Nigeria's Seun kuti gets nominated for Best World Music Album in this comprehensive list of 2019 Nominees for Grammy Awards.
Record Of The Year
Cardi B – “I Like It (ft. Bad Bunny & J Balvin)”
Nominees: Invincible, JWhiteDidIt, Craig Kallman & Tainy, producers; Leslie Brathwaite & Evan LaRay, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
Brandi Carlile – “The Joke”
Nominees: Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Tom Elmhirst & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer
Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
Nominees: Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, producers; Derek “MixedByAli” Ali & Riley Mackin, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
Drake – “God’s Plan”
Nominees: Boi-1Da, Cardo & Young Exclusive, producers; Noel Cadastre, Noel “Gadget” Campbell & Noah Shebib, engineers/mixers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “Shallow”
Nominees: Lady Gaga & Benjamin Rice, producers; Tom Elmhirst, engineer/mixer; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “All The Stars”
Nominees: Al Shux & Sounwave, producers; Sam Ricci & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
Post Malone – “Rockstar (ft. 21 Savage)”
Nominees: Louis Bell & Tank God, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
Zedd – “The Middle (ft. Maren Morris & Grey)”
Nominees: Grey, Monsters & Strangerz & Zedd, producers; Grey, Tom Morris, Ryan Shanahan & Zedd, engineers/mixers; Mike Marsh, mastering engineer
Album Of The Year
Cardi B – Invasion of Privacy
Nominees: Leslie Brathwaite & Evan LaRay, engineers/mixers; Belcalis Almanzar & Jorden Thorpe, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
Nominees: Leslie Brathwaite & Evan LaRay, engineers/mixers; Belcalis Almanzar & Jorden Thorpe, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
Brandi Carlile – By The Way, I Forgive You
Nominees: Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Dave Cobb & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers; Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer
Drake – Scorpion
Nominees: Noel Cadastre, Noel “Gadget” Campbell & Noah Shebib, engineers/mixers; Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters; Chris Athens, mastering engineer
H.E.R. – H.E.R.
Nominees: Darhyl “Hey DJ” Camper Jr, H.E.R. & Jeff Robinson, producers; Miki Tsutsumi, engineer/mixer; Darhyl Camper Jr & H.E.R., songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
Post Malone – Beerbongs & Bentleys
Nominees: Louis Bell & Post Malone, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Louis Bell & Austin Post, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
Janelle Monáe – Dirty Computer
Nominees: Chuck Lightning & Janelle Monáe Robinson & Nate “Rocket” Wonder, producers; Mick Guzauski, Janelle Monáe Robinson & Nate “Rocket” Wonder, engineers/mixers; Nathaniel Irvin III, Charles Joseph II, Taylor Parks & Janelle Monáe Robinson, songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour
Nominees: Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, producers; Craig Alvin & Shawn Everett, engineers/mixers; Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, songwriters; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers
Various Artists – Black Panther soundtrack
Nominees: Kendrick Lamar, featured artist; Kendrick Duckworth & Sounwave, producers; Matt Schaeffer, engineer/mixer; Kendrick Duckworth & Mark Spears, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
Song Of The Year
Kendrick Lamar – “All The Stars (ft. SZA)”
Nominees: Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters
Ella Mai – “Boo’d Up”
Nominees: Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters
Drake – “God’s Plan”
Nominees: Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters
Shawn Mendes – “In My Blood”
Nominees: Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes & Geoffrey Warburton, songwriters
Brandi Carlile – “The Joke”
Nominees: Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters
Zedd – “The Middle (ft. Maren Morris & Grey)”
Nominees: Sarah Aarons, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax, Kyle Trewartha, Michael Trewartha & Anton Zaslavski, songwriters
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “Shallow”
Nominees: Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters
Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
Nominees: Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters
Best New Artist
Chloe x Halle
Luke Combs
Greta Van Fleet
H.E.R.
Dua Lipa
Margo Price
Bebe Rexha
Jorja Smith
Best Pop Solo Performance
Beck – “Colors”
Camila Cabello – “Havana (Live)”
Ariana Grande – “God Is A Woman”
Lady Gaga – “Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?)”
Post Malone – “Better Now”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Christina Aguilera – “Fall In Line (ft. Demi Lovato)”
Backstreet Boys – “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”
Tony Bennett & Diana Krall – “‘S Wondeful”
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “Shallow”
Maroon 5 – “Girls Like You (ft. Cardi B)”
Justin Timberlake – “Say Something (ft. Chris Stapleton)”
Zedd – “The Middle (ft. Maren Morris & Grey)
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Tony Bennett & Diana Krall – Love Is Here To Stay
Willie Nelson – My Way
Gregory Porter – Nat “King” Cole & Me
Seal – Standards
Barbra Streisand – The Music…The Mem’ries…The Magic!
