2016-01-20

Grammy Awards 2016 ceremony will be held on Monday, February 15, 2016 at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles , California, recognising the best recordings, compositions and artists from the stipulated time of October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015.

This is the first it would be holding on a Monday, as it had always been held on Sundays. According to the organisers, the move is temporary, because that day would fall on an American holiday weekend, the President’s Day.

Kendrick Lamar, who has the highest nominations, taking up 11, has beaten Eminem to the record as the rapper with the highest nominations in one night, and coming second behind Michael Jackson, who had 12 in one night. Kendrick is billed to perform at the event, alongside The Weekend, who has seven nominations and Adele.

If you haven’t seen it yet, below are the nominees:

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

• 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

Track from: Piece By Piece

• Love Me Like You Do

Ellie Golding

Track from: Fifty Shades Of Grey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

[Republic]

• Thinking Out Loud

Ed Sheeran

Track from: X

[Atlantic]

• Blank Space

Taylor Swift

Track from: 1989

[Big Machine Records]

• Can’t Feel My Face

The Weeknd

Track from: Beauty Behind The Madness

[Republic]

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

• Ship To Wreck

Florence + The Machine

Track from: How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful

[Republic]

• Sugar

Maroon 5

Track from: V

[222 Records/Interscope]

• Uptown Funk

Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars

Track from: Uptown Special

[RCA Records]

• Bad Bl**d

Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar

[Big Machine Records]

• See You Again

Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth

Track from: Furious 7: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

[Atlantic]

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• The Silver Lining: The Songs Of Jerome Kern

Tony Benneth & Bill Charlap

[RPM Records/Columbia Records]

• Shadows In The Night

Bob Dylan

[Columbia]

• Stages

Josh Groban

[Reprise]

• No One Ever Tells You

Seth Marcfalan

[Republic]

• My Dream Duets

Barry Manillow (& Various Artists)

[Verve Music Group]

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Piece By Piece

Kelly Clarkson

[19/RCA]

• How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful

Florence + The Machine

[Republic]

• Uptown Special

Mark Ronson

[RCA Records]

• 1989

Taylor Swift

[Big Machine Records]

• Before This World

James Taylor

[Concord Records]

Best Dance Recording

• We’re All We Need

Above and Beyond Featuring Zoë Johnston

Andrew Bayer, Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness & Paavo Siljamäki, producers; Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness & Paavo Siljamäki, mixers

[Ultra/Anjunabeats]

• Go

The Chemical Brothers

Tom Rowlands & Ed Simons, producers; Steve Dub Jones & Tom Rowlands, mixers

[Astralwerks]

• Never Catch Me

Flying Lotus Featuring Kendrick Lamar

Steven Ellison, producer; Kevin Marques Moo, mixer

Track from: You’re Dead!

[Warp Records]

• Runaway (U & I)

Galantis

Linus Eklöw, Christian Karlsson & Svidden, producers; Linus Eklöw, Niklas Flyckt & Christian Karlsson, mixers

Track from: Pharmacy

[Big Beat/Atlantic]

• Where Are Ü Now

Skrillex And Diplo With Justin Bieber

Sonny Moore & Thomas Pentz, producers; Sonny Moore & Thomas Pentz, mixers

Track from: Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack Ü

[Owsla/Mad Decent/Atlantic]

Best Dance/Electronic Album

• Our Love

Caribou

[Merge Records]

• Born In The Echoes

The Chemical Brothers

[Astralwerks]

• Caracal

Disclosure

[Capitol Records]

• In Colour

Jamie XX

[Young Turks Recordings]

• Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack Ü

Skrillex And Diplo

[Owsla/Mad Decent/Atlantic]

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

• Guitar In The Space Age!

Bill Frisell

Bill Frisell

[Okeh]

• Love Language

Wouter Kellerman

Wouter Kellerman

[Listen 2 Entertainment Group]

• Afrodeezia

Marcus Miller

Marcus Miller

[Blue Note Records]

• Sylva

Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest

Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest

[Impulse!]

• The Gospel According To Jazz, Chapter IV

Kirk Whalum

Kirk Whalum

[Mack Avenue Records]

Best Rock Performance

• Don’t Wanna Fight

Alabama Shakes

[ATO Records]

• What Kind Of Man

Florence + The Machine

Track from: How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful

[Republic]

• Something From Nothing

Foo Fighters

Track from: Sonic Highways

[RCA Records]

• Ex’s & Oh’s

Elle King

Track from: Love Stuff

[RCA Records]

• Moaning Lisa Smile

Wolf Alice

Track from: My Love Is Cool

[RCA Records/Dirty Hit]

Best Metal Performance

• Identity

August Burns Red

[Fearless Records]

• Cirice

Ghost

[Loma Vista Recordings]

• 512

Lamb Of God

Track from: VII: Sturm Und Drang

[Epic Records]

• Thank You

Seven Dust

[7Bros Records]

• Custer

Slipknot

Track from: .5: The Gray Chapter

[Roadrunner Records]

Best Rock Song

• Don’t Wanna Fight

Alabama Shakes, songwriters (Alabama Shakes)

[ATO Records; Publisher(s): Alabama Shakes Publishing/Break Mirrors Music]

• Ex’s & Oh’s

Dave Bassett & Elle King, songwriters (Elle King)

Track from: Love Stuff

[RCA Records; Publisher(s): Elle King Music/EMI Music Publishing, Inc./Bassett Songs/EMI April Music, Inc.]

