2019 Grammy Awards – Complete List of Winners and Nominees

On February 10, 2019, the 61st Annual Grammy Awards honored music from October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2018. Kacey Musgraves' critically adored and genre-bending album Golden Hour won Album of the Year, a significant triumph for country music that blended traditional sounds with pop and psychedelic influences.
Childish Gambino's politically charged and visually striking "This Is America" won Record of the Year, making history as the first rap song to do so. Dua Lipa, with her infectious pop sound, was named Best New Artist.
This ceremony showcased the diverse genres gaining prominence, from groundbreaking country to powerful hip-hop and global pop, reflecting the broadening scope of the Grammys.

Record Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Childish Gambino	This Is America
Nominee	Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey	The Middle
Nominee	Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage	Rockstar
Nominee	Kendrick Lamar & SZA	All The Stars
Nominee	Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper	Shallow
Nominee	Drake	God's Plan
Nominee	Brandi Carlile	The Joke
Nominee	Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin	I Like It

Album Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Kacey Musgraves	Golden Hour
Nominee	(Various Artists)	Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By
Nominee	Janelle Monáe	Dirty Computer
Nominee	Post Malone	Beerbongs & Bentleys
Nominee	H.E.R.	H.E.R.
Nominee	Drake	Scorpion
Nominee	Brandi Carlile	By The Way, I Forgive You
Nominee	Cardi B	Invasion Of Privacy

Song Of The Year

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Childish Gambino	This Is America
Nominee	Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper	Shallow
Nominee	Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey	The Middle
Nominee	Brandi Carlile	The Joke
Nominee	Shawn Mendes	In My Blood
Nominee	Drake	God's Plan
Nominee	Ella Mai	Boo'd Up
Nominee	Kendrick Lamar & SZA	All The Stars

Best New Artist

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Dua Lipa	nan
Nominee	Jorja Smith	nan
Nominee	Bebe Rexha	nan
Nominee	Margo Price	nan
Nominee	H.E.R.	nan
Nominee	Greta Van Fleet	nan
Nominee	Luke Combs	nan
Nominee	Chloe x Halle	nan

Best Pop Solo Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Lady Gaga	Joanne (Where Do You Think You're Goin'?)
Nominee	Post Malone	Better Now
Nominee	Ariana Grande	God Is A Woman
Nominee	Camila Cabello	Havana (Live)
Nominee	Beck	Colors

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper	Shallow
Nominee	Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey	The Middle
Nominee	Justin Timberlake Featuring Chris Stapleton	Say Something
Nominee	Maroon 5 Featuring Cardi B	Girls Like You
Nominee	Tony Bennett & Diana Krall	'S Wonderful
Nominee	Backstreet Boys	Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Nominee	Christina Aguilera Featuring Demi Lovato	Fall In Line

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Willie Nelson	My Way
Nominee	Barbra Streisand	The Music...The Mem'ries...The Magic!
Nominee	Seal	Standards (Deluxe)
Nominee	Gregory Porter	Nat /King/ Cole & Me
Nominee	Tony Bennett & Diana Krall	Love Is Here To Stay

Best Pop Vocal Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ariana Grande	Sweetener
Nominee	Taylor Swift	Reputation
Nominee	P!nk	Beautiful Trauma
Nominee	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes
Nominee	Kelly Clarkson	Meaning Of Life
Nominee	Camila Cabello	Camila

Best Dance Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Silk City & Dua Lipa Featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson	Electricity
Nominee	Virtual Self	Ghost Voices
Nominee	Fisher	Losing It
Nominee	Disclosure (Featuring Fatoumata Diawara)	Ultimatum
Nominee	Above & Beyond Featuring Richard Bedford	Northern Soul

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Justice	Woman Worldwide
Nominee	TOKiMONSTA	Lune Rouge
Nominee	SOPHIE	Oil Of Every Pearl's Un-Insides
Nominee	Sofi Tukker	Treehouse
Nominee	Jon Hopkins	Singularity

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Steve Gadd Band	Steve Gadd Band
Nominee	Simon Phillips Featuring Greg Howe, Ernest Tibbs, Dennis Hamm	Protocol 4
Nominee	Marcus Miller	Laid Black
Nominee	Julian Lage	Modern Lore
Nominee	Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah	The Emancipation Procrastination