Best Pop Vocal Album
Camila Cabello – Camila
Kelly Clarkson – Meaning of Life
Ariana Grande – Sweetener
Shawn Mendes – Shawn Mendes
Pink – Beautiful Trauma
Taylor Swift – Reputation
Best Dance Recording
Above & Beyond – “Northern Soul (ft. Richard Bedford)”
Nominees: Above & Beyond, producers; Above & Beyond, mixers
Disclosure – “Ultimatum (ft. Fatoumata Diawara)”
Nominees: Guy Lawrence & Howard Lawrence, producers; Guy Lawrence, mixer
Fisher – “Losing It”
Nominees: Paul Nicholas Fisher, producer; Kevin Granger, mixer
Silk City – “Electricity (ft. Dua Lipa)”
Nominees: Silk City, producers; Josh Gudwin, mixer
Virtual Self – “Ghost Voices”
Nominees: Porter Robinson, producer; Porter Robinson, mixer
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Jon Hopkins – Singularity
Justice – Woman Worldwide
Sofi Tukker – Treehouse
SOPHIE – Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides
TOKiMONSTA – Lune Rouge
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah – The Emancipation Procrastination
Steve Gadd Band – Steve Gadd Band
Julian Lage – Modern Lore
Marcus Miller – Laid Back
Simon Phillips – Protocol 4
Best Rock Performance
Arctic Monkeys – “Four Out of Five”
Chris Cornell – “When Bad Does Good”
THE FEVER 333 – “Made An America”
Greta Van Fleet – “Highway Tune”
Halestorm – “Uncomfortable”
Best Metal Performance
Between The Buried And Me – “Condemned to the Gallows”
Deafheaven – “Honeycomb”
High On Fire – “Electric Messiah”
Trivium – “Betrayer”
Underoath – “On My Teeth”
Best Rock Song
Greta Van Fleet – “Black Smoke Rising”
Nominees: Jacob Thomas Kiszka, Joshua Michael Kiszka, Samuel Francis Kiszka & Daniel Robert Wagner, songwriters (Greta Van Fleet)
Twenty One Pilots – “Jumpsuit”
Nominees: Tyler Joseph, songwriter
Bring Me The Horizon – “Mantra”
Nominees: Jordan Fish, Matthew Kean, Lee Malia, Matthew Nicholls & Oliver Sykes, songwriters
St. Vincent – “Masseduction”
Nominees: Jack Antonoff & Annie Clark, songwriters
Ghost – “Rats”
Nominees: Tom Dalgety & A Ghoul Writer, songwriters
Best Rock Album
Alice In Chains – Rainier Fog
Fall Out Boy – MANIA
Ghost – Prequelle
Greta Van Fleet – From The Fires
Weezer – Pacific Daydream
Best Alternative Music Album
Arctic Monkeys – Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino
Beck – Colors
Björk – Utopia
David Byrne – American Utopia
St. Vincent – Masseduction
Best R&B Performance
Toni Braxton – “Long As I Live”
The Carters – “Summer”
Lalah Hathaway – “Y O Y”
H.E.R. – “Best Part (ft. Daniel Caesar)”
PJ Morton – “First Began”
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Leon Bridges – “Bet Ain’t Worth the Hand”
Bettye LaVette – “Don’t Fall Apart on Me Tonight”
MAJOR. – “Honest”
PJ Morton – “How Deep is Your Love (ft. Yebba)”
Charlie Wilson – “Made for Love (ft. Lalah Hathaway)”
Best R&B Song
Ella Mai – “Boo’d Up”
Nominees: Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)
Miguel – “Come Through and Chill (ft. J. Cole & Salaam Remi)”
Nominees: Jermaine Cole, Miguel Pimentel & Salaam Remi, songwriters
Childish Gambino – “Feels Like Summer”
Nominees: Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters
H.E.R. – “Focus”
Nominees: Darhyl Camper Jr, H.E.R. & Justin Love, songwriters (H.E.R.)
Toni Braxton – “Long As I Live”
Nominees: Paul Boutin, Toni Braxton & Antonio Dixon, songwriters (Toni Braxton)
Best Urban Contemporary Album
The Carters – Everything Is Love
Chloe x Halle – The Kids are Alright
Chris Dave And The Drumhedz – Chris Dave And The Drumhedz
Miguel – War & Leisure
Meshell Ndegeocello – Ventriliquism
Best R&B Album
Toni Braxton – Sex & Cigarettes
Leon Bridges – Good Thing
Lalah Hathaway – Honestly
H.E.R. – H.E.R.
PJ Morton – Gumbo Unplugged (Live)
Best Rap Performance
Cardi B – “Be Careful”
Drake – “Nice For What”
Kendrick Lamar – “Kings Dead (ft. Jay Rock, Future & James Blake)”
Anderson .Paak – “Bubblin”
Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee – “Sicko Mode”
Best Rap/Sung Performance
Christina Aguilera – “Like I Do (ft. Goldlink)”
6lack – “Pretty Little Fears (ft. J. Cole)”
Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
Kendrick Lamar – “All The Stars (ft. SZA)”
Post Malone – “Rockstar (ft. 21 Savage)”
Best Rap Song
Drake – “God’s Plan”
Nominees: Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
Kendrick Lamar – “King’s Dead (ft. Jay Rock, Future & James Blake)”
Kendrick Duckworth, Samuel Gloade, James Litherland, Johnny McKinzie, Mark Spears, Travis Walton, Nayvadius Wilburn & Michael Williams II, songwriters
Eminem – “Luck You (ft. Joyner Lucas)”
Nominees: R. Fraser, G. Lucas, M. Mathers, M. Samuels & J. Sweet, songwriters
Travis Scott – “Sicko Mode”
Nominees: Khalif Brown, Rogét Chahayed, BryTavious Chambers, Mike Dean, Mirsad Dervic, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, Aubrey Graham, John Edward Hawkins, Chauncey Hollis, Jacques Webster, Ozan Yildirim & Cydel Young, songwriters (Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee)
Jay Rock – “Win”
K. Duckworth, A. Hernandez, J. McKinzie, M. Samuels & C. Thompson, songwriters
Best Rap Album
Cardi B – Invasion of Privacy
Mac Miller – Swimming
Nipsey Hussle – Victory Lap
Pusha T – Daytona
Travis Scott – Astroworld
Best Country Solo Performance
Loretta Lynn – “Wouldn’t It Be Great?”
