2018 Grammy Awards Nominations: See Complete List As JayZ Leads Race

2018 Grammy Awards Nominations: See Complete List As JayZ Leads Race

As the year 2017 inches to an end, the 2018 edition of the most reputable award in the world is around the corner.

The complete list of the Grammy awards nominations is officially out and Hip-Hop sensation seems to be leading the race with over 8 nominations while likes of Kendrik Lamar and Bruno Mars follow suite with 7 and 6 nominations respectively.

See complete list below;

Category 1 – Record Of The Year

(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s), if other than the artist.)

Redbone — Childish Gambino

The Story Of O.J. — JAY-Z

HUMBLE — Kendrick Lamar

24K Magic — Bruno Mars

General Field

Category 2 – Album Of The Year

(Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s) credited with at least 33% playing time of the album, if other than Artist.)

“Awaken, My Love!” — hildish Gambino

4:44 — JAY-Z

DAMN — Kendrick Lamar

Melodrama — Lorde

24K Magic — Bruno Mars

General Field

Category 3 – Song Of The Year

(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

Despacito

4:44

Issues

1-800-273-8255

That's What I Like

General Field

Category 4 – Best New Artist

(An artist will be considered for Best New Artist if their eligibility year release/s achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape.)

Alessia Cara

Khalid

Lil Uzi Vert

Julia Michaels

SZA

Field 1 – Pop

Category 5 – Best Pop Solo Performance

(For new vocal or instrumental pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.)

Love So Soft — Kelly Clarkson

Praying — Kesha

Million Reasons — Lady Gaga

What About Us — P!nk

Shape Of You — Ed Sheeran

Field 1 – Pop

Category 6 – Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

(For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Thunder — Imagine Dragons

• Feel It Still — Portugal. The Man

Field 1 – Pop

Category 7 – Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new traditional pop recordings.)

• Nobody But Me (Deluxe Version) — Michael Bublé

• Triplicate — Bob Dylan

• In Full Swing — Seth MacFarlane

• Wonderland — Sarah McLachlan

• Tony Bennett Celebrates 90

(Various Artists)

Dae Bennett, Producer

Field 1 – Pop

Category 8 – Best Pop Vocal Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal pop recordings.)

• Kaleidoscope EP — Coldplay

• Lust For Life — Lana Del Rey

• Evolve — Imagine Dragons

• Rainbow — Kesha

• Joanne — Lady Gaga

• ÷ (Divide) — Ed Sheeran

Field 2 – Dance/Electronic Music

Category 9 – Best Dance Recording

(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)

• Bambro Koyo Ganda

Bonobo Featuring Innov Gnawa

Bonobo, producer; Bonobo, mixer

• Cola

• Andromeda

Gorillaz Featuring DRAM

• Tonite

LCD Soundsystem

James Murphy, producer; James Murphy, mixer

• Line Of Sight

Field 2 – Dance/Electronic Music

Category 10 – Best Dance/Electronic Album

(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

• Migration

Bonobo

• 3-D The Catalogue

Kraftwerk

• Mura Masa

Mura Masa

• A Moment Apart

Odesza

• What Now

Sylvan Esso

Field 3 – Contemporary Instrumental Music

Category 11 – Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

(For albums containing approximately 51% or more playing time of instrumental material. For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings.)

• What If

The Jerry Douglas Band

The Jerry Douglas Band

• Spirit

Alex Han

Alex Han

• Mount Royal

• Prototype

Jeff Lorber Fusion

Jeff Lorber Fusion

• Bad Hombre

Antonio Sanchez

Antonio Sanchez

Field 4 – Rock

Category 12 – Best Rock Performance

(For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative rock recordings.)

• You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

• The Promise

Chris Cornell

• Run

Foo Fighters

• No Good

Kaleo

• Go To War

Nothing More

Field 4 – Rock

Category 13 – Best Metal Performance

(For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative metal recordings.)

• Invisible Enemy

August Burns Red

• Black Hoodie

Body Count

• Forever

Code Orange

• Sultan's Curse

Mastodon

• Clockworks

Meshuggah

Field 4 – Rock

Category 14 – Best Rock Song

(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Atlas, Rise!

• Blood In The Cut

• Go To War

• Run

Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters)

• The Stage

Field 4 – Rock

Category 15 – Best Rock Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rock, hard rock or metal recordings.)

