2016 Grammy Nominations

Record Of The Year

REALLY LOVE

D'Angelo And The Vanguard

UPTOWN FUNK

Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars

THINKING OUT LOUD 

Ed Sheeran

BLANK SPACE 

Taylor Swift

CAN'T FEEL MY FACE 

The Weeknd

Album Of The Year

SOUND & COLOR

Alabama Shakes

TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY

Kendrick Lamar

TRAVELLER

Chris Stapleton

 1989

Taylor Swift

BEAUTY BEHIND THE MADNESS 

The Weeknd

Song Of The Year

ALRIGHT
Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)

BLANK SPACE
Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift, songwriters
(Taylor Swift)

 GIRL CRUSH
Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)

SEE YOU AGAIN
Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth &
Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth)

THINKING OUT LOUD
Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge, songwriters (Ed Sheeran)

Best New Artist
COURTNEY BARNETT
 JAMES BAY
 SAM HUNT
 TORI KELLY
 MEGHAN TRAINOR

Best Pop Solo Performance

HEARTBEAT SONG
Kelly Clarkson
LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO
 Ellie Goulding
THINKING OUT LOUD
 Ed Sheeran
BLANK SPACE
Taylor Swift
CAN'T FEEL MY FACE
The Weeknd

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
SHIP TO WRECK
Florence + The Machine
SUGAR
Maroon 5
 UPTOWN FUNK
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
BAD BLOOD
Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar
SEE YOU AGAIN
Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
THE SILVER LINING: THE SONGS OF JEROME KERN
Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap

SHADOWS IN THE NIGHT
 Bob Dylan

STAGES
 Josh Groban

NO ONE EVER TELLS YOU
Seth MacFarlane

MY DREAM DUETS
Barry Manilow (& Various Artists)

Best Pop Vocal Album
 PIECE BY PIECE
 Kelly Clarkson

HOW BIG, HOW BLUE, HOW BEAUTIFUL
Florence + The Machine

 UPTOWN SPECIAL
 Mark Ronson

1989
Taylor Swift

BEFORE THIS WORLD
James Taylor

Best Dance Recording
WE'RE ALL WE NEED
Above & Beyond Featuring Zoë Johnston

GO
The Chemical Brothers

NEVER CATCH ME
Flying Lotus Featuring Kendrick Lamar

RUNAWAY (U & I)
Galantis

WHERE ARE Ü NOW
Skrillex And Diplo With Justin Bieber

Best Dance/Electronic Album
OUR LOVE
 Caribou

BORN IN THE ECHOES
 The Chemical Brothers

CARACAL
Disclosure

IN COLOUR
Jamie XX

SKRILLEX AND DIPLO PRESENT JACK Ü
Skrillex And Diplo

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

GUITAR IN THE SPACE AGE!
 Bill Frisell

LOVE LANGUAGE
 Wouter Kellerman

 AFRODEEZIA
 Marcus Miller

SYLVA
Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JAZZ, CHAPTER IV
Kirk Whalum

Best Rock Performance
DON'T WANNA FIGHT
Alabama Shakes

WHAT KIND OF MAN
Florence + The Machine

SOMETHING FROM NOTHING
Foo Fighters

EX'S & OH'S
 Elle King

MOANING LISA SMILE
 Wolf Alice

Best Metal Performance
IDENTITY
 August Burns Red

CIRICE
Ghost

512
Lamb Of God

THANK YOU
 Sevendust

CUSTER
Slipknot

Best Rock Song
DON'T WANNA FIGHT
Alabama Shakes, songwriters (Alabama Shakes)

EX'S & OH'S
Dave Bassett & Elle King, songwriters (Elle King)

HOLD BACK THE RIVER
Iain Archer & James Bay, songwriters (James Bay)

LYDIA
Richard Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters (Highly Suspect)

WHAT KIND OF MAN
John Hill, Tom Hull & Florence Welch, songwriters
(Florence + The Machine)

Best Rock Album
CHAOS AND THE CALM
James Bay

KINTSUGI
Death Cab For Cutie

MISTER ASYLUM
Highly Suspect

DRONES
Muse

.5: THE GRAY CHAPTER
Slipknot

Best Alternative Music Album

SOUND & COLOR
Alabama Shakes

VULNICURA
 Björk

THE WATERFALL
My Morning Jacket

CURRENTS
Tame Impala

STAR WARS
 Wilco

Best R&B Performance

IF I DON'T HAVE YOU
 Tamar Braxton

RISE UP
 Andra Day

 BREATHING UNDERWATER
 Hiatus Kaiyote

PLANES
Jeremih Featuring J. Cole

EARNED IT (FIFTY SHADES OF GREY)
The Weeknd

Best Traditional R&B Performance

HE IS 

Faith Evans

LITTLE GHETTO BOY 

Lalah Hathaway

LET IT BURN

 Jazmine Sullivan

SHAME 

Tyrese

MY FAVORITE PART OF YOU

Charlie Wilson

Best R&B Song

COFFEE

Brook Davis & Miguel Pimentel, songwriters (Miguel)