Maren Morris – Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters”
Kacey Musgraves – “Butterflies”
Chris Stapleton – “Millionaire”
Keith Urban – “Parallel Line”
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Brothers Osborne – “Shoot Me Straight”
Dan + Shay – “Tequila”
Little Big Town – “When Someone Stops Loving You”
Maren Morris – “Dear Hate (ft. Vince Gill)”
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line – “Meant to Be”
Best Country Song
Cole Swindell – “Break Up in the End”
Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill & Jon Nite, songwriters (Cole Swindell)
Maren Morris – “Dear Hate (ft. Vince Gill)”
Tom Douglas, David Hodges & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris Featuring Vince Gill)
Blake Shelton – “I Loved It”
Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley & Ben Hayslip, songwriters (Blake Shelton)
Kacey Musgraves – “Space Cowboy”
Luke Laird, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
Dan + Shay – “Tequila”
Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds & Dan Smyers, songwriters (Dan + Shay)
Little Big Town – “When Someone Stops Loving You”
Hillary Lindsey, Chase McGill & Lori McKenna, songwriters (Little Big Town)
Best Country Album
Kelsea Ballerini – Unapologetically
Brothers Osborne – Post Saint Joe
Ashley McBryde – Girl Going Nowhere
Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour
Chris Stapleton – From A Room: Vol. 2
Best New Age Album
Lisa Gerrard & David Kuckhemann – Hiraeth
Snatam Kaur – Beloved
Opium Moon – Opium Moon
Steve Roach – Molecules of Motion
Jim Kimo West – Moku Maluhia – Peaceful Island
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
“Some of That Sunshine” – Regina Carter, soloist
Track from: Some Of That Sunshine (Karrin Allyson)
“Don’t Fence Me In” John Daversa, soloist
Track from: American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom (John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists)
“We See” Fred Hersch, soloists
“De-Dah” Brad Mehldau, soloist
Track from: Seymour Reads The Constitution! (Brad Mehldau Trio)
“Cadenas” Miguel Zenón, soloist
Track from: Yo Soy La Tradición (Miguel Zenón Featuring Spektral Quartet)
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Freddy Cole – My Mood is You
Kurt Elling – The Questions
Kate McGarry With Keith Ganz & Gary Versace – The Subject Tonight is Love
Raul Midón With The Metropole Orkest Conducted By Vince Mendoza – If You Really Want
Cécile McLorin Salvant – The Window
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Tia Fuller – Diamond Cut
Fred Hersch Trio – Live In Europe
Brad Mehldau Trio – Seymour Reads the Constitution!
Joshua Redman, Ron Miles, Scott Colley & Brian Blade – Still Dreaming
The Wayne Shorter Quartet – Emanon
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty Barnhart – All About That Basie
John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists – American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom
Orrin Evans And The Captain Black Big Band – Presence
John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble – All Can Work
Jim McNeely & The Frankfurt Radio Big Band – Barefoot Dances and Other Visions
Best Latin Jazz Album
Eddie Daniels – Heart of Brazil
Dafnis Prieto Big Band – Back to the Sunset
Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band – West Side Story Reimagined
Elio Villafranca – Cinque
Miguel Zenón Featuring Spektral Quartet – Yo Soy La Tradicion
Best Gospel Performance/Song
Jekalyn Carr – “You Will Win”
Allen Carr & Jekalyn Carr, songwriters
Koryn Hawthorne – “Won’t He Do It”
Koryn Hawthorne, songwriter
Tori Kelly – “Never Alone (ft. Kirk Franklin)”
Kirk Franklin & Victoria Kelly, songwriters
Jonathan McReynolds – “Cycles (ft. DOE)”
Jonathan McReynolds, songwriter
Brian Courtney Wilson – “A Great Work”
Aaron W. Lindsey, Alvin Richardson & Brian Courtney Wilson, songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Cory Asbury – “Reckless Love”
Cory Asbury, Caleb Culver & Ran Jackson, songwriters
Lauren Daigle – “You Say”
Lauren Daigle, Jason Ingram & Paul Mabury, songwriters
for KING & COUNTRY – “Joy”
Ben Glover, Matt Hales, Stephen Blake Kanicka, Seth Moslely, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters
MercyMe – “Grace Got You (ft. John Reuben)”
David Garcia, Ben Glover, MercyMe, Solomon Olds & John Reuben, songwriters
Tauren Wells – “Known”
Ethan Hulse, Jordan Sapp & Tauren Wells, songwriters
Best Gospel Album
Jekalyn Carr – One Nation Under God
Tori Kelly – Hiding Place
Jonathan McReynolds – Make Room
The Walls Group – The Other Side
Brian Courtney Wilson – A Great Work
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Lauren Daigle – LOOK UP CHILD
Elevation Worship – HALLELUJAH HERE BELOW
Jesus Culture – LIVING WITH A FIRE
Michael W. Smith – SURROUNDED
Zach Williams SURVIVOR: LIVE FROM HARDING PRISON
Best Roots Gospel Album
Jason Crabb – UNEXPECTED
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound – CLEAR SKIES
The Isaacs – FAVORITES: REVISITED BY REQUEST
The Martins – STILL STANDING
Gordon Mote – LOVE LOVE LOVE
Best Latin Pop Album
Pablo Alboran – PROMETO
Claudia Brant – SINCERA
Natalia Lafourcade – MUSAS (UN HOMENAJE AL FOLCLORE LATINOAMERICANO EN MANOS DE LOS MACORINOS), VOL. 2
Raquel Sofía – 2:00 AM
Carlos Vives – VIVES
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
Aterciopelados – CLAROSCURA
COASTCITY – COASTCITY
Monsieur Periné – ENCANTO TROPICAL
Orishas – GOURMET
Zoé – AZTLÁN
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
- PRIMERO SOY MEXICANA
Angela Aguilar - MITAD Y MITAD
Calibre 50 - TOTALMENTE JUAN GABRIEL VOL. II
Aida Cuevas - CRUZANDO BORDERS
Los Texmaniacs - LEYENDAS DE MI PUEBLO
Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez - ¡MÉXICO POR SIEMPRE!