• Hold Back The River

Iain Archer & James Bay, songwriters (James Bay)

Track from: Chaos And The Calm

[Republic; Publisher(s): B-Unique/Kobalt/Iain Archer/Kobalt]

• Lydia

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

Track from: Mister Asylum

[300 Entertainment; Publisher(s): MCID]

• What Kind Of Man

John Hill, Tom Hull & Florence Welch, songwriters (Florence + The Machine)

Track from: How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful

[Republic; Publisher(s): Rodeoman Music/EMI April Music/Universal Music Publishing]

Best Rock Album

• Chaos And The Calm

James Bay

[Republic]

• Kintsugi

Death Cab For Cutie

[Atlantic]

• Mister Asylum

Highly Suspect

[300 Entertainment]

• Drones

Muse

[Warner Bros. Records]

• .5: The Gray Chapter

Slipknot

[Roadrunner Records]

Best Alternative Music Album

• Sound & Color

Alabama Shakes

[ATO Records]

• Vulnicura

Björk

[One Little Indian]

• The Waterfall

My Morning Jacket

[Capitol Records]

• Currents

Tame Impala

[Interscope]

• Star Wars

Wilco

[Anti/Dbpm]

Best R&B Performance

• If I Don’t Have You

Tamar Braxton

Track from: Calling All Lovers

[Epic Records]

• Rise Up

Andra Day

Track from: Cheers To The Fall

[Warner Bros. Records]

• Breathing Underwater

Hiatos

Track from: Choose Your Weapon

[Flying Buddha / Sony Masterworks]

• Planes

Jeremih Featuring J. Cole

[Def Jam Recordings]

• Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)

The Weeknd

Track from: Fifty Shades Of Grey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

[Universal Studios/Republic Records]

Best Traditional R&B Performance

• He Is

Faith Evans

Track from: Incomparable

[Prolific Music Group/BMG]

• Little Ghetto Boy

Lalah Hathaway

[Entertainment One/8Th Floor]

• Let It Burn

Jazmine Sullivan

Track from: Reality Show

[RCA Records]

• Shame

Tyrese

[Voltron Recordz]

• My Favorite Part Of You

Charlie Wilson

Track from: Forever Charlie

[RCA Records]

Best R&B Song

• Coffee

Brook Davis & Miguel Pimentel, songwriters (Miguel)

Track from: Wildheart

• 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

[Odd Future/Columbia]

• You Should Be Here

Kehlani

[Tsunami Mob/Atlantic]

• Blood

Lianne La Havas

[Nonesuch]

• Wildheart

Miguel

[RCA Records/ByStorm Entertainment]

• Beauty Behind The Madness

The Weeknd

[Republic]

Best R&B Album

• Coming Home

Leon Bridges

[Columbia Records]

• Black Messiah

D’Angelo And The Vanguard

[RCA Records]

• Cheers To The Fall

Andra Day

[Warner Bros. Records]

• Reality Show

Jazmine Sullivan

[RCA Records]

• Forever Charlie

Charlie Wilson

[RCA Records]

Best Rap Performance

• Apparently

J. Cole

Track from: 2014 Forest Hills Drive

[Roc Nation/Columbia Records]

• Back To Back

Drake

[Cash Money Records]

• Trap Queen

Fetty Wap

Track from: Fetty Wap

• Alright

Kendrick Lamar

Track from: To Pimp A Butterfly

• Truffle Butter

Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake & Lil Wayne

Track from: The Pinkprint

• 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

Track from: Dark Sky Paradise

[Universal/Def Jam]

• Glory

Common & John Legend

[Def Jam Recordings]

• Classic Man

Jidenna Featuring Roman GianArthur

• These Walls

Kendrick Lamar Featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat

Track from: To Pimp A Butterfly

• Only

Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown

Track from: The Pinkprint
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)

Track from: To Pimp A Butterfly

• Energy

Richard Dorfmeister, A. Graham, Markus Kienzl, M. O’Brien, M. Samuels & Phillip Thomas, songwriters (Drake)

Track from: If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late

• Glory

Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith & John Stephens, songwriters (Common & John Legend)

Track from: Selma (Music From The Motion Picture)

• Trap Queen

Tony Fadd & Willie J. Maxwell, songwriters (Fetty Wap)

Track from: Fetty Wap

Best Rap Album

• 2014 Forest Hills Drive

J. Cole

• Compton

Dr. Dre

• If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late

Drake

• To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

• The Pinkprint

Nicki Minaj

Best Country Solo Performance

• Burning House

Cam

Track from: Welcome To Cam Country

• Traveller

Chris Stapleton

Track from: Traveller

[Mercury Nashville]

• Little Toy Guns

Carrie Underwood

Track from: Greatest Hits: Decade #1

• John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16

Keith Urban

• Chances Are

Lee Ann Womack

Track from: The Way I’m Livin’
Best Country Duo/ Group Performance

• Stay A Little Longer

Brothers Osborne

• If I Needed You

Joey+Rory

Track from: Country Classics

• The Driver

Charles Kelly, Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay

• Girl Crush

Little Big Town

Track from: Pain Killer

• Lonely Tonight

Blake Shelton Featuring Ashley Monroe

Best Country Song

• Chances Are

Hayes Carll, songwriter (Lee Ann)