Best Rock Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Chris Cornell	When Bad Does Good
Nominee	Halestorm	Uncomfortable
Nominee	Greta Van Fleet	Highway Tune
Nominee	THE FEVER 333	Made An America
Nominee	Arctic Monkeys	Four Out Of Five

Best Metal Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	High On Fire	Electric Messiah
Nominee	Underoath	On My Teeth
Nominee	Trivium	Betrayer
Nominee	Deafheaven	Honeycomb
Nominee	Between The Buried And Me	Condemned To The Gallows

Best Rock Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	St. Vincent	Masseduction
Nominee	Ghost	Rats
Nominee	Bring Me The Horizon	MANTRA
Nominee	Twenty One Pilots	Jumpsuit
Nominee	Greta Van Fleet	Black Smoke Rising

Best Rock Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Greta Van Fleet	From The Fires
Nominee	Weezer	Pacific Daydream
Nominee	Ghost	Prequelle
Nominee	Fall Out Boy	M A N I A
Nominee	Alice In Chains	Rainier Fog

Best Alternative Music Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Beck	Colors
Nominee	St. Vincent	Masseduction
Nominee	David Byrne	American Utopia
Nominee	Björk	Utopia
Nominee	Arctic Monkeys	Tranquility Base Hotel Casino

Best R&B Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	H.E.R. Featuring Daniel Caesar	Best Part
Nominee	PJ Morton	First Began
Nominee	Lalah Hathaway	Y O Y
Nominee	The Carters	Summer
Nominee	Toni Braxton	Long As I Live

Best Traditional R&B Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	PJ Morton Featuring Yebba	How Deep Is Your Love
Winner	Leon Bridges	Bet Ain't Worth The Hand
Nominee	Charlie Wilson Featuring Lalah Hathaway	Made For Love
Nominee	MAJOR.	Honest
Nominee	Bettye LaVette	Don't Fall Apart On Me Tonight

Best R&B Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ella Mai	Boo'd Up
Nominee	Toni Braxton	Long As I Live
Nominee	H.E.R.	Focus
Nominee	Childish Gambino	Feels Like Summer
Nominee	Miguel Featuring J. Cole & Salaam Remi	Come Through And Chill

Best Urban Contemporary Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Carters	Everything Is Love
Nominee	Meshell Ndegeocello	Ventriloquism
Nominee	Miguel	War & Leisure
Nominee	Chris Dave And The Drumhedz	Chris Dave And The Drumhedz
Nominee	Chloe x Halle	The Kids Are Alright

Best R&B Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	H.E.R.	H.E.R.
Nominee	PJ Morton	Gumbo Unplugged (Live)
Nominee	Lalah Hathaway	Honestly
Nominee	Leon Bridges	Good Thing
Nominee	Toni Braxton	Sex & Cigarettes

Best Rap Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Anderson .Paak	Bubblin
Winner	Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake	King's Dead
Nominee	Travis Scott, Drake, (Big Hawk) & Swae Lee	Sicko Mode
Nominee	Drake	Nice For What
Nominee	Cardi B	Be Careful

Best Rap/Sung Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Childish Gambino	This Is America
Nominee	Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage	Rockstar
Nominee	Kendrick Lamar & SZA	All The Stars
Nominee	6lack Featuring J. Cole	Pretty Little Fears
Nominee	Christina Aguilera Featuring Goldlink	Like I Do

Best Rap Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Drake	God's Plan
Nominee	Jay Rock	Win
Nominee	Travis Scott, Drake, (Big Hawk	Sicko Mode
Nominee	Eminem Featuring Joyner Lucas	Lucky You
Nominee	Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake	King's Dead

Best Rap Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Cardi B	Invasion Of Privacy
Nominee	Travis Scott	Astroworld
Nominee	Pusha T	Daytona
Nominee	Nipsey Hussle	Victory Lap
Nominee	Mac Miller	Swimming

Best Country Solo Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Kacey Musgraves	Butterflies
Nominee	Keith Urban	Parallel Line
Nominee	Chris Stapleton	Millionaire
Nominee	Maren Morris	Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters
Nominee	Loretta Lynn	Wouldn't It Be Great?

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Dan Shay	Tequila
Nominee	Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line	Meant To Be
Nominee	Maren Morris Featuring Vince Gill	Dear Hate
Nominee	Little Big Town	When Someone Stops Loving You
Nominee	Brothers Osborne	Shoot Me Straight

Best Country Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Kacey Musgraves	Space Cowboy
Nominee	Little Big Town	When Someone Stops Loving You
Nominee	Dan Shay	Tequila
Nominee	Blake Shelton	I Lived It
Nominee	Maren Morris Featuring Vince Gill	Dear Hate
Nominee	Cole Swindell	Break Up In The End

Best Country Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Kacey Musgraves	Golden Hour
Nominee	Chris Stapleton	From A Room: Volume 2
Nominee	Ashley McBryde	Girl Going Nowhere
Nominee	Brothers Osborne	Port Saint Joe
Nominee	Kelsea Ballerini	Unapologetically

Best New Age Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Opium Moon	Opium Moon
Nominee	Jim Kimo West	Moku Maluhia - Peaceful Island
Nominee	Steve Roach	Molecules Of Motion
Nominee	Snatam Kaur	Beloved
Nominee	Lisa Gerrard & David Kuckhermann	Hiraeth

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	John Daversa, soloist	Don't Fence Me In
Nominee	Miguel Zenón, soloist	Cadenas
Nominee	Brad Mehldau, soloist	De-Dah
Nominee	Fred Hersch, soloist	We See
Nominee	Regina Carter, soloist	Some Of That Sunshine

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Cécile McLorin Salvant	The Window
Nominee	Raul Midón With The Metropole Orkest Conducted By Vince Mendoza	If You Really Want
Nominee	Kate McGarry, Keith Ganz & Gary Versace	The Subject Tonight Is Love
Nominee	Kurt Elling	The Questions
Nominee	Freddy Cole	My Mood Is You

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Wayne Shorter Quartet	Emanon
Nominee	Joshua Redman, Ron Miles, Scott Colley & Brian Blade	Still Dreaming
Nominee	Brad Mehldau Trio	Seymour Reads The Constitution!
Nominee	Fred Hersch Trio	Live In Europe
Nominee	Tia Fuller	Diamond Cut

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists	American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom
Nominee	Jim McNeely & The Frankfurt Radio Big Band	Barefoot Dances And Other Visions
Nominee	John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble	All Can Work
Nominee	Orrin Evans And The Captain Black Big Band	Presence
Nominee	The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty Barnhart	All About That Basie

Best Latin Jazz Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Dafnis Prieto Big Band	Back To The Sunset
Nominee	Miguel Zenón Featuring Spektral Quartet	Yo Soy La Tradición
Nominee	Elio Villafranca	Cinque
Nominee	Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band	West Side Story Reimagined
Nominee	Eddie Daniels	Heart Of Brazil

Best Gospel Performance/Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Tori Kelly Featuring Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin & Victoria Kelly, songwriters	Never Alone
Nominee	Brian Courtney Wilson; Aaron W. Lindsey, Alvin Richardson & Brian Courtney Wilson, songwriters	A Great Work
Nominee	Jonathan McReynolds Featuring DOE; Jonathan McReynolds & Will Reagan, songwriters	Cycles
Nominee	Koryn Hawthorne	Won't He Do It
Nominee	Jekalyn Carr; Allen Carr & Jekalyn Carr, songwriters	You Will Win

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Lauren Daigle; Lauren Daigle, Jason Ingram & Paul Mabury, songwriters	You Say
Nominee	Tauren Wells; Ethan Hulse, Jordan Sapp & Tauren Wells, songwriters	Known
Nominee	MercyMe Featuring John Reuben; David Garcia, Ben Glover, MercyMe, Solomon Olds & John Reuben, songwriters	Grace Got You
Nominee	for KING & COUNTRY; Ben Glover, Matt Hales, Stephen Blake Kanicka, Seth Mosley, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters	Joy.
Nominee	Cory Asbury; Cory Asbury, Caleb Culver & Ran Jackson, songwriters	Reckless Love

Best Gospel Album

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

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Lauren Daigle	Look Up Child
Nominee	Zach Williams	Survivor: Live From Harding Prison
Nominee	Michael W. Smith	Surrounded
Nominee	Jesus Culture	Living With A Fire
Nominee	Elevation Worship	Hallelujah Here Below

Best Roots Gospel Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jason Crabb	Unexpected
Nominee	Gordon Mote	Love Love Love
Nominee	The Martins	Still Standing
Nominee	The Isaacs	Favorites: Revisited By Request
Nominee	Ernie Haase & Signature Sound	Clear Skies

Best Latin Pop Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Claudia Brant	Sincera
Nominee	Carlos Vives	Vives
Nominee	Raquel Sofía	2:00 AM
Nominee	Natalia Lafourcade	Musas (Un Homenaje Al Folclore Latinoamericano En Manos De Los Macorinos), Vol. 2
Nominee	Pablo Alborán	Prometo

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Zoé	Aztlán
Nominee	Orishas	Gourmet
Nominee	Monsieur Periné	Encanto Tropical
Nominee	COASTCITY	Coastcity
Nominee	Aterciopelados	Claroscura

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Luis Miguel	¡México Por Siempre!
Nominee	Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez	Leyendas De Mi Pueblo
Nominee	Los Texmaniacs	Cruzando Borders
Nominee	Aida Cuevas	Totalmente Juan Gabriel Vol. II
Nominee	Calibre 50	Mitad Y Mitad
Nominee	Angela Aguilar	Primero Soy Mexicana

Best Tropical Latin Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Spanish Harlem Orchestra	Anniversary
Nominee	Felipe Peláez	Ponle Actitud
Nominee	Orquesta Akokán	Orquesta Akokán
Nominee	Formell Y Los Van Van	Legado
Nominee	Charlie Aponte	Pa' Mi Gente

Best American Roots Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Brandi Carlile	The Joke
Nominee	Willie Nelson	Last Man Standing
Nominee	Anderson East	All On My Mind
Nominee	Jon Batiste	Saint James Infirmary Blues
Nominee	Sean Ardoin	Kick Rocks

Best American Roots Song

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Brandi Carlile	The Joke
Nominee	John Prine	Summer's End
Nominee	John Prine	Knockin' On Your Screen Door
Nominee	Mavis Staples	Build A Bridge
Nominee	Lee Ann Womack	All The Trouble

Best Americana Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Brandi Carlile	By The Way, I Forgive You
Nominee	The Wood Brothers	One Drop Of Truth
Nominee	Lee Ann Womack	The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone
Nominee	John Prine	The Tree Of Forgiveness
Nominee	Bettye LaVette	Things Have Changed

Best Bluegrass Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	The Travelin' McCourys	The Travelin' McCourys
Nominee	Wood & Wire	North Of Despair
Nominee	Special Consensus	Rivers And Roads
Nominee	Sister Sadie	Sister Sadie II
Nominee	Mike Barnett	Portraits In Fiddles

Best Traditional Blues Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Buddy Guy	The Blues Is Alive And Well
Nominee	Maria Muldaur	Don't You Feel My Leg (The Naughty Bawdy Blues Of Blue Lu Barker)
Nominee	Ben Harper And Charlie Musselwhite	No Mercy In This Land
Nominee	Cedric Burnside	Benton County Relic
Nominee	Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio	Something Smells Funky 'Round Here

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Fantastic Negrito	Please Don't Be Dead
Nominee	Victor Wainwright And The Train	Victor Wainwright And The Train
Nominee	Boz Scaggs	Out Of The Blues
Nominee	Danielle Nicole	Cry No More
Nominee	Teresa James And The Rhythm Tramps	Here In Babylon

Best Folk Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Punch Brothers	All Ashore
Nominee	Iron & Wine	Weed Garden
Nominee	Mary Gauthier	Rifles & Rosary Beads
Nominee	Dom Flemons	Black Cowboys
Nominee	Joan Baez	Whistle Down The Wind

