2016 Grammy Awards – Complete List of Winners and Nominees

The 58th Annual Grammy Awards, on February 15, 2016, honored music from October 1, 2014, to September 30, 2015. Taylor Swift's pop masterpiece 1989 won Album of the Year, making her the first female artist to win the category twice, solidifying her unprecedented influence.
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars' retro-funk sensation "Uptown Funk" won Record of the Year. Meghan Trainor, with her body-positive and retro-pop sound, was named Best New Artist.
Other significant wins included Kendrick Lamar for rap and Ed Sheeran for pop. This ceremony solidified pop's dominance and Swift's status as a major force in the industry, showcasing the Grammys' deep connection to chart-topping hits and cultural trends.

Record Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars	Uptown Funk
Nominee	The Weeknd	Can't Feel My Face
Nominee	Taylor Swift	Blank Space
Nominee	Ed Sheeran	Thinking Out Loud
Nominee	D'Angelo And The Vanguard	Really Love

Album Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Taylor Swift	1989
Nominee	The Weeknd	Beauty Behind The Madness
Nominee	Chris Stapleton	Traveller
Nominee	Kendrick Lamar	To Pimp A Butterfly
Nominee	Alabama Shakes	Sound & Color

Song Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ed Sheeran	Thinking Out Loud
Nominee	Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth	See You Again
Nominee	Little Big Town	Girl Crush
Nominee	Taylor Swift	Blank Space
Nominee	Kendrick Lamar	Alright

Best New Artist

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Meghan Trainor	nan
Nominee	Tori Kelly	nan
Nominee	Sam Hunt	nan
Nominee	James Bay	nan
Nominee	Courtney Barnett	nan

Best Pop Solo Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ed Sheeran	Thinking Out Loud
Nominee	The Weeknd	Can't Feel My Face
Nominee	Taylor Swift	Blank Space
Nominee	Ellie Goulding	Love Me Like You Do
Nominee	Kelly Clarkson	Heartbeat Song

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars	Uptown Funk
Nominee	Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth	See You Again
Nominee	Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar	Bad Blood
Nominee	Maroon 5	Sugar
Nominee	Florence The Machine	Ship To Wreck

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap	The Silver Lining: The Songs Of Jerome Kern
Nominee	Barry Manilow (& Various Artists)	My Dream Duets
Nominee	Seth MacFarlane	No One Ever Tells You
Nominee	Josh Groban	Stages
Nominee	Bob Dylan	Shadows In The Night

Best Pop Vocal Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Taylor Swift	1989
Nominee	James Taylor	Before This World
Nominee	Mark Ronson	Uptown Special
Nominee	Florence The Machine	How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Nominee	Kelly Clarkson	Piece By Piece

Best Dance Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Skrillex And Diplo With Justin Bieber	Where Are Ü Now
Nominee	Galantis	Runaway (U & I)
Nominee	Flying Lotus Featuring Kendrick Lamar	Never Catch Me
Nominee	The Chemical Brothers Featuring Q-Tip	Go
Nominee	Above & Beyond Featuring Zoë Johnston	We're All We Need

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Skrillex And Diplo	Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack Ü
Nominee	Jamie XX	In Colour
Nominee	Disclosure	Caracal
Nominee	The Chemical Brothers	Born In The Echoes
Nominee	Caribou	Our Love

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest	Sylva
Nominee	Kirk Whalum	The Gospel According To Jazz, Chapter IV
Nominee	Marcus Miller	Afrodeezia
Nominee	Wouter Kellerman	Love Language
Nominee	Bill Frisell	Guitar In The Space Age!

Best Rock Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Alabama Shakes	Don't Wanna Fight
Nominee	Wolf Alice	Moaning Lisa Smile
Nominee	Elle King	Ex's & Oh's
Nominee	Foo Fighters	Something From Nothing
Nominee	Florence The Machine	What Kind Of Man

Best Metal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ghost	Cirice
Nominee	Slipknot	Custer
Nominee	Sevendust	Thank You
Nominee	Lamb Of God	512
Nominee	August Burns Red	Identity

Best Rock Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Alabama Shakes	Don't Wanna Fight
Nominee	Florence The Machine	What Kind Of Man
Nominee	Highly Suspect	Lydia
Nominee	James Bay	Hold Back The River
Nominee	Elle King	Ex's & Oh's

Best Rock Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Muse	Drones
Nominee	Slipknot	.5: The Gray Chapter
Nominee	Highly Suspect	Mister Asylum
Nominee	Death Cab For Cutie	Kintsugi
Nominee	James Bay	Chaos And The Calm

Best Alternative Music Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Alabama Shakes	Sound & Color
Nominee	Wilco	Star Wars
Nominee	Tame Impala	Currents
Nominee	My Morning Jacket	The Waterfall
Nominee	Björk	Vulnicura

Best R&B Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Weeknd	Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)
Nominee	Jeremih Featuring J. Cole	Planes
Nominee	Hiatus Kaiyote	Breathing Underwater
Nominee	Andra Day	Rise Up
Nominee	Tamar Braxton	If I Don't Have You

Best Traditional R&B Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Lalah Hathaway	Little Ghetto Boy
Nominee	Charlie Wilson	My Favorite Part Of You
Nominee	Tyrese	Shame
Nominee	Jazmine Sullivan	Let It Burn
Nominee	Faith Evans	He Is

Best R&B Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	D'Angelo And The Vanguard	Really Love
Nominee	Tyrese	Shame
Nominee	Jazmine Sullivan	Let It Burn
Nominee	The Weeknd	Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)
Nominee	Miguel	Coffee

Best Urban Contemporary Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Weeknd	Beauty Behind The Madness
Nominee	Miguel	Wildheart
Nominee	Lianne La Havas	Blood
Nominee	Kehlani	You Should Be Here
Nominee	The Internet	Ego Death

Best R&B Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	D'Angelo And The Vanguard	Black Messiah
Nominee	Charlie Wilson	Forever Charlie
Nominee	Jazmine Sullivan	Reality Show
Nominee	Andra Day	Cheers To The Fall
Nominee	Leon Bridges	Coming Home

Best Rap Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Kendrick Lamar	Alright
Nominee	Kanye West Featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney	All Day
Nominee	Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake & Lil Wayne	Truffle Butter
Nominee	Fetty Wap	Trap Queen
Nominee	Drake	Back To Back
Nominee	J. Cole	Apparently

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Kendrick Lamar Featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat	These Walls
Nominee	Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown	Only
Nominee	Jidenna Featuring Roman GianArthur	Classic Man
Nominee	Common & John Legend	Glory
Nominee	Big Sean Featuring Kanye West & John Legend	One Man Can Change The World

Best Rap Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Kendrick Lamar	Alright
Nominee	Fetty Wap	Trap Queen
Nominee	Common & John Legend	Glory
Nominee	Drake	Energy
Nominee	Kanye West Featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney	All Day

Best Rap Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Kendrick Lamar	To Pimp A Butterfly
Nominee	Nicki Minaj	The Pinkprint
Nominee	Drake	If Youre Reading This Its Too Late
Nominee	Dr. Dre	Compton
Nominee	J. Cole	2014 Forest Hills Drive

Best Country Solo Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Chris Stapleton	Traveller
Nominee	Lee Ann Womack	Chances Are
Nominee	Keith Urban	John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16
Nominee	Carrie Underwood	Little Toy Guns
Nominee	Cam	Burning House

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Little Big Town	Girl Crush
Nominee	Blake Shelton Featuring Ashley Monroe	Lonely Tonight
Nominee	Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay	The Driver
Nominee	JoeyRory	If I Needed You
Nominee	Brothers Osborne	Stay A Little Longer

Best Country Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Little Big Town	Girl Crush
Nominee	Chris Stapleton	Traveller
Nominee	Brandy Clark	Hold My Hand
Nominee	Tim McGraw	Diamond Rings And Old Barstools
Nominee	Lee Ann Womack	Chances Are

Best Country Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Chris Stapleton	Traveller
Nominee	Kacey Musgraves	Pageant Material
Nominee	Ashley Monroe	The Blade
Nominee	Little Big Town	Pain Killer
Nominee	Sam Hunt	Montevallo

Best New Age Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Paul Avgerinos	Grace
Nominee	Ron Korb	Asia Beauty
Nominee	Peter Kater	Love
Nominee	Catherine Duc	Voyager
Nominee	Madi Das	Bhakti Without Borders

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Christian McBride, soloist	Cherokee
Nominee	John Scofield, soloist	Past Present
Nominee	Joshua Redman, soloist	Friend Or Foe
Nominee	Donny McCaslin, soloist	Arbiters Of Evolution
Nominee	Joey Alexander, soloist	Giant Steps

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Cécile McLorin Salvant	For One To Love
Nominee	Jamison Ross	Jamison
Nominee	Lorraine Feather	Flirting With Disaster
Nominee	Denise Donatelli	Find A Heart
Nominee	Karrin Allyson	Many A New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	John Scofield	Past Present
Nominee	Jimmy Greene	Beautiful Life
Nominee	Robert Glasper & The Robert Glasper Trio	Covered: Recorded Live At Capitol Studios
Nominee	Terence Blanchard Featuring The E-Collective	Breathless
Nominee	Joey Alexander	My Favorite Things

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Maria Schneider Orchestra	The Thompson Fields
Nominee	Patrick Williams	Home Suite Home
Nominee	Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra	Cuba: The Conversation Continues
Nominee	Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band	Köln
Nominee	Gil Evans Project	Lines Of Color

Best Latin Jazz Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Eliane Elias	Made In Brazil
Nominee	Miguel Zenón	Identities Are Changeable
Nominee	Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet	Intercambio
Nominee	Gonzalo Rubalcaba	Suite Caminos
Nominee	The Rodriguez Brothers	Impromptu

Best Gospel Performance/Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter	Wanna Be Happy?
Nominee	Brian Courtney Wilson; Aaron Lindsey & Brian Courtney Wilson, songwriters	Worth Fighting For [Live]
Nominee	Israel & NewBreed Featuring Yolanda Adams; Neville Diedericks, Israel Houghton & Meleasa Houghton, songwriters	How Awesome Is Our God [Live]
Nominee	Travis Greene; Travis Greene, songwriter	Intentional
Nominee	Anthony Brown & Group Therapy; Anthony Brown, songwriter	Worth [Live]

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Francesca Battistelli	Holy Spirit
Nominee	Tobymac Featuring Mr. Talkbox; Cary Barlowe, David Arthur Garcia & Toby McKeehan, songwriters	Feel It
Nominee	Third Day Featuring All Sons & Daughters; Tai Anderson, Brenton Brown, David Carr, Mark Lee, Matt Maher & Mac Powell, songwriters	Soul On Fire
Nominee	Matt Maher; Daniel Carson, Ed Cash, Jason Ingram, Matt Maher & Chris Tomlin, songwriters	Because He Lives (Amen)
Nominee	Crowder; Ed Cash, David Crowder & Seth Philpott, songwriters	Lift Your Head Weary Sinner (Chains)

Best Gospel Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Israel & NewBreed	Covered: Alive In Asia [Live]
Nominee	Jonathan McReynolds	Life Music: Stage Two
Nominee	Tasha Cobbs	One Place Live
Nominee	Dorinda Clark-Cole	Living It
Nominee	Karen Clark Sheard	Destined To Win [Live]

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Tobymac	This Is Not A Test
Nominee	Chris Tomlin	Love Ran Red
Nominee	Matt Maher	Saints And Sinners
Nominee	Lauren Daigle	How Can It Be
Nominee	Jason Crabb	Whatever The Road

Best Roots Gospel Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Fairfield Four	Still Rockin' My Soul
Nominee	Point Of Grace	Directions Home (Songs We Love, Songs You Know)
Nominee	Karen Peck & New River	Pray Now

Best Latin Pop Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ricky Martin	A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition)
Nominee	Julieta Venegas	Algo Sucede
Nominee	Alejandro Sanz	Sirope
Nominee	Alex Cuba	Healer
Nominee	Pablo Alborán	Terral

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Pitbull	Dale
Winner	Natalia Lafourcade	Hasta La Raíz
Nominee	Monsieur Periné	Caja De Música
Nominee	La Cuneta Son Machín	Mondongo
Nominee	Bomba Estereo	Amanecer

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Los Tigres Del Norte	Realidades - Deluxe Edition
Nominee	Mariachi Los Camperos De Nati Cano	Tradición, Arte Y Pasión
Nominee	Los Cojolites	Zapateando
Nominee	La Maquinaria Norteña	Ya Dime Adiós
Nominee	Banda El Recodo De Don Cruz Lizarraga	Mi Vicio Mas Grande

Best Tropical Latin Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Rubén Blades Con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta	Son De Panamá
Nominee	Victor Manuelle	Que Suenen Los Tambores
Nominee	Juan Luis Guerra 4.40	Todo Tiene Su Hora
Nominee	Guaco	Presente Continuo
Nominee	José Alberto El Canario & Septeto Santiaguero	Tributo A Los Compadres: No Quiero Llanto

Best American Roots Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Mavis Staples	See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
Nominee	Punch Brothers	Julep
Nominee	The Milk Carton Kids	City Of Our Lady
Nominee	Buddy Guy	Born To Play Guitar
Nominee	Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn	And Am I Born To Die

Best American Roots Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jason Isbell	24 Frames
Nominee	Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell	The Traveling Kind
Nominee	Punch Brothers	Julep
Nominee	Don Henley & Merle Haggard	The Cost Of Living
Nominee	The Mavericks	All Night Long

Best Americana Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jason Isbell	Something More Than Free
Nominee	Punch Brothers	The Phosphorescent Blues
Nominee	The Mavericks	Mono
Nominee	Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell	The Traveling Kind
Nominee	Brandi Carlile	The Firewatcher's Daughter

Best Bluegrass Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Steeldrivers	The Muscle Shoals Recordings
Nominee	Ralph Stanley & Friends	Man Of Constant Sorrow
Nominee	Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver	In Session
Nominee	Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley	Before The Sun Goes Down
Nominee	Dale Ann Bradley	Pocket Full Of Keys

Best Blues Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Buddy Guy	Born To Play Guitar
Nominee	John Primer & Various Artists	Muddy Waters 100
Nominee	Bettye LaVette	Worthy
Nominee	Shemekia Copeland	Outskirts Of Love
Nominee	Cedric Burnside Project	Descendants Of Hill Country

Best Folk Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn	Béla Fleck And Abigail Washburn
Nominee	Glen Hansard	Didn't He Ramble
Nominee	Patty Griffin	Servant Of Love
Nominee	Rhiannon Giddens	Tomorrow Is My Turn
Nominee	Norman Blake	Wood, Wire & Words

Best Regional Roots Music Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jon Cleary	Go Go Juice
Nominee	Windwalker And The MCW	Generations
Nominee	The Revelers	Get Ready
Nominee	Keali'i Reichel	Kawaiokalena
Nominee	Natalie Ai Kamauu	La La La La

Best Reggae Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Morgan Heritage	Strictly Roots
Nominee	Luciano	Zion Awake
Nominee	Barrington Levy	Acousticalevy
Nominee	Jah Cure	The Cure
Nominee	Rocky Dawuni	Branches Of The Same Tree

Best World Music Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Angelique Kidjo	Sings
Nominee	Zomba Prison Project	I Have No Everything Here
Nominee	Anoushka Shankar	Home
Nominee	Ladysmith Black Mambazo With Ella Spira & The Inala Ensemble	Music From Inala
Nominee	Gilberto Gil	Gilbertos Samba Ao Vivo

Best Children's Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Tim Kubart	Home
Nominee	Molly Ledford & Billy Kelly	Trees
Nominee	Lori Henriques	How Great Can This Day Be
Nominee	Gustafer Yellowgold	Dark Pie Concerns
Nominee	José-Luis Orozco	¡Come Bien! Eat Right!

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jimmy Carter	A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety
Nominee	Amy Poehler (& Various Artists)	Yes Please
Nominee	Janis Ian & Jean Smart	Patience And Sarah (Isabel Miller)
Nominee	Dick Cavett	Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, And Assorted Hijinks
Nominee	Patti Smith	Blood On Snow (Jo Nesbø)

Best Comedy Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Louis C.K.	Live At Madison Square Garden
Nominee	Craig Ferguson	Just Being Honest
Nominee	Jay Mohr	Happy. And A Lot.
Nominee	Wyatt Cenac	Brooklyn
Nominee	Lisa Lampanelli	Back To The Drawing Board

Best Musical Theater Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Christopher Jackson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Leslie Odom, Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda, Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos & Phillipa Soo, principal soloists; Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer & lyricist; Alex Lacamoire, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bill Sherman, Ahmir Thompson & Tarik Trotter, producers; Tim Latham & Derik Lee, engineers (Original Broadway Cast)	Hamilton
Nominee	Heidi Blickenstaff, Christian Borle, John Cariani, Brian d'Arcy James, Brad Oscar & Kate Reinders, principal soloists; Karey Kirkpatrick & Wayne Kirkpatrick, composers/lyricists; Kurt Deutsch, Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Lawrence Manchester, Kevin McCollum & Phil Reno, producers (Originial Broadway Cast)	Something Rotten!
Nominee	Ruthie Ann Miles, Kelli O'Hara, Ashley Park, Conrad Ricamora & Ken Watanabe, principal soloists; David Caddick, David Lai & Ted Sperling, producers (2015 Broadway Cast)	The King And I
Nominee	Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn, Sydney Lucas, Beth Malone & Emily Skeggs, principal soloists; Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, producers (Original Broadway Cast)	Fun Home
Nominee	Leanne Cope, Max von Essen, Robert Fairchild, Jill Paice & Brandon Uranowitz, principal soloists; Rob Fisher & Scott Lehrer, producers (Original Broadway Cast)	An American In Paris

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	(Various Artists)	Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
Nominee	(Various Artists)	Selma
Nominee	(Various Artists)	Pitch Perfect 2
Nominee	(Various Artists)	Fifty Shades Of Grey
Nominee	(Various Artists)	Empire: Season 1

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Antonio Sanchez, composer; Alejandro González Iñárritu & Antonio Sanchez, producers (Antonio Sanchez)	Birdman
Nominee	Justin Hurwitz, composer (Justin Hurwitz)	Whiplash
Nominee	Jóhann Jóhannsson, composer (Jóhann Jóhannsson)	The Theory Of Everything
Nominee	Hans Zimmer, composer (Hans Zimmer)	Interstellar
Nominee	Alexandre Desplat, composer (Alexandre Desplat)	The Imitation Game

Best Song Written For Visual Media

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Common & John Legend	Glory
Nominee	Lady Gaga	Til It Happens To You
Nominee	Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth	See You Again
Nominee	Ellie Goulding	Love Me Like You Do
Nominee	The Weeknd	Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)

Best Instrumental Composition

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Arturo O'Farrill, composer (Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Featuring Rudresh Mahanthappa)	The Afro Latin Jazz Suite
Nominee	Marshall Gilkes, composer (Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band)	Vesper
Nominee	Rich DeRosa, composer (University Of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band)	Neil
Nominee	David Balakrishnan, composer (Turtle Island Quartet)	Confetti Man
Nominee	Bob Mintzer, composer (Bob Mintzer Big Band)	Civil War

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ben Bram & Pentatonix (Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado & Kevin Olusola), arrangers (Pentatonix)	Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy
Nominee	John Fedchock, arranger (John Fedchock New York Big Band)	You And The Night And The Music
Nominee	Bob James, arranger (Bob James & Nathan East)	Ghost Of A Chance
Nominee	Armand Hutton, arranger (Committed)	Do You Hear What I Hear?
Nominee	Paul Allen, Troy Hayes, Dwight Streets Levens, Evin Martin & J Moss, arrangers (Vocally Challenged)	Bruno Mars

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Maria Schneider, arranger (David Bowie)	Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)
Nominee	Jimmy Greene, arranger (Jimmy Greene With Javier Colon)	When I Come Home
Nominee	Otmaro Ruiz, arranger (Catina DeLuna Featuring Otmaro Ruiz)	Garota De Ipanema
Nominee	Patrick Williams, arranger (Patrick Williams Featuring Patti Austin)	52nd & Broadway
Nominee	Shelly Berg, arranger (Lorraine Feather)	Be My Muse

Best Recording Package

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Sarah Dodds, Shauna Dodds & Dick Reeves, art directors (Asleep At The Wheel)	Still The King: Celebrating The Music Of Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys
Nominee	Nathanio Strimpopulos & Jack White, art directors (Elvis Presley)	My Happiness
Nominee	Brian Roettinger, art director (Florence The Machine)	How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (Deluxe Edition)
Nominee	Anita Marisa Boriboon & Phi Hollinger, art directors (Snoop Dogg)	Bush
Nominee	Alex Trochut, art director (Alagoas)	Alagoas

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White, art directors (Various Artists)	The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928-32)
Nominee	Carson Ellis, Jeri Heiden & Glen Nakasako, art directors (The Decemberists)	What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World (Deluxe Box Set)
Nominee	Doran Tyson & Steve Vance, art directors (Grateful Dead)	30 Trips Around The Sun
Nominee	Stephen Kennedy & James Tilley, art directors (The Rolling Stones)	Sticky Fingers (Super Deluxe Edition)
Nominee	Sasha Barr & Josh Tillman, art directors (Father John Misty)	I Love You, Honeybear (Limited Edition Deluxe Vinyl)
Nominee	Leif Podhajsky, art director (Of Monsters And Men)	Beneath The Skin (Deluxe Box Set)

Best Album Notes

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Joni Mitchell, album notes writer (Joni Mitchell)	Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced
Nominee	Ryan Barna, album notes writer (Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra)	Songs Of The Night: Dance Recordings, 1916-1925
Nominee	Ted Olson, album notes writer (Tennessee Ernie Ford)	Portrait Of An American Singer
Nominee	Jeff Place, album notes writer (Lead Belly)	Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
Nominee	James P. Leary, album notes writer (Various Artists)	Folksongs Of Another America: Field Recordings From The Upper Midwest, 1937-1946

Best Historical Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Steve Berkowitz, Jan Haust & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Peter J. Moore & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Bob Dylan And The Band)	The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11
Nominee	Mark Puryear, compilation producer; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Fannie Lou Hamer)	Songs My Mother Taught Me
Nominee	Steven Lance Ledbetter & Nathan Salsburg, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)	Parchman Farm: Photographs And Field Recordings, 19471959
Nominee	Kevin Howes, compilation producer; Greg Mindorff, mastering engineer (Various Artists)	Native North America (Vol. 1): Aboriginal Folk, Rock, And Country 19661985
Nominee	Geri Allen, Jocelyn Arem & Steve Rosenthal, compilation producers; Jamie Howarth & Jessica Thompson, mastering engineers (Erroll Garner)	The Complete Concert By The Sea

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Shawn Everett, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Alabama Shakes)	Sound & Color
Nominee	Steve Price, Jochem van der Saag & Jorge Vivo, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Diana Krall)	Wallflower
Nominee	Greg Kurstin & Alex Pasco, engineers; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer (The Bird And The Bee)	Recreational Love
Nominee	Maxime Le Guil, engineer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Melody Gardot)	Currency Of Man
Nominee	Dave O'Donnell, engineer; Ted Jensen & Justin Shturtz, mastering engineers (James Taylor)	Before This World

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jeff Bhasker	nan
Nominee	Blake Mills	nan
Nominee	Larry Klein	nan
Nominee	Diplo	nan
Nominee	Dave Cobb	nan

Best Remixed Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Dave Audé	Uptown Funk (Dave Audé Remix)
Nominee	André Allen Anjos	Say My Name (RAC Remix)
Nominee	Kaskade	Runaway (U & I) (Kaskade Remix)
Nominee	Bill Hamel & Chad Newbold	Hold On (Fatum Remix)
Nominee	CFCF	Berlin By Overnight (CFCF Remix)

Best Surround Sound Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	James Guthrie, surround mix engineer; James Guthrie & Joel Plante, surround mastering engineers; James Guthrie, surround producer (Roger Waters)	Amused To Death
Nominee	Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Tove Ramlo-Ystad & Cantus)	Spes
Nominee	Erdo Groot, surround mix engineer; Erdo Groot, surround mastering engineer; Philip Traugott, surround producer (Paavo Järvi & Russian National Orchestra)	Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7
Nominee	Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Øyvind Gimse, Anita Brevik, Nidarosdomens Jentekor & Trondheimsolistene)	Magnificat
Nominee	Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Ingar Heine Bergby & Norwegian Radio Orchestra)	Amdahl: Astrognosia & Aesop

Best Engineered Album, Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Leslie Ann Jones, John Kilgore, Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum & Justin Merrill, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (George Manahan & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra)	Ask Your Mama
Nominee	Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers; Keith O. Johnson, mastering engineer (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)	Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3, 'Organ'
Nominee	Byeong Joon Hwang & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Chorale & Kansas City Chorale)	Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil
Nominee	Robert Friedrich, engineer; Michael Bishop, mastering engineer (Martin Pearlman, Jennifer Rivera, Fernando Guimarães & Boston Baroque)	Monteverdi: Il Ritorno D'Ulisse In Patria
Nominee	Dmitriy Lipay, engineer; Alexander Lipay, mastering engineer (Ludovic Morlot, Augustin Hadelich & Seattle Symphony)	Dutilleux: Métaboles; L'Arbre Des Songes; Symphony No. 2, 'Le Double'

Producer Of The Year, Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Judith Sherman	nan
Nominee	Dan Merceruio	nan
Nominee	Marina A. Ledin and Victor Ledin (Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin)	nan
Nominee	Manfred Eicher	nan
Nominee	Blanton Alspaugh	nan

Best Orchestral Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Andris Nelsons, conductor; Shawn Murphy, producer; Nick Squire, engineer (Boston Symphony Orchestra)	Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphony No. 10
Nominee	Darrell Ang, conductor (New Zealand Symphony Orchestra)	Zhou Long & Chen Yi: Symphony 'Humen 1839'
Nominee	Carlos Kalmar, conductor (The Oregon Symphony)	Spirit Of The American Range
Nominee	Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)	Dutilleux: Métaboles; L'Arbre Des Songes; Symphony No. 2, 'Le Double'
Nominee	Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)	Bruckner: Symphony No. 4

Best Opera Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Seiji Ozawa, conductor; Dominic Fyfe, producer; Isabel Leonard, soloist; Jonathan Stokes, engineer (SKF Matsumoto Children's Chorus & SKF Matsumoto Chorus; Saito Kinen Orchestra)	Ravel: L'Enfant Et Les Sortilèges; Shéhérazade
Nominee	Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer; Karina Gauvin & Philippe Jaroussky, soloists (Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra)	Steffani: Niobe, Regina Di Tebe
Nominee	Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Sid McLauchlan, producer; Diana Damrau, Paul Schweinester & Rolando Villazón, soloists (Chamber Orchestra Of Europe)	Mozart: Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail
Nominee	Martin Pearlman, conductor; Thomas C. Moore, producer; Fernando Guimarães & Jennifer Rivera, soloists (Boston Baroque)	Monteverdi: Il Ritorno D'Ulisse In Patria
Nominee	Donald Runnicles, conductor; Magdalena Herbst, producer; Will Hartmann, Michaela Kaune & Jennifer Larmore, soloists (Chorus Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin; Orchestra Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin)	Janácek: Jenufa

Best Choral Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Charles Bruffy, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; Byeong Joon Hwang & John Newton, engineers (Paul Davidson, Frank Fleschner, Toby Vaughn Kidd, Bryan Pinkall, Julia Scozzafava, Bryan Taylor & Joseph Warner; Kansas City Chorale & Phoenix Chorale)	Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil
Nominee	Eric Holtan, conductor (Sara Fraker, Matthew Goinz, Thea Lobo, Owen McIntosh, Kathryn Mueller & Christine Vivona; True Concord Voices; True Concord Orchestra)	Paulus: Far In The Heavens
Nominee	Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (James K. Bass, Laura Mercado-Wright, Eric Neuville & Lauren Snouffer; Conspirare)	Pablo Neruda - The Poet Sings
Nominee	Harry Christophers, conductor (Jeremy Budd, Grace Davidson, Ben Davies, Mark Dobell, Eamonn Dougan & Charlotte Mobbs; The Sixteen)	Monteverdi: Vespers Of 1610
Nominee	Peter Dijkstra, chorus master; Bernard Haitink, conductor (Anton Barachovsky, Genia Kühmeier, Elisabeth Kulman, Hanno Müller-Brachmann & Mark Padmore; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)	Beethoven: Missa Solemnis

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Bryce Dessner, producer; Jonathan Low, engineer	Filament
Nominee	Brad Wells	Shostakovich: Piano Quintet & String Quartet No. 2
Nominee	Brad Wells, conductor	Render
Nominee	Christian Tetzlaff	Flaherty: Airdancing For Toy Piano, Piano & Electronics
Nominee	nan	Brahms: The Piano Trios

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Augustin Hadelich; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)	Dutilleux: Violin Concerto, L'Arbre Des Songes
Nominee	Ursula Oppens	Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated!
Nominee	Daniil Trifonov (The Philadelphia Orchestra)	Rachmaninov Variations
Nominee	Kristian Bezuidenhout	Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vol. 7
Nominee	Joseph Moog; Nicholas Milton, conductor (Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern)	Grieg & Moszkowski: Piano Concertos

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Joyce DiDonato, soloist; Stephen Johns, producer; Jonathan Allen, engineer	Joyce & Tony - Live From Wigmore Hall
Nominee	Cecilia Bartoli, soloist (I Barocchisti)	St. Petersburg
Nominee	Talise Trevigne, soloist (Albany Symphony)	Rouse: Seeing; Kabir Padavali
Nominee	Jonas Kaufmann, soloist (Orchestra Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia)	Nessun Dorma - The Puccini Album
Nominee	Mark Padmore, soloist	Beethoven: An Die Ferne Geliebte; Haydn: English Songs; Mozart: Masonic Cantata

Best Classical Compendium

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer; Gary Call, engineer (Giancarlo Guerrero)	Paulus: Three Places Of Enlightenment; Veil Of Tears & Grand Concerto
Nominee	Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, producers (Nadia Shpachenko)	Woman At The New Piano
Nominee	Paul McCreesh, conductor; Nicholas Parker, producer (Paul McCreesh)	Handel: L'Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato, 1740
Nominee	George Manahan, conductor; Judith Sherman, producer (George Manahan & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra)	Ask Your Mama
Nominee	Jim Ginsburg, producer (New Budapest Orpheum Society)	As Dreams Fall Apart - The Golden Age Of Jewish Stage And Film Music (1925-1955)

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Stephen Paulus, composer	Paulus: Prayers & Remembrances
Nominee	Julia Wolfe, composer	Wolfe: Anthracite Fields
Nominee	Joan Tower, composer	Tower: Stroke
Nominee	Andrew Norman, composer	Norman: Play
Nominee	Gerald Barry, composer	Barry: The Importance Of Being Earnest

Best Music Video

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar	Bad Blood
Nominee	Pharrell Williams	Freedom
Nominee	Kendrick Lamar	Alright
Nominee	The Dead Weather	I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)
Nominee	ASAP Rocky	LSD

Best Music Film

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Amy Winehouse	Amy
Nominee	Roger Waters	The Wall
Nominee	Nina Simone	What Happened, Miss Simone?
Nominee	Foo Fighters	Sonic Highways
Nominee	James Brown	Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown