddles – Mike Barnett
• Sister Sadie II – Sister Sadie
• Rivers and Roads – The Special Consensus
• North of Despair – Wood & Wire

• The Blues Is Alive and Well – Buddy Guy
• Something Smells Funky 'Round Here – Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio
• Benton County Relic – Cedric Burnside
• No Mercy in This Land – Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite
• Don't You Feel My Leg – Maria Muldaur

• Please Don't Be Dead – Fantastic Negrito
• Here in Babylon – Teresa James and the Rhythm Tramps
• Cry No More – Danielle Nicole
• Out of the Blues – Boz Scaggs
• Victor Wainwright and the Train – Victor Wainwright and the Train

• All Ashore – Punch Brothers
• Whistle Down the Wind – Joan Baez
• Black Cowboys – Dom Flemons
• Rifles & Rosary Beads – Mary Gauthier
• Weed Garden – Iron & Wine

• No 'Ane'i – Kalani Pe'a
• Kreole Rock and Soul – Sean Ardoin
• Spyboy – Cha Wa
• Aloha from Na Hoa – Na Hoa
• Mewasinsational: Cree Round Dance Songs – Young Spirit

  Reggae

• 44/876 – Sting & Shaggy
• As the World Turns – Black Uhuru
• Reggae Forever – Etana
• Rebellion Rises – Ziggy Marley
• A Matter of Time – Protoje

  World Music

• Freedom – Soweto Gospel Choir
• Deran – Bombino
• Fenfo – Fatoumata Diawara
• Black Times – Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
• The Lost Songs of World War II – Yiddish Glory

  Children's

• All the Sounds – Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats
• Building Blocks – Tim Kubart
• Falu's Bazaar – Falu
• Giants of Science – The Pop Ups
• The Nation of Imagine – FRANK & DEANE

  Spoken Word

• Faith: A Journey for All – Jimmy Carter
• Accessory to War – Courtney B. Vance
• Calypso – David Sedaris
• Creative Quest – Questlove
• The Last Black Unicorn – Tiffany Haddish

  Comedy

• Equanimity & The Bird Revelation – Dave Chappelle
• Annihilation – Patton Oswalt
• Noble Ape – Jim Gaffigan
• Standup for Drummers – Fred Armisen
• – Chris Rock

  Musical Theater

• The Band's Visit – Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Katrina Lenk & Ari'el Stachel, principal soloists; Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers; David Yazbek, composer & lyricist
• Carousel – Renée Fleming, Alexander Gemignani, Joshua Henry, Lindsay Mendez & Jessie Mueller, principal soloists; Steven Epstein, producer
• Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert – Sara Bareilles, Alice Cooper, Ben Daniels, Brandon Victor Dixon, Erik Grönwall, Jin Ha, John Legend, Norm Lewis & Jason Tam, principal soloists; Andrew Lloyd Webber & Harvey Mason Jr., producers
• My Fair Lady – Lauren Ambrose, Norbert Leo Butz & Harry Hadden-Paton, principal soloists; Van Dean, David Lai, & Ted Sperling, producers
• Once on This Island – Phillip Boykin, Merle Dandridge, Quentin Earl Darrington, Hailey Kilgore, Kenita R. Miller, Alex Newell, Isaac Powell & Lea Salonga, principal soloists; Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty & Elliot Scheiner, producers

  Music for Visual Media

• – Hugh Jackman
• * Alex Lacamoire, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul & Greg Wells, compilation producers
• ' –
• * Luca Guadagnino, compilation producer; Robin Urdang, music supervisor
• Deadpool 2 –
• * David Leitch & Ryan Reynolds, compilation producers; John Houlihan, music supervisor
• Lady Bird –
• * Timothy J. Smith, compilation producer; Michael Hill & Brian Ross, music supervisors
• ' –
• * Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Timothy J. Smith, compilation producer; Nora Felder, music supervisor

• Black Panther – Ludwig Göransson, composer
• Blade Runner 2049 – Benjamin Wallfisch & Hans Zimmer, composers
• Coco – Michael Giacchino, composer
• The Shape of Water – Alexandre Desplat, composer
• ' – John Williams, composer

• "Shallow"
• * Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters '''
• "All the Stars"
• * Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Alexander William Shuckburgh, Mark Anthony Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters
• "Mystery of Love"
• * Sufjan Stevens, songwriter
• "Remember Me"
• * Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters
• "This Is Me"
• * Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters

  Composing

• "Blut und Boden "
• * Terence Blanchard, composer
• "Chrysalis"
• * Jeremy Kittel, composer
• ""
• * Alan Silvestri, composer
• "Mine Mission"
• * John Powell & John Williams, composers
• "The Shape of Water"
• * Alexandre Desplat, composer

  Arranging

• "Stars and Stripes Forever"
• * John Daversa, arranger
• "Batman Theme "
• * Randy Waldman & Justin Wilson, arrangers
• "Change the World"
• * Mark Kibble, arranger
• "Madrid Finale"
• * John Powell, arranger
• "The Shape of Water"
• * Alexandre Desplat, arranger

• "Spiderman Theme"
• * Mark Kibble, Randy Waldman & Justin Wilson, arrangers
• "It Was a Very Good Year"
• * Matt Rollings & Kristin Wilkinson, arrangers
• "Jolene"
• * Dan Pugach & Nicole Zuraitis, arrangers
• "Mona Lisa"
• * Vince Mendoza, arranger
• "Niña"
• * Gonzalo Grau, arranger

  Packaging

• Masseduction
• * Willo Perron, art director
• Be the Cowboy
• * Mary Banas, art director
• '
• * Doohee Lee, art director
• The Offering
• * Qing-Yang Xiao, art director
• Well Kept Thing
• * Adam Moore, art director

• * Meghan Foley, Annie Stoll & Al Yankovic, art directors
• Appetite for Destruction
• * Arian Buhler, Charles Dooher, Jeff Fura, Scott Sandler & Matt Taylor, art directors
• I'll Be Your Girl
• * Carson Ellis, Jeri Heiden & Glen Nakasako, art directors
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• * Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson & Roy Henry Vickers, art directors
• Too Many Bad Habits
• * Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors

  Historical

• Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris
• * William Ferris, April Ledbetter & Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer
• Any Other Way
• * Rob Bowman, Douglas McGowan, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice, mastering engineer
• At the Louisiana Hayride Tonight...
• * Martin Hawkins, compilation producer; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer
• Battleground Korea: Songs and Sounds of America's Forgotten War
• * Hugo Keesing, compilation producer; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer
• A Rhapsody in Blue: The Extraordinary Life of Oscar Levant
• * Robert Russ, compilation producer; Andreas K. Meyer & Rebekah Wineman, mastering engineers

  Production, Non-Classical

• Colors
• * Julian Burg, Serban Ghenea, David "Elevator" Greenbaum, John Hanes, Beck Hansen, Greg Kurstin, Florian Lagatta, Cole M.G.N., Alex Pasco, Jesse Shatkin, Darrell Thorp & Cassidy Turbin, engineers; Chris Bellman, Tom Coyne, Emily Lazar & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers
• All the Things That I Did and All the Things That I Didn't Do
• * Ryan Freeland & Kenneth Pattengale, engineers; Kim Rosen, mastering engineer
• Earthtones
• * Robbie Lackritz, engineer; Philip Shaw Bova, mastering engineer
• Head Over Heels
• * Nathaniel Alford, Jason Evigan, Chris Galland, Tom Gardner, Patrick "P-Thugg" Gemayel, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Tony Hoffer, Derek Keota, Ian Kirkpatrick, David Macklovitch, Amber Mark, Manny Marroquin, Vaughn Oliver, Chris "TEK" O'Ryan, Morgan Taylor Reid & Gian Stone, engineers; Chris Gehringer & Michelle Mancini, mastering engineers
• Voicenotes
• * Manny Marroquin & Charlie Puth, engineers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer

• Pharrell Williams
• * "Apeshit"
• * Man of the Woods
• * No One Ever Really Dies
• * "Stir Fry"
• * Sweetener
• Boi-1da
• * "Be Careful"
• * "Diplomatic Immunity"
• * "Friends"
• * "God's Plan"
• * "Heard About Us"
• * "Lucky You"
• * "Mob Ties"
• * "No Limit"
• Larry Klein
• * "All These Things"
• * Anthem
• * The Book of Longing
• * "Can I Have It All"
• * Junk
• * "Look at What We've Done"
• * Meaning to Tell Ya
• Linda Perry
• * "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger"
• * Served Like a Girl
• * 28 Days in the Valley
• Kanye West
• *Daytona
• * Kids See Ghosts
• * K.T.S.E.
• * Nasir
• * Ye