Best Regional Roots Music Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Kalani Pe'a	No 'Ane'i
Nominee	Young Spirit	Mewasinsational - Cree Round Dance Songs
Nominee	Na Hoa	Aloha From Na Hoa
Nominee	Cha Wa	Spyboy
Nominee	Sean Ardoin	Kreole Rock And Soul

Best Reggae Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Sting & Shaggy	44/876
Nominee	Protoje	A Matter Of Time
Nominee	Ziggy Marley	Rebellion Rises
Nominee	Etana	Reggae Forever
Nominee	Black Uhuru	As The World Turns

Best World Music Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Soweto Gospel Choir	Freedom
Nominee	Yiddish Glory	The Lost Songs Of World War II
Nominee	Seun Kuti & Egypt 80	Black Times
Nominee	Fatoumata Diawara	Fenfo
Nominee	Bombino	Deran

Best Children's Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats	All The Sounds
Nominee	Frank & Deane	The Nation Of Imagine
Nominee	The Pop Ups	Giants Of Science
Nominee	Falu	Falu's Bazaar
Nominee	Tim Kubart	Building Blocks

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

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Jimmy Carter	Faith - A Journey For All
Nominee	Tiffany Haddish	The Last Black Unicorn
Nominee	Questlove	Creative Quest
Nominee	David Sedaris	Calypso
Nominee	Courtney B. Vance	Accessory To War (Neil deGrasse Tyson & Avis Lang)

Best Comedy Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Dave Chappelle	Equanimity & The Bird Revelation
Nominee	Chris Rock	Tamborine
Nominee	Fred Armisen	Standup For Drummers
Nominee	Jim Gaffigan	Noble Ape
Nominee	Patton Oswalt	Annihilation

Best Musical Theater Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Katrina Lenk & Ari'el Stachel, principal soloists; Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers; David Yazbek, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast); Dean Sharenow, engineer/mixer	The Band's Visit
Nominee	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 (Stephen Flaherty, composer; Lynn Ahrens, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast)	Once On This Island
Nominee	Lauren Ambrose, Norbert Leo Butz & Harry Hadden-Paton, principal soloists; Van Dean, David Lai & Ted Sperling, producers (Frederick Loewe, composer; Alan Jay Lerner, lyricist) (2018 Broadway Cast)	My Fair Lady
Nominee	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 (Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer; Tim Rice, lyricist) (Original Television Cast)	Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert
Nominee	Renée Fleming, Alexander Gemignani, Joshua Henry, Lindsay Mendez & Jessie Mueller, principal soloists; Steven Epstein, producer (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (2018 Broadway Cast)	Carousel

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Hugh Jackman (& Various Artists)	The Greatest Showman
Nominee	(Various Artists)	Stranger Things
Nominee	(Various Artists)	Lady Bird
Nominee	(Various Artists)	Deadpool 2
Nominee	(Various Artists)	Call Me By Your Name

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Ludwig Göransson, composer; Ludwig Göransson, producer; Chris Fogel, engineer/mixer	Black Panther
Nominee	John Williams, composer	Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Nominee	Alexandre Desplat, composer	The Shape Of Water
Nominee	Michael Giacchino, composer	Coco
Nominee	Benjamin Wallfisch & Hans Zimmer, composers	Blade Runner 2049

Best Song Written For Visual Media

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper	Shallow
Nominee	Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble	This Is Me
Nominee	Miguel Featuring Natalia Lafourcade	Remember Me
Nominee	Sufjan Stevens	Mystery Of Love
Nominee	Kendrick Lamar & SZA	All The Stars

Best Instrumental Composition

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Terence Blanchard, composer (Terence Blanchard)	Blut Und Boden (Blood And Soil)
Nominee	Alexandre Desplat, composer (Alexandre Desplat)	The Shape Of Water
Nominee	John Powell & John Williams, composers (John Powell & John Williams)	Mine Mission
Nominee	Alan Silvestri, composer (Alan Silvestri)	Infinity War
Nominee	Jeremy Kittel, composer (Kittel & Co.)	Chrysalis