Track from: The Way I’m Livin’

• Diamond Rings And Old Barstools

Barry Dean, Luke Laird & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Tim McGraw)

Track from: Sundown Heaven Town

• Girl Crush

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

Track from: Pain Killer

• Hold My Hand

Brandy Clarke & Mark Stephen Jones, songwriters (Brandy Clark)

Track from: 12 Stories

• Traveller

Chris Stapleton, songwriter (Chris Stapleton)

Track from: Traveller

[Mercury Nashville; Publisher(s): WB Music Corp./Ken Tucky Music]

Best Country Album

• Montevallo

Sam Hunt

[MCA Nashville]

• Pain Killer

Little Big Town

[Capitol Records Nashville]

• The Blade

Ashley Monroe

[Warner Bros.]

• Pageant Material

Kacey Musgraves

[Mercury Nashville]

• Traveller

Chris Stapleton

[Mercury Records]

Best New Age Album

• Grace

Paul Avgerinos

[Round Sky Music]

• Bhakti Without Borders

Madi Das

[Kuli Mela]

• Voyager

Catherine Duc

[MG Music Ltd]

• Love

Peter Kater

[Mysterium Music]

• Asia Beauty

Ron Korb

[Humbledragon]

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

• Giant Steps

Joey Alexander, soloist

Track from: My Favorite Things

[Motema Music]

• Cherokee

Christian McBride, soloist

Track from: Live At The Village Vanguard (Christian McBride Trio)

[Mack Avenue Records]

• Arbiters Of Evolution

Donny McCaslin, soloist

Track from: The Thompson Fields (Maria Schneider Orchestra)

[ArtistShare]

• Friend Or Foe

Joshua Redman, soloist

Track from: The Bad Plus Joshua Redman (The Bad Plus Joshua Redman)

[Nonesuch]

• Past Present

John Scofield, soloist

Track from: Past Present

[Impulse!]

Best Jazz Vocal Album

• Many A New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein

Karrin Allyson

[Motema Music]

• Find A Heart

Denise Donatelli

[Savant Records]

• Flirting With Disaster

Lorraine Feather

[Jazzed Media]

• Jamison

Jamison Ross

[Concord Jazz]

• For One To Love

Cécile McLorin Salvant

[Mack Avenue Records]

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

• My Favorite Things

Joey Alexander

[Motema Music]

• Breathless

Terence Blanchard Featuring The E-Collective

[Blue Note Records]

• Covered: Recorded Live At Capitol Studios

Robert Glasper & The Robert Glasper Trio

[Blue Note Records]

• Beautiful Life

Jimmy Greene

[Mack Avenue Records]

• Past Present

John Scofield

[Impulse!]

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• Lines Of Color

Gil Evans Project

[Blue Note/ArtistShare]

• Köln

Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band

[Alternate Side Records]

• Cuba: The Conversation Continues

Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra

[Motema Music]

• The Thompson Fields

Maria Schneider Orchestra

[ArtistShare]

• Home Suite Home

Patrick Williams

[BFM Jazz]

Best Latin Jazz Album

• Made In Brazil

Eliane Elias

[Concord Jazz]

• Impromptu

The Rodriguez Brothers

[Criss Cross Jazz]

• Suite Caminos

Gonzalo Rubalcaba

[5Passion]

• Intercambio

Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet

[Patois Records]

• Identities Are Changeable

Miguel Zenón

[Miel Music]

Best Gospel Performance/Song

• Worth [Live]

Anthony Brown & Group Therapy

Anthony Brown & Group Therapy; Anthony Brown, songwriter

Track from: Everyday Jesus [Live]

[Tyscot Records; Publisher(s): Key Of A Music/Tyscot Music]

• Wanna Be Happy?

Kirk Franklin

Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter

[RCA Records/Fo Yo Soul Recordings; Publisher(s): Aunt Gertrude Music Publishing admin. by Universal Music-Brentwood Benson Songs and Irving Music, Inc. admin. by Universal Music Publishing]

• Intentional

Travis Greene

Travis Greene; Travis Greene, songwriter

[RCA Inspiration; Publisher(s): Greenlight InternationalVNavidavi Music]

• How Awesome Is Our God [Live]

Israel & Newbreed Featuring Yolanda Adams

Israel & Newbreed Featuring Yolanda Adams; Neville Diedericks, Israel Houghton & Meleasa Houghton, songwriters

Track from: Covered: Alive In Asia [Live] (Deluxe)

[RGM Newbreed/RCA Inspiration; Publisher(s): Integrity’s Praise! Music, RGM-Newbreed Publishing, Sound Of The New Breed, Aaron Lindsey Publishing, CCMG Publishing, Neville D. Publishing]

• Worth Fighting For [Live]

Brian Courtney Wilson

Brian Courtney Wilson; Aaron Lindsey & Brian Courtney Wilson, songwriters

Track from: Worth Fighting For [Live]

[Motown Gospel; Publisher(s): ACER/Aaron Lindsey Music/Capitol Christian Music Publishing admin. by Capitol CMG]

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

• Holy Spirit

Francesca Battistelli

Francesca Battistelli

Track from: If We’re Honest (Deluxe Edition)

[Fervent/Curb/Word]

• Lift Your Head Weary Sinner (Chains)