• "Walking Away"
• * Alex Crossan, remixer
• "Audio"
• * CID, remixer
• "How Long"
• * Maurizio Colella & Christian Hirt, remixers
• "Only Road"
• * Stefan Bossems & Claus Terhoeven, remixers
• "Stargazing"
• * Kaskade, remixer

  Production, Immersive Audio

• Eye in the Sky: 35th Anniversary Edition
• * Alan Parsons, surround mix engineer; Dave Donnelly, PJ Olsson & Alan Parsons, surround mastering engineers; Alan Parsons, surround producer
• Folketoner
• * Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer
• Seven Words from the Cross
• * Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, surround producer
• Sommerro: Ujamaa & the Iceberg
• * Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer
• Symbol
• * Prashant Mistry & Ronald Prent, surround mix engineers; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Prashant Mistry & Ronald Prent, surround producers

  Production, Classical

• Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11
• * Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer
• Bates: The evolution of Steve Jobs
• * Mark Donahue & Dirk Sobotka, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1
• * Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer
• John Williams at the Movies
• * Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers; Keith O. Johnson, mastering engineer
• Liquid Melancholy: Clarinet Music of James M. Stephenson
• * Bill Maylone & Mary Mazurek, engineers; Bill Maylone, mastering engineer
• Visions and Variations
• * Tom Caulfield, engineer; Jesse Lewis, mastering engineer

• Blanton Alspaugh
• * Arnesen: Infinity – Choral Works
• * Aspects of America
• * Chesnokov: Teach Me Thy Statutes
• * Gordon, R.: The House Without a Christmas Tree
• * Haydn: The Creation
• * Heggie: Great Scott
• * Music of Fauré, Buide & Zemlinsky
• * Paterson: Three Way – A Trio of One-Act Operas
• * Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto; Oboe Concerto; Serenade to Music; Flos Campi
• David Frost
• * Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Volume 7
• * Mirror in Mirror
• * Mozart: Idomeneo
• * Presentiment
• * Strauss, R.: Der Rosenkavalier
• Elizabeth Ostrow
• * Bates: The evolution of Steve Jobs
• * The Road Home
• Judith Sherman
• * Beethoven Unbound
• * Black Manhattan Volume 3
• * Bolcom: Piano Music
• * Del Tredici: March to Tonality
• * Love Comes in at the Eye
• * Meltzer: Variations on a Summer Day & Piano Quartet
• * Mendelssohn: Complete Works for Cello and Piano
• * New Music for Violin and Piano
• * Reich: Pulse/Quartet
• Dirk Sobotka
• * Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1
• * Lippencott: Frontier Symphony
• * Mahler: Symphony No. 8
• * Music of the Americas

  Classical

• Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11
• *Andris Nelsons, conductor
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1
• *Manfred Honeck, conductor
• Nielsen: Symphony No. 3 & Symphony No. 4
• *Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
• Ruggles, Stucky & Harbison: Orchestral Works
• *David Alan Miller, conductor
• Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1-4
• *Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

• Bates: The evolution of Steve Jobs
• *Michael Christie, conductor; Sasha Cooke, Jessica E. Jones, Edward Parks, Garrett Sorenson & Wei Wu; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer
• Adams: Doctor Atomic
• *John Adams, conductor; Aubrey Allicock, Julia Bullock, Gerald Finley & Brindley Sherratt; Friedemann Engelbrecht, producer
• Lully: Alceste
• *Christophe Rousset, conductor; Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Emiliano Gonzalez Toro & Judith van Wanroij; Maximilien Ciup, producer
• Strauss, R.: Der Rosenkavalier
• *Sebastian Weigle, conductor; Renée Fleming, Elīna Garanča, Günther Groissböck & Erin Morley; David Frost, producer
• Verdi: Rigoletto
• *Constantine Orbelian, conductor; Francesco Demuro, Dmitri Hvorostovsky & Nadine Sierra; Vilius Keras & Aleksandra Keriene, producers

• McLoskey: Zealot Canticles
• * Donald Nally, conductor
• Chesnokov: Teach Me Thy Statutes
• * Vladimir Gorbik, conductor
• Kastalsky: Memory Eternal
• * Steven Fox, conductor
• Rachmaninov: The Bells
• * Mariss Jansons, conductor; Peter Dijkstra, chorus master
• Seven Words from the Cross
• * Matthew Guard, conductor