• Emperor Of Sand

Mastodon

• Hardwired…To Self-Destruct

Metallica

• The Stories We Tell Ourselves

Nothing More

• Villains

Queens Of The Stone Age

• A Deeper Understanding

The War On Drugs

Field 5 – Alternative

Category 16 – Best Alternative Music Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Everything Now

Arcade Fire

• Humanz

Gorillaz

• American Dream

LCD Soundsystem

• Pure Comedy

Father John Misty

• Sleep Well Beast

The National

• Get You

Daniel Caesar Featuring Kali Uchis

• Distraction

Kehlani

• High

Ledisi

• That's What I Like

Bruno Mars

• The Weekend

SZA

• Laugh And Move On

The Baylor Project

• Redbone

Childish Gambino

• What I'm Feelin'

Anthony Hamilton Featuring The Hamiltones

• All The Way

Ledisi

• Still

Mali Music

(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• First Began

PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton)

• Location

• Redbone

• Supermodel

• That's What I Like

Category 20 – Best Urban Contemporary Album

• Free 6LACK

6LACK

• “Awaken, My Love!”

Childish Gambino

• American Teen

Khalid

• Ctrl

SZA

• Starboy

The Weeknd

• Freudian

Daniel Caesar

• Let Love Rule

Ledisi

• 24K Magic

Bruno Mars

• Gumbo

PJ Morton

• Feel The Real

Musiq Soulchild

Field 7 – Rap

Category 22 – Best Rap Performance

(For a Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Bounce Back

Big Sean

• Bodak Yellow

Cardi B

• 4:44

JAY-Z

• HUMBLE.

Kendrick Lamar

• Bad And Boujee

Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert

Field 7 – Rap

Category 23 – Best Rap/Sung Performance

• PRBLMS

6LACK

• Crew

• Family Feud

JAY-Z Featuring Beyoncé

• LOYALTY.

Kendrick Lamar Featuring Rihanna

• Love Galore

SZA Featuring Travis Scott

Field 7 – Rap

Category 24 – Best Rap Song

(A song must contain music and lyrics and must be either a new song or a song first achieving prominence during the eligibility year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.))

• Bodak Yellow

• Chase Me

• HUMBLE.

• Sassy

• The Story Of O.J.

Field 7 – Rap

Category 25 – Best Rap Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rap recordings.)

• 4:44

JAY-Z

• DAMN.

Kendrick Lamar

• Culture

Migos

• Laila's Wisdom

Rapsody

• Flower Boy

Tyler, The Creator

Field 8 – Country

Category 26 – Best Country Solo Performance

(For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings.)

• Body Like A Back Road

Sam Hunt

• Losing You

Alison Krauss

• Tin Man

Miranda Lambert

• I Could Use A Love Song

Maren Morris

• Either Way

Chris Stapleton

Field 8 – Country

Category 27 – Best Country Duo/Group Performance

(For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country recordings.)

• It Ain't My Fault

Brothers Osborne

• My Old Man

Zac Brown Band

• You Look Good

Lady Antebellum

• Better Man

Little Big Town

• Drinkin' Problem

Midland

Field 8 – Country

Category 28 – Best Country Song

(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Better Man

Taylor Swift, songwriter (Little Big Town)

• Body Like A Back Road

• Broken Halos

• Drinkin' Problem

• Tin Man

Field 8 – Country

Category 29 – Best Country Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new country recordings.)

• Cosmic Hallelujah

Kenny Chesney

• Heart Break

Lady Antebellum

• The Breaker

Little Big Town

• Life Changes

Thomas Rhett

• From A Room: Volume 1

Chris Stapleton

Field 9 – New Age

Category 30 – Best New Age Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental new age recordings.)

• Reflection

Brian Eno

• SongVersation: Medicine

India.Arie

• Dancing On Water

Peter Kater

• Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai, Volume 5

Kitaro

• Spiral Revelation

Steve Roach

Field 10 – Jazz

Category 31 – Best Improvised Jazz Solo

(For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Can't Remember Why

Sara Caswell, soloist

• Dance Of Shiva

Billy Childs, soloist

• Whisper Not

Fred Hersch, soloist

• Miles Beyond

John McLaughlin, soloist

• Ilimba

Chris Potter, soloist

Field 10 – Jazz

Category 32 – Best Jazz Vocal Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal jazz recordings.)

• The Journey

The Baylor Project

• A Social Call

Jazzmeia Horn

• Bad Ass And Blind

Raul Midón

• Porter Plays Porter

Randy Porter Trio With Nancy King

• Dreams And Daggers

Cécile McLorin Salvant

Field 10 – Jazz

Category 33 – Best Jazz Instrumental Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new instrumental jazz recordings.)

• Uptown, Downtown

Bill Charlap Trio

• Rebirth

Billy Childs

• Project Freedom

• Open Book

Fred Hersch

• The Dreamer Is The Dream

Chris Potter

Field 10 – Jazz

Category 34 – Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new ensemble jazz recordings.)

• MONK'estra Vol. 2

John Beasley

• Jigsaw

Alan Ferber Big Band

• Bringin' It

Christian McBride Big Band

• Homecoming

• Whispers On The Wind

Chuck Owen And The Jazz Surge

Field 10 – Jazz

Category 35 – Best Latin Jazz Album

(For vocal or instrumental albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material. The intent of this category is to recognize recordings that represent the blending of jazz with Latin, Iberian-American, Brazilian, and Argentinian tango music.)

• Hybrido – From Rio To Wayne Shorter

Antonio Adolfo

• Oddara

• Outra Coisa – The Music Of Moacir Santos

• Típico

Miguel Zenón

• Jazz Tango

Pablo Ziegler Trio

Field 11 – Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music

Category 36 – Best Gospel Performance/Song

(This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s) (for new compositions) for the best traditional Christian, roots gospel or contemporary gospel single or track.)

• Too Hard Not To

Tina Campbell

• You Deserve It

• Better Days

Le'Andria

Le'Andria

• My Life

The Walls Group

• Never Have To Be Alone

CeCe Winans

Field 11 – Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music

Category 37 – Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

(This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s) (for new compositions) for the best contemporary Christian pop, Christian rap/hip-hop, or Christian rock single or track.)

• Oh My Soul

Casting Crowns

• Clean

Natalie Grant

Natalie Grant; Natalie Grant, songwriter

• What A Beautiful Name

Hillsong Worship

• Even If

MercyMe

• Hills And Valleys

Tauren Wells

Field 11 – Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music

Category 38 – Best Gospel Album

• Crossover: Live From Music City

Travis Greene

• Bigger Than Me

Le'Andria

• Close

Marvin Sapp

• Sunday Song

Anita Wilson

• Let Them Fall In Love

CeCe Winans

Field 11 – Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music

Category 39 – Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

(This award is given to the artist(s) and any producer(s) or engineer(s) responsible for at least 51% playing time of an album containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, contemporary Christian music, including pop, rap/hip-hop, or rock recordings. (Subject to eligibility criteria))

• Rise

Danny Gokey

• Echoes (Deluxe Edition)

Matt Maher

• Lifer

MercyMe

• Hills And Valleys

Tauren Wells

• Chain Breaker

Zach Williams

Field 11 – Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music

Category 40 – Best Roots Gospel Album

(This award is given to the artist(s) and any producer(s) or engineer(s) responsible for at least 51% playing time of an album containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional/roots gospel music, including country, Southern gospel, bluegrass, and Americana recordings. (Subject to eligibility criteria))

• The Best Of The Collingsworth Family – Volume 1

The Collingsworth Family

The Collingsworth Family

• Give Me Jesus

Larry Cordle

Larry Cordle

• Resurrection

Joseph Habedank

Joseph Habedank

Reba McEntire

Reba McEntire

• Hope For All Nations

Field 12 – Latin

Category 41 – Best Latin Pop Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new Latin pop recordings.)

• Lo Único Constante

Alex Cuba

• Mis Planes Son Amarte

Juanes

• Amar Y Vivir En Vivo Desde La Ciudad De México, 2017

La Santa Cecilia

• Musas (Un Homenaje Al Folclore Latinoamericano En Manos De Los Macorinos)

Natalia Lafourcade

• El Dorado

Shakira

Field 12 – Latin

Category 42 – Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new Latin rock, urban or alternative recordings.)

• Ayo

Bomba Estéreo

• Pa' Fuera

• Salvavidas De Hielo

Jorge Drexler

• El Paradise

Los Amigos Invisibles

• Residente

Residente

Field 12 – Latin

Category 43 – Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new regional Mexican (banda, norteño, corridos, gruperos, mariachi, ranchera and Tejano) recordings.)