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists)	Stars And Stripes Forever
Nominee	Alexandre Desplat, arranger (Alexandre Desplat)	The Shape Of Water
Nominee	John Powell, arranger (John Powell)	Madrid Finale
Nominee	Mark Kibble, arranger (Take 6)	Change The World
Nominee	Randy Waldman & Justin Wilson, arrangers (Randy Waldman Featuring Wynton Marsalis)	Batman Theme (TV)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Mark Kibble, Randy Waldman & Justin Wilson, arrangers (Randy Waldman Featuring Take 6 & Chris Potter)	Spiderman Theme
Nominee	Gonzalo Grau, arranger (Magos Herrera & Brooklyn Rider)	Niña
Nominee	Vince Mendoza, arranger (Gregory Porter)	Mona Lisa
Nominee	Dan Pugach & Nicole Zuraitis, arrangers (Dan Pugach)	Jolene
Nominee	Matt Rollings & Kristin Wilkinson, arrangers (Willie Nelson)	It Was A Very Good Year

Best Recording Package

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Willo Perron, art director (St. Vincent)	Masseduction
Nominee	Adam Moore, art director (Foxhole)	Well Kept Thing
Nominee	Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (The Chairman)	The Offering
Nominee	Doohee Lee, art director (BTS)	Love Yourself: Tear
Nominee	Mary Banas, art director (Mitski)	Be The Cowboy

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Meghan Foley, Annie Stoll & Al Yankovic, art directors (Weird Al Yankovic)	Squeeze Box: The Complete Works Of /Weird Al/ Yankovic
Nominee	Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Johnny Nicholas)	Too Many Bad Habits
Nominee	Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson & Roy Henry Vickers, art directors (Grateful Dead)	Pacific Northwest '73-74': The Complete Recordings
Nominee	Carson Ellis, Jeri Heiden & Glen Nakasako, art directors (The Decemberists)	I’ll Be Your Girl
Nominee	Arian Buhler, Charles Dooher, Jeff Fura, Scott Sandler & Matt Taylor, art directors (Guns N' Roses)	Appetite For Destruction (Locked N' Loaded Box)

Best Album Notes

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	David Evans, album notes writer (Various Artists)	Voices Of Mississippi: Artists And Musicians Documented By William Ferris
Nominee	Amanda Petrusich, album notes writer (Bob Dylan)	Trouble No More: The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 / 1979-1981 (Deluxe Edition)
Nominee	David Gilbert, album notes writer (Various Artists)	The Product Of Our Souls: The Sound And Sway Of James Reese Europe's Society Orchestra
Nominee	Ben Ratliff, album notes writer (Sonny Clark Trio)	The 1960 Time Sessions
Nominee	Richard Martin & Ted Olson, album notes writers (Charles A. Asbury)	4 Banjo Songs, 1891-1897: Foundational Recordings Of America’S Iconic Instrument
Nominee	James P. Leary, album notes writer (Various Artists)	Alpine Dreaming: The Helvetia Records Story, 1920-1924

Best Historical Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	William Ferris, April Ledbetter & Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)	Voices Of Mississippi: Artists And Musicians Documented By William Ferris
Nominee	Robert Russ, compilation producer; Andreas K. Meyer & Rebekah Wineman, mastering engineers (Oscar Levant)	A Rhapsody In Blue - The Extraordinary Life Of Oscar Levant
Nominee	Hugo Keesing, compilation producer; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various Artists)	Battleground Korea: Songs And Sounds Of America's Forgotten War
Nominee	Martin Hawkins, compilation producer; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various Artists)	At The Louisiana Hayride Tonight...
Nominee	Rob Bowman, Douglas Mcgowan, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice, mastering engineers (Jackie Shane)	Any Other Way

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	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 (Beck)	Colors
Nominee	Manny Marroquin & Charlie Puth, engineers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer (Charlie Puth)	Voicenotes
Nominee	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 (Chromeo)	Head Over Heels
Nominee	Robbie Lackritz, engineer; Philip Shaw Bova, mastering engineer (Bahamas)	Earthtones
Nominee	Ryan Freeland & Kenneth Pattengale, engineers; Kim Rosen, mastering engineer (The Milk Carton Kids)	All The Things That I Did And All The Things That I Didn't Do