EARNED IT (FIFTY SHADES OF GREY)

Ahmad Balshe, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville & Abel Tesfaye, songwriters (The Weeknd)

LET IT BURN

Kenny B. Edmonds, Jazmine Sullivan & Dwane M. Weir II, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)

REALLY LOVE

D'Angelo & Kendra Foster, songwriters (D'Angelo And The Vanguard)

SHAME

Warryn Campbell, Tyrese Gibson & DJ Rogers Jr, songwriters (Tyrese)

Best Urban Contemporary Album

 EGO DEATH 

The Internet

YOU SHOULD BE HERE

 Kehlani

BLOOD

Lianne La Havas

WILDHEART

 Miguel

BEAUTY BEHIND THE MADNESS

 The Weeknd

Best R&B Album

COMING HOME

 Leon Bridges

BLACK MESSIAH

 D'Angelo And The Vanguard

CHEERS TO THE FALL

 Andra Day

 REALITY SHOW

 Jazmine Sullivan

FOREVER CHARLIE 

Charlie Wilson

Best Rap Performance

APPARENTLY 

J. Cole

BACK TO BACK 

Drake

TRAP QUEEN

Fetty Wap

ALRIGHT

 Kendrick Lamar

TRUFFLE BUTTER

Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake & Lil Wayne

ALL DAY

Kanye West Featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

ONE MAN CAN CHANGE THE WORLD

Big Sean Featuring Kanye West & John Legend

GLORY

Common & John Legend

 CLASSIC MAN

Jidenna Featuring Roman GianArthur

THESE WALLS

Kendrick Lamar Featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat

ONLY

Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown

Best Rap Song

ALL DAY

Ernest Brown, Tyler Bryant, Sean Combs, Mike Dean,

Rennard East, Noah Goldstein, Malik Yusef Jones, Karim Kharbouch, Allan Kyariga, Kendrick Lamar, Paul McCartney, Victor Mensah, Charles Njapa, Che Pope, Patrick Reynolds, Allen Ritter, Kanye West, Mario Winans & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney)

ALRIGHT

Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)

ENERGY

Richard Dorfmeister, A. Graham, Markus Kienzl, M.

O'Brien, M. Samuels & Phillip Thomas, songwriters (Drake)

GLORY

Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith & John Stephens, songwriters

[Young Money/Cash Money]

(Common & John Legend)

TRAP QUEEN

Tony Fadd & Willie J. Maxwell, songwriters (Fetty

Wap)

Best Rap Album

2014 FOREST HILLS DRIVE 

J. Cole

COMPTON 

Dr. Dre

IF YOURE READING THIS ITS TOO LATE

 Drake

 TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY

Kendrick Lamar

THE PINKPRINT 

Nicki Minaj

Best Country Solo Performance

BURNING HOUSE 

Cam

TRAVELLER

 Chris Stapleton

LITTLE TOY GUNS

 Carrie Underwood

 JOHN COUGAR, JOHN DEERE, JOHN 3:16 

Keith Urban

CHANCES ARE

Lee Ann Womack

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

STAY A LITTLE LONGER 

Brothers Osborne

 IF I NEEDED YOU

 Joey+Rory

THE DRIVER

Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay

GIRL CRUSH

 Little Big Town

LONELY TONIGHT

Blake Shelton Featuring Ashley Monroe

Best Country Song

CHANCES ARE

Hayes Carll, songwriter (Lee Ann Womack)

DIAMOND RINGS AND OLD BARSTOOLS Barry Dean, Luke Laird & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Tim McGraw)

 GIRL CRUSH

Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)

HOLD MY HAND

Brandy Clark & Mark Stephen Jones, songwriters

(Brandy Clark)

TRAVELLER

Chris Stapleton, songwriter (Chris Stapleton)

Best Country Album

MONTEVALLO

 Sam Hunt

 PAIN KILLER

 Little Big Town

THE BLADE 

Ashley Monroe

PAGEANT MATERIAL 

Kacey Musgraves

TRAVELLER

 Chris Stapleton

Best New Age Album

GRACE

Paul Avgerinos

BHAKTI WITHOUT BORDERS

 Madi Das

VOYAGER

 Catherine Duc

LOVE

 Peter Kater

ASIA BEAUTY

 Ron Korb

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

GIANT STEPS

Joey Alexander, soloist

CHEROKEE

Christian McBride, soloist

ARBITERS OF EVOLUTION

 Donny McCaslin, soloist

FRIEND OR FOE 

Joshua Redman, soloist

 PAST PRESENT 

John Scofield, soloist

Best Jazz Vocal Album

MANY A NEW DAY: KARRIN ALLYSON SINGS RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN

Karrin Allyson

FIND A HEART

 Denise Donatelli

FLIRTING WITH DISASTER

 Lorraine Feather

 JAMISON 

Jamison Ross

FOR ONE TO LOVE

 Cécile McLorin Salvant

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

 MY FAVORITE THINGS

 Joey Alexander

BREATHLESS

Terence Blanchard Featuring The E-Collective

COVERED: RECORDED LIVE AT CAPITOL STUDIOS

Robert Glasper & The Robert Glasper Trio

BEAUTIFUL LIFE

 Jimmy Greene

PAST PRESENT 

John Scofield

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

LINES OF COLOR 

Gil Evans Project

KÖLN

Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band

CUBA: THE CONVERSATION CONTINUES Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra

THE THOMPSON FIELDS

 Maria Schneider Orchestra

HOME SUITE HOME

 Patrick Williams

Best Latin Jazz Album

MADE IN BRAZIL

 Eliane Elias

 IMPROMPTU

The Rodriguez Brothers

SUITE CAMINOS

 Gonzalo Rubalcaba

INTERCAMBIO

Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet

IDENTITIES ARE CHANGEABLE 

Miguel Zenón

Best Gospel Performance/Song

WORTH [LIVE]

Anthony Brown & Group Therapy; Anthony Brown, songwriter

WANNA BE HAPPY?

Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter

INTENTIONAL

Travis Greene; Travis Greene, songwriter

HOW AWESOME IS OUR GOD [LIVE]

Israel & Newbreed Featuring Yolanda Adams; Neville

Diedericks, Israel Houghton & Meleasa Houghton, songwriters

WORTH FIGHTING FOR [LIVE]

Brian Courtney Wilson; Aaron Lindsey & Brian

Courtney Wilson, songwriters

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

HOLY SPIRIT

 Francesca Battistelli

LIFT YOUR HEAD WEARY SINNER (CHAINS) 

Crowder; Ed Cash, David Crowder & Seth Philpott, songwriters

 BECAUSE HE LIVES (AMEN) 

Matt Maher

SOUL ON FIRE

Third Day Featuring All Sons & Daughters; Tai

Anderson, Brenton Brown, David Carr, Mark Lee, Matt Maher & Mac Powell, songwriters

FEEL IT

Tobymac Featuring Mr. Talkbox; Cary Barlowe, David Arthur Garcia & Toby McKeehan, songwriters

Best Gospel Album

DESTINED TO WIN [LIVE]

 Karen Clark Sheard

LIVING IT

Dorinda Clark-Cole

ONE PLACE LIVE 

Tasha Cobbs

COVERED: ALIVE IN ASIA [LIVE] (DELUXE)

 Israel & Newbreed

LIFE MUSIC: STAGE TWO

 Jonathan McReynolds

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

WHATEVER THE ROAD 

Jason Crabb

HOW CAN IT BE

 Lauren Daigle

SAINTS AND SINNERS 

Matt Maher

THIS IS NOT A TEST

 Tobymac

LOVE RAN RED 

Chris Tomlin

Best Roots Gospel Album

STILL ROCKIN' MY SOUL

 The Fairfield Four

PRAY NOW

Karen Peck & New River

DIRECTIONS HOME (SONGS WE LOVE, SONGS YOU KNOW)

Point Of Grace

Best Latin Pop Album

TERRAL

Pablo Alborán

HEALER 

Alex Cuba

A QUIEN QUIERA ESCUCHAR (DELUXE EDITION)