Crowder

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

Track from: Neon Steeple (Deluxe Edition)

[sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records; Publisher(s): sixsteps Music/worshiptogether.com Songs/sixsteps Songs/Worship Together Music admin. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com/Alletrop Music]

• Because He Lives (Amen)

Matt Maher

Matt Maher

Track from: Saints And Sinners

[Essential Records/Provident Label Group]

• Soul On Fire

Third Day Featuring All Sons & Daughters

Third Day Featuring All Sons & Daughters; Tai Anderson, Brenton Brown, David Carr, Mark Lee, Matt Maher & Mac Powell, songwriters

Track from: Lead Us Back: Songs Of Worship (Deluxe)

[Essential Records/Provident Label Group; Publisher(s): DATAMAMA MUSIC, Thankyou Music, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, I Am A Pilgrim Songs]

• Feel It

Tobymac Featuring Mr. Talkbox

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

[ForeFront Records; Publisher(s): Achtober Songs/Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Publishing/D Soul Music admin. by CapitolCMGPublishing.com/Castle Bound Music, Inc./We Be Pawtying]

Best Gospel Album

• Destined To Win [Live]

Karen Clark Sheard

[Karew Records/Entertainment One]

• Living It

Dorinda Clark-Cole

[Entertainment One/Light Records]

• One Place Live

Tasha Cobbs

[Motown Gospel]

• Covered: Alive In Asia [Live] (Deluxe)

Israel & Newbreed

[RGM Newbreed/RCA Inspiration]

• Life Music: Stage Two

Jonathan McReynolds

[Entertainment One/Tehillah Music]

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

• Whatever The Road

Jason Crabb

[Reunion Records/Provident Label Group]

• How Can It Be

Lauren Daigle

[Centricity Music]

• Saints And Sinners

Matt Maher

[Essential Records/Provident Label Group]

• This Is Not A Test

Tobymac

[ForeFront Records]

• Love Ran Red

Chris Tomlin

[sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records]

Best Roots Gospel Album

• Still Rockin’ My Soul

The Fairfield Four

The Fairfield Four

[Fairfield Four Records]

• Pray Now

Karen Peck & New River

Karen Peck & New River

[Daywind Records]

• Directions Home (Songs We Love, Songs You Know)

Point Of Grace

Point Of Grace

Best Latin Pop Album

• Terral

Pablo Alboran

[Warner Music Latina]

• Healer

Alex Cuba

[Caracol Records]

• A Quien Quiera Escuchar  (Deluxe Edition)

Ricky Martin

[Sony Music Latin]

• Sirope

Alejandro Sanz

[Universal Music Latino]

• Algo Sucede

Julieta Venegas

[Sony Music Latin]

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album

• Amanecer

Bomba  Estereo

[Sony Music Latin]

• Mondongo

La Cuneta Son Machín

[Round Whirled Records]

• Hasta La Raíz

Natalia

[Sony Music Latin]

• Caja De Música

Monsieur Periné

[Sony Music Entertainment]

• Dale

Pitbull

[Mr. 305 / Sony Music Latin]

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

• Mi Vicio Mas Grande

Banda El Recodo De Don Cruz Lizarraga

[Fonovisa]

• Ya Dime Adiós

La Maquinaria Norteña

[Fonovisa]

• Zapateando

Los Cojolites

[Round Whirled Records]

• Realidades – Deluxe Edition

Los Tigres Del Norte

[Fonovisa]

• Tradición, Arte Y Pasión

Mariachi Los Camperos De Nati Cano

[Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]

Best Tropical Latin Album

• Tributo A Los Compadres: No Quiero Llanto

José Alberto “El Canario” & Septeto Santiaguero

[Los Canarios Music]

• Son De Panamá

Rubén Blades With Roberto Delgado & Orchestra

[Ruben Blades Productions]

• Presente Continuo

Guaco

[Latin Pulse / Sony Music Latin]

• Todo Tiene Su Hora

Juan Luis Guerra 4.40

[Universal Music Latino/Capital Latin]

• Que Suenen Los Tambores

Victor Manuelle

[Kiyavi / Sony Music Latin]

Best American Roots Performance

• And Am I Born To Die

Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn

Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn

Track from: Béla Fleck And Abigail Washburn

[Rounder]

• Born To Play Guitar

Baddy Guy

Buddy Guy

Track from: Born To Play Guitar

[RCA Records/Silvertone Records]

• City Of Our Lady

The Milk Carton Kids

The Milk Carton Kids

Track from: Monterey

[Anti]

• Julep

Punch Brothers

Punch Brothers

Track from: The Phosphorescent Blues

[Nonesuch]

• See That My Grave Is Kept Clean

Mavis Staples

Mavis Staples

Track from: Your Good Fortune

[Anti]

Best American Roots Song

• All Night Long

The Mavericks

Raul Malo, songwriter (The Mavericks)

Track from: Mono

[The Valory Music Co.; Publisher(s): Big Machine Music/Raul Malo Music]

• The Cost Of Living

Don Henley & Merle Haggard

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

Track from: Cass County

[Capitol Records; Publisher(s): Wisteria Music (GMR) admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Matanzas Music]

• Julep

Punch Brothers

Chris Eldridge, Paul Kowert, Noam Pikelny, Chris Thile & Gabe Witcher, songwriters (Punch Brothers)