• Anderson, Laurie: Landfall – Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet
• Beethoven, Shostakovich & Bach – The Danish String Quartet
• Blueprinting – Aizuri Quartet
• Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring Concerto for Two Pianos – Leif Ove Andsnes & Marc-André Hamelin
• Visions and Variations – A Far Cry

• Kernis: Violin Concerto – James Ehnes
• * Ludovic Morlot, conductor
• Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 2 – Yuja Wang
• * Simon Rattle, conductor
• Biber: The Mystery Sonatas – Christina Day Martinson
• * Martin Pearlman, conductor
• Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46; Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26
• * Joshua Bell
• Glass: Three Pieces in the Shape of a Square
• * Craig Morris

• Songs of Orpheus: Monteverdi, Caccini, d'India & Landi – Karim Sulayman
• * Jeannette Sorrell, conductor; Apollo's Fire, ensembles
• ARC – Anthony Roth Costanzo
• * Jonathan Cohen, conductor
• The Handel Album – Philippe Jaroussky
• * Artaserse, ensemble
• Mirages – Sabine Devieilhe
• * François-Xavier Roth, conductor
• Schubert: Winterreise – Randall Scarlata
• * Gilbert Kalish, accompanist

• Fuchs: Piano Concerto 'Spiritualist'; Poems of Life; Glacier; Rush
• * JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
• Gold
• * The King's Singers; Nigel Short, producer
• The John Adams Edition
• * Simon Rattle, conductor; Christoph Franke, producer
• John Williams at the Movies
• * Jerry Junkin, conductor; Donald J. McKinney, producer
• Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto; Oboe Concerto; Serenade to Music; Flos Campi
• * Peter Oundjian, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer

• Kernis: Violin Concerto
• * Aaron Jay Kernis, composer
• Bates: The evolution of Steve Jobs
• * Mason Bates, composer; Mark Campbell, librettist
• Du Yun: Air Glow
• * Du Yun, composer
• Heggie: Great Scott
• * Jake Heggie, composer; Terrence McNally, librettist
• Mazzoli: Vespers for Violin
• * Missy Mazzoli, composer

  Music Video/Film

• "This Is America" – Childish Gambino
• * Hiro Murai, video directors; Ibra Ake, Jason Cole & Fam Rothstein, video producers
• "Apeshit" – The Carters
• * Ricky Saiz, video director; Mélodie Buchris, Natan Schottenfels & Erinn Williams, video producers
• "I'm Not Racist" – Joyner Lucas
• * Joyner Lucas & Ben Proulx, video directors; Joyner Lucas, video producer
• "Pynk" – Janelle Monáe
• * Emma Westenburg, video director; Justin Benoliel & Whitney Jackson, video producers
• "Mumbo Jumbo" – Tierra Whack
• * Marco Prestini, video director; Sara Nassim, video producer

• Quincy – Quincy Jones
• * Alan Hicks & Rashida Jones, video directors; Paula DuPré Pesmen, video producer
• Life in 12 Bars – Eric Clapton
• * Lili Fini Zanuck, video director; John Battsek, Scooter Weintraub, Larry Yelen & Lili Fini Zanuck, video producers
• Whitney –
• * Kevin Macdonald, video director; Jonathan Chinn, Simon Chinn & Lisa Erspamer, video producers
• Itzhak – Itzhak Perlman
• * Alison Chernick, video director; Alison Chernick, video producer
• The King –
• * Eugene Jarecki, video director; Christopher Frierson, Georgina Hill, David Kuhn & Christopher St. John, video producers

  Special Merit Awards

[MusiCares Person of the Year]

• Dolly Parton

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

• Black Sabbath
• George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic
• Billy Eckstine
• Donny Hathaway
• Julio Iglesias
• Sam & Dave
• Dionne Warwick

  Trustees Award">Grammy Trustees Award">Trustees Award

• Lou Adler
• Ashford & Simpson
• Johnny Mandel

  [Technical Grammy Award]