Luis Miguel
Best Tropical Latin Album
- PA’ MI GENTE
Charlie Aponte - LEGADO
Formell Y Los Van Van - ORQUESTA AKOKÁN
Orquesta Akokán - PONLE ACTITUD
Felipe Peláez - ANNIVERSARY
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Best American Roots Performance
- KICK ROCKS
Sean Ardoin - SAINT JAMES INFIRMARY BLUES
Jon Batiste - THE JOKE
Brandi Carlile - ALL ON MY MIND
Anderson East - LAST MAN STANDING
Willie Nelson
Best American Roots Song
- ALL THE TROUBLE
Waylon Payne, Lee Ann Womack & Adam Wright, songwriters (Lee Ann Womack) - BUILD A BRIDGE
Jeff Tweedy, songwriter (Mavis Staples) - THE JOKE
Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile) - KNOCKIN’ ON YOUR SCREEN DOOR
Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine) - SUMMER’S END
Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)
Best Americana Album
- BY THE WAY, I FORGIVE YOU
Brandi Carlile - THINGS HAVE CHANGED
Bettye LaVette - THE TREE OF FORGIVENESS
John Prine - THE LONELY, THE LONESOME & THE GONE
Lee Ann Womack - ONE DROP OF TRUTH
The Wood Brothers
Best Bluegrass Album
- PORTRAITS IN FIDDLES
Mike Barnett - SISTER SADIE II
Sister Sadie - RIVERS AND ROADS
Special Consensus - THE TRAVELIN’ MCCOURYS
The Travelin’ McCourys - NORTH OF DESPAIR
Wood & Wire
Best Traditional Blues Album
- SOMETHING SMELLS FUNKY ‘ROUND HERE
Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio - BENTON COUNTY RELIC
Cedric Burnside - THE BLUES IS ALIVE AND WELL
Buddy Guy - NO MERCY IN THIS LAND
Ben Harper And Charlie Musselwhite - DON’T YOU FEEL MY LEG (THE NAUGHTY BAWDY BLUES OF BLUE LU BARKER)
Maria Muldaur
Best Contemporary Blues Album
- PLEASE DON’T BE DEAD
Fantastic Negrito - HERE IN BABYLON
Teresa James And The Rhythm Tramps - CRY NO MORE
Danielle Nicole - OUT OF THE BLUES
Boz Scaggs - VICTOR WAINWRIGHT AND THE TRAIN
Victor Wainwright And The Train
Best Folk Album
- WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND
Joan Baez - BLACK COWBOYS
Dom Flemons - RIFLES & ROSARY BEADS
Mary Gauthier - WEED GARDEN
Iron & Wine - ALL ASHORE
Punch Brothers
Best Regional Roots Music Album
- KREOLE ROCK AND SOUL
Sean Ardoin - SPYBOY
Cha Wa - ALOHA FROM NA HOA
Na Hoa - NO ‘ANE’I
Kalani Pe’a - MEWASINSATIONAL – CREE ROUND DANCE SONGS
Young Spirit
Best Reggae Album
- AS THE WORLD TURNS
Black Uhuru - REGGAE FOREVER
Etana - REBELLION RISES
Ziggy Marley - A MATTER OF TIME
Protoje - 44/876
Sting & Shaggy
Best World Music Album
- DERAN
Bombino - FENFO
Fatoumata Diawara - BLACK TIMES
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - FREEDOM
Soweto Gospel Choir - THE LOST SONGS OF WORLD WAR II
Yiddish Glory
Best Children’s Album
- ALL THE SOUNDS
Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats - BUILDING BLOCKS
Tim Kubart - FALU’S BAZAAR
Falu - GIANTS OF SCIENCE
The Pop Ups - THE NATION OF IMAGINE
Frank & Deane
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
- ACCESSORY TO WAR (NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON & AVIS LANG)
Courtney B. Vance - CALYPSO
David Sedaris - CREATIVE QUEST
Questlove - FAITH – A JOURNEY FOR ALL
Jimmy Carter - THE LAST BLACK UNICORN
Tiffany Haddish
Best Comedy Album
- ANNIHILATION
Patton Oswalt - EQUANIMITY & THE BIRD REVELATION
Dave Chappelle - NOBLE APE
Jim Gaffigan - STANDUP FOR DRUMMERS
Fred Armisen - TAMBORINE
Chris Rock
Best Musical Theater Album
- THE BAND’S VISIT
Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Katrina Lenk & Ari’el Stachel, principal soloists; Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers; David Yazbek, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast) - CAROUSEL
Renee Fleming, Alexander Gemignani, Joshua Henry, Lindsay Mendez & Jessie Mueller, principal soloists; Steven Epstein, producer (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (2018 Broadway Cast) - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR LIVE IN CONCERT
Sara Bareilles, Alice Cooper, Ben Daniels, Brandon Victor Dixon, Erik Grönwall, Jin Ha, John Legend, Norm Lewis & Jason Tam, principal soloists; Harvey Mason, Jr., producer (Andrew Lloyd-Webber, composer; Tim Rice, lyricist) (Original Television Cast) - MY FAIR LADY
Lauren Ambrose, Norbert Leo Butz & Harry Hadden-Paton, principal soloists; Andre Bishop, Van Dean, Hattie K. Jutagir, David Lai, Adam Siegel & Ted Sperling, producers (Frederick Loewe, composer; Alan Jay Lerner, lyricist) (2018 Broadway Cast) - ONCE ON THIS ISLAND
Phillip Boykin, Merle Dandridge, Quentin Earl Darrington, Hailey Kilgore, Kenita R. Miller, Alex Newell, Isaac Powell & Lea Salonga, principal soloists; Lynn Ahrens, Hunter Arnold, Ken Davenport, Stephen Flaherty & Elliot Scheiner, producers (Stephen Flaherty, composer; Lynn Ahrens, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast)