Track from: The Phosphorescent Blues

[Nonesuch; Publisher(s): Chris Thile Music, Money Baby Music, Noam Tunes, Silver Hammer Music, Paul Kowert]

• The Traveling Kind

Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell

Cory Chisel, Rodney Crowell & Emmylou Harris, songwriters (Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell)

Track from: The Traveling Kind

[Nonesuch; Publisher(s): Criterion Music o/b/o Coolwell Music/Almo Music Corp. o/b/o Poodlebone Music/Chisel Publishing]

• 24 Frames

Jason Isbell

Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell)

Track from: Something More Than Free

[Southeastern Records; Publisher(s): Songs Of Emchant]

Best Americana Album

• The Firewatcher’s Daughter

Brandi Carlile

[ATO Records]

• The Traveling Kind

Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell

[Nonesuch]

• Something More Than Free

Jason Isbell

[Southeastern Records]

• Mono

The Mavericks

[The Valory Music Co.]

• The Phosphorescent Blues

Punch Brothers

[Nonesuch]

Best Bluegrass Album

• Pocket Full Of Keys

Dale Ann Bradley

[Pinecastle Records]

• Before The Sun Goes Down

Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley

[Compass Records Group]

• In Session

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver

[Mountain Home Music Company]

• Man Of Constant Sorrow

Ralph Stanley & Friends

[Red River Entertainment]

• The Muscle Shoals Recordings

The Steeldrivers

[Rounder]

Best Blues Album

• Descendants Of Hill Country

Cedric Burnside Project

[Cedric Burnside Project]

• Outskirts Of Love

Shemekia Copeland

[Alligator Records]

• Born To Play Guitar

Buddy Guy

[RCA Records/Silvertone Records]

• Worthy

Bettye LaVette

[Cherry Red]

• Muddy Waters 100

John Primer & Various Artists

[Raisin Music Records]

Best Folk Album

• Wood, Wire & Words

Norman Blake

[Plectrafone Records]

• Béla Fleck And Abigail Washburn

Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn

[Rounder]

• Tomorrow Is My Turn

Rhiannon Giddens

[Nonesuch]

• Servant Of Love

Patty Griffin

[PGM]

• Didn’t He Ramble

Glen Hansard

[Anti]

Best Regional Roots Music Album

• Go Go Juice

Jon Cleary

[FHQ Records]

• La La La La

Natalie Ai Kamauu

[KEKO Records]

• Kawaiokalena

Keali’i Reichel

[Punahele Productions]

• Get Ready

The Revelers

[The Revelers]

• Generations

Windwalker And The MCW

[MCW Productions / PK Productions LLC]

Best Reggae Album

• Branches Of The Same Tree

Rocky Dawuni

[Cumbancha]

• The Cure

Jah Cure

[VP Records]

• Acousticalevy

Barrington Levy

[Doctor Dread Presents]

• Zion Awake

Luciano

[Vpal Music]

• Strictly Roots

Morgan Heritage

[CTBC Music Group]

Best World Music Album

• Gilbertos Samba Ao Vivo

Gilberto Gil

[Masterworks]

• Sings

Angelique Kidjo

[429 Records]

• Music From Inala

Ladysmith Black Mambazo With Ella Spira & The Inala Ensemble

[Ladysmith Black Mambazo]

• Home

Anoushka Shankar

[Deutsche Grammophon]

• I Have No Everything Here

Zomba Prison Project

[Six Degrees]

Best Children’s Album

• ¡Come Bien! Eat Right!

José-Luis Orozco

[Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]

• Dark Pie Concerns

Gustafer Yellowgold

[Apple-Eye Productions]

• Home

Tim Kubart

[Tim And The Space Cadets]

• How Great Can This Day Be

Lori Henriques

[Human Puppy Records]

• Trees

Molly Ledford & Billy Kelly

[Yay! Music]

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

• Blood On Snow (Jo Nesbø)

Patti Smith

[Random House Audio]

• Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, And Assorted Hijinks

Dick Cavett

[Macmillan Audio]

• A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety

Jimmy Carter

[Simon & Schuster Audio]

• Patience And Sarah (Isabel Miller)

Janis Ian & Jean Smart

[Audible Studios]

• Yes Please

Amy Poehler (& Various Artists)

[HarperAudio]

Best Comedy Album

• Back To The Drawing Board

Lisa Lampanelli

[Comedy Dynamics]

• Brooklyn

Wyatt Cenac

[Other Music Recording]

• Happy. And A Lot.

Jay Mohr

[Lolflix Inc.]

• Just Being Honest

Craig Ferguson

[Lionsgate Records]

• Live At Madison Square Garden

Louis C.K.