• Ni Diablo Ni Santo

Julión Álvarez Y Su Norteño Banda

• Ayer Y Hoy

Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizárraga

• Momentos

Alex Campos

• Arriero Somos Versiones Acústicas

Aida Cuevas

• Zapateando En El Norte

Humberto Novoa, producer (Various Artists)

Field 12 – Latin

Category 44 – Best Tropical Latin Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new tropical Latin recordings.)

• Albita

Albita

• Art Of The Arrangement

Doug Beavers

• Salsa Big Band

• Gente Valiente

Silvestre Dangond

• Indestructible

Diego El Cigala

Field 13 – American Roots Music

Category 45 – Best American Roots Performance

(For new vocal or instrumental American Roots recordings. This is for performances in the style of any of the subgenres encompassed in the American Roots Music field including Americana, bluegrass, blues, folk or regional roots. Award to the artist(s).)

• Killer Diller Blues

Alabama Shakes

Alabama Shakes

• Let My Mother Live

Blind Boys Of Alabama

Blind Boys Of Alabama

• Arkansas Farmboy

Glen Campbell

Glen Campbell

• Steer Your Way

Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

• I Never Cared For You

Alison Krauss

Alison Krauss

Field 13 – American Roots Music

Category 46 – Best American Roots Song

(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Americana, bluegrass, traditional blues, contemporary blues, folk or regional roots songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Cumberland Gap

David Rawlings

• I Wish You Well

The Mavericks

• If We Were Vampires

Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit

Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit)

• It Ain't Over Yet

• My Only True Friend

Gregg Allman

Field 13 – American Roots Music

Category 47 – Best Americana Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental Americana recordings.)

• Southern Blood

Gregg Allman

• Shine On Rainy Day

Brent Cobb

• Beast Epic

• The Nashville Sound

Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit

• Brand New Day

The Mavericks

Field 13 – American Roots Music

Category 48 – Best Bluegrass Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental bluegrass recordings.)

• Fiddler's Dream

Michael Cleveland

• Laws Of Gravity

The Infamous Stringdusters

• Original

Bobby Osborne

• Universal Favorite

Noam Pikelny

• All The Rage – In Concert Volume One [Live]

Rhonda Vincent And The Rage

Field 13 – American Roots Music

Category 49 – Best Traditional Blues Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental traditional blues recordings.)

• Migration Blues

Eric Bibb

• Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio

Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio

• Roll And Tumble

R.L. Boyce

The Rolling Stones

Field 13 – American Roots Music

Category 50 – Best Contemporary Blues Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental contemporary blues recordings.)

• Recorded Live In Lafayette

Sonny Landreth

• TajMo

• Got Soul

• Live From The Fox Oakland

Tedeschi Trucks Band

Field 13 – American Roots Music

Category 51 – Best Folk Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental folk recordings.)

• Mental Illness

Aimee Mann

• Semper Femina

Laura Marling

• The Queen Of Hearts

Offa Rex

• You Don't Own Me Anymore

The Secret Sisters

• The Laughing Apple

Yusuf / Cat Stevens

Field 13 – American Roots Music

Category 52 – Best Regional Roots Music Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental regional roots music recordings.)

• Top Of The Mountain

Dwayne Dopsie And The Zydeco Hellraisers

• Ho'okena 3.0

Ho'okena

• Kalenda

Lost Bayou Ramblers

• Miyo Kekisepa, Make A Stand [Live]

Northern Cree

• Pua Kiele

Josh Tatofi

Field 14 – Reggae

Category 53 – Best Reggae Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new reggae recordings.)

• Chronology

Chronixx

• Lost In Paradise

Common Kings

• Wash House Ting

J Boog

• Stony Hill

Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley

• Avrakedabra

Morgan Heritage

Field 15 – World Music

Category 54 – Best World Music Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental world music recordings.)

• Memoria De Los Sentidos

Vicente Amigo

• Para Mi

Buika

• Rosa Dos Ventos

• Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

• Elwan

Tinariwen

Field 16 – Children's

Category 55 – Best Children's Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new musical or spoken word recordings that are created and intended specifically for children.)