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
- CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
(Various Artists) - DEADPOOL 2
(Various Artists) - THE GREATEST SHOWMAN
(Various Artists) - LADY BIRD
(Various Artists) - STRANGER THINGS
(Various Artists)
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
- BLACK PANTHER
Ludwig Göransson, composer - BLADE RUNNER 2049
Benjamin Wallfisch & Hans Zimmer, composers - COCO
Michael Giacchino, composer - THE SHAPE OF WATER
Alexandre Desplat, composer - STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
John Williams, composer
Best Song Written For Visual Media
- ALL THE STARS
Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Alexander William Shuckburgh, Mark Anthony Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
Track from: Black Panther - MYSTERY OF LOVE
Sufjan Stevens, songwriter (Sufjan Stevens)
Track from: Call Me By Your Name - REMEMBER ME
Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Miguel Featuring Natalia Lafourcade)
Track from: Coco - SHALLOW
Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
Track from: A Star Is Born - THIS IS ME
Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble)
Track from: The Greatest Showman
COMPOSING/ARRANGING
Best Instrumental Composition
- BLUT UND BODEN (BLOOD AND SOIL)
Terence Blanchard, composer (Terence Blanchard) - CHRYSALIS
Jeremy Kittel, composer (Kittel & Co.) - INFINITY WAR
Alan Silverstri, composer (Alan Silvestri) - MINE MISSION
John Powell & John Williams, composers (John Powell & John Williams) - THE SHAPE OF WATER
Alexandre Desplat, composer (Alexandre Desplat)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
- BATMAN THEME (TV)
Randy Waldman & Justin Wilson, arrangers (Randy Waldman Featuring Wynton Marsalis) - CHANGE THE WORLD
Mark Kibble, arranger (Take 6) - MADRID FINALE
John Powell, arranger (John Powell) - THE SHAPE OF WATER
Alexandre Desplat, arranger (Alexandre Desplat) - STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER
John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
- IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR
Matt Rollings & Kristin Wilkinson, arrangers (Willie Nelson) - JOLENE
Dan Pugach & Nicole Zuraitis, arrangers (Dan Pugach) - MONA LISA
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Gregory Porter) - NIÑA
Gonzalo Grau, arranger (Magos Herrera & Brooklyn Rider) - SPIDERMAN THEME
Randy Waldman, arranger (Randy Waldman Featuring Take 6 & Chris Potter)
Best Recording Package
- Mitski – BE THE COWBOY
Mary Banas, art director (Mitski) - BTS – LOVE YOURSELF: TEAR
HuskyFox, art director (BTS) - St. Vincent – MASSEDUCTION
Willo Perron, art director (St. Vincent) - The Chairman – THE OFFERING
Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (The Chairman) - Foxhole – WELL KEPT THING
Adam Moore, art director (Foxhole)
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
- APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION (LOCKED N’ LOADED BOX)
Arian Buhler, Charles Dooher, Jeff Fura, Scott Sandler & Matt Taylor, art directors (Guns N’ Roses) - I’LL BE YOUR GIRL
Carson Ellis, Jeri Heiden & Glen Nakasako, art directors (The Decemberists) - PACIFIC NORTHWEST ’73-74′: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS
Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson & Roy Henry Vickers, art directors (Grateful Dead) - SQUEEZE BOX: THE COMPLETE WORKS OF “WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC
Meghan Foley, Annie Stoll & Al Yankovic, art directors (“Weird Al” Yankovic) - TOO MANY BAD HABITS
Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Johnny Nicholas)
Best Album Notes
- ALPINE DREAMING: THE HELVETIA RECORDS STORY, 1920-1924
James P. Leary, album notes writer (Various Artists) - 4 BANJO SONGS, 1891-1897: FOUNDATIONAL RECORDINGS OF AMERICA’S ICONIC INSTRUMENT
Richard Martin & Ted Olson, album notes writers (Charles A. Asbury) - THE 1960 TIME SESSIONS
Ben Ratliff, album notes writer (Sonny Clark Trio) - THE PRODUCT OF OUR SOULS: THE SOUND AND SWAY OF JAMES REESE EUROPE’S SOCIETY ORCHESTRA
David Gilbert, album notes writer (Various Artists) - TROUBLE NO MORE: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 13 / 1979-1981 (DELUXE EDITION)
Amanda Petrusich, album notes writer (Bob Dylan) - VOICES OF MISSISSIPPI: ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS DOCUMENTED BY WILLIAM FERRIS
David Evans, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Best Historical Album
- ANY OTHER WAY
Rob Bowman, Douglas Mcgowan, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton, mastering engineer (Jackie Shane) - AT THE LOUISIANA HAYRIDE TONIGHT…
Martin Hawkins, compilation producer; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various Artists) - BATTLEGROUND KOREA: SONGS AND SOUNDS OF AMERICA’S FORGOTTEN WAR