Ricky Martin

SIROPE 

Alejandro Sanz

ALGO SUCEDE 

Julieta Venegas

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album

AMANECER 

Bomba Estereo

MONDONGO

La Cuneta Son Machín

HASTA LA RAÍZ 

Natalia Lafourcade

CAJA DE MÚSICA 

Monsieur Periné

DALE 

Pitbull

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

MI VICIO MAS GRANDE

Banda El Recodo De Don Cruz Lizarraga

YA DIME ADIÓS

La Maquinaria Norteña

ZAPATEANDO 

Los Cojolites

REALIDADES - DELUXE EDITION 

Los Tigres Del Norte

TRADICIÓN, ARTE Y PASIÓN 

Mariachi Los Camperos De Nati Cano

Best Tropical Latin Album

TRIBUTO A LOS COMPADRES: NO QUIERO LLANTO

José Alberto "El Canario" & Septeto Santiaguero

SON DE PANAMÁ

Rubén Blades With Roberto Delgado & Orchestra

PRESENTE CONTINUO 

Guaco

TODO TIENE SU HORA 

Juan Luis Guerra 4.40

QUE SUENEN LOS TAMBORES 

Victor Manuelle

Best American Roots Performance

AND AM I BORN TO DIE 

Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn

BORN TO PLAY GUITAR 

Buddy Guy

 CITY OF OUR LADY 

The Milk Carton Kids

JULEP

Punch Brothers

SEE THAT MY GRAVE IS KEPT CLEAN 

Mavis Staples

Best American Roots Song

ALL NIGHT LONG

Raul Malo, songwriter (The Mavericks)

THE COST OF LIVING

Don Henley & Stan Lynch, songwriters (Don Henley & Merle Haggard)

JULEP

Chris Eldridge, Paul Kowert, Noam Pikelny, Chris

Thile & Gabe Witcher, songwriters (Punch Brothers)

THE TRAVELING KIND

Cory Chisel, Rodney Crowell & Emmylou Harris,

songwriters (Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell)

24 FRAMES

Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell)

Best Americana Album

THE FIREWATCHER'S DAUGHTER

 Brandi Carlile

THE TRAVELING KIND 

Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell

SOMETHING MORE THAN FREE

 Jason Isbell

MONO

The Mavericks

THE PHOSPHORESCENT BLUES

 Punch Brothers

Best Bluegrass Album

POCKET FULL OF KEYS 

Dale Ann Bradley

BEFORE THE SUN GOES DOWN

 Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley

IN SESSION

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver

MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW 

Ralph Stanley & Friends

THE MUSCLE SHOALS RECORDINGS 

The Steeldrivers

Best Blues Album

DESCENDANTS OF HILL COUNTRY 

Cedric Burnside Project

OUTSKIRTS OF LOVE 

Shemekia Copeland

BORN TO PLAY GUITAR 

Buddy Guy

WORTHY

 Bettye LaVette

MUDDY WATERS 100

John Primer & Various Artists

Best Folk Album

 WOOD, WIRE & WORDS

 Norman Blake

BÉLA FLECK AND ABIGAIL WASHBURN 

Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn

TOMORROW IS MY TURN 

Rhiannon Giddens

SERVANT OF LOVE

 Patty Griffin

DIDN'T HE RAMBLE

 Glen Hansard

Best Regional Roots Music Album

GO GO JUICE 

Jon Cleary

LA LA LA LA 

Natalie Ai Kamauu

KAWAIOKALENA 

Keali'i Reichel

GET READY 

The Revelers

GENERATIONS

Windwalker And The MCW

Best Reggae Album

BRANCHES OF THE SAME TREE 

Rocky Dawuni

THE CURE 

Jah Cure

ACOUSTICALEVY

 Barrington Levy

ZION AWAKE

 Luciano

STRICTLY ROOTS

 Morgan Heritage

Best World Music Album

GILBERTOS SAMBA AO VIVO 

Gilberto Gil

SINGS 

Angelique Kidjo

MUSIC FROM INALA

Ladysmith Black Mambazo With Ella Spira & The Inala Ensemble

HOME

Anoushka Shankar

I HAVE NO EVERYTHING HERE 

Zomba Prison Project

Best Children's Album

¡COME BIEN! EAT RIGHT!

 José-Luis Orozco

DARK PIE CONCERNS

 Gustafer Yellowgold

HOME 

Tim Kubart

HOW GREAT CAN THIS DAY BE 

Lori Henriques

TREES

Molly Ledford & Billy Kelly

Best Spoken Word Album

BLOOD ON SNOW (JO NESBØ) 

Patti Smith

BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: CONVERSATIONS, MAGIC MOMENTS, AND ASSORTED HIJINKS

Dick Cavett

A FULL LIFE: REFLECTIONS AT NINETY 

Jimmy Carter

PATIENCE AND SARAH (ISABEL MILLER) 

Janis Ian & Jean Smart

YES PLEASE

Amy Poehler (& Various Artists)

Best Comedy Album

 BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD 

Lisa Lampanelli

 BROOKLYN 

Wyatt Cenac

 HAPPY. AND A LOT. 

Jay Mohr

 JUST BEING HONEST 

Craig Ferguson

LIVE AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 

Louis C.K.