• Saul Walker

  Music Educator Award

• Jeffery Redding

  Grammy Hall of Fame inductions

In Memoriam

• James Ingram
• Roy Clark
• Harold Bradley
• Freddie Hart
• Kenny O'Dell
• Bonnie Guitar
• Nancy Wilson
• Charles Aznavour
• Morgana King
• Vic Damone
• Carol Channing
• Dennis Edwards
• Barbara Alston
• Joe Jackson
• James "Big Jim" Wright
• Ray Sawyer
• Jim Rodford
• Gary Burden
• Avicii
• Alan R. Pearlman
• Marty Balin
• Ed King
• John Perry Barlow
• Tony Joe White
• Otis Rush
• Jim Malloy
• Mac Miller
• Roy Hargrove
• Cecil Taylor
• Bill Watrous
• Geoff Emerick
• David Bianco
• Russ Solomon
• Montserrat Caballé
• Katherine Hoover
• James Mallinson
• Clarence Fountain
• Yvonne Staples
• Daryle Singletary
• Lari White
• Sanger D. Shafer
• Randy Scruggs
• María Dolores Pradera
• Lucho Gatica
• Wah Wah Watson
• D.J. Fontana
• Roger Clark
• Reggie Young
• Daryl Dragon
• Dave Rowland
• Galt MacDermot
• Michel Legrand
• Patrick Williams
• Arthur B. Rubinstein
• Dan Cleary
• Jeremy Geffen
• Billy Sammeth
• Angelica Cob-Baehler
• Norman Gimbel
• Don Grierson
• Russ Regan
• Roy Wunsch
• Howell Begle
• Charles Neville
• Henry Butler
• Aretha Franklin

  Multiple nominations and awards

• Kendrick Lamar

• Drake

• Boi-1da
• Brandi Carlile

• Cardi B
• Mike Bozzi
• Lady Gaga
• Childish Gambino
• H.E.R.
• Maren Morris
• Sounwave

• Dave Cobb
• Ludwig Göransson
• Greta Van Fleet
• 40
• Post Malone
• Manny Marroquin
• PJ Morton
• Kacey Musgraves
• SZA

• Beck
• Toni Braxton
• Cardo
• The Carters
• John Daversa
• Alexandre Desplat
• Grey
• Phil Hanseroth
• Tim Hanseroth
• Lalah Hathaway
• Dave Kutch
• John Prine
• Jay Rock
• Mark Ronson
• Travis Scott
• Al Shux
• Chris Stapleton
• Zedd

• Christina Aguilera
• Blanton Alspaugh
• Arctic Monkeys
• Sean Ardoin
• Chris Athens
• Louis Bell
• Tony Bennett
• Big Hawk
• Brian Blade
• James Blake
• Leslie Brathwaite
• Leon Bridges
• Brothers Osborne
• Camila Cabello
• Noel Cadastre
• Noel "Gadget" Campbell
• Darhyl "Hey DJ" Camper
• Jekalyn Carr
• Chloe x Halle
• J. Cole
• Bradley Cooper
• Lauren Daigle
• DJ Mustard
• Mark Donahue
• Larrance Dopson
• Tom Elmhirst
• Tobias Forge
• David Frost
• Future
• Serban Ghenea
• Ben Glover
• Ariana Grande
• John Hanes
• Fred Hersch
• Daveon Jackson
• Joelle James
• Shooter Jennings
• Jordan K. Johnson
• Stefan Johnson
• Tori Kelly
• Brock Korsan
• Diana Krall
• Evan LaRay
• Bettye LaVette
• Swae Lee
• Colin Leonard
• Morten Lindberg
• Dua Lipa
• Marcus Lomax
• Joyner Lucas
• Pete Lyman
• Ella Mai
• Chase McGill
• Pat McLaughlin
• Jonathan McReynolds
• Brad Mehldau
• Shawn Mendes
• Vince Mendoza
• Randy Merrill
• Miguel
• Janelle Monáe
• Willie Nelson
• Elizabeth Ostrow
• Benj Pasek
• Justin Paul
• John Powell
• Simon Rattle
• Bebe Rexha
• Anthony Rossomando
• St. Vincent
• Matt Schaeffer
• Dan Smyers
• Dirk Sobotka
• Eddie Spear
• Anthony Tiffith
• 21 Savage
• Randy Waldman
• John Williams
• Brian Courtney Wilson
• Lee Ann Womack
• Andrew Wyatt
• Miguel Zenón
• Chris Zwarg

• Childish Gambino
• Kacey Musgraves

• Brandi Carlile
• John Daversa
• Lady Gaga
• Ludwig Göransson

• Beck
• Lauren Daigle
• H.E.R.
• Tori Kelly
• Dua Lipa
• Mark Ronson

  Category changes

• In the General Field, the number of nominees in each category was increased from five to eight.
• In the category of Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, music supervisors will now be eligible.
• The award for Best Surround Sound Album is being renamed Best Immersive Audio Album.

  Controversy