[Comedy Dynamics]

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)

[Masterworks Broadway]

• 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)

[PS Classics]

• 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)

[Atlantic]

• 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)

[Universal Music Classics]

• 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)

[Ghostlight]

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

• Empire: Season 1

(Various Artists)

[Columbia]

• Fifty Shades Of Grey

(Various Artists)

[Republic Records]

• Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me

(Various Artists)

[Big Machine Records]

• Pitch Perfect 2

(Various Artists)

[Universal Music Enterprises/Republic Records]

• Selma

(Various Artists)

[Paramount Pictures/Pathé Productions]

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

• Birdman

Antonio Sanchez, composer

[Milan Records]

• The Imitation Game

Alexandre Desplat, composer

[Sony Classical]

• Interstellar

Hans Zimmer, composer

[WaterTower Music]

• The Theory Of Everything

Jóhann Jóhannsson, composer

[Back Lot Music]

• Whiplash

Justin Hurwitz, composer

[Varèse Sarabande]

Best Song Written For Visual Media

• Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)

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

Track from: Fifty Shades Of Grey

[Universal Studios/Republic Records; Publisher(s): SONGS Music Publishing, LLC, o/b/o Songs Of SMP, Songs Of Universal, Inc. and Sing Little Penguin, Universal Music Corp, CP Music Group, Inc., Universal Pictures Music and UPG Music Publishing]

• Glory

Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith & John Stephens, songwriters (Common & John Legend)

Track from: Selma

[Def Jam/ARTium Records; Publisher(s): Paramount Pictures/Pathé Productions Limited]

• Love Me Like You Do

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

Track from: Fifty Shades Of Grey

[Republic Records; Publisher(s): MXM admin. by Kobalt, Wolf Cousin/Warner/Chappell Music SCAND, Shellbeck Industries, Universal Pictures Music]

• See You Again

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

Track from: Furious 7

[Atlantic; Publisher(s): Artist Publishing Group West/J Franks Publishing/Andrew Cedar Publishing admin. by WB Music Corp./Wiz Khalifa Publishing admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Charlie Puth Music Publishing/Artist 101 Publishing Group admin. by Warner Chappell Music, Universal Pictures Music, UPG Music Publishing]

• Til It Happens To You

Lady Gaga & Diane Warren, songwriters Lady Gaga

Track from: The Hunting Ground

[Streamline/Interscope; Publisher(s): Diane Warren Trust d/b/a REALSONGS/Sony ATV songs LLC/House of Gaga Publishing Inc./GloJoe Music Inc.]

Best Instrumental Composition

• The Afro Latin Jazz Suite

Arturo O’Farrill, composer (Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Featuring Rudresh Mahanthappa)

Track from: Cuba: The Conversation Continues

[Motema Music]

• Civil War

Bob Mintzer, composer (Bob Mintzer Big Band)

Track from: Get Up!

[MCG Jazz]

• Confetti Man

David Balakrishnan, composer (Turtle Island Quartet)

Track from: Confetti Man

[Azica Records]

• Neil

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

Track from: Lab 2015

[North Texas Jazz]

• Vesper

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

Track from: Köln

[Alternate Side Records]

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

• Bruno Mars

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

[PMG Records]

• Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy

Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado & Kevin Olusola, arrangers (Pentatonix)

Track from: That’s Christmas To Me

[RCA Records]

• Do You Hear What I Hear?

Armand Hutton, arranger (Committed)

Track from: Home For Christmas

[Mixed Bag Music Group, LLC.]

• Ghost Of A Chance

Bob James, arranger (Bob James & Nathan East)

Track from: The New Cool

[Yamaha Entertainment Group Of America]

• You And The Night And The Music

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

Track from: Like It Is

[Mama Records]

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

• Be My Muse

Shelly Berg, arranger (Lorraine Feather)

[Jazzed Media]

• 52nd & Broadway

Patrick Williams, arranger (Patrick Williams Featuring Patti Austin)

Track from: Home Suite Home

[BFM Jazz]

• Garota De Ipanema

Otmaro Ruiz, arranger (Catina DeLuna Featuring Otmaro Ruiz)

Track from: Catina Deluna Lado B Brazilian Project Featuring Otmaro Ruiz

[Catina DeLuna]

• Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)

Maria Schneider, arranger (David Bowie)

Track from: Nothing Has Changed

[Legacy/Columbia]

• When I Come Home

Jimmy Greene, arranger (Jimmy Greene With Javier Colon)

Track from: Beautiful Life

[Mack Avenue Records]

Best Recording Package

• Alagoas

Alex Trochut, art director (Alagoas)

[Better Problems]

• Bush

Anita Marisa Boriboon, art director (Snoop Dogg)

[Doggy Style/ Iamother/ Columbia Records]

• How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (Deluxe Edition)

Brian Roettinger, art director (Florence + The Machine)

[Republic]

• My Happiness

Nathanio Strimpopulos, art director (Elvis Presley)

[Third Man Records]

• 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)

[Bismeaux Records]

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

• Beneath The Skin (Deluxe Box Set)

Leif Podhajsky, art director (Of Monsters And Men)

[Republic]

• I Love You, Honeybear (Limited Edition Deluxe Vinyl)

Sasha Barr & Josh Tillman, art directors (Father JohnMisty)

[Sub Pop]

• The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928-32)

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

[Third Man Records / Revenant Records]

• Sticky Fingers (Super Deluxe Edition)

Stephen Kennedy & James Tilley, art directors (The Rolling Stons)

[Universal Music Enterprises, A Division Of UM]

• 30 Trips Around The Sun

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

[Rhino]

• What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World (Deluxe Box Set)

Jeri Heiden & Glen Nakasako, art director (The Decembrists)

[Capitol Records]

Best Album Notes

• Folksongs Of Another America: Field Recordings From The Upper Midwest, 1937-1946

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

[Dust-To-Digital/University of Wisconsin Press]

• Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection

Jeff Place, album notes writer (Lead Belly)

[Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]

• Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced

Joni Mitchell, album notes writer (Joni Mitchell)