• Brighter Side

Gustafer Yellowgold

• Feel What U Feel

Lisa Loeb

• Lemonade

Justin Roberts

• Rise Shine #Woke

Alphabet Rockers

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Field 17 – Spoken Word

• Astrophysics For People In A Hurry

Neil Degrasse Tyson

• Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

• Confessions Of A Serial Songwriter

Shelly Peiken

• Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In (Bernie Sanders)

Bernie Sanders And Mark Ruffal

• The Princess Diarist

Carrie Fisher

Field 18 – Comedy

Category 57 – Best Comedy Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings.)

Dave Chappelle

• Cinco

Jim Gaffigan

• Jerry Before Seinfeld

Jerry Seinfeld

• A Speck Of Dust

Sarah Silverman

• What Now?

Kevin Hart

Field 19 – Musical Theater

Category 58 – Best Musical Theater Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings. Award to the principle vocalist(s) and the album producer(s) of 51% or more playing time of the album. The lyricist(s) and composer(s) of a new score are eligible for an Award if they have written and/or composed a new score which comprises 51% or more playing time of the album.)

• Come From Away

• Dear Evan Hansen

• Hello, Dolly!

Field 20 – Music for Visual Media

Category 59 – Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

(Award to the artist(s) and/or ‘in studio' producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album. In the absence of both, award to the one or two individuals proactively responsible for the concept and musical direction of the album and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable. Award also goes to appropriately credited music supervisor(s).)

• Baby Driver

(Various Artists)

• Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2

(Various Artists)

• Hidden Figures: The Album

(Various Artists)

• La La Land

(Various Artists)

• Moana: The Songs

(Various Artists)

Field 20 – Music for Visual Media

Category 60 – Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

(Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series, video games or other visual media.)

• Arrival

Jóhann Jóhannsson, composer

• Dunkirk

Hans Zimmer, composer

• Game Of Thrones: Season 7

Ramin Djawadi, composer

• Hidden Figures

• La La Land

Justin Hurwitz, composer

Field 20 – Music for Visual Media

Category 61 – Best Song Written For Visual Media

• City Of Stars

• How Far I'll Go

Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Auli'i Cravalho)

• I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)

• Never Give Up

• Stand Up For Something

Field 21 – Composing/Arranging

Category 62 – Best Instrumental Composition

(A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Alkaline

• Choros #3

• Home Free (For Peter Joe)

Nate Smith, composer (Nate Smith)

• Three Revolutions

• Warped Cowboy

Chuck Owen, composer (Chuck Owen And The Jazz Surge)

Field 21 – Composing/Arranging

Category 63 – Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• All Hat, No Saddle

Chuck Owen, arranger (Chuck Owen And The Jazz Surge)

• Escapades For Alto Saxophone And Orchestra From Catch Me If You Can

John Williams, arranger (John Williams)

• Home Free (For Peter Joe)

Nate Smith, arranger (Nate Smith)

• Ugly Beauty/Pannonica

John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley)

• White Christmas

Chris Walden, arranger (Herb Alpert)

Field 21 – Composing/Arranging

Category 64 – Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

(An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Another Day Of Sun

Justin Hurwitz, arranger (La La Land Cast)

• Every Time We Say Goodbye

Jorge Calandrelli, arranger (Clint Holmes Featuring Jane Monheit)

• I Like Myself

Joel McNeely, arranger (Seth MacFarlane)

• I Loves You Porgy/There's A Boat That's Leavin' Soon For New York

• Putin

Randy Newman, arranger (Randy Newman)

Field 22 – Package

Category 65 – Best Recording Package

• El Orisha De La Rosa

• Mura Masa

• Pure Comedy (Deluxe Edition)

• Sleep Well Beast

• Solid State

Gail Marowitz, art director (Jonathan Coulton)

Field 22 – Package

Category 66 – Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

• Bobo Yeye: Belle Epoque In Upper Volta

Tim Breen, art director (Various Artists)

• Lovely Creatures: The Best Of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds (1984 – 2014)

Tom Hingston, art director (Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds)

• May 1977: Get Shown The Light

Masaki Koike, art director (Grateful Dead)

• The Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition

• Warfaring Strangers: Acid Nightmares

Field 23 – Notes

Category 67 – Best Album Notes

• Arthur Q. Smith: The Trouble With The Truth

• Big Bend Killing: The Appalachian Ballad Tradition

Ted Olson, album notes writer (Various Artists)

• The Complete Piano Works Of Scott Joplin

Bryan S. Wright, album notes writer (Richard Dowling)