Best Musical Theater Album

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS

Leanne Cope, Max Von Essen, Robert Fairchild, Jill

Paice & Brandon Uranowitz, principal soloists; Rob Fisher & Scott Lehrer, producers (George Gershwin, composer; Ira Gershwin, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)

FUN HOME

Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn, Sydney Lucas, Beth

Malone & Emily Skeggs, principal soloists; Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, producers (Jeanine Tesori, composer; Lisa Kron, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)

HAMILTON

Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff,

Christopher Jackson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom, Jr., Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos & Phillipa Soo, principal soloists; Alex Lacamoire, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bill Sherman, Ahmir Thompson & Tarik Trotter, producers; Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)

THE KING AND I

Ruthie Ann Miles, Kelli O'Hara, Ashley Park, Conrad

Ricamora & Ken Watanabe, principal soloists; David Caddick, David Lai & Ted Sperling, producers (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (2015 Broadway Cast)

 SOMETHING ROTTEN!

Heidi Blickenstaff, Christian Borle, John Cariani, Brian

d'Arcy James, Brad Oscar & Kate Reinders, principal soloists; Kurt Deutsch, Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Lawrence Manchester, Kevin McCollum & Phil Reno, producers; Karey Kirkpatrick & Wayne Kirkpatrick, composers/lyricists (Originial Broadway Cast)

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

EMPIRE: SEASON 1 

(Various Artists)

FIFTY SHADES OF GREY

 (Various Artists)

GLEN CAMPBELL: I'LL BE ME

 (Various Artists)

PITCH PERFECT 2

(Various Artists)

SELMA

(Various Artists)

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

 BIRDMAN

Antonio Sanchez, composer

THE IMITATION GAME 

Alexandre Desplat, composer

INTERSTELLAR

Hans Zimmer, composer

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

 Jóhann Jóhannsson, composer

 WHIPLASH

Justin Hurwitz, composer

Best Song Written For Visual Media

EARNED IT (FIFTY SHADES OF GREY)

Ahmad Balshe, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville & Abel Tesfaye, songwriters (The Weeknd)

GLORY

Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith & John Stephens, songwriters

(Common & John Legend)

LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO

Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Tove Nilsson, Ali Payami & Ilya Salmanzadeh, songwriters (Ellie Goulding)

SEE YOU AGAIN

Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth &

Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth)

TIL IT HAPPENS TO YOU

Lady Gaga & Diane Warren, songwriters (Lady Gaga)

Best Instrumental Composition

THE AFRO LATIN JAZZ SUITE

Arturo O'Farrill, composer (Arturo O'Farrill & The

Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Featuring Rudresh Mahanthappa)

CIVIL WAR

Bob Mintzer, composer (Bob Mintzer Big Band)

CONFETTI MAN

David Balakrishnan, composer (Turtle Island Quartet)

 NEIL

Rich DeRosa, composer (University Of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band)

VESPER

Marshall Gilkes, composer (Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

BRUNO MARS

Paul Allen, Troy Hayes, Evin Martin & J Moss, arrangers (Vocally Challenged)

DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY

Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan,

Kirstin Maldonado & Kevin Olusola, arrangers (Pentatonix)

 DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR?

 Armand Hutton, arranger (Committed)

GHOST OF A CHANCE

Bob James, arranger (Bob James & Nathan East)

YOU AND THE NIGHT AND THE MUSIC

John Fedchock, arranger (John Fedchock New York Big Band)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

BE MY MUSE

Shelly Berg, arranger (Lorraine Feather) 

 52ND & BROADWAY

Patrick Williams, arranger (Patrick Williams Featuring Patti Austin)

GAROTA DE IPANEMA

Otmaro Ruiz, arranger (Catina DeLuna Featuring Otmaro Ruiz)

SUE (OR IN A SEASON OF CRIME) Maria Schneider, arranger (David Bowie)

WHEN I COME HOME

Jimmy Greene, arranger (Jimmy Greene With Javier Colon)

Best Recording Package

ALAGOAS

Alex Trochut, art director (Alagoas)

BUSH

Anita Marisa Boriboon, art director (Snoop Dogg) 

HOW BIG, HOW BLUE, HOW BEAUTIFUL (DELUXE EDITION)

Brian Roettinger, art director (Florence + The Machine)

 MY HAPPINESS

Nathanio Strimpopulos, art director (Elvis Presley) 

STILL THE KING: CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF BOB WILLS AND HIS TEXAS PLAYBOYS

Sarah Dodds, Shauna Dodds & Dick Reeves, art directors (Asleep At The Wheel)

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

BENEATH THE SKIN (DELUXE BOX SET)

Leif Podhajsky, art director (Of Monsters And Men) 

I LOVE YOU, HONEYBEAR (LIMITED EDITION DELUXE VINYL)

Sasha Barr & Josh Tillman, art directors (Father John Misty)