Hugo Keesing, compilation producer; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various Artists) - A RHAPSODY IN BLUE – THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF OSCAR LEVANT
Robert Russ, compilation producer; Andreas K. Meyer & Rebekah Wineman, mastering engineers (Oscar Levant) - VOICES OF MISSISSIPPI: ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS DOCUMENTED BY WILLIAM FERRIS
William Ferris, April Ledbetter & Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
- The Milk Carton Kids – ALL THE THINGS THAT I DID AND ALL THE THINGS THAT I DIDN’T DO
Ryan Freeland & Kenneth Pattengale, engineers; Kim Rosen, mastering engineer - Beck – COLORS
Julian Burg, Serban Ghenea, David “Elevator” Greenbaum, John Hanes, Beck Hansen, Greg Kurstin, Florian Lagatta, Cole M.G.N., Alex Pasco, Jesse Shatkin, Darrell Thorp & Cassidy Turbin, engineers; Chris Bellman, Tom Coyne, Emily Lazar & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers - Bahamas – EARTHTONES
Robbie Lackritz, engineer; Philip Shaw Bova, mastering engineer - Chromeo – HEAD OVER HEELS
Nathaniel Alford, Jason Evigan, Chris Galland, Tom Gardner, Patrick “P-Thugg” Gemayel, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Tony Hoffer, Derek Keota, Ian Kirkpatrick, David Macklovitch, Amber Mark, Manny Marroquin, Vaughn Oliver, Chris “TEK” O’Ryan, Morgan Taylor Reid & Gian Stone, engineers; Chris Gehringer & Michelle Mancini, mastering engineers - Charlie Puth – VOICENOTES
Manny Marroquin & Charlie Puth, engineers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
- BOI-1DA
- Be Careful (Cardi B) (T)
- Diplomatic Immunity (Drake) (S)
- Friends (The Carters) (T)
- God’s Plan (Drake) (S)
- Heard About Us (The Carters) (T)
- Lucky You (Eminem Featuring Joyner Lucas) (T)
- Mob Ties (Drake) (T)
- No Limit (G-Eazy Featuring A$AP Rocky & Cardi B) (S)
- LARRY KLEIN
- All These Things (Thomas Dybdahl) (S)
- Anthem (Madeleine Peyroux) (A)
- The Book Of Longing (Luciana Souza) (A)
- Can I Have It All (Thomas Dybdahl) (S)
- Junk (Hailey Tuck) (A)
- Look At What We’ve Done (Thomas Dybdahl) (S)
- Meaning To Tell Ya (Molly Johnson) (A)
- LINDA PERRY
- Harder Better Faster Stronger (Willa Amai) (S)
- Served Like A Girl (Music From And Inspired By The Documentary Film) (Various Artists) (A)
- 28 Days In The Valley (Dorothy) (A)
- KANYE WEST
- Daytona (Pusha T) (A)
- Kids See Ghosts (Kids See Ghosts) (A)
- K.T.S.E. (Teyana Taylor) (A)
- Nasir (Nas) (A)
- Ye (Kanye West) (A)
- PHARRELL WILLIAMS
- Apes*** (The Carters) (T)
- Man Of The Woods (Justin Timberlake) (A)
- No One Ever Really Dies (N.E.R.D) (A)
- Stir Fry (Migos) (T)
- Sweetener (Ariana Grande) (A)
Best Remixed Recordin
- LSD – “Audio (CID remix)”
CID, remixer - Charlie Puth – How Long (EDX’S Dubai Skyline remix)”
Maurizio Colella, remixer - Gabriel & Dresden – “Only Road (ft. Sub Teal) (Cosmic Gate remix)”
Stefan Bossems & Claus Terhoeven, remixers - Kygo – “Stargazing (ft. Justin Jesso) (Kaskade remix)”
Kaskade, remixer - HAIM – “Walking Away” (Mura Masa remix)
Alex Crossan, remixer
Best Immersive Audio Album
- EYE IN THE SKY – 35TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Alan Parsons, surround mix engineer; Dave Donnelly, PJ Olsson & Alan Parsons, surround mastering engineers; Alan Parsons, surround producer (The Alan Parsons Project) - FOLKETONER
Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Anne Karin Sundal-Ask & Det Norske Jentekor) - SEVEN WORDS FROM THE CROSS
Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, surround producer (Matthew Guard & Skylark) - SOMMERRO: UJAMAA & THE ICEBERG
Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Ingar Heine Bergby, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra & Choir) - SYMBOL
Prashant Mistry & Ronald Prent, surround mix engineers; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Prashant Mistry & Ronald Prent, surround producers (Engine-Earz Experiment)
Best Engineered Album, Classical
- BATES: THE (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS
Mark Donahue & Dirk Sobotka, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu, Sasha Cooke, Edwards Parks, Jessica E. Jones & Santa Fe Opera Orchestra) - BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 3; STRAUSS: HORN CONCERTO NO. 1
Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) - JOHN WILLIAMS AT THE MOVIES
Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers; Keith O. Johnson, mastering engineer (Jerry Junkin & Dallas Winds) - LIQUID MELANCHOLY – CLARINET MUSIC OF JAMES M. STEPHENSON
Bill Maylone & Mary Mazurek, engineers; Bill Maylone, mastering engineer (John Bruce Yeh) - SHOSTAKOVICH: SYMPHONIES NOS. 4 & 11
Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Andris Nelsons & Boston Symphony Orchestra) - VISIONS AND VARIATIONS
Tom Caulfield, engineer; Jesse Lewis, mastering engineer (A Far Cry)
Producer Of The Year, Classical
- BLANTON ALSPAUGH
- Arnesen: Infinity – Choral Works (Joel Rinsema & Kantorei)
- Aspects Of America (Carlos Kalmar & Oregon Symphony)
- Chesnokov: Teach Me Thy Statutes (Vladimir Gorbik & PaTRAM Institute Male Choir)
- Gordon, R.: The House Without A Christmas Tree (Bradley Moore, Elisabeth Leone, Maximillian Macias, Megan Mikailovna Samarin, Patricia Schuman, Lauren Snouffer, Heidi Stober, Daniel Belcher, Houston Gran Opera Juvenile Chorus & Houston Grand Opera Orchestra)
- Haydn: The Creation (Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Betsy Cook Weber, Houston Symphony & Houston Symphony Chorus)
- Heggie: Great Scott (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)
- Music Of Fauré, Buide & Zemlinsky (Trio Séléné)
- Paterson: Three Way – A Trio Of One-Act Operas (Dean Williamson, Daniele Pastin, Courtney Ruckman, Eliza Bonet, Melisa Bonetti, Jordan Rutter, Samuel Levine, Wes Mason, Matthew Treviño & Nashville Opera Orchestra)
- Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto; Oboe Concerto; Serenade To Music; Flos Campi (Peter Oundjian & Toronto Symphony Orchestra)
- DAVID FROST
- Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Volume 7 (Jonathan Biss)
- Mirror In Mirror (Anne Akiko Meyers, Kristjan Järvi & Philharmonia Orchestra)
- Mozart: Idomeneo (James Levine, Alan Opie, Matthew Polenzani, Alice Coote, Nadine Sierra, Elza van den Heever, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)
- Presentiment (Orion Weiss)
- Strauss, R.: Der Rosenkavalier (Sebastian Weigle, Renée Fleming, Elīna Garanča, Erin Morley, Günther Groissböck, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)
- ELIZABETH OSTROW
- Bates: The (R)evolution Of Steve Jobs (Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu, Sasha Cooke, Edwards Parks, Jessica E. Jones & Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
- The Road Home (Joshua Habermann & Santa Fe Desert Chorale)
- JUDITH SHERMAN
- Beethoven Unbound (Llŷr Williams)
- Black Manhattan Volume 3 (Rick Benjamin & Paragon Ragtime Orchestra)
- Bolcom: Piano Music (Various Artists)
- Del Tredici: March To Tonality (Mark Peskanov & Various Artists)
- Love Comes In At The Eye (Timothy Jones, Stephanie Sant’Ambrogio, Jeffrey Sykes, Anthony Ross, Carol Cook, Beth Rapier & Stephanie Jutt)
- Meltzer: Variations On A Summer Day & Piano Quartet (Abigail Fischer, Jayce Ogren & Sequitur)
- Mendelssohn: Complete Works For Cello And Piano (Marcy Rosen & Lydia Artymiw)
- New Music For Violin And Piano (Julie Rosenfeld & Peter Miyamoto)
- Reich: Pulse/Quartet (Colin Currie Group & International Contemporary Ensemble)
- DIRK SOBOTKA
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1 (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
- Lippencott: Frontier Symphony (Jeff Lippencott & Ligonier Festival Orchestra)
- Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Thierry Fischer, Mormon Tabernacle Choir & Utah Symphony)
- Music Of The Americas (Andrés Orozco-Estrada & Houston Symphony)
Best Orchestral Performance
- BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 3; STRAUSS: HORN CONCERTO NO. 1
Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) - NIELSEN: SYMPHONY NO. 3 & SYMPHONY NO. 4
Thomas Dausgaard, conductor (Seattle Symphony) - RUGGLES, STUCKY & HARBISON: ORCHESTRAL WORKS
David Alan Miller, conductor (National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic) - SCHUMANN: SYMPHONIES NOS. 1-4
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony) - SHOSTAKOVICH: SYMPHONIES NOS. 4 & 11
Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Best Opera Recording
- ADAMS: DOCTOR ATOMIC
John Adams, conductor; Aubrey Allicock, Julia Bullock, Gerald Finley & Brindley Sherratt; Friedemann Engelbrecht, producer (BBC Symphony Orchestra; BBC Singers) - BATES: THE (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS
Michael Christie, conductor; Sasha Cooke, Jessica E. Jones, Edwards Parks, Garrett Sorenson & Wei Wu; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer (The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra) - LULLY: ALCESTE
Christophe Rousset, conductor; Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Emiliano Gonzalez Toro & Judith Van Wanroij; Maximilien Ciup, producer (Les Talens Lyriques; Choeur De Chambre De Namur) - STRAUSS, R.: DER ROSENKAVALIER
Sebastian Weigle, conductor; Renée Fleming, Elīna Garanča, Günther Groissböck & Erin Morley; David Frost, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus) - VERDI: RIGOLETTO