• Edouard-Léon Scott De Martinville, Inventor Of Sound Recording: A Bicentennial Tribute

David Giovannoni, album notes writer (Various Artists)

• Live At The Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings

Lynell George, album notes writer (Otis Redding)

• Washington Phillips And His Manzarene Dreams

Michael Corcoran, album notes writer (Washington Phillips)

Field 24 – Historical

Category 68 – Best Historical Album

• Bobo Yeye: Belle Epoque In Upper Volta

• The Goldberg Variations – The Complete Unreleased Recording Sessions June 1955

• Leonard Bernstein – The Composer

• Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes From The Horn Of Africa

• Washington Phillips And His Manzarene Dreams

Field 25 – Production, Non-Classical

Category 69 – Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

(An Engineer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.))

• Every Where Is Some Where

• Is This The Life We Really Want?

• Natural Conclusion

Ryan Freeland, engineer; Joao Carvalho, mastering engineer (Rose Cousins)

• No Shape

• 24K Magic

Field 25 – Production, Non-Classical

Category 70 – Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

(A Producer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.))

• Calvin Harris

• Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 (Calvin Harris Featuring Various Artists)

• Greg Kurstin

• Concrete And Gold (Foo Fighters)

• Dear Life (Beck)

• Dusk Till Dawn (ZAYN Featuring Sia)

• LOVE. (Kendrick Lamar Featuring Zacari)

• Strangers (Halsey Featuring Lauren Jauregui)

• Wall Of Glass (Liam Gallagher)

• Blake Mills

• Darkness And Light (John Legend)

• Eternally Even (Jim James)

• Memories Are Now (Jesca Hoop)

• No Shape (Perfume Genius)

• Semper Femina (Laura Marling)

• No I.D.

• The Autobiography (Vic Mensa)

• 4:44 (JAY-Z)

• The Stereotypes

• Before I Do (Sevyn Streeter)

• Better (Lil Yachty Featuring Stefflon Don)

• Deliver (Fifth Harmony)

• Finesse (Bruno Mars)

• Mo Bounce (Iggy Azalea)

• Sunshine (Kyle Featuring Miguel)

• That's What I Like (Bruno Mars)

Field 25 – Production, Non-Classical

Category 71 – Best Remixed Recording

(A Remixer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Can't Let You Go (Louie Vega Roots Mix)

Louie Vega, remixer (Loleatta Holloway)

• Funk O' De Funk (SMLE Remix)

SMLE, remixers (Bobby Rush)

• Undercover (Adventure Club Remix)

• A Violent Noise (Four Tet Remix)

Four Tet, remixer (The xx)

• You Move (Latroit Remix)

Dennis White, remixer (Depeche Mode)

Field 26 – Surround Sound

Category 72 – Best Surround Sound Album

(For vocal or instrumental albums in any genre. Must be commercially released on DVD-Audio, DVD-Video, SACD, Blu-Ray, or burned download-only/streaming-only copies and must provide a new surround mix of four or more channels. Award to the surround mix engineer, surround producer (if any) and surround mastering engineer (if any).)

• Early Americans

• Kleiberg: Mass For Modern Man

• So Is My Love

• 3-D The Catalogue

Fritz Hilpert, surround mix engineer; Tom Ammermann, surround mastering engineer; Fritz Hilpert, surround producer (Kraftwerk)

• Tyberg: Masses

Field 27 – Production, Classical

Category 73 – Best Engineered Album, Classical

(An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.))

• Kleiberg: Mass For Modern Man

• Schoenberg, Adam: American Symphony; Finding Rothko; Picture Studies

• Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio

• Tyberg: Masses

Field 27 – Production, Classical

Category 74 – Producer Of The Year, Classical

(A Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.))

• Blanton Alspaugh

• Manfred Eicher

• Silvestrov: Hieroglyphen Der Nacht (Anja Lechner)

• David Frost

• Alma Española (Isabel Leonard)

• Amplified Soul (Gabriela Martinez)

• Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 6 (Jonathan Biss)

• Garden Of Joys And Sorrows (Hat Trick Trio)

• Laks: Chamber Works (ARC Ensemble)

• Morten Lindberg

• Minor Major (Oslo String Quartet)

• Thoresen: Sea Of Names (Trond Schau)

• Judith Sherman

• American Nocturnes (Cecile Licad)

• The Birthday Party (Aki Takahashi)

• Discovering Bach (Michelle Ross)

• Foss: Pieces Of Genius (New York New Music Ensemble)

• Sevenfive – The John Corigliano Effect (Gaudette Brass)

• Sonic Migrations – Music Of Laurie Altman (Various Artists)

• Tribute (Dover Quartet)

Field 28 – Classical

Category 75 – Best Orchestral Performance

(Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.)