THE RISE & FALL OF PARAMOUNT RECORDS, VOLUME TWO (1928-32)

Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White, art directors (Various Artists)

 STICKY FINGERS (SUPER DELUXE EDITION) Stephen Kennedy & James Tilley, art directors (The Rolling Stones)

30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN

Doran Tyson & Steve Vance, art directors (Grateful Dead)

 WHAT A TERRIBLE WORLD, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WORLD (DELUXE BOX SET) Jeri Heiden & Glen Nakasako, art directors (The Decemberists)

Best Album Notes

FOLKSONGS OF ANOTHER AMERICA: FIELD RECORDINGS FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST, 1937-1946

James P. Leary, album notes writer (Various Artists) 

LEAD BELLY: THE SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS COLLECTION

Jeff Place, album notes writer (Lead Belly) 

 LOVE HAS MANY FACES: A QUARTET, A BALLET, WAITING TO BE DANCED

Joni Mitchell, album notes writer (Joni Mitchell) 

 PORTRAIT OF AN AMERICAN SINGER

Ted Olson, album notes writer (Tennessee Ernie Ford) 

SONGS OF THE NIGHT: DANCE RECORDINGS, 1916-1925

Ryan Barna, album notes writer (Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra)

Best Historical Album

 THE BASEMENT TAPES COMPLETE: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 11

Steve Berkowitz, Jan Haust & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Peter J. Moore, mastering engineer (Bob Dylan And The Band)

THE COMPLETE CONCERT BY THE SEA Geri Allen, Jocelyn Arem & Steve Rosenthal,

compilation producers; Jessica Thompson, mastering engineer (Erroll Garner)

 NATIVE NORTH AMERICA (VOL. 1): ABORIGINAL FOLK, ROCK, AND COUNTRY 1966–1985

Kevin Howes, compilation producer; Greg Mindorff, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

PARCHMAN FARM: PHOTOGRAPHS AND FIELD RECORDINGS, 1947–1959

Steven Lance Ledbetter & Nathan Salsburg, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

SONGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME

Mark Puryear, compilation producer; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Fannie Lou Hamer)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

BEFORE THIS WORLD

Dave O'Donnell, engineer; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer (James Taylor)

CURRENCY OF MAN

Maxime Le Guil, engineer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Melody Gardot)

RECREATIONAL LOVE

Greg Kurstin & Alex Pasco, engineers; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer (The Bird And The Bee) 

SOUND & COLOR

Shawn Everett, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Alabama Shakes)

 WALLFLOWER

Steve Price, Jochem van der Saag & Jorge Vivo, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Diana Krall)

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

 JEFF BHASKER

• Ain't Gonna Drown (Elle King) (T)

• Burning Doves (Mikky Ekko) (T)

• Burning House (Cam) (T)

• Grand Romantic (Nate Ruess) (A)

• Last Damn Night (Elle King) (T)

• Never Let You Down (Woodkid Featuring Lykke Li) (T) • Runaway Train (Cam) (T)

• Uptown Special (Mark Ronson) (A)

DAVE COBB

• Delilah (Anderson East) (A)

• Little Neon Limelight (Houndmouth) (A)

• Smoke (A Thousand Horses) (S)

• Something More Than Free (Jason Isbell) (A) • Southernality (A Thousand Horses) (A)

• 3 (Honeyhoney) (A)

• Traveller (Chris Stapleton) (A)

 DIPLO

• B**** I'm Madonna (Madonna Featuring Nicki Minaj) (S)

• Doctor Pepper (Diplo Featuring CL, Riff Raff & OG MacO) (S)

• Golden (Travie McCoy Featuring Sia) (S)

• Lean On (Major Lazer Featuring MØ & DJ Snake) (S) • Peace Is The Mission (Major Lazer) (A)

• Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack Ü (Skrillex And Diplo) (A)

• Where Are Ü Now (Skrillex And Diplo With Justin Bieber) (T)

LARRY KLEIN

• Currency Of Man (Melody Gardot) (A)

• Freedom & Surrender (Lizz Wright) (A)

• Heartland (Indra Rios-Moore) (A)

• I'm Leaving You (Florence K) (A)

• Parker's Place (Parker Bent) (A)

• Speaking In Tongues (Luciana Souza) (A) • Tenderness (JD Souther) (A)

BLAKE MILLS

• Sound & Color (Alabama Shakes) (A)

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

 BERLIN BY OVERNIGHT (CFCF REMIX) CFCF, remixer (Daniel Hope)

 HOLD ON (FATUM REMIX)

Bill Hamel & Chad Newbold, remixers (JES, Shant, & Clint Maximus)