[Rhino]

• Portrait Of An American Singer

Ted Olson, album notes writer (Tennessee Ernie Ford)

[Bear Family Productions]

• Songs Of The Night: Dance Recordings, 1916-1925

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

[Archeophone Records]

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)

[Columbia/Legacy]

• The Complete Concert By The Sea

Geri Allen, Jocelyn Arem & Steve Rosenthal, compilation producers; Jessica Thompson, mastering engineer (Erroll Garner)

[Columbia/Legacy]

• Native North America (Vol. 1): Aboriginal Folk, Rock, And Country 1966–1985

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

[Light In The Attic Records]

• Parchman Farm: Photographs And Field Recordings, 1947–1959

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

[Dust-To-Digital]

• Songs My Mother Taught Me

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

[Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

• Before This World

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

[Concord Records]

• Currency Of Man

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

[Verve/Universal]

• Recreational Love

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

[Rostrum Records]

• Sound & Color

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

[ATO Records]

• Wallflower

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

[Verve Music Group/Universal]

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)

Track from: Berlin By Overnight

[Deutsche Grammophon]

• Hold On (Fatum Remix)

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

[Intonenation Records]

• Runaway (U & I) (Kaskade Remix)

Ryan Raddon, remixer (Galantis)

Track from: Runaway (U&I) Remixes

[Big Beat/Atlantic]

• Say My Name (RAC Remix)

André Allen Anjos, remixer (Odesza Featuring Zyra)

Track from: Say My Name Remixes

[Counter Records]

• Uptown Funk (Dave Audé Remix)

Dave Audé, remixer (Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars)

[RCA Records]

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)

[2L (Lindberg Lyd)]

• Amused To Death

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

[Columbia/Legacy]

• Magnificat

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

[2L (Lindberg Lyd)]

• Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7

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

[Pentatone]

• Spes

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

[2L (Lindberg Lyd)]

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)

[Avie Records]

• Dutilleux: Métaboles; L’Arbre Des Songes; Symphony No. 2, ‘Le Double’

Dmitriy Lipay, engineer; Alexander Lipay, mastering engineer (Ludovic Morlot, Augustin Hadelich & Seattle Symphony)

[Seattle Symphony Media]

• Monteverdi: Il Ritorno D’Ulisse In Patria

Robert Friedrich, engineer; Michael Bishop, mastering engineer (Martin Pearlman, Jennifer Rivera, Fernando Guimarães & Boston Baroque)

[Linn Records]

• Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil

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

[Chandos]

• Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3, ‘Organ’

Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers; Keith O. Johnson, mastering engineer (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)

[Reference Recordings]

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)

[Reference Recordings]

• Dutilleux: Métaboles; L’Arbre Des Songes; Symphony No. 2, ‘Le Double’

Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)

[Seattle Symphony Media]

• Shostakovich: Under Stalin’s Shadow – Symphony No. 10

Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)

[Deutsche Grammophon]

• Spirit Of The American Range

Carlos Kalmar, conductor (The Oregon Symphony)

[Pentatone]

• Zhou Long & Chen Yi: Symphony ‘Humen 1839’

Darrell Ang, conductor (New Zealand Symphony Orchestra)

[Naxos]

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)

[Arthaus]

• Monteverdi: Il Ritorno D’Ulisse In Patria

Martin Pearlman, conductor; Fernando Guimarães & Jennifer Rivera; Thomas C. Moore, producer (Boston Baroque)

[Linn Records]

• Mozart: Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Diana Damrau, Paul Schweinester & Rolando Villazón; Sid McLauchlan, producer (Chamber Orchestra Of Europe)

[Deutsche Grammophon]

• 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)

[Decca]

• Steffani: Niobe, Regina Di Tebe

Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Karina Gauvin & Philippe Jaroussky; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra)

[Erato]

Best Choral Performance

• Beethoven: Missa Solemnis

Bernard Haitink, conductor; Peter Dijkstra, chorus master (Anton Barachovsky, Genia Kühmeier, Elisabeth Kulman, Hanno Müller-Brachmann & Mark Padmore; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)

[BR Klassik]

• Monteverdi: Vespers Of 1610

Harry Christophers, conductor (Jeremy Budd, Grace Davidson, Ben Davies, Mark Dobell, Eamonn Dougan & Charlotte Mobbs; The Sixteen)

[Coro]

• Pablo Neruda – The Poet Sings

Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (James K. Bass, Laura Mercado-Wright, Eric Neuville & Lauren Snouffer; Faith DeBow & Stephen Redfield; Conspirare)

[Harmonia Mundi]

• Paulus: Far In The Heavens

Eric Holtan, conductor (Sara Fraker, Matthew Goinz, Thea Lobo, Owen McIntosh, Kathryn Mueller & Christine Vivona; True Concord Orchestra; True Concord Voices)

[Reference Recordings]

• Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil

Charles Bruffy, conductor (Paul Davidson, Frank Fleschner, Toby Vaughn Kidd, Bryan Pinkall, Julia Scozzafava, Bryan Taylor & Joseph Warner; Kansas City Chorale & Phoenix Chorale)

[Chandos]

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

• Brahms: The Piano Trios

Tanja Tetzlaff, Christian Tetzlaff & Lars Vogt

[Ondine]

• Filament

Eighth Blackbird

[Cedille Records]