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Pharrell Williams	nan
Nominee	Kanye West	nan
Nominee	Linda Perry	nan
Nominee	Larry Klein	nan
Nominee	Boi-1da	nan

Best Remixed Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Alex Crossan	Walking Away (Mura Masa Remix)
Nominee	Kaskade	Stargazing (Kaskade Remix)
Nominee	Olaf Dieckmann & Claus Terhoeven	Only Road (Cosmic Gate Remix)
Nominee	Maurizio Colella & Christian Hirt	How Long (EDX's Dubai Skyline Remix)
Nominee	CID	Audio (CID Remix)

Best Immersive Audio Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Alan Parsons, surround mix engineer; Dave Donnelly, PJ Olsson & Alan Parsons, surround mastering engineers; Alan Parsons, surround producer (The Alan Parsons Project)	Eye In The Sky - 35th Anniversary Edition
Nominee	Prashant Mistry & Ronald Prent, surround mix engineers; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Prashant Mistry & Ronald Prent, surround producers (Engine-Earz Experiment)	Symbol
Nominee	Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Ingar Heine Bergby, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra & Choir)	Sommerro: Ujamaa & The Iceberg
Nominee	Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, surround producer (Matthew Guard & Skylark)	Seven Words From The Cross
Nominee	Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Anne Karin Sundal-Ask & Det Norske Jentekor)	Folketoner

Best Engineered Album, Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Andris Nelsons & Boston Symphony Orchestra)	Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11
Nominee	Tom Caulfield, engineer; Jesse Lewis, mastering engineer (A Far Cry)	Visions And Variations
Nominee	Bill Maylone & Mary Mazurek, engineers; Bill Maylone, mastering engineer (John Bruce Yeh)	Liquid Melancholy - Clarinet Music Of James M. Stephenson
Nominee	Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers; Keith O. Johnson, mastering engineer (Jerry Junkin & Dallas Winds)	John Williams At The Movies
Nominee	Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)	Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1
Nominee	Mark Donahue & Dirk Sobotka, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu, Sasha Cooke, Edward Parks, Jessica E. Jones & Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)	Bates: The (R)evolution Of Steve Jobs

Producer Of The Year, Classical

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Blanton Alspaugh	nan
Nominee	Dirk Sobotka	nan
Nominee	Judith Sherman	nan
Nominee	Elizabeth Ostrow	nan
Nominee	David Frost	nan

Best Orchestral Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra); Tim Martyn, producer; Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers/mixers	Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11
Nominee	Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)	Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1-4
Nominee	David Alan Miller, conductor (National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic)	Ruggles, Stucky & Harbison: Orchestral Works
Nominee	Thomas Dausgaard, conductor (Seattle Symphony)	Nielsen: Symphony No. 3 & Symphony No. 4
Nominee	Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)	Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1

Best Opera Recording

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Michael Christie, conductor; Sasha Cooke, Jessica E. Jones, Edward Parks, Garrett Sorenson & Wei Wu; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer (The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra); Mark Donahue & Dirk Sobotka, engineers; Mark Donahue, mixer	Bates: The (R)evolution Of Steve Jobs
Nominee	Constantine Orbelian, conductor; Francesco Demuro, Dmitri Hvorostovsky & Nadine Sierra; Vilius Keras & Aleksandra Keriene, producers (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra; Men Of The Kaunas State Choir)	Verdi: Rigoletto
Nominee	Sebastian Weigle, conductor; Renée Fleming, Elina Garanca, Günther Groissböck & Erin Morley; David Frost, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)	Strauss, R.: Der Rosenkavalier
Nominee	Christophe Rousset, conductor; Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Emiliano Gonzalez Toro & Judith Van Wanroij; Maximilien Ciup, producer (Les Talens Lyriques; Choeur De Chambre De Namur)	Lully: Alceste
Nominee	John Adams, conductor; Aubrey Allicock, Julia Bullock, Gerald Finley & Brindley Sherratt; Friedemann Engelbrecht, producer (BBC Symphony Orchestra; BBC Singers)	Adams: Doctor Atomic