 RUNAWAY (U & I) (KASKADE REMIX) Ryan Raddon, remixer (Galantis)

SAY MY NAME (RAC REMIX)

André Allen Anjos, remixer (Odesza Featuring Zyra)

UPTOWN FUNK (DAVE AUDÉ REMIX)

Dave Audé, remixer (Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars)

Best Surround Sound Album

AMDAHL: ASTROGNOSIA & AESOP

Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten

Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Ingar Heine Bergby & Norwegian Radio Orchestra)

AMUSED TO DEATH

James Guthrie, surround mix engineer; James Guthrie

& Joel Plante, surround mastering engineers; James Guthrie, surround producer (Roger Waters)

MAGNIFICAT

Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten

Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Øyvind Gimse, Anita Brevik, Nidarosdomens Jentekor & Trondheimsolistene)

SHOSTAKOVICH: SYMPHONY NO. 7

Erdo Groot, surround mix engineer; Erdo Groot,

surround mastering engineer; Philip Traugott, surround producer (Paavo Järvi & Russian National Orchestra)

SPES

Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten

Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Tove Ramlo-Ystad & Cantus)

Best Engineered Album, Classical

ASK YOUR MAMA

Leslie Ann Jones, John Kilgore, Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum

& Justin Merrill, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (George Manahan & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra)

DUTILLEUX: MÉTABOLES; L'ARBRE DES SONGES; SYMPHONY NO. 2, 'LE DOUBLE' Dmitriy Lipay, engineer; Alexander Lipay, mastering engineer (Ludovic Morlot, Augustin Hadelich & Seattle Symphony)

 MONTEVERDI: IL RITORNO D'ULISSE IN PATRIA Robert Friedrich, engineer; Michael Bishop, mastering engineer (Martin Pearlman, Jennifer Rivera, Fernando Guimarães & Boston Baroque)

 RACHMANINOFF: ALL-NIGHT VIGIL

Beyong Joon Hwang & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Chorale & Kansas City Chorale)

SAINT-SAËNS: SYMPHONY NO. 3, 'ORGAN' Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers;

Keith O. Johnson, mastering engineer (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)

Producer Of The Year, Classical

BLANTON ALSPAUGH

• Hill: Symphony No. 4; Concertino Nos. 1 & 2;

Divertimento (Peter Bay, Anton Nel & Austin Symphony Orchestra)

• Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil (Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Chorale & Kansas City Chorale)

• Sacred Songs Of Life & Love (Brian A. Schmidt & South Dakota Chorale)

• Spirit Of The American Range (Carlos Kalmar & The Oregon Symphony)

• Tower: Violin Concerto; Stroke; Chamber Dance (Giancarlo Guerrero, Cho-Liang Lin & Nashville Symphony)

MANFRED EICHER

• Franz Schubert (András Schiff)

• Galina Ustvolskaya (Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Markus Hinterhäuser & Reto Bieri)

• Moore: Dances & Canons (Saskia Lankhoorn)

• Rihm: Et Lux (Paul Van Nevel, Minguet Quartet & Huelgas Ensemble)

• Visions Fugitives (Anna Gourari)

MARINA A. LEDIN, VICTOR LEDIN

• Dances For Piano & Orchestra (Joel Fan, Christophe Chagnard & Northwest Sinfonietta)

• Tempo Do Brasil (Marc Regnier)

• Woman At The New Piano (Nadia Shpachenko)

DAN MERCERUIO

• Chapí: String Quartets 1 & 2 (Cuarteto Latinoamericano) • From Whence We Came (Ensemble Galilei)

• Gregson: Touch (Peter Gregson)

• In The Light Of Air - ICE Performs Anna Thorvaldsdottir (International Contemporary Ensemble)

• Schumann (Ying Quartet)

• Scrapyard Exotica (Del Sol String Quartet)

• Stravinsky: Petrushka (Richard Scerbo & Inscape Chamber Orchestra)

• What Artemisia Heard (El Mundo)

• ZOFO Plays Terry Riley (ZOFO)

JUDITH SHERMAN

• Ask Your Mama (George Manahan & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra)

• Fields: Double Cluster; Space Sciences (Jan Kučera, Gloria Chuang & Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra)

• Liaisons - Re-Imagining Sondheim From The Piano (Anthony de Mare)

• Montage - Great Film Composers & The Piano (Gloria Cheng)

• Multitude, Solitude (Momenta Quartet)

• Of Color Braided All Desire - Music Of Eric Moe (Christine Brandes, Brentano String Quartet, Dominic Donato, Jessica Meyer, Karen Ouzounian, Manhattan String Quartet & Talujon)

• Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated! (Ursula Oppens)