• Concertos For Orchestra

Louis Langrée, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)

• Copland: Symphony No. 3; Three Latin American Sketches

Leonard Slatkin, conductor (Detroit Symphony Orchestra)

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)

• Mahler: Symphony No. 5

Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra)

• Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio

Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

Field 28 – Classical

Category 76 – Best Opera Recording

(Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s) and Principal Soloists.)

• Berg: Lulu

• Berg: Wozzeck

• Bizet: Les Pêcheurs De Perles

• Handel: Ottone

• Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel

Field 28 – Classical

Category 77 – Best Choral Performance

(Award to the Conductor, and to the Choral Director and/or Chorus Master where applicable and to the Choral Organization/Ensemble.)

• Bryars: The Fifth Century

Donald Nally, conductor (PRISM Quartet; The Crossing)

• Handel: Messiah

• Mansurian: Requiem

• Music Of The Spheres

Nigel Short, conductor (Tenebrae)

• Tyberg: Masses

Brian A. Schmidt, conductor (Christopher Jacobson; South Dakota Chorale)

Field 28 – Classical

Category 78 – Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

(For new recordings of works with chamber or small ensemble (twenty-four or fewer members, not including the conductor). One Award to the ensemble and one Award to the conductor, if applicable.)

• Buxtehude: Trio Sonatas, Op. 1

Arcangelo

• Divine Theatre – Sacred Motets By Giaches De Wert

Stile Antico

Field 28 – Classical

Category 79 – Best Classical Instrumental Solo

(Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor when applicable.)

• Bach: The French Suites

Murray Perahia

• Haydn: Cello Concertos

Steven Isserlis; Florian Donderer, conductor (The Deutsch Kammerphilharmonie Bremen)

• Levina: The Piano Concertos

Maria Lettberg; Ariane Matiakh, conductor (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin)

Frank Peter Zimmermann; Alan Gilbert, conductor (NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester)

• Transcendental

Daniil Trifonov

Field 28 – Classical

Category 80 – Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

(Award to: Vocalist(s), Collaborative Artist(s) (Ex: pianists, conductors, chamber groups) Producer(s), Recording Engineers/Mixers with 51% or more playing time of new material.)

Barbara Hannigan (Orchestra Ludwig)

Nicholas Phan; Myra Huang, accompanist

Joyce DiDonato; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor (Il Pomo D'Oro)

• Sviridov: Russia Cast Adrift

Field 28 – Classical

Category 81 – Best Classical Compendium

(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) and Engineer(s) of over 51% playing time of the album, if other than the artist.)

• Barbara

Alexandre Tharaud; Cécile Lenoir, producer

Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer

Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor; Guido Tichelman, producer

• Les Routes De L'Esclavage

Jordi Savall, conductor; Benjamin Bleton, producer

• Mademoiselle: Première Audience – Unknown Music Of Nadia Boulanger

Lucy Mauro; Lucy Mauro, producer

Field 28 – Classical

Category 82 – Best Contemporary Classical Composition

(A Composer's Award. (For a contemporary classical composition composed within the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year.) Award to the librettist, if applicable.)

• Danielpour: Songs Of Solitude

• Higdon: Viola Concerto

• Mansurian: Requiem

• Schoenberg, Adam: Picture Studies

• Zhou Tian: Concerto For Orchestra

Field 29 – Music Video/Film

Category 83 – Best Music Video

(Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.)

• Up All Night

Beck

• Makeba

Jain

• The Story Of O.J.

JAY-Z

• Humble.

Kendrick Lamar

• 1-800-273-8255

Andy Hines, video director; Andrew Lerios, video producer

Field 29 – Music Video/Film

Category 84 – Best Music Film

(For concert/performance films or music documentaries. Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.)

• One More Time With Feeling

• Long Strange Trip

(The Grateful Dead)

• The Defiant Ones

(Various Artists)

• Soundbreaking

(Various Artists)

• Two Trains Runnin'

(Various Artists)

Sam Pollard, video director; Benjamin Hedin, video producer


 
 

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