Constantine Orbelian, conductor; Francesco Demuro, Dmitri Hvorostovsky & Nadine Sierra; Vilius Keras & Aleksandra Keriene, producers (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra; Men Of The Kaunas State Choir)
Best Choral Performance
- CHESNOKOV: TEACH ME THY STATUTES
Vladimir Gorbik, conductor (Mikhail Davydov & Vladimir Krasov; PaTRAM Institute Male Choir) - KASTALSKY: MEMORY ETERNAL
Steven Fox, conductor (The Clarion Choir) - MCLOSKEY: ZEALOT CANTICLES
Donald Nally, conductor (Doris Hall-Gulati, Rebecca Harris, Arlen Hlusko, Lorenzo Raval & Mandy Wolman; The Crossing) - RACHMANINOV: THE BELLS
Mariss Jansons, conductor; Peter Dijkstra, chorus master (Oleg Dolgov, Alexey Markov & Tatiana Pavlovskaya; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks) - SEVEN WORDS FROM THE CROSS
Matthew Guard, conductor (Skylark)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
- ANDERSON, LAURIE: LANDFALL
Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet - BEETHOVEN, SHOSTAKOVICH & BACH
The Danish String Quartet - BLUEPRINTING
Aizuri Quartet - STRAVINSKY: THE RITE OF SPRING CONCERTO FOR TWO PIANOS
Leif Ove Andsnes & Marc-André Hamelin - VISIONS AND VARIATIONS
A Far Cry
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
- BARTÓK: PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2
Yuja Wang; Simon Rattle, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker) - BIBER: THE MYSTERY SONATAS
Christina Day Martinson; Martin Pearlman, conductor (Boston Baroque) - BRUCH: SCOTTISH FANTASY, OP. 46; VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 1 IN G MINOR, OP. 26
Joshua Bell (The Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields) - GLASS: THREE PIECES IN THE SHAPE OF A SQUARE
Craig Morris - KERNIS: VIOLIN CONCERTO
James Ehnes; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
- ARC
Anthony Roth Costanzo; Jonathan Cohen, conductor (Les Violons Du Roy) - THE HANDEL ALBUM
Philippe Jaroussky; Artaserse, ensemble - MIRAGES
Sabine Devieilhe; François-Xavier Roth, conductor (Alexandre Tharaud; Marianne Crebassa & Jodie Devos; Les Siècles) - SCHUBERT: WINTERREISE
Randall Scarlata; Gilbert Kalish, accompanist - SONGS OF ORPHEUS – MONTEVERDI, CACCINI, D’INDIA & LANDI
Karim Sulayman; Jeannette Sorrell, conductor; Apollo’s Fire, ensembles
Best Classical Compendium
- FUCHS: PIANO CONCERTO ‘SPIRITUALIST’; POEMS OF LIFE; GLACIER; RUSH
JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Tim Handley, producer - GOLD
The King’s Singers; Nigel Short, producer - THE JOHN ADAMS EDITION
Simon Rattle, conductor; Christoph Franke, producer - JOHN WILLIAMS AT THE MOVIES
Jerry Junkin, conductor; Donald J. McKinney, producer - VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: PIANO CONCERTO; OBOE CONCERTO; SERENADE TO MUSIC; FLOS CAMPI
Peter Oundjian, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
- BATES: THE (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS
Mason Bates, composer; Mark Campbell, librettist (Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu, Sasha Cooke, Edwards Parks, Jessica E. Jones & Santa Fe Opera Orchestra) - DU YUN: AIR GLOW
Du Yun, composer (International Contemporary Ensemble) - HEGGIE: GREAT SCOTT
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) - KERNIS: VIOLIN CONCERTO
Aaron Jay Kernis, composer (James Ehnes, Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony) - MAZZOLI: VESPERS FOR VIOLIN
Missy Mazzoli, composer (Olivia De Prato)
Best Music Video
The Carters – “APESHIT”
Ricky Saiz, video director; Mélodie Buchris, Natan Schottenfels & Erinn Williams, video producers
Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
Hiro Murai, video director; Ibra Ake, Jason Cole & Fam Rothstein, video producers
Joyner Lucas – “I’m Not Racist”
Joyner Lucas & Ben Proulx, video directors; Joyner Lucas, video producer
Janelle Monáe – “PYNK”
Emma Westenberg, video director; Justin Benoliel & Whitney Jackson, video producers
Tierra Whack – “Mumbo Jumbo”
Marco Prestini, video director; Sara Nassim, video producer
Best Music Film
Eric Clapton – Life in 12 Bars
Nominees: Lili Fini Zanuck, video director; John Battsek, Scooter Weintraub, Larry Yelen & Lili Fini Zanuck, video producers
Whitney Houston – Whitney
Kevin Macdonald, video director; Jonathan Chinn, Simon Chinn & Lisa Erspamer, video producers
Quincy Jones – Quincy
Alan Hicks & Rashida Jones, video directors; Paula DuPré Pesmen, video producer
Itzhak Perlman – Itzhak
Alison Chernick, video director; Alison Chernick, video producer
Elvis Presley – The King
Eugene Jarecki, video director; Christopher Frierson, Georgina Hill, David Kuhn & Christopher St. John, video producers

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