• Sirota: Parting The Veil - Works For Violin & Piano (David Friend, Hyeyung Julie Yoon, Laurie Carney & Soyeon Kate Lee)

• Turina: Chamber Music For Strings & Piano (Lincoln Trio)

Best Orchestral Performance

 BRUCKNER: SYMPHONY NO. 4

Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

DUTILLEUX: MÉTABOLES; L'ARBRE DES SONGES; SYMPHONY NO. 2, 'LE DOUBLE' Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)

SHOSTAKOVICH: UNDER STALIN'S SHADOW - SYMPHONY NO. 10

Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)

SPIRIT OF THE AMERICAN RANGE

Carlos Kalmar, conductor (The Oregon Symphony) 

ZHOU LONG & CHEN YI: SYMPHONY 'HUMEN 1839'

Darrell Ang, conductor (New Zealand Symphony Orchestra)



Best Opera Recording

JANÁČEK: JENŮFA

Donald Runnicles, conductor; Will Hartmann, Michaela

Kaune & Jennifer Larmore; Magdalena Herbst, producer (Orchestra Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin; Chorus Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin)

MONTEVERDI: IL RITORNO D'ULISSE IN PATRIA Martin Pearlman, conductor; Fernando Guimarães & Jennifer Rivera; Thomas C. Moore, producer (Boston Baroque)

MOZART: DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Diana Damrau, Paul

Schweinester & Rolando Villazón; Sid McLauchlan, producer (Chamber Orchestra Of Europe)

RAVEL: L'ENFANT ET LES SORTILÈGES; SHÉHÉRAZADE

Seiji Ozawa, conductor; Isabel Leonard; Dominic Fyfe, producer (Saito Kinen Orchestra; SKF Matsumoto Chorus & SKF Matsumoto Children's Chorus)

STEFFANI: NIOBE, REGINA DI TEBE

Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Karina

Gauvin & Philippe Jaroussky; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra)

Best Choral Performance

BEETHOVEN: MISSA SOLEMNIS

MONTEVERDI: VESPERS OF 1610

PABLO NERUDA - THE POET SINGS

PAULUS: FAR IN THE HEAVENS

RACHMANINOFF: ALL-NIGHT VIGIL

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

 BRAHMS: THE PIANO TRIOS

Tanja Tetzlaff, Christian Tetzlaff & Lars Vogt 

 FILAMENT Eighth Blackbird 

FLAHERTY: AIRDANCING FOR TOY PIANO, PIANO & ELECTRONICS

Nadia Shpachenko & Genevieve Feiwen Lee

 RENDER

Brad Wells & Roomful Of Teeth 

SHOSTAKOVICH: PIANO QUINTET & STRING QUARTET NO. 2

Takács Quartet & Marc-André Hamelin

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

DUTILLEUX: VIOLIN CONCERTO, L'ARBRE DES SONGES

GRIEG & MOSZKOWSKI: PIANO CONCERTOS

MOZART: KEYBOARD MUSIC, VOL. 7

RACHMANINOV VARIATIONS

RZEWSKI: THE PEOPLE UNITED WILL NEVER BE DEFEATED!

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

BEETHOVEN: AN DIE FERNE GELIEBTE; HAYDN: ENGLISH SONGS; MOZART: MASONIC CANTATA

JOYCE & TONY - LIVE FROM WIGMORE HALL

NESSUN DORMA - THE PUCCINI ALBUM

ROUSE: SEEING; KABIR PADAVALI

ST. PETERSBURG

Best Classical Compendium

AS DREAMS FALL APART - THE GOLDEN AGE OF JEWISH STAGE AND FILM MUSIC (1925-1955)

ASK YOUR MAMA

HANDEL: L'ALLEGRO, IL PENSEROSO ED IL MODERATO, 1740

PAULUS: THREE PLACES OF ENLIGHTENMENT; VEIL OF TEARS & GRAND CONCERTO

WOMAN AT THE NEW PIANO

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

BARRY: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

NORMAN: PLAY

PAULUS: PRAYERS & REMEMBRANCES

 TOWER: STROKE

WOLFE: ANTHRACITE FIELDS

Best Music Video

LSD

ASAP Rocky

I FEEL LOVE (EVERY MILLION MILES) 

The Dead Weather

ALRIGHT 

Kendrick Lamar

BAD BLOOD

Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar

FREEDOM 

Pharrell Williams

Best Music Film

MR. DYNAMITE: THE RISE OF JAMES BROWN

 James Brown

SONIC HIGHWAYS 

Foo Fighters

WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE?

 Nina Simone

THE WALL LIVE 

Roger Waters

AMY

Amy Winehouse