• Flaherty: Airdancing For Toy Piano, Piano & Electronics

Nadia Shpachenko & Genevieve Feiwen Lee

Track from: Woman At The New Piano

[Reference Recordings]

• Render

Brad Wells & Roomful Of Teeth

[New Amsterdam Records]

• Shostakovich: Piano Quintet & String Quartet No. 2

Takács Quartet & Marc-André Hamelin

[Hyperion]

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

• Dutilleux: Violin Concerto, L’Arbre Des Songes

Augustin Hadelich; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)

Track from: Dutilleux: Métaboles; L’Arbre Des Songes; Symphony No. 2, ‘Le Double’

[Seattle Symphony Media]

• Grieg & Moszkowski: Piano Concertos

Joseph Moog; Nicholas Milton, conductor (Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern)

[Onyx Classics]

• Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vol. 7

Kristian Bezuidenhout

[Harmonia Mnudi]

• Rachmaninov Variations

Daniil Trifonov (The Philadelphia Orchestra)

[Deutsche Grammophon]

• Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated!

Ursula Oppens (Jerome Lowenthal)

[Cedille Records]

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

• Beethoven: An Die Ferne Geliebte; Haydn: English Songs; Mozart: Masonic Cantata

Mark Padmore; Kristian Bezuidenhout, accompanist

[Harmonia Mundi]

• Joyce & Tony – Live From Wigmore Hall

Joyce DiDonato; Antonio Pappano, accompanist

[Erato]

• Nessun Dorma – The Puccini Album

Jonas Kaufmann; Antonio Pappano, conductor (Kristīne Opolais, Antonio Pirozzi & Massimo Simeoli; Coro Dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia; Orchestra Dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia)

[Sony Classical]

• Rouse: Seeing; Kabir Padavali

Talise Trevigne; David Alan Miller, conductor (Orion Weiss; Albany Symphony)

[Naxos]

• St. Petersburg

Cecilia Bartoli; Diego Fasolis, conductor (I Barocchisti)

[Decca]

Best Classical Compendium

• As Dreams Fall Apart – The Golden Age Of Jewish Stage And Film Music (1925-1955)

New Budapest Orpheum Society; Jim Ginsburg, producer

[Cedille Records]

• Ask Your Mama

George Manahan, conductor; Judith Sherman, producer

[Avie Records]

• Handel: L’Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato, 1740

Paul McCreesh, conductor; Nicholas Parker, producer

[Signum Classics]

• Paulus: Three Places Of Enlightenment; Veil Of Tears & Grand Concerto

Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer

[Naxos]

• Woman At The New Piano

Nadia Shpachenko; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, producers

[Reference Recordings]

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

• Barry: The Importance Of Being Earnest

Gerald Barry, composer (Thomas Adès, Barbara Hannigan, Katalin Károlyi, Hilary Summers, Peter Tantsits & Birmingham Contemporary Music Group)

[NMC Recordings]

• Norman: Play

Andrew Norman, composer (Gil Rose & Boston Modern Orchestra Project)

Track from: Norman: Play

[BMOP/Sound]

• Paulus: Prayers & Remembrances

Stephen Paulus, composer (Eric Holtan, True Concord Voices & Orchestra)

Track from: Paulus: Far In The Heavens

[Reference Recordings]

• Tower: Stroke

Joan Tower, composer (Giancarlo Guerrero, Cho-Liang Lin & Nashville Symphony)

Track from: Tower: Violin Concerto; Stroke; Chamber Dance

[Naxos]

• Wolfe: Anthracite Fields

Julia Wolfe, composer (Julian Wachner, The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street & Bang On A Can All-Stars)

[Cantaloupe Music]

Best Music Video

• LSD

ASAP Rocky

Dexter Navy, video director; Shin Nishigaki, video producer

[RCA Records/A$AP Worldwide/Polo Grounds Music]

• I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)

The Dead Weather

Cooper Roberts & Ian Schwartz, video directors; Candice Dragonas & Nathan Scherrer, video producers

[Third Man Records]

• Alright

Kendrick Lamar

The Little Homies & Colin Tilley, video directors; Brandon Bonfiglio, Dave Free, Andrew Lerios & Luga Podesta, video producers

[Aftermath Records/Interscope Records]

• Bad Blood

Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar

Joseph Kahn, video director; Ron Morhoff, video producer

[Big Machine Records]

• Freedom

Pharell Williams

Paul Hunter, video director; Candice Dragonas & Nathan Scherrer, video producers

[Columbia]

Best Music Film

• Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown

James Bron

Alex Gibney, video director; Peter Afterman, Blair Foster, Mick Jagger & Victoria Pearman, video producers

[Inaudible Films]

• Sonic Highways

Foo Fighters

Dave Grohl, video director; John Cutcliffe, John Silva, Gaby Skolnek & Kristen Welsh, video producers

[RCA Records/Roswell Records]

• What Happened, Miss Simone?

Nina Simone

Liz Garbus, video director; Liz Garbus, Amy Hobby, Jayson Jackson & Justin Wilkes, video producers

[Netflix]

• The Wall

Roger Waters

Sean Evans & Roger Waters, video directors; Clare Spencer & Roger Waters, video producers

[Back Lot Music]

• Amy

Amy Winehouse

Asif Kapadia, video director; James Gay-Rees, video producer

[Universal Music Enterprises]

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