Best Choral Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Donald Nally, conductor (Doris Hall-Gulati, Rebecca Harris, Arlen Hlusko, Lorenzo Raval & Mandy Wolman; The Crossing); Paul Vazquez, producer	McLoskey: Zealot Canticles
Nominee	Matthew Guard, conductor (Skylark)	Seven Words From The Cross
Nominee	Mariss Jansons, conductor; Peter Dijkstra, chorus master (Oleg Dolgov, Alexey Markov & Tatiana Pavlovskaya; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)	Rachmaninov: The Bells
Nominee	Steven Fox, conductor (The Clarion Choir)	Kastalsky: Memory Eternal
Nominee	Vladimir Gorbik, conductor (Mikhail Davydov & Vladimir Krasov; PaTRAM Institute Male Choir)	Chesnokov: Teach Me Thy Statutes

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet; Scott Fraser, producer	Anderson, Laurie: Landfall
Nominee	A Far Cry	Visions And Variations
Nominee	Leif Ove Andsnes & Marc-André Hamelin	Stravinsky: The Rite Of Spring Concerto For Two Pianos
Nominee	Aizuri Quartet	Blueprinting
Nominee	The Danish String Quartet	Beethoven, Shostakovich & Bach

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	James Ehnes; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)	Kernis: Violin Concerto
Nominee	Craig Morris	Glass: Three Pieces In The Shape Of A Square
Nominee	Joshua Bell (The Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields)	Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46; Violin Concerto No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 26
Nominee	Christina Day Martinson; Martin Pearlman, conductor (Boston Baroque)	Biber: The Mystery Sonatas
Nominee	Yuja Wang; Simon Rattle, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker)	Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 2

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Karim Sulayman; Jeannette Sorrell, conductor; Apollo's Fire, ensembles; Erica Brenner, producer; Ian Dobie, engineer; Ian Dobie & Daniel Shores, mixers	Songs Of Orpheus - Monteverdi, Caccini, D'India & Landi
Nominee	Randall Scarlata; Gilbert Kalish, accompanist	Schubert: Winterreise
Nominee	Sabine Devieilhe; François-Xavier Roth, conductor	Mirages
Nominee	Philippe Jaroussky; Artaserse, ensemble	The Handel Album
Nominee	Anthony Roth Costanzo; Jonathan Cohen, conductor	ARC

Best Classical Compendium

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Tim Handley, producer; Jonathan Allen, engineer	Fuchs: Piano Concerto 'Spiritualist'; Poems Of Life; Glacier; Rush
Nominee	Peter Oundjian, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer	Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto; Oboe Concerto; Serenade To Music; Flos Campi
Nominee	Jerry Junkin, conductor; Donald J. McKinney, producer	John Williams At The Movies
Nominee	Simon Rattle, conductor; Christoph Franke, producer	The John Adams Edition
Nominee	The King's Singers; Nigel Short, producer	Gold

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Aaron Jay Kernis, composer (James Ehnes, Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)	Kernis: Violin Concerto
Nominee	Missy Mazzoli, composer (Olivia De Prato)	Mazzoli: Vespers For Violin
Nominee	Jake Heggie, composer; Terrence McNally, librettist (Patrick Summers, Manuel Palazzo, Mark Hancock, Michael Mayes, Rodell Rosel, Kevin Burdette, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Nathan Gunn, Frederica von Stade, Ailyn Pérez, Joyce DiDonato, Dallas Opera Chorus & Orchestra)	Heggie: Great Scott
Nominee	Du Yun, composer (International Contemporary Ensemble)	Du Yun: Air Glow
Nominee	Mason Bates, composer; Mark Campbell, librettist (Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu, Sasha Cooke, Edward Parks, Jessica E. Jones & Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)	Bates: The (R)evolution Of Steve Jobs

Best Music Video

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Childish Gambino	This Is America
Nominee	Tierra Whack	MUMBO JUMBO
Nominee	Janelle Monáe	PYNK
Nominee	Joyner Lucas	I'm Not Racist
Nominee	The Carters	Apes***

Best Music Film

Result	Artist	Work
Winner	Quincy Jones	Quincy
Nominee	(Elvis Presley)	The King
Nominee	Itzhak Perlman	Itzhak
Nominee	(Whitney Houston)	Whitney
Nominee	Eric Clapton	Life In 